Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Washington, D. C. QUIET CONFIDENCE It brought no headlines, but Chief of Staff General Marshall made the first step toward better co-operation between Capitol Hill and the Execu tive Branch of the government by holding a quiet conference with key senators and representatives. He gave them an intimate, and on the whole optimistic, progress re port on the war, which left a good impression with congressional lead ers. Both Republicans and Demo crats were present, most of them from the military affairs commit tees, and also the vice president, the speakers and other leaders. General Marshall gave the actual figures on American losses in North Africa. These must remain con fidential, but they were encouraging ly small. He explained that one rea son for the light casualties was Gen eral Eisenhower’s peace arrange ment with Admiral Darlan. General Marshall attached great importance to this, since the army, navy and civilian population in North Africa were under the influence of Admiral Darlan. Therefore he sug gested to congress that it would be very helpful if there were no crit ical speeches of the admiral despite his Vichy connections. Admiral Darlan had come to visit his son who was stricken with in fantile paralysis, General Marshall said, then had returned to France. But when his son suffered a relapse, Darlan came back to North Africa. Thus it was pure accident, but a very fortunate one, that he was in Algiers at the time. Darlan had given the order immediately which resulted in the saving of many American lives. General Marshall also paid high tribute to Robert Murphy, the state department’s charge d’affaires in France, who spent most of his time in North Africa. It was Murphy who mapped out most of the advance political plans of the U. S. army. General Marshall was also opti mistic regarding the amount of Nazi strength being diverted from the Russian front, especially airpower. He felt that Hitler would have to take more and more planes away from Russia to protect Italy, now considered the soft spot of the Axis, and that Hitler could not lick Russia without airpower. Another optimistic part of the war picture, the chief of staff said, was New Guinea, where he expects some real Allied progress against the Japs at Buna. Note: Secretary of the Navy Knox is now following Marshall’s cue and has invited members of the senate and house naval affairs committees to have dinner v/ith him some eve ning soon. As a result of the elec tions, it looks as if the executive branches of the government had awakened to the fact that there was a congress. * * • HITLER INFLUENCE If Hitler moves in on Spain, he may accomplish at one blow what we have failed to do in nine months of diplomatic discussions with Argen tina. He may force that South Amer ican country into a break with the Axis. It was Argentina which principally gummed the works at Rio de Janeiro last January, when astute Sumner Welles, undersecretary of state, was trying to line up all 21 Latin-Amer- ican countries behind a resolution to break relations. There Argentina Foreign Minister Ruiz Guinazu insisted on “neutral ity” and Argentina remained on the fence. Ruiz Guinazu is a great admirer of Spain, is proud of his own Span ish blood. Furthermore, he points to Spain’s “tradition of neutrality” as the best guarantee of peace. So if the Germans now attack Spain, the Argentine government would almost be forced to come to the defense of the mother country by breaking relations with the at tacking country. Note: Resignation of Argentine War Minister Tonazzi, a friend of the United States, is regarded here as the first important rift in the Castillo government. • • • COURTEOUS MRS. CORDELL HULL Mrs. Cordell Hull was leaving the Shoreham hotel one morning when she encountered Dr. Jose Richling, former minister of Uruguay. “Can I take you somewhere?” she offered. “I’m going to the state depart ment,” said Richling. “Come along, I’ll take you.” “But are you going that way?” “No, but it doesn’t matter. I have nothing to do. Anyhow, I want to see how my husband works.” • • • CAPITAL CHAFF C. In spite of space shortage, a mag nificent suite of offices in the state department is still reserved for the venerable “General of the Armies.” Unfortunately Pershing has to spend all his time at the Walter Reed hos pital. C. The U. S. army in North Africa will consume local fruits and vege tables, not to mention lamb and mut ton, produced there in large quanti ties, and formerly shipped to Italy, France and Germany. IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC I. He slugged it out unto the end— This slam-bang fighting man— A knock-’em-downer from way back Was Dan J. Callaghan! There in the black and bloody night He helped to blast the foe; An admiral all-out to win Who died in doing so! U. The Jap armada on the hunt, Outnumbering our force. Came out to strike a telling blow (With sneaky ways, of course); It had, by all the laws of weight, A prospect more than fair For victory . . . except that men Like Callaghan were there! III. Bill Halsey was the battle chief— Another scrappy