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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1943. PAGE SIX mm. s osM ' JonathM Blak k aa elderta ioctor In Ibe mall Iowa el Mm - Cap. With to Help af bto sister, Matilda, bf baa raited hi Iwe rpnancd franddans bters. Men dllb and Rosalie. Meredith, turn XA. bat been atrar lor aw Urn. etudrlnt K M Sector Mm bat Just eomoleled bar Intameihlp and Is ezpeeted boat earns, Java than and Matilda ar tar ami of bar and eater la tee bar. Ros alie, U. beautiful. Hcbt-neartedl and aaney. thinks she It la lore with Ueatenani lint Abernetnr. whom sbe baa kmara enlr a law weeks. And the boees bet In lore trltb bar. Matilda aeon's at the idea of falling la lore aa such ewrt acquaintance, and la seme s' hat worried or Rosalie's lea pal aire, madcap wart. At hues, ea the dar that Meredith la ex pected. Matilda eoleea bar worries about Rosalie ta Jonathan, bat be tart therTI bare ta art bar lead her own life and can ear -stand br and pick ap the pieces," , CHAPTER II HTHEN Jonathan had t " (ended to hit last patient that afternoon, he stood In the little waiting room outside hit office and looked toward a door that opened at light angles to "Why, Dr. Farley, t thought ; doctori," the hit own. Lettered on the door In paint very fresh and still trine damp, were the words, "Dr. Meredith Blake. Private," - He went over and opened the door, revealing an office that matched his own only In slae and shape His office had a battered old desk, glasa cases filled with much nsed Instruments and an examining table that was obviously ancient But this office he had Used up for Meredith was aa bright .and fresh as the paint of her name on the door. Meredith's desk wat of dark shining wood: the examining table wat the latest and most modern: the Instruments m shining order oa the glass shelves of the ease were ;ak most modem. And there was a 'handsome black leather Instrument 'tats the "uttle black bag" that an Inevitable next of the equipment of a doctor It was lettered la gold. "Meredith Blake MX." 1 declare " Matilda had fretted When the first taw the office. "It doea look to me like Merry could have got along without all these expensive trappings." Jonathan nad chuckled and re minded ner. "When Merry was nine and Insisted that the was golns to be a doctor. 1 took out an Insurance oollcy that matured a rear ago. On the Radio Chains ITATIONtl Chain affiliation and where tnei are on tha dish KALR Mli isso, fortune Kfc'X (NHC lllllr) IIW). Porilailll. KIM (MlC-illu MUM) ISIU Spiisann KIIO (Mll'-Hlm) SIU nil rmmlwtii HOW (MIH-HMi Sto, Pnmundl KJK (MlC-IUuri luUO, Kmltlfi KNX tt'HN) lura Lou Ansrlrt KOA (NHI'-Hrd) SMI iw-nvrr: KIMN tlHs ale, rwf lanil; HOMO (MII.'.NM) Dan arsitles KI'O (MhHm1) ami San Krsnrlm-.il KSL (CBB) list tail Lake city. Time Shown Is PWt T ur.tinjr . 6:00 p. m. Terry and Pi ratal, BN"; Qslvn Drske, Cus. 0:16 p m Date Cross Orch.. NBC; Dick Tracy. BN: e-ipermsn. MBS. 6:30 p. m. Horses Heldt Treasure Chest. NBC: Jack Armstrong, BN: Hr7 Plsnnery news, CBS. S IS p m. Cspt. Midnight BN: News. CBS. . 6:66 p. m. Bill Henry, news. CBS 5 00 p m - Mystery Theater. NBC: Three Romeo. BN: Gabriel Heatter. MBS: Burns ana Alien CBS. 6:16 p. m.