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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938
Weekly News Review
‘SelbOut’ of Czechoslovakia
Fails to Erase War Dangers
By Joseph W. La Bine
Foreign
A month ago, long before Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler challenged the
world at his Nuremberg Nazi con
gress, before Geoffrey Dawson’s
London Times editorialized on the
advisability of giving Germany her
way. Great Britain showed signs of
weakening in the struggle to keep
Czechoslovakia intact. All summer
her Viscount Runciman had tried
to make peace between Prague and
3,500,000 Sudeten Germans who
wanted autonomy and eventual an
nexation by Germany, yet nothing
was accomplished. Moreover,
though Britain was pledged to aid
France, who has a pact with Czech
oslovakia, it has long been apparent
that what England wanted, above
all, was pdace.
Fortnight ago, as Berlin and
Prague veered on the edge of war.
Prime Minister Neville Chamber-
lain took his first airplane ride,
speeding to Fuehrer Hitler’s chalet
at Berchtesgaden in a desperate ef
fort to stave off a conflict that would
certainly involve all Europe. Next
day he flew back, hastily calling his
cabinet into session. To France
went an invitation: Would Premier
Edouard Daladier and Foreign Min
ister Georges Bonnet come to Lon
don for a conference? They would,
and did, rushing across the channel
like hungry dogs after a bone.
By this time it was apparent
Europe’s two greatest democracies
were playing ball with Adolf Hitler,
were willing to sacrifice Czechoslo
vakia to keep Der Fuehrer satis
fied. After a week-end’s study, the
French statesmen went home. A
few hours later, from simultaneous
cabinet meetings in London and
Paris, came announcement of the
scheme that spelled Prague’s doom.
The scheme: (1) Cession to Ger
many of Sudeten areas in Czecho
slovakia which are overwhelmingly
German; (2) a plebiscite to deter
mine future status of Sudeten areas
where German population is more
than 50 per cent; (3) international
guarantee of Czechoslovakia’s re
maining boundaries.
It was plain that Prague had been
sold down the river without a hear
ing, since the British-French plan
received French cabinet approval
before Czech Minister Stefan Osus-
ky was officially notified in Paris.
When he finally was told, Minister
Osusky’s lips trembled as he asked
newsmen: “Do you want to see a
man convicted without a hearing?
Here I stand.’’
Though immediate responsibility
for the sell-out was directed first at
Neville Chamberlain, observers
soon placed it on France’s doorstep.
Actually, Premier Daladier had in
spired the English conversation
with Hitler, had urged Britain to
back down on Franco-British agree
ment of April 29 to defend Czecho
slovakia. But whatever the cause
of this capitulation, it probably cost
both Premier Daladier and Cham
berlain a good-sized chunk of public
support. As before, democracy had
capitulated before the bluff of a
totalitarian state.
Still left to straddle was Czecho
slovakia’s unequivocable opposition
to the scheme. Shouted Premier
Milan Hodza: “In the name of the
lawful authorities of this state I de
clare that . . . the government will
defend completely the integrity of
the state. A plebiscite would be
unacceptable.’’ While Hungary and
Poland began looking for liberation
of their minorities in Czechoslo
vakia, while Soviet Russia consid
ered coming to Prague’s aid, a moot
question was whether the orphaned
nation might not become another
Spain* in which Communistic Rus
sia and Nazi Germany would fur
nish the manpower for a civil war.
Business
In the U. S. last year were $65,-
648,000,000 in securities wholly or
partly exempt from federal income
tax. Of these, $50,522,000,000 were
eligible for assessment if the U. S.
should change its mind about ex
empting government securities
(federal, state, local). In 1937, this
investment brought security holders
an estimated $1,544,000,000 interest,
which at the 4 per cent normal tax
rate would yield $62,160,000. Actu
ally, the tax would be higher, since
most exempt securities are held by
individuals and corporations paying
a higher tax rate.
For years, men have run for of
fice on a promise of outlawing tax
exempt securities, and next winter’s
congress will have a chance to ful
fill the promise. Backed by White
House favor, new tax measures will
include not only this feature, but
also a plan for levies reciprocally
arranged on salaries of state, local,
federal officers. Still uncertain is a
proposal to broaden the tax base by
including lower income brackets.
• Labor
Mushroomed in little more than a
year from 20,000 to 400,000 mem
bers, C. I. O.’s United Automobile
Workers of America is headed by
Homer Martin, one-time preacher,
is run by young zealots who split
last June into two factions accusing
each other of communistic leanings.
Result was President Martin’s dis
missal of three vice presidents and
a secretary-treasurer, temporary
suspension of another vice presi
dent.