Celt; Two Irishmen were topside there, As soon the Charlies felt; The Japs were physically strong But mentally not sharp— They should have known no Nip ponese Could ever trim a “harp.” IV. The foe bore down from Bougain ville Our lesser force to pin: It met Halsey and Callaghan And soon bore back agin. Two tougher, slashing, slambang lads Were never in one fleet As Nippon found when such as they Got word “Turn on the heat!” V. The foe’s cry “On to victory!” Soon changed to “Who threw that?” As Callaghan tore in between Their lines in “nothing flat”; They thought all hell had broken loose And saw a new type war When Dannie Callaghan let go A few swings from the floor. VI. “What’s going on?” some Togo cried As deadly wallops grew; “Search me,” another one re plied, “For I am groggy, too!” And groggy was the word for It For soon the frantic “drips” Were panicked to a point where they Were blasting their own ships! VII. They’d looked for that "one-ocean” fleet And how were they to know One-ocean fleets were plenty with Two Celts to run the show? But well they know about it now And—mark this well, Japan: Our Navy has a new job now— Avenge Dan Callaghan! VIII. Oh, there were other heroes there; None more than Callaghan Would understate what he had done And praise some other man; But no one’s place in history Can be much more secure For he died on the fighting bridge To make the triumph sure. EPITAPH FOR ADOLF This was his story, And this was his role: The greater his conquests, The deeper the hole. His triumphs were vast, And he had such a clout, He got in so deep That he couldn’t get out. Pathetic Cases in the Meat Rationing 1— The animal trainer uiho is trying to make his animals eat spinach. 2— The sheriff whose bloodhounds won’t eat fruit salads, chicken or pigs’ feet. 3— The man who started a chop house in 1942. 4— The chairman of the annual Beefsteak Dinner Committee. • • • Marshal Retain says that Presi dent Roosevelt “attributes to Hitler and Mussolini intentions which they have not even manifested in acts.” • • • The Marshal thinks we should never suspect those birds of any overt acts until after the deeds have been accomplished. • • • Ima Dodo says she listens to all the war commentators so she can tell what’s being advertised most these days. * • • “Gen. Rommel Fled in Shorts.”— Headline. • • • Judging by the breathless flight, short pants were the general rule. • • • The first cold spell always leads to the discovery by thousands of people that there is nothing on which an architect and builder can do more chiseling than in the matter of a fireplace. • * • Deer are being hunted by bow and arrow this season. This is a great break for the deer, but it is tougher than ever on cows, bird dogs, farm help and innocent by standers. • • » Add similes: Quicker than a radio writer can steal an idea. * • • General Rommel is reported not with his men. He may have been running so fast he left the ground and is now establishing an altitude record. THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ DECEMBER 11. 1942 ‘Get the Message Through’ Is Job of Signal Corps In this war, instructions and reports, not only from plane to base but from ship to shore and field com mander to officers, are sent by wireless. These pictures show some of the phases of signal corps training. At left, Moon Young, Chinese student, tries to perfect his diction so he can become a member of the signal corps and get out to the Southwest Pacific. He has a score to settle with the Japs. Center: Type of equip ment used by planes to keep in touch with home bases and other planes during “dog fights.” Right: Skilled fingers beat out messages on semi-automatic telegraph keys. Captor and Captives in British 8th Army Push One of the first trains to get to Cairo, Egypt, from the Alamein front after the British Eighth army started its victorious drive is shown at left. The train was jammed to the doors with thousands of Axis soldiers taken in the early stages of the fighting. At right, Lieut. Gen. George Montgomery, head of the Eighth army, poses for his picture right at the front. The general leans on a tank and smiles for a photographer, as if he were in some London studio. Shells are bursting less than a half mile away. Aids of Saboteur Get Death Sentence “This looks like payday,” said Hans Max Haupt (front right) shortly after he heard the death sentence pronounced on him and two other Ger- man-Americans who had given aid to his executed saboteur son, in Chi cago. Behind Haupt is Walter Froehling, and behind Froehling is Otto Wergin, both condemned to death. The wives of the three convicted men were sentenced to 25 years in prison, and fined $10,000 each. Fathers and Sons Inducted Into Army A pair of fathers and their sons were inducted into the army the other day, in New York. Photo shows, left to right, George Spencer Goodacre, 43, and his son, George, 21; Edward Dondero, 21, and his father, Robert Dondero, 41, as they handed their clothes to Pvt. Nathan Rubin, prior to examinations for army service. Paved Way in Africa Tall man in center is one whom the writers of the history of the U. S. coup