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Where Twenty Died
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CANAL DEFENSE PLAN UPSET
Discuss Air Associates’ Strike
Closed Coal Mines Four Davs
Harriman Reports to F.D.R.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Hit — but Lucky
When making chocolate cattily or
frosting ulwuys melt the chocolate
over hot wuter, aa it burns very
eusily because of the fut content.
• • •
If a cloth Is dipped in vinegar
and rubbed over the kitchen alove
before it is blackened, it will re­
move nil the grease that may
have accumulated on it.
• • •
Lard has the greatest shortening
power of uny of the plastic edible
fats.
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• • •
When taking a pie from the oven
do not put it on flat surface of a
table to cool, but on a high wire
ruck. Th«* rack helps to keep the
crust crisp.
IMAGINARY DIALOGUES: MRS
ROOSEVELT AND THE
OCD CHIEF
("Mrs Roosevelt takes office as
assistant to Fiorello LaGuardia, di-
rector of the Office of Civilian De-
tense.''—News item >
Mrs Roosevelt (making her first
appearance* Good morning, boss.
Mr
LaGuardia— Good morning
What can I do for you*
Mrs Roosevelt—I’m the new girl
here. Roosevelt is the name.
Mr. LaGuardia—Oh. yes. I re-
member Let's see
. just what
were you to do'
Mrs Roosevelt—You just said to
report as your assistant.
Mr. LaGuardia—So I did! well,
are you all set?
It isn't going to be announced,
but Nazi propaganda in South Amer­
ica has upset U. S. plans for an im­
portant new base defending the Pan­
ama canal. Plans had been care­
fully laid for commercial develop­
ment of an island off the coast of
Ecuador, to be followed by naval
installations. But genial Jesse Jones
innocently let the cat out of the bag.
and the Germans did the rest.
The island is known as Alber-
marie, in the Galapagos group, ly­
ing southwest of Panama, a perfect
location for watching Japanese ma­
neuvers near the Pacific entrance of
the canal. To inspect it Roosevelt
went fishing there three years ago,
when the U. S. S. Houston took him
on a Pacific cruise.
Roosevelt had heard about the
Galapagos since childhood, His
great-uncle, Capt Amasa Delano,
put in at the islands on his voyages
to China. And his mother, as a
young girl, stopped there on a voy­
A Chicago-bound air liner, flying low in a heavy fog near St.
age to China.
Thomas, Ont., crashed and burst into flames, killing 10 persons. It was
The President personally was re­
Mrs
Mrs.
Roosevelt—I'm willing to the second crash on a major airline within 24 hours and brought the
sponsible for the strategy of form­
day’s death tctal to 34. This soundphoto shows wreckage of the huge
ing an American trading company give you all my spare time.
Mr LaGuardia — Come. come!
<
American Airlines Douglas ship which started its flight in New York. The
to develop Albermarle. He knew the
than 1 that! wreckage is still smouldering in spots.
sensitive Latins, knew that a direct You'll have to • do • better
•
proposal for building a U. S. naval
Mrs. Roosevelt—Dear me! If it
base would arouse the old enemies
of “Yankee imperialism,” and that isn't one thing it's another these
the only safe way was to set up a days.
Mr. LaGuardia—If it isn't ONE
company for the development of fish­
ing and cattle, thus bring the navy thing it's A DOZEN OTHERS!
Mrs. Roosevelt—I don't see how
in edgeways.
you get time to attend to so many
Accordingly, the Pacific Develop-
matters in so many places.
ment company was formed, incor-
Mr. LaGuardia — I'm puzzled
porated in Delaware, and financed
about you in the same way. Gosh.
with funds from the RFC. First it
I guess we are the four busiest peo­
got a credit of $30.000. but later,
ple in America.
when a credit of half a million was
Mrs. Roosevelt—Four? There are
extended, RFCzar Jesse Jones inno­
only two of us.
cently announced it to the press.
Mr. LaGuardia—Let's not belittle
Jesse Jones’ Joke.
ourselves!
• • •
Apparently the naval stratagem
Mrs. Roosevelt—I'm very anxious
was such a dark secret that even
Jesse, a member of the cabinet, to get going.
Mr. LaGuardia (whipping out a
didn't know about it. So he an­
nounced it as nothing but a commer­ bunch of timetables)—So am I.
Mrs. Roosevelt—I mean to get go
cial development, because the is-
land was owned not by Ecuador ing here ... on the new job.
Mr. LaGuardia—Oh. yes. My er­
but by a private individual. And
then he added a little jest of his ror. Let's see what the set-up ta
I'm head of the OCD and I need
own.
"And if you can spell the man's help.
Mrs. Roosevelt—Fancy Fiorello
name.” said Jesse, "I’ll give you
the island. The name is pronounced LaGuardia needing help!
President Roosevelt directed the war department to take over the
Mr. LaGuardia—It does seem
'heeL' ”
C. I.O.-struck plant of Air Associates, Inc., Bcndix, N. J. Photo shows Col.
Up spoke a correspondent who fanciful. I admit But I need a
R. M. Jones, left, and Maj. Peter Beasley, center, discussing reinstate­
knows Spanish well. "You spell it deputy and I thought of you, as the
ment of strikers with Anthony Grimaldi, C.I.O. organiser at the plant.
First
Lady
of
the
Land
and
such
G-i-L” he said.
"That’s right," said Jones. “Go a great worker in so m.-.ny causes,
would be of great help.
to the head of the class.”
