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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Ferry Boat Passengers Cool Their Heels m s eyv.'v1' vwssjs roi'vws" v, ftv-vtv.-AvvMy.--r"y fii'ni i ADVENTURERS' CLUB i 4- RuthWyeth Spears 1 'Vv " v Wcl- :: ' headlines from the lives 'k' SI 0 F PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF1 1 i " '-' "The Harbor Horror" By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter t ui TrTnarT' V w 1 L i ta.l r3j II I hi 0,4 cm. 7 there kep', hepe e ' ver mi a ec Bib natae bep joreF, tthtr roflet art I ssi i nr. rare. TTELLO EVEKioUIJ x : rl Frank V. Harm of Hackensack, N. J., Is with us to-. Jay, to tell us the story of the shortest sea voyage he ever bade. It's a yarn that proves that all sea-going thrillers. konnon nut nn iVia nnaan nrViara tVia wavM mm VitVi null . ncif-" . nivv ""-' Ind the wuid screams through the rigging. For this par ticular trip ended in adventure and terrible tragedy Wore the ship was out of the harbor. It was at Halifax, on October 28, 1929, that the cruise started. Frank Us first mate of the steamer . "Larking," which was due to sail that light It was a dark, cloudy day, and the loading gang was working V ( fast pace to finish while It was still light There were only a few cases left to come aboard, when word came Um the company agent that the two carloads of Iron pipe had to be Wed. The holds were full, and the only available space for that pipe kai on the open deck, but orders were orders and the pipe had to come board. The pipe arrived and. the ganr started loading It the after deck. That pipe was to give Frank Hann the mst terrible moments mo-ments of his life. It Was a Bad Night for Navigation. The ship finally got under way, but darkness shut down just as key cleared the dock. A drizzling rain had started to fall, and visibility lis. paor.. Traffic in the. channel, seemed to be. unusually heavy that ight, and navigation on those dark, murky waters was dangerous. Whls- lei of tugs and harbor craft were blowing on all sides. Lights were lard to distinguish through the rain. But the "Larking" got along all ht until it was almost clear of the harbor limits. Then, suddenly, the officer on watch spied a small light directly jhtaci. He called Captain Williams' attention to it and the captain, after tidying it for several seconds, made out a dark mass on the water, de fied it was a tow boat He gave an order to alter the ship's course 7m- - tut I IWC Jin. v-. v-. i nil tTTT i ' i Williams Was Finned te the Deck House. Lhtlv to Dort. The shin's whistles were blown to klenal the tuff. The . - - - . - V .9- Jptain figured and rightly that he would clear the tug by thus Bering his course, but a minute later too late the men on the bridge f g number of mud scows being towed along behind the tug, and the lips headed straight for them! The captain ordered, "full speed astern," but that helped mighty little. Before the momentum of the ship could be checked they struck the hawser between the first and second scows. The second scow swung around against the aide of the ship, and there was an ominous grinding, and a ripping of steel plates. Big Hole Below the Water Line. "For a moment," Frank says, "we were all stunned. Captain Wil ms shouted to me: 'Get below, Mr. Hann, and see how badly we've kn hit and how much water we're taking.' I dashed down the ladder d came back to report a big hole in the side below the water line, with ; water coming in like Niagara. Even as I was speaking the ship be- In to list Captain Williams seized the tube and called down to the Jgineer, 'Have the men draw the fires and all report on deck at once!' " Nothing in the world would save that ship. The boats were lowered Id the crew clambered in. Frank and the captain were just about to It in themselves, when the captain remembered his papers and went Ick to get them. The ship's after deck was almost level with the tcr by that time. Her bow was already under. And then a terrible Ing happened. "The captain had Just come out of the pilot home," says Frank, "and clambered down the ladder to the deck, when suddenly sud-denly the ship gave n sickening lurch, and Williams was thrown against the deck house. And then, as In a nightmare, I saw the iron pipe which had been stowed on the after deck shift with the movement of the ship. Captain Williams' Terrible Plight. I saw Williams pinned to the deck house up to his knees by tons of In p;pe. His legs must have been broken instantly, for his eyes al- fst started out of their sockets. His cries rent the air as the chief xiiiver and I started toward him. The bow of the ship was under wa- , and moments were precious now. In desperation, we tried to move n of the heavy pieces of Iron, but our efforts were pathetic. The sweat was pouring off our faces, and our lungs almost burst der the strain. Our task was hopeless, and to make matters worse, the ler was already creeping up to our shoes. We knew we could never ive that pipe in time, so we abandoned this effort and made a hysterical tnipt to drag Williams who weighed two hundred pounds clear of pipe that was crushing his legs. We took hold of his arms and tried pull him loose by sheer force." Then followed a scene that Frank will never forget. Tears were streaming down Captain Williams' face, and his cries were t-rrlble te hear. "My God," he moaned, "why did yea have to do this to me?" And thea he began -shrieking over and ever again, "Get me loose-get me loose! I don't want to diet" Says Frank: '1 had never witnessed such terror in my life. He is half out of his inind by this time. Suddenly he clutched each of us an arm, with all the fearful strength of a man bereft of his senses. were standing higher than he was, but his grip was terrific. I knew was doomed, and if we could not break away we were doomed with h- Already the water had naasod our knees and was workln nn to wais.tlinwt, .. .still we triedy-with ebbing ttrf ngtht - V awpy firm ( But it was no use." The water was up to their chests now. The ship would go under any pnent The water began covering the Captain's face. Still he hung n seemed an interminable time before bis grip relaxed. Then Frank the PnffinnAP ' that atrAncrth ilmnil nn tltrnH anri nrnm irk iViM fting lifeboat ' So, in the calm waters of the harbor a captain went down with his P and Frank Hann finished the shortest voyage he ever made. Copyright WNU Service. A Church-Ale church-ale was formerly a frch festival in England at which as drunk freelv: also the ale wed for such a festival. The ph-ales were usually held on ptsuntide. and consisted of feast- I And .riranruiBi, , RtMAt i1 . IKsm feeds of the festival were used we support of orphans and the . ana at other times for church ir and Improvements. The tice of holding church-ales was jounced by the Puritan. Rationalism Defined Rationalism, in philosophy, is defined de-fined as the theory that reason is a source of knowledge in itself, superior su-perior to and independent of sense percepUon; in theology, It is defined as an explanation according to reason rea-son of what appears supernatural Rationalization in psychology is defined de-fined as the act or pracUce of making mak-ing up plausible reasons to explain to oneself or others behavior for which one's real motives are different dif-ferent and unconscious. Aa Ice Jam which formed In the Hudson river off Newburgh, N. T., trapped the ferryboat Dutchess with t$ passengers aboard for five hours. The ferryboat was bound from Beacon, N. Y., and only a change of tide allowed it to work free and dock. "Chinese" White Boy Comes Home -ry-" i - - fA - f 4- J ' vJ , - e au i A mi i i ii r i si Fung Kuok Young, aged Chinese restaurateur, of New York greets his white foster son, Fung Kuok Young, Jr.. (left) on the tatter's arrival from China, where he has spent the past 17 years. The boy was born Joseph Rinehart, son of an American soldier. He was signed over to the Chinese when a baby and sent to China, where he was educated and brought up a Chinese. He speaks no English yet. NEW DEACII WEAR swtyswry jsj -..v'.W ... L . V 1 i Something new In beach wear la this imported bongay in which pretty pret-ty Miss Connie Keane is seen on Tahltia beach at Miami, Fla. The wide-brimmed hat la made of hand-woven hand-woven straw in two colors. Many Innovations in beach costumes are being seen at this winter resort In the 1938 season. Supreme Court Appointee Cracks a Smile . -, " - l fa : V ".7 I nil i ! ii an i his lim ausjir iTMssi iiliTir Mi tit 1 Pictured above are three studies of s man who has fast learned the price of fame as far as being photographed photo-graphed is concerned. The gentleman is former Solicitor General Stanley Reed, appointed by President Roosevelt to succeed retiring Justice George Sutherland on the Supreme court bench. At the left his profile is formal, but in the center he Is beginning to loosen op. At the right the complete smile. Poodle Selected New King of American Dogs This arrogant-looking canine la "Ch. PUlicoo Rumplestllskln. C. D." a black standard poodle owned by Mrs. Milton ErUnger of New York t 'M 'V city which was selected as the new king of America's pure-bred dogs at the recent American Kennel club show la New York city. War Minister Inspects Guns if .a. V. '..V. Curtaining Your Front Door. V7"OUR front door greets your friends before you do. Is it dressed to look its best? Here are some simple rules that will be useful in selecting the material and style for front door curtaining. curtain-ing. Choose fabric that looks well on both sides and that harmonizes with the outside color of your door as well as with the color scheme of the hall or room into which it opens. A simple net curtain material mate-rial or plain silk are good to use but if your door is white on the outside think twice before you choose the usual ecru or pongee color. White net or silk of a color to match the shutters or the trim of the house will look lnflnite- too conspicuous. The curtains may be made double with a different dif-ferent color on the inside if need be. Pale yellow is another color that is always safe to use as it gives the effect of light shining through the door. These curtains should be firmly anchored both top and bottom As Discipline Besides performing at least one good deed every day, each of us should perform one unusual disagreeable dis-agreeable duty each day. Some people won't go into any kind of movement unless they are allowed to run things, and generally gen-erally they are permitted to. Silence under oppression fosters a lot of rancorous malice. A cheerful giver should cheerfully cheer-fully masquerade the giving. Facts are of no account ifyou don't reason from them. Once the dictionary settled a dispute but now there are six dictionaries. dic-tionaries. Give U$ Action Rather a man who calls a spade spade, give us one who calls a pitchfork a pitchfork and uses it in a good cause. If children were taught the national anthem in the public schools, they could sing more than one verse of it when they grow up. How did it happen that the dodo was so called when all the other fossils have seven-syllable names? Blessed are the poor. They are kind to each other. If your friend can smile as well as exhibit unbendable backbone, you've got prize. so that they do not blow about and catch, in the door when it is opened and closed. Both bottom and top rods may be fastened over hooks- as- shown, here- at A. Every homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' new book, SEWING. Forty-eight pages of step-by-step directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables; curtains for every type of room: lampshades, rugs, ottomans ana other useful articles for the home. Readers wishing a copy should send name and address, enclosing enclos-ing 25 cents (coins preferred) to Mrs. Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago, HI. FOR THE MISERY OF 1 Leslie Hore-BelkhaBrltistr minister for war. peeps down the mutsle of a Urge-caliber gun during his visit to the Woolwich arsenal recently wbea be Inspected guns and other fighting equipment which England la rushing to completion In its rearmament program. The program costing many billions of dollars includes the strengthening of all branches of Britain's arms navy, army and air forces. 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