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I PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942. i gpa cnapter line SniMh STEPHANIE signalled, turned left into the stream of traffic pour ing onto the Golden , Gate bridge. Thrusting back the cuff of her trim olive drab uniform, she glanced at her watch. Nearly flve-tbirty al ready. And the line of Jars ahead moving like a Fourth of July pa rade. She shifted o second gear, held the sleek blue coupe down to a crawl and remembered that Aunt Allison had said dinner would be at seven, '.nt dinner at Stonehurst meant white tie and tails! Stephanie shrugged, tried to relax. She -houldn't have volun teered to take that extra duty at Headquarters this afternoon. She anight have known she'd never be able to get away on time. She badn't even had time to dash home and pack a bag. Now she'd rouse nerseu. to ngm ner wayi back tnrougn tne garnering gloom. V.'hen she did get her eyes open, she looked straight up at the owner of the voice. "That bank was the only thing that saved vou," the man with a nice voice said dryly. "What hap pened? Do you know?" Stephanie remembered then. "A dogl In the middle of the high way, i was just trying to avoid hitting it" The tall young man captain he was. Stephanie noted from the silver bars on his shoulders shook his head. "Nice for the dog but a little risky for other peo ple on the road. Do you always drive like that.' Stephanie stiffened. "Certainly not. It was just an implse." "Pretty deadly business hav ing impulses at sixty miles per hour." "I realize that perfectly. And I'm sorry. I guess I lust didn't think." He was perfectly right of course, she realized chagrinr.J, but he needn't rub it In. "That's obvious," dryly. Then They stopped at the first ga rage, dispatched a tow truck for the battered little blue coupe. "Okay. Captain Knudsen." The garage man wrote out a tag. ''Where shall I have the young lady's car delivered?" To 18 Hillcrest Circle, please." Stephanie directed eooly. "Stone crest Lodge. How soon can you He shook his head. "Depends on the amount of damage, miss. Probably not until the middle of the week." Stephanie sighed. She was go ing to have a lot of explaining to do. "Can you get a taxi for ma now?" she asked the garage own er. He shook his head again. She heard Captain Knudsen smother a laugh. "I'll be very glad to drive you to Stonecrest, Miss Merrill." Furious, she stepped back Into the Captain's car. "Thank you so much. I hate to impose." "No imposition at all. It's a pleasure to help a lady in dis tress," he teased and added with (T- Sir TO a e ' -. it ' 'S!i."ta!JU o v& f 1 a m ' yH I 'J It W W??J Then strong arms lifted her, carefully. have to borrow a dinner dress I to the men who had topped to lrom Vicky who loathed lending things. :ne grimacea. roor vicxy. The most beautiful deb in all Marin county and always afraid apmeone was going to challenge her title. ' Her slim foot pressed the ac ' eelerator anJ the powerful little car lept ahead. She flicked on her highway lights, moved out into the center lane. Passinf cars steadily, sna finally saw traffic ahead thinning out. The highway curved gradually around the breast of a hill and the needle on Stephanie's speedometer crept toward sixty. Then she saw the dog. i Only yards ahead as she came ever the last rise, he dashed out into the center of the highway full into the path of her head lights. She stepped hard on the brake, signalled frantically. : The little dog stood, legs apart, as if transfixed. "I'm going to hit him!" Stephanie heard her own voice shriek. . She swerved then, yanking the wheel, feeling the ear lurch drunkenly. She held her breath help, who were climbing back into their cars now. "Thanks a lot. Guess everything is under control now." Everything, that Is. Stephanie amended silently, except her ris ing ire. Because this good-looking soldier boy wore a uniform didn't make him a general. "Thank you so -nuch," Stepha nie said sweetly and sat down on the battered running board of ner scarred little car. "I don't mind waiting right here There will be a highway patrol along soon. 1 wouldn't think of detaining vou." "It may be some time before the patrol arrives. You can't wait here alone." "And why can't I? Or Isn't this a free country any more?" "It's a free country but a dark one and cold." he said and R rasped her arm. pulled her to er feet "I'd consider 1 had been negligent in the performance of my duty if I left you here." She shook his hand off her arm. but she got into his car. "Just your Boy Scout deed for to day, am 17 Well. I m not going with vou so you might as well as the whisk of white fur dis- pursue your line of duty in an- appeared behind the curve of ner fender. Then she let it go when theie was no thud, no pained ".Iissed him. thank " The word was je-ked away, lost in the terrible scream of tires skidding on loose gravel. Strong Arms F)R the next fw minutes. Stephanie went spinning dow Into a black vortex like some re lentless maelstrom that sucked her farther and farther away from reality. Thundrous silence pur sued her at first Then voices from away off. One voice ir par