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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1941)
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, January 23, 1941 Page Two U. S. Army J Men Sail for Newfoundland Accenting the Width Of a Narrow Room For Britain By RL'TH WYETH SPEARS N A Thursday afternoon the south end of a certain dining room was as shown here in the upper sketch. The following Mon day it appeared as shown below. Cupboards had been added to dis play china and give storage space, yet the room actually seemed wid er and more spacious than before. The transformation was made by the handy man with no tools O NOTES OF AN INNOCENT 8TETTINIU8 STOPS DENYING BYSTANDER SHORTAGE OF STEEL The Wireless: There’s no type in WASHINGTON —Edward R. Stet- tinius Jr., handsome raw materials the composing rooms that can pack chief of the Defense commission, the sting FDR gets into his radio Frinstance this excerpt apparently has become gun-shy. delivery. Having seen his denials of short from his message to Congress: “We ages in strategic materials blow up must especially beware of that small in his face, he is resorting to a new group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle to technique in the case of steel. It took only a few days for his feather their own nests” . . . Ellin solemn statement that there was no Mackay Berlin was ladylike in her aluminum shortage to be refuted by comments about Mrs. Chas. Lind Sen. Joe O'Mahoneyr chairman of bergh. She called her "a sensitive the monopoly investigating commit and gentle woman, bewildered tee. Even less time elapsed be and frightened by skillful German tween his denial of a zinc and brass propaganda” . . . The Film Critics’ deficiency and the issuance of a broadcast made us uncomfortable. presidential order barring their ex They praised, honored and gave excerpts from their prize picture. port. The hotly controversial steel is “Grapes of Wrath”—a dramatic tale sue has been a Stettinius worry for of starving Americans—while the months. As far back as last sum broadcast emanated from the lush, mer he was warned by experts that silky Wainbow Woom! . . . Town the nation’s vast defense program, Meeting of the Air was a bore when to say nothing of frantic British or the often-booed Verne Marshall was ders. required an immediate expan flopping. Dean Acheson was mere sion of steel plant capacity. It was ly wonderful. pointed out that present U. S. ingot The Front Pages: The Washing capacity is approximately 83,000.000 These L'nited States army men, specially equipped for cold weather tons, of which normal consumer ton papers showed a photo of Rush conditions, are having their equipment inspected on board the S. S. needs for 1941 would be around Holt taking down his Senator's shin Edmund B. Alexander upon sailing from New York for new army bases 60,000.000 tons, leaving only 23,000,- gle after being defeated for re-elec in Newfoundland. The Alexander is the old S. S. America, which was tion. The photo should go in the 000 tons for armament. used as a troop transport in the World war days of 1917. from schoolrooms, like Washington cross This obviously was far enough. The British alone will ing the Delaware, to illustrate an have to get at least 18,000,000 tons historical cause for rejoicing . . . of American steel this year to keep A licking does things to the imagina tion of Fascist editors. The defend- their war industries supplied. With several notable exceptions, ers of Bardia were cheered for the the steel industry balked at build “undying glory of delaying the en- ing new plants, It insisted it could emy,” while the Britons had to take take care of all requirements with- what satisfaction they could get out Dale Har- out the 15 or 20 per cent expansion of winning the battle . . that was urged, In this stand it was rison, once an AP columnist, will vigorously supported by Walter S. contribute paragraphs to Newsweek Tower, president of the American . . . John T. McManus offers a good Iron A Steel Institute, also a dollar- way to keep score on how well the a-year adviser on Stettinius' staff. Ratzis are doing in South America. But the pooh-poohing of Tower, Where “The Great Dictator” finds salaried official of the steel indus it tough to get bookings, you can find try, was sharply challenged by Prof. the busy Berliners. Melvin G d'Chazeau of the Univer sity of Virginia, another Stettinius The Story Tellers: The mag illus steel adviser. An outstanding trations aren't a bad barometer of! authority without any industrial tie- America's war sentiments. You be ups, D'Chazeau urged immediate gin to see the swastika in fiction plant enlargement. illustrations. It wasn’t long ago. This inner battle raged for weeks, either, that the Satevepost was ap with Stettinius sitting blinking in the peasing enough to skip all mention [ middle while deliveries continued to of Germany in the serialization of fall further and further behind. "Escape.” You didn’t have to be He finally did move after the Pres bright to know where the cruelties ¡ At the house foreign affairs committee hearing on President Roose ident took an indirect poke at the took place. Of course, maybe the | velt’s “lease-lend" bill, chairman Sol Bloom and Rep. Hamilton Fish, steel barons in his message to con omissions were the author's . . • both of New York, bandy words as Fish calls the bill “a dictator’s gress, and the "Big Four” defense Klaus Mann's first issue of Decision ' bill.” This soundphoto shows, left to right, Representative Bloom, Repre chiefs followed him up with their is out. S. Maugham, V. Sheean and sentative Fish and Representative George E. Tlnkham of Massachusetts. demand that "industry must subor R. Sherwood are on the editorial 1 dinate its concern over possible fu board . Hitler is caught smiling | ture effects of tremendous expan in a photo in Look. No wonder: sion.” He's got his hands around the throat' Stettinius acted by passing the of a helpless little girl . . . Mar- j buck. He designated Gano Dunn, garet Case Harriman, who is put head of the J. G White Engineering ting Clare Boothe through the wring- I company, and a dollar-a-year man er for a gossip weekly, was a staff I on his staff, as a "neutral arbiter" sister of her victim on the old Vanity to decide between Tower and Fair ... La Boothe's career can’t [ D'Chazeau. be very interesting. She's scheduled Dunn is the "impartial" expert for only two articles! who last year slashed a proposed TVA power expansion