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Newspaper Page Textc PAGE EIGHT: MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1942.' m ,,TfV,", fJIXlirrTi; ROBERTA I Chapter Ten Warning From Dolores) TAIL) you get fettled eomforta " blyT Like your quarters?" Bud asked ber lightly. "Oh yea very much." Aha sn- wered bun eagerly. "1 love the view the river. I've always been Irienda with Old Al and I love bavin him ao close. "Old Air" repeated Do lore, puzzled. That's what river people eaD the Mississippi." Randy explained quickly. "1 thourht thev called him Ot Man River," answered Dolores carelessly. "That's only the name of aoni, said Melissa quieuy, writ ten by a man who wasn't a river man. "But ha did all right aa a mu sician," said Dolores, and smiled as though Melissa had been a small and not very Brunt cniia. "He wrote beautiful music and my mother sane it on the stale." Melissa answered quietly. "It waa the first music I ever learned to in." "Oh, said Dolores, and her vebrowa went ud a little in swift displeasure, aa aha turned to Randv. "Now see here. Ace. fun's fun and It's all right with me for you to drag along any pretty little piece of goods that strikes your fancvl But when you let her start singing any of my music that's out!" Melissa caught her breath, for now and her voice waa almost strident Randy looked straight at Do lores and his eyes were cold. "Who said anything about her singing your music? he demand ' ed curtly. - "Melissa la not the torch-singer type or hadn't you noticed?'r For a moment Dolores eyes tangled with his. Then she dug a fork viciously Into the food on her plate and said through her teeth, "I suppose you are right Shea more of the Sweet Alice. Ben Bolt' type and what you're going to do with her in a night club floor -show I'm afraid I wouldn't know." "That's lust It Ducky," said Randy, and though the words were light and pleasant bis tone waa still taut 'And isn't it nice you don't have to know? That'a for the boys in the band to figure out which la exactly what we are going to do. light after lunch." He grinned at Melissa, and her heart stirred a little and came to life and stopped hurting quite ao badly; and the lump in her throat lid down a bit so that aha real ized she waa hungry and that the food being served to her waa de licious. Dolores finished her luncheon fin an ugly ailence which the oth ers at the table pretended not to notice. Alice and Hugh had their heads together with one of the boys In the orchestra, and their laughter made a pleasant friend ly sort of sound. After lunch, when the tables had been cleared by the two ne gro waiters in tneir white coats, the orchestra assembled beneath the edge of the stage. Tha six old-young men with their worldly-wise, cynical ex- 6810 vanished; Alice and ugh. Randy and Dolores settled themselves to listen to Melissa'a audition. And Melissa stood on the stage facing them, hoping desperately that her knees did not visibly tremble. Bob, who led the orchestra, said with a friendly, heartening smile, "What would you Ilka to aing. Mist Marlowe?" Try Loneome Road,' Melissa. saia nanoy. "In a night-club? Ace, have Ku lost your mind?" demanded ilores sharply. "I don't think so," answered Randy, and nodded to the orches tra. "Hit it boys. You can play It straight and then we'll aee if we can swing" it Not So Good JELISSA set her teeth hard while the orchestra ran through the number.. And then she lifted her head, thrust -out her pretty chin and sang It She knew, before she was halfway through it that aha was doing it very badly and that Dolores was laughing at her. sneering at her When the last note died away she looked swiftly a. Randy and saw his downcast expression, and her heart slid away down to her heels. One of the old-young men spoke from the dimness of the back of the room.. "Couldn't hear a peep back here, boss." he reported. "O.K., Tim thanks." said Ran dy, and the man went out Bob said