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Show THE BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH - I What Army Eats Isn't 'Chow' Nowadays; GI Meals Must Be Tasty and Nourishing a n Quartermaster Corps Tests Insure Purity AndPalatability. - By AL JEDLICKA Released by Western Ntwipapar Union. Wherever Johnny Doughboy may be fighting today, he's eating his fill of good, nutri-tional food. Whether it's in the South Pacific, Europe or the Med-iterranean, he's finding his fare palatable and strength-ening; maybe not quite like Ma's home cooking, but just what a fighting man needs to make him fight hard. If Johnny Doughboy is eating well, It's no accident. Rather lt is the result of careful scientific study of the quartermaster corps' subsis-tence research and development lab-oratory in Chicago, which is chiefly contributing to the army's conquest of food problems arising from dif-ferent climatic and storage condi-tions throughout the world. There was a time when the army wasn't so exacting about food, when fares were plain and repetitious. No farther back than World War I vets lost much of their enthusiasm for corned beef and salmon because of their constant serving. But thanks to the sympathetic understanding of Col. W. A. Point, who appreciated the value of a nutritional as well as a tasty fare for troops, the army instituted a subsistence school in 1920, which spawned the research laboratory in 1938. When the laboratory was opened that year, there were no indications that the U. S. would find itself in a world-wid- e struggle five years later, fighting in Jungles, mountains, des-erts and snowy steppes. But when that day did come, the laboratory the regular army bread formula . oth er than the omission of salt. Prior to the experimentation, however, tn with cal-cium ocean water was treated hypochlorite on the basis oi 0.5 grams to 31 gallons of the water, against possible content of algae, sea weed, etc. . Proceeding on the principle thai flour is the most Important and tne Ingredient to the one indispensable production of baked products, the quartermaster corps tests samples from each car offered before ac-ceptance. Made from either hard spring or winter wheat, the flout must produce bread with good vol-ume, grain and texture, creamy white crumb color, and pleasing fla-vor and taste, according to Technol-ogist Paul V. Holton. Containing about 12 per cent protein and one-hal- f per cent minerals or ash, the army flour is enriched with thiamin (vitamin Bl), riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin and iron. One of the outstanding develop-ments was the production of a gran-ular dehydrated yeast for use over-seas because it will keep well for a year if under refrigeration of 40-5- degrees F. and show no appreciable loss in baking strength if stored at 70 degrees or below for six months. If kept at higher temperatures, how-ever, the yeast quickly loses its qual-ity. Other factors favoring granu-lar dehydrated yeast, which is d in pellets and packed in two-poun- d size, moisture proof cans, are its quick action during baking and its greater leavening power per unit of weight. Canned Rations. To meet the needs of our soldiers under the varying conditions of war, rations have been developed. For instance, when establishing a beach-head there is no time for the prepa-ration of a meal The "K" ration which may be eaten cold. Is de-signed for such an exigency. The "C" ration is intended for later use when the beachhead is established and the tension is not Quite so great. VXRIOUS chemical and physical tests of food samples are conducted constantly In the Quartermaster Corps laboratories, to determine their stability under differing ell-ma-conditions and other influ-ences that would affect their whole-somene-went still further with boneless beef under Dr. White's leadership, utiliz-ing the entire carcass for roasts, stews and sausages. Though the conservation of space was a factor then, it did not assume the tremen-dous importance it did with the out-break of World War II, when the long supply lines Imposed a severe strain on our transport system. As a result of Dr. White's sharp-ness, the army achieved additional conservation of space through his suggestion for cutting pork loins in two and fitting one end in the slope of the other, thus forming a single package of half the former size. As a fruition of the effort to pro-vide a