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Show Thursday, July pzxrz MY. FRIEND 3 Sicilian Invaders Pass the Ammunition multj-coiQr- ments. Before taking tfie'eastjj apart, wash them in soap and luk. warm water. The wool will be eafl. eg and pleasanter to handle, ' i FAEt Km McLaughlin cm rid any bo tm m his family Wyomlnf ranch, Sal he waata a colt et kla own. HI Uttar, a retired army officer, rafaaea beeaea Kaa baa act beea promoted at acbool aad kaa akowa aa aeaaa of raapoaatbDlty. Bat Kena mother convince CapUla that the colt may k Jnat what Kaa peed. Kea pick th yearllnf any af a noeo" mar aamad docket. Loco la tbo kora breeder aam for a an tamable kora. Captala Me Laofhlin, a good Judge of horses, to aa gry at Koa'a decision, bat Kea a mind b made ap. HI father promlaea to kelp him bring the Blly la from the paatore. Now eoatlnne with th atory. STOBY SO ld d, CHAPTER Vin Rob had hla work cut out for him next day. Banner and the marea had been driven out soon after Sargent left Rocket uneasy and restless in spite of a good measure of oats poured into a feed box and set on the ground, was kept alone In one of the corrals. "The noose?" said Nell at breakfast pouring cream & her coffee. "Are you going to bother to take that off before you load her?" Rob looked outraged. "Do you think I would deliver her with that old string around her neck?" Howard and Ken. looked at each other. That meant getting Rocket In the chute. Rocket was to be got Into the chute, then she was to be got into the truck I "Wholl drive the truck? asked NelL "Til drive it myself, take Gus along might need him. Breakfast was eaten quickly. McLaughlin hurried up to the corrals. Gus was told to fill the truck with gas and oQ and get it ready for the trip. Tim was to help in the chute. They moved Rocket through the corrals without much trouble, but when she was once more in the cmaU coop which led to the chute, and the heavy gate closed behind her, she began to snort and rear. The narrow passage into the chute was open i before her, but even though' they urged her, and yelled at her, and flapped blankets and quirts over the fence on her back, she was too wise to go in. She could see through, and at the tar end, a heavy floor blocked escape. Its that door," said McLaughlin. "She sees that theres no way out through the chute. Well have to open that door, and let her see daylight through. Then perhaps if X rush her from here, 1 can drive her through. Ken, you get up there on top of the chute wall, close by the door. Open the door. If she rushes in, you slam the door shut Its going to take quick thinking and quick action. You can lean flown and handle the door from the top its not easy mind you dont fall down into the chute. The door swings from inside out if you get It shut and she crashes against it shell shut it the rest of the way herself. Ken climbed up on the wall of the chute, unsteady with excitement on blanket McLaughlin, arm, climbed a tew bars of the fence of the coop. "Ready, Ken? Open the door." Ken leaned over and hauled the floor open, and at the same moment Rob gave a yell and flapped the blanket on Rocket's haunches. Rocket saw the daylight at the far end of the chute and plunged through. Ken closed the door again ust in time the - mare crashed ng and kicking with her legs, she forced herself out of the chute and into the coop, and immediately scrambled to her feet "Were all set now, Gus, said McLaughlin. "Bring the truck in there, back it up against be far end erf the chute. Tim, you get the runway and set it in the chute. Well drive her right through the chute, up the runway and into the truck. Better fix dot eye. Boss,. said Gus, looking at Robs face, "und de cheek dots bad cut plit wide open. Let Missus fix up for you. Rob held the handkerchief over his eye. He looked' down at himself. He was spattered with foam and blood. He frowned. Ycs, Ill go down and clean up. Gus, I dont want any more trouble with hat mare. You never can tell what shell do. Once shes in the truck, were pretty safe, but to get her there is the trick. Better saddle Shorty. Ill ride him through the chute and up the runway, and theres a chance she might follow him into the truck. While Tim and Gus maneuvered the truck until its back was flush against the door of the chute, Rob went down for first aid. "I think it really needs stitches, Rob, said Nell, examining it closely, having washed her hands in hot water and soap, and laid out all her first-ai- d kit on the