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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 WHO'S NEWS THIS HBweek By LEMUEL F. PARTON EW YORK.—When James D. Ross was appointed by the President as chief of Bonneville, the biggest dam in the world, in Octo- d ' ... . ber, 1937, it was Bonneville Chief believed in some Soothes Hostile quarters that his Power People selection would sharpen the dis agreement between the administra tion and the power companies. To day it appears that Mr. Ross has allayed, rather than provoked hos tilities. The utilities rate him as ‘‘reasonable.” Bonneville has been tiie bete noir of western power de velopment. This writer hears there is now a better chance for two-way appeasement than at any time in the past. Mr. Ross, for 20 years head of the municipal power develop ment of Seattle, has human traits which perhaps account for his expedient rather than doc trinal trend. No mere doctri naire would amuse himself by keeping a copper hall in the air with no visible means of support —just because he loves kilowatts and likes to see them work. He was a consulting engineer for the New York power authority and the St. Lawrence seaway, a con sultant for PWA power development and later a member of the SEC be fore the President made him the Bonneville boss. As a boy, he rode his bike from Chatham, Ont., to New York city, to learn pharmacy. He got a job as an apprentice chem ist, but pestling seemed piffling, so he hit the long grind back to Chat ham—but he kept on pedaling. He headed up through Edmonton to the Alaska gold-fields, and, when dry land failed him, he made his own boat and pushed on. In Seattle, years later, he helped design the first municipal power plant. VOUNG America is natural# en- vious of Capt. Harold E. Gray, who will be at the controls when the Yankee Clipper, huge Pan- American Air- Gray Skipped No Step to Fly Air Leviathan ways flying boat, takes off for its flight across the Atlantic. It is Pierson Assists In Nazi Put-Out In Brazil Game now trying a few preliminary crow- hops around New York harbor. Captain Gray, it seems, had a system, in qualifying, for this stellar role in aviation. First he became a licensed airplane mechanic; then he qualified as an aeronautical engineer, a master mariner and a radio technician; after all, he took diplomas in metereology, sea manship, international law, ad miralty law and business admin- . istration. That seems to be about par for the lad who would be a skipper on one of these new leviathans of the air. All this, and many years of hazard ous flying over the mountain wilder ness of Mexico and Central America bring Captain Gray to the ripe old age of 33. He left college in his second year at the University of Iowa and was aloft for the first time at the age of 19. His home town is Guttenberg, Iowa. V\7 ARREN LEE PIERSON, head v y of the Export-Import bank, ap pears to rate an assist in the Nazi put-out in Brazil. The big credit deal, to clear the trade ways be tween the two countries, is widely accepted as a goose-egg for the Reich. The young and energetic Mr. Pier son, who became head of the bank in 1936, toured the Latin-American countries last summer and fall and returned with a lot of sizzling new ideas about hopping up South Amer ican trade, and resisting the totali tarian drive, by deploying credit judiciously where it is needed most to grease the trade run-around. When it came to Brazil, he got eager attention from both the state department and the admin istration, as Brazil is an impor tant consideration of naval geog raphy as well as trade. Shoul dering far out into the Atlantic, with the new fascist threat to the Canary Islands, it would, if hostile, pinch us in a narrowing seaway, with Argentina, on the whole not so clubby with the U. S. A., away down under. For both strategic and commercial reasons, Brazil is our entrepot to South America, if we keep on being neighborly. In Harvard law school Mr. Pier son was obsessed with foreign trade and directed his studies to practice in this field. ^Practicing law in Los Angeles, his opportunity came in 1934, when he was appointed general counsel for the Export-Import bank. In 1936, there was, for him, a time ly New Deal row, which resulted in the resignation of George N. Peek as head of the bank and the upping of Mr. Pierson. O Consolidated News Features. WNU Service. Their