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I THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. C. * * *v«'> v '* BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET The Soft-Hearted Railroad Detective Thought He Wanted Coa! to Take to His Poor Old Mother By BILLY ROSE If the man who was yard detective at the East River tugboat terminal 40 years ago will drop around to my office, I’d like to pre- CP AM 4- Vk'iw-k A ^ -C J £ .A. A-Z A. _ A Al 1 • sent him with a pair of down-front tickets for the show playing at my theater. What did the yard dick do to rate these front-row ducats? Well, I can’t answer that one without sketching in a bit of my bumptious background... The year Senator Taft’s pop be* Billy Rose came President, the Roses were living in a rail- ' road flat on the lower East Side —four rooms in a row, each with a window that leaked cold cli mate. Our central heating system consisted of a squarish stove in the kitchen, and the cost of coal .being what it was (15 cents a bag), it was seldom that the home fires were burning. I Most of the time I went around ithe house with a lady’s stocking stretched over my ears, but when It got so blustery that even that didn’t help, I would stick an old flour bag into my pants, ease my way into the yard back of the tug boat terminal south of Manhattan bridge, and swipe as much coal as I could carry from the piles used to fire the boilers of the tugs. Then, as now, l was built close to the ground and fast as all get-out, so l usually got away clean as a clinker from the yard detective—an oyster-faced little man whose idea of a good time was to catch two coal thieves at once and knock their heads to gether. One murderously cold February, I was stuffing an old sack with choice chunks of anthracite when the dick sneaked up and caught me blackhanded. “Don’t ya know what happens to kids who steal?” he said. I could have told him they get warm, but decided not to. “Don’t tell me—let me guess,’* he went on. “Ya got a poor old mother and unless ya bring home some coal she’ll catch her death of cold.” “How’d ya know?” I said. “I also suppose yer old man hasn’t worked in six months.” a “It ain’t that long,” I said, “but he don’t make much even when he does work.” "A dozen times a day I hear the same story,” said the yard detec tive. “I know it like I know my name.” Suddenly, to my unbelief, he handed me the bag of coal and walked away. “Don’t let me catch ya again,” he said. As I got to the gate he yelled, “Wait a minute,” and scaled a sil ver dollar in my direction. “May be this’ll help out.” I picked up the buck, floated out of the yard and kept floating until I came to a vacant lot on Rivington street where a bunch of my pals were making a snow man. “Did ya get it?” one of them asked. “Nothing to it,” I said. IV e used two lumps for the eyes, a large chunk for the nose, a few smaller pieces for the mouth, and there was enough left over for a row of buttons down the front and a belt clear around the middle. What did I do with the dollar? Well, there was a little cutie on Rivington street who had never given me a tumble, and so I of fered to buy her a hot chocolate at Slifkin’s drugstore. “You mean you got money?” she said. “I not only got for hot chocolate,” I bragged, “but for movies and after, maybe, ice cream.” “That would be peachy,” said the little doll, flashing the kind of smile that in later years I had to give up diamonds to see . . . Well, there it is, the nasty little secret I’ve been harboring for 40 years. I won’t go as far as to say it’s been keeping me awake nights, but—well, I’d feel a lot better if the old yard detective were to pick up those down-front ducats^ IE-C5CREI By INEZ GERHARD iLORIA SWANSON’S career has —I been a series of triumphs, won by plenty of hard work, a remark able personality and unusual looks. She began her movie career when she was 14, became a star in silent pictures, tackled the talkies and succeeded when others failed, did -tiie same with television. One of GLORIA SWANSON her greatest victories was won when she refused to have her nose qaade over! When her picture ca reer petered out in 1932, she be came a successful business wo man and has made only three films Since then; the latest. Paramount’s “Sunset Boulevard,” is so good that hardened critics have seen it three times. Once again she has proved she is the fabulous Gloria. “The Theatre Guild of the Air” vacations beginning June 4, but will return Sept. 10 on NBC for a 39-week period, again sponsored by U. S. Steel Starting June 11, the same company will sponsor a 13-week series of broadcasts by the NBC symphony orchestra, as it did last year. Famous conduc tors and distinguished soloists will Appear in programs of light clas sics. Bill Holden says his two young sons suffer from “Hopa- long Cassidy-itis;” like thou sands of other youngsters, they never miss their idol's televi sion shows. BiU doesn’t know It yet, but something new has been added to those Hopalong suits and guns that children now demand; it’s “Hopalong Cassidy” wallpaper. Now will the paper hangers be busy aU summer! 