kitchen table. -- m three-quarte- against ' .f y t i rs it She was right under him, and as - he pulled back, she reared and her great head and wild eyes were in his face. "Pole, Tim!" shouted McLaughlin, and Tim, standing ready, thrust through both walla of the chute a heavy pole to cut off her backward escape. It was at the height of the mares haunches, too high for her to get her feet over, and not so high that ahe could back under it When she came down on all four feet again, and felt the pole behind her, she began to fight McLaughlin climbed the wall of the chute, opposite Ken, and strug' gled to get hold of the frantic crea ture's head. Suddenly Rocket dropped to the earth and stood quiet a .moment her sides heaving with breaths that were almost groans; and McLaughlin reached his hand down, clipped the rope, and it tell free. But at that instant the mare reared,sharp-t- y again. McLaughlin could not draw back quickly enough, and the top of her head struck him in the face. Ken saw the blood spurt from his d fathers eye as- - Rocket's head described a complete backward arc, and she crashed to the ground, breaking the pole behind her. For a moment McLaughlin clung to the wall, swearing, one hand to his face, while the mare fought madly below him, her feet thundering on the walls, her great body flinging itself from one side to the other. McLaughlin got down and put his bandana to his bleeding face. One eye was swelling . rapidly. "Thats that, he said, going around into the corrals. Rocket, screaming and grunting, waa struggling desperately to right herself. She had fallen so far backward that her head and neck were almost in the coop. This gave her forelegs more freedom,' and by vigorous writhings and twistings, push- foam-flecke- i t t 1 And she "Its 19 Use Remnants Maks nn. attractive t, nweater out of the rennant3 of or more old or outworn knitted ga, J WARY; OHARA TETB 29. reared te meet It on the cheek bone, below the ets wild eyes were upon it this strange bar, bearing down upon her from the skies meet and she .reared to Londoner inSeutJYork: J This Is the voice of a friendly t' '"' it-- tire, plywood'garbage cans, coated with acid resisting paint are r. this ported being used for war housing been reporting alien. Ive projects in Vancouver, Wash. United Nations war sines Septem"0do to bad I ber, 1939.. But first thing for Protein Aviators visit to permission when I fS Standing astretch on her hind legs, her bead up. the sign caught her a blow on the top of tbe brow. There - was a great crash in the truck; McLaughlin glanced back anxiously; he pulled up, and they got out and climbed up over the sides; but Rocket lay motionless. Rob got into the truck, against Gus anxious warnings, but there was no danger, for Rocket never moved again. 7 A out form for aliens.. This peacetime form is all rules and a yard wide, full of highly personal It floored ms. cryptic questions. Pm certain X two questions Only X answered correctly were could masculine. They was I read and asked me also If Id ever been insane. Even in the evil Nazi prewar days when I went often to Germany the formaUtiea were never o tough, nd rd never been called an alien. It seemed a symbol of our life and times that you and we, so (as I believe) fundamentally alike in thought and aspiration, should build and maintain barriers to association and understanding. U. S. A. was A wA . i , ! r.v sS AA eiyna- ' "' 1 t ' & vV r two-by-fou- y - high-heele- AH ' X Symbol ef onr times, toe, never steamed we saw Liberty as upriver. Liberty pasted by as I was answeran FBI quiz. Very charming, Allied forces, fa one of tbe greatest combined land, sen and' air mili- ing courteous those FBI men, but very tary operations of nil time, swnrmed ever 100 miles ef southeastern Sicilian the going-ove- r they gave me wasnt eosats commencing the European Invasion. Men In sound-phot-o less thorough for being so friendly. above are paasing ammunition to attacking forces which ripidly Is it too much to hope that after the pushed far inland. More than 2,000 Allied ships transported troops and war the American and British peohelped pound the enemy. Despite the tremendous sixe ef the attacking may share common citizenship forces, most units were reported te have arrived ..at their objectives ples That in each others countries? exactly on time. would be a war aim. It might even prevent World War 2. long-nwalt- ed Machine Recruits for the Army aw M.i i.a.i hi ,, L- - ; v' K i A high protein diet appears