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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER Don't Worry About Your WAC Oversea; She's Healthier And Happier Than When at Home, Says Medical Officer A Uit ot flour sifted into 6ol., a stop to jU put spattering Major Janeway Tells Of 14 Months With N. African Contingent FBItems and To remove face powder Washington, D. C. satm or velvet dress, brush VETERANS DISCHARGED President Roosevelt has just re- with a woolen cloth. ceived a suggestion from Chicagos To tell at a glance which 6 Mayor Ed Kelly designed to aid in your good handkerchiefs the rehabilitation of them into triangles and t Kelly, acting on a proposal from ones into squares. his wife Margaret, head of Chicagos For cleaning a coffeerfaiw tremendously popular servicemens aid organization, has urged FDR that percolator, put in a cup of men be permitted to wear their uni- fill with water, and let the mixt, ml forms for three to six months after percolate as for coffee. they are discharged, if they want to. When your old broom is worn t. Kelly pointed out that 30,000 Chicago the hilt, cut the straws evenly from boys have been discharged service and that many return home, across, cover them with an old !! after a year or mores absence, hat or old woolen sock and 8 to the floors. polish feeling thoroughly out of place in the community in civilian clothes. To help in remodeling dated gar Many folks dont even know the boys have been off to war serving ments, try grandmothers custom their country, Kelly has pointed out. of having a piece bag. Discharge buttons, promised many put all saved zippers, bits of rfo. months ago, are still not issued to bon and lace, and scraps of fabric, men everywhere. Even though dis abled, they no longer can enter serw icemens centers for recreation, no longer receive special rates in thea- S In the gangster film about Roger Touhy and his gang the producers lost a lew good tricks which apparently the govt agents didnt tell them about after Touhy and his By GERTRUDE BACHMAN Released by Western Newspaper Union. mob were recaptured. . . . When the FBI went into the WASHINGTON, D. C. If rooms of two of the gang they your daughter, sister or wife didnt notice a match stuck at the is a WAC and stationed in the To let the Mediterranean top of the door. area, you are gang know if anyone entered during a lot more probably worrying their 'absence. One mobster had started opening the door when he about her than she, is about realized the planted match was herself. Maj. Margaret JaneSo he started firing his way, Medical corps, U. S. gone. revolver. . . . The agent came out army, gives a report that shooting too, and two of Touhy s should put to route all unnecpals were hit by the marksman and essary fears. went to heaven. They are never sick, Major Janeway told a press conference in Then theres the episode in the Washington. The Fifth army WACs A uniformed have had an amazing health record butcher shop. chauffeur turns out to be one of from the beginning. Of 1,800 women soldiers who the Touhy gangsters. He went to purchase meat in the neighborhood landed in North Africa since Janufor Touhy (and the others) who ary, 1943, only 12 have been sent didnt risk coming out of the house. home for medical reasons. Dr. . . . The butcher shop, however, was Janeway believes that this record . . . After a signal may prove one thing that the more staffed by from one butcher a bike-ridprimitive the circumstances, the tailed the chauffeur to the better a woman thrives. scene where Touhy was hiding. . . . They take hardships in a spirit But the confederate was not dis- of fun, Major Janeway said. When the first contingent went guised as a chauffeur in the actual over in January, 1943, it found cir. . . The movie kidnap. people apdefinitely primitive. parently didnt want to offend the cumstances devout by sticking to the facts. . . . The trip over wasnt exactly a sum- The disguise worn by the gangster in the meat shop was that of a Frix-ampl- e: ... ... ... STROLLING DOWN the roadway to the entrance of the old French convent which .is their barracks in North Africa are these five WACs who are assigned to the headquarters offices of Allied force headquarters. They are, left to right, Mary C. Woods, Everett, Mass.; Ellen Condon, Missoula, Mont.; Mary Livingston, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Lucille James, Sioux City, Iowa; and Elizabeth Page, Escanaba, Mich. A nun is passing in the background. returned to the States. The reason vides each woman, after so long a rest period. A rest given was excessive nervousness. time, a four-da- y The three women were aged 30, 35 camp has been established 20 miles and 40 respectively, and had back- up the coast from Algiers.' It was grounds of nervous instability. What opened first for those earliest WACs had been a potential inability to ad- who were beginning to look a little just at home under secure routine fatigued after their now became complete maladjustgrind with no ment Major Janeway said they passes from January