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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Scantily Clad Blonde
Provides Desert Mystery

LAS. VEGAS, New, Feb. 49,
R-A scantily clad blonde running
about Paradise valley provided
this town with a mystery today.
Constable Jack Larry heard
about the desert nymph from two
sources. A party of tourists re-
ported her last week. Then yes
terday James F. Dodd came back
from a rabbit hunting trip with
this account:
A comely blonde, draped only
in a flour sack. appeared sudden,
Ly at his side, almost within arms
reach of him.
Startled, the hunter exclaimed:
What's going on!"
The scantily clad dashed
away. paused to call back: Let
me live my own life," and fled
into the mesquite. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
DEFENSE HOUSING
PROJECT FORECAST
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cal need has been vastly increased
by the start of work on a ship
yard which will employ more than
1000 men.
The Housing Authority of the
City Of Wilmington initiated eff
forts to present the local situation
to the attention of federal housing
people, and has maintained con-
slant contact with the offices of
Charles F. Palmer, defense hous-
ing coordinator, John M. Carmody.
federal works administrator, and
many other persons in Washington.
The local authority proceeded in
the belief that it was clearly i'm
possible for local private enter
prise to supply adequately tn e
housing needs of the thousands of
additional families which will move
here in connection with the de-
tense effort. To support this be-
lief, representatives of the local
authority pointed to the rapid adj
vanceS in rents, and to the ap-
peals of local Army representa-
tives for more housing.
Army housing such as that con
templated for Wilmington will be
rented only to families of nom
commissioned officers and civilian
personnel attached to Army posts,
it was said.
The local authority has sought
to obtain control of, or to exercise
influence upon, the construction of
the project, if it is erected, in Or
der that it may be located and
designed with proper relation to
sound city planning. In this en-
deavor DR.. w. Houston Moore,
chairman of the local authority;
R. B. Page, chairman of the Will
mington Defense Council; Hugh
MacRae and a committee organ
lied by him, and other local citi-
zens have played prominent roles.
Congressman Clark and Senators
Bailey and Reynolds have also CO.
operated generously with the local
authority, Mr.. Wade has made
several trips to Washington in be-
half of the local authority and has
presented the Ease for local auto
nomy as to the project, if built.
with great force and clarity,
Emory said.
Representatives of the local au-
thority said last night no state
ment could be made as to the prob
able cost of the project.
Efforts are also being made; it
was said, to present to the proper
federal officials the situation in
regard to the housing of shipyard
employees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
SOUTH AMERICANS
RETURN TO U.N.C.
Complete a Three-Day Tour
Through Many Historic
Sections of Virginia

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. Is. - CP -
The ITO representatives of seven
South American nations. who are
attending a winter summer school,
at the University of North Carolina,
returned here today after a three
day tour through many historic sec
lions of the neighboring state of
Virginia. They will take up their
class work again Monday.
The South Americans said they
found the good neighbor" policy as
much in evidence in the Old Domin-
ion state as in North Carolina. I'VE
were most cordially received every
where we went" a spokesman for
the group said. 1--WE couldn't have
asked for a greater demonstration of
hospitality.
The group first visited Charlottes-
vile, home of the University of Vir-
ginia, and from there the trip took
them to the Virginia capital, Rich
mond, and on to colonial Williams
burg, the early capital. They left
Williamsburg last night to return to
Chapel Hill.
The schedule for this week is not
quite so heavy as it has been. To
night the South Americans heard
one of their OWL artists, Hugo BalZo,
in a piano recital which they spon-
sored. Tomorrow night they will be
guests Of the university art depart
ment at a party. Tuesday night they
will hear the National Symphony or
chestra in a concert here and Thurs
dav they will go to Raleigh to be
entertained by State college and CIVIC
clubs there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
l03,I87 Homes Started
Are Under FLA Program

