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THE SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C-. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940. Britain Buying 10,000 Combat Planes in U. S. . . . Hope Psycho* logical Effect on German People May Hasten Peace. By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON.—Few knew that Lord Riverdale, co-ordinator of Brit ish air defense, was in Washington several days ago. What Riverdale reported was that the French and British now have patched up their argument over strategy, and the British have ac cepted the French thesis that in the last analysis this war must be fought out in the air. The factor which finally influenced this policy was the now recognized failure of the British blockade. More and more German merchant ships have been slipping through. As a result of all this, Lord River dale flew to Canada and the United States to arrange for the largest air plane manufacturing campaign in the history of the world. In the United States alone, Britain will buy 10,000 combat planes. Simultaneously the British are stepping up their own airplane pro duction, now 1,000 a month, so that by March or April they will be turning out 2,000 planes monthly. One reason the British are partic ularly banking upon the American planes is because of their effect upon German psychology. So far the German people have discounted any air offensive from the Allies. However, British government lead ers believe that not even the most efficient Nazi censors can keep from the German people the impact of what the purchase of 10,000 Ameri can planes will mean. * • • THERE’S GOLD IN THEM GALS Mrs. Jock Ethel du Pont Doris Duke Whitney Roosevelt Cromwell Most interesting table at the Jack- son day dinner was No. 4, immedi ately under President Roosevelt’s nose, and occupied by three of the wealthiest women in America. They were: Doris Duke Cromwell, wife of the new minister to Canada and heiress of the vast Duke tobacco millions. She is a contributor to the Roosevelt campaign fund. Ethel duPont Roosevelt, daughter- in-law of the President. Her family owns the biggest munitions and chemical industry in the world, and controls the biggest automobile in dustry—General Motors. Mrs. Jock Whitney, whose family owns part of Pan-American airways and is one of the oldest of the “First Sixty Families of America.” None over 30 years old, together they have a finger in a sizeable amount of American wealth. Yet they are great favorites with Roose velt. And while Speaker Bankhead opined on the many liberal, if not radical reforms of the New Deal, these three looked very bored, but very, very beautiful. * • • Florida Ship Canal. Dynamic Senator Pepper of Flor ida once again will bring the Florida ship canal before congress, asking for action at this session. Its proponents have a new argu ment and a new money plan. Their money plan has two alternatives. One would be for the federal gov ernment to under write bonds of the Florida ship canal authority. The other plan—which is preferred— would be for RFC to buy the bonds of the authority. This could be done under existing powers of the RFC. Disclosed for the first time is the fact that last year, a syndicate of British banks, including the giant Midland bank, offered to buy bonds of the canal to the total sum of $190,- 000,000 sufficient to cover the entire cost of construction. * • • Democratic Convention. The Democratic national commit tee meets on February 5, which is before the Republican national com mittee meets. That doesn’t mean the Democrats have abandoned their determination to hold their convention after the Republicans. However, the Democratic strategy is not only to nominate after the G. O. P. but, even more important, to force a Republican convention as late in the summer as possible. The Democratic theory is the shorter the campaign, the better. Senator Pepper World’s Smallest Republic Observes 200th Anniversary San Marino, oldest and smallest republic in Europe, celebrates the 200th anniversary of its inde pendence in February. Perched on a rock in the heart of Italy, (see map and picture at lower left) San M» rino is governed by a great council of 60 members, two of whom exercise executive powers for a term of six months. Free of debt, the country has postage stamps and coinage of its own. It maintains a military force of 39 officers and 900 men (upper left), Abraham Lincoln was an honorary citizen of San Marino. King Leopold Inspects Belgian Defense Measures Leopold, soldier king of Belgium, walks past a tank as he inspects Belgian defenses along the border fronting Germany. Similar scenes are being enacted in the Netherlands, another lowland country, where troops also have been massed to fight the threat of Nazi invasion. In case of invasion both Belgium and the Netherlands can be partially flooded by means of dikes. Former Champ Shows ’Em How He Did It Jim Braddock, former world’s heavyweight champion, dropped in on friends in the house of representatives in Washington recently, and while the legislators were discussing a bill for amateur boxing in the District of Columbia, Jim gave them some pointers on the manly art. Left to right: Rep. Pat Boland of Pennsylvania, Braddock, Rep. Fred Hartley of New Jersey and Rep. Joe Martin of Massachusetts. Dobbin Decides to Use Plain Horse Sense No Hurry to Quit Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace as he appeared before the house ways and means committee to testify in defense of extension of the reciprocal trade agreements act. At the hearing Secretary Wal lace admitted that he would “like to keep on being secretary of agricul ture.” Still Life Study Dobbin isn’t too enthusiastic about these New York