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THE MATHIS NEWS
Washington, D. C.
WAAC ENLISTMENTS
Thousands of determined women,
eager to don the WAAC uniform, are
driving WAAC officials wacky.
The campaign for enlistments in
the Women’s Army Auxiliary corps
has succeeded too well. Maj. Oveta
Culp Hobby and her chief lieuten-
ants, Mrs. Arthur Woods and Mrs.
Genevieve Forbes Herrick, have a
bear by the tail and they know it.
Sad truth is that there cannot pos-
sibly be more than 500 WAAC offi-
cer-candidates taken in now. No
“auxiliaries,” that is, non-officer
WAAC’s, can be recruited until the
officers have been trained, possibly
around September 15. The greatest
number of WAAC’s that can be tak-
en in this year is estimated at 25,000,
and all of these will be subjected to
a minimum of four weeks’ training.
This leaves some 275,000 disappoint-
id would-be WAAC’s out of an esti-
nated registration of 300,000.
Toughest job of all falls upon
the chief recruiting officers in
the nine army corps areas. It
is their job to sort out the WAAC
registrants and select the lucky
women. Those chosen then must
face a series of very stiff apti-
tude tests.
* * *
BOND LOTTERY
; Rep. Adolph Sabath of Illinois,
'genial chairman of the house rules
[committee, wasn’t able to sell the
[President on government-sponsored
{lotteries when he called at the White
House. However, he was given a
novel idea on how to use -che lot-
tery principle in the sale of war
bonds.
| Sabath contended that a legalized
(lottery, conducted monthly by the
[treasury, would greatly aid in re-
[lieving taxation and raise billions in
■revenue for the war effort.
Under a bill he is sponsoring,
;the Illinoisan said, the government
iwould realize approximately $875,-
[000,000 from the sale of a billion
|$i tickets, whereas if it borrowed
[this amount at 3 per cent for 20
iyears, the interest alone would total
.$525,000,000.
“It wouldn’t be the first time our
government hah held a lottery,” ar-
gued Sabath. “We did it in 1776 to
■help finance the Revolutionary war.”
“Yes, I know,” said the Presi-
dent, adding that he doubted the
advisability of lotteries at this
time because of the strong oppo-
sition of religious groups. In-
stead, he proposed a compro-
mise.
“Why not apply your lottery ideas
to the sale of war bonds,” he sug-
gested. “The Belgian government
held bond lotteries for a number of
years.”
* * *
SHAKY CHINA
Chinese leaders in Washington are
not shouting it from the housetops,
but behind closed doors they are
doing some tough talking to the ef-
fect that an increasing number of
Chinese are getting discouraged
about the war and would like to see
some kind of appeasement with Ja-
pan. Chinese leaders give this as
the reason why China must have air-
planes—and have them immediate-
ly.
The Chinese don’t demand a
lot of planes. But they do say
that even a small fraction of the
munitions going to Russia would
work wonders in bolstering Chi-
na.
Here is the Chinese picture now
being presented to U. S. war strate-
gists. After five years of war, the
Chinese are warweary. Most dis-
couraging thing is the ironical fact
that the Chinese are worse off now,
with Allies, than they were before,
fighting alone. The Chinese were
delighted after Pearl Harbor be-
cause it meant they had a powerful
ally against Japan. But now after
six months of it, they almost wish
they had been left to hold out alone.
That is why recent reverses in
Burma and along the China coast
have shaken Chinese determination
down to the foundation.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
is not weakening. But many Chi-
nese are, especially the well-to-
do class, the people who yearn
for restoration of normal busi-
ness, who would rather have a
chance to make money and live
peacefully even under the Japs
than to pay the frightful cost of
continued war.
Meanwhile, Japan seems deter-
mined to crush China now. Appar-
ently the U. S. bombing raids on
Tokyo scared the Japs sick, made
them see the danger of nearby Chi-
nese bases, caused them to shift
their strategy to cleaning up China
ahead of other warfronts.
