Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1942, Page 11

Labor Issue Puts Knudsen Under Fire C. 1. O. Battle for Production Control Still Smoulders By DAVID LAWRENCE. Control of production — taking away control from the men who have managed the auto industry 50 successfully and made mass pro- duction famous throughout the world and put- ting it in the § hands of those who have never #& managed before 3 —is what the 3 C. I O. has de- manded of the : Government in the midst of a war emergency. This demand, eided and abetted by an Lawrence. intense bombardment by New Dealers and left wingers in Wash- ington, was taken under advisement by the Roosevelt administration. ‘Though temporarily blocked, the is- sue is being kept alive by the New Dealers. The first line of attack is against William Knudsen, co-chairman of the O. P. M., who while not a poli- tician or a parlor strategist or a bureaucrat who coddles this or that group, has done a remarkable job of getting industry started on planes, tanks and guns. Now the head of the auto workers wants Mr. Knudsen's scalp. The reason is that Mr. Knudsen re- fused to bow to the C. I. O. demand and disrupt the auto industry to meet the labor union demands. Special Blame for Knudsen. President R. J. Thomas of the C. I. O. Auto Workers Union has told the press that the decision made by both Sidney Hillman and Mr. Knudsen to let a Government agency—the O. P. M.—determine plans for conversion of facilities was already a failure though 1t “may take two months or so be- fore those in control of the situa- on realize it.” This is a slap at th Mr. Knudsen and Mr. Hillman, but the C. I. O. leader, Mr. Thomas, singles out Mr. Knudsen for spe- cial blame thus: “I'm not sure whether Knudsen is representing the people of the country or General Motors. Knudsen admittedly is a great production man. But he isn't necessarily the best. The Ford Motor Car Co. is the farthest advanced of any of the large manufacturers of the war program. There's no doubt in my mind that Charles Sorenson of the Ford company is a better production man than Knudsen.” This form of sniping, carried on for the most part heretofore under cover against Mr. Knudsen, has come out at last. Mr. Knudsen has never pretended to be a minister of economic supply, ranging into vari- ous other flelds of defense activity, but he has done the specific job of production stimulus given him by the President. His personality has been inspiring and he has gotten results from industry, which is the main reason he was appointed. What the C. I. O. wants is to dis- credit the O. P. M. so that in a new setup the C. I. O. actually will make management policies. This is what C. E. Wilson, president of General Motors, denounced in a press con- ference on Wednesday as “socializa- tion” of industry. Nqw it appears Mr. Knudsen is being attacked be- | cause he agreed with Mr. Wilson. Attack Could Be Halted. Few men have made as big a sacrifice as did Mr. Knudsen in com- ing here. He severed all connection | with General Motors and gave up | an income of hundreds of thousands | of dollars a year in salary and bonus to serve his Government. But now his motives are being questioned. That's a favorite pastime in Wash- ington and it's one reason why the national administration is in a tur- moil. The President allows the left By GOULD LINCOLN. Typical of a growing feeling on Capitol Hill that President Roosevelt should make use of outstanding men in this war ef- fort, regardless of their politics, was the warm reception given James A. Farley, former Postmas- ter General and former chair- man of the Democratic National Committee, when he was guest of honor at a luncheon given yesterday in the Capitol by Senator Chandler of Kentucky. Mr. Farley. who broke with the President over the third term issue in 1940 but who finally gave support to the Roosevelt, campaign that year, has been mentioned for several posts in the defense setup, among them chairman of the new War La- bor Board, which the President has yet to appoint. It was sug- gested in some quarters, too, that it might be well to appoint Mr. Farley to take over the of- fice of civilian defense. The latter office apparently has now been taken out of the picture, 1 AND GE with the President’s appointment of Dean James M. Landis of the Harvard Law School to be ex- ecutive officer of that organiza- tion—leaving Mayor LaGuardia of New York continuing as di- rector. Mr. Landis is a New Dealer. He held several offices under the Roosevelt administration, among them chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and membership in the Federal Trade Commission. He left here in 1937 to go back to the Har- vard Law School, where he had been on the faculty before com- ing to Washington. Seen As Pacifying