Gold Hill news., August 29, 1940, Image 2

The Gold Hill News, Gold Hill, Oregon
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS____________ By Roger Shaw
Thureday, Auqu»t 29. 1940
BLESSINGS:
Of Warfare
British Abandon Colony of Somaliland;
Nazis Continue Air Raids on England;
Trouble Looms Between Greece, Italy;
House Approves Mobilization of Guard
On* fcnf/i.'iA farmer Wen«i the << mm {
<>/</ anr, and eipecially the M m k rte g
fea'ure». Thu agrw u ltu n il had two
chicken» k ille d by a German aerial
bom b. Bui ha bad u romuultr umi pe-
triofir neighbor. She wanted ihote
chicken» lo hare them »lulled a» war
»oucenirt. SAo paid the farmer 10
pound» for one of them, a m i 5 pound»
for the other. T hit totaled ju»l toO M
in ImrfK on imMK'V. The pound i t non/
worth about $4.02 m 'iMjr I ’ncle Saan’i
maxuma.
Washington, D. C.
DESPERATE TIN SCARCITY
(EDITOR'S NOTE—* k n opinio»» are n p r t n r l la I k e » column», they
It hasn’t leaked out yet, but after
am Ihoar o l ilw a«w« aaatyat and noi necnaartly ol ta il acw ,paper.)
years of delay, and after facing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t«l«aa«<l by W«al«o> New,paper Union
what may be a desperate tin short­
age, the state department is about
\\ ILI.KIE:
GREECE:
to negotiate a contract with the Bo­
livian
government for the purchase
Talkie-Talkie
And Italy
of about half of Bolivia's tin output.
A challenge to President Roose­ THE LEAGUE:
Germany grabbed Czechoslovakia,
This tin ore will be shipped to the
Austria. Denmark, Norway, Luxem­ velt to meet him in a series of plat­ What's Left
United States for refining in newly
form
debates
on
the
issues
of
the
burg, Belgium, Holland and parts
COOL DRINKS ARE REFRESHING ON HOT SUMMER DAYS
The League of Nations was bun­ established tin smelters.
of Poland and France.
Russia 1940 campaign, highlighted the ac­ dled
This
is
a
big
achievement
for
Bo­
(Recipes Below.)
out
of
Geneva
some
time
back,
grabbed Estonia, Latvia. Lithuania, ceptance speech of Republican pres­ and went to France. From there, livian Minister Guachalla who, for
and parts of Poland. Finland, and idential candidate. Wendell Willkie. it moved on to Portugal, where it four years, has been hammering
Rumania. Italy grabbed Ethiopia, as he addressed an Elwood, Indiana,
of staying. But the Span­ home at the state department the
pounced on republican Spain, and crowd of between 150.000 and 200,000 thought
iards and Germans may yet invade idea that Bolivia has something >
persons.
swallowed Albania.
The G. O. P. standard bearer in­ Portugal. So the ghost went west, which the United States needs vi­
Italy was on the move again.
like in the movie. The econom- ! tally.
This time against Greece. Poor dorsed “selective military service” just
and financial sections of the i But it by no means solves the tin
Greece had done nothing but shiver (conscription) and came out for ma­ ic
secretariat pounced on problem for the United States, fcr
since the war began. Its dictator, terial aid to Great Britain in that league
country's struggle against Nazi Ger­ Princeton university, which was al­ Bolivia’s production meets only
many.
Willkie charged that the ways strongly anti-league in feel­ about one-half of this country’s nor­
even though Woodrow Wilson mal requirements.
present administration had failed in ing,
To tide over the present tin cri­
its program of economic rehabilita­ was a former Princetonian presi­
tion and has been courting war by dent. But the latest was this: The sis, the national defense commission
excellent international labor office of contracted to buy 75,000 tons of re­
dabbling in foreign politics.
Even his sternest critics were the league selected McGill univer­ fined tin from the Dutch and British »Even on the stickiest, hottest sum­
forced to admit, however, that was sity at Montreal, Canada, for its East Indies. This is enough to last mer day, a good tart, icy drink
Is Father fussy about his food?
none of the "appeaser” in the man hideaway. The Yankee John Winant, for one year, but the question is,
Then you'll surely want Eleanor
will refresh you.
formerly
the
able
and
progressive
will
it
ever
be
delivered?
behind such words as these: “We governor of New Hampshire, is di- j
Howe’s cook book, “ Feeding Fa­
Fruit drinks, in
The answer is doubtful. Only 12.-
must not shirk the necessity of pre­
ther." It has loads of recipes for
particular,
are
rector
of
the
labor
office.
