SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Friday, July 4, 1941
NEW IDEAS
tan. cMorne-makeM.
By R uth W yeth S pears
Most intensive mine-planting exercises since World war days are
now being held at Fort Hancock. N. J., where men of the special mine
command have started intensive 3', ntgnlhs of drills to prepare them
for their part in protecting New York harbor. Picture shows mine and
its anchor ready to be dropped from the “General E. O. C. Ord.”
Arthur Lardili, an attache of the
Office of Production Management,
shown on arrival in New York on
trans-Atlantic clipper, after a mis
sion to London. Lardin was jailed
in Lisbon for refusing to open his bag
of military secrets for Inspection.
Confer
Washington, II. C.
NEW LEND-LEASE SUM
The new lend-iease appropriation
that has been tentatively agreed on
by inner advisers is $5.000,000.000.
With the $7,000,000,000 voted by
congress several months ago, thia
would make a total of $12,000,000,000
for aid to the democracies. Yet tills
stupendous sum is still considerably
short of what was originally pro
posed. also of what probably will be
ultimately required.
It's a White House secret, but the
first lcnd-lcase program submitted
added up to $19.000,000,000.
This
was slashed to $9.000.000,000 by the
army nnd navy and then still further
cut Io $7.000.000,000 by the budget
bureau.
The last figure was ap-
proved by the President and sent
to congress.
One reason for the new appropri*
ation is that many of the original
price estimates have been found to
| be far too low', particularly in the
case of planes, ships and guns. Ris-
| ing costs, due to changes in con-
I struction, more expensive new mod-
j els.
and
increased
production
, charges, made it impossible to con-
. tract for these items at the original
estimates; and more money is need-
j ed to fulfill the program.
i Another reason for the lcnd-lcase
boost is heavy outlays for repairs
on battle-damaged British warships,
of which a number are now in U. S.
i yards. This type of aid is running
into big money.
Most Important, however, is the
urgent need for expansion of the
whole aid-democracies program.
Britain, China and the other Axis
foes require increased assistance
to meet the greatly enlarged re
sources of the Nazis brought by
their conquest of Europe.
Today they must stand oft not only
the industrial power of Germany,
but also that of France, Belgium,
Holland. ■ Rumania, Hungary, and
other Nazi victims. So if Britain Is
Z> continue fighting she must secure
much more help from the United
States
Without such aid she will
quickly be overwhelmed.
LI AVE you considered covering
A A y0Ur
out-of-door
cushions
with
water-resistant
artificial
leather? It may be cut and sewn
the same us any heavy fabric.
The colors are all so fresh nnd
guy thut you will be inspired to
try striking combinutions. Use a
coarse machine needle; a No. 5
hand needle; No. 20 or 24 sewing
thread and regulate the machine
to about 12 stitches to the inch.
The cushions shown here are
green with seam cords covered in
red. The sketch shows how they
are made. The cotton scam cord
should be about ’«-inch in diurn-
cter. It is covered with a straight
strip Bi inches wide stitched with
the machine cording foot to allow
the sewing to come up close to
the cord. The raw edges of the
cord covering are basted around
the top nnd bottom of the cover
on the right side, us shown, and
are then stitched in with the seam.
If you like variety in your cush
ions, there is an idea for sturdy
ones niude of burlup nnd silk
stockings on page 23 of SEWING,
Book ft.
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Red Tape-itis.
German motorized columns, says the Nazi censor-approved caption
for this radiophoto, cross an auxiliary bridge, replacing one destroyed by
the Russians, as Hitler’s forces advance across a frontier into Soviet
territory. German panzer columns were reported to have driven 120
miles into Russian Ukraine in the first two days.
Soviet Ambassador Constantine
Oumansky (left) after conference
with Acting Secretary of State Sum
ner Welles. It was the envoy's
first meeting with American officials
since new war started.
Rites for Submarine 0-9 Victims
Bearing Facts
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While seamen, officers and navy officials stand at attention on the
deck of the submarine Triton, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
tosses a wreath upon the Atlantic in honor of the men entombed in the
sub O-9, near Portsmouth, N. H. The navy formally abandoned hope
of raising the wreck after divers made inspection in 410 feet of water.
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French Premier Visits Air Base
With Nazi permission, a French air force is being rebuilt “for defense
of the French empire,’’ and here Marshal Henri Petain Inspects the
Aulnat air base near Clermont-Ferrand. On his visit here he looked
over 15 planes recommissioned by Nazi authority, including a Dewoitine
6?#, fastest French pursuit plane now in service.