* * *
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Heard in the navy press room:
A sailor after 20 years’ service re-
tired with a sizeable fortune of $60,-
000. He amassed this sum through
careful investment, enterprise, ini-
tiative—and the death of an uncle
who left him $59,000.
The war department’s service of
supply shortly will release a new
movie called, “The Army Behind
the Army,” showing America's vast
war production machine. The pic-
ture will be shown in defense plants
throughout the country.
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
U. S.-Russ Pact Means ‘Second Front5
And Co-Operation for Lasting Peace;
Yank Warships Join British Blockade;
New Pipeline to Supply Oil for East
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How the United States can help Greece, now starving and prostrate
under Nazi rule was among things discussed when King George II of
Greece conferred with President Roosevelt during the Greek monarch’s
flying visit to Washington. Above, the President is shown with King
George on the White House lawn.
U. S.-RUSS PACT:
‘Second Front9
In triphammer succession came
three moves by the United States,
Russia and Great Britain that prom-
ised momentous consequences for
the prosecution of the war and the
safeguarding of the peace after-
wards.
First, President Roosevelt an-
nounced that the United States and
Russia had reached a “full under-
standing with regard to the urgent
tasks of creating a second front in
Europe in 1942.” Second, British
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden an-
nounced that Britain and Russia had
signed a 20-year military and polit-
ical alliance pledging peace and re-
nouncing territorial greed. Third,
the United States and Russia signed
a mutual assistance agreement for
prosecution of the war against the
Axis, pledging increased lend-lease
aid and post-war economic co-
operation.
Central figure in negotiating the
three-way understanding was Soviet
Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov.
The Russian statesman flew first to
London and then hopped the Atlan-
tic to Washington, where under the
incognito of “Mr. Brown” he was a
White House guest for a week. Not
until Molotov was safely back in
Moscow was the curtain of secrecy
about his visit lifted.
Significance of this latest diplo-
matic coup for the United Nations
is that war activities will be greatly
speeded and the framework for a
durable peace based .on economic
fair play provided.
OIL FOR EAST:
New Pipeline
Acting to avert a threatened fuel
oil famine in the East, the War Pro-
duction board authorized immediate
construction of a 24-inch pipe line
from Longview, Texas, to the
Salem, 111., grea.
The new pipeline will cut in half
the distance Texas oil has to travel
at present by rail and inland water-
way to reach the Atlantic seaboard.
While it will have a capacity of
250.000 barrels a day, the pipeline
will not supply enough oil to lift
gasoline rationing restrictions in the
East, WPB officials declared. They
pointed out that shipments of oil and
oil products to the East have not
been meeting essential demands,
despite rigid rationing and that
stocks have fallen dangerously be-
low safety levels.
RUSSIAN WAR:
Nazis Speed Drive
Stepping up the tempo of their
Russian offensive, Nazi armies and
air forces pressed attacks on three
major fronts. These included a
push from Kharkov in the Ukraine,
a drive against besieged Sevastopol
in the Crimea and an air attack on
Murmansk north of the Finnish sec-
tor.
With completion expected by
December 1, the 550-mile pipeline
will require 125,000 tons of finished
steel.
The size of the force directed at
Sevastopol suggested that the Nazis
were at last getting their summer
campaign under way. More than
ten German divisions numbering
150.000 men were reported striking
at the strategic Black sea city. The
importance of this city is that it
opens a gateway to the rich Cau-
casus oil fields.
From Moscow came a cheering
communique announcing that “de-
spite the intensity and stubbornness
of the attacks, the enemy failed to
break the resistance of the Sevas-
topol defenders.”
YANK WARSHIPS:
Join British Fleet
As land and air warfare in Europe
and Africa approached a critical
stage, the Atlantic ocean battle
theater crowded into the forefront
with the announcement that a pow-
erful task force of U. S. warships
had joined the British home fleet.
Commanded by Rear Admiral Rob-
ert C. Giffen, the American naval
force will help the British blockade
German-controlled Europe, guard
Allied convoys and hunt Axis sub-
marines.
News that the Yank sea reinforce-
ment.had joined the British became
public in connection with a three?
day visit to an English port by King
George VI, who boarded a U. S.
battleship and saw other warships
of the task force.
With British seapower scattered
in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean
and Pacific oceans, the arrival of
substantial help from the American
navy in the Atlantic area had sig-
nificant implications. Important
among these was that the stronger
United Nations naval squadron now
would be able to keep closer watch
on the~ powerful Nazi warships lurk-
ing in Norwegian waters.
NAZI TERROR:
In'Czechoslovakia
In a reign of terror following the
death of Reinhard (“The Hang-
man”) Heydrich at the hands of
Czech patriots, Nazi Gestapo execu-
tioners slaughtered the entire male
population of the Czech village of
Liditz, banished its women and chil-
dren to concentration camps and
burned it to the ground.
The Axis-controlled Prague radio
charged that the village had har-
bored Heydrich’s killers. The town’s
population was estimated at 483,
indicating that upward of 150 men
were shot. . Liditz was located a few
miles west of Prague and not far
from where “The Hangman” was
fatally wounded by patriots while
driving along a winding road.
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS:
Jap Footholds?
While the navy department denied
Axis claims that Japanese navy and
army units had established footholds
on the inhabited areas of the Aleu-
tian island chain stretching 1,500
miles across the north Pacific from
Alaska, further reports of the extent
of the American air and naval vic-
tory at Midway island came from
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, com-
mander in chief of the Pacific fleet.
Admiral Nimitz intimated that of
a Jap invasion fleet of more than 30 (
vessels engaged in the battle, prob-'
ably half were casualties. Besides
heavy loss in warships and trans-
ports, the enemy’s toll of manpower
ran into thousands.
That the Tokyo government was
preparing the Nipponese public for
news of the sea reverse was indicat-
ed by reports that an official spokes-
man had warned a radio audience
not to expect that “all battle news
could always be favorable.”
Omaha: Rich, high quality beef
steaks will probably disappear from
American tables this fall, because
of present price ceiling regulations,
according to Guy Scudder, secre-
tary of the National Live Stock Ad-
visory council. Because feed prices
are not regulated, cannot feed ani-
mals up to a good market quality
and must throw them on the market
after short feeding, Scudder said.
FOOD VS. ARMS:
Anglo-U. S. Pool
The announcement by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Wins-
ton Churchill of the establishment
of two combined boards to integrate
Anglo-American arms production
and plan the most effective use of
food resources of the United Nations
had a two-fold- significance:
1. It meant that the United Na-
tions’ war effort would be speeded
up tremendously by quicker produc-
tion of essential materials and a
more efficient' use of shipping
facilities.
2. It meant that careful plans
for the post-war world were being
laid, for the organization of the vast
resources of the United States car-
ried into peace-time operations
could help solve international prob-
lems of distribution, eliminate cut-
throat competition and raise living
standards.
That both the arms production
board and the food board would
have the benefit of the best Anglo-
American planning brains was evi-
dent from their personnel. Donald
M. Nelson, war production chief-
tain, and Oliver Lyttleton, British
minister of production, comprised
the production board. Claude R.
Wickard, secretary of agriculture,
was named American representa-
tive on the food board, working with
the Hon. R. H. Brand, head of the
British Food mission.
Reduction of American food sur-
pluses might become necessary,
President Roosevelt warned, as a
means of alleviating hardships
abroad. One of the objectives of the
food board, he said, is to distribute
foodstuffs on a fair basis among all
United Nations.
BUMPER CROPS :
For U. S. Farms
Progress in the battle for all-out
food production was reported by the
department of agriculture which
predicted that all previous records
of United States farm production
may be “considerably exceeded”
if weather conditions remain favor-
able.'
The department said most crops
were in better condition than at the
corresponding time last year when
the nation had one of the most boun-
tiful harvests in its history.
A winter wheat production of
646,931,000 bushels was forecast. The
department, likewise, predicted a
spring wheat crop of 221,128,000
bushels. If harvested, a crop of
this size once more would far exceed
domestic requirements of about
7<j0;O0O,OQ0 bushels of wheat a year
find add substantially to the nation’s
food stockpile for war purposes and
peace-time planning.
WAR PRODUCTION:
Ahead of Schedule
Donald M. Nelson told the world
that America is “doing the impos-
sible” with war production exceed-
ing all estimates.
The chairman of the War Produc-
tion board in an address before the
graduating class of the University of
Missouri confidently declared:
“This year we shall make 60,000
airplanes and by the end of the year
DONALD M. NELSON
. , Impossible is accomplished.”
we shall be picking up speed for an
even greater production. We have
found our total production of war
goods is higher than we had any
reason to suppose it could be when
blue prints were first prepared for
war plants.”
But it was of the post-war period
of opportunity as well as the con-
flict itself that the round-faced pro-
duction boss spoke.
“If this war is costing us a fearful
price,” he said, “it is also develop-
ing for us new technique and new
abilities. It is placing at our dis-
posal an industrial plant—a set of
developed resources—that will be
beyond price.
“Poverty is not inevitable any
more. The sum total of the world’s
greatest possible output of goods,
divided by the sum total of the
world’s inhabitants, no longer
means a little less than enough for
everybody.”
VICHY FRANCE:
Keep Ties
To most Americans the Vichy
government of France is anathema.
But to Ambassador William D.
Leahy, in the United States since
the return to power of pro-Axis
Pierre Laval, the Petain regime has
merit enough to warrant Uncle Sam
in maintaining diplomatic relations.
In the eyes of most Americans,
Petain is far less a Nazi tool than
Laval, who is looked upon as *
traitorous puppet.
WNU Service yoited Teaturei
Eleanor Roosevelt
ARTHURDALE
COMMENCEMENT
WASHINGTON.—The commence-
ment at Arthurdale, W. Va., was
really quite impressive. As I look
back over the years and remember
that the first class had three high
school graduates, the 20 fine looking
young people who received their
diplomas yesterday show great prog-
ress. In order to buy war savings
stamps, they gave up their annual
spring visit to Washington, for which
all high school students save their
pennies throughout the year. One
felt that here was a group of young
people who already understood
many of the responsibilities which
come with maturity.
The hazards of industry are
brought home to all of them rather
frequently, so the hazards of war
are nothing new. They all felt very
close to the mine disaster at Osage,
for one of our Arthurdale home-
steaders lost his life in that acci-
dent. For ten days his body was not
found, and those ten days were days
of uncertainty and agony to the
young wife, her six and eight-year-
old daughters and her neighbors.
* * *
RESPECT FOR COURAGE
Visiting her, however, gave me a
renewed respect for the courage of
human beings. Another baby is com-
ing in December and instead of be-
wailing the extra burden, she said
she was so happy that this is the
case, for it gave her something more
to live for. Social security and work-
men’s compensation take on real
meaning when you see a little family
of this kind facing the future.
From workmen’s compensation,
this woman will receive $30 a month,
and $5 a month for each child. Her
social security payment will be $17
a month—a total of $57. She and
her husband had just decided since
he had a steady job in the mine,
they could take over the contract
and buy their little place. She still
hopes to be able to make her month-
ly payments and eventually own her
house and land.
I visited the community house in
Scotts Run and saw the nursery
school. They need a little more
equipment in their outdoor play-
ground, but otherwise the arrange-
ments for the little children seem
very adequate.
I went to the Osage mine and saw
the men going on their afternoon
shift and talked with a man who is
nicknamed “Happy.” He, with about
30 others, came out alive at the
time of the accident. I asked him
how it had been possible and he
said: “Well, I don’t really know, but
I always joke a lot, so I thought it
was better to go on joking until we
died, if we had to die, but instead
we got out.”
