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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1943. SOJSARJ OF THE tVAVES by ALLEN EPPES Mt. W raited msais ntisata, net. Hon, though," Louise told her, "tha Die things men say to a girl." "Do vmf "Yes, I most certainly do," Louise replied with conviction. "I miss Pete like nobody's business." -Who's Pete?" "I'm engaged to htm. He's in the Coast Guard, stationed down on Long Island." Louise sighed. "We had plans for the future, but they .are shelved for the time being. Pete was studying to be a chemist. I met him up at Columbia. Dare I ask if you're engaged?" . "Yes." said Susan. "More or less." Is he in the service?" "He's in the Air Force. Ferrying bombers overseas." "Ohl" , "Why do you say 'oh' In that way? Is it because you think he's In an extra-dangerous branch of the service?" "Yes," said Louise, "since you in sist." . Both girls fell silent. Susan thought of Harvey. If only she knew that he was safe. But off In a Susan Esterbrook. New York glamour girl, feels that she should be doing something worth while In the war jrlort. When a favorite cousin Is killed overseas, she decides to pat her life of gai ety behind her and Join the Waves. This Is unwelcome news to two young men who want to , marry her Pierre Dnpre, a Fighting Frenchman, and Dick Craig, who has a war Job In Washington. However, she has no Intention of marrying either ef them, for she has recently fal len In love with Harvey Rogers, an Army Oyer, and has promised to wait for him until the end of the war. Alter a short leave, he has gone awny. Soon afterwards, Susan leaves for a Waves train trC mnter In New England. On the train she runs Into Louise Larsen, a Wave who nsed to be a maid In Susan's home. Despite the difference In their social sta tus, they become quite friendly. CHAPTER XVII AS THE train sped on, Louise n, 0Ter ' expanae " told Susan a number of - "Chin up. shoulders backl" said things which the booklet about Loue- , the Waves had not revealed. "Yes." said Susan. "There's the limited closet THEN, while they finished their space." said Louise. "Oddly enough, 1 lunch, Louise talked of other thats what bothers a lot of the upects of the training Susan faced, girls more than anything else." ..It.g beginning to look." said "You mean there aren't any clos- Susan, when Louise had finished, ets?" said Susan. - "as though I'd bitten oS quite a "One to every four girls." Louise hunk of activity for myself." replied. "Four girls to a room, and "We're getting close to our des all using the one closet. But after a tlnatlon." said Louise. "We'd better while, you get so you don't mind, be gathering up our belongings." since your wardrobe is decidedly Susan finished her coffee, and limited." She gave Susan a quick got up. She followed Louise look. "I hope you didn't bring a lot through two cars to their own. of luggage with you." The train was now slowing up. "No." said Susan, "I didn't" Susan picked up her suitcase. Lou- "Ooodl I'd hate to have you get bad only a small bag. which she the bawling out one girl got. She "ilSm.'J?..,- .v,. had seven pieces of baggage when ' We"' Se?,!nan Susan." she said, she arrived!" "we re here! Later, in the diner, while the two "J-5't lt eari" caU ri had lnnrh Louimaaid- that?" asked Susan, trying to couyouw'lhe watch- '"t deling a little word of the Waves." nervous, as though a nock of but- w - ..ia q.. a t5.