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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1942. I 1111 ,aiMMM t WatKKtl I WSIGHI Chapter 2) Freddy Rand, Again yES. uld Rod softly, "there's . I Lavinia. And ahe's devoted to you." "I'm not eo sure of that devo tion any more," said Miss Dorcas rather sadly. "I have been a (reat disappointment to Lavinia. "How do you mean?" "Ever since she was a little flrL I understand, she has dreamed or doing the things I have done liv. inc my sort of life. She's even fought to put men and romance out of her life, so that she could come to me in a jungle or some far-off piece. And having me come back and Insist that she live the normal life a young woman should live the sort of life most girls her age live has been some thing of a blow to her." "Well, I'm not going to worry much about that," said Rod. "I'm glad you did come back, and that you insisted upon her spending her vacation at Harbor Head. I only hope when we get to New York we'll be able to persuade had that that everything has turned out as it should turn out." "So do L" said Miss Dorcas. The suddenly she sat up straight and said: "Oh! Freddy Randl" "What? said Rod. startled. "Who's he?" "He's a young widower In the store where Lavinia works. He's been after Lavinia to marry him." "You you don't mean she might do it?" said Rod uneasily. 'That's lust whst I was think ing about." said Mits Dorcas. "We females are unpredictable crea tures, and Lavinia might be lust silly enough to rush bsck to New York and tell Freddy she'd be his wife. She might do ft out of sheer perverseness. Good lord, can't this train go any faster?" - "But she seemed to care for me." said Rod, frankly troubled. "The way she she responded when I kissed her. The way she looked at me. She couldn't run off and marry anyone else. Aunt Dorcas." "I hope you're right my dear boy. But we shall see. If only we could have taken a plane!" The train SDed on. Miss Dorcas and Rod finished their lunch and went back to the chair car. They continued to talk, but now It was as though they had begun to run down. A sense of worry had come to them both, and every little while each seemed lost in thought thought that was not too com forting. Along the Hudson, One Hun dred and Twenty-fifth Street, then underneath Park Avenue. And Anally Into Grand Central 6tation. Aunt Dorcas and Rod lost no time In getting to a taxicab. "I'm sticking right with vou." said Rod, when Miss Dorcas gave the address of Lavinia's apart ment "I'll go to a hotel later on." "Good!" said Miss Cjrcas. "I think I'll need some mora sup. ?iort" But when the taxicab came o a standstill at the end of their Journey, when Rod had paid the driver, and he and Miss Dorcas were standing upon the sidewalk. Miss Dorcas said: "You wait down here. Rod, while I go up and see If Lavinia's In and If she's dressed to receive company." All right Aunt Dorcas," Rod aid. "But for Pete'a sake don't keep me In suspense any longer than possible." "I won't" Miss Dorcas went up the steps. "Lavinia's vacation has several more days to run, so I Imagine she's In probably read ing a book." i "Unlets she's out dining with that Rand person," said Rod. -just Keep your angers crossed. Rod!" "I will never fear!" ' Km Urmia MISS DORCAS disappeared Into the house, and Rod lit a cigar ette which he smoked as he sat upon the stoop. "Dear God," he thought "let me get a break. Just for once!" A good Job In the airplane fac tory, a comfortable salary. A small apartment not too