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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1941. PACK NTNB Want to Bay, Sell or Exchange? Read the Ads on This Page! It's Filled With Opportunities! ra fn ad en thU page Vou will priduiiiH find eall the ihini tuu iimr hrm limit ing ftn h air hi trad Ini nunt 4rthir tuu mat hair rarrl tin ntr lrr r.Mm inu mat flnfl mmn thing ethtr ai orrniiiR anil ne ihlr t rmllrr tnntirfiiutp eith It hat run want in t hire 1rrttM fm It trihiiiif le tlfird adt art tn.-LDle effctli.el RATES Pat word f.rt inrilunEc (Minimum IV J Barb addnhinal inrrtton, pet iird .. ... ,. I" (Minimum too Per tin pri munth atthont Copy change ' CASH af money ordrt niul arrom pany all oiall order claa-INrd da. LOIT AND FOUND PICKED UP Ouemsey heifer. Rt 8. Box 125. Floyd Harper. REWARD for return of lady's black handbag containing cash and checkbook. 830 E. Jackson. LOST Heavy tarpaulin between Med ford and Phoenix. Reward. Return to Bola At Son. Phone 6534. LOST Black and white female springer Spaniel. Tear old. Answers name "Lady". Mrs. Stevens, corner Spring St. and Wabash. Phone 2261. REPUR1 mat animal cruelty caeca Humane Society Phune 6161 WANTED MALE HELP WANTED Man caretaker, part time, work around yard and home. Can furnish Living quarters, phone 3758. PRUNERS WANTED - Rogue RlvW Orchards End of wo Central. i WANTED FEMALE HELP WANTED Lady to care for child during day in my home. Call ev enings after ft. Phone 3788. 310 Vancouver. WANTED Reliable housekeeper. Ap ply at 844 8, Central. HOUSEWIFE, with car, pleasant part time work. Business experience not necessary. Box 1173, Tribune. RELIABLE woman for housework and care two amall children. Weekly wage, room and board. Box 1296, Tribune. WANTED SITU A TIONS WANTED Day or hour work. Phone 400-. EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER. wait ress and kitchen helper wanu work. Box 1170, Tribune. WANTED Steady position by young laay thoroughly experienced In credit, meeting public. Expert stenographer, bookkeeper. Steadily employed, available on two weeks notice. Box 1058. Care Tribune. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS HAVE room for one companion to San Francisco Jan. 4th. Phone MM. WANTED Highest prices paid for furniture, Btovea, tools, or what have you? MEDFORD BARGAIN HOUSE 7 N. Grape Phons 3744 WANTED Loose alfalfa or ladlno threshing. P. O. Box 487 or Third St. Jacksonville, L. I. Taylor. WANTED Female Boston Bull or pup. Stat price. Alois Hansel. Malta. Or. WANTED A few more men to 'ska advantage of our weekly ratea Big warm lobby, clean eomfortsble beds, hot showers, single rooms. M 00 and up. Crater Hotel. 30 8 Central. PAINTING and kalsomlnlng. No ob too big or too smsll Phone aoA3 All work guaranteed E. R. Carey. WELL DRlLMNO II SO per ft first 60 fl etc J at Dooe 618 King WILL P4V MOT rM Foi Ohio Used Furniture HOI HKOUK I I KMTI He It North Fruit Pbone 4031 BMT PKirr P4.ID For Tout Furnitura Af ft HM1I H l-h.me lt4 FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT ft-room house, two bed rooms, sleeping porch, bath, bullt lns. laundry trays. Near senior high. Inquire 1117 East Jackson. FOR SALE Completely furnished modern 4-room home. Two bed rooms, dinette, fireplace. 1807 Weat Main. 4-ROOM furnished house, Lorler Lane. H L. Cook, 1104 West Msln. FOR RENT New -room bouse, hardwood floors, fireplace. Near schools. 1304 Reddy. FOR RENT 7-room plastered house with Bath. Isnre lot. 137 80 per month. L. O Pirkell. It So. Bart lett. phone 4380. FOR RENT New ft-room house; flre- flace, hardwood floors; near school. 