Move. ‘The selection of Mr. Landis for this post was announced after there had been bitter criticism of the handling of civilian de- fense. It was charged that Mayor La Guardia had enough on his hands to run the biggest city in the country, without di- recting civillan defense na- tionally. The House only two days ago voted to place the funds for civilian defense in the hands of the War Department, 5o severe was this criticism. The bill has still to go to con- ference, for the Senate had passed a bill leaving the au- thority in the hands of Mayor La Guardia. The naming of Dean Landis as “executive of- ficer” presumably & full time job, was expected to have some effect on the final action of Congress on this matter—and undoubtedly was intended to do so. Also to do away with criticism of the civil- ian defense setup which has spread through the country. ‘Whether the President in- tends to make use of the or- ganizing and administrative abilities of Mr. Farley is still to be revealed officially. It has been reported that Miss Perkins, Secretary of Labor, had placed Mr. Farley’'s name alongside of that of Chief Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court, retired, as THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1942. The Political Mill Farley, Welcomed in Capital, Is Available For Such Duties as Head of War Labor Board her two selections to head the new War Labor Board. Miss Perkins was one of the officials upon whom Mr. Farley called during his visit to the Capital yesterday. Might Drop Chairmanship. Democratic Senators who wel- comed Mr. Farley at the Capi- tol were outspoken in their de- mands that his services be used in the war effort. They pointed out that he had demonstrated his great ability as an organizer and administrator, and that he was one of the most herd work- ing men who had been con- nected with the Roosevelt ministration, with an acquaint- ance that covered the whole Na- tion. He still continues Demo- cratic State chairman for New York. In some quarters it was said that if he is appointed to office now he may be asked to relinquish the State chairman- ship—since it would not be com= patible for him to have an of- fice in the national war setup and run a political campaign in New Yark State this fall. Inci- dentally, some of the New Deal- ers would not be sorry to see him out of that particular job. After talking with Mr. Farley, Senators said he was “available” and would gladly offer his serv- ices if they were requested. These same Democratic Senators were insistent that the President make use of all men of tried ability in the present emergency who would inspire confidence by the people, mentioning besides Mr. Farley former President Herbert Hoover, former Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, Repub- lican presidential nominee in 1936. Single Head Suggested. There has been considerable discussion as to the advisability of appointing a single head for the war effort, with full author- PO, Row 17/ ity to act. The New Dealers have a candidate for this office, should the President decide to re-organize the war setup in that way. He is Associate Jus- tice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court. Mr. Douglas is a lawyer, was a college profes- sor, as was Dean Landis, and at one time headed the Securities and Exchange Commission, too. A “Committee to Win the War” has been organized to bring about the appointment of Jus- tice Douglas to head the entire war effort. “A committee with but one purpose: to win the war by urging the mobilization of America's unlimited resources and man power under a single head,” the letter sent out by the committee reads. It continues: “There are several Americans who are qualified for this Job; we suggest Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court.” The letter is signed by Paul Mlzrsha.n and Harry J. Magin- nis. While members of Congress have respect for Justice Douglas, some of them were outspoken yesterday in questioning his qualifications for such a Job. Grace Lutheran To Present Candle Light Service Church Organizations To Install Officers Tomorrow Night wingers to attack the businessmen. | He could squelch that kind of pem-f ness in a single phrase at his press conferences if he cared to give the support to Mr. Knudsen that the latter deserves. | The C. I. O. wants the manage-‘ ment of the auto indupstry to be conducted by a debating society | composed of equal representatives of labor and of industry and it | expects industry to spend its time educating labor union politicians in the details and responsibilities of | managing a big industry. After the | war is over, such socialistic or com- | munistic schemes can be - debated | and argued about, but to inject such | 8 plan now is to impede production and impar