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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ AUGUST 21, 1942 Washington, D. C. WOODEN SAILING SHIPS When Undersecretary of Com merce Wayne C. Taylor was flying to Rio for the Inter-America con ference, he remarked: “Our toughest problem is shipping. We have to find something that will give us the most cargo space, using the least critical material. That’s the formula.” Then he looked out of the plane window and saw a tiny sailing vessel below. “You may laugh,” he said, “but we may even come to that.” That was last January. What Tay lor had said on an impulse stuck in his mind. At Rio he talked it over with Brazilians who were worried about moving their coffee crop. He was sure he had the answer to the submarine campaign—ships requir ing no critical materials, ships that would coast along in shallow waters and keep alive the trade among the Americas. But he struck a snag in Washing ton. The Maritime commission was not interested. Skeptics said it was a reversion to the “horse-and-buggy days” of the sea. Three times Tay lor worked up his project in revised forms, but each time it failed to click. Then he tried another tack. He published an account of the project in a trade weekly of the department of commerce. Immediately it struck fire. Boat builders all over the coun try wanted to take part in the enter prise. Official interest was kindled. Result was that RFC allocated $10,000,000, with which the Rocke feller Office is setting up a corpora tion to build and acquire wooden sailing vessels for inter-American trade. Two designs have been completed, one for a shallow draft vessel and one for a heavy sea vessel. Yards have been selected in Latin Amer ica, and contracts are being let. There will be an endless belt of 300-ton sailing ships, making long and short voyages, using auxiliary engines when necessary, but saving fuel by using, most of the time, the trade winds that made the Carib bean famous in the days of Clipper ships. * • * VICE PRESIDENT’S RECREATION On a hot August morning, when residents of the Wardman Park hotel had fans turned on full blast, they looked with surprise to see four figures come out on the tennis court. They looked a second time. It was the vice president and a party of friends out for a set of doubles. Henry Wallace took off a pair of slacks, threw them into a corner, and trotted out onto the court in white shorts and a white sports shirt. It was eight o’clock as the game began. Wearing no hat or eyeshade, and wielding the racket in his left hand, Wallace entered into the game with the gusto of a high school boy. It was not tennis of professional qual ity, but it was high class amateur play. Frequently the ball was re turned eight or ten times in a single exchange. Once when Wallace was at the net, he made five returns in succession, finally won the point. At 9:05 the set ended. Wallace retreated to the corner of the court, pulled on his slacks, headed back to his apartment for a shower. Other apartment dwellers, still sit ting in front of the fans, sighed and shook their heads in wonderment. • • * MERRY-GO-ROUND C. Red Cross Boss Norman Davis remarked on the “excellent service” when he lunched at the local Red Cross canteen for service men the other day. But he didn’t know that his waitress was Mrs. Jed Johnson, wife of the congressman from Okla homa. C. Popular, white-thatched Repre sentative Joseph J. (“Judge”) Mansfield of Texas, who gets around in a wheel chair faster than most people walk, was telling colleagues about a political opponent in his dis trict “who’s always trying to make people believe I am 89.” Remarked GOP Representative Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey: “Shucks, Judge, you’d just be getting started at 89.” C. Greatest pals of Rumania’s exiled King Carol and the titian-haired Madame Lupescu in Mexico City are U. S. Ambassador George Mes- sersmith and wife. The Messer- smiths got to know the couple when they came to Cuba while Messer- smith was ambassador there. In Mexico City they played bridge to gether frequently. C. Ex-Ambassador Josephus Dan iels, now editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, is writing more pun gent editorials at 80 than most edi tors at 40. * • • NO BOASTER The 43rd division’s signal com pany from Rhode Island has a young buck private who has a great future before him—of some kind. The other morning, while on K.P. duty, he offered to bet the mess ser geant $5 that he could eat two good- sized watermelons in ten minutes flat. The sergeant was suspicious. “What makes you think you can?” he parried. “Because,” was the reply, “I just polished off two when you weren’t looking.” RADIO COMMERCIALS YOU NEVER HEAR “. . . And it is generally recog nized that a second front is of tre mendous importance if civilization is to be saved. Now a word about Twidgett’s Bread. Mr. Twidgett claims only one thing for fiis bread: it is just good bread. We have been too busy baking good bread to spare much time investi gating vitamins. Twidgett makes bread the best way he knows how and there have never been any com plaints. “At this