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Show rift - The Herald-Journa- SID l C G I. A N C December 22, 143 Wednesday Evening, Val-u- v afternoon Cache week day by the published every Center Street, Logan, Utah. Newspaper Co.. 75 West 50. Telephone all departments delivered by carrier 75 cents a The Herald-Journmnnth three months, $2.25; six months, $4.50; one year, outside Of Cache Valley same prices as poo. By mall in Cache Valley 75 cents a month; three bove. By mail months $2 00; six months, $3 75; one year, $7 00. matter in the post office at Entered as second-clas- s Swiss mean, Utah, under the act of congress, March 4, 1879. Liberty Belt "proclaim Liberty through all the land. AND THINGS isl itiiI'- - - W In n tin A " In iblc was Ohio admitted to was Websters first copyrighted? telephone? i Union? A you, ini, Wluie and when wus the fne depuitmenl cstab-li-ln- d in (he United States? In Philadelphia. 1871. G A Simlwirh Islands, ( ,rf In l pud answers the Hawaiian state, onginally tailed by navi- - gators? Q Caine line, W.iImiii, I w mt cmnuiiitd by Bell to In, A- - In diction-ir- v ls2X BY L RAY NELSON Dear Santa- th3 loneliness whicn people enaure this winter, through the tmoke of burning cities and exploding bombs, tho fo.' conies tears of tragedy, Christmas of 1!V43 a firmer belief o in 3anta Claus and all he s Through If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is many Pro verbs 24:10. Adversity reminds men of religion Q Tin- will not assume financial responsibility for any The Herald-Journerrors which may appear In advertisements published in Us columns. paper is at fault. It will reprint that In those Instances where the advertisement In w hlch the typographical mistake occurs. the of prt small. Ql'l'SI ION'S and h it were r ns Questions And Answers THOUGHTS S H 4r4w Liy. in-b- Not liberty alone, not truth alone, but truth and Liberty with Truth, shall yet enlighten the world. NO NEED lues. was A year ago the horizon dark. Today, it Is not bright, but it is less dark. The promise of victory has become more secure; the dream oT a better world has inched closer to reality. There is TO WORRY? deal and Many persons who are slow to wrath are worrying now about the tendency toward personalized government in the great democracies, Great Britain and the United States. The feeling of such persons is exemplified and this is by Raymond Clappers reonly one convenient illustration allied leaders are slipping the powerful cent remark that the interest of oriental of state arrogance a regarding into the democratic peoples in their activities. Some of those who have observed the drift seek to console the rest of us by pointing out that there will be another election next year that so long as, every four years, we s and overturn have an opportunity to turn out democratic of no need we fear processes. weakening policies, That is not entirely true. We can turn Mr. Roosevelt out of the White House next November, effective a year from January 1, if we choose. Some would like to do that, and others would not. pro-ne- w must think the sergeant is serious about Irene I hear you trying to interest him in one of those lots youve been stuck with since the war started? You didnt The office-holder- We can get a new smile in the executive offices, new faces around the cabinet table, new voices in the senate and the house. Personal dictatorship of the perennial variety, like Mussolinis or Hitlers, is not an issue. But whoever is elected president next fall, whoever is elected to congress, whoever are appointed to secretaryships and other policy posts, their hands will be tied in most important wah matters. The die will have been cast. For what? We dont know. Do we like it? How can we tell, since we dont know what it is? Are we satisfied with the decisions that are being made for us? Do we want to continue in office the men who are making them? Theres no way of knowing. Messrs. Roosevelt and Churchill must have secrets, because there are things the axis mustnt learn until too late. with which every important parley But the on the war has been handled is alarming a which has not been limited to military matters, but which has extended to purely political affairs. It is becoming about time, if it is not already time, for distinguishing between security matters and politics, domestic and international for accepting security censorship, and refusing absolutely to play any longer with political ss high-handedne- ss MERRY-GO-ROUN- Washington obeven discussion of nfter-w'i- r jectives, and faint whiffs of peacepudding. That a year of intense fighting and political intrigue lies ahead is certain. Americans have about abandoned the hope that will collapse from the pounding of bombs. The Turaw-- t incident emphasized the determination and ability of the Jap to endure blows. But, despite hardships lying head, more Americans are believing in Santa and his message of good will this year than during two yeurs past. -- O D Continuing an annual practic Dear Santa" letpublishing ters, this column today reveals Slowness of Italian campaign laid time had been lost which has its the following rotes: O to Navy bungling over year ago; effect today. d lack of landing Santa Dear SUBSIDY ISSIE POSTPONED barges caused by rivalry over JYe, the