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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940 Merry- Go-Rouhd By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON.—It has already been published that A. F. of L. President Bill Green called upon Roosevelt last week to present a giant birthday cake (which had been crushed en route) plus infantile pa ralysis checks from A. F. of L. members. What was not generally known was the fact that while Green and Roosevelt were talking, the Presi dent picked up two teletype reports which Steve Early had just placed HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... as cartoonist Thomas sees it. upon his desk. They reported John L. Lewis’ hot blast accusing Roose velt of “not keeping faith” with la bor. “Bill,” said Roosevelt, after glancing at the teletype sheets, “it’s wonderful to be remembered this way by you and the A. F. of L. I’ll be honored to accept the cake and the money the federation is donat ing to my little crippled friends.” And then he added: “You don’t know how much this means to me, coming at this particular time.” • • * Mrs. Roosevelt. It was a cold wintry day in Wash ington. There was a nine-inch snow on the ground and the streets were icy. A car stood waiting at the front entrance of the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt emerged from the front door, dressed in a blue woolen suit, with a brown fur about her neck. She glanced at the car, took a deep breath of the wintry air, waved the car away, and set out on foot. She walked out of the White House grounds, waited for the lights to change, crossed Pennsylvania ave nue and proceeded alone along the slippery pavements to make a call, six blocks away. The guards started after her. “You never can tell about her,” said one to the other. • • • McNutt’s Income. WASHINGTON.—Internal revenue agents are certainly going into Paul McNutt’s income tax with a fine- tooth comb. They turned up at American Legion headquarters not long ago and got photostats of the checks which McNutt had received as commander of the American Le gion, including expenses and all oth er payments. The agents also turned up at the bank wTiere McNutt keeps a safe de posit box, with a subpoena for its contents. To open the box required two keys, one being with the cash ier, the other being with McNutt, so the agents were frustrated. However, one of McNutt’s politi cal aides volunteered to get the oth er key, and it is understood that most of McNutt’s personal papers now are in the hands of internal revenue agents. McNutt has said that he welcomes the inquiry and has no facts to con ceal. He also has said that while governor of Indiana he filed no in come tax return since state salaries then were not taxable by the fed eral government. What federal agents seem to be interested in, however, is other in come received by McNutt. Note—McNutt’s income tax inves tigation started when the treasury probed the income tax of his former secretary. Pleas Greenlee. Since then, the treasury has been using some of the information obtained from Greenlee to probe the taxes of the entire McNutt machine. * * * Political-Go-Round. And still the presidential candi dates come. Latest to toss his hat in the ring is kindly Speaker Wil liam Bankhead, who will soon open headquarters in Washington. Osten sibly after the presidential nomina tion, actually the Alabaman is shoot ing for second place. * • * John L. Lewis’ Tactics. John L. Lewis’ abandonment ol his secret plan to have the United Mine Workers endorse Sen. Burt Wheeler for President was not vol untary. Strong dissent developed from twc quarters. A number of mine lead ers objected strenuously, and some of the biggest guns in the C. I. O. served notice that they intended to stick by Roosevelt regardless of any thing Lewis did. Faced with the prospect of a se rious split, the scheme was dropped. Men at Work—They’re Fighting Freedom’s Cause Three national leaders whose independence efforts have made news around the world: Left: Mohandas Gandhi, Indian independence leader, whose demands for autonomy from Great Britain have increased since the British request for Indian support in the war. Center: Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine islands, who told the national assembly it must choose now between permanent subservience to the United States or an insecure independence in 1946. Right: Ignace Jan Paderewski, famed pianist and former pre mier of Poland, who has been named president of Poland-in-exile, with headquarters in France. Airplanes End Starvation for 50,000 Wild Ducks More than 50,000 wild ducks were saved from starvation when Illinois sportsmen distributed six tons of grain from the air along the Illinois river in the LaSalle region. The feed was distributed by the air planes in ice-locked sloughs and back waters. Top: Some of the hundreds of ducks already dead from star vation. Bottom: Loading shelled corn in the plane at the LaSalle-Peru, 111., airport. Bankhead Pledges Support to Bankhead Census Chieftain Senator Lister Hill of Alabama pins a “Bankhead for President” button on the lapel of Senator John H. Bankhead, also of the cotton state. They are booming the senator’s brother, Rep. William B. Bankhead, speaker of the house, for the Democratic nomination for President in the 1940 campaign. Senator Hill is Bankhead’s campaign manager. Commander-in-chief of 150,000 