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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, MARCH 27, 1942
Washington, D. C.
DONALD NELSON EXPLAINS
In his radio appeal for an imme
diate 25 per cent increase in war
production, Donald Nelson an
nounced that joint management-la
bor committees would be set up in
every plant to devise methods of in
creasing output. There has been
considerable conjecture since then
over the scope of these committees;
whether they should run the plants
or merely be advisory.
The other day Nelson explained
just what he had in mind in a pri
vate talk with Walter Reuther, force
ful vice president of the powerful
C.I.O. United Auto Workers, who
more than a year ago proposed the
so-called “Reuther Plan” for the
quick conversion of the auto indus
try into a unified mass producer of
hundreds of planes and tanks daily.
While in Washington on union busi
ness after Nelson’s broadcast, a mu
tual friend suggested to Reuther that
he have a talk with the War Pro
duction chief whom he had never
met. Nelson greeted Reuther cor
dially, remarking that he had heard
a lot about his plan but had not
seen its details.
“I can tell you all about them in
three minutes,” said Reuther.
“Shoot,” replied the war chief.
Nelson listened intently, asked a
few questions, then remarked: “Es
sentially, your objective is the same
as mine. The only thing on which
we differ is the way to go about it.”
“How’s that?”
“Simply this,” said Nelson.
“We both want the auto industry
to make all the airplanes, tanks
and guns it can. Your plans
called for joint committees to
direct the conversion, with a
government representative par
ticipating as a side-line adviser.
1 believe in doing it differently—
one man for action and commit
tees' for advice. That’s why I
have one man, my representa
tive, in Detroit directing conver
sion, with the committees you
proposed advising him. It’s your
plan only in reverse.”
Nelson also told Reuther that he
hoped the joint committees would
take their work seriously and sub
mit every practical plan for increas
ing production. However, Nelson
stressed that he and not the com
mittees would decide on the merits
of the proposals, that the function of
the committees was strictly “ad
visory.”
Note: After first approving the
joint committee plan, Secretary
Knox later told Nelson he was op
posed because it would “Sovietize
U. S. industry.” Knox contended
that management alone should do
the job. Nelson brushed aside Knox’s
fears and declared that without the
full co-operation, of labor the war
could not be won. “I expect full co
operation from the navy on my
plan,” Nelson said firmly, “or else.
And if you doubt my word there is
a man in the White House who will
confirm it for you.”
* * *
HULL AND THE ARABS
Shortly before Secretary Hull left
on his present protracted holiday,
Colonel Donovan had worked out a
plan to send an American “Colonel
Lawrence” to visit the Arabs around
Dakar.
The idea was that just as Colonel
Lawrence had won the support of
the Arabs for the British in the last
war, so the United States could win
over the Arabs in French West Af
rica, especially around the vital
base of Dakar, the jumping off place
to South America.
So Col. Charles Sweeney, who has
had much experience with the
Arabs, was delegated to undertake
this difficult and important mission.
But when Secretary Hull heard of
the Donovan plan, he hit the ceiling.
Calling Donovan into his office, Hull
lectured him at length, declaring:
“You are trying to interfere with
the conduct of my relations with a
friendly country.”
Hull flatly refused to give Colonel
Sweeney a passport. So no attempt
has been made to win over the
Arabs of West Africa.
Note: British intelligence reports
that three French warships sailed
from Dakar last month bound for
Madagascar. This will relieve the
danger to Brazil, but it may in
crease possible danger to British-
U. S. shipping routes through the
Indian ocean to Suez and India; de
pending on whether the French war
ships will protect Madagascar from
the British or from the Japanese.
• • *
MERRY-GO-ROUND
C. Henderson’s Price administration
soon will crack down on tire boot
leggers, especially in Pittsburgh and
Washington.
C. For some quickly-read and sound
advice by real experts on what to
do in the event of air raids, get the
newly published handy book, “Civil
ian Defense of the United States,”
by Col. R. Ernest Dupuy and Lieut.
Hodding Carter. Colonel Dupuy is
author of a number of outstanding
military volumes and is an ace au
thority in his field.
<1. Another newly published small
book that will be very helpful in un
derstanding military developments
is “Defense Will Not Win the War”
by Lieut. Col. W. F. Kernan of the
regular field artillery.
ILPhillipr
THE WINNERS
The Kellys, the Lockards, the Ca
seys, the Andersens and the Lieu
tenant Coxes will
win this war!
They and the
other American
kids, bred in the
daredevil full
swinging, sock-it-
outa-the-park tra
dition
The smash-that-line, block-that-
kick, pickle-that-apple, drive-the-
green, nail-him-on-the-beezer, clear-
the-bases youngsters.
The boys too cocky, confident and
courageous to doubt, quibble or hesi
tate . . .
The youngsters who have not lived
long enough to lose an illusion, to
figure the percentages or to ques
tion their own impulses,
• • •
The Tom Sawyers,
the Peck’s Bad Boys,
the Slats McGonigles
and the Kayo Mc
Canns . ..