311 Reddy. BOUSE FOR RENT 30 Tripp FOR RENT 5-roowt house Inquire Medford Fuel. 1133 North Antral FOR RENT- Furnished 3-niom house electric stove, nreplece Adults phone eo33 Darks Ornery TRUCKS FOR RENT- Mure vuiiwlf Bare half Pram MoBilras Sis- tinn M.-n .no In Ph..ne 4I4S FOR RENT -BOARD ROOM BOABD BOOM-7U S. Mala. FOR RENT APARTMENTS 3-KOCM furnished apartmenti adulta I only. 9 East Jack-on. DOWNSTAIRS apartment. $6, el5. Phone 2398. TOR RENT 3 -room furnished up ulrs apartment, private bain and garage. Phone 4M3. TOH RENT Pumlahed apartment. Lights, hot water, frigid a ire. gar age. AdulU only. 331 North Holly. 2-ROOM furnished apartment, ground floor; heated. 220 No. Ivy. WARM furnished apartment. Print bath, frigid a Ire. flOA W. Main. FOR RENT F and F apartment 3 room and bath gaa beat In quire an West 0tb FOR RENT Nicely furnished apart ment. 403 Newtown. FURNISHED apartment. 2nd. ATTRACTIVE 4-mv furnished apt., steam heat, frlgldalre. over Hollo way a Orocery. Ph. 8820. FURNISHED apartment. Frlgldalre. eiectric alove. Holland Hotel. FURN APTSteam beat, hot water Frlgldalre 608 S Holly St f OR RENT f urnlthvd Rooms HEATED room In private home; gar aje. Phone 4657. ROOMS For Rent. 223 No. Central. FOR RENT Nicely furnished sleep ing room for gentleman 32S South Riverside CLEAN room, new Simmons inner- I spring mattresses; warm lobby; plenty hot water, circulating air . heat: single 83 00 weekly and up Crater Hotel. 80 South Central. i Right down town. I ATTRACTIVE ROOMS 404 S. Oraoe. FOR SALE LIVESTOCK FOR SALE Duroc weaner and feed , er plga. C. J. M?Cay, Spring St.. west of grange hall. FOR SALE 60 feeder pigs. 4 brood I sows. Dobrot, Elleatad laoe, Cen I tral Point. ( FOR SALE Extra large, spotted Guernsey cow, Just fresh week, with third calf, two large milking short horn springers, two large yearling i spotted Guernsey heifers. Three mile south Med ford on Hlway 99. first house south Orchard Park Ranch. t 1 vvwvurtvvvvvvuvwvu- ! FOR SALE White boar. Tel. 6316. WANTED All kinds I Tribune, Box 948. of Livestock. FOR 8 ALE Duroc weaner pig. Phone I 2054. C Owen. Orchard Home Drive. ICASH for old h pn rvrMthr.ra..i ?. ' -- FINE dairy farm of 30 acrea, 10 lr- rtgHted. house, barn and garage, deC3 well, nower mimnr a flnn nl,--r 3 miles from O. Pass, on pavement. Want apartment residence or busi ness In or near Med ford. Call at 238 N. Ivy after 6 p. m. FOR SALE HEAL ESTATE (FOR SALE 40-acre tract, unim proved, two-fifths mil from Med ford. Suitable for subdivision, i Priced at 8800 per acre. Box 1142, Tribune. I FOR 8ALE Ban?aln if sold this week. 14 acres adjoining Shady Cove I school, river and Crater Lake hlgh- way frontage. Writs owner, No. 18 1 Phlpps Cabins. Iof fruit: trade for close In house ' In Medford. A. F. Flowers. Phone PERSONAL 8404. vs 'rrr-rrrrTr " r r MRS. DELMAR Palmist Olvea ad- FOR SALE to "rrs. good wood land. vice on all affairs ol life; all ques- 83 per acre. Tribune. Box 1173. tlons answered free. Rainbow Auto 80 ACRES. 10 mile, north of Medford. , Camp. Highway , North. Oood land, good well, lmoroved. paimtstry Crvsial Reading D Miller mail route bus route, cream rout Ph 3448 480 Mounisln Ave Asbl.nd at door. For sale reasonable. Write Sparks Nd."' 1731 D 8tre"' BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR SALE House and lot In Butte Antiques Falls. Clifford H. Moore. Rt. 4. . - - .. Box 14. Medford. Woodrow Lane. EARLT AMEKICAN OLA 88 at the - - . - sign ft miles auutb of rirauu Pass BUIUIINO A HOME Let us handle or I mile north ol Savsgs Rapldl all detail on 3S year FHA loans - dam on Hitthws 99 quickly efficiently Ooidv Aireiicy ' " FOR SALE OR RENT One acre or Asisyer p.n.".r00m bOW- r"'t WUr- A8SATER-W O Wnght. 