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Washington, D. C.
EGGS AND STEEL
Friday, April 18, 1941
Eleanor Roosevelt
'Younu America*
We had a smooth flight from Mo- '
The senate could learn a lot from
bile. Ala . to Greensboro. N C., the ,
the house about brevity in public ad­
other day but I must say that get-
dress. Members of the house have
ting up at 4 45 a. m. seemed a trifle •
learned to express themselves with­
ea rly I I was much impressed to be
out taking two hours—in fact, some
greeted at the Hotel King Cotton by
of the best speeches last for only one
the proprietor and his daughter, who
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
minute.
allowed us to go to bed for several
(Consolidated
Features
WNU
Service.)
The other day Congressman Wil­
' hours.
liam L. Nelson of Missouri rose in MEW YORK.—If Lord Halifax has
The poor secret service man,
the house and said, “Mr Speaker,
been homesick for England, he however, who had met us and ar­
I ask unanimous consent to speak for no doubt feels better after bis week­ ranged to motor us to Fayetteville,
one minute.”
Then he delivered end at Unionville. Chester County, said he had had no sleep because
himself of the following, within ex­
Pa. There everyone was telephoning him to find
actly 60 seconds. The gavel fell in i Halifax Heard No has been out if we could drive 30 to 50 miles
the midst of applause from the other American Accent saved for off our route to see some point of in­
congressmen:
him, as a terest.
“Mr. Speaker, headlines and foot­ In Pach’a Baying gesture of
We proceeded leisurely by motor
notes are always interesting and 1 gracious hospitality it would seem. to Fayetteville and as we went
thought-provoking. In the metropol­ ' a tiny spot of old England as au­ through Fort Bragg we picked up
itan press I note such headlines as thentic as diligent effort could pos­ Maj Eugene Harrison, one of our
these:
sibly make it. Chester county com­ former White House aides who is
Indiana Standard Clears *33.-
prises the fox-hunting domain of now aide to General Devers.
597.342
Lord Halifax’s host, W. Plunket
When the President's train pulled
Record Breaking Backlog by
Stewart, and so faithfully has Mr. in, we had a few minutes before he
Republic Steel.
Stewart adhered to the British tra­ got off and I had a chance to admire
*20.076,739 Earned by East­
dition that Chester county is often the tan acquired by all the fishermen
The body of Sen. Morris Sheppard (D), of Texas, being carried from
A proud commander Is ('apt Olaf
man Kodak.
called the Leicestershire county of of his party. The President looks
the llowcr-bankcd senate chamber, where it was placed on a caisson In N. Ilustvedl, shown standing beneath
General Motors has Sales
America, with its hants comparable not only tanned but very much
a military procession to I'nion station, en route to Texarkana. Texas. one of his lt-lnch gun turrets during
Record with *1,794,936,640 in
only to the Melton, the Mowbray rested and is in fine spirits.
Funeral services were held at Texarkana, where the dean of congress the commissioning ceremonies of the
1940.
and the Quoin of Leicestershire—the
The governor of North Carolina and the author of prohibition lived.
new battleship, “North Carolina." al
Anaconda Copper Earns *35,-
same comprising all the superlatives and Mrs. Broughton came in his car
New York Navy yard. The ship car­
052.699.
of fox-hunting in England.
soon after the President arrived.
ries nine Id-Inch rifles.
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Then Mrs. Broughton. Miss Thomp­
In 1911 Mr. Plunket—a banker
Per Cent Business Rise.
son and I. with Majer Harrison got
when he Isn't riding to hounds—
And so on.
into one car while the President, the
began searching for the perfect
“Then, in contrast. I notice this
governor, the mayor and General
hunting domain. He found it in
footnote in a country weekly:
Chester county. The terrain was I Devers headed the procession.
“Eggs, strictly fresh, 14 to 15
The drive through Fort Bragg was
sufficiently broken to give the
cents a dozen."
extraordinarily interesting.
They
fox a break, but open enough
have expanded rapidly. In fact, I
for some slam-bang, tallyho rid­
LABOR SHORTAGE
heard the general say they put up a
ing, with woods, streams, stone
A totally different labor problem
building of some kind every 32 min-
walls and all the required haz­
than strikes gives increasing worry
:utes!
ards and lures, without too many
to defense chiefs. Some even con­
The camp stretches 25 miles in
people to get in the way. Mr.
sider it more serious—eventually—
length and 11 miles across.
The
Plunket bought a large tract and
than disputes between management
equipment is adequate for training,
thereafter, it appeared, banking
and unions.
so the men are kept very busy. A
was somewhat of a sideline.