Battle Smashed Czech Democracy ’ Dr. Joseph Tiso, left, premier of the new “independent” nation of Slovakia, whose demand for Slovakian autonomy in defiance of Dr. Emil Hacha, right, president of the Czechoslovakian republic, precipitated the 20-year-old democracy’s destruction. Supported by Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany, Dr. Tiso estab lished an independent Slovakia. Meanwhile the easternmost Czech province, Ruthenia (Carpatho-Ukraine) was overrun by Hungarian, Rumanian and Polish soldiers, each seeking their share of spoils. The central Prague government^ left with only Bohemia and Moravia, was subdued under Hitler’s thumb. WORLD’S TALLEST Eggs Go Modern for Easter Time Courthouse doors at St. Joseph, Mo., prove bothersome to young Robert Wadlow, who reaches eight feet eight inches into the air. Wad- low, tallest man in the world, has brought suit in federal court on an allegation that a medical journal article libeled him. Colored eggs are as popular as ever this Easter, and children can decorate them with an unending variety of designs. This youngster has a whole parade of pets and other designs in decals for transfer to the eggs. While her mother looks on she dips the design in water, slides off the backing-paper onto the egg and smooths it with a cloth. It’s art made easy. Canine Pal Stands Watch Over Dead Friend Passersby in East St. Louis, 111., learned a lesson in friendship from this dog. For 24 hours he watched over the body of a canine val who was accidentally killed by an automobile. The watchdog growled when residents tried to approach and refused to be molested. Police were finally called and both dogs removed from the street. Little Doctor of Collander Goes Visiting Dr. Allan Dafoe, physician and one of the guardians of the Dionne quintuplets of Collander, Ont., took time off from his recent visit to Ottawa to call upon Canada’s newest triplets, the Biron sisters, in the Grace hospital. They were born December 7, 1938. Left to right they are Gladys, Grace and Gail. WORLD’S FAIR CAKE For one year William Baker worked six hours daily baking this fruit cake which is on display at the San Francisco World’s fair. Replicas on the cake, built exactly to scale, include 19 California mis sions, two bridges, Treasure island and parts of two cities. The elabo rate decorations for the master pieces are made of colored sugar frosting. Star Dust ★ Ties That DorCt Bind ★ Gene Charms Royalty ★ Listed for a Beating By Virginia Vale J OSEPH BENTON NORTH has performed fifty-two marriage ceremonies, and not one of them had any last ing effect. He can recite the marriage rituals of forty- seven varieties of religion, ranging from the voodooistic ceremony to that of the Church of England, but he uses a mixed ritual which he made up himself. As you’ve probably suspected by now, he is a minister without portfolio, one who officiates only in the movies. Of the many screen players whom he has “married” North reveals that Claudette Colbert exhibited the most nervousness; he thinks that was be cause she is the most religious. The calmest person, he says, was Rochelle Hudson; she took two of his ceremonies in her stride, and CLAUDETTE COLBERT apparently thought they were amus ing. Laura LaPlante cried, and Marlene Dietrich kept arranging her hair and dress. His most recent appearance on the screen as a marrying man was for “Wuthering Heights.” Merle Oberon and David Niven were the bride and groom, and he used the ritual dictated by the period. & The Princesses Elizabeth and Mar garet, of England’s 'royal family, were asked recently to name their favorite motion picture star. Ignor ing Norma Shearer, Janet Gaynor, Clark Gable, and the other top- notchers (including Shirley Temple) they replied “Gene Autrey.” ^— When Billie Burke broke her ankle she was considerate enough to pick a perfect time in which to do it. She tripped as she was leaving the “Maiden Voyage” set, and snap went the ankle. Being a seasoned trouper, her first thought was of the picture, and the delay that might be caused by her accident. But it happened that all of her walking shots had been made. She ^was due just to sit in the rest of the picture anyway. , • * Row'd you like to look ahead to taking a beating? That is what Walter Pidgeon has been doing. For “Six Thousand Enemies” is slated as his next picture, and the script calls