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Show PAGE TWO PROVO (UTAH) 'SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1942 SECTION TWO (Kzotpttss tundfcjr) tatordar ,M ntor Inll PublUh4 anr If oralnc rbltehd J th Hrld Corporation, ftrath rtnt.Wwt ItrMt, Pro re, TJtah. Entrl M aaeond elau matter at the poitofflco la FrT, VUk, n4r tho set March U MTi. , OUaiaa, Kieol Huthman, National Aartl-taa Aartl-taa roproontatlvoo. New York, Baa rranclaao, PttfolW Sostoa, Lea Aacls - Chicago. ' XtaW CaltM PrM, . X. . A, larri, ta Sorippo Lmim at Nawapapara aa Aadlt Boraaa a( ClralAUo. Llfcirtr throvth all tha Und" Tha Ubartr BaU ubserlptUa tanna ay arrtar la Vtak aauatr. (I aanta tha month, MM far ati Mentha, la adTanca; T.H tha roar, la tdraaeai by maU Mrwhara In Cnitod itataa ar tta oaaaaatona (I aanU tha month; i.M for aU onth; II.TI tta raar la adyanca, Tha ' Haral wilt not aaauma flaaaolal ra-aponaibllltj' ra-aponaibllltj' (or any arrora which may appaar la adrartlaamaata publlahad la tta column, la thoaa tnataneaa whara tha papar la at fault, h will reprint that part at tha adTortlaamoat fea . which th typographical mtatafca aeaura. Italians Want Peace So long as we do not exaggerate the importance of the situation, it is encouraging to note that the Italian people would be elated if they could pull out of this war today or, at latest lat-est tomorrow. We are not thinking wishfully when we envision the approaching collapse of Italy as an active axis partner. The form that, the breakdown break-down will take can hardly be prophesied; pro-phesied; nor is the layman in position posi-tion to- guess intelligently whether Mussolini's duchy will capitulate before be-fore or after the Anglo-American blitz strikes across the Mediterranean Mediterran-ean But whatever the exact time, circumstances cir-cumstances and form of the break, it is opportune for the United Nations peoples to remind themselves of certain cer-tain pertinent facts about Italy's participation, par-ticipation, and to condition themselves them-selves mentally for the diplomatic situation that will result.' The Italians as a people never have been in World War II. From the beginning they have been anti-German. anti-German. They have never as a race feared aggression from, the democracies. democ-racies. They have known for a long time that from a Nazi victory they have nothing to gain and everything to lose. They were taken into the war by the dictator whom many had embraced em-braced for internal and nationalistic reasons that had nothing to do with Hitler's, global strategy. Finding themselves committed to a war they did not want, allied with a partner they hated and feared, fighting against races they admired and liked, they have put on one of the most impotent military exhibitions exhibi-tions in the world's history. On the word of highly competent American observers, Italy would have cracked long since and tossed The Signor Mussolini off his tinsel soapbox soap-box if the Nazis had not been there. One reason why no layman can estimate the when, where or how of the coming debacle is that a revolt re-volt involves armed conflict between the Italians and what in effect amounts to a German army of occupation. oc-cupation. We must make up our minds now that the Italian people are a different breed than the Germans or the Japanese, Japa-nese, and are entitled, when "tney find opportunity to cast off their shackles, to a different reception from us. . Also, without denying that Italy's military collapse will be a real victory vic-tory for us, we must, not exaggerate its importance. On the whole, Italy has been no great aid to Hitler.. He will Jiot miss Italian fighting men so much as Nazis he must send there to defend the Mediterranean shores. It is reasonable to believe that when we are ready we can conquer Italy with much help from her people. peo-ple. It will still leave us a long way from Berlin. Don't Enlist Because the United States has no rro-ordinated manpower policy t the Army, has been obliged to inaugurate inaugur-ate a "don't enlist" campaign in some areas. Enlistment key men from air- craft, ship and other vital plants has the Army worried. Quartermaster General Edmund B Gregory , is try-inn try-inn to counteract it by making clear that inductees will enjoy every advantage ad-vantage that is open to an enlistee, so there is no reason for jumping the gun. Another way of course would be to adopt an overall plan under which men vital to war industry would be neither accepted for