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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN 5 Can Spring Be Far Away? DVENTURERS' CLUB i ., J MjAD LINES FROM THE LIVES 1 PEOPLE LIKE YOURSEIFI "The Creek Bed Horror By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter thiil! ' I 1 sL. L. LLO EVERYBODY: You know, boys and girls, I've often said you can io more adventures in your own back yard than you ' . a a mm A - A J 1- km TTa4si o in the whole oi aaritesi Airjqa. vnu n e twmw iiuuiu SwfSs of Yonkers, N. Y., with a story that backs up my V y. Houston's back yard was a pretty big one, though, is a farm in Sussex county, Virginia, where he lived ,n, 1 he was a kid. " jj happened dbck m lazu, wnen nousion was juai uunccn yCar Dn a hot August day, he set out to change Uie cows worn one ig ground to another where they would be In the shade for the joon. He had a shotgun as a lot of kids do in the country and he fhat off the rack He carried that gun most everywhere he went, chance he'd get a shot at a crow, or a chicken hawk. There was a te bounty on those birds and that Just about kept him In ammunition. did take that know, it, he was set Leading straight for an adventure, and that ahootin' iron was des- tther lined 10 come m'Sm7 nanay. san Caught in the Fox Trap. Ahead of him lay a brook, the bed of . which was dry during the "leaner months. That creek bed was always full of snakes that hid In ' " brush which grew along the bottom, so Houston started to cross on aterjj put there to afford a passage in wet weather. He noticed, as he V( on the log, that it was covered over with heaps of tree moss, but -fell he, thought maybe the kids of the neighboring farmer had m r playing and left it there. But that was the big mistake of his life. in! ; ouston stepped on the log and something snapped. He felt a pain in his leg, and knew how foolish he had been. That moss hadn't 3r.r put there by the neighboring farmer's kids. It had been put there iaratje farmer himself to conceal -fox trap and Houston had stepped '"ttfiintoit. -lllie chain on that trap was only six Inches long, and Houston's step , . J cut short He lost his balance fell forward. His gun tell to the A I - toeWeataUy, It's deggene food thing he or rvn along with him. For, although he didn't kno He Had Stepped Right Into the Trap. d and then, as he landed, he heard another click felt another stab pi in this time in his left hand. There had been two fox traps on that nd he had fallen into both of them. r he pain in his hand and leg made him wince, and he gritted his He was caught fast unable to get himself out. But getting out of traps didn't worry Houston so much. He was only a short dis-from dis-from home. A few shouts would bring someone to his assistance. Then Came the Rattler. J I He drew a deep breath was all ready to let out a yell for ielp when something stopped him. To his ears came a peculiar uning sound and a familiar rustling of leaves directly under lievt flie log on which be lay. His eyes dropped to the spot, and the ;3('i aair began rising on the top of his head. A HUGE RATTLE-yourf RATTLE-yourf f VAKE was crawling out from beneath the log! (iilyt.I was frightened then for the first time," he says. "And for the coldtt. time in all my life I felt completely helpless. My gun was four rakcl 'away from the log, and I didn't dare call for help lest I anger the ou fikt and cause him to strike at me. full? hoped as I never hoped before that that snake would crawl ecesi and leave me alone. But that hope vanished when it brought its mA& body into a coil and settled down by the log to watch me. P'"5 ,'My trapped hand and foot began to pain me terribly.- My back rclii cramped and began to ache, but I had to keep it tense for fear that 'c'Ptyould roll off the log and fall on top of the snake. I wondered what spuria happen when I got too tired to hold that position any longer. Then, n,,vkU'nly, something happened that brought the situation to a quick caUx." Got the Gun Just in Time. rhat happened was this. Three shotgun shells had worked the m- s loose from their holder at Houston's belt They rolled from the nd lit, almost simultaneously on the back and head of the rattler. titib instant the snake threw its head up to the level of the log. Its ssslfy eves glittered as it looked Houston over carefully. 