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Show THE BULLETIN p Speaking of Sports i Do You Know? Pro Golf War Simmers; New Hostilities Seen By KOBEKT McSIIANC two-tim- Shute'i fellow players were aroused. In fact, they were so aroused they decided not to play until the tournament committee lifted its official ban against Denny. The striking players held up tournament play for two hours before that permission was finally granted. One man was responsible for declaring Shute in. That was George Jacobus, president of P. G. A. He over-rule- d his 11 governors through his action, thereby making 11 potential enemies. Jacobus' position was not an enviable one. He, of course, realized Shute had violated P. G. A. s, and was constitutionally ineligible to play. On the other hand, he was aware of the association's duty to the large gallery which had BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Uncle Sam's test tube has moved south. Birmingham 1 The American league recruit pictured here recently broke a league pitching record which was established In 1908. Who is he? Z . Who won this year's "guinea pig" city in a scientific trial of what government officials, business and agricultural observers hope Profes- nament? 3 What former baseball stars were named to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstowa this year? 4 What two American tennis players competed in the finals of FULL MARKET BASKET The basket being handed this Seattle woman contains surplus food items purchased with free blue stamps. On the counter are other groceries she bought with the paid-fa- r orange stamps. The government hopes in this way to cut farm surpluses. tournament at sh Wimbledon? 5 Who won the ht title recently la a New York bout? Antwert at bottom of column. by-law- Billy the Kid rESPITE the reams of copy in praise of Billy Conn, the new light heavyweight champion, boxing experts refuse to look upon him as a glorious addition to the pugilistic profession. Conn won the title In an unimbout with Hello pressive Bettina. The light went the complete schedule, and from the first It was evident that neither man was In danger of absorbing very much punishment. The fight was close and the decision In favor of Conn was questioned by more than one writ-te- n authority. All this was rather surprising In view of the fact that many of the better-know- n e long-rang- prognost- icated envisioned him meeting Joe Louis in the future. They declare the light heavyweight championship is merely a step on his way to bigger things that he will soon be causing consternation in heavyweight circles. nt st&&Mii.v. DENNY SHUTE gathered to see the play. And it seemed there wouldn't be any play unless Shute was in the midst of it It has since been revealed that Shnte was In favor of dropping the protest and withdrawing in the interests of diplomacy. When the are gument was at its height. said, In effect: "The officials have my okay. The rules are on their aide, and I lost my chance to play. So forget this strike and go out and play golf." Dens-mor- No Retreat Then Horton Smith moved the players' strike ultimatum be withdrawn. Johnny Farrell backed him up. But to no avaiL The rest of the players felt they would lose prestige by beating a retreat in face of opposition. Conn Is a publicity natural. He Is young, good looking, has a rugged constitution and a fighting heart, and Is really fast But his punch Is only mildly Irritating even to a glass Jaw. Perhaps he will belt over a couple of lukewarm heavyweights. His dancing, stabbing style makes him an elusive, slippery customer. But he has a long way to go before he's ready to meet the Brown Bomber. Those who saw the fight admit that Louis could take both Billy Conn and Mclio Bettina in the same ring on the same evening and whip them very handily. Sport Shorts HUNK ANDERSON. Elmer Notre predecessor at President Jacobus saved further Dame, has been made sales manargument by issuing the "Shute ager of one of the leading carbide plays" edict. Perhaps it was for- companies in the United States . . . tunate that Shute did not win. The The blind have a governors couldn't stop Denny from playing, but they could exercise certain rights in certifying the P. G. A. champion. Regardless of the outcome, professional golf did not benefit from the tournament war. Both officials and players were mistaken. The players, though worthy of praise for their loyalty to a fellow player, erred in waiting until the last moment to And actively assert themselves. d when Judgment was needed, the officials were found wanting. The meet more closely resembled a dog fight than a golf tournament. Members of the club, who had relinquished playing rights in order to give the pros a chance to display their ability, were completely disgusted. The situation had reached such a point that officials were warned to take their tournament off the premises or to begin playing. Rebellious players, many of whom built up the pro tournament, were far from pleased with the unfavorable press notices devoted to the affair. They did not want to settle the Shute issue in such a drastic