for him to be soundly beaten by one of the six thousand—with a husky pugilist selected by the cast ing department for the role. Pid geon has been using his spare time between scenes of “Penthouse” to practice up a bit, but he is none too optimistic about his own skill, even though the script does put a limit on the amount of damage that is to be done to him. m Fred Allen is one of the few radio stars who does not own a farm. He hasn’t a car, either; he prefers to live in a hotel and ride in taxis. Most of the big-time radio stars feel that they can’t get along without a country home. Frank Black, Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman have farms in Pennsylvania; Lanny Ross and Lowell Thomas each own acreage in New York state; Tommy Dorsey’s place is in New Jersey, and Morton Downey’s in Connecticut. And if you don’t believe that they really turn into farmers whenever they get a chance you ought to hear them talk! X ■ Those radio introductions are like ly to go haywire, as did one in which Pat O’Brien w r as involved the other day. He went to the midget auto races in Hollywood with Norris Goff, who is “Abner” of radio’s famous “Lum and Abner” team. Barney Oldfield, the former auto racing champion, introduced them as fol lows: “Norris Goff, better known as ‘Abner’ on the radio, and Pat O’Brien, who plays ‘Lum.’ ” —— ODDS AND ENDS—The reason that movie studios aren’t more lavish with their screen tests is that the average test costs $10,000 . . . The death of Ernie Hare deprives radio of one of its most beloved old-timers . . . Looks as if the “Castle Walk" would oust the “Lambeth Walk” as the most popular fiance when RKO releases “The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" with Rogers and Astaire. <£) Western Newspaper Union. „ TIPS to (jrardeners Changing Methods ERTAIN garden practices ^ widely followed a generation ago have now been proved un wise. Gardeners formerly allowed vegetables to grow as large as possible. According to Walter H. Nixon, vegetable expert, this prac tice gave a higher yield in pounds, but very often lowered the quality, of the vegetables. Some vegetables, of course, like tomato, must be mature to be pal atable; but carrots, cucumbers, beets, summer squash, turnips, radishes and others are more ten der and tasty when not much more than half grown. To keep a regular supply of vegetables of proper eating size, gardeners are finding also that it is advisable to plant oftener than once or twice a year. Gardens prove more enjoyable and more profitable when successive plant ings of favorite crops are made every two or three weeks, provid ing garden-fresh vegetables for the table over a long season. Few gardeners nowadays save flower seeds. Fine flowers grow ing in the home garden often are cross-pollinated by others of the same species, making flowers grown from their seed inferior and untrue. Sun Controls Tides There are several islands in the South Pacific, notably Tahiti, where the tidal influence of the sun equals or exceeds that of the moon, reports Collier’s. Conse quently these tides come and go at approximately the same hours instead of having the daily 69- minute retardation that occurs in most of the world. SEEDS DON’T LIVE FOREVER! Plant FERRY’S SEEDS They’re Dated! Seeds grow old, too! Past their prime, fewer and fewer will germi nate. But there’s a way to be snro of getting only seeds in their prime. Each year Ferry’s Seeds must pass rigid tests for vitality and germina tion before being packeted. Then — for your protection — each packet is dated. Be sure tour seed packets are marked “Packed for Season 1939.” Select them from the convenient Ferry’s display at your dealer’s. Popular favorite* and new introduc tions — flower and vegetable varieties — ALL SELECTED FOR YOUR LOCALITY. • FERRY-MORSE SEB> CO., Seed Growers, Detroit and So* Francisco. Makers of Ferry's Garden Spray — economical, non- poisonous, aoof staining. FERRY’S / r SEEDS Character Earned Property may be inherited; character must be won. AT eooo OiUO STOKES 'CessedRetie/L RHEUM ATI 5 M lumbago Truth and Hypocrisy Truth speaks too low, hypocri sy too loud.—Dryden. OUT OF sons? Here Is Amazing Relief for Conditions Due to Sluggish Bowota It you think all laxatlren act i alike, lust try thin all vegetable laxative. So mild, thorou freshing. 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