Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. LEWIS IN REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON.—Just how vigor ously John L. Lewis plans to enter his battle to recapture the CIO came out at the AFL executive board meeting in Miami, where the bushy-browed labor thespian joined his former enemies in a holy war against his former friends, Phil Murray and the CIO. One of Lewis’ first moves was to persuade the AFL to move out of its shabby 30-year-old headquarters to a modern streamlined building near the White House. Lewis was named chairman of an AFL committee to acquire the new building. Some years ago John paid a quarter of a million for the Uni versity club, once the home of Wash ington elite, and made it his United Mine Workers headquerters. • • * ♦VOTED AGAINST VETERANS’ Veterans are considering a new symbol which may become as fa mous as the label “Made by Union Labor.” It will probably take the form of the initials "VAV.” When these initials - are used immediately following a con gressman’s name, it will indi cate that he “voted against vet erans.” Congressmen, already sensitive about this year’s elections, are wor ried sick about the recent vote on housing for veterans, especially the vote on subsidies which would have permitted low-cost homes at a price- range which veterans could afford. This worry was why congress ducked a roll-call vote. If each congressman had been forced to stand up and be counted, it would have been political sui cide for some. The Democrats, despite a plea from President Truman himself, plus telegrams from Bob Hannegan, split ranks. Here are the Demo crats who in the future will be labeled “VAVH” (voted against vet erans’ housing) in this important test vote: Barden, N. C.; Brown, Ga.; Camp, Ga.; Colmer, Miss.; Cox, Ga.; Cravens, Ark.; Dough- ton, N. C.; Durham, N. C.; Earth- man, Tenn.; Ervin, N. C.; Gath- ings. Ark.; Gibson, Ga.; Hare, S. C.; Lanham, Texas; McMillan, S. C.; Manasco, Ala.; May, Ky.; Mills, Ark.; Murdock, Ariz.; Murray, Tenn.; Pacen, Ga.; Page, Texas; Riley, S. C.; Roe, Md.; Russell, Texas; Slaughter, Mo.; Smith, Va.; Sumners, Texas; Tarver, Ga.; Vin son, Ga.; Whitten, Miss.; Whitting ton, Miss. • • • NYE’S RESIDENCE Ex-Senator Gerald Nye took a set back in his first attempt to return to his old senate seat. People in North Dakota didn’t like the fact that Nye continued his residence in Maryland, though running in North Dakota, and he didn’t get far in the first Republican primaries. • • • STEEL HEADACHE One of the biggest reconversion headaches is lack of steel. Hun dreds of smaller firms, including Henry Kaiser’s new auto company, can’t get steel, while strike-struck 'General Motors was gorged with it. Recently General Motors officials traveled to Washington, wangled a promise from OPAdministrator Jack Small that he would not confiscate the thousands of tons of strategic materials which General Motors is hoarding. Small has cracked down on smaller companies hoarding ny lons, but General Motors appears too big to touch. • • • CAPITAL CHAFF Democrats were wrangling last week about the right of Chicago’s Representative Sabath to be heard as much as Mississippi’s Represen tative John Rankin. Meanwhile, GOP Leader Joe Martin went over to Democrat Mike Monroney of Ok lahoma and said: “Mike, the next time you Democrats get into a scrap like this and it comes to a vote, we’re just going to vote ‘present’ and let you Democrats fight it out yourselves.” . . . Atlanta’s new con gresswoman, Mrs. Helen Douglas Mankin, has been assiduously cul tivated by the Georgia delegation— with long visits on the floor of the house even from the two Georgia senators—George and Russel. But the first chance she got she voted against Rankin. . . . North Caro lina’s Chairman Bob Doughton of the house ways and means commit tee not only believes that people should continue paying the wartime excess-tax rates on luxuries such as furs, but also that children should continue paying the wartime tax on movie tickets. "After all,” says Doughton, “kids don’t have to go to the movies—they’re a luxury.” * • * VIGOROUS LOBBYING Capitol Hill today is more be sieged by lobbyists than at any time in years. Big utility lobby ists are working against any in crease of federal power, even passing out nylons to congress men’s wives to win votes. The American Legion is buttonholing senators in favor of military conscription, and the railroad lobbyists arc pulling wires in favor of the Bulwinkle bill which exempt the railroads from anti trust suits. On Broadway Faces About Town: Van Johnson having his sox and undies selected for him (at Abercrombie & Fitch) by his Baby Dalya. . . . Linda Dar nell buying a movie mag at 50th and Broadway, the whistle-stop for wolves. . . . “Singapore Sal” (at Leon & Eddie’s) admitting to H. Cushing III, that her name is Jane Bishop and that she once was Jane Gale. . . . Katharine Cornell air ing her pooches along Vth Ave. . . . Barbara Hutton dining in the Hapsburg with Count Czernin. . . . Russian Princess Stephanie Dorow- ski strolling through Rumpelmay- er’s. She’s in her 70s, but you can see traces of her girlish beauty. . . . Fio LaGuardia reading a Broad way col’m while wilting his turn on the Garden