Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1941 — Page 11

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1941

NAZIS MASTERS AT Ma

CAPITALIZING GAINS

Propaganda Machine’s Ridiculous Exaggerations Are Calculated to Swing Small Nations and

Create Defea

tism in U. S.

By CARROLL BINDER

Copyright

1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Ine.

Survey Shows Little Fear of U.S. Entry Now

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP

Director, American Institute of Public Opinion

Germany is engaged in characteristically clever maneu-] PRINCETON, N. J,

vers to capitalize its military successes in Greece and Jugo-| It hopes by these maneuvers to achieve diplomatic and strategic victories which ‘will contribute vastly more to the advancement of the totalitarian cause than the immedi-|

slavia.

ate military successes in the Balkan Peninsula.

To this end the matchless —

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German propaganda machine assiduously exaggerated the extent of German successes in Greece and magnified the injury done Great Britain and| its allies. It is hoped by Dr. Goebbels that| the daily exaggerations of British and Greek in men, planes,| munitions and ships will cause Aus- | tralians to lose hope and become) embittered towards England and | persuade the American people that British is so near collapse that eon- |

tinued American aid is sure to be| wasted. The German successes in the Bal-| kans are being exploited to the ut-| most in France, Spain, Portugal, North Africa, Turkey and the Arab world to persuade those peoples that] a German victory over Britain is

losses

1S both inevitable and imminent and| that their only hope of a tolerable; existence lies in quickly and un-| resistingly collaborating with Ger-| many, | A Bold Program }

This collaboration contemplates) moves designed to facilitate the| closing of the Mediterranean at both | ends and the destruction of such] portions of the British Fleet as have] not succeeded in making their es-| cape from that strategic sea. | Since so much of this program is) ultimately directed at the United States, Americans need to underthe Germatis have in|

re having ‘with their strategy. i

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BOYS FROM U.S.

Handpicked Pilots to Fly As Observers and Learn British Tactics.

By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Dailv News, Inc. LONDON, April 28. — British fighter and bomber squaorons were

joined today by a number of crack young American fighter and homber pilots from the United States Army Air Corps who will serve with them as observing officers during the next three months. The group consists of handpicked young pilots who have had at least six months or a year’s experience in American combat units. All are college men and the average age runs well under 25 years. Their job is to learn all they can of British tactics and British experience in actual combat before returning to the United States to pass on the lessons to their fellow pilots. The American officers will avoid

action with the Germans. They will | b

posted ait training establishments, where young pilots are given advanced training, and ‘with squadrons with previous combat experience and taught to fly new types of aircraft. Later, they probably ‘will be attached to squadrons ‘which are actively engaged in operations.

April 28.—Just three weeks after the start ‘of Adolf Hitler’s spring blitzkrieg in the Balkans, comprehensive | studies of American public | opinion show the following | highly significant reactions: | ‘First, there appears to have been no substantial change in the number of Americans who would like to see the United States enter the war at once. The Institute’s surveys since the start of the Balkan blitz show 19 per cent voting for U. S. belligerency, as compared with 17 per cent last month. The bulk of the voters—approximately four in every five—are | opposed to U. S. entrance at this | time. But a second attitude of the greatest significance is also uncovered. For a substantial majority say they would be willing to see the United States go to war if it appears certain there is no other way to insure the defeat of Germany and Italy. n

Oppose Entry Now

RATHER than see Brifain go down, 68 persons in every 100 in the Institute survey said, they would be willing to have America enter. As matters now stand, the public is apparently not convinced that our immediate entrance is required Both of the above issues were put to a cross-section of the American voting public in each of the 48 states. The first question was asked in order to test the actual belligerency of the U.S. public today; the second, to see whether U. S. peace sentiment is “ahsolute” or “with reservations.” The ‘question asked, and the

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indication of the amount of potential ‘war sentiment that may be brewing in the United States this spring—despite the consistent reJuctance of the ordinary citizen to vote for immediate war.

