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SHINER GAZETTE, SHINER, TEXAS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne
Pro-Axis Jugoslavia Rule Overthrown
As ‘Boy King’ Peter Assumes Throne;
Mediation Board Acts to End Strikes
In Industries Delaying U. S. Defense
(EDITOR’S NOTE—When opinions are expressed In these columns, they
are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspape.".)
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The American flag flies from a police
•r overturned by workers during the
strike of workers at the “parent” plant
the Bethlehem Steel company.
(See below: Strikes)
r
(JUGOSLAVIA:
,Coup
i Joining the Axis powers by the
(government of Jugoslavia was one
thing. Getting the people to swal-
low this action was another.
| The sign-up, following periods of
(governmental collapse and revivifi-
cation, was the signal for demon-
strations over the entire country,
preated and given its autonomy aft-
er World War I by the Treaty of
Versailles.
i Serbs, Croats joined in the out-
burst, and there were parades
through Belgrade with young fellows
parrying what American and British
flags they could find, vocally and
loudly criticizing the government for
failing the public in its hour of need.
Then, two days after the signing of
the pact came the dramatic report of
a coup d’etat by which the army
overthrew the evident pro-axis gov-
ernment of Regent Prince Paul.
King Peter II, not yet 18 years
old, assumed the throne and a gov-
ernment was sworn in which was
pledged to defend Jugoslavia’s in-
dependence. The nation’s army was
Immediately massed and dispatched
to battle stations along the country
frontiers.
I Britain and Greece hailed these
Feports as “great news” and Adolf
Hitler immediately demanded a
statement of the new government as
to their attitude toward the pact the
two countries had signed but 48
hours earlier.
But from Bulgaria came reports
that the Nazis were not waiting for
a reply to Hitler’s demand. Ger-
man forces in that country report
edly began a swift movement
toward the Jugoslav frontier. Gen-
eral sentiment in Sofia/ Bulgaria’s i
capital, was that the installing of a I
pro-British and pro-Grepk govern-
ment in Jugoslavia would precipi-
tate a general Balkan jvar.
As the war fever rose, steadily in
Jugoslavia and as the pedple cheered
the new regime that had its army
lined up in defiance of the Axis, the
ever-stormy Balkans took the spot-
light of World war II. No matter
,what the outcome Jugoslavia had
at least tendered a serious diversion
to the timetable of Adolf Hitler. De-
feating Jugoslavia would be no
simple task, many military experts
predicted. It was assumed that the
great northern plains of the nation
jWould have to be abandoned as
ithey would offer easy going for the
swiftly moving mechanized Nazi
legions.
Real battle would come, it seemed,
in the mountain terrain of central
and southern sections of the coun-
try. Jugoslavia has a comparative-
ly good army, and is considered the |
best of the small Balkan nations. It
numbers 1,200,000 men.
The U. S. reaction to the new gov-
ernment in the tiny Balkan nation
was immediately favorable. The
state department assured Jugoslavia
that it would assist that nation in
resisting any aggression.
STRIKES:
And Night-Sticks
The resumption of work at the
Harvill plant, bottleneck of Pacific
plane building, provided no respite
for Uncle Sam’s headaches in pro-
duction spasms, for Washington
frankly was expectant of strikes in
12 more vital plants.
No. 1 was not long in coming, for
the main plant of the Bethlehem
Steel company, in Bethlehem, Pa.,
,was next. The big polls got busy
and found that the public was con-
Here is Wendell Willkie (right)
with MacKenzie King, Canada's Prime
Minister, as the G. O. P. 1940 presides
tial candidate stopped in Toronto.
(See below: Willkie)
Temailman’
LONDON, ENGLAND.—
This pretty London girl is
wearing the new uniform of
the British postwomen. They
used to wear skirts but the
government has sanctioned
trousers if the women prefer
to wear them.
Making Fish Lines That
Will Hold the BIG Ones
Imported silk and flax fiber are two important materials used in
the braiding and twisting of the kind of fish lines that hold the big
ones. The manufacture of quality lines of this kind is one of the
most unique industries in the Redwood Empire countries of north-
ern California and southern Oregon. These photos take you through
one of the plants at Petaluma, California.
NAZIS:
Spread Sub Zone
siderably inclined to blame labor
leaders rather than management for
the enormous increase in strikes.
