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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FEBRUARY 20, 1942 T> ECORD breaking has many odd angles that often remain hidden behind the scenes. Gene Fowler, author, poet and sage of Hollywood, insists that Barney Oldfield, the vet eran auto racing driver, is the all- time leader when it comes to a mat ter of uniqueness. “Barney learned to drive a car one morning,” Gene says, “and he broke a world’s record that same afternoon.” This happens to be 100 per cent true. Henry Ford, looking for a chance to test one of his new cars, turned the job over to Barney and his mastodonic cigar. Barney spent an hoar or so learning bow the differ ent gadgets worked and a few hours later gave his machine the gas, prov ing a car could be driven at a faster pace than a mile a minute. If asked to take the chance, Old field also would have been the first to try driving a car from the top of a skyscraper. While playing golf with Johnny Weissmuller, we discovered the Tar- zan swimmer also had been a fea ture in the unique division. Johnny, after turning in k 71 at Lakeside, said, “The first time I ever swam in competition I set a new world’s record at 100 yards. The second time I started I happened to break this first record.” The difference between Weissmul ler and Oldfield is that Johnny had been in hard training under a com- BARNET OLDFIELD petent coach for some time. But even this doesn’t detract from the performance of the most remark able natural swimmer who ever lived—and one of the great com petitors. Weissmuller now is busy showing chimps how to climb trees and throw coconuts. Two Others Two other unique record breakers are Cornelius Warmerdam at the pole vault and Les Steers at the high jump—two high-flying Californians. Warmerdam discovered that the only way he could pass 15 feet was to get his right arm out of the way in time. Steers discovered that the only way he could beat 6 feet 10 inches over the lofty cross bar was to get his left foot out of the way before it carried away the bar. "I could get my left hand and left arm away in time at 15 feet or bet ter,” Warmerdam, the high school instructor, said. “It was the right arm that gave me all the trouble. I worked at this knack and I also worked hard at the job of increasing my speed. In the beginning I ran the hundred in 1U4 seconds. Later on I got this speed down to 10% seconds.” With these two things accom plished Warmerdam soared above 15 feet at least seven times in one year, finally reaching the incredible height of 15 feet 5% inches. His goal is now 16 feet, given the time to practice. About Steers There were vague rumors and re ports years ago that certain Zulu African jumpers could equal 6 feet 10 inches. These rumors never were verified. But back in June, 1941, at a Pacific Coast conference meet, Lester Steers, the Oregon University rub ber-man, proved a human being could clear the bar at 6 feet 11 inches. In an effort to control a balky left foot, he would train wearing only one shoe, on his right foot, with his left foot bare. Steers goes over with a legal body roll. After hard work he was able to get this left foot out of the way at the top of the jump. His goal, if given the chance, is 7 feet, once thought to be impossible. Human Limit Charley Paddock, the first of “The Fastest Humans,” had a new 100- yard record in sight one afternoon when he suddenly discovered that his leg ligaments would not stand that much strain. He realized, nearing the 80-yard mark, that he was on his way to at least a 9 1-5 mark when he felt that one or more ligaments were about to crack. Not wishing to re main a cripple he eased up to tie the existing world mark. —Buy Defense Bonds— Eleanor Roosevelt RURAL CLINIC It was very pleasant one morning to see Ambassador Daniels’ smil ing face greeting us at the station in Raleigh, N. C. He seems to have inexhaustible energy. We found Mrs. Daniels much improved since her return home, and had a pleasant family breakfast with two of their boys, whose wives and children dropped in to see us. At 11 o’clock, we started to Chapel Hill, but stopped on the way at the NYA center near Durham, where State Administrator, Mr. John Lang is doing a really excellent piece of work with the North Carolina draftees, who were rejected for physical reasons. The medical set up is an example of rural areas, for here is a very unpretentious but ex tremely efficient small hospital, which could be duplicated in many places. It is the type of setup which could easily become a county clinic, where rural doctors could pool their resources and send their patients, when they need medical attention for eyes, teeth and surgical care. For the yearly checkup, which doc tors are emphasizing more and more for every individual, this kind of county clinic in rural areas will be invaluable. • » • FLORIDA ARMY POST Our visit to Santa Rosa island was preceded by a trip with General MacGruder around the army post. I saw old Fort Earancas and they showed me the two 15-inch mortars, which date back to Spanish times. They were surrendered to General Jackson in Pensacola, Fla., when Florida was ceded to the United States. All this ground is historic and was fought over during the War Between the States. When we crossed to Santa Rosa, w§ saw the fort