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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
End of the Treaty
Millions for New Farms
Too Many Apologies
The Mirror Monocle ,
Chancellor Hitler has demolished
the remaining fragments of the Ver
sailles treaty, no
tifying the great
powers that they
may no longer
control, as they
have done since
1918, the princi
pal rivers of Ger
many.
The Rhine,
Elbe, Oder and
Danube rivers,
within German
territory, now re
turn to German
control and
France. is con
tent to ask other
powers to join a protest. Mere pro
tests amount to little in European
diplomacy, as the world learned
from the Ethiopian war.
That settles, finally, the Versailles
treaty, a foolish effort to enslave
a nation that made the emergence
of this, or some other, Hitler in
evitable.
▲rthar Brisbane
Mr. Tugwell seeks an appropri
ation of five hundred million dol
lars to provide poverty - stricken
farmers, now on worthless farms,
with other land that will support
them; also barns, houses, out-build-
ings. He thinks $50,000,000 a year
for ten years would do the work,
and plans to vacate 9,000,000
“worthless acres.”
Anything that will diminish hu
man misery is desirable, even
though incompetency may be in
part responsible for the trouble.
In England, the government,
guided by experts, is making ex
cellent pasture lands of soil that
was worthless. Our government
might investigate that process.
General Markham, chief army
engineer, advises putting an air
base in the harbor of our Midway
island, far away in the Pacific
ocean. The War Department says,
apologetically, that this would be
a commercial • development, al
though it might be useful for de
fense.
Why an apology? Nobody in Eu
rope, Asia or Africa apologizes to
us for building an air base, or asks
our opinion about it.
The War department says there
is no treaty obligation forbidding
such' an air base. If there were,
what of it? Treaties can be can
celled, and should be when they
are foolish or unjust—for further
details, ask Hitler.
Germans are said to be wearing
a new eyeglass called a “spy mon
ocle.” Arranged to look like the
ordinary single eyeglass, the “spy
monocle” is arranged with a mir
ror, permitting the wearer to look
behind him and see if there is any
body listening to his conversation.
German police eagerly discourage
any one who suggests that the Nazi
government is not perfect.
The opening of the Bay bridge,
connecting San Francisco and Oak
land, California, is important not
•only to California and the two united
cities, but to the whole country.
This magnificent bridge, elimi
nating ferries on the bay that sep
arates San Francisco and Oakland,
is a magnificent accomplishment of
engineering and public spirit.
Mr. Green’s American Federa
tion of Labor decides on a “fight
to a showdown” with Mr. Lewis’
“Committee for Industrial Organi
zation,” which wants to unionize
all the 30,000,000 workers not yet
organized, and seems to include tak
ing over Mr. Green and his fed
eration also. '
Next on the program appears
to be a big labor fight: Mr. Green
Is thoughtful, wise; Mr. Lewis is
forceful, determined. The outcome
cannot be predicted. The outside
citizen will pray that there may
not be too much interference with
returning prosperity.
A greatly increased demand for
tools shows that more men are
getting jobs, and announcements of
new wage increases, big and little,
are many. Twenty-three more firms
have announced better wages for
28,000 more workers. :
An average increase of $130 a<
year, less than 50 ; cents a day,
might seem unimportant, but it.
means one hundred end thirty
million more dollars that 1,000,000
workers will have to spend, in a'
year. That is not ; unimportant.
England intends next time to de
vote her energy and strength to
protecting herself.
Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord of the
admiralty, says England has no
“commitments” like those of 1914,
that would compel her to send
troop* to the continent if war should
start. She will do as she pleases,
which n^eans that she will probably
stay at nome, busy with enemy air
planes, perhaps helping to finance
friends on,the continent, as she did
in the Napoleonic wars, as she did
before and since.
C King PaaturM SyndlcAt*. I no.
WNU Service.
Fur Borders Flourish in the Mode
By CHEUIE NICHOLAS
F°,
R stirring first page 5 i|
news in regard to im- 1
portant style trends, look ||
to the borderlines of |P
fashion—which is byway
of calling attention to the
spectacular role border
treatments are playing
throughout costume design this sea
son.
