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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1940 WHCS NEWS THIS WEEK Apron Dress Is an Intriguing Theme on the Fashion Program STAGE SCRE By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) ■^JEW YORK.—If there is a touch ' of hysteria as we prepare to prepare, it is more among the basses than the sopranos. Counsels Women Leaders women have Urge We Think been singu- With Calmness larly calm and r e - strained. There is little shrill out cry among them. Currently, Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, and Miss Juliet M. Bartlett, the latter taking of fice as newly elected president of the New York Women’s City club, urge calmness. Miss Bartlett says we “should keep our feet on the ground and our heads cool.” Mrs. Dunbar, addressing the federation convention at Mil waukee, stresses the collective need for thought, rather than emotion. “Never in our national history has there been a more desperate need for clear under standing,” she says. Mrs. Dun bar’s job is “community organi zation,” heading this effort for the University of Oregon med ical school. It is understand able that she should emphasize reasoned techniques rather than emotional excitements. “Com munity organization” seems to describe our present national endeavor. Elected to the presidency of the federation in 1938, for a three-year term, Mrs. Dunbar represents about 2,000,000 club women. She tells them, “I want women to tune in with modern life.” A widow and a grandmother, of pioneer stock, she has behind her a unique tradition of “collective organization.” Her grandfather was the first white man to plant corn in Ganger, Mo., where she was born in a log cabin. Her family trekked on to Chanute, Kan., to Fresno, Calif., and thence to Ore gon, where, after her graduation from the State university she taught school. She has served 24 years as executive secretary of the Oregon Tuberculosis association. She was one of six children and is the mother of a grown son and daughter. A GOOD reporter these days should have a diploma from the Massachusetts Institute of Technol ogy. Making inquiries among ex- r- * a perts as to Experts Assure f he possibili . Of Swift Work ties of swift In Preparedness industrial and military pre paredness, this inquirer finds the an swers reassuring, but complicated, to be taken on faith, with political factors still an unsolved X in the , equation. Both pertinent and en couraging is a general agreement by authorities that with all our fumbling and faltering, the index of productivity in a free state is higher than in a slave state once it gets going. Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau recently met with repre sentatives of the machine tool indus try in Washington to start team work on tooling and standardization for the mass production of planes. Participating were Dr. George Jack- son Mead, vice chairman of the Na tional Advisory Committee on Aero nautics. He accepts a newly creat ed post, at $10,000 a year, the office being established to facilitate deci sion on types of planes, swift stand ardization of parts and swift produc tion. On technical qualifications. Dr. Mead shows a good report card, as one of the leading air plane designers of America. He received the Sylvanus Reed award, for 1939, for his technical contributions to the advance ment of aviation, and his pro fessional and business experi ence has covered both the tech nical and industrial field. Mr. Mead attended the Massachu setts Institute of Technology from 1911 to 1915. In 1917, he was in charge of the power plants at the laboratories of the United States air station at Dayton, Ohio. He then became a plane designer for the Wright-Martin Aircraft corporation and later chief engineer for the Wright Aeronautical corporation. He founded the Pratt & Whitney Co., and was chief engineer of the United Aircraft corporation. He is 49 years old, a native of Everett, Mass. JEAN ARTHUR around here that a tub of water wouldn’t have a chance to get warm.” She has turned her back on glam our these days. She is bent only on making “Phoebe Titus,” who sold pies for a dollar apiece, believable and real. She is starred in “Ari zona,” with William Holden and Warren William backing her up, and she’s going to give us a picture worth seeing and remembering, though the thermometer does regis ter 126 degrees. * “Waterloo Bridge” is another pic ture that you’ll remember. Vivian Leigh proves that, in “Gone With the Wind,” she was no flash in the pan; in fact, she’s as good or better in “Waterloo Bridge” as she was in that Civil war epic. And the picture gives you a new Robert Taylor. His little moustache is tremendously becoming (even though his wife, Barbara Stanwyck, said “Thumbs down!” when he raised a real one). He puts real life into his role, that of a young Brit ish army officer in the last war. TJ GOFERS and spoolers fade, and *■ -*• men who know something im portant climb into the headlines. It is Sir James Barrie’s play, over again, where specialized knowledge took over at a time of urgency. As our metallurgical industry blue prints a steel matrix of national de fense, Walter S. Tower becomes president of the America Iron and Steel institute, which is the clearing house for planned and integrated effectiveness in the industry. Mr. Tower is