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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. ARMY WIVES AND PROMOTIONS The extent to which army wives influence promotions, dictate mili tary expediency and dominate the army always has been a matter of warm debate at army posts. Inside the war department, there are two schools of thought. One ad mits there is a certain amount of petticoat influence; the other main tains that the army is a man’s army and that women have absolutely nothing to do with it. Those of the former school point to the fact that Gen. John Pershing, when only a captain, married the daughter of Senator Francis Warren Wyoming, then chairman of the senate military affairs committee, after which Pershing was jumped in rank and became a brigadier gen eral. Then, when Woodrow Wilson faced senate controversy over who should head an American Expedi tionary force to France, with many senators demanding Teddy Roose velt, Wilson selected Senator War ren’s son-in-law and thus quashed senate controversy. The petticoat school also points to the fact that Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur first married the beautiful daughter of Edward T. Stotesbury, a J. P. Morgan partner, who re quested Secretary of War Weeks to advance MacArthur to the rank of major general when most of his West Point classmates were still ma jors and colonels. Another example is Mrs. George Patton Jr., wife of the pistol-packin’ general. Her coolness, poise and charm helped her hot-tempered hus band out of a good many peacetime scrapes long before his unfortunate encounter with a sick soldier in Sicily. In the other school are those who point to a host of high-ranking gen erals whose wives have had no po litical influence on their careers. General Marshall’s first wife aspired to be an opera singer, was sick for a long time, finally died. General Eisenhower’s wife is an unassuming lady who has kept in the back ground. General Somervell, until recently, was a widower. 'Warning’ to Fliers’ Wives. Now, however, comes a new argu- fler in this controversy. General “Hap" Arnold, chief of the army air forces, has been put squarely on record by Col. Alfred L. Jewett, commander of the air forces tech nical school at Gulfport, Miss., as recognizing that wives influence an officer’s promotion. Colonel Jewett himself doesn’t make any bones about it. He says that an air force officer’s “efficien cy report” is affected by “activi- ities by his wife.” The “activi ties” in this case refers to joining the Gulfport Field Women’s club. Colonel Jewett last month sent out a circular letter to all officers under him, virtually ordering their wives to join the club. He even went so far as to warn that, “in the event that any officers’ wives do not wish to belong, it is de sired that their husbands so state in a letter to the commanding officer, such letter to be submitted prior to the fifth of the month following the date the officer reported to the sta tion for duty.” And then, apparently afraid that his subordinates might not take the hint in the noae-too-subtle warning. Colonel Jewett laid it right on the line by invoking the authority of Gen eral Arnold. “Active participation in the work of the Women’s club is a matter in which higher authority, including the chief of the air forces, is vitally in terested,” warned Colonel Jewett bluntly. “And every officer in the air forces may expect to find his efficiency report affected by the manner of participation in these activities by his wife.” So there it is in black and white. • • • CLEANLINESS NEXT TO GODLINESS Take it from Lieut. Col. Jimmy Roosevelt, the President’s son, the first thing a fighting man thinks about after a hard battle is a bath. Jimmy, who distinguished himself with the marines in the South Pa cific, was recently telling friends about some of his war experiences. “We had a pretty tough time of it on Guadalcanal, as everybody knows,” Jimmy related. “After one of the first hard battles was over, some of us were taken aboard a navy ship. The first thing they of fered us was a square meal. But we weren’t hungry. We had man aged very well on our K rations. What we all wanted was a bath. But I guess the soap and water sharp ened up our appetites, for we just about cleaned out the ship’s larder afterwards.” • • • CAPITAL CHAFF C AMG (Allied Military Govern ment) is facing a tough problem re garding 300,000 tons of oranges and 300,000 tons of lemons waiting to be picked in Sicily and southern Italy. The fruit is ripe, but men can’t be spared from