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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMTCK. S. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1939 By LEMUEL F. PARTON 'NJTEW YORK.—Britain has an un- usual and difficult task in car rying out its decision to bar Ger man exports from the seas. It puts Cnn r, p„„i. this undertak- Can tie Pocket ing in the Germans as He hands of a Did Decisions? m an 3 who gained fame by making a diligent study of enemy exports when convicts burned Dart mouth prison and exported 300 from their ranks in 1932. He is Sir Hubert du Parcq, judge of the High Court of Jus tice, and now chairman of the enemy exports committee, which, in view of neutral pro test and somewhat confused precedent for such action, may be steering a difficult course. For reasons which did not ap pear in inadequate press ac counts here. Sir Hubert’s in quiry into the Dartmouth prison break brought him great nation al acclaim, and, soon thereafter, he was both knighted and raised to the high bench. The savage outbreak made Eng- • land a bit jittery, as such occur rences are rare there. Sir Hubert, a penologist as well as a lawyer and judge, is a stern symbol of authori ty, a strict interpreter of the law, and he found and discountenanced evidences of “coddling” the con victs as a possible cause of the mutiny. He recommended a stouter jail and more watchful keepers. In his report, he stressed the fact that, just before the outbreak, the gover nor of the prison had said to the prisoners, “I am sorry that the por- j ridge at yesterday’s breakfast was | not up to the usual standard.” That, I thought Sir Hubert, was surely tak en as a sign of timidity and might well have caused the break. After that Sir Hubert became a bulwark of the empire. Taking his master’s degree at Oxford, he won honors in the classics. He was president of the Oxford Union in 1902. He be came a highly successful lawyer and politician, and, as a judge, the strict legal constructionist which the British traditionally like. Lawyers could find no holes in his decisions. CCARCELY a day passes without new evidence. that Stephen T. Early, White House secretary, has become a new and authoritative - i j * e voice of the Early s Say So government. Second to That His direct Of the President and emphatic discourse, on matters too delicate perhaps, under present conditions, for the usual frank presidential press conference, has moved Mr. Early into the right- hand post of the late Louis Howe and the Washington * scribes are writing him down as the most im portant person in the executive of fices, next to the President. Born into an old Confederate family of Crozet, Va., Mr. Early became a Washington Corre spondent. He received the “sil ver star” citation for bravery in the World war, returned to newspaper work in Washington, and, immediately after the war, established the long friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the allegiance of years which has carried him up each plateau of the Rooseveltian rise. When President Harding was dy ing in San Francisco, he slipped down a hotel fire escape and had the news of the President’s death on the wire seven minutes before the physician’s bulletin appeared. He is thus given to acting on impulse, and, as a poker player, he never played close to his vest. Now he does, say the Washington correspondents, tight-lipped and cagey, and speaking “not as the scribes and Pharisees, but as one having authority.” C AUGHT in the ruck of the Rus sian revolution was a 17-year- old girl, playing the piano with swol len and half-frozen fingers, taking her turn in the bread lines, some times from four in the afternoon until 10 o’clock the next morning. Today, she is Madame Ania Dorfmann, Arturo Toscanini’s guest soloist at a recent New York concert, as another savaggYipheaval shakes the world. The years between have made her a world-famous pianist. In 1920, she escaped to Constanti nople. Thereafter she was never ragged or hungry. She is small, merry, blue-eyed and dark haired and was Dorothy Thomp son’s choice as the “perfect par ty guest.” Her home is in Madison avenue, New York city. “Music,” she says, j “is a holding force.” Hers has held through epic stress and strain. Ued Featur«s—WtfU Service ' Genius Is Like A Pine Growing From Rock Cleft Rebel ‘Angels’ Seek Redress From Father Divine “Father” Divine, hand in pocket, strolls from the New York Supreme court after his initial appearance as defendant in a suit brought against him by two of his disappointed “angels.” The suit was brought by Mrs. Verinda Brown, right, and her husband, Thomas, for the return of $4,475 she says they turned over to him. Even with this down payment they failed to find the “peace that is wonderful.” Obliging Thief Leaves Own Picture as Evidence When Dr. E. L. Brunswick’s gasoline station was burglarized a second time in Chicago he decided to take steps. A radio and photography fan, Dr. Brunswick arranged a camera and photo electric cell in the station. Then a third attempt at robbery was made. But when the burglar crossed the photo-electric beam a flash bulb and the camera were fired simultaneously. The camera had taken the picture at the right, which resulted in the arrest of Harold Lewis, 19-year-old Woodstock, 111., farm hand. % Crown Nation’s Finest Girl Cooks Smoke Eater The nation’s four best girl cooks were honored for their culinary skill recently at the International Live Stock show in Chicago. Winners of the countrywide Four-H club food preparation contest, left to right: Maxine Koons, 18, Fairmont, Minn.; Orr-Lyda J. Brown, 18, Eugene, Ore.; Catherine Barnes, 17, Moultrie, Fla., and Betty Freeman, 16, Pike- ville, Tenn. Worse Than Bombs? Yes, Says Doctor Raucous, brass-voiced air raid sirens, like this one in Sydney, Aus tralia, are blamed by Dr. Edward Toulouse, president of the French league of mental hygiene, for a rise in mental disorders. Dr. Toulouse, adviser to the French ministry of public health, advocates softer-voiced alarms lest France become a nation of nervous wrecks. Effects of the present sirens, he says, are worse than bombing Smoke-filled interiors hold no fear for fire laddies equipped with this combination gas mask and tele phone. The mask protects the fire man as he ’phones directions for fighting a stubborn blaze. 