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Show THURSDAY, MARCH 1 THE LHHI SUN, LXHI, UTAH THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1945 - - " u With Our Boys WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY Cpl. Ralph B. Jacobs, son of Mrs. Mary Ellen Jacobs, tank driver, is a member of the 757th Tank Battalion, Fifth Army outfit functioning as artillery ar-tillery from behind the ridges bordering Italy's Po Valley on the south. Hard-packed snow and Ice in trecherous mountain country prohibit orthodox tank tactics involving maneuver. The tanks are kept under cover in daylight, within 2000 yards of the enemy. At night, they are wheeled up to firing points only a few yard3 away, where their firepower is utilized in performance of field artillery missions. During the Gargigliano-Arno push, the 757th stayed in the line for 73 consecutive days, support ing two of the four French divisions di-visions at a time, while the diT visions alternated. The infantrymen infan-trymen included French colonial Goumiers and Senegalese. The tankers more recently have served in support of the 34th "Red Bull" Division. Tanks formerly were towed to the rear by wreckers for engine changes, but the 757th tankers, by their ingenuity, have obviated the removal of their firepower from the front for this operation. opera-tion. Carrying an engine in a 10-ton wrecker, a six-man repair crew now visits the frontline stations of tanks needing new engines, working oftentimes within range of enemy gunfire, they replace an engine on the spot, bince an enfrine ordinarily lasts only about 400 hours, the time, saved and the firepower gained are considerable. The 557th left the States for overseas duty in Africa in the spring of 1943 and arrived in Italy in the fall of that year. Part of the outfit was indocri-nated indocri-nated in battle before Cassino in February, 1944, but the tankers were relieved before the entire unit had been committed. Cpl. James E. Miles, 23, ball turret gunner, of Lehi, Utah, will soon complete an intensive course in combat flying at the Alexandria Army Air Field, Alexandria, Alex-andria, La., and in the near future he will go overseas to a combat area. He is the member of a Flying Fortress crew trained by the Second Army Air Force, which has the task of readying four-engine four-engine bomber crews for overseas over-seas duty. Listed among the instructors at the Alexandria Army Air Field are many officers and enlisted men who have seen action in every theatre , of war. These veterans direct crews through training conditions that simulate simu-late actual combat, stressing teamwork, formation flying and high altitude missions. Cpl. Miles graduated from the Lehi high school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Miles of 1034 Sutter St., San Francisco, California. The vital steady support that Field Artillery teams get from their maintenance men seldom receives much Dubllc attention, It is ordinarily . thought of as "behind the lines" work. But in some cases, when the action is hottest, "behind the lines" be comes the combat scene and the Field Artillery mechanics still carry on. Such was the case of Master Sergeant Chester E. Jacobs and Technician Fourth Grade Jess W. Daffin, maintenance men with Field Artillery outfits In the South Pacific Tneacer, irom uuc 6 to August 1, ivi. Their' meritorious service has ifd bv the award to each of the Bronze Star Medal. Landing on a shallow Deacn under difficult close-combat con ditions, Sergeant Jacobs was forced to set up nis mainteuaute shop in a dusty, battle-torn area in front of his battalion's howitzers! Despite being under heavy enemy fire, he assisted in organizing his snop anu yci-forming yci-forming the amphibian landing. Particular ingenuity was displayed dis-played in replacing unobtainable tractor parts by improving on part obtained from a crashed enemy plane and a burned out tank. He is the son of Mrs. Mary B. Jacobs of Lehi, an was inducted with the National Guard on March 3, 1941. THIS IS A 60 00 YEAR TO CROW SUGAR BESTS 49 MORE SUGAR BEETS NEEDED "Sugar is the mainstay of army rations," says O.P.A. Because of reduced national supplies and below normal national production produc-tion in 1943 and 1944. sugar for home canning will be one-third less than in 1944, and regular reg-ular ration allotments must be substantially reduced. So home production of beet sugar must be measurably increased. HIGHEST PRICES AGAIN GUARANTEED Prices at least as high as those guaranteed by the Federal Government in 1944 . . . the highest in the history of the industry , . . have again been pledged to beet growers by the Government. ' istration and the Extension Service to work under the direction of county farm labor committees. com-mittees. Cooperation of neighbors and the continued use of students and other volunteer local help, where needed, should again be able to handle an enlarged crop. LIVESTOCK FEED INCREASED Increased sugar beet production will further fur-ther increase the supply of beet by-products for livestock feeding. The tops from a 14-ton acre of sugar beets, if properly conserved and fully utilized, are worth up to $50 an acre when alfalfa hay is worth $15 a ton. Beet pulp and discard molasses are also valuable stock feeds. MACHINERY CUTS LABOR AND COSTS A GOOD 'CROP FOR THIS VALLEY . , ... - - - m Ft 3 p- v. 4 if 1944 saw rapid progress in the mechanization mechaniza-tion of sugar beet agriculture . . . saving