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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1938
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ADVENTURERS' CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF!
“Three Strikes”
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
H ello everybody:
George Codeanne of New Haven, Conn., thinks he rates
a membership in the Adventurers’ club. He bases his claim on
doggone good grounds, too. He says he thinks he has faced
death more times in one day than the average guy in everyday
walks of life.
Well, I’m inclined to think George is right about that. George looked
the old Grim Reaper in the eye exactly three times on this particular
day he’s talking about, and I’ll bet that third time, the old man with the
scythe heaved a sigh of resignation and said: “What? You here again?’’
It’s a fact, boys and girls. Gsorge knocked on Death's
door so many times that day he made a nuisance of himself.
It was on December 24, 1934, that George started out on his all
day battle with the fates. It was just about the first good cold day they’d
had in New Haven that winter, and a bunch of the boys went ice skating.
One of the lads had a car, and they climbed into that for a ride out to
Miller’s pond. They found the ice fairly solid and in pretty decent
skating condition.
First He Broke Through the Ice.
They skated about an hour, and then George’s friends decided to
quit. But George stayed on for one last spin around the ice—and that
was the act that set the old adventure ball a-rolling.
He had gone about half way around the pond, when suddenly, with
out warning, the ice gave way beneath him and he was thrown down
into the icy water.
“I was chilled through in an instant,” he says. “I hit bottom and
tried to rise to the surface, but to my horror, I found that both my skates
had become entangled in the weeds that covered the bottom of the pond.
I bent down to disentangle them, but in my panic, only succeeded in
making matters worse. Things seemed to be growing yellow, and then
His Pals Hauled Him to Safety.
black voices began calling to me to stretch out my arms. They called
two or three times before I realized it was my friends trying to help me.”
George stood up and raised his arms. That’s what saved his
life. The water was only a little over his head there, and his
hands, stretching out of the water, came in contact with some
thing hard. He grabbed it.
It was a hockey stick he’d caught hold of. Up on the ice his friends
had formed a human chain and were pushing that stick out to him.
With his last ounce of strength, he clung to that stick, while his pals
hauled him to safety.
Now wait a minute. Don’t rush off. That’s only the first adventure,
and George is the sort of guy who does everything by threes. The
worst was still to come. As George was hauled out onto the solid ice,
everything went black. He lapsed into unconsciousness, and when he
came to again, he was in the car, being rushed home. And no sooner
had he opened his eyes when Death struck another vicious blow—this
time aimed at everybody in that speeding auto.
Next Came an Automobile Wreck.
From where he lay in the back seat, half supported by two of his
friends, George was conscious that the car was making fast time. Up
ahead, another one of his pals ’s stepping on the gas—trying to get
George home and into some wc clothes before he caught pneumonia.
The car was having tough going. It jounced and swayed and skidded,
for the ground was covered with snow and the road was slippery. They
were coming to a bridge, and George watched dully as the car sped up
the approach. They were on the bridge—in the middle of it. And then,
suddenly, the car hit a slippery spot, skidded, and crashed through
the guard rail.
The car shot out over the water. That, thought George, would
surely be the end. The river swirled darkly forty feet below as
the car’s nose plunged downward to meet it. But again, the gods
were kind, and that car never hit the water. The rear wheels
became entangled in the twisted iron of the guard rail, and there
the car hung, suspended perpendicularly over the swirling water.
George was thrown forward against the back of the front seat. So
were the two lads who were with him. There they stayed, not daring
to move lest their slightest stirring tilt the car at such an angle that
they’d fall out.
Says George: “With each puff of wind—with each slight movement
on the part of any member of our party, the car would tip and sway a
little more forward. We spent about twenty minutes there—twenty min
utes of agonizing torture during which not one of us spoke a single word.
As a matter of fact, we hardly dared to breathe.”
Pneumonia Was Third and Last.
Twenty minutes of that—and then a wrecking car came and
hauled them to safety. So ended adventure number two. Still in
his wet clothes, George was hustled home. But be didn’t get
home quite fast enough. The cold and the wet clothes had done
their work. His third meeting with Death was less spectacular
than the others, but it took him a lot longer to get through with
it. George came down with pneumonia.
It took George three months to get over that last adventure. For six
weeks he hovered between life and death. Then Death threw a big,
black double six and Life took the dice to toss out a natural. He’s back on
his feet again now—and we all hope he’s done fooling around with Old
Man Doom for a while.
Copyright.—WNU Service.
“Mac” Means “Son of”
“Mac” is a Gaelic prefix meaning
“son of”: i. e., MacDonald, son of
Donald. Similar prefixes appear in
Irish and Welsh. In Irish names, it
is “O,” as in O’Grady, and in Welsh,
"Map” or “ap,” as in “Prichard,”
a shorter form of Aprichard.” An
other prefix of this type, says Lon
don Answers Magazine, came
through the Norman invasion. This
was “Fitz,” as in Fitzmaurice.