time between the Wash ington news on a second front and the last minute tremendous news from Russia, we wish to mention Twidgett’s Sugar Buns. But only a mention, not a speech. Darned good buns, we think. We do not, however, claim that our armed forces cannot win the war if de prived of them.” “At this point, after which the news of the greatest naval fight in history, don’t forget Boffle’s Beer. It’s made like most other beer, tastes like most other beer and, as a matter of fact, IS like most other beer. We think, however, it is more popular and our sales so indicate. It will not restore hair, cure intestinal troubles, give you a new outlook on life, solve the whole problem of evenings at home, make you a success in your business or simplify your gas and rubber cares. Boffle’s beer is excellent, but we don’t want to seem silly about it.” “Pausing for a moment between the tremendous news from Asia and the sensational dispatches from the Near East, we wish to take a few seconds for the Green Mountain Stogies. If they were not a popular stogie where would we get the dough for this radio program? They won’t do a thing for you except give you a good smoke. All we can say about the tobacco is that it’s the best we can buy. Without making ourselves ridiculous with an infantile melody to the effect that without Green Mountain Stogies life is not worth living, we return to the war news, which we feel a little guilty about interrupting . . .” “And now, while civilization bat tles for its very existence a word about Hunkey’s Goo Goo Bars. They’re a candy. The kids seem to love ’em. They don’t give a whoop whether they are filled with vitamins ABC and D or not. Neither do we. We are conscien tious candy makers and know our business. Our sales have doubled since we cut out our somewhat ab surd commercials, ditties and jin gles and just interrupted this pro gram for a few brief, simple men tion of our popular product. We wish we had thought of it before.” “This account of the gravest battle to date is now interrupted for a mention of Zigger’s Cook ing Grease. Just a mention. There it is. Thank you. And back to the war news!” * * * RETORT The reason why a quart of beer Displeases you is very clear; For this I say, devoid of fear, A quart is practically NO BEER. —Dr. Fell. * • • The U. S. post office department reports a big loss. It seems to us that most of the income must go to designing and issuing newer and bigger postage stamps. * * * Henry Ford has reached his 79th year. And we hope somebody was thoughtful enough to bake him a birthday cake with 79 gas coupons on it. • • • If Major Andre were alive today what a defense he could make! He could say he just came ashore for his hat. • • • Most men can’t help wonder ing how a WAAC reacts to a sharp command “Right dress!” • • » Unwelcome Visitors for Herr Rommel ' % The new M-4 tanks, built at Hammond, Ind., and said to be the most formidable tanks in the world, are shown lined up on flat cars inside the plant awaiting final inspection. This huge tank carries a 75-mm. cannon on a revolving turret which enables the gunner to swing in a complete circle. Just to look at them is most reassuring. Tea for Three—Dregs for Germany With all the talk of bombing Germany out of the war, this meeting of the U. S. and British bomber chiefs in London is significant. Shown hav ing tea are (left to right): Brig. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, bomber chief U. S. air force in Britain; Gen. Carl Spaatz, commander U. S. air forces in Britain; and A. T. Harris, chief of Britain’s bomber command. Queen Mother at ‘Ack Ack’ Station Dowager Queen Mary, mother of the reigning King George of Eng land, is shown watching a gunner operate his heavy anti-aircraft gun at a post in the British capital. These “ack-ack” crews drill every day to keep hand and eye in tune for action, in case a Stuka or a Messerschmidt should venture within range. Can You Remember— Away back before husbands went down to the station to see their wives oil to an army camp? • • • Things have reached a point on the highways of America where drivers of horses and bug gies are urged to go slow so they won’t frighten automobiles. * • • NO HOPE! Four gallons a week. Four gallons a week; If my car’s thirsty Its future is bleak. * • * The Danbury Fair has been called off on account of the gas and rubber shortage. This is going to throw a lot of cooch dancers, snake charmers, side show freaks and terrible ham- burg cooks out of autumn work. • • • It is Elmer Twitchell’s belief that few things harm the morale of America more than listening to United States congressmen on the Forum of the Air. “You don’t know what incoherency is until you have heard ’em,” insists Mr. Twitchell. Nazis Conscript Polish Laborers This photo, released in London, shows m party of Polish labor con scripts being drilled by a German officer. The men have been put into uniform and are now subject to German military law. They are forced to build military establishments, such as aerodromes, roads, rail ways and supply depots. William Dudley Pelley, 52, former leader of the Silver Shirts of Amer ica, who was