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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-15

was he said that if we married we'd all have to
live with his family in Mexico
used 10 90 on dates with Violet and Harry and
never hear word they said. Then suddenly l de
cided I'd have to give Don up. AT that time, violet
planned TO marry Harry, who wanted her to travel
with him in England. How could we both be happy!
But l wasn't the extra girl on Violets and Harrys
dates very long. Jack Lewis, the darkhaired band
leader, entered my lfe-and l almost forgot Don.
Also he brought brown-eyed Maurice Lambert an
other bandeader to meet Violet
We had gay foursome, and it wasn't long
before Violet broke her engagement with the ring
champ and began wearing Maurces diamond
However, after while realized that too many
of my conversations with Jack took place over the
phone And when he asked me over the wire TO
marry him, knew that his shyness made him un
suitable for the husband of a Siamese twin
Violet and talked about this many times before
l broke my engagement
And when l did break my engagement to Jack;
Maurice became upset. Fearful that Violet would
throw him over he raced to City Hall, New YORK,
10 get a marriage license -
"What? You want to marry Siamese twin?
the clerk asked. That's impossible You'll be
marrying two girls instead of one! That's bigamy.
Maurice was not TO be discouraged. he applied
for a marriage license in II statcs-all OF which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-15

refused him for the same reason: contrary
to public policy on the grounds of morality
and decency" Poor Violet
Indeed, /, Violet, felt deserving of sym.
pathy. rs il fair?" / asked court clerks. Just
because an accident of birth made me STA.
mese twins that any reason why should
be prohibited marriage, the natural desire OF
every woman"
But no matter what pleas and arguments
were offered marriage was not for US or so
il seemed at that time.
Thus the tempo of our life changed We
went TO cities and towns where there was
excitement in fashionable seasons.
We leased a swank apartment overlooking
New Yorks Central Park, and entertained.
We had continuous round OF beauN. Sor
were rich some poor.
We saw many men of various types. We talk
them over trying to weigh the question: Can '
be happy with them?" Selt
There was no adequate satisfying answs
ONE day after late supper party we awaken
~ in our canopied bed. Central Park was sun
and green, and the futility of our years of pl
swept through us.
Lets go back to work." we said.
We organized troupe and fashioned rev
to our own liking. We played violin, piano, sa'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-15
CHAPTER VI

MARRIAGE, with its legendary love and ro-
n ~ nance became most serious thought.
W. Despite the fact that we are SiameSe twins,
we seemed to attract many admirers.
1t gave us grave moments and much wonder
ment when suitors were embarrassed by the
inevitable presence of third person However,
few were discouraged in their ardor. Some schemed
ways to talk to one of us aone-over the telephone
The shyer men wrote and wired
l. Daisy worried because Violet still carried a
torch for Blue Steel, the musician, and listened
nightly 10 his broadcast.
l. Violet knew Daisy worrying about me.
! felt hopeless about Blue.
So | tried TO forget him. And, to my great relief
and Daisy's, l got a crush on Harry Mason, hand
some English welterweight champion.
Harry dimmed my torch for Blue, although he
did not quite put it out One thng-he had no
objections to my being Siamese twin. In fact, he
liked Daisy But she was interested In Don GalVan
the guitarst
Yes, J. Daisy, liked Don very well. The trouble
III October ~. 1914
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-25

instruction in various classroom
projects will deal with leaders,
scientists, explorers, musicians and
other constituents of racial and
other minority groups.
Up on the high school level,
where students are more mature,
"they will analyze inter- group rela-
tions from the standpoint of COM
petition for power, prestige, secur-
ity and social approval" DR.. Man.
willer revealed.
Pittsburgh is thus perhaps the
first Pennsylvania city seriously to
tackle intercultural education on a
broadfi liberal base. Cooperating
with the Pittsburgh school board
are groups like the Citizens Com
mittee, headed by Atty. Edward O..
Taber; the American Service In
stitute; the schools of education
of the University of Pittsburgh !;
the Conference Of Christians and
Jews; the Hill District Community
Council and Mrs. F. B. Chalfant of
the board of education.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-25

