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THE NKWBKKRY SUN FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1941 W. J. BRYAN JR., HOLDS DEFENSE JOB Son of Commoner, in Customs Post, Cracked Japanese Fishing Boat Scheme Los Angeles, Dec. 6.—“I am not a speaker,” insists the collector of cus toms for the port of Los Angeles. But William Jennings Bryan, Jr., —being a politician, an important official and a lawyer—often is asked to speak. And people ask for “a speech like one of your father’s”. His father was “The Great Com moner”, the man who early in life became “the boy orator of the Platte” because of his “cross of gold” speech. “Father spoke all the time,” Bry an explains. “That’s one of the reas ons he was a great speaker. But I remember well the nervous torture he underwent preparing any speech. He had a wonderful voice, that reach ed any audience, and he spoke with out apparent effort.” Bryan ducks dozens of speaking invitations, except during political campaigns, when he is a true fire horse. He talks only when he had something to say. Which, he esti mates, is not oftener than once a month. He won’t work on a Speech for two weeks; but he will work on a Subject. Bill Bryan could have regarded the customs job as a political plum, a sinecure, a part-time job which would have permitted him to carry on his law practice, too. Wanted to Keep Practice “I took the office with the under standing that I would have some time to continue my practice,” Bry-1 an says. “But I manage to get to my office only about once a week to look at my mail.” Bryan is fifty-one. He is slightly more than six feet tall. There is little fat, seems to be plenty of muscle. He speaks in a low key, enunciates carefully. He was wear ing a single-breasted blue tweed, brown brogans, a red and grey rour- in-hand. He smokes mentholated cigarets. “I have inherited father’s interest in government . . . that is only being interested in humanity, after all,” he explained. “What is government?” He asked it of himself when I suggested he tell me how his interest in govern ment expresses itself. “Ask any body, ‘what is government?’ You’ll get a variety of answers. Some say, ‘it’s the president and congress’. Others say, ‘it’s the law’. “But it’s not those. All govern ment is or ever has been is the acts that men take to meet social or economic conditions. The condition arises first and then the government steps in. It’s fundamental. Hell’s bells, it seems awfully simple, doesn’t it?” The inoffensive bells, rung once during a three-hour talk, was Bryan’s nearest .approach to cussing. Cracked Japanese Ring Some matters relating to govern ment needed attention when Bryan became collector. What about those Japanese fishing boats suspected of espionage? Supposed to be owned by American citizens, weren’t they? Most of them were not. Something should be done. Officially, Washington credits Col lector Bryan with directing the months of investigation that ended this problem. A large packing com pany, which was registering the boats and manning them with alien crews, paid huge penalties. Bryan brushes this aside. He said, “the agents of the customs service” Santa Says: “Give The New PHILCO The Ideal gift for the Whole Family” a * what you get! ★ NEW DOUBLE !. F. CIRCUIT. Gives you four times the sensitiv ity, amazing selectivity and power. * BUILT-IN SUPER AERIAL SYS TEM. Greater efficiency on both standard and short-wave reception. A- COMPLETE ELECTRIC PUSH BUTTON OPERATION. 9 Push- Buttons for station tuning and band switching. Any button turns radio on. * SEPARATE BASS AND TREBLE CONTROLS. ★ MANY OTHER NEW FEATURES, including Conceit Grand Speaker. American and Foreign Reception. Beautiful Walnut cabinet. . 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In this effort game after his arrival here recent- they proved so completely successful ly. that it is my humble belief that there Now Pye, who likes soccer, crick- was not a ball and that some un- et, rugby football, all major sports speakable player had secretely bur in the tight little English Isle, has led it while no one was looking, a flair for being witty and face- Their opponents, however, remained tious and when he prepared a story undismayed, leisurely hurling them- on “American Football” for “Re- selves on the ground and only stir- lax”, the publication of Class SE- . ring occasionally to trip up some un- 42-C of the South Aviation school, suspecting player who happened to he really said something. Ipass by. Those who have read Pye’s dis-j “When all the attacking side had sertation on American football have thus been brutally laid low, the chuckled with glee—yes— have gone 'referee and his bodyguard careened hysterical over the droll manner in ; about the field to find out where the which the British cadet speaks of i ball really was, and upon discover- the game. jug that it was ten yards from the By permission j>f the aviation spo t where it had last been seen, an- school authorities, the story of nounced the glad tidings which were “American Football” by R. F. Pye is , greeted by loud cheers, whilst two given to the reading public as fol- I diminutive individuals rushed down 1 <)WS: I the touch line rattling a chain to re- “I advise all British cadets to gaze , mind the losing side that they Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 8.