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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX. - MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE,- MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1942. ii i ii. -i. -m. Chapter la Freddy Cone Too IN A drugstore at the corner they found telephone booths. and miss Dorcas lost no uroe in entering one, where (he celled Long Distance. 1 want to talk to1 someone in Bull. Connecticut," she said. when the operator answered. She then explained that the man s name was atone, ana ne was lust outside the town. "Tell her we want to talk to Lavinia" said Rod. "We'll get the house flret," said Miss Dorcas. "We can at least And out u Lavinla s staying there. She then Rave her -name, and said she would be waiting there In the drugstore for the call. They climbed to high stools and waited. "MayDe we ought to call Arm worth's Department Store also,' Miss Dorcas said. "What for?" Rod said. To see If Freddy Rand Is there or if he's been in touch with Lavinia." Tll do it!" said Rod. He hur ried back to a booth, found the number he wanted. "May I speak with Mr. Freddy Rand?4 he said. "Just a moment please," said the switchboard operator. Then: Tm sorry, out Mr. Hand urn t in. . "What time will he be back? "Not for several days. He's gone or on a trip. "Oh I" said Rod. "Did you wish to leave any message?" "No, thank you." He hung up and went back to loin Miu Dor cas. "He's off on a trip for aev eral days," he said. "That." said Miss Dorcas, "is Just ducky! "You don't suppose he's with Lavinla. do you?" said Rod. That they've eloped?" "Don't ask me," said Miss Dor cas. "I don t dare even think about It It s too awful." "You mean you'd rather La' rlnia married me?" "That" said Miss Dorcas, "is the prize-winning silly question of the season." . Rod smiled rsther feebly. "I guess I am a bit off the deep end," he said. "But so much has hap pened within the last forty-eight hours. I don t seem to know lust Where I am or what i n doing.' Miss Dorcas patted his hand. "I feel the same way. Rod." she said, "if that's any comfort to you. They finished their drinks, sit ting "on the very edges of their chairs listening waiting for the Hull call. It came . at last Miss Dorcas rushed into the booth. Rod stood outside, listening through a crack, since there wasn't room in the booth for them both. He tried to ?iray. He tried to think sanely. He rled to know that all was well. But his brain was chaos, refusing to function with any semblance of order. In The Meadow "OELLO?" said Miss Dorcas, n "Is that Mr. Stone?" "Yes," came the reply. "Have you a Lavinla Prentiss Staying there?" A dentist? Sorry, you must have the wrong number." "No!" said Miss Dorcas. "I want to speak with" "There's a dentist down the. road a lime way." "I want to speak with Miss Lsvlnla Prentiss." "Miss who?" M iss Lavinla Prentiss." "Oh!" Mr. Stone chuckled. "And me thinking you wanted a dentist!" "Is she there? Is she staying with you?" "Why. yes-she is." "Thank God!" said Miss Dorcas. No kidnapping no disappear ance no murder. The headlines faded away. "What did you say?" Mr. Stone asked. "Never mind that" said Miss Dorcas. "Let me speak to Lavinla right away, please. It's most im portant" "I'm sorry, but she Just went out." "Well, call her!" "She went for a long walk down through the meadow." "All right all right." said Miss Dorcas impatiently. "Please tell her that her aunt telephoned and that I'll