He
000 tons can arrive by January 1,
paring our sons to take care of them­
the foods father likes best—reoi-
good;
when
you
and even this may be held up by
selves in case the defense of Amer­ thanked McGill by wire.
pes which have been tested and
drink a frosty
German
defeat
of
England
or
a
Jap­
ica leads to war” .
. and again LUXEMBURG:
tumbler of lemon­ approved by homemakers as well
anese
blitzkrieg
on
the
Dutch
East
j
. . . “We must face a brutal, per­
as fathers! You can have a copy
ade or chilled or­
Indies.
haps a terrible, fact. Our way of No More
of this cook book by sending 10
ange
juice,
you
Most amazing feature of the deal !
life is in competition with Hitler's
not only feel cool­ cents In coin. Address your let­
is known to Americans is that the national defense com­
way of life. I promise to outdis­ by Luxemburg
ter to “ Feeding Father," care of
the
melodious
strains
of
the
er,
you
are
cooler.
Fresh
fruit drinks
mission
is
not
attempting
to
buy
tance Hitler in any contest he waltzing “Count of Luxemburg.” It
Eleanor Howe, 919 N. Michigan
actually
ward
off
the
heat
of
sum­
new
tin
ore
from
the
Far
East,
but
chooses, in 1940 or after. And I was a tiny grand duchy, wedged
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
mer.
only
the
refined,
metallic
tin.
In
promise that when we beat him, we
Germany and France and other words, the tin is to be refined
Fruit beverages provide the min­
shall beat him on our own terms, between
Belgium. It got invaded in 1914, in the Far East, then shipped here. erals and vitamins the body re­ of ice cream freezer. Pour in the
in our own American way.”
and again in 1940. Neither time did
quires, and, because of the sugur stiffly beaten egg whites, assemble
PRESIDENT METAXAS
Republicans hailed the speech as it fight. It is rich in iron, and in Reason for this is: (1) because the added for sweetening, are fairly the freezer, and cover. Pack with
British
put
a
50
per
cent
tax
on
the
Neither pro-British nor pro-German.
a masterpiece and saw in it the be­ iron works. The Luxembourgeois
mixture of three parts crushed Ice
export of crude ore to keep us from high in food energy.
It’s very easy to serve “soda foun­ to one part rock salt. Freeze, un­
General Metaxas, was neither pro- ginning of a campaign that would royal family, cousins of the so-so setting up a tin smelting business
British, nor pro-German. He was definitely result in victory for their Hapsburgs, fled to this country not of our own; and (2) because the tain specials” at home. Any combi­ til turning becomes difficult. Re­
just plain pro-Metaxas. But Albania candidate. Democrats saw in the long ago.
state department still is following a nation of fruit Juices makes a de­ move dasher, fold in chocolate, and
and Greece have a common border­ speech an endorsement of many of
Before the last war, Luxemburg policy of dealing gently with British , lightful and refreshing beverage— pack down the cream with a spoon.
provided some of the more tart Cover, and allow to ripen for one
line. There was an insignificant in­ the reforms the New Deal has been was independent, but in customs interests.
cident over the Greek handling of
union with Germany. After 1918, it i In other words, while we will set I juices, such as those from lemons, hour before serving.
an Albanian bandit; Albania always
went into customs union with Bel­ up a system of temporarily smelt­ slightly sour oranges, or rhubarb—
Pineapple Raspberry Punch.
is bandit-infested. The “kept” Ital­
gium, instead. Now, it has been ing Bolivian tin in the United States, are used to keep the beverage from
(Serves 25)
ian press went into a roar, and de­
re-annexed to Germany, along with the British still will attempt to hang tasting too sweet and flat. Use slices
6 cups crushed pineapple
manded satisfaction. Just as reds
the little Belgian districts of Eu- on to their monopoly by smelting of orange or lemon, mint leaves,
6 cups raspberry Juice
said the Finns threatened Russia,
pen and Malmedy, which the Bel- ■ as much as possible themselves— whole, fresh or canned cherries or
3 quarts gingerale
so the Fascists said the ferocious,
gians had grabbed from Germany and up to a point high U. S. offl- ; berries, for garnishing. Ice cubes
Crushed ice
insidious Greeks were threatening
in 1919. Neighboring Alsace-*Lor- : cials seem reluctant to break away 1 for chilling fruit drinks or iced tea
Mix crushed pineapple and the
the modern Roman empire of Sig­
might be frozen from orange or lem­ raspberry Juice thoroughly. Just be­
raine, German from 1870 to 1918, ' from the British system.
nor Mussolini.
on juice, to avoid diluting the bev­ fore serving, add gingerale and ice.
has also been re-incorporated in the j
• • •
erage. Mint leaves, bits of lemon
German reich. Meanwhile, Amer­
Fool Proof Cookies.
