McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 29, 1941, Image 6
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A Famous Coon Story
of the classics of early
American huruoiJ is the story of
Crockett's “ihtciyview” with a
According to the usual ver-
this famous Tennessee fron-
an was out hunting one day
he spied a raccoon high up in
Instantly he leveled his
rifle at the animal, where-
the coon cried out: “Is that
Crockett? Then don’t shoot—I’ll
■nr down!”
AHhough this is readily recog
as a “tall tale” and a bit of
folklore, it has been repeat-
I anramerable times as a tribute to
itt’s unerring marksmanship,
like so many other yarns asso-
with his name, it is also a
story” and another man
the hero of it when it was first
¥irit the historical museum in
Dfaington, Vt., and there you will
met a long rifle which, according to
Ae card beside it, is the “.50 caliber
fgfm used by Lieut. Col. Martin Scott,
waUve of Bennington and sharp-
dbooter. It was made at Harper’s
Wkxrj in 1814 and first used in 1818
is the Fifth Rifle Regiment of the
DAVY CROCKETT
army. This gun was often
by Colonel Scott while at Fort
at Green Bay, Wis., where
Captain Merrill were com-
ts, beginning in 1834.” This
rifle used by the man who
t original hero of the famous
'» reputation as a mighty
was established while he was
a boy. At the age of 12 he
notorious bear that had
preying upon the live-stock
t 'farmers around Bennington
poung Scott was brought into
la triumph astride the carcass
During his hunting ex-
he roamed westward into
York and it was near Lake
in the foothills of the
that a coon in a tree,
bun approaching, said: “Is
Martin Scott? Then don’t
come down!”
such a yarn was printed
Utica, N. Y., newspaper in
when the New York Sun
•r papers reprinted it, it was
wide circulation. Davy
had been killed during the
for independence the
year and, as one of the
of the Alamo,” his fame be-
ven greater than it had been
e was an Indian fighter, bear
«vl congressman from Ten-
So it is easy to see how
f his admirers, knowing the
reprinted story of Martin
“interview” with the coon,
ted it for their hero and at-
the incident to Crockett,
ioned a captain in the
Regiment of the United
aonny; Scott’s fame as a
spread rapidly. Once he
ted his sharpshooting
by tacking an ace of clubs
ee and firing three shots at
his muzzle-loading rifle (no
the one in the Bennington mu-
i> in a minute and 20 seconds.
L R. B. Marcy, commander of
negiment, examined the target
announced one hit and two
Thereupon Scott called for
chopped into the tree and
three bullets in the single
career ended in 1847 when
killed, while leading his
in the Battle of Molin*
n Mexico in 1847.
• • •
marching away to the war
, Scott visited his boyhood
Bennington. He had left it
poor and obscure lad. He came
rich and famous. According
contemporary account, he re
in a fine new gig, drawn by
white horse. Following
s an outrider was a Negro
Jack, dressed in livery and
on a thoroughbred, and 20
full-blooded dogs of various
Scott is said to have paid
pound for Jack and later freed
JVlcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMlC#, S. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941
Ladies of the Senate -*
Lunching with the ladies of the
senate the other day was very
pleasant. I particularly enjoyed
having in front of me a most beau
tiful centerpiece of magnolia blos
soms, white against their dark
green leaves. At the ends of the
table were vases with white Easter
lilies and snapdragons, but it
seemed particularly beautiful to me
to look into those cup-like magnolia
blossoms.
The District of Columbia librari
ans came that same day to look at
the books which the American Book
sellers have presented to the White
House library. Then they joined
my garden party on the lawn. It
was the first garden party we have
had this year and an almost perfect
dav. Now and then the wind would
take a lovely lady’s hat and she
would have to clutch it, but other
wise it was neither too warm nor
too cold.
The Marine band played delight
fully and, in listening to them, I for
got to be tired. The grass was par
ticularly lovely, and so I appreciat
ed the desire of the gardener to
keep me moving just a little so
the long line of guests would not
wear a path across the lawn.
Later I received the Hungarian
minister and his wife for the first
time since their arrival. Then I had
guests from California, Dr. and Mrs.
Remsen Bird, who came to spend
the night. We had a very pleasant
dinner and were much interested in
seeing some photographs which
Mr. Thomas Campbell brought back
from his stay in England.
