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ADVENTURERS’ CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF!
“Bailing Out ff ith Death ’
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
Hello, everybody
Adventure flies high in the air today, boys and girls,
with Joseph Baltric of Brooklyn, N. Y. How would you like
to step out of a plane several thousand feet in the air with a
parachute strapped on to your shivering body and then just
as you started your first jump find that Fate had chosen
you for an accident?
Wow! What a thrill! And how few live to tell of it! I've seen flyers
and balloon observers “bail out" and, by golly, every time I see one drop
into space I think I'm more frightened than the jumper.
I always hold my breath—In those few' seconds before the
rhute opens—and then sigh with relief when the mcreiful silk
spreads out, like a big mushroom and floats gently down.
Joe Baltric was a student at the Air Corps School of Parachute Rig
jing when he was called upon to make the "live jump" that all stu
dents make voluntarily before graduation. They call them "live jumps"
in the air corps but Joe says his came very near being a dead one.
Hanging From the Plane’s Wing.
With four other students Joe took off from Chanute Field at Run
toul. 111., on June 5, 1931. to make their “maiden” Jumps. The boys
went up in five 0-38 planes, Joe says, flying in formation. The other four
made their jumps without incident and Joe saw them all and thought it
would be a cinch. When it came his turn, he swallowed the lump in his
throat, stepped into space and pulled the cord of the chute.
The chute opened but Instead of floating free in the air .loe
felt a sudden tug and heard a ripping sound and looking up saw to
his horror that the shrouds had fouled the plane and he HUNG
SUSPENDED FROM THE TIP OF THE PLANE’S WING!
Any aviator knows what a desperate situation pilot and jumper were
now in. Joe saw that the parachute impeded the movement of the
“flipper" and knew at once that the plane could never land without
Joe Was Swinging Helplessly in Mid-Air.
that control. The pilot knew it, too. Of course, he could have jumped—
and saved himself—but they don’t do things like that in the air corps.
Around and around the field went the paralyzed plane with Joe
awing..ig helplessly in mid-air. Joe, for the life of him, couldn’t figure
bow he could possibly escape with his life. Even if the plane did make
la landing he was certain to be dashed to death on the hard ground and
be saw that his chute was so damaged that it would no longer support
him.
Well, sir, down on the ground those hard-boiled flyers had seen
the predicament of flyer and jumper and were getting their heads
together. Joe eould see (hem rushing around and finally he saw a
plane take off. It didn't give him much hope though because he
couldn’t figure what they could do for him. So he Just hung there
and waited for death.
Looked Like a Sure Crash.
The worst of it was, Joe could see that his plane was gradually los
ing height—only the powerful "Conqueror” engine was keeping it from
crashing. The pilot was having his hands full keeping the ship up as
Joe's body cut down the speed in half. And Joe, meantime, was
■winging crazily around and around like a top on a string and getting so
seasick that he didn't care what happened.
It seemed to take hours for that other plane to come alongside of
them but, when it did, Joe says, he felt a lot better. Somebody had
chalked "follow me" on the fuselage of the other plane and Joe’s pilot
was doing the best he could to obey. Joe recognized the ilyers in the
second plane—they waved encouragement to him and he waved back
a last salute to the dead!
Ordered to Cut Loose.
The other plane maneuvered into a position above Joe and the man
in the rear cockpit started lowering something on a string. Joe couldn't
make out what it was for a few minutes—he was swinging so—but, as
the object came nearer, he saw that it was a butcher knife.
THAT MEANT ORDERS TO CUT HIMSELF LOOSE!
A piece of delicate flying followed as the pilot of the plane
above tried to bring the swinging knife within Joe’s reach. Joe
grabbed at it several times and then an air current would
snatch it from him.
It seemed to Joe that this went on for hours—it did last for over half
an hour—when finally the knife struck Joe in the chest and he grabbed
it and held on. The string broke and floated away. IT WAS UP TO
HIM NOW.
Joe held th# knife firmly and looked at the shrouds of his chute.
“Shrouds” was a good name for those cords, he thought, then he
raised his arm—held his breath—and drew the sharp knife across them.
The strands parted. Joe fell.
Down, down, down, his body shot straight for the earth. As he turned
over and over in his fall Joe could see the hangars beneath him. He
mumbled a little prayer.
And then, boys and girls. Joe pulled the cord of his emergency chute
and floated safely to Mother Earth.
