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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937 IN REVIEW by dUm/uL ID. Pi f3 © Western Newspaper Union. Social Security Act Is Declared Valid T HE social security act, which President Roosevelt considers the soul of the New Deal, is consti tutional, in the opinion of a major ity of the Supreme court. The unem ployment insurance provisions of the law were upheld by five of the justices. Van Devanter, Butler, McReynolds and Sutherland dissent ing. The old age pension provisions were declared con stitutional by all the justices except Suth erland and Van De vanter. Justice Cardozo wrote the two ma jority opinions, and, as it chanced, delivered them on his sixty-seventh birthday. Administration leaders declared they completely justified the President’s broad interpretation of the general welfare clause of the Constitution and his policy of ex tending federal power, and it would seem that this is true. Justice Car- dozo’s opinion on the unemployment insurance said: Justice Cardozo “It is too late today for the argu ment to be heard with tolerance that in a crisis so extreme the use of moneys of the nation to relieve the unemployed. and their depend ents is a use for any purpose nar rower than the promotion of general welfare. “At times taxpayers have con tended that the congress is without power to lay an excise on the en joyment of a privilege created by state law. The contention has been put aside as baseless. “The power to tax the activities and relations that constitute a call ing considered as a unit is the power to tax any of them.” Concerning the old age pension provisions he said the scheme of benefits created by them is not in contravention to the limitations of the tenth amendment, and: “Nor is the concept of the,general welfare static. Needs that were narrow or parochial a century ago may be interwoven in our day with the well being of the nation. What is critical or urgent changes with the times.” In another 5 to 4 decision the court upheld the Alabama state un employment insurance act, declar ing the relief of unemployment a valid state function. Yet another opinion was handed down by five of the justices, up holding Wisconsin’s law prohibiting injunctions against peaceful picket ing in labor disputes. The general view of neutrals in Washington was that the day’s opin ions effectually put an end to the chances of passage of the Presi dent’s bill to enlarge the Supreme court. Wage and Hour Measure Offered in Congress P RESIDENT ROOSEVELT in a special message asked congress to enact a new law for the benefit of workers in interstate industries, reg ulating the hours of work, the wages and the employment of children. Immedi ately after it was read, Chairman Hu go L. Black of the senate labor com mittee and Chair man William R. Connery of the house labor commit tee introduced iden- tical bills designed Senator Black to carry out the proposals of the President. The measure had been agreed upon in conferences at the White House and was promptly re ferred to committees with prospect of quick action. It had been ap proved by John L. Lewis, head of the C. I. O., but since laws setting minimum wages for men have el- ways been opposed by leaders of the American Federation of Labor, it was considered probable that orga nization would not like the bill. The twin bills originally had pro posed a forty hour maximum week and a 40 cents an hour minimum wage. But, at the last moment, these limits were eliminated and spaces in the measures left blank for congress to fill. By its main provisions the meas ure will: Apply to all strictly interstate in dustries, thus excluding such enter prises as the service trades, hotel business and other purely intrastate fields. Establish a five-man administra tive board. Supplement the administrative board by advisory boards in indus tries where thqught necessary. Provide that the work week can not be reduced below 35 hours in any industry but that employers in certain businesses affected by sea sonal variations may work their la bor more than 40 hours, paying time and a half for overtime. Establish $1,200 a year as the wage above which a board regulat ing wages and hours would have no control; set 80 cents an hour—or double time—as the largest mini mum wage. Provide a series of gradations in apprenticeships. Prohibit industrial homework, a new feature. Exclude employers of less than 15 workers from the bill’s provi sions. Bar from transportation or sale in interstate commerce goods manu factured in violation of these stand ards or by workers less than sixteen years old. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Dies in His Florida Home ‘•T AM very tired,” said John D. * Rockefeller, Sr., to his secre tary as he sat in the garden of his Florida winter home at Ormond Beach. Then he went to bed, soon fell into a coma, and a few hours later passed away, peace fully and painlessly. His w*ish to live to be one hundred years old was not fulfilled, but he would have been ninety-eight on July 8 next. Thus died the man who, starting with a $4.50 a week job, fought his way to the very top of the financial world, created the vast Standard Oil trust and built up one of the biggest pri vate fortunes ever recorded. At the age of twenty-six he was beginning to be prominent in the then young petroleum industry, and in 1870 was formed the Standard Oil company which, by methods that were con sidered ruthless, gained control of three-fourths of the country’s oil output. For 40 years Rockefeller and his associates were bitterly at tacked through the courts and in every other way possible, and fi