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- THEfA4A THO1NDSONE

Amelia was the kind of person
who didn't believe in waiting for
tomorrow She ran away with her
lover one night. In tsnir hurry TO
get away they We speeding
around a s..c.i.1ts ere was an
Faceidcnt md t,ssgs vas killed.
Amelia YVES nc - crippled.
She blamed ne Fl sill does to
this day. she says. If | had given
her her FRI Icy would new
err have say and there
would have oeen no accident
Kay nodded mechanically. but
said nothing.
$50 went to that other war
and remained in Europe for years.
| I have sent Amelia the money
she's needed all this time. I've
never seen her since"
mo! Oh, mol"
GAnd so you know now, Kay"
he said hoarsely. Shall | 80
| now?" ),
better co. Thinking. / mustn't let
him see how terribly hurt I am
ever.
He turned at the door, Kay"
he asked, will you do one favor
| for me?"
She looked up at him, saw the
pain in his eyes, heard the suffer
| ing in his voice. Rex, whom she
loved with every fibre or her be-
n = = ~ e~>e
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TODAY IN HISTORY

1886 - The Wilkes expedition
to the Antarctic, first scientific
expedition authorized byA Con-
gress, fitted out by Governanentl
1885 = The Canadians Pacific
Railroad opens.
1899-First Peace Confidence,
called by the Gar of Russia.
opens at The Hague.
1917 - First Selective Service
Act enacted by Congress.
1922 - Pres. Harding suggests
to country's steel makers they
abolish the 12-hour shift.
1885 - New York City's drive
on crime proclaims by name the
leaders of criminal gangs, as
enemies of the publrA sAf j.
1936-The Guffey Coal Act in
validated by u. S. Supreme
Court.
1941 = Italians surrender in
Ethiopia.
1942-Price control in effect.
1943-United Nations Confer
ence on food and agriculture
opens in Hot Springs, Va.
1944-Allies report the extinc-
ton of so-called Gustav Line in
Italy.
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FOOD Na!SlIlsI Sc ] Isl!!vER7sEsAs,

Every intelligent American under
stands that as result of developments in
Europe, there is an increased need for ship
ments IF food overseas. Consequently,
therenustsbe.s some readjustment in the use
Sof3certa1 foods 9tbe United ted States, "a
The' offAjfjj5all, femanaitteey which has to
determine how food and other supplies
shall be RHocated. says that "our food sup
ply is adequate to keep America healthy
and vigorous and that "a decent American
diet will be maintained"
A modest amount of sugar and some
food supplies will be shipped to Europe
where an official report describes the con-
dition OF northwestern European liberated
countries as extremely serious" The CT
villain populations OF the liberated coun-
tries some 100000 slave laborers freed
in Germany ard hundreds Of thousands of
priscners;of A-ar, make necessary increased
allotments ots food for Europe.
There i considerable benefit. to be
gained by exsending assistance to these VIC
inns of war. gThg fut4pa o Europe depends
]. 8sasssasA restasaaoh of nofmal economy
and tbs il furn, depends upon the main
tspafca ofSome kind Of order and stability
Obviously, there will be chaos unless wide
spread starvation is prevented.
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Chapter 81
TAY," Rex said again, FRY
~ darling, this must be what
heath is like"
ssWhat do you mean? .
aKay, I'm married already.
His voice was a whisper.
She stared at him, her eyes wide
and incredulous, her face growing
white. sMarried7" she repeated.
sOh, mol Not that, Rex.
Yes. My wife lives in califor-
MIA"
He sat up and looked at Kay.
She didn't answer. She vas star
ing at him with disbelief IN her
eyes, begging him mutcly 10 tell
her it wasn't true.
$50 YOU See" he added, Il have
no right to love you. And certain
ly I shouldn't have let you know.
.Hush," she whispered. Il won't
let you regret today. But-why
isn't she here with your"
'4Pn tell you, Kay" be an
swered. ct isn't a long story" He
looked away from her, looked
through the white and sapphire
hangings through the window, as
though he saw the gray stretch o,
time without her. Amelia was 9
pretty girl and I fell in love with
her. She was few years Older
than /, and I didn't know much
about women. ! found soon aftei
we married that she thought my
family had money. They didn't.
aWhen she found that she nae
thrown herself away on 2 pool
medical student she was furious
and promptly fell in love with
another man whom, she knew Was
wealthy. She asked me Tor 2 al
vorce. refused. ! worshipped hel
with a young boys first blind
alteration. Besides, ! was going
away to war and ] wanted some
one who cared whether ! came
back alive or not. ! was so sure
that she would get over her In
fatuation for that other man. You
see, l really did love her enough
to think that. :"
LIE paused a moment, staring
4 i into space. When Kay made
no comment, he went on: We'll
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TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES

1884 Sheldon Jackson, Pres
byterian clergyman missionary
in Alaska, Alaska builder, educa-
tor, born New York. Died May 2,
1909.
l849 William T. Bull noted
New York physician, said TO be
the first to devote himself solely
Ito surgery, born Newport, R. 1
Died Feb 20, 1909. y
,lai866. - Edward Lucas White,
novelist, born Bergen Point, N. j.
Died March 80, 1884. Il
4 1879 SINE Silverman founder
editor of Variety, New York. born
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END OF WAR IN EUROPE
IS ONLY HALFWAY MARK
AS WE MOVE AGAINST JAPAN

AS WE MOVE AGAINST JAPAN
The journey for aggression, Sc
eagerly embarked upon by Ger
many in 1889, comes to a bitter
end for the people of the Reich,
with death, desolation and degra-
dation instead of power, plumber
and preferment.
For tie people Of Great Britain
the outcome of the struggle re-
n owes the greatest threat to their
existence in many centuries and
abundantly rewards the calm con-
fidence and consistent courage
with which they made a heap OF
all their winnings to risk it on
che turn of pitch-and- toss"
No modern nation has been
threatened with a more tragic
fate than the omihous peril which
cnveloped the British Isles in
1910. The odds were terrific and
The means of defense limited, but
The fighting spirit of a brave peo-
rle, boldly and intelligently led,
carried them through what flu
tire historians viii undoubtedly
record as their finest hour"
For the Russians, the situation,
when they were attacked without
warning in 1941, was almost as
gloomy. The only difference was
thal the Russians were not stand
ing alone; they bad the British for
their allies. Nevertheless, the peo-
ple of Russia did not yield in
their spirit despite the dreadful
disasters thsts confronted them in
Ike early days of the mighty Ger
man offensive.
Considering tn G cumbersome
structure of the Soviet Republic
and the conglomerate mass of
peoples making up Russia, the pa
triotic response of the Slavic peo-
pie, no less than the fighting skill
of the Red armies, must arouse
the admiration of the world.
For Great Britain and Russia,
the end of the war with Germany
establishes on a firm foundation
their right to live and places
I. them, so far as the Old World is
concerned, on a pedestal of power
which, if clashes and conflicts can
be avoided, offers opportunities
that rarely come to the nations of
the earth
Let US not begrudge the Rus
slams and the British people their
days of celebration. They have
felt, much more than we, the
flaming fire of the holocaust
which threatened to consume
their national existence. While
all of the United Nations have
naid some of the price of victory
in blood, in money and in sacri-
flee, We have not faced the inn
pending iinminencc of national
destruction; the hot fires of war
, have not devoured our home
land; at no time has the indie
pendence OF this country depend
ed solely upon the unsupported
resolution of our fighting men.
For the United States, the end
of the war against Germany is
/ the halfway mark in the battle tc
repel freebooters who attempted
to loot this Republic. The heat
of the guns of the Far East is now
felt in every part Of the Republic.
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GEORGE: ayes. I certainly would like to
hear why you call that an old fashioned
idea, Judge"
OLD JUDGE: Glad to tell you. George.
Until recently. person known as an al
coholic was generally treated as a social
outcast. Little if anything was done to
understand him or help him. But. during the
past few years, medical research and study
has developed that alcoholics are really sick
people i. E. that there is usually a deep
rooted physical, social or emotional reason
behind their behavior. That's why today so
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gsxPaovEs<ExTs ron KEY WEST
ADVOCATED ~ TIE crrIzE


