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Show ! UINTAH BASIN RECORD. DUCHESNE, UTAH As 77 7) 11 EGLE S: Scon It lly II ettlbrvok Pegler Released WNU by Features. "7N PAGE nine of her memoirs of her service in the war as General Dwight Eisenhowers chauffeur and secretary, Kay Sum mersby, then an English civilian but later, by Eisenhowers favor, a captain of the American WACS, writes of her attachment to an American colonel. This officer had a wife and child in the United States during one year of their association and including the time of their betrothal. Soon after she met General hower, Eisen- seemingly by chance but possibly by plan of the British foreign office or war office, he hurled dozens of questions at me about women ambulance drivers and womens role in the war. Miss bad Summersby driven an ambulance in the London blitz and was now, in her own words, in process of oozing into the personal and official household of toe man with toe duty of behaving according to toe moral code of West Point, and, indeed, the code of the crusaders, as an example to others. There is absolutely no discount from this code for West Point men either in the military academy or later. At the time when Miss Summersby says Eisenhower hurled the dozens of questions at her she was driving his limousine and was definitely assigned to this duty by the British. She explains that in the summer of 1941, about the time toe big ran into an blitz ended, she American colonel at a cocktail party. Life Was n .. He mentioned, she continues, That his little group of 17 observers (then in civilian clothes as America wasnt in toe officer war) needed drivers who knew London. I told him about our work and how life at post No. lvhad turned dull. Several days later, a few motor transport corps girls were transferred to U. S. army head- quarters. A few pages later she is referring to this officer as My own, my very special American, who had been her Very special American ever since the days when I was an ambulance driver and he was a United States army observer at the embassy." That time definitely was during toe life of his mar Tiage. This marriage was terminated by divorce in Reno one year after toe meeting mentioned by Miss Sum mersby. This officer and General Eisenhower were fellow members of the West Point alumni and obligated by traditions of honor which discountenance disloyalty in personal as well as military relations. There were only a small corps of West Pointers in the army, and this colonel was known to Eisenhower as a West Point man. On Page 34, Eisenhower asks Kay Would you like to go along? on the invasion of North Africa. she I was almost shouting, says, As 1 explained that Dick undoubtedly would be heading the direction of toe forthcoming invasion. I would do anything to be somewhere near him. Ike knew about Dick. No further emphasis was required. . Itll be in about Telling a month or so, he said, warning of toe fhe need for extreme se- - Secret curity. Although Eisenhower had blabbed this vital or mortal secret to an English woman who lacked even a pretense of military status or special qualification for essential work, Miss Summersby was in a great swivet about toe need for secrecy. On page 45 Miss Summersby, now safe ashore at Oran, gives a picture of a bossy dame bawling out American officers who had toe temerity to give attention to more serious matters than her imperious desires. She wanted to telephone Algiers and a lieutenant, a major and finally a colonel appeared to question her. At this point she writes, Look here, I said in exasperation, Ive Just been rescued from a torpedoed ship. I want to call General Eisenhower and tell him his staff is safe. And I want to get orders what to do next. Do you mind? Do you mind?" is m italics, for peculiar emphasis. The one magic word Eisenhower got me the telephone As far as the war was concerned it made no difference whether she was safe or dead or what she did next But Eisenhower had nothing more' urgent to do than get on the phone and even put General Mark Clark on By some oversight he didnt manage to talk individually to all to American men and women who went into the water when the same ship went down. NEED ANY WEATHER? Weather forecasting now has become a business. Companies are selling predictions to railroads, communities, shippers, airlines and all sorts of corporations whose business is affected by weather. It looks like a good depression-proo- f business. There never can be a weather SHORTAGE. Truman Goes Slow r I 'ALKING to a close friend last week. President Truman confided that he did not intend to make any cabinet changes before Jan. 20, at which time several cabinet members would go. However, Mr. Truman, who knows what it