nally, in 1902, the Standard Oil trust was ordered by the Supreme court dissolved into its component parts. But its business went on and the Rockefeller millions continued to in crease until the family fortune was estimated at about two and a half billions. At the height of his ca reer John D.’s income was between 50 and 90 million dollars. Disturbed by ill health, John D. retired from active business in 1911. Some time before that he had switched from accumulating wealth to giving it away. The giving was done systematically, and represent atives of the family interests esti mate that his own benefactions be tween the years 1885 and 1934, both inclusive, totaled $530,853,632. At the top of the long list of gifts are the Rockefeller Foundation, which re ceived $182,851,480, and the Gen eral Education board, which was given $129,209,167. For years the University of Chicago was a pet of his, and he gave it in all $78,448,407. Numerous educational and religious institutions and organizations were given large sums, and in times of great disasters Mr. Rockefeller do nated generously to the relief funds. Mr. Rockefeller’s body was taken from Ormond Beach to his estate at Pocantico Hills, Tarrytown, N. Y., and there the funeral rites were conducted by Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick of New York city. Next day the oil king was laid to rest in Lake View cemetery, Cleveland, be side his wife who died 22 years ago. Only two of Mr. Rockefeller’s chil dren survive him. They are John D. Rockefeller, Jr., head of the busi ness since the father retired, and Alta, wife of E. Parmalee Prentice. There are eight grandsons and fiv« granddaughters. Third Son Born to the Lindberghs C OL CHARLES A. LINDBERGH telephoned to the American em bassy that a third son had been born to Mrs. Lindbergh on May 12, coro nation day. The news had been kept secret for nearly two weeks. Mrs. Dwight Morrow wrote to relatives in Cleveland that her daughter and the infant were both “doing nicely.” Russia Will Have Air Base Close to North Pole OVIET Russia is planning to es tablish regular airplane connec tion with the United States by way of the Arctic ocean, and in pur suance of the plan is building an air base on the ice within a few miles of the North pole. Four scientists have been landed there from a plane which first flew over the pole, and they will remain on the floe for a year, keeping in connection with the world by a powerful radio. They have named the floating ice field “Comrade Stalin’s Land.” The con templated air route will be from Moscow to San Francisco. Though Admiral Peary presum ably planted the United States flag at the North pole, neither this nor any other nation has claimed sov ereignty over the region. John D. Rocke feller, Sr. Poor Lo’s Revival. S ANTA MONICA, CALIF.- Despite the blessings of civilization which we have be stowed upon them, including diseases, whisky, soda pop, and $2 overalls, the American In dians are increasing. This should give our red brothers cause for worry. Suppose they got so numerous that we gave this coun try back to them? Already we are in debted to these orig inal inhabitants for quinine, cocaine, cotton, chocolate, tobacco, corn, beans, squashes pumpkins, grape fruit, huckleberries and hundreds of oth er remedial drugs Irvin Cobb or foodstuffs. More- \ over, an eminent authority says the curative methods of the old medi cine man had values which in many respects excelled what the white man has produced and suggests our scientists might well adopt certain aspects of the aborigine’s plan. What if we did that very thing and then, by the way of exchange, invit ed the tribesmen to take over such trifling problems as an unbalanced budget, our European debts, sit- down strikes and the younger gen eration? • • • Cleaning np the Stage. H AVING lost their licenses, four teen burlesque houses in New York won’t ever get them back if the officials keep their word about it. With this example to go by, au thorities might next try the idea of cleaning up the legitimate stage there — the spawning - place and breeding ground of shows which filthy lines and filthier scenes are freely offered to pop-eyed audiences recruited from what we call our best families. Poisoning the moral atmosphere of the theater appears to be the favorite sport of a new school of dramatists who, when they were little boys, had their mouths washed out with soap for using dirty words, yet never got over the habit. • • • The Fate of Beauty Queens. J UST as the weather gets warm so the contestants won’t catch any thing worse than sunburn, that out break of annual monotony known as the beauty contest will stir the popu lace to heights of the utmost indif ference. There will be no dress re hearsals beforehand. With beauty contests, it’s the other way around. And then when Miss Cherokee Stripp or Miss Clear View has been hailed as America’s prize package of loveliness, she will, if she runs true to form, put her clothes back on and catch the next train for Cali fornia with the intention of starring in the movies. On arrival, she will be pained to note that none of the studio heads is waiting at the station to sign her up; also that practically all the star ring jobs are being held by young ladies who, in addition to good looks, have that desirable little thing called personality. And next fall she’ll be dealing ’em off the arm in a Hollywood hashery. • * • International Slickers. O UMORS persist that the United States, Great Britain and France are preparing for eventual agreements on monetary stabiliza tion, tariff and trade adjustments, price-fixing of essential commodi ties—and, believe