WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
U. S. and British Teamwork in Tunisia
Forces Definite Shift of Nazi Strategy;
Moscow-Bryansk Drive Ended: Russia;
Fortresses Smash Jap Base at Rabaul
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Tokyo’s warning to the Japanese people to expert heavy air raids
seems well substantiated. Here (left to right) Col. Herbert Morgan, Brig.
Gen. Claire L. Chennault, Col. Robert L. Scott Jr. and Col. William E. 1
Basye check a well-thumbed map before their bombers take off from
Chinese soil to raid Jap bases in Burma. General Chennault is ia com
mand of the American China air task force.
TUNISIA:
Big Punch
Working as a team. Allied armies
have thrown their big punch at the
Axis in Tunisia.
With Allied planes flying over the
southern front in waves bombing and
strafing the enemy, the British 8th
army opened a powerful assault
against the Mareth line. Units of
this army smashed through the left
side of the Axis positions and raced
to within 20 miles of Gabes, a vital
communications center for the
enemy.
At the same time, Lieut. Gen.
George Patton led his armored
American forces into Maknassy,
which stands 20 miles from the
Gabes coastal area. Patton’s men
held their positions despite the fierce
counterfire of German dive bombers.
In the welter of fighting, it ap
peared as though the British were
succeeding in herding the Germans
back up the coast, while the Amer
icans were driving eastward to cut
off the retreat from the rear. En
joying air superiority, the Allies
claim to have bugged 24 Axis planes
in the early stages of the fighting to
a loss of seven of their own.
KISKA:
Jap Air Base
The silence shrouding Japanese
activities on Kiska island in the
Aleutians was broken with word of
America’s stepped-up air offensive
designed primarily to prevent the
enemy from accomplishing the task
of building an air field on the moun
tainous island base.
Almost three times as many raids
were made in March as in Febru
ary. The Japs are working 24 hours
a day to construct a flight strip
from which they can operate land
planes. Previously such an installa
tion had been considered impossible,
due to the rough nature of the land.
Construction of the field would per
mit the Japs to do a much better
Job of defending Kiska. From there,
too, they might try to raid the Amer
ican base in the Andreanoff islands.
SILENT TREATMENT:
For Argentina
When Vice President Wallace went
no further into South America than
to Chile, natives of Argentina began
to really wake up to the fact that
Washington was handing them a good
dose of the "silent treatment." Com
ment on Wallace's trip became gen
eral throughout the country and the
government went so far as to issue
an official explanation—that it had
been learned in Washington that
Wallace was visiting only the West
coast of South America on this trip.
Argentina, major food producing
nation, received no mention in plans
for the United Nations' forthcoming
agricultural conference and this, too,
caused wide discussion of America’s
policy toward the republic.
Citizens of Argentina realize that
their government is being handled
this way because of its policy of fail
ing to cast in completely with the
United Nations in political and mili
tary action against the Axis.
RUSSIA:
Deeds, Few Words
Even while the Germans were
claiming new gains in the area west
of Kursk, 120 miles north of Khar
kov, Moscow communiques told of
beaten Nazi forces up and down the
line running from Smolensk to Ros
tov.
Russian dispatches told of strong
German forces which had smashed
against the Moscow-Bryansk rail
trunk. The Nazis were reported to
have lost 7,000 officers and men in
killed alone. The Russians said the
Nazi offensive had ceased.
In their own offensive west of Mos
cow toward Smolensk, the Red army
captured an additional number of
populated places. On the Donets
river front, far to the south, the
Russians fought defensive engage
ments with German tanks and in
fantry in the Belgorod area. Belgo
rod, about 60 miles northeast of
Kharkov, is held by the Germans.
For the first time in weeks the
Russians announced an advance in
the Kuban area of the Caucasus.
There they captured the district cen
ter and large railway station of
Slavyanskaya, 45 miles northeast of
Novorossisk.
STEEL:
And Faked Tests
Charges of crookedness vs. patri
otism were aired before a senate in
vestigating committee when officers
and employees of the Carnegie-Illi
nois steel corporation acknowledged
that tests had been faked on steel
produced by its Irvin, Pa., plant to
fill war orders.
Steel company officials steadfastly
denied there was any motive except
patriotism—a desire to win the war.
Chairman Harry S. Truman of Mis
souri said he considered the prac
tice “just plain crookedness and
cheating on the government.”
