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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-04-22
CHAPTER VIII

The day after Pam lunched
with Mark happened to be quar-
ter day and Teddy Banks called
a taxi and drove down into the
swarming street where Fosdick's
hive rose imposingly. He found
the old lawyer in his usual mood;
he looked Teddy over with his
lizard eye.
you've been gambling again"
he remarked dryly, drinking,
too, I should imagine from your
eyes. Of course you're after
money"
Teddy nodded, not at all abash-
ed, but seated himself on the edge
of the table opposite and dang
ling his walking-stick between
his knees.
I'm broke" he admitted cheer
fully; ''stony broke!"
"Humphp Fosdick began to
turn over some papers. He had
no valid excuse for holding up the
legacy, but he wished he had. He
despised the young man heart
lily; there was nothing in Teddy's
makeup that appealed to him.
81 suppose you're in debt, too, as
usual?" he snapped.
mot so Deep" Teddy assured
him affably; Il got five hundred
out of Landon on a wager, got 1t
cold!" and he laughed uproarl-
ously, suddenly recalling Lam
don's rage at subsequent events.
Fosdick swung his chair around
and eyed him viciouly. You're
a young reprobate," he observed
dryly, what was the wager
about?" I didn't know Landon
could afford to lose that much"
Lose it," Banks laughed again.
"He did more than that-he
burnt five hundred dollars up in
a rage"
Fosdick, who valued money and
had had to work for it, stared
hard at young Banks. Hes
drunk" he decided, frowning at
him darkly.
But Teddy, enjoying his own
joke at Landon's expense, ex-
planned. He explained in detail,
even to the fight in the smoking
room and the holocaust of the
money.
MRS. Lynn had frozen me out.
She's down on me, and I vowed
I'd get even. I have! She's invit-
ed the fellow in and had him to
dinner. And now,'' he gurgled
with mirth, "Landon's black with
rage because he's making love to
Pamela Rodney! Landon's dead
set that way himself, and he can't
do a thing-not bally thing!
Mrs. Lynn would fire him if she
found out he'd brought fellow
in out of the street, you know; he
might have been a whitewig, any
thing, on a wager!"
Fosdick, who had listened in
sheer establishment, found the
key to Pam and Mark in the tea
room. He knew at once how the
girl had been fooled. He red
dened to his scanty gray hair; he
ought to have told Burleson yes
terday!
"You deserve a thrashing, you
young reprobate!" he said to
Teddy Banks, with the candor of
an old man who had been friend
of Teddy's grandfather and
guardian of the Banks money for
thirty odd years. 'You and Lam
don both deserve to be sent up
for disorderly conduct! You've
done a pretty piece of work be-
tween you. You don't happen to
know the man you introduced in
to Burleson's house, to his sis
ter-in-law and his niece, do you?
OF course not! You picked up a
man in the street and Landon
palmed him off on them as a
friend of his! That's the idea
a friend of his and yours, too?"
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j EX EGO
" by, Mary Inlay TaylorAXn SfNT

mot on your life! I don't come
into it; Mrs. Lynn had cut me
out. It's up to Landon."
Cup to Landon-Yes!" thund-
cred the old lawyer, striking his
fist on his desk, 'but it's up to
you, too, because you made the
bet; you got Landon into it. He's
dumb fool, anyway! Now, !
ask you, young man, who's this
fellow? D'you know now"
Teddy waved his walking
stick airily. Search mel! he
said.
Fosdick leaned over his desk
and thrust his gray face forward
until the light caught the ugly
glitter in his eyes. "Pll tell you
what you did, you young idiot,
you," he said sharply; you and
Landon picked up an ex-convlct
in the street and sent him into a
friends house, sent him to meet
a pure young girl-an ex-convlct,
d'you hear?"
Teddy Banks slid down Oft the
table and stood gaping in sheer
amazement, his mouth open. "Oh,
l say!" he gasped, aren't you
putting it on too thick? The fell
lows a good looking chap, pretty
decent sort-looks like a gentle
man."
Fosdick uttered an inartlculate
exclamation. Il know him very
WELL" he said grimly; i've
known him for years. l knew
him when he was sent up; he was
seventeen year old-a good look
ing young chap then. He's serv-
ed his time and he's out. Just the
same, he's an ex-convict and you
and Landon sponsored him"
The venom in Fosdick's voice
carried conviction. Banks stared
at him soberly; he even turned a
little pale.
"Say!" he lowered his voice
apprehensively; what was he up
for?"
Murder" Fosdick shot the
word out with such violence that
the young man jumped. Muir
der-killed his old uncle for his
money; raped him over the
head in his office and tried to
clear himself afterwards, and
couldn't"
Teddy Banks was a reckless
youth, not given to much serious
thought on matters of moral
Judgment, but the word murder
came as a complete surprise. Al
ter all, he and Archie had taken
an awful chance!
He looked glumly at Fosdick,
hardly daring to believe what he
had heard. He had known that
Archie would be on the spot with
Burleson and Mrs. Lynn for
bringing an imposter into their
home, but now Fosdick had just
told him - incredible!-that this
fellow, this Mark Grant, had
murdered his uncle for money!
Good Lord!" said Banks weak
ly. His knees felt shaky under
him. The full significance of the
thing that he and Landon had
done began to dawn on him. He
thought of Pam; Landon evident
ly believed that this this murder
er was making love to her! Even
Banks had a perception of such
things hidden somewhere in his
vapid young personality. For the
first time he was seized with
qualms of conscience. why did
MT they hang him." he cried,
suddenly angry at the chance the
convict had to undo them all. 1t
was a beastly shame not to have
hung him and prevented it!
"Circumstantial evidence" Fos-
dick growled; "he got sixteen
years. Good conduct let him out
some nine months earlier. For all
that, he's guilty"
Banks groaned Il say-I never
thought of such a thing!" he ad-
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VIII Americans Be More Tender With
Their Money Than Lives Of Their Sons
U. S. Treasury Department
Courtesy King Features

