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Show THE SMITH FIELD SENTINEL. SMITHFIELD. UTAH A Costly Road Star HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF! Stream of Death By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter Hello everybody:of Dunford Chicago is todays distinguished adfire fighter and "smoke eater in volunteer He was a venturer. the little town of Russelville, Ark., in 1929, when his adventure happened. It was a quiet, warm, summer afternoon in the little town that nestled in a valley at the foot of the Ozarks close to the bank of the Arkansas river. Every one was dozing and taking life easy, but suddenly the fire siren let out a shieking blast that brought the whole town to life. Allen s a Cop Sir Virginia Vwlr By D. SMILE J Sing You Sinners Langdons Return CLUB ADVENTURERS The SALLY IDiissfl PINNEY had called to Bee Miss Bowman, and the two women were in close convex sation In Miss Bowmans private office. Miss Bowman was chief ' executive of the governing board ' of the hospital, and Mrs. Pinney was a director. I "Well, it simply has come to this," Miss Bowman said, wiping her eyeglasses nervously, "well have to close the hospital, if we cant get something to run it on. ;The citizens have done nobly nobly, but they cant do everything. It remains for some moneyed person to come to the front now." sug"Like Mrs. Chichester? gested Mrs. Pinney. Mrs. Pinney was a small, eager woman, who looked rather worn from the straggle of keeping the precious little hospital going on next to nothing a year. "Yes! Mrs. Chichester. She is our richest citizen. She could give $50,000 and never feel it." "But would she? Theres the question. Im afraid she wouldnt. I've approached her unsuccessfully Pin"So have I, moaned Mrs. Well, you cant force a perney. son to give up her money, thats certain. I suppose its hopeless." "I dont know about that. Ive been thinking Id send Sally Drew to her and see what good that would do. f RS. j IV1 ! J , AT LAST Bing Crosby has an outstandingly good picture. Apparently Paramount should have found out long ago that its a good idea to hitch a man's job to his hobby; thats what happened in "Sing You Sinners, for Bing plays a young man who makes his fortune, accidentally, in horse rac- A made ing. The picture is uproariously funny, and has two good songs. It also long-continu- Maury made a rush for the station. Firemen from all over the town were running to the same point. They poured into the building and the big truck rolled out even before the sound of the siren had died away. The burning building was only two blocks from the fire house. It was a small dwelling and the fire was in the attic. Maury says that smoke was pouring from under every shingle. He grabbed a line from a coupling and went around to the back of the house looking for an opening through which to get at the fire. Then, seeing no openings, he went into the house, dragged the hose up through a small trap door In the ceiling, and crawled with it into the attic. Fighting Fire in the Attic. "The heat and smoke were terrific," he says. "I started creeping forward so I could get at the seat of the blaze. Water was now belching through the nozzle in my hands, and the boys outside were playing The Pulaski skyway is probably the most expensive road in the world for Its length. The part of it that is raised is three miles long and cost $21,000,000. The approaches cost an additional $19,. 000,000. This roadway is 50 feet in width and can easily accommodate five lanes of traffic. It is estimated that 20,000,000 motor vehicles use it annually. It passes over both the Hackensack and the Passaic rivers and the New Jersey Meadows. J. Walsh Cowfish VNU Service Mrs. Pmn? "Sally Drewl the very one. Ill "Shes Jumped. afternoon." see her this woman Sally Drew was a tiny and a wool like snowy with hair Her eyes pale pointed little face. were wonderful, so bright, so in black, so alive. They danced more waa smile her face. But her wonderful than her eyes. The smile came now at sight of Mrs. Pinney. Julia 1" she cried. "Come right in In Sallys small living room, so so cozy, and withal so well suited to Sally herself, Julia Pinney told her story. Well, what do you want me to do?" Sally asked. "I want you to go to Helen Chichester and get her to give ua That will keep the hos$5,000. pital running for one year. After that but we'll hope." Sallys smile vanished. She was silent an instant. "Ill go, of course," she said quietly. Mrs. Pinney arose. "Sally, youre a dear. If any one can do it you can. You are our last resort." At 9, just as Mrs. Pinney was ready to fly to pieces with suspense, Sally walked in. The Sally smile waa bright indeed. I couldnt get away sooner. Helen wouldnt let me come. You see, we havent spoken before in thirty year What? gasped Mrs. Pinney. "Thirty yeare, nodded Sally. "I did hate to go. But after I got there it was all right Heres your money." She drew a check from her handbag and gave it to Julie. "Fifty thousand dollars I" Mrs. Pinney could just articulate. "But we hoped your smile would do it" "It did. Sally grew grave. "Thir-t- y years ago Helen got the man I wanted. But no one ever knew it except her and me, for the day she was married I pinned on my smile and Ive worn it ever since." She paused reflectively. "She saya she was puzzled for thirty years over my smile. We made a fair exchange. I told her how I got it and she gave me $50,000 for my secret." Herbert Chichester had only lived five years, but he had lived long enough to spoil the lives of two women. His wife had grown selfish and sore, but the woman aha had won him from had "pinned on a smile" that had brightened a whole community. BING CKOSBY has an excellent cast, including Elizabeth Patterson and Fred Incidentally, it looks as if the character Bing plays, Joe Beebe," might be part of a new cycle, so far as heroes are concerned. that kind "Joe" is a of young man who, in real life, is so badly adjusted to life that hes just Mac-Murra- y. neer-do-wel- l, all wrong. r And along comes "Foar Daughters, a grand picture in which John Maury couldn't even move a muscle. He couldnt even turn around. another hose. The water from that hose was drenching me, but it was doing little toward putting out the fire." The little attic was fairly flooded with water now. Whats more, that "It felt as if it was cooking my knees," says Maury, Water was hot. 