Come to think of it, I guess I didn’t mention before that he had a
aeconcl chute but you see Joe didn’t mention it either until the end of his
story and I—well, I thought it was a secret.
Copyright.—WNU Service.
Indians Used China Brier
The China brier, which grows in
Florida, was used by the Seminole
Indians to prepare a dish called
coontie, or contee, which was made
from the starchy roots of the China
brier. The roots were chopped up
and pounded in a mortar. Then
this meal was mixed with water
and strained through a basket. The
sediment, when dry, was a red meal.
This meal was mixed with honey and
warm water. It jelled as it cooled
and was eaten with corn bread or
cakes
ttoundanes ot Pennsylvania
In 1602 William Penn purchased
' of the Delaware Indians a tract ot
land in the present counties of
Bucks and Northampton, Pa. Penn
and a party of Indians started on
a walk beginning at the mouth of
Neshaming creek After walking a
day and a half he concluded that
it was as much land as he wanted
and a deed was given to the lands
at that point. In 1737. after Penn’s
death, the tract was increased by
w party of expert walkers to a point
bo miles in the interior.
| Monks Incarcerate Themselves
Near Gyantse, Tibet, stands a
lamasery whose lamas, or monks, j
incarcerate themselves in small
mud huts, without doors or win- j
dows, for periods from a year to a
lifetime, in order to earn a flrst
class reincarnation. As no mortal
eye may look upon them during
these years of seclusion, says Col
lier's Weekly, they wear a glove on
the hand used to take their food
from a brother lama when he passes
it to them through a small cur- 1
tained aperture.
Grand Teton National l‘ark
Grand Teton National park is ap
proximateiy 150 square miles in
area, lies south of Yellowstone and
close to the western border of Wy
oming. The greater part of the Te
ton mountains lies within this play
ground. Most travelers agree that
the rugged beauty of the Tetons is
not surpassed by that of any other
mountain range in the world. The
Grand Teton, 13,700 feel high, rises
7,000 feet above the surrounding
country. The park itself was not
created until 1929. ,
Handsome Tweeds Year Around
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
C* ASTER than you
* can say "corse
let waist" or "swing
skirt,” styles may
come and styles
may go, but when
apparel for outdoor,
for travel and for
'year during the varied activities
□f the day is to be considered, wom
en whose clothes carry the air and
tone of the thoroughbred inevitably
select the classically correct, meti
culously tailored wool (preferably
tweed) garments and ensembles
that are right for wear through all
seasons and in all weathers.
It is with this thought in mind
that we call your attention to the
handsome travel and resort coats
illustrated and to the suit which is
every inch an aristocrat. Invest
in outfits of this distinctive char
acter, made of sterling worth Har
ris tweeds, as they are, and you lay
the foundation for a wardrobe that
will carry you through with a pa
trician air in any group, at any hour
of the day and at any season of the
year.
There is much of romance and in
teresting story that surrounds the
history of the quality-kind tweeds
that fashion these models. They
are not produced by any one com
pany, but are of pure virgin wool
developed in Scotland and spun,
dyed, finished and handwoven by
the Islanders of the outer Hebrides.
The island of Harris is the one that
has given its name to these hand
loomed tweeds, but the fabrics are
also made in neighboring islands.
The distinctive coloring of these
tweeds is also traceable to their
peculiar origin. Nearly all the dye
comes from native herbs, roots,
lichens, mosses and seaweeds and
other natural vegetable resources.
The various formulae for these dyes
are heirloom secrets. Jealously
' guarded.
Having told you in part of the
story of romance that surrounds
the tweeds used for the garments
pictured, let’s consider the styling
points that add to their chic. The
traditionally correct topcoat to the
left is tailored of handloomed tweed
in herringbone pattern. It is single
breasted and full length, with free
straight hanging lines. By the way,
advance models particularly stress
the importance of straight hanging
lines for spring coats. In a warm
red brown this coat combines beau
tifully with sports costumes of any
type or color.
The high round collar and loose
sturdy topcoat of luxurious tweed
centered in the group are eminently
youthful. A fine line check in deep
brown is striking against the light
tan background in wide herringbone
weave. Leather buttons at the
front closing repeat the deep brown
accent. Leather is another interest
ing theme for spring. It is used for
pipings, for buttons, for applique
and various other trimmings.
