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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, MARCH 6, 1942 Washington, D. C. NO SOVIET-NAZI PEACE Those who are on the inside re garding the report which Ambas sador William C. Bullitt gave Presi dent Roosevelt regarding the Near East say there is only one slight ray of sunshine in it. Bullitt told his chief that there was absolutely no chance of Russia making peace with Germany. Coming from Bullitt, who served as ambassador to Russia and who spent considerable time there in the early days of the revolution in 1917, this means a lot. Bullitt has been .vigorously critical of the Soviet re gime in recent years and probably would lean over backwards against any overly optimistic appraisal. However, after his special tour of the Near and Middle East on spe cial assignment from the President, he reported that the Russians were so irate against the Nazis that there would be no surrender or compro mise. Bullitt is not so optimistic about the Russian army, which he thinks may fail badly when the Germans are able to get their airplanes in the air again, which they cannot do in sub-zero weather and with snow on the air fields. Politically, however, Bullitt is convinced that Russia will stand with the United Nations to the last ditch. Against this, Bullitt goes further than anvone else around the Presi dent regarding Allied losses. Not only does he believe that Japan will take India, but he feels that Austra lia will be lost to the British Empire. If he is right, this will be the worst blow which the United Nations can suffer, especially inasmuch as American troops are now stationed in Australia and New Zealand. Not all war observers agree with Bullitt on this latter point. They point out that Australia is chiefly a desert country, and it would take weeks and months for a conquering army to envelop these vast areas. • • • PATRIOTIC INDIANS As in the last war, thousands of American Indians again are demon strating their patriotism. The desk of John Collier, able chief of the Office of Indian Affairs, is stacked with letters from every tribe in the country, pledging aid and offering to make fresh sacrifices for the war effort. Here are a few examples: Immediately after the declaration of war, the Crow Indians of Mon tana voted $10,000 of tribal funds to President Roosevelt to “use as you see fit.” They also voted to place in the President’s hands the entire resources of their 2,000,000-acre res ervation, including mineral, oil and coal deposits, plus all available man power for combat service. The Creeks of Oklahoma have set aside $400,000 of tribal funds for the purchase of defense bonds. Other tribes voting large sums for the same purpose include the Jicarilla Apa ches and Pueblos of New Mexico, the Euchee and Seminole Indians of Oklahoma, and the Navajos. Not to be outdone, the Colvilles of Washington state, the Cheyennes and Arapahos of the Plains and the Nez Perce Indians have announced they will not press for settlement of tribal claims against the government while the war lasts. Following the Jap attack there was a big rush among Indian youth at every reservation to enlist, espe cially at the Sioux reservation in South Dakota. Only three of the 46 North Carolina Cherokees in the army were drafted. The rest vol unteered. The patriotic response of Indians may surprise the average American, but not Collier. He says: “The In dians know more than any of us what freedom means. They knew it in other years when they fought against overwhelming odds to save their lands from the white man.” * • • WE WILL WIN Due to initial Axis advantage of having great organized military ma chines, the war will be long, diffi cult and costly. But if the Allied peoples will stick it out they can’t lose. All the major basic economic advantages are on our side. Here are a few: The Axis powers plus their occu pied territories have 29 per cent of the world’s coal, 18 per cent of the iron ore, 3 per cent of the oil, 21 per cent of the wheat, 23 per cent of the sugar. Total population un der their flags, 474,000,000; of which 168,000,000 are conquered peoples se cretly trying to throw off their ter roristic yokes. On the Allied side of the ledger is 67 per cent of the world’s coal, 63 per cent of the iron, 78 per cent of the oil, 64 per cent of the wheat, and 51 per cent of the sugar. • • • ECONOMIC WAR FRONT Don’t start getting jittery about reports of a soap shortage. There is absolutely nothing to them. You will always be able to get plenty of soap—of some kind Shutting off of imported oils, chiefly from the em battled Pacific, probably will affect the quality of soap, but not the quantity. Ample domestic, Brazil ian and Central American oils will provide satisfactory substitutes. However, if you’re a lamb chop fan, you can figure on paying more for them. Hawaiian Air Patrol Hunts for Enemy Targets OOPS! Believe it or not, on the radio the other night a commentator had spent most of his time discussing the rubber crisis, and had ended with the words “Rubber is one of our great est needs,” when the announcer went into his eulogy of a cigar. • • • GETTING A NEW TIRE Q.