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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

"That's all of my little offering.
Do I get the fin?"
"Oh, sure. Take it."
He slid the money over to the
big man. He had the exasperating
feeling that he'd been cheated. He
shrugged it away.
McCale had set his alarm for
seven-thirty the next morning. It
had shrilled in vain. A feeble ray Of
sunlight flickered across his face as
someone shook him by the Shout
der. Struggling out from under the
none too gentle pressure, he blinked,
yawned, and saw by the clock that
it was much later.
McCale began to dress as Rocky
headed for the inner sanctum. It
didn't take him long. His toilet COM
pleted, he went directly to the office
windows to pull back the curtains
on another dreary morning. He took
the cup Of coffee his assistant hand
ed him and waited until they sat
facing each other across the desk,
before beginning conversation.
"Well," he said, between sips of
the hot black liquid, 'let's have
your birds-eye or keyhole view Of
the goings on Of last night"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Odd Coings On
In the Mansion

~. P. Marquand has done him to
a turn, on both sides and in the
middle. More than once. That guy
was born to the Yankee purple, has
gone to the best schools, and never
stepped out of line in his life. He
may be little shocked at the Bige-
lows, but they are Bigelows, aren't
they? So they couldn't be wrong.
Veronica has tossed him overheard,
but would he say word about it?
Would he ride up in his Stanley
Steamer and rush her off to the
nearest Justice of the Peace before
she makes fool of herself? No
Stree. It just isn't done by people
in our set, doncha know"
"He did come to see her."
"Oh, yes. Had a short confab
with her in the library. l didn't get
a chance to eavesdrop, of course,
but l did see them when they said
goodnight at the door, He had the
most miserable little-boy-who-has-
been-kicked expression on his puss
when he kissed her good-by."
"He kissed herr"
"Don't let it throw you. It was
just the old Tl-be-a-sister-to-you
act. She sort Of put her head up
and he gave her a solemn brotherly
kiss on the forehead before he went
into the night like the last act Of
an old melodrama. could have
spit in his eye, the dopel"
my, my. You are taking this to
heart"
Not so you'd notice it. Well, do
go on in the order Of their ap-
pearance?" he asked. a sour smile
on his lips.
"Oh, Of course. No offense, pail"
Rocky waited a moment, looking
at McCale skeptically, not quite
sure he wasn't being made fun of.
Then he resumed.
Lets see. First there is Mr.. Ste
phen. Now there's jumpy guy.
Surly, welded to the bottle, too.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
80 Pallbearers, E Bands in
Colossal Chinese Funeral

The greatest funeral held in 10th
century China was that of the war
lord, Marshal WI Pei-fu, in Picking
on January "a, 1910, says Golfers.
Behind his catafalque, which was
carried by 80 pallbearers and ac-
companied by six bands, the
mourners carried life-sized paper
reproductions Of his earthly pos
sessions to be burned and thus, In
effect, sent to heaven with him.
Among them was his automobile,
the stage Of his private theater
with its actors, and his large body
guard of soldiers on horseback, the
construction of which, along with
scores of other paper articles, re-
CURED the labor Of 200 people for
seven weeks.
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Mmhz! 81! &;9 e; !!5!1

Duke McCale, private detective, II
guarding the wedding presents at the
Bigelow mansion. He senses that old
Miss Adelaide Bigelow is afraid Of some.
thing more serious than theft. He meets
he bride and groom.to-be, Veronica and
Curt vallaincourt, and veronica's moth
o., syb1, and her brother and sister,
Stephen and Victoria. While at a night
club McCale spots vallaincourt In COM
pany Of the clubs singer, Shari Lynn. He
talks to Jerry Tate, a newspaper man.
and learns that vallaincourt Is = big
spender and gambler, and that he was
the heart interest Of Mrs. Stephen Bige-
low for short time, according to rumor.
A soon as he met Veronica, he concen-
trated on her.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Dairy Cows Need Rest

Dairy cows need a six weeks
vacation from the seven-day-a-
week job of producing milk to get
enough rest and energy to carry
on with top milk production
through the rest of a year follow
ing calving. The main reason for
giving each COW a rest from milk
production before calving Is to
enable her to build up body re-
serves of fats and tissues, SO that
she can stand the long strain Of
milk production even when she
cannot eat enough to make up for
all the milk she produces. Good
cows, especially, need this vaca-
ton.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Packing a Salad

