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Good Luck Plus Saves Three
Trapped in Torpedoed Cruiser

IN complete darkness, dazed by
torpedo shock and caught under
wreckage far down in the hold of
the British merchant cruiser
"Rajputana" as she was being
sunk by a German submarine,
Frank G. Davidson and two fell
low seamen are living today be-
cause, as they put it, of "a piece
of good luck plus"
Davidson had gone below to try
to save some Of his belongings.
The "Rajputana", already struck
by one torpedo, was walloWing in
heavy. seas and listing badly.
Water was coming into the lower
compartments and Davidson was
taking his last chance to save
some of his gear.
''Two other boys and were
down in the stokerS' mess when
the second torpedo hit" he says
"All three of us were knocked
fiat by the impact. In the same
instant all lights went out and
heavy tables, chairs, metal lock-
ers, and everything else that could
get loose began trembling and
crashing about us in the dark.
1--WE fellows were trapped all
right-not much of a chance of
finding our way out. But just as
I was recovering my senses lit
tie, my hand hit against some
thing in my pocket. The good
luck was that what touched was
still there instead of under the
pile of debris filling the mess
room. 1t was my flashlight, load
ed with fresh batteries, too.
Now, thought, we had a
chance. The three of us set to
work and with the help of this
light we got ourselves loose from
the wreckage. The next job was
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cidents. In her spare moments
away from the typewriter she is
also given to dramatization. Her
circle of friends which include such
people as Noel Coward, Louis
Bromfield, Moss Hart and William
Allen White, will tell you that of
all the personal problems in the
world, hers are the direst. No hap
pening is too inconsequential to be
dynamited into a calamity.
After years of travel, Miss Ferber
settled down on a Connecticut estate
to write her biography, "a Peculiar
Treasure" in 1888. The house, Drut-
man writes, is filled with the fur
niture she has collected for twenty
five years and has carpet in which
you sink up to your ankles. In con-
trast with the luxury Of the other
rooms is the den in which she works.
1t is monastic and stark. 1t has a
typewriter, which she uses like a
shovel, and an old roll top desk.
Here she works all morning, all
afternoon, interrupting her work
only for short walks. She is gen.
erous with praise and with money.
but not with her time. That she
guards jealously and doles out at
spaced intervals, Drutman confides.
For with her, writing is not a pro-
fesslon but a necessary function.
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Motoring Tips
Assure Saving
On Tires, Fuel
Advice Of Experts Shows
Way To Defense
Contribution
By ANTHONY G. DE LORENZO
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

