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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939 nil WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON N EW YORK.—Perhaps it is the heat, general, it seems, throughV s out the civilized world these days, or more likely it is one of those waves of human Bom in Wealth, aspiration that Ellsworth Pick* sometime „ , sweep the Hazardotu Lift world At any rate in announcing intention to re turn to Antarctica to seek to learn some of the primal secrets hidden in the interior of the continent at the bottom of the world, Lincoln Ellsworth shares ambition with Ad miral Byrd, as with British, Nor wegian, French and Argentinan flyer-explorers. Difference is that, whereas Mr. Ellsworth's motives are purely scientific, in other cases international politics in their rela tion to geographical claims are the incentives. Youthful Admirers Flock to Conn Training Quarters Billy Conn, new Irish king of the light-heavyweights, is just like all other champions—always a favorite with the kids. Scores of young admirers hike to his training camp at Lieperville, Pa., every day, hoping to get a glimpse of the popular young fighter. Conn's backers are looking forward to the day when he 11 put on enough weight to meet Joe Louis for the heavyweight title. Peace-Time Maneuvers Test Army Efficiency Love of adventures manifested when yet in his 'teens sent Ells worth forth to explore unknown regions in different parts of the world. Scion of wealthy parents, born in Chicago in 1880, he could have ordered his career, had he wished, along many lines less strenuous and of fewer hazards than the one he chose and in which he has become so distin guished. He came east to a crack seat of secondary learning, the Hill school, Pottstown, Pa., and upon graduation entered Colum bia where he won scholastfc hon ors in the department of civil engineering. But, becoming res tive under the sedentary routine of student life, he did not wait to be graduated. Faring forth into the wild, he be came an axman on the first Grand Trunk Pacific railway survey of the transcontinental route across Cana da. For five years he saw the vir gin land of the Northwest, lived among Indians, shared the hard ships of pioneers. In 1907 he became resident engineer of the Grand Trunk at Prince Rupert, B. C. But his work, filled though it was with hardship and adventure, was not enough. Restlessness was in his soul and the unknown beckoned. So 1909 found him in the Peace river district in northern Canada, pros pecting for gold. Then the World war came and, seeking action, he went to France where he became an aviator long before the United States entered the strife. The real turning point in his career came with his meeting with Baoul Amundsen in Paris in 1924. With the great Nor wegian explorer he participated in various expeditions culminat ing in 1926 with the famous flight in a dirigible over the North pole. Since then subse quent trips of exploration won him enhanced fame and added thrilling chapters to a gallant life of action. PROFESSOR J. B. S. HALDANE, * the famous British biochemist, who just now offers to sit inside an air-raid shelter while it is bombed from the out- side, is the only living test- tube—still urn scarred. Scientist Balks At Nothing, as Yet Unscarred Last month he sealed himself in an air-tight chamber for 14 hours to learn how the victims of the Thetis submarine disaster felt in their last hours. He once ate an ounce of ammonium chloride a day, survived it and learned a lot about tetanus and saving children's lives. Studying fatigue, he shut himself for long periods in a tight chamber, the air charged with carbon dioxide. Tracing effects of acid on the body, he ate daily three ounces of bicarbonate of soda, following it with a chaser of hydrochloric acid, diluted with water. Twice gassed in the World war, he seemed to enjoy himself a lot, writing down his sensations with Gusto and later qualifying as an expert on mustard and other gases. With all that, he hasn’t a scratch on him and doesn’t suffer even from indigestion. Husky and vigorous, he doubles as guinea pig and a writer, the latter pursuit greatly enhancing his fame, notably with his book Daedalus, which was quite a sensa tion in this country in 1924. He ex periments on his mind just as he does on his body. He is moved main ly by the idea that we know precious little about life and death and the human body and mind, and that in the short time allotted to us we ought to try anything once, which he consistently does. He is a spirited writer, giver to epigrams, and is known as the G. B. Shaw of Science. The son of a distinguished Scottish scientist, he was edu cated at Oxford and gained in creasing reputation before he was 30. He is 47. (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) When the United States army began its most extensive peace-time maneuvers at Manassas, Va., recent ly, these members of the Twenty-eighth tank company of Pennsylvania, left, were kept busy checking over their huge mechanized war steeds. Right: That mock wars have their casualty lists was proved by one pri vate, who reported at the 104th medical regiment offices to receive first aid for an injured eye. The report did not state just how the soldier suffered the injury. N • Parliament Members View Escape Lung Members of the British parliament, investigating the loss of the sub marine Thetis in Liverpool bay, saw a working demonstration of the Davis escape lung