ideal for the aviator. The relatively sow breakdown of the food proteins provides a more lasting source of Nourishment and serves aa a siz. ble source of carbohydrate, as veQ as the ammo acids. The specific dy. namic action of proteins may be of particular value to the high altitude aviator in aiding the temperature, regulating mechanism of the body so necessary at the colder tempera, tures experienced above 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). The use of the ex. action of pro. tra teins in maintaining body tempera, tore appears to be a valuable to the diet of the aviator. heat-produci- ng O' Guatemala Collect Scrap In a drive sponsored by PresJ. dent Jorge Ubico of Guatemala, 175,000 tons of scrap rubber has been collected - for reclaiming in North American factories. Of this tons were collected by amount 2 Boy Scouts. . o . As Long As Battleship American shipyards are current-!building ore ships for service on the Great Lakes capable of carrying 10,000 tons of iron ore at a trip. Last year ore ships carried 90,000,000 tons of essential ore. The newest ships are nearly as long as the most modern battleship. y I waa entirely unprepared for New York. Years spent in the Jungles of Burma and on the vasty deserts of Egypt, Libya and Tripolltanla were poor training grounds for this exhilarating contact A strange city o but the natives are friendly. EveryTelescope Long Range thing baa been said of New York, lookout The marine exchange but I was surprised at Its smooth, FranSan Lands Station at End, of the politeness velvety functioning, the inhabitants; not surprised at tts cisco, has a telescope with a 30fascinating window displays, its high mile range. prices. Its "nothing for nothing, and damn little for a dollar attitude. Xxmdon has nothing of New Yorks spirit or character. Paris had. a little; the same tempo, aame fruity smell of gasoline, same gusts of warm air uprushing from the subNostalgia ways, chestnut trees. OFFICE EQUIPMENT broke ever me like a wave at light of thoae chestnuts, recalling Paris WS BUT AND SELL Office Peniltan. Maytime in 1940. .ilia. Typewriters, ASdins MecMnce. Safa, -. DEPARTMENT Tanks, jeeps and ether types ef military motor conveyances are ahewn lined op aa tar as tbe eye can see ia the war departments Richmond, Calif., tank depot. War equipment Is assembled at the Ford Motor companys Richmond plant to which It is sent from eastern plants Into battle. by rail for a final check before being-sent Chasing the Japs From the Sea ' iiw.imwiwmn Hisilp A - Sydney has something of New York, in its waterfront, its irregular skyline, its hamburger heavens and gay, gaudy and swift taxicabs. New Yorks women and Sydneys have certain kinship, too. The skillful makeup, lithe figures, slim ankles d and feet (I am not disloyal to you, you gallant British women who fill our factories, clean our streets and man our guns.) On Fifth Avenue maidens in uniform are rarer than on Londons Piccadilly. But those I saw rated a backward Unlike British' women's glance. service uniforms, seemingly designed by repressed spinsters as revenge on their sex, US womens are chic, feminine, frequently fantastlque. Perhaps occasionally un peu trop fantastlque, devised more for front-rochorines than for frontline corps. There something to be said for ugly uniforms: those who volunteer to wear ' them must be pure patriots. well-sho- uni-for- ms BALT LAKE DESK EXCHANCE Biwedwey. Belt Lake City. t Vwt Utah HELP WANTED W Bead three seed ante mechanic Hers ta aa opportunity te move to Salt Leka, ret late e modern well equipped (hop, ret a eptandld guarantee, end be eetabliahed tar the future. Write, eome in, or phone Mr. Angua et 4U South Main, Salt Lata. Phone MAGAZINES Household t yn. 1.00. Country Gcntlemia S yra. 1.00. 3. HILL, The Uvula Men, Twin Fella, Idaho. FARMS -- OCEAN FRONT FARMS . acres in San Juan Inlands, Pos Finaat climate, eoil. Sound. Washington. scenery, fishing, boating. Garden spot of American. $400 up Frea booklet, writs Security Farms. 