an expert on both econom ics and geography. The movies are doing very well indeed by Arizona these days. Two hundred and fifty members of the cast and crew of Edward Small’s “Kit Carson” troupe landed in Flag staff the other day; among the ac tors were Lynn Bari, Jon Hall, Dana Andrews, Raymond Hatton, Director George B. Seitz, and many others whose names are familiar to movie-goers. From' Flagstaff the entire troupe will go to the Indian trading post of Kayente, on the Navajo Indian res ervation, where a special town has been built to accommodate the Hol lywood folk for their month-long stay. * The mail response to Johnny Green’s new Sunday evening “Rhyme-O” program seems to up set the common belief that writing poetry is the special province of a selected few. On this musical audi ence-participation program, Johnny uses four-line verses, and asks lis teners 4o send them, $5 going to the writer of each verse used. In one week Green received 10,- 000 individual letters containing rhymes—and there was an average of three rhymes in each letter. The Andrews Sisters, famous “swing” trio formerly heard on Co lumbia Broadcasting company’s net works with Glenn Miller and his or chestra, have journeyed to Holly wood; they’re broadcasting nightly from a night club there, and pre paring to be starred with the Ritz brothers in a Universal picture called, of all things, “Argentine Nights”! * ODDS AND ENDS C. Lloyd Nolan scored such a personal triumph in “Johnny Apollo” that he’s been given the leading role in 20th Cen tury-Fox’s “l Married a Nazi,” replacing the be-dimpled Richard Greene, whose illness caused him to leave the cast. C. Virginia Lee Corbin, the second great est child star of her day, and Charlotte Henry, who starred in “Babes in Toy- land” and “Alice in Wonderland” not so awfully long ago, are ten-dollar-a-day ex tras in “The Howards of Virginia.” C, “/ Do” is announced as the final title for the Metro picture originally called “To Own the World,” starring Lana Turner and John Shelton. By CHERIE NICHOLAS By VIRGINIA VALE (Heleased by Western Newspaper Union.) $ $ T T OLLYWOOD was never like this!” Jean Arthur was talking. Dressed in faded jeans, a leaky sombrero and a blouse that most women would use for a dusting i rag, she stood in front of the adobe hut which is her dressing room at Old Tucson. Old Tucson is just what it means, a repro duction of the original walled city of the sixties, where Wesley Ruggles is currently filming Clar ence Budington Kelland’s“Arizona.” Situated 16 miles north of present- day Tucson, it is a monument to movie ingenuity, a village of 125 buildings, re-created by Columbia studios’ technicians from the origi nal plans of early Tucson. “Running water is a luxury out here,” Miss Arthur said, wiping the perspiration from her face. “To speak of hot water is heresy. There just isn’t any. Not that a tub of wa ter wouldn’t reach the boiling point if placed in the sun, but there are so many horses, cows, dogs and pigs AIT - HAT is import- antly new on the style program? The answer is the dress with a detachable apron front. Can you imagine aprons putting on fashion airs? Well, that’s just what is happening. It’s not only your daytime frocks that are being smartly aproned but evening gowns are flaunting the most gor geous (either tie-on or simulated) apron fronts wild flights of fancy could possibly envision. Watch and you will see dainty black evening sheers glorified with cunning apron attachments that are embroidered and bespangled most gorgeously. By the same token sim ple little daytime frocks take on a dress-up mien in that cunningly de vised lace-frilled or quaintly beruf- fled apron fronts are made to tie on or take off in a jiffy. And what a boon these fascinating new apron dresses are to a limited clothes allowance. You can see the logic of the argument in an instant —sans apron front attachment you have a simple foundation gown that will carry you through trim and trig during the “don’t-dress-up” hours of the day or evening. Comes time to “doll-up” a bit for a lunch eon or tea or the unexpected what ever the occasion may be, and here’s where the new apron attach ment performs its magic. Tie it on and you will be “all dressed up” and some place to go. And if this isn’t economy, thrift and good style all in one what better could fash ion offer, we would like to know, than a two-some that can be faith fully utilitarian one moment and glamorously festive the next. The attractive frocks pictured pre sent the theme from both a day and a night viewpoint. Consider them as merely a forerunner of what “is yet to be” in way of apron frocks for now that the vogue for the apron Go Military Go military the American way by pinning to the lapel of your smart tailored suit a gadget, as here pic tured, of a miniature cadet cap like the real West Pointer. Marion Weeber, American artist noted for her cunning in handling ceramic jewelry and plastics, designs this cunning piece. It’s enameled and studded with tiny rhinestones. As a fitting touch to this most attrac tive bit of artistry it is made jaunty with a real feather tuft. Wear this cunning ornament and you will create a commotion in your set, for it is really most unusual and distinc tive and destined to enjoy a wide spread vogue during the coming months. Please to observe that her straw hat is a la