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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
CHAPTER TwENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER INVENT EIGHT
THE DAY passed as usual, in
the most unutterable boredom and
monotony, with nothing to do but
stare at each other. or wander
aimlessly about their enclosure.
Tommy, as he himself had said,
was no high brow, and all topics
Of conversation other than the
eternal one of their position, and
what to do about 1t, had been ex-
hausted days ago.
At eight o'clock in the evening
the guard came with their rations.
Once more Gun received them
alone, and the guard slipped a
scrap of paper into his hand.
Gun read it. with apparent eau
ton. Only a few words:
when you're ready, tell the
guard at the gate, and he will
fetch me. Drink your water first,
and then slip this pellet into
HIST"
The pellet was evidently some
drug to ensure that Tommy would
sleep quickly and soundly Gun
grinned, wrapped the fragment of
paper around it once more, and
slipped it into his waistcoat pock-
ct. There might be a use for It yet,
AS they devoured their ration he
reported progress to Tommy, who
already was beginning to get-ex-
cited at the prospect of, as he put
1t, having something real to eat"
BY nine o'clock, as was their
custom. they were in their tent.
After a quarter of an hour Gun
whispered
"Tm off now, Tommy. And I'll
get that meal for you, whatever
happens"
And Tommy whispered back:
20. X, brother. Good huntingw
Gun crept outside the tent, and
there paused for a moment to
make sure that his little flash lamp
and the automatic were in their
places. concealed about his person.
The former, he surmised. was like
ly to be the most useful.
Then, as silently as any shadow
of the night, he crept down to the
gate, and made a kissing noise. 1t
was answered almost Immediately
by the guard, who came close to
the fence.
Tell Mr.. Trentw
"Oui, m'sieur."
The guard, who had e.. lently
got his instructions, vanished ST.
lently into the darkness. So this
one' was Frenchman! A polyglot
crew, this,
Out Of the darkness two shad-
. ows thickened into the shape Of
human beings. and Trents voice
came, in a whisper:
did you give him the pill?"
Gun answered in the affirmative. Z.
Then he'll be all right for some
hoursl I'm going to open the gate
now-but no fooling, mind, or
you'll be as dead as mutton"
ITS all right-Tm not fooling,"
was Guns sullen reply.
The gate was opened, and he
slipped out. Immediately he felt
the hard pressure of a pistol muz-
zle in the small Of his back. and a
guiding hand laid from behind on
mis- elbow.
"Of you. go-and no nonselser
came Trent's command.
Gun obeyed without a word.
They walked along a path which
led. Gun knew. to a gate in the
high wooden fence which blocked
The southern view from the bunga-
low. Exactly where he wanted
TO go.
There was no guard at the gate
in the fence. 1t was aiar. but when |
they were through. Trent kicked it |
TO behind them, and Gun heard the |
snap Of a spring lock.
He was concentrating now on
trying to see as much as he could. |
He had keen eyes. but there was
only a faint light from the stars.
A couple Of long. low buildings
that he guessed to be workshops. !
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

Mr. and Mrs James Rensselaer,
were Ann Arbor visitors Thursday
Mrs Ira soper, Manchester, spent
Friday In Salem visiting friends.
Thanksgiving day guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Payne are to be
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mankin and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glenn
ent and children, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Hale and son, Worthwhile. and
Miss Alycea Payne. Petersburg
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bfennar
will spend Thanksgiving with their
par rents in WILLIAMSON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Clickner.
Plymouth. spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mankin.
Mrs. William Brennan was an
Ann Arbor visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Kahier continues 10
be quite III at the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. II Searf0ss.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

The November Parent Teachers
Association meeting was held at
the school Tuesday evening. After
the business session, motion pie
lures were shown by Mr.. Benz. Ann
Arbor, on his travels in Africa. Re
freshments We're served later.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Willis Methodist Group
Has Enjoyable Program

