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1 / \ ' 4 7 t McCORMTCK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938 Star Dust ★ Movie Lure ★ March Comeback ★ Bing's Song By Virginia Vale- P erhaps you, the public, hadn’t realized it, but you have been staying away from the movies in such stupendous numbers that the motion pic ture industry is about to spend $1 ,000,000 to lure you back into the theaters again. Producers, distributors and thea ter men will put up the money. And you will get $250,000 of it, my friends. There will be a contest. At present, although the rules have not yet been decided on, it seems likely that this contest will be in the form of a questionnaire based on pictures released between now and October 31. Booklets containing rules will be issued only at theater box-offices. Each contestant will have to answer 30 questions about 30 different pic tures in order to qualify. Half of that $1,000,000 will be spent on advertising in newspapers and magazines. Fredric try again- no doubt make a Last year Eldridge, produced March is going to try, t—and if he fails this time, he’ll keep on trying—to come-back on the stage, he and his wife, Florence backed a play that was in New York, you’ll recall, Spf \ FREDRIC MARCH and it failed—not because of their performances, but just because it wasn’t an awfully good play. 1 If they can find a play that they like, they’ll do it again, come autumn. In the meantime, he’s stor- ing up more of what it takes to produce plays by working in Hal Roach’s “There Goes My Heart,” and in another picture when that one is finished. * It looks as if Myron Selznick had started something that may result in our having better pictures. He has formed a partnership with va rious prominent actors, writers and directors—as the best theatrical agent in Hollywood he knew all of them—to make pictures, with a share of the pictures’ profits taking the place of salary. Ernst Lubitsch Productions, Inc., is the first of these producing units. Under this arrangement, a picture will have to be good—or else! The Stroud twins traveled a long and winding road, so far as their career was concerned, before they reached those Sunday evening broadcasts where they share honors with Charlie McCarthy. They be gan as acrobats with a circus; ran away from home to do it. Then they went into vaudeville, and switched to dancing. They toured this country, then Australia, New Zealand and the South Seas before returning to Broadway, and switched their act again, this time to the sort of thing you hear them doing on the air. * Here’s something new under the sun. Practically all of the big pub lishers of popular 1 “Hail the music want a certain song, and can’t have it. The song is KMH,” theme-song intro duction to those dialogues between f I: Bing Crosby and Ken Carpenter. It was written especially for the broadcasts, and that’s that, even inich "a’hit "that “to* Crosby the song publishers are itching to get it into general circulation. * ODDS AND ENDS—Their friends are still hoping that Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone may patch up their mar- riage; at present, though not likely, it seems possible ... At least, Joan says she doesn't plan a divorce, ever . . . Den Bernie and Kay Kyser have been invited to lecture before the New York University Radio Workshop . . . Walt Disney has bought 55 acres of land near Hollywood and will build a $1,000,000 studio there- ihanks to Mickey Mouse, Snow White am others . . . Al Jolson and Edward G. Rol inson will be back on the air Septembi 20—meanwhile Al is indulging his pa sion for seeing fast horses run fast . . Eddie Cantor's next picture will be "Mi Average Man.” <& Western Newspaper Union. ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! I « The Furred Terror *9 By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter H ello everybody: Orville E. Gibbs of Jackson Heights, N. Y., is today’s Distinguished Adventurer, and the tale he tells is one that will make the hair creep up the back of your neck. It’s a yarn that reminds me of the gladiatorial arenas of Rome where they used to throw Christians to the wolves and pit men in deadly combat against Numidian lions and bears from the German forests. But it was neither a lion nor a wolf, nor a bear that brought this package of thrills to Orville Gibbs, and instead of a Roman arena, he fought it out in the living room of his own house. I don’t know how it was in Roman times, but nowadays ad ventures, like Charity, almost always begin at home. All his life, Orville Gibbs has been thrown into intimate contact with wild animals. He ran away as a boy to join a circus, started as a water carrier for the elephants and worked his way up until he was a full- fledged trainer handling all sorts and species of wild beasts. From the circus he drifted to Hollywood and helped direct animal films. While he was there he was given several monkeys which he kept in cages in back of his house. He trained these monkeys, and they’re still there, taken care of by his father. None of them ever gave any trouble. Jack Was a Bright Monkey. But there’s always an exception. Orville moved East, then went to South America, bought another bunch of monkeys and shipped them to his home in New Rochelle, N. Y. He and