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Thursday, March 11, 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Patty Adds Another Trophy to Fast Growing List € 2*4 Ml s‘ ' 3 * ■ UNCOMMON AMERICANS Well-Dressed at Little Cost 1267 By Elmo Scott Watson e Western Newzrorer Pathfinder of the Seas E NEVER took part in a battle - - but his name deserves rank with those other American naval he roes — Jones, Decatur, Lawrence, Perry, Farragut and Dewey. His career was a perfect example of the saying that “peace hath its war.” For Matthew Fontzine Maury was one of the greatest benefactors of all those who sailed the seas in his day and mariners still honor his name today. Born in Virginia in 1806, Maury joined the navy as a midshipman at the age of nineteen. During his long voyages he became impressed with the scanty information that was available about prevailing winds and ocean currents Strangely enough, an accident on land gave him his opportunity to do something about it. He was in a stagecoach smash-up in Ohio which made him a cripple for life. As a result, he was placed in charge of the depot of charts and instruments in Washington out of which developed the hydrographic office and the naval observatory. Here he started collecting all avail able information on the meteorolo gy of the ocean which he com piled from a great number of old log books of naval vessels. The re sult was his first Wind and Current Chart, issued in 1847. About 5,000 of these charts were distributed to shipmasters, who found them amazingly useful, short ening voyages by days and weeks. “It was as if a friendly wizard in seven-league boots had suddenly risen out of the waves to lead mer chant vessels by the shortest and quickest paths.” So they were glad to heed Maury’s request to send him the results of their observations of winds and weather and he began issuing more charts. Within a few years 200,000 copies of the charts were being used by mariners of all nations and it was estimated that the annual saving to the shipping of one nation alone was $10,000,000. The outbreak of the War Between the States was a tragedy for Maury in more ways than one. Loyalty to his native state forced him to re- sign when Virginia seceded but, due mainly to the jealousy of a superior officer, his usefulness to the Con federacy was hampered and his ca reer in its service was not a dis tinguished one. After living for a while in England, he returned to America and to a professorship at the Virginia Military institute where he wrote a geography series which is still in use. He died in 1873, “full of years and honor?” and one of the finest monuments in Rich mond today perpetuate? the fame of this “Pathfinder of the Seas.” H — • i sis - $ : - . : - Patty Berg, nineteen-year-old, red-haired Minneapolis golf sensation, center, receives the trophy emblem atic of victory in the Palm Beach women’s annual golf championship matches, from Pierre L. Willis, di rector of the Palm Beach Country club where the matches were played. Helen Detweiler of Washington, D. C., whom Miss Berg vanquished, four up and three to go, in the final round, watches the presentation. “Once in Forty Million Births” YOUNGEST WAR VET ■ yea. It could happen only “once in 40,000,000 births” was the verdict of Detroit physiciens commenting on the twin personalities of the Pauline Taylors, No. 1 and 2 shown above. Although not related the girls have the same name, were born on the same day, Sept. 20, 1920. Pauline Tay lor No. 1 was born at St. Ignace, Mich., No. 2 at St. Catherine, Ont. They attended an intermediate school in Detroit three years ago and have been inseparable ever since. Melvin Garrison, thirty-three, of Springfield, Ohio, who is said to be the youngest World war veteran in the United States. At the age of thirteen, he ran away from the Ohio Masonic home and enlisted in the United States army. At fourteen he was corporal of a machine gun squad at the front. He was wounded four times. j Sweet Potato Is Size of Watermelon EXPLORERS’ CHIEF : ■■ : err . - “President for a Day” CITY in Kansas, a county in - Missouri and part of the name of a great railway system bear his name, but David R. Atchison is best known in American history as the man who, it has often been asserted, was “President for a day.” A native of Kentucky who emigrated to Missouri in 1830, Atchison was serving as a senator from that state in 1848 when Zach ary Taylor was elected President to succeed James K. Polk. On March 3, 1849, Vice President George M. Dallas, presiding officer of the senate, announced “the close of my official term being near at hand, I conform to an established and convenient practice by with drawing from the deliberations of this body.” On the motion of Sen ator Benton of Missouri, Senator Atchison was then appointed presi dent pro tern of the senate for the remainder of that session of the national congress. March 4, the traditional Inaugura tion day, fell on a Sunday