| Show I 1 delos wheeler by lovelace consolidated features release new na TEW YORK officials counting the ballots in the south african general election flash the word that prime minister jan christian smuts and his pro i r high scholarship war regime and grim warfare have gained divide smuts life clear ma onty bority and there is rejoicing in all the allied capitals back at the turn of the century no boer military leader fought the british more bitterly than did this now bald and grizzled warrior of 73 often hungry often shoeless he waged guerrilla warfare of the toughest sort then since that fighting ended however he has battled steadfastly on the side of the empire it was he who crushed a boer uprising at the start of world war I 1 and went on to conquer the germans in east africa and become a british general he saved south africa for the united nations too in 1939 routing the pro nazi forces of the late gen J B 31 hertzog at the polls to become prime minister for the second time after a 15 year lapse his latest victory keeps south africa firmly in the war son of a poor and tough dutch farmer who trekked across the veldt with a bible in one hand and a gun in the other smuts had reached his teens before he could read later he won high honors as a student at cambridge university today with his pointed beard whitened by age he is still a paradox a hard and cunning and skillful fighter and a philosopher who dares dream of a peaceful world more he plans and works for that world even as he fights PENNANTS have been flown for 1 the WAVES first anniversary and navy secretary frank knox button holed congressmen to win for the ashes the old man z aaion tt s of the waves this lieutenant feminine gal of 43 commander a full captaincy this he argues is the least miss mildred mcafee deserves particularly ticul arly if the force is to be raised from to commander mcalees McA fees name of record is mildred helen but usually it is plain mildred the helen bein being silent as in troy these last years to wellesley undergraduates she was miss aliss mac alac the WAVES pertly aping the real navy call her the old man alan a title that skirts the reefs of libel since the commander is a mere 43 and not mannish trim yes perhaps even a trifle prim but her hair is black shortcut short cut and crinkly her cheeks pass inspection easily with only a powder puffs help and her eyes her smile is lively when it comes and from any compass point she is not bad not had bad at all on the day she was sworn in her smile seemed a little ironic while beaming secretary knox administered the oath maybe how however everit it was only held in check by her usual reserve the commander is a preachers daughter and was born in missouri she studied at vassar and chicago and taught through french english economics and sociology before she reached the presidency of wellesley in spite of the powder puff which is her limit she wants her WAVES to look human W ORD comes out of sicily that the jeep that mechanical jack rabbit of the american army is presenting to you now stampeded herding j delmar C G roos axis armies proud dad of jeep from palermo to messina and delmar G barney roos P must be saying my baby more alore than one man in the automotive industry can claim a good mark for the blue prints from which was designed the low slung shing combat car of col robert bowies dream but if anyone deserves to be called the jeeps daddy it is probably barney ile he was working on it as early as the spring of 1940 roas is a past president ot of the society of automotive engineers and has had an adoring eye for engines of some sort ever since he cut classes to visit a roundhouse in the bronx he was born in new york 56 years ago studied engineering at cornell and won a hatful of bencina titles |