industrial morale. It is bad enough to see the administra- tion placing in key positions the men who have shown themselves to be the enemies of business and indus- try for eight years or more. It is werse to see the administration let- ting this issue of production control arise without publicly denouncing! it. especially when American sol- cers and sailors are being defeated in the Pacific for lack of weapons to defend themselves. (Reproduction Rights Reserved.) "There’s Siill Time' Tapic of Dr. Marshall “There’s Still Time!” will be the | topic at 11 am. by the Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall, minister of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The ehoir will sing. The sacrament of the Lord's supper will be cele- brated. Dr. Marshall will speak at 8 pm. on “God and the Details.” The chorus will sing. The young people will meet for tea at 5:30 p.m., following which the Lincoln Fellowship Forum, the Tuxis Group and the young people’s de- partment will meet. Dr. Marshall will address the group on “The Presbyterian Church, Its Doctrine and Theology.” On Thursday at 8 pm. Dr. Mar- ghall will conduct the service. (8 Dr. Gerhard E. Lenski will preach at 11 am. tomorrow in Grace Lutheran Church on “A Year Called 1942 and a Road Called | Sacrifice.” A candle-light installation service | will be neld at 7 p.m., when officers | of the Senior League will be in- ducted into office. They are: June Mathes, president; Helen Miller, vice president; Kathryn Horner, secretary' Ray Leininger, treasurer; Emma Petersen, hospice secretary; Dick Hansen, Pocket Testament League, and Thelma Propst, edu- cation secretary. The Women's Guild will meet Monday at 8 pm. Mrs. William Lehmann, newly chosen president, will be in charge. The Fidelity Club will unite with the guild, be- coming a working circle in the same. Officers are: Mrs. Willlam Lehmann, president; Mrs. Dora Brown and Mrs. J. G. Werner, vice presidents; Mrs. Anna Cambell, Mrs. Frederick Winkelman and Mrs. Lula Davis, secretaries; Mrs. William Ruckert, treasurer, and Mrs. John Mathes, thankoffering chairman. Dr. William Hieronymus, direc- tor of religious education of the American Lutheran Cburch, will speak to church school teachers, workers and parents at 8 pm. Tuesday. He will present a color film, “The Browns Go to Church.” Conferences Scheduled The Rev. Denis Mooney, 0. F. M., of the Franciscan Monastery will give a day of recollection at the Nazareth Social Service Center, 200 I street N.W., at 10:30 a.m. tomor- row. A second conference will be held at 2:30 pm., followed by the holy hour at 4:30 pm. History Professor To Address Class At Al Souls’ Church Dr. Prang Will Discuss ‘Background of Hitlerism’; Other Programs Listed “The Background of Hitlerlsm” will be discussed before the class in current problems at All Souls’, Uni- tarian Church at 10 am. Sunday by Dr. Gordori W. Prang, professor | of history, University of Maryland. | At the same time before the Com- | parative Religion Class Stanwood Cobb will speak on “The Religious Foundations of Character.” Dr. Ulysses G. B. Pierce will preach at 11 am. on “The Luxury of Religion.” At 5 pm. will be a program of American music. At 5:30 p.m. a color film “Around the Sea- sons in Washington,” will be shown by Mrs. W. Ridgely Chapline. Mrs. Laurence C. Staples and Mrs. Edward M. Little will act as host- esses at the fellowship tea from 6 to 7 pm. The yourg people will leave the church at 2:30 pm. for a hike and will return for supper and meet- ing at 6 pm. Senator Burton of Ohio will speak at 6:45 p.m. on “Impressions of a Senator.” Men of Boys' Town” will be the feature at the 7:30 p.m. motion picture hour. A dinner meeting of the 25-35 Club will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. At a meeting of the Ark, at the Rollingwood Field House | Wednesday, W. A. Wheeler will show his pictures in color of “Our National Parks” A Russian. film, “Chapeyev.” will be the feature Jan- uary 17. This evening the Argentine film, “Caminito de Gloria,” will be shown. e United States Coast Guard re- cruiting station now open at 1300 E street N.W. Will Pay High Price Mr. Dietz, WO. 8401 4221 Connecticut trH! opinions of the writers on this page are their own, not necessarily The Star’s. Such opinions are presented in The Star’s effort to give all sides of questions of interest to its readers, although such opinions may be contradictory among themselves and directly opposed to The Star’s. Thousands of Soldiers’ Li By FREDERICK PALMER. It is time to use not a little fine emery paper or a nail file, but an ax. Some heads must fall in our industrial war organization if we are to have, not only the 60,000 planes and 45,000 tanks this | year, but also | the tremendous . amount of neces- * sary collateral