In packing a vegetable salad,
place two tablespoons of salad
dressing in the bottom of the con-
tainer. Place the cut UP green's and
vegetables on top of the dressing.
Cover tightly, and pack right side
up in the lunch box. When the
child is ready for lunch, he can turn
the container upside down and al
low it to stand a few minutes while
the dressing runs through the SAL
I'D. After he turns it right side up,
opens it, and gives one stir, he has
q tossed salad ready to eat.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Five Dollars Worth
OF Information

"You may not think it's worth the
five, but here it is. About six
months ago this Stephen Bigelow
came in to see Watkins. Wanted a
tail put on his wife. He didn't say
much, but the boss figured it was
the old divorce routine. I got the
night job-following her around to
the nightclubs. She went out a lot
alone. I trailed along for couple
Of weeks. She'd stop in at lounge
bar now and then, always met peo-
pie she knew, but never seemed to
gather in anyone particular. Then
one night I followed her as far as
q studio building in Copley Square.
A dumb elevator boy couldn't place
her or tell me where in the building
he took her. I'd wait and in a few
hours she'd come out-alone. This
happened two or three times a week
until one night, late, she came out
with a middle-aged guy. They went
to quiet little restaurant around
the corner. I tagged along. It
looked like the old, old story to me-"
"You found out who the man
was?"
"Sure. Well, here's where the
drama falls apart. Hmm, I see
where I don't get paid off. He was
q piano teacher, name of Parecini.
Not an old foxy grandpa with a
weakness for blondes, after all. We
turned the news over to Stevey boy,
and damned If he didn't seem re-
neved. He came in a week or so
afterwards to pay his bill. He told
US his wife had once shown great
talent for the piano, but had lost
the use Of an arm from nervous
shock or arthritis or something.
She was getting back~her old wal
lop again, slowly. She'd been going
to the old bird for lessons, keeping
It from the family for a surprise,
or 80 he said. Now, how do you
like that?"
II like it."
"You think it was the truth? Now,
see here, in spite Of the fact that it
looked on the level = I think it was
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

me around, sort of impersonal-like
So far as she was concerned, !
might have been the plumbers
helper come to repair a leak. Very
cool and calm, but burning up with
something inside her. Acts all the
time as If she's scared stupid but
won't admit it If it kills her."
Rocky poured himself a second
cup Of coffee and took a deep breath
before he continued.
"She went to her room early,
about nine. I didn't see her after
that. Veronica, the bride and Joy"
he looked at McCale to see whether
he was amused by the play on
words, "of the old lady-she is that,
isn't she?-it sticks out all over
stayed home all evening, too. She
was in the back library most Of the
time"
Ibid she look good to your"
"Oh, yeah, If you like the placid
type. She had two visitors. Guess7"
"I'n buy it. Don't play guessing
games with me so early in the
morning."
"Well, the present and the past
Glamour Boy Number One, and
good old dog like, ever lovin'
Chris"
"Oh. He impressed you that
way? Christopher Storm, I mean?'
Remember, I only got a short
gander at the past and present
crown princes, as they entered and
left. He was the second one, by the
way. Mr.. Big came first"
go on"
"Well, I'd just got settled in the
silver and crockery department,
when Johnny Weismuller comes
swinging from tree to tree calling
for his mate. Such flutter they get
into over him, don't they? The but
Ter scuttled around after him as if
he'd just brought the fatted calf.
Then the bride-to-be comes down
the stairs in a furry. But a furry,
I said. And he just tells her he's
off to dinner with some friends. She
looks at him with the trust of
bird fascinated by a python. You
know-'What enormous eyes you
have, Grandmother And off they
60 to the library"
II take it you didn't warm to
Romeo"
Not me. Obvious as heck, don't
you Think"
don't know. The boys got
something. Just what is it?"
It's as old as the world, chief.
The Vallaincourt can just make his
eyelashes go boo."
Take that needle out Of your
arm. He's in love with the girl"
All right. So he's in love with
her."
What's your impression of the
girl? You didn't show a great deal
of enthusiasm"
guess I don't like 'em quite so
wide-eyed, chief. She's nice. You
know what I Northumberland when
you've said that, you've said every
thing. Right out Of a Mignon Eber-
hart novel, If you get what I mean.
Just beautiful and wispy and too
dumb to take off her rose-colored
glasses"
Rocky had already settled for
himself the fact that Veronica Bige-
low was both beautiful and dumb.
McCale leaned back in his chair
and smiled, for Rocky was a good
guy, mostly amusing.
Searching for the coffee pot,
Dukes eyes slanted up quizzically
at Rocky as he said, well, boy,
what's the word on Christopher
Storm, now that you've busted ev-
ervone else off2n
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Eggs should be kept at a tenn
perature between 80 and As do
greeS.
To keep files sharp see that their
surfaces are protected when not
in use.
To make gloss paint flow more
readily, place the container in .
pan Of warm water for ten min
utes.
II your vacuum cleaner belt
breaks when you are in the midst
Of cleaning, put rubber jar ring
In its place temporarily.
Wet walls inside q homo should
cause the householder to check tho
Hastings. Also examine the ex-
terror walls for holes or breaks.
To prevent lime from forming in
the tea kettle, place piece Of mus
lin in the bottom Of the kettle.
The lime will stick to the muslin
instead Of to the kettle.
Ash trays carelessly dumped are
often the cause of fires in waste
baskets.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Food Buying

Careful buying Of foods to suit
the family needs is an important
means of preventing waste. The
larger the family icebox, the larger
the quantities of food that can be
purchased without danger of spoil
age. For the family that likes to
make large purchases, system Of
canning part Of the wholesale pur-
ehases Of fresh foods has proved
practical, in the season when the
foods are most plentiful and low in
cost. Bread as well as cake and
fresh fruits and vegetables, milk
and meats and other perishables,
will keep longer II kept in the ice
box.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Windbreaks: Q foot < II foot canvas weight
II lbs. Excellent for sheep herders. Water
proof. fire resistant. Special $500. Big stock
all sizes canvas. Special: pr. new Navy 10
inch 75T wool socks. $3.7S value. $40
postpaid.
HARRIS MACHINERY. Minneapolis II. MINI.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

The politicians have suggest
ed legislation to keep crooked
ness out Of sports. Now II some
one will only suggest something
to keep 1t out Of politics.
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The Broad1Oay Scene:

The BroadsUay Scene:
The Late Watch: Hollywood night
spot men have solved the puzzle on
why biz took a slump: mo more
army officers who blew a months
pay In night" Prices have
come down SO low that theaters Of
fering two-bit values now are chare-
ing only IS cents. School teach
ers and nurses attention: Dishwash-
ers in Broadway hotels now rate
SIS daily plus meals. Secy. Of
State Marshall is the only World
War II vet in the U.N. council. .
Marion Hargrove is working on a
INDICATED idea with an Ernie Pyle
flavor. ALI Drake and Bernics
Parks Of "Beggar's Holiday" are
feudin'. When he's supposed to
kiss her, he merely hugs her. (The
sillyD :. The state seal Of Georgia
motto Is: Wisdom, Justice and
Moderation"
There seems to be q race be-
tween the British and Ameri-
can armies to see which ono
gets out Of Berlin first.
We felt safer when they were
racing to get in.
Broadway Ballad: (By Don
Wahn): Let's set it down-and add
the total up. And find If it was
worth the final cost. There were
the inns that held the jeweled cup.
-. There were the songs that now
are strangely lost. And there
were girls to feed the flame of youth.
Girls who were touched with
moonmist and delight. There
was the quest for certainty and
truth. There was the throb Of
whispers in the night So we
will add this gossamer Of mine. ).
Knowing full well the terror we will
find. An empty heart-an
empty cask Of wine. The futile
whimper of an eerie wind. ;. Yet,
who am to mourn sinners wake?
. There was no other road
that I could takel
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Man About Town: The water
filed trough on Broadway at lO6th,
now terminal for the new buses
that replaced the street cars that
replaced the horses. The
steeples at St. Patrick's emerging
from their scaffolding cacoon as
wings Of faith stretching into the
sky. . The little tot spanking her
dolly for falling into the Bird avenue
gutter. The Chinese Salvation
Army officer preaching in the cold
at 46th and the Main Drag. A
reader who saw it happen suggests
it for contrasting poster. A Grip
pied mendicant putting a dime in
March Of Dimes container.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Manhattan Murals: The desert
ed trolley tracks on seth St. with
the Columbus Circles under their
eyes. The Riverside drive milk
man who does his chores in the
frigid weather with no coat. Just
undershirt and trousers. Exhibition
list The lad in the NBC news
room named Bonaparte, who says
he is descendant of Napoleon. :.
The gal ticket seller at Pennsy sta
ton, who went to school with
Movietown's Marie Mcdonald, still
her closest chum. The walls of the
ticket booth are lined with Marie's
photos. L. Dunhill, famed for max
ing pipes, has exactly five of them
In its huge window space Con With
near 50th). Everything else from
ladies pocketbooks on up. Sign
in And St. stationer's: "Our foun-
tain pens just write"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Bob Hawk believes that one
big reason we find 1t hard to
sell democracy is because of
the poor sample case we are
showing.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Sudden Thawt: Axis Sally
probably will travel first class
to the q. S. A. on a ship that
will bring dead American troops
In steerage.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Midtown Novelette,: One Of
the fiy-by-night realty firms in
town promoted a simple-mind-
ed office boy to vice-president
at SIS per week. When any
Of their apartment houses lost
money they'd put 1t In his name
as present from the firm" :.
The happy youth, however, dis
covered that he wasn't so lucky
as creditors foreclosed on him.
=. The realtors repeated this
trick q dozen times. Our
Hero recently died. The top
salary he ever made was $40 a
week. But the obit pages
said che died owing 1900, 00O."
Quotation Workmanship: J. E,
Gobson: Learn to like people in.
stead Of wishing they liked you.
Cox: He sharpened his
wits on the edge Of her nerves.
F. M. Howard: He gave her one Of
those person-to-person looks.
H. Barstow: As impartial as q
traffic light. S. Terrence:
She used cosmetics to edit her face.
. Anon: People have improved
everything except people. Mar.
va Bond: It is only fitting that the
Cracker State has a crumb as gov.
ernor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11
COMPLAINT lS MADE ON 0vERCHAnGE ON
 HIGHWAY FREIGHT

SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-The Seattle Chamber of Commerce said today 1t had complaint from a Fair banks, Alaska, shipper that he was overcharged by the Province of AL berta on shipments over the Alaska Highway and that the Chambers Washington, D. C., office had noti- fled the State Department.
 Leo Hardy Fairbanks, reported he is being overcharged one cent per ton mile for using the $50 miles of the highway through Alterta, the Chamber said He claimed that the overcharge makes it unprofitable for him to ship freight from Great Falls, Mont, to Fairbanks.
 The Chambers Alaska Commit tee. headed by M. Dederer, has ask ed the Chamber of Commerce at Edmonton to look into the rates
 The Chambers Washington office said the State Department an nounced that it was ready to in vestigate the charges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11
'DRAG0NWYCk' E
 FEATURE SHOWN
 AT 20TH CENTURY

Bringing to the screen all the strange emotion and power that made the Anya Seton best-seller one of the most widely discussed novels of our time, and starring Gene Tierney, "Dragonwyck, the eagerly new film presented by Daryl F. Zanuck. opens tonight at the 2oth Century Theatre.
 The gripping romantic drama is set against the background of the turbulent anti-rent rebellion period of the early 18th Century. It en- folds the story of a secret love that brought with it world of rapture and terror in one of the most un- usual and shock charged plots ever to reach the screen.
 Gene Tierney's appearance in the challenging "Dragonwyck" role Of Miranda comes fresh on the heels of her recent successes.
 Teamed with Miss Tierney is Vincent Price, who precipitates the dramatic situations in the thrilling story.
 Walter Huston is in the cast and others are Glenn Langan, Anne Revere, Spring Byington and little Connie Marshall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11
Republican, Rise Above Politics 10 Help Democrats

