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Show Powerful Bomber Joins Navy Britain Eights Hijacking of Food Scotland Yard 1 'the army supply depot at Aldershot It was . estimated that $200,000 I Kept Busy Hunting. Receiver of Hot Foodstuff. worth of cigarettes and tobacco had' been stolen in recent months. At one place in the London area thieves masquerading as A.R.P. workers used axes and crowbars to enter Yard Scotland reports LONDON. tl premises. organized by increasing activity Other large hauls were made at gangs of food hijackers" and bootto hunt night indicating that flngermen" leggers" and moved swiftly spot deliveries in advance of hijackout receivers and distributors dealing. ing in hot" foodstuffs. At Liverpool, during the trial of Detectives said the hijackers ap-In four dock workers, the prosecution were parently many instances, stolen food trucks charged that since the start of the were found empty and abandoned war 600 men had been arrested in within an hourafter being seized in one police division for stealing from ' The thieves broke open tactics reminiscent of the A1 Capone docks. cases, removed the contents, .redays in Chicago. Latest theft reported was that of filled them with rubbish and nailed 'Y-T-Z d them up again. a lorry laden with cases of eggs was at $1,400. The empty lorry There has been looting, of found shortly after it. was reported premises, but Scotland . Yard said that was largely the missing. Scotland Yards ace sleuths re- work of individuals - rathe- r- than e One of the greatest fleet of bombers In the world, now ported that the hijackers shadowed gangs. Sir Gerald Dodson, recorder being built by Consolidated Aircrafts corporation. Joins the U. S. navy. their quarry to learn the movements pf Old Bailey, said that looting ap- Known as Ihe PBY2, this is the largest and most powerful airplane in and habits of the driver. As soon peared to be on the decrease.' navy service. as the truck was left unattended for a moment, the hijackers raced away with it. 1 00-M- il d School Unit They rushed the stolen goods to a Is Headed by Woman hideaway where the cargo was transferred to another truck, or to a MARATHON, TEXAS. -- A worn-an- , secret depot, or sometimes directly Mrs. Roy' Stillwell, is presito the food fences." dent of what is believed to be Cut for Hijackers. the largest independent school SAMMY JAY LEARNS WIIAT A rum!" Sammy Jay turned his head district' in the United States. - Detectives said that the hijackers BAD NAME MEANS quickly to look at Grandfather Frog, The district in which Marathon took a cut of 50 per ccnt'of the value but Grandfather was schools are located is roughly 100 Frog gazing food. beans, of the "hot Hijacked miles square and includes a vast biscuits and bacon, they said, usual- SAMMY JAY started out very up at 01 Mistah Buzzard sailing to make himself round and round, way up in the section including the proposed ly were distributed by fences," You see, he had blue, blue 6ky, and looked as solhis with neighbors. and Big Bend National park, shops among small cafes, whose owners were made the mistake of telling as a emn as if he didnt know how to fact something that he only thought laugh. Sammy swallowed hard to willing to run the risk of dealing in was a fact He had spread the gct(rid of a lump in his throat. Germans Teach a Lesson Illicit goods. news all over the Green Meadows Its about Farmer Browns Boy One suspected restaurant, detecTo Children of Brussels' and through the Green Forest that and his traps hes put em away. tives said, offered a menu of steaks, Old Man BRUSSELS. Numerous chalk inhad given up his Anyway, hes taken up those he set Coyote chops, lamb, bacon, oxtail and eggs, home and gone away, and there had for Old Man Coyote and thrown scriptions "R.A.F." appeared rewhile neighboring cafes could find been great rejoicing among the lit- them in a corner Just as if he didnt cently on walls, billboards, and sideno legal supplies of such popular tle people who fear Old Man Coyote. intend to use them again." Sammy walks throughout Brussels. delicacies. As a result school children were was trying to be wholly truthful. One truck carrying $720 worth of order of the burgomaster, comby There was a little Jay groceries was "snatched" from a pelled to write in their copybooks Who found it didn't pay locked garage. A van loaded with as follows: To tell a tale