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Show The U. S. Motor Unit Faces Breakdown BY True kin that J Herald-Journ- , r, ef Wp Rn .i!s u .tiled today mot u Height the n.iti ,u tidn.spoitiiiion siini 'pmai h- mg a crisis lo..uise of i',e shortage of new trucks, icpnr p.ii-- '. er tires mill in ii,' A suiAiv lomnl motor lr o pint i to Irnm co.ist companies rv- - 7? ff- - w'ws.wto .l JL unst fearful that the r o lations n.iv be cm tailed liv lack of eriiiijurient ami lepmrs in the near future Jn Ienns lvm in, a spokesman for the mtei stat. eommiiee commission said that while oairieis are able to lian lie all tssential ii war produi tiop, breaking point is nrai lie "The equipment IS stl.umd 1943. JLi NEWS OF OUR fclENwWOMEM IN UN! FORM S i Christmas Travelers Jam Trains al Kvi Minx, Dec ember 22, Wednesday fJr SfeJ Dec. 22 (I'D The gieatest number of Christmas traveleis in history jammed the nieril-oi nation's railroads today. For faithful, efficient and Of firm Is lepoited the increase unis conduit, a good conduit libhcm his been given Corporal mounting as high as 20 per cent The holiday burlay V Sinicins, son of Mrs John over last Rom ill ot Logan. He is .stationed den on passenger facilities already ' t Camp Santa Anita, Cal. strained bv war left standing room only in many unreserved Rnliert Allen Lawrence, son ot coaches, even on transcontinental Mrs I earl Lawrence of 4 lfi Fast trains. Officials reported that a Miami ' Ninth X tli. is now attending the n ,vi resort e midshipmens school limited ilejwrted with 100 persons Nolle Hame. standing tn the aisles and that many wine standing throughout e First Lieutenant John It. Mdlurcl, the trip to Washington The reported Increases over last son of Mr and Mrs December varied from 10 per cent i. E M Hard of 346 North Second P ist stre t. w is among tli- - giad-uate- s for the Chicago. Eastern and Illiwho completed their train- nois to 20 per cent for the Penning earlv in December in the sylvania railroad. Spokesmen fore advanced aviation both roads, however, said the pubout sc at Columbus army airfield, he's response1 to pleas to curtail unnecessaty travel was noticeable Mississippi and that it piobably had preventSgt. Kenned n Artoll Kartehoor, ed a breakdown in accommodaof Mr and Mrs. A E Kartch-- ' tions Officials believed the crowds will nor of Lewiston, is taking pre- iiv ation training at Keeslor Field, pass the crest today and that accommodations would be provided Biloxi, Miss. somehow for everyone. "In many cases, the people who Ke L. Fond of Lewiston has Icon transferred' to an advanced are standing are those unwilling toChiflying school foMowing his recent wait for the next train, a cago and Northwestern spokesman b actuation from the .Shaw Field, said. Sumter, S. C, Most roads were providing ac- Fee It. Mcltride, son of Mr. and commodations for civilians in un-- , Mrs Lester McBride of Hyrum, Is reserved coaches only after serv- in keeping wtlh wai nine 'raining at Baylor university at icemen, The large majority of trapolicy. Waco, Texas, velers appeared to be servicemen and their families. HERE'S MORE ABOUT Pullman and streamliner reserwere reported booked a vations Marshall Gen., month ahead as they have been (Continued from page one all year. The only hope for late seekers was cancellations. only in .s'gnificunoe and import All available equipment, for' ar.ee to the Roosevelt-Churrhill- which there have been no replace-- ; Chrang conference at Cairo and ments since the war began, was the Rosevelt-Churehiconference pressed into service. A New York at Quebec. said no,"extra Central These quarters also pointed out coaches spokesman were available buf that that Marshall had an excellent the railroads were doing their best opportunity to judge how to allocate trains on the was exploiting his tactical heavtesc. runs.longer y opportunities in the southwest bus lines also re-- I ac'fc nJ to assess the merits ported a heavy passenger traffic MaeArthur's repeated appeals but believed accommodations will for additional supplies and rein-th- e be adequate. forcements. i I ! ; "Tturki nod n pi