Evening star., 1941-07-06
Capital SideIights
By Will p. Kennedy.

The House to man-and to a woman
-applauded vigorously on Thursday
when greatly loved and respected vet
eran employe was sworn in as successor
to the late Speaker Bankhead-Carter
Manasco, who was Mr.. Bankhead's Sec
retary, confdant, counselor, campaign
guide and friend Mr.. ManaSco came
TO Washington following distinguished
service in the Alabama State Legisla-
ture. There is no putting on the dog"
nor strutting about Manasco. He is a
true democrat of the people. likes 10
fraternize and talk things over in plain,
common language. His special forte is
that he has an abundant store of good
horse sense" and loves his fellow man.
One of the recognized orators of the
House-Representat Sam Hobbs-in-
troduced the already well-known Mr.
Manasco to the House and after he had
taken the oath eulogized him briefly.
He said: This occasion is so unusual
that I ask your Indulgence to briefly call
your attention to the gentleman whom
We all know and love, and whom the
people of the seventh district of Ala
bama have seen fit to honor with the
seat previously occupied by the late
lamented Speaker Of the House, the Hon.
William B. Bankhead. That great dis
trict has always been represented trans
cendentally from the standpoint of abil-
ity and integrity, from the standpoint
of diligence and honor; but We who
know Garter ManaSco confidently pre-
dict for him the continuance of the
glory of the representation of that dis
trict. He is abundantly experienced in
legislation, both State and national"
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Representative Herbert Bonner, an
other former secretary who recently sue
ceeded his former patron and chief,
Lindsay c. Warren, who became Con-
troller General, gave the House some
amazing statistics the other day. For
the past II years he has assisted notably
in all legislation for farmers. He said:
1T might be we'll to remember that at
the present price levels there is only
about 8 cents worth of cotton in a 50
shirt and only ID cents worth of wheat
in a loaf of bread. If you purchase a
scent bag of peanuts on the street,
the farmer has received only 3-10ths of
a cent for growing and marketing those
peanuts. When you pay Is cents for
a package of cigarettes the farmer re-
ceived approximately l to IL cents"
1t was 1t. Col Harold N. Gilbert of
the adjutant generals Office who orig
mated the slogan Keep En- Flying"
Representative Francis J. Myers of PENN
sylvania furnishes this information in
connection with the drive by Maj. Gen.
E. S. Adams, adjutant general, to have
members OF Congress cooperate in max
ing this slogan re-echo and reverberate
throughout the country. Last November
1t. Col. Gilbert stood before the Secre-
tary of War and was awarded the Dis
tingulshed Service Medal for ''excep-
tionally meritorious service in position
of great responsibility" Already Col.
Gilbert possessed the Distinguished Serv-
ice Gross for extraordinary heroism in
connection with military operations
against the enemy" and the Purple
Heart for wounds received in action.
Publication in this column last Sunday
of the desires of the adjutant general
to popularize the Keep En- Flying"
slogan in daily universal use. resulted in
the generals receiving a poem written
by former sailor and Government en-
ploye-"with passion for anonymity"
Robert March, a Senate page, is en-
joying an extraordinary distinction. Sem
ator Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana has
inserted in the Congressional Record "a
unique and interesting article" prepared
by Robert entitled The Senate Page
Job-Its Unique Opportunities" Intro
ducing the subject, the author wrote:
Amid the myriad occupations engaging
the thoughts and energies of the lads
of this vast country, believe the occu-
patton of the select group of boys known
as Senate pages is paramount so far as
preparation for later life is concerned"
He concludes his article thus: Since
these boys represent the best class Of