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Back to Horse and Buggy Days
When the uUm'i governors opened their ennui conference at Maek
.?? knac Island, Michigan, they fonnd only horse carriages swsiting them.
Automobiles are not sllowefl on Mackinac and even the progressive gov
ernors had to be content with a horse and baggy. Much of session was
up by reports on the United Nations charter and discussion of food
Hull Signs United Charter
Farmer Secretary of State Cordell Hull, a delegate to the United Na
tion conference at San Francisco, who was unable to attend because of
Wat si, is shown signing the United Nations charter at the state depart
?sost In Washington. Hull, although ill, was consulted by other delegates
fecCssw and during the conference. Charter met with his active support.
How War Hit Merchant Shipping
Thli etatiatieal table leaned by the D. S. navy and Brttiah admiralty,
the Mai leu of merchant ahlpa by the Alllee dnrtnc the war,
??til tall et Germany. Flrat column, or Stt, repreaenta the leaa of D. S.
Second column, or l,37t, .repreaenta the Rrltiah loaa, and la at eol
eni abewa the teUI loaa of aU other Alliea until V-E Day.
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Farm Fish Ponds Prove Popular
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l?l M a North CaroUaa (ana ylllisi M tab la three tip this aprlac?
ai thea^eitMe^ ll^was^haUt b^slmplMhrowfait ap earth ia* across
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Sheriff Picket? OPA
Wearing a hogshead. Sheriff Kirk S.
King of Rockford, 111., picketed the
OPA office as a protest against reg
ulations which virtually denuded
him. He needs 4V4 yards of cloth
for a suit, but OPA aays that is too
much cloth. OPA regulations provide
that three suits must be made from
11 yards of cloth.
Big League Record
The all-time major league record
wai broken when Frank Hayes, 29
year-old Cleveland Indian catcher,
appeared in hli 218th successive
game, without missing an appear
ance in the lineup. The record wai
broken when he eanrht against the
Philadelphia Athletics.
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He Fired Last Shot
Ffa. Dominic Monetta, It, of
PhtMwii, R. l, who tred the last
that la the Enropeaa phase at the
war, shews as ha arrived at Caaap
Shaaks, N. T. Maasetta was aa res
eaa patrsl, aa May 7, when ha trad
the last ballet at a Nad sniper.
Ration Free Dinner
?I M Iki buck sear gaate Monica
fny, CaMf.. >>4 tar hoars men,
thojhwh to catkor raw? tr?? ssa
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Norway Put It
Over on Nazis
Factories Ran 24 Hours a
Day Making Munitions
To Help Allies.
SAN FRANCISCO.?A Norwegian
diplomat bared to the Associated
Press the story of how thousands at
his countrymen toiled in secret fac
tories to produce great stores at
guns and ammunition under the
very noses of the Nazis.
Hans Oiav of the Norwegian em
bassy in Washington, said in an in
terview that secret factories tucked
away in Norway's mountains gwned
out thousands of Sten guns and mil'
lions of rounds of ammigiltinw for
distribution among 40,000 Norwegian
underground fighters.
Olav disclosed that In addition to
arms and munitions manufactured
at home. Britain and America sent
vast suplies of arms and other mili
tary equipment into Norway by
parachute, submarine and surface
boats.
Amasing New Page.
But the story of the secret facto
ries, operating day and night during
the last months of German occupa
tion, provides an amazing new page
in Norway's underg.ound fight
against the Nazis and their Quisling
collaborators.
"The factories," Olav explained,
"were highly concealed. They were
scattered throughout areas of the
country that were impossible to
reach except on foot.
"There were several of these fac
tories. Between 10,000 and 15,000
persons were employed there. They
worked day and night. The Ger
mans discovered that our people
were turning out munitions, but nev
er were able to discover one single
factory."
The Norwegian diplomat said if
the Allies had invaded Norway there
would have been enough ammuni
tion to have shared with them. Brit
ish troops and Norwegians trained
in Britain would have been able to
use the ammunition, for they were
equipped with Sten guns.
The secret factories also turned
out ammunition for the Krag-Jorgen
sen gun, a rifle used by the regular
Norwegian army.
Danes Secretly Armed.
