The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, July 12, 1933, Image 7
Scenes and Persons In the Current News
I. ? Touching off the world's largest firecracker on the beach at Santa Monica, Calif. 2. ? (Jen. Italo Balbo Inspect
lng members of the Italian air force at Lake Orbetello In preparation for the maRs flight to Chicago. 8.? Secretary of
State Cordell Hull (left) In Intimate conversation with Neville Chamberlain. British chancellor of the exchequer, at the
London economic conference.
Why Farmers in Northwest Are Happy Now
Happy days are here again for the formers m Oregon,
them 'or wheat from war-torn China, thousands of bushels
mand and the production that there Is no longer any room
Mored outdoors while walling shipment to the Orient.
Washington and Idaho. Due to the nuavy demand placet) on
of grain are being shipped out dally." So great Is the do
to store the wheat lb warehouses, with the result that It It
BRITISH CHAMPION
Hon. Michael Scott, flfty-four-yeai
old country gentleman, who kept the
British amateur golf title at home by
winning the tournament at Hoylake.
NEW ENVOY TO GREECE
Thft newly ttppolnted minister to
Oresce, Lincoln MecVelgh, from a new
photographic portrait made in Wash
ington. He succeed* Robert P. Skin
nor. who has been named American
ambassador to Turkey. Mr.
Vetgh ts from Connecticut.
; rtaae Sell Hilars
At fflagehfurt, capltsl of the south
Western protlnce of Carlntbla. eighty
one old psassnt families have re
calved dlplomss for having tilled the
?oil for centarlsa. Ilia family of the
Parftonlga bate been working as pass
anta for MM years without a break.
TttBlts Magaslff*
American Entry in Fastnet Race
The schooner Brllllnnt. owned by Walter Burnuin, which nailed from City
inland, New York, for Cowen, Kngland, to compete with other yachts In the
Fastnet race.
Hamilton Fish Gets Victory Medal
K?t?r*M?iiuttiv? Hamilton M*h (left) 6? Ne* vo'r*. rwwiviiiu the ficturi
tWtfft "I in ration of ^2!Sj
in action n??r HMhnnlt, Franc*, on ttoptombaf 2ft nod 80. 1018. pigb waa at
t)IAt llm# a captain Of tw? Thirty-Ninth Infantry. Ninety-Third dtvlaton
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( Jur (government
?How It Operates
By William Bruckart
ARMY AND NAVY
% departments
TJ!v?UGI! a" of h,8tory. people
thrl e"J?yed- even have been
It rpfll?y M,Kht of Iuarching men.
rt reflects an Inbred love for perfec
on. The deft execution of orders.
pxcltes0 obeU,once to commands,
excites admiration everywhere.
eJr? ?f^!DPll8.h th,S ""action. how
skin w? !"C" Imagination as well as
Thl? ? ge as we" as discipline,
^des hn'n h t0 be *omething done be
of tL ? * a man the drnb uniform
to *L my ?F the b,ue of the navy
to make a seedier or a sailor.
in 1hA?w h1' J? headed UP lD divisions
and in X department for the army
navy ??ftVy dePartment for the
boZ hnB /he marlne corps. Some
well accept responsibility as
ell as exercise authority. So the iren
hoard^oftSe the general
th, ' he nayy operate to maintain
their ?"? <"<?er
more than the training of men to
march, to click their heels, to salute
to Are their small arms or their ma
They hav? T th,?lr grCTlter ?e?J?n8.
iney ha\e to have supplies fond
the n 8 and materlal. transport for
. Un#Xcelled 8h,P8 the
hn vo' to ? T** f?r eaCh> Records
nvo fo he kept. i?CT, qnoBtlonH hnvp
? h* answered. and eturlnocri.ur prob
??[? have to be so|vp(|. And ko ^
? in each department odices in gen
see Zttr?Jn?f eaCh Wh08e J?b ,8 ^
see that all operations are co-ordi
nated within that service and that
ierp is uniform development in ac
cordance with policies promulgated bv
congress and within the supply of
?rnth* WhlC!l conprre8s appropriated
for the work. They have duties so
t7oanyo?nM80 V?Hed that an
tlon of them Is impossible in these
columns, but they may be accurately
summarized in the one phrase thai
Ion ?orr Me8l*ne(1 to pro'd? Protect
basis. nnt,?n ?n an efficient
weTfaerpao7yMftrId naVy look aftor the
te l. tL 1 resPective personnel
ohfo. * greater extent than ever has
talned In the management of clvll
an organizations. The men who make
?P the army, the navy and the marine
att?nHreC5,VG m?8t PomP,et? medical
attention from men of standing in the
medical professions but who have
made the service a career
?av" (helr mor"'?
