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I THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. The Broadway Lights: The Late Watch: Billboard lists 24 radio programs which cost spon sors a total of $2,500,000 (in free gifts to contestants) in 1946. Only one of the 24 shows is in Hooper’s inner circle of the first 15. . . . After six months William Schiller (presi dent of the Polka Dot guild) picked Gink Todd (a Cedar Rapids Girl *1044*41 in WASHINGTON By Walter Shead WNU Comspondmnt WHU Washington Bureau. 1616 Eye St.. N. W. Useless Committees Formed To Provide Chairmanships Friday) to inherit the crown of Chili Williams, his former “trademark.” Eyewitnesses say La Todd does more for polka dots than polka dots did for Chili Wms. . . . Oh, Now Looka Here Dept.: A show girl at Vanity Fair calls herself June July. Anything to get into a column. . . . Strange Broadway Romances: A rich playboy bridegroom used to be his mater-in-law’s fella! . : . The 75-year-old widder of a millionaire is wooing an author 30 years her junior. Oh, you kid. . . . Casting note: Theatre Inc’s, new play, “The Big People” means just that. It is hiring actors who are at least six feet two. . . . Tito Guizar’s newest way of saying goodnight to a heel: "Have a happy drop dead!” Tris Coffin, whose eyes and ears represent many Americans in the senate press gallery, has a new book due soon, titled: “Missouri Compromise.” The title was selected by the publish er because the book is about what happened in Washington since FDR’s death. Much of the scene in Washington these last two years, the author empha sizes, “has been sad, tragic and absurd.” Times Square Smalltalk: Local girls shudder when they discuss New York’s most terrifying wolf- one of our famed naval war heroes! . . . Jock Whitney may announce any week his plans to erect the world’s most luxurious racetrack in Queens. . . . Very ex-senator R. R. Reynolds is starting a law office in Washington as “a specialist in gov ernment departmental practice,” whatever that is. . . . Sudden Thawt: The only thing that nobody has tried to fix at Madison Square Garden is the air-conditioning system. . . . Will Spruille Braden replace Gen. Wal ter Bedell Smith as ambassador to Moscow? These days the post is equivalent to being second top man in the state department. . . . Re garding safety in aviation circles, remember this fact: It took the rail roads 65 years to reach the high safety mark the airlines reached in their initial 20. Midtown Vignette: They told ns they brought it from Holly wood, where a swank spot solved the matter of "who pays the check?” . . . This little gad get discourages arguments and it is fun, besides. ... It is a souvenir bottle opener. ... In the form of a miniature hand. . . . The index finger is pointed. When the check is presented— you put the thing on the table and spin it. . . . And the person to whom the finger pernts— pays. Street Scene: There’s a young ster in the window of a peanut shop on Broadway at 46th. His job is to weigh peanuts on a scale. . . . He puts on quite a bit of pan- tomimicry measuring the nuts, de scribed by enchanted passersby as “the netz” ... He really is a Chap lin—in the Harry Langdon manner, if you know your show business, that is. . . . He convulses crowds which clog the sidewalk watching him. . . . For all I know, by the time you read this, he won’t be there but on his way to Hollywood. . . . Newest big spender about mid town is a Puerto Rican named Nino. Leaves a trail of big tips (a mile wide) nightly. . . . Ann Sheridan now sleeps on ■ special glass mat tress! Fireproof and no allergy, or somethin’. . . . Lucille Ball spurned her new car because its bright red clashed with her orange hair. COME weeks ago your Home Town ^ Reporter wrote that this new congress already had been dubbed the “get ready” congress from the fact that its operations were con ducted with an eye to the 1948 presi dential election campaign, already under way. If any proof were needed for this statement, the senate of the 80th congress furnished it in generous proportion. By high pressure tac tics, in violation of the spirit of the congressional reorganization act and af the procedural rules of the sen ate itself, it pushed through resolu tions calling for creation of new spe cial senate committees on war in vestigation and small business. Whether these committees are need ed or essential to the public wel fare is beside the point, and whether or not the regular standing commit tee of the senate could handle the subject matter to be investigated also is beside the point. The violations were so flagrant, the connivance so obvious, that stal wart Charles William Tobey of New Hampshire, former governor, con gressman, farmer, banker and man ufacturer, who is not afraid to say clearly what he sees and thinks, said: “The country has just witnessed an example of the difference be tween votes in the interests of clean government and votes to carry out the program of a special group.” ‘More Lollipops Later* Then the gentleman from the Granite state proceeded to flay his colleagues for “inefficiency,” for “incompetency,” for “slap - dash work,” for “breaking down the ef ficiency statute,” for “running the train off the rails,” for “deliberate by-passing of standing committees,” for “creation of chairmanships for the faithful and the indication to those who are not first in line that there may be more lollipops for oth ers later. "I am a Republican,” thundered the New Hampshire solon, “and I desire that