Not only are sumptuous fur
borders flourishing in the mode,
but designers are performing all
sorts of tricks with borderings and
bindings of silks, velvets cut on
bias, laces, ribbons, braids, em
broidered bandings and glittering
novelties of various sorts.
To get some idea of the glamor
and glory of the situation let fancy
run to this—a youthful and enchant
ing quaint full-skirted frock of'black
taffeta the hemline of which is bor
dered with wide Roman-striped
ribbon in flamboyant red, yellow,
blue and green. Somewhere or. the
bodice a bit of this bizarre bordering
plays up to the gaiety of the skirt
hemline, and the effect is all that
you might suppose and then some.
However, it is not that just eve
ning costumes are doing the hon
ors with borders, for the demure
street gown has subscribed to the
border idea with an enthusiasm
that knows no bounds. It is ultra
chic for the very new and smart
circular - cut daytime dresses of
sheer black wool, or of the now-so-
much-talked-of suede cloth, duve-
tyn or broadcloth to be Outlined with
a banding formed of braid or tiny
grosgrain ribbon in the gay and
lively Tyrolean colors or corona
tion reds, purples and blues.
So completely has the idea of
borders and bindings captured the
fancy of designers, they do not stop
at mere hemline borderings, for not
infrequently they allow applied
bands or inserts of lace, ribbon or
what-not to run around and around
the skirt and the bodice, one row
spaced above another. Indeed this
use of unique and versatile border,’
band and binding treatments is
well worth watching, for fashion’s
spotlight is cast direct upon them.
As to the smart fur borders that
are giving high distinction to au
tumn and winter fashions they are
staging just one thrill after another.
The three modes pictured typify
newest gestures in border treat
ments. Handsome gray wolf collars
and borders the coat of black nov
elty-weave woolens shown to the left.
This brings up the importance of
gray fur trimmings on black. The
hue and cry for gray furs gains
momentum as the season advances.
A fashion which is taking well is
the fur-bordered tunic coat. To the
right in the picture you see an in
teresting version of the general fa
vorite.
The coat centered in the group
is new among the newest. In the
first place it is all gray and
throughout the world of fashion the
praises of gray are being sung. In
this instance the material is a stun
ning gray basket wool weave with
a wide bordering of gray caracul
up-and-down the front. This method
of bordering with fur is the “last
word.”
© Western Newspaper Union.
BLACK WITH JEWELS
By CHERIB NICHOLAS
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Black with a splash of high color
is the call - supreme in fashion’s
realm for this fall and winter.^ The
right kind of an all-black gown, coat
ensemble or suit with the right
kind of colorful costume jewelry
works out the idea to a nicety as
the picture herewith assures. Solid
black high-lighted by bracelets and
finger ring of crystal and rhine
stones, creates the dramatic cos
tume here shown. Circular plaques
of prystal studded with simulated
sapphire cabochons, and joined with
rhinestone links, form two of the
bracelets. The third bracelet con
sists of two one-and-a-half-inch wide
plaques each going half way round
the arm, joined by crystal and rhine
stone links. The cabochon back and
front is set with a myriad of rhine
stones. The ring is a rectangular
sapphire stone set in prystal. The
modish high crowned hat is of black
matelasse jersey.
VIONNET CHANGES
SILHOUETTE STYLES
Henna brown and burnt orange
are the two new shades stressed
by Vionnet in her new winter col
lection. These soft autumn shades
are well adapted to tweed sports
clothes and are shown in two and
three piece tailored suits, simple
woolen street dresses and even in
afternoon clothes combined with
brown or black.
The Vionnet silhouette has been
slightly changed in that skirts are
fuller and a bit longer—coming to
well below the mid-calf line. Broad
ened and padded sleeves are used
throughout to emphasize the shoul
der line and many of the sleeves
are fashioned, loose and open at the
wrist.
Street and afternoon dresses are
made with severely high necks in
front which are often caught down
with clips of brilliants.
