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Evening star., 1941-06-15

II Short Story Complete in This Issue
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~ A YHAT time is it," Billy asked his
W Seven" Slim said.
Billy listened for while to the noise of the
automobiles and streetcars from downstairs
Then he opened his eyes. He looked the little
hotel room over. At the table sat Slim shut
fling and dealing cards. Billy got up He didn't
bother to put on his shoes
you ought to get some sleep" Slim said,
without lifting his eyes,
Yes" Billy said. He sat down on chair,
his eyes on the floor If she had taken the six
O'Clock train, she'd be here by eight But
would she come at all? Maybe she was through
Evening star., 1941-06-15

out. . He himself two to seven favorite;
practically no Davis money. He hadn't
taken this boy from Texas too seriously They
told him he could hit, but he didn't think
Davis could hit him. Then he took terrific
beating - the worst in his life.
Of course if he hadn't busted his left every
thing would have come out differently. He
knew he was better than Davis. Anyhow,
everybody got beaten once in while So he
was too old, was he? What laugh! He was
thirty - so what? He had taken good care
of himself. His legs had always been in perfect
shape, and he had way of dancing around
the other fellow and shooting his left and
never getting hit himself at all. Then, when
the other fellow got dizzy, he'd follow it up
with that left hook of his. But you just get
beaten once and everybody says you're
washed up. Even Helen That was what had
really hurt.
"You married." he asked Slim.
Yes, why?"
''Oh. nothing"
Then Sordom came in, big cigar in his
mouth. He put bunch of papers on the table.
What time is it ?" Billy asked.
''Seven-fifteen," Sordoni answered
HE didn't get much Sleep" Slim said
''You aren't nervous are you?" Sordoni
said, laughing.
Billy didn't say anything.
They say it IS gonna be a selout," Sordoni
continued
You've left ticket at the office for my
wife, haven't you?"
You shouldn't be thinking so much about
her now. Keep your mind on the fight"
"A GUY can ask question, can't he?" Billy
said. He went to the window and stared out
without seeing anything He wondered wheth-
er she had changed. He hadn't seen her for
long time - not since the day after the Davis
fight. She had actually been glad that he had
lost that fight; said so in so many words.
Well, he had said a few things, too; many
things he had never said before to Helen
He didn't remember them any more; he only
remembered her eyes, white with fright, and
her quivering mouth. He had grabbed his hat
and coat and walked out, and the next thing
he knew he was in California.
He heard Sordoni say, IF we're good, we'll
be back in the Garden by next month"
Billy was still standing at the window Back
in New York, seeing her every day, you al
most didn't know she was there. 1t was just
as it was with his left He had it. 1t was just
there. 1t was so simple you didn't know you
had it. Then, overnight, it was busted up and
you didn't have it any more.
He heard the door shut. He turned around
Slim had gone out.
Il want to talk to you," Sordoni said.
What the natter"
Sordon sat on the table. After all, this
is our first fight 1t a small club and all that,
but it's Philly, and they take notice in New
York. We can 60 a long way together. But
you must do what | tell you Remember,
that was the understanding
Billy didn't like it much. His old manager,
Fred, had never made such speeches. But
Fred had told him he was through. He didn't
want to think about Fred.
Sordoni crushed his cigar into an ash tray
you don't have to worry about Johnny
O'Brien. Strong but dumb, and not getting
any younger He'll take whole lot but can't
Evening star., 1941-06-15


