Illinois Valley News, Thursday, December 25, 1941
Page Two
Adaman Club Greets
New Year on Summit
Of Lofty Pikes Peak
Battle Stations on Pacific Front
While most people will be cele­
brating New Year's in comfortably
warm homes, theaters and other
amusement places, a »mall group of
men will be battling bitter cold and
high snow drifts as they climb to the
top of Pike’s peak.
Every year at the stroke of mid­
night on New Year’s eve members
of the Adaman club set off a huge
display of flreworks from the sum-
mit of Pike’s peak, The mercury
has fallen as low as 40 degrees be-
low zero during the nine-mile climb,
and the wind blows relentlessly atop
the 14.110-foot peak.
Early in the afternoon of Decem­
ber 31 the hardy group will leave
Colorado Springs. They will ride in
automobiles as far as Manitou
Springs which is located at the base
of the peak. Their ride ends here,
and they begin their long climb.
At first the climb is easy, but
after the Half Way House is passed
the climbing becomes extremely dif­
ficult. Snow drifts are more than
20 feet deep in places, and the in­
cessant north wind whips the snow
particles with great force.
In addition to a food supply, each
man carries his share of the fire­
works. The trip is a gruelling test
of endurance and strength. But the
men really enjoy it.
—
A/Œ
CHANGED CITY
Washington has changed over-
night.
Washington was a boom
around the corner.
The two manager* who can afford town one week; next week it was a
to sit back and yawn are Joe Mc­ war town, The change is partly a
Carthy of the New York Yankee* matter of visible things, partly
and Hilly Southworth of the St. things that are felt without being
seen . . . Khaki-clad soldiers, with
Louis Cardinals.
With most of his stars young and tin hats and bayonets, patroling two
active—with people such as DiMag­ abreast between the White House
gio, Gordon and and the state department . . . Dark­
Keller around, ness over the Capitol dome, where
with his younger searchlights are blacked out, for the
A jam of volunteer*
pitchers moving up duration
.
New flags
— McCarthy didn’t for Civilian Defense
have to hang out delivered at Civilian Defense head­
his Christmas stock­ quarters, two for LaGuardia's car,
ing. It was already two for Mrs Roosevelt’s car, six for
the motorcycles . . . The residence
packed.
Hilly Southworth’s of German correspondent Kurt Sell
main worry will be is raided at night and Sell is taken
getting rid of tal­ into custody by FBI.
ent, not taking it
Though the department of com­
Grantiand Hire on. The Cardinal merce deals with such innocuous
leader has 19 good­ subjects as census figures, its great
looking pitchers and 11 good out­ steel doors are locked, and guards
fielders waiting for the spring call. demand credentials at the main en­
Billy needs more ball players just trance . .
Women fliers of Ameri­
as Minnesota needs more tackles or ca call a hurried meeting to speed
guards. But it's different in 14 oth­ up plans for training . . . An extra
er camps.
detail of police strolls on the south j
Larry MacPhail and Leo Duro- grounds of the White House, last
Above map shows strategic points in the naval and aerial war now being waged between the I'. S.
cher understand they can’t afford to trampled by egg - rolling Easter
and Japan in the Pacific.
stand pat. even on a pennant win­ crowds.
ner. Their World Series pitching
In his press conference, the Presi­
staff averaged over 33 years.
dent's voice is so grave and low that
The Dodgei s need another good a newsman calls out, "Louder,
pitcher, at least one more good in­ please” . . . Four plainclothesmen,
fielder and one more hitting out­ in two cars, sit parked all day on
fielder, to defend their place against Waterside drive, where the bank
No one knows what the year 1942
a Cardinal club that should lie bet­ rises sharply on the back garden of will bring, but ’42 exactly 100 years
ter in the next race.
the Japanese embassy . . . Even ago was a relatively quiet one for
The Reds still have a great pitch­ Falla, the President’s Scottie, feels the United States.
