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Newspaper Page TextI PAGE SEX CHAPTER XXXV -VN LEA VINO Dr. Nugent. ' dock, Orogan proceeded to Rock water and entered the drawing room, where the oth ' en were still gathered. Re spoke to Brand. "Wlss Wheatley. I understand you have key to Dr. Nugent'i motorboat. Could you give It to me. please?' "What?" Brenda's round eyei tared at him. "I I haven't any key." "Howo that? Dr. Nugent hai Just told me that he ha on key and you have the other." "Oh I " Brenda hesitated a second. ? did have one yes. But I lost It." "Where and when did you lose It?" "I dont know. I just discovered this morning that It was missing." "Where did you keep it?" "Sometimes In go purse, some times In another. I think It must have been In a little bag that I dropped overboard one night last week a little bag In which I kept my lipstick and mirror and things like that." ' "I see." Orogan tamed to Fells. "I'd like a word with you, Mr. Burke. Will you come with me, please?" Felix, without a glanes at the others, rose and followed him out. BY dinnertime, Felts had not re turned. Eileen was worried, wondering where he had gone with Orogan and what they were doing. Meanwhile, Bill and Brenda and Burst had departed. After dinner, BUeen and Joyce and Denies hung around for a ' while in the drawing room, but they - had little to say to each other. . Then, Joyce and Denies went np , stairs, leaving Eileen alone. As time passed and Felix still did not ; return, she grew more and more apprehensive. ' Finally, she went op to her room. ) There seemed nothing to do Mit go . to bed, though she did not expect to ., sleep. However, soon after she lay down, she did fall asleep, for the tension of the day had left her ex ' ha us ted. How long she had Slept, she did ' not know, but suddenly she- found ' herself sitting up In bed. very wide : awake. There were subdued sounds i out In the hall. Then she heard , someone going down the stairs. Bhe saw by the luminous dial of ; her bedside clock that the time was - a quarter past two. who was raov- tog about the house at this boor? ; Bhe had to find out. Moved by a r kind of terrified compulsion, she Jumped out of bed and nastily , donned a pair of slacks and a ten ' nls shirt ' Then she left her room and crept , down the stairs.' The lower floor ' was In darkness, but the front door , was standing open. The person she . had beard must have ions outside. Bhe went out Into the garden and stood theve listening and looking , about her. However, she could see little, for fhe moon was hidden by clouds. " Suddenly, close to. her, a twig snapped. Her heart gave a treat thump. As a man's figure materl ' allsed out of the darkness, she stood terrified, afraid to speak, . , f "HEN, dimly, she saw that It was 1 Felix. He was In his bathing . suit. ...... "Fetal she cried, reaehmg oat i and catching hold of bis arm. "What are you doing?".' . "Bhh." be whispered, "Be ejufcrt. Why are yon, out hen at ibis koorr On the Radio Chains STATIONS! Chain afflUitloa and waste IMJ Ire on the Stall KALI! (MH) ISM, fortune. KKX (NHC Hiut) use, rwtisnu. KUA (NHC-Hlue ,a MBS) ISIU ptikanei KUO (NHt-Blut) mil. an Irani lam KUW NH-KM Sill. Portland) KJR (NHC-rlluei 1000. Klllli! KNX (CUM) UI Los AntrKei KOA (NBC-Hedl SMI IMnveu KtllN (CHS) Vie, Port land HOMO (Knotted) tun Sratllei KI'O (NHC-Hrd) bWl Kan Franclaroi KSL (CU8) lletl. Salt Uka city. Time Shown Is PWT ' Thursday 5rOO p. m. Terry