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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939
WHO’S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON
N EW YORK.—On his record, it
would appear that Gen. Ed
ward Smigly-Rydz, Poland’s strong
man, might be more inclined to fight
Germany with-
Polish Leader
Started Career
Fighting Soviet
out Russia’s aid
than with it. He
made his career
fighting the Bol
sheviks, and news dispatches of the
last few weeks have hinted that he
has been considerably embarrassed
at being drawn into the new appar
ently broken fellowship with Russia.
It has been clear that being saved
by Russia was the least and last
of his ideas.
He is beyond doubt the ablest of
Poland’s military leaders, and, once
the bell rings, there is no question
that he can and will fight, as he
proved in the campaigns to free
Poland and in his forays against
early-day Bolshevik Russia.
He never has quite come
through as a dictator. In 1936
there was one of those “ideologi
cal” build-ups in which he was
to emerge as the head of re
constructed Poland. Handsome
and imposing, of dominant
bearing, he looked the part, but
he couldn’t seem to manage the
big talk necessary for the job.
The best they could get out of
him was somet|iing to the gen
eral effect that nobody would
ever be allowed to take a single
button from Poland’s robe.
On August 6 of this year, when it
appeared that Germany might just
take the robe and leave the button,
he was expected to make a sizzling
speech at Cracow. His audience
was howling for a knockout punch,
but the speech was mostly shadow-
boxing, with nothing specific about
what he proposed to do about
Danzig.
Fifty-four years old, with an
engaging personality, he has
been a popular dinner guest and
holds the honorary presidency
of the Polish academy of letters.
The old Marshal Joseph Pilsud-
ski, nearing the end of his life,
anointed the general as his suc
cessor. He has been supremely
efficient in his army job, but,
as a strong man, has been
somewhat overshadowed by the
showier, more facile and adroit
Josef Beck, the foreign minis
ter. But fighting is his main
business and knowing observers
* figure that, talking little, he is
more apt to fight.
A MICHIGAN friend of this writ-
. er reports that Gov. Liiren D.
Dickinson’s war on sin may turn
out to be good political medicine
out there.
War on Sin
May Be Very
Cute Politics
While big-town
political leaders
are said to be
somewhat em
barrassed by the aged governor’s
alarmed discovery of wickedness in
high places, the word is that his
forces have been intrenched and
widened since he let loose about
the drinking and dancing orgies of
the Albany conference of governors.
•His Bible class at Eaton, Mich., is
crowded to the doors and he is
besieged with requests for lectures
and participation in revival cam
paigns. Currently he tells a gather
ing of Chicago and Detroit “pupils”
that this Albany conference was
pretty much like Belshazzar’s feast
and that our Babylonian wastrels
will drag us down if we don’t mend
our ways.
For 25 years, Mr. Dickinson
has held in fee simple the anti
sin vote of Michigan. It has
held steadily around 200,000
votes, undivided in its allegiance
in his repeated forays against
evil, chief of which has been his
still continuing prohibition bat
tle. ' He is a spare, bald evangel
of righteousness, his friendly
eyes glinting behind his octag
onal rimmed glasses when he
is aroused, his meager frame
shaken with pietistic fervor. He
employs much of the lexicon of
the late Dr. Parkhurst of New
York, in assailing sin, and some
of his philippics seem to voice
again the pious horror of the
author of “New York by Gas
light,” written 60 years ago.
He is a native of New York, born
near Lockport in Niagara county.
His parents removed to Eaton,
Mich., when he was a small boy.
There he still lives, happily en
gaged with his Methodist church
Bible class, and, more recently,
with the stajte of Michigan and, un
happily for his peace of mind, in a
bout with evil which he never knew
existed before.
Sheys’s rebellion of 1786 jolted the
big-town politicians with a reali
zation of what a mixture of agrari
an discontent and old-time religion
may amount to. In Governor Dick
inson’s compact voting phalanx,
things are something like that. His
allied conservative Republican or
ganization appreciates all this.
(Consolidated Features—WNU Service.)
Harvard Expedition to Retrace Columbus’ Route
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The crew of the barkentine Capitana, in which the Harvard expedition is retracing the historic voyage of
discovery made by Christopher Cohimbus in 1492, is shown aboard the little craft in Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Third from right in rear: Capt. Jarilio Walter, sailing master, is in charge of the voyage. Right: A view of
the Capitana as it lay in the placid waters of Long Island sound.
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S. P. C. A. Approves Bull Fighting—If It’s Weaponless
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An exhibition of bull-baiting was given in New York recently before members of the American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by Sydney Franklin, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1 matador who made good in the
arenas of Central and South America and Spain. This was a preview performance for the A. S. P. C. A., who
gave their approval of this form of bull fighting as long as Franklin and his assistants leave their weapons at
the ringside. Regular fights started later—but without benefit of cutlery. Franklin is shown feinting with a
scarlet muleta, his only “weapon” of defense.
Music Soothes Tiny German Refugees
A Cartoonist Relaxes
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The spirits of these tiny waifs from Germany were buoyed tempo
rarily when one of their numbers struck up a tune on her violin as 150
refugee children arrived at the Liverpool, London, station. Homes had
been found for the children previous to their arrival, and excitement kept
them from becoming completely despondent.
Neck and Neck Finish Can’t Be Avoided
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mam.
Something new, even for California, is this ostrich race in which the
world’s largest birds pull sulkies, something similar to those used in
trotting horse races. Nothing was said about the supposed tendency of
the ostrich to bury its head during a stubborn mood—perhaps allowances
are made.