Combine Wool and Fur in
Smartest New Costumes
Wool and fur are combined to
provide some of the most striking
costumes for fall days in town, on
the campus and even in the coun
try. The luxurious ones, of course,
star silver fox, sable and mink and
are destined to be worn only by
the chosen few. Equally smart but
less expensive types make use of
semi-precious and casual furs.
These include suave woolen dresses
with fur jackets or coats that are
warm enough for now. The dresses
can go under heavier coats when
the weather gets colder and back
under the little fur jackets in early
spring. Kidskin is the favorite right
now.
Buttons Go Sporty
Inspired by the eleventh Olympi
ad, American manufacturers of but
tons are turning out a variety of
sports designs. There are tiny
binoculars, tops in two tones, chess
men, boxing gloves (only an inch
and a quarter long, but complete in
detail), and baseball mits.
Irvin S. Cobb
in
'Dtumhb about
Salting Politics Away
I AS VEGAS, N. M.—A few
-*> weeks ago everybody on the
train I’m traveling on was talk
ing politics. Today everybody
nearly is talking football. Excep
tions noted thus far:
1. A middle aged lady talking
symptoms. It seems she has had
practically everything except lock
jaw. And as for operations—well,
her whole life must
have been an open
book. I gather she
never had a secret
that was not shared
with at least three
doctors.
2. A gentleman
connected with the
movies talking mov
ies. In an eighteen-
hour shift.
3. Another gentle
man talking self.
We can tell that, up
to now, he is just browsing around
the edges of this fascinating topic.
By tomorrow we expect him to get
really into the meat of it.
4. An elderly gentleman talking
steadily. He has been going since
we left Los Angeles. We don’t know
exactly what his subject is. He has
not said yet.
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Praising Grand Canyon.
CCOOTING across Arizona I was
^ moved to weave into this a com
plete description of the Grand Can
yon. But mercy stayed my hand. In
stead, I have decided to send to all
deserving applicants souvenir post
cards showing views of the canyon.
This will give the general idea. It
looks just like the postcards, only
larger.
There’s one thing about the Grand
Canyon—long after every other nat
ural wonder has been desecrated
with architectural doodads and the
scribbled names of individuals
whose signatures would look all
right on the register of any dollar-
a-day American plan hotel, but are
sort of out of place when smeared
over one of creation’s masterpieces,
the Grand Canyon will still be un
spoiled; ’
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California Rivers.
I T’S fun to cross a river with at
least a trace of wetness in it. It
must be my early raising, but I
like a river to be dampish—in spots,
anyhow.
After two years I can’t get used
to southern California rivers, where,
for nine months a year, the only
craft you can navigate is a stone-
boat, and unless they use a sprink
ling system you can’t see where
you’re going, and they deepen the
channel by blasting and not by
dredging, and you come back from
an aquatic trip full of hayfever dust.
They do say the fish have to learn to
swim all over again every fall, and
down between the steep banks the
poor little frogs suffer terribly from
sunburn. It’s a great country for
Holy Rollers but hard on Baptists.
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Crater Versus Manville. •
I ’M TORN between temptations.
I’d like to follow the search now
on again for Judge Crater, who has
been mysteriously missing all these
years except for the two or three
hundred times when somebody said
he’d been seen. On the other hand.
Tommy Manville, the husband of
his country, is reported as having
fresh woman trouble back east—
this time of a blonde nature.
Still, I can always prowl the des
erts, looking for the judge. Out here,
we hunt him at regular intervals.
He’s different from the Liberty
League. It disappeared just as sud
denly as he did, but stayed that
way.
* * •
Commercializing Football.
O NCE upon a time, and not so
very long ago, a college was
known by the football team it kept.
Now it’s known largely as the col
lege that some football team is keep
ing.
And sport writers say that more
money is now being wagered on
football than on any other sport we
have. And it doesn’t take an ex
pert’s eye to see that, each season,
football is becoming more and more
commercialized, more and more a
professional, profit-making industry.