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Up -
The FILA reported today that con-
.~struction of 1913, 1877 small homes we're
started with private capital under the
FILA program during the last eve
months, a 80 per cent increase over
the same period a year ago. About
IS per GER we're in areas where eX-
panding national defense industries
created housing needs. Administrator
Abner II. Ferguson said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17

was set by government officials.
This figure was set despite the
industry's sincere belief that that
goal was far too optimistic con-
sidering available facilities: Last
December a high government Of
fetal estimated that the industry
would fail to meet its goal by 80
percent.
But it gives me great satisfac-
ton to announce that the aircraft
industry has done the impossible
asked of it. Plane production in
November was around 700; in De-
cember, 300; in January, 1941, over
1000"
Col. Jouett said the industry had
doubled it's productive floor space
and by mid-year would have quad
rupled it.
I'VE had $4,000 shop employees
when the war started; we have
1870, 900 now, and expect to have
more than $50, 900 by early fall,
more than a ten-fold increase with
in two years" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
NAILS SINK MORE
BRITISH VESSELS
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dive b o m b e r S attacked British
bases.
efforts of enemy filters to en-
ter occupied territory e re-
pulsed at the coast" the COM
munique said of Saturdays Raj
attacks. Thereby the enemy lost
five planes, two pursuit planes and
three battle planes in air fights"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
British Radio Reports
'Inuasion Weather Bad

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-CP-With
increasing rumors of an imminent
invasion attempt against Britain, the
British Broadcasting corporation
went back to its old custom of Civ
ing weather reports on conditions in
the English channel. The BIC
heard here by NBC said:
"Conditions for an invasion are not
so good tonight as they have been
of late. A s%outherly gale swept across
the Straits of Dover and rain was
falling. The sea was choppy."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
CONFER

CHUNGKING, Feb. Is. - Up -
Laughlin Currie, administrative as.
sistant to President Roosevelt who
came to China to make an economic
survey, conferred all day today with
Generalissimo Chiang-Kai-Shek. 1t
was his longest conference since he
arrived here. Madam Chang Kali
Shek was present. Currie expects
to spend two days at Chengtu this
week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
BREAKFAST
LATEST

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES made
from oatmeal and beef are being
tried out by a leading firm Of
manufacturers as a substitute for
the pork variety, off the market
now. They are said to be almost
as good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
Jewish War Veterans
Honor Wendell Winkie

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 16.-R--
Wendell L. Willkie today was voted
the annual award of the Jewish
wal veterans of the United States
in recognition of his outstanding
example in leadership in promo
ton of Americanism and demo-
cracy."
No date for giving tie award, a
silver cup, to the 1910 republican
presidential nominee was set. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
KILLED IN A

LOS. ANGELES, Feb. 16.-GR-
Crashing in his rented cabin mono
plane, Leo C. Miller, 3S, of Los An.
geles was killed today near San Juan
Capistrano.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-17
A LONG TIME

Flying at a speed of 120 miles
an hour, an airplane would need
about 600 years to make the trip
around the sun that the earth
makes in a year. 4
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-10-03
Land Development
Work Is Projected

