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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1940 Strange Facts Large Possessions Five Men to a Tree Early Invitation C Based on prewar areas, Hol land’s colonial empire is 60 times as large as The Netherlands, the Belgian Congo is 80 times as large as Belgium, the French posses sions are 22 times as large as France, and British territory throughout the world is 140 times as large as Great Britain. ! ! C. In Algeria, as many as four or five Berbers may own a single fig tree, one man possessing its roots, one its trunk and the other two or three its various branches. C. The first execution in the elec tric chair in 1890 immediately created 18 words, including elec trocution, for this new method of capital punishment. The 17 words, now obsolete, included electricide, electromort, fulmen, thanelectrize and voltacuss. C. Those who contributed gifts last year to the Crypt of Civilization at Oglethorpe university in Atlan ta, Ga., have been given an “im perishable” metal card that en titles any descendant, of the 187th generation, to attend the opening— at noon on May 28, 8113.—Collier’s, Dispel the Shadows As the morning sun brushes the darkness from the world, grant us today to brush aside the shadows from some unhappy heart.—R. L. Stevenson. A Vegetable iLaxative For Headache, Biliousness, and Dizziness when caused by Constipation. 15 doses for only 10 cents. Dr. Hitchcock's LAXATIVE POWDER Kind Nature Nature is always kind enough to give even her clouds a humorous lining.—James Russell Lowell. HOST TO mOST WHO UISIT BMTimORE! Baltimore’s newest, largest and finest hotel—700 rooms, equipped with every luxury and modem conveni ence. Fine restaurants serve the world-renowned food that has made Baltimore a Mecca for "gourmets"; bars and lounges feature drinks mixed in the time-honored Maryland manner. Hates from $3 to $6 single. We Can All Be EXPERT BUYERS # In bringing us buying Information, as to prices that are being asked for what we intend to buy, and as to the quality we can expect, the advertising columns of this newspaper perform a worth while service which saves us many dollars a year. # It Is a good habit to form, the habit of consulting the advertisements every time we make a purchase, though we have already decided just what we want and where we arc going to buy It. It gives us the most priceless feeling In the world: the feeling of being adequately prepared. # When we go Into a store, prepared beforehand with knowledge of what is offered and at what price, we go as an expert buyer, filled with self-confi dence. It is a pleasant feeling to have, the feeling of adequacy. Most of the unhappiness In the world can be traced to a lack of this feeling. Thus adver tising shows another of Its manifold facets—shows Itself as an aid toward making all our business relationships more secure and pleasant. t$$$$t$$$$$$ss$$ U. S. to Watch French Possessions T Blitzkrieg Makes Way for Cow ♦ To Watch French Holdings In Atlantic for Moves By Germany. WASHINGTON.—Diplomatic look outs for the United States govern ment will be established at Dakar, French West Africa, a “jumping- off place” for planes flying from Eu rope to South America, and at St. Pierre-Miquelon, a French posses sion off the coast of Canada. This was disclosed in a state de partment announcement recently. The announcement said that the consulate at Dakar, which was closed in 1931 as part of an econo my drive, would be reopened as soon as Thomas C. Wasson of New ark could arrive from Vigo, Spain, to take charge. Likewise, it was said,, the consu late at St. Pierre-Miquelon, which was closed only last January for lack of business, would be reopened as quickly as Maurice Pasquet of New York reached there from Dai ren, Manchuria, where he has been vice consul. Link to Hemisphere Defense. Dakar is the nearest point on the African coast to South America. Planes of the French transatlantic air service, now inoperative, nor mally hop off there. St. Pierre-Miquelon is a possible subject for action by the American republics under the agreements reached recently at Havana. These provided for establishment of pro visional administrations in any for eign possessions in this hemisphere which were threatened with a change of sovereignty. Sumner Welles, undersecretary of state, has said that if France be came a Fascist dependency of Ger many in any foreign possessions which were in this hemisphere, it would create an emergency in this hemisphere requiring action under the Havana agreements. Effects of German Conquest. The reopening of consulates at St. Pierre-Miquelon and Dakar fits into a pattern which has been develop ing ever since the Germans invaded Denmark. Late in April, this government established a consulate in Iceland, Fort Douglas, Historic Fort, Loses Infantry SALT LAKE CITY.—When the Thirty-eighth infantry leaves Salt Lake City’s historic Fort Douglas for a new assignment in the South, a military occupation begun in bit terness and bloodshed will have ended. Although the fort is to be utilized as an air base, with an expected 1,500 men to be quartered there, no more infantry troops will be quar tered there. The fort was founded in the early days of Salt Lake City, and against the wishes of the Mormon pioneers. The encroachment of United States troops on the then state of Deseret was interpreted as an act of virtual warfare. For several years the city existed in what amounted to a state of siege, and it was not until the end of the Civil war that the pioneer colony— acting on the orders of President Brigham Young—made its peace with the soldiery. which has since taken unto its own government, for the duration of the German occupation of Denmark, the prerogatives concerning Iceland which ordinarily are exercised by the Danish king. In May, the