—Help wanted: A girl between the ages of 17 and 26 to make a 16,000 mile air tour of the United States, appearing as featured model in cotton fashion shows in more than 25 major cities from New York to Los Angeles. The Memphis Cotton Carnival As sociation hung out the “help wanted” sign this week, and began its Belt wide search for the girl to serve as 1942 Maid of Cotton, appointing pret ty Alice Beasley of LaGrange, Tenn., the 1941 Maid to act as official host ess to the approximately forty final ists who will participate in the con test in Memiphis next January 16. Held annually to select the girl to represent the cotton industry as °% a ’citton 1 upon the ins P irin & spectacle provid- - would be'clapped in 'irons ifthey faiT- wide air tour, the Maid of Cotton ed b American Football at least ed n e*t time /•nnfocrF loeif xroov- ofon,tv*io.<a i <• • . giiiuc. once before passing on to another world. To those who neglect the op portunity, however, I will pass on my the game at contest last year attracted entries from cities reaching from Columbia, S. C., to Dallas, Texas. “We are again searching for the own impressions of girl to represent cotton in 1942,” Camden. Fred Lucas, president of the Cami- j “There were, as far as I could val Association announced. “It makes ! two opposing sides each of elev- no difference whether she is blonde, en players, tastefully attired in brunette or redhead. During the cra sh helmets and plus fours. Af- past three years we have had Maids ter one side had called a general of Cotton in all three classifications, meeting of shareholders, (this being We urge every girl who is interest-j held in whispers), all players crouch-i ed in the contest to obtain full in-1 e( j on the ground 1 in the most original formation from the Carnival head- j postures they could think of at such quarters in Memphis.” ; notice, and, at a given signal, sprang In addition to making the 16,000- 1 into action, mile air tour the Maid of Cotton each year has a featured role emong the royalty at the nationally famous Memphis Cotton Carnival hold dur ing May, taking part in the carnival parades and being honored at Carnival balls. Beauty Authority Is Judge “Not only did the crowd cheer, but the winners’ band, perched in the stands on the far side of the field, blared forth, whilst innumerable fair damsels attired in short skirts and white sweaters with enormous letters emblazoned therson broke, into an energetic dance. Xh£ girl who man aged to keep out of time with the band for the longest period was en thusiastically declared 1 the winner and presented with a silver cigarette case in which to keep her bathing costume. “The losers band, way up in the stands on the opposite side of the field took up the challenge, and play was temporarily suspended un til they had blown tbmselves out. The referee then disqualified a player who was caught red-handed trying to bury the ball under cover of the tumult, and when the unfortunate wretch had been led off the field, play was resumed. “After convenient time the referee declared the game ended and voted in favor of the team that had buried most balls without being caught. The bodyguard being in agreement, all participants went about their lawful occasions and a disappointed fan beside me was heard' to mutter vindictively: ‘Well, even if they did win, I guess we had the 'best band.’ ‘British spectators are assured of all-round entertainment.” Camden Chronicle. THE NAKED TRUTH There it is—the stark, naked truth. Excessive speed on the highway a : the | couple of hours past midnight—and two young people lie in their cof- i I fins, mute witnesses of the oft-pro- ' Entrants in the contest judged by, claimed assertion that speed and a panel of seven judges, at least one safety are incompatible. I of whom is a nationally recognized i a girl of 22 and a youth of 19— ! authority on beauty. John Robert dead at a time of life when living is Powers, head of the world-famous a glorious adventure and the world New York modeling agency served as chairman. For her fashion show tour the Maid of Cotton is equipped with a complete wardrobe of advance spring and summer cotton styles direct from the New York and Cali fornia markets. She is accorded na tional publicity through press, radio, and magazines, and acts as the Cot ton Carnival’s official representative inviting mayors, governors and other officials to attend the Memphis Carnival. PLANT TREES AND EARN SOIL BUILDING PAYMENTS Providing for a special soil-build ing payment of $15.00 to be earned only by planting forest trees the 1942 Agricultural Conservation Pro gram presents additional opportunity for Newberry County farmers to put some of their idle and unused land in trees according to County