Washington D. CA blunt challenge whether Amer
leans will be tender with their money than with the
lives their u S. citizens they
the appeal of the government to put additional 13
billion dollars into the fight in the next three weeks.
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Aid to Enemy

"Any American who wilfully
neglects to pay his taxes ON
time or to invest every cent he
can in War Bonds is surely CIV
ing aid and comfort to the
enemy We have Job to
do and we are all called for
service to our country. Our
dollars are called to service
too. Let us all ask. ourselves,
Shall we be more tender with
our dollars than with the lives
of our sOnS?'" - Secretary
Morgenthau.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

FOR SALE-by owner House, &
rooms and bath. Nicely decorated
fireplace, double garage. Large lot.
Fruit trees, poss ession about
March LIST. Phone 904-J or 9l6l.
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dealer: South. Both sides yul-
nersblel
What deceptive defensive play
is East likely TO get a chance TO
use on this hand II South plays II
at a contract Of 5-Diamonds
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NORTH WASHINGTON st s Room
house, bath, steam heat. inlRld limo
leum In Kitchen garage, two blocks
from High school. $1,000. II. Poet.
50 n. Huron St Phone 1871.
FIVE ROOM HOUSE for sale.
I46 n. Devons shire. north of
Ennrga Road
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WHAT CAN YOU AFFORD?

THAT IS an important question
when you are playing rubber
bridge. 1t comes up just as def
nitely in the play as in the bid
ding. When you need all Of the
tricks in your trump suit In order
to make a game contract, 1t Is up
20 you to use the method most
likely to produce that result. II
you can afford one loser. but are
down IL you lose two, then a safe
~ play may be in order. In those
rare cases where you can afford
two losers. but not three. II is
sound bridge TO deliberately give
up two tricks IL in doing so you
make sure you can't drop three.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

3 ROOM HOUSE bath hot water
heating system, cement basement
garage block from Fast Michigan
Ave, > blocks from \. q l.. store.
Price 1880 terms. II. PeeL - y.
Huron St, 1871.
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Wanted To Buy

WANTED TO BUY. Five or six room
modern cottage In better part Of
city. Must have garage. preferAb-
IS hot water and stoker heater.
Priced reasonable Address Box
MS, Press
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SECRET AGENT xs
Just Kids

1XS LEAPS TpRct'eH TIE SKA5HeD
SroRE WINDOW AFTER THE FLEEING
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Classified Advertising

