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Show AH LEHI FRERS PRESS. LFH1. ITT ' Are Real Backbone Of U. S. Army RevitwtJ by CARTER FIELD COL. MA). CAPT. The back-bon- e of the army is the non-co- inter-Americ- quarter of 1941, a total of $35,512,000 Yet in the whole year 1940, though the war was in progress during that entire year, we bought only $83,301,000. From Uruguay in the first quarter of 1941 we bought $16,797,000 worth of goods. In the whole year 1940 we bought only $17,629,000. That's only half the picture of the Improved financial position of the South American countries as a result of the war, if we take only trade with the United States into worth of goods. consideration. In the first quarter of 1941 we sold Argentina $16,923,000 worth of goods. This was a big drop, as in the full year 1940 we sold her With Uruguay we about held our own, selling her $2,998,000 in the first quarter of 1941, as against $11, 275,000 in the full year of 1940. The reason for the drop in our exports to Argentina was the rigid Argentine exchange and import control in the early months of 1941. EXPECT TRADE AGREEMENT With this improved situation, from the South American standpoint, the door is now open to a real trade agreement with these two countries, and one is now expected very short ly. The administration is very anxious to take advantage of the present n opportunity. Congress has voted virtually all the money wanted by Jesse Jones, in his capacity as the greatest lender of all time, for the purpose of making sure that the United States buys all the exports that Latin America wants to sell. Part of the object is military, part of it is looking forward to a trade war after armed conflict ceases. Strained as she is, Japan is sending a ship loaded with all sorts ol sample products to South America right now. Germany is ready to resume her old barter program with our Southern neighbors, and has done her best to keep her connections despite the blockade. Leaving out the huge German racial groups in the South American countries, most of the people would rather trade with the United States. The governments, especially, found that the barter system did not work as much to their advantage as had at first appeared. Uncle Sam now hopes for an era of good feeling toward him from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn. $106,-877,00- 0. war-give- British Aid Costs Continue to Rise determination of President Roosevelt to defeat Hitler, at whatever cost, has never changed. This The has been pointed out in these dis- patches since September, 1939. There has never been the slightest reason for any backtracking on this. It is true that the measure of "cost" involved has changed tremendously, always upward. For example in the fall of 1939 all that the Presidentand indeed the military expertsthought would be necessary would be to amend the neutrality act so that, if the war stretched out into years, the United States could become Britain's arsenal. It is interesting to note how this picture has changed, always with the effect of increasing the "cost." Early in the war the Germans had more success in hitting the British fleet than had been anticipated. When Britain lost so many destroyers, President Roosevelt met the first "ante" in the "cost." In the spring of 1940 he transferred the 50 overage destroyers to the British. of the low With the countries, and Norway, the "cost" increased enormously. As the terrific expense to which the British were put gradually cut down their bill available cash, the lease-lenboosted it further. The next step, of course, is convoys. That is coming as surely as the necessity for giving the British the destroyers developed. But the final element of "rest" ! men, and that is coming too; It may be that they, will be landed at Dakar. It may be, threat tf Suez becomes more imminent, th7 will fight in that region. over-runnin- g d if-th- 3 MAJOR CENERAL FIRST LIEUT. (Consolidated army. It is a fighting army Uncle Sam is developing and these noncommissioned officers have taken the first step upward in the chain of command which starts with the two stripe corporal, and in the military service, ends with the four stars worn by General Marshall. In addition to the 346,712 soldiers holding warrants as noncommissioned officers, 429,253 are rated as first class privates, with consequent increases in pay and responsibility. Another medium available for the recognition of aptitude and devotion to duty in our army are "Specialist" ratings. A total of 398,397 soldiers are rated as "specialists," with increases in pay ranging from $3.00 to $30.00 per month. "While every man with the colors will benefit from his service, those men who are promoted will develop traits of character which will be of tremendous value to them on their return to civil life," General Mar- shall said. Character, Ability Important. "All noncommissioned officers are appointed by regimental or similar commanders, on the basis of recommendations made by the soldier's immediate superior. These men are specially