The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, July 03, 1935, Image 6
Byrd Weather Men
Face Bitter Cold
Theirs- Most Difficult Job
.With Expedition.
Flollywood,? Down at the bottom of
the wo^d,. .wbpre the winds howl nil
winter long. at. a temperature of 70
degrees bcj^w zero, members of the
second Byrd Antarctic expedition
spent 18 long months.
And of nil the dllttcult and danger
ous Jobs nsslgned to members of tin
crew, the balloon man's long vigil
amid those Icy blasts, headed the list.
Even the two cameramen who risked
their lives to photograph exciting in
cidents agree that their Job did nut
compare with thtit of the meteorol
ogist.
? The story of George Grlmlnger, sent
with the expedition by the weather
bureau In Washington, was told by
John L. Herrmann and Carl O. Peter
son, who brought 130,000 feet of tllrn
back from Little America.
40.0 Balloons Released.
Day after day, Grlmlnger mounted
the snow covered roof of the science
building and kept a telescope trained
on balloons soaring into the atmos
phere. More than 400 balloons were
released by the meteorologist to de
termine wind velocity and direction at
.various altitudes.
The neat little pile of record books
cost Grljrulngor. many a frost bitten
cheek and linger. For hours at a time,
exposed to the extreme cold, he kept
Ms eye to the telescope. Because the
lens niu^t be adjusted constantly, he
Rookie Makes Good
Tills Is Vlbo Tamulls, rookie pitcher
of the New ?or.k Yankees, who Is milk
ing a line record for his first season In
major league baseball.
could wear only silk gloves. These
kept his fingers from- freezing to the
frigid -metal, but they weren't much
protection from the cold.
Orlmlnger relayed his readings
through a telescope to fellow scien
tist In the warm building below.
Headings wer'e made once a minute
until the balloon was lost from sight.
In daylight, their course could be fol
lowed up to 80,000 feet. During the
long winter of endless night, little
paper bags containing lighted candles
were .attached.
Suffered From Frostbite.
Orlmlnger wore a noseguard ani
other special equipment, but still he
suffered continually from frostbite, the
cameramen related. As a matter of
fact, all of the men under Admiral
lUchard Byrd, and the admiral him
self, .were frostbitten at one time or
another.
Frequently the cameramen anl
others on trail trips would be caught'
in a blizzard, and parts of their
bodies frozen before they could erei-t
a shelter. A1 Wade of North Holly
wood suffered the most severe case.
He was eighteen pounds lighter when
relensed from the hospital.
Motion picture photography was diffi
cult at any temperature below zero
and almost Impossible from 40 de
grees on down, the cameramen re
ported. Down to 40 degrees the film
becomes brittle, and beyond that It
continually breaks.
The camera Itself freezes at low
temperatures and the hand crank can
not be turned.
The photographers developed a tech
nique of their own to defeat the
weather. Placing their cameras In
ovens, they would prepare a scene for
photographing, race for the cameras
and grind them until they froze.
Once Herrmann clambered up a 75
foot steel radio tower for a bird's eye
view of the camp. The scene over,
he tried to descend but discovered his
legs were frozen to a pair of steel
supports. Another man climbed up
and phook him loose.
Another time, on a tractor trip, he
fell backward into a 12 foot crevasse,
but escaped with bruises. The cam
eramen and four others were bound
for the admiral's advance base to
bring back supplies and equipment
left by Hyrd when he returned to Lit
tle America by plane.
A "Best" Cellar
Tho most conveniently arranged and
completely equipped modern cellar has
a vegetable "department" where a fair
supply of apples, potatoes, et cetera
can be kept In cool security. Such a
household asset enables a housewife
to buy economically in quantities and
also makes It unnecessary to purchase
food as frequently. Tho walls of the
vegetable department are equipped
with shelves and bins. The Inside Is
painted white to make It lighter and
the outside Is coated with an atractlve
color in harmony with the rest of the
basement.
AJ^ZEAMTNUTE
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Asian EXTREMES
The Citroen and Kaardt
8,000-MILE EXPEDITION ACROSS
THE MIDDLE OP ASIA MET TEMPfR
ATURES FROAA I20? ABOVE ZERO
To 16 DEGREES 8ELOW.
A MALE HEIR -
A BOY AT
birth hai
ONLY ONE
CHANCE OUT
OP TWO THAT
ME WltC HAVE
A MAlE sue*
CESSOR.