There's no such place as Muddlesown.
Thank Heaveni For if there were, this is
how things might have happened there:
II was a fine spring morning when the
citizens of Muddletown went mad. They
were tired of the war, with all its regula-
tons and controls and interference with
old-fashioned American individualism.
They threw the war out of the window,
along with War Bond buying, rationing,
price controls, wage sterilization and gas
conservation. Is
With carefree hearts sthespeople Of
Muddletoyn gathered uhthsir War bonds.
went down to thesl local bApk and dashed,
them in. They dre@Aall their money out
81 their savings accounts Then, loaded
with cash. they headed for Muddletown's
department. stores, food stores. hardware
fs.ores and places of amusement. r.
I Rationihg and price controls were for
,Rotten. People bought everything they
seculd get their hands on. AS stocks dwin-
sdled merchants raised theF prices. III one
stere aloues mems Shiras " hsehN hstf gone on
lsale FOR S2.85 at o'clock were nearing the
$50 mark by noon; and, as the last few
&hifts were dragged out from under the
seounte-. the price went to SIS. Worried
housewives called their husbands, urging
them to ask the boss for raise in order to
.mee' the sky-rocketing cost of living. The
husbands asked and the bosses gave. When
families gathered around their dinner la
lbies that night, they were pleased with
themselves Suddenly they were making
more money and buying more things than
ever before. 1t was pleasure to hop into
ne cd ialopy after dinner, stop asthe,s erHs
- station. buy as much gas as one wanted
fNhat II il did cost soc a gallon? --,ed 90
o. . 9 movie, where a fairly good double
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"lss ssg ,inilati9p a Bit IT. seq.
. In the days that followed, two un-
; pleasant facts became evident. The first
: 81 these was that when available supplies
: are bought up. then no more supplies are
. available. The second was. that once in
. Station hits prices no amount of salary in
; iation can keep up with them. And then
|. no natter how much money people have.
. they're really very poor
. The people of Muddletown began to
: set pretty angry. As one housewife indig
/. nantly put it. Three ought to be law so
= that everyone gets a chance to buy what
: D. needs, like rationing or something" And.
: IS one old gentleman expostulated There
: ought to pe a law to keep those prices
: down. like price, ceilings or something
: And as one smart young boy shouted on his
; way Co high school, There ought to bea
: Iaw about wagesso they can't Just go JUMP
: ag them all over the place"
|. There ought to be law. There IS,
: hats why there aren't any Muddletowns
L. S. A.
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It's wise husband who compliments
his wife's cooking; it's ali unfortunate hus-
band who, after doing this. can't eat her
cooking
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much is being done to help them by finding
out and correcting the condition that leads
them to excess"
GEORGE: "How many folks are there like
that, Judge?"
OLD JUDGE: well. according to scientific
research. $50 of the people who drink,
drink sensibly. So do so unwisely. at times.
Included in that SO is the small percentage
OF the sick people I'm talking about"
GEORGE: THAT certainly gives me a
clearer picture. It's the most sensible ap-
proach I've ever heard on the subject"
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8. 1t was hard to visualize Hitler's fight to
the'last man when goulread about the Al
lied larmies cAptafl 300 prisoners a
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Il is hard to regret the suffering in
.nicfef upon enemy people by air raids
y hen We read about the callous treatment
given our soldiers when captured.
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Bertrand Russell, English phil
osopher-author, born 70 years
ago.
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The essence of religion is the obliga-
ton of generous service to all mankind.
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Cortland. N. Y. Died Sepf q.
1888.
q 1889 = Thomas Midgley, Jr.
famed chemist. Inventor % ethyl
GAS, born Beaver Falls. Pa. Died
Columbus, o. Nov. 2, 1874
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j. It's getting a bit lonely for the ag-
gressor of the Far East
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hitlers thousand years did not last ;
weeks.
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,wadrey, Ga.--The pal moving
picture theatre is a real family
affair. Mrs. j. II. Gren runs ths
theatre, with her daughter. Juan.
tia, who also works as chief clerk
IN the next door drugstore. a. hes
right-hand man. Meflyn. another
daughter, sells tickets. and two
small members of the family.
vida and Bernice Green coIiecs
the tickets az the door
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AA~G1Loe.sne
EyR MIEIN6IUN

