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1 \ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937 m lSa . Urge of AmbiHon Ambition, like love, can abide no lingering; and ever urgeth on his own success, hating nothing but what may stop them.—Sir P. Sidney. Keep your body free of accumulat ed waste, take Dr. Pierce’s Pleas ant Pellets. 60 Pellets 30 cents. Adv. Independence Independence is one of the most marked qualities of human beings. —John C. Merriam. rod | AND RE THROAT COLDS ST The Original Cellophane Wrapped Genuine Pure Aspirin WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT I St.Joseph GENUINE PURE ASPIRIN Life’rf Ups and Downs Life’s hardest ups and downs are keeping up appearances and keeping down expenses. DISCOVERED Way to Relieve Coughs QUICKLY ITS B7 relieving A the irritated tissues of the throat and bronchial tubes. One set at ingre dients in FOLEY’S HONEY &.TAB quickly relieves tickling, hacking, couching . . . coats and soothes irritated throgt linings to keep you from coughing. Another set actually enters the blood, reaches the affected bronchial tubes, iooeene phlegm, helps break up cough and spuds recovery. Check a cough due to a cold before it gets worse, before others catch it. Check it with FOLEY’S HONEY A TAHi It gives quick relief and speeded-up recovery. Present Pleasures So use present pleasures that thou spoilbst not future ones.— Seneca. Why Laxatives Fail In Stubborn Constipation Twelve to 24 hours is too long to waff - When relief from clogged bowels and ; constipation is needed, for then enor- < mous quantities of bacteria aecumu* • late, causing OA8» indigestion and I many restless, sleepiees nights, i If you want REAL, QUICK RELIEF, 'take a liquid compound such as Ad- I'lerika. Adlerika contains SEVEN ca thartic and earminativa ingredients that act on the stomach and BOTH bowels. Most “overnight" laxatives contain one ingredient that acts on the lower bowel only, “ “>Ol Adlerika’e DOUBLE ACTION give* ur system a thorough eleansino- wqln^ out eld poisonous waste me may have caused GAS pains* stomach, headaches and sleepless nights for m ontho. Ad llerika relieves stomach GAS at enoe and usually removes bowel eon- gestion in leu than two hours. No ght for overnight results. This nas been recom- waiting famous treatment . ■■■ ■_ mended by many doctors and drug gists for 35 years. Take Adlerika one- half hour before breakfast or one hour before bedtime and in a short while you will feel marvelously refreshed. At all Laading Druggists. Modest Heroes Most of the heroes who get no publicity don’t want it. Strength Daring MIDDLE LIFE Strength is extra-important for Women going through the change of Hfe. Then the body needs the very best nourishment to fortify It against the changes that are taking place. In such cases, Gardul has proved helpful to many women. It in creases the appetite and aids diges tion, favoring more complete trans formation of food Into living tissue, resulting In improved nutrition and building up and strengthening of the whole system. Severing Ties One outgrows homesickness— more’s the pity. muscular rheumatic PAIN "Quotations" There U no art to living—every age has its moment.—Maxine Elliot. No modern nation thinks of going to war unless it is convinced of being on the winning side. — A. A. Milne. We make the government; it does not make us.—Ida M. Tarbell. The film is a finer art than the novel, stage or opera.—H. G. If ells. A man of genius is one who can transform a piece of the unthink able into the thinkable.—Aldous Huxley. Where we find echoes we gener ally find emptiness and hollowness; it is the contrary with the echoes of the heart.—Boyes. DUST Fred Astaire idtirkirk'kit'k'k'klrkit'kirkirk ! STAR ! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ .Movie • Radio $ ★ ★ ★★★By VIRGINIA VALE★★★ I F YOU are still sighing with regret over Helen Jepson’s departure from the “Show- boat” program on the radio, you will be delighted to hear that she is going to make a mo tion picture. That ambitious young company Grand National that went over big with “Great Guy,” in which they brought the too-long-absent Jimmy Cagney back to the screen, is going to star her in a musical. And Vic tor Schertzinger, no less, who piloted Grace Moore to screen fame, is go ing to direct Miss Jepson. —*— Movie officials are so jittery about having Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers careen around on roller skates for their next picture “Stepping Toes,” they have taken out one quar ter of a million dol lars insurance against production delays due to acci dents. They know how dangerous it is to give Astaire a new toy like that. He’s likely to skate right up walls. So they are