rostrum during the FEPC rally. The Word Weavers: Raymond Swing summed up Churchill’s speech (via his microphone) with this: “The essence of what he proposes is division, not unity.” . . . Mr. Ickes whittled some well sharp ened opinions around the Chicago Round Table. He admonished that the first step in preventing another global blood-bath is for Americans to solve their own puzzles. . . . One commentator noted that the solons who voted against the war vets’ housing program “are treating heroes like hoboes.” . . . Averell Harriman’s radioratory fell easy on the ears. Communism, he said, is not a threat, but a challenge— and “the best way to meet that challenge is to improve our democ racy.” . . . Evidence that survey ors of radio listening are pretty close: The new Hooper lists this Sunday-nighter at 19.3. . . . The Crossley puts it at 19.2. The Cinemagicians: Good to the last tear-drop, “Sentimental Jour ney” is a misty-eyed opus that goes over with a sigh. Lovely Maureen O’Hara heads the ticker-tuggers. . . . “Shock” is another shivery orb- popper which peppers the spine with tingles. . . . Edward G. Robin son lend-leased his talent to a Brit ish pulse-hopper: “Journey Togeth er.” A meller-diller. . . . “The No torious Lone Wolf” is a run-of-the- millodrama. . . . Riverboat Rhythm” has one or two juke-able lilts, but most of it is a rhapsody in blah. . . . “You Can’t Do Without Love” is a worse advertisement for love than Reno. The Funnies: Speaking of dra matic critics, as some of us have all week, one of them was asked what he thawt of a new play. . . . “Very refreshing,” he said. . . . “That’s swell,” responded one of the authors. “You really found it re freshing?” . . . “Yes,”, said the re viewer, “I felt like a new man when I woke up!” Critics usually have the last word and the last laugh. But there have been times when make-believers have flattened their belittlers. . . . Some years ago a player was roast ed by a Philadelphia play report er. He promptly called him and snapped: “How do you expect to hurt me with your review when your whole paper couldn’t hurt Roosevelt?” Quotation Marksmanship: I. Morais: He goes around with a far-away look in his eyes. . . . Dis raeli: The defects of great men are the consolation of dunces. . . . D. L. Moody: Character is what you are in the dark. ... I. Elin- son: I spell it ArgenTNTina. . . . Rex Stout: She opened her hand bag and dug into it like a terrier. . . . John Moore: A bee was busily scolding a flower. ... A child’s definition: My memory is the thing I forget with. . . . P. Brito: How about calling it Hunter UNOversity? . . . Anon: Ignorance and Intelli gence both start with I. . . . G. Drake: Of course time flies You would, too, if someone was trying to kill you. . . . Anon: Experience makes a man wiser but leaves a woman a complete wreck. The producer of a flop once but ton-holed Bob Benchley and de manded: “Who do you think you are?” Benchley quietly replied: “I am a critic. Which means that like every man and woman I can ex press an opinion. The difference is that I express my opinions publicly and get paid for it.” Critic-baiting is an ancient sport. Rub a sensitive ego the wrong way and you’re bound to ignite an explo sion. . . . But few performers have been gifted with Paderewski’s wis dom and tolerance. After the great pianist’s first recital in this country, several critics panned him. An edi tor graciously offered the columns of his newspaper so that Paderev- ski could reply. But the eminent musician turned down the offer saying: “It is best that they write against me—and I play against them.” BLOSSOM TIME ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON . . . While many parts of the nation were still covered with snow, blossom time came to Washington. For years one of the show features of the national capi tal has been the blanket of blossoms from the thousands of trees on government grounds. ‘CONNIE’ TEACHES YOUNG FAN . . . Jimmy Smith, 8, West Palm Beach, Fla., takes a “lefty” stance at the plate under the watchful eye of that grand old man of the diamond, “Connie” Mack, at Wright field, West Palm Beach, where the Philadelphia Athletics are being trained by Manager Mack. “Connie” never refuses the request of any youngster to show him how to play baseball. Many kids owed their start to the veteran. HI-HO SILVER—AWAY . . . Kenneth Hayes, 6, New York City, going to town on a galloping horse in bronco-busting style at the 43rd American Toy fair. The largest show ever held, is showing 100,000 models made of rubber, steel, plastics and other products. BIG FOOD THREE OPEN TALKS . . . Herbert Hoover, former President of the U. S. and World War I food administrator, now head of commission established to obtain more food for starving war victims, is shown conferring with Clinton Anderson, secretary of agriculture, and Chester Davis, center, chairman of the Famine Emergency commission, right, as they met at the agriculture de partment to complete plans for aiding the starving world. JOE CROWNS QUEEN ... Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankee baseball star, places crown on Sil via Sells, queen in the first na tional carnival celebrated in Pan ama City, Panama, in four years. It was a legal holiday. WHERE’S MY PAPER ... The gentleman is “Kaiser Wilhelm II” who daintily laps up a bowl of milk at the home of Mrs. J. Levy, Great Neck, Long Island, then looks around for the morning pa per to read about troubled world. INDONESIAN PRESIDENT . . . Although Dr. I. R. Soekarno served under the Japanese occupation, he has managed to retain his author ity over the 80,000,000 Indonesians. He is nationalist leader as well as president. PAULEY WITHDRAWS . . . The nomination of Edwin W. Pauley, Beverly Hills, Calif., as undersec retary of navy, was withdrawn by President Truman, when it be came apparent that the oil man’s nomination would be rejected. FARMER GENERAL ARNOLD . . . It’s a farmer’s life for Gen. Henry H. (“Hap”) Arnold, re tired chief of the army air forces, who is shown at home on his ranch near Sonoma, Caflif. His nurseryman served under “Hap”. SERVICE ■ BUREAU EDITOR'S NOTE: This t*etvspaper, through special arrangement with the Washington Bureau of Western Newspaper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W., Washing ton, D. C., is able to bring readers this weekly column on problems of the veteran and serviceman and his family. Questions may be addressed to the above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col umn. No replies can be made direct by mail, but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly. Vets? Hospital Facilities To Be Greatly Enlarged Reflecting the need for increased hospitalization facilities and the pushing of the Veterans’ adminis tration hospital construction pro gram, is the fact that at the begin ning of February a total of 17,015 veterans were on the hospital list awaiting entrance and the number was increasing at the rate of ap proximately 4,000 per month. As a matter of fact, however, less than 4 per cent of those awaiting treatment had service - connected disabilities, although it is the policy of the administration to provide hos pital facilities for all non-service disabilities wherever room is avail able. In his effort to provide more hos pital space, Gen. Omar Bradley has obtained the use of six army hos pitals and in addition, navy has agreed to make available 9,850 beds in navy hospitals. The army has agreed to supply up to 10,000 beds if they can obtain the neces sary personnel to service them. Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley, who recently resigned from the army to take over full charge of the vet erans’ medical and surgical division, asserts that more than 13,000 veter ans discharged from the service have their hearing affected and have gone through rehabilitation programs. He estimated that in the next 20 years there would be from 200,000 to 400,000 hard-of-hearing veterans as a result of war service. Questions and Answers Q. My son was in the army for 3 years, overseas 18 months. Be fore going, he took out an allotment for my three children, but I never received it. He also sent $30 to me out of his check, but I didn’t know it at the time, thinking it was the allotment to the children. When he came home, he told me I was not receiving the allotment. I would like to know if I can still get it.— Mrs. L. R. S., WasMa, Mo. A. The army says that if the al lotment was actually deducted from your son’s pay he is entitled to a refund of the amount deducted. Write to the Office of Dependency Benefits, U. S. Army, Newark 2, N. J., giving all details, son’s full name and serial number. Q. I am a veteran of this war and was wounded November 19, 1944, and since have been unable to do much of anything. I got dis charged two weeks ago and decided I had to have money so I went up to see about getting a G. I. loan. They told me the only things you could get a loan on was to buy a home or a business. Now I have been misled, for I thought I could get a loan on anything my local banker would let me have the money on, so I am stuck. I want to buy a tractor and equipment so I can farm, also build on my house I already have paid for. Now how can I it?—E. T. M., Arlington, Kan. A. The G.I. law provides you may obtain money for both these pur poses, either a tractor for furthering your business of farming or to re pair, remodel or make alterations to ydur home. The law also pro vides, however, that you must first obtain a lender who will make th* loan and that the lender is the judge of whether or not you are a good risk. Would suggest you obtain from your nearest veterans’ admin istration a list of approved lenders in your town and seek out one who will agree to mcke the loan. Q. I have sn^ar diabetes 100 per cent. Was inducted before the war and spent threo months and was discharged In January after war was declared. They sent me to the veterans’ facilities for application for compensation, but they turned me down, said the fact was on my induction papers. I appealed to Washington and was turned down there. Please tell me how I can get some help from the government. —L. W., Poplarville, Miss. A. I am afraid there is nothing you can do since your disability was evident when you were inducted, unless you can present evidence it was aggravated by your short serv ice, or that you have some other disability. Q. 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