you've got to take your time. You've got to
wait, see? Wait for few rounds. Then he'll
get careless Wait four or five rounds Then
you let go. In the fifth understand"
IT WAS only upon leaving the train that she
discovered Fred. With few steps she was
at his side Good old Fred Seeing his tall,
skinny figure with the stopped shoulders, that
thatch of white hair, his pinkish baby face,
made her feel better at once.
Hello Fred" she said. Its good to see
you here"
Hello Helen" the old man said. why
wouldn't be here? stir like to see fight
once in a while
oh" she said, not hiding her disappoint
ment.
He looked at her She was very pale, and
she had lost lot of weight. Still she was
pretty. with her blond hair falling to her
shoulders and her large child's eyes.
Oh" she repeated. Il thought -"
They walked through the station. mo, I'm
through managing prizefghters' Fred said
1--WE got respectable selling job now"
It'll be kind of strange to see Billy fight
and you not in his corner. just can't imagine
it."
Il don't think Id be much of help to him
any more. Fred motioned for cab and they
got in Anyway, he's got himself new man.
ager, hear Out there in California Sordoni's
his name
She didn't say anything.
Nobody seems to know much about Sor
doni here Some of the boys say he's never
handled any fighter to speak of. They even
say - Oh. well, you know how they talk in
this business"
She still said nothing.
well, there isn't hell of lot manager
can do for boxer, anyway. That's what
used to tell Billy. A boxer has to keep his eyes
open himself" He went on very softly, al
most as if he were talking to himself, you
see, there was one thing | told myself from
the day first saw him box in Yatess gym.
He was kid then, just eighteen" He chuck
led Il had to show him how to use his left
and - everything. Well, told myself: This
is one boy they're not going to beat up. No,
sir But when told him after the Davis fight
that it was all over, well, he just wouldn't
listen He doesn't see what s the matter with
him."
She nodded. Remember, Fred, that you
once said boxers shouldn't get married?'
The old man flushed. Il didn't mean you
Helen - didn't know you then"
Maybe you were right, at that
He looked at her quickly. Nov you must
tell me about Billy. How did he like Cali
formal"
II wouldn't know
You don't know"
mo. just had three postcards in these
nine months. You see, he left right after the
Davis fight" Her voice was shaky. HE left
me-"
"He left you?"
I'VE had row. He told me what you had
said, and said there was no sense in going on
and being hurt. He didn't like it -"
She stopped. She didn't want to repeat the
ugly things Billy had said to her. She wanted
to forget everything he had said and how he
had looked that last day.
Fred understood. why, that damn fool!
I'll give him hell for that if it's the last thing
do"
She didn't hear him. Her eyes were closed
Again she lived through those lonely months
in their little apartment in Long Island City,
waiting for him to come or to write. Through
all those sleepless nights when she would get
up and go into the living room and sit down
with the scrapbOok in which she had pasted
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
DAGSBORO

The wedding of Charles o. Dona.
way and Helen e. Littleton, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Lit.
tleton, of Georgetown, took. place
at Helen's home at 400 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. The immediate
family attended. Rev. HungerfoTd
Of Milford, a former minister, per-
formed the ceremony. The happy
group enjoyed ice cream and cake
after the wedding. Mr.. and Mrs
Donaway, accompanied by their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Oscar Dona-
way, motored to Ocean City, Md,
and took dinner with the groom's
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Parsons The newlyweds left
Monday for Baltimore, Nd, where
Mr.. Donaway is employed. All
good wishes go with the young
couple
Mr.. and Mrs. Curnie Clogg enter
tanned at a duck dinner, Sunday,
their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Donaway, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall Easum, of Millsboro; Mr..
and Mrs. William Baker and chill
dren, June and Billy. Miss Marjory
Chamberlain Of Frankford; Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Clogg and children,
Iris and Whayland.
Miss Frances Williams left Fri
day and spent the week end at Will
liamsburg Va, returning Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. L. Bennett and
daughter, Joyce, spent some time
at Philadelphia the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace L. Hickman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Millard West and
daughter, Nina Lee, were dinner
guests of Mrs. Hickman's brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson, near
Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Donaway and
Mr.. and Mrs. Parent Vickers spent
the weekend in Philadelphia.
Joseph Vickers, of New York.
spent part Of the week with his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac II. West en-
tertained ON Thanksgiving Day
Their guests were Mrs. Elsie
Humphries, Miss jeanette Vickers.
Of Frankford; Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton West of Millsboro; Mr.. and
Mrs. Armel West and daughter,
Eleanor and Miss Delomous Wick
ers. Their guests Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Mitchell and
sons. Dicky and Jerry, of Lewes.
Wednesday afternoon of the past
week Mrs. w. B. Chandler, Jr., and
Mrs. Jos. A. Kollock gave pantry
shelf party in honor of their cou-
sin, Mrs. Elwood Hancock, and
Mrs. Alvin (Skete) Campbell, at
the home of Mrs. Kollock. They
received many gifts for their pam
try shelves. After unwrapping the
gifts they toured to view their
new homes near town, where Mrs.
Hancock and Mrs. Campbell will
reside in a short time. On their
return the hostess served spiced
tea, cookies and buns, The guests
of honor were Mrs. Truman Camp
bell, Isabelle Gum, Rosalie Tingle,
Evelyn Timmons, Martha Tim
mons, Evelyn Steen. Miss Peggy
Davidson, Marie Eshum, Mrs. Ed
gar Hudson.
Harvey Bunting and ]. Cordrey
were in Philadelphia the past week.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

