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HEROISM IN 1
SEA RESCUE
IS RELATED
BEATTLE. Oct. 1.—UP— The
heroism of a 22-year-old seaman
who swam through a beating surf
which a llfeboa1 could not dare,
to rescue the three survivors of a
crew of 41 of the freighter Nevada
from a lonely Aleutian tetand. was
told today in the official rep°f*
Of capt. R J- Healy. commander
of the rescue liner President Madi
son. _ _
When boats of the Madison were
kept from shore. E. Blomberg.
youthful able seaman, plunged to
te the surf with a small hne and
swam to the rocks, vhere he haul
ed in a large line on which suf
ferlng survivors were rescued
Rescuer Hurt
The entire crew of the President
Maaison volunteered to man the
two small boat* sent out in
driven seas when the liner arrived
alongside the Japanese freighter
Oregon Maru at the scene ot the
tragedy in the North Pacific^
Three seamen of the Orego..
Maru were injured when one of
the lifeboats from that vessel cap
s zed in the storm while trying to
reach the Nevada.
E J. Stull, third officer of the
Madison, was placed m charge of
the rescue party.
The captain's report:
"The lowering of the boats was
perfect and also was their approach
to the beach. The President Madi
son. at that time was approximate
ly a mile and a half from the
shore line, from which point all
operations could be closely observ
ed. When the rescue party ap
proached the beach, the surf was
breaking s0 high they could not
land a boat.
£wam Surf
"The launen was then anchored,
they drifted the life boat into the
eage of the surf and Mr. E. Biom
berg. able seaman of the President
Madison, age 22. took a small line
and swam to the rocks. He then
hauled a larger line ashore witn
life buoy and life preservers, and
managed to get the three men
survivors through the surf tQ Hit
lifeboat, after which he followed.
■ The heroic action ot this Amer
ican seaman is an historical epic
of the high seas, and is a marvel
ous tribute to the cause of Ameri
can shipping. When the third oi
ficer, Mr. Stull, called for a volun
teer to make the swim from the
lifeboat, all the men wanted to go.
but BJomberg was selected as the
man who spoke up first, he being
an exceptionally fine swimmer.
They lashed the line around him.
and as he dove into the cold ana
rough water, he made a remark
that |t w3s not so cold and not
half bad. and then took off through
the surf.
“Only five of the crew of the
S 8 Nevada were on the beach,
tliret of whom w’ere still alive ar
ter 48 hours with nothing to eat
or d:.nk and no shelter. When thy
boats returned along side tht
President Madison at four p. m.
the survivors had to be hoistec
aboard.
Boats Capsize
“Apparently the S. S. Nevada
struck at 8 p. m. Tuesday during
». southeast gale and thick weath
er- In a few minutes she was a
total loss. Their two lifeboats were
launched immediately, but both
capslzr-d. all the occupants being
drowT.ed except the survivors who
hunp on to one until the boat
drifted ashore, a battered wTeck.
“How the survivors hung cn to
the life boat is a m*racle for the
water between the wreck and the
shore Is studded with reefs ana
pinnacle rocks. The captain of the
S s Nevada, the third officer, and
the wireless operator stayed with
the snip but eventually disappear
i cd Tie wreck of the s. S. Nevada
■ is in three pieces widely separated
^and when the President Madison
was at the scene of the disaster,
the seas were going o\er the bride*
on the midship section, so no life
could exist. It was apparent that
she only held together a few min
ntes after she struck.
"The able seaman. Fritz Dewall
cne of the survivors of the s. a.
Nevada, the only one who at that
time could recount any of the
happenings, said that he could not
t*H 'he number of men In the
crew, but thought that there were
thirty-five lives lost. Further In
formation will, of course, be ob
tainable after the survivors have
rested and recovered from their
horrible experience.**
CKARITYWORK
SURVEY MADE
A survey of Cameron county to
determine the amount spent on
charity in this section during the
first nine months of this year, and
to determine the unemployment
status has been launched In view
of the possibility of getting fed
eral aid for the unemployed.
Announcement of plans was made
by G. C. Richardson, chairman for
the eas ern part of Cameron county, !
after his return from San Antonio
wnere he . ttended the general char
ity meeting Wednesday. Ray Lee
man. manager of the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce, presided at
that meeting and is In charge of
the district.
. J. E Bell, manager of the San
JBenlto chamber of Commerce, will
we In charge of the western part of
ahe county.
“Counties and communities are *o
be aided by the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation in charity work
and in creating work for the unem
ployed ’ Mr. Richardson said.
“We do not know Just how the
money will be divided, but were ask
ed to find out the amount spent on
charity, and the unemployment
status now."
Work of determining this, with
th» aid of charitv organizations.
will be aiarted at once, he said. j
U. S. Export Trade
In Cotton, Wheat
And Oil Increases
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. —{/P^~
Foreign purchases of cotton, wheat
and petroleum, described as "ex
traordinarily large,” today topped
improvements In America’s 1932 ex
port trade cited in figures of the
chamber of commerce of the Unit
ed States.
Its report compared the first six
months of this year with the cor
responding 1931 period and said:
"Twenty-four principal exports
out of 95 were shipped abroad in
larger quantities in that period
than in the same half of last year.
"The prices of many exports
were the lowest in years, which
accounted to a large extent for
the small total value of our exports,
$841,077,000, which was 36 per cent
lower than last year and was 61
per cent below the average of the
five years 1927-1931. Despite this
heavy loss, the United States still
maintains her rank as the leading
export nation.”
The half-year cotton, wheat and
petroleum shipments were said
by the chamber to have exceeded
both 193 l’s corresponding figure
and the five-year averages.
■ - —
Cotton exports of 2.267.834.000
pounds were valued at $161,572,000,
which the chamber said was nine |
per cent larger than in 1931. Wheat i
shipments totaled 37.192,999 bu
shels In the chamber's figures, and
were valued at $22,728,000. or 41
per cent more than last year.
•Crude petroleum exports set an
all time mark in the January-June
period of this year,” the chamber's
statement continued. “Our ship
ments abroad of crude petroleum.!
made chiefly to Canada and Ja- i
pan, totaled 14.176,000 barrels,* **.
The value of this record volume
$13,655,000, exceeded last year’s
total by 28 per cent,"
“
Build Warehouse
(Special to The Herald*
HARLINGEN. Oct. l.—Construc
tion work is being started here on
a ware house for the Gulf States
Chemical company of Harlingen
and San Juan.
The building will be 45 by 100
feet, built of frame and sheet
iron, and is located on West Jack
son street.
RFC TO HELP !
FARMER KEEP
HISJIELDS
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. (An—The
American former had been assured
today that the whole power of the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
would be used, through various es
tablished agcmcies, to “help the
farmer keep his farm "
The assurances were given at the
conclusion of a conference held here
yesterday at :he suggestion of Pres
Hoover.
To Help Farmer’
Henrv M Robinson of Loa An
geles. chairman of the conference,
attended by representatives of gov
ernmental groups and private or
ganizations. said after the meeting
had adjourned:
"The result Is that the whole
power of the Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation -s to be thrown
back of the agencies which lend
monev and receive farm mortgages
The policy of these united groups
will be to help the farmer keep his
farm.”
The meeting was attended bv Sec.
of Atrri. Arthur M Hyde. Gardner
Cowles and Wilson McCarthy, direc
tors of the Reconstruction Finance
I It’s Autumn Dress-Up Time
I and you’ll find Autumn’s Newest on the
I • Second Floor of Manautou’s Great Department Store
The New
Rough Crepest
Head the List '
At Manautou’s you will find the
new Fall dresses in rough crepes
with the new details such as wide
sleeves, narrow waists and many
other smart treatments.
0
Other models are the
sheer velvets with their
pretty and quaint lin
gerie collars. They are
on the second floor in a
price range of
$198
= and
Knit Dresses
You'll also want to see the one
and two-piece knit dresses with
their new fitted waists. We
have them in the late autumn col
or combinations at
*1H and $5E5
Autumn
Headwear.....
You’ll be pleased with the
season’s felts in black and
the modern shades of
browns, wine and greens.
Some have tiny veils, others
have chic bows, all with that
“off-side” brim effect — all
of them verv smart at—
98c -i
Knitted Tams
These new model knitted
tarns are here In colors and
shades that blend nicely
with all Fall sport* togs and
only—
49c and 85c
Convenient l
Re»t I
Room I
FALL ENNA JETTICK SHOES \
. . . and you’ll want to see the new (4.40
modes in the popular Enna Jetticks ud £
at the new low price— $5.00
12th and I
Washington f
corporation, together with represen
tatives of the following agencies:
Joint Stock Land Banks. Insurance
companies, federal farm loan board,
and the 13 regional banking and In
dustrie' committees of the federal
reserve system.
The various groups represented
made statements of their present
and future policies relative to farm
mortgagee.
Deserving Firmer*’
Directors C wles and McCarthy of
the R. P. C- said: "We. as repres
entatives of the R. F. C-, personally j
favor, and will recommend to -or
board the rendering of liberal help
to any qualified agency, including
banka, insurance companies, build
ing and loan associations, mortgage
loan eoxnpamrs. which will make
new loans on farms on a sound
basis at this time: and we believe
the board will act in accordance
with our recommendations."
Assurances of co-operation In aid
ing “deserving farmers” to avoid
foreclosures were given by repres
entatives of the other agencies.
A tablet recently excavated *n
Northern Mesopotamia proves that
the story of the expulsion of Adam
and Eve from the Garden of
Eden was known In the east nearly
6000 years ago
Go on Sale
Monday and
Tuesday at
/ ■
i
H I
Models For Which
You Would Expect
to Pay at Least $10
When opportunity
knocked in the market the
other day our buyer was
there, with his quality ears close
to the ground and his fashion eyes
glued to the lines. The result is
this special sale of exceptional fashioned dress
es. Quality! Smartness! Advanced style and
materials that will sweep you off your feet!
Materials:
SILKS....
Triple Sheer — Jericho*
Canton* —- Rhondo Crepe*
Ondi»e — Ruff Crepe — Wafle Crepe
WOOLENS....
Angoria — Feathered Wool*
Rabbit Fur» — Chinelle
All in the New — rf Ik W
Fall Shades ^ fl|
HARLINGEN