the front to pick it. Meanwhile, we are forced to ship some dried citrus into Italy. C. American Zionists point out that Palestine has contributed more to the war effort than any other coun try in the Near East, including the manufacture of land mines. Bill Dickey TN AN argument that begins with -*• Buck Ewing, over 50 years ago, leading up to Bill Dickey through the 1943 campaign, there is sure to be a wide difference of opinion when it comes to naming the greatest catcher baseball ever knew. At the Baseball Writers’ annual pageant where Bill Dickey was hon ored, this debate broke out in many spots. It became al most a rash. Back Ewing—Bill Bergen —Roger Bresnahan —Johnny Kling—Ray Schalk—Billy Sullivan—Gabby Hartnett—Mickey Cochrane and then Bill Dickey. These, at least, were among the best. In the forgotten days that have slipped over the hill I once played many rounds ok golf with John Mont gomery Ward who pitched to Buck Ewing. “There will never be another Buck Ewing,” Ward once told me. “He is the top. I still remember the day when Buck split the first two fingers on his bare hand. There was so much blood on the ball that I couldn’t throw it. I insisted that he retire. Buck almost tore my head off. He finally agreed to tape or tie the two fingers together, but he refused to quit. A great hitter— brilliant back of the plate.” Johnny Kling of the Cubs was a master. He was the only catcher I ever knew who stopped Ty Cobb’s base running, who pinned Ty down. McGraw always named Roger Bresnahan at the top of the list. 'Imagine a star catcher,” he told me once, “fast enough to be my lead-off man. Bresnahan is the greatest catcher I ever saw—and I know how good Johnny Kling was.” The Three Best Looking back a few years ago I recall the argument a few of us had with Joe McCarthy, who knows more than one man’s share of this base ball business. At that time McCarthy was a bit uncertain as to whether Gabby Hart nett or BUI Dickey should get the caU. At that spot beneath Florida’s whispering palms, the Yankee man ager was a trifle inclined in Hart nett’s direction. There was noisy and rugged op position from the supporters of Mick ey Cochrane, a great catcher, a dangerous hitter, a fiery leader. It was finally agreed that the three greatest catchers in the memory of all present, and some of them went back 40 years, were Bill Dickey, Gabby Hartnett and Mickey Coch rane in no particular order. But after that date BUI Dickey, in his quaU-hunting Arkansas fashion, moved along to break many major catching records— 1. To be the first catcher that ever drove across over 100 runs in four successive seasons— 2. To be the first catcher that ever caught over 100 games for 13 successive years— 3. To be the first catcher that ever took rookie pitchers, such as Atley Donald, and turned their efforts into long winning stretches, such as 12 in a row. 4. To be the first catcher that ever averaged weU over .300 for 16 big league years. It is difficult to pick out anybody and say he was a better catcher or a more useful adjunct to a baU club than Gabby Hartnett or Mickey Cochrane. For these were two great ballplayers in every way, along ev ery known road. They had more flame than BUI Dickey had. But against this both lacked his coolness and calmness; his unruffled poise with trouble in the offing. Dickey has always been a mas ter at handling pitchers, especiaUy young pitchers inclined to lose con trol or blow up at critical moments. You might caU BUI the Great Sooth er. He massages their shaken nerves. I also recaU a few years back talking to American league pitchers who faced the Yankees. I asked a few of the best how it felt to face Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. - Several had this to say—“In the clutch I’d rather face either than Bill Dickey. He’s murder with men on bases in a tight game.” BUI Dickey was that way when he came to the Yankees in 1928 and began starring in 1929. He was still that way when Mort Cooper fed him a fast one in the last world series and BUI closed out the show with his game-winning home run. Slosson, Billiard Artist Charles Peterson, most famous of aU the trick shot biUiard players and one of the game’s greatest art ists, casts his vote for George Slos son as the top of the veterans, whatever the sport. “Just consider,” C. Peterson said. "George Slosson once gave exhibi tions for Gen. U. S. Grant and Ade lina Patti, and that wasn’t yester day. He was a great biUiard player over 70 years ago and he is a grea* biUiard player today at 91 t WAY FOR THE ROCKET FLIVVER