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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-16
CHAPTER FoRTY-oNE

Il want some one TO answer that
phone now" said Argus, lust as
Syria did when she came home alone
on Monday night"
THAT would be a pleasure" vol
unteered CarstAirs Sr. He made a
move toward the instrument. Ar
gus wheeled around.
gust a minute, Mr.. Carstairs,"
he said. Not so fast. Mr.. Flagg,
you're the only one present who
hasn't either offered 10 answer it or
remarked upon its incessant ring
ing. Since it doesn't seem to bother
you as much as the rest, supposing
you play Syria's part" Flagg hest
tated. whats the natter" said
Argus. Don't you want TO play
dead"
"Why-er-why, Of course" The
model agent started toward the
phone. Argus watched him.
"Brrr-brrr-brrr :"
mo, Mr.. Flagg," said Argus.
"You're standing too far TO one
side. | want you to stand directly in
front Of it, just as Syria did when
she was shot"
Flagg extended his hand toward
the phone. 1t was shaking like a
leaf.
go on-pick it upl" Argus com
manded, his voice sharp. "Fm try
ing to conduct an experiment here"
Flagg looked around nervously
and licked his lips.
afraid to pick it up7" the de-
tective asked. "You don't dare! You
know how Syria Verne was shot
exactly how-and so do !. You knop
because you killed her"
"No-no!" Flagg gasped. mo
no, didn't"
"You we're here on Monday night
at six o'clock. You were the man
in che red beard. 1t was you who
took the trouble to mount a gun in
that air-conditioning machine and
install it behind the telephone in
the bookcase. Then you fixed the
phone so it would ring all night if
necessary, by using the telephone
testers secret number"
Argus voice was harsh and rasp-
ing. 1t shook Flsgg like a terrier
shakes = rat.
"Brrr-brrr-brrr
"No!" Flag shrieked, his voice
breaking. mo, l tell you'll I didn't
do it! You're crazyp His eyes
were staring and he was breathing
with difficulty.
"All right, 20 ahead ard pick up
that receiver then" demanded Ar
gus. What are you scared Of?
Listen. Flagg, you're not kidding
me. We found your hideout on
Third Avenue, where YOU built the
murder machine. On the floor were
some bits OF glass that came from
watch crystal The same watch
you said you'd left home when FL
len asked you the time on Tuesday
morning But you'd left it in a
jewelry store on Madison Avenue
TO be repaired"
ats lie" protested Flagg
That's no evidenced" He turned
imploring eyes in the direction Of
Inspector Grange.
"You we're in love with Syria
Verne" Argus persisted, land you
we're jealous. You had built her up
hom nothing 10 = potential movie
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By Babs Lee

star. But Syria was trifling with
you. Carstairs came along with his
ive-thousand-dollar check and"
NO! It's not true, l tell you'll"
Flags was chalky.
I'VE found your hideout in New
Jersey where you and she spent
week ends. And Inspector Grange
discovered that the wire and the
string used in the machine came
from there. Oh, you were clever!
You didn't expect that the police
would discover how Syria had been
murdered. But, if they did and
they learned how the machine
worked, you knew they would try
to find out who had telephoned her.
You hoped they'd go on the theory
that the murderer actually had TO
telephone Syria. once the machine
was set. So you worked out what
you hoped would be perfect abb
for yourself. You played poker the
night of the murder and you we're
only too eager to have me check
with your friends and discover that
you had made no phone calls that
night.
AT first / thought this divorced
you from the case-until | learned
that Syria Verne subscribed to the
phone answering service known as
the Leave Word Service. The night
she was shot she had instructed
them to take all calls for her until
midnight. But / checked with them
and they had received no calls for
her number that night. l thought
that was very strange because ]
happened to know several people
had telephoned Syria. | thought
perhaps the line was out Of order
| knew the receiver couldn't have
been left off the hook or the gun in
the air-conditioner wouldn't have
gone off. Yet, according to all re-
ports, Syria's line had been busy
for many hours during the evening
Then ! realized how the murderer
had accomplished his end" Argus
paused
"Brrr-brrr-brrr :" On and
on went the phone.
you, Mr.. Flagg, used the line
mans number that he uses when
he tests a phone bell. II is purely a
mechanical procedure and doesn't
require the attention Of any central
operator of the phone company.
You dialled that special number
waited for the click and then dialled
5. You replaced the receiver and
the phone commenced to ring. Just
as 1t is doing now. And il con.
tlnued to ring on and on until
Syria answered 1t at midnight
Thus you could 90 home and play
poker and have your alibi about
not making any phone calls all eve
ming. You knew that phone would
ring until Syria returned home and
answered it-and got shot. You ad.
mitted TO Ellen and myself that YOU
knew Syria had a date with Pierre
that night. You were the only sus-
pect who knew in advance she
would not be home. That. coupled
with your water-tight alibi, con-
WINGED me that YOU were responsible
for her death"
And | suppose shot myself.
too" Flagg sneered.
NO" said Argus. am coming
TO that First lets clear M the
murder OF Cynthia Lane. She came
to see Syrls on Monday night She
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pi'uisg'sd b. Kins Tss,ur.. syuai,.,. -
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meeting ACCORDING - the new
budget si-lt per cent Of the rets-
uue 81 the school district Wili 20
for teacher salaries. 53s per cent
for supplies and So per cent for
other expenses
Plans FOR program OF religions
instruction Tor NTH or sixth grade
pupils. 10 Include classes for one
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directors will consult with their
area labormanagement committees
in this connection.
1t is not our intention to re-
strict the workers freedom OF
choice anymore than is absolutely
necessary" Cushman emphasized.
Neither do We intend TO tell the
employer which workers he must
hire He will continue to exercise
the choice of hiring or not hiring
worker who are referred to him
through WINGS United States En-.
plOyment Service
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or no periods weekly. we're ap.
proved According 10 present plans
a specially trained teacher would
be employed by a fund 10 be- rails.
ed by the council The project was
requested hy the Ann Arbor Coun-
go of Churches
Appointment OF T. new teachers
was Ap 'roted
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SEEK MOTHER