Life's Motivating
Force
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
"To live In a house by tlie side of
the road and be a friend to man"?
iimy luriMMi a -BUI
flclent Incentive to
live, providing one
can r e in a I n ada
ntant to the appeals
of a civilization
striving desperately
to save Itself. What
Is the driving force
which in days llk?
these Impels one to
go on "living"? "Be
cause we cannot
help It" and, "Just
must go on," Is rank
fatalism and has
been the cause of
most or tlie self-destruction the past few
years. Some high motivating force Is
essential If we are to escape the peril
of the pessimist or the tragedy of the
fatalist.
It Is Interesting to study the domi
nating driving life-force of different
people. Many a widowed or divorced
mother finds her "power to carry on"
in her undying affection for her child.
A father finds his In both affection and
responsibility for the maintenance of
hie family. Another person finds his
Mother's Little Boy
Robert Wadiow of Alton, 111., was
seventeen years old February '22 last.
His height Is 8 feel 2 V& Inches and he
weighs 385 pounds ? and he's still
growing. He is shown here with his
mother.
enthusiastic desire to live In his reach
for wealth, fame or happiness. The
question still remain**, however, are
these driving forces sufficient to stem
the tide when the particular object of
one's affection or ambition has been
removed? The fatalist frankly says,
No. Kipling writes:
For to admire, and for to see, for to
be'old this world so wide ?
It never done no good to ine, but I
can't help It if I tried.
The search for an adequate moti
vating life force which makes It seem
worthwhile to go on living Is never
found tint II we forget ourselves. In
I,es Mlserables this test came to Jean
Valjean. When he threw Into the Hre
all that remained of Ids galley shive
days, he remarked, "Jean Valjean Is
dead'* ? but. Just at that moment one
of the silver candlesticks which the
bishop gave him, fell from the mantle,
lie was thus reminded of the words
of the. bishop, "Life Is to give nnd not
to take." This new motivating power
mado the character of Jean Valjean.
Tho forces which ultimately compel us
to want, to live are not found In the
desire "to take" what the world hns
to offer but rather "to give" to the
world what it needs. Our world is
not made by forces which play upon
It from without so much, ns It Is ex
panded by forces from within our
selves. Emerson said, "Though wo
travel tho world over to And the beau
tiful, we must carry it with us or we
find It not."
To givo of tho best within us fur
nishes a commanding life purpose nnd
makes us want to live heroically, grand
ly and sn^riflclalljr.
4b Wwit?rn Nftwupftpor Union.
Many Frfcftctt lh Aftla
French colonies in Asia number
?ome 28,006,000 people.
THE home serving of company meals
should be relieved as much as pos
sible for the comfort attendant up
on having each person well supplied
with food, at first and when plates re
quire replenishing. This Is not an easy
matter when conversation Is lively. It
Is difficult to break In with, "May I
give you some" ? of this or that, what
ever It may be that is needed. Yet. un
less the hostess
sees that all guests,
anil f a m I 1 y, are
properly served the
meal, as a meal, Is
scarcely a success,
although the occa
sion Itself may be a
pleasant one,
A point can be
taken from a hos
tess whose butler
eliminated the ne
cessity of her at
tention to serving,
so It was purely a
delightful Innova
tion In her case.
At each place there
was a silver tank
ard filled with Ice
water and each per
son refilled his or
her own glass. The
tankards wore of
Paul Ilevere silver
which supplied a
reason tor this Item
of self-service in
her case. It also
gives a precedent
ior tnose whose silver chests are not
so fortunate. Individual glass pitch
ers or caraffes or pewter tankards,
iflnke excellent substitutes, and they
do nway with the commotion attendant
upon refilling of glasses with water.
Be sure there are Ice cubes in the con
tainers so the coldness will be lasting.
Various Methods.
Planked dishes from which the host
serves meat or fish and vegetables
without requiring other serving dishes
simplifies the service, nnd therefore
quells some of the usual commotion.
Or a large platter on which a roast
Is served may have two or even three
vegetables as edible garnishes, some
of each being put on every plate be
fore passing It. For Instance, pota
toes browned in the pan may be sep
arated on the platter with fronds of
carrots and stalks of asparagus or in
dividual servings of fresh peas or
beans on lettuce leaves. Or separate
vegetable dishes may be set by the
host and portions from each be dl3hed
up from them.
Two dishes of relishes diagonally op
posite each other, each containing an
assortment of edibles, helps self-serv
ice. Pickles, Jelly or preserves, and
olives make a good combination.