Fearful lest his pet union be torn
asunder, disliking U. A. W.’s pub
licity, John L. Lewis finally secured
Homer Martin’s permission to inter
vene after the latter insisted U. A.
W.’s autonomy be preserved. To
Detroit went C. I. O.’s Sidney Hill
man and Phillip Murray for a two-
week study.
Outcome was labor peace, tempo
rarily at least. Though Homer Mar
tin won his autonomy plea, he
gave in on other points, allowing
Peacemakers Hillman and Murray
to decide whether U. A. W.’s sus
pended officials shall be reinstated.
In the future, they will help U. A. W,
settle inter-union squabbles.
Politics
Among candidates in Pennsyl
vania’s primary election were Phil
adelphia Mayor S. Davis Wilson and
Gov. George H. Earle, both running
for Democratic senatorial nomina
tion. Candidate Wilson lost, was
subsequently indicted for miscon
duct in office by a grand jury sum
moned by Candidate Earle. In an
other phase of the campaign, Atty.
Gen. Charles J. Margiotti raq for
gubernatorial nomination, using as
campaign fodder the charges that
Governor Earle had extorted money
from state contractors and em
ployees,* and “sold” legislation.
Appointed to investigate was ?
Dauphin county grand jury. Almost
immediately Governor Earle sprang
into action, summoned the legisla
ture and rushed through special
bills which would defeat the grand
jury’s investigation, would instead
leave the quiz up to the governor’s
hand-picked legislative committee.
Fortnight ago this committee met,
yawning politely over six days of
perfunctory testimony. Not until
Accuser Margiotti himself took the
stand was there much interest. His
testimony: (1) That Governor
Earle’s administration leaders had
“sold” legislation to beer and movie
interests for $150,000; (2) that Gov
ernor Earle prompted him to go
ahead with the probe of Philadel
phia politics; (3) that the governor
had borrc*ved money from Matthew
H. McCloskey Jr., contractor work
ing on many state jobs. When Wit
ness Margiotti had finished, admin-
GOV. GEORGE H. EARLE
He was busy investigating himself.
istration critics admitted he had
been permitted to speak more freely
than they expected.
Still to be heard from were scores
of witnesses including State Rep.
Charles Melchiorre, Philadelphia
Democrat, and Governor Earle him
self, whose senatorial campaign will
be decided a bare two months
hence. Also to be heard from was
the state Supreme court which is
deciding legality of the legislature’s
“rubber stamp” bills, one of which
would remove District Atty. Carl B.
Shelley ^ from supervision over the
grand jury quiz. In his place would
be Atty. Gen. Guy K. Bard, a gov
ernor’s appointee. Moreover, no one
knew if the grand jury would be
permitted to investigate before the
legislative committee concluded it#
hearings.
People
Died: At Beverly Hills, Calif., of
acute asthma and heart ailment,
Pauline Fredrick, 53, one-time star
of -stage and silent screen.
Star Dust
★ Trimming Stars
"to Chaplin*s Find
'At Hidden Ambitions
By Virginia Vale
ASU PITTS has been having
a lot of fun on her personal
appearance tour, and has
learned a good many things
about her own box office value.
She has brought crowds to the the
aters where she has appeared, and
motion picture ex
hibitors have told
her that it hasn’t
been their fault
that they haven’t
shown her pictures.
They’ve begged for
them. Any picture
that she is in makes
money for them, it
seems, no matter
who else appears
with her.
“But you just
haven’t been mak-
Jig any pictures. Miss Pitts,”
they said to her.
There’s a good reason why Miss
Pitts hasn’t been making pictures,
these last months. A number of
other actors, also big ones, haven’t
been making pictures either. Not
that she hasn’t been offered roles
that she really wanted to play.
But the companies who sent for her
wanted to cut her salary to the
bone. These days the big money is
likely, it seems, to go to new
comers to the screen—foreign im
portations, cute girls who are being
built up. Some of the big players
have to swallow their pride, and do,
and take the cut; others stay off
the screen. Maybe that’s why you’ve
been missing some of your favor
ites.
Miss Pitts has two opportunities
to make her debut in New York as
an actress; one in a musical show
that, because of its authors, is prac
tically sure to be a hit, the other in
a play. If her husband and chil
dren weren’t so firmly established
in California she wouldn’t hesitate
about accepting one.
—*
Remember passing mention that
was made here some time ago of
Charlie Chaplin’s new screen find,
Dorothy Comingore? He had seen
her in a little theater performance
Zasu Pitts
FREDRIC MARCH
at Carmel-by-the-Sea, where he had
gone to work out the script of a new
picture.
