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Evening star., 1942-07-26

hear file of guards tramping on either slde
His right wrist was linked to the corporais
left, while the pistol-armed officer marched
at his left
A brief march brought them to the shore
line. There Roger needed only to turn south
along the beach. He guided his captors past
the last of the waterfront fishing shacks. A
little way further on, an old bomb shattered
pagoda loomed against the night. Roger
stopped at the foot of the steps. The officer
flashed his electric torch up at the pillared
entrance They saw bat fly out and wheel
in zigzags down the beach.
This way" Roger said. He began ascend
ing the steps, still manacled to the corporal
and with the others hemming him in.
They came to the top step. Roger stood
under the very minaret whose chimes had
called him here. This way" he said again,
and walked through the dark, musty entrance
The officer flashed his torch around the
dusty, crumbling walls. Roger saw debris of
plaster and tile from the bombed roof. The
tramp of feet behind him, and the prick of
a bayonet at his spine, assured him that the
entire guard had entered at his heels.
OUDDENnY a stone flew from the dark and
knocked the torch from the officers hands.
At the same moment dozen shrouded figures
came diving in, slashing with knives. Roger
hurled himself face down to the floor, and
his manacled wrist pulled the corporal with
him. He heard half-choked cries and thuds as
men fell. Feet trampled him. This, he guessed,
was an ambush by Burmese patriots led by
Hinda Leigh. Each of the assailants must have
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"TEE TEMPLE BELLS 80"
Continued from preceding page

way, telling him to come back to that pagoda?
Fat chance he'd have getting there-through
iron bars and with sentries swarming outside!
Then again an answer to it jolted Roger.
A solution clear, simple, inevitable! He ratified
his cell door, shouted for the guard. Three
Japs came running from the office. One of
them was the toothy, wire-haired officer.
'I'll talk now" Roger made his voice sound
panicky. Three of US came out of the bush.
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picked his man, then dived from the dark
with precision to cut him down.
For not shot was fired. The jerking at
Roqer's wrist stopped. He heard heavy
breathing. A rifle clattered fiat to the stones.
Then moment of complete silence In the
pitchy blackness Roger felt hand gropng
at his wrist The hand was soft and small.
He knew it was Hinda's Look in the
officers pocket for the key" he whispered.
Minutes later he was outside with Kinda
They hurried down the steps and then hand
in hand, ran southerly down the beach,
"Is it far to your boat?"
mot far
When they came to the mangrove spit,
Roger saw that the tide had passed its crest
and was ebbing again. He'd need that out
bound tide, because he couldn't risk using
anything but oars until beyond earshot of
the land. After that he could use the motor
and be far down coast before daylight. 1t was
only fifty kilometers to an inlet which would
take him to the swamp hideout.
you'll be coming along too, of course"
Hinda smiled, shook her head. They didn't
see me. And besides, I'm needed here" Again
she wore the cape over her nurses uniform
It reminded him that she had two duties here
at Moulmein.
well, cheerio then" Roger said.
"Goodby, British soldier" she murmured,
and a mist grew in her eyes. He took her
cheeks between his hands and kissed her.
you'll come back - some day." she
asked wistfully.
AYE" Roger promised ME and the whole
British Army" He turned and stepped into
dark, smelly water, cropping through the man.
groves toward his boat.
The End
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ming teeth were like death-head's; Roger
knew the promise didn't mean thing
1T is not far from here" Roger said. Il
don't know the street names, but can lead
you there"
The officer gave orders. A guard was sum-
moned. Roger was taken from his cell and
manacled to the corporal. He was led outside.
A guardsrnan took position behind Roger,
with his bayonet at the prisoners back. The
rest of the squad, with fixed bayonets, formed
flanking files. The English-speaking officer
stood with drawn pistol at Roger free elbow.
"You will lead us there at once" he COM
manded.
Roger took down slope which was sure
to lead him to the sea. At every step he could
feel that bayonet prodding his back. He could
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Yet why should bells be ringing at bomb
wrecked and long deserted pagoda? Why
unless Hinda herself was ringing them?
Could she be tapping out some message -
keyed to the Ginning of the bells? Fantastic!
She might be smart - but hardly smart
enough to make bell sound dots and dashes.
Yet more and more he felt certain that Hinda
was ringing those old pagoda bells, and that
they were speaking to him.
Saying what? What could the temple bells
be saying?
Again thought Jared Roger. 1t burned
him like fever. He remembered line from
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We've been trapped there for
months. The other two -"
''Yes?" the officer prompted
eagerly. where are the others
hiding?"
"I'll show you the place - if
you'll promise not to
IF you cooperate with us,
you will not be executed" the
officer promised. But his grin
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Come back where? She was calling him
back, he supposed, to those same pagoda steps
where he'd first met her. Reasoning that far,
Roger felt futile and foolish and little cheat
ed. 1t was a mere gesture of sentiment, and
couldn't help him any.
But the bells kept ringing. The cadence
was persistent. Roger Beatty stood at his
cell bars, listening. All the dark Burma night
was silent, except for stirring in the palm
trees and the ringing of those bells. Maybe
it was more than just sentiment, after all!
Hinda was an Oriental, with centuries of
mysticism in her blood, but she was also prac-
tical, alert - and an agent of Empire lntelli-
gence.
Then the bell stopped ringing. Roger grim
aced bitterly. What had been the idea, any
Evening star., 1942-07-26

