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'ALTOONA TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1 1, 1940 ALTOONA TRIBUNE It Wont Last Forever National Whirligig Beh Published Daily Except Sunday and Certain Holiday Carrier Subscription Kate One Week 17 One Month (In Advance). 79 One Year (In Advance) JO Mail Subscription Bate One Month (In Advance). 75 Three Months (In Advance) $2.00 Sue Months (In Advance) $3.50 One Year (In Advance) By THE TIMES TRIBUNE CO. Nv 1110 Twelfth Street, Altouaa. Pa.

Henry W. Shoemaker. President Tbeo. Arter, Vic President and Editor. Rubert Editor.

Boyer. Managing AnHit Entered ar Altoona Poatofflce as Second Clasa Mali Matter Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all new dispatcher credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local new published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Sole National Advertising Representative: Fred Kimball, Inc. 87 West 44th St, New York.

Detroit. Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburg. l'HJS TRIBUNE'S PROGRAM FOK ALTOONA Tout'. Guidance. More Playgrounds Religious Education on School Curriculum Business Expansion Altoona Beautification Annual Contest Improveu Connecting Streets to Suburban Sections City-Farm Business Development Airport Development Double Red Lights for Traffic For the State: Equitable Taxation A FARMER'S DIARY By CALVIN A.

BYERS The Pastor On Illness The News ind The News opposed to any deviation from tho schedule which allocates all Italian forces to the Mediterranean attack on Britain none to consolidation of wins. Whatever the diplomatic risk in postponing the payoff, it must be taken for tho primary object of cracking the British fleet. With or without Tunisia, Italy is still hostage to a German victory or defeat. Tha sequel was that Mussolini cuffed the diplomas into halting the movement that was complicating Badgolio's staff talks with the Germans. ROLLING The deposed Carol had barely arrived in Switzerland when Rumania's new boss, Dicta tor Antonescu, delivered his first token of esteem to.

his Axis preceptors. New decrees amounting to martial law will conscript all forms of production and transportation. The edict mobilizing the latter rails, highway transports and Danubian carriers is the first and most important follow-through of Antonescu appeasement More flatcars and barges will be found far the freighting of oil to tha Reich. Those familiar with the exag gerated scarcity of Rumania's rolling stock appreciate the size of this diplomatic rabbit. Carol had been unable to replace de cadent rail equipment for so long that an occasional purchase of 20 German or Czech locomotives was widely burlesqued among college groups as a national holiday.

Moreover, from the inception of the Polish war Rumania discov ered among other nations that cars entering Germany became sidetracked more or less perma nently Oil, and the cars for carrying it, have been the leitmotif in every diplomatic patchup by which the ex-King forestalled Ger man invasion. Ion Antonescu is taking the short cut through this standing German-Rumanian issue: What there is of the country's rolling stock will be placed under virtual control of Nazi dispatchers. The resulting Internal hardships he considers secondary to keepln? present boundaries where they are. RECOUPING French financial institutions are laboring not only under dual German and French control in occupied and unoccu pied territory, but they are now completely, cut off from their British branches whose valuable assets are under London's se questration. In addition to this trinity of interests, they have of fices in the Near East, in Indo China and many other places in the world.

Under British pressure, all overseas managers have been com pelled to recognize the former London branches as head offices and to ignore all instructions which emanate from Paris. Failure to comply with English "requests" bring with it the penalties prescribed under the Trading with the Enemy Act. British banks lost tremendous amounts of money in the collapse of France in the way of balances and deposits of securi ties. The French branch banks in England and other parts of the world also carry substantial assets belonging to the United Kingdom. On the other hand, French accounts in London, no tably investments in English owned mines and other worldwide en terprises, run into very big figures By their request for cooperation (Continued on Page 8) Your Birthday By STELLA Is this your birthday? Then there is nothing that dc lights you more than having a cause to fight for.

You are a born propagandist and unless you are backing some new and inter esting project or at least working on it you cannot be happy, Be sure that you are definitely fighting for something really worth while. You have the ability to make money and you will probably never want for anything. In fact, you may accumulate something of a fortune before you die. But this will be more in spite of yourself than because you have made it a main issue. Because of this aptitude to attract wealth you are considered "lucky." The chances are that everything beyond your immediate needs will go toward the happiness and welfare of others.

