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i ■ 1 ' / THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. 4^ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1942 Washington, D. C. NOT ONLY A FIGHTER, BUT ALSO A DIPLOMAT Gen. Dwight Eisenhower has a lot of tough jobs in Africa, and one of them, which doesn’t get into the headlines, is to be the diplomatic negotiator among high French offi cials. Among other things, he has been very adroit in handling General Gi- raud, who escaped from France dressed as an old woman and who now is in command of French forces in North Africa. Actually, General Giraud expect ed to be commander of all forces in North Africa, both French and Americans He is one of the highest generals in the French army, and before France fell, would have re placed General Gamelin as chief of staff had he not been taken prison er. Therefore, since he outranks Eisenhower and has had much more varied experience, it is not unnat ural that Giraud should aspire to be commander-in-chief of the en tire North African operation, includ ing the U. S. army. Eisenhower, however, has a charming personality, a broad grin, a smattering of French, and had little trouble in handling General Gi raud. Another complication was the fact that Giraud hates Admiral Darlan. Yet Darlan, as a member of the cabinet, outranks him. In addition, there is General Nogues, another top-ranking officer. So it has been worked out that Nogues commands the French civil population, Giraud the French army, and Darlan the French fleet. * • • SIDETRACKED PLANES When Wendell Willkie conferred with Stalin in Moscow, the Russian leader was critical of the British for sidetracking American lend - lease goods in Scotland and substituting for them inferior British war sup plies. The inside story of this can now be told. Last summer, a shipment of Aira- cobras was en route to Russia from the United States and the convoy stopped to refuel in the British Isles. At that time. General Eisenhower, preparing for the second front in Africa, asked that these fast lighting planes be given to him instead of being sent on to Russia. General Eisenhower was so in sistent that he finally went to Prime Minister Churchill personally, who finally agreed that the Airacobras be sidetracked for use on the forth coming African front. • • • OVERRULING ROOSEVELT More and more it looks as if Fer dinand Eberstadt, the Wall Street broker, is becoming the most pow erful man in the War Production board and one of the most powerful in the government. It hasn’t leaked out yet, but recently he managed to overrule the vice president of the United States, the undersecretary of state, and Lend-Lease Administra tor Ed Stettinius. Some time ago, Eberstadt ap pointed as chief of WPB export pri orities, Major Tom Armstrong, oi Standard Oil of New Jer>Cj. who had operated in various Lat r. Amer ican countries. Armstrong had been vigorous in bucking the development of Latin American government- owned oil companies, and the Latin Americans don’t like him. Th are- fore, they squawked when they heard he would now sit in their all- important priorities position where he could decide whether they could, or could not, receive oil equipment to develop their government-owned industries in competition with Stand ard and private companies. Undersecretary of State Welles agreed with the Latin Americans, and protested to the President. So did Vice President Wallace of the BEW, and also Stettinius, who buys lend-lease oil equip-, mt for Latin American govemmt .s. As a result of these protests, Roosevelt ordered Donald Nelson to dismiss Major Armstrong. Howev er, Eberstadt in effect has over ruled the President. He insisted that Armstrong remain. And he is still on the job. • • • CAPITAL CHAFF C. Mrs. Roosevelt, looking from an airplane on the new marble struc ture known as the Jefferson Me morial, remarked, “I doubt if Jef ferson would have liked to see mon ey spent that way.” C. There are already 225,000 appli cations on file for commissions from civilian life. C. Except for a few rare specialists, the only route to a commission now adays is to get into the army as a private, then attend an officer can didates school. C Not to be stalled by lack of gaso line, one sightseeing company in Washington has hired and repainted an old two-horse ten-passenger wag on, which drives around the capital as “Victory Sightseeing.” C. Warning that the war department will dispense no more “cellophane commissions,” Secretary Stimsor. says it does no good for applicants to write appealing letters to him, which open with the catch phrase. “I know what a busy man you are. but—” . . . Some people write to Stimson at his home, expecting per sonal attention. (LPhHHpr U. S. Gunners Hit Mark and U. S. Grub ‘Hits Spot’ IMAGINARY INTERVIEWS: ADOLF AND WILHELM ("The kaiser was a man who lacked any strength or power of resistance, but in me our enemies have found a man who does not know the word ‘capitulate’."