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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. MUNITIONS TO JAPAN WASHINGTON.—The Pearl Har bor investigating committee has now spent nearly three months dig ging into military - naval - political reasons why we were caught asleep on December 7, 1941. While this is important, all the • facts show that Japan would have attacked anyway; if not at Pearl Harbor, at some oth er place, and if not on December 7, at some other time. Meanwhile, we have seized various documents from the Japs, showing that this war was carefully built up over a period of years and that certain Amer ican munitions makers were ei ther unsuspecting or deliberate Jap co-partners. If we are to prevent war in the future—and that presumably is one motive of the Pearl Harbor com mittee—the manner in which Amer ican business aided the Japs to pre pare for Pearl Harbor is important. We must build up machinery so this doesn’t happen again. MUNITIONS LOBBIES One thing the Pear) Harbor com mittee might well investigate is the way lobbies developed in Washing ton to put pressure on the govern ment to sell war goods to Japan. These lobbies,*representing oil, gaso line, scrap iron, airplanes, machine tools, made a lot of headway with the army and navy, sometimes with the state department. One man they never affected was Harold Ickes. As secretary of the interior he controls the export of helium gas, and at exactly the same month the above report was written, the Germans were trying to buy he lium from the U. S. A. for their zeppelins. The army, the navy and Secre tary of State Hull gave their okay. But Ickes said no—unless Ameri can inspectors were stationed in Germany to see how the helium was used. Finally the question came up in cabinet meeting. Secretary Hull gave a long speech telling why it was perfectly safe to sell helium to Germany without inspection. As the vote went round the table, every cabinet member voted against Ickes. But Ickes still said no. Under the law, the secretary of the interior has absolute control over the export of helium. No one can overrule him. So finally FDR turned to Ickes and said: “Well, Harold, you’re the boss. You win.” • • • VETERANS’ PROBLEMS Lt. Col. R. P. Bronson, chief of the contact and service branch of the Veterans’ administration, blinked when he was handed a tele gram from a distressed veteran the other day. It read: "Assistance needed stop brother murdered here December 26 stop reply by wire.” Colonel Bronson instructed an aide to phone the veteran’s home city and see that he was given im mediate help. Then he continued to leaf through the daily fll: of pleas that come to his desk. “It’s all in a day’s work,” he said. “But I’ll admit that one had me stumped for a while.” Wide and varied are the SOS ap peals the Veterans’ admihistration receives from men wearing the dis charge insignia. They range from vets wanting to get traffic tickets “fixed” to those who want to adopt children, purchase new automobiles or get liquor licenses. “We’re the ‘Little Mother’ agency of the government,” said the colonel, a two-fisted overseas veteran with a sense of humor and four battle stars on his campaign ribbons. “We do our best, but of course we can’t please everybody. It would make it a lot easier on us if some of our correspond ents realized that their ofi-the- track problems hinder the han dling of thousands of legitimate requests from men seeking ben efits under the G.I. Bill of Rights and so on. When they ask us to find them wives, that sort of stumps us.” The love interest is uppermost in Unusual V.A. mail. However, a 1 Maryland vet recently wanted help in getting his water main connect ed. A West Virginian posed the fol lowing $64 question: “Do you know of or can you find out about some government agency which can assist me in finding a wife? I am a veteran of two years and nine months service—age 39— and so far, for some unknown rea son, I am unsuccessful in finding a bride. Hope to receive a favorable reply very soon.” • • • CAPITAL CHAFF Members of congre^i were not pleased by General Eisenhower’s quick departure from the Library of Congress auditorium after he ad dressed them on demobilization. Ad miral Nimitz had aides on hand to answer questions after he spoke, but Eisenhower ducked out right after reading his speech, leaving no one from the army to answer ques tions. . . . A1 Marano, secretary to Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut, has a . :W daughter. Her name—Clare. *7Ue<Jlo4tte H&fUVitefi in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU Comspondmnt WNU Washington Bureau, 1616 Eye St., N. W, Poor Radio Programs Irk Rural Listeners PARM organizations here are up 1 in arms against radio stations and the radio networks because they believe rural listeners are being dis criminated against in allocation of time and the type of programs beamed to farm audiences. Through four days of hearings be fore the Federal Communications commission representatives of the National Grange, the National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Co-operatives laid their grievances on the table in an effort to induce the FCC to demand more adequate farm programs broadcast at a time when farm and rural folks can listen. The