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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-31
CAROL = FIREDl
CHAPTER XIII

Carol, holding the empty en- velope which should have contained MT. Dearborn's will, stood In the vault, puzzled beyond expression Someone must have come to that ledger before her. Someone had found the will.
 But why leave the envelopeP
 And, most important of oil, why hadn't the will been turned over Co tho proper Authoritles2
 Swiftly her mind tAbulated the people who had access to the vault, The head cashier, the girls in the credit of1ice, Mir. Herrick, Andy, herself. Any one of them could have referred to the inventory rec- ord and found the will.
 Yet 1t was Andy who only . few days ago had said he would get the ledger for himself if he found that he needed 1t.
 what if hs had found the will read it been angry ct It's cons tents and decided to suppress 1t or destroy it9 It would be no more than human for him to do 90. But it would be dishonorahle. It would brand him as c cheat.
 She heard someone approaching and quickly shoved the envelope back into the book. She climbed to tho stool and replaced the ledger un the shelf. She wouldn't take it now. She'd have to think. She'd have to decide what to do with this disturbing new knowledge about the will.
 Back in her otice, the phone inc tofTupted her thoughts. gho ans
 rho switchboard girl said, ~You're wanted in Mir. HerTick's olAee, CaTol."
 "E am9 WhyS"
 ADon's know, but you'd better hurry, honey. He roared in my ear Nks . SOghoFn ionl"
 Tho girl hadn't exaggerated. CArUl found Mr. HeFrick pacing his ofice very much like 6 caged beast,
 Rs whirIed on her. "Youl" he aFUwied. "WhO do you think you aref Manager of the storeS"
 She stepped back, her cheeks blanched. "f-I don't understand, MT. HeFrick."
 Don't undOFstandP I suppose you think you can get away with writing 6 check for ebOOl"
 Hhe sank into c chair. So that was it. Her palms pressed tight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-31

ly together were cold and damp. r. you sec"
 ''Five hundred dollarsl" he yelled. And the bank was crazy enough to cash ik Lucky ] checked our balance myselfl"
 IT," she began again. Her own voice sounded strange.
 TO an old lady 1 fired because her hand shook 60 hard she couldn't sign q sales checkl"
 Carol drew c long breath, said T = could explain = if you knew about"
 She caught herself. No, she eould- mt tell him about the will She had refused to reveal its contents to save Andy. She couldn't reveal them now to save herself.
 His small eyes narrowed. q ought to throw you in jail. It il weren't for the unfaVorable pub- licity, Id send you up for embes- 2leTnentl"
 Carols lips tremblod, q was--- sorry for her." she stammered.
 His mouth curled. T suppose she promised you Q eutS" She wanted to slap his bulky face, She went weak with anger.
 T knew 1t was what MT. Dear born would have done," she re- torted miserably.
 MT. Dearbornp" he pushed his big head forward and glared ct her. "Mr, Dearborn Is dead. His son hes turned the management of the store over to me and I'm damn well going to manage itl"
 She stared ct him numbly.
 You'll never do it again." FIe bit the words in two. "Youre fired. F1redl Now get outl Toe dayl"
 She opened her lips to gasp, rose from her chair.
 Don't stand there and look ct me, Can't you understand Eng. llsh7 You're fired"
 FiredI
 She made her way bllndly back to her office. Andy was gone. For that she was thankful. She didn't want to face him now
 He had taken @ stand when he refused the money to Miss Fanny, He had backed up Mir. Herrlck ln Blll'S dismissal. He wouldn't be likely to reverse MT. Herrick in this.
 Mr. Herrick wanted her out of the way, she was sure of that, and he had used Miss Fanny's case as on excuse. After oil. he had taken credit for the good will of Mrs Milligan and Mrs. Grover and he must know that Carols presence was c constant threat to that.
 She began to gather up her per- sonal belongings, A box Of powder her little mirror, the hAlf.used package Of cleenSlng tissue, her fountain pen, c calendar she liked, She could carry everything except the small file case MT. RearboTn had given her for personal memoranda, She would have to come back for it,
 She could get another Job in time. 10 wasn't that. But, out of the store, she could no longer stand between MT. Herrick and the peo. pie. She would fail Mir. Dear. born. She would fail Andy, too.
 Bill came that evening as soon AS hO heard the news. He was irate, urged her to lot him 70
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27