NEW AGRICULTURE
COLONIES:
peel or cherries can be frozen into
ica is filled with swarms of royal
(Yield 3 dozen)
SECRETARY
Luxembourgeois children.
Mr. j It looks as if Franklin Roosevelt the cubes. For iced coffee, pour
2 cups flour
First Loss
Roosevelt has sent the U. S. S. Tren­ was going to play the cards close to some of the coffee into the freezing
Vt cup brown sugar
Britain lost the first of her colonial
ton after them.
% cup butter
his chest and go into the campaign tray of your refrigerator, and
possessions in the current war to
Mix and sift flour and sugar tq-
without much enlargement of his of- , freeze. Then use the coffee cubes
Italy as two divisions of Mussolini’s
NIGHT CLUBS:
for chilling the drink.
gethez.
Then work butter into the
fleial
family.
For
his
new
secretary
crack troops (about 20,000 men) suc­
Sugar syrup, used for sweetening,
mixture with the
of agriculture, replacing Henry Wal­
In n. y.
ceeded in driving out 1,200 Tommies
is easily mixed throughout the whole
Anger tips, form­
lace,
will
be
promoted
from
the
from Berbers, capital of British So­
Big news from the modern Bab­ ranks.
drink, and makes
ing a soft dough.
maliland. Loss of the African col­
ylon. All the New York nightclub
a smoother tast­
Roll to tfc-inch in
He
is
Claud
R.
Wickard
of
Indi­
ony itself wasn’t worrying Great
people were to be fingerprinted, and ana, now undersecretary of agricul­ ing, smoother tex­
thickness
and cut
Britain a great deal for Somaliland
high time, too. This included the ,
with cookie cut­
an able gentleman, but carry­ tured drink, than
has never added materially to the
capitalists, their sub-profiteers, the ture,
when unmelted
ter in any desired
wealth of the empire.
glamour girls, comedians, doormen, ing no political weight and of no sugar has been
WENDELL L. WILLKIE
shape. Brush with
great
help
to
Roosevelt
or
Wallace
waiters, hatchecks, kewpie dolls and
But what did concern the British
“/ Accept.”
yolk of one egg,
in a presidential year. Paul H. Ap­ added. To make
(This picture w as taken durinf Mr. Will- cigars and cigarettes.
high command was that with this kie’s
the sugar syrup,
beaten, and dilut­
pleby,
Wallace’s
right
hand
assist­
Elwood. Ind.. speech.)
loss of territory Italy had gained
The reason for this drastic step • ant, and the man who vigorously boil 4 cups of sug­
ed with % teaspoon water. Bake
ground in her attempt to wrest con­ advocating and thought Mr. Willkie seemed to be that nightclubs and ; urges
promotion, will step ar with 4 cups of water, for 10 min­ in a moderate oven (350 degrees)
trol of the Suez canal and thus sever wanted only a change in personnel robberies were (said the police) i up as Wickard’s
utes. Pour into clean, hot jars, and approximately 12 minutes.
undersecretary.
—not policy—to carry such reforms. closely connected. They “printed”
British empire communications.
seal. Store in refrigerator, and use
• • •
Chocolate Freeze.
At any rate it marked the real the ritziest in the game, as well as
as needed.
For the British there was only
(Makes 4 large glasses)
AMBASSADOR
CUDAHY
Serve crisp cookies or dainty
one ray of light in their abandon­ beginning of what looks like the | the more sordid types. Some of the
4 tablespoons sugar
New recipe for political success:
ment of Somaliland: as in the re­ hardest fought presidential contest nightclubbers liked the idea, but oth­ get a diplomatic post, speak out of sandwiches with iced drinks for sim­
4 tablespoons cocoa
thus
far
in
the
Twentieth
century.
ers raised a big yowl.
treat at Dunkirk, the troops left the
Mi teaspoon salt
turn, take a spanking for it, then ple afternoon or evening refresh­
ments.
battlefield fighting a furious rear
Vi
cup boiling water
announce
for
political
office.
Lemonade.
guard action, destroying everything DEFENSE:
2 cups milk (scalded)
The recipe was set by James H.
Follow these three rules if you
that could not be saved and forcing First Round
Vt teaspoon vanilla
R. Cromwell, whose remarks as
want to make perfect lemonade: Use
Italy to pay as dear a price as pos­
Crushed ice
minister
to
Canada
brought
him
a
When
it
came
to
mobilizing
the
. . . in the news
sible for her victory.
