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EDITORIAL
Is Russia Join
ing The Axis?
(Philadelphia Record)
The pattern.
Suddenly, after nearly two
years of delay and attempted ap
peasement, the Unit d State* cuts
off exports of machinery and ms
chine itools to Soviet Russia.
Stalin, for reasons unexplained,
becomes Premier of Russia, first
time he ever has occupied a prom
inet office in the Soviet Govern
ment.
Tass prints an official denial
that Russia has concentrated
troops on her German frontier, or
that she has had any friction
With Hitler.
The Soviet Foreign Office sud
denly recognizes the German con
quest of Norway, Belgium and
Yugoslavia, (with whom it sign
ed a treaty only a few weeks
since) —by telling the Ministers
of those Governor nts-in-Exile
(that since their countries no
longer exist they are not wel
come in Moscow.
What all this adds up to, no
'one can be sure.
Walter Duranty, who knows
his Russia, suggests it may be
the prelude, to a Russian deal
with Germany for partitioning
Turkey—or even a Russian join
ing of the Axis.
It has long been understood
that Russia had been invited te
join the Axis and balked. Bui
with Hitler now in a position to
raid the Ukraine at will — Pai
Joey Stalin may s:e things in a
different light.
The bear which once walked
like a man—now crawls.
How Good
Neighbors Are We?
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(Philadelphia Record)
For y’ars and y’ars we’ve been
waiting a chance to make good
friends of Argentina, especially,
among South American nations.
Now, maybe our chance is a;
hand.
Argentina and Chile have just
completed a “preliminary ex
change of views leading to more
formal conversations on legal
grounds for claim to be Antarc
tic.
Under the proposals, BOTH the
United States and Great Britain
w<»u!d be barred from Antarctica.
Fact that th; British explored
there for years, and the famous
voyages of Rear Admiral Byrd,
matter little to Argentina and
•Chile. They want Antarctica.
Legally, we may have prior
claim. On the basis of air and
naval strength, we could almost
certainly win a war over Ant
arctica (and 1 it’s not kid our
selves, wars have been fought
for less).
But what do we want with
Antarctica? The British can speak
for themselves, but aside from
giving Rear Admiral Byrd a
place to sail to what good is this
cold, remote and untenable terri
. fory to Uncle Sam?
Do we hear the right answer?
Correct. It is no good to us.
So, let’s be generous. If Ar
gentina and Chile want it—why
not make a grand gesture, and:
say: “Boys, it’s all yours.” Then !
we can even lease-lend ’em Byrd
for the “housewarming.”
Why has no one thought of
naming A1 Capone as Ambassa
dor to Berlin or Rome?
Greenland
Takes New
^ar Role
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W.ASHINGTON—A report that
Greenland fills a strategic role a
an outpost of defenses of the
Western H misphere will be
made soon by American officials
enroute here by Coast Guard cut
ter after an extensive survey of
i the World's largest island.
Aksel Svane, Governor of
i South rn Greenland, is also com
; ing for conference with Hendrik
De Kauffman, Danish Minister
and State Department officials,
with regard to the Island’s de
fense, administration and trade.
American apprehension as to
j the island's vuln rability is due
to its location off the coast of
f Canada where it might make for
potential danger to the peace of
I this continent.
The President took Greenland
i into the protection of the United
| States on-April 10, the firs: anni
, versary of Denmark's occupation
by German forces.
FIRST TRANSPORT COMES TO
ANCHOR BELOW ANCHORAGE
First army transport to drop
anchor below the city of Anchor
i age the other day, marked on
i of the highlights of the year’s
events, says the Alaska Service
Record. The belief that Cook
Inlet could not be navigated by
op-sea-going ships ’/as explod
I ed by the arrival of the USAT
Gibson, 10,000-ton cargo ship,
loaded with various supplies for
j Anchorage and the Army base,
i The sight of the ship riding at
I anchor out in the bay looks good
j to those who live in Anchorage
l end vicin.ty. With it comes a pro
! mise of the opening of com
I mere, with the outside world.
; Who knows but ships from the
seven seas may one day drop an
I zhor and unload their cargoes
| upon the shores of Alaska and in
turn bulge their hatches with the
products from the empire on top
j of the world.
In the .past nothing but small
ships have, dared to enter the
waters of Cook Inlet. Many sal
mon fish.ng craft navigate the
Inlet yearly. However, they are
small and could give no estimate
of the possibilities of deep water
-tiips. Rec nt surveys for depth
and bars show promise of excel
lent channels during this time of
year.