enlistment nor taken in the draft. And Some Day the Twain Shall Meet i.i Washington Merry - Go - Round . -i t? TXri l' r r T Ti: I HIXJ By Www rrarson l.najor t UCIliy rlClUie OI VVnaiS VJUHiy WU Ul XIUUUllUl nUUUS Kobcrt 8. Allen on active duty) WASHINGTON Dumped on tho doorsteps of the Interior and Justice Departments this week was one of the most deep-rooted questions ques-tions affecting the American people continuance continu-ance of military rule in Hawaii for more than one year after Pearl Harbor. The problem was dumped bv Hawaiian civil Governor Ingram M. Stainback, Hawaiian Delegate Farrington, and the islands' Attorney Genera Garner Anthony. Arriving in Washington Wash-ington to oppose them came Lt. Gm. DeV C. Emmons the "Military Governor" and his executive ex-ecutive Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Green, a former stable sergeant, who now admits to friends that he is "the man on horseback." Tho report which Hawaiian civil officials have brought to Secretary of the Interior Ickes and Attorney General Biddle is such that they are demanding that the White House restore Hawaii to civilian control. This report cits chapter and verse to show that at a time when we are fighting to restore the four freedoms to the world, thesp freedoms are not respected in onn part of the United States. The press is not free, labor has lost its traditional rights, justice is meted out by the provost courts, trial by jury has disappeared, and government bv civil authorities has yielded to a military control. MUZZLED NEWSPAPERS So far as they are permitted to express themselves, the citizens of Hawaii are up in arms. ine nunoiuiu BLar-tsuiicun uareu iu write an editorial mildly criticizing the military control, and was told that the offense would nofeT De loieraiea. Tne press is completely comronea by the military, which through a "licensing system" to publishers' can starve out a paper at any time by withholding newsprint. The favored organ of the military governor is a former Japanese newspaper which, under the title "Nippu Jiji," was printed half in Japanese, Japa-nese, half in English. Like other Japanese newspapers, news-papers, it was closed down for a period, now has been revived as the "Hawaii Times." It is giving enthusiastic support to the military regime. DOGS ARE REGULATED . After Pearl Harbor no one objected to authoritative military discipline. But since then, with Jap airplane carriers almost vanshed from the Pacfic and the Navy announcing the Japs unable to take even the Solomons, the regularly regular-ly constituted Hawaiian government believes that military rule should end. Instead, Army control extends over the personal per-sonal life of everyone in the islands and his dog. There is a dog, curfew at eight o'clock. The military governor,, has issued 163 orders, covering all phases of civil life, and only one of these orders has been referred to civil Governor Gov-ernor Stainback for approval. lit fact, the civil governor, appointed by .the President of the United States, has been divested of power and authority. Here is a list of some of the fields in which the military "governor has taken control: Press, labor, courts, both civil and criminal; municipal affairs, operation of taxicabs, garbage garb-age disposal, numbering of houses, dispensing of liquor, civilian defense, public health, prisons, insane asylums, price control; sale of gasoline, hospitals, transportation, and the growing of vegetables. Gen. Emmons saw the need for Increasing production of vegetables on the islands to lighten the burden of imports from the States. Without consulting Governor Stainback, he appointed ap-pointed a director of food production, Walter F. .Dillingham, member of one of the Big Five Families and a socialite friend of Emmons. It is estimated that at least $100,000 has been lost in this abortive effort to grow vegetables. To stabilize production of defense materials, labor has been frozen to the job, even bus drivers driv-ers and workers in electric light and gas plants. Labor is restive under the restrictions, and bus drivers have been known to commit accidents for the purpose of being discharged. The turnover in defense industries is heavy, despite restrictions. Many men are content to be discharged "with prejudice," and are trying ,to return to the mainland. Beds are held vacant in hospitals, to cam for those who may be injured if another Japanese Japa-nese attack comes. Meantime, physicians are unable to find hospital space for appendicitis