-k terflies were putting on a carnival "7f; "1T i "e middle of her stomach. She you are ladles and forget you are out of tne wmw. Do we wuiucu. tak nnii of those hiiRSHi nr taxi?" U. S. Airmen Find English Gals OK After Ice Broken Br James McGllncy United Press Staff Correspondent A TJSAAF Bomber Station in England (U.PJ "Did you ever see such walking horrors in your life?" asked the pilot with a shudder as fifty or. sixty girls trooped into the Officers' club. Verily, one hadnt. It was par-1 "Not bad. either," said Louise. "One of the busses." Louise an- -no." eusan agreea. -now uuu a ,.t. .. , i . we have equal rights, if. high time " word.. a Saval Trata tag hoor on the aide of onTof BGouuufl umubo wo i. o RuwBii. them Thntra mint "It's like a man I know said. The train stopped. "This way." listen, Louise, if you women want n(j Louise. ta h.in m7. JS JSTZ, tSi They went down the aisle and SffiS Pthin h. to descended from the train, unpleasant thtags men nave to Then Susan found herself aboard ?.', l&; M RnM the bus. So this was It! From now """J J spent late hours in New York's JU&E2?22L. And Just, when """" ' .r5nm..Z:-M i- the would ever return to it uuiuh inusufu. lug ,-nuwiu as really a big summer resort hotel. It's been taken over by the govern- The world was at war. and war was no respecter of persons. And, Susan said to herself "I S3 & ZLU1.? amToVtodo myVartwUh ail 1 said Louise Only it's never referred to as a hotel, but always as a ship." "I suppose that's to make us feel nautical," said Susan. "Exactly. And never call the floors by that name always call them 'decks.' Stairways are lad ders,' time oft during the day Is called 'town liberty,' and a week end is 'shore leave'." SUSAN took a long drink of cof fee. "What a lot of things a girl has to learnl" "It'll come easy." said Louise en couragingly. "You'll even get ac- that m ex-glamour girl should be customea to reveuie mt raa-iuisen, 50 eager for the friendship of a for- and a ten o'clock bedtime." Again ruer maid. she gave Susan a quick look. . , ' "Darned little tune for romance." ' fro be eotMmudl v ' "I can manage that an rightl" (Tht eharactert tn ttUt serial art Susan assured her. fictitious "Youll miss the masculine attest tour, ito. by oramero- whiuning on that I have In met' The bus rolled on. "Don't be nervous, softly. Tm okay." said Susan. She squeezed Louise's hand. "And thanks for being so swell to me." . Tm glad if I could be of any help." said Louise. "I hope well be seeing something of each other from now on." "Oh, so do I!" said Susan. It never once occurred to her that it was In the least unusual ty night at this base, and tho girls had been rounded up in a bunch in a nearby town and driven out In buses. There were factory workers and stenogra phers and telephone operators all nice enough girls, doubtless, for their backgrounds had been checked before they were invit ed. But as a beauty contest the party was a flop to put it mildly. ' Let s have a drink, said the pilot with an air of resignation after another look at the guests. GIs doled out rum-and-cokes and Scotch highballs from a tre mendous collection of already mixed drinks behind the bar. At one end of the long room a three piece orchestra tuned up ginger ly. Most of the officers crowded around the bar, elbowing for drinks. The girls stood around in groups of three or four, laugh ing and talking and trying des perately not to look uncomfort able. They wore provincial looking party dresses and many of them were made up badly. "This bunch is better 'than what we usually get, so you can imagine how bad it is," the pilot said. "Let's have another drink." By now a few officers werp mixing with the girls. A wil lowy, buck-toothed blonde In a blue dress was trying to smoke an American cigarette like a movie star, and doing a very bad job of it. A sweater girl. Hertfordshire .variety, fixed a predatory eye on a good-looking bombardier. "How about a drink?" asked the pilot. "Gee, I sure wish T was back in the states. Knew where I'd like to be right now' I'd like to be in the Cocoanut Grove in Hollywood with my girl. Yesslr. Say, let's have two more here, will you?" The stack of mixed drinks be hind the bar was dwindling. A GI put another pan of ice on the bar. Several couples shuffled around to some very corny mu sic from the little band. More boys were talking to more girls now. Even the pilot had a more mellow look in his eye. "These English girls aren't so bad," he conceded. "They can't get