material. A few bloodless civilian casual- ties in Washing- ton may save battalions of our soldiers from death and wounds later on in the front line. For a war within a war, in confusion l©f cross purposes, overlapping and waste effort for want of authoritive central direction, still continues under the O. P. M. The wish, the prayer, in the name 6f those who do the fighting, was that we should not repeat the mis- takes of World War I. We have re- peated many of them in our indus- trial war organization and made & number of new ones. Then and Now. Now, for some then-and-now | comparisons which I hoped I should never have to make: In April, 1917, we started abso- lutely from scratch. Let us say we started from scratch for this war in September, 1940, two months after the fall of France, when actually we had begun preparing before this war began. It was 16 months from April, 1917, to August, 1918, and 16 months from September, 1940, to January, 1942. By August, 1918, we had more than 1,000000 men in France and were sending them over at the rate of 300,000 & month. In France we had built the enor- | mous Service of Supply plant with its piers, yards and depots. Enormous amounts of material were going across the Atlantic from our home plants to the aid of Britain and France. We had helped relieve stricken Italy after her Caporetto | disaster. It is my judgment that we are sending less material in tonnage to the aid of Russia and our allies to- day than we did in August, 1918, when the expeditions to Murmansk and Siberia were on the way. I say | my judgment because we get only vague production figures as a whole Frederick Palmer. from the O. P. M. The civilian O. P. M. is our real center of military | secrecy. | Administrative Methods Compared. | Next, personnel and administra- | tive methods than and now. In the start from absolute scratch in 1917 | Frank A. Scott was the first indus- | trial chief, He was head of a big | machine tool plant, had served as a | soldier, was a mpitary student and | | had been abroad during World War I to study problems of supply. After Scott's health broke under | the strain his successor was gallant | Daniel Willard, whose experience as | a railroad president had brought |him into close contact with all| |branches of industrial production. The foundations were well laid. Bernard Baruch was the third { chief, and with full power. Baruch War Organization Hit A Few Civilian Casualties Here Now May Save ves, Observer Says not only had an essential personal gift for the mighty executive task, but he was qualified for it in his career, which required all-round knowledge of production from mine to finished product. Baruch co-ordinated with Gen. Peyton C. March, the driving Army Chief of Staff, who never hesitated to use the ax. As the records show it was one-two-three-four-five of di- rect delegation of authority from President Wilson to Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, to Baruch, to Gen. Pershing and Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord of the Service and Supply in France. A man who did not make good, or whose vitality had been expended, did not have to hunt for the way to the door out. War's survival of the fittest applied. The casualty of a key man was just another war casualty. Knudsen Not in Same Class. William S. Knudsen, who lacked authority from the start, is not in a class with Baruch as an all around industrial statesman. Only the live young aircraft industry has come up to expectations, It has surpassed expectations. And when Knudsen arrived in the United States as an emigrant youth in 1920 the procurement division of the Army was already at work to avoid repeating the mistakes of World War 1. Who, if not a pro- fessional soldier expert, should know that an Army which lives on its belly must have arms and transport or it goes to sacrifice? In example of this prevision a pro- curement officer went into a thor- ough survey four years ago of a plant which employed 500 delicately expert machinists. He said to the head of the plant: “Your figures are on the basis of 100 per cent capacity in peace. In war we shall make it 75 as what we can surely depend on in our plans, because you will not so readily get your material in war.” No Authority. Many of the present shortages, as inevitable result of the press of war demands, were foreseen and how to correct them. What became of this valuable initial information? Why did it take the Advisory Defense Commission four months to “dis- cover” the plant I have mentioned? Evidently the Defense Commission was determined to start from abso- lute scratch. We were told that this was a young man’s war. All wars are. Knudsen is past 60. For want of that one-two-three delegation of authority able indus- trialists and experts