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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11
CHAPTER XVIII
BY BETTY WALLACE

CHAPTER XVIII
The bartender in Pete's Bar and
Grill looked up with what vas for
him stark bewilderTnent An tx-
pensive gray car squealed 10 stop
AZ the curb outside In the red and
blue glare Of the huge neon sign,
the two girls who crossed the side
walk looked CHASTITY. Their lips
were blush. their faces pale, nei-
Their OF them wore = hat And
they sprinted into the cafe as II
the police were behind them. The
bartender put down the glass he d
been polishing and reached up to
turn off the burbling radio.
What can do for you, ladies -
The redhaired one - she was
pretty even though she looked as
IL she'd been through steam
wringer-asked quickly. Was a
soldier in here tonight A tall SOL
der with dark curly hair He-he
might have been very tight . e"
The bartender shook his head.
NO. ma'am. Not that I know Of.
We had a couple of sailors" He
called TO stout walter at the
other end Of the room. Louie. you
see a soldier in here tonight" A
soldier about three sheets in the
wind >"
NO soldiers in here tonight"
Louie called back. Last night,
but not tonight"
Thanks" said the blond girl,
curtly. Come on, Martha. Bill
hasn't been anywhere we used "a
go together. and IL he hasn't been
in any of the places around here,
the only thing that's left is Ia
search the joints on South Street. "
The bartender wiped a small
space in front of him with sudden
vigor. Look, ladies. If I was you,
l wouldn't go messing around no
South Street after no soldiers this
time of night"
But the two girls paid no atten-
ton. They ran back out to their
car and started off with a grind
ing of gears. Had the bartender
but known 1t, it had been like this
in a succession of cafes and bars
and-grills all over town.
At 40. Martha and Suzanne
came out of the last smoky joint
on South Street. And still they
hadn't found him. Suzanne said
We've been everywhere. Bill
must have taken room some
where and gone to sleep"
Maybe he went back to camp"
Martha said. Suppose he-he
went hack tight"
Best thing he could have done
But have feeling he didn't go
Listen, we're quitting now. Stay
with me tonight. In the morning
we can phone the camp. If he's not
there, well start looking again.
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II we did. anything might be ex-
pected TO happen at the wedding!
But can he simply walk up the
aisle without having any duties to
explain his being there ,"
II seems to me. on thinking
about this question further. that
it is not so much the need for an
excuse TO have him walk in the
procession as Of finding something
to do with his hands. With empty
hands young children are apt to
become self-conscious. l suggest
therefore that he be given a prayer
book TO carry. A big church one.
temporarily covered in white.
would be better than the usual
small and feminine one carried by
bride. At given signal he
would hand this 10 the clergyman.
who reads the service from il.
This would be very special and
important duty, and suitable for a
boy)
II you're not using IL, sell IL with
Fast-Action Times Want Ad
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cal condition has retarded his
chances for a better job. He In
now under treatment.
II anyone has a sewing machine
he no longer needs. would be 80
thankful for II. Ny husband In
handy In repairing 20 he could
work over an old model A friend
Of ours could call for the machine.
I am sorry to burden you with
this request but since I have been
unable to get a machine at the
Goodwill store or anywhere else, ]
am forced TO turn 10 you and your
readers with my problem.
You may print my name and
thus save the time and extra work
involved in forwarding whatever
replies you may receive.
MRS. CARL r. JOHNSTON.
From the time Of Mrs. John
ston's letter. I am certain she
IL worthy Of the favor abe asks.
She may he reached NJ Rte. 5,
Box los7. Auburn, Wash
Dear Mis-: Grey: Abou. two
weeks ago my head became sore
and to heal II I rubbed spirits of
into the scalp.
don't know whether it's from
hat or not but my hair has been
out In great punches and
II I don't watch out, I'm afraid I
will be bald.
Can you tell me what TO do to
keep my hair from coming out7
MRS. f. K.
Dear Mrs. Y. E.: Knowing
nothing Of the condition Of your
scalp I cannot advise YOU on
the subject. IL would take some
one who has made an extensive
study Of scalp conditions and
problems. ] most emphatically
advise YOU not 10 Use any hit
and-mlss remedies your friends
might advise. After all. they
know 40 more about the subject
than do YOU.
BY all means. I would consult
\ reliable doctor Immediately.
No doubt. he win he able to do
something for you n you 70 to
zee him In time.
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II you're not using IL, sell II with
Fast-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 1851.
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Good Grades in School Worth
More Than Poor Ones
As Pay Dividends in Later Life; Survey Proves That
Students With Good MARKS Earn Best Salaries
By CYNTHIA GREY