The present strike held in its grip
more than a billion in war orders,
including a large percentage for
home defense. Police nightsticks
clubbed the strikers into submission
at the outset, permitting non-strik-
ers entrance through picket lines,
but it was evident that this was only
the start of a widespread labor
movement to fish for higher wages
through the moment of public ne-
cessity.
Chief lack of sympathy with this
attitude was seen in the ranks of
relatives and friends of those taken
in the selective service. These lads,
most of them working for $21 a
month and food and clothing in Un-
cle Sam’s uniform, were resentful
of labor striking for increases from
50 to 75 cents an hour as at the
Harvill plant.
They said so, in letters home, and
parents and friends joined enthusi-
astically in the protest. Many con-
gressmen and senators reported re-
ceiving such letters and telegrams.
Polls showed public sentiment al-
most unanimous against such
strikes, and blaming largely the la-
bor leaders rather than the plant
owners.
The new national mediation board,
headed by Dr. Dykstra, just moved
to it from selective service, seemed
to have the Bethlehem strike as the
first pitched into its lap, and what
it would do with this situation chal-
lenged public attention from the out-
set. This board moved swiftly in
the Allis-Chalmers strike at Mil-
waukee which has been holding up
much defense rearmament. It or-
dered the , company to summon its
7,800 force back to work immedi-
ately. . .....
Chief pubuv, indignation over the
strikes was ' directed at C. I. O. or-
ganizations, with Congressman Dies
claiming that the labor troubles,
could be traced directly to “Reds.”
This also was the public focus after,
William Green, head of the A. F. of
L. organizations, disclaimed any
anti-defense attempts, and proved it;
by sending his-men through ;C. I. .O|
picket lines in one instance. - :"
A spreading of the submarine-
active zone to include Iceland and a
considerable portion of the North
Atlantic westward toward the shores
of the United States was another
sensational announcement that
caused watchers on the “when shall
we get in” front anxious moments.
They started making maps of the
42-degree line of longitude, and
showed how close it is to the Amer-
ican neutrality zone area. It did not
touch yet, but was coming perilous-
ly close.
It meant'that if American naval
vessels took up the convoying of aid-
to-Britain ships to the end of the
neutrality zone, they would be within
a very few miles (as oceans are
reckoned) of the lines where they
might expect action from German
submarines.
One news analyst, after a tour of
western plane factories, reported
that heavy bombers, at the rate of
four or five a day, were being flown
across the continent and thence to
Britain under the lease-lend bill, and
WILLKIE:
Keeps Hand In
Wendell Willkie, avowedly keeping
his eye on the next presidential race,
was keeping himself before the ..pub-
lic by making a personal goodwill
tour of Canada.
He was greeted with wild enthusi-
asm in Toronto and in Montreal, his
first two stops.
In the first he appealed for all
American ships, naval and mer-
chant, for Britain that can be
spared, and “that means giving
until it hurts.”
This remark was cheered to the
echo. In Montreal, the next day,
he was showered with ticker tape
and given a triumphal entry into the
city.
In Montreal his theme was simi-
lar. He said:
“Give Britain ships until the air-
planes start to roll and give Britain
superiority in the air—then, good-by
Hitler, you’re on the way out.”
He said further:
“This is a test as to whether the
democratic enterprise system can
outproduce the totalitarian enslaved
method of production. Well, I put
it up to you, now. I put it up to
the business men of America to
prove it. I think they can. If I
did not think they could, I could not
believe in liberty.”
HIGHLIGHTS.,, in the news
Santiago, Chile: Chile has given
permission for King Carol of Ru-
mania to live in Chile with his sweet-
heart, Magda Lupescu. It was re-
ported that the “moral turpitude”
clause in American regulations
barred the romantic couple. This
clause once kept a titled English-
woman away from the United
States.
Berlin: Government circles ex-
pressed themselves as delighted
with the reaction of excitement
which greeted the sign-up of Jugo-
slavia as an axis partner. “Our
next goal is Turkey” those close to
the government said. “Other na-
tions will sign” was the official
statement, “our diplomacy never
pauses.”
that still more than these were be-
ing delivered to the army, but that
it was thought a good portion of these
were going overseas as well.
There was little danger to this
type of shipment except from ad-
verse weather and mechanical fail-
ures over the ocean. But Ameri-
cans were concerned over what was
going to happen to American ship-
ping and to foreign bottoms carrying
aid to Britain.