are working their hearts out without authority, hampered by men who ought to be shown the door. We hear talk that we need a Bea- verbrook. Hardly in the sense meant. A prophet who is without too much This Changing World Proposal to Place U. S. Troops Under Orders Of British Commanders Draws Criticism By CONSTANTINE BROWN. Many quarters in Washington are surprised at preparations for sending an American Expedi- tionary Force to England. There is also some criticiém in the same circles of placing these forces under British command. In the last war, Gen. John J. Pershing put up a stiff fight to keep American troops under American command, and al- though Marshal Foch was su- preme commander of all the Al- lied forces, the A. E. F. was di- rectly under “Black Jack” Per- shing. The idea of sending an A.E. F. to England now is particularly puzzling because of reports, re- ceived before we were drawn into the war, that the British had more troops on their island than they knew what to do with., ‘These reports mentioned some 750,000 fully trained and equipped soldiers as well as 2,000,000 home guards. These men had to be kept drilling constantly and, ac- cording to English newspapers, there was a certain amount of dissatisfaction, especially among the Canadian contingents, over the army’s forced inactivity. Troops Needed in Pacific. The Germans have made no attempt to invade the islands and the soldiers were bored with mere routine. Although some trained men have been sent to Egypt in the last few months to fight the Nazis in Libya, it is probable that a siz- able force of trained regulars re- mains in England. Furthermore, the number of men who have completed their training has increased substan- tially in recent months. Thus it is safe to assume that many of the troops who were sent to Egypt and other theaters of operations were replaced by trained recruits. Unless there were a strong prebability of an early attempt to invade the continent of Eu- rope, there would seem to be no reason for American forces, so badly needed in the South Pa- cific, to be sent to the British Isles. That an American Expedi- tionary Force would be sent to England had been anticipated for some time is evidenced by or- ders given certain meat packers in Chicago. They were instructed to deliver substantial quantities of meat and were advised by the ‘War Department that tie type to be sent should be thet used by American forces and not English. The idea of American troops under British command is not particularly palatable to Ameri- can officers. Although Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell, who was intrusted with command of all Allied land, sea and air forces in the South Pacific, has Maj. Gen. George H. Brett as his No. 2 man, it is pointed out that the entire staff is English and Gen. Brett has only limited respon- sibility. In Iceland, too, where there is a sizable American force, the commander in chief is a British general. American troope have always disliked being under command- ers other than their own, and subordinate American officers have greater confidence in com- manders they are used to work- ing with than men who have wholly different ideas and train- ing. American generals feel they are at least equal to their Brit- ish colleagues. With the ex- ception of Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur, they have not been tried yet in modern battle, but some of them feel that troops would do better under the com- mand of a general who had not fought a battle than under a distinguished officer who had been relieved of his command. “Luck” Element Vital. Gen. Wavell has done fair work and there is no doubt that he had luck against him when the Nazi-Fascist forces in Libya pushed his army back last year. ‘The “luck” element is important as far as troops are concerned. Men would rather serve under & mediocre but lucky general than one of greater distinction who possessed less luck. Many of our commanding of- ficers have not had the oppor- Z tunity of proving their mettle in the methods of World War II, but few officers could have done as well as Gen. MacArthur with his limited men and materiats. The Army, which is closely following the heroic efforts of that handful of soldiers under Gen. MacArthur, has implicit confidence in its leaders. If other high ranking officers can do as well as Gen. MacArthur they need no foreign command- ers. American Army officers like the British and are delighted to fight side by side with them, but they are skeptical about disposi- tions to place most of the men ‘we are prepared to send into bat- tle under the supreme command of non-American officers. honor in his own country may have too much in another country. Snap judgments should wait in closer ex- amination how Beaverbrook is handling the British supply problem. | “The United States has a hundred men in the vigorous prime of life who are far abler industrial states- men and executives than Beaver- brook. Give one the authority. And how is the Army succeeding | in correcting former mistakes and | meeting its huge problem? That waits on another article. 