W. B. Stout, Detroit engineer, wems the auto industry that the airplane industry is so far ahead of it in new ideas that it may lead the field in automobUe making after the war. He thinks the aviation engi neers and designers wUl spring mod els that wUl eclipse anything the au tomobUe people have dreamed of. * It seems to make sense. We can imagine the aviation folks beating the gun and coming out with a fliv ver that wUl combine the best fea tures of a runabout and a fighter- plane, and with a touring model that wUl put mothers-in-law in the baU-turret or bomb rack. • We await these coming postwar models in the salesroom windows: The Whirlwind Coupe—A zippy number. Has cigar shaped body with two motors and collapsible wings for hopping street intersec tions. Has distance computer and automatic horizon sights. Rubber raft and flares optional. • The Town Car Tensor—Has three motors over rear axle/ Seat for pilot and co-pilot on roof. Carries spare motors in fenders. Makes 100 miles an hour. Is air-cooled and has auto matic device which flashes red lights when driver has taken wrong road. PowerfuUy armored in rear to com bat motorcycle interceptors. * Hellcat Sedan—Nothing can stop this car once it is warmed up. Car ries pUot, co-pilot and crew of ten. Room for 250 pounds luggage. Banks beautifully at aU- altitudes and speeds. Has bomb bay doors. Re versible retractor motors and smart sequence-valves. Also equipped with driftmeters. Forty miles to a gal lon. Speed 180 per hour. * Comet Limousine—Just the num ber for getting anywhere regardless of obstacles. Has four concealed dynamotors. Excrllent diver. Car ries spare set of landing gear. On road test this car went through ten miles of flak from motorcops un scathed. Another model, badly bat tered, got home on two wheels and with steering wheel gone. This car operates as efficiently upside down as rightside up, a point to be consid ered in modern traffic. • It looks like lots of fun ahead, boys and girls. The law enforce-, ment officials are going to love it. But we' think the pedestrians are going to be pretty scared by the sight of traffic cops in scout planes. • • • Tokyo’s Mrs. Topping A woman who calls herself Mrs. Henry Topping broadcasts from Ja pan in sweet motherly tones, laud ing the Japs as a kindly people, as suring Americans that their sons suffer no cruelties and even quoting Yank prisoners as saying, “The Jap is not a bad fellow at all. He is fighting as I am, because I am told to. But he wants to get back to his wife and kids, just as I do.” » • r The Japs pronounce it wrong. What they want is a Co-Barbarity Sphere. • • • “Ickes Bars Plan for U. S. to Take Over Fish Industry.”—Headline. * Omigosh! The thought that there was any talk of federal operation of fishing astounds us. Washington controlling the fish catch, mending the nets, telling the halibut when to run and announcing a code for mackerel? It unnerves us. • We are skeptical about results. A carp or hake may give in but wait until they try to tell a big blue, bass or kingfish what to do about holding the line! And we won’t be lieve Chester Bowles is all he is cracked up to be until we see how he comes out in an argument with a swordfish. * As Elmer Twitchell says, a ceiling on fish is better than fish on the ceiling, anyhow. • It will be weeks before we can step into a fish market without think ing of administrators and confer ences. Not for a long time can we gaze upon a filet of sole without thinking of arbitration boards. We saw a boiled cod today and couldn’t escape the feeling Harold Ickes was in the background, with lemon and parsley. • • • “Governor Dewey Cuts Budget Five Million.”—Headline. A thing like that can make a man an outcast in this country today. • • • “Thousands of tenants are com plaining bitterly that landlords re fuse to paint or redecorate”—Mayor LaGuardia of New York. • We recently met a landlord who was pretty decent about it. He agreed to cooperate. If we would buy the paint and do the painting he would furnish the ladder. * * * “Traders’ Interest Centers in Rye.”