unexpectedly "Look, why don't we use a "mike' and let her sing into it? Her voice is not bad it's Just small and parlor-sized. But it's kinda warm and soft Couldn't we try a "mike'?" "Any singer who has to have a microphone to sing In a place this size would be much better off back on her river farm, light ing lamps for the river-pilota," Stated Dolores flatly. "Look." said Randy, and his voice waa taut, with the sting of a lash in it. "How'd it be it you Just ran along and played by yourself for a while? Thlsmuat DC coring ru qmw , - Dolores stood up swiftly, her teeth set hard She flung Melissa a vitrolic look and her heels clicked as she stalked out of the room. "Now." aaid Randy, aa though relieved by her departure, "let's see about that 'mike' business." Melissa came out into the audi torium and sat down at a table while Joe and the boys In tha band, with Randy'a assistance, set up the microphone. Alice said in Melissa'a ear, "Keep your chin up. kid. You weren't bad at all and I'm for you strong If you can Just put a crimp in Dolores you are my pal for life. And if you hadn't been pretty good, you wouldn't have got under her skin." Randy turned and said curtly, "All right Melissa, let's run through it again." Melissa went back to the stage. Bob ahowed her where and how to stand, gave ber a friendly, en couraging pat on tha shoulder and went back to the orchestra pit Once more the mellow old strains of "Lonesome Road" crept out over the empty room and Me lissa began to sing. Tha room waa held In a silence) that was complete sava for tha music. And when tha last throb bing note had died away there was a little spontaneous burst of applause from the direction of the doorway and Melissa saw that the men who had eaten at a table alone were all In the doorway listening and that they wer ap plauding her. "Swell I" aaid Bob eagerly. "Boss, did you hear that? It there was ever a voice built to order for a mike, she's got itl Maybe we could do a daily broad cast with her over the New Or leans station she'd be a knock out!" Flushed, excited, her heart trembling with eager hope. Me lissa looked down at Randy, who waa staring up at her as though tha effect of the microphone on her voice had amazed him. And she knew that her voice had sounded well; there was a warmth, a mellowness, a throb bing, faintly husky note that the microphone brought out and am plified so that it caught tha ear and caressed it Old South "T OOK, boss," said Bob, excited and eager now. "You've got something here. You want to build up the show boat atmos phere. Dolores and Alice and Hugh are all good entertainers but why don't you 'spot' Melissa here in hoopskirta and a funny little bonnet like the gala wore in 'Gone With the Wind1 and sort of build her up? A girl of tha Old South, singing old Southern songs and all that stuff? You say she plunks a guitar- well, that swell. It all adds up. Say, we can build up her number into a sen sation." "Shoot the works, Bob, my boy," said Randy happily. "You're staging the show and the sky's the limit" He turned to Melissa and held out his hand to help her down from the stage. "Was I-was I all right?" aha stammered eagerly. The others had said she was. But she had to hear him say it "You heard that applause, didn't you?" asked Randy. "Well, that came from probably the toughest audience you'll ever have the boya who work up stairs in the game rooms That's a part of the show boat you're never to know anything about incidentally. I am forbidding you now ever to climb those stairs see them? Well, the boat la yours with the exception of those stairs and what lies above theml Re member that, youngster." Suddenly she was resentful of his insistence upon her youth. "I'm not an infant" she told him haughtily. Randy grinned at her. "You re about five years old In worldly wisdom," he told her flat ly. "And that's the way I want you to stay. I promised Gran I'd see that you were taken care of that I wouldn't