cadet cap in its jaunty “lines.” Evening Pinafore Pinafores are a quaint old fashion interpreted in lavish materials for elaborate new evening gowns. Comfortable Wedge Shoe Now Popular One reason for the popularity of wedge shoes is that they present un usual foot comfort. They give excel lent support to the instep and ankle and create a firm base for walking. To lighten their somewhat heavy appearance, many of the new ver sions are trimmed with scroll cut outs. Some of the best liked styles are made of elasticized serge or gabar dine fabrics. They are usually com bined with patent leather or kid. Very light in weight, they cling to the foot snugly and give it a well- fitted feeling that is very comfort able. Little Hats With Turned-Up Brims Little hats with their brims turned up sharply on both sides to give a tricorne effect are smart accompan iments for the fitted coats and dress maker suits of this season. Effective in its simplicity is one of white linen-weave straw banded and tied on with a narrow black ribbon. Another plain Homburg type of white pique with a deeply creased crown and rolled-up brim is also banded in black ribbon. Tailored Taffeta Suits Are Popular Have you seen the stunning new daytime taffeta suits that have just recently entered the style parade? This matter of tailored silk suits and coats is well worth looking up for designers are turning out fasci nating models not only in taffeta, but in moire, faille and bengaline, both in navy and black. dress has been so successfully launched, designers are all astir de veloping the wealth of possibilities offered in this new and fascinating fashion trend. Describing the daytime frock shown to the left in the illustration, it is made of a red, white and black polka dot silk print, which has an interesting border design, as have so many of the newer prints this season. The “off-again-on-again” apron front is accented with the wide silk bordering. For moments of lesser social importance whisk the apron front off and you have a gown simply and tastefully styled for the more practical moments of the day. Mousseline in a new shade of lu minous blue is posed over a taffeta slip to create the enchanting bouf fant evening gown pictured to the right. The same flowered lace that creates the youthful short-sleeved bolero outlines the trick apron, which may be removable or not as you please. Garden party dresses of organdy and the new sheer seersucker and prettily flowered dimities are taking on these quaint little tie-on aprons more or less berufifled with self-fab ric or with lace and ribbon-run bead ing in endless variety. The apron idea invites all sorts of decorative touches in way of em broidery beadwork and applique. Perfectly charming aprons have hand-painted florals which gives the amateur artist a chance to do some very clever things. Another sugges tion worth trying out is to applique little ribbon bowknots at strategic points. Insets of lace butterflies is another thought rich with possibili ties. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) TODAY'S HEALTH COLUMN Operation for Sinus Trouble May Be Futile By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) A FEW years ago there were many operations for sinus trouble—the little hollows or caverns adjoining the nose. These sinuses are called the sounding box of the voice. Thus when a head cold is present and these little sinuses get filled with mucus, the voice sounds flat and “ing” sounds like “ick.” When these head colds be came very common and the mucus and sometimes pus was too thick to drain out, the enlarging of the opening was frequently done by nose surgeons to enable this mucus and pus to drain out. The enlarged opening also helped to “ventilate” the sinus, thus keeping its lining of mucus membrane in a more healthy condition. Unfortunately, these openings from the sinus into the nose are not placed in the best position for drainage when we are stand ing or sitting, but as Dr. Louis M. Pearl- man states in Hy- geia, the different positions one natur ally takes when ly ing down are favor able to the emptying of the sinuses. When one lies on the left side, the right antrum (sinus in ch^ek bone) is emptied; when one lies on the right side the left antrum is emptied, and when one lies face downward the sinuses at upper and back part of the nose (level with the eyes) are emp tied. However, it has been found that in many cases operation is of no help and may leave the patient in the same condition as before opera tion and with some loss of smell. Dr. Pearlman states further: “The present trend of treatment is tracing the trouble to its source and getting rid of it before the con dition becomes chronic. Stress is laid on increasing the resistance of the individual and performing only slight operations to increase ventila tion and drainage.” Eating less meat and table salt and eating more fruit and vege tables seems to help a number of these chronic sinus cases Fat Foods Important In Diet and Weight XTIRTUALLY all reducing diets ’ emphasize the importance of cut ting down on starch foods—bread, potatoes, sugar and pastry—if satis factory reduction is to be obtained. Now starch foods give energy, help to make the fat foods burn more completely, and should be eaten in certain amounts even by those who are overweight. What about fat in the daily