Whipped cream
National Guard for a year of train­
state department reprimand. He is fresh lemon juice and plenty of it;
sweeten to the taste of each—not
Combine sugar, cocoa and salt.
ing,
the
house
followed
the
example
now
running
for
the
Senate.
II GERMAN WAR:
of the senate. The house finally vot­
Same recipe apparently may be too much sweetening for folks who Add boiling water and cook for 2
ed for the callup, by a landslide of
followed by John Cudahy, ambassa­ like it sour—sweeter for those with minutes. Remove from Are, and
Aviation
dor to Belgium, who rode in high a sweet tooth; use ice and more ice. combine with scalded milk. Pour
The aerial warfare over England 342 to 33. The senate vote was 71
into glasses filled with crushed ice,
to
7.
There
are
360,000
National
spirits through his White House rep­ For each person served, allow:
continued with a bang. The Ger­
1 lemon
and
serve with a spoonful of whipped
Guardsmen.
They
are
to
get
the
rimand
the
other
day,
and
is
being
man flying losses were considerably
1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
cream garnishing each glass.
urged for governor of Wisconsin.
heavier than the British, for a rea­ works for 12 months, and can be sent
1 cup cold water
Blackberry Cocktail.
In fact, the President himself, be­
son. The Germans were taking the anywhere in theWesternhemisphere,
Ice
(Serves 4)
fore the “spanking” was over, urged
offensive, and had to encounter anti­ or the Philippine islands—which is
Extract lemon juice. Add sugar
Mix together 2 cups blackberry
Cudahy to run.
aircraft fire, as well as the defend­ a long way away from the Western
or
honey
to
taste.
Stir
to
dissolve.
• • •
Juice, 1 cup orange Juice, Vt cup
ing British planes. But the German hemisphere. Youngsters under 18
water. Serve over ice in large lemon Juice, and 1 cup water. Add
WILLKIE REVAMPS CAMPAIGN Add
air supremacy was something like were to be discharged from the
glasses. Garnish with lemon slice Mi cup sugar syrup and blend. Pour
MACHINERY
3 to 1, and Air Marshal Goering guard at once, and married guards­
on rim of glass. To make lemon over ice and shake thoroughly. Gar­
In some G. O. P. quarters Will- fizz,
was reckoning on a certain given men were permitted to resign with­
make lemonade with carbon­ nish with very thin slices of orange.
in
three
weeks.
kie's
protracted
western
stay
drew
expenditure of men and machines
ated
water.
Sugar syrup—Boil 1 cup water
discreet
but
critical
protests.
He
Mr. Roosevelt, who had a goodly
to achieve certain given results.
and 2 cups sugar together for 1
was wasting valuable time, came
The German pilots were very share of the American press against
"Simple Desserts for Summer
minute.
the complaints, handling too much
young, some of them 15 or 18 years him in his campaign for a third
Menus" is an article you’ll want
Iced Coffee.
organizational detail himself.
old, actually. They dive-bombed term, had none the less won the
to read. Watch for it in this col­
Make coffee a little stronger than
It was true that the tousle-haired
and fought like madmen, fanatical, first round in his campaign for a
usual. Cool, and serve in tall glasses
Republican standard bearer did oc­ umn next week.
furious. The royal air force pilots general mobilization. His program
filled with cracked ice. Top with
cupy himself extensively with organ­
were a different type: older, more called for no less than $10,000,000,-
Sugar Cookies.
whipped cream. If desired, cream
ization details. But he did not waste
experienced, many of them soldiers 000. The second round was the
may be poured on the ice before
V« cup butter
time—as plenty of old-line Republi­
of fortune, or old-time professionals. much-contested Burke-Wadsworth
the coffee is added.
>4 cup granulated sugar
can politicos are privately, and very
A-high percentage were Irish, Cana­ conscription bill, which would call­
NELSON ROCKEFELLER
Iced Tea.
1 egg, well beaten
dian, or American—types that make up 12,000,000 men, between the ages
grumpily, attesting. He was far too
1% cups pastry flour
Rinse teapot with boiling water.
better flyers than the native Eng­ of 21 and 31. They, too, would get
Nelson Rockefeller, son of John busy to suit them or see much of
1 teaspoon baking powder
Place tea in pot, allowing one tea­
a year’s training, if the bill went D. Jr., got a government job at $1 them.
lish, said the military men.
