The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 21, 1943, Image 2
THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C,
MAY 21, 1943
Washington, D. C.
AID TO RUSSIA
It is now permissible to reveal
that several months ago about 300,-
000 tons of shipping were tied up in
the Persian Gulf waiting to be un
loaded.
This represented a super attempt
to aid Russia, and although some
ships were tied up for weeks, it was
not the fault of the War Shipping
administration or the army. This
was an attempt to show good faith
to Russia when she was under ter
rific siege, when the battle of Stalin
grad was in the balance.
Ip some cases ships rode at an
chor 50 and 60 days in the Gulf of
Persia, waiting to unload, their
crews idle.
Basic reason for this delay is that
port facilities along the Gulf of Per
sia are backward if not medieval.
There were no modem docks or
cranes, and to unload locomotives
without cranes is almost impossible.
Also the railroad running north from
Basra to the Caucasus is a mean
dering affair, never completely fin
ished, originally built to reach the
Shah’s hunting lodge rather than
port facilities on the Caspian.
Very little had been done by the
British to improve this line, until
American engineers got busy. Even
before Pearl Harbor, when we first
started sending aid to Russia, Amer
ican railroad men were rushed to
Basra. But it was a tough job, and
was still unfinished last fall and
summer. At that time the Nazis
were knocking our Murmansk con
voys off Norway into smithereens.
So, to keep faith with Russia, ships
were piled into the Gulf of Persia.
Today the situation, though still
difficult, is greatly improved. In
fact, hard-hitting Lew Douglas, dy
namo of the War Shipping adminis
tration, has pepped up unloading fa
cilities in India, South Africa and
other bad bottlenecks where previ
ously U. S. ships had to wait three
and four weeks to unload.
• • •
WORRIED OVER RAILROADS
Certain Washington officials ac
quainted with railroad operation are
worried about temporary break
downs of the transportation system,
and consequent serious delays in
moving war materials.
While it is admitted that the rail
roads are doing a “grand job,"
there is no overlooking the fact that
the burden is proving too heavy.
Most serious is the situation in
westward freight traffic. The coun
try’s railroads were built with the
idea of moving traffic eastward, with
bigger facilities as traffic moves
east. But today, with a Pacific war
to supply, the westward movement
is greater than ever.
Breakdowns have occurred on sin
gle-track western lines, requiring re
routing in a circuitous manner, with
delays of days and weeks in some
cases. A transcontinental freight
movement which once was accom
plished in five days is now requiring
ten and fifteen.
The remedy seems to be an in
crease in the centralized control of
traffic. This smells like government
operation, from the railroads’ point
of view, and they shy away from
it. But officials in ODT who have
no railroad connections regard such
control as necessary for the war
time job.
Note: The burden for meeting
these problems falls on the shoulders
of V. V. Boatner, director of the »'i-
vision of railroad transport in the
ODT. Boatner has now shifted to a
“without compensation” basis so he
can act as consultant for the rail
roads and be paid by them, while
still officially working for the gov
ernment.
* • •
FARMER CHENNAULT
Freshman Rep. Charles E. Mc
Kenzie of Louisiana expected to get
a first-hand report on the war in the
Far East when he shook hands with
his most distinguished constituent,
Gen. Claire Chennault, leader of
American forces in China, who is
visiting in the United States.
But the “Fighting Tiger” almost
floored McKenzie by inquiring:
"How’s farming down home? I can’t
wait to get back to my plantation.”
McKenzie replied that he had just
returned from Louisiana, that farm
ers in his district were doing “very
well” considering the shortage of
labor and machinery.
“Did you see my place in Concor
dia Parish?” asked Chennault anx
iously.
“You bet, General,” replied Mc
Kenzie, “and I can report that it is
one of the most beautiful and best
regulated plantations in Louisiana.
I’d like to live there my sc if, on the
banks of Lake St. John.”
Note: While Chennault is at war,
his Louisiana farm is being man
aged by his wife and children.
• * •
MERRY-GO-ROUND
C. The carpet in the state depart
ment reception room, where Secre
tary Hull holds press conferences,
is bordered with swastikas.
C. William B. Lewis, chief of OWI’s
radio bureau, resented “Time’s”
calling him “smooth, dapper,” and
one of the “soap salesmen” ip OWI.
He called “Time’s” Washington bu
reau threatening to write letters of
protest to important people. “Write
one to us,” said Felix Belair Jr.,
head of the bureau, “if it’a good,
we’ll nrint it.”
Bolivian President Warmly Greeted
Gen. Enrique Penaranda, Bolivia’s president (left), is shown npon his
arrival on the lawn of the White House. He signed a declaration of
affirmation with the United Nations. Left to right, President Penaranda,
President Roosevelt, Vice President Wallace and acting naval aide to
President Roosevelt, Adm. Willson Brown.
Miners at ‘Round Stove’ Discussion
Relaxing under the comfortable heat of a stove, these four miners
discuss their No. 1 topic, the six-day week for miners under government
supervision of the mines. The six-day week was ordered by Fuel Admin
istrator Ickes throughout the coal mining industry as work generally was
resumed, after a nation-wide walkout.