One of the most important talents for you to cultivate is that of diplomacy. Learn to introduce your ideas cleverly and subtly, and you will find they "take" much faster, than if you try to foist them on people without the proper introduction, Prenaring the way is always the most important step in promoting a new project or an original idea. You have an analytical point of view in everything. You are a keen critic, but as a rule can fig ure a way to correct a fault. This constructive attitude will maki you a person whose help and advice is widely sought.

You ara idealistic and have a high sense of spiritual values. If trailed for the church, it is likely that you will become outstanding in reli gious work. Your emotions are rather near the surface and one of your prob lems will be to keep them curbed. Don't let flattery turn your head and don't mistake infatuation for a true and lasting love. Among those born on this day are: D.

H. Lawrence, author: Archbishop John Ireland, noted churchman; John B. Thatcher, statesman; Gene Markey, author; O. Henry, author; Josiah Whit ney. Revolutionary patriot: Bache, philanthropist; and Wil liam S.

Macy, landscape painter. This Morning's COMMENT By HEX BY W. SHOEMAKER LING LEST OWN PROPERLY HONORS FOUNDER'S MEMORY ON 175TH ANNIVERSARY. After many days of rain, came a sunshiny day like spring, all but the birds, for already the night hawks with their sharp white-spotted wings were beginning their southern departure with alt manner of crazy aerial stunting. With such glorious weather, including a touch of the Kee.vaydin, or north westwind, which fluttered the patroitic decorations, Linglestown was herself again, to enter the final chapters of the 175th anniversary of her founding.

Professor Nevin W. Moyer, teacher, soldier, historian, and Boy Scout executive was beaming, and the fair former "Town of St. Thomas," wore a happy smile. The Sunday programs included services and an address in the churchyard of historic Wenrich's church, where the Revolutionary soldier, Thomas Lingle, founder of Linglestown, sleeps between his wife and son, ar. not far from the grave of gallaiit Georgie Pletz, Pennsylvania or, an.

martyr, whose pUne ciajhcj near the Lingle homcsteau on Ch.ist-mas day, 1828. One thought of Senator Lundeen's tragic taking-off on this occasion. Due to Professor Moyer's interest, descendants of Thomas Lingle were present at the grave true tall Lingles, as the professor tells us, they would almost disown a scion son or daughter whose head did not touch the top of the six foot, one inch door, amber-eyed, slim and elegant-looking as befitted the Huguenot nobles of the midi. Among the choristers present was John Guldemond, a native of Holland, and now one of the most popular residents of Linglestown, who carries on the tulip culture of his ancestors. After brief but impressive, services by the illustrious founder's grave, the meeting adjourned to re-assemble in the public square to unveil the bronze plaque in honor of the Huguenot founder and Revolu- tionary patriot Thomas Lingle laid out the town of St.

Thomas in 1765, but when the Revolution broke he returned for service to his native Tulpehocken township, in the Berks and Lebanon county borderlands. Miss Pearl E. Wallace, of Governor James' historical forces, will give the authentic story of Thomas Lingle, it is promised in her forthcoming historical treaties on the Tulpehocken region. She will also settle once for all what the word Tulpehocken means. During this writer's residence in Berks county, very old people, some of them the third generation in descent from the pioneers from Schoharie, said Tulpehocken was a Pennsylvania Dutch' word, "Tulipez Heckie," or tulip woods, named because so many wild tulips, beloved emblems of the Huguenots, grew along this stream.

Later, more correctly orthodox historians disdained this probably correct version of the name and declared that Tulpehocken means "stream of the turtles." However, like FDR, the blonde "Wallie" has "a great secret for her friends. No, it's not announcing the name of the lucky man, but the true meaning of Tulpehocken, and "Uncle John" Light, Lebanon county leader, will be prouder than ever of his young protege and great-granddaughter of the inventor of the famed Wallace plough, the use of which emancipated Pennsylvania farmers so much so that many of them called it the "Lincoln" plough. Miss Nancy Lingle, dark-eyed, tall, slender, tres distingue (very elegant), as her French ancestors would have put it, did a swell job unveiling the marker. The musical program, in charge of Mrs. A.

C. Kelley Harrisburg, and Mis3 Sarah Buchanan, a member of one of Linglestown's oldest families, left nothing to be desired. The boys string quartet from Hershey was enthusiastically received. Rev. E.

