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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-06
BY DAVIS S. WAITE Editor, Singapore Free Press Written for NEA Service)

Singapore sThe Axis has captured the first in the international chess of Spring, 1941.
 interpret the Japanese diplomatic yield sections hard. Chinese territory to Thaland.
 mediation" of the ThandoChna dispute domination
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-06
THE BACK DOOR TO SINGAPORE

The French have done their best in very difficult circumstances to main.a Indo-China as a French colony. And Thailand, misguided as she may have been in forcing her dispute with 1ildo-C China to the point of war, certainly does not wish to lose her independence. She wants to be neutral and strong, but she may be outwltted and find herself as no more than a pawn in the tot alitarian game.
 All these developments-actual and potential--are of the greatest significance to Malaya. They con- stitute an attempt to outflank the guns of Singapore, which would make any attempt to attack this fortress from the sea a foolhardy enterprise. They are plot to get at Singapore by the back door. For tunately the back door is well pro- tected,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-06
Japanese Humble French-Stand at Sngapores Back Door

who are under the influence of Ger. man agents in Tokio continue to have a strong voice in Settling Jap anese policy, there seems little doubt that Japan will go out for her plan- ned objectives.
 If Japan is determined to .estab- fish herself in Thailand and ndo- China, neither country will be able to thwart her. Both countries can make 1t as difficult as possible for Japan, and can place obstacles in the way of her advance, but If Japan is willing to risk the conse- quences, she can scarcely be stop- y,od t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Payment Rates In Conservation
Program Announced By u. s. d. A.


Rates Of payment for planting
within special crop allotments I'M
der the 1912 program of the AAA
were announced recently by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture. The
rates and other provisions Of the
program are directed at greater
conservation achievements on in
dividual farms and at helping far
mers attain record production Of
farm products needed under the
farm defense program.
AS in former years, farmers may
earn two types of payments under
the 1912 program. One type is for
planting within special allotments
such soil-depleting crops as corn,
wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice, pota-
toes and peanuts. The other is for
carrying out soil-building prac-
tees. Rates for the latter type of
payments were announced last
July and remain the same as de-
signated on that date except that
the 7O-cent per acre rate used as q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

basis for computing the allowance
viii apply generally rather than
only in certain areas.
The total amount of funds bud
geted in 1912 for special crop al
lotment rates is about the same as
in 1871. Payment rates, except for
wheat, are somewhat lower than
in 1941. Due principally to a sub
stantial decrease in the 1912 wheat
acreage allotment, the wheat pay
ment rate for 1912 viii be 2.5 cents
per bushel higher than I'm 1941. It
win be 1O.5 cents, compared with
8 cents.
AS in former years, rates are
subject to a 10 per cent revision
up or down, depending upon the
degree to which farmers partici-
pate in the program.
In lieu of total soil-depleting al
lotments established under past
programs, the 1912 program pro-
vides that a specified percentage of
cropland be devoted to soil-buid-
irg and soil-conserving uses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Looking Back

This seems to be the right mo-
ment to exonerate o bunch Of STAN
ford stars and clear up part Of an
old mystery. A short while after
the Stanford-Alabama Rose Bowl
game In 1895, when Dixie Howell
had completed numerous passes to
Don Hutson, including two for touch
downs, I was talking to Keith
Topping, one Of Stanford's ends.
II still can't understand what hap
pened," Topping said-and this was
several years ago. I'VE knew the
pass was coming from Howell to
Hutson. As the bali was thrown
Monk Moscrip and myself. Bones
Hamilton and maybe Bobby Gray
son would be covering him. At
least, we thought we had him GOV.
cred. Two or three Of us would be
only a foot or so away. One Of us
would 60 for the ball and try to In
tercept it or knock it down. The
others would watch Hutson. But
suddenly Hutson would have the
ball and be off and gone before we
could even touch him. He was like
a disappearing ghost. His hands
worked like lightning and his feet
worked even faster. That's some
thing l could never understand
and probably never will"
Topping and his Stanford mates
can cheer up now. The same wall
has been coming up from the pro
National league clubs for years.
None Of them has found q way yet
to handle Hutson-to keep him from
making the catch and getting away.
In the first place. Hutson has run
the hundred in 98. He was q good
high jumper. He has a great pair
of hands. But beyond even that
he has the knack Of taking and fool
ing his opponents with brand Of
body feinting and other forms Of
skulduggery that no defenders can
quite match.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
BIRTHS CHEAP

