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Show Make This Chair Shelf and Corn! TT IS a combination of thin, 1 harmonize that make a i Courteous Japs Kow-ToTo Victorious Americans cozy and attractive. Thi of a room that was furnished' next to nothing proves that w By EDWARD EMERIXE By BAUKIIAGE States, like men, should not be judged by hearsay. If you have been reading stale joke books, or listening to radio comics, you may have some Newi Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1S16 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. Recently, I had two experiences which melded. I ran into my colleague, Kenneth Romney Jr., son of Kenneth Romney Sr., sergeant of the at-ar- house of representatives. Young Romney recently has taken up his duties in radio again after a belated discharge from the military service, the latter part of which was spent with cloak and dagger boys, the Office of the Strategic Serv- 'WHO WXU Features Next comes News From Sweden," a mimeographed collection of featur-- y paragraphs from the News Exchange. I recall when the Swedish minister here consulted me about the founding of such a publicity bureau, back before we got into World War I. The next is one of the UAW-CIregular releases, and then the CIO News, a weekly, printed, I suppose, for their membership. Then one of the valuable National Opinion Research surveys put out by the University of Denver. This one is a poll of American opinion on the Germans and Japs and how we think they got that way. More Business Weeks, and "Program Information from my own American Broadcasting company. A printed letter from the Payroll Guarantee association with an enclosure on "civilized cats, mice and cheese. The American Feed Manufacturers association handout saying the feed shortage is over. General Motors sends me the ninth in a series of production reports. (What could have happened to the other eight?) The release from the National Planning association announces that Leon Henderson and the official of a big corporation have been added to their board of trustees and if you want to know about the distribution of fats and oils by the department of agriculture, you can have my copy of the second interim report from the Committee on Small Business pursuant to H. Res. 64. sh ices. Casually, he told me how he landed in Shanghai. He had been serving in China. Shortly after V-- J Day he was ordered, along with some hundred other American officers and soldiers, to Shanghai. It was known there were no Chinese troops In the city. Shanghai had been In Japanese hands since the beginning of the war. The civilian population had become none too Hence, the Americans (even the cloak and dagger boys) arrived in full battle dress. ' Their plane landed, and little brown men came forward toward them. The Americans had their Some fired. But rifles at "ready. the Japs, undeterred, came for- Or Maybe YotYd ward, bowing deeply, smiling. It Prefer Rail Loadings was a Japanese ground force, ready and anxious to service the AmerMaybe you'd rather have freight ican planes. loadings of the week from the AsLater came Jap officers with a sociation of American Railways, or The perhaps you want to bid on the purWhole fleet of limousines. Americans were guests, not con- chase of 15 or fewer Landing Ship The conquered enemy Tank (LST) type vessels? Or perquerors. were hosts not Just the conquered. haps you'd prefer some American flags, or a BK steel barge They offered to find accommodations and the trimmings. A little fur dry or liquid cargo? No? Well, confusing, the Americans thought, no harm in making the offer. Next exhibit is but that was, after all, the Orient-Chi- na, News From France from the French Informaanother world. . . . Now the scene shifts to Washingtion service. Ill admit I asked for ton again. I witness the meeting that, along with the attractive magof a husband and wife. Plenty of azine, La Repubhque Francaise. such meetings these days, still. It Heres the state departments was touching. The man had dropped weekly bulletin which is Part Three out of the Far Eastern skies. It of that interesting series on the seemed only yesterday that I had present status of German youth. I heard he was in a city in the Nethwas planning to write an article on erlands Indies where the American that subject myself, but they tell corporation he represented had one me the magazines are overbought of its great plants. He was the first on Germany. Wont buy another American te visit it since the terri- thing. Just two pages of mimeographed tory had been won back from the material from the "Friends of Finnenemy. But