state department sent a consul to Greenland, a Danish col ony in the North Atlantic and a pos sible stepping stone to the Amer icas for any power seeking to at tack this country with bombing and fighting planes. Another consulate has been re opened recently at Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean, where trouble has been threatening over a cargo of American-made planes aboard the French aircraft carrier Bearn. British warships have been reported maintaining a watch to see that the carrier did not leave Martinique. Still another consulate was estab lished on July 23 at Georgetown, British Guiana, in South America. A consular agent was already sta tioned in neighboring province of Dutch Guiana. A very effective tank-stopper is "Carrie,” the cow. She calmly moseys across the road in front of a tank, halting the metal juggernaut dead in its tracks. But this is only practice; if it were a real "blitz,” bossy would now be a hamburger. The incident occurred at Pines Plains in upper New York state, where guardsmen and regular army troops held maneuvers. \^ThorirtonVtT Burcfess ! • - . . . m* ....... ............ . .......I GRANNY DISCOVERS OLD MAN COYOTE’S SECRET rjRANNY FOX listened to the great voice of Bowser the Hound as it rolled across the Green Meadows and through the Green Forest and she scowled. “What has that careless scamp of a Reddy been doing now?” she grumbled. “I’ve warned him and warned him to keep away from Farmer Brown’s ducks and chickens while it is easy to get enough to eat down on the Green Meadows and here in the Green Forest. I thought he had learned his lesson, but it seems that he “What have you been doing now?” she demanded sharply. hasn’t, for as surely as I am sitting here this blessed minute that good for nothing dog is chasing him now. It isn’t the hunting season yet and we ought to be left in peace while the weather is warm. It must be that Reddy has been after these chickens in spite of all I have said.” Meanwhile poor Reddy was puffing and blowing as he tried to fool Bow ser the Hound and get him so mixed up that he couldn’t follow Reddy’s track any further. At last he suc ceeded and then, so winded and tired that he could hardly walk, he joined old Granny Fox. He panted for breath as he dropped on the ground at her feet. You see, he was so fat and had done so little running that he was in no condition to make such a long, hard run as he had had to. Sparks of anger flashed from Granny’s eyes as she looked at him. “What have you been doing now?” she demanded sharply. “Nothing,” panted Reddy. "I haven’t done a thing.” “Don’t tell me that!” snapped Granny. “Farmer Brown’s Boy doesn’t get his gun out for nothing at this time of year, and I saw him with it hiding behind the old stone wall where he thought you would cross. It is a lucky thing for you, Reddy Fox, that you didn’t try to cross there. Now what have you been doing? Haven’t I warned you to leave those ducks and chickens alone? I wonder if you ever will get any Fox sense into that silly head of yours!” Poor Reddy! It was bad enough to have to run until he was out of breath and tired enough to drop, and then to be blamed for something he hadn’t done! It was too much. “I haven’t been near those chick ens and ducks!” he snapped. “It’s so long since I’ve tasted one that I’ve almost forgotten what they taste like. I haven’t been doing anything. That pesky dog found me asleep on my sunning bank and I waked up just in time. That’s all I know about it.” Granny asked a few questions and Reddy told her about his dream and how it had turned from a beautiful one into a bad one, and then he had waked up just in time to run for his life. Reddy was so much in earnest that Granny just had to believe him. “That’s different,” said she. “It is very clear to me that Bowser the Hound was led to your sunning bank by somebody who knew that you were there. You stay right here un til I come back.” With this old Granny Fox slipped away through the Green Forest. Straight through the Green Forest and down across the Green Mead ows she trotted. As she drew near Bedbug Found Cause Of Sleeping Sickness WASHINGTON.—Discovery of a bedbug which insures sound sleep—but the wrong kind—was reported by the public health service. The bug, which is the “grand father” of all bedbugs because it is several times larger than the ordinary insects, carries the germ of sleeping sickness from man to man and from animals to men, said Dr. Arzroony Packchanian, of the National Institute of Health. the far corner of the Green Meadows where Old Man Coyote’s home is she crawled on her stomach so as not to be seen, and she took the great est care not to make the least bit of noise. By and by she reached a place where she could see Old Man Coyote’s home. There he lay stretched out taking a nap, and near him were two or three bones which Granny knew to be chicken bones. “I thought as much!” said Gran ny to herself. “He’s been stealing chickens and is making Farmer Brown’s Boy believe that it is Red dy or me. We’ll see about this! You may be smart, Mr. Covote, but there are others! Yes, sir, t.iere are others!” © T W. Burgess.—WNU Service. I Minnte Make-Ups i | By v.v. | Duke of Windsor Becomes Governor of Bahamas "We deeply appreciate the honor and distinction which his majesty, the king, has conferred upon the Bahamas in appointing your royal highness to be governor of this ancient and loyal colony,” says W. K. Moore, president of the Bahaman legislative council, as he welcomes the duke of Windsor on behalf of the islanders. The scene is the tiny legislative chamber in Nassau, Bahamas. The duchess of Windsor is on the duke’s left. COME people with sensitive skin ^ actually cry when eyebrows are plucked. If you find the plucking disagreeable, try holding down the corner of your eyelid near the nose so the skin is stretched. This will help keep you from weeping while the eyebrow is plucked. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) U. S. Monitor Stations For Alaska and Hawaii SAN FRANCISCO.—The Federal Communications commission plans to erect powerful monitoring sta tions in Alaska and Hawaii to trace illegal radio communications by for eign agents. V. Ford Greaves, chief inspector of the commission’s western area, said three of the stations would be erected in Alaska and one in Hawaii. He added that under the defense program sites were being sought for 100 monitoring stations at 200-mile intervals across the continent. Navajo Indians Request Films of European War GALLUP, N. M.—The progressive ness and ambition of the modern Indian was exemplified when mem bers of the Navajo reservation here placed a surprising request with res ervation officials. A band of the Navajos asked that the Indian agency supply them with news reels of the war. ARMY 105,000 SHORT OF MAXIMUM ENLISTMENTS WANTED WASHINGTON.—The army must recruit about 105,000 men in order to attain its authorized maximum enlisted strength of 375,000 men, the actual total as of today being about 270,000. An increase of about 95,000 is reported since June 30, 1939, when the total was 175,000 men, or about 45,000 under the then authorized strength of 210,000. A few days after the outbreak of the present European war President Roosevelt on September 8 issued a limited emergency proclamation au thorizing an increase of the regular army’s enlisted strength to 227,000 men, a goal that was attained in a comparatively short period. When the army appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1941 was passed, it car ried a provision increasing the en listed strength to 280,000 men. In the first supplementary appropriation act congress again increased the au thorized strength this time to 375,- 000, which is the army’s goal. The army recruiting service is proceeding with the enlistment of the men necessary to bring the army to maximum strength and every volunteer accepted for service must meet the test of loyal citizenship and good character. Several months may elapse be fore the maximum is reached, prob ably by the end of this year or dur ing the early part of 1941. The navy recruiting drive also is under way and, while the navy has a waiting list of 3,000 men, the re cruiting of the new men is proceed ing cautioi sly and is described as a “build-up” campaign timed to end some time in March, 1941. The present authorized enlisted strength of the navy is 170,000 and the latest figures show that the strength is now about 140,000. A Book Shelf for The Study Corner By RUTH WYETH SPEARS CCHOOL again, and this sketch ^ shov/s a quiet study corner for one girl. It is all very gay in tones of golden yellow and green and was made almost entirely of things already on hand—even down to the hooked rug. The hanging book shelf doesn’t really hang at all. It is made of a box screwed to the wall, and if you never thought of slip-covering a book shelf, here is proof of how smart one will look, especially if it is matched wh. a chair covered in the same material. The legs of the chair are painted green and so is the old kitchen table which has now become a desk. The yel low tone is repeated in the blotter and an old brass lamp and other desk things carry out the green and yellow color scheme. . * * NOTE: One hundred sixty of these homemaking articles by Mrs. Spears have been printed in five booklets, each 32 pages. The stocking cat and doll on the shelf are in Book 3; directions for the hook rug are in No. 5; also descriptions of the other booklets. Booklets are 10c postpaid and should be requested direct from Mrs. Spears. Send order to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for each book ordered. Name Address Powerful Rulers The most powerful ruling family In history is believed to have been the Hapsburgs, declares Collier’s. Not only did it reign for almost 19 generations, but its branches spread and prospered in virtually every European country. For ex ample, Archduke Francis Ferdi nand, who died in 1914, had 2,047 known ancestors, including 1,486 Germans, 196 Italians, 124 French men, 89 Spaniards, 52 Poles, 47 Danes and 20 Englishmen. Delicious for OUtingS . •. saves hours of preparation . « . nourishing ; ; s economical t • • order; today} from your grocer. Van (amp’s Pork.nd BEANS Feast-for-the - Least Happiness in Little Remember this—that very littls is needed to make a happy life.— Marcus Aurelius. TEXACO STAR THEATRE ALLEN ivory Wednesday Night WITH KENNY BAKER Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman and Orchestra, Tha Mighty Allan Aft Playart THROUGH THE COURTESY OF TEXACO DEALERS Led by the Nose The devil leads him by the nose Who the dice too often throws. FOR SHAVING COMFORT - PLUS SAVING USI Kent Bladesii^fH^HHIOc Obligation Is Slavery Obligation is thraldom, and thraldom is hateful. 1941 PHILCO FARM RADIO Philco has made farm radio history with this amazing new battery-operated set! It is yours at a price that makes it the most remarkable farm radio value ever offered ... and it actually eaves two-thirds of battery cost and current drain! Yes, the Philco 90CB costs less to buy . . . less to operate. No wet batteries to pay for and recharge ... no wind chargers. New Battery Block almost doubles the capacity at one-third the cost. New tubes cut current drain two-thirds. New High-Output Speaker and specially-designed farm radio circuit give finer tone, more stations, clearly, powerfully, even in the daytime! Be sure to see this sensational Philco Farm Radio value before 1 you buy any radio! Beautiful table modele and conaolae exquisitely designed In costly Walnut wood*. And now, a battery - operated Radio-Phonograph. 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