we know wasnt 1,400 pounds of vegetables was The German authorities several true, true, true. whisked away while the driver was times have warned us they will not For one who will deceive making a call. Three such robtolerate repetition of certain chalk We will no more believe; beries were reported within a single whose authors generalHe fooled us once and thatll inscriptions, week. are the ly pupils of Ettcrbeeck have to do, do, do. schools. Those inscriptions were Soldier Imprisoned. It was little Joe Otter w'ho said made on school walls, private house Even the army has been victimthis. walls and sidewalks. We must deized. Lance Corporal Harold O'SulBut I fool mean to didnt livan was imprisoned recently for you. clare that the German authorities was It a all I mistake 107 of thought it will take serious measures against pounds stealing sugar from was true. Truly I did," said Sam- children as well as parents if the my miserably. "Anyway, this about acts complained of continue to ocFarmer Brown's Boy and his traps cur. is true because I saw him with my Make-Up- s own eyes take up those traps and carry them home and throw them in a corner. Its Just as true as as Ily V.V. ! said Grandfather that I am sitting here in the big By GEORGE O HAL LOR AN hickory tree. Frog In his deepest voice. " said Grandfather Sammy had really thought it true Frog quite as if talking to himself. when he had told that story, but it "A bad name is like a burr it is wasnt, and now everybody knew it easy to get. and once got it sticks. and would have nothing to do with Those who steal or tell things which So he had thought and are not so are Sammy. thought until at last an idea had Oh. I know. You neednt finish come to him for making himself it Because lhey have made misVight with his neighbors. He would takes they are never again to be tell them some good news that was trusted," interrupted Sammy bitterltrue that he knew was true. Then y. I thought you folks would be they would be glad and would forget glad to know that Farmer Browns about his mistake the other day, Boy has thrown his traps in a corSo straight to the Smiling Fool ner, and so I came over. here to flew Sammy Jay and tried not to tell you. I wish I hadnt I wish see that all who were there turned I wish he would come set his traps their backs on him when they saw all around the Smiling Pool, so him coming. Say, he cried as there!" Sammy spread his soon as he reached the big hickory and jftepared to fly back towings the tree on the edge of the Smiling .pool, Green Forest. Tve got some news youll all like (Aaaoctated Newspapers WNU Service.) A CERTAIN very attractive to hear, and its really, truly true!" swimming champion gives as a " said Grandfather pLARAS UNCLE BUSHWACK ts valuable tip. Before putting on your here visiting us for a couple of rubber cop (either for swimming or Frog in his deepest voice. He's a professor of history at days. Its a very plensant day, isnt shower) pin a hairnet over your some and I guess he used university, said to Muskrat it?" Jerry Billy neatly arranged curls. Then even to be a pretty decent guy, but the Mink. if a little water seeps in, your hairway theyve been changing the map It isnt exactly do will be kept in order. It serves Billy nodded of Europe lately has been making he. said as a wave set Jay weather," a little bit punchy. Hes so uncle FRANK ! COLBY Ha. ha! Chug-aha, iReieaaed by Western Newspaper Union.) that when he bends down he skinny SOUND YOUR A Itfoks like a lead pencil with a k Pick-a-BacWords ending in ative are found hinge in it. Having Uncle k around in is hair getting your to be a stumbling block by many a bad enough, but he also brought speaker and lead to frequent and along Buzzer, his pet monkey. That embarrassing errors. It is natural; though erroneous; to undersized gorilla swings through the house by-- his tail, and when he reason: If U is correct to say then is starts to chatter the noise he makes is right, is terrific. It sounds like bank night correct; if at a shooting gallery. He's begging likewise is right. But it is impossible to lay down for a punch in the nose. This afternoon I was taking a nap and Buzzer any hard and fast rule for pronouncsneaked up and nearly pulled my ing ative words. In some, as speculative, operative, imaginative, ini- ear off, but before I could grab him it is best us- he shinneyed up the draperies. tiative, age