cases and pregnant women. PATRIOTS VS. CRIMINALS While civilians are urged to buy war bonds and to contribute to blood banks,, as a patriotic duty, the military governor punishes minpr crimes by forcing the guilty to buy bonds or contribute their blood to the blood banks. This completely destroys the patriotic motive on the part of others. This boarding school discipline was carried car-ried to an absurd extreme when an auto owner was fined $50, on charge of assault and battery, when in a fit of temper over a balky motor, he kicked his own car. When a case of murder or rape occurs, if the criminal is a soldier, the case is censored from the press. But no such censorship covers criminals in civil life. A civilian in Honolulu recently was brought up on a murder charge before the "military commission," and was condemned to death ty this drumhead justice. There was no indictment, no jury, and the judges made no pretense of having legal training. This case caused such an outcry, however, that the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. im-prisonment. In the face of these conditions, the people of the islands have reached a low. state of " morale. Total black-out starts at seven each night, no car is allowed on the streets after eight, and no pedestrians after ten. Meantime, in places where war industries are carried on all night there are lights to work by. (Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate. Inc.) NLA ervK, inc. Rationing at a Glance War Ration Book Deadline for obtafning war ration ra-tion book No. 1 extended to January Jan-uary 15, 1943. It is necessary to have this book before receiving new all-purpose book for point rationing, due soon after the first of the year. Coffee Stamp No. 27 in war ration book No. 1, good for one pound until Jan. , 1943. Sugar Stamp No. 10 in war ration book No. 1, good for three pounds of sugar until Jan. 31, 1943. Gasoline Passenger cars No. 3 coupons in basic "A" mileage ration book good for four gallons each until January 22. Class ' "B" coupons good for four gallons of gasoline until expiratioon date shown on book. Class "C" coupons good for four gallons of gasoline for three months from date of issuance. is-suance. Motorcycles Class "V" coupons cou-pons from basic books good for one and one-half gallons of gasoline gaso-line until July 22, 1942. Class "D" coupons from books marked "supplemental" good for one and one-half gallons of gasoline during dur-ing time marked on book. Transports (trucks, buses, taxicabs, etc.) Class T-l and T-2 coupons each good for five gallons gal-lons of gasoline until April 1, 1943. Off-highway machines (boats, airplanes, farm equipment, etc.) Class "E" coupons good for one gallon of gasoline and class "R" 1500 Children at Christmas Party SPRINGVILLE More than 1500 boys and girls were entertained enter-tained at a Christmas program at the high school. A short program pro-gram with music by the junior high school band, preceded a visit from Santa Claus and the distribution distri-bution of bags of candy and nuts to each of the children present. The entertainment was directed by the junior chamber of commerce com-merce with Frank Morgan, chairman, chair-man, assisted by the city and the various civic organizations. coupons good for five gallons of gasoline, both for three months from date of issuance. Tires First inspection provided for in mileage rationing program must be made before February 1 for passenger automobiles and January Jan-uary 16 for commercial vehicles. Certificates for recaps jot various grades of new tires issued by war price and rationing boards to eligible users on proof of need through inspection. Meat Not now being rationed on a consumer level, although the government gov-ernment is asking that individual consumption voluntarily be limited limit-ed to two and a half pounds per adult and a pound and a quarter per child in order to keep within restrictions now being imposed on slaughterhouses and packers. Actual rationing of meat at the .consumer level is expected to start soon after the first of the year when the new war ration book No. 2 is issued. Fuel No rationing of coal, gas or oil yet in intermountain region, but householders urged to use as conservatively as possible to prevent pre-vent shortage and possible future fu-ture rationing. Miscellaneous Automobiles, bicycles and six types of rubber work shoes and boots (not ordinary rubbers and galoshes) are being rationed and purchase certificates from your local war price and rationing