which was held by Northern soldiers all through that war. The soldiers gave me some copies of their paper, called the Barancas Breeze, and I think it is excellent. I had an opportunity to see some of the soldiers, both on the mainland and on Santa Rosa. On the main land they have quite a group of New England men, who must find even such chilly winter days as they have here quite warm, compared to the northern winters to which they are accustomed. I met with the Pensacola Civilian Defense council and was very much impressed by their organization on the protective side of civilian de fense. Their system of communications is well set up and they have auxiliary policemen and firemen enrolled and trained. They have appointed their air raid wardens and they are now being trained. * * * TO FLORIDA On our way to Florida we had a nice peaceful day on the train. We ate a very late breakfast, during which one or two visitors dropped in —first a gentleman who wished me to send the President his very best wishes, and then a soldier boy who was trying to console himself for a dull life. He had taken a detail of men from one place to another and thought a little chat with us might relieve the monotony. A little later on a gentleman came bursting in to tell us that there was a man on board with a piece of shell from a torpedoed ship, and it was evident that being near a torpedo was no small experience. We did much less work than usual, but got through the mail which I had not finished before leav ing Washington. Then the hour ar rived when we should have changed trains. We discovered that we were a whole hour late, due to a tree which had been found across the track. With this discovery, I real ized that I would be late for my broadcast, unless I found a fast method of transfer later, so I wired ahead for a car and on arrival in Flomaton, Ala., the station master’s son took us in tow and in less time than it takes to tell it, we were started for Pensacola. I shall al ways be grateful to that young man for taking most of last afternoon to drive me to Pensacola. He told me that from now on Uncle Sam is working him seven days a week, as he works on aviation parts. He was an extraordinarily good driver, drove carefully but fast and I walked into the broadcasting station four minutes before time to go on the air. There was a minute more delay in starting due to connections, so while I was reading they took a few more linos out of my script but we finished exactly on time. • • • TRAVELING IN WARTIME I really do not enjoy quite such close connections, and I suppose that from now on, in view of the fact that there are many reasons why trains and planes should be delayed and mere civilians can be removed from either one if more important people wish to travel, I had better travel less and allow more time than in the past, or else have nothing very important to do at the end of any journey. After a fairly early breakfast the next day we visited Santa Rosa. Rayon Fabrics Make Lounging Apparel to Fit Modest Budget By CHERIE NICHOLAS YIIT'E’RE all so busy these ^ days, we appreciate more than ever the few pre cious hours when we can re lax. Smart, flattering clothes for stay-at-home moments add immeasurably to the enjoyment of playing at being a lady of leisure. Thanks to the many fine rayon fab rics now available, there is luxurious lounging wear this season within the reach of every woman’s clothes budget. Unless you have explored the pos sibilities of dramatic at-home cos tumes, you will have no idea what they can do for your looks and your morale. Whether you’re a busy wife and mother, or a tailored career woman, or a defense worker who has worn a uniform or practical, functional clothes, a graceful loung ing costume will transform you into a clinging vine in the twinkling of an eye. For informal entertaining, for instance, such formal fabrics as crush-resistant rayon velvet, soft rayon satin, and svelte rayon jersey are draped and molded into gracious hostess gowns and strikingly trou sered. Bejeweled or unadorned, dra matic or appealing, these lovely styles reflect the trend towards lux urious effects. For a quiet evening at home, or a quiet morning or afternoon, there are enchanting styles ir house coats, lounging robes, and negligees that are not only comfortable but look as well in the dining room as they do in the boudoir. Rayon jer sey and velvet reappear in these fashions, as do rustling rayon taf fetas, smooth rayon crepes and smart spun rayons in novelty weaves. Wrap-around coat types are popular for the girl who likes her housecoat to do double duty as a dressing gown. The shirt-waist or round-necked styles look like frocks but have long concealed or zippered closings and may be slipped into with the greatest of ease. Any college girl who happens to be the possessor of a cozy quilted lounging coat of crisp rayon taffeta in a gay plaid like that pictured to the right in the above illustration will be the envy of her classmates as she flits about in the dormitory or cuddles up in a big “comfy” chair in her room. The tailored collar may be worn snugly closed on cool mornings and the wide skirt flares nicely from a shm sashed waistline. For extra warmth there are adaptable breakfast coats and loung ing robes in luscious rayon taffeta, moire or satin, cosily