manner, but seemingly thought it the only way out The governors did not like Jacobus' method of handling the dispute. They had voted Shute ineligible on two occasions, and expected their president to abide by the official decision. He did not do so. At present there is talk that the stars intend to form an organisation of their own. If this movement is successful it may sound the death knell of the P. G. A. The organisation needs the stars far more than the stars need it The questions will be answered at the executive meeting in November. Either some of the will be dropped from the organization, or the atari will strike out for themselve. Right now the latter fitualion seems the more likely.. cool-hcadr- die-har- golf champion. He is Clinton Russell of Duluth, Minn. Russell plays in the low 80s. He has his caddy tee the ball and adjust the club. Russell docs the rest and it's very good golf . . . Should Cincinnati win the NationClinton al league pennant Russell fans may be forced to sleep in tents if they attend the world series. The American Federation of Labor has an early October meeting in Cincinnati, and have reserved almost every hotel room . . . Tom Sharkey's new stationery establishes him as "Champion Heavyweight of the World's Navies" . . . Basketball is really becoming popular in Lithuania. A new stadium, seating 11000, is packed for all major attractions . . . The International Olympic committee has made it permissible to give Olympic athletes 75 cents a day spending money . . . Harold ("Pee wee") Reese, steUif young Louisville shortstop, has been traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers for four players and an unannounced amount of cash. "sce-ing-ey- e" out-of-to- THE ANSWERS 1 Atley Donald, Yankees' righthander, lie broke the American league record of Harry Krause, who won 10 straight games for the Philadelphia A's in 1938. 2 Henry IMcard won from By- ron Nelson. 3 George Sinter, Eddie Collins and Willie Krrlcr. 4 Bobby Biggs (winner) and Elwoode Cooke. (Billy Conn defeated Mclio Bettina. may be the solution of America's No. 1 prosperity problem "want in the midst of plenty." The plan: Disposal of farm surpluses to those who need them most through a simple procedure of touching the horn of plenty to a hungry man's lips. It's the latest and most successfuleffort to slay a hardy perennial dragon who's been particularly obstreperous since 1929. Today, while a large segment of the population finds it difficult to make ends meet and still obtain foods, farmers producing many of America's crops find themselves facing chaos because of ruinous surpluses. For example: Weather and other factors gave citrus fruit growers last year the biggest crops of oranges and grapefruit on record. Lower feed prices were partly responsible for increased egg production, and the first quarter of 1939 saw poultry output rise to the highest level for any similar period in 15 years. Excellent pasturage has proved anything but a boon for dairymen, who worry because the number of milk cows is increasing for the first time in five years, while normal buying has failed to consume all that is being health-givin- g produced. Help Both Farmers, Needy. Previous attempts to untie this Gordian knot by destroying crops proved unsuccessful. These meth ods did not even touch the question of low Income groups and their need for more and better food. Now, with Introduction of the agriculture department's food stamp plan, in which food chains and independent a new storekeepers are approach is made. Not only are farmers provided with a broader market, but the lowest income groups are getting a chance to eat the food they need and more of it Here's how it works: A person on relief, employed by WPA, or receiving social security checks, is eligible to apply for orange food stamps which can be used to buy $2 in groceries. For every $1 orange stamp he buys, he is givblue stamp. The en free one blue stamps may be used to purchase only surplus commodities. At present these include flour, grapefruit, oranges, eggs, dried prunes, corn meal, butter, dried beans, rice and cabbage. Stamps can be redeemed by retailers at any bank. If successful at Birmingham, as it appears to be at Rochester, Dayton and Seattle, the plan may be applied to the entire nation. Like Earlier Campaigns It's similar in some respects to the "producer - consumer" campaigns staged the past three years by chain stores to increase consumption of surplus crops by aggressively promoting such products. " "producer-consumerThe first nation-wid- e drive took place in April and May of 1936, when chains representing 34,000 food stores undertook a campaign to move California canned peaches. Producers of canning peaches, because of a carry over of California peaches that totalled 2,000,000 cases above normal in 1938, were expecting a return of only $15 a ton for their crops con siderably less than production costs. When the campaign closed, stocks on hand had dropped to 1,929,000 cases compared with the carryover of 6,400,000 cases existing before the drive began. For the growers this meant approximately $30 