-—WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Allies Continue Advance in Italy;
U. S. Airmen Rain Blows on Japs;
Political Break Looms in South
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Walkout—Striker* mill outeide of Parke, Davie A Company plant
at Detroit, Mick. (See: Labor.)
PACIFIC:
Buck Air Power
Nibbling further at Jap air power
based in the eastern New Guinea
area as a defensive bulwark of the
Indies and the Philippines, U. S.
aviators continued their strikes
against enemy airdromes in the re
gion and U. S. ground forces fought
over rough country to set up air
fields for them.
As General MacArthur’s air and
ground forces struck out at eastern
New Guinea, navy bombers from a
strong task force of aircraft car
riers hit at enemy island holdings
farther to the north, dotting the
roadway to the enemy homeland.
U. S. casualties in the eastern
New Guinea area remained light as
Doughboys expanded their holdings
with support of heavy artillery,
tanks and warplanes.
POSTWAR:
Churchill Speaks
Organization of the great powers
emerging victorious from the war
Into a single force to preserve
future world peace was outlined by
Prime Minister Winston Churchill in
a discussion of foreign policy in
Britain’s house of commons.
To prevent either the planning or
conduct of future ware by “rest
less and ambitious nations,’’ Church
ill said the Allied powers intend to
set up a world organization equipped
with all necessury means for main
taining order.
Touching on the delicate Ausslan
Polish situation, Churchill declared
that Poland’s surrender of territory
in the east might be countered by
acquisition of German land.
SOLID SOUTH:
Threaten Break
Long rumored, southern rebellion
against the New Deal's social re
form, especially in regard to the
advocacy of Negro equality, took
tangible shape in Texas, where the
regular Democratic organization in
structed its presidential electors to
cast their vote for the party’s nomi
nee in the electoral college only
if the national convention:
1. Votes disapproval of efforts to
nullify state laws for segregation of
white and colored school children;
2. Backs up Texas’ opposition to
the Supreme court ruling opening
Democratic primaries to Negroes;
3. Seats the delegates selected by
the regular Texas Democratic
party instead of delegates chosen
by a rival rump organization, com
posed of members who broke with
the regular party over Its instruc
tions to the electors.
Electoral Vote
While calmer minds sweated over
working out a compromise between
the two factions in Texas, specula
tion arose as to what might happen
If the 23 Texas electors should join
eight similarly dissatisfied North
Carolina electors in voting against
the Democratic candidate in the
electoral college, whose vote deter
mines the presidential winner.
Since the 31 Texas and North
Carolina representatives in the elec
toral college, made up of electors
chosen by the states, could form a
majority for either side, they could
swing the election to either a Repub
lican or Democrat, being free to
vote as they wished. Or then,
again, they might vote for an inde
pendent person, in which case
neither of the two regular candi
dates would receive a majority and
the presidential election then would
be referred to the house of rep
resentatives. In the house, the party
in the majority would decide the
election.
MISCELLANY
CITRUS RECORD: The Texas
crop of grapefruit and oranges this
year was the largest in history, and
sold for the highest price, the gen
eral manager of the Rio Grande
Valley citrus exchange said. Grape
fruit yield was estimated at 17,539,*
081 boxes and oranges at 3,354,350
boxes. Total value of both crops
was set at $53,469,000 by the ex
change official
EUROPE:
Back Nazis to Wall
With Fifth army troops on the
southern front Joined with their
comrades on tne
Anzio beachhead,
and with the British
slugging through the
Liri valley to the
east. Allied forces
in Italy locked
hands for a knock
out punch against
the Germans below
Rome.
As the fighting in
Gen. Clark Italy came close to
a showdown, inva
sion preparations continued, with
thousands of Allied bombers ripping
up German defenses and airfields in
western Europe, and the Allied com
mand issuing detailed instructions
to the underground to report enemy
troop movements to U. S. and Brit
ish soldiers when they land.
Tottering under the combined
pressure of Lieut.-Gen. Mark Clark’s
Fifth army and the British Eighth,
the Germans fell slowly back to
the southeast of Rome for a bitter
defensive fight, while Allied aircraft
hampered their movements by a
steady bombardment of supply lines
and motorized concentrations.
LABOR:
Local Punished
While the CIO United Automobile
workers suspended officials of a
local union for a strike in the Chrys
ler plant at Detroit, Mich., the CIO
Gas, Coke and Chemical workers
sanctioned the walkout of 1,900
members of a local at the Parke,
Davis and company drug factory in
the same city.
In suspending the local officers for
the walkout which resulted from
their support of a CIO chauffeur*'
union fight with a rival AFL or
ganization, the United Automobile
workers said they had violated their
contract with the company, the
UAW constitution, and their no
strike pledge.
