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doughty 'chutist hunter hove into
view.
Locking the door behind him, the
spy showed fresh clip into his au-
tomato and looked about for Brinda
At the moment he had no more
sinister thought than to use her as
a hostage or perhaps as a shield if
the occasion arose.
1t took a moment for his eyes to
become accustomed to the dark.
Then he realized that she was no
longer in the room.
Furious and beWildered, he proWled
about until he came to the disused
dumbwaiter shaft. He guessed at
once that it concealed his quarry.
But the discovery of the shaft
also gave him hope. This might be
the way of escape from the certain
death that faced him if captured.
1t was a situation that called for
strategy.
Hello there" he said, in passable
English, keeping his voice low. Are
you all right?"
who is it?" came Brindas voice
"a friend. You can come out now
But be quiet. They are all around
US"
Brinda, too, lowered her voice.
In one moment. I am writing
something now She was scribbling
with her eyebrow pencil.
Writing, you say?"
yes. Numbers I want to remem-
Der. They were sending them over
the wireless"
He swallowed an epithet, then re-
assured her in good English with
"Right-o! But hurry!"
In a moment, Brinda spoke again.
Here I come. Now, tell me all
about"
AS she emerged the spy clapped
hand over her mouth.
so, my pretty one, you were lis
tening! You know all our little Sc
crets, do you? Too bad you'll never
tell them. First, you will give
me what you have written, and
then"
He twisted Brinda's hand that
grasped the scrap of powder paper
on which, for better remembrance,
she had Scrawled the directions for
the meeting with the submarine.
Fighting desperately. she resist
ed his clutch long enough to utter
a single, half-stifed cry.
1t was answered by a thunderous
knock on the door.
open up!" doomed the voice of
Squire May.
The spy smiled thinly. Letting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
BurIeith Citizens Hear
Miss Herbert on Library

Miss Clara w. Herbert, public
librarian, told the Burleith Citizens
Association last night of the in
creased need for library facilities
with the growth of the city and
how this need would be satisfied by
the new Central Library Building.
The present central building at
Ninth street and New York avenue
was constructed in 1902 for a city
half of Washington's present size,
Miss Herbert said. Now, she stated,
there is an enormous amount of
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material unused by the public be-
cause of the lack of room to dis
play it. The new central building
at Pennsylvania avenue and John
Marshall place was described, with
it's facilities for dividing the de-
partments of research for greater
convenience. The building will be
constructed in three units, the first
of which is expected to be COM
pleted by July, 1912.
A novel auction in which garden
seed, plants and implements were
sold and bartered was conducted by
the group in line with the citizens
effort to beautify the section. The
members brought some of their
gardening materials ond offered
gardening material and offered
stock. In either case a fee was
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lunge for the shotgun barrel. Squire
May quickly stepped back, and
pulled both triggers. The ham
mers fell harmlessly. The squire
Swore.
You English are brave, but you
forget important things-like re-
loading" said the spy, leveling his
automatic. Now, drop your gun
and stand aside"
Reluctantly the squire obeyed.
The spy peered cautiously out, sat-
isfied himself the coast was clear.
II don't care about you, old fell
iow," he said as he paused in the
doorway, but the girl knows too
much" He took careful aim at
Brinda.
She knew the sense of imminent
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Brinda go, he strobe to the door and
| flung it open. Dawn was at hand.
The muzzle of the squire's shotgun
poked inside.
Come out with your hands in
the air!" the squire ordered. Il
have you covered"
The spy edged along the wall.
Not so fast!" he cautioned
There's girl here with me. I am
armed. If you make one false move,
she dies first" He trained his pistol
| on Brinda"
Squire May froze.
you COMPOUNDED coward" he
said. 1T won't do you any good to
hurt the girl. Come out and die like
a man."
Thank you, no." From the cover
of the wall, the spy made a sudden
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Justice Kennedy Better