3318 Cspl- . . ' " "J Ave City So of water reservoir FOR SALE-Medford Improved prop- Q"'d tl cupper 31, rlnnsbsr 3 erttes Ben Vlroont. Aste. - --- - . Carpentering CITT and eiMjntry properties Rentals Loans Insurance C S ButUrfleld LESLIE RALSTON. Oeneral Contract- 409 Medford Building Ing. line finishing work All kinds - ..- Carpentering For eatlmates please WHEN TOU think of real aetata cell st 701 N Riverside or Tel 3881 think of the Spencer- Bagley e Aenee ini w Mn ChimntT Sweep FOR SALE AUTOMOBILES CHIMNEY Sweep Also furusora sod - on stove elesned Call Oeo Eaton TOR SALE -38 Chevrolet 4-door e- 38 No Front Pbnne 440 dan. good urea, M0. Tribune, Box ' iU; Chiropodist. FOR SALE OR TRADE 1938 Chevto- -wr .upreW'pl'-l " let 4-door Deluxe Sedan. Oood Con- P(JST 8UTFEK.?R8-?p""n moa"0 dltlon. 1308 North Riverside. Chiropody oil Ice. Corns, csllouses. . - - - . . . Ingrown oslls removed arches cor- SEK OUR fine selecuon of used cars. rected Dr Arnold M Depner. Chir- Prlcea are golnt up, get yours now. opodist. Foot Specisllst. 317 luh- Shims Bros. rr Bide Phone 8103 FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS Dtwimiklna FOR SALE Hom--Plate (canned dog rHS FASHION SHOP Dressmaking food), 10 cans 7V. It's good. Mon- P" Rem.idellng Bullous and arch Seed t. Feed Co. Bucklea covered Room 803 0 S National Bant Bldg Tel 3931 FOR SALE Sewing machine. 71t ' Bennett Avenue. Phona 3381. DKEoSMAKINO Alterations uilur. Ing Ks'hertne Ssturle Slngel ROCKS, aeates. Jasper, petrified Shop 3a t Orspe wood for flreplacea. Mrs. Rslpb An- J " -Ty"'. ".".l0.p c""- Expert Window Cleaner FOR SALE Morton's Smoke Sslt and LaM OEOHIII DO IT I illiH '"omn- Monarch Seed KXPER1 Wmoow Cleaner Oeneral yf A house elesnere floor waxina psint- INTERNATIONAL electrie fence unit. "" r: f 0",ra Fni,n' . -c"- .'".Washington. Floor 8anding and Reiinlshing FOR SALE Alfalfa hay. baled or -An -,k ,, " " ' - ground. Monarch Seed ar Feed Co. R.,rrrg,ln!.h".1,n,J.,C CORN-FED PORK Whole or hslf. "3 'nvllle 15c lb, baby beef, whole or half; mnnVraT v" .vnci 58 17e lb. Drop card or come see stork. NURSERY STOCK H. I Blrdsall. Rt. 4. Box 173, - - - Bameburg Road. CARLTON NURSERT The only c'.irsery In Southsrn Oregon FOR SALE Berako (Liquid Roten- 'h eomplet stock of fruit, nut onel kills cattle grub. Monarch nl hade treea and ornsmentsl Seed ar Feed Co. shrubs and planta on hacj during - -I - all the plantlna sesnon FOR SALE Dairy feeds snd supplies Csrlton Nursery. 42nd year of all kind. Monarch Seed at Feed 4 miles South of Medlord on Co. Psclfle Rithwsy Look for the - - - - Mir-o-lite sign, phone 8334 FOR SALE Windmill. O. M. Ood- dsrd. Talent Wagner Creek road. ! FINEST QUAUTT NURSERT STOCK - ...... . I t Lowot Price in yesre Call or FOH 8AI t. Dry nr and nardwgod. I writs Alwrr Co . Rt 3 Box It, North fbuue 460. Uasley ruet Co. Medford, new highway. I FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOB SALE First morti?acva on new hornet In Med ford. Will pay 6 per vTTin. on biiui v terra luana. uiu 2713 or call at 806 Dakota Ave. FOR SALE Trailer house. 