Show THE GUNNISON VALLEY NEWS GUNNISON UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Mother of Edward C Wayne U S Shipping Losses Brings Convoy Issue Into Open Debate 45000 British Soldiers Arc Saved As Nazis Complete Balkan Campaign n’ Private Papers — Of a Cub Reporter The harassed attache of the Amer(EDITOR'S NOTE— Wh ican Consul at Lisbon swears this arc tbaae af tha i(a happened: A small shy little man leaned confidentially across his desk and said: "Please Mister could you CONVOY: tell me if there is any possibility that ” Notes af an Innocent Bystander ? The Times The Front Pages t asked a sensible question In a recent editorial Why it wanted to know should Sen Reynolds of N C head file military affairs committee? In his eight years In the senate says the Times the only qual fleation he has piled up tor the Important post is seniority You mlgh as well argue that the last banana that hangs on the stalk is the best— Even when It’s only the ripest before Lindbergh the notorious publicity dodger poured his latest abuse on Britain’ the Herald Tribune ha soured him That daily called attention to Major de Seversky's anI swer to the Lindbergh letter echoed the Major’s query to wit "Where does a peace-tim- e aviator on get off to pose as a combat flying of which he has hac Samuel Grafton none yet?" Let's give has a good suggestion France food on our own terms he proposes and If Hitler doesn't permit those terms— then the French will know who’s starving them The Story Tellers) The who want to pamper Hitler in order to help U S trade can snap out of their pipe dreams by Business "To American reading Men" in Harper’s T Graydon Upton a banker who saw and smelled Naziism grow In Berlin reports that the tycoons who backed Adolf were the first to be burglarized by him Remember— it’s an American bank-e- r Spain is saying this to be broke and hungry So how can it afford to distribute free ‘of charge an expensive booklet This monthly called Spain? reports hat's going on in the country but carries no word of Nazi troops huddling there to charge on Who is paying for this Gibraltar high priced Job of printing? The Magle Lanterns: "Ziegfehl Girl’’ pays tribute to the late giort fler by following the pattern of his "Follies" Meaning it is big beautiful costly and strictly for the eye Just go end look— don’t analyze "The Great American Broadcast" is e picture of the It’s pleasant networks’ baby days and the melodies will follow you "A Girl e Guy right home and a Gob" Is slapstick It gives you the wildest chase since fiie Keystone cops were falling out of Jalopies ' SENATOR billi 40 SEWING CIRCLE (Released til i could get entrance to you r won- Argument The end The attache derful country?" picked up when pressed by thousands of such re- ght in theendsenate resolutions were the Nye Tobey with and sleepless haggard quests given formal consideration in comnights’ roughly replied: "Impossible Come back in another ten mittee now Both resolutions were defeated in years!" but only by a vote of 0 The little refugee moved toward committee and this showed what strength the door stopped turned and asked had gained he aftor with a wan smile: "Morning Tie resolution would have tied the ernoon?" ’resident’! hands most effectively Well as most of ns suspected that n the question of using the Amer-ca- n navy to protect shipments to Nazi aviator who escaped from a Canadian concentration camp has 3ritaln and other defending democlamlstered to Peru forfeiting the racies Both would have demanded that $19000 bail posted by the German This is good news be- the President get congressional apConsulate cause the government officials will proval for any convoying that might e done and pledged congress to henceforth crack down’ on them all and there will be no bail for any give or withhold it within 14 days This would have slowed the pace However the clever of them to a aviator didn't have all the laughs of the naval commander-in-chie- f There was little repetition The first walk during his escape week here he was taken to many of however of the charges that conIn one voying already' was being done the Broadway Senator Nye in some of his of them he got a double "Mickey began to give figures of for talking too much and loud— and speeches of equipment en route losses U S a swallowed when you’ve "Mickey1 (no less a double one) you can esnever will but like all you you cape feel better than a dead duck Which is a lot better than feeling like a live Nazi who has swallowed a double "Mickey" fii r iifriwil la theae laaiaa Ifctv eptalu ere aat Meeaearlljr af thia hawapapat) aaaljrat d by Weetera Nawapapar U alon ) X The Wireless t Authorities on the Far East expressed the opinion that Japan is strictly a gymnasium fighter Lots of form in the workouts but a stumblebum in the ring Upton Close called the embrace with Moscow an admission that both na tlona know they are "hopelessly outclassed in the Pacific" by your Unde Samson Edgar Snow doubt ed that the Japs would do any scraprealizing tha ping on the water British and U S sea power woulc Anc make them velly