Agent P. B. Ezell. Payment will be made on the basis of $5.00 an acre and each landowner can therefore earn .this payment by planting trees on three acres, 1000 trees to the acre. Since the 1942 period begins De cember 1, 1941, Mr. Ezell reminds Newberry County farmers to place their orders early for trees. Appli cations are being taken now by his office and by the District forester. The State Forest Service can pro vide longleaf, slash, loblolly, and shortleaf pines, white ash, yellow poplar, black locust and black wal nut. Seedlings are $1.50 a thous- sand if called for at the nursey or $2.00 delivered by express to any point in South Carolina. did all the work. There are stories that most of the German and Russian propaganda reaching this country came though Pacific ports, that it literally poured in, and that this government was powerless to do anything to stop it. That sounds like a customs pro blem. Bryan admitted it was—by virtue of his interest. “The flow of propaganda has fal len off now, of course, because few Japanese boats are arriving here,” he said. “Until a few months ago evey Japanese boat brought in from 500 to 600 mail bags chuck full of literature. It all cleared through I Japan. There was no law to pre vent it, it seemed. Built Elaborate System “The custom inspectors looked it over. The postal inspectors had it translated. The F. B. I. had a finger in the investigation. The treasury was concerned.” But none of the federal law-en forcing agencies could help. Civil service men assigned to one duty cannot be shifted to another. Then Bryan learned that some yeomen clerks in the navy are not under civil service. He arranged to borrow a dozen to read and sort the litera ture fom Germany and Russia. Since that discovery, these clerks have been translating, sorting, im pounding, cataloging, analyzing all the books and papers and magazines intended for distribution through the United States mails. Bryan worked out an elaborate system of code books and key num bers with places for dates and re marks and the name of the reci pient. Each state is catalogued. Every federal agency now knows how often, and firm whom, a certain individual or organization in Walla Walla or Westport got mail from abroad. "From these books we made an alyses of the addresses,” Bryan ex plained, “to determine what social groups and what organizations were getting propaganda, and who was distributing it. I can’t begin to tell you how valuable it’s been.” and all its wondrous allure and pos sibilities stretches fair and enticing before them. For them the shining dreams of youth have ended and only a sorrowful memory remains. What might have been now can never be— and all because of a heedless moment in the dark hours of night on a North Carolina highway. They thought it was fun to drive fast—but it is no fun to die. Cer tainly it is no fun for their bereaved families as they mourn their loved ones snatched from life in the twinkling of an eye. Last night, tonight, every night, fun-loving youngsters race up and down the highways unmindful of the grim fact that Death rides at their side. They take unnecessary chances, not once but, repeatedly, with a fatalistic but unfounded be lief that they bear charmed 1 lives and that what is constantly happening to others can never happen to them. Probably that young couple down at Burlington, N. C., felt the same way about it—and alas, they die<r too swiftly to discover their error. Life is too precious to be thrown away—but young people, and older ones too, are throwing their lives away every day and every night on the highways of America for no bet ter reason than they like to drive fast. How can they be brought to their sense ? How can they be brought to a realization that it is sheer folly, and a grievous wrong to their loved ones, to take unneces sary chances on the road? If life is worth living, it is worth protecting. To die nobly in a worthy cause is heroic, but to die unneces sarily and merely to indulge a sense less mania for speed is both futile and stupid.—Roanoke Times. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Reeder and family. Mrs. Ellie Reeder of Clinton were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. J. T. Pitts. Chin Up! It's a shock to us all, of course, but let’s not get into a mental slump on account of it. Our Country needs, more than anything else in this hour of peril, cheerful countenances and strong, courageous hearts. We’ll win through, as we always have—with the aid of strong minds, stout hearts and strong backs. So, keep your chin up! Newberry Insurance & Realty Co. Exchange Bank Bldg. E. B. Purcell, Pre». GEORGE BOOZER George Luther Boozer, 43, died at his home near Prosperity, Thursday afternoon after long illness. Funeral services were conducted from St. Luke’s Lutheran church at 3:30 Friday afternoon by the Rev. J. V. Long. He is survived bv his widow, the former Pearl Lee Morris and three children, Kathleen Reba and Bertha Mae Boozer- Just Arrived! 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