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Newspaper Page TextPAOE PTT MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1940. Que cS jclovel .rERDAY: Sue tells Bob ..at she wouldn't dream of mar rying him, t?at iht doesn't lovt hir.i, and that he'f a badly spoiled and fel-uiUed person. Bob stili pursues her, uxmgling a dinner invitation from Allen, Chapter Seven The Next Blue Moon "TTERE'S Trenton, Sue!" said L J Allen, ai the entered the room. "Yes. He was here when I came In a while ago. I hope Maggie has something nice lor dinner. Allen mould nave caned me so 1 could "Oh, he'll be content with pot luck," Allen said calmly. ''I'll brush up a bit, you two, and be rigniouu She had had time to sain con trol of herseli. "You're not, of course, she informed him serene iv. "but it doesn't matter at all. shall know what to expect from now on, and take pains to guard myself against a repetition of such a scene, bhe realized with youth' ful satisfaction that he was puzzled by her new composure. That was tne ngnt note, sne tnougnt exui tantly: poise, calmness, an air of quiet superiority, tie would not Know now to comoat that. All through dinner she felt she had the upper hand. A glance from beneath the long fringe of her lashes would Halt nls ready speech, make him stumble and turn red, Or, if he boldly essayed the part 01 aggres.or and piled ner with questions a trifle too personal for her taste, she turned them aside with gentle dignity. Allen grew amused and was content to watch the little comedy played with hinv self as sole spectator. "Date tonight, Sis?" he asked when the table had been cleared and the two men had lighted their cigarettes. Trenton said quickly: "Yes. She promised me several days ago to see the new picture at The Mis souri. Any time you're ready, Sue!" She leaned back, crossing her linen anmes witn an air 01 in finite leisure. "I'm so terribly sorrv. Bnhl D'you know I completely forgot I'd promised to see that with you. Barbara and I went this afternoon And " she was quick to forestall tne words she Knew hovered on his lips. "It tired mv eves a bit. too. In fact " her guileless smile included both men "I'm so sleepy I can hardly keep my eyes open! I was just thinking how lucky It is mm you re Alien s guest to night." One small hand came up to pat back a most convincing yawn. Up late four nights in successionl I'm going to have to reform, or else stop getting up to have breakfast with you. Buddy!" Allen half closed one eye against the thin spiral of blue smoke. "You don't look sleepy. Sue. You look scintillating: doesn't she, Bob? Your eyes cparkle like me decorations on a Lhrlstmas tree.' "Appearances are deceitful, then." She rose sedately, and nodded toward them both. "Don't bother to keep your voices down. If you want to talk business. 1 could sleep on a railroad track, I think. Goodnight!" Spice THE weeks, the months, fled gaily for Sue Davenport. Never had she packed into them so many activities. She would not admit that Bob Trenton's unflagging pur auit of her gave spice to her days. Ho was no moro to be snubbed than the sunshine, to be discour aged than the approaching win'er. He arrived cheerfully with Allen several times a month for dinner. He called Sue daily, varying the time so that she never knew when to expect his gay "Hello, Sue!" He cut in regularly wherever she da.iced, he "happened" to be parked before her door when she set forth for a solitary walk, his flowers came