be right up, the moment I can catch a train. "Yes." said Mr. Stone. "I'll tell her. Shall I prepare a room for you?" "Of course, unless you want me to sleep in a haystack." Mr. Stone chuckled sgaln. Tve got a small room left he said. nIt'll be all ready for you." "Thank you." said Miss Dorcas. and hung up. She came out of the booth, mopping her face. Quick! she ssld. "We're going to Grand Central Station." "But. Aunt Dorcas," said Rod. "Is Lavinia all right?'' "Yes. but she won't be for lone If you don't do something sbout arm. and fairly dragged him out of the drugstore, much to the amusement of the few customers who were there. Tve a sneaking feeling Freddy Rand's up there with her," she said, as Jhey climbed into another taxicab. "She may be out walking through . the meadow with him this very I minute." "Damn!" said Rod. "Swearing won't do any good." said Miss Dorcas. "I left word I'd be up, but you're going instead. There's no time to lose either, not a second." Once more they walked into Grand Central Station. "You get your ticket right over there," Miss Dorcas said. "You buy it while I look after this lug gage. If we pile it in and out of taxicabs a few more times there'll be nothing left of it" "I want to keep the small suit case," Rod called. "In case I stay in Hull overnight "Of course youll stay over night!" said Miss Dorcas. "Go on, get the ticket I'll check the rest of your stuff." Rod got the ticket H kissed Aunt Dorcas, grabbed the small bag. and ran for the train. "I'll expect you to bring La vinia back with you!" Miss Dor cas called out after him. "I'll do it" said Rod. "if if that Rand man hasn't already married her." "Don't say that!" Miss Dorcas replied. She saw Rod dash through the' gates and disappear. Then after checking the rest of his baggage, she told the redcap to put hers in a taxicab. And again she gave the address of Lavinia'a apartment hoping against hope that her niece wouldn't be so silly as to marry some other man. when Rod was the one meant for her. She knew now that she would be ter ribly . disappointed if she didn't have . Roderick Elliott for her nephew-in-law. , ' Defeat AT ABOUT the same time that Rod's train moved out of New York, Lavinla came walking back toward the farmhouse. She had been out In the meadow with her thoughts. And they hadn't proven to be very pleasant com pany. Nor could she rur away from them. She hadn't escaped them tn Harbor Head, nor in New York, nor could she get away from thjm In Hull. Her aunt had wanted her to go to Harbor Head so that she might have some mmnriM far the years to come. Well, she had some memories, all riohti Mm. ories of Rod Elliott and the iun,gV w uiuuu, arm me a inra. Ana the rocks, and the surf, and tht kiss In the moonlight. "Lavinia Prentiss," she ssld to herself, "you've had vnur flins youve shown yourself to be a complete Idiot so get back to Armworth's and do vour stuff." She walked up to the farmhouse porch. Mr. Stone met her and told her at once about ih ti phone message. "You mean my aunt's coming up here?" Lavinia exclaimed. "That's what she said." Mr. Stone replied. "I'm sending th aiauon wagon into Hull to meet her. if you want to go along." "Thank vrai" aa!H l.lnl "What train Is she coming on?" The one that left right aftet her talk. I suppose. Anvwav. aha seemed In an awful hurry." And an hour or so later La vinia was pacing up and down the platform of the diminutive depot in nun. In a way she was glad her sunt