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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

sense than the TWO OF tnen put
together. and Mr.. Endicott
knows IL. Let's celebrate"
And they did. They threw a
party for some other young people
across the lake. Bills father came
back from fishing in time for II
and Sallys people dropped in, too,
and IL was a great success.
And then for two days Bill and
Sally spun dreams of Bits new
Job. and the little house they were
going 10 build, and that sort OF
thing,
At the end Of the two days Bills
mother return Q d Unexpectedly
from The city and the bottom fell
out of everything.
"Bill," she said, II do hope
there wasn't any hurry about
that letter YOU wrote to MIR.
Ehdieott, because Yes, Mary,
lunch at l:l5. please, and let's
see. well have"
Hurry" Bill said, and
turned cold all over. Sally, who
was there. didn't say anything,
Just ciutChed his arm and
turned a little pale under her
sunburn.
Hurry" Bill repeated
feebly.
eyes, YOU see, for some reason
you sent II to me, and / didn't
get IL until was leaving, and
there wasn't any time"
She drew the letter out of her
bag
Sally took one look at it and
two large -oxaEtears- swetfed- ur
in her eyes, and then rolled down
her cheeks. II took everybody IN
the two camps to comfort her.
Bill was sorry for her, hut, OF
boy, was he sorry for himself
His mother and Sallys mother
took Sally in the dory 10 make
some visits, with the hired mar
TO row, and Bill wondered if any.
thing could ever make him forget
this day.
He would have telegraphed Mr.
Endicott, but it was too late now
He was almost fanatically a mar
of his word and would stay
vigorously by the conditions hi
had imposed.
Bill had just lost the Job Of {
lifetime, and all because
SALLYS DAD TALKS
"You know, Bill" her father
said, 'if you want things done
right you should do them your
self. Now leaving the putting
of those letters into their
envelopes to Sally"
"But she wanted to help me-"
Bill said. "She's not so very
careless, you know. It's mostly
that she's just in too much of a
hurry"
49, But he kneM- that wasn't true
Sally, to him, was the most at
tractive girl in the world. anC
something went up and down in
side of him every time he though
of her. but Sally was careless, anC
his father was right and he ough
! TO have figured on it,-==
Bill was sunk.
well" he thought, forlornly,
chats that"
But il wasn't.
II don't like careIessness."
Mr.. Endicott wrote, "and you
were pretty careless to send me
the wrong letter. Here 1t is.
Give il to your mother and tell
her II she received mine not TO
bother to send IL to me.
This one Is probably much
better. There are things more
important even than careful
ness. i don't think I'm senti-
mental enough to hire a man on
account OF his relationship to
his mother, but I'm perfectly
willing to admit that when it's
as sound and sane and gentle
and considerable as yours is, ii
helps.
"Your letter proves, too, what
/ wanted TO find out, that you
are intelligent on paper as well
as In conversation. Promise me
to be careful, too, and the job
Is yours"
TomorroW,s- short story,
III o n lulu Waterfront" by
Denis Morrison.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30
IT'S A JOB

THAT job. With Mr.. Endicott!
He's written about ~"
Her words galvanized Bill Int
sitting position. They read the
letter together.
Dear Bill.
II am writing this letter TO
three young fellows i know. I'm
going TO take on as my as
sistant the one who writes the
best letter asking for the job.
''Put as much of yourself into
your letter as you can and
make IL at least 1000 words
long.
"And II must be In my hands
by the tenth of this month. /
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-30

ADvERTTsEMEN-
Evening star., 1941-12-14

outlaw bronco seem tame. l can
usually stay on him for two successive
jumps. but if he jumps three times in
a row, we return to the water sepa-
rately.
Another sea creature handle with
out my knife is the sea turtle. When
I've spotted one. go oversize and
swim down to him, approaching him
from behind and grabbing one of his
rear flippers. (The sea turtle has flip
pers instead of feet, and they can't be
drawn into the shell) He starts SWIM
ming away. and pull myself up onto
his back. Then get my hand under
the front edge of the shell and throw
my weight back. so that the turtles
front end is raised. Thus he is forced
Evening star., 1941-12-14

merely 60 along for the ride. And it's
usually wild ride. The hide is smooth
and hard to hold When dive upon
an eight-foot porpoise, l lock my legs
around him. clasp my hands on't
each pectoral fin. and fasten my teeth
on to the dorsal fin. And the porpoise
is away like a crazy thing. At such
terrific speed, the water pressure
against me is tremendous; it feels like
standing under waterfall.
If the porpoise sounds dives down.
ward). stay with him. for he must
come up for air the same as |. But the
trouble is, he usually sounds to get
running start for jump. And let me
tell you, when he comes out of the
water, he makes the upheavals of an
Evening star., 1941-12-14
WORSE THAN
AN OCTOPUS
Continued from poge six