had it been won back? ish Democracy. Cruel irony here. When I heard his story, I wonRemember when it was "brave litdered. It seems that when he tle Finland? Remember when reached the gates of the American-owne- d Finnish Minister Procope couldnt plant, he found a Japanese go anywhere without being applaudon guard. He identified himself. In ed? Finland paid her war debtsl a few moments, a smiling and bowShe even managed not to duck afting Japanese officer, still wearing er the war! Well, Finland's friends most of his uniform and 'speaking are protesting now over the repara-the- y understandable English, appeared. say, than are any other nations demanded by Russia . . . heavThey began a tour of the property, the Jap most deferential but of- ier in proportion to population, fering no word of explanation or tions. To pay the reparations bill, apology for the fact that he, a late the statement claims, every man in enemy, was in charge and not in Finland would have to work eight Jail. In fact, the Jap was very lohours a day for seven years. It s would take of Finlands quacious on the subject of the excellent work that he and hif helpers normal exports. had done to put the plant back Into Heres a speech by Senator Taft from his office, "not printed at govrepair and operation. He showed my friend the various ernment expense. Stuck together is a news-prin- t places where the buildings and mapamphlet called the chinery had been damaged evi- "Poll Tax Repealer, and that blast dence, he pointed out, smiling, of from the Republican national comthe excellent marksmanship of the mittee on the Presidents budget American air force. He demmessage. A very neat little bookonstrated with particular pride how let (additional copies will be furexcellently the repair work had nished) by Standard Oil of New Jerbeen done, obviously expecting (and sey, entitled "Steps to Security. Now a tissue carbon labeled "Midreceiving) praise for the techn'cal skill the Japanese renight Cry with a series of Biblical texts shrieking doom. Seven fapairmen had shown. miliar bright yellow pages from the Very nice, of course. But American Industry still reaps National Highway Users associano benefit from that'plant, and altion, which is one of the real, hardthough the Japanese gain no profit working publicity bureaus. The therefrom, this American property CIO's "Economic Outlook." which Is still, literally, in the hands of the often has statements that can't be overlooked. enemy. Now we come to an attractive 12- Loads of Mail page tabloid newspaper, "The ProCommentator's Lot gressive and LaFollettes MagaFor one whole week, I saved all zine. I am glad to note it is still the things that came to me by mail progressive, of regardless the which I hadn't asked for except changes in the LaFollctte activities I have just counted and proclivities. The first page has personal letters. them, and there are 233 separate a nice cartoon of a garbage can pieces in all. The total number of labeled "War contract scandals. pages lam expected to read adds Looks interesting, but WAIT A up to nearly a thousand. MINUTE. I think they want me to The one on top Is "the back of PAY for it. Heres a return card the book" from Omnibook. A col- saying 25 weeks subscription, $i. lection of amusing stories. But Om- Oh dearl It must have gotten nibook itself is better still and I beinto the wrong pile. Im not going lieve I have every issue, beginto look any further. I might find ning with Vol. 1, No. 1. more of that kind. all-wo- four-fifth- I i ; preconceived and erroneous ideas about one of the greatest of the 48 states. It is time for you to Arkansas. A few weeks ago I made an automobile trip through Arkansas, folS. lowing the general course of U. Highway No. 67 from Poplar Bluffs, Mo., to Texarkana. We visited CornNewport, Walnut Ridge, ing, Searcy, Little Rock, Arkadelphia and other towns We saw fields of rice, corn, cotton and other staples on land that was black and rich. We heard the sharp ring of saws biting into both soft and hard woods. We heard factory whistles, too, and saw hundreds of men carrying dinner pails. Horses, mules and tractors for farming, furnished power while huge trucks hauled loads giant watermelons, fat cattle, milk, oil, lumber, logs, poles, crates of fruits and berries and other products. Fruit trees were heavily laden, the boughs bending low. Progress is Evident. We traveled over splendid paved roads, across rich coastal plains and through mountain scenery as majestic as any traveler could ever want. There were fine homes, big t acres on either barns and side of the road. There was construction