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Surprising
Events
By DUKE ALLISANT
IF Thelma Garrison’s ideas had
been as modern as her physical
•attractiveness she would probably
have had no trouble in devising
some means to win the attention of
handsome and much desired Chet
Shields.
Chet Shields was
advertising man
ager of the Rus
sell department
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store, where Thelma was employed
as secretary. He was young for the
position. At first there had been
doubts in older heads regarding his
ability to fulfull sucl a responsible
job, doubts which Mr. Shields ban
ished during the first six months of
his employment, by an amazing dis
play of ingenuity.
Besides being young and success
ful, Mr. Shields was strikingly hand
some. and possessed of a charming
personality. Each morning when he
strode through the office where
Thelma and 13 female co-workers
labored over their typewriters, the
course of his progress was watched
by adoring and wistful eyes. At first
Thelma' bad watched too, though
her expression contained less of
adoration and more of hope, for dur
ing the months that followed the
first moment she had observed
young Mr. Shields, hope fluttered in
her breast. Hope that one day he
would notice her; hope that he
might single her out from the 14 of
fice girls.
But young Mr. Shields looked
through and not at her, as he did the
other 13.
And so at last the hope died in
Thelma’s breast. She realized the
folly of her own idle dreams. She
was a fool It was better, much bet
ter, to be like the other 13, to real
ize that she didn’t have a chance
with young Mr. Shields.
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His progress was watched by
adoring and wistful eyes.
And so Thelma tried to put her
idol from her mind.
And then, a month after Thelma
came to this momentous decision,
something very surprising hap
pened. Meticulous, be-spectacled,
40-year-old Miss Macßeady was
promoted from her position as sec
retary to young Mr. Shields to a
similar position in the service of
Mr. Harrison, vice-president. And
Thelma was offered Miss Mac-
Ready’s former post.
The advancement bewildered her.
Choatic thoughts rushed through
her mind. Hope fluttered once.
On Monday of the next week Thel
ma assumed her new duties. With
pounding heart she awaited the ar
rival of young Mr. Shields. And
when he finally came, because of
the way he looked at her, she
thought she was going to faint. But
she didn't. She managed an outward
composure, took dow„ the letters he
dictated, typed them, made tele
phone calls, arranged for appoint
ments, consulted clients. She did it
all for a week, conscious of a great
joy, a blissful feeling, provoked by
nothing more than an opportunity
to be of service to the man.
And then, entirely without warn
ing, Chet Shields asked her to have
dinner with him. He veiled the in
vitation with some talk of a business
proposition about which he wanted
her advice, but Thelma wasn’t
fooled. She knew his motive, and
she was bewildered by it.
The first dinner led to others, to
theatres and night clubs and Sun
day drives and talks of poetry and
all the other things that two young
people who are in love are apt to
do. Thelma lived in a world of un
reality and disbelief.
And then came the memorable
night on which Chet parked his
roadster near the shore of Lake
Clearwater and turned to her with
eyes that were tender and appeal
ing. Thelma’s face was radiant in
the soft light of a white moon.
Mr. Shields took her in his arms
and spoke words that caused the
pounding of her heart to grow even
wilder. Presently he kissed her and
she clung to him and thereby was
consummated something that was
beautiful and eternal.
Long after it was over Chet
Shielde innocently explained the
thing that had puzzled his futdre
wife. “There were 14 of you out
there," he laughed, “and you were
the only one who didn’t look up
•very time I came in. You didn’t
eecm to care whether I was around
or not. You were different, and it
made me feel that here was a girl
wha had .tome thoughts in her head
beside worship. That’s why 1
urged Harrison to take on Miss
so 1 could make a place
for you.”
Whereupon Thelma regarded her
future husband with nicely gauged
astonishment and said: “Well, of
all things! Imagine!"
0 You’ll Lovo
Aunt Wilma
i By JOHN TREVOR
*f»HE SIGNBOARD said: “To
Oceanview” and there was an ar
row.
It was a dismal looking place. Jeff
frowned. Somehow he couldn’t as
sociate the exquisite and delicate
loveliness of Mona
with these sur
roundings; yet he
had followed her
directions to t h e
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letter. The shack in the marsh grass
was the only visible habitation for
miles.
There was something queer about
it. Ten days ago Jeff had said good
by to Mona, avowing that it was the
last time he would ever see her
This had been a month after their
first meeting, and the reason for
the definite farewell was Rex Van
Nuys. Jeff hadn’t learned about Rex
until two weeks after his introduc
tion to Mona. He had heard, indi
rectly, that the two were engaged.
When he had subtly questioned her
she had denied nothing. And so be
cause he knew the longer he post
poned breaking away the more
hartrending it would be. Jeff had
decided to do so at once. He hadn’t
seen her for 10 days, and then, un
expectedly, Mona had called him
by phone and asked him down to her
Aunt Wilma’s cottage for a week
end.
Ten minutes later Jeff stopped his
roadster in front of the cottage
veranda. A tiny old lady with grey
hair was sitting in a rocking chair
knitting. She didn’t look up when
he came to the foot of the steps. He
felt queer. There was no one else
about. He cleared his throat. The
little old lady’s fingers flew with
amazing speed. Jeff wondered if she
were deaf. He said: “I beg yous
pardon."
The needles continued to fly in
the little old lady’s hands.
The needles continued to fly in
the little old lady’s hands. After a
minute she stopped, glanced up.
sighed. “Well, there! I made a bet
with Mona I’d get that sweater done
before quarter to four, and I’ve
done it. Goodness! It was some job.
You’re Jeff Weatherbee. Well, come
up and set. Mona's not here and the
others aren’t coming."
Jeff blinked. “Why—" he began,
but the old lady said:
“I’m Aunt Wilma." She glanced
over her spectacles. “Here’s Mona
now!"
Jeff turned. A girl had rounded a
corner of the house. She had yellow
hair, which hung over her shoulders
in two long braids. There was a
band of green velvet around her
head. She wore a man's shirt, white
shorts, yellow socks and sneakers.
She stared at Jeff without smiling
and without blinking. Jeff swal
lowed. It was Mona, all right, but
far removed from the gorgeously
gowned Mona he had known—.
’•Hello, Jeff. I see you’ve met
Aunt Wilma. I’m sorry the others
couldn’t come. Get your bags and
I’ll show you your room.’’
Jeff obeyed automatically. Mona
led him to a room which overlooked
the back marsh. It was hot and
stuffy. He changed to flannels and
sweater. When he returned below
stairs, Aunt Wilma was sitting on
the porch reading Gertrude Stein
out loud. Mona was on the steps.
Mona said:
“Sit down and listen. Don’t you
think Gertrude Stein is divine? We
do.”
“I like the moon and the moon
likes me," said Aunt Wilma. “How
much are bananas?"
Jeff reached for a cigaret. “Aunt
Wilma disapproves of smoking,"
Mona told him, and he let go the
cigaret. Aunt Wilma went on read
ing.
Jeff wet his lips. He didn’t know
what to say or do. Mona didn’t look
at him, but stared St the ocean.
Aunt Wilma called to them from in
side the house.
They had strawberries and cream
and buttered bread for supper.
Afterward they listened to Aunt Wil
ma reading Gertrude Stein. Then
they went to bed. The next morning
Jeff said he bad to get back to
town. No one seemed very much
surprised, but Mona said she’d ride
up as far as the store with him and
walk back. So they set out. When
they reached the evergreen grove
Jeff stopped the car. He turned to
Mona, "Listen," he seld, "I don't
get it”
She smiled and seemed to under
stand. "I can explain,” she said.
"Aunt Wilma’s odd in her ways. We
all try to humor her. You'll love her
once you get to know her better."
“Oh, so I’m going to know her
better?"
"I thought vou might." She looked
away. “I broke off with Rex. You’ve
made It hard, telling you."
ST. IGNATIUS POST
FUNERALS
GEORGETTE MATHIAS
The remains of infant Georgette
Mathias, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Mathias of Day bon, were
taken Monday to the home of the
baby’s grandfather, Jerome He
wankorn, at Dayton. She passed
away late Monday at the local hos-|
pital. The funeral services will
be conducted there this Thursday,!
and burial will he in the cemetery \
at Dayton. Georgette was born on
the 12th of last December here.
Besides the parents, there are two
sisters, Laida and Sandra, and a
brother, Gary. The Fearon chapel
is in charge.
EUGENE STRATTON
Funeral services for Eugene
DOCTOR KILLED BY GUNMAN . , . An innocent victim of a
berserk gunman. Dr. J. V. Quinn, 55, slumps in his car after being
shot through the heart as he drove into a busy Los Angeles inter
section just as Richard Holbrook whipped out a pistol and fired
into a crowd. The doctor died instantly and his car swerved into
a building. The gunman was caught by police.
Koreans Nesd CM! Gaffs
1® Hunger, Gold
NEW YORK—The third winter
of war means increased suffering
for the South Korean people, Paul
Comly French, executive director
of CARE, reminded Americans in
an appeal to continue their relief
aid.
About 10,400,000 persons, half
the total population, are in dire
need of food, warm clothing and
blankets, according to reports
from Dr. Charles R. Joy, CARE
mission chief in Korea, Mr. French
said. Relief packages provided
through donations to CARE-for-
KOREA, 20 Broad St., New York
5, N.Y., or any local office of the
non-profit agency, are direct as
surances of these lifesaving sup
plies, he pointed out.
"Cities like Pusan and Seoul
are swollen with refugees, who
live in flimsy straw huts,” Mr.
French stated. "Orphaned chil
dren, clad in rags, roam the
streets begging for food. Through
out the fall, families in rural
areas were eating weeds and
grass—but frozen fields do not
yield even that surcease from
hunger.
"Starvation and cold must be
fought as relentlessly as armed
aggression, or the defense of free
dom is meaningless. On behalf of
Korea’s suffering humanity, we
must ask Americans to keep send
ing CARE.”
CARE packages for Korea in
clude: Food, underwear, knitting
wool, cotton clothing fabrics, $lO
each; blankets, $7 each; special
food, $5. Distribution is made to
THE A M ERICA N WA Y
THOU Suit 4
NOT STEAL
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THAT JUST l>
But Our Government IS All The People
Stratton, 2-months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Stratton of Ravalli,
took place at the Fearon chapel
on Monday, with Rev. Claude Dot
son officiating. Janet Forrest sang
“A Child’s Prayer”, with Miss
Martena Allard as the organist.,
Brial was in the Pleasant View
cemetery, wtih the Fearon mor
, tuary in charge.
The little fellow was born in
St. Ignatius Nov. 0, 1952, and pass
! t*d away at the family family home
■ early Saturday morning. He had
; been ill since birth. Besides the
bereaved parents, the survivors!
i are the maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Stumvold of Deer
\ Lodge and the paternal grand-'
I mother, Mrs. Fannie Stratton of
Ravalli.
£?-J3fc
r *w "* *
@ll , $
Homeless War Orphan in Pusan
orphanages, refugee settlements
and relief centers, in cooperatioc
with United Nations Civil Assist*
ance Command.
Auxiliary Women
Active; Donations
Total 520.00
Reports were heard and action
taken on several matters at the
regular monthly meeting of the
St. Ignatius unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary last Thursday ev
ening at the Legion club rooms.
One report was on the Christmas
party and another on the treats
for kids at the big community
Christmas tree. Five dollars was
voted for the March of Dimes and
SIO.OO to the St. Ignatius public
library.
Plans were made for the Auxil
iary’s annual Americanism contest
in the local schools, the poppy pos
ter contest, and the sending of a
girl from both St. Ignatius and
A rice to Girls’ State next sum
mer. Other matters taken up cent
ered around child welfare, civil
defense, Americanism, and educa
tion of war orphans.
FOOTHILLS CLUB
At a meeting of the Foothills
club on Wednesday of last week
at the home-of Mrs. M. C. Mor
ten son, it was voted to give $5.00
to the March of Dimes. Mrs. Isaac
Rognrud, Mrs. H. Larson and Mrs.
Earl Britton were named on a com
mittee to be in charge of a food
sale to be held on Saturday, Jan.
17, at Dubay's store, starting at
10:30 ao. m.
A report was given on the
Christmas party and program.
Many thank-you cards for Christ
GOOD NEWS
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“In L s V h ■' c le ful C -1”,
3 : at's t ie fine your husband will
hum when ? ' serve e:: ra rood
...
tips to cut C j'.vn the high of
• < ’ ads for I j at
Do this each
t 1 you go shopping
veek ; I ply.
o Read labels on cans and on
paok es of froz< n foods to see
exactly how much edible food you
are getting.
• Buy fruits and vegetables that
are plentiful — usually they coat
less. Citrus fruits are often a good
buy at this season.
• Plan menus around the lower
priced meats and fish. Lean ground
beef Is generally a good buy be
cause it has no waste and can be
extended with so many other foods
such as spaghetti and noodles.
Cost-Wise and Taste-Wise, meat
rolls are a wonderful supper dißh
for wintertime. Serve them in a
creamy mushroom sauce for irre
sistible flavor.
Baked Beef Rolls with
Mushroom Bauce
U chopped onion 1% cups milk
1 tablespoon 2 cans (2% cups)
nhortenlngr condensed
t cups ground cream of
cooked beef mushroom soup
t cups prepared
biscuit mix
Cook onion until slightly brows
in shortening; add cooked ground
beef and V 4 cup soup; set aside
Combine biscuit mix and 94 cub
milk. Roll biscuit dough In an ob
long piece about V 4 Inch thick
Spread dough with meat filling; roll
up lengthwise like a Jelly roll* Cut
Into six 1 V4*inch thick slicot; pUC*
on a greased baking Bheet or Ml
and bake In a hot oren (jOO*- W
for 16 to 20 minutes or ontu UfO>l
Meanwhile, combine remaining MM
and milk, beat wall Pour OYff BM
nlnwhec 1 : Makes 6 --rvlngfc^
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SIAMESE WORM . . . Here le
an earthworm with two bodlea
joined below the neck. Univer
sity of Arizona zoologists ac
quired the oddity from a car
penter who makes a sideline of
worm growing.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1953
mas baskets and from sick people
were read. Mrs. Frank McNussen
and Mrs. Art Detert were appoint
ed to be in charge of fancy work
for next fall’s annual bazaar.
Nine members of the club at
tended the meeting. Mrs. Nick
I-etz, who is here visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ralph McCollum, was
a guest. The next meeting will be
a social one and will be held at
the home of Mrs. Harvey Larson,
Wed., January 21.
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PHILADELPHIA—WhiIe <chil
dren think of toys at Christmas
time—fathers think of tools! '
Surveys conducted by Henry Dis
r.ton and Sons, Inc., 112-year-old
manufacturer of hand saws and
tools here, prove that men want
tools more than any other type of
gift. So Santa this year will need
to carry with him fine tools for the
hobbyist and the man who prides
himself on his household repairs.
Every man who ever sawed a
board fancies himself a home re
pair expert. He boasts to his wife
that he can do anything around the
house—if he has the right tools.
From then on it is up to the wife
—or the youngster seeking a gift
for Dad.
The nation’s hardware dealers
can be of real help in selecting
practical gifts. Properly cared for,
fine tools will last a lifetime. The
giver can spend a dollar for a
screwdriver to tuck in a stocking,
. ix • r . v n dollars for a handsaw
to nut uruU-r t io Christmas tree or
.. . irs for j r equip
urnt for the home shop.
For the hobbyist tools provide
home
r< p rer in th< se d lys of high labor
• . they can
sehold mainte
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With the Churches
METHODIST CHURCH
liOwer Flathead Parish
Rev. Claude J. Dotson, Pastor
Sunday—Dixon. Church at 9:00.
Sunday school 9:45.
Arlee —Church 10:00. Sunday
school 9:45.
St. Ignatius—Church 11:15. Sun
day school 10:00.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Time of Sunday Masses at the
several churches will be as follows:
St. Ignatius—B a. m. and 10 a.m.
each Sunday.
Dixon—9:3o a. m. on 2nd and
4th Sundays.
Aree-Jocko —9 a. m and 10:30
a. m. on Ist and 3rd Sundays.
Rev. Father J. A. Balfe
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCt
Sunday Morning Service at 9:00
Sunday School at 10:00
Holy Communion Ist. Sunday of
Every Month
Rev. Elmer Krause
L. D. S. CHURCH
SUNDAY
Officers meeting 9:45 a. m
Sunday School 19:00 a.m
Priesthood Meeting 11:30 a.m
Sacrament Meeting 8:00 p. m
Fireside meeting 8:00 p. m
(Ist Sundav each month)
TUESDAY
Relief Society 2:00 p. m
Primary 4:00 p. m
You are invited.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
St Ignatius
UNDENOMINATIONAL
Sunday Services
Bible School 10:00 a. m.
Worship Service 11:00 a. rj
(Communion Every Lord’s D.V
Preaching Service -...7:30 p/n..
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.
Youth Fellowship Meeting f
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting and Bible Studj
Elmo
Services every Friday at 7:30 p.m
Robert C. Larsson. Minister
BUS SCHEDULES
N. P. TRANSPORT. St. Ignatius
(Stop* at U. S. Postofßce)
South Bound bus 11:50 a.m.
North Bound bus 4:50 p.m.
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INTERMOUNTAIN BUS
(Cherry's Serviea Station)
SOUTH BOUND
m
m.
m
NORTH BOUND
West Shore 11:26 a.m.
CBst Shore 4:05 p.m.
West Shore 10:10 p.m.