The Yanks who are
still young enough
to believe Goliath
was a pushover for
David, that Jack the
Giant Killer was under-written, and that
Superman can be seen in any mirror
The buckoes who have had no dreams
shattered, no hopes battered and no words
destroyed . . .
The boys who, with two strikes on 'em,
can say, "Here’s where l pickle one, ya
bum!”
• • •
The Butch O’Hares, the Joe
Moores, the “Jake” Schwartzes and
the Grant Mahoneys they will do
the job.
The boys too full of high hopes
and self-confidence to worry
about costs . . .
The lads with pink cheeks and
flashing eyes, ready for a fight or
a frolic, able to
sing before a
rendezvous with
death, able to look
disaster in the
face and give it
the Bronx cheer.
The kids whose
impulses are for
eign to the conference room, the
staff huddle, the parleys; and whose
minds say “Lemme at ’em!” and
never, “Suppose the plan goes
wrong?”
They’ll sew it up . . . the “Skin-
nies,” the “Reds,” the “Spikes,”
the “Mickeys” and the “Freckles”
of the sandlots, farms and cam
puses, born and raised in the spirit
of high competition, split-second re
flexes, hair-raising exploits and hits-
in-the-pinches.
The kids who have never learned
to play safe . . .
The bimboes who swing from the
floor, get up when they’re groggy,
put over the hay
maker, pole out
the homer with
the bases full,
race the length
of the grid for a
touchdown, hole
out with a bras-
sie shot . . .
The boys who are too young to
ask “Suppose this doesn’t work out
according to plan?” “It’s a good
idea but will it stand analysis?” or
“What’s in it for me?”
The youngsters who have never
known the meaning of expediency.
• • •
They will finish this war . . .
The boys who rate many things
above influence, prestige, cash, pow
er and transportation by beach-wag
on .. ,
The kids who are not protecting
a past, trimming sails to meet the
present or worrying about the fu
ture . . .
The fellows who have never
learned to compromise, haggle or
defer . . .
The ones with all the flaming
imagination of children, the su
preme confidence of the kid pitcher,
the hell-for-leather gusto of the boy
socker who comes to bat in the
ninth with the bases full and two
down . . .
• • •
The kids who have never had to
have their blood pressure taken and
who think a fallen arch has some
thing to do with Pompeii.
The youngsters who can nev
er be imagined saying “Let’s
talk this over.” “Hadn’t we bet
ter wait for the breaks?” “Let’s
check and doublecheck before
we do anything.”
The boys who rate “Zowie!”
“Pow!” and “Wham!” as the three
most expressive words in any lan
guage.
HERO
I jumped into the icy lake
And dragged him in the boat.
No hero’s bows I want to take—
I just had signed his note.
—Merrill Chilcote.
• • •
“Japs Use Elephants in Surprise
Attack.”—headline.
How anybody can make a surprise
attack with elephants baffles El
mer Twitchell, who is so nervous he
gets easily alarmed by mice.
• • •
Put this sign on your jaw,
“Closed for the War.”
Nothing Stops War Pipe Line Gang
When a petroleum pipe line is being built to supply >7*1 industries with the precious fluid, nothing stops the
pipe line gangs. Right: A rock ditch being blasted at a river crossing somewhere in the Carolinas, Left: A
gang prepares to bend a 12-inch pipe in the mountain area of Alabama. Bending the pipe to conform with
the terrain is tough work. The completed Plantation Pipe line, from Baton Rouge, La., to Bremen, Ga. f and
Greensboro, N. C., has some 1,200 miles of pipe.
Argentina’s Bumper Crop—of Bayonets
Argentina is keeping her military machine well oiled, for she knows she will not be spared from attack when
ever the Axis powers deem it advisable. The perfect marching order of these marines shows a high potential
of precision and fighting power. Inset: A few of Argentina’s modern warships. Fortunately Argentina has
more than a token navy to safeguard her shores.
Their Job to Hide Armament Plants
Latest Grandson
In the piping times of peace, these stylists and expert technicians
devised luxury lines for new passenger cars. Now they are working in
a large Detroit automobile company’s camouflage section, developing
means of disguising important buildings so enemy airmen cannot spot
them. It’s a tough job to hide a 10 or 20-acre munitious plant, but these
boys can do it. Above, they are working on a diorama, changing the ap
pearance of the entire countryside.
The Dowager Queen Mary, moth
er of King George VI, is shown hold
ing her latest grandchild, the infant
son of the duke and duchess of
Gloucester.
Chinese Cadets Feted in Phoenix
From London
Chinese cadets are receiving advanced flying instruction under the
expert tutelage of American air instructors. In honor of these cadets,
residents of Phoenix, Ariz., gave a party for the boys at the Central
Baptist church. Photo shows Capt. Tsend Ching Lan, commandant of
the Chinese cadets, cutting the cake at the party.