The British, losing heavily at sea,
were issuing a request to the Nor-
wegian government to turn over to
it about 100 vessels now plying
American and Latin-American wa-
ters, so that they could be added to
the transatlantic trade.
First ship to leave this country
for Iceland following the announce-
ment of the additional blockade zone
was the freighter Godafos from New
York. The New York-Reyjav'ik run
was started after the German in-
vasion of Denmark cut Iceland off
from her parent country. Three
small freighters and three small
passenger steamers now operate on
-that voyage. Whether (.they would
continue or not remained' to be seen,
DEFENSE: .
,42'Billions %
With the passage of the $7,000,-
000,00Q bill implementing the British
aid bill by a vote of 61 to 9, total
moneys allotted, in. one way or an-
other for national defense or British
and democratic aid in Europe
reached the staggering total of 42
billions of dollars.
Most of the floor debate (seven
hours) on the seven billion bill was
devoted to explanations by various
senators of why they had voted
against British aid and now were
switching to vote for the bill giving
the bill the funds President Roose-
velt asked.
OPM, the Office of Production
Management, furnished the figures.
The direct government outlays, in-
cluding' the seven billion, reached
the'total of $39,100,000,000. In addi-
tion came British orders of more
thanf three billions, bringing the
grand total to past the forty-two bil-
lion mark.
Ot these huge sums not more
than 3 billion actually have been
spent. But an enormous part of the
whole has been contracted for, and
factories the length and the breadth
of the land were being built or were,
“tooling up” to carry out the con-
In fact, of the 42 billions, OPM
says that nearly 30 billions already
have been appropriated or contract-
ed, and that nine billions represents
the budget allowance for 1942.
FOOD:
Becomes an Issue
Almost coincidental with recent
news that America would send food
to unoccupied France for distribu-
tion under the watchful eyes of the
American Red Cross, who were sup-
posed to see that none of it got into
the hands (or mouths) of Germans,
came word that this distribution 'ah
ready had begun, and that the Red
Cross workers were satisfied that all
of it was going to French men, wom-
en and children.
Dena Jacobsen places a valuable skein of pure imported silk
on a wooden spindle, before winding on uniform size spools.
Right: J. W. Wood-
son, plant manager and
mayor of Petaluma, in-
spects a battery of
“twister” and “layer”
machines in action.
The former twists any
number of desired
strands together, while
the latter picks up and
lays three of such
strands together.
Left: Ruth B on-
delie, standing in
front of a line
“polishing” unit
displays an arm-
ful of “treated”
oil fly and ta
pered lines on her
right. On her left
arm are oil-treat-
ed bait casting
lines.
Below: A bat-
tery of 300 braid-
ing machines, rep-
resenting the lat-
est method of
converting raw
materials into
sturdy lines.
WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS
Finished twisted lines being
placed on paper tubes, ready to
be wound on fisherman’s reel.
Fine trout lines are minutely
inspected. This girl “feels” the
line for lint.
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
(Consolidated Features—WNU Service.)
VIEW YORK.—When he made his
first million at the age of 30,
Bernard M- Baruch said he would
indulge himself from then on by be-
Boost Baruch for do^to/ofdi-
Driver of U. S. agnostician
r\ £ mm i# of politics,
Defense Machine gov/nment
and finance, rather than a self-
interested participant. Although he
did gather a few more millions, as a
speculator, as he has frankly said,
it was in the same mood of detach-
ment with which he has appraised
the social scene, and it is in this
mood that he has been the adviser
of every President since Taft.
Each day in the news brings
some new demand that the tall,
pleasant, snowy-haired Mr. Ba-
ruch, surely our elder statesman
of such bottleneck urgency as
that of today, be given a free
hand, in the chartroom, or per-
haps the wheel-house, to steer
our emergency defense course.
Some of these nominations come
from the established school of
Baruch men, such as Gen. Hugh
S. Johnson, Herbert Bayard
Swope and George N. Peek;
others from those who remem-
ber Mr. Baruch’s achievements
as head of the War Industries
board, and his alert, specula-
tor’s awareness of what has
been going on in Europe for the
last few years.
As to this business of being a spec-
ulator, Mr. Baruch says, “I make no
apologies. I am a speculator. The
word comes from the Latin word
‘speculari,’ meaning to observe. I
observe.”
Like all seasoned speculators, he
never pounds his desk or runs a tem-
perature or inclines to high blood-
pressure, although he is 70. He
keeps fit by his own system of calis-
thenics, pragmatically arrived at,
like his financial operations.