160, part payment. Lyla Barck, Modoc Orch- ar. FREE Atmoray Demonstration. At moraya for sale or rent. Used al for sale. 7 Chestnut. Phone 4644. FOR SALE Balance your home grains with Sperry'i 40 Hog Con centrate. Save one-third to one- half your grains food-value. Mon arch Seed S Feed Co. POR SALE Single bed with p rings; Guernsey bull calf, 9 montha old; heifer, coming 8 years, with 6- weeks old white face calf; very good lamtiy cow, ire an one montn. 1U31 Narregan. SCRAP IRON SCRAP METALS Tour government needs thlt vital maienai iot uerenaa. sell now. Highest prices paid. MEDFORD BARGAIN HOUSE 37 N. Grape Phone 8744 FOR SALE Mix Sperry's Suremllk 82 with grains for you. dairy cowa. Improves milk production ana neaim. aionarca eeea dt reea Co. STEM-PUNCTURED Cornice. 50c per lug Dos. Bring your own container. Call at Med ford Ioe Se Storage Co. KRAUT CABBAGE for sale. Cum mlngs Garden. Midway Road, lc lb. FOR SALE Approilmately 1000 yards buckshot soli. One Black and Decker' electric Jack hammer with 24 attachment. 136 feet electric Una. One hand umwr. Om 24x30- I inch roller. Phone 2833. FOR SALE Low priced lumber or any building materials Call us Be fore yuu buy R O Stephenson Co Court and McA.-drewa Telephone 2000 FOR SALE Mountain fir sawdust for fuel .FABER'S FARMERS SUPPLY Pbone 4449. USED circulating heater. 615. Crater Metal 8s Engineering, 143 N. Front USED Heatrola coal circulator, perfect condition. 625. Crater Metal t En glneering. 142 N. Front. ORDERS TAKEN for Real Silk Hos iery. Phone 2003 329 Apple. EXCELLENT valuea In used washers radio, refrigerators Pick Hdwe. FOR SA1JS Pears and apples Kantor a miles north fa lent REAL BUYS In used clothing 1406 No Riverside, across from Becks Bakery WOOD- Dry fir and laurel. Asancl- ated Station, 700 E. Main. Tel. 8859 'dry FIR foi aaia Phone 6180 eitei i 6 oo o'clock - - - . - - FIR SLABS Buy Phne 41 14 Now City fuel MISCELLANEOUS THE PERSON who took two over coats from a 1943 Plymouth sedan, Saturday night In front of Bur goynes was Identified. Return coats to Burgoyncs and no questions will be asked. PLAN to have New year's dinner at Old Stage House In Phoenix. Phone 6623. WILL THE party who picked up my electric cord nesr Bear Creek bridge on Fern valley road, please phone BUSINESS DIRECTORY MONEY TO LOAN TOU ARE INVITED to ee us for CASH PROMPT FRIENDLY SERVICE on Car, Livestock and Personal Loan OREOON FINANCE CO. W E Thomaa Mgr Ue. No. S-U-M-317 4S So. Central nsl 44SS Home owned and managed Since 1938 WE IOAN MONEY ON YOUR CAR Attractive Rat COAST. FINANCE Harold H Brown Agency License 311 133 East Msln Pbone 3444. Rooting WE REPAIR or apply any type ol rouf pabco Kooltnga Shingles Costings snd Pslnta New ttura Wall Paper Ekerson Paint and Ro.it i8 So Bartlett Tel S843 JOE SMITH YOUR ROOFER AU Rout troubles tsaen care of All work ipianiuleed Call 3788 or 2349. 301 Haven. Transfer CITY TRANSFER STORAGE CO Household moving and general hauliug '9 S Orape Pbone 4G44 Day or night PUHN1TURE UOVINO AND SIOR AGE We have vsn moving equip, ment for locsl snd long distsnce bsullng Dry and cleau suirsie i concrete building l with special locker rooms at low rates SAMSON 81 OR AGE WAREHOUSl Pbone 37ft4 EADS THANSPEH A STORAOE CO Office 18 South Fir Phone 3828 Price right Service guaratiteed OAV1S TRANSFER AND 8TORAUI 40 8 Fll Street Insured Csrrivrs Local and Long Distance Hauling Phone )8h Vacuum Cleaner Service GUARANTEED SERVICE on all makes of vacuum cleaners Cslled for and delivered free. Peldman Electric Phone S577 The Grange Upper Applegate Grange Upper Applegate grange met In regular session Dec. 27 with all officers present except two. Perfect attendance record was announced for Fred Dorn who has not missed a meeting for the past year. Master