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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940
Washington, D. C.
RUSSIAN INTERVENTION
Russia’s entry into the war on
the side of the allies would be of
more immediate value than the
United States’. Automatically it
would bring Turkey into the war, a
bad blow for Italy; ?lso it would
bring in Rumania and Jugoslavia on
the side of the allies.
Whether Russia will do this re
mains to be seen. But there is no
question that Stalin is on the spot.
The sending of half a million Red
troops to the Baltic states for pro
tection against Germany clearly in-
NO STOPPING HIMl
—By Thomas
dicates his worry. Obviously when
Hitler gets through cleaning up
western Europe, the fertile wheat
fields and rich coal mines of the
Ukraine are going to look most en.
ticing.
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ALLIES AND RUSSIA
Secret negotiations are now in
progress to break the alliance be
tween Stalin and Hitler, bringing
Russia into closer relations—per
haps even a semi-alliance with
Great Britain.
No. 1 secret negotiator is Eduard
Benes, ex-president of Czecho
slovakia, always a close friend of
Russia. He is now in Moscow, hav
ing been sent there by the British
government to see what he could
patch up on their behalf.
No. 2 negotiator is Sir Stafford
Cripps, left winger.
What will come out of Ambassa
dor Cripps’ visit remains to be seen,
but two significant items were pub
lished recently in the official Soviet
newspapei Izvestia.
One praised the conduct of the
allied armies in France. The other
pointed out that the Nazis might not
win the war so easily, since the al
lies had big American resources be
hind them.
Note—Obviously Uncle Joe Stalin
remembers the page in “Mein
Kampf” in which Hitler plans the
conquest of the lush plains of south
ern Russia.
It is important to note that Sir
Stafford Cripps, although one of the
wealthiest lawyers in England, is
definitely left-wing, much further
left than the British Labor party.
Sir Stafford got into this new and,
for him, strange role as a result of
a trip last winter to Chungking,
China. There the Soviet govern
ment took him by plane to Moscow,
where he talked with Foreign Minis
ter Molotoff.
One of the questions was, “Under
what conditions would you agree to
collaborate with the allies?”
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AIRPLANE PRODUCTION
Here are the confidential figures
on the number of fighting planes the
allies have ordered from each U. S.
factory, but remain undelivered:
Lockheed, 1,100; Martin, 750; Cur
tiss, 500; Douglas, 750; North Amer
ican, 400.
These, given in round figures,
make a total of 3,500 planes still
undelivered. The production of
planes themselves is increasing con
stantly, but the bottleneck still re
mains airplane motors.
American aviation moguls say
that the United States will never get
a lot of planes in a hurry until the
heads of the six chief aviation com-
panies are locked in a room and
forced to agree that each will manu
facture one type of plane only. This
would achieve the standardization
that Henry Ford has been talking
about.
Another speeder-up would be to
manufacture a less well-built plane.
American planes are the best in the
world—last for years—but war
planes don’t last long anyway.
American manufacturers estimate
that they could double their output
by decreasing quality 10 per cent.
Note—The aviation industry is so
bottlenecked that one well-placed
2,000-pound bomb dropped on the
Pratt-Whitney engine plant in Hart
ford, Conn., could paralyze airplane
production for weeks.
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RFC LOAN TO BRAZIL
The sinister spectre of Nazi-
Fascist activities in South America
finally has clinched the long-delayed
plan for a U. S.-Brazilian steel plant
tapping the >ich mineral resources
of Minas-Geraes.
Jesse Jones’ RFC has agreed to
lend $10,000,000 to the Brazilian gov
ernment, perhaps increase this fig
ure to $17,000,000 if necessary. The
Brazilian government is to match
the U. S. contribution and hire the
United States Steel to construct and
operate the plant.
General
HUGH s.
JOHNSON
‘Miss Liberty’ Salutes Refugee Liner
Washington, D. C
WHV WE MUST STAY OUT
Apart from emotion, there are
three compelling reasons why we
should now stay out of war. (1) We
not only have nothing to put in but
due to criminal neglects, we are de
fenseless on our own shores. (2) Our
great need is time to prepare our
defense and, on all the facts, and the
opinion of all competent experts, we
could have from 18 months to three
years if we do not invite every dan
ger we fear and rush headlong into
a situation we are now totally un
able to handle. (3) If we stay out
of this thing and become strong, we
shall have a voice in the outcome.