hand; but if | allowed him to with
draw his fist six inches. he could jab
me unconscious. A sawfish has several
times the shocking power of Joe
Louis's fist
found this out in Key West. In
those days was beginning to think
was big stuff, Tarzan of the Sea. To
show how cocky was, fastened on
sawfish without knife, just showing
off. The sawfish doubled back and
forth. whipped and twisted and rolled.
and stayed with him. After a minute
or so of it, the sawfish seemed to real
ize that could not be thrown off He
quit struggling. Naturally l relaxed
too. thinking it was over. Instantly
the sawfish's body smacked me with
a stunning force, and l was knocked
loose. Then the tail struck me, throw
ing me forward - into the tooth
studded saw. The saw whipped around
sideways, slashing savagely. and land
ed upon my leg, burying two of the
teeth to the bone.
I've never been so cocky since then:
big fish is dangerous as long as he's
alive.
To me it has always been interest
ing that one of the fastest creatures
in the sea isn't fish but a mammal.
This is the dolphin, CT porpoise. Few
fish can outswim him.
Admiring porpoise's graceful un-
dulations from a boat deck and
hanging on to his back are two differ
ent things. don't fight porpoises; l
Evening star., 1941-12-14

to swim up to the surface. To go down,
| lessen the upward pull on the front
edge of the shell, and down we go,
to rise whenever | am ready. Again
on the surface, | send him to the left
by holding his left hind fiipper, which
causes him to make neat turn. In
this manner | can ride turtle for
hours.
The tail end of a turtle is the safe
end. With the rays, the tail end is the
one to avoid, because in most of the
Gulf species. the rays tail is armed
with venomous, bony, serrated barbs.
I've had the unhappy experience of
being "stung" with one of these barbs,
and the shock and pain is almost un-
bearable. A man who steps on sting
ray can lose his leg and maybe even his
life as result of the wound.
The grandpa OF the ray family is
the devifish, or manta. who grows to
1000 pounds, with "wingspread" of
20 feet or more. used to harpOon
devi!hsh and let them tow the boat
for an exciting ride. One Sunday morn
ing had fishing party out and sud-
denly saw a great shadow moving on
the reef. Wonders a devilfsh," |
yelled to my helper. "Put the boat
over him!'
Evening star., 1941-12-14
Bvh's-EysI

WHEN the bow of the boat was al
most over the ray, | threw the har-
poon, and saw it make direct hit.
The devilfish made short run; then,
to my astonishment. he sank to the
bottom. | had harpooned many of
them, but I'd never seen one do that
before. When we discovered that he
was dead. my puzzlement increased,
because these monsters are notorious
ly hard to kill. | dived over the side,
cut hole in one of the wings, and
ran a warp line through the hole.
Then we towed the devilfish ashore.
In the broiling sun | carefully dis
sected the carcass. The job took hours,
but | found out what | wanted to
know. The harpoon had pierced a
strange. spongy mass. And that had
killed the ray almost instantly. noted
the exact location of the mass.
A few days later in Panama City
had harness made for my shoulders.
l cut my harpoon off its line. and
attached the end of the line to the har-
ness.
Next day my tender and went out
for devilfish again. After several fruit
less hours. we saw one moving down
the beach. He was close to the sur
face, so that the tips of his wings came
out of the water.
The devilfish has huge mouth, big
enough to slip suitcase into, contain
ing fiat, crusher teeth. The bottom
jaw is slightly undershot. At the sides
of his mouth are a pair of muscular
flaps, somewhat like arms, with which
he scoops in fish and shrimp. After
some studying. l had figured way to
avoid that big mouth.
As we neared the devilfsh, said,
Listen. Roger. get out your watch.
If I'm not up in three minutes. haul
me in on the harpoon line"
Evening star., 1941-12-14
Hvssins Donsss

