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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1936)
FLOYD GIBBONS Adventurers' Club “ Holocaust in the Cellar ” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter. YfUl know, boys and girls, some of us go out looking for ad * venture, and the rest of us are smart enough to sit around and wait for adventure to come looking for us. About 90 per cent of all the adventures have happened to people who weren t looking for them—and about 80 per cent of them—according to my figures—come to people in their own kitchens, and dining rooms and living rooms. Now here's a story I got the other day from Gladys It. Strom, and Gladys had to go farther than most people to tlnd the big thrill of her lifetime. It didn't come to her on the ground floor of her home. She had to go down Into the cellar to tlnd It. / Gladys remembers the exact date of her experience. It was December 2, 1929. She had climbed out of bed, aa usual, at about 6:30 that morning, and the first thing she did after she came downstairs was to attend to the furnace. She had bought a new-fangled composition fuel the day before, and she threw several shovelfuls on the tire. She had never used the stuff before, hut she figured that you handled It pretty much the same way you did coal. But you weren't supposed to use It like coal. Thnt was the part Gladys didn't know. And, us a result, she put too much of It on the fire. It All Started With Her Forgetting the Furnace. When the furnace was tilled, Gladys went off and forgot about It. She didn't think of It again until about 8 o'clock, when her three chil dren were Just about ready to go to school. Then she noticed that the house seemed colder than usual. She felt of the radiators, and sure enough they were stone cold. Then she knew there was something wrong with the heater and went down into the cellar to see what it was. She was within three feet of the furnace—was reaching out to open the door—when the door blew open of Its own accord, and a terrific blast A Terrific Blast Hurled Her Across the Cellar. picked her up bodily anil burled her across the cellar. She landed against an Ice chest and was almost knocked unconscious, but she struggled to her feet again. Explosion Made the House Do the Rhumba. The whole house was rocking from the force of the explosion. The door was blown off. and so were the draught pipes at the top of the furnace. Great sheets of blue llaine were shooting out of the door, nnd out of the holes where the draught pipes bad been. They were reaching up—licking at the celling. And although Gladys wanted to do nothing so much as to drop back to the floor again, she knsw that if she did the house would be on fire In another ten seconds. Moving In a daze, she reached with trembling bauds for one of the battered draught pipes. Fighting her way close to the blazing furnace, she tried to put the pipe back in place, and thus pen up the (lame that was shooting out of the empty hole. There Was No Trifling About This Explosion. The damage, Rhe noticed now, was a lot worse than she had originally thought. There wits it big, gaping crack running across the entire top of the furnace, and looking up she saw that the brick chimney had been blown to pieces. At the spot where the furnace pipes went In there was a hole big enough for two men to crawl through. Somehow Gladys managed to get that draught pipe back in place. She had burned herself terribly In the doing of it—but she had accomplished something. There was still another draught pipe, and she tackled that. When it was In place alongside of the other, she picked up the hot Iron door of the furnace. That was the point where Gladys' memory went blank on her. The furnace door got put back Into place somehow, but she doesn't remember doing It, or how she did It. Nor does she remember any of the other things she did from then until the firemen arrived. Blast Sent This Little Boy for a Ride. Upstairs, In the kitchen, Gladys’ nine-year-old hoy was eating his breakfast when the explosion occurred. The blast threw him from his chair, and the cat, lying nearby on the kitchen floor, was lifted about u foot In the air. The doors of the kitchen stove were shaken open, and the heavy Iron lids on top rattled and danced. The other two boys, playing In the next room, ran screaming from the house, and the neigh bors began telephoning for the fire department When the engine* arrived the firemen found Gladys still reeling about the cellar, moving in a daze around the still blazing furnace. But Gladys doesn't remember anything about that— doesn’t remember a thing from the time she started to put back that furnace door to the time when she came out of a dead faint upstairs, with a couple of firemen giving her a first aid treatment. Gladys spent a few days In the hospital as a result of her adventure, and when she got out the first thing she did was to chuck all that new fangled stove fodder out the hack window. She hasn't used any of It since. And I don't blame her. 0—WNU Service. Wrote “When You and I Were Young, Maggie” The place made rauious by the old love song “When You und 1 Were Young Maggie," Is at Duck town, Tenn., near u creaking old mill which ground meal for the In dlans and ploueers, und the occa sion, the return of an aged couple to the scene of their romance, re lates a writer In the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The site is marked hy a tablet placed there by the Daughters of the American Revolution, which tells all about It, and about the au thor, George W. Johnson, who there met, wooed and married Maggie Harris, and who years afterward wrote the poem about her. Early In the Eighteenth century, Johnson, who, according to histori ans, was a rambler and hunter of gold, beard strange tales from the Indians about wealth in the moun tains of east Tennessee. Johnson loaded big cunoe and took off from his home near the mouth of the Ul wassee river. Following the river he reached Spring creek, which finally became so shallow he aban doned Ids canoe und walked. Hear ing a creaking mill fur up the creek Johnson strode In that direction. And then he saw Maggie. He gave up his search for gold and stayed hrour.d until he had won her, and then took her to tils home down the river. Years afterward when both were aged and gray they returned to the hills, and the scene of the old mill where Maggie lived when she was young. This Inspired Johnson to write the poem. Ills poem was found Inter by a musician, J. A. Butterfield, who set it to music. Invented Non-Sinkable Boat Joseph Francis, American Invent or and boat builder, patented In 1837, a nonslnkable lifeboat which was widely used for several dec ades after 1850. lie was the found er of the American Shipwreck and Humane society, developed u cor rugated metal lifeboat and used his same invention In the construction of steumers. lie received the Con gressional Medal, the Franklin In stitute Medal and International rec ognltlon for his work. Leading Coffee Drinker* The Hanes, Swedes and Norwe giuns drink the most coffee. Peo pie In the United States come next, while Belgium, Finland and Cuba follow In close succession. The per capita consumption of coffee In the Scandinavian countries Is more than 15 pounds, as compared to 12 and 13 pounds In tils country, annually. Chic Suit, Gay Print Share Honors Dy CHERIE NICHOLAS LET’S go crystal gazing In search j ■* of fashion futures for spring. What do we see? According to the signs of the times It's suits, suits and suits plus, coming ip endless procession on the new style pro gram. Indeed, ’tls prophesied that this will he the biggest suit season ever. Of course a suit means Just one lovely, stunning blouse after an other, and as to accessories, well, you'll he surprised at the smart ness, the cleverness and the color chic of the hags, and the belts, the scurfs, the gloves and the foot wear and gadgets that novel they Invite u smile, all of which will play a part In dramatizing the suit theme for spring. After you get an “eye-full” of suits ns revealed in the crystal globe of fashion, turn the other eye. Behold! The picture shifts to a scene of riotous color and startlingly new design for the In coming prints are Just that. Birds, fruits, vegetables, postage stamps and newspaper print, are some of the many unique motifs that gay print fabrics are staging this seu son. The lesson to be gleaned In this foreglance Iqto fashion's moves Is that In assembling the new spring wardrobe one must think in terms of both cloth suit and costume of gay print. One is almost ns Im portant as the other In the scheme of fashionable apparel. So count on a budget that makes provision for both. As to the new suits, their most outstanding message Is “mannish’ both as to the stunning woolens which fashion them as well as their manner of tailoring. The more “man’s-wear" look your suit car ries the smarter will It he. The favorite among favorites bids fair to be the strictly short-jacket type buttoned single row or double breasted. As to color for the new tailored mannish woolens, fancy runs decid edly to grays In every degree from light to dark and to mixtures that give a gray Impression. Spice brown Is also good style and It Is Interest ing to note the many blues show ing. The up-to-the-moment suit pic tured Is of chalky French-blue Im ported woolen. Buttons In double row accent the front panel which Is cut In one with the yoke of the brief jacket. The hat, gloves and bag are navy, so are the shoes, for navy footweur, you know. Is going to be pronouncedly In fashion this spring. And now to prints! It will be difficult to choose from the wealth of print fabrics being shown. Jacket frocks made of striking prints claim most of the attention because they are so eminently practical. The dress Itself can be worn attractive ly under the long topcoat, reserv ing the print Jacket for later on. The refreshing new styling given to the advance spring jacket frocks simply fascinates with display of originality that Identifies spring 193G vintage at a glance, as for example the good-looking print costume pic tured. The material of which It Is. made Is an all bemberg triple sheer In leaf green, brown and beige checks. The Jacket with full grace ful sleeves alternates bands of net with bands of the triple sheer print. Jeweled buttons lend a brilliant touch. You will be wanting a number of these smurt-looking and practical triple sheers In your spring ward robe. These fabrics are not weight ed and consequently launder or dry clean beautifully. © Western Newspaper Union. NEW HAT FASHION By CHLRU. NICHOLAS To say that the new "Rose oi the Rancho" hat Is making an in stantaneous hit is but expressing it mildly. See In the Illustration here with Gladys Swarthout, lovely singer and one of iilmlnnd's bright and shining stars, wearing this hat Jusi as she wears It In her picture, and now many stores and shops are showing It In their advance mil llnery displays. It is the type young girls will delight In wearing with their sports outfits. The chin-strap detail of cord cleverly drawn through a big button Is Irresistible. Of course to complete the ensem ble one must have a high color dude ranch handkerchief - square scarf knotted nouchalantly about the throat. Printed Scarfs Gay printed scarfs in bright col ors have a bib front and long ends that encircle the neck to tie again at the front. GREEK INSPIRATION HITS SHOE STYLES The Greek Inspiration which has so noticeably Influenced the evening mode for dresses is also affecting shoe styles. There is a very strong tendency to adopt sandals or low heeled shoes for full evening dress. These sandals are extremely cldc for those who know how to wear them, and are seen In the same fabric as the dress—In velvet. In lame and in brocade, sometimes combined with supple gold or silver kid. Very rich models entirely covered with sequins, with embroidery or with beads of plastic materials, are displayed by leading designers. To accompany Worth evening dresses. Julienne lias designed some new sandals with almost Hat heels, which are square Instead of being round. Originality Characterizes New Paris Winter Tailleurs Great originality characterizes the new winter tailleurs, for morn ing or afternoon purposes. In the line of sport tailleurs, a Jacket is almost Invariably in a fabric that contrasts with the skirt. Schia parelli shows a skirt In plnln ma terlal while the Jacket is In tartan or in fancy woolen. She carries the same Idea for the afternoon with a plain skirt In dull rayon crepe and the Jacket In a fancy mixture showing slit cellulose film. Suede Jacket* Tailored A beautifully tailored Jacket of sleek brown suede with green felt inserts across the top of the pock ets makes an elegant surprise pres ent for one's sixteen-year-old daugb j ter. Universe Is Pouring Out Its Wealth to Lover of Nature Daily the lover of nature gathers the fruits of seed sown in the be ginning of the world. For him no season is dull, for each Is successive ly absorbing. In spring he is en tranced by the awakening of myriad forms of life; summer reveals the maturity of ail creation; autumn brings the fulfilment of earlier promises; winter lulls life to sleep, with Its assurance of the resurree tion. AH weathers are one: The rains of spring nourish all nature; the heats of summer mature and ripen its fruits; the frosts of wtntei give rest and peace; In r11 he re joices. Each day is good. In the morning life awakens with him; through the noon it works; the pence and quiet of evening shod their bene diction upon him. He knows no dull moment; De seeks not to hurry time. If he be delayed he may discover something never before seen by man and his impatience is forgotten. His youth Is filled with the joys of discovery; In middle age the marvels about him hold his Interest undlmmed; he awaits old age with calmness, for lie is one with the universe and is con tent.—Edward A. Treble. Clever and Wise A clever fool is more dangerous to argue with than a wise one. 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