The classic suit for all weather,
all season wear, is here inter
preted in the aristocratic tweed that
hails from Scottish isles. Soft shades
of blue and green are blended in
herringbone pattern for the fitted,
broad-shouldered jacket with mon
otone skirt in matching blue, pro
viding smart contrast as to fabric
patterning. Sometimes the order is
reversed and the skirt is of the pat
terned tweed topped with a mono
tone jacket. In some instances en
sembles are shown which include
hats of matching tweeds and even
bags are tailored of the same
tweed.
© Western Newspaper Union.
ALL-OVER TUCKS
Hi CIIGRIG NICHOLAS
Watch the new mid-season light
weight wool dresses and take note
of the goodly number that achieve
their chic and their charm via a
tuck technique such as you see here
pictured. The material is a red
worsted of cashmere-like softness
with all-over tucking and a trim
ming of corded scallops of self-fab
ric finishing neck and short
sleevfc*. The red suede peak-crown
hat is a favorite type.
'
initialed Hats
Hats with initials are being intro
duced in Paris.
! RICKRACK TRIMMING
INSPIRES WEAVING
There is something so refreshing
and attractive about rickrack on
cottons or linens. So it is not sur
prising to find this trimming at last
having an influence upon weaves
and patterns for this spring. One
sees it in both imports and Ameri
can fabrics. Usually the rickrack
which appears in a stripe or band
arrangement is carried out in col
ors keyed to the rickrack trimming,
suggesting further trimming up if
desired.
These patterned cottons and linens
nave a very definite place in connec
tion with the fashion for decorated
materials, as they have that hand
worked look which women like.
STYLE NOTES
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Tiny checks and plaids will be
seen for spring
A “fish-tail" train is a novelty
note in a black velvet gown.
Glistening materials are being
used for many of the new hats.
The sweetheart rose makes one
ot the loveliest corsage flowers.
Immense rhinestone and baguette
clips are featured for daytime wear.
With fur coats wear one of the
new bright brocade or embroidered
hats.
Charming, indeed, are the hats
designed for little girls of pre-school
age.
This year you may have flowered
evening slippers and a bag to
match.
A shirt which has its own bolero
is a novelty that is attracting much
attention.
Clan plaid ginghams show evi
dences of achieving the popularity
of clan plaid flannels.
Ask Me O Answers Offering j
*r » 7 ■ Information on
rinOtlLQ? ■ Various Subjects
____
1. How many people come of
voting age each year in the United
States?
2. What are known as Cleo
patra’s needles?
3 What is the average annual
expenditure per pupil for public
school instruction in the United
States?
4. What is a joss?
5. Is the water in Great Salt,
lake much saltier than that in the
ocean?
0. From what conquerors did
England derive its name?
7. What animal in fiction faded
away until nothing was left of it
but its grin?
8. What is the average size of
church membership in the United
States?
9. Of whom was it said that he
“possessed the heart of Queen
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Answers to the
Mistake-O-Graph
1. Picture on wall is labeled clock.
2 '‘Jewelry" misspelled.
3. Customer has one white shoe and one
! black shoe.
4 Ring in show window is too large for
a baby
5. Clock labeled 'perfect running condl
| tion" has no parts.
6 Cuckoo bird has flown from the clock.
7. One of weights Is hanging in mid-air.
8 Wristwatch strap on wall is too long
9 Coal is for sale in showcase
10. Clerk is offering burglar a better
watch.
11 Pendulum clock is advertised as an
electric clock.
12 Lamp shade is below light bulbs.
13 Cigar lighter Is all out of proportion.
14. Animal clock is labeled “For your
watch pocket."
15. Lettering on window should be re
versed
16. Counter has out one leg.
Copyright.—WNU Service.
rA Fair Warning
STORY is told of an old
colored woman sitting on
the steps of a church during a
Woman’s Rights meeting in Ak
ron, Ohio, in 1851. She listened
to the fiery speeches by the
men for quite awhile, denounc
ing the idea that women should
vote. Finally the old woman
walked to the front of the
church, pointed her finger at
the men and said, “If de fust
woman God ever made turned
dis world upside down all by
herself, dese women all toged
der can set it right side up
again and you men better let
’em do it.”
Alexandria and the head of Queen
Mary”?
10. Are Americans considered a
tall people.