—Headline. • Cm being harder to get. FIRST-AID to the AILING HOUSE by Roger B. Whitman Rof er B. Whitman—WNU Features. POWDERY CONCRETE Question: My basement floor has a white, powdery substance which comes out of the cement. I am un able to keep this off, no matter how often I sweep it. How can I correct this? Answer: If the dusting was not apparent at any time previous, I am inclined to think that efflorescence is forming on the surface of the concrete. This condition might be caused by excessive dampness com ing through the concrete to the sur face of the floor carrying with it alkaline and mineral salts (in solu tion). On evaporation of moisture the salts crystallize, forming a white powdery substance. The condition may disappear when the greater part of the dampness in the floor has evaporated. Of course, the pow der will have to be removed from time to time. Scrubbing with a wire brush may remove most of the efflo rescence. A couple of soaking coats of a zinc sulphate solution may help alleviate the condition. Try this on a small area of the floor to see what effect it will have. Dissolve three pounds of zinc sulphate in a gallon of water and apply liberally. After two or three days for drying, brush oft what crystals may have formed and apply a second treatment. Pud dles should be wiped up. • • • MARBLE WALLS Question: How can I restore my marble vestibule wall and my tile entrance floor to their original ap pearance? Answer: Neutral soaps can be used for the ordinary cleaning, or else scouring powder that is not too coarse, and the same for the floor. But, if the marble is in very bad condition, ask a marble specialist to polish the stone. You can get an excellent booklet on the care of marble by sending 15 cents to the Marble and Stone institute, 18 East Forty-first street, New York. • • • Stained Asbestos Shingles Question: What can I use to re move the stain on asbestos shingles, caused by the old wood in window sills? The stain is under every win dow on our house. Answer: Scrub the surfaces of the shingles with a solution of trisodium phosphate or washing soda, about a pound in each gallon of hot water. The use of a scouring powder might be necessary. Rinse thoroughly with cleSr water. Protect painted sur faces against damage by the solu tion. You might be able to prevent or minimize the staining by filling all spaces and crevices between the shingles and window frames with a caulking compound. All openings between the sections of the window frame should be well puttied. Rot ting wood should be replaced. • • • Repairing Stucco Question: I intend repairing the stucco on my house. Will you give me the percentage of sand, cement and crushed stone to make this re pair? After this is completed I in tend to go over the entire house with a cement wash, or paint job. I believe there is a certain kind of cement for this purpose. Answer: One part Portland cement (white or gray) and three parts of clean coarse sand is the usual mortar mixture for stucco re pair. When the stucco has been re paired, coat it with a cement base- paint which comes in powder form and is mixed with water. You can get this kind of paint from your local dealer in mason materials. • • • Water Glass on Glass Question: About six months ago I pasted flowered paper pictures on French doors with water glass. Now, since the pictures have fallen off, a hard crystallization has formed from the water glass on the glass panes. Nothing seems to remove the stains. What could I use to dissolve the water glass? Answer: You will do best to re place the glass instead of trying to remove the water glass. This chem ical, when dry, is insoluble with the ordinary household chemicals or cleaners. ' It’s Sophisticated A SLIM two-piece afternoon or date dress has subtly curved and fitted torso lines. Wear the jacket over a long skirt for danc ing! Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1900 U de- signed for sizes 12, 14* 16. 18 and 20. Size ; ' ANOTHER t l \ A General Quiz B ? The Question* 1. Who was the last Aztec em peror of Mexico? 2. Approximately how many gla ciers and lakes are there in Gla cier National park? 3. What is the proportion of women six feet tall or over to that of men of that height in the United States? 4. When was the University of Mexico founded? 5. Who said: “Where law ends, tyranny begins”? 6. Who ruled Rome at the time of Christ’s death? 7. What is the largest planet in the solar system? 8. The British farthing is worth how much in American money? The Answer* 1. Montezuma. 2. Sixty glaciers, 200 lakes. 3. Out of every 1,000 men and 1,000 women, 102 men but only 3 women are six feet in height. 4. In 1553. 5. William Pitt. 6. Tiberius. 7. Jupiter. 8. One-half cent. 14, short sleeves, requires 3% yards of 39- inch material; ft yard extra tor pleating. Due to an unusually large demand and current war condlUons, slightly more tftns is required in filling orders for a few ol 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........ 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