it or not, brethren and sistren—a settlement of the de faulted foreign debts owed to us. Maybe it’s significant—or, if you want to be broadminded and char itable about it, merely a coincidence —that every dispatch from Euro pean sources on this matter lists the debts last. And, verily I say unto you, that’s exactly when and where they will come—last. I seem to see the big three gath ered at the council table for the final ^session and La Belle France moving that, everything else having been arranged to the satisfaction of the majority present and the hour being late, the detail of those debts be put over to some future date. John Bull seconds the motion. Mo tion carried by a vote of 2 to 1, Uncle Sam being feebly recorded in the negative. • * • A Sense of Humor. r\AMON RUNYON, who, being wise, should know better, re opens the issue of whether many people have a sense of humor. This provokes somebody to inquire what is humor, anyhow? I stand by this definition: Humor is tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. Lots of folks think a sense of hu mor is predicated on the ability to laugh at other folks, which is wrong. A real sense of humor is based on our ability to laugh at ourselves. You have to say, not as Puck did, “What fools these mortals be,” but, “What fools we mortals be.” That’s why few women have a true sense of humor. Usually a woman, even a witty woman, takes herself so seriously, she can never regard herself unseriously. IRVIN S. COBB •—WNU Service. Fancy Now Turns to Exotic Cottons . a* ■ By CHERIE NICHOLAS OH, OH! Did you ever see anything in the way of fabric so dazzling to the eye, so daringly designful, so altogether fascinating as the new cotton weaves that are dancing so madly, so merrily, so fashionably into the current style picture? How perfectly they tune into the costume needs of carefree summer time activities! It is no wild state ment to say that an entire v/ardrobe can be successfully fashioned of cot ton materials that will carry smart ly through active sports and morn ing dress hours, that will answer to the call for voguish afternoon costumes, climaxing the around-the- clock program with evening formals that are just too lovely for words. Cottons for formal wear? Yes, in deed! The next time you go to a dance or nighttime society event, count for your own satisfaction, the dresses fashioned of one type of cotton or another. You will see glam orous printed piques, the flattering and filmy cotton voiles so in de mand at the present moment, dotted swisses, shadow printed organdies, superfine seersucker sheers and oth er entrancing cotton weaves too nu merous to mention. Perhaps after all has been said and done it is the amazing cotton prints that are of outstanding style significance. For excitement at high pitch, watch the procession of ex otics in cotton that are that authen tically oriental and superbly color ful you feel that they must have hailed direct from ports in far Per sia, or East India, perhaps Java or China, or from Hungary or some other central-Europe country, or just as likely the print that holds you spellbound may be of South American origin, for the latter rank high in style prestige this season. Do these foreign-looking Ameri can-made prints make up effectively in dance frocks? Find the answer in the charming dress pictured to the right in the illustration. This sleeve less evening gown with graceful skirt and with halter-type bodice is made of one of the new Hun garian cotton prints which repro duce old-world textiles. The colors are rich and glowing and there is a gypsy flavor about them and the beads ana the bracelets worn are in definite keeping with the trend in the summer mode. Needless to say that the colors of the print are fast to both sun and washing. Take the thought of the perfectly gorgeous new cotton prints and the thought of the stunning new house coats, such as are proving the big sensation in fashion realms, put the two together and the duo-theme is enough to tempt any home-sewing woman into action. Which is exactly what is happening. She who loves to go nautical will enjoy making up the beach coat to the left in the picture, which may be smartly used later on as an evening coat or as a house coat. The material, patterned with an chors and other seaiaring themes, being properly pre-shrunk will not lose its perfect lines or fit from laundering, neither will the colors lose out in tubbing. A cool competent play outfit of colorful early American print centers the trio. Being dependably pre-shrunk it is able to take its tubbings cheerfully without tendency to lose shape. The shirt and shorts are in one. The skirt whisks on and off at will. © Western Newspaper Union. WITH LACE JACKET By CHERIE NICHOI.AS This lovely lace gown has a matching jacket, which it should have according to all the laws of fashion. The idea of topping each dress with a related cape or jacket runs throughout the entire style pro gram until now it has become a widespread accepted fact. Norman Hartnell, especially prominent for his coronation gowns, designed this very lovely evening ensemble. Both in London and Paris the flair for lace is at a high point of enthusi asm Romantic Jewelry Massive bracelets and clips set with “sentimental stones” such as turquoises, corals, garnets, topazes and seed pearls are going to be worn this summer. SEPARATE BOLERO IN LACE IS SMART By CHERIE NICHOLAS One of the many reasons for the great popularity of the becoming bolero is its ability to dress up a costume, or to vary it for you. You have only to slip one on over a sim ple crepe dress to achieve the ef fect that is especially attractive this