2,136-Ounce Gold Nugget
The largest nugget of gold ever
discovered was found in Australia
on February 5, 1869. It weighed
2,316 ounces. A marble shaft marks
the spot where John Deason and
Richard Oates discovered it.—En
gineering and Mining JoumaL
Named Tombstone, Aris.
Ed Schieffelin, the pioneer settler,
named Tombstone, Ariz. He was
told by friends when he left Fort
Huachuca that he would find his
tombstone there. Hence the name.
Unusual Dog-Drawn Transportation
An unusual dog-drawn transporta-
tation service operated in Alaska
about 1900. At times, says Col
lier’s Weekly, a train would consist
of 24 eight-foot sledges, tied end to
end, pulled by 350 Eskimo dogs,
harnessed two abreast. The crew
of 30 men worked in two shifts,
one sleeping while the other pa
trolled the line of animals, which
was a half mile long.
Cleanliness Once No Virtue
Cleanliness wasn’t always consid
ered a virtue. Back in the Sixteenth
century, tongues wagged if a wom
an sought attractiveness by wash-
mg her face too often. Once or even
twice a week was permissible and
even advisable.
First Carpet Factory in America
The first carpet factory to be es
tablished in America began opera
tion in 1791 at Philadelphia, where
more carpets are produced than any
other city in the world.
School House Wrecked by Tornado
A tornado which swept destruction from Arkansas to Illinois wrecked this school at Columbus, Kan.
Luckily none of the pupils were in their rooms when the twister hit. This picture shows a member of the
American Legion with his little son as they recovered his things from a desk in the wrecked school room.
MATURE FRESHMAN
“Der Fuehrer” of Austria
Julius F. Stone, Jr., who helped
rehabilitate the city of Key West,
Fla., is now attending classes as a
freshman at the Harvard law school
at Cambridge, Mass. Stone, thirty-
five years old, is a graduate of Ohio
State university and holder of a
Ph. D. degree in chemistry from
Harvard. He lives in Cambridge
with his wife and baby daughter.
A strange scene for the formerly gay capital of Austria is presented
by posters carrying the profile of Chancellor Adolf Hitler, as the Nazi
organization takes over the government. Wonder what thoughts pass
through the minds of this elderly trio.
Show Must Go On—War or No War
Members of the Murray’s club chorus and orchestra, a leading night spot in London, England, who have
received air raid precaution training, are shown prepared to go on with the show, wearing their gas masks.
Official House Wrecking ' she likes cigars
An army tank charging one of a row of condemned cottages near
Bovington camp, Dorset, England, provided an exciting show for the
local inhabitants. Hundreds of visitors and all the soldiers stationed at
the camn had a chance to see the tanks in operation.
One hundred and three years old,
Lizzie Bransfield of Cadiz, Ohio, is
happy as long as she has a little
tobacco and some pretty things to
fuss over. She has thrived on sim
ple living and hard work at the
Harrison county infirmary for 85
years. Her mother died at the age
of one hundred and ten. “When I
don’t enjoy my tobacco any longer,”
said Miss Bransfield, “I’ll be ready
to pass on and be forgotten.”
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST.
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for April 17
THE VICTORIOUS SERVANT
(Easter)
LESSON TEXT—AcU 1:13-36.
GOLDEN TEXT—ThU Jesus Beth God
raised up. whereof we aU are wltneases.—
Acts 1:31.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Peter s rtrst Sermon.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Peter's Greatest Sermon.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—
Winning with the Victorious Christ.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
The Risen Christ Our Hope of Victory.
"Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumph o'er Hia foe*;
He aro*e a Victor from the dark domain.
And He Uvea forever with His saints to
reign:
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!"
Let the glad chorus swell the good
tidings that the One who humbled
Himself to become the servant of
all is the “Victorious Servant”—yes,
the Victorious Lord!
Easter is the (jreat holiday—a real
holy day of the Christian church.
We rejoice in the incarnation, for
only as the Son of God identified
Himself with the human race could
He bear our sins on Calvary’s tree.
We keep the cross before us, for
only as He died did He make atone
ment for our sin, but above all we
observe the ressurection, for had
He not risen for our justification we
would indeed have been without any
hope. Ours is a resurrection faith;
let us live it in resurrection power.
Life is so serious in its respon
sibilities and burdens, so often dis
appointing in its trials and sorrows,
that we need to sound the note of
victory. But it must be real victory
and it must be assured at the cru
cial point where all the hopes of
man find defeat—at death. Only the
Christian has the assurance of vic
tory there, but, thank God, he does
really have it in our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Turning aside from our studies in
the Gospel of Mark for today we
consider together the sermon of
Peter on the day of Pentecost. He
declares Jesus to be:
I. Approved by Mighty Works
(v. 22).