recently when they visited the submarine Triumph, sister ship of the ill-fated Thetis. An instructor is shown wearing the lung after he had escaped from a flooded hatch in a demonstration tank. Youth Forum Winners Receive Prizes Wants Executioner’s Job Clarence Peddicord, 22, blind op erator of a candy stand in Vancou ver, Wash., was one of the many unsuccessful applicants for the posi tion of executioner at Sing Sing pris on. The position was left vacant due to the illness of Executioner Robert Elliot. Peddicord is pictured with his “Seeing-eye” dog. Winners of the annual American youth forum competition, Hilda Scott, 16, of Columbus, Mo., and James Gardner, 18, of St. Louis, Mo., are pictured in New York where they each received a prize of $1,000. High school students numbering 1,250,000 participated in the contest, sponsored by the American magazine. Jitterbug Champs Jimmy Brennan and Tessie Fekan show off the acrobatics which helped them win the first national junior jitterbug dance contest held in New York. They won a cash prize and a chance to strut their stuff at a night club. Star Dust ★ Not Tempting Fate? ★ Bergen Takes Horse ★ Doctor He Shall Be! By Virginia Vale T HERE’S a plan under way whereby dramatic radio of ferings may reach the screen, with you, the public, selecting them. Radio Guild Productions, Inc., of Hollywood, is behind it. The idea is that monthly contests will be held, the con testants writing to headquar ters and giving their reasons for thinking that certain pro grams should be screened. No se rials included, just plays that are complete in one broadcast. At the end of three months, the winning script would be adapted for the screen. Prizes will be awarded contestants. * Madge Evans, of movie fame, is sandwiching her honeymoon with Sidney Kingsley, the playwright, in between performances at summer theaters. She’s worked conscientious ly and done well, but when she found MADGE EVANS that she was billed for “A Bill of Divorcement" not long after the elopement took place she backed out—not superstitious, it’s said, but just didn’t like the idea. * William Powell is back at work again, in "Another Thin Man," ap parently completely recovered from his serious illness. Asta, the dog, has a prominent part in this sequel to the famous "Thin Man," and a year-old baby makes its debut. * Tyrone Power and his bride, An- nabella, had a sort of busman’s holi day in Italy, touring the Italian movie-making center, Cinecitta. The high spot of their stay in Rome was their presentation to the Pope. * \ National Broadcasting Company is grooming a new singer for radio stardom. Her name is Dinah Shore, and she hails from Winchester, Tenn. She's a pretty girl with a distinc tive style of singing. At present she is being featured three times a week over both the red and blue net works—you might listen in and see if your opinion of her talents agrees with the star-makers'. —* Mark Warnow, the Hit Parade con ductor, is arranging with a large music school for a scholarship to be awarded to children who show the most promise at playing a musical instrument. & Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamour have been making life miserable for Edgar Bergen at rehearsals of that Charlie McCarthy program, by razz ing him because, although he fre quently went fishing, he never caught any fish. The only way he could stop it was to give up fishing. Nowaday’s he’s getting his exercise by riding horse back—he can always catch the horse! * Fred Barron is the first male mem ber of his family in six generations who didn't become a doctor. He voted for acting instead. So he got a role in the radio serial, "The Life and Love of Dr. Susan," and found he’d been cast—as a doctor! —*— Dave Elman, while convalescing from an appendectomy in a Fargo, N. D., hospital, had the unusual ex perience of listening to his own pro gram, "Hobby Lobby," with the President’s wife substituting for him. Ken Carpenter, who also had his appendix out, had trouble pursuad- ing the doctor that he ought to listen in on his program. The doctor was afraid he’d laugh so hard at Bob Burns that he’d break the stitches. He finally got a script of the show for Carpenter, figuring that, after he’d read the jokes, they wouldn’t be so funny. He quite forgot Burns’ habit of making last-minute re marks that the script writer didn’t think of. * ODDS AND ENDS—Joan Blondell and Dick Eowell could have had the leading roles in a new mii9ical show on Broadway this fall, but turned it down . . . Spencer Tracy and Sir Cedric Hardwicke make it worth your while to go to '‘Stanley and Livingstone"—they’re both excellent . . . And don’t miss the spectacular "Four Feathers" . . . Franchot Tone is back at Metro, working on "Fast and Furious" in which he co-stars with Ann Sot hern . . . “The Old Maid," with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins, is worth seeing. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) -Ask Me -Another 9 A General Quiz ^**^*** The Questions 1. Here is the first line of a well- known poem: "I could not love thee, dear, so much." Can you give the second line? 2. What country is known aq "The Land of the White Ele phant"? 3. What is the greatest depth in the Atlantic? The Answers 1. "Loved I not honor more.” 2. Siam is known as "The Land of the White Elephant." 3. Nearly 5% miles (28,680 feet), north of Puerto Rico and Hispan iola. 4. Spain. 5. An electron is smaller than an atom. 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