WHEN we were several yards from
the devilfish, jumped in, feet first.
directly in front of him. Immediately
the ray caught me with his flaps, pull
ing me tightly against him. | threw
both arms over the fish's head and
drew my legs up under his jaw. hold
ing my body stiff against his mouth.
That big mouth snapped shut. the
undershot jaw scraping the skin on
my stomach; but he couldn't get me
into his mouth, for the same reason
that you cannot bite the palm of your
hand. With mighty swirl of water
the devilfsh ran under the bow of
the boat, narrowly missing banging
my head against it.
For half a minute my only thought
was to hold on and keep my body stiff
against the horizontal mouth. The
water rushed past my ears at terrify-
ing speed. l reached over as far as |
could and raked toward myself with
the knife, trying to find that vital
spot. l brought the knife forward until
it struck the bony plates of his head.
Then l raked again.
The second time, l got it. felt the
powerful flaps go limp. The rush OF
the water slowed, and my feet dragged
bottom. The devilfsh, all two thou
sand pounds of him. was dead.
Somewhat hampered by the har-
ness (Which, although I've fought doz-
ems of devilfish since, l never used
AGAIN. sprang to the surface. Roger
was coming toward me in the boat,
and l swan to meet him.
The End
12-14-41
Evening star., 1941-08-24
STEAMSHIPS.

Kaffir is an Arabic word meaning
unbeliever.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Covered Bridges Still
Serve West VIRGINIA

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Aug. 23.-
Objects of unfailing interest and
curiosity to almost every eastern
tourist entering West Virginia this
summer have been old covered
bridges. They are popular targets
with Kodak fans.
West Virginia still has SO of these
historic structures. Only six are on
the primary highway system, and
of these, three are still in use. The
others are on secondary roads.
The most famous of these is the
one at the junction of U. S. 119 and
U. S. $50 at Philippi. Built in 1852,
it was the center of bitter fighting
during the Civil War. When the
road commission proposed a few
years ago to replace it with mod
ern span, citizens protests saved it.
The old bridge, however, was rem
ovated and strengthened.
The two other active spans on the
primary system are in Dodridge
county, one at the intersection of
U. S. so and w. Va. 18, believed to
be the oldest in the State, built about
1910 or 1912; and the other on U. S.
10, south of Weston.
Preserved for historic reasons are
two in Preston county, one on w.
Va. 80 and the other on U. S. so,
and another in Writ at the inter-
section of w. Va. II and Secondary
Road 2. Paralleling steel spans take
care of traffic.
The SO on secondary roads are
scattered throughout the State. Sew
eral Of them still are in use.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,
Travel Editor.


Scribblings: The melancholy croak
Of the raven, now rare bird in
America, sometimes disturbs the
quiet meditations of the vacationist
atop Roam Mountain, in Tennessee.
Many a fisherman already knows
the trick, but for those who do not
in the absence of a ruler, a fish's
legal or illegal size can be determined
by a package of cigarettes. II a
standard size pack is carried, lay
as many cigarettes end to end as are
necessary to parallel the fish and
multiply the number by 2s4 inches.
For measuring with 'longies," figure
the cigarette length at 81 inches.
Yellowstone National Parks main
season closes September IL. Limited
Accommodations for motorists are
available to October Is.
Public school children of Buenos
Aires. Argentina's capital, wear
uniforms" inexpensive, white cot
ton coats reaching almost to the
knees. The garment hides the
better clothes worn by pupils with
wellto-do parents, and those of the
poorer. 1t lulls the feeling of class
consciousness.
The Union Pacific Railroad has
placed an order of approximately
$4,000 for 25 1000 horsepower
Diesel locomotives for terminal
switching.
Signs the motor traveller in Mexico
should know: 'Se prohibe estacion-
arse en- esta calle" means mo park
ing; mo sc estacione en- la zone
pavimentada" equals Don't Park
on Pavement; Trabaja dores,"
Men at Work.; "Escuela," school;
"Parada obligatoria, full STOP
In 1910, passengers paid American
railroads about 100000.
The smallest state in the union
has a coast line that stretches 400
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Old Convent Becomes
Public Garden Spot

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 23.-The
Mexican government is restoring the
old Carmelite Convent, known as
The Desert of the Lions" charm
ing relic of antiquity which is To-
Gated only hours ride from Mex
leo City. near the suburb of San
Angel.
The gardens already have been
dedicated to the children. who go
there with their parents for Sunday
picnics and to make merry on the
ponds, swings and athletic appa-
ratus which fill the small park fac
ing the entrance.
The convent itself is small but
tourists find it enchanting because
it is set like an ancient jewel in the
midst of tall pines, high in the
mountains. Horses may be hired
for rides along the deep lanes, or
one may stroll for hours along paths
that wind in the shade of immense
trees.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