Answers
1. About 2,200,000 reach their
twenty-first birthday anniversary
each year.
2. Two Egyptian obelisks, one in
New York and the other in Lon
don*.
3. It is $64.76, ranging from
$18.93 in Mississippi to $124.32 in
New York.
4. It is an idol or household god
of the Chinese. Every family has
its joss.
5. Its average salinity is nearly
six times that of the ocean.
6. The Angles.
7. The Cheshire cat in ‘‘Alice in
Wonderland.”
8. For the country as a whole
the average number of members
to a church is 235, being 546 for
urban and 115 for rural churches.
These figures vary decidedly
among the denominations.
9. Of the present duke of Wind
sor.
10. Americans with at least three
generations of ancestry in this
country are the tallest body of
white people in existence. Studies
of college students have shown
that in 15 years’ time the average
height increases an inch. Euro
peans average three-fourths of an
inch shorter than Americans.
Taratite JQecipe
ofi the IWeek^—'
Salmon Hominy Casserole.
T'HE combined flavors of salmon
* and hominy is pleasing, the
combined texture of them is in
teresting, and the appearance of
the two in a casserole dish is ap
pealing indeed. Try this combina
tion for a tasty luncheon or supper
dish.
Salmon Hominy Casserole.
1 No. 2 can hominy 4 tbsp. flour
1 No. 1 tall can cup grated Amerl
salmon can cheese, salt and
4 tbsp. butter pepper
2 cups liquid, part Va cup buttered
milk bread crumbs
Arrange the hominy in the bot
tom of a greased casserole and lay
the salmon over the hominy. Melt
the butter in a saucepan, add flour,
and stir until smooth. Add the
liquid which is made up of the por
tion drained from the hominy and
salmon and enough milk to make
2 cups. Cook until the sauce is
thick and smooth, stirring con
stantly. Add cheese, season with
salt and pepper, and pour over the
hominy and salmon. Sprinkle
crumbs over the top and bake in a
moderate oven (400 degrees) until
the crumbs are brown and the mix
ture thoroughly heated, or about
30 minutes.
An asparagus tip salad with tart
French dressing would be good
with the casserole dish. The canned
asparagus is available in all green,
all white, and white with green
tips, so your fancy has an oppor
tunity to choose the variety pre
ferred.
MARJORIE H. BLACK.
AROUND;
the HOUSE!
Items of Interest
to^the Housewife^
To Preveht Scorching Milk.—
Before heating milk in a sauce
pan, rinse the pan with cold wa
ter and it will not scorch so eas
ily.
• * *
Preserving the Suitcase.—A
castor oil massage will add to the
appearance and durability of a
leather suitcase.
* * *
When Cooking Cheese.—In cook
ing anything with cheese, use a
low temperature because intense
heat makes cheese tough and
stringy.
* * *
Colorful Rolls.—Some cooks add
color to their rolls by putting a
daub of jam in a little hole in
the center of each just before bak
ing.
• * *
Reviving Transfers.—If you
wish to repeat a design when do
ing embroidery, it is not neces
sary to buy a new transfer once
the original one has been ironed
off. Mix an equal amount of
washing blue and sugar with a lit
tle water and, using a fine brush,
paint over the design on the used
transfer with this mixture and
leave to dry. The transfer can
then be ironed off again as when
new.
* • *
Orange Cup Cakes.—Two eggs,
sour cream, one cup sugar, one
and one-half cups flour, one tea
spoon salt, one-quarter cup melt
ed butter, one orange. Break two
eggs into cup, fill cup with sour
cream. Beat with dover egg beat
er. Add sugar. Beat well. Add
sifted dry ingredients and then
melted butter. Use grated rind of
one orange for flavoring. Bake
in moderate oven for 20 minutes.
* • *
To Keep Sink White and Shin
ing.—Make a soap jelly by dis
solving soap in warm water and
adding a few tablespoons of kero
sene. Keep this in a glass or
wide-mouthed jar.
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reveal teeth that flash and sparkle with
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and gleams as it naturally should! You
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And Pepaodent containing Irium is Safe!
Contains NO GRIT, NO PUMICE, NO
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We have read many and various descriptions of jewelry stores, and so to clear the matter up, once and
for all, our artist went out and sketched one. Above you will find the result of his efforts, and so far we
ean see sixteen mistakes. Can you find them? The answers will be found above.