If we go in, by our present weak
ness foredoomed to defeat, we shall
just be another Hitler trophy—“voe
victis”—woe to the vanquished.
In the post World war “cordon
sanitaire,” France incited the little
countries to threaten Germany on
her promise of help—and then neg
lected to remain able to help. On
the same formula, Britain encour
aged Poland to resist on England’s
“guaranty” of assistance and was
wholly unable to help. Similarly,
for domestic politics, we are hold
ing out false hopes to England and
France and have incited them to
war.
All those small nations are gone—
nine of them. France and England
are responsible. France also is gone.
England is going. We are repeating
the same ghastly international im
morality and suicide. For God’s
sake let’s keep out—at least long
enough to get ready to get in.
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ISAIAH 1935-1940
For long this writer has insisted
that Mussolini is a mess and re
cently predicted his June 10 ratting
and called it a “stab in the back of
France.” We have all finally awak
ened to our own miserably inade
quate defense and the pitiful de
fenselessness of the allies. But all
that is no excuse for flopping around
like a beheaded hen. The admin
istration should have made it clear
much earlier and more calmly. It
knew but, for political reasons, was
not frank.
The very first issue of this col
umn, March 15, 1935, now reads like
the Prophet Isaiah. It discussed the
dumb inactivity of the allies, dis
cussed what Hitler was preparing
in rearmament with his excellent
industries, and said in part:
“Today the French army with its
allies could march from one end of
Europe to the other—but not after
the Germans rearm with modern
equipment. Fully equipped, they
would be a military nation far su
perior to the French and ... on no
provocation at all could bring down
on the world a new 1914 or worse
. . . This mad move of Hitler’s
starts catastrophe on the way . . .
he stops at nothing—ethics, mercy
or humanity—and he certainly would
not be stopped by a political bound
ary or so slight a consideration as
the peace of the world . . . With
the vim, vigor and vivacity of a
man whose house is threatened by
a vast conflagration we should im
mediately . . . provide for the mo
bilization of our wealth, property
and industry as well as our man
power.”
That was written five years ago.
Although the disastrous future
was then that clear and that avoid
able, we and the allies did little.
Since 1933, when this writer
helped to persuade congress to au
thorize ample funds to mechanize
and motorize the army, he has been
clamoring—many times every year
—about our complete military im-
potency in modern land and air
weapons and trying to dramatize the
now bloodily proved helplessness of
troops who do not have them against
those who have.
With this in view, more than four
years later, while the allies, bluffing
on the bob-tailed flush of their sim
ilar defaults in defense, sought to
prevent Hitler from retaking the
German City of Danzig and the Po
lish Corridor from the dictatorship
of Poland, this writer predicted the
effect of the Russian development
and accurately (within 36 hours)
that Hitler would march.
On this reasoning it said, among
several other times, on August 23,
1939, “. . .if our peace and per
haps our fate are to be decided on
this statesmanship of Britain and
France ... we certainly are in a
hell offix . . . Let’s run our own
policy and not turn it over to Mr.
Chamberlain . . . We are not re
motely prepared for war and neither
is England or France. Hitler is. If
we assent to or engage in a fight,
let’s choose an occasion which con
cerns us and a time at which we
have at least a Chinaman’s chance.”
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RIGHT MEN IN RIGHT PLACE
BOSTON, MASS. — In the new
blitzkrieg world every other demo
cratic country can change its lead
ership as often as it thinks advis
able. This is a necessity of democ
racy at war that we have never be
fore felt. When we elect a Presi
dent we install a crew. They are in
for four years. Nothing short of a
revolution or a catastrophe can get
them out. We may have elected
them for one purpose, and another
may appear. If it does, we have
no escape.
Relatives and friends of those aboard stand silently on the pier as the Italian liner, jampacked with sol
diers, leaves Genoa, Italy, for some undisclosed destination. The soldiers might have been shipped to Ital
ian territory in Africa to be used in attacks on French and British territory on the same continent.
‘Miss Houston’ of the Lone Star State ‘The Soul of Italy’
Dimple Causey, selected as “Miss Houston” in a contest of more
than 14,000 Texas school children, is here shown at the engine room tele
graph of the liner Algonquin, arriving in New York, to take part in a
series of events at the World’s fair. Miss Causey was scheduled for a
mighty busy time.
The Italian ‘Blitzkrieg’ Machine Under Way
An Italian motorized division rolls along the streets o' Rome in trne
“blitzkrieg” tempo. Their destination was not disclosed, motorized troops
and guns like these got into the grim business of destruction when 11 Duce
entered the war.