Accusing Parke, Davis and
company of a ‘‘vicious union bust
ing campaign,” the Gas. Coke and
Chemical workers supported its
local’s strike, which halted produc
tion of blood plasma, penicillin and
smallpox vaccination for military
and civilian use. Protesting that the
position of the company jeopardized
the standing of the union, the local’s
president defied a War Labor board
directive to return to work before
resuming negotiations.
FOOD:
Supply Good
A factor In the government’s pos
sible restoration of rationing on
point-free meats may be the neces
sity for assuring a more equal dis
tribution of such meats, three fed
eral agencies reporting on the gen
eral food situation declared. Mean
time, some cuts or better grades of
meat may become more difficult to
obtain.
Although supplies of canned fruits
and juices will continue at low lev
els for the rest of the year, fresh
apples, peaches, pears and cherries
will be more plentiful. The situation
in canned vegetables can be expect
ed to grow tight. Increases in stocks
of margarine, shortening and other
edible oils will probably offset de
clines In butter and lard. Because
of record spring production of eggs,
need for greater consumption per
sists.
“Civilian diet is sufficient In calo
ries, proteins, iron and vitamin A,
but with little margin ... in the B
vitamin and C vitamin," the agen
cies reported.
BIG GUNS:
The army has sharply increased
its demand for large caliber can
non and ammunition it is announced,
giving rise to speculation that mili
tary leaders anticipate long and
severe fighting after invasion beach
heads have been secured.
New plant construction has been
approved and factories now on a
standby basis will return to full op
erations, official sources disclose.
Ammunition schedules have been
stepped up to four or five times pre
vious levels.
AGRICULTURE:
Farm Machinery
With manufacture of harvesting
and haying equipment farthest be
hind schedule, the War Production
board's $671,000,000 farm machinery
and spare parts program for the
year ending June 30 was 13 per cent
off on May 1.
Because of accelerated production
In the Anal few months, however,
the WPB expects the program to
finish up only 10 per cent behind
schedule, although manufacturers of
combines will have up to September
to meet their quotas.
As of May 1, production of har
vesting machinery was 33.4 per cent
off schedule; tractor attachments off
28.2 per cent; bam and barnyard
equipment off 25.8 per cent; farm
pumps and windmills off 16.4 per
cent; farm wagons, gears and
trucks off 16.5 per cent; harrows and
rollers off 14.5 per cent; cultivators
and weeders off 13.9 per cent; dairy
farm machinery off J3 per cent;
planting, seeding and fertilizing
equipment off 11.8 per cent, and
farm poultry equipment off 11.3 per
cent.
Land Values
With farm land values showing a
15 per cent Increase for the year
ending March 15, they stood at 114
per cent of the 1912-’ 14 level,
according to statistics of the U. S.
department of agriculture.
One-third of the sales financed by
credit last year involved mortgages
of 75 per cent of the sales price,
the IJSDA reported.
With the average debt per acre
on newly acquired farms about one
fourth higher than two years ago,
large turnover was reported in
1943, with some operators selling
holdings after a few months. Many
city buyers reputedly were purchas
ing farm property as an inflation
hedge.
CONGRESS:
Investigate Ward's
Investigating the government’s
seizure of Montgomery Ward and
company's Chicago mail order
plants, a congressional subcommit
tee heard Attorney Gen. Francis
Biddle declare that inasmuch as the
concern was indirectly involved in
the war program through sale of
productive equipment to farmers,
the President could use his Judg
ment in taking it over during a
labor dispute to restore operation.
Thus, the Attorney General con
cluded, if the seizure was not war
ranted under congressional statutes,
it was legal under the President’s
wartime emergency powers.
Because his interpretation of the
law is his own opinion, the Attor
ney General said, he stands correc
tion by a court, or congress itself
can intervene to make any changes
in legislation which might eliminate
abuses.
Strange Tail
'
There's no end to the versatility
of the American Seabee, as shown in
this picture from distant Midway
island, where navy construction ex
perts secured a length of %-inch
manila rope to Bossy's severed tail
to provide the milk cow with a
switch. Carpenter's Mate J. A.
Pierson, Sheffield, Pa., is the milker.
RAILROADS:
Government Rates
In exchange for the grant of land
for right-of-ways to the railroads
during the expansion period of 1850
1870, the government received re
ductions of 50 per cent on passenger
and freight rates.
Amended in 1940 to apply only to
military goods and personnel follow
ing railroads’ complaints against the
heavy burden of relief shipments
especially during the depression pe
riod, total abolition of the reduced
rates came before congress, with
the house approving by a 236 to 16
vote.