Mi teaspoon salt
spoon of the tea per cup. Pour
The Germans had two disadvan­ through. It was opposed by a com­ per year. Mr. Roosevelt appointed
For the big untold story behind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
freshly boiling water over the tea
tages. The “British” regulars were plete cross-section, ranging from him “co-ordinator of commercial Willkie’s long and mysterious labors
Cream butter, add sugar and egg. leaves and allow to steep, not boil,
far better, man for man, than the experienced military critics and reg­ and cultural relations among the in Colorado is that he completely
German kids.
And the British ular officers to the Woman’s Chris­ American republics for the Council revamped the traditional G. O. P. Sift dry ingredients and add with for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour tea over
the extracts. Flour and sugar the chipped ice, to cool it quickly. Serve
planes were far better, ship for ship, tian Temperance Union and many of National Defense.” In addition, campaign machinery.
than the German crates. The Ger­ patriotic isolationists. Apparently the young man will be "chairman of
It’s a closely guarded secret but board and roll the cookies on it. in tall glasses garnished with lemon
man aircraft were slapped together to speed things up, War Secretary the inter-departmental committee under the new set-up, the Republi­ Dust heavily with sugar, roll it in a slices and sprigs of mint.
(Releaaed by Western Newspaper Union.)
by mass production, and at any giv­ Stimson had said England might on inter-American affairs.” Young can national committee and its na­ little, cut in cookie shapes, and bake
en time, about 60 per cent of them not last a month. Naval Secretary Rockefeller is interested in a hotel tion-wide network of state and local in a moderate oven (350 degrees)
Tips on Wash Dresses
were in the repair shop. The Brit­ Knox said England might not hold
units, made up largely of veteran 10 to 12 minutes.
at Caracas, Venezuela.
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.
When purchasing materials for
out for 60 days.
ish machines only 25 per cent.
professionals, have been relegated
<L Air Marshal Goering got himself to a secondary role.
washable garments, make sure that
(Makes 1 gallon)
Pilots can only fly two days per
the very newest of new uniforms.
buttons, belt buckles and shoulder
1 cup sugar
week, and keep in decent shape. Chrysler
,
Playing
first
fiddle
in
Willkie’s
new
It is different from all else: a sil­ organization are the 800 Willkie clubs
paddings are of the sort that will
Vi cup flour
Hence, you need three pilots per
Meanwhile, the Chrysler corpora­
gray ensemble. His baton is
stand up under frequent tubbings
2 quarts milk (scalded)
plane. The Germans have this ra­ tion got $53,500,000 to erect a mass- ver
dotting
every
state^and
the
"inde­
4 eggs (separated)
and that contrasting materials for
tio; the British do not. The Ger­ production tank factory and pay for extra-size, with a big apple at the pendent Democrats” organization
4 teaspoons vanilla
trimmings, braid or bindings are
man losses were exceedingly heavy, mass-production tanks. The plant tip.
headed
by
ex-Roosevelt
office
hold­
<L Bruce Lockhart, the smart rascal
also color-fast.
Vi teaspoon salt
but that was exactly what Goering was to be set up in the Detroit area who wrote the smart “ British ers Johnny Hanes, former under­
2
cups
semi-sweet
chocolate
(cut
expected and arranged for, and his and was to start production within Agent,” was appointed British am­ secretary of the treasury, and Lewis
Double Duty Equipment
in bits)
idea was to gradually exterminate 13 months. The tanks produced will bassador to Czechoslovakia—that is, Douglas, former budget director. Di­
Combine sugar and flour, and add
Ingeniously designed to do double
rectly
controlled
by
Willkie
and
his
be
“medium”
25-tonners.
About
the royal air force by a steady pol­
Czechoslovakia-in-England. Prince
scalded milk slowly. Then cook duty are two new pieces of house­
icy of military attrition. Whether 5,000 men will be employed. Some Roger Starhemberg, who used to be personal lieutenants, these are the over low heat, stirring constantly. hold equipment—a washer that be­
organizations
on
which
he
is
depend­
any country could actually be sub­ observers thought the proposed one of Hitler’s hearties, once owned
ing to carry him into the White Remove from heat. Beat egg yolks, comes a useful kitchen table when it
jugated from the air, remained to be plant was too near the Canadian bor­ 30 castles in Austria. He fled to House.
and blend with Mi cup of the hot isn’t in action and an ironer that
der,
unless
the
Canadian
border
was
France, then to England, and joined
seen. Goering thought so; Churchill
mixture, then add to the custard, to­ folds into a handsome hardwood cab­
He
is
convinced
that
to
be
elected
the French army-in-England.
to be obliterated.
suitable for use In the living
did not.
he must win the big “floating” mass gether with vanilla and salt. Chill. inet,
Pour into the freezing compartment room.
of independent votes.
^Household News
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