H. Phillips' benediction left a deep spiritual impression on all of those present When Professor Moyer mentioned how famous Linglestown has been for its preachers, one recalled that it was in this picturesque mountain town the saintly John Winebrenner, after having been ousted by the Reformed church, set up his new and now vastly popular Church of God in an abandoned shed back of Linglestown. The writer reflected that Rev. Winebrenner might have been his great-grandfather, but when the old Scotch sea captain, Alexander Tait, learned of his prospective son's-in-law "heresies," it was too much for his Calvinistic upbringing, and he drove young Winebrenner from the house, to dark Marget's discomfiture, though the old master of he 'Cordelia" ship, later condescended for her to marry Rev. Jacob Mayer, a correctly orthodoxed Reformed pastor, and one of the organizers of Franklin and Marshall college.

Linglestown, situated on the high divide between the waters of Paxton creek and Eeaver creek is always cool and is becoming increasingly popular as a suburban resort. Recently when visited by J. Herbert Walker and wife, the well-liked former Altoonans praised the salubrious and beautiful scenery, Herbert" remarking that there was nothing finer in his famous Alpine club than one 'could see in every dtret technicolor film of the tion from quaint Linglestown. A "dark-eyed" choir attested t- the dominant Latin strain cf After the emissary had explained his mission, begging Jim not to lower his prestige and injure his Capitol Hill friends by a public bolt Jim replied solemnly: "I am glad you came very glad. I am glad you have spoken as you did.

As you know, I am hurt bitterly hurt But you can rest assured that I will never say or do anything that will hurt Franklin Roosevelt or the Democratic Party." SWEEP Franklin D. Roosevelt owes a great debt to Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes for the fact that his destroyer-bases deal has the authority of a Supreme Court decision. Strongest justification for the transaction in Attorney General Jackson's decision was his citation of the tribunal's opinion in the case of United States versus Curtiss-Wright Export corporation. That involved the government's right to bar shipment of planes to belligerents. Though the opinion was delivered by Justice Sutherland, it embodied the idea of great executive authority in the field of foreign affairs so frequently espoused by Mr.

Hughes when he was Secretary of State. Here is 'the Sutherland sentence which appears to grant the President more power over foreign questions than is given him by' congress or the Constitution: "It is important to bear in mind that we are here dealing not alone with the authority vested In the President by exertion of legislative power, but with such an authority plus the very delicate, plenary and exclusive power of the President as the sole organ of the federal government in the field of international relations a power which does not require as a basis for its exercise an act of congress, but which, of course, like every other governmental power, must be exercised in subordination to the applicable provisions of the Constitution." Incidentally, several members of the Court although they supported the majority opinion hav expressed qualms over the comprehensive sweep of this grant, especially in view of the troublous times and the Presidential temperament. RUMOR A few weeks after Wendell Willkie was nominated by the Republicans at Philadelphia, the manager of the Broadmoor Hotel at Colorado Springs received a telephone call from the Willkie office in New York. "How would you like to have Wendell Willkie as your guest for a few weeks?" asked the voice on the New York end. "Willkie? Willkie?" queried the hotel manager.

"Who is he?" "Why, he is the man nominated by the Republicans for President. Haven't you heard about it?" "Oh, yes," replied the man at the Broadmoor. "It seems I did read something about that in the newspapers." NEW YORK By R. Waldo and G. Vogliotti TEAM Any existing doubt that the General Staff decisions of Rome and Berlin are one can be settled by a number of revelatory incidents.

It has been learned on the highest authority that Mussolini cabineters had a sharp clash with German diplomats over the advisability of occupying Tunisia shortly after the French surrender. Son-in-law Ciano was a minority of one urging the necessity of complete trust in a fair German-Italian divy after the victory. But other members of the Grand Council insisted there was qo Tea. son why the Italian claim shouldn't be made good now instead of that the act would silence the sceptics who fear Italy is becoming the tail of the Axis kite. The tiff was hot while it.

remained in diplomatic hands, was silenced by a single word from the Italian military when it was put up to General Badoglio made short shrift of the diplomats with tha following summary: The occupation of Tunisia would require an invading force of 150,000 men. A lesser number would invite resistance from the then mobilized, powerful and truculent Tunisian garrisons. The naval complement for the expedition would suffer a minimum 10 per cent loss at the hands of the British squadron. The German General Staff was Neal O'Hara Says: NEW YORK The nation's consensus of those 50 destroyers to Great Britain seems to be, Right or wrong, let's give it to 'em!" And the recipient of "Let's give it to 'em!" can be variously interpreted as applying to either the British or the Nazis. In any case, the English get the boats.