-Clrcl Fields. MBS. 6 SO p. m. Fibber McOee and Mol ly, NBC; spotlight Bsndt. BN: Forum of tht Air, MBS: Report to Nation. CBS. 7:00 p. m. Bob Hop. KBC: Ray mond Oram Swing, BN; Romance, CB. 7:16 p m. Fulton Oursier. MBS 7:0 p m Red Skrlton. NBC: Red Ryder. BN; Joy Orch . MBS, Congrass Bpenk. CBS. 7.4ft p. m. Ouy Lomoardo Orch. CBS 6:00 p m -Fred Waring, NBC; I Love a Myilry. CBS B 16 p m Fleetwood Law ton. NBO: Bin Town, CHS: Lun: snd Abcer. BN; Htrry Jsmea Orch , CBS. S J0 p. m Jihnny ttaaauta, NBO Bh Town. CBS. 00 p. m Salutt to Youth. HBO; Mews. MBS; Judy Canova. CBS. 0:35 p. m Joseph O. Harach. CBS 9 p. m. Pulton Lewis Jr . MBS 10:00 p. m -Newt, KBCi Usury KiPl Orob. MBS. ill rui Srelu, la. That money was to fit op Merry's office and equip It. She's got to start off nght. Mattle." And Matilda nad nodded and forbore to protest further. The of fice was a bandaome tight, the aimed, grid any roung doctor would be thrilled at sight of It Jonathan stood there now look big It over. Merry mutt be happy here; the wat the one who would take up the torch of healing when the time came for nlro to lay It down. It was hit privilege to help her to guide her -nd nothing had ever given him such Intense pleas ure at fitting up this shining new office for her. MEREDITH'S train wat late. Jonathan kept looking at his thick, old-fashioned gold watch, and tropin, that the call to deliver Mrs. Hastings' fourth baby would not arrive until after Merry's train. It would be almost mora than he could endure not to be here to greet her on ber arrival. Why he hadn't teen the child in two yeartl The train came into tight at last around the curve below River Oap. It thundered In pausing disdain fully at this little village In the Blue Ridge foothills, to discharge two passengers. Jonatb-ia looked at the very smartly dressed girl who stood hes itant for a moment beneath the you didn't approve of women taid teatlngly. yellow light of the station's lamps: and then his heart rose and ha found It difficult to say more than her name as he took a step toward her. Merry's face lighted up and she cried. "Jonathan, darling I" and was In his arms. Then she drew back and turned to the tall, handsomely tailored young man who stood a little be hind her. . "This Is Dr. Evan Parley. Jona than. We've worked together this last year ana 1 owe him a lot." Jonathan wrung the roung mani hand. "A' pleasure to meet vou sir a very treat oleasure." he said. "Mighty nice of you to take care of atyglrl." Bran Parley laughed a tittle. "Oh, nobody dares to take cart of Meredith. She's much too Indepen dent and self-reliant for that. It's a great oleasure to work with her. She's a brilliant roung woman. I assure vou." Jonathan turned aside as a small boy tugged urgently at his coat. Then he turned back to them scowling. "Dadrat It wouldn't you know Mrs. Hastings would decide to have that baby noin I'll nave to tend vou folks on to the house and follow you later." He ushered them to ward a car parked beside the sta n mWIHUm nrln rM 10:60 p. m Edwin O. HUI, CBS: ) America Tomorrow, BN. 10:46 p. m.-Volce of a Nation. NBO: Harry James Orch.. CBS. 11:00 p. m. Blltmore Hotel Orch.. NBC; This Moving World, BN; Sln tonietta. MBS: Henri Busu Orch. CBS. Wednesday SrOO n m flBln lira V- miR. TN,. ry and Pirates. BN. o:io p. m. s u pe r m a n. aibo: Rilflhm and fifmiinM Knn. mk Tracy, BN. A'Sn n m larlr iMtilmna DU Harry Plsnnery. news, CBS. a. io p. m. -liuuis r. ujenner, nnu; Normsn Nesbltt, MBS; Cspt. Mid night, BN. Osbrlel Hettter. MBS: Band Wtgon BN; Til re Romem. BN. o io p. m ursclt Fields, MBS. M'n n m , I . , I . . . . . . .. With Wlnga, MBS; Spotlight BsnUs BN. . 