Ann Arbor. June l6-Police here
are seeking the mother OF a four
month old baby. left with Mrs
Grace Powers 3i5 r williams ST..
Tuesday night According 10 Mrs.
Powers the woman had left the
child with her for overnight, a. shs
keeps nursery home, and had fall
ed 10 return
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Many Visit
New Store

Special opening ceremonies and
gift offerings continued today at
the new Silkworth's Firestone
Store.
Mayor r. X Bower and other Yp-
SLANT leaders officially welcomed
the new enterprise during the op-
ening, and pointed out the eco
nomic progress made possible in
a community through cooperation
with industry.
Several hundred persons attend
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ed the opening and additional hun
dreds visited the store today. Roy
Raham. manager OF the store. at.
tributed the turnout TO the inter.
est of Ypsilani residents, now
more than ever before. in obtain
ing the hest possible products at
the lowest prices.
lie invited all Ypsilanti residents
who have not done so 10 come to
the store for one Of the many free
gifts which will he given away
through Saturday.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Huochuco's All Stors Take Tucson Flyers, 35-35
SPortogroph
Keeping Posted on Sports
By PVT. A. RANDALL
BY PVT. A. RANDALL

Like fire built out of wet timber.
enthusiasm for Post Bowling Tour
nament was slow to start; but once
under way it has flared up into a
bright blaze.
The league, series has been au-
spiciously opened with the first
game on last Monday night. It ap-
pears. however, that all of the or
CARNATIONS which have bowlers are
not entered in the league and are
deSirous of having some compe-
tition
For that reason, the athletic de-
partment is contemplating opening
second league which shall bowl
each Wednesday night Organizations
which are mentioned as possible en-
trants are: A second Medical De-
tachtnent team, 1853 Tank Battalion
Headquarters Detachment, Post
NJ. P. Detachment, Special Unit No
l, Service and Supply Detachment,
the Quartermaster Truck Com
panieS and various independent Of
ficer teams or civilian units.
l%cwling i. sport for the old and
young, male and female and in
asmuch as competition adds spice to
every human activity the Athletic
Department wishes to give every
che chance to vie for prizes and
thrills in this tournament.
Plans have been projected to have
the newest league called the Amer
ican League" and to have the Mon
day bowlers comprise the National
League"
All entries should be submitted to
Pvt. Jesse Mccain, at the Post Ath-
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Hiqh Girls Lose
3rd Come to WACs
After First Half

The WAC Basketeers invaded the
floor of .othe Field House Saturday
night with blood in their eyes, to
avenge their previous defeat at the
hands Of the girls from the Colonel
Young school by score of 25- to. Z
in the preliminary game of the
struggle between Fort Huachuca S
All-StarS and quintet from Davis
Monthan Field.
Playing before one of the largest
crowds ever to watch a basketball
game at the Fort, the high school
girls held the aggressive WACs to II
tallies in the first half; but lost heart
in the second frame to let the more
experienced team romp over them
by six more baskets and foul tally
AulS, Seals and Williams of the
WACs carried the brunt of the wo-
men soldiers attack, Auls chalking
up score of points for high scorer
Joyce Franklin, with tallies, kept
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Med. Detachment KegIers
Show Championship Form

