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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Washington, D. C. ROOSEVELT-CHURCHILL AGAIN i Churchill’s recent “powerhouse” speech before Commons didn’t click with persons high up in the admin istration. Actually, it brought out the growing differences between him and the President, also his spats with Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, also the importance of over hauling U. S.-British political rela tions. (Administration permanent peace ideas are much nearer those announced by Eden the day after Churchill, when he went out of his way to emphasize the cooperation of smaller countries with the Big Four.) Here are some of the differences which realistic advisers inside the administration have been wanting to have straightened out with Churchill for some time: 1. American boys will never fight to protect India in the future, so it is foolish to let Churchill think that Britain and the U.S.A., through al liances with Russia, can help guar antee the Empire. The only pro tection to India must be a healthy India willing to protect herself. When FDR talked to Churchill about India two years ago, the P. M. was almost insulting. 2. The United States will insist on giving Hongkong and other former Chinese possessions back to China. When this was proposed by the Pres ident at Cairo, Churchill flatly re fused. 3. An alliance of big powers as proposed by Churchill cannot keep permanent peace in the world any more than the congress of Vienna, which divided up Napoleon’s em pire in 1815 among Russia, Austria, England and Germany. 4. President Roosevelt, so far as he has thought things out, favors a peace machinery based on coopera tion with small powers as well as big. He doesn’t go for Churchill’s Mettemich idea of balancing the world among heavily armed big powers. 5. The old British Empire for which Churchill fought 50 years ago in the Indian northwest border wars, and in the Sudan and the Boer wars, will never come back despite his youthful memories. And the United States can never assume the drag anchor of helping to protect that kind of an empire in the future. Finally, every time the British have been palled into a war in the last half centnry, we have helped pull them out. There fore we should have a large vote in the set-up which may make or prevent wars in the future. Some of these general ideaa were hinted to Churchill during the Cairo-Teheran conferences— with no very favorable reaction. It may be that in the near future they will be taken up again. • • • FULL PAY FOR RETIRED OFFICERS Higher-ranking army and navy of ficers have recently discovered a neat way of retiring on full pay in stead of ordinary retirement pay, which is only two-thirds as much. They go to the hospital a month or so before they are slated to retire for age, and then are sometimes able to retire with disability, which gives them full pay the rest of their lives. This system is based upon the fact that congress recently changed the army-navy retirement set-up in order to aid wounded men. It was provided that a veteran might re tire on full pay if disabled. However, it was the intent of con gress to aid young lieutenants and lower-ranking officers who usually suffer the highest casualties in war time due to the fact that they have to be in the front lines. Apparently, congress did not real ize that, when a colonel or a general reaches the retirement age of 64, it is not uncommon for him to have arthritis, gall stones or some other disability which can be discovered at any army hospital a few months before he retires. This gives him full pay for life. Another interesting angle to re tirement pay is that an officer get ting retired pay cannot take another job from the government and get paid for it, but he can take a job with a company under a cost-plus government contract. In thi£ case, the government pays him two sal aries, except that under the cost- plus contract a third party hands over the money. • • • MAIL BAG Ex-Gov. O. Max Gardner of North Carolina—Mrs. Gardner denies my story that, when it comes to ham and hominy grits, you and Senator George always do the cooking. She ought to know. Darryl Zanuck, Hollywood—Con gratulations on bringing out one of the most important pictures of all time, “Woodrow Wilson,” when it will really help us to build a new and permanent peace. Nothing could be more timely. • • • Mrs. Laura Foss, Los Angeles—A summary of how we paid part of the Alaskan purchase money to Rus sia in return for her placing the Russian fleet in American waters to offset the British during the Civil war, is on Page 292 of the WoF.d Almanac. • • • ■^O ONE can say how long