1940-10-21 — Page 19

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October 21,

1940..

By Walt Disney

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DESTROYER EXCHANGE

QUESTION - ANSWER

United Press

Questions and answers clarifying various aspects of the British American trade of.naval base leases for destroyers.

Q. How many destroyers and how many naval and air base sites are involved in the transaction? A.-The United States is giving Great Britain 50 World War destroyers in return for 99 year leases on sites for bases in strategic places in six British posses- sions in the Caribbean area. Britain has thrown in two other sites in Newfoundland

and Bermuda-free of charge. The leases expire in the year 2039.

Q. How will the destroyers be turned over to the British. A-They will be sailed by their American crews to Canada where they will be boarded by British seamen for the journey to Britain. American crews are not per- mitted to go into European danger zones.

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Q. What are the destroyers worth? A.The vessels are 1,200-tommers-and-cost-about- £400,000 each 20 years ago. They have been recommis- sioned in the past year at an average cost of about £2,000 (T). New destroyers being built by the navy to-day are of about 1,600 tons and cost- from two to three times as much.

Q. Where are the new bases to be located and when? A.From the south shore of Newfoundland to coast of British Guiana in northern South America. In- termediate bases will be set up at Bermuda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Antigua. The exact sites will be aclected by a joint Anglo-British board of naval and

experts. The American delegation has left for Bermuda.

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Q. Will the United States. incur any expenses in taking over the sites? A-Yes. Adequate naval and air facili- tics must be established and the United States, in addi-. tion, must pay the proper parties for any privato pro- perty which is taken over to create the bases. No estimates of cost are available yet, but there are sufficient funds on hand to get the work started when the preliminaries aro complete.

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actions? A-Germany's aerial warfare, and more limited sea fighting, against Britain has taken a heavy toll of British destroyers. An often deadly Enemy of the submarine, the destroyer nevertheless is ex- tremely vulnerable to the de- predations of the undersen craft and bombardment from the air.

Q. What is the vital in- terest of the United States in the agreement? A-The pro- curement of defence locations in the Caribbean area, key- stone of defence of the Panama Canal. The Canal has been called the jugular vein of American defences, for it offers a short, quick route for transfer of the fleet from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or vice. versa, 'The Newfoundland base would be essential to preventing any aggressor from getting a foothold in Canada.

Q. How far will the bases project America's defence lines?A-Approximately 500 to 1,000 miles out into the Atlantic.

Q. Are funds available to start construction of the bases? A.-Congressional de- fence committeemon say so. Mr. Roosevelt was given $10,- 000,000 for establishment of auxiliary air bases, and in addition Congress gave him a $20,000,000 (M) blank check for defence.

Q. Docs Congress have to ratify the agreement? A.,- According to an opinion by Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, it does not. The agreement, Jackson ruled, is not in the nature of a treaty requiring Senate ratification."

Q. Did Mr. Roosevelt vio- late any laws in his historical "deal"? A.-He proceeded în conformance with Jackson's construction of the law. Isolationists denounced £10 President's action as an act of war, a violation of law, and an usurpation of Congrea- alonal powers over treaties.

Q. How many destroyers does this leave in the U.S. Navy? It leaves 151, of which 60 are the overage class, similar to those traded to Britain. Besides the 151 remaining destroyers, the navy is now building 57.

Baby Christened

In A Warship

Q. Will the United States have absolute control over the lensed areas? A.Yes; For tho 99-year period of the lenso. British sources in Lon- don said that British ships and planes might share the

Alexander, facilites whenever necessary But President or possiblo. Roosevelt indicated that such an arrangement would dopend upon the attitude of this country at a given time.

Q. Why were the British anxious to effect the trans-

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A four-weeks-old baby boy-the Bon of Licut.-Commander. H. C. R. christened R.N.- was Anthony Colin Beverley aboard a cruiser at an cast const naval base. The ceremony Wis per- formed by the chaplain of tho naval; base.

