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, THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C* FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1939 ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI “Who Goes There?” H ello everybody: Here’s a yarn from Hawaii—but it isn’t any tale of soft moonlight and hula girls dancing on the beach of Waikiki. You can forget all about the South Sea’s glamor, for this is a grim tale of soldiering in a tropic land. A tale of madness and mur der on a dank, mosquito-infested island under a blazing, searing tropic sun and a sullen tropic moon. Charles Suval of Brooklyn, N. Y., brings us this tale, and it happened back in 1920, when Charley was in the army and at tached to the 13th Field Artillery, stationed at the Schofield bar racks near Honolulu. Hawaii has a pretty swell reputation here in the United States. It’s supposed to be the next thing to para dise. And I guess it is—for the tourists who live in the hotels and hang around sun-bathing on the beaches all day long. But for a soldier, Charley says, it’s anything BUT a paradise. Soldiers don’t get much chance to loaf around on the beaches. In fact, they’re lucky if they ever see a beach. The Schofield barracks are 28 miles from town. In 1920, those barracks weren’t either modem or comfortable. Just a bunch of wooden build ings with darned few conveniences. The place was hot, and it swarmed with mosquitoes. “It was bad enough for us old-timers,” says Charley, “but for the rookies it was plenty tough.” Most of the old-timers like Charley had been stationed in the tropics before. They were used to it. The rookies had to get used to it, too—and most of them did. But a few of them were sent back to the States with their papers marked “undesirable.” And nine times out of ten that meant that the poor roolde had cracked under the strain of sweltering in the sun all day and lying in a hot bed slapping at mosquitoes all night. Strange, Moody Youngster Surprises Barrack Mates. There was a young lad in Charley Suval’s outfit whom every body spoke of as “The Kid.” He was a quiet youngster from the first, but the longer he stayed at the Schofield barracks, the more quiet and more moody he became. He kept to himself most of the time, and since he didn’t seem to want to be bothered with friends, the other lads in the barracks left him strictly alone. No one thought—least of all Charley—that that kid was close to the breaking point. Nor did anyone even dream that before long he would be the cause of a grim and heartless tragedy. But it wasn’t so many days after that that the kid was put on guard duty one night—and what happened thereafter is what we’re going to let Charley tell us about now. Says Charley: “We had been having a torrid spell for more than a week, and when it’s hot in Honolulu, it’s plenty hot. The air was so Then, suddenly, The Kid’s gun went up. He fired. damp and muggy that it seemed to stick to you like glue. We tried all sorts of dodges to keep cool, but none of them seemed to do any good. “One night, four of us, Corporal Bradley, Corporal Howe, a private and myself were trying to get some relief from the heat. We drank too much of the native drink called OKEOLEHUE. About midnight we started to stroll around a bit—all of us feeling pretty good. We walked toward the gun park, and as we neared it we were challenged by a sentry.” Those four lads recognized the sentry’s voice. It was The Kid. ■Usually he was quiet and moody, but now his voice sounded sullen and angry. “What do you mean by making all that racket?” he growled. The Kid Had a Strange Look in His Eye. The Kid had his .45 Army Colt out of its holster. As they came nearer, Charley saw that he had a wild, strange look in his eye. It might have been a warning to him, but it meant nothing to Bradley. After quite a few drinks of okeolehue, Bradley was in a fine jovial mood. Grinning from' ear to ear, he waved a careless hand at The Kid. “One side, rookie,” he said. “And next time you see the general, don’t forget to salute.” Then, suddenly. The Kid’s gun went up. He fired! “Bradley,” says Charley, “died before he hit the ground. Howe and the private stood looking stunned. My own brain was spinning around in circles, but instinctively I tackled The Kid around the legs, bringing him to his knees. Then Howe closed in, trying to help, while the private ran back toward the barracks for more men.” Charley says that by that time The Kid was a raving maniac. He fired a shot as Charley tackled him—and another at Howe as he came to Charley’s aid. After that he kept right on