everywhere, for Arkansas is building new homes, stores, garages and other structures. Steel, cement, brick and bright new lumber were going into those buildings. New homes, in every stage of construction, were to be seen. Some were near mansions, while others were simple structures. Bams, sheds and fences were going of well-kep- up too. When we talked to the people of Arkansas, we found them friendly, courteous, intelligent They smiled easily, were firoud of their state, and sure of its future. Tourists who had visited every part of the Ozark and Ouachita forest and mountain areas in the northwestern part of the state as well as the lower coastal plains in the southeast had seen just what we. saw construction, progress and resolute faith. First settlers of Arkansas were the Indians, the Quapaws who lived south of the Arkansas river and the Osages who lived north of it They called the land Akansa, but somewhere along the way an "r was inserted and a final "s added.- It is pronounced After discovery by De Soto in 1541, Arkansas was tossed like a ball between Spain and France. The few people who came to the area were soldiers and traders. There were no farmrs and few merchants. No permanent settlements were made except around military posts. After the United States came into possession of Louisiana territory, including Arkansas, the country was settled rapidly by Anglo-Saxo- n pioneers. Territory Formed. In 1819, Arkansas was organized as a separate territory, and the capital was moved from Arkansas Post to Little Rock. (Incidentally, Little Rock was so named because of a ledge of rocks projecting into the river and to distinguish it from Eig Rock, about three miles up the river.) Population was about 14,000. It may be noted that Arkan- ' s d 15 A 11 15 S Four of the goats used in the atom bomb test seem to have partially recovered. There will be a lot of human goats, if the bomb gets into general use. Pvt. Donald Callahan won a prize offered by the army for an esviy on Why I Joined the Army. Part of the prize was a date with two showgu Is. Is that why, Donald? 'i i SIRl'CTURE . . ing as guest columnist. Recriminations, Reflections Ruthless, . In occupied 183G, Arkansas old state house, now converted Into a war memorial building, Is one of the classic colonial buildings of the nation. James ... ... d. two-thir- serial The chair frame was made from end ends of lumber no piece lon, 2(4 feet. The shelf nice also were made of scran The curtains and chair cushion inexpensive cotton print. n jeyre ije mad SS 1 M if y llt Before ose a This chair Is made with nattm and the scallops with No. 207 n, it self a: tain idea Is from the booklet Make st Own Curtains. 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Set ein Get O'Sullivan SOUS as Heels next time you well: have jw shoes repaired. my put spw & into yon sim Durocher, says Lew Parker, sets as though he were fighting Joe Louis, not St. Louis! De Sotos Futile Quest for Gold Brought Exploration of Arkansas turned south, passed over the Boston mountains, crossed the Arkansas river near Dardanelle Rock, and came into the land of the Cayas. Here, De Soto fell seriously ill, and a friendly Indian chief brought him to a lake of "very hot water where he was 'healed. This lake was doubtless the now famous Hot Springs. side. plorers spent the winter of 1541, .a severe one, in an Indian village on For nearly a year, the last year of his life, De Soto traveled over what is now Arkansas, through a vast wilderness inhabited by wild animals and equally wild savages. Beginning near the mouth of the White river, De Soto went up the western shore of the Mississippi beyond the mouth of the St. Francis river, then Journeyed southwest until he came to the Arkansas river. There is a tradition that he was defeated in a battle with the Indians near where Jacksonport now stands, and that he was compelled to turn north again. Learning that there were mountains to the northwest, he continued toward northeast Arkansas where he hoped to find gold, traveling through swamps and dense forests and crossing mountain streams. Disappointed in not finding gold, he On Ouachita river Lt. Cot, Gregory (Pappy) Bok is finished and in the hands oi the busy Walter E. Smith, who seems to have about eight hands. Not only will Smith publish, but hell do the movie himself, as an independent, perhaps as a roadshow entry. Admiral Nimitz has offered Smith any fleet facilities required for the screen adaptation. The title, first time announced anywhere, is "Where Are We Now? Boy-ingto- ns Arkansas was one of the earliest of the Mississippi states to