The White Falcon - 14.11.1942, Blaðsíða 2

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FDR PAYS TRIBUTE TO WAR HEROES
President Roosevelt paid tri-
bute to America’s dead heroes
of World War I, and lauded the
apparent enlistment of French
forces to the United Nations’
cause in the current struggle in
his Armistice Day address at the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
“We are in the presence of the
honored dead today,” the Presi-
dent declared, “And we are ac-
countable to them—and to gen-
erations yet unborn for whom
they gave their lives.
“Today Americans and their
British brothers in arms are
again fighting on French soil.
They are again fighting against
German militarism which tran-
scends a hundred fold the bru-
tality and barbarism of 1918.
The Nazis of today, and their
appropriate associates—the Jap-
anese—have attempted to drive
liistotry into reverse, to use all
the mechanical modes of civiliza-
tion to drive humanity back to
the conditions of pre-historic
savagery.
“Britain, Russia, China and the
United States grow rapidly to
full strength. But the opponents
of decency and justice have pass-
ed their peak.
“And as a result of recent
events the United Nations forces
are being joined by large num-
bers of fighting men of our tradi-
tional Ally, France. On this day,
of all days, it is heartening for
us to know that the soldiers of
France go forward with the Un-
ited Nations.”
Then the President introduced
Gen. Pershing, 82-year-old Com-
mander of the other war. Gen.
Pershing, wearing his uniform
of ’18, left his quarters at Wal-
ter Reid Hospital in Washington
to attend the riles.
Willkie
Wendell Willkie went to bat
for a Communist from California
this week in the Supreme Court.
The 1940 Republican presiden-
tial candidate, defending William
Schneiderman who appealed to
the Supreme Court when his
naturalized citizenship of 13
years standing was revoked be-
cause he was classed as a Com-
munist, assailed the Federal
Court. He said the lower tri-
bunal had no right to set aside
the citizenship of a Communist
party member in the absence of
evidence that the member wants
to overthrow the Government.
Turkey Day
TheThanksgivingDay menu for
overseas troops will have all the
trimmings just like Mother used
to put on the table at home. In
Alaska, Africa, Iceland, India and
the South Seas, the dinner will be-
gin with a fruit cocktail and then
proceed through turkey, dress-
ing, cranberry sauce, giblet gravy
with corn, celery, peas and po-
tato salad, and end with pump-
kin pie and coffee. Apples, can-
dies, grapes and nuts also will
be within reach on the tables.
American GI’s in Great Britain
have already volunteered to eat
their regular meal on Turkey
Day in order that their holiday
ration may go to British hos-
pitals.
No Holiday
War Secretary Stimson said
this week that military and ci-
vilian personnel of the War Dept,
will not observe the Thanks-
giving Day holiday. Work will
proceed as usual.
Wine Battle
The Victory ship, “Will Rog-
ers,” was launched at an East
Coast shipbuilding yard this
week amid a flurry of sharp re-
prisals from the Women’s Christ-
ian Temperance Union because
a bottle of champagne was used
in the christening ceremony.
Four Oklahoma school children,
winners in a metal-salvage camp-
aign, witnessed the launching
and formed a guard-of-honor for
Mrs. Will Rogers, widow of the
famous humorist for whom the
vessel was named.
The WCTU evened the score
later in the week when it pre-
sented a fully equipped station
wagon to the Red Cross blood-
donor, service. Mrs. D. Leigh
Colvin, Union president, chris-
tened the vehicle by pouring a
bottle of water over the radia-
tor!
Spies
The Italian government an-
nounced that two persons of It-
alian origin who were landed re-
cently in Southern Italy from a
British submarine have been exe-
cuted. The men were identified
as brothers aged 20 and 29 who
were born in the Italian city of
Fiume. They brought shortwave
radio transmitters, firearms and
explosives ashore, according to
the dispatch.
Gas Ration
Gasoline rationing will not be-
come effective in the States un-
til Dec. 1, the Price Administra-
tion disclosed this week. The
postponement from Nov. 22 is due
to delays in the distribution of
form and ration books.
New Chieftain
The Germans apparently have
finally succeeded in exerting suf-
ficient pressure on ailing King
Christian to form a new pro-Ger-
man government in Denmark. The
Danish radio announced that
Danish Foreign Minister Scaveni-
us, energetic Nazi sympathizer,
has been asked by King Christian
to form a new government.
Train Wreck
Anti-Axis patriots in the Bal-
kans were foiled in an attempt
to wreck the crack Budapest-Tri-
este-Roine express train only be-
cause of a running schedule
change. A freight train, which
had been allowed to pass the
express, was wrecked instead.
The wreck occurred about 12
miles from the Croat frontier,
and was believed to have been
the work of Croat guerillas who
crossed the frontier and loosen-
ed the rails.
Young Draft
A motion in the House of Re-
presentatives which would have
insured passage of the one-year
training provision in the 18- and
19-year-olds draft bill, met sound
defeat by a vote of 178 to 40.