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‘Production May Never Be Back to Capacity, Says One Industrialist. By DALE McFEATTERS

Times Special Writer

| PITTSBURGH, April 28 —THe soft leoal strike is erippling th2 natien’s teteel, coke and chemical industries— lvital to national defense—to tlie fextent that they may never regain

lost ‘production. [ This is the opinion of Pictsburgh industrialists as local steel mills, laden with ‘deténse orders, faced another week of curtailed operdtions—with at least six more blast furnaces expected to go down, dozens of ‘open hearths to be taken out ‘of ‘production, and thousands of ‘man-hours of emergency work to be lost. “If ‘the ‘strike continues ‘any jonger it will be impossible for the steel industry for months to come to reach the production 1t was maintaining prior to the strike, with the ‘possibility ‘it never will be able to ‘do so while this ‘emergency lasts.” ‘declared Atbion Bindiey, vice president of the Pittsburgh Steel Co., ih an urgent telegram to President Roosevelt.

vor of ‘the United States go ‘ing ‘into ‘the war?

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Month to Recover

The worst of the situation, steel executives commented, is that the full ‘and most harmful effects of the hituminous coal shortage will not be apparent until after the walkout lis ended. From the time coal ouiput is refsumed, almost a month will be [récuired to ‘return suspended blast [furnaces to ‘normal operations, it was pointed out | ‘Tt ‘will ‘take a ‘week to 10 ‘days ‘to fire 'up thousands of dead heehive ‘coke ovens and another three ‘days to ‘load and ship coke to furs naces, Another 10 ‘days will ‘he needed to stock and charge the

The following results the American Institute of veys ‘conducted since the start of Balkans:

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tion of the United States entering the war against

mammoth stacks and bring them into blast Some furnaces are being re-lined fduring their layoff and these will require anh ‘extra 10 ‘days idleness to be dried “The steel industry will be ‘dowh flat ‘by May 10,” Mr. Bindley predicted yesterday. ‘Pig iron stocks fare disappearing rapidly and there is no chance to replenish them until the coal strike is ended.”

to ‘work up ‘some Sort think Britain

of ‘peace should go ‘on

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stand ‘what ming and how much success they| M he A iE

Germany and THaly, how would you vote—to go'into Production Ts Cut

the war, or to stay out of the ‘war? TO GO IN 199 TO STAY OUT 817% Tf it appeared certain that ‘there ‘was fo ofher way to defeat Germany and THaly except for the

United to go to ‘war against thém, ‘would vou be in favor of the United States going to ‘war?

YES 68¢ NO 249 UNDECIDED 87, Do vou think the United States will go ‘into the

war in Europe some time before 'it ‘is over, or ‘do vou think we ‘will stay out ‘of the ‘war?

THINK U.S. WILL ‘GO IN THINK U.S. WIL STAY OUT

actual replies, were as follows: “If 'vou were asked to vote today on the ‘question of the United States entering the ‘war against Germany and Italy, how ‘would you 'vote—to go into the war, or to stay out of the war?” ‘Would Vote to Go In 199 ‘Would Vote to Stay Out. 81% “If 'it ‘appeared certain that

There is no denying tat Germany has had ‘very considerable... nq , : successes in ‘Greece, as ‘well as in | dean on Miki Ee Jugoslavia. Their ably organized and|.,uniry several days ago, When they directed ‘army and air force are aP-|gnnearad at a hotel in their Amer. parently on the ‘verge of terminat-ijoay, ‘yniforms they ‘were cheered ing the last organized resistance 0lhgsnharded ‘with free drinks ‘bv totalitarianism on the Burepeanipsva) Wir ‘Worce ‘pilots ahd local] continent. .“ |citizens, Young ladies quickly trans- | The ‘German success is none the farrag their attentions to the hew- ’ less painful to anti-totalitarians be- | comers. When they appeared at BE ly hc a a cause it ‘was patent from the begin-ipatter's, ‘Piccadilly, and people ‘dis- | A rd on on,

ning that Britain ‘and Greece could |ngyered they ‘were Americans .] not hope to assemble suMicient|gs. gimast stopped. ans, traf-| fem, would you be in favor of the

strength to ‘withstand an all ‘out| | ‘United States going into the war?” effort by Hitler to conquer Greece, | | Would ‘Favor Going Tn If

