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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
Propaganda 10 Used
To Make People Slaves

Some may ask why this dark out
look is emphasized and what basis
there is for it, beyond the explana-
tons already given. think the
answer is simple. The drain of war
preparation that has been made
upon all OF those nations involved.
not to mention the tremendous ex-
pcnditure OF men and money during
actual fighting, has left each race of
peoples dcnuded. The dictators dare
not let revolutionary movements get
started. The steel boot will walk
across the bodies OF every person
who oilers opposition TO any order TO
produce food and fiber. Propapan-
da will be used TO convince those
peoples that IT is their duty to their
homeland. Propaganda was success
ful in working those people like
slaves, as Hitler did, in building I'D
the war machine
We have seen some indication of
this in Russia. The Soviet dictator
has dccreed an extension of work.
ing hours for all workers in Russia
The people were told merely that
they will work many hours more
They have to do it, or be shot.
1t may be that the new Soviet or
der represents a renewed war prem
aration on the part of the Comnnu-
nlsts None here knows the answer.
The fact remains, however. that
the great horde of Russians are In
be driven like pillow mules into long
days OF harsh labor-while the chean
Communistic agitators in this coun-
try foment new strikes for short
hours and higher and higher nav
1t is a sour situation. But Il Ia
very real, and it shows what die
tators can do.
All of which seems to me To nrovs
that there is right important bat
tie in the United States that we bad
better win. While administration
folks and partisan politicians shout
and create new hysteria about =
military machine to defend us.
hold to the idea that we had betteT
divide attention to defense of the na-
ton into two phases. We had bet.
ter prepare to defend within as well
as without
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
HifIers Peace Terms
Are Terribly Harsh

The Hitler terms have been re-
leased only sufficiently for concep-
ton of their terrible hhrshness. No
one yet can tell how much of France
Will remain under complete control
OF Germany, or how much of 1t will
become absolute German territory.
We know only that, in general, all
OF Frances sources of supplies will
pass into German control, or will
be managed under Hitler's Nazi pro-
gram. We do not yet know whether
there will be surrender Of all coloni-
al possessions, islands and the like.
Yet, there is none so foolish as to
believe that Hitler will overlook the
opportunity of directing the produc-
ton and trade of every area which
may serve as a cog in the great
Nazi economic machine.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
TRUST BUSTING:
Birthday

Many laws at so years of age are
outmoded and more often are for
gotten and discarded. This is not
true of the Sherman antitrust act
which passed it's fftieth birthday
with the federal government having
80 antitrust cases involving 1880
defendants pending in u. S. courts.
Instituted by Senator John Sherman
of Ohio as the nations answer to
the rising fear of monopoly in those
days, the same law is being vigor-
ously used today in battling re-
straint Of trade by big corporations.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
THE WAR:
Strange Battle

Since that fateful day on which the
French government came to armi-
stice terms with Adolf Hitler, major
problem facing Great Britain has
been the disposition of the French
fleet. For control of the seas and
the continuation of the naval block
ade against the axis powers is vital
to the British cause.
Well did Winston Churchill and his
advisers know that if Germany in
termed the French navy or turned
1t against England, the combined
naval weight of Germany, Italy and
France would be superior to their
own.
Naval experts throughout the
world had predicted that England
would never allow the French fleet
to fall into German hands And aft
er brief but fierce naval engage
ment on the North African coast
these predictions were fulfilled.
AS Prime Minister Churchill re-
ported to the house of commons
this battle wrecked the French fleet
and cheated the dictator's attempts
to control the seas. In addition to
heavy French loss of life, Churchill
said, seven of Frances crack war
ships were sunk or badly damaged.
At least 217 other French naval
units have been seized in British
ports since the armistice.
This naval battle occurred when
the French naval commander at
Oran, Algiers, Admiral Marcel Cen
souls, acting under Nazi orders,
chose to fight it out after a British
ultimatum demanded that he either
deliver his ships in British ports or
scuttle them.
In the resulting battle the back
bone of the-French feet was either
sunk, seized or dispersed,
Two days following the naval en-
counter the French government
notified Germany that because of
the "unjustifable aggression" by
Britain's fleet, France had severed
diplomatic relations with England.
Thus allies of what had been termed
"never-ending" alliance came to
distinct parting of the ways.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12

