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Nymph Fishing Zoologically speaking, a nymph la an izisect in its immature form, ▲t one stage of its existence, the nymph breaks away from the stream bed and. swims up to the surface of the water to moult into an adult fly. Fish, both large and small, devour these nymphs vora ciously. The fisherman who can successfully imitate the nymph’s journey from bottom to surface will enjoy many well-filled creels. To accomplish this, the fisherman casts his nymph as he would a wet- fly, but allows it to sink all the way to the bottom. From there he fishes it upward in a slow and •rratic manner until it breaks the surface of the water to complete the cast. Soaking the nymph in water, or rubbing it in mud, increases its sinkability when cast. Sometimes a split shot or two oh the leader. Is needed to get the nymph all the way to the bottom. Never oil the nymph or grease the leader or line. Cast upstream and fish as. short a line as practicable. During the cast, you can let the fly drift tlose to and sometimes beyond you bdfdfe It finally works *up to’ the surface- Trout have been .Ipiown to strike at the nymph almost be tween the fisherman’s legs, even In fast water. Nymph fishing produces strikes in every sort of water where trout are feeding. The tip-off on trout which are feeding on nymphs is their ’’tailing.” This is the exposure of the tail-fin of the trout above the surface as he noses downward to meet tfce up-coming insect. When trout are ’’tailing” in this manner they will almost never strike a dry fly, or any other fly except those which resemble nymphs, and even those fail to produce strikes unless fished from bottom to surface in the natural path of the living in sect. . To impart natural action to a nymph, the angler brings it toward the surface with short, erratic mo tions, Utilizing the pulsing action of the feathers or hackles to enhance the simulation of life. The Jstrike which comes to a nymph is sometimes so fast and delicate the angler’s reaction may be too late to hook the fish. Often the only indication of a strike is a momentary halt or check in the progress of the line at the point where it enters the water. The angler should be alert to set his hook instantly when this halt oc curs. Some fishermen find that a bit of white thread tied to. the butt and of the leader aids in keeping track of the nymph in fast, turbu lent water. Reipoinber at all times, a nymph is an active, energetic creature whose one thought is to reach the surface to moult. Simu late that action and strikes will be more plentiful. AAA At Lane Last! While long-suffering casting rod adjtffts were wondering if It ever would be done—the Mar tin seek people came along and did III Manufactured, we mean, a feel from which nothing can be lost when it is being taken down or reassembled. Here, in this extremely light-weight reel, there is an entirely new Idea In the way of taking it d o w nf When disassembled, there) are no parts to be lost fo^ ths simple reason that file take-down screws are assembled to the gear cover. It’s amazing that someone hadn’t thought of such a device years ago. In ad dition to that most welcome fea ture, the Martin Model 10, shown here, has. an extremely deli neate bearing adjustment and anglers will appreciate the ease with which backlashes can be eliminated by the combination of the delicate bearing adjust ment and an extremely light spool which starts and stops so Quickly and easily. A 'A A A 200 pound shark has m liver weighing about 30 pounds. AAA Watch Your Step! When streams are clear and right for fly fishing, there are three things a fisherman should never forget. First, he should always re member to stay out of sight of the trout. Second, he should remember that vibrations made by footsteps along the bank of a stream have a frightening effect on - trout. And third, a fisherman should remem ber that waves, created -by wading In still water suph as beaver ponds, to stop feeding. THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. - •» * ■ - 4 ' ■ ■ ■ DEPARTMENT OF STATE *75sqr* Ten Key Men Direct Activities Of U. S. Department of State This is the last of six articles on the state department and its per sonnel by Walter A. Shead, Western Newspaoer Union’s Washington corre spondent. By WALTER A. SHEAD f \ Washington, D. C.—If you know the top men in any organization whether it be a lodge, fraternal organization, business organization, bank or a government agency, you can judge fairly well the type and kind of personnel that go to make up that organization. Particularly is this true of top men in govern ment who necessarily live in a glass house of publicity. Any person who has met and talked to Secretary of. State Dean Acheson is impressed by his ear nestness, his sincerity, his intelli gence and his integrity. The son of an Episcopalian minister, he was bom in Middletown, Connecticut, April 11, 1893. He is a graduate of Groton and Harvard with honorary degrees from Yale and Wesleyan. He is a member of the law firm of Covington, Burling, Rublee, Ache- son and Shorb in Washington and a member of many impo^ant clubs. He has a farm near Sandy Spring, Maryland, where he lives and which is his hobby. If you have >a -pic ture in your mind of a suave, highly polished diplomat, ’never ill at ease, never at a loss for a word, who does not know the words “quit” or “can’t”, then you have a pic ture of Dean Acheson. His next in command is Under Secretary James E. Webb, a native