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THE SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1940 European War Americanizes’ Women’s Wear Style Expert Predicts Trou sers for Almost Every Occasion. YORK.—The European war help to “Americanize” women’s D. y .u S tT , thls c °untry, believes Miss uth Hutton of the Cooper Union art faculty. Women, she predicts, may be wearing trousers for almost every occasion before the war ends. Eccentric hats and other frivol- mes of women’s dress will be out. Miss Hutton said. A parallel influence to an em- phasis^on Americanism in women’s styles, she explained, “will be utili tarianism or functionalism. In no way can we escape altogether the direct result of the war on world fashions. There will be in America reverberations of the utilitarian mode born of necessity in Europe. Silly hats, sable jackets, prominent displays of jewelry and all types of frivolity in dress, for instance, vir tually will disappear.” The war not only will bring about changes in the type of clothes wom en will wear, but will result in a wider use in styles of American de- Pocket Submarine May Be Powerful Jap Sea Threat >§' I -“Si.- COMH’Xe TOWCK N KHMSMtH HYOaCU*J./«E o' RUOOf.H Ai’jOOT IOOTOHS According to reports reaching London from Tokyo, the Japanese navy finally has put an oft-reported three- man submarine into mass production. Dispatches say the boats are being turned out in mass production at a cost of $5,500 each. The craft, depicted here by an artist, measures 18 feet overall. The average modern submarine is 30 feet in length. Its displacement is 100 tons, compared to the usual 2,500 tons. It is reported that the new boat can submerge to an almost unbelievable depth of 1,800 feet. It carries only one torpedo. But one torpedo has a potential nuisance value of millions of dollars. America’s first woman govern ment flying instructor, Evelyn Hud son, right, gives one of her first les sons to a new pupil. Practical or functional design may be noted in the dress of both women. The trend to trousers is definite, and will last indefinitely, according to experts. € sign, inspiration and motif, accord ing to Miss Hutton. Definite Break Forecast. “A break with Old world fashion centers has been forecast since the early days of the depression. In recent years women have been un able to afford exact copies of the more expensive foreign creations and this fact has loosened the grip of the European fashion dictator ship and softened the resistance to change. Conditions following this war, then, will be quite different from those prevailing at the close of the World war. The situation has been further altered by the develop ment in the United States of an art consciousness of its own in all fields of artistic endeavor. “It is obvious that the duration of the struggle will be an important factor in influencing the degree to which styles in this country will go American. It would not be surpris ing, however, to see women wear ing trousers when the war is over, not only for sports, as is done today, but for almost every occasion. “Clothes are an expression of the times in which we live and are func tional to the extent of the necessity involved. Just as in periods past, extremely feminine clothes, frills and furbelows, for some strange reason, have been the expression of unsettled times and have presaged wars of one kind or another, so war itself and the aftermath bring about a return to utilitarianism. Trend Toward Simplicity. “We can see in Europe today this very change taking place, and ob viously the influence of this change will be felt in this country. When serious work is done, femininity in clothes is discarded and is replaced by an emphasis on functionalism which insists that clothes must be suitable and wearable for a given occasion. Hence the inevitable trend toward tailored and other such practical garb, and a wider use of trousers, if the war should continue any length of time.” With Americanism and function alism to the fore in women’s styles here, Miss Hutton plans for her stu dents in fashion design an intensive program of research in American source material for inspirations in design. This study will supplement the usual research in modes of an tiquity up to modern times. Amer ican Indian designs, men’s ordinary work clothes, and cowboy outfits are adaptable for feminine styles today, she said. Brave Old Buster Bear Laughs At Strange Headless Creature •By THORNTON BURGESS- I T WAS very plain to see that Old 1 Man Coyote had quite lost his ap petite. It was very clear that he wasn’t thinking about his stomach just then, but about his legs and how fast they could go. He had been half way up the hill when he first saw the terrible creature with out head, tail, or legs rolling down straight at him. He stopped only long enough for one good look and then he started for the bottom of the hill as fast as he could make his legs go. Now, it is a very bad plan to run down hill. Yes, sir, it is a very bad plan. You see, once you are started it is not the eas.^-st thing in the world to stop. And then again you are quite likely to stub your toes. This is what Old Man Coyote did. He stubbed his toes and turned a complete somersault. He looked so funny that the little scamps watch ing him had all they could do to Excess Rainfall Hurts Farmers in Mississippi NEW ALBANY, MISS.