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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940 o - WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON •' (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) N EW YORK.—One bright, sunny day in July, 1920, King Chris tian X of Denmark, mounted on a beautiful white horse, led his troops jLf-f M? across a Military Force boundary line /# New Problem to reclaim the For Danish Kin, lost to the Germans in 1864. Den mark had been crippled in the World war, suffering much more than Nor way and Sweden, but somehow she had managed to save her little king dom. The king, addressing a cheer ing throng, hailed the organization of internatipnal law and order, un der which small nations could live in peace. The king, who is six feet, six inches tall, the tallest man in his kingdom, recruited a guard of the tallest and handsomest young men he could find, but none so tall as he. They were gorgeously uniformed and the ceremony of the changing of the guard might have been read ied by Franz Lehar. But many times, the king reminded his people that all this was merely appropri ate ceremonial, and that Denmark’s safety lay in keeping in the van guard of civilization, and not in armed forces. Last summer, under great nerv ous tension, he seamed to feel that the pozers of darkness were clos ing in, and suffered a serious ill ness. Today, with the fate of Den mark resolved in far-ranging and desperate issues, the old king, near ing 70, yields to the inevitable. The New world structure of law and oA der has fallen and Denmark is one of many casualties. At the age of 28, Christian mar ried Alexandrine, princess of Meck- lenburg-Schwerin. When he was crowned in May, 1912, the Danish populace was prepared to dislike him,, descendant of an alien dynasty as he was, and there were some overt demonstrations against him. But he won his people with his fur therance of a liberal, constitutional government. Although he was trained as an army officer, and had a liking for military pomp, he fre quently denounced militarism, and opposed efforts to get his tiny coun try goose-stepping and arming. While he was proud of having the tallest and most resplendent guard in Europe, he slipped away from his bodyguards at every opportunity and enjoyed tremendously bicycling around Copenhagen, unattended. Into the ruck with Denmark’s gains of two decades goes what probably has been the world’s most succes- ful state-sponsored industrial and agricultural co-operation. PMIL HURJA, big, Babe Ruthian political statistician and preci- sionist, who greatly aided the early New Deal by charting the public ... ...... drift, is now Political Field an ally of Is*Gold Mine 9 the Game* To Emil Hurja Parity assaying in the gold fields inspired his system of getting the mill-run of public sentiment. He once told this reporter about his interesting career. Taking a start from the wilds of the Michigan peninsula, when he was 18, notes from his di ary might be something like this: Rode the rods on the way to Seat tle. Found more comfort in the cattle car. Landed in Yakima, did this and that, and finally got to Seattle. Since I had learned to set type at the age of nine, I convinced the Post-Intel ligencer I was a newspaper man. Managed to get by, but realized an education might help, so started grabbing one off the side at the Uni versity of Washington. Found Dr. Henry Suzallo, the president, was the greatest man I ever met. Dr. Suzallo said Henry Ford want ed him to send somebody on his peace ship and it might as well be me. Went on the peace ship; came home and rammed around the Texas oil fields and then got to Alaska. Fell in with Ben Smith, who had a real gold mine. Came back home and got into Wall Street and poli tics. Began assaying political mother lodes; got so I could tell whether I would get a string of color, and found I was assistant to Mr. James Farley, chairman of the national Democratic committee. ! Like Mr. Garner. "CMCHTEEN years ago, Manuel Quezon, president of the Philip pine commonwealth, said to a group of American business men, “I would rather live under a government run like hell by Filipinos than under a government run like heaven by Americans.” Now, v/ith the shadow of Nippon reaching out into the Pa cific, he isn’t so sure. Word from Washington is that while he still thinks 1946 may be all right for casting off, but he is dickering for a i e-examination of the Philippine problem. Norway’s Armed Forces Drawn Up in Battle Array Typical of Norse fighting men who are resisting the Nazi invasion are these soldiers—part of a small but well-trained and well-equipped army. Top left: An artillery detachment on the move, ready to go into action against the Nazi war machine. Bottom left: A battery of Norwegian howitzers being wheeled into position on Norway’s west coast. Right: These smiling soldiers, on duty at the fallen port of Narvik, pictured before that city was seized by Germany. Parachute School Holds Graduation Exercises % At the parachute school of the fiakehurst, N. J., naval air station, ^graduation” exercises take a very practical turn. Before students are awarded a diploma they must make a mass parachute jump with a ’chute packed by themselves. Left: Members of a class boarding a plane ready to take their last lesson. Right: With breath-taking speed the ground comes up to meet the student jumper. He has finished