CLASSIFIED RATES. PAYMENT WITH ORDER
consecutive insertions fOlows;
One Three days.....ioo Six days.,...so
Advsrsins ordered for insertion take: single time
lines Count line
sgesa rates for yearly sdvertsng upon request -
VIII responsible than incorrect insertion
Call 49, for Ad Taker
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: ROOM HOUSE bath hot water
heating system. cement basement,
garage block from Fast Michigan
Ave. J blocks from \. q l.. store,
Price s2750 terms. H. Peet, ~ ~.
Huron St, III
WITHIN easy driving distance Of
Bomber. Cottage, sand Lake. Irish
HIS. modern furnished complete.
gas stove, electric icebox, dishes,
bedding, furniture, fireplace, gar
age and boat, livable, months OF
year move right in, small down
payment, balance same as rent
Call or write A. !. Foster. $40 Cal
vert. Detroit Mich, Townsend
6sll6
NORTH WASHINGTON 81. s Room
house, bath, steam heat. inlRld limo
leum In kitchen garage. two blocks
from High school. 5000. II. Poet.
50 n. Huron St Phone 1871.
FIVE ROOM HOUSE for sale.
I46 n. Devonshire. north of
Ecorse Road
FIVE ROOM bungalow, nice corner
on Holmes Road, S2,7O0. Terms
H. Peet, SO y. Huron St Phi. 1871
GARAGE HOUSE, ceiling paneled
near corner Harris ST. and Holmes
Road. $1,000. Terms, $500 down
II. Peet. SO n. Huron St, Ph. 1871.
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Is Attractive New Homes on
Dwight st. Consult T.. Il. Syl-
Nester, 307 u. Forest Ph. 4i9.
SIX ROOM bungalows sun parlor;
bath. furnace; garage. large lot,
we'll located. Price 1880 terms. II.
Peet. 50 n. Huron Phone 1911.
MODERN apt. house, 4 apis. Hard
wood floors, baths. furnace,
large, cheerful rooms, beautiful
spacious grounds, 100 n. frontage
xaO0 IT. in depth. Large shade
trees. Also small house with 2
lots In rear. Price $4,000. Terms.
II. Peet SO n. Huron. Phone 1871.
SIX ROOM-newly built home COM
plctely modern Lot 5o-l35 II. .
mi. from Bomber Plant. $500
81 600 down. las Jerome.
WAYNE--9 mos. old. rooms. space
for rooms 2nd II. Duo Therm
oil heat large corner lot trees
shrubs, walks. bl. ia bus. $500.
Terms. 352l2 Avondale off n
Wayne Rid.
FOR SALLY owner House, S
rooms and bath. Nicely decorated
fireplace, double garage. Large lot
Fruit trees, possession about
March list Phone s04-J or 1851.
Houseo FOR Kent
COUPLE TO SHARE Home within
10 miles Bomber Plant. Apply be-
tween 81 p. m. $500 Willow I'D.
Milan.
FOR RENT-Modern well Furnished
home. Must have reference. Near
Bomber plant. 499S2 Ecorse Road.
Gilbert Jones.
Wanted To Buy
WANTED TO BUY: Suburban house
five or six rooms. must be mo-
dern. with garage and located on
pavement and within business
driving distance OF Ypsilanti
Must have water. lights and be
priced right. Address Box M.
Press.
WANTED TO BUY: Five or six room
modern cottage In better part OF
city. Must have garage. preferab-
~ hot water and stoker heater.
Priced reasonable Address Box
Ms, Press.
For Sale or Rent
FOR SALE OR RENT-smal home
suitable for couple rooms. wash
room and bath. u mile west Of
Telegraph Road, III block north
OF Ford Rd. 5964 Highvisw, Dear
born Township, A. 4. Wacker.
Real Estate Wanted
LIST YOUR HOUSES today with us.
Income houses. also residential.
wanted. Buyers waiting. over %
years real estate experience. II.
Peet, 90 North Huron 81. ReAltor.
Phone 1871
Suburban Property
LARGE house. bath, furnace, nearly
one acre. $500. Terms. II. Peet.
50 y. Huron, Phone 1871.
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Harry Calvin welsh, also known as
Calvin welsh, Deceased.
PnrMAnr nLncrIoN


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10. i943
TO tho Qualified Electors of the
Township OF Ypsilanti. Notice IL
hereby given, that n Primary Flee
ton viii be held In said township
on Monday, February 10. 1913 ut
the Ypsilantt Town Hall $50 Ford
Dam Road.
For the purpose OF placing In Nom-
nation by all political parties par.
ticlpating therein, candidates for tho
following offices, viz:
Supervisor
Clerk
Treasurer
Justice OF the Peace
Member OF Board OF Review
Four ConstableH
Highway Commissioner
The Polls OF said Election will he
open Mt 1900 o'clock n. m. and viii
remain omen until 500 o'clock D. m.
Eastern standard Time OF said day.
Signed:
Lillian NJ. Sheppard.
lpsllant Township Clerk.
Adv. si0S
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Announcements
Legal Notices
YkKKk ADM1rIsTRArroM AG
COUNT