selected, and seniority carries little weight. Character and demonstrated ability are essential attributes," General Marshall continued. "Grave responsibilities are placed on the shoulders of these soldiers, as indicated in the opening sentence of their warrants:" "Reposing special trust and confidence in the fidelity and abilities reads the opening sentence which continues, "I do strictly charge and require all Noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders." The document continues. Throughout the world's military history, commanders have ever relied upon the resourcefulness, fortitude, and strength of character of In the noncommissioned officer. Philip of Macedonia's early Greek army, it was the Lochagos; while in Caesar's Roman army, it was the Decurian who carried those forces through to victory. Napoleon recognized the importance of the enlisted man and noncommissioned officer, stating that "every soldier carries a marshal's baton in his knapsack." General Marshall observed that in many respects the strength of character of noncommissioned officers must be as great or greater than that of commissioned officers. The lives with his men 24 hours a day and participates in every phase of their lives. Despite this familiarity, which the old adage de clares "breeds contempt," the non- com must demonstrate that he is a better man not physically, but men tally. The officer in maintaining discipline is armored with a certain degree of aloofness. This simplifies of" m his task of maintaining discipline.1 But the corporal living with his squad of some eight or twelve men is on his own. Enhance "Many of our citizens feel that the noncommissioned officer's task support is simplified because he always receives from officers. However, the new army we are developing is not an army where fear of punishment is the right arm of discipline," General Marshall said. "It is an army where every effort IS made to enhance the soldier s Consequently, the must ever be alert to curb any possible tendency to violate the Code of the American Soldier. Instead of waiting to report violations of orders, with possible disciplinary action, the corporal, by example and straight talk, prevents these derelictions which so vitally affect a military organization." Should our armies have to take the field in defense of American liberties, the responsibilities of corporals and sergeants would be tremendous. In order to develop their military qualifications for command, attend schools, and these one of the basic points emphasized is that the leaders who permit one of their men to be killed needlessly is a murderer. With ?uch high standards, it is apparent that the character development which accompanies appointment as noncommissioned officer is a factor which will pay dividends in both civil and military life. The road leading to a commission and further advancement in the army is also open to enlisted men, and on July 1, 1941, 10 Officers' Candidate schools will open in various parts of the country. A total of 2,300 warrant officers and enlisted men, all with at least six months' service, will attend these, schools. Men successfully completing the course will be commissioned as second lieutenants. It is probable that the majority of these students will be noncommissioned officers, for they have already demonstrated ' their worthiness for promotion. In the army, as in civil life, in creased responsibility is rewarded by increased pay. All of the men now entering the service start with base pay of $21.00 per month. At the end of four months' service, their pay is increased to $du.uu per month, unless inefficiency or other unfitness indicates that the soldier is unworthy of receiving extra compensation. The next promotion is to first class private, carrying an advance of $6.00 per month. From first class privates the corporals are selected and they receive $54.00 per month. Pay of other noncommis sioned grades are: Sergeant $60.00 per month; staff sergeant $72.00 per month; first or technical ser geant $84.00; and master sergeant Self-Respe- of-th- self-respec- e non-co- t. non-co- $126.00 Nation's Farm Income Rises .LaSalle Map of Business Condition: m i 57-Ma- vv Jr" WEEK j Featurea-W- rv. NU YORK. n soda-ierker- is good a Pours Out Planes s. transport plane, e d at gait-No- w 3 5 0 Middle Age Starts at years. He has been merging air com- ambidex-trousl- y panies the way he flips raspberry merged up through the depression years to the status of a high-ratin- g aviation mogul. His new plane, Modem Science Improves Value Of Cloth Fabrics the largest commercial land plane ever projected, will have a flying range of 4,000 miles and a ceiling of 30,000 feet. He says his fleet of 40 of these planes could CHICAGO. Women in small cit hustle 16,000 troops into Alaska in 36 hours. ies and rural communities have reclaimed homemaking leadership by Born in Sweetwater, Okla., Mr. their wholehearted acceptance of Frye grew up and did his It is these consumer education. He nicked in California. women who today really understand