DETROIT, July 10 (UP) =
The American motorist, confront
ed with government rationing of
rubber and possible 'sgasolineless
Sundays, can do something for de-
fense and also for his pocketbook
by intelligent use of tires and fuel
Here are some economy tips, Of
fered by D. U. Bathrick, Pontiac
official, which you may want to
slip into the glove compartment
of your automobiles
you'll save money by buying
gasoline at night or early in the
morning. If you didn't know it, sun
expands gasoline. EARLY buying, ac-
cording to engineers, can save you
five gallons in 1O0
Use of Spare IRE Urged
2-Tires will last 25 per cent
longer if the spare is used along
with the others. Every 1000 miles
change the position of all tires; use
each in its turn as the spare. BY
doing this you are distributing mile
age over five tires instead of four.
Thus, when you've driven 10000
miles, each tire will have had only
$4,000 miles of actual wear.
3-Maintain proper air pressure
IN tires. A tire one-third under
inflated will wear out twice as fast.
High speedsare tough on tires. So
are sudden stops, sharp, fast turns
and curb scraping.
4Press the acceIerator pedal
gently. A heavy foot pumps more
gasoline in the cylinders than can
be used effectively.
CShift into high gear at about
25 miles an hour. Roaring into Sec
ond gear is good way to reduce
the gasoline supply-and swiftly.
6CCoast to gradual stops. Turn
the motor off when you're parked
III 1roIlG OF Cne mouse, waiting for
your wife.
Good Lubrication Stressd
keep your car we'll fabricated.
8-Watch the spark plugs. A
dirty plug can waste as much as
tenthy of thankful of gasoline.
9-Remember: a knocking en-
gine is "gas-hog."
lot is generally false economy
to put an old tube in new cas-
ing.
Chevrolet's chief engineer, JIM.
Crawford, agrees generally with
those driving tips He said high
way operating efficiency and eco
nomy depend largely upon the in
dividual driver A motorist should
drive at a steady pace on the
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politan magazine, fired a spark to
further her dramatic talents. Flu
rious when her family impaired
the news that they couldn't afford
such training, she marched out in
a rage and got herself job on the
Appleton Daily Crescent, and be-
came the first female reporter in
town. AS a girl reporter she did a
mans work, says the Drutman
article, covering the courthouse,
the main street, interviewing celeb
rites, all for the muniicent sum OF
three dollars a week.
After five years Of journalism,
Miss Ferber's health broke, and bed
ridden, she started writing maga-
zine fiction, selling practically
everything she turned out. National
recognition was her lot, says Drut-
man, when she wrote the famous
Emma McChesney stories. Emma
was a woman salesman, and her
adventures were the subject of
some thirty stories, always clam
'ored for loudly by the public. The
literary lights soon took notice of
her when she published her third
novel ''The Sisters. 1t traced three
generations of Chicago old maids,
caused tremendous success (some
consider it to be her best work)
and set the stage for such best
sellers as $50 Big, "Show Boat,
"Cimmarron", "Come and Get IT,
and the current Cosmopolitan Sc
rial Saratoga Trunk.
Now. in her early fifties, Edna
Ferber is short, rather handsome
woman, Drutman reports, with a
head of thick curled white hair,
heavy-set brown eyes under a bold
brow and spectacularly creamy
complexion that is the envy of all
her female friends. A woman of
tremendous mental vitality, she
puts a lifetime of comedy, farce,
and tragedy into each twenty-four
hours. She is cognizant Of her
quirks and realizes that she
wouldn't be the colorful writer she
is without them.
Tricked by circumstances out of
a professional stage career, Miss
Ferber has made up for it by act
ing in private life. Her novels and
short stories are packed solid with |
nneaty characters and dramatic in
Nogales international., 1941-07-11
Neu Rotary
Committees
Announced

