Magnificent MacArthur
IT hen word was flashed
around the world that General
Douglas Mar Arthur had made
his spectacular dash from the
Philippines to Australia in safe'
ty, free peoples ev
ery uhere rejoiced.
The fiphtinfi general
had icon the confi
dence and admira
tion of the world.
Australia had clam- J
ored for him. They R
wanted the benefit Jjj
of his marvelous ®
leadership to head ^
off the Japs and car
ry the war to Japan.
Upon his arrival
MacArthur immedi
ately assumed com
mand.
General MacArthur and Manuel Quezon, president of the Philip
pines, who is now in Australia with MacArthur, talk things over. The
Filipino leader arrived safely with his government and family after
breaking through the blockade the same as MacArthur did. He awaits
the day when MacArthur trill free his island people from the Japs.
Above is a photo of Gen
eral Mae Arthur and his
aides, uhen he was com
manding general in the
Far Eastern army. He is
shown accepting the com
mand of the Philippine
army troops in the induc
tion ceremonies of the
Philippine army air
corps. Photo at the left
shows General MacAr
thur as he stopped for a
; talk with Maj.Gen. Jon
j athan M. tf ainwright
((left), who uas ranking
field commander uhen
MacArthur was in the
E Philippines. Despite
I odds of 20 to 1. the Jap
: forces on Bataan pen
| insula were held off
^ and heavy casualties
^ inflicted. If ainwright
gU now holds U. S.-Fili
m pino line on Bataan.
World War
No. 2's out
standing hero.
General Doug
las Mac Arthur,
is shown at his
desk in the
Philippines,
before the Nip
ponese invad
ers forced the
U. S.-Filipino
army to retreat
to Bataan,
Troops of the Philippine First regiment pledge allegiance to II. S.
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No Help
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By STANLEY CORDELL
Associated Newspapers—WNU Service
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RAY CANTRELL was dis
gusted. He had thought he
might find a solution to his
own problem by reading
the stories in Peerless Weekly. But
they proved a disappointment. Ex
cept for a variety of backgrounds
they all began and ended the same.
The heroine was either dark, light
or medium, and always gorgeous,
beautiful, exotic, different, popular,
sophisticated, aloof and desired by
every man who so much as caught
a glimpse of her. The hero was
tall, thin, muscular, wealthy, athlet
ic, fearless. Adonislike in build,
handsome, yet humble in the pres
ence of the heroine.
The plots were always alike. In
paragraph two it always became ap
parent that the hero desired the
heroine, but first, of course, the
heroine must battle with her emo
tions, taste the fruits of a life wholly
apart from the ordered, sensible ex
istence which the hero offered her,
become fascinated by some queer
individual with chin whiskers, ec
centric ideas and no money, and
finally return to the hero, who sap
like, had been waiting patiently,
eager to have the girl of his dreams,
whatever.
Sickening! Ray gave a disgusted
grunt and switched off his bedside
lamp. Why couldn’t some author
knock off a story that was different?
She called out to him, and there
was something In her voice that
made Ray’s heart quicken its pace.
Why couldn't he cause the hero to
tell the heroine to go to Hades
when she returned from her dizzy
interlude, as any normal man would
do in real life?
Ray didn't know the answer, so
after awhile he dismissed the matter
from his mind and let his thoughts
dwell on Natalie.
Ray had been engaged to Natalie
for almost a year. They were to
be married in the fall. Or that is,
Ray hoped they were. Since Clin
ton Rich had arrived in town, Ray
had become more and more doubt
ful. Rich was summering in Hamp
stead. He had hired a camp out on
the lake, where, ostensibly, he spent
his time communing with nature.
He was, he claimed, a naturalist
and had come up to Hampstead to
study the ways of wild fowl. Which
was a pretty good story, and made
folks in Hampstead a little awed
of him. '
Natalie Was Fascinated by Clinton.
Especially was Natalie entranced
by him. Not so much because he
claimed to be a naturalist, but be
cause he talked with a slight lisp
and recited poetry and possessed
the manners of a courtier. Natalie
was fascinated by him. She saw in
him romance and glamour.
Ray had, at first, been disdainful
to complain. He couldn’t believe
j that Natalie was actually interested
i in such a queer specimen of man
J kind. To admit that she was would
j be more or less an insult to his own
intelligence. But after a while he
1 had to take notice. Folks were talk
; ing and grinning behind his back.
Natalie was seen in Mr. Clinton
Rich’s company a little too often to
give the impression her interests
were wholly along the naturalistic
lines.
And so. after awhile. Ray men
tioned the matter in an offhandish
way and was sharply rebuked.
Natalie had a faraway look in her
eyes when she told him coldly he
didn't, and never could, understand
the value of a platonic friendship.