Just how much good grades in school worth
than ones? That's what the mother who writes the
following letter wants To know.
All say is that they worth much than
the so cents dollar that Tommy receives at the end of
the semester when he his mother and father with
perfect perfect report card But Tommy won't be
able collect all that his card is worth until he has been
out of school for number of years II all adds up the
fact that students get the best jobs and follows
that the better the job the the paycheck Surveys
urov theSe uoin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11
This Year Uncle Sam Directs Easter Parade OF Mems FdSfO
Don'tForget
Your Face

You've had a new permanent
wave. Your new couture and your
Easter bonnet look well together.
and you are well pleased with the
results q the time spent shopping
for both hair-do and hat. You have
beer for the final fitting Of the
smart navy blue suit with crisp
white touches.
In other words. you are all set
for the Easter parade. That "a, so
far as your clothes and hair are
concerned.
Now what about your face : Are
you going TO ignore the few fine
lines and wrinkles which a couple
Of extra hours OF sleep every night
for a week would erase effective
ly?
Are you going 10 dress your face
in the same powder. the same
shade Of lipstick and the same
rouge you have been wearing all
winter
Before you decide that you don't
need and don't like foundation
preparations. try couple of kinds.
II. your skin is oily. greaseless
lotion may be just what you need
TO remove the shine permanently
from your nose and TO make pow
der stay on for hours. If your
skin is dry. one Of the fine founda-
ton creams or films may be just
what you need to give your COM
plexion a dewy. fresh look.
IMPROVE COMPLEXION
It's a mistake to decide to buy
foundation and powder to match
exactly the tone Of your skin.
That is, unless your skin tones are
rosy and lovely. II they are not.
/ let your cosmetics make them so.
The woman whose skin tones
are sallow certainly should not
buy powder in a yellowish, dull
shade that will only serve to make
the sallow tones even more sallow.
She needs foundation and powder
with pinkish lights-pinkish lights
that will conceal the sallow shad-
ing. And the girl whose face is
too pink-in fact. inclined to be
red-obviously needs yellowish-
beige rather than rosy beige
powder.
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The letter which prompted the
/, foregoing paragraphs follows;
Dear Mias Grey: I have two
children In high school. a boy and
. girl. I have little trouble with
1.-The youngest-my daughter--bui
my son causes me no end Of
!, worry. Although he Ia two years
y older than my daughter. they are
/. in the same grade and IL my boy
does not put forth a very great
: effort between now and June. I
am afraid he win slip behind his
sister.
- IT'S not that ne isn't smart. Miss
Grey. He just refuses To try. He
says that His sister IL working for
grades and that that never gets
: anyone anywhere.
am quite sure he would quit
!, school altogether II he could get
:. his fathers and my permission.
But we feel that 4 good education
-as imperative TO q successful life.
Are we wrong In forcing our
: hoy to study and to finish school :
Ny husband and I have always be-
lieved that those who are best pre-
.parsd to take their places In the
. world win Be the greatest sue
.eeaoos. II this true or v the
value Of q good education often
cver-ratsd?
MOTHER OF TWO.
Dear Mother of Two: Surveys
prove conclusively that smart
students Do get the best jobs and
). therefore make the biggest sal
aries after they have graduated
: from high schools and colleges.
Since boys and girls hold
great respect for figures, per-
haps . few from IN Indianapolis
survey might convince your son
q his poor line Of reasoning.
In indianapolis II WAS found
that out 81 1901 students who
graduated from high school ten
years ago, those boys who made
A. In high school are now
averaging es0.7a . week ~ sal
Any; b studeats are receiving IN
average Of $3.50 and c students,
sse.se.
h scals for girls b alightiy
lever but the same pattern IL
followed. Olris who made AZ
n high school 10 Year, ago are
: sveraging pay checks Of ss7.s%;
B's ere bringing s.l-s7 and those
Who made c. are receiving
el7.oo . week.
Have your sen glance over
thses flgures next time ~ says
sgraAss don't count for anything
once you're out Of school" Fig
ures % talk.
Dear Miss Grey: This 10 the
first time / have written you, but
long have I read your column with
keen interest and appreciation.
Ny problem IL 4 sewing ma
cline 10 that may remodel cloth
ing given TO us--a family of four.
. Two Of my boys are in grade
. school. Ny husband WAS out OF
. work almost 4 year: at present
be u on wPA. A chronic physi.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11
Wall Cleaning Tip