The transaction involves a 99-year lease of air bases. And no matter how mad that may make the Nazi government, 99 years is a lot longer than Hitler is going to be around. Yes, and you, too, Goering. Berlin's comment is that the 50 old-age destroyer?" are "tco late for England." Okay, if they're- too late for England, just when do Hitler's intrepid troops move across the channel? And, by the way you noticed that in recent, weeks Hitler's lightning war has developed into more thunder from Berlin than ligbtning London? Back there in the spring when things really started popping loose, Adolf assured his soldiers the war would be all over by 'the fall. But he didn't gay what fall or whose, WASHINGTON By Ray Tucker PLAN President Roosevelt regards the mobilization of young Americans in military camps under the conscription law as more than an effort to prepare them for war.

He believes that the movement can be utilized In an educational way namely, to counteract the teaching of Communism! which, in his opinion, infests the public school system. Mr. Roosevelt voiced his fears several weeks ago to a group of House members with which he was discussing N. Y. A.

apppropriations. After deploring the radicalism rampant throughout the country, he declared: "Gentlemen, I am going to choke Americanism down the throats of American youngsters, whether they like it or not." Then he related a conversation he had reentry had with Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Schi-embs of Cleveland. The clergyman, according to the President, had sought a White House appointment to lay before F. D. R.

a problem which, si the Archbishop thought, "only vMr. Roosevelt could meet." The Archbishop, Mr. Roosevelt fold the. congressman, hr.d just returned from a tour of his district during which he s.udied tie educational pattern of the high schools and colleges. He warned the President that un-American and Communistic philosophy was being subtly taughf elementary and advanced institutions.

When the clergyman admitted, upon Presidential questioning, that radicals had made inroads even upon the parochial school system, Mr. Roosevelt grew troubled. He called In the Congresscmen, urged larger N. Y. A.

grants and announced his plan for meeting the situation. RECORD House members' revolt against passage of the Conscription bill in thn form demanded by the White House represents public sentiment toward the measure more accurately than private or published polls. By upsetting the Administratis leaders' careful strategy, the boys in the lower chamber have shoved the responsibility for an immediate draft on thn senate and the President. The Hayden amendment deferring conscription for sixty days was defeated in the senate by only two votes. When Representative Fish proposed it in the House, it was carried in the House sitting as a committee of the Whole.

That indicated it would pass on a final vote when the House came to actual consideration of the bill. But the leaders originally intended to block a record decision, and to send it to conference withous such a showdown. Under that arrangement the Senate conferees would have held out against postponement, the House members would have had no mandate for- the 60-day delay and the draft would have gone into effect immediately. Administration bosses hoped thereby to save the skins of Democratic members. But popular protests against the draft frightened a majority of the Representatives.

They also sought to delay peacetime mobilization until after the elections, as the Hayden-Fish procedure does. As a result of this rebellion, both bodies will have to stand up and be counted on the most historic and revolutionary move in more than 100 years. DELIVERY James A. Farley will lend as active a hand to the campaign for the Roosevelt-Wallace ticket as if he were still National Chairman. He has privately promised, old friends in congress and the Administration that they can count on him to go down the line where it will do the most good.

President Roosevelt's choice of two of Jim's closest friends to divide up the offices formerly held by Mr. Farley insured the latter's loyalty and all-out support. The new, National Chairman Ed Flynn and the new Postmaster General Frank C. Walker were suggested by the man who elected Mr. Roosevelt.

Even if Jim were still ore at F. D. he would not refuse any favor to Ed or Frank. Messrs Flynn and Walker are devout Catholics, and selection dispels also charges that Farley was barred from political advancement because of his religious affliation. Jim still retains his office as New York State Chairman.