'Si. * ' ' ' * MacDonald Carey, in New York to publicize “The Lawless,” set a record when he appeared on 80 television and radio shows during the two weeks, and made 30 other appearances before press, public opinion and exhibitor groups. Five technical advisers were employed for scenes in RKO’s **The Secret Fury,” starring Clau dette Colbert and Robert Ryan. They checked on sequences laid in a psychiatrist’s office, a mental hosptial, a jail and county offices. ' Jan Sterling had to cope with rumors that she was engaged to Paul Douglas as soon as she began wearing those rings he gave her— three gold bands, each set with a pearl topped by a tiny diamond. They fit over each other. Doris Dalton, playing the new role of “Vivian Jarrett” in “This Is Nora Drake” on CBS, has had an impressive stage career. She has appeared in any number of plays, played opposite John Bar- rymore in “My Dear Children.” THE FICTION VALUABLE MAN CORNER * By Richard H. Wilkinson f pHE DOOR MARKED “Private” opened and a girl appeared. “Come in please, Mr. Jeffrey,” she said. Tully dropped the magazine he had been reading onto the recep tion room table, “■"““■""■"“““"■“■“l rose, buttoned the 3 - MlnutO coat of his double- breasted suit, FlCIIOn straightened his ——————d tie and stepped past the girl. “Mr. Gunner,” said the girl, “has an appointment this morning. He asked our Mr. Jacobs to talk to you.” A rage seized Tully, and a de termination. He thought: “To hell with Gunner and his job! I’m going back to Boston. But first I’m going in there and tell that yes-man what I figure I’m worth. Maybe what I figure I’m worth.” The yes-man was a typical, efficient yes-man, small, be spectacled and used to handling unpleasant duties for Mr. Gun ner. 4 “Sit down, sit down, Jeffrey,” he said. “We understand you have a letter. You’re seeking employment. Mr. Gunner is very sorry to have to advise that at the moment there’s nothing. Not a thing.” “Good,” said Tully. “I decided not to take the job anyway. I de cided you can’t pay what I’m worth.” “Really?” said Mr. Jacobs, arch ing his brow. “And that is?” “Two hundred and seventy-five dollars a week!” said Tully. He rose. “Good day, Mr. Jacobs. Give my uncle’s regards to Mr. Gunner.” Mr. Jacobs sat at his desk with pursed lips and stared thoughtfully at the door that Tully had not slammed but closed with a deter- “Good,” said Tully, “I de cided not to take the job any way.” mined firmness. Presently he rose and invaded the privacy of portly Mr. Gunner. Briefly Mr. Jacobs outlined what was in his mind. “Asking $275, eh? Said he didn’t want our job? Probably offered a better job by Erwin and Company. Called here to pay the respects of his uncle, Humm. Treated him rather shoddy, didn’t we, Jacobs? Must be a good man. We need good men. Get hold of him Jacobs.” Mr. Jacobs tried Tully’s hotel. There was a wait, then the clerk told him Mr. Jeffrey didn't wish to talk to any rep resentative of Gunner, Inc. M R. JACOBS went back to the office. Three times that after noon he called Tully’s hotel, but without success. He reported to Mr. Gunner. Mr. Gunner grew thought- fuL “Jacobs, this youngster is prob ably the very man we’ve been look ing for. Young, fresh viewpoint, new ideas. If he’s worth $275 to Irwin or any one else, he’s worth $300 to us. I’ll handle it myself.” When Mr. Gunner decided to handle anything he went to town. This tenaciousness was responsible for the success of his present firm. Never give up when you think you have something good, was his mot to. Thus it was that Tully, return ing home late from the theater, found a middle-aged, portly, im portant looking man parked before his door. “I’m August Gunner,” the portly man said. “My man Jacobs—” “Told you I said you couldn’t pay what I’m worth,” Tully finished. “He was right. You can’t. Good night, Mr. Gunner.” Uninvited, Mr. Gnnner fol lowed Tully inside the room. “I think,” he said, “that your uncle rather expected you to go to work for us when you came to New York.” “Correct,” said Tully. “So what?” “Your uncle is one of my dearest friends. We’ll pay you $300 a week.” Tully stared. A sneer curved his lips. Mr. Gunner, he thought, was kidding. Suddenly Tully realized that Mr. Gunner wasn’t kidding. He swal lowed, but managed to keep his voice under control. “All right,” he said. “I’ll take it. For the sake of my uncle.” Outside in the corridor, Mr. Gun ner mopped his forehead. What a break! The kid was probably worth twice that much. And this uncle of his. He’d have to remind Jacobs to find out the old boy’s name, first thing in the morning. BETATRON . . . Enrico Fermi, Nobel prize winner, mans the / controls as the University of Chicago’s .100-million-volt beta tron, second most powerful atom-smasher in the world, undergoes a trial run. This Is Your Paper Is Big, Too ■ ■ Functions of Newspaper By