ton. Besides, l haven't heard any
white soldiers excepting few Com
munists say that they wanted to
break segregation. And, after all,
l guess you know white folks are
still in the majority in this coun-
try"
Concerning the proposed no-seg-
regation amendment being spon-
sored by the Fraternal Council,
Fish refused to touch it.
"A bill to abolish segregation in
the army" he said, "wouldn't get
three votes in congress. 1t would be
political suicide for any one who
would attempt such and I for one
would not"
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Continued from page y
permit Negroes to fight with white
men in a mixed regiment is the
same as inviting Negroes in an 'ex-
elusive white club Negroes ought
to fight for civil rights and stop
pushing themselves on white peo-
pie. I repeat, white people don't
want you."
Fish declared that only "a few
Communists" talk 'that nonsense"
and that no responsible Negro or
ganization or individual, mot even
a soldier-and | have talked to
many" would "even dare say he
wanted to abolish segregation
Reference by Miss Myers to a
few instances Of mixed regiments
proving successful | S w h ere
brought the declaration from Fish
that he knew of no such cases, ex-
cept where there were white Of
fcers and colored enlisted men.
g. But that is differentiated
that works." he said.
When it was pointed out that
such doctrine is no different from
the Nazi theory Of superior and
inferior races, Fish replied that the
Nazi ideas of Nordic superiority
have nothing to do with Negroes.
Similarly, Miss Myers said, the
New York Republican congressman
argued that Gen. Eisenhower re-
cent order banning discrimination
in liberated countries "has nothing
to do with Negroes either"
When Miss Myers pointed out
that Fish's assertion that the plank
in the Republican platform against
discrimination in our armed forces
did not mean abolition of segre-
cation would tend to make a mock
cry of those who now die for equal
ity and democracy, the congress-
man replied:
"Well, l can't help that. There
are other things you Negroes can
work for like the right to vote.
Take one step at a time. We are
not thinking of disturbing segrega-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-25

The Air City Open Golf tourna-
ment held at Walnut Grove Coun-
try club drew a large crowd. The
PGA Champion Bob Hamilton up
held his reputation as one of the
greatest golfers in the country,
with a score of 14O for SO holes for
medal play. Another feature was
the entry of Negroes, which was
the first time this ever happened
in Dayton. These entries were re-
sponsible by the Fairway Club Of
Dayton. The players were Pro Ny
ron Coleman, Pro Edward Marshall,
Amateurs Willie Bowling and Nor
man Coleman.
Scores for these men: Pro. M.
Coleman, 16O; Marshall, 159; ANA
teurs: w. Bowling, 16O; Norman
Coleman, 172. Their scores in this
tournament were very creditable
The winner of the two-ball four
some at the Miami View Golf
course was Mr.. and Mrs. William
(Chunk) Jones. Score 70 for 18
holes.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-25
PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS
TO TEACH TOLERANCE

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25. (ANP)
In answer to the crying need of
teaching Americans how to appre-
ciate each other and get along with
each other, this important indus
trial city of war and peace, has an
nounced plans for definite studies
and programs in its public schools.
The thinking of the Pittsburgh
Board Of Education, of which Atty.
Homer S. Brown is a member, was
told by DR.. Charles E. Manwiller,
director of the Department of Cur
riculum Study and Research. Bet
ter than thinking, he indicated that
several steps had already been
taken.
Joining cities like Springfield,
Mass, which have pioneered with
this kind of training, DR.. Manwiller
explained that the schools will
strive to replace prejudice with
critical analysis of problems which
confront all thinking Americans
today, and to teach students to
govern their behavior through rea-
soned judgment rather than emo
ton. He continued:
To-day, more than ever, high
school youth should be able to dis
tinguish fact from propaganda and
theory from practice. The problem
of teaching information and form
ing judgments about racial and ma
tionality relations should not only
bring about an understanding of
intergroup difficulties but an ap-
probation of others viewpoints
and desire to cooperate in fulfill
ing the common responsibilities of
American citizenship"
The new intercultural training
has been worked out Tor every level,
from the kindergarten up, and the
textual material is now being
printed.
In the fifth grade, to use an
example, course entitled "Becom-
ing Acquainted With Pittsburgh y
will teach art, craft, music, folk
lore, legends, games, dances, rit-
uals and discuss food and clothing
from the standpoint Of the contri-
button Of the several nationality
groups in the city.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-25
Judue Scott Back On Bench

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-
(ANP)-Judge Almond Scott is
back on the bench and doing very
we'll after lengthy siege of an ill
ness which kept him from his post
for many weeks.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01
Personals