An allotment Of S62, 448 to conduct
land conservation work in Blaine, Phil
lips, Valley, Musselshell, Petroleum,
Fergus, Prairie, Custer, Fallon and
Yellowstone counties has been ap-
proved by the works projects admins
tration at Washington, D. c., according
to word from the office Of Senator B.
K. Wheeler
The project. sponsored by the soil
conservation service, is nov eligible
for operation at the discretion of the
state WPA administrator.
This money will be used to re-grass
farmlands, re-tence range lands, de-
velop springs and wells to water live
stock. purchase abandoned farms and
establish soil conservation projects on
them it was announced from the office
of o. Leon Anderson Of Billings, area
soil conservationist.
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yourself had known they possessed. She
gave him as rapidly as she could an
outline of the Craig's story . Della
had been a great heiress, run after by
fortune hunters on three continents,
but she had fallen in love with Ronny,
who was one of the handsomest men
that ever lived-she had married him
not exactly against his will-for he
adored her-but the initiative had been
hers-and she had done wonders tor
him-she had Strengthened him out
entirely-they had three beautiful
children-and Ronny was crazy about
his children-Della, too-but Della was
much more interested in her husband
than her children-she had organized
her life Just for him-living where he
wanted to lve-doing all the things he
enjoyed doing, although She wasn't
naturally good at sports. Everything
had seemed to be perfect-until they
came home to live @.
DR.. Boone nodded And Mrs. Craig
is great heiress, you say?"
"Oh, yes-one of the greatest-.-steel-
containers, you know
That may be the trouble
That she's rich?"
Great heiresses do not always make
the best wives :"
Betty could not allow that for an
instant. "Oh, that doesn't apply to
Della. She is perfect wife-shes SO
good-so generous-shes almost a
saint
Exactly. She makes him feel in
ferior-first by having all the money
and then by having all the virtues. Per-
haps if she were less perfect, her mar
riage would be more successful
This was a new idea to Betty and
she pondered an instant. as she always
did any words of wisdom that DR.. Boone
let drop. At the same time, her own
competent mind did not stop working.
But if that is true" she objected, why
has he only begun to drink since they
came home? All the time they were
living in Europe :"
DR.. Boone smiled: That's exactly
the point. In Europe he was always
outdoing her-and other men about
him too, probably-in sports. The civ
ilized mans equivalent for the cave
mans violence In the hunting field, on
the moors, on the snow slopes. he was
the strong dominant male. But she
brings him back to New York-where
money is so potent and the while bal
ance shifts. Herein the United States
he feels himself her inferior-he begins
to drink"
Betty's little mouth opened with ad-
miration. II believe you're right" she
said.
The doctor laughed at her innocent
approval He said: Il am delighted to
have your endorsement, DOCTOR and
made her feel little silly.
Continued Next Week.
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ming craft and steadied it. bottomside
up, so that it would float. The bottom
brace afforded a hold for the ladies'
Elizabeth Ann, in the meantime had
gone under. Her father Owed and
brought her up. She was cIutching
Daisy Macs leash. The child and her
pet were then parked on top of the
boat.
For two hours they were battered
about by the waves which seemed to
be carrying them toward shore Then
Mrs. Turk went under. Thomas called
to her but was unable to leave his end
of the boat to rescue her. His wife
finally managed to reach her and
pulled her out. Twice the overturned
boat came within about 30 feet of the
shore. At the first sight of shore, Daisy
Mae padded to safety. When the fam
lily didn't join her, she attempted to
swim back to the boat. Stern COM
mands kept her on shore. Mrs. Thomas
lost consciousness and was kept afloat
by Mrs. Turk who kept calling her by
name, Helen" in an attempt to re-
vive her. Their calls for help were
heard by persons in passing cars and
Jerry johnson of Shelby went to a
nearby ranger station to get assistance.
A crowd gathered on the shoreline
Someone in the group was named
Helen. Every time Mrs. Turk called
to Helen Thomas, the girl on the shore
would answer. Those in the lake dldn t
think it was funny then, but did later
when discussing the experience. The
rescue was finally made by Johnson,
who attached long rope to his middle
and swan out to the boat, hauling it
to shore. All were taken to the ranger
station where warm coats and a fire
soon had them laughing over their
hazardous trip.
Loss of fishing tackle put an end
to angling during the remainder of the
vacation but it didn't spoil the fun.
Thomas is sales manager for the
motor truck department of the Inter-
national Harvester Co. Mrs. Turk lives
in Great Falls.
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SWAN FOR LIFE
in GLACIER LAKE

How they were dumped into the icy
blue Of Lake Mcdonald during storm
and lived to talk about it is the after
vacation yarn being related by Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Thomas, their 9-year-
old daughter, Elizabeth Ann. and Mrs.
Earl Turk, all of Great Falls, who re-
turned recently from Glacier park.
Daisy Mae. the Thomas dog. took the
unexpected swim too
1t all began when the vacationistS
including Daisy Mae. decided to go
fishing. When their boat reached the
middle of the lake a sudden sG3all
overlook them. Splashing whitecaps
killed the motor and before they could
reach the oars, the boat overturned,
pitching them into the water Thomas
and Daisy Mae were the only able
swimmers in the group. After several
attempts, Thomas got hold of the spin
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CTATE
DHORTS