Bertha Has klns missed only one and that was while she was in attendance at state grange session. ' The resolution to change the meeting night was defeated so grange will continue to meet as usual on the second and fourth Saturday evenings each month. George Peck was elected steward in place of Dow Lewis who is now stationed at Camp Roberts. ' The following officers-elect attended the Joint installation at Central Point Dec. 28. Master, Bertha Haskins; lec turer. Marguerite Black; assist ant steward, John Black. There will be a dance New Year's eve at grange hall. Saturday evening,. Jan. 3, grange will be host to the people of Applegate, their families and friends at a recreation party, the feature of which will be square dancing. Good music and lively callers will Insure a good time. All ladies attending, grange members and others, are asked to bring sandwiches and cake. Central Point Grange Central Point Grange will AC ROM L Conitml, aa wool t. Front of a building It. Bird 14. Or.antal carta II Long flag Wouian fat-rie Bionxce la toe LIB 8pr aanarae Bored Kind of aaat Fuel li. facta ot aute- 40 Before 41. Pronoun 41 Frmhjr aoepy moivie ao IT. BrtMi rvinteifier water li. R act -we 10. K-Httill pott- 41 A '-out 44. Player at eMI won: a our. aren a gumee IL Short fur m trpa 41. ftaior tbatptn or railway era tt Unaatiti 4T tJaaculfne name U ColtnHt1ln 4a. Climltlna iroodr mafhlne parannialt 14. Hydrauilr pump M tlupina itlt St. lUfrlna a pp- 12 Malart plant ratua &3 lndaioja Vt Metal -4 Ha-vetied tt. Partt of the li. Rciurwl to One year parika i la 3 U u i i"7 w 1 i it ii zzzzzzz '7 T iff 37 .. - - -- , 7 - " - zf' rnr "T TT" " ' m49 3?-- fZZZ ST meet Friday night with the new officer in the chairs. The mas ter will outline most of the com mittee appointment! for the year. Alphabetically arranged the B-t will furnish the program with Eudora Bohnert as man ager. New officers on the serv ing committee are Foley, Lath rop, Benson, McKibben, Puhl, Smith, Hamilton, Johnson and Wilson, supervised by H. E. C. Chairman Margaret Hampton. Meteorological Report By U. S. VllATHtK BUREAU Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Gold wave today and tonight with temperature near 30 degrees or lower. Oregon; Cold wave today and to night with temperature near 30 Us weat and earo or lower In east por tion tonight. Snow aat of 130th mer idian. Strong winds. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Hlgheat 43: Loweat 39. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 85: 4:30 a. m. today 97. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:39 a. m. Sun set 4:91 p. m. Observations Tsken at 4:30 a. m. 110 Meridian Time. u It If CITY . Boise ,, sa 18 Boston 3: 33 Chicago si 39 Denver 38 18 Eureka fll 39 Havre 0 -9 Los Angeles S7 43 Medford 41 33 New York 33 37 Omaha 35 14 Phoenix 84 39 Portland 89 33 Reno 89 13 Roseburg , 44 35 Salt Lake 88 30 San Francisco U 44 Seattle . 88 39 Spokane 38 13 Wash., D. 0. 87 30 Yakima 83 31 Travel Table AIHM.ANKS Northbound Leave Malls Close 4:59 a m. 4:14 a. m. 13:33 p. m. 11:38 a m 4:03 p m. (Flag stop) No mall 0:33 p m Flagatopi 8.88 p. m Southbound Leave Malls Close 10:47 a. m in 03 a m 3:37 p. m (Flag stop No mall 5:43 p m (Flsgstop) 4 87 p. m 11-3 p. m. U:07 p. m. TRAINS Northbound Leave Mills Close II 33 a. m. 10 33 a m 7.50 p. m. 8 50 p m Southbound Less Mall Close 7:55 a m. ft oft a. m. 5:56 p. m. 4:55 p. m. Bl 8ES North Seutb 3 so a m. 13 Oft a m 7 JO a. m. ft ftO a m 0:35 a. m. 0 90 a m I 40 p m. 3 80 p m. 8:4ft p m. 8 Oft p m. To Klamath Falls ft oft p m From Klamath Falls 0 80 a m. () To Ashland only. () To Orante Fsas only. Note: Auto connecting first elsss msll closes at l oft a m for delivery at points north of Eugene and at 80 p m for delivery at point south ol Dunsmulr. Calif. Us Mall Trlbun want ad. eluilen Of Yesterday' Fuxsls DOWN 1. Cents 3. 