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Show Page Six -- BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER- - Spearheading War on Typhus in 'Sunny Italy' ! ... By i McClure 1 nt i 5 ram; bexnett Svrui:c3U"-W.'- U Feature. 1 1 !. 1 x 1 V i Vi I i r4 . ... i 'is 5 -- "! .,' " members of the flying squad of the L. S. army h disease, In reports of a case of the a dose of powder. The man the "target" is a woman who has been exposed section of Naples. Ready with spray guns and other delousing equipment, issigned to fight typhus in Naples (left) are off to investigate hire at ton a baby member of a Neapolitan family is given run is an Italian member of a delousing squad. Right: Here o typhus. She has been living in a filthy tunnel in the slum U. S. Nurses Get lice-carrie- lice-killin- pie-wit- d g in Indian Jungle Jungle-Wis- e I s L, V ri the lieutenant came witn ine men into the officer's dugout. The colonel's lean weathered face looked almost cruel in the uncertain lantern light. He stood and returned the salute and was displeased to note there was one man too many. "I asked for four men. Lieutenant," he said stiffly. "There were only five left in dugout C, sir. All volmteered." The colonel was no longer young. His shoulders sagged. And the chance these men must take terrified him. "Men," he said harshly, "the boat will he'd only five Lieutenant Culver and four oarsrnen." He looked sharply at the faces, gray in the shadows, stabbed a finger at the man on the right. "You," he ordered, "will remain behind." "The rest of you listen," the colonel hurried on. "You are to row Lieutenant Culver across the river where he will receive a dispatch from one of our agents. The boat is ready. The oars are muffled. Needless to say, the less noise you make, the better. God pity you if you fall into enemy hands. You have one chance in ten. It's that one chance we're counting on. You are to shove off in exactly ten minutes." He sat down heavily. The lieutenant led the men out. The colonel turned to the one who remained. "I asked you to stay," he said not unkindly, "because you look exhausted. Go back and rest." The man moved forward. "Listen, sir," he gasped, "you've got to let t Xv tf . Si ti U ' . 3 28-Pa- ge and Strong, sturdy! convAToal.29 need. An essential GARDEN BOE 6tt-inc- steel blade. a 1.89 Many Varietiesl 1 Wf "Will you listen to me for a coo pie of minutes?" on nurses the his Burmese and Col. Gordon to Seagrave Four U. S. nurses now in training me go. never make it withreplace Lieut. hike with full combat packs. out me. They'll Burma front, are shown (left) cooking chow over their fire during an eight-mil- e I tell you, I've got to got" for their patients. Right: The colonel began filling the heavy They are trained to live in the jungle in order that they may be better able to care e lorder. An army nurse pushes her way through thick jungles of bamboo on the bowl of his pipe. "Sit down," he paid soothingly. "You seem unstrung. What's your name?" ' "Private Ellis, sir. Will you listen to me for a couple of minutes? I'll talk fast I'll have to, or they'll be gone. Let me tell you why they'll 1 never make it without me. Please." Ellis leaned forward. "People get hurt or killed when I'm left behind. Let me explain. The first time I realized it was when I was a kid just twelve. I lived in the country. A neighbor boy invited me to stay with him one night. Just as I was 4 M 1 ready to go, my dad hurt his hand, and I had to stay home to A tornado destroyed the neighbor's house and the entire family. " The colonel had forgotten his pipe.; 1 "Go on," he said. j "There isn't much time left, sir. I could tell you a dozen things that' would prove what I'm trying to say.' I? v.. There was a time I was flying to the West Coast. We stopped at a 1 town in New Mexico. Four Army officers were to be taken on, and that meant four passengers would have to get off. I was one of the four. That plane never reached its destination. Now, don't you see why I help-milk- The colonel got to his feet. i.jLA.--i- L .r1 ., Staff Sergt. John A. Murphy, 24, Sen. Alben Barkley (D., Ky.), who announced his resignation as Democratic leader of the senate in protest against President Roosevelt's attack on congress in the tax veto message, is shown as he met with members of the press after his sensational speech. A fighting mad rallied behind him. Senate Democrats reelected him leader. con-pre- ss Tech Head Paints a of Columbus, Neb., Jap-killin- it shown draped g f S : -- i ty lis ' - I - , i - i i ?. f. w f vV r , I i i , 4 x a. i i i j x v." . .... - . " Ml His family "made" him wear a smock, but Dr. Robert E. Doherty, president of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, says it would have med more fun If be could get paint on himself while doing a His won him the first prise of the Associated Art-(of Pittsburgh exhibit. Painting Is the educator'! hobby. self-ortra- self-portra- it 7.45 For lawn or garden. Holdl 1V4 bushels. Tips for unload ing. Bright green color. or lawn seed. All metal excent handle. rJ CART 1 Gives even distribution. Can bo used for fertilizer, lirae . For Grass Velvet-Gree- n tit II Kf if t! it. One of the servicemen's favorile pinup girls becomes Uncle Sam's p'i girl as Ann Sheridan dees war chore by collecting p)- -i, H with a government arrpi ti i pins, which are beconHT : : I 'x Contains a hi?h percentage Of expensive perennial grasses, inest nuamyi t He "Yes, sir." "Send one of the men out." the colonel ordered. "Private Ellis will take his place." He gripped Ellis' shoulder. "On your way," he said. Then to the man who had come out of the boat: "Return to your quarters," he said. "Ellis will ex- r . with .smart vegetable design. 5.75 turned sharply on Ellis. "This is a lot of nonsense," he rasped. "Such things don't happen, but" he glanced at his watch, made up his mind. "Follow me, Ellis. We can catch them if we hurry." He led the way to the river's edge. 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