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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, 'APRIL 20, 1942.'
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CLEANOR
ATTERBURY
Chapter Ten
New Neighbors
HILL, fancy teeing you here!"
' Stephanie laughed at Henri
strode nearer. "What in the world
are you doing down here?"
Henri twept off hit hat. smiled
as he explained. "Oh, luit killing
off a little time, as you say. Wait
ing (or some friends who have
promised to take me on a little
yachting trip up the Bay."
Stephanie glanced over his
shoulder to the smelly little fish
ing boat. "Not in that?"
"Oh. no." Henri laughed too. '1
was just curious to see what a
fishing boat looks like. 1 was about
to ask that worthy seaman if I
might have a look around hit
craft"
"Well, you've more eurlotlty
than sense of smell, I tee," and
then she suddenly became aware
that her father stood in stony si
lence. "Daddy, you remember
Henri de la Pagerie, don't you?"
Guy Merrill b wed ttiffly. "I re.
member Mr. Pagerie very well."
But no creatine. He didn't even
offer to thake hands. Embarrassed,
Stephanie flushed, murmured.
"Nice to have seen you. Henri
We must run along. Daddy's had
an accident to hit arm."
"So I noticed. I am very torry,
!r. Nothine terioua 1 hoDe."
Stili her father only shook his
bead coldly.
"No it was Just a burn. You
aee there wat an explosion at"
"Come along Stephanie," her
father interrupted curtly, "Good
afternoon, sir.
And then before the could lay
more, he hurried her along the
dock and away from Henri.
"Goodbye." the called trying to
cover her confusion with a little
laugh. "See you later."
Henri smiled, nodded.
"I hope vou won't,' Guy Mer
rill said gruffly.
"Hone I won't what?"
"See that bounder again. I don't
like him.
"So I noticed," she tald curtly.
"I don't know why you choose to
be rude to him. Daddy."
He climbed into the car after
her. slammed the door viciously.
"I don't know either. Don't like
his looks. Too smooth. Besides.
I'm sure I've seen him somewhere
before and the associated impres
sion isn't good."
"You couldn't have met him.
Daddv. You're mistaken and prob
ably prejudiced because he has
The "Accident"
"VOU'RE damned right I'm pre)
udiced." Guy braced himself
cautiously as Stephanie - turned
the car off the Embarcadero and
up a step hilL "If you like him,
that's your business. But you
needn't expect me to be pais with
a bird like that."
Stephanie laughed. "Daddy,
you're being an old woman. Just
because Henri's different from the
boys I've known and"
"Different is putting it mildly."
Then he -eyed her quizzically.
"How come you're putting up
such a fight for this foreigner?"
Stephanie hesitated. Why was
the? ''Well he's a good friend of
Vicky's. Aunt Allison likes him"
"She would! Al alwava did fall
for that kind of stuff," her brother
muttered.
"And he's been very nice to
me."
"All right, but nice or not, I
want you to be careful what In
formation you hand him. He may
be harmless at a gadfly, but he'a
not to knew what goes on up at
Titan. Understand?
"Yet, Daddy. I'm torry. I Just
forgot for the moment that
"Well, after th' you remember
It every moment, her father
taid sternly. "The 'accident' up
there today was only an accident
Insofar as I happened to stumble
onto it in time.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that someone doesn't
know the exact layout of the plant
by accident I mean that someone
doesn't plant oil-soaked rags at
vital centera by accidentl If 1
hadn't happened to go back to the
office to finish up some work this
mornins instead of takina the
Sunday off to go fishing at I usual.
ly do, that nre would nave gotten
a beautiful start before anyone
discovered it. And the resultant
explosion would have wiped Titan
completely off the map.
"But now they'll be back too
try again, won't they, Daddy?"
"Certainly." Guy winced as
Stephanie turned the ear sharply
into their drive, stopped under the
porte cochere. "But next time
they'll be dealing with the FBI."
"Oh. I'm so glad you Anally re
ported it 1 wish you had long
ago."
"So do L" Turning, .he looked
out across the harbor. "Beautiful
spot, this. Always glad to get back
to it."