8 mall surround' lag srsae I. Outer eerarinff 4. rut en t laratllte Judge Inhabtianfa Ot to ma bet torn of Sia'i nt the oniae Ecemrie ro- lllnv niorofl tl-'-uiina nick name IL Ttrm if an- darnint tt Kail "hara(tar It. tpraatl)nw be- twtan mnu tain eealta T. Knmti tl. RID M. fcound nf an automobL-e ' horn fT. Ardor tt. Uag to (--irfh tt Avarlcfoet tt. Plundtrar 14. rorm of life insurant tl. Fttlnrt hirl 14, Tarding to wtar awaf IT. nungurad tt f.ra 4t. i- pi-fa ef a barr: 4ft. Cut witii a 'nl atrke 4t Ctial otf 47 Unmounted 49. Mountain la Alaiha IL t bii'r.p.ne m ..Vt BOAtfC-lplAlLnNV tVElUvislol TOlE -A"RiiP E T AJlL E Af T H 10 E NfrpLk) RTTpTS plo ppoln enT OJAIP LA BPAiN'SJvVieiltPM 0 e k MjifaMH- n feG v VII PEJrinSiR AgtA0A I EflAlL I AlSfls Alw 6 O N ST N Ge e TA j - jH y iff r a "Lavima," said Freddy, "you have beautiful ear:." "AW Men Are Poison" Said Lavinia Prentiss Knowing Absolutely Nothing About Them Chapter One Career Girl A LTH0UGH it was only a small framed sign, Zk Lavinia never got Ji JL tired looking at it. It stood upon her desk in Armworth's Depart ment store, and it said: L. Prentiss, Assistant Buyer, Toy De partment. It had been where it now stood for over a month, and yet' it could still t.irill her when she saw it. It gave her a tense ot tremendous satisfaction. It was tangible proof that ihe was al last a highly efficient cog in the human machinery that made the huge store go 'round and 'round Further than that, it proved that she had kept faith with her Aunt Dorcas, that she had lived up to what she felt her aunt would ex- f eet of her. And that was some hing to make her feel a w a r m glow of pride. She relaxed against the back of the modernistic chair whose up holstery matched the hangings at the tall windowi, and let her thoughts drift backward remem bering. "I'm going to do my best La vinia, my dear," her aunt said, "to see that you are equipped to hold your own In a world of Strug- file and competition. After that, t'a entirely up to you." "Ye. Aunt Dorcas!" she had said, her heart singing "And I'll make you proud of me, too. Vou ust wait and seel" "If." Aunt Dorcas had said, eye ing her with one brow arched in a quiuical fashion, "you don't fall for some man and end up running big house for him." "Oh, no!" How earnestly she had said that. "Oh. no, Aunt Dor cas, never! I'm going to be a sue cess in the business or the arustie work be Independent, aelf-suffl-eient. Just like you." "That." Aunt Dorcas gald. "it what you think at sixteen. I won d what you'll think ten yean from now! Well, eight years had passed, hadn't they? They had. And waa me running a house 'or a manT I eertinly wai not. And what's more, she was well on the rosd toward complete independence. er- ite seif-aumrlency. and "Lavinia." -lid a masculine rclee close by, "you have very beautiful ears." ' " '"' d l.svln' ntsrtled She turned to tee Freddy Rand stand ing in the door-vav. "I do wish you'd stop creeping around like a di 'wlied spirit. "It't my rubber heel," tald F - ''v. He cro."ed the room and .stood looking down at Lsvinls ' 1 t In his brown eyes. "V-i, -n-vt t- wesr your hair like t"--' all th "-re." Flobby-riorse f AVTN1A ttlfTened. "Freddy," a - the ;ald, "do please try to re member that this it a business of fice." "Lots of girl don't dare uncover their ears, Freddy went on. "But it's a downright crime for you not to" Ignoring the remark, Lavinia picked up some drawings. "1 presume you came to see these, she said. "So I did." tald rreddy, "1 for got." He leaned close to l-vintt tnd read aloud the printed words underneath one of the drawings. :trically Operated Hobby Horse. The Latest Thing In Toys. He shook hit head slowlv. "Well I'll be darned! What wlij u,ey tl of next?" "I couldn't say," Lavinia replied. "But the point this do you feel I Under U. S. navy practice battleships are named for ttatea cruisers for cities, destroyers for naval heroes, tubmarinea for fish. By W ATKINS E. WRIGHT there'll be much call for a toy like this one?" "Probably," said Freddy tome what sadly. "No wonder we're rapidly becoming a nation of sof ties. They won't even let the kid diet operate their own hobby horses now." "I've been thinking," tald La vlnla in her most lausiiicsslike manner, "that the price will be firohibitive. I mean, I don't be ieve there are many people who can afford such a toy." She studied the drawing for a moment. "It's a luxury really." "Of course it it," Freddy agreed. "And it encourages laziness. I wouldn't have the darn thing in the store, if I had my way." "Well, you don't hive your way," said Lavinia. "E it since you are on the floor of the toy depart ment most of the time, you should be able to get a pretty definite idea of what people want what they can afford." "Yes'm." tald Freddy. "I'll dis cuss the matter with my superior and tee what he lays. Listen. La vinia, when are you going out with me?" "Neverl" tald Lavinia. "That's an awful long time." "Yes, 1 know. Here, take these drawings along with you They are only cluttering up my desk." "I'm going to keep on asking you." "Freddy, please "I'm going to keep on asking you until they hnvr to push me in here in a wheel-chair. "It't too bad you don't use tome of that persistence in vour work " " 1 do! I had a raise lasl week." "Really?" Lavinia was pleased "Congratulations! I'm glad ... I love to see people getting ahead." "How about celebrating with re?" "No." "Damn!" tald Freddy. Then he bent and kissed Lavinit soundly upon one of her esrs. "Why you you " Lavinit gasped. "See you liter!" tild Freddy And he turned tnd fled, tlmost col liding, witl, a girl who was just entering. "Weill" the girl cried "What on earth happened to Freddy Rand?" Then she looked it 1-avinn. "I sup pose you froze him out as usual " She walked over to where Lavinit waa titling. "My. li your face red1" Lavinia i eyes flashed The idea of a grown man and a widower at that! acting like a perfect idiot!" the taid. "What did he do?" the other girl wanted to know. "He kissed me thtt'i whit he did!" "Fine! Splendidl" "Zi Morton art you crtzy too?" "Maybe," tald Zoe. "But I do think a little attention now and then from a man doet tny girl t hetp,of good " She ait down upon the edge of the desk tnd swung one of her thapely inkle. "Darl ing, what I came in for u to tell you not to wait for me after ihe ttnre closet I'm going to dash for the apartment the moment the gong sounds." "What't the big ruth?" Lavinia asked. "I've got a dale." Thtt t nothing unusual." "I know, but Ihu due It." Zoe sighed. "Petet Riymond't taking me dancing, and I want houn in which to make myself beautiful." She lowered her voice, tnd tdded: "I think he's going to ask me to marry him. You know feminine intuition. "Thtt man!" Lavinit