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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C.
REDS MAY HAVE A-BOMB
WASHINGTON. - It took breath-
taking Bob Gros of California to dc
what no diplomat or newsman so
far has done regarding the A-bomb
and Russia. He got a hint from So- j
viet Ambassador Novikov (hat Rus- ‘
sia has either the secret of the
A-bomb or an adequate defense
against it.
Gros, a California lecturer who
annually interviews more Washing
ton bigwigs in 24 hours than the
average newsman does in one week, |
called on Ambassador Novikov the
other day and at the end of his S
interview asked: “Do you have any- 1
thing you wish to say to the Ameri
can people?”
"Yes,” replied the ambassa
dor. “Yon Americans should not
rely too much on the A-bomb.
Against France, Italy, Ger
many, yes. But against Russia,
No. You should not depend
on it.”
"That, Mr. Ambassador,” sug
gested Gros, "sounds as if the Rus
sians have developed a defense
against the A-bomb.”
“Yes,” replied Ambassador Novi
kov, “this and more. I do not wish
to say anything furthter.”
This significant statement ended
the interview.
Report by a Scout From Mars
(Being from the papers of Xygox 367
a prominent Martian explorer.)
Sire: My visit to earth was nec
essarily short. I am especially rug
ged but not rugged enough to stand
a prolonged stay in this madhouse
upon which you asked a report. It
is, as indicated by the reverbera
tions heard on Mars, a place of great
confusion, disorder and strife. Ev
erybody seems fighting, about tc
fight or just ending a fight. A
vast number of languages are
spoken but evidently only about nin«
words are really required for un
derstanding in all tongues. These
are “Liar!” “Take that back!”
“Forward, march!” and “Surren
der or else. . . .”
•
Most of my visit was limited to a
place called the United States. They
were evidently united at one time
This is a very strange land where
something called the radio is go
ing all the time. It drowns out ev
erything else, and is, I think, tied up
in some way with the mint and the
educational system. Vast sums of
money are distributed every minute
to people of all ages who pass oral
examinations, using a contrivance
called the microphone.
MORE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
President Truman’s failure to ap
point more women -to high office
was tactfully laid before the Presi
dent by a group of women.
Mrs. La Felle Dickinson, presi
dent of the General Federation of
Women’s Clubs, headed the delega
tion and told Mr. Truman quite
frankly that women generally were
disturbed because he hadn’t ap
pointed as many women to govern
ment jobs as Mr. Roosevelt had.
She reminded the President that
the state department had built up a
roster of 80 well-known American
women capable of handling impor
tant government work and urged
him to bring the list up to date.
Dr. Katherine McHale of the As-
sociaton of University Women, was
equally strong in urging appoint
ment of more women to govern
ment.
Mr. Truman replied that he would
like to appoint more women to jobs
but it was difficult to get the right
person for the right job.
“I watched President Roose
velt work for a long time,” Tru
man continued. “I knew then,
but didn’t realize fully, just how
large a portion of the Presi
dent’s time was taken in find
ing the right people for the
right job. I want you to know
that nobody makes my appoint
ments for me. I make them on
the basis of my own judgment.”
Mrs. Dickinson strongly urged ap- !
pointment of a woman to the exist- :
ing vacancy on the Federal Com
munications commission, but didn’t
suggest any names. The women’s
club leader pointed out that women
make up the overwhelming major
ity of daytime radio listeners, yet
had no representation whatsoever
on the FCC.
Mrs. Dickinson also proposed that
a woman be named assistant secre
tary of state, because of the enor
mous interest and great stake that
the women of the country have in
keeping the peace. Mr. Truman
said the suggestion was interesting.
• • »
NO LAME-DUCK JOBS
Here’s some bad news for Demo
cratic congressmen and senators de
feated in the last election who have
been priming the White House for
federal jobs:
President Truman has adopted a
new policy — no lame-duck appoint
ments, barring exceptional cases.
This is the story behind the hope
of Sen. Jim Mead’s friends to land
him a diplomatic post or some other
top job.
Truman and Mead are old and
close friends, fought shoulder to
shoulder in many senate battles and
when Truman became vice presi
dent in 1944, Mead succeeded him
as chairman of the war investigat
ing committee. However, several
times recently when White House
advisers raised the question of put
ting the able New Yorker some
where on the federal payroll, Tru
man replied with a flat “no.”
“If the people of a state or a
congressional district have de
cided that they don’t want a
man in Washington by voting
him out of office, why should I
go against their judgment by
appointing him to some job as
a reward for being defeated?”
the President said.
So far, none of Truman’s advisers
has thought up a good answer.
These sums are staggering. For
giving the right name of a song that
has been played in every home for
half a century an adult is given 10
silver dollars minimum. I observed
a woman from Butte who was paid
$36 for stating that a volcano was an
erupting mountain and not a Cuban
musical instrument.