Rev. and Mr.. Asa Hughes and
daughter, Carol, were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Estil Vanover.
Pvt. Henry Wright is spending
the week with his family on
Brush Creek. He has been con-
fined to an army hospital for
the past two months.
Oscar Phipps and little daugh-
ter, formerly of Clintwood but
now residing in West Virginia,
were seeing friends here last
week.
Mrs. C. Deb Mullins spent the
weekend in Kingsport as the
guest of her sisters, Mrs. r. B.
Travis and Mrs. Robt. Sheriff..
Friends of Miss Hattie Phipps
will be glad to learn she is now
at home after spending several
months in Bluefield hospital.
Miss Lietta Vanover, who has
been visiting relatives in Detroit,
has returned to her home here.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01
HONEY CAMP BRIEFS

Mrs. S. K. Lambert was visit
ing relatives at Banner Sunday
Mrs. Nancy Adkins visited Syl
via Lam bert Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Boiling visited
relatives in Kentucky Sunday.
Bill Cassidy and children of
Darwin called at the home of j.
E. Beverly Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Fannon and Edith
Beverly visited Sylvia Lambert
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Roxie Moore was a visit
or at the home of Gladys Cassi-
dy Sunday evening.
S. K. Lambert is doing some
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01
HOSPITAL NEWS

Miss Ivory Hale is recovering
nicely.
Mrs. Fred Carter was much
improved and able to return
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rose are
the proud parents of girl born
May 26.
Pvt. and Mrs. Jethro Mullins
announce the arrival of girl,
named Phyllis Jean, on May 30.
To MIR. and Mrs. Fred Mullins,
baby girl named Lucille, born
May 80.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01
Dickinson County Herald

Ronald Lee Edwards, young
son of Edgar Edwards, was able
to return home last week.
Mrs. James Trivitt Jr. had her
tonsils removed Monday.
Harold Hibbitts underwent a
tonsillectomy (tonsils removed)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

Claude Phillips was able to re
turn home Sunday.
Miss Anna Mae Stanley was
discharged the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Charley Brown was adj
mitted to the hospital Tuesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

work for his brother-in-law at
Banner. this week.
Charles Beverly, of the navy,
is spending a fifteen-day fur
Tough with his parents on Hon
ey Camp.
Coty Boggs, Of Pound, was a
visitor at the home of his broth
err, Corbett, Sunday.
Mrs. J. L. Stanley. who has
been very i'll, is improving some
what now.
Earl Buchanan and family of
Darwin were visiting his father,
Steve Buchanan, Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

Wednesday,.
Asa D. Powers Of Nora Was
admitted to the hospital Wednes
day.
Raymond Beverly, who was in
the hospital with an infected
hand, was discharged Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01
Miners Wanted

LOCAL, EMPLOYER CAN USE EXPERIENCED AND
LEADERS, TIN1BERNGEN, TR ACFMEN OR OTHER WORK
ERs IN THE MINING INDUSTRY.
PREVAILING WAGES
TRANSPORTATION BY BUS TO AND FROM WORK IN
THE VICINITY CLlNTWOOD
If YOU are now employed Mining other essential work
do not apply
Full Information
see the represen tatve of the
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
tho County AGENTS Office Clintwood Va each Monday
afternoon 800 P NJ to 500 F. M
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

LOST-War ration book No. 3.
Finder please return to Silas Hill
Bartlick, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

LOST-One war ration book
No. 4. Finder please return to Eft
tie Smith, Stratton, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-06-01

LOST-War ration book No.
4. issued to Emma Silvers and
ration book 3, issued to Thomas
E. SilNers. If found, please re-
turn to them at Clinchco Va.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
ANEW
FREDDY

the Great Horned Spoon, this time he had
something more than a hunch. He had sus-
picious money, sand and leak!
Later, at midnight, Freddy had got out
of bed and padded over to the built-in win
dow seat. He sure couldn't sleep with all this
on his mind, and he had to make some plans
ION account of last month he was suspecting
Schmidt the florist, just because of his name)
before anyone would listen to him.
LAUNCHING up his knees, he stared down into
the apple tree. The garden and trees, even
the garage, looked swell splashed with all that
moonlight. And there were plenty other gar
dens like it all over America being menaced
by guys like Terwilliger
Freddy's jaw hardened. First time you
looked at the snake, he looked just like any
Evening star., 1944-01-30