WASHINGTON, Jan. ll-Repub- lican Senators rose above politics today to help bunch of Democra- tic youths work their way through college
 Until the end of the present aca- demic year they have decided tc continue on the payroll students who received Democratic patron age jobs as Capitol elevator opera tors and policemen.
 When the school year ends in June, so do the jobs.
 Senator Cain R-WashD, mem- Der of the Senate Personnel Con- mittee, disclosed the decision to a reporter today. The number of jobs involved could not be deter mined immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11
NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY DRAMA,
 CApIT0L'S BILL

Joan Fontaine emerges in one ot her most brilliant roles as the young wife in RKO Radios new romantic comedy drama, From This Day Forward Playing op- posite her is brilliant young Mark Stevens, in his first screen role of any consequence. This picture is at the Capitol Sunday.
 The story covers the married life of youns couple from 1887 to the present day. Susan and Bill Cummings are just an ordinary American couple. Susan has a job with a publisher and Bill is a turret-lathe worke.'. Bill is deter mined that he and Susan shall have security when they marry. Susans in-laws, the fantastic Bees ley family, do not have security, and as consequence, life for them is just one domestic brawl after another. With this example before him, Bill is for waiting, but Susan sets his fears at rest, and they are married.
 The youngsters have more than the usual share of discouragements, and their love is often sorely test ed. Bill is occasionally laid off, new jobs are hard to find, and Su- san often has to carry the whole load. Once he comes home drunk and quarrelsome. but Susan guides them through the crisis. This is the starter for a most interesting story.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11

Sounds slightly complicated doesn't it? Sure does to me. An the thing is there's plenty of scuttlebutt around that Congress will repeal that -679-sooner or later. I'm not a guesstimater but it's safe to say there is a possibility of its happening If it is repealed there's sure 10 be some one who'll say Gosh all hemlock, now that law is out the window, and look at all the work it put us to-"
 But don't blame it on the VA. The VA has to administer tLe law, but Congress puts the laws on the statute books.
 P. S.. When you get your form fill it out and send 1t back to the VA = quick
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-11
VETERANS GUIDE
By MAJOR THOMAS M. NAL

!
 Any day now, according to those overworked reliable sources" the ! Veterans Administration will get around to sending special new form to all veterans training on the job or going to school under the CT Bill
 This form will do one thing enable the VA to figure out how many veterans are entitled to the full $65 or S90 month subsis- tence allowance, and how much each veteran will get who isn't en- titled to the full amount.
 The form is VA 7-l963. When you get 1t, don't delay, don't hes itate, don't throw it away. If you don't fill 1t in and send 1t back to your regional office your allowance will disappear as fast as Springs last snowflake.
 Public Law 679 is the reason for the forms. That law, as most every ex-servicer knows, limits the total income any veteran -trainee can get from his subsistence allowance to $l75 or S200. Of course there's nothing in the law to prohibit a veteran from making as much as he can, wages alone. But if his wages are more than Sll0 a month he won't get the full allowance.
 The only way the VA can find out how much each trainee is mak- ing is to send out the forms and get them back with the dope down in black and white.
 The law was passed last August. At the end of that month the VA enclosed a blue slip of paper with each subsistence allowance check. The same thing was done in Sep temter and October. Veterans get ting the blue slips were asked to record their earnings and send the slips back to the VA.
 Yet 150,000 veterans didn't do 1t. They threw away the little slips of paper and didn't cut the VA in on the scoop.
 ! The result - their allowances stopped and stayed stopped until they notified the VA what their earnings were during those three months.
 Of course, ii you were on vaca- tion in August, or if you hadn't yet entered training, you never got one of those slips. But when you went hack to school or your job-training program you filled out another form. You had to.
 But no matter which form you got tangled up with then, you'll get this new Form 7-1963 from now on. Practically every vet training un- der the GI Bill will get it.
 On this form you'll have to rec ord exactly what you've earned the previous four months and what you expect to earn during the follow ing four months. The VA will send the form to you every four months, if you are in a job-training situa- tion, every semester if you are in | school or college.
 ] A scheme has Eeen worked out by the VA so that not all trainees will be briefed on their earnings at the same time Here's the way it'll work, as get the picture:
 First to get the form (and it should be any day now) will be those whose C-number ends in or 1. While they're in training they can expect to get the form each January, May and September. Next come vets with C-numberS ending in 3 or 3. They'll be getting the form, and will have to make the report, each February, June and October. You can figure out the rest.