solly James Young who was jailed by the Japs for his dispatches to here predicted that some Japanese screw ball army officer not the gov’t would get that country into trouble If so he warned pact or no pact Stalin's planes would be over Tokyo in like files dropping pineapples their Many reasons have been advanced for Cholly McCarthy's drop in popularity but no one seems to have mentioned the program on at the same time— Helt No en Hayes ball game broadcasts this year Can’ find a sponsor willing to spend tha sort of coin Remember last year how the ball clubs took bows for being good Samaritans— to the poor ’41 NYE lou at Ha to Britain by sea and said that these ranged from 40 per cent to more than half He then quoted a high defense official as saying "they were nowhere near 40 per cent and were getting less constan- tly" It was still apparent However ' Britain preferred to send American aircraft across the ocean by air rather than on the water and the President backed up this effort by announcing he was asking for a survey to get all the commercial air transports possible presumably to ferry the pilots back and forth who were In the transatlantic shipping of warplanes to Britain That this was a big industry and getting bigger was seen by the new revelations of the prices being paid to American pilots for doing the ferSome of these salaries were rying quoted at $1900 a trip which didn’t teem so much but it was a good deal for a day’s flying and tome of the bombera were making it in 12 hours Of course there was the wait before you got back to earn another $1500 but the pilots were getting astronomical "waiting salaries" as well But there were signs that as American production was stepped up this business was beginning to get out of hand and that there waa a woeful shortage of planes capable of bringing the pilots back to America There also was revealed another British immediate request for quantity of mosquito torpedo boats and also the fact that American supply was short for Secretary Knox said "We’ll let them have some and more as we finish them upr that Highlights in the news Washington: President Roosevelt himself opened the government's dollar defense savings campaign by buying the first bond himself The ceremony was broadcast from coast to coast New York: Jesse Jones announced that the government debt would go to 00 billions and that America as yot which had no sacrifices would be making them "and plenty of them" London: Belgian circles reported that Germany is holding 123000 Belgians prisoners of war London: British bombers claimed sinking or damaging 42000 tons of Axis coastwise ships In a week The British announcement said "evidently the Nazi rail strain Is being relieved by the use of coastwise shipping in more favorsble weather’ Chins: Capt James Chungking Roosevelt of the marines bobbed up in Chungking watched the Japanese carry out an air raid on the city praised the public’s morale and announced that he was going to fly to northern Africa to observe the war there lie said to Generalissimo Kalshtk "I’m her to learn' GREEK: Bill Presented The debacle in Greece seemed to be "small potatoea" as far as men as end munitions were concerned compared with Dunquerque but the pattern turned out to be almost - A ‘ There was little question but that the fighting had been as hard at pne place as at the other with probably more successful work done by the British in Greece than they aid in France It seemed that the Greeks than the were better French whose morale was utterly shot long before the British began to fall back and had to contend with clogged roads and fleeing millions But Churchill let the commons have the "Greek bill" of expenses as soon as he knew what it was and announced he would permit a full ' debate on this motion' A vote of confidence in the conduct of the war by the British government— and a vote of approval on the giving of aid to the Greeks Churchill said the British had put 60000 soldiers into Greece including A Mrs Derm Shelby ' Diehl of bi marriage a DanviUe Ay t' granddaughter of Isaac Shelby Revolutionary tear hero and first governor of Kentucky it the American Mother of 1941 She teat extended thit honor v by thdAmerican Mothers committee of the Golden Rule foundation which annually sponsors the American Mother Cited as being "representative of the best there is in motherhood " Mrs Diehl is the mother of four grown children— all girls ‘COPPERHEADS’: And FDR The "Lone Eagle" Charles Augustus Lindbergh once more landed on Page One as the first American news story Lindbergh who had first associated himself with the and later with advocates of the theory that British victory was im possible and German victory carried his views to the American public until finally President Roosevelt took cognizance of them n a press conference mentioning Lindbergh by name and in no terms complimentary Lindy countered by resigning his commission in the air corps reserve and accompanied it with a personal letter to the President which he re1 leased to the press as soon as it was written and long before the PresiV