To avoid streakins when wash
ing walls. clean only 4 small area
at a time and rinse the washed
section before the soap water has
an opportunity To dry. II you use
any Of the many good commercial
preparations for wall cleaning. fol-
low directions carefully.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-15
SON FOLLOWS UP
BUSINESS ACUMEN

SHENANDOAH, Ia, Sept. Is.
Ben Alan bud Brewer, Jr.,
20year-old Omaha University
senior, takes after the old man
when it comes to business acu-
men.
Son of the Shenandoah insur-
.ance man who sold more than
81 100000 of insurance last Jam
uary to national guardsmen al
most overnight, Bud had the
problem Of clearing 10 acres Of
willows from his fathers farm
near Hamburg.
They told Bud willows had no
commercial value, but Bud didn't
believe them.
He contracted with a mine
owner to provide 100000 for
mine props. Bud and a crew or
his friends cut them and had
them hauled by truck to the
mine.
The trucks returned with coal
also contracted for by. Bud. He
sold 800 tons in a short time.
And he's advertising stove
wood in the Hamburg paper
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SOME PEOPLE STILL TRAVEL !.
ABOUT IN EUROPE AND HOW


ISTANBUL, Sept. 15.-Travel-
ing in Europe these days has be-
come a nightmare of bugs, bag
gage troubles. side tracks, visas
and border inspections.
In six days of travel from
Paris to Istanbul I spent one
night in sleeper, one night in a
hotel at Vienna and four nights
sitting bolt upright in a compart-
ment shared with seven other
men and women.
Of the seven, two were Ru-
manianS, one a Frenchman, one a
Hungarian and three Bulgarians.
They were in a neighborly mood
so we traded cigarets and sand
wiches. One of them donated a
numerous crop of lice. They bit
me from Budapest to the Black
Sea.
Travelling eastward from Is
tanbul through Turkey is a con-
tinuation of the same expert
ence except that the food is bet
ter, and it is unnecessary to give
ration tickets for it.
Getting from Paris to Istan-
bull through dominated
Europe was almost a miracle.
So far as know, no other Amer
lean correspondent had such
luck in three months or more.
It took two weeks to get the
permits to travel from Paris to
Berlin through Brussels, and an
other three weeks to get out of
Berlin. Then the train trip SEEM
ed almost that long in addi-
ton.
German troops were every
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-15
JUAN BORGES
BURIED SUNDAY

Juan Tomas Borges, age 66,
died Saturday afternoon at the
residence Of his son, Milo Borges,
1921 Dunade Ave, Opa Locka,
Fla.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon from the resi-
dence Of his son. John. Jr.. sos
Virginia street, Key West
Father A. i. Maureau of St.
Mary's Star Of the Sea Catholic
Church officiated. PritchaId Fun
eral Home was IN charge Of ar
rangements.
Survivors are the widow, Es-
peTanzo; five sons, John, Jr.,
Gerald, Mario, Nelio and Rob-
ert: daughter. Mrs. Benito Ra-
mundo; sister, Mrs. Antonio
Sanchez.
Mr.. Borges had been making
his home in Miami for the past
IL years with his son, Milo.
Pallbearers were selected from
a delegation from the Cuban
Club. Of which the deceased was
a member =
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TODAY'S CASE OF
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
DIS AssecIatea Preasl

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. Is
Chief of Police ]. Arthur Grady's
car was brushed by another in
downtown traffic. The woman
driver was hopping mad, says
the chief, and got out to tell him
about it.
IF there were an officer
around, I'd have you jailed, she
threatened.
Well, replied the chief with
a smile, 'I'm chief of police and
Wen call every officer in town
if you think it will do any
good.
Then the lady smiled: both she
and the chief decided there was
not enough damage to bubble
about and they went their sep
arate ways in good humor.
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OUTLINING PLANS
FOR WAR GAMES
LARGE NUMBER OF DIFFER
EMIT UNITS 70 pARTIcI-
PATE IN PROGRAM
tspeelN 70 The CItlnenl

