Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, July 5, 1945
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Allied Hero Returns to a Grateful Country
Steps in Shearing
Sheep Simplified
NEW WHITE HOUSE TEMPO
Harry Truman has now been
aul allon
President of the United States for a
little over two months—two of the
K e le a M d by W estern N ew spap er Union.
most historic months in the nation's
One or a Thousand Its
history. These two months are suf­ POLITICAL UNREST
Rules Are Necessary
ficient to get a fairly accurate gauge GROWS IN EUROPE
WASHINGTON. — Those senators
of how the new Presiaent will func­
back from Europe had far more to
tion for the rest of his term.
The following steps, condensed
On the surface there is a new at­ say than they offered in interviews.
and simplified, are j||ven for guid­
mosphere in the White House when Their private reports on their quick-
ance and Improvement of the shear­
you walk into it these days. If, for study of the western end of the con­
er, whether he handles one or a
instance, you drop in on White tinent would make your ears curl.
thousand sheep, itl’IJ'
1. First strolfW '¡J|ire downward
House Secretary Charlie Ross, he is Here are some of the things they
cordial, courteous, but brief. There did not make public.
from brisket. Run ithree or four
De Gaulle is staving off an elec­
is no invitation or inclination to sit
down and gossip. This business-like tion in France because he fears the
atmosphere prevails throughout the communists will sweep him and all
democrats into the discard. The im ­
entire White House staff.
If you go on in to see Ross's boss, pending election in the British Isles
you get in on time. There are few may do much to determine how
waits. And the little man on the she will stand against the sweeping
other side of the big. broad, shiny surge, as defeat of Churchill would
desk listens intently. He wants to mean appeasement of communist
hear what his visitors have to say. expansion. He, himself, is afraid of
These are two definite innovations. it. Yet Churchill and De Gaulle are
General of the Army Dwight D. Elsenhower Is shown in upper circle as he was welcomed home by his
Truman gives the impression of fighting each other.
wife. To his right Is his father, David, and his mother is to his left. Lower left shows the hero and hla bride
having a firm grasp on all domestic
De Gaulle ordered the Syrian
in 1915, shortly after he married Mamie Doud of Denver. Lower center shows him an he finished his training at
problems. He knows them thorough­
shooting by his French forces
West Point. Lower right shows the Eisenhower fam ily taken in 1902 at their home In Abilene.
ly—undoubtedly better than Frank­
because he saw Britain going
lin Roosevelt during his latter years,
back into the Middle East in
when he was devoting all his time
the old way and thought he
to the war.
could do the same thing. Chur­
One of Truman's frequent replies
chill dislikes him and is suspi­
to callers when they urge sanction
cious of him, although the
on some special idea is:
French general Is probably the
“1 realize that. But it takes time
only remaining road-block to
to do all these things, and seldom
communism in France.
De
have so many important things
Gaulle is existing in control
confronted us all at one time. I'll
only by adroit double-handed
get around to that just as soon as
Juggling of French political fac­
I can.”
tions.
One thing that worries him most
The French people are not as
is our foreign affairs. The new Pres­ fully filled with admiration of us as
ident frankly realizes it is his main the cheering movie newsreels some­
Steps In Shearing.
weakness. He does not have Roose­ times suggest. They see American
velt's
international
background, soldiers not always as their libera­
strokes down from under right
therefore has to rely almost wholly tors but as highly paid strangers
foreleg to flank to open a starting
on his diplomats.
(etrangers) who travel in jeeps
place for strokes across belly
Truman's method of running
while others walk, and are well-fed,
2. Remove body wool with nearly
the government is that of pick­
while they are not.
straight • around strokes across
ing good men and giving them
The French powers likewise re­
belly Shear Inside of right leg from
free rein. This is a good sys­
sent the presence of American
foot toward tail Continue strokes
tem, and we could have had
forces in North Africa because
until leg and hip are cleaned.
more of it in the past. But it
we tend to give the Arabs ideas of
X Open up neck with stroke from
breaks down when the President
liberty which the French do not con­
brisket to Jaw and on right side of
is not sure he can rely on the
sider healthful for their colonists.
neck, then left Jaw. side of face and
men picked to perform the most
top of head. Shear left shoulder
Their ruined industries, short­
important job we now face —
and foreleg
ages of materials and unbelievably
building up the peace after the
extreme decay in morals are com­
4 Shear the left side with long
war. Truman told Stettinius, for
bining to break the stamina of the
strokes from hip to shoulder.
instance, that he was to be his
5 Finish shearing left side, taking
nation and make it an easy prey for
own boss at San Francisco. But
any opposition to existing rule— and
two strokes beyond the backbone the
he found that Stettinius called
whole length of sheep's back and
the sole, present, powerful op­
him on the phone once or twice
neck Shear right side of head and
position is the political absurdity
a day to get his approval of al­
neck.
known as communism.
most every decision.
