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In MemOrialn
Rebecca LOrrayne Miller

1t was two years ago the eleventh
of May,
That our darling baby was called
away.
God called her to her sweet
home above
Where all is peace, JOY and love.
We kindly touched her golden
head
And fore her many prayers
were said
At ten o'clock the death angel
came
And whispered to call her dear
name.
We've missed her all along the
way,
We still miss her smiles every
day.
God took her home; twas his
will
Within our hearts she's living
still.
Oh weep no more dear loved
ones,
Her life crown has already been
won.
She is at rest with God above,
Where angels sing their songs of
/ love.
From mothers arms she's gone
to Jesus,
We wish she had stayed with us.
We miss her oh so much more,
Than any other one we have
before.
She is in her great mansion
above,
Where angels are singing their
precious love.
A little bright star gone from
earth
Not long after its devoted loving
birth.
Her life on earth was not long,
For her we sing a beautiful song,
When we are carrying our
heavy load,
We miss her along life's weary
road.
Let us be ready at Jesus call
And remember to pray for one
and all.
Let us meet her on that shore
Where we will never part
anymore.
Written by her mother and
aunt, Mrs. Burl Patrick
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ship to Healing Springs where
he was a member at the time Of
his passing. For forty-six years
he has lived Christian and took
a very active part in the work of
his church. He attended church
regularly and contributed liber-
ally to it's support. His faith in
Christ, his loyalty to his church
and friends, his devotion to the
advancement of Gods work, and
his assuming Christ-like spirit
were an inspiration to all with
whom he had contact.
We feel that all of us, his good
wife, his fine children, his many
friends, his fellow church men,
bers, can be, and are, comforted
in the thought that he was truly
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Obituary
Nj. G.. GRACE

M. c. Grace was born Septem-
Der %, 1869 and departed this
life May 7, 1916, being rs years,
seven months and eight days of
age.
He was married to M. Victoria
Waddell, August Is, 1894 and for
81 years have shared the joys
and sorrows of life together. This
union was blessed with 6 chill
dren. Two of them, Vernon and
Wayne, preceded him in death.
Those living are Mrs. Clyde
Brown, West Grove, Pa; Mrs.
Maude Weiss, Galax, Va; Mrs.
Neva Eller, Rockwell, N. c.; and
Everett Grace, West Grove, Pa.
Besides his loving wife and chill
dren, he leaves IA grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren, and the
following brothers to mourn his
passing, David Grace, of Aber-
deem, Md; Josh Grace, Raven,
Va; John Grace, Oxford, Pa; and
Jim Grace, Bel Air, Md.
He professed faith in Christ as
his saviour in 1900 and united
with the Pleasant Home Baptist
church, later moving his member
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a great Christian and was clearly
seen in his every day living.
He was a kind and affection
ate husband, good father to the
children, kind and helpful
neighbor. He was never so busy
that he could not help out in
times of sickness and distress. He
has built for himself a memorial
that is worthy and that will live
on in the memory of all who
knew him.
We will miss him here, and will
think of him often, and thank
God for his life with us, and look
forward to the time when we can
meet him beyond the river of
death never to speak the words
of parting, but to ever be with
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him.
He bore his Affections with pa
tience, and often he was heard
singing the beautiful songs of
praise. Just a short while before
he went home to be with his Lord
he was singing this beautiful
song:
My heavenly home is bright and
fair,
No pain or death can enter there.
Its glittering towers, the sun out
shines,
That heavenly mansion shall be
mine.
Written by his pastor,
The Rev. w. E. Denny.
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1t was q very nice negligee,
dear. Though must admit that
us a bit too much on the mod
exn side for me-"
Roger will love you in it"
Sally"
Mother, stop pretending. You
know perfectly we'll that Roger
IS simply crazy about you. He's
trying to get up enough courage
b propose
Il am sure he is not that stu
psd, dear. Uncle Roger, as you
gEan him, knows perfectly well
taaat we can never be anything
7nore than good friends"
A little of the buoyancy went
out of the girl. 'sBut why not?
