The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, February 16, 1940, Image 2
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. Address:
Mrs. Spears, Drawer 10, Bedford
Hills, N. Y.
Animal Obituaries
In memory of the dogs, cats and
other pets that are buried or cre
mated on its grounds each week, a
pet cemetery in Los Angeles pub
lishes obituaries of these animals
in a Sunday newspaper. Written
and signed by the bereaved own
er, the notices often include such
expressions as “Bubbles—I could
not have loved you more.”—Col
lier’s.
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