6. Shear right side of shoulder and
Their heritage runs back into a
Unlike Roosevelt, Truman does
right side down to hind leg. Shear
great love of liberty as deep as our
not hesitate to fire a man who
At the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, navy men and marines who lost their sight In the right hind leg. starting near back­
own, but they are to a considerable
doesn’t produce. He let Leonard extent a peasant people, and there­ service of their country are engaged In a baseball game, as shown in the upper photo. They follow the bone.
Reinsch go back to his radio job in
movement of the overslse ball by sound. Lower, from left to right, archery, radio repairing and bowling.
fore easily subject to harsh, disci­
Atlanta the day after he handled
plined leadership of dictators. So far
Holder for Feed Pail
himself badly in a press conference.
they have not come to that yet, but
He transferred Edward D. McKim
there is resignation apparent among
his administrative assistant, after it
millions of them who do not have
became known that the genial and
enough to eat and not enough work.
likeable McKim seemed too en­
They are in the mood for subjection
grossed in Mrs. "Hope Diamond”
by any overrunning political power.
McLean's dinner parties ajid the so­
In Italy, communism is much
cial whirl of Washington.
stronger than dispatches have led
us to suspect. The revolutionary
MacARTHUR ONCE
movement is kept down mainly by
FIRED EISENHOWER
The accompanying sketch shows a
Sometimes it is from quirks of the American m ilitary force of oc­
simple device for feeding calves
fate or personal jealousies that cupation. It seems to have all the
political spending money there is in
from a pail without having to hold
heroes are born.
It. The holder prevents the animal
Old army friends of General hand-to-hand circulation there. AU
from tipping over the feed palL
Eisenhower couldn’t help but re­ the symptoms of dejected resigna­
member this as they gathered to tion apparent in France are also
present in Italy, including the de­
pay him tribute.
For, if it had not been for a per­ cline in morals.
Agriculture
The Belgians and Dutch seem to
sonal row with General MacArthur
In
the News
have
much
more
character,
more
in the Philippines, Eisenhower prob­
ably would be in a Jap prison camp stamina, are more insistent upon
W. I . D R YD EN
today instead of receiving the plaud liberty and Christian principles.
They are trying harder to revive.
its of millions.
Onions
When MacArthur retired as chief Their people show less moral decay.
Whether the people in Anglo-
of staff and began the reorganiza­
Next to salt, the world's most val­
uable seasoning Is the onion. It has
tion of the new Philippine army, he French-American Germany can be
took with him to Manila one of the made democratic is yet unclear.
come to be recog­
bright, up-and-coming men of the They are not only dejected but
nized as a leading
army. Col. Dwight Eisenhower. But, sullen and all believe they face
garden “must.”
after some time in the Philippines, years of dire existence as their pen­
Alexander found
things didn't go well, and Mac- alty for m aking' war. The anti­
the onion in Egypt.
Arthur fired him. Eisenhower went fraternization policy of General
He fed it to his
back to the U.S.A. to climb to fame Eisenhower is likely to be changed
troops in Greece in
to
permit
our
soldiers
to
mingle
and the top command of the Ameri­
the belief that it ex­
more with them.
can army.
Sgt. Granville J. P. (left) and CpI.
cited m artial ar­
But
these
areas,
all
of
them,
are
I f he had remained with Mac
M artial Harris, twin brothers, are
dour.
Arthur, he probably would now be in our sphere of democratic influ­
shown when they met for the first Seed Onions
A new hybrid has
Award for best pen of three at the Chicago Junior M arket Lamb time since babyhood days. They
with Gen. “ Skinny” Wainwright and ence, and therefore the most fa­
been
produced
In
California which
the 16 other American generals vorable sections of the continent. show went to Sherwood Stouffer’s beauties of Mount Morris, 111. Entries were separated by death of both
yields 38 tons to the acre.