CAMDEN, s. c., Sept. 15.--
Lieutenant General Hugh A.
Drums First Army today began
its movement into concentration
areas in North and South Caro-
lima for war games designed to
provide joint training for the
separate components of this far
flung command. All along the
Atlantic seaboard, from Maine
to Georgia, advance detach-
ments of the 100000 officers and
men of the First Army who will
take part in the maneuvers have
left their base stations. This
mass movemnt of men and guns
and loaded trucks will continue
for the next three weeks, reach
ing peak from September 81 to
October 3, when the principal
units will arrive in the Carolina
maneuver area, where they will
remain until November 30.
''The purpose of the maneu-
vers is training, General Drum
said today, ''By this training,
we hope to fuse the hitherto
separated units of the First
Army into a ooordinated, effec-
tive combat team, and all the
problems viii be planned with
that end in view. While we
strive for team work, we shall
encourage in every way pos
sible individual and group
initiative, and emphasis will be
placed on the development of
leadership in all ranks, After
we have completed our two
months of training in the Caro-
linas, hope we all shall have
learned much more about our
jobs.
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FLORIDA SCENES
WILL BE SHOWN
ROSS ALLEN LEFT LAST
WEEK ON TOUR OF EAST
ERIN STATES

SILVER SPRINGS. Sept l5.
FNS) E. Ross Allen, herptologist,
rated as the nations No. / au-
thority on snakes and reptiles,
left last week on tour of eastern
states where, under the auspices
of the Antrim Bureau of Phila-
delphia, he will give a series of
lectures in schools and colleges
States scheduled on the tour in
clude Ohio, Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and Pennsyl7
vania. Two hundred bookings
have been arranged. II
Allen will give a 45-minute lec1
ture on Florida wild life, plugging
all the attractions in the state and
showing movies of Florida scenes.
He carries is pieces of baggage,
many of them containing live
snakes and reptiles. He will point
out that there are but three
poisonous snakes in Florida and
that death from snake bite here is
rare, there really being less dam
ger in this regard than in many
other states,
School children and college
students will be given clear pic
ture of the natural charms, beauty
and advantages Of Florida and at
the same time instructed in the
Identification of reptiles and their
habits.
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MANY COMPLETED
ARCS ADVANCED
FIRST AID COURSE
TWENTY-THREE APPLY FOR
INSTRUCTOR COURSE; AN
NoUNcE NAMES OF OTHER
FIRST AIDERS

Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, chair
man of First Aid for the Key
West Chapter Of the American
National Red Cross. announces
the completion of an advanced
course in first aid, the first ever
held in Key West
Thirty-one persons finished
this course, twenty three of
whom have put in their applica-
ton for an instructors course.
With the filing of these applica-
tons the local chapter has re-
quested the National Headquar-
tiers to send to Key West one Of
their special representatives to
teach this course.
Mrs. E. G. Folger and E B.
Thompson taught the course
that was completed Thursday,
September III, and the names of
those who will receive their Adj
vanced First Aid Certificates are:
Ruth E. Arnott, Elizabeth l..
Barnes, Dolores Bello, Rose
Brust, Emily B. Bull, Edith
Carew, James B. Cox, Grace r.
Crosby, John L. Day, Muriel E.
Doyle, Mrs. w. T. Dougherty,
Alice P. Enos, Martha r. Esta-
brook. Winifred B. Hill, Joan G.
johnson, Madge X. Kresage,
Mary knight, George o. Lucas,
Carl E. Ludwick, Gustave c.
Neathes, Kenneth B. Mellman,
Margaret w. Menden Mrs. r, T.
Menner, Eva Navarro, Mispah
Pierce, Ruth G. Putnam, Mar
garet H. Rybolt, Jimmie Single
ton, Gertrude II. Smith, VIM.
Selby Smith, Hazel w. Thomp-
son. q
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JUNE in JANUARY
ALMOST, ANYWAY
tny A.socIatea rres.l

GREAT BEND, Pa, Sept. Is
While other children are begin
ming school, pupils of Ararat
township have just passed the
halfway mark.
In this district of heavy SHOWS
and blocked roads,, the school
year starts in April and this year
will end just before Christmas.
In previous years school was out
at Thanksgiving, but the year
has been extended to conform
with the state-required nine
month term.
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where in one almost unbroken
stretch of green across Europe.
We were kept endlessly waiting
on side tracks Tor special troop
trains. Every train is first of
all troop transport, and only
secondarily passenger train.
In our train soldiers hung their
rifles here and there and pre-
pared for one or two or three
bedless nights riding to some
new post.
+ During my one night in a
sleeper ! shared a compartment
with German dressed as cap
tain of aviation. He was one of
those numberless German pep
takers sailed around among the
troops to keep up morale. Be
fore the journey was over he de-
Tlivered his whole pep talk Then
came the inevitable question.
Do you think America is COM
ing into the WARP" They never
seem to like the answer. If you
say "non they say you are con-
cealing your own beliefs, and if
you say yves" they lamely ask
'sBut why?"
AT the German border the ex-
animation of my baggage was
very easy. Not until ] reached
Turkey, lousy. tired and grimy,
was / given a thorough baggage
inspection The officer picked
out pair of rayon shorts.
why did you not declare these
women's panties?" he demanded.
4 finally convinced him they
were mine by showing him the
laundry mark was the same on
them as on my other shorts.
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Arc. STANDARD
! INST AIDEHS