q Gen. Charles De Gaulle, head of
the French national committee" in
London, appealed to Frenchmen in
America to help in carrying on war
against Germany.
l George Bernard Shaw, famous
British dramatist, cracked that If
ne we're in charge of "this war,
should ask Hitler what food he need
ed, SO that the war might be fought
out to 2 finish"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12

are paying their share of this de-
tense bill every time they 60 to
movie, buy a package of cigarettes,
drink a glass of beer or order a pint
of liquor.
For the first of the new defense
taxes has been placed in effect on
the following commodities and at
the increased rates listed:
Half cent on a package of ciga-
rettes; Is cents gallon on liquor;
81 barrel on beer; and movie tick
ct taxes will start at one cent of
every 10 cent admission fee at 81
cents instead of Al cents.
Taxes on toilet preparations in
creased from 10 to IL per cent; au-
tomobiles 3 to 3h per cent; me-
chanical refrigerators to 51k per
cent; matches cents to 5k cents
per thousand; electrical energy, 8 to
3hs per cent; gasoline to TX cents
per gallon; lubricating oil 4 to Az
cents per gallon; playing cards 10 to
II cents a pack; club dues and I'M
tlatlon fees 10 to IL per cent.
ALI these nuisance taxes" are
expected to produce about $475, OOO.-
600 of the billion dollars to be OBJ
tanned annually from the defense
financing program. Major portion
OF the remaining sum will come
from increased income taxes.
Value Received
One big reason why these new
taxes are so necessary is the ex-
pansion of the U. S. fleet, now esti-
mated to be the largest in the world
and this estimate includes the
hitherto restraining British fleet.
Naval experts put the present
strength of the United States feet
at 1896 completed combat ships of
1927, 800 tons. This does not in
clude $500, 900, 900 worth of new war
ships just ordered by the navy or
nearly 100 other vessels now under
construction. Latest available fig
ures on Britain's navy put it at 3l3
ships of 1,277 ,189 tons. While these
figures are admittedly inexact they
are best obtainable in Europe.
army Expansion
Not to be outdone by the navy.
the war department is moving along
with its program of expansion and
streamlining at an increasing tempo.
Taxes that consumers were paving
were being used by this branch of
the service for new equipment, for
intensive specialized training and
for long-deferred promotions in the
ranks of army officers. A recruiting
drive of an additional $4,000 men is
under way and is expected to bring
the ranks of the regulars up to $780,
600 by September.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12

To put the question bluntly: how
Will the owners Of our steel mills
or our automobile factories or thou
sands of other businesses be able
to compete with that kind of labor
Rates of pay in this country long
have been double and triple and
more above the European or Asiatic
rates. Our workers continue to seek
more and more of the share Of pro-
duction. But will the things they
produce ever reach market. except
in the United States, when Germans
and French and Italians and Rus
slams and Japanese and others are
working for few cents day? |
think not
Or take agriculture Will Amcri-
can wheat or corn or fat hogs or
dairy products be sold in the mar
kets of the world at the cost of pro-
duction when the workers of the die
tator nations are producing the same
things and being given perhaps only
enough food for living?
There could be countless other IL
Illustrations offered, but these serve
to illustrate the steadily closing gap
through which our excess of agri-
cultural products and manufactured
commodities heretofore have been
passing. / think the picture that is
plainly visible now ought to compel
every government official and every
political party to turn thoughts to
the American problem.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg,
Washington, ID. G.

