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\ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1941 Man About Town: Secretary of State Cordell Hull has recovered sufficiently from a threatened collapse. He will re sume the burden of his office and the world soon . . . Mrs. FDR’s new radio sponsor may be Brazil at $2,000 a broadcast . . . Hitler’s squawk that an American ship is arriving daily in Alexandria is a lie. It’s two ships! . . . Insiders argue that Columnist Joe Alsop was sent to Bombay, India, presumably be cause there is no greater distance from Washington. Alsop embar rassed the White House and the navy by stating in print that his kin, the President, was waiting for an incident to get us into war—just before he got his naval commission. Carol and Lupescu are concerned about their reception here. Why? They got a most cordial press on their arrival to this hemisphere . . . Hess is supposed to have said that he fled because the stars by which Hitler lives “deserted him after May 12th” . . . Our submarine de tectors have been perfected to the point where surface craft can now signal: “Come up for identification or be sunk!” . . . There are models of cargo vessels being tried out in Long Island sound, which are Mr. Hitler’s newest headache. For practical purposes these ships are as far out of the water as the subs are under it. Exclusive! Jap subs, manned by German crews, are waiting in the narrow straits of Vladivostok to sink American supplies to Russia ... A great number of German- American Bunders will have their citizenship revoked shortly—thanks to the splendid work of the Immi gration Service via Sylvester Pin- dyck’s office. The Democratic brain trust fig ures that either Farley or O’Dwyer can lick any G.O.P. candidate for Mayor of New York. Some believe Farley will race against Dewey for Governor, but it may be Farley vs. Willkie. Notes of an Innocent Bystander: Magic Carpet: Ralph Ingersoll, the publisher,, now on his way to Russia (to interview Stalin) was complaining to Steve Early at the White House the other day. “Steve,” Ingersoll intoned, “those Russians are holding my passport.” “They are?” responded Steve. “And they want us to give them a hundred million dollars worth of machinery!” ' Steve then called the State Dep’t and, before Ingersoll knew it, he was on his way to Moscow. Eyebrow Lifter: Mr. Ingersoll was saying before he left that he had just learned the hardest thing to find in Russia was a Communist. “How’s that?” he was asked. “Because,” he explained, “the population of Russia is 160,000,000, and there are only 5,000,000 party members.” Despite the rigid censorship in Germany, the underground manages to circulate the latest news picked up via short-wave from England and America. When they want to dis cuss in public what they heard on BBC, the favorite method is to say, “Do you know what I dreamed?” and then proceed to relay the news picked up on the foreign station . . . Another popular method is to tell about a speech heard on the Nazi station and praise it and then add how a foreign station cut in with a “lot of lies.” The speaker repeats the “lies” he heard, and his listen ers get the drift . . . Since meetings are verboten in Germany, the anti- Nazis have become great funeral- goers. When a funeral is announced, a mob shows up at the cemetery and, as they walk behind the hearse, they trade information. Add Picturesque Reporting: The best description of the Russianazi tangle, with both sides out-bragging the other in their communiques, is the New York Times’ Edwin L. James’ phrase: “The war of the typewriters.” By Way of Report: They are' go ing to film the life of Lou Gehrig, which certainly was a life to ad mire. There is plenty of drama in the career of another ball player. After he hqd been great for two dec ades, he faded. But the baseball mighties put a bust of him in the Hall of Fame. His bust had a home, but he had none. Grover Cleveland Alexander. Cartoon Material: A Nazi spy overhears a conversation between two of Secretary Hull’s aides and gleefully sends the punchline to his decoding office, to wit: “Awful news, but awful! I just drew the Washington Senators in the $10 pool!” You’ve Met ’Em: It’s Paul Hart man’s tale of the three efficiency ex perts who were waiting impatiently in front of a hotel for a friend—so they could make it a foursoitie go ing through the revolving door. Greta Garbo David Niven Penny Singleton, who’s been “Blondie” on the screen and on the air for so long, is hard at Work now in her first film musical. It’s called “Cowboy Joe” temporarily, and Glenn Ford plays opposite her. She'd made a name for herself as a singer and dancer on the Broadway stage before she went to Hollywood, and her nine “Blondie” comedies have made one for her in Hollywood. —*— The office of Heinrich Himmler, chief of Nazi SS men, is as authen tic a reproduction in Warner Bros.’ “Underground” as following actual photographs could make it. Himm ler does not permit photos of his of fice to be released; however, Kurt Schmidt, technical adviser on “Un derground,” made some when he was in favor with the SS head, and smuggled them out of the country when he escaped two years ago. The film shows Himmler’s dreaded office for the first time. *TBob Hope % who soared to film pop ularity with the song “Thanks for the Memory,” will have another op portunity to warble an outstanding number, when he sings “You Can’t Brush Me Off” in “Louisiana Pur chase,” which Paramount will pro duce. Lately he’s been content merely to be one of the funniest men on the screen. His “Caught in the Draft” is hilarious, though the script writers dug up some of the oldest jokes in existence for it. Eddie Bracken hangs up a few laurels for himself in this one too. —*—• With the exception of a few minor weekly cast additions, all the regu lar roles on the new “Hap Hazard” radio series, the summer replace ment for “Fibber McGee and Mol ly,” have been assigned. It stars Ransom Sherman, and features the singing of Edna O’Dell and Billy Mills’ orchestra. Nowadays people in radio have begun to take these summer replacement shows seri ously. The “Blondie” program start ed as one three years ago—now it tops all CBS half-hour shows in pop ularity, according to the latest Crosley report. ODDS AND ENDS—Ona Munson wound up work in “Wild Geese Calling" at 20th Century-Fox, got a vacation from radio when Edward G. Robinson's “Big Town" show left the air for the summer, and headed for Santa Barbara and a rest . . . Ruth Hussey and Robert Young will be teamed in "Married Bachelors," a com edy of a young married couple who are always just two jumps ahead of the sher iff .. . Jane Wyatt has the feminine lead opposite Dennis O’Keefe in RKO’s "Week End for Three" ... At last they have a come-back vehicle for Shirley Temple— "Cathleen" . . . Myrna Loy and William Powell will be at it again before long, in "The Shadow of the Thin Man." By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) W HEN it was decided that the new Garbo picture would get under way on Fri day the thirteenth, the assist ant director called the cast together to see if anybody’s superstitions would get in the j way. Melvyn Douglas said that Fri day was a lucky day for him, and the fact that it was the thirteenth would make it so much the better. Ruth Gor don, who gave up a number of summer stock engagements to take this one in pictures, declared that she debberate- ly walks under lad ders, and loves black cats. Roland Young said that he’d bring along one of his china penguins, to break the evil spell of the jinx. As for Miss Garbo, she said nothing—just showed up on time. * Janet Blair used to be the fea tured vocalist with the late Hal Kemp’s orchestra; now she has a Columbia contract and one of the top feminine roles in “Three Girls About Town.” She’ll play the young er sister of Joan Blondell. * David Niven not only went back to England to serve his country, but he’s been made a major. Bing Crosby had a letter from him in which he mentioned the ‘pro motion. He heads a squadron of defense troops which is sta tioned on the Eng lish coast opposite France. In his let ter he said that no less than 20 invad ing Nazi bombing planes had been knocked down above his sector the previous night. v * The March* of Time’s newest re lease, “New England’s Eight Mil lion Yankees,” shows how the six northeastern states are making themselves invasion-proof. It is the first of a series of regional films, and will be followed by releases on the Midwest, Texas, and other sec tions of the country. * Eleanor Roosevelt I was a little late at City hall in New York city one morning because we encountered some pretty heavy showers, which always slow up driving. As soon as I reached City hall, the mayor appeared and we went at once to the council room, where there was a large gathering. I was happy to see my friend, Mr. David Dubinsky, amid a num ber of familiar faces. The girls who modeled the clothes and the girls who sewed in the labels were all as pretty as could be. These labels have a real signif icance. They gurantee that labor conditions are good and tell every woman in the United States that she is wearing a dress designed and manufactured in New York city, which today claims to be the fashion center of the world. Mrs. Dorothy Anderson will be the executive di rector of the New York Dress in stitute and I am sure that she will successfully promote the wearing of these dresses. Those shown us ranged in price from $1.95 to $295. I was interested in the speed with which the girls sewed in the labels, and could see that this day was one of real excitement for them. May it also t>e a day which inaugurates a program providing more work for many people under better work ing conditions. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS I joined the mayor and drove up to the opening of the Soldiers and Sailors club at 99 Park avenue. This is to be a central bureau of in formation where any soldier, sailor, marine or aviator can find out what is planned and available in recrea tion along the lines of his particular interests. The lucky boys, 50 strong, who faced us, were all turned over One of the “lucky boys” of whom Mrs. Roosevelt speaks in this week's column is introduced by the nation’s First Lady to one of the pretty Power’s models—his blind date for a day in New York. to very pretty girls, who drew the names of their partners out of the mayor’s hat. They then went off to show their escorts the town. After lunch, I went to the Hotel Astor to see a collection of women’s clothes, which a group of English manufacturers have brought over for sale to our big shops. They cer tainly have some perfectly delight ful materials, which I am sure were made in Scotland. It is extraordi nary that, in spite of all they have been through, they can still turn out clothes carefully made and showing no sign of being made under unusual conditions. They presented me with a dress they had made for me and brought over. It is very charming and I know I shall enjoy wearing it. • • • LETTER FROM ENGLAND I keep receiving letters from people who head the Women’s In stitutes in England, an organization which is comparable to our Home bureaus, and which is affiliated with them internationally. The let ters tell me what the seeds we sent have meant to them. I received a letter from a woman with whom I went to school in Eng land and who lives on the coast there. I quote part of her letter: “It is splendid to feel that your great country realizes so fully what we are up against and there is a lovely feeling of kinship with all the peoples who are banded together to overcome this embodiment of evil. Indeed this is a righteous war and a crusade to save those who are oppressed. We are all sacrificing everything gladly for the sake of freedom and to save goodness, kind ness and self-respect. Life here is curious, such an odd sense and a realization of the impermanence of all material things and possessions. One sows seeds, one plants and cul tivates with a detached feeling, won dering subconsciously whether one will be there to reap the crops or whether their progress will be hastened by a bomb.” I can hardly realize that the little girl I remember could have written this letter, but it is one worth our considering. * * * REACTION ON ICELAND Everyone that I have seen so far is relieved that the United States is taking over in Iceland, and there by making sure that no enemy will gain a foothold at the northern end of this hemisphere. I am sure we are going to know more about Ice land than we ever have known in the past. I didn’t know that it was the oldest democracy in existence, nor did I realize that many of her sons and daughters have come to settle in the United Stat* istoricd Ly Clmo- Scott WatiOH. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) A Modern Columbus C'OR more than three and a half 1 centuries communication be tween Europe and America was a matter of weeks. Then on a July day 75 years ago it became a matter of split seconds. The man who brought about that miracle was an American whom a famous British statesman called the “Columbus of modern times, who, by his cable, has moored the New world along side the Old.” For this man was Cyrus W. Field, “Father of the At lantic Cable.” Born in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1819, Field went to New York at the age of 15 to work for the famous merchant, Alexander T. Stewart. By the time he was 21 he had his own business and was able to retire at the age of 34. About this time one of his brothers suggested to him the project of building a telegraph line across the Atlantic and young Field immediate ly took the matter up with a group of New York business men who agreed to contribute $20,000 each. The enterprise was organized under the title of the New York, Newfound land & London Telegraph and a committee was sent to Newfound- CYRUS W. FIELD land to get exclusive rights