the regulation training period. The jump is his final lesson—and he knows that he has packed his parachute correctly. The Carriage Waits Without Self-Service And that means without wheels, horses or the magnificent appoint ments it once possessed. The relic of other—and more peaceful—days makes a roosting place for a French poilu, whose post is nearby. One of the legends irscribed on the former vehicle warns that (< it is forbidden to touch.” “Jock,” unlike most cats, prefers water to milk—and likes to draw his own. His owner, Mrs. E. J. Mc Laughlin of Bound Brook, N. J., loos ened the faucet so “Jock” could work it with his paws. It’s Pay-Off Time for Jimmy Demaret Jimmy Demaret, left, of Houston, Texas, receives a $1,150 check for first prize money from Bobby Jones, right, after Demaret win the sev enth annual Masters’ golf tourney at Augusta, Ga. In center is Lloyd Mangrum, who was second. Demaret shot a 280, Mangrum a 281. The victory made Demaret leading money winner of the winter circuit. Puppet Premier Head of newly formed puppet group in Norway is Major Vidkun Quisling, Fascist leader, who an nounced a new government to re place that of Premier Johann Ny- g^aardvold. By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) J UDGE DUDLEY S. VALEN TINE of the Los Angeles Superior court conducted an important trial recently—not in court, however, and the judge wore overalls instead of his ju dicial robes. I ET’S make some bright new ' panholders! NUMO hot iron transfer, Z9108, 15 cents, has just the motifs you’ve been wanting— pretty enough for any bride-to-be, and a gay tonic for your own winter-weary kitchen. The nine designs illustrated are all on this one pattern; note that these com bine into distinct sets of three each. A pastel waterlily flanked by two lily pads of green is tlje basis of one lovely set. Sunflower, The issue at stake was wheth er or not he still retained his skill as a locomotive engineer. The scene was a movie location set, and the stars of “Torrid Zone’* comprised the jury. It seems that years ago the judge was a railway engineer, and when he learned that an old-time locomotive would be run over its own private track on the movie location, the jurist accepted the invitation of the location man ager—also a former engineer—to put the train through its paces. With Pat O’Brien and Andy De- vine in the cab. His Honor took the driver’s seat, tugged the whistle cord and opened the throttle. He made the two-mile run in six min utes flat, cheered on by his two pas sengers. i * If you liked “Topper” and “Top per Takes a Trip” you’ll probably be delighted with “Turnabout,” by the same author. Hal Roach is pro ducing and directing it, and the cast is made up of people famous for their gift for smart, sophisticated comedy. It includes Carole Landis, Mary Astor, Veree Teasdale, Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan, Margaret Roach, John Hubbard, Donald Meek and Polly Ann Young. & • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has pur chased the rights to “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and is planning to pro- ROBERT DONAT duce it in England, with Robert Do nat in the dual starring role. Many j years ago it was the horror picture of the year, with John Barrymore playing the lead so magnificently that he scared audiences almost into fits. & Los Angeles is noted as being one of the athletic centers of the coun try, but when Ona Munson (the “Belle Watling” of “Gone With the Wind,” and the “Lorelei” of radio’s ! “Big Town,”) landed out there she couldn’t find any women to play squash with her. She is an avid squash fan, so she advertised in a newspaper for feminine partners, and received no replies. But Ona didn’t let that stop her. She was determined to play squash—and play squash she does, with men. The Men’s University Club in Hollywood has an ironclad rule—“No Women Allowed/’ She’s an exception. She’s admitted, to play squash—but on Sundays only. * ODDS AND ENDS—William Powell and Myrna Loy will next be co-starred by Metro in “/ Love You Again”'. . . When radio's “Screen Guild Theater” rings down its curtain the last of this month the motion picture relief fund will have added $570,000 to its treasury . . . Bing Crosby may spend this year's vacation in South America , . . Miriam Hopkins will appear opposite Melvyn Douglas in “Sing apore,” for Columbia. Since his current program, “Mu sical Americana,” took the air Ray mond Paige has received thousands of letters from students requesting auditions and advice about careers. Paige’s sponsor—Westinghouse—re cently held auditions for a “Vocal Stock Company,” and received enough applications to* form hun dreds of them. % >t\ In preparation for bringing Kath arine Hepburn back to the screen in “The Philadelphia Story,” Metro made a recording of a performance of the play. She has had a long and successful run in it, and it’s one of her best roles. In the screen ver sion Robert Taylor will have the male lead. - " - * - Edgar Bergen wasn’t sorry to pack up Charlie McCarthy and go back home to Hollywood. During his recent series of broadcasts from New York the demand for tickets was overwhelming, and Bergen con fessed to a friend that he didn’t be- ! lieve he’d ever dare come back— | said he’d had to refuse tickets tc so many people that he was afraid he’d alienated all his friends. 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