Theories may have validity only
to the man who accepts the author
ity of the one who proclaims them,
but facts are stubborn things, the
reality of which no man can deny.
There are those who sp>eak about
the Lord Jesus as though we asked
them to accept Him on the basis of
our claims for Him as the Son of
God. They forget the facts of his
tory—from the hundreds of years
before His incarnation when the
prophets spoke of His coming, down
through the account of His earthly
life, death, and resurrection to
which we may well add the ines
capable argument of Christianity as
it stands in the world today—all
speak of Him as the Son of God.
II. Delivered Up to Die (v. 23).
The cross was not an accident.
Jesus did not die as a martyr to a
noble but hopeless cause. He came
into the world “to give his life a
ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28).
He said, “I lay down my life .
No man taketh it from me, but I
lay it down of myself. I have power
to lay it down, and I have p>ower to
take it again" (John 10:17, 18).
But the fact that the cross was in
tlie eternal plan of God in no way
justifies those who slew Him.
Though they were fulfilling the
divine purpose, they were acting as
free moral agents fully responsible
lor their wicked deeds.
III. Raised Up by God (w. 24-32).
“It was not possible that he should
be holden” of death (v. 24)—what
a beautifully final and positive state
ment. It was an impossibility that
Christ should remain in the grave,
and it is the absolute assurance of
Scripture that we who “be dead with
him shall also live with him” (H
Tim. 2:11). To the believer, the one
who is in Christ, the resurrection of
the Saviour is the guarantee that
we shall be raised. Christ is the
first-fruits of them that sleep in the
grave. (I Cor. 15:20.)
Peter in his sermon turns- to the
Scriptures to prove the resurrec
tion referring to the prophet Joel
as well as to the Psalms of David.
It would be well for us to do like
wise on this Easter Sunday of 1938,
for we have infinitely richer re
sources, for in our hands is the New
Testament with the story of the res
urrection and all the references of
the epistles to this glorious truth.
IV. Ascended and Exalted (v. 33).
“Look, ye saints! The sight Is glorious:
See the Man of Sorrows now:
From the fight returned victorious.
Every knee to Him shall bow:
Crown Him! Crown Him!
Crowns become the Victor's brow.”
“He humbled himself . . : Where
fore God hath highly exalted him”
(Phil. 2:8, 9). Read Philippians 2:
5-11 as a fitting close to this glorious
lesson.
Gaining Knowledge
“More knowledge of God’s Word
will be gained by a single effort
to obey one of His commandments
than by a year of reading with no
effort to keep the Word of God.”
Atonement
No rush to the battle will atone
for sin in the tent.—G. Campbell
Morgan.
Pretty Dresses that
Flatter the Figure
T'HERE’S no spring tonic in the
world like having a pretty new
dress that makes you look slim
and smart. And these are so easy
to make, that you’ll enjoy fixing
them for yourself. The patterns
are carefully planned so that even
beginners will have no trouble fol
lowing them, and each is accom
panied by a detailed sew chart
explaining just what to do. In
addition to having something in
dividual and very much your own,
you’ll save, decidedly.
Comfortable House Dress.
It’s wonderful how much more
one feels like working in a brand
new, fresh house dress that’s be
coming as well as comfortable.
This design is distinctly slenderiz
ing because it’s so straight and
simple. You can make it in a few
hours. Cheerful percale print.
seersucker or chambray are nice
fabrics for this dress, which will
certainly be your favorite if you
want to look slimmer than you
are.
Dress For Afternoon.
If you wear any size between 36
and 52 this dress is designed to
make you look your best. Shir
ring on the shoulders creates the
fullness that you need in the
blouse. The long, unbroken line
from shoulder to hem takes inches
off the figure. Sleeves ending just
below the elbow are flattering to
plump arms, and the long, softly
rippling jabot,trims are lengthen
ing in effect. Make this lovely
dress of silk crepe, small-figured
or polka dot prints, or georgette.
Later, in voile, it will be your
coolest summer frock.
- The Patterns.
1382 is designed for sizes 34, 36,
38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36
requires 3% yards of 36-inch ma
terial without nap. With short
sleeves.
1456 is designed for sizes 36, 38,
40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size
38 requires 4% yards of 39-inch
material, plus contrasting.
Spring-Summer Pattern Book.
Send 15 cents for the Barbara
Bell Spring and Summer Pattern
Book which is now ready. It con
tains 109 attractive, practical and
becoming designs. The Barbara
Bell patterns are well planned,
accurately cut and easy to follow.
Each pattern includes a sew-chart
which enables even a beginner to
cut and make her own clothes.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, HL'
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
e Ball Syndicate.—WNU Service.
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