Something ‘approaching a rioi NO 509; YES 417, UNDECIDED 97,

If it appears certain that Britain ‘will be de feated unless we use part of our Navy to protect ships going to Britain, would vou favor or oppose such convoys? WOULD FAVOR 71°, UNDECIDED 8¢,

the war—when the Institute found only 29 persons in every 100 willing to enter the war even to prevent ‘a ‘British-French defeat Just ‘a year ago, before the invasion ‘of France, two-thirds of the voters in the Institute surveys ‘declared it was more important to keep America at peace than it ‘was to help Britain win “at ‘the ‘risk of war.” Following the ‘events of the dark summer of 1940, that opinion became exactly reversed. Two-thirds ‘decided it was more important to heip Britaih ‘win, ‘even at the risk ‘of ‘war. than to ‘concentrate entirely on “staying out.” Last ‘week the Institute reported a ‘closely similar picture on the question of convoys: A '‘minority—41 ‘per eent— said they now favored the use of U.'S naval ‘convoys to guard war shipments to Britain. But a substantial majority— 71 ‘per ecent—said they ‘would agree to conveys “if it appears certain ‘that Britain will be defeated unless ‘we ‘use ‘part of our Navy” to convoy.

Mr. Bindley ‘previously had wired Myr. Roosevelt to protest against in[jury to basic industries “during the most serious ‘crisis in ‘our history.” Steelmaking in the Pittsburgh dis=trict this ‘week wil ‘drop another thrée ‘points to 93 per ‘dent ‘of ‘capacity, representing a total ‘decline tof ‘9 ‘points since the ‘coal stoppage began. Nationally, the ‘industry will slump to 85 per ‘¢ént ‘of ‘ca=pacity, according to ‘estimates of ‘of‘ficials ‘of the ‘office ‘of Production Management at Washington, Ih Pittsburgh seven ‘pig iron 'producing blast furnaces, the ‘primary other ‘way some 82 ‘persons in implements of steelmaking already every 100 in the Tnstitute’s latest ‘have been banked ‘or ‘blown ‘out survey say they think the United [eompletely ‘resulting ‘ih a loss ‘of States eventually ‘will ‘go ‘in falmost 4500 tons of pig iron a day.

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Which side do you think will ‘win the ‘war— Germany and Italy, or England? ENGLAND STALEMATE 87% GERMANY, TTALY 119 UNDECIDED 24°, Do vou think Britain should try to get together

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INSTITUTE suveys an increase in the think the British to ‘discuss ‘peace terms ler. ‘But these voters are i the minority (29 ‘per ¢ent) and a great many are individuals wi would ‘not be willing to have America ‘enter the ‘war, Britain were being defeated This leaves one more phase American thinking—and least important by any means be mentioned Since ‘the beginning of 1941

have Institute survevs have shown a marked increase in the number ‘of Americans who expect the United States to ‘enter the ‘war “some time before it is ‘over.”

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struggle Old songs and will forced ‘upon them ‘by Italiah ‘highlight ‘the homecoming celebramvasion Oct, 28 and ’ German tioh Ht Castleton Hich Beheol May invasion April ‘6. The ‘Governmerit . was at ‘Crete, under British protec- 10 tion, and a series of roval ‘decrees The ‘program, which had beéen ‘published ‘ih Athens Sat. urday ih the ‘name ‘of the refugee King ‘George TI, appointing Pericles Argyropoulos governor general of from the ‘unoccupied Aegean islands, naming Mantel Tsouderos tenporary ‘War Minister and ‘placing Gen. Alexander Papagos, chief the ‘General Staff, ‘on

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itler ble ‘to throw ‘many a No ‘Other ‘Way _'g80 Hitler was s Four Birthdays ‘ strength usually prevails in such cir- the first measurable reactions of days that covered four ‘generaAfrica. Interviewing in the pres- momentarily after the Greek campaign has always been re- | h that son, his grandson, and two ‘great Today's survey ‘gives a striking in ‘if the Axis ‘can’t ‘be beaten any port ‘to ‘King ‘George ‘when at i : x : : | retired from ‘active ‘duty ‘at ‘the and ‘a ‘possible ‘means of depleting) father lived to ‘be '104. | t : : ‘ and ‘Gibraltar ‘exits and entrances) ‘here and a ‘member of the ‘Coast | The ‘Yast United Press ‘dispatch from Athens ‘was received in New roops being sent to ‘Greece, Tt is 1942. now . (Wilmington), N.'New York and Tondon ‘waited in accomplished 'in ‘resisting the Ger- | EXPERT SYMPOSIUM active ‘duty ‘ating ‘was heard except at Budapest, | Workers ‘will be ‘held ‘at ‘6 p. m. to-| activated ‘there. and ‘playing ‘German military hia Ol pint us to ‘the Lxtent of the 185808 tian professor, and Prank T. Flynn, been identified ‘wi | Notre Dame social ‘work ‘department | Artillerv anti-aircraft ‘regiment, "He [hity” for ‘the invaders to enter the