was coming. They would have to taiK matters out sooner or later, and up here In the country would be a good rjlflp. The annnur Aunt Dorcas knew her decision, the oeuer. And It wss un tn her In pati. vlnce her here and now that she wssn't cut out for romsnce. Aunt Dorcas might as well be made to see that she was going right on with her work at Armworth's. It was the only thing left to do, and she was going to do It. With chin up. too. Although her life wss go ing to be pretty empty now that she didn't even have her dreams of sometimes visiting Aunt Dor cas in a rar-ofr country. The driver of the station wagon Joined her. Here she comes. Miss Pren tiss!" he said, as the New York train swept around a curve. "She sure does come like a mlle-a- mimite, don t she? ."Yes. said Lavinla. "she does." Then she walked along beside the train - as it -came to a stand still, eyeing all those who got off; commuters, summer people who had gone to the city Tor the day, natives of HulL But not a sign of her aunt No doubt Aunt Dorcas hsd missed the train which left im mediately after her conversation with Mr. Stone. She would prob ablv come out on the next one. an hour or so later. She turned to tell the driver not to wait but to go on bark to the farm. But while she was looking foi the msn she hesrd her name called. She whirled about start led. And then she gasped. Roderick Elliott was hurrying toward her. Te be eanUaaeg On the Radio Chains STATIONS: Cbala affiliation aag when they are en the dial! KALE (MBS) 1330, fort land. EX (NBC-Bloc) IISO. fort la Dd. KOA (NBC-Blue MBS) 1510 Rpokanai KUO (NBC-BInc) 810. San rrancliro; BLOW (NBC-ftrd 20, Portland! KJB (NBC-Blue) 1000. Seattle! KNX (CBN) 107 In Amrleai BOA (NBC-Bed) S3 Dtnver; KOIN (CBS) S10, rort land; IOMO (NBC-Red) else Stattkl KPO (NBC-Bed) SSd. Sea. Franrlaro; KSL (CBS) Use. Salt lata City. """"" Tune Shown Is PIT Tuesday Six) p. re. Adventure fltorlea, KOO, KJR: Are You a aliasing Heir, KSL; News. KOIN; St as of Today, ROW; Don Wlnalow of the Navy, KPO. 540 p. m. News of the World, KOO. KJR. KEX: Dob Burns. KSL; Horses Heldt's Oreb.. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Bill Henry. KNX, KOIN. 6 00 p. m. Bob Bums. KPO. KOW, KOMO: We. the People. KSL: Victory Chorus. KJR; Second Hustxmd, KNX. 6:S0 p. m. Symphony Ooneart, KOO, KEX, KJR: Report to the Na tion, KNX. KOIN: Fibber McOee, KPO, KOMO, KOW. 7:00 p. m. Bob Hope Variety Show. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Olenn Miller's Oreb., KSU KNX. KOIN. 7:30 p. m. Red Bkelton. KPO. KOW, KOMO; Red Ryder. KOO, KEX, KJR; Leon P. Draws. KOIN; Second Husband, KSL. 140 p. m. Amos V Andy, KNX. KSU KOIN; Fred Waring. KPO, KOW. KOMO; That Night o Jan. 37th, KOO, KEX. KJR. S:lft p. m. Lum and Abner, KPO. KOW, KOMO; Lenny Roes, KNX, KSU KOIN. 40 p. m. Johnny presents. KPO. KOMO. KOW: Information Pleaae. KOO, KEX. KJR; Are You a Missing Heir. KNX. KOIN; News. KSU 0 p. dl We. the People.' KNX. KOIN: Easy A CM, KOO. KJR, KEX; Adventures of the Thin Man, KPO, KOMO. KOW: Sports. KSU 8 :S0 p, m Lang Tnompaon'i Orch., KOO, KJR, KEX: Battle of the Sexes, KPO, KOMO. KOW: Bob Bums, KNX, KOIN; News, KSU 10:00 p. m Cujat Rumba Revue. KOO, KEX, KJR; Reporter News. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Masterworks of Music, KSL: News, KNX; Five Star Final, KOIN. 10:30 p. m. Stan Kenton's Orch., KSL: Henry Buaee's Orch. KOMO. KOW: Tommy Doner's Orch, KJR: Broadway Bandwagon. KEX; Dance I Orch., KOO; Maaterworka of Muale KNX; The World Today, KOO); Con cert Hall, KPO. 11:00 p.m. Paul Whlteman's Orch, KPO, KOMO; BUI Sabransky, KJR; Manny Strand's Orch. KNX, KSL, KOIN; News, KEX. KOW. Wednesday .1.