WASHINGTON. - The Hitler ar
mistice terms that were imposed
upon France brings to this country,
and other nations of the Western
hemisphere, the stark reality that
our whole business structure must
undergo drastic reorganization and
readjustment. 1t is fact that can
no longer be ignored. We are face
to face with n situation that re-
quires our government and our eco
nomic leadership to look first, last
and all of the time to the preserva-
ton Of an American principle
Whether we like it or not, the
terms forced down the throats of the
French by Hitler and the gagging
added by the fatty Mussolini have
put the United States, its consuming
public, it's workers and it's general
commercial effort in tough spot.
1t is a situation in which we must
produce all of the things we need,
and we need not plan on producing
more than we need!
To present one phase, one result,
OF the economic destruction of
France by the Hitler victory, it is
necessary only to point to what has
happened to the trade agreement
program arranged and defended al
ways by Secretary Cordell Hull of
the department of state. Secretary
Hull, to my mind. is the most sin
cere and honest individual of the
Roosevelt administration. He con-
ceived and supported the trade
agreement plan because he believed
it was the solution to many prob
lens arising between nations. It
was, he believed, step toward
international peace because most of
the international troubles start from
international trade jealousies.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
DOMESTIC:
First InStdILment

1t costs money-and a lot of it.
to carry on a program of military
preparedness and defense such as
that now being undertaken by the
United States, but some u. S. citi-
zens have believed that such money
would just automatically appear
upon call. Such is not the case and
now for the first time u. S. consumers
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12
Bruckart's Warrington Digest
U. S. Industry Cannot Compete
With Dictators' Slave Labor
Hull's Reciprocal Trade Treaties Will Be Rendered
Useless World Market Becomes Flooded by
Materials Produced at Pittance Wages

can be sold and they will be sold at
prices below anything ever dreamed
of under our system and the Amer
lean standard of living
u. S. Foreign Markets
viii Be Closed
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-07-12

FROM CHE BILLION
COAL FIELD IN THE
GEOGRAPHICAL CEN
TER OF INDUSTRY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-31
3or lour Information

This Political Guide is published for fhe convenience
readers. II contains vital information regarding National
and County elections and the and women who o.
represent US in the councils Of our nation.
Read This Guide-Weioh carefully the settlement.
candidate for office Upon your considered decision rest
OF our nafion-fhe welfare Of our people
PRIMARY ELECTIONS. SEPT 10. 1870
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Salt O. the Earth

Monday night has ceased to be merely nmothers
night out" COR the members of the Moments Bowling
League! goodly portion of husbands have been put
ting in an appearance too. Oini is divided to
the effect Of the male presence the ladies' Some
consider it inspirat while hers frankly say
it cramps their style! Very frankly Of the fair
sex was commenting a colleagues high score, at
tribnting it to the fact that her husband stayed
home, only to look up and the object the
cussion drinking it all in!!!
And while we in the Valleys" the shock of Lar
garet Kreuser's first strike really floored her!!
Cues you won't be able to spot the local law nj
order easily now!! Greenbelt is really boasting
a nBlack Aarian these days.
Then there those girls who get their exercise
at the bridge table (mental Of course).
Hrs. Ralph Denter, entertained her bridge club at
her home Ridge Road, friday night.
Two tables played during the evening With prizes
going Nj SIS Edna Johnston and Mrs. Lewis Johnston.
Those playing were, Messers Lewis, Johnston, Paul
Zimmerman, Alfred Schaeffer, Edwin Brady, H. \. Var
ner, C. ". Adams and Edna Johnston.
Mrs. Denter served refreshments. P.S. "The cake
delicious"
Mrs. Stewart of l9-li Ridge Road had her bridge
club, the JB's, last Wednesday night.
Prizes for the evening carried off by Hrs.
Lyons, hrs. Nebolett and Mrs. Coulter.
Mrs. Stewart served the ladies her famous cherry
pie.
Mr. and Hrs. Milton Carson entertained at their
home Crescent Road, the occasion being in honor
Of their Twentieth wedding anniversary.
They received host Of lovely gifts.
Dorothy Sanlter.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Greenbelt Gets Into Fiction

Appearing in the current AcCall's Magazine is
short story alb )ut Greenbelt entitled Mt Start
member of the cooperator staff wrote to Brooke
Hanlon, the author, in appreciation OF the sylpa-
thetic treatment given town in her story, and
received the following reply:
nj suppose NY interest in the government planned
towns anne primarily from an interest in housing.
There few places in the country where would
have been privileged to watch comprehensive
experiment in town planning has taken place in
Greenoelt In recent years. Since I live in the
Washington area it is, of course, the model town I
know best.
Ny first visit there made while construction
still going ami before any families had been
moved in. 1t wa interesting to 20 back later when
the town was partially settled and, in fact, it's
still a most interesting place to visit. AS
tive you mst know that Greenbelt mas long since
ken it's place the list Of "Things to seen and
take visitors to see about Washington.
1t wasn't possible in fiction story to go into
much detail, but a resident approval of my story
makes me feel that perhaps close to atching
the spirit of the town, which what hoped to
do.n
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
BETTER BUYER BRIEFS

