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Another's Pattern
One of the most unfortunate
phases of specialization in modern
industry is the one of the initiative
faculty. There are millions of
people in this country who never
really think, never act on their
own responsibility. They do not
have to. They are simply cogs
hi Vast machines. They follow the
pattern marked out for them.
They never try to make one.
Tobacco tops the gift list with
men in the service. They’ve said
so themselves in survey after sur
vey. A gift of a carton of cigarettes
or a tin of smoking tobacco is al
ways welcome, and more than wel
come the week before pay day.
Actual sales records from service
stores show the favorite cigarette
with men in the Army, the Navy,
the Marines, and the Coast Guard
is Camel. Prince Albert Smoking
Tobacco is another popular favo
rite. With these sales figures and
preferences in mind, local dealers
have been featuring Camels by
the carton and Prince Albert in
the big pound tin as gifts preferred
by men in the service from the
folks back home.—Adv.
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shortening 1 cup flour
J 4 cup sugar % teaspoon salt
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milk; let’soak until most of moisture
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baking powder: add to first mixture
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greased muffin pans two-thirds full and
bake in moderately hot oven (400°F.)
about 30 minutes. Yield: 6 large muf
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muffins, 2y 4 Inches in diameter.
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drink plenty of water, and see If you
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THE NATIONAL JOY SMOKE
WEEKLY MEWS ANALYSIS
British-Russian Forces Invade Iran
In Drive to Foil Alleged Nazi Coup;
Navy Takes Over Shipbuilding Plant;
Fierce Battle Marks Russo -Nazi War
(EDITOR’S NOTE—When opinions are expressed In these columns, they
are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
ißplnasori by Western Newspaper Union.)
COLOGNE, GERMANY.—This picture gives a dramatic view of a
recent sensational daylight air raid by the British Royal Air force on a
huge power station in the vicinity of Cologne. The bombers flew at a
height of less than 100 feet at times. Much of the smoke was caused by
air raid missiles and many direct hits were scored. The planes then
swept lower still to get photographs like this.
PRODUCE:
Or Else
While President Roosevelt struck
out at critics who said that produc
tion was lagging, quoting chapter
and verse, also war department fig
ures to show Senator Byrd of Vir*
ginia that he had been misinformed,
he also put the Kearny, N. J., ship
yard back into production by order
ing the navy to take over the plant.
Secretary Knox sent one of his
admirals to take charge, and his
tory, made when the army took over
the North American Aviation plant,
was repeated.
Yet there was said to be a differ
ence in this latest plant seizure, in
that the navy would not plan to re
linquish it to the private owners
after putting it in operation, but
continue to operate it as a navy
yard.
Thus the eventuality oddly enough
sought by men and employer as
well in this instance, was brought
into being, an eventuality which the
state authorities of New Jersey
sought vainly and bitterly to pre
vent.
Sixteen thousand workers were af
fected, and the work on two cruis
ers, one almost ready for launch
ing, six destroyers, three tankers
and two freighters was halted, con
tracts adding up to $493,000,000, and
awarded by the navy and the mari
time commission.
The union was the International
Union of Marine and Shipbuilding
Workers of the C. 1.0.
IRAN:
And Britain
The British demand on Iran that
she expel all Nazi agents from her
borders, and the Iranian refusal to
obey, turned eyes again to the
Middle East and Near East, and
showed that Britain, conquerors of
Syria with the aid of the Free
French, realized the need of
strengthening the position of her
forces in that part of the world.
Few doubted the ability of the
British, with the possible aid of the
Russians, to take over little Persia,
and present to the Nazis coming
down from the Ukraine, or wishing
to, a firmer front. It also would ex
tend the common frontier with Tur
key, and allow Ankara to have an
excuse for maintaining a stronger
pro-British neutrality,
Iran’s fears were realized when
British troops under the command
of Gen. Archibald Wavell crossed
into southern Iran and at the same
time Soviet Russian forces moved
into northern Iran from the Cauca
sis. There was resistance encoun
tered, according to the early reports
from the fighting fronts. London
sources indicated that the move
ment into Iran came to foil a Nazi
coup. The move was seen as a di
rect action to the refusal of the Iran
to give a satisfactory reply to the
British and Russian request that
Germans be expelled from the
country.
Iran was powerless militarily,
though with an army technically
measured at 120,000, to halt a British
invasion in similar force to that
which moved in on well-defended
Syria, but she was in an important
position geographically for Britain's
Middle Eastern defense, believed one
of the next tactical moves of the
war, as the weather in northern
Russia was about to tighten into win
ter temperatures and snows.
