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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1938)
£foud QM<xus' ADVENTURERS’ CLUB HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI “A Free Ride to Doom” By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter Hello everybody: I’ve seen a lot of articles lately, in newspapers and magazines, warning automobilists not to pick up strangers along the road. Well, sir, today I’m going to warn the strangers not to get too chummy with these doggone auto mobilists. And I’m not more than half kidding about that, either, boys and girls. It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways, and you can get in just as much •f a jam picking up with some bird in a car as the bird in a car can by jiving a lift to the guy with the wiggling thumb at the side of the road. If you don’t believe that, listen to the story of Ernest A. Kehr, of Richmond Hill. N. Y. Ernie took a ride one time, back in the summer of 1934, with a bird he’d neve* . en before—and that ride came darned close to being the last one Ernie ever took. Picked Up by a Strange Motorist. Ernie had been up in Calgary riding wild horses in the rodeo and was on his way home. He had hiked through Glacier National park and he had arranged to meet a friend at a small town in Montana and he didn't want to keep him waiting. Valier was the name of the town and Ernie was within 15 miles of it when a man came along driving a brand-new car. The man pulled up Ibeside Ernie and asked him if he wanted a ride. It didn't take much figuring on Ernie’s part to decide that this was an easier mode of travel than the "Shanks mare” system he had been following. He climbed into the seat by the driver and they were oil. But Ernie had no more got into that buzz buggy than he began to have his doubts. There was something queer about the driver. He had __t_ Over the Side of the Mountain They Went. seemed cordial enough when he had offered Ernie the ride, but there his good will seemed to have ended. When Ernie passed a casual re mark, the fellow ignored it. He kept his eye on the road and the car seemed to be moving faster and faster with every foot they went. They had gone quite a distance before Ernie discovered what, the trouble was. Ills companion was well under the influence of liquor. Fast Driving on a Dangerous Road. That didn’t look so good to Ernie. The fellow was driving faster than was safe, even with a sober man at the wheel. By this time he was hitting fifty on a road where a sane driver would not have gone more than thirty—a long, steep downgrade that ran along a sloping mountain, ridge. The ground fell away on one side of them into a deep mountain gully and on the other side it rose straight up~a wall cut out of solid rock by the graders who had leveled the roadbed. The small car bounced about perilously on the rough, uneven road, but that didn't seem to bother the man at the wheel. Instead of slowing down he fed the machine more gas. The needle of the speedometer climbed to sixty—then to seventy. Ernie began to get nervous about that time. The car was roaring along now at a speed that almost upset it every time it came to a curve. It bounced about the surface of the road in a thoroughly alarming man ner. Ernie kept his eye glued on the driver, watching his every move and ready to grasp the wheel in the event that he should lose control of the car. It seemed nothing short of a miracle to Ernie that it hadn’t gone off the road or smacked into something Jong before. Plunged Right Of! the Mountain Side. They had gone skidding around a curve on two wheels and had just come to a long, straight stretch. The road ahead looked smooth and In good condition, and for the first time during the ride Ernie felt comparatively safe. He drew In a deep breath and heaved a sigh of relief—let his eyes wander over the land scape for a second. And then it happened. Says Ernie: "I had no sooner taken my eyes from the man than I •aw the car leave the hard road and go off onto a soft shoulder. At the speed we were making, that shoulder was fatal. The sudden change of surface swerved the wheels of the car and over the side of the mountain we went, the car turning over in the air as it left the ground. The earth seemed to spin about in a dizzy circle for a few seconds and then we crashed to the slope at the bottom of a sheer drop of 40 feet. "We hit the slope with a crash—so hard that the motor of the car was knocked right off the chassis and buried itself in the ground where we struck. But the rest of the car. with both of us in it, continued to roll down the slope at a terrific speed. It rolled over six or eight times and finally crashed into a rock with such force that 1 went sailing 50 feet through the air. After that I lost consciousness.” A 40-foot drop, six turns in a tumbling car and a 50-foot sail through the air! The driver was dead when they found him, and Ernie well—he got a bump on the head, three busted teeth—and that’s all. And he’s still wondering if he's really as tough as those figures would seem to indicate. Copyright.