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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

Pvt. Ford Brainard. L. 6. Marine
Corps, surprised his wife by com.
ing from san Diego. Cal, for visit.
He was also a guest at Milan with
his brothers and their wives, Mr..
and Mrs. Glen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald Brainard. His mother. Mrs.
Harry Brainard, came from Alma to
visit.
Lloyd Freeman. who Is in the
War Training Service at Spokane,
Wash. sent word to his parents, Nj
and Mrs. A. Schultz!~that he had
soloed
Seaman Second Class Glen Dur
ham. who has completed his boot
training at the Great Lakes Station.
Chicago, and has been spending a
nine.day furlough with his wife
here, has returned to Great Lakes
Il a short stay, after which he will
be sent TO an aviation ordnance
training school.
Mrs. Carl Furtney and daughter
Marilyn went 10 Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri. to visit Pvt. Donald
Furtney who is stationed there with
the Combat Engineers. Upon ar.
irving they found Donald with an
unexpected three day pass so they
Immediately returned home for the
week end. Donald has two medals
for expert craftsmanship. One he
earned on still targets. the other on
moving targets; scoring 173 out oil
a possible 200.
Air Cadet Norman r. Christian
has been transferred from San An.
tonic Aviation Cadet Center a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
WILLIAM (. GoTTs

William E. Colts died on Martz
Rd., Saturday afternoon about 4
o'clock OF heart disease.
He was the son Of Edward Colts
and was born in England Sept.
%, 1864 He was an Odd Fellow
and a Past Noble Grand OF the
Oddfellows. In 1887 he married
Miss Effie Williams who died in
1922. From this marriage there
were three sons and daughters,
Carl B. Cots Belleville. Mrs
Grace Russell OF Santa Anna. Cal.
and Earl f. Colts, who lived
IN Tugunga, Cal. Mr.. Colts
married Laura Mallion; she died
in 1885. He then married Anna
Young, Stony Creek, in 1897 and
she survives him. He also is sur
vived by Miss Ida NJ. Colts, St.
Paul. Mimi, eight grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
Mr.. Colts came from England
when one year old and remained
in this vicinity. He had been a
constable of Ypsilanti Township
for sixteen years.
Funeral services will be at Ste.
vens & Bush Funeral Home at
1870 p. m. Tuesday, and Rev.
Charles ]. Carey will conduct the
services. The Odd Fellow service
will be used. Burial will be in
Udell Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Federation Of Women
Meeting Well Attended

Among Ypsilanti women who at
tended the Washtenaw County Fed
Grafton OF Womens Clubs in the
Saline Methodist Church Saturday
were Mrs. ]. T.. Quackenbush, Mrs.
Harry p. Church and Mrs. l.. k,
Chase from the Woman's Study
Club: Mrs. J. NJ. Hover. Ladies' Lit
erary Club: and Mrs. Harvey Wood
bury, county treasurer, from the Re
search and Summit Study Clubs;
Mrs. James Beach, spencer Club
At the business meeting opening
at 10 O'Clock, officers for the en-
suing year were elected. Mrs. A. f,
Armstrong, Ann Arbor. was elected
president, and Mrs. Harvey Wood
bury, was reelected treasurer. An
nual reports and reports OF work
committees were read.
Luncheon was served al noon and
in the afternoon the Saline Wom-
ans Club presented a patriotic skft
entitled "Aud Truth Goes March
ing On" DR.. |. Metzger OF the State
Hospital gave a talk on Mental
Health in War Time" and Henry
Burgess. a teacher in the Saline
schools, gave a talk on home gar
dening. Miss Nina X. Preston, Ann
Arbor, explained about the nurses
scholarship and Mrs. Charles Jor'
dan. Saline, reviewed the state con.
vention in Jackson in March.
Vocal and instrumental music in
terspersed the talks. The new Off
GERS for the year were introduced.
Sixty-six were in attendance rep
resenting Is clubs in the county.
Mrs. ]. II. Owens is leaving this
afternoon for Washington D. c.,
where she will spend two weeks
visiting with her husband. Her
mother. Mrs. Jesse Goodwin, Frank
lin. Ind. will stay with Ann Owens
while Mrs. Owens is 10 Washing.
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r w. Kimmel spent
Sunday in Battle Creek with
friends.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Meat