The local chapter of the
American Red Cross announces
the following persons will re-
ceive ARC. Standard First Aid
Certificates, having passed the
standard 20-hour course:
Margaret Archer, Margaretta
FogweH, Margaret Walsh CORY,
Jane Sherwood Harold. Margaret
Eales Haywood, Sylvia =. Pinds-
kopf. Adrianna Sands, Elinor M.
Trevor.
Mrs. E. c. Folger was instruc-
tor in this course.
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ELECTRIC JALOPY
NIPS GAS SHORTAGE
my Associated rrersl

NEW YORK, Sept. l5.-This
eastern gasoline shortage holds
no terrors for James Melton,
radio tenor.
Andre Y Kostelanetz, orchestra
conductor, tried to borrow some
gasoline from Melton when he
found his tank dry after Z p. m,
curfew hour for filling stations.
Kostelanetz wanted to get home
to Silvermine, Conn.
Il have no gas at ALI. replied
Melton, but I will gladly give
you a lift home
Melton, who collects ancient
automobiles, had driven to, ] the
city in an old electric.
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Pipe Laying For Keys AQueduGt
VIII Not Start Before Nov. |
Especial to The citlzenp

HOMESTEAD, Sept Pipe
laying for the Florida Keys Aque-
duct system cannot start before
Nov. |, Lieut.. w. L. Sawyer, resi-
dent naval officer in charge of
construction, said today.
With 40 carloads of 18-inch
pipe arriving here Sept. 8 and rs
more on the way, only another IA
carloads will be required to COM
plete the system.
More than 100 men went back
to work at the treatment plant
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RITES FOR MRS.
WHITE SATURDAY

Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Eli
len Fl. White from the First
Presbyterian church, Rev M. G..
Lyerly officiating. The funeral
was attended by the order Of
Eastern Star, of which the de-
ceased was a member, and also
numerous friends.
Pallbearers were West Archer,
Fred Knapp, Atwood Sands,
Brantley Lanier, Jim Sullivan
and Joseph Watkins.
Pritchard Funeral Home was
in charge Of arrangements.
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WATCH THOSE
BRIGHT REMARKS
any AssoeIntea Pressl

JACKSONVILLE, N. c., Sept.
1.-two Marines walking along
a Jacksonville street fell in step
with a stranger.
assThat'ss pretty house." one
Marine commented upon APP
proacfIing dwelling bet there's
pretty women there" slf
9 ssThere is, replied the stranger,
my wife"
His invitation to dinner was de-
clined by the red-faced leather
necks.
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ORDERED BEFORE
SENATE'S BOARD
my As-ocin,ea rre.sl

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-
Jimmy Fiddler and George Fish
er, Hollywood newspaper col
umnists and radio commenta-
tors, today were scheduled to
appear before the senate sub
committee investigating alleged
propaganda in motion pictures.
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LONG WAY AROUND
nlr AssocInted rressl

GOLDSBORO, N. G., Sept. Is
All in one afternoon a young man
persuaded his girl friend to drive
with him to Virginia to get mar
ried-where they found a three
days notice of intention was re-
quired land turned around and
drove back down to South Caro-
lima, where they were promptly
hitched by a justice of the peace.
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DEAR DEER.

AUSTIN, Tex.-Poaching by
automobile in Texas probably
is too expensive to become very
popular. A fellow who tried it
recently, driving his car thirty
feet off the highway to strike a
deer, paid a 81 fine and his auto
repairs cost $3.50.
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here Wednesday when the last
shipment of pipe arrived. Pre-
viously the plant had been shut
down because of failure of the
pipe to arrive on schedule.
Lieut. -Comdr, Fl E Saunders,
representative of the navy bureau
of yards and docks who went to
Key West for the city council
meeting at which the city's UNI
|derground water system was
turned over to the aqueduct COM
mission, stopped here last week
for an inspection of the pipe.