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. J . f» * Thursday, March 2, 1941 : •. 1 w £ '.v- < Page Tlire# - ,^. - y. i ^ J *HI HcHEHXT - - : 'h':- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Major Aerial Blows Smash Germany; Allies Finish Conquest of Solomons As Troops Entrench in Green Islands; Cut Civilians' Share of Canned Goods {EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those tf Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) ji Released i\\ W« .stern Newspaper Union. JOHNSBIJRG licijro lfr S" Bookkeeper Slashes Self Over Red Tape PASADENA, CALIF.--.Relatives said that Mrs. George Green, 64, a bookkeeper in a metal shop, slashed her wrists because she had to fill out too many government forms. Neighbors found her writhing in the bathtub, screaming: "I couldn't, do a thing with them." V Booted River Men End Big Log Drive Run 50,000,000 Board Foot . ; Of Lumber in Idaho. Sweet Potatoes Must «Be Carefully Handled From the row through the curing , house there is a chain of problems in the life of a sweet potato. Beginning at the row, vines should be removed immediately if frost strikes, or the potatoes dug at once. But even after the vifles are removed digging shouldn't be delayed or trouble in storage may develop, says E. A. Miller, agronomist for the Texas A. and M. college extension service. From that point until they are Rcbert Sales, safely marketed, avoiding a few things and doing others will prevent McCULLOM LAKE. China Chiang Kti'.ltek', infantrymen nre ihown sweeping through °f Changteh, capital of China's rice beiwl, after bitter forty-day battle with Japanese, in which the city changed hands four timet. Few of tne city'* 10,000 buildings remained undamaged. SOLOMONS: Campaign Ending - • "For all \ strategic military purposes, this completes the campaign for the Solomons Islands." Thus spoke Gen. Douglas MacArthur after U. S. and New Zealand troops landed in the Green Islands in the northern Solomons, cutting off 22,000 Japs in their last strongholds from their supply bases of Rabaul and Kavieng. Hemmed in by the Allies' newest positions, even the Japs' efficient barge system by which they have been able to send in supplies at night in almost undistinguishable craft, now is jeopardized. Because the Japs' comoxunications have been hampered by the Allies' landings, General MacArthur said: "With . . . their barge traffic paralyzed, relief of these, scattered-garrisons is no longer practicable and their ultimate fate is sealed . Thus did the Solomons campaign begun August 7, 1942, approach its victorious conclusion. EUROPE: Pave Invasion Path France's invasion coast of Calais received steady aerial pounding as the big hour for the second front Beared, while Allied and German armies slugged it out below Rome in Italy. . As masses of Allied bombers rocked the Calais area, where the enemy has installed heavy defenses and rocket guns, other planes carried on a 2,800-ton raid on Berlin, leaving the oft-battered German capital smoking in ruins. Of 900 bombers participating, 45 were lost. Allied forces at the Anzio beachhead below Rome fought viciously to break the armored steel ring the Germans closed around them, and U. S. airmen hammered at Nazi supply lines feeding embattled enemy troops in the region. Forty miles to the southeast, doughboys inched ahead in the Cassino mountains, struggling for heights dominating the enemy's supply routes in the area. Shattered by Flying Forts seeking to prevent its use by the Germans, the historic abbey of Cassino founded by St. Benedict in 520 A. D., lay in rubble. AXIS PROPERTY: In U.S. Hands More than 300 business enterprises and 30,000 patents controlled by Axis nations in the U. S. have been seized by the Alien Property Custodian Leo T. Crowley, and the operation and use ol many of them are being carried on foi benefit of the American war effort. Patents of great military value have been licensed on a royalty free and uon-exclusive basis to American interests and 100 businesses have been taken over by U. S. management for the production of dyestuffs, photographic equipment^ electrical apparatus, optical instruments and pharmaceuticals. Valued at 375-million dollars, Axis investments seized by the Alien Property Custodian include trademarks, copyrights, real and personal property, ships, and property administered by the courts in addition to the businesses and patents. Cash and securities are being held by the treasury.. HIC n L I C HT S CANNED GOODS: Cut Civilians' Share With civilians' share of canned (By Mr*. Arthur Klein) Miss Frances Michels of Chi< was a weekend guest of Mr. and John M. Pitzen. Misses Phyllis and Marilyn Smith,! daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Smith underwent tonsil operation? Thursday morning. * Pfe. Donald Hettermann is-<€njoying a 16-day furlough with his f&thpr, Henry Hettermann, and friends. St. John's school deserves a lot of-", credit for the active part it took in <ur recent band drive. We wish to :hank everyone for the wonderful cooperation they gave the sehocl. There were $15,400 in bonds and over $10oj in stamps sold through the school. ' Mrs. Anna Freund was pleasantly-j surprised 'on her seventy-fifth birth-j day anniversary Thursday., Mrs.J: • --: :-- : " ' freund was showered with many LEWISTON, IDAHO.