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:sw?A • •'v; y~ y-' fW'yxT*, Let's All Pull Our OWN Oar •fty . I?;. ' '•• • > : 4„ .: ., ' f- ^ Ji'S?! I" , *t; WM WANT PADDLE I ESoductK^ CONGRESSIONAL VIEWS by Congressman Chauneey W. Rccd 98E TH£ CLASSIFIED COLUMNS FO* $U10K M8UUS Ceit. WashingtonMedal of Honor *T*he road to glory in a patriot «*y and • free country is open to mil", declared Genera] Washington in his order of the day August 7, 1782, instituting the first American badge for military merit. His act was in recognition at /"bravery, fidelity and good eon- ; duct" among the non-commis- ! sioned officers and private soljdiers In the Continental Army. Thus was established the Order j«f the Purple Heart. i Individual valor has always I been a distinguishing trait of the i American soldier. In the lapse ; of more than a century and a | half between Bunker Hill, Valley ! Forge and Stony Point to Pearl | Harbor, Batan and the Macassar ; Straits the roster of those men ,;who have traveled the road to glory furnishes a brilliant record of patriotism, and sacrifice. In the first dark hours of the present war their heroic deeds have thrilled their countrymen and illumined the way to ultimate victory--inspiring hope -of • triumph not only for the United Nations but for downtrodden peo- >itrpfe Heart Mtdal pies throughout the world. .1 „ . ^ . A No gold, silver or bronre bla- £7 amy "d * toned from the breasts of the T ™untr*/h*U b® °Pfn heroes Washington intended to the oS^of I p' R«vo, H utl°" honor. Read hi. general order: Purple Heart seems to have fallen into disuse TTie General ever desirous to and no further awards were . cherish virtuous ambition in his made. Its revival was suggested, soldiers, as well as to foster and at the time of the observance of encourage every species of mili- the 200th anniversary of Wash- • tary merit, directs that when any ington's birth, and its reinstitusingularly meritorious action is tion was announced by the War performed, the author of it shall Department February 22 1932 * be permitted to wear on his fac- Under changes in Array regula- * ings over the left breast the flg- tion. the Purple Heart is authorfure^ ff a beart in purple cloth,.or iced to persons who "while *erv-. • silk^ edgedI with -narrow lace or ing in the Army of the Unitec • binding Not only instance, df, State* perform any singular!, - ^UM.tg»IUrti7, b«t also of'te. meritorious act of eXtraordinai, t r a o r d i n a r y f i d e l i t y and . e s s e n t i a l f i d e l i t y or e s s e n t i a l S e r v i c e * service in any way .shall Meet Wounds received in action are in / with due reward The road to eluded in this r«te«mrv Guam The plight of General M&cArthur and his troops on the fortified Philippines has brought back the subject of the proposed fortification of Guam and j last week many Senators were patting themselves on the back because funds had been refused in the past to initiate that project. As a matter of fact, the fortification question never came before the Senate or the House of Representatives either, for that matter. It was President Roosevelt's Bureau; of i the Budget that caused its rejection. The Navy Department early in 1941 ! had asked for its consideration but ,ad- ! mitted before the House Naval affairs [ committee that it would cost about two hundred million dollars to d«» the job. Evidently the Bureau of the Budget believed that such an expenditure was unjustified for they register- j ed a "thumbs down" on the fortiflca- | tion plans and cut the Navy's esti- i mates for current expenditures hi Guam to five million dollars which -amount was to be expended only for dredging and clearing the harbor. The House, a little over a year previously, had voted down an appropriation for that amount for the same purpose. In 1941 it was defeated in the House a second time, and, as things turned out, those two defeats were most fortunate both ft»r the taxpayers of the country and the Navy itself. We are five million dollars richer (or rather five million dollars less in debt) and the Japs do not now have the additional advantage of using that harbor today as a fleet base of their own. Attention, Motorists! II you contemplate visiting Washington be sure and have your 1942 license piates oh your car. Police are arresting drivers of cars bearing 1941 licenses and holding the car until the owner secures a District of Columbia license or procures the proper one from his own state. Their contention is that even after a defendant has paid his fine, he is guilty of a subsequent offense when he drives away irom the Courthouse without new plates. As Washington' is a difficult piace to find a place to sleep during these war times our advice is that you postpone your visit for the present at least. Big New Source Censored Out ^ 1 It will ba recalled that in his budget I message to the Congress in January President Roosevelt served notice he would in future be unable or unwilling to tell the nation the details of appropriations and expenditures. Only the gross