American people, seek Tne vote by which the Bank-hea- d design; production long delayed y bill was defeat- sizeable portions of deternu nation, by Navys retusal to accept tolerance and abilHiggins type; jolted ed in the Senate Banking and resourcefulness, to shock (luring the absorb ity to vote came Committee as a by committee's delay Currency coining year. We'd like to be issue. surprise to insiders, by the fond hope of When they first took it up be- touched Our slow, WASHINGTON hind closed doors, most members Victory, and yet prodded by the progress up the Italian ot the committee figured that the realization that victory can not he won by our standing around. peninsula is an excellent illustra- bill would be reported out favortion of how bungling at home can ably and that Roosevelt would May we remember the contenyield a tragic harvest one year suffer a resounding defeat on tion of our forefathers 167 years later at the front. subsidies. As it turned out, the ago: "We hold these truths to be In this case, the bungling was deciding vote for subsidies was self evident; That all men are created equal, that they are encaused by Naval brass-hjeal- cast by Republican Senator Joseph g ousy over barges. Ball of Minnesota, whom Bank-hea- d dowed by their Creator with unalienable rights, among The Navy insisted on designing its supporters considered in their certain own landing barge, despite the these are life, liberty and the camp. fact that Andrew Jackson Iliggins Terrific pressure had been pursuit of happiness. . . We ask that with the end of had already designed one of the exerted on Ball by some of the war nearer, the beauties of the best in the world. 4s a result, big in interests State. his dairy mans the accomplishments valuable months were wasted in However, the young Minnesotan of his soul, mind, the goodness of his delay, and now the shortage ot is a fearless statesman who beheart may unfold and blend into barges is one of the greatest botlieves in putting the interests a pattern of purposeful living. . . tlenecks of the war. of the nation and of the maAmericanism continue to be This is no longer a secret, folMay jority of the people over special lowing a Navy request to Congress or State interests. He not only a triumph 111 of men of tolerance and goodw over a Godless "creed. for more than a billion dollars voted against the inflationary to build additional landing barges Bankhead Sincerely, bill, but also against The American People. of all types to make a total of the Taft which was compromise more than 65,000. licked by a vote. it also is no secret that the The compromise bill, sponsored Dear Santa; best means of invading a long, by Republican Senator Bob Taft Please whisper to us and tell narrow peninsula is by a series of of Ohio, would have banned rollsea landings which go around the back subsidies on meat and .but- us whether we ought to run this fall Were enemy. The Japs used these tactics ter. while permitting subsidies on r.ooscveltto again him afraid he ask afraid on the British the Malay products against soy beans, might tell us to go stand in tho Peninsula and amazed the world sugar beets,including canned fruits and corner. by taking Singapore in a few vegetables, truck crops, peanuts, The Democrats. weeks. They went around tho wheat feed crops, etc. Fritish by sea, landing behind Senator Bankhead must have them, while the British had their had a of what was Herr Claus: trenches dug awaiting the enemy coming. premonition Last year I asked for StalinFor, as the meeting start on land. (ed, he said a little wearily; "I'm grad. I didn't get it. Ever since, Obviously, the Italian Peninsula not going to press for action on all I've got. in Russia is a singed ends itself to the same sort of my blU. rm getting a little tired." rear. Bnd:SJea ,actlC3; Instead, the Allies He indicated that he would agree If I am more conservative In advancing the hard way, head to a extension of present my request, perhaps you will on, up the narrow peninsula. Credit Corporation grant It: All right, onng me The reason, in view of the Commodity over the United Nations December 31, beyond regulations ' Navys order for a tremendous which the committee finally voted, victory so that my theory of the Gernumber of landing barges, now and would resume his fight man superman can be proved. given priority before everything subsidies later. P. S. Confidentially, Im getelse, is the shortage of barges. against However, he made no secret of ting tired. Barges crack up easily and a his when the committee A Hitler. large number also must be saved took surprise him up and voted to shelv3 O for the impending second front. his bill, at least up temporarily. To The barge bottleneck dales back you, Dear Santa, do I send this Hurriedly, he grabbed a tally to the landing-boa- t rivalry be- sheet and left the committee room note, tween the Navys Bureau of Ships to It's been a year since I last votes. the opposition inspect and Andrew Higgins, reported in wrote this column more than one year But my troubles are fewer, ago. In the spring of 1942, a meetIm now in the sewer WPB Charley Wilson's speech And for months I've been riding ing was held in the White House at which the Bureau of Ships was warning that business was getting the goat! ordered to build a