mentarian, Mrs. @. e. Ocheltree;
project, Mrs. Minnie Owens.
Mrs. George Tyrell, of near Sea-
ford, recently visited her mother
Mrs. Juliette Meads.
Mrs. Arthur Marvel is a victim OF
side pleurisy and sinus trouble and
under a doctors care.
Mrs. Norman Marvel, of Chester,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp Adams
of near fredericksburg, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Baker, of Greenwood,
have recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Marvel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bremen
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Walton, of Philadelphia, were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Elwell. Mrs. Emma Lambert,
their mother, returned home with
the Sunday guests after a three
weeks stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Zott and fam
lily visited their children near Mil
ford, Sunday.
Master Bobby Dickers6n was a
Sunday guest of Master Ralph Har-
mon.
Miss Olive Orendorf spent the
Thanksgiving holidays here with
Mrs. Amelia Orendorf, her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Ashes in
FAINT son has chicken-pox.
f. L. Kratz was in Baltimore
few days last week.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith are
the happy parents of a baby boy
born on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The
young man has been named David
Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Welch and
sons, Delbert and Harold, Of Will
mington, were visiting relatives in
Greenwood and in this community
on Thanksgiving day.
W. w. Russell is very sick at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Dickerson
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Tolbert Dick
erson, of Slaughter Neck, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wiley and
family of Dover spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Harris.
Several people in this community
are busy making holly wreathes.
The Chaplain's Aid was enter
tanned on last Friday evening by
Anna and Mary Smith. A good
crowd was in attendance.
Mrs. William Short is on the
sick list.
Services at Chaplain's next Sun
day: Sunday School at 2 P. M;
preaching at 8 P. M.
Rev. Hufnal, who has been in the
hospital for some time. has am
nounced that he will try to be at
church next Sunday.
Some folks do very odd things to
break even.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05
BLANCHARD'S STATION

The November meeting of the
f,Greenwood Home Demonstration
Club was held at the home of Mrs
Roy Barwick, with 16 members and
two visitors present. The leaders
for. the meeting were Mrs. c. E.
Ocheltree and Mrs. Charles Coma
way. Several worthwhile reports
were given by many officers of the
different things accomplished dur
ing the year. A few of them are
as follows: Approximately $40 was
given by the club and individual
members when the cancer-control
drive was on last April; through
efforts of the club the founding of
the Greenwood Civics Club was or
ganized, which proved to be an OUT
standing feature among club work:
the food chairman instructed sew
eral along the same line of work,
and many things have been accom-
plished by the leader meetings.
Our years work will be finished by
entertaining our husbands and
families on the evening of Thurs
day, December IL, at 900 o'clock,
at a "pot-luck". supper" in the
Greenwood Community Building.
So. members, all, don't miss this
feast and fun.
Our officers for the year of AZ
are as follows: President, Mrs. j.
Herbert Edgell: vice president,
Mrs. Joy Hampstead; secretary,
Mrs. Alfred Short! treasurer, Mrs.
Lawrence Graham; publicity, Mrs.
C. L. Harmon; chairman of music,
Mrs. Jas. Smith; health chairman,
Mrs. Roy Judy; food chairman,
Mrs. Roy Barwick; program chair
man, Mrs. Elizabeth Webb: parlia-
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

years, to make way for a new
structure, the station was moved
from its original location facing
Delaware Bay, and anchored in the
sand dunes overlooking the mouth
of the Lewes harbor, having been
bought by Samuel G. Pierce, night
club operator. Back now in the SER
vice of the government the sturdy
two-story frame building with its
coast guard lookout in the cupola,
is ideally situated for its present
use in connection with the vast
Notifications unday way. ~
The Belhaven Surf Club will move
to a new location on the State
Highway, four miles out of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety will meet in Cambridge, Md,
December 10. IL and 12.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-05