Five bowling teams We'd with each
other Monday night at the New Cam
tenement Bowling Alley to- establish
handicaps which they will carry in
to later phases Of the Post Bowling
Tournament The Medical Detach-
ment team with highest score for
single game of 833 and highest score
for a three game series of 2343
established itself as favorite for the
number one position in the league
However, the shoWingS of all of the
teams represented were good, and
the Monday series promises to be a
tough struggle for the team which
shall emerge victorious.
Scores Are High
/ Teams represented in the tourney
are: Medical Detachment, Vets,
WACS and Nurses, 92nd Division
CaSuals and Medical Detachment
Officers. The fact that the Medical
Detachment appeared to have the
better balanced team may have been
due to their playing without COM
petition, inasmuch as the 9th Spec
iaIService team forfeited it's game to
them by nonzappearance:
The highest individual game score
was made by Mr. WilkerSon, of the
Vets team, who shot 247 for the
best game of the evening.
Medical Detachment's Pfc. Willis
G.. Gibbs, shot the highest total for
the three game series, a 543, and as
was stated the team crashed thru
for high team score in single and
series games.
High Average Scores
The five highest average individual
scores for the first night of the
competition were: Pfc. Gibbs, Med.
Det., 1871; Mr. Wilkerson, Vets, ITS:
T/5 Mitchell, Med. Det., 172; Pfc.
Haley, WACS and Nurses, 16l;. Pfc.
Rabb, Med. Det. and Capt. Brown,
Officers, 159.
On Monday, March 6, with handf-
caps established, the competing teams
will get down to the serious business
OF hurting themselves into the fore
front as contenders for the Post
championship title.
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Cononeo Quintet
Defeats 758th Bn.
30-28 in Mexico

That the 758th Tank Battalion
basketball team has bad luck when
it leaves its own stamping ground
was demonstrated Sunday after
noon when the team crossed the
border down Cannanea way, and
sustained a one-basket defeat at the
hands Of a rejuvenated Cannean
team.
The All-Star team from the Fort
crossed the border and whipped the
Cananeans 26 to 18 last weekend; !;
but the story was different last
Sunday as the Mexican boys came
back with vengeance to swrest a
1923 victory from the "Tankers"
grasp.
Tankers Over Confident
The game was played on an OUT
door court and the 758ers got away
to a good start and led the Canaan
cans for three quarters of the game.
Over-confidence and laXity spelled
defeat for them, however as the
hard fighting home town team, try
ing desperately all the way, gained
the lead in the fourth quarter and
kept it,.
Sanchez OF the Cananeans and
Jackson of the '"Tankers" were high
point men of the game with 10
points apiece
The Cananeans will return to the
Post Sunday, March II, to play
against the ''Tankers' and the ALL
Star Post team.
Representing the 758th were
Jackson, Houlsey. Dixie, Booker,
Duncan, Scott, Baugh. Role and
Cornelius. The Cananean team was
made up of Sanchez, Lopez; Aria;
Lara Lorg and Arila.
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Sports Calendar

Baseball candidates meeting
to be held at Special Service
Building, 700 pm. Friday, to-
night. All ball players who are
anxious to wear the SOU colors
this spring are expected to re-
port
Basketball Games for Week
Tonight: Sou VS.. 753 Tank Bn.
Tomorrow night: SOU VS.. $50
ON. Truck Co.
Bowling
Monday: Second Match Series
Tournament (National League.
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her team in the running.
Music Adds to Enjoyment

Music Adds to Enjoyment
Dancing to the strains Of the Sta
ton Hospitals band added to the
enjoyment of the crowd, and host
of WAC girls and rooters present
made the dance more than token
affair.
Colonel Hardy, Post Commander
observed the girls play with interest
and he stated that the girls league
could well be enlarged.
High school girls who participated
in the game were: Joyce Franklyn
Gladys Gathings, Lillian Jones, Pa
tricia Goldsberry, Theodore Cham
bers and Kathleen Cole.
WACs who played were: Noyella
Auls, Sgt. Oliver, Cpl. Cruise, Nellie
Albums, Fora Christian, Dorothy
Christian, Pfc Seay, Helen Irving
Alpha Gardner, Christine DoanS, H
Weaver, Ruby Seals and c. Locke.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