variety of food to troops, three times as many meat items have been developed under the di-rection of the research laboratory than existed during the last war. Before the war, packers professed difficulty canning pork luncheon meat in large containers, but care-ful research overcame the problem. Formerly, the lard in pork sausage had oozed from the meat and col- - The "C" ration which may be eaten cold but may be made more palat-able by heating the canned compo-nents, requires a minimum of pre-paration. For scout troops or eating, the -l ration Is preferable. The "D" ra-tion, a high calorie chocolate bar, is carried by the soldier to be used only in an emergency. Each of these rations has been developed only after the most careful research. They must be nutritionally adequate, of excellent keeping quality (at least six months under varying condi-tions of climate), easy to carry, and palatable. One of the research laboratory's biggest tasks was in the improvisa-tion of packing to suit the various climatic conditions encountered. In early South Pacific fighting, many different types of packages deterio-rated on the tropical beaches un-der the elements of rain and heat. Through careful research, howev-er, various protective coatings and waterproofing materials, such as waxes, were developed, not only to guard against exposure on the beaches but also to enable many of the packages to be floated ashore to facilitate unloading operations. The laboratory has a cooperative project called the Guinea Pig Club, of which every employee as well as every officer in the laboratory is a - " ' 'i . A MAJOR on the Quartermaster Corps laboratory staff places vari-ous foods, suchas navy beans, ba-con, raisins, plum Jam and butter In a special testing box that can simulate either arctic cold or trop-i-o heat. was ready to undertake the vast task of adjusting the American sol-diers' food to the different embattled regions. No less than 31 army officers and 61 civilians are at work in the chemists, bacte-riologists and vitamin experts, work-ing in approximately a half-doze- n different fields under direction of CoL Rohland A. Isker. In addition, there is an experimental kitchen for testing preparations and a dining room where help is served new food and asked to comment on its palat-abilit- y. In the absence of Colonel Isker, whe was on a mission in Europe, Dr. Jesse H. White was in charge f the laboratory, and it was he who escorted this Western Newspaper Union correspondent through the premises. A retired army colonel who re-turned to duty at the research labora-tory without assuming his old mili-tary rank when the war's pressing events forced a need for trained men. Dr. White has been associated with the quartermaster corps since 1907, and always in the forefront of the drive for progressive proce-dure. Originally a meat inspector for the navy, Dr. White first under-took the study of canned fruits, vege-tables and other items for the army, and participated in Colonel Point's special subsistence schools. Boneless Beef. Although Dr. White has been in on the whole gradual development of the army's scientific food program, meat still remains his first interest, and to him must go the credit for the acceptance of boneless beef. It was only after Dr. White's In-sistence that the army experiment-ed with boneless beef during the maneuvers of 1936, eliminating the poor and expensive cuts and wastes in the carcass. In 1940, the army leciea arouna uie wans oi me can, but this liqueflcation was also cor-rected. Heading off the inevitability of complaints from a continuous serving of Vienna sausages, a coarsely ground, finely spiced frank-furter was developed for variety. With the extension of the fighting to the tropical climates, preserva-tion of fats and oils have presented a difficult problem, but under the direction of the research laboratory remedies have been developed. Army Spread.' Most noteworthy of these develop-ments, perhaps, is the socalled "army spread," a combination of butter, cheese curd and milk pow-der. It was produced following a search for a palatable fat to replace the old "Carter Spread" composed of butter and hydrogenated cotton-seed flakes, which tasted tallowy and stuck to the roof of the mouth. Al-though "army spread" has filled the bill for an appetizing fat, it is of no use as a shortening or in frying. Due to scientific methods in the preservation of