quilted and cut on flattering fitted and flared lines with nice tailored details. For lux urious lounging the quilted house coat centered in the picture above uses soft rayon satin in a colorful floral print. A snug set-in waistband with double-breasted buttoning ac cents the full, flared skirt. In a more intimate mood, matching gown and negligee sets in pastels and white are exquisite in fine rayon crepe or satin with lavish lace trim. With luxurious rayon fabrics pro viding exciting grandeur, glamour is the keynote for at-home fashions such as the handsome hostess gown shown to the left in the picture above. This distinctive and gracious gown combines two high-fashion notes in its dramatic use of suave rayon jersey for fluid molded styl ing, plus a glorification of the sweater jacket for informal evening wear. In striking Chinese red, the soft rayon jersey is swathed snugly about the bodice and draped in sleek folds for the full, full skirt. Long sweeping lines are complemented by full bishop sleeves caught tight at the wrist. Brilliant red stones set in gold gleam from every square of the matching knit wool bolero with its shoulder-accenting cap sleeves. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) For Leisure Of course you’ll be wanting a “brunch” coat. It is a short-skirted version of the ever-popular house coat. The versatile little brunch coat as shown above is designed to turn the most demure housewife into a beguiling glamour girl. In crisp, brightly plaided rayon taffeta the skirt is cut on dirndl lines, zips up the back, ties at the waist and is ready to make you look beautiful. The Stocking Future? It Couldn’t Be Brighter Just because there is a lull in the silk supply and a possible shortage of nylon because of “priorities,” there’s no reason to worry about hosiery futures. The inflow of stock ing fashions that make use of cot ton, lisle and spun rayon meshes is most heartening. You will be wanting a pair of the new tweed rayons to wear with your spring suit. Lisles and cottons come in ribbed effects and in small checks. We will probably be wearing dainty white cotton hose this summer, too. The thinnest of thin navy sheers are smart with navy suits. And nylons in a lace weave are also scheduled for summer. Bolero Here’s good news for bolero lov ers. It looks as though the bolero is going to win out as a special fa vorite this spring. One of its newer uses is with all ’round pleated skirts. When it is worn with long- torso and slim princess dresses the bolero is very, very short. Spring Tid-Bits Pottery, shells and wooden blocks decorate the jewelry counters al ready laden with accessories for spring. There are pale beige shell necklaces and bracelets, shell brooches, wooden beads the color of sunlit sand, and some giddy wooden cylinders wrapped with cellophane. Sequins Colorful sequins add glamour to evening prints. A few dressy after noon prints also reflect the sparkle of sequins. You’ll love the new prints with huge realistic roses on black or navy grounds. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for February 22 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESUS APPOINTS AND TEACHES THE TWELVE lESTSON TLIXT—Luke 6:12-26. GOIDEN TEXT—Let your light so chine before men. that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.—Matthew 5:16. God is sovereign and has all pow er. He might, therefore, perform His works without the help of man, and on many an occasion He does just that. That fact makes it all the more glorious that He ordinarily works through men, giving to them the privilege of companionship with Him in service. Sinful and weak though they may have been, they become strong and holy in Him, able to do valiant service in His name. I. Appointed to Serve Christ (vv. 12-19). It is the constant teaching of Scripture that those called to serve God are not self-appointed. They are 1. Chosen by Him (w. 12, 13). He chooses whom He will, gives them the gifts and the grace for ministry (and both are important!), and pro vides them a place of service. It is vital to the servant of Christ that he know that he has bean chosen and called of the Lord. Only wit., that assurance can he meet the problems and bear the burdens of the work. Observe that it was after a night of prayer that Jesus appointed the twelve. How many churches give that much prayer to the choosing of its leaders? Do we not need it far more than did our Lord? 2. Called from Many Walks of Life (vv. 14-16). The apostles were men of widely differing gifts, tem peraments, and personal character istics. Some had unusual ability, others apparently were of ordinary qualifications. They were of many occupations, fishermen, a tax gath erer, etc.; but not one was by pro fession a preacher or priest. Were men to choose for such of fices they would look within the nar row limits of a few learned profes sions, with certain nationalities pre ferred, and with position in life an important factor. God cuts across every man-made limitation and calls His workers as He sees fit. 3. Companions in Service (w. 17- 19). At once the twelve received their introduction to service to the great multitude diseased, demon possessed, in spiritual need. It was Jesus who healed them (and notice that “he healed them all,” v. 19), but verse 17 tells us that