convicted by a federal court at Indianapolis, Ind., on 11 counts of criminal sedition and con spiracy. The Fellowship Press, Inc., Pelley’s publishing house, war also convicted. ‘Victory Queen’ Dorese Bell, 20, who was crowned United Nations “Victory Queen” at Philadelphia. She was selected for leadership in war fund activities by members of United Nations Victory Girls, a group of government, busi ness and school girls from 30 states. Hole in One Here is Sam Snead, P.G.A. cham pion, who has just completed five weeks of training at the naval train ing station at Norfolk, Va. He will be assigned to duty as a physical instructor. Sam is demonstrating bayonet technique here. Dressed to Kill On maneuvers in North Carolina, Lieut. Col. Frank Murphy, who has taken a holiday from the bench of the supreme court of the United States “for the duration,” is shown in his tankman’s uniform, “armed to the teeth.” Released by Western Newspaper Union. White House Wedding HEN Harry Hopkins, adviser to President Roosevelt, and Mrs. Louise Macy, New York fash ion writer, were married in the White House recently, it marked the 15th time that the halls of the Ex ecutive Mansion had resounded to the strains of the wedding march. The first was back in 1811 during President Madison’s administration and the last was 103 years later while Woodrow Wilson was Presi dent. Here is the chronological rec ord: 1811— Thomas Todd, associate jus tice of the Supreme court, and Lucy Payne Washington, the widow of George Washington’s nephew and the sister of Dolly Madison, the President’s wife. 1812— Congressman John J. Jack- son, a greatuncle of Gen. T. J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson, and Anna Todd, a cousin of Dolly Madison. 1820—Samuel L. Gouvemeur and Marie Hester Monroe, daughter of President James Monroe. 1828— John Adams, son of Presi dent John Quincy Adams, and Marie Helen Jackson, niece of Mrs. John Quincy Adams. 1829— Alphonse Joseph Pageot, a member of the French legation, and Miss Delia Lewis, daughter of a member of President Jackson’s “kitchen cabinet.” 1831—Lewis Donaldson, grandson of Thomas Jefferson, and Emily Martin, niece of President Andrew Jackson. 1835—Lucien B. Polk, related to James K. Polk, and Mary Easton, niece of President Andrew Jackson. 1842—William Waller and Eliza beth Tyler, daughter of President John Tyler. 1874—Algernon C. F. Sartoris, an officer of the British legation', and Nellie Grant, daughter of President U. S. Grant. 1878—Russell Hastings, United States army officer, and Emily Platt, niece of President Ruther ford B. Hayes. 1886—President Grover Cleveland ahd Miss Frances Folsom. 1906—Congressman Nicholas Long- worth and Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. 1913— Francis B. Sayre and Jessie Woodrow Wilson, daughter of Presi dent Woodrow Wilson. 1914— William Gibbs McAdoo, sec retary of the treasury, and Eleanor Wilson, daughter of President Wil son. Of all the weddings that have taken place in the White House, the ceremony on June 2, 1886, was out standing. For on that date Grover Cleveland, one of our two Presi dents who entered the White House as a bachelor but V the only Chief Executive to be married there, was wedded to Frances Folsom, Grover Cleveland the daughter of his former law partner. The beauty of the bride and the advance newspaper accounts of the President’s wedding gift to her (it was a superb diamond neck lace) and of the lavish display of flowers which were to decorate the Blue Room, where the cer emony was to be held — all com bined to create great public in terest in the event. According to a contempor ary newspaper de scription, “the fireplaces were filled with red begonias to represent burn ing fires, with centaureas scattered at their base to imitate ashes, while blossoms were laid below in the form of tiles. One mantelpiece was banked with dark pansies, bearing the date in light pansies; the other with red roses.” Although only a few relatives of the bride and high public officials were invited to the ceremony, a vast crowd gathered around the door of the White House to hear the music of the United States marine band when the ceremony began. It was still there when the newlyweds tried to slip out the back door of the White House and it showered them with rice and old slippers. Grover Cleveland may have been President of the United States but on that day he was a bridegroom and American democ racy insisted upon exercising its traditional right of treating him as one! Frances Folsom President Cleveland’s Wedding. Embroidered Chair Set. W HAT fun to embroider this pretty bowl of flowers in gay colors!—And when you’ve made the last lazy daisy stitch and fin ished the cut-v/ork bowl, you’re ready to add beauty to chair or buffet! • • • Pattern 411 contains a transfer pattern of a 12'/a by 14% inch chair back and two 5Vx by 10 Inch arm rests: UlustraUons of stitches; materials required. Send your order to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth £.ve. New York Enclose IS cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern No Name Address HEY! 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