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Show U. S. Engineers To Help China Build Factories Items I Never Knew . . . Til Now 1 (But which you knew all along) Robt Sherwoods fine play, won There Shall Be No Night, the Pulitzer Prize, which should have happened a year ago. This is regarded as highly encouraging to the theater in general having the Pulitzers only one year behind the parade. Eilly Gilbert has named his tate Gezunt Heights. es- Ned Russell, of the United Press, vacation in Dubwas given a lin, and came back with a story which shows the extreme eagerness and the extreme ends to which the Irish Free State is going to preserve its neutrality. The Irish navy (consisting of two torpedo motor-boatwas ordered out on maneuvers, and ther instructions read: You will proceed from the harbor to sea, where you will meet and engage either the Hood or the Scharnhorst . . . s) James Gleason plans his sixteenth newspaper managing editor on the "Affectionscreen in the soon-du- e ately Yours." (Thats either a record or a rut!) At Fort Williams, there is a Private William Williams, who comes from Williams Street, Williamson, W. Va. (Or, to put it briefly, where theres a Williams, theres a Williams.) A discussion was in progress about democracy, and one of the group seemed to think his ancestry entitled him to a dogmatic view on I think, he smirked, everything. that the argument on America should end with my views. After all my ancestors came over on the was . Youre lucky, Mayflower soprano Genevieve Rowes comment, after all, the immigration laws are a bit stricter now. First outfit claims in its ads that it hasnt wealthy The America ... A few months ago backers that group was asked for a list of its backers, but refused to give it. Finally they gave a partial list which included many wealthy men and women . . . Why have they such short memories? According to Wilfred J. Funk, the average pet dog has a vocabulary of 60 words. (Thats the number of words it understands.) In the new book, Men and Poli- tics, the author says: "Germany But neihas no unemployment ther has a prison. to the Open Book, According whether a black cat following is bad luck depends on whether youre a man or a mouse. You can tell the difference between a Nazi and a British plane by their sounds. Nazi bombers sound like this: Voom, voom, voom. . Vooma-doom-voo- . . ... Washington, D. C. BOMBER OUTPUT Though not announced by the White House, two impelling factors were behind the Presidents sensational letter to Secretary Stimson asking for an immediate increase in the monthly output of bombers. One was the obvious need of providing Britain with more and bigger planes to carry the offensive to Germany. Second, known only to inside authorities, was Intelligence information that the Nazis are increasing the bomber force of their Luftwaffe. The reports are that the German air force now consists of the following: Six main air fleets, each comprising 1,000 bombers, 625 fighters and 75 reconnaisance planes, a total of 10,200. Also there is an independent air unit of 2,750 planes, a naval air service of 1,000, an operational training unit of 650, and a transport organization of 3,500 planes. In addition to these first-lin- e ships, is a reserve of 12,000 others, plus 5,000 trainers and transports. Grand total: About 35,000 planes. German airplane production capacity is estimated at 3,000 planes a month, including about 500 bombers. However, except for bombers, Germany is not now using her full production capacity as she doesnt need that many new planes a month. Nazi March production is estimated at 2.200 ships of all types, but only 1,600 in April. In May, however, Intelligence reports are that Nazi plane production is being stepped up to replace Balkan and North African losses. Reports are vague about what the Nazis are doing with the nine government and eleven private aircraft plants in France, most of them located in the occupied zone; also regarding the eight Dutch factories, including the Fokker works, and the seventeen Belgian plants. These plants have large potential producing capacity, but best information is that the Nazis are stripping them of their machine tools and other equipment. How much this will boost the Nazis 3,000 planes a month is only a guess. U. S. Goal. Weakest link in German plane production is aluminum. From captured planes, the British estimate that the Nazis use about 500 pounds of this vital metal per ship. The American average is 5,000 pounds. The undisclosed bomber goal of 1941 to which Roosevelt referred in his letter to Stimson, is 600 a month. The four new assembly plants in Omaha, Tulsa, Kansas City and Fort Worth should produce about 300 bombers a month. To double their output it will be necessary to build and equip at least as many new plants, plus taking over an increased ratio of automobile and other plant facilities to turn out the necessary parts. The letter which OPM Director General Knudsen sent auto makers that they will have to hold down their 1942 car production to 78.5 per cent of this years output, is considered only a beginning. Insiders