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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939 ''M sgBg* 'w" ■m WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON N EW YORK.—Dr. Robert H. God dard, experimenting with rock ets for the last 24 years, and stead ily making progress, has had as his goal the pene- Ur. Goddard tration of the Had Both Feet higher atmos- On Thu World P? ere » ^ Possi ble catapulting of messages across the ocean, and sundry scientific inquiries to which he has thought his unique gunnery might supply the answer. Although much Jules Vernish stuff has been ^written about his “rockets to the moon” and about shooting people across the Atlantic in a few min utes, he has been an aloof and pa tient scientist, intent on seeing only what he sees and not making any handsome promises. " So far as this courier knows, the suggestion by Maj. James B. Randolph that rockets may replace heavy artillery, for long- range bombardment of cities, is the first official recognition of their possible use in warfare. He specifically cites the work of Doctor Goddard, at a time when Doctor Goddard is piling up new patents and. getting some of his biggest sizzlers under con trol. It is also the time when the tiny, motored plane, evolv ing from the toy, and controlled by radio, is absorbing the inter est of the army experimenters as a possible bomb-dropper, v At Roswell, N. M., financed by the Daniel Guggenheim foundation. Doctor Goddard has a unique desert laboratory with plenty of elbow room and sky room. He now has er gyro steering mechanism on his rockets, by which they may be ac curately aimed. He has gained 30 per cent in range over his best shots of two years ago, and is now forcing his rockets to a speed of 700 miles per how:. His most valuable contribution to rocketeering, noted by Major , Randolph, is his continuous flow of power, instead of the single initial explosion. Gasoline and oxygen, mixing and exploding as they issue from a tail nozzle, give steady propulsion. Doctor Goddard, an amiable, un assuming, baldish man, began his rocket experiments at Clark univer sity in 1914. He is a physicist, ab sorbed in pure science, admitting that we might hit the moon with a rocket if we wanted to spend that much power, but so far he keeps down to earth on immediate and specific problems—and makes prog ress. TT DOES begin to look as though ± scientists will be the loudest of all when “Beulah Land” rings out at the next singfest. Once upon a time, religionists Church and Test Tube* Are Teaming Up looked warily whenever a man of science opened his mouth, because so many of them were arguing against a hereafter. But Sir Richard Gregory, with his “It is just as permissible to assume that another world awaits'habita tion of an exalted type of humanity as it is to believe in the eternal ex istence of individuality,” is only the latest of many to hit the sawdust trail. Emeritus professor of astron omy, Queens college, London, is one of bis present distinctions, and he is also a former editor of the magazine. Nature. The stars have been his chief guide for most of the years since he was born in 1864. How much their lessons helped him to his knighthood, 1919, and his baron etcy, 1931, is a question. But certainly, along with his ac knowledged interest in heaven, they must take responsibility for his thief books, “The Vault of Heaven” and “Discovery, or the Spirit of Service of Science.” DROF. WALTER B. CANNON of * Harvard avoided a mistake made by Howard Scott. When Mr. Scott appeared as the John the Baptist of technocracy, he started taking our measure for its immediate application. Cannon put out Cannon Cure Not Crammed Down Throat* When Professor “biocracy” several years ago, as a cure for the ills of the “body poli tic,” he made it clear that we could take it or leave it. Hence, while bi ocracy is still in the suspense file, Professor Cannon finds honor and advancement as the newly-elected president of the American Associa tion for the Advancement of Science, which body is driving for some grand scale rationalization of sci ence and society. That’s the main idea of biocracy—a society which is not at war with the life force. He is one of the most distinguished physiologists in America, given to novel research. He is ^re discover er of a method by which we may hear our brains ticking. O Consolidated News FMt^tea v WNU Service. No Dog Fights for Fido, He Wears Glasses Star Dust 'it King*s Whiskers Off 'fa Frugal Flora* s Funds "fa Mary Pecked the Queen By Virginia Vale D AVID NIVEN is one of the few men in Hollywood who grew a mustache by order of the king of England. He shaved it off the other day by order of, Samuel Goldwyn. When he first was assigned to a Guard’s regiment of His Majesty’s service, young Niv en was officially informed that all officers must be equipped with mustaches. Patiently, sometimes despairingly, he grew one. By the time when he left the army he’d grown so accustomed to it that it seemed like part of his face. But along came his role in “Wuthering Heights,” and off came the mustache. Though dogs, as a rule, have excellent eyesight, some of them have been known to be shortsighted. At the request of a patient, Robert Muller, Geneva optician, worked out a special set of glasses for her dog. Pictured at the left is the Swiss doctor measuring the distance from one eye to the other. At the right Dr. Muller is inserting a vision test lens in the frame. The inset shows Fido all decked out in his new spectacles, ready to go promenading with his mistress. GRIDIRON GHOST Tennis Champs Hold Friendly Session That same David Niven can laugh now over a little-known incident in his colorful career, but at the time when it happened it didn’t seem particularly funny. When he arrived in New York four years ago, intent on making •is fortune but not knowing just how This Martian looking character is what the football player of the fu ture will resemble if he dons all the safety equipment demonstrated recently at a football coaches* meet ing. The various safeguards are designed mainly to protect the play er in practice. Don Budge (left) and Ellsworth Vines, the nation’s top-notch pro fessional tennis players, pay a social call on Alice Marble, national ama teur singles and doubles tennis champion, at a New York