each pay check for something for scientific and apply the principles of the kitty, to buy into aviation. His homemaking. first investment was in a series of Nnt so Ions aeo. when modern flying lessons. He and his instruo homemaking first reared its scientif- tor then bought a battered old war ic head, it was perfectly true that veteran Curtiss Jenny and made it the city gal's glib talk about thread the nucleus of a flying school and count and vitamin content backed an aerial taxi service. bv a Home Economics degree had Standard Air Lines came later the farmer's wife definitely at a dis when two students, Paul E. advantage. Richter and Walter A. Hamilton Then came rural electrification, young Mr. Frye in estabjoined and modern homemaking parapherit, operating between Los lishing womthe no city nalia was longer Angeles and Phoenix, Ariz. As of an's special privilege. Expansion one thing led to another, as they club, the Grange, and counthe bought and merged companies, new ty agent activities brought his associates moved along with him and became executives of the T.W.A. Mr. Richter shared his last notable acquisition of aviation stock, when, in April, 0 1929, T.W.A. took over about shares of the Lehman Bros, holdings in T.W.A. at two points above the market. Mr. Frye has kept right on flying as well as designing and financing airplanes, and in 1934 set up a rec soda-jerkin- g Middle. waist, drooping shoulders, a forward head and then a "dowager's hump." You'll be looking old while still young. Or is your special problem fatty hips or heavy legs or a drooninr bust? Our booklet has exercises to remedy those figure faults, too, Tells how to correct poor posture, faults of bust, arms, waistline. Gives to relieve foot troubles, constipation" nervous tension, also a daily routine for the entire body. Send order for your booklet to: e ihoul-de- READER-HOM- SERVICE Minna St. San Francisco, Cilit Enclose 10 cents In coin for your copy of BEST EXERCISES HEALTH AND BEAUTY. 117 m j 4-- H Full Culture No man receives the full culture of a man in whom the sensibility to the beautiful is not cherished; and there is no condition of life from which it should be excluded. Of all luxuries this is the cheapest, and the most at hand, and most important to those conditions where coarse labor tends to give grossness to the mind. Charming. 70,-00- ord in crossing from Los Angeles Newark in 11 hours and 31 minutes. Thirty-siyears is young for a mogul. Last January, he married Helen Varner Vanderbilt. to x pOMMANDER Edward Ellsberg's new novel, "Captain Paul," the fictional narrative of the life of John Paul Jones, is another reminder ol Scientists test cloth for tensile strength. The machine measures the amount of "pull" required to tear the cloth. knowledge of how to safeguard the health, wealth and happiness of these vast areas. power of Today, the these educational groups and is felt in every branch of industry for, by their refusal or acceptance of new ideas in homemaking, industries rise or fall. For example, professional laundering has been a leader in practical consumer education, with results in consumer protection, and in forcing manufacturers to produce products to match consumers' new standards. Laundrymen became tired of "taking the blame" for washing failures and called on science to protect them with their customers. Through their national association, the American Institute of Laundering, they set up research laboratories in home-make- Jo-lie- yyiy Jv t? t&ckenij gets an order for 40 of them, right away quick. The man irom Demnuj Jack Frye, , the counter is & president of the Transcontinental six Western Air, Inc., for the last rs t, 111. " - J- . Abdominal muscles may get ;as early as twenty-five- , and THIS guild who develops Results have been interesting. For instance, a few years ago, the farmer's daughter and her city sister judged a bed sheet only on price and appearance. If it fell to pieces after a few washings at home they were downhearted but didn't know what to do about it; if it came back from the laundry somewhat in shreds, they blamed the laundry. So, bed sheets were put through the research laboratories. These scientific studies revealed that the inherent weaknesses of the sheets far Jam, 1941 11 themselves were to blame for the 5t rlMatwl mi damage not the washing process. With consumers and the profesM sional laundries demanding sheets An increase in farm product Drices ha hrniipfit th natinn'a farm which meet minimum standards, the income to its highest peak since 1937. As indicated by the map above, manufacturers got busy and prouuaiucas cuuuiuuns prevail in most sections ol the country. duced them. Methods of dyeing also are subBy L. G. ELLIOTT ago, and is the highest since 1937 to the laundries' test tubes. jected President, LaSalle Extension Government payments to farmers. Color fastness is an important subwhich have been somewhat small University to the housewife. It is estiject CHICAGO. Farmers are receiver, are expected to rise during the mated that about $50,000,000 is