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March II
(SpeciaD Associate Trial Justice
Harry F. Kennedy of Corporation
Court is resting at his home here
after having suffered a relapse in
Florida, where he was recovering
from paralytic stroke suffered
last month. He was reported to be
steadily improving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
MATA HARI'SZANlzsz6z
n MAURICE DEK0BRA .~< IEYLA GEORGE
r. MAURICE DEkOBRA
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
submachine
gum he observed gleefu That lessons the odds
Aye the We're match them" pated
his shotgun lovingly The constable however looked dubious
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claimed for the association. robert
H. Engle acted as auctioneer and
r. King Stone as clerk.
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death. Then, from nowhere, there
was short, sharp explosion.
(To be continued.)
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Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
GEORGETOWN


Word has been received here b.
relatives and friends that Capt
Charles r.. Jones. son Of Mrs. Pear
Jones, South Bedford street, waf
ION November "a promoted to the
rank Of major in the U. S. Marine
. Corps Military honor has also
been conferred on another George
town boy, Howard Taylor Morris
son of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Call
Morris, South Front street. He re-
ceived the certificate of commend
alton from his commanding officer
for especially meritorious and
outstanding service during First
Army maneuyers, 1941, In the 71st
Field Artillery Brigade at Norman,
N. c..
Clarence r: Pase, 1S. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William l.. Pase, near
here, enlisted this week for service
in the U. s. Army Air Corps, Wich-
ita Falls, Texas. He is a graduate
of the Georgetown High School,
class Al, and has been employed
at the Fort Miles project
AT a dance given by the Senior
Girl Reserves of the Georgetown
High School. attended by lao stu
dents, $1,000 was cleared for the
school milk fund.
Members of the Sunday School
class of Frank M. Jones, Esq, Wes-
ley Methodist Church, will hold a
bake at the show rooms of Theo-
dore Burton on Saturday morning,
December 20, from 10 to IL.
Football games played in 1941,
and results, were as follows: De-
feated Delmar 25 to O; Milford to
6; Caesar Rodney 3S to z; Cam
bridge, Nd, 80 to 6 Salisbury, Md,
19 to 0; New Castle 40 to 13; San
ford Prep 10 to O; Dover Al to 9.
Individual Scoring For 1941
rro,.oH
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
USE, NOT WASTE, THE RULE

We aren't hearing any more loose
talk about oil shortages. The late
fiasco on the Eastern Seaboard,
when the Secretary of the Interior
discovered a Shortage" that was
afterwards proven almost complete
ly non-existent, confused the po-
litical prophets of gloom.
The truth is that this country
leads the world by so wide a mar
gin in oil production that there
simply isn't any comparison. 1t
holds similar position in oil re-
fining capacity. Equally important,
it produces all but a small frac-
ton Of the high-grade fuels which
are needed for modern military en-
gines.
Nature, of course. gave us our
oil reservoirs, and we should use
them wisely and without waste. But
nature didn't supply the vast pro-
duction and refining and transpor-
tation facilities that were neces-
sary to draw the oil from the
ground and turn it into a usable
fuel. Private enterprise did that.
Private enterprise took the risks
and spent the money. And private
enterprise got the results. That is
the answer to those who urge that
such basic industries as oil should
be subjected to strangling bureau-
cratic control and domination.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19

MANY PEOPLE have a very
broad knowledge of the world. ex-
cept about the fine things accom-
plished in their home towns.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
INFORMING CONSUMERS

The retail store is taking on a
new aspect in this time of shortage
and rising prices.
II used to be that the store was
simply a place where you went in,
bought what you wanted. had il
wrapped up, and walked out.
Today, led by the chains, thou
sands of alert merchants are acting
as consumer advisors, and as allies
OF the government in the campaign
against waste
We all know what priorities are
doing. Some, articles have virtually
disappeared so far as the consumer
is concerned. Others are growing
scarce. Practically everything is
more expensive. The list of short
ages is a long one, and includes
many an item which was almost as
abundant as air in the days before
the wa railroad and the defense
drive at home.
What the chain stores and the
cooperating independent merchants
are doing is to inform the consum-
err. Substitutes for scarce articles
exist, and many of them are as
good or better than the originals.
When costs of some articles go
sky-high, other commodities which
cost less can be used in their place.
The stores are showing the con-
sumer how to buy wisely-and how
to make his dollar do maximum
duty.
The big retail organizations are
working hand in glove with the
government defense agencies. And
they are passing on to the consum-
er news and information which is
of tremendous value in these diff
cult days. Your standard of living
will be the better because of il.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19