•
For a child to win $350 in some
thing called a jackpot for stating
how many colors there are to the
keys on a piano is common, but
what bowled me over was that
grown adults, some as old as 50
years, were paid even larger sums
for telling an interrogator which
were predominant, the black or the
white keys. -
*
Great symphony orchestras,
statesmen, artists and civil leaders
ajl put in time and effort to promote
tonics, balms, ointments, etc., from
which it is my deduction that the
condition of the people is more
alarming than I can well describe,
as for myself, I found it impossible
to listen to the radio a half hour
without being overcome by a great
feeling of compassion for the inhabi
tants. I left with a conviction that
I had been exposed to many plagues
and that an immediate quaran
tine would be wise upon my return
to Mars.
»
It is my belief that a more accu
rate report on the place is im
possible without a prolonged stay,
and I do not feel that any Martian,
tough as they are, could stand it.
Faithfully, Xygox 367.
• • *
The National Collegiate Athletic
association in convention duly as-
j sembled has voted for a purity
! code in football. The only problem
. is jiow to ice the idea over the
! summer.
• • •
NOTING THINGS
Forgetful? Who, me?
Why, brother far from it;
For keenness I garner the votes;
The secret? Write everything
Down that needs doing. . . ,
Say, where in the deuce
Are my notes?
—Pier.
• • •
“TO SWAP—Memoriam plaque o.
Battleship Maine for 410 shotgun.
D910 Mass.”—Yankee Magazine.
You’re a long time getting angry.
“WANTED: Bassoon, radio or sci
entific equipment in exchange for
outboard motor, canoe, cello, bugle,
clarinet, cocker pup, lefthand base
ball glove and rod and reel. D911.”
—Yankee Magazine.
*
You just haven’t been concentrat
ing, boy.
• » •
Note to John Ford, movie direc
tor: Horses driven at top speed
sweat, and show it.
• • •
Harry Truman has declared the war
almost over. It seems he has never at
tended a session of U. N.
* • •
Kaiser-Frazer company reports a
loss of $14,236,847 for the last ten
months. That’s more than a fair
showing these days, all obstacles
considered.
*
We don’t know about the engine
being in the rear, but it’s a bad place
for the cash register.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Civilian secretaries of state who
for years have ridden in ordinary
Pullmans are wondering how come
the military get tlie use of private
* railroad cars—in peacetime. Gen
eral Marshall rode in a private car
from Chicago to Washington after
his army plane was forced down
by bad weather, whereas Henry L.
Stimson, two times secretary of war
and once secretary of state, never
got any higher than a drawing
room. . . . General Eisenhower also
has a yen for private cars.
Abbott and Costello, a couple of
slapstick comedians, led money
makers in this country last year.
Tom Watson, industrialist, finished
right behind. Well, that at least dis
poses of the question, “Who’s on
second?”
“Wanted — Baby - sitter Sunday
dirough Thursday nights. Ridge
wood 6-0562 M.” Ridgewood Herald.
*
Gosh, mom, don’t you ever stay
lomeT
BLAMES PILOTS . . . Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker, deputy commander of
the army air forces, told the senate interstate and foreign commerce
subcommittee which is investigating air crashes that approximately
70 per cent of military aviation accidents are due to pilot error.
THEY GET NO BETTER . . . U you thought you had seen something
in the past in women’s hats, take a quick gander at a couple of
those items that are indicative of milady’s headdress this season.
At left Mrs. Gardiner Johnson sports a nest of leaves on which is
perched a stuffed bluebird. Mrs. F. W. L. v Tydeman models the
“understatement” model.
YALE STAR TURNS PRO . . . Paul Walker, 21, Wheaton, HI., ex-
Yale athlete and all-American end of 1944, who has joined the New
York Knickerbocker basketball team, demonstrates his great form
in a leaping throw in his first workout with the team. Walker was
a nine major letterman at Yale and also captained the university’s
basketball team through one of its most successful seasons.
IF THIS BE TREASON—MAKE THE MOST OF IT . . . Sen. Warren
G. Magnuson (Dem., Wash.), peddled apples from his home state in
the senate restaurant. First to sample the famous king-size fruit
from Washington was Sen. Harry Flood Byrd (Dem., Va.), right
who owns and operates one of the largest apple orchards in the
state of Virginia. Virginia apples are not unknown around Capital
as Senator Byrd has provided his quality fruit to senators.
HEADS NEW VET ORGANIZA
TION . . . Capt. Oren Lehman,
New York City, nephew of former
New York governor, is a prime
mover in a new veterans’ organi
zation, “Veterans for Better Gov
ernment.”
AMERICA’S HOPE ... A study
of grace, charm and beauty is
Miss Gretchen Merrill, U. S. en
trant at St. Moritz, Switzerland,
international figure skating cham
pionships.
ATOMIC POLICEMAN . . . Frank
J. Wilson, former chief of the
U. S. secret service, now in charge
of safeguarding America’s
A-bomb secrets. Neighborhood
children drop in to have Wilson
explain the workings of atomic en
ergy.
