European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Grateful for advice Given Long ago today a crossword dear Ann Landers the other Day there was a letter in your column from a Reader who wanted to thank a Man for Savin his life. I want to thank someone who saved mine but never knew his name. I was discharged from the  in 1945.1 looked everywhere for a Job but no one was hiring. One of my friends suggested that since i was single i might consider going into the merchant Marine. I went to port Arthur Texas and soon found myself at the Union Hall waiting to ship out. The agent told me there was a Tanker loaded with butane Gas getting ready to go to Long Beach. I said a wok. Sign me  a few minutes later a Young Man about my age came up to me and said a a you be got to be crazy Man. That could Bea a a a a very dangerous  some thing told me to listen to him. I immediately turned around and took my name off the list. Two Days later i went out on another ship to Long Beach. A Short while before pulling into port we could see a Cloud of Black smoke. The butane Tanker id first signed up for had blown up. Seven men jumped overboard and were swimming to safety. They were the Only survivors. I am a no swimmer so i am sure that the Man who tipped me off saved my life. To this gentleman i want to say 48 years later a thanks a  Lafayette la. Ann Landers dear Lafayette a that a Story keep Reading for another dear Ann Landers can you stand one More letter sparked by Roger w. Daub a terrific testimonial to the Man who saved his life 33 years ago Daub explained How he was working on top of a surge tank when a Crane Cable hit him in the Back and knocked him off. As he Yas falling to the Concrete below Floyd Hardiman caught him Halfway Down. Ann i done to doubt that Daub a experience was True. I believe the hands that performed this heroic act could have been supernatural. I too had a supernatural experience that i would like to share with your readers. Several years ago i was working the third shift. I had a 30-minute drive Home after 1 got off work at 8 a.m., and i was. Always exhausted. One morning i fell asleep at the wheel. I was suddenly awakened by a male voice calling my name. I opened my eyes to see that i had crossed the Center line and was face to face with an 18wheeler. No Way could that huge truck swerve to keep from hitting me head on. In a split second i was Able to get Back on the right Side of the Highway. 1 know that my guardian Angel was watching Over me that Day and Goa called my name. A a firm believer in . Dear firm believer if that is your belief i respect it. No one has the right to destroy another persons belief by demanding empirical evidence. More Power to you. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago. Iii. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate it pays to write own note of thanks dear Abby for a number of years i have been sending my grandchildren checks for their birthdays graduations Valentines Day easter and Christmas. I must be living in a Black Hole where thank you notes cannot penetrate because i have never received one. Recently i solved that problem in my own Way. I had a separate group of checks printed with the following statement above the endorsement line a dear Grandfather. Thanks for the Check. You have no idea How desperate i was when it arrived. I love you very much and feel just terrible that you live so far away that we Are unable to get together More often. Hope All is Well. Love and thanks  Tongue in Cheek perhaps. But that a one Way of getting a thank you note. Jack Zidell Beverly Hills Calif. Dear Jack i won t be surprised if a few readers borrow this . A a a a dear Abby dear Abby we just paid $1,200 for a casket and the deceased was cremated the funeral director told us that they Burn the casket along with the body. Is this True or is it a rip off r please Check with one of your experts on this matter. An avid Reader in Woonsocket . Dear avid Reader i contacted the Continental association of funeral and memorial societies and spoke with the executive director John Blake. He said a for that funeral director to have sold you a $1,200 casket when the deceased was to be cremated was wrong. For a cremation All that is needed is an original combustible Container which is priced Between $20 and $150 a never More than $150. A a if you planned a viewing then a casket was necessary but it could have been an inexpensive one. A a if you did not have a viewing then no casket was needed and the tineral director should have told you so.�?�. 1. Letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at. . Box 447, mount Morris in. 61054. 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