Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1943 Page: 7 of 8
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SHINER GAZETTE, SHINER, TEXAS
Washington Digest/
Nation's Railroads Move
50,000 Troops Each Day
Special Surveys Decrease Cross Hauling;
Developments Abroad May Force
Unexpected Shifting of Troops.
By BAUKHAGE
News Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C.
Recently I had to make seven con-
secutive week-end trips between
Washington and New York—I left
Washington after a late Friday
broadcast and had to return Monday
for one at noon. Not once was I
able to get reservations for the re-
turn trip until at the last minute
when some unused space was turned
in.
If I groused a little too loudly
over this, it may have been because
I didn’t know then what I learned
officially only the other day; name-
ly, that “if the war department in-
sisted in having all the Pullman
equipment it could use, all the Pull-
man cars of the country would be
carrying troops.”
In other words, if Johnny Dough-
boy didn’t step aside occasionally,
we’d all use coaches or walk.
Compromise
The present arrangement is said
to be a compromise in recognition
of essential civilian needs. At pres-
ent, a million and three-quarter sol-
diers are being moved a month—
that is 50,000 a day—in America’s
trains in official troop movements.
This does not include the many men
on leave.
There are, of course, movements
of whole divisions with full equip-
ment but these are the exceptions.
As you have probably noticed if
you travel very much, there are usu-
ally a few cars containing troops
attached to your passenger train.
This is the way most of the troops
are transported—in small groups of
250 or less. However, that is a
considerable addition to the regular
passenger traffic.
It’s said a soldier eats twice as
much as he did in civilian life and
that is one reason why food has to
be rationed to civilians. But he
travels a lot more in proportion to
his normal civilian peregrinations.
Many a man saw his first big city
when he reached London or Cairo
or New Delhi. I know a pilot who
dropped in at the airport here re-
cently and had several hours wait-
over. When he was asked why he
didn’t cross the bridge and look
the capital over, he said he’d never
been in a big city and didn’t want
to get lost. The next thing heard
from this particular was that he
was in Calcutta.
Average Number
In the last war, the average num-
ber of moves made by a soldier
were three. Here is a list of typical
moves he makes in this war, drawn
tip by the Office of War Information:
1. To the induction center
2. To reception center
3. To replacement training cen-
ter
4. To his particular branch of
service
5. To big maneuvers
6. Return
7. To special training areas
8. To port of embarkation
Special studies are made to cut
down unnecessary cross-hauling but
sudden developments abroad may
force soldiers who are located near
one port to be shifted to another far
away. Or a special need for partic-
ularized training may arise and that
may force men to be doubled back
to desert or mountain for the spe-
cialized practice in snow or under
a hot sun that new requirements
make necessary.
Maneuvers in the southeast and
southwest, including the desert
training areas of California, have
sometimes required the moving in of
as many as 300,000 men within a
few weeks, equipment and all. Nat-
urally, that disrupted a large part of
passenger traffic for several weeks
at a time.
Unessential Travel
Efforts are being made to cut
down extra passenger travel by dis-
couraging conventions, trade shows,
big sports contests and other gath-
erings. One exception has been
made, and that is the lecturer. Even
the President saw fit to come out
with a statement encouraging the
continuation of the work of lecture
bureaus. He expressed himself to
Lowell Thomas, who traveled to
Washington, on that subject—the
plea for a good word for the speak-
er. Thomas represented many peo-
ple who do considerable public
speaking. I know how difficult it is.
I, myself, have been unable to ac-
cept lecture dates because it is so
difficult to be certain of connections
and a broadcaster has to move with
the regularity of a train schedule
—a train schedule in peace time—
the microphone waits for no man.
There have been rumors of late
that transportation was snagged;
that because of the U-boats, sup-
plies were piling up on the docks
and loaded freight cars were jam-
ming the yards and causing con-
gestion. But the Office of War In-
formation says that latest advices
indicate that congestion is being
lessened. In fact, the official word
is: “The battle of transportation . . .
at a crisis at Pearl Harbor time
... is now being won.”
* * #
Nearing Limit
I hope that this statement isn’t
over-optimistic. As a matter of fact,
the reservation is noted that “the
victories are not necessarily perma-
nent. Our transportation equipment,
with few exceptions, is being used
close to its limits”—and there re-
main two situations which are not
satisfactory, one is movement of oil
and the other is the problem of
getting the war workers to and
from work.
The latter difficulty is responsible,
according to some investigators, for
much of the recently decried ab-
senteeism.