Arrives in U. S.
FIRST-AID
to the
AILING HOUSE
Speaking of Sports
Sarazen, Like
Old Man River,
by Roger B. Whitman | Keeps Rolling
The Statue of Liberty was a welcome sight to the refugees from war-torn Europe who jam one of the
decks of the United States liner, Manhattan, as the liner passes the distinguished lady (background) on its way
to its New York city pier. The Manhattan brought almost 2,000 passengers from Genoa, Italy.
Whither Bound, Soldier Boys of Italy?
Recent photo of King Victor Em
manuel of Italy, who, according to
an official announcement in Rome,
has left for the front to lead his
troops. In his declaration of war II
Duce referred to him as “the soul
of Italy.”
Mrs. Hermit Roosevelt aboard the
U. S. liner President Roosevelt, as
it docked in New York, with more
than 700 refugees from England
aboard. Her husband is a major
with the British army.
Stained Linoleum
Q UESTION: How can stains from
a garbage pail be removed
; from kitchen linoleum?
Answer: Wash the stained area
with a scratchless scouring powder.
The remainder of the stain may be
removed by rubbing with fine steel
wool.
Varnished Linoleum.
Question: By using a varnish on a
linoleum floor for several years it
has become discolored to a brown
ish tint. How can I remove this
varnish, and bring the linoleum
back to its original color?
Answer: The varnish can be re
moved with a solution of three
pounds of trisodium phosphate in a
gallon of hot water. Take a small
area at a time, apply the solution
and as soon as the varnish softens,
wipe it off. Rinse immediately with
clear water. The varnish remover
should not be allowed to soak into
the linoleum.
Yeast in Cess-Pools.
One of my correspondents, after
long experimenting and making
many tests, reports that for a cess
pool or septic tank of average size,
about six yeast cakes a month will
go far to keep them clear and free
from odor. Fermentation brought
about by yeast helps to destroy odor-
producing material and to liquefy
sludge. The usual method is to dis
solve the yeast in a little cool wa
ter, and to pour it down any pipe
that is directly connected with the
tank or the pool; not down the kitch
en sink, if that connects through a
grease-trap.
Upholstery Spray.
Question: A couch in my living-
room is used as a bed. What can I
spray it with to prevent trouble from
vermin?
Answer: If there are no insects in
the couch, I should not do anything
about it. Should they appear, you
can send the couch out for fumiga
tion, or can get in an exterminator
to treat the upholstery with a liq
uid forced in under air pressure.
But if you feel very uneasy on the
red rover question, you might take
mental comfort from laying several
squares of camphor under the mat
tress, if you can manage to do so.
This is said to be a grand rover-
repellejrt. —
Broadloom Rug
Question: After my broadloom rug
was washed it does not stay flat on
the floor. Can you recommend some
thing to size it with so that it will
have the body it had before wash
ing?
Answer: Sizing the back of the rug
may correct this condition. Stretch
the rug upside down on a floor where
it can remain for 24 hours; tack it
lightly into place. Brush on a thin
coat of white shellac. Glue sizing
can be used instead of shellac. (Pro
tect the floor before you begin to
work.)
Anti-Tarnish.
Question: I keep my best silver in
flannel bags, and use it about every
third week, during which time it
tarnishes just enough to require
cleaning. This detracts from the
pleasure of using it. You have spo
ken of preventing tarnish by wrap
ping silver in cloth soaked in a solu
tion of one-half pound of cadmium
acetate in one gallon of water, Would
it be practical to make a wood box
and glue this cloth to the sides, top
and bottom?
Answer: That would help, but you
would get best results with cloth in
close contact with the silver. In
addition to lining the box, soak sep
arate pieces of cloth in the solu
tion, to wrap around the different
articles and to lay over them. For
cloth, use heavy outing flannel,
which will not be greatly stiffened.
Paint Odor.
Question: After my three-room
apartment was painted last Decem
ber, a nasty oil odor permeated the
apartment, in spite of the constant
airing. Another painter, at his sug
gestion, painted the walls with a
coat of shellac, then a coat of flat
paint, but this condition has not
been eliminated. What can be done
to remedy this condition?
Answer: Allow a couple of weeks
for further drying and airing. It is
possible that the odor is in the en
amel or paint used on the windows
and trim. If this is so, try wiping
the enamel with turpentine. Should
; this condition continue, your only
remedy will be to remove the paint
and refinish with a good quality
paint.