ticular a man's deep-throated cfcmmand. "Give me a hand here. We've got to get her out first." Then strong arms lifting her slowly, carefully. A In a night more, Stephanie struggled to other direction. Age Twenty Almost HE laughed, a rich throaty sound from deep within his tall, lean frame. "No? And vour uniform doesn't obligate you to drive as if the state highway were your own private race track, either" He glanced at her a mo ment. "Just what is the uniform for. anyway?" "San Fiancisco Red Cross Mo tor Corps. Stephanie Merrill is 1h name. Aem twenty almost Height five feet four. Weight 108 pounds. Anything else you'd like to Know, sir? "Oh good lord." his laughter burst out a?am infectious and infuriating "1 11 bet the S F. Mo tor Corps doesn't know the risk it runs. Remind me to continue traveling by plane." a grin, "Especially girls with bli brown eyes and devilish tempers. Stephanie's laugh relented s little. "You'd be in a devilish temper too if you'd just smashed up your dad's birthday present and" "And been rescued against youi will?" He slanted a smile at her. She met his smile with a cool facsimile of her own. "Exactly and by a Boy Scout whose gallan try Is only exceeded by his con ceit." "Ouch!" He whistled softly That hurt. Conceited huh?" He turned into the gravelled road that curved to the top of the hill where Aunt Allison's spacious villa sat like a bejewelled duch ess. "A woman always grounds a dyer, eventually." he said and as he stopped the car in the drive already clogged with cars, he openea tne door tor her. It was Stephanie's turn to smile teasingly. "And think what a great loss aviation would suffer if Captain Knudsen were to be grounded eventually!" "1 don't know abcut that." he said, his smile not quite covering his seriousness "Z onlv know that flying happens to be the most im portant thing in life for me 1 wouldn't be worth much if my winRs were clipped." "And 1 suppose" still mock ing him. "countless of the fair sex have med time and time again to ensnare tou. you poor dear.' "Sure." and laugh lines fanned around his blue eves. "1 just have to beat them off with c'.ubs It's terrible." "It must be. When I near of a nice safe nermitage. I'll let vou know. Goo stye. now. and thank you so .nucn " She turn?.! then, ran up the broad steps to Stonehurst. un comfortably aware that she'd be havsd like a spoiled orat anc that tall Captain Knudsen i laughing at her. I. . eenllnee Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashland, April 9. (Spl.) Mrs. Marjorie Biden, a March graduate of the Southern Oregon College of Education, has secured a teaching position in the Ruch school for the re mainder of the school year. If vou haven't tried Old Crow, vou haven't tasted the most famous of all Kentucky whiskies ! it; i lafl tv- f 100 Praef Natlenal Oilfillers Prodarti Corn. Y Y. 95 II Collision Traps Motorman If, j kJ IXLS m arW Torches ware required to fraa a Cleveland, Ohio, railway motor man when ha was pinned In his car after it collided with tha rear of another trolley on the Detroit-Superior bridge sending 13 parsons to a hospital. Fallow-workers support tha Injured motor man, who was trapped mora than half an hour. Tractor Undented In Go With Kodiak Bear Kodiak, Alaska, April 9. In the first recorded battle be tween a Kodiak bear and a caterpillar tractor, the triumphantly snorting machine emerged undented by the most ferocious antag onist known to these northern wilds. A "running" account of the clash was given in the latest Issue of the Kodiak Bear, the service men's publication at Fort Greeley. The running was done by the tractor driver, Identified only as "Uncle Jim." With rare snap judgment, he decided to let the tractor go it alone with the bear. Leaving the motor running, he scooted to a grandstand seat up the nearest tree. The bruin nosed In close to feci out its chugging adversary, then jumped back with a howl of pain. It had poked its nose onto the hot manifold or into the flailing arms of the fan. The first round was the tractor's by a wide margin. Second round: Still stung and seeking a quick knockout, the bear loosed its Sunday punch, a wild Kodiak haymaker. The mechanical behemoth was on moved, but the bear took the round on aggressiveness. The bear failed to report for the third round. Much to Uncle Jim's relief his elevated ring side seat didn't exactly afford Madison Square Garden comfort the big bruin ambled off to quieter haunts. Gold Hill Evans and Reese Evans of Yreka. Mr. and Mrs. Burt Stevenson of Grants pass were Sunday guests of Mrs. Stevenson's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore and daughters. Ernest Fouta returned last week from Walla Walla, Wash., where he had been employed. He and hla par ents nalda at the Oold Bill Auto park. Mlsa Beth Paulson of Medford and sister-in-law, Mrs. Paulson of Port land, called- on rrlenda here last Sunday. Mlsa Dorothy Burket spent the week-end at Myrtle Point, Oregon, where she waa a guest of Miss Bea trice Evans, member of last year's hl,Th school faculty, here. Jamas Belcher of Bandon was Sunday night guest of hla brother and atster-tn-law, Mr. and Mrs. Har