board are necessary. UTAHNS TO RETURN SPRINGVILLE Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Clegg of this city have received re-ceived word that their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd E. Nelson, will arrive here early in the new year from West Trenton, N. J., where they have lived several years. Mr. Nelson has accepted the position of superintendent of the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind at Ogden, and the couple with their son will spend a short time here before going to Ogden to make their home. Italy Js Down But Far From Out; No Serious Suffering By PETER EDSON Daily Herald Washington Correspondent Collapse of Italy is being talked of rather hopefully now, but the distinction should be made that if it comes it will be more of a political than an economic blowup. With the help of a good underground under-ground an internal explosion might be set off which would knock Italy out of the war. But from the best advices available in Washington, Italy could bi a lot worse off economically and still be able to function as an axis partner. And as long as the people peo-ple have enough to eat and enough to iive on, iff xjretty hard to stir up revolt. The facts seem to be that while Italy is an economic liability to Germany, she is still a military asset. Germany has to send Italy coal, iron, petroleum. The coal and iron come from Germany over five ' railroad lines across or through the mountains. The petroleum must come from Rumanian oil fields over four rail trunk lines connecting with the Balkans. In the case of synthetic gasoline it comes by tank car from Germany. Shut off these supplies of coal, iron and petroleum and Italian industry and war production produc-tion would fold u!p. So far, it has been to the advantage ad-vantage of Germany to supply Italy with jthese raw materials in order to get back some of the iron in the form of tanks, pfanes and munitions manufactured in Italian plants. Even if the ratio of raw materials Shipped into Italy should be as much as five tons to every one ton of manufactured products returned, that 20 per cent return is still an advantage to Germany though it means that four out of every five freight cars have to go back empty. Contributes Food The other thing that Italy can contribute to Germany is food, and here the fact must be recognized recog-nized that Italy is not only self-sufficient self-sufficient in food, but she is a food exporter. True, the Italian standard of living for the lower and middle classes is not as high as for the same classes in England, but it never was and the Italians seem able to get by on what they have. Reports from inside Italy indicate that practically everything is rationed. ra-tioned. Some items like household house-hold goods aren't rationed simply because there aren't any. But all foods are rationed and the black market is supposed to be flourishing. flourish-ing. That is one hopeful indication, indica-tion, for if the rich are able to buy food and clothing on a black market at prices the poor cannot afford to pay, there you have a bad public morale situation. Thus far, it is not believed the Italians hsrve suffered seriously from shortage of manpower, and in some areas there is even unemployment. unem-ployment. That comes from the forced shutdown of some industries indus-tries like textile mills. Writh supplies sup-plies of cotton, normally imported from Egypt, the United States or Italian colonies in Africa now shut off, the cotton mills have been forced to reduce operations and not all this labor has been readily absorbed. In the case of synthetic fibers, on which Italy was also largely dependent, shortage of wood pulp and cotton linters have caused some unemployment. But Italy has even been able to export some labor to Germany, and that indicates how favorable her manpower man-power situation really is. Gained With Ixs Loss of Ethiopia, Eritrea, So-malilaod So-malilaod and the other colonies of Mussolini's new Itlian empire is generally regarded as a net economic econ-omic gain for Italy, for those hard won possessions cost more than they gave back. Sardinia is valuable, valu-able, yielding citrus fruits and some ores, most of which may go to Germany. About all the open shipping that Italy now has is between the mainland and Sardinia, and across the Asiatic to the Balkans. If there is any blockade running, it must be delievered through French ports on the Atlantic, for the British and Americans now have Africa1 and the Mediterranean