to sound your A" and say (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) - r ri ii , T -r- val-"ue- bomb-damage- d four-engin- -- darins. Larry Durocher, nominates two stars for an exceptional season. They are Ducky Medwick and Peewee Reese. that young MacPhaU believe Reese will be the star infielder of the National circuit and that Medwick will be the star outfielder fof" 1941. This may be peering Into the glasses, but future with il be to the way that happens and Durocher feel about It as the training season gets well under way. Tve never seen a fellow train Medwick has trained harder this spring, MaoftiaO said. "Ho is not only in great physical shape, but he will ebow you more spirit than youve seen io a long time. Therell be no tightening up as there was last summer. He is still In his prime, ready to move at top speed. rose-rimm-ed Mae-Pha- The Right Way to Train Ive --discovered, Medwick told Chug-a-rum!- "Chug-a-rum!- take WORD fait! i Chug-a-rum- tny. i Planes Land Bush-wac- -- -- spec-U-lativ- - e FIG-urati- ve OP-crativ- -- SPEC-u-LAY-tiv- im-- J e. AV tive, ve, while in others, as comparative, conservative, demonstrative, superlative, imperative, there is but one accent and the "a" becomes obscure as in sofa: ' -- Y-- ti e, There is to guide us but the dic- Pilots of these two Canadian planes escaped unhurt after they colTo be safe, look. Up each lided in midair and were brought down to a safe landing. The piloU, tionary. i e idtra t hv word TfrySUF "voc ah" md were- - students itt,traiaih'g'hir TtlScieon, A IlierTa. AsminaVVceldent will receive more than ulary. you occurred in Australia a few months ago with two bombing planes. Crews of both planes also escaped unhurt. iBoll nothing 1" -- one-surpri- se. Syndicate WNU Service.) Sioux in Infantry Are " Kin of Custer Enemies - FORT LEWIS, WASH. Sioux braves whose fathers and grandfathers participated in the Custer ' massacre at the Little Big Horn tn 1876 are in the army now. They are attached to Company B. 163rd National Guard. AU but about 10 of 1116 companys 88 men arc Srdux:'Tlmte''OfTls''four officers are Indians. Commander of the company is an Indian who rose from the ranks. inui wjis DESIGN ALLPLASTIC PLANES TO TRAIN FLIERS, IN CANADA which can con 'OTTAWA. Prospects are good fob the production in Canada soon of allplastic elementary and intermediate training planes. Announcement is expected momentarily of the establishment near Toronto of a plant for of plastic noses" for bombing trainers, samples of which were successfully in Canada recently. The plant will be a Canadian branch of, an Ameri Avro-Anso- test-flow- n n has made company' sidcrable progress in experiments will) plastic fuselages. A larjfe order for plastic Anson noses w ill be ready for this company, and the expectation is that production of entire fuselages, and wings will soon follow. Canadian aircraft manufacturers have a $50,000,000 order for ) bombers for use in the planBe- twin-engine- Avro-Ansot- empire-lfir-trainin- g d cause of the necessity of redesigning this dircrgitTmd for other reasons, production has been long delayed. and the circumstances are reported to be such that important reorganization will be necessary in the procurement set-uBut the plastic experiments have been proceeding without delay' and a number of manufacturers are experimenting, both in Canada and the United States. x " Within a short time it is expected that a complete plastic Anson fuselage will be ready for test flights, and it is planned to have two or more American-madplastic elementary training planes among a group of 15 trainers to be demonstrated here. The advantages of using the plastic material are that it is light, durable and much less expensive than metal e 3 group by and leaving thrguS8fcJ comparison of shows that this though the windows spaced. The cream glass curtains are the same in interested observers that, the University of Chicago will not long remain a member of the Big Ten If crystal athletic conference. ball Isnt handy, an equally quick athletic look at Chicagos latter-darecord would be Just as effective. The University of Chicage, aa you may remember, withdrew from Western conference football on DeThat move caused cember to the university's of sorrow no end rnayS 'i ZS r y. HEW BOOK SHELF I Lrcssssg this chance CURTAINS HANG OVER WALL FROM 21,-193- 9. followers. But Chicagos