William R. Nelson T HE WORD “newspaper” over simplifies the functions of the institution so named, because a newspaper publishes much more than the news of its community. Virtually all newspapers regularly contain editorials, features such as this, and advertising, none of which is included when speaking of news. Strangely enough, the histories of famous newspapers disclose most won fame because of contents other than news. That proves, editors be lieve, that readers approve of, want and enjoy a variety of material in their newspapers. To give read ers a better cross-section of current events, a news paper impartially and objectively reports the news, discusses and interprets it with editorials, and entertains and informs in feature and adver tising columns,. News is an accurate account of highlights of a happening of interest to the paper’s readers. That is why it is necessary to say black is white, if that is what someone stated, even though the reporter, editor and newspaper know differ ently. And that is why a report about a meeting of local officials is as important news here as a session of the legislature or of the congress. The home town newspaper’s edi torials and its educational and en tertainment features may not re ceive as widespread attention, numerically, as do those of metro politan papers, but proportionately they are even more important. They are more closely representative of what the “grass roots” of our coun try thinks, approves and disap proves, because America’s home towns are the backbone of our na tion. Sixty per cent Voice of the people of of the United Majority States live in c o m m u nities such as this, or* on farms. What they believe, do and say is there fore the voice, will and heart of this country. And their newspapers therefore mirror majority desires and aims. News, editorials, features and ad vertising combine in the home town newspaper to accurately reflect the community, to inform it, entertain it, and to give it a voice in the larger affairs of our daily lives. There is no more important news paper, anywhere, than.this one. nRD PUZZLE LAST WEfK<$ ANSWER ^ ACROSS J. Manila hemp 6. Bundle of grain 11. BibUcal name 12. One of Canary Islands 13. Dwelling 14. Kind of duck 15. Bury 17. Slow- flying hawk 20. Spigot 23. Undivided 24. Every year 26. Titles of respect 29. Drivel 30. Shops 32. Biblical name 33. Aflfrmative reply 34. To make sharp 37. Gaze 38. Gaping (poet) 41. Egg-shaped 45. Bar of metal 46. Conduit 47. Composi tions for two people (mus.) 48. A fragrant oleoresin DOWN 1. Exclama tion 2. Title of founder of Babism 3. Past * 4. Seaport (SW Spain) 5. Sphere of action 6. Hastened 7. Filament 8. Old times (archaic) 9. Rice cake (Jap.) 10. Distant 16. Attempt 17. Studded 18. Join 19. Naughts 20. An armed force 21. Solitary 22. 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She may smother the aggressive impulses without which he cannot win a man’s placb in the world, or make him so much afraid to play the male role with a woman that he either will not marry or will submit to a wife’s domination. than the writer, can express his daydreams, while a character who and expresses the playwright. Both are neurotic, but more inhibited of For the writer own^ ideas and the actor plays is not himself emotions of the types usually the actor is the the two. Are writers “frustrated actors”? Answer: No, says Dr. Edmund Bergler in the magazine. Imago. This curious theory, recently of fered as an explanation of Dick ens and Poe, is at variance with psychoanalytic findings. The im mediate urge of both writers and actors is to “show off,” but the actor really does so less directly Are “marriage prediction tests” trustworthy? Answer: No, thinks Dr. Albert Ellis, consulting psychologist and marriage counselor. Many of them have been worked out on an “arm chair basis,” and tested on people who are not fair samples of the general public. The yhave shown enough success to justify further experimenting with them, but not yet enough to “have much practical value in predicting the marital adjustment of normal individuals. . . . The present-day widespread use of marriage prediction scales for individual marriage counsel ling practice cannot be scientifical ly encouraged.” j&O GREAT WAS THE INFLUENCE OF THE PREACHING OF PAUL IN ASIA MINOR, THAT THE PEOPLE BURNED THEIR BOOKS ON MAGIC. KEEPING HEALTHY Coronary Disease Hits Men Often By Dr. James W. Barton A lthough heart disease is the greatest killer of modem times, it is only in recent years that one form of heart disease— coronary sclerosis or occlusion— has made itself generally known. In coronary heart disease, a blood vessey supplying the heart itself with blood gets hardened or clogged up (blood clot) or broken so that a portion of the heart cannot get its blood supply until repairs, healing, or new vessels are established. High blood pressure is the usual cause. While infection is a common cause of this damage to the heart, and