year. Boleros are particularly prominent in starched cotton lace, in pastel shades and white. Several of these, in different colors, will en able you to get different effects with a single frock. The simple, brief bolero would probably be most practical, for the lace pattern gives a dressy effect in itself, and the tailored pattern of the bolero makes it adaptable to all types of costumes. One very attractive design has short puff sleeves, and wide revers, with the short jacket slightly flared. If you can sew at all, it is the easiest thing to make, of little more than a yard of lace. Such a bolero shows off to best advantage over a dress that is fairly simple, whether it be an afternoon frock, or a gown for eve ning. Renaissance of Interest in the “Polka Dot” Theme There is a renaissance of interest in the polka dot theme. There are enormous plate-sized dots with smaller dots scattered around them, all sprinkled with tiny confetti dots in contrasting colors. There are zig zag polka dot arrangements, irregu lar spacings. The classic polka dot takes on a new look in strange and “dizzy” color combinations for sportswear, such as queer reds com bined with strong blues. Silk crepes, silk sheers and silk taffetas are favorite grounds for dot patterns, the companion idea often being car ried out in a silk crepe with a silk sheer. Tassels for Accent Lavin is successful with a white suit wdh a swing jacket featuring square box pockets. The armhole* are outlined in gay woolen tassel*. I STAR ! | DUST | ★ jMovie • Radio J ★ ★ ★★★By VIRGINIA VALE★★★ T HE President of the United States, no less, is the new diction coach at the Selznick- International studios in Holly wood. Whenever President Roosevelt makes an address over the radio, David Selznick has it recorded, and these rec ords are used daily in training actors for voice tests. Players memorize his speeches^ then play the records over and over following his every intonation until they have mastered the art of per fect phrasing. Considering the great charm of the First Lady’s recent broadcasts, studios might do well to get records of her talks. In recent weeks Carole Lombard has been the busiest young woman in Hollywood, be cause her Para mount contract al lows her to make one picture for an other company each year, and all the companies have been sending scripts over to her house for her approval. There were such grand stories in the lot that Carole Carole wants to make at Lombard least three of them. Her first flight away from the home studio will be at Selznick-Interna- tional where she will play in "Noth ing Sacred” opposite Fredric March. All of ns who could not get to London for the coronation can com fort ourselves by watching the long- ago coronation scenes in “The Prince' and the Pauper.” This is a most likable and refreshing picture and very exciting too. The Mauch twins are a grand addition to the ranks of young players. Some weeks ago, you may recall, Gloria Swanson’s return to the screen was all set. She was going to make “Mazie Kenyon” for M-G-M. And then when Gloria ar rived at the studio all ready to go to work, the director looked at her horror-stricken. She wouldn’t do at all; she looked too young. Dashing over to London to coronation festivi ties to forget her disappointment, Gloria had about decided that her future lay in radio work, when Co lumbia pictures got her on the transatlantic phone and told her to hurry home, they had found the per fect story for her. It sounds like a wonderful break for Gloria. In spite of her outstanding suc cess in “Valiant Is the Word for Carrie” and the forthcoming “They Gave Him a Gun” which is said to be even better, Gladys George looks on herself as just a novice at screen acting. So intent is she on becoming as skilled a player on the screen as she was on the stage, that she spends all of her spare time studying movies. The players she admires most are Garbo, Spen cer Tracy, and Merle Oberon. Social life and cafe-hopping were at low ebb during the weeks when there was talk in the air of a strike of the Screen Actors’ guild which counts all the great in its ranks, but the homes of Robert Montgomery, Jim Cagney, Fredric March and a few other leaders were continual mob scenes. These men won the undying gratitude of extras and bit players, for they were bat tling to improve their pay and work ing conditions, not their own. Ev eryone is relieved that no strike was necessary. These leaders ral lied the support of their fellow-play ers so quickly and thoroughly that the producers gave in to their de mands without a struggle. James Cagney )£)S AND ENDS—Hollywood will o a grand party soon in honor of er and Fields and the fiftieth anni- iry of their stage debut as a team, itions of their act will he put on by Denny and George Burns, Eddie or and George Jessel, and two mo- picture producers . . . Joan Craw- is teaching Mrs. Gary Cooper to let and Gary is threatening to buy , old-fashioned rocking chairs . . . > Davis never gets the lezst bit nerv- n front of a camera or a microphone, vailing between scenes gives her the s. She calms down by sipping tomato i between scenes . . . Joe E. Brown, s the envy of all his pals because he i Dixie Dunbar, the cutest little trick 1th Century-Fox pictures, to his fra- ty dances . • • Janies Dunn has bought irplane so that he can fly around the try to big sports events whenever he few days between pictures .. . IE hen- the R-K-'O studio UKints to reach er Rogers on a day when she is not :ing, they call the hospital where ts Stewart is undergoing treatment irthritis . • • Daul Muni has rebelled ist beards and weird make-up, TifActprn NewsDaoei Ur.tom