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Show The Cache American. Loran. Cache Countr. Utah Page Tw ' Army Strives to Take Some Of the Risks Out of Warfare - SKtriSG CIRCLE PATTKRMS Enables Blind to Operate Machinery Safely Photo-Cel- l Dolls Wardrobe a Delightful Gift Sliirtwaist Dress Good Standby wera taught how during training Important new mechanical decourses. vices to simplify life for returning Our realistic training methods art servicemen who have lost their sight IU1mm4 hr Vimn IttwiHwr tJntaw. actually safety methods. Experi- and for the upwards of 200.000 civilence has shown that the average ian blind In the United States are By VIRGINIA VALE recruit is as frightened by battle announced the American Founby really good news that noise and battle confusion as he Is dation for the Blind. Comdr. Robert becomes soldier Chief of these devices, in view of Ordnance specialists call 1 by bullets. Such afires rifle unhis Montgomery, excited, recently placed perhaps A layman woulc Its wide application to the embrisar.ee. kills or on list by the the inactive intentionally, perhaps blind new a cf people, is call it the shattering power of wounds his own comrades instead ployment is by c navy, being a detonated explosive. But of the enemy. Such a soldier is un- use for the versatile on based MGM in a cell. The foundation has the picture adapted terwhatever you call it, sure of himself, nerve taunt, "electric Were eye principle to make Expendable. They Con- "Jumpy. rifically dangerous. completely safe the operation by Youll remember it as the On army Infiltration courses trolled brisance kills the eneblind of electric sewing mabook that gave the world the story are taught bow chines people my. Uncontrolled by rules of to crawl soldiers in workshops and in their of the exploits of the P-boats in across terrain, homes. In this device puts one of which General MacArthur essafety, it kills and maims through barbed wire, rough practice while machine a Americans. safety curtain of light around the caped to Australia. This will be bullets whis above their beads, gun rapidly plunging needle. The moTo ipeak of safety method! In con- and TNT Montgomerys first picture since the charges explode nearby delightful "Here Comes Mr. Jor- nection with the grim businen of like enemy land mines. Graduates ment the fingers of the blind operator reach dangerously near the waging war founds Incongruous. of these conrses are needle's Yet the armys ordnance departpoint and come within the not likely to suffer needless wounds ment, its ground forces. Its air or needless death. They know that light circle, the machine stops in a split second. forces and its service forces have In crawling It is vital to keep the Another useful invention which will piled up an amazing safety record head and body down; that a smart aid sightless people in business is in time of war. crawls soldier under barbed wire, For example, look at Ute score not over It; that a soldier whose called the "bill detector. This gadalso utilizes the "electric eye in the nation's three score governto get weapon Is not clean and and was first thought of ment owned, contractor operated function when needed Is aready principle soldier a by Canadian, George A. arsenals under sightless explosive producing most likely to become a casualty. supervision of the U. S. army ordMention the word "doughboy" to nance department In January, 1941, less than II most persons, and they think of a million pounds of powder and ex- man with a rifle and a bayonet. That have been true in plosives were produced in the U. S. vious may but it is not true in prethis wars, Three years later, in January, 1944, we produced more than a quarter of one. Safety training and practice in a billion pounds of explosives, and the army ground forces goes a long this basic during those three years our total way beyond ROBERT MONTGOMERY conception of the American foot production was nearly 0 billion soldier. to the adds Weapon training pounds. dan. Were told that the cast will Incredible as it may appear. In soldier's chance of survival by makhim be made up almost entirely of men a versatile with ing great many handling the most powerful ex- more who have been in the service. And his' than rifle. weapons to known man, some so plosives John Ford, who has been reComdr. these hand rifle are and Among sensitive they must be transported sponsible for so many excellent picunder water, others so potent that grenades, combat knife, automatic will direct "They Were Extures, machine a small amount penetrates five pistol, pistol, carbine, pendable." inches of concrete, it is neverthe- automatic rifle, three types of maless a fact that there were only chine guns, two types of mortars, Martha Scott, whos forsaken flame thrower, bazooka, mines and 255 injuries during 1943 throughout movies for the stage temporarily, booby traps, bangalore torpedo and all these installations in America had busy evening the night she did Nor is this safety program con- other demolition equipment Most "The Soldiers Wife on the air; fined to civilian workers. Our men probably the individual infantryman thats the play shes now doing on in uniform have benefited greatly will never be