Shanghai, China. A Chinese
mother is required to pay only a
registration fee, 10 cents in Chin
ese currency or one-half cent in
American money to bring her baby
into the world at Taiku Hospital,
an American Board Mission insti-
tuition. The hospital was led to
open a maternity ward at such a
low rate because of the high in
FAINT mortality rate in Shansi and
in order to educate Chinese moth
ers in infant care.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Prospects Are For
High Quality Turkeys
This Holiday Season

Mrs. Maryland Housewife will
be pleased to know that the pros
poets are for one of the best tur-
key crops in the history of Mary
land and the nation, according to
Wade H. Rice, specialist in poul-
try for the University of Mary
land Extension Service. He points
out that the extremely dry
weather, which has been so ad-
verse to other farm crops, has
actually benefited the turkey pro-
Queer in keeping down such dis
eases as intestinal worms, cocci-
diosis and blackhead. AS a result,
Maryland turkeys have made ex-
eellent growth and with extra
consumption Of feed from now on
they should arrive at, the holiday
season with a fine finish, says Mr..
Rice.
Production of turkeys for the
nation as a whole should be about
the same as in 1910, or 33,500,000
birds, while the Maryland crop
is estimated at 478,O0O birds, or
two percent less than last year.
For the United States, birds in
storage on October 1 were 6,000,-
600 pounds less than a year ago.
While the size of birds varies
with the standard of individual
breeders, indications are there will
be an increase in average weight
as well as an increase in the pro-
duction of the so-called broad
breasted strains. It appears that
hens will average about IL pounds
and toms about 1875 pounds.
Prices are expected to average 10
to Is percent higher this fall
than in 1910, according to Mr..
Rice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
An Oversight

In discussing great second base
men a few days ago the names Of
Lajoie, Collins, Frisch and Horns
by were set up in front.
What about Charlie Gehringer?"
comes a squawk from Tigertown.
This Tiger veteran certainly be-
longs in the head list Of any second
base nominations.
The entry from Fowlerville,
Mich, can look back on a brilliant
big league record Of 10 years.
Time, the surest Of all tacklers, has
finally caught up with him but his
record remains. both as . fine hitter
and a star fielder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

"a" OicAey hood. Bill could
hardly wait until the season was
over to start on . fishing trip in
and around Florida. His next plan
Of winter action consists Of an al
most continual quail hunt from
opening day, December l, to clos
ing day In February. And this
means every day.
Quail hunting with Bill Dickey
doesn't come under the range Of
light exercise. Having been with
Bill on several expeditions we can
give you the order of the day
l. Arise at 3:45 a. M, dress and
handle your eggs, bacon and coffee.
2. Drive from 100 to 100 miles
well off the beaten Arkansas track.
8. Be all set to start hunting at
sunrise.
4. After the dogs from a. m.
until gray, winter dusk fails on
the Arkansas plains and you can't
see the trees.
Bill Dickey is 6 feet 3, of which
70 per cent is leg length. His pace
setter is a younger brother, Skeeter.
who is feet with even longer
legs. After few days hunting with
the Dickey brothers you are either
in amazing physical condition or
ready to be measured for a winding
sheet.
This explains why Bill Dickey is
still great. catcher after II sea-
sons and why he still will be
great catcher in 1912. He doesn't
have to get back in condition, as so
many do, because he is never out Of
condition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Speaking ~
SPORTS
BY ROBERT MesHANs
Releossd BY We,isr Newspaper Union