J Lester Perry, president of the
corporation, testified that the “re
grettable failure" to carry out test
ing procedures on steel plates for
the navy, maritime commission and
lend-lease was not known to the
higher management and declared he
intended to “clear it up.”
250 JAP PLANES:
Blasted at Rabaul
The Japanese base at Rabaul,
New Britain, shuddered under its
third heaviest raid of the war when
a strong force of Flying Fortresses
dropped 54 tons of bombs on more
than 250 Jap planes trapped on
the ground.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reported
that "a substantial proportion” of
the grounded enemy planes were
destroyed or damaged The For
tresses dropped bombs ranging in
size from small incendiaries to 2,000
pound block-busters. Rabaul has
three airdromes—Lakunai. Vunaka
nau and Rapopo. All Allied planes
returned.
On their return from R; haul. Al
lied planes strafed and set afire a
10,000-ton Japanese transport off
Cape Gazelle. Enemy shipping also
was attacked at three other places.
HIGHLIGHTS . . . »n the ueek’t newt
FISHY TREATY: Russia and Ja
pan are still haggling over renewal
of the 1942 fishing treaty, giving the
Japs free movement in the waters
off Siberia. The treaty is of mili
tary importance to Japan since it
allows her to operate a weather sta
tion on the Kamchatka peninsula,
which allows an accurate gauge of
atmospheric conditions in the Ber
ing sea.
LIVE AND LET LIVE: “Live and
let live" must be the world's motto
for the future, Mme. Chiang Kai
shek told 23,000 people in Chicago's
stadium. Although tAe League of
Nations failed, she said, concerted
action will be necessary for the
reconstruction and preservation of
peace in the post-war period. Mme.
Kai-shek called war the “acme of
human folly."
DOWN UNDER:
Subs Big Menace
With submarines operating in
packs in the North Atlantic, signs
pointed early to the opening of the
Nazis spring offensive against Allied
shipping to the European war fronts.
That the Nazis were concentrating
on such an offensive seemed to be
borne out by the appointment of Karl
Doenitz as commander of the Ger
man fleet Doenitz is a submarine
specialist, who has organized the
latest technique of opeating U-boats
in packs.
Thirty-two ships totaling over 200,
000 tons were sunk in a recent con
voy, the Nazis said. The Allies did
not confirm the claim, but survivors
from a late North Atlantic convoy
said their losses were heavy, al
though partly compensated by dam
age to the attacking underseas
horde.
The Nazis are said to have 500
subs, with at least a third in action
at one time. The practice of op
erating the submersibles in packs
under one experienced commander,
relieves the necessity for training
individual commanders. In the new
technique, U-boats attack their prey
from both sides of the convoy.
Construction of a fast destroyer
escort by the U. S. is expected to
assist in running down subs. Volume
production of these escorts will al
low the navy to use them as the
Nazis use their U-boats, that is, in
packs. Building also has been
speeded on small auxiliary aircraft
carriers to permit planes to take off
at sea and maintain close patrol
over convoys at all times.
RATIONING:
Jup filing Act
Almost all the items that go into the
American market basket are now
regulated under the rationing sys
tem and the job of juggling points
to insure a proper diet is as an
important job for the housewife as
is juggling the dollars in the fam
ily’s grocery budget.
When meat, butter, cheese, short
ening, lard and margarine joined
the foods brought under the point
system the full force of war hit the
nation’s dinner table. OPA indicat
ed that with the 16 points allotted
RATION HATES
April 12—Expiration date for Pe
riod 4 fuel-oil coupons.
April 25—Last valid date for
stamp No. 26, good for one
pound of coffee.
May 21—Last day on which Cou
pon 5 in “A” gas ration book Is
valid.
May 31—Last day for use of
stamp No. 12, good for five
pounds of sugar.
June 15—Last valid date for
stamp No. 17, good for one pair
of shoes.
Sept. 30—Expiration date for Pe
riod 5 fuel-oil coupons.
each week during the first weeks for
these items would provide approxi
mately these amounts:
1. Meat—Slightly under two
pounds.
2. Rutter—About *4 pound.
3. Cheese—About 1.7 ounces.
4. Shortening—About 3 ounces.
5. Lard—About pound.
6. Margarine —About 1.2
ounces.
Officials reported that in general
the attitude to this almost complete
rationing of foodstuffs was good.
Most Americans realize, it was
pointed out, that rationing is the saf
est way to insure adequate supplies
for the armed forces and our al
lies as well as insure equitable dis
tribution of what is left for the home
front.