424 Symons Building. Spokane. Wash, t-l- S w A New York girl asked me: "I suppose you must resent our remoteness from actual war,- - and seeing buildings unscarred, coming as you do from Britain and th African front-line- ? But of course notl Because my home is shattered and my people killed should I wish the same fat for others? No Britisher does. As they stroll on Fifth Avenue X guess they feel like me. that Its good to be able still to find unscarred loveliness and beauty In peacetime proportions. bull-head- six-fo- . sought The rest of the day was spent rounding up horses of all ages, descendants of the Albino. At first no one had believed that McLaughlin really meant what he said that every single one of the Albino's blood, no mattei'how beautiful how fast, or how promising, was to be sold. But as the hours went on, and one after the other was gathered into the corrals, and still they went out on horseback to gather more, with Nell busy with the stud book and names, it became apparent that he was in earnest Ken and Howard were kept at the gates, opening and shutting them as the different bands were brought through, taken down to the corrals, the one bronc picked out and held, the others sent out again. Gus and Tim and Ross were all riding. And that's every last one of them, said Nell at length, closing the book. Her voice was regretful She and Williams were in the stable, looking out into the corrals, over the top of the Dutch door. The two boys were perched safely on the corral fence, Rob and the men in the corral with the milling broncs. Except Flicka, murmured Ken, and he looked across the corral at his mother and caught her eye. She was looking at him too, thinking, he knew, the same thing. He had not been exactly worried about Flicka. After all she was his own, his father had given-he- r to him, she couldnt be sold without his consent ' McLaughlin walked over to Ken, called him down from the fence, and walked away with him. "Ken, he said quietly, "Im going to give you a chance to do a sensible, manly thing. I want you to choose another colt, and let me sell Flicka to Williams with the rest of this hell's brew." A wave of heat rushed all over Kens body. He looked down, dug with his toe in the gravel of the path, and shook his head. McLaughlin was quiet and persuasive. "You've seen for yourself what can you expect? Its for your own sake Im asking, as well as to save, myself the trouble and unpleasantness of trying to help you do something which is impossible. Whats the use of having another Rocket on your hands? You've seen what end she came to and no one could have tried harder with a horse than I tried with her "But Im going to tame Flicka," whispered Ken. "Sometimes bad horses get tamed. McLaughlins voice rose angrily. "Look up! Ken looked up and was more frightened than ever. His father's face looked appalling. It was swollen out of all shape, one eye was closed by purple and black lumps above and below, and the white dressing on the cheekbone was surrounded by an inflamed, angry circle. , "Are you going to be a little simp or a sensible boy? Ken said stubbornly, "Dad, I have to have her shes mine. He really meant shes me. It felt as if his father were asking him to be torn apart On Sunday the family went to church in Cheyenne. There was the usual argument before going. Rob, who wanted to spend the morning sitting on the terrace reading the funny papers, said he thought they ought not to go because some officers might come out from the Post. "There's always a chance, you know, that someone might buy a pony." "Not Sunday morning, said Nell firmly. And then she added with the one deep dimple in her right cheek showing, "But you dont have to go, dear, your face isnt healed up yet. That's a good excuse. I'U gr and take the boys. Fif McLaughlin said. "Right-o.- " teen minutes later, when Nell was ready to go and Howard and .Ken were dressed in their long gray flannel trousers and white shirts and small round. white linen hats with narrow brims, he came running upstairs and roared indignantly, "Do yon think Ill let you go to town and sit in that pew without me by your side? i As they waited for him to dress, the boys fidgeting, Nell explained to them that Army Officers are trained to be very particular how they look for the sake of their prestige, so they must all wait patiently. - At last McLaughlin came down looking clean and handsome in his light gray flannel suit, with a soft felt hat tilted at just the right angle on his black hair and nothing but a small piece of adhesive on his check eye, really a wide cut." "Deep? asked Rob. "Not so very deep. "Fix it with tape then. Nell held the lips of the wound closed until the bleeding had nearly stopped, then made little bridges of narrow adhesive tape across, and finally a dressing over all. Then she put both arms around his neck and laid her cheek against his, holding him closely. He felt a slight tremor through all her body. "Dont worry, honey, he