—What can I do for you? A.—I want three new tires. Q.—(sharply)—You want what? A.—Two new tires. Q.—(severely)—How many? A.—(meekly)—One! • • • Q.—What’s your full name? A.—Luke Z. Woggle. Q.—How old? A.—About two years. Q.—You’re older than that! A.—Oh, I thought you meant the age of my old tires. • • • Q.—What kind of car is it? A.—Pretty good except for the rubber. Q.—I mean what make? A.—It’s a flivver. Q.—Are you a doctor, nurse, mili tary officer or veterinarian? A.—No, but in this emergency any thing can happen to me. Q.—Do you use your car exclusive ly for delivering ice, coal, wood or oil? A.—No, it only LOOKS that way! • • • Q.—Is it used to transport farm products? A.—No; those apples have been on the floor for three months. Q.—Do you use it in garbage collection? A.—No; the kids mess it up that way. Q.—How many people in your family? A.—Six. Q.—What is your wife’s maiden name? A.—Jennie. Q.—Where are you employed? A.—Say, am I here to get a new tire or some new life insurance! • • • Q.—We’ve got to be careful to con serve rubber. It’s important to be sure you are the sort of person who would get the most out of a tire. Got to know your background. A.—I’m a special case. My wife’s relatives live with me and they all demand transportation in my car. Q.—It’s not a bus! A.—That’s what you think! • • • Q.—From all the facts, I do not think we can classify you for a cer tificate above the rate of D-12. A.—What’s the top class? Q.—A-3. A.—Never mind a new tire. I’ll settle for a tire patch and a used inner tube! —Buy Defense Bonds— IT SEEMS SO Pve very often heard it said That doughty generals die in bed; That, far from the repngnant strife, They, fluffed in feathers, part with life. But, looking over Hitler’s list. And at the ones the Russians miss’d I’ve come to the conclusion sad That Nazi generals die “in bad.” • • • The Indoor Hat-Wearers’ League We are glad to hear that Bill Knudsen works with his hat on. “It helps me think,” he says. We are a charter member of the League of Indoor Hat Wearers, and have stood for much criticism through the years. We wore our bonnet as a boy | editor of the New Haven Register. ! We wore it constantly on the copy | desk of the old Globe. We have nev er taken it off at work since. To remove it for a minute means a com plete stoppage of thought and con fidence. It is good to know that a man like Mr. Knudsen belongs to our club. • # • Mickey Rooney is now a mar ried man and it makes millions of Americans suddenly feel old. It is difficult to imagine that Mickey, the Number One Kid of the Movie World, now has to bring home groceries, help hang pictures and do his part in selecting new wall paper. We hear that Mickey may now play the judge in the Judge Hardy series, with Louis Stone playing the kid part. • • • Ima Dodo got one of those sugar ration stamps the other day. But she says she put it in her coffee and it wouldn't even dissolve. —Buy Defense Bonds— ADD WONDERMEN. No. 8756 An able man Is Jeptha Beans: He knows just what The budget means! • • • The Office Pessimist says the thing to begin worrying over now is the Emergency following the Emergency. • • • “Roosevelt wants to create the impression that the United States was attacked by Japan, which is not true.”—Berlin newspaper item. Just imagination, eh? * * * This country will spend a bil lion dollars a week for war. It is just pin money, the idea being to pin the Axis to the mat. In the early dawn Lieut. John Henry leads his crew to the big bomber, loaded and primed for a long reconnaisance flight. They are part of the Hawaiian air force which is guarding Uncle Sam’s mid-Pacific bastion. Lower left: A U. S. bombardier sHu with an affectionate hand on the world-famous American bomb sight as he scans the Pacific during a routine flight. Upper right: Gunners of the Hawaiian air patrol watch sky and sea for a possible enemy attacking force. After Axis Subs Attacked Isle of Aruba (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Your Yank IF YOU want a composite picture of “Your Yank,” i.e. the average young man starting service in the United States army to defend his flag and his country, here it is, accord ing to a recent compilation of official figures by the war department: Your Yank is five feet, eight inches tall, weighs 144 pounds, has a chest measurement of 33% inches, wears a 9%-D shoe and a size 7 hat. After a few months in the army, however, the recruit has gained in weight on army food, wears shoes one-half size larger and has an ex panded chest measurement. This is indicated by tests of average re cruits, although complete examina tion comparable to that given upon the individual’s entrance into the service is not routine. To keep this average soldier in fighting trim for the first year, the Quartermaster corps spends $404.65, of which $175.20 is for his food; $162.05 for clothing; $15.79 for in dividual