sports , program the picture moulcmg- - hadnt yet reached its depth. This year the Maroons failed to win a ' single conference basketball game. Taking cognizance of this alarming state of affairs, Robert Maynard Hutchins, the universitys widely quoted president, announced that if a losing basketball team has a depressing effect on the student body, then Chicago will abolish basketball at least in its present competitive form. The university, under this plan, would meet opposition less keen than that found in Big Ten circles. u two-ton- 'p green rugdfiT, lamp and pictures nS1) ed couch and. cushions sr!tJ same but the covers mi1 An inexpensive chintz qjj green ground and TfaE? is used for draperies art hi With this announcement the ghostthe couch cover of heavieT, ly chorus on the Midway was green cotton material . swelled by the more earthly cries of also used for the cushion Western conference athletic direcKla curtains are hunj , tors. Several of those directors suspended from the pictmeaJ were quite outspoken in their opin- ing with picture wire Z kA ions that the conference would be The side are unO drapes much better off if the Maroons were the valance is mad ore J to withdraw from all team comperam. Both are tacked h S. tition. Wendell director of the University of Illinois, in the most direct attack .on Chicagos president since that head for the couch. flaJ school quit conference football, de- is n andt? painted clared that I am sick and tired side dark green. The pjRp of reading newspaper and magazine-quotationlamp shade has green bS at- "that the best way to get in shape is to keep in shape. Thats what Ive done all winter. I was in shape before the bunch arrived. I , me, ) . Wilson,-athleti- c gray-gree- s in which Mr. Hutchins tacks our intercollegiate program. NOTE: All types cries are clearly A Wasted Chance , ChehWithe?iw of today and, Vy0l,ar( my house a modSk make the window J E IMoa glance at the crystal A QUICK ball is enough to convince most I A Ml BEACH. The keen combination of two Dodger manMacPhaU and Leo rijt "Chug-a-rum- ky WIOT Nwwaw Wfep: iJ y a y By ROBERT McSHANE E er Minute Spcahintf 1 feel myself guilty, along with some other athletic director ef the Big Ten, for not voting to drop Chicago from the conference. Hutchins repeated statements are a handicap to the athletic policy in the Western conference schools. Wilsons attitude was expressed, recently when he appeared before his fellow athletic directors with a DUCKY MEDWICK of curtiia W I explained sta J and making directions In Mn jT SEWING' Book 1 draw cartes, draperies, pinch pleated curtihs, i boards, valance boards, u well a ard and period type curtains. & for modernizing a couch, varioa chairs, and a fascinating tHortn other useful homemaklnf project! til tained in Book S. Copies an 1 each. Send order to: can honestly say Ive never faced a season with the keenness I feel now. "Id like to bet somebody," MSS. BUTH WTETI mill said, "that Brooklyn will show Drawn IS Badfard Bill Ira !i you the finest spirit In either league. resolution calling upon Chicago to we on club knows the man Every leave the Big Ten. Wilson was conEnclose 20 cents tor Books sod are all shooting for a pennant, and siderably piqued at Hutchins' fre... Nama chance to quent utterances against the interthat we have a Address win. collegiate sports program. The uni"What about those-Re- d pitchers?" versity president has admitted that I askd MacPhaiL "Meaning Walhe does not believe other schools in ters, Derringer and Thompson, to the Western conference conduct t mention only a few? their athletics along ethical lines. MOUNT "They may not be as tough this The resolution was tabled, the PRODUCTION BRED, season as they were the last two board announcing that it did not BRED, AND ACCLIMATED.. years, MacPhaU said. "Paul Derconsider it within their department ringer is still a great pitcher, but to take action. he isnt any rookie. 