bottled' tight. IiKpite of all those drawbacks, it is still figured that Italy can continue to pet by economically for a long time. RAF raids on the industrial area do unquestioned unquestion-ed damage, but the damage can be repaired and the raids must be repeated, so don't be too optimistic optimis-tic and figure Italy a pushover, yet. Springville Maps Tentative Budget SPRINGVILLE The Springville Spring-ville city council at its regular meeting this week, formulated a tentative budget for the coming year and set the public hearing on the budget for Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p. m., in the city hall. Council members also announce the appointment of George Gab-bitas Gab-bitas as city nifiht marshal. Ruell Averett has been appointed city health inspector with part time police duty. MAPLETON Young people oT the community and parents were entertained at a community program pro-gram under direction of the Sunday Sun-day school and the Primary organizations or-ganizations Thursday evening. Santa Claus distributed bags of car.dy and nuts to climax the af fair attended by several hundred children and adults. Nurses Weep As 9-Year Old Dies MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 26 U.P) Nine-year-old Melvin Golden, Gold-en, who wanted to live through Christmas, died today while nurses nurs-es wept Jn the corridor outside his hospital room. They had taken care of him for 14 months while he fought to throw off a heart disease. Doctors Doc-tors who had praised his courage swallowed hard and said nothing. "He put up a good fight and was always smiling," a nurse said. Melvin, a bright-eyed youngster for whom Christmas meant as much as any boy. called for his Another this morning. As she stood by his bed and AUNT HET By ROBERT QUILLEN "We're doiq all we can. When your own boys are In it, refusin to help Is like re-fusin re-fusin to tare for your own younguns at home." CHICKEN HAWK ATTACKS MAN NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (U.P.)-An-gek Marino, 20, reported today that a chicken hawk attacked him last night in Brooklyn and clawed his arm. The hawk exhausted himself him-self in the attack; Marino caught him and turned him over to police. po-lice. He was the second victim of chicken hawk in New York in recent weeks. Platinum can be rolled and beaten into a leaf l200,000th of an inch thick. held his hand, he told her: "I think I'm going to die, mother." "It's just your imagination, son." she said. Ten minutes later he died. SERIAL STORY FRANTIC FESTIVAL BY EDMUND FANCOTT COPYRIGHT. 1042. NEA SERVICE, INC. ICE GETS WARM t CHAPTER VIII jyjYRA set off down the road to the farm with Benny. Every now and then she cast an eye at Benny's wonderful clothes. They were magnificently new and colorful, col-orful, perfect in every respect, and the only thing that really didn't fit in with them was Benny's Ben-ny's face. Luckily a big cigar kept that part of him in a puffing cloud of smoke and eased the contrast. con-trast. Myra had hoped Ferdy would be with them but when she had asked Ferdy if he was coming, Ferdy had grinned and said he was going to ski to meet Ross and Fay. "This' is the life for me," said Benny blowing a cloud of smoke. "Look at it, real snow, real Christmas Christ-mas trees growing all around you, just like it says on the Christmas cards. Did you ever see anything like it? Here it is, the day after Christmas, and I feel as if I'd like to stay until next Christmas." Myra was thinking of the men who had called at the studio. "You're sure Beano's as dumb as he looks?" she asked. "Sure!" Benny laughed. "Beano's dumb all right, dumb as they come unless he's got a brain, someone else's brain behind him all the time." "And you're his brains?" "That's me, when I take the trouble. If there's dough in him, it's me that gets it out." "I take it there's dough in him right now?" Myra turned to see the result of her shot in the dark. She saw a sudden swift suspicion cross Benny's Ben-ny's face. He wondered if Beano had been blabbing about the diamonds. dia-monds. "He's been talking, eh?" "Talking?" asked Myra innocently. inno-cently. "Sure he's been talking." "About the snow ... or about the ice?" Benny's words were cautious. cau-tious. , Myra's fac revealed nothing to him. It did not take much, to put two and two together. Something in the way he had said snow first and ice afterwards made her realize real-ize the emphasis was cn the ice and she remembered it was also the word that gangsters always used for jewels. She