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McCORMTCK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940 WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) VT EW YORK.—This war, so far, has lacked bands and banners and all other such traditional ex citements and John Masefield has Official Arti., ^ ™em Of Present War about it. In Has Experience one detail, however, British traditionalism again pre vails. Sir Muirhead Bone, official artist of the World war, is again officially appointed as the artist of the navy, and it is understood that he also will render the graphic rec ords of the conflict on land as well. Sir Muirhead, 64 years old, of Scottish birth, is one of the world’s most distinguished etchers. He is also a painter, but in the years be tween the big wars he has turned more to etching. That is, with the trend of the times, as a modern war is decidedly an etcher’s war. Skeleton trees on' a blasted hillside, zig-zag trenches, the splintered chaos of peasants’ huts, the angular dy namics of war machinery, all lend themselves to Sir Muirnead’s super lative drypoint. There isn’t much of the painter's mass and color in an up-to-date war—no gay plumes, bright uniforms and snorting black horses. There are instead the sul len monochromes of desolation, the inert black and white of sharply' graven ruin. There were plenty of bands playing when Sir Muirhead was appointed official war artist in 1916. He painted boldly or etched deeply his pictures for the war museum, for which he later became trustee. Much was made, not only of the importance of a minutely observed pictorial record of the war, but of the availability of so great an artist to render its full aesthetic values. This time, there is a perfunc tory announcement, only a few lines, of Sir Muirhead’s appoint ment. Not even in the graphic arts is war getting its accus tomed fanfare. This writer remembers well Sir Muirhead’s masterful drawings in the “international studio’’ of an ear lier and happier day—mellow archi tectural studies, or placid landscape in English byways where no air raid siren ever sounded. He was the son of a Glasgow journalist, studying art at a night school. It was in 1901 that he went to Eng land, to become an honorary doc tor of letters at Oxford and one of the most famous artists of Eng land. He has exhibited in New York several times and has an en thusiastic following among critics and the American art public. IN 1937, Rep. John E. Miller of * Arkansas made his campaign for the United States senatorship against the “New Deal patronage e , machin e.“ Arkama* Senator His backers /# Ardent Foe of charged that Revised Hatch Act £ is opponent, Gov. Carl E. Bailey, had the active support of his “organization of 5,000 state em ployees,’’ and of various members of the New Deal cabinet. Repre sentative Miller, running as an in dependent against “machine poli ticians,’* achieved a sensational vic tory, as he won the seat of the late Joe T. Robinson. He was the first independent elected to a major po litical office in Arkansas since the early reconstruction days. His suc cess was acclaimed as a triumph over patronage politics. Today, by one of those curious reversals of political form which make news, Senator Miller is the most conspicuous opponent of the extension and strengthen ing of the Hatch law, directed against political job-holders mix ing in politics. He would not only block its extension to cover state job-holders supported in part by federal funds, but he would repeal section nine which bars governmental employees from political activity. The lean, bespectacled Senator Miller is somewhat professorial in appearance, and, incidentally, was gsaduated from Cape Girardeau Teachers’ college, in Valparaiso, Ind. However, he later turned to the law and has been a practicing attorney in Searcy, Ark., since 1912. He was prosecuting attorney and county judge before his election to the house in 1930. He is a native of Stoddard County,^ Mo. I N THE light of not so ancient history, it is quite clear as to why Francis B. Sayre thinks wo ought to get rid of the Philippines. Our high commissioner is a holder of the Grand Cross of the White Elephant. Less pertinent, but in teresting is the fact that he also is a knight commander of the Chula Krom Klav, and a Phia Kalyan Matri. These titles were gratefully bestowed on him by the king of Siam, when, in the early 1920s, Mr. Sayre was adviser to the king and aided in many treaty negotiations. ^ here Canadian Government Guards Enemy Aliens •si,.’ ■ High in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, is located one of two Canadian internment camps where enemy aliens are kept under guard for the duration of the war. Left: One of the watch towers overlooking the internment camp. Right: Scene at guard mounting time. Here the temperature goes down to well below zero, but guards and prisoners are well equipped with warm clothing. Camp buildings are seen in the background. Their Negotiations Saw End to Russo-Finnish War STAG^SCRE By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) A GREAT deal of traveling is going on at the Warner Brothers studio, most of it by sea. Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall are sailing the ocean blue with a crew of 400 aboard the “Albatross” and “Madre de Dios” for scenes in “The Sea Hawk.” On another stage Ann Sheridan and James Cagney are traveling from Honduras to New York aboard the “S. S. Arturo” in “Torrid Zone.” She is working her way back to the States with an edu cated pack of cards, and he is try ing to get away from a banana plan tation. Then there’s “Till We Meet Again.” For this one, Merle Oberon, George Brent and Pat O’Brien board ed the “S. S. Beren- da” almost every morning for six weeks for a trip from China to San Francisco. For “All This and Heaven Too” Bette Davis crosses the channel from England to France. And all on the same lot! * The All-American College Queen, chosen from 462 colleges from the Atlantic to the Pacific, will be picked by Paramount in a national contest inaugurated in connection with the world premiere of “Those Were the Days,” ^to be held in Galesburg, 111., on May 21. College girls who have beauty and dramatic talent will be selected by the in dividual colleges; photographs of all entrants will be sent to New York, and from the 48 chosen for the semi finals, (one for each state) 12 will be picked to go to Galesburg. The winner will go to Hollywood. & Merle Oberon Principal figures in bringing to an end the three and one-half month war between Finland and Russia were (left to right) Viacheslav. M. Molotoff, Soviet foreign commissar; Rysto Ryti, premier of the Repub lic of Finland; and Dr. Juho Paasikivi, Finland’s outstanding expert on Russo-Finnish affairs. Ryti and Molotoff headed the groups that agreed upon terms of a peace treaty between the two countries. Russia’s grip oyer the northern Baltic was virtually clinched by the terms of the peace treaty reached with Finland. Terms of the treaty were considered by authorities to be much harsher than pre-war Russian demands. Scientist Proves There’s Magic in Mud Using crude Bentonite clay. Dr. Ernest Hauser, Massachusetts In stitute of Technology scientist, has developed a new substance which is impervious to the strongest acids and alkalies and is fire, oil and water proof. The substance may be processed to be made as pliable as silk. The clay is mined in Wyoming, California and many other places. It’s ‘The Better ’Ole’ for R. A. F. Pilots Plan Convention When you see “Diamonds Are Dangerous,” (with Isa Miranda and George Brent in the leading roles), it’s probable that you’ll try to re member where you’ve seen one of the girls who plays a minor role. The girl plays the part of a young lady who is having an extremely good time in a night club. She is very pretty, with blonde hair and blue eyes and a lovely smile. Per haps you’ll recognize her, for she is Virginia Lee Corbin, who made a million as a motion picture actress before she was 16. From 1913 to 1926 she was a big name at the box office. Now she’s staging -a comeback, beginning as an extra. The money’s gone, the public of today doesn’t know her. But she’s on her way up again. Approaching its century milestone is the Illinois State Medical society, first established in 1840. Dr. James H. Hutton, president (seated) and Dr. J. S. Nagle, oldest member of the society’s council, discuss plans for the centennial convention to be held in Peoria, 111., May 21-23. Verbal Bomber Availing orders are these members of the British royal air force, stationed in a duty office dugout somewhere in France. The pilots on duty are sitting around the stove trying to keep warm while anticipating flying orders. The switchboard at right is in direct communication with R. A. F. headquarters. V. im*,. >: 4 A member of the crew of a British bombing plane demonstrated the method of dropping propaganda leaflets on enemy territory. The verbal bombs are slipped through a chute and scatteir as they falL Now that Dinah Shore has become the songstress star of the Ben Bernie program via Columbia, the boys at NBC who handled her pub licity must be thinking that radio is a queer business. For a year now these lads have been giving Dinah a terrific buildup. They must have spent thousands of dol lars on special photographs, stunts, and writers’ time to publicize her name and talent. And what is the fruit of their efforts? Her first com mercial program lands her on a rival network! —*— Twelve Hollywood tourists were drafted from Los Angeles hotels as jurors to give audience reaction to Rudy Vallee’s new show. They were treated like a real jury; giv en supper, and promised break fast if their de liberations took all night. Find ings of jury were not made public by the foreman. Rudy Vallee Benay Venuta, the vivacious sing ing star of the George Jessel pro gram, has been telling friends this story. It occurred during rehearsal of the program on which John Bar rymore was guest star. A photog rapher hovered about, anxious to get some shots of the actor, but fearful that he might object^ as he was considerably annoyed with cameramen in general at that time. Finally the photographer got up enough courage to approach the Great Lover. “Would you mind posing for pictures, Mr. Barry more?” he asked. “Mind?” cried Barrymore. 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