Mother, I've told you over and
ever again that you're sacrificing
yourself. in vain. Grandfather
.Iethrup would never let Philip
marry me. Not in a million
years"
The decision will be Philips,
my dear, And am confident
that he will some day realize that
ne loves you. 1 will not make
matters difficult by giving him a
Ehat1ffeur for father-in-law."
Mother, did you ever stop to
Hsink that I might not be in love
with Philip"
Mrs. AlliSton smiled serenely.
It isn't always a question of
9ave, Sally, but of intelligence
Philip is right for you, therefore
yOu must marry Philip"
And still smiling serenely,
Mrs Alliston left to inform the
Jethrups that she was now ready
So have her party begin.
It was good party despite the
Hatle fact that her mother con-
iTived to throw Sally and Philip
together whenever an opportun-
Ety presented itself. Never had
food been tastier, never had COM
pany been gayer, and never, new
IT had Grandfather Jethrup told
20 many interesting stories about
the good old days"
Letting herself into the apart
ment overlooking Central Park,
later, Sally grudgingly admitted
% herself that she. really liked
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fingered over it and their final
up of coffee. Jimmy wanted to
dance again, but she cut that re-
quest of his short with venge-
ance. Give him another oppor-
tunlty to make her feel like two
cents? Oh, no. AS matter of
TACT, this was going to be one
evening he would not enjoy. She
raised her nose superciliously
when they went to the theater,
speaking very loudly to embar-
rass him.
what, so far in the rear?
Really, Jimmy, do you always
have to be a penny-pincher?"
''Huh?" He looked at her
startled.
"Oh, never mind" She sat
down with a little gesture of res
ignation. II daresay only Philip
knows how to treat a woman
right"
Look, darling, did you ever
get a pop in the nose in public?"
''Disgraceful," muttered a
woman behind them.
81 agree with you, madam"
Sally announced.
Treating nice young wom-
an like that" continued the wom-
an with a look of hearty approval
at dashing Jimmy. Disgrace
ful!'
Jimmy chuckled and Sally was
very glad that the house lights
dimmed at that point. Then she
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promptly forgot about Jimmy as
''The Romantic Blitzkrieg" for
whom the show had been named
walked out onto the stage. Tall
and blonde, with wide, flashing
green eyes and the most seduc-
tive figure Sally had ever seen
no wonder the papers were filled
with talk Of her! Dronda Moore,
the darling of the servicemen of
the world, deserved to be the
darling of the whole darn uni
verse.
'Holy cow" murmured Jim
my. "And I've been wasting my
time with your
CTO Be Continued
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the old codger. When she was a
child, living with her mother at
the Jethrups', she had always
been somewhat afraid Of Grand
father Jethrup. He had a way
of barking at her that especially
disturbed her that afternoon he'd
overheard Philip telling her
about the house he intended to
buy for her some day! But he'd
melloWed somewhat since then
or was it simply because she had
agreed with him, let him have
his own way? She shrugged her
shoulders, dismissing the whole
business as red-headed Helen
Stafford came out of the kitchen.
Why go into details? Why try to
analyze simple thing like that?
She was fond of Grandfather
Jethrup and that was that.
The bed sagged as Helen add
ed her weight to it.
do you think ought to make
a play for Philip"
Huh? What happened to your
high sense of honor?"
I'm a way, Mother is right.
What is there ahead but years
of working and doing Without?'
"EIr. Perkins would collapse
with horror if he heard you hint
ing that Comet Airlines doesn't
pay enough"
"Oh, l don't mean the salary
is too little. I meant doing with
out luXuries. I'd like to wear a
mink coat and have a chauffeur
the way other girls do. And
Philip could give me those things,
and many more, beside"
Il think you really better 60
to sleep, Sally" Helen was good
humored no longer. you've had
a hard day. You're too tired to
wrestle with problems like that.
What, is this conversation en-
barrassing your"
Helen hesitated after she had
switched off the light. Then sur
prisingly, she said, eyes, Sally,
it is. like to believe that all
my friends are decent"
SILLY Helen, l was just talk,
ing to hear myself talk"
'That's better.''
