McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, March 23, 1939, Image 2
McCORMTCK MESSENGER. McCORMTCK. S. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 23. 1939
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
XT EW YORK.—Young Sherman M.
^ ^ Fairchild inherited about $10,-
000,000, and the money took wings—
not around the night spots, but in
t ww aviation enter-
Heir Pools His
Money, Brains;
Aviation Profits
prises which
have made him
one of the main
panjandrums of
the plane designing and building in
dustry.
Just now, the Civil Aeronautics
authority certifies Mr. Fairchild’s
new 500-horsepower “in-line” eri-
gine, which,- he says, has more pow
er for its weight than anyjpother.
For several years, Mr. Fairchild has
been pioneering the “in-line” en
gines as against the radial* type of
foreign nations. In 1936, he sold 20
of them to the Greek government,
which, it was later reported, found
them highly satisfactory. His en
gine is about one-third the size of
a radial engine.
His father, the late George W.
Fairchild, began his business v
career on $8 a week, invented
the dial telephone, the comput-
' ing scale, and the adding ma
chine. He wanted his son to
become a junior executive of
International Business Machines
corporation. The young man,
however, was interested mainly
In cameras. At 17, he had in
vented a revolutionary flashlight
camera, and, at 21, a radial
aerial camera.
He organized Fairchild Aerial
Surveys and in 1924 carried through
an dir camera survey of New York,
with a six-mile camera of his inven
tion which was a pioneering exploit
in that field.
By 1927, he had corraled several
companies in the Fairchild Aviation
corporation, had Igor Sigoraky build
ing planes, and soon unveiled the
first cabin monoplane in the United
States.
In Harvard at the start of the
war, he was rejected for mili
tary service because of physical
shortcomings, later remedied in
Arizona. Intent on war duty of
some kind, he brought otit an
aerial camera for war use,
completed just before the Armi-
Stiee, He is typical of a num
ber of free and adventurous self
starters in Uncle Sam’s industri
al and technical establishment
who can be rounded up in case
of trouble—a refutation of the
totalitarian belief that only the
goose-step can yield efficiency.
SEVERAL notable moving pic-
^ tures of recent appearance have
achieved portraits rather than cari
catures. They also have shown a
trend away from
Moving Picture
Renaissance Is
Looming High
the star system
and a new reli
ance on coherent
fofm in the pic
ture as a whole. Chastened by hard
times, the films are taking thought
and adding cubits to their stature.
This bystander hears much talk of
a coming moving picture renais
sance—not in any splendiferous out
break, but in a new infusion of cre
ative intelligence into the industry,
and a longer tether for the same.
In focus here is “Stagecoach,**
opening in New York with gen
erous salutations by reviewers,
who note that, with a no-star
east, a natural-born horse opera
has been conjured into an ex
cellent film by the deft artistry
of John Ford, director, and Dud
ley Nichols, scenarist. They
also scored, jointly, in “The
Hurricane” and “The Inform
er.** This film is commended
for its further trend toward sim
plicity and artistic integrity, and
away from overemphasis, the
traditional occupational disease
of Hollywood—on or off the lot.
Mr. Ford, born Sean O’Fearna, in
Portland, Maine, 44 years ago,
thinks moving picture directors see
too little of the world about them
in proportion to what they record.
Renoir had the same idea, insisting
that, if an artist observed intently
enough and long enough, his line
would be almost self-recording. So
Mr. Ford stokes his pipe, medi
tates, observes,, studies types,
speech, dress, mannerisms, be
havior, regional and occupational
traits, and achieves characteriza
tion.
His older brother, Francis,
was ahead of him at Hollywood,
as a serial star and director.
John Ford tagged along and
soon had his brother working for
him. Before he was 25, he had
directed many westerns. When
he was 28, he directed “The
Iron Horse.” He is an autocrat
on the lot, apt to throw the
script away and improvise busi
ness and lines, working usually
in a frayed sports jacket and
old dungarees. He sidesteps
Hollywood parties and passes
much of his off-shift time on his
small yacht. He is big and
bulky, with thinning, sandy hair
and glasses.
<D Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service,
A STAR NO LONGER
Divorcee Asks for ‘Freedom of Dress’
Two reasons were given why Mike
Klotovich, backfield ace, quit school
recently at St. Mary’s, depriving
Coach Slip Madigan of one of his
best men. Mike said he needed the
money to support his parents. Uni
versity officials stated that he suf
fered from “academic apathy.”
Here he is at work on a construction
job in San Francisco.
