McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, June 19, 1941, Image 6
Portrait of a Man
Pecking at a Portable /
The N. J. government’s dispos
sessing of the German-American
Bund (from the state) sent the blood
racing through my veins . . . What
a victory for all of us who have
been taking their insolence all these
years! . . . Why the N. Y. press
doesn’t campaign for similar action
I wish I knew ... I’d enjoy print
ing his cap and car numbers—if I
didn’t think his employers would
scold him for being human . . . Any
way, he stopped his Broadway trol
ley the other afternoon to unload
some passengers and saw a blind
man on the other corner . . . He
left his trolley—and escorted the
blind one by the wing to the other
side of the congested street . . .
Then he dang-danged his bell and
went on.
For the life of me I cannot figure
out why “Amapola” is so popular.
It has the corniest tune of them all
. . . And when “Intermezzo” is
played a la Beguine I feel like yell
ing: “Stop!!!” .' . . Why do they
always try to improve on master
pieces, anyhow? . . . The Com
modity Research Bureau’s 1941 Year
Book shows that the President’s
Emergency Proclamation means in
creasingly strict rationing of vital
war materials. We’re getting invis
ible ration cards now . . . My idea
of a delicacy is the peppery red cab
bage at Moore’s.
When I read that the authorities
say “no sabotage,” as in that huge
Jersey fire, I wonder—do the en
forcement agents know that in York-
ville they brag: “That was our an
swer to the closing of Camp Nord-
land” ... If the fire is due to
negligence, the insurance companies
do not have to pay off. But if it is
sabotage, they have to pay immedi- |
ately . . . Mr. G.-Man Hoover told
me that the stories about the fire
were inaccurate at first. That in
stead of the damage being 25 mil
lions, it was only two . ... That
there wasn’t a thing there of a de
fense nature—or for Britain—and
that no sabotage had been detect
ed ... In short, colyumists are
not alone when it comes to getting
wrong steers—even newspaper edi
tors fall hard for them now and
then—like we ordinary people . . . |
I know, I know. I’m not a journal- 1
ist . . . I’m merely a jeemalist.
Tch, tch, tch.
The story of the week most un
likely to be confirmed: Japanese
propagandists in the U. S. have just
released the following flash: lliat
“the Chinese invaded California in
500 A. D.” . . . Something to worry
about, huh? ... It must be won
derful to be an out-of-towner and
visit the Big Street for the first
time and see those lights ... It
seems wonderful to me, who has
lived among them so long—and I
get a belt, too, out of watching
watchers watch them.
I see news here and there and
hear it, too, that Washington, D. C.,
is getting so crowded with people
that it has become the nation’s boom
town. And that Broadway showmen
and others are seriously thinking of
opening night clubar there to cash in
quickly . . . But they would be the
suckers if they did . . . Apparently
they do not know that Washington is
still an early town, and that on Satur
day night the bars must close by
midnight ... It is not a place
v/here they stay up late—since near
ly all of them must be up early
with the other worms . . . The
numerous parties given by the elite
and officials there—almost nightly—
consume all the best customers, any
way—and that’s on-the-cuff.
Notes of an
Innocent Bystander
Broadway Alien: The orchids go
to the editorialist on the N. Y. Times
for this: “The Dionne quintuplets
are seven years old. In many re
spects it is a woman’s most de
lightful age. At seven she sits on a
man’s knee without hesitation, af
fected or genuine, and without put
ting the knee to sleep. Unlike the
older women of the household, she
enjoys listening to him. In fact, she
encourages him to talk, and she be
lieves any story he tells her. Her
curiosity over what became of his
loss is unquestionably sincere. While
unduly interested, perhaps, in the
state of his exchequer and never too
proud to accept pecuniary aid, she
is no gold-digger whose gratitude is
measured by the amount of the con
tribution. For as little as two cop
per cents she will bear-hug his spec
tacles all out of shape, and he feels
sure she means it.”
Manhattan Marais: The subway
singers who have switched from
torch tunes to patriotic themes . . .
The sign in the druggist’s: “Do you
have tattle-tale gray matter?” . . .
The Greenwich Village gin-mill
which conspicuously features a sign ,
advertising the poor quality of its
coffee . . . The 8th Avenue barber
shop’s sign: “Satisfied Haircuts or
Your Hair refunded!” . . . The 42nd
Street s hawker selling “glamour
ties” —plain cravats with noisy
stripes.
McCormick messenger, mccormtck, s. c„ Thursday. : jijne 19,1941
Summer Play-Clothes Program
Conveys Exciting • Fabric News
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
DLAY clothes! Let’s talk about
* play clothes for the theme is
a most fascinating one. More
triumphantly, more spectacular
ly than ever before in the annals
of fashion lore are the designers
answering the challenge for play
clothes that will add to the picture
of golfing, tennisr hiking, swimming,
motoring, and all the other sports
that go to make perfect days of out
door playtime.