lard and other short-enings, troops afield now profit from the availability of high caloric bis-cuits. The celebrated hardtack of old was nothing more than flour, water and salt, since no stable shortening had been discovered. But through the use of antioxidants, fats and notably lard have been so treat-ed that they would stay fresh and usable from six to nine months. Working in conjunction with proc-essors, the dairy products section of the research laboratory under Lieut. Robert J. Remaley has de-veloped an evaporated milk with a concentration of 3.1, surpassing the old figure of 2.1. Of value to the army in the economy of space, the new product should prove of equal advantage to women shoppers in the postwar world. Advancements also have been made in the production of dehydrat-ed cheese. Previously sold primar-ily to bakers for fillers, spraying, etc., the cheese retains its essential flavor. Lieutenant Remaley's department also has been active in the prepara-tion of vanilla ice cream mixes, shipped in the form of dried powder to the various fronts, wheTe fruits or other flavoring agents may be added. Sea Water for Baking. Technologists in the research lab-oratory's baking department are en-gaged in various experiments on cereals and other components of breadstuffs. One experiment con-cerned the use of sea or ocean water in the production of bread, since there are many military baking in-stallations in the various war thea-ters where fresh water is limited. After careful experimentation with ocean water provided from the cou-ntry's eastern and western coasts, it was discovered that the variation in salt content of ocean water was not sufficient to require any change in THE FOOD on Maj. W. E. Harp-er'- a plate is equivalent in bulk to the condensed "K" ration, which is contained in the little packages spread on the table. member. At noons, midmorning, or midafternoon, samples of proposed ration items are served. The tasters are instructed, in the case of two items, to choose the one which they prefer. If only one item is under test, the taster is requested to tell whether he likes the item or not and why. Figures are tabulated statis-tically, and the popularity of an item may thus scientifically be obtain, By VIRGINIA VALE Btleaied by Western Newspaper Union. Bob Hope is quite a THAT Though he was half a continent away, Columbia Pictures had to reshoot an en-tire scene for "The Impatient Years" because he stole it from Jean Arthur and Lee Bowman. Cameras whirred while Jean and Lee went through tender farewell near a railroad station newsstand. They did a swell Job. But wnen Director Irving Cum-mln-icreened the rushes next day, there on a magazine cover was Mr. Hope, perfectly In focus, with a wide grin splitting his face. Naturally the mood of the scene was completely ruined! If Warner Bros, stick to the facts during the making of "Night and Day," the Cole Porter life-stor-they'll have to hire Xavier Cugat and his s, who work for Metro, for the film. One after-- ! noon some years back the boys were rehearsing at the Waldorf, j when Cole Porter walked In with a fox-tr- he had just written. He asked Cugat to have them play it It was "Begin the Beguine." After being under contract to War-- ! ners' for more than a year without making a picture, Joan Crawford is set for her first starring picture for I them. It's "Mildred Pierce," a story JOAN CRAWFORD involving a divorced woman and her grown daughter. Miss Crawford re-cently worked in a scene in "Holly-wood Canteen," playing herself; she danced a jitterbug number with Dane Clark. Shortly before her variety hour left the air last month, Kate Smith got a taste of working on Sundays, when she was a guest on four Sun-day shows "We the People," "Sil-ver Theater," "Bandwagon" and "Hall of Fame." When she returns to the air in September she'll be heard from seven to eight, EWT, Sunday evenings it will be the first Sunday series in her entire radio career. Pat O'Brien, costar of "Marine Raiders," has been asked to make a recording of a "Knute Rockne" pep talk adapted to war instead of football, for use in the official train-ing schedule of every marine going through the San Diego boot camp. The request came after O'Brien, In San Diego for the filming of the pic-ture, was a guest on the marines' "Halls of Montezuma" radio pro-gram, and as "Rock" gave his boys a pep talk. Commanding officer Col. George Hall had the