his wife started to train the whole bunch, but one of them—Jack—was brighter than the others. Orville concentrated on him. He would bring him into the house and have all sorts of fun with him. But Orville’s wife kept away from that monk. He had bitten at her arm several times. One evening Orville brought Jack into the house. He had him on his lap, playing with him in the usual manner when suddenly, without warning, Jack emitted a ferocious screech and leaped for Orville’s throat. And that was the beginning of as horrible a battle as any Roman arena ever saw. “As he came for me,” says Orville, “I threw my right arm to ward him off. Jack’s teeth snapped shut, and he broke practically every bone He crunched OrviUe’s left wrist. in my hand. The hand started bleeding as if an artery had been sev ered. I was so stunned that I could do little but shove him away, and at that he made another screech and leaped again. It Looked Bad for Orville. * “I threw up my left arm. He crunched it at the wrist, piercing the skin and breaking several bones. Then I leaped to my feet, just as he jumped at me again. I was dressed in riding clothes, and the heavy boots stood me in good stead. I kicked at him savagely and it stopped him for a moment, but he bit clear through the boots several times.” That was just the start of a terrible fracas—and a mighty bad start for Orville. “There I was,” he says, “cornered by a wild monkey, weigh ing thirty-two pounds—screeching horribly—and leaping from chair to chair to table trying to get at me. Whenever he thought he had me he leaped at my throat, and here I was, my hands useless, bleeding like a stuck pig, and growing weaker every minute.” Orville’s wife had run from the room. He shouted to her to pass him his rifle and cautiously she broke a pane from one of the French doors and pushed the weapon through. “To my horror,” says Orville, “I could not even pull the trigger. I passed the gun back through the broken pane to my wife telling her to cock it—all this time dodging several savage rushes and leaps. Finally the gun came through, cocked. I don’t know to this day how I ever succeeded in aiming it and pulling the trigger, but if I had placed the gun to his head and fired I couldn’t have made a more perfect shot—right between his eyes!” He Shot the Maddened Beast. Blood began to pour from the gaping hole in the monkey's head. But still, to Orville’s horror, THE BEAST CAME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN! Frozen with terror he passed the gun out again for his wife to cock. And again Orville doesn’t know how he ever managed to fire it. This time the bullet caught the api- mal right through the eye and down he went. “And,” says Orville, “down I went, too!” “Orville’s wife called the hospital. The ambulance came, and the orderlies found him lying on the floor covered with blood. Orville’s own doctor rushed to the hospital. “And,” says Orville, “he didn’t have his glasses with him. While I lay groaning and bleeding, they sent back for the glasses. They gave me morphine and more morphine. By the time the glasses did come the doc told me that I was so well doped up that I might as well go on the operating table without an anaesthetic.” Orville told him to go ahead. It took them exactly one hour and a half and forty-eight stitches to sew up the holes that animal had made. After that came Pasteur injections. His hands were reopened and the bones reset. “And now,” he says, “I’m back to work with a stiff right thumb and a pair of hands and wrists that will be weak for some time to come.” And nowadays, Orville has a motto. No more monkeys! Copyright.—WNU Service. Dental Cabinet Modernized A dental cabinet with photoelec tric control of the drawer compart ments has recently been designed which permits the dentist to open the drawers without actually touch ing the cabinet. The drawers can be operated individually by passing a finger over beams of light direct ed at a photo-electric cell. Its use eliminates the possibility of trans ferring disease from the mouth of one patient to another through the handling of cabinet drawers.—Elec tronics. Ancient Dwarfs A runted and twisted tree pa triarch, said to be more than 400 years old, is one of the sights in the famous tree nursery of Kintaro Kibe in Tokyo in which hundreds of strange dwarf trees are exhibited. Isle of Man, Small Island The Isle of Man is a small island m the Irish sea nearly the same distance from England, Scotland and Ireland. It has an area of 227 square miles and a population 3f 50,000. Rats Conquer at Airfield Officials were astonished when at an airfield near Karachi they saw seven stationary planes sink in the earth. Investigation disclosed that thousands of rats had tunneled un der the ground. Poison was spread to kill the rodents, but with little effect. Gassing, firing, trapping and all other modern devices were em ployed against them, but without success. At last, says the London Daily Express, the authorities, ex asperated, gave in. Now the rats are in full charge of the airfield. How Barnum Advertised Circus When P. T. Barnum’s circus was in winter headquarters at Bridge port, Conn., he had a man plow a field by elephant power as a means of advertising the circus to pas sengers on a railroad nearby. California Once