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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1937)
i Adventurers “77j<? Saiv That Clicked ’ By FLOYI) GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter ND here’s Russell Nelson of Dorchester with a tale of adventure to tell. It was right in the middle of the depression, and Russ had been out of work quite a while. But one day in December he met an old boss of his on the street. The boss said he had a job for Russ, and it he'd show up at the plant the next day he could start right in working. It felt great to be back at work again, but maybe Russ wouldn't have felt so swell about it if he'd known what plenty of industrial in surance men could have told him—namely that an unusual number of accidents happen to men on their first day at work after a long lay-off. Somehow or other men forget little things during a lay-off that they’d ordinarily remember They slip up on something, and then, first thing you know, they’re in a jam. Russ’ job was in the mill room, or wood working shop of the plant. That's where they turn out such finished parts of houses as the window sashes, the doors, and the newel po„ts they put in stair railings. He Was Operating a Band Saw. All during that day Russ was busy, running one machine after an other. He and the boss were alone in that room, but along toward the end of the afternoon, the boss went out to do a special job and Russ was left alone. At that time Russ was operating a band saw. "A band saw,” he says, “is a large machine about six feet tall. It has two wheels about three feet in diameter, placed one above the o her. Around these wheels runs a flexible saw blade, narrow, but about 18 feet long, the ends welded together to make it in the form of a belt. "This machine is used for cutting scrolls and for making fancy work of various patterns.” That’s the sort of contraption Russ was working with. The saw was humming away, driven by another wheel from which a leather belt ran to the main power shaft. As Russ worked, the machine began to give out rapid clicks of a sort that he had never noticed before. And ordinarily, Russ would have stopped to find out what those clicks meant. BUT REMEMBER WHAT I SAID A WHILE AGO ABOUT A MAN’S FIRST DAY AT WORK AFTER A LONG LAY-OFF! Russ hadn’t worked in a long time. And his mind wasn’t working so well for that very reason. Wrapped Up in a Saw-Blade. Russ heard those clicks, but he paid no attention to them. THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS HAPPENED, AND RUSS WAS RIGHT IN THE THICK OF IT! That long, flexible saw-blade SNAPPED—snapped at the crack that had caused all those clicks. IT LEAPED FROM THE MACHINE. TWISTING AND SQUIRMING LIKE AN ANGRY SNAKE. Eighteen feet of sharp, saw-toothed steel shot out and wrapped Itself around Kuss—around his body—and his arms—and around his neck. And the ends of that blade were wrapped up in a lot of whirling machinery. Russ just stood there holding his breath, while his heart stopped and his legs seemed to freeze. Russ Didn’t Dare to Move. Still, Russ didn’t dare to move. One end of that blade was rattling against the spokes of the lower wheel. If the wheel ever picked it up he was a gone chicken. And the slightest move on his part might send that blade into the Wheel and start it SAWING AWAY AT HIS BODY AND NECK. Russ didn’t dare move—and at the same time he didn’t dare stand still and do nothing. “I couldn't stand there and wait for the boss to come back,” he says, "for the end of the saw looked as if It might catch in the wheel at any moment. "I looked at the switch that shut oft the motor. It was way over on the other side of the room. "I looked all around me, thinking that there MUST be something I could do to help myself." And there was. Saved by Lucky Accident. On the bench in front of him were some large pieces of wood. If he could only reach one of them. Russ found he could move one arm without moving the saw blade. He stretched that arm toward the nearest piece of board. His arm was just half an inch too short. He’d have to take a chance and move his body a little. Holding his breath he bent ever so slightly and picked up the wooden stick. The wheel spun around, perilously close to the saw blade—but the blade didn't catch. Russ was bringing his arm back with the stick in it when he dropped it It fell to the ground with a clatter, and again he held his breath. BUT DROPPING THAT STICK WAS THE LUCKIEST THING HE EVER DID IN HIS LIFE. For the stick fell on the leather belt that ran the machine. It jammed in between the belt and the pulley it ran on—AND THREW THE BELT CFF THAT PULLEY. The machine, with no power to drive it, slowed down and came to a stop. "Boy,” says Russ, "I got out from under that blade in a hurry, and it was a few hours before I was able to work again. I hope you think this is an adventure, but whether you do or not—I still do!” C-WNU Service. Sea Liens Use Sense of Smell by Touching Noses Sea lions, like dogs, use their sense of smell by touching noses to identify one another at close range, but fail to react to distant odors. They are adept at spotting moving objects from considerable distance. Except when off on fish ing excursions, they are gregarious by nature, collecting in large groups on favorite rocks or rookeries and generally making a big fuss and noise over nothing. About the only time they