idea of having Pat record the talk as a per-manent feature of training. Of all the roles which Jay Jostyn, "Mr. District Attorney," has en-acted, one of his favorites is that of a virile sea captain. He played it on a midwestern station many years ago, on a series based on the adventures of g men, and it was very, very salty. And Jay, who at that time had never been on anything larger than a row-boa- t, had a wonderful time. Eddie Cantor, who's spent the last two months iu New York broadcast-ing from nearby hospitals and serv-Ic- e headquarters, is on his way back to Hollywood; en route Eddie will play his self-nam- Heart" circuit "Purple of rehabilitation hos-pitals. Many howls provided by Harry Savoy come during his ad-li- b warm-up- s before the broadcasts (NBC, Thursday nights). Recently he walked on stage, was introduced by Jimmy Wellington, and asked the audience to take out their handker-chief- s and wave them at him. "Thanks," said the Crown Prince of Confusion, "that's the first clean laundry I've seen in months " ODDS AND Ems-Spe- cial foo,ge KZs.eri.Cllia Picture, BU'h,p um be ymed Rocky Mount N. C, hi, home town. . . . Flower Parry, e of Jackie Loogan, returns to the screen in an important role in "Hollywood Can. vr ' ; 0S atl the mm i New rorft, soldiers, sailors and marines free tickets at New York', "99 to see r(,cen'h. most wanted Back Home in Indiana" A ,n,7,,0I by' Porter, 'Don't Fence ond hi. Sons of the Pioneer, for their 'P'cal appearance in the all-sto- r musi-V- I 'xtravatantarilollvwood Canteen' MR1 The New York and Hollywood Scene: Faces About Grammervlllet Al Jolson spellbinding a squad of U. S. Marines at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool . . . Bette Davis and Sec'y Morgenthau thrilling the uniformed men at the Hollywood Canteen . . . Dinah Shore thrushing nine ditties for them . . . Bonita Granville showing Lt. Joe Wade the He's all mended from that New Guinea crackup . . . Ella Logan's real teari as she micro-phone-d "That Old Feeling" to the sector via the Mail Call program, which isn't heard by the public here . . . Veronica Lake, tiny as a doll, float-ing to the rhythms of Emll Cole-man's and Phil Ohman's crews at the Mocambo . . . Lovely Mari-anne O'Brien of the Warners' fac-tory surrounded by Marines In the Clover Club . . . Miriam Hopkins at La Rue with her constant com-panion, who never was Itemed as , her favorite male. He's a Greek biggie . , . Bob Hope and his John-ny Weismuller hair-d- "No cracks," he warns with a threaten-ln- g finger, "I'm doing a pirate pic-ture." Marshal Rommel (according to Britishers who made their escape back to our lines) has a sense of humor, be thinks ... He made several British officers attend his frequent lectures, during which he affected a pose that the Battle of Africa wns a sporting event. He would give these prisoners a testi-monial dimer with all the pomp he could muter on the desert Big en-trances, place cards, introductions, salutes and so on , . . And then, while the German staff dined on ex-cellent cuisine, the British prisoners were served a meal consisting of their own captured with them. Rommel also delighted in pointing out their errors and why they were captives. He was asked by a correspondent: "To what do you credit your success? How will the enemy ever beat you?" . . . With a gleam in his monocled eye Rommel replied: "The German Army is great because of its great organization. I know exacUy when t will enter a town. One month ahead I know what suite I will have in which hotel. If, however, some day, I march Into a place and go to my suite and find another German general then I will know we are licked!" The "Oklahoma" cast is reported doing so much ad llbblng that "they are spoiling the show." Guild ex-ecs shrug and say: "Look at the box office" . . . The New York Post Office has broken all records in the district. To date this year it has d.o.n.e business totaling 103 millions The book now on FDR's bed-side table is "Rendezvous with Des-tiny." The only comment on the book appeared in a Chicago paper briefly and a story in the Christian Science Monitor. Not a single re-view has appeared on it yet . . . Hepburn's newest interest, they say, is a famed polo player . . . Add ditty similarities: 'Time Waits for No One" and 'Tales from Vienna Woods" , . . Lana Turner won't bark about it until she sees it here, but those delicious canapes Ray Bourbon