dent received it The war department accepted the CHURCHILL WINSTON The President received resignation the letter Lindbergh received from Hit bill: SjDOO killed In Crteca Presidential Secretary Early the one division each (about half of the hint that perhaps he would like also total force) of Australian! and New to return to Hitler a decoration he Zealanders had received from Der Fuehrer He laid that of this number there some years back were about 3000 casualties (killed Tha had it open controversy end wounded and missing) about backera on both sides both public 49000 "got away to fight on other and The private fronts" and 12000 were still unimmediately made of Lindy This presumably accounted for and- at a subsequent public included those left to screen the re- martyr treat (suicide battalions)! and those meetingout Senator Nye leader of the of war" bloc in the senate "keep lost at sea in sunken transports Tha prime minister said "British along with Senator Wheeler made losses were small compared to the capital of the incident by addressing hi hearers as losses Inflicted on the Germans who on some occasions for two days at The copperhead reference was a time were brought to a complete Roosevelt’s used In the h standstill by forces their President press conference anent Lindbergh number" He said further that tha conduct Lindy’s name was cheered to the of the troops especially the rear echo at each of these meetings and the leader of the movement were guard merited the highest praise quick to seize on hint- as a martyr’ end that the British demonstrated Opponents of Lindbergh's attitude that prolonged air bombing by day and night had no power to shake were glad he resigned his commission but took the stand that he ought their discipline or their morale Some members of the house want- to be silenced and deported In fac ed to know if the 49000 had fled to there wire few limits in the suggesCrete or had reached their own tions that emanated from various bases Churchill said he believed sources backing up the President the latter to be thy case - He ad in his questioning of the flier’s patrimitted that the army in Greece had otism been forced to abandon or destroy Along came the Hugh Johnson inall of ita heavy equipment which cident to fan the flames and to give could of course not be removed the movemen' He was highly positive however more stature General Johnson not only of the escape of 45000 men holding like Lindbergh a reserve but hinted that the other 12000 "unarmy commission was denied a reaccounted for" probably would die appointment by the President Johnor be taken prisoners— but might son had been authoring an somewhere else column which had been escape possibly temporarily widely distributed in the press The Nazi communiques snnouncec He a former New Dealer and a the Greek war over the formation former head of the NRA in the early of e "new government’’ similar to Roosevelt days had been 'busy in that of occupied France and the at circles mostly fair officially at an end in magazines n prior to the last and had continued with a newsRUSSIA: paper column At Crossroads ‘The army had certified Johnson Indication that Soviet Russia Is for reappointment so in refusing to allow the commission to go facing a situation that is becoming out less and lest healthy for the Soviet's the President went against his army peace of mind came when it waa chiefs’ advice and further stated officially announced by Moscow tha that as there was no likelihood o 12000 German troops well equippet Johnson’s actively serving he wantwith tanks and heavy artillery hac ed to spare the commission for moved into Finland by water with somebody that would ' the evident intention of staying in ’his letter to the Lindbergh there President resigning had made quite The official announcement couplec a point of the fact that as an move with this by the Nazis a army officer he had felt least former allies of Russia with to use the freedom of speech the decision by Russia not long ago in attacking the administration’ fornot to permit further shipments o eign policy but that if th Prcsi arms and munitions over her raildent was going to Impugn his pa roads or through her country by air triotism— why then he was going to or land resign Just what’ the German objective "" was in Finland was not immediately INVASION: apparent but It waa evident that I the Germans intend to go on southward through Turkey and Syria Into ‘Hie end of the Greek campaign Iraq and Iran the Germans wil and the Slowing down of the North certainly bottle up the Black Sea African fight if it was not at th and few believed the stalemate point brought the for Russia old Soviet would stand for that without British bugbear of an invasion to the for again fighting perhaps on the side of the Turks perhaps alone It was a bugbear but a bugbear This is the eventuality that most wiUt a silver lining if thst was posfriends of an eventual defeat for sible for most of Britain dreaded Hitler and MussoUnl and Japan days of waiting more than the have looked forward to and Church- actual attempt so sure