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Monday Afternoon, Januiry Jl, FOUR THE DAILY DEMOCRAT, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA War Communique Tht German Situation Is Awkward Q'sandA's How will the new ration tokens be dispensed? A Change in the red and blue chips will be dispensed by machine which rings a bell as they are issued. When was the first all-talking motion picture shown? A In 1928; the film was, "The lights of New Tort" Mrs Bolton's point that one of her boos is 4not interested in voting" seems more of a sad commentary upon the civic education of the son of a political household than anything else. It is doubtful that his attitude is typical of the millions of voting-age men and women in service. There are numerous practical problems to be solved in the soldier vote question, but they will, not be solved by the negative, partisan attitude implicit in Mrs Bolton's statements. The question must be settled by fair, intelligent, nonpartisan statesmanship.

In Hollywood WITH JOHNSON By ERSKIXE JOHNSON NEA Staff Correspondent One actor playing two biographical roles In the same picture is the latest wrinkle in Hollywood casting. Sidney Blackmet does It in "Wilson," Darryl Za-nuck's screen biography of America's World War I president. He portrays Daniels, secretary of the navy in the Wilson cabinet, and Lew Dockstader, the famous minstrel, doing a blackface imitation of Theodore Roosevelt. Hollywood's war films continue to be a pain in the neck to men in service. General opinion is that they are insipidly patriotic and inaccurate in battle detail.

That scene In "Sahara in which a tank knocks down a Nazi plane with one shell from its heavy gun is getting howls in showings overseas. As one tank gunner put it, "It would be just as easy to swat a fly on the wing with a .32 rifle." When was the first International air meet held? A On Aug 28. 1909, at Rhelms, Prance. The cup was won by Glen Curtiss. When was the Naval at Annapolis formally A On Oct 10, 1845, Soldiers and Politics One of the most remarkable contributions to congressional thought on the subject of rotes for soldiers has been that offered by Rep Frances Bolton, an Ohio Republican.

kni when we single Mrs Bolton out for special mention, it is with the full knowledge that she gained this distinction over some pretty strange and wonderful debate that ihis subject has already produced on Capitol fiill. The Cleveland congresswoman has said chat she "favors the principle of a vote for But the difficulties she discovers in its practical application seem to leave her in a what's-the-use frame of mind. As a proof of the futility of it all, she puts forth two arguments: First says, "the information given them (service men and women) is not such that would make for an informed vote." This she explained with the statement that "overseas newspapers, Stars and Stripes and Yank, are put out by the administration." Then, as a clincher, she adds that "of my two sons in service, one is not interested in voting and the other could not be reached for his opinion." If the overseas service papers are run by the administration, then so is the Army. For these two excellent publications are edited, staffed and managed by Army men. Their editorial policy is Army policy.

True, their pages are not filled with stories of inter and intra-departmental strife in Washington. But on the other hand they are not biased in favor of the administration's domestic- They are periodicals for soldiers, filled with the stuff that soldiers want to read. As for the implication that the Army is a political offshoot of the administration, It might be noted that congressional efforts to prove that (a movement, incidentally, in which 'Mrs Bolton took no part) proved a dull and dismal flop. Who was the first woman to be a member of the United States Senate? A Mrs Rebecca Latimer Pel-ton. She held office for but a few hours on Nov 21.

1922. filling a vacancy caused by death. The duly elected successor withheld for a day his credentials, allowing the appointee from Georgia MORALE BOOSTER The wartime penny is still with us but its days are numbered. Only for the duration of the present shortage of one-cent pieces shall we have to blush under the cold, accusing eye of a clerk who suspects our innocent motive in offering one of those steel plug-uglies for a 10-cent purchase. A new copper-and-zinc penny is already in circulation.