Well, if football is to go the way of
wrestling and horse - racing and
prize-fighting, it’ll pretty soon be so
that about the only game a chap
can play without fixing somebody
beforehand will be solitaire. ,
Still, being a football devotee does
keep you out in the open air. But
you could say that same thing for a
seagull.
IRVIN S. COBB
© Western Newsnnper Union.
Happiness
Be cheerful! Which will you do—
smile, and make others happy, or
be crabbed, and make everyone
around you miserable? The amount
of happiness you can produce is in
calculable if you show a smiling
face and speak pleasant words.
There is no joy like that which
springs from a kind act or pleasant
deed, and you may feel it at night
when you rest, and at morning when
you rise, and through all the day
when about your business.
Simple But Smart Models
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M ATRON, maid, or tiny miss—
your attention please. For as
sembled here are three lovely
frocks to brighten your ward
robes. All are designed to be
made at home, quickly and inex
pensively, and each is accom
panied by a step-by-step instruc
tion chart which makes sewing a
real pleasure and recreation.
The lovely and graceful day
time or afternoon frock, Pattern
1949, features a novel yet simple
yoke and collar treatment, a clev
er swing skirt, and youthful
sleeves, long or short. Chic and
stylisty, yet as simple as can be,
it will make up beautifully in sizes
12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 (30 to 38
bust measure), and size 14, with
short sleeves, requires just 3%
yards of 39 inch material.
The comely morning frock
which steals the center. Pattern
1973, is available in a wide range
of sizes and takes top honors for
comfort and versatility. Requiring
just five simple pieces including
the belt, it goes together like a
charm, to fit perfectly and make
your morning chores so much
lighter. The pointed yoke is slim
ming,, the set-in sleeves are free
and open, and the skirt is dart
fitted at the waist. As easy to
make as to wear, this pattern is
designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42,
44, 46, 48, 50, and 52. Send for
it today. Size 38 requires just 3%
yards of 35 inch fabric, dimity
or percale or gingham or seer
sucker. |
The tempting model for tiny tots,
Pattern 1944, is likewise utterly
simple to make, yet as cunning as
can be. Good for party or for
play, it is a pattern you can cut
MrvcLe J^lul
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Fherf Is Perfection
Perfection does not consist in
doing singular things; but it does
consist in doing common things
singularly well.
The sophisticated person finds
little to enjoy* Everything is old
ir him.
A man who knows that his hard
ships made the best part of his
character may not want his son
to have hardships.
We always feel great admiration
for those clever people who can
mend something when we break
it.
Those That Tried
Failures are facts that prove a
man has at least actually tried to
be successful.
If you want to make your friend
happy instead of seeking to have
him make you happy, that’s the
true gold.
Always be sure your friends can
grant the favor before you ask it;
then there won’t be the pain and
embarrassment of refusal.
Admitting our faults is half way
to correcting them; but the laziest
half.
Everyone remembers what a
great man says. So much the
worse for his reputation for con
sistency.
Don't Live for Less
Never allow yourself to live for
anything less than your highest
ideal. If you do, you will deterio
rate.
All friendships between men are
based on the fact that the two are
somehow happy in each other’s
company.
Poise is something that keeps
one from speaking too suddenly.
No two men are exactly alike;
and universal democracy can’t
overcome it.
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twice and save for future use in
any of a wide range of fabrics.
The tiny puff sleeves are cut in
one with the shoulder with just
two simple pieces for the front
and back of the dress. The size
range—six months, one, two and'
three years. The one year size
requires 1% yards of 36 inch
material, aqd if you wish you can
make the pockets, cuffs and fac
ings in contrast.
Send for the Barbara Bell Fall
and Winter Pattern Book contain
ing 100 well - planned, easy-to-
make patterns. Exclusive fash
ions for children, young women,
and matrons. Send fifteen cents
in coins for your copy.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., 367 W.
Adams St., Chicago, 111. Patterns
15 cents (in * coins) each.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
Reward for Fidelity
The talents, ours today, may be
demanded by the owner tomor
row . . . Fidelity, not success,
regulates the final reward.—J. R.
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