times the number of planes, tanks] Would Not Favor Going and seasoned soldiers into Greece | a In 240, Marked in Week | THE PEAR | cumstances. | RaTiOR YAINY Wi WA | the U."S. public to the spread of A ‘British ‘Sideshow’ | the ‘war in ‘Greece and Jugouss. ! t ‘Institute survey ‘was begun on ¥ ent Institute survey NN elections But includcarded ‘as a sideshow rather than a] Born April 20, 1849, Ruben Al- | april 10—four ‘days after the Wwito ‘quality '€Heir ir decisive ‘phase ‘of ‘the ‘war. For 'po-| grandsons celebrated theirs. = = nnn doughty ‘monarch refused to bow to A native of Hendricks ‘County, | ( , y : i cto WAIGR GRA Athens’ 6-Month War Ends ALUMNI GATHER K. of P. Building ‘Cigar Store six | CALLED INTO | By ONPAD PRESS | oo Hitler's ‘resources and ‘easing ‘the| Years ago prvi 3 3 : . A strain on the British Tsles. But it] storic Athens ‘was in ‘German hands today those of Ah ‘even bigger celebration is | 4 Ne! : . » | bein lanh . Artillery Reserve, has been ‘ordered York ‘before dawn vesterday. It read “German advance guard folinto the Mediterranean, for example. | g planned for at the home of ib ‘extended active | 1owed by 'niechunized Units ‘ertered AtHens ‘dt 10 ‘a. Hr, Hoistitg the now ‘revealed that only 40,000 ‘were ¢ 7 sent. What those Nant C. [vain ‘throughout the ‘day and night A h ge Subsequent to|for the Athens station's ‘customary i s to have been | ‘ 7 ‘Camp Davis, he where the Athens radio ‘was heard mah invasioh appears | A dinner ‘meeting ‘of ‘the Thiign- will ‘be ‘assighed ‘Sunday ‘evehing broadcasting in Pending the receipt of dependable gous the ‘Gentral Y. W.C. A A ‘hative of marches. Martinsville, Maj. ‘The last Athens dispatches before suffered by ‘the British and ‘Greek| forces ih ‘Greece and ih the re-em- hand, ‘will conduct a sympositim ‘on 'has been ‘with ‘the ‘finance ‘division [city ‘where Sblon laid ‘down the first | “Recent Trends in Social Tegisla-'of the American T.egioh natiohal ‘principles ‘of ‘democracy in 594 C:,

that Great Britain and Greece could | Undecided . . 8% Birch St., today ‘was getting back slavia, and to the successes ‘of But it ‘must hot be forgotten that o-| fred Pearce ‘celebrated his 92d | ‘Balkan ‘blitz ‘begah—and ‘was Savitie “We'll Set ih HF Mt litical and other reasons, Great BritMr. Pearce has been a resident of Military action there ‘was consid- | Mr. Pearce 1ooks forward to | ; i | ; : i 3 never ranked inh ‘military importance | | Maj. ‘Glenn D. Crawford, national 13 ‘ther ‘conquered ‘capitals, ‘clouded by Nazi censorship; its fight for t rit-| his grand . ; y It ‘was the ‘Germans, not the Brit-| 2 daughter, Mrs. "Windsor y uty Bt Oamp Swastika On the Acropolis.” visi of Australians, New Shifde via his reporting for English language broadcasts. Nothof ‘heroic ‘proportions. | apolis ‘Social Workers ‘Club ‘ahd the to ‘a ‘coast artil- ‘German and Greek, dispatches of | p réports ‘froth American correspond-| “iy R. ‘Clyde White, University of | Crawford has long | the ‘Gérman ‘occupation had told of barkation out ‘froth Ber- tion in Thdiana.” Iheadquarters staff since 1920. IB.