Continued from Page One)
atiyes Of the War Food Administra.
ton, the OPA. food rationing divi-
sion; the OPA. price division. the
quartern aster general corps, and
top men In the meat industry GOV.
ering pork. beef, small stock and
canned meat.
Quarterly and yearly require
ments for meat by the armed fore
es. civilians and lend.lease agen.
cies will still be determined by the
ALLEGATION authorities in Washing
ton.
The move in the meat situation
came as grocers in 1870 metropolit.
tan areas today put into effect the
new specific ceiling prices on
canned peas. corn, tomatoes, toma-
to juices, peaches, pears, pineap-
pie. fruit cocktail, and green, wax
and snap beans. In some commun-
tiles, 1t was said, specific ceilings
have cen worked out for canned
baby food. lima beans. beets. spin
ach, carrots and sauerkraut.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
HOLD VIOLATORS

Detroit, Mich, MAY Tins
The FBI today continued their
roundup OF draft violators, with the
announcement late Sunday by John
5. Bugas, Detroit chief OF the FBI,
that his office has already corraled
"a men in the Detroit area Con-
tinuing into its fourth consecutive
day, Bugas said that although the
roundup extended over several
southeastern Michigan counties, all
but seven Of the A. men arrested
are from Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Fine Points in Bridge
BY SHEPARD BARCLAY

offender must pass on his next
turn.
6. A double of a bid by the
doubler's partner obliges the dou-
bier to substitute any proper call,
and his partner must pass there.
after.
7. Same penalty as stated In q
applies to a redouble Of a bid
which has not been doubled.
8. A double or redouble Of q bid
which the offender or his partner
has already doubled or redoubled.
as the case may be, Is deemed to
have been a pass. also the oppo-
nent to the left Of the offender
may cancel the previous double or
redouble, II he wishes, and the Of
Tending player and his partner
must pass thereafter.
A double or redouble. before the
auction opens, Is Cancelled; the Of
fender may in turn make any
proper call, and the offenders
partner must pass whenever II Is
his turn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
No County Fair
Being Planned

Frank W. McLane. Ypsilanti
county fair president, announced
that a unanimous decision to can
eel the Washtenaw County Fair
this year has been reached by
board members. Economic con-
ditions was given as the reason for
the cancellation.
II. S. Osler. county agriculture
agent announced that there will
be a All sponsored livestock show
at which prize monies will be
awarded. A meeting OF the coun-
ty All council, Washtenaw All
leaders and Service Club men,
bers will be Wednesday to make
plans for the All fair.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
EMIL n. PRINCE

Emil II. Prince, who passed
away Sunday morning at HIS at
his home, S21 Ann ST., was born
in Maybee, Mich, Oct. 20, 1882.
He moved to Ypsilanti in 1880
from Tecumseh and belonged to
the Lutheran Church at Ida, Mich.
He was employed by the Michigan
Central Railroad 81 years.
In 1908 Mr.. Prince married Miss
Mary Brown and two children.
John Prince, Grand Rapids, and
Miss Ruby Prince, Ypsilanti, were
born 10 them. Mr.. Prince married
Mrs. Mary II. Barnes in 1882.
There are five stepchildren. Arth.
ur. Chester, and Leona Barnes.
Mrs. Eleanor Harrington and Mrs.
Donald Beamish, this city.
Also surviving are his wife, one
sister. Mrs. Rose Cole. Petersburg,
Mich, one grandchild and seven
step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at the
Stevens & Bush Funeral Home
Wednesday morning at 1920. with
Rev. Walter B. Heyler officiating
and burial will be in Highland
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
YpsiLanf Briefs
Gives Advice

l.. J. Miller, S0i n. Hamilton St,
advises mechanics and others to be
cautious about putting essential
tools in their automobiles. He says
he has been virtually an unem-
ployed man since his automobile,
containing his working tools, was
stolen here May s. Police who
broadcast the larceny and conduct
ed a search for his car have not
yet found 1t. IL was four door 1888
tan car and carried license No. w.
1854. and was stolen from the rear
OF the store at 1l6 w. Michigan
Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Outdoor Sports Enjoyed
at Legion Oh pen House

