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By Walter Shead
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A World Department
Of Agriculture
17 VERY farmer and rancher, every
L person connected with the food
and agricultural industry in these
United States from producer to
processor, and citizens generally,
should watch with deep interest the
meeting of the food and agriculture
organization of the United Nations
In Quebec, starting October 16.
This is the first of the permanent
n ew United Nations agencies to be
launched after the end of hostilities,
which marks the importance at¬
tached to its deliberations by our
government and the governments of
all the 44 United Nations. As this
is written, the list of American dele¬
gates to the conference has not been
announced. It is likely, however,
that the delegates from the United
States will be headed by Howard
Talley of the department of agricul¬
ture, who has acted as the United
States representative on the Interim
commission of the organization.
The food and agricultural or¬
ganization ratified by the 44 na¬
tions at San Francisco is part
and parcel, and a most impor¬
tant function of the United
Nations organization. It is not
a relief agency. Its aim is to im¬
prove world agriculture and to
increase food production; to
provide a higher standard of diet
and raise the levels of nutri¬
tion and the standards of living
throughout the world ... all of
which is intended to contribute
to an expanding world economy.
The organization will likely set up
achinery which will function for
mrld agriculture and production
uch like our own department of
Agriculture functions in the United
Tates ... in an advisory capacity,
assing along scientific development
. . the dissemination of agricul¬
tural knowledge . . . technical in¬
formation and the results of sci-
ntific agricultural research ... to
id in setting up agencies in all the
4 countries for combating soil ero-
iorv to improve soil and crops, to
"evelop better livestock ... to
ake into const deration reforestation
. . rural electrification . . . farm
0 market roads . . . exploration of
ew sources of food ... to provide
tter tools for primitive farmers
1 increase production . . . attention
o surplus crops and a better dis-
ribution of these crops and many
ther subjects necessarily attendant
o the huge and complicated task of
roviding more and better food for
world and its population ravished
y years of total war.
of Enough Land
There are now about 2 , 200 , 000,000
uman beings populating this old
rnrld on which we live, and the ex¬
erts predict that at present rate
f increase there will be a billion
ore by the end of the century,
hese experts further point out that
00 ere are at present only about 4,-
, 000,000 acres of arable land in
se, which is less than 2*A acres
er capita. Even in our own coun-
y there is only a fraction more
an seven acres per capita in farm
nds, including woodlands and pas-
re lands. If we would take into
ccount only the crop lands har-
ested, approximately 321,250,000
cres, our per capita acreage would
ust about equal the world aver¬
se.
So without an expanding acreage
f arable lands, without basic re¬
sumes in India, in China, in Rus-
Ja an d many other countries, such
s we have in this country, the ex¬
erts say that the world will con-
ue to produce insufficient food to
eed its billions of humans.
What the representatives of
these 44 nations . . . what our
own delegation does at Quebec
to commit this country to a pro-
?ram of world agricultural re¬
habilitation will determine in
ar ge measure whether we as a
People were honest when we sub¬
scribed to the Atlantic charter
and the charter of the United
• ations at San Francisco.
For with this charter in exist-
Ce an .d binding upon us with
f., . . .
nation emerging from the war
he most fortunate, the most pow-
, . ■ • • with a new conception
m a new Position as the lead-
01 world the time has
. . .
] when we can watch the peo-
B °* , Ind ia, China other
or any
>n starving, and salve our con-
•
nee with a check to some relief
iciety. ,
Two-thirds of the people of the
f are * armers - These hundreds
Min ! *uons are striving raise food
• to
c *om out land.
d from the selfish few comes
; Moment: “Why should we help
hpn - fu* here °* continues world be raise food
to surplus in
crops?” And the answer,
ibi-t; rse ’ Is that with proper dis-
or,/ n V tha t with the rest of the
ith ® atm 8 an d living on a par
r, audmf ‘ Ji* lus °wn with diet; there continuing would be
’ a ex-
ays -i f tor world increasing . economy calling al*
production.
'T'OO much has already been writ-
ten about the “T.” And yet it
is surprising the number of sidlin-
ers who keep writing in to ask just
what the “T” is and how it works.
We’ll try, with no promise of suc¬
cess, to make it simple—for the
last time.
1. The “T” doesn’t demand
old-fashioned blocking or hard
body pressure. It depends more
on speed and deception.
2. It needs a hard-hitting full¬
back who can split an opened
line.
3. It needs a fast-moving back
who can circle a massed or
tightened line.
4. It demands a good passer
who can work with deception and
smooth ball-handling.
These latter three qualities put
heavy pressure on any defense. The
greatest pro “T” I
ever saw operate
was the old Bear
brigade with Luck-
man, Standlee, Gal-
lernau and McAfee,
if my memory isn’t
too fuzzy. They hit
you every known
way.
The greatest col¬
lege “T” I ever saw
at work was Notre
Grantland Rice Dame’s 1943 outfit
with Bertelli,
Creighton Miller, Kelly and two or
three good fullbacks. They fell far
away when Bertelli left, who was
not only a great passer but the
smoothest and trickiest ball-handler
I’ve seen around. Ask Rip Miller,
Captain Johnny Whelchel of Navy or
Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech.
It’s true that the old Bears and
Notre Dame’s 1943 squad would have
been hard to handle under any sys¬
tem. Material makes the system
more than any system ever made
material. And material has made
more coaches than any coaches ever
made material.
The main answer to football suc¬
cess is your playing strength—the
forward wall and the backfield—
your man power. And don’t ever
let anyone tell you a different story.
Football coaches have done great
jobs. Their general average is the
highest in sport. But the best still
need good football players to have
winning teams.
After all, they can’t rush out on
the field and do their own pass¬
ing, running, blocking and tackling.
• • *
Sports Fans’ Squawks
Sports fans who move up Into the
50 or 60-million class, ranging from
ages between 10 and 80 years, are
certainly entitled to their beliefs,
their squawks, their praise and their
blame.
For, after all, they are the big part
of sport, the major part by at least
90 per cent. They pay all the ex¬
penses, all the salaries. They make
both amateur and pro sports pos¬
sible. And in too many cases they
only get shoddy treatment and take
the big shove around by both ama¬
teur and professional promoters.
They are taken for granted. They
are rarely given any consideration
from baseball, football, racing, box¬
ing, golf or other sporting directors.
They are usually the goats, who
have grown accustomed to taking
the worst of it. Their hardihood and
their capacity for punishment is the
most amazing feature of sport.
They are too often packed in after
the manner of human sardines at
race tracks and other sporting cen¬
ters. They are too often over¬
charged.
It has been said there is no law
that forces them to take this beating.
This is true. But they happen to
love their games, whether it is box¬
ing, baseball, football, racing, golf
or something else.
They are astonished at little cour¬
tesies they are so seldom shown any¬
where or any time by the hired peo¬
ple who live off their main outlet for
recreation and entertainment.
They are really an amazing breed.
They take it on the chin and on the
shin, back of each ear, in the stom¬
ach and also in the pocketbook.
Courses Too Tough
Take golf, for example. It golf has
always been my belief that any
course should be trapped only for
the star player. Put all trouble out
beyond the 200 yard mark which
the average player can’t reach.
The duffer or average player has
enough trouble trying to hit the ball
or get his bogeys. Why should he
pay uncounted millions to make his
golfing life more miserable?
We have built too many golf
courses against the skill of the pros
and the crack amateurs who, aft¬
er all, give most of their life to golf
—■and who pay nothing in return.
Who cares whether a pro shoot*
a 63 or a 58? Why build courses to
keep him from breaking par on
courses which the average golfer
can’t handle in a 95?
The Nelsons and the other par-
breaking stars are a breed apart. Let
them go around in even 3’s. Who
cares? But why keep punishing the
98 per cent who pay all the freight?
Golf is our greatest playing game
for everyone. It is a friendly and a
companionable game, demanding its
share of psychology, philosophy,
sportsmanship and nerve control—
as well as physical skill.
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES. TRENTON, GA., THURSDAY, OCTORER 11, 1945
ETERNAL FIRE
An old traveling preacher, en¬
countering many a meal which
needed seasoning, always carried a
bottle of tabasco sauce with him.
At one meal a hillbilly eyed it curi¬
ously, then requested some and
poured it liberally over a piece of
beef which he bolted. There was a
pause. Suddenly the hillbilly made
a grab for the water pitcher.
Finally he spoke: “Well, sir,
you’re the first minister I ever met
who carried a sample of hell right
with him.”
Double Trouble
Jones—If my wife didn’t have a
can opener she wouldn’t know how
to cook.
Smith—My wife has a can opener
but it doesn’t help any.
Jones—Why not?
Smith—I found her yesterday try¬
ing to open an egg with it.
Aint It True
Jones—There’s one thing I can’t
understand about banking.
Smith—What’s that?
Jones—They’ll lend you all the
money you want just as long as
you can prove you don’t need it.
Broadening Experience
Sally—You used to say I was all
the world to you.
Sailor—Yes, but I’ve seen a lot of
the world since then.
AMATEUR BUYING
|
Butcher—Roundsteak, madam?
Bride—Well, the shape doesn’t
matter, so long as it’s tender.
Just Shopping
Mrs.—I stood in line for over an
hour this morning.
Mr.—What for?
Mrs.—I don’t know. It was all
gone by the time I got to the coun¬
ter.
Practical Patriotism
Dora—I asked that sailor if he
was ready to die for his country.
Cora—What did he say?
Dora—He said no, but he was will¬
ing to help a Jap die for his.
Happy Family
Wifey—I had a very interesting
conversation last night.
Hubby—You don’t say. Who was
the listener?
Everybody Out
Nell—There was a tremendous
crowd at church last night.
Belle—New minister?
Nell—No, it burned down.
Kitchen Queen
Sweet Young Thing—How do you
like the potato salad?
Hard Boiled Boy Friend — Deli¬
cious! Did you buy it yourself?
Learned Quickly
Sergeant—I thought you said that
soldier didn’t know what fear was.
Corporal—He must have looked it
up in the dictionary.
Big Show-Off
Della—Is Tom conceited?
Bella—Conceited? Say, he joined
the navy to let the world see him!
WATER EVERYWHERE
Mrs. Venice—How did you like
Venice?
Mrs. Jones—We only stayed there
a few days. The place was flooded.
Looking Ahead
City Boy—Some day I’m going to
be rich.
Farm Boy—Money isn’t every¬
thing.
C. B.—Well, I’m not selfish. I
don’t want everything.
Hard Up
Sonny — That couple next door
must be very poor.
Mother—Why do you say that?
Sonny—Because they make such a
fuss over their baby swallowing t
quarter.
iESCREENRADIO
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
By VIRGINIA VALE
TNGRID BERGMAN’S finished
IVz million dollars’ worth of
films, all Academy Award ma¬
terial, that haven’t been released
as yet. Two years ago she did
“Saratoga Trunk,” with Gary
Cooper, but Warners’ had a lot of
war pictures on hand, so “Sara¬
toga Trunk” was held up, may be
released in February. Then she did
“Spellbound,” which may be out
soon. After that came “The Bells
of St. Mary’s,” with Bing, due at
Christmas time. Now she’s making
“Notorious.” Then she’ll make an¬
other USO tour through the Pacific
area; after that she’ll go abroad for
“The Scarlet Lily,” to be made in
Palestine and Jerusalem—it’s sup¬
posed to be the life story of Mary
Magdalene.
— m —
Alice Frost, radio’s leading shud¬
der-show charmer, has an album
filled with horrible photos of herself
—about to be murdered, screaming
ALICE FROST
with fright, etc. One’s signed “One
of my fondest heroines, Boris Kar¬
loff.” The pictures were taken on
every mystery series she’s starred
on.
Dennis O’Keefe says it’s an empty
honor that stole up on him as he
was finishing his co-starring role in
“Getting Gertie’s Garter”—the op¬
tometrists of Westwood, Calif., voted
him the man “best suited to wear
glasses”—which he doesn’t!
Maj. Allen Martini, whose Flying
Fortress, “Dry Martini,” holds the
world’s record for shooting down
15 German planes in 22 minutes,
makes his screen debut as an of¬
ficer of a B-29 in “The Bamboo
Blonde.” He was production assist¬
ant on RKO’s “The Falcon’s Alibi,”
and during his college days was
identified with Little Theater groups
at Palo Alto.
Producer Edward Small, planning
to make “The Life of Valentino,”
can’t decide whether to hand the
choice role to a star or an unknown.
Unknowns have done all right in big
parts—Cornel Wilde in “A Song to
Remember,” Robert Alda in “A
Rhapsody in Blue,” Jennifer Jones
in “The Song of Bernadette.” On
the other hand, Paramount gambled
-to the tune of a million or so—on
Isa Miranda, in “Hotel Imperial,”
and lost, as did Goldwyn with Anna
Sten. Still, Small is inclined to take
a chance on the man who’ll play
Valentino.
Reconversion is here on the air
as well as in industry, especially in
“Superman.” He was doing fine
with the atom last year, till war de¬
partment officials asked him to lay
off, for reasons of military security.
So now he’s set to do things with
Kryptonite, more powerful than
Uranium, with the problems of es¬
tablishing peace in the world upper¬
most in his mind.
Robert Cummings will never for¬
get certain scenes in “The Bride
Wore Boots,” in which he co-stars
with Barbara Stanwyck. They were
made on location at Hidden Valley,
with the temperature past the 100 -
degree mark. In the script it was
Christmas. So Bob wore a heavy,
well-padded suit, and a beard, re¬
gardless of the blistering sun—he
was being Santa Claus.
Fast work on the part of actor-
soldier Patrick Lee landed him a
screen role while enjoying a two-
week furlough. He took a bus from
Camp Roberts to Hollywood, hitch¬
hiked to Warners’, and by noon was
before the cameras in “Her Kind
of Man,” with Faye Emerson, Zach¬
ary Scott and Dane Clark. He said
the best part of the job was wear¬
ing a blue serge suit for the first
time in over two years.
ODDS AND ENDS—Parhyakarkus is
grateful for the publicity—a soldier wrote
him from a Louisiana army camp that on
a certain night recently the password was
“Meet Me ht Parky’s.” ---- Best kept secret
in Hollywood's radio circles was the recent
appearance of Bing Crosby’s boys on the
opening Frank Sinatra program—it was
kept for ten days before the broadcast.
“Mr. District Attorney ” leads the list
of first fifteen evening “Network Hoope-
ratings ".... Jerry Colonna’s first film role
since his return from an overseas tour with
Bob Hope is in the Disney “Make Mine
“Casey at the Bat.”
Natives Found Corporal’s
Bite Worse Than His Bark
A corporal in New Guinea proved
that his bite was worse than his
bark when he put his teeth into his
dealings with natives.
When the natives refused to take
their work for the army quarter¬
master corps seriously, the cor¬
poral released an angry tirade—
with such vigor that his false teeth
fell to the ground.
“The incident,” the army grave¬
ly reports, “caused great concern
among the natives. The corporal
was looked upon with respect and
awe, and his orders were obeyed.”
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iVl x /[ R. Farmer, we need your hands, to feed and clothe and
help. We need you to keep alive the destitute men
pitch in on a job that’s bigger and women and children of
now than at any time sines ravaged lands over the whole
Pearl Harbor. face of the earth—to help our
It’s the job of helping our own grieved and uprooted and
people here at home, and troubled, right here at home.
our sons and brothers and You can provide that help by
husbands wherever their giving to your local Commu¬
military duties may have nity War Fund.
taken them. No matter what you give,
We need your help to keep it’s vitally needed. We hops
U.S.O. Clubhouses and you’ll give from the bottom
Camp Shows going, to enable of your heart and pocketbook.
War Prisoners’ Aid to spread More than ever before, every
its mercy among American dollar counts. So dig deep,
prisoners of war still in Jap won’t you? And dig now.
Give generously to
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