predict that there will be another big cut soon. British planes sound like: Or so returning correspondents are telling the Stork Clubbers, at any rate. When it was rumored Marshal Goering might receive an Austrian Punch suggested his Knighthood, new title be: Sir Cumference. Memos of a . Girl Friday: Dear W. W.s After two months of trailing Jan Valtin, Steve Birmingham (the Dies Committee sleith) caught up with him in the parking lot opposite The Algonk and served him with a summons . . . Jimmy Walker evened things with certain Hollywood people (formerly of Broadway) at the Jack Benny affair. Jimmy called to the spotlight Please turn oft man and said: the light so I can see the people mho couldnt see me the last four years. The Natl Defense Organization is sponsoring R. H. Markhams exciting reply to Anne Lindberghs book. The Wave of the He calls his: Past. Be sure and read! a button reading: Im Copperhead. It is the emblem of Just a got a West coast outfit whose meetings are attended regularly by most Bund members out there. The head of it is the chairman at the Save America First meetings in L. A. . . . Quentin Reynolds sent a cable to friends saying: The Saturday blitz and the arrival of Hess took Londoners Four Ctrl Friminds off the war! day. Private Papers . . . Of a Cub Reporter: Jimmy Dorsey kept the gagging going when he relayed the one about the same dictators who were arguing over the division of spoils . . . Hitler, of course, was conceding nothing to his very Junior Axis partner in crime . . . Finally, Benito could stand the humiliation no longer. and he blurted: Listen, Hitler. Where would you be today if it werent for my help? . . . Hitler retorted: In London! LATIN ADMIRALS state department scored a when it finally persuaded the navy to invite the chiefs of Latin American navies to visit the United States. The junket definitely carried weight. For the United States navy, without any ifs, ends or buts, is the most powerful in the world, and the thing that counts in South America today is the belief that this country can really ward off Nazi invasion. Behind the scenes, the man who helped most to dress the stage for Latin American admirals was Johnny Thomason, better known for his prolific pen portraits of the marines (Red Pants, Fix Bayonets, Jeb Stuart, Salt Winds and Gobi Dust). Thomason, now a colonel in the marines, had served in Latin America, knew the importance of the admirals visit Other U. S. brass hats didnt Admiral Harold Stark, chief of naval operations, fumed and fretted. only wanted to show the Good Neighbors a few East coast stations. At this point Johnny Thomason reThis visit is giving you a marked: pain in the neck. How about letting me take it over? Thomason Insisted that the trip was important enough to do it right, more entertainment demanded money from the White House and got it. At first he worked on the idea of meeting the admirals with U. S. cruisers at Barranquilla, Colombia, taking them out to the to view the U. S. naval paThis was given up trol at work inas too long, and a spection of U. S. naval stations was substituted. The ten-stri- coast-to-coa- MERRY-GO-ROUN- The G O D Kansas legislature hit Rep. Jack Houston, long Kansas Democrat, with everything but the waterbucket in gerrymandering his district, but he takes When a salesit philosophically. man makes good on the Job, he says with a grin, his territory is increased." U. S. military Intelligence places the number of German panzer divisions at not over 20 out of a total of 200 divisions. Small Flowery New Sfy Beautifies Chinese Workers Supply Army 'jii Pocket Industries (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) MAN HOURS LOST MAKES FEARFUL TOTAL Nullify Bombings By Japanese. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) NEW YORK. Plans to in- crease American technical aid to war torn China by sending a voluntary crew of American engineers to the Orient have been disclosed by John Garfield, Hollywood actor and leader of a group of relief workers on the west coast. His organization is collaborating with the movie colony group, headed by Dave Selznick, member of the National United China Relief committee. I Chile Chinas armies are struggling to fight off invading Japanese forces, Chilians are working in vest pocket industries in the interior. Chinese women are busy (left) are making blankets for their nation, while workmen (right) coast. the along vital regions occupied of production replacing Brazil Builds Defense Railways To Link Ports With Inland Cities seacoasts of two continents, in deIf we are the arsenal of democfense of the Western hemisphere. A racy, stated Garfield, then China an invasion threat? AmerMilitary experts strong block of should have our support in full. all ican nations would be needed. with S. are of the U. The actor went on to describe presenin a speedy survey Chief problem for the defense of t-day conditions and summarized Latin countries conthis defenses South America is its tremendous what of great just their plans to defeat the purpose of tinent could muster against bellig- size and the great distances over air