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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15
MAGYAROK
CALIFORNIABAN

CallIOrnlaDdn SOKkal IODD
magyar van, mint AIT a kele-
tick gondolnak.
Van tekintelyes mennyisegu
magyar szarmazasu amerikai,
akik kulonosen San Francis
coban az elso, a regi magyar
bevandorlas harmadik nem-
zedeket alkotjak, akik kozul
csak hellyel-kozel erintkezik
egy-egy magyarsaggal.
Vannak magyarok Friscoban
es Oaklandban, akik gyarak-
ban, irodakban, uzletekben dol
goznak, San Francisconak
van rendes magyar ujsagja. De
Friscoban es korzeteben leg
feljebb ha ketezer magyar van.
Lehet 5O0-1000 magyar
szetszorva farmokon es kisebb
varosokban, kisebb gyarakban,
de az igazi magyar koloniat
Los Angelesben kell keresnunk.
Los Angeles magyarjainak a
szama mem sokkal kisebb,
mint Detroite, ha a nepszam-
lalas mem vagina Trianon ota
darabokra benniinket, a 40-es
GENIUS legalabb ot-hatezer ma
gyar csaladot mutatna.
Az elso napokban, ismeret-
len embernek, nehez ezt a ma
gyarsagot meglatni. Mert bajo-
san van a hatalmas varosnak
olyan utcaja, amelyben leg
alabb tiz magyar hazat talal-
nank.
De aki a magyar katolikus
egyhazat, annak templomat,
korilotte folyo szocialis mum
kat megnezi, aki az Atletikai
Klub valamelyik estelyen jelen
van, az megerzi, hogy eros
"hinterlandra" vannak eek az
intezmenyek epitve.
A los angelesi magyar heti-
lapnak a cimszalagja megle-
petest okoz azoknak, akik tisz-
taban vannak vele, hogy atlag
hany magyar fizet elo egy va
rosban a helyi ujsagra.
Nemcsak a fizikai szetszort-
sag, de a foglalkozasok ezer-
felesege is elvalasztja magya-
rokat, illetve kulon-kulon utak
ra terrell oket, inert mines egy
gyar vagy uzlet talan. ahol
mondjuk legalabb Given ma
gyar dolgozna.
S minthogy Amerika min
den reszebol szivarogtak oda
evtizedeken keresztul, meg
is csak hianyzik, ami a mag
jat kepezte minden amerikai
magyar kolonianak, hogy egy
csomo "foldi" telepedett volna
lie oft eloszor.
Az egyik vasuti munkas
esetleg harminc eve kerult oda
New Yorkbol, a mask iro talan
ket honapja menekult oda
Berlinbol, a harmadik uzlet-
ember ket eve ment oda, mi
kor Clevelandban az uzletet
eladta, S negyedik magyar Or
vos ITALIAN Chicagobol telepe-
dett at, mikor 0regedni kez-
dett, az orokos napsugarat
kereSte.
Exert tortenik, hogy akarki
megy Los Angelesbe, nehany
nap alatt feltetlenul talal is
merost, baratot, vagy olyan
embert, aki foldije volt otthon,
vagy ebben az orszagban.
En- peldaul ait hittem, hogy
osszesen ha ot-hat baratot es
ismerost talalok, S mar a leg
els0 nap bele-szaladtam ket
ujsagosba, Rethybe meg Jacz-
koba. A k0vetkezo nap a Little |
Hungaryban olyan pincer tette
az etelt az asztalra, aH Det-
roitban negy even at kiszol-
gait. Talalkoztam egy Macy
szeru magyar asszonnyal, akit
COlumbusbol ismertem, S egy-
seer 6riasi meglepetesemre egy
malomkerek nagysagu tortat
kantam Mrs CtippmantM aki |
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15
KERESZTUL-kASUL
Az ORSZAGON