and Pirates, BN; Oalen Drake. CBS. e:16 p. m. Dick Tracy, BN; Sit. permen. UBS. 8:30 p. m. Jack Armstrong, .BN; Barry Flannerf, nam, CBS. 5:45 p. m. Loula p. Loohnar, NBC: Capt. Midnight, BN; Norman Neabltt. MBS. 6:65 p. m. Bill Henry, CBS, :00 p. m. Muilo Hall, NBC; Ma lor Bowaa, CBS; Oabrlal Heatter, MHO e-16 p. m Oracle Plalda. MBS. S:S0 p. m. Bob Burns, NBC; Bpot lle.ht Bands. BN. Dinah Shore, CBS: Hour o( Sons. MBS. 6:65 p. m. Harry Winner, sports. BN. 7:00 p. m. Abbott end Costello NBC: Raymond Oram Swing. BN: The First Una, CBS: Raymond Clap par, UBS. 7:16 p. m. Pulton Ouster. MBS. 7:50 p. m March of Time, NBO; Red Ryder, BN; Hera's to Romance CBS 7:46 p. m. Bamle Cummins Orch.. MBS. 6:00 p. m. Fred Waring. NBO; I Lov a Mystery, CBS. 6 16 p. ra.-Niiht Editor, NBO: Lum and Abner. BN; Harrv Jamaa Orch . CBS: Sviniphony Hall, MBS 6:30 p. m.-Oof tee Time, NBO: Dealb Valley Days, CBS; Human Ad venture. MBS. S 66 p. m Joaeph O. Haraob. CBS S 00 D. m The Aldrtoh Family NBC; Newa. MBS; Inspector Hawks sna son. UN. 6. so p m. Cilery Queen Mys terlea. NBC: Mayor of the Town. CBH 6:45 p. m.-Art Baker, BN; Fultmi Lewla, Jr., Mua. 10:00 p. m. News Flssbaa, NBC, Town MaeUns. BN. 10:30 p. m Chats About Dogs, CBS. 10 45 p. m. Voice of a Nation NBC: Ruas Smith Orch., MBS 11:00 p. ra Tula Morlns World BN: Henri Bum Orch- CBS: Hotal BN: Henry Buses Outa, CBS; Yankee Houae Party. MBS. ' "I beard you to downstairs and followed you. Wnat's happening? Where are you going?" "I can't tell you but tt wont be long now." "Do do you mean that the de tectives have found out who the murderer Is?" Without saying anything more, Felix broke away and disappeared Into the darkness. Eileen stood there a moment, then started In the direction he had taken. She had to And out what be was doing. - ' A minute later, as she passed the opening in the hedge that separ ated the Rockwater garden from Hurst's, she heard a sound on the other side. Thinking Felix might be there, she went through ths opening. As she reached the other side, a dark shape sprang forward, and two hands roughly grasped her. A scream broke from her. Then the hands released her and Max Hurst's voice spoke. "Oh I So It's you, Eileen. What on earth are you doing here?" ' "I I'm looking for Felix. Oh, Max, I'm frightened I Something's happening. Felix left the house Just now In his bathing suit I fol lowed him, but he wouldn't tell m anything. Then he ran off." . . "Which way did he go?" "Down toward the Jetty, I think. Do you know what It's all about?" "Yes," Hurst said, but he didn't explain. "Oo back to the house, Eileen. Keep out of this." As he guided her back through the hedge, his hand on her arm was shaking. Then he left her. . . SHE did not attempt to follow htm, but neither did she obey his advice to return to the house. Bhe remained there In the garden, waiting and listening. Presently, from the direction of the Jetty, came the faint sound of voices. After this, there was si lence. Several minutes passed. - The silence was suddenly broken by a shout from somewhere out on the water. Then, from the Jetty, there came the sound of an engine leaping to life, A boat's searchlight went on, and the boat shot away from the Jetty. For some time, Eileen heard II roaring around out In the harbor. Finally, It came speeding back. Its light Illuminated the Jetty, reveal ing several men watting there. As it drew alongside, flashlights went on, and Eileen could see that some thing