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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939
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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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"Now, who has behaved best
this week,” asked father, "and
done all that mummy said?"
"You, dad,” replied the angel
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