Some folks do very odd things t
break even.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Ex-Circus Owner Dode Fisk's
Funeral to Be Merry One
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 1.-Dode
Fisk's funeral will exemplifv the
merry performances he fashioned in
life.
The 81-year-old retired circus
owner who originated the "Dode
Fisk Great Combined Shows" died
yesterday.
But long ago the Snowman stip-
ulated the proceedings Of his funeral.
And Thursday, his friends will abide.
The requiem will be sounded by a
violin, saxophone and piano. Then
band will play:
l. "McClouds Reel" five times)
2. The Music Goes Round and
Round" Cthree verses.
3. "Du Rang's Hornpipe" five
times.
4 Happy DAYS" three verses.
William S. Doc Waddell, min
iSter and former Snowman. was asked
TO come from the Masonic Home at
Springfield to be the master Of
ceremonies" Mr.. Fisk had written:
Doc will tell all the good things
about me and leave out the bad
things"
The service will conclude with
The Devils Dream five tines
There will be single hower-a
sunhower. Mr.. Fisks wife, Lulu. was
instructed to dress as if she was
going to party
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Evening Ledger Sold;
Philadelphia Paper
Founded by Curtis
Firm Headed by Former
Herald Tribune Official
Makes the Purchase
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The
Evening Public Ledger. founded by
the late Cyrus H. K. Curtis, has been
sold for an undisclosed sum to
new company headed by Robert
Cresswell, former treasurer Of the
New York Herald Tribune.
Announcement of the sale was
made last night by trustees of Mr..
Curtis estate. Mr.. CressWeu will
be president and publisher, and c.
NJ. Morrison. editor Of the Ledger
from 1880 to 1889, will return to that
position, succeeding George F.
Kearney.
A native Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Cres0well Joined the Herald Tribune
IN 1922 and became treasurer 10
years later. Recently he was a
director Of Press Wireless, Inc, and
OF the News Traffic Board, Ltd, and
at one time was secretary of the
/ Conference Board of the United
Newspaper Magazine Corp.
/ Mr.. Curtis. whose Curtis Publish
ing Co, still issues the Saturday
Evening Post and other magazines,
founded chain Of newspapers once
| valued at more than $4,000 900
They included the Morning and
Evening Ledgers, the Inquirer and
the tabloid sun in PhlladplDhla auC
the New York Evening Post.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Smuts Forecasts u. S.
Intervention in War

By tie Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Gen. Jan
Christian Smuts. Prime Minister of
the Union of South Africa, in a New
Year message to the world published
today in London, predicted United
States intervention in the war and
said it was necessary for victory"
Deeply as America desires to
keep out of this war, they will find
the necessity laid upon them and in
the last resort they will not let
freedom perish from the earth, .
said Gen Smuts, soldier veteran of
the World War.
II feel assured that American
Intervention is necessary for victory
and for the peace which has to be
shaped thereafter"
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Bankhead Predicts
Indefinite Extension
OF Farm Payments
Assertion Contrudicts
Administration Plons
To Pare Ordinary Budget
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Bankhead. Democrat, Of
Alabama, predicted today that the
new Congress would extend indefi-
nitely that part of the Federal farm
program under which cooperating
growers have received payments of
about S500000,00 annually.
The Alabama Senator. sponsor of
many New Deal farm measures in
recent years, said he was preparing
legislation to extend without time
limit the Soil Conservation and Do
mestic Allotment Act now scheduled
to expire at the end of 1941.
At the same time, he expressed
confidence that the new Congress
would continue to vote s500,000 900
for conservation payments" and an
other s3OO,0000 900 or more for parity
payments" to the more than 100000
farmers and producers now cooper
ating with the vast Federal farm
program.
This assertion contrasted with an
nounced administration plans to
prune all forthcoming Government
expenditures except those for de-
fenSe.
Mr.. Hitler has made the farm
payments more necessary than ever
this year" Senator Bankhead con-
tended. however. His wars have
destroyed our foreign markets and
the economic welfare of more than
one-fourth of the population en-
gagged in agriculture, will depend
upon maintenance of their income
through the agreement made by
Congress under various farm acts. "
The Alabama Senator said farm
minded members of Congress were
convinced that continuance of the
Government payments were essen
tial to national defense" and would
resist any attempts to reduce present
outlays.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Racing Results
TropicuI Park

FIRST RAcE-Purse; $1,000: claim
ing: for 4-SyeaT-olds S and up po fqrlongs .
Halite (KaufmanT s2.10 $500
Steam Rqlleg Daniels $3.50
a AEs gss ssfknas Ss5als
Come Home and Some Polly.
SECOND RAcE-Purse, $1,000; claim
ing; 3-year7old maidens; s furo1ngs. 80
ehosen asen fans Fime CEadsj Eafs' 4'O 44.io 40
tisq 5sastaEFks zo,1 Bonva5 in WIs ssrsesas
chanty. Lewistown Our Grace.
DAILY Double paid $391-3OD
THIRD RAcE-Purse. 81 900; claiming;
for 4-year-olds and up; furonss
johnny .nia 6, 6 (McMuiieno -V' $50 $50
Mvrna Lee tMcAndreTs) 4.60
Aiso ran-zelitogs wh!sko!o; zaeata. e
walda Lass Little Rhody' Nellie Nc Grey
FOURTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ins; for 3-year-olds; l mile and 70 yards;
Tex Hygro Huff 30 4.6O 800
Red Berry tKniseleyp $50 90
ROYAL Robes tBortonJ go
Also ran-Mexicana. ROGERS Boy, Hada
Noon, Here Again, Blumere, Priority, In
Sang, SpanR
FIFTH RAcE-Purse s. 900; Orange
Bowl Handicap; for 4-year-olds and up,
1 mile and 20 wards.
oversight (Vedder) 2O.10 $40 $50
Dolly Val tMcCoyJ go $50
No Sir GeblancI $50
Time. :43l5.
Morn.
SIXTH RACE-Purse. 81 900: claiming:
Ave. r-olds and up; i miles.
Eess B. lVedder) 15.Iu $50 800
Pit Terrier tAnderson) 5,30 80
White Hot tMeade) 4.40
Time, 1:452s.
Wooden Indian, Sure Swift and Quaroma.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Hormone Found to Increase
Cotton Yield by One Third
Scientific Session Also Is Told of Superior
'FemuIe Line of Fiber-Producinq Plant