The baby was brought to the base complete with identification card. ration book and special baby's helmet.

OKAY, MADAM. LET'S GO!

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A ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBING STATION AND GUNNERY SCHOOL. THE R.A.F. IS TRAINING THOUSANDS OF OBSERVER BOMBERS AND AIR GUNNERS.

1. An Air Gunner at Gunnery practice in the air firing at a towed target.

2. A rear gunner operating his two guns in his turret in the tail of his aircraft.

3. Instructional bomb sight. A pupil in the School using a bomb sight on the ground,

later he uses it in the air.

4. A pupil getting thoroughly acquainted with a power operated turret. There are several of these turrets about the station into which the pupils can jump and spend their spare time.

WHEN THE SIREN

IT is surprising how people

who have been through precisely similar ordeals re- cently in areas which have been visited by Nazi bombers react to the strain in totally different ways,

Most of our people display that measure of contempt for all the enemy does or can do, which is typical of British character gener- ally when faced with trials But

it is not how you set during a raid only which matters. The effect of losing sleep for several nights on Ilving in a constant state or of

down of apprehension, weighs

the actual many people who, In moment of danger, are perfectly calm and courageous.

Obviously since in these times we may be deprived of our sleep for part of the time when wo gen- erally rest, we need to make the most of the hours of sleep which arc permitted us, Well, to do that we must alm at dropping off to peaceful slumber as soon as we turn in-or, if there has been a rald, immediately we can return to bed. How can that be mon- aged?

Sloop Is Vital

First, raids or no raids, try always to turn in at the same hour Sleep is a hobil; if we did not have to organise our lives so as to fit them into working hours, wo should all probably possess the Bleeping habits of animals.

Yo, sleep is a habit; and it is. vital, if you want to keep fit and.

This is an article woll- known doctor wrote for the people of Britain. It gives a number of hints for the pre- servation of health in time of strain.

well in these days, to acquire a sound sleep habit.

If when you go to bed your mind is full of worry as to whe- ther you'll be able to wake in the morning, should your night have been disturbed by a rald warning, cut that all out immediately. How? Simply by buying an alarm clock!

And if there is a warning don't spend the time in your dug-out or refuge room munching chocolate or drinking tea, for that will tend to you of the rest you might otherwise get when "All-clear"

aves the path back to bed.

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Bombs dropping make an un- pleasant sound, as most of us have learned. They are apt to make the stomach "turn over." A glass of water in the shelter Is à help, for a sip or two will often help to muke

ake the stomach feel more nor- mal.

By the bedside, too, It is a good plan to keep a glass of milk. In the night, you may wake with unpleasant "Linking

expecially in these troubled times when apprehension alds such ills, and a alp. of milk will help much. A slp, mark, you, not a drinkt Sippfog warm mille on retiring after arald is better from the

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sleep point of view than drinking tea.

Too much smoking does not help, though in periods of strain most of us probably tend to "strengthen the nerves" with extra cigarettes. Sleep is likely to suffer.

If

you have to miss a good deal of sleep owing to the enemy's en- croachments on glumber-times, don't

yourself unduly and worry feel sure that you will fall seri- ously. Try to get good, sound sleep for a full eight hours or so an soon as you can, and that is about all you can do to remedy matters, for contrary to a rather common

can't impression you "catch up on sleep

Have Something To Do

There are still some people who fail to realise how useful it in for everybody in a home to have some task or other to perform when the sirens start their weird walling sounds.

If your agreed job is to carry a chair into the shelter, small though the tnak is, it helps you to have something to think about.

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in your If sleep is impossible dug-out, try to keep up a: pien- sant conversation.

remember once being under extremely heavy bombing, plus shell-fire, during the last war, and almost forgetting it all as I listened

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a comrade's highly amusing of similar experiences. account

can't all be first-rate conver- antionallats on that padre certainly was; but a general talk on sport or anything which is likely to grip the interest of all present is a splendid help,

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