Ray, wholly disgusted, took to
brooding, satisfied, through neces
sity, to wait; to wait until Natalie
came out of the fog. He knew that
sooner or later she would return to
him and they would be married,
even though it became necessary to
postpone the ceremony until spring.
She was merely having a lapse, that
was all . . .
Ray Cantrell suddenly sat upright
in bed and pulled on his bedlamp.
He got up and stared at himself in
the mirror. If this isn't just like
one of those stories in Peerless, he
thought, then I’m a monkey’s uncle!
Why, I’m acting exactly as those
dizzy heroes act.
He sat down and thought serious
ly for five minutes. He felt a trifle
guilty for condemning the Peerless
Weekly authors, because he was
acting precisely as their heroes had
acted. As a matter of fact, his own
life was not at all different from
their lives. And he. a moment ago,
; had advocated different reactions
| for both heroes and heroines. Well,
by thunder, now was a good chance
to prove his argument . . .
Ray glanced at his watch. Ten
thirty! That dizzy naturalist would
be just about taking his leave from
Natalie's front porch. They would
stand near the gate a few minutes,
looking up at the moon, and then
Ray had a sinking sensation in the
pit of his stomach. Would Natalie
permit him to kiss her? Probably.
She was gone just about that far.
Well, she wasn't going to get away
with that. Not if she expected she
could return to Ray. No, sir . . .
Ray dressed hurriedly, ran a
comb through his hair, tiptoed
downstairs and let himself out into
the clear, cool, moon-flooded night.
The main street of Hampstead
was deserted. Ray turned Into
Maple road, and hurried along
under the shade trees. The fifth
house was Natalie’s and as he
approached-, Ray made out two
figures standing by the gate.
Drawing near he saw them
merge into one, heard a faint
scream coming from Natalie’s
lips. Then one of the figures
drew away and started up the
street.
Natalie stood near the gate. She
turned at sound of Ray’s footsteps.
She called out to him, and there was
something in her voice that made
Ray’s heart quicken its pace.
"Ray! Oh, Ray! I’m so glad
you’ve come. Ray, I—I—”
He stopped near her. “Well? I’m
in a hurry, Natalie. What is it you
want?”
She looked as though she might
cry. "Ray, I’ve just realized what
a selfish, rude little beast I’ve been.
Ray, won’t you forgive me for the
way I've acted?”
Ray’s heart thumped. Only now
was he realizing how much he loved
this girl. But Peerless Weekly’s
stories were still fresh in his mind.
He took a firm grip on his impulses.
"How,” he asked, laughing harsh
ly, “would you like to go to Hades?”
"Ray Cantrell!” Natalie stared
at him in amazement. "Why, what
a perfectly dreadful, horrible thing
to say! I never dreamed you were
capable of such talk.” She turned
away. “Please don't ever speak to
me again!”
Ray waited a minute uncertainly,
wondering whether to follow out his
plan and walk indifferently away,
first delivering a few cutting re
marks, or yield to natural impulses.
Of one thing he was certain! His
theory was all wet. And this dis
covery dispelled his indecision.
Leaping the fence he caught up with
her.
“Natalie! I didn’t mean that!
Honest! I don't know what I was
thinking. But that guy had driven
me nuts.”
Natalie eyed him coldly. "Very
well, Ray. But I shall not forget
Mr. Rich is leaving Hampstead to
morrow. I shall never see him
again. He—he proved to be a dis
appointment. So you can set your
mind at rest. I—I have decided to
marry you, after all, despite the
insult."
Walking home later, Ray won
dered who was the most cockeyed,
himself or the authors of the stories
in Peerless Weekly.
Private Air Raid Groups
For Housing Projects
Tenants of large-scale housing
projects will set up their own raid
precaution organizations in addition
to participating in other defense ac
tivities. In San Francisco mainte
nance staffs of the various projects
are official air raid wardens for
their areas. Social halls, kitchens
and recreation rooms in the project
community space have been made
available to the San Francisco de
fense council. Women tenants will
attend classes in first aid, nutrition
and home economics.
Hillside Homes, New York city,
which had an air raid warden or
ganization partially set up before
the first bomb scare, is continuing
its personnel training program.
Knickerbocker Village project, also
in New York city, is organizing 120
tenants for a 24-hour patrol of the
project. The tenants’ association is
co-ordinating activities of all the
clubs in the project useful for civ
ilian defense.
The Brownsville, Texas, housing
authority has issued blackout rules
in two languages—English and Span
ish—for tenants of its two housing
projects. Maintenance superintend
ents of the projects are captains of
the air wardens and project tenants
will be assistants.
In Baltimore the housing authority
is organizing 3,500 housing project
tenants for defense by training vol
unteer air raid and fire wardens for
service on the project and enrolling
women tenants in the city civilian
defense council for knitting, sewing,
conservation and first aid.
Among Dinosaurs
The dinosaurs, which roamed the
earth between 175 and 125 million
years ago, were not uniformly mon
strous, some of them being only
2V4 feet and others 90 feet long.
But their brains were uniformly and
absurdly small. The largest dino
saurs included Atlantosaurus (90
feet long), Diplodocus (80 feet),
Brontosaurus (70 feet), and the
most ferocious of them all, Tyran
nosaurus (40 feet). Remains have
been found on all the continents,
some of the richest finds having
been made in Montana and Wyo
ming. It is believed that the dino
saurs became extinct chiefly be
cause of the decrease of carbon
dioxide (a lung stimulant) in Ter
tiary times and because of the
raids of smaller animals on their
eggs.
Patterns
SEWONG CIRCLE ~
V 1 546-B
'T'HIS inviting three-in-one pat
tern looks ahead to summer
days and at the same time is
immediately practical with its
sleeveless jumper dress cut on
princess lines, the matching jump
er and bonnet. For every little
girl can put the jumper with its
cunning bolero topper on now and
wear it.
Pattern No. 1546-B is a design
that inspires even the sewing ama
teur to get out scissors and cloth
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The Questions
1. What is the meaning of tele
as used in the word telegraph?
2. Sanskrit is the ancient sacred
and literary language of what
country?
3. What is called the first law
of nature?
4. For what sentence of four
words is the word “good-by” a
contraction or abbreviation of?
5. Is Alaska larger than Texas?
6. What does pettifogger mean?
7. What is the difference be
tween astrology and astronomy?
The Answers
1. Far off.
2. India.
3. Self-preservation.
4. God be with ye.
5. Yes. Alaska, 590,884 square
miles; Texas, 265,986 square miles.
6. A lawyer who practices in
petty cases.
7. Astrology is the art pursued
of foretelling or forecasting the
future of mankind by reference to
the influence supposed to be ex
erted by the stars. Astronomy is
the study of the heavenly bodies.
and begin. The jumper is so very
simple to make and the bolero of
fers little or no problem. The
matching bonnet can be made on
a very simplified Dlan!
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1546-B is de
signed for sizes 2. 3, 4. 5 and 6 years.
Size 3 requires 2 yards of 35 or 39-lnch
material for ensemble. Bonnet lining ',4
yard. Dress and bolero trimming 23,«
yards ric-rac. bonnet 3,i yard.
Send your order to:
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Room 1116
211 West Wacker Dr. Chicago
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
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Pattern No. Size.
Name.
Address.
No Trouble
Smith—Those auto engineers are cer
tainly geniuses at making driving
easier.
Jones—How’s that?
Smith —1940, no running boards;
1941, no gear shift; 1942—no car.
There’s plenty of money in the
country, they say. Only every
body seems to owe it to somebody
else.
Move the Earth
“What is the greatest water
power resource known to man?”
“Woman’s tears.”
The Moocher
“How many cigarettes do you
smoke a day?”
“Oh, any given amount!”
Fit Description
Teacher—A collision is ' two things
coming together unexpectedly. Willie,
give me an example.
W illie—T wins.
Proven
“A scientist has discovered that
singing warms the blood.”
“He’s right. I’ve heard singing
that makes my blood boil.”
Could Be
Jones—The Blacks brag about
their ancestors as though they had
invented them.
Smith—I shouldn’t be surprised
if they had.
Acid Indigestion
What many Doctors do for it
When excess stomach add causes gas, soar stomach
or heartburn, doctors prescribe the fastest• setinf
medicines known for symtomatic relief — medicines
like those in Bell-ans Tablets. No laxative. If your
very first trial doesn’t prove Bell-ans better, return
bottle to us and get double your money back, 25c.
Glory’s Path
The path of duty is the way of
glory .—Tennyson.
J. Fuller Pep
By JERRY LINE
Uncle Jed always used to say,
‘'Thlngs’d be a whole lot pleas
anter if folks would Just live bo b
they'd never be ashamed to sell
the family parrot to the town
gossip."
An’ speakln’ o’ parrots, reckon
I must sound like one, the way
I'm always talkin’ about vitamins
an' KELLOGG’S PEP! But It’s
mighty Important to get your
vitamins—all of ’em! And
KELLOGG'S PEP Is extra-strong
In the two vitamins, Bi and D,
that are most likely to be short
In ordinary meals. An’, PEP’S
plumb delicious, too!
tip
A delicious cereal that supplies per 1 -ounce
servings 112 daily need of vitamin D; 4/3
to 113 minimum daily sseed of vitamin Bi.
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