cried "Why, Zoe Morton, he doesn't make a penny more than you do. and what't more" "No time for a lecture now. dtrl Ing," taid Zoe. "Save your statis Midshipmen In the Merchant marina reserve receive the same pay and allowances at midship men In the regular U. S. navy, while on actlva duty. tics for another time." She hurried to the door. There the paused long enough to call back: "And do, for Heaven's sake, treat Freddy Rand as though he were a human being, and not a menace." "Man or menace," Lavinia re torted, "I shall continue to treat him as I choose." Take A Letter' SHE shrugged and turned to her work. She touched a button and almost instantly a girl with a note book appeared. "Mist Marshall," said Lavinia, "please take a letter." "Yes, Miss Prentiss." Lavinia cleared her throat "Dodge and Dodsworth, Chicago, Illinois," she began. "We have ex amined your line ot toy tanks, bomber planet, and machine guns, and wish to tay that we are not interested. It it the policy of Arm worth's not to. . , ." But that evening Lavinlt't feel ing of pride and well-being gave way to one of annoyance, at she watched Zoe dress for her date) with Peter Raymond. She tat in bed with her armt clasped about her drawn-up kneet, tnd thought how utterly silly it was tor a girl to go to so much trouble for a mere man. Men weren't worth It There were to many more things in the world of far greater importance such at your work, your dreamt of becoming a huge success, your career. Men! All a man ever did waa take a girl't time, pay her a lot of empty compliments, and then leave her flat for the first prettier face that came along. Or else he eventually got around to asking ner to marry mm, ana do nit cook and darning until death or the divorce court did them part! Men! No, tir. not for her. Zoe, the knew, felt quite differ ently tbout the matter. Zoe liked men, and the didn't care who knew it least ot all the men them selves She was forever dolling up to go out with thu one or that one. But tonight the was especially ussy aoout her appearance her makeup, her lipslick. the sheen of her nail polish, her hair do. "You'll tay yes, I tuppofe," Lavinia said, breaking the silence between them. "What?" Zoe turned to face the bed. "To Peter Raymond, I mean.' "Oh. that!" Zoe lauxhed lightly. "Of course I will. Haven't I been making a play for him ever tine he came to work at Arms worth a?" "Imagine making a play for. a man and admitting it! laid Lavinia. "Imagine wasting time trying to attract the attention ot a man, when vou've got a good lob and a chance to advance to an tvea better one. Zoe turned back to the mirror. She picked up an atomizer and sprayed perfume back of each dainty ear, in which (lowed an imitation pearl. "Luten, Lavinia," the tttd, "I may look like one of these modern, streamlined, and self-sufflcienl fe males, but down underneath I'm lust an old-fashioned girl, who wants a good husband and a com fortable home." "And a chance to slave without piy, tnd dtrned little grttitudel "A labor of love, darling only you wouldn't understand thtt, I'm tfrtid." "I'm afraid I wouldn't" taid Lavinia. Zoe frowned. "Honestly, La vinia," the laid, "to hear you talk one would think men were poison." "They are." slid Lavinia, "to far tt I'm concerned. And whtt'a more, 1 think you're out of your mind planning to marry rater Raymond." Te ee eeattaaeel Purchases by the bureau of supplies and account! ot the U, S. navy for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1941. totaled ap proximately 12,200,000.000.