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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940 By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN WASHINGTON—Up untU now it has been a military secret, but with in the last three or four weeks the Finns have received 300 fighting planes from the British. They were shipped at the rate of about 100 per week secretly to Sweden, where they were assembled and flown to Finland. This is the most important assistance the Finns have had for some time, and indi cates the seriousness with which the British finally view the Finnish war. It will be recalled that when the war first started and the Finns ap pealed to Britain for help, Foreign Minister Halifax replied that aid to the Finns might alienate a friendly neutral—Russia. • • • Diplomatic Notes. Members of the U. S. embassy in Berlin are permitted to import food from outside Germany, to supple ment the German rations . . . Dur ing debate on the state department appropriation, a congressman called the department on the phone, and said, “You’ve got an item in the appropriations for a U. S. legation in Thailand. Is that a country? Where is it?” The answer was, “Siam” . . . The lady who runs the apartment house at Nineteenth and F streets in Washington is proud that Corcoran and Cohen occupy a penthouse apartment in her build ing. She is confident that the entire government is run from her apart ment house . . . Carlos Davila, for mer president of Chile, says of the new Inter-American bank, “Nothing more important has occurred in the field of Pan-Americanism since the Monroe Doctrine.” • • • Vice President LaGuardia. Don’t be surprised if you hear more talk of Fiorello LaGuardia as a vice presidential candidate from now on. Some of the Pres- ident’s advisers, plus certain con servative Democrat ic strategists, have been doing some serious thinking about LaGuardia recently. They point to the fact that the dy namic mayor of Manhattan has strength where the New Deal needs it most, namely in New York, Pennsylvania, and along the Atlantic seaboard. In the big metropolitan areas he is extremely popular. And it is exactly in these areas that Cordell Hull, should he be the Democratic candidate, would need strength. Chief trouble with the LaGuardia candidacy so far is that no one has been pushing it. Fiorello himself has been too busy being mayor of New York city, and has entrusted his national political strategy large ly to Assistant Secretary of State ■ Adolf Berle, than whom there is no worse politician. • • • John L. and F. D. R. Secret White House social note: Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lewis were invited to the White House to dinner not long before the C. I. O. chief issued his blast against Roosevelt in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis replied that they had a previous en gagement. Usually, an invitation to the White House is a command. Wonder if the impending blast at Columbus had something to do with the Lewises’ regrets? LaGuardia Capital Chaff. Significant sights around the swank hotels: Mrs. Cordell Hull lunching with Mrs. Farley at the Carlton. Their husbands are talk ing of teaming up on the Democratic ticket—President and vice president. Captain Joseph A. Gainard dining with German naval attache Vice Ad miral Robert Witthoeft-Emden. The Germans once captured Gainard’s S. S. City of Flint, but the two men seemed to enjoy their dinner. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. lunch ing with a bevy of beauty at the Mayflower, including Olivia deHavil- land, Liz Whitney and Evie Robert. • • • Mail Bag. P. L. C., Newark.—There is no truth in the rumor spread by critics of Secretary of the Navy Edison that he switched mosquito-boat building contracts to a New Jersey plant to improve his chances to run for governor of New Jersey. All of the torpedo boats and submarine chasers are being built outside of New Jersey, principally in Groton, New London, and Stamford, Conn. E. W., Palo Alto, Calif.—State de partment expects a commissioner to be appointed to examine claims of U. S. citizens against Russia. Reso- | lutions setting up such a commis- ! sion was passed by congress, and an appropriation will be made avail able beginning July 1 of this year. L. G. T., Burke, S. D.—The U. S. geological survey declares ♦he Chamberlain manganese deposits in South Dakota contain only low grade ares, and officials seriously doubt the adequacy of these deposits to sup ply U. S. requirements. Dead Men, Silent Guns Tell Mute Story of Warfare With gunners lying dead and frozen under their barrels, these Russian guns are shown on a road of Suomussalmi as they fell into the hands of the Finns, who mopped up the ragged remnants of the Red army’s forty-fourth division. This is only a small fraction of the total equipment which was captured by the Finnish army, and which is now being used against its former owners. THE RADIO AND EDUCATION Homework by radio is the latest in education. We may presently hear of the little boy who got “E” in radio. • • • A child’s education may ultimate ly depend on good reception