far from where he worked, and Lavinia there to greet him at the end of each day. A peaceful existence after many months of horror and suffering. A chance to be of ser vice to his own country and Eng land, and at the ssme time have a little personal life that carried with It love and contentment It seemed such a little to ask and vet it meant so much to him, so terribly much. He wasn't going to be a deaf man. after all And his heart was settling down to act like a healthy heart should act Maybe he was going to have a future like a normal young man ahou d have. Mavue he was His thoughts were abruptly shattered by the sudden opening of the door hack of him. He Jumped to his fret Miss Dorcas was standing there staring at him. "hhe s lone! she sala. "Gone? Rod repeated Inanely. "I I mean she hasn't been home at all!" Mits Dorcas rushed on. "The apartment is Just as we Jrfl It when he went awav. cov ers over furniture dust over everything. "But she wired you from New York." said Rod. "She must have been here. "In New York, yes." said Aunt Dorcas. "But I tell you the hatn't been to the apartment! Not a sign of ftcr oag nor uise. Rod stood frozen with sppre- nension. "W-w-what shall we do?" he asked, feeling more helpless than he had ever felt before in all hi life. 1 Miss Dorcas couldn't answer at once. Her brair was a Jumble of fears and forebodings. Newspaper headlines about the strange dis appearances of girls swam before her eyes. Murders. Accidents. Sui cides, Kidnappings. . , . "Do you suppose she has run off and married that Rand man?" Rod asked finally. "I don't know I don't know anything," Miss Dorcas wailed, "Get a taxicab. Rod quick." Rod saw one coming, and sig naled It Miss Dorcas climbed in, and Rod right behind her. "Where are we going?" he wanted to know. "To Zoe Raymond's." Miss Dor cas replied. "Lavinia may have gone there to stay." She leaned forward, gave the driver the ad dress, ana said:, "Go as fast as you can." "Yea'm said the driver. And off they were at great speed. "I should have thought of Zoe the first thing," Miss Dorcas said. "But the sight of that deserted, dusty apartment shocked all the common sense out of me." Rod shood his head slowly. "I ought to be handling this situa tion. Aunt Dorcas," he said. "But I don't know which way to turn." "Just stick with me, my dear," said Aunt Dorcas gently. That t all I ask." Still No Lavinia ZOE and Peter Raymond lived In a walk-up apartment one of those where one pushed a button In the vestibule, and someone up stairs pushed another button and you got in eventually. Rod was now pushing the but ton underneath the name "Ray mond" pushing it frantically and frequently. "Oh. lord." Miss Dorcas said, "Zoe's not at home either." "It looks that way," said Rod. "What in hesven's name do we do now. Aunt Dorcas?" "Go on, push the button again." Rod did so. And again he list ened at the speaking tube open ing. "Why don't you break down the door?" demanded tinny voice. "Oh!" said Rod. "Hello. Hello, this is" "Let me talk!" said Aunt Dor cas. She put her mouth to the opening. "Hello! Is that you Zoe?" "Yes, It is." the tinny voice replied. "Who are vou?" It's Aunt Dorcas. I" "Aunt Dorcas!" said Zoe. "How wonderful?" "Zoe. is Lavinia there?" "Why. nol She's in Harbor Head, Isn't she?" "No! Open the door. Zoe. I've got to talk to you." ' just a moment! There was a clicking sound. Rod grabbed the door-knob. He and Aunt Dorcas bustled in, and raced up the stairs. Zoe was standing in the- open door of the apartment when