Just in case you have wondered
what happened next, she has
changed her name to Linda Winters,
and you’ll see her in “Trade
Winds” with Joan Bennett and
Fredric March. Here’s a chance
to see if you agree with the great
comedian on what constitutes good
screen material.
—
When you see “The Great Waltz”
you’ll see some lovely bits of scen
ery used as background, American
scenery in Geneseo, N. Y. The rea
son is that Richard Rosson, Metro
director, lived there for a while
when he was a boy; now he’s back
in the old home town, shooting it
for the public.
*
Cal Tinney has had such fun on
the air with his “If I Had the
Chance” broadcasts that he’s been
tackling his co-workers in the stu
dio and quizzing them about their
hidden ambitions. Fred Allen said
he’d like to run a grocery store in
a small town in Maine, and Jack
Benny declared that he’d like to be
a racing driver, and find out what
it’s like to tear across the salt flats
at Bonneville, Utah, at 350 miles
per hour. As for Cal himself, bis
suppressed desire isn’t so hard to
attain; he just wants to learn to
play the piano.
—*—
ODDS AND ENDS—“Carefree" isn't up
to the usual Rogers-Astaire standard . . .
Jon Hall was rushed back from New York
to Hollywood in order to be sent to Eng
land to make “The Thief of Bagdad" . . .
“Sing You Sinners" is such a good picture
that it's a hit in London—first time that's
happened to a Crosby picture—and Para
mount will make a sequel to it .. . The
Voice of Experience took a vacation that
included a tour of Oregon and a visit to
Joe E. Brown in Hollywood, and now is
back in New York and on the air . . .
Remember “Asia," the dog in “The Thin
Man" and its sequel? . . . You'll see him
soon with Constance Bennett in “Topper
Takes a Trip" . . . Spencer Tracy has or*
other grand part in “Boys Town."
• Western Newspaper Union.
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WHAT to EAT and WHY
C. Houston Goudiss Discusses Sugar, Sirup
and Molasses; Describes Correct Use
of Sweets, Peerless Body Fuel
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
T HERE is an old saying that good things come in small
packages. That is particularly apt when we pause to
consider the nutritive value of sugar in its various forms.
For two scant tablespoons of sugar supply as much caloric
value as does three-fourths cup of cooked farina, or one
and one-third eggs, or the lean meat of one lamb chop.
Sugar is a highly' concen-<S>
trated fuel food which burns
quickly and completely in the
body furnace.
The Sugar Bowl Is a Dynamo
It has been said that our pres
ent day civilization could not have
reached its present
heights without the
driving force that
sugar gives to men
and women. And
it is a fact that un
til comparatively
recent times, only
the very wealthy
could afford this
quick energy food
which we now con
sume at the rate of
more than 4,000,000
or more than 100
pounds annually for every man,
woman and child.
This peerless fuel food was once
regarded almost as a medicine
because of its ability to relieve
fatigue and sustain vitality. And
no wonder! For sugar is trans
formed into heat and power in
less time and with less effort than
any other foodstuff.
But recent investigations suggest
that the teeth are far more likely
to deteriorate because the proper
minerals and vitamins have not
been included in the diet.
It is, however, desirable to re
strict the amount of sugar given
to children. That is because it
quickly satisfies the appetite and
may therefore decrease the con
sumption of other good and neces
sary foods, particularly those con
taining an abundance of minerals
and vitamins. Children therefore
can best take sweets in the form
of sweetened puddings, gelatin,
cooked and fresh fruits, and fruit
juice and milk beverages.
A Food of Many Forms
The quick pick-up of sugar can
be obtained in many forms be
sides the sparkling crystals of
granulated sugar with which we
are most familiar, or the brown
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sugar which is quite similar in
composition, except for a larger
moisture content, despite popular
notions to the contrary.
Most fruits contain easily di
gestible sugars, the percentage in
dried fruits ranging from 50 to
75 per cent. Milk sugar is also
easily digested. Honey, molasses,
corn sirup and the popular blended
sirups are usually eaten in com
bination with oiber^foods and are
therefore unlikely to be con
sumed in too large amounts.
Corn sirup is often added to.
milk, fruits, vegetables, cereals,
breads and desserts. It helps to
make these foods more palatable
and adds 60 calories with every
tablespoon. It is so easily digest
ed that it is often used in infant
feeding.
Molasses provides significant
amounts of both calcium and iron
and is a good sweet for growing
children. One and one-half table
spoons of molasses supplies as
much calcium as one and one-half
cups of diced carrots. It is a
wise mother, therefore, who uses
it in making the cookies that chil
dren like so well.
The mixed or blended sirups
that are so popular with griddle
cakes , and french toast on cool
fall days, also add palate appeal
and energy values to the diet.