contention was (1) that the stations and networks are not allo cating sufficient time to farm pro grams; (2) that programs now be ing broadcast are not of high cali ber or interest to agriculture; (3) that time of broadcast makes it in convenient or impossible for rural folks to listen; (4) that 21 million rural listeners are shut off at night from primary radio service and must be content with relatively in ferior secondary service, and 10 mil lion rural folks live outside the day time service area of any standard broadcast station; and (5) due to new allocations many radio stations it land grant universities have been cut off the air by clear channel sta tions at times when farmers can listen. The department of agriculture was represented at the hearing by John Baker, chief of the radio service of USDA, and M. L. Wilson, agriculture extension director. The farm lead ers were outspoken in their disap pointment at Baker’s testimony in the belief he did not back them up, although they maintain Agriculture Secretary Anderson was interested in presenting a “strong case” in behalf of his department. 'Farm, Home Hour* Dropped Farm leaders point to the loss of the National Farm and Home Hour. For many months this ran as a 60- minute, six-days-a-week show dur ing the noon hour in which the de partment of agriculture and farm arganizations participated. They say that the show has now deteriorated into a five-minute Saturday presen tation sponsored by a farm machin ery manufacturer. Farm leaders contend that if the radio broadcast ers were sympathetic to the more than 50 million rural listeners they would allocate more and better time and would program shows of spe cial interest to farm audiences. Many clear channel stations and the networks were represented at the hearing by their lawyers. While they presented no evidence, they did cross-examine the witnesses for the farm organizations, which in cluded Russell Smith of the Farm ers Union, C. Maurice Wieting of the Co-operatives, and Louis Wil son of the Grange. Paul Porter, chairman of the Fed eral Communications commission, in an address before the National As sociation of Broadcasters last March, shortly alter he assumed chairmanship of the commission, pointed out the “intolerable situa-, tion” in which rural listeners found themselves due to lack of good radio service. This statement indicated that he might do something abou the allocation of new wave lengths. Special Programs Needed However, the farmers maintain that nothing has been done to cor rect the situation and they have lost much of the time that was formerly allocated to farm programs. They maintain that farm and rural lis teners have a special need for pro grams tailored to the interests of agriculture. Mr. Porter, in his address before the broadcasters, pointed out the very facts testified to by the farm leaders, that 38.5 per cent of the area of continental United States inhabit ed by 10 million rural folk lies out side the daytime service area of any standard broadcast station, and that at night almost 57 per cent of the area populated by 2i million folks must rely on inferior service. “This is an intolerable situation for a country with our great re sources and technical capacity. The condition is particularly aggravated when you consider that the millions who have no service or only inferior service are precisely those isolated rural families which must rely on radio for their contact with the out side world,” Mr. Porter said. IPs Up to Stations, Networks The FCC has regulatory power over the radio stations and networks, not only over power and wave length, but over the type of broadcasts pre sented, hence the petition of the farm organizations before this com mission. It would appear to your Home Town Reporter that with an audience of millions of rural listen ers the radio industry would police itself with regard to the proper timing and presentation of interest ing agricultural programs. No doubt they have a side in the matter. LADY ASTOR COMES HOME . . . Pictured against a backdrop of a British flag at the pier, following their arrival in New York City, are Lord and Lady Astor. The Viscountess, American-born former member of parliament, is en route to Virginia to visit relatives. When asked her plans. Lady Astor stated that she “might run for congress.” Matter of lack of American citizenship stands in her way at present, however. NATIONAL WESTERN GRAND CHAMPION HEREFORD ... To be crowned kingpin of the hereford family is no small honor. This stately and obviously self-satisfied hereford bull was crowned grand champion of his breed in the National Western Stock show in Denver. He’s called Larry Domino 37th and is shown in the top picture with his proud owner, Alan Feeney, left, of the Milky Way Hereford ranch, Phoenix, Ariz., and herdsman Pete Graves. FLORIDA BIRDS WELCOME “MRS. WINNIE” ... Vacationing in Miami with her distinguished husband, Mrs. Winston Churchill, wife of Britain’s wartime prime minister, enjoys a session with the glamorous denizens of Sherr’s parrot jungle. She is surrounded by macaws and cockatoos, which are not in the least timid or awed by the gracious lady. Her husband is spending most of his time with his hobby, oil painting. FUTURE FARMERS AT WHITE HOUSE . . . President