was being lifted out of the boat. ' " Unable to stand the suspense any longer, she went stumbling down the hill and ran onto the Jetty. All was confusion there confusion ol voices and moving figures. Orogan and Manning and several consta bles were there, crowded around something that she eouldnt see. Felix was crouching on the steps that led to the water. He was drip ping wet and looked utterly ex hausted. .. . , , . Then the - group of policemen Sirted. and Eileen saw what was absorbing their attention. A man lay on the Jetty. Michael I On look at. him and Eileen knew that he was dead. So he was the mur derer's latest victim I Shocked. Eileen caught franti cally at Orogan's arm. "Oh, tell me. teU met" she cried. "Who did It? Who kUled Michael and and Claries and Lena?" .; - " ' (Tobteoneludedl m characters la thU serial are HctlMou; frtdiy 140 p. m. Terry and Pirates, BN, Oaten Drake, CBS, 6:16 p. m. Dick Tracy, BN; Super man, MBS. . 6:80 p. m. Jack Armstrong, BN; Barry W. Flannery, newa, CBS. 6:46 p. m. Louis P. bochner, NRO: Capt. Midnight, BN; Norman Nesbltt, MBS. 6:68 p. m. Bill Henry, CBS. 6:00 p. m Walts Time, NBO: Three Romeos, BN: Oabrlal Heatter, MBS. 6:15 p, m. Oracle Fields. MBS. 6:80 p. m. People Ate Funny, NBO: Spotlight Banda, BN; That Brewster Boy, CBS; Double or Nothing, UUi 6.66 p. m. News, BN. '7.00 p. m Amos 'n' Andy, NBO, Durante and Moore, CBS; John Gun thar, commentator, BN; Dale Carne gie. MBS. 7:16 p. m. Fulton Oursler, MBS. 7:80 p. m. Bill Stem Sports News reel, NBO: suae Door Canteen, CBd, Lone Ranger. MBS. B:00 p. m Fred Warlns. NBO: I Lor a Mystery, CBS; Honolulu Army mnr, mds. 1:15 p. m. Fleetwood Lawton. commentator, nbc; The Parker Fam ily, UN; Dateline, CBS. 8:30 p. m. All-Time Hit Parade NBC: Clung Buiters, BN: Plavhouaa. wuti; name That song, MBS, v:w n. m. runuuan run. nbo: Meet Your Navy, BN; Kate Smith Hour, CBS: Newa, MBS. v JO p. m. General Malona, MBS; nonywooa Tneater, NBO. :a p. m Fulton Lewla Jr.. MBS 10:00 d. m. Newa. NBO? rnntheti rwrcaata, aiuo. 10:90 p. m. William Winter. CM 10:80 O. m. Nlta GlUfe. RN- .In nh 10:4ft D. m Voire, of - W..i..- NBC; Care Orch- Bn nnr w- nrAh um 11:00 n. m. Hotel MntmM wi. NBC; ThU Uonng Wo.ld. BN: Milton !!il.??n", CBa- 000 Redman WarTime Boom . Oyer for Many Salt Lake City. Dec. 2Sflj. Utah's first war factory, the S33.000.000 Utah nnlh.. was to halt late this afim For minv nf th mnnn -m ptoyes the shutdown marked the end of a wear nf mr-im prosperity. The shutdown began last month In line with the Ha. Dartment's altered nrnrlurtlnn requirements. The Oregon State Hospital, to cited at Salem, was established by an act of the legislature in 1880. MEDFORD MAIL ITALIAN SLOPES Capture of Mastro Giovanni and Lagone Require 18 . Days of Bitter Fighting. Editor's note: The communi que said It in 11 words: "On the Fifth army front, advances were made against enemy opposition," Tom Treanor, special correspon dent' for the United Press, tells here what It really was like in the slopes before Mastro Gio vanni and Lagone in this dis patch from tlie front By Tom Treanor United .Press Special Oorreapondence With the American - Fifth Army, st the Italian Front, Dec. 23 (U.FB-'-On the trail to Mastro Giovanni, 1st Lt. Donald Rich, a 23-year-old, red-bearded Scot who used to be a butcher in Portland, Me., had a second look at the fortifications before which his platoon melted- until on the day that Mastro Giovanni and its sister town, Lagone,' fell, he