Viennaban a Santa Monica
Boulevardon ujra fogunk ia
lalkozni egymassal. Mikor a los
angelesi tiz magyar intez-
meny ertekezleten reszt vet
tenn, azon ujabb ismerosokkel
talalkoztam, akik reszben Det-
roitbol, Fairportrol, stb. tele-
pedtek a Csendes tenger part
jara.
S amint fentebb irtam, ICY
van ezzel Californiaban min
denki, inert az az egyetlen ma
gyar kolonia, ahol van bevan-
dorlas, allando es nagy mer-
teku bevandorlas, S ahol az
orokre eltavozo magyarokat vi
jovevenyek bosegesen potoljak.
A los angelesi SERVES ma
gyar elet gerince a katolikus
es protestans egyhazak, IS a
California; Magyarsag.
De AIT hiszem, sem Rev.
Hady, sem SZabados szerkeszto
mem sertodnek meg ha AIT
from, hogy Father Lanyi, a los
angelesi magyar elet legha-
talmasabb pillere. Tiz eve hal
lok err6l a nagyszeru emberrol,
S hall rola mindenki, akiket
erdekelnek a magyar sorsok
ebben az orszagban. - Ket
olyan magyar embert ismerek,
kettorol tudok, akikr0l rossz
szot meg a mi kesernyes tar
sadalmunkban sem hallottam,
akiknek sem ellensegei, sem
ellenfelei nincsenek. Az egyik
DR.. F0ldes Desc Clevelandban,
a mask Lanyi Matyas Los
Angelesben. A los angelesi vas
uti munkastol lie egeszen a
legraeyogobb magyar mozi
csillagig mind AIT mondja,
hogy kulonb ember mines nala
S igaz 0romomre szolgalt,
hogy alkalmam volt megis-
merni, S szerencsem volt egy
estet t0lteni ezzel a kivalo en-
berrel.
A katolikus es reformatus
papokon kiyul tevekeny tagja a
magyar tarsas eletnek a bap-
tista predikator, a civil-ma-
gyarok kozt talan a legteveke-
nyebb Arch "old-timer", akit
konzervativak es radikalisak
egyforman tisztelnek es. szive-
sen kovetnek. Mert elenk ra-
dikalis csoport is van a magya-
rok k0zt a varosban.
Keleten szinte allando kerd0-
jel, hogy az egyetemes anne
rikai magyar eletben a mozi
beerkezett muveszei, rendezoi,
iroi, helyet inert mem foglal-
max.
Fajdalom, oket Los Angeles
magyar eleteben is hiaba ke-
resnenk.
Hollywood egesz sajatsagos
legkoreben a heti haromezer
dollart kereso egyenek keru-
lik azokat, akik mondiuk heten
kent csak egyezer dollart ke-
resnek, az ezer dollarosok
mem latjak meg azokat, akik
mondjuk oft heti kettoszaz,
vagy plane heti szaz vagy ot-
ven dollarert dolgoznak.
Az egyik retegb6l a masikba
csak vegnelkuli telefonalasok
utan, titkarokon es cselede-
ken keresztiil lehet atjutni, S
minel magasabbra jutott va
laki - dollarban, inert a ma
gassagot ugy merik - annal
nehezebb ct elerni.
Lehetseges, hogy igazuk van
nekik, hogy a magyarok es a
magyarsag dolgai nem erdek-
lik 6ket, hiszen hallottam,
hogy pl. az egyik nagyon be-
erkezett magyar rendez6nek
vegteleniil sok baja van SEE
genynek a - polo lovaival, de
az is lehet, hogy a kozonyii-
k0n panaszkodo magyarok
tuloznak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15