shooting—shooting wild— shooting at anything in sight. , The Kid Gets a Frqsh Clip of Cartridges. Charley had a grip on his gun hand. None of the shots had done any damage. But in the heat of the struggle Howe gave Charley a push. Charley lost his grip on The Kid’s arm. It was just for a second—but it was disastrous. The Kid had emptied his gun, and now he used that moment of freedom to take out the empty clip from his automatic and insert a fresh load of cartridges. Before Charley could get hold of his arm he had fired another shot—and another. The first shot found its mark in Howe’s stomach. The second bit into Charley’s shoulder. Blood began to flow from the wound, and the sight of it made Charley mad. “I lost all caution,” he says, “and all my ideas about taking The Kid into the barracks unhurt. I began looking around for a weapon, picked up a heavy stone and threw it as hard as I could, aiming straight for The Kid’s head.” The stone found its mark. The Kid went down and lay like a log—and the tragic battle was over. Both Howe and Bradley were dead when they picked them up. They were buried with full military honors. Charley went to the hos pital, and by the time ho got out, The Kid had been sent back to the States. Charley doesn’t know what became of him—but he doesn’t bear The Kid any ill feeling. After all, it wasn’t his fault. You can lay the blame on the sun—and the heat—and those doggone mosquitoes. Copyright—WNU Service. Noah Webster’s First Dictionary Published in 1828 The first edition of “Noah Web ster’s American Dictionary of the English Language” was published in New York in 1828. As early as 1783 he had published his “Ameri can Spelling Book,” which sold by the millions down through the third quarter of the Nineteenth century. Profits from this book enabled him to devote some 20 years to the prep aration of a dictionary. . In 1824, when the book was nearly finished, he visited Europe to procure such information as he had been unable to obtain in America. After a short stay in Paris he went to England, where he finished his dictionary dur ing an eight months’ residence in Cambridge. In June, 1825, he re turned to America. An edition of 2,500 copies of his dictionary was published in 1828, followed by an edition of 3,000 for Great Britain. The work contained 12,000 words and 40,000 definitions not to be found in any similar publications. Web ster issued an enlarged edition in 1840. Household Hints By BETTY WELLS D ROB ABLY stripes were the first * design man thought of when style came into style . . . and they’re the latest. For all collections of new fabrics for decorating now include stripes in one version or another. There sre broad simple smart stripes; there are charming Persian stripes; there are subtle East Indian stripes. But by and large it is the floral stripes that enchant us most, that fit in most pleasantly with our home scene. Many are used as they come; oth ers are used as borders. Often you can buy a few yards of a striped material and adapt it to outline slip covers, finish off bedspreads or dressing tables. A stripe can often be cut out and pasted around the window frame of a window that is Finished with bands cnt from a floral striped chintz. curtained with plain white voile. Or use it as the cornice—with white dot ted swiss tie-backs. For that mat ter, a stripe cut from chintz or un glazed cotton can be used for the ruffles around plain white muslin curtains to good effect. There is an attractive floral striped chintz on the market that seems to be tempting the decorators to all sorts of bright notions. We saw it used the other day in a very pretty bedroom. Walls of the room were painted white and all the fur niture budget had gone into a fine mahogany highboy . . . that meant that the other things had to be rather makeshift, and yet the effect turned out to be very pretty indeed. The beds, for instance, were springs and mattresses on frames with plyboard headboards padded and slipcovered in pale blue chintz outlined with a stripe cut from a floral striped ‘chintz. The spreads were made to match, with pleated flounces, while the quilts for the foot of the beds were of a solid piece of striped chintz. Dressing table and bench had pleated flounces, too, fin ished all around with the same stripe. Add an old rose rug, and you can see what an attractive ef fect you’d have! • • • rrotecting Upholstery In days of old, Beau Brummells with oiled hair were pretty hard on fine upholstered furniture. And so fastidious housekeepers made doi lies to put over the backs of their cherished chairs. These they