manpower man-power for both thinning and harvesting operations oper-ations . . . and stabilizing over-all costs of production, pro-duction, despite mounting labor rates. Further Fur-ther progress in mechanization is expected in 1945. GOVERNMENT PLEDGES NEEDED LABOR Prisoners of war and Mexican Nationals will again be made available by the Federal Government, through the War Food Admin- Farmers who have land suitable for sugar beets will find no crop better or safer to grow. The value of the crop in a balanced farm program pro-gram is unquestioned. The importance of the industry to the agricultural and industrial prosperity of the entire valley has long been recognized. The entire future of the industry may be adversely affected by failure to meet present emergency goals, since 1945 acreage will doubtless have a bearing on beet acreage that will be allotted- to individual farmers and to factory districts when the quota provisions of the Federal Sugar Act are restored after the war. Li- i i '. ... . STATE BANK OF LEHI LEHI, UTAH STATE and FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS Expert and Honest Assistance Office'Hours 12 Noon to 5 P. M. Daily. After 6 P. M. by appointment only. Minimum charge, straight salaries both for $1.50 Notary included. Other returns according to work. . . Abel G. Gudmundsen 13 West Second South, Lehi, Utah j-j - - -mx . im . 11 ' ' i TELEPHONES PARENTS Jack Littleford of the U. S. Navy, stationed at San Diego, Calif., telephoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Littleford, Sunday morning from his home in Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Littleford both spoke with their son and his wife, the, former Betty Adamson of this city. VISITS MOTIIER . Private First Class Howard Robinson is here for a week's visit with his mother, Mrs. Erma Robinson. He will leave Saturday Satur-day for a base in Maryland. He has recently been stationed in Louisiana. nOME ON LEAVE Sherman F. Cook of the 146 C. B. battalion is here from Port Hueneme, California, on a brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Edna F. Cook. Work Gardens Early For Best Results To get the most from early vegetable crops, gardeners need to be ready to spade as soon as the ground is workable, according to victory garden advisors of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and USAC Extension Service. Planted early enough, such spring vegetables as radishes, lettuce, beet greens and other early greens, onions and also peas, if the garden is large enough will give profitable re turns. However, if the planting is late so that warm weather arrives ar-rives before they have much of a chance, they are hardly worth planting in many garden areas. No definite date can be given for gardeners to start working the soil. Between the southern and northern parts of the country, coun-try, the ground may be ready to work anywhere between Febru ary and May. Late March and early April will prove advisable for planting in Utah. The tried and true method of testing the soil is the "gardener's "garden-er's squeeze". Take up a handful of soil, squeeze it, then open the fingers. If the soil has packed and the imprint of the fingers remains, it is too wet to work.' If it crumbles, the date for digging has arrived. WAC Assistant Appointed As Adjutant ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS', HEADQUART-ERS', Italy-rSecond Lieut. Fran-ces Fran-ces J. Ivory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Ivory, 1845 Yuba St Redding, Calif., was recently ap? pointed assistant adjutant for a WAC battalion stationed in Italy. In addition to her duties as assistant adjutant, the Redding officer acts as mess officer for an officers' mess, established for 50 WAC officers in one of the headquarters cities. That the mess has established a splendid reputation for the quality and balance of the meals served there and is self-supporting is a tribute tri-bute to the management of Lieutenant Ivory. Overseas for 16 months, the WAC officer was stationed in Algiers, North Africa, before be ing transferred to Italy. Her first assignment was an opera tional officer' for Allied Force Headquarters message center. Prior to enlisting in the Women's Wom-en's Army Cirps, she resided at 73 B St., Salt Lake City, Utah, and also at Lehi. A graduate of the University of Utah, she was assistant treasurer of a business college at the time she enlisted. Her basic and officer training was received at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa, and she served as company and staff officer at Alpine, Texas. Very active in activities of the Latter Day Saints church as a civilian, Lieutenant Ivory has continued her interest by being a leader in the church activities for Wacs who are members of that church. "I have an intense desire to be part of the army of occupation, if there is one. I would like especially to serve in continental Europe because I have spent some time living there as a missionary mis-sionary for the Latter Day Saints church," declared the officer. Then she left the lounge to discuss the dinner menu with the Italian civilian help. Following Fol-lowing her to the door of the kitchen, but stopping at the door, was her pet, a tiny puppy, breed unknown, but name known to all WAC officers of the area "Little Shanty." STAR ENRICHED FLOUR AT YOUR GROCER SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEHI SUN LEHHS ONLY REPRESENTATIVE PAPER TODAY S1.00 Per Year |