-00 p. m Adventure Stories, KOO. KJR, KEX: Meet Mr. Meek. I KSU Ken Stevens, KOIN; Stars of i Today, KOW; Don Wlnalow of the ,Navy, KPO. I a -an n m Mawa nr tha World. I KOO. KJR, KEX: Dr. Christian. KSL; 1 , Cocktail Hour. KOW: BUI Henry,' , KNX; Eyes of the World. KOIN; Par- ! j ent-Teaeber Aas'n, KOMO; Twilight j Concert, KPO. I ! S 00 p. m Fred Allen. KSLc Fred ' i Warlng'a Oreh, KPO, KOW. KOMO: j j wua fi7, n nn, Ro mance ok ue vancooe, ilma; vic tory Chorus, KJR; Best Buys, KOIN. :S0 p. m. Concert by Kalaih. KPO; Highlight Hour, KOMO. 7:00 p. m. Olenn Miller's Orch., KNX, KSU KOIN; American Melody Hour, KOO, KEX. KJR; Kay Kyser's Musical Quia, KPO, KOW, KOMO. 740 p. m. News Here and Abroad, KOO, KJR: Modem Muale Box. KEX. 00 p. mv Quia Kids. KOO, KEX, KJR; Amos V Andy, KNX. KOIN, KSL; Point Sublime, KPO, KOW, KOMO. ;15 p. m. Lanny Roea, KNX, KSL. KOIN. 140 p.- m. Dr. Christian, KNX, KOIN: Plantation Party, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Manhattan at Midnight KOO, KJR. KKX: Newa, KSU 9:00 p. m Time to Smile, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Eaay Aoea, KOO, KEX, KJR: Fred Allen, KOIN, KNX; Hymn Service. KSU 40 p. m. Basin Street. Chamber Music, KOO; Mr. District Attorney. FAMILY LIFE By CLUYAS WILLIAMS OF FOREST URGED Portland, Jan. 27. (Ty Ear lier and more extensive closure of forests in Oregon to unrestric ted public us has been recom mended by the Oregon forest de fense committee, N S Rogers, state forester, said today ' Rogers said that efforts would be made to minimize Interfer ence with the public' enjoy ment, but that war-time precau tions and serious lessening of available men for fire fighting made the recommendation to Governor Sprague advisable. More than half million pa tients are on the books of hos pital for mental disease. SPRINGFIELD SAWMILL ' IS CLOSED BY STRIKE Eugene, Jan. 27. (41 The Springfield mill of the Booth- Kelly Lumbe rcompany was closed today by a strike of ap proximately 159 CIO members of an IWA local The strike came after four months of negotia tions between union and the company In an attempt to agree upon minimum wage contract. TREE HITS RINK Vancouver. Wash . Jan. 27. JPh-Arloln Sullivan, Vancouver, was Injured seriously and three other civilians received minor injuries when fir tree fell on the roof of a roller skating rink t Vancouver barracks Saturday night during the heavy wind storm. Cloalns time lor ClaaalMed Ada s. m Too Lata to Cleasity 13:30 p a. SPRftWL OM COUCH. READIH6 trt UPrVUU&.VA MOTHER COMES U AHD . -SflYSSHFDtiKEIDUE POWN ANDRES. FORABrr IT MOVES U CHAIR . RllrHR C0ME6 IrV WlfUHlS PAPER AMP ASKS HIM 10 MOVE BECAUSE frif FATHERS RE6U1AB. ,. CHAiR. SrrtlEiPOWN.rtOfvlfR fftKiMS HIM P1EA5E10 Srf SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT CHAIR'S iHECriLV HOWXJOnWHAVF M0VBA6NU 6EffiH6 UP AS AlMf SUE COMES ti tn SAVS WOULD HE MIN0 lffflN6 HER 5lf BVfHE . LAMP WITH HER SfcVjKfe TIOPS TOWN OH fiPOR, TAMILV CRY1N6 IN CHO WS ID SEf UP, ff(J 100 WAEtVlHERI . FEflS IrlERE ARE 1fME5 WHIN FAMUV LIFE 15 MOREIHAN HE CA(i COPE mH,AND60ESUPAND PLAVS HIS HARMONICA All EVENIM6 (Haul ky Tke MlfraStaaM, lea.) KPO. KOMO, SOW; News, KJR, KSL; Moonlight Sonata. KEX. 10:00 p. m. Reporter News, KPO, KOW, KOMO: Phil Hams' Orch, KOO, KEX, KJR; News,' KNX, KOIN; Maaterworka of Muale, KSL. 1030 p. m Tommy Doraey's Orch., KOO, KOMO: Howard Becker's Orch, KSL; Henry Buaae's Oreb, KOW; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX: Sere nade. KSL; Maaterworka of Muale, KNX: The World Toda, KOIN; Con cert Hall, KPO. 11.