LIBBY.-Clarence Wiley OF Missoula
arrived here to take over his duties
as deputy game warden.
WINSTON-W. c. Daniels, SIS. own
er and operator of the lOl ranch near
Winston and lifetime resident OF the
area, died recently at the ranch home.
STANFORD.-The third annual Ju-
dith Basin county junior livestock show
and fair will be held Oct II. 1t will
end with banquet and dance.
HELENA.-The Montana board of
education denied the application of DR..
Paul c. Phillips, former vice president
OF the State university, for reinstate-
ment.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Marie john
son, former resident of Whitefish now
located in New York CITY, has recently
sold four short stories to the Saturday
Evening Post.
SILVER STAR,-George Vukosavo-
vich, 2l-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Vukosavovich of Silver Star,
drowned in an irrigation ditch on the
family ranch.
HAVRE.-Harry l.. Burns, attorney
from Chinook, was principal speaker
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at joint meeting Of F. B. l. repre-
sentatives and PEACE officers of this
area. w. G. Bannister. special agent in
charge Of the F. B. I. Butte field di-
vision, was in charge Of the meeting
WHITEFSH-Mrs. Pearl Godfrey,
who has been employed at Whitefish
on WPA projects. including the hot
lunch project at the schools, left for
Seattle to sail for Alaska Mrs Godfrey
will visit her daughter at Anchorage
and plans to live there.
RED LODGE. "Packsaddle Ben"
Greenough is proud father these days
A day after he got word OF Bits
championship ride at the Douglas,
Wyo, rodeo, he received a letter tell
ing him that Turk won first at the
Gordon, Neb., show and second at
Thermopolis, Wyo.
VALIER.-Three men were fined sloO
each here by Justice A. G. Idso and
given suspended sentences of 80 days
for hunting elk out of season. They
were Archie st. Goddard, John Long
Time Sleeping and Al Hirst The lat
ter also pleaded guilty to having
duck in his possession out Of season
and was fined an additional s27.50.
HELENA-Barclay Craighead, chair
man of the Montana unemployment
compensation commission, announced
that less than 700 workers filed initial
claims for benefits against the unem-
ployment compensation commission
during August. Initial claims filed to-
tailed 689, the smallest for any month
since beginning Of payments in July,
1899.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS-Mr
and Mrs. o. c. Olsen celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary at their
home recently. They held open house
in the afternoon and evening anc
about rs guests were present from
Lennep, Martinsdale and White Sui
phur Springs.
HELENA.-Two Canadians who COM
pleted sentences in the Montana state
penitentiary were deported by the i'm
migration and naturalization office
here. They were Raymond Charles Fol-
ster, 81, Of Manitoba, who had been
sentenced from Havre in 1910 for rob-
berry, and Edwin Buechler, 81, Alberta.
who was sentenced twice from Billings
for forgery.
GREAT FALLS.-Charging that resi-
dents of Great Falls are being olsen
franchised and that names were
stricken from initiative petitions seek
ing an election on the leasing of the
civic center auditorium for motion
picture purposes by arbitrary and
autocratic rulings" OF a highly tech
meal nature, Julius J. Wuerthner, for
mer mayor, informed the council that
it should call the special election on
its own initiative.
LIVINGSTONE. T. Thorson OF
Gardner has been appointed Northern
Pacific railroad agent here to succeed
R. A. Thornton, who has retired
Thornton began a 45-year railroad ca
reer as a callboy for the Burlington
| road at Creston. Ia. in 1890 He took
time out to serve in the Spanish
American war at San Juan hill and
later was special guard for President
Mckinley. He became travelling audi
tor at Missoula for the Northern Pa
cific in 1909 and afterward was at
Spokane, Billings and Bridger Thor
son has served the Northern Pacific
since 1917.
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Farm animals are being taught to
use flytraps for summertime comfort:
the animal passes through cage and
canvas flaps brush off the flies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

right round, royal oaths. Then, quite naturally
he spoke his opinion of all this chcanery behind
the scenes.
But, strange to tell perhaps the lady who
listened to those bstering words not at all
alarmed. Rather, her heart beat up with triumph.
For, as then she realized Greek had met Greek
Magda Lupescu the lady told herself, was turning
out to be good an ntrigante that clever
Queen Marie.
In fact perhaps, shade better intrigante
than Queen Marie, which believe was indeed the
case.
Magda LupesCu, as I we'll realize. understood
at once soon she had read Maric's offer. that
Carol had definitely become hostage. SO no won
der she reioiced at the way the Queen had, know
ingly or unknowngly played into her hands.
For recently Madame Magda had felt little
uneasiness. Always, she told herself, he had
turned from one love to another. Her time must
letter had arrived which, properly used would whip
up all the stubbornness in his nature, call into
action all his opposition TO his mother-why then,
everything was changed.
Accordingly, when the fires of Carols wrath
had died down to the quiet moment when they
might discuss with reason the latest overture from
the Queen, Magda outlined the course it would be
best for them to follow. Like good disciple, Carol
listened and agreed, as he had agreed often before
to Magda's cear-headed planning.
They needed money desperately, to pay the
butcher and the baker, not to mention the ieweler
and the couturier. Well then why not let her pre-
tend TO start working on Carol to satisfy the
Queens requests?
When Carol saw the way made clear, he
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CHAPTER NJ
I1rI

1871 by American Weekly Britain Rights
nEOPLE writing Of Magda Lupescu who really
know nothing about her, have said she lacks
the temper which is supposed to go with red
hair This isn't true. She had hot violent tenn
per. Today, hear, she has outlived those explo-
sions of wrath which made life vivid for Carol when
he first kept house with her at Neuilly.
In those days once, l remember a new maid in
my kitchen brought stories which my faithful old
Anne later told me. Why said the bonnie who had
recently come from Carols kitchen why madame
and monsieur hurled things at each other words
sofa cushions, even china! They had box for the
broken dishes madame hurled and the gardener
used these fragments as drainage for the new
flower gardens he was laying out
But life, as men removed from thrones must live
1t, the Prince at last discovered Soon he knew the
pinch Of poverty. Soon he faced actual lack of
funds, with creditors at the door demanding their
money and nothing to pay them with.
When he first arrived in Paris he bought his
beloved rich gifts cape of silver fox, sable coat
jewels IN several sets rubies, emeralds and sap
phlres. The Paris jewelers. gladly gave credit to
the heir to the Rumanan throne So did the Neuillv
tradespeople But when Carol was disowned at
home, and long months passed without payment
the pair at Neuilly knew the same embarrassments
the schoolteacher the village tailor knows when
there is no roast for Sunday dinner because the
butcher has stopped the credit
But still the webs spun on. At about this time
Queen Marie caused her publicity agents TO write
her up in the papers as the sohctous mother meet
ing her son in Paris, bringing him funds and news
of home / had A different story from my god
father. On of his Paris trips Monsieur Elias
brought money sent by the Queen TO the Rumanian
attache at the Legation, Prince Cantacuzene This
Prince at that time was enamored of pretty little
Frenchwoman-Camille Baudry.
On that Paris visit my godfather Monsieur
Elias went out 70 dinner with those two couples
Prince Cantacuzene who was to keep his eve on
Carol, the Prince young lady, Mademoiselle Bau-
dry, Carol and Lupescu The talk around the table
that evening he told me- was anything but serene.
In those days, tales went about the Paris salons
Of how Magda Lupescu was firing Of her Prince
Middle class domestcity, with the baker and the
butcher demanding their money at the back door
was wearing her down. She was tired of trying to
make ends meet; TO make one franc do the work
OF two; tired of keeping up appearances for her
deposed royalty.
At that, think Prince Cantacuzene must have
informed the Queen in Bucharest THE Lupescu
is wearying He might have added She had
reached the same state as the girl on Broadway
who announces, Money Talks
That message must have worried the heart Of
the Queen for she went Enthusiastically about her