8. C. E. L I The whole question should be NEW BATOUt "For that matter you are going BARRED HCUI solved with a minimum of ill feeling to see much better pitching this seaWHITE I0CU BUFF OIMMW son on 'the Brooklyn side of the and delay. President Hutchins, by WHITE wn word snd indicated has that action, CORNIS1 Cl. fence. Much better. Higbe alone WHITE cuvnl will make a big difference. I think membership in the Big Ten is a mat. BROWN LfcM r of ter to the aecondary importance LIGHT IRABU hell do better than 20 wins. He Athletic may even reach 25 with his share University of Chicago. Batdwd BIGHT. Dellrand WA of Uie breaks. Hamlin will be more directors of the remaining nine IsM .daBwny ta all MUiwwah w than usefuL So will Wyatt Out of schools would be, for the most part, Mammoth Bronxe TAy K the lot well get at least four good more than satisfied If Chicago would withdraw from team pHnd Me ta M eaA competition. starting pitchers, with others who Wctta. Win ae Call hr FEB I can help a lot Circa lar. Schedule Changes "And dont forget what I told you Under present conference basketabout Reese. He means a lot to a ball regulations every school plays ball club." UTAH PIONEERHATCHIT AS with series three is still the people's Brooklyn pair LA EX OTI. I "traditional" rivals and one game choice." No other club in baseball has so many hamlets work- with each of the others. A round ing along Rooters Row, pulling lor robin play card, with games against every other team. Is Use Mightily to Brooklyn to win. The answer is that Brooklyn is considered most desirable, but with "What one has, one ought baseball's daffiest baseball town, 10 teams, the conference faculty and whatever he does, m committee will not. approve 18 do with all his mightwith the lone exception of Detroit Baseball to Brooklyn la something championship matches when there is an over-al- l limit of 20 games per more than a pleasant way to kill off season. a summer afternoon. It is a big Should Chicago drop out of basketpart of the soul of the old city, ball competition the round robin where the 'average fanatic begins would be . quite feasible since only practicing qnlck starts for the bug-16 championship house early in March. games would be And now Brooklyn has a showman ' required. If Chicago continues In and a ball club that carry an even the Big Ten, then the conference deeper appeal than usual. Both Reds may go back to its old schedule system under which some teams did and Cardinals will have to be stronger than they were last summer to not play others even once in a seakeep these Dodgers from boiling son. over. Chicago already has dropped The school lost no students Their Main Problem in so doing. Its academic prestige According to most of the master certainly has not suffered. Mr. minds connected with' the Dodgers, Hutchins, spokesman of his college, their main problem is center field. expressed no deep regrets when he "If we get this spot fixed up in mentioned separation from the conthe right way I dont think any club ference. can beat ue." one of them told me. All in all, it be advisable for "If we dont, the Job wffl be a lot Mr. Hutchins might to announce Chicagos tougher. You know how important willingness to withdraw from concenter field play is to any champion-shi- p ference competition. The final club. The line of winning aration would be much less seppainstrength runs through the middle ful than any aggression action on catcher pitcher - second base and the part of other schools. center. Roth shortstop and second ....liLWUldLpave the way tor adbaseman are Vlliwcond-bas- e mittance to the conference of a play. I think well get this school whose athletic program more fixed up. But It la the only spot closely approximated those of other now that la giving ua any worry Big Ten members. ? ,cJ!b,a 9.b .outa. Dodger spring schedule that will keep his earnest athletes hard at Two hundred work until opening day. L Tom Harmon, Michigans olnted tort "Its not as tough, however, as it halfback of 1940, will e looks," he said. "Weve split the $13,500 for his motion picture heart ! work up among two or three teams debut this summer. and to give everyone a chance to show C. Michigan State has a veteran for what he has under fire. No one every position on its 1941 baseball will be overworked and I dont team., there is any chance that well C. Only four college teams ever hit the old home yard tired or stale have won the National A.A.U, basThis part of our training' will be ketball championship. closely watched. We have enough C. Don Lambeau, son of Curly Lam-bea- u reserve strength this time ,to send in of the Green Bay Packers, has relief when it is needed." enlisted in the army air corps. Mao-Pha- ll 1 first-cla- ss I J W-- RAMS HAWS home-and-ho- far-flun- g home-and-ho- 1 - foot-bal- L - ,- Sport Shorts re-tv- I0 -- be-lie- excellent JO |