6:66 p. m. Harry Wtsmar, sporta BN. 1M p. tn. Ksy Ryser's Kollej. KBC; Momenta In Muslo, CBS, Johu B. Hushes. Mna- H-vmnnrf n n. Swing. BN. t:i p m. pulton Oursier. MBS 7:S0 p. m. Lon Rtnnr. MBS. r- " - . ..-.., v . ram neiuon. newa BN; I Love a Mystery. CBS; Msln Una. MBS. . s:is p. m. -Fleetwood Lawton. commentator, NBO; Lum and Abner an: narry jsmea orch., CBS. S:SO B. m na. I v. . R.nri kjnr. Battle of Seiea. BN; Dr ChrlaUan CBS: Bulldog Drummond. MBS. - y ju-rjju v. narscn, CBS SMI D. ITl Ur ... Ur. U..r. NBC; Sammy Kays Orch.. CBS; Nwt B SO n m Mcr-mr.- k- un Oenrrtl Mslon. MBS. ' :4S p. m Pulton Lewis. Jr. MBS 10:00 p. m.-Kews. NBO. I0:o p. m.-wuiiam winter, CBS 1C.S0 p. m. Ted Powell Orch . CBS 10.10 D. m. Harrv J.n, r-rh CBS. " 10:46 n m tntM . w. NBC; Buddy prankl a Orch, MBS i.w p. m.-Diiimon nuiei urcn NBC: Halls of MontMUma, MBS, This MoTlng World. BN. Urn Hat) rnouZTrVtATaitk tion. "Ton-two run along, m get Bud Hawkins to drive me out to the Hastings' place" "Nonsense Jonathan! Well walk." protested Meredith. Td Ilk Evan to sac River Oap. anyway." Jonathan chuckled. "Well, by walking home. youD let River Oap tee Evan, too and the town will like that!" They watched hba drive away. AS THEY stepped from the sta tion platform Meredith lifted ber head and sniffed with delight "Smell that. Dr. Parley That's fresh mountain air. tmcontsmln a ted by city smoke and carbon monoxide." "Very nice" Evan agreed. 1 l!k It In small doses. But me Tra a cliff dweller. No music like the scream and clatter of a big city." Meredith laughed and matched her steo to his aa they went along River Gap's main street, a long, winding street that went Placidly around treat oak trees and up hlD and down. The spline dusk was deepening and store windows were lighted. Bevond "the down-town section. the buildings dwindled and became homes. Almost at the end of the street a mile from the star! rn. they cam to the big old red brick house set weD back from the afreet and enclosed by t neat Iron fence. A wide rate standing ooen Invited one along a brlered walk bordered bv tulips and budding verbena. Further along, another gate opened onto a walk that led to the amen white frame hmise where Jonathan had his offce. Swinging above this gate, there was an old Mack and white si"n that read "Jonathan Blake. M.D." And beneath this a smaller newer sign read. "Meredith Blake. MD" "Well this Is It." aald Meredith rightly; In front of the eate that led to the brick house. "And there's Jonathsn's office " The words died and h stared. Incredulous at the email new sirni hanging beneath J o n a t b a n't weather-beaten one. EVAN'S eyes followed hers and he said sharply. "See here he doesn't think you are going to tray here" "Of course not! Goodness, how eould he nossihly have gotten such an Idea?" protested Meredith vet her eves held a look that was almost frightened. "We twit riM that for a little lot. He thought It would ar"ie me." Evan said almost sternly "Now see here, ererii'h you're not enine to turn eh aentlmen'sl are von t mean you're rtnt anlne: to let him dominate vnn Drag you back to th! this hole'" Mer-rf'th leiwherf a Htt Tlrmt worry Or. FarW. Yotir n-w as1s tant win be rtht on hand two weeks f-rn MonHav full rt vm arri ynr after t varaHnn In the old