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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER - i 4 ON THE o' Fussin to Make a Hall Into a Home For Major Political Parties' National Conventions It Takes Heap Exclusive War Story: (Ray Brock, war correspondent, 44 years in the Balkans for the N. Y. Times and practically en route at this moment to the European theater for Interna tional News Service, spellbound soma of us with this breathless story. We asked him to jot it down.) Dear Walter: Heres the story precisely as Bea Tolstoi gave it to me the other night I think its one of the great hitherto unwritten chapters in the war. Scene: Shep-hearTerrace, Cairo. Time: Late afternoon, November 15, 1941. Ken Downs, then an ace war correspondent for Intl News Service (hes now a It. col. on Terry Allens staff in Europe), was finishing a Scotch and the last five pages of. "For Whom The Bell Tolls. Geoffrey Keyes interrupted him Geoffrey, a lieutenant-colonel at the age of 24 (son of Admiral Roger Keyes), had ducked a desk job in England to come out to Egypt, join the British desert commandos and raid the German and Italian rear dynamiting airdromes, blowing bridges, playing general hell with the enemy, etc. But now Ken Downs told Geoffrey Keyes to go way. Ken was absorbed in the fictional last few minutes of Robert Jordans life in the Bell, the last few minutes when Jor. dan, with a smashed thigh, props himself against a tree and levels his tommygun on an approaching column of Fascist cavalry GOP and' Democrats Work Harmoniously On Arrangements. -- unfor-gettab- le ... , Keyes was off with Capt. Colin Campbell and his commandos on the raid to kill Rommel, the raid, that missed Rommel because the' Afrika Korps general was in Rome on a birthday party but it was one of the most daring operations of the war and won Keyes his Victoria Cross posthumously. Keyes landed his commandos two hundred miles behind the German lines, beached his landing craft by night near Sidi Rafa. They hid two days and nights in a wadi (gully), trekked twenty and snaked jlp to miles on the Afrika Korps GHQ. 1. ht They attacked with grenades, tom-L- . myguns and machine pistols, Keyes; leading. Keyes killed the first sen- -' try, kicked down the outer door and led his raiders in, spraying the corridor with,,tomrnygun and pistol. Startled, frightened German staff officers poured from their billets. Keyes men blasted them down. The sirens went, a general alarm being sounded. The Germans got to their arms, began to fight back. Keyes small, force got smaller. But Geoffrey, still leading, took seventeen men through the last defenses in the inner stockade to Rommels own quarters. Rommels staff aide got Keyes, a machine pistol fusillade which almost tore Keyes right leg off. Keyes fell in the doorway. ; Colin Campbell, behind him, dragged Keyes back from the threshold and hurled two grenades inside. Then he sprayed the room with his tommygun. Had Rommel been there hed have caught it. Campbell and a sergeant dragged Keyes back to the outer stockade, firing as they fell back. Then CampGet out! Keyes orbell was hit dered. "Take him out. Leave me here. They had reached the door of the outer stockade. "Give me that Keyes took the tommygun. and propped himself in the door. Well. The rest of it came from Downs report as he got it from the sergeant and from Colin Campbell, who wrote from a Ger- man prison camp. . . By AL JEDLICKA Released by Western Newspaper Union. Amid buzz arid bedlam, color and decoration, and teeming thousands with their tingling enthusiasm, America holds its great political conventions every four years. As convention delegates fuss and fume through the lengthy, historic sessions, millions of Americans throughout the nation follow the proceedings with attention and even heat, since either, the Republican or the Democratic party embodies the principles they hold most consistent with their social, ideals.' During the period of the conventions, well might it be! said that the heart of the nation is centered in the localities of the meetings, bounding with the peoples delegates, with newspaper men,, newsreel men and radio broadcasters, milling to flash stories of the unfolding events to an anxious citizenry, and with visitors attracted by the great spectacles. Normally, cities compete to .have the conventions held in their localities, since the delegates and vish tors expenditures for hotel accommodations, food and entertainment and shopping in 'the business districts amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. But with the country riding the crest of a profitable war boom this year, with housing facilities taxed and heavy demands made for limited stocks of merchandise, only Chicago actively bid for the conventions offering each party $75,000 for expenses. Ordinarily, it costs between $100,000 and $150,000 to run a national . convention. When both parties accepted Chicagos bids, financial problems thus were added to other special wartime difficulties confronting Republican Walter Hallanan of Charleston, W. Va., and Democrat. Ambrpse OConnell of New York in making arrangements for the conventions. On these two men falls the responsibility of setting up the smooth functioning of the meetings assuring orderly activity on the floor of the conventions and establishing facilities for quick transmission of news to the waiting world outside. Two Old-Time- I Both OConnell and Hallanan are F old hands at conventions, OConnell having attended his first as a mem-- j ber of A1 Smiths entourage in 1928, and Hallanan his as a newspaper man in 1912. Although red hot partisans inclined to admit nothing, both men have worked together in making the principal arrangements, since the Republican convention of June 26 will be followed by the Democratic on July 19. Because of the , heavy wartime strain on the railroads, transportation posed one of the big problems of this years conventions. But the problem promises to be solved by use of day coaches by those within bVs hours of traveling time of Chicago, and of provision, of extra sleeping and dining cars for accredited representatives from farther distances. To assist delegates from Hawaii to attend, the navy will furnish plane service to the mainland. , Next to transportation, housing has presented another major, diffi-- .. culty. Although both parties were 5.POO' assured of approximately rooms, the Republicans, for one, could use another 3,000. In quest of extra housing, Hallanan has even , scoured Chicagos outlying apart- ment districts for accommodations, and it was reported that some good Republicans offered to come to the aid by boarding convention attendants. As if OConnell and Hallanan were not having trouble enough, they have been pestered for accommodations by that type of individual who feels that no business is so important as that of finding a particular room for him,' even though all hotel arrangements are to be made by the head of the state delegation. Plenty of Problems. Preparation of Chicagos huge, streamlined Stadium for this years conventions has not been without its problems, either. Until the Citizens committee which bid to bring the conventions to Chicago arranged to furnish the Stadium for $25,000 to each party, Hallanan estimated that the cost of readying the amphitheater alone would amount to not including rental. The services of over 100 men Working about three weeks are demanded for preparing the Stadium. Canopies outside the main entrances must be draped with bunting. One hundred and twenty flags must be hung from the rafters to sway impressively above the floor. Three emergency "hospitals must be set up and equipped with medical goods, light and water, ;A huge platform holding 180 people must be constructed, with a special conference room underneath it. And, of course, Seats enclosed within stanchions for the different state delegations must be put up. Elaborate preparations must' be made to accommodate the press, newsreel and radio, especially this year when the two conventions will attract international attention. Already, reservations have been asked by newspaper representatives from Britain, Russia, South America, Chi--i na, Sweden and French Africa, and, in all, about 3,000 observers with their technicians will be on the job to describe the proceedings to the ' ... " U. S. and world. Not only will the press be seated in front Of the main platform, but a special newsroom will be provided in the basement. At both places, telephone and telegraph facilities must be, established to send out stories from the building. Darkrooms will be constructed for. photographers to develop pictures. .Microphones Everywhere. . Important for transmitting the actual reality of the convention atmosphere to the world, all four5 of Americas great radio networks will make elaborate arrangements for covering every detail of the conventions. Contact will be made with delegations through microphones on the floor; portable equipment will be to interview used dignitaries throughout the entire building; special booths will be erected to radio commentators, and facilities will be installed to $48,-00- 0, - ' pick up the rumbling, rolling peal of the huge Stadium organ. Approximately $6,000 will be spent by the parties to furnish newsreel men with enough lighting to take moving pictures of the proceedings. With 10,000-wa- tt incandescent searchlight units set up, enough light to town will illuminate a medium-siz- e be provided cameramen shooting from the high rafters. This lighting must' be arranged to permit shooting from any angle of the building without causing blind spots from too much light on any one point. In making a success of a conven tion, the little