ONASAVHLE, Tenn, May ~
-(R-The month long war re-
hearsal Of 77,000 troops starting
next Monday in middle Tonnes
see is designed to test the ma
tons mobilization plan and to
discover whether American sol
diers Of 1871 "can take IT," Sec
ond Army officers declared to-
day.
Four divisions snd q vast num-
Der of small units. which will
join in mimic war, have COM
pleted Is weeks Of training de-
signed TO fit rockies for the
rigors of modern war.
Selectees end federalized Ma
tional Guardsmen. who have not
graduated from this 13 weeks =:
military A. b, C's, will not Be
allowed to participate, it was an
nounced, because 1.-THE army does
not consider them tough enough
for this msneuver, the most
strenuous In United States his
tory"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Murphy Files
Farm, Report
Covers 5.Month
Office Activities

DCounty Agricultural Agent
William Murphy made public a
statistical report covering his
activities from Dec. 1, 1910, to
May %.
The report indicates Murphy
held meetings during that period
i'm Armada, Ray Center, New
Haven, Davis. Romeo, East De-
troit, Roseville, Richmond, Ches-
terrified township, Utica, Harri-
son township, Warren. Washing
ton, and Mount Clemens.
Murphy made 235 visits to
farm homes, made 3,345 office
telephone calls relating to ex-
tension work, had 178 newspaper
articles published describing his
activities, wrote $50 individual
letters, issued so CIRCULARS and
distributed 1880 bulletins, the
report said.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Mrs. thornton
Passes Away
Women. IT. Dies
Following illness

OMrs. Elizabeth E. Thornton,
n, widow of Martin +. Thornton,
one-time city employee, died at
Gas p. m. yesterday at her home,
29S South Broadway, following
. lingering illness.
Mrs. Thornton came to Mount
Clemens a years ago with her
husband. where he became A.
filiated with the PagAnetu LuIm-
Der company. Mr.. Thornton later
was employed by the city In the
water department.
Surviving are q daughter,
Mrs. Carl Stanton, at home: Z
sister, Miss Mary Potts. Of De-
troit; two brothers, John Potts,
of Forrestville, Mich. and James
Potts, Of Detroit, and . grand-
daughter, Lois Ann, -, Of Mount
Clemens.
Prayers for Mrs. Thornton,
long . faithful member Of Sc.
Peters Catholic church, will be
said tonight and tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock 1t the residence.
Funeral arrangements will Be
announced tomorrow by Duncan
B. Hubbard.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Prosecutor
Hears Vets
job Case

GA hearing granted Hugo
vierk, dismissed Mac o m b
County Road Commission en-
ploye, before Prosecutor Ivan "A.
Johnston under the Veterans
Preference Act, was postponed
today until Thursday at 10 E. m.
while commission spokesman at
tempted to negotiate q settle
ment with VierK.
The act provides q veteran
cannot be dismissed until he Is
first granted q hearing before
either . mayor or a prosecuting
attorney. Vierk and other road
employees were fired for alleged
union activity.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Marion TaMey
Says Eckstron,'
Hated Marriage

LOS ANGELES. May 27-(R
Less than four months before
their daughter was born, Marion
Talley wrote Adolph Eckstrom.
her voice teacher, "You have al
ways been 20 dead against mar
riagc. 800
II can see no reason whatever
for getting married simply to be
married and then separate imme-
diately. That isn't my idea of
marriage"
Eckstrom's lawyer, Miss Adele
Springer, introduced the letter
in evidence yesterday during
coss-examination Of Miss Talley,
who asks Z divorce and full Gus
tody Of her daughter, Susan.
/. Miss Springer asked II, when
she wrote that she saw no reason
for getting married under those
conditions, she had the baby In
mind.
mo, madam" Miss Talley re-
piled. II didn't. I had in mind
Mr.. Eckstrom's statement to
me-"
"And when you wrote" the
New York Portia continued,
"'for the life of me I can't un-
derstand why you want to rush
this thing through and what you
are afraid Of you new then
your baby was expected In Z
short timer"
Eyes. madam, certainly did
"And when you concluded
Just getting married won't solve
a thing-please don't force mar
riage at this time you had the
baby In mind?"
II had the baby in mind ut Ill
times" snapped Hiss Talley
1.-THE same a. I did when, IN
Kansas City, I made all arrange.
ments to get married and that
night he skipped town.
when he knew I YVES going
to New York he would say he
could come to Kansas City Il
marry me. Only will he marry
me when he can't. When he can
he won't.
HE never asked me to marry
him."
They were married In New
York March -, 1888. Susan wa,
born April 3. 1885. A letter Il
Eckstrom dated Feb. s, 1898
said. In part:
MY darling honey: II ISM
that ! don't want TO marry. I'm
Just afraid, that's all. There hal
been 20 much trouble ! cam
stand any more. I suppose It 4
the only thing left to do and
that we hsvs to, do II very soon
too. !.
I'VE love each other and that's
ali thu. matters"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
A Paradox
q In Labor

