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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
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