hotel where she is appearing nightly as a professional singer. Budge, who recently turned pro, is on exhibition tour with Vines. Recipient of the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Hamilton college. New York, Ac tress Helen Hayes is the second woman to receive a degree from that school. In 1924 Ruth Draper, dramatic monologist, was awarded the degree of Master of Arts. Bovine Triplets Are Honored Guests Rare in bovine vital statistics is the birth of triplets. In this photo graph Clarence Kipp Jr. is showing off Susie, Charlie and Tom, normal, healthy offspring of Betsy, a Holstein cow on the Kipp farm near Mari etta, Pa. At the time the picture was taken the calves were 18 days old. Fox Farmer—Wins $532,153 Suit—Tennis Queen Returning from a sojourn of five months in the far north of Alaska, on Ushigat island, which she leased from the government, Miss Kay Baker, West Virginia socialite, arrived in Seattle with 20 foxes that she had raised. Center inset: Margaret Ayer Barnes, Pulitzer prize winner in 1931, who with Edward Sheldon, bed ridden writer, was awarded damages of $532,153 for the plagiarism of their Broadway success, “Dishonored Lady.” The court held that the movie, “Letty Linton,” infringed on their play. At the right: Miss Maiguerita Madden, 16, Boston, winner of the girls’ national indoor tennis title in recent New York matches. DAVID NIVEN he was going to go about it, he registered at a smart hotel. He hadn’t much money. Nine days lat er he not only had no money with which to pay his bill—he didn’t even have enough to get his shirtjs back from the Chinese laundry where he had taken them. So he made a deal with the laun- dryman. He’d work for a full day as a deliveryman, in return for the return of his shirts. Two days later —in a clean shirt—he got a job. - —*— Flora Robson, the celebrated Eng lish actress whom you’ll see also in “Wuthering Heights,” didn’t have to work for a laundry man to learn the value of money, she just knows it by instinct, and as a result her friends are suffering no end of embarrass ment. Arriving in Hollywood be fore the studio knew that she was there, she went into the first apart ment house that she saw and took an apartment—at $60 a month; and still lives there. She had to have a car, and bought one, for $75. Hollywood is shocked. But Miss Robson says that she has heard too many bitter tales of people who de foolish things there. * Madeleine Carroll, who made a gay tour of New York’s night clubs before she sailed for Europe, was hailed a while ago, in print, as the only glamour girl ever presented to the king and queen of England at court. Whereupon Mary Pickford, now deeply engrossed in her cos- metic business, rose up to correct the impression. She not only was presented at court, she played a trick on the queen. Fearing that the rouge on her freshly made-up lips would stain the royal glove when she kissed it, she touched it with the tip of her uose instead. —*— It sure was a victory for some body when Janet Gay nor was per suaded to sign up to do “Mayer- ling” on the air with William Pow ell. She had broadcast only once before, about a year and a half ago, also on the Radio theater. But the thought of the vast unseen audience terrified her. r ' —*— Your correspondent, after appear ing on Paul Wing’s Spelling Bee and winning the large sum of $11.50, can’t understand how anybody Aould have mike fright. * ODDS AND ENDS — When Barbara Stanwyck left her ranch and moved into town everybody promptly predicted that she was preparing to marry Bob- ert Taylor immediately . . . It's settled tliul Lubitsch will direct Greta Garbo in “Ninotchka” . . . Anparently Holly- woodites are too proud to pawn their valuables at home; the town, since 19211, has had but five pawn shops . . . The three young men who made “Youth Marches On” at a cost of $175 (it had a five weeks' run on Broadway) gave Hollywood producers something to think about . . . $175,000 would be a mere drop in the bucket to them, for a oicture that ran one-fifth of that time, ® Western Newspaper Union HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS . Olive Oil Substitute. — Melted butter is a good substitute for ol ive oil in salad dressing. • * * Cleaning Tapestry.—-Clean tap estry-covered furniture by rub bing it with hot bran, reheating the bran as it gets cold. Have two dishes of bran going, one to be using and one to be in the oven heating. • • • Baking Potatoes.—Potatoes will bake more quickly if, after peel ing, they are wiped dry and smeared over with dripping be fore being put in the oven. * * * For Scratched Furniture.—The best remedy for scratched furni ture is a mixture of beeswax and turpentine, the former melted in the turpentine until it is as thick as sirup. Pour a little onto a piece of woolen cloth and rub it well into the scratched part. Then polish quickly with dry flannel and the marks will almost disappear. • • * Larger Windows.—A small win dow may be made to look larger by setting the curtain rods beyond the casing on each side and using the draperies of a material heavy enough so that the casing will not be seen through the material. * * * When to Add Salt.—Salt should never be added to stews, soups and boiled meats until after they’re cooked. If put in at first it toughens the fiber of the meat and takes out the juices. * * * Fringed Celery.—Celery looks much more attractive on the table when fringed. To fringe, cut cel ery into two inch lengths. Fringe each stalk within a quarter of an inch from the center. Put into ice water to which a slice of lemon has been added and let stand un til ends are curled. * • • When Papering.—It is well when papering a room to remember that large patterns and dark col ors will make it appear small er, while a plain or striped paper, if a light hue, will give an impres sion of increased size. • * • Heat the Coconut. — Before breaking a coconut, heat it in a moderate oven. Crack it and the shell will come off easily. NERVOUS? Do you feel bo nervous you want to scream? Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold those dearest to you? If your nerves are on edge and you feel you need a good general system tonic, try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, made especially for women. 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