—Mississip pi’s agricultural and live stock belt faces its darkest period in more than half a century. Farmers and their tenants in the northeastern section of the state are victims of excessive rainfall during the plant ing season and later a long drouth which has ruined their cotton and corn crops. Ransom Aldrich of Michigan City, president of the Farm Bureau fed eration, estimates the crop losses at $10,000,000. His figures are borne out by reports of other agencies, which show the corn yield to be about 37 per cent of normal and cotton 43 per cent. Hawaii’s Official Greeter at Work A royal Hawaiian welcome is given Jack Dempsey by Duke P. Ka- hanamoku, famous swimmer and official greeter, and a bevy of Island belles as the former heavyweight champion disembarks at Honolulu. The beverage, incidentally, ia pineapple juice. M* •>*« “You shouldn’t have given me away, Buster Bear.” keep from shouting right out. Old Granny Fox and Reddy Fox, watch ing from a safe distance, did laugh. You know, they have not been friendly with Old Man Coyote since he came to live on the Green Mead ows, and as they had themselves had a terrible fright when they first saw the strange creature they re joiced in seeing him frightened. But Old Man Coyote didn’t stop for a little thing like a tumble. Oh, my, no! He just rolled over on to his feet and was off again harder than before. Now, there are very few people who can see behind them without turning their heads as Pe ter Rabbit can, and Old Man Coyote is not one of them. Trying to watch behind him, he didn’t see where he was going and the first thing he knew he ran bump into—guess who? Why Buster Bear, to be sure! Where Buster had come from nobody knew, but there he was as big as life. When Old Man Coyote ran into him Buster growled a deep, provoked growl and whirled around with one big paw raised to cuff whoever had so nearly upset him. Old Man Coy ote, more frightened than ever, yelped and ran harder than before, so that by the time Buster Bear saw who it was who had run into him he was safely out of reach and still running. Then it was that Buster Bear first saw the strange creature rolling down the hill which had so fright ened Old Man Coyote. Unc’ Billy Possum, Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay, Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Peter, watch ing from safe hiding places, won dered if Buster would run, too. If he did it would be almost too good to be true. But he didn’t. He looked first at the strange creature rolling down the hill, then at Old Man Coy ote running as hard as ever he could, and his shrewd, little eyes began to twinkle. Then he began to laugh. “Ha, ha, ha! Ho, ho, ho! Ha, ha, ho! I see you are up to your old tricks, Prickly Porky!” he shouted as the strange creature rolled past almost over his toes and brought up against a little tree at the foot of the hill. Old Man Coyote heard him and stopped short and turned to see what it meant. Very slowly the strange creature unrolled and turned over. There was a head now and a tail and four legs. It was none other than Prickly Porky himself! There was no doubt about it, though he still looked very strange, for he was covered with dead leaves, which clung to the thousand little spears hidden in his coat. Prickly Porky grinned. “You shouldn’t have given me away, Buster Bear, just because you have seen me roll down hill before in the Great Woods where we both came from,” said he. “I think it was high time I did,” replied Buster Bear, still chuckling. “You might have scared somebody to death down here where they don’t know you.” Then everybody came out of their hiding places laughing and talking all at once as they told Buster Bear of the joke they had played on Old Man Coyote, and how it had all grown out of the fright Peter Rabbit had received when he just happened along as Prickly Porky was rolling down hill just for fun. As for Old Man Coyote, he sneaked away, grinding his teeth angrily. Like a great many other people, he couldn’t take a joke on himself. © T. W. Burgess.—WNU Service. I HAVE received a letter from a friend * in a neighboring toun telling me a friend of hers has recently moved to our city. I will call on the newcomer, of course, and had also thought of giving a tea for her. Would this be the correct thing to do? Thank you. MRS. S. E. J. Answer—If you’ve ever gone to live in a strange town, you know the utterly desolate feeling one has until new acquaintances and associations are made. So a tea would be a very thoughtful and gracious way to welcome the newcomer. There’s something so friendly about meeting over teacups and small cakes. And what a chance to let go. Because your guest will be vitally interested in the best places in town for good food; a dependable laundry; where to buy smart hats and dresses, and all the other questions about churches, schools and amusemepts. Phyllis Belmont.—WNU Service. VILLAGERS STILL ‘SEE’ GHOST OF ‘OCEAN-BORN MARY’ N. H.—On frosty [ights—superstitious Henni- ients believe—the ghost of 3orn Mary,” a pirate’s pro urns to her people who live )W —and possibly to store ittle more treasure. Is of buried treasure are whenever a farmer “sees” ,e horses gallop down a nar- onH mill un by a an, “Ocean-Born Mary,” steps from the carriage and places a package in the depths of the well. When a cloud covers the moon, the wraiths vanish. No one ever has found what the woman hides. The story begins in 1720, when a group of Scotch-Irish immigrants were stopped off Boston by a pirate band. The brigands’ leader was touched when he saw a new-born “Let me name this child,” he said, “and you and your company shall be free.” Thus “Ocean-Born Mary” was christened. And years later when she had grown to be six feet tall and had a family of strapping sons, the pirate captain came to live with her. Somewhere near the house, the legends say, the pirate buried $7,000,000 worth of gold bars before a cutlass through his throat. The present occupants of the house, L. M. A. Roy