Joe, ' Louis and Billy Conn will be in the army or how they will look in the ring after the war is over, and they have traded the khaki for ring shorts. No one can come close to guess ing what new or good heavyweights' the armed forces will develop — whether or not said forces will give the 1 game another Gene Tunney. In the meanwhile Mike Jacobs is get ting along with the best he has left, which at the moment seem to be Lee Savold and Baksi. Baksi, a big, strong, ragged fellow, game enough and a pretty good puncher, has had some time in which to iron out a few kinks and polish off a number of rough spots. He was at least a prospect when he first came along, but just how much polishing he can absorb is another guess. His main needs have been more speed and much more cleverness, which only come through hard work along these two important lines. These two qualities don’t look up and knock. In their last meeting Savold was much the smoother competitor, but Baksi still proved that he had cer tain possibilities that could be car ried much further with any touch of smartness or ambition. About Louis and Conn Joe Louis and Billy Conn still have some time on ahead in which to re tain a good part of their stuff. . After all Bob Fitzsimmons was 35 years old when he knocked out Jim Corbett at Carson City. Fitz, with a pair of shattered hands, was still good at the age of 40. Corbett was close to 34 when he carried Jim Jeff ries into the 23rd round at Coney Island. It will be several years be fore Louis and Conn are as old as Fitz and Corbett were in two of their greatest fights. The point has been made that army life won’t be any great help to either. I disagree with this angle. Army life, in the matter of keep ing physically fit, is sure to be better than civilian life. I know Louis has been boxing in army shows for the last two years. He is over his old i fighting weight by some eight pounds, maybe ten pounds, but that will be easy to take off. Louis never gets far off the proper road. The primrose trail has never appealed to him. Outside of Gene Tunney, I’d say that Louis has kept in better shape, year after year, than any fighter I’ve known. Certainly old Ruby Roberts, winning the title at 35, was no stickler for the straight- »nd-narrow path. i Louis won’t be as fast as he was a few years ago. But he will still have most of his punching power and most of his ring skill. He will keep most of his ring instinct. His reflexes won’t be quite as rapid, but they will still do in a pinch. After all, Jack Dempsey had a three-year rest between his Firpo and Tunney contests, without an intervening fight. Jack, in this long layoff, did nothing like the ring work Joe Louis has been doing in the army. He was in nothing like the same shape that Louis is today, and will be for two or three years more. My guess would be that Louis at 34 or 35 will still be something to beat. Have Some Years Left Billy Conn is harder to guess. Not so much has been heard about his army life or his army work. But Conn, younger and faster than Louis, a better all-around boxer, should have the same chance to fin ish the war as a first class ringman. Conn could always afford to put on a few pounds without losing any speed. I hear that he is now up around 185 pounds. It would be no trouble to boil this down to 180, which should be his more effective weight. The Pittsburgh entry has an amazing amount of vitality and too much courage for his own good— especially when he meets a Louis. Conn is another who should be a first-class heavyweight at 34 or 35, provided he takes any care of him self on the physical side. Both Louis and Conn have more than one or two years to go, before starting downhill at any rapid pace. Just how long the war will last— just how long they will be kept in service — is anybody’s wobbling 1 guess. Billy Conn American League Race I asked a group of Yankees how they figured the race, leaving the Yankees out of the argument. “Washington,” one said. “Probably the best balanced team in our league. Should run 1-2 sure.” “Detroit,” another added. “Better pitching, day in and day out.” There was a vote for the White Sox and a vote for the Browns. “But any club that loses one or two good men to the draft will be in a bad way,” another added. — — PARTY would like to swop guns, swords, set of maps (nearly new), planes and series of co-prosperity talks (handsomely bound) for circus acrobat outfit, running shoes, skid- chains, headache powders and copies of late Harry Houdini’s book "How To Escape From a Sub merged Steamer Trunk.” Am con templating complete change of plans. Address Tojo, Japan. * LOST, strayed or stolen: bear trap. Special design; labeled “Can’t Miss”; initials A. H. on spring. Lib eral reward.