It is the problem of securing
trained workers for vital defense oc­
He and his brother Redmond had great effort is being made to pro­
cupations.
bred a pack of hounds and built the vide occupation at the camp for
The Army-Navy Munitions board famous Green Spring Valley hunt, them during leisure hours. There is
has just completed a confidential re­ of Glyndon, Md. Hence, knowing all an athletic program, and a group of
port listing 661 occupations in which the ins and outs of fox-hunting, he hostesses plan entertainments in the
serious labor shortages are likely proceeded rapidly to recreate the recreation rooms. In addition, there
soon. The report warns that the tre­ Leicestershire of the Eighteenth cen­ are three movie theaters running
mendous increase in production, as tury. Gilbert E. Mather, already two shows a day.
Fayetteville is a comparatively
high as 60 per cent in some indus­ established in Chester county as a
tries. is certain to aggravate the fox-hunter, was moving eastward in small city and this sudden addition
problem.
search of new territory. Mr. Stew­ of 65.000 men certainly has strained
The training program of the Na­ art bought his English foxhounds every facility they have, The of-
tional Youth administration and oth­ and began importing others from fleers at the post, however, say that
ers will afford some relief, but the England, along with hunters of an­ everyone in the city has co-operated
Italian seamen give the fascist salute from the deck of a V. 8. troop
Janirs Roosevelt, the President's
marvelously and the efforts they transport, the “Leonard Wood,'* on arrival In New York, after being
labor shortage is so urgent that au­ cient pedigree.
eldest son. and Romrlle Kchnelder
have
made
to
provide
living
quarters
thorities have quietly taken steps to
taken off the steamship Conte Riancomo, luxury liner of Italy, which are shown applying (or their mar­
There is in Mr. Stewart’s hunt
for the families of the non-commis­
cull skilled workmen out of the
was taken over by the United States al Panama. V. 8. troops are guard­ riage license at the I. os Angelea
the most careful observance of
sioned officers, as well as for the ing the prisoners.
draft.
all ancient traditions of British
marriage license bureau.
officers'
families,
while
keeping
the
Over 500.000 men are slated to be
fox - hunting, particularly In
rents at a reasonable level, are very
called to the colors by July 1. And
dress. The master and his staff
much appreciated.
although the Selective Service law
wear scarlet, with crimson col­
On the whole, the health of the
bars “group deferments" so des­
lars and the every-day dress is
ITS
! boys seems to be about normal.
perate is the need for trained labor
scarlet with crimson facings and
When
they
were
living
in
tents
it
that draft boards have been advised
scarlet velvet collar.
was a trifle better than when they
to exercise the greatest care in in­
Mr. Stewart is a native of Mary­ moved into barracks, but that is al-
ducting certain groups.
Among these are experienced land, related to European royalty. most always true.
We drove slowly, watching them
merchant seamen, also apprentices He was in the army remount serv­
in highly skilled occupations—lens ice in the World war. Incidentally, perform their usual tasks. I could
grinders, toolmakers, chemists, air­ the natives of Chester county have not help being impressed by “young
craft mechanics, and other crafts co-operated enthusiastically in the America.”
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which the Army-Navy Munitions fox-hunting, and real estate values
have
risen.
PRESS
CLUB
DINNER
board calls "occupations that have
I
have
not
yet
told you anything
special significance in the national
XITE VE started leasing and lend- about the annual dinner given by the
defense program.’’
’ ’ ing, and the quarterback snaps Woman's National Press club. This
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AMERICAN RUBBER
the ball to Adm. Emory S. Land, is a most entertaining party and if
When a government bureau moves chairman of the maritime com­ I weren’t called upon to make a
fast, that's news. A bureau of the
mission and speech at the end. I should enjoy
department of agriculture, begin­ Adm. Land Apt to -co . ordina every minute of it.
Last year I
ning last August, has completed a Deliver on the *°r of facili- promised myself that if I were able
survey of potential rubber produc- 1 Atlantic Gridiron »‘«^rocean to attend the party this year, I would
Hon in 11 Latin-American countries
transport,
not be sitting at the speakers’ table.
and is now moving into two more. as of his recent appointment. There I would be completely carefree, with
But more important than speed, is historic precedent for his finding perhaps a little sense of superiority
the survey is the first step in an a hole in the line, weaving through towards those who carried the re­
important long-range plan to make a broken field and planting the ball sponsibility of speaking before this
this country independent of East In­ on the other side of the goal posts. gifted group of women. But here
dian sources for rubber, and in- , That was in the famous “crap I was again, listening intently to
crease trade between the Americas. game” session between the Army everything said on the stage, know­
Earlier this year, congress appro­ and Navy in, 1900. With less than a ing that at the end I had to answer
priated *500,000 to the department minute to play, ‘‘Jerry’* Land, as the best I could what quips or
of agriculture “to develop rubber his shipmates always called him, in friendly jibes had been made at my
production."
the backfield for the Navy, blocked expense!