served with cocktails the other sundown were made from dog food . . . The Late Watch: Shirley Ross and her husband, Kenneth Dolan (who parted last season), are hap-pier than ever. They reconciled aft-er he was quoted here as saying the fault was all his because: "I neglect-ed my wife instead of my clients" . . . There will be a copyright war over U. S. rights to the song popular with the troops, "Lili Marlene" . . . Douglas Miller, who wrote "You Caa't Do Business With Hitler," told OWI chiefs that the war with Germany will last at least another year and with Japan two . . . T. Casey, the B'klyn Citizen editor, has written two songs with Johnny Tucker of Hook and Ladder Co. 117 In Astoria ... All major networks banned the song, "Don't Change Horses," which has nothing to do with politics. It has been networked since AprlL The authors wrote "Mairzy Doats." Quotation Marksmanship: Noel Coward: The most terrifying thing to a man is a woman who cries in advance . . . E. Hemingway: The saddest thing in the world is the af-fection of man and woman; the most fortunate ending is by death . . . J. Porter: She whines him around her finger . , . Mable Bandy: Eye-lashes that could sweep the cobwebs from any man's heart . . . L. Corn-ing: Low clouds on the verge oi tears. Sallies In Our Alley: Bob Dunn'i office boy requested the afternoon off (on the day of a double-heade- r) saying: "Boss my grandmother" . . . Dunn cut him short: "Oh, come now, son. You're not going to pull that chestnut about your grandmoth-er being dead?" . . . "No, sir," was the reply. "She's home on fur-lough!" ... At La Conga som velvet-knocke- were gabbing aboul a gal whose beauty was in dispute . . . "She looks," said an admirer, 'Tike something from Vogue!" . . "a rejection slip." Washington, D. C ORLEMANSKI-LANG- E TALKS WITH STALIN Two of the most Important diplo-matic reports of the war have been received at the White House recent-ly, not from any trained diplomats, but from two private American ci-tizensFather Orlemanski of Spring-field, Mass., and Prof. Oscar Lange, Polish-America- n leader and a teach-er at the University of Chicago, both of whom had interviews with Stalin. Although less widely publicized than Father Orlemanski's interview, Professor Lange had a long separate talk with Marshal Stalin and, per-haps because he was not circum-scribed by church superiors, his re-port, on the whole, has been the more penetrating and helpful. New conclusion drawn from the Lange-Orlemans- kl reports Is that Polish-Russia- n relations, one of the most troublesome problems of the war, are on the eve of a wholesome rapprochement, probably beginning about now. It was shortly after the receipt of the Lange-Orlemans- kl reports thai President Roosevelt began a seriei of three conferences with Polist Premier Mikolajczyk in Washington, the results of which exceeded ex pectations. If Polish-Russia- n relations can be settled amicably, one of the worst obstacles to postwar peace will be removed. Po-land, for a hundred years par-tially governed by Russia, baa a deep-roote- d suspicion of the Soviet, while the Russians, hav-ing borne the main brunt of the European, war on land, natural-ly feel they are entitled to areas forcibly wrested away from them after the last war. STALIN DISCUSSES POLISH BOUNDARIES In their separate Interviews with Stalin, the two Polish-American- s, Father Orlemanski and Professor Lange, heard the reassuring words from the strong man of Russia that his government wants a "strong, In-dependent Poland after the war a Poland which will be strong both Internally and externally, but which will be favorably disposed to the Soviet Union." Stalin went even further and said that he was ready to help create a new Polish army. "I am ready to build an army for Poland, equip it fully and arm it with the best guns the Soviet Union can moke," he told Professor Lange. "I will do this for at least 1.000.000 men." Stalin also discussed the question of Poland's future boundaries and revealed that they had already been discussed in some detail at Teheran. In doing so, he let drop a very im-portant point that, at Teheran, Roosevelt and he had agreed to the breakup of Germany after the war. "Poland should claim East Prus-sia," Stalin said, "and should also claim Upper Silesia and all the Ger-man territory, up to the Oder river, including Stettin." NOTE This would give Po-land practically all of