diet? For the overweights who wish to lose weight, the tremendous food or fuel value of fat should never be forgotten; any quantity of fat food has twice the food value of the same quantity of either of the other main classes of foods, that is, starches and proteins (meat, eggs, fish, cere als). Fat Foods for Underweights. For the same reason—fat foods being rich in fuel value—under weights are advised to eat fat foods up to the point where the amount of food does not cause indigestion and spoil the appetite. A table that should help over weights to pick out foods they like that are low in fats’, and under weights to select foods they like and (which agree with them) that are rich in fats, is given by Dr. R. G. Sinclair, department of biochemis try, Queens university, Kingston, Canada, in a booklet, “Nutrition in Everyday Practice,” issued by the Canadian Medical association. There are three divisions, (a) foods low in fat, (b) foods containing a me dium amount of fat, (c) foods rich in fat. Foods low in fat: Less than 2 per cent of fat: vegetables, most fruits; cereals, bread, egg whites and but termilk. Foods with medium amount of fat—2 to 10 per cent—cream soups, milk, veal, chicken, turkey, lean beef, crab meat. Foods rich in fats—about 10 per cent—butter, and other fats and oils, salmon, tuna, lamb, pork, duck, goose, egg yolk. * • • QUESTION BOX Q.—Can worms lower the vitality? A.—Yes. Q—Please suggest foods with their individual vitamin content which are essential to any good diet. A.—If you use a daily diet con taining one part meat, eggs or fish; two parts fat foods—butter, cream, egg yolks, fat meats, and four parts starches—bread, potatoes, fruits and green vegetables, you will get the necessary vitamins and minerals. HCW.» SEW 4^ Ruth Wyeth Spears USE 4 BOARDS EACH I'xs'xr SCREW HINGES TO COVERED BOARDS SUP BOARD INSIDE OF cover;then SEW END CUT COVERS TO FIT BOARDS‘STITCH INSIDE OUT LEAVING ONE END OPENITHEN TURN r\G YOU need a screen to keep ^ drafts from a child’s bed? Or perhaps you would like to have a good-looking one to cut off the view from the dining room into the kitchen or from a bedroom into a bathroom? Well, here is an idea for that screen. Buy four well- seasoned boards each 1 foot wide; 1 inch thick and as long as the height you wish the screen to be; also 9 hinges of the 1-inch butt type used for cupboard doors. Next, select a smart chintz to cov er your boards. To estimate the amount of chintz, multiply the height of the screen by three and then add Vi-yard. Now, just fol low the directions in the sketch and you will have your screen in no time. And, by the way, if you are in terested in making a collection of AROUND THE HOUSE Standing on a heavy rug or rub ber mat will go a long way toward preventing fatigue during long pe riods of ironing. * • • Take advantage of the next windy day to clean your chintz cov erings and curtains. Hang them on a clothes line and brush them quickly with a clean whisk broom dipped frequently in warm water. • • • Ice cubes or desserts are frozen faster in a mechanical refrigera tor if a quarter-cup of water is poured on the freezing surface be fore the trays are put in place. • • • If you rinse a plate with cold water before breaking eggs on it, add to them a pinch of salt and then stand where there is a cur rent of air, you will have no dif ficulty in beating them to a froth. fabric toys, complete directions for the Rag Baby on the floor are in Sewing Book No. 2. The Sleepy Time doll on the bed and the Ban danna doll on the shelf are in Book 4; the Stocking Cat is in Book 3. You will also find full directions for the crocheted rug in Book No. 3. Directions for the lamp shades are in Book No. 1. Send 10 cents in coir, for each book desired. If you order four books I will include patterns and direc tions for three of my Favorite Early American quilts, FREE. The Kaleidoscope; the Whirl Wind and the Ann Rutledge. Send or der to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for one book, or 40 cents for books 1, 2, 3 and 4 and set of quilt block patterns. Name Address Bringing On Mischief To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on.—Shakespeare. USE FINE SWEDISH CHROME STEEL BLADES KENTi’SSSlOc Golden Age The age of gold was the age when gold did not rule.—Lezay de Marnezia. SAY For that marvelous h can’t-be-copied FLAVOR CORN "Hit.dJh)’ BEFORE YOU SAY CORN FLAKES! Switch to something you’ll like! Copr. 1940 by KeHocs Company MADE BY KELLOGGS IN BATTLE CREEK The Housewife • • —“Research Professor of Economy FF SHE'S not a Ph D. or an LL.D. She hasn't a diploma or a cap and gown. Her research is not done in the laboratory or the library. As a matter of fact, her findings are made, usually, in the street car, in the subway, in the suburban commuter's train. She reads the advertisements in this paper with care and considera tion. They form her research data. By means oi them she makes her purchases so that she well deserves the title oi "Research Professor of Economy." She discovers item alter item, as the years roll on, combin ing high quality with low. It is clear to you at once that you . . . and all who make and keep a home. . . have the same opportunity. With the help of newspaper adverting you, too, can graduate from the school of indiscriminate buying into the faculty oi fastidious purchases!