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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1941 Signal System Blankets Great Britain Remotest Nooks and Corners Of Kingdom Reached hy Army Headquarters. LONDON.—Nerve center of Brit ain’s home defense system is a sig nals station at army G. H. Q. some where in England. From it radiates a secret network that has been per fected since Dunkerque and which extends to every nook and corner of the United Kingdom. By means of it the genera' staff could get into im mediate touch with almost any unit of the home forces, cutting out if need be the normal link with the various commands. A special cor respondent of the London Times, who was allowed to visit the station, thus describes it: The underground labyrinth of G. H. Q., with its mysterious galleries, red lights and general air of secre cy, is a little reminiscent of the control rooms ot a Maginot fortress. The signals station is clearly one of its most vital parts for the link it must maintain between the opera tions room and field formations. So many means of communication have been devised that the chances of all being put out of action, I was as sured, are remote. Tested in Air Raids. Military communications to some extent use post office circuits from which direct private lines are main tained by army specialists, many of whom were post office technicians of high skill. The usual means of transmitting and receiving messages is by teleprinter. Many of these machines, in direct communication with the commands, are installed in the teleprinter room, where an hour ly check is made on a switchboard— more frequently in periods of heavy air raids—to insure that each line is working. Then the station has its own tele phone exchange, controlled by wom an operators from the post office, with more private lines to the com mands, the war rooms of the Cabi net, the admiralty and war office, the ministries, and so on. One sec tion of the switchboard, labeled significantly “combined operations panel,” is set apart for actual bat tle, and to this only a limited num ber of officers of the general staff would have access. Many lines are reserved for the commands of the Royal Air force. Every precaution is taken against the use of the telephone for the transmission of false messages. Should the telephone system with each of its alternative routes break down entirely, there is a reserve system of wireless transmission. As a general rule all wireless mes sages from so far back are sent in cipher — only forward formations would use wireless en clair—and some of the most interesting mo ments of the correspondent’s visit were spent in the cipher room, with all its cryptic devices. Here the idea was dispelled that the use of cipher necessarily in volves delay, for an almost uncanny electrical machine exists by which messages may be enciphered or de ciphered with the speed of an ordi nary transmitter. All the operator does is to put in a message en clair and it comes out in cipher ready for dispatch, and the same operation is carried out the other way round. Finally, if all else failed, there is a small army of dispatch riders at G. H. Q. who normally maintain a service of letter delivery; but a good deal would have to happen be fore it came to that. Nero Fiddled—Nazis Prefer Food ID MAKE The panholder in Z9341, 15 cents, with its plaid effect, may be made up using small pin checks. Various motifs—the cup, sugar bowl, or salad bowl might be used to adorn the corners of luncheon cloths, while a single flower, leaf and tendril could be placed in napkin corners for a set of distinct individuality. Send your order to: AUNT MARTHA Box 166-W Kansas City, Mo. Enclose 15 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No Name Address While the city of Vitebsk, Russia, burns fiercely, the German troops above pause in the street for lunch, and well-earned rest, after their swift 1 and bloody advance into this town, located in the heart of Russia. ^^TKorntonA^T Burd’ess i uu-til - -----7----- - tT - - ...... I PETER RABBIT HAS A SPLEN DID THOUGHT Minute Make-Ups I By V.V. | A BOUT the easiest way to apply sun oil is to spray it over your skin with an atomizer. Economical, too, because you don’t waste any of the oil by spilling it into the palm of your hand. You can tell by the pleasant tickly feeling of the spray when you’re thoroughly covered. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) D ETER RABBIT squatted inside a r hollow log beside the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest and a hunter with a terrible gun sat on the outside of the same log. The hunter didn’t know that Peter was inside, but Pete^ knew that the hunter was outside. Sometimes Peter would chuckle at the thought of how that hunter never once dreamed that he was so near, and then again little cold shivers of fear ran over Peter at the thought of what might happen if that hunter should take it into his head to look inside the hollow log. Now as they sat there both were thinking and their thoughts v/ere just as different as thoughts very well could be. The hunter was thinking that it was great fun to hunt the little forest people and try to kill them with his terrible gun, while Peter was thinking that it was aw ful, simply awful to be hunted and feel that at any minute he might make his very last jump. “If only he could be hunted a while himself perhaps he would un derstand, and if he understood I’m sure he would throw away that ter rible gun,” thought Peter. Somehow Peter couldn’t get that idea out of his head, and having plenty of time for thinking as he squatted inside the hollow log wait ing for the hunter to go away, he kept turning it over and over in his mind trying to think of some way in which that hunter could be taught just what it means to be hunted. “The trouble is he isn’t afraid of any of us even when he hasn’t got his terrible gun with him,” thought Peter and wrinkled his brows. “He’s a stranger here and somehow I don’t believe Farmer Brown’s Boy would let him hunt here if he knew. Farmer Brown’s Boy hasn’t been out once this fall with his terrible gun and—and, well, 1 think he doesn’t want to hunt us any more. I guess he found out how it feels to be afraid that time he met Buster Bear.” And right then all of a sudden a splendid thought popped into Peter’s funny little head. It was so splen did that it made him jump and start to sit up because he can think bet-, ter when he sits up. But he didn’t sit up this time. Oh, my no! Of course not. You see he had for gotten where he was and when he started to sit up he bumped his head so hard that it made