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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-02-28

faithful in the performance OF
her duties.
Sparks is the name of the
paper published at Fessenden
Academy in Florida. On the
faculty there is Miss Beryl E,
Warner whose original home is
Bangor, Me.
Duke Ellington packed three
thousand in Symphony Hall on
Monday night for the holiday
dance given under auspices of
the Esquire Club. Big atten-
dance has been the rule at ES-
quire Club entertainments but
Mondayni gifts crowd was the
largest in the clubs career. 1t
speaks we'll for Boston dance
goers thatdeS pite the enor-
nous size of the crowd, mostly
young couples, excellent order
was maintained throughout the
evening. The dance floor was
damned to the almost absence
of the proverbial elbow room
but the. dancers appeared not
to mind it so long as they
could just move with the
rythm. Older patrons and
some younger folks too occupied
all seats int he two balconcies
where they remained all even
ing watching the merry throng
below and listening enraptured
to the Dukes sensational swing
renditions.
Mrs. Agnes M. Allen and
daughters were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Allen
and son last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Van Hise of 81 Windsor
st. is nearly recovered from a
severe cold.
Mrs. Carrie Christy of "a
Claremont Park spent several
days in Worcester this week.
Mrs. Louise Ross of 70 Harold
St.. who was confined to her
home for several weeks with a
touch" of the flu is now prac-
tically recovered and able to
be out.
The Sept Soeurs Club meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Mar
garet Taylor heard a fine re-
port of the successful whist
party held on Feb. 16 at 1895
fremont st.
A concert sponsored by the
| Carter Post Ladies Auxiliary
and Colonial tea featured
the Washington Birthday en-
tertainment at the Army and
Navy Center. Participants in
the concert program were w.
H. Wooten and daughters, Err
nest O'Banyoun, Marguerite
Toy Bailey, Mrs, Fuller, Con-
stance Moore, Lucille Heggie,
Cynthia Bellegrade, Mrs. Har-
ris, Director Arthur WilliareS.
For the tea the Canteen Corps
girls of the MWDC, Coed Girls
| Club of Cambridge, Barbara
Duncan, Cynthia Davis, Ger
trude Smith, Sara ConyerS,
Bernard Lewis, Florence Leon
ard poured and served. The
tea was sponsored by Mrs. Ha-
eel McCree and Miss Alice
Flowers, Center staff members,
Mrs. Powell was mistress Of
ceremonies at the concert.
The goth anniversary of the
King Solomon Club, Deacon E.
D. Lumpkin, president, Vas
held in the Twelfth Baptist
Church, Rev. w H. Hester, Pas
tor, Thursday evening, Feb. 26.
Mrs. Lillian Bynlloss was mis-
tresS of ceremonies The pro-
gramme included; History Of
the Club, Mrs. Alice Duncan;
Vocal Solos, Mrs. Ruth Digger,
and Mrs. Georgiana Moore;
Readings, Mrs. Victoria Lang
ford and Mrs. Henderson's adj
dress, Rev. M. j. Minor; Reports
of Clubs; Selection, Sunshine
Quartette; Remarks, Deacons
R. w. Brown, Hon. President,
w. Fields, Past President, Ed
L
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

what he expected. The brakes
were burned out.
A group of laughing, excited
girls hoped out and picked their
way through the mud. Behind the
wheel sat a bit of fluff, her hat
cockeyed over her curlS, wordlesS
her cheek damp with sleet and
tears.
He could feel her trembling with
fright. lie carried her into the
station and set her down by the
stove.
"Now you're all right" he
soothed. "Of course you were
scared-driving a. car over a
mountain i'm a Storm"
She didn't answer, just hung
onto his hand.
"You shouldn't have tried It,"
he scolded. ut was dangerous"
She gulped and smiled a little.
so THEY WERE MARRIED
ooh, that wasn't what scared
me-" she said. cit was what
that man on the train said. He
said your outfit was being sent
on somewhere else.
ANY minute you'd leave. he
said. And there was that old
train stalled. 1 was scared 1
wouldn't get here In time TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
SELECTIyE SERVICE