figures on appropriations would be made public and the gross figures on expenditures. Of course this opens the way to all sorts of concealments, misspending of funds and mistakes of various kinds without the knowledge of either the Congress or the people; but Washington observers believe the President's declaration stuck and will not be challenged--not soon, at least. Now it develops that the new Office of the Censor is clamping down on one of the best news sources in the Capital -- Congressional hearings on departmental appropriations. The volumes of printed testimony used to be thick and bulky. Of late they are thin, anemic and very unenlighteninc QABBY GERTIE "fcighteeos speech wea't keel holy sock--dam it!" By Jotm Hmrvty Furbt17, fkj}. RRfiflBXn SSweiar Our Washington r-*' National Editorial Washington, February 18 -- RegisK tration for military service under tht draft act this week brought the quest* tion of the nation's safety in times of. war directly to millions of families. It is expected that this enrollment of potential soldiers and sailors coupled with depressing accounts of allied military and naval reverses on the battle fronts will develop a public awareness of the gravity of the time% Despite all the pep talk about speeds ing the production of war materials* things are not going so well as pre» dieted. * ' Erperieiiced morale builders say that the American people have been entirely too optimistic as to our ability to defeat the Axis powers within a few weeks or months. They also assert that it is beyond reason to an-, tidpate miracles overnight by the re*1 organization of the Federal agencies handling war production plans. It is reported that one bottle-neck is the traditional antipathy of professional naval and military officials toward civilians and the feud between the two' service branches as to which ranks first in the war effort* The hopes ol the public for quick relief from the rubber shortage have been blasted by official surveys indicating the output of synthetic rubber on a small scale will not be a fact until late next year. Many proposed plants for making this material have only reached the blueprint stage and months are required to install essential equipment. Government experts are striving desperately against inflation. They are taking a strong position in opposition to escalator clauses in union labor contracts calling for automatic wage increases as the cost of living advances. There is pronounced sentla ware stabilization plan. Seven Members, €72 Tears Seven members whose ages totaled 672 years attended the 1941 convention of the G. A R. in Lake Placid, N. Y. The department commander, Henry Lilly, 100, and Mrs. Lilly came from Rochester by bus. ' 11 1 - "'M. Ancient Panlshment Capital punishment as a lawful procedure has existed since the history of mankind. It is laid down in the Mosaic Law in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. My Neighbor SAYS: Gaffdemas require more moisture than there is in the atmosphere ol most homes. They also need plenty of sunlight and well-drained acid -soil. They can stand a room temperature of 80 degrees in the day time and about 65 degrees at night • • * Te remove English walnut halve:^ from the shells intact, lightly tap the shells on the ends with a ham mer. This will loosen the shells st the kernels catjr6e picked out easily Work carefully, however, as the nuts tbreak easily. t • • • Alligator pears are ripe to serve •when they yield slightly to gentle pressure with the fingers. Chill and •carefully remove the green rind with M sharp knife. Cut around the avocado with a knife until the seed re felt, then break ii< halves and dis- •card the seed. Slice, cube or bal> •the pear pulp and, for better flavor -qprirtkle w>tb a tart French dress |pg A^d a little lemon. The fruit is ready to serve as it is or to blend with other fruits or vegetables fot coaktail, salad or dessert mixes. (Amoctated Newspaper*-- WNU Servlee.1 On Their Mark save trouble It is popularly believed that natural colors are purer and safer in foods. This is not necessarily true. scientists say. Artificial colors are likely to be brighter, more lasting, JmentTor and may evenhe safer, as they are . The first rea, 8kirmi|lh of the sint68 required to come up to government a„ainst the encronchmen* of the Fe£ specifications according to the pure .,_ol . . . . . : , food and drug laws. There is no L 1° ^ such guarantee of purity for natural Z r has sta^ coloring materials - ^ Hou», Committee on Ways and (Ledger Syndicate--wnu Serv4c«.t Means. The governors and state uit- --: J employment compensation officials have been actively blocking proposals to Federalize the social security pnv ir>cts in the $800,000,000 emergency fund sought by the President to soften the transition from a peace to wai basis plants. The proposal of the unions to have the gove^jpment pay a twenty-four dd. lar per week wage to workers unemployed by reason of a plant's transition to war production is considered too high in Congressional quarters. The enormous