to June. priest No similar arrangement has been just couldnt take it. No diet deficiencies were discovmade in Italy as yet, but Major The average newspaper readered. Army food was more than adeJaneway believes that one soon will er, recalling Touhys mob, will quate, and in addition, the WACs be. think the Snatched man is the were the friendly concern of army Only Six Marriages. rich Jake the Barber, victim of and navy men. They received In 14 months, there have only that gang. . . . But in the film oranges, eggs that cost $2 a dozen, been six marriages of WACs in the the producers purposely switched and a general supply of nice spoil- Mediterranean area. It is possible things to give the story more The navy men who vied with that a three-mont- h ing. . . . the Barbers Jake pep. waiting period the tradition of their marine brothknown as the cooling-of-f real tortures cannot be screened period ers for having this situation well in or even written about so vile after announcing marriage intenhand even obtained pillows for the tions to the were they. .... So for the screen commanding officer is WAC bunks. the reason. This is an army regulathe authors and director borEvery time a girl got a letter tion and applies to both men and rowed several interesting items from home, Major Janeway said, women. from the kidnappings of a Mama wanted to know if she was In regard to the unhappy stories wealthy youth named Rosenthal, her vitamins. She was, but that have been circulating about the getting New (in Fork) and the Vrschel she didnt know it. Fortunately, morals of the WACs, Dr. Janeway All the snatch in the West. their folks started sending them cited medical which statistics now are and rusting kidnappers vitamin pills and that settled the showed definitely these rumors to be rotting in prison on sentences problem for us. They ate their pills figments of somebodys imagination. for life. PVT. MARION DeGRAY of Mil- and felt better. The women were homesick at waukee, Wis., brings an armload of Too Much Sun Tan. times, but not too badly, Major The most frightful moment in Di- homemade bread into the messhall. The power of the North African Janeway. said. Six weeks after the rector J. Edgar Hoovers entire life Excellent food is credited to a large sun was an unknown quantity to the first group arrived in Algiers, howhappened that terrible 5 in the extent for the splendid health rec- WACs. Anxious to get a smooth tan, ever, there was no mail from home, morning when the night was still ord of the WACs overseas. they discovered, to their, dismay, which resulted in many a tearful black. ; . . Hoover and some of the that it could very easily be over- night. But the regular arrival of agents attacked the Touhy mob mer cruise especially since most from the rear of the building other of the women hadnt ever been to done. After a few painful burns, mail after that, and the strict FBI men covered the front. . . . Mr. sea before. They landed at Oran on regimen took care of homesickness pretty thoroughly. in revolver a climbed and took train 13, for Hoover, paw, January There have been no battle casualover the back fence and tread softly Algiers. They discovered their quarties among the WACs. One woman to the back door, where he let out ters to be an old French convent was injured, and one killed in a the most piercing shriek ever heard with no heat and no water. They jeep accident. There was plenty of It used their helmets for carrying anywhere in the whole world. bombing, but the bombs fell just seems that a poor, little, inoffen- water from an old well in the courtacross the street from the Algiers sive, sleeping black cat was stepped yard and for wash basins. It was barracks. The bombs would hit the on by the most famed of all bitterly cold. Major Janeway said: same spot night after night. During and it let out one screetch, which It was May before we thawed the day the damage would be reout, and it was May before we could the startled tried to paired, and that night it would be get an occasional good nights undone. Yet none of the WACs was sleep. hit The women slept 12 in a room on FBI agents the other day were inA piece of shrapnel hit the bed straw mattresses placed on double-deckvestigating a theft of govt-owne-d in which a WAC was sleeping, but wore all their woolen bunks, destined for overseas cigarettes she was unharmed. There was some ' in shipment . . . The foreman, who clothes and Wrapped themselves dispute between her and the occuwent three blankets when to they had denied any knowledge of the pant of the next bunk as to whom on bed. Those the were shift night a of FROM LETTERS home are the the theft, produced cigarpackage piece of shrapnel belonged. envied because the they slept during ettes bearing a give-awa- y best morale boosters. Sgt. Betty govt Major Janeway said that the label. . . . The agent, who had daytime when there were no air Jane OLeary of Pittsburgh, Pa., jobs which the WACs perform, and sounds the welcome mail call. mooched a cigarette with a definite raids. about which they are