TRIPOLI:
The lengthening range of R.A.F.
bombers was bringing the harbor of
Tripoli, chief Mediterranean base
for Nazi-Fascist operations in North
Africa, more easily within reach.
Ports of the character of Tripoli
being rare in northern Africa, the
latest of these bombings, during
which 25 tons of explosive were
dropped, were said to show that the
British are putting into effect a plan
they believe utterly necessary—the
preparation for the switching of a
major Nazi offensive to Africa.
By Edward C. Wayne
JAPAN:
‘Not So Wide?
The statement by Ambassador
Nomura of Japan in Washington
that the bridge between Japanese
and American policy was not so
wide that it could not be spanned
was viewed as perhaps a sign of the
weakening of Nippon.
It was recognized in both Britain
and the United States that the far
eastern menace of Japan was large
ly a war of nerves and a battle of
bluff.
The Indo-China move both these
nations could laugh off as a good
joke provided it did not develop into
one of two things—an invasion of
Thailand, or a move against the
Burma road.
Either of these eventualities, it
was understood, could reasonably
set fire to the powder magazine in |
the East, yet Japan made no such j
move, only issuing statements which
were more and more bitter. Now
Nomura was saying, after a 20-
minute conference with Secretary
Hull:
“He outlined the position of your
government. I outlined the position
of mine. No conclusions were
reached.
“I believe the gap between the
two can be bridged. It would be
folly to do otherwise. I have a very
strong conviction that it will be done,
but I don’t just know how.”
And that, at least the “folly” part
of it, was exactly what America and
“l >v no LAUV.IIJI Wild l UIIU
Britain had been preaching to Japan
for weeks, since the start of the
move into Indo-China. It offered
room for hope that Japan might yet
decline to be the Axis tool.
DEFENSE:
Of Leningrad
The defense of Leningrad, which
apparently was to be undertaken by
the Russians despite the belief of
most observers that a military in
volvement of the city could only end
in its total destruction, drew the
eyes of the world, heralded by the
dramatic announcements of Soviet
leaders preparing everyone for the
imminence of battle.
There was only one way to read
this situation, and that was to under
stand that the Russian army re
sistance on the Finnish front and
against the pincers attack from Lat
via and the south was crumbling,
that the soldiers were fighting rear
guard actions and falling back on
the Soviet’s second city, and that
the civilian population was being
armed to fight it out.
Such a battle had been fought
only once before in recent world
history, and that was in Warsaw,
and the pages of that battle were
filled with stories of the glorious
heroism of the defenders, and of
the ruthless destruction of the city
and thousands of its inhabitants in
the course of the battle.
The story was to be even more
bitter and terrible in Leningrad, not
only, believed most observers, be
cause of its greater size and popu
lation, but because of the fact that
the German invaders undoubtedly
were not so "hot" as they were be
fore Warsaw, and the Leningrad
ers were better prepared.
It seemed that the army retreat
ing toward Leningrad was not, like
the ill-fated Polish army, a rabble
in a rout, but an orderly group whose
losses might have been heavy, but
which was moving backward slowly.
In fact, as the northern forces
under Voroshilov himself, were fall
ing back, the Russian communiques
told of encounters in the Smolensk
area, although they had admitted
the loss of the city days before, and
some thought this might mean that
the Reds were driving the Nazis
back in the center.
On the southern front the Ger
mans were consolidating their gains
and the battle of Odessa, sort of a
foretaste of the battle-to-be at Len
ingrad, was admitted by the Ger
mans to have been a hand-to-hand
encounter of the bitterest sort.
THE COSTTT r » DEMOCRAT
Country Invaded
This is Shah Riza Pahl '
avi, 63-yaar-old ruler of Iran.
whose country has been invaded
by British and Russian troops.
These countries moved in. they
say, to prevent Germany Irons
taking over the country. Also.
Iran has rich oilfields that would
prove of immense benefit to the
Nazi war machine-
UNREST:
Growing in Europe
The picture of the growing unrest
in Nazi-conquered Europe continued
to be sketched in, with the reports
ranging from the outbreaks in Vichy
and Paris to the article written for
the American Mercury by Otto
Strasser, the “Black Front’’ lead
er, who declared there was more
than a possibility of revolution with
in Germany during the coming win
ter.
Dramatic was the broadcast
picked up from England in French
to the people of France in which the
British urged the saboteurs and re
volters to hold back their chief re
volt until a signal from Britain, and
then to come out in force against
the Nazis.
Their cue at present, the broad
cast stated, was to continue to ha
rass the war machine in small, se
cret ways, not in open, widespread
revolt.
Yet the report was that the revolts
were continuing, that Petain had set
up courts-martial for saboteurs, and
that opposition elements were being
arrested by the thousands by Nazi
soldiers and a corps of 16,000 French
police.