—WNU Service. Franklin Feted In Paris When Benjamin Franklin was In Paris in Revolutionary days seek ing-help for America, he received such ovations as the old Spartan had never dreamed of. Parties were given in his honor, at which the most beautiful women were chosen to embrace him in turn. No man of quality was complete without a ring or snufT-box with his medal lion. "These.” he wrote to his daughter, "have made your father's face as well known as that of the moon, se that he durst not do any thing that would oblige him to run away, as his phiz would discover him wherever he should venture to show it” One One’s Own Resources To be thrown on one’s own re sources is to be cast in the very lap of fortune; for our faculties undergo a development, and display an en ergy, of which they were previously unsusceptible.—Franklin. Governor Had No Opposition Edward Tiffin, Ohio’s first gover nor, was the only chief executive of the state who was chosen without opposition. Just as George Washing ton was our only president elected Without OPDOSitio" The “Big Stick” “Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far." is a West African proverb. Theodore Roose velt popularized it. It became a sort of slogan to describe his strong foreign policy and his advocacy of military and naval preparedness. He used it in an address on Septem ber 2, 1901, at the Minnesota state fair, when he said: “There is a homely old adage which runs, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far.’ If the American nation will speak softly and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly effl. cient navy, the Monroe doctrine will go far.” Origin of Mayonnaise To Minorca, in the Balearic is lands, goes the prize for having been the scene of the invention of mayon naise. It first saw the light at Ma hon, and was concocted by the Due de Crillon's chef at the siege of 1782. President Son of Judge Tyler President John Tyler was the son of Judge John Tyler. Revolutionary patriot, Judge, governor of Virginia, who was the son of another John Tyler, marshal of the colonial vice* admiralty court of Virginia. Pretty Silk for Her Easter Frock By CHERIE NICHOLAS I^ECK little daughter out in a pretty-pretty dress-up silken gown at the joyous Easter time and note what a radiant outlook it will give her. It will be as refreshing a sight as the flowers that burst into an ecstasy of color at the magic touch of spring to see little girls lilting their way along in the Eas ter style parade. It seems that silk for dress-up "Sunday-go-to-meeting” frocks has come into its own this spring in childhood's realm, more so than for many seasons past. Mothers are becoming increasing ly alert to the fact that bright col orful well-cut clothes are vastly im portant in the development of a child's personality. Often it is only a becoming dress that spells the difference between a confident hap py child and a timid backward one. Mothers will find inspiration aplenty as to "how to make” little daughter's Easter frock, in the trio of fashions illustrated, for they came fresh from the designeru’ hands and are alive with new "ideas.” If you prefer to buy your child's frock ready made you will And more daintily fashioned silk models than have been shown for quite some time, but if you are a sew-at-home enthusiast all you have to do to make a dress after the manner of the model shown to the right is to take enough silk (navy printed silk taffeta fashions the gown pictured) to the pleater and the pleater pleats the skirt. Just ask little daughter, she knows! — knows that pleated skirts are very stylish indeed this season. To give the attractive styling to the top part insert puffed details in the sleeves and the bodice as pictured. As to the little girl centered in the group it is not a case of “all dressed up and no place to go” for her outfit, even to her new wrist watch and the dainty white gloves she carries, unmistakably identifies her as one who will join in the style parade pridefully arrayed in her Easter finery. The dress is made of dainty flower-print silk crepe in delicate lovely colors. There is considerable smocking at the waistline, giving the corselet ef