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Show Nil Wr Mf w fieA,yaN alil'lii...'. . ..if. . rrm Washington, D. C. JOE MARTIN BUSY Republicans aren't saying much about it, but it is extremely noticeable notice-able that Joseph W. Martin, house minority leader, Is not playing a prominent role In the national campaign. cam-paign. 'Inside fact is that he is too busy trying to get reelected in Mi own district, where he is opposed by Edmund P. Talbot, former mayor of Fall River and a former sheriff of the county. Talbot is of French-Canadian French-Canadian extraction, a Catholic and a Spanish War veteran. In the 1942 election, the largest city in this congressional district, Fall River, voted as follows: Joe Martin received 11,705 votes, while the Democratic nominee, Lomax, received re-ceived 17.334 votes. Therefore, while the whole district went, Republican by 17,000, Fall River went Democratic Demo-cratic by almost 6,000. Already there is a 41,000 registration in a city which cast only about 30,000 votes in 1942. Outside of Fall River, if Martin can be kept down to a 12,000 lead, Democrats figure he can be licked. Martin led outside Fall River in 1942 by 22,000. But in many of the small towns there are powerful groups of Yankee liberal intellectuals who are close to the Wjllkie line. Talbot has made contact with the United Nations groups in this area and they are working enthusiastically for him. BIGGER AND BETTER BOMB Army ofTHcials havpn't revealed whether they plan to use it yet, but they've already perfected and tested a new flying robomb, bigger and faster than anything the Nazis have ever seen. Fact is, the new robomb was tested In the Middlewest last month, and whizzed through the air at more than 100 miles an hour during performance per-formance checks. The bomb has been developed with the aid of the Ford Motor company. Whether It is In production or not is a military secret. Actually, during the last war, Ford produced a heavy robot bomb of his own, but couldn't find out how it would perform under front line conditions. con-ditions. It has never been revealed, but. In the American part of World War I, one robomb was partially Inspired by Gen. "Hap" Arnold, now commander of the U. S. army air corps. Arnold brought his Idea to the Ford company, asked Ford to work out a motor to go with it. Ford I rolled up his sleeves, soon produced a two-cylinder engine that worked welL Probably If World War I had lasted another six months, the robomb ro-bomb would have made its appearance appear-ance 24 years earlier! NOTE The original American robomb ro-bomb is still preserved in the Ford laboratories in Michigan. TEXAS THINKS TWICE Before Roosevelt delivered his campaign speech at the teamster's dinner, he had a private session with Teamster Pres. Dan Tobin, In which they discussed the political situation, especially in Texas, the state that had been trying to make up its mind whether to have Roosevelt Roose-velt electors or non-Roosevelt electors elec-tors on the ballot. "Did you hear Bob Hannegan's story about Texas, Mr. President?" asked Tobin. "With those electors coming and going he says it's 'On again, off again, gone again, Han-aegan.' Han-aegan.' " Roosevelt observed that he had done everything he could about Texas, but didn't know what was the matter with the folks down there. "There's a fellow down there named Garner who doesn't love you much," replied Tobin, "but I don't think he's going to vote against the kicket And if Texas does defeat you, they'll lose all the juiciest Jobs in congress, for the best committee chairmanships from the speaker down are chiefly held by Texans. I don't think they'll cut off their noses to spite their faces." Next day the Texas Supreme court voted to put the pro-Roosevelt electors on the ticket. JAP WAR MAJOR JOB Administration leaders aren't talking talk-ing about it but they are privately concerned about America's reaction to V-E day. They not only fear a possible slowdown of production and fighting spirit, but also an unrestrained un-restrained celebration on Armistice day. Noisy street celebrations, widespread wide-spread drinking and any feeling that the war is over will be most unpleasant for the millions of families who have sons in the Pacific still faced with the big job of defeating de-feating stubborn Japs, j There was strong sentiment within with-in OWI to suggest announcements that unrestrained irresponsible celebration would be out of place, but Elmer Davis finally decided against it. No agency has the right to dictate to the people how they should receive the news, Davis feels. At the same time, OWI will propose that radio and press carry potent reminders that the war is not over and that we are still faced with , a major conflict in the Pacific. OWI will point out that war effort must replace V-E celebrations. |