OSAN FRANCISCO. May At
R-The paradox of worlkmen
voluntarily returning part Of
their wages in order to perpetu-
ate q labor contract their en-
ployer says IL no longer in force
appeared as q possible new quirk
today in the AFL-CIO machin-
lists strike against Bay area ship
yards.
Such action affecting q plant
not involved in the strike was
suggested by T. w. Howard,
financial secretary Of the AL
machinists local.
Western Pipe and Steel COM
pany, which had been operating
under an independent contract
with the union. declared that the
contract had been superseded by
the new coastwide sterilization
agreement. A
Union officials said they
would not give up their old con-
tract which provided 81 IN hour
straight time and double pay for
overtime, for the master plan Of
$1.12 an hour and time and q
half for overtime.
Howard expressed the opinion
that the 10 cal m light vote
Wednesday night 70 return the
extra IL cents "or else Il would
imply that we had accepted the
master contract - Il applies 10
western-and we. haven't"
Western operatod under nor
NAL conditiuuo yesterday and
Howard said tn machinists
would continue % work there
unlesg locked out" The over
time issus would not normally
arise until saturday.
At the I Shipyards where ma
chinists are On strike, work was
In progress but On . reduced
scale. Estimates Of the number
Of men Of other crafts who r.
turned 10 work through The ma
chinists' picket lines varied BE-
tween l,00O and 1000. About
1900 msn hive besn IDLE since
Nay 10 . remit u The strike Of
LOO machinists.
The machinists. who did not
approve The eoostWide stabjliSo-
ton agreement, are demanding
el.ls m hoar md double tims
for ovsrtims.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
British Visitors
Tour 5elirldge
University Felk
Witt Az Doso

. Selfridge Field visitors on Sat-
urday were . party Of universi-
" people from Great Britain and
the University OF Michigan, who
were guests Of Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Harold n. Wells and Lieut..
Col. ]. 6. Seabourne. The party
included:
Prot. Preston w. Slosson. Mrs.
SlosUon, and their daughters
Lucy. Mary and Flora; Mrs.. b.
Stephenson. wife Of Prof. Step
henson, and sons James, Robert
and Clarence, MI Of the Univers-
ity Of Michigan.
Prof. r. B. Mowat,. fellow Of
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
University and now peofeaDor Of
history q The University. Of
Bristol, England: and MrA b.
Fraser % Londnn. Enu11nd wifp
Of IN official d H. DRltl1hs Mn
istry Of Inbof nation. ss !,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Van Wagner
Signs 10 Bills.
Weeks Grist
Becomes Low

CLEANSING, May 27-(P-
Governor Van Wagoner's sigma
ture yesterday added to the
statute books acts adopted by
the 1941 legislature including
those which will:
Grant homestead property tax
exemptions to the married
widows" of Selective Service
draftees, soldiers and sailors.
Permit townships to contract
with cities for fire protection.
Designate the State Board OF
Education, instead of the Super
intendent of Public Instruction
to issue teachers certificates.
Sanction appeal by the prose
cution In criminal cases In which
validity of a law Is overturned
The legislature meanwhile
passed and sent to the executive
for signature or veto bills which
would:
Return Sal, 900 to persons
who paid licenses under the old
Milk Marketing Act, which wae
held unconstitutional.
Permit the Public Service
Commission to restrict the con-
secutive hours to be spent on
the road by truck drivers.
Allow the Social Security
Board to pay old age assistance
grants up to $40 a month, al
though the board says 1t lacks
funds to raise allowances above
their present maximum level Of
$50 . month.
Permit exclusive registration
of summer cottage names with
the Conservation Department.
Authorize municipalities ia
develop housing for defense
workers.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Boy, Il, Injured When
Door Closes on Fingers

OJsmes Murray, IL, of 8 Kibbie
street, was treated for several
lacerated fingers at st. Joseph's
hospital yesterday afternoon aft
er police said his hand became
caught in q folding door operat-
ed in connection with an out
side elevator at the County
Building.
Witnesses said that the lad
apparently took hold Of the met
nj door % II was folding back
to the sidewalk.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
LaFaia Gets
$3.50 Fine
kx.Rood House
MonessE Sentenced