and his mother. Flora, say Mary is a “definite presence.” Besides watching the treasure, Mary guards the family. They say she already has pre vented two fires by her timely noise warnings and that during the 1938 hurricane Mary hovered over Roy, protecting him while he worked and Student Pilots Need Thorough Health Check By DR. JAMES W. BARTON N THESE days when the world is becoming more air-minded and a continent or an ocean can be spanned in about half a day, more and more of our boys and young men are considering avia tion as a career. They feel that the professions are crowded and that aviation offers an excellent opportunity for fame and fortune. During the last war I exam ined many recruits for the air service, an examination that differed to some extent from that of the other branches of the service as to eyesight, hearing, sense of balance and condition of heart and lungs. | Today the physician examin- ■ ing recruits for the air serv ice or commercial service gives an even more searching exam ination. ! Dr. Samuel E. Brown, M. C., in Rocky Mountain Medical Journal, says: “In examining an aviation candi date a complete history should be obtained. Regard less of physical find ings a history of the following should be considered as dis qualifications for flying training. “1. Encephalitis letharica— sleeping sickness—or any ill ness accompanied by diplobia (seeing double) and sleepi ness because of the chances of the re turn of the symptoms. “2. Syphilis, due to the possibility of latent or late effects. “3. Repeated attacks of asthma or hay fever. “4. Recent attacks of malaria, on account of lower resistance, the un certainty of a cure, and the sudden and extreme changes in tempera ture encountered in flying. “5. Organic heart disease. “6. Recurrent (occurring from time to time) attacks of any form of rheumatism, due to its likelihood of heart complications. “7. Paroxysmal tacchycardia (at tacks of very rapid beating of the heart) owing to the probability of having an attack while flying. “8. Stone in the kidney. “9. A history of an operation on the mastoid bone behind the ear, or a definite history of chronic inflam mation of the middle ear, unless there have been no symptoms for a period of six months.” The fact that the boy or young adult has a history of any of the above conditions does not mean that he should give up the idea of trying to fly; some of the above conditions can be corrected by regular and persistent treatment. There are some of the above conditions which cannot be corrected sufficiently to permit flying but in which treat ment can be of considerable benefit * • * Apoplexy Patient Must Live Normally O NE of the difficult situations for the patient, his family, and his physician is when a patient regains consciousness after his first stroke of apoplexy. This is understandable because the patient, family and phy sician all have the same question in mind, “Will there be another stroke and when will it occur?” A second stroke may never occur and yet it may occur within a few days, or not perhaps for years. What should be the attitude of all concerned after a stroke occurs? While no one should close his eyes and thoughts entirely to the possi bility of another stroke, the best way to prevent another stroke or delay it as long as possible is not to allow the patient to consider himself an invalid or a very sick individual. When it is considered safe for him to be up and around he should get back into his regular routine of life gradually but rapidly, so that the “fear” of another stroke will not get so many chances to occupy his mind. Anxiety Begets Fear. Dr. O. C. Perkins in New York State Journal of Medicine, says: “When the patjent regains eon- ;ciousness and realizes that he has had a “stroke,” anxiety begets fears and there is the element of worry to treat These patients should not be kept in bed too long. The physi cian should take the patient into his confidence and explain what has happened.” A tiny blood vessel is broKen. nest will heal it, and that rest of mind and body, and eating small meals will prevent a rise in blood pressure and so prevent a stroke. He should be told that the improvement is like ly to be rapid for three or four weeks, but may then progress slow ly for a number of months. This will prevent him expecting too much in a short time. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Dr. Barton TODAY'S HEALTH COLUMN CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT BABY CHICKS ORDER YOUR CHICKS EARLY for January and February delivery and we will include 10 or more extra chicks per 100. Write at once for detailed informa tion. 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Where is the oldest univer sity in the Western hemisphere? 10. What is the difference be tween tired, weary, and sleepy? The Answers 1. It is outstanding in the pro duction of copper, cotton and cattle. 2. A witty repartee. 3. A male swine; an uninterest ing person; a peasant or rustic, respectively. 4. Usually 35. 5. John Hancock. 6. Usually clockwise. 7. Thi mule. 8. Aquaplane—a plank on which to ride, attached to a boat. Hydro plane—a form of motorboat or an airplane that can land on water. 9. Lima, Peru. It is the Univer sity of San Marcos, founded in 1551. 10. Tired and weary mean the same—fatigue. Sleepy—inclined to sleep. ACHING CHEST Need More Than "Just Salve” To Relieve DISTRESSl To quickly relieve chest cold misery and muscular aches and pains due to colds— it takes MORE than "just a salve”—you need a warming, soothing "counter- Arf r<mr"like good old reliable Musterole —used by millions lor over 30 years. 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