said. "Its nothing. He patted her on the shoulder suddenly his arms held her hard and he kissed her, then he went upstairs to change into spotless whipcord riding breeches, polished boots, and tailored Jacket Back up at the corral again, the loading was accomplished with comparative ease. Shorty was ridden up the incline into the truck, R6ck-e- t followed. Shorty was ridden down again, and before Rocket could follow, the back of the- - truck was closed and escape wae'shut off. She was neatly enclosed in the walls of the truck, made of sturdy bolted together. She reared, she clawed at the rails, she neighed wildly, she plunged and leaped until again and again her feet slid out from under her and she crashed to the floor, then scrambled up to begin all over. But there was nothing she could do. No one paid any attention to her any more. Rob picked the old piece of lariat triumphant! out of the chute, and draped it around his own neck. He and Gus got into the box of the truck, and the boys begged to ride along as tar as the turn onto the highway. They passed the house, the boys hanging on the steps of the truck, to Nell who came 'shouting good-bout to wave to them. But Rockets story was not yet ended. Where the ranch road turned off from the Lincoln Highway, was the sign of the ranch. Every rancher is proud of his ranch sign, under which all visiting 'cars must pass, and exercises great ingenuity m thinking up something striking and effective. 4 McLaughlin's sign -- was a high bone. Nell was in a dark green print, square arch. On,the broad horizontal board which was the span of it. with turban- and pumps. BAR Tim had washed the car,- and the he had painted GOOSE ' RANCH, in red letters against a maroon paint and shining nickel was were re- as bright as anything they passed blue ground. - To each-sid- e on the Lincoln Highway,. -productions of his brands. As they reached the sign, Rock (TO BE COTllLD o Plywood Garbage Cans As a metal conservation me, .U WOMAN WANTED Kaeponaible women wanted, middle aa prafarrad. light household duttas and cars of two small children in private home af Kadio 8tettoa Executive. Private room end both. Pleas send application and te Mrs. Frank Carmon, 1111 Tta Avenue. 8alt Lake City. Worming Hogs - NEW METHOD Vltellt eoatadne minerals and salt worming compound, nil in one end fed aa salt. The material will worm your bogs and vre them Balt, Iodine, Sulphur, Iron, Calclan. Phosphate and Moiaasas The essential end toaie they need for faster growth. Bold In fifty lb. bags Le.h. Salt Lai City at IS SO per beg. Tour money back If tad enttafled. Send cheek or money order, today. Crystal White Bah A Chemical C. 1040 Bo SUt. SeH Lake City, tit J. VTAR HANSEN We manufacture Hay 8alt Cattle Safi. Sheap Belt. Buy your salt direct fitm ta MMtrfaetoJwjnndeno With Old Glory flying from her conning tower, a U. S. tobmarine enters nn Arctic port after a successful campaign against the enemy in the Faclflo. The Jap flags on her side Indicate the enemy warships and merchantmen ahe sent te the bottom. ice-coat- ed General View in the Caribbean Unaided 1 spotted Jack Beamy, Una Merkel Billy Rose, and some lesser aristocrats. Walter Wlnchell was there, too, doing his homework. I was quite prepared to dislike WlncheH (Its the human tbfag to resent success In others.) I did not expect to meet a starry-eye-d youth, but Wlnchell was much less sophisticate than Td imagined. Maybe its true what they say that every New York columnist yearns to be a farmers boy. ( ' Vv .os-- Loncb-UIkln- the ether day I g pleaded for postwar common, citizenship for British and US peoples. Someone cracked: "Ah-haThe British want America back. But what with the jungly heal the miners strike, the1 Roosevelt versus Congress Issue, the food wrangle and the race riots, America was no gift Just then. And In Britain right now weve troubles enough of out own. hl A. v I.1 -- M ( 7 A: 3 d - ! I Lij j 1,4, s'" - Nine generals are photographed together at an air field in Panama. Left to right: Brig. Gen. Harry A. Johnson,. MaJ. Gen. nubert R. liar-.I- n on. Brig.. Gen. Douglas L. Weart, Lieut. Gen. George IL Brett, Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd, Maj. Gen. E. F. Harding, Brig. Gen. Joseph E. flehaffey, Brig. Gen. Gordon IL Young and Brig. Gen. Ralph IL Wooten. I Talking to aa Intelligent New Yorker about the United Nations air assault on Germany these days X referred to the air Battle of Britain. He had never heard of ft. I told him it waