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Friday, April M, 1942
The Caldwell News
AmI The Burleson County Lodger
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
■atorad ■ Second CUm Mail Matter at the Post
Office at Caldwell, Texan
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
SI-SO a year in county; $2.00 outside county
R. S. BOWERS
G. A. SMITH
GEORGE C. FALL
A. C. PAPE
Publisher
Editor
Managing Editor
Plant Foreman
MEMBER
Texas I'reHs Association—South Tesas Presa
Association—National Editorial Association
Wake Up, America—It Is Late
The nation needs to awaken to the full
gravity of the peril that confronts it.
It needs to appreciate how badly we have
been defeated in four months of war.
It needs to understand that it is possible
for the united nations and the United States
to lose this war and suffer the fate of
France—and that this possibility may be-
come a probability if the present tide does
not change.
It needs to realize that there is grave
chance of the Japanese pushing through In-
dia and the Germans driving through the
near east, to join their armies and resources
in an almost unbeatable combination.
It needs to get away, once and for all, from
the comforting feeling that while we may
lose at the start we are bound to win in the
end.
Only when fully aware of existing perils
will the United States do its utmost. Pray
God that awareness will not come too late,
as it did in France.
Production Director Donald Nelson appeals
for vastly increased industrial output on a
24-hour, seven-day basis—168 hours a week.
Maximum production, in short.
Can we get it?
Not on the present basis—not under the
psychology of recent years.
Not until we quit thinking in terms of less
work for more money.
Not while there is greater concern about
overtime pay than overtime production.
Not while farmer politicians are mote in-
terested in higher prices than raising more
essentials.
Not while government bureaus—created to
meet a depression emergency that is ended—
continue to grab for themselves money need-
ed for armaments.
Not while an army of federal press agents
clamors to promote and perpetuate activities
that have no present need or value.
Not while congressmen try to put over
useless canals and river schemes and take up
the time of defense officials clamoring for
factories and contracts as if the war were aj
great gravy train.
Not while WPA, despite t shortage of la-
bor, seeks to carry on projects which it
doesn't have the men to perform or the need
for performing.
Not while CCC and NY A stretch greedy
hands for funds to pamper young men who
ought to be in the armed forces or the war
plants.
Not while strikes hamper war production,
despite a solemn promise that they would
stop.
Not while the life-and-death need for un-
interrupted production is used as a weapon
to put over the closed shop.
Not while double time is demanded for
Sunday work which is only part of a 40-hour
week.
Not while a man can't be employed on an
army project or in a war plant until he pays
$20 to $50 or more to a labor racketeer.
Not while criminal gangs control employ-
ment and allocation of men to work on the
Normandie and the other ships along New
York's vast waterfront.
Not while fifth columnists are pampered
and enemy aliens move freely in defense
areas.
Not while the grim job of preparing our
home communities against air raids and sab-
otage is gummed up with a lot of highfalutin,
boon-doggling, social service activity.
Not while pressure blocs clamor for higher
benefits, bounties and pensions.
We will not get maximum production, in
short, unless, first, we fully realize our awful
peril; and, second, get over the gimmes of
recent years.
Gimme shorter hours, gimme higher
wages, gimme bigger profits, gimme more
overtime, gimme less work, gimme more
pensions, gimme greater crop benefits, gim-
me more appropriations and patroi.age, gim-
me plants for my congressional district, gim-
me fees and dues to work for Uncle Sam, gim-
me ham 'n eggs, gimme share-the-wealth,
gimme $30 every Thursday.
France had the gimmes, too—had them
until the Germans were close to Paris. Then
everybody went franctically to work — too
late.
France has no gimmes today—except gim-
me food for my baby, gimme a place to lay
my head, gimme death.
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne
Laval Given French Police Powers
As Germany Fears Invasion Threat;
U. S. Bombers, Subs Smash at Japs;
Increased Undersea Program Likely
(EDITOR'S NOTE—Whta «pinions arc •■praised In Ibes* columns. Ibsy
sra Uims of Ilia news analyst and not necessarily al this newspaper.)
iReleased by Western Newspaper Union.I ■
Wood Fuel
May Be Used For
Gasoline Vehicles
Forestry Expert Tells Of
Possible Expedient For
War-Time Automotive Gas
WASHINGTON, April 24 — A
threatened war-time shortage of
gasoline as fuel for the 30,000,000
American automobiles, tractors,
basses and trucks may lead to wide-
spread use of gas manufactured
from the waste . products of the
forests, especially on farms where
abundant quantities may be ob-
tained from the wood-lots.
More than 600,000 vehicles de-
signed for gasoline power are now
■sing gas made from wood in sev-
eral European countries, and while
Americans probably would consider
the use of wood-gas only as an ex-
pedient of war-time, such use is
just as feasible here as it is abroad.
"One advantage of drawing on
While in India
USING WOOD GAS FUEL
VICHY:
Pressure from Berlin
Regardless of underlying causes,
or of how much justification there
might have been, the overturn of
government in Vichy which had
brought Laval back to power as
"civil supervisor" had been definite-
ly accepted by Britain and the
United States as a decision to "go
with the Axis."
It had come at a moment when
there were some indications that
Vichy was wavering in its collabo-
ration with Germany, and that
Petain and his associates were look-
ing with longing and friendly eyes
toward the Uniled States as a pos-
sible source of food supplies.
Some favorable steps had been
made in this direction, then, all of
a sudden, Laval seized the police
power, and before the world knew
it, Laval was back in the cabinet
and many believed it marked the
end of the Petain regime.
London was very positive about
the whole thing, saying frankly that
the re-entry of Laval into the gov-
ernment, the man who looks, acts
and talks like Hitler, "reduces
France to th" level of a nickel Bal-
kan state." The spokesman contin-
ued: "It clearly indicates the com-
plete subservience of the Vichy pol-
icy to Berlin."
Two vital reasons were seen for the
Laval development and both of them
were envisioned as Germany "crack-
ing down" on the Petain regime.
The first was the German fear that
an American-British invasion of the
continent through France is immi-
nent.
The second was that Germany
feared the growing friendliness of
Vichy and Washingon through the
ministrations of Leahy.
Hardly anybody thought the French
fleet would immediately go into the
war on Germany's side, neither
could most observers see French
soldiers fighting against the Rus-
sians, nor French fliers manning
planes to bomb Britain.
But they could see a strong effort
to be made at once by Germany
U. S. SUBS:
Wolf pack Tactics
The success of American subma«|
rines in the present Pacific war with,
eredit for a substantial percentage
of the amount of Japanese warship^
sent to the bottom, had caused
Chairman Vinson of the house naval
affairs committee to present a pro-
gram calling for $800.000.000 more
in undersea craft.
A program adopted in 1940 called
for 65 such ships. This would call
for 100 more, or more than double
the amount previously authorized.
The navy, last October, had 180
submarines in service, of which only
a few were of the 1.500-ton "cruiser
type." which arc now under con-
struction and planned by the Vin-
son program.
The naval plan would be for the
United States to adopt the same
Above is shown an American-built tractor equipped with a
wood-gas converter and used on a farm in Europe. More than 500,000
motor vehicles now are using s war-time gas extracted from chunks
of wood, charcoal or sawdust, in converters of this general design.
trees for motor fuel," according to
Harris Collingwood, Chief Forester
of American Forest Products In-
dustries, "is that trees— being a
crop—are constantly being replaced
by new growth."
"Moreover, although most people
don't knotf it, there are more than
613,000,000 acres of forest land in
this country, and largely as a re-
sult of conservation and other good
forestry practices of the forest in-
dustries, the annual amount of new
wood growth is steadily increasing
—not decreasing as so many people
mistakenly believe."
Describing the use of wood-gas,
Mr. Collingwood explained that the
gas is produced in compact convert-
ing devices attached to the engine.
Small chunks of wood, charcoal, or
sawdust may be burned within the
converters while the vehicle itself
is in operation.
Only slight adjustments are need-
ed on an automotive engine to
utilize woodgas, and European
users report that on a basis of
American prices, woodgas costs less
than gasoline and will operate an
automobile engine at approximate-
ly 80 per cent of its normal pow-
er.
There are several styles of the
converters manufactured in Europe,
some of them no larger than an
ordinary suitcase. Similar convert-
ers could be manufactured in
America if war-time problems cre-
ate a need for them.
ot
Try Southern Select made
with Srcnt Flatmr CrnntroU
This expensive process re-
quires premium hops, costly
beer grains, crystsl-pure dis-
tilled water—give* Southern
Select's full-bodied flavor s
r*re "lift" sod lightness!
You'll say "It's slways better
OAiVHTON-HOUSTON WWMN, he. bitter!"
O atiaban, Tesas
SfljltfcftWiH Srfict
FRANK E. SEBESTA
>0, Tens dock ft Mala St. Vfcaae 71
OMweO,
PIERRE LAVAL
Who taiki like Hitler.
to man unoccupied France with
troops which could be depended on to
fight an invasion attempt and thus
relieve Germany of the necessity,
and already through field glasses
they could see the Germans prepar-
ing gun emplacements on the chan-
nel coast.
MERCY SHIP:
For Hataan
The first revelation of identity of
the men lost in the battle of Bataan
(the Jap claim had been 6,700 Amer-
icans of 40,000 total prisoners) came
when 600 relatives of 1,400 New Mex-
ico soldiers pleaded for a "mercy
ship" to be sent to Bataan with food
and clothing.
They comprised fathers, mothers,
sisters and brothers of the men of
the 200th coast artillery corps (anti-
aircraft), all from the state of New
Mexico.
It was stated in their petition
that they believed their unit to have
had more men in it than that from
any other single state.
While some of the relatives did
not sign, and hope was expressed
that perhaps much of the corps had
escaped from Bataan to Corregidor,
there was enough evidence that the
regiment had been trapped to induce
Senator Chavez to go to work at
Washington in their behalf.
The first thing that had been done,
however, was for the senator to ask
the President for definite word as
to the fate of New Mexico'* 300th.
U. S. BOMBERS:
Sensational reports from General
MacArthur's headquarters had pro-
vided the Information that Ameri-
can planes had made a devastating
attack on Japanese bases in the
Philippines.
Maps showed, however, that un-
less the planes had been carrier
based or at some point not hereto-
fore revealed a* in American hands,
the shortest roundtrip flight from
Australian territory would have
been 2,800 miles to the southern Up
of Mindanao, or about 4,000 miles.
CARL VINSON
Art tHOOflOOJWO program.
"wolfpack" tactics used by the Japs
and Germans against American
shipping. Though it was pointed out
that we arc building ships faster
than they are being sunk. Vinson
felt that an increased sub program
would kick the Japs out of the wari
faster, as their shipbuilding facilities
were limited.
Mac ARTHUR:
In Command
Although it had seemed clear
enough through dispatches from
Australia that the return of Mac-
Arthur from the Philippines had
been to place him in command oq
all armies of the United Nations ini
the Far East, some doubt had fow
lowed this in the eyes of the public
largely because of stories about Gen-
eral Blarney, antl the small amount
of material coming direct fmm Mac-
Arthur.
Finally the direct question was put
to the American generalissimo, and
his headquarters gave credence to
the rumors when it frankly said it
didn't know-that the general's sta-
tus was not clear.
This called for a statement by
President Roosevelt and Prime Min-
ister Curtin, the former stating that
it was his understanding that Mac-
Arthur was in supreme command.
The following day this had been
concurred in fully by Prime Minis-
ter Curtin, who went into enough de-
tail so that little doubt could remain
as to MacArthur's command pow«
ers.
The only point remaining not clear
was whether MacArthur's power*
extended to New Zealand A Neth^
erlands spokesman had confirmed
his command over such Dutch force^
as had escaped from the East In«
dies, and the fact that General Still-
well was in command of Chinese in
Burma seemed sufficient confirma-
tion from that quarter.
PRICES:
And Labor
The chances were that Presiden!
Roosevelt might "beat to the punch'"
congressional efforts to legislate on
the labor situation by pegging sl|
prices, including rents and wages
and interest on capital, thus foli
lowing the Canadian and Australian
sytems already in effect.
Australia, guarding bgainst the
"black market" troubles England
had had, because of a dire shortage
of commodities, took the same step
Canada had, and brought all prices
and services under control of the
government.
The price commissioner was giveq
authority to peg all prices and serv*
ices at levels he might select.
The announcement already had
gone out from Washington that such
a move wa< "under consideration by
the government," and most observe
ers felt that under precedent as weU
as law. the Executive Branch had
the wartime power to do this.
Technically, this, if carried out by
the President, would tend to spike
the guns of congressmen proposing
laws setting the work week and the
return to capital on war contracts,
because it would affect all workers*
pegging their wsges st certain lev*
els, and also, prtsumably, setting
their hours ot work.
JAP INTERNEES:
Paid Too Much?
SENATOR GILLETTE
Offer a four-point program.
Latest "scandal" to land on the
front pages had been a report, given
to the public by Senator Gillette of
Iowa, that Japanese internees some
of them were being paid $50 a
month by the government as against
$21 for selectees.
The senator said he was im-
pressed by the sources of his infor-
mation, and that he might ask for
the congress to investigate.
The senator added that in any
case, he was offering a four-point
program, as follows:
1. Put all Japs, native and aliens,
under United Nations authority and
remove them from the Pacific coast.
2 Rescind all their civil rights
for the duration.
3. Draft all the males between 20
and 44 for farm work under army
control and for basic army pay.
4. Support this entire program
with funds obtained from frozen Jap-
anese money now in this country
The senator said that he had in-
formation there was the sum of
$130,000,000 now available, and that
several hundred millions more could
be liquidated by selling frozen Jap-
anese assets in this country.
RUSSIANS:
Place names coming out in Rus-
sian dispatches spoke volumes,
more than any claims of killed or
wounded, because they definitely
had showed that the German "spring
offensive," although well under way
with hundreds ot thousands of men,
was getting nowhere.
For instance, the Reds had
claimed to have pierced German
lines in the vicinity of Bryansk; con-
stant references were made to ac-
tion* north and south of Lake li-
men; Kalinin was a common name
in the dispatches and the reports
from towns like Mariupol in the
south, and Vitebsk of Nazi atroci-
ties could only have been obtained
as the result of Russian advances.
There were German admissions
showing Russian advances, a break-
through admitted near Lake Iltnen.
and Berlin broadcasts had said that
the Red' were [mundmg the central
front with an army <■( 90.000, in-
cluding hundreds of tanks.
COUCmiN:
Social Justice, the weekly news-
paper which was founded nt Royal
Oak. Mich . by the Rev Charles E.
Coughlin, radio priest, had been
barred from the mails.
Father Coughlin issued a state-
ment denying present ownership of
the paper, or any conncctlon with
its editorial content since last fall.
Washington advices, however, had
indicated that the principal owner-
ship rested with the radio priest's"
father and mother.
The accusation against the publica-
tion hBd been two things—that It
was conducted along the line of the
Axis propaganda war against this
country, and, second that it had been
"making a substantial contribution
to a systematic and unscrupulous
attack" upon the nation's war ef-
fort."
AIR EPIC:
A heroic epic of the air was the
story of the rescue at sea of 17 sur-
vivors of a torpedoed vessel, includ-
ing one woman, by a navy patrol
plane piloted by Ensign Francis E.
Pinter of Bethlehem. Pa.
Pinter's plane, a twin-motored
bomber flying from San Juan to
Guantanamo on submarine patrol
got a radio message to investigate
a raft at a certain point, and to
report chances of effecting a rescue.
He had taken off with 500 gallons
of gas and had burned 300 gallons,
or lightened his ship by 1,800 pounds,
and though the sea was rough he
decided to chance it "as rescue
seemed necessary at once."
