Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, July 22, 1941, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTHE REGISTER-GUARD, ETTGENE, OREGON LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Fisher Girl by HAROLD GRAV MURDER IN CONVOY w.W. OWIEN : eoPYKMHT. 141. A RVICK. INC. K.2lS?7r J55TK chap" LctlOUSLY, tb. Fetou-Pr-tad died around mid- "Ia by 3 o'clock, summer ""JJLc- the convoy, now Gull Stream. ItaM fte officers and men lfftx to formation 4 T. JiJ-draped coffin con- 2 rSS5i tody 1 Tms Only the gentle STh. ocean. wihlns S,id4es of the liner, could i the sounding of the fSrt Post and Beve Me thT heavy splash of the Med eoffln hitting the sea. tightened Hps. A I touched his arm, squeezing 5V. sr boy-rm Teed his blood s from the treacherously in iweU that had Just swal d the body of his friend. For nl wconds he stared fiercely iu very soul, then shook his iu eouldnt have . . . I'm go rtzy . A , wu plainly puszled. "What rou talking about, Greg?" reply, he clasped one of her i on the rail and pressed it he felt like screaming. He d as he had never talked be--of Syd's grand widowed c and young sister and his H. Those carefree days at DL Of gay episodes on skiing ends in the Laurentians. It the way with the Atlantic n February, the weather bad i mother lightning change in evening. Cold blasts slipped ith the Florida-like zephyrs mreoati appeared once more, la an hour a sleet-like enow lining the decks and labored is were coming from the i greyhound's beams. The in zigzagging time became tense that the bridge tourna was canceled for the night eg was just as glad. He ed to He back and think, , think . . . somewhere In the pittem mutt be a clew that The eon try on duty taw as officer staadioc in the shadow of a lifeboat. would lead to a solution. The murderer or murderers must be still on the boat A knock on the door inl.rrupted him. - It was Harry MUey, He apologized for bursting In but wanted to ask a few questions about Tees' background in the hope some lead would be found. The Old Man, ha added, confi dentially, seemed sold on the opinion that some soldier had committed the crime, due to the nature of the wound. There might have been some man with a gam bling or personal jealousy motive or . . . 'Nothing doing there, Harry," Rollins rasped. "Tees lived a clean life and only gambled occa sionally for a tenth of a cent in bridge. Now supposing, you ask me what you really came to ask me." Harry looked at Rollins sharply. "Okay, Greg, If you don't mind me repeating myself . . . You were alone, weren't you, up, there on deck when Teea found you? Or, were you trying to cover up somebody at the inquiry this morning?" Rollins swung his feet out of the bunk. "What are you digging for? Why should I want to cover up anybody? Maybe you have some idea of whom I'm covering up if I am?" "Hold your horses!" MUey cut in. "You needn't be so touchy. I've got an investigation job shoved on me which you should want to assist. My purpose in asmng mat question Is simply that the sentry on duty saw an officer standing in the shadow of the lifeboat near the murder scene "P midnight I thought you might have seen one of the boys out there when passing with Tees and didn't want to put him on an awkward spot by admitting you left him there." Rollins was rallmwri h aged to hide it. They chatted on menu? terms lor a while before Miley