BY HUGO SIMS Special Washnaon Citizen
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This advertisement d AkeAsi@ Beverage f.s.s les
Evening star., 1945-08-24

TURTLENECK NEWS-Newest
fashion for the student body-and
among those who go in for the cas-
ual looks the turtlenecked sweat
er blouse. This high neckline con-
tributes a lot to the top-heavy
look-and is at its best topping q
spindle-thin skirt. One that would
make new-looking costume out of
slim basic skirt is made of soft
wool jersey and rabbits hair. It's
cut with sunburst of darts at the
neckline beneath the collar, and
buttons down the back. In grey
it's the Last Word with a darker
grey skirt, but it's also good in black
lime or powder blue. Hint: For a
fashion-plat look, be sure to buy q
choker to rim the collar.
| -
| WASHABLE PARTY BAG
There's nothing cutter to see than q
toddler, her dress perked way out
her hair brushed shiny, going of
to party, gaily beribboned pack
age under her arm. For just such
an occasion-either for the givel
or the gifted-we have discovered
honey Of a handbag. It's small
scale envelope, hand-loomed OF
white cotton rag with a small white
rope handle to be clutched by white
party -gloved hands. Washable, OF
course-and at price scaled to
! size.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Sectionalisrn, 1915
By EIeni Sakes

vogue. We are all thinking In terms
of wholeness and unity rather than
Of single pieces scattered here and
there in q room. This grouping
technique is not just confined to the
one school OF design--Modern-but
is being quickly caught up by others,
such as the Early American.
Today's LADY of the house" has
many advantages in the fields OF
furniture, fabrics and so on. One
of the best to come her way Is this
idea of sectional units. These come
in painted and unpainted versions.
There are bookcases, cabinets, chests
and tables, and upholstered pieces.
These she can twist and turn to suit
her fancy. She can take away or
add to her unit pieces at any time
| it suits her whims. Several of the
department stores here in town are
featuring unit furniture in both the
unpainted and upholstered types.
One of the nicer groups displays
brilliantly colored floral design print
covering curved sectional sofa.
Matching chairs can do a quick
change" job by turning into a love-
seat when the old way becomes tire
some. Others featured are done up
In handsome tufted fabrics, colored
in shades that even the most dis
eliminating will find perfect.
Unit furniture is the answer to
the bride who at first starts her
housekeeping in somewhat smaller
quarters and then expands. With
this functional type of furniture she
will find it no trouble at all to add
to the furnishings of her rooms
with minimum of effort and cash.
at that. As with everything new
these unit pieces may seem little
expensive, but actually are not as
high as one would expect for such
style and usefulness. In due time
with the resumption of civilian
manufacturing. etc.-this one draw.
back will also be alleviated.
Evening star., 1945-08-24

The clash is on again. This time
not between North and South but
sectionalism, nevertheless. There
are those who maintain that Sec
tional furniture is the answer to
comfortable living with style and
those who argue that sectional
furniture disrupts all previous set
styles, is usurper, and "just won't
last"
Personally, we are for the first
idea because We have seen how a
well ll-planned room can be achieved
with sectional pieces. True, Sec
tionalisn Is modern trend but none
can deny that 1t proves its merits
and proves them we'll. Many inter-
esting things can be done with this
type of furniture. Two chairs with
rounded tops can be readily trans.
posed into a loveseat. A chest o1
drawers can be. made into a most
serviceable unit by the mere addi.
ton Of book cases on each side.
Detached divans in living room
can break the monotony Of doing
things in a "Set" manner. Grouping
one section piece with small table
and opposite It. at some diStancs
placing a divan of three or foul
other sectional pieces will add "zing'
to a room that formerly was JUS
so so" The modern school of dec.
grafton and design has furtheret
this mode and emphasis has beer
placed not only on the structural
design of the pieces but through th'
use Of fabrics and woods. With fu
ture events pointing to an earl,
letting up Of the shortage of suit
able fabrics, bigger and better thing
are now being predicted in the fielt
Of textiles. To date, extensive us
has been made of floral prints an,
striped fabrics in the coverings o
sectional furniture. Matching dra
peries also carry out the theme o
colorful ease so much a characters
tic Of this type of furniture. Tn
use Of new lighting effects, ligh
colored woods, plastics, and mir
roring also blend in well with thi
newest of new stylings.
Originally, unit furniture wa
thought up by the modern schoo
Its purpose was to be merely func
tional. But so much style evidence
itself upon the placing Of two an
three correlated units made into
: whole that the idea is rapidly catch
ing on and is standing alone on ii
own rights. Groupings of furnitur
as well as pictures on the wall an
pottery groupings are quite tn
Evening star., 1945-08-24
By EueIyn Hayes