~ eshAa
STATE or MICHGAN. The Pro.
bate Court for the County OF wash-
tenaw.
At session OF said Court. held at
the Probate office In the City of
Ann Arbor In said County IN the
2Sth day OF January a. ID. 1913.
Present. Hon. jay U. Pray. Judga
OF Probate
In the Matter OF the Estate Of
Harry Calvin welsh, also known as
calvin welsh, Deceased.
Raymond X. Klaasen, Administrat tor,
having filed I'm said Court his final
administration account and his petit
ton praying for the allowance there"
Of and for the assignment end dis
tribution OF the residue OF said estate
1t Is ordered, That the LIST day
OF March A ID. l9i3. at ten o.
clock in the forenoon. at said Pro-
bate office, be and Is hereby APP
pointed for examining and allowing
said account and hearing said petit
tion.
II Is Further Ordered. That pub
lie notice thereof be given by pub
LEGATION OF copy Of this order. for
three success iye weeks previous to-
said day Of hearing In the Ypailantt
Daily Press newspaper printed
and circulated In said County.
JAY q. PRAY. Judge OF Probate
A true copy
Nora q. BorEert. Register of Probate
Adv. 4-2is
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Fine Points in Bridqe
BY sHErARD BARCLAY

trick. And II the Q and J were
doubleton in one hand. he would
lose none.
Playing carefully. he laid down
his heart A to see what would
fall. II only small cards had APP
peared. his best next play would
have been the other top honor.
But when the Q was downed. he
planned a safety play. II that was
from the Oh doubleton, the other
honor could be dropped and an
extra trick scored by playing the
X next. But II 1t was a singleton,
that would not work. The safety
play was to count East for all the
other trumps.
Doing so. he led the heart 4.
prepared TO play low from dummy
IL the ] went on and. when It did
not, coming up with the 10. This
forced out the J. Later he was
able to hnesse the heart s against
the 9 and thus lost only one trump
trick, making his contract.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11
Houseo FOR Rent

COUPLE TO SHARE Home within
10 miles Bomber Plant. Apply be-
tween 81 y. m. 1920 Willow Rid.
Milan.
FOR RENT-Modern well Furnished
home. Must have reference. Near
Bomber plant. 499S2 Ecorse Road
Gilbert Jones
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Home Builders Executive
Lauds Private Housing

part OF the war housing pro-
gram, as outlined by MIA Ad-
ministrator Blandford. They
must have assurances, however,
that the rules I'm the game will
not be continually changed, ms
they have been in the past. IL Is
felt necessary that priorities,
when issued, have basic integrity
and that projects once started
may be expeditiously completed.
Considerable apprehension Is
felt In many states over bills
that are being introduced to
permit the construction of public
housing by the state govern
ments, with public funds. In
some cases, they would take over
and make permanent the con-
structlon IF the FPHA projects,
being built under the Lanham
act. which provides for their diS-
position at the termination I Of
the emergency"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Announce Talks
.0nCityP|dnning

The Citizens Housing and Plan
ming Council. through the courtesy
of the Detroit Art Commission. has
arranged a series of lectures to be
given in the small auditorium OF
the Art Institute at 8 p. m. March
2. 9, 1S and %. The speaker next
Tuesday evening will be Alex Linn
Trout who is a special lecturer on
housing and planning at Wayne
University. a consultant for the
national resources planning board
and executive secretary Of the
Citizens Housing and Planning
Council of Detroit.
On March 9, Arthur c. Scheifle
executive secretary OF the Huron
Clinton Metropolitan Authority
will be heard. All lectures are free
except the one on March Is.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Taft Proposes
House Program

RICHMOND, Va. Feb y tUP)
Senator Robert "A. Taft last
week proposed that Congress make
preliminary studies for national
housing program for the 10 years
after the war.
Speaking before the National
Association of Housing Officials
Taft said he believed that housing
is a proper field for government
action and government subsidy.
IL believe the government can
well afford 10 devote a very sub
stantiaI sum every year 10 pro-
mote housing" he said.
II should like To know. how
ever, just how large that sum il
going 10 be. and feel reasonably
confident that II that sum IL pro-
vided for 10 years, all the people
Of this country Will be well
housed"
Taft said the overall national
program should give equal conSid-
Grafton 10 all wage groups.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Real Estate
Selling Higher