enough clothes or makeup, but they can't help it. I think 1 11 have another drink and then think maybe I'd kind of like to dance. Yessir, I've been watching that little girl with the black hair over there. Now, she's not so bad. The conversational restraint of the early evening was gone. tverynody was laughing and talking at once. Southern drawls and New England twangs and English broad a's all mixed ud togetner. The pilot came back to the bar from a dance with the little black-haired girl. "Meet Gwendolyn, ' he said. "And let s all have a drink." The pilot handed Gwendolyn a rum-and-coke and began to taiK to her in a between-you-and-me tone. "Gwen, I think English girls are terruic," he was saying. On the Radio Chains IiliONS I Cnaln all lalloo and when the) are on the dlali BALE (MbS) ISSl, Fortune. MIX Nt" Blue) 1 ISO. Portland. hU (NHO-Blue MBS) 1510 Spokane: BOO (NBC-Blue) 10. an rranrtira; tuff (N.iU-Hed) 620. Portland 1 RJB (NBC-Blue) 1000, Seattle) KNX (CBS) IU70 Lot Anielea; KOA (NBC-Red) SM Denver; kolN (CBS) 970. Part land; HOMO (NBC-Red) ISO Seattle) KPO ' (NBC-Red) 680 San Frani.MO) BSL (CBS) U60 Salt Late City. Time shown Is FWT Tueiday 8:00 p. m. Big Town, KSL: Terry and the Ptratwi, KOO. KEX, KJR; Anlty Carol. KNX. KOIN; News, KPO. KOMO: Personality Hour. KOW; Navy program, KOA. 6:30 p. m. Horace Reldt, KPO. KOA, KOW, KOMO: Harry W Flan nery, news, KNX, KOIN; Jack Arm strong. KOO, KEX, KJR; Judy Can- ova Show, KSL. 8:00 p m. Biirns and Allen, KNX. KB Li, KOIN; Mystery Theater. KPO. KOA. KOW, KOMO. 8:30 p m. Victory Parade of Spot light Bands. KOO, KEX, KJR; Fibber McOee and Molly, KPO, KOA, KOW. KOMO: Report to the Nation, KNX. KSL, KOIN. 7:00 -p. m. Raymond Oram Swing, newa. KOO. KKX, KJR: Passport for Adams, KOIN, KSL; Bob Hope Show, KPO, KOA, KOW. KOMO; Inglewood Park Concert. KNX. 7:30 p. m. Congress Speaks, KOIN: Bed Skeltoil, KPO. KOA. KOW. KOMO; Red Ryder, KOO, KEX. KJR: Two Piano Team, KNX; Edwin O. Hill, news, KSL 8:00 p. m. Fred Waring in Victory Tune Time, KPO KOA. KOW, KOMO; Boy Porter, newa. KOO, KEX. KJR: 1 Love a Mystery. KNX. KSL, KOIN 8:80 p m Johnny Presents, KPO. KOA, KOMO, KOW; Duffy'a. KOO. KEX, KJR; BU Town, KNX, KOIN; Mews. KSL. 8:00 p. m. Salute to Youth, KPO, KOA, ROW, KOMO; Judy Canova Show. KNX, KOIN: Homicide O'Kane. KOO, KEX: Buy Washington, KJR; American Melody Hour, KSL. 8:30 p. m. Edwin O, Hill, news. KNX: News. KSL, KEX. KJR, KOA: Bollywood Theater, KOW; Dance Orch.. KOO; Million Dollar Club KOIN; The Boeing Hour, KOMO; Light arid Mellow, KPO. 10:00 p. m. Dance Orch, KJR: Re porter News, KPO. KOW, KOMO; fcewo, KOA. KOIN: Muslo for Ro mano. KOOi Masterworka of Music, KSL, 10:30 p. m. Dance Orch.. KNX: Taylor Maids, KOW; This Nation at war, kjr, kjsa; Nite oiud, suo; Edwin C. Hill, uews, KOIN; Sweet heart Swing Time, KPO. 11:00 p. m This Moving World. KJR; Harmony Team, KOW; Dance Orch., KQIN. KOMO, KOO, KNX; Eyes Aloft, KEX. Wednesday 8:00 p. m" Voice of a Nation, KOA; Terry and the Pirates, KOO, KEX, KJR; Everybody's Inn, KSL; News. KPO, KOMO; Personality Hour, KOW; Beryl Wallace, KNX; Heatnman con cert, KOIN. 8:30 d m. Dr. Christian, KSL: Jaok Armstrong, KOO, KEX, KJR; Harry W. Flannery, news, knx, KOIN: Theater Reporter, KOA; Stories of the Day, KOMO; Musical Journal KPO. 8 -00 p. m. Mayor of the Town. KSL; Fitch Bandwagon, KOO, KEX. KJR; Time to Smile with Eddie can tor, KPO, KOA, KOW, KOMO; Win ner Take All, KOIN; Inglewood Park concert, kkx. 6:30 p. m. Mr. District Attorney, KPO. KOA. KOW, KOMO; Jack Car son Show. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Vic tory Parade of Spotlight Bands, KOO, KJR. 7:00 p. m. Kay Riser's program, KPO, KOA, KOMO, KOW: Raymond Oram Swing, KOO, KKX, KJR; Oreat Moments In Music KSL, KNX. KOIN 7:30 p. m. Cresta Blanca Carnival. KNX; Organ Reveries, KEX; Muslo In the Air, KOO: Timber, KOIN; Sym phonettes, KSL. 8:00 p. m. Roy Porter, news, KOO, KEX, KJR; I Love a Mystery, KNX, KSL, KOIN; Fred Waring In Victory Tune Time. KPO. KOW, KOMO. 8:30 p m. Beat the Band, KPO, KOA, KOW; Dr. Christian, KNX, KOIN: Battle tf the Seies, KOO. KEX, KJR; Dramas From the Liv ing Bible, KSL. 0:00 p. m Dance Orch, KOO, KEX, KJR; Mr and Mrs. North, KPO, KOMO, KOA: Everybody's Inn, KNX, KOIN: Studio Kloek, KOIN; Your Hymns and Mine, KSL, 0:30 p. m. Scremby Amby, KPO. KOW, KOMO: Mayor of the Town, KNX: Newt, KSL, KEX, KJR, KOA; Dance Orch, KOO; Northwest Neigh bors. KOIN. 10:00 p. m. Reporter Newa, KPO, KOW, KOMO; News, KNX, KOA, KOIN; Muslo for Romance, KOO; Covenant Home Hour, KJR; Master worka of Muslo, KSL: 10:30 p. m. Dance Orch, KOIN: National Radio Forum. KJR; H V. Kaltenborn, news, KOMO. KPO; Broadway Band Wagon KEX; Nlte Club, KOO: Gardening for Food, KOW: Suspense. KNX. II p. m. Dance Orch., KPO, KOW, KOIN: This Moving World, KEX: News, KNX, KOMO. KOO; Folk Muslo, KJR. Da Nail Tribune Wan) Ada. Olive Barb 1 er s Observations What I want is little comfort ing, such as my mother gave me under like circumstances. But there's nothing maternal about Frank. He disclaims any in terest In the state of my nerves After all, they're my nerves and wny don't I tell them where to get off at. He then goes back to sleep. But through the night I give him half hourly bulletins; I'm awake; I'm still awake. My 4 a. m. communique reports me as still on the alert. He gets up ana Duiias the fire. As day. light comes, the storm dies down., All this time he's main tained a dour silence. Such glances as he gives me are bit ter rather than symDathetic. He knows I can go back to bed while he has to go to camp. This evening when I gaily suggested a piano and drum session, he declined with vio lence. It stormed last night and I'd kept him posted with the usual half hour reports. "So tonight," he said with finality. "I pound a pillow, not a drum." He did, the sissyl PRAYER AT ROADSIDE Rutland, Vt. (U.PJ A sensitive lad who spent his summers roaming the woods and fields near here, Joseph Greene always was upset by . teamsters who cursed and roared their horses up a sharp grade. Later, when ne naa oecome a prosperous Buf falo, N. Y., physician, Greene returned and had the Lord's Prayer carved in a rock by the roadside as a warning to future blasphemers. Use UaU Tribune Want Ada. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX COS lOfDAAf SAVD MOtpe THAU l -j. . ovAeo a,m8cA YVMeoaooeiooo.cxao.oeoX I V JU 4l - y"t2rt posssLe ay a I Fir I jSj--w - yeeaiiATjaioAigo ' y'Saail J XIHW tXOA?afJO 70 i 1 t-l.ifi rVaaJeCTL I T JlNi 7 fOF. F&AMK 1 itCt(aaBK-'-i r TAKE A MASTEAJ I 1 I ma. cower ' I: 4hiS i I rvtefij THE A?MS A jA 1 JS) ' r ' 1 of me wAMuawif jmjrm 1 JC- - l XHALDAA0 THE ' A f ti3if- I When I was a girl, we lived In a prairie country. At certain times of the year black clouds would appear on the horizon in ominous, rolling banks. Short ly they'd billow over the land, a dark portentious ceiling. Then iigntemng sabers would slash through and the ensuing blast of thunder shook the house and filled us children with a terror which was also an awed rapture. It was an unforgettable emo tional experience and has had, for me, a lasting effect. For just as the cattle milled about in their corrals in that long ago, so do I now mill about in my bed during a thunder storm. And though western thunder storms are most feeble initia tions of those of the Arkansas valley, what they lack in noise, they make up for in wind. A mid-west wind could sweep un checked across vast reaches of prairie but here on the coast, the trees challenge it. They sway about in mighty arcs and huge old firs go crashing to the earth. The wind shrieks about our hillside home in maniacle fury. When these storms occur at night, Frank sleeps through the whole thing. Or would, were it not for me. I don't sleep. I just lie and develop hysteria Unable to bear this alone, I wake Frank and in a quavery shriek announce I can't sleep. 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