22 I The reptile seemed to sense that it had him at Its mercy that there was no need for haste. Slowly It drew back Its head to strike, tal Then," says Houston, "I had to do something. In desperation Jtrted to reach for my gun. I rolled my free foot over the ground, ' '.J" n desperate and painful effort to make my step as wide and r from the log and the snake as possible. Then I dropped my right I and struggled with my right hand to get at the gun. I ly fingers could barely touch the gun's muzzle, but by stretching Li i hains of the traps that held me, I managed to get a grip on it and Y I t my way. Desperately, I drew it alongside my body with its muzzle p. ing toward the center of the log, until my trembling fingers could - fcji the trigger. fTThe rattler was moving forward angered by the movements I had A. Its head was a bare three Inches from my left leg. Then I L Iv i back the nammer ,nd PuNed the trigger. There was a roar and klvf the smoke cleared away, that once deadly snake was scattered in (along the creek bed." , 1 nd after that it was Just a matter of a few good lusty yells, and Ml?!came and Houston was out of his traps. jif ' Copyrlght.-WNU Service, liura 11 l Ml : I Mutinied Exemptions From Draft Jfcjring the Civil war immigrants had not become naturalized m claims for exemptions from JmtemlJhUtuMz. fc organizations made appeals tolunteers and endeavored to I troops among their own peo-1 peo-1 In Cincinnati. Ohio. German hem I Irish organizations held meet-jlo meet-jlo denounce aliens trying to es- aa ulc urau ana 10 as weir ieaa- 'TO to raise troops. f,"J ! Mexicans Grew Dahlias ntwro Mexicans naa cultivated the 'Ua before the Spaniards arrived io(dil$i9, but it was about 300 years "Jpri in 1791. that the plants ap- ircd in Europe, at the Botanic inlSWen in Madrid, Spain. The new- orms have all been brought "Mt since 1800,' says the Rocky Myubtain Herald. The native Mex- Jpro5name '.tne dahlia was acocot-ir. acocot-ir. lowhich means water pipe, and -tifcsent name Is in honor of the I Spanish botanist Dr. An- tmxt Duhi. The "Rich Port" Porto Rico, one of the earliest of Spanish American colonies, has endured en-dured since Its settlement by Ponce de ..Leon . more -than -four centuries ago. as the "Rich Porf' the name that Christopher Columbus gave it on its discovery. Its history In the development of the Americas Is shared only by the Dominican Republic, Re-public, where the early Spanish settlers set-tlers established their first governmental govern-mental base. J1L rJ It. km Jr. w " i j LwJAJL. jyjjljliu jiL i inV- ; iT.'u .i'l. . u' i ' . in sis1 i i ill i-! i In" i m i iiiliililill Ml 1 1 ta m U ' ifWi W ' V lrnlted States Ambassador William C. Bullitt gets a kick out of the ceremony of receiving a trad .i...n'B f.n m.t Kancv nniversitv. where he recently received an honorary degree. 2 Premier Hus- awu ""st r - . .niini mnmtritn the German "aoose step" to his Faacistl militiamen at a recent military review. S Joachim von Ribbentrop, former German ambassador to England, who was made foreign minister by Relchs-fuehrer Relchs-fuehrer Hitler la a diplomatic and military shake-up which followed the deposing of General Von Blomberg as head of the army. FIGHTS JAP POACHERS "Ready-Made" Homes Speed Building -trjt A 3 C. Chester Carlson, delegate of the Alaska Fisherman's union, points out en a map of Alaska some of the strategic spots where Japanese Japa-nese salmon poachers have set op their mile-long nets and seagoing salmon canning factories eft the Alaskan coast. The poachers threaten threat-en America's (40,000,000 salmon Industry In-dustry with extinction. Mr. Carlson was one of several Alaska and west coast fisheries experts questioned at the bureau of fisheries of the Commerce Com-merce department in Washington. , . V ff.'J 1 ,sM ' V v t V i 4 ,F M j ' : 7 'j . to lli ' ' Ml fMitm inin.iil 1 T fi- - - r If i I Workmen put Into place one of the panels over the window te com- tilete a section ef a wall In a "pre-fabrlcated" bouse. Ten or tnese "streamlined" modern homes are being built on government land at Greenbelt, Md., by private capital in co-operation with the government as a possible solution to the nation's housing problem. They are designed for a family with an income of $3,000 a year and with one or two children Marriage Is Aerial Partnership IT 'it, - y I Jo . j...jL...'k.'