First objective is to establish two a kick and made one of those Frank
Despite this sense of responsibility,
permanent experimental stations, Merriwell zig-zags down the field, I really enjoy this party very much
one for Central America, the other winning, 11 to 7 for the Navy, just a and look forward to it from year to
for South America. It is almost cer­ few seconds before the whistle blew year. The imposing list of honor
tain that they will be located in for the finish. Such doings are pret­ guests shows that many other peo­
Mrs. Anthony Drexel Riddle, wife
Costa Rica and Brazil.
of the United States ambassador to
ty much in his horoscope.
ple do too.
Brazil originally produced most of
We had several ladies staying with
the European governments in exile.
In the World war he was in
us and I think the gentlemen of the
the world’s rubber, but the seeds ;
The coffin represents the Aills-Chalmers company. It Is perched on In England, shown while Inspecting
the navy bureau of construction
were smuggled out of the country
household felt rather relieved when • junk wagon, and a striker, wearing a gas mask, gives a satirical some Rrltlsh bomb shelters In Lon­
and i epair and got the Navy
they found that their only obligation address showing the connection. This was one of the lighter angles of don. Mrs. Riddle is studying the
by the British, who set up their own
cross for building submarines
rubber plantations in Malaya. The
was to entertain us for a brief mo­ the Allis-Chalmers strike in Milwaukee, Wis., as recorded by the News women’s services during the great
and for his work in the war
ment before dinner. Then my hus­ of the Day Newsreel.
present drive is to restore to Lat­
war.
zone. In 1919 he turned in the
band, Mr. Hopkins, and Jimmy had
in America her birthright in this es-;
most comprehensive and search­
sential product.
dinner alone and a chance after­
ing technical study of German
wards to work or to talk as they
submarines the navy ever got,
THRILLED A FARMER
saw fit.
along
with
a
study
of
what
they
A home town farmer friend was
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might do or try to do in the
kidding homely Claude Wickard,
NEW
YORK
next war. He retired in March,
secretary of agriculture, about sit­ I
The other morning I left Washing­
1937, but got only a month’s lay­
ting next to Clark Gable at the
ton for New York city to keep a
off, as President Roosevelt got
President’s defense "fireside chat."
dental appointment at noon, fol­
him back on the job as a mem­
"You know, Claude,” the friend
lowed by the luncheon of the Wom­
ber
of
the
maritime
commission.
said, “there are a lot of young la­
en's division of the American Jewish
When Joseph P. Kennedy retired
dies back in Indiana whose hearts
congress. In the afternoon I spoke
to
become
ambassador
to
Great
fluttered when they heard you were
to the Open-Air Classroom Teachers
Britain, Land became chairman
paling around with a movie star.’’
association of the New York city de­
of the commission, and within
“Well,” replied Wickard ruefully,
partment of education. Then I had
two
weeks
the
same
was
shak
­
“that’s just about the closest I ever
the pleasure of a visit with my
ing a leg as never before.
came to getting the ladies excited."
mother-in-law.
The admiral, a small, wiry, eager
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man, with a touch of the mule-skin-
I always think when I come up to
MERRY-GO-ROUND
r.er about him when he’s driving New York that I am going to have
In the caste-bound British navy en­
things through, lost no time in put­ ample time to do a great many
listed men can rise to the rank of
ting to work the first congressional things which I should like to do, such
lieutenant commander, but the U. S.
allotment of *400,000,000 for building as seeing art exhibitions and really
navy does not permit enlisted men
our merchant marine.
getting a chance to talk with some
to take examinations for permanent
He is a native of Canon City, of my old friends. For the most
commissions except in one branch—
Colo., and a cousin of Charier Lind­ part, however, in the end I find my­
the supply section.
bergh. At Annapolis, he was tops self doing many semi-official duties
Dr. George A. Buttrick, former not only in football but in several
and thrusting personal affairs into
president of the Federal Council of other sports, and rowed the bow the background. Some day all this
The first of 2,000 trailers purchased by the Farm Security adminis­
Numncr Welles (left) and Mexican
Churches and a supporter of Herbert oar on the academy crew. He was will be changed and I only hope that tration with funds from the *5,000,000 urgent deficiency appropriation
Ambassador Henor Dr, Najera alien­
Hoover’s plan to feed Nazi-occupied the successful conciliator in that my personal friends will have the voted by congress to provide temporary shelter for homeless defense
ing mutual defense pact giving the
Europe, clairps that Secretary of long-drawn-out Army and Navy ath- patience to bear with me during the workers are shown leaving the nation’s capital for Wilmington, N. C. U. 8. the right to use Mexican alt
letics
row
of
a
few
years
ago.
interval and will not forget old ties They will be used to house defense shipyard workers.
State Hull also approves the Idea.
bases, and vice versa.
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