called upon to use all the New York stage. The Theater from modem safety methods. No these weapons in combat but he The "magic eye, a photo-electrof Romance broadcast was moved one would describe the job of a may at any time be called upon cell, stops the needle of the power to a CBS Playhouse across the soldier on active wartime duty as a suddenly in an emergency to use machine as soon as the opstreet from the theater, the curtain sewing one of them. The knowledge and "safe job. Yet, granting that the any come within the was held that night, and Martha erators soldier risks his life constantly in facility gained during training in- circle of fingersWith this attachment light. skipped from the broadcast to the the performance of his duty, the creases powerfully the safety fac- blind persons may safely nse many stage, to repeat her performance. tor man in the uniformed protecting makes sure he not does that army kinds of machines. battle. risk it needlessly. Its taken Harold Lloyd a long In addition the army ground Gun tubes, for example, which must resist high pressures yet must forces protects its men in the field Lafleur of Overbrook, Ontario. In time to take to radio; the immeby careful instruction in battle and this contrivance a beam of light diate success of "Comedy Theater field sanitation, in personal hygiene, scans the numerals of paper curproves Sunday nights on NBC in the safe use of drinking wa- rency and the number of times the that he should have done it long ago. Hes director and host of this ter, and in defense against diseases light is reflected from the bill is indinnique program caused by insects and parasites. cated by a buzzing noise. The numnnique because Even so small a thing as the com- ber of audible sounds indicates the Its the only drama show devoted entirely to comedies. The movie mon foot blister is not ignored in denomination of the bilL are now after Lloyd two moguls army safety practice. Already in limited use by sightless him at the are companies Fewer Air Corps Accidents. This moment to returnurging workers is the "audio-scalto the screen. obto them enables certain weigh Equally insistent on the highest possible safety standards in the jects by sound rather than by Thats a nice little assignment dangerous business of waging war is touch. Here a flashing light is regisRKO has for George Raft In "Johnphoto-electra tered cell. If the the army air forces training comby d hell play a the ny Angel mand. During the first six months of scale registers overweight, in the middle of mutiny, a missguy 1943 a total of 13.4 million military sightless operator hears a sound of cargo of gold and an affair with hours were logged in con- high pitch; if underweight, a sound ing flying A twisted or broken ankle can disa mystery blonde. Signe Hasso has During the same of low pitch; and if in balance, no been borrowed from Metro to asable a soldier as effectively as an tinental U. S. sound at all. This idea, too, first 1944 the total was 20.1 in period enemy bullet. American fighting came to a blind person, Mrs. Evelyn sist inmillion. this Despite impressive men learn how to jump from a movof Buffalo. In war plants Watson of crease more than 6,500,000 hours, Richard Himber and Ken Muring vehicle and land without Injury. fatal accidents audio-scal- e has such uses as this and death totals of the CBS "Which Is Which? This Is only one of the many tricks ray were actually reduced. weighing out specific amounts of are both h amateur magitaught in army training camps. Furthermore, the improvement is powder for fuses, mica for radio cians, so theyre hatching a plot to and uniform buttons. also be light for easy aiming and continuing. In July, 1944, the acci- mechanisms, give a series of magic shows for dent rate for training type planes extested are with charity some time soon. Meanwhile transportation, was the lowest yet recorded. Durnovel Wednesday night protheir cess pressure rounds before acceptHazards Winter Driving is going strong. ance to insure their safety in the ing July in the continental U. S. gram trainees in undergraduate pilots Can Be Reduced by Taking hands of the troops. schools logged an amazing total of new Sunday "Steel Horizons, Now our projectiles are "bore A Few Simple Precautions -and 18s 17s, flying time in on which a Mutual program, night safe. They cannot explode within -27s, with only one fatal accident! The following practices, based on different girl singer from a different the gun. Reflecting this confidence Graduate pilots operating combat National Safety council research, city sings with John Baker each in the safety of their weapons, our type airplanes in transition schools are recommended by the Safe Win- week, is proving a real stepping men are now regarded as the finest and in the replacement training ter Driving committee to all who stone to success. Annette Burford, marksmen in the world. who sang on the third broadcast, units established safety records, too. must drive this winter: Escape Hatches in Tanks. 