'First Congregational Themes Announced At the PFirst Congregational Church tomorrow at 11 am. the Rev. Howard Stone Anderson will preach on “The Unreasonableness of Christianity.” Music will be furnished by the A Cappella Choir. A book sermon will feature the service at 8 pm. The pastor will |preach on “One Increasing Pur- |pose,” a message of conversion | {based on the novel by A. S. M. Hutchinson. The choir will sing. The Scrooby Club will meet at 16 pm. and the Tuxis Club at 6:30 | | pm. The Fortnightly Club will have a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. The Women's Society meeting will be held at 10 am. Tuesday. The Young Women’s Club dinner meet- ing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday. | At the dinner at 6 p.m, Thursday the nominations meeting for church officers will be held. A church social for the family iwill be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. Service Men's Unit_E_xpeds Visit by Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt will visit the Na- tional Capital Service Men's Club, 606 E street N.W., tonight between 8 and 10 o'clock, according to Fraser S. Gardner, director. Tonight’s program includes a va- riety show, a colored motion picture of Western parks and ranches, group singing by enlisted men and re- freshments. | | N.W.—Adjt. The club is operated by the Sal-| vation Army with funds supplied by | United Service Organizations. ADVERTISEME) Sulva.tion .Army Meetings tomorrow are: Temple Corps, 606 E street NW.— At 11 am. Maj. F. F. Fox will speak on “God Is Counting on You,” and at 8 pm. on “A Great Beginning, No. 2.” Colored Corps, 1501 Seventh street Maurice Smith will speak at 11 am. and 8 pm. His topics will be “Cleaning House” and “Good Night or Goodbye.” Southeast Corps, 733 Eighth street SE.—Capt. Lonnie Knight will be in charge of services at 11 am. and 8 pm. Georgetown Corps, 1075 Thomas Jefferson street N.W.—Capt. Ben Jones will speak at 10 am. on “Vol- unteers,” and at 8 pm. on “A Youth's Duty to God.” Northeast Corps, 715 T street N.E. —At 11 am. Mrs. Maj. John Camp- bell will speak on “Full Salvation.” At 8 pm. Lt. Dorothy Summey will speak on “Courage.” ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY THRILLER back on the air! o Be an Armchair Detectivel Match your wits with Radio’s Master Sleuth — Ellery Queen! TONIGHT WRC 7:30 PM BROMO-SELTZER ADVERTISEMENT. | WHEN COLD3 THREATEN Do what sensible people have jdone since 1855. Take Father John’s Medicine. It builds new resisting power. Rich in vita- mins A and D. J ATHER OHN'S MEDICINE STOP AND THINK WHY Millions of people during 85 years have used Father John’s Medicine to treat colds and as a body build-. er. This is because its high rep- utation is built on proven merit. | Methodist Union Plans 'Membership Campaign | memberships in the | Union will be carried on in all the | Methodist churches in both the| enjargement of smaller churches | East and West Washington districts | from tomorrow to January 18. The | where rapid growth in population territory covered in this campaign | extends from Frederick, Md., Solomons Island, Md. w A campaign for renewals and new | of a missionary character. Methodist | both laymen and ministers. The goal for this year has been set at 4,000. The work of the union is largely It ren- ders assistance to churches that are not self-supporting and en- courages by financial grants the and the construction of new ones makes such action advisable. A victory dinner will be held at Hamline Church on January 30. At the present there are 3066 | when reports on the campaign will | members in the union, made up of »de received. There Is No Place Like Home —but you must make it a home full of the comforts and conveniences of living if you want it to take its full place in the family life. Eberly Plan. and modernizing. living down. The Recreation Room is the home’s social center—and let us suggest how easily one can be provided in your home through The That’s only one of the many services we are equipped to render in home renovizing Keeping the house up keeps the cost of A feature of Eberly Service is the Eberly Financing Plan—which will budget the moderate bill to your convenience. A. Eberly’s Sons 1108 K N.W. In Our 93rd Year DI. 6557 Before You Invest—Investigate [N [} #% A9 McLemore— Finds You Can't Please Everybody By HENRY McLEMORE. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—I think the thing I like best about writing a daily column is that it puts me in a position to read a columnist’s mail. If you have never had access to the daily batch of letters that a columnist gets you’'ve really missed some- thing. Please don’t feel that to mention the let- ters he gets con- stitutes self- praise on the part of a col- umnist. He can’t help getting them. There is Henry Mclemore. no subject on earth, ss far as I can figure, that won't prompt a letter either of praise or condemnation. Write a column saying mice are nice and the mail starts coming ., ‘The mice fanciers write to say that they wouldn't miss your column for anything, that you are a wise and knowing man and that if you are ever in their section of the country they would like to have you address their little club, which, of course, won't be able to pay you anything because funds are low. The anti-micers do everything but inclose poisoned cheese in their let- ters and always express wonder- ment that any such fool could make a living out of writing such biased junk. Never again will they take the time and trouble, or allow any of their family to take the time and trouble, to read the column, etc., etc, * x ox o In my seven and a half months of turning out this—well, this junk to some and this deathless prose to others—I have touched on as many subjects as there are days in seven and one-half months. I have com- mented on birds and morale, Christ- mas trees and Ickes, dieting and Senator Tobey, cocker spaniel pup- pies and Adolf Hitler, and I can assure you that not one of these subjects found my readers unified. Shame on me for making gentle fun of Honest Harold, prominent Washington New and Egg Dealer! Hurrah for me for doing same. Fie on me for hinting that I do not consider Charles Augustus Lind- bergh quite as complete a patriot as | Patrick Henry. Three cheers for me for plucking |a tail feather or two from the Lone Eagle. I am a patriot. I am a slacker. The picture of me that uns in the local paper shows that I have a kindly face * X x % ‘The picture that runs in the loca: paper proves conclusively that I have a mean and snarling face and undoubtedly had a hand in the Black Tom explosion, the last Mis- sissippi flood and was the front man in the Charley Ross kidnaping job. My column proves that I am a | natural thinker and that the coun- try needs more men of my type in these trying times. My column proves that I am still a no-good, Jjack-leg sports writer who never had & thought more than one-sixteentn of an inch deep and that I haven't the mind or ability to report clearly or comment on a girls’ high school volley ball game. I am a courtly Southern gentle- man, who respects womanhood. I am a woman-hater, who spends his spare time riding the subways, buses and trolley cars so that women can't have a seat. I am a conceited jerk who writes too much about himself (who cares about how you cook, ski, skate, feel in a tank, plane or torpedo boat?"). I am a man who writes too little about his personal experiences. (“Let’s have more about yourself. In these times, crazy, silly experi- ences of some one else help to take our minds off our troubles.”) There are more nice letters than there are bad ones, but even if there weren't, I'd still enjoy reading a columnist’s mail. There never was a man who didn't like to open letters, except when they have that little isinglass front. There goes that postman’s whistle. Wait, just a minute. Tl get the letters and see what some of you have to say to me. Okay, I'm back and here’s one pulled out at random. It starts: “Dear Mr. McLemore: Your last story in our paper was . .."” Readers, I pulled the wrong one, Let's forget it! (Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) w2, Nationfiflti;t Ih;me: "Jesus Shall Reign’ For the morning service at Na- tional Baptist Memorial Church Dr. Gove G. Johnson will preach on “Jesus Shall Reign.” The Rev. A. Lincoln Smith, as- sistant pastor, will continue a series of sermons, “Beginning Anew With Christ,” at the evening service. His topic will be “Begin Anew—In Spite of the Devil.” The Misses Madelyn Allen and Mary James will assist in the service. Miss Marjorie Flan- agan will answer the question, “Why I Began Anew With Christ.” At 2 pm. Tuesday the Prayer League will meet with Mrs. G. G. Johnson as the speaker. An important joint meeting of the Boards of Deacons and Dea- conesses is scheduled for 8 pm. ‘Tuesday. . A business and social meeting of the Egbert Class will be held Tues- day evening at the home of Mrs. D. C. Bradley, with Miss Pearl Ferguson’'s group as hostesses. There will be & White Cross meet= ing at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Church Board of Christian Education will meet at 7:30 pm. Wednesday. The service at 7:45 p.m. Thursday will be in charge of the young people.