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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1940 WHO’S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) "^EW YORK.—In the last nine ^ years, this typewriter has re ported on the achievements of about 7,000 Americans distinguished in the arts of war No. 1 Flier of and peace. If Navy Got Wings the appraisal The Hard Way ° f personnel resources is important in a critical hour, the rec ord of this file is encouraging. Hit ler has not repealed the axiom that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts; and that being the case, this onlooker is convinced that we have what it takes, considering, par ticularly, the requirements for cour age and highly specialized ability. Today’s citations of individual preparedness are Rear Admiral John H. Towers, ranking avia tion officer of the navy, and Major General H. H. Arnold, chief of the army air corps. They are flexibly minded men who never have been gronnded by precedent. They came all the way up from primitive and hazardous aviation, and from their altitude they have seen farther over the horizon than most of the rest of us. And they warned us. Admiral Towers is the only sur vivor of the first three men assigned to naval aviation in 1911. Com mander John Rodgers was killed in 1926, and Commander T. G. Ellyson in 1928. Towers himself has had many a close brush with death. It was in May, 1919, that he command ed the transatlantic flight of the wobbly, but determined NC4. He and his mates, sagging down into the sea, taxied 60 hours over 205 miles to the Azores. In 1913, he was bucked out of a lurching sea plane, caught a strap as he fell and dropped 1,700 feet with the hurtling plane into Chesapeake bay. The navy’s No. 1 flier was born in Rome, Ga., in 1886. Glenn Cur tiss taught him to fly at Hammonds- port, N. Y. Succeeding Rear Ad miral Cock, he became a rear ad miral and head of the bureau of naval aeronautics in June, 1939. He is a West Pointer of the class of 1906. Major General Arnold, known in the air corps as “Happy” Arnold, for obvious reasons, was assigned to aviation in 1911 and trained by the . _ ..... Wright broth- Cowboy of Air ers> a t D ay . Thrilled Capital ton, Ohio. In In Sprocket Job 1912he caught the attention of the then complacent country by riding a clattering chain and sprock et job 30 miles around Washington. In the same year, he coaxed a quaint sort of Currier and Ives plane up to the perilous height of 6,540 feet. It was a national sensation. They began calling him the “ride ’em cowboy” of the air. When the World war started we had 35 pilots and 55 planes. Lieutenant Arnold was clamor ing for more then, and, as gen eral, he has been out in front the last year, insisting that air strength would decide any mod ern war. One of his most notable achieve ments was his brilliant leadership of a hazardous plane survey over the Alaska mountain ranges. He is a native of Gladwyn, Pa., and was graduated from West Point in 1907. • D EAR ADMIRAL Samuel M. Rob- inson blames delay in ship con struction to restrictive labor laws, short work weeks and inadequate or qualified Aam. Kootnson appropria- Rates High as tions. As co- Navy Appraiser ordinator of ship construc tion, he is cast in an important role in the hard-pressing enterprise of naval expansion. He is chief of the navy bureau of engineering, ap pointed September 13 and appears in the opening arguments primarily as a technician rather than as a policy adviser. When and if there is a decision as to just what we want to defend, what will be needed to defend it, and how much it will cost. Admiral Robinson will no doubt score highly in the technical “information please.” He is 58 years old, a native of Eulogy, Texas, was graduated from West Point in 1899 and engaged thereafter in never spectacular, but crucially important naval engineering. A FRIEND of mine, who until a few months ago had lived in Italy several years, tells me that Crown Prince Humbert of Italy not only is a holdout against the Fascist regime, but that he has a tremen dous personal following which he could and would launch against Italy’s entry into the war. My friend believes that his opposition to the axis and the war must have been sharpened by the fact that his wife, the former Princess Marie Jose, is a daughter of the late King Albert of Belgium It’s Long Torso Lines, Pleats; Pockets That Give ‘New’ Look ^creenSr^io^ (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) By VIRGINIA VALE W HEN Count Theo Rossi, the speedboat champion and “vermouth king,” took a flying trip over South Ameri ca with his bosom friend, Tyrone Power (before Anna- bella became Mrs. Power), they were hailed everywhere as “the world’s two most eli gible bachelors.” The count, still a bachelor, made quite a dent in the hearts of the Hol lywood girls last summer, but, like J. Edgar Hoover, he preferred Shir ley Temple. More recently he has left his mark on the movie colony by