Dy lnree points.
After achieving l0-point
lead in the last quarter, the
Fortites resorted to stalling
tactics to protect themselves;
but.sthe Cadets, fighting fiercely to
regain the lead were within a bas-
ket of victory when the final whistle
blew
Coach Chambers was observed
wiping his brow as the referees arms
crossed to signify that the battle was
over, so close was the margin Of
victory
Clean Playing Featured
Outstanding for the All-Stars were
Jackson, who was high point man
with IL tallieS, and Baugh, who
played a razzle- dazzle game at guard
and still managed to confound his
opponents under their own basket by
scoring 6. points.
Shelly, towering center of the Fly
ing Cats, lobbed in 10 points for his
side and Ross, deceptive forward on
the same team, accounted for Of
their points.
The game, refereed by Mr., Edward
Johnson and It. Henderson. was
singularly clean, only four fouls, two
from EACH side, being called 1t.
Baker acted as timer and Pvt. Ran
dali as scorer.
A return game at an early date is
sought by the Flying Cats who have
won once and lost once to Fort Hua-
chuca's team.
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VeneefuI Fort Team Beats
Davis Monthon Flying Cats
In SGT. Basketball Thriller

Evening with the Flying Cats from DavisMonthan
Field Saturday night astar aggregation of basketball play
representing Fort Huachuca handed the IS
33 defeat at the Field House
The closely contested throughout the the
half being SCU TO- -Monan g. The third quarter of
the game featured by swift playing of the Fort boys who
tailed baskets the Flying Cats their lead
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

letic office immediately. Organiza-
tions mentioned Should select their
oowiers as soon as possible and con-
tact Pvt. Mccain at 3iS3 in order
that the "Wednesday schedule may
be COMPLETED
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

l gave my gal new bathing suit
Tor Christmas When she tried it on,
you should have seen her beam.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-09
THE MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE

vans preached soul stirring SER
mons that caused the hearts of
manyto bleed within.
Mrs. Hattie Wright entertained
last Friday evening with six
o'clock dinner a compliment to her
friend, Mrs. Alice Cofield of Birm-
ingham, Ala Other guests were
Mrs. Susie Bell, Mrs. Ella Bell,
Mrs Annie Haley, Mrs. Esteel NJ
C.. Glarn, Mrs. Francis Shimpet A
three course dinner was served
The Pontotoc Missionary Baptist
Association held it's Seventy-fifth
annual session at the Rising Star
Missionary Baptist church, Tupelo,
August 81, thru September II.
Those who attended from Pontotoc
were Rev S. Girans, Bro. Lemon
Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs Hama Gordon,
Mrs. Floody Jones and daughter,
Mrs Mildred Bates, Mr.. and Mrs
Names Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Hobson, Mrs. Bessie Mae Garrett
The total amount raised $4,000.
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brothers Pvts. Rudolph and Milton
Jackson are serving in France and
England.
Mrs. Freddie Gray and children
returned from visiting their mother
and grandmother in Belzonia.
Gossip
We wonder why it is that Eddie
Robinson and Johnnie Bibbie are so
popular in the Tattling Tess. Just
to say we know him too.
Miss Mary Nj. Brown seems to
notice that old acquaintance is not
yet forgotten Is it Pvt. George
Johnson
Since the California dame is
here Mr.. c. V. Cross seems to have
dropped the former Miss Love.
Since that California dame has
been here all the boys are falling
for her.
The newly elected principal of
the Holmes County Training school
Prof ]. A. Thompson and wife left
the city Monday to attend the Ma
tional Baptist Convention in Dali
las. Tex. School will open Septem-
Der IL.
The Women's Day program will
be at the Baptist church, Sunday,
September II. Every loyal church
working woman is invited to accept
a part in helping to make the pro-
gram a success. We must raise $500
or more on that day in order to
represent in the association with
5000. Members are asked to enroll
! their names with 81 friends what
| they will. The collectors working
for victory in the program are
| Mesdames E. L. Ingram, w. w.
Harmon, Emma Gage, Daisey Mae
Glover, Rosa B. Harris, Vallie
Smith, Alma Lomax, Ola Grey,
Freddie Gray, Lucy Mae Ray,
Edith Johnson, Mary Wade, Willie
Nell Stevens, Rosie Dale, Nelia
Knox. Cornelius Lee, Maggie
Round, Pearl Clark, Charlie Jack
son, Linnie Suggs. Matillie Bran
don, Mae Lya Allen, Blanche Cat
son, Mary Stevens, Anna Wilbur,
Viola Hannibal, Frances Hamilton,
Mag Utley, Lee Scott, Alice Brown
Eula Zollicoffee. Louisa Redo
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was the dinner guest of MIR. and
Mrs. E. d. Bullie and on Thursday
the guest of Mr. and Mrs Horace
Parker. On Friday he was dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Bullie. at
Mrs. Mary Jackson's home.
Mr.. A. Laws visited in the city
two Saturdays ago and became i'll.
At this writing, however he is do
ing fine.
Rev. Willis Lewis of Isola was a
visitor in this community recently
to attend services at his home
church. On Sunday night, August
81 he reached an inspiring SER
mon at China Grove A.ME church.
Mrs. Dollie Johnson of Raymond
departed this life on Friday, Au-
gust 18 and vas brought to Madi-
son Tuesday for burial. Funeral
service was held at Mt. Pleasant
Baptist church, interment in Com
ore cemetery. Mrs Johnson was
the sister of Rev. Willie Lewis who
remained here for the funeral.
Mrs. M. C. Harris who recently
went to ST. Louis on her vacation
will stop in Memphis to see her
brother, Mr.. Harry Jones who is
in the veterans hospital there.
Mrs. Amandy Buckner has re-
Gently returned from Chicago where
she was called to the funeral OF
her uncle She spent several weeks
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Pontotoc News
Mrs. Mildred Bates, Agent

