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out Of line with engine trouble and
be Immediately torpedoed. Seven
sub scares, but no attacks, saw them
through to England, where the ship
loaded 5000 tons of TINT and set
out for the Middle East.
Run Into Mine Field.
Oh the coast of West Africa,
where they had to keep a weather
eye on activities at Dakar, the ship,
still In convoy, ran into a mine field.
While other ship crews were at
tempting to pick of the mines, one
of MIR. Tillson's crew, a 17-year -old
West Virginian, leaned his Ross re-
peater out portfolio and potted
two mines as casually as though
they had been hometown squirrels
The convoy worked its way around
the tip of Africa and up to Arabia,
where 1t split up. The Dutchman
started on alone through the hot,
sand-streaked Red Sea and the
trouble began.
Focke-Wulf began a vicious series
Va NJ Aco4SAooo oGtdShS anu GIlc
machine gunner took four slugs
through the chest. A bomb ex-
plosion started q fire on deck and
80 of the Dutch crew were killed
by machine gun strafing as they
worked to put it out. Little choice,
Tillson pointed out, what with ma
chine guns overhead and INT below
decks.
Under Attack Five Days.
They were under attack for five
days and then it was over and the
crew settled down, with the excep-
tion Of the Javanese mess boys and
cooks who kept washing their feet
and praising Allah as the ship
passed Mecca, shrine of the Moslem
faith.
Although they were attacked in
the Suez, the ship was unharmed
and went on her way to Alexandria,
where the TINT was unloaded.
That was q relief" Mr.. Tillson
said. 1T was like riding a torpedo
all the time!"
They came back out the Red Sea
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SPECIAL NOTICES

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for anv
debts contracted for by any one other than
myself; Lawrence M. Pisani, 1910 Euclid
81 n: W - l3'
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stockhold-
ers OF the Columbia Permanent Building
ASSOCIATION OF the District of Columbia for
such other business that may properly
come before the meeting will be held on
Iuesday, December a. 1913 at 4 O'Clock
pm, at the once Of the association, 1929
< Sc. NV, Washington, D. c. Fred A.
smith, president and secretary.
/ WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
deotS contracted by any one other than
myself Simpson Lyle, 5sl2 Georgia ave.
nv, Washington, D. c. 49,
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Gunner's Mate Sailed 7 Seas
In Dutch Corqo Boat With INT
Stories of Veterans
Wanted by Star

This Is another of q series of
interviews with men from the
Washington area who have
returned from overseas duty.
Friends and relatives of service
men returning from battle zones
are urged to write or telephone
the city editor Of The Star at
MA. 5000. The Star wants to
give these men of the armed
forces a chance to tell their
stories to the thousands of in
terested Washingtonians.
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since 1910, in
herited from his
father the ira
dition of lengthy
Federal service.
Maj. Charles
D. A. Loemer, a
Regular Ar m y
officer, went to
He White House
when Gen. U. S.
Gran t became
President, a n d
remained there
through the ad-
miniStration of
P r e S l d e n t
"TeddV" Rinse
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tached to the gunners' school at
the Washington Navy Yard.
Young Tillson, now a patient at
the Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
has made three trips as member of
the armed guard aboard merchant
vessels since his April Q94D en-
listment.
His first took him to Murmansk
where S out of % ships got through.
His third and last to date was
aboard a Liberty ship which sailed
aimlessly around in the Mediter-
ranean for a number of days and
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attacks. Mix
thoroughly with
the ere d | t e d
sinking of a Jap
S u b, an I'M
promptu dinner
in a neutral port
with a Japa-
neSe nurse and
an interned Ger
man omcer--an6
the result is the
wartime ic
lived out by 81
year-old Chester
Tillson, jr., gun
ner's mate, sec
ond class, at
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Seniors
| In u. S. Service

Carl A. Loeffier, who became a
page on the Senate floor in 1889
and has served as secretary for the
Republican minority or majority
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Back From the Wars
Chester TiIIson Tells
Of Strange Odyssey
On Merchantmen

Take seven months on a Dutch
Notwithstanding all seven seas
with 5000 tons of TINT below decks.
Add mine fields and Focke-Wulf
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charge, has gone into the merchant
marine Is radiomAn.
So-the Navy? There's nothing
like it-not for 21-year-old gun
ner's mate named Tillson, jr.
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essential or locally needed activity
can not be hired by any other en-
ployer except upon presentation Of
statement OF availa bility from her
last employer or the USES
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KEEP WORKING.
When Colds Cause
Sore Throat, Coughs

Take just one swallow Of Thoxine
See how quickly even one dose brings
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Pleasant taste-for adults and chill
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Get Thoxine now and stay on the job
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How the Smiths Use Their Wartime Mon,
to Help Build Their Personal Post War Wo
You do the Practical Things the Smiths doing

MFRS: ANNA MARIE SMITH has taken lob to
lVl release man for the war, but the Smiths
are not spending the money that she adds to the
family budget:
They are living on less than Mr.. Smith alone
earns: The rest goes into building the Post War
World they have planned, secure and comfortable
with the better things of American living.
All of us can do the things our Government
recommends to speed the day of Victory and to
help provide for our own ''better tomorrow
Here they are:
l: Buy and hold war bonds-t to lend our country
the money it needs now to fight the war to
Victory:
z: Pay willingly your share of taxes-ncluting
increased taxes-that our country needs.
5: Provide for your own and your family's future
by adequate life insurance and savings.
d. Reduce your debts as much as possible and
avoid making needless new ones.
S: Buy only what you need and make what you
have last longer.
6. Live faithfully by the rationing rules to con.
serve goods of which there are shortages
Z: Cooperate with our Governments price and
wage sterilization program:
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Most of us have been doing several, if not all,
of these things: It's natural for an American to
follow the path Of hard work and thrift, because
these are the virtues that have won freedom and
security for us since our earliest days:
And by doing all these things-by spending
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The seven things we can do are clear-the bene-
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Remember that the premiums you pay for your life
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CHEF, COLORED.
EBBITT HOTEL,
10th and H SITS. NV. Ma. 5O34. Ext. 1ss,
CAPITAL TRANSIT co
Needs men and women. full or part tina.
sTREETCAR BUS OPERATORS
Average earnings over $50 per week n,
s1reetcar conductors; experience not neces-
paid vacations, free transportation. con-
PART-TIME WORK.
Help in the war effort by learning to
operate Streetcar or a bus or by working
as streetcar conductor, or by helping
to collect fares and load streetcars and
ouses N the downtown area in the after
noon; i,o experience not necessary. We teach
may De taken during free hours. No Sun
Gay Work. Need men or women, able to
report Tor work weekdays before 6 am.
hours: Also those, able to report between
3 and 4 pm. and work at least 3 hours
,, OUTSIDE CLERICAL WORK.
sary, training paid for, mature age no
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Learn to check trafhc. Work full time Z
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MANY OTHER wELL-PAYING JOBS OPEN.
Apply Weekday Mornings.
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HOWARD s. SMITH Is a city fireman Of
Pittsburgh. His budget belo,o shosUs hoO
large part Of the family income goes to
buildtheir tuiurecomfortan and security. CON-
pare your budget ,Uith his-use the column
at the righs.
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-19
Jap subs hanging around"

Jap subs hanging around"
You mean the ci".gr we get ~
nome. the more Danger"
Looks that way
mat doesn't make sense" She
eyed the turkey just placed before
her. I'm not hungry"
Paige said IN the same voice
Abby reserved for Choppo. Eat
your dinner
Later they sat on the lamar,
blankets bundled about their legs.
Occasionally Abby prcrcd into the
sky at the few stars pccpinp out.
Wish knew where we were go
ing to land. 1t could be San Diego
or Acapulco-hey. that would be
all right. l like Mexico" However.
the enthusiasm OF her words had
no counterpart in her voice. II
was toneless. very tired and fear
full.
But In spite of the captains zig
tagging. the Lorclci went into San
francisco. where she had headed
originally. Abby and Paige heard
cheers from the outside decks.
cheers instantly hushcd. And then
they saw the lights of San Fran
cisco. A long chain of lights. flick
ering like the tiny diamonds used
IN clusters about "A larger stone.
because the tears were slidino
down her checks, the little white.
haired woman took refuge i'm a
scornful remark. "IIumph. Black
out. the steward says it's shining
like Carticr's windows"
Just at the instant she smoke.
the blackout happened. It wos q
sight to stop all words. It vas
magic. A city dissolvine hrforo
your eyes. But it hurt also. Their.
mad been su",: comfort in the sight
of all those twiEkling lights That
you knew were on dry land.
a nearby voice shouted TO the
captain. Eventually Paige discov-
cred the source. In n tiny tunhoot
BACKED out also. n man was v,IIiro
toward the bridge. 1t was then The
TWO women realized that the chief
OF their ship was taking il into San
francisco bay m utter darkness. "a
II 1t were n rOwhoat. Hours ohcoJ
OF schedule, too. The time had brcn
set at s O'Clock Wednesday: here il
was scarcely midnight on Tuesday,
once inside the Golden Gate
bridge area, the lights of the town
again Swarmcd on. Not so, those of
The bridge. They flickcrcd briefly.
Just as the Lorclci went beneath
its stately span. then they were
again lifclcss.
In n typical cold gray San Fran
cisco dawn the passengers were al
loved off the Lorclci, rushed off
rather. There was no breakfast.
Soldiers with guns stood at all cy-
It's. IL was "A dismal contrast To the
usual excitement of seeing n shin
come home. There were no picr
greetings. no photographers. l.
Thirty minutes later Taiec had
picked up her ear, stored in the
MOTEL garage, and she and Ahhv
were headed across the Bay bridge.
Abby looked beneath her and
squawkcd. THE I.o,clci! It's cone"
Ana 1t was. In less than 20 min
utcs II was incredible. I'm prnb-
ably not know It when sec if
again. If I do. 1t viii hr tuu
gray" She stopped ana set her
chin.
Suddenly Paige said. Yen Hn9w.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-01-19
HH]tt E;;m6QH7edI6IP
N4AxAs4 eeY ZOREMH GIRL E7ou ~
That's pretty bad. Rusty"