wondered. There was just a chance. If it were right, then the whole crazy pattern fitted into something that made sense. Beano up in Canada, placed by Benny in the store as a simple device to avoid suspicion. Beano running from the store, having seen and having been recognized by one of the men who had called at the studio. Then the anxiety to get up north and the men and the police chasing him. It fitted into a very uncomfortable thought. She liked Benny and hoped he hadn't got mixed up in any jewel theft. Benny had no idea that Myra's shrewd suspicion had pieced so much together on so little but he was worried by the thought that Beano might ' have spilled too much. That night after dinner Ferdy and his aunt organized the party for the boys from the farm. Everyone was kept busy except Leona, who showed a distressing tendency to hover around everyone every-one else as if to help, but did nothing. Beano every now and again turned to catch Leona's eyes and smile at her. Benny noted with concern that, when he did, she responded re-sponded with a slow and languorous languor-ous smile. TTE was watching for a chance to get hold of Leona when Beano wasn't, around. Myra noted quite casually that there was a play between Leona and Beano. She knew she would get nothing from Leona but she was waiting for a chance to get hold of Beano when Benny wasn't looking. She liked to get things straight in her mind. The opportunity came when Ferdy asked her to bring some things in from the kitchen and asked Beano to help her. Beano was full of willingness and Benny watched him go out and slipped into the settee beside Leona. "Look at it," he said, pointing at the Christmas tree. "Ain't that a beauty? Wait until those kids see that, wart until they get their eyes on that tree. That's the best one I seen yet And Beano'll make a swell Santa. Great guy, Beano!" He looked at her face but it registered regis-tered nothing that he could read. "Say,-1 know a swell act, if we fixed you up as Queen of the May, no, that's not Christmas. Queen of the Fairies then, with a long nightdress and a stick with a star on it, boy, you'd look swell. Pity to hide them legs though. Say that's a peach of a leg you got there, look at that line." He stroked the line with his second finger delicately, with the other fingers and thumb spread upwards. up-wards. A delicate tinge of scorn crossed Leona's lovely features. Beano had done the same thing but he had not called it such a common thing as a line. "That's my facies medialis ti-brae," ti-brae," she said. "You don't say!" said Benny, "Now ain't that cute. In show business a leg's a leg, same as in English, but have it your own way. You know with a leg like that and a pan like yours you . could go places. Ever thought of going places?" Leona was on her guard. One had to be careful of going places. Benny continued. "You know, if you wanted to come to New York I could get you in a line just like that." He meant a chorus line and he was trying to play on Leona's vaijity. But Beano had got there first" with a few more diamonds She had half of them by now, and Benny's suggestion of a line was very thin, and she was not sure what he meant. "Nice guy, Beano," said Benny. "Like to get in a chorus?" Leona shook her lovely head and the mass of blue black hair rippled with reflected lights. "Better than being up in this country where it's all snow and . . . . ice." His eyes watched her and caught a flicker of warmth in them at the mention of ice. Tha' , was all he wanted to know, lit slapped her leg affectionately. "Well, let me know if you're interested." in-terested." "My father, he say no," murmured mur-mured Leona with a faint smilt that Benny didn't like at all. Somi people who looked dumb weren't so dumb as they looked. "It ain't your old man that I'rs worried about," said Benny. Ht returned to the Christmas tree bul he was watching for Beano's re- turn. Maybe he could slip out and catch him by himself. Meanwhile the telephone ranf ! and Ferdy called to Myra to an- . swer it. Myra took up the receiver and i then her face 'registered several varying expressions as she lis- tened. "No," she said. "No. No one ol j that name here." f Then she replaced the receiver, f "Wrong number," she announced, I But she doubted it. There was I McCluskey here and the voice af the other end had sounded liki trouble in a big way,. but if she: had lied she felt it was in the cause of peace and goodwill. What 3 happened later was none, of he: concern. J (To Be Continued) |