Junior hostess members OF the
American Legion Service Club, and
their soldier guests enjoyed an
other OF the weekly Open Houses
held at the American Legion Home
Sunday evening. Games and dancing
were enjoyed. and part OF the eve
ming was spent in playing horse
shoes and SWITCHBOARD on the out
Of door courts. Refreshments IN
the form OF a buffet supper were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bachman.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane chamberlain,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Feldkamp, James
Waite, and James Maloney were
chaperones, while junior hostess
committee chairmeu were Miss
Marcia Geddis and Miss Rita Block.
Friday evening members OF the
Junior hostess organization heard
talk by 1t. Sarah Hudgens, OF the
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
1t. Hudgens. a WAC from Fiat
Rock. S. c.. is at the CDNO Offices
in the City Hall each Wednesday
afternoon from Il to 5 p. m. for
recruiting service. She discussed
WAC life and told OF qualifica-
tions for the work. and following
her talk answered questions OF the
group.
Following this Mr.. Maloney. who
is director of USO activities in
Ypsilanti, was introduced, and an
swered questions OF the hostesses.
Senior hostesses present we're Mrs.
Harold Augutus and Mrs. Robert
Wizard. Mrs. A. J. Whitmire was
also a guest.
Following the meeting refresh
ments OF punch. and cookies were
served by Miss Alice Heck. and
Miss Margaret Menzi. co-chairmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schrepper
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wizard Will
be committee members in charge
of the Wednesday evening dance
for servicemen to be in the gym.
nasium OF the Ypsilsnti High School
from 10 1880 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Calendar Of Social Events
TODAY

Stein Circle Church
with Mrs. Leslie Russell
lambda Chi Omega Sorority omit social meeting
Past Noble Gands Washtenaw Rebekahs
LaNerne
Queen City knights Pyhas meeting
o'clock. X. p Hall
Yplant Lodge number 54S IOOF o'clock odd Fellow Hall
Ypslan Ypan High School, Ypsilan
High School
Townsend Club $50 cooperative dinner and bring
table pass Miss Belle sol Ferris ST.
TUESDAY
Ypant Club cooperative
dinner meeting D. Program Juvenile Delinquency
talk Chief OF Police Dan L. Patch Miss Ora Mae Hartley
chairman
lpslanu Christian Temperance Union 2:3O
Charles
Phoenix Lodge number F A. NJ, Masonic Temple
lodge
Capsule Sisters Club o'clock with Mrs Myron Ashby
Girl troop five $50 Roosevelt; troop H. o'clock, Gil
house; . John Is, o'clock,
Brownies 49, Prospect.
Red Cross sewing and knitting five, Wech Hall
Tuesday Contract Bridge Club luncheon with Mrs Carl
Lindegren.
Victory Sewing Club postponed until Tuesday Meet with
Mrs. S T. Drscoll 2l2 y. Hamilton ST.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Prisoners Nav
Receive Mail

Letters may be sent to prisoners
Of war through the ordinary mail
as soon as the next OF kin receives
official notice OF capture. Mrs.
Merle Malin. executive secretary
of the Washtenaw Red Cross, an
nounces.
All such letters. no matter
where they are mailed or to whom
addressed. will be forwarded from
New York by the Red Cross. Mrs.
Malin says. Such letters should
be brief and Of purely personal
nature, with no mention OF war.
politics. shipping. war production
or defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Tuesday