and raids Japanese by spreading the whole of which supplies and troops must be erent attack. Isolating manufacturing units into South America Nearly is east of New York, moved. It is admitted that whole mountainous and sparsely settled within the of this continent might well it sections danger territories. The engineers, who are bringing zone of the European conflict. defenseless before any crumble scheduled for early departure, plan the strong concentration of enemy indicate Defense that surveys to introduce and increase more modSouth America forces. There is a very real possiern technique in industrial produc- combined armies of would be under 2,000,000 men, to of "splitting up South Ametion, allied with small units of space defend the 125,000,000 scattered citi- bility which are in general ricas nations, and equipment. A major objective of this whole continent. Togeth- isolated from each other by lack of will be the operation of motor repair zens about 1,200 roads and railroads, as well as danstations along the important Burma er, these nations have of about 175 ger of isolating whole areas within a and navy joint planes road, over which most of the supon two the larger countries, by enemy to a coastline defend ships plies for war reaches China. of miles forces working from within. thousands oceans that is China The United Relief campaign is now engaged in the task of raising long. Improve Transportation. Brazil is said to be by far the Brazils president, Getulio Vargas, Brain but best equipped defenses, who has accomplished much already zil is mammoth in size (47 per cent in his program for modernizing and of South America), and most vulhas now nerable to attack. If Englands fleet industrializing Brazil, to the problem his turned attention were destroyed and Gibraltar taken, of transportation, and the necessity the U. S. fleet would be stretched for spanning Brazil with railways Pacific Atlantic the and entire along and roads for defense. More than 520 airports have been built for Brazils air defense, travel and communicaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. Is South America defenseless against well-defend- Wagon Post Office Yields to Progress JOHN GARFIELD "China will be victorious." for war relief and to maintain the 3,000 midget industries already established and to provide for thousands more. Many Factories Moved. An engineering feat of moving more than 400 complete factories containing 3,000 tons of machinery, wholly with human labor, was consummated in early spring, when thousands of coolies fled the war devastated coastal region, carrying the factories and equipment, piecemeal upon their backs, into the interior sections of their country. It was pointed out that the program served the double purpose of producing needed defense and civilian material and absorbing refugees in rebuilding for the new China. Mr. Garfield stressed the fact that because of the widely separated points of manufacture and distribution that enemy fliers found it extremely difficult to locate the small centers and impractical to bomb them because of the relative amount of damage as compared to the cost of the bombs, the differential being more than 25 times, even when the objective was a direct hit on the A $250 bomb is too first attempt much, even for the Japanese, to inflict $10 worth of damage to the enemy," said Mr. Garfield. Money contributed to the fund, is allotted by H. H. Kung, minister of finance in Chungking at the rate of $7.00 per man for any group of workers willing to start a plant The money is expended on a loan basis and in accordance with regulations of the old established central revolving fund plan. Mr. Garfield stated that previous loans have all been repaid. Principle and machines never before seen or understood by the Chinese have become a vital factor in the war of supplies. We are teaching them to harness old water wheels to operate small dynamos, the technique of building tiny crucible steel and hearth furnaces, and many other methods of manufacturing and operating small, but efficient plants, said Mr. Garfield. He voiced the opinion that with American financial and technical help, China can finally emerge victorious to take her place with other democracies. $5,000,000 FARGO, N. D. The smallest and perhaps most unique post office in the United States, located 40 miles north of Bowman in the southwest corner of North Dakota, gives way to progress. If there are smaller buildings being used exclusively for the distribution of mail, they at least would not appear as diminutive in their setting as does a sheep wagon at Ranger where six families are served by Uncle Sam. The sheep wagon, with its wheels removed, nestles in the- valley of the Little Missouri river in the most picturesque section of the badlands of North Dakota. The sheepwagon has been sold and the post office at Ranger will be discontinued this summer. Established in 1912, the Ranger post office has been a curiosity for many years. Natives tell the story that before the sheep wagon was removed from its wagon wheels, a post office inspector sat in the stuffy little