were the ill hinted at it not long ago perrle that it would U smashed bugbear by Wtitern Nwppr Union) ON NAZI PROPAGANDA GOES UNCHECKED IN U S ALL AMERICANS from tha Presn ident down to th least of us We want Hitler and Naziism or his kind his or Hitler of non Wa send men to prison deology doctrines of spreading the Nazi and yet each week we ere countewe nancing th spread of this thing abhor The German Library of InformaGertion undoubtedly financed by many in the interests of Hitler's sends Germany and all it represents iroadcast over America the most subtle kind of Nazi propaganda Miln lions of copies of its weekly publica-iocircu"Facts in Review" are Amer-can The lated in this country postal system is used to this publication It boldly announces that copies may be obtained upon request and without charge You find them in hotels auto camps n our training camps and in all jossible places where they will be seen and read and your name once on the mailing list means receiving a new copy each week Typographically it is an attractive mblication well printed beautifully llustrated Each word In the text f its 44 pages is a eulogy of Hitler Its purlis henchmen and Naziism pose is to convince American people hat Hitler is working for the best nterests of the world that he is world savior that England would destroy world civilization if that coun-x- y While itself is not destroyed smooth it is not v even cleverly veiled r With it each week are offered many other publications any or all of which may be had for the asking Why I wonder is such an effort to break down American democracy I? VERY line and detail of this permitted to operate? charming basic is flattering to Certainly it is known Any officer figures— the sweetheart neck- of the government any member of as well as any citizen jlhie the soft bodice drapery the congress tiny corselet waistline and grace-amay have copies of the publication I For this choose fulliiess many as he wishes by merely Print flat crepe taffeta or They will be sent asking for them sheers through the American postal system for the purpose ofonvincing Americans that the German system of Hitler will prevail and that it is best for tha world that it should To permit circulation of this propaganda to continue is hardly consistent with our American policy It that will lead is the kind to sabotage In American armament plants It will appeal to the fanatic and th subversive elements r M o a ROAD TO ALASKA FEASIBLE SAYS ‘SUM IN THE NAME OF NATIONAL DEFENSE serious consideration is being given in Washington to the subject of constructing highway from the American line through British Columbia to Alaska The defense purpose Is for the moving of an army mechanized or other should we find it necessary te defend Alaska The proposition is for the United States to provide the funds and Canada to provide the right of way and patrol it after the highway ia completed "Slim" Long lean weather-beate- n Williams an old Alaskan sourdough has agitated such a highway for several years In the winter of "Slim" drove a dog team from Alaska to Washington as his first demonstration of the feasibility of his dream In the summer of 1939 in starting from Fairbanks May he made the trip through to Vancouver on a motorcycle at least both "Slim" and the motorcycle but whether he carried the motorcycle more miles than it carried him I am not sure He insists he has proved that a highway to Alaska is practical There Is today and has been for many years the beginning of such a It is from Vancouver folhighway lowing generally the course of the Fraser river to Prince George a distance of something like 500 miles It was constructed in the gold rush days as a means of getting miners In and ore out of the then thriving gold mining area around Prince It was and is passable George for pack animals but not wide enough for automobiles Beyond Prince George and as far north as Ilazelton is a trail followed by Indians and trappers Beyond Hazel-to- n are the unconquered Rocky mountains of British Columbia and Alaska But "Slim" Williams tays they can be conquered e PRACTICAL T1IE PRESIDENT is aald to favor a revision of the draft ages reducing the minimum to 13 year and Hopping the maximum at 30 years or less That ia practical e 12 e THEN AND NOW IN WASHINGTON they win tell you today of a perfect working house of representative with majority aomt six key men directing legislation During th twenties and up to aom 19 years ago when th Republican bad a heavy majority in the house one man largely directed Die course of legislation If Martin B Madden said a bill wa to past It passed if he said no it did not reach th floor Madden louse cf reprcse'tat'vri INDIGESTION aged Ike Bent may klMrtue M tlM knit At Ik a tm Me rf JumM TtkMi Alleviating Repentance Who after his transgression doth repent is half or altogether hr nocent— Herrick PRODUCTION IRED RRED AND rm MOUNTAIN ACCLIMATED WHIT c a LSCHOZXI L SKM HAHPSHlUS SIHU WHITS (CR HEW IAIIED aurr i WfAHDOTTl WHITE CO WISH OAHZ8 wVlsi "mat aiuHim “ stad ?Twel“ more we 8tudy’ discover our ignoranc- ! e- !nev |