de signing some square glasses. Al most the first person to get some was Dolores Del Rio; Hedy La- Marr, Joan Bennett, Rudy Vallee, and Peggy Moran followed suit, as did a number of the smart restau rants. And now Perc Westmore, Holly wood’s ace make-up expert, claims that those square comers fit into a girl’s mouth more naturally than does the edge of a round glass; he declares also that, as they create less pressure on the lower lip, they help to preserve the natural form of the lips. * Hollywood’s smudgiest girls are Ann Dvorak, Helen Mack and Lola Lane, who are featured in Co lumbia’s “Girls of the Road.” The script calls for them to work in mud and muck throughout the film, wearing soiled clothes and even dirtier faces. Mary Booth, great- granddaughter of Edwin Booth, makes her movie debut in the same picture. * Recently at a baseball game a be wildered six-year-old boy in military uniform found himself so besieged by autograph seekers that he missed an entire inning of the game. He was Gary Crosby, eldest son of Bing, attending the game with his grandfather, and he’d like to choke the fellow who recognized him and pointed him out to the crowd. * The announcement that major radio networks are planning to use name stars from stage, screen and radio during the annual summer slump has created a wave of mental depression among Grade B perform ers, who had banked on filling in as summer replacements. * Kathleen Burke, the famous “Pan ther Woman” of the movies some years ago, is now playing the part of “Rebekah” in “Light of the World,” the daytime radio show based on the Bible. Miss Burke has been absent from the screen for the past four years, during which time she married a Spanish dancer, Jose Fernandez and had a daughter. By CHERIE NICHOLAS Ann Dvorak A source of delight to the produc tion men and engineers who handle Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Tues day and Thurs day NBC infor mal talks is the absolute ease with which she goes through her routine. A sea soned veteran of the air, the First Lady knows all the hand signals for speeding up and slowing down is proving excep- Finishes AXT"HEN you go in quest of a new v v silk print frock to add to your summer wardrobe, or if you have the urge and ambition to make your own and are in search of a smart pattern, keep in mind the long torso silhouette, also pleated skirts and over and over again repeat pockets, pockets and pockets for these are high spots among styling items that ' give the coveted new look at a glance. A most radical turn fashion has taken this season is to introduce a strikingly different silhouette in the way of long straight and slim torso 1 lines. To add emphasis to the inno vation many of the newest tailored cloth jacket suits take on the nar row pencil straight skirts the like of which we have not seen for many a season past. However, the leading formula for the chic suits of print silk which lead in the summer style parade is the long slender jacket with pleated skirt that shows from below the ex aggerated low hipline of the jacket. Very often these skirts are pleated to a hip yoke which stamps them as being decidedly ultra. The daytime dress that has a long torso top after the manner of the model centered in the illustration is regarded as eminently high-style fashion. In this instance gray silk crepe in two tones is the selected material. Here we see a revival of the 1914 co-ed silhouette in a Cali fornia fashion shown in the Howard Greer collection. The long-torso top has leaves of the fabric appliqued diagonally across the bodice. The box-pleated skirt is referred to as the new “action skirt” that gives you freedom of movement. The sleeves are notably simple and chic. There is simply no escaping pock ets this season. A glance at the fashion-right dress to the left in the picture emphasizes the idea that pockets have a way of imparting lots of style to a daytime frock of attractive print silk. The pattern ing of this printed silk crepe fea tures a novel arrangement of wee dot motifs in stripe interpretation, for as every woman of style knows, Eleanor Roosevelt her speech, and tionally easy to work with, right on the nose, too. * Mary Martin came home ex hausted the other day; for a scene in “Rhythm on the River” she’d been working in front of the cam eras in a heavy beaver coat and the temperature under the lights was 97! Arrived at home, she was confront ed by the immediate need for buy ing a house for her mother, Mrs. Martin being one of the few people in this country who doesn’t want to be alone in a house in which Greta Garbo used to be alone, and like it. The lovely Mary took the house for herself and her mother before she married Richard Halliday. After her marriage she moved out, and her mother and the servants rattled around in the mansion. She has a six-room bungalow now, and likes it much better. the emphasis in prints is decided ly on stripes this season. The full- length button opening adds