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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1939
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
N EW YORK.—Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
the iron chancellor of prohibi
tion, goes into action again, with
Sen. Morris Sheppard of Texas and
__ cab > several other fa-
Mrs.E.A.Boole xnous old-time
Girds Sword in dry leaders who
Dry Comeback think the J •
. new and and
day dawning. A friend of this writ
er, scouting material for a maga
zine article on a trip through the
Middle West, says the drys are com-
<ing back like an army with banners.
Too many saloons, too much co
educational elbow-bending, too
many tangles between barleycorn
and automobiles, too much cutting
of comers to meet heavy tax and
license costs—all this, and more, is
rallying the drys for a return en
gagement, say the above and other
detached observers.
Hie massive and deliberate
Sirs. Boole is 80 years old and
looks much less. In New York,
she addresses the luncheon of
the state W. C. T. U., commemo
rating the centenary of the birth
of Frances E. Willard, founder
of the W. C. T. U. Her firmly
set spectacles with gold bows,
her crown of abundant white
hair, the stem godliness of her
features all are as they were.
Nothing whatever has been re
pealed in Mrs. Boole's person
or ideas.
For mdre than 50 years she has
been fighting alcohol. With her hus
band, the late William H. Boole,
pastor of the Willett Street Method
ist church, she waged war against
the Bowery dives, away back in the
eighties. She had come from Woos
ter, Ohio, an alumna of the Uni
versity of Wooster, where, immedi
ately after her graduation, she
had taken up her life-work for pro
hibition. From 1909 until 1919, there
was no important piece of anti-liq
uor legislation in which she did not
participate.
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In 1925, she became national
president of the W. C. T. U.,
and, in 1931, world chairman.
During the prohibition years and
in the preceding years of strife,
she was thp head of the com
bined prohibition board of strat
egy, shrewd, resourceful, tire
less. Fittingly, her citadel is
still a little Van Wert, Ohio,
hedge-bordered house, set down
in Brooklyn, holding its middle-
western ground far in the enemy
territory. As does Mrs. Boole,
still standing firm and unshaken
in her flat-heeled shoes.
TN THE last 14 years, Dr. Donald
■■■ A. Laird of Colgate university has
written 14 books and 500 articles,
but has inspired many more than
that. He has
Novel Ideas
of Dr. Laird
Rate Display
been heaven’s
blessing to .the
make-up man,
needing a snap
py little box to dress a page. As
Dr. Laird retires, to engage in re
search at the callow age of 41, here
are just a few of his stimulating
findings:
Horizontal thinking is best. It
is quite possible that a new
stage of evolution is setting in
which will take us back to all-
fours.
When you feel jittery, snap up
some red meat.
Some cases of second sight
are explained by an odorless
scent which almost, but pot
quite, wells up into conscious
ness.
> If you feel rotten today, you
will be happy in just 28 days,
as that is the life-ordained cycle
•f hope and despair.
! I The Dionne quints are in dan
ger of growing up to be man-
haters—on account of women
nurses and governesses.
Brains are sluggish in sum
mertime.
Eat candy to fight off sleepi
ness at work.
Never ttiunt sheep to put your
self to sleep. <It doesn’t Work.
Noise makes'city people small
er than country people.
Women employees are more
adaptable . than men and stay
longer on the job.
Many of 1 these discoveries haVe
been made by Dr. Laird in his re
search as a consultant for concerns
in heavy industries, in which field
he has been busy and distinguished.
He is a world authority on noise
and sleep. Farm-reared in Indi
ana, he was educated at the Univer
sities of Dubuque and Iowa and
taught at many universities before
joining the Colgate faculty 14 years
ago. He has been out in front in
the above novel ideas, with the ex
ception of the one about our get
ting back to all-fours. That has
been evident for at least seven
years, as revealed by prevailing
trends in world politics.
O Consolidated News Features.
’ WNU Service.