HiiiIIIIlllIIlIIlllliIllIiIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIili
The box Office challenge offered
to collegiate football teams by
their professional contemporaries
may have one favorable result-the
more even arrangement of football
schedules.
Quite few Of this seasons sched-
uies have been completely over
balanced. For instance, Pitts
burgh's 1914 opponents include Pur-
due, Michigan, Minnesota, Duke,
Ohio State, Fordham, Nebraska,
Penn State and Carnegie Tech.
Unquestionably that schedule 10
a man-killer. There isn't team in
the country that could push through
1t unbeaten. Pittsburgh, however.
isn't alone on the spot. New York
university is another team out
classed by its competition.
The sad part Of the story is that
the followers Of these teams expect
- and demand - winning football
teams. The season has been . flop
If their team drops two or three
games.
Football fans like to see their
team win-thats only natural But
they don't want to see a lopsided
victory reminiscent Of track meet.
All of which leaves the collegiate
athletic department in a rosy hue
Of confusion. It's team must win.
but the contest must be thrilling
and hard-fought.
Those same football fans know
that the professional game offers
more evenly balanced competition.
Chances are that the game will be
closer, the outcome more In doubt
and the play more exciting. In 9TH
er words, the spectator is likely to
get more for his money.
What's the ANSWER?
Then why is it that so many Of
the weaker teams have the most
grueling schedules and so many Of
the tougher teams have the softest
parade Of opponents?
One reason is that there are too
many coaches who refuse to risk
the chance of being beaten. Still
others don't care to run the risk
of $3.50 chance. They prefer the
status of odds-on favOrite. They
are too conservative in arranging
their schedules.
1t isn't at all difficult for any
top-notch team to arrange q
''breather" in its schedule. In many
cases the weaker team--often from
a considerably smaller school
is willing to take chances that big
ger and better teams won't take.
The paying customers have a
light to expect good contest for
their box Office contributions. They
wouldn't pay $40 to see Whirlaway
race q plowhorse. They should be
forgiven il they howl about paying
that much to see Powerhouse uni
versity overwhelm PipesQueak coll
lege 81 to 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
KeLIy's Hard Job

The main deficiency in our lack
of national condition is largely a
matter Of eyes. teeth, ears, stomach
and legs. Outside Of these few de-
tails we are a hardy race.
No wonder Jack Kelly, the former
champion oarsman, now heading q
national conditioning board, almost
shudders at the magnitude Of his
job. Getting millions Of people,
especially younger and middle-aged
people, to tackle problems Of diet
and exercise, Is a tough job.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Bowling the Right Way
oOO
By LOWELL JACKSON

(This 10 one sf series Of lessons II
bowling By Lowell jackson. one Of the
son has eighteen 800 games to ais credit
and has q l2-year league average Of 2i0)
FOUR STEP APPROACH. For
beginning bowlers, I would recon-
mend the four-step approach be-
cause it is so simple and well-bal-
anced that it 10 suitable for the be-
ginner's game.
Using the four-step approach, the
bowler takes his position from IL to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

10 feet behind the foul line, which
distance gives him plenty Of room
to deliver the ball without rushing
or jerking his delivery.
In the four-step approach you
start with the right foot, pushing the
ball out toward the foul line with the
first step. The ball swings back
with the second step, passing the
right knee at this instant The third
step and the backward swing Of the
ball are synchronized. The fourth
step finds you gliding up to the foul
line as you deliver the ball. Remem-
Der, a relaxed approach, smooth re-
lease, full follow-through and bal
ance make up the ideal delivery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
SPORT SHORTS

q George Varoff. former pole vault
champion, is in the army air corps
at Randolph Field.
q Buddy Myer. recently released
by Washington, may be sent by that
club to Chattanooga as manager.
q Since adopting football six years
ago Father Flanagan's Boys Town
grid teams have won "A and lost l.
q John Majors of the 1916 Ath.
letics lost 10 straight games to set
the all-time major league record for
losses. His team dropped 1T.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Governor Moves
To Cut Down
Accident Total
Safety Committee Again
Seeks License Suspension
For Motor Vehicle ViOlatOrs