The motion was defeated with-
out debate on a standing vote
after Majority Leader McCor-
mack read a statement from
Chief-of-Staff Gen. Marshall, who
declared the training provision
would seriously impede the
Army in building its fighting
forces.
Navy Spirit
After submitting to 22 opera-
tions, hoping to fit himself for
Naval enlistment, Arthur Grif-
fith, 21, of Boise, Idaho, left the
hospital with hopes that he
would make the grade this time.
An injury suffered in a tricycle
accident 19 years ago necessit-
ated surgery.
Hollywood
Edna May Oliver, famed Ame-
rican stage and screen comedi-
ane, died on her 59th birthday
this week after a lingering ill-
ness. She starred in scores of
pictures, including “Cimarron,”
“David Copperfield” and “Alice
In Wonderland.”
Liberal Church
Members of the Liberal Church
of Denver henceforth will end
the Lord’s Prayer with “Praise
the Lord, pass the ammunition.”
The change followed Bishop
Frank Rice’s announcement that
the official prayer amendment
will include the famous sen-
tence.
War of Oil
Harold Ickes, petroleum co-
ordinator, told the American In-
stitute of Petroleum that this is
a war of oil. Ickes said that
the oil industry was holding the
center of the United Nations
production lines and that with-
out this help the Allies would
fail to win.
More Soldiers
President Roosevelt declared
that a total of 9,700,000 men will
be needed in the armed forces
of the United States by January
of 1944. The President said he
hoped this number would be suf-
ficient to win the war. He told
a news conference that plans are
being made for an Army of 7,500,-
000 men, with the other forces
taking up the additional armed
manpower.
Herring Catch
Norway’s rich herring catch
has been seized by Germany and
will be sent to Nazi factories
producing fish oil for the Ger-
mans. This follows the Nazi con-
fiscation of Norway’s whale
meat and potatoes.
Jap Killers
Major John L. Smith, 27, the
son of a retired mail carrier,
downed his 10th Jap plane re-
cently in the Guadalcanal area.
Smith, a native of Lexington,
Okla., bagged four Zeros in 15
minutes during his latest sky
battle. Capt. Marion E. Carl, 20,
is a close runner-up with 11 Jap
planes to his credit.
Coffee Raise
Americans may not be limited
to one cup of steaming coffee
after the rationing system. be-
comes effective, War Production
Chairman Donald Nelson assert-
ed. He pointed out that the ini-
tial allotment will be boosted as
soon as the transportation situa-
tion improves.
Quiz Kids
Professors at Cincinnati Uni-
versity are too smart to pit their
knowledge against radio’s fa-
mous “Quiz Kids.” The Office
of War Information wanted the
professors to trade informational
punches with the youngsters at
a Cincinnati WiruThe-War rally,
but the educators said it “was
beneath their dignity.” Univer-
sity President Raymond Walters
called off the affair because he
claimed the “Quiz Kids” were
delightful, but lacked scientific
and classical information.
Wife Slayer
Police in Lafayette, Ind., today
held William Puckett, 63, Chi-
cago painter, as a suspect in the
slaying of his G7-year-old wife.
Puckett was married last spring
to the widow of a well-to-do
contractor. He told police that
a hitch-hiker, whom the pair
picked up, shot and killed Mrs
Puckett when she refused to give
up her purse. He said he managed
to elude the robber and con-
tinued driving to Lafayette.
Gl Chaplains
Army Chaplains conducted
52,758 church services during
July, according to figures re-
leased by the War Department.
The total attendance was 2,500,-
000, an average of more than 50
percent.
Going Up!
Maxie Baer, ex-heavyweight
boxing champion, boasts that he’s
the only self-admitted “ham” in
Hollywood. Dressed in Navy togs
for “Navy Comes Through,”
Maxie roared at co-players Pat
O’Brien and Jackie Cooper,
“Yeah, fellas, you’re all hams
like me, but I admit it. I made
two pictures lately. First I got
seventh billing, then sixth. Now
I’m fifth, so I’m climbing. I’ll
be a star soon!”
Alien Round-Up
Another round-up of dangerous
enemy aliens in the New York
area has resulted in the arrest of
18 persons, including nine Ger-
mans, two Japs and two Italians.
One of the Japs was twice presi-
dent of a Japanese association
in a city near New York, and
he claimed to be a good friend
of Admiral Nomura, the last Jap
ambassador to the United States.
The nine Germans, including two
women, were members of Nazi
organizations in New York City.
Shots
Authorities in Tangier dis-
closed yesterday that shots were
fired at the leaders of a Ger-
man armistice commission in the
French zone of Tangier shortly
before the landing of American
troops in North Africa. No ca-
sualties were reported, and the
firing ceased almost immediately
after it had begun.
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—Grable
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er wonders what that dollar pic-
ture reveals if the one she sent
was free. Just an introductory
offer, eh?
Brig. Gen. Stanley R. Mickel-
sen cuts first slice of “gradua-
tion” cake at B & C School party
as Capt. Irwin Flacks, school
Commandant, looks on.
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