protecting themselves from any spur-of-the-moment antics he may indulge in. —*— Lull Desti is not going to be like other foreign film stars who come to Hollywood to make pictures. Usu ally the newcomers spend about six days In New York, seeing noth ing of onr country but night clubs and theaters, photographers and in terviewers, before they rush to Ho- lywood by airplane or fastest train. Miss Desti, on her arrival from England, persuaded Paramount of ficials to let her drive across country in leisurely fashion so that she conld really get acquainted with us be fore starting work in our studios. She won't even hazard a guess about how long it will take her, because she knows that she will never be able to resist going off her careful ly - marked route to explore side roads. —*— If good wishes make good pic tures, “Steel Highway” will be one of the best of the year. It was rushed into production in order to keep Ann Nagel so busy that she could not brood over the tragic death of her husband, Ross Alexander. In this picture she plays a leading role for the first time. Another good reason why everyone is pulling for the suc cess of this picture is that a new comer is playing opposite her. And the newcomer is none other than William Hopper, son of Hedda Hop per. —+— Young players in Hollywood have every reason to be grateful to Hedda Hopper, and they are. They flock to her for advice on clothes and for help in studying their lines. Young brides who grow panicky about playing hostess art their first big party (and who doesn't) con sult her about refreshments and decorations, how many extra serv ants to get in, what entertainment to offer and all that. And then they usually insist that she be the first guest to arrive, the last to go. —■¥■— A few years ago, every visitor to New York made a bee-line for the Hippodrome, just as nowadays the Radio City Music Hall is number one on any list of sights to be seen. Buddy de Sylva has been brooding lately over all the young folks who grew up too late to see one of the thrilling, dazzling Hippodrome shows, and has decided that some thing must be done about it. So, he is going to make a picture called “Hippodrome” for Universal. —■¥■— The amiable lunacies of the Burns and Allen pictures and radio pro gram go right on in their more private life. Just now they are having a won derful time sending telegrams to Tony Martin, signed by the casting director o f Twentieth Century- Fox, telling him that he must mend his ways and live a more quiet life. And the handsome six- foot Tony couldn’t be more proper. When Burns and Allen transfer their broadcasting activities to N. B. C. April first, Tony will go right along with them. ODDS AND ENDS . . . Errol Flynn in. sists that he is going to Borneo as soon as he finishes "The Prince and the Pau per." Lili Damita may think otherwise, just as she did the last time he got all ready to start . . . Romantic rumors about Marlene Dietrich and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., may be just rumors, but nevertheless when she arrives in Hollywood soon to film “Angel," Junior will be on his way here . . . When friends borrow books from Humphrey Bogart and keep them more than two weeks, he charges them five cents a day, and gives the consider* able sum thus collected to charity. e Western Newspaper Union. 1 amm Grade Alien ■ v.;.y FAMOUS Wf v HEADLINE HUNTER flAUD CLUB “A Duel With Death" By FLOYD GIBBONS W ELL, sir, no matter how much I talk about the danger of hooking rides on freight cars, there are still lads who will take their chances on the rear end of a romping rattler. And here’s Collin Hanson of Lynn, Mass., the latest Distinguished Adventurer to win his spurs on one of those square, eight-wheeled con trivances that ride along on the tail of an iron horse. It was in the sum mer of 1934, just after Collin had been graduated from high-school, that he and another lad, Henry Madison, started out to see America first in one short summer vacation. They began by hitching rides in automobiles, but by the time they reached Columbus, Ohio, they were wondering if they wouldn’t make faster time and cover more territory if they hopped a freight or two. In a Hurry to Get Home Again. They were a little bit afraid of those freight trains at first, but every thing seemed to work out all right. In no time at all the side-door pull- mans had carried them to Amarillo, Texas, but by the time they got there Collin says they were two of the most miserable boys you ever saw. They were hungry, and tired, and dirty, and everything else that goes with the life of a hobo. The open road and the gypsy life wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. They wanted to get home again, and