Ihats pretty bad. RUSTY"
WHY should you worry If You're
SO sure she loves you ?" The mock
my gaze in RCstwick Carncs' san.
phire blue eyes faded. Relax, Den.
!son It's all up TO Paige. Actually,
cont care. If she wants to STAY
WIN me. that's all right. II she
walks out. that's all right. too. I
Just don't care. don't care about
anything" Ills frcckled face erin.
kled. When learned about Ell.
Senla. Dcnison. it was like death
IL VAS worse than death. If she
were dead I'd be rid of her. AS it is
l i've in sort of clammy fear of
having to see her. I want her off
The island. out of my sight" He
brought his eyes back to rest on
Denison Wares face. Everything
is over. for me-"
"Oh now. Rusty, It isn't the end
of the world. for lords sake"
Yes it is. It's the end of nv
world. Everything is changed now.
l can't have what / want and I
don't want what there is. So it's
the end so far as I'm concerned. &"
Somehow he managed to put a
smile across his freckled face. Are
you breathing any easier about
Paige now"
The dark-haired man answered
the grin. "A little" He stood M
finishing his drink in one swift
gulp. And now 1 must go. RUSTY, ;
This time he offered his hand.
Restwick Sarnes had other call
ers. Immediately after Dcnison had
gone. The lawyer who handled his
personal ai1alrs and two other law
yers from the Carnes Trust.
lhelr dismay over his bolntifuI
requests to Choppo escaped Rustv's
/ eye entirely. Not that he world
have cared. But he was too on.
tranccd by q vision of the fu,uro
The red-haired Chicago street how
or man-whichever he would no
When lie learned of his good for
tune, would be dumbfounGed when
lie learned that the Carncs name IN
the building they had passed that
morning actually was Rusty.
Eugenia, too. would be dumb-
rounded. He did not know what she
was expecting. Certainly not the
mere 5000 a month that he was
leaving her. Carefully he specified
that She should have the same
amount after his death. He did not
intend for her to pouncc upon
ChoDpo's inheritance.
Those slight changes are all
gentlemen" With quick movement
ne prepared short drinks for the
tnree lawyers. Shortly after. he
dismissed them so that they might
get home ahead of the black0ut
AFRAID OF the dark. 1t fit! It fit
everyone.
| oddly, Monday had been less
frightening on the Lorclci than
Sunday. Everyone was dazcd hv
now, antidote for the shock. too
there was the slight encouragement
OF having come through one nigh,
and so many knots farther that thc
japanese planes or submarines
would not bother to follow.
That feeling of safety left Tues
day night with jolt. At least il
icft Abby and Paige At dinner
their steward said. 81 understand
the entire Pacific coast is in black.
out"
Abby's response to his whisper
Was For the love of heaven,
why?"
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CHAPTER FORTY. SIX