for 50 years to establish a telegraph line from the continent of America to Newfoundland to England. The first efforts to lay the cable were unsuccessful. But Field’s com pany persisted until finally in July, 1858, a British ship and an Ameri can ship, meeting in mid-Atlantic, spliced together two lengths of ca ble which they had on board and then started for opposite shores. On the same date, August 5, they ar rived at their respective destinations. For the first time in history the two continents were linked together with a means of quick communication. The first message sent over the ca ble was a greeting from Queen Vic toria to President James Buchanan on August 16. On September 1 a great celebra tion, attended by more than 150,000 persons, was held in New York city The Great Eastern laying 'Atlantic cable. the in honor of Field. But their jubila tion, in which the whole nation shared, was short-lived for within less than two months the cable ceased to function. As the threat of Civil war grew, Americans forgot the trans-Atlantic cable project. Field tried to keep interest in it alive during the War Between the States. After the war was over the project was revived and the famous steamer, the Great Eastern, was chartered to lay a new cable twice as thick as the original line, with double the breaking strain. On July 23, 1865, the Great East ern left Ireland for Newfoundland. On August 2, when 1,186 miles had been laid, the cable suddenly parted and sank in 2,000 fathoms of water. Numerous attempts were made to retrieve the cable but they were un successful. But Field would not give up. The next year another attempt was made and on July 27, 1866, the Great Eastern steamed into Trinity Bay, Ireland, amid the ringing of bells and the booming of cannon, and landed the end of the cable she had been laying. For the first time the two continents were permanent ly linked together and that link of communication has never been bro ken. * * * Field’s persistence won him the acclaim of the whole world. Con gress unanimously voted to present him with a gold medal and the thanks of the nation, and the prime minister of England declared that only the fact that he was a citizen of another country prevented his re ceiving high honors from the Brit ish government. It was the famous English statesman, John Bright, who called him the “Columbus of modern times.” In 1867 the Paris exposition gave him the grand med al, the highest prize it could bestow. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson jy J _ Dean of The Moody Bible Institute ewspaper Union.) of Chicago. (Released by Western Ne Lesson for July 27 Crocheted Doilies in Lasting Loveliness Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se- . lected and copyrighted by International ! Council of Religious Education; used by permission. Letters are usually interesting, frequently very important, and al ways revealing as to the character and interests of the writer. That is generally true of ordinary daily mail, but how very true it is of the letters of Scripture, the epistles of Peter, Paul, Jude, and John. For in them “holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (II Pet. 1:21). I. The Gospel (Gal. 1:11, 12; I Thess. 2:13). The good news (for that is the meaning of “gospel”) of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour has from the very beginning of its proclamation been subject to attack. Men are not con tent to receive God’s way of salva tion, but want to add something to it, adjust its requirements to meet new situations, to tinker and twist. 1. A Divine Revelation (Gal. 1: 11, 12). Paul was not presenting some thing which he or some other man had “worked up,” but a message that he had “prayed down.” Paul was only delivering that which he had received from God (see I Cor. 15:1-4). He was careful that it should not be confused with or by the teachings of men, so he “con ferred not with flesh and blood” (see Gal. 1:15, 16). We too are privileged to proclaim a divine revelation which has come to us in the inspired Word of God. How delightfully sweet and tremen dously powerful is the message which we may thus bring forth. It has no human frailty and weakness, no human error, and no misleading philosophies. It does not need to be revised every year or two. It is God’s eternal message of redemp tion. 2. A Message of Salvation (I Thess. 