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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1941)
Illinois Valley News. Thursday, March 13, 1941 Deceptive First Sight Watchful Waiting Off Dutch East Indies* Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance de ceives many; the intelligence of few perceives what has been care fully hidden m the recesses of the mind.—Phaedrus. Washington. D. C. .Notes of an GUNPOWDER EMERGENCY Innocent Bystander In the public mind America's Na- The Wireless: Elmer Davis tipped tiorial Defense Problem No. 1 is pro off Tokyo the other round-up that a duction of airplanes Actually, how country can get hurt listening to ever, it isn't Berlin. The last nation that played War department chiefs haven't a sure thing in the war. he remind been advertising it. but their great ed, was Italy War and Broadway est worry is gunpowder. You can't find that the softest chump is some fight a war without powder And body looking for something for noth up until recently the annual powder ing . . . You can cheer the spirit ,-reduction of all (J. S. factories was of the Free Company, offering Sun A^ly 12,000.000 pounds, which would day p m. plays Its aim is to slap last us a few short weeks in war down alien propaganda and plug for time. our way of life Nancy Kelly, In comparison, the United States Burgess Meredith and John Gar produced 500.000,000 pounds of pow field donated perfect acting to the der at the end <d the last war, and first. But that flood of film credits at had partially built factories which the finish will make their show a would have produced another 500.- trailer if they don’t watch out . . . 000.000 pounds a few months after Sen. Gillette <Ia » is offering a bill the Armistice. I making the sponsors of smear hand It happens that nitrate is the key outs tell their name and address. It U> gunpowder production. Manufac was the same plan advocated by ture of powder is a simple and Morris Ernst, with no takers, on a speedy process. But it is made from recent Forum. explosive nitrate, and nitrate pro The Dutch East Indies, eyed greedily by Japan, is the new danger-spot in the Far East. When Holland duction is far more difficult. The Front Pages: Dot Thompson fell, Dutch warships went to protect these colonies. L'pper picture shows the fleet and air fleet at Sourabaja, There are two kinds of nitrates, ' kept Senator Wheeler after school naval base in Java. Below, Heft) two subs of the Netherlands navy on patrol, and, (right) the first group natural and synthetic Major source because he seems to know less about of American-built planes of the East Indies air force on guard. of the natural is Chile. But it has English gov't than a colyumist. The two big drawbacks: <1) the desper Senator said Canada was a colony ate shipping shortage. <2> the prod- I and that only the King can declare uct’s inferiority to synthetic nitrate war—a remark that would flunk him for powder purposes, although good in any history course . . It is enough for fertilizer Use of synthet sickening to learn that some of our ic nitrate for explosives is far more so-called leaders are afflicted with efficient, less expensive and mili Intellectual anemia Bumito tarily more desirable. Mussolini, who used to bellow about In the United States there are only the glory of Fascism, has now been two big producers of synthetic ex relegated to boosting the strength of plosive nitrate- Allied Chemical and Naziism. In short, he’s no longer Dye corporation, at its giant Hope- an Axis partner—just an Axis press well, Va , plant; and duPont. agent Hitler's Gayda. Gayda warns First hitch was objection to the the British to give up the futile fight That reminds us of the ■ government's plan of importing Chil in Africa gag about the gink dowm on the ean nitrate, thus permitting Allied old 1 Chemical's Hopewell plant to stop floor, blo'Xly and swollen from a ter- I He looked up at making fertilizer and devote its en rifle shellacking tire capacity to explosive nitrates, if his victorious opponent and mum- I bled: "Have you had enough?” necessary. The chemical industry fell on this plan like a ton of brick Backed by The Story Tellers: One man's idea certain army officials, it hotly de of no reading at all is the just-pub nied that the nation faced a nitrate lished book on the Maginot Line. It's shortage. Hopewell's full facilities, like handing a swimmer—going it was argued, would not be needed down for the third time—a copy of for powder purposes. "The Life of Johnny Weissmuller" Good describing of a man by The defense commission then turned to developing new plant fa Ellis St. Joseph, in Story mag: "His cilities. Here good fortune seemed long fleshless frame was anonymous Io smile TVA still had Ha World as a clothes tree on which hung a war nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals silk hat, frock coat, striped trousers. When the defense commission But the man's sharp angular face moved to use this government-owned was memorable- a veritable blue plunt, it again ran into powerful op print of intelligence." Goose-Steppers position from big business, particu larly from the dui’onts, tactitly en couraged by the army However, weeks later, the defense commis sion Anally had its way and the plan was approved. Defeated, the du- Ponts did the s|a>rting thing and of fered to sell TVA latest types of oxidizers, ill us expediting renova tion of the Muscle Shoals plant TVA and defense commission heads were delighted But their pleasure and duPont's willingness — was short-lived. When it came to installing the machinery, duPont de manded a guarantee that it would be used only to produce explosive ni Irate and ne ver fertiliser, in which duPont is heavily interested. This was rejected flatly by TVA. which pointed out that even If It wanted to, It couldn't accept such a restriction under the law. Further more. it didn't want to. Typewriter Ribbons: Dorothy Parker: Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the Angers open and it stays in the palm; clutch it and it darts away . . . Anon: It was the kind of a show at which op- portunity might've knocked, if the critics hadn't . . . Mark Twain: There are two times when a man shouldn't gamble. When he can't af ford it and when he can . . . Simeon Strunsky. A dining room table with children's eager, hungry faces around it, ceases to be a mere dining room table, and becomes an altar Anun: Now is the time for all good Republicans to come to the aid of America . Isn't it strange that Lindbergh, whose his toric flight helped make the Atlan tic narrower, doesn't realize how narrow it is? Over There e! Left: Citizens of Padova. Italy, welcome arrival of German troops. Right: Members of the school band of Sag Harbor, L. I., goose-step by a •'dictator" on "dictatorship day." when totalitarian rule was estab lished to illustrate the advantages of living in our free democracy instead of under the rule of a dictator %ST g OIL Seems that our isolationists are mighty ignorant of history when they claim Geo Washington refused to have any foreign alliances How about George's alliance with the French in 1776? Hunting the Giant Hares of Ontario without opiata» or quinine GARFIELD HEADACHE POWDER IOc-25c (See doctor _____ If headachy* periut One's Best Light It pays to follow one’s best light; to put God and one’s coun try first, and ourselves after wards.