of Granville county. North Caro lina. He is a former marine corps major, tall, athletic and a fighter. He is former director of the fed eral budget and was with the Sperry corporation before coming into government service, and is a recognized master at organization. He is a law graduate of George Washington University, a member of many clubs and well known business organizations. Ambassador at Large Philip C. .Jessup is a native New Yorker, a graduate of Hamilton college, Yale and Columbia universities. He served as lecturer on international law both at Columbia and Hamilton and as assistant to Elihu Root at the conference of jurists on the permanent court of international justice at Geneva in 1929. He has served his country in scores of in ternational meetings and confer ences and was named ambassador at large in March, 1949, for spe cial assignments throughout the world in negotiations with other governments. He is of Irish-English ancestry and his great-grandfather. Judge William Jessup, was a dele gate to the Republican convention in 1860 and chairman of the com mittee which drafted die platform upon which Lincoln was elected • • • « s # . By INEZ GERHARD \ J EAN Simmons, newly arrived from England to help promote producer Sidney Box’ “Trio’’, sug gested that perhaps there was something wrong with her face— “Because I’ve looked like myself in only one picture.” But her beauty has been triumphant Whether she appeared as the native girl in —i ly -.'vC- SiSSW-JCj-ttW '' JEAN SIMMONS 'TSlack Narcissus” or the pale •tOphelia” in “Hamlet”, with Oliv- Ifr. Only 22, she has honestly earned stardom by giving one excellent performance after another, during the eight years since she was 6hosen for her first part. And that break came as a surprise, when she and her older sister were aim ing at a career as dancing teach ers. JOHN E. PEURIFOY, deputy as sistant secretary of state and in charge, of personnel .tmd adminis tration of the entire department, has been 4n the department since 1938 serving in various capacities. He is a native of Walterboro, South Carolina, and attended the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, American and George Washington universities. Prior to his* entry into the department he was engaged in the insurance business for the Kan sas City Joint Stock Land Bank and the American Surety company of New York. Willard L. Thorp, a native of Oswego, New York, was educated at Amherst, the University of Mich igan and Columbia. He is assist ant secretary in charge of eco nomic affairs. He is an economic expert, a former director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in the department of commerce and a former partner of Punn Sc Bradstreet . Edward W. Barrett as assistant secretary to charge of public af fairs acts as sort of general man ager and directs the office of inter national information and educa tional exchange. He w£S born in Birmingham, Alabama, is ,a for mer newspaper reporter ahd radio PVan and was editorial director of Newsweek. Jack K. McFall was a navy com mander during World War II. He is assistant secretary and has charge of congressional relations. He spent fifteen years as clerk of the house appropriations committee. Born to Tacoma, Washington, he lived to Colorado and i Indiana and is a graduate of Georgetown and Na tional universities. George W. Perkins, assistant sec retary to charge of the bureau of European affairs, is a native of New York, an army colonel, a graduate of Princeton, and was executive secretory to former postmaster Gen. Will H. Hays. He is a trustee of Princeton Univer sity and wears the Legin of Merit badge. John Hickerson of Texas is an assistant secretary to charge of the bureau of United Nations af fairs. His is a foreign service offi cer of 25 years experience, a grad uate of the University of Texas and a lecturer since 1928 on diplomacy and consular practice at the Georgetown University school of foreign service. George McGhee, also of Texas, is director of the bureau of near eastern, south Asian and Farican affairs. He is a geologist, formerly with a Dallas firm. He is a former naval air combat intelligence offi cer, saw service at Iwo Jima and Guam with the 21st bomber com mand, and has the legion of merit and three battle stars. These are some of the top men to the state department, their back ground and the field of their serv ice. cm ■ m ■ ACROSS l. Destroyed 5. Fish 9. Pitcher - . 10. A large - bulrush 11. Laymen 12 City (Neb.) 14. Feminine name 10 Small explosion ' 16. Conjunction 17. Mason’s mallet 20. Blunder 21. Like 23. Flowed ^ 24. Game of chance , 25. Splendor • 27. 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Not because he had to but be cause he liked to. 1 could name a half dozen jobs he had been offered, all legitimate, all of which he turned down. He couldn’t bear the thought of routine and being tied down. I met him unexpectedly one day 'last summer in Boston, ; :z: > . “Hot -1 doing .a n y thing,” he said when I ques tioned him. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Looking for something,” he con fessed. •”Jf you’Ve nothing lined up,” I suggested, “how about taking a ride up country with me? I’m making-a two-day trip to Burlington.” “Like to,” he said. We started the next morning. Charlie wasn’t the cheerful com panion I anticipated. Obviously there was something on his mind. Halfway across New Hampshire we came to a place alongside the road where a dozen or more cars were parked. A sign proclaimed the reason. “Visit the site of the famous Soucook Indian massacre,” the sign read. “Nothing like it anywherd. Free lecture. Offers much by way of historical value. A scene ybtr won’t forget.