Then along came Selective scrv-
ice. Jim turned his shop over TO
an assistant. and hoped they would
let him tinker with engines in the
army At the last minute he felt
a wave of loneliness about going
away and leaving nobody behind.
Most guys had wives or sweet
hearts. That last night he was
dancing with Dolly. and her check
was soft on his, and, against his
better Judgment, he blurted out a
proposal. She stared at him with
those big. blue eyes.
But I'd he scared every
minute YOU were away and yOu'Il
be gone IA whole year" she
walled
Oh well, he knew he'd been a
fool TO ask her.
She wrote 10 him at camp. and
sent nm CigaretS and her picture.
When he had leave he took her
dancing and 10 movies, and didn't
say any more about getting mar
rIcd There are plenty of girls of
The brave and modern type. Maybe
he'd find one.
AT this time he was az a Motor
Transport Station in West Viz
'ginIa, and his Job was driving 4
lccp. This would have been an
easy job on the fiat roads of
Indiana. but the road he drove in
West Virginia combined the best
features Of those two standard
amusement attractions the Roller
Coaster and the Whip. f,
Halrpin curves wound round a
mountain. whore one side went
straight up and the other went
straight down. Dolly's letters
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

Combat Insignia Stamp No.
IL, bearing the insignia OF
FIGHTING SQUADRON NT-3
The mischievous and alto
gether complacent Felix"
created by Pat Sullivan and
endeared to the hearts of fun
loving America has Joined the
armed forces. since the
malevOlent and unprOyOked
attack of Dec. Z. 1871. on our
beloved land, this capricious
little fellow has turned grim
and war-like without losing
his -typicallY American sense
Of humor. Many of those who
followed the antics of Felix i'm
childhood were among the
ones to fall at Pearl HarbOr,
but there are many more who
will rise 10 avenge them.
Originally he had been
adopted by Fighting Squadron
Three when its primary mis-
sion had been that OF bomb
ing. Today he Is slightly out
of character with his bomb
held at arms length TO indi-
cate the squadron's chief
function, for the men who call
him their mascot have been
assigned to more specific
fighting tactics. But he will
ride with them, come what
may. They would not have it
otherwise.
Combat Insignia stamp. Design Copy
right, 1912, Hearst Publications, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

driving over the mountain to the
halted train. Jim offered TO drive,
but nots optimiStically.
AT worst they would slide down
ravine, at best they'd get stuck
in the mud. But he could not bear
10 think of Dolly arriving here at
night, with no one TO meet her.
The poor kid would have a fit.
SHE MAKES THE DRIVE
The sleet storm had turned TO
hard, pelting snow. The road was
freezing over TO a treacherouS
combination of mud and ice.
They were fitting chains on the
wheels of the rented car, when
some one looked up the mountain"
1.-THE road can't be too bad"
he said. THAT car got through"
Down the corkscrew decline
tipped a pair of headlights, at
dizzy speed, shutting around whip
curves, hidden now and then by
rocks. 10 reappear coming even
faster.
The car behaved crratically 1t
dashed into town without slow
ing, plowed along past the sta
ton. then bumped into an open
fccld and halted, brought up by
the heavy clay. Later Jim found
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
cuddly as kitten. but not nearly

cuddly as a kitten. but not nearly
as courageous.
Besides spark plugs, snakes,
blood and rifles. She feared mice,
sudden noises like backfires. being
alone in the dark and well. the
list was long. jim determined not
10 fall in love with her. Not that
ne crayed an Olympic champion or
an Amazon
But fellow needs a wife with
some Spunk and common sense.
not a iIttery bit of golden haired
fluff Why. 81 he married Dolly
he'd worry AT the shop for fear She
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
An Old Fool!

waving after him. She had been
afraid to marry him when she
thought he would be at camp a
year.
Come a war. and she drove a
brakeleSS car over mountain
road 10 get 10 him. She had been
scared that she would not have
baby, and not a whit scared OF
having one.
Corporal Jim gave it up. But
he felt pretty secure about the
home front. He figured it this
way. Suppose an enemy PARACHUTE
iSt landed near Dolly. Shed start
running on her high heels.
She would see a field mouse.
This mouse would scare her so
badly that She would run smack
into the parachutist and stab him
down with a pair of nail scissors,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
CUTE AS A KITTEN

Jim carried her suitcase 10 his
car. He moved a basket of rabbits
he had killed, from the front seat
tn make room for her. One furry
body slipped out. and she screamed
again. For minute he hoped she
was going TO grab him around the
neck, but this time she merely
crinkled her nose, and her soft
little mouth quivered.
Don't tell me. Let me guess
he said. you're afraid of rab-
bffs."
.There's blood on those" she
said.
On the drive 10 Indianapolis. she
told him that her name was Dolly
Diskell, and that she had gradu-
ated from Lake County Beauty
College, and was offered a job as
manicurist II she reported az the
"Vanitee Shoppe" tomorro
Thanks 10 jim. she did
And from this on he saw a lot
OF her. She was as cute and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Hold NLRB Election