Restless, Sally rolled over onto
her back and stared at the piece
of moon visible through the cur
tanned window in the wall oppo-
site. Philip. Philip Jethrup. No
longer a kid to best at games and
such, but an important man, a
handsome man, a rich man who
was unhappy and liked her. OF
course, Grandfather J e h u p
would be serious opposition, but
her mother was right in one re-
spect. Ultimately, the decision
would be Philips to make. A
little work on him, a little SYM
pathy when he required it, lit
tie encouragement, few words
of flattery-she could do it, do
it as easily as snap her fingers.
Wasn't she pretty enough to at
tract Jimmy Kennedy?
4
Mike, of course, spotted them
the instant they made their ap-
pearance on the brick terrace OF
the cafeteria. He sprang up and
bowed very deeply, first to Miss
Whoops, then to Sally. His eyes
fingered on her as he helped them
into seats.
II know, Mike, blue is my best
color. But I wouldn't have worn
this dress if I hadn't been brow
beaten into doing So"
miss Whoops, the lunch is on
me-"
"Lunch?" Miss Whoops rose
from the table with a twinkle
lighting up her face mischievous-
ly. 'But I've already eaten, Cap
tain White, and I have consid-
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CHAPTER III

A1x1Sne Stewardess Sally
MA1st9n arrives at La Guar
- 1iela. DaShing First Off
wr jimmy Kennedy offers to
Nawe her q Lift to the city, but
-xae says she already has a
aAte. To his discontinue she
WALKS over TO q limousine,
and lis driven by q chauffeur
- the Jethrup mansion,
where her mother is house.
keeper. There she meets her
mother and Philip Jethrup,
who is engaged to a society
girl Philip admits to Sally
that he Is not happy.
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cuse me, Sally, I'll see you
again"
Before the girl could stop mar
yelling, the old nurse was tripping
briskly away.
mike, you put her up to it!'
He laughed, waving his hand
in a gesture of denial. Il did no
such thing, Sally. I was surprised
when I saw you"
"She thinks we ought to fall in
love with one another. You know,
I'm slowly but surely getting
angry. Mother, and now Miss
Whoops. What's wrong with be-
ing a bachelor girl?"
Nothing" He picked up the
menu and handed it to her as a
parakeet sounded raucously. 81
suppose you know, though, that
Jimmy intends to do something
about correcting your present
state? He Dragged that he was
taking you out this evening""
THAT was Helen. Sometimes
people can become a pain in the
neck, Mike"
Including the skipper"
She studied him and smiled
"Of course not. You're one of
my favorite people. Quiet, gen.
tie, considerate, courteous. I'll pay
for my own lunch, though.
There's a limit to courtesy"
"Yet who can tell? Perhaps
under this exterior is a man you
don't know. A passionate, brutal
man who's biding his time. May
be I'm smart enough to know that
you're not ready for romance
yet. Maybe this big brother bust
ness is just a clever act"
Jimmy should take lessons
from you, then. He might do bet
ter in the long rum
II never knew that Jimmy
wasn't doing all right
'You heard him yesterday
she said with satisfaction.
$50 he wins this evening""
Does he?" she asked, all mis-
chief.
'You mean you're going to turn
him down again."
"You bet I am. If there's any
thing l dislike, it's wolves"
A little declaration which
would have surprised Jimmy
Kennedy very much had he heard
it, because that evening dislike
very definitely was not in the
kiss she gave him at the door.
Promptly at six-thirty, as he
had told the proprietor of the
Happy Evening Dine and Dance
establishment, he and Sally ap-
peared to claim their table near
the dance floor. It was a rather
tiny table, which suited him just
fine. He took her hand and gave
1t a squeeze after they'd been
seated, all softness now, all suav-
ity.
I'm sorry, Sally"
Her eyes widened in astonish-
ment. "Sorry?"
II really had no business kiss
ing you like that. I don't know
what got into me. The old urge
to conquer, guess. You made
me a little sore yesterday"
1T served you right. You had
no business betting Mike that you
could date me-"
"Oh, that?" Jimmy's gesture
was of the perish-the- thought va
riety. Il meant your attitude
made me sore. After all, I'm not
as heartless as you made me out
TO be. Sure date girls. Why
not? That's natural. Why snap
at me for being natural?"
Look, folks a husky voice
said very sharply, give me your
orders and then have your quar-
rel"
1t was a long meal, and they
lin0nrod nnnn,, - al IL e. :,
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tinue to look harried.
