The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 158, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1942 Page: 3 of 8
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force Heidi Out Hepe for 'Specs'
•ernents on Vision May Be Lightened by Army
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r^fvol be permitted to
pM»e» "l N“lis an,d
t*’, fester Beacher, pi-
~ ^etrUt, suggested
j „t »hell-rimmed upecta-
®° „iaineil they will wear
If W^b , contact lenses,
Fi1^ plastic,
f *L„hew a gunner in the
SrSfldlnn Air Force. weH™
rranadlm (her friends, back
told Bcacher they
nun Lufwaffc pns-.
contact lenses,
■ ....... jiowcver, both the ......
i Muf npkt' ftir flUCW of the j^g.
T.,.,* cite "eyeglass” rat- Wear Lenses III flours
*^n who wear the con- But Bcaeher said some of his
BLONDIE
by Chic Voting
He explained to the examiner that
he passed the eyeWght teat be-
cause be was wearing contact1
louses He was turned down.
Contact lenses, which fit over
the eyebali nnd move with U, thus
giving required wide range of vi-
sion not found in ordinary specta-
cles, can easily correct poor vi-
sion to the 10-90 standard, Beach-
er mid.
■ They have one fundamental dis-
advantage, be explained. Persons
of average tolerance must remove
them every two hours to change
tlfO Jiquul. chcmicully identical
with toarg, wiUt which they are
filled. Otherwise, because of cheat-
icai changes in the solution, vision
blurs and there is a slight smart-
........ ......
til nn approximate fit was found.
The liquid can be changed'in a
Jif#> Beadier demonstrated. He
put in his ow'ii pair in lesa than
30 srtondH. They pushed out h!s
eyelids slightly, giving him a
man '‘wide-awake” expression,
but at a distance of two feet It
was difficult to toil that he was
wearing them.
Speed in changing the liquid and
the font that the need for chang-
ing can be determined well in nd-
vahoe obviate* most combat serv-
ice objections ,to the lenses, he
asserted. >/
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But Caroline DWn'l
Time Is Now, So She Goes to'
Prince Kdwerd island's 1H41
oyster production amounted to a
total of 8,800 barrels.
POPLAJR BLUFF. Mo, pec. 18.
tr.pt--Christmas is a time to go
see Grandma and so when grown
folks are uncooperative It is up
to a nine year old girl to take
care of mutters herself even
when it means a train trip of
nearly 200 miles alone.
That wan the reasoning little
Caroline Hof far of St. Louis
marveled at her resourcefulness,
Caroline, a third grader, start-
Tl \\ ) ed for. school in 8t. Louis yue-
Aecording to the 1040 census terday, but inataad she boarded
report, there arc 34,105 farm# in * a street oar nnd asked for di-
Neti Mexico, . . { rations to Union Station The
dime, wi
'.StTo •
cooperative mote
accept her shin
whs her entire
even gave her
a bus.
At the station, she inquired
about a train for Poplar Bluff
and slipped through the gate
unobserved.
She told the conductor she hao
no ticket but insisted that "IJuat
have to see Granidma In Poplar
Bluff like 1 have every other
Christmas. ■
The connductor permitted her
to complete the trip but notified
pay ■
trainee,
for it?
gamble
[he** Thcv cannot fly.
TfeJ'SsU * •.
KLL,«at of the contact
1 flrii country and is the
• Jseveral tpxtbaoks and
■ on its technique, toll of
'pilot friend of his who
I to obtain an instructor's
Jsllot whose vision was de-
jKJJ# well aware Hint bo
fer’i'i&K
that he might be useful
' j other men how to fly.
patients have worn their contact
lenses as long as 16 hours with-
out noticing any 111 effect.
*®9'fact," he said, “they have
simply forgotten they were wear-
ing them. The white of the' eye,
the only portion which i« In con-
tact With the lens, is ii.capable of
feeling pain. There is only a sen-
sation of touch, and that is soon
unnoticed, like a ring which fits
the finger comfortably”
The new technique of molding
the lenses to the eyeball gives a
fit far superior to the old tech-
nique of trying various shapes un-
News
■ ■...........
By Mrs, ft. A, Ho*p#r
vtn Dickerson, M. L. Doss, 6am-
mel, Hooper, A, V. Jones, W. F.
Jones, Harry K. Johnson Sr.,
members, and . Ik* . .
vWtof*, Mesdama J P
S. , t. Gorman, B. P. Hopper,
Tony Treat, and A. O. Dunaway.
MBS. ADAMS HOSTESS
TO ORIGINAL BRIDGE
Mrs. Clifton Adams, hostess
Wednesday to the Original
&Hdge Club ih' her home, chose
the holiday colors of red, white,
and green, using arrangements
of red chrysanthemums In the
party rooms, and repeating the
chosen colors In her refresh-
ments of jellied pineapple and
pimento salad, sandwiches, fruit
filir 1 1 coffee.
j HEAT INSTALLED
DK\ CLUB HEAD .
G. treat was installed
. lent of the Highlands
i Club when Mr*. F* B*
j,i was hostess in her
E on Tuesday for the regti-
Lwtsiy meeting and annual
EL. party of the dub,
officers installed were
I F P. Noland, Mrs. 3. E.
h ' Jin, F. B. Stratford,
•nts. Mrs. Marvin
corresponding sccre-
Krs. R. A. Hooper, record-
' ' try, Mrs. A. V. Jones,
Mrs. M. L. Doss, p*r-
„an, and Mrs. J. W.
auditor.
