Men at Work—They’re Fighting Freedom’s Cause
Three national leaders whose independence efforts have made news around the world: Left: Mohandas
Gandhi, Indian independence leader, whose demands for autonomy from Great Britain have increased sinee
the British request for Indian support in the war. Center: Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine
islands, who told the national assembly it must choose now between permanent subservience to the United
States or an insecure independence in 1946. Right: Ignace Jan Paderewski, famed pianist and former pre
mier of Poland, who has been named president of Poland-in-exile, with headquarters in France.
Airplanes End Starvation for 50,000 Wild Ducks
^ More than 50,000 wild ducks were saved from starvation when Illinois sportsmen distributed six tons
of grain from the air along the Illinois river in the LaSalle region. The feed was distributed by the air
planes in ice-locked sloughs and back waters. Top: Some of the hundreds of ducks already dead from star
vation. Bottom: Loading shelled corn in the plane at the LaSalle-Feru, 111., airport.
Bankhead Pledges Support to Bankhead
Senator Lister Hill of Alabama pins a “Bankhead for President”
button on the lapel of Senator John If. Bankhead, also of the cotton state.
They are booming the senator’s brother, Rep. William B. Bankhead,
speaker of the house, for the Democratic nomination for President in the
1940 campaign. Senator Hill is Bankhead’s campaign manager.
City of Flint Crew in Home Waters
Members of the crew of the City of Flint turn thumbs down on the
banner with the pinwheel cross. The City of Flint arrived in Baltimore,
Md., recently after an epic cruise which lasted 114 days. This Nazi
flag was hoisted by the German prize crew put aboard to take the ship
to Germany after its capture by a sea raider. The ship was later freed
by Norway.
Census Chieftain
Commander-in-chief of 150,000
census takers is William Lane Aus
tin, whose army will compile essen
tial facts about 132,000,000 Ameri
cans, 3,000,000 business firms, 33,
000,000 homes and 7,000,000 farms
during 1940. Austin, a native of
Mississippi, began with the census
bureau 40 years ago in a minor
capacity and worked to the top.
Winter Training
Joe McCarthy, manager of the
world champion New York Yankees,
lays aside baseball deductions for
a snow shovel at his Buffalo, N. Y.,
home. McCarthy is busy laying
plans for the spring training season. |
Loading Leaden Death on British Fighting Plane
Mechanics load thousands of rounds of machine gun ammunition in the magazines of a Spitfire pursuit
plane somewhere in England. The picture was made at a fighter station where the command is responsible
for the defense of the country. Right: A radio operator watches the ship take off. Draped around his
neck is a “necklace" of bullets intended for enemy airplanes.
Reports Atrocities—Wages War—Heads Navy
Headliners in recent European news include three men whose activities are of world wide interest. Left:
! Cardinal Hlond, primate of Poland, who reported to Pope Pius that German authorities are extirpating the
Polish people and the Roman Catholic religion in the conquered area of Poland. Center: Marshal Semion
Mikhailvitch Budenny, present commander of Soviet troops attacking Finland, who is attempting a more
forceful attack than his disgraced predecessor, General MeretskolT. Right: Sir Dudley Pound, admiral of the
British fleet and head of the naval department, who is responsible for England’s war at sea.
Poland’s Conquerors Battle Cold Weather
Cold weather and blinding snowstorms in Poland have forced Ger
many's army of occupation in Poland to employ unusual methods to
fight Old Man Winter. Left: A sentry on duly keeps warm with a
sheepskin overcoat, which, according to the English censor, was stolen
from a "poor Polish shepherd.” Right: A German trooper’s feet en
cased in woven straw overshoes in accordance with the Reich’s “ersatz”
campaign.
Relief Ship on Way to Pitcairn Island
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Descendants of the ship Bounty, slowly starving on lonely Pitcairn
island in the south Pacific, will get help from a relief expedition which
sailed recently from Portland, Maine. Left to right: Kenneth Simpson,
captain of the relief schooner, Liberty; Mrs. Simpson and Granville
Lindley, head of the expedition. Since the outbreak of war the islanders
have been living on tropical fruits and vegetables.
Eating to Health
Victim of beriberi, rare tropical
disease caused by lack of vitamlr
B in the diet, six-year-old Laura
VVolfrom of Philadelphia, Pa., is eat
ing her way back to health. Laura
takes her “medicine” in the forir
of fresh vegetables, milk and eggs
Hers is the only known case of beri
beri in this country.
To Rule England?
Adolf Hitler’s choice to rule Brit
ain—if Germany wins the war—is
reported to be Ernst Wilhelm Bohle.
British born, Bohle is the leader of
the Reich’s foreign organization
which maintains contact with Ger
mans living abroad.
Recreation Room
Trimmed NauLical
By RUTH WYETIl SPEARS
'EMBROIDER
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rHINGS that have to do with
the sea are a good theme for
decorating a recreation room, a
boy’s room or a summer cottage.
A ship model has a salty flavor
but is not a necessity. One young
ster made a map of a desert island
complete with a legend of hidden
treasure. No one knew more than
he about the island or treasure
for he invented both of them. He
also salvaged the steering wheel
from an old boat and hung it on
the wall wuth ropes. A small fig
ure of a sailor was wired for a
lamp,.
His mother made a smartly
tailored navy blue couch cover
trimmed in a red anchor and a red
cushion was adorned with a blue
anchor. Straight strips of material
1-inch wide after the edges are
turned under will make an anchor
12-inches long and 8 inches across
as shown here. Bias tape may
be used for the smaller anchor
which is just half the size of the
large one.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears’ Sewing
Book No. 2 contains a complete
alphabet to be made of straight
or bias strips; also illustrations of
five processes of fabric mending;
36 embroidery stitches; making
doll clothes; and numerous gift
items. Ask for Book No. 2, enclos
ing 10 cents to cover cost. Address:
Mrs. Spears, Drawer 10, Bedford
Hills, N. Y.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Nothing is more dangerous
than a friend without discre
tion; even a prudent enemy is
preferable.—La Fontaine.
He who reigns within himself,
and rules passions, desires, and
fears, is more than a king.—
Milton.
The destiny assigned to every
man is suited to him, and suits
him to himself.—Marcus Aure
lius.
Didst thou nrver hear that things
ill got had ever bad success?—Shake
speare.
He only half dies who leaves
an image of himself in his Sons.
—Goldoni.
One of Good Sense
Fine sense and exalted sense
are not half so useful as common
sense: there are forty men of wit
for one man of good sense.—Addi
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