I am trying to catch up on what
seems like an almost unending
amount of mail. There are also a
good many things which must be
read. The President sounded quite
cheerful and very busy this morn-;
ing, and I think everything is pro
gressing well with him.
• • •
PICNIC LUNCHEON
The next day the cabinet ladies
and I gave our annual picnic lunch
eon for the ladies of the senate
and were fortunate in having a beau
tiful day. We recalled last year
that several showers disturbed our
lunch, but this year the only thing
which disturbed us was speculation
as to what was the real explanation
of Mr. Rudolf Hess.
I surmise that there are few
people in this country who have not
speculated on that subject during
the last few days. The writers of
mystery stories must agree that
reality has outdistanced almost any
plot in fiction.
A number of people came to tea
and in the evening I went to hear
All-American Youth orchestra. The
program was beautiful and one
could not have wanted a more fin
ished performance. Everyone with
me enjoyed every minute of the eve
ning.
After coping for some time now
with almost perfectly straight hair,
for I wanted to wait as long as pos
sible before having a permanent
wave again, I went in the morn
ing and spent three hours and a half
at the hairdresser. I always feel as
though it is a terrible waste of time,
but this morning I accomplished
much reading, which otherwise
would have remained undone on the
bench beside my desk. Incidental
ly, my hair will be easier to deal
with for some time to come.
Somewhat late and somewhat
breathless, I arrived at the luncheon
given by the ladies of the Seventy-
sixth congress. They were so kind
aboqt.^my delay that I recovered
verjf<^jickly from the apologetic
state of mind in which I arrived. I
enjoyed not only my neighbors, but
the lovely table decorations ^nd the
Marine band’s music.
Afterwards, I went to see the ex
hibition of water colors at the
National Gallery of Art. From
10,000 water colors sent in from the
United States, Hawaii and the Dis
trict of Columbia, 300 were picked
out for a federal hospital in Louisi
ana. The variety of subjects is en
tertaining, and I think the water
colors will add immeasurably in
color and interest to all the rooms
in the hospital.
It is interesting to find that most
of the painters exhibiting are under
30 years of age and come from 27
states, Hawaii and the District of
Columbia. There are 51 women and
103 men represented. I think every
one will find this exhibition enjoy
able.
* * •
FRIENDS FROM ARGENTINE
One afternoon I had the pleasure
of having Madame Ruiz-Guinazu,
wife of the Argentine minister of
foreign affairs, her two daughters,
and Madame Espil, wife of the Ar
gentine ambassador, have tea with
Items ! Never Knew • • •
’Til No w f - ;
(Bui which you knew all along))
Rob’t Sherwood’s fine play,
“There Shall Be No Night,” won
the Pulitzer Prize, which should
have happened a year ago. This is
regarded as highly encouraging to
the theater in general—having the
Pulitzers only one year behind the
parade.
Billy GUbert has named his es
tate “Gezunt Heights.”
Ned Russell, of the United Press,
was given a 3-week vacation in Dub
lin, and came back with a story
which shows the extreme eagerness
and the extreme ends to which the
Irish Free State is going to pre
serve its neutrality. The Irish navy
(consisting of two torpedo motor-
boats) was ordered out on maneu
vers, and their instructions read:
“You will proceed from the harbor
to sea, where you will meet and
engage either the Hood or the
Scharnhorst . .
James Gleason plans his sixteenth
newspaper managing editor on the
screen in the soon-due “Affection
ately Yours,” (That’s either a rec
ord or a rut!)
At Fort Williams, there is a Pri
vate William Williams, who comes
from Williams Street, Williamson,
W. Va. (Or, to put it briefly, where
there’s a Williams, there’s a Wil
liams.)
A discussion was in progress
about democracy, and one of the
group seemed to think his ancestry
entitled him to a dogmatic view on
everything. “I think,” he smirked,
“that the argument on America
should end with my views. After all
—my ancestors came over on the
Mayflower” ... “You’re lucky,” was
soprano Genevieve Rowe’s com
ment, “after all, the immigration
laws are a bit stricter now.”
The America First outfit claims
in its ads that it hasn’t wealthy
backers ... A few months ago
that group was asked for a list of
its backers, but refused to give it.
Finally they gave a partial list—
which included many wealthy men
and women . . . Why have they
such short memories?