my party shall be the majority voice in guiding the ship of state, but I do not wish its guid ance to be in disregard of our form of government and of the principles vital to the preservation of our form of government. What of party regu larity? What benefit accrues to my party now in control of the sen ate from the creation of these spe cial committees? The party will control all investigations whether they are assigned to special commit tees or conducted by standing com mittees ... so the party gains noth ing from the creation of continuance of special eommittees. The only gain which accrues to anyone is to some individual who acquires a chairmanship or to some other in dividual who gets a place on a spe cial committee, conflicting thereby with some other senator of his own party who has a place on a standing committee empowered by statute to investigate the selfsame subject.” As a matter of fact, both resolu tions were rushed to the floor of the senate without assignment to appro priate committees, without hearings, without consideration of the full committee, without a vote of the committee or the filing of a report to the senate, after bargaining with other committees concerning juris diction and after refusing an oppo nent the usual courtesy of a “pair” vote. The GOP steering committee wanted the two special committees, (1) to provide chairmanships for Senators Brewster of Maine and Wherry of Nebraska and (2) as springboards to provide potential issues for the 1948 presidential cam paign. Reports Neglected The Intelligentsia: Alma Archer, Mirror beauty editor, has a book on what women think of men, due in the spring. The title is: “Ah-Men.” . . . Ralph Ingersoll has retired to his farm to write three novels. . . . Clare Luce will reveal the most intimate details in a mag on how she found religion. She also is finishing a new book at her plantation. Appleton will publish. . . . Jean Libman Block has a piece called "Do They Gyp You When You Sell Your Jewelry?” in the Feb. Good Housekeeping. She did the research with borrowed gems. . . . Dr. A. J. Cronin, the author, is applying for U. S. citizen ship. The Washington Ticker: The visit of President Truman South of the Border is more than a salute to the new president of Mexico. It is an out-and-out open bid to strengthen the hand of the Mexican government against communistic infiltration in Central America. . . . Bi-partisan policy soon will be a thing of the past. Mr. Byrnes’ stiff policy toward Rus sia (oddly enough) will become the Republican position—with the new secretary of state (backed by Mr. Truman) relying on a more concilia tory attitude. There is no question but that small business needs protection, but a sen ate and house committee on small business has been active approx imately five years and their reports are available, but no legislation has been placed before either house or senate as a result of their in vestigations. The house and senate have prece dent and material for aiding small business without any future investi gation if they would but enact sug gested legislation to carry out the report and recommendations of the Committee for Economic Develop ment, which is itself composed of small businessmen. Senator Tobey, who is chairman of the senate banking and currency committee, already has named a sub-committee of his standing com mittee to investigate small business problems, three of whom are already members of the senate special small business committee. So there will be duplication of effort and jurisdic? tion and “by that action we make a mockery of the reorganization act,” Senator Tobey said. There may be a rash of special committees despite the pious prom ises to stand by the congressional reorganization law. LEARNING TO LIVE 4-H Club Week Will Emphasize Youth’s Role in World Affairs WNU Features. * “Working together for a better home and world community” is the theme around which 1,700,000 rural boys and girls are mak ing programs for their National 4-H Club Week, March 1-9. A part of the cooperative extension work of state agricultural colleges, national department of agriculture and local counties, the 4-H club members have earned a reputation for “learning by doing,” in practically every county in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. <s> —— Boy and girl experts in corn grow ing and tomato canning were her alded in many states even before the cooperative extension work was put on a nationwide basis with pas sage iof the Smith-Lever act in 1914. More than 11 million young people have been members since that time, demonstrating up-to-date methods in practically every phase of farm ing and homemaking as their pro gram was broadened and more leaders became available. Promote Democracy. Each club selects officers from its own members, the young people making their own programs and car rying them out. Such practice in democratic procedures has pro vided young community leaders and deepened the interest of all former members in the educational, health and social facilities available to them and their neighbors. During the two world wars, 4-H club members rolled up im pressive records of production in food and feed crops, in con servation, in farm labor and in contributions of supplies and money for wartime causes. It is estimated that 4-H mem bers, during the recent war, pro duced 1,000,000 acres of home gar dens, 43,000,000 head of poultry, 2,- 700,000 head of livestock and 1,300,- 000 acres of food crops. They also conserved 74,000,000 quarts of food, collected