1. Fill your car to comfortable Pilots in has won a permanent radio assignFlying Fortresses The combat crew inside a battle achieved an e low in crack-upcapacity and go prepared to get ment as soloist on the Friday MBS tank cannot have and do not expect Also in July, 1944, there were through, regardless of snow or Ice. series, Music for Half an Hour; to have absolute safety. But the only two fatal accidents in the high2. Reduce your speed to conform Betty Ellen Morris may be the star army sees to it that within the lim- speed to the conditions of the road and of a new winter series. Billy Mitchells. its of normal battle hazards they This is not the safety record of a take no chances. are protected from unnecessary commercial airline, or even a com3. Use tire chains on ice and snow Dagwood (Arthur Lake) of the risks. mercial truck fleet, but the safety to reduce braking distances as much "Blondie program may be dumb Tanks are provided with hatches experience of a giant air force en- as 40 or 50 per cent. Chains also on the air, but Lake, a on both the top and bottom surgaged in global war. traction, of the Plastic Engineering company, provide necessary go faces for easy escape, regardless The motto of the army has never and uniformity in performance unrecently was awarded an army conof the position of the tank. New been "Safety First In army par- der severe winter road conditions. tract for an airplane part made by automatic controls reduce drivers lance safety is knowledge. Army a process his company helped de4. Follow other vehicles at a safe fatigue. Seats are cushioned against airmen achieve safety because they distance. It takes from 3 to II velop. shock and are provided with safety know. times as long to stop without antibelts. Padding is placed at many A fat sergeant recently wrote Paul Typical is the procedure for skid chains when pavements are points to avoid dangerous impact forced landings in water, which in- snowy or icy. hed heard Whiteman, saying shock. Forced ventilation cools the cludes how to swim 5. Apply brakes on slippery paveWhiteman had once reduced, fast; through fire, tank interior in summer heat, and how to handle rubber boats and ments lightly and with a pumping the sergeant wanted to know how, drives off toxic gun gases during parachutes, defense against sharks, action. If you jam on the brakes, because his girl wouldnt marry him combat precautions to take egainst wind, they may lock and throw yonr car till he was thinner. Whitemans adAccident prevention, however, in weather and the hundreds of haz- into a dangerous skid. Try to avoid vice concluded Practically, I no way impairs the effectiveness of ards that confront men adrift in need for making a quick stop In had to stop living. our fighting men, the war depart- open water. Airmen know how to front of another vehicle. A rear-en- d ment said. A take every conceivable precaution toughThe Yearling has been on the collison may cripple your car bodied army continues to be our in case of jungle landings, or any for the duration. waiting list at Metro since 1941; all objective. There are fewer sprained other type of landing which may 6. Keep windshield and windows sorts of problems were involved, sulkies, wrenched knees or sprained lead to danger or difficulty. clear of snow and Ice outside, and including complications regarding backs in our field armies of today In war great hazards cannot be fog and frost inside. Remember, the animal actors in the film. Now because safety training programs avoided, but trained and disciplined you must see to avoid it. its announced that Metro will prodanger have taught men how to jump cor- men with a knowledge of those haz7. Keep posted on winter road and duce the picture next spring. But to avoid weather conditions. A safe driver is the boy originally chosen to play rectly from relatively great heights ards, and the know-howith rifles and packs. Men lifting or to overcome some of them, have always aware of his limitations and Jody has outgrown the role, so various heavy objects in the field developed one of the greatest or- equipped to get through fond and another safely do so without injury because they ganized safety programs o.' all time. on time. Be a good defensive driver. of animals, must be found. Soldiers Taught How To Avoid Accidenta Injuries in Battle ITS starred photo-electri- its T safety-ln-batt- le ic Is required In filling orders for a few o! the most popular pattern numbers. 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Exacting tests of both guns and ammunition have practically eliminated this danger. Shells are now termed bore safe, meaning that they will not explode within the gun tube before intended. Antiaircraft guns, like the one pictured, fire very shells of comparatively small caliber. The gun crews, nevertheless, feel confident that they will not be Injured by their own weapon- high-power- j ODDS AND ENDS So its CapU Burgess Meredith who gets the eoteted chance to play Ernie Pyle in G. . Joe," based on Pyles book, "Here Is Your IP ar." . . . Among the losers are James Gleason, fPaller Brennan, Fred Astaire and Humphrey Bogart. . . . 500 Filipinos, veterans of the Philippine invasion and other Pacific campaigns, will appear in RKO's The Invisible Army" since the parts require men proficient with the bolo knife, for the guerrilla fighting sequences. . . . 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