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Work Camay's milder lather over your
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chin. Rinse with warm water and follow
with thirty seconds of cold splashings.
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an old barracks-room ballad that
he'd heard a hundred times. And
it told him that, at this spot and
hour. the temple bells could say
only one message. It was simple,
clear, inevitable. He hummed the
line
The temple bells, they say,
Come ye back, ye British SOL
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
MILFORD. YOUNG WOMAN.
',.] WILL STUDY NURSING

-"
Miss Rae Russell, counselor at
the Childrei1's. Beach House on
Lewes Beach, will enter the nurses
training school at Hahnemann
Hospital, Philadelphia, on August
lS. The young woman, the daugh-
tergofs.Mr. : and Mrs. Playford Rus
seilS OF neal. Milford, was gradu-
atsd last year from the Milton
High School as ,valedictorian. of her
class. She rwill ,enter the training
athgol 1oh. a hospital scholarship.
While in school she received sey-
era1 typiHg awards and also was
presented with the citizenship
award at Beacon College for the
best all-around school citizen.
Miss Russell has been boys coun-
selor at the home for underprivi-
legged Delaware children since last
August. The home is operated by
group of Delaware women and
was the inspiration of Miss Lydia
DUPONT, daughter of Mr.. A. Felix
DUPONT and Mrs. Chichester du-
Pont.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
DRAFT EVASION NOW rs
MUCH LESS THAN DURING
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
CONTINUED from First Page,

"0minous as these figures an
pear" the magazine states, they
are really .heartening for they rep
resent only about three-tenths of
one per cent of the total draft reg
lstration. In the last war, four and
one-half per cent of the eligibles
were delinquent"
Federal policy in the handling of
draft dodgers is explained by j.
Edgar Hoover, chief of the .EBI,
who is quoted as saying that "our
first goal" lis to get men into the
Army rather than into jail"
ANY man." he promises, who
has made simple mistake and is
conscientiously willing to rectify
it, will first get chance to make
himself available for military ser
vice"
Pointing out that many cases are
based on ignorance of the law or
misunderstanding and are not de-
liberate attempts at evasion, the
FBI chief lists eight simple rules
which he says Constitute each reg
istralt's obligations under the Sc
lective Service Act" They are:
1. Always carry your registration
card.
2. Promptly fill out and return
your QUESTIONABLE.
8. When ordered to report for ex-
animation, induction or con
ference, do so promptly.
4. Always keep your, board in
formed of your mailing ad-
dress.
5. Notify your board of any
change in family ,satus or oc-
cupation that might affect your
classification.
6. Promptly carry out any in
structions your board may give
you.
Z. Don't advise anyone to try to
avoid the draft.
8. If you have made an honest
mistake in judgment or prin-
ciple, talk it over frankly with
your draft board or your local
.FBI officials.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