The Nifty shoppers met on Yednes lay evening, No
vember n at the hone of Hrs. Johnson, 5F Ridge
Road, wi tn eleven members present.
Mrs. 9ierwagen gave very interesting talk on
"Skin Deep" and advised all members to read that
book by NC. Phillips.
Mrs. Aarion Slaugh elected leader of the group
after the resignation Of Mrs. Doris Seybold
copied with deep regret by its members.
All members asked to be present at a special
meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. n Boggs
32-B Crescent Road, Wednesday evening" December l.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
MRS. GREENBELT 80
Greenbet RECIPES

I've just been out with my husband into the rural
districts of Maryland, where he and a courageous
young, farn-ored lawyer who likes fight have
ouck1ng the utilities in endeavor TO establi sh
the "high line" in Carroll County. had no idea to
what lengths big business will 90 stop co-ops
until saw mile after mile Of line thrown into
sparsely settled and thickly wooded sections
obviously destined pay out, never intended
to serve. On the face of it, money thrown away
poles which vi stand and rot, lines which will
never feel the throb of current.
The reason for this? magnificent stop gap;
beautiful back fire; diamond studded shot in the
arm to MINIMIZE the farmer against helping himself
because where line has been run, PEA cannot enter
handful OF farmers succumb the honeyed words of
the utilities and whole county goes to bed by Lamp
light.
Indicative Of the Fl ght against cooperatives,
which is countrywide and which will grow in intensi-
t. as We grow in numbers cannot fail to watch
with interest the efforts of farmers to band them
selves together against darkness and drudgery.
--Peygie ArneSs.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
MRS. HARRIS SPEAKS AT MOTHERS CLUB

Mrs. Bierwagen hostess at the regular monthly
meeting of the Mothers Club, Wednesday afternoon
November II, at l:OO o. clock. The subject for the
monthly topic nThe Comoanionship Of Booksn by
Bertha E. Aahony found in the November issue of
Parents Magazine. Mrs. Reba Harris, town librarian
gave most interesting review Of this article, and
illustrated the type of books chill dren enjoy by
bringing along several books from the library.
Refreshments served by the hostess.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
TViEN'S CLUB PRESENTS LIVING PICTURES

The Vomen's Club of Greenbelt, under the very
able direction of Frs. william urdock wi II present
program Of Living Pictures in the auditorium
the evening of Monday, December 9. The principles
will be impersonated by the childre and srom-ups
Of local talent and music will be frni shed to
company the pictures by Mrs. LUBBOCK.
Invitations have been issued to adults only.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Old fashioned Christmas Cookies

Old fashioned Christmas Cookies
3 cups flour tsp. baking powder
tsp. salt Ia cups
l cup shortening eggs
l tsp. vanilla or
l tsp. grated lemon rind
sift dry ingredients together, add shortening, mix
ing in with fork shortening blender. Ado unbeat
eggs and flavoring. Mix we'll. Roll out very
thin floured board ard cut with fancy shaped
cookie cutters. Bake in tolerate about 375 de-
grees for minutes. Decorate it'll colored sugars,
raisins, nuts icing.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
PRE-sCHooL MOTHERS, CLUB MrErs TONIGHT

The Pre-school mothers club meets tonight at
8:15 at the home of Mrs. AN. GaWthrop, 29-B Ridge
Road. Mrs. william S. Ford will present the intro
ductory talk leading to discussion of "Sex Educa-
ton for pre-school children"
All persons interested in the club cordially
invi ted to attend.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05

SORRY, CHAz
A gentle old maid from Duquesne
once sat down and felt sharp puesne;
She said, "oh, my dear,
T. rheumatic, fear.r
But twas the Greenbelt movies aguesne.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05