the sooner they got there the better they’d like it. So back to the railroad yards they went. In their haste to get home again they rode day and night. They arrived in Kansas City on August 15, so tired that they could hardly keep their eyes open. But still they weren’t going to waste any time. A freight train was being made up in the Kansas City yards. It was due to pull out at eight o’clock that evening. And tired or not, Collin and Hank Madison were going to be on it. On Top of a Swaying Box Car. There were about twenty other fellows waiting for that train, but when it finally came there wasn’t a single reefer, coal car, cattle car or flat car in the line. The whole string consisted of sealed box cars, and that meant that anybody who boarded it would have to ride the roof or on the coupling between the cars. Most of the old-time, dyed-in-the-wool hoboes shook their heads and passed it up. They could wait for more comfortable accommodations. But Collin and Hank wanted to get home. Paying no attention to the example of older and more experienced heads, they climbed aboard. They climbed to the swaying roof of a box car and tried to make the best of it. Hank had a rope. He tied it around his waist, fastened it to the cat walk, and fell asleep. Collin sat up and rode that way for about six hours. The night wore on and the sky started turning gray in the east. Collin was dead tired and the cold morning air was chilling him to the bone. At last he got up and crawled toward the front of the car. Woke Up to Find Himself Falling. There was a small platform up there, about four feet down from the top of the car—the place where the brakeman stands while he turns the brake wheel. Collin crawled down and sat on that. It was warmer between the two cars and he began to get drowsy. Collin says that if anybody had told him he could fall asleep sitting on such a perilous perch he would never have believed it. BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HE DID. Most everyone has had the experience of dreaming that he was fall ing through the air. That’s a pretty terrible sensation. But how would you feel if you woke up and found that it was true? How would yon feel if you woke up to find, as Collin Hanson did, that yon were falling between two box cars rolling along over the tracks at 35 or 40 miles an hour? I’d like to be able to tell you how Collin felt. If I could put that into words I’d probably be describing one of the greatest frights in all history. Caught the Rubber Air-Hose. There wasn’t any time to think about it. In another two seconds he’d be on the ties—under the grinding wheels of the train. He fell forward, face down, a little to the right of the coupling. His right shoulder and hip bumped against it and he felt himself being turned over on his back. Instinctively, his arms reached out to clutch at anything that might arrest his fall, and his left hand closed on the pin bar—a thin steel rod that ran down the end of the car ahead. Then he had rolled off the coupling and was falling toward the ground. THERE WAS A JERK ON HIS LEFT ARM THAT ALMOST PULLED IT OUT OF ITS SOCKET. HIS RIGHT HAND WHIPPED OUT AND CAUGHT HOLD OF THE RUBBER AIR-HOSE THAT HANGS BENEATH THE COUPLING. THEN HIS FEET HIT THE GROUND, AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE SECONDS COLLIN KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE FIGHTING FOR LIFE. As his feet hit the ties the soles and heels of his shoes were ripped off as if they had been made of paper. His body felt as if it was going to be yanked in half. Pain shot through his armpits and his hands ached from the strain that was being put upon them. But he held on desperately while his brain raced, groping for a way out of his predicament. Only One Way to Save His Life. For an instant he thought of throwing himself sideways in an effort to get clear of the wheels. One look told him he would never make it. Then he hit upon the only thing in the world that could save him. His arms were almost being wrenched from his body. His body was dragging along far underneath the car. But with one tremendous effort he managed to swing his right leg up and get it over the coupling. He hung that way for a few seconds till he got his breath and his strength back and then he climbed up to the top of the car. “It had been a long time since I had prayed,” Collin said, “but I sat down right there and spent a long time thanking God for sparing my life.” And I think it was a pretty good idea, at that. ©—WNU Service. Mightiest Gateway The mightiest gateway ever con structed stands at the entrance to the Hindu temple in Madura, India. Virtually comparable to an Ameri can skyscraper in length, width and height, says Collier’s Weekly, its ex terior is completely covered with more than 30,000,000 large, sculp tured figures - of gods, goddesses, elephants, lions, bulls, horses, mon keys, peacocks and mythological monsters. Rhodesian Man The name Rhodesian man Is ap plied to men whose existence is inferred from a skeleton unearthed at Broken Hill mine. Northern Rhodesia, in 1921. These men are believed to have been contemporary with Neanderthal man, but with somewhat smaller brain capacity. The individual found was 5 feet 10 inches in height. Many of its facial features were gorilla-like, but its teeth were distinctively human. Napoleon Was Superstitious Napoleon III, emperor of France, was inclined to be superstitious, and historians report that he left the seal he wore on his watch chain to his son, the unfortunate prince im perial, as a talisman. This seal is said to have borne an inscription in Arabic characters, signifying: “The slave Abraham relying on the Merciful One (God).” The talisman lost its virtue on that unlucky day when, in far off Zululand, the heir to so many hopes was slain in • battle with natives. Buenos Aires* Layout On shore, Buenos Aires is laid out in checkerboard fashion with 100 parks and broad avenues. Like Washington, D. C., it occupies a federal district separate from the provinces. Despite rapid growth it is a “planned” city except in the older sections. There narrow streets, lined with tall buildings, are choked to capacity with traffic. You Will Delight a Child With These! This sturdy pair, dressed in their “Sunday best,” are sure to walk right into the heart of some wee tot. You’ll have fun, too, mak ing both the dolls and their bright finery, ’specially if your scrap bag furnishes you with gay odds and ends. Hair and features are done with a few simple embroidery stitches. Grand indeed for gifts yr Pattern 5247 are Sambo of the checkered over alls, and Mammy, in apron and kerchief. In pattern 5247 you will find a transfer pattern for a doll about 14 inches high; patterns for making the clothes; directions for making doll and clothes; materi al requirements. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. Write plainly your name, ad dress and pattern number. Sf Coleman MODELS AA. AIR-PRESSURE ! Alant/eLAMPS Protect your sight with this ays-saving Coleman light I Kerosene and Gasoline Pressor* Mantis Lamps provide a high candlepowe* of live light... nearest like natural daylight. .. kina to your eyes. Yon can enjoy the finest light for only U • night. No home can afford to be withovt a Coleman. Bny It from yonr local Coleman dealer. FREE Folders—Send Postcard Now! cute THE COLEMAN LAMP AND STOVE CO. DeptWDITS, Wichita, Kans.| Chicago, I1L| Philadelphia, Pa.; Los Angolas, Calll. Use of Leisure The use of your leisure is a card index to your character. DON’T RUB YOUR EYES Rubbing your eyes grinds invisible particles of dust and dirt right into the delicate tissues* making the irritation just that much worse. A much better way, as thousands hare discovered. Is to use a little Murine in each eye—night ana morning. Murine may be depended on to re lieve eye irritation because it is a reliable ey« preparation containing 7 active ingredients of known value in caring for the eyes. In use for 40 years. Ask for Murine at your drug store. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT PLANTS ROSES—Beautiful free catalog of two-year everblooming plants. Lowest price. Lang Bose Nnrseries, Bex 702-L, Tyler, Texaa. How to Ease a Cold Quickly 1. Tok* 2 BAYER ASPIRIN tablets and drink a full glass of water. Rsp*at treatment In 2 hours. mm ! Mill pIHm tiiir 2- If throat Is sore, crush and stir 3 BAYER ASPIRIN tablets In glass of water. Gargle twice. This eases throat rawness and sore ness almost instantly. ) Get Quick-Acting, Quick-Dissolving Bayer Aspirin. Take 2 Tablets The modern way to ease a cold is this: Two Bayer Aspirin tablets the moment you feel a cold com ing on. Then repeat, if neces sary, according to instructions in the box. At the same time, if you have a sore throat, crush and dis solve three BAYER tablets in one-third glass of water. And garde with this mixture twice. The Bayer Aspirin you take internally will act to combat the fever and pains which usually accompany colds. The gargle will provide almost in stant relief from rawness and pain, acting like a local anes thetic on the irritated mem brane of your throat. Try this way. Your doctor, we know, will endorse it. For it is a quick, effective means of combating a cold. Ask for Bayer Aspirin by the full name at your druggist’s — not for aspirin alone. 15 C FOR A DOZEN 2 FULL DOZEN FOR 25« VIRTUALLY 1c A TABLET SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS JflR