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OUR FURRY FRIEND S—It was an ill wind that blew
down the tree that orphaned “Happy Jack", the squirrel, but he
moved right in with two kittens belonging to Mitty, a pet cat on
the A. E. Pearson farm not far from Gashland. Mo.
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Electrical
Anasthesia
!s Revived
Bv HOWARD W. BRAKES LEE
Associated Press Science Editor
CHICAGO, — Many years ago
a French scientist found that a
low elgetrie current would put
?n animal into th. same sleep a:
drug anesthesia.
lie was invited to demonstrate
but became ill the day of the
show. His sister substituted for!
b m, forget to throw in the rheo
stat to cut the current down, con’
'ceju ntly lcctrccuted all the an:
mo Is.
That accident gave electrical
anesthesia a had name, and scient
ists dropped it. It now has been
revived successfully, and the veri
fixation reported to the American
Physiological Society by M. L.
Silver and R. W. Gerard of the
Umversity of Chicago.
The electric current has put
j dogs, frogs and rats to sleep and
j kept them there with no harm
t for as much as eight hours The
! current is small, three milliam
peres for frogs, 45 for dogs.
The animals are awakened by
gradually decreasing the current,
or even r versing the direction
of flow. Frogs revive in on min-1
ute, rats in 10 minutes and dogs j
in an hour.and 40 minutes.
Blood pressure and heart rate
were little changed by this elec
trical anesthesia. On the basis of
the xperiments to date it might
be used for surgery.
JAPAN MIGHT RE
CONSIDER PEACE’ PLAN
TOKYO — Japanese Foreign
Minister Matsuoka, reaffirming
Japan's adherence to the three
paw r pact, declared at a confer
cnee of newsmen that she might
have to reconsider her “peaceful’'
policy in the South Seas.
Informed quarters interpreted
this part of the stat.ment as a
direct warning to the Nether
lands East Indies in view of the
current deadlock over economic
problems.
HOLLYWOOD
STAR - LITES
Bv Chuck Cochard
HOT T YWOOD fExchisive) —
Ml Hollywood is talking this
cek about Judy Garland. They
:v that she well announce hen
>gagement to Orchestra Leader
lave Rose at her birthday party
' June 10. All movi land is be
’-vit.'d to it. And they still go
i by stating that the pair will
o ms: r ed by September.
J anette McDonald is just;
bout the happiest g rl in Holly-i
.vnod this week. Not only is she
playing in the picture she has
always wanted to do, but she has
her husband. Gene Raymond a?
her co-star and lover. Others in
clud- d in the cast: Brian Aherne,
Inn Hunter, Patrick O’Moore and
a newcomer, Jackie Horn r, a 7
ycar-old girl who we believe has
a wonderful future in pictures.
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The very funny pair of a few
years, back—Stan Laurel and Ol
iver Hardy are about to return
to films aft r a “vacation” of 18
months. The famous funsters
have been signed fo-r an Army
comedy titled “Forward March"
Ths was bound to happen after
ihe huge success of those radio
comics. Abbot and Costello.
A real record is the one h id
by Bette Davis and George Brent
few have made love to each other
more than they have on the
scr en. They have been in ten
pictures together.
It took the national defense
and the present war to do it, but I
Victor McLaglen and Edmund
Lowe arc back again as the fam
ous “sez you sez me” comedy
team — their first will be “The i
Marines Are Ready” —Anne Shir |
ley will be the girl and Tim Holt
th: boy.
Hitler still says he wanted!
peace, but war was thrust upon!
iim. All those tanks and dive'
oomb rs and other armaments
,iust happened to be lying around
when the need came, didn’t they.
Adolf?
NEW NAVY PBY BOATS ON ASSEMBLY LINE
This is one of the biggest assembly lines at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation factory in San
Diego, Calif. From it roll the U. S. navy PBY patrol bombers, two engined craft which the British
call the Catalina patrol bombers. Consolidated is building th eships for both the U. S. and RAF.
f)ne Show WEDNESDAY 7:30 p.m.
’DODGE (.11 \ (In Technicolor)
with Errol Flynn — Olivia I)e Haviland — Bruce Cabot
Lusty Life and Sudden Death — In the Widest Town of the West
and "MONTMARTE MADNESS”
One Show Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Adm. 25* & 55*
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON’
with JAMES STEWART—JEAN ARTHUR—CLAUDE RAINS
also “BUZZY AT THE CONCERT"
Two Shows Friday, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m. Adm. 5<5o & 25*
•THE FR(>NTIERSMAN”
with WILLIAM BOYD—GEORGE HAYES—EVELYN VENABLE
Cassidy Gambles On A Kid “Born To Be Bad” — And Wins
and “WOTTA NIGHTMARE” — A Popeye
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