In that year the national debt
ing staff on hand, with Vander Meer the change, for the White House
and Riddle due for even better sea­ guards have less time to play with reached the high level of more than
La grippe (influenza)
sons, plus Walters and Derringer him, and he curls up disconsolate in $13.594,000.
was
prevalent
throughout the coun­
and a rookie or two.
his green dog-house, just back of the
try. This year also saw Charles
This will be Derringer’s sixteenth President’s office.
Dickens visit the United States, and
season and at the age of 35—Paul
• • •
the Horatio Greenough statue of
was 35 in October—
JAPANESE SPIES
General George Washington
the big Red can't
Last summer Congressman Martin placed in the federal Capitol.
be expected to be
i Dies had investigators make a thor­
Other events of national impor-
what he used to be
ough survey of Japanese activities tance which occurred exactly one
But there are more
I along the West coast. The results century ago follow:
than one or two
eventually were suppressed by the
March 31— Henry Clay r of Ken-
Red spots that need
state department and the President tucky resigns from the U. S. senate.
improving, which
himself, but a brief summary of
May 2—Col. John C. Fremont
Bill McKechnie tin
them indicates that some parts of commenced an exploring expedition
derstands better
the United States face a dangerous to the Rocky mountains.
than anyone else.
problem when it comes to fifth col­
June 29 President Tyler vetoes
What the Ameri­
umn activity.
the tariff bill.
can league can do
to keep the Yan­ Paul Derringer
Hitler had many agents planted
August 9—Maine boundary estab­
through Norway, France and the lished by the Webster-Ashburn
kees from winning
the 1942 pennant around mid-August Low Countries when he attacked, I treaty between the United States
is something more than we can 11 g- but the Japanese, according to the ’ and England.
ure out this far ahead
August 30—President Tyler signs
But it will Dies report, start out with 150,000
have to be something on the mira- of their countrymen in the United the tariff bill.
KJ*
cle side.
States. These are all Japanese citi­
September 29—Order of the Sons
zens and d<> not include 50,000 sec­ of Temperance organized in New
With the U. S. and Japan lighting so close to home, maneuvers of I.os Angeles Women's Ambulance and
Lead in ft Grid' Section
ond generation Japanese born in the York
There is an old saying to the ef- United States. The Dies report
Defense corps turned into a public morale-building review. At left you see a demonstration of a gas mask
feet that ‘ “fools rush in and get shows that 200 key Japanese have
drill, and rescue of a victim during a mock gas attack.. Picture at right shows an anti-aircraft gun crew.
away with it where angels fear to been decorated by the emperor dur­
tread.”
ing the past two years and that
( erl«iinly after (he etno(ional many Japanese are in close co-op­
swirls of this late football season no eration with the homeland through
sane person would attempt to open a the Central Japanese association
new argument* any more (han one which has been directed by consu-
The year 1942 would ordinarily be
would attempt to throw gasoline lates in California.
one marked by a great observance
upon a burning building.
Dies agents have collected photo­ of some sort for the achievement of
But under pressure from so many
graphs of various Japanese truck Christopher Columbus in 1492.
inquisitive letter writers an attempt
gardens operated alongside oil tanks 1942 rounds out 450 years since
will be made
and strategic railroads. Also they discovery of America.
debate—i e., \
report 5,000 Japanese residing on
In 1892, on the occasion of
strangest foott
terminal islands in Los Angeles har­ four hundredth anniversary,
for 1941?”
bor. where are located strategic oil Chicago fair, one of the most
My answer is flu* Middle West,
tanks. Reeves field and a shipbuild­ nowned in the world, took place.
for these live reasons—MI intesola.
ing company. Oil storage tanks But for World War II. 1942 would
Notre Dame* Michigan, Ohio State
blown up in the harbors would en­ have brought about another signif­
and Northwestern.
danger all of the Los Angeles area. icant celebration.