Approximately Is employees OF
the Cadillac Gage Company, S016
Prairie avenue, will vote Wednes-
day in National Labor Relations
Board election.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

were tull OF warnings 10 ne care
full. He grinned sadly. She was
no sort of girl TO build up a hero.
THEN PEARL HARBOR
Then came Pearl Harbor. Came
declarations of war-one, two.
three. Jim. along with most of
the other men. gave up the notion
of Christmas leave. He wrote
Dolly he wouldn't be home She
wrote back that, in this case, she
would be there.
ASK the general for Saturday
evening OIL" she wrote. Tell
him ] said il was important. and
will he he sweet about it,"
Jim did not repeat this message.
but he did get a pass out of camp.
ON Saturday evening, along with
group expecting wives and sweet
hearts. he stood on the station
platform in a Slcct storm, waiting
for the train.
The station agent broke the
news. a freight had been dcrailed,
blocking a bridge.
The passenger train was held up
at the next station north, five
miles away Might not get through
before midnight. and at that time
most of the men had TO report
back. .
They discussed renting a car and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
THE END.

TOmOrrow's short story:
MARY Ann Psychiatrist," by
Alma and Paul Ellerbe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
Daily Short Story
BY ROBERTA YATES

"A fiuit who's scared Ot every
thing. Especially these days, when
a woman should be as brave as g
manor drawer Corp Jim Dor
man knew this lie didn't want
10 love this nun named Dolly. bat
how could he help himself
One fall he was up in the lake
country of northern Indiana, hunt
inc game and he found Dolly
Standing IN the middle az lone
some side road beside a stalled
ia!apy. she Was. This was. of
course, before he ever thought OF
being a corporal Il was away
back before anybody thought of
selectivc service. Remember AL
most two years ago
Anyway jim came out of the
woods and saw this girl and the
jalopy. and he stood there Cog
Cling in am82emcnt al her antics.
She had the hood up, and she
was pokrng al the engine with a
stick, the end Of which was wrap
ped in handkerchief 4 gun
sounded IN the distance.
She dropped the stick and put
her hands over her ears and stood
there. trembling from her topply
high heels 10 her piled UP golden
curls that made her look like a
little girl playing al grown up.
ACUTE COLLAPSE
When the crack. crack stopped,
she picked up the stick and began
poking again, very earnestly
What in sam Hill are you
doing? Jim asked
She jumped and squeaied be-
cause she had not heard him APP
proach.
''Cleaning spark plugs" She
said. with dignity.
'Well. WELL" said jim. $50
that's how you clean spark
plugs"
Maybe II does take longer
this way" she admitted. But
I'm scared of an electric shock
touch them Oh dear"
Her big blue eyes filled with
tears. First get lost, then the
car stops. And I'm scared IN
lose out on a Job unless l get 10
Indianapolis soon"
Jim said gently. as one humor-
ing harmless lunatic:
LET me look"
II was as he expected Nothing
was wrong with the spark plugs,
but everything possible with every
thing else. The ialopy had acute
collapse. Moreover the silly girl
had left on the ignition and step
,,ed on the starter at frantic inter-
us so now there was no juice.
SNAKE CAUSES IT
"if you want that job you'd
er come with me-" Jim said.
Ell send an undertaken to
1T this corpse"
"T'n scared somebody will
:, e."
"TslIe my word. they will
:" he said. II run an auto
r shop in indianapolis. and
i.row. To steal that car they
81 a tow rope and another car,
n l. they have any other car
.;ry won't want this one"
She was still hesitating when a
make wriggled across the road.
II was small. apologize snake,
looking for a winter sleeping COM
partment, but you'd have thought
1t was a cobra
The fluff flung her arms around
Jim's neck and hung on, scream
ing and kicking her heels up TO
keep them off the road. Her
cheek was soft against his and
her curls tickled his ear. He
waited a minute before he assured
her that the snake was gone.
Then she discontinued herself
and stood there holding her toes
close together, like a frightened
child. Obviously she was afraid
to leave her car and she was a
little afraid of Jim, but she was
more afraid 10 stay there alone.
I'm afraid of snakes" she
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
marry you before you left"
az. y said Jim. will be hanged