--The "river ovely gifts and supper was served j rats," those hardened men with the to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Thennes, Mr- high-water pants, spiked boots and and MTs. Bernard A. Freund arid battered felts, have written into hisson. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. John R. tory this town's biggest log, drive, . Freund, Mr. arid. Mrs. Jacob Freund. an important factqt in America's Elis or sunken spots indicating felack Mr- and Mrs. Ben Tonvan, Mrs. Jos. production for war.. , / " . rot, '-Storing 'in crates provides bet- M Schaefer, Jr.. and daughter, Miss The; calked boots of, the loggers ter ventilation than in bins, and ven- Shirley Ffeurid Michael Bauer Peter have "reared" the last stragglers of tilatiOn is ah important factor in make * and Betty Ann and Jerome .50,000,000 board feet down the rac- curing. Stack the crates oh two-by- Stilling : ing Clearwater river, and into the 'pure* or four-by-fours on1 blocks ' Mr. and' Mrs John Rice and Mr ^,u'et Lewiston ^llpond of.rPotiatch "J™* •.?«** high to obtain air and Mrs. A.; E. Wrick of Chicago : ^es^Inc. ' ^ua \ df na and arotind them w?re Sunday E»«.s in the Bernard fi^SJSRSR starting the curing, ,Jn the curing process, which usudwindling in this century until Pothim not to come to California, bar cause he Expects to be transferred^1 She may spend the summer at the home out here. (By Marie McKim) , Last Friday evening Robert Wetle of the riavy arrived in Chicago to Robert Struck, age 17, enlisted I# the navy last week. Glenn Peterson S. 2/2 of McHenry was a caller here Sunday to visit spend a week's leave with his par-1 /?* .h.ome. Glenn •>»»* . . ~ t „ finished boot training at Idaho antf< ents. Quests at their home on Sat-, i00ks fine.- urday evening, for dinner were Mitzi --: • • Durland of McHenry, Joan Litneir of tf.^l , i Crystal Lake. Steve Huska, Jr,, Lor- J**?"? P" rSine Z«n,„ of C„.U. Uke ,„di servings listed: apples, 3 to 4; ba- Mrs. Boyle received letters last con, 8 to 10; lima .beans in pods, keeping and marketing them to bruise them in the field. After the surface of the potatoes dries, they may be graded, carefully crated and hauled to the curing house in a vehicle with good springs tof avoid jolt:"ng and bruis'ng. If the wagori Everett also of the U. S. Army was sprouts, 5 to 6; cabbage, 3 to 4: carat the Port of Embarkation when he r°ts,. 4; lamb chops, 3; pork chops,. wrote his mother. Ross S2 C will cranberries, 6 to 8; fish, with , be released from the hospi'tal at bone, 2; fish fillets, 4; ground meat, ;/' Idaho in two weeks, where lie*, has ^ to 5; potatoes, 3 to 4; roasts, with been for some time ' past. bone, 2, boneless, 4; spihaefe, 2 to 3;, / .j Received a letter from Mrs. Btocfc turnips, 3 to 4. * , has no springs, place a layer of hay m Monday'. She^ h^d^' to ^isit orjjotato vines in the box. ' tier son, Charles, -Of the arniy in WAR BONDS^-buy -them and 'Ut%: np° n o t s t o r e p o t a t o e s h a v i n g w e e - C a l i f o r n i a - b u t r e c e i v e d w o r d f r o m Win T h i s W - a r . " • a ,cwnnj t, As storied an event as. the cattle *r J j ** " o roundups or mining rushes of the Mr and Mrs. Bernard Treund the j d*ives have been spent Monday evening With Mr. and dwinriUnjr this renturv until Poti Mrs. Francis Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. James Coarsen and son, Jerry, of Chicago were Sunday guests in the Ben J. Schaefer home. fruits and vegetables sharply cut in Mr. and Mrs. Coarsen and son will 1944-'45 under a government order, move into the Michael Pitzen flats the War Food administration is com- this week. Mr. Coarsen is subject pleting w^rk on ceiling prices of ma- to call in our armed forces, jor fresh vegetables, 10 of which al- Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Freund--and ready are under control. son. Albert, have moved to' a farm As compared with 30 million cases ' near Richmond. of canned fruits available to civil- The Community club will hold their ians in 