and the President-elect not only had reli gious scruples about being inaug urated on the Sabbath but doubted the legality of such a proceeding. So the inauguration ceremonies were set for Monday, March 5. Friends of Atchison claimed that, since President Polk’s term ended on March 3 and Taylor's did not begin until March 5, there was an interim of one day in which the senate was the only continuing gov erning body. Since Atchison was president pro tern of the senate and thereby acting vice president (Dal las having resigned) he was also acting President between the ad ministrations of Polk and Taylor, i. e. “President for a day.” Atchison himself never made any such claim and declared that the ot- fice of President was vacant from noon Saturday to noon Monday, i Asked once how he enjoyed his short term in office he replied that he really did not know because he slept through most of it after an exhausting last day session of the senate. Constitutional authorities agree with Atchison in regard to tbe vacancy existing in the office of the President on March 4, 1849, but one edition of the biographical congres sional directory credits Atchison with being "President for a day” and that legend still persists. A 1 A new distinction for variously distinguished Vilhjalmur Stefansson, world famous American explorer, scholar and author, was his recent election as president of the Explor ers’ club, New York. Renowned for his many expeditionary studies of Arctic archeology, anthropology, ethnology and geography during the past quarter-century, Stefansson holds degrees, medals and other high honors. S. A. Lawton (right), county agent, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and D. B. Hudson of Jacksonville, Fla., weighing a 2312 pound sweet potato, said to be the largest in the department’s history. The potato, which shrunk considerably in size since it was dug, is 16 inches around the belt and 31 inches long. California Oarsmen Vie for Varsity Crew Places - A a i Volunteers for the crew at the University of California are shown answering Coach Ki Ebright’s call to crew practice. From the enthusiasm at the candidates there should be plenty of competition for places on the coveted varsity crew. 257 1202 T WAS some job, Ladies of The Sewing Circle, to get these three lovelies together to pose for the camera this week. They’re under the strict tutelage of Dame Fashion just now, learn ing the latest lessons on how to be well turned out this Spring with out benefit of a private mint. You can understand, then, why the co-ed above, center, sort of jumped the gun, so to speak, and was al ready on her way when the cam era clicked. A Frock That Clicks. Speaking of things clicking, don’t think that new princess gown she’s wearing isn’t doing it in a big way. Can’t you see from where you’re sitting that it is simple to sew besides being a fig ure-flatterer of the first order? The buttons half way and a neat little collar in contrast are all its lively lines need to complete the perfect balance—chic vs. simplic ity. Take a tip from this stylish student and figure it out for your self in cashmere or velveteen. The style is 1202 and it can be had in sizes 12-20 (30-38). Size 14 requires 4% yards of 39 inch material plus % yard contrasting. Go Print for Spring. The charming young lady above, left, has chosen to model a very dainty and rather picturesque lit tle frock for she believes you’ll be interested in this style as a fitting gesture to Springtime. Es pecially in a modern print, fea turing, say, pussycats or deep-sea flowers, would this frock be tempting. The skirt is bias-cut for artistic reasons, and the cir cles of contrasi aid and abet its gracefulness. Let yourself go print then, come Spring. Style 1257 is designed in sizes 12-20 (30- 40 bust). Size 14 requires 4% yards of 39 inch material. Elev en yards of bias binding is re quired for trimming as pictured. Gay House or Street Frock. Lest you begin to think every day is Sunday for our starring trio, the trim-looking young lady above, right, wants you to concen trate now on her new gingham gown. Not an ordinary bread- and-butter cotton version, but a beautifully cut, carefully planned dress for general service. The linked button front is enough to give it first place on your Spring sewing list if Sew-Your-Own de signers know their clients as well as they think. However, there’s more to recommend it: a young becoming collar, a simple yoke- and - sleeve - in - one construction, and a slender action-built skirt. Put them all together they spell CHIC—that little word with a vast meaning. Style 1267 is for sizes 34-48. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 35 inch material plus 1% yards contrasting. New Pattern Book. Send for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, practical and becoming clothes, selecting designs from the Bar bara Bell well-planned, easy-to- make patterns. 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