put ‘into ‘action. In ‘war, superior | The figures represent some of to normal after a ‘week of birth- | ‘German ‘panzer ‘divisions in North Americans settled back ‘in from the British standpoint, the] birthday ‘while ‘the same ‘week his | largely completed by April 20. Tasts Tone ‘eHOMEh.™ wit “We'll et ain ‘was bound to give military supIndianapolis ‘most ‘of his ‘life and sted wn moral and ‘political necessity | many ‘more birthdays ‘because his : ! : ct : fight fo with ‘the ‘preservation of the Suez leontroller Sf ‘the American Tegion | freedom ended just six months from the day Ttaly started the Greek war ‘hb talked about 300,000 British | T. Waite, 4619 'E. 34th ‘St. for | . b amp | troops. : Davis, ‘Hollyridge | Thereafter radio listening posts in Zealanders, Thdians and Englishmen Nazis May Exaggerate | Amegican Association ‘of Social lery 'uhit ‘to ‘Bethe ‘official ‘German news agency, ents, 'it ‘will be ‘well to reserve Judg- | shicago soci] ‘Servite AMITIre- Maj. ‘Crawford | th ‘the 535th ‘Coast [a ‘People ‘waiting ‘With “quiet ‘digr and Clegg Ol the ‘retired a fo the numb list “at his ‘OWwh request.”

be Sidney Flack ‘of Tndianapolis ‘in ‘his

| Could Always See the Crossbones on My Husband's Plame — 5. I And She Crosses Her Fingers as He Departs on Raid ui

sleight-of-hand performance and Patricia Woodward of ‘Noblesville will ‘play ‘a vibraharp | By PAUL MANNING States und throughout the ‘Empire oes STE SL ey at ‘psychological ‘mothents ‘theh ‘it 'is| TDONDON, April 28.—The ‘air-

solo Alumni ‘club ‘officers in ‘charge ‘of the ‘program dre Frank Rinkard, president: ‘C. 'K. McCormack, séc44 3 g | a retary, Donald Beaver, vide prestdistuibed CO exposures Of \atorme is ‘siirrouhded Oh thee Ses pure hoiirs ‘bf Sleepless ‘tossing ih [haven't €veh told Prank Tt ‘was later that Betty found out and Mrs. ‘Blaine Zook, ‘freasok Ary TY ih Sotite (isr- | OY, Hills ‘of ‘the ‘low, \indulating ‘type (bed. | ‘Betty Jordan ‘would ‘Watch ‘the about bad Werther, the anti-aircraft ters that the British, ‘Greek, Jugo- | Which prose artists ‘of ‘the English | ‘She ‘covered ‘this fear, however, | last of ‘the Hampdens ro8r Off ‘into ‘barrage Which ‘had béen heavier «lav ‘eaftipaigh ‘was ah ‘egregious Scene ‘delight ‘in ‘describing. When [because ‘whenever ‘Frank was | the Fathering dusk and finally she [thah ‘usual ‘around ‘the objective, pliinder. The writer does ‘not share you stand oh the Brow Of ‘One sich Bround she was ‘always ‘very ‘gay. VY "ak Slow y back to the ‘and the ‘ednstant threat ‘of ‘insufthis view. The Nazi ‘war ‘machine hill around dusk you ‘ean see ‘the | And ‘she had a ‘ritual, 't00, ‘which house. Bis when her ‘battle ficient gas 3% nk,