A significant thing about modern
play clothes is that they have a way
of making one keenly fabric-minded.
That saying about necessity being
the “mother of invention” applies
perfectly to modem play clothes’
fabric production. Scientific proc
essing is achieving materials that
are as near 100 per cent perfect as
is humanly possible in the matter
of washability and wearability which
are guaranteed to be practically
non-fading, non-shrinking, non-wrin
kling and all the other qualities
demanded for apparfel that must
withstand the ravages of strenuous
wear.
It is interesting to note the rise
to high style distinction that is taking
place among fabrics once consid
ered of low degree. There’s denim,
for instance, once synonymous with
commonplace workaday overalls,
now playing a star role as media
for the smartest tailored suits that
a socialite in the smart set might
don this summer in town or for
country club wear. By the way,
when you go shopping in the sports
departments take a look at the
swank slacks and shorts made of
yellow denim. Top these with a
vivid calico-patterned print blouse
or a jacket •quilted of bright fig
ured glazed chintz and you will rank
high in any fashion parade.
Carrying her tools in the pockets
of a blue denim culotte outfit the
pretty young miss pictured to the
left in the illustration of smart play
clothes is tending her flowers in
most picturesque attire. Note the
cotton braid trim that adds a dash
of color to the huge pockets and the
wide shoulder straps. A bolero to
protect her shoulders and a quilted
apron to protect her knees are also
included in this cunning outfit.
The pinafore pair shown in the
background will cheer the heart of
every mother and daughter. These
pinafore types should be an inspira
tion to home sewers in that they are
so easy to» make. The profession
al looking nicety of the edge seam
ing is achieved in a jiffy with a little
edge stitcher found in every mod
em sewing machine kit. The full
gathered finish given to the back-but
toned skirt is only a matter of min
utes with the gathering foot attach
ment. The same material is used for
both—a striped denim. The two out
fits cost but a trifling sum to make,
they promise much joy in the wear
ing and besides mother-and-daugh-
ter costumes are fashion’s pet
theme this year.
Up to the last season or so the
great problem with fabricists has
been to produce white materials
that will come out of a brisk tub
bing or cleaning process as white
as when new. Welcome comes the
message of white rayon pique shark
skin which is proving ideal for ten
nis frocks and for white suits and
afternoon dresses. It is this snow-
white pique sharkskin that is used
to make the tennis frock shown in
the foreground of the group pic
tured. Here is a fabric that is sure
to stay in top form, having been test
ed and approved for wearing and
cleaning satisfaction. It adds an
exciting note of interest because
this dress was designed by Alice
Marble, national tennis champion,
making it authentic news as to
what’s what in smart action
fashions.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Chintz Housecoat
Enthusiasm for cottons in the fab
ric realm has crescendoed to a new
high this season. The importance
of cottons in the fabric realm is
simply breath-taking not only be
cause of the transcendent loveliness
of cotton weaves but there is no call
of the mode be it ever so humble
or an event ever so festive and for
mal but what there is a cotton fab
ric that will tune into the picture
perfectly. Moss roses never looked
prettier in real life than they do on
the cotton chintz housecoat pictured.
The graduated border idea of the
print makes it possible to achieve
interesting effects at the shoulders
and waist and in the skirt.
Non-Crushing Fabric
Made From Cotton,
In these vacation days of outdoor
activities and week-end trips more
and more the desirability of
clothes made of non-crushing and
non-wrinkling wash materials is rec
ognized.
A cotton that has come valiantly
to the rescue is the new boucle
weave and designers are certainly
making wide use of it in dresses
and in suits. You just tub it, shake
it out and let it dry and presto!
It is all ready to wear looking as
fresh and as well groomed as new.
Dressmaker Bathing Suits
Recall Fashions of 1890s
The fashion trend in bathing suits
is to dressmaker effects done in most
any material one might choose.
Taffeta is especially good style; so
is flowered or striped jersey. The
knitted suit is a particular favorite.
So definite is the dressmaker styling
that one is reminded of fashions that
held forth in the gay nineties. The
difference between “has been” and
modern styles is found in shorter
ruffled bloomers, shorter (much
shorter) skirts and open midriff ef
fects.
In elastized types the princess sil
houette is a favorite and even newer
is the one piece ballerina elastized
satin types. The Hawaiian influence
is seen in large floral effects.
Knitted Cape
As everyone knows, fashion’s
spotlight is on capes and the vogue
will continue during the fall and win
ter. The latest reaction to this trend
is the enthusiasm expressed for
capes in the knitted realm. Why
not begin to knit now so as to be
among the first to come out in a
knitted cape this fall. You can buy
capesuits now that look as if hand*
knit if you prefer.
istarical
by Clma Scott WatiOH
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Our Only Admiral General
EMPTY years ago there died in
^ Washington, D. C., a man who is
unique in the history of America’s
armed forces. He was Samuel Pow
hatan Carter and he was the only
officer who ever became both brign
,adier-general in the United States
army and rear-admiral in the Unit
ed States navy!