down from broad shoulders to a
drawstring waistline. The sleeves
are long. finished with a tiny self
ruffle with miniature drawstrings for
tying push-up level. Take your
choice Of navy blue, Heaven blue,
bright red or bright green-all with
pale, pale yellow drawstrings that
you can change on the whim of a
mood or moment.
WEATER GIRLS S-Th e
distaff side is going in for
sweaters this year in a big way
from the lollipop to the college
crowd. OF course the Sandbox SET
was wearing sweaters long before
Lana Turner or the campus queens
ever thought Of them, because a
sweater is the easiest way to cope
with a child and changing temper
atures. Thus, cardigans are a
must" in any small fry wardrobe
and we've tracked down one that's
as good a buy as we've found in
many a day. Knit of soft, fine
wool 100fo, pleaseD it has a
knitted border on all edges-and a
price that makes it possible to buy
two at a crack. Light blue for the
blue-eyed, bright red for the dark
eyed and navy blue for both.
Evening star., 1945-08-24

They have never even looked at
another woman. And. for PHYS
sake, what more can a wife ask?
And the poor bewildered dears
never even suspect that the reason
that nine-tenths of the women who
slump after marriage and give up
trying to please their husbands Is
because their husbands never give
them a word of praise or encourage
ment, or even notice what they do
unless they are going to find fault
with it. And it isn't feminine nature
for women to keep going unless they
get the glad hand now and then.
So here's a tip to all husbands
II you want your wife to be a good
wife don't be stingy with your praise
Tell her that she is a great cook and
marvellous f1nancier, and she will
be one. Praise her disposition, and
she Will be sweeter than sugar. A
compliment a day will keep the
divorce lawyer away.
Evening star., 1945-08-24
Dorothy Dix Says

When the great ajority of girls
get married they are simply slosh-
ing over with good intentions. They
are going to be like the wife in
the Scriptures whose price was
above rubies. Like her they are
going to see we'll to the ways of
their households and make homes
that are little bit of paradise on
earth.
They are going to be cracker
jack cooks and managers. They are
going to be thrifty and economical.
They are going to meet their hus-
bands when they come home from
work with glad, sweet smile. They
are going to keep themselves dressed
up and be gay and amusing COM
panions. And they are never, never,
never going to argue, or whine, or
complain.
In short, they are going to be a
combination Lady Love, faScinator
chef, household convenience, ap-
peaser and general miracle worker.
HaAAN "1iCAl AZ, VI AZ, vi llldyUC OILY
5 years later they have turned
into naggers and grouches and slop-
py housekeepers, who make no ef-
fort to keep themselves attractive
to their husbands or make them
comfortable homes, and who have
scrapped every one of the good reso-
lutions with which they started into
marriage, We wonder why.
And most Of all do their husbands
wonder why marriage has made
such sea change in the sweet
young things they led to the altar
For. according to their own lights,
they have honorably lived up to
their marriage contracts. They have
never said an unkind word to their
wives. They have stuck as close to
their flresides as the house cat. They
have worked their fingers to the
bones to keep them soft and easy.
Evening star., 1945-08-24

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