wasting more money than they did last next few months. ed annually because fading colors year, and are buying more goods, Greatly increased purchasing pow destroy the eye appeal of garments the result of increased income from er of consumers in cities, and the otherwise wearable. the higher prices for dairy products, improvement in general economic the scientists point outBythat way,if few, grains and cotton. Advances in conditions, have been partially re any, home treatments for "setting" these commodities have more than sponsible for these higher prices for fugitive colors are effective. If such offset the recent moderate declines farm products. - Another contribut remedies possessed merit, textile in livestock prices, which are now ing factor is government purchasdyers and printers would adopt at the top for several years. The ing of large quantities of farm them. Some of these "home treatprod general average for all farm prices ucts under the "Food for Defense" ments" merely fail to be effective, is 12 per cent higher than a year program. while few even harm the fabrics! I i It isn't only the news for heat that It is an alumnus of their VEW SERCT. f I nr;u ... By LEMUEL F. PARTON SEC. In Uncle Sam's new army of LIEUT. 1,400,000 men, approximately BRIGADIER CENERAL CORP. 346,712 soldiers will be noncom Selective officers. missioned service men will wear a subHZ COLD K PRIV. I ST. hllow stantial number of these chev CLASS SILVEI r COLONEL rons of leadership. "Parents of soldiers who wear they the Ranks of soldiers and their officers are revealed byabove insignia chevrons should be proud." says First class shown are seen most commonly wear. The insignia officers wear their insignia on the leit George C. Marshall, four-sta- r privates and the shoulder. of our of staff chief and general, arm, while commissioned officers wear theirs on non-co- discouraging matr . bulge at the waist: You rT? it in, girdle it in, but out it Push unless you exercise it s a Pops NEWS STAFF SERCT. m. imports from countries have zoomed as a result of the war, so that many of them now actually have favorable balances of trade against Uncle Sam. The importance of this is tremendous, because the chief difficulty of trade has expanding always been that South America wanted to buy lots of our products, especially automobiles, refrigerators and other manufactured goods, but found it very difficult to sell us anything. We not only produced so many competitive articles, which aroused clamor for tariff protection by our producers, but there is the little episode of the pure food regulation, which not only kept out Argentine meat but gave it a black eye before the world. As evidence of the recent spurt we bought from Argentina, in the first That Give an Old Look THAT FIRST SERCT. LIEUTENANT CENERAL WASHINGTON. - United States the South American Exercise Ends Bulgei WHO'S .V ;5 TECH. SERCT. Union) WASHINGTON. i GENERAL (Special to Western Newspaper WNU Service.) (Bell Syndicate . - MASTER SERCT. LIEUT. Corporals, Sergeants NeeJ Leadership Ability, Character. Increasing South Amer-ica- n exports to U. S. improve hemisphere relations . . . 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John lhomasen, of the marines, author of "Fix Bayonets," and many other books and short stories and one of the best writing men of the country, regardless of weight or class; and of course Maj. Gen. "Hap" Arnold of the air corps, au thor of the long string of "Bruce" stories. As to Commander Ellsberg, his New Book is one of an inTime of Life creasing number of his imprint A lifA mflv not be gooa ft lrn which get loud applause from life a long the critics. His spectacular feat enough, but a goodFranklin. in raising the submarine enough. Benjamin off Block island in 1925 first brought him to national attenKILL ALL FLIES tion. His first book, "On the Plaoefl anywhere. PW Bottom," told the story of the ll Killer attracts eji4 "J Guaranteed, Thereafter came aMOtPl'' convenient "Thirty Fathoms Deep," jvmnorlortourea "Hell on Ice," "Men Under the sea, and many short stories and magazine articles. He is now a United States naval reserve officer. m nil penchant or bell-ringi- S-5-1, . 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As president of the American Iron & Steel institute, he tells the New York general meeting of that organization that this country has steel enough to supply all possible 1942 demands several times over. Mr. Tower taught economic geography at the University of Chicago and was trade adviser for the U. S. shipping board. Has a Harvard M. A. and a degree from Pennsylvania. ar the kidney the pain and worry it cause. were If more people mut innot stnt,r,nIdlwithoot that .tay in would there 'deriundinl of why the riota 7 'Jn when kidney, la, empioj tion would be more or too Burning, acanty tion aometimee warn of function. You ache, persistent f 'pnf "Vu.7Scki neai under the eyet-- le" all played out. i Vie DooWt Pitts. Itwon medicine that has claim than on t iWHm . lomV'. j " fcn $ ,, "Li frrt -- er to N j W" rid-i- j, '. |