Born in Elizabethtown, Tenn., Au
gust 6, 1819, Carter was educated
at Princeton university and left that
institution to accept a commission
as midshipman in the navy in 1840.
At the outbreak of the War with
Mexico in 1846 he was assigned to
the U. S. S. Ohio and took part in
the capture of Vera Cruz.
After the war he was ordered to
the United States Naval academy at
Annapolis where he served as assist
ant instructor of infantry tactics un
til 1853. Promoted to lieutenant two
REAR-ADMIRAL S. P. CARTER
years later, he saw active service
against the Chinese pirates who
were preying on commerce along the
Asiatic coast. He was on a tour of
duty in Brazilian waters at the out
break of the Civil war and, believ
ing that the navy would see little
active service, he asked to join the.
land forces.
On July 11, 1861, Lieutenant Car
ter of the navy was transferred to
the war department and sent on a
special mission to East Tennessee to
raise troops for the Union army.
Appointed colonel of the Second Ten
nessee Volunteers, he continued his
reciting work until he had organ
ized a full brigade and was made
acting brigadier-general in Septem
ber, 1861. Early the next year he
was given the full commission of
brigadier-general of volunteers.
“Old Horse Marine” Carter, as
they called him, served brilliantly
throughout the war, participating in
numerous battles in Kentucky, Ten-
BRIG-GEN. S. P. CARTER
nessee and North Carolina. One of
his outstanding achievements was in
1862 when he led a cavalry raid
through Eastern Tennessee. Because
of his success, this “sailor on horse
back” was recommended for pro
motion to major-general.
That promotion did not come how
ever, until March 13, 1865, when he
was given the brevet of major-gen
eral. Meanwhile he had been pro
moted to the rank of commander in
the navy, but, although holding com
missions in both the army and the
navy, he drew the salary of only one
of these offices.
Honorably mustered out of the vol
unteer service in 1866, Carter was
ready for another go at naval serv
ice. He asked for active duty, was
given command of the gunboat
Monocacy and sent to the Asiatic
station where he remained for three
years. Then he was promoted to
captain. After another tour of duty
on the European station, he was
finally retired on August 6, 1881.
The climax of his naval career came
the next year when he was pro
moted to rear-admiral. Carter’s last
years were spent in the nation’s cap
ital where he died May 26, 1891.
• * •
In 1863 the “sailor on horseback,”
proved he could hold his own with
some of the South’s best cavalry
commanders, including the doughty
Gen. John H. Morgan. For his troop
ers whipped the gray-clad horsemen
of “Morgan the Raider” at West’s
on August 28 and followed it up by
defeating Pegram’s forces and win
ning another victory over Morgan.
He took part in the battle of Knox
ville and in 1865 led the left wing of
Schofield’s army at the Battle of
Kingston, N. C., where Bragg was
defeated.
TN ONE pattern, sunsuit, frock
and bonnet are all included.
Even if she’s only two, she can
put on the front-button frock all
by herself; the plain neckline and
ruffiy wing sleeves will be cool
Coal Mining With'Ice
The modern miner has the as
sistance of a new agent to help
him in his job. He can bore a
hole, stick a piece of dry ice in
it, and seal it. The melting ice
then generates a powerful gas
which soon attains such a pres
sure that it acts like an explosive
and blasts the coal face. Miners
are not the only people to harness
the energy in dry ice. Drillers
are now using it to clean their
wells, and nurserymen pack the
roots of trees with it when they
want to do heavy transplanting.
The earth solidifies and comes
away leaving roots undamaged.
Dry ice is used for deadening
the skin in local operations, in the
engineering world and, of course,
for refrigeration. It is a danger
ous substance to handle, “burns”
if in contact with bare skin, and
it should never be used to chill
drinking water, for if swallowed
even a tiny particle might cause
serious injury.
and comfy, all summer long. This
trio is sweet in percale, gingham,
linen, seersucker.
• * *
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2 to 6 years. Size 3, 3 yards 36-inch ma
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0 A General Quiz
The Questions
1. Who was the first President
of the United States to be born
under the American flag?
2. In olden times, what did a
ballista do, dance, hurl missiles or
row boats? .
3. How many rivers in Europe
are named Aa?
4. The king of what country
commanded an army in the field
during the World war?
5. What century usually is called
the beginning of the Renaissance?.
The Answers
1. Martin Van Buren (Decem
ber 5, 1782).
2. Hurl missiles.
3. More than 40, the most im
portant ones being in France,
Switzerland, Germany, Latvia and
Russia.
4. Belgium (Albert I). ,
5. The Fourteenth century.
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