home-town prodded T ca stand two weeks of It" She flushed "That's oretty rotten of m- eftr Jonathan has been ao arand to me all these veers. I love him dary and of course I want to see Aimt Mntllrls and mv sister hut oh Evan Tm so eirelted sbout the new Job with von' We're going to do big thi""a. arent we'" "Of course we are " Evan assured her. His hand closed hard over hers. "And some day. when we can es cape the patients Irma enough we are going to sneak off and be mar ried, and that will be the biggest thine of all!" . Meredith's color deepened snd there was a shining glint In her golden-brown eyes ss she laughed up at him. "Why Dr Parley I thought vou dtdnt approve of women doctors especially married ones!" she said tesslngly. "I dont. but you're an exception1 You're t very exceptional woman darling the only woman rve ever known who eould be a good doctor and t good wife all at the same time." Meredith said unsteadily "You are sweet Evan!" He bent his head and kissed her "So are you. my dear." Meredith broke away from him after a moment looking very young In her confusion "Goodness! Matilda will be shocked speechless If the sees us doing a love-scene here at the atel" I To b continued) (Th characters m (nit serial art nctltious' , Oopr, uss. ay Arcadia Boot, laa. BUS DRIVERS GIVEN RETROACTIVE BOOST San Francisco. Dee, 27 (U.fi) Increased mileage rates of eight per cent were In effect for Pacific Greyhound bus drivers In five western states today, re troactive to Oct IS, 1842. ' A board of arbitration ap proved the drivers' union re quest for a pay adjustment be cause of the 23 mile an hour speed limit ordered by the Of fice of Defense Transportation. The increase applies to Cali fornia, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona. 0s Mil) tTibuoa Want Ada. SUBURBAN HEIGHTS I V tutors AlMOSt WAlKIP XM iM 1Wt WTtN'5 CUB TPR1Y VeitN TP rtRLW, LMt, HURRIED WTO Hi. COMUNt IN friC BtoEMiMf AND WSItaB Of W B&4 CT fiTTS PKhtP UP A PA6 Of OH. OT tit WttflV WDENRS IN 1t rKWHBORMOC MM) PRISNltD lb 1W CUK U. S. PRISON CAMPS OPERATE STRICTLY ON GENEVARULES Prisoners ' Treated as Sol diers Opportunity Given For Outside Work, Pay. Br Caylord P. Godwin United Press Staff Correspondent Prisoner of War Camp, Scotts- bluff, Neb., Dec. 28 U.PJ As I left this camp, an Italian of nrincely lineage strolled to tne stockade gate. He was sorry, but that was as far as he could go. The Italian was an inmate of the big prisoner of war camp lo cated in the sprawling sandhill and bluff country of western Ne braska, thousands of miles from the North African battlefield where he surrendered to Amer ican forces. Frew Inside Gale . Behind the stockade gate he and thousands r.f compatriots live a daily routine of eating, sleep ing, recreation work and . study. He and his companions are free to live almost as they please, up to a certain point the stockade gate. This prisoner of war camp is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Its operation is s model of efficiency. The com mander is Lt. Col. Clyde B. Dempster, Beatrice, Neb., who was a manufacturer before he entered the army. "We treat the prisoners of war as ' soldiers," Dempster said. "They live a military life. They are fed, recreational facilities are provided, and they may do outside work if they choose. They are paid a nominal sum for any work they do, other than their own camp