Willis. Mich. Nov. 2O-The Won.
ans Society OF Christian Service
held its regular meeting in the
church annex Nov. 10. The meet
ing opened with the group singing
20, Jesus | Have Promised.
Mrs. Margaret Day had charge OF
the program. which consisted OF a
candle service in charge of -four
members. Mrs Bertelle Wilson,
Mrs. Frances Colts, Mrs. Bernadine
Day and Mrs. Myrtle Hall. A solo
by Mrs. Esther Gilman was fol.
lowed by prayer given by Mrs.
Margaret Day. and the program
closed with the song Take My
Life and Let 1t Be-.
The meeting was then turned
over to the president. Mrs. Hazel
Garrod, who conducted the business
meeting. The minutes OF the last
meeting were approved and 90
members answered roll call. The
treasurer reported STAG in the
treasury. Mrs Smalley, mission
airy chairman. reported a book stu
dy to start Nov. 2S.
Mrs. Margaret Day, program lead
er. announced there would be an
outside speaker each month. Mrs
Helen Foster. chairman OF the
sick committee. reported two sick
calls and Mrs Kittie Clark report
ed purchase of apron material for
the bazaar and that all had been
distributed.
Mrs. May Cox was appointed
chairman for fancy work booth,
Mrs Bessie Brown. chairman OF
bake goods. and Mrs. Gladys Bezis.
chairman OF vegetable booth. at the
bazaar to be held Dec. 4. Mrs.
Bessie Brown reported the pulpit
chairs and pulpit has been re-up-
holstered and the women voted to
purchase IL folding choir chairs.
1t was decided TO send a Christ
mas box to a school in Kentucky.
Carssonne Center. which will be
packed at the church Nov. 2S.
All articles are to be brought 10
the church Nov. "a. Supper was
served by committee number two.
Proceeds amounted to~S12.
THANK OFFERING SUNDAY
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Salem News
FEDERATED CHURCH DINNER.
BAZAAR WILL BE DEC. 6

Salem. Mich. Nov. 2G-Thc Fed.
Grated Church women will hold
their annual bazaar and dinner De
cember c in the church dining
ROOM
The bazaar IS I'm the afternoon
and serving dinner at p m Fancy
work, aprons and miscellaneous ar
ticles will be shown.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

Monday evening. about 20 WON
en- went to the home of MRS. Don
Granger and rendered her a fare
well party. Mrs. Granger and fam
lily are moving to plymouth soon. A
cooperative lunch was served
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

Mrs Julia Foreman accompanied
Nh. and Mrs Jack Foster, Detroit;
on a trip to Houston. Texas, Tor a
visit with Mr. and Mrs Harold
Foreman and children. hey-lett
Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

ROME lP-The death in action
on the Epirus front Of Count Der
nardo Barbiellini Amidei. a.. infan-
try lieutenantcolonel and authority
on oriental languages was reported
today
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Usher at Michigan Game

Scoutmaster Rev c. Hoffman took
seven OF Willis troop No. AZ to
Ann Arbor Saturday to usher at
the Observation-Disclosures game
Those who went were Lee Van
Camp, Drexel Simon. Philip Petri,
Malcolm Campbell. Marvin Gutzka,
William Johnson and Alonzo Smith.
Jr. They took a night hike Tues
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

LONDON ms Blackout regn
lations viii be enforced nightly IN
al Turkish cities and VILLAGES from
Thursday on, the Ankara radio an
nounced Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

church services. Thank Offering
Sunday was also observed.
Ray Smalley, as leader. opened
the services. Oscar Smith gave a
splendid talk on the Mems Move
ment". in the church. Theodore
Lupher led in prayer. Mrs. Bessie
Brown read the Scripture Read
ing and Mrs. Ruth Smalley explain
ed the Thank Offering. There was
special music by the choir The
Thank Offering collection amount
ed TO nearly $40.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
choir Practice Held

Because of Thanksgiving. the
choir met Tuesday in the church
annex TO practice.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Herettner, Cherry Hill.
Miss Lorraine Jacobs and Ed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Attend Party