Rafts.
Question: Are rafts all specially
made? If so, I intend purchasing
some old drums and having a local
carpenter do his best. Is there any
place I can get plans?
Answer: Rafts can be purchased
already made. Beach and Pool Mag
azine at 425 Fourth avenue, New
York city, can furnish you with the
names of the manufacturers. This
publisher may be able to advise you
as to where you may be able to se
cure plans for a raft.
Aluminum Paint.
Question: Do you approve of an
aluminum coating for flat roofs?
Has it any insulating properties?
Answer: Yes, aluminum paint will
help reflect some of the heat. Its
efficiency, however, may be lowered
when the surface has been covered
with dirt and soot.
«S> Roger B. Whitman—WNU Service.)
By ROBERT McSHANE
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
That sturdy little Roman, Gene
Sarazen, gave golfdom one of its
major thrills a short time ago when
the fates decided that he and Law-
son Little should battle it out for the
forty-fourth National Open cham
pionship.
Little won the match, and no one
denies that his was a gallant vic
tory. But it was a sad blow to the
thousands of fans who have rooted
for Gene during the past 20 years.
They took consolation in the fact
that the 18-hole playoff was just as
exciting as could be expected in a
man-to-man duel between two of the
greatest match players who ever
lived.
Cocky and courageous, Sarazen
has won virtually all the honors of
fered to a professional golfer. Thir
ty-eight years old, this was his twen
ty-first National Open tournament
after his debut at Toledo’s Inver
ness course. He won the Open iq
1922, and again in 1932.
Standouts of the 30’s
Looking back over the Terrifie
Thirties, one can find but a handful
of standout golfers. The handful in
cludes Ralph Guldahl, Sam Snead,
Harry Cooper, and a few more.
Most of the big names featured in
today’s golfing news belong to the
Johnny-come-latelies—the boys who
look good during a particularly hot
stretch, and then settle down to a
less publicized mediocrity.
Gene won all six of the major
championships, five of them during
the thirties. In 1932 he won both
the U. S. and the British Open
crowns, establishing a scoring rec
ord in England. In 1933 he won the
Professionals’ match play tourna
ment. Two years later he scored
his still famous double-eagle to tie
Craig Wood and win the Augusta
GENE SARAZEN
Masters’ in a playoff. He was WesP
em Open champion in 1930 and
Metropolitan king in 1925.
Sarazen backers will concede that
one other man was a consistently
better golfer. That was Bobby
Jones. From the time the Emperor
Jones won his first title in 1923 until
he finished competition the top man
of them all was never without a
title. He won 13 major champion
ships, including the 1930 grand slam
of the National Open, the National
Amateur, the British Open and the
British Amateur.
When Jones entered a tournament
it was always him against the field.
That can’t be said about Sarazen or
any other player since Jones’ time.
Gene Calls the Turn
Gene called the turn about two
months ago. He couldn’t, he said,
see any reason why, at his age, he
shouldn’t still be good enough to
win. He planned on entering a few
tournaments, getting plenty of prac
tice, and then going out for bigger
game. The success of his strategy
almost made a third-time Open
champion of him, and must have
been a surprise even to himself.
There’ll be no forgetting Sarazen’s
semi-final finish to gain a tie with
Little. Needing to come back in
34 strokes, two under par, the Con
necticut farmer picked up birdies at
the eleventh and thirteenth. He got
them by holing a bad eight-foot putt
on the sixteenth, a terrific 30-footer
on the seventeenth, and just missing
a 60-foot attempt for a birdie that
would have won the title for him on
the eighteenth hole.
When the tournament was over
Sarazen knew that youth finally had
been served. Tournaments as tough
as the Open are won by younger
men—players whose muscles are
elastic, who can shake quickly the
effects of a grueling, punishing
round against heart-breaking com
petition.
The little Italian spoke his feel
ings at the trophy presentation fol
lowing the playoff. He placed his
hand on the championship cup and
said:
“I had dates with this graceful
lady in 1922 and in 1932 and I had
hoped to keep another one with her
today. She led me on for three
days, but today she said, ‘I’m sor
ry, Gene, but I’m going to go home
with Mr. Little. He’s younger than
you are.’ ”
Whenever golfing enthusiasts gath
er the name of Sarazen will conjure
up tales of a truly great competitor.
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