had only 12 men left a squad. The walk with Rich was an education in the bitter mountain fighting that is golhg on in this section of the line. If we'd gone without sightseeing, we could have made the tour in three minutes. But to clear the way for our stroll took 18 days, on every one of which American boys died. Germans Died Too And Germans died, too. Be hind the lowest rock wall on this ridge- which is wooded with spindly trees fluttering their last, yellow leaves, Rich found the body of; the first man. he had killed. The soldier lay face down With' his helmet on and his soaked1, uniform showing no blood stains. He'd been hit in front while he was trying to kill Rich. . "What the hell." Rich said when-he saw him; "Those boys In steel gray are Just so many tugs to me. Besides, they picked up 'a coiiple of my boys, on the slooes near this one." The ' German evidently had crept to the wall from a 'cun ningly-concealed dugout heaped with sfones. When the Americans came in on the attack, he was waiting. From his post he cover ed the approach to i German machine-gun post on the left and was In' turn covered from be hind by- three more machine-gun posts, all sitting snugly at the Intersections of the thick rock walls that covered the hill like the frosting patterns on a birth day, cake. . . . : Can I See T.m "You can't see a thlna." Rich explained. "They use an ab solutely smokeless powder. You circle and try to spot them by sound and then you try to move in and shoot them out." He led the way to a machine gun bunker which days ago he had opened with a hand grenade. "You get a hill like this," he said, "by an endless series of en circling movements, working your men In position to pin down their gunners. Meanwhile, their gunners all over the hill top see what you are up to and try to protect their mn by pinning you down. One after noon we got the two gunners in this bunker nailed down and I moved In to get them with grenades. "They , must have stuck their heads out five or six times but each time my boys fanned them back in. Then I got close enough to pass In a grenade. I had to duck to protect myself from the explosion in case the grenade didn't go inside. But it went Into the entrance and exploded. "When I looked up, two Ger mans were coming out hell-a-whooplng. I don't know yet why they weren't killed. They went up and over a wall and got away, although we captured them a little later." Rich, having his riflemen In position, crept up on two other machine-gun bunkers one after SUBURBAN HEIGHTS 1 1 s istuare .TOOTtrWnNP4rfffWTWPlElUrl6-510WW'HAT WEAR 1b ttJWS tlCMM , LEAV1N6 THE WW1E rfi Sfltl HARK HE CAN'T TEU mtHEH ITS 606 16 BE Tft'R OR STORMV, VVTHfR IT'S f(ri6 to VtANM IP OS eTT COLDER, VtrlWlR If LOOKS HCtt LIKE RftN TftftN 5rW TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. another and yelled In his best high school German, "rouskom men mit haende hoch." Eight Germans came out "with their hands up" from one of the bunk ers, set so that they are nearly invulnerable to shell and mortar fire and usually, can be taken only by the personal approach. In addition to capturing the eight men and killing the first German, Rich killed, two others during the 18 days before this position. For this and bis -general conduct during the battle he was awarded the Silver Star. Reese Creek Reese Creek, Dec. 23 Reeie Creek Gospel Mission will pre sent a Christmas program to night at 8 o'clock. The pageant "A Star in the Sky" and a number of - readings will be given. There will be treats for everyone. Mrs. William Walsh and daugh ter Claudia left Dec. 18 for Pasadena, Calif., where she will meet her husband. Mrs. Walsh plans on making her home in Pasadena for awhile. She has been spending the last three months with her parents, Mr. and . Mrs. Collins. On her trip Mrs. Walsh was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Broadbeck, who left for Van Nuys on busi ness. Colvin Burllsen of Midway City, who is stationed at Camp White, and Mr. and Mrs. John Collins of Butte Falls were week end visitors at the Collins home here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy' Colpitts have bought a ranch a few miles north of Central Point. The Reese Creek community spent an enjoyable svening at the school Christmas entertain ment Friday. Presents were exchanged and boxes of candy were presented to the children by Santa Claus. . . Reverend Cox of Medford is taking the place of Rev. Henry Lacy, the pastor of Reese Creek Mission, who has been ill for some time. Gold Hill Gold Hill, Dec. 23. (Spl.J Capt. and Mrs. Art Gorham and daughter Donna of San Francisco are guests of Mrs. Gorham's mother, Mrs. Minnie Byerly and family. . They will return to California Deo. 26. Mrs. Tom Chisholm has gone to Richmond, Calif., to Join her husband, who has been em ployed there for some time. ' Pvt. Bud Bower, stationed at Camp Adair, Ore., was a recent guest of his brother-in-law and LOWELL THOMAS Interprets History While It Happen. Tune in Tonight Portland KWJJ ' San Francisco KGO EVERY NIGHT Monday through Friday. This world famous author, lecturer, jour tulut, traveler, professor brings you an accurate, impartial anil fiis of the day's ereon. . Br CLUYAS WUXUMS OREGON, THURSDAY, sister-in-law, Mr. ' and Mrs. Harry Newnham and family. Joe Smith, u. s. navy, nas been home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Aurell Meunler and children of Medford, visited relatives and friends here on Sunday. Leroy Carter, U. S. navy, came Monday to visit his par ents and grandfather, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter and Chas. Carter on Garden Row. He will return on Dec. 25 to the University of Kansas at Law rence, Kan. Harold Gardner, stationed in California with . the Seabees, is spending this week with his father, William Gardner. Mrs. Millie Walker and daughter Sibyl of Corvallis STRANGE AS I J SEEMS by JOHN HIX yt9yaus.vo. tuase CSOS8Y. OW3 tUMO3 sues oo. ewe aam me vhtco srtrza. 'IS,., ':fg LjtY X Cvetsr eox feemgMAticeats t Mm Jfenl AUM.seauMo cee faxtWAiccw J 1 wAll L f0AO' j gT lit SRsMl;-T ' 1 a B&er BARNEY GOOGLE and SNUFFY SMITH Fighting Words. . ( , ; . . . -. ! VVOT ft-5rarriMflT W&9L!JMTO KNOCK WWi UJOSaTOOVk j-7 m J SSTnTjL. J MlSSSTOKVERa'E.VtSElOtS.&XVTlMJ VS SmTMr.'fS V-Il W -JJ T ) !3!epsBsCaBBBwamwawaBB Cap, my Be reeam Swiow. let, etaM etJa lew ' 1 I ' 1 " . - BLONDIE Black-Outl . Bt CHIC YOU NO (600OJESS "lll IDWe COCK. . W. INK MOPPS UP ." t 'S GET ME A OUICK J : (BeKXA4V0llM36lp . t- (RA60UICK j . J , . , &WXj ' '. . HAP HOPPER. Washington Correspondent Intruder! ' ' Edited CHEW PEARSON 1 at a news conference. I I MCTiaurs cffice.1- 1 measwhile...