called, appropriately, ‘tidies” or “antima cassars” (because men used ma cassar oil on their hair). These days men may not go in quite so much for hair oil, but the backs (and arms) of chairs still get the brunt of wear. So antimacas sars turn up in very good society. Antimacassars came in when men used macassar oil on their hair. Personally though, we say that they must be used with discretion, for often they spoil the looks of nice upholstered furniture. The smartest idea I’ve run across along that line was the use of a firm fine net the color of the uphol stery. This was used to cover the arms of a chair entirely with just a panel over the top of the back. It didn’t “jump out” or distract in any way from the effect of the uphol stery. Lace or net antimacassars in ivory or white can be used on dark furni ture in quite an informal or quaint room. But don’t use them in a room that stands on its dignity. II the furniture covering is light in color, lace or net antimacassars may often be used very gracefully since they won’t contrast sharply. For flow ered materials, why not have tidies made out of the same material? Slip covers for protection of per ishable upholstery have more style As a matter of fact, if you want furniture coverings in fragile cover ings, life’s a lot simpler all around if the material is made up into a removable cover in the first place. For new slip cover fabrics are pre shrunk and washable and made to fit like a tailored suit. And I for one prefer that idea to a “tidy.” <& Betty Wells—WNU Service. Modernistic Scheme An interior decorator favors the use of brown and white for a mod ernistic home. He uses heavy rugs in dark brown that are matched by deep brown velvet side curtains. The white voile window curtains are matched by all-white lamps and shades. Hot Oven Needed For Custard Pie 450 Degrees Throughout Baking Is About Right By EDITH M. BARBER A HOT oven for custard pies and throughout the baking? That seems rather radical, but even standard recipes can sometimes be improved. Like most of you, I have been accustomed to putting the pie in a hot oven and then reducing the temperature. I am now converted, however, to using 450 degrees Fah renheit throughout the 40-minute pe riod. The undercrust then remains tender and unsoaked. Of course this depends upon hav ing good pastry to begin with, and nothing is easier. The flour should be sifted with the salt and then the shortening which may be lard or a hardened vegetable fat should be cut in with two knives or a pastry blend er, which comes especially for this purpose. When the flour and fat are blended until you have particles about the size of peas, the water may be added one tablespoon at a time. The water should be added to different parts of the mixture, and then these balls of dough should be pressed together with the fingers. A few more drops of water may be added if necessary, but the pastry must not be damp, as it is sure to be tough if more flour is added. It is a little easier to roll, -if it is chilled a short time beforehand. Custard Pie Pastry 4 eggs % cup sugar % teaspoon salt 3 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Line nine-inch pie plate with pas try. Beat eggs slightly, stir in re maining ingredients and mix well. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake in a hot oven, (450 degrees Fahrenheit) 30 to 40 minutes, until knife inserted into custard has a jellylike mixture clinging to it. Date Pecan Pie. 1 cup dates 1 cup milk 2 eggs 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon butter % cup chopped pecani Chop dates, cover’ with water and cook in double boiler until soft. Rub through a coarse strainer. Add milk, well beaten egg yolks, flour, sugar, melted butter and pecans. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and bake in a moderate oven, (325 degrees Fahrenheit), for about 25 minutes. Cover with a meringue made from egg whites and four tablespoons of sugar. Place in. oven for about 15 minutes, until meringue is browned. Chocolate Custard Pie. 6 tablespoons sugar Vt teaspoonful salt 3 cups milk 4 eggs, slightly beat~n 2 squares chocolate % teaspoon vanilla Add sugar, salt and milk to eggs. Melt chocolate and stir into the cus tard mixture. Add vanilla. Line the plate with plain pastry dough, building up a fluted rim. Strain in the mixture. Bake in a hot oven (450 degrees Fahrenheit) for 15 min utes, then reduce the temperature to 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Pastry. 