Olav's story followed disclosure
by Erik Husfeldt of the newly ar
rived Danish delegation that Swed
en, with the approval of the Allies,
enr?rnf1tT oftnnH fVia Hon i ch itn/lar.
ground, in defiance of possible Ger
man punishment.
Husfeldt said Swedish ships met
Danish fishing boats in the night and
handed over cases of automatic pis
tols and ammunition. The cases
were marked "butter" and "bacon."
He said the Germans knew Sweden
was manufacturing arms but were
told they were going to Switzerland.
"But the Allies and Sweden knew
they were going straight to Den
mark," said Husfeldt.
The complete story of gun-running
from the British Isles to Norway
will probably not be available for
some time.
Olav, however, gave some of the
details. He said that British and
American planes made regular
flights across the North Sea to drop
containers of guns, ammunition and
hand grenades.
Heavier equipment, including ma
chine guns, were smuggled into Nor
way by British submarines and sur
face craft running the German
blockade.
Elderly Briton Claims
Health Due to Bee Stings
KETTERING, ENGLAND.?When
80-year-old Frederick George New
man attributed his robust longevity
to frequent bee stings, the medical
profession took notice ? reluct
antly.
Then Dr. J. McCraa, a -piuUncut
Berkshire physician, admitted that
experiments were being conducted.
Newman, a combination beekeep
er and shoemaker, startled skepti
cal England by announcing in the
London press that when he returned
home with SO or SO stings in him be
felt "like pulling a house down."
The first thing he does, Newman
said, is to ask his wife to remove
the stings. He added that he was
stung frequently and intentionally?
wumu? iuui uiuca caui wccuaa
to feed hi* 90 hive* at bee* and
gain strength through their (tings.
Dr. klcCrea pointed out that doc
tors frequently use bee poison to
counteract rheumatism by infection.
"If it is good for rheumatism it
might be good for any other chronic
ailment," he speculated.
But regarding Newman's claim,
. the doctor said:
"This man's claim to super
strength as a result at bee stings
may be a good advertisement, but I
should say that his robust health is
largely due to bis own good consti
tution."
Blitzed Coventry to
Build Chapel of Unity
LONDON. ? A special chapel of
Unity, where members at the free
churches and Anglicans can worship
together, win be a feature of the re
constructed Coventry cathedral, it
was disclosed recently.
Plans for rebuilding the blitzed catb
thcdral, drawn by the noted archi
tect, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, were
placed on ezhibit^the Royal acad
War Flight of All
British Gold Told
Removed to Secret Hiding in
Far Parts of World.
LONDON.?Britain moved virtual
ly her entire sold supply from this |
Island in the greatest gamble in
financial history when a German in- .
vasion threatened, a Bank of Eng- I
land spokesman said.
Every type of ship, from tramps
to luxury liners, some running
through U-boat Infested waters un
escorted, carried the gold to secret
hiding places in the far parts of the
earth. I
Movements during the entire war
from England and South Africa
?mounted roughly to $4,000,000,000
worth of gold, with losses totaling
hardly more than $20,000,000.
Some of the lost gold was later
recovered after treasure-laden ships
sank.
One case which the spokesman
called "perhaps the most remark
able salvage job in history" saw
Australian divers scrape up from
the ocean bed 423 feet down all but j
$325,000 worth of a gold cargo val- j
ueri at tfi rmn nnn that tha ?Mn Nino- I
ara was carrying when she went '
down in the Pacific.
Stores of gold were concentrated '
in naval bases and other strategic
spots throughout the world?a testi- j
monial that Prime Minister Church
ill meant what he said when he as
serted Britais would fight on even .
though the home islands fell to the
Nazis.
Huge funds were moved to two ?
North American centers, New York ,
and Ottawa, as Britain needed all
the gold she could "get her hands '
on" to obtain supplies before the I
lend-lease program was inaugurat- |
ed, the spokesman said.
Some of that gold now is coming
back, but where from, when" and '
how still is a secret. '
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New Canning Process to <
Preserve Natural Color
NEW YORK. ? Scientific study ;
as to "What makes grass green" !
has achieved success that will be ,
translated into practical contribu
tions to American foods in the post ,
war period.