4 Christian>Sc Church Service
Report for, Sunday, August 8, 1912.
Subject: SPIRIT.
Golden Text: II Cor. BIZ
Where the, Spirit of the Lord is,
there lis liberty.
"A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: I Cor. 2:9.10.-But as it is
Written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which
God hath prepared for them that
love him. 10. But God hath re-
vealed them unto us by his Spirit:
for the. Spirit searcheth all things,
yea the deep things of God.
Correlatiye from the Textbook,
iScience and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: Symbols and elements of
discord and decay are not products
of the infinite, perfect, and eternal
All. From love and from the light
and harmony which are the abode
Oh Spirit, only reflections of good
can come. All things beautiful and
harmless are ideas of Mind. I
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
DEDICATED STATES FIRST
MOBILE FARM LABOR CAMP
AT WOODSIDE LAST WEEK
fcontlnued lrom Flrst raVel

to ?, crime with attendant evils
therefTom. Others by living in con-
gested districts and under insani-
tAry conditions sooner or later be-
dome public charge. Delaware,
therefore, and the Farm Security
Administration in self-defense has
established this first mobile farm
labor camp and should plan to es-
tablish others.
Finally, the. camp does something
t6 the campers. After the many
speeehes including the speech of
acceptance by the governor, a
camper named Willie, upon being
called upon, walked to the front
and lin broken, yet distinct Eng
lish, explained that they were glad
for this place and were going to
snow how glad they were, by prov
ing themselves worthy and by
Keeping the place clean. The first
sfep in resettlement, therefore, has
begun and it is felt that these new
o6mers by being given the proper
Start will become an asset to the
state rather than liability.
HComing to Delaware at time
when farm labor is scarce owing
tb the emergency, these workers
fiji a much needed gap in the
states plan to grow and produce
al much as possible. Those who
originated the idea of the mobile
farm labor camp as we'll as those
who pressed for its completion de-
serve the commeGdation Of both
the campers themselves and all
citizens of the
great state OF Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
WEDDINGS
ARGo- PENUEL

| AflNIO- = T Elm Oh1I
The wedding of Miss Susan C..
Argo, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubbard Argo of near Milford and
Joseph PenueI, son of Harvey e.
Penuel and the late Mary E. Pen
uel, took place on Saturday eve
ming, August /, at the parsonage of
Calvary Methodist Church, Milford
The Rev. Marion E. Hungerford,
pastor of the church, officiated. The
attendants were Miss Ruth Rother-
mel and Fred Bennett, both of Mil
ford. The groom is an electric well
der now employed at Vinyard Ship
building Company of Milford.
WARMER HALL
The marriage of Miss Maude A..
Warner, daughter Of Mrs. Addie ".
Warner and the late J. w. Warner
of Milford, and Mr.. Thomas L. Hall,
son of Mrs. Dora w. Hall and the
late George L. Hall of McMecheh,
w. Va, took place at the parsonage
of the Methodist Church, McMech-
en-, on July II, with Rev. George
w. Twynham officiating. The at
tendants were Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter A.. Lowe of Glendale, w. Va,
and only the immediate families
were present at the wedding. Mrs.
Hall is a graduate of the West
Jersey Hospital, Camden, N, j.,
and now is a member of the STAFF
of the Reynolds Memorial Hospital.
Glendale, W. Va. Mr.. Hall is now
associated with the J. H. Beam
Drug Company, MoundsyilIe, w.
Va. The newlyweds will reside at
716 Wheeling avenue, Glendale. a.
Oa 'tttN9'''
POWELL TROYER
Mr.. Millard c. Powell Of Harring-
ton, announces the marriage Of his
sister, Miss Nellie Powell, to Mr..
Raymond E. Troyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Troyer of Greenwood.
The wedding took place Saturday,
August 1, with the Rev. William e.
Hershberger officiating. The bride, |
a daughter of the late C. M. Powell,
is graduate of Harrington High |
School, class of 1910, and attended
Goldey College. The young couple
will live in Harrington.
LYNCH LEE
The marriage of Miss Ida Pau
line Lynch of Ellendale, daughter
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch and the
late ]. H. Lynch, and Charles S.
Lee, of Lewes, took place Satur-
day evening, May 9, in the Metho-
dist parsonage at Salisbury, Md.
The Rev. Hamilton p. Fox officiat-
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Bonard D. Moore
Of Glendale were the bridal at \
tendants. Mrs. Moore is a sister
IF the bride. MIR. and Mrs. Lee will
i've at Ellendale.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
FARMERS ADVISED TO
NOW PASTURE LANDS

To improve pastures and provide
better grazing for their livestock,
Delaware farmers are urged to in
clude moving as one of their pas
ture improvement practices. Ac-
cording to Claude Phillips, forage
crop specialist for the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service,
moving is one of the most neglect
ed phases of pasture management.
He has inspected pastures that
have not been moved, and reports
that as much as 25 per cent Of the
space in these pastures he in
spected were occupied with weeds
and tall growing tough grasses. In
these pastures, the farmers were
only getting feed for livestock
from three out of every four acres
set aside for pasture. ..
Phillips recommends that pas
lures be moved twice year, in
early July and in early September.
Moving will check weed growth
and keep clovers and grasses from
being choked out.
Weeds and tall grasses if they
are allowed to grow rob pastures
of moisture needed in the hot dry
days of August and early Septem-
ber.
Systematic clipping will stimu-
late new fresh, palatable growth
and will keep weeds from going to
seed. Destroying the weeds will
mean less weeds in the pasture
next year and prevent spreading of
seed to other areas on the farm.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
A. II. CULLEN DROWNS
WHILE ON VACATION

. Funeral services for Arthur H.
CULLEN, SO years old, Wilmington,
who was drowned in the Bohemia
river off Hacks Point, Nd, Sunday
morning, was held at 2 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon in Clarks-
Vile. Quillen, vacationing near
chesapeake City, Md, was boating
With Alfred Brintoh of Wilmington
when he fell from the craft and
drowned. His body was recovered
later near the Bohemia bridge. He
operated a service station at Sec
drid: and Union streets. Whining
TON, and is survived, by his wife,
Mrs. Eotties d. Quil1en; his parents,
Mi: and Mrs. David QuiIlen, of
ana the following broth
sistAFs:a Harry and Clara
CULLEN! Of Dagsboro, Mary Quillen
sfss gifilsde eiphta, .ahd Dorothy Quill
M sbfs Sfiiyrria. - :, ~
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
'CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE
CHATTER

There was a surprise for us all
Friday. A birthday party had been
planned for Miss DUPONT at her fa-
theirs Rehoboth cottage, and we
were invited. We didn't know it,
though, and neither did Miss du-
Pont until the truck, arrived for us.
By that time we had been told, and
Miss dupont realized we were cell
ebrating her birthday by a straw
ride to Rehoboth, where prepara-
tions had been made for real sur
prise celebration. We played in the
garden, went down on the shore,
where plans had been made to have
the picnic. However, there was
such a wind that it had to be
changed to the garage, where the
patriotic decorations were most at
tractive and the food most deiic-
ious. AS the storm was about to
break, we were ready to start back
to the Beach House. Before we
reached there in the severe storm,
because of drowned out wires, we
had more fun waiting in the truck
on the way. We had grand time
celebrating Miss duPont's birthday,
thanks to Mrs. Felix dupont.
Miss Brewer, who has been coun-
selor here since last winter, was
called to take a position at the Sea-
ford nylon plant Tuesday morning.
Miss Kathryn Warrington came to
relieve her as boys counselor.
James and June left us Saturday
and Harry on Tuesday. These three
have been here a long time, and we
shall miss them.
We had many guests on Sunday.
The parents of John, Lee, Betty,
Eleanor, and Bobby were here.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
"TRUE TO THE ARMY"
AT THE REESE THEATRE

Again the Reese Theatre, located
at Harrington, hits the bullseye,
with the announcement of the COM
ing of the riotous comedy of mill
,tary life, "True to the Army" with
Judy Canova, Ann Miller, Allan
Jones and Jerry Colona. This SEN
sational comedy will play a three
day engagement at this popular
theatre, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day, August 3, 10 and IL.
For an all round out and out good
time one cannot miss this singing,
dancing, musical hit that is now
creating hilarious laughter all over
the U. S. A. The complete program
Of the Reese Theatre appears in
special advertisement in this news
paper.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
SUSSEX DUSK-DAWN
ALERT, FEATURED BY
.RLACKQUTS, rs SUCCESS
lcontlnued from Flrst Pagsl