let you be hurt and it's a promise I intend to keep. So you stay out of the upper reaches of the show boat, mind you!" Melissa stared at him. wide- eyed. You promised uranT But of course, she thought I'd go imag ining' myself in love with you and that vou'd forget all about me the minute you left the Point" "Univ. stated nanny grimly hie eyes holding hers with a curi ous intentness that made her breath come very fast "1 did not torget you, you know. "Yes.'' said Melissa, meeting hli eyes, letting him read whatever he cared to read In the depths of her dark eves lifted to his. "You did remember me. Thank vou for remembering me. A little later, from the porthole above her bunk, she saw him driving awny in the handsome black roadster And Dolores, very smart-looking in sheer black with a frosty white collar and a trig little white feather turban nerched nonchalantly above one blue eye. sat beside him. Te at centtneea SACKETT APPOINTMENT UP FOR CONFIRMATION Salem, March 19. if The senate interim committee on ap pointmenta will meet at 11 a.m Monday In the Oregon Building SHOP AT NIGHT Barker's ara open until o'clock EVER' night. Store for Men in Portland to vote on whether to confirm Governor Charles A Sprague's reappointment of Be atrice Walton Sackctt, Marsh field, to the state board of high cr education. Members of the committee are Senators W. H. Strayer gt Baker, R E. Jones of Brooks, F. M Franciscovlch of Astoria, Doug las McKay of Salem, George W. Dunn of Ashiand, and Joel C Booth of Lebanon. ADMITS FRAUD Seattle, March 19 A1 John Alden, 70-yearold president of '.he Canadian & Oriental Mm ing It Exporting Company, Ltd. accused of defrauding 13 invest ora of sums totaling more than $10 000, changed his plea to gull ty of grand larceny In superior On the Radio Chains STATIONS) Cbala affiliation and where they are en the dlalt KALE MB8 1330, Portland. KX .( .NHT-Hluc) 1 1 BO, F-ortland SUA (NHC-Hlue MBit I.1IO Spokane; KOO f NHC-tslue) SIO Ban FrancIKo; KIIW (KHT-Nrei to, Portland; KJR (NBC'-Blur) 1000. Mttle; rnx (CBS) lino Los Angeles; S.OA (NHC-Rrd) 6M Oen?ar: KOIN CB e?o, port, land; KOMO (NRT-Rrdi 8 so Statlle; KPO (NBC-Bed) SMI Sin rranrttrot KBL (CBS) 1160. Bait take City. " time Snows) te PST " Thursday I ;O0 p. m. Adventure Btorlea. KOO. KJR; Stars of Today, KOW; Don Wlnslow of the Navy, KPO; Death Valley Days, KSL; Adventures of Toyland, KEX; Eyes of the World, KOIK; Dance Orch., KOMO. 6:80 p. ra. People'e Platform, KSL: Star Spangled Melodies. KPO: Bill Henry, KOIN: Student Theater, KOW; Afternoon Dances. KNX; Streamlined Palry Tales, KOMO; News of the World, KEX. KOO. KJR. 6:00 p. m. Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, KNX. KSL, KOIN: Muslo Rail, KPO, KOMO, KOW; Secret City, KEX; Voloe of .Victory, KOO; Old Ttmera, KJR. 6:30 p. m. Big Town. KMX, KSL, KOIN: Blue Horizon, KOO," KEX; Arm Chair Crulaea. KJR. TOO p. m Al Pearce's Oasf. KPO, I Friday I I KOMO, KOW; Rudy Vallee. KOO, sm p. ra. Kate Smith Hour. I KEX, KJR; Olenn Miliars Orch., kbL; Id Stokers Music, KOMO; Ad-j KMX. KOIN, KSL. venture Stones, KOO, KJR; Stars 1:10 p. m, Red Ryder, KOO. KJR. of Today. KOW; Dos Wlnalow of the ' KEX; Frank Fay. KPO. KOMO. KOW. , Navy, KPO. 6:00 p m Amos V Andy, KNX, i 6:o p. m. News of the World. : ! KSL. KOIN: Fred Waring. KPO, KEX, KJR; Harry w. FUnnery. KNX: J KOMO. KOW; Music by Bovero, KJR. BUI Sabransky, KOMO; Children's 1 KOO, KEX. Time Table. KOW; Leon F. Drews. I I'M p. m. Death Valley Dave, , KOIN. j KKX, KOIN; Coffee Time. KPO, j 60 p. m Walts Time. KPO. t ! KOMO, KOW; Tour Blind Date, KOMO. KOW; Secret City, KEX; KOO. KJR; News, KSL; Plowera for Whafa On Tour Mind. KNX. KOIN, 1 the Living. KEX. KSL; Voloe of Victory, KOO; On I 6:00 p. mEasy Ae. KOO. KEX. , wixb tns osncs. swk. 1 KJR: News, KNX. KOIN: Aldrlch 8 SO p. m. March of Tim.. T. ! Family. KPO, KOMO, KOW; Sports, , KOO, KJR: Plantation Party, KPO, I KSL. I KOW, KOMO; First Nlghter. KNX, KEX, KJR; Flajbouae. KNX. KOIN. KSL. 