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■r McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1938 He: Hi : • / / WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON XJEW YORK.—Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy has been an effective social and political ally of both her father, former mayor of Boston, and __ her husband, am- mrt. Kennedy bassador to the Aids Father Court of St. and Husband James. But the news that, in ac cordance with her husband’s deci sion, she presented only seven American women at court is one of her rare appearances in the head lines. The 11 engaging Kennedys have been viewed more or less en bloc in the news and Mrs. Kennedy has never been in a very sharp lens focus. She was one of the prettiest of Boston debutantes, 30 years ago, a rollicking girl with black hair and eyes of Irish bine. Back home from her convent training, she taught her father “Sweet Adeline.’* He was John F. (Honey Fitz) Fitz gerald, and in his campaigns he sang his way to memorable political fame—riding like a surfboard the long, lingering “swipes” of the song taught him by his daughter—“the flower of his heart.” Joseph P. Kennedy, her childhood playmate, was twenty-five years old _ when they were Fortune and married in 1914. Family Grew He borrowed $2,- Vp Together 000 for A « do ™ payment on a $o,- 500 house. Their fortunes grew as their family, with Mr. Kennedy president of a bank, in a year or two after their marriage. Mrs. Kennedy once told a Boston drygoods clerk that she bought 200 suits and dresses ^a year. It takes a heap*of shopping to make a home, like the Kennedys’, and she became known among her friends as a para gon of household efficiency com parable to the one in Solomon’s off hand apostrophe to such skills and virtues. Now she is mistress of the “castle” which was once J. Pierpont Morgan’s home; also of a beautiful mansion in Bronx- ville, N. Y., a huge summer es tate at Hyannisport, Cape Cod, and a villa at Palm Beach, built by one of the Wanamakers. She is slender and girlish, comely and vivacious, weighs 115 pounds and takes size 14 Has Diamond j n dresses. Vion- a Potentate net makes her Might Envy 8 0wn * a " d sh ® is * envied by other women for her magnificent jewels— notable among them being a ruby and diamond bracelet which, it is said, is matched only by the one the Aga Khan gave his princess. But she never lets the children run to unseemly display, hold ing them to restraint in regime and dress. Even without all these adventitious fixings, say her friends, she would be an ad mirable ambassador’s wife, with her own quite adequate equip ment of tact, charm and intelli gence. • • • M AN and boy, this journeyman has helped process a lot of explorers’ and adventurers’ copy through the news mill. If it was ghost-written, it had only slick and synthetic excitement, like Ersatz pastry, and if it wasn’t it was usu ally dull. Happily in contrast are the doubtlessly authentic and per sonally written yarns of W. H. Til- man, leader of the British Mount Everest expedition, now getting un der way. These stories from the Tibetan base camp have a professional ease and fluency, along Yarns From with a ring of in- Mt. Everest tegrity which 7V„- gives assurance Ring True that Mr. Tilman is really writing them. There is no ghost on the job here. Mr. Tilman is thirty-nine years old, a keen-faced, hard-muscled Britisher of medium stature, who has been exploring ever since he left college. He has climbed mountains in the Alps and in Africa, including Mounts Kenya, Kilimanjaro and Ruvenzori. This is his fifth expedition to the Himalayas. The entrants in this high hurdle event are not young sters. N. E. Odell is forty-seven, F. S. Smythre is thirty-seven and the others are all over thirty. £) Consolidated News Features. WNU Service. Bull Terrier, White Dog When bull baiting was abolished y law in England, sporting men eveloped the bull terrier for dog ghting and badger baiting. About 875, dalmatian and pointer blood rere introduced in the strain, mak- ig them look less like bulldogs, he bull terrier is always white, has long tapering head, wide, deep best, stiff, glossy hair and taper- ig tail. He is gentle and good na- jred, but fears nothing and is s ood watch dog. News Review of Current Events EUROPEAN WAR AVERTED Britain, France and Russia Would Not Stand for German Aggression Against the Czechs ■Mi MM ■m m mm m'.. K y.-> : :-y mmm mmm ■m- Here is an armored car detachment of Czechoslovakia’s up-to-date army which was sent to the frontier to meet the threats of aggression by Fuehrer Hitler’s troops that were massed on their side of the border. ^J&Au/rx/ui We J^icJcaJut M cTiKfTwraPTT’.FR twf! wom.r SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK C Weitem Newspaper Union. 