large supply too reactionary got a flood of Benito (you remember coung favorable of boats as quickly response from the II Duce) Mussolini. One as possible. Even before that, as try. of the first persons to early as Aug. 4, 1941, the com- call Wilson was Elder Statesman mander of the Atlantic Fleet had Bernie Baruch, who said: "Only Dear Santa; Grant that in the coming year leported; The importance of the trouble with the speech was that I wish I'd made it myself. Many I can Eleanor. following advantages of the tank lighters over the others agreed with Wilson that, And since the cause of the in Congress looms Bureau type is so great that it if there was too vigorous a swing Democrats d is recommended that no further by business toward scanty, endow the Republicans contracts be awarded for addi- reaction, a radical swing the other with goodwill throughout tho cn-- t re year, tional tank lighters of the Bureau way would come sooner and more FDR. type. . . devastingly. . . . Gerard Swope, head of General Electric, has sent O word to War Mobilizer Jimmy TWO TYPES TESTED However, the Bureau of Ships Byrnes that Wilson could remain Mr. Santa Claus: My wish is the same: Give the in spending precious in charge of WPB production as persisted time trying to perfect its own long as the Government needs Russians a second front. J. Stalin. design. The admirals didn't like him. However, GE Directors have Andy Hig- been pressuring "Wilson to return. brusque, gins. They experimented for . . .Inside reason for the resigna- Deur Santy; months. Finally, in late May, both tion of OWI's staff in London was We're in a dilemma; We dont the Higgins and Bureau tjpes of trouble with Jimmy Warburg, want Wlllkie, but we cant get riT boas were tried out at Norfolk. manager of OWI's overseas oper ot him., too pmgreNMce and That night, two officers of fne ations and sponsor of the "moron- liberal tolie's la; a good Republican. T urcau of Ships, Commander E. E. ic little king" of Italy broadcast. We've got to have a mossbacic Rotl. and Captain John D. Crecca, OWI's London staff handles someone our stundurd held a significant broadcasts to Germany and the currying v ho still believes in isolationism, countries. They didnt capitalism and Republicanism. phone conversation regarding the occupied lailure of thei- - Bureau barge. A like dictation from You could do us a favor by trnnsciiption of that conversation Warburg of New York. . . Wash- having Willkie . . . uh . . . uli reads; ingtonians are proposing that Airs. . . , go back to his farm. Commander Roth, commenting Harold Walker, mother-in-laot GOP Bigwigs. on news of the Norfolk test; Chip Robert, 03 voted "Taxpayers' O "Isn't that a blow!" Medal" for getting Harry Hopkins back, oh bring back some Bring "It's Crecca: terrible. of out the House. White Mrs. of my Captain navy to me. We can t Walker finally rented her GeorgeCommander Roth; Nippon Son of Heaven. afford it. . . The Bureau tank town house to the Hopkins family. (Who has passed his lighter almost Capsized. They It is grey, with a red door, quite noon ) couldn't steer it. Just drifted quaint. . . While the President Almost lost everybody on took a retinue of about 120 U. S. board, almost lost the tank. Hig- officials to Cairo, he left most of BACK IN GRANDMAS DAY gins tank lighter came through them behind when he moved on mid often called for medicated mutton uet a "home remedy to comfort tine, upside in, and the poor old to Teheran. To Teheran he took Bureau tank lighter was out there only such key men as General muscle aches, coughing. Today, it' for modern medication in a baso wnllowing around. Marshall, Admiral Leahy, Harry Penetro, mutton suet. Penetro' douThis finally settled the long Hopkins, and Harry Hopkins son, containing ble action relievea these mi sene (1) vag boats. a private In the Army. dispute over porise to soothe stuffy nose (2) acts like The Navy went ahead with orders warming plaster right where rubbed on. (Copyright, 1943, by United 25c. Double supply, 36c. Get Penetro. for the Higgins type. But precious Feature Syndicate, Inc.X j BY DREW PEARSON of much-neede- 8 anti-subsid- anti-subsi- yard-by-ya- at tank-landin- anti-subsi- lop-sid- COAST-TO-COAS- 12 T, HOURS air service reFifteen years ago the first two 48 nights on quired approximately hours, involving trains and two days on planes lumbering along at around 100 miles an hour with no noteworthy comfort. Now six air lines predict that, immediately after the war, huge planes will carry 50 passengers each from ocean to ocean in 12 hours. Nor are they guessing. The planes already are in use, the Douglas DC-4- , of which a few were built for Pan American and other lines when the war stopped civilian deliveries. They are ready, they are in use, they have demonstrated their capacity. After the war it will be more fun to fly than ever before. coast-to-coa- st four-motor- end of war If you are betting on the date when the war will end, here are a couple of tips. If we have to slug our way through France to Berlin, dont risk your money on anything short of late summer, 1944. If you already have bet on early sum- explain it by saying that the Germans wont wait for Stalin to reach Berlin they will capitulate to us, in preference. 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