The Question of Bread.
Bread Is not served at formal din
ners, but at other times, a thick piece
or a roll should be on each individual
bread and butter dish. Butter may
or may not be with it, but most per
sons like to have It.
The salad may be served with the
meat course. Dessert should be on in
dividual plates ready to be taken In
as dinner plates are removed. Coffee
Is served in the living room after the
dinner is over. The tray with cups,
saucers, spoons, loaf sugar and cream
should be ready. The coffee may or
may not be poured out before the tray
goes In.
Correct Seating.
The success of a dinner party Islarge
i ly dependent upon tho seating of
guests. This la also true of luncheon
und supper parties which' gather about
a dining table. Assuming that the boa
teas ' baa asked congenial persons,
which la the flrst essential for success,
the next thing in Importance is having
those together who will naturally find
subjects of interest to talk about. This
does not' mean that those In *he same
fields' bf \^ork, such as artists, doctors,
literary persons, ec., should be side by
side, alncfe It' IS not good form to "talk
shop." But there Is still another ex
cellent reason for mixing the group
differently. A dinner Is an entertain
ment at which persons should be tak
en out of their special atmosphere and
be diverted by conversation which
gives them glimpses of other worlds
and fields than their own. Then they
have mental as well as physical re
freshment.
After the attention has been given
to these detolls, comes the matter of
prestige among guests. This does not
Indicate social superiority or inferi
ority in this, country, but a formality
of etiquette. The most distinguished
member of the party, a stranger to
whom the hostess wants to extend
courtesies, the person for whom the
party has been arranged, etc., these
have prestige for the time.
? Boll Syndicate. ? WNU Service
Gown of Silk Net
Hands of cording lend chic to this
delicate coral pink gown of silk net
that is made to accompany the bridal
gown. The sash and the how on the
cunning horsehair hat are powder blue
velvet ribbon.
Odd Cnncellntion
From 1870 to 1801 the stamps o?
Afghanistan were canceled by bavins;
a piece of pnper torn or cut out of
them. In 1802 Afghanistan adopted
the modern method of canceling stamps
with Ink.
Hawaii Puts a New Star on the Flag
Hawaii Is so eager to be made on? of the state* that the people of tha
Inlands on Flag day flaw Old Olory amended that It bora forty-nine stars.
Tamar Kahelelehua, Hawaiian, In here seon Rawing on the new star with
the assistance of Constance Morrcll, Anglo Snxon, and ltoso Lam, Chinese. A
hill to ndmlt Hawaii to the Union as a state has heen introduced In congrans,
CHARMING FROCK"
for afternoon;
PATTERN 9SS* '
No matter what your age or weight
there's one Indisputable road to Sum
mer Cldc ? that Is. to make yourself
an Irresistible picture of dainty fem
inity. Pattern 9.'$20 shown takes the
easiest road ? via Nattering feminine
softness gathered Into n smooth
yoke, and dainty loose daring sleeves
that lend grace to any arm. Just to
make the picture more complex and
Interesting, the notched collar and
belt detail inject a tailored note.
You'll find the dress a Joy to make,
and there's a real thrill In picking
and choosing from the wealth of suit
able fabrics offered. The sheer cot
tons are lovely.
Pattern O.'VJO may he ordered only
In sizes 12. 14, 10. IS, 20. 30, .'12, 84,
no, IIS. 40 and 42. Size 10 requires
yards 30 Inch fabric.
SEND FIFTEEN CENTS In coins
or stamps (coins preferred) for this
pattern. He sure to write plainly
your NAME, ADDIUCSS,' STYLE
NUMBER and SIZE.
Send your order to Sewing Circle
Pattern Department. 2H2 West Eight
eenth Street, New York.
TAKING ADVANTAGE
Irate Owner ? Dwi't you see that
sign, "Trespassers will be prosecuted
(o the fullest extent of the law"?
Trout Fisherman ? Sure 1 do.
Irate Owner ? Well, sir! Don't you
know that It means Just what It
says?
Trout Fisherman? Well. I ought
10 ! I'm the prosecuting attorney.
Ah. Ha!
"If I marry you, you'll have to
give up your Job."
"Hut, my dear man, you don't
seem to realize you're In the Twen
tieth century."
"No, but I know the man you're
working for."
Dairy Specialiits
Jean- I >o you know w hy rtono
might be called the dairy center of
the United States?
Jane - No, why?
Jean ? 1'ecause that's where tho
cream of society goes to be sepa
rated.
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