Mrs. Roosevelt—What can I do
“No,” said the newsman. "I want
that you can't do?
the island."
Mr. LaGuardia—Well, a daily col­
“I'll owe you the island,” said
umn for one thing. And you have
Jones, and everybody laughed.
a radio sponsor, too. I heard you
But there was no laughter in the on the air. I went right out and
navy department; for German prop­ bought some of that tea.
aganda, through short-wave radio
Mrs. Roosevelt—I spoke for a cof-
and local newspapers, stirred up the fee program.
old fear of Yankee aggression, in­
Mr. LaGuardia—Sorry! It must
timating that a U. S. naval base have been a bad reception on my
off the west coast of South Amer­ radio set
ica would make little puppets of the
• • •
Good Neighbors for all time.
Mrs. Roosevelt—I’ve often won­
The propaganda was successful, dered why you didn't do a news­
and the deal had to be cancelled. paper column yourself.
Mr. LaGuardia—I guess the pa­
It may be that the Pacific Devel­
opment company will still pursue its pers don't use that kind of language.
“livestock, fishing, and mining of But I've had a radio offer.
Mrs. Roosevelt—From a sponsor?
sulphur," as provided in the con­
cession. but President Roosevelt’s Who?
Mr. LaGuardia—A cigarette com­
dream of a Panama defense base is
pany. It wanted some new noises
sunk.
• • •
for the Modern Design theme.
Mrs. Roosevelt—Are you going to
MORE CRACKDOWNS
You can put it down as a certainty accept?
Mr. LaGuardia—No. My doctor
that there will be other OPM crack­
downs, in addition to the one on thinks I am doing too much already.
Mrs. Roosevelt—I don't blame
the Chicago "juke-box" firm, for
"bootlegging" scarce raw materials. him from worrying about the strain
OPM Priorities Director Donald on you.
Mr. LaGuardia—That isn't it. He's
Nelson said nothing about it, but he
has his gimlet eye fixed on a big worrying over the strain on him in
steel plant, an auto manufacturer worrying about the strain on me. To
and others. Both have been secretly get back to business, do you think
thumbing their noses at priority re­ you understand just what our job
requires.
strictions.
Pictured above is John L. Lewis as he appeared at a press con­
Mrs. Roosevelt—Hark!
The auto maker was called on the
ference before a truce brought an end to a strike of 53.000 miners in the
Mr. LaGuardia—What is it?
carpet by Nelson and spent several
Mrs. Roosevelt—I thought I heard nation’s "captive” coal mines. When the picture was taken Lewis de­
uncomfortable hours trying to ex­
clared he was telling President Roosevelt “no” In response to a White
plain the unauthorized purchase of enemy bombers overhead.
House request for a settlement of the dispute. But after a conference
Mr.
LaGuardia
—
Excellent.
'
You
a large quantity of strategic materi­
between the President, Lewis, Myron Taylor, former head of U. 8. Steel,
get
the
whole
idea
exactly!
als and the action of a parts sub­
and William Davis of the National Mediation board, the miners went back
• • •
sidiary selling such supplies.
to work under terms of a 15-day truce which called for further mediation
CAN YOU REMEMBER—
When the auto executive left OPM
Away back when people could al- of the issues involved.
he was red-faced and obviously wor­ ways find out whether they were in
ried.
a war or not without much trouble?
• • •
The steel company is suspected of
secretly filling orders for big cus­
DEPOT SCENE
tomers in direct violation of defense Commuters kiss their wives good-by
requirements, particularly naval. An
As the Seven-Thirty's distant
investigation is now under way. The
shriek
company has a long history of bat­ Calls them forth with grunt and sigh.
tling the government and the fur
To station platform, cold and
will fly if the suspicions are sub­
bleak;
stantiated.
Climb out of cars, last link with
Note: After Nelson’s investigators
home,
finish with their aluminum inquiries,
Pull collars up around their
they will move into chemicals, where
throats,
there have been numerous com­ Look back at wives who sit alone
plaints of wholesale disregard of pri­
In nightgowns under polo coats.
ority orders.
-J. H. NILES.
• • •
• • •
Informed that defense officials
want to use her famous legs to pub­
licize non-silk stockings as soon as
she has recovered from her frac­
tured ankle, movie queen Marlene
Dietrich sent back word that she
stands ready, or will sit if pre­
ferred, for any patriotic purpose.
One subject that Speaker Sam
Rayburn always is ready to talk
about is his Texas ranch. "I like
to be known as a rancher,” he
grins, "although I haven't got much
to show tor it.”
Friday, November 7, 1941
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
“Does anyone ever see a picture
of life in Russia under Bloody Joe
Stalin?” Senator Clark at the movie
inquiry.
Well, if the senator was any kind
of a movie fan he would know that
the answer is “Yes, indeed.” In fact
the Russian picture is something
that the public got fed up with long
ago.
W. Averill Harriman, upon his return Trom Moscow, where he had
• • •
been heading the U. 8. mission to Moscow, called at the White House to
A New Rochelle letter carrier was
have a further conference with the President. Photo shows him as he
bitten by the same dog three timet.
was talking with members of the press in the reception room in the
This is easy to explain. The dog
executive offices of the White House,
isn't expecting any letters.
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done to U. 8. dratroyer Kearny,
which fared better than deatroyer
Reuben Jamrv aunk while on con­
voy duty weal of Iceland the day
above picture was released.
Bomber Saboteur?
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