rose to leave. At the cabin Arm Via and asked casually: "By the way, Greg, who is the swell nurse you're interested in?" Rollins felt hi mru. ... but he managed to show a grin. "I suppose you'd like to know, huh?" LONG after MUey left, Gre sat ujuuumcss on we aiae oi the swaying bunk, mv h -.v about the nurse following the icycuuon oi ine query about his having been alone on deck? Wa it accidnntnl ftl" VincArf nnAn - " f.w B .l knowledge? Sleep came fltfuUy. The cabin was terribly stuffy. Greg opened weary eves and InnkpH nt 4h porthole. Regulations prohibited opening it during hours of dark ness, but who would know the difference as lorn? Vi A-t switch on the cabin lights? e stood on his bunk and un screwed the heavy clamps. Afterwards. Via nftnn war. dered what made him look up since it rorced him to twist his heae in a very awkward position, especially with the shin toMlnsr about. But thorA wasn't a 4m Ms. world about it somebody was flashing a small light tnwM i seal The lleht was betas flv, from "A" deck, anri Via u.l.t make out a human form bending; ijyer it. Apparently the person was holding the light on top of the railing and ntnnrtW 4n uh a way as to hide the light from auyDoay oa ine snip. From somewhere on the deck above him had enm tViA nnmlt- takablo crack of a rifle. . . . Even above the noises of the ship and the storm the sound was distinc tive to one who had Knent Inner hours on rifle ranges . . . Yes, were was another shot! Rollins ran for the door, pulling the service rvolvr frnm Mh pocket as ha did so. But with nis nana on we door knob an ungodly din shattered the night . . . It was the emergency gong in the passageway madly clang ing -a lifeboat alarm! (To Be continued) . cent Real ate Deals Transfers July 10 DEKDS U C. Srhmit7 Bitmr Tn P P Wux-trscts tp 17-4W $450. a v. narvey etux to ornn tUltrom etux lot 1 n p$io. QC H. Sl DhlY in StatA nt f-tract tp 17-4W $673. p is. conger to State of Ore het tp 17-4W $452.25. I. Nest ftllY tn Pn,m TT1- fctiwell-lot 4 blk 1 Harms a. iio. ' Undquist etux to State of lot! 1-2 hilt .1 Wp.tmnr too. J. Whittle etux part lot J. WV.HH. -tl - k i.i. Wowview $2000. wi. u Hampton etux to Na- v van Matre Jones lot 3 Chambers add Eugene. I COUntv in PH.. A c - Hot 2 p add Springfield $27.50. county to R. e. Corbit etux Inngfleld $25. I Counfv in rn.n-i w K$8 storey ,Ub Co1" ""ty to Carl Nelson etal lots 5-6 sec 17 lot 7 sec 18 tp 16 4E $482. Lane county to W. J. Spicer etux lots 1-2 blk 4 Frasier is Hyland add Eugene $40. Lane county to E. H. McDougaU et al lots 1-6 inc. bk 89 Amended Pit Fern Ridge $95. Lane county to James T. Stev ens Pt sec 34 & 35 tp 15-11W $500. Lane county to M. M. Hager et al Pt See. 10-16-6W $155. Lane county to Glenn A. SiU etux Pt Sec. 29-18-SW. Lane county to Nathan L. Addis Lots 1-2 Blk 6 A. C. Bohrnstedt Co. Add. $30. Lane county to Carl E. Hoover etux Lots 3-4 Blk 31 Frasier St Hyland Add. $10. Clinton K. Scott to J. R. BaUey Lots 15-16 Blk 8 Westmoreland Add $10. William 'Wallace Jones etux to James W. Evans etux Tr Nr. Sec. 1-17-1E $10. -v . Robert A. Jones etux to William WaUace Jones Tr. Nr. Sec 1-17-1E. $10. Lane county to J. F. Woodard Pt Sec. 21-23-3W $120. ' Percy Southwick etux to W. W. Jones etux Pt Sec. 1-17-1E $100; Mary B. Atwood et vir to George C. Getting etux lot 2 blk 3 James Huddleston $10. Willis U, Garman etux to James B. Mansur 