for defense Typewriter Ribbons: Olin Mill purposes nearly 75 per cent, and er's: The Italians venied, vidied was overruled by direct order of and vamoosed . . P. Wilson's: A Roosevelt on the insistence of other man may have no bad habits and defense heads. have worse . . . Rob Wagner's: He Some insiders are betting that it has no more sense of direction than won’t be long before steel is put on a string of firecrackers . . . Virginia the priorities list and consumer use Faulkner's: Her parents cut her off sharply curtailed They base this without a sentiment . . . Anon's: on the fact that even if new plants Dictatorship is always an aria—nev are ordered, it will take a year be er an opera Q Reynolds': A fore they get into production. long thin line of red tape finally • • strangled France ... I Hoffman's: BUY BRITISH MOVEMENT He had that derelicked look about Behind the flood of “Help Britain him . . Oscar Wilde s: I always like Buy Something British" window to know ' everything about my new posters, which 1 have sprung up all friends i and nothing about my old over the 1 country, is an un amazing ones Words Fly at ‘Lease-Lend* Bill Hearing Warriors Hailed by Greeks story of a nation-wide movement started singlehanded by a young Portland, Ore., advertising man only two months ago. Ills name is Robert Smith and the idea came to him when he took out his wallet for a bill to donate to the British relief fund He noticed that his wallet was tattered, and it struck him that by buying a new one of British make he would be making a definite contribution to England's war resources Young Smith figured there must be thousands of others who felt the same way. and decided then and there to call it to their attention. The first thing he did was to team up with a close friend. David Rob inson, an attorney and leader in Portland welfare organizations With Robinson handling organization and Smith promotion the move ment gathered strength like a roll ing snowball. In the two months the movement has been under way it has prairie- tired to 28 states with more than 150 local branches Dazed by the phe nomenal success of his idea, young Smith attributes it entirely to the strong feelings of the "average man in the street." • THINGS DIPLOMATIC A career in the U. S. Foreign Service begins at 12.500. plus an av erage of $1.000 for rent. Top pay Is $10.(MX) and rent While there is no requirement that candidates be college graduates, one third of the U. S. foreign service officers are graduates of Harvard, Yale and Princeton About 500 young hopefuls try to get into the service each year; about 30 are chosen A total of 155 foreign service officers are listed in Who's Who. In the for eign service there are but 2 wonifti NOTES OF A REPORTER TO HIS EDITOR Verne Marshall, who ottered to take on all comers at Town Hall, had two bodyguards with him. Watch for invite to speak from Joe McNazi's mob . . Eve Curie due shortly for another lecture tour . . . Wm. P. Lear of Dayton, whose plane was forced down near Jacksonville, Wild with joy over their country's successes against the Italians, the is .it St Vincent's hosp there, minus eight teeth plus broken jaw . . . populace of Athens, Greece, gives a rousing reception to Greek and Slapsie Maxie's, in Miami, an over British soldiers home from the hatllcfront. The British lighters have night smash success. You can't British and Greek Hags. The Greeks are grateful to the British for the even get into the gambling room. aid they have given them in Albania, where II Duce is still in reverse. That crowded . . . Singapore Sadie's, backed by millionaires, paid off its publicity agent with a check that O bounced See page 35 Radio Guide photo of Hal Kemp, inspect- mg last recording he made: “Got a Date With an Angel”! 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CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitij Go Forth Fearless Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart.—Longfellow. Cap-Brush Applicator OR SPREAD ON ROOSTS Moving Nature Nothing stands still in nature but death.—Emerson. Pictured here is Guy J. Swope, auditor of Puerto Rico, who has been nominated by President Roose velt to succeed Admiral William D. Leahy as governor of Puerto Rico. The appointment is subject to con firmation by the senate. With British Embassy Watch Your Kidneys/ Help Them Cleanse the Blood of Harmful Body Waste Your kidneys are constantly filtering waste matter from the blood stream. But kidneys sometimes lag in their work—do not act as Nature intended—fail to re move impurities that, if retained, may poison the system and upset the whole body machinei^r. 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Wood- ward is shown selling in motion the machine that drove the first rivet in the keel of the 45.000-ton battleship Missouri at the Brooklyn navy yard, The Missouri, expected to be completed in 1944. will be a sister ship of the Iowa. They will be the largest ships in the V. 8. navy. 1 H Lmaket BLACK IMF 40^ JUST A MUCH FARTHER Jgl DASH IN FEATHERS <’• 8. foreign air travel will be made parallel to the steamship pat tern, according to Administration plan! » Six great firms to place Arne rican aviation in every quarter of glob "><• Have the Washington boys check i Luise Rainer's new heart, an attache at British Em- bassy The Windsors have definitely de 1 cided to visit New York City in Sept After spendling Augui ist on his Calgary ranch . His s friend. ¡yachtsman Axel Wenner ■( Gren. is bldg a huge harbo t at Nass »au large enough to dock w<orld'g bigi igest bat tieship Also a landing 1 field for ! planes About 3 00 men working on both projects While Biddle s been mentioned tc* succeed Jackson as Att'y-Gcn'l <wh on Jaekso >n moves up to Fed bench) I hear F ed Att'y jCahill of NY may get Jacks son's AG but a hammer, saw and screw driver plus the aid of his willing helper with needle, thread and paint brush. The new curtain »treatment, shown in the sketch, made the window seem wider and the strong horizontal lines of the cupboards also helped to create an illusion of width. The cupboards were eight inches deep and made of one-inch lumber with doors of plywood for the lower part. Miss Craig McGeachy at her desk in Washington. D. C.. the first worn- an ever attached to the British em- bassy here. She represents the min- istry of economic warfare. • And the place to find out about these new things is right here in thie newspaper Its columas are filled with important mesaages which you should read