Tuesday
NBC-12 Noon-Words and Music;
2:45 D. m.-Hymns OF All Church
es;;
6:00-Music by Shrednik.
CBS-3: 00-Elizabeth Bemis at
new time;
4:30-Perry Como's Song;
5:45-Keep Home Fires Burning.
BLUE: 30-Farm and Home
Program:
2:30-Victory Half-Hour:
6:15-Listen TO Lulus Songs.
MBS-11:30 a. m.-Yankee House
Party:
2:3O p. m.-Nashville Varieties;
6:15-Drake Civic Symphony.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
SYSTEM LACKING

Detroit, Mich. May 17-INS-The
Office OF war Information reported
today after survey OF is war
plants that those having no system
attic plans for reducing the causes
OF absenteeism have nearly twice
as high rate OF absences as those
which do have such programs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

Serving Their Country

San Antonio TO Ellington Field,
Texas, for bombardier pre-flight
training.
Pvt. Vernon Hammond, Camp
Claiborne, La. is spending 12-day
turlough visiting with his parents
here
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Why?

CONTINUED from Page One)
One traffic control point along the
route checked 100000 military We.
hicles passing thru from January
to the end OF the campaign. The
railroads handled 1885 cars.
The capitulation OF the Axis in
Africa ended some difficulties Of
supplying the armies, but the cap
ture OF $4,000 prisoners has ere
ated a new headache as result of
the increased demands for rations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
MRS. MAY M'GREcoR

Mrs. May McGregor died Sunday
1fternoon at Jas. Efforts are be-
Ing made to locate her daughter.
Florence Smith. wife Of Ray Smith
living north OF the city. Friends
may call at the J. E. Moore Funer-
al Home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is
anxious that Finland retain is AN
Gent borders" and hopes for post
war league OF nations among north
ern European states. the Foreign
Policy Association said today. The
association pointed out that Fin
lands existence as an independent
state is OF vital interest to Swe-
den.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
MRS. ANNA PROCTOR

Mrs. Anna Proctor, formerly OF
Denton, and lately of 256 W. Grand
Blvd, Detroit, died in st. Mary's
Hospital, Detroit, Saturday morn
ing.
She is survived by her children,
OTIS. William. Anna and Frances.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Tuesday morning at O'Clock
from st. AIMS Church in Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

NEW YORK.-UP-Funeral ar
rangements were being planned to-
day for Harold ]. Dibblee, vice pres
ident and mead OF the booking de-
partment of Madison Square Gar
den. Dibblee, 81, died OF heart all
ment yesterday. He had been in
poor health for the past year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

Tonight
NBC-7:00-Fred Waring Time;
S:00-Geraldine Fitzgerald in
Nurses Under Sealed Orders;
s:30-Margaret Speaks. Songs;
9:0O-Voorhees Concert, Helen
Traubel:
800. Q. Quiz;
1O:30-lnformation Please from
New York and Hollywood,
Fifth Anniversary.
CBS-7:15-Ceiling Unlimited, Joe
+. Brown:
S:00-Vox Pop;
S:30-Gay Ninetles:
9:00-Radio Theater Talk OF the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
At Fashion Show

Miss Grace Falconer, OF the Dixie
shops, is in Hollywood attending a
fashion show OF early fall merchan.
disc by some OF the leading Holly
wood designers. From California
she will go to Dallas, Texas. where
the smartest fashions in the sports
wear line are being created today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Sparks Cause Fire

Sparks from the chimney caused
a minor roof fire at the home OF
Leland Bachman, 410 Locust ST..
about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The fire was extinguished by the
fire department.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Loo ated Here

Mrs. William Burbo, Trenton, re-
ported missing from her home Sat
urday was located here by police
early this morning at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Bert Porter Of the
Salvation Army.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
Pick OF The Air Today

