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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1940 WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) N EW YORK.—Future historians, dredging up the story of the wreck of European civilization, will find that some of these tragic events were precise- Prophecies Mote Illuminating Than Later Spot Newt ly described before they happened. Some of these prophecies may be more illuminat ing than later “spot news” accounts. There’s Henri de Kerillis, French Nationalist deputy, recently arrived in Ottawa in behalf of General De Gaulle’s die-hard committee. On December 22, 1939, M. De Keril lis published in his newspaper “Epoque” a minutely detailed ac count of a conspiracy to oust Pre mier Daladier and install Marshal Petain in that office. He wrote: “The object of this conspiracy is to convince the greatest and most famous of military chiefs—Marshal Petain—that he must resign himself to accepting the premiership in a government of national union in which the most notorious defeatists are to be included. According to the conspirators, the old marshal un consciously will have to play a role analogous to that of Hindenburg, opening the road to Hitler in a mo ment of discouragement. And by his presence alone, he will neutral ize our military chiefs.” In Ottawa, M. De Kerillis says, “Marshal Petain is not a traitor. He did not know when he capitulated that he would go to war with England, tomorrow with the United States, and the next day with Russia. He did not know that when one is in the hands of the Germans one cannot stop.” As a journalist and nationalist deputy, M. De Kerillis has been a spokesman for French Nationalist Opinion for many years. He was a lone voice supporting General De Gaulle in 1934, when the latter was pleading for a mechanized army to meet the German onslaught. He has vehemently denounced both Communist and Nazi subversive in fluences. In a review of his activi ties, one utterance of Adolf THitler, as reported by Dr. Rauschning, has been pertinently quoted: “Our strategy will destroy the enemy from within and oblige him to conquer himself. Everywhere in the country of the enemy we will have friends who will aid us.” A/fRS. £LARA ADAMS rides air- planes because she “loves to watch clouds.” Her flight on the, first stratoliner from New York to o* v r . . i Los Angeles 26 Years a First rounds out Flighter, Yet Shy her first 26 Of Control Stick 1%*™ as a “first - flight er.” She has flown in planes, glid ers, Zeppelins and free balloons, on notable first flights whenever pos sible, but has never touched the con trol stick. She says she has no in terest in mechanics or mechanical problems. She is the widow of George L. Adams, a millionaire tanner of Pennsylvania who died in 1929, leav ing her an ample fortune with which to indulge her favorite pastime. Mrs. Adams was born in Cincin nati, the daughter of Walter Grabau, a music teacher. In 1914, at the age of 15, she had her first plane ride at Lake Eustis, Fla., with Wal ter E. Johnson at the controls. Since then, her mother has complained that there’s no keeping her down to earth. She was a passenger on the first transatlantic trip of the Graf Zeppelin in 1928, and in 1932 on the giant plane Dornier Do-X on its flight from Rio de Janeiro to New York. In 1936 she crossed the Pacific on the first China Clipper; and, also in that year, she was on the ill-fated Zeppelin Hinden burg when it crossed to this country. She saw it burn a year later. In 1937 she made a round- trip non-stop flight from New York to Bermuda, and July 15 of last year landed back in Newark after a flight around the world in 16 days, 19 hours and 4 min utes—a record for globe girdling. She is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and has what she describes as a “string- bean figure suitable for flying.” She has gray eyes, and reddish- brown hair, 'dresses simply and at tractively. I T IS perhaps just as well that Carl Brisson, Danish film star, has landed safely in America. He once popped the Crown Prince Wil helm on the nose, and there’s no telling but that Herr Hitler has that somewhere in his bring-up file. Born Carl Pedersen, the big, handsome Carl Brisson was welterweight champion of Denmark at 15 and later middleweight champion of Eu rope. After fighting 72 professional ring battles, he became a star of vaudeville and musical comedy. He discovered Greta Garbo. Bahamas to Be New Home for Windsor and ‘Wally’ In Nassau, capital of the Bahama islands, is shown the government house where the duke and duchess of Windsor will take up residence when the former Edward VIII of England assumes his duties as governor and commander-in-chief. The appointment of Windsor to this post was one of the most sensational moves in recent diplomatic history. The duke and “Wally” are shown above. They will arrive in the Bahamas for their new duties some time next month. ‘F. D. R.’ Library Becomes Museum for U. S. People Formal transfer of the newly completed “Franklin D. Roosevelt library” at Hyde Park, N. Y., which eventually will house the President’s state, political and personal papers, will provide the nation with a unique museum. At the transfer ceremonies are shown (left to right): John Shain, builder; Louis Simon, ar chitect of the treasury; Frank Walker, treasurer of the F. D. R. Library, Inc., who is turning over the key to R. D. W. Connor; President Roosevelt and son James. This ‘Haymaker’ Explosive Was No Dud ‘Business as Usual’ No dud was this lethal missile which Ken Overltn, middleweight boxer, explodes against the chin of Hary Balsamo, his opponent, in a 10-round charity non-title bout in New York city. This fight action was caught by the 1/100,OOOth-of-a-second photographic speed of the camera. The bout ended in the ninth round with a knockout victory by Overlin. A member of the crew of a British fighting plane holds one of the plane’s carrier pigeons in one hand, and in the other the egg laid by the pigeon while the plane was in action over Germany’s Heligoland, Women Pray for Future of France In the Army Now In France’s most tragic period since its defeat by the Prussians in 1871, women gather in tearful prayer before the Memorial to the World War Dead at Bordeaux. With complete military collapse, the French cabinet, headed by Marshal Henri Petain, formed a government along Fascist principles like their conquerors, the totalitarian states, eliminat ing President Lebrun. Winthrop Rockefeller, scion of the oil fortune, is pictured at the Vsec- ond table” pitching into his food at the army training camp at Platts burgh, N. Y. t FIRST-AID AILINGiHOtlSE by Roger B||Whitman Soiled Wallpaper. Q UESTION: Wallpaper and ceil ing near one of our hot water radiators are darkened by a soot like deposit. Sometimes there is an odor in the room that resembles that of sediment of a hot water tank. Can these annoyances be remedied? Answer: The soiling of the wall paper is due to dust carried up by the current of hot air rising from the radiator. The odor is very like ly to be due to the repeated heating of dust and other material in the lower part of the radiator. Both of these troubles can be eliminated by keeping all parts of the radiator thoroughly clean. Soot Removers. Question: Would you please ad vise me the name of the powder that is used in oil burner furnaces to destroy soot and carbon? Where can I purchase this powder? Answer: There are various makes of powder sold as soot removers. They can usually be had from any of the oil burner dealers. The best way to get rid of a deposit of soot is with brushes or a vacuum clean er. Heavy and frequent depositing of soot in a boiler is an indication of faulty adjustment in the oil burner, which should be corrected. Stuck Stopper. Question: The glass stopper of a large cut-glass bottle is stuck fast. How can I loosen it? Answer: One thing to try is to put a drop or two of glycerine at the joint; in a day or two the glycerine may work down enough to loosen the stopper. Another idea is to ex pand the neck of the bottle by heat ing without expanding the stopper. For this hold the bottle horizontally and dribble some hot water over the neck. This must be carefully done, for otherwise there is a chance that sudden expansion would break the bottle. Oily Wallpaper. Question: A small lamp was placed so close to a wall that oil from the lamp shade ran into the wallpaper. How can I remove it? Answer; Cover the oil spots with a paste made of a non-burning spot removing liquid and fuller’s earth, powdered chalk, or some similar powder. Allow to remain until dry and then remove by brushing. If the wallpaper is soiled, this will leave a noticeable clean* spot, in which case you should go over all of the wallpaper with a wallpaper cleaner to be had at a hardware store. Noisy Water Pipes. Question: Whenever a faucet is opened or closed, there are unpleas ant noises from the air in the pipes. How can this be overcome? Answer: If the noise is a rattle that occurs when a faucet is opened, the cause is a worn or loose washer. Replacing the washer will stop the noise. If the noise occurs when the faucet is being closed and is worse when the faucet is closed abruptly than when the closing is slow, the trouble is from lack of an air cush ion to take up the momentum of the water. This is something that can be corrected by any plumber. ‘ Sound-Proofing Ceilings. Question: In my apartment the ceiling plaster was replaced by in sulating board. What can I do to make jt more sound-proof? Answer: Sound-proofing an apart ment ceiling is a difficult thing to do, because much of the sound trav els through the framework of the building. It will help to put on ah extra ceiling of the same kind of board that is now used, supported on furring strips one inch thick. Heavy felt should be laid on both sides of the furring strips to give addition al sound-proofing. Poplar Stumps. Question: How can I get rid of poplar stumps? Answer: Saw the stumps off close to the ground, bore as many and as deep holes into them as possi ble, fill and refill with kerosene un til the wood is well soaked; then build a fire on each stump to ig nite the oil-soaked wood. Do not do this if there is anything nearby that might be harmed, for the heat will be intense. For an alternative, dig out a stump for as. far below the ground as convenient, and cover with earth; poplar is a soft wood that rots quickly. Beach Cottage Walls. Question: What would you recom mend for the inside walls of a beach cottage? Outside walls are pine boards, shingled. Answer: You should use a kind of stiff insulating board that is moisture proof and that will not shrink and swell in the damp air near the shore. Some makes of these boards can be had with a protective treat ment qf asphalt. 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