125 Carat Beauty A million dollars will buy this spectacular diamond worn by Bren da Frazier, number one glamour girl, at a New York style show. The gem is the famous Jonker dia mond, weighing a mere 125 carats. Bolero and Princess Types Compete for Style Prestige By CHERIE NICHOLAS Hi N O MATTER the elegance of fab ric, no matter the color glory of the material, no matter the per fection of detail, no matter whether it cost a plenty or less if your dress or your coat or your suit be not figure flattering then all is lost inso far as allure or smart appearance is concerned. Yes, indeed, we are hearing a lot these days about “lines” and “hips,” wasp waistlines and the new corseted silhouettes. From the figure-flattering stand point there are two types that stand out definitely in the mode this sea son, namely the bolero costume and the form-fitting dresses and coats that are cut a la princess. The dif ference between the two is that the dress or suit with a bolero possesses the magic to make figures that are not a hundred per cent perfect look up to par, while to wear a princess successfully one really must have a good figure. If in doubt, there is no safer, saner choice than a bolero ensemble. To define the bolero theme is a big order, for it expresses itself in in finite moods ranging from tailored types made of utilitarian wools to afternoon types starred with sequins or more or less embroidered even unto whimsical affairs that are all aglitter with jeweled embroidery, ostrich trim, filmy lace that tones to formal evening wear. Most practical is the tailored bolero dress or suit made of a sheer wool weave or of a silk-and-rayon crepe, or of the now-so-smart faille or bengaline. Such a dress-with-bo- lero or skirt and bolero will prove the better part of a wardrobe with in itself. You can wear different blouses and change the entire ap pearance of your costume from day to day. The suit may be simply tailored or the bolero can be hand somely all-over braided. At the smartest places you see bolero costumes similar to the model pictured to the left in the group. Sheer wool or silk crepe in a chosen pastel tone, a skirt rip pling to a wide swirling hemline, a blouse that looks like a froth of tint ed lace, a bolero that bespeaks youth in its every line thus the story of this charming costume is told. The lace blouse worn with this bolero twosome reminds us that the fore word coming from fashion head quarters is that the dainty lace- trimmed or all-of-lace blouse is scheduled to reach a new high in fashion next spring. Princess coats and dresses are all the style this winter. In coats the classic double-breasted form-fitting princess type of wool coating or richly colorful tweed is an acknowl edged favorite. As to the princess dress, style-alert debutantes and girls of high school age have fallen in love with the simple classic such as is centered in the illustration. Describing this model, it is a black- bengaline coat dress, suitable to wear from morn to night. The form fitting princess lines are cut with purpose to achieve the chic skirt fullness that develops a wide flar ing hemline. The dress is further styled with sailor collar and a row of gold buttons at the front closing. If you are young, slim, svelte and alertly fashion-conscious, tie a rib bon in your hair and wear a form fitting princess dress like the one pictured to the right in the group. Buttons down the front make this model do the most for the typical junior figure. The gored, hemmed skirt flares gaily. And the four lit tle embroidered and edged in val- type cotton lace pockets! (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Sequin-Trimmed Sequins flash at you from the most unexpected places this season, the latest idea being to trim the black jersey frock in glittering bards done in white and gold sequins as | you see pictured. The gown has the new long sleeves, a high neck j and open back that buttons only at j neckline and waistline. These new “coverup” fashions are the smart est of the season. Note that the fullness is brought to the front in the ski t. Call for Glitter Brings Up Metals In harmony with the call for glit ter in fashions this winter is the re turn to favor of metal weavqs for dinner gowns for cocktail frocks, and especially smart is the blouse of rich lame to be worn with the vel vet afternoon suit or with the long formal skirt at evening functions. Milliners report a big demand for exotic looking turbans of metal cloth draped in oriental fashion, these to match the gowns or blouses or jack ets with which they are worn. These flattering turbans look stunning with winter furs and women who like to dress for occasion are playing up the idea of the metal-draped tur ban for all it is worth. Metal jackets that button with jew eled buttons are definitely good style for evening worn with the black vel vet or crepe formal skirt. Bright Red Leads The Color Parade Bright red triumphs in the color realm. Bright red for your hat, your scarf, and a spectacular turn of affairs is bright red gloves worn with your dark furs. Bright red jackets top dark skirts day and evening, the more formal ones scintillating with glittering em broidery. Young girls love the new long red capes or coats if you pre fer, that are so swank for evening wear. Sometimes brass buttons add to their glory. Corduroy and Wool Bright corduroy and printed wool are combined in a comfortable ankle-length dinner dress for infor mal dining at home. Mantlet Mantlet is the newest name for the waist length evening jackets of fur with attached hoods.