"Yeh; we'll maybe he can't get into the
Army for some reason, 50 he works tor de-
fense. And know he's rich on account OF
NOBODY can draw check for five hundred
dollars on his pay"
Five hundred dolla1s?" Freddy looked with
new respect at Tim Terwilligers long -striding
figure. Boy, the guy looked like an ALL
American. So why wasn't he in the Army?
A staggering idea hit Freddy broadside. Why
say! Where would guy working for Blue
Star come off to be drawing checks like that?
fREDDY's heart began to bang against his
ribs. His eyes turned slit-like in his freckled
face. He began long whistle, but checked
himself Immediately. If what he was thinking
right now was true, he'd better not let Egbert
get suspicious, or he might ruin everything
WELL" he said in more oonciliatory tones
Il guess maybe bank presidents do get to
know things" He bent and scaled fiat stone
into the pale green branches of the elms
Speaking of Blue Star" he said carelessly,
Il hear they found sand in some of their
machinery the other day."
Zen, dIio tlldt not dill, CgOeIt Sdlu
Il heard my father say there's leak from
that place somewhere. Imagine that, can your"
Freddy turned hot and cold by turns. Why
great toots of Gabriels trumpet, he hadn't
heard about any leak. Look, Eggie," he
said, almost pleadingly Il got to be getting
home. got work to do"
well, why didn't you say 50? Gosh, it's
no disgrace to have to work. If we didn't have
old Pete to keep our grounds clean, I'd have
Evening star., 1944-01-30

get away from Egbert. The sad-eyed leech
could practically ruin full day for body.
Look" he said Il see the guy and l know
who he is: He's Tim Terwilliger; he's working
on the night shift over in F1atlands for Blue
Star Aircraft, and he's living at the Inn. And
Eloise met him at a party somewhere. So
there's nothing you can tell me about him.
see?"
rs that 50? Well, my father, being presi-
dent of the bank, gets to know things
schoolteacher never gets to know"
Freddy's chin came up. For instance?"
Who's rich and who isn't. That's what.
Maybe you don't know this Terwilliger guy
is rich"
''Sure, sure. He's John D. in disguise.
working for Blue Stars night shift on ac-
count of he's patriotic or something"
Evening star., 1944-01-30

~oULD YOU imagine. Freddy asked him.
self grimly, a guy like this Terwilliger?
~ Acting and looking like anybody else
in Cragwood who might drop in on Sunday
night: taking his ease on the living-room
couch, his stomach full of chicken salad and
ice cream, and his black heart full of treason!
1t was sure true what the War Department
said about these snakes - how they looked
like typical, honest Americans.
Freddy gazed about the room. 1t was too
darned decent room, he thought hotly -
with the jug of scarlet tulips on the old maple
table, and f1ocks of books around. - for guy
like this to be using. When his mother had
said the other day that she thought the room
was beginning to look trifle seedy, his father
had grinned IF you'll change that word to
nselIosV," he laughed, I'VE might get few
more turns out of it."
And, by jeepers, his father was right Their
home was mellow from top to bottom. and
people came in and out like it hadn't any
doors. A friendly house is what it was; but
right now, if his family only knew it, it was
practically being i,ssaded.
IMAGINE that, could you? Here was his
father in his old tweed suit, grinning around
his pipe at this guy: here was his mother.
looking just like girl, with her dimples COM
ing and going and her brown eyes sweet as
honey; and here was Eloise, smooth and all.
but nice kid, even if she did try to look like
twenty instead of seventeen.
Freddy's chest swelled with fierce protec-
tiveness. He felt like regular breastwork
between this snake Terwilliger and his fam
ily Imagine how they'd feel when the Crag-
wood News came out, as it sure would, with
headlines foot high: Freddy Martin, fifteen
yeer-oM son Of Mr.. Martin. highly respected
professor Of English at C1ag,oood High, and
Mrs. Martin, Chairman of Red Cross, also
highly respected, captures enemy agent single
handed
And to think that if it hadn't been for that
blowhard, Egbert Smythe, giving out like he
Evening star., 1944-01-30

