The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 07, 1941, Page 20, Image 20

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    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1941
1
ITS
HOW MANY
DEPENDENTS
HAVE YOU?
I
MY WIFE AND
POUR KIDS,
BOSS.
5r
HOW ARE I M AIL SET BOSS 1
YOU FIXED 1 I'VE ENOUGH DOUrH
t-INANCIALLYrn TO RETIRE. IF
t f l & k ia
n
, HES AN INQUISITIVE OLD
CrdAT I HAVEN'T 30 TO
MY NAME, BUT NO USE OP
LETTING HIM
KNOW I M
8ROKE.
C3S
iwrv .
r n n
JOHN, HOW VMYWIFE-SlX
MANY J KIDS -TWO AUNTS,
UEFENDENT5M HOUR UNCLES,
,HAVEYOU?l MY RAND-PA,
TWQSISTERS
KOUSIN
HOW ARE
YOU FTXED
FINANCIALLY
ELMER?
AWFUL I MY RENT 15
OVER-DUE! MY WIFE
NEEDS AN OPERAT10NJ
MY CAR WAS
WRECtfl
AND NO
INSUR
AND
A
i i r h -ill i
HTM
John. WHY IS THE
BOSS ASKING THE
Mftv .
fcMPLOTEES ALL
T HOSE QUESTIONS
f HAVEN'T
YOU
HEARD?
WE'RE ALL
WISE TO
HlMl
sliil
HE'S 40NNA RAISE SALARIES.
BUT ONLY To THOSE WHO NEED
THE MOST THAT 5V WHY
- WE'RE ALL JIVING
I IV.'. -VI I
, WotM right, recrved. I
JUST KIDDlN't
I'M REALLY
A LAP AHEAD
TH5 POQK
HOUSE
1
ONLY
OF
YOU CANT FOOL
MEi YOU'RE JUST
rOMKINfar THAI Up'
TO HOODWINK
ME! I'M WISE TO
YOU AND I'M
NOT
KlDDIN'J
STELLA CLINKER.
n-7.
iimmY HurphY
OUR NEW HOUSE
GUEST, Ro&er
CRICtfPTT UPP
KEEPS TO HIMSELF
TOOTS
Toots and Casper
EXTRA
WELL HAVE TO BE
NICETOHIMi
CASPER.
Because
HE'S A
FRIEND OF
UNCLE
LEVERETT.
I LL PUT ON MY DISGUISE AAlN
And Join Toots and casper
DOWNSTAIRS.' NOW TO WAIT
MY CHANCE UNTIL
I'M ALONE IN
THIS HOUSE POR
A F5W HOURS
AND THEN-
THEM
8
ft
6rOOD MORNINr r MR. CRICKETT ( I'LL LET YOU
1 USED A CLEVER RUSE To AINJ ACCESS
TO THEIR HOUSE BY PRETENDING I'M A
MET IN ALL
MY LIFE.
CASPER 1' PUTTlMAr INI A
LONGDISTANCE CALL TO
UNCLE EVERETT TO
LET HIM
KNOW
YOURS
VVITH-US
ALK TO HIM
TT0O,MR,CRICKETT
.SfEAnr SCOTT ! ( HELLO! MEADOWS?
I'M TRAPPED 1 , THIS IS rASDF!
PUT UNCLE EVERETT!
THEY'LL FIND OUT
VM AN IMPOSTOR. '1
THE WIRE
WHAT?
NgTO THE DEPOT TO
&ht my Grips say
, ivi bORRY I DIDN'T
uET Tb TALK TO
YbiiD iivin ts
HE'S MY PAL I
I Vi-V I MAV QBC U1IV4
lYET! HE BOBS IKJ
UUT OP A CLEAR
1 cVtRY ONCE
III
I 1.1- . j7 LM
UNCLE EVERETT IS
NOT HOMF .Tonrrs-
ahe's Gone away for
r WEEK OR TWO OM
A SECRET
MISSION.
n ftt
IT I ..W
MABEL AND DANNY' ASKED V tTS Al 1M SORRY
US TO HAVE DINNER WITH A DATE, BITTI!LlS
, THSWET SUNDAY TOOTS BUSY
1 LET ME HANDLE If SaY,TH)S V V EAsTl
THATS A
BREAK! IT
WAS A CLOSE
.. SHAVE FOR
ME.
Y aw, v.
YOU SEE, I'VE
A FLOCK OF
CORRESPONDENCE
TO ATTEND TO
On SUNDAY
WELL, IF YOU
CHANGE YOUR
MlNDiYoiiW
VVELCOME TO
WITH
WHAT'S IN V OHiUUST SOME j 1 JJ I I
ANYWAY? X BAVo VXT
SUNDAY THEY'LL BE OUT
'ITS THEIR MAID'S MY OFF,
TOO- YLL BE HERE AU-AL0?7
J CHANCE WE BEEN
WAITING FOR PROVIDED
THAT THEIR UNCLE DOESN'T
SHOW UP IN THE
MEANTIME :
1 VCRICKETTIM fl Ml,
L r I - i WII'IPI A I 1 1-1 1 VI 1 1 I A r-. u i f ll vl 1111 mrm-W 1
Hm1M-YO LIKE TO
KNOW WHATS IN HIS
SUITCASE- HE SAID
Heavy
COMTINUFD
r-A3 NSXT. WEEK.
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