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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ JULY 24, 1942
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Washington, D. C.
ALEUTIANS IMPORTANT
Behind the army-navy attempts to
blast the Japs out of the Aleutian
islands is more than natural antipa
thy to having an enemy on Amer
ican soil or the fear of an invasion
of Alaska.
These are important. But, in ad
dition, events in Egypt may mean
that more than ever we shall have
to use these vital stepping stones
of the Aleutian islands to carry the
war to the heart of Japan.
To get the full significance of the
picture it is necessary to recall
that ever since Pearl Harbor there
has been an honest difference of
opinion among U. S. war strategists
as to whether we should concentrate
on fighting Japan in the Pacific or
Hitler in Europe.
At one time, shortly after Pearl
Harbor, high-up U. S. naval advisers
worked out an elaborate war plan,
which is no longer a secret, for con
centrating almost all our naval
strength in the Pacific and making
a direct attack on the Japanese is
lands—at a time when the Japs had
their lines dispersed to Manila,
Singapore and the South Seas.
But the plan meant leaving the
Atlantic coast relatively unguarded,
also virtually abandoning convoys
to Britain and Russia. In the end
it was decided that the Russian front
was all-important and must be sup
plied at all costs. The wisdom of
this decision seems to have been
borne out by subsequent events.
Japs Worried.
However, those who urge the all-
out war in Asia have persisted, and
their argument has been strength
ened by recent developments. One
is the fact that the Japs, obviously
scared at the prospect of a second
front in Asia, are fighting feverishly
to clean out the Chinese before
China gets important help from us.
Fear of a second front in Asia also
was why the Japs nipped part of
the Aleutian islands.
Main development, however, was
the defeat at Tobruk and the serious
Nazi threat to the entire Near East;
for if the Near East falls, with its
vital supply route opened by Amer
ican railroad engineers from the
Gulf of Persia to the Caucasus, then
it may be absolutely imperative to
open new supply lines to Russia
via Alaska and Siberia.
And, even more important, the
entire focus of the war, so far as
the United States is concerned, may
turn to the Far East; for, if Hitler
secures the oil of Iran, Iraq and
Mosul, it may be the wisest strategy
tc knock Japan out of the war first—
because the Nazis will have the re
sources to continue for a long time.
> • • •
WHAT IS AN EXPERT?
When Federal Communications
Chairman Lawrence Fly appeared
before the house interstate com
merce commission recently, he was
asked by Representative Clarence
Brown of Ohio:
“What is your de. cion of an ex
pert?”
“Well,” replied Fly, “I once heard
an expert described as any damned
fool away from home.”
“Do you pick your experts at the
FCC on that basis?” inquired Con
gressman Brown.
“No,” said Fly. “We generally
take them from the Industry, where
they*have proven their worth.”
“I am asking these questions be
cause of a peculiar experience I had
recently,” explained the Ohio con
gressman, and went on to tell how
a congressional committee had
referred him to an expert on ac
counting, “a young man who gradu
ated from college in 1939 and was
still a trifle wet behind the ears.”
A short time later. Brown contin
ued, he called at the War Produc
tion board on another matter and
was referred to an “agricultural ex
pert.” Lo and behold, the expert
proved to be the same young man.
“Following this, I again called at
the WPB on a matter pertaining to
metal,” said Brown. “This time I
was referred to an expert on copper
and, believe it or not, Mr. Fly, it
was the same agent.
“And,” Brown warned the chair
man of the Federal Communications
commission, “if I ever come down
to your commission and find this
chap, you and I are going to tangle.”
• • •
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Favorite rejoinder of Senator
Harry S. Truman, when a member
of his war contracts investigating
committee objects to his strenuous
pace: “If you don’t like the heat,
get out of the kitchen.”
Silver - thatched Representative
Cliff Woodrum of Virginia faces a
primary fight from Moss A. Plunk
ett, a militant Virginia liberal.
Mrs. Roosevelt’s close friend, Con
gresswoman Caroline O’Day of New
York, will have Democratic com
petition this year—Miss Martha
Palmer, active worker among the
Young Democrats.
Buffalo, N. Y., has joined the
select list of big cities in which all
the large stores have turned over
their sales forces to pushing the sale
of war stamps and bonds.
It costs taxpayers $3,500 a year
to operate the senate’s subway train
that shuttles lazy senators one-block
from the Senate Office building to
the Capitol.
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U. S. Leaders at Saboteur Trial
THE COMPLETE WEATHER
BUREAU SERVICE
(Weather bureaus in New York
and many cities are supplementing
weather information by issuing
warnings, some in rime, against
shortening the life of tires by fast
driving on hot roads. How about go
ing in for the idea in a big way to
boost all drives?)
Subscriber:
Hello, central,
how ar*» you?
Do you ,ake one
lump or two?
Operator:
Kindly state
your num
ber, please;
How are your
priorities?
Subscriber:
Give me the weather bureau man;
Be as thrifty as you can.