Bing Crosby
E'OR some odd reason, provinj
1 they are new members of thl
magnate tribe, neither Bing Cros
by nor Bob Hope has claimed anj
pennant for the Pi
rates or the Indians
As you may know
both are now close
ly involved in thi
standings of thes«
two clubs and both
will need some
slight improvement
before they react
the gonfalonic
heights.
At the moment,
magnate Hope al
ready has wagerec
a golf ball with magnate Crosby that
the Indians finish higher up in the
American league race than the Pi
rates finish in the National. Hope
wanted to make this a box of goli
balls, but Crosby demurred, recall
ing the spots both occupied last fall.
No one can blame Crosby for this
careful attitude although he already
has strengthened the Pitt roster
with a player by the name of Green
berg. But after all, the Indians
have Bob Feller. They also have
a shortstop-second base combination
in Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon that
will be worth watching.
“Joe Gordon is too fine a ball
player, too strong a competitor to
have another off year,” Hope tells
you.
“Joe was just another war-athlete
victim. Before that he was one of
the greatest defensive second base-
men in baseball history and a dan
gerous hitter. Like many other
baseball and football players he had
something of a slumping spell aft
er leaving the army, but it will be a
different story this next season. Joe
is still young and in good physical
shape. Boudreau is also young. He
is one of the star shortstops of base
ball. This pair will put on plenty
of fireworks together.”
Gordon’s Future
We look for the same result.
Gordon has been too fine a ball play
er and too much of an athlete to be
placed on the waning list. There
is a good chance that he will have
one of his best seasons. Strength
through the shortstop-second base
position can make a big difference
to any club and this Cleveland com
bination may easily match the Red
Sox pair or the Cardinal-Dodgers
outfits.
Anyway, “Hope still springs eter
nal in the baseball breast,” where
Hope is still hopeful of big days
ahead.
Apparently Crosby and Hope had
to find some way to keep busy and
kill time.
All Bing does is to handle a big
radio job, make motion pictures, do
a world of recording and put on
golf tournaments. All Bob Hope does
is work on radio, make pictures and
appear at practically every lunch
eon and banquet function along the
west coast. Now they are in base
ball. It might be remembered that
only recently in tournament play,
Bing shot a 75 at golf while Bob is
around 78 or 80. If word gels out
they are likely to spend most of
their rounds signing autographs.
Both are red hot baseball fans
and both hope to drop in on their
respective teams when spring train
ing starts. Bing’s Pirates have a
long way to move before crashing
the first division. The Cardinals and
Dodgers are the first two road
blocks. The Cubs will be better,
and probably luckier than they were
last season. The Braves and Phil
lies will be stronger teams. So will
the Giants. If Bing had a pitching
arm, the Pirates could use that bet
ter than his golf swing.
• • *
Eagle vs. Lion
CONGRATULATIONS, GRAND
DAD ... Newly elected French
president, Vincent Auriol received
thousands of congratulations—the
most prized of which were those of
his grandsons, Jean Claude and
Jean Paul Auriol. They show they
are mighty proud of Granddad.
SONG ENDS . . . Grace Moore of
musical stardom, who was killed
in recent Copenhagen, Denmark,
air crash. Prince Gustaf Adolf of
Sweden also was among the 22
passengers killed in the crash. In
late years Miss Moore spent much
of her time entertaining G.I.s.
No matter how you may figure it
all out, the two top international
rivals in sport are the United States
and Great Britain. They remain the
two great sporting nations of what
we call the world today.
In all fairness it must be admit
ted that England and Scotland are
outnumbered by United States about
3 to 1, so the odds should belong
our way. But without England and
Scotland there would be no inter
national competition. Not with Rus
sia, not with France, Italy, China,
Japan, Germany or Britain. It
could be different with Sweden and
Finland in distance races.
The point is that the British isles
provide the U. S. their only compe
tition at this date. By that I mean
that England and Scotland can sup
ply their share of trouble in golf-
including the Walker cup matches
next May. They may even win this
test if the winds come up and the
rains arrive.
• • *
British Golfers
In Dai Rees they have one of the
best golf professionals I have seen.
Rees would be an even bet against
Hogan or Nelson on any British
course. If the Ryder cup matches
were played over a seaside British
links, the odds would be even. That’s
how good he is. It is certainly no
part of a push-over that the U. S.,
with the strong team now picked,
can get by with the next Walker cup
matches. The British have an even
chance over their own terrain.
Gems of Thought
yOUR mind is your own pri-
* vate enclosure, into which
nothing harmful or degrading
can enter without your permis
sion.
The nation which gives its hum
blest citizen an equal chance with
every other person is rich in oppor
tunities for all people.
Life is too short to remember
unpleasant things.
Standing on your dignity won’t
lift you very high.
We have no more right to con
sume happiness without produc
ing it than to consume wealth
without producing it. — George
Bernard Shaw.
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