on every possible occasion. Since he insisted on more or less public reference to his intentions, she adopted the protective mea sure of making a joke of the whole alTnir. "Here's your intended, Sue!" a ?irl's voice would hail her gaily rom the group about the fire at the Country Club. "Yes, here I am, Sue darling!" Bob would jnfold his long length and advance with outstretched hands to meet her. '"Lo, Bob!" She always gave one hand the right hand a signifi cant shake: friendly but definitely casual. She had merely a fleeting smile for the crowd's gibing com ments. And as time went on, and Christmas plans were in the air, and the expected announcement ot the engagement was not forth coming people censed Lo take the matter seriously. It became one of the stock Jokes, one of the poses which went to the making of more or less stable foundation for the town's social structure. "When's the wedding to be. Sue?" some one might demand when a lull fell in a hectic eve ning. "At the full of the next blue moon!" BAR ASSN. HEADS Chicago, Jan. 10. OV) Jacob M. Lashlcy, St. Louis, was nom inated for president of the American Bar association at a meeting of the house of dele gates toduy. Nomination Is usually tanta mount to election, which will be held at the annual conven tion in Philadelphia, Sept. 9. Three other officers were re nominated, Thomns B. Gay, Tilchmond, Va., chairman of the house of delegates: Hnrry S Knight, Sunbury, Pa., secretary BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK "Bought a house yet. Bob?" "Oh, sure! The Wilmington place. I told you hat ages ago." "By golly, I did see somebody working out there the other day!" Forest Webb exclaimed, struck. "Tying up shrubs, raking the leaves that sort of thing." "Of course you did!" It was Bob again, easy and assured. "Getting everything ready for a spring wed ding, aren t we, sweet? And Sue's scornful: "Forest, you idiot! Ted Wilmington's father has a caretaker out there." Once Barbara attempted to probe her friend's state of mind. "I do really think Bob's serious, Sue, under all that razzing of his about being engaged to you. Hasn't it ever occurred to you that he might be?" The corners of the other girl's mouth curled in a secret smile. "Now that you mention it " "Rim TlavAnnnrH II, poo'iI,, tm then! I speak to be your maid of honor!" "Youre not very complimen tary, Babs! Does it follow that I'm serious, too?" 'N-no: I suppose not. Bui he's marvelous, Sue; you must admit that! riich, good-looking, sweet tempered ... For Pete's sake, what more do you want in a man?" "The ability to make me love him, perhaps,' Sue replied soberly. Barbara stared at her thought fully. "You're an odd little thing. aren't you, my lamb? Never been in love in your life, so far as I Know. 1 ve always heard that if a man was crazv about a eirl he could make her love him; but there's Forest, and poor old Jim Kettle, and now Bob . . . Don't you want to be married. Sue? Don't you want a home of your own? Babies?" 