War-Time Destroyers Save Nation $150,000,000
A cross section of the navy’s far-flung preparations for war emergency is disclosed at the United States
destroyer base at San Diego, Calif., where 48 World war destroyers are being reconditioned into instant readi
ness for service. Instead of being scrapped under terms of the Washington and London naval treaties,
they were saved for the nation’s defense, thus saving the country some $150,000,000 in costs. In event of war,
crews would merely have to walk aboard, get up steam and proceed to sea, as all equipment is in good condi
tion. Torpedoes and other munitions have been kept in good condition. Right: a four-inch gun is being
mounted on the destroyer U. S. S. Mead.
SON COMES TO AID
When James J. Braddock, former
world’s heavyweight champion, was
informed that his father, 76-year-
old Joseph Braddock, pictured
above, had applied to North Bergen,
N. J., relief officials for aid, be
said: “Why, he shouldn’t have done
that. He knows I’ll take care of
him, but he has never asked for
anything.’’ The former champ made
approximately a half million dollars
in the ring.
Magician Happy as Spirits Fail to Answer
Carrying out a secret pact made between four magicians, Harry
Blackstone, the sole survivor, recently attempted to communicate with
the spirits of Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston and Charles Carter. So fax
he has been unsuccessful and remarked to friends: “If anything should
happen that the lock springs open, the card floats or the hand taps, there
will be a new door in the back of the building as I will go right out through
the wall.’’
Manassa Mauler Behind Bars—as a Guest
Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion of the world, addresses a throng of prisoners at the state
penitentiary in Raleigh, N. C., during a southern tour. The popular restaurant proprietor is still champion to
a large share of his audience, many of whom have been in prison since the Manassa Mauler won his title from
Jess Willard back in 1919.
Herb Merchants Mark 50th Anniversary
Uncle Charlie and Aunt Lena, “yarb” merchants, who for 50 years
have brought their ancient natural medicines to the curb market at
Winston-Salem, N. C., are doing at least average business. Sassafras,
hemlock, mandrake and “John de Conqueror” root are among their
wares. Many of the roots, leaves and barks are ingredients in magical
formula of southern Negroes.
CONTENTED PRISONER
Detroit, Mich., police recently ar
rested a good natured, bearded and
ragged old man on a charge of va
grancy. When the judge asked him
his name, he replied that it was
plain John Doe. He was found sleep
ing peacefully in the cold on a side
walk, and is happy with all his
present attention.
Star Dust
"A Smart Claire Trevor
★ The Beadle Is a Fox!
★ Marg Wins Over Dad
— By Virginia Vale
LAIRE TREVOR’S experi
ence shows plainly that it’s
a wise movie actress who has a
radio contract up her sleeve. If
she hadn’t all signed and sealed
for that “Big Town’’ program
with Edward G. Robinson she
might still be making B pic
tures for 20th Century-Fox.
That’s what she was doing when
she was given the rather small role
of “Francie” in “Dead End,” the
Goldwyn picture. She played it mag
nificently, everybody raved about
her performance—and then she went
back to her own studio, and into B
pictures again.
She couldn’t persuade Darryl
Zanuck that she ought to break
away from the type of thing that
she had been doing for his company.
So, last May, she stepped out. She
was convinced that, as a free lance,
she could get the kind of picture
work that she wanted. If she
couldn’t, she’d do without it. After
all, there was always that radio
salary, rolling right in!
One thing that she wanted, and
got, was the leading feminine role
in “Stage Coach.” One thing that
she didn’t want, and didn’t take,
was a long contract with Warner
Brothers. One more thing that she
wanted very much and took was
marriage, last July, to Clark An
drews. He directs that radio pro
gram that has played sivh an im
portant part in her life.
&—
Ever since they told Cary Grant
that he’d be the beadle on that new
radio show entitled
“The Circle” he’s
been asking other
people if they knew
what it meant. He
does (he looked it
up immediately,)
but he’s gauging
other people’s intel
ligence by their re
plies. First he que
ried the other star
performers on the
program — Ronald
Colman, Carole
Lombard, Lawrence Tibbett, Grou-
cho and Chico Marx and Robert
Emmett Dolan. His private .quiz
program brought out an amazing
amount of misinformation. One girl
said a beadle was something that
hung on a necklace. And everyone
was disappointed when they heard
that a beadle is just a herald.