to the sophistication of this dress. This to gether with the clever pockets of military inspiration combine to achieve great chic. White pique in corded effect edges neckline and sleeves. As the season progresses it is proving that gray with white or light green or yellow printed de sign has gone to dizzy heights of popularity. Another important col or theme that persists throughout the very latest silk prints is that of brown with white. If you are buying a new print you will be making a wise fashion move if you choose browns as expressed in a brown and white print with which wear a wide brimmed straw hat in the very chic Balenciaga brown, a color that is most flattering. By the way, it is wonderfully good style to wear brown hat and accessories with your gray and white prints, too. Don’t try to go through the season sans a bolero dress. The more you see of them the more you like them and the more you wear a bolero dress the more it endears itself in your affections. Maybe because the bolero type is so youthful, maybe because it is so ever-flattering and most assuredly it is greatly to be coveted and appreciated because of its practicality. Worn with a con trasting blouse a bolero dress can be made to tune to every occasion. The bolero mode pictured to the right is of printed crepe that adopts one of the season's best color schemes, namely, gray dotted in white. The skirt is pleated in smart manner. The ribbon belt is in Cor dovan brown and her Flemish off- the-face hat is in gray and white. Milliners proudly refer to gray and white as “so new” for hats. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Starched Lace On a recent “Vox Pop” program Parks Johnson was doublecrossed in his efforts to lead into a natural ad lib commercial. Parks asked one of the men he was interviewing “What do you do after a fast run up the stairs?” The answer he ex pected was “I puff,” whereupon Parks was all set to hand him a com plimentary tin of his sponsor’s to bacco and then launch into a recital of its merits. But the man stopped him. “Oh,” said he, "I always wonder why I did such a foolish thing!” Here is a brimful of white lace and running over for that matter for the neckwear repeats the hand some immaculate lace theme. Mil liners are increasingly emphasizing the importance of lace and snow white lingerie touches on hats. Here white starched lace for the brim of her hat and the matching collar on her navy blue dress form the high spots of this stunning costume. Her bag is white patent leather and her long finger nail gloves are navy and red. Dressy Bretons Little bretons with sharply turned back brims make up for their small size by adding tall crowns and white lingerie trim. Lace Enthusiasm Prevails in Paris From Paris collections one gains the idea that leading couturiers are more decidedly lace-conscious this season. Schiaparelli shows gay young clothes that reflect enthusi asm for lace such as narrow lace edging around pockets, on linen dresses and again on fabric crowns, the same removable for washing. Narrow lace also edges gloves, col lars, cuffs and blouse fronts. Cro cheted lace collars with gloves to match are a charming and unique feature. The new Paris house, Cavalier, uses large bows of lace on the backs of tiny hats. Fine white Chantilly, also starched Venise lace bands often replace ribbon trims on hats. Lace motifs are also encrusted in huge straw brims. The “last word” in uses of lace is the apron of sheer black lace worn over formal after noon black sheer frocks. Very stun ning, too, are lace aprons worn with pastel or white evening gowns. Lace shawls likewise present an interest ing new phase. Frilly and Feminine Collars and cuffs to transform a dark basic dress this season have a very fragile feminine air. Methods Vary In Treatment Of Hay Fever By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) T HE hay fever season will be coming along soon and thousands of sufferers will be wondering just whether the season will be severe or mild. If much rag weed pollen is being carried in the air they know they are in for a miser able time. Fortunately the use of in jections of the ragweed pollen prevents attacks in a great many cases. Just why some individuals are at tacked and others are not, is not definitely known, but there seems to be two reasons for hay fever attacking this large group. One is an inherited tenden cy toward allergy or sensitiveness to sub stances and the oth er is some change in the gland system of these individuals ^ which interferes Dr. Barton with the balance of one gland with an other or with several others. For instance, the first thought in the treatment of asthma and hay fever is adrenalin or epinephrine—the ex tract of the adrenal glands, situated one on top of each kidney. This does not cure asthma or hay fever (which, with eczema are closely related) but it eases and usually stops the asthmatic attack and, if applied to eyes or lining of nose, eases the distress in