; " (would ‘begin—while Frank ‘was a dearly for its military vic- | bomber squadrons bei ted wna |Nelped. Nights ‘wher Prank ‘Was oy ; reece oe eng fueled WOT | sonediilet to fly, She would ‘tie ‘the Winging ‘over the Ohaninel to Ger-| HEI ‘the Way ft Was Tom w)most ‘the first month ‘of ‘marriage

in Jugoslavia and ‘Greece. loaded ‘with bombs. b ) acibits ‘oil has had ‘to ‘be ‘ex-| Then, just ‘before ‘day sinks White ‘scarf wrotnd ‘his ‘neck, ‘the ‘many. UO D OpUtIvely heavy Yosses hight oh can the Ay Be one ‘his mother had knitted, ‘and First she would follow ‘the usufl Phe other ‘morning, though, he ort pm to these heavy Nimbering Wir fignts (then hand him ‘the ‘helmet ‘wind gog- | Toutine ‘of dinner ®t eight. Then didn't walk tip the path 'to the front of ted | gical wl | walk t ‘operatio 1 tends te: gles ‘which ‘hing ‘ih ‘the ‘hallway, (knitting, some letter ‘Writing #nd & ‘door Betty Waited as long ws ‘SHe | have beeh hg a ant fu Hoth enter one et i " to Then, ‘together, they ‘would ‘walk book. At ‘midnight, When the BBC apild stand it which Was teh hd HNC produotion. Hs n 1 (off Ne Nips wi fea ARE [rom the house eros to the brow Tews broadens cate Oh. she'd but ololock, then she telephoned wirTn One by Bie, ‘they ‘trindle ‘the [Of al hill ‘where she ‘would Se Deus doWh Wha Switch On ‘the rome Headusrters. They told her 2 Y vr } , | oy Y IR 10 - ra . ax in 1 ital and peaceful #hd heavy strains hive plattes hs us Ne Of [ya " or ih 3 me is After that, hed But che would has og he i mt] ane Hs a: tous GofNEe ip itd on RY iy Shei "Biit ‘she hever ‘retuned home 'im- [Dever sleep ‘really ‘well, ‘and always jnter a Te yp whic 5 d | op Mery ‘mediately. ‘She ‘Would stand oh the #round dawn she ‘would ‘wake up psitine (F% s hl Gradhed J free for ‘other 'purposes. appear ‘eastward in ‘the ‘direction ‘of Bliff wna Watch hit @isuppesr BEcUSe thats When the blanes al- a i. iy casing, and halfway back across the

T s) " YYE A “rd 1 lin ‘as ‘to ‘the number bf ships sunk oh ‘the ‘program will ant soldiers killed ‘or seized are likely to ‘prove ‘as fantastically ‘ex-| / apgerated as ‘were ‘the Nazi ‘claims | egarding losses suffered by the Brit- | jeh ‘Biiring ‘the ‘evacuation ‘of Dun-| kirk. | The Nazi ‘propaganda machine is] interested 'ih creating |

defentist sentiment ‘in ‘the United |

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Seldom, that ‘fs, until ‘after Frank [band's ‘plane. And Td alwavs ¢ross [with had left—and ‘then ‘for ‘her would [my fihgers and say ‘a few ‘words to trip?” begih ‘the hours ‘of ‘tiyihg ‘to ‘read myself. T ‘won't ‘tell ‘vou ‘What they | Always, He would téply, “Oh

book, ‘after ‘Which ‘would ‘come ‘are becaise ‘it ‘might be tinlucky. 1 so bad, good, in fact

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dent urer Comittee ‘members are Towel Wadsworth, Mrs. Myrtle Rodden and Mrs. Mildred Messersmith, iprogram; Mrs, Harold Messersmith, Mrs, LaVérne Urbdin, Mrs. Herschell Schwartz, Mrs, 'George Madden, Miss Dorothy Steinmeer, Wiss Norma Russell &nd Mrs. R. Orr, menu and ‘decorating. Mrs Dora ‘Megsérsmith, Mis. John Robinsoh, Mrs. Harold Meéssersmith, ‘Mrs, <Joséph Beédchler, Miss Nina Everetts, Mrs, Russel Roberts, Mrs. Ralph Bolander, Mrs. Nellie Deford, Mrs, Robert ‘Ca¥tetfer ‘and Tester ‘Craig, Yecoptioh, Miss Midge Kexgeh'ing, Mrs. Johh Stettler ‘and Mrs. Eva Schwaifs, membership and ‘organization: Mrs Jesse Roberts, Donald Beaver dnd

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Western ‘Germany ELEKTRO at one of heve showings. Teel Effects of Fighting " | a. dowh ‘the ‘path ‘to ‘the ‘roadway | Ways Tettrned