they reached her floor. "Zoe, this is Mr Elliott," Aunt Dorcas said, breathlessly. "We're looking for Lavinia." "Well, for mercy's sake said Zoe. "How do you do. Mr Elliott Are you the young man Lavinia wrote me about?" "Never mind that" said Miss Dorcas. Then rapidly she told of Lavinia's denarture from Harbor Head, of the telegram she had sent from New York. "And now. Miss Dorcas climaxed, "she's disap peared entirely as though the earth had opened and swallowed her." Oh!" said Zoe "Oh! This Is terrible." We know that Miss Dorcas said. "Has Peter seen her at the store?" "Of course not He d have told me if he had." 'Then." wailed Rod." where la she?" Zoe wrung her hands. She walked back and forth In the small living room. Then she stopped suddenly. -Hull!" the said. "Who's Hull?" said Rod. "An other man?" No." ta Id Zoe. "It's a little town in Connecticut where " "Where Lavinia s been going on her vacations?" Miss Dorcas interrupted. Is that Is? "Yes.1 said Zoe. "Maybe she could have suddenly decided to go there instead ot to the apart- mentl" "How do you get to this place called Hull?" Rod wanted to know. "It's within commuting distance of New York." said Zoe. "La vinia stayed at a farmhouse a little way out from town." "Have you got a time-table?" Rod asked. "1 think so," said Zoe. She be gan to go through a del , "We haven't time ,or that now," said Miss Dorcas. "Come on. Rod. We'll telephone and see if Lavinia'a in Hull and safe." She turned to Zoe. "Is there a telephone at the farmhouse?" "Yes," Zoe answered. "La vinia telephoned me at once to ask me to get her some books." "What's the name? I mean who do I ask for?" "The man she boards with Is nsmed S'one. You ask for him, and then" "All right we'll call her." said Miss Dorrss- Te fee eenltnaeg I Proof that there are educa tional advantages offered by the Civilian Conservation corps was given at a recent all camp night held at Co. 6410, Camp South Fork when two enrollees of the company were presented with high school diplomas from the Butte Falls high school. These men came Into the Civilian Con servation corps lacking several credit for graduation from high school and took advantage of classes offered In camp along with extension courses offered by various universities and col leges for use in CCC camps. At the present time there are sev eral men In the company work ing toward a diploma and ainre the presentation of these diplo mas more men have asked for Information concerning this phase ot CCC Instruction. The diplomas were presented by Company Commander Max L. Piper to enrollees James A. Neil- son and Thomas II. Scott It costs" about 110000.000 a year to put that good smell Into beauty products. On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Ctwla arrlllatloa aaa when they afe ea I ha flat: KALE (MBS) lSO, Portland. EX (NBC-Blut) IIM, Portland: BOA (NBC-Blue MBm ISIS Spokane! KOO (NBC-Bine) Sin. Baa rranctaro; KGW OHO Hull se. rortiaod; a. j a (mbc-bium leee. Seattle; KNX CBa iojo. Um Angeles; KOA (NBC-Red) BSO. Denver; KOIN (CBft) 70. Port land: IOMO (NBC-Red) B.ie Seattle: KFO (NBC-Red) am. San rranrlaro: KRL (CBS) UM. aaltLake Cltr. time Shown Is rtt Monday KM p. m. Adventure Stories, KOO. KJR; Vox Pop, K8L. KOIN; Don Wlnalow of the Navy, KPO. 630 p. m. News of the World. KOO. KEX, KJR: News. KOIN; Cock tall Hour. KOW; Bill Henry, KKX; Walts Rhythm, KPO; Voices of Yes terday, KSL. 4:00 p. m- Radio Theater. KNX, KOIN. KSL; Dr. I. Q., Jim McClaln. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Secret City, KOO, KEX; Victory Chorus, KJR. e:so p. m. por America we sing. KOO. KIX. KJR: That Brewster Boy. KPO, KOW. KOMO. 7:00 p. m. Mercury Theater, KNX, KOIN, KSL; Monday Merry-Oo-Round, KOO, KEX. KJR; Contented Hour. KPO. KOW, KOMO. 7 JO p. m. Cavalcade of America, KPO. KOW. KOMO; Blood. KNX KSL. KOIN; Muate for Listening. KOO: Modern Muale Boa. KXX; Oraaur Washington Hour, KJR. S :00 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX. KOIN. KSL: Jtad Waring. KPO. KOMO, KOW; Carmen Carauaro'a Orch.. KOO, KJR, KKX. :1ft p. m. Lanny Roes, KNX. KSL. KOIN; Lum and Abner. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Sbau-Bert Whealer. KJR. 8 SO p. m. I Lore a Mystery, KOO. KEX, KJR: Voice of Margaret Speak. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Oay Nineties. KKX. KSU KOIN. :00 p. m. Telephone Hour. KPO, KOMO. KOW: True or Pal at, KOO, KJR. KXX; Vox Pop. KNX; News, KOIN: Esc union in Science, K8L. S:30 p. m. Hawthorne House, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Hollywood Showcase, KNX, KOIN: News. KSL, KJR; Moon light Sonata, KEX; Let There Be Music. KOO. 10:00 p. m. Phil Harris' orch., KOO, KEX. KJR; Reporter News, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Masterworks of Music. KSL: News. KNX; rive Star Final, KOIN. 10 40 p. m Ed Stokefa Music, KOMO, KOW; Home Town News. KOW; The World Today. KKX; Dane Time, KOMO: TranslUona, KOMO; On Our Bandstand, KPO. 11 p. m. Bob Bradley and Erwln Teo. KSL, KOIN: Ran Wilde's oreh, KPO, KOW; Thla Moving World. KEX, KJR; News, KNX; Reveries. KOMO. Tuesday I 140 p. m Adventure Storlee. KOO, , KJR; Are Tou a Missing Hair, KSL; j News, KOIN; B it of Tooty, KOW;' Don Wlnalow of tbe Navy. KPO. - S40 p. m News of the World, 1 KOO, KJR. KEX; Bob Bums. KSU Horace Held t a Orch, KPO. KOMO, I KOW: BUI Henry, KNX. KOIN. I 40 p. nw Bob Bums, KPO, KOW. KOMO; We, the People. KSL: Victory Chorus, KJR; Second Husband, KNX. , 040 p. m. Symphony Concert, KOO, KEX, KJR; Report to the Na- I Man, KNX. - KOIN; fibber McOee. KPO, KOMO, KOW. 7:00 p. m. Bob Hope Variety Show, KPO, KOMO. KOW; Glenn Miller's Oreh, KSU KKX. KOIN. 7:S0 p. m. Red Bkelton. KPO, KOW, KOMO; Red Ryder. KOO, KEX. KJR; Leon P. Drews, KOIN; Second Husband, KSU 840 p. m. Amos n Andy, KNX, KSU KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO, KOW. KOMO; That Night of Jan. 37th, KOO. Kf X. KJR. 8:16 p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO, KOW. KOMO; Lenny Ross, KNX. KSU KOIN. 8:90 p. m. Johnny Presents, KPO, KOMO, KOW: Information Please, KOO, KEX. KJR; Are You a Missing Heir, KNX. KOIN; News. KSU 40 p. m. We, the Teople, KNX. KOIN; Easy Aoes, KOO. KJR, KEX; Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Bporta. KSU 0:30 p. m. Lang Thompson's Orch, KOO, KJR, KEX; Battle of the Sexes, KPO. KOMO. KOW; Bob Bums, KNX, KOIN; News. KSU 10:00 p. m, Cugat Rumba Revue, KOO, KEX, KJR; Reporter News. KPO. KOMO. KOW; Masterworks of Muale, KSL: News, KNX; rive Star Pinal, KOIN. 10:80 p. m. Stan Kenton's Oreh, KSL; Henry Buase's Orch,- KOMO. KOW: Tommy Doner's Orch, KJR; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX; Dance Orch, KOO: Masterworks of aluae. KNX: The World Today, KOIN; Con cert Hall, KPO. 11:00 p.m. Paul Wblteman's Orch. KPO. KOMO: B1U Babranaky, KJR; Manny Strand's Orch, KNX KSU KOIN; News, KEX KOW. MAGPIE RANKS THINNED Boise, Ida. 0I.PJ The state fish and game department has paid out $3,236 12 for a 3V4 month magpie extinction campaign. The mor"y came from the predatory animal control fund at the rate of two cents per magpie. Re sults: 161,809 less magpies. Celtuce, an Oriental lettuce, is now being grown in this country, i GOLD HILL DANCE TO HELP WAR ON POLIO Gold Hill, Jan. 26, (Spl.) A dance will be sponsored by the Gold Hill Odd Fellows lodge on January 31, proceeds of which will go to the infantile paralysis fund. Nearly 8.000 daily bus trip carry people in and out of Manhattan. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS By GLUYAS WILLIAMS tf'S HARD It) 6Pf ENOUGH lb EAT WHEREVER fREP PERLEV HAPPENS TO BE PIWIM6, BECAU5E, M A TWNKLW& vX'ASP, '"mFlT M AMORuY ON MlLtfAW AUD Hf EvERY0WE'S KNIVES AND FORKS AMD MOST OF THE TABLEWARE fO HELP HIM EXPLAIN -THE WAR SrfUATiON rBalaaiae Vt TW M Sratleata. be.) x-se, STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX A irAt2lMr TAGGED BY Tu& U. WlUPLlPg- 00 Ml 3 MONTHS (geaufort N.C.t1d' Fernandina, Fla MO TfZrMVUS fcUN. ON TME" ... 1f FT. LONG! n Ib U'aCl IH TEACHING ARAAY TRUCK PRiVEBb jiqWTp EtW3weri,Wyo. hA aae aasar i I nil , 1 m 1 III II i I -e--irrrM T n W 41 aV defense mineral" MlNEP .With HOT WAibv. and COAAPBE'Si'ieD NV2. A3 &GEAT AA I50O rETjTHE lUPUUK. YVHCK.I7 1 I WUtUVYCf TO WARDEN AGAIN TrlEMVlPS'PSBMBLe 0IU WELL'S.. LowsiatJ and Texas.. TAILSPIN TOMMY Temporary Shelterl Ta.a.ii.arM.oa4Unaurain9 J HOT WATER MINING An ingredient in the manufacture of black powder, sulphur has been known for at least 2,000 fears and until modern times was called "brimstone." Until a few years ago Sicily was the chief source ot the world's supply of sulphur, but today America's brimstone comes from the Louisiana Texas Gulf coast. The process used here to melt the sulphur from its underground deposits with hot water and force it to the aurface for drying, la known as the Herman Frasch method, and was first commercially used in 1903, GRADE CROSSING GRADUATES The U. S. Armv Quartermaster renlacement training canter at Fort Francis E. Warren uses its 25-foot railroad to teach rookie truck drivers how to avoid battle with oncoming trainsl By HAL FORREST TfHt GREAT rERNO POWDER. PLANT NEAR. CAMP MIX HAS JUST MYSTERIOUSLY EXPLODED SHELLS WHIRL, BU LLETS WHIZZ ALL About the CANTONMENT, AND BETTY LOU, WHO WAS VISITING THE POST, FOUND ALL ESCAPE CUT OF F.. UNTIL.- t-Xfc (HUR.R.Y.' WE'LL BE li.u I SAFER. INSIDE S mW ALL RIGHT, SOLDIER.' CLIMS IN.. AND GET THIS THING- STARTED , MMISS.I...I NEVER. B BEEN IN A.. A OCONTRAPTION LIKE THIS BBEF0RE..I...I D DONT KNOW HOW TTO MAKE IT G-GO. WHAT A ui ei o n i TURNED OUT TO l.p Ik WELL . I CAN A PLANE. .SO I OUGHT TO 86 7 ABLE TO Vo-oo-oopsJ FLY) TVH ftauTorresV, iPuOOENLV THE METAL MONSTER. GROANS. AS IT GIVES A MIGHTY LURCH HAS BETTY LOU PULLED THE RIGHT LEVER.??? LIX ABNER When Passions Flame! By AL CAPP BARNMELL yTAV 'i Will e- AWAY FUM DAISY MAE. i cvn Ul ntrr nivi-M TH; NOTES 15 6ITTIN' rnUKC r-AiHiriUT V nbtMlMMtnhi , . . 1 raASY 1 9 ?W. i'" . r. n , MiNb FF AH SNUGGLES fsl 7 TO w . . a f.fN.er SO Os, oS$L S&tfiP UhuU r-2 rv. T-UAl.lu' V- i nrir iu 4 ArV IS 19 Yilx OLI. ALTVO AH 5 NOT ONE "T BRAG. . ailislf S9'DEf?D THE FINE3V INSIDE MAH in MAH PROFESSION WHlCy IS SKONKS. . J, , 5 fis gARNSMEXL. r-"- ' . ' aMavava t- T vW -afl RLT A "am THE.T. N BIS BARNSMLL THE NEB B 5 Storm Clouds V 1 OUST RUM OVER "TO TELL VOO THE STRIKE VS ALL SETTLED UPTHE MEM SEEhi THB VlSOOM OF MVJ VJOROS AMO WENT BACK ON Twe JOB CM, IM SO GV.ADAI NOD HftMuUfcu IT MOST MASTER FULLY -T i-TO ' U U ot HatouNas, WMOM VOU FIREO-J. 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