more than 400,000,000 pounds of scrap, and sold or bought more than $200,000,000 in war bonds. Many 4-H clubs already are well started on the programs to help their communities. Activities that reach beyond into the “world com munity” are not uncommon, so this gear’s theme is based on actualities. Here are some examples. In Boone county, W. Va., each of the 34 clubs finished a project aimed at community betterment. Among these were sponsorship of a hot lunch at school, upkeep of the church and grounds, tree planting, a salvage program and planned recreation. One club operated a book exchange In the community. Another had members’ teeth checked and re paired, while another provided for the distribution of milk at school. There are 802 members of the 4-H clubs in the county, which holds the enviable record for two years m succession of having every mem ber complete his or her year’s work. Improve Community. Johnson, Neb., has a 4-H mechan ics club pledged to improvement of the home community. The club’s biggest project has been the dam ming of a stream to create a com munity fishpond and recreation grounds. The recreation grounds were opened last summer with a big fishing contest. The 4-H mechanics also as sumed responsibility for helping reduce fires. The village fire chief says there have been but two chimney fires in the past five years and those in homes not inspected by members of the club or the fire chief. The 4-H members inspected and helped refill the fire extinguishers of the business places of Johnson. A farmstead improvement project is starting in Dauphin county, Pa., under auspices of the 4-H club. Repairs of fences, buildings and driveways were undertaken first. The club’s three-year program in cludes ornamental plantings, paint ing and some new construction. The 21 members have the staunch sup port of their parents. Raise Guide Dogs. California 4-H club members how are raising 60 per cent of the guide dogs from the kennels of Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., a charitable or ganization supplying dogs free for blind people. A Sumner county, Kas., farm or ganization financed construction of a portable sheep-dipping vat and the chemicals for the dip. Members of 4-H clubs contacted the sheep grow ers of the county, prepared a sched ule for use of the vat and took charge of arrangements. A charge of 10 cents per head was made to cover services and cost of the dip. As one of the four "H’s” in the club’s insignia stands for health, this naturally has been an important club interest. Re cently this interest has broadened to include not only individual health activities but community as well. For the past two years a committee of state 4-H club leaders has been at work for mulating a broader national 4-H health program. A new venture in this field was the 4-H club health camp held in Kansas in August, 1946, at the new state 4-H club camp grounds. Each county sent a boy and girl chosen on the basis of physical examina tions and background of club work plus interest in health and health leadership. A concentrated three- day training school gave this picked group of young leaders in the health field many ideas for mak ing health activities more effective in their own communities. Typical 4-H community activity is that of the 4-H members in Rusk county, Tex., where a club committee is en ergetically carrying on a campaign to get everyone in the county to test the supply of drinking water. Foster Recreation. Importance of wholesome social occasions ahd organized recreation for rural communities and counties is recognized by 4-H programs. The Ramsey Workers’ 4-H club in Nicho las county, W. Va., sponsors a rec reation night each month. The whole neighborhood comes out to play games, sing and square dance. Willingness to study and un derstand people and conditions beyond the home community has led to many activities that make a good beginning for car rying on the theme: “Working together for a better home and world community.” More than 300 Massachusetts 4-H girls of high school age, represent ing every county in the state, came to Boston last spring to study their state capital and to get acquainted with each other. Twenty-four Texas 4-H members and their state leader in 1945 made a good-neighbor tour of Mexico, ac companied by Mexican youth and their leaders. In 1946, Mexico youth spent 12 days with a group of Texas 4-H boys in a tour of agricultural areas in Texas. Boost Good Citizenship. Eight 4-H club members were in cluded in the 140 young people from 30 states attending the Encampment of Citizenship held in New York City July 1 to August 10. The national 4-H club camp held in Washington, D. C., last June, and the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago last December featured dis cussions of the responsbilities of citizenship, problems and opportu nities of youth, and other features relating to the task of “Learning to live in a changing world.” Four-H members are making ev ery effort to acquaint non-member boys and girls in their communities with the program of the club and ex tending to them an invitation to join in “Working together for a better home and world community.” Alaskan Moose Attack Trains; Governor Defends ‘Antics' WASHINGTON.