While most of the $7,000,000.000
lend-lease money has been allocat
ed. some $500,000,000 earmarked for
new armaments plants is still lying
around idle. And close to $4,000.-
000,000 of other defense appropria
tions for new plants also is twid
dling its thumbs while army supply
brasshats and OPM chiefs, en
meshed in coils of red tape, are
stalling around.
It t^kes from 8 to 15 months to
erect these plants, so this delay in
getting construction started means
a serious crimp in the defense pro
gram.
Chiefly to blame are army supply
brasshats, who are inadequate to
handle the colossal task thrust on
them, but so jealous of their bureau
cratic powers that they won't let
anyone else tackle it. OPM heads
are champing at the precious time
being wasted, but lack authority to
override the army and haven’t the
gumption to raise a row.
WILL DAVIS
The country doesn't like itrikei
any more than it likes war, but the
war has brought out many men of
stature, and the strikes have brought
out William H. Davis, new chairman
of the National Defense Mediation
board.
Actually Davis is no “war baby,”
but a veteran who has been working
at labor mediation for many years.
Still it was settlement of the A Ilia-
Chalmers strike that first won him
national attention.
By profession Davis is a patent
lawyer, with offices in New York
city. On the very next day after
the Allis-Chalmers triumph, be ap
peared before the U. S. Supreme
court, his hair no more unruly than
usual, to argue a patent case. He
makes his living from big-money
Phillip William*, attache in the firms, but he has a strong liberal
U. 8. embassy at Kio de Janeiro, viewpoint toward labor.
Brazil, who flew to Washington upon
When a committee of congress
his arrival in Miami, Fla., to lay asked him what he thought of a bill
evidence in the sinking of the Robin to outlaw strikes, he said, “When
Moor by submarine before the state you pass compulsory legislation, you
department.
1 make the working man a slave, and
there is no use producing defense
materials for a nation of slaves.”
There are a lot of odd pieces in
Davis' life. He was born in Bangor,
Maine, schooled in Washington,
D. C., is a member of New York’s
swanky Downtown Athletic club, a
labor sympathizer, founder of the
Grand Central Art galleries, father-
in-law of Argentine diplomat Alonzo
Irigoyen, and careless with his
clothes.
One phrase-maker says Davis has
“the face of a kindly bulldog." An
other “the face of a tired trombone
player." Not many faces would an
swer to that Davis is easy to spot
in a crowd.
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MERRY-GO-ROUND
<1. Employees of the British Purchas
ing mission leaving the elevator at
their offices are confronted with this
sign: “The existence of the British
' Empire depends on YOUR effort.
Chins up—There Will Always Be an
England.”
Robert Watt, Scottish scientist, C Since checking booths were in
credited with invention of Britain’s stalled at Capitol entrances, police
new secret radio locator, which is daily turn up some fresh oddity. One
Britain’s mysterious defense against day a sea captain’s wife, accompa
nied by six wide-eyed youngsters,
Nasi air raiders.
left ■ large bundle of sailors’ hard
tack biscuit
Dear. Mom
»
Well, hers it is an
other woekend and I'm
not a General yet.
But give mo time.
lying around, but if
you could got the
family interested and
some of the neigh
bors, and if that
happened all over the
country, the U, S. 0.
could raise 810,765,-
000 overnight.
The nearest village
is 5 miles away. All
you find there is a
general store, a ga
rage and a canning
factory—nowhere to
I'd appreciate it
go for any good clean a lot. Mom, and so
fun, unless you drop
would every other
in at a smoke-filled
mother's son in the
juke joint on the way. U. S. Army and Navy.
Well, Mom, there's
a big favor you can
do me. The U. S. 0.
is trying to raise
810,765,000 to run
clubs for us, outside
of camp. Places with
lounge rooms, dance
floors, games, writ
ing rooms. Places you
can get a bite to
eat without paying a
king's ransom.
Aids Britons
I know you don’t
have an idle million
OPEN YOUR HEART
OPEN YOUR PURSE
GIVE TO THE
I
Love,
Bill
They’re doing their hit for you. JU ill
you do your bit for them? Semi your
contribution to your local U.S.O.
Committee or to U. & O. National
Headquarter», Empire Stale build
ing, New York, N. K
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we discern it Wo tell others. Wo cease buying his product. Therefore he
keeps up the high standard of his wares, and the prices as low as possible.