Lieut. Gen. Von Schamburg, Paris
commander, having taken thousands
of civilian* into Justody as hostages,
ordered that t# prisoners be shot
in numbers b correspond with the
gravity of aiy offenses against the
Nazi invaders.
Petain’s courts-martial were in
vested with the right to give the
death penalty, and the order was
that such sentences be carried out
immediately and without appeal
rights for the prisoner involved.
Observers held that the severity
of these measures was the true mark
of the seriousness of the revolt. The
Vichy courts were continuing to con
vict and sentence to death DeGaul
lists, although they were still at lib
erty, and fighting on one front or
another.
GASOLINE:
Rations
Most stations in the East were be
ginning to ration their gasoline cus
tomers in odd sorts of ways, so that
the driver who wanted gasoline bad
ly enough could get it, if only at the
rate of five gallons here and five
more there.
But New York surveyors of the
field reported that even the 7 p. m.
to 7 a. m. curfew was working pret
ty well, with 109 key stations re
porting a 19.4 per cent reductio/i in
sales.
The second method was also cut
ting sales, though how much re
mained a mystery. It was believed
probable that the better method
would be to enlist the co-operation
of the bigger users of gasoline, such
as the delivery truckers, bus opera
tors, etc., and also to force some
political jobholders to stop using
their state and city-owned cars for
pleasure driving.
KENT:
A Junket
The duke of Kent, the king of
England’s younger brother, having
flown the Atlantic, having flown
from coast to coast over Canada, in
specting war work and training in
the dominion, dropped in on Presi
dent Roosevelt at Hyde Park, and
then made a rapid trip over Ameri
can defense centers.
His schedule brought him to New
York, Hyde Park, Norfolk, Va.,
Washington, D. c., and Baltimore,
Md., within a few days, and he re
ported himself vastly impressed
with what he saw.
In the latter city, assembled and
nearly ready for its test was a navy
bomber so big that it made flying
fortresses look like tugboats along
side an ocean liner.
Just as a pursuit ship could nes
tle under the wing of a medium two
motored bomber, the latter could
sail under th o ' w j n g of this nev/
monster of the air, with a wing
sprend about a block long, nnd nr.
ability to fly when and where it
pleased, perhaps to fight its way
successfully through a squadron of
enemy fighters and come through
still Hying.
FIRST-AID
to the
AILING HOUSE
By ROGER B. WHITMAN
(© Roger B. Whitman —WNU Service.)
Painting Ceilings
QUESTION: What is the best
method for painting the ceiling
of my house? It is a very high par
lor floor ceiling in one of the old
fashioned brown-stone houses. I am
now removing the old calcimine.
Would it be better to give this ceiling
a prime coat of shellac as a sealer,
or a coat of aluminum; to be fol
lowed by two coats of flat white?
Would you advise two coats of flat
paint or a semi-gloss paint? What is
the best material to use for filling in
cracks and crevices in plaster?
Answer: Shellac or aluminum as
a sealer are not necessary. Follow
the manufacturer’s directions on the
can of the particular paint that you
are using. Directions will be given
as to the proper thinning of the
paint for a prime coat. A flat white
paint is preferred for ceilings in a
home. To fill cracks of any size
use a prepared patching plaster,
which is sold in most paint stores.
Small cracks can be filled with white
lead paste thinned with turpentine
to a fairly thin paste.
Old Iron Sink
Question: What kind of paint can
I use on an old iron sink so that
it will be rust-proof, and will look
a little like what it is not; just an
old iron sink?
Answer: Unfortunately, there is
no kind of paint or similar finish
that will stand the effects of hot wa
ter and soap. The only treatment
for an iron sink is to take off all
traces of rust and discoloration to
the bright metal, using sand, steel
wool and kerosene. When the sink
is once cleaned, it should be wiped
dry every time it is used, and im
mediately wiped with an oily cloth.
All of this calls for a great deal of
effort, and it would be much more
practical to substitute an enameled
sink for the iron one. Plumbers and
dealers in second-hand building ma
terials should be able to supply a
used sink at no great cost.
Knife Handles
Question: How can I refinish the
wooden handles of kitchen knives,
after the varnish has worn off?
Answer: Wash them in a strong
solution of trisodium phosphate or
washing soda; about a cupful to a
quart of hot water. This solution re
moves paint also, so you should be
careful not to splash it on painted
surfaces. Rinse the handles in plen
ty of clear water; then let them
dry thoroughly. Rub down with fine
sandpaper until the wood is smooth,
wipe with benzine, being extremely
careful of fire. Finally, coat the
handles with a good quality, quick
drying varnish. (It should be borne
in mind that knife handles are not
supposed to be dunked in the dish
pan.