ire meiit jiarts "(aiiicis lack Iinmd per 700-mil- sortnel in ('alitor ma. the office of di said the lr anspm talmn "truck shortage probably will become acute within six months during the harvest season linliss ttie illocates boa id war production materials tor new tuuks and paits. Along nndwestern highwiMs, tiuckcis repoited many vehicles t wearing out and standing idle Coof parts. Ralph Ranlxnn. lumbus, O, general counsel ot the Ohio Conti set Cm riels' association, uiged immediate ielea.se of new trucks. At Atlanta, (la., L. R Schwall, division superintendent of the Great Southern Trucking Co, said "the equipment shortage ranks m seriousness with the labor short- age." He said 40 of his trucks were in need of repairs and that "I am refusing freight shipments to relieve the strain. The majority of the states reported similar existing rond.tums and were in complete agreement that the situation would reach a crisis earlyr in 1944.7 At Washington, however, Joseph B Eastman, dnector of the UDi, . , . fense Jr j ff . ff If f j;. If ty . f Jr ;Xr j. yb Jr , ff P -- SANTA SUGGESTS , Said f but remember youll always find plenty of fine gifts at Sears! - . i . Only 2 More Days BV MKItkK MMiM N Initecl Iress staff Corrc'sMinclent CHICAGO, . J & twin-engin- c ir ''srn Its a Slumbersound , II. Nyman, here old Logan marine. is show at left with Alan F. Wilson, also marine t'r'vate, as the two were at ttv North Texas Agrr- ultural college at Arlington, Tex. 1st. Nyman, whose wife is Mrs. N m,n nf Nortn Logan. transferred to Bam. l0 lonl,nuo h,s tr;nn. ' ing at the marine base Private son of Wilson is the f0F Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Wilson of Sl,ght' hPe 'BbUt 129 East Third North street. Pvt. I the h tw brothers and six He said recently that approxi- Nynmn cons ns n the sc.rvi"C and Private ha .e new trucks 123,000 mately been approved for next year." But Wilson has a brother and eight ousins in the service. this was not regarded as a solution to all the problems. He said Jay Maughan, son of Mr. and only 80,000 of that number would of be avai'uble for civilian operators. Mrs. Francis G. Maughan Eastman urged truckers to con- Wellsvillc, is training at the naval t. Idaho. He is tinue maintenance efforts and to station at second son of Mr. and Mrs. regard present vehicles as probin the service. Hi3 Though pressed for time, Mar-b- i ably the last which they will be Maughan other. Robert X. Maughan, is a shall met American and Australian able to obtain until the end of the war . marine In the South Pacific. correspondents at advance head- quarters in New Guinea for a conference, at Arnold L Wursten, whose wife brif tired but und son reside at 741 East Second w L i c h he appeared North street, is now training in answered questions patiently, big cargo and Flying to the Solomons, Mar-er- s gild- shall conferred with Lt. Gen. at Lubbock, Texas. Millard F. Harmon, commander Morris S. Rich of Logan has of army forces in the south three months ground oifir. and members of the staff SALT LAKE CITV Dec. 22 'P school at the naval air station at i of Admiral William F. Halsey, ' Retd Beck, 43, pi. n .pal of the Livermore Cal. died j Draper Junior h.h I'fe. Iloyd Eck, son of Mr. and late yesterday in a ho ital here from injuries sufxercj in an au- - j Mrs. John Eck of Proulence, is tomobile accident Sundae now a paratrooper. Beck was injjred he jump- - !1 aving completed his tactical night went! it td from ho machine lump of 260 feet at Fort Benning, into a spin southeast ot town. Ga. Ivt. Farris r- , , 50 ; Give New Wool the blanket for Christmas that has class, style and wearing beauty. If its a Slumbersound, it is the best. , ll Mac-Arth- ur i Far-agu- Principal of Draper j troop-carryi- School Fatally Kurt I Cross-countr- Remember that old expression, your Christmas shopping early"? Well bet you're sorry you didnt! Do 33 3 of Mats. iff BLANKET though he presumably missed the admiral himself. Marshall arrived in Honolulu Dec. 10 and spent two days in conferences with Nimitz and Lt, Gen. Robert C. 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