be explored. The first white man to touch Arkansas soil was Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi river. In May, 1541, he came to a river so broad that he called it, in Spanish, the Rio Grande, or great river. The Indian name for the stream, Meschacebe, "father of waters, has come down to us, however, as Mississippi. De Soto crossed the river to the Arkansas near Even Stalins spies dont know Trumans calls Margaret from Missouri to Washington n are and the person is Marvin Coles, counsel for the merchant marine! the springs, De Soto and his party found salt which the Indians gathered and sold to their neighbdrs. The exthe Ouachita, De Sotos faithful indied. Dis- terpreter, Juan Ortiz, heartened by not finding gold and losing so many of his men, De Soto resumed his journey south in the spring of 1542. He followed the Ouachita to the Red river and then went downstream to the Mississippi. Exposure brought on a fever and De Soto died, his survivors burying him in the great river he had discovered. profited little by the explorations of De Soto. Through her negligence, the Mississippi valley had remained unsettled for nearly a century and a half. But while Srafn slept, the French were active. After securing the lands bordering on the St. Lawrence river, France had pushed southward along the Mississippi. Spain The secretary of state has a new assistant in charge of research and intelligence. The more he has of the latter, the less he needs of the funner. person-to-perso- Gwendolyn Stone is a beautiful and talented dancer. . . . She has appeared in several west coast revue creations and in films, including "Night and Day. No one seeing her would imagine that she is a deaf mute and has been since childhood. . . , She picks up rhythms with her feet, via vibrations. . . . She takes direction and cues by unfailing ... Santa Fe Skyway is carrying specialized cargoes, including perishables. No schedules will be made. . . . Flying personnel will be mostly veterans. 11 of whom have signed on. . . . One plane has refrigeration equipment, which weighs only 1 per cent of the gross tonnage and can register 120 degrees below zero. & i Kite harvesting scene on Arkansas Grand Prairie. Ve ba J'ce b: POPCORN machin: VIKING DE LUXE Immediate Delivery fa as i is c is to 5 l .mg f ichinj Hybrid Popcorn Popcorn Seasoning Complete Supplies ARTHUR UNGER COMPANY Av., San Francis' SOS Ooidon Cat On Det is in I) re ' y eves k e sarr an e hs TO GET MORE 8TOGC36W1 If your blood LACKS IRON! You girl and women who suffer M f ' simple anemia that you're pule. to this may be due "dragged out of blood-iro80 try Lydia E. Pinto 1 TABLETS one of the best home to build up red blood In such Plnkhame Tablets are one of tbefr eat blood-iro- n tonics you can MJ all drugstore. Worth trylngl 3: WNU-- W . ... Marie Windsor, Utah beutah, who took over Broadway via stage and radio, i3 an outstander in Hollywood. . , . Ben Bogeaus and Casey Robinson, who bought Hemingways Short and Happy Life of Francis r .MVaife ,W ... ... 1 L rapacious horn-blowe- rs by Haukhage The Army Times thmks Gen. Omar Bradley may resign as VA head. Its not the wont out the words. He has to make too many speeches to suit him. . Editors Note: While Winchell Jack Lait is act- Is on vacation. to Caesar Petrillo seems hell-bewreck the nightclubs of New York, which cannot meet his latest demands and live. . . . Petrillo hasnt been getting his name In the paI i pers lately, and has apparently deI have long cubic feet. cided to see to that. . . . His this observed egomaniac. Climate, scenio attractions, Is autonin the AFL, union, though recreational facilities and curaabsolute duce. its is omous he and to tive waters combine bring . , . He defies economic laws as he great numbers of tourists and defies the nations laws, which he to Arkansas health seekers now is doing flagrantly and blateach year. The states most A ! and he loves it; he loves antly widely known attraction is Hot of dictatorial arrosensation that containSprings National park, Hah Im bigger than all gance: ing 47 hot springs with temperAmerica. Nothing can touch Petatures up to 145 degrees. rillo. The world cant live without Adjacent to Hot Springs are Lakes music and I own the music. I Catherine and Hamilton with more have millions of dollars and dont than 450 miles of shoreline. Annual account to anybody. My voiceless spring racing meets are held at Oak fiddlers and drummers and Lawn jockey club. Golf is played worship me. Congress NATIVE RESIDENT Ben the year around. passes a special law just against Laney, governor of Arkansas, So The states scenic