Oil Burner Selection
Question: Two correspondents ask
me to say which is the best of sev
eral oil burners they are consider
ing. The value of an oil burner to
the owner is not in the burner it
self, but first in the skill with which
it is installed; secondly, in the con
tinued interest of the installer after
the burner has been paid for. In
these days all oil burners of good
make will burn well, and if properly
installed, will do a good job of heat
ing. Satisfaction, however, depends
on the installer. Get from each com
pany a list of the local people using
their burners; inquire of each one
his opinion of the installer as to in
tegrity, permanence in business and
general reliability. Pick the install
er who has the best reputation.
Preventing Condensation
Question: During the summer my
cellar is damp from condensation.
How can I keep it dry? I wish to
set up a moving picture studio there
and moisture would ruin the equip
ment.
Answer: Condensation is due to
the contact of warm and damp air
with the cool masonry of the walls.
One remedy is to sheathe the ma
sonry with insulating board, plaster
on lath, or something else that will
prevent air from coming into contact
with it, and that will be warmer
than the masonry. If you have a
chimney flue that is not connected,
open it to the cellar to provide con
tinuous ventilation.
Broken Marble Top
Question: The marble top of an
old bureau has been broken. How
can I mend it?
Answer: The marble top of your
bureau is so thin that no cement will
hold. To repair the break, the mar
ble must be supported from under
neath. To do this, fit a piece of ply
wood or plasterboard inside the
frame of the bureau and at such a
height that the marble top will just
rest on it. Cover the plywood or
plc.sterbourd with casein glue and
work this glue into the two parts of
the break. After hardening this
should make a solid joint. You can
get casein glue at a hardware store.
Keep
Smiling
One Too Many
Young Alec was watching a
house painter at work. Presently
he asked:
“How many coats of paint do
you give a door?”
“Two, my boy,” was the reply.
“Then if you give it three
coats,” said the lad brightly, “it
would be an over-coat?”
“No, my lad,” retorted the
painter grimly, “it would be a
waste coat.”
The big difference between hu
man and vegetable life is that in
vegetation the sap rises.
Circulating
He—The bank has returned that
cheek of your father's.
She — Isn't that fine? What can we
buy with it next?
Her Secret
“Why do they always call Na
ture ‘she’?”
“Because no one knows how
old she is.”
No Sale
Lawyer—That’ll be $10, please.
Client—What for?
“My advice!”
“But I'm not taking it.”
If you don’t strike oil in five
minutes’ talk, you should stop bor
ing.
While Iron Is Hot
“I hear your new lodger is a
very impetuous fellow. Does ev
erything in the heat of the mo
ment.”
“Yes, it's his job. He is a black
smith.”
No Wonder
“My father lost money on every
thing my brother makes.”
“What does your brother
make?”
“Mistakes.”
“in any kind of weather it’s the
$ teamen/'*
sags ROBERT CURRIE,
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Thinking and Feeling
With most of us feeling dulls into
thinking as we progress along the
road, and woe to that man who 1
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TU C CPC nA| C saving to our readers. It always pays
I n t jrtLIALO to patronize the merchants who
advertise. They are not afraid of their merchandise or their prices.
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New Land Areas
The 1940 census has issued com
pletely revised statistics on the
land areas of all states, the first
remeasurement of its kind since
1880, reports Collier's. The five
largest additions are 1,246 square
miles to Texas, 1,151 to California,
1,145 to Maine, 1,058 to Mississippi
and 743 to Oregon; while the five
largest deductions are 992 square
miles from New Mexico, 849 from
Minnesota, 599 from Florida, 546
from Idaho and 541 from Wiscon
sin.
May Warn of Disordered
Kidney Action
Modern life with Ita hurry and worry,
irregular habits, improper eating and
drinking—its risk of exposure and infec
tion—throws heavy strain on the work
of the kidneys. They are apt to becom*
over-taxed and fail to filter excess acid
and other impurities from the life-giving
blood.
You may suffer nagging backache,
headache, dizziness, getting up nights,
leg pains, swelling —feel constantly
tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs
of kidney or bladder disorder are some
times burning, scanty or too frequent
urination.
Try Doan’s Pith. Doan’s help the
kidneys to pass off harmful excess body
waste. They have bad more than half a
century of public approval. Are recom
mended by grateful users everywhere.
Aik your neighbor!
Easing the Load
That load becomes light which
is cheerfully borne.—Ovid.
j has never learned to think, for if
; he lives into old age he will be
a plague to himself and a nuisance
i alike to those who think, or feel.