—A. Schickelgruber, Munich. * FOR SALE.—Large and hand some collection of chest medals, rib bons, iron crosses and other cos tume jewelry; representative of practically every known type, in all sizes, shapes and models. Safety clasp on each. Also several trunks full of white military uniforms (large size), patent leathe. boots, spurs, belts, etc. Owner has mder- gone sudden change in tastes. Will sacrifice.—H. Goering, Berlin. • Business opportunity.—Will sell at great sacrifice stiletto; extra deep blade and heavy handle. Also voice throwing equipment, tennis racquets, funny hats, saddles, etc. Owner is going out of business—B. Mussolini, care of German General Staff. ♦ PARTY contemplating need for early change of scenery desires in formation on secure retreats far from beaten path and offering com plete isolation. Prefer place in jungle with surrounding moats and walls. Am also interested in pur chasing old armor.—V. Quisling. V • WINNIE.—Thanks for lovely bou quets. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Never knew you felt that way about me. Ever so happy to know.—Franco. * LOST: Will anybody having infor mation concerning whereabouts of combination wolfhound, African lion and dachshund with tail and large portions of hide missing, communi cate with undersigned. Animal has front quarters of a lion (never mind about the rear quarters). Answers to name of Wotan, or did.—Goeb- bels, Berlin Super Race Dept. • * GOATS. All kinds and sizes. I get them everywhere. No delay.—Chas. de Gaulle, North Africa. • NOBLE ANCESTORS! Where are you? Very puzzled and alarmed by your failure to communicate late ly. Need you more than ever. Please contact at once. Urgent.—Nippon. • ADOLF. Ha! Ha! Am I laughing! Could have told you so in advance. Am moving off to make room for you.—Wilhelm. THE IDEAL AMERICAN He don’t go much for microphones— He ain’t the type to spout; He sometimes talks in undertones And knows what he’s about. He ain’t no man for tossin’ hats— He shuns the blazin’ light; He’s got but one ambition: that’s To get the job done right! He don’t go yellin’ for the press To keep him in the news. In fact it fills him with distress When publishers so choose; He never rushes into print— He takes no “public pulse’’; To ballyhoo boys he’s the flint . . . He’s got one aim: RESULTS! He don’t pop off most every day With notions far from ripe; No critics drive his poise away . . . He ain’t no newsreel type! While shouting is the gen’ral rale And oratory’s loose. He does a turn at keeping cool And knows one word: PRODUCE! When Washington is in a mess And rows bust out anew It don’t annoy him much, I guess, If he ain’t yellin’, too; He hasn’t got an ax to grind— At no man is he sore . . . Bill only has one thing in mind. And that’s to WIN A WAR! • • • FAIR WARNING I know a lady who speaks of “snaps”; She says her “mums” are always splendid; The day she calls petunias “pets” Our garden chats are ended! • • • WONDERMAN A super guy Is Lucius Brann: He hasn’t any Postwar plan! * • • Elmer Twitchell often wonders what would happen to our relations with any nation on earth if we ever sent it something marked “C.O.D.” • * * The price of cheese and water melon has been cut by OPA. Now we feel different about the whole outlook. Crisp Charm /^RISP and gay and youthful is this pertly flared jacket over a full-gored skirt. It will make up smartly in all sorts of materials— from flowered crepes to starched and shining piques and tubbable cottons. • • • Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1984 la de- signed for sizes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. Size 12, short sleeves, requires 4ft yards of 39-inch material. Perfect House Dress TT HAS the look of a clean, sleek shirtmaker but it’s really just a perfectly comfortable, especially smart house dress! The scalloped front closing and scalloped sleeves give it that out-of-the-ordinary look. • • • Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1946 la de signed for aizea 36. 38. 40. 42. 44. 46. 46. SO and 52. Size 38 require, 414 yard, of 39-inch material. Due to an unusually large demand and current war condition,, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 Sooth Wells St. Chicago Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size... Name .. Address feife Defeating Poverty One gains courage, by showing' himself poor; in that manner onej robs poverty of its sharpest sting.—Thummel. Willys > builds the 1/ Light Trade </ Passenger Cat tf Light Tractor ✓ Power Plant Hair tonICv*5£| Beauty of Truth Beauty is that aspect of the Truth which attracts us to itself. 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