Down he came, got the people Into
his plane, all o* them so exhausted
that they needed help for the trans-
fer. One was tied to the deck, tho
woman got a bunk, the rest sat or
lay where they could, three ot them
In the bomb compartment
MISCELLANY:
Detroit: Henry Ford announced
that his research engineers have dis-
covered a method of making a sat-
isfactory auto tire with one-sixteenth
the rubber used in present tires. It
wttl wear well, he said.
Lendsn: A large number of Amer-
icans were in London taking a spe-
cial course on how to defend mer-
chant ships against attacks by U*
boats.
500 Years Ago
EDITOR'S NOTE: There aie, no
doubt, a number of readers in*
Caldwell who have read the
"prophesy" which was made
nearly 500 years ago by Mother
Shipton, and even so, it is be-
lieved that those who have read
it will enjoy reading it again.
Mother Shiptun was born in Nor-
folk, England, and died at Clif-
ton in 1449, 4iK'l years ago. The
editor believes that the readers
of the News will enjoy reading
thiH potin. which was brought to
him by a Caldwell subscriber.
After letting these stanza take
effect, compare their thoughts
with what has actually happened
and aatisfy yourself about wheth-
er Maw Shipton knew what she
was talking about five centuriyt
paat.
A carriage without horse shall go,
Disaster fill the world with woe;
In London Primrose Hill shall he
Its center hold a Bishop's See.
Around the world men's thot's shall
fly,
Quick as the twinkling of an eye.
And water shall great wonders
do—
How strange, and yet it shall come
true;
Then upside down the world shall
be,
And gold found at the root of tree;
Thro' towering hills proud man
shall ride,
No horse or ass found liy his side.
Beneath the water men shall walje,
Shall ride, shall sleep, and even
talk;
And in the air men shall be seen,
In white, and black, us well as
green.
A great mun then shall come and
g,^ -
For prophecy declares it so.
In water iron then shall float,
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found in stream or
stone.
In land that is as yet unknown.
Water and fire shall wonders do
And England shall admit a Jew.
The Jew that once was held in
scorn
Shall of a Christian then la* born.
A house of glass shall come to pass,
In England but alas, alas—
A war will follow with the work
Where dwells the pagan and the
Turk.
The States will flock in fiercest
Strife
Anil seek to take each other's life;
When North shall thus divide ihe
Smith
Tlu' eagle's build in lion's mouth.
Then tax and blood and cruel war
Shall come to every humble door.
Three times shall sunny, lovely
France,
Be led to play a bloody dance;
Before the people ^luill he free.
Three tyrant rulers .«hall she see:
Three rulers, in succession be
Each sprung from different dynas-
ty-
Then, when the fiercest fight is
done,
England and France shall be as
one.
The British olive next shall twine
In marriage with the Geriran vine.
Men walk beneath and over
streams—
Fulfilled shall be our strangest
dreams.
AH England's sons that plow the
land •
The poor shall now most wisdom
know,
And water wind where corn doth |
grow.
Great houses stand in farflungj
vale.
All covered with snow and hail.
And now a word uncouth rhyme
Of what shall be in future time:
For in those wondrous, far off |
days,
The women shall adopt a craze
To dress like men and trousers]
wear.
And cut off all thHr locks of hair. I
They'll ride astride with brazen]
brow.
As witches do on broomsticks now. I
Then love shall die and marriage |
cease,
And nations wane as babes de-
crease s
The wives shall fondle cats and]
dogs,
And men live much the same ar>|
hogs.
In nineteen hundred twenty-six,
Build houses light of straw an<: |
sticks,
And fire and sword shall sweep thi
land,
For then shall mighty wars be
planned,
But those who live the centurj'
thru,
In fear and trembling this will do
Flee to the mountains and thi|
dens
To bog and forest and wild fens
For storms will rage and ocean,
roar,
When Gabriel stands on sealant
shore;
And, as he blown his wondrou|
horn,
Old worlds shall die, and new
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