fect so popular in adult fashions, with simulated yoke effect repeating the smocking. The brim hat is of the same silk print. Little daughter will look just as if she stepped out of a fashion plate if on Easter she wears a dress of plaid weighted silk taffeta (very smart is taffeta this season). Make the skirt with fan box pleats and grace the neckline with a pleated frill, as you see to the left in the picture. Vel vet ribbon is used for the bow at the neck and for about the waist which gives it still another claim as a fashion-first. When in doubt use vel vet touches to finish off the dress or the coat you may be making, for as a trimming feature velvet is very important this season. For children’s dresses plain silk crepe in the new charming pastel colors ranks in high favor. These pretty monotone crepes revel in “oo dles” of shirring, smocking, fagot ing and other handwork detail. The colors available are entrancing. © Western Newspaper Union. NEW IN THE MODE Ilv CHERIE NICHOLAS * —nTfiWniriiTlTii irti—r to \\ n' ir ~ ■ - • w Silk sweaters in bright colors j with the tailored spring suit are im i portant news. A cardigan fine slip over silk sweater as pictured at the top can be buttoned in back or front. It has a boat neck and short sleeves. I’he silk knit has a small spaced arrow motif. The rough straw sai | lor has a bandana trim. The gypsy \ blouse shown here is in black and white polka dot silk crepe. It has a 1 turnover collar and long full sleeves with turned back culls and a red silk chiffon handkerchief in the ' breast pocket. It is worn with a j black silk taffeta upturned sombrero I with a chin strap. TAILORED OUTFITS HERALD OF SPRING By CIIERIE NICHOLAS The annual blossoming of tailored suits is a surer sign of spring than the appearance of the first crocus. Of course, there are always modifi cations, and this year they take the form of lower waistlines, higher hemlines, and boxy shoulder details. In keeping with this vogue, simple shoes are once again highlighted. Gone are the foot-revealing sandals that predominated in last year's spring line. Shoe trimming details, including simple cut-outs, punchwork, and perforations, are especially signifi cant because of their restraint. This is also true of colors. The blue, red, and copper-hued shoes now slated for style importance are consider ably toned down to conform with the note of early spring reserve. Nursery Rhyme Buttons to Adorn Spring Prints Little Jack Horner was no more surprised than the fashion snooper is at the new forms of catalin but tons that are now being sewed on prints here, cotton goods there or just fastened to fancy little cards for the home dressmaker. Litt'e Jack Horner happens to be one of the figures into which the catalin has been shaped and he is accom panied by such renowned persons as Old Mother Hubbard and her shoe. Little Red Riding Hood, the Piper's Son, Jack the Giant Killer and Moth er Goose, herself, whose rhymes were the inspiration for these new shapes. Colors? Blue, green, or ange and red. And, as strange as it seems, (or does it?) more of these buttons are being used on adults' apparel than on infant wear. Pillbox Holds Stage Down to earth, or rather down to sensible levels, come hat crowns as the pillbox registers a success. : - CW-Tq SEW 4^" Ruth Wyeth Spears ^T.MfcSrja£r !3S%K: Z^"xXSr 7r^~ . a Slide Fasteners for Slip Covers TF YOU have slip covers made * by an interior decorator and you go in for such niceties as slide fasteners or welted or piped seams the bill goes up and up. If you make the covers yourself all these “extras” amount to very little either in time or money. In fact slide fasteners require less time than a closing with snaps. Plan the closings for a slip cover during the final fitting when the seams have been basted but not stitched. Sometimes one short placket is all that is needed. Again openings must be left at several points so that the cover will slip on easily. To apply a slide fastener to a seam placket, turn the slip cover inside out and crease the seam open. Cut a facing strip lVi inches wide and 1 inch longer than the opening. Join the facing strip to the back edge of the opening as shown at A. Slash the front of the seam edge % inch above the top of the opening and crease it over the back facing as shown at B. When the edges of the opening have been prepared in this way, press the edge creases with a hot iron. Next, baste and stitch the fastener in place as at C sewing close to the metal. The ma chine cording foot is useful for this purpose. Do not trim away the tape at the ends of the fasten er. Whip the upper ends down as at D, and cover the lower ones with the hem as at E. NOTE: If you are making new slip covers or curtains or doing other Spring sewing you will want a copy of Mrs. Spears' book SEW ING for the Home Decorator. Forty-eight pages of illustrated di rections for making curtains for every type of room; dressing ta bles; lampshades, and numerous other articles used daily in the home. Send name and address, enclosing 25 cents (coin pre ferred) to Mrs. Spears, 210 So. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. Uncle fthil SajjAt Law Books and Jails Full Too many people think that hu man nature can be changed by “Be It Enacted.” Books will be written about the depression so long as it is not un derstood—which means forever. Why shouldn’t men talk shop; shop is what they live by. Usually Classified as Blue It is better to find that a man has “feet of clay” instead of a head of that material. What persons desire who don’t understand how to make or keep moqey is a big fortune that some body else looks after. They want the money, but not the bother. Virtuous Intolerance Intolerance has its place. There isn’t enough of it employed against indecency, injustice and just plain vulgarity. Greatest joy in friendship is that your friend thinks more of you than you deserve. Only other being that does that is your mother. Strange Facts | Cat-Tails Served | • as Asparagus • yOU can eat the fuzzy cat-tail * you have seen so often in marshy places. The Iroquois In dians used the root of the cat-tail plant to make flour. The root is starchy and the Indians dried it and made a flour that is similar to flour made from corn or rice. Cat-tail flour was one of the sub stitutes the Germans learned to use during the World war. The American Indians also used the root to make syrup. It is the tender shoots of the plant that Cossacks enjoy and it is this part of the plant that is sometimes served in England under the name Cossack asparagus. The fibrous leaves of the cat tail plant have often been used to make mats and chair seats. The flower is converted into a substi tute for cotton or silk and is made into a filling for upholstery. In this form the flower was used as a dressing for wounds in the World war. The ancient people of India dried the cat-tails and used them as torches. In some places where palm leaves are not eas ily obtained the cat-tail leaves are used on Palm Sunday instead of palms. The leaves of the cat-tail are grasslike, growing in double rows on the reed stalk and the flower of the plant is the tail which grows at the top of the stalk. The tail is not a single flour but is made up of thousands of little flowers. The familiar fuzzy surface is due to fine down which grows on each flower. The cat-tail is one of the most familiar sights in all places where there is marshy ground. In Eng land the plant is called reed mace. © Britannlca Junior. Mistake-O-Graph Answers 1. Question mark on banner. 2. Telephone has no receiver. 3. Lower section of bay window is night, upper is daylight. 4. Flower appears in golf bag. 5. Picture of Rover just shows leg and tail. 6. Nail in wall does not support picture. 7. Singer's head appears from speaker of radio. 8. Chair is floating in the air. 9. Mirror on bureau is not attached to supports. 10. Lamp plug is not connected, yet lamp is lit. 11. Cane in bouquet of flowers. 12. Bear rug is growling. 13. Gentleman has evidently forgotten to shave. 14. Bear skin is spotted. 15. Gentleman is wearing odd socks. Too Busy for Honors Once when a university wanted to confer an honorary degree of LL.D. upon Thomas A. Edison, the savants had to carry on the cere mony by telephone. The inventor was too busy with his experiments to go to accept the honor. He was glad when he could hang up the receiver and get back to work. BOTH Pepsodent Tooth Paste and Powder contain marvelous Irium • Minions everywhere are singing the praises of Pepsodent containing Iriura to get teeth far brighter! It is wonderful Irium that helps Pepsodent gently bmsh away stubborn, clinging surface-stains that hi do the natural brilliance of your teeth...just as a cloud will hide the light of the sun. With these ugly surface-stains gone, your teeth reveal the lovely, gleaming radiance they naturally should have I And Pepsodent with Irium works SAFELY —because it contains NO BLEACH, NO GRIT, NO PUMICE. Try it! g-UMlJUU—3 Mistake-O-Graph WKilw i W --- " - All dressed up and no place to go might well be the title of this inspiring scene. The importance of the occasion, we fear, must have warped our artist’s mind, for the drawing is full of mistakes. Can you find fifteen? The answers will be found above.