—Although moose are one of the major handicaps to railroading in Alaska, the militant animals have a staunch defender in Gov. Ernest Gruening. In requesting that moose who make pests of themselves be reduced to mooseburgers. Col. John P. John son, manager of the Alaskan rail road, pointed out that the animals attack trains, cause derailments and lope along ahead of the engines to make a farce of railroad schedules. Governor Gruening, rejecting the request in a reproving telegram to the interior department, said: “The delay is not sufficiently seri ous to warrant killing these noble animals whose presence on the rail road, while an occasional handicap to speedy transportation, is more than a compensating feature as an attraction to tourists in the sum mer time. They should be consid ered one of the hazards as well as one of the delights of railroading in Alaska.” Johnson, obviously not at all de lighted by antics of the wayward beasts, complained that on a single day last winter they caused 14 sched ule delays and one derailment. Principal complaint is that the moose find their way into deep cuts made by snowplows through heavy drifts and then cannot get out. j IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of Tile Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR MARCH 2 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESCS SUMS UP HIS CLAIMS LESSON TEXT—John 12:12-1*. 20-32. MEMORY SELECTION—And I. If I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.—John 12:32. The last week of our Lord’s min istry on earth comes before us to day as we consider two events—one of which occurred on Sunday and the other on Tuesday. One sees here the attitude of men toward Christ, of God toward men, of the Father toward the Son, and the majestic drawing power of the Saviour. I. Believing Men Honor Christ (vv. 12-16). God says, “Him that offereth praise glorifieth me” (Ps. 50:23), and the believer recognizes that “praise is comely for the upright” (Ps. 33:1). Jesus is entirely worthy of the praise of every heart and voice. Presenting himself as their Mes siah, Jesus received the enthusiastic acclaim of his disciples and friends, who were probably joined by others drawn by the excitement. The Pharisees did not join in (see Luke 19:39, 40), nor did the city, not even knowing who he was (Matt. 21:10, 11). So it is today; some love and praise him, some hate him, others just ignore him. Of which class are you? He gave Jerusalem and the na tion a final opportunity to receive him. It was not yet too late, but it was their last chance. Such a time comes in the life of every one of us. They rejected him. Do we? But even though some did ivject, let us not forget that there were those who shouted, “Hosanna”; who cast their garments down before him and waved palms of victory and joy. Thank God for their holy enthusi asm. Pray God that we may have a little more of it. n. God Honors Men Who Serve Christ (w. 20-26). It is good to note that whatever prompted the coming of the Greeks, they wanted to see Jesus. A man has progressed far on the road to blessing when he makes known his desire to see Jesus. Com ing to him means coming to the One who has the words of eternal life. Note that the disciples were wise enough to bring the men to Jesus. The true function of every Christian worker is to bring men to him. The reply of our Lord to the Greeks, and to the disciples who brought them to him, seems a bit singular at first glance. Did he not wish to receive them? They had probably come to see the great re ligious leader, the King of the Jews —why did he talk about death? The words of our Lord are clear. Men do not need an example, a lead er, a teacher; they need a Saviour. It is as a sacrifice for sin that Christ will draw all men unto himself. III. The Father Glorifies the Son (vv. 27-30). The awful blackness of the bur den of the world’s sins which Jie was to bear pressed down upon our Lord in an agony of soul beyond our ability to understand. But even his troubled soul did not turn from the hour of death for us. The question of verse 27 is essen tially this: “Should I ask the Father to deliver me from this hour? No, I came to be man’s Saviour.” He did not look away, nor wish to turn back. He knew why he had come, and he was faithful even to death (Phil. 2:8; Heb. 2:9). He had only one desire—that the name of God the Father should be glorified (v. 28). Do we who bear his holy name follow in his foot steps? Do we have an eye single to his glory—or do we seek our own? Then came the voice from heaven; the Father had glorified his own name in the Son, and would do it again—yes, again and again. Jesus knew the Father would do it. he did not need any assurance (v. 30), but for the sake of the peo ple the witness was given. Notice the reaction of the listeners—some recognized that a heavenly mes sage had been given; others had only heard some thunder. May God give us grace to hear his voice when he speaks, and not consider it merely the rolling of some deep voice of thunder! IV. The Son Draws All Men to Himself (w. 31, 32). Because Christ was lifted up on the cross and died, there is victory over sin and death, declared by his resurrection and ascension to the Father. Satan is still at liberty in the world, but he is defeated (John 16: 11). Death still comes, but the sting is gone for the Christian (I Cor. 15: 55-57). The world is still fighting our Lord, but he is drawing men to himself here and there throughout the world. One day he will come as King of kings and Lord of lords, to declare in its finality the victory which has already been won. We should be reminded anew that it is Christ the Saviour who will draw men if we will only exalt him in our preaching and teaching. Let us do it! 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