Mrs. Willie Davis has returned
from Memphis where she visited
several days in the home of her
sisters.
Mrs. Allie Cofield will leave
Thursday of this week for her home
in Birmingham, after spending her
summer vacation in the home of
her cousin, Mrs. Ella Bell and Mrs.
Susie Bell
Mrs Davis and daughter and
children from Arkansas are visiting
in the home of her son and daugh-
ter-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Davis.
The revival meeting that was
held at Pontotoc CINE. church last
week was a success. Rev. M. c.
Cowans, pastor of Oxford, conduct
ed the revival assisted by the pas
tor Rev. O'Neal. Rev. NJ c.. Co.
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Etha Mae Dale, Elizabeth Buoy,
Mile Nash, Eta Hayze, Mahalia
Brown, Lula Roby, Ora Chapel,
Switshy Hobbs, Amanda Thomas,
Mary Stanberry, Olivia Simmons,
Emma Winters. Henrine Boyd.
Rev. r. c. Ingram, pastor of the
First Missionary Baptist rhurchi
Kosciusko and Durant left Tues
day, September 5, for Stubenville,
Ohio. to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Apple Journey an old citizen of
the Bunker Hill community, Sails,
Attala county.
Mrs. Journey was member of
the NJ. B. church of the said COM
munity with Rev Ingram as her
pastor for 20 years before moving
to Ohio with her son several years
ago.
No Wonder Mrs. HAZEL Bells
clothes are so white, she uses the
good old home made soap. See Mrs.
Joe F. Hamilton, she makes it for
you at low prices.
The Holmes County Training
School will open September IL.
Parents see that your children are
ready for school Prof. J. A. Thorn
pson, principal.
Miss Annie Taylor of Chicago is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ebert Redding and friends.
The Women's Day Program at the
Missionary Baptist church is the
Third Sunday. Every woman is
invited to help make the program
a success We must raise 500 or
more. Members are asked to pay
81, friends what they will. We can
do it because our church school
at Kosciusko needs the money.
Women all out for victory.
Mrs. E. L. Ingram returns home
from Detroit, after two weeks va
cation visiting her sisters, brothers
and sister-inlaWs, Mesdames Lizzie
Jackson, Wardyne Love, Miss Ida
Mea Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Wright and the Rev. Regain Wright
On Sunday, August 20, she was
the guest of her cousin and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Morris (BilD
Brooks who carried her to Wind
sor, Canada by automobile for the
pleasure of sight seeing and to at.
tend afternoon service at Elder c
L. Morton's church. They were &C,
companied by his mother, Mrs
Elisha Brooks, sister, Mrs. Laura
Bell Russum, principal of Bethelen
public school Goodman. Returning
to Detroit after very pleasant
and enjoyable day a good dinner
was served
Mrs. Ingram, member of the
faculty of the Holmes County
Training school is the wife of Rev
R. c. Ingram, pastor of the FRS
Missionary Baptist churches, Kos.
ciuSko and Durant.
Mrs. Mildred Houston of Chi
cago is visiting her mother, Mrs
Edna Redd in Durant and will re
turn to her home Friday.
Miss Grace Eva Reinmer of Kos
ciusko visited here Sunday.
Pvt. George Edward johnson anc
Pvt. Claude Allen were visitors il
the city Sunday and Pvt Allen wa.
a guest in Attala county Sunda,