in North Africa will particular ly mention. He is Robert Murphy, head of our consular force in France and its African colonies. Murphy prepared the groundwork for our occupation of North Africa. He is shown during a visit to Dakar being welcomed by M. Chapoulie, the co lonial governor (in whites). ‘Priority’ Dolls With our second wartime Christ mas approaching, American toy manufacturers are faced with prior ities. Instead of dolls being made of rubber they are now made of wood pulp. Here an aide to Santa paints faces on the new kind of doll. VXT'HO is the greatest all-around I ’’ ballplayer and who is the greatest all-around football player of all time? This doesn’t include stars playing only one position. It is an argument that covers many positions, where versatility is the big idea. We put the first problem up to Ed Barrow, the veteran director of the New York Yan kees, who has been in the thick of the scuffle for some 50 years. “My nomination,” Ed says, “>s Hans Wagner, when it comes to all-around ability. “I’ll tell you why. Wagner was a great outfielder with a great arm. I’ve seen him star at first, second, short and third. He was a first-class catcher. And one day I made him pitch—and he would have made a fine pitcher with that arm. He was the only man I ever knew who was above the average in all nine positions. He was the greatest shortstop. “I’ll go beyond that. He also was one of the greatest hitters baseball ever knew. He had no weakness. As Christy Mathewson once said, ‘His only weakness is a base on balls.’ Hans led the league eight years. He was a power hitter and a place hitter. About Wagner “Here’s another angle about Wag ner,” Barrow continued. “He was one of the greatest base runners in the game. Here was a big, awkward ■ 200-pounder who used to steal from 50 to 60 bases. Everyone knows how great Cobb and Ruth were. But I am talking about every angle that makes up baseball—outfield, infield, offense, defense, hitting, base run ning—I mean everything. “Cobb and Ruth have been our two most phenomenal players. But Wagner could do more, in more posi tions, than either of them could. He was an amazing ball player. He was a great kid ball player, and he also was a star when he was 43 years old. Don’t 'forget that. “Hans had the greatest pair of hands that anyone ever brought to the game. He had a pair of hands that looked like hams, but they had a sensitive touch. They were live hands. “I don’t have to say anything about Cobb and Ruth. You know where they belong. Remember, I’m just telling you about a fellow who could do more things better than anyone else. I mean Wagner.” What About Football? The player in football who matches Wagner in baseball is Jim Thorpe. Thorpe, like Wagner, could do more things in a better way than anyone else. Here’s the answer—Thorpe was a great ball carrier, one of the best. He could run an end or crack a line. He was an exceptional kicker —punter, drop-kicker or place kick er. He was a good passer and a good pass receiver. Thorpe had just one weakness. If he didn’t happen to be in the mood, or in condition, on a certain day, he would put out only when he had to. The reason Pop Warner picked Er nie Nevers over Thorpe was this— “Nevers gave me 60 minutes of ev erything he had,” Pop said. “Some times Jim would and sometimes he would not. But they were two of the greatest I ever saw. Thorpe at his best was the best.” A Few Others For all-around value I can add two others—Babe Ruth in baseball, Bronko Nagurski in football. Ruth was a star pitcher, a fine outfielder, a pretty good first base- man, a great hitter. He was the greatest of all power hitters. And Babe is still prouder of his pitch ing than he is of his hitting. The football entry is Bronko Nagurski. First, a star tackle; later a fine end; still later the great est fullback I ever saw. As Steve Owen once said, “Nagur ski is the only back I ever saw who could run his own interference.” Bo McMillin picks Cal Hubbard, now coaching at Geneva college— great end, great tackle, and proba bly the best line backer of all time. Cal, fast on his feet, weighed only around 250. Then there is Dutch Clarke, anoth er luminary of exceptionally high all-around class. In checking back through this list, one of the most important factors is the length of time they played. How long could they hold the pace? Stam ina and durabihty are qualities that can’t be overlooked in any final sum ming up. Babe Ruth Bonus Wagner Grantland Rice Bedtime Pal IT WILL be love at first sight when your child sees this dar ling doll . . . she’s so pretty, so cuddly and so soft. Going to bed will be fun . .' . when this doll goes along to be snuggled! Here’s a grand gift for very young chil dren. • • • Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1704-B gives complete directions for making this doll (with 15-inch body) applying the hair and making the frock. Body requires % yard sateen, dress yard 35 or 39-inch ma terial. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size Name Address Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. 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