Hotel registers confirm that more
than 100 newly married couples ar
rive in this city each day. They
comprise only a small proportion
of the 2,250,000 tourists that the city
expects to entertain this year, but,
commercially speaking, they are a
very important percentage of the
visitors.
Couples still saunter, hand in
hand, to Prospect Point for their
first view of the cataracts. They
stroll onto Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
to gaze at the seething rapids in
the Great Gorge. They still stand
to gaze with delight and wonder
at the illumination which floods the
falls with many-hued lights every
night.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Pennsylvania Schedules
Holiday Programs

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 23.-
While most of Pennsylvania is PLAN
ming Labor Day observanceS, many
communities are scheduling special
programs TO attract tourists and
former residents taking advantage
of the long weekend holiday.
County fairs, old home week cele-
brations, horse shows, flower shows,
water fete and other events are
among those on the Pennsylvania
program for the week end of August
% through Labor Day.
Events in the eastern section of
the State include the annual Buck
Hill tennis tournament at Buck Hill
Falls, August 29-3l; Northeastern
Volunteer Firemen's Federation
convention in Olyphant, near
Scranton, from August 25 through
Labor Day: Lansford old home week
celebration, when Carbon Coun-
tians and visitors will enjoy parades,
picnics, a fashion show, sports
events, concerts and a mardi gras;
Hazleton golden jubilee celebration,
August 27-September /.
Fairs scheduled in the eastern
part of Pennsylvania are: Septem-
Der 1-6, Montgomery County Fair
at Hatfield; September 1-6, Schuyl-
kill County Fair, at Pottsville; Au-
gust 27-29, Susquehanna County
Fair, at Montrose.
Outstanding Labor Day events in
Central Pennsylvania include the
Altoona Horse Show and the Har-
risburg "kipona," annual water fete
Western Pennsylvania holiday
program includes the National Sing
ing Festival of American and Ca.
madam Welsh in New Castle, SUM-
day. August 81. The event is called
"gymanfa ganu." In Clarion County
New Bethlehem celebrates flower
week, September IA.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Women Are Better Travellers,
Ships Purser Observes

DETROIT, Aug. 23.-"Women are
better travellers than men," Charles
B. Mccarthy, purser on the S. S.
North American, says so.
II think the difference between
women and men travellers is that the
women assure the attitude they
know little 'Jout travelling, while
the men take iC for granted that
they know all about it," explained
MI Mccarthy.
THE women ask twice as many
questions about procedure and
schedules aboard a ship but once
they have been given the informa-
tion desired they make easy pas
sengers. And they seem grateful for
any proffered information you can
give them.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
|Honeymooners
| Still Faithful
To Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug.
as in grandpa's time, many
a young couples fancy still turns to
thoughts of love and Niagara
Falls honeymoon. JokeSterS have
had their fun poking fun at this
city as the Honeymoon City" but
year after year newlyweds head
straight for Niagara Falls to spend
their honeymoon days.
The year 1941 is no exception.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
The Travellers Notebook
ScribbIings About The Devils Punch Bowl, Handy
'Yordstiek for Fish, and Such Signs as mo Sc
estocione en- la zono povimentodo'

miles, Rhode Island having more
than 10 ocean beaches.
The Hollywood visitor, invited tt
see the Devils Punch Bowl, shouldn't
prepare for a gilded night spot, but
short journey toward the noun
tains northeast of Los Angeles
The bowl" area is covered with
weird, crater-like formations.
The traffic circles on Mexico Citys
Fifth avenue, Paseo de la Reforma
are known as glorietas.
Residents of Manitou Springs
put out of their minds the idea OF
building bomb shelters, for they
know where they would go should
hostile planes appear. Cave of the
Winds has 16 chambers, formed by
nature in a rocky mountainside.
The Swedish American Lines
Kungsholm cruises to the West In
dies have been altered slightly, the
sailing time of the 1919 day cruises
being moved to noon for the trips
starting September 6, October and
November 18. Port Au Prince, Haiti,
will be omitted and Cartagena, CO.
lumbia, substituted, the itinerary
reading Cartagena, Cristobal, Canal
Zone; San Bias Islands. Panama,
and Havana, Cuba. The 11-day
cruises are unchanged. The pre-
viously scheduled October II sailing
has been changed to October 18
leaving at pm. for Cap Haitian,
Haiti, and Kingston, Jamaica.
Visitors are welcome at the fac
tory of Avalos Hermanos, where
artistic and utilitarian objects OF
glass are fashioned. The whole
process of glass blowing can be wit
nesSed-table and decorative pieces
flgurines, caricatures, animals and
miniature objects. Particularly clev-
er and amusing are the animals.
Coinciding with the harvest will
be the peanut festival at North
Cardinals peanut capital, Edenton
October 17-18.
Nassau is a strange mixture oil
British and American customs. Ths
visitor may pay for his purchases ir
shillings or quarters, may call a lift
an elevator without causing eye
brows to rise. or refer to a gramo-
phone as phonograph. The wore
radio" has made little impression
wireless" being the common term
Nassauvians scrupulously observe
the British ritual of dressing fol-
dinner, however; but like theil
American cousins, they prefer then
Evening star., 1941-08-24