4 a. In Sec. 33-22-3W. SIDE GLANCES -when ' Ms bedtimes-he sterta throwing ash trava. " - ; $10. Willis U. Garman etux to James B. Mansur Pt. Sec. 33-22-3W. Other considerations. Don A. Hawke etux to W. P. Ferguson etux Pt Sec 22-17-4W $10. William Earl Barger etux to Don. A. Hawke etux Pt Sec 22-17-4W. $10. Roy O. Holloway etux to Ever ett R. Taylor etux Pt CI 84-17-2W. $10. Eugene G. Lockard etux to Su san M. Simpson Ft Blk 22 James Huddleson's extended add. $10. Lane county to Carl Nelson etal Ut Sec. 33-16-10W $1450. Lane county to City of Eugene Pt. Blk 4 Croner's Add. $175. Lane county to City of Eugene Lots 1-2 Blk 4 Victoria Heights $150.49. J. M. Devers etux to City of Eugene Lot 12 Blk 1 GUmore's add. $10. Transfers for July It DEEDS . Chester L. Aldrlch et ux to Leonard E. Richardson etux Lot 18 Blk 85 Washburne's Subdlv. of S.- I. & P. Co.'s Add. to Spring field $10. I. J. Rossman etux to Herbert D. Groves ettix Pt Frasier-Berry Add. $10. - WUbur C. Greenup etux to The Modoc Leasing Co. Inc. Pt. Sec. 6-17-6W $10. J.. CecU Donnelly etux to Wil ur C. Greenup etux Pt Sec 6-17-6W $10 and other. Fain A. Simpson etux to- L. M. Fluent etux Pt CI 52-17-4W $10 & other. Albert Perfect etux to Blair T. Alderman . etux Pt Glenwood Park-$10. Mary Shotte Heineman et- vir Harold D. Smiley Pt cl 37-19-1E $10 Si other. Ellis F. Edwards etux to Jack S. Heineman etux Pt 'cl 38-19-1W $1200.00. Sheriff to Frances A. Drury Pt Bk 8 Westmoreland Add. $674.85. Peter Vilg to Harold P. Grover etux Lot 3 Bk. 17 Riverwood Add. $10 Sc other. Andy J. Gabriel etux to OUve O. Darby Lot 9 Bk 7 ScotU Add. $10. The City 'of Eugene to Leo Wicks trom etux N. 100 feet Lot 6 Bk. f Croners $400. -C. F. Hyde to F. A. WestphaU etux Pt cL 45-17-4W. BLACHLY NOTES BLACHLY, July 21 (Special) Ed Sprague fell Thursday eve ning whUe carrying water for his garden and broke his shoulder. The Rust reunion was held Sun day at the Brownsville park. Robert and Harry and Gloria Rust of Drew, Oregon, are here to spend the summer with rela tives. The logging crews are nearly all working the hoot owl shift on ac count of the hot weather. Mr. and Mrs. WiUlam Lindsay and friends of-California returned horn irom Canada Friday, evening, GEE. DADDY" GOT vvWf UP IN TK MOUNTAINS WHERE ITS WILD AN ROUGH" ER-DO VOO THINK-" fLL BE ABLE TO II BE A SMELL TRIP" THKT BLOW 1 1 AWFUL IMPORTANT. I RIGHT BUT 1 1 I JUST WONDERED WHAT IDEAS I JifiUHi-o 1 1. .E5.":'.HEAF OVER-NCrHNG 1 1 ISNT it? ifth I what are A I IF MAYBE VOU'O YOU DO GET . I THIS GO'CART? 1 1 WHAT VOU AN BILL ) THERETO 1 1 ORE DOESNTCOME 9 YOU DRIVING 81 1 HAPPEN TO GO l YOUNG LADY! I d Hftl Orii ( WUceTALKIN BOUT I WORRY ABOUT-1 1 THROUGH FAST fil AT ANNIE? M I F16HIN NEAg THAT I TOLD YOU fM I UW-in twu I HDUUr Tn TICOUOLC I HOI HO IW I I TM njtMT tRflT JTW MINE"JUST BY GONQON A AND PUNJAB II AT TK MINES'- V NOTHING J I KEEP GOIN' STEADr'. Xi&tVMWZZajAlin I ASctDENT SORTA. I VISCATION- M ' v POPEYE Now Showing "IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY,.. : Tomorrow "IT WASN'T A WOODPECKER!" gy C SEGAB r MRS. JONES KIN HOT BS Y MMM WOULD NOT) I KmPS.JONES.OIDLIAJ . I hwON'ER V VES, HE WILL M I ESCUSE M, V WELL I I If VCUR MC7THEB WAS MV 1 ME MOMMA ON ACCOUNT MARHV AS'IN VWT'j- EVER HEAR OP MS f IP HE IS J LWE P05EVER, MPS. JONES- )( HAVEA v , asTEb T OF DAW JONES S ; ' POPPA UVIN'y PWPPV? J "V . STILL HE IS