tan BMcher and family. He Joined his wire and family In Medford. where they are visiting relatives, and they plan to move to Medford this week, wnere Mr. B-lcher has employment. The budget committee for school district No. 87 met April to draw up tha new budget. Members of the committee were Alva Walker, Ear Moore and H. D. Force. Mrs. Claud Srott left Tuesday for Eugene, where she will visit at the home of her nephew. Lee WuaoB, formerly Of Browns vine, Texaa, la living In the small prt menu of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lenta. Mrs. Wilson and their two children expect to Join bus here next week. Charlsa Copt land baa moved from the apartment over the postorrtce. and la oow staying at tbe John Patty home. James Lovelaoe of Band, waa a re cant guest at the Paul Holdtmeaa home. Hi u tmployad at Camp White. Mr. and Mrs. pred Baker aod three children of Medford were Sunday guests of Mm. Baker's parenta, Mr and Mrs. Hugh Bayta of Oarden Row. Mra, Catherine Carta, who has bean employed at the Worman Oatl home here, left Marcn jb m aniwru. where be IB a corporal. Mra. Carta especta to be emptor ed near the camp, while Mr. Carta la atatloned were. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wilson of Med ford were Sunday guests of their eon-ln-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Korman Oall and two daughters. Mrs. Hazel Holdtrness attended the Olrl Scout leaden' association meet ing, held in Medford, March . The head of a sperm whale Is i about one-third tha length of its I body. PRICES ARE GOING TO RAISE Order Tailored to Measure Suits with Extra Pants. Pants with culfs. Slacks. Shirts HOWI A. R. (Ace) Renner Allen Hotel. Upstairs Open Evenings Until 8:30 c Try G&W af 1 a-? If! SZf'Z&S" 4" 100 "'IVTo I aV la Selected Stock you get the same high quality, the same patient aging of finest 4-year-old bonded bourbons at a price 34 per cent less than the average of bottled-in-bond bourbon whiskeys sold in Oregon. You get all this and more ... for Selected Stock, with all of its full-bodied richness, is M-I-L-D! It is one straight bour bon you can really enjoy straight. Buy at bottle and try it! G&W Bonded Stock r Ui r'ss)iiiiij asf ''as 'rr'f'" r r A superior bottled-in-bond straight bourbon whiskey . . . 100 proof, and aged four full years! PINTS QUARTS 45 273 GOODERHAM t WORTS. LIMITED DETROIT, MICHIGAN AT TRAIL, FRIDAY Funeral services for John Gordon Warner, 43, killed In an auto accident near Trail, Tues day night, will be conducted from the Community church at Trail, tomorrow at 2 p. m. Rev. D. E. Millard will officiate and arrangements are In charge of the IVrl funeral home. Warner was born January 21. 1899. at Drewsey, Ore. He had lived In the Trail dutrict for 41 years and was well known to a host of friends. He is survived by thrre daughters. Loona, Lorma Jean and Alice mid two sons. Jimmie and Kenneth, all of Trail; three sistrrs. Mrs. Calhe Snead and Mrs. ll.irel Cuhman of Trail, and Mrs. Katie Ash of F.Ik Creek and two brothers. Fred Warner of Trail and Kay Warner of Seattle. Gold Hill, April 9 (Spl ) Recent guests at the James Clement and Wesley Robinson homes were Mr. and Mrs. -Bert Men, Women! Old at 40, 50, 60! Get Pep real Ysirt Younger, Full of Vim Own i Mnmr rihrtiiatrM tini-it .ruo-down tuMii n l.mr t- I hminAinta ftmaird at whi rt lltlM r'Pi'lut 1 With iMfft Contain, grv,er. Willi's) nftrrt ne-Me! mfier 4 njr txsdtM fi-riir lrn. r.-inm id.-iht nm!n Hi 4 TM.-v iWtot nte In.. a II myvlf IWuiu w."r fln " H ("- Intrnal"! nx-v tit itetrfi Ti'Hc M-le vl i to S.V ftnp Willi in ill.-!. rlrl ftn ftwutui itfcpir ftod vuust, UtM nrv dta At Nil (noil tltux Hon rttr n lirir In Mcitford, at rha. 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Co., Liquidators and Auctioneers, of San Fran cisco, has purchased the entire stock and fixtures of the Al Piche Hardware and Sport ing Goods Store, located at 312 East Main St., at a price which enables us to pass on a tremendous saving to tha people of Medford and surrounding territory. Think of it ... you can save up to 50o of regular price. It is hard to believe at a time like this when merchandise is so scarce and prices soaring, but we are here to sell this beautiful stock, regardless of our cost and we want you to benefit by it. This sale will start Friday morning at 9 a. m., April 10th and continue till this stock is sold. Don't delay, secure your needs at this great saving. The following is a general list of what this stock consists of SPORTING GOODS PAINTS FISHING TACKLE SCREEN WIRE BRUSHES HARDWARE PLUMBING FITTINGS TOOLS AMMUNITION CARRIAGE BOLTS SHOVELS HOUSEHOLD GOODS WHEEL BARROWS FORKS ELEC. APPLIANCES CHILDREN'S BICYCLES HOES POWER TOOLS CHILDREN'S SCOOTERS SKIIS CHICKEN WIRE STOVE PIPE SLEDS GARAGE RAIL NAILS ROPE GARAGE HANGERS And many other items too numerous to mention. Remember, no reservations, first come, first served! Act quickly! All fixtures In store consisting of cash register, scales, show cases, shelving, tables, adding machine, check writer, must be sold. Al Piche Hardware and Sporting Goods 312 Ea.t Main St. Open till 8:30 P. M. DEALERS INVITED 21 m 4