town, are members Of the chora
group.
A cantata entitled "A Night in
the judah Hills, will be presented
by the pupils Of the Georgetown
Public Schools in the main audi
torium on Monday night, December
20, 1t is to be a cooperative affair
in which the music, art, home eco
nomics and manual training de-
paFtments of the school as well as
the Junior Girl Reserves are con-
tributiHg. The music will be under
direction of Mrs. Florence Gibson,
music teacher in the schools. Her
classes have been pFacticing the
Christmas music since the Thanks
giving holidays The scenery is
being prepared by the pupils in the
manual training and art depart-
ments. The home economics girls
are working on the vestments for
the chorus. The Junior Girl Re-
serves are contributing part of the
cost of vestments as their school
project. Remainder of the costs
are expected to be made up by vol
untary contributions for those at
tending.
The Georgetown post office is
open each night until 900 o'clock
for the purpose of handling the
Christmas business. The hours do
not include Sundays.
The Georgetown Home Demon
stration Club will tonight (Friday)
have their annual Christmas party
in st. Paul's Parish House.
The Red Cross Roll-Call in this
town has been concluded with 500
people here and the surrounding
community taking out dollar MEM
berships. During the drive 1914
was realized Captain of each team,
the helpers and amount collected
follows: Captain, Mrs. George e.
Walls, helpers, Miss Edith /. Jones,
Mrs. Horace S. Dixie, Mrs. William
Russell, Mrs. Marc B. Saunders,
Mrs. James M Tunnel, Jr.; collec-
ton, s5S.75.
Captain, Mrs. William Brasure,
helpers, Mrs. Howard Baer. Mrs.
Wilbur Mumford, Mrs. Robert
Short, Mrs. E. A. Townsend; col
lection, S67.5O.
Georgetown School faculty, cap
tain, Miss Rosalie R. Martin; col
lection, $1,000. Marc. B. Saunders,
Market street business section,
b22.5O. Contribution sent to Will
mington for which Georgetown will /,
receive credit, $40. Mrs. J. Lindsey
Durnell, captain, with Mrs. Hugo
eormentate, Mrs. j. e. Townsend, (
Mrs. w. r. Faucet, Mrs William
+. Hobbs, Mrs. Ida Tyndall, Mrs. L.
.. Thomas, Mrs. M. J. Short, Mrs.
L. Pepper, Mrs. ]. L. Megginson;
$228.OO, Total collec-
ions follow: Five hundred one
lollar memberships, $500; contri-
buttons over one dollar. amount Of
'64.50; contributions less than one
iollar, amount of $49.7O; money
tent to Wilmington for which thin
gets credit, SO. Grand
otal, $614.20.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
OCOIIHB TOT IJ4I
Touch Extra
Totals ...........36 n

The annual party for the kiddies
of Georgetown will be held on
Tuesday night, December 49,. in the
Public Square, following a custom
for the past few years. ALI chill
dren up to twelve years of age will
be given a treat-candy, an apple
and an orange-sponsored by the
Kiwanis Club. Already a fund of
$126.45 has been collected for the
purpose.
Saturday night of last week the
street lighting was turned on.
About $500.00 was collected for
this purpose, and additional bulbs
and wire were purchased. The f.
nance committee was composed of
Nutter Marvel, Virden Macklin,
Harvey Spicer and Frank Wilson.
The committee in charge of decora-
tions and arrangements was head
ed by Warren Holson and Emerson
Keller.
Under direction of Robert w.
Rudolph of Wilmington, the candle
light Christmas service given by
the Milford Choral Society was
held in Wesley Methodist Church
on Monday night Miss Aliene
Kitchens, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester R.
Stroup, Mrs. Dallas Dennis and
Prof Joseph Thomas of George
+ e
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
SAFETY COUNCIL NOTES