funk rola, hogy ezek a prima.
donnak mive fejlodnek.
Hank" Greenberg, a det-
roitiak starja katonak0teles
korban van S inert szamjat
kihuztak, a kerdo ivet elkiild.
tex kiallitas vegett a cimere
ahogy minden hasonkorban le.
v0 amerikai fatal embernek
elkiildik.
A draft-board mar akkor ta-
pasztalta, hogy Mr.. Greenberg
magat kiveteles lenynek tekin.
tt, inert a nagy star Hawaii
ban volt udulni, anelkiil, hogy
AIT tudatta volna a draft
boarddal, ahogyan AIT a tor
veny eloirja, hogy aki az anne
rikai szarazfoldet ideiglenesen
elhagyja, az tartozik ARA a
board engedelyet kikerni.
Termeszetes, hogy amiert
John Smithet megbiintettek
>volna, ait "Hank"-nak elnez-
TEX.
Mikor a kit0ltOtt kerdo ivet
megkapta a board, abban mem
kis meglepetest talaltak. XII
derult, hogy egy fatal ember,
aki fizikai munkaval evi 0t-
veneer dollart tud keresni,
val6saggal nyomorek, a kato-
mai szolgalatot mem birna.
Mr.. Greenberg ugyanis sze-
renyen megemlitette a kerd6
ivben, hogy ludtalpa van, hogy
a hata is faj, SGT hogy - Uram
listen! - egy egeszsegtelen
zapfog is van a szajaban.
Az mem jutott a nagy base
ball csillagnak eszebe, hogy
esetleg az egeszsegtelen zapfo-
gat XII lehetne huzatni, de az
eszebe otlott, hogy ilyen zap
foggal a katonai szolgalatot
mem birja.
Volt azonban ennel is ma
gyobb szemtelenseg a kerd6 iv-
ben, amelyben a primadonna
AIT k0vetelte, hogy ct a maso-
dix osztalyba helyezzek.
Azan az alapon kerte EFT,
hogy 6 reszben nelkulozhetet-
len a baseball iparban, reszben
kilon anyagi veszteseget jelen-
tene a katonai szolgalat a sza-
mara, inert egy evi sziinet utan
t0bbe jol kereso star mem lem
ne.
Az olvasonak lit jol kell fl
gyelni. Hank Greenberg ur
mem ait allitotta, hogy o
mondjuk az agyugyartasnal,
vagy mondjuk a tank-gyartas-
nal nelkil0zhetetlen, inert
eZeknek a munkaknak van ne
mi k0zuk a nemzetvedelem
ugyehez. Mem! Mr.. Greenberg
a baseball jateknal tartotta
magat nelkilozhetetlennek es
ezen az alapon kivanta, hogy
a masodik osztalyba helyezzek.
Meg azon az alapon, hogy
anyagi kart fog szenvedni.
Igaz ugyan, hogy vsnnak
fatal uzletemberek, akik ksny-
telenek voltak az uzleteiket ell
adni, mikor be lettek sorozva
S vannak egyen-ketten olyan
munkasemberek, akik szinter.
ra lennenek a keresetre utal-
va akik szazezres vagyonnal
nem birnak, de hat azok csak
k0z0nseges halandok es mem
p.'imadonnak mem lehet ne
xix olyan mertekkel 1nerni,
ahogy a primadonnak ait kik0-
vetelik magukmak.
Szerencsere a draft board
ertelmes, normalis es tisztesse-
ges amerikaiakbol all, akik
ugy ereztek, hogy tartozik a
szazezrekkel biro es evi 0tven-
otezer dollart keres6 Mr.. Green
berg is annyival a hazanak,
mint az a szegeny munkas,
aki ennek az ezredreszet sern
kapta a nemzett6l s Mr.. Green
berg a hibas zapfoga, a falos
hata, meg a base ball fontos-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15