TOO , VER TALklN' (7 RlSHT TO ) ( lkellX-u-J HER HUSBIN& f 1 i IV-J ' ' ' 1 II - t OH,CgAP,THAT ) AUVE? YT AEANTOPIg T ABOUT ME r TALk r L YA5 'I J - --v 9 1 not if she KNEW ) LS! ir UDO-S30LDJ - , j pop r Teojr) V s S HE WAS ALIVE ( ' SEE VA -t (SOATl ) U A, t, t HIM r1 VS el - o Secret Agent X-9 By Bobert Stor TAKE WM MAM! f H WAS WI$B CP VOU TO DBNOUNCS A ' YCW 4Y HBveS... BSBH VtAUN6 Mt IJV noeeoi z yg nor HCAJtO- I ' SHALL QUESTlOH J THIS IMPOSTOR, POUNO AS ONB Of' I " IS A YANKSB Kit HOPING TO OF TUB MAN, BUT IP 'USPV' HA HtMLATeR OUK 6BCBBT POUCS, 'lAW Z V - ' TeCTVg LOCATB AH AMBBICAU, L ,1 BEN . ASSIGNED TO MBit HIM, " S?-2 sWtt are youie bxcbptional,' :: 1 known as 'HilaW! th V r am sukbshb wm.iPeeovt-J & ef. WQgK IN AN REPORT TO TUB J JET3 MAN,'HIIARV IS A FORMER ) CHABM HIM INTO COMPUTB 1 ' ClKs U?i IL- 3 6BMBeAL WAFfi! y jflj CI .' BCONOMIO 'ADVISER jJO' J' I AGREEMENT WfTW TUB 01 "1 Vll ' ONB OPTHB60BJUtZttED W5 Of Olg fiO, BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES Gangway By MARTIN OV, WvRlMtrC VOcrtw. teiKi-l- --v ti iH-sA , 1 ' fX UM- ((A MeRTKL CtVcfO OF THE. W WVSEM 1XV. n9R&Et TO PRP( "wR'T' WASH TUBBS A Man Must Eat By CRANE HOW ABOUT A JOB, Y VERY ( BUT I'LL COTTW' VBW 60RRV. ALL FULL. 1 f IT WAS AS V you'LL " eAPIt'iT.I,ANA'B RRV. ANYTHINaroX VwWRPMPiES I EXPECTED. , HAVE TO SEAMAN J ALL FULL. 6ET OUT C I tamXm IP0UBT IF THEp HUP.P.V. - 1 ' UO WORK THIS PLACE. I R?5 PWfelB 6WE AN AMERICAM I THEVBE FOR I'LL WORK FM I A V SSvXS -A JOB EVEN IF SAILINfl PLE& WOTHWAy ' THEY WEBSHORTAMIP- PLENTY O TIMS.SUH. ILL BUY EWDUfiH R3SD m LAST A PAY OR SO, IP J'M NOT IN JAIL OR AT THE CONSULATE TOMORROW MORMIN6, YOU'LL KNOW iVB ffJBU IT J : ALLEY OOP The Battle Is On! VEZZ.I Rt, BLACKB6 ARD, I- f IP I DO 5AV Y f BUT WAlTt-U THAT SHIP) Jk THAT NEW POWDERTH' WAY J SO MYSELF. S TURNS TO SIVB US A YOU FIXED UP S VOU HAD U3 THAT WAS, BROADSIDE THENi-. THE STUFR..WE I KNOCK OFP PRETTY J WEVL. REALLY VHhTW COMPLETELY THAT FORT I SUCK, f BANVS EM TO CAPM r OUTRANkSe. 1 1 FOR AMMUNI- VASN'f" J PIECES I IPTHEY I THE EMEMY. y TION WAS IT? A IVrm v. smart r y -riVBUT'r' By V. T. HAMLIN BY SUM, THEY'RE NOT SONNA TURN- THEVRE JOMIM' RISHTOW.AN' THAT MAKES EM HARD TO HtTf let EM COME. f - ENOUSHTOSINK flOZ '-j!r'Al i 'EM BEFORE. THEV I If sff WW'i 'JSilgBmi.a A ET US IN THEIR 1 I f Mf l&mKIt SERVICE. INC. T. M. BCO. U. 8. ffTOFFaW y' "JV V JA?JT-HJ OUR BOARDING HOUSE - with - MAJOR HOOPLE NOT SO PAST, MV ALPINE FRIEND THI5 CAVERN HAPPENS TO US UMOER MY, LAND -AU-ER.THW IS. ON PROPER.TV VJE HAVE LEADED FOR TWS SEASON, AND t CLAIM TUB RIGHT OF EXCLUSIVE EXPLORATION.' wAR.& lOO A.WP.RE OP THE RlSID LAV4S CNERNINS S'UBTERRAMEAN ENTERPRISES SUCH AS OELSlNG YAW YAW.' BIS STUFF JISTTOLOUPTHAT SUBTERRANEAN STlFP- ARM .YOU BIS ELK;- IP HARRV THE HALP- . BREED WEFT A PILE OF ' SOLD POTpTOES. IN -DID VOU i EVER HEAR CP THE LAWS GRAVITY OP L?NALLV THEV SfaMPEDED IN T06ETKER OUT OUR WAY By WILLIAMS ii$l8ftfflW LISTEU (OOW. LISTEM .' WC,AWO x1 ifflfflW SI WOE VOL) WAS MADE A I CORPORAL Ifflilil CORPORAL. IW OUR COMPAMV ARENfT S'POSEO 1 KEWn Pl VOU AIN'T SOT TH' RISHTS ' TO COOK .1 fflBi llli. OF A MOTHER OVER ME TOO ANDVMASH I Slffll! I " THAT'S TOO MUCH.' AND A FOR PRWATE3. 1 VKgO'iM I' NON-COM AIN'T S'POSED i SO WE'RE STO;1W, tO USE PHYSICAL FORCE V EVEN GET ffiM yON A PRIVATE.' 1 UP TO THAT J Vw. mi u iiw w. t. ..a u t .t. Mf TAPS