ever become hostile is when their pet place in the sunshine is challenged. The cows have only one pup a year. If anything happens to the mother the pup will die, because no other mother would adopt it. They are not like dogs o* cats or other animals in this respect, says a writer in the Los Angeles Times. A peculiar habit of the cows ap proaching pupping time is to form “rafts” by lying belly-side up in the water with their flipper pro truding above the surface. From a distance a string of eight or ten cows 'floating end to end this way resembles the charred remains of a boat that has burned to the water’s edge, with only stubs of the ribs left showing. This is probably a means of absorbing beneficial rays from the sur Bond Street of London Named After Speculator During the Seventeenth, the Eight eenth and the first half of the Nineteenth centuries the Bond street of New York and the Bond street of London had a similar aspect—both were lined with the residences of the well-to-do. Here those of bank ers and merchants, there the homes of the landed nobility. Later in both streets merchandising prevailed. The origin of the New York name is obvious; that of the London street came from Sir Thomas Bond, a Seventeenth century courtier at tached to Queen Henrietta Maria, who was always persona grata at the Court of Whitehall in the reign of Charles II, to whom she is said to have advanced large sums of money. According to Arthur Dasent, writ ing in the Daily Telegraph of Lon don, toward the end of Charles’ reign Sir Thomas began to specu late in London real estate, particu larly in the West End, in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the Field. His first transaction as recorded in the local Rate Book was when he acquired in 1683 Claredon House in Piccadily from General Monk’s son, the sec ond Duke of Albermarle, pulled it down and laid out both Albermarle and Bond streets through the prop erty before he rebuilt. Newest Silk Prints Go Pictorial By CHERIE NICHOLAS ASA sure antidote to ** winter gloom, as a reviver of crest-fallen spirits, as an unfailing means of buoying one up j with that grant’ and glor ious reeling that spring is nigh we recommend that you go stepping in a brand new silk print frock, the gayest, the brightest, the most ani mated in its patterning and color ing you can find to wear under your somber fur coat. Hurry up if you want to secure the choicest, the most distinctive and outstanding from among the hundreds and thousands of prints now on display. Seriously is this word of advice offered for it is a fact the new silk prints are that intriguing and alluring we have known it to be a fact that certain particularly attractive patterns are unpacked, priced and displayed in the morning and by nightfall they are sold, not even a remnant left to tell the tale. The new silks look new—distinc tively new! Those that unmistak ably bear a new-this-season stamp follow along unique lines of thought. They are more than mere dress media in that they have gone pictor ial, illustrative, interpretative. They portray ideas, they entertain, they amuse. Some of the better high class silk pripts even go by name as an artist would entitle a picture which makes them all the more in teresting. There is, for example, a clever looking new silk print called ‘‘film modes.” The French love of American films inspired Schiaparel li to design this amusing print with the names of famous stars printed on colorful scrolls simulating cin ema film. The attractive daytime frock centered in the illustration herewith is made of this star-en scrolled silk print, the color scheme being peacock blue and coral on black. The beret topping this cos tume is worn far back on the head in latest approved manner, so as to show a perfectly groomed hair dress with latest style-correct off face movement. The silk for the dress shown to the left by the same artist designer registers as “subway of Paris,” and its motif carries out the idea quite realistically. This silk tunes per fectly to the gay young dress pic tured to the left in the trio. The dashing cavalier hat is a resort fashion such as bespeaks a coming springtime vogue. The turn-up-at side silhouette is exploited in sev eral Paris collections. Strawberries, fresh strawberries! At any leading silk department where smartest silk prints are flaunting their fascinating colors and breathtaking patternings ask for “fresh strawberries,” and the know ing aalesperson will bring out a perfectly charming silk crepe print such as is used for the making of the winsome dress shown to the right in the group. Appliques of the strawberries on net introduce an or nate accent in the bodice. The straw berry corsage is dyed to match the color of the berries in the print. Others among the new and novel pictured prints now so fashionable are enlivened with animated figures, such as golf players teeing off, or “doggie” silks with frolicsome Scotch terriers performing tricks, galloping horses, quaint undersea fish, butterflies on the wing and oth er motifs too numerous to itemize. Most unusual and of high-style im portance are the new landscape prints; marine scenes, too, grace these silks. It is indeed a versatile story of romance, history, music and what not that the smartest prints of the season are telling. First-choice silks for immediate wear play up vivid splotches of striking florals in breathtaking