things are as impor tant as the big ones, and sometimes the little things cause as much bother as the big ones. For instance, OConnell and Hallanan have had their difficulties providing badges and tickets. Because of wartime, metals have been unavailable for badges, and it has been necessary to secure plastic material. To convention - wise Ambrose OConnell, there is more to badges than meets the eye. For instance, they must be so designed as to avoid catching onto clothing and ripping it, and all kinds of different types must be used to restrict the movements of the various attendants throughout the Stadium. Tickets a Headache, Too. Also because of wartime, there has been a scarcity of certain paper stocks,, a condition of particular pique to bustling Walter Hallanan, since it is necessary to print tickets on material that cannot easily be counterfeited. Incidentally, in the distribution ol tickets to the conventions, each delegation is allotted a percentage, usually depending upon the approximate distance of its state from the meeting site. The idea, of course, being to provide more seats for those who might be able to come in by auto, etc., from neighboring regions. Civic committees which put up the finances to bring the conven. tion to their cities also receive an allotment of ducats. Unique, in that this years conventions will be the second in the history of this country held during wartime the first being in 1864- -r the impending Republican and Democratic meetings are expected to lack some of the flourish and hoopla of bygone days. However, they are not expected to be bereft of all popular enthusiasm so easily stirred over a candidate, or over the expression of a partys outstanding principle stressing the hopes, the aspirations and the achievements of its partisans. In their excltemeiit over the swift stream of dramatic events often ac-- . companying conventions, even the soberest politicians and statesmen sometimes forget their immediate environment and lapse into what afterthought must characterize as the " comic. For instance "during the 1932 Democratic convention in Chicago, OConnell remembers the heated fight over the election of a permanent chairman, which Would have demonstrated the strength of the contending factions. As the fight developed, the Mississippi delegation caucused, only to find venerable old Senator Pat Harrison absent Without further ado, some members hurried off to his hotel and after pressing the urgency of the situation upon him, hustled him back to the convention hall in his pajamas, carpet ..slippers and bathrobe, there to cast his vote. As Hallanan said, this years conventions will be marked by the sober restraint of a nation at war. Once events have stirred up the attendants, the enthusiasm maiy carry Over into the typical hysteria ol these great national meetings. ' , . They dragged CampbeE to a tree pearby. His wound was pretty bad. They gave him morphine and he began to go under. But he could stiff see Keyes, in the first gray streaks of daylight, propped in the doorway and blasting away at the Germans in the stockade. The sergeant ran back to Keyes, but Geoffrey refused aid He simply demanded more clips for his tommy-guThe sergeant got them. n. "Listen Keyes fired a burst. "Not more than two or three of you he will get away. Some of you fired again, a long, choppy burst that drove the Germans back to cover., "Some of you must get back he fired again and to report rammed home a fresh clip.' "Tell them Yes, sir! snapped the sergeant. fin"Get word to Ken Downs, ished Keyes. "Tell him, if you will, that it happened this way. Good-bThe sergeant saluted and .ran, for a wadi and safety. Campbell began to pass out. As he went under he could see Keyes firing, reloading, firing Dozpns of workmen are preparing the huge Chicago Stadium for .the f conventions Upper left is pictured Walter .Hallanan, chairman of the . Republican committee on arrange- merits, and lower right; Ambrose OConnell,. Demorcatic chairman, y. : . , . ... , Memos of a Midnigbter; When an ad agency told Henry Ford that Tommy Dorsey was the next Ford Hour Star, Mr. Big replied: Whos he? Whats the matter with Earl . . . Its a girl for the Godwin? Everett Sloanes at Drs. Hosp. Pops the Crime Doctor . . . Bob Muse! the New York newspaperman (now in England), has written the song hit of London: "The Homecoming Waltz . .. . The mystery murder (of a diplomats wife in that Chicago hotel) is the exact plot. (so far) of a J Universal film starring F. Tone. HOME FROND' RUTH WYETH SPEARS Washington, D. C. GETTING TOUGH WITH SWEDEI After too many months of Allie the Swedes are ii for a tough crackdown. At long Iasi the State department, the Foreig: Economic administration and, per haps more important, the British have determined to puff together h '.piling, the Swedes they will have t fish or cut bait in