cost to the taxpayers "*«nld be several hundred millions. The A. F. of L. and the C. I. O. are contending that unemployment benefits under existing social security laws are too low. Congress may compromise on an eighteen dollar per 'tfeik bounty. Estimates are that in 1942. nine to ten million persons will shift from civilian to war work. The trade unions want Federal legislation to increase benefits and shorten the waiting period. According to A. F. of L. nredictions an increase of seven million Workers will be required by 194S which is expected to absorb all the unemployed and bring several millioa women to work in industry. The movement to open industrial jobs to women is gaining momentum. It will be featured more prominently as labor shortages are noted by the call of men into the armed services. It is said at least a million women will be needed this year as skilled workers in arms and munitions plants. They will take such jobs as machine operators, welders, riveters, and other work not too heavy. In small arms manufacturing, a study showed that women could do all but one out twenty-eight principal operations, and that in fourteen operations women could take over entirely. Our lawmakers are indignant. They claim, the public has taken the wrong slant on the retirement pension for members of Congress. It is their contention that considerable misinformation has been given the people unirf* tentionally or otherwise. The solons are asking study of the Civil Service Commission's analysis of the bill. The report states, ' instead of costing from twenty-one to thirty million dollars te retire Congressmen, as has been loosely alleged, the cost of retiring all those affected, considering the very small number of members of Congress who would be able to meet the required age and service conditions at thu end of this Congres, would not now be more than 180,000 per annum." Furthermore, the Commission insists, "If applied to the full membership, which will never at any time be the case, the cost per annum would be approximately half a million dollars and not the thirty million dollar* al> ledged." Government employees are not exempt from the "blues" prevailing throughout the country as the hard shocks ol war are felt by the public, Ihe President has indicated that h(| will hearken to the pressure of Con* gressional sentiment for stream-lining Federal agencies. The Senate has applied the heat to hasten the transfer of government workers in non-essential jobs to more useful activity. The forced removal of many divisions not direi-tly connected with war or defense stimulated veteran government workers to seek other berths to stay in Washington. With about 200,000 on Uncle Sam's payroll here it is recognized that much of the activity of the i old-line groups could be conducted with fewer people and away from the turmoil of the war Capital. There are many delicate political' problems involved so that the transformation will This picture shews aa anti-aircrai: fan erew keeping in practice somewhere in the Paget Sound area. The Northwest is on the alert since Japanese ptaaes were reported ever several parts of the West coast darlag the irst week ef the war. 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AT THIS thne of year picturemaking often comes to a complete standstill as far as some amateurs are concerned. The one thing, however, that never seems to be taken into consideration hi that life, enllke picture-making. Is never temporarily discontinued. Tor Instance, now that winter has enveloped the country, are the mem hers of your family less photogenic than they were last June? has anyone you know changed so greatly that it is now an Impossibility to picture him at all? Of course not. The only , reason j fewer pictures are made In winter I than in summer is that pictures are j set as obvious. But on the other j Sand, winter is replete with possi Mlities which are just as good pic- j aire material as any summer picnic, j What are these possibilities? I'd 1 •ay that costume portraiture heads j he list When the weather's nasty j hat's aa exealleat way is interesting week-end afternoon at % }« 1 an evening at home *•, In costume portraiture there arw^ 1 1 'J countless variations--each of whicli •"! will make a memorable additioo tc| ' & i your album. And i t . when you t r j f ,T ^. costume portraiture, you exercis4 your ingenuity in improvising cos-' tumes. you won't have to buy or rent a thing. It's surprising how many ordinary objects make excel - lent props. For example, curtains and coverlets can be made to serve ^ ^ as drapes for pictures with aa Old \VWorld tang. Furthermore, it's eas? i to make a turban out of a Sat! j towel. Just pose and light these eoe j tame portraits, as you wouid aa: : good Indoor picture, and you'll eon j sisteotly secure successful pictaree. [ Here's another Up -- instead ot single snapshots, make a series el pictures -- say in sets of thiee e* four so that they t£U a simple easily understood story. 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