OPaul LaFata .one-time opera
tor of fashionable Blossom
Health, yesterday was sentenc-
ed to three years probation and
ordered to pay a $3.50 fine with
In three months when he ap-
peared before Circuit Judge
James Z. Spier for sentence on
. liquor law violation.
LaFata, who is 40 years old
and works for the Ford Motor
company, was in charge at the
resort when raiders swooped
down on the place q year ago.
Prosecutor Ivan A. Johnston
presented the states case.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Tennessee Maneuvers Designed to Test Mobili7sa
Pnesident PoHshes off Last
Words Of Historic Address

owASHNGTON. May 27-(R
while most Of the world wait
ed in expectancy, President
Roosevelt worked oday on the
final draft of 'fireside chat"
that may prove to 10 one Of the
most important pronouncements
he has ever made on matters Of
state.
The president planned to de-
vote most of his day to the ad-
dress. and the White House indi-
Gated that II would take into
consideration virtually any ma
jor change In international NJ
fairs occurring before o:30 pm.
(E.S.T.) when Mr.. Roosevelt
speaks by radio.
An all-network transmission
will carry the presidents words
to the four corners f the'nation,
and a worldwide short wave re-
lay will broadcast the address to
other lands. In addition to the
direct English relay, there will
be translations in French, Ger
man, Italian, Spanish and Portu-
guese.
FEW HINTS DROPPED
The White House yielded no
hints as to the exact subject OF
the presidents speech, but did
not discourage the growing i'm
preston that the address would
rank with the most significant OF
MIR. Roosevelt's state papers.
Highly-placed officials were
Of the opinion that one portion
of the address would contain a
demand for more active aid to
Britain, regardless o { axis
threats. Other quarters looked
for q vigorous pronouncement on
foreign policy, possibly coupled
with q formal reassertion of the
historic American doctrine on
freedom Of the seas.
It was noted that Adolf Hit
ler's own newspaper, voelkisch-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Army Chiefs Wont I : ! !!
If Soldiers Con To)<0 (
1900 Troops 70 b Enssssd n
Gent y. S. Army War 6emss Fl

Even for IL $500
the pace Will Ss1et eDo ~
slow. with field estaec
them against = -
envy the first WuolES ~
will reach ''blitz1sxf
BY mid-June WIN
from Fort BGnping Z .-ar<!
armored divisIun - ~
weeks of mSelk-s - t
troops split into ~ \ s
forces. This win ~ - e.
Of Americas ~
troops. IS "
Major Gen. yfodofic1 |
Second Army CorI6Go ~ i12
will direct forcoo SA 60 1i 7I
lens until June -, NJ Y
Gen. Ben 3. Looef 80 = r
commander, W i1s
Participeting $780,. 11a
first two weeks inc3( 4
regular army divjGfo(I
Custer, Mich, - 8 ~ <
Of New Yotkeso I'm
Clellan. Ala, IL - I Exl we
Tennessee. .Geqf0 q. (xg =
South Carolin6 tEe
jackson. 8. G., ~ 80
from .. klmy p6Gto Ioen1
states. Each hFanch AZ q 4 ID
ice except cavalry WIN U
pate. | i N
MAneusers sfGrt IN Il i =
. "comusard pu0gss ~ ~
designed q 81 "a
functioAing 6k ~ olDI
divieienp n ~ il N
ins ccgntn ! m (
o1Ae1, GQtlEla4i {
tlohs. ntIlul ~ ~ \ = l||
pc1es ana eoutS0 G ii111
rirpt TT II I'm Y
actually Vim ~ tG ||i M &
come June : i u M
force moving q M
marching n - g. ~
The faes q N 6 I. 4 'I|sI
80
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
(sls Bsdy pl1lsgsd
n Joy Dlvt. Cub

aCars driven By Edward Cast
meier. u Route 1, Mount Glenn
ems. and Aliens Malinowski, of
Memphis, wUrs bodly damaged
when they eollide6 q the inter
section of 0rofiot md Joy boule-
v1rd eafly THE nerning.
pol1oac 0jd thak oastmslsg.
WHO ~ Ulvon & tf1fRle violation
tickeA 49, driving ca NE wrong
80 g tho food when tha aecl-
dont occurred.
10 90 - hsrt
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Shores NJ Wins
jlneolleslo1 Divorce

oEdward ]. Rowe, Of st. Clair
Shores, was granted IN uncon-
tested divorces this morning by
Circuit Judge James =. Spier
when he testified his wife. Ida.
desertoa him IA July Of 1924.
Rowe told The court that his
wife took With her their boy.
then aged two. The youth, now
IS. viii remain In the custody
Of his mother. The court decided.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Thieves Strip.
Parked Cars.