MOTORISTS-The Delaware Sa-
fety Council urges you 70 take TIE
Christmas spirit With yon behind
the wheel OF your ear during the
holiday season.
But the Council hastens to add
that it doesn't mean the kind Of
Christmas spirit you can buy in
bottles. In fact. drinking and driv-
ing is one big reason why the
traffic toll always takes big jump
during holiday festivities.
No, the Christmas spirit the
Council is talking about Is the one
of courtesy and good will toward
others. Courtesy on the highway
would prevent many accidents, and
you couldn't give your fellow
drivers better gift,
So this year, on the highway and
elsewhere - Give Courtesy for
Christmas.
MOTORISTS AND PEDES-
TRIAS Bad weather and more
darkness, plus the holiday rush,
equal the years highest traffic toll.
The Delaware Safety Council says
that this formula seldom fails to
make December the bugaboo month
in traffic.
This year let's change the for
mula- careful driving plus careful
walking equal safe and happy
Christmas season.
BE YOUR own Santa Claus
Give yourself a merry Christmas
free from worry, suffering and ira
gedy.
The Delaware Safety Council is
everyone TO drive and walk
safely this month. Don't spoil
Christmas with an accident.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
Kent County Farmers
Receiving AAA Checks
Icaallnusa iram rlrss rassl

county will be received at the ex-
tension Office, according to state
ment released recently by County
Agent Russell Z. Wilson, secretary
of the Kent County Agrieultural
Conservation Association.
Upon receipt Of these checks. card
notices are mailed TO the land own
ers and tenants and the checks are
released under the direction OF
Lyndon d. Caulk, treasurer OF the
association, but only those farmers
to whom card notices have been
mailed may expect their conserva-
tion payments Under new plan
Of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration the agricultural con-
servation checks this year include
the wheat and corn allotment and
parity payments, instead of being in
two separate checks as has been
the case in former years
AS rapidly as the 1941 applica-
tions for payments are received at
the county Office and approved by
the county committee, they are for
warded to the state agricultural
conservation Office in Newark. from
which they are forwarded TO Wash
ington. At the direction of r. Harry
Wilson, H. Clifford Clark and Err
nest S. Mattiford, members of the
county committee, the 1942 farm
defense plans have been distributed
to the farmers In this county by
the community committeeman, and
field supervisors are now checking
the 1912 wheat acreage. On these
farm defense plans the farmers in
dicated their intended agricultural
practices for the coming year, in
cluding their wheat and corn al
lotsments and allotments for spe-
cial crops, and sometime during
the late spring or early summer
these farms will be checked for
compliance with the 1942 farm pro-
gram.
In checking over the Information
obtained from the farm defense
survey, the county committee was
advised that farmers are planning
to comply with the phase of the
program relating to national de-
tense with reference to increasing
our food supplies, and that the in
creased production will occur in
those commodities which are need
ed by our own government as well
as by our allies in this second
world war. This agricultural con-
servation program is SO designed
that it can direct a program of
either decreased or increased pro-
luction to meet the requirements
If our nation and the allied coun-
ries, depending upon domestic and
world conditions.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19

Taylor bagged one more, then got
shot in the arm and had to come
down.
Il went out over Barber's Point
and shot down three more bomb
ers.
when l got back and the raid
was over, / found three bullet
holes in my ship-one in the pro-
peller, one in the motor, and one
right behind the pilots seat a few
inches from my head"
Were you seared?" the corre-
spondent asked the young army
airman.
Il don't know" he replied. 81
didn't have time to notice. l was
plenty excited and | mainly re-
member was mad because they
had caught us on Sunday morn
ing, SO went up and fixed them
Maybe / could have shot down
a dozen more II hadn't been ex-
cited"
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
MILFORD NECK
Milford Neck Church
Rev. Harry H. Conner. Pastor

49,
Sunday, December 21
1880 D. m. Sunday school. H. A,
Thompson, superintendent. The
Way to Peace: Acquaint now thy.
self with Him, and be at peace:
thereby good shall come unto thee,
job 22:21.
The M. Y. F. meets this Friday
evening, December 10, in the
church at 7;30 o'clock. The older
folks are invited to bring their
tree trimmings and help decorate
the Christmas tree. The Sunday
school Christmas entertainment
will be held in. the church Friday
evening, December 26. at 7;30 o.
clock. Mrs. Allie Webb, chairman
OF the program.
There will be an election of two
new trustees on Friday afternoon,
December .26, at Lao o'clock in the
church. AS many members as pos
sible plan to be present.
Mrs. Clarence e. Jester, organ
izer of the Women's Group for the
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
194I CORN LOAN PROGRAM
FOR DELAWARE PRODUCERS