is to be broke, said he didnt want any cabinet member to appear to be fired, for fear it might hurt his future earnmg power. And Im not going to throw them out while the newspapers are sniping at me, he added. When the newspapers stop picking my cabinet for me, Ill pick my own. . . . Dr. Ernst Reuter, head of the Social Democratio party of Germany which polled more tban of the total vote cast in western sector elections held recently. Reuter is now mayor of Berlin. MAYOR two-thir- Jews Omission U. S. newspapers outside New York and Washington sometimes get mentally kicked around by their readers through no fault of their own They are at the mercy of the press associations which frequently take their lead from the York dailies. ig Washington-NeHere is a case in point. Front-pag- e news in the big metropolitan dailies recently was the report of D. Worth Clark of Idaho urging that several billion dollars be dumped into China. Clark bad been sent to China by Republican members of the senate appropriations committee and almost every newspaper frontpaged his demand for Chinese aid. However, not one paper carried the very important fact that Clark was a former partner in a law firm which was paid CHAMPIONS hard work . . Good seed, good soil tilth, plenty of fertilizer and . are the reasons Newton L. Halterman and bis son. Lair, give for being crowned King and Prince Corn at the recent International Livestock exposition in Chicago. It was the second father and son victory in show history. Hi A EASE-O- P itt FREEZE-U100 n. $100,000 brother-in-la- of Generalissimo P F rom the beginning of time people have been answering that one on Various Road Surfaces w at 2Q mph Chiang for the express purpose of getting aid for China. Kai-she- or snow? 175 n. Braking Distances k, for nothing. It has been strictly a CALM . . . Alger versial highlight of Iliss, controthe state de- partment spy investigation, is shown quite serene as he arrived at the Manhattan federal grand jury which has been investigating Communism and espionage. Pa Doctor Shortage Unassuming Oscar Ewing, toe federal security admmistrator, has been doing some quiet digging on the problem of getting more U. S. doctors, dentists and nurses. Even today, three years after the end of toe war," says Ewing, there are large sections of the country woefully lacking in doctors Meanwhile, medical schools are overcrowded end medical faculties are so understaffed that, if new medical schools were started, it would be difficult to find enough professors to staff them. Ewing is working on a plan for federal loans to medical students as one way to ease the doctor shortage. Local banks to would grant tuition-loan- s qualified students, with the government guaranteeing the loans 100 per cent. He is also hoping that toe bill introduced by Senator Thomas of Utah will pass the next congress giving government subsidies to medical schools based on the number of students they turn out. give-awa- y program. And suddenly there arrives the rain, snow, sleet, hail and sunshine specialist, the tycoon of temperature changes, the mogul of cloud movements. The man who started on a shoe tiring and worked up to a million- dollar industry now gives way to the fellow who began with an isobar and worked up to a maior corporation. Qualified Public Servant Mayor John F. Davis of Reading, , tells this story on himself. Shortly after I was elected, I began to learn about the qualifications for government office. A friend dropped in and suggested that I give a Job to tleorge Schultze down in the 6th ward. What can he do? I asked. Nothing, replied my friend. "Then lets hire him right away, I said. We wont have o break him in. We await the radio commercial: 69 FT. J CHAINS NATURAL RUBBER SYNTHETIC RUBBER 88 fT. TIRES-- TIRES-- NO NO CHAINS CHAINS 197 ft. ON REAR WHEELS GRIM FACTS . . . New wilder accident facts, based on research by National Safety council, reveal alarming increase of skidding and poor visibility crashes during snowy, icy weather. Authorities urge equalized brakes, using tire chains, windshield wipers, defrosters, good lights and lower speeds to minimize the added winter seasonal hazards. The National Safety councils six rules- for safe winter driving are: (1) Get the feel of the road before you start out, (2) Adjust speed to read, weather and traffic, (3) Use tire chains on ice and snow, (4) Keep windshields and windows clear, (5) Pump your brakes on snow or ice. Dont lock wheels, (6) Follow at a safe distance. It takes three to 12 times more distance to stop on snow or ice. Do you suffer from unexpected weather? Are you among those people who get caught in the rain? Does snow enter your life without warning? Are you a victim of falling temperatures? Then