'for I was kneeling in it, between the sills, with my head bent down to my chest to keep as much smoke out of my lungs as possible." And then it happened. He felt as if something had grabbed him all at once. He tried to look around and found that he couldnt. Ho simply eouldnt move a muscle. f His whole body was stiff. It wasnt exactly trembling, but it felt to was inside of as if him, giving him the something Maury trembling shaking up of his life. All at once he realized what it was. An elec- tric shock! i Paralyzed by Electric Current. Where was the shock coming from? He had stepped on no wires. There wasnt any wiring anywhere within ten feet of him. It took Maury a minute or two to figure that out The hosel That stream of water had found a bare electric wire somewhere back there in the smoke and flame. The electricity was traveling down the stream to the nozzle, and Maury was gripping that nozzle with both hands. His wet clothes and floor were completing the hook-u- p that was sending the water-soake- d the voltage through his body. He tried to move the hose divert the stream of water away from that wire but he couldnt budge an inch. He tried to drop the nozzle, but for the life of him he couldnt let go of it He tried to use his Voice and that worked. Somehow his vocal cords werent paralyzed by the flow of electricity, and he shouted at the top of his lungs. Shut off the juice," he was yelling. But he didn't think any one could hear him over the bedlam and confusion of sounds that came up to him from below. "The pain was getting terrible," he says. "Every joint every muscle every bone in my body was aching. Smoke was choking blinding me. 1 was held there by that shock, as immovable as if Id been chained there. What was I to do? What was going to happen to me? Was I going to stand there until the fire crept over and burned me alive? Or would I succumb to the shocks of the electricity before the fire reached me?" Some One Pulled the Switch. Maury knew that even house current could kill a man under the proper conditions, and he was sure that current would kill him if he held on long enough. The pain was getting worse by the minute. He felt as if he were about to lose consciousness, but he fought that giddy feeling that was making his head spin round and round. Once he let go of himself well he knew that would be the end. And then, all of a sudden, Maury felt his body relax. He tried to move found that he could and turned the nozzle upward. Some one downstairs had pulled the main switch, shutting off all the current in the building. And he'd done it just in time to save Maury from collapse and probably from death. Says he: "The force of the upturned stream of water battered through the roof. Shingles went flying. Sunshine came pouring in. And I felt like a million dollars!" Oapyrlsht WNU Service. Resin Made by Accident The discovery of a way artificial resins might be made for use in paints and varnishes came about quite by accident. In 1901 an English dyestuff maker produced a tough resinous mass in his laboratory. Experiments made over a number of years perfected the product as we know it today and opened the way to an inexhaustible source of supply, obtainable et will. Natural resins are still used, of course being largely collected by natives of tropical swamplands where it is found embedded in the mud. Termites Use Caterpillars A naturalist describes the occurrence of the larvae of a Tincid moth in the nests of a New Zealand termite. The larvae depend upon the material of the nest for their food, end they may be seen moving along in file, at regular intervals, as if in a procession, each escorted by a few soldier and worker termite. It appears that the larvae exude a strong odor which is attractive to the termites. Just as one may hava flowers in his room for the sake of their perfume, so the termites have caterpillars. Roman Women Used Creams Roman women of fashion kept their face creams in glass phial while alabaster cosmetic boxes were favored for rouge. But while the ancient Romans were "on top with all these beauty devices, it took the "barbarian" Gauls to teach them how to manufacture soap. No Grsee la Short Grace Scottish grace at mealtimes waa a lengthy affair in olden Scotland, especially at a bountiful feast, in contrast to the short form Used by the neighboring English. As a Scottish elder once said when present at a great English dinner, "Siena graca for sicna dinner! " Built Earliest Warships Harp Flaying Part of Education From what is known of the anLittle over a century ago, harp playing waa part of every young cient history of ships, the Phoenilady's education. Then the piano cians and Greeks were first to build forced the harp out of etyie. ships of special type for war. Garfield plays Borden," "Mickey another young man whos off mi the wrong foot. "Mickey is bitter and reckless and rude, and Garfield plays him magnificently. And that is no easy triek, for Priscilla Lane Is very good indeed, and young Mr. Garfield has plenty of competition from Hay Robson, Frank McHugh and Claude Bains. O When It Is low cost combined Current news of George Raft's squabble with Paramount Lloyd Nolan will be seen opposite Dorothy Lamour in Rafta role in St. Louis Blues. Other changes: Harry Lang-dochance for a come-bac- k as s partner for Hardy of the team of with high quality its always Firestone. Car owners everywhere are buying Fires tone Convoy Tires for safe, sure economical service becausetheywantto getahighquality tire at an unusually low price. 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