1 On tho Verge of Hostilities ERMAN and Czech troops by the thousands were massed on the frontier between the two coun tries. President Benes of Czechoslo vakia and his cabi net decided to call 70,000 reserves to the colors. Poland assembled armed forces close to the Slovakia border. Hungary was re ported to be taking “certain military measures.” France was ready to defend _ A her ally, Czechoslo- President vakia, against Nazi Benes aggression, and there was assurance that Great Britain and Russia would come to the aid of France if she were at tacked without provocation. No wonder the governments of Europe were desperately worried by such a critical condition. Hitler must have realized that the time was not ripe for aggressive ac tion against the Czechs, for German authorities in Berlin solemnly as sured Dr. Vojtech Mastny, Czech minister to Berlin, and the Czech military attache that Germany planned no military expedition against Czechoslovakia. This eased the situation somewhat, but the British cabinet continued to urge Benes and his government to make all possible concessions to Hitler concerning the demands of the Su deten German minority. It was be lieved the Fuehrer would ultimate ly get about everything he wants from the Czechs without a fight. Both France and Britain were bringing strong pressure to bear on Berlin, and the British especially were determined to avert general war if it could be done. Prime Minister Chamberlain, it was said, was working out a plan under which his government would play the part of mediator. The scheme was based on autonomy for the 3,250,000 Germans in Czecho slovakia with freedom in municipal and educational affairs. Henlein’s German party in the Sudeten districts of Czechoslovakia was winning victories in municipal elections, and this made the Nazis quite cocky in their attitude. They refused to negotiate with the gov ernment until their safety had been guaranteed. * Southerners Are Sore XT NOWING they were fighting a AV losing battle. Southern repre sentatives bitterly contested the progress of the wage-hour bill through the house. The test vote on discharge of the rules committee was 322 to 73. In the debate that followed North ern Democrats and most of the Re publicans indicated their approval of the measure. The South opposed it mainly because it contains no dif ferentials in favor of that section. * Martin Loses in Oregon ("JOV. CHARLES H. MARTIN of Oregon, the veteran soldier who has been fighting against the C. I. O. and other radicals, was beaten for renomination in the Dem ocratic primary by Henry Hess who had the backing of labor unions and of Secretary of the Interior Ickes. Charles A. Sprague was nominated for governor by the Republicans and they believe they have a good chance to win in the fall elections, for the Democrats, there as in Penn sylvania, were badly split. • * Two Taxation Decisions IN TWO far-reaching decisions the A United States Supreme court fur ther narrowed the field of recipro cal intergovernmental tax immuni ty. The rulings continued the trend in the direction of President Roose velt’s theory that the federal and state governments can tax the sala- ji.es of each other’s employees and the income of each other’s securi ties without a constitutional amend ment. In a decision delivered by Justice Stone, the court upheld levying of federal income taxes on employees of the Port of New York authority. In a decision delivered by Justice Roberts, the court upheld federal admission taxes on tickets to foot ball games conducted by the uni versity system of Georgia. * Italy Warns France ITALY intimated it would keep out A of the Nazi-Czech quarrel, but Mussolini broke off the friendship talks with France and warned that continued French acquiescence in the shipment of arms to govern ment Spain would not be tolerated. He said the past conversations could not be resumed until Franco and his rebels had won a clear-cut vic tory. The Duce declared that unless France ceases aiding transmission of Soviet and Czech arms to Barce lona, Italy and Germany may be forced to increase their assistance to the insurgents. This naturally would endanger the new Anglo-Ital- ian agreement. * Must Re-Hire Sit Strikers / T'HE National Labor Relations A board ordered the Kuehne Manu facturing company, Flora, 111., to re instate with back pay 164 American Federation of Labor sit-down strik ers. It was the NLRB’s third major sit-down decision, but the first in volving an A. F. of L. union. The labor board refused to an swer 74 questions put to it by the Ford Motor company in United States circuit court at Covington, Ky. The board particularly resented being asked whether Thomas Cor coran, Benjamin V. Cohen, John L. Lewis or Homer Martin were con sulted in arriving at an order charg ing the Ford company with violat ing the Wagner labor act. * "Doom-Sealers," Says Farley DOSTMASTER GENERAL FAR- A LEY attacked the critics of the administration’s spending - lending program in an address to the Com monwealth club of Chicago. “The doom-seal ers,” he said, “are again sending forth their mournful prophesies of evil because of govern ment acts per formed or suggest ed. “Stocks are down a bit. There is a re currence of vast un employment. Cer tain taxes bear heavily on people or corporations with plethoric purses. So the same element that has held every national emergency as a precursor of doom is out again in full cry.” Asserting that he would not under estimate “either the value of criti cism of government acts or the service of those who think they are warning us of impending dangers,” he told his audience “there should be some intelligence, some reason ableness and some moderation in these controversies.” “The republic,” he said, “is in no danger. It never