Town:
10:00-Red Shelton in "Whlstling
in the Dark"
BLU-7:30-Lone Ranger;
S:S0-True or False:
9:00-Counter Spy:
9:30-Spotlight Band Parade;
10:35-Rhythm Road.
MBS-7: 30-Mystery Hall;
S:30-Better Half Quiz;
Capitalization Board;
11:30-Recorded Radio News
reel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
National Broadcastlna Company

RED NETWORK -WLW 700, WV
b $50. WHAM 1850. WMAQ $40.
BLUE NETWORK-WXYZ 1910,
Columbia Brosdcastlno Company
WJR $50. WBBM $50, WCKY 1880,
WFBM 1860, VICAR 1880. WBNS
1860, WOOD 1910.
BLUE NETWORK-WOWO 1870.
Mutual Broadcastlng Company
RED NETWORK WLW 700.
BLUE NETWORK - WLW 700.
CKLW 500, WJBK 1890.
WLW 700, WGN 720.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17

dealer: North. North.South
vulnerable.)
II the heart A and ] take the
first two tricks, and West makes
the very bad return Of the spade
4, how should South play to res
cue as much as he can from the
wreck Of an overbid and doubled
l-Spades7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
ATTENTION
CITY SUBSCRIBE e RS

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wishes all subscribers to re-
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and promptly. In case OF poor
or non-deliyery OF the Daily
Press phone the Press Office
at 40 before 8 p. m. or . p. m.
Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-17
WALTER J. THORNE

A change has been made in the
funeral services for Walter j..
Thorne. They will be Tuesday at
2:S0 at the Geer Funeral Home, and
burial will be in Udell Cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
81 say you wanta keep quiet, you

81 say you wanta keep quiet, you
understand mel"
There was menace in Eds tone
Pat would not have heard him but
for the fact that he had to shout
it, and she herself had been pulled
and crowded close behind him
Only now. in fact, did he release
her wrist.
1t was not easy to extricate Lo-
raine. The safety belt had 10 be
unbuckled. She was stiff -muscled
from sitting SO long and the crowd
was jostling the ship. But big Ed
lifted her, pulled her right out OF
the plane. He managed to keep
up a sort of running hullabaloo
while about 1t, and Pat saw him
deliberately push two or three
men into positions that screened
what he was doing here. Pat was
appalled, Was the man actually
trying to punish Lorraine? Do her
bodily injury? He perhaps had
cause TO, but he hadn't indicated
any such wrath!
That wasn't the answer, of
course.
Because next moment Pat felt
big Ed manhandling her own self.
He lifted her like a child, pumped
her down in the passenger seat!
"Sh-h-h-h, don't talkI" he
growled once more. at her ear.
Lorraine discovered Pat, then.
What are you doing?" Lorraine
shrieked,
DON'T CROWD UP LADY,
Ed roared now. dominating every
body and pushing Lorraine back
ward. STAND BACK. STAND
BACK. PLEASEl THE PHOTOG-
RAPHERS WANT TO GET A
PICTURE OF CAPTAIN CARR S
GUEST"
what are you do-?" Lorraine
began repeating 1t, but her voice
was downed out and Ed himself
was subtly forcing her away from
DON'T CROWD uPl" He was
still roaring. good-naturedly. LET
THE LADY PASSENGER HAVE
A CHANCEi'
other gentlemen - western gen.
tlemen - heard that, and began to
help him In all good faith. Army
men Joined In. All at once chiv-
airy and hospitality we're In full
play here. Photographers were
squatting and squirting and click
ing their boxes. Jimmy Carr was
engulfed In Army men.
Facing the cameras with genu'
inc adjustment, Pat Friday
finally realized that she had beer
adroitly substituted as the pas
senger againI with the crowd en-
tirely unawarel
Ira ~ Cantinaaada
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19