According to Wilfred J. Funk, the
average pet dog has a vocabulary
of 60 words. (That’s the number of
words it undersstands.)
In the new book, “Men and Poli
tics,” the author says: “Germany
has no unemployment. But nei
ther has a prison.”
According to the Open Book,
whether a black cat following is
bad luck depends on whether you’re
a man or a mouse.
You can tell the difference be
tween a Nazi and a British plane
by their sounds. Nazi bombers
sound like this: “Voom, voom,
voom. Vooma-doom-voom” . . .
British planes sound like: “Yowzer-
yowzeryowzeryowzer” ... Or so
returning correspondents are telling
the Stork Clubbers, at any rate.
When it was rumored Marshal
Goering might receive an Austrian
Knighthood, Punch suggested his
new title be: “Sir Cumference.”
Memos of a .. .
Girl Friday:
Dear W. W.: After two months of
trailing Jan Valtin, Steve Birming
ham (the Dies Committee sleith)
caught up with him in the parking
lot opposite The Algonk and served
him with a summons . . . Jimmy
Walker evened things with certain
Hollywood people (formerly of
Broadway) at the Jack Benny af
fair. Jimmy called to the spotlight
man and said: “Please turn off
the light so I can see the people
who couldn’t see me the last four
years.”
The Nat’l Defense Organization is
sponsoring R. H. Markham’s excit
ing reply to Anne Lindbergh’s book.
He calls his: “The Wave of the
Past!” Be sure and read!
Just got a button reading: “I’m
a Copperhead.” It is the emblem of
a West coast outfit whose meetings
are attended regularly by most Bund
members out there. The head of it
is the chairman at the Save America
First meetings in L. A. . . . Quentin
Reynolds sent a cable to friends
I saying: “The Saturday blitz and the
arrival of Hess took Londoners’
minds off the war!”—Your Girl Fri
me.
Madame Ruiz-Guinazu was fairly
exhausted by the amount of sight
seeing which they had done, but
everything was of great interest to
ner. She spoke with enthusiasm
of the National gallery and of the
beauty of our capitol city. Then
she told me at length of her interest
ji the Congressional Library, par
ticularly the collection of books in
jraille.
Her son is in charge of this work
'n the Argentine. Having become
blind himself at the age of 17, he evi
dently determined to lead a busy,
<iseful and, therefore, happy life*
day.
Private Papers . . .
Of a C \b Reporter:
Jimmy Dorsey kept the gagging
going when he relayed the one about
the same dictators who were argu
ing over the division of spoils . . .
Hitler, of course, was conceding
nothing to his very junior Axis part
ner in crime . . . Finally, Benito
could stand the humiliation no long
er, and he blurted: “Listen, Hitler.
Where would you be today if it
weren’t for my help?” . . . Hitler
retorted? “In London!”
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1. How many states border on
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2. Who or what in United States
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sides”?
3. The independence of the
United States was formally recog
nized first by what country?
4. Why is Wall street so called?
5. Where is Sanscrit used as a
sacred and learned language?
6. The present Chinese name
for China, “Chung Hua Min Kuo,”
means what?
7. How far can a homing pigeon
fly in a day?
8. What is the source of the
quotation: “Old wood best to
burn, old wine best to drink, old
friends to trust, and old authors
to read”?
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1. Eight: Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
2. The United States warship.
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3. France was the first country
to recognize our independence.
4. A stockade or wall extended
along it.
5. Sanscrit is used as a sacred
language in India.
6. “Chung Hua Min Kuo” means
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7. The homing pigeon has been
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Upon receiving his bill, the diner
added it up and found that he had
been overcharged $1.
“How come?” he asked, looking
sharply at the waitress.
“Well, you see, sir,” she replied,
“the cashier bet me half a dollar
that you wouldn’t see it and I bet
him you would. Just a friendly
little wager.”
With a smile the customer wrote
something on the back of the bill,
folded it, and said: “Take that
to the cashier.”
She did so, and on opening it the
two were startled to read: “I’ll
bet $5 I shall not be here when
you get back.”
And he wasn’t.
Granulated honey can be re
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♦ * •
Rinsing hair brushes in a solu
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the bristles.
* * •
Oven-burned dishes can be
cleaned by soaking them in a so
lution of borax and water.
* * •
To keep fruit from falling to the
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Necessity when threatening is
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I STICK TO THE MILDER CIGARETTE
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