MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD- OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1941.
PARE SEVEN
TELL HEROISM OF
Twenty-One Lives Lost
When Motorship Foun
dered In Caribbean Sea.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct
2. (fP) A captain who went
down with his ship, a radio op
erator who died after reassuring
his mates that help was en
route, a seaman who bled to
death from the attack of a
shark these were among the
incidents related today by the
12 survivors of the motorship
Ethel Skakel, formerly the Lib
by Maine, which sank in 10 min
utes during a Caribbean storm.
Twenty men died when the j
Ethel Skakel foundered or in
me suDsequeni iwiKiay oaius
for survival against the wind
whipped sea. The survivors, 10
of them in sick bay, arrived
here late last night aboard a
coast guard cutter after navy
destroyers aided by seaplanes
had picked them off bits of
wreckage.
Carrying Steel Parts
The 1,811-ton wooden ship,
laden with steel rails from Los
Angeles for San Juan, ran into
heavy weather which damaged
her steering gear last Thursday
morning, the survivprs said.
From that moment onward,
this is their narrative of cumu
lative heroism and horror:
While attempting to switch
from the electric to hand steer
ing gear. First Mate Harry
Christiansen and Chief Engineer
H. Little were injured and were
taken below to their bunks.
They never were seen again,
for almost immediately the
Ethel Skakel settled into the
sea as ' if she had no bottom.
The time was 9:10 a. m.
Third Mate Francis Holmes,
on watch, had no time to lower
even a single lifeboat. Quickly
he slashed the lines of one boat
in a forlorn hope, but it banged
against the bridge housing and
fell bottomside up in the raging
sea.
Captain Hans Bierd, who nar
rowly escaped the blow from
the lifeboat, stood at the bridge
rail. That was the last any of
his crew saw of him, for the
whole bridge and deck housing
were carried away by the
storm,
; Hurled Into Sea
Those men on deck were hurl
ed into the sea, grasping at any
bit of wreckage which offered
support. Two reached the cap
sized lifeboat, but could get no
grip on it and were carried
away.
Radio Operator Harold Cor
son, of Pemsgrove, N. J., who
sent out an SOS in the 10 min
utes his radio shack remained
in existence, clung to a floating
bit of debris and shouted to his
half-drowned companions:
''Don't worry. I contacted
four merchantmen and the coast
guard and they are all coming."
Then Corson, too, dropped
from sight in the frothy black
waters.
For all his cherry message,
the men on the wreckage were
discouraged. They were 375
miles from San Juan many
hours from the nearest rescuer.
The wreckage and - the men
on it were scattered by the
waves.
Some of the men, through
the murk of Thursday after
noon, saw a navy plane over
head. It passed on, and they
despaired.
As time dragged on, one man
Insisted he saw a beautiful
shore only a few hundred yards
distant, and abandoned his
crude raft to swim toward it.
The nearest land was 120 miles
away.
Another seaman named
"Scotry" bled to death after a
shark or a carnivorous tropical
fish ripped half the flesh off
his leg.
Plane Calls Ship
The first rescue was made at
1 a. m. on Saturday by a de
stroyer called up by the navy
plane.
Clinging feebly to their bit
of flotsam, Third Mate Holmes
and seaman Howard Tanaka, a
Hawaiian-born Japanese, saw
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and Rogue River valley people
will be interested in the unique
food shopping service just initi
ated by the Big "Y" Super Mar
ket of this city. Based upon in
formation furnished by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Bu
reau of Home Economics at
Washington, D. C, the Big "Y"
has devised this innovation in
food selection, making It possi
ble for the housewife to readily
plan her balanced vitamin menu.
The subject of vitamins and
their effect upon the health of
the individual has been a sub
ject of great interest. Science
has found that lack of certain
vitamins, obtainable through the
food used daily has considerable
effect upon the health of the
individual, person. The Big "Y"
Market, in introducing the new
the fingers of the destroyers'
searchlights raking the water.
Sometimes it came close,
while their hearts pounded,
sometimes it ranged farther
away. Finally the light shifted
about and caught the two men
directly in its beams.
Saturday morning, in day
light, other destroyers picked
up eleven more men. One of
them died of exhaustion almost
immediately.