Tropical Evidence that California was in a tropical climate millions of years ago was unearthed when a petrified palm tree was discovered at Lodi, Calif. The specimen weighs 15C pounds. I—BOOKS IN BRIEF- No One Knows Fate of This Brave Lover (< »» By ELIZABETH C. JAMES 'T'HE LADY OR THE TIGER, by Frank R. Stockton, is a story of olden days, when a semi- barbaric king in a far land held ab solute power over his subjects. This monarch had devised a system of justice that pleased him mightily. Instead of all the bother of trials that the modern world struggles un der, he had an arena where all trials took place. The defendant was put into the arena facing two doors. At a signal he opened one of the doors. Each door led into a chamber, heavily padded with skins and furs so that no sound issued forth. Behind one door 7 was a fero cious tiger; behind the other was a beautiful maiden. If the defendant opened the door with the tiger, jus tice declared him guilty and his pun ishment was instant. There was no delay ing of justice. If he opened the door with the lady, he was innocent and his reward was im mediate. He was married to the fair lady instantly, for the king had a minister and chorus all ready for the wedding ceremony. If the de fendant already had a wife and family, that made no difference in the proceedings, for the king was too fond of this method of justice to change it for individual cases. Elizabeth James AN EDITOR-AUTHOR Frank R. Stockton was attract ed by stories of adventure. Pi rates appeared in some of his longer stories, and the action of “The Lady or the Tiger” speaks for itself. He was born in Philadelphia in 1834. His writing career in cluded work as editor and origi nal writer. As assistant editor he worked on the staffs of St. Nicholas Magazine, the Century, and Hearth and Home. His own writings were designed to amuse the public, not to espouse any cause; nor was he influenced by sectional traits in style. He died in 1902. Stockton was famous in his day as a humorist, this spirit first be ing evidenced in “The Ting-a- Ling Stories” which showed his nimble, elf-like fancies. Never did he exceed the natural humor of “Rudder Range,” a collection of short sketches on rural life first published in Scribner’s Monthly. He was a keen observer of the feminine temperament, de riving humor from this source. Of course, the populace loved this method of trial. They always went to court in the utmost excitement, because they never knew whether they were to witness fierce death or overwhelming happiness. Lover Brought to “Trial.” Now this king had a daughter who was the apple of her father’s eye. But the princess had an eye for the youths of the court. One of them was especially handsome, and the princess and this commoner had a love affair. All went along well un til the king heard of it. Then the youth was brought to trial, to de termine whether he was guilty or not in daring to love a princess of royal blood. The day came. The tiers of seats were filled to the top row of the arena. The whole city knew of the royal love affair and every one had come to see the trial. Presently the door opened into thei arena and the youth walked into the! vast circle. All the spectators sighed, for he was indeed a hand some young man and worthy of a princess’ affection. He looked quick-/ ly toward the royal box, caught the eye of the princess and knew in the flash of an eye that she knew which door led to the tiger and which to the lady. He waited for some sign. With an impatient gesture, imper ceptible except to the eyes of her lover, the princess brushed her right hand toward the right. What Happened? With no faltering, t£e youth walked toward the right door and opened it. The decision of the prin cess was given to her lover swiftly and with no indecision. But it had not been reached so easily. Night after night she had awakened hearing the sounds of his shrieks when the tiger hurled him self through the air upon his victim. But night after night she had been agonized with jealousy and despair when she thought of her lover wed to another woman. Anger and rage would descend to tear her very soul. So the princess had endured great agony of mind to reach her decision. Frank Stockton, author of this story, finishes his narrative thus: “The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to presume to set up myself as the one person able to an swer it. So I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the opened door— the lady or the tiger?” And he leaves the reader in this suspended excitement! <g) Bell Syndicate—WNU Service. Farm Topics GIVE FLOCKS BEST HOT WEATHER CARE Ample Range, Shade, Green Feed Are Important. By C. F. Parrish. Extension Poultrymaiy North Carolina State College. WNU Service. Poultry authorities agree that ade quate range, shade, and green feed are three essentials for well-man aged flocks during the hot summer months. When growers are ready to mar ket their birds, those who have been careful to observe these essentials will find they have been well paid for their efforts. Where home-mixed rations for pullets are used, the following grow ing mash is recommended: 35 pounds No. 2 yellow corn meal, 20 pounds standard wheat middlings, 20 pounds No. 2 heavy oats finely pulverized, 12 pounds standard