maintenance and po licing. They are not coddled. "We live up strictly to the let ter of the Geneva convention re garding treatment of prisoners of war.". ' Few Speak English Less than one per cent of the prisoners speak English- Those who want to learn are encour aged to attend the English classes conducted by one of their own men. whose grammar Is excellent but vocabulary limited. Many of the prisoners have askea the In ternment officer if they can be come citizens. Prisoners who ask to work out side their regular camp duties are allowed to do so. Thev neipeoi harvest potatoes, corn, sugar beets, wheat and tomatoes. Thev harvested 754 carloads of potatoes and 613 carloads of sugar beets In the Scottsbluff area during Seotember and Oo- tobei. Many have done maintenance work on an irrigation nroiect. railroads and highways. The prisoners were paid pre vailing wages for their work, of which they were allowed to re tain only 80 cents in credit and canteen coupons. Some offered to put part of their earnings In war Doncis, out were prohibited from doing so by a U. S. treas ury ruling which limits purchases io irsicienis or the United States, citizens abroad and non-resident aliens who are employed by the government.- Salutes Traded The prisoners have mllltarv wiin American officers. Salutes are not mandatory.- but mvunaoiy tney are given and returned. Manv have .rinntaj ik. a , ." . ...c mriencan type or salute, but the malorltv usa the, arm of the Fascists. The officer prisoners reirarrlpH the Inspection party as their per aunai guests, une officer told camp authorities that next mm. mer he would have a garden next to his quarters. The prisoners appeared happy. Groups arriving at the stockade gate after working in the field all morning were singing and launing. The prlsonerr renresent cross-section of all Italy and Sicily. All appeared well fed. The Infirmary had no occupants the day I visited the camp. The men are allowed to write GLUYA3 WILLIAMS one letter and one card home each week. They play soccer and boccle, a bowling game. They have no Interest in baseball or football. Our Bread DUlikad The only American food the Italians do not like is our bread. Now, under supervision of an American mess sergeant, they bake their own. Prisoner cooks prepare all their food. They are allowed hammers, nails, saws, sandpaper and lev els; but they must use their in genuity for work requiring ad rltional tools. They are slower than American workmen, but, as the interpreter pointed out, time means little to them. - The only complaint was .the universal gripe of all soldiers of all nationalities they don't get enough mail. - , STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN HIX o,., Per f'e-rv- n Mm BARNEY GOOGLE and SNUFFY SMITH A Familiar Imagt. ' . t SVJcEP-UtROeOBR , VHfc GjOV rA-ftOES taTUP.Si'":N ' i.y. WWJ ft W?-eHeWV7 TObO-PV.eS V.OOV.-1 J oM-WEr ft-VrMSt.-( TO SSTV PMT ftWOMtCKft WORE a. "WaVe-jry -mV&V&WWr, Sftj. ara-gg1- J 1 . ' J Copr 194, King rmntt 9jtAm, he, World ttai tmrl BLONDIE Alexander Has a Line All His Own. oh.souly f IVE 60TTA an HAP HOPPER, Washington Correspondent Wrong Appolntmi-nti I WAS THfOF AN V VCtia urn I latl MM MUM 1 UFOC LC rnMtmr I I VOU MAVSaV VOU1 I WAL. I IMC I 1 HAD A OEAL 1 OLO GENTLEMAN iAlDUe'mn I uABDrnrn i I unui mJZ., ACTUALLY OtlN AftSUIN'HITH I nCF visit IN It HERE TRV-INS TO I TO Jf A T .'.'