Mr. and Mrs. George Colts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith at
tended a party at the Grange Hall,
Stony Creek, Saturday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Study Group TO Meet

study Group 70 Meet
On Nov. rs the Study Group will
meet at the church and tie off two
quilts. There will be a potluck
dinner at noon and Mrs. Ray Small
ley will lead the study book lesson.
Mrs. Kittie Clark is in charge OF
tying quilts and Mrs. c. Bodell
will make Sunshine Bags to be
used, instead of missionary boxes,
for the society and Sunday School
as well.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20
Board Has Meetina

The members OF the Sunday
School Board met at the parsonage
Monday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

The children OF the Brnckmiller,
Speers and Donald Lyke families
are ill with the chicken-pox.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-20

THANK OFFERING SUNDAY
OBSERVED BY CHURCH
Sunday the laymen of the Metho-
dist Church were-i charge of the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

In this age it may be consid-
cred that oil lends more to DOM
nance than any other material.
Every year the world produces,
in round figures, 2 billion bar
rels of oil. Census figures show
that of this 2 billion barrels u
billions, or 81 per cent, are pro-
duced in that 61a per cent of the
worlds surface that lies within
the United States.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26
VANATTA
(Harold Wood, Jr.)

Mr.. and Mrs. William Gam
BILE and family spent Sunday in
Cambridge visiting relatives.
Vada Rose spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Faye CAN'T.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mariet-
ia are leaving Vanatta this week
to take up their residence in
Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Wood,
ST., visited Mrs. Woods father
and sisters, Mrs. T. A. George
and Edna and Juanita George of
Newark, Monday afternoon.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

The registrar replied: "Why
do you say gentlemen? | am the
only one here"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26
w. A. w. CLITR

Mrs. Stanley McNabb was
hostess to the members of the
w. A. w. club Sept. "a in the
Red Star inn, Kirkersville, with
q $3.50 dinner.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

ase the
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and S seqppe % care OF al
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C c. Vance, sales
dedt Schwenke
At service o the foregoing
Photo by Douglas ez
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

SILENT CIRCLE
Mrs. o. K. Crisswell enter
tanned the Silent Circle of the
Kings Daughters Sept. "a.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26
DELPHIANS

The Licking chapter of the
Delphian society met in the
home of Mrs. James Haynes,
Sept. "a at 2 p. m.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-26

The association of poverty
with progress is the great enig-
ma of our times 1t is the
riddle which the Sphinx of Fate
puts to our civilization, and
which not to answer is to be de-
stroyed.-Henry George.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
Full Motorization

The day of the trolley is apparently done in Hartford. In his annual mes sage to the Board of Aldermen Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy this week. informed that body of plans for such change and the cost involved. His recommends ton was that plans be made lmmedl- ately for such a switch rather than post pone. It's pretty certain that Hartford will follow in the footsteps of most mu- nicipalities throughout the East and sub- stitute busses for the electric cars.
 Incidentally Mayor Spellacy touched on the subject of street repairs where there are trolley rails. If the Hartford plan goes through the company will probably be relieved of the burden of maintaining the pavement on each slde of the individual rails to the extent ot eight inches. That was always bone ot contention between any community We never yet heard anyone admit here In Waterbury that this part of the agree ment between the city and the traction company was religiously lived up to down through the years.
 Now it's perfectly all right for Hartford to feel that in having the trolley com pany motorize completely it is securing great deal and should make some con- sessions in return, but that should not obscure the fact that most companies of this type are public utilities with private financing and are not public property. Too often we start to feel Sorry for such public utilities and the first thing you know valuable rights and franchises have been traded them. A business agreement between public utility and a municipality should remain such until terminated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
OO,OOO, ,OOO Up in Smoke

Lean back, drag deep on that cigaret, and enjoy it. You and other tobacco users are paying nearly $100,O0O,0OO in taxes this fiscal year for the privilege. That's the estimate of the National To- bacco Tax Conference. Federal tobacco tax yields increased per cent in fiscal 194O, and state tax yields from the same source, 13 per cent.
 Gradually increasing, and likely to in crease still further, this tobacco tax has now reached cents in Louisiana and Arkansas, cents in Mississippi, 3 cents in eight other states, and 2 cents in 15 others
 With defense and other expenses mounting, My Lady Nicotine may be carrying heavier and heavier burden during the next few years-and that's no pipe dream.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
More Proposals