Despite war and rent control,
real estate selling prices hold at
least 10 last years levels in SO per
cent of cities throughout the
country, and they are higher today
than they were year ago in half
the cities. Volume of sales has
slackened In just about half the
cities. Only one town in every
four has found war enlarging its
real estate turnover.
This is the report made by real
estate boards of 253 cities in the
fortieth semiannual survey of the
real estate market made by the
National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards.
New war housing construction Is
expected to fall off this year out
side of exceptional war areas. With
civilian home building and other
construction out for the duration.
demand for vacant property is
expected 10 slac ken further in
three cities out of five. Subdivision
activity, already sharply localized.
will abate further in five cities out
of six. the report adds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
NelU Order Simplifies
Problems of PRIORITY Aid

Problems OF Michigan business
firms and private individuals need
ing occasional priority assistance
will be greatly simplifed after
March under a new step in de-
Capitalization of War Production
Board activities.
James f. Wilson, deputy re-
gional WPB director in charge of
priorities. reports that. under
terms OF new administrative
order just signed by chairman Don
aid NJ. Nelson. applications for
priority assistance on Form PD-1A
may be filed with any WPB dis
trict office and WPB regional
offices are authorized 10 assign
preference ratings 10 deliveries of
materials valued at 500 or less.
Heretofore, said Wilson, these
applications had to be sent to WPB
in Washington for rating consid-
Grafton.
The preliminary value limitation
Of 500 will be stepped up progress
sively as WPB field Offices assume
greater responsibilities, he ex-
planned. 1t is expected that within
six weeks more than so per cent
of all PD-1A applications will be
handled entirely in WPB regional
Offices.
WPB Offices in this area where
these applications may be filed
after March l, include: Regional
office, Detroit. Mich; district Of
fees. Grand Rapids. Saginaw. Iron
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Suggestion
Imprinted Furniture Ideal
for New Homemakers

Not only the young home
planner' but almost every house
wife is interested in implanted
furniture. And the interest is
worthily placed. for implanted
furniture has many advantages.
To begin with, it is inexpensive
enough to come within the scope
of the most limited budget, and
secondly. it may be painted 10
harmonic with any room scheme
Furthermore, it is an excellent
investment for those just starting
TO keep house. II serves TO pinch
hit" until the budget allows for
the coveted mahogany or walnut
furniture. After it has served its
time as the nucleus of the home
furnishings it may find its way to
the upper floor. reprinted for the
childrenS room. or even sold al
comparatively little loss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
MISC 10 Hold
Warm Air School

Michigan State College has an
nounced the twelfth annual Forced
Warm Air Conference TO take
place March Dps inclusive. Prof
Lorin G.. Miller reports that the
conference will be devoted 10
methods Of improving efficiency in
warm air heating systems, thereby
saving fuels.
The college now has a subStan-
tial number of registrantS for the
short course; and il is suggested
that reservations for attendance
be made we'll in advance of the
school dates. Reservations should
be addressed to Professor Miller.
Sponsored by the National
Warm Air Heating and Air Con-
Association. the confer
ence will have Harold s. Sharp
president OF that association, As
guest speaker at the annual ban
quet March "a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Insulation Saves
Both Heat and Fuel

Insulation pays dividends in
health as we'll as in fuel saving,
heating authorities report. In an
uninsulated room the temperature
near the floor level. where the
children play. often is many de-
grees cooler than al the adults
head and shoulder line There is
much less variation in tempera-
ture from floor TO ceiling when
the walls are finished with in
sulating board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28

Returning from an extensive
tour through northwest and west
ern cities. Frank w. Cortright,
executive vice president of the Ma
tional Association of Home Build
ers of the Unised Sta tie S,
commented or the privately con-
structed war housing which has
been completed so far. He stated
that in all areas where he met with
large groups of builders he found
the permanent construction an ex-
ceptionally fine job.
knowing as 1 do" stated
Cortright, "the restrictions and
lack of materials which faced
the entire building industry last
year. and still does, i was aston
ished az the really fine war In
dustry housing which has been
done nv private builders.
without exceptio !. the build
er have proven their willingness
and ability to complete their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-28
Architects Exhibit
Begins Tuesday
Show TO Be Held All
Month at Art Institute

An exhibition Of photographs
and original architects drawings
Of representative Detroit buildings
comprising cross section Of De-
troit architecture from 1923 "a
1913. will be held at the Art
Institute March 2 through 81. This
will be a show which links De-
troit'S architectural past with its
present and which reveals, by
means OF photographs and plans,
the evolution of building tech
niques.
Hawkins Ferry, Detroit architect
who arranged the exhibition and
wrote the foreword TO it. explains
that this evolution comprises a
series of attempts TO adapt Euro
pean styles TO American buildings,
followed by the simplification and
elimination OF those stylistic traits
in favor Of more organized
esthetic concept.