To get an idea of what the traffic
has to bear in a city where war in-
dustries are concentrated, there has
been an increase of use of the De-
troit street railway systems of 76.9
per cent. The Baltimore transit line
is up 90 per cent and the Washing-
ton, 131 per cent. I know what these
figures mean as does anyone who
has to make his way to and from
work in the capital. I have also
seen that fabulous city of San Diego,
once a pleasant, sleepy town which
seemed to move lazily with the peli-
cans that flew over the bay or the-
whispering palms. The pelicans
have been replaced by planes and
it’s a 24-hour town, with a 336 per
cent increase in the use of its busses
and trolley cars.
* * *
Diary of a Broadcaster
Today I made it from bedside to
desk in one hour and 18 minutes,
including the time to make my own
breakfast of coffee, poached eggs,
grapefruit and zwieback (my wife
is away) also to traverse on foot
some 13 Washington blocks. I think
that this record is not bad consider-
ing the variety of activities included.
I managed to hear the early five-
minute newscast and scanned the
headlines which told me whether the
news wind was blowing in the same
direction this morning that it was
last night when the newspapers
went to bed—in other words, was I
to plow fresh fields or harvest what
I could from the old ones.
I also removed the blanket that
shields our three parakeets from
northern drafts and waited for the
welcoming chirrup that one, the
least snobbish of the three, conde-
scends to give me before I leave
the room. As soon as I do, they
all burst into song.
Walking to work in Washington
these days is like reviewing the
armies of the United Nations for
one can spot almost any uniform
between Dupont Circle and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. But it seems that
the WAVES are in the preponder-
ance. The WAACs are smart but
the navy has a uniform that is a
little bit less drab than the olive. It
is surprising how an elderly matron
turns out in that navy blue-and-gold
as smart as a midshipman.
Washington’s springtime, one of
its two beautiful seasons, is here in
April—gone in May. First, the for-
sythia burns with its yellow flame;
then the magnolias blush and fade,
and the dogwoods raise their sweet
ghostliness among their darker sis-
ters; then the cherry blossoms come
—and there are many of them scat-
tered over the city as well as the
better advertised ones along the la-
goon. Soon they are followed by
leaves on the oaks and the elms
and the maples. Then backyards
are brilliant with the rambler roses
and you know that spring is done.
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The Questions
1. The littoral of a country is its
what?
2. An army pursuit squadron
usually embraces how many
planes?
3. George Washington belonged
to what political party?
4. What city is known as the
Russian Pittsburgh?
5. How many pounds of V...—
film are required to send a ton of
letters to our boys at the front?
6. What is the largest single
printing job to date?
7. The longest baseball game by
innings played in the major
leagues lasted how long?
8. How many Minute Men were
killed or wounded at Lexington on
April 19, 1775?
Four Series E War Savings bonds,
costing a total of $300, will supply
the navy with a balsa wood life
float, capable of sustaining 60 per-
Nazi girls are being mobilized by
the German ministry of propaganda
to serve as “front line” saleswomen
of Nazi books and pamphlets in oc-
cupied territories.
Twenty tons of food are carried
on every Liberty ship—enough to
last the crew of 63 for a six-month
voyage.
* * *
“Honor thy father and thy moth-
er, but above all, the Fuehrer.”
This is the Nazi version of the
Fourth Commandment, as the chil-
dren in Norway’s Nazi-supervised
schools hear it.
The Answers
1. Coastal region.
2. Twenty-five planes.
3. Federalist.
4. Kharkov.
5. Twenty pounds.
6. Printing the government’s
new point-system ration books No.
2—150 million books.
7. Twenty-six innings—Brooklyn
vs. Boston, May 1, 1920.
8. Seventeen (eight killed, nine
wounded).
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look. Add lustre. Keep your
UNRULY hair lying flat. Always use
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City on Seven Hills
Newton, Mass., is a city built on
seven hills, as was ancient Rome.
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Perfect Date Dress
T'HRILLING as graduation itself
will be, just imagine how much
more exciting this dress in white
will make it seem. Down to the
tiniest details, it is one of the love-
liest creations ever designed. Per-
fect, too, as a date dress for
spring. The charming bodice, slim
midriff and dirndl skirt are de-
lightfully young and so smart.
* * *
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1762-B is de-
signed for sizes 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19. Cor-
responding bust measurements 29, 21, 33,
35 and 37. Size 13 (31) requires 4V4 yards
39-inch material.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1775-B, de-
signed for sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20.
Corresponding bust measurements 28, 30,
32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 12 (30) ensemble
requires yards 39-inch material.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more
time is required in filling orders for a few
of the most popular pattern numbers.
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
530 South Wells St. Chicago.
Room 1958
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
Pattern No.............. Size........
Name .