It looks, we are told, for all the world like a prewar copper. And before too long the last of those drab and deceiving penny-dreadfuls will be retired to a deserved and unlamented oblivion in the Federal Reserve vaults. We can't think of any minor bit of news more likely to buck up public morale. Betty Hutton has moved to the desert for 'two weeks on doctor's orders, to avoid a nervous breakdown. She hates to admit it, but Mar-jorie Reynolds has had nine love stories published in a popular pulp magazine under a pen name.

to gain the distinction. Where is the Bank of Italy? A It is situated in San Fran cisco, Calif. Dorothy Lamour has been asked So They Say Profit is the means of assur FROM A WAR CORRESPONDENT'S NOTE BOOK to judge a New Orleans beauty contest this summer. It's the same one in which she once lost to her best friend, Dorothy Dell, before Hollywood discovered her, Incidentally, Dottie will sing ft new tune, "It Could Happen to You." in "Road to Utopia." It Was written by Jack Hope, brother of comedian Bob. ing maximum exchange of goods and services, and people cannot live in modern society without it.

Eric A Johnston, president Girls at Home Claim They're Being Jilted, And Will Join the WABOCs if it Continues of C. Even under the most favorable Silence Not Golden It's Roy William Neffl's story SH-H-H Somewhere back in the misty dawn of anthropology, man acquired the persistent conviction that woman is innately garrulous. But that conviction received a nasty jolt the other day. It was disclosed that 25 WACs in the Signal Corps for some time have been receiving and sending daily the most secret and confidential of military messages. And they haven't breathed the contents to a soul.

The WACs even kept mum about the job itself. But the army (male) just couldn't keep the secret any longer. circumstances our (invasion) ocean or the thrill of battle that then, female riveters from all losses may well be so heavy that has krept through his vains and made him forget about me?" they will be felt in every town and village in the United States. about the producer who was advised not to hire a writer because he was inarticulate at conferences. "Besides that, agreed the parts of the country have been writing me what traitors to cupid their boy friends in the army have turned out to be.

The sad story runs from Maine Col Theodore de Cue Palmer. to California. producer, "He never opens bis depVy director army specialized Philadelphia girls seem to have A Virginia, Minn, girl and her mouth." training. a lot of trouble. One lost out to one of those peaches and cream army dentist have parted and she is looking for someone else to fill her heart and teeth.

Add oddities: Director TJoyrJ The greatest single task facing complexion girls down south." Bacon is such a watch fancier he By HAL BOYLE TJ BOMBER BASE LN IT ALT, UP) You can never tell about people. I've been through five countries with this army, in the last 15 months and I thought it was made up of the truest, most faithful men imaginable. They sure talk that way when they're homesick. But Johnny Doughboy must have a Jekyll and Hyde personality. You certainly would think so if you could take a look at my It Is full of letters from the girls back home complaining that "that man in uniform" has done her wrong and thrown us now is to produce the necessary equipment for the invasion carries around four besides his In Richmond, Va, a belle of the Anther damsel from the city of brotherly love was philosophic about her plight.

wrist watch. One is a super num of Europe not Just on time, but ahead of time WPB 'Chairman ber which has six dials giving the Old South fears that a boy friend who left her for the southwest Pacific 18 months ago has fallen "I just happened to be one of Donald Nelson. for one of the "bush women." correct time in Paris, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Shanghai and New York City. No, he isn't always late for appointment. those people," she wrote, "but there isn't anything I'd rather do than keep up the morale of To win this war we must not The toughest luck befell a Judge Murphy Leads Jewish Committee WASHINGTON, W) A national committee designed to rouse the American conscience against the Nazi policy of persecution and extermination of Jews and what was described as the "powerful secret Nazi weapon" of anti-Jew worker In a New Orleans aircraft only disperse the armies of the enemy but discredit his ideas and factory who lost one man and married a second, only to be Now it's the dogs who are about A third, whose passion was his pretensions.

Resisting that which is evil will certainly not to have their day in Hollywood's brushed off by him, too. So far What Other Editors Say: NOW IS THE BEST TIME FOR INCOME TAX RETURNS By the middle of the week all wage earners in the United States will have had statements from their employers concerning how much they earned last year and how much victory and withholding taxes they paid. That clears the path for them to complete filling out their income tax returns and send or take them to the offices of the Internal Revenue Department promptly. If the income tax return forms puzzle the average taxpayer too much, the Department has provided assistance in making them out The Tampa office has numerous assistants who can answer all the puzzling questions. glorification of the war.