plant hormone, indole acetic acid,
were mixed with a paste and the
mixture rubbed on the pistil after
all the anthers had been removed
from the flower. The bolls, DR.. Ire
land reported, developed normally
and vlable seeds were produced. A
second generation has been started
with the female portion of the plant
being the only contributor to the
hereditary factors.
Colchlchine-treated seeds. he said,
have grown into much more vigorous
plants than those from untreated
seeds. The mature fiber is not only
longer but stronger
Fiber Of Many Fibers.
A single fiber of cotton actually
consists Of several thousand hither-
to unknown small fibers. it was re-
ported by DR.. Charles w. Hook of
the U. S. Bureau of Standards.
Discovery of these infinitesimal
cotton threads. Dr. Hook reported
was brought about by manipulation
with glass needles with tips only
-thousandth of an inch in
thickness. With such needles, he
said, it was possible to ffatten and
stretch the single threads so that
they could be dissected. His work
reveals. he said, that a cotton fiber
is a single cell more than a thou
sand times longer than 1t Is wide.
Bats Have Voices.
Bats have voices maudlble TO
man, by the echoes from which they
are able to avoid flying into
obstacles in pitch darkness, it was
reported by DIS. Robert Galambos
and Donald r. Griffin of Harvard
University.
A flying bat. they found emitS
these inaudible sounds about so
times a second. The sound waves
are reflected back to them from all
sides and their perception is so deli
cate that they can dodge obstacles
within a few inches OF them.
They found that blindfolded bats
could fly through barriers of vertical
wires without hitting any of them.
When their mouths were covered so
that they could not make any
sounds, however, they were hope
leSsly beWildered
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Weather Report
tied States Weather BureauD
Furnished By the Ul


occasional light late tonight
lowest tonight about 40
degrees gentle easterly winds.
with occasional light rain late tonight and to-
morrow,
light
in slowly temperature
slowly rising temperature tonight and
to January g. 94l inclusive
Columbia Virginia, New Jersey
Delaware Maryland Eastern Pennsylvania and New York.:
middle colder
period.
kentucky Ohio West Virginia western pennsylvania
and Indana) and Tennessee
Rain
much colder portion Warmer first half of period
Evening star., 1941-01-01

painting and some one knocked me
out and took $50 away from me and
put me in the hospital for four
weeks"
The first-in-hne man went
through his routine cheerfully to-
day, however, and had smile and
handshake for his old friends among
the policemen.
He asked newsmen to convey his
New Year wish.
Il sure hope all are we'll. I wish
every one the best of luck and
health"
Mr.. Hunefeld has been coming to
the White House each January
since 1924 Not since 1882 has there
been any reason for the pilgrimage
from his home at 225 C street NE.
aside from his determination to per-
petuate the record. President Roose-
velt has not held New Year recep-
tiOnS,
Evening star., 1941-01-01
He Man Pays $3.50 10 Win
In Second at Tropical

BS the Associated Press.
TROPICAL PARK. Miami. Jan.
IA bright sun was shining when
the Gables tracks annual morning
program got under way with a fast
track. Late Pass. a 7-to-l shot,
proved the first winner of the new
year. Dashing TO the front in quick
order, the PLATE 5-year-old held
on to register by length and a
half over Halle The latter. one of
the outsiders, beat another long shot
Steam Roller, by length for place.
Post time was moved up to 10
O'Clock because of the Orange Bowl
game.
He Man lived up to his name in
the second race. The gelding got up
to score a half-length triumph at
S62.80 for two. with Dragon Lady
beating Chosen Time two lengths
for the runner-up award Lewis
town, the favorite, showed only
brief early speed.
Freddie Smith one Of the latest
additions to the local Jockey colony.
celebrated his return to action with
a victory aStride Pirata in the third.
Paying 5000, Pirata worn down
Johnny @ and clicked by length
Myrna Lee was headed out of the
place.