wheat bran, 4 pounds fish meal (55 per cent protein), 2 pounds meat meal (55 per cent protein), 2 pounds dried skim milk, 2 pounds ground limestone or oyster shell, 2 pounds bone meal, and one pound iodized table salt. Farmers having an adequate sup ply of milk may omit the dried milk recommended in the above ration. Because it is a valuable food, milk should be given to poul try in some form. However, when fed as ft liquid, it should be placed in clean, easily accessible containers. Surplus milk should not be allowed to remain in the containers since it attracts flies. Plenty of water should be avail able at all times. If possible, it should be kept in a shady place. Along with the mash, birds should have all the grain they will eat each morning. ‘Blind Staggers' Among Summer Horse Ailments Hot weather is the time when the horse disease encephalomyelitis, sometimes called “blind staggers,” “brain fever,” or “sleeping sick ness” is most likely to appear, says Dr. R. A. Craig, head of Purdue’s veterinary department. The disease affects the nervous system of horses and mules. In recent years, es pecially during the summer months, it has caused serious losses in the West, Middle West, and several states along the Atlantic coast, but may strike anywhere. It is an infectious disease and the symptoms generally occur in three phases. The first stage may escape notice as it usually is only a mild indisposition commonly accompa nied with a rise in temperature. The second stage is characterized by distinct nervous symptoms which may or may not be accompanied with fever. In the last stage the horse may go down and be unable to rise, sometimes thrashing vio lently with the legs and head. Death usually follows when these symp toms develop. Encephalomyelitis may be easily confused with other diseases, Doc tor Craig points out. The symptoms are similar to other ailments of the central nervous system, and a vet erinarian should be called at the first indication of sickness. Although the chances for cure are greatest in the early stages of the disease, there is no remedy effective in all cases. About Raising Turkeys Turkey-raising is not difficult when properly handled, but there are some principles which should be observed. Turkeys should be allowed to remain in the open as much as possible, and never hatched by hens, says the Montreal Herald. Breeding stock and young stock should be kept away from barnyard hens, so as to keep them free from disease. If there is any disease in breeding turkeys hatch the eggs in an incubator, and rear the poults in brooders. Feeding the Pigs If you feed your pigs too many peanuts or soybeans, you haul soft pork to market and are penalized two cents a pound, says the Coun try Home Magazine. Packers know there is not much bacon left after soft pork is fried. But a peanut-fed hog can be finished off with corn. The soybean-fed hog can be saved from disgrace if the oil is first ex tracted from the beans. The beans should be fed as meal along with a regular balanced ration. Then there is less loss between the pack ing house and the dinner table, and less fat in the skillet. Storing Eggs Chopping dollars off the yearly food bill isn’t so very hard, if you know the short-cuts, says the New York State College of Home Eco nomics. For instance, a large part of the money spent yearly for eggs can be saved, if quantities of eggs are bought when prices are lower, and stored in waterglass for later use. Absolutely fresh eggs stored this way keep their flavor, whip well, and can be satisfactorily cooked in almost every way. High Above the Clouds • Dance, swim. golf. Ride horseback to the musical roar of the monntaln breeze* • Come, live, and enjoy the refreshing luxury of this WORLD FAMOUS RESORT. • America’s most beautiful patio open eve> nings with dancing beneath the starlite skies to the famous Lookout Orchestra. . . . • Swimming pool, tennis, beauty and gown shop. Rates $0 up daily including meals, tennis and swimming privileges. (Special family and seasonable rates.) Lookout Mountain Hotel Overlooking CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Write, wire or telephone, S. John Littlegreen. Mng. Dir.' First Use of Great Seal The great seal of the United States was used for the first time on September 16, 1782. Romans Took Beer to Britain The Romans are supposed to have introduced the art of brewing beer into Britain. No Birds Hibernate No bird is known to hibernate, the former belief that swallows do so being disproved. Discovered Bermuda Islands The Bermuda islands were dis covered by Juan Bermudez, a Span iard, in 1515. Pepper Tree Has Jumping Leaves The pepper tree grows leaves that jump about as though animated. The Critics Most critics tell us* eloquently what they are against, but only rarely do they tell us what they are for.—Stuart Chase. Malaria Can KILL Don’t get the idea that Malaria is not important. In 1936, for in stance, 3,700 people died from Malaria in our 12 Southern states alone! Wintersmith’s is a doctor’s com pound for Malaria. It contains world-famous medicines for treat ing the disease—known by every doctor, and prescribed in millions of cases every year! Your druggist has Wintersmith’s —or he will gladly get it for you. 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