Columbia greater than her spelling, confessed her lieutenant was AWOL and asked dramatically: she is the only double loser to her loving heart aside to chase after some gilded two-timing creature who will make him unhappy all his life or else take his money and leave him forlorn. is- planning a movie baaed on the) write. suffice unless we can finally overcome evil with good. President Everett Case of Colgate university. "Could it be the lure of the ish propaganda in this country "I buy war bonds regularly and exploits of canines trained for battle duty.

The picture wfl! be) titled, "Army Dog." have given three pints of blood to Judging from these'; epistles, The control that Himmler and has been formed by Supreme Court Justice Prank Murphy. Announcing creation of the committee over the weekend. Murphy said "no bacteriological the Red Cross," she wrote, "and what happens to me should not happen to a dog." Marine Reports Japs Several years ago Songwriter most soldiers are wolves in olive drab. Uncle Sam seems to have roped Into service all the Casa-novas and lobos hitherto loose in Lew Porter was musical director fi a HAIIMM Perhaps the most Interesting letter came from a 21-year-old the land, and no women since On Bougainville the Gestapo have over the German people creates a very different situation than we had in the last war, The German people fear that they would be set upon from every side by those who have every cause to hate them. Navy Secretary Frank Knox.

girl with a figure like Betty warfare could be more insidious and more destructive to fundamental good will and Ideals of religious and racial tolerance Grable, who enclosed a photo Eve, who went apple picking have been more outrageously betrayed, 4 1 for the in the Panama Canal zone. One night he gave ft command performance for the duke and duchess of York, the present king and queen of England. As the duchess was leaving she waved a "thank you" for the music. Por KANSAS CITY. Cpl graph of herself in a bathing suit which have built a great America" forsaken and just plain jilted.

George Horst of the marines and remarked modestly "This will than propaganda which he said give you some idea of what's around my aching heart." "is breeding the germs of Hatred against the Jews" on this side White Funeral ter was horrified to see his drummer, who had a weakness for diamonds and wore them on every of the Atlantic. Actor Tone Turns Murphy will head the commit That's their story, anyway. An these discarded Becky Truehearts are now WABOCs members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Brush-Off Club, the fastest growing organization of the lovelorn in the world. Captain Howard Hammersly of Roanoke, Va, organized it as an annex to his own Held Today finger, stand up and wave both tee as chairman with Wendell hands back at the duchess. Por Driver-Salesman Willkie as vice EMPORIA, Kas.

Henry It will be of great assistance to the department if returns are filed quickly With an estimated 50 million Americans expected to make returns, it is easy to see the great jam and confusion there will be if even a majority of them wait until the last minute, March 15, to do their figuring. Careful check may reveal to some taxpayers that they are due refunds for withholding tax overpayments. It also should be emphasized that the fact that taxes have been deducted from paychecks under the pay-as-you-go system begun last July does not excuse taxpayers from making returns. Prompt filing of returns is another contribution each American can make to lessen the complexity of a Government operating under war conditions, even though that Government seems to enjoy making things complex. Tampa Daily Times.

BUFFALO. W) Actor Barking Dog Saves ter started to bawl him out, "Look," said the drummer, "If the duchess can show off her diamonds to me, ean show mini to her!" Franchot Tone will combine the Haskell, editor of the Kansas City Star, will make the address at the funeral service this afternoon of William Allen White, noted author and newspaper ed brush-off club, made up of mournful soldiery who were given roles of bus driver and bond' sales Buried Boy's Life reports that at least one Japanese unit on Bougainville island surrendered as the way out of their dilemma, Writing to his father, Roy Horst, the marine said that a spokesman for several Japanese prisoners whimpered: "You marines are trying to push us off this island, and your navy won't let us off!" i A Japanese aviator, floating ashore on a rubber raft one morning after an air raid in which one Japanese plane was shot down, got his plea in quickly, Horst wrote. Spoken in English, it was: "That wasnt me doing the bombing last night. I just happened to be flying by." man tomorrow when he pilots an the hemlock cup by femmes. Hammersly formed the auxil itor, who died Saturday at the JACKSONVILLE, () A 15 International Railway Co bus over an unannounced route, starting age of 75.

year-old boy who was trapped in lary after the girls back home replied with claims that more from downtown Buffalo. They had been warm friends a collapsed tunnel owes his life Passengers will pay him $18.75 girls were getting the brush-off since shortly after White resigned to Mickey, a black and white for a $25 war bond instead of the as an editorial writer on the Star mongrel. treatment from troops than were dishing it out. Apparently they Cinema Chatter If yon can believe the grapevine, Nancy Kelly and ex-husband Edmund O'Brien are discussing reconciliation. Promised and hoped for: Fran! Sinatra and Ann Sheridan play Continued on page eto usual fare.

In 1895 and bought the Emporia Mickel attracted attention to Comments Tone: "For years Gazette. are right. the plight of Fred Mlchaelis. 15, I've been having my fenders dent In a misguided moment I who was burled beneath thou ed by buses, and now It my New York's first elevated rail-agreed to act as a plnchhittlng sands of pounds of dirt when the GOVERNOR HOLLAND AVOIDS ACTIVATING SUPER AGENCY. New pressure has been brought on Governor Holland to chance to get even.

way was opened in 1868. secretary for the WABOCs. Since tunnel he was digging collapsed. By GALBRATTB The dog barked excitedly at SIDE GLANCES Infantile Paralysis Fund the scene of the accident and By William Ferguson THIS CURIOUS WORLD raced back and forth between Swelled By Moyies activate the Florida Improvement Commission authorized -by the Legislature nearly three years ago, but the Governor commendably has kept away from starting this super state agency which could borrow and spend money on everything II the tunnel and a nearby site WASHINGTON, OT A check where two brothers, Charles and Robert Harris, were chopping for $240,000, representing most of from canning plants to subsistence homesteads. wood.

the American net profits on i motion picture promoted by ar The boys Investigated and with The 1943 Legislature was asked to kill the act authoriz the aid of neighbors extricated tists of British origin, last night the youth. swelled the funds of the National ing this Commission, but the repealer was lost in the last minute legislative crush. Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The Royal Canadian Navy has The check, realized from the Increased 36-fold since the out The unrestricted power which this commission would have to issue bonds for public projects would be a wonderful production "Forever and a break of war. ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS, 15 AS IT BURNS UP, INSTEAD OP AND SOME TIME WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO MlfeEATE TO ANOTHER, PLANET, OR COASTS BUT AT THE PRESENT BATE, WE'LL STILL.

BE COMFORTABLE HERE FOR-SBVFfiAL BLLIOM was accepted by Basil O'Connor, president of the foundation. LEGAL NOTICE plaything in the hands of an unscrupulous governor. If some demagogue were to succeed Mr Holland, there is no telling how he could use this agency to the regret of al IN CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND JUDI The Daily Democrat Tallahassee Florida Established 1914 CIAL CIRCUIT, LEON CUIMI FLORIDA, IS CHANCERY. Notice to Appear ready overburdened taxpayers. W.

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Leon County, Florida, on Thursday, February 24. 1944 to the bill disguised as hard work. HENRY 8. WRENN Publish BOOK IS GOOD UNLESS ITS BAD Styt MRS. CHARLES BWHTON, of complaint lor divorce filed against GEO ROB AOTER30rJianaglne.

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AW Telephone service between London and Moscow, severed of all news dispatches accredited to it or not otherwise accredited In this 1939, is to be restored. Now they really have something paper and also the local news published therein. All right for republication of "Figuring what he cost in doctor, hospital and milk bills, we won't make any money on the baby in income taxes, but of course he's certainly worth ill" to talk about. special dispatches) herein are also re- NEXT: Sound effects out of order. tervea..