has been in dan ger since the present administration checked the downward spiral of the big depression and started us again on the upward path.” * Too Late for Wheat Quotas S ECRETARY WALLACE said that under the new crop control law it is too late to invoke marketing quotas on this year’s indicated bumper wheat crop. He explained that the law authorized quotas this year only in the event congress ap propriated funds by May 15 for “parity payments” provided in the new legislation. James A. Farley Star Dust ★ Andrea Steps Along ★ Lone Ranger Craze ★ AIL Age Shaggers By Virginia Valr ANDREA LEEDS has been -aA stepping right along since she did so well in a minor role in “Stage Door.” She went on to do well in “Goldwyn Follies,” is working now in “Letter of In troduction,” and will play oppo site Joel McCrea in a picture called, so far, “Youth Takes a Fling.” Which all goes to show that she was right when she refused to go on as just one more contract player. She felt that she wasn’t getting Andrea Leeds anywhere, you’ll remember, and got out of her contract, and all Holly wood said she was crazy, as she had just one performance to her credit at that time. And then—“Stage Door” and all the opportunity in the world! * The “Lone Ranger” craze is growing every day. The actor who plays the “Ranger” in the screen serial may go on a personal appear ance tour. National Broadcasting company has arranged for tran scription rights of the radio pro gram for the South, Canada and Australia—at present it’s heard on a 42-station tie-up three times a week. There’s talk of a circus stunt and of a cartoon strip for the news papers. And the country will be flooded with books, cowboy suits, chewing gum, sweaters, and all the other merchandise that can be used in profitable tie-ups. * Charlie Chaplin’s latest discovery, Dorothy Cummingore, has been giv en a contract by Warner Brothers, and you’ll see her first in “Three Girls on Broadway.” * The picture business being a bit slow at the moment, picture stars are doing quite a lot of vacationing. Miriam Hopkins and her husband, Anatole Litvak, the director, are at her charming little house in New York. Fredric March expected to have to cut his New York vacation short, and then got word that he might stay on indefinitely. Made leine Carroll and Wendy Barrie are among the toasts of New York. 1 Bing Crosby Bing Crosby can continue with his present radio sponsors for ten years if he wants to. It’s said the advertising agency connected would like him to sign an agreement for that length of time, with the usual year to year op tions. His present contract still has eight months to run. Of all the Hollywood folks who have gone on the air, Bing has been the most suc cessful and shows no sign of dimin ishing popularity. * Benny Goodman recently gave his second concert in Boston, before a packed house; as in Carnegie Hall, in New York, the first thing any body knew the younger set in the crowd was out in the aisles be ginning to “shag.” An usher hur ried forward to stop them, where upon a conservative looking, middle- aged gentleman stopped the usher. Seems he’d decided to learn the “shag” and thought that was as good a place as any to begin. * ODDS AND ENDS ... Paul Muni seems to be all set to do "The Life of William Tell” . . . When Frank Lloyd directs "If I Were King,” with Ronald Colman, Frank's daughter, Alma, will play "Colette” ... Joe Tenner's new picture, "Go Chase Your self,” is his best one yet ... Walt Disney divided $50,000 among the people who helped him to make "Snow White” . . . Max Baer is coaching Robert Taylor for "Knock Out” ... The objection to Shirley Temple's making personal appearances has been that she was too young to ap pear behind the footlights . . . But Mary Pickford began when she was five, and it didn't seem to hurt her any . . . In "Four Men and a Prayer” you'll see Richard Greene, recently arrived from England, who, it is said, will be groomed for star dom . . . Now it’s announced that Maude Adams’ movie tests were so successful that she will not appear in "The Young in Heart,” but in a production giving more trope to her talents. ® Western Newspaper Unio* .. . ■ > \ >i.*. i ? mm I^Bip i-.VA . •• • Vv >< V < WHITE MOUNTAINS pf r *’ mp- m'tZFX* mmm m •« Z. J xx-;: wmmmmmrnm Looking Up at the Old Man of the Mountain. Second Greatest Show on Earth" Barnum Called New England Range Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C.—WNU Service. S INCE 1866 visitors to the White mountains have as cended Mount Washing ton, New England’s highest eminence, to scan the sea of northern New Hampshire peaks. Soon another grand stand will be available when the new tramway to the top of Cannon mountain which will whisk passengers 2,025 feet above Franconia Notch begins operation. “This is the second greatest show on earth,” P. T. Barnum said when he stood on the summit of Mount Washington and scanned the jumble of peaks and ridges of the White mountains, spreading from the waistline of New Hampshire to Can ada and from its Maine border to the Connecticut valley, which sep arates this Granite state from Ver mont. Many New Englanders, dyed-in- the-wool White mountain fans who insist that nowhere has nature en dowed a region with such fascinat ing heights, on first thought