Although termination of the re
duced rates would increase railroad
revenues by more than 250 million
dollars annually in wartime and 20
million dollars yearly in peacetime,
the house bill calls for scaling down
private shipping rates to reflect the
higher Income from government.
Popular Novelist Dies
Harold Bell Wright, the minister
who became a successful fiction
writer, died at the age of 72 in La
Jolla, Calif.
Mr. Wright’s most famous novels
are “The Shepherd of the Hills,”
"The Calling of Dan Matthew.”
“The Winning of Barbara Worth,”
"When a Man’s a Man.” “The Re
creation of Bryan Kent,” "Helen of
the Old House," and "The Eyas of
the World."
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Wallace Visit Improves
Sino-American Relations
Chinese Officials Build Hopes on Vice Presi
dent’s Trip; True Economic Plight of
Country Known Only Recently.
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By BAUKHAGE
Newt Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C.
Ever since the day when America
as a nation was just a little over
eight years old, and the first Yankee
merchantman, flying the brand new
stars and stripes, was welcomed in
Canton harbor, the story of Chinese
Amertcan relations has been the
story of a long and beautiful friend
ship.
Recently, however, there has been
considerable concern among the
friends of China in Washington over
the growing strain in those rela
tions which seemed gradually to be
reaching a dangerous tension after
seven years of war in which China
has looked vainly to America for
the aid that was not forthcoming.
Now, two things have happened
which have considerably eased the
strain, and these two nations who
need each other so much and be
tween whom such a reservoir of
good will, as Willkie called it. has
been built up, are both breathing
easier.
One thing is the turn of the tide
of battle in Burma for which much
of the credit may be given to ‘‘Uncle
Joe” Stilwell as leader of the
Chinese-American forces. The other
is the visit of Vice President Wal
lace to Generalissimo Chiang Kai
shek.
Xoday, Chinese officials are bund
ing high hopes on that visit. They
believe that when the vice president
returns, he will be able to stimu
late an understanding in America of
what they consider China’s great
est affliction—economic chaos.
Nobody claims that China’s
troubles are limited to her economic
situation. Some observers would put
even the war, which is bad enough,
second to political dissentlon which
has only been prevented from out
break by an iron hand. But the thing
that the Chinese government thinks
would do the most good right now is
consumer goods: medical supplies
and essential chemicals first; then
probably clothing next and on down
the line, including all the things one
needs to carry on civilized existence
in its simplest way.
The Chinese don’t quite agree with
the way we use inflation to describe
their internal situation although
printing press money has been put
into circulation to the tune of mil
lions of dollars and that Chinese
financial resources have been
scraped to the bone.
The True Sfory
One Chinese official said to me:
“If only we could get a bare 3,000
tons of goods a month from the out
side, to be sold at prices controlled
by the government, it would make
all the difference in the world.
Twenty big cargo planes making,
regular trips would be enough to
carry it.
"You can buy a bottle of aspirin
for 50 cents in this country,” he
went on. "When we can get any
aspirin in China, a single tablet
costs that much. But the price is
not so important. If we could get
aspirin, (that is just an example)
even if we had to set a price of, say
five cents a tablet, it would serve
our purpose. We are willing to
stabilize prices, even if they must
be at a high level, but we cannot
stop inflation unless we have the
consumer goods to sell.”
For a long time, the seriousness
of China's financial situation has
been known; the hardships the
white collar class, the professional
people's suffering; the lack of food
and shoes and cartridges (to say
nothing of artillery) for the army;
but it is only recently that detailed
stories have been widely printed
and open discussion has taken place
here.
There were two reasons for the
brake on revealing to America in
ternal conditions in China. In the
first place, the Chinese did not wish
their situation to be any more
widely known than necessary, and
for that reason, Chungking clamped
down a wall of censorship on all
news originating there.
In the second place. Americans
familiar with the facts—and this ap
plies to many writers as well
as America's government officials
friendly in China—did not wish to be
1 in the position of perhaps damaging
the morale of a loyal ally and cer
tainly offending her government by
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circulating stories no matter how
true they might be.
Finally, however, thf truth came
to be more and more widely dis
seminated, and the papers and
magazines were filled with stories
from writers returning to America
and freed from the bond of censor
ship. To some degree, the Chinese
now realize that too much censor
ship has hurt them.
Threatened With Collapae
Personally I think this publicity
has served to help rather than hurt.
In any case, the time came when
something had to be done. China
was threatened with collapse right
at the moment when bases within
her territory were becoming vital in
the final assault on Japan.