Newly elected president G.. E. Bel
lis of the Rotary Club will announce
at his initial meeting today as chief
exeucitve CT the club, appointment
of the following committees to serve
Rotary during the next IL months:
Directors: A. j. Milliken, James
Manson, James v. Robins, Dr. E. c.
Houle, Bells, c. B. Wilde and Don
Smith. Wilde, retiring president, is
the clubs new vice-president, and
Smith secretary.
Aims and objects: Members of the
board of directors and G. H. Nc
Nulty, Dr. M. I. Merritt, Frank Car
room and Ed Alvarez.
Club service: C.. H. McNulty
chairman; A. j. Milliken, DR.. c. S
Smith, Ross Dayton, Don Smith, W.
]. Phillips, DR.. M. I. Merritt.
Community service: Dr. M.
Merritt, chairman; James Robins,
Chet Rose, Craig Pottinger, Dor
Smith.
Vocational service: Frank Car.
room, chairman; Harry Chernin
Lou Diehl, r. G. Blabon.
Sickness and distress: w. j. Mac
Gregor, chairman; F. j. Duffy, Johr
Jund, Dave Levy.
Boys work: Craig Pottinger
chairman; Russell Meeker, Wall,
Smith, Chet Rose, DR.. C. S. Smith
, w. J. MacGregor, Lou Diehl.
Youth service: Chet Rose. chair
man; A. j. Mitchell, DR.. E. C. Houle
Jake Rochlin, Herb Chatham, Dave
Levy.
Classification and membership: A
j. Milliken, chairman; Jake Rochlin
A. j. Mitchell, j. B. Page, Loui!
Turner.
Fellowship: Dr.. G. S. Smith, chair
man, John Jund, Herb Clagett. F
j. Duffy, w. ]. Phillips, P. G. B
Morriss, C. B. Wilde.
Program: c. H. McNulty, chair.
man; A. j. Milliken, Russ Meeker
John Jund, A. j. Mitchell. w. J
MacGregor, P. G. B. Morriss.
| Public information: Don Smith
! chairman; Craig Pottinger. Hert
/ Chatham.
! Attendance: w. j. Phillips. chair
man. Herb Chatham. Charles T.
vrea. Louis Turner, Hy Haidopoulo.
Club publicat on: A. j. Millikpn
chairman; Don Smith, A. J. Nit
chell. Chet Rose.
Civic Improvements: James Ro
bins. chairman; c. B. Wilde. DR.. M
! L Merritt, James Manson, w. j
NJ ~cGrcg"r, Louis Turner.
international service: Ed Alvar-
ez. chairman; J. A. Jackson, James
Manson, DR.. E. C.Houle.
Music: Chet Rose. songleader
Russell Meeker, pianist.
Sergeant-at-arms: James Nan
son.
TRIP TO SEATTLE
Albert Bookas and c. L. Demos
left Monday to spend two months
in Seattle and other Pacific north
west cities.
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Quarterly CCC
Enrolment Is
Under Way

Young men who are willing and
anxious to obtain work experience
to fit themselves for better jobs will
have this opportunity in July dur
ing the quarterly enrolment of the
Civilian Conservation Corps. it was
announced by the State Department
of Social Security and Welfare.
which acts as the State CCC Select
ing Agency.
Training and sictual work expert
ence in auto mechanics, in the
handling of heavy road equipment,
in construction worl., such as t"ad
and bridge building, IN radio cook
ing, and a number CT ether oc-
cupations enables the young man
to qualify for beer jobs. and
while he receives this training he
can earn from $50 to s45 month.
The CCC offers the young man
an opportunity to improve his ply
sical condition by regular hours
and good substantial food. The
average enrollee gains from ten to
fifteen pounds the first six weeks
in camp. There are also excellent
recreational facilities in or ne>i.'
each camp.
The CCC also offers the young
man the opportunity to finish his
schooling through the 9th grade,
and to take more advanced studies
if he desires.
Any healthy youn-' man OF good
character between the ages of II
and %, unmarried, citizen Of the
United States, and unemployed is
eligible to enter the CCC.
Enrollnaant is for "a period of
six months with a maximum service
of two years, in the event young
man wishes to continue his service.
Application for enrolment in the
Civilian Conservation Corps can be
made now at the nearest CCC camp
or the County Board of Social Sec
urity and Welfare.
Nogales international., 1941-07-11
AsItAppears
To Your
Congressman
BY JOHN r. MURDOCH