| AASA
"a vannak szokva, hogy az is
kolas gyerekekt6l a szenatoro,
hajlandok elismerni vaey
erezni.
Regebben is hallottam, s
Los Angelesban is ugy lat
tam, hogy ez alol kulon0sen
Lugosi Bella dicseretes kivetel,
rata kivul is akadnak paran
akik mem rendszeresen ugyan,
de nagyneha megkornyekezhe-
tok egy-egy k0zcelu keressel.
Annyira elijesztettek eek a
hirek es tenyek, hogy ket regi
nagyon kedves baratomat
Bohem Endret es Partos Fe-.
renczet, akinek eleg jol megy,
mar szinte csak telefonon mer-
tenn felhivni, a halottak utan
meg meg is lepett, hogy gyere-
kesen felesleges volt felel-
mem.
A mozi-vilag al44v yinak q
mentsegere meg ait is fel kell
hoznom, hogy van Holly
wooden vagy ketszaz olyan ma
gyar iro es muvesz, akiket az
utolso evek szomoru esemenyej
iiztek XII Amerikaba, S lehetsG-
ges, hogy eek a kiizkodo en-
berek a beerkezettek k0zt neni
tamogatasra talalnak.
Azert meg is kilonos es szo-
moru, hogy egy-egy evi otven
vagy szaz0tvenezer dollart ke-
res6 hollywood magyar ,neve-
vel SOFIA mem talalkoztunk
meg, ahol mondjuk ezer, vagy
szaz, vagy hat csak otven dol
lart is kellene letenni kozcelra.
Mem panaszkepen emlitem
meg, hogy azert ezek a ma
gyar nagysagok egesz szivesen
veszik, ha egy-egy magyar ko-
loniaba elvetodve, az ottani
magyarok oket a verseg reven
unneplik.
Ugy tudom, hogy van egy
elokel0 kavehaz, ahol a be-
erkezett hollywood magyaro-
kat vagy azoknak nagy reszet
gyakran meg lehet talalni, de
oda mem vagyakoztam, ha-
mem talaltam meg magyarokat
a - Pershing Squaren, ahol a
lecsuszott es hajlektalan en-
berek tanyaznak.
Hogy Hollywoodon Xviii a
los angelesi magyarok mibol
elnek, AIT mem lehet megirni,
inert mas a foglalkozasa maid
mem minden embernek. Sok
uzletember van, sokan studiok
ban szakmunkan dolgoznak,
sok ertekes ember helyezkedett
ell az anerikai kereskedelmi es
ipari eletben, sokan jol keres6
mozisoknal szolgalnak. Nagyon
soknak bevagott az elet, kulo-
nosen talan azert, inert Cali
forniaba rendeser egy kis
penzzel erkezik mindenki. De,
mint irtam, jut beloluk a
Pershing Square padjaira is,
S egy volt es hires magyar
bankar nagyon derek leanya
jovoltabol el egy agg-otthon-
ban, amig az egyik nagy ma
gyar egylet volt elnoke elho-
malyosult szemekkel Los Ange-
les utcain - arul ujsagot.
NagyOn SOk magyarnak van
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15
AvILAG-HET STRoFARAN
Irja: Szegedy Lasz6
HETI ROvAS: MELYIK AZ IGAzI !?
lrja: Szegedy Laszl6

HETI ROVAS: MELYIK Az IGAZI !?
Haba biralunk gyarlo emberesszel
az emberbiralat mem messzire er el
lit is ribilliok, oft is ribilliok
lelkesednek lit is, oft is nepmilliok
Amt lit nepek gyilkos binnek velnek:
odaat mas milljok erenynek telnek.
Amire peldaul lit nalunk mines mentseg:
nehany mas orszagban "nacizmus' a szentseg!
Vagy NIT lit gyiilolve nyalazunk szankban:
az Marxista szentseg Macy -Oroszorszagban
Melyik hat az igaz, makulatlan eszme,
melyben az eszmei tenyleg el mem veszne . :?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15
szOMBAT: FEKET RAK MAUD IsTEN

Kesik bar, de m6gis' jon maid egy vi korszak
mikor mem lesz szaya t0bbe gonosznak.
Akar briton, akar biszke nemet-arja:
listen feket rak maid pusztit6 ARA.
Elulnek maid lassan zug6 viharok
$ mem lesz eltiink tobb6 veres viharsarok.
ARA vigyazzunk csak, hogy N tudjuk varni:
hogy a volt egyensuly vissza tudjon allni
Mem lesz sorsunk akkor sorsa tz0tt vadnak
S mem packaznak veliink t0bbe hatalmak
Let6rik maid szarva nehany Macy b0lenynek
$ nyugodtan es b6ken elnek maid nepekl
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15
vAsARNAP:: HOL Az EGO BoKoR?

