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Show 5 THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM. UTAH t Ueontaan'ic( Fighting '.. - V-"- "t : :. : x J , ; C- - H 1 " 31 .:;.aMaii inMMMMjlMMMjOij4innriii,4tM : CastelIano cMet of staff General Ambrosio of Italy, is pic- - ,pied the military armistice between Italian and Allied ! Tince headquarters of the Allied forces In Sicily. Witnessing "! drain are Italian Foreign Minister Montenarl, and MaJ. smith of the United States. Brig. Gen. W. D. Strong, rcpre- - r jod, a,s0 present but out of range of the camera. Tcle- - '6 As Allied Troops Battle Nazis in Italy f r i , , A It Vij k'tJ If --- 1 I'rU;:-- If , ?,siwvf. " li) ,"1 f Ails - - Hhrn (he Amorlran Fifth army landed on the beach at Salerno It was subjected to some of the most de perate German fishting of World War II. For several days the Germans poured ammunition down on the beach. But the Fifth army held its position. Aided by planes and warships It talned the Initiative and, as the British Fighth army rushed toward the fight, the Germans were apparently resorting to defense tactics. LcU: U. S. infantrymen hunt for German snipers in this house during their advance in Italy. Right: Supplies for tnvad-- i ing troops are unloaded despite constant strafing and bombing by German planes. Soundphoto. ! Spending $5,000,000 a Day Sending $5,000,000 a day to dependents of our fighting men is typical of the tasks which make the Office of Dependency nnnau Newark' N' J- ns - one the busiest spots in America. iu,UU0 hustling employees speed miles of mechanical proc- esses and recordings to get Uncle Sam's green checks to tarmlies throughout the nation. Applications flow in at the rate of 12,000 a day. Only a year old, this rapidly growing omce has had an exhilarating effect on the Newark post office, lhere, since O. D. B. began to function, every day is a Christmas rush." Great mailbags of government checks keep moving out. while huge volumes of mail come in. mt: wurK oi tne U. D. B. is not simply a matter of writ-ing out so many checks and sticking them in the mails. For there are those who would take money from the men who are fighting for America by making illegal applications for dependency benefits. Few, if any, get away with it be-cause all applications are thoroughly investigat- - .J ed and long rows of If v clerks read every piece of mail. l' t 1 CIRCULAR SORTER Above: A high speed machinei used by O. D.B.for quickly sort-- 1 ing completed authorizations. BRIG. GEN. HAROLD N. Gilbert, left, is director of the O. D. B. His 27 years of army experience have given him first hand knowledge of a soldier's problems. He has been att'artf-e-d the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, and the Purple Heart. l V $fl ilmk A a J Vi f 1 I fp. il..- '-. v. " - ' ..,.J fc f jsPr I j ' f V . w J SCHOOL New employees take courses to prepare for their duties and to become, acquainted with the machinery and opera-- 1 tions of the agency. O. D. B. is the largest mail order business ever operated anywhere. I l"i2lSllSltaJi: 8jfciiialftitfiiiiii''tf iMwiiTitMtiiiiiiMWwiAtrtiTiiM n! Wf'C 4NIZED ACCOUNTING Top left: This machine signs General Gilbert's name to millions of cheeks every month. Top riaht- - One hundred and fifty checks a minute pour from this collator. Bottom: From holes in master payment cards, this ma-chine writes a complete voucher. ' cleared i,pat the pub-- INFORMATIO- N- f "J5!l t he TlaUnS 0?C, Speaal problems are plVI .."7 i,i "Mjniw",-- 'i'i'iii Mi'inir -.--. i This Bazooka Toots Death at Axis Tanks L'' "f vH'linii " ' - mm ni mim i ft 1 ifr4iMiwmmimmmmaiBian umu imiiiiiii pwwwwiwwwi8 ' v i : r If-'-- 7 ' II " 4 fi ) h ? - - Ik v j - lWMMIIiiimOTiniiriiliViiiimiMimBMiMiimiiiniiiii .! iiwhhmimi mwiiiim The similarity in the appearance of the army's new rocket gun to ft popular freak wind Instrument caused the gun to become known as the "Bazooka." Its official name Is "Launcher Rocket, AT, M-l- ." It has enough hitting power to disable a tank, yet it can be used by one or two soldiers in places which are Inaccessible to regular, large, anti-tan- k guns. Left: Loading a rocket into the rear of the Bazooka. Top right: This is the anti-tan- k rocket shell which is fired by the Bazooka. Bottom right: The proper way to hold the Bazooka. The new weapon is more than SO inches long and approximately three Inches in diameter. It is open at both ends. jjongress Hard at Work Again mm iiiiiiiiiii'iiiiii hi ihiiiiimiiiii mtm ti 1 i of the House Sam Rayburn is shown, at left, just before he the house for the present session of the 78ih congress. Andrew J. May of New York, chairman of the house military iKtee, who was expected to introduce a bill to ban the draft ai to bring about the discharge of fathers already drafted. j Ready for Trips to Battlefronts I MVXJI I lmtiiwuml l shown in Chicago's Merchandise Mart, as he packs up ifMvisit to American battlefronts of the world. Many of his n the l way to soldiers stationed overseas. November for mailing presents to overseas sailors, coastguards- - pines. Recruiting SPARS by Horse and Buggy fix vt ' iSS . SFARS Katherine Drcxcl and Rosemary Stolz, in buggy, interest two young women in the coast guard women's reserve of the Eighth naval district. The SPAR prospects are Edna Rita Broussard, left, and Anne Berard. Recently, the two SPAR recruiters made a tour through part of Louisiana in their novel mode of transportation. African Trophies IL J. f WJV T"1 m ygyffwwywi iir wLfflmm tssumir ruisifi ''( Mrs. Mark W. Clark, wife of the commander of the U. S. Fifth army. Is shown with some of the souvenirs he sent home from North Africa. His troops were reported to be bat-tling stubborn German resistance at Salerno, on the Italian west coast. 83-Year-O- ld Canner When officials of the Libby can-nery at Mills, Wis., asked for help in harvesting lima bean crop, Mrs. ' Augusta George, 83, was one of the 2,000 volunteers. She works from 7 p. m. until early morning. She has one great-grandso- n and three grand-sons in the navy. f 'One --Trip' World Series h 1 3 f - rl fin ri-V-tHs- H I trlp World Series were decided upon as 'J for the 1943 baseball classic. Pictured at the m eeUng of the New l ors JJUtanding, Charles McManus, secretary ;rrrick President of the National league; Sam Bre.don. Louis Cardinals; and Baseball Comm.ss.oner K. As Allies Drove Japs From Salamaua ' After receiving first aid, American wounded fighters are loaded Into barges to be taken to hospitals. Approximately 20,000 Japanese were trapped between two Allied forces In this sector. After abandoning Sala-maua, enemy forces were reported fleeing toward Lae, where t!iey ap-parently faced annihilation unless they surrendered. |