equipment; and $51.61 for barracks equipment. Weapons, am munition, pay and other expenses incurred during his training are not included in these estimates. The army spends about 48 cents a day, or $175.20 a year, to feed him. The American soldier eats at the finest army mess in the world. On a weekly basis his garrison, or peacetime ration consists of the fol lowing average quantities of basic f Above yon see a torpedo fired by an Axis snb off the island of Arnba. It missed its target and ran aground. Later the 18-foot missile exploded, killing four Dutchmen who were attempting to dismantle it. Inset: Lieut. Col. WiHiam Ratten, of the U. S. army, climbs a ladder to inspect a 4 by 6-inch dent in an oil tank on the island of Arnba following the torpedo and shelling attack of Axis subs. Cavalry Still Potent Military Factor It was thought for awhile the horse in war was a back number. The U. S. army never acknowledged that theory, and events in Russia, where Cossack cavalry continued to counter-attack when snow and in tense eold immobilized tanks, seem to indicate that cavalry is still to be reckoned with. Above you see part of a cavalryman’s training at Fort Riley, Kan., “West Point” of the cavalry area. Lieut. Col. George Cald well is instructing student officers in the external regions of the horse. Bomber Crew Commended for Sinking Sub Neptune Cuts Up Too bad old debbil sea has to cut up and make tough going for this Canadian destroyer during a convoy run across the North Atlantic. The sailor is making fast one of the “ashcans” kept in readiness for ac tion against submarines. Astern you can see one of the huge waves that battered the ship. Tops in Pups This soundphoto, taken at Governors’ island, N. Y., shows superior officers commending army bomber crew which attacked and probably sank a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. Letters of commenda tion were given the crew, the oldest of whom is 26. Officers are, 1. to r., Brig. Gen. A. Krogstad, Rear Adm. A. Andress, and Lieut. Gen. Hugh Drum. The tops, bestest of the best, Ch. Wolvey Pattern of Edgerstoune, West Highland white terrier, with trophy won in Westminster Kennel club dog show in Madison Square Garden, New York. Proud owner is Mrs. John G. Winant, wife of the ambassador to Great Britain. To Private John E. Lawton, 21- year-old lad from Everett, Mass., fell the distinction on November 19, 1940, of being the first in the nation to be accepted in the army under the Selective Service law. He is pic tured above in full army uniform and carrying away his duffle bag at Fort Devens, Mass. foods: 4 pounds, 6 ounces of fresh beef; 14 ounces of chicken; 1 pound, 12 ounces of fresh pork; 7 eggs; 9 pounds, 3 ounces of fresh and canned vegetables; a little over 1 pound of cereals and dry vegetables; about 2 pounds of fresh and canned fruits; 14 ounces of coffee; 4 pounds, 6 ounces of potatoes; and 4 pounds of fresh and evaporated milk. Clothing needed to outfit the en listed man when he begins duty costs the government $107.89. Mainte nance cost of clothing for a year is $54.16, making a total clothing cost for his year in the army of $162.05. Clothing issued to the soldier in cludes 8 pairs of shorts (either cot ton or woolen), 8 undershirts (usu ally cotton, but 2 may be woolen), 9 pairs of socks, 3 pairs of shoes— 2 pairs high brown service e »nd 1 pair low dress oxfords; 6 pairs of trousers—4 cotton khaki and 2 wool en; 6 shirts—4 khaki and 2 flannel, woolen, or O.D., 1 woolen overcoat; 1 cotton field jacket with woolen lin ing; 3 herringbone cotton twill jack ets (to soldiers not issued one-piece work suits), 3 pairs of herringbone twill trousers to go with jackets; 2 pairs of canvas leggings (when not issued boots); 4 neckties—2 black woolen and 2 cotton khaki, 1 herring bone twill hat to go with suit of simi lar material. 2 caps—1 woolen, 1 cotton khaki (except in tropics), 1 woolen or serge coat; 1 cotton khaki web waist belt; 1 pair of woolen, O.D. gloves; 6 white cotton handker chiefs, and 1 steel helmet. When he enters the service the enlisted man receives 1 toilet set containing shaving brush, tooth brush, comb, safety razor with 5 blades; 1 pair of suspenders; 2 iden tification discs with 1 yard of tape, 2 hand towels 1 bath towel, 2 bar rack bags, 1 canvas field bag; 1 car tridge belt (if armed with rifle); 1 pistol belt (if armed with pistol); 1 mess kit; 1 canteen and cover; 1 pack carrier, 1 cup; 1 fork; 1 spoon; 1 knife, 1 haversack (if not issued field bag), 1 web pocket (if armed with pistol); 1 first aid pouch; 1 strap for carrying field bag. Pattern 7142 ENTERTAINING’S a joy when you’ve a beautiful crocheted dinner'’ cloth to set off your fine china! Make this heirloom cloth in string. It’s filet crochet that has a clear chart to follow. Pattern 7142 contains instructions and chart for making cloth in various sizes; illustrations of it and stitches; materials needed. Send your order to: Sewing circle Needlecraft Dept. 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