! when will Congress adjourn and
when will you be home?" is the
question frequetly asked me by visit
ing friends from Arizona OF course,
must say do not know in answer
to each question. 1t will be recalled
that Congress was in continuous
session last year and I think it is
! likely to be in continuous session
this year.
The work of a Congressman, es-
pecially if he be the sole Congress-
man from a State like Arizona, with
I so large an area and such an unu-
su8l number of constituents and
w tn such a variety of interest, is
likewise quite varied in nature.
I When I am asked to help get GER
tain legislation passed, or for ap-
preparation of funds for develop
ment in the State, or to boost some
citizen for federal employment or
to press the claim of some ex-ser-
vice man or woman, I take both
pride and pleasure in doing these
things.
Visitors coming via washington
from Arizona frequently put the
question point blank, when are we
going to declare WARP" Why should
I be asked that question? I don't
want America to declare war and
personally I don't expect this coun-
try to declare war, unless conditions
take turn even much worse than
they have been to date.
We set ourselves to a national
task, ait the Presidents request, and
that task was to convert this coun-
try into an arsenal of freedom in
order to supply the latest mondels
and best fighting machines which
the ingenuity of man can contrive.
We have long boasted that America
has the best equipment and work.
men and industrial methods for
mass production that can be found
on earth. Of course, it takes some
time to change over from peace time
production to modern war time
production.
On the whole, the Nation
has done this shift fairly well. We
have done this with the primary
purpose in mind of stepping up our
own national defense output so that
we could produce material for our
own use faster and more abundantly
than could any other nation. AT
ter our own anticipated defense
needs were taken care of, we were
to supply, for sale or without it,
all other nations who are fighting
aggressors. Now, that was the
Presidents proposed pblicy, that
was Congresses undoubted aim in
all the recent legislation. and see
no evidence of any change of pur-
pose by the President or by Con-
greSs.
I think it's cruel thing for any
one in public life, from the roStrum
or through the press or even radio,
to harp continually en- a Second
American Expeditionary Force to
Europe. I think citizens might well
demand of any person always talk
ing about Second American EXpedi-
tionary Force. whther he favors
sending such an expedition. If he
doesn't, then demand to know who,
does
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Floating Technique
Makes Bo+hing Safe

DURING June, July and Au-
- gust, upwards of 1000 bath.
ers will be drowned in this coun.
try. Practically all of them .Uil be
able to stUim.
But, Captain Charles B. ScuIly
points out in the July issue of
Cosmopolitan magazine, swimming.
like knowledge, is apt to be danger
Gus in small doses. The bitter truth
is that most of our water fatalities
occur through panic which prompts
the victims to struggle so furiousIy
that they're exhausted before help
comes. To swim safely, Captain
Scully recommends learning first
how to float.
To determine whether you are a
Floater or a Sinker, try Captain
Scully's buoyancy test. In breast
deep water, slowly submerge your
self to the chin; initiate the lungs
fully, then draw your knees up to
your chest as you bury your face
in the water, clasping the arms
around your shins. If any part of
the head or back stays above the
surface while you're in this posi-
tion, you are a Floater. If you
sink, you're not going to be able
to float motionless.
The time to learn this technique
Captain Scully says, is before the
emergency. For when you're out
beyond your depth and find your
strength failing-when you reach
for the bottom and find it isn't
there; when your nose and eyes go
under water and your breath is cut
Gifts too late to start expert
menti1g with the Balanced Float!
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to get the mess room door open.
After that we climbed up through
the dark to c deck and then to
the boat deck. We got there just
as Captain Cross gave the orders
to abandon ship. Another few
minutes and we would have been
just too late"
Davidson thinks the "Rajpu-
tana", sister ship of the "Rawal-
pindi" which was sunk. in 1899
by the pocket battleship
"Deutschland", might have got to
port if she could have escaped
the second torpedo. She was MAX
ing good headway, he says, even
in the rough sea that was rum
ming, with waves fifteen feet high.
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Gharter 10
Report
The First National Bank OF Nogales
Reserve District No. II
'Gharter No. 6591

In
Pubished response Comptroller
under U. S
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Contribution To
Dependents Basis
For Deferment
WASHINGTON, July 1o-UP)-

WASHINGTON, July 10-(UP)-
National selective service head
quarters has ordered deferment of
draft-age married men and other
registrantS with one or more de-
pendents to whose support they
make .''any substantial contribu-
ton"
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey also
ordere the reclassificdtion of all
such men who have been placed in
class Ia by their local boards.
The only exception to the gen.
eral easing of deferments applied
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highway after finding his cars
most economical cruising" speed,
according to Crawford. Squirting
or driving intermittently at high
and lower speeds consumes fuel
more rapidly, he said.
Frequent checkup OF cars COOL
ing system will prove money
saver, Crawford asserted. A motor
that is overheated CIR running too
cool uses extra gasoline
Nogales international., 1941-07-11
Lemon Juice Recipe Checks
Rheumatic Pain Quickly