Pom-eranl- a, a great stronghold of Prussian militarism. Shortly after Teheran, this columnist re-ported that the Big Three had proposed giving Pomeranla, East Prussia and Silesia to Po-land, In order to separate the Prussian Junkers from the rest of Germany and stamp out Ger-man militarism for keeps. Stalin told his visitors that he was not sure whether Poland should get Breslau (in Silesia) or not When these plans for Poland had come up at Teheran, Stalin dis-closed, President Roosevelt had been in complete agreement, but Prime Minister Churchill had hesi-tated. "He asked me: 'Who Is to guar-antee the security of this new Polish state?' I answered him simply: The armed might of the Soviet Union.' " POLES IN RUSSIA Professor Lange had been permit-ted to visit with the Polish army Inside Russia which is fighting side by side with the Red army. He also had talked with various Polish leaders inside Russia, and he told Stalin that he was deeply moved by he splendid treatment given the Po-sh army by the Red army. Several days after Professor Lange had arranged with Wanda Wasilievska, head of the pro-Sovi- et Union of Polish Patriots, to better the living conditions of Polish refugees In Russia, Sta-lin informed Mme. Wasilievska that better war conditions now permitted better living condi-tions and that Polish refugees should share In the improve-ment. SCORES POLISH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE Stalin was quite cynical about the Polish intelligence service inside Poland and the reports of alleged conditions it had made to Premier Mikolacjzyk. All it did, he said, was deceive the Polish government-in-exil- e in London. Foreign Commissar Molotoff, who was present during the interview, in-terrupted at this point to say that, in a recent speech. Premier Miko-lajczyk had claimed he had the sup-port of 90 per cent of the Polish people. PEDALLlONScrochet, full-petal- Z lues combine to make spring accessories . , calot with smart bag b This daisy pattern is easv orize. Pattern 770 contain! dins, and purse; stitches; Ust at nu Quired. Due to an unusually Urge j, current war conditions, stlighth Is required in filling orders b the most popular pattern rot; Send your order to: Sewing Circle NeeHttnt Box 3217 San Frudm Enclose 15 cents (plui cover cost of mailihg) b No . """ AHHros. TOD CANT BUT I more in aspirin than the tm quality and purity guaruteaii buy St. Joseph Aspirin, torts seller at 101. Demand St Jo? HEARTBl RaOmd la 5BunutestrMk J Whra exonw stomach add mmmUt bar iu, aour atomacb and haanbun.in praaenb th faMMt-artin- f nedfcnt rmptomtie relief mediciDMlibuai Tablrta. No laiatira. a 4 (fj or doubla Tour money back M bb oa. tta at all dratonau. ' v 1 I .roomed. we WW 1 Calox Tooth " 1 1 1 Bridgeport t()c1 rVE to dietary ind"01? Uofdrinlringwatffa"!" in weather can be quid J, Wakefield'iBUckberryBaWI years a household remedy. oysun andwij soothed Qu'Jj When hot, soaring lips, dry out tender sMn crack,bleedlTbeyneedMn (DIt stimulate. lb$ helping Nature --thirsty" moisture from the blooa Mentholatuml Jars. WJ Keep the Bert J on With War Bond Chaplains Feel Weight of Responsibility in Soldiers' Marri7 It is estimated that between 30.000 and 40.000 American servicemen have married English girls. The latter not only have changed their names, but each anticipates the day when she will change her residence to some American city street, or vil-lage or farm. Will these Anglo-Americ- an marriages strengthen the international bonds by the transfer of such wholesale feminine citizen-ship to these shores. Chaplain Thomas B. Richards who has been stationed in England for over a year admits the possibilities, but in a communication to the General Com-mission on Army and Navy Chap-lains he points out some responsi-bilities that weigh heavily upon him. "My commanding officer turns the soldier's application to marry over to me. The C O. takes his responsi-bility seriously. He asks his chap-lain to interview Johnny and his prospective bride, investigate his service record, determine his ability to support a wife, and on the basis of this investigation make such rec ommendation as he deems advis- - seImsdetoeri!rian'hat 10 recomend a touch of Erav o the hair of many chaplain. they make the mistake of givingZ green light to the li to the woes of unhappj Chaplain Rlchards reports there arF international problems that not eve. a chaplain can escape or solve |