census takers is William Lane Aus tin, whose army will compile essen tial facts about 132,000,000 Ameri cans, 3,000,000 business firms, 33,- 000,000 homes and 7,000,000 farms during 1940. Austin, a native of Mississippi, began with the census bureau 40 years ago in a minor capacity and worked to the top. City of Flint Crew in Home Waters Winter Training Members of the crew of the City of Flint turn thumbs down on the banner with the pinwheel cross. The City of Flint arrived in Baltimore, Md., recently after an epic cruise which lasted 114 days. This Nazi Bag was hoisted by the German prize crew put aboard to take the ship to Germany after its capture by a sea raider. The ship was later freed by Norway. Joe McCarthy, manager of the world champion New York Yankees, lays aside baseball deductions for a snow shovel at his Buffalo, N. Y., home. McCarthy is busy laying i plans for the spring training season. WAR CONVERSATION Stalin (quite confused) — Where am I? Hitler—You mean, “Where are we?” Chamberlain—You boys shouldn’t have any trouble getting your bear ings; you planned it this way. Mussolini (sarcastically) — That’s what THEY thought! • • • Hitler (to Stalin)—I thought you had an army. Stalin—So did I! Hitler—The secret of victory is a swift powerful attack, a terrific body blow. Why didn’t you do just as I did in Poland? ' Stalin—There were no Finns in Po land. • • • Chamberlain (wearily) — I wish 3«ou would stop arguing; I want a little peace. Both—A little is all you’ll get. Chamberlain—Oh, I dunno; I’m not doing so badly. Hitler—And vou’re not doing so good, either. Mussolini—You’re all terrible. Do you know what I’d do if I was in this war? All—No, and we probably never will! • • • Mussolini—Look at me. I don’t pay any attention to war. Hitler—I don’t know whether to trust you or not. Mussolini—The feeling is mutual, Adolf. Chamberlain—As I recall things, .Adolf, you were going to have this war over in no time. It was to be done in one mighty blow. Hitler—Can’t you wait? Chamberlain — I can; but can YOU? • • • Stalin—What’s worrying me is what those Finns have that I haven’t got. Hitler—They haven’t a thing, and it’s time you found it out. • • • Mussolini—Will you all keep quiet, please. All—What for? Mussolini—I’m trying to map out a policy. Hitler—You and I mapped out a policy last summer. Mussolini—Things are a lot dif ferent now. Hitler—You’re telling me! • • • Daladier—Do I hear people talk ing? Hitler—Have you been asleep all through this? Daladier—Why not; you’ve done nothing to keep me awake. Stalin (to Hitler)—Are you going to stand for a crack like that, com rade? Hitler (wincing)—Don’t call me comrade. Stalin—Listen, you called me com rade first. Have you forgotten? Hitler—I wish ' ;ould! • • • DISILLUSIONMENT I met my favorite movie star And, lord, was he a bore! He talked about himself at will From seven until four; Then downed another drink or two And passed out on the floor. K. Forshay. Add similes: As inefficient as a man putting on his own auto plates. • • • Football is a major handicap to education, says Dr. Hutchins of the University of Chicago. Most of us thought it was the other way around. • • • Add similes: As depressed as a cheer leader who picked the Univer sity of Chicago for his education. • * » There are 12,000,000 fishermen in the United States, a federal bureau which gets paid for keeping track of such things, announces. No won der those two fish get more scary every season. • • • PLANET JOTTINGS Joe Stalin, from up Moscow way, has a war which he would like to swap, sell or lease. • • • Earl Browder was in court under the name of Earl Browder. » » • Harold Ickes hasn’t lambasted anybody in almost a week now, and must be ill or something. • • • Bob Taft, from up Cincinnati way, is trying to collect a prize offered by Mr. Roosevelt for a plan to bal ance the budget. Bob will settle for a set of dishes. • • • A “Mickey Rooney-for-President” club was started here last week at the Fire House. Mickey could sweep the country, say we. • • • Frankie Murphy has been located by anxious friends. He turned up on the Supreme court. That will stop him popping about, ye ed reckons. Recreation Room Trimmed Nautical By RUTH WYETH SPEARS ’ I 'KINGS that have to do with -*■ the sea are a good theme for decorating a recreation room, a boy’s room or a summer cottage. A ship model has a salty flavor but is not a necessity. One young ster made a map of a desert island complete with a legend of hidden treasure. No one knew more than he about the island the treasure for he invented both of them. He also salvaged the steering wheel from an old boat and hung it on the wall with ropes. A small fig ure of a sailor was wired for a lamp. His mother made a smartly tailored navy blue couch cover trimmed in a red anchor and a red cushion was adorned with a blue anchor. Straight strips of material 1-inch wide after the edges are turned under will make an anchor 12-inches long and 8 inches across as shown here. Bias tape may be used for the smaller anchor which is just half the size of the large one. NOTE: Mrs. Spears’ Sewing Book No. 2 contains a complete alphabet to be made of straight or bias strips; also illustrations of five processes of fabric mending; 36 embroidery stitches; making doll clothes; and numerous gift items. Ask for Book No. 2, enclos ing 10 cents to cover cost. 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