col ors against black or some other pre ferred dark background. The wide spaced flower motifs look newest, these in huge single flowers or in wide-set bouquets. A new and lovely silk prints artful bowknots in gay colors. In Paris black and white prints are acclaimed. © Western Newspaper Union. EASY-MADE DRESS By CIIKRIHS NICHOLAS If you are feeling that make-it yourself urge which the displays of lovely, crisp, fresh-looking spring materials always brings to the wom an who can sew, here is just the type dress that will start the home sewing program off with a flourish. Almost boyish in its neat, trim lines this make-it-yourself dress of dubon net nubcord. a sporting modern cot ton fabric with no hidden tendency to shrink, since it has been sanfor ized-shrunk in the finishing of the cloth, offers plenty of reward in chic to the home dress-maker. It has a zipt»er neck closing and in verted pleats in sleeves, center back and pockets. A smooth black leather belt adds to the effect of tailored smartness. VEILS CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT NEWS By CHERIE NICHOLAS Veils continue to be news in Paris. With the flood of holiday parties, women seem always to wear little hats, oftenest of felt, with double veils floating over their faces. And j that is the preferred position for the filmy things for lunch time, too. Cocktail parties give a divided allegiance to veils, some of them ! over the face, but many draped over the back of the hat, making a frame for the face. Particularly amusing is one of Therese Peter’s new cre ations. The tiny pointed skull cap— for it is actually that—is of hand knitted gold thread. Two tiny feather nightingales ornament it at either side of the front, and hold the veil which is also embroidered in night ingales and sweeps back over the entire hat, hanging almost to the shoulders. Violette Marsan, who is definitely a partisan of the small hat uipping a bit over the forehead, prefe-s her veils to be quite stiffened so that they may be turned back from the face or extended out from the face. These are shorter, not extending beyond the nose. Tiny Watches Are Fitted to the Latest in Gloves Small jeweled watches are being worn everywhere but on the wrist these days. Some of the new tailored suits with heavy cuffs have a small detach, ble watch encased over the left wrist. Many of the new cigaret cases have small watches fitted on the outside, while purses and gloves that are fitted with watches have been shown for several months. New Slipper Styles Open, airy types of slippers in striking colors, sandalizrti oxfords and wrapped-around-the-foot ef fects will highlight the style pic ture this spring. In materials, cloth is first on the list. I [ I □ Reducing Auto Fatalities. NTA MONICA, CALIF. —Being revolted by our hideous record of mortality resulting from mad automo biling—as what decent citi zen is not?—a gentleman writes in some pertinent rec ommendations. He suggests laws providing. In ad dition to such other penalties as may follow a con viction for drunk driving or criminal ly reckless driving, or hit-and-run driv ing, that the convict ed party shall lose his license for five years and that his automobile be sold and the proceeds used for the vic tim’s heirs as the case may be. Irvin S. Cobb Whilst we re on the .subject of the disgrace which costs America more lives every month than are being destroyed in the Spanish civil war in any month, here’s another little notion: That a flagrant offender or a chronic offender shall be given a jail sentence, without the option of paying a fine, the only alternative from jail being his or her willing ness to be handcuffed and chained before the public gaze through a period of hours or days at the scene of the accident for which he or she was responsible. That ought to make some con verts to the crusade for prudent driving, don’t you think? * • * Windsor’s Musical Proclivities. □ATEST word is that the duke of Windsor has taken up accor dion playing in a serious way after first toying with the deadly saxo phone and then doing some inten sive bagpipe toodling. Obviously the duke is in a fair way to estrange those who, until now, have faith fully supported him through his re cent harrowing experiences. Even loyalty can be pushed just so far. Or maybe he has a lot of close friends who are deaf. Or maybe Mrs. Simpson is prac ticing wearing earmuffs. Or maybe she can wean him on a mouth organ—a comparatively in offensive instrument. Or he may just up and reform of his own accord. Or something. Let’s not be too hasty in our judgments. • • * Jefferson and Ickes. SECRETARY ICKES is sort of op posed to naming the projected great national auditorium in Wash ington after Thomas Jefferson, be cause it is proposed to hold sport ing events there when the building is not being used for public gath erings. He invites us to imagine the feelings of Jefferson upon look ing down on boxing matches or such-like goings-on under that roof. Well, let’s carry the thing fur ther: Can anybody imagine Jeffer son imagining a Secretary Ickes? Madame Perkins’ Ambitions. MAYBE it’s not wise to add those new departments to the Presi dential cabinet right now. True, Madame Perkins shows a patriotic willingness—or shall we say deter mination?