8 00 p. m. Who Done Itf KPO, KOW, KOMO: Ella Pttsgerald. KOO. KJR; Kate Smith Hour. KNX, KOIN; Concert Hall, KEX; Sports. KSL. 6:60 p. m. Claude ThorahlU's Orch, KOO: Dark Fantasy, KOW; News. KSL. KJR: Moonlight Sonata, KEX: Studio Party, KOMO; Floyd Wright, KPO. 10:00 p. m Hollywood Legion Stadium Fights, KOO; Reporter Newa. KPO. KOW, KOMO: Red Nlch ola' Orch . KSL; Newa, KNX; Danes Oreo- KEX; Shining Hour. KJR; Five Star Final, KOIN. 10 SO p. m Claude Thornhlll's Orch., KOO; Unlimited Hansons. KOMO: Broadway Bandwagon. KEX; Moonlight Sonata. KOW: Northwest Bible Institute. KJR; Maatsrworka. KNX: War Time Women. KOIN. 11:00 p. m Ou Arahelm's Orch.. KPO. KOW; This Moving World. KEX. KJR; Oens Grounds. KOIN; News. KNX; Reveries. KOMO. I 6:60 p. m. Ellery Queen. KPO, I KOW, KOMO; Claude Thornhlll's 1 Orch., KOO: Maudle'a Dairy, KNX, 1 KOIN; Newa, KSL, KJR. KEX. j 10:00 p. m. America's Town Meet ! Ing of the Air. KEX. KOO. KJR; ' Reporter Newa, KPO, KOMO, KOW; ! News, KNX: Masterworka of Music, KSL; Five Star Final, KOIN. 1040 p. m. Stan Kenton's Orch., KSL; Wlnga Over the West Coaat. KPO: Moonlight Sonata. KOW; Mae terworks of Muslo, KNX; War Tuna Women, KOIN. 11:00 .p. m. Bill Clifford's Orch KPO. KOW; This Moving World. KEX. KJR; Wilbur Hatch's Orch.. KOIN; News. KNX. KOO; Evening Reveries, KOMO. KSL, KOIN. 7:00 p. m. na MazweU's Party Line, KOO. KJR. KEX; Olenn MUler'a Orch- KSL, KNX. KOIN: Captain Plagg and Sergeant Quirt, KPO, KOMO, KOW. 7:60 p. m. Bob Hawk. KNX, KOIN. KSL; Grand Central Button. KPO, KOW, KOMO: Meet Tour Navy, KOO: Mary Bullock. KEX; Buy Waahlngton, KJR. 8:00 p. m. Fred Waring, KPO, KOMO, KOW: Herbert Marshall, KOO, KEX, KJR; Amos n' Andy, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 8:16 p. m. Lanny Ross, KNX KSL, KOIN: Lum and Ahner, KPO, KOW. KOMO. 8:80 p. m. Variety Show, KPO, KOW, KOMO; Oang Busters, KOO. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS Br GLUYAS WILLIAMS ri5 ' TFEP TERLEy', 6EfflN6 HOME LPfTE TROM A DEfENSE MEET1N6, STRU66LED FOR HALF AM HOUR 70 MAKE HI5 BACK-POOR KEY WORK, FINALLY HAD TO WAKE UP MRS. PERLEY TO LET HIM IN , AND DISCOVERED THAT IN A BURST OF CAOfiON SHE HAD PLU66EP ALL KEYHOLES t KEEP LIGHT FROM SHINING OUT IN CflSf OF A BLACKOUT 3-1 (ftaluaaa br The Bell BrneleMe, tee.) Lowell Mason was father of American church music and the first public school music tea cher. I Soils -Slacks and Top Coals GLOOMY GUS 419 I. Main STRANGE AS IT SEEMS L0Ul&VlA UAO 9 AflifCDNADC AT ?Hri FOR NieAKflY 2.VAONTI4V PUS TO AN ELECTION CONTC0VEE-3Y... 1873... by JOHN HIX On easly piguteb planed machine 6uns were- FlCep WlTtfOltt BEING PROPELLER. 50ME BULLET'S WEMT ..TUsJOJCirl OTMEeS "STRUCK Vfc&L HLATBS ON Twc b?LAWE,5 AND WcRc DEFLECTET rrancetWs.:. 9?.. MlNOTS , VA.NGfeTOU'a LOCATION IN Ml&eiCA, FOR NEARLY 50 YEAR'S HAi BEEN KNOWN AS HOVERS' yeW SEACON HA FLASHED IN i-4-3 SERl&S trvcrcy wwLF MINUTE"... INTERPRETED BY SWEETHEARTS AS I L-O-V-E- Y-O-U In W9 waves 170 pe gt vAiav4 CRASHED AGAINST THE Boston' Esq m 7n Cosr 1 HI an I nllarf Fs.tr inJUb t. TaTsV ft. U. .t Off-All nghUjraajrasi s yiv-Jc.fajer 6? HAP HOPPER Washington Correspondent Barren Soil LOVER'S LIGHT In 1851 tha old light at MInot's Ledge waa destroyed in a gala, and a 114-foot tower of granite was built in its place. lighted in I860. Some of tha world'a highest waves have crashed against tha beacon, and tha aaa seldom is calm. A fine description and history of tha lighthouse are contained in Edward Row Snow's book, "Sailing Down Boston Bay." FIRE POWER . From tha French acout plana mounting tha gun that fired through tha propellor hit or miss, Anthony Fokker, Dutch plana designer, concelyad and developed the idea of machine-gun synchronised to fire through tha propeller and miss tha whirling blades. Edited by Draw Pearson and Bob Alias RULE ONE OF NHI PROPAGANPA CONFUSE AND UP5ST THE OPPOSING AMERICAN PEOPLE! 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