The search continued until
Sunday night, but not another
survivor could be found, not
even a spar or grating large
enough to hold a man.
The 12 survivors were
brought here last night, suffer
ing from exposure to sun and
storm and some injuries, but all
were expected to pull through.
Almost all said they expected
to go to sea again.
Tank Cars In l ie.
Portland. Oct. a. (API For the
first time in 10 yean, yardmen report
Ions Unea of empty oil tank cara no
longer crowd truck along N. W. 8t.
Helens road bere. The number this
week dwindled to so as the cars were
pressed Into service to carry fuel to
Inland polnta.
Heather
Northern California: Continued dear
with little change- In temperature- In
heat or humidity tonight and niday;
fresh northwesterly winds south of
Point Rrvri; moderate northerly
northward.
Worker Electrocuted
Stayton. Ore., Oct. a. AP) John
Dawes. 40, was electrocuted yesterday
while working on a roof at Mill City
Ht had slipped and Instinctively
grabbed a high voltage wire. A widow
and two children survive.
J yi i Sa.
service locally Is offering noth
ing unusual in the use of vita
mins but instead an easy meth
od of selection of necessary vita
mins. The fact that throughout
the stores the vitamin content of
a majority of foods is plainly
marked, the vitamin information
to be published throughout the
entire series of educational ad
vertisements and the material
available on the subject of each
named vitamin permits each
shopper to select the vitamins
wanted in the food purchased.
The fact that vitamins occur
naturally in foods and are essen
tial for growth and health
makes this new service offered
by the Big "Y" one of great
assistance to food buyers.
Interested shoppers will find
a tag attached to the price mark
er on practically all foods on
display at the Big "Y" with the
vitamin content of the food
clearly noted on this tag. The
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STATED IN PLEA
By Mrs. W. R. Finch
The objects of the P.-T. A. are:
"To promote the welfare of
children and youth in home,
school, church and community:
to raise the standards of home
life; to secure adequate laws for
the care and protection of chil
dren and youth.
"To bring lrVo closer relation
the home and the school that
parents and teachers may co-
umic imetiiKentiy in ine train
OI " ""1". ana to develop
between educators and the gen
eral public such united efforts
as will secure for every child
the highest advantages In physi
cal, mental, social and spiritual
education."
This Is annual enrollment
week for the P.-T. A. Won't you
join and help this be another
successful year? The goal in
Jackson county Is a 10 per cent
increase In every P.-T. A. Not
only parents but anyone Inter
ested in children Is Invited to
join. We Invite you to become
a member, take part in our
meetings and enjoy helpinc
make a worth-while organiza
tion a greater success than ever
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selection very easy.
Some of the questions that
will be answered are: What are
Vitamins? What do Vitamins
do? Will Vitamins insure health?
What foods are richest In Vita
mins? What foods are poorest in
Vitamins? Does cooking impair
Vitamins? Are Vitamins lost
when juices cook out of veget
ables? How can you be sure of
getting enough of such Vitamins
as may be destroyed or impaired
by heat? Does the body store
Vitamins? Do we make our own
Vitamins from food?
In this issue the first of the
campaign to bring this educa
tional feature concerning Vita
mins is released, each week
other vital Vitamin information
will be given by the Big "Y".
Leaflets concerning Vitamins
will be given free at the market,
located north of Medford on the
Pacific highway.
WHITE SOX TAKE
Chicago, Oct. 2 (P) The
Chicago White Sox called on
Thornton Lee, winner of 22
games during the American
league season, to oppose the
Cubs today in the second game
of the city series. Lee was sur
passed in pitching victories this
year only by Bob Feller of the
Cleveland Indians.
The Sox won the opening
game yesterday, 4 to 1, scoring
all their runs in -the first of the
ninth inning before 7,272 specta
tors. Paul Erickson was named by
Cub Manager Jimmy Wilson to
face Lee today.
An effort Is being mada In China
to popularize new seeda and farming
methods.
Fancy Bartlett Pears
FOR CANNING
We have In Medford Ice k Storage several hundred
small boxes of excellent quality Bartlett peart. These
boxes weigh between 23 and 25 pounds net, or about
half the sis of regular standard wrapped and
packed box. They are all large sites, ideal for can
ning. These peart hare been washed, graded and
tised exactly the same as peart going into our stand
ard boxes that we ship to tha eastern markets.
For those who would like few pears for canning
purposes we would recommend their purchasing one
or mora of these small boxet, priced at
$1.00 Box at Medford Ice & Storage Go.
Each pear thould be In suitable condition to can.
net like the loot peart you buy In field lugs, or
culls.
Bartletts In this type of ptekage are very limited
here In the district and utt tip to those who Ilk
fruit during the winter month canned Bartletts.
as well as canned peaches and other toft fruits, will
be quite expensive later, and for economy's take)
you thould can a few Bartletts and tave torn money.
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BY CITYLEADERS
Chairman Gates Cites Typ
, ical Letters and State
ments On Oct. H-18 Drive
The Medford Community
Chest, which is to conduct its
local campaign between Octo
ber 14 and 18, is receiving the
hearty support of all commun
ity leaders, according to C. E.
Gates, campaign chairman. Typ
ical of the letters endorsing the
work of the local group is one
recently received from Frank
Hull, secretary of the chamber
of commerce.
Mr. Hull said, "After 10 years
of contact and observation of
the activities of the Commun
ity Chest in our county, I csn
I draw but one conclusion, that
lit is the most fair, most effic
ient method possible to carry
out the fine work that the par
ticipating agencies conduct in
our community."
Mayfiald Praises Work
Asked his opinion, Leonard
Mayfield, principal of the Sen
ior high school, replied "the
splendid work being done by
the Community Chest agencies
must not be Jeopardized. The
helping hand of the agencies
concerned will be needed more
than ever in this community
during the next year. The pres
ent method of financing these
agencies is fair, and I believe,
the most sensible way of do
ing it."
In a similar vein, Glenn L.
Linn, principal of the Junior
high school, declared "the Med
ford Community Chest, in spon
soring its annual drive in Octo
ber, affords to each and every
grateful American in this com
munity an opportunity to show
their gratitude, and do their
part In aiding the activities of
such worthwhile organizations
as the Salvation Army, the
American Red Cross, the Boy
Scouts of America, the Girls
Community club, the Girl
Scouts, and the Jackson County
Health association."
Obligation Cited
Emphasizing the need for
continuation of local commun
ity welfare programs. President
Roosevelt, who will open the
annual Mobilization for Human
Needs on October 5, recently
said, "every community in the
country has an obligation to
scrutinize its services. Its facil
ities for meeting the spiritual,
recreational and welfare needs
of its own people. Every citi
zen has an obligation to scrutin
ize his contribution to the com
mon life he shares with his
neighbors. Together citizens
and community have an obli
gation to maintain the whole
some, constructive activities and
services which we think of as
typically American."
Recruit Worker.
Salem, Oct. a. (AP) Fifteen or 90
Salem workmen will be recruited for
work at the Pearl Harbor naval base
at Honolulu, the atatev employment
enrtc aatd today.
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who plays movie shoolin' roles.
MOCK AIR RAIDS
WILL TEST CIVIL
DEFENSESET-UP
Four-Day Exercises October
28 to Nov. 1 Planned
Medford Control Center.
Salem, Oct. 2. (P) A myth
ical four-day air raid on western
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Oregon from October 28 to No
vember 1 will provide the first
test of army and civilian defense
against air attack, State Civil
ian Defense Coordinator Jerrold
Owen said today.
Owen, who said western Wash
ington would have similar tests
at the same time, said that every
army plane now stationed in the
west would be used In the mock
attack, blanketing the sky with
planes.
The exercises will provide
tests for observation posts, which
will be manned by civil reserves
and located in each six square
miles throughout the area. At
least three planes a day will fly
over each observation post.
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The maneuvers also will viva
Wests for air raid precautions.
men prepares tne civilian pop.
uiation tor defense against raids.
The practice will end with an
all-out attack on Portland and
other Industrial areas during tha
2 hours beginning at noon on
October 31. There will be a
blackout that night throughout
tne area.
The army air corps will hav
men stationed In the 13 con
trol centers during the four
dnys. These control centers,
which distribute Information
about approaching enemy plane
tnrougnout their respective
areas, are located at Tillamook.
Portland, Salem, Hood River,
St. Helens, Astoria, McMinn
ville, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene,
Forest Grove, Marshfield, Grants
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