II you suffer from rheumatic, arthri-
tbs or neurits pain, try this simple
inexpensive home recipe that thousands
are using. Get package of Ru-Ex
Compound today. Mix it with quart
of water, add the juice of lemons.
It's easy. =. No trouble at all and
pleasant. You need only table
spoonfuls two times day. Often
within As hours sometimes over
night = splendid results are
obtained. If the pains do not
quickly leave and if you do not
feel better, Ru-Ex will cost you
nothing to try as it is sold By
your druggist under absolute
money-back guarantee. Ru-Ex
Compound is for sale and recon-
mended by Good Drugstores Everywhere.
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o men who married after their re-
gistration date and cannot prove
that they did so ''in manner con-
sistent with the ordinary cause of
human affairs" rather than to
dodge possible military training.
Nogales international., 1941-07-11
ThWarted Ambition Turned
Edna Ferber to Writing

DA Ferber frustrated spite of brilliant writer
IL in spite of enviabe reputation the literary world we'll
known authos submege ambition she's habored
she the decamato before graduation from
Ryan High School in Appleton, Wisconsin.
That award Irving Druman in the August
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
Daily Quiz

AL Of these animals belong 10
single family; Caribou, moose.
elk. What is it?
2-What is the City of Brotherly
Love"
3 OF the major Canadian cities.
can YOU name the one nearest
90 Callander. Ont. home OF
the Dionne quintuplets?
"A bullet that rebounds from
the surface Of the ground or
water is said to: Pirouette.
riCoChet, recoil?
o--More than four-fifths Of Ameri-
cans play cards. What is the
total number of different card
games played in America
what kind Of a show is one
given in pantomlme?
I Persons familiar enough 70
address Stanley and Living.
stone the explorers, by their
first names addressed them
how?
ANSWERS on Editorial Page
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03

Where will YOU find these
races: (a) Papuan; (b) Ainu;
tel BuStmau
when do these holidays occur
in 1871: TAI Ktmistice Day:
tb) Labor Day; tc) Halloween.
3-How many miles: (a) Between
Europe and Africa at Strait
of Gibraltar: OBJ from Wash
ington to Mt. Vernon; (c) in a
kllometer2
4-What would you say instead
of: (a) Mon ami. (b) nom de
plume; Co NAL de mer?
o-What kind Of a person is. (a)
veterinary; tb) an antiquaTy:
tcJ a lumlnary?
Conc Of these statements was
made by Shakespeare. one by
Lincoln, one by Goldsmith.
Label each saying with right
author: tA Handsome is that
handsome does: Cbl "All the
worlds stage; (c) With
malice toward none.
How would YOU describe: (al
Raffia, tb) radius; tc) radish :?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
MOTHERS HELPER


"Oh. ambidextrous. huh ?" he
groWled. catching her wrists.
Just mothers little helper
with brass knuckles."
"So-you1I kiss and run away.
you-you-fake secretary" Her
fists would have found the way
10 one OF his blazing eyes had
he not ducked. over his shout
der. Media could see Oracle
running up
"You promised" Oracle cried
accusingly when she got close
enough 10 be heard At her
heels was the pale-faced secre-
tary. You promised not To use
your line. used it--but II
didn't work. He's trying 10 get
out az n proposal. He---he says
he's JEFF Wells" she pointed
at tho real secretary. Its
your fault . !"
She pointed an accusing fngei
al the young man who held Neldi
IN a modified half-Nelson.
He's right" the lecturer told
her gravely. I'VE switched.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
DR.. Wheat New Head
OF Dearborn Schools