In an effort to hold down the ris-
ing tide of fatal traffic accidents
throughout the State, Governor
o'Connor's Maryland Traffic Safety
(, Commission has petitioned the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to
enforce again the policy of sus-
pending licenses for serious viola
tions of the Motor Vehicle laws.
November and December have
always been the most dangerous
months for accidents, the Govern
or and the Safety Commission
point out, and with the greatly in
creased travel on the roads this
year, it is almost certain that the
death list will be higher unless
definite steps are taken.
In making the request for strict
er enforcement A. Burton Metz
ger, Chairman of the Enforcement
Committee, said "The Governors
Safety Commission has had proof
that the strict enforcement, includ-
ing revocation and suspension of
drivers licenses will help reduce
accidents.
During July of this year, the
motoring public was warned of
the penalties to be inflicted, and
they needed that warning, with the
result that there was reduction
of fifteen less Marylanders killed
in traffic accidents that month,
than in the corresponding month Of
the year before. There, has, how
ever, been steady rise in fatali-
ties since that time and it again
becomes necessary to apply dras-
tic measures.
'In the month of July, the news
papers performed a highly corn
mendable campaign in cooperation
with the Safety Commission, and
their efforts were rewarded by the
fact that many lives were saved,
and sizable reduction was made
in personal injury and property
damage"
Continuing, Mr.. Metzger said:
with the tremendous increase in
motor vehicle registration, and
travel increasing daily, it be-
hooves every motorist to exercise
extreme care. Upon conviction of
charges that produce accidents or
dinarily, the Commission has re-
quested the Commissioner of Mo
tor Vehicles to make the guilty
driver show why his license should
not be suspended.
100000 more vehicles are on the
highway today. than there were
year ago at this time, and unless
extreme caution is taken, it is pre-
dicted that SO persons will meet
their death in traffic accidents in
November, and like number is
predicted to die in December"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
CAPITAL HOUSING

The housing situation in the ma
TONS capital may be improved by
a housing development in the Bev-
erly Hills section of Alexandria,
announced by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. The Company
entered the housing field several
years ago by constructing 10000
housing units in New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
PARITY

The present compulsory loan
rate of eighty-five per cent Of par
ity for cotton, wheat, tobacco, corn
and rice, will be extended for two
years after June 30th by an
amendment approved by the House
Agriculture Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
INDICTED

The mystery about certain mail
bags containing congressional anti
interventionist speeches in franked,
postage-free envelopes has result
Ell in Indictment of Geo. Hill, sec
rotary of Representative Fish of
New York, on charges of perjury
in disclaiming knowledge of the
movement of the mail sacks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

THE deficiency in the average
= health of this country's citizenry
doesn't apply to one William NAL
colin Dickey Of the New York
Yankees and Little Rock, Ark.
1t was only a few weeks ago that
Bill Dickey set new all-tine rec
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

VI " ny Cd ISAAA <
more than 100 ball
games for IS con-
secutive seasons.
This landed Arkan-
sas Bill in front Of
Gabby Hartnett and
Ray Schalk, two
other hardy and en-.
during people. who
worked with big
mitt and protector.
There is q reason
for Dickey's hardi-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Slogan Of The Week

The Maryland Traffic Safety
Commission suggests the follow
ing slogan for the current week:
Careless driving is a habit that
is hard to break in an emer-
gency."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Draft Directors
Urged To Serve
AS NOncOmbatants
Numerous Units Of Army
Are Open To Men Opposed
To Bearing Weapons