Additions to Great Britain’s Fleet
The sea-power of the United Nations gets two powerful new additions
(n these new British war vessels pictured at sea for the first time as full-
fledged members of the British navy. At top is the super-battleship H.M.S.
Howe. At bottom is the H.M.S. Indomitable, modern air-power carry
ing giant.
U-Boat’s Officer Addresses Mates
After the 33 survivors of a German submarine were landed at an
Atlantic port they were given a hearty meal. Here the executive officer
of the sub repeats in German instructions given him by U. S. navy officers
as the crew ate. The sub was sunk by depth charges and gunfire from
the coast guard cutter Icarus,
‘Supermen’ at Rest
When U. S. troops entered this Tu
nisian valley they found the graves
of 120 “supermen” who had lost
their lives in battle with the Allies.
The scene of their final resting place
is calm and peaceful now as Ameri
can boys walk through the rows of
crosses marking Nazi graves.
Nazi ‘Flak’ Trains
Trying to halt the extensive knock
ing out of locomotives and rolling
stock, the Nazis have fitted out cer
tain trains as “flak trains.” Entire
train is turned into a rolling arsenal.
At top Nazis man light anti-air guns.
Below: Gunners run to their heavy
anti-air cannon.
Morocco Etiquette
Gen. Mark Clark, head of U. S.
forces in Morocco, is eating with
his fingers at the fi^eat “diffa,” or
feast, given by the rich Caid El
Ayadi on the occasion of a wolf
hunt. General Clark and his staff
enjoyed the diffa immensely.
New Summer Garb
Summer dress and work uniforms
of the marine corps women’s re
serve are modeled here by Lieut.
Kathleen Hogan, left, and Sergt.
Donna Case.
'T'HIS country likes its champions
-*■ not only out in front but well in
front. Not only on top, but high on
top. It has become accustomed to
a long parade of
stars. With so many
now in war service,
you could get that
angle in all the Der
by excitement over
Count Fleet.
The advance dope
that he was another
Man O’ War caught
the crowd’s atten
tion and stirred
things up.
Many were using
Count Fleet’s fame
to replace such names as Joe Louis,
Billy Conn, Joe DiMaggio and Ted
Williams.
Gran tland Rice
It took a Babe Ruth to lift base
ball out of its rut around 1919 and
1920.
One feature concerning the 1943
attendance drop applies partly to
the absence of big baseball names—
at least the biggeit names, with Bob
Feller, Red Ruffing, Joe DiMaggio,
Ted Williams, Johnny Beazley, Ter
ry Moore and others.
So the Derby crowd at least had
its advance thrill in waiting to look
at a horse that many picked as the
best in 20 years.
The outside populace just wanted
to look at the champ. Over twenty
years ago thousands, who had no
other interest in racing, came out to
see Man O’ War.
The Long Parody
No other nation has ever had such
a quantity of skill and color in its
top performers—John L. Sullivan,
Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Bobby
CHAMPION DEMPSEY
Jones, Bill Tilden, Ty Cobb, Joe
Louis, Man O’ War, Walter Hagen,
on and on and on.
What happened to baseball’s get
away? Boxing, basketball and hock
ey have been packing them in all
winter and early spring. Racing
came along with a heavy blast, roar
ing in like a gale. This is easy to
explain. With some extra billions of
surplus cash floating about, betting
got a big call.
Transformation for
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The size of your radio, your tall
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doors will govern the proportions
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the tools for making grooves the
shelves may rest on metal angles
screwed to the sides of the unit.
These angles are useful also for
strengthening the comers.
The construction of the bedding
compartment is shown in the low
er sketch. The padding is cotton
batting and the covering is tacked
in place through a lath strip.
• • •
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Racing 9 s Thrills
Millions of people wanted action
and the thrill of the gamble. Racing
provides this thrill. Baseball
doesn’t.
In addition to that, practically ev
erything of a morbid nature that
could happen to a game struck at
baseball—Northern training, wreck
ing spring weather, the early mourn
ful thud of the Balata Ball, the ab
sence of stars, all the many mil
lions either wearing uniforms or in
some form of war industry.
This latter was one of the main
wrecking features, since most of
these millions are in the fanatical
baseball age—between 18 and 40.
Different starting times must be
used to give these crowds a chance
for their recreation, in case it hap
pens to be baseball.
It isn’t likely that, with so many
other sports riding high, baseball is
headed for a collapse. But this the
ory can’t be taken for granted.
Someone mast dig up the right med
icine for a core.
Dark Clouds
Whatever happens in other lines,
one of baseball’s darkest clouds
comes from the shadow of Yankees,
Cardinals and Dodgers. The Yan
kees have a big call on material left
to their league. If Johnny Vander
Meer is drafted, the Reds must
leave the National league race to
the Cardinals and Cubs. They may
have to, anyway.
Three strong clubs can’t keep in
terest boiling among the remaining
13 who might be left behind. It isn’t
possible.
Two one-sided races would be the
final blow. But in spite of this dan
ger there can, of course, be no
punch-pulling to make any race
close. That would be much worse
than no race at all.
Under present restless conditions
baseball, for one thing, can use the
liveliest bat fodder to be found, even
if most of the rabbits, now nibbling
at spring gardens, must be called |
in for the sacrifice.
O Our soldiers are sure glad to
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many insect-infested battle-
fronts.
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