Azsianak ismet mas az igazsaga:
ami egy nepnel gyasz: masnak vigassaga.
toroknek Mekka; az orosznak Moszkva
ami egynek mereg: masnak lelki kosztia.
Hol van hat az igaz arany kozeputja?
Merre, hol buzog fel b0lcsesseg kutja?
Merre kong, merre bug az Eg ercharangja?
Hol az Ego Bokor :? S benne listen han,
Hol van az Igazsag? Eszmeben vagy vasban?
XII szolal meg vegre etheri magasban?
Mert kell tevelyegni? Sotetsegben jarni?
Mert kell az Igazra oily sokaig varni?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1941-05-15

Fakerget repesztnek Macy bels6 lazak,
gyemant gyantagy0ngy0t izzadnak az agak.
Ha lily bels6 lazban szenvednek nepek
mint VILLAIN csucson: vilagit lelek
-. Trianon keresztjen szegeny magyar nemzt
szenvedese aran uj jovend6t nemzett.
vi ezredev terhes az vi magyar sorst6l
S egyre-egyre messzebb jar mar Trianont6l.
Nyilasnak, bolsinak: mem leszen szolgaja,
tiszta Magyar Tolgy lesz eletenek faja.
Magyar lelke magjat mem YETI maid gazba
turulszarnyon lendiil ujra magasba
Evening star., 1941-10-05

ing? How many other cars on the
road? OGrady can't answer any of
these questions exactly. and begins to
feel like fool.
What was the color OF the taxi? The
name on it? Where was the coupe
when he first saw it? =. O'Grady is
mad now, and the lawyer knows it.
perhaps you weren't there at all?"
the lawyer suggests slyly.
MAYBE l wasn't" OGrady shoots
back. Maybe it was two other guys"
The lawyer pounces on him. $50
you didn't even see this accidentr
he says triumphantly. And dismisses
O'Grady with a knowing nod at the
jury.
O'Grady stares at him. mouth open,
throat gurgling sputtering sounds.
The plaintiffs lawyer jumps to his
feet. outraged. He shouts questions
Evening star., 1941-10-05

examination. The
taxi, he answers.
What was he doing
at the time? Walking
down the street. How
fast? He doesn't
know just walk
ing. How far had he
walked before the COL
lision. Not far. How
far - five feet, ff-
teen feet? He doesn't
remember, O'Grady
says, getting i'm
patient.
Where was the taxi
when he first saw it?
How fast was it go
Evening star., 1941-10-05

wits, liars or greedy gluttons out of
opposition witnesses and pin lily on
his own.
Take the case of Miss Graham. This
trial had all the fixings. A beautiful
girl. rich young heir. whirlwind
courtship and a sudden jilting. On the
stand, the plaintiff had just finished a
touching story of a broken heart. The
verdict was written on the jurors
faces = let the defendant pay!
The defendants lawyer rose to
cross-examine. A tough job. his audi
,ence agreed. Would he try to bully
her? Risky business, that - the jury
might resent it. Would he try subtle
reasoning, the logical approach? Not
with woman - perish the thought!
Would he try to cast aspersions on her
character? Danger! Explosive!
Miss Graham" the lawyer began
Evening star., 1941-10-05
p VICTIM, take the stand!
" That means you. The v