1% cups flour % teaspoon salt % cup fat Cold water Sift together the flour and salt. Cut in the fat with two case knives. For a large quantity a wooden bowl and chopping knife may be used. When fine, add at one side of the bowl one tablespoon of cold water and stir in as much of the flour and fat as the water will take up. Con tinue this until you have four or five balls of dough and some dry flour left in the bowl. Press together with your fingers. If all the dry flour is not taken up add a little more water. Chill and roH. Lemon Meringue Pie. % cup flour 1 cup sugar 1% cups boiling water 2 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 3 tablespoons-lemon juice Grated rind of 1 lemon Pastry 6 tablespoons powdered sugar Mix the flour and sugar, add the boiling water slowly and boil five minutes, stirring constantly. Cook over boiling water 10 minutes, stir ring occasionally. Beat the yolks of the eggs and add to them the cooked mixture. Return to boiler and add the butter, lemon juice and rind, and cook until the mixture thickens. Cool and fill the baked crust. Cov er with a meringue made by beat ing the whites of the eggs and add ing the powdered sugar. Brown in a slow over. (325 degrees Fahren heit) about 15 minutes. Snow Pudding. IV* tablespoons gelatin % cup cold water 1 cup boiling water 1 cup sugar % cup lemon juice 3 egg whites Soak the gelatin in cold water, dis solve with the boiling water, add the sugar and lemon juice, stir un til the sugar is dissolved, and cool quickly. When thick beat until frothy. Beat the whites of the eggs, add to the gelatin mixture, and con tinue beating until it is stiff enough to hold its shape. Cool and serve with soft custard. C Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Old South’s Cotton Industry Emerges in Modern Setting But Traditional Share* Cropper Persists in Delta Region . ii i .M ■ —— p Prepared by National Geographic Society. Washington, D. C.—WNU Service. O THE Mississippian “the Delta,” spelled with capi tals, is not the Mississippi’s marshy mouths, but the Greek- letter-shaped triangle between that river and the Yazoo. There patient Nature laid down the tar-black alluvium and decayed leaf mold that form the richest cotton land this side of the be nign Nile. This Delta “begins in the lobby of the Peabody hotel in Memphis and ends in Catfish Row in Vicksburg.” It is as flat as a Netherlands land scape. In August towns loom like mirages on the pancake level of fluffy fields dotted with black men, women and children, trailing their bags and singing as they pluck the white gold. Vegetation Is Lush. Rows of willows, honey locusts, gleaming birches, cypress, and swamp hickory mark the mesh of rivers, creeks, lakes, and bayous that make this an area of thousands of inland islands. Like a lazy field hand the river drops its silt along its banks, then the channel narrows, twists and bends. An endless array of Negro cabins, some neat and whitewashed, others unkempt and dilapidated, surround the planters’ homes, stores, gins and barns. Any Delta citizen will talk about soil with the fervor of a Californian praising sunshine, or a Gloucester fisherman sizing up a nor’easter. They teach soil in the schools, and talk about it before Rotary clubs. A banker will assay the fine, sandy loam between thumb and forefinger as he passes upon a plantation mort gage. And when it comes to Yazoo clay and the underlying “buckshot” stratum—then the paeans well to the tenderness of poetry. Delta Dirt Wins Votes. The late John Sharp Williams, senatorial “sage of Yazoo,” he of ready response and rapier wit, famed in Washington for World war and states’ rights orations, won many home votes, they say, by sheer eloquence about Delta dirt. You drive out to the cotton planta tions on cotton-reinforced auto tires, steered by a part-cotton wheel, to take a picture of a cotton gin with films thqt utilized cotton linters. The pharaohs of this former flood plain are the affluent planters, also the corporations and northern insur ance companies that now operate thousands of acres they took over during the cotton price slump. “But we are not in the cotton business; we don’t want to go into the cotton business,” insisted a Bos ton banker one day in 1931. “Well, you all mixed in the cotton business in the sixties; anyway, you are in it right now,” drawled a Delta planter as he laid a pile of mort gages on the banker’s desk, bowed low, and set forth for a trip to Europe. Scott Farm Is Example. The Scott farm, north of Green- ville, illustrates how share cropping operates on a well-managed planta tion, where owners find it profitable to keep workers healthy, happy and contented to remain year after year. The Scott establishment is