—Samuel C. Armstrong. QUINTUPLETS CHEST CUIUS use MUSTEROLE for Mother—Give Your CHILD This Same Expert Care! At the first sign of the Dionne Quin tuplets catching cold—their chests and throats are rubbed with Children's Mild Musterole — a product made to promptly relieve the DISTRESS of children’s colds and resulting coughs. The Quints have always had the best of care, so mother—you may be assured of using just about the BEST product made when you use Musterole. MORE than an ordinary “salve"— warming, soothing Musterole helps break up local congestion. Also made in Regular and Extra Strength for those preferring a stronger product. Vitamin Makes Plants Grow Tests made at the California In stitute of Technology show that vi tamin Bl gives new vigor to plants. Political Advertising Political advertising on the two major radio chains amounted to more than $107.000 in 1938. Three Wise Men According to legend, the three wise men were Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar. Autos in World World registration of automobiles in the world as of 1940 is estimated at 43,819.929. from common colds That Hang On Creomulslon relieves promptly be cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous metre branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with the un derstanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Nothing From Nothing Nothing can be born of nothing, nothing can be resolved into noth ing.—Persius. She Turned Him Down! tVith big drives by a hundred hunters or more on Ontario's giant hares, which weigh up to 18 pounds, legislation is sought to limit driving parties to IS persons. In top picture a hunter aims at an unfortunate rodent, while below a couple of hunters seek the elusive hare whose speed matches the best of man and dog. A fellow can't get anywhere when he looks uncomfortable! And he’s bound to, when heartburn, “fullness" and acid stomach bother him. Have ADLA Tablets handy for quick re lief. Get them from your druggist. George Fischer, of New Paltz, N. Y., who was rejected by the army because there was too much of him! George weighs 470 pounds and is 6 feet 4 Inches tall! Memory Clings Experience teaches that a good memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.—Montaigne. If ye rd were requested to suggest who should get the Pulitzer Prize for "public service." it would cer tainly go to S. Boehm of the New York Journal-American for his writeups which convicted Kunze and his Bundists He got his evidence after being shellacked bv them twice, too Mussolini's newspapers and schoolmasters want to eliminate ail foreign words from the Italian lan- guage They'll put themselves in a heckuva fix if they outlaw the Ger man equivalent tor "Help!" Prompt Relief Beware Coughs COLDS scie LIQUID tablets SALVE son OR on COUCH CROPS BEACONS of SAFETY— >n Ml RR4 GO KOI'ND The hew TV A picture, "Power for Defense," will have a wider distri bution than any Alm ever produced by the government. It will be shown in more theaters than "The Plow" and "The River" combined. Brig. Gen. Raymond I l ee, keen tl S. military attache in London, la now home on leave and jumps over every time a plane zooms I Washington airport. Tobacco-chewing Sen Rill Bulow <4 South Dakota, sports the biggest hats on Capitol Hill. Fer Men. Blame Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich is credited with making trousers popular for women. DuPont remained adamant, re The Village News-Press fused to lend its machinery without f/’rop. and Editor If ult W the guarantee So TVA had to go Ex-Gov. of Penn. Earle, who into the market, order new ma socked that Nazi over there, was a chincry for the government, good pal of the late Dolfuss when • • • Earle was stationed in Vienna. Earle prob'ly wanted to smack NO MOKE HARDTACK Hard tack, that celebrated butt of somebody for that murder, anyhow. doughboy jibes, will be largely elim inated front army field rations if Our esteemed rival. Lee Wood, Donald M Nelson, energetic co of Roy Howard's Bugle, got off a ordinator of defense purchases, has good one the other noon when he his way sent one of those collect cables to Nelson has worked out a novel Hitler, saying "God save the King scheme to make U. S. army field —and God help you!" rations the best in the world. The defense purchasing chief and bls aides have discovered u substi tute - canned. Irradiated bread Large quantities of this have been ordered for the army. Hermet ically scaled in small tins, suitable for carrying in a knapsack, the bread will remain fresh indefinitely. In addition, every soldier in the field will carry a second tin of a meat and vegetable mixture contain ing all th« essential vitamins The two cans together wilt give him a balanced diet away from camp. GARFIELD TEA Sou'll llk» iho »sr II »naps you bock to iho feellnS of "rsrta* to to" fltncaa and Inimol »lesnlineM Kot a mirarla work»», but K temporary constipation la causing Indlgoo- tlon. headache«. llailaMneaa. Garfield Teo «III certainly "do wonders." raes MMFLtl I Sc — IV at drugstores Although facing the triple threat of submarines, mines and bombing planes, these men of a British patrol vessel can still grin cheerfully as they watch one of their number give a shipmate a trimming. These Utile patrol ships are In port only for brief spells to refuel and take on ammunition and supplies. • Like a beacon light on the height—the advertise ments in newspapers direct you to newer, better and easier ways of providing the things needed or desired. It shines, this beacon of newspaper advertising—and i< will be to your advantage to fol low it whenever you make a purchase. Members of Circus Saints' and Sinners' Club of America must be able "to take it.” Here Rear Ad miral Woodward dohs his best with tub and paddle after "shipwreck?* I