and whether there was much static in his formative years. • • * “Little Nell was cut out to be bright,” some fond parent may ex plain in days to come, “but her out side aerial fell down at a crucial period in her education.” • » • It has remained for the New York city board of education to introduce homework by radio. Teachers dis cuss subjects over the air 15 min utes at night, and the pupils report the next morning. Little Willie’s excuse, “But, teacher, popper was using our set to get Bennie Good man” will presumably not be ac ceptable. • • • Colonists Off to Seek Utopia in Caribbean Sea En route to East Caicos, a 125,000-acre island at the southeastern end of the Bahamas, this small group re cently arrived in Cutler, Fla., from Pasadena, Calif. They hope to establish a perfect community on the un inhabited isle, which is a 700-mile voyage from Miami. Standing, left to right: Dawn Irvine, Mrs. A. E. Law rence and Jane Irvine. Seated, left to right: Helene Irvine, Mrs. Richard C. Irvine, Mrs. A. L. Lornsten and Mrs. James Lake. Mrs. Lake owns the island where the colonists will attempt building their Utopia. Motor Magnates Greet Mickey Rooney Building the Lily Mickey Rooney, young movie star, in a friendly pose with motor car magnates Edsel (left) and Henry Ford. Mickey was a guest of the Fords while in Detroit, Mich., for a movie premiere. The new film, shown for the first time in the motor city, was the life story of Thomas Edison. Henry Ford’s enthusiasm perhaps is the result of his life-long ad miration for the inventive genius of Edison. From tiny bulb to flowering plant within 30 days is the record of this amaryllis, grown in a display room in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. The lily, measured by Julia McCar thy, grew without soil or sunshine, its roots immersed, in a solution of plant growing chemicals. Polish National Council Meets in Paris Lone Sentinel Ignace Jan Paderewski, world-famous pianist who has re-entered political life as president of the Polish national council, chats with Wlady- slaw Raczkiewicz, left, president of the Polish republic, and General Sikorsky, right, prime and war minister, at the first meeting of the Polish national council in France since the war began. The government in France was established after Germany’s invasion of Poland. Lonesomest job on the western front is that of this royal artillery telephonist who sits alone with his instrument and advises the British battery on its target accuracy, giv ing it the correct range. We can imagine the conversation between mommer and her boy in many a home: Mother—Now, Milton, don’t you want to listen to the radio now? Milton—No. • • • Mother—But your homework is on the air. Milton—That’s why I dor. ', wanna lissen to the radio! • • * Mother—If you don’t listen to the radio you’ll grow up and be igno rant, and what happens to boys who grow up ignorant? Milton—They get radio jobs at $5,000 a night. • • • Mother—It’s a wonderful thing to get school work over the radio. Milton—What’s wonderful about it? Mother—Everything. When I was a little girl I had no radio to listen to and get my homework. Milton—Those were the days! • • • Mother—Think of it! Just sitting in a chair by a radio and having your teacher come to you by air. Milton—I get enough of her in school. Besides, it’s not so easy. Last night I had an important les son and I got my teacher, two ship wrecks, a mystery drama, a British war and the United States marine band all at the same time. Mother—Milton, no more non sense. Time in and do your home work. Milton—Okay, mom, but if I grow up stupid you’ll know this was a lousy radio set. • • * NOTABLES OF 1940 A wonder man Is Wesley Stagg: He puts on his Own auto tag! A marvel, too, Is Osoar Pettitt: He never does Forget to get it. • • • This is the coldest winter Eu rope has had in years, which may be why each side seems to handle the other with gloves so much of the time. • • • THINGS WERE SO TOPSY-TUR VY THIS YEAR THAT THE SHAD OW CAME OUT AND SAW THE GROUNDHOG. • • • Jim Farley has issued new stamps with the faces of famous poets on them. It’s going to seem strange to go up to the stamp window and ask the clerk for three Longfellows, and “how many Walt Whitmans will it take to send this bundle to Wap- pingers Falls?” • • • JEALOUS, EH? I’d like to be a columnist, A first-rate writing man Vho can do his stuff in balmy climes For the nasty month of Jan. F. P. A. • * • I like to be a columnist First, second-rate, or third, And do my work in Florida Till March the twenty-third. • • * Blackout kibitzers have ap peared in London. And our cor respondents over there report that they not only tell the man with the flashlight how to hold it, but criticize the size. • • • “You can count on one thing,” says W. Pilling: “Stalin’s enthusi asm for winter sports has cooled.” • * • Public subscriptions are asked to save the Metropolitan Opera House ; in New York. Elmer Twitchell wants to know if they will take a note. • • • A single platina fox skin brought $11,000 at a fur auction in New York recently. 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