ques tioned Barnum’s judgment. To them, the White mountains’ show is second to none. However, when they recalled the showman’s love for his trained ani mals, gaudy trappings, and strange creations of nature that drew mil lions into his acres of canvas, they felt that his exclamation was the highest praise. Origin of the Name a Mystery. How and when the White moun tains got their name is as mysteri ous as many of their often-told leg ends. “White mountains” appeared in a manuscript as early as 1672; and even before that time they were called the “White hills” by mariners on the Atlantic, 60 miles away, for whom they formed an important landmark. To modern eyes, too, the name seems apt, whether it be derived from the white mist that often hangs over the higher peaks, from the whitish-gray effect of the sun upon rocks of the mountain tops above the timberline, or from the snow that normally covers the peaks of the Presidential range for eight or nine months of the year. The White mountains are divided into two distinct areas. Between Plymouth on the south and the vicinity of Gorham on the north is the high mountain region where every year more than two million men and women enjoy test ing their leg muscles among New England’s highest peaks, motoring on excellent highways, and utilizing the scores of recreational facilities, or just looking up from spacious hotel verandas toward the lofty em inences sweeping from quiet val leys. Beyond Gorham is a challenging wilderness with Dixville notch its crowning glory and Berlin its only large population center. Here is the paradise of the sportsman searching streams and lakes for trout, salmon, pickerel, horned pout, perch, and small-mouthed bass. The forests shelter bears, deer, and ruffed grouse. It is the high mountain area that has been the White mountains’ chief lure to vacationists for more than a century. Praised by the Great. “We know our mountains are not the highest in the East,” a resident recently remarked to a visitor. “Mount Mitchell in North Carolina and several peaks in the Great Smoky Mountains National park slightly top Mount Washington. But the impressions of Hawthorne, Whit tier, General Grant, Webster, Marie Twain, Winston Churchill, and scores of other men outstanding in politics, literature, and the arte el their day certainly warrant the en thusiasm of those of us trim see the White mountains in every mood.” “But Grant came to the moun tains for relief from hay fever,** said the visitor. “That is true, but he, like many others, then and now, came here without knowing the mountains, and left with an indelible impression of their lofty summits, their tree-clad slopes, their cascades, lakes, and scenic curiosities, and their legends that have inspired multitudes ol artists, writers, and just plain peo ple.” Darby Field, a son of Erin, was the first man to conquer the heights of Mount Washington, highest peak in the White mountains. It thrusts its summit 6,288 feet above the sea and a mile above the valleys at its base. It was just 22 years after the May flower had deposited its human cargo on the shores of Massachu setts when Field struck out from the coast on one of his many trips into the unknown wilderness that lay immediately behind colonial vil lages. Some settlers feared to wander far from their settlements, but Dar by Field was one of those bold ad venturers for whom even the hard life of the colonist was too tame. He was accompanied by two In dian guides. On a June day in 1642, Field stood on the summit of Mount Washington. As the Colonies grew and demand« ed wood for building, for paper, and for other manufactures, lumbermen carelessly swung their axes over the White mountain slopes and stripped them of their trees. All but a few thousand acres of primeval forest were cut over. The forests one sees today are largely second growth, but no long er are they in jeopardy. “Great Stone Face.** Mount Washington is admittedly the dominating feature of the White mountains and nearly every visitor to northern New Hampshire hopes to stand on its summit. But if your time is short and storm clouds thwart that hope, there are scores of other features that are well worth a ramble among the heights. Chief among these is the Profile, popularly known as the “Old Man of the Mountain,” or as Hawthorne’s “Great Stone Face,” peering from the rugged granite ledges of Profile mountain above the highway through Franconia notch. It was a man’s appetite for par tridge for breakfast that led to the discovery of the Profile in 1805. Na thaniel Hall was a member of a road-building crew. Early in the morning he shouldered his gun and left camp. With only a well-browned par tridge on his mind, he silently crept along the shore of a small lake, his eyes penetrating the undergrowth. For some reason unknown to Hall he looked up—and for a moment was stunned by “the most wonderful face” he had ever seen. News of the discovery spread rapidly over New England. The road Hall was working on was pushed through the notch. Men and women came on horseback, by stage, carriage and cart. The popularity of the Profile was one of the factors that influenced the build ing of a railroad into the Franconia region and the erection of the fa mous Profile house, since destroyed by fire. .m