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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1941)
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, October 9, 1941 A rm V Pests New Bombsight ith Re¿d Bombs drewpearsou & ROBERT At, LEN 4/CE matter of morbid mathematics for the country to think about. Four out of ten—four hundred out of a thousand—four hundred thousand out of a million— this is the propor- tion or the percent« age the U. S. army, navy and air force have found physi cally unfit to enter national service—a nation 40 per cent physically deficient. Eyes, ears, teeth, feet, hearts, legs (irantland Ri< e and bodies were all included in the physical decadence of modern youth —a terrific indictment of the nation wide methods of developing fitness and health among the younger ages, supposed to be the healthiest of all. Just why is this so—and what can he done about it? In looking for the right answer we have gone directly to the leading football coaches and football trainers from California to Harvard, from Michigan to Tulane, from Yale and Princeton to the great Southwest with Texas in the lead, to Army and Navy. Washington, D. C. 1941’s ’GRjfnTEST TRAGEDY* You don’t «save to wait for his torians to record the fact that the greatest tragedy of the year 1941 as far as this war is concerned is the way the British have twiddled their thumbs, watched the Russians, and done almost nothing except cheer. Over three months have passed since Hitler sent his mechanized masses hurtling across the Russian border, and in that time the British sent only a trickle of help. Yet the British knew that pro longed Russian resistance was the biggest chance they had of defeat ing Hitler. They also knew that Hitler’s tactic always has been to pick his victims one by one. Yet realizing this, the British have done virtually the same thing Poland did when Czechoslovakia was in vaded. what Jugoslavia did when Bulgaria was invaded, and what View from a flying fortress, la,900 feet up, of a target area at Barksdale Field, La. The dashes Turkey did when Jugoslavia was invaded. They have merely sat on which make up the oblong mark “troop concentrations”; the dots within the area are obsolete tanks. the sidelines, sent 200 airplanes, plus Picture at right was made after the flying fortress and 12 army bombers using the new army bombsight had a mission to Moscow, taken a good loosed 12 tons of bombs in 10 minutes. Almost every over-age tank was put out of action. long rest—and cheered. Second Front? Meanwhile, the general staff ad visers of both the British and Amer These trainers and coaches not I ican armies have bluntly warned only know their jobs of health build that the Russians were sure to be ing thoroughly, but they give the defeated unless a second front was problem more time and care than created against Hitler any other group in sport—Roland This second front against Hitler Bevin and Red Blaik of Army, Jim meant, of course, a British expedi Cox and Dick Harlow of Harvard, tionary force landing in France, Frank Kavanagh and Carl Snavely Holland or Spain. This question of Cornell. Stub Allison and Bert has been discussed carefully behind Jones of California, Swede Larson the scenes, but the British have of Navy, Red Dawson of Tulane, wanted two things: one was tanks, Red Sanders of Vanderbilt, Matty most of theirs having been de Bell of S. M. U., Dutch Meyer of molished at Dunkirk; the second T. C. U., Dana Bible of Texas, has been an American Expedi George Munger of Penn, Jess Neely tionary force to help them. of Rice, Tad Wieman of Princeton, The British did not really push Spike Nelson of Yale—these are only this idea of an A E.F., for they a few who have been more than knew politically it was impossible helpful in giving complete details for Roosevelt. But nevertheless they for athletic training for squads that did want company in attempting to altogether total more than 20,000 land troops on the Continent. They candidates between the ages of 18 had plenty of troops in England—in and 22. These coaches and train fact so many that there has been ers are doing a tremendous job of restlessness and bad morale physical building up. cause of inactivity. It is true that these troops not completely equipped and Why is it that so many young fel- sadly lacking in tanks. But there is lows are in such poor physical considerable belief that they were shape? One of the best answers equipped sufficiently to make a land comes from Roland Bevin, Army’s ing in Spain from Gibraltar; and able football trainer who was with that in France the local people Earl Blaik through his regime at would have risen up to welcome Refugees from the high tide« caused just a few miles below New Orleans, by tropical hurricane, are them. Dartmouth. However, all summer long the nhown at left. Here Ked Cross Nurse Lelia Durand looks over children of refugee families. Kight: A set “The ordinary student at college British have maintained an “after of twins in tug of war on the liner S. S. Serpa Pinto. They were among the 56 refugee children from Ger practically chooses his own mode you, Alphonse" attitude. Meanwhile many and Nazi-occupied countries, brought here by the American Friends Service Committee. ol living," Bevin writes. “It is rare the situation in Russia has become ly regular. Where a boy has mea darker and darker—as every mili ger financial resources, a couple of tary expert knew was inevitable. hot dogs may constitute his daily