*—
Hal Roach has given his daughter,
Margaret, a full-fledged dramatic
role in “Captain Fury.” That
marks a victory for 17-year-old Mar
garet. Her father didn’t want her
to be an actress, so she went out
and got minor roles in pictures
made by other producers. She also
sang in a night club. He finally
gave in, and now she is happy, and
all set to play an Australian settler’s
daughter who provides romance for
John Warburton in the picture.
&—
From Jean Hersholt, who is pres
ident of the Motion Picture Relief
fund, comes a story on the “Screen
Guild Show,” which is broadcast by
CBS every Sunday 7:30 to 8:00 p. m.
eastern standard time. Practically
all of Hollywood’s famous folk, as
well as many of those behind the
scenes, are contributing their serv
ices to it.
They receive no salaries for
their work. The money which or
dinarily would go to the artists,
writers, producers and technicians
is turned over to the Motion Pic
ture Relief fund. It will be used to
build a home for the aged and needy
of the motion picture industry.
Be sure to listen to this program
if you want to hear your favorite
screen stars; they are all booked
to appear sooner or later.
*—
Nelson Eddy, whose marriage to
Mrs. Ann D. Franklin, former wife
of Sidney Franklin,
motion picture pro
ducer, recently
came as a surprise
to studio officials, is
taking a vacation
from that coffee
program. That is,
if you call making a
concert tour taking
a vacation! He will
return to it later in
the year.
While he is gone
Donald Dickson
takes his place. He made several
appearances on the program last
season. Dickson is one of the few
important singers who have come
to the top by the radio route. He
was singing regularly on a radio
program when he was signed by the
Metropolitan Opera company; be
fore that he sang in local operatic
productions in Cleveland, Ohio.
*
ODDS AND ENDS—The latest Cinder
ella story from Hollywood concerns
young Dana Andrews, a lad from Texas
. . . It's said that Samuel Goldwyn dis
covered him when he was piping gas and
wiping windshields at a service station
not far from Hollywood ... James Ellison
has been ordered to grow a beard for
"Picardy Max," and his wife would like
to use one of his razors on the man who
cast him for the picture.
« Western Newspaper Union.
Nelson Eddy
Cary Grant
Knitted Rag Rug to
Make in Soft Colors
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS
H ERE is news for those who
have been writing me for
more rag rug designs. A special
Rug Leaflet has been prepared for
you. It will be included free upon
request with your order for the
two books offered herewith. If
you already have these two useful
1 MEDIUM
GREEN
2 BLUE
3 DARK
GREEN
SEW
KNITTED
STRIPS,
books, send 6 cents in stamps for
the Rug Leaflet.
Wooden knitting needles %-inch
in diameter are used for this rug.
Cut or tear the rags %-inch wide
and knit them in strips 10 inches
wide, changing colors every 10
inches by cutting the material
close to the needle and sewing a
new color to it.
When three strips have been
knitted with the colors arranged
as shown here, sew them together
on the wrong side with heavy car
pet thread.
NOTE: Be your own decorator.
Make new draperies; curtains;
slipcovers; bedspreads and dozens
of other things for every room.
Mrs. Spears’ Sewing Book No.
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with step-by-step illustrations.
Book 2—Gifts, Novelties and Em
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( Safety Talks )
Crossing the Road
LJERE’S the modern counter-
* part of the ancient chicken
poser:
Why does a pedestrian cross the
road—at the wrong places and
without looking?
That’s what the National Safety
council is trying to find out after
an examination of its records
which proved that at least a third
of the pedestrians killed in rural
areas and 40 per cent of those
killed in cities were crossing at
places other than intersections.
In 1937, the loss of life from
these classifications mounted over
the 3,600 mark.
Relieve the dis
comfort—put 2
drops Penetro
Nose Drops In
each nostril—the
astringent-like
action of the
ephedrine and
essential oils re
lieves the conges
tion, permits freer
nasal breathing.
Soothing, cooling,
quick-acting. Feel
relief with every
breath you take.
PEN ETRO drops
Heart to Heart
A man cannot touch his neigh
bor’s heart with anything less
than his own.—G. Macdonald.
NERVOUS?
Do you feel so 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
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Personal Mastery
He that would govern others,
first should be master of himself.—
Massinger.
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