One of the first results of the
study will be canned green peas that '
have practically the same verdancy 1
as the fresh product. Dr. J. S. Blair, j
member of the American Can com
pany's research group, found that
water in the brine solution in which 1
peas are canned washed out mag
nesium from the chlorophyll mole
cules, which are responsible for the
bright green color of grass and
vegetables. By adding magnesium
hydroxide to the brine, Blair sta
Ktlivo/1 tllA nKlnMnKnll on/1 am
made it possible to preserve the
bright green color and to obtain bet
ter flavor.
Agriculturists then went to work
to develop a new type of "green pea
which has a deeper color than com
mon varieties. By moving the plants
from north to south three genera
tions a year of cross-bred peas were
produced, until a vivid green type
was obtained. Food scientists pre
dict the same or a similar process
of packaging will be applied to
other green vegetables such as as
paragus or broccoli.
Specialists Who Learn
Arms to Get Extra Pay
WASHINGTON. ? President Tru
man has ordered extra compensa
tion for enlisted men in the navy
and cost guard who achieve profi
ciency in the use of arms when I
such qualification is not a require
ment of their rating.
The extra compensation, ranging !
from $1 to $5 a month, the navy
explained, is intended as incentive
to the enlisted man to achieve
proficiency in the handling of some
arm when his rating does not re
quire such proficiency, although his
battle station might involve such
For example, an enli&ted man
with the rating of yeoman is not re
quired to know how to operate a
gun-range nnaer, out, unoer me
new order, if a yeoman qualifies as
an operator of a gun-range finder be
would be entitled to extra com
pensation.
British Officer Remembers
Pals in $1,952,000 WiU
LONDON?Lt. A. B Hargreaves
Brown, a 23-year-old Scots Guards
officer who was killed in Belgium
last October, never forgot the men
who served with him. In his $1,952,
000 will published recently he be
queathed $20,000 to a fellow officer,
Capt. Nial O'Neill; $10,000 to Sgt.
Thomas Debnam, and from $200 to
$2,200 to every surviving noncom
missioned officer and man of his
contingent in the 49th reoccupied by
the 9th. The Wolfsberg factory now
is under British control.
Art Treasures Found
Protection in Vatican
LONDON, ENGLAND. - A
great store of Italy's art treas
ures was kept in the Vatican
throughout the war, the Vatican
radio said. The broadcast added
that Ml huge cases included Mo
tart's spinet and the piano on
which Maeragnl composed his
opera "Cavalieria Rusticana."
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Kathleen Norris Says: .
., Returning. Hufhand Brings Tragedy
Ban Syndicate.*?WNU FaatuTM.
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"She has loved Peter all her life. He is her ideal of a husband and father. He
loves little Bob at it he were the chiltfs own father and he idolizes Babj Mollie."
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
HERE is a real puzzler and
a sad tragedy, too. I am
at a loss what to advise
Ftosamond Kay, who writes me
i charming letter from East St.
Jouis. Her's is one of those
problems that can be solved
>nly in her own heart?she must
veigh the claims of the two men
n her life, one against the other,
uid decide which is the real
:laim.
Rosamond was married seven
cears to Robert. She was then 20.
She loved him very truly and when
le was numbered officially among
the dead in Tunisia, she grieved for
many months. Then she married
Peter.
By Robert she had a son, now
five years old; by Peter she has a
laughter, just one year old. Rosa
mond is 31. She writes me that her
heart aches for Robert, coming
home tired and sad after a long and,
agonizing imprisonment and ill
ness. But she says she has loved
Peter all her life. He is her ideal
of a husband and father. He loves
little Bob as if he were the child's
own father and he idolizes Baby
Mollie. Rosamond has to meet
Robert in a week or two, and she
doesn't know what to do, for Robert
is living and coming home to re
join his wife and child.
Pete's Finer in Every Way.
"He has my letter now explaining
the situation," writes Rosamond. "It
was a terrible letter to write. I was
prostrated with the shock of know
ing that the man who was actually
a ghost to me was coming back.
These years with Peter have been
heaven?he is the more successful
man, the more popular, the finer in
every way.
"Robert is of a moody, jealous na
ture. He was always unhappy if I
took Bob to visit my mother; he dis
liked my having guests in the house;
he made enemies in his business.