A courtesy visit from a^iigh offi
cial became not only a wise move
but a necessity, and there are
reasons, no^immediately Evident on
the surface, why Vice President
Wallace’s trip may do much to alle
viate China’s difficulties.
In the first place, whatever you
may think of the views expressed
by Vice President Wallace or how
well you think you understand them,
the Chinese believe first, that he
symbolizes the traditional friendship
of America for China; and second,
that he understands their problems.
Then there is another vital factor,
important from the standpoint of the
morale of the Chinese people and
their support of the present govern
ment, Mr. Wallace is the second
highest officer of our government
Face counts high in the Far East.
This official visit will give face to
the Chungking government.
It is clear that these factors are
psychological and the intelligent
Chinese, who are exceedingly wise
in such matters, realize that fact,
and count upon it highly.
They feel, too, (from a more
practical standpoint) that the Wal
lace visit will tend to increase
American public interest in China
and her troubles and will facilitate
the efforts on the part of their diplo
mats to receive the goods they
want.
Hopeful Tinge
That is the reason that almost
overnight, the atmosphere surround
ing Sino-America contacts in Wash
ington has taken on a more hopeful
tinge. And the optimism of the
Chinese has been greatly helped by
the success of the Chinese troops
fighting under General Stilwell and
the Chinese offensive moving out of
China toward a contact with Stil
well’s army.
This military operation too, will
be more than a mere military vic
tory, if it is successful. Again, the
psychological element is important.
Success in Burma means the junc
ture of the Ledo and Burma roads.
There are many miles of road con
struction to be completed before the
two highways are actually carrying
heavy traffic over them but, never
theless, when they are joined, a
severed artery will be mended, a
wound will be healed. The moment ;
the first allied work trucks begin to
thread their way along this highway
over an unobstructed route from and
to the outside world, it will be as
if fresh air were once more reach
ing lungs strangling for breath.
When the two highways are j
actually joined, they will soon be in
operation, for much American tech
nical engineering skill has been
spent on the Burma road within
China and its carrying capacity
will be greatly increased.
The arrival of the first truck-borne
piece of freight and the handclasp
of the Generalissimo and Vice Presi
dent Wallace will be more than a
political gesture, it will be a renewal
of the friendship which has meant
so much to China for more than a
century and a half.
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BRIEFS:
A large number of Dutchmen are
living and training with American
marines in camps throughout the
United States. These men are under
going the same training given the
American marines and wear the
American uniform but with the
Royal Netherlands insignia on collar
and cap.
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India has the largest volunteer
army in the world—2,000.000 men.
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B R I E F S . . . by Baukhage
Viscount Nagakage Okabe, Japa
nese education minister, has an
nounced government plans to extend
its thought control program by step
ping up the activities of local
Thought Measure Research Soci
eties and by giving thought training
to the heads of industrial organiza
tions as well as to the many students
of the societies.
* —Buy War Bond*—
There has been considerable rival
ry between the Burmese and the
immigrant Indians. The Burmese
have found themselves at a dis
advantage in competition with the
more experienced Indian profes
sional and business men and with
Indian labor, with its habitual thrift
and its customary lower standard
of living.
—Boy War Bonds— ■
Wedding Bells
Bring Out Brides,
Beauty and Gayety
Bride’s Shower Cake is a delicate
angel food frosted prettily with fresh
strawberry icing, garnished with
whole berries.
Here comes the bride! There’s
nothing so rare as a day in June,
nothing so glam
orous as a wed
ding. Even in
these days of fur- /
lough brides, >
quick-as-a-wink
weddings, every
thing is made as
nice as possible
for this is the
nappiest day or ner me.
Weddings should have beauty and
gayety, even when purses are slim,
for when the boys are doing their
jobs in the far corners of the earth
and the girls are left behind, they
should have the one thing that keeps
them going—a bundle of happy
memories tied with a white satin
bow.
So let the linens for the table be
white and fresh smelling, the silver
polished and gleaming. Take out
your best china, yes, the kind that
you use only for "best” because
that’s what a wedding is! Though
the food be simple as it must neces
sarily be in these days of rationing
and shortages, cook it well and serve
it handsomely.
Save Used Fats!
Three kinds of repast are usually
used for weddings. The first, a
shower, precedes the wedding, and
should be light and very simple:
Bride’s Shower Menu.
Molded Fruit Salad.
Tiny Cream Cheese Brown Bread
Sandwiches
Tiny Ham Sandwiches
Bride’s Shower Cake
Coffee
Molded Fruit Salad.