VIEWPOINTS:
Death, Dust, Ashes
A quiet confidence ran through
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's
recent speech when he warned the
British that it may take tw.o more
years to crush Hitler "and his evil
powers of evil into death, dust and
ashes."
That was Churchill’s warning to
those people who believe that the
war already is won. "I am not
able to share those sanguine hopes
and my earnest advice to you is . . .
not to take your eye off the ball even
for a moment.”
In a speech both grave and op
timistic. Churchill asserted that aft
er Germany is beaten the Allies
would turn immediately to "punish
the greedy, cruel empire of Japan ”
The prime minister proposed post
war councils of the Allied nations to
insure peace, and drew a hopeful
picture of social and economic post
war planning.
Meanwhile, another voice was
heard—this one from Berlin. It was
the voice of Adolf Hitler, rumored
to be dead, ill or insane. Emerg
ing from months of seclusion, Hitler
admitted that German soil has be
come a war zone, but boasted that
the eastern front crisis has been
overcome and that the German na
tion was moving toward "success
until final victory."
WARNING:
Broadcasts from Tokyo are warn
ing the Japanese people to expect
air raids over Japan and increasing
submarine attacks upon shipping. A
war review broadcast said “the ene
my is still continuing air raids on
our forces. The American planes
in China will be further strength
ened and therefore the enemy hopes
to carry out raids over Japan . . .
The enemy is using her submarines
in the hope of destroying our sup
ply lines ... We must build more
ships to replace our lost ships."
Results Justify Expenses
Of Overseas Propaganda
Axis Has Employed Elaborate Means to Get
Its Views Across to Neutral Nations;
U. S. Must Use Press and Radio.
By BAUKHAGE
News Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington. D. C.
The other day, Elmer Davis, head
of the Office of War Information,
held a press conference. He opened
it with the remark that we were
witnessing an Uncle Tom’s Cabin
without the Simon Legree. I didn’t
get the significance of the remark
until Davis explained that Repre
sentative Tabor, who charged Mr.
Davis with using the Office of War
Information to distribute propagan
da for a fourth term, had been in
vited to share the conference but
had other duties.
Obviously, the purpose of the
meeting was to show how the mon
ey for the publication of propaganda
was being spent and a good deal of
time was taken up on comparative
costs of British, American and Axis
propaganda efforts. If the OWI car
ries out present plans, it will be
spending at the rate of 45 millions
of dollars by the end of the year.
Britain, with its separate ministry
of information, is spending much
more than we are—Germany prob
ably four or five times as much.
That’s a rough estimate. But the
figures didn’t interest me so much
and I’ll tell you why. I had come
to the meeting a little early and
had been studying the array of lit
erature—arranged on two tables—
the American and the Axis propa
ganda material. There were hand
some publications like the German
magazines "Signal,” “Berlin-Rome
Tokyo,” and Japan's "Nippon.”
“Signal” costs 75 cents a copy to
produce—the art work in all of them
must make "Esquire” and "For
tune” envious. There were tiny
pamphlets—these were American—
you could slip into your hat band.
The OWI’s masterpiece is "Victory”
which was the target of congres
sional attack—it isn't so bad in com
parison with the expensive Axis
magazines but it costs only 35 cents
to produce.
Three things struck me as a re
sult of the conference: first, if there
is an even chance of obtaining the
results expected, the investment is
not worth quibbling about; second,
since Davis admits that material
got info the Roosevelt sketch which
should not have and won’t again, we
either ought to take Davis’ judg
ment or else fire him. Thirdly, the
public hasn’t had a chance to know
what the propaganda is all about
and the criticism of one phase of it
utterly distorts the general picture
of the function, purpose and value
of the OWI effort.
In the first place, these publica
tions under consideration are not
for our troops abroad or our people
at home — though I believe they
ought to be given some circulation
here simply so that their function
is understood, at least when it is
compatible with the confidential na
ture of some of the means of distri
bution in enemy countries.
It is accepted as the duty and
function for one political party to
do all it can to discredit the leaders
of the other party—according to the
rules of the game of politics—but,
as Davis quoted the Baltimore Sun,
you have to exploit your personali
ties. People mean a lot more than
mere ideas when you are trying to
make an impression. Roosevelt can
be played up as a powerful symbol
to people abroad without affecting
the political situation at home. That
was done effectively In the case of
Woodrow Wilson in the last war, his
picture was worshiped all over Eu
rope, as the symbol of the leader of
a nation coming to liberate them.
But when be came home, he couldn’t
sell his program to the American
people.
SelP Allied Cause
I tried to find out what the ob
jective of the OWI was, whether it
;ould show any results.
Purpose one is counter-attack. We
mow what German propaganda has
Sone, first in softening countries
about to be invaded; second, to keep
neutrals leaning Nazi-ward. OWI
wants to fight fire with fire.
The second purpose is the same
as the first and more of it—not
. merely to nullify enemy effort but
sell the prospect the idea that Amer
ica can win and is winning the war
and that American victory will be a
greater selfish advantage to the
prospect than a Nazi victory would
be.
How about results? That is pretty
hard to reduce to statistics or even
concrete statements. We know some
Japs have surrendered with our
propaganda leaflets in their hands.
We know that leaflets dropped over
occupied countries or pamphlets
smuggled in have started people
talking. OWI has reports to this ef
fect t. They say that this means that
the idea has been spread that Amer
ica is in touch with the people within
the occupied territory.
We know that some of these pam
phlets have been photostated or cop
ied in others and given further dis
tribution. It was stated that these
copies or excerpts from them have
even been circulated in prison
camps.
We know that from four to six
clandestine newspapers are made
up chiefly from Allied propaganda
material.
Of course, by no means all of the
OWI propaganda is spread through
publications. In fact, the radio
broadcasts represent the greater
part of the expenditure.
OWI is confident that this radio
propaganda is not wasted as has
been charged although it is admit
ted that the listening audience is
being cut down as short-wave sets
are seized or wear out and the de
preciation is heavy. On the other
hand, it is known that the radio
broadcasts are repeated—by word
of mouth and in clandestine pam
phlets and newspapers.
The chief evidence that propagan
da is reaching into Germany comes
from two sources: first, the speeches
of Goebbels and other German lead
ers who warn against black listen
ing-warning not to believe the for
eign propaganda—and, second, the
records of trials of persons arrest
ed for this black listening.
Effective in Turkey
It is stated that American propa
ganda has been effective in Turkey
because Turks believe it whereas
they have caught the Axis in too
many lies. Since publications print
ed in Turkish are still forbidden to
be sent into Turkey, the printing
has to be done there or the material
sent in in French or English.
In Spain, it is said that in spite
of strong handicaps—that is, the
power of the Falangist party which
is openly pro-Axis—American prop
aganda has curtailed this power,
has swung many people from a pro
Axis to a pro-Ally attitude. The
persecution of the Catholic church in
Germany has been used effectively
in Spain.
Of course, this isn’t the whole
story of propaganda. All is fair in
love and war and some pretty pre
carious tight-rope walking is some
times done—witness democracy’s
tete-a-tete with Darlan which his
tory will probably disclose was less
a desertion of democratic political
methods than waiving of the Queens
berry rules of gallant combat. We
can’t expect the Allies to show their
hands to the enemy and there is no
use disturbing the squeamish by
revealing the possible although not
entirely immaculate condition which
might arise from grappling with an
especially noisome enemy.
What Davis did not go into at this
meeting was the question of enemy
propaganda directed toward us.
That is a very delicate matter and
sometimes governments are willing
to give the enemy credit for the cir
culation of certain sentiments ex
pressed by people who are just mad
at their own public servants and
are exercising the inherent right of
grousing.
As I said before, I am much more
interested in whether the propagan
da job we are doing is effective.
As to getting in puffs for the party
in power, that is up to the party
out of power to stop but one of the
inescapable advantages of being an
"in” in wartime is that you can
squelch some opposition on the
ground of patriotism. On the other
hand, there was never an adminis
tration yet that wasn't thrown out
after a war so there is some com
pensation—furthermore, the party
of the opposition doesn't share the
blame for the mistakes.
Now that Governor Bricker has
announced that he expects the Ohio
delegation will support him as a
favorite son candidate for the presi
dency, politics will be raising its
lovely head in every headline.
BRIEFS ... by Baukhage
ia has received $157,000,000 of
assistance from America.
• • •
Seventy thousand letters dumped
into the Tagus river when the Yan
kee Clipper crashed recently at Lis
bon finally reached London, a sod
den mass, but were salvaged. Most
: were addressed to American sol
diers. Officials estimated that 95
per cent reached their destination.
It costs the treasury an average of
about $2.50 each to “process" an
income tax return. The department
expects that the new taxes will bring
in 8.500,000 new returns.
• • •
The four-masted steel bark, Foz
Do Dourg, will carry a car,}o oi
more than 200,000 American Red
Cross food parcels for U. S. prison
ers of war in enemy countries.
Horse in Need of
Conditioning Now
Important Factors
In Care of Horses
Since the horse has returned to
stay—for the duration at least—
farmers should start now if they
want to put their animals into top
condition before spring work begins.
According to the department of
animal pathology and hygiene at the
University of Illinois college of ag
riculture, good feeding is essential,
but consideration should also be giv
en to methods of ridding horses of
internal parasites. Bots live in the
stomach, while roundworms, stron
gyles and other parasites live in the
small and large intestine and, dur
ing certain stages of development,
in other body tissues.
The best time to treat horses for
parasites is during the winter
months. Carbon disulphide is effec
tive in ridding horses of bots and
Randolph Shell pours seed peanuts
into a planter on his father’s farm
near Littleton, N. C.
roundworms. Phenothiazlne, the
drug now so widely used for the con
trol of internal parasites of sheep,
is particularly effective in removing
strongyles from the digestive tract.
There Is, however, an element
of danger in the treatment of
horses for parasites. Such mat
ters as correct dosage and
methods of administration, as
well as care given before and
after treatment, require the skill
and judgment of a veterinarian.
A few farmers have used para
site control measures upon ad
vice of a veterinarian for many
years.
Two other things, trimming the
feet and removing sharp corners
from the teeth, should be taken care
of before horses are harnessed for
field work. These jobs can be done
at the same time the horses are giv
en treatment for parasites.
Agriculture
in
Industry
By FLORENCE C. WEED
Hardwoods
At the U. S. Forest Products lab
oratory at Madison, Wis., new wood
uses have been uncovered which
have been adopted by industry.
Among these are wood plastics,
made by heating millwaste with
acids which convert it into a mold
ing powder for floortiles and switch
board panels.
Corrugating board for shipping
containers is made from chestnut
chips discarded after tannin is ex
tracted. Black jack oak and red
gum may be substituted as chestnut
wood disappears through disease.
Over 200 recent buildings have
utilized glued and laminated struc
tural beams and arches which are
made from cheap, low-grade small
sized boards put together under
pressure. Prefabricated houses are
being marketed with panels for walls,
floors and roofs made from plywood
glued to light frame.
Strong papers are being made for
wrapping from maple, birch and as
pen. Cellophane is made from
pulped wood, treated chemically to
convert it into jelly. This is filtered
through narrow slits to become
transparent sheets.
At a California lumber mill, red ;
wood sawdust, chips and shavings I
are compacted under pressure into <
small logs sold for fireplaces, dining
cars and ship galleys. Shredded red
wood bark, known as Palco wool, is
being marketed for insulation. When
finished, it is a fluffy material re
sembling a mass of red hair.
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More Farm Machinery
Success in meeting farm produc
tion goals for 1943 will be dependent
to a great extent upon getting the
last possible ounce of help from ma
chinery. Every piece of power farm
equipment should be given a general
overhauling to make certain it will
be ready to operate when needed. \
Efforts so should be made to make
community work schedules for tools |
which will not be used full-lime on
the farms of their owners. All this
j will help our war effort
0. S. Steel Reports 1942 Production
28 Per Cent Greater Than World
War I Peak
United States Steel Corporation's An
nual Report for 1942, reporting attain
ment of a steel ingot tonnage production
28 per cent greater than in the peak
year of World War I, has Just been
released as "a production story—and a
financial story—of a great war effort.”
Production by U. S. Steel in 1942 of
more than 30,000,000 net tons of ingots
as well as the manufacture of a steady
flow of products entering into thou
sands of items used in prosecuting the
war were described by Irving S. Olds.
Chairman of the Board of Directors, in
his review of the year contained in the
Corporation’s forty-first annual report.
Tne victory parade of steel ingots was
listed as only one of several principal
contributions of U. S. Steel to the war
effort. These contributions were enu
merated as follows: "First, a record vol
ume of steel and other materials needed
not only for the fabrication of essential
war products but also for the creation
of new facilities to make such war
products has been produced. Second,
the technical ability representing manjr
decades of accumulated research and
experience has been made available for
the requirements of the Government.