The Legislature is going to get rec ommendaUion from the Connecticut Au- tomotive Trades Association next year to cut down the fees for operators licenses from $3 to $2 with bargain rates ii you renew for periods longer than single year. If you take out license for two wears it will be sold you for $3; tlVe- year license would cost $5. The group is the same one which was instrumental in having the present rates for regEtra- tion adopted by the state few years back.
 Most motorists will join in any move ment for lower license fees. It's pop ular subject and one that always gets full support of every driver. But before this plan is submitted we think that a parting word from Governor Raymond E. Baldwin is necessary A few months ago he announced that he was going to make an effort, if reelected, to cut down the license fee for all drivers to exactly 5O-cents. This is better than any Of the rates offered by the Automotive Trades group. In fact, if you paid 5O-cents year for license you'd be turning apph- cants away in droves.
 We never heard too much about the plan to put 5O-cent scale into effect, but if it is possible without interfering with present departmental services or won't 1cut into State Highway Depart ment budgets seriously it deserves as much consideration as the most recent plan. You can rest assured, though, therell be dozens of plans for bringing about reductions in all sorts of motor fees. Any legislative session always gets plenty of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12

a nation which combines rare mix ture of bestial horror with an inconceiv- able gift of lying -" An, there, Com rade Molotoff, you must come over again some time soonl For the Italians: "AS far as I am concerned personally, could here guarantee with clear conscience that I could still muster sufficient cour- age to participate in the victorious con- quest of the South Tyrol ." True, Hit Ter said this mockingly to the "parlia- mentarians" he hated, haunting them for their unwillingneSs to fight for the Tyrol, but Mossolini knows Hitler has not for gotten this once-G German territory.
 Yes, ''Mein Kampf" is still good read ing. It should have been read more carefully in Europe and here many years ago. But it is not too late to learn its pages
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12

Robin Hood and his merry men of Sherwood Forest may have nothing on those who'll rove the woodlands of Con- necticut in the next few hunting seasons if the 1941 Legislature is easily persuaded. One more attempt is to be made next year when the General Assembly con- venes to have the hunting laws amended so that one may use bow and arrow. And proponents of the old form of hunt ing have strong support, for no less an organization than the State Board of Fisheries and Game will introduce the bill to the effect above. The members point out that bow-and- arrow hunting is now legalized in 38 states and Connecti- cut should catch up with the procession. They also claim that there are many fine archGs in this state who are forced to go outside it when they want to test their skill on live targets. All of which won't recompense the wrath of an irl- dignant farmer who finds his best Jer- sey COW looking like stuffed pin-cush- ion some day. But seriously there prob ably is room for such law on our statute books and if the nimrods want it, let them have it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
Do They Still Read ''Mein Kampf''

It has been the part of wisdom in Ger many during the past few years to have a copy of Adolf Hitlers "Mein Kampf" lying about the house, preferably in conspicuous place of honor. Do they read that strange book in Germany now, one wonders? Do they read it in Russia, and in Japan, and in Italy?
 It would be interesting to know, be- cause there is some mighty interesting reading there-reading made more rather than less interesting as events have un- rolled. The book was written in 1923. It would be strange, of course, if IT years had not at all changed the opinions of its author, or of any man. Yet there are fascinating passages which would, one thinks, make absorbing reading in Ger many, Japan, Italy, and Russia.
 For instance: For the Germans: Coalition successes, by the very man. ner of their origin, harbor the germ for the later crumbling off . Axis enthu- siasts, full of zip about the German Italian-Japanese coalition, should like that. For the Japanese: England would be doomed were she to stand alone. Hence they anxiously reach out for the yellow fist and cling to an alliance which, view racially, is perhaps irresponsible :" Grip the Hitler hand more firmly, O Japanese, with your yellow fist"
 For the Russians: we must never forpet that the regents of present-day Russia are common blood-stained crim- inals; that here is the scum Of humanity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12