1943-'44, only 17,000,000 cases regular monthly meeting, Tuesday, will be allotted in 1944-"45, it was jjarc|, 7. revealed. Against 128,000,000 cases of vegetables, only 104,000,000 will be released. In all, canners must reserve 70. per cent of their fruit and 50 per cent of their vegetable production for military and lendlease purposes. Storage Holdings Reflecting record farm production in 1943, the U. S. larder was well Mrs. Earl Turner And children are under quarantine in Chicago, Elaine having contracted scarlet fever while visiting there. Sunday guests in the Arthur Klein" home were Henry Britz. S 2 C of Navy Pier, Chicag'o, Mrs. Henry Britz and daughter of Delavan, Wis,, Miss Shirley Britz of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Britz and sons, stocked as of February 1, with the Terry and Tommy of Spring Grove following holdings as of that date: Beef, 240,738,000 pounds; pork, 643,798,000 pounds; lamb and mutton, 34,373,000 pounds; lard, 230,496,- 000 pounds; butter, 129,952,000 pounds; frozen poultry, 239,800,000 pounds; shell eggs, 761,000 cases of 30 dozen each; frozen eggs, 81,677,- 000 pounds; and American che&se, 143,370,000 pounds. and Norman Britz of Fox Lake, latch officials say that their drive is one of only a few still in existence as an annual event, and "probably the biggest." The drives have continued only because the Clearwater is a much larger and longer river than usually reaches into the forest areas. The drive starts 120 miles upstream in the forest area of North Idaho where Beaver Creek cascades into the north fork of the Clearwater. The heavy timber in the rugged •district can btf^logged off into the^ river and floated lo the mill at "much less expense than building railroads into the forests. Big as was the drive, officials said that it would supply l£ss than onethird of the lumber to be cut by the company mill here, said to be the largest white pine sawmill in theworld. Transportation by rail also heavy as the company strives to meet the war demand for lumber, This year's drive was worse than many, but still not far from typical. ally requires 10 days tc two weeks, the temperature should be controlled as nearly as possible at 80 to 85 degrees. After curing it should be reduced gradually to 55 degrees and held as nearly oas possible at that point. Miller cautions that after curing heat should bp provided when outside temperature goes . below. 48 degrees, and ventilation increased to reduce temperature if it goes above 60 degrees. Chilling injures the I keeping quality of potatoes. Protein Needed You Cannot live without protein. It rebuilds what you wear down each day and builds new muscle for children. Careful care of your car will get maximum wear and efficiency of operation. A motor tune-up every three months will keep your engine running smoothly and cost you less to drive per mile.« Make your car last for the duration. Out truck safety lane awaits your visit. v . CENTRAL GARAGE Phone 20ft J FRED J. SMITH. Prop Towing- . : •« •rS War Causes Changes In States' License Plates Multicolored license plates on. front and rear of automobiles will all but disappear in 1944--replaced by single plates of steel or plastics, tabs inserted in old plates, wind- Frozen fruits, 208,582,000 pounds, ? ®hield stickers, etc. These subst-- and frozen Vegetables, 107,108,000 tutes are ^ result of experiments 1 by motor vehicle registration adj ministrators to replace steel plates used universally before the war. .! ' But, despite the fact new devices i have been ' cheaper, administrators • [ look forward to the time when adequate supplies of steel will permit pounds. WAR CONTRACTS: Cancellation Payments To enable business to make quick reconversion from arms to civilian production, Senators George (Ga.) and Murray (Mont.) introduced a bill in the senate calling for compensation to manufacturers within 30 days after cancellation of their war contracts. In making compensation, the government would reimburse the manufacturers for their expenses, and allow for profit on the work done. All payments would) be subject to final adjustment. ' Since it was estimated 100,000 prime contracts and 1,000,000 subcontracts may be cancelled when the war ends, Senator George said provision of working capital to manufacturers at this crucial stage was necessary for building the foundation for full-employment in the postwar period. use of two steel plates per car each year. Tabs have been difficult to administer, easy to remove and replace on other cars and hard for enforcement officers to identify. Stickers are disliked by car owners and enforcement officers and cause complications in the accounting office Fiber board has proved suc- .