Operator:
I am ringing;
hold the
line . . .
Saving gas
and oil is
fine.
Weather Man:
This is 6-1212
Just what can
do for you?
Any query will suffice—
We’U throw in some good advice.
Subscriber:
I am calling up to see
What the weather’s gonna be:
Buy yourself some war bonds
now—
Help to make the Axis bow!
Weather Man:
Kindly speak a little louder
(Alcohol makes smokeless powder);
Speak directly in the phone—
And cut your budget to the bone.
Central:
Kindly drop another nickel;
Travel more, sir, by bicycle!
Subscriber:
There’s the nickel in the slot;
How much old rubber have you got?
Weather Man:
Now I hear
you some
what bet
ter;
You can buy
war bonds
by letter;
What is it
you’d like
to know?
Gas and oil supplies are low.
Subscriber:
I’m just calling up to see
What the weather’s gonna be.
Weather Man:
There’s low pressure in the
west;
Driving slow is always best;
There were showers in the
night;
Treat a rubber tire right!
Subscriber:
I am listening . . . Proceed!
You are giving service, keed!
Weather Man:
Morning mists will clear away
(Turn in those' old blades to
day) ;
It should be quite warm by noon
(Help that scrap drive pretty
soon)!
Subscriber:
What’s the outlook, hot or cold?
Come across with rubber, old.
Weather Man:
Temperatures are due to soar;
Help your country win this war!
It may get to 93—
Save your tin cans carefully!
If it gets to 98
Walk, don’t ride, to keep that
date!
There’s a heat wave heading in;
Driving swiftly is a sin;
Record heat may be at hand;
Hard on tires, understand?
Subscriber:
This is service most complete;
Rubber melts in too much heat.
Weather Man:
For tomorrow, little change;
For less driving, please arrange;
Showers will bring no relief;
Hot roads bring a tire grief.
Subscriber:
Thanks for all the song and
dance ...
Take those cuffs right off your
pants!
• * •
AN IDEA!
“There goes the curse of the army,”
said Lieutenant General Somervell
as thousands of rubber sSamps were
tossed into a collection of old rub
ber. Which makes one realize that
somebody missed a bet when they
failed to emphasize rubber stamps
in the rubber drive. Rubber stamps
are not only the curse of the army,
they are the curse of the country.
How about a last minute appeal to
America to throw its rubber stamps
into the war on the Axis? Nothing
could be better spared.
• • •
The Du Fonts have taken out a
patent under which they claim it
is possible to stamp women’s hats
and clothes out of a new fabric. No
needles, no sewing machines, no
thread, no seams, no ridges. Imag
ine a woman saying, “I’m going
down to the machine shop and -get
me a new frock.”
—Buy War Bonds—
* * *
Or remarking, somewhat exasperated, “1
don't like this new spring hat. Fm going to
take it in and have it re-stamped*
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Commander in Chief Visits Atlantic Fleet
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At Sea . . . Adm. Harold Stark (arrow) commander in chief of the
European fleet, inspects the guard of honor on one of the ships of
the Atlantic fleet.
Tough in the Air—and on the Ground
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Aviation cadets at Randolph Field, Texas' famed “West Point of the
Air,” charge over an embankment with rifles and fixed bayonets in a
phase of extended order drill. Along with their flying training, these
future fighters and bomber pilots are going to be tough and ready to
defend themselves on the ground as well as above it.
Chinese General Here on Visit
Gen. Hsiung Shih-Fei, head of the Chinese military mission sent to
Washington from Chungking, was the guest of the army on a visit to
Governor’s isla:.d. He is pictured here, left, with Lieut. Gen. Hugh A.
Drum, commanding general of the eastern defense command and First
army, as they inspect the guard of honor and salute the flag.
Norway Lend-Lease
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Attorney General Francis Biddle, J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, and
Colonel Ristine are shown seated around a table in the courtroom in
Washington as they listened to the proceedings of the famous saboteur
trial. This is the trial of the eight Nazi saboteurs who were landed in
this country by submarine for the express purpose of wrecking America’s
war machines. Caught by the FBI before they could fulfill their mis
sion, they faced trial as spies. Speaking over the radio, Hoover declared
that those who gave these eight Nazis aid were traitors to their country.
In this soundphoto, Norway’s Am
bassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne
and Secretary of State Cordell Hull
are, shown signing the lease-lend
agreement between the United
States and Norway. Through the
terms of this agreement Norway will
receive substantial aid in the main
tenance of her merchant marine,
which is the fourth largest in the
world.
Grantland Rice
In Libyan Action Same for Horse
Maj. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., sena
tor from Massachusetts, who was in
the midst of heavy action in the
Libyan desert. Major Lodge had
accompanied American armored
units to the Middle East.
Desert Fox
Bob Grove
This picture, from a neutral
source, shows Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel, of the German Afrika
Korps, standing on a bunker direct
ing one of the Axis operations in
the see-saw battle of Egypt. Rom
mel is (me of the wiliest generals
the war has produced.