^ Admission 25 cents.” “Stop!” said Charlie. I stopped. We got out and walked over to a shelter beneath which a man was selling tickets. The man with the tickets saw us and urged us to buy, eloquently elaborating on his printed sign. Charlie dug into his pocket and produced a half dollar. Presently about 20 people bad purchased tick ets and the man got down off his stool and led us through the gate. We followed him along the path. He talked as we progressed. By the time we reached our objective we were all steamed up with apprehen sion. BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Frieda Catches Flu, but the Germ Turns on Charlie By BILLY ROSE For as long as I can remember, my Uncle Charlie has been complaining of good health—not his own, mind you, but my Aunt Frieda’s. For 40 winters, to hear him tell it, he has been an easy mark for cclds. catarrhs end rheumatic pains, while his wife has never developed so much as a sniffle. Last February, when I dropped to to see them at their Allen Street flat, Charlie was to bed, runny-eyed and carmine-nosed. “What gives!” I asked. “What always gives?” said my uncle. “Your aunt loses the flu, I find it. Sh/i’s got a constitutional MtWMi like a horse. Frieda was to the kitchen warming up a plaster. “Like a pastrami sandwich the treats me,” said Charlie. “I’m all ov er mustard. Every reasonable woman lays down to bed once to a while. But not her—she won’t Rose give me the satisfaction. , , .” • • » MY FAVORITE relatives came to this country around the ttofe Teddy Roosevelt was elected, and the voyage over, according to Char lie, was the roughest to the history of navigation. It took 23 days and even the captain was seasick. Frieda wax the only one cn board who ate regularly, and she gained an average of a pound a day. When the helmsman took to his bunk— still according to Charlie— it was she who took the wheel. As for my uncle, he spent the entire trip with his head sticking out of a porthole and, the weather being what it was, it was a miracle he wasn’t drown ed. Because of this apparent im munity to disease, Frieda has always been one of the favor ite daughters of the East Side, especially when any of the neigh bors are ill. For years now, she's been carrying soup and solace to their homes, tending their kids and lecturing fami ly doctors on their therapeu tic shortcomings. “Herself, she don’t get sick, but to me she brings back the germs,” is the way Charlie explains her. • • • A FEW ©AYR AGO, howevar. my uncle telephoned and, without both ering to suppress the triumph in his voice, said, “Frieda is fiat like a pancake. She’s got a flu, with conv plications yet.” “I’ll send my doctor down,” I said, “and I’ll be around to the morning.” But when I walked up the three flights to their apartment the fol lowing day, the door was opened by an obviously to-the-ptok Frieda. “What are you doing out of bed?” My aunt motioned me to, and to the bedroom, propped up on pillows as usual, was Charlie. "What happened?” n What should happen?” said Frieda. ”Your uncle got over heated running up and down ‘ the stairs like a chicken.” ”1 thought you bad the flu." "Ob, that,” said Frieda. "I fixed it with a guggle-mug- gle.” For the benefit of the uninitiate, a ‘ ‘ guggle-muggle’ ’ is an old East Side remedy composed of warm milk, egg, honey, cinnamon and whiskey. “Wish your uncle happy returns,” said Frieda. “It's his birthday.” “Yea, it’s my birthday,” groaned Charlie, “and for a present she gave me her flu ” . .. Halfway across New Hamp shire we came te a place a sign proclaimed the site of the fa* mous Soucook Indian massacre. We had entered a small clearing. Beyond it was a ledge, overhanging a shallow gorge through which a trickle of water flowed. We stood on the ledge while our guide told us how, 250 years ago, a detachment of militiamen had pursued a band of 20 Indians through the forest Hard put, the Indians came to this ledge. Below them was the gorge, at that time a good many times deeper than now. Thus the red skins had their choice of leaping into the gorge or being shot r * was a gruesome tale. We were all silent and impressed as we made our way back to the cars. “That,” said Charlie, “is the best gag I’ve ever seen.” “Maybe,” I said, "but how can that gpy prove any such thing happened there?” “How can the tourists prove It didn’t?” Charlie asked. “And what do they care. That chap knew what they wanted and he gave it to them. They were sat isfied.” He became thoughtful. Charlie didn’t mention the -Sou cook massacre again during our trip, but I suspected it \yas on his mind. When he left me to Boston two days later he shook hands warmly. - w# “Where are you off to now?” I asked him. “Oh, the western plan of mine is still rankling.” He grinned. “See you around.” Late to September I had occasion to go north again. Traveling the same route that Charlie and I had taken, I remembered the Soucook Massacre. The shelter was still there and there were cars parked outside. But a different man was selling tickets. The man was Charlie. “How about this?” I asked. He grinned. “You gave me the idea,” he said. “Remember you wanted to know how the guy could prove the massacre happened here? Well, I asked him, at the same time flashing a tin badge I sometimes carry around. He decided to move on.” “Is that sort of thing ethical