QUICK CHANGE
CHAPTER XVII

Beautiful Sky Harbor here at
Phoenix had nearly 10000 people
out to welcome the man and girl
flying across the nation in a sail
plane. One reason was, free barbe-
cue. A local meat packer and
rancher, Unfortunately proud of his
town, had made a deal with officials
ut the flying fields.
''This valley around Phoenix, 4"
he said. sis now the second largest
aviation center in America. You
Army fellows planned big soar
ing carnival for Captain Carr. All
right, we hometown folks can
chime in. I'll furnish the meat If
your Army cooks will make the
barbecue. I'll get pickles. bread
and music too"
All Of this was as western as the
sunset itself. WesternerS will ar
range a barbecue for the slightest
or no reason! This time. they had
Q reason: distinguished flyers from
all neighboring states were to be
here, young men and women pio-
neering the new field of soaring
as q big-businesS and big -adven-
ture enterprise. At Thunderbird
Field and Luke Field as well as
Sky Harbor sailplanes had been
dotting the air all day as contest
entrants arrived from surrounding
states. Los Angeles had team of
experts. So did albuquerque, Ell
Paso, Denver. San Antonio. and
Salt Lake City. This was to be the
biggest soaring meet in history.
The approach of Captain Jimmy
Cars transcontinental glider was
announced to the crowd by loud
speakers. His was a craft dec
Grated in brilliant gold - anything
but camouhagedI and the rides
cent quality of the paint was
heightened by Arizona's slanting
sun. The plane was still gleam-
ing, shimmering. like feathers Of
some gigantic hummingbird, when
Jimmy set 1t down on a runway.
Pat Friday, being half led, half
dragged by pilot Ed Bryan. felt
new admiration for the craft as
they ran toward 1t.
But Ed" Pat demanded again,
rwhat do you intend to do?"
@Sh-h-h-hl" he pleaded. you
stick by me. You Just do exactly
like / tell you
"But-but-"
sThere'll be a bunch of photog-
Tnphers and reporters and news
reel men again, Miss Pat. You
know how to act your part"
sDut what do you mean? Why
am do"
The golden ship was only 100
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
BY oREN. ARNoLE

yards off now and had come TO g
full rest. Pat and Ed trottee
among the group OF dozen or sc
mechanics and field officials who
were the first to fan out. But
other people we're leaving the
crowd, Pat observed. In a minute
or so the plane would be sur
rounded.
Miss PATTI Ed Bryan MUIR
INJURED. 1T was your picture they
took at Elmira and Cleveland and
Chicago, Don't you see?"
II know, Ed. But"
"There haven't been any stops
between Chicago and here. That
itself is a kind of record, for two
scatter towed flight in this country
over these mountains and all
And So"
II know that. But you know
and I know that Lorraine Stuart'S
in there with Jimmy. And She
likely TO act up, Ed! mean. If she
sees me here. We don't want to
make a scene!"
mo, and we don't want any
thing to mess up this whole stunt
either This trip the captains max
ing. Coast TO coast"
"Of course not. But what will
we do? Us?"
Let me handle this. You stick
by me. don't ask any questions
and do just like you're told"
Ground crews held the golden
sailplane and would have pushed
1t on up close to the main crowd
but saw the crowd itself coming
The people seemed to flow ou
here like waters of a food. &c
Bryan, still holding tight to Pat
was among the six or eight mer
who ran to the fuselage as Jimmy
pushed back the transparent hood
Hello. everybody" Jimmy shout.
ed, grinning.
A hullabaloo of greetings followed
And-the next 30 seconds were 9
strange melange to Pat.
She caught q glimpse Of severa
men all trying to shake Jimmy'i
hand at once. Another glimpse oi
Lorraine Stuart. smiling from the
passenger seat behind him.
Next moment. she saw big Ec
Bryan sort of lunge In front Of
Lorraine and begin to lift her bod
lily from the seat. Everywhere
people were shouting. laughing
talking, all at the same time. amid
happy confusion. Lorraine was
saying something. or trying to.
what are you doing here?" Pat
heard her shrek at Ed Bryan.
Business. missl" she heard Ed
shout back. "You wanta keep
quietl"
"What?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-19
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