For in whatever form sugar is
consumed, it remains nature’s
shortcut to press-the-button heat
and quick, healthful stimulation.
<D—WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1938—30.
A Real Stimulant
While starchy foods require an
average of from three to four
hours for digestion, the body be
gins to burn a ration of sugar
from 10 to 30 minutes after it is
eaten.
It reaches the blood and mus
cles in a few minutes—as rapidly
in fact as alcohol! That is why
concentrated sweets, which are
largely sugar, are so effective in
combating fatigue.
Athletic coaches are well aware
of the unique power of sugar as a
stimulant and restorative of en
ergy. That is why school and col
lege youths are so frequently giv
en highly sweetened beverages
and other concentrated sweets be
fore engaging in athletic compe
tition.
Military leaders also appreciate
how it increases endurance, and
sweets are an important part of
the soldier’s ration. During the
World war civilians were urged
to reduce their consumption of
sugar in order to make larger
amounts available for the army,
and most people found it difficult
indeed to forego this agreeable
food.
Indispensable for Most People
Sugar is such an indispensable
ingredient in cakes, cookies, pies,
puddings and ice creams, it is so
necessary in beverages, on break
fast cereals and with fruits that it
seems a great hardship to do with
out it even for one meal.
We are extremely fortunate,
most people will agree, to live in
an age when sugar is so high in
quality and so reasonable in price.
In the Thirteenth century when
sugar was introduced to England
through India, it cost the equiva
lent of ten dollars a pound in the
monetary terms of today.
Refined sugar is now priced at a
few cents a pound and one pound
supplies over 1,800 calories! More
over, when you buy a branded
product, backed by a well-known
name, you have the assurance
that quality and purity are of the
highest.
Moderate Use Desirable
Like all sources of great power,
however, sugar must be handled
with care. Too much sugar may
prove as disastrous as too little.
Possibly because of this, several
false notions have grown up re
garding this splendid food.
It is often charged that sweets
cause indigestion, and it is true
that when consumed in excess,
they may ferment and result in
irritation. Therefore, moderation
should be the watchword.
But that is an excellent rule to
follow in regard to all kinds of
foods. For when consumed to ex
cess, any food ceases to be bene
ficial.
It has also been charged that
sweets are harmful to the teeth.
M. S. writes: “I followed the
directions in Book 2 for a fabric
hat and it was so satisfactory that
I wonder if you could tell me how
to use a piece of woolen material
that I have to make a hat for my
little girl who is just starting to
school?”
Here is a cunning hat that is
easy to make. Two pieces of
goods are required—one for the
hat and one for the lining. They
may either match or contrast.
Each piece should be 1-inch longer
than the measurement around the
largest part of the child’s head.
The depth of the pieces should be
half their length. The diagram at
the upper right of this sketch
shows how to make a paper pat
tern for the hat. Cut a square
piece of paper %-inch wider and
deeper than half the head meas
urement. Mark point A on the
right edge half way between the
top and bottom as shown. Points
B and C are marked at the center
toif and bottom of the paper. The
dotted lines are guide lines,to help
B IT AROUND
if THE HOUSE
Keeping Cut Flowers.—Cut gar
den flowers will keep fresh and
wiltless longer if they are sub
merged up to the flower heads
for four or five hours before they
are arranged.
* * •
Family Bulletin Board.—A bul
letin board where notices, remind
ers, and instructions can be posted
may be a good idea for busy fam
ilies in which the members come
and go at different hours.
• * *
Use for Wax Paper.—Wax paper
that comes around store bread
should not be thrown away, for it
can be used to good advantage.
Wipe off the gas range after every
meal with this paper, for it pol
ishes as well as cleans.
* * •
Chamois for Cleaning Furni
ture.—A piece of chamois wrung
out of cold water and rubbed over
polished furniture will remove fin
ger marks. Polish with dry
chamois.
shape the curved lines between A
and B and C and D. Point D is
the center front of the top of the
hat pattern and is placed on a
fold of the goods in cutting each
of the two layers. The diagonal
line from A to C is the center back=
seam line.
Stitch the back seam of both hat .
and lining and press it open as at
E. Now, place the two pieces
right sides together and stitch as
at F. Turn right side out, baste
along turned edge and stitch as at
G. Gather the top as at H and
finish with a ribbon or a stitched
fabric bow and a feather.
NOTE: Use what you have on
hand to make things of real value.
You can save by doing—instead of
doing without. Mrs. Spears
planned Book 2—Gifts, Novelties
and Embroidery—to help you.
Every page contains complete,
clearly illustrated directions fol
things you can make at almost ne
cost. Enclose 25 cents and address
Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St.,
Chicago, 111.
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