—Herr Hitler.) Spirit of Wilhelm—Ach! Can’t you leave me out of this? Adolf—What for? At a time like this I need you for contrast. Wilhelm—Don’t be too sure it’s in your favor! It’s not very nice of you to pan me in your speeches. What’s the idea saying I lacked strength? I was just as tough as you so long as the going was good. Adolf—I will always be tough whether it’s good or bad. Wilhelm—That’s just what I used to say. • * • Adolf—I insist there is a big difference between your type and my type. Wilhelm — I’ll never argue with you on that. I concede it! • • • Adolf—After all, you ran away. I am incapable of that. Wilhelm—How do you know? You haven’t come to the test yet. If I were you I wouldn’t boast so much. Adolf—All Germans boast. Wilhelm—But it seems strange to hear you dragging me into the pic ture. Why don’t you let me rest in peace? Adolf—I can’t rest in peace; why should anybody else? It’s a sign of weakness to rest in peace. Wilhelm—The last I heard of you you were going full speed ahead. You weren’t even thinking about relative capacities for capitulation. What’s happened? Adolf—Nothing’s happened . . yet. I’ve got more territory than ever. I’ve made deeper advances than any German in all history. Do you understand what that means? Wilhelm—If I don’t nobody does. • * • Adolf—I’ve overrun a vast part of Europe. No German armies have performed such feats of arms. My victories have been stupendous. Wilhelm—True. And I under stand just how nervous and wor ried you must be at this point. Adolf—I am not nervous or worried. Wilhelm—Oh, come, Adolf, you can’t stuff me. I was on top of the world, too, once. • • • Adolf—Never did you get as deep into as many countries as I have. Wilhelm—That’s why I appreciate what a mess you’re in. I went all to pieces on half your victories. Adolf—You lacked nerve, firm ness, strength. I haVe all these. Wilhelm—I was as full of bluster as you until America came in. And look where I wound up. Adolf—There’s different stuff in me. Wilhelm—It’s the same stuff; only you slice it thicker. • • • Adolf—And don’t mention Amer ica. It is decadent, weak, pleasure loving and inept in arms. Wilhelm—That’s what I thought! • • • Adolf—I can never be defeat ed. The German people have a destiny to rule the world. Defeat is out of the question. Wilhelm—I wish you wouldn’t steal my stuff. Adolf—I'm not stealing your stuff. Wilhelm—Yes, you are. Ev erything. you are now saying I said 25 years ago, yet I finished on a woodpile. Adolf—They’ll never get me on a woodpile. Wilhelm—IVbat odds are you giving? • * • HITLER SPEAKS Oh, gaze at me and you’ll behold The essence of the extra bold; Some flaws in others you may see. But you will not find one in ME! That dreadful word ‘capitulate’ Is one l loathe and also hate; The kaiser ran when in a fix But could l do it? Who? Me? Nix! To flee be sure I never will As did that warlord Kaiser Bill; He got this break when luck wore thin— There was a place that LET HIM IN! * * • Elmer Twitchell swears that he went to a lunchroom where the waiter gave him a lump of sugar and asked him how little coffee he wanted with it. • • • In California lettuce has been ruled a non-essential crop. If there is ever a lettuce shortage what will the average drugstore do for sand wiches? • • • Once upon a time all a parent had to do was to remember where his boy was fight ing. Now he has to remember where the place is where he remembers his boy is fighting. , , * We hope the post-war world will be so arranged as to dispose of the fellows who compose those jingles for the radio commercials. * * • Wilbur Wood observes that France is so far the only coun try in the war that has been on both sides and also in the middle. Hawaiian Women Employ Old Art for Camouflage Sons of African War Chiefs . . . and Fathers All West Point students, the sons of our African war chiefs are shown above. Left to right" William Clark, son of Maj. Gen. Mark Clark, deputy commander of Allied African expedition; John Eisenhower, son of Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, commander of American forces in the North African campaign; George Patton, son of Maj. Gen. George Pat ton, captor of Casablanca; and John Doolittle, son of Maj. Gen. James Doolittle. Shown below are the famous fathers. Left to right, Maj. Gen. Clark; Lieut. Gen. Eisenhower; Maj. Gen. Patton, and Maj. Gen. Doolittle. How They Come Back From Stalingrad The river is the Don, in the Stal ingrad area. The rubber boat that took the Germans to the other side is used here to bring them back. This soldier on a stretcher is brought back wounded. Men of Midway THE OLD GUARD REPORTS Accurate naval gunnery from IT. S. ships lying off Guadalcanal shattered these Jap trucks (right) during the early stages of the Battle of the Solomon Islands. The truck in the foreground appears to have suffered a direct hit. Picture at left illustrates the expression “come and get it.” And that’s just what these U. S. marines on Guadalcanal island are doing. The fighters look both happy and husky as they line up for chow. For generations Hawaiian women have been noted for their ability at weaving cloth and producing color ful prints. Today they are employing these talents in the art of camouflage for our armed forces in the islands. At left Miss Blanche Portor sorts pieces of cloth for color, texture and adaptability as Capt. Trick inspects her selection. Bight: Completed camouflage net in use. It conceals the 105 howitzer Pvt. C. Swer- sky is cleaning. Fighting men of Midway also see the softer side of life. At top an unidentified fighter gets a kick out of a tiny tern that landed on his tommy gun. Below: Fighting pilot Hoyle Barr of the United States Ma rine corps, Midway Island, gives you a grand smile. Heads French Fleet wmM One of the big question marks has been the ultimate destination of the French fleet, which was an chored at Toulon. Admiral Laborde (above), commander of the fleet, ■was quoted by Vichy as having de clared allegiance to Marshal Petain. fT IS reported to be a “long way to Tipperary.” Also, it is a long way from Walter Camp’s first All- America football team. That selec tion was made in 1889, which is a matter of 53 years back