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Show UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, UTAH 5 'fifty- - iUfeHE STORY THUS FAR: The Ameri-f- i m troop arrived at Adano, with Major Jppolo, the Am got officer Inot charge, eeurl-I- t irgeant Borth wa in charge wa the hope of the Major to confidence and replace the town stolen by the Nazi. He arranged """"'Hi the navy to permit the fishermen to 'TT'tnrn to the water. Despite order tabs ed by General Marvin, barring cart TI"m the city, Major Joppolo recalled the wntttder to permit food and water to enter Reg, ha? town. Nasta, former mayor of AdaaiM returned from hiding, but wa placed der arrest by the Major to save him an organized mob. He wa or- - Jtlld ;,H jjjm JS w t,ls la re ha , . idst: echae U orp - morning Tomasino the flsher- on Major Joppolo at Palazzo. As he entered the lilding, and even as he walked into Qg e Majors office, he looked like an His neck bent nrvynerican sight-seeliUJ ck on itself and his eyes wandered ound in dull amazement. Major Joppolo was pleased to see Good m and said cheerfully: Tomasino. orning, But Tomastaos face changed im curious to sullen, and he said: did not want to do it. "Do what, Tomasino? Come to the place of authority, Palazzo. I have never done it life. My wife made me do t cs.One ci an called r. ,gmy j2jWhy? What did she want?" TTShe Kathleen Norris Says: en John jot d said that if you had see me and to come yourself t, I could lower my-:l-f my to go and see you in the Palaz-- . She wanted me to invite you to help iat me to our house tonight todaugh-nhut' t some torrone which my Tina made. My wife is a I hate her. She thinks is the authority in my house. Major Joppolo said: Please be good as to tell your wife that en though her husband was so .luctant in the delivery of her mes-(jgthe Major would be delighted low-jUe- fish-boa- WH. U. here, Mister Major. That wet stone" alshe pointed at Tomasino most refused to go and ask you. Captain Purvis said: Where are d these pretty mackerel the old is supposed to have? Say, Major, we got to make a deal here. Giuseppe here says he thinks Id like the dark one best. Giuseppe put in a word for his Im a save a blonde for loyalty: you, boss. Major Joppolo really didnt know what to say. Giuseppe said quickly to the fat Rosa, "Where are the girls? If you think The mother said: you can hurry two pretty girls trying to make themselves prettier, youll find them in the bedroom. Major Joppolo was alarmed to see Giuseppe get up and go into the bedroom. He wondered what kind of girls these were, anyhow. But in a few moments Giuseppe came back, leading a girl by each hand. He had apparently explained the situation to the girls, because Tina went directly to Major Joppolo, shook his hand, and sat down beside him, and the dark one, Francesca, went straight to Captain Purvis, shook his hand, and sat down by him. said Captain Purvis, Mmm, "not bad. He felt secure in the certainty that the girls did not speak English. Take it easy, Major Joppolo aid. Tina said in Italian: I heard you breathing in church last Sunday. fish-houn- diffl-woma- n. e, accept." Tomasino said: I am ot half a tad not to tell her. I hate her. .promptly at nine oclock Major 3 Vppolo knocked on the door at 9 a Vittorio Emanuele. Tomasino r' the door, but did not show e slightest pleasure at having a syened sitor. 'yCome in, he grumbled. 1 The Major stepped in and tried " shake his hand but could not find in the dark. We have to climb many stairs, gj imasino HI complained. II As a matter of fact, there was ly one flight. At the top of it m ey turned into a brightly lighted Joft,llway. Tomasino led the Major "'rough the hallway to a narrow par-s- a This parlor belied the unsocia-tat- e lit ity of Tomasino, for its furniture nsisted almost exclusively of lotlairs a sure sign, in Adano, of and numerous guests. Bejjisquent tas the chairs there were only a byr-g- e Italian radio in one comer njfd a round table in the center. The was so narrow that from the ' on either side one could reach latever was on the table. Two guests had arrived before Major, and their identity sur-- " ised him. said Captain Pur-Hi, Major, who looked as if he had been o a couple of bottles of wine, d liuseppe told me the old here had a couple of pretty rwughters. I was getting kinda lone-nnGiuseppe here told me hed tag me up. Gqod old Giuseppe." wysGood night, a boss, said He was much embarrassed: ff had had no idea that the Major mid show up. d totoThe Major was Just as as Giuseppe. He was think- -' of those sentences from the Am-J-T-u j notebook: favorites. Dont - . . Be careful play about invita-n- s. 1, flsh-Jun- e. Giu-jfyjp- e. J embar-Kini-sse- , . ." fiSWhy, hello, the Major said. ('Havent seen the quail yet, Capra Purvis said. "The old ladys out - the kitchen. Shes a honey. The Major sat down stiffly. Say, I Captain Purvis said: ) int know you were an old hand jQund here, you dog. Why dont u tell me about these good things? t i')u old bum, I thought you never anything but work. Tell me, cuiww are these chickens? I Major Joppolo said weakly: inWhvent seen the girls, except one of !em in church. This Is my first ,n. ne here." Captain Purvis, who was unquee- -- mably tipsy, said: Hey, speak- tg of chickens, I heard one the oth- day. You remember where Hoo-- r said once that he was going to it so there would be a chicken every pot? Well, I heard the oth-da- y that after the U.S. Army was ound these Italian toiVns for a an(j file there was going to be a chick-- a on every lap. o)v The Captain roared with although he had no what the point was, laughed ,r0 htely. The Major was horrified, .grb'masino sat in depressed silence, Jlj 'derstanding nothing, r Tomasinos wife came in from j ini (6 kitchen with a platter of tor-.n- e and saved the day. She must rt. 5Ve weighed two hundred and fifty riTunds. She put the candy down. jumped to his feet and Uoduced the Major to Tomasinos Te. Her name was Rosa. 5he said in her husky fat lady's ice: "j am delighted to see you laugh-Giusepp- vea e, rtATUI heat. It was Tina who said: fresh air. Mister Major? In my You ought to take more exercise, Mister Major. Major Joppolo said: I was late, I was very late. I got working on something, and I lost track of time. I had to run to church. It was very embarrassing. Tina said: You had Father worried. I could tell by the way he got mixed up in his service. Major Joppolo said: Do you go to church every Sunday? Tina said: Of course." Major Joppolo was able to talk with Tina, Interrupted only once in a while by bursts from the mother and gales of laughter all around the room, except from Tomasino, who stared moodily at the floor. The Major said: Do you always go to the Church of San Angelo? This time it was Tina who Giublushed. "No, she said. seppe told me you were going to be there. I wanted to see what the American Major was like. Most Sundays I go to the Church of the Benedettini. What did Major Joppolo said: you think of the American Major? He breathes very Tina said: loudly, like the leaky bellows of the pipe organ at the Benedettini. The Major laughed. "Have a piece of torrone. Tina I made it aid. One could not very well turn down an invitation put Just that way, so the Major took a big piece. The candy was passed all around the room, and for a time all conversation stopped. Nothing could be heard except the crunching of nuts between teeth and the smacking sound of boiled sugar coming unstuck from teeth. During this time of chewing,-Majo- r Joppolo couldn't help thinking how strange It was to build a whole evening around the eating of torrone, but that seemed to be the program. When he dared, Major Joppolo said Good. Captain Purvis could afford to be more honest in English. He said: What did we come to, a glue factory? Another piece, Tina said to the Major cordially. the Major In a few minutes, aid. We must have tome wine," the fat and happy Rosa said. Go out in the kitchen, fool, she said to io ( of 35 or material. Send your order to: Some He said: That would be a good idea. Una said: We can go right out here. She slipped out through wooden shutter doors onto a narrow balcony over the dark street, and the Major followed her. Tina closed the shutter doors behind the Major. The two stood against the cool iron of the balcony railing and looked up at the sharp stars. Tina said: Do you like it here? Major Joppolo said: Ive never been so happy in my life. That seems strange, Tina said, when youre so far from home." Im not so far from home, in a way. Florence is almost a home to me. My father and mother were from a little town near Florence. Where are you from, in America I mean? The Bronx, Tina. Where is that, the Bronx? New York. The Bronx is part of New York City? Sometimes I think New York City is part of the Bronx. Oh, I should love to go there. Is the Bronx beautiful? Is it beautiful for Florentines in the Bronx? How would it be for someone from Adano? For my Florentine parents, I think it is beautiful, yes, it is beautiful. In Italy they were Just poor peasants, and you know it is not very beautiful for most of the peasants here. There my father is a waiter. He has a very good Job, in the University Club, it is a very nice atmosphere, ail the chairs are leather like injthe Palazzo and the walls are all panelled. My mother has a washing machine. Father has a car. It is very beautiful for them, I think. For me, it was not always so beautiful. Why not. Mister Major?" Well, it's hard to explain. You see, I grew up in America. I could see that the Bronx was not the most beautiful place in America. I always wanted a little more than we had. I don't know, its hard to explain. No," said Tina, you dont have to explain. I know what it is to be restless. Thats why my hair Is blonde, I guess. Major Joppolo had made up his mind that Tinas hair was dyed. But be didnt expect her to talk about it. Tina sensed his embarrassment. Oh, my bair is not natural. Mister Major. I dyed it because I was not satisfied. My dark hair was my Bronx. Every one had dark hair. I wanted something different. (TO EE CONTINUED) h SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, Calif. Enclose 25 centa In coins for each sala." Wine on top of torrone, and probably mixed right up with it Major Joppolo could think of nothing less tempting, but Captain Purvis, hearing the word vino, shouted: Vino, hurray for vino. Major Joppolo stood up and said: Purvis, either you shut your big trap or Ill throw you out of here." Captain Purvis said: Aw come on, Major, dont be a spoil sport You know you feel the same way, if you were just honest enough to say so." Shut up, Purvis I The Majors Thats an order. Now eyes blazed. you behave yourself. Captain Purvis stood up and saluted with a wavering dignity. Tomasino came back with the wine, and Captain Purvis saluted the bottle, bending slightly at the waist and aiming the breakaway of the salute straight at the bottle. Rosa, sensing that something was wrong, shouted desperately: My buy, my buy! But nobody laughed. Tina Jumped up and said: Lets dance, and she ran over to the radio and turned on Radio Moscow. Moscow always has the best music, she said. Francesca, with Major Joppolos help, carried the table from the middle of the room to the end away from the radio. Captain Purvis rushed over to Rosa, held out his arms, and said: Okay, fatso, lets dance. Rosa understood from his gestures what he meant, and she stood up laughing. The tipsy Captain and his huge partner careened around the room. After a couple of turns Rosa collapsed into a chair. Then Captain Purvis danced with Francesca, and Major Joppolo with Tina. They stamped and laughed and talked above the music until Tomasino said glumly: You are making too much noise. You will wake the girls. 'Tina ran over and toned the radio down a little. The girls? the Major said. Tina' blushed. She said: My sister's daughters. No. 1385 Is designed for sizes , 14 year. Size 8 requires 1 and yards Tomasino, "and get a bottle of Mar- Oh, no, of my sister who is in Rome. Major Joppolo did not think to ask why the daughters were in Adano and the mother in Rome; or why Tina blushed; or why she did not seem very anxious to talk any more about the sleeping girls. . Lets dance some more, she said. So they danced until they were both sweating in the midsummer Ive never been so happy 8, 10, 12 XUleased by Western Newspaper Union. Francescas? life. CIRCLE PATTERNS School Frock Simple, Easily Made Pattern Dont Fool Yourself Hersey i SEWING pattern desired. Pattern No.... .,,, ..Size Name Address m Visit little Evan on off days, borrow him for visit and keep his affection, crowd. Shell like the sweetheart but dont subject him to the strain of entirely new surroundings until you are neckline, short puffed sleeves and a little surer of them yourself gay bow. Easy to make mother can run It up in no time. By KATHLEEN NORRIS TERRY is a 27 years CAROLINE Evan was killed, she handed her baby over to her much older sister and took a job. The sister and her husband had two older girls. They welcomed little Evan and eventually adopted him. Caroline says she consented to the adoption, never dreaming it was so serious a matter. She knew that she couldnt take care of Evan and that they would give him an ideal home. Now the sister idolizes the baby, who is just two, and proposes to fight Carolines sudden resolution to reclaim him. The child is intelligent and beautiful and he adores his adopted sisters. They all live in a pleasant country place. Caroline lives in the hospital where she is a ward nurse. three-months-o- Carolines letter says in part: ld I know you will sympathize. I know everyone must sympathize with a if other whose one longing Is to get her child into her arms. My wedded life with his father was only of a few weeks duration. Then Evan went away to war and I discovered to my consternation that there was to be a baby. My sister comforted me, took care of me I dont deny that When the news of Evans death came, I was much more shocked than grieved, staggered at the idea that I had a boy to raise. Then the offer of my sister and her husband seemed a godsend. I gladly turned him over to such love and care. Two Widowed Nurses. Now I am lonely. My plan is to share housekeeping with an older nurse, who has a girl of three, one of us always being with the children. She will get night duty, being at home all day. We are both widowed by the war and we believe we can build a home together. We can rent a apartment for very little and turn the dining room into a playroom. I have never done any housekeeping, but can learn and will spend all my spare time with the babies. My nursing knowledge certainly will spare them many childish diseases. If my sister forces me to go to law to recover my child, which she and her husband suggest, would you not feel that I have a very strong five-roo- m case? A GRUELLING SCHEDULE Caring for a child is a full time job, particularly during the early years. It is extreme ly difficult for a young widow to try to work at a job, come home and do the housework, and give her baby adequate -- attention. Caroline, a professional nurse, has a little boy. Her husband was killed in action soon after their marriage. For a while Caroline did not know which way to turn. She was relieved when her married sister offered to take the baby. Presently this sister grew so fond of it that she and her husband wanted to adopt it, although they already had two children of their own. Caroline consented, but later regretted it. Now she wants her son back. Her sister refuses to release him, and Caroline is thinking of legal action. It is Carolines plan to share housekeeping with another nurse, also a war widow. This other woman has a child. By working on different shifts, these mothers hope that one will always be at home with the children. SPRAINS AND STRAINS three-year-ol- d to market, to struggle with red points and shortages. As for your companion nurse, she is in a worse case, for she gets home perspiring, weary and nervous at seven in the morning, Just about the time you leave and Just about the time the children are at their hungriest, wettest, noisiest and most exacting. A Constant Care. Little children of these ages never let up for an instant If one takes a long, deep sleep in the middle of the day, the other doesnt. One of them is on the job all the time. They must be aired, amused and watched constantly, even in full health, and as when colds and fevers come they must be they Inevitably do kept apart, specially fed, sponged, changed and comforted. You would be very foolish to let a dream that involve so many untried elements break up an arrangement that Is so fortunate for your boy. You dont know that you can live happily with this friend. You don't know anything of cooking, marketing and housework. Perhaps, you can amuse and care for your boy for a brief visit, but this wont be a brief visit It is far wiser to keep friendly Yes, Caroline, you have a strong case. It was strong in Solomon's time with your sister, visit little Evan on and it is strong today. The claim of off days, borrow him for visits and a mother to the custody of her own keep his affection, but dont subject him to the strain of entirely new surchild, especially In these emotional roundings until you are a little surer so makes when days of them yourself. strong an appeal, is undeniable. We women are apt to idealize situBut at the same time I advise you to leave little Evan where he is and ations and imagine them far pleasanter than they are. This little boy stop fooling yourself about the possibility of two nurses, overworked as would cause you serious worry, all nurses are today, taking over fatigue and responsibility. Dont inthe care of two lively youngsters, not vite it. Motherhood and wifehood are yet even at the nursery school stage. a long slow business, if they are to True, you do have free hours. But succeed, and to dream that raising or for that matter, getwhen, at three oclock, you finish a baby is eight hours of hospital service, you ting your soldier home again are in no condition to go home, take going to be all roses is a mistake up the babies after naps, change that thousands of our wives and your clothes and theirs, fix their mothers are going to find expencribs and blithely wheel them forth sive. Limitations of Open Kettle Canning The open-kettl- e method of canning Is recommended only for preserves, fruit butters, marmalades and pickles. While probably the oldest method of canning used in the home for fruits and tomatoes and is still used by many home there is always the possibility of spoilage. In this method the Jars as well as the food are boiled to destroy bacteria. Then the hot food is poured at once into hot containers, which, are sealed quickly with rubber rings and screw caps. can-ner- I plan to live with an older nurse , , Buy War Savings Bonds s, (Oluit OX WO frtkbiwo tXOib trrjlDitcLri (jjtfiib. Lm It&Xr&Jb KlOT long ago, Russian Armies were lined up on the Oder, facing desperate Nazi resistance before Berlin. On the 14th of February, nearly 4,000 bombers and fighters, part British, part American, flew to that vital sector and smashed at enemy strong points and concentrations. Some planes actually unloaded their bombs only 12 miles in front of the Russian spearhead! That was Combined Operations. Itv tfoi mXi? In Burma, a British Admiral led tough U. S. Rangers, Tommies from all parts of the Empire, Indian Ghurkas and Sikhs, Chinese foot We must add our strength to the surging movement toward unity in among all men of good-wievery part of the globe. We must pledge our unswerving support to that movement, give our statesmen and legislators the support they need to make it effective. We must determine to make the necessary start, even though die first step is not as altogether perfect as we might wish. Will you play your part in this greatest of all Combined Operations? Will you takeyour place in the tanks widi your fellow men in the striving toward permanent soldiers, carrying weapons made peace? in Bridgeport. All wore different uniforms. But all shared in their hearts a single determination to to condestroy the the common quer enemy. That is Combined Operations two words that affect the future of mankind. We have learned the lesson that to win this war we had to fight side by side with our allies, regardless of race, religion or politics. And now, with durable peace within our grasp, we cannot abandon that lesson. Unity, efficiency, fellowship, international cooperation must bt continued. Every American citizen, every man and woman in the nation, has a definite contribution to make toward seeing that a permanent international body to maintain peace be made a going concern. ll Tirst, get and keep yourself in- formed about the specific proposals for peace and international cooperation which are now before us. Read and listen to the discussions of them. Ask your Public Library for material on them. Second, interest your friends in these questions. Get them discussed in any social, labor, business, religious or other'groups to which you belong. Third, say w hat you think for or against in writing, to jour Congressman and Senators, to your newspaper. Declare yourself. Speak up. Work today for peace, dut you rs children may live tomorrow. ' f IMiniti it m f 1 in imnisiH ctiicuN |