 You don't notice any sweet" "demure" expressions on the faces of women haunting the meat mar kets for pound of hamburger.
 There is nothing softly femi- nine" about women showing and pushing in nylon lines.
 "Just plain worried" is the description of the woman who has an eviction notice and no house to move into.
 TRANQUILITY MUST WAIT
 Running from store to store, hunting such necessary items as soap, cribs, diapers, crib sheets, etc, doesn't help woman to look lovely and unruffled.
 Nor does watching living costs rise from day to day and add to the new woman's" tranquility.
 Maybe the fashion and beauty experts should have saved the soft feminine ideal for another season-when just seeing that her family has a roof over its head three square meals a day and clothes to wear isn't quite such 8 problem.
 Mrs. America must get rid of that worried look before she is ready to try on the new look, |" however becoming it might be.
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By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

That refreshing breeze from Bos- ton, hailed here recently-remem- ber?-the dean of Harvard Public Health School and the Massachu- setts state health commissioner now say "Bosh." to the bugaboo of catching your death of pneumonia from sitting in draft and all that old hokum bunkem-the breeze has not yet developed into what you could call a wind.
 A house organ prints a con densation" of an article that was published in a medical journal. The medical author of the article, speak ing of rheumatic fcyer, is quoted thus:
 Exposure to cold is a great factor in precipitating severe at- tacks Sometimes polyarthri- tis" (that means inflammation of several joints) follows a single exposue, as after swimming in cold water.
 Helpful prophylactic measures include maintenance of good gen. eral health" (if that isn't as inane as the rest of the article, I, Doc Brady, must be pretty feeble aloft) land avoiding exposure to cold and infection"
 I don't know any more than any other doctor does about the cause of treatment of rheumatic fever (formerly known as inflammatory rheumatism, now sometimes called acute multiple arthritis or acute infectious polyarthris), and cer- tainly can't prove that vagrant drafts, wet feet, swimming in cold water, going without hat or over- shoes or coat or heavy underwear or insufficient heat in the house, store school or elsewhere doesn't cause this or some other illness. Neither can prove that it isn't caused by the phase of the moon or the signs of the zodiac. It is not easy to prove a negative.
 To the best of my knowledge based on reasonable familiarity with current medical research and practice, rheumatic fever is caused by Streptococcus infection and the strain of Streptococus that lodges in the joint Things or, some times, in the heart lining and cover ing of heart valves, is carried there in the blood. The Streptococcus in- vades the blood stream, in most in- stances, through the tonsils ol through the lining of nose an6 throat, some time after one or more episodes of tonsillitis, acute sore
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MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Americas Card Authority

Today's hand brings out an un- usual line of defense. It was played in one of the weekly duplicates at the Mayfair Bridge Club in New York, and Alfred O. Englander sat West. He was playing against a very strong pair and the bidding indicated to him that there was little or no chance to defeat the contract
 Feeling that any natural open ing would only make the hand easy for the declarer, he decided upon surprise attack and opened the six of clubs.
 Declarer overlook dummy's nine of clubs with the queen. If he had taken three rounds of trumps, he would have had no problem, but he was afraid that the trump suit might not break three-two, and he could not realize that there was any danger of club ruff.
 Hoping to find the ace of hearts right, he left the heart, went up
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q your zzEM ALI 1othout much just the But it's time chdnge all that.
 Watching diet adore will help Shaping yourself into slick little slice off either. want get that skirt you'd better operate gurel lie floor with sides time with the music slowly keeping feet together knees straight Then start slowly slowly Count twenty the down. You'll feel pull lower back But that's point ten day and n five other day until it umpteen times with out grooming.
 BEND oFF Still on your floor your fingers
  Then saghen the left You'll feel yourself tighten the middle this couple of times the first day and increase it along
 Squat taioahion with ankles
  the little resist the inn your with lower life That's giving workout where need 
 this time at your sides, legs and reach back to clutch your ankles Get grpn Start to you'll Hang rock back forth like hobby this you'll find ride all over the
 BOUNCE IT OFF! This time sit flat hold out in hip and leg and bounce them then back bounce feel poohed do will the inches off hips and nlgns These my do them regularly andc conscentousy all it's figure
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Dr. Brady Raps Hokum Daily Exposures Bad

throat or acute inflammation Of nose-throat cavity lining (rhino- pharyngitis) in the post-nasal area, the neighborhood of the third or pharyngeal "tonsil' better known as adenoid, and the orifice of the Eustachian tube which is an air duct connecting the middle ear cavity with the rear of nasal passage or -Pharynx.