why not Weathwrite today for Never-Mis-s er Forecasts? Find peace of mind and nonchalance through knowing about blizzards instead of merely Never-M- s guessing. Weather Forecasts will take those wrinkles from your forehead, end those falling hairs, efface that apprehensive look from your eyes and send you outdoors every day radiant in the thought that you are prepared for anything from a shower to a typhoon. And dont forget that you can win one of 500 mink coats, come unit and plete with muff, by completing the sentence, 'I like to know whether it is going to rain or snow BECAUSE . . Yes-s-s-s-- s, TAKES PLEDGE . . . Michael I. Quill, president of the CIO transport workers union, pledged at the unions convention that he would remove Communist Influences in the organization, and got the backing of many delegates in this endeavor. deep-freez- CINEMA REVIEW READERS GO NUTS Lunacy in a family is not a funny thing, nor does it seem fitting and tasteful as a matter to be WHY Neither does a seem an apt comic character. Somehow it Just Isnt funny to see a pitiful affliction made a Joke. Bosley Crowther on Miss Tatlocks Millions. treated as farce. giggling half-wi- t Far from being tasteless, Tatlocks Millions Miss holds to a high level of fantastic humor. It is genentertainment. delightful Charles Brackets Idea of having d a man masquerade as a heir makes for elegant nonsense. Howard Barnes. erally half-witte- Trumans Jaw F. Bond, Missisof public welSamson slew 1,000 Philis fare: tines with the jawbone of an ass a record which stood for over 6,000 years, and was not broken until November, when Harry Truman with his own jawbone slew over 21,000,000 Republicans. Comments W. sippis commissioner Labor Diplomat President Trumans advisers are seriously considering the appointment of a labor leader as assistant secretary of state. Hitherto, high state department jobs have usually gone to Wall Streeters, as for instance the present Undersecretary of State Robert Lovett, a big investment bank er, and Assistant Secretary Charlei Saltzman, former vice president o the New York Stock exchange. most European However, governments are now dominated by labor. In fact, the moderate labor leaders of Western Europe are considered the best bulwark against Russia, and it Is vital that U. S. diplomats understand .heir point of view. Thats why a laboi leader may be among the new state depart ment executives, also why Irving Brown, the international labor of fice representative In Europe, may be appointed U S ambassador to a western country European Brown's quiet work among Euro pean laboi leaders has done more to combat Sovietism than a whole crew of the old fashioned U S diplomats combined Dr. Edwin G. Nourse has been named chief of an board. Is he a trained Nourse or a practical Nourse? anti-inflati- MISSOURI SILVER . . . President Truman attended ceremonies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri at Norfolk, Va., where Gov. Phil Donnelly of Missouri presented a $10,000 silver service to the majcstlo battleship. an unnamed escort, has drawn criticism from a section of the British press because of the late hours she has been keeping In the course of her social whirl. A commission has found that Washington could save 250 million dollars a year by merely buying supplies with a minimum of red tape, duplication and poor business methods. Paper work on 1.5 million orders a year involving only $10 in each case cost the government more than $10 for unnecessary letters, carbons, filing, duplication of effort, unnecessary help, etc. That gives you an idea. During toe shipping strikes we heard of a fellow who went to a travel agency and asked, Whats the best liner to take and not go anywhere at all for a long time? We heard his companion asked for a deck chair on the sunny side of the mediation board. VANISHING AMERICANISMS: "The people want a change in Washington." Truman is a good man, but. , . - ... A newspaper reporter, Wilson Auld, SENSATIONAL PUMPKIN points to the small, hollowcd-ou- t pumpkin where Whittaker Chambers hid microfilm capsules on a Maryland farm. The house activities committee has declared that the bunch of microfilm, found In 'he pumpkin, is evidence that government secrets bave been fed out of - slate department. better football players Camp, Haughton, Rockne, Little, Crisler, Bierman, Neyland, Thomas, Hickman, Voigts, Yost, Heisman, on and on indefinitely. I can recall but one exception. A His name is Bill Alexander of GeorA man in the weather Industry gia Tech, one of the top coaches need never worry over conservation of all time. Alexander headed north from the movements, embargoes or federal red clay hills of Georgia to accept controL the accolade of the And Washington