REST WICK CAREES stood mn
III" Lamar and looted down AT the
deserted beach There was scarcely
II sound about tn" hotel The ter.
race WAS deserted also All meals
were served indoors now and
guests seemed To talk IN mutrd
voices AS II afraid ut being over
heard Instead %. fighting against
the memory nj life MS II had been
less Than * hours earlier. the man
gave IN 10 IL. That was a mistake
for It made him even more miscr
II lc
u" heard Ch"ppo answer the
trlclh"n" "EcN!som." the youngs,cr
miaNch. Rusty said:
l''i him to come up" Choppo
Obliged
over the youngsters frecklcd
rae" was the look of pcrturbed
host. 'What'll we do to entertain
Dcnison?" He had walked out to
lean beside Rusty.
"DcnisUn ana l." specifed Tho
man. will have cocktails. You will
go down ana have your dinner. A
sensible dinner" To relieve mic
s'ernn"SS. he smiled ana said, "Ruv
som" sort If game for lis to NAV
tonight curing Ill" hlackolIt. I'll eS-
peel YOU back in mn hour"
HE strained feeling between
R"a'y and Dcnison Ware was So in.
tense that for n few minutes thew
scarcely spoke. They slipped their
Scotch. puifcd Cigarets and made
comments about the attack.
FINALLY the rcd-haired man
n'"r'rd. Il found out-about Ell.
Sthia Paige told me | would sore
daY Sh" said when did she want.
Ell 10 hear about it. She said she
wanted to watch the expression on
my iace. She said it would he her
revenge for the way Ill treated her.
wen. she should he here now"
benson Ware looked at his
hosts knuttCd hands. I'm clad vou
found ont that Paige is n right Girl
bu'. You know. Won don't have to
rehash the affair for nv sake 7
con nave To he convinced. I knew
She was IN angel"
l-'StNi'i Games .auSh was drv
And | thought Eugcnia vas
""ilH"r h7W any girl .an appear
10 he such an angel ami be so rot
ten
Rusty" his guest said auickIv
th"rc'S no need for this CONVEX
sati"n. | don't want to hear about
EtGcnias faults. You should he
mAn enough TO keep them to YOUR.
SCI. He set down his empty glass.
ih"rcS no need of any further
talk unless. do you have some
"''a "i irving to hold Paige to the
m'.irin"r? Could YOU possibly"
i''"tNirN Carncs fixed himself
amer drink That all depends "
On W''ut?" Wares hands We're
S'ih' '.,- so .hl' he could not pre-
hH"" :. sCCo..I scotch and soda for
hi'"E'T. Fc l,a,n'cd the amused
r<ii S:'','' 60" ~ hosts face as be
90 = !"i iir, On what ?" he re-
",''r" N1..'rr and be quick
IN "'":"sr she loves you or
gag: ''nicra'anding was that she
=" - :.''H. divorce you. come back
al, ..a.Ey me"
you see. Dcnison. I have n
'H"'' cling her rot 10 do any,
....' until we've had chance Ia
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FINAL SHOWING
 C0MEDY-MYSTERY AT 10TH CENTURY

The district attorney had cause to blush. the culprit to despair, and full house alternately thrilled and roared, as the D. As wife indulging an idle hunch-took leave of her kitchen and blithely fetched up the murderer in 20th Century Foxs intriguing mystery romance, Thru Different Eyes" which plays for the last times tonight at the 20th Century Theatre.
 With this exciting new approach to the mystery theme, the film, under the guidance of Director Thomas z. Loring, gathers momen- tum and moves suspensefully and swiftly to it's stirring denouement.
 Frank Craven, as the D. A., makes the most of his finest role since his memorable performance in the unforgettable Our Town, while June Walker, as his wife Marge, in her first screen appear ance in many years, recaptures all the charm of her earlier triumphs.
 Other important parts are played to advantage by a topnotch cast, including lovely Mary Howard, Donald Woods, Vivian Blaine, George Holmes and Jerome Cowan. The picture was produced by Sol M. < Wurtzel and the clever screen play was an original by Samuel G. Engel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-29
DRAMATIC STORY ENDS TONIGHT AT
 CAPITOL THEATRE

"A Gentleman After Dark" the dramatic adaptation of Richard Washburn Child's now famous magazine story, "A Whiff of Hello rope" the Edward Small produc- ton which closes tonight at the Capitol Theatre, can boast of an excellent cast. Three popular stars of the screen share the leading
 oles, Brian Donlevy, Miriam Hop kins and Preston Foster.
 Brian Donlevy plays the title role, a sympathetic one for the first time in his career, even though it is that of a jewel thief. Miriam Hopkins, who is seen on the screen for the first time in a year, during which time she has been on the stage, plays a very difficult part of mother who pre- fers excitement to the care of her daughter. Preston Foster, as the detective, does more than track down criminals, sometimes he helps them out, in a very unusual part.
 Many impressive sets were built for "A Gentleman After Dark" ," One of the most unusual is a replica of the hoodlum hotel on the Hudson, better known as Sing Sing. This includes the warden's home, cell blocks, visitors room, exterior walls and the gardens.
 Other members of the cast in- clude Gloria Holden, Philip Reed, Harold Huber, Sharon Douglas, Douglass Dumbrille and Bill Henry. It was directed by Edwin L. Marin from an adaptation by Patterson and George Bruce.
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abandoned by the Germans. Nico- sia is about seven and one-half miles from Leonforte which is about eight miles northeast Of Enna.
 The American Seventh Army, pounding eastward down the coast from Palermo, have captured every town in the line of march and the American armored spearhead today has reached a point only 75 miles from Messina, the jump ing off place of the Axis forces defending Sicily.
 The defending Germans seem powerless to stop the Americans and Canadians.
 No mention is made in today's communique regarding the fight ing around Catania, the southern anchor of the Axis Mount Etna defense line.