 I'm sorry I brought that up now, for I suppose all these dreadful medical terms will just bounce off harmlessly. Anyway, that's all know about rheumatic fever. Of course I can't guarantee kid won't get it from going in swimming when the water is very cold, if he likes, or from leaving of his over- coat or his heavy underwear when the weather is cold, if he likes, or from going barefoot or bare as he likes when he likes-but if he were my kid the question couldn't arise, so what do we care?
 I'm glad to join Drs. Cecil Drinker dean of Harvard Public Health School and Vlado Getting, Massa- chusetts state health commissioner, as far as they may dare to go on this question of the effects of every day "exposure"- even if we incur the disfavor of all the old quacks in practice.
 Of course everybody feels sorry | for the youngster who is unlucky enough to have rheumatic fever-or pneumonia, or cerebrospinal men, ingitis, or poliomyelitis or any in- fectious illness for which we have no effective immunization, But in the name of all that is reasonable, sensile and kind, why keep parents constantly worried lest their chil- dren be exposed" to breath of cold air, a cold bath or other trif1ing everyday discomfort and so "predisposed" to such illness? This traditional medical hokum is, I say arrant quackery-and I offer this spoce in my column to any physi- clan of standing who may care to answer or refute what I say, pro- vided, of course, the physician does not attempt to conceal his or her identity.
 Send letters to Dr. Brady in
 care of the National Newspaper
 Service, 326 West Madison Street,
 Chicago, III.
 Copyright 1946, John F. Dille CoO
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New York, -(NEA)-Ascots that sprout butterfly wings and chiffon saris that come straight from the shoulders of the Hindu woman make new conceits to pull out of your scarf drawer this fall
 Both newcomers are as functional as they are fancy The wool ascot, striped in vintage and fruity col ors, makes a gay neck-warmer for cardigan suits and collarleSs dresses.
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NANCY
Pacific Notebook.

Pacific Notebook Perhaps the most beautiful har- bor in the Pacific is that of Noumea New Caledonia. It was the first landing place for many Waterbury service man who had shipped out" from the West Coast not knowing his destination Noumea nestes at the foot ot lofty green hills and its buildings look like doll houses as ships enter the channel the habor The shade of the water changes every few hundred yardshere is deep blue there it is soft green and elsewhere is other hues The sand of the little islands of the harbor is bindngy white Entering the harbor and docking in the Old World
 like French town it hard to realize that just outside the harbor Jap submarines had ked and had sent more than one Allied ship to the bottom.
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Bias-striped in two-toned combin- ations, this chin-lifter contributes warmth without adding bulkiness or weight.
 The job ahead of the chiffon sari is to spread diaphanous film of illusion over the naked look of strapless gowns. Stole-length and glitter-ht, the sequin- sprinkled sari can be worn over one or both shoul- ders for sheer drama, or it can hold every hair in place on the head that is making an entrance.
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with the dummys king. and East won. East returned his lowerest club and Vests ace won.
 The lead of the lowest club was a suit director, and Englander therefore led diamond. East won and came back with a club which
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GOOD EVENING.
OCTOBER

October brings touch of color, A livener interest in the doughnut and cruller. Young folks pulling their weight about In lively sportSwear ready with shout October finds ready to cheer For football or baseball-hear, hear Frost the pumpkin, the country far, And Charlie Mccarthy back on the air. October crickets piping down, Teen -ager anticipates first dance gown. Home made pickles, apple sauce, Everybody bettin' his favorte hoss
 FEM. ENA
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d e s c r 1 b 6 the 1@6-47 woman as "womanly, " If e m i n i n e, sweet" "de- mure." !"
 Well, it sounds lovely. But un- less somebody solves some of h CT problems for her the 1946-47 woman is going to con-