- . -1 T UAiTr l"3f I ' j I, 'WHERE S THAT ClAuM HOPPER YOU 'SHORE STRANGE, MEETING JLsvL,? J 'one mose ouktion, V rrs time wheedleo me into making an ap- 'y" tiser mctisue at the white house. Ifrrw MR. AMBAS5A0OH fl)f CINCL POINTMENT WITH IF He DOESN'T 'tf SUT HAP'S NOTE SAlp TO COME TO THIS 11 iSrJ rAr SOP IKI rEN 8rr L1L ABNER Hold Tight. Constiatoll '' , Bt AL CAPP Fas ncu CeHEjcui;- ?Vi THEYCUUM I V;!'chT" ' but- jp mYciotivoice f hanY V vu. -am xrnA go l' watt. ) FEMALE FAJT FRCM CC- VSV AM NOT HOW k WESK IN "Um COU06. BUT t IT J CHAE &00NWS U J UCUtL TAY. UKB FL AT THE ' . Vf VOUNQ AND A 1 SXjMT I SUPPOSE Pt5!RABl-S TM' TH' VSU.LEV. WK3HY WAITr sounp of ywe "constiato pa manpsome ! J thev I. pwy&que.'i vuld noeeo I truth.' J ah Co bo scmThn' I 7uLvc ambon caooMa os-au.tim, I K&TF!r34 r-f) Of all. woman- t-AXTT e ctly indebted a waa?- ' THE NEBBS The Awful Truth. " - gv HESS WMAT A 10SS TO SCIENCE! I RjJCrV. X'WHT ' LET HEAVCK HAVE Y BUT WHV FANNY. 1 V liuoVIOUGCT " (TOtJU. NEVER (SEA MAN J LE SGETMAtJ MSHCV..1 AM ISMCXAO THE VWE IsWe-VSMTTO t " AT,. J DECEMBER 23 1943 visited friends In Gold Hill re cently. AC Lee Marsden, who has been stationed in Texas, is visiting his parents and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marsden and daughters, Patricia and Janey. Pvt. Wm. Wyatt, U. S. army, stationed in California was a recent guest of Tils brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newnham and sons. Pvt. Raymond Blair, station ed in Hawaii left Dec. 22 to re turn to his regiment, after a few weeks furlough spent here with his mother, Mrs. Anita Blair and other relatives. . Miss Laurene Kell came home Dec. 22 from Seattle, where she has been employed for ' several weeks, to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kell and family. n tin aw cw' AG Salem. Ore.. Dec. 23.-01.10 The' State Board of Agriculture today announced it had indorsed a letter written by. State Di rector of Agriculture Erwin L. Peterson to the state agriculture committee in which he opposed consumer subsidies. . . Peterson's letter also, was In dorsed by representatives of the departments of agriculture of 30 states present at the com mittee hearing as well as the Crossword Pazzle yj freest -so mipiooe 31 Heanns orsatt 33 Refuse drink 34 Town in Italy 31 . Contend 36 Toward ST Dance 35 Central ' Europeans 41 Ruis;ao dty 44 Eastern 48 OO op 47 Tate food . 48 Sicily volcano 4 simple li uro 6 Btaithy . -S W 'tinea autocrat is Hearty IS Asa . - - 14 Re lift 15 Sprayer IT city in Brrmtnla IS- Bicycles is city u Prases 31 Will leanti . -S3 Shoouns star IS Baca of neck IS Former 0 a political party ll-Itne dirt i .. f. T"m la la io In " ' i5 - w :s . S" f4 .g-"-7T. 31 58 V 39 -S Ml Ml m" " T" h-T utT "I" ' " " - . ho 53" " sT "" National association of Commis sioners, Secretaries and Direc tors of Agriculture. J'lTnrniAi-e am el rta A u Bllne with a maze of federal regulation," Peterson's letter said. "While much of such re- (fi.lottnn tm nmhohlw n nn, it is not possible for farmers or anyone eise to Keep pace with the rapidly changing, and tag frequent instances, contradic-1 tory orders. They merely fear further federal domination and encroaenment. "Farm production schedules are not flexible; they are based upon production plans involv ing a minimum of one year's time; and in livestock, dairying, fruit and some other agricul tural activities many years time. The uncertainty of the duration of subsidies and their ' amount does not appeal to farmers." IBUIapl eg TTs 3 us l 5 5 'kIT kpsEEtEtlli T alvMslO O 5 E A3 T O UMT O T I j O T A sk oHs W 5le og E bAiaErtte5E lElTIUlglE US- J. 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