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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1941 Family of Skipper of Robin Moor Family of Capt. Edward Myers, skipper of the S. S. Robin Moor, sank in the South Atlantic by a German U-boat, view his picture at the Myers home in Baltimore, Md. Picture taken before the rescue of the second boatload of survivors, which included Capt. Myers. Shown are, Edward Jr., 16; Marie, 13; Florence, 10; and Mrs. Josephine Myers. » Speakers Address Housing Committee More Power to U. S. By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) T HE motion picture industry turned out recently to do honor to Harry Carey in cele bration of his completing a year of making motion pictures— “The Shepherd of the Hills, ,, his latest, is his 305th. He’s long been one of the most be loved men in Hollywood, be cause he’s one of the most human. Not many people at the celebration knew of one of the nicest things he ever did. The Indians who work on his ranch (he homesteaded it himself) had never seen the sea; when he learned that, some years ago, he and his wife piled them all 1 into trucks and drove miles to show it to them! High government officials led the discussion in a “National Housing. Inventory” at the convention of the national committee on the housing emergency. Principal speakers at the opening session were, 1. to r., William S. Knudsen, production chief; Mrs. Dorothy Rosenman, com mittee chairman; and C. F. Palmer, co-ordinator of defense housing. Now You See It—and Now You Don’t Two new destroyers, the U. S. S. Fitch and the U. S. S. Forrest, were launched within a few minutes of each other at Boston navy yard. Im mediately after the launching, keels for two new ships were laid on the ways just vacated. The Fitch, shown above, was sponsored by Mrs. H. Walter Thomas of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was named in memory of her grand-uncle, commander Leroy Fitch. Honored Brig. Gen. Robert Eichelberger, West Point head, presents trophy to Cadet William G. Gillis, of Cameron, Texas, for rendering the most valu able service to athletics. Interviewed Adolf Here is a striking example of tbe ability of Uncle Sam’s forces to camouflage cannon in the field. Battery E, 115th field artillery of the Blue army, can be* seen easily from the working end of the field gun, but from above where soar the “enemy” scouting planes (see lower pic ture) it looks just like a field of grain. George Washington Tied His Horse Here Back in the days when Americans were fighting the British instead of helping them, George Washington «ame to Lexington, rallied the forces of t-ie Revolution, and tied his horse to the elm tree outside the Munroe tavern. The tree flourished for over a century and a half, but today it is gone, blown down by a big wind. It is shown above. Joseph Cudahy, former U. S. am bassador to Belgium, shown on ar rival in Jersey City from Europe. Cudahy, who had an hour and a half interview with Hitler at Berch- tesgaden, said the Nazi leader ap peared decidedly unfriendly to him. Canine Midget Deserted by his mother, this Bos ton bull was raised on a doll nursing bottle in San Francisco. He is 2 months old, 6!4 inches tall, and weighs 1V& pounds. Red Skelton Red Skelton was so eager to play one of the three sailors in Metro’s “Panama Hattie” thathe campaigned; went around with his pockets full of cigars, and when ever he met one of the executives in volved he’d hand out a cigar and say “Vote for me for ‘Panama Hattie.’ ” Then they pre viewed “Lady Be Good,’’ in which Skelton’s a sensa tion. “Panama Hattie’s” producer, Arthur Freed, sent Skelton a box of cigars and a note saying, “Red, you’re elected. After ‘Lady Be Good’ you’re the one who deserves the cigars.” & The producer of the air’s “Step mother” serial auditioned dozens of aspirants for the role of a two-year old. Then he happened to catch Alice Sherrie Goodkin’s baby imita tions on the Uncle Ezra program— and she got the part. —*— Ray Milland and Brian Aheme are starring with Claudette Colbert in “Skylark.” Mil- land was a boy so prano when a child in Wales—but in 12 years of acting in pictures he’s never sung a note. Aheme never would sing as a child, or even a youth—and he’s al ways having to sing before the camera. In “Skylark” he has to sing the sea chan- BriaIJ Aherne tey, “Blow the Man Down,” for five minutes—and it’s during a storm at sea. Well, that’s Hollywood for you! Here’s RKO Radio’s list of 14 new players whom they believe you’ll want to keep seeing on the screen; they’ll appear in 1941-42 produc tions: Signe Hasso, Dorothy Com- mingore, Ruth Warrick, Anne Hunt er, Michel Morgan, Frances Neal, Ginny Simms, Joan Carroll, James Craig, Edmond O’Brien, Joseph Cot ton, Dennis O’Keefe, Paul Ham mond, Philip Reed. Keep track of them, if you’re interested in seeing how stellar material is developed; some may hit the heights, others won’t. You’ll be the real judges! —m— Some of these players might be called stars now, of course; James Craig, who clicked as the young doc tor in “Kitty Foyle,” is to become a star in “Unexpected Uncle”; Ed mond O’Brien had one of the four stellar roles in “Parachute Battal ion.” But it’s the public, not the studio, that has the final word in these things; fortunes have been lost in attempts to cram “stars” down the public’s throat, when the public stayed away from the resulting pictures in droves. Let’s hope RKO’s choice is a good one! X After you girls see Paramount’s “The Parson of Panamint” you may all be wearing your hair “a la El- Drew”; that’s the name the ac tresses in the picture gave the hair do which Ellen Drew adapted from the one the studio found was au thentic for the year 1892, in which the picture is laid. Ellen agreed to the necessary pompadour, but added a small curl right in the cen ter of her forehead, and the style was made official for the film. Charlie Ruggles stars in the picture. V*/ Connie Boswell, of the Bing Cros by program, has invented a new game. It’s called polo tennis. Con nie, who is unable to walk, worked out the idea of having the players ride large tricycles, and everybody who’s played is enthusiastic about it. ODDS AND ENDS—Bess Johnson, of radio's “The Story of Bess Johnson," has abandoned the ivheel chair she's used since she broke her ankle some tvecks ago . . . Rosalind Russell's relieved that the title | of her new co-starring picture with CAark 1 Cable has been changed to "They Met in Bombay"—formerly it was "Unholy Ban ners" . . . Soldiers from the nearby army base turned out in force for the "sneak" pre-view of Ronald Colman's latest, "My Life if ith Caroline," at Riverside, Calif. . . . J. Carrol Naish tacked that "J"'onto his name because fans had a uxiy of think ing he was a woman—thanks to all that make-up and costumes that he usually has to wear. Pattern 6893 DLEASANT dreams are assured 1 when sheets and pillow cases are embroidered with these lovely flow r er motifs. The designs and Horsepower of Vessels Naval vessels vary greatly in their ratio of size to horsepower because some require far more speed than others, says Collier’s. For example, the engines of a battleship of the U. S. S. Maryland class, with a displacement of 32,- 600 tons, develop 28,900 horsepow er, while those of a destroyer of the U. S. S. Porter class, with a displacement of 1,800 tons, develop 50,000 horsepower. the crocheted edging will be found pleasant and easy to do, even by the beginner. • • • Pattern 6893 contains a transfer pattern of a motif 7*/a by 19>'2 inches; 2 motifs IVa by 12Va inches; directions for edging; illustrations of stitches; materials needed. 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