ea as far as fs possible and the snlr
Itual side of administration Is In the
oh "plains! ?0nR0,ennOnf'
There Is probably no more com
V dirt *rr?l ho8r),tals than thdse pro
linOH JhT ? 8ervIce members and.
since the World war, for the use of
tCT Reed^ NnVal ho8p,taI andWal
CanLi *1? ho8P,taI- h<>th In
the Capital city, are examples, and
.. the belief of professional men
tela \TtnT ,n thft8e BerV'Ce h?8P'
18 har("y excelled except In a
iTin SltWl n,,mber of institutions
"n all the world.
are Institutions 'dfrwtS^ their efforts
zzrc:- -
While thorough consideration and
?t fftx v nc,,!on "
It Is well to call attention to the hleh
degree of excellence which the serv
Ices demand In the supplies they buy.
As an Instance of this, the War do
pertinent buy. I? annuel Mock o,
pneumetic ami ??n,l automobile tire*
on contract. Before that contract Is
ThaM, ;^ Tr ?" <???"?
not ??: after the contract is
awarded, representatives of the armv
are stationed In the plant where those
fs are made, and anv variation
noTh t^i 0^,'^r,nR, specifications will
not be tolerated.
It 1r the Rnmfi with the navy and
the marine corps. When Rpeclflcatlons
are drawn even for the Rmallest piece
of machinery, the requirements are
Rpeclflc and they are rigidly enforced.
Certainly, the government gets Mr
money'R worth In pnrchaHCR by the
military service*.
Turn to the corps of engineers of
the army : It Ir conceded everywhere
that when those officers make a sur
vey or draw plans, the resnlts are
ahout as bombproof aa It Is poRslble
to make them. The lnRlgnla of the
corps of engineers on a bridge al
ways makes me feel that the Job was
done on a basis of perpetual life, for
flimsy construction Is not known In
their training.
The corps of onglneerR probably Is
closer to the average rectlon or com
munity during peace time than Is
any other phase of the army or the
navy' except as the services embrace
enlisted men or officers from every
part of the country. For when the
government has river or harbor work
to do, it Is the army engineers to
whom the Job Is first assigned. They
make the surveys and draw the plan*,
and the board of engineers reports
to congress. If the program Is prac
tlcable and the expense Is thought
to be warranted, an appropriation fa
made and the engineer officer* look
after the rest.
They t ?e that the contractor does
lila Job In accordance with the akltl
and the technic and the soundness
which thote officers have been taught
?? fundamental.
#. llit. WMlMB N?W|??|W Utato*
IDit
and
Ruml
Descriptive
A young wife, wishing to announce
the birth of her first child to a friend
In a distant city, telegraphed:
"Isaiah 0: 6." Which passage be
gins: "For unto us a child Is born,
unto us a son is given."
Her friend, unfamiliar with thy
Scriptures, said to her husband :
"Margaret evidently has a boy who
weighs nine pounds and six ounces,
but why on earth did they nnme him
Isaiah ?"
Maybe He Wa? O. K.
At a recent gathering, the nervous
young secretary of a church social
club was apparently confused by the
presence of one or two people of
title, and prefaced his opening re
marks with "Ladles. Gentlemen, and
others ? "
Debatable
Man at Desk ? Why do you claim
a trombone player is less of a bore
than a pianist?
Man in Chair ? He Is because he
doesn't get the chance. He doesn't
find a trombone in every home he
visits. ? Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
IN A HUMOROUS VEIN
"Slu? says Uiut I am dull."