Stephanie nodded, sharing hit
feeling. Then as she started up
the steps, the sound of a lawn
mower on the other tide of the
hedge brought her up short
"Seems as if we have neighbors
again," her father observed, an
swering her own thought
Then she noticed that the ram
bling old mansion next door, de
serted since the crash of '29 had
ruined old Mr. Stone, had cur
tains at its wide windowt again
And, at a dust cloth fluttered
from an upstairs window, a little
Japanese maid to fight the cob
webs. Two Japanese maids, the
added a moment later as a second
little brown face peeped from a
window.
"Glad they are doing something
about that garden." Guy Merrill
approved as he stamped up the
steps. "It'll take a couple of good
Jap gardeners to turn that wilder
ness into anything like what it
wat in Stone's day."
Too Many Gardeners
STEPHANIE .taw the gardeners
then. Pruning the flowering
almond trees ruthlessly. Strange
gardeners, thosel
Old Tsang, anxious when he
saw his beloved Mister Guy was
injured, shook his head dolor-'
ously
"Devil pretty busy today," he
muttered.
Guy laughed around a grimace
as Tsang helped him out of hit
coat. "The Devil certainly had
something to do with my getting
this infernal burn You're right
about that Tsang. What's he been
doing for you. today?"
Old Tsang didn't smile. "Devil
give me Japanese gardeners right
under my kitchen window. Big
nous- next door now full of Japa.
nese. That bad sign for good
Chinaman."
Stephanie laughed "Oh. Tsang
You and your signs. The garden
ers won't bother you. And surely
the new tenants aren't Japanese
too?"
"No White. But not much good
They make ta'k sounds like man)
pigs Not good."
"Poor Tsang," Guy grinned
stretched out nn ihe old sofa in
the library. "Got your troubles,
haven't you?"
But the old Chinaman would
not be cheered. "Much troubles
My ton's girl-child bring dis
grace now."
"Not nretty little Frosted Wil
lows?" Stephanie asked, remem.
bering the little Chinese girl whe
had enme sometimes to visit hei
grandfather.
Tsang nodded. "My son send
her to the big school. That bad."
"The University? But why?
She's a smart girl."
"Not smart. She make frlendi
with Japanese boy." Old Tsani
shook his head, scowling. "Thai
verv bad."
"But after all. If he's a nice
Japanese boy," Stephanie sug
gested. Tsang drew himself up proudly
"Wong Liu Tsong my grand
daughter. She Chinese girl.
Guy sighed wearily, propped
his injured arm against a cushion
"Poor old Tsang The Devil hai
been at work today, all right."
Stephanie smiled too but some,
where in her mind that thought
caught on a snag.
To be continued
On the Radio Chains
STSTIONSl
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they are on the Sum
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Monday
t oo p. m. Floyd Wright. KOMO:
Vox Pop. KSL. KOIN. KNX; flying
Patrol, KEX, KOO, KJR: Stan of To
day, KOW; Don Wlnalow of the Nary,
KPO. .
1:30 p. m News of the World,
KEX. KOO. KJR; Harry W, nannery.
KNX; Voice. KPO, KOMO. KOW; Eyes
of the World, KOIN; Voices of Yester
dajr. KSlu
:00 p. m Radio Theater, KNX.
KSL, KOIN; Star Spangled Banner,
KPO. KOW. KOMO; Vour Blind Data.
KOO, KEX; Treaaury Star Parade.
KJR.
S -SO p. m. Boxing Bout, KOO,
KEX: Dr. I. Q., Jim Mcclain. KPO.
KOW, KOMO; O raster Waahlngton
Hour. KJR.
7:00 p. m. Boxing Bout. KOO.
KEX, KJR; Freddy Martina Orch..
KOIN, KSL. KNX; Contented Hour.
KPO. KOMO. KOW.
1:30 p. m. Blondle. KNX, KSL.
KOIN; Cavalcade of America. KPO,
KOW, KOMO: Jlmmle Pldler. KOO.
KEX. KJR.
IM p, m. Amos n' Andy, KNX.
KOIN. KSL: rred Waring. KPO.
KOMO, KOW.
a :1S p. m. Irene Rich. KOO. KEX.
KJR; Lenny Rosa. KNX, KSL, KOIN:
Lura and Abner. KPO, KOMO, KOW.
S:30 p. m. I Love a Mystery. KOO.
KEX, KJR: Hawthorne House, KPO.
KOW. KOMO;. day Nineties Review.
KSL. KOIN, KNX.
S:00 p. m. Telephone Hour. KPO.