very keen 12 On Hours Daily. Duty purpose, forthwith arrested the Such were the conditions of their which kept the victims away from are those of stenographers, telewho was with the foreman, charged employment. The wages of WAC work, sunburn was classified not phone operators, drivers, cooks and crime. privates are the same as those of line of duty. That meant that any all kinds of communications jobs. Asked if the WACs overseas feel G. I. Joes $50 a month plus 10 per WAC who was not sensible One of the problems confrontenough that of girls at home are lackadaisical cent the for overseas base to sun pay get her gradually, would ing the FBI these days is the The hours were 12 a day, have her pay docked for any time duty. obof individuals apprehension seven days a week. Since curfew she was off work. They oon learned taining money fraudulently unwas at 7 p. m., and the Algerian how to do it gradually. der the Servicemens DependBy November, three more WAC shops were closed at that time, ents Allowance Act. Sixty-nin- e there was no point in time off. companies had reported for duty in convictions have resulted during During this whole period, despite Algiers. In December, one company the first ten months of the 1944 or what most of us fresh from the States went directhardships fiscal year. An oddity in the would there ly to Italy. hardships FBIs files on this subject has' were noconsider serious illnesses and very The healthiest women in the to do with a Louisville, Ky., little jitters, Major Janeway said. whole Mediterranean area, Major woman who, when questioned A three-be- d dispensary had been set Janeway found, were the Fifth army by FBI agents, offered to return in what was described as a WACs living in tents very close beup illefourteen $50 checks she got large closet in the convent. This hind the fighting lines in Italy. They gally, but hadnt spent. She said was used only as an isolation ward were part of a communications she had kept all the checks exfor those with colds and as a platoon based at Naples and half cept one, which thd soldier himroom for an occasional rest of 24 up toward the front, living in tents, self cashed, and that she was hours for the very weary. Major working the command post mesj most willing to return them to Janeway said that after such treatsage center. They were with th the Government. ment most of them were ready to Fifth army in North Africa and foj 0,AoWAC in North Africa jiangs up to their jobs. Despite all lowed when American troops to pMnWpersonal laundry in the back was dem- go back The alertness of not one WAC conthe dire Naples. Plfatfduf the convent which serves onstrated again the other day in tracted warnings, any of the diseases they had Major Janeway said that as a barracks, giving a homelike Los Angeles. An agent spied a man been told very carefully to guard WACs at the front and those In touch to the grim business of war. on the street whom he recognized as North Africa, for that matter, aj e a fugitive a wanted notice had been against. When more WACs arrived in Also healthy because they do not have 'about not joining up, Major Janea before. few days issued Although in May, the entire WAC colony to spend in "frivolous activitime giers way replied: They certainly do! the suspect produced phony selec- took over an a She continued: apartment house which ties. was tive service cards, the . comforts, more d There no and is and very provided It takes a Jor special training persistent and took his fingerprints, much more warmth. The number of keeping woman to stand up thq WACs in trim. In winwhereupon the fugitive admitted his beds in the ter they dont have much oppor- against that pressure and maintain dispensary was inidentity as Walter Ray Carroll 11. to creased for exercise, but in summer her own good sense. It takes a leveltunity wanted in Washington State in con Of the 68 women who came with they swim. In North Africa, headed woman to keep rested and ft nection with a $25,000 narcotics rob this has been set up which pro- - to maintain her sense of humor. contingent, only three had to be Kelly also wrote the President that, during the last war, men were allowed to keep wearing their uniforms for some time after their discharge. Many walked the streets in er uniforms hunting jobs and received preference because they were veterans. Note Chicagos servicemens centers have done one of the best jobs in the U. S. A., have served more Jhan 12,000,000. meals free. , CONGRESSIONAL SOLDIERS not nearly so bad as in the last war, but several younger members of congress are having trouble as they seek reelection, because, they are in congress and not in the army. slacker In most cases, the charges are simply whispered. In one case, political opponents are whispering about a congressman who has received the navys Silver Star for gallantry in action. He is Lyndon Johnson of Texas, who saw his bunkmate killed beside him in the South Pacific. Albert Gore of Representative Tennessee, who is 36, is another who has been smeared in a whispering campaign. A father. Gore