12 U.S. Airmen, Ten Britons Die In Bomber Crash Second Disaster In Week Reported By English Ferry Service ALL ABROAD PERISH Accident Amost Identical to Sunday Mishap In Which 22 Killed LONDON, Aug. 15 (AP) Twelve American fliers enlisted in the trans-Atlantic bomber ferry service were killed yesterday in a take-off crash in which 22 persons in all died, including the Rt. Hon. Arthur Purvis, chairman of the British supply council in North America. The crash, announced by the R. A. F. ferry command today, followed an almost identical ferry service accident Sunday in which another 22 were killed, making the weeks toll 44 lives, including those of 19 Americans. On Trip to America Not a man escaped yesterdays accident. The big plane, which was taking the Americans back to America in a group so that they could fly more new bombers back to Britain, burst into flames immediately on crashing. Halloween Nights II- OLD CUSTOMS Long ago in Italy people gave honor to a goddess called Pomona, who was supposed to watch over the growth of fruits and nuts. The harvesting was usually finished by the end of October, and on the first day of November a feast was held in honor of the goddess. Pomona, goddess of fruits and nuts On Halloween, the evening before November1, many of us feast on nuts and fruits, and we may thank the olden Romans, as well as the Druids of the British Isles, for the custom. It was the England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, however, that the Halloween feast was kept with most favor during the middle ages and in later centuries. Before they learned better, people supposed that witches took rides on broomsticks on the eve of All Hallows or All Saints day, and some were fearful of ghosts. An old idea was that young men and women could learn about their future mates on Halloween. One doors at midnight and let a few strands of hair taken from his own head blow away. By the light of a latern or the full moon he watched to see which was the hair was carried by the wind. From that direction, twas said, his bride would come. Scotch lassies tried to learn about their future by going to a cabbage patch and, while blindfolded, pulling up a plant by the root. A large cabbage meant a husband of large size. If much earth clung to the root, it was supposed to show that she would have a large dowry. If the heart of the cabbage was found to have a pleasant taste, it was taken to mean that her husband would be good natured. Irish maidens of times gone by placed nuts on a grate about a fire, naming each one after a young man who was a possible suitor. If a nut cracked or jumped, the man for whom it was named would not make a good husband, but if it burned brightly he would be an excellent choice. Probably those old-time maidens laughed about the signs and seldom if ever used them to settle any real problem in their lives. Such fancies may have seemed almost as foolish to them as they do to us of today. Many persons who give Halloween parties find that they can decorate their homes at small cost. Figures of witches and cats can be cut from colored paper and can be used along with cornstalks and pumpkins. Pretty autumn leaves are excellent for the purpose. (For General Interest section of your scrapbook.) Seven Wonders of the World! Do you know what they are? Would you like to know more about them? If so, write to Uncle Ray to ask for his Seven Wonders leaflet, and inclose a 3-cent stamped envelope addressed to yourself. Tomorrow- British Halloween Customs. (Copyright, 1934, Publishers Syndicate.)