YiCTIM, take the stano!
" That means you. The Wit
v ness. Over a million Of you
every week in this country walk up to
that whipping post and bravely take
your punishment - martyrs to the
cause of truth and justice!
Look at what they do to you! Un-
expectedly. your doorbell rings. You
answer it.
John SMITH" inquiries stranger.
his hand in his pocket.
Yes" you admit suspiciously.
The stranger smacks his lips. His
hand whips out of his pocket and
shoves a paper at you. Subpoena"
he says - and ducks.
You read the printed form. You.
John Smith, are ordered to appear in
Judge Browns courtroom on certain
day to testify in the case of Spencer
versus Ames in behalf of the plaintiff.
Spencer.
So you appear at time and place
specified. prepared to do your civic
duty. Nobody pays any attention to
you. Forlornly. you slump down on
hard bench - and wait, and wait.
At last your case is reached. The
clerk calls your name. You don't
recognize it at first. Then. abashed.
you get up and walk to the witness
stand. You half-slide into the chair.
Stand upr' barks the clerk. You
stand up. Raise your right hand" he
orders. do you swear to tell the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, so help you God?"
You do. That's what you're here
.or. '-Sit down. he snaps. You sit.
nervously waiting
Mr.. Spencer's lawyer begins his
questions. You find you know all the
answers so. gaining confidence, you
relax. Then he turns you over to the
attorney for the other side. He's the
keen-eyed gent who's been watching
you like a hawk. Apprehension seizes
you.
He begins: wanting to know if
you said thus and so. this way and
that. You hedge, sensing danger. He
starts digging at your past. You
writhe. You look pleadingly at the
Judge for help. He smiles back be-
nignly. mute. Finally. when you're
beaten to a pulp. you stink off the
witness stand with resentment smol-
dering in your heart.
They can't do that to mer' you
Evening star., 1941-10-05

genially. you testified you lived
sheltered life before you met Tom?'
.'Oh, yes,' she replied nostalgia
ally.
''Never smoked, never took drink
before?"
mo" She gave a little laugh.
Father was very strict"
Young Tom - here" the lawyer
smiled towards the youth. ''is quite
gay lad?"
Indeed he is"
Heavy drinker?"
''All the time"
''He gets into fghts?"
Always" smiled the witness.
Hes free spender? pursued the
lawyer. "A constant gambler"
"He just throws his money away"
did these qualities of Toms give
you any concern?"
81 tried hard" she replied primly,
ito break him of those habits"
do you think they'd make for a
happy marriage?"
The witness hesitated. NO." she
said slowly. Il suppose not"
Then, will you tell us. please" the
lawyer paused - then continued
quietly but impressively. what dam
age you suffered by losing spend
thrift, gambler and drunkard?"
Miss Graham gasped. "Oh." she
said, with little moan. "Ooooohhr
There was her case - blown right out
of the window, and she knew it!
vsIvsf-C -CIovsd Ctows
xHIS technique. particularly effec-
tive with women witnesses, is highly
recommended by the experts. 1t begins
by practically making love to you,
leading you on. agreeing with you.
until - suddenly, vicious thrust in
the solar plexus-
Sometimes. the cross-examiner seeks
to shift the emphasis from the real
issue to unimportant sidelights. Some
times the witness helps him do it.
Like Ned O'Grady. One day. he
saw taxi ram into coupe. That was
the total of O'Grady's knowledge of
the incident He hadn't fOrearmed
himself with measuring tools. He
didn't carry stop watch. 1t was as
much Of surprise to him as it was to
the coupe. Two years later, O'Grady
was subpoenaed.
Which car did O'Grady see first,
the lawyer wants to know on cross
Evening star., 1941-10-05

proclaim savagely.
They can. They
call it cross-examina-
ton that rapacNus
delight Of all lawyers
and the bane of every
witness! Its purpose,
say the textbooks, is
to elicit the facts and
straighten out incon-
gruities in the evi-
dence. To test the
witness's s memory,
motives, credibility
and interest in the
outcome of the case.
The aim of the law
yer is to make nit
Evening star., 1941-10-05
WITNESS, BEWARE!