^ssful for passenger cars according to the experience of two sta es, but as far as is known, no state has used it for trucks. Half the states will issue only one new license plate of steel in 1944, while others will use substitute materials for their licenses. Two states, Connecticut and Delaware, have permanent plajte systems. Illinois, Louisiana, Montana and Virginia will issue two new fiber board plates Since it also estimated that the 1 for each car; licenses for trucks Leo Cro government might have 75 billion dollars of war goods on its hands when hostilities cease, Senator George's senate committee on postwar planning recommended orderly sale of this surplus so as not to disrupt normal markets. RUSSIA: Peace Talk ' Chewing deeply into German lines all along thg 800 mile front, Russian troops continued to roll back the Germans in the north, central and southern sectors. Although the Nazis engaged in stubborn holding actions, they were forced to pick up their stakes and move backward under the unyielding pressure of the Reds. While fighting fanned into the Baltic states, feverish diplomatic activity was reported in Helsingfors, Finland, where the dominant Social I Democratic party demanded efforts only will be made of steel in Illinois and Louisiana. Replaces Hemoglobin Iron is needed in the replacement of hemoglobin in old red blood corpuscles and in the maintenance of all body cells. - Six Tell Story of 30 Days in Open Lifeboat DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA.--After 30 harrowing days in an open lifeboat in the Indian ocean, six seamen have landed here with one of the strangest of this war's many stories. Twenty-four men from a torpedoed Allied freighter started out in the lifeboat; 16 died of deliriums or jumped overboard before they were finally rescued. Five days out they were sighted by a plane; the men became encouraged and finished most of th«- remaining food and water. But a storm blew up, heaving up 40-foqt waves around the small craft. One wave capsized the lifeboat and the compass, instruments and remaining water were lost. The boat was not sighted again f«r 25 days. During that time all the mefi would have died except that a flying fish flew into the boat and pro vide J : a miniature meal for the survivors. Later a rainstorm came and the men caught fresh water in an old raincoat. Finally after a month adrift, a I plane sighted them and signaled: 'Thumbs up, he'p coming soon." ; But the weather grew worse and ! more men died. ' When the storm ended the sun returned, burning and parching the men. They prayed for rain; when it returned there was a violent storm again. Their last two matches were used to light a distress flare to signal another plane, which directed a freighter to their rescue. Speaking of tsAM[I!L§ HOLD A LOT OF WATER. SO BO OUt LUBRICATION POINT5 WHEN CARS STAND IDLE A LOT. BAD RUSTING MAY RESULT. FREQUENT IUMICATIOH IS YOUR REST PROTECTION. ^MO*T spins--SMoaT-Tftir DRIVING CAUSES CrCESSIVE WATER TO FOAM IN MOTO*, set INTO CCANKCA5C, CONTAMINATE OIL. SETTER CHANGE OIL CVEJtif SO DAYS. Ofi AT 1000 MILFS.--- WHICHEVER COMES FUST. What 10 V* motor'oil i» Urtwt itortim. easiest on the *** m Mail an tariy appointment w.th your Standard O.l Dealer for Winter Car Care -- weekdays, if you can, plea*. STANDARD OIL DEALERS ARE TRAINED FOR BETTER CAR CARE Oil is Ammunition .. . Use it Wisely Buy more War Bonds , : » Brave E>men's M*>d dogs and Englishww»ii tnay go out in the midday sun. but marines at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, do something equally strange. They stay out in tropical storms to watch movies. J', . In ponchos, raincoats and helmets, the Leathernecks sit in the lyceum while strong winds shake the screen and rain nearly obliterates the picture. , A survey ordered by the commanding officer revealed that many be made to secure peace with Rus- marines took advantage of indoor sia, but the government resisted in recreation facilities during theiinthe face of statements that Moscow clement weather. called for unconditional surrender, Some played tennis, some bowled, occupation of the country and pun- others played cards or wrote letters, the survey revealed. However, a great number still braved the storms to watch the movies. ishment of Finnish leaders, United Nations Aircraft TJiree Times Nazi Ootjnrt 1 WASHINGTON.