OMount Clemens police today
were seeking thieves who stole
a wheel and tire assembly and
sawed off Z shift lever from two
automobiles parked In the used
car lot of the Ernest Copeland
Sales ut 200 South Gratiot ave-
nue. sometime last night.
Police said that 10 gas caps
were also taken from other used
cars.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Local Lions Plan
10 Attend Meeting
Annuel Convention
70 Do Held IN June

OMore than 50 Bathing Lions
will attend the State Convention
of Lions Clubs to be held at the
Harrington Hotel In Port Huron
on June Is, Is and II, Dr. Will
liam F. Lubahn, club president,
said today.
Official delegates from the
Mount Clemens club are Ivan A.
Johnston, william Floore and
Roland Lapointe.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
Mates Violent Temper
Basis for Divorce Suit

oMrs. Martha r. McGlynn, Of
Warren township, was granted
an uncontested divorce By Cir
cult Judge James =. Spier yes
terday when che charged her
husband, Joseph, had . violent
temper. The couple was mar
ried in October Of 1910 and
separated ON March 10, 1oll.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27

or Beobachter, devoted leading
article yesterday t.. discussing
the American idee Of freedom Of
the. seas. The article asserted
that at the end Of the war the
German fleet would be the
"guarantor' Of what until now
has only been . misused slosan."
Whatever the contents Of the
"fireeide chat" the president has
received no end Of volunteered
advice and suggestions. They
ranged from appeals for conveys
to recommendation that he seek
to effect q negotiated peace. In
the field Of domestic affairs. de-
mands have centered on the need
for Q policy that would end the
defense production stoppases
due to strikes.
THE SPEECH WILL TELL
The suggestions apparently
would cont i,ue until tonight.
One group Of opposition legisla-
tors collaborated today on q
last-minute letter urging the
chief executive to say nothing
nothing which would have the
effect of putting the country into
war" without the approval Of the
people through their congres-
sional representatives"
Thirty members Of Congress
hostile to administration foreign
policy discussed the letter at q
late meeting yesterday and
agreed that 1t should be put in
final form and dispatched to the
White House in advance Of Mr..
Roosevelt's speech. A sub-com-
mittee headed by Senator heel
er (D-Mont.) was given that
task.
A preliminary draft said that
the group was considering com
Quoting q national referendum
on the issue Of peace or war;"
In another late meeting yes
terday the executive council of
the American Federation Of La
Dor made q formal sdvance &C.
laration of support for the pro-
nouncements the president may
make on matters. Of foreign pol
icy. The council. also rsed ac-
ton to."redo'ible In q .antity and
speed" American aid to Britain.
FROM WHITE HOUSE
The president will deliver his
"fireside chat" from the East
Room of the White House before
an audience that will include the
entire Latin-American diplo-
matte, corps and their. families,
members of the cabinet aid per-
sonal guests Of Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Representatives of the
western :, hemisphege, republics
were invited to : !. present after
MIR. Roosevelt was compelled ia
cancel his scheduled address u
the reception they hsC planned
for him on May IA.
Before that address was can
celled, Stephen Early, the presi-
dents press secretary, cautioned
newsmen not to attach special
Importance to 4, but he declined
to repeat that admonition about
tonight's broadcast. On the con-
tiary, Early disclosed yesterday
that rapidly changing condi-
tions abroad" over the weekend
had caused Mr.. Roosevelt to re-
wise his speech completely.
In preparing the address, Mr..
Roosevelt has had the ass ;tance
Of Playwright Robert E. Sher-
wood and Judge Samuel l.
Rosenman of the New York FL
premo court. Their participation
in the preparation of a presiden-
tial speech usually foreshadows
pronouncements Of exceptional
importance.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27
K. Of P. Picnic
Sci for July IS
Annuel Outing Plens
Completed by Committee

OThe annual knights of Pythias
picnic will be held on July is,
Chancellor Commander Philip
G. Whiting said today.
+ While plans have not been
completed, the lodge Is expected
to follow its usual custom with
a lake. cruise followed by din
ner.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-27

Annually, 5000 A3ricsn -
phanb srs ki1lea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06
War in Europe
A Year Ago
May 5, l94O
nv United Pres.

The German high command an
nouneed troops had occupied Mans
% and GrenE. me Norwegian
garrison Of Hegra surrendered
after holding cut fer three weeks
Germans bombed Roeros and re-
occupied the city.
The Soviet press said the British
fleet Was compelled" "a shift it,
base from scapa Flow 10 the
Mediterranean. and blamed the IN
vasion Of Norway upon British
imperialism.
French reported two German
thrusts repulsed on the Western
Front.