-
/ The first blackout came at 8 p
M. and all regulations were i'm.
mediately enforced. Traffic was
halted and only defense aides were
permitted. outdoors. ,Forty7five min
utes later the all-clear sounded and
the alert was resumed. The Sec
ond blackout was around mid
night. State police, under the di-
rection of Lieut.. Charles B. Knox,
assisted Wardens in the outlying
areas. State police arrested a Sea-
ford motorist, George Ellis, for
driving with headlights. Ellis was
scheduled for a hearing before the
Seaford city magistrate Wednesday
morning. y
e1s Complaint Received
Mayor Evans said only one com
plaint was received. .Harbeson
headquarters reported that refec-
tion OF Lewes lights made the alert
there ineffective,
He pointed out that the general
aim of the test-to determine how
well prepared the. various units are
to meet an emergency-was achiev-
ed. early in the, period as all divis-
ions Of. the civilian defense setup
swung into action at the first sig
nal. ), y, -
Milford, Houston and .Bridgeville
used aerial bombs to announce the
blaekouts. to the rural districts
while in the Milford Neck section
farm bells were rlng. Seaford and
Blades officials. called the test "the
most successful so far"
! The canteen division at Milford
had its Z first blackout work. Wo-
men, under the direction of Mrs. j.
s. Willis. prepared sandwiches and
coffee and members of the motor
corps led by Miss Dorothy Der
rickson, distributed the food to de-
tense workers unable, to, leave their
posts. ,....,
The North Milford Medical Cen
ter is directed by Wallace F. Nc
Faul, and the South Milford center
Is directed by former Mayor Harry !
j.. Pettyjohn.. rte'.-
I. The larger towns all reported
eaheavy bombings," Medical centers
at Milford handled gas victims and
persons injured by bomb splinters.
Areas there and in Seaford,
and Laurel, were rop-
ed off as bombs destroyed water
mains. Street traffic was contin-
uslly being rerouted by auxiliary
police as damage mounted
Because of the length of the
alert, defense organizations in most
towns operated in two shifts, Civ
Ing each group a work period dur
ing blackouts.
1T was the second dusk-to-d dawn
alert for the Delaware section of
Delmar; that area having partici- i
pated in the Maryland test. Tues
day night the Maryland part of the
town returned the compliment.
Two Kent county towns, Houston
and Lyncf's Heights, also took part
as they are Under the jurisdiction
Of the Sussex organization.
The participating communities
were: Milford, Lynch's Heights,
Houston, Lincoln, Milton, Bridge
Vile, SeafordI Greenwood, Blades,
laurel, ,De1mar, Selbyville, Frank
ford, Dagsboro, Millyille, Ocean
view, Georgetown, Ellendale, Har-
beson and ;Fenwick Island.
n
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
BUTTON WORKERS, BUY
$4,000 WORTH OF BONDS

Employees of the various plants
of the Excelsior Pearl and Plastic
Button plants purchased over $3,-
900 worth of war bonds during the
month of July, according to David
Sloan, who is in charge of the pay
roll deduction purchase plan for
these plants.
The pearl works employees of Fed
eralsburg and RidgeIy, Md. bought
$500 worth of bonds during the
month; the plastic workers contri-
buted another $500, and the Milton
plant another 5000 worth. More
than. 80 per cent Of the employees of
all three plants have signed up for
10 per cent payroll deduction.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

The Millwood Church Aid held a
victory picnic" yesterday (Thurs-
day. in the Millwood Grove, adjoin-
ing the church.
A committee from the Brother
hood and Sunshine Glasses of Cal
vary Methodist Church met on Mon
day evening, and planned their
usual annual frankfurter roast, to
be held on Wednesday evening, Au-
gust IL, hours 6 to 9, at the Milford
Bathing Beach and Playground.
Games are being planned, and an
enjoyable evening is anticipated.
U B there. They'll be looking for
you.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
COUPLE CELEBRATES
GOLDEN WEDDING DAY

Mr.. and Mrs. John Arterbridge,
of Lewes, on Friday, July 81, cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary. A family party was held
Thursday night, The celebrants
have four daughters and son.
They are: Mrs. Elizabeth West, of
Harrington; Mrs. Margaret Paris,
of Milford; Mrs. Ethel Williams
and Mrs. Mae .Smears, of Lewes,
and Staff Sergt. Thomas Arter-
bridge, of Camp Pickett, Va. They
also have II grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Arterbridge
are in health. '' - . ~ '-'''-'