And so they were married
Dolly took a fiat in town and
stayed there through the winter
until the Motor Transport Corps
really was ordered on, 10 a destina-
ton where wives could not follow.
They came TO the last minute
on the station platform. Dolly
picked that minute TO tell Jim
something. He turned pale.
"Are you sure ?" he begged.
81 was scared 10 tell you be-
fore, for fear 1 was mistaken"
she said. snow I'm absolutely
sure. Isn't IL wonderful? To
have a real baby"
JIM GIVES UP
but you can't-AIl by your
self won't be here"
Jim wobbled and she put hand
under his big elbow in support.
I'll be frightened about you"
he cried.
She patted his shoulder as one
might a small boy.
There. there" she said. "You
do get scared about the silliest
little things"
He hung out the train window,
back at the bit of fluff
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

was marooned at home on a table
TO get away from a mouse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-30

were full Of warnings TO be care
full He grinned sadly. She was
no sort of girl TO build up a hero.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15
Japanese Are Landing
 Upon Guadalcanal
Continued from Page D

destroyers during the lombard ment.
 4. On Oct. IA:
 (a) During the afternoon Guadal- canal airfield was attacked by two seaparte groups of enemy bombers, each with fighters escort. Our fighters were unable to intercept the first flight, which contained about g. During the second at tack they shot down nine of the IS bombers in the group and des- troyed four fighters. One U. s. fighter as lost.
 5. On Oct. IS:
 (a) During the early morning (re- ported in Navy Department Com munque No. 152) enemy transports covered by destroyers, cruisers and battleship, ere sighted of Save island. This force proceeded to land troops on the north coast of Guadalcanal island to the westward of our airfield. An aircraft striking group attacked the enemy ships and reports indicate that three direct hits were made on one transport and that two other transports were left burning. The Japanese battle ship as damaged and one enemy fighter was shot down.
 6. Other enemy forces including heavy units have been sighted in the vicinity of Guadalcanal.
 '. U. s. army troops are par ticipating in the defense of Guadal- canal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

learned to admire and to trust for their records of unself1sh perform ance."
 This new combination has cre- ated some ridiculous problems for the candidates of both old parties" the Socialist gubernatorial nominee said, pointing out that Governor Hurley and his Republican oppon- ent, Raymond E. Baldwin have been hurling charges at each other. 50 far as the public is concerned, they aer probably both right" May or McLevy said. "But what is the leader of the Senate, MT. Coles, to do about this? He is the Democratic nominee for senator and he is Re- publican nominee for senator. Does he side with Governor Hurley, or does he side with MT. Baldwin. How do he and Senator Mulvihill make up thir minds where they stand on the questions being debated in the campaign?"
 DenOunceS Corrupt Politics
 eff Democrats were as loyal to labor and the people as few so- called labor leaders now claim they are," Mayor McLevey asserted, T would not, today, be mayor of Bridgeport. No candidates of any party, now or ever, have more faith fully devoted themselves to the in- terestS of the working people of Connecticut than have the candi- diates of the Socialist party, from top to bottom. The worekrs of the state know this. The people of Con- recticut know this. In this wartime election of 1942 there can be no sounder contribution to the war ef- fort and to national unity; no safer investment in preserving our free- dom here at home; non surer way of denouncing corrupt politics that the old-party machines try to cover up by fusion and fake issues, than by electing the Socialist candi- dates"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-15

between Guadalcanal and Tulago, were covered by destroyers, cruisers and battleship.
 Our airmen attacked these enemy ships and early reports indicated that three direct hits were made on one transport and that two other transports were left burning. The Japanese battleship was damaged and one enemy fighter was shot down."
 Washington, Oct. 15.-(UP)-Text of Navy department communique No. 153:
 South Pacific Gall dates below are east longitude):
 1. Dispatches from our forces in the south Pacific revealed the fol- lowing chronological developments leading up to the current battle in the Guadalcanal area.
 2. On Oct. 12:
 (a) During the morning, Army Flying Fortresses bombed the air field and shore establishments on the Island of Buka. Fires were started and 10 wrecked or damaged bombers and fighters were observed on the ground.
 (b) Army bombers hit and set fire to one cargo ship and at Buin damaged another. Six enemy fight CTS were shot down.
 Co Navy and Marine corps air. craft attacked enemy ships south of New Georgia Island (erported in Navy department communique No. 149).
 3. On Oct IS:
 (a) During tlle afternoon the air field at Guadalcanal was twice bombed by enemy aircraft. Three enemy planes were shot down and Olie U. s. fighter was lost.
 (b) By nightfall U. s. auxiliaries had landed achievements for our troops at Guadalcanal. Although the ships were attacked by enemy bombers, no damage was suffered and our ships unloaded and with drew.
 (c) During the night of Oct. is- l4, the airfield and shore installa- tions at 0uadalcanal were heavily bombarded by an enemy surface force believed to have contained battleshlps, cruiser and destroyers (reported in Navy Department Communique No. lB2. Shore bat- teEiss scored three hits on enemy