the tears come. He wanted to squeal, but he clapped a hand over his mouth and held his breath. You see he remembered just in time that hunter sitting on the log. Presently he heard the hunter get up and whistle to his dog, who all the time had been trying to find Peter’s tracks, and couldn’t, be cause Peter had walked in the wa ter at the edge of the Laughing Let Me Call You Sweetheart This unusual picture of affection between animals was taken near Seattle, Wash., where the week-old fawn was orphaned. Duke, the cocker spaniel, is evidently telling the small deer, he thinks he is a “dear.” The hunter didn’t know that Peter was inside. Brook before he crawled into the hollow log, and you know water is one of the best friends of all the little people who leave scent in their tracks as Peter does, and Reddy Fox, and Bobby Coon, and Unc’ Bil ly Possum do. Water carries the scent away. Peter peeped out of the hollow log. The hunter had giv en up and was going away to hunt for someone else. Peter gave a great sigh of relief. Then he once more settled down to wait until he was quite sure that dog was in another part of the Green Forest, or had left it altogether. And while he waited he kept turning over and over in his mind that splendid thought. What was it? Why, it was to get Buster Bear to frighten the hunter as he had once frightened Farmer Brown’s Boy. Of course the hunter would be afraid and would run away, and of course Bus ter Bear would chase him. Then the hunter would know how it feels to be hunted. Wasn’t that a splen did idea? (Associated Newspapers—WNU Service.) Ship Sunk, but Captain Loses Only His Clothes LONDON.—The captain still stood on the bridge after a German air bomb hit his merchantman—but the blast stripped him down to only the waistband of his trousers, the sleeves of his jacket and his socks. That was only the first bomb. The second, another direct hit, sank the vessel but the captain survived. The ministry of information said that except for the loss of clothing, and dignity, the captain suffered only head cuts and bruises. This Woman Has Answer To Who Has the Button KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Anyone having trouble replacing lost buttons might drop a line to Mrs. Arthur Owens—she has about 10,000 of them. She has buttons made of pewter, china, pearl, glass, sand stone, crystal, wood, bone, cut steel, enamel, calico, inlaid jet and silver. They range from tiny jet buttons about the size of a pea to an ornate metal and lace fastener two inches in diameter. Thrilling Capture, But It’s a Scarecrow KINGSTREE, S. C.—Stealthily surrounding their man, police edged forward through a corn and tobacco field toward a stooped figure. They approached with caution the desperate char acter they believed to have as saulted a Lake City, S. C., man. The law closed in—and discov ered a very lifelike scarecrow. Young Sea Lion Makes Friends With Fishermen SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Santa Cruz fishermen insist this is not a fish story. It is a sea lion story. Recently a baby sea lion jumped into the fishing boat of Capt. An thony Davi of Santa Cruz. Davi gave it a fish and tossed it back into the water. The sea lion circled the boat and jumped into it again. Again Davi fed it and tossed it back. When the performance was repeated a third time, Davi kept the sea lion aboard and brought it into port. It was placed in a tank on the wharf. Later the sea lion was released. It wandered around the waterfront a while and then headed for the fishing boats. After some inspection of the crafts, it leaped into Davi’s boat. There it rode happily as Davi put out to sea. What the heck are you. Buddy? We never knew they made ’em like that. (Public Ledger—WNU Service.) Mystery Novels Banned As Harmful to Fascist! ROME.—Publication of mystery novels will be strictly controlled in Italy, because they are “harmful to fascist youth.” A decree issued by the ministry of popular culture said mystery books and magazines could not be pub lished without a previous authoriza tion from the ministry. Numerous mystery books have been ordered removed from circulation. Most mystery books sold in Italy are translations of the works of American, British and French authors. Worst Hailstorms India has the world’s worst hail storms. One storm there killed more than 100 people. Largest U. S. hail stone on record fell in Nebraska 12 years ago. It weighed 1% pounds, measured 17 inches around. PREDICT PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY FOR U. S. DURING 1942 WASHINGTON—An agriculture department inventory of the coun try’* food supplies, both on hand and now being grown or processed, Indicates that with a few possible exceptions there should bs plenty for the next twelve months at least, and probably longer. Present stocks of most foodstuffs were said to be larger than they were a year ago and crop condi tions were described as favorable for the production of supplies suffi cient to last well into 1942. Farm officials were concerned, however, over an adequate supply for the remainder of this year and next year for some foodstuffs for which there is an increased demand both in this country and in Great Britain. These products include some types of dairy and poultry products, pork and lard, some classes of canned vegetables and some foods of lesser importance brought from distant places. Special price-supporting programs have been begun by the department to obtain larger production of dairy, poultry and meat products and veg etables. The department acknowledged that prices of many foods have risen sharply this year, despite the fa vorable supply outlook. It said the advances could be attributed large ly to increased consumer buying re sulting from defense re-employment and a larger export demand for many commodities that are not nor mally shipped abroad in large quan tities. The price rise has been consist ent for all foods, except cereals and bakery products, which are some what lower than a year ago, but they are expected to rise. T JTENSILS appliqued in the col- or that is to be accented in the kitchen—shall we say yellow or red—would be pretty for this set of tea towels. Lovelier still are these designs when delicate, harmonizing tints or shades are used for the flower appliques as an accent. The mischiefs of fire, of water, or robbers, extend only to the body; but those of pernicious doc trines, to the mind. — Chinese Proverb. First Musical Boxes The prototype of the Nineteenth century musical box first became popular in the Netherlands, says Pathfinder. 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