The East can counter with Ford-
The most revealing documents
Even as it is. there is some talk
ham. Navy,
Pennsylvania,
Du- seized by Dies' agents are mips,
of
paying due honor to the
que.sne, and Penn State or Harvard.
showing all the U S strategic point* navigator who, in 1492 lik
The South can offer Duke. Geor­
and fortifications, and a naval man­ world we know in the dawn of 1942.
gi»!. Mississippi State, Alabama and
ual showing the size of all Ameri­ also had his "darkest hour" before
Mississippi. Tennessee. Vanderbilt,
can naval vessels
the light burst on a new world.
Tulane or Louisiana State.
Joaquin Miller wrote of this hour
The naval manual, published in
The Southwest can present Texas,
in Columbus' life and it could be
Texas A ami M . Texas Christian, 1941, is so up to date that it even
shows latest models of U. S. mos­ symbolic of the arrival and hopes
Southern Methodist and Rice.
The poetry fol-
quito
boats together with the Presi­ of the year 1942
From the Ear West we get Ore­
lows
gon State. Washington State, and dential yacht Potomac and the plan
pale and
then a terrible snarl from Stanford, of U. S. airplane carriers. The lo­ Then
cation of guns, engine room, etc , And peered th
Oregon. Washington*
Ah. that night.
is indicated alongside the pb.oto- And then a light-
and others.
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*16 jp »' <
Missouri’s elegant team doesn't graph of each vessel. It must have It
Japanese
agents
month*
c-r
taken
hold a habitat in any of these loca-
It
years to collect this data.
Sto
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lions.
He
A recent portrait of Dr.
Looking over the lists offered
On
Tjarda Van Starkcnborgh Stachou-
aho\<‘ my vote for the present sea­
by
of Guam, our lonely island outpost in the Pacific, which has wer, governor-general of the Neth­
son still goes to the Midwest when
ex
been attacked and reported taken by Japanese military and naval forces. erlands East Indies. With the Jap­
it cotm s to the « «imbin.ilion of siie,
th*
Guam is regarded as the key American Pacific outpost. At the upper anese move into Thailand. Nether­
speed, man power, running, block­
left Is the Pan American Airways terminal.
lands East Indies are threatened.
ing. passing and what it takes in
Although the United States leads
general to win tough games.
the world in many ways, it is about
t not her linument
sixth rate in the eyes of Father
We ve always been told to keep
Time He brings the new year first
your eye on the ball in golf. ’ write*
to Australia. Asia, Africa. Europe
one of the harassed
I notice the
and most of South America before
duffer trie» to do this and tie* him­
he finally gets around to this coun­
self into knots
The pro gives no
try Then for three more hours the
sign of this I don't believe anyone
people of California must be satis­
can actually see the clubhead hit­
fied with 1941 before they receive
ting the ball. What's the use of
the fresh new year of 1942.
keeping your eye on the• ball if you ' cruisi ng battleship is. scouts and aux-
When the new year is born it
can t see what happens .at impact?" that y transports
Maps also show will be 7 a m., December 31, in
The main idea back ot ■ill this ad- th«* u hereabout* of submarine ca­ ;our eas tern cities; 6 a. m. in the
vice is to hold the head in a correi ! bles, mines, chan ñéis. wireless sta- central time zone; 5 a m. in the
position through impact, and not to tient. Japanese c onsulates and air mountain zone; and 4am . in ■
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Pacific coast states
U. S. Had Quiet
Year Duriti g ’12
Columbus iehiered
Creates! Diseorery
Jus! l.~>0 } ears Igo
U. S. Only Sixth Rate
In Father Time’s Eyt
Patrol
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fault of head I if line U'ualh
from some t'arlier fault, ^uet
as tew much tension or from swing
Ing too fast. Also, from thinking
ahead of the swing In terms of re­
sults and not in terms of what
cause* results.
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Elevated positions permit guards to give better protection to General
Electric'* plant at Schenectady, N. T. There are several guard houses
such a* this one. They are being built hurriedly to prevent sabotage,
now that America is at war with Japan. Atop each guardhouse will be
a oowerful searchlight, with armed guards inside.
Maj. Gen. John F. Curry, who has
been named national commander of
the Civil Air patrol. He will seek
enlistment of 90.00* licensed pilot*
and 1*0.000 student pilots.
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