Third, the construction and operation
of vast new facilities for the Govern
ment in connection with the war effort
have been undertaken. Fourth, millions
of dollars of U. S. Steel's funds have
been expended for various facilities
contributory to the war effort."
A one-page condensation of the
financial record of the Corporation for
the year describes in simple Language
what disposition was made of the
$1,865,951,692 received by the Corpora
tion from sales of its products and ser
vices during 1942. Employment costs of
$783 million in 1942 were 25% greater
than for the previous year; 1942 taxes
of $204 million were 21% more than In
the preceding year: while dividends to
stockholders remained unchanged. nT.e
amount carried forward for future
needs of the Corporation was 78% less
than in 1941.
Among achievements cited is the de
velopment of the airplane landing mat.
The serious problem of handling plane
landings on nastily built air fields was
solved with the war-time invention by
Carnegie-Ulinois Steel Corporation, a
U. S. Steel subsidiary, of a landing mat,
consisting of portable interlocking steel
sections. It was pronounced the out
standing development of the year in the
field of aviation by the Chief of the
Army Air Force. As mass production
methods were evolved, other companies
were licensed to use the process, and
thirty smaller manufacturers are now
firoducing these landing mat sections
n quantity
The report reveals that in 1942 one
subsidiary. Federal Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, completed more
destroyers for the Navy Department In
shorter building time than any other
shipyard in the country. A new ship
Sard built by this subsidiary for the
avy Department began operations five
months after ground was broken. A
fully equipped shipyard for the produc
tion of the latest type of tank landing
craft was constructed -and is being
operated for the Navy Department by
American Bridge Company, another
subsidiary.
An interesting comparison of the use
of U. S. Steel's own resources and of
Government funds for the expansion of
emergency facilities undertaken by
U. S. Steel from June, 1940, to the end
of 1942, shows that the ratio of U. S.
Steel’s investment to the use of Gov
ernment funds was 65c of Us own
money to every dollar of Government
funds used. This compares with a ratio
for all industry of 27c of private funds
to one dollar of Government funds.
In this expansion program, U. S. Steel’s
private investment was $282,000,000, as
compared with $436,000,000 of Govern
ment funds expended, making a total of
$718,000,000 expended in the program.—
Adv.
Pidgin English
“Pidgin English” is a mixture
of English and Chinese, but also
refers to any similar jargon.
Nautical Mile
Your automobile runs 35 miles
an hour (under war-time speed
limits)—if you have gas and tires.
That kind of a mile is a statute
mile, or land mile, equal to 5,280
feet. A ship’s speed is expressed
in knots. A knot is not a unit of
distance; it is a unit of speed,
equivalent loosely to one nautical
mile per hour. A nautical mile is
equal to 6,880 feet, nearly one
sixth more than a statute mile.
When a ship’s speed is 30 knots
(a very high speed at sea) it
means the ship is traveling 30
nautical miles per hour — or,
roughly 34Vz land miles per hour.
Disposition Helps Allergy
"The exact mode of inheritance
of allergy has been in dispute for
years,” the Journal of the Amer
ican Medical Association says in
answer to an inquiry. "All in
vestigators, however, agree that
no single allergic disease is trans
mitted as such. That which is
transmitted is the predisposition
to allergic conditions — the ten
dency to become hypersensitive.
The actual appearance of hyper
sensitivity depends mainly on en
vironmental factors.”
Vitamin B Gives Lift
Men, women and children who
need a lift which is not to be fol
lowed by a headache had better
check up on their consumption of
vitamin B. Laziness, predisposi
tion to hysterics, grouchiaess and
other mental disorders are accen
tuated by lack of vitamin B. Most
foods contain some of this vitamin
but only a few cf them are really
good sources. Doctors and nutri
tion experts agree that it is better
to get the needed supply of vita
mins from food than from pills,
and it is also cheaper. Foods
which are rich in vitamin B in
clude lean pork, liver and other
meat organs, whole grains, dried
beans and peas, soybeans, and
nuts, particularly peanuts.
Devise Alcohol Plant
Using broken-down railroad
tank cars for cookers, scouring
junk yards and salvage heaps for
odds and ends of usable equip
ment, turning scraps into piping,
controls and all the multitude of
mechanical contrivances that
make up an alcohol plant, are all
part of the latest war production
story to come to light. There was
no new plant equipment available
and the plant had to be up and
running in the shortest possible
time. Only $2,400 of original
equipment was used in building
this plant.