As head of the War Industries
board, he tooled the 20-mule team of
labor, industry, raw-materials and
government deftly through many a
narrow defile and hazardous pas-
sage, and a large section of his pub-
lic would like to see him again in
the driver’s seat.
Naturally a skeptic as to the
grand solution, like most specu-
lators, he has stood at few, if
any false dawns. He was a
prophet of doom for the Dawes
plan, from the first. In 1927, he
predicted that it would be
scrapped within two years. “A
demand might he morally rea-
sonable as a business proposi-
tion,” he said.
As a foe of paternalism in busi-
ness and a stanch states’ rights
Democrat, he has insisted that a
means: !xnust be found to .mobilize
_ . national en-
Pragmatic, Never Orgies with-
Emotional, as the out taking on
Good Speculator
a crippling and self-destroying bu-
reaucracy., He has expounded these
and kindred, subjects in many eco-
nomic treaties in dry-as-dust jour-
nals,' for here is a Wall Street specu-
lator who also wears the golden key
of Phi Beta Kappa. He is an able
evangelist of the school of prag-
matism in government and busi-
ness—again the speculator, whose
judgments, if he is a good specula-
tor, are never emotional.
His early definition of his atti-
tude as that of a diagnostician
might have denoted a sympa-
thetic identification with his dis-
tinguished father, Dr. Simon Ba-
ruch of South Carolina, a widely
known surgeon and health author-
ity who took a leading part in
developing the Saratoga spa.
Born in South Carolina, Bernard
M. Baruch took an earned de-
gree at the College of the City of
New York in 1889 and subse-
quently six honorary degrees
from various other colleges.
For the last few years he has been
calmly, but earnestly prescribing
preparedness. Returning from Eu-
rope in 1937, he said, “Europe is
hopeless.” In January, 1939, he
offered to supply from his own funds
$3,300,000 which the army lacked for
certain equipment. An adjustment
of an appropriation bill made this
unnecessary. He has been friendly
to the New Deal, but has chided and
warned it on many occasions.
Gilt picture frames can be re-
stored to brightness by rubbing
with a sponge moistened in tur-
pentine.
* * *
If your floors are worn and will
not hold wax, try touching up the
worn places with white shellac and
then wax. The floors will be much
improved by this treatment.
* # *
Save all celery tops, wash and
dry them and place in the oven,
turning them now and then. Store
the leaves in an airtight tin. Use
them for flavoring soups, salads,
etc.
Drain all boiled vegetables as
soon as tender. They become sog- ^
gy if they are allowed to stand un-
strained after cooking. The water
drained off may be saved for soup >
stock.
* + *
Lemon juice mixed with wood
ashes will remove tarnish from
brass.
* * *
To prevent dough sticking to the
spoon when making dumplings dip
the spoon into hot liquid each time
before putting it into the dough.
* * *
Paint piazza and garden chairs
now so that they may be thorough-
ly dried before you wish to use
them.
J. Fuller Pep
By JERRY LINK
My wife says: “Fuller, if you don’t
quit eatin’ Kellogg’s Pep we’re
agoin’ to hitch an anchor to you
to keep you from flyin’ over the
neighbors’ fences.’’
Which is a dern exaggeration be-
cause you have to get all your
vitamins to feel as good as I do.
And Pep has the two that are
least plentiful in ordinary meals
—vitamins Bi and D.
PEP’s a goshamighty fine cereal,
though, that lots of people eat
just for its taste. Why hot try it?
PEP
A cereal rich in vitamins Bt and D
To Be Young
To be seventy years young ij
sometimes far more cheerful and.
hopeful than to be forty years old.
—Oliver Wendell Holnpes.
1 '
A lucky fisherman takes a salmon from the world famous Rogue
river in the Redwood Empire of southern Oregon.
npHIS reporter, on occasional trips
A to Washington, has noted that
some of the heaviest hitters there
are the least publicized. Here
today is the amiable Harold N.
Graves in charge of the new defense
loan drive, which will start May 1.
Mr. Graves, in his 33 years in the
government service, has showed
singular ability in getting things
done without a lot of fuss and feath-
ers. He is assistant to the secre-
tary of the treasury, 54 years old,
educated at Knox college and George
Washington university.
Yields to Conquer
Know that the slender shrub
which is seen to bend, conquers
when it yields to the storm.—
Metastasio.
MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS
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