highlands inipe and that law I break. is a native and lifelong resident No king. . . . clude two mountain groups, the this is a republic. of the state. He was born in a What a laugh! Ozarks and the Ouachitas, both eassmall rural area of Ouachita ily accessible. State parks provide county called "Cooterneck. BeMeyer Davis, the society fore bis election as governor, be exceptional recreational facilities. maestro, wires me a lengthy was a school teacher, drug store Sportsman's Paradise, defense of James Caesar Petoperator, oil man, agriculturist Arkansas duck shooting is narillo, who, he says, has absoand twice mayor of Camden. Vettionally famous. Rice fields in the lutely no jurisdiction over proeran of World War I, he is marprairie section attract mallards durposed raises in N. Y. nightried and has three children. ing the winter migration. Deer, clubs. He adds, There is too of quail and turkey provide plenty much hooey about Petrillo, just, sas was a part of Louisiana from hunting, and fishing may be enbecause he is colorful. If thats lakes in numerous and the 1804 to 1812, and from 1812 to 1819 joyed .whats the matter with Petrilon the a part of Missouri. In 1836, Arkan- streams. "Float fishing Im also lo, Im color-blinWhite river and some of its tribusas became a state. dumb. But I retain my sense a Arkansas is taries pastime, unique Arkansas is a great agricultural of smell! state, with soil new and fertile. which is becoming increasingly popLevees, ditches and canals have ular- with visitors. r, Walter EL The dynamic redeemed alluvial lands along the "I am fully convinced that Arkanis in town again, third time Smith, St Francis, the Arkansas and Mis- sas is destined to become one of in two weeks hes flown hither. sissippi rivers. The state has an the great playgrounds of America, . . . I a nap in the plane, he almost inexhaustible timber supply, said Franklin D. Roosevelt at tells me.got"I hadnt been to bed in with forests of pine and hard- Booneville, Ark., when he visited four and nights. . . . Smith, days woods covering nearly of there in 1938. whose hair is pretty white, is only the state. At Eureka, Heber and And many of the rest of us who 40. But he does more things than health-givinHot Springs, waters have visited that state can heartily ever known. . . , WithIve anyone have long been used. endorse the late Presidents words! in the year he has bought and converted a Hollywood cafe into Tom Brenemans, run the morning breakfast broadcast there into a national sensation, had it filmed for a feature; promoted rodeos, signed Gene Autrey for five years and. will publish his biography; bought a hotel and cabanas in Palm Springs; tied up Pappy Boyington for his book and picture rights, and has a $150,000 Warner offer on the latter; organized a company to publish a magazine devoted to western movies; Incorporated a company to produce Nils T. Grandlunds Rhythm picture, Ranch; bought Chestertown, favorite in the Hambletonian, for $40,000, highest price ever paid for a trotter, to add to his large stable; founded the association which converted Santa Anita to trotting; conducts the largest enterprise in the West making aluminum furniture and luggage. . . . And nobody can play harder than he or work half as hard. , CLASblC Originally Industries of Arkansas are devoted almost entirely to extracting or processing products which originate within the states boundaries. There are 28 oil and gas producing fields in six southern Arkansas counties and 16 gas fields in five western counties. Petroleum reserves are estimated at more than 300 million barrels and reserves of natural gas at over 1,000 billion Macombcr for peanuts (835.000 worth) are aiming at an Oscar. . , . Tat OBrien is trying to interest movie money in a screen of his pal. Mayor Bill biography ODwyer, Tat to play him. . (With Abbott and Costello playing the role of two other guys named LaGuardia?) 5 1 fit em a S May Warn of Disorifer Kidney Action Modem life with Ita hurry end Irregular habits. Improper drinking aa risk of eipoaure itD tion throws heavy strain oo & of tbs kidneys. 1 hey re apt to over-taxe- d and fail to filter ? and other impurities from ths Wwi blood. You may suffer nafftfng ,rnlc headache, dlmneas getting P , fed leg paint, swelling tired, nervoua, all worn out of kidney or bladder disorder p timea burning, scanty or too lreg urination. W Try Doan't Pill. kidneys to pant off harmful Waeta, They have had century of public approval. Art mended by grateful uaers vr Ask irour neighbor! MB she ouldc When 1 e ek th t Color finite r' gr, Ren (i fich, b Ever ia th hich ill d 'i le fcPdla |