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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1943 Washington, D. C. CHURCHILL’S TIP One significant phase of Winston Churchill’s conversations here has just leaked out. He volunteered some valuable advice on the make up of the U. S. delegation to the peace conference. Talking to a closed-door session of the senate and house foreign rela tions committees, he was reminded that if Woodrow Wilson had given more thought to the makeup of the U. S. delegation, his efforts to enroll the Unked States in a League of Nations might not have been such a failure. Churchill at first tactfully side stepped comment, explaining he didn’t want to stick his nose in American affairs. However, he final ly observed with a grin that he knew a little about politics himself and probably could offer one suggestion. “What is it?” chorused several of the politicos. “Appoint a delegation that is strictly bi-partisan,” Churchill re plied, “half Democrat and half Re publican.” If the President named such a commission of outstanding leaders of both parties, the prime minister added, his chances of winning con gressional approval of a treaty among the Allied powers would be greatly enhanced. • • • LEARNING JAP LANGUAGE Officer Candidate schools have a reputation for being tough, but the Naval Intelligence Japanese Lan guage school at Boulder, Colo., sets a new record. Hand-picked candi dates from colleges and graduate schools pore over Japanese "Kanji” (word pictures) 16 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 14 months. These 800 students are given inti mate high pressure instruction in classes of only five men each. The faculty consists of 150 Japanese- Americans, former professional and business men, recruited from the East and West coast Japanese colo nies. The course is intensive, and the students are given no job except the principal one of learning the dif ficult Japanese language. Unlike other officer candidates, they have no guard duty, KP, or night biv ouacs. Their job is to learn Japa nese, learn it quickly, and learn it well. • * * SENATOR GLASS Much-loved 85-year-old Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is expected by friends to drop out of the senate before many months. He has served as Woodrow Wilson’s secretary of the treasury, 23 faithful years in the senate and 17 years in the house. Virginia politicos close to Gover nor Darden are passing out the tip that when Glass retires, Darden will appoint as the senator’s successor, not 55-year-old Congressman Cliff Woodrum, the most outstanding con gressman from Virginia, but 73- year-old Congressman Tom Burch. * * * WHO OWNS THE FARMS? Most people have the idea that Washington postwar planners are thinking only of the people in for eign countries. But that isn’t the case. They are also thinking of how the land of America can be returned to the people of America. Realjfact is that much of the big land holdings in the U. S. A. are in the hands of insurance com panies and absentee landlords, as strikingly brought out by latest AAA conservation and parity payments. In four of the country’s biggest farming states, largest payments were made not to individual farm ers but to life insurance companies. Here are the actual payments, each one being the highest payment in that state: Ohio—Union Central Life Insur ance company, Cincinnati, $49,153; Wisconsin — Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company, Mil waukee, $47,517; Iowa—Equitable Life Insurance company, Des Moines, $33,418; Missouri—General American Life Insurance company, St. Louis, $52,170. In Mississippi, the largest pay ment went to an absentee landlord, the British owners of Delta and Pine Land company, Scott, Miss. The property is managed by a former AAA official, Oscar Johnston. The payment was $50,141. Highest payment in Illinois went to the First Trust Joint Stock Land bank, Chicago, $29,152. Highest in Nebraska went to the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, $77,605, while the same thing was true in Minnesota, where the largest payment, $75,761, went to the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul. The land banks hold a lot of property as a result of mort gage foreclosures in the lean years. Largest payments in the four larg est agricultural states of the north east also went to insurance com panies. New York—Metropolitan Life In surance company, New York city, $101,863. Incidentally, this was the largest payment made in the entire country. Connecticut — Connecticut Genera] Life Insurance company, Hartford, $48,437. Pennsylvania— Providence Mutual Life Insurance company, Philadelphia, $13,022. New Jersey—Mutual Benefit Life Insur ance company of Newark, received payment of $82,126. NAME IN A CASUALTY LIST In Africa, Wilbur Smith, Willow Falls, Mass.; next of kin, mother, Mrs. Charles Smith, Willow Falls. • • • Somehow that entry in the casual ty lists brings the war home. Wil bur Smith . . . why, he was "Red” Smith’s boy . . . the Argyle Road Smiths! Wilbur was just a kid romping around the fields of Willow Falls . . . fishing in the Wepawaug . . . play ing “catch” on the school ball team . . . taking off gates on Hallowe’en night . . . and swiping loose wood for the Fourth of July bonfires! * • • He was such a good-natured, pleasure-loving youngster. He could take care of himself in a scrap, but he was the easy-going, tolerant, hard-to-arouse type. He was always grinning. I remember running over to the Smiths on a Christmas Eve once and helping trim the tree, the first one Wilbur was old enough