hay fever. Gland System May Be at Fault. That the gland system may be at fault is again suggested by Dr. C. S. Bucher of Champaign, 111., in Med ical World, who, by the use of an other gland extract—the pituitary gland lying on the floor of the skull —obtained excellent results in 50 consecutive cases in the treatment of hay fever. With his associates, Dr. Bucher gave hypodermic injec tions of the extract of the front part of the pituitary gland (15 drops, equal to 18% grains of fresh gland) once a day for seven days to ten days, then three times a week for two weeks, twice a week for two weeks, and once a week thereafter. About 24 injections were given. This treatment is begun (as with the rag weed treatment) about two months before the usual time for the onset of hay fever. Lumbago, Sciatica Not ‘Natural’ Ills Parasol Brims Wide and shady as a parasol are the new picture hats of felt. Some have brims that are shirred at in tervals. ■y OU may suffer with an attack of * lumbago and sciatica but be cause you are getting “older,” yon may think that lumbago and sci atica are the “natural” ailments you must endure. So you apply heat in some form, take aspirin tablets reg ularly and seem to get along fairly well. Sciatica and lumbago are not nat ural ailments but have some def inite cause. I have spoken before of my own at tacks of sciatica and lumbago. The first attack was due to injury for which I wore a Goldthwait brace for four years. The second was due to infected tonsils, the removal of which brought relief of pain in 48 hours, and full use of a partly para lyzed leg within one month. The third and fourth attacks were due to infected teeth. Dae to Injury or Infeetion. In other words, sciatica and lum bago are due in the great majority of cases to injury or infection. The injury, may not be a fall, a blow, a wrench of the joints in lower back and hips. In many cases, it is due to the faulty posture or car riage; in fact, Dr. W. M. Steel, in American Journal of Surgery, says: Poor posture is the usual “pre disposing” cause of lumbo-sciatica. The spinal “tilt” puts an added pull on ligaments and nerves, with pain in the distant branches of these nerves. “The poor posture may be due to flat feet or just poor muscu lar power.” “Pain is transmitted down the leg to foot. In mild cases there is morning back stiffness and muscle fatigue, followed as the day goes on by pain over the hip joints, buttocks and down back of legs. The pain comes and goes and is made worse by sudden body twists, lifting, ex posure to wet and cold, or infec tion.” • • • QUESTION BOX Q.—What causes belching? A.—Most cases of beV-hing are due to a sluggish liver and gall blad der. Other cases are due to gas forming foods—cabbage, onions, let tuce and cauliflower. Q.—Will you kindly advise if cit, rus fruits and tomato juice are good sources of vitamin B 1 ? A.—Citrus fruit and tomato juice eontain vitamin B 1 , but are not as rich in it as liver, milk, eggs, whole wheat grains, yeast and peanuts. R ATTERN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAd De \ V'aaaa* PARTH ENT T HIS three-in-one sports pattern is not only new in the sense that it is fresh from the hands of our expert designers. It is also decidedly new in idea. You’ll no tice that the frock of 8719 fastens in the back, at neck and waistline only (with plenty of lap-over), leav ing the front perfectly smooth. Thus you can lay it flat on the board for ironing. Made in the popular waistband style, it has a charming silhouette—small-waist- ed, round-bosomed. The pattern also includes well- tailored shorts and a brief bolero that transforms your frock into a street style, in just a twinkling. Juniors will love it, in sharkskin, gingham, linen or pique. Pattern No. 8719 is designed for sizes 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19. Size 13 dress requires 3% yards of 35-inch fabric without nap. Bolero, 1% yards. 1% yards for shorts. 3% yards bias fold required ttrim. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. Room 1324 211 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago Enclose IS cents in coins lor Pattern No Size Name Address HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS When lighting a birthday cake always light the candles in the middle first and those on outside last. • • • A teaspoon of mixed pickle spices tied in a small bag and added to the water in which fish, ham or tongue is boiled, will add a very pleasing flavor. • • • Art gum may be used to clean gloves, shoes, and wall paper. * * * When refilling a feather pillow crush a small block of camphor and mix in with the feathers. This will keep the feathers “fresh” and will help to preserve them. • • • After a blanket has been washed and dried pin it on the line and beat with a carpet-beater. This makes the blanket beautifully soft and fluffy. With Friends They are never alone who are accompanied by noble thoughts. 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