* * *
WINDSORS AS GUESTS
NEW YORK CITY.—One morning
in Washington -dawned with a gray
and stormy looking sky. Soon after
breakfast . I went to see my friend,
Mrs. Edward Maccauley, who fell
the other day and broke her hip,
which means three months in bed.
To anyone so active as she is, this
is a real penalty at such a time.
We had an early luncheon at
which the duke and duchess of Wind-
sor were our guests. I was very
much interested to hear from the
duke that he had started a small
organization, resembling our CCC
camps, in the Bahama islands and
felt it was going to do valuable
work.
* * *
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
Immediately after lunch, we went
to the airport and waited for a de-
layed plane. This resulted in my
being somewhat late at my apart-
ment in New York city for a meet-
ing at which I had asked Miss Viola
lima to tell something about the
work of the Young Men’s Vocational
foundation. Miss lima had so many
interesting stories to tell about the
Doys whom she has succeeded in
placing in jobs, that I think every-
one present was interested.
During the first year, she placed
some 80 boys out of the New York
state reform schools, in jobs. This
past year, with the aid of a larger
staff, she has developed such good
relationships with case workers, the
parole board and employers, that
over a thousand boys have been
placed.
We are very anxious to interest
more groups of people in this work,
not because it is necessary te have
a big staff or a very large budget,
but because much can be done with
comparatively moderate sums of
money and a greater number of peo-
ple who are really interested. At
this time it is important to give a
helping hand to boys who find it
hard under the best of circumstances
to establish themselves, because
they lack real stability in their lives.
* * *
COAST ARTILLERY VISIT
WASHINGTON.—One morning I
went over to Hains Point at the in-
vitation of Captain Kentor to visit
the headquarters of the 71st coast
artillery. This regiment guards the
White House and neighboring public
buildings. I was particularly inter-
ested in the classification section un-
der Captain Kentor. Some days ago
I told you about plans which are
made in the central office. Here
they are put to work with enthusi-
asm and intelligence.
Somehow Tramp Knew He
Wasn’t Addressing George
A tramp, coming down a country,
road in England, stopped a mo-1
ment in meditation before a sign
on which was written: “George
and the Dragon.” He then en-
tered the tavern to which the sign
was affixed and asked for the land-
lady.
“Noble lady,” he began, “have
you a meal and some old clothes
to spare for a poor, tired and hun-
gry man?”
“Not for the likes of you. Now
go!” she said sternly. Then, see-
ing he desired to get another word
with her, “Well?”
“Then please, ma’am, could I
speak to George!”
If you’re concerned about what
sort of gift to send a friend or rela-
tive in one of Uncle Sam’s
branches of the services, your
worries are over. If he smokes a
pipe or rolls-his-own, the answer
is a pound of tobacco. Numerous
surveys made among soldiers,
sailors, marines, and Coast
Guardsmen show that tobacco
ranks first on his gift list. Local
tobacco dealers are featuring
Prince Albert in the pound can
for service men. Prince Albert,
the world’s largest-selling smok-
ing tobacco, is a big favorite
among many men in the service,;
—Adv.
BEAT HEAT
To relieve heat rash, to help prevent heat
rash; after shower—anytime—dust with
Mexican Heat Powder. Helps baby getrest.
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Sentinels
of Health
Don’t Neglect Them!
Nature designed the kidneys to do a
marvelous job. Their task is to keep the
flowing blood stream free of an excess of
toxic impurities. The act of living—lift
itself—is constantly producing waste
matter the kidneys must remove from
the blood if good heath Is to endure.
When the kidneys fail to function as
Nature intended, there is retention of
waste that may cause body-wide dis-
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persistent headache, attacks of dizziness,
getting up nights, swelling, puffiness
under the eyes—feel tired, nervous, all
worn out.
Frequent, scanty or burning passages
are sometimes further evidence of kid-
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