to your profession?” I asked. “Sure. We’re all suckers. Some of us are smarter. The guy was getting fed up anyhow. So am L Some day somebody is going to ask me to prove that massacre story. If Fm smart enough Fll be gone before he gets here.” Suits Him te a Tee “It must be nice to own a chain of stores.” “Yes; you can spend all your time on the links.” Robbery of the Government I . PARNELL THOMAS, a Repub lican representative from New Jersey, occupying an important place to the house, was convicted by the courts for padding federal payrolls and accepting refunds from those receiving the pay for work they did not perform. He was fined $10,000 and given nine months to a federal prison. One would think that such an experi ence, together with the sacrifice of his political career, would serve as a lesson to other members of toe house of representatives, but evidently not. Others now are charged with al most identical offenses. If the charges cannot be proved, toe radio commentator^ Fulton Lewis, Jr., and the Mutusil Broadcasting company can be subjected to a hedvy libel suit, and, for the good of the Democratic party, should be. Lewis presents names, dates, and amoupts in connections with em ployment by representatives of those receiving payroll checks as employees of the folding room of the house, without having rendered any service. Both Lewis and his sponsor, the broadcasting company, are finan cially able to pay heavy damages if convicted bf circulating libelous statements, but they will not be caUed upon to face a libel suit. Such statements are not so political ly damaging, as Is proof of such statements. It is better politics not to deny than to defend, if the charges are proveable. Later, party leaders admitted the facts were as Lewis had presented them and ordered a cleanup of toe whole smelly political system. It will mean a few bureaucrats must find other places. They undoubtedly will be successfuL No one will be fined. No one will go to prison for an admitted robbery of toe gov* ernment, and no political career will be ruthlessly blasted. Someone got away with something for a time before detection, and now bygones are to be bygones, and that is all there is to toe wrong doing. * It was my privilege to meet Marshall Jan Christian Smuts to London on several occasions dur ing the dosing weeks of World War L On such meetings, I felt ( had talked with a mighty Intel-' lect. I considered him an old man then—a veritable sage. He was on the side of England, not because of any spedal love for that nation, but because of his belief to the civ ilization and methods of England to those of Germany. During the Boer war he had fought valiantly against what he pronounced English aggression, but be had lived next door to German East Africa, and had seen the re sults of the blighting hand of Ger man militarism under the direc tion of the Kaiser, At the time of those meetings, Marshall Smuts appeared to me as a world statesman of greater ability than any one of the British cabinet, including . Lloyd George. Now I would place him in the class of Herbert Hoover and Bernard Baruch to toe ability to fathom world problems. At the time I met him, he had the viewpoint of Wood- row Wilson. He was a believer to the Wilsonian theory of super world government and a supporter of Wilson’s idea of a League of Nations. He must have felt a per sonal blow when the United States senate rejected the League pact. At his death, I found he was not old when I knew him, but only my age. He had a wise head on his then young shoulders. Jan Smuts, as I knew him, was incapable of hating any people. Could he have headed any one of the strong nations, he would have been a powerful influence to world affairs and the establishment of world peace. With him, rather than Attlee, sitting at the conference table with Marshal Stalin, there would have been more than a match for the always crafty Rus sian, but he never would have been an appeaser. The world lost a great and val uable statesman to the passing of Jan Christian Smuts, and South Africa a real leader. Knowing him, even slightly, was one of the valued privileges of my lifetime. ’ *—" Republican party workers at the local level are discouraged and threatening to quit so far as the national campaigns are concerned. They insist they are not provided with tools by the party leaders. They want a platform and policies to talk about. * Stealings are equally illegal, whether they be from the govern ment or from owned business and whether made by employees of such business institutions or by representatives of the people in congress. 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Ratio of Elders Doubles in Century The ratio of elders to those at the main working years of life has doubled in the United States during the past century, and has increased by nearly two thirds since 1900. One hundred years ago there were only about six persons at age 65 or older for each 100 of the population at 20 to 64. By 1900 the ratio had climbed to eight, and since then it has risen even more rapidly and is now 13. Although the segment of the pop ulation at 65 or over has been in creasing, the relative importance of the dependent population as a whole has declined, due to a rapid drop in the ratio of children to the population at the main productive ~ ages. The number of children un der 18 per 100 persons at ages 20- 64 has been cut in half, from 107 in 1850 to about 54 in 1950. 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