waived his congressional immunity last winter and was inducted into the army as a private. However, at the request of the President, he returned to congress before he began training. Others who have relt the lash of criticism because they are serving their country in the office to which they were elected are Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, Jamie Whitten of Mississippi, Lindley Beckworth of Texas, and even Representative Warren G. Magnuson of Washington. The Magnuson, now running for senator, has seen more, of the western Pacific theater than most soldiers and sailors in the area, was serving on the aircraft carrier from which General Doolittles planes took off for the first bombing of Tokyo. ... out-hol-l- AIR-COOL- er mands. s. cant predict her release. . WE BUT AND SELL Furniture. Files, Typewriter!, Adi lug Machines. Safes, Cash Registers. SALT LAKE DESK EXCHANGE M West Broadway, Salt Lake City, 01th Office Used Cars Trailers AGENTS EXTRA INCOME Part time work insurmg automobiles, trucks and homes in your neighborhood. Build a secure income NOW and for postwar days. Write or phone collect. Supervisor Farmers Insurance Group Continental Bank Bldg. Utah. 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(MENTHOLATUM Shoulder a Gun Or the Cost of One BUY WAR BONDS MEDICATED POWDER FOR FAMILY USE lieves diaper WNU W 2lM CAPITAL CHAFF NBCs popular Labor for Victory radio program will be suspended for the summer after nearly two years on the air. Reason is the AFL wont cooperate with the CIO Hairdressers, Cosmetics, More Free Time, Keep Up Girls Morale neat-lookin- OFFICE EQUIPMENT fi. bery. draft-dodger- - Capitol Architect David Lynn says hes the man to blame, not members of congress. He says not a single member has taken the matter up with him. Probably no one is directly to blame, unless it is the WPB officials who played favorites in releasing the freon. No one begrudges the congressmen their but their buildings, because of thick walls and high ceilings, would be cool even without ing. In the armys huge Pentagon building, the freon supply has been cut to the bone. The result, according to workers there, is that the atmosphere is slightly warm. Last year they claimed it was far too chillv, wih many colds resulting. pro-gra- m lucky. The WAC mess halls are the' best in North Africa. They can even stick cloves in a piece of spam and bake it to look and taste like ham. "The WACs, even those in Italy, g and manage to keep freshly laundered. If theyve had any time in Algiers at all, they have a good new permanent. They can get powder and lipstick and other toilet essentials at the Post Exchanges. They like to get soap and kleenex from home though. HELP WANTED PHARMACISTS; Permanent employment good proposition. Give full particular Garlett Drag Stores, Cheyenne, Wyoming high-ceiling- well-balanc- was high when there wepe none, They do find good French hair dressers now. The shops are open again, so that they can buy Moroccan leather goods and jewelry. They can get their laundry .done, and theres no longer the strict 7 oclock curfew. They have 9:30 passes every night sind two or three 11 oclock passes each week. They can invite their dates to dinner one night a week in their own mess balls and the dates are CONGRESS While war workers swelter in movie theaters and while government officials suffer in Washingtons flimsy temporary buildings, the house and senate office buildings enjoy air conditioned comfort even with congress adjourned. Although the capitol equipment is being geared to use the smallest possible amount of freon gas, the fact remains that it took a special deal with WPB to release the 14,000 pounds needed. Meanwhile, movie theaters serving war workers in the South have been denied freon because of military de- level-heade- I think these WACs must really , lead charmed lives, Major Janeway chuckled. Their sick rate has been exceedingly low and its significant, I think, that in the last of 1943, the comthree .month panies which had the lowest sick rate were the companies which had been there the longest. There are ample facilities in Algiers now to keep up a woman sldier's morale, though the morale DEPARTMENT Its ... Among the latest rackets discovered by the John Edgar Hoovers is that one used by to swindle some fortune-teller-s . . .Jhe gullible nabbed one fortune- - ' teller in Texas. . . . She got neat fees for keeping men out of the army. , . . Her hocus-pocu- s, however, was not very effective. . . . Most of her suckers were inducted, anyhow. And she was inducted into a Federal hoosegow, where she CLASSIFIED ters. in putting it on. ' C. Insiders report that the recent visit of Polish Premier Mikolajczyk to Washington was highly successfuL The Polish government is now expected to purge itself of leaders such as Beck and Pilsudski. In return, Russia will sign a treaty of cooperation with Poland similar to that with Czechoslovakia; also will give the Poles more territory anti-Russi- i around Lwow. 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