per ton for peaches instead of the $15, which many had feared. Since that first campaign the drives have been conducted across the nation, aiding producers of such varied commodities as beef, lamb, citrus fruit turkeys, walnuts, ap ples, eggs and onions. As many as 187,000 chain and independent stores in single drives, all have directed at maintaining farm prices Retailers Praised. Last September the bureau of agricultural economics, pointing out that these drives reduce the margin between farm and retail prices, said that "of all the efforts being made to influence or stimulate consumption of farm products, the retail campaigns . . . seem to be the most The retailer's intimate effective. contact with the consumer places him in a strategic position to in fluence the direction of consumer expenditures." Retailers were among the first to assist the department of agriculture when the food stamp plan was set up. To help move surplus products, chains are providing the same ex tensive promotion for the govern surplus commodi ties at secisl prices that they gave for the earlier campaigns. 'Benefits to be reaped from the plan by farmers were illustrated at Rochester, where more than $60,000 of surplus commodities were sold in the first 30 days. At present the plan is being financed by regular federal surplus commodity corporation appropria tions. If America's 22,000,000 per sons on relief responded in the same Newport becomes another stamping as they have in Roches proportion which cult same for the gave ground cost about $390,000,000 would it ter, headache last a Roosevelt President a year to feed them the blue stamp year, when his neighbor at Hyde It's NEWPORT, R. wonderful. But there is no peace at exclusive Newport, summer home of the Asters, Bclmonts, Dukes and Vander-bilt- s. For Father Divine. Negro evangelist who calls himself "God," is moving into society's stamping grounds with his angels. Unless legal obstacles arise, Mrs. Angela Kaufman, divorced wife of a late razor manufacturer, will turn her estate over to the disciples as revenge against wealthy neighbors who refused to let her open a liquor bar in the home which she had converted into a summer hotel. Society notwithstanding, exclusive by, resting; after 22 weeks of work. with only five free days in that time, she needed a rest! In many ways she really resem bles "Scarlett O'Hara." She has the squarish jaw and pointed chin that you're familiar with if you read the book, and her eyes, though they're hazel, are near enough to being green so that the effect is almost the same. As for her Southern accent it should pass muster even with the most critical of Southern audiences. She'll have to abandon it when she returns to work, for her next assignment in Hollywood is that of the young wife in "Rebecca," another popular novel She will play opposite Laurence Olivier it's rumored that their interest in each other is more than mildly sentimental, but in Hollywood that ru mor has a way of bobbing up whenever publicity is needed for a new picture. If you want more data about Mist Leigh for your scrapbook she was born in India, received her education in Germany, Italy, France and England, and has a daughter. five-year-o- ld It's a new version of "Smiling Through" that will be Jeanette first picture under her new Mac-Donal- 50-ce- nt ment-designat- But Socialites Dislike 'Angels' Take. Advantage of 4008 Vengeance. I while offering savings to consumers, 'God9 Moves to Annex Newport Father Divine's Followers By Virginia Y&le but she had spent the first part of it in the country near has become the fourth sional Golfers' association tour- the the Lyrics LEIGH, the whom you'll see in the movie version of "Gone With the Wind," arrived in New York a while ago for a vacation. The vacation had begun a week or so before, (Released by Wcctern Newspaper Union.) Tet ymir Itnmtledite of current tpnrlt. Alhiw 20 puinlt for rarft currert answer. A trore of M it lair; 80, good; and 100, excellent. Does VIVIEN By OLIVER SHAW repercussions entire structure ic Real or Reel Romance? ic Proof in the Pictures I Try Novel System. THOUGH the Battle of Pomonok is now past history, it may have Star Ettust it Knight Birmingham Chosen as Fourth City to iRcleuccd by Western Newspaper Union.) which will effect the (if the Professional Golfers' association. Yon are undoubtedly familiar with rulfdam's treat war. Storm clou started galhrrine as soon as P. G. A. e officials notified Denny Shute. tournament winner, that he was guilty of a technicality in nut paying his 1939 association dues within properly prescribed time limits, and therefore was not eligible to play in the P. G. A. classic on the Pomonok course at Flushing, N. Y. U. S. Experiments With Food Stamp Plan Seeking Answer to Farm Surplus Riddle Park. Howland I.