the newly appointed apostles came and stood with Him. They had fellowship with the healing and serving Christ, just as we may have it in service for Him today. II. Prepared to Live for Christ (w. 20-26). Service for Christ is as much (per haps we should say, more) by life as by ministry. The twelve needed instruction that their spiritual per spective might be right. He tells them 1. How to Meet Difficulties (w. 20-23). Poverty, hunger, weeping, being hated for Christ’s sake, these were the things that Jesus knew His servants might expect, so He prepared them. They were told that these things need not disturb them, for there is a kingdom coming; there will be a time when every hunger will be satisfied, when weep ing shall turn to laughter. Hatred for Christ’s sake is de clared to be the occasion for an outburst of joy because of the re ward which awaits in heaven. Scripture speaks much of rewards, and we do well to encourage our selves and other Christians by the blessed prospect. Meeting difficulties is a matter of having mental and spiritual eyes rightly focused. If we do, we can see right through them and see that on the other side there is blessing. But there are temptations in an other direction, so He tells them 2. How to Avoid Dangers (vv. 24- 26). Jesus is here speaking of those who, lacking true spiritual vision, revel in the satisfaction of worldly things without a thought of God. The passage, however, may well be ap plied to the worker for Christ. Often he will be tempted to covet the wealth, the prosperity, the pleas ures, and popularity of those round about him. The question which comes to him is. Why should I and my family not share these pleasant things? There in lies a temptation to become worldly-minded, centered in the tem poralities of life. Let him learn that money in itself cannot bring last ing joy; that the fullness of this world is soon exchanged for an eter nal emptiness; that the shallow laughter of this world’s fun rapidly gives way to weeping. '.Tie praise of men—popularity with those who know not Christ—is a fickle thing. One day they will praise a man to the skies, and the next day no evil word or disgrace ful treatment is spared to destroy and dishearten him. Season’s Big Hit Is the Bobby Suit T HE season’s biggest hit in tai lored fashions! Here’s the fa mous “dress which looks like a suit.” In this two piece model, the top is a smart four button jacket of the longer cut—with at tractive wide shoulders, a neat collar and lapels over which you may wear, most effectively, a snowy white dickey—it is dart fit ted to maintain a slim line through the torso and has four big patch pockets. The skirt has front pleats —and, is wide at the hem. • • • Pattern No. 8100 is designed for sizes 12 to 20. Si?e 14 ensemble requires, with long sleeves, 4 yards 54-inch material, with long or short sleeves 5% yards 35- inch material. Dickey takes % yard 35- inch material. For this attractive pat tern, send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. Room 1324 311 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago Enclose 20 cents in coins for Pattern No Size Name Address OUSEHOLD mm Buttonholes made with fine cro chet thread do not tear out so quickly as those made with ordi nary sewing thread. ... If the chicken is well-rubbed in side and out with a cut lemon before being cooked it will make the meat white, juicy and tender. ... Winter is a good time for the home owner to build that rustic lawn furniture he has long dreamed of making. • * * Choose towels qf more than one color for your bathroom. They make a gay appearance blended side by side on the towel rack. Here’s what Ferry Quality means to you. Inferior strains of cabbage seed usually produce these results: • Pearly developed heads • I rresalar shapes • Coarse, ribby texture Ferry Quality Seed Is bred to produce these results: • Well-developed beads • Uniform shapes • Solid, firm texture Cabbages Illustrated above grows metier Identical conditions. Insist on Ferry Quality Seeds at your local dealer’s. Send for free copy of “Ferry’s Victory Garden Plan.” Contains plan, planting, cultural directions for complete home vegetable garden. Write Dept. W-2. FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. DETROIT SAM FRANCISCO Wool Production Through scientific breeding the average weight of fleece wool sheared annually from American sheep has increased from two to eight pounds, or 300 per cent, in the past 100 years. Err in Haste Men err not so much in prompt action as in hasty judgment.— Louis Napoleon. “I Should Have Known Better” She knew she was eating too much! Things looked so good she kept right on. And then—GASt Stomach and intestines inflated like a balloon, and breathing an effort. If a spell of CONSTIPATION caused this, AD- LERTKA should have been handy. It la an effective blend of 6 carmin atives and 3 laxatives for DOUBLE action. Gas is quickly relieved, and gentle bowel action follows surpris ingly fast Your druggist has AD- By Its Proverbs The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its prov erbs. . COLDS LIQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROSS COUCH DROPS As We Think or Feel The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those who feel.—Walpole. 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