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McCORMICK MESSEWSEfc'^cCORMTCK. S. C.. THURSDAY, PECEfllBER 4» 19#,» ptjf'. WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON .(Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) N^. YORK.—On the bestowal end of the Maria Moors Cabot La tin-American Journalism award, •recently presented, is the 80-year- * _ _ . _ . old Dr. God- Dr. Cabot InjectM trey LoweU His Bankroll and Cabot of Saif Into Progress Boston, also - a generous contributor to democratic enter prise. For many years, he has been a steady ground-gainer against the disturbers and trouble-makers, not 'll- political theory, but in his activi ties in the field of science and the aumanities. He not only bankrolls progress, but helps it over the hur dle by his own resourcefulness and inventiveness — the true Yankee genius here. South America ought to be particularly interested in Dr. Cabot’s now successful and working scheme to bottle sun shine and keep it in the cellar, like jelly or preserves. His 1937 grant of $616,773 to Harvard uni versity was a great help in storing solar energy and today. In Florida and other southern states, household hot-water rigs, fuelled by trapped sunshine are almost as common as oil burn ers up north. The next year, Dr. Cabot gave a similar amount to the Massachu setts Institute of Technology, for the same purpose. His many contribu tions to the useful arts of peace, including his enthusiastic co-opera tion with aviation, may well be put lown as an antidote to war. He learned to fly a seaplane in his late years and invented a system by which a plane can pick up fuel in flight. He attended M.I.T. two years, finished at Harvard in 1882 and, after laying the foundation of his fortune manufacturing lamp black in Worthington, Pa., branched out in gases and car bides. He has always insisted that democracy, to survive, must plow a lot of its gains back into the business—which he steadily does. His Latin-Ameri- can journalism awards are in honor of his late wife. IN 1913, Carlos Davila covered * murders and fires for El Mercuric of Santiago de Chile. He was a good reporter and told what hap pened. rath- Prixe Journalist er than what Expounds Faith in he thought Militant Democracy oughtto happen. Lat er, as president of Chile and ambas sador to Washington, he maintained much of this same detachment. One thing that he observed in 1936 was that the world was go ing to bell in a hand-basket un less there could be a successful collective “organisation of peace.** He also observed that it would be foolish to think that treaties would be an effective stopgap against the oncoming apocalypse. He Was away out in front in urging bold affirma tions and aggressive action, in stead of paciflstic negations as the survival technique of de mocracy—in which he is a ferv ent believer. One of the four Latin-American recipients of the Maria Moors Cabot prize in journalism, Dr. Davila has exemplified his faith in a militant and crusading democracy, which faith he expounds in the public func tions attending the prize award. As editor of the Editors Press service, he is possibly the most important journalistic liaison in the new cul tural and, to a degree, political entente between North and South America. After becoming editor-in-chief of La.Naeion, he came to Wash ington as ambassador, in 1928 at the age of 34. He became president of Chile In 1932, in a period of political upheaval, helped incline his country to its present liberal trend and land ed back in the United States where his daughters were edu cated and which he considers the world’s hope for democratic leadership. It is doubtful wheth er we have in South America any U. S. A. citizen who can match Dr. Davila’s penetration of the mind and institutions of another country. Living in New York off and on for quite a few years now, he mixes around casually, knows a lot of peo ple, speaks quite a lot of our idiom and demonstrates hemisphere sol idarity in his small, compact, alert person as few North or South .Americans have ever done. Bombs and bullets were some times an obligato to his rapid rise in Chilean statesmanship. He helped ■'juild the Chilean state and knows that democracy is not easily come by. He says we were soft, but are toughening up and getting back out “crusading spirit and stoic fiber. Making ‘Leathernecks’ at Parris Island Above are three photos of marines-in-the-making at Parris Island, S. C. At left, recruits begin their three-week course on the rifle range. Center: After a day’s firing at the range these recruits scour out the barrels of their rifles in a long trough of hot water. And at the right we have a view of the leatherneck s laundry, with recruits busily engaged at one of the wash racks. Brazil’s Contribution to Hemisphere Defense .v™. ■ ."