To Betty ahd Prank Jordan this The ‘Germens arrive at the Medi-

terranesh battered by hard fight-

thi ‘end ‘with troublesome organiza- |

tiongl ‘problems oh their hahds 'instead ‘Of ‘being ‘permitted to ‘come there fresh for assaults on Suez wn the ‘British ‘naval position ih ‘the Mediterranean. Such ‘Hppears to be the actual sitiintion in ‘contrast with ‘German representations. Nevertheless, ‘the Gerthah version ‘is the only ohe heard ih France 8nd Spain and ‘it is given ‘as ‘much ‘prominence Ws possible ih Portugal. Th all wepk ‘countries, Nazi agents wre driving home the argiiment ‘that the ‘new ‘order ‘is ‘about to ‘win ‘the

whole ‘performance ‘has been 're[peated sb ‘many ‘times since that first ‘month of the ‘war, ‘when ‘they were ‘married, that ‘they've stopped leounting. Por Prank, as ‘pilot officer ‘aboard ‘one ‘of ‘those huge Hampden bombers, has been ‘in there nearly ‘every ‘day. > w»

AND BETTY has been ‘right in there, tod. When Frank first ‘was assigned ‘to ‘this ‘wirdrome, ‘they ‘rented a small ‘house ®tdp ‘one of these hills ahd Betty guickly turned [like ‘everyone who is ‘ih Tove ®Whd just ‘married. Betty ‘worried ® 1ot,

wt first,

which led ‘to ‘the flying ‘field. She | would stand ‘there ‘perhaps &n hor, |

watching ‘the small figures ‘oh ‘the field ‘moving around ‘sd clambering 'inty ‘the ‘planes. She coulin't dis[tinguish ‘between ‘the ‘figlires, ‘of |cotirse, but she Knew ‘her hisband (was ‘thére—her ‘husbahd ®nhd ‘the othér ‘men ‘who Ht ‘one ‘time or ®nother had ull been guests ih her {home. . |

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‘watch ‘While &l1 ‘the bombers ‘rose [from ‘the field like & ot Of dragon

Of ‘these [it ‘into & home. They ‘were happy, [fies .

“They Would ‘vise WhE Girdle Wer | 1oW ‘Over Gur hotise, ‘Over ‘the hilltop. The ‘noise ‘Was tremendous and

finul wictory over Britain whe thet whenever Prank Toft Tor ‘the wir- ‘frightening. T eould RIways see the

American wid o8h ‘hot possibly avert » British defers,

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| » » » | SHE WOULD lie there 1h bed and [count ‘the big ships ‘as they recireled [the Small hotise just before ‘drop-

ping ‘down ‘onto ‘the wirdrome. She Knew ‘the ‘exact ‘number ‘of ‘planes ‘every ‘hight ‘which should ‘refirn, ‘for she ‘always ‘counted them When ‘they ‘took off. She could, of ‘cotirse,

‘plane, When Frank would return he &l[Ways ‘hid a routine, tod. Tirst he'd ‘enter ‘operational ‘headusrters and fur'h ‘in & ‘report, verbal and written. Then He'd walk down the 1oRaWay ®héd climb the pathway ts the front door, Where tty would be He always Walked ip With & wow, ‘tired gait, Bnd Betty always sald

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'recoghize the ‘engine beat of Frank's |

channel the ‘engine had begiin to miss, But the ‘crew voted to stick and they ‘made 'it across the ‘open seh ‘all right, Twenty ‘miles from the ‘home airdrome, ‘however, Frank was forced to ‘order ‘his ‘drew of three ‘to bhil ‘out. Then he ‘tried ‘to bring ‘the ‘plane down himself. He |lended ‘in ‘a pasture. The Hampden 'wash't 30 badly ‘damaged that ‘it won't be flying in ‘three ‘or four waoeks, {ih ‘three ‘or four weeks tors say he'll ‘be Tacky to ‘move ‘Out of bed th three Or four ‘months Betty, However while admitting the crash was ‘hebrtbreaking, =avs that Ht Teast Prank Won't be permanant lv Crippled Bnd mow, for ‘the first filme since thev hecame hudband

But Frank won't be flving | The ‘doc- |

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