Percy Crosby, famed cartoonist,
takes time out during his vacation
in Honolulu to sketch a hula dancer
instead of his favorite comic strip
character, who may soon be wear
ing a sarong.
He Talks Turkey
Talking turkey, Myles Standish of
Boston, Mass., direct descendant
of the famous soldier of the first
Massachusetts colony, declared him
self against President Roosevelt’s
proposal to move Thanksgiving date
from November 30 to November 23.
The former date, he declares, “will
be Thanksgiving day to the Stand
ish clan.”
Star Dust
★ Drama for Carole
★ Sings Your Choice
★ Two Blind Pianists
By Virginia Vale
\ X 7TTH practically everybody
VV liking “The Wizard of Oz”
very much indeed (and those
who didn’t like it getting al
most violent on the subject,
saying that it couldn’t even be
compared with “Snow White”),
the picture got off to a flying
start.
Judy Garland and Mickey
Rooney, who play the leading
roles, made personal appear
ances with it when it opened
in New York. They arrived
at the theater at 8:45 in the morn
ing, and remained there until al
most midnight. Meanwhile young
people of the same ages as the stars
lined up outside the theater, waiting
to get in—and because of the enthu
siasm of these young fans, Judy and
Mickey had a body guard when
they did get out for a breath of fresh
air and a look at the city.
They gave five shows daily except
on Saturdays and Sundays, when exr
MICKEY ROONEY
tra performances were scheduled.
She sang, he did imitations, and the
fans cheered till the rafters rang.
*
In “In Name Only” Carole Lom
bard shows that she could give Bette
Davis some rather stern competi
tion as a dramatic actress if she put
her mind on it. The girl who has
been playing ga-ga comedy roles
with such zest ever since the public
acclaimed her as a comedienne in
“My Man Godfrey” has turned in a
bit of acting that makes her a prom
ising candidate for one of those
Academy statuettes, next time
they’re awarded.
*
Now that Nelson Eddy is back on
that coffee program on Sunday eve
nings his program-makers are busy
once again. He selects his songs
chiefly by the number of requests
from listeners. His secretary tabu
lates the requests every two weeks
and delivers the final count to him.
If possible, he sings the songs for
which there are the greatest number
of requests. The only difficulty is
that people keep requesting the
same old favorites over and over.
*
Although she is still on vacation,
Kate Smith is preparing to return
to the air in her role of commenta
tor; she is so popular in that role
that she’s added it to her duties
as singing mistress of ceremonies
on the “Kate Smith hour.”
So she’ll begin commenting on Oc
tober 9 from 12 to 12:15 Eastern
standard time, over the Columbia
Broadcasting system, while her reg
ular hour brings her back to the
microphones three days earlier.
She’ll discuss the news of the day
and also her own personal expe
riences.
*
Alec Templeton, the blind pianist
whose Tuesday night program is so
popular, is not the only blind pianist
on the air. Virg Bingham, of Kan
sas City’s station WHB, is equally
popular with those who have heard
him. His interest lies chiefly in de
veloping radio trios; the new one is
composed of two girls and Bingham
himself, and is the eleventh radio
trio that he has developed.
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“Susan and God,” the play in
which Gertrude Lawrence appeared
so successfully on the stage, will
probably require a good deal of re
writing before it’s fit to be screened.
For “Susan and God” poked fun
at the Oxford movement, without
actually saying so, and you can’t
poke fun at any religious movement
on the screen without bringing in a
swarm of protests.
Greer Garson, the English girl
who made such a hit in “Good-by,
Mr. Chips,” will have the Lawrence
role.
*
ODDS AND ENDS—Tex Ritter, the
cowboy slur, uas injured the other day
vhen he had a bad fall from his mount
—not a horse, but an automobile . . .
Norma Shearer will do another costume
picture, “Dride and Prejudice,” and wilt
make it in England . . . Fred Astaire
Eleanor Dowell and Eddie Cantor wilt
co-star in "Girl Crazy" . . . Edward Ar
nold made his first plane trip recently
from coast to coast, and plans to tak*
planes instead of trains from now on.
(Released by Western Newspaper Unioa.'
Make Quaint Doll for
A Toy or Decoration
Pattern 6433.
She’s bound to be the belle of
the bazaar—this charming old-
fashioned doll! She does equally
well as decoration or toy and is so
easy to make. Pattern 6433 con
tains a pattern and instructions
for making doll; illustration of it;
materials required.
To obtain this pattern send 15
cents in coins to The Sewing
Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259
W. 14th St., New York City.
By burning 25% slower than
the average of the 15 other of
the largest-selling brands test
ed— slower than any of them —
CAMELS give a smoking plus
equal to
5 EXTRA
SMOKES
PER
PACK
Which cigarette gives the most
actual smoking for your money?
Here are the facts recently con
firmed through impartial labo
ratory tests of 16 of the largest-
selling brands:
1 CAMELS were found to con
tain MORE TOBACCO BY
WEIGHT than the average for
the 15 other of the largest-sell
ing brands.
2 CAMELS BURNED SLOW
ER THAN ANY OTHER
BRAND TESTED — 25%
SLOWER THAN THE AVER
AGE TIME OF THE 15 OTHER
OF THE LARGEST-SELLING
BRANDS! By burning 25%
slower, on the average. Camels
give smokers the equivalent of 5
EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK!
3 In the same tests, CAMELS
HELD THEIR ASH FAR
LONGER than the average time
for all the other brands.
Buy shrewdly. Get extra smoking and
also enjoy the cooler, milder, tastier
smoking of Camel’s long-burning
costlier tobaccos. Camel is the quality
cigarette every smoker can afford.
Camels
LONG-BURNING
COSTLIER TOBACCOS