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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940 WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) N EW YORK.—Snapping the Unit. ed States liner, America, new queen of the American Merchant marine, through the Narrows, into ^ quarantine True Son of Ola an d so on Yankee Breed to her dock, Of Shellback, £-‘ ter <^ man, master of the new leviathan, handled his ship as deftly as a lad would handle a toy. Indeed, in his various maneuverings of the 35,000- ton luxury liner on her maiden pas senger-carrying trip from Newport News, Va., Captain Stedman evinced sheer delight in putting his new charge through her paces. The 900 guests, United States senators, ship ping magnates and so forth, must have cast their thoughts back to days when amid mountainous waves and winds ranging from gale to hur ricane proportions, this young skip per—he is only 42 years old—per formed deeds of daring-do on the deep, deeds thattiave gained for him a gold medal from the Italian gov- ernment; the United States navy cross; the silver life-saving plaque from the British admiralty; the Treasury department gold medal and other like testimonials of high courage and skilled seamanship. There was that tumultuous day In the mid-Atlantic, October 20, 1925, when the President Hard ing, of which Stedman was then chief officer, steamed to the res cue of the Italian freighter, Ig- nazio Florio, beaten down and sinking. Stedman stepped to one of the lifeboats and called for a volunteer crew. Every man jack of the distressed crew was saved. Two years later, westbound and about 1,575 miles from New York, the wireless operator brought Sted man a message from the British freighter Exeter City. The craft had lost her captain, third officer and two seamen and was sinking. The seas were a veritable witchbroth, the wind shrieking at hurricane force. No possibili ty existed for the survival of a small boat in such a sea. So Stedman maneuvered his vessel sufficiently close to admit of a line being shot aboard the dis tressed freighter. With tackle thus rigged, a lifeboat was low ered from the American Mer chant and pulled to the sinking vessel and the crew saved. The seamanship involved was said to have represented one of the fin est exploits in American annals. Last September, commanding the United States liner Washing ton, Stedman rescued the entire crew of the British freighter Ol- ivergrove, torpedoed by U-boat. As a youngster, deciding upon a sea career, Stedman joined the Unit ed States Coastguard, where in .the first World war he saw two years’ hazardous service in convoy work in the Mediterranean sea and Eng lish channel. When peace came, Stedman enrolled in the Massachu setts Institute of Technology for courses in marine engineering. He joined the United States Line in 1922, was made a chief officer in 1925 and at the age of 34 received his first command. O NE of the most hard-boiled citi zens this reporter ever knew was a bookish college dean who al ways spoke softly, but swung from , the heel. Colonel Peck of Somewhat in Marines a Full this picture is Bushel of Spunk D^Witt U. S. Marines, who gives quiet em phasis to plain words in Shanghai, as the Japanese menace the for eign areas and tension increases. The Japanese seem to think they need an “incident,” and Colonel Peck isn’t at all likely to provide one—but he doesn’t back down. When he is in mufti or in formal dress, he is rarely with out a book in his pocket and never without his pipe. He may or may not read Bergson, but he “thinks like a man of action and acts like a man of thought.” He won the Victory Medal for Gallantry in the World war bat tles of the Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel, and the Medal of the Purple Heart for doubling in negotiating and fighting in Latin- America. He graduated from Annapolis fen 1915 and is 46. His career is a reminder that thi« country has had quite a workout in handling explosive situations here and there around the world. In Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and other Latin-American countries, Colonel Peck has been a successful trouble shooter and has brought things through nicely without ‘eating dirt fcr leaving any hard feelings. He has built a reputation as a scholar in his studious application to prob lems of naval and military science. He is six feet tall, slender and aca demic in appearance, but said to pack a powerful punch. Brazil Launches ‘Good Neighbor’ Warship Putting teeth into the declaration of Pan-American unity in defending the Monroe Doctrine, Brazil leads the parade of South American nations in speeding preparedness by launching a new destroyer, the Marcilio Dias, at Rio De Janeiro, one of the six class “A” destroyers being rushed to completion. Mrs. Getulio Var gas, wife of Brazil’s president, christened the vessel. Southwest Indians Join in Tribal Ceremonies Seven thousand Indians representing 30 tribes of the Southwest will give demonstrations of chants, games, faces and ceremonial dances at a celebration which opened at Gallup, N. M., August 14, to continue for three days. The celebration marks the twentieth annual Inter-Tribal ceremonial. Sixty different types of Indian dances will be exemplified. Above are shown typical scenes from the ceremonial. By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) T HERE’S never a dull mo ment at Big Bear, Calif., these days. No sooner did 20th Century - Fox’s “Brigham Young” troupe finish work on location near there than Mono gram’s “Queen of the Yukon” moved in. The town has just one im portant street, and it’s jammed nightly with bearded extras (whose beards earn a living for them) and members of the cast. Irene Rich, Charles Bick ford, Melvin Lang, Dave O’Brien, and June Carlson are in the lineup. Melvin Lang and Dave O’Brien had to stage a fight the other day; in preparation, Bickford spent sev eral days teaching O’Brien how to avoid injuries. But—when Director Phil Rosen called “Cut!” O’Brien fell to the ground, and the company doctor found that he had a broken rib. He’d been too much excited to remember Bickford’s instruc tions. * When young players in Hollywood get discouraged they remind them selves—and anyone who’ll listen— that it takes just one good picture to make a star. “Look at Pat O’Brien in ‘Front Page’,” they’ll say. “Look at Cary Grant in ‘Topper’—Shirley Temple IDA LUPINO in ‘Little Miss Marker’—Errol Flynn in ‘Captain Blood’—May Robson in ‘Lady for a Day.’ ” Another name has been added to the “Look” list—it’s that of Ida Lupino, who did a nice job in “The Light That Failed” and has won her spurs as a result of her “mad” scenes in Warner Brothers’ “They Drive By Night.” She’ll co-star with John Garfield in “East of the River.” ‘East Side, West Side’ Takes a Walk Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, who announced his in tention of supporting Wendell L. Willkie for President, is shown at the piano after acting as judge in the Barber Shop Quartet contest at the New York World’s fair. The Happy Warrior made a quintet by joining the winners in “The Sidewalks of New York,” his campaign song in the Presidential race of 1928. Girl Scouts Sponsor Hemisphere Ties Inter-American friendship will be the slogan of the annual inter national encampment of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 15 countries in the Western hemisphere which opened at Camp Andree, N. Y., on August 14, to continue for two weeks. Girl Scouts are shown en route to the camp grounds. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, honorary president of the Girl Scouts, is shown in inset. Coffee Queen This is 18-year-old Peggy Van Vliet of Glen Ridge, N. J. What is Peggy doing? She’s drinking iced coffee. So what? Just as a symbol of coffee, “the drink of Western hemisphere friendship.” * We may have another Rogers- Astaire picture, if RKO can find the right story for it. Fred Astaire is free-lancing at prestoit, and Ginger is booked for three pictures, one of them being a picturization of the very popular novel, “Kitty Foyle.” But some time next year they may be dancing together again. * Herbert Moulton has a new idea for screen entertainment, and he hopes you’re going to like it. After six months of hard work he has finished an abridged version of “Love Me Tonight,” starring Maur ice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald and Myrna Loy, and originally re leased in 1932. It will run just 45 minutes. Other old-time successes being considered for streamlining are “Design for Living,” “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer,” “Night After Night,” and “One Hour With You.” * Betty Field left the stage for Hol lywood a year ago; in that time she’s played four big parts, so dif ferent from each other that she’s the envy of all the other young ac tresses. In “What a Life!” she was the nice high school girl who was Jackie Cooper’s sweetheart; in “Of Mice and Men” she was the sultry, amorous young woman who attract ed Lon Chaney Jr. In “Seventeen” she was a giddy young siren, and in “Victory,” her latest picture, 'he’s warm, tender, understanding. V. F. W. Convention Joseph C. Menendez of New Or- ; leans is expected to be elected com mander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its forty-first an nual convention opening at Lcs An geles, Calif., on Augu^' W 1 Three years ago Ralph Edwards hitch-hiked from his home in Oak land, Calif., to New York for a job. ! A couple of weeks ago he returned > to his home in a plane. These days he’s so busy that, when he decided to take a six-week vacation, five other announcers had to be called j in to sub for him. Six months ago he turned up as ; creator, director and master of cere monies of his own program, the hi larious “Truth or Consequences.” It was tried out on four eastern sta tions, and soon will be launched on WEAF in New York. ODDS AND ENDS . . . GeraUline Fitz gerald returns to the screen to co-star with George Raft in “South of Suez” . . . Looks as if Charlie Chaplin's “The Dic tator" would be released about the middle of September . . . Susanna Foster has a gold powder box which, when opened, plays “Fight on for U. S. C.”—given her by tfie boys of the University of Southern California's band, who worked with her in “There's Magic in Music" . . . Tyrone Power will do a series of pictures based on tales about Zorro, the California bandit—his current one, “The Cali fornian," is a re-make of the old Douglas Fairbanks “The Mark of Zorro." HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS Iron rust may be removed from white material with sour milk. * * * Japanned articles should never be washed in hot water as the ja pan is likely to wash off. Use lukewarm water and soap. * * * Cold air drops and hot rises. The compartment of the refrigera tor under the ice chamber is, therefore, always the coldest part of the refrigerator. * • * A reader suggests putting a lit tle blue or green vegetable color ing in the goldfish bowl to give the water a more realistic touch of the deep. * * * When frying don’t put in the article to be fried until the fat is still and a faint smoke is seen ris* ing from the pan. * * • Did you know that if you flour the pan of the scales you can weigh out sticky substances and you won’t leave half of them on the pan when you put them into bowls? * * * Want some juice-appetizers? Try the following juice combination: Tomato and clam, tomato and pineapple, grapefruit and orange, grapefruit and grapejuice, lemon and cherry, apple and pineapple, prune and orange, raspberry and lemon, and grapefruit and cherry —with a bit of chopped mint. * * * Browned pears make delicious garnishes for veal or pork chops. Allow half a pear to a portion. Dip each pear into flour and brown it in a little fat in a frying pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and cinnamon. * * • Jellied chicken broth often ap peals to invalids during warm weather. Mix 1 tablespoon granu lated gelatin in 3 tablespoons of cold water. After 5 minutes dis solve in two cups of boiling, well- seasoned chicken stock. Pour into individual molds and chill until firm. When stiffened cut into 1- inch cubes and pile in glass sher bet cups. Sprinkle with minced parsley mixed with a little lemon juice. Centenarian Must Have Grieved Over Wasted Life It was a great day for the vil lage when the oldest inhabitant celebrated his hundredth birthday. And the exciteipent grew intense when it was learned that a news paper reporter had come in search of an interview. After various questions, the an swers to which were prompted by fond and anxious relatives, the press representative asked: “And now, tell me what you would do if you could have your time over again?” There was a long silence while the old man thought. Then he said slowly: “I think I would part my hair in the middle!” WINGS OF COOLNESS FOK TIRED FEET THAT HURT WITH HFAT. OUST ON FAMOUS There Is a Tide Truly there is a tide in the af fairs of men; but there is no gulf-i stream setting forever in one di rection.—Lowell. 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