KOMO. KOW; News. Buddy Frank
lin's Orch.. KJR, KEX; I Waa There.
KNX, KOIN: Excursions In Science,
KSL: News. KOO.
:S0 p. m. Noah Webster, KPO,
KOW; Hollywood Showcase, KNX,
KOIN; News, KSL, KJR, KEX: Let
There Be Music, KOO; Off the Rec
ord, KOMO.
10:00' p. m. Ran Wllde'a Orch..
KOO, KEX, KJR; Reporter Newa.
KPO. KOW. KOMO: Maaterworks of
Music, KSL; News, rive Star Pinal,
KOIN.
10:30 p. m. Ed Stoker's Music.
KPO, KOMO; Sonny Dunham's Orch..
KOO; Alvlno Rey's Orch.. KSL; Broad
way Bandwagon, KEX: Moonlight
Sonata, KOW; For America We Sing.
KJR: War Time Women. KOIN.
11:00 p. m.-Wllbur Hatch's Orch.
KSL. KOIN; Music and Moonlight.
KPO, KOW; Thle Moving World.
KEX, KJR. News, KNX; Reveries
KOMO; News, KOO.
Portland, April 20. (Ci
vilians should not worry unduly
over the possibility of direct
bomb hits. C. A. Mockmore.
told a state plant protection
conference Saturday.
The head of Oregon State
college's school of engineering
said chance of a direct hit is
remote. "Biitaln took a terrific
bombing yet only 43.200 per
sons were killed in the first 28
months of action In compari
son, 40,000 Americans have been
killed in a single year's tratfic
accidents. '
Mockmore said In case of a
direct hit "it's lust too bad."
pointing out that reinforced
concrete IS Inches thick has
failed to resist a direct hit of
a 800 pound general purpose
bomb.
MITT TO HEAD
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irmifE
Seedlings may be grafted on a
mature tree for the purpose of
hastening their flowering or
fruiting.
Washington, April 20. D
A nine-member war manpower
commission headed by Federal
Security Administrator Paul V.
McNutt was established by Pre
sident Roosevelt Saturday and
given all-embracing authority to
mobilize the nation's mnnpowcr
and womanpowrr for war labor
Jobs.
The other eight members, to
come within the government
setup, will be named Inter but
it was mude known that Chair
man Donald M. Nelson of the
war production board would be
one of them Other members
will represent the war, navy
agriculture and labor depart
ments, the selective service sys
tem, civil service and a new
labor section of the WPB.
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socks , . .
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Store for Men
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GREECE ARRIVES
New York. April 20. ,n
The Greek War Relief associa
tlon announced today it had re
ceived word that the ship Sici
Ha. which left New York Marrn
27 with a car:o of flour and
medical supplies, arrived In
Piraeus, Greece. April 18.
The 1 833 ton Swedish freight
rr't voyage was approved by the
United Slates. British. German
and Italian government.
Tuesday
6:00 p. m. Flying Patrol, KEX.
KOO, KJR: Stars of Today, KOW:
Don Wlnilow of the Navy, KPO; Are
Tou a Mining Heir. KSL: News.
KOIN: Musical Portraits. KOMO.
1:30 p. m. Bob Bums Show, KSL:
Horace HMdt's Treasure Cheat. KPO.
KOMO, KOW; Newspaper of the Air.
KOIN; Newa of the World. KEX
KOO. KJR; Harry W. FUnniiy. K..VX
S 00 p. m. Burns and Allen, KPO.
KOW. KOMO; Serenade for Tou.
KEX; Voles of Victory. KOO: Dance
Time, KJR; Second Husband, KNX;
What's The Answer, KOIN.
t 30 p. m. Fibber McOee and Mol
ly, KPO. KMO. KOW: Summer Sym
phony Concert, KOO, KEX. KJR:
Report to the Nation. KNX, KOIN.
1 00 p. m. Bob Hope, KPO, KOMO.
KOW.
7:30 p. m. Bed Skelton, KPO.
KOW, KOMO: Red Ryder, KNX, KSL,
KOIN; Vox Pop, KOIN.
8:00 p. m. Amos "n" Andy, KNX.
KSL, KOIN: Three Ring Time, KOO,
KJR: Fred Warily;. KPO, KOW,
KOMO; Rhythm Tune. KEX.
8:18 p m Lura and Abner, KPO.
KOW. KOMO; Lanny Ross, KNX,
KSL, KOIN.