Physical Director
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Miss Katherine Van Resselaer,
who was appointed director of physi
cal education of the WAAC. Miss
Van Resselaer gave up three jobs
to take up this one—one as director
of physical education at the Amer
ican Women’s association.
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YX/’HAT are the toughest, hardest
’ ' running distances for man and
for horse? We shoved this debate
along to a number of well-known
trainers who handle both the human
and the equine breed.
“Years ago, many years ago,” an
old-time track coach told us, “we
figured it was the
quarter mile, which
was all sprint. Then
we moved it up to
the half, which now
is all sprint. But in
the last few years
we’ve decided that
the mile is the hard
est test on the hu
man system. It was
different when they
were running the
mile around 4:18 or
4:20. But when you
turn in a mile at 4:10 or better, you
are giving out all the system has to
offer.
“It is possible to run a mile
around four minutes flat. But we
won’t see that for some time. Such
miles as Glenn Cunningham ran
were largely sprints. They were
terrific. I should say that a fast
4:10 or better mile today is the
toughest race on the track.’ 1
ANOTHER
\ A General Quiz
0-A-A.A.A-A.A-A.A.r
The Question*
1. What useful but deadly drug
does the nux vomica tree yield?
2. Which of the following does
not belong to the Central Ameri
can group: Costa Rica, Colom
bia, Guatemala?
3. What was the ancient name
of the Dardanelles?
4. What name is given to a
group of paid applauders?
5. What did the three men, Ha
drian, Justinian and Trajan, have
in common?
6. Who cautioned his men to
'‘put your trust in God, but mind
to keep your powder dry”?
7* How many miracles of Christ
are narrated in every one of the
four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John?
The Answer*
1. Strychnine.
2. Colombia.
3. Hellespont.
4. Claque.
5. AH were emperors of Rome.
6. Oliver Cromwell.
7. One (feeding the 5,000).
“This distance goes for a horse,
too,” John Partridge, the veteran,
said. “The mile is the hardest race.
I mean a fast mile.
“You hear people talking about
the strain of a mile and a half or
even two miles. They forget that
in these longer distances there is a
lot of half loafing. Steeplechasers
can go two miles or longer, carry
ing 150 pounds, taking the jumps,
without being worn down. But when
a horse runs a mile around 1:36 he
is going all out. He can’t be saving
anything.”
This recalls Johnstown’s speed
and what it did to him. Johnstown
in more than one workout beat 1:34.
No other horse ever ran that fast.
“You hear a lot,” an observing
old-timer said, “about the fighters
and the ball players and the football
players and other competitors from
years ago outranking present stars.
Don’t believe it. Everything is get
ting better. And I can prove it.”
“Just how?” I asked.
“Because everything that can be
measured or tin. ad shows a sure
and steady improvement over old
records. New records are being set
in every sport from year to year.
Can’t you remember when 13 feet
was a record pole vault? Warmer-
dam will make it 16 feet before long.
They are now close to seven feet
in the high jump. You’ll see 9.1 sec
onds in the 100 soon. Look at all the
old swimming records. Look at
practically every competition you
can time or measure.”
Going On
“They talk about the great pitch
ers of the past,” he continued. “We
know they were
good. But suppose
Bob Grove or Bob
Feller had been al
lowed to work with
a dead, half-black,
or fuzzy ball? Or
Dizzy Dean? You’d
have seen 20 strike
outs more than
once. And you’d
have seen more
than a few no-hit
games.
“Can’t you re
member when around 295 was al
most sure to win a National Open?
Today they are shooting at 280. Or
at least 285. I know the clubs and
the balls are better and the courses
are better, but the main point is that
year by year they are setting new
marks for a target.
“It’s the pressure of competition
that is forcing a faster pace.
“Certain critics are always talk
ing about the millions whb sit and
watch the few play,” the old-timer
went on. “I wonder if they know
how many millions are also playing
games? Football and basketball are
two of our fastest games. If you
take the high schools and the col
leges and the clubs, there are more
than a million or two taking active
part in these sports.
“It is only natural that anyone
who plays a game, whatever the
game, is interested in seeing stars
at play in his favorite sport. But
that doesn’t mean that all those who
sit in stands oV sit and watch don’t
also play when they get the chance.
“Notre Dame, to many, is a
university with 40 crack football
players. Do they know that in one
form or another Notre Dame has
from 500 to 1,000 football students?”
* * *
About Jock Hutchison
Chicago has had another brilliant
and colorful golfer in Jock Hutchi
son. Jock won the British Open,
but he was never quite able to land
on top in the U. S. major show.
In the old days they had to quali
fy in the National Open at 36 holes,
and then move the next day into the
tournament proper. Using his first
72 holes of play, under this order,
Jock would have run away with
several championships.
Happy People
That is the best government
which desires to make the people
happy and knows how to make
them happy.—Macaulay.
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