shack when much to his amazement the - post office began to shake violently. Thoughts of a temblor ran through his mind as he made for the'door to see what was going on. The temblor was no more than a pig scratching its back against one of the wheels. as the Bowman County "Thus, Pioneer says, With the discontinuance of the Ranger post office, another chapter of the pioneering spirit of the West is brought to a close. The machine age that affords such fast travel makes it possible for patrons to adopt a more modern post office as their address Bowman, 40 miles away. U. S. Army Officers Say Goodbye to Hello WASHINGTON. War regulations have deprived civilians and soldiers alike of many things. This time its words. The army is streamlining its telephone service. No more will our Khaki clad defenders drawl a Hello" with the speed of winter sorghum flowing from a jug. or breathe a frosty New England greet-in- g into tlie mouthpiece. The luxury of this old established American custom has been abolished for the duration of the present emergency, in accordance with instructions recently received from the war depart- ment According to a bulletin on the subject valuable minutes are lost in the common exchange of greetings. Officers making a call will not a clerk to get his party on the line, meanwhile disappearing for ten minutes. Instead he will personally make the call and stay on the line until his party has been tion. To meet this emergency, Presi- dent Vargas last year nationalized railroads in Brazil, bringing 15 different systems under Union control. He just recently created the national department of railways, which will launch an extensive program with U. S. financial aid. More than 3,000 kilometers of tracks have already been laid, modern bridges span mountains and rivers, and many tunnels open ways through mountains. A nation-wid- e highway building program now under way, is planned to link Brazil with all nations touching her borders. Many of these new developments will link Brazil by land, air and water with her neighbor nations, greatdely strengthening fense. The Brazil-Bolivrailway now being built will bring in d Bolivian oil supplies, while giving to Bolivia an outlet to Atlantic seaports. Crossing the heart of South America, a transcontinental railway from Santos, Brazil, to Arica, Chile, will open vast productive areas for exploitation. Principal problem In connecting South American railways is presented by the rocky coastal ranges which follow each seacoast, cutting off port cities from rich interior resources. This brought about building of isolated short railways to port cities only; and now today, Latin countries face the huge expense of building many lines to connect port cities, as well as to connect isolated inland cities to each other. Purchase New Equipment, Impressive purchases of new railway equipment from the U. S. include 26 locomotives and nearly 500 cars now being delivered. Highways and good roads are part of Brazils defense program. The $3,000,000 highway bringing Brazil in touch with Paraguay, and the network of roads from 7 to 10,000 miles long in Rio Grande of the South, will link Brazil to Argentina, and Uruguay. Auto excursions now may only travel in good weather, but increasing auto tourist travel and the auto races from B. A. to Peru and back again, last year, has encouraged building of better roads. U. S. defense units are rushing completion of roads in Panama around the Canal region, and Latin nations along the West coast are building roads too although jungles, swamps and mountains bar the way. Some day the great highway will complete its 16,847-mil- e route, a new Lifeia much-neede- 6,000-mil- e BURIED in the department of labor at Washington are the figures which tell the story of strikes in the United States. For his book, The Dead Hand of Bureaucracy, Lawrence Sullivan dug up those figures for the years from 1930 to 1939. The labor department keeps them on the basis of the number of man hours lost and the figures for 1941, when available, will demonstrate how much more we might have accomplished in the matter of preparedness and aid to England had there been no strikes. In 1930 the number of man hours lost because of strikes was 2,730,368. In 1932 it had increased to 4,462,973, but in 1933, the year of the enactment of the Wagner labor law, it jumped to 16,872,128, with 19,591,949 for 1934. The top year was 1937, with the staggering figure of 28,424,-85- 7 man hours lost. That meant one weeks work for 710,621 men, or 52 weeks of 40 hours each for 13,663 men enough time to build approximately two battleships. For 1939, the last year for which I have any figures, the loss was 18,687,739 man hours. What will it be in 1941? How much will strikes affect our efforts for preparedness and aid to England? It will certainly mean enough hours to have produced hundreds of airplanes or other implements for the defense of the nation. Strange as it may seem, both William Green and John L. Lewis say the administration of the Wagner act by the National Labor Relations board is responsible for the strike problem. VI 'fn a Easy