in football history or any history. In sport this is something you can call faraway and long ago. Naturally one gets a thrill when he runs across one of the few left from that old- time outfit, such as Pudge Heffelfinger of Yale, still my top football player. I mean a star in 1889 at the age of 20, and still a star (ask Bo McMillin) in 1922, 33 years later. And I mean a 60-minute star. So there was something of a GrantlandRice thrill in meeting Channing of Princeton, and in look ing back into the past. Channing of Princeton was also on Mr. Camp’s first team—a running mate of Snake Ames, one of the star college ath letes of all time, a slender back who had to take the physical beating of mass play for 60 minutes every game. Then and Now “There isn’t any question at all,” Mr. Channing told me. "that mod ern football is far superior to the game we played. It is faster, smart er, more interesting. It has greater action. “In those days we never had to bother with forward passes, re verses, spinners, mousetrapping, changing defenses, wing backs, T- formations and a dozen things I might mention that the modern player has to face. “We had only three factors to con sider then—power, speed and dura bility. We never had to figure in advance all the complex things that might happen to an offense or a de fense. Actually, we never had to think much. It was largely a mat ter of overpowering the other team by power and speed. The modern game is a far better game for ev erybody—players and spectators. ‘We Were Tougher’ “We had just one advantage over this present bunch,” 1889 All-Amer ica Channing said. “Undoubtedly we were tougher. We could take more. In these days we had no automobiles, no night clubs, no mo tion pictures, no radios, no distrac tions. We had only football. “I’ll give you several examples. Pudge Heffelfinger was on that 1889 All-America. Thirty-three years lat er he played 60 minutes in a pro fessional game with Bo McMillin in Ohio, and he was still the roughest, toughest man in that game. He played against the best pros of 1921 and 1922 and he turned them into tenpins. “Talk about running guards. Pudge was a great running guard in 1889. And he was 53 and McMillin was 22 when they played together, yet Pudge kept saying to Bo, ‘More speed, kid. Don't get in tny way.’ And McMillin was one of the best and oqe of the toughest, la a foot ball way, this game ever has known. “Pudge dislocated his right shoul der in the first play of that game, but still starred through the whole distance. More Evidence • “I’ll give you more evidence that we could take it,” Mr. Channing said. “Shep Homans was Snake Ames’ Substitute at fullback for Princeton, but Shep never got to play a second while Snake was around. After Snake had been grad uated, Homans was All-America for two years at fullback, and in 18 games his substitute neve’. - got into a game—not even for a play. “We were 60-minute players then. I mean all of us. Heffelfinger, Hare, Ames, Stagg—don’t forget Stagg. At 80 he is still just as active, just as alert, just as keen as he was over 50 years ago. “I’d like to tell you more about such great people f as Brinck Thorne i and Frank Hinkey. * Hinkey weighed a A. A. Stagg hundred and fifty pounds, and they thought he was too rough. He put 100 per cent of everything he had in every play he made, and so did Ames and Heffelfinger and Thorne and many others. “At that time the softening influ ences of modern civilization hadn’t come along to help kill off our legs and our stamina. Certainly, the kids today are just as game as we ever were. And they are football smarter. “Can you pick from this crop to day a Stagg who still will be leading his men at the age of 80—or a Hef- I felfinger who might be playing in a game at 66, as he did for charity > in Minneapolis? “Yes, they are faster, smarter and more interesting than we ever were. But we were tougher.’* CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT RAZOR BLADES KENT BLADES T1 Blade t VaTne * PATRIOTIC SONGS Patriotic? Invest!! 50c brings two patriotic songs and partnership coupon. Cooperative Music Writers, Box 1381, Montgomery, Ala. Linoleum is something new in wall coverings. It is durable and easily cleaned. • • * Candied grapefruit and orange peels are always tasty additions to liquid sauces to be used over baked or steamed puddings. • • • Add half a cup of boiled rice to your regular waffle recipe, if you want to serve waffles with creamed fish or chicken. • * • When your feet are hot and tired, bare them and stand in the bathtub without the stopper being in the outlet. Let cold water strike the feet with force for a short time, then rub them briskly with olive oil. • • * If you do not have game scissors to help with the carving use a reg ular heavy kitchen shears to cut skin, flesh and for disconnecting the joints. • • • When rolling out the L.st of the doughnut mixture roll in 'a few currants, cut dough in small fancy shapes and fry in the usual man ner. These will please the chil dren and the grown-ups too. • • • A tip for pumpkin pie: When making a pumpkin pie and the pie is nearly done, carefully draw it to the edge of the oven and then sprinkle lightly with grated yellow cheese mixed with shredded nut meats. Return to the oven and when the pie is done it will have a delicately flavored crusty top. MOROLIN PETROLEUM JELLYg Sporting Chance “This new 35-mile speed limit will mean a great saving.” “Yes, in more ways than one. A pedestrian now has an even chance of outrunning a car.” R«sinol,78, Baito., Md. 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