We had not been married long be
fore I spent many hours in tears and
doubt and realized the extreme ait- ; ;
Acuity of the path I hhd chosen. To !
emerge from all this into the secu
rity and joy of Peter's companion- 1
ship, hig enthusiasms and plans, was '
to come out into the sunlight after 1
a time of shadows. I really had
mourned Robert; I was genuinely
shocked by his reported death, but
after that I learned what true mar
ried felicity can be.
"Now as to the children?Bob is
a shy, affectionate little fellow who
clings to me. He has all but re
covered physically from a bad ses
sion with infantile paralysis, but it
has left him dependent and nerv
ous. He dearly loves Mollie, who is
a fat, riotous, laughing little tyrant
already. I cannot bear to separate
them and yet it is inconceivable that
I should take Mollie to Robert's
house. Robert, as a matter of fact,
has no house, no job. and not a sin
gle living relative. Also I must say
that he always was devoted to Bob
by and Bobby to him, although nat
urally the small boy hardly remem
bers him now.
Still Robert's Wife.
"I know," the letter concludes,
"that Peter and I are not legally
married. I am still Robert's wife.
Shall I return to him? Or shall I
ask him tor a divorce and turn him
over to lonesomeness and perhaps
heartbreak? In my letter I said,
'Come home and we will adjust all
'ENOCH ARDEN* DILEMMA
Fortunately only a fete wives
ever have to make the decision
that Rosamond must. It u the
"Enoch Arien" plot?the sup
posedly dead husband returns to
find his wife remarried, and hap
pier than she had ever been
with him.
Robert was reported dead by
the war department during the
Tunisian campaign. Many months
later Rosamond married Peter,
a fine man she had known all
her life. She already had a son
five years old. Now she has a
baby daughter, Mollie, who re
sembles her father, Peter. This
little family is quite happy to
gether. Peter is successful, jolly
and affectionate. Robert has a
moody and jealous disposition.
Rosamond nevertheless realizes
that Robert is really her hus
band, and that he has every
right to her. The shock of los
ing her, after the bitter years of
fighting, and the misery of life
in a German prison camp, is al
most unbearable to Robert. He
is coming home soon, and Rosa
mond will have to face him. She
doesn't know what to do. The
thought of giving up the delight
ful life she is now leading to re
turn to a war-weary, jobless man,
who at best was inferior to her
present husband, is almost mad
dening. Yet she knows her duty,
and can see no decent way out.
Jiese matters. You will see your
adorable boy and believe me, you .
are welcome despite these strange
:ircumstances.' I hardly could say
less. He has been fighting to pro
tect these same babies from the hell
that was Nazi Europe. His answer
ing letter lanes it tor granted mat
t still love him?perhaps in a pity
ing, sorrowful way I do. Peter .will
only say to me, 'We must do what
is right.' What, in your opinion, is
right?"
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Poor Rosamond! This is a heart
breaking" situation. To return to
Robert is more than can be expected
of poor-human flesh and blood. She <
might make the effort, but to be. poor
again, hard-working again, separat
ed from her laughing baby, miss
ing Peter?there is a daily, hourly
immolation that would call tor su
pernatural graces of an unusual
kind.
Robert's jealousy and moodiness
add one more difficult note to a dif
ficult position. Robert is not apt to
give up his place generously, when
he sees Rosamond's happiness or
suspects it. He will not subside into
the amiable family friend, willing to
accept the overflow from the com
pletely felicitous household.
So I only can recommend prayer
to Rosamond. God's ways are not
our ways. There are unexpected
twists and turns and changes in any
domestic crisis that can remove
from it all the bitterness and ran
cor. There is a certain mysterious
tightness and smoothness about the
curing of those ills that are taken
to God in prayer. That is the one
unfailing answer.
Have a Savings Plan
For the first time since World War
I many farm families are receiving
incomes sufficient to provide some
thing above necessary living ex
penses. These larger incomes may
not continue many years into the
postwar period. Certainly we can
expect lower farm prices and in
comes within a few years after the
close of the war. To save successful
ly for the inevitable "rainy day," ere
need to make definite out simple
plans and goals for savings and in
vestments for the future.