heavy eating and overweight also add to the danger, there are cases in which the cause is un known. In several previous articles, I have pointed out that research workers state that emotional dis turbances are a big factor in caus ing coronary sclerosis. In “The British Heart Journal,” Drs. J. A Ryle and W. T. Russell report their findings in Reports of the Register-General (covering a 25-year period) as regards deaths from coronary disease in England and Wales. They found that the death rate among persons aged 35 years and up in 1945 was greater than in 1921. “There is evidence that in the age) period 40 to^55 the male death rate was increasing more rapidly than that for fe males.” The records show that the male death rate in middle life is five times as great as that of females. The death rate from coronary dis ease among men 45 to 55 in the highest social class is nearly 10 times as great as that of their wives. Men in this class are main ly those in professions and business administration. The symptoms occurring in those individuals before a heart attack are angina (pain in chest) which is brought on more rapidly by walking immediately after a meal, on a cold day, in a state of anxiety or fatigue. If you are well, feel like doing your daily work, if weight has re mained the same for past few years and is about the average weight for your height and build, don’t decrease or increase the amount of calories eaten daily. • • • Goiter may be of the simpler type, which is not dangerous, or it may le severe. Emotions cause change in the skin beqause they cause an in creased flow of adrenalin-like sub stances. • • • An underactive thyroid may cause mental symptoms. • • • Remember that the liver is the largest organ and does more work than any other organ. Electric 'Cowboy* Will Aid Ranchers Economic Way to Keep Stock on Home Pastures ' Come spring, an electric “cow boy” will ride the range to help farmers and ranchers keep their stock in the pasture and out of planted fields. This cowboy is the old stand-by 6-volt Winchester “Hot Spark” bat tery that years ago gave a balky model T a frosty-morning pickup. Cowboy Hot Spark is more useful than ever on. the! farm now because he’s the waterproof dsy cell bucka- roo that make?' the * ‘touch-me-not’ ’ electric fence a safe and economi cal way to keep the stock where it belongs. Electric fencing with the use of dry cell batteries is one of the far mers’ most inexpensive means to keep his stock where he wants it. ELECTRIC FENCE HEIGHTS IN INCHES HORStS 30-40» COWS 30-30 i 6-ie pips + CALVtS j K>-I8 SHEEP GOATS j Clearly illustrated are 'the correct heights ' for electro fence. In states where barbed wire Is legal, it is usually pre ferred. \ 4 according to W. S. Allen, general manager of the electrical division of Olin Industries, inc., who is a far mer to boot. Little or no knowledge of elec- tricity is required as reliable fence controllers approved by underwrit- ters, which keep the current going to the electric fence intermittently many times a minute, come with simple instructions easy to follow. Electric fence wire can be moved from one location to another, but it is best to make permanent instal lations. Metal or wood fence posts are suitable. Posts to fence horses should be from 40 to 50 feet apart. Twenty-five to 40 feet apart is satis factory for smaller, animals. In states where bgrbed wire is le^ gal, it is usually preferred. Like any other electric fence wire, should be fastened to the posts insulators and should not come into direct contact with posts, weeds or the ground. Inexpensive solid type, but never split type, glass or porce lain insulators should be used rather than old rubber or necks of bottles. Substitutes are a poor economy as they don’t work well or last long. Where gates are required, attach tiie wire to a spring to maintain ten sion and continue the wire through the center of a wood or rubber han dle to uhook to fasten to a continua tion of the wire on the other side of the gate. How high the wire should be strung from the ground depends up on the -size of the animals to be fenced. Generally, you measure the distance to the ground from about the middle of the animals’ head when grazing. Following are fence heights for various animals: 6 to 16 inches ... . pigs 12 to 18 inches calves 10 to 18 inches .... sheep, goats 30 to 36 inches .... cows 30 to 40 inches .... horses With your fence built, just attach Cowboy Hot Spark and a grounded fence controller and you're in busi ness to charge a fence that can be twelve to fifteen miles long. And “Hot Spark” will last five or six months before you need to replace your dry cell cowboy. — Ain’t It So A ballplayer and a manaj $5,000 apart, can come to understanding in 12 mini ‘ On the other hand, there’s coal indnstry. * * * The slight swelling on sevi ladies’ upper arms have ‘ out to be biceps deveh shuffling a new canasi Just . Like -r. 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