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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1941 WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK Press Conference a la Berlin By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) EW YORK.—During his 16 years . _ in the house, Representative {Lindsay Warren of North Carolina used to lie back in his chair with his Deceptively Sleepy Eyed, Warren /« asleep. But Alert as Watchdog he never was. When he snapped into action, his mates noted that he had missed nothing of even the most complicated goings on. To them he was known as “The Fox.” Similarly, not much has been heard of him since he became comp troller general two years ago, but here he is suddenly in action with a brief against the National Youth administration, accusing it of play ing politics to keep up its member ship rolls and get appropriations. Characteristically, he goes into de tails. Bulky, bull-necked, pompa dour ed and of a general leathery makeup, Mr. Warren liked to go fishing in old clothes at Hatteras or Kitty Hawk. He didn’t want to be bothered with this comp- . troller general job, although it pays $10,000 a year for 15 years. His predecessor, the penny-pinch ing John Raymond McCarl, who once nicked a pullman berth item on General Pershing’s ex pense account, was known as “the watch dog of the treasury.’’ Mr. Warren didn’t want to be a watch dog, and after Mr. Mc Carl quit, in 1936, President Roosevelt offered Mr. Warren the job three times before he took it. One of his three children, Lindsay Jr., aged 16, is ailing. The impor tance of getting the best medical care for the boy, and his desire for a permanent home is said to have induced him to accept. He had been one of the most popular men in congress, and watch dogs aren’t al together popular. His post carries more power than almost any in the federal job portfolio, although no quiz entrant would be apt to list it. He passes on government ap propriations, audits governmen tal accounts, settles claims and in numerous other ways polices hidden or furtive charges in fed eral expenditures. He had valu able training for this in his long experience as chairman of the house committee of accounts. He is 51 years old, a native Of Washington, N. C., up “through channels” in politics, as county at torney and state senator. He has been regarded as one of the ablest political strategists of the Democrat ic party. Furthermore, there is a legend that he once trimmed the President handsomely in a week end poker game. Being deoeptively sleepy-eyed, and at the same time alert makes him a formidable poker player. T> EINHARDT HEYDRICH, setting up drumhead justice in the for mer Czech provinces, with more than 100 executions to date, has improved Heydrich Possibly the* compar” Hat Cost-Finding atively loosi^ « . _ and casual oygtem on Killings techniques of the Germans after the Franco- Prussian war. In the latter instance the French Francs Trireur gave the Germans a lot of real trouble. The reprisals were ruthless and widespread, but unsystematic, and quite amateurish compared to Heydrich’s highly pro fessional exploits, for the fatherland and the iron heel. Old Baron Constantin von Neurath, whom Heydrich suc ceeds as “protector” in tbe Czech region, liked to shoot wild boars, but held back on shooting too many people. So they give a younger man a chance. The new “protector” was Hitler's finger- man in the 1934 blood-purge, one of his principal victims being his friend Ernst Roehm, with whom he had risen to Nazi party emi nence in the SS organization. They immediately afterward made him director of the Berlin office of the Gestapo. As he rose in the Gestapo, Hey drich established precise and up-to- date methods for killings and may hem. It was in 1938, when the Gestapo took on the activities of the “Inter national Criminal Police commis sion,” that he foreshadowed the wid er outreach of his espionage system. He said: “We are aware that the criminal activities of the world can only be fought internationally.” It was reported at the time that in his office there was built up a dos sier on “criminals” all over the world, who had spoken disrespect fully of Nazi Germany. One exploit which won him increased power was filching Schuschnigg’s private letters and papers. Berlin has its press conferences, too, but how free they are is another matter. This radiophoto sent to New York via radio and to Chicago via soundphoto shows Dr. Otto Dietrich announcing military achievements claimed by the Germans on the eastern front, to foreign correspondents in Berlin. Note large-sized war map. Congressional Leaders Confer With F.D.R. 'VS*' K. & mm mmmm A delegation from Capitol Hill confers with President Roosevelt on changes In the neutrality law. L. to R., back row: Sen. Tom Connally (Texas); Sen. Charles L. McNary (Oregon); and Rep. Luther A. Johnson (Texas). Front row: Rep. Sol Bloom (N. Y.); chairman, foreign affairs committee, and Rep. Charles Eaton (N. J.). Fledglings for Britain’s R.A.F. mmmmm *** ' ' Some of the 589 fledgling fliers from Australia and New Zealand, shown upon arrival at San Francisco on the Matson liner, Monterey, bound for R.A.F. flying schools in Canada. Immediately after the group disembarked, they took a boat for Oakland, Calif., where they boarded a special train for Canada. Just Good ‘Clean’ Fun Heavy rains, which have paralyzed auto and street car traffic in parts of Chicago, served to put the athletic field in excellent condition for the annual sophomore-freshman pushball game at Loyola university. Everybody had a lot of good “clean” fun until the frosh introduced ''’ft tomatoes into the battle. The frosh won out. Trouble in Panama v Z''', v * -vv | a/ r . -s > £ Dr. Arnulfo Arias, who was oust ed from the presidency of Panama, in a coup which placed a regime more favorable to the V. S. in power. He fled to Cuba to save his life, he claimed. Dr. Ernesto De La Guardia assumed the presidency. Chiefs Meet First meeting of the U. S. and British commanders-in-chief in the Far East. British Air Marshal Rob ert Brooke-Popham (left) flew