John G. Winant, United States
ambassador to the Court of St.
James, shown as he was inter*
viewed by members of the press
upon his arrival in New York.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Last of the ‘Boomers*
XXTHEN recent press dispatches
’ “ chronicled the death of 81-year-
old Maj. Gordon W. Lillie at his
home in Oklahoma, the words
“Pawnee Bill” and ‘Wild West
Showman” and ‘partner of Buffalo
Bill” were featured prominently in
the headlines. But the passing of
this irontiersman had more signif
icance than those words imply.
For Gordon W. Lillie was the last
of the “Boomers,” that race of stub
born, courageous men who, in the
late eighties, were determined to es
tablish homes for themselves and
their people on the “last frontier”—
the Indian lands in Indian territory
—and when they won their fight, the
frontier era in American history
was definitely over.
Lillie was bom near Bloomington,
111., on February 14, 1860. His fa
ther was a miller who had no great
desire to move West but when his
mill was burned in the early seven
ties he decided to seek his fortune
in a new country. Starting west
in a covered wagon he eventually
arrived at Wellington, Kan., and
there young Gordon Lillie grew up.
Meanwhile he had managed to
secure a high school education and
this resulted in his being asked in
1882 to conduct a school et the Paw
nee agency in Oklahoma. He learned
the language of those Indians,
gained the friendship of influential
chiefs and eventually was made an
nonorary member of the tribe.
In 1883 “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who
nad just started his Wild West show,
engaged a band of Pawnees to ac
company it and he wanted a man to
take charge of them. Lillie took
the job and remained with the show
for two years. During this time he
met May Manning, a Philadelphia
girl, and they were married in 1886.
With her husband as her tutor, Mrs.
Lillie became one of the best riders
and rifle-shots in the show business.
A disagreement with Cody result
ed in Lillie’s withdrawing from his
company and organizing a Wild
West show of his own. It prospered
for a time and even made a two-
year tour of Europe. Then came
lean days in the show business and
Lillie returned to the Southwest.
There he found a large group of
settlers who had been demanding
that congress open up the Indian
Territory for homesteading.
The leader of the “Boomers” had
been Capt. D. L. Payne, the “Scout
of the Cimarron,” but he had failed
to win his objective. After his death
the “Boomers” were looking for a
new leader and Lillie was asked by
the Wichita Board of Trade to take
charge of the thousands of prospec
tive settlers who had gathered near
there and who were a menace to
the peace of the community. “Paw
nee Bill” accepted the task, organ
ized the settlers into an orderly body
and by the time of the famous “run”
on April 22, 1889, he had won na
tional recognition.
Curiously enough, “Pawnee Bill”
failed to take any land himself, nor
did he profit by another, but small
er, “Boomer” movement which re
sulted in the opening of the Cherokee
Strip in northern Oklahoma in 1893.
With Oklahoma well settled, Lillie
turned again to the show business.
Within a short time he was the only
serious rival of “Buffalo Bill” Cody
in this type of enterprise and in 1907
a merger of the two shows was ar
ranged. The two men worked to
gether until 1910 when Cody retired.
Although Lillie made a fortune in
the show business, he lost most oi
it, as the popularity of that kind of
entertainment waned. He recouped
much of it in the oil business and
by 1019 he was able to retire to a
big ranch which he had bought near
Pawnee, Okla. He built a 14-room
red stone ranch house on Blue Hawk
peak, overlooking the town, and de
voted himself to raising buffalo until
he had one of the largest private
herds in the world.
In 1936 Lillie and his wife celebrat
ed their golden wedding anniversary
at Taos, N. M., with a renewal ol
their marriage vows and a public
reception at which they were pre
sented with a gold-painted automo
bile by their friends. Two weeks
later, while returning in this “gold
en chariot” to their Oklahoma ranch
home, they were involved in a col
lision in which both were seriously
injured. Soon after reaching their
home Mrs. Lillie died and after her
death “Pawnee Bill” seemed to lose
his interest in life. But death did
not summon him until this year.
Don’t drop that iron. Thai's the
chief reason irons have to be re
paired.
• • •
Always iron ecru linens on the
wrong side. Ironing on the right
side robs them of their luster.
• • •
To retain the full flavor of
pickles, keep the jar tightly cov
ered and in the refrigerator when
not in use.
• • •
Are you sure your chimney is
properly insulated where it passes
near wooden walls? Rock wool,
asbestos or other insulation may
prevent a fire.
• • •
Keep honey in a warm place so
that it will pour easily. Never put
it in a refrigerator, as cold honey
is unmanageable.
• • •
Enameled bathtubs may be
cleaned with a tablespoon of dry
salt, moistened with spirits of tur
pentine—not too wet. Then wipe it
over with a clean cloth.
• • •
To remove a fresh grease spot
on a rug, cover the spot with blot
ting paper, then press with a hot
flatiron. Cover the spot with
magnesia, let it remain for 24
hours, then brush off.
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