? "You should crack a few jokes once
In a while ; ask her to marry you, or
something like that."
Not the Only One
Chlupp ? I understand that Qulggle
has a very good voice. Does he cul
tivate It?
Cutajar ? 1 don't know -Whether he
cultivates It but 1 do know that he
Irrigates It sometimes.
Vital Information
"So you Joined the army so as to
?see the world," as the posters say?
What made you leave?"
"They didn't tell me that 1 would
hnve to do It on foot."
Boating Party
She ? Where did you put the rec
ords?
He ? Records? I had work euough
lugging this heavy gramophone along
without bringing a box of records.
QUESTION
'"Are you laughing ?t mo?" de
manded the professor sternly of his
Cf.'IKH.
"01), no Kir," came the roply from
the clnss president.
"Then." nuked the professor, "whnt
else Is there In the room V> laugh
?t?"
Rrunn for It
"This egg Is had."
Landlady ? Well, what do you ex
port when you come down so Inte
to hrenkfast? ? Everybody's Weekly.
Drag Shop Burglar*
Klrst Burglar (to companion dur
ing raid on chemist's shop)? I'll take
the cn-ih ; you'd hotter tnk?> some
thing for that cold.
No Etc*p?
Two clubmen were discussing their
wives.
"I suppose 1 mustn't grumble at
mine." said Martin. "She looks after
me very well."
"In what way especially?" asked
bis friend.
"Welli for Instance." said Martin,
"she takes off my boots In the eve
ning."
?'What, when you come home from
the club?" asked the other.
"Ob, no; when I want to go there,'
cnme the reply.
Blooming Liar
"You don't say you got rid of thai
nice lodger of yours. Mrs. Brady?"
"Yes! 1 got suspicious ol blm. ?3p
told me he was a bachelor of arts,
and I found out he had a wife anO
two children." ? Sheffield Weekly
Telegraph.
WISE JACK
"Jack is u foxy Individual, tie pro
posed to Miss Peaches by wireless."
"Wliat was the great Idea lr that?"
"It leaves the record up in the air
where it can't be read In court In
case he happens to change his mind."
Ha? Her Price
?Til give you thirty shillings for
that pup."
"Can't be done, sir. That pup be
longs to my wife, an* she'd sob 'er
'eart out But I tell yer what ?
spring another ten bob an* we'll let
'er sob!" ? Humorist Magazine.
Little Sunshine
Stern Mistress (to maid) ? You are
discharged. Sarah, for allowing the
master to kiss you. What sort of
reference do you expect from me
after that?
Pretty Maid ? Well, you might at
least say that I tried to please every
one. madam.
No Luck a'Tall
Bobby ? I lost a quarter this morn
ing.
Nellie ? Thats' a pity. Bobby. How
did you lose It?
Bobby ? Aw. the man what dropped
it heard It fall. ? Philadelphia Eve
ning Bulletin.
GOING THE LIMIT
She ? Don't you think that womeiv
should have the privilege of propos
ing, as well as men?
He ? Certainly they should, anrl
they ought to have the privilege of
buying theater tickets and cigars for
the men If they wa^f to.
An Angel in Sight
Muriel at pantomime rehearsal) ?
Who's the properous-looklng Johnny?
Not In the show, is he?
Frank? Wei!, we're trying to per
suade him to put up the money for
the production ? our "Principal.
Huny," so to speak ! ? London Tlt
Illts.
Waited
"Here's a dandy car with a rumhle
seat, too." said the enthusiastic sales
man.
"Humble seat 'd be no use to me,"
growled the unenthuslnstic customer,
"my wife insists on doing all her
back seat driving from the front
seat."? Cincinnati Inquirer.
Up ?o the Player
flinks was making a hopeless first
attempt at golf, and to cover his em
barrassment he remarked to the
caddy, "Coif's a funny game. Isn't
It?"
"Sometimes It Is, sir," retorted th?
boy, "but It Isn't meant to be."
Exact Change
"I have known gents what gives n
bit. over." observed the taxi-driver.
"A.v," said McPherson, "thnl'a why
I asked ye to stop under n lamp."