.A It Is time out for lunch, and it means nothing at all te Frank Petti-bone Petti-bone and bis wife Ruth that they have to enjoy It 175 feet in the air. They are said te be the only steeplejack couple tn the United States and are here, working en a watertower at Fort McPherson, Ga. Their marriage Is a real partnership. She helps with the steeplejacklng, and be helps with the housework. HEADS MANUFACTURERS 1 (X I 1450 Charles R. Hook, president of the American Rolling Mill company, Hiddletown, Ohio, who was elected president of the National Association Associa-tion of Manufacturers for 1938. The election took place at the first meeting meet-ing of the new board of directors in New York. Hook succeeds William B. Warner, president of the McCall corporation, who was chosen chairman chair-man of the board. yV'ITH Winter almost over, March blizzards to the contrary con-trary notwithstanding, you find yourself eyeing the fashion sheets a little more than casually. Indeed In-deed you probably already have your needle threaded, Just waiting for some nice Spring patterns to make your acquaintance. And here they are, three quick tricks, each pleasantly awaiting your choice, each designed to make some wardrobe happy. Which do Fitted Bodice. graceful afternoon frock with its snug and softly shirred waistline. The skirt flares slightly to the front and emphasizes the slimness of the silhouette. Note the saddle shoulder and short, puffed sleeves details that are unusually becoming be-coming and make for distinction, die of the new widely spaced flower flow-er patterns in rayon or silk will make your informal afternoons and evening a double delight, and the pattern is a particular joy to work with. So simple, and so pleasing. Trim Morning Frock. Don't be caught around the house without your best foot forward. for-ward. You needn't be, with this ?risrj and flattering mornine frock at your beck and call. Simple as pie, yet charming fresh and youthful, this model dispenses with all fussy details yet achieves an appearance which will see you through the busiest day. The skirt flares a bit from a neatly fitted waistline, and the ric-rac trim, in contrast, adds a note of bright ness. Just nine pieces including the belt and pockets. Try dotted dot-ted swiss or a printed percale. For the Full Figure. This charming frock is really more than a house frock you'll find it flattering enough and dressy enough to wear through out the day. The slim, straight lines make every provision for comfort. The skirt has a kick pleat at front, the sleeves are full and pleated, and the neck line is just right to be very flattering Furthermore you can make this dress, of a rayon print or gay percale, in a brief afternoon -or evening, resulting in a pretty, runaround model at far less than you usually spend. The Patterns. Pattern 1450 is designed for sizes 12 to 20 (32 to 38 bust). Size 14 (32) requires 33 yards of 39 inch material with short sleeves. Fourteen inch zipper required for front closing. Pattern 1312 Is designed for sizes 14 to 44 (32 to 44 bust). Siza 16 (34) requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric; 1 yards braid re quired for trimming. Pattern 1444 is designed for sizes 36 to 52. Size 38 requires 4 yards of 35 or 39 inch material; yard required for revers facing in contrast. Bow requires lk yard World War Guns Make British Munitions amu,www rt 'WWW r Iris, Snake Bite Cure Iris typifies wisdom, faith and courage. Its early medicinal value, according to doctors of the time, was ss a cure for snake bites, fits, dropsy, bruises, anger and coughs. Some doctors went so far At to say that if petals of the iris were placed on a black and blue spot for five days the flesh would assume the natural color. The roots of the iris were used as teething rings for babies ba-bies and are used to this day in some countries. The iris was used by Louis VII In his crusades in 1137. rr; rnTi . r , .rr;, li tit .. """ "4" ,L,Wi- '!( 11 '' ?' ;1 f m 111 ..ii A J I ' 1i '-I , it 1 r ,' .,;,..i'(.v:.,.l,.r. .V:. w it siC5k s jar.v i 3 0 A tr,.- ...... ,J The sersp melal obtained from the dismantling of this Hungarian field gun on the grounds of the New College at Eton, England, is to be used for munitions purposes. The gnu ha been on view here since tho World war. '-. .' 'v Tavotite Recipe off the Ueek For Washington's Birthday. FEBRUARY 22 would not be. 4 completely celebrated if cher ries were not featured in some way during the day. It is true that the story of the cherry tree and George Washington is more xtoswy connected in the memory of many of us than his great prowess as the Father of our Coun try. We seem to take for granted his ability as a leader and talk abut the cherry tree episode of his youth. Cherry Pie. 1 No. 2 can Pitted 2 tablespoons corn Red Sour Cherries starch t tablespoon sugar V. teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter Line an 8-inch pie pan with pastry. Drain the cherries from the juice and place them in the pastry shell. Mix together sugar, cornstarch and salt and sprinkle over the cherries. Pour on the juice; dot with butter and cover with a thin top crust or with strips jf pastry. Bake in a hot oven (475 decrees) for 12 minutes; re-duio re-duio trtnporature to 425 decrees aiii) continur" tak;rtR for 45 minutes. MAUJOKIE H. BLACK. 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