-00 p. m Bill Cliffords Orch, KPO, KOW; La Oluakln's Oreb. KOIN: This Moving world. KJR. KEX; News. KKX, KOO; Kvenlng Reveries, KOMO. Yunnan Province, through which runs the greater part of the 728-mile Burma Road, is the second largest province of China proper. Nearly a million typewriters are produced In the United States year- Uy. INVEST IN BONDS Okmulgee, Okla. (U.R) Euchee and Creek Indians of Oklahoma in a special assembly in the in tertribal council here have voted to spend $400,000 for defense bonds. They voted unanimously to turn over the money, now on deposit in Washington, to the government. Ink Is the name of an Arkansas town. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX ftS7k?oV!L. oAAOlflE' WlJlt-Er RELAXING IN 4'f-lNaftgJ vgEOW'SlMca ROOM''QF11UE-.k. mjr ii l rv t -w jr&rrzr' , v-i j. i w .st"v .4 s; - T a? mS 1 ft . ;w" r M w: w .3 Adaaicm --rof-iO ci CPT AT CV-X2T ACTUlIB without WARa.,, 2 PAV, , pEFOfce WAR WfVk. D&CUAIZEP The? slow ckippuep tab riviav. NAVY, AMP QPEVlEiP TM& RU's'aO UAPANEE WAR... TnrVi ,nrrp.f3C TKlEOTue- 1 W . . . a. . TTJ . . a t A - ie a 1- 1 I I K ft C PEC 7 IVr-l FOUrJD IVI VlEB(?AKA. IT WtkC FOB.MED iKl f THE 80PV OF A PBEHITOBlC AMIAAAU AMErCNTM5ELlA. OFNATUU . HKlJKY..e SO SORRYI Japan waa feeling cocky, at the turn of the century, and was making a belated bid for world power. Early in 1904 negotiations with Russia over far east expansion bogged down and diplomatic relations were severed. Russia expected a de:laration of war before open hostilities broke out. But already the Japs had laid their plans and put them into action. Togo atruck at Port Arthur to cripple the fleet and give his own navy control of the sea. Torpedo boats, supported by heavier craft, formed the apaarhead of his attack, and the Russian ships were bottled up, tipping the balance of power in the direction of Tokyo. Because of this the Nipponese won the war and that laid the groundwork of their present program oi aggressionl TAILSPIN TOMMY "No Man's Landl" By HAL FORREST Shortly AHER.THE BIO FERNO POWDER. PLANT, ADJACENT TO CAMP Ml, EXPLODED, WE LAST SAW BETTY LOU AND fVT LEM TUTTER. CLIMBING INTO A TANK. Meanwhile... SMELLS HAVc PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED THE GUARD HOUSE AT THE AHMY POST, AND... Jiif IT...ITS AN (g-GCSH...tDU'ReVn - k VA-t'Cv enemy air.1 right we. .we Vr I W VrY tVR.-R.AlD GOTTA GIT OUTTAl yM t vAV I V-VWERE BEINThERE, QUICK fymr f rant afi SArl U P .44 ZsiyO ( I l v ui L-L-LOOKfl IT'S A ..A ENEMY TANK As JKEETS AND HIS COMPANION IN MISERY EMERjCE. THEY VIEW A FEARFUL SIGHT "saaamccaai saaaaaasa j gajT. a- U Out of the dense GRAY SMOKE A FEARFUL APPARITION CRAWLS TOWARD THE TWO MEN.' IT SEEMS TO PICK UP TREES IN ITS PATH. CRUNCH THEM BETWEEN ITS STRONO TEETH, AND SWALLOW THEM.' aa ICEETS REASONS ONLY ONE IHIN&...THE ENEMY HAS BROUGHT WAR. TO AMERICA'S SWORESrHE CAN EXPECT NO QUARTER FROM THE "ALIEN Si WHO MAN THIS METAL MONSTER?! LI'L ABNER When Love Trlumpr.il By AL CAPP IJOV.'-ANOTHtR Y NOPE.f-Vso I UV note: fo' me fum J this one Wad I t m a'M nirz aiDueucl I fulikir rn'i it- I IT I I rlM AH S POSE.' 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