DR. Leonard 3. Wheat holds a
six months contract as superin-
tendent of schools in Dearborn
School District No. 5 today as a
result of a ruling that permits
Henry Ford. n member of the
board, to vote by proxy
Francis Riley, president Of the
board, said some citizen would
have TO take it to court if he
wished TO end the practice of long
by which f. G.. Liebold,
"a Ford Official. casts Ford's vote.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
Auto Production
Begins 10 Slump

Automobile production will drop
to &c, 902 units this week=heeaHse
there are only four working days,
il was predicted by the Automo-
tive News in its weekly survey.
There were 1854 vehicles as
Sembled last week and 53,7S3 this
week a year ago.
The survey showed there were a
total Of 3.134 $50 units turned out
in the first six months Of 1941 in
comparison to only 2,539,440 We
hicles in the first six months of
1910 This year falls barely short
of the 3,413,S04 new cars and
trucks assembled in the first half
of 1929. the all-time high.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
Knowle dge Test
BY DIR. sABINA II. CONNOLLY

1-Where will YOU find these
races: (a) Papuan; (b) Ainu,
- r,i- I2rr-i1rr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03

ANYWAY, I can't marry every
girl my secretary proposes 10,
especially when I'm going 90
marry Media. She works In
travel bureau. Maybe we can
get reduced rates 10 Coney
>"
Gracic'S laugh rang out shrilly
Travel bureau" she Knocked.
1.-THE great Dawson Freeley who
runs away from wealthy girls.
why. Media owns steamship
lines. She's utterly filthy with
lucre
Media stamped angrily
Il don't care. i didn't want
his 10 he nice Ia me because Of
that. Everybody is. I wanted
10 pick out nice inefficient
secretary who didn't know me
and what happens: He turns
out Ia he the kind Of man who
doesn't know love even when IL
comes up and busts him on the
nose
CORRECTS ANATOMY
"On the jaw" Freeley corr
reeted her bitterly. nursing the
side of his face. ION the jaw,
my darling"
II was the bleak-eyed secretary,
not so bleak-eyed now, who broke
the tension.
"Thcn, Gracie-yOu mean II Is
quite all right. l mean about me
about Ereelcy-"
Frceley tapped him on the
cit is sufficiently all right for
YOU to scram--both OF YOU. We
have business To discuss, Media
and L."
The girl smiled at him, rather
TREMENDOUSLY.
swell" she whispered TO
him. "Only-Oh. Oracle" she
called before her hostess got too
far away How about that
line? Is II mine again."
"Sure--use it," the other
yelled back. ut isn't very
good one, anyway"
THE END.
Tomorrow's short story: "Zest-
full Fourth" by Hollis Starnes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03
DNiIy Short Story
Wife Line

gained such a hot-Cha reputa-
ton They're all alike"
II wouldn't know" she unused.
They we're on the terrace. and
she felt his arm rest across her
shoulders. Scarcely before she
realized a.. he bent forward. The
kiss. when Il descended upon her
up-turncd lips was something
the HAYS office frowns upon.
That" he smiled at her de-
lightcdiy. twas what l call
something, A--er--c0-operative
OSCILLATION
She rose hurriedly The surge
If rage which swept over her was
IneXpTicaB1e. Nfter nit. she told
lcrSel. she'd been kissed by eN-
DcTtS . but this was different
This was terrific,
II must be falling i'm love- She
thought angrily And It's just
because l can't wisecrack. Damn
that old Oracle and her Worth
model. One good laugh, and l
could swim out of this
emotional bog -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-03

"Congrats." she applauded.
That's the way 10 talk. When
YOU see somebody YOU want nab
him while the iron Is hot or
something 10 that effect"
. That" explained Oracle with
, her usual lack Of sense, sis
where YOU come in"
"Who, me-" Media Squealed,
"Oh no, don't. took the
pledge yesterday, darling. No
more men for at least another
t. six weeks. 1 want TO catch up
with nv reading"