-y ^ x •>> • > ^ v ^Seo**™**^ ^ ■■**£*&**: ^ - ^ s • iTZ woc^ ^ ^ ^ X -'- . •• v. *4 £ ' : x..«. s wuSfiiiiSbiiiMiiiiti'Muv. iAfjii’JUjv An planes submarines in Italy, in tip-top shape, ready for any eventuality. Fighting ‘Raid Bombs’ in Gotham Lucky Driver Assisted by regular firemen, air raid patrol workers are shown using rescue ladders in the “air raid’* drill staged in Union Square, New York city. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, national director of civilian defense, watched the boys douse “incendiaries’* and rescue victims. This auto, driven by Philip Falco, 34, of New York, smashed through the guard rails, sending car and driver to railroad yards below. Falco got off with a bruised knee and a cut over the eye. U. S. Officers in Eskimo Regatta Back to the Wars An army lieutenant (upper left) and a navy lieutenant (center) are here shown as they participated in an Eskimo kayak race during a visit of a navy patrol vessel to Lake harbor, Baffin land. The officers are members of the Greenland patrol. Released by the British naval at tache, photo shows British battle ship H.M.S. Malaya steaming out of New York harbor after undergoing repairs under lend-Iease program. By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) “p\R. BROADWAY” open* with a scene on a narrow ledge, supposedly 40 feet above the real Broadway. A girl, played by Jean Phillips, is pre tending to be crazy, and is about to commit suicide. A man, played by Macdonald Carey, pretends that he also is crazy, in order to get her off the ledge. In the middle of the scene each discovers that the other is sane. And when Miss Phillips and Mr. Carey met for the first time, on the ledge, with cameras pointed at them, they discovered that they both hail from Sioux City, Iowa. *— The story of the men in the army air service who operate the secret bomb sights and actually drop the bombs on targets from giant planes will be filmed by RKO Radio, with the co-operation of the United States army, it will be called “Bom bardier.’’ Like the elephant, Richard Arlen never forgets. About five years ago he and Mary Carlisle made pictures together, and took daily turns buy- MARY CARLISLE ing the entire cast and crew ice sream. The other day they began work with Jean Parker and Phil Terry in “Torpedo Boat,’’ at Para mount. When the ice cream man came around Arlen tapped Mary on the shoulder. “It’s your turn to buy,” said he. “Remember, I bought the last time, five years ago.” And Mary remembered, and treated. *— Thanks to Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Krupa and his orchestra are featured in Samuel Goldwyn’s “Ball of Fire.” The Krupa band is her favorite one, so when she was asked to select one for her night club sing ing sequences, Krupa got the vote. —*— Ever wonder where film com panies get their ideas for shorts! Hal Peary, who’s radio’s “The Great Gildersleeve,” did a hiccough routine in a recent broadcast. A Columbia Pictures executive heard him, liked the stunt—and it will be a “Screen Snapshot.** * Betty Hutton went to Hollywood, fresh from Broadway’s “Panama Hattie,” to make her screen debut in “The Fleet’s In.” Bob Hope booked her for a guest appearance on his radio program—probably you heard it—and first thing she knew, she was on it for keeps! *— Rudy Vallee will have the second male lead in “The Palm Beach Story,” the Preston Sturges picture starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea, with no singing for Vallee. New Orleans is certainly having its day in the movies! “Flame of New Orleans,” “Lady From Louisi ana,” “Birth of the Blues,” “Blues in the Night,” “Louisiana Pur chase”—and before long Edna Fer- ber’s new story, “Saratoga Trunk!” —*— and owl bookends—all come from your workshop to make some child happy. Each is traced to wood, cut out with jig, coping or keyhole saw and painted. 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Constance Bennett is head of the movie stars’ committee, which in cludes Dorothy Lamour, Joan Fon taine, Maureen O’Hara, Joan Blon- dell, Claire Trevor, Joan Bennett, Linda Darnell and Brenda Joyce. ' & Don Gordon, “Tom Mix Straight Shooters” announcer, says that the greatest compliment ever paid him came from an old couple who sent him $4,000 to invest for them be cause he sounded so honest over the air. Back went the money, but he treasures the compliment. ODDS AND ENDS—Connie Boswell has asked for her release from that Thurs day night radio program, but will stick | through 1941 ... Babe Ruth will play J himself in the film of Lou Gehrig’s life ■ . . . Mothers of 200 Americans in the RAF j will be Earners' guests when “Captains . of the Clouds 9 * is released . . . Eddie Ah j directing”Johnny Eager,” has in the cast bert will be starred for the first time L RKO’s “Cheyenne” . . . 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