His suite in the Biltmore Hotel is only one floor below National Chairman Flynn's headquarters; they will collaborate almost hourly during the campaign. Incidentally, Farley recently promised Democratic leaders here that he will deliver New York's 47 electoral votes to President Roosevelt. "A lot of things will have to be fixed up between now and November," said the New York boss, "but we'll look after that" PROMISE Mr. Farley assured Congressional cronies that he would say or do nothing to damage a Roosevelt third-term campaign even before the President was renominated at Chicago. When it became certain that nothing could prevent a Roosevelt renomination, numerous House members in borderline districts began to worry about their fate in November.

If the popular Mr. Farley and for a while it was questionable what he would do issued a blast against either the President or a third term, It might insure- their defeat. It would furnish Republican opponents with a Farley-made issue. So the harassed members deputized one of their number to visit the then National Chairman at his suite in the Stevens Hotel. They chose one of the most likable House leaders a man who had been a personal and political friend of Farley's for twry-five jears.

STATE FAIR EXHIBIT WE WENT to the state fair, my girl and boy and I. When we entered by the north gate, we were surprised at the great number of cars parked inside. They filled the space of a good sized farm. We walked down through a narrow avenue to 'where we saw tents. The first we entered was devoted to wild life.

One division showed the tragedy of- glaring headlights to confused rabbits, opossums and birds. We saw the native haunts of quail, owl, hawk, fox, coon and wood- chuck. Some were stuffed, but most were living creatures. children loved the animals. The most fundamental exhibit, though, was not farm machinery, splendid types of seed corn, ex- cellent showings of cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, poultry nor the jun- ior projects of Future Farmers of America.

The exhibit which merited study because it was at the foundation of all the others, was the one of soil conservation. Without fertile soil we would have no fair. We looked upon a reproduction in relief of the Pleasant Hill dam site, and the Clearfork region. The children picked out the very place we live. The work, made of concrete, shdwed the deep river courses, me uarncaues ui siuuc and dirt that dam the water.

It showed the state park, the high points, the wooded hills, the table lands and winding highways. In- termittent artificial rains drench- ed the hills and we watched the rising streams flow down against the giant dam breast until a long lake formed above, which was let out gradually, preventing floods. On the other side were replicas of farms in rolling country. The nrst was impoverisnea Dy erosion. The crops were poor, the buildings falling down, the soil was bare in all the steeper places.

Just over the line a modern farmer had used strip farming. Green ribbons of corn alternated with bands of grass around his The grass prevented cultivated slopes from washing. His strips of grass and legumes were vivid green, his corn was excellent, his cattle fat, his equipment up-to-date. "I know them farms," I heard Linglestown's Huguenot forefathers, as every one of the 20 gifted iris under the capable leadership of Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman was sloe-eyed.

Linglestown lies in the center of a bower of floral loveliness, as its nurseries are world-famous, some of them preserving the rarer types of Dutch tulips, the parent stock have no doubt been destroyed by the boots of grim Adolf's invaders, but there is another and fairer flower, known as "flowers for the living." (Continued on Fuze 8) FUNNY SIDE UP By ALLEN CLAY LAMBERT When we walk through the doors of a hospital we ought to feel just as reverent in a way as we do when we walk into a house of worship. There is no doubt about the fact thai manv peopje do fee, that way t00( espe. cially if they have been healedi Houses of God are set up primar- ily to WOrship; hospitals are set up 0 bea accordance with the funda- mental teachings of the Bible God and man are practically speaking of equal lmp0I.tance. jesus shows that the love of God and the love of wan are eXEcUy aIik( in impor. tance and that they are insepara.

ble In the lilrht of thia fact of religion there is no hospital anywhere that does not directly and indirectly promote religious growth and appreciation. AH too frequently we' take these things as a matter of course. This is especially true of the hospital since we have no need of it until we are really ill. That accounts, too, for the fact that hospitals always have finan cial problems. The general pub- Uc lg noj vitally lnterested in the promotion of these institutions, Every time we go into a hospital we ought to gay a prayer to God for Hig wonderfui power 0f heai- Jng.

ag repre8ented by its halls and wag by men and women of the prMent and thft pagt by thoge wno have made jt rosters here and there uU the taIe lf only by men. tioning the nameg of the responsi- blg people connected with it from jjme j0 tjme New sources of strength will be found when we pray as we cross the thresholds of these great in stitutions. All of us can do that much ln pralse of the God and Father of mankind and some of us will be permitted to do more to further God's great work. one farmer say. "I remember when this poor eroded farm was better'n the other one.

