Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-09-19
WasAlngosa, D. O.

being built in cooperation with he
Firestooe Rubber company.
Purpose Of these bases 10 to take
the place Of the U. s. feet IN the
South Atlantic. Long ago, U. 8.
naval strategists figured they could
reduce materially the number q
u. S. warships around Hawaii and
California. II there were enough big
bombing planes on the Pacific island
bases to patrol the Pacific.
So now U. S. bombing planes OPP
Grating from the African coast Win
do the same thing for the South A.
lantic In order to guard against Nad
moves nom Vichy dominated
Dakar.
The problem Of shutting Oh Nad
blitx IN tbs South Atlantic II much
harder than in the Pacific, due to
one factor: distances IN the Allan
tic are about one-third less than
those In the Pacific.
lad EGGS
A member Of the British air mis-
sion in Washington, back after q
flying trip to England, has . report
on food conditions that IL . COM
bination Of humor and hard, mpal-
atable fact.
Regarding the food shortage IN
England he says that eggs in most
places are unobtainable. The ration
il one egg per person per week.
Some millions Of eggs shipped from
the United States were all bad.
Bacon and eggs" today il IN
known IN England. The nearest ap-
proach II bacon and egg" and Il
the day you want it is not egg day,
you have to be content with bacon
and tomato instead.
Sugar Is limited to half q lump
per person per meal. At Claridge's,
one sardine per person per day IL
the most sardines anyone can OBJ
tain. Next In scarcity at this swank
London hostel is butter. At each
meal, you get vast dish in which
you may be able to discern two little
dabs, each smaller than a penny.
Fresh fruit is nearly non-existent.
There are no oranges at all. The
returning Britisher also reports that
the general shortage Of clothing re-
suits in sloppy dressing.
The report urges that England I'M
mediately import thousands Of small
homecoming machines to be used
by housewives in preserving current
crops Of fruits, vegetables, rabbits,
and meats Of all sorts. He advo-
Gates that the women Of England
be obliged to preserve food, instead
Of devoting themselves to the hope
less hip and tummy development
that results from continual knit
ting"
OFFERS FARM FOR DEFENSE
John H. Perry, president Of West
ern Newspaper Union, has offered
his 2,500-acre farm in Owen
county, Kentucky, to the Royal
Canadian Air force as a pilot train
ing center. The rest of his large
estate has been offered to the U. 8.
government. II am for national
Defense" said Perry, land Uncle
Sam can have my place, lock, stock
and barrel"
nLITERATE DRAFTEES
One of the uncomfortable facts
disclosed by the selective service
system is that thousands Of young
men IN this great country Of educa-
tional opportunity are unable to pass
q simple test Of reading and writing.
In q recent two-months period, May
Is to July IS, "a total Of 81 ,9l0
draftees were Excused" on account
Of illiteracy. OF these, 37,217 were
white. and 81, 707 were Negro.
The southern states have the
heaviest percentages Of illiteracy.
In Louisiana, 4.8 per cent Of the
whites and 49, Of the Negroes were
rejected on this score. In Georgia
and Florida, the percentage was
only slightly less. Other states of
high illiteracy are Virginia, Nissis-
sippi and North Carolina.
Partly to offer the benefits Of edu-
cation, partly to. increase the num-
Der Of men fit for military service,
WPA IL setting up . project 70 teach
reading and writing to the rejectees.
NO GAS TROUBLES
The shortage Of gasoline in he
East raises no problems IN the life
of Hattie Caraway, though, a. rank
ing member a The senate commerce
committee, she plays IN important
roas n IL investigated e the Il
Assd shortase.