winters. Here he pops his head inside the window of a heated taxicab while his driver wraps cloth around his feet to keep him from slipping on snowy streets. A familiar figure on the desert near Phoenix, Ariz., is Bob Zuppke, veteran University of Illinois foot ball coach, who spends much of his time reproducing desert scenes on canvas. Star Dust ★ All Is Not Welles ★ Ingrid Has Promised ★ A Musician’s Needs By Virginia Vale (Released by Western Newspaper Union) P LENTY of bets were won in Hollywood when RKO de cided to shelve the first Orson Welles film, “Heart of Dark ness.” People in Hollywood were against Welles before he arrived there; they didn’t like him in advance, and lost few chances to prove it. It was too much for the film colony to have a man demand the world with a pink ribbon tied around it, and get it. That was practically what Welles did. He insisted on producing, writ ing, directing and acting in what ever picture he decided to make. RKO agreed. And after some weeks of trying to get started, and finally postponing the first picture while a second, “Smiler With a Knife,” got under way, it was announced that all bets were off, so far as “Heart of Dark ness” was concerned. The reason ORSON WELLES given was that the budget for the picture—well over a million dollars —was so high. It cost the company $160,000 to settle things up with Welles and the cast that he had as sembled for the filming of the Con rad classic. And various Hollywoodites are col lecting bets made with friends who were sure that the picture would reach the screen. * When Ingrid Bergman arrived re cently in New York on her way back to Hollywood to make “Joan of Arc” she made two definite statements to the press. (1) If she becomes fa mous she will not forget her hus band, back in Stockholm. (2) Dur ing this stay in the United States she absolutely will not lose her head over American ice cream, as she did the last time she was here. As a matter of fact, she has al ready become famous. Contrary to custom, she was introduced to the public in her first American picture, “Intermezzo,” without the usual bal lyhoo. She saved the picture, de spite the fact that Leslie Howard, Edna Best, and two enchanting chil dren were also in the cast—and an enchanting child can give the most experienced actress the toughest kind of opposition. Miss Bergman should be perfect for “Joan of Arc”; her beauty, talent and sincerity make it fitting that the role should be hers. * ODDS AND ENDS—The boys in Johnny Green’s “Johnny Presents” orchestra have discovered a new way of relaxing after re hearsals; they hold a jam session on toy instruments . . . Robert Taylor got the coveted role of the hero of “Waterloo Bridge” opposite Vivian Leigh; it was rumored that Laurence Olivier, the hero of her private life, might get it . . . Greer Carson, instead of Norma Shearer, will do “Pride and Prejudice” ... So Joan Crawford gels the lead in “Susan and God,” for which Miss Carson was sched uled . . . And Miss Shearer will do the film version of the Broadway success, “The World We Make” . . . Three cheers! Walt Disney has finished camera work on “Pinocchio" after two years; it will prob ably be released late in February. * The aim of many a student musi cian is to land a job in radio, pref erably on a network staff orchestra. It’s a 52-week a year job, at a sub stantial salary, offering a degree of security difficult to find anywhere else in music. Frankie Masters, who has been conducting dance music on the air for more than a decade, offers his advice to those trying to do it. “Don’t expect to get anywhere just on your ability to play one type of music well on one instrument,” he says. “A staff musician’s daily work covers a range from swing to symphony, and the musician who can’t encompass that range hasn’t a chance. And there’s a constant demand for men who can play two or more instruments.” * Joan Bennett seems to have been the very well dressed bride when she married Walter Wanger, the pro ducer, in Phoenix, Ariz. She wore a beige jersey sports dress and a beaver hat and coat. And for the i third time she selected a groom a good bit older than she was. Until almost the last minute it was generally supposed that she would marry one of New York’s young men about town. But that would have meant giving up her career—and when you have young children, it’s nice to have a career. Here’s New Dignity For Old Chair Set By RUTH WYETH SPEARS A NY dining room may be made 1 *■ fresh and smart with built-in cupboards, a little paint and in expensive curtains. But what may be done to bring a set of outmoded chairs up-to-date? The one sketched at the upper right is typical of many that are sub stantial and sturdy though scarred by long use. All that they need is an up-to-date frock to make them perfectly at home in that modern dining room. If your chairs do not have the supports shown at the sides of the seat they will be even easier to slip-cover. This cover is of me dium blue cotton rep with darker blue for the bias binding and the cotton fringe around the bottom. Large button moulds are covered with the slip cover material for the button-up-the-back opening. If you are not expert at making bound buttonholes, snaps may be used under the buttons. The narrow ties sewn to the corners of the inside of the seat covfer hold it neatly in place. • • • NOTE: Mrs. Spears’ Sewing Book No. 3 contains six other in teresting ways to use slip covers, with step-by-step directions. There are 32 pages of fascinating ideas. Spool shelves; braided rugs; crazypatch quilts; many em broidery designs with numerous stitches illustrated. Ask for Book 3 and enclose 10 cents coin to cover cost. 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