sending vital wa' jmaterials to Germany especiaff; ballbearings. The question of ballbearings in SKF ball yolves the world-famowhic! in Sweden, company Rearing ii a company subsidiary operates Philadelphia. The president of thi 'American company, William Batt, i of the War Produo tion board. Not many people realize it, bu despite the loss of 600 U. S. aviator jn bombing the Nazi ballbearini plant at Schweinfurt last fall, to sa; pothing of the loss of countless othe lives, the Swedes have been nullify ing these American sacrifices b: Shipping great quantities of ball bearings to Germany. Hitherto secret, has been the fac that the Swedes have supplied Ger pi any with 70 per cent of certaii vital airplane ballbearings. Am when you consider that one bombe: jalone requires up to 3,000 ballbear ings, you realize that this is thi most, important single commodity permany is now getting from th outside world. In fact, ballbearing are so essential that, without them the Nazi airplane industry would b almost overnight. Ni paralyzed plane can be constructed withou several hundred to several thousam ballbearings. U. S. officials recently have unearthed Information indicating that the Nazis deliberately planned, well before the war, to use Sweden as tfteir source for ballbearings. A conversation reported to have taken place with Air Minister Goering has . recently come to light, in which Goering explained that he was not anxious to build up the German ballbearing industry too much, since it might be advantageous to have the industry in a neutral country where it could not he bombed. super-patienc- e, The war department, in instructions sent to all commanders both in the United States and overseas, has prescribed a policy of strict impartiality in the dissemination of political information. Title V of the new federal voting law,, which is an amendment to the Hatch act, prohibits use of federal funds or sponsorship to influence the armed forces in voting elections. Instructions to commanders in ob- - IustMaintain Political Neutrality formation or entertainment which is federally financed or sponsored and which .might have the political character,, will be disseminated to soldiers except in conformity with the statutory provisions designed to prevent unfairness or partiality in any such dissemination. The law permits rebroadcasts ol political speeches over government controlled stations provided equal time is given each party. PARLY Americau wall pockei cut out of light, weight pine h 'material ma scraps of have many modern uses. In tt kitchen they are. just the thing fc ration books and a pad for th grocery list. Just inside the froi c half-inc- ; jvice-chairm- SEDITION TRIAL t ! MONKEYSHINES J-The most patient man in thq work Is presiding over the mass sedi tion trial in the Federal Distric court here. He is painstaking Chief Justice Ed square-shootin- g ward C. Eicher, who is recognizee by the legal profession as absolutely fair and who has been leaning over backward to give the 30 indictee defendants their fuff day in court. However, the defendants are de manding more than that. So brazei are some of them in their tactics te delay the trial, that they boastfully refer to themselves as "monkey wrenches from heaven, because they say, there is always one amonj them capable of pulling some thing to cause another delay. Here is an example of what th patient Justice Eicher has had t put up with. Whenever a defensi motion has been denied, Charles B Hudson of Omaha, Neb., publishe: news letter of a . "America in Danger, has tenet and chanted to reporters: Railroad! Railroad! Toot-to' toot! Eicher has overlooked much of this in order to expedite the trial. However, he has almost worn out his gavel trying to keep Mrs. Lois de Lafayette Washburn the Fascist-salutin- g Chicagoan who boasts descendency from the . Revolutionary hero and some of her more 'demonstrative cronies in line. At one point, Mrs. Washburn leaped up and screamed: "Lafayette, we are here to defend ourselves! Ellis O. Jones, tall, lanky defend ant from Los Angeles, also had tc be gavelled down when he com plained about the food in the dis trict jail. "Ive already lost ter pounds, protested Jones. "If thu seeps up, youll have to get me at undertaker. NOTE Eicher finally decided that these antics had continued long enough. Since he cited two defense . lawyers for contempt, others are beginning to realize that Hitlerian horseplay of. the type used by the Brown Shirts when they were tried after Hitlers unsuccessful Munich putsch will not get by forever in an American court. On the other hand, many of the defense attorneys, of excellent standing at the bar, are doing their best to preserve court decorum. door one will lend a decorative note and make a convenient place for driving gloves ' and keys. 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