the principal holding of the Delta and Pine Land company, British-owned biggest cotton plantation in the Unit ed States. It uses mules, not tractors; pays its woikers by shares and not in daily wages; and picks by hand, not by machinery. Thus it is typical, except for its size, of many of the larger Delta plantations. The Scott farm alone, exclusive of two subsidiary holdings (at Dee- aw and Estill), spreads over an area nearly as large as the District of Columbia. On it live about 900 fam ilies, aggregating 3,300 people. In 1936 it sold 13,200 bales of cotton Above photo* show the old and new in cotton picking. At top, Negroes going through the fields picking the bloom* by hand, earning from 75 cent* to $1.00 a hundred pound*. Be low is the new mechanical picker which will glean one bale (about 1,500 pound* of lint cotton and teed) an hour at an approxi mate co*t of 24 cent* 'per 100 pound*. and more than 5,000 tons of cotton seed. Employ Researchers. Managers of each of its 11 units report to a general manager and his staff. Among its experts are research scientists in breeding and a “mule buyer” who cares for its 865 animals. There is a head black smith with a gang of helpers, a building crew to keep its more them 1,000 houses in repair, a meat-curing plant for its croppers, and a savings department where they may deposit their earnings. A physician is always on call and presides over the hospital where 97 babies were delivered last year. Workers’ children attend seven county schools on the premises. Airplanes are hired to fly low over its fields and dust the plants with powdered calcium arsenate to poison the boll weevil. For the share cropper and his family the management furnishes a cAbin, mules, fuel, water, tools, cot tonseed, and credit for clothing, food, and other necessary provi sions. Each worker of the family is allotted six acres to grow cot ton, and two more acres for his own com, vegetable garden, cow and pigs. Shares Divided. . At the end of about 125 days the worker receives exactly one-half of the current price of the cotton he The cotton plantation*• black smith working on shoe* for the mules. raised, the amount of ids rations account is deducted, and he is hand ed the balance in a lump sum. In some poor years he may re ceive less than his store bill. Then the account is closed and the planta tion takes that loss in addition to overhead. In 1931 the Scott farm wrote off $80 300 in unpaid tenant accounts. Last year it paid a single tenant family of man, wife, and four chil dren $1,480 for their share of a good crop. The Scott general store annually reports about $260,000 gross sales. Negro families at Scott own 280 automobiles, ranging from new cars to museum pieces. At pay-off time some thrifty crop pers buy a patch of land, some de posit their savings, others indulge their fancy for such characteristic Delta Negro luxuries as gold teeth, riding on trains, and the inevitable “rolling the bones.” , CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT POULTRY BRED FOR PRODUCTION: RAISED FOR PROFIT: SOLD BT QUALITY: STARTED CHICKS: — Docks Chicks Turkeys Pallet* MILFORD HATCHERY pumtATp*©'. AROUND THE HOUSE $ When Baying Kitchen Tools.— Consider their weight, the sharp ness of the cutting edge, and how comfortable their handles are. • • • Longer Life for the Broom—An ordinary broom will last longer if dipped in boiling soapsuds for a minute or two each week. • • • For Tar Stains.—Rub tar stains on cloths with lard, and after wards wash out in hot water to which a little liquid ammonia has been added. • • • Caution.—Any spot that is too hot to place your hand is too hot to place a can of kerosene. Wrap Up Meats.—Steaks, pork and lamb chops, ground meat, bacon and other cuts of meat will shrink if stored in the refrig erator unwrapped. • • • Save the Crockery.—Crockery will not be so easily broken if you wring out a spare dish-cloth and spread it over the draining board before placing the washed china on the board. The dishes will not slip and will need less drying, as the water drains into the cloth. • • • No More Frayed Edges.—Trou sers will not fray along the edge of the turn-up if a strip of skirt binding is sewn just inside, where they rub on the wearer’s shoes. ’ Replace the binding when worn. C Safety Talks Driving Too Fast /^\F THE 28 states which pub- lished fatal traffic accident summaries for the year, 21 classi fied more drivers as “exceeding the speed limit” or “driving too fast for conditions” than were charged with any other kind of improper driving. 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