The fondness of Ellen Tilton Holmsen, society divorcee, for going
about in tvoolen pajamas finally convinced police chiefs of three New
Jersey towns that she should be “exported” because she attracted too
much attention. She then wrote to Washington for a badge saying “Leave
this girl alone, she’s all right.” Mrs. Holmsen is pictured here with Holly
wood’s Peter the Hermit whom she visited shortly after her divorce in 1934.
OP?, SEW
4*-'-'* Ruth Wyeth Spears
Knit a rag rug.
Young Theatrical Genius to Stage Girl Show
Jimmy Griffin, six-year-old Brookline, Mass., theatrical genius, is having a difficult time getting these girls
to do a dance the way he wants it done. Jimmy, though, is undaunted. He is the youngest possessor of an enter
tainment license in Brookline, and has had a successful solo act. He recently applied for a renewal of his li
cense and decided to add some girls to his cast. Here he is trying to teach them the routine he has devised.
Holland Princess Goes for Sleigh Ride
CAMPAIGNERS MEET
Crown Princess Juliana of Holland makes little Princess Beatrix com
fortable before they start out on a walk during their winter vacation with
Prince Bernhard at Grindelwald, Switzerland. The perambulator is
mounted on sled runners, and is drawn by a St. Bernard dog.
James A. Farley, postmaster gen
eral, vacationing in Florida, halts
his golf game long enough to heed
the plea of Don Grubbs Jr. for a
contribution to the baby milk fund
in Miami. Farley headquartered at
the Miami Biltmore, the “temporary
White House.”
Cleveland School Experiments With Radio Facsimile,
Miss Genevieve Maurer, Cleveland, Ohio, fourth grade teacher, explains radio facsimile reception to hei
students. Lesson instructions, assignments, and drawings were transmitted to four city schools in a demon
stration of the system’s educational possibilities. The receiver-printers pick up the broadcasts like ordinary
radios and reproduce the original material in every detail. Three 8*4 by 11 inch sheets can bs reproduce'
each hour.
S O MANY of you have asked for
the rug leaflet with the books
offered below that I am sketching
still another interesting rug for
you here. Keep it for your scrap
book, and be sure to order the
leaflet to add to your collection
of rug ideas.
Cut or tear the rags % inch
wide and use knitting needles %
inch in diameter. Knit the oval
center first. Cast on four stitches
and increase one at the end of
each row until the depth of the
work is 4-inches, then knit evenly
for 10-inches. Bind off one stitch
at the end of each row until you
have four stitches left. Bind these
off. The diagram gives the dimen
sions and colors for the bands that
are sewn to this center oval. Cast
on seven stitches to start each
band. For the outside band, start
with color 3. Knit 7-inches, then
cut the fabric strip and sew color
4 to it. Continue. Use a large
crochet hook and fabric strips to
crochet around the oval and the
outside edges of the bands. Sew
together with double carpet
thread.
Note: Mrs. Spears’ Sewing Book
2, Gifts, Novelties and Embroider
ies, contains 48 pages of step-by*
step directions which have helped
thousands of women. If your home
is your hobby you will also want
Book 1—SEWING, for the Home
Decorator. Order by number, en
closing 25 cents for each book. If
you order both books, copy of the
new Rag Rug Leaflet will be in
cluded free. Those who have both
books may secure leaflet for 6
cents in postage. Address Mrs.
Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chi
cago, 111.
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Omnipresent Duty
A sense of duty pursues us ev*..
It is omnipresent, like the deity.—
Daniel Webster.
AROUND
THE HOUSE
Laundry Tip.—Before you put
new curtains into the washer, soak
them in four tablespoons of salt
to each four cups of water.
* * *
Mending Lace.—Lace can often
be invisibly mended by running
the sewing machine to and fro
over the worn part. This is quite
effective with lace curtains and
can be done on linen goods too.
# • •
A Place for the Mail.—There
should be a definite place where
mail is always put as soon as it
arrives. Then each member of
the family knows immediately
whether that important letter has
arrived as soon as he enters the
house and, incidentally, there is
never any loss of mail.
* * *
Washing Delicate Things.—If
you are washing small articles, or
thin baby dresses or other deli
cate things, put them into'a pillow
case or sack and tie it with tape,
then place it in the washer.
* * *
Clean Vacuum Bag.—No more
than a pint of dirt should be al
lowed to accumulate in the bag
of a vacuum cleaner.
* * •
Candlelight Time. — Decorators
tell us never to use candlesticks
for decoratives without candles in
them, and never to use candle
light before sundown without the
shades being drawn.
* * •
Suds for Silks.—What causes
gray specks on freshly washed
silks and rayons? Hard water
combined with soap may momen
tarily form a curd or scum. The
addition of more soap produces
suds which dissolves the scum. In
hard water regions, use an extra
quantity of soap to overcome the
hardness and produce thick, live
suds.
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