to Manila, P. I., to discuss Far East ern questions with Lieut. Gen. Doug las McArthur (right), U. S. chief in the Far East. Warm October Elegance and Refinement Are Apparent in Furred Costumes By CHERIE NICHOLAS ' ' '' v * ■sSh a •MviwjMf&ci'sCksVivJ: 'T'HERE is a genuine feeling for elegance and refinement ex pressed throughout the fall and win ter fashion program that bespeaks the discriminating taste of best- dressed women. Among the signs that point to a definite movement toward distinctive apparel that car ries a message of “tone” and qual ity is the emphasis placed on luxury fabrics this season, on sumptuous furs, important-looking jewels and accessory accents that impart thor oughbred touches to the costume. Then, too, the revival of dress-up clothes for “after five” is noted this season. The street-length dinner dress is an important fashion which in turn brings back into the picture formal little early Victorian dinner hats to wear with them. The new long gloves add dignity and luxury. That there is a definite impor tance attached to richly fur- trimmed costumes was a fact em phasized when the Style Creators of Chicago presented a showing of rep resentative fall and winter modes recently, three of which appear in the accompanying illustration. These luxurious costume suits of wool have dresses that are jewel- studded at the top and have fur- trimmed jackets for added ele gance. Smart and distinctive is the fit ted three-quarter length cutaway bordered in fox shown to the left in the picture. Its matching dress , has below-elbow sleeves, a tucked neckline and a huge clip of silver, turquoise and aquamarine. A clev erly styled pompadour hat of felt adds a convincing style touch. Amethyst-colored wool is the fab ric selection for the suit in the cen ter of the group. Its hip-length jacket is distinguished by a flatter ing collar of blue-dyed fox. The high draped turban is in two shades of amethyst. The fitted and bloused jacket of the soft brown wool suit shown to the right has a front of sable-dyed squir rel. An autumn brown felt hat with wide brim softly shirred and chou of green velvet tops this handsome outfit. A record-breaking season that will dramatize furs to the limit is in promise. Designers are using fur so intriguingly that only seeing Is believing. Their efforts run in two distinct avenues of thought. One approach leads to the lavish use of fur as a trimming, as demon strated in the accompanying illus tration. The newest coats are en riched with tuxedo panels of fur, dresses have tunics heavily bor dered with fur, and there are at tractive appliques of flat fur. On the other hand, designers are playing up high drama in separate fur pieces.. Muffs were never so huge and, as if to stress'‘this fact, hats in matching fur are often so tiny they look like topknots perched on pompadours or thrust at a dan gerous angle over the forehead. However, milliners are seeing to it that there are fitted snoods at the back or other contrivances that in sure firm anchorage to the head. Nor are all fur hats tiny, for one of the smartest hat fashions this season is the wide brim that is fur-faced. All sorts of fur neckpieces are made of fur, the latest bit of fashion gossip centering about the new stole effects. Some of them are like capelet scarfs. Other fur fantasies include fur-cuffed gloves, huge bows of fur to wear at the throat, shoe orna ments, bracelets with dangles of fur, corsages of fur flowers, and fur motifs to applique. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Jewels on Wool October has furnished some of the hottest days on record in the na tional capital. Cooling their tootsies in Capitol plaza on one of these record-breaking October days, with the dome of the Capitol as a back drop, are these girls from Balti' more, Md. War and Religion izv.XvXvXvXvXX-XvXr-x-: < 9MhSk& c ‘'£ a ' j General Nogues, French resident commander of Morocco, shown dur ing a religious conference with na tive tribesmen, including Moussen do Zacrs, facing the general. A button craze is on. Designers are working overtime devising ways to “show off” buttons. Fashion even has a surprise for your tailored wool suit—jeweled buttons! It’s this kind of ingenuity that keeps things in teresting. From the American cou ture series by “la Mode,” come the buttons of vari-colored jewels that march in double rank and file up and down the jacket of this smart suit, climaxed by a matching spray lapel pin. You will find these jewel ry - and - button ensembles equally fascinating on tailored and dress maker suits. So brighten up that dark sheer wool, or make that gaudy plaid even more enchanting with buttons, but tons and more buttons! All That Glitters Is Right in Style Everything in the way of hats, dresses, suits and accessories glit ters this season. You do not have to stop and wonder if this glittering touch or that will be in good taste. It is good taste, according to fash ion’s decree. The embroideries massed on evening fashions are mas terpieces of needlework. The jet ac cents on day frocks, be they simple wool or regal velvet, are every where. Nailheads are no respecters of fabrics. They glitter on suits and on elaborate dress gowns alike. Black frocks are being illumined with plashes of gay beadwork and embroidery. And the latest is bright red, green or vivid blue sleeves, lavishly embroidered. Hats, too, come in for their share of glitter. Some are of fur encrusted with gay sequins. Dressy Afternoon Suits Of Velvet or Rich Silk The trend toward gentlewoman fashions is reflected in the new aft ernoon suits displayed in current costume collections. You will still wear tweeds for morning and about town, but for afternoons you will be wanting a suit in black, brown or deep jewel-colored velvet. If you prefer, you can choose a suit of elegant moire silk. Most of the suits have jackets with flaring peplums. Match Them Match your petunia-colored gloves with stockings in identical hue. Give your simple black dress a dashing fillip with these accessories. Top it with a little jet dinner hat— that’s fashion’s way of doing it this season.