--Aircraft producj tion in the United Nations is now j about three times the Axis oihput, | according to estimates of some gov- ' 1 erntnent officials? with American producers alone putting out nearly ! double the Axis total. ! ! The United States produced in , May between 7,100 and 7,200 planes, ! with June production figures expect- i , ed to show another increase. ! About 2,200 planes a month are; I estimated to be coming from plants | i in the Reich, Nazi-occupied coun- j tries and satellite nations. Of these, perhaps 1.600 to 1,800 are combat . planes. ^ I" | Japan is thought to be producing"! | about 1,200 aircraft monthly, but 1 may be getting as many as 1,500. 1 Italy's output may be around 600. in the week'i new ARM'S MAIL: Military postal authorities urged well-intentioned people not to write "trivial" letters to servicemen whom they know scarcely, or at all. The postal facilities are unnecessarily burdened with this sort of mail, which interferes with delivery of more important lettars, it was explained. »Some officers blamed cartoon characters for stimulating the flood of correspondence. ACCIDENTS: Industrial accidents are causing a los ; of production four times as great as strikes, the Chicago Association of Commerce states. Industrial "casualties" are taking a toll equivalent to the withiixa./. tl of 900,000 workers a year. iRAZOK BLADES: Black market operators in Germany, scorning paper reicbsmarks, are using ra^zor blades for small change.,- Blood Donations At the present annual rate of blood donations to the Red Cross, the blood donated in a year's time would fill a 50-car train of large railway tank It--ded for GiWtfc Riboflavin is one of the vitamins. You'ye heard it called G or B2 perhaps. Cells need it to use the oxygen brought to them by the blood. Good eyesight and healthy skin call for riboflavin. Oukkaa tar growth, . Tooth Pressure With the strong back teeth, used for chewing tougher foods and cracking huts, as much as 300 pounds of pressure have been known to be «erted. j - Overstocking Cattle Overstocking exhausts the feed on a ranch in, maintaining cows in condition too poor for profitable calf production, and similarly with shefep and goats, wool and mohair clips are lighter in weight. Conservatism calls for adjustment of breeding stock to minimum range feed usually available regardless of rainfalj. Except in rare, severe drouth, this leaves an annual surplus to be grazed by, steers or wethers. Most conservative stockmen adjust breeding stock to any likely range conditions. They take up the £lack with steers or wethers--by winter feeding if necessary and by spring grazing in favorable searjons. maintains breeding stock in bej|t condition and for longer service; increases number and size of offspring; maintains range condition; and produces meat with less risk Actor, Rad'o Star Tries Barber's Role on .Family MANHASSET, N. Y.-kn actor without a barber is pracifMlly an ; actor out of work, unless thfe actor 1 is Jay Jostyn.' For Jostyn cuts his own hair. Fifteen years ago' he formed the habit when he was playing in stock companies--and couldn't , get a new barber to cut his hair j the wray he wanted it cut. Now Jos i tyn, a successful radio star, cuts the I hair of both his ^>ns--aind occasion- ! ally that of .his wife. THE OLD JUDGE SAYS.. P-a >/V'-Mica Source India, which in 1938 supplied 70 per cent of the world's mica, continues to be the chief source. Shefts for Knife Bandies Marines often use empty .50 caliber anti-aircraft shells to make knife . . , , handles. A foreign coin frequently 1 ®*P®nse and with le&B overhead is used at the hilt and another ^ 01 bre*dm« Btock' , usually welded to the side of the • h'm. - shell as an ornament. After a good j WAR BONDS--buy item "Let's polish, a rery neat product reaulta. Win This Wlar." - Plastic Weatherstrip A new plastic weatherstrip tape has been made which may be applied around windows, transoms and crevices without tacks, brads or tools. Being removable, the tape tnay be taken off after the cold weather, and may be •tared and reused when needed. "Somethin' special catch your eye in the paper, Judge?" "Sure did, Chet...an article here telling about prohibition in India being written off by the I^Iadras government as a dismal failure after a three-year trial. They found out that enforcement was ineffective and that there was a steady increase in bootlegging and other violations of the law which increased penalties failed to check. "It all goes to prove what I 've said time and t ime again, Chet. .prohibition dots not prohibit. It's been tried in this country 47 times in the last 33 years'and discarded everywhere except in three states. Was found to be a failure and abandoned in Canada. Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, too. "Same thing happens every time.. .as soon as legal liquor is voted out, bootleg liquor with its crime and corruption moves rig£t in," m 1 tttm