to com prehend . . . There were all sorts of presents, but I remember a set of toy soldiers most of all now! • « • It seems only a few days ago that he was toddling around the Smith porch, just learning to walk . . . falling down ... getting up . . . tumbling over again, but always get ting up laughing. I got a picture of Wilbur on his first three-wheeler, tearing up and down the street, mak ing a noise be seemed to think was like a siren. • • * Then one day I saw him in a foot ball uniform, looking a little ridicu lous, but coming back from prac tice. He had a shiner. And it sort of disturbed Mrs. Smith. But Wil bur kept saying: “Aw, mom, it’s all in the game. Y’gotta expect to get hurt a little now and then.” • • • Then there was the time a big, gangling boy came to cut the grass. It was Wilbur, but I didn’t know him, he’d grown so. He used to de liver the paper and sell us the Post, too ... I can see him now, drop ping the lawn mower at the tinkle of the Good Humor cart ... or forget ting all about the grass while he followed the flight of a robin to a nest in the fir . . . and climbed up to get a look at the young ones. • • * He kept pigeons and bantams *nd liked to hunt squirrels ... He was the typical barefoot boy with cheek of tan. With thy turned-up pantaloons, And thy merry whistled tunes; With thy red lips, redder still Kissed by strawberries on the hill; With the sunshine on thy face, Through thy torn brim’s jaunty grace . . . * * * It couldn’t have been longer ago than last year that I saw his pic ture in the village paper as the boy voted “the best liked in his high school graduation class.” • • • I remember seeing a crowd at the station one fall morning and asking, “What’s up?” “Big crowd of boys going out today,” said Eb Hill. It was another group of lads off for the draft camp . . . Wilbur was there . . . • • • I hadn't seen the Smiths in a long time. I’d forgotten about Wilbur. And now . . . “In Africa, Wilbur Smith, Willow Falls” . . . That sort of does it to me, inside. Those words keep coming back, “Aw, mom, it’s all in the game. Y’gotta expect to get hurt a little now and then . . .” • • • AXIS VIEWPOINT (Hitler and Mussolini, denouncing aerial warfare, call Americans bombing gangsters.) A bomber is a wondrous thing As bombs it freely showers— Provided that it is, of course, A bomber that is OURS! A bombing blitz is splendid war— Its purpose we defend— With other people and not us On the receiving end. • • • Congress is a large body of irresolu tion entirely surrounded by chaos. • • • From the definitions of pleasure driving the OPA is a poor judge of fun. • • • REACTION TO A MOSCOW MOVE The Stalin is red, The Browder is blue; I’m a skeptic And so are you! • • • “America means business.— Judge Byrnes. And this is one business that will be let alone. • • • Old slogan revised for aerial visi tors: “See Naples and dive!” * * • A mother was found with an in fant child in a New York barroom and quite a fuss was made over it. This shows how far behind the times the police are. Lots of cafes have now put in cradles and high chairs for the kiddies. A RMY officers have been criti- cized more than a mere trifle for inability to “understand the need of hard, competitive sport.” This isn’t true of the large major ity of army officers. They have had nothing to say about it. The decision was made by a small leading group, and the army in general has disliked the rul ing as much as any one else. This applies espe cially to football in various colleges which the army has taken over. Colleges under navy control will be able to play any student who cares to play, who is up in his work and who has the GrantlandRice time. If West Point and Annapolis, who have a 16 hours per day schedule, can find time for intercollegiate competition, there is certainly no reason why the colleges can’t. Football’s Problem Several colleges will be starting summer practice soon. Bat foot ball’s main problem will be in fac ing the army edict that prevents any budding soldier from taking part in intercollegiate sport. Those colleges that have drawn army students will either have to give up football completely or else depend upon the few available men left. They will be badly outclassed by the navy school. We understand there is an effort under way to drag the navy over to the army’s side of the argument. As the navy has the stronger side of the case, this would be a bad mis take. • • • Racing’s Splurge A number of noncombatants can’t understand why racing has come in for such a boom and why so much money is bet at various tracks. This is simple enough. As a start er there is something like 12 billion extra dollars loose around the map, with many spending outlets under a blockade. For one example, you see few people buying cars today. In the second instance, there is a greater demand for quick action on the side of thrills, which to many only a bet can satisfy. Belmont is sure to end its sum mer season with the highest average ever sent through track mutuels, well beyond the million dollar mark. Even with the big crowds that once traveled to Santa Anita, a $700,- 000 daily average was considered on the high side. You can understand how strong the fever gets to be when so many thousands are willing to walk so far in order to buck 11 or 12 per cent. * • * Bing Crosby’s Winner And speaking of racing-, a well- worn radio gag has been wrecked and dismantled. It rests today in ruins. It all hap pened at Belmont park recently when Bing Crosby’s Argentine horse, Don Bingo, came spinning along to the front. Don Bingo made it two in a row. Not only