The
Russians
have
everything
were
received
from
every
state
in
the
Midwest.
Young
Stouffer,
who
Is
taken prisoner by the Japs.
parents and did not learn of each
In 1597, John Gerard reported that
• • *
else in their lap (except possibly 17, was awarded second prize for bis pen of five lambs at last year’s other until the army located them
onions were good against the biting
Greece, which is held on one show. The prises are a trophy and cash award.
BASEBALL AND
and brought them together.
of a mad dog, for colds, biles, to
knee, so-to-speak) and everything
U N IT E D NATIONS
grow hair, for burns, or gun wounds.
In San Francisco, a delegation of the Russians have is completely
He also said It caused headaches,
blacked
out
from
the
rest
of
the
Philadelphians called on Australia’s
weakened the eyes, dulled the senses
External Affairs Minister Herbert wide world.
and provoked oversleep.
Nothing
valid
or
penetrating
is
Evatt to ask that the city of broth-
The volatile oil of onion has been
ly love founded by William Penn known by us of Yugoslavia, Ro­
found by Russian scientists to con­
mania,
Bulgaria,
Austria,
or
Czech­
become the seat of the United Na­
tain a bacterla-kllling substance. On­
oslovakia, except that Stalin is there
tions in the future.
.
ion paste is being used In Russia to
Dr. Evatt listened carefully. Then setting up the kind of governments
heal wounds and guard against In­
he
wants,
and
one
other
conflrmed
he replied:
fections.
“ I can’t vote for Philadelphia un­ fact — aU anti-communist opposi­
Dehydrated onions have proven a
tion
is
being
liquidated.
til the Phillies get out of the cel­
most
important Item for overseas
The Polish issue, which we dis­
lar. I ’m afraid it would give the
shipping French fried onions prom­
cuss
so
extensively,
is
a
minor
mat­
United Nations a defeatist attitude
ise to become more popular as the
if both Philadelphia baseball teams ter as compared with this whole of
supply of odorless onions becomes
were at the bottom of their middle and southeastern Europe
larger.
operating on a Russian axis.
leagues.”
• • •
By P
M
Blind Vets Learn to Play and Work Again
CAPITAL CHAFF
«, New Hampshire’s one-time isola­
tionist Senator Tobey has got reli­
gion. He is so anxious to -avoid an­
other war that he has become one of
tl^e most ardent advocates of inter­
national co-operation. Tobey even
blasted (indirectly) his old friend
and colleague, ex-Sejiator Danaher
of Connecticut, who, while an execu­
tive of the Republican national com­
mittee. used his position as ex-sena­
tor to go on the senate floor and
lobby against the reciprocal trade
agreements act.
If conditions are as bad as they
are known to be in our end of Eu­
rope, it would be unreasonable not
to suppose that they are twice as
bad in the unknown poorer end.
Many courses of probable action
are being discussed. Anglo > French
relations certainly need to be fixed
at once. Rapprochement between
De Gaulle and Churchill is called
for. More Intelligent and earnest
American leadership to back the
people in Europe who like our way
of life (which was their historic
way) is needed.
Market Lamb Show Pen Winner
Twin Brothers Meet
G.I.s Drive Strike-Bound Trucks
Youngest U. S. Citizen
Feed Needed by Cows
Soldiers took over the job of driving trucks in Chicago as members of
the truck drivers’ union walked out. Thousands of soldiers were shipped
to Chicago to keep essential trucks moving, carrying food and war
supplies. Photo shows the M .P.s assisting an army driver into the cabin
of one of the trucks loaded ready for delivery.
In planning the dairy cows re­
quirement, two tons of good quality
legume or mixed legume hay should
be harvested per cow, or one ton of
good quality legume hay or mixed
legume roughage, and three tons of
silage per cow.
Twenty bushels of corn and 20
Charles Franklin Cohen becomes bushels of oats should be harvested
the youngest person to be sworn In for each cow. In addition five bush­
els of soybeans, when silage Is pro­
as a citizen in the United States.
His father, 8gt. Max Cehen, is in vided, or 2tt bushels where silage
is not available.
the Canadian army.