Truman shown as he received members of the board of trustees of the “Future Farmers of America.” Left to right; Virgil Getto, Fallon, Neb.; Eugene Starkey, Orian, Calif.; President Truman; J. Glyndon, Polo, 111.; Joseph E. Espey, Maryville, Mo., and Marion Baumgardner, Wellington, Texas. The or ganization has a« active membership of 200,000, all training to become farmers. LEADS FRANCE . . . FeUx Gouin, 61, Socialist leader of the constitu ent assembly, who has been elect ed as interim president of France. He replaces Gen. Charles de Gaulle, having received 497 votes out of a possible 555. PAULEY TO NAVY . . . Edwin W Pauley, California oil man, has beer named by President Truman to be undersecretary of the navy. Wash ington reports that he will be named head of the merged army-navy when and if authorized. NAVY’S COACH . . . Capt. Thomas J. Hamilton, who has just been ap pointed head football coach of th< U. S. naval academy. This will be hi: second coaching tour at Annapolis having coached in 1934, 1935 and 1936. RESERVE BOARD . . . Comdr. James K. Vardaman Jr., naval aide to President Truman, nominated for a 14-year term on the Federal Re serve board of governors. Varda man, a former St. Louis banker, is the son of the late U. S. senator of Mississippi. Al direr mche Things You Knew All Along: 'But which dopey me iust found out.) President Truman is not ill, but the Army has completed plans for 3 Presidential suite at Walter Reed Hospital. FDR and other gov’t of ficials invariably used the Naval Hospital at Bethesda, Md. Since Mr. Truman served in the Army (in World War I), the Army has no in tention of turning over its prize alumnus to Naval medicos, should he need a doctor. (Mr. Truman liscovered that trying to be a mid- ile-of-the-roader means you get slugged from both sides.) In Berlin the Nazis (civilians, too) gather in front of U. S. PXs and beg the Yanks “for chawklott, choon- gum” and other goodies, even cig gies. The Americans often share with them. When the Nazis are a safe distance away they make “cracks,” thumb to nose, etc. Nurses just back also report the Nazis practically dare the Yanks to hit them with their vehicles or bikes as‘they cross streets. But when they see the Russians coming in cars, they flee. Because the Russkys run aver them! (They respect THEM!) “Fala at Hyde Park” is the title of an unusual short released on FDR’s birthday, Jan. 30th. Six thousand of the 82nd Airborne Division (who marched up Fifth Ave. the other day) will re-enlist. During the war ammunition was manufactured in the House of Lords, London. Believe it or not, but there is even a lobby in Washington to prevent the gov’t from establishing national cemeteries in each State. (Ceme tery associations are behind the lob by.) Telephones Immaculate (The Hy gienic Phone Service of N. Y., Inc.) is a service which disinfects your phones twice weekly. A New York er borrowed the idea from London, which is supposed to be decades be hind New York. Denver has a law which prohibits anyone from photographing a wom an in her bathing suit without her consent. (How about without her bathing suit?) It’s against the law in England to marry your mother-in-law. The howl of wolves at night is really a love call. A Marine never wears pants or carries a gun. Marines wear trous ers and they never call a rifle a gun. (Such airs!) Pawnshops use three brass balls as a sign because they were part of the coat of arms of the Medici family, the first famous pawnbro kers. (My hockshop told me.) The moon is gradually applying brakes to the earth’s spin. As a result, the day is now lengthening at the rate of one-thousandth of a second a century. (Fevvensakes!) Napoleon invented the income tax to pay for wars. Midtown Novelette: A noted at torney revealed this in the Blue An gel. A mother and a daughter were threatened with eviction from a 72nd St. apartment. ... Because the neighbors complained of the girl’s vocalizing. “She’s always practic ing!” said the landlord. . . . Their lawyer argued the owner into with drawing the dispossess notice and warned him: “Some day you’ll pay to hear her sing!” ^ . . They moved, anyway, because the neighbors were so mean. . . . That was 3 years ago. . . . If those neighbors do not know what became of that girl—they cr n pay to find out—at the Met Ope. a House . . . Patrics Munsel! PRESENT AND FUTURE . . . “An other glass of milk and I’ll be there, pop,” says three-year-old junior as he compares muscles with his dad, light-heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich. Gus was just discharged from service. He has announced that he will soon book fights. The Late Watch: Clark Gable’s steadiest companion is Virginia Grey. The'reports linking him with this and that gal are strictly “fill ers.” . . . Big furore in Washington over Gen. Ike’s shakeup at the Pen tagon. They’re the lads “who flew a desk” largely because socially ambitious wives “couldn’t live any where else.” . . . Hotels will be jammed until next December with out a let-up. Conventions, buyers, etc. . . . The Burke-Van Heusen score in “Nellie" Bly” is rated a goody. . . . Groucho Marx’s dghtr, Miriam, has switched from a news- mag (as copy gal) to an a. m. paper as cub reporter, already. 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