'I Want To Be In Love' I HAVE a home, right here. As or babies " brieht color stained her cheeks "I'm romantic enough to want to be deliriously in love with their father, Barbara Webb, whoever he turns out to be." "M m. I sunnose so. Still and all. I could yield my maidenly heart to Bob Trenton without unrinp difficulty." "i n tell him." Barbara shook her head. "You won't get a rise out of me on that! Bob wouldn't even hear you. I haua cnaenn n r n..," .1 ..J ..u.w Abuou,, ,u nnun. one saiu more seriously. "I deliberately set my cap for him, as our grand mothers so quaintly phrased it. He can be," she mused, "the most pleasantly irresponsive nerson I ever met. I suppose he's had girls after him since he donned long trousers. When he grins at you shows those big white teeth in his brown face " Barbara Webb! You sound like a High School girl!" i suppose i do," she admitted. But don't you ever set a thrill yourself, Sue? Having him always iwau iu uia itci wucii yuu IUI1IC in sight, always knowing where vou are and what you want, no eyes for anyone but you that sort of thine? You wouldn't be human if you didn't," she finished reproach- luny. Sue replied with characteristic honesty. "I suppose I do, Babs get a thrill out of it He's the new man in town, he's trnvelpH. hi clothes and his accent and even his manners are lust a little bit differ ent from those of the men we know . . . yes, really thrilling. But that's not being in love with him hv n long way. I can't Imagine myself leaving Allen leaving the apart ment for Bob Trenton or any other man." And that, mv dear culld." Bar- bara told herself, "is the whole answer to Sue's indifference. She's got a brother complex. Allen has always been her hero. Ho war the Dig brother who took her skating and coasting and picnickine when she was a child. He was the wist and strong person who stood be tween her and everything strange when their father died. He flfif her whole world. But when he marries " She knitted her brow thoughtfully. She felt for the younger girl the same devotion that Forest did. And Forest had hinted lately. . . . Allen hod hinted lately, too, old Maggie thought. If only Miss Sue would listen, could see what he as driving al! "Getting on. Sis! Your old broth er's ipproaching senility. Thirty one next time. Better be feather ing your nest against the day he brings a wife home." 1 11 worry about that unlikely event when it comes," she retorted gaily. "No, honestly, Allen, I used to cry myseit sick a tew years ago at the thought of your being mar ried. I'm a jealous little pig, I sup pose. It was when we first took this apartment and I was too young to go to pnrties, or to know much about your friends. Every time you'd be out for dinner, or for the evening, I'd picture you with some girl . . ," She shudrtored rcminis cently. "I'd torment mvself with scene we'd go throtieh at break. ast the next nwrnine: vou tpllino me you planned to bring a strange girl here as ym.r wife. 1 trving to keep my chin up and take the news with a smile" Continued tomorrow of the association; and John H. Voorhccs, Sioux Falls, S. D., treasurer. Each was nominated for a one year term. Named for three year terms on the board of governors for circuit nine Robert F. Magulre. Portland, Ore. 4th Traffic Victim Portland. Jan. 10. (A1) Port land recorded its fourth traffic fatality of the year todny with the death of Mrs. Ellen Bucksh nls. 60. She was Injured by an automobile as she crossed an Intersection Inst night. Tillamook Park Washington, Jon. 10. OT) Rep. Mott (It-Ore.) introduced a bill yesterday authorizing trans fer to Oregon of the Tillnmook lighthouse reservation for recrea tional and park purposes. On the RADIO CHAINS STATIONS Where to Find Them on the Dial: KEX, Portland, 1180; KFI, 640. Loi Aneeles; KGA. 1470, Spokane; KOO, 700, San t'ram-lico; KCJM 620, Portland; KJIt, 8J0, Seattle; KNX, lOHO, Loi Angeles: KOA, 830. Denver; KOIN, (1)0, Portland; KO.MO, B28. Seattle; KI'O, 630, San Francisco; KSL. 1180, Salt Lake. Wednesday 8:00 Prank Ai Archie, KOA. KEX; Sunset Shadows. KGO; Wiring's Orch., KPO. KOW, KFI. 8:30 Kelaey's Orch., KPO; We Present, KOO; Sketch, KSL. 6 :00 Star Theater, KSL, .KNX, KOIN; Musical Soiree, KFI, KOW. 6:30 Horse it Buggy Days, KOO, KOA; Hollywood Playhouse, KPO, KFI, KOW. 7:00 Miller's Orch.. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Kay Kyser, KPO. KFI, KOW; Boxlni. KOO, KOA. 7:18 Public Affairs, KNX, KOIN; News, KSL. 7:30 Burni It Allen, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Boxing, KOO. 8:00 Warlngs Orch.. KPO; John ny Presents, KOO, KOA; Amos It Andy, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 8:18 Mystery, KPO, KOW. KFI; Luna As Abner, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 8:30 Quiz, KOO, KOA: Variety, KPO, KFI, KOW; Sketch, KNX, KSL. KOIN. GAMES CWYAti IS nMUSlN6 HlMSElF VERY HAPPILY" BY JU5 HXm BLOCKS UP AND PUfTlN6 THEM DowN AfeAlN watches Wrttt Total lack of interest While AUNT SUSAN APPROPRIATES miTriE BLOCKS - AND ARRANGES THEM lH A NEAT" PATTERN aunt susan, pedseuewna sei2e5 blocks A6ain anp Builds them into a yovver TAILSPIN TOMMY The Boys ,m. - By HAL FORREP s 8 mmmm F L BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER The Rebuff! ' " ' " -4- fZU By EDWIN ALGER BRIARSIE, I FEElA WE'LL 60 DOWN TO SEE I I THERE HE IS ' 1 1 Ml BuCTx Y 'T i BETTER TODAY- ) w.LLlS BALLINSEQ AND ( NOWl BUT HE 01 S S l OLD ROSTV OUST J THEN WE'LL HUNT RUSTV ) 1 DOESNT SEE ) AST vo . ) -1 -j r SSI SOT MAD AND UP WONDER WHERE J ME YET- f - V AREN T YOU. ..V sT JJJ HE'LL SET OVER V HE STAYED LAST -T ff Z r-ZZZWS X I I iyE As. )1y? night? T r j f frvV THE NEBBS Faith (?) 1 By S01- HEP' VjSAV.EMBEaT, MOW THAT 1 TURNE-D "N ; . f d,''OH, V3 'Wl DOfT TUlMK ThAT IS V K5UCER CAMT P.UV VL7 NOW WMOS TMF TP. xrnr- ,, 1 W OVER MV HALF OF THE FORMULA ) f ' VERY EVIOeMT(EVIDEMCE TMAT I DOMT AMV OF WtITH 1 PUT t T MoCiJS,15,!00 4 OOMT VOU TMINki VWe?H0LU5 KAVE70 , THAT VOU TRUST VOU. 1 TRUSTEDVOU Vl WAMT HALF OFl "BLV SAVCVTrS? ,50t.50RT OF A WRITTEM f-O V 6 DOMT TOOStTO PUT MV MOMEY IN TVtlS MOKDW IS G01& Wf Pcc7 r"', 9:00 Al Pearce, KNX, KSL, KOIN: Fred Allen, KPO, a KFI, KOW; Be yond Reasonable Doubt, KOO, KOA. 8:30 Noble's Orch., KOO; Lopes, KNX. 10:00 Martin's Orch., KOO, KOA; Newa, KNX. KSL, KPO. KFI, KOW. 10:30 Heldt'a Orch., KOO, KOA; Ravazza'a Orch.. KPO, KOW; Tuck er' Orch.. KSL. 10:45 Nightcap Tama. KNX. KOIN. 11:00 Oray's Orch., KOIN, KSL; Nottingham's Orch., KPO. KFI: This moving world, KEX, KOA; Newa, KOO, KNX. Thumday. 8:00 Sketch. KOA: Sunaet Shad ows. KOO; George Jeaael, KPO, KFI, KOW. 8:30 Those We Love, drama, KOA; Strings at Sundown, KOO, KEX; Army Band, KPO, KOW. 6:00 Major Bowes, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Oood Newa of 1040, KPO, KFI, KOW. 6:30 Town Mc .Ing, KGO, KOA. 7:00 MUler'a C.'ch., KNX, KOIN; Music Hall, KPO, KFI. KOW. 7:30 Florence. Wyman, KOO; Newa, KSL. 8:00 Warlng'a Orch., KPO, KFI, KOW; Morgan's Orch., KOA. KEX; Aloha Land, KOO; Amoa and Andy, KNX, KSL. KOIN. 8:16 Duchln'a Orch., KNX; Mor gan'., Orch,, KOO; Mystery, KPO, KFI, KOW. 8:30 Symphony Hour, KPO, KPT, KOW; Ask-It-Baaket, KNX, KSL, KOIN: Drama, KOO, KOA. 9:00 Strange As It Seems, KNX, Itud by Th Dell Syndicate, Inc.) am v am O m PROMPTLY DEMOLISHES ToWO? WITH HIS TOOT CAUSING AUNT SUSAN TO 60 OOT IN A HUrT, WHILE HE GOES ON EnJOVlNS HIS OWN SAME Can't Win! KSL. KOIN; Beyond Reasonable Doubt, KOO, KOA. 8:30 Those Wo Love. KPO, KFI, KOW; Owens' Orch, KSL: Auld's Orcb., KOW; Heldt'a Orch, KOO; Operetta, KNX, KOIN. 10:00 News. KPO, KFI. KOW. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Foster's Orch., KOO. 10.16 Noble's Orch, KFI. KOW; Concert Hall, KPO; Deutsch's Orch, KNX. KOIN. 10:30 Ravazza's Orch, KPO, KFI, KOW; Nottingham'! Orch, KOO, KOA; Flo-Rltaa Orch, KNX, KSL, KOIN. 11:00 Martin'! Orch, KPO. KFI; ThU Moving World. KOA, KEX; Oray'i Orch, KSL, KOIN; Newi, KNX, KOO. Vandenbere Given Sen. Nye's Support Washington, Jan. 10. ( (fP) Senator Nve of North Dakota declared today Kis support of Senator. Vandenberg of Michi gan for the republican presi dential nomination. The North Dakotan; who has been mentioned as a nnssihlp republican candidate, said he would not run. "Senator Vandenberg has a great 'degree of courage," Nye said, "a thing that is going to be most essential in these next four years. Ose Mall Tribune want ads. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS l-ll a nnB ' J AUNT SUSAH BUSTLES IN WITH THE UNWELCOME NEWS 1Uftf SHE HA& COME TO AMOSE HIM TRIES TO 6ET OH WITH BIS GftME Br1 PlctOrfe BLOCKS UP OUT OF THE PATTERN ANP PUrTirte THEM DOWN ELSEWHERE T 11 XV Yf V V r?tnm 'nmt-i i LUMBERING AIDED BY Portland, Jan. 10. (IP) A steady upturn in building, start ing in the spring and continu ing through the year, resulted STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tor farther proof address the author. Inclosing a stamped enrelope for reply. Reg. TJ. 8. Pat Off. W v v )a " m- lk6tr40?trl oNce hW REMAIN Mdook f , F0R2H- Hours- Wll-HWlMK1HPWiC6l5A u I S UJM . - - MfN TLj Opr tit hr Cnlted Trtwrt Smdleatt. In. ' v Tm. Bee. U. S- rL OH All rUhU mcm4 J V 1- MASTER IMPROVISEH One of the greatest pianist-composers of all time, Ludwlg von Beethoven, passessed s startling gift the ability to improvise expertly and at great length on any theme whatever. Once, at a banquet given by Schlesinger, a Viennese music dealer, Ignas Franz Casielll, a guest with no knowledge of music, went lo the piano and bumped out a random eight-note theme with one finger. Beethoven laughed, sat down and. never departing from the theme, improvised for a full hour. Another time Beethoven entered a piano duel with Stiebelt. a contemporary pianist. Becoming angry, Beethoven tossed Sliebelt's Quintet on the music stand upside down. With one finger he drummed out a simple theme and improvised so gloriously that Stiebelt left in embarrassed defeat. Tomorrow: Midget Marvel. in the west coast's best lumber market in nine ;ars during 1939, the West Coast Lumber men's association reported to day. The market returned to nor malcy in December, the associ ation said, with partial recovery from the curtailed buying which followed the September buying hysteria. Total production was 6,426,- MPROMED f0R A FULL HOUR ON k4W&y 6-NdTETM&M , ZtimiV AT RfSNWM By A FRIEMP VJI1H NO KNOwLcPOC OfMUZIC .,.,( x I.J. OKI i ln-ES ww, or tj ni;tvu feanforJ Stakes. GaratbAa. IW ) dVJhR WoN ZooiKo?2ZhRTZ 951,000 feet, slightly better than 1937's total of 6,322,654,000 feet. Seattle, Jan. 10. (P) Alex ander M. Wetherill, 61, wartime infantry colonel and chief of staff of the 18th (cactus) divis ion, died at a hospital here to day. He had been a financier and estate manager here since resigning his commission in 1919. LOVING-FRIEND. -Thomas E, 42, 716 Lenox sreef ; Rose R, 25. HoTice of iKTENlioNTo W0-eatiimoreSun ill', 'i ' m 1