to Make the ptt.. H OW lovely that old sofa becomes! put a bright new slip c And you can easily t self, the smartest Exact details of ' s of cutting cover are described j in our booklet. Alst I cover and trim different tr.f Tips on fabrics, colors & ; copy to: e L READER-HOM- SEE 117 Minna St. Enclose 10 San Frau cents in coin to of HOW TO MAKE SUP 7 1 HDiRy Will fOUWA tlTfUt for WITHOUT THE PLAIN FACTS THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY snw HE IWENTEth FIRST DEMOCRACY is being sabotaged through the feeding of misinformation, paraded in the guise of facts, to the American people. That is not the act of any one political party, or any one group of political leaders. The policy of all parties is to attempt to support AMERICAN mitt IN 1714. their policies by false interpretations of the acts of the peoples government. American people do not object to BETTER WflytZ any expression of political opinion CONSTlPATlOU PUETUtJCt on the part of political leaders, but PROBER "BULK" IN WE ft they do object when the men they CORRECT THE CAUSE have set up as leaders attempt to TROUBLE WITH A PELT support their opinions by false presentations. CEREAL, KELLOCC'S I to entitled the are bare, People unvarnished facts, and they are not pa prihk. FLEury j getting that kind of information. Some day the people will discover OF WATER. they have been hoodwinked and 5 Mi le when they do, the political leaders who are responsible for the condition will pay the penalty. Before Regulated Plat! that happens, democracy may be so Mens plans should bet far gone that it will take genera- by the circumstances, t tions for its recovery. stances by the plans.- -! Democracy will function only when all people who must carry the responsibility for its functioning are in full possession of the plain facts. mrreim M-- THE DOLLARS SPENT AT HOME WORK FOR US A CLERK in a market of our town WITH WEAK, CRA NERVOUS FEELIN2 You women who suffer ular periods and are nerve. due to monthly function! ances Should find Lvoj hams vegetable Compou marvelous to relieve suett5 symptoms. pa- -1 receives a dollar as part of his salary. He spends it with the clothier for a necktie. The clothiers clerk gets it as a part of his salary. He Plnkhams Compound to in especially for women spends it for food at a market The such distressing feeling-heowner of the market pays it to a them go smiling t; difficult days. Over 000 carpenter for store repairs. The have remarkabltj pfT reported carpenter pays it to the lumber Vt WORTH TRYING I Any dealer. The lumber dealer pays it to his truck driver and so on and on. That dollar spent in our town may Criticism With I pass through many hands, and each Criticism comes c person receiving it derives a benefit Zeuxis. Because of the dollars spent in craftsmanship. our town, our merchants and home owners are able to pay taxes. With KILL ALL Ft the taxes they pay, we support our placed town government, we maintain KUler attract Guaranteed e81 schools for our children, we pave convenient; r Wlllnotsollorl" and maintain our streets. It is the Lenta nil ee dealers. Harold f dollars spent at home which make X6UXeKait)our town a desirable place in which to live. The dollars spent outside our town do not help in doing any of these things. They do nothing toward maintaining our property values. These are things to think about Salt Lakes NEWEST when we have dollars to spend. lp 1 A- miEM & HOW DICTATORS ARE BORN ON MARCH 23, 1933, the German Reichstag gave Hitler the privilege of making the laws of Germany for four years. That made Hitler a dictator; that marked the real beginning of World War No. 2. When the branch of any country legislative line. It will cost $150,000,000 to abdicates and passes its functions build, but it will open a vital route on to the administrative branch, a for military supplies, and one that dictatorship results. At the end of will attract thousands of tourists in four years the Reichstag could not time of peace. take back what it gave away in 1933. In most significant new development is the extension of Pan-ATOO BIG lines into interior cities of BraLOOKING BACK through history zil, in competition with the German we find that Kaiser Wilhelm, Napo-IcoCondor lines seven Tamerlane, Genghis Khan, across Brazil. More than 520 airports Attila the Hun, (more Charlemagne, Caesar, Alexander and perhaps oththan the U. S. has) are a vital facers, have at one time or another tor In Brazils defense. Two big Con-dto conquer the world and planes are stranded in Rio, since attempted make it over to their liking. No one Brazil declined to permit German of them succeeded. Hitlers effort lines "at this inopportune time. But LAT1, Italian lines is destined to meet the same fate The world is too big for any one continue to make their regular weekman to swallow. Even in lesser afly trips to Rome, and recently ex- fairs, things can become too panded their lines Into Argentina. for successful handling. tos&M l, ir air-rout- trans-oceani- c Hotel TEMPLE SQU I5 Opposite Mortno RICHLY RECOlD'P Rates $1.50 to mark of d.stincfoe St this beautiful ERNEST C. KOSsIIl Jtl |