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Illinois Valley News, Thursday, July 24, 1941
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Staff Sergeant Robert W. Shackleton of New York, who was drafted
last fall and has already earned his sergeant's stripes, picks the first
c apsule, No. 196, in the second peacetime national lottery at Washington,
II.
Lieut. Col It. Morris, who also offic iated at 1917 lottery, is at right.
CHANGES IN PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON.—Recent months
of war in Europe have made some
significant changes in the habits and
the outlook of the President. He is
more serious, more worried. Also
he is more circumscribed. The lat­
* ter is important, because it means
¡O*-* i that he sees fewer people, loses
some of his old contacts.
During his first eight years in
office, probably no President in his­
tory was in closer touch with the
country as a whole than Franklin
Roosevelt. Not only did he see a
great number of congressmen, la­
bor leaders, business men and poli­
ticians during his daily routine, but
he traveled more than any other
President. Several times a year he
ok turns round the country, kept
s ear to the ground, met all sorts
of people.
Ever since the international emer­
gency, he has stuck close to Wash­
ington. Not once has he got out
into the Middle West, even during
Joe DiMaggio's batting streak of the 1940 campaign. Seldom has he
hitting safely in 56 consecutive gone farther away than New York
games was ended as he hanged out or down the Potomac. Thus he has
the blow shown above. Next game missed the relaxation, the rest, and
he failed to get a hit and his record i the obvious joy he used to get from
stands for the baseball world to shoot his roving junkets. Also he has I ET your handiwork be an heir-
loom and it will if you choose
missed his old personal contacts.
Note—The President boasts that these pineapple design doilies!
he rests on a railroad trip, and They’re simple to crochet and ex-
this is really true. He seems to
sleep better on a Pullman, and on
occasion orders have been given to
the train engineer to stretch out a
run between towns in order to give
the President extra sleep.
More Gold Braid.
A young naval officer whose
Roosevelt's contacts thus are lim­ marks in navigation had not been
ited by remaining in Washington, all that might have been desired,
and in Washington also, he is more was set to “shooting the sun” to
circumscribed than ever. He does determine the ship's position. The
not see nearly as many members of vessel was somewhere west of
congress and men from many walks Penzance.
After a while the
of life as formerly. This is because junior delivered the result of his
he is concentrating so much time on calculations. •
national defense and foreign affairs.
Shortly afterwards, the captain
All important decisions in the
sent for him. “Young man,” he
state department come across his
said, seriously, “remove your cap.
desk. The freezing of Axis funds,
We
are now on a hallowed spot.”
the closing of German-Italian consu­
“Beg your pardon, sir?” “Yes,
lates, the speeches of Secretary
sir,” said the captain. “If you
Knox, have to get the President’s
have
calculated accurately, we are
O. K. Important decisions regard­
now right smack in the middle of
ing the army and navy come to
Westminster Abbey.”
him, and a constant stream of ques­
tions
regarding
OPM
and
aid to
Harry Bridges (arrow!. West
coast maritime union leader, is Britain confronts him daily.
So the President sees far less of
shown as he warned of “a big
strike" since he is not satisfied with the men who helped to build up the
New DeaE far more of army-navy
longshoremen's wages.
officials, One Dollar Men and dip­
lomats. Much of this is unavoid­
able, though part of it could be
eliminated by more diversification
of control.
However, this change in the Pres­
ident’s mode of operation is not as
important as the change which grad­
ually has crept over his general out­
look. On the surface, and in press
conference, he is the same old
wise-cracking, fun-loving Roosevelt.
But underneath he is not.
No longer does he have the same
zest for what he is doing. In the
old days when he was building PWA
bridges and WPA schoolhouses,
writing labor laws, crusading for so­
cial security, fighting the big utili­
ties, he loved every minute of it.
He was building up. crusading for
human needs and human rights,
And his enthusiasm was boundless.
No War Enthusiasm.
Now. however, he knows that ev­
ery step he takes in foreign policy,
every dollar he spends for the navy,
As Men Are Born
'
every man he inducts into the army,
Some men were born for great
may be a step toward tearing down things, some were born for small. |
rather than building up. He believes
the steps he is taking are absolutely
necessary. But he has no enthusi­
asm for them. In other words, he
has no enthusiasm for war.