P.S. BY the addition Of chocolate cake coloring
and little experimenting with bits of candied
fruits, nuts and CAKE tor9iags many unusual and in
teresting cookies nay be had from OF the above
basic cookie dougns.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Christmas, Nuggets

Christmas Nuggets
3 cups flour tsp. baking powder
tsp. cinnamon tsp. salt
l. cups brown sugar cup shortening
: eggs l tsp. vanilla
cup currants ; cup mixed chopped
l cup chopped nuts candied fruits
l tablespoon milk
Sift together flour salt, and cinnamon add sugar,
then ad5 shortening and mix With fork. Add unbeaten
eggs and flavoring and mix we'll. Add fruits, nuts
and milk. Drop by spoonfuls creased cookie
sheets. Bake il moderate about 10 II
minutes. Makes five dozen snail nuggets.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
RECIPES

Let's continue Chri stmas cookies this week
many different kinds and variety is the
spice of Chr stmas cookies and candies.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Christina Cookies

Chri stnas Cookie
cup butter or oleoma rga rine cup xxx sugar
n cups all purpose flour tsp. salt
BIZ cup nuts cut very fine l tsp. flavoring
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
GREENBELT'S NEW BABIES

Mr. and Hrs. Samuel Morganstie the
birth Of Sunday, December l, at All. in
Greenbelt Hospital.
Lr. and Ers. Walter E. Hughes, r Crescent Rd.,
are the parents of baby boy, born November 26 at
the Greenbelt Hospital.
Belated annonc cement Of the birth Of Judi tn Clare
daughter Of IT. and "rs Charles Wright born octo-
Der 30 in tashirgton.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05
Norwegian Butter Crowns

Norwegian Butter Crowns
3A cup butter I cup sugar
l egg cup flour
BIZ cup starch l tsp. baking powder
l teaspoon vanilla
Melt butter slowly, cool until lukewarm, add
gar yradually, beat in we'll with spoon. Add well
beaten egg beat all together well until creamy.
Add dry in redients all at once, stir until we'll
blended. Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet that
has been creased and 0ake in oren $50 degrees for
10 to 18 minutes.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-12-05

Cream butter and sugar. Sift flour and salt, add
to creamed MIXTURE and work in with the hands. Then
work in nuts and flavoring vanilla, orange, almond,
maple) any other favorite flavoring. Chill do Ugh
roll In balls drop from tip of spoon creased
cookie sheet, cookie press in which case do
not chill too long. Bake in about 375 200
degrees until delicate brown.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
The Draft and You
Questions and Answers on Legislation
Providing for SeIeetive Military Service

those ranks but It will not strip
units Of trained men for that pur-
pose. Thus. men with an adequate
military training who are considered
capable will be selected. The previ-
GUS military training does not in
itself insure you of getting higher
rank but makes it greater prob
ability. All conscripts will start as
privates, except in a very few scat
tered instances. Their commanding
officers will decide on promotion.
How much pay will receive as =
cOp3cript?
All privates will receive s2l a
month for at least four months.
This is adequate to pay for recre-
alton and personal needs not sup
piled by the Army. After four
months. unless you are considered
unfit or inefficient, your pay will be
raised to $50. A private. first class.
receives $36; a corporal. $54; a
sergeant, $50, and the various grades
Of higher-ranking Sergeants can
attain a maximum Of $126 month,
but this is unlikely to be reached
by one-year cOnscripts. These are
base salaries. In addition, special
skillS are rewarded with specialists
ratings. ranging from 50 a month in
the sixth class to $50 in the first
class.
This is a new and permanent pay
schedule for the Regular Army
which was added to the conscription
bill. Although the bill expires May
Is, 1945, the pay schedule will
continue in effect Unless Congress
DEGREES otherwise. 1t applies also
to the Marine Corps. but not to
the Navy. which already has q
similar salary scale.
Can I choose to serve In the
Navy IL I am selected?
There is little likelihood that
conscripts will be sent to the Navy
for training this year, except for
men who have had previous train
ing in ships. A longer period Is
needed to train men in the Navy
than in most branches Of the serv-
ice because of technical skills needed
to operate warship. A bottle
neck exists in training facilities
for the Navy and available facilities
are being used for recruits obtained