that, but he ran away from strong fields, coasting into the wire. This ends all that talk about Cros by’s stable. I happened to be with Bing when Don Bingo won his last start. As his Argentine entry came sweeping to the front, Bing began calling: “Where is Bob Hope? Will some one please page Bob Hope?” * * £. Armstrong and Angott There is still a healthy doubt around the landscape as to whether even the windmill or whirlwind style of Henry Armstrong can force Sam my Angott away from his wrestling holds. Sammy remains the Human Py thon, a hard man to beat, but a harder man to watch. It may be that Armstrong’s meth od of tearing in will finally leave Angott in an untangled situation, where be will do his own share of punching. But he will have to prove that to quite a chunk of his fellow citizens before they will believe it. Still, it would be no thick surprise to see Armstrong return to his old spot on top of the lightweight heap before the scramble is over, not for getting Montgomery and Beau Jack. SPORTLIGHT BRIEFS: C, Before joining the Yankees in 1921, Ed Barrow had served as pres ident of two minor leagues and manager of seven clubs. <] Joe McCarthy says Ewald Pyle, Washington left-hander, is the best pitching recruit of the American league this season. C. Bill McGowan is the oldest um pire in the major leagues in point of service. This is his 19th season C. Connie Mack caught his last garm for Pittsburgh in 1896. In his 664 game career he had 842 assists. 174 1724 Bright Colors TPHE brighter the better ... a two-piece that lends itself to brilliant contrasting colors. Flat tering top, young skirt. * * * Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1724-B de signed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Cor responding bust measurements 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 14 (32) bodice requires, with short sleeves, IV2 yards 39-inch ma terial; skirt 2% yards; 6 yards ribbon trimming. Favorite Apron A PEONS are certainly turning ^out to be fashion’s pet these days and this one, with patchwork border, is one of the favorite mod els. * * * Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1741-B de signed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16 (34) requires 2 1 / 8 yards 35-inch material; 7 yards bias fold. Use scraps for bottom. Due to an unusually large demand and current war conditione, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size Name Address O- O- O- O- O- O-O-C'-O-O-0-0-0- O- O- C'-C v -< v -C'-C'-0-0-0-0-C'-- o- o— o- o- O- O- O- O- — ? ASK ME 7 ANOTHER I A quiz with answers offering ? information on various subjects | ? O- O- (V. (V. (V. fw. f\- O- O* O- O- O- O- O- O- O- O-O- O- <'~ O- O- O- O- O- f^- O-* O- C*-. fx» O- O- The Questions 1. What is the khamsin which was mentioned jo often in news reports from Africa? 2. What country flies its flag up side down while at war? 3. What per cent of the numeri cal strength of modern air armies is in training planes? 4. How do military experts rate the two biggest factors, produc tion and supply, and battle, in win ning this war? 5. What is anchor ice? 6. Before Henry J. Kaiser built ships, of what three great dams did he head the construction? 7. When does the vice president have a vote in the senate? 8. What does the First amend ment to the Constitution guaran tee? 9. What is an atoll? 10. Why is no one allowed to whistle on board a navy ship? The Answers 1. It is a hot African wind which fills the air with sand. 2. The Commonwealth of the Philippines is the only country in the world that flies its national flag upside down while at war. 3. Approximately 60 per cent. 4. Seventy-five per cent rests on production and supply and 25 per cent on battle. 5. Ice formed at the bottom of a body of water. 6. Grand Coulee, Boulder and Bonneville dams. 7. In the case of a tie. 8. The freedom of speech, of the press, and the right to petition. 9. A coral island. 10. The boatswain’s pipe, which is blown to exact silence before he makes announcements or gives or ders, has the pitch of a human whistle. Hence, to avoid confu sion, navy men are forbidden to whistle. When you hear a Marine called a “Leatherneck,” it has nothing to do with the epidermis of his neck. Years ago the Marine uniform was equipped with a high stiff leather collar. From that time on, “Leath erneck” has been the word for a Marine. The word for his favorite cigarette is “Camel”—the favorite cigarette also of men in the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. (Based on actual sales records from serv ice men’s stores.) And though there are Post Office restrictions on packages to overseas Army men, you can still send Camels to soldiers in the U. S., and to men in the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard wherever they are.—Adv. Hubby’s Caution Seriously Cramped Wife’s Efforts “It’s rumored about that Mrs. Grumpus hasn’t spoken to her hus band since she got her First Aid certificate, more than a month ago,” gushed Mrs. Gibblegabber. “You don’t say!” returned Mrs. Cackleclack. “What seems to be the trouble?” “Well, before she took up First Aid, almost every day her hus band came home from work with a bruise, cut, or other kind of in jury,” informed Mrs. Gibblegab ber; “but now that she has her certificate, he hasn’t suffered as much as a scratch, and she’s con vinced he’s being careful on pur pose!” Tanks to Good Use Our men in the Solomons use the auxiliary gas tanks from taken Japanese airplanes for bathtubs. KEEP in place- Tame that unruly look. Add lustre. 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