'The men assume they know the
other fellows business as we'll as
their own and do not seek informa-
ton. I think they feel that it
is a sign of ignorance for a man of
the world to be asking too many
questions. And they actually resent
proffered information.
This does not mean that women
can be imposed upon. They are too
good bargainers and shoppers for
that. But they are reasonable
want to get their moneys worth
but do not ask for more than their
moneys worth. Men often pretend
to know more than they do, often try
to bluff their way through-and be
very unreasonable when they fail"
Evening star., 1941-08-24

REMEMBERi It's easy to enter Canada,
edsy to return. No passports. Favorable
exchange means your dollar buys more!
Evening star., 1941-08-24

most famous courses, motor
ing on superb highways, salt
andfresh water hshingin bays
and inlets or picturesque
mountain streams Or Just
relax in cool contentment.
Write foS illustrated literature
Evening star., 1941-08-24

See your TRAVEL AGENT for literature
and tickets or apply Geo. B. Cdnptn,
500 Lincoin-Liberty BLDG, Philadelphia,
or railroad ticket Offices.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
INDEPENDENT SAGUENAY CRUISES
DRIVE TO SHIPS SIDE

BARK your car near any C.S.L Pier
Special arrangaments. Autos carried at
low rates,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
By MERRILL c. MEIGS,

Publisher Of the Chicago Herald American Temporary
Assignment Chicf Of the Arcrdft Branch Production
Dirision, Office Of Production Management.
Tuesday - We arrive at (name omitted for
military reasons after flying through some pretty
thick weather. and met Henry Ogden, manager for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28
BETTER GUNNED

They say the B-24 can also
knock off a Fokk Wolff patrol
plane, being faster and better
gunned.
An awful Job to change.
though. They had TO make $50
new pieces for each plane, and
expect to have the job done in
another 10 days. ft is certainly
one of the best pieces OF work
/ saw in all England.
(MeioS made a careful surrey
not only OF factories working on
the assembly, repair and dlterd-
ton OF American planes. but
also English factories Uhere
he studied British production
methods mitch might be dp-
Piled in American factories. A
notation in his diary on the same
DAY that he viSited the Ameri-
can plants. tells OF calls on ttDo
English factories
We flew on to a branch OF the
Fairey Aircraft Company. At
one Fairey plant they assemble
the Beaufighter and at another
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-28

they manufacture both the
Beaufighter and the Fulmer, a
Navy Dive bomber.
was told that very little time
has been lost here due to bomb
ing. The manager said things
were going along well. 1t is a
good looking outfit.
AT a Bristol factory ! saw a
professional rat catcher. He goes
about the plane factory with
ferrets in a box and a couple OF
dogs. The~ferrets go in and
chase out the rats and the dogs
do the rest. He kills several
thousand year.
(Meios studied not only planes
but also the men tDho fly them
AGAINST the Germans. Most OF
the English pilots. he reports,
tDere typical blond BrttonS NTH
blue eyes and in their early
tiUentieS. His diary telLs'of some
tUho fail to return from flights
across the Channel and OF one
other Uho liUed. but Tired NTH
a burden he found hard TO bear
Here is his story, as recounted
in the daryl
Friday-Left London at $3.50
a. m. in car provided by the
Ministry Of Aircraft Production.
accompanied by Wing Com
mander -. whose name I will
not mention for obvious reasons
He is a young pilot of %. who
was shot down over Dunquerque
and succeeded IN landing hts
damaged plane on the beach,
Later he was picked up, slightly
injured. and taken back to Eng
land. where, after a few months
he had recuperated sufficiently
to 60 on duty instructing. A few
weeks later. when gliding in for
a landing. his motor quit and
he was obliged 70 make a forced
landing. going almost straight
in. He was seriously injured
although no bones we're broken
The shock was to his nerves
which was very severe.
A few days rest and he wa