I Hooper, retiring presi-
. presided over the short
- meeting proceeding the
j of officers' and Mrs.
auditor, repsetad ^tatt _
-ma In the games of bridge, prise
toriLird^moo cMh nrizes S* w8h *°°re was won by Mrs.
t- p- Noland, Mys. G. W Swen-
m, fi8.oe to .oaMjm
m R00 to the Red Cross,
I« the air raid siren.
wn placed secor
fr toms were spent on var-
I. civic projects and expenses
veer shows.
1.civic committee was auth-
i to order 100 crepe myrtle
a which will be g|M
I the highway, and on the
toiawB.
t Treat announced that
robber donated la the
#lve had been sold for
Harty K Johnson Jr.,
■ shrubs, when to prune,
^*,of flowering, v_£.
I used lavish am*
ions throughout her
UK
Members exchanged Christmas
F&TaS' L
Talley wiB be the next
m
*, *
ual
U Dose, .-„ MM
the recent state convention,
which she attended. Miss Eve-
dttj|Kfl|HE||Kfassnion faa^**Mpkide-
.r work done recenUy under
direction of Mrs. E. S. Bnr-
'Mr^h^ndages, 22S
664 eye pads.
throughout
create the '-holiday
and the gift exchange
"--1 from the decorated
three. Hie
was
in
i by Santa Claus
and held
W,
presented with
by. the. am
Cornelia Davis, Mer-
1104
Ito attending were Mes- padg, 16 t?tonTular bandages.
■ f A and 36 hand towcl8 Also turn-
-------- ed over to the local casualty ata-
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with
1
fTomtoete babv la -
tea, and 2 gallon of cof-
j f<Mrs. E. J. Teal, thrift chair-
sje auws.«
1 »T j!°L
Friday. • v
The health report showed that
97 tuberculin skin tests were
given in the school recently, and
of that number 18 showed a pos-
itive reaction. Eight children
have reported to the clinic for
further examinations.
Miss Edmon* room had the
largest representation of visitors
at the meeting.
■Corporal W. H. Platt, who
graduated recently at the Wil-
liam Beaumont General Hospi-
tal as X-Ray Technician has
concluded a ten day furlough
with his parents here and re-
turned to his stetipn at S3 Paso.
... — nuv war bono» a stamps
OfT to Send Stiff
Of Waiters Into Reid
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. CRl—
The Office of Defense Trans-
portation is sending field work-
ers into 800 cities and towns to
help commercial motor vehicle
operators sucure adjustments In
their mileage and fuel allot-
ment*.
The GOT
be available
weeks "In
mmi
his be co1
will
mjmm
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I MAKE THIS A GOOD
: CHRISTMAS p
Owmbain of joyous, untroubled CMfll*
mases is broken. This Christmas will be
different ... but we can still make it a
wa
of fami
be lost
selves
war.
We must,
preserve our
.'MHtt out for
f Christmas, of
lust be a poo
ristmas means te us Is in peril
e peace and good-will, the
id cheer, the joyous gathering
Ipd friends ... all these may
s unless we dedicate our-
i to the task of winning the
valiance and courage,
istmas spirit, so It will
the world tp see. Thif
have over known/
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UCE TABLE CLOTHS . 198
LACE TABLE CLOTHS . 179
UCE TABLE CLOTHS . 1.19
PILLOW CASES____1.00
DlBROIDERED TOWELS 39c
COTON SPREADS . . 1.19
WHITE SHEET BLANKETS 149
5% WOOL SIN6LES. . 1.49
COTTON SINGLES ... 49c
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Printed Linen Handkerchiefs 29c
pdif Linen HmdkrrrhirfT ?9r
FAraK DRESS GLOVES . . . 98c
3 PC. TOUT SETS.....IK
KNIT GOWNS........ 1JB
BOXED HANDKERCHIEFS. . . 29c
981
1.49
PRINTED BATISTE GOWNS
DOUBLE BLANKETS. . .
5% WOOL COMFORTS
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LAO PANBMf^i
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Decorative ... praetkad! AU e«w-
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some with regular high-pile tufting
against a background of low "baby”
chenille . . . other# with ail “baby"
chenille!
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HIGH CHAIRS -
INFANTS' PILLOWS
CORDUROY OVERALLS . . .
LITTLE GIRLS' SKIRTS .. .
LITTLE GIRLS’ DRESSES ..
INFANTS'CRIB SPREADS..
STOCKINET GOWNS . ..
HORLS' RAIN COATS.
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UTTLE GIRLS' SWEATERS . 1.98
GIRL^IOUSE SHOES
GIRLS' DRESS SHOES ..
Giris' Balbriggan Pajamas
RAYON PANTIES 3 -
BOYS' SUSPENDERS.. .
BOYS' RANGER BELTS . .
BOYS' KNIT PAJAMAS. .
BOYS' SPORT SHIRTS..
BOYS’ SUCK SUITS.. .
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GENUINE FUR FELT HATS .. 198
RAYON SPORT SHIRTS--------1.98
MEN'S RAYON SOCKS.... 25c
HANDKERCHIEFS . Box of 3 49c
MEN'S SPORT SWEATERS. . 1.98
LEATHER JACKETS ... .^i00^
CORWROY SPORT COATS. . 7.90
OUTING PAJAMAS
BRUSH SETS...
LEATHER TOULET CASES.
PIG SKIN DRESS GLOVES
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Pendergraft, W. L. The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 158, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1942, newspaper, December 18, 1942; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1100046/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.