Corn loans are now available for
producers in Delaware at a rate of
"a cents a bushel in commercial
areas and 63 cents a bushel in nom
commercial areas, according to r.
o. Stelzer, executive assistant of
the Agricultural Adjustment Adj
ministration for Delaware. Com
mercial corn areas in Delaware are
New Castle and Kent counties. Sus-
sex countX is designated as a non
commercial area.
To be eligible for a loan under
the corn loan program farmers
must have their corn stored on the
farm in an approved storage or in
commercial elevators. Farm stor-
age must AFFORD protection against
rodents, other animals, thieves and
weather. For those corn produc-
ers who are interested in securing
a loan, Stelzer says that a super
visor from the AAA committee will,
at the request of Delaware farmers,
inspect the storage space and Sc
cure sample of the corn. This
sample of corn will be used to de-
termine the moisture of the corn
since the loan rate of "a cents a
bushel is based upon corn contain
ing not more than 20.5 per cent
moisture and grading number
three or better.
Delaware corn growers may re-
ceiye loans on either shelled or ear
corn. In the case of shelled corn,
moisture content cannot be more
than 1876 per cent.
Corn loans are now available and
may be secured by Delaware far
mers until March 81, 1912. Corn
producers having excess corn on
hand who wish to put it under
loan should contact their local
county agricultural agent or their
county AAA committeeman for fur
ther details.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19
HAzING THE FRESHMEN

This is a time when formerly the
freshmen in colleges and schools
took a lot of grief. The wise and
lofty sophomores thought it their
duty to take the greeness out of
the freshman heart, by subjecting
him to various indignities supposed
to subdue his pride.
1t used to be said that these
measures tended to induce some
cocky boys to show more hAmility.
There were too many cases where
timid boys were cruelty treated,
and sometimes lasting injuries
were inflicted. Putting the fresh
man under the pump might not do
any harm if the weather was hot.
In the coolness of the autumn, he
might get a cold that possibly
would lead to pneumonia. Disci-
pline should be left to the authori-
ties.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19


defense outlook post. requests that
all women Of the neighborhood and
vicinity notify her If they will
serve on duty either as regular or
reserve.
Mrs. d. B. Greene visited Mrs
George Bond on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Longbotham Of
Chester called on Mr.. and Mrs.
John Macklin on Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gulick were
Thursday afternoon guests Of Mrs.
George Bond There was good at
tendance at the church last Sun
day. Subject of PASTORS sermon
was Hitch Your Wagon to the
Star, the Star of Christ" Plan to
be present this Sunday.
LET the Christmas spirit reign
in your heart and help somebody
along life's way"
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-19

FINE THING to sing about,
Home, sweet home but do you do
what you should in the way Of i'm
proyements to your home, to keep
il looking sweet?
Evening star., 1941-11-30
Look at all
the fun and action
you get with my new
ERECT0RS

It's colossal, boys %. that towering E
Erector army training parachute
jump. You build it yourself. Piece by
piece-with your own hands-you fit
the long cleaning girders together *
attach the rigging for the four para 3
chutes-and install the powerful
Erector reversing electric engine. and
now for thrilling fun. Give the action
signal by blowing the Erector whistle
-. throw your engine into gear and
your parachutes are hoisted up and up
until they strike the release mechanism.
Then, like flash they plummet downward
-unfold-and lazily float to the ground.
Now get load of that mighty Ferris
wheel. 1t whistles - tWinkles with light
operates in either direction at slow or
high speed.
You can build hundreds of spectacular
realistic mechanical marvels with one Eret
tor set. And how the Erector electro engir
makes them buzz with action! See my ne
All-Electric Erectors at your nearest t,
store today. Take Dad along.
A. G. Gilbert, Preside