did -. Freddy's mind drifted back to the
previous morning. He'd been sauntering down
the embroidered Main Street, thinking that
it took fine spring Saturday to put new life
in guy Zeissler's delicatessen window had
caught his eye, and he'd stopped to gaze at
the fat, clove-studded hams and the chickens
roasted golden brown. Boy, what racket
he'd had with Zeissler before we got into the
war! Zeissler hated the Nazis, but he loved
what he called old country Germans. Freddy
grinned regretfully That line he used to pull
on Zeissler was good for anything from an
extra slice of liverwurst to ham on rye with
mustard.
All he'd had to say to Zeissler, sort of conf
Dental, was: MY father says Germans are
the most methodical people on earth" Or
maybe: What about this Treaty of Versailles
stuff, Mr. Zeissler? What makes my father
get mad, and say with things like they were,
it never could have worked?
Out would come Zeissler's long knife, and
off would come slice of ham, tender as but
ter ia, Fritz" Zeissler would smile "Your
father says that? He is smart man, your
father"
Freddy had sighed. A racket like that came
once in lifetime. And it wasn't all one-sided
either. when you came right down to it.
His father did say those things - but in
different, way of course. And whenever
Freddy's conscience got to hurting him,
didn't he run Mr. Zeisslers errands for him?
Right then, Egbert had come up behind
him. "Hiyah, Freddy" he'd said, his round
eyes staring through the window. boy,
Evening star., 1944-01-30

body else; but second time you looked you
saw those eyes of his. Like hunks of cold
winter sky And his hair. Blond as Zeissler's;
only it sure was an insult to man like Zeissler
to even think of it.
They sure must be dumb lot of clucks
at Blue Star not to spot guy like this. .
Freddy began to pace the ROOM The thing to
do was to get to know this Terwilliger and
then set trap for him.
A trab. Great bombs on Berlin! That was
the answer, all right. He knew just how he'd
do it, too Eloise knew this snake and plenty
of countries used women spies. They used
'em as whatchamacallits Freddy scratched
his head and the word came. Decoys!
He'd die the Chinese death of a thousand
cuts before he'd ever admit it to her, but
Eloise when you came right down to it, was
beautiful All he had to do was to get Eloise
feeling sorry for this guy invite him for tea
tomorrow night and then get him talking -
Freddy cooked an imaginary gun to his shoul-
der Mister" " he told Tim Terwilliger, your
numbers up"
"A SUDDEN burst of laughter from his father
jolted Freddy's mind back to the living room.
back from his memory of that midnight re-
solve He Strengthened in his chair and listened
to Terwilliger holding forth
so it may be-" Terwilliger was saying,
that eventually we'll find our way back to
the old American dream"
LAD
His family was just like lambs being led to
slaughter. His father was knocking the ashes
from his pipe and quoting Thomas Jefferson
"a cooperative way of life- return to the
soil, perhaps, is needed" Eloise murmured:
But definitely, Daddy" She didn't know,
Freddy thought compassionately. that all
she was, was plain old decoy.
But what Freddy had to do was to trap
this guy. All this talk was leading nowhere.
Say, Mr.. Terwilliger." he began - and
then stopped, for his mother was rolling her
hoop right down the center alley.
Since Mr.. Terwilliger is in the aircraft
business" she smiled, "he might be inter-
ested in seeing your collection, Freddy"
Mr.. Martin agreed; but leave it to @Eloise
to laugh in that superior way of hers.
I'm sure" she suggested airily. "Mr. Ter
williger would be simply thrilled"
Matter of fact" said the guy, Il would.
Terwilliger beside him on the stairs, Freddy
hastily recalled the lines he had prepared tor
the moment when he got alone with this rat.
This is pretty old house." he said chum-
mily. They used to fire muskets out the up
stairs windows on the Redcoats." His voice
turned melancholy. But bet this house is
TW-l-3s-A
Evening star., 1944-01-30

to be doing the same, l guess" ="
Freddy's palms began to itch. Boy.
how he'd like to paste the guy. If
Egbert wasn't bemoaning something,
he was talking big But he didn't
have time to waste on Egbert now.
He had a job on his hands. And by
Evening star., 1944-01-30

could put away one those chickens"
Then he'd dropped his voice and
poked a plump forefinger into Fred
dy's ribs. you see that guy across
the street,"
Freddy ran his hands distractedly
through his bright red hair. He must