Most of the men around Roose­
velt believe that war is inevitable,
and it may be that he does, too—
though he has not admitted that
publicly But judging by his hang­
ing back in opposition to his more
!l years l ew is E. I.awes w as vigorous military-foreign policy ad­
boss of Sing Sing and now he is visers. the President hates and
leaving Io be a writer and lecturer. dreads the idea of this nation going
He is shown taking a last look at into war.
his old domain, where as warden he
He hates the reactions and after­
became internationally famous as maths of war, and he hates the idea
penologist. In background are build­ of having history record him as a
War President.
ings of the well-known prison.
At the same time he believes that
this country will have to move fast,
and if it does not move now it may
be too late. For the best definition
of an isolationist. Roosevelt firmly
believes, is one who by procrastina­
tion wants to see his women and
children in the thick of the fighting
here at home
• • •
MERRY-GO KOI ND
Ben Welles, son of Undersecre­
tary of State Sumner Welles, is
working as a newsman in Panama.
Nelson Rockefeller, government
worker, gets up at five in the morn­
ing. shuns parties, goes to bed at
quisite worked in fine cotton. The
three sizes make luncheon and
buffet sets.
•
•
•
Pattern 6983 contains Instructions for
making doilies; illustrations of them and
stitches; photograph of doily; material«
needed.
For this pattern send your
order to:
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
117 Minna St.
San Francisco, Calif.
Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat­
tern No....................
Name ............................................................
Address .......................................................
BARTHELEMY
THM4MONIER
INVENTED THE
SEWING-MACHINE
IN ISSO. A MO0,
RESENTING Hl$
BETTER WAY,
PEGTROYEP IT.
Circumnavigation as Done
By Young Naval Officer
With banners and bands, enthusiasm is whipped up in Spain for cru­
sade against the Reds—this was part of the Nazi campaign for a Spanish
legion to light against Russia on the eastern front. A drive which ended
in "fiasco,” according to London. Spaniards, says London, have bad
war enough.
THE 0ETTEIZ WAY TÖ TREAT
COHSTlMTlOU PUE TO LACK OF
PROPER "SULK" IN THE PIET IS TO
CORRECT THE CAUSE OF THE
TROUBLE WITH A PÉLICIOUS
CEREAL, KELLOGG'S I
'
ALL-BRAN... EAT /
X&/HIHH/III
OF WATER.
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Commonplace Our Day
The commonplace sun in the
commonplace sky makes us the
commonplace day.
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Placing I S. troops In Iceland in occupation of strategic Atlantic
•ulposts were taken "in order to forestall any pincers movement under­
taken by Germany against the Western hemisphere.” according to a
statement by President Roosevelt. Above map indicates how this works.
• Il Iceland occupation nullities any Nazi threat from the north and
occupation of Trinidad, and llritish Guiana ('! and 3) take care of the
southern jaw of the pincer hinged on A ic In-French Dakar in .Africa,
some sourc c-s contend taking over of Azores and t'ape Verde Islands
shown In large type would further greatly strengthen hemisphere defense.
Good Nriiihbor* —Junior St\le
The Rockefeller office has been
flooded with requests from movie
stars who want to tour Latin Amer-
Itcibby Gallagher left I H. "Bov■ Ambassador" Io Brazil and Ro­
berto Andrade I right >, Brasil's "Boy Ambassador" who recently vis­
ited the V. IL, are shown being greeted by crowds upon their arrival in
Klo De Janeiro. This Is the junior part of the Inter-American ' Good-
Neighbor" policy.
When senators fail to pay their
bills at the senate stationery room,
the disbursing office, instead of dun­
ning them, merely docks the amount
from their pay checks.
"America.” latest popular book­
This !■ Brig,
Splits, let by David Cushman Coyle, has
newly appointed chief of army air been officially endorsed by the
force, now operating a* an independ­ American Legion. General Federa­
ent division within the department tion of Women's Clubs, the Council
•f war.
for Democracy, and the selective
service board
YOU
ARE AN
INFLUENTIAL
PERSON
But some—it is not recorded why
they were born at all.—W. Carle­
ton.
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The merchant who advertises must treat
you better than the merchant who does
not. He must treat you as though you
were the most influential person in town.
As a matter of cold fact you are. You
hold the destiny of his business in your
hands. He knows it. He shows it. And you
benefit by good service, by courteous treat­
ment, by good value—and by lower prices.