DO you swear TO tell the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth 2" Well, you
may want TO. but many weird things can
rattle witness. AS you'll see!
by Charlotte Slavitf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12

we both" he caught himself up sharply, as if startled by the impli> cations of what he had been about to say, "You'll see," he finished, m be back almost before you have time to miss me"
 When at length he turned to pick up his bags, and she moved, with tear-blmded eyes, to lead the way downstairs, he hesltatetl, then said swiftly "PleaSe-no! should ra- ther remember you here--where for a little while we have been happy together. Or wait-I have q better idea"
 He led her to the window,
 Now" he directed. his hands warm upon her shoulders, his lips against her ear, If you stand just here, in front of the lamp, I shall be able to see you as I drive away. Then I can always think or you that way, and"
 "oh, mol Not that way!. [, Not watching you 90, Stephanl You must think of me as waiting here flor you to come back"
 And you must rememher--etery time you think of me-that noth- ing tn Heaven or earth can keep me away from you"
 Then for the priceless moment they had left, they stood, just clinging silently to each other, be- cause they could not trust to words all the many things that still ached to be said.
 After he had gone downstairs and out into the night, she continued to stand there where he had left her, waving until the rasp of his feet on the gravel had died away.
 Perhaps, she thought. if the fog has frightened Q little, he really can see me.
 But she stood with tightly closed eyes, because she knew that when, on long nights to come, she startled awake as she must do, perhaps, many times before he came again with the moan of the fo9horn in her ears, she must not have to re- call seeing him in that last instant before his gleaming white coated figure and bright head were finally engulfed in the mist.
 What she must be able to keen was the spell of that one short hour
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
. STORIES
 lN STAMPS
Stamp Elonored D. s. sTrode With Alaerio

MEDITERRANEAN waters were N' still untroubled when the
 American export vessel, pictured lon this stamp, unloaded cargo at an Algerian port.
 : The stamp was issued by Als geria in 1889 to commemorate the opening of the New York World Fair. Since then, the fleets of four warning powers have churned up the calm blue Mediterranean wa. ters. Naval engagements among British, Italian, German and even French fleets have taken place in this sea.
 In 1888, last year before the war, Algeria's imports totaled $l66, ,942,000 in value. Most of this goods was brought In from France, under whose control Al. ,geria has been since l047. During the 18th century, most of the trade that centered in Al-I 'geria was of Q quite different sort. The Barbary Coast, of which Al. lgeria was . part, was the head- quarters of pirate chiefs, and even the greatest powers were com- pelled to pay annual tribute to| these nefarious rulers of the seas. In 1915, however, the United States took steps Co end this prac- tice and England soon followed! suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
CRANlllM CRACKERS
HIGH AND LOW

From thousands of feet into the air to hundreds below sea level ex- tends the rough surface of the earth. If you're up on world eleva- tions you should score high on these questions about high and low points.
 1, The highest and lowest points in the U, S, are within 100 miles of each other, What are they9
 2. Where is the highest moun- tain in the world, and what Is It's approximate height9
 {, What well-known high noun tain peak once carried the name Mt, Denalie, meaning Home of the Sun"2
 5, Where Is the greatest known ocean depthp
 Answers on Back Page)
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of nearnesS before he went, i, The spell--what was 1t Angie had saide--whleh neither Heaven nor earth nor all the powers of darkness can break.
 It was some comfort, as she stood with straining ears, waiting for what she could not be sure--to remember that Wilhelm's sturdy lR- ure would be close at Stephans el. bow.
 Finally because there seemed to be nothing else to do Deborah went downstairs to the llvM1R room. She had barely seated herself before the dying embers of the fire when the telephone rang sharply in the hall.
 Angie, Deborah told herself dog. gedly as her heart turned over with Q Sickening thud. She's probably seen some innocent citizen stop to tumble for his latch-key, and de. cided he's reaching for gun.
 Before she could get up, the kitchen door opened, and Bridgie, flaming herself with her apron. hustled out and took down the re- ceiver.
 (To Be Continuedl
 Cattlemen of Venezuela have de. veloped n hardy type of beef cattle by introducing into their herds the 2ebu, sacred COW of India.