never can raTouchdown club of New York tion It! Today he is Georgia Tech's John E. Wallace, a former army graduate manager, Rir forces major and having turned over of the Washington weather bureau, the coaching reins at Tech to Bobby started the weather forecasting sales service, and Is reported Dodd after directswamped with orders. He says he ing the destinies of takes it up where the regular the Yellow Jackets for 25 years bureaus leave off, and dopes out But the important the probable weather in greater detail and over more specific areas. is this Alexpoint - A ander was never a college star He This is one type of weather was on the scrub team at Georgia Tech In 1907, 1908 and 1909 before prophet who cant lose. He gets he became John Heismans assistpaid win, lose or draw. We are sorry we didnt think of this first. Imagine cashing in on the age-ol- d question: Whatre we gonna have, rain 150 n. RACTICALLY every one of the long parade of great football coaches has come from good or TV ant CAN YOU or by T. V. Soong, 125 n. Scrub to Coaching Star " It's all done by cycles. AQUA STEPPER . . . Down South this Is called skiing. The expert shown here is Martha Mitchell, floridas ski champ. Shes stepping out with a new twist as she goes through the motions of a water adagio "You wouldn't go against the polls, would yaf' The new chief of staff of the British army Is named Slim. We will feel better if the head of any oppos-In- g force Is a General Fatso. in 1912. Bill Alexander, physically, was never quite equipped to be a college star. But, mentally and psychologically and emotionally he was far beyond most of the greatest players the game has ever known. He knew football. He knew the physical side of football But. better than most, he knew the value of deception, of using speed to match weight and power When John Heisman left Georgia Tech In 1920 to go to Pennsylvania, Alexander took over and set up a brilliant record for toe next 25 years until he turned over the job to Bobby Dodd in 1945. In that time. Old Man Alex had won seven conference championships he was named the coach of the year in 1942 and he had baffled and bewildered more rival coaches than anyone I know, with lighter, faster, smarter working material. It was lack of weight and power that bowled Tech over this year. Bill Alexander is footballs leading philosopher. He, has known the game from the front line for over 40 years. He has a marvelous sense of humor an amazing understanding of values. Heres an Alexander story that goes back exactly 20 years to 1928 and explains Alex: Georgia Tech was playing its final game of the season against Notre Dame Tis game meant staying home or going to the Rose Bowl. How are things? I asked. How would I know," Alexander said, I havent seen the team in three days. Ive had 122 tickets to collect and deliver to old grads Say, whore we playing?" The Four Horsemen There have been many stories told about the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame since they rode to victory over 20 years ago, sweeping the plains from Army and Princeton to Stanford at Palo Alto. You may remember their names Harry Stufildreher at quarterback, weight 154; Don Miller and Jimmy Crowley at the two halves, around 162 and 164; Elmer Layden at fullback, 1C2. Some of the main arguments that always break out when their names come up are: What did they all do? Who did the blocking? Who did the ballcarrying? Who did the kicking? Who did the tackling? This was undoubtedly the greatest pony backfleld, pound for pound, The average in football history weight was around 160 pounds. There wasnt a man on the job at 165 pounds or higher Yet it ripped, ran and passed its way from coast to coast with a series of victorious thrusts. One of the mam arguments startd ed when Don Miller, now a Cleveland judge, stopped me before the Army-Navgame a year ago and berated me soundly for picking him as a blocking back I never blocked a guy tn my life, Miller said with much indig nation I told this to Elmer Lavden, recently. Layden laughed Ill tell you the truth," he said. We ail had to block. We all had our blocking assignments, even bowling over the two ends, helping take out a tackle, or handle the secondary. Stuhldreher was probably the lest of our blockers, but we had to jlock Miller, Crowley and I hanStuhl-- . dled most of the running dreher did the passing but we were more of a running team than a passing team We all had bpeed I could Just shade 10 seconds say 94 for the 100, and the others were about the same I did the kicking " Also the pass Interfeience I sugIn the Stanford game gested against Ernie Nevers and others. Layden Intercepted four or five passes, running two interceptions back for touchdowns high-tone- y |