Another dancing bridge has been dis covered. It's the Whitestone bridge down in New York, one of those hand some structures which were thrown up and across great distances of land and water in the last few years what with the need to facilitate traffic getting in and out of our greatest metropolis But in this case the swing-and-sway the ronx-Whitestone bridge way is not so noticeable as it was out in Tacoma where the span fell into the water. You get an N. Y. bridge, but engineers are even now getting success in removing this. The movement was first noticed before the bridge was finished, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
Views Of The Press
ROW ON TOLLS
(New London Day)

Legal complications thicken over | the prompt action of Westchester county officials, in New York state, in skipping toll on the Hutchinson River parkway in retaliation for the tolls charged on the Merritt parkway ill Connecticut. Taxpayers suits and actions by automobile clubs were threatened when this was done the state of New York, moreover, con- tended that it is illegal for a county | to collect tolls on a road that is part of the highway system. Eventually a suit was brought resulting in an injunction, and finally in an order from the appellate division of the New York supreme court impounding the money by that time collected by the county (March q, 1940, was the date of the order) and directing that it be returned to users of the road who produced toll receipts. The or der stated that persons holding these | tickets must present them by Octo- Der 1, 1940; it did not direct what was to be done with any money re- maining-not claimed by holders of receipts for toll paid, in other words.
 When the order was issued the county had collected $279, ,168 in tolls, at ten cents each toll. By October 1 the county had refunded about one third of this sum to persons present. ing toll receipts; it had remaining the sum of $183, 3,525. This was recent ly transferred to the fund of general county reserves and was to be ap- piled to the bonds issued on the parkway. In fact, the county had accepted the windfall finally left to it very gratefully, and planned to use the sum as the payment toward the amortization of the bonds, need ed in the coming county budget. Just as the situation reached this stage, however, the county officials were very happy indeed over the ar- engagement, the state suddenly filed suit against the county, asking that Westchester be required by the courts to turn the remainder of the sum over to the state. This bomb- shell fell upon the county officials just as they were arranging a hear ing on the new budget; faced with the possible loss of this fund, they cannot change the present set-up of the budget, in which the money is earmarked for payment on the bonds, because of a provision of law that the budget cannot be increased after once announced by the county executive.
 All Of this results from the spite toll that Westchester started to get back at Connecticut for the toll charged on the Merritt parkway. The Connecticut toll was imposed not in defiance of any law. but by specific authority and to defray the huge cost Of the project and provide for ] an extension Of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12

Engineers thought the sway would cease once the bridge flooring was in, but some of it remained. For some time now, though, they have been working at installing various devices calculated to end the hops and keep the structure com pletely stationary. Engineers claim that motion in a suspension bridge is not unusual but to be expected. No one minds the motion if it doesn't become so violent as to produce disorder in the joints and supports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12
Turkish Tobacco No British Delight

Great Britain and Turkey recently an- nounced a commercial agreement in which little or no real money is involved. British manufactured goods will be ex- changed for Turkish tobacco. This will obviate cash purchases of American to- bacco. The Turks hailed the agreement with delight. They like the British. They like dealing with them. They especially like getting goods by the barter system.
 But in Britain no hats were tossed into the air by smokers Britain happens to be one country where American tobacco is consumed almost exclusively. The Brit ish take their Virginia leaf like Kentucki- ans take their "licker"-straight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-12

administrative aide to the Presi- dent; Ted Church, radio director of the COP National Committee; Dick Sanger, leader of the Young Republican Clubs; and Tom Eliot, newly-elected New Deal Congress man from Massachusetts.
 By chance the four men and their wives vacationed together for two weeks after the last campaign on Guana Island, a tiny spot in the British Virgin Islands. There was no one else on the island ex- cept the caretaker of a club house.
 The island was big enough to hold the four couples only be- cause of a council of peace" on the first day, at which it was agreed that anyone who men, tioned politics during the va- cation would have to buy a round of drinks. The edict didn't have to be enforced.
 "Al we did was fish, eat, swim, play tennis and climb a mOun- tain," relates Church. How ever, the Republicans did man. age to get in a few licks against the New Dealers anyway. Jim Rowe and I bet a rum swiZzIe on who would catch the biggest fish. He had to pay off twice."
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