All of which brings up the vital rations, lie may sleep in a poorly question of exactly who is the dom ventilated room or in one poorly inating factor in the now virtual heated. Some arc underfed—others Anglo-American alliance. We have overfeed themselves. Both can lead thrown a very large pile of chips to sickness and sluggishness. into the gamble on a British vic tory; yet no one seems to know whether the British are taking ad vice from us or whether we are tak ing orders from the British. Presi dent Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins may know, but if so they have not in formed those closest to them. • • • HITLER'S OIL PROBLEM Most of the reports from Russia look black; and to U. S army ob servers they have been that way for some time. However, amid turn sport back to couraging factor stands out Well, al Michigan out of the question of oil. Without oil no army or navy ent«, I don't believe 51)0, move And despite the tremendous areas taken by Hitler in all Europe, he still faces, two years after start ing the war. almost the same shortage as before. Rumania, seized chiefly fur her oil fields, has a capacity of 8,000.000 big na tional trouble is the tons annually. However, the Rus- ht\ and qilantitjr of food that is sians bombed the Rumanian oil < •. IX Here is a suggestion from fields so badly that production is En nk K.i van; igh. C’ornvll's football now down to ab< >ut 4.000.000 tons or Darryl F. Zanuck, vice president tra • who hi ayi turned in a less of Twenticth-Century-Fox (left) and Germany itselIf has a synthetic Nicholas M. Schenck, president of M t orili II we use a well-bal- gasoline product ion of about 3.000,- A general view of the scene at the Bill of Kights rally on the steps Loew's, Inc., who appeared as wit rd diel,” says l>oc Kavanagh. 000 tons, making a total annual pro- today of about 7,000,000 tons, of the sub-treasury building, in New York city. The rally was sponsored nesses before the senate interstate cither hand. Germany is us- by the citizenship educational service and Federal hall memorial asso- commerce committee's investigation Is kept and gas to operate its army elates. Postmaster General Frank Walker and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia into alleged war propaganda in the to (red movies. rate of about 25,000.000 tons were among the speakers. possible, , most of which has come beef, all u heat II liy II Is I lie Dope tbont Diet II come next rds. Hitler ha Id to last throu >y the end of t ut four hoi y must take is permits of the Caucas al 1 belivv e to stage a 1 ie is xem even earli t I a \ - I.- s to take ust De t a sa all were be cause i rt the nervous « are the path of the .irmal place " i the Caucasus rat the K u ' n U ii < han« es. nter, hi ev- ild be le to e 1 er “They drink pun< h made from i ins <_ Alici iän mo nit fresh citrus fruit« at noon, and milk ans lKg< «1 The R al the evening meal. No pastries or in this are a for coflee are served. Ice cream is the The have rush« ‘d regular dessert al night, No m -< ond true t the border of Ir 'V helpings are served at noon \o the C highly seasoned foods. no tondi- Hitler s gasoline situ- H OW nienls ar spite and no fried foods, at ion more desperate than >n is e Three hours before each game an indicated above which may be eight-ounce broiled steak, ma«hed quite possible—then he potatoes, new pea«, weak tea with sure to put the pincers lemon, dry toast and orange sher harder than ever before bet arc served " drive on the Caucasus. Gets Around Sally (dancing)—You’d better watch that arm of yours. Draftee—Oh, it knows its way around. The clock watcher upon being given outside work, becomes the whistle listener. Took His Choice “So you married that plump lit- tie girl who used to giggle so much?” “Yes, I always did believe in a short wife and a merry one.” That’s Good U hen f applied for a job the man ager had the nerie to ask if my punctu ation was good.” “And what did you tell hint?” “I said I'd net er been late for work in my life.” To Conform ‘‘What’s the matter with Charles? Got lumbago or spinal curvature or something?” ‘‘No; he has to walk that way to fit some shirts his wife made for him.” ‘‘Mail call sounds as sweet as pay call when the folks back home send a carton of cigarettes or a tin of tobacco.” This is the con census among men in all branches of the service who have ranked tobacco first in the gift line. Actual sales records from service stores— in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard—showing the fa vorite cigarette is Camel. The popular smoking tobacco is Prince Albert. Local dealers have been featuring cartons of Camels and pound tins of Prince Albert as most welcome gifts from the folks back home to the boys in the service. Adv. c\] our a eßath takes care of the OUTSIDE. But obit about the INSIDE? Atter ____________________ one reaches the age of 40 or 50 digesuou and elimination are not as rigorous as in youth. Not |M enou, MR enough exercise. Food suli tastes TT good, and it’s a constant tempta- fl »ood, AjpA uou to eat more than one should. THEN—spells of CONSTIPA TION, aggravating gas, coated tongue, Kstlessness Try ADI.ER IKÄ—an effecUre blend of 5 car minative« and 3 laxatires for DOUBLE acuon. ADLERIKA relieves gas, and gentle bowel action quickly follows Just take this ad to your druggist. More Audacity What we need for victory is au dacity, and audacity and forever audacity.—Danton. 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