--L: " W IMHTC TOM jevrajej rW4A? BUT GBT INTO THE it MAN ABOUT r-XV 1 "H House ALL nw ) HHCM SHM CAe TIGCe M'TISlie I WHITE HOUStry SOME TREES. I " SU Z .. . TIMEfHOW . S ANp WE SHOWED . , 1 WEWEP.CJU3T I I --f ' t A ON EAMTH..T J TO TALKIM' I UP I iits-rrfii i 5ijt i ar- . a a-a-m-jr i i i - - - L1L ABNER Strictly From Hunger. . Bt AL CAP 1 ow C" f'.'y 'J-f VUH-HJ? UDINtlta"4vJ Kfi&,"nTuPoy,Y icua- X of .jewse i dont Ka kxtm r , f mv Y. the-t ic r SZPJk S-'i JlFl.rM2f- 1E,,:KT tut "3u-ucr TWO " MV."- THtf Vrt A UONO H 5TUPO II MFfLLf il JJ?S SO CpOO VOUS PCCX CHOP. " QuCE THAT OTi-1 o" CAP'.'- TWO BWS WB AlBDU!, 1 NCE.W V, . -vM""6 " P JKKLJ?Sk: AT" DlATItV- BUT A I AN NOTOlNf T'EAT.'e-?6MA:K) 1 LOUT JarrU CS .3 O r"7 J'Sliy- 5JAT I 1fIM T OF AM'LL THE NEBBSOo the Spot. n HE8s r HERES TUE LATEST i I o" JWI5 CAME M I I LOOK WERE OS! E, V OF COURSE A BUT VOUO CCTTER "V CN TWE MODOy CASE-) K.?? er&f MAH-IT WJEVOU ACCUSIN9 yJOT I OOeTrlrEVEALSOUR DEALINGS I - VWAT DO SOU KNOW Z l0LVEO?sKVS, NEBS , ME ON THE STREN6TMTUINK fwiTW HnOOW STORETHeJ v about it ? ifrr 3t v72s WHAT ti fe? states ArTcfNEV (r-irVv PC 3& II HAPPENED TO NOTE LsT S.SWEATS IT OUT J 1 SDI -N6 C HAS LAST WORD Portland, Dec. 28 (11.19 The mayor of Portland and the con gressman from Idaho were at it today, with Mayor Earl Riley having the last word at this writing over Rep. Henry C. Dworshak. The name-calling started when' Republican Dworshak said in Washington the Office of War Information htd been "lndis- W CABLES nws Mas -. MMOlS "nprvnu uG w POtMT" BORN W m D670es'- , - . - ( WMERE S THS wn r-ir mm, r-v ereet" ' In sending Republcan Riley on a recent tour of Britain. To which Riley replied per haps Idaho had been "indis creet" enough to send a man to congress "who Is not sufficiently familiar with world affairs to know that Winston Churchill is a great and beloved prime min ister and that his abilities and friendships are recognized and appreciated in America."' Riley was referring to the con gressman's objections to Riley's quoted remarks that Churchill Is a great statesman and that he and Roosevelt could change places to the benefit and satis faction of both nations. ' - Riley also commented he had never heard of Dworshak be fore. (Burley, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce please note.) 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Thursday evenlns ha nnr.ii. - - v o K".U,UI Lone Pine school presented their k-nnsimas program at the Grange nun The newly elected officers for the veai are to attend the joint installation at' Central Pi. Thursday, Dec. 30, at 8 p. m. It -a urgea wai an pian to attend, , Dae Mall Vrlbun Want An. AKSWEB TO rasvious puzzlb OOWM I Babylonian cod J Unrefined metal S-rSlovenlj A fruit ft Wiry t5 Animal tnlnerf 7 Sergeant Islandi north tt England Spoken 10 Point out U-15tb oi March 17 Evade 19 RelaM 21 Pllaiter Victor la Aral recorded tight ai Roman bronx 3 Cuti aft Poultry ito-lllng 30 Medieval alavt 30 Bird's noma 33 Tatter a Oreed aT Roao work as Reiucunt 40 City in BngJao4 48 Throw up i 43 Turkish reglmeal 44 Waistcoat 48 Actual oelng fLJ 4fl Western Indian -SO Sheltered Hd U-Ptratt Bt chic yoono HAS 'IO HAVE A 4' UTTLEPRIVACy J WM6N ME CALLS t HB6WLFRIEigp ) " rrr Edited v DREW PEARSON ftp rmiOKe ' Aor vnn VlSHE SUPPOSED t TO MFCT I HIM AT Hl ( OFFICE' f'MXAil -r! 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