40 DccIAAhS WcdpOAlS
Selective Service registrants
who are conscientiously opposed
to bearing arms but who are not
opposed to noncambatant service,
may serve in noncombatant units
of the military establishments, it
was announced this week by 1t.
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State
director of Selective Service.
Pointing out that Selective
Service regulations permit CLASH
fication of conscientious directors
in either one Of two groups, de-
pending on whether they are OPP
posed to any service under mill
tary direction or whether they are
merely opposed to combatant serv-
ice, 1t. Col. Henry C. Stanwood
said:
at is believed that many mis-
informed registrants who now
maintain that they should be
placed in Glass I'VE, conscien-
tious directors opposed to combat
ant and noncombatant service
would be available for classified
ton in Class LAO, consideration
DIRECTORS opposed to combatan'
service only, if they clearl'
understood the type of servic
that would be required Of ther
as non-combatants in the arme6
forces"
The War Department, in cir
cular this year, specified the non
combatant services in which men
who opposed bearing arms but
who were willing to serve under
military direction could train, the
Director pointed out, enumeratine
those units as follows:
1. The Medical Department
which guards the health of the
Army and is charged with the
care of the sick and wounded.
2. The Quartermaster Corps
which has truck units in perma
nent posts and stations, bakery
units, warehouses, automobile re-
pair shops and construction work.
8. The Chemical Warfare
Service, where the assignment Of
Conscientious DIRECTORS is per-
mitted to decentralization units
only. While wearing protective
clothing and devices, these units
go into areas which may be con.
taminated with poison gases and
clear them before the entrance
of friendly troops.
A. The Signal Corps, wherr
assignment is permitted to con
struction units which build and
install permanent telephone and
telegraph lines and equipment; tc
Photographic units which make all
official still and moving pictures
for the Army; to depot units
which operate warehouses; to re-
pair units which repair sigma.
Corps equipment, and to pigeon
units which breed and train car
rier pigeons.
5. The Corps of Engineers.
where assignment is permitted
to any units except combat units,
general service units, separate
battalions and pontoon battalions.
The units to which conscietious
DIRECTORS may be assigned do
topography, surveying, map max
ing, and river and harbor i'm
provements.
6. Corps Area Service Com
mands and War Department Over
head. Assignment is permitted to
any unit of installation except
Replacement Training Center
Units of Infantry, Cavalry, Field
Artillery, Coast Artillery, All
Corps, Ordnance Department
Armored Forces, and Military
Police Units Men may work in
Reception Centers, recruiting
offices, corps areas offices and the
War Department, with the excep-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13

Football players use up nearly
100000 footballs every season.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-13
Thought of the Week

The nature of christianity is
often misunderstood. It is not so
much doing or not doing; but
being something.-Conaud w. Jor-
dan.
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19

L Ntlo "cibNrflflS plIO cci " eeiiN cop ,
divisions of infanty and the Goth
field artillery brigade move across
the Little Missouri river at night.
A blackout had been imposed.
But I noted that the blackout was
not anywhere near as complete as
had seen on numberless similar
occasions with the German army
even far behind the front.
1 mentioned this to one officer
who replied
That's not too tragic. These
troops are here to learn and they
will do better CeXt time"
The engineers threw two fot t
bridges across the stream in 25
minutes and then set up a heavy
pontoon bridge supposed to support
Is tons. They were working with
pontoons that weighed 1850 pounds
each but seemed to handle them ef-
ficiently, lacing them together and
then connecting them with ap-
proaches from the bank.
Continued on Page g. Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-(UP)-
The War Department announced
today it plans to release selectees
and national guardsmen after they
have served between IA and i8
months unless the international
situation becomes more serious.
Under the military service extern
sion bill signed yesterday by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the army could keep
selectees, guardsmen and reServists
in service for 80 months, or 2l2
years. Regular army men could be
retained for AZ years.
The army also sent instructions
to the field arranging for the re-
release from active duty of almost
200 900 men by Dec. 10 of this year,
in the following order of preference
/. Dependency and hardship cases
when properly established.
2. Men 2S years of age or over on
July /, 1941, regardless of length of
service and in order of length of
active federal service.
g. Married men who desire dis
charge at the end of their u
months service.
Expressing the hope that is will
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-19
u. s. Manufacturers
Urge Sales Tax

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-CUP)-
The National Association of Manu-
facturerS today urged congress to
enact general sales tax and to
broaden the individual income tax
base by lowering personal exempt
ions II also recommended increases
in the normal income tax rates on
corporations and individuals.
In a statement to the senate fl
nance committee on the 5000 000,-
900 defense tax BILL chairman Liv-
ingston w. Houston of the MANS
committee on government finance
said such steps should be taken as
guards against initiation.
He said that reliable analysis"
showed that rs percent OF all in
comes are received by persons with
incomes of less than $1,000 a year
which are relatively untouched by
federal taxation"