(Serves 6 to 8)
1 tablespoon gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
* Ys cup boiling water
Ya cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
Ya teaspoon salt
Yi cup orange segments
W cup seedless grapes
Yi cup red cherries
Ya cup black cherries
Soak gelatin in cold water and dis
solve in hot water. Add lemon juice,
sugar and salt. When mixture be
gins to harden, fold in fruit. Pour
into mold and chill. Serve on let
tuce with salad dressing into which
whipped cream or chilled evaporat
ed milk has been added.
Bride’s Shower Cake.
1 Yt cups egg whites (12 whites)
Ya teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 Yi cups sugar
1 cup sifted cake flour
Ya teaspoon almond extract
% teaspoon vanilla
Place egg whites into large bowl,
sprinkle salt and cream of tartar
over them and mix together with
several strokes of flat wire whisk.
Sift sugar. Sift flour once, measure,
add Vs of sugar and sift together
4 more times. Beat egg whites with
whisk, using slow, gentle motion that
keeps whisk beneath surface. Con
tinue beating until whisk leaves faint
line when drawn across surface of
egg whites. Add remaining sugar
gradually, beating as before, until
texture is fine and even and mixture
begins to form slightly rounded sur
faces when whisk
is released. Do
not overbeat. Add
the flavoring. Re
move whisk. Sift
flour gradually
over surface and
fold in slowlv and
gently with a spoon, folding towards
center of bowl and rotating both
bowl and spoon. Keep spoon be
neath surface of batter and fold un
til mixture is smooth (2 minutes).
Turn into large (4 quart) ungreased
tube pan. Bake in a slow (300
degree) oven 30 minutes; then in
crease heat slightly (325 degrees)
and continue baking 40 minutes long
er. Remove from oven and invert
pan on rack for at least 1 hour or
until cold. Remove from pan. Let
stand 12 hours or longer before cut
ting. Ice top and sides with
Lynn Says
The Bride’s Day: She’s the cen
ter of attraction. Let everything
work toward that end.
Flowers anilinens for wedding
repast are white. When there is
a wedding cake let it be the pri
mary decoration—in the center of >
the table.
For the family sit-down break
fast, the bride and groom sit to
gether at the head of the table.
Strawberry Icing.
4 caps sifted confectioners’ sugar
Dash of salt
Va cup fresh, crushed strawberries
2 teaspoons lemon juice (about)
Add sugar and salt to crushed
fruit. Mix well. Then add lemon
juice until of consistency to spread
thinly on cake.
Buffet Breakfast.
Minted Grapefruit Juice
Chicken Pot Pie
Olives Celery Curls Sweet Pickles
Finger Rolls
Wedding Cake Ice Cream
Coffee
A wedding breakfdst is called
breakfast no matter what time of
day it is served. The simplest meth
od of serving is from a well set
buffet.
Chicken Pot Pie.
(Serves 4)
214 tablespoons quick-cooking
tapioca
Va teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
Dash of paprika
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
IVa cups milk or chicken stock
2 tablespoons melted butter
6 to 8 unbaked baking powder
biscuits
Combine tapioca with remaining
ingredients in order given. Turn
into greased cas
serole and bake
in hot oven (425
degrees), stirring
twice during first
10 minutes of
baking. Place bis
cuits on top of
chicken mixture,
return to oven
and bake 12 to 15
minutes longer until biscuits are
browned. a
Light Reception. *
Chicken Sandwiches
Lettuce Sandwiches
Salted Nuts
Wedding Cake Coffee or Punch
Wedding Cake.
m cups butter or other shortening
3 cups sugar
6 cups cake flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
1% teaspoons salt
2 cups milk
% teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
9 egg whites
Thoroughly cream sugar and
shortening. Sift together flour, bak
ing powder and salt 3 times. Add
alternately with milk, vanilla and
almond extract, beating after each
addition. Beat egg whites stiff but
not dry and fold in. Place batter in
3 round, paper-lined tins, 10%, 8%
and 6 inches in diameter. Bake in
a moderate (375-degree) oven 25 to
30 minutes. Cool and put together
with frosting. Frost cake at once.
A wedding breakfast or supper to
satisfy the immediate family may
consist of chicken pot-pie served in
a shining casserole.
Shve Used Fats!
Ornamental Butter Frosting.
*4 cup butter
10 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
% cup cream
4 unbeaten egg whites
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
>4 teaspoon salt
Cream butter, add 4 cups sugar
gradually, blending after each addi
tion. Add alternately remaining sug
ar. cream and egg whites, one at a
time, beating well after each addi
tion. Add vanilla and salt. Spread
frosting over top of. two lower lay
ers; place 3 tiers together and frost
entire cake. With a pastry tube,
use remaining frosting for decora
tions and rosettes.
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