—not only to look after her own portfolio, but to snatch up such responsibilities as her fellow secretaries are so careless as to leave out of nights. Still, it’s expecting an awful lot of one weak woman that she should relieve two more members of their responsibilities, duties and author ity when the task of trying to take over the other nine present jobs be sides her own already has taxed her strength severely. And besides, there’s annoying talk that congress may actually oppose the madame’s latest little suggestion that she be made practically the supreme pow er in all labor disputes. But she needn’t worry about that. Who ever heard of guinea pigs defying a lady lion-tamer? * * * The Flood’s Aftermath. WITH the slackening of the tor rents, the peak of drama out of the scene, but the tragedy, less spectacular but nevertheless des perate, lingers on—the tragedy of destitution and ruin and sickness. For the rebuilding ■*f wrecked homes, the rehabilitation of morale, it is necessary that through the Red Cross we give and keep on giving— and I reckon we will. We always have. But there are certain things we need not give the victims, for these be things they never lose and never will—their courage and their sense of humor. We can still laugh at our personal misfortunes even while the world at large weeps for them. I guess, for our race, that’s the main saving grace. IRVIN S. COBB. G Western Newspaper Union. They Might Do It First Worker — Bill made a bad mistake today, and I bet it'll cost him the election. Second Worker—What was the break? First Worker—He got excited and yelled ’’Let the best man win!” and I’ll bet they take him seriously. Worthy of Your Pride! JV/f OTHER, between you and me Sis is getting to be a little show-off. Last night when Dick called, there she sat, big as life, right in the middle of things chirp ing about the new dress you made her: how you used a remnant left over from one of your dresses, and got it finished in one after noon—she even had Dick feel the material. Well, Elsie, you can’t blame the child’s appreciating herself in a new dress. How about ourselves? Didn’t you say your jumper was the talk of the Tennis Club meet ing yesterday? And haven’t I been spending more time before the mirror since I made my new ‘Stylish Stout” model? I actually feel like a new person in it—imag ine me being vain at my age! Flatters Stout Figure. Oh, Mother, you’re not vain and you’re as young as any of us. You just were lucky to find a particu larly flattering style for your fig ure. That soft jabot makes you look lovely and the whole thing is so slenderizing. But only an ex pert like you could make such a dress. It isn’t being expert, Elsie, it is choosing a pattern that is deftly designed and giving full step-by step instructions on how to pro ceed. Several Blouses. I’m going to make another blouse for my jumper soon, Moth er. I always admired that white pique shirt of Dick’s, so I think I’ll try it for my blouse, since the pattern is a lot like a man’s shirt in design. It sounds good to hear you inter ested in making something for yourself. Maybe you girls will Foreign Words ^ and Phrases Malade imaginaire. (F.) One who fancies himself sick; a hypo chondriac. Malgre soi. (F.) In spite of one self. Nulla dies sine linea. (L.) No day without a line. Vae victis. (L.) Woe to the con quered. Ora e sempre. (It.) Now and al ways. Vogue la galere. (F.) Let come what may. Qu’importe? (F.) What does it matter? Scire facias. (L.) Cause it to be known. Una voce. (L.) With one voice; unanimously. Partie carree. (F.) A party of four, consisting of two men and two women. THE CHEERFUL CHERUB Through life’s mad rush there comes to me At times a little, peaceful stop Like standing in a crowded street Right by a. nice. hig traffic cop. r* turn your Bid-or-Bi Club into a Sew-Your-Own before long. You can never tell, Mother, you never can tell! The Patterns. Pattern 1229 comes in sizes 14 to 20; 32 to 42 bust. Size 16 re quires 3Va yards of 39-inch ma terial for the jumper and 1% yards for the blouse. Pattern 1847 is available in sizes 36 to 52. Size 38 requires 4% yards of 39-inch material. Pattern 1882 is designed for sizes 2 to 10 years. Size 4 years re quires 1% yards of 39-inch ma terial. New Pattern Book. Send for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book. Make yourself attractive, practi cal and becoming clothes, select ing designs from the Barbara Bell well-planned, easy-to-make pat terns. Interesting and exclusive fashions for little children and the difficult junior age; slenderizing, well-cut patterns for the mature figure; afternoon dresses for the most particular young women and matrons and other patterns for special occasions are all to be found in the Barbara Bell Pattern Eook. Send 15 cents (in coins) today for your copy. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020, 211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) each. © Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service. Constipated 30 Yeats "For thirty years I had stubborn constipation. Sometimes I did not go for four or five days. I also had awful gas bloating, headaches and pains ip the back. Adlerika helped right away. Now I eat sausage, bananas, pie, any thing I want and never felt better. I sleep soundly all night and enjoy life." — Mrs. Mabel Schott. If you are suffering from constipation, sleeplessness, sour stomach, and gas bloating, there is quick relief for you in Adlerika. 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