Address
Versatile Suit
\T ERSATILE costume.... with
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suit ready for everything . . .
without jacket, first rate for ev-
ery active sport.
Use 50,000 Words Daily;
600 Ways to Say ‘God’
According to a statistical ex-
pert, during 15 hours of wakeful-
ness a man speaks, hears, reads,
and thinks of words to the tune
of 50,000 a day.
Certain native dialects are
famed for sundry peculiar distinc-
tions in speech. In this connec-
tion the British and Foreign Bible
society tells us that whereas a
verse in the third chapter of St.
John runs to 15 words in English,
51 are required for it by the people
of Mare, in the Loyalty Islands,
and by those in Burma who speak
Kachin. More remarkable still,
there are 600 ways of pronounc-
ing the word “God,” some of them
very lengthy.
Regarding humorous brevity in
the British house of commons, it
would still be difficult to rival the
maiden speech of Lord Guildford,
a son of Lord North. On rising to
address the chair he was so blitzed
with fright that he gasped out:
“Sir—”; and promptly sat down
again!
The gaily enameled unit insignia
you see on a soldier’s lapels and
overseas cap are reproductions of
his regimental shield displayed in
the center of the eagle on his reg-
imental flag. It’s a part of U. S.
Army tradition. Traditional, too,
is the Army man’s preference for
Camel cigarettes. (Based on actual
sales records from service men’s
own stores.,) It’s a gift from the
folks back home, that always
rates cheers. And though there are
Post Office restrictions on pack-
ages to overseas Army men, you
can still send Camels to soldiers
in the U. S., and to men in the
Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
wherever they are.—Adv.
Suit Accessories
With Military Air
LJ ERE’S a jaunty salute to
spring in suit accessories with
a military air! Both the becoming
visor hat and the over-the-shoul-
der purse are of inexpensive cot-
ton, done quickly in single crochet
and popcorn stitches. Trim the
hat with a gay ribbon.
* # #
Pattern 545 contains directions for hat
and purse; illustration of stitches; ma-
terials required.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions, slightly more time
is required in filling orders for a few of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
82 Eighth Ave. New York
Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to
cover cost of mailing) for Pattern
No...............
Name ...
Address
Aluminum pots and pans leave
their marks on the surface of sinks
and enamel drainboards. Such
marks can be prevented by plac-
ing a rubber mat on that part of
the sink most likely to come in
contact with the aluminum, or
they can be removed by using a
mild cleaner applied with a damp
cloth.
* * *
A paper plate glued to the bot-
tom of a paint can will catch all
drippings from the can and serves
as a rest for the paint brush be-
sides.
* * *
An old pair of curling irons
makes an excellent gripper to use
in dyeing garments. You can grip
the material firmly and swish it
about in the dye bath and it will
not slip off as it sometimes does
when a stick or something of that
sort is used.
* $ *
Mixed with salt, vinegar will
clean discolored copper, brass and
silver, and remove ink stains from
the fingers. Diluted with water, it
will clean gilt picture frames.
* * *
When washing a coat sweater or
cardigan, sew up the buttonholes
to prevent stretching.
* * *
To remove a stain left by ad-
hesive tape, apply kerosene, then
wash the spot with warm suds.
Bride to Be Kept Off of
Ground for Three Days
Among the strangest wedding
customs of the world are those of
the Bugis tribesmen of the Celebes
in the Dutch East Indies.
When a woman is to be mar-
ried, it is necessary for three days
before the ceremony that her feet
do not come into contact with the
ground. During this period she is
continuously under the influence of
drugs administered to her as she
is carried about on the shoulders
of members of her family.
Butter will spread more smooth*
ly and go further if a little hot
milk is creamed with it.
* * *
Use a stiff wire brush to re-
move crumbs and other particles
from the burners of a gas or elec-
tric stove.
SNAPPY FACTS
ABOUT
Vi RUBBER
Chewing gum and rubber tires bare
something in common. They both yara
the products of latex-bearing trees.
The chicle latex, from which chew-
ing gum is made, has a high resin
and low rubber content. Rubber latex
has the reverse characteristics.
Chicle and Castilloa rubber trees
are found in much the same areas in
Central America.
Synthetic rubber tractor tire* have
been under tests by B.F. Goodrich
engineers for close to a year.
When synthetic rubber become*
available In sufficient quantities,
farmers may expect such tires on
their tractors. ^
A Russian rubber-bearing plant is
now being successfully grown in the
United States. Its value in the
American rubber program, how*
ever, is still undetermined.
Tire recapping has proved Its war-
time value. But the recapping
should be done before the tread
rubber of the tire Is completely
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