30 p. m. Information Please.
KOO, KEX, KJR: Are Tou a Mlsstni
Heir. KNX. KOIN: Johnny Preeenta.
KPO. KOMO, KOW: News. KSL.
8:00 p. m. Duffy's Tavern. KNX,
KOIN, KSL: News. KEX: Adventures
of the Thin Man, KPO, KOMO, KOW;
Captain Quia, KJR.
:30 p. m. Don Bettor's Orch..
KOO. KJR; Battle of the Sexes.
KPO. KOMO, KOW; Bob Burns, KNX,
KOIN: News. KSL, KEX.
10:00 p. ra. Cugat Rumba Revue
KOO, KEX. KJR: Reporter News,
KPO. KOMO, KOW; Mssterworks of
Music, KSL: Newa. KNX; Five Star
Final, KOIN.
10:30 p. m. SUn Kenton's Orch..
KSL: Al Donahue's Orch.. KPO.
KOMO; Sonny Dunham's Orch.. KOO,
KJR; Broadway Bandwagon. KEX:
Moonlight Sonata. KOW; War Time
Women. KOIN.
11:00 p. m. Swing Tour Partner.
KPO. KOW; This Moving World
KEX. KJR: Anita Carol. KOIN; News.
KNX, KOO; Reveries, KOMO.
ACTION TAKEN TO
EASE TIRE RULES
Washington, April 20. Ft
Prime Administrator Leon Hen
derson was disclosed today to
have said action was being
taken "lo ease the regulations"
on the purchase of new cars
"so that dealers will sell some
thing like their quotas in the
near future."
In a letter to Rep. Wood rum
(D., Va.) dated April 15 and re
leased today by the Virginian,
the price administrator declared
that "the changes In regulations
have been under study for sev
eral days now and will go out
In a few days."
Closing time for Classified Ads 9
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THERE'LL BE RESIDENTS BY AND BY A soldier stands inard at the enemy aelea concentration camp at Fort
Oevens, Massachusetts, where adult males considered dangerous to nation's secaritj are to be "fuesU" of Uncle Samfor the duration.
Camp, a quarter mile lone and elfhlh of a mile wide, has about 170 tents, each with accommodations for six men. Long cement build-,
bus are for cooking and hospital use. Lookout lowers and floodlifhttnc are planned. Two rows of barbed wire enclose camp.
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BEAUTY A Rower In her
own name Is Oona O'Neill, 18.
who has been voted No. 1 debu
tante of the 1942 season. In New
York. She's the daughter of Play
wrtsht Eusene O'Neill. She plans
to direct committee sponsoring
war and charity efforts.
Pomona Granna
At the recent meeting of Po
mona grange executive commit
tee it was voted to hold next
regular meeting on April 25 at
Central Point Grange hall at
which meeting places for the re
mainder of the year will be de
cided. Due to the tire and gaso-
ine situation it was thought best
to hold the meeting near the
central part of the valley.
Upper Rogue grange will be
host grange for the meeting
April, 23 and those attending are
requested to bring salads and
desserts for the dinner.
The Grange
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ONE OF INDIA'S SACRED C 0 W STo Hindus, the cow Is a sacred animal and her.
In Bombay major Indian port and gateway to India is a native woman feeding a sarred cow. Bom
bay, situated on a small Island off the coast of western India, has excellent harbor facilities, plus good
defenses, which arc two Items of possible Interest to Japanese military strates lsts.
NO VIGILANTES WANTED
Portland, April 20. (IP)
Calling on civilians to aid in pre
venting sabotage, J. Douglas
Swenson, Portland FBI chief,
said today "we need to be eter
nally vigilant, but we need no
vigilantes."
40 ET 8 ELECTS
Boise, Idaho, April 20 W
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Forty and Eight members Sat
urday named Pendleton as the
site for the 1942 spring "wreck."
John Barre, Walla Walla. .was
elected president of the tri-state
group, succeeding Emory Slo
cum. Baker. Named vice-presidents
, were A. E. Schwartz,
Nampa, ,and Shelby Jennings,
Pendleton.
. CHINESE FLIER KILLED
Tallahassee. Fla., April 20.
(JP Lieut. Chien C. Liang, 33,
of the Chinese air force, was
killed when his pursuit plane
crashed near Tallahassee today
during a training flight.
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