-P- eace. tate to Father Di- vine. The Newport transaction brings to another climax the sensational career of a man who has perplexed the world for the last decade by providing free meals, free lodging Airs. Angela and free limousine Kaufman service to unnum bered disciples. Who foots the bill is a question tax agents have been asking, but "God" himself won't answer. Says he: "I speak not at the command of men but at the command of the Spirit" Before the Newport property was transferred, the cult's property already ran into several hundred thousand dollars. From headquarters in New York's Harlem it spread to a headquarters building on Madison avenue. In Ulster county alone the cash investment is said to be in addition to $100,000 more in improvements. These "promised lands" feed thousands of persons at one time, where drinking, smoking and cursing are taboo. Followers live in clean surroundings and eat sumptuous meals $250,-00- for-$- a week in lodgings and 15 0, cents surplus foods. If the 22,000,000 used the maximum number of blue stamps, congress would have to provide $572,000,000 annually. But in actual practice it is thought the plan would involve no more than $250,000,000 a year. It is also believed that in normal crop years the nation-wid- e operation of the plan would kill off all surplus farm production with the possible exception of wheat Sponsors say the cost would be less than any other pro posed plan to raise farm prices. Aids Bulk of Farmers. The food stamp plan is designed to aid the broadest possible section of agriculture, as shown by the present surplus list: Corn meal from the great midwest corn belt; grapefruit oranges and prunes from southern states and California; eggs and dried beans from all parts of rural America. Butter's inclusion helps the northwest's great dairy states. Flour is a surplus problem of the western and Pacific states. Farmers simply "hope it works.' And judgment on the plan's benefit to agriculture is withheld until it has been tested longer and in more communities. The opinion of those eligible to buy stamps is easier to gauge. For example, "John Brown," an unemployed Rochester truck driver: "At first I hesitated, because I didn't want to be singled out as a reliefer every week in a store full of my neighbors. I found, though, that I was treated Just like an or- a mcaL Father Divine won't give interviews; that's handled by Brother dinary customer." John Lamb, a white man, who ex"I have a wife and two youngplains all this mystery by the "mag- sters, and the extra food I can buy or attraction which is the with these stamps means for our WHENCE WE WHERE- netism power of the universe." family just the difference between WITHAL? Father Divine has If askqd where "God" got the three good, nourishing meals a day nothing in his pockets but keys, wherewithal for his work. Brother and two pretty skimpy meals. I exvrl he drrtscs tvvll, rides in Lamb will answer: "The spirit of pect to have a job again soon, but 'mottxines and lives sumptuous-W- . consciousness of the presence of as long as I have to take relief 2 God is the source of all supply." Who fools the bill? like to take it this way." JEANETTE MacDONALD Metro contract The wen known author, Alice Duer Miller, is writing the adaptation, and as usual the studio will spare no effort to make the MacDonald production an excellen one. Another foreign actress, Ingrid Bergman, makes her bow to America soon. The picture, "Intermezzo," is an American version of on she made in Sweden. She is returning to Sweden when it is completed. 35 And, while we're on the subject of Sweden, Paul Muni's superb acting aided greatly in obtaining for Warner Brothers permission to screen the life of Alfred Bernard Nobel. Ilal Wallis, of Warner Brothers, talked with his nrphew and showed three Muni pictures, "Pasteur, "Zola" and "Juarez" the most convincing argument that could br offered. No less a person than Sir Robert Vansittart chief diplomatic adviser to the British government has been engaged by Alexander Korda to write the lyrics and dialogue for Korda's forthcoming technicolor production, "The Thief of Bagdad." He's doing it between diplomatic assignments. Korda is shooting the works on this new picture; it is one of the most ambitious productions ever to come from his studio. Michael Fitzmaurlce has been typed as an unlucky suitor so frequently on the air that he's afraid it will affect his private life. In one day not long ago he was jilted in "When a Girl Marries," treated as just a brother in "Myrt and Marge," and taken for a ride after winning the heart of a gunman's moll in "Gang Busters." rfi As you've probably nctlced by her pictures, Deanna Dnrbln Is growing up. Gloria Jean, just ten years old, is booked to become her successor to those roles presenting a lovely young girl who can sing. Little Miss Jean has the lovely Deaina's charm and naturalness, and has a beautiful voice as well. ODDS ASD ENDS John Ider will ba lha firtt actor to fly from London to Hollywood . . . Jamet Cugnry hat signed m new contract with Warner Brother, though the current one runt until October . . . Dorothy Lwnour can't get out of the Smith Seat; the't with Robert I'rrtton in Parato r mount'! "Typhoon? and also, inevitably, in a torong . . . Those who have teen purtt of "I'mKchio," the next Pitney film, toy that it outdistance "Snow u A ile." co-na- lull-lengt- h iRalcawd by Wcilern Ncwipaper Union.) |