'Taint all money, nor 'taint all brute force and hard work. This man makes good because he has brains and uses 'em. It's a pity so many of us let our best land go trailing off down the Mississippi every year lnl do more good jt we keep it here at home in Ohio." DAILY MEDITATION God on the Sea. Acts Paul was the only calm man on the storen-tossed ship. He knew that God was with him and that nothing could happen without his will.

By Abner Dean Rurmu of Circulaliun not escape the attention of the American people. Any word of activity in Greenland which may' mean danger to this nation must be seized and acted upon at once. Events rapidly are drawing the nation closer to war. Some even predict it will come to the U. S.

by the end of this year. To Greenland in the north, our weak spot in the new outer defense chain must we fix our eyes. RAILROAD OUTLOOK SoME concern was heard expressed in this community when announcement was made recently that railroad passenger revenue, despite the decrease of one-half cent a mile and more in the rate, is lagging. They feared it may affect working conditions in the local shops. That fear, however, appears to be unfounded on the basis of facts.

Exceptionally heavy expenditures are being made for both passenger and freight equipment repairs. While the railroads are getting less passenger revenue, passengers are being hauled more miles and the number of passengers is increased. Transportation costs thus are raised but the need for passenger equipment is greater despite the decrease in the revenue. This additional cost to the carriers, according to the Wall Street Journal, will be offset by heavier freight volume. Says the authoritative financial paper: "Railroads serving the nation's great industrial areas appear on the threshhold of the heaviest fall and early winter traffic movement in a decade." "The heavier movement of traffic over industrial roads, resulting in part from national defense orders," the article continues, "is expected to have a bolstering effect on total carloadings for the remainder of -this year and, according to traffic experts will offset to some extent the downtrend in the movement of agricultural commodities, due chiefly to the lower volume being shipped for export." The Pennsylvania railroad is an industrial road.

Consequently it is expected to figure heavily in any heavy movement of freight. To handle this anticipated increase, railroads have spent much to repair cars and build new ones. They will continue to repair and to order new cars, particularly special types. The outlook for the local shops, with the present orders they have on hand and with those which may be in-clu in the 1941 budget of the P. R.

R. is held bright by those who study trends. Immortal courage fills the human breast and lights the living way of life. Mary Baker Eddy. The bravest are the tender-est, The loving are the daring.

Bayard Taylor RED LIGHTS AGAIN NE of the Tribune re porters came back from a vacation in New York city talking about the traffic signal system in one of the world's busiest centers. He mentioned how double red lights enabled pedestrians to get across the busiest intersections. This newspaper frequently has suggested that Altoona try out for a period double red lights in the downtown district. In other words, all automobile traffic on both the avenue and street is stopped for a brief period to enable pedestrians to cross. For some years, it has been observed, such a system has proved effective in the nation's largest city.

The Blairx County Motor club at several meetings has discussed a trial period for the double red light system. Many members believe it should be tried. Because of turns off intersecting streets onto Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, Altoona has a traffic problem peculiar to this community alone. Those active in the continuous safety campaign launched recently by the motor club are concerned deeply with the pedestrian problem. A trial of the double red light system will prove if it is the answer to the pedestrian problem in the downtown section.

Once again this newspaper recommends a tryout. GREENLAND 'BTAINMENT of naval and air bases along the Atlantic coast from Britain gives the United States 'for the first time an outer defense. From Newfoundland to South America we have something with which to work. It's the first time we have had an opportunity to obtain a base in South America. Still we have a vulnerable spot Greenland.

This large northern island is near enough to be an affective air base where an enemy could carry on impressive operations against the United States. Just what can be done about this weak point is not known now. As long as Great Britain holds ou, Greenland will present no great menace to us. Certainly there is little chance for us to obtain any kind of a base in Greenland. It was a Danish protectorate, and with the invasion of Denmark by Germany, all desires to obtain a base on the northern isle vanished.

And so Greenland's icy mountains loom in the At lantic. Now they are silent. But they can become volcanic eruptions of death-dealing bombing pltnes if Germany should get a foothold there. Realization of that must mil "Well have to lay you off, we're cutting out double features:".

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