2:13). It works in those who believe. Yes, it does—blessed be the name of God! God’s Book says so, and the experience of hundreds of thou sands of men and women over a period of almost 2,000 years agrees. Note, however, that to work, the message must not only be “re ceived,” but also “accepted” as the Word of God. The message of the Bible may be received as a matter of fact, but for salvation it must be accepted and believed as a matter of faith. II. The Bible (II Tim. 3:14-17; U Pet. 3:14-16). . Near the end of a life given in utter sacrifice to God’s cause, Paul is ready to be used of the Holy Spirit to speak concerning the writ ten Word. 1. It Is God-Inspired (II Tim. 3: 14-17). Be sure to read this passage in the Authorized Version. The Re vised has taken liberties with this verse which the finest scholarship does not countenance. It properly reads, “All scripture is given by in spiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine (teaching), for reproof, for correction, for instruction,” etc. Other books may claim some kind or measure of human inspiration— this Book is inspired of God. If there were space, proof of the truth of that statement could easily be given. It is available for all who want to believe it. 2. It Is Not to Be Wrested (II Pet. 3:14-16). If permitted to do so, God’s Word will bring peace of heart, make a man spotless and blameless (v. 14). But its salvation (v. 15) is not for those who ignorantly, or because of their ignorance, or because they are not steadfast in their lives, wrest its truth. Let us receive the Word with gladness, not twist it or distort its meaning to our own destruction. III. The Faith (Jude 3). 1. It Was “Delivered Once for All.” It is a final revelation from God. There is no other gospel, and there never will be another. What assur ance that gives us both in believing it and proclaiming it! But the world hates this gospel, and attacks on it are to be expected. Therefore 2. It Is to Be Earnestly Contend ed For. No matter how peaceable we may be, how loving and tender hearted, if and when attack is made upon the Lordship of Christ, when men make light of sin, and so seem to minimize the vital im portance of holiness of life—then, however unpleasant contention and controversy may be to us, it is time we cast our self-regard aside and contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.” (J D. Jones). THE HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRES NEW TESTAMENT LETTERS LESSON TEXT—Galatians 1:11, 12; I j Thessalonians 2:13; II Timothy 3:14-17; II Peter 3:14-16; Jude 3. GOLDEN TEXT—All scripture Is given by Inspiration of God. and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for in struction in righteousness.—II Timothy 3:16. PATTERN 6983 T ET your handiwork be an heir- loom and it will if you choose these pineapple design doilies! They’re simple to crochet and ex quisite worked in fine cotton. The three sizes make luncheon and buffet sets. Pattern *6983 contains instructions for making doilies; illustrations of them and stitches; photograph of doily; materials Needed. For this pattern send your >der to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New Yotk Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat tern No Name Address YOU BUY ON FAITH Field tests have shown a big difference in the quality of inoculator brands on the market. You cannot see the legume bac teria you purchase. Immediate demon stration Is Impossible. What is the repu tation and experience behind the inocu lation you buy? • NITRAGIN Is the ORIGINAL LEG UME INOCULATOR, having served the farmers for over forty years. It won n GOLD MEDAL at the World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904. • NITRAGIN is made in the most eons- plete and modern laboratory of its Und In tho world. • NITRAGIN Is tho loader In Its field by n big margin. NITRAGIN demand in tho South hnn rapidly Increased year after year. Daring the fall ef 1940 the Southern shipments ef NITRAGIN were for more than 46 million pounds of VETCH and WIN TER PEAS. This large demand is dno to many field tests carried endear after year. We prove by these that NITRAGIN Is s good predact. Send for our booklet "Plant Legumes to Prosper,** showing pictures of field tests and how NITRAGIN is made. The book let also gives you valuable information regarding the Inoculation of legumes. g your dealer does not have NITRAGIN stock, have him get It for you. Insist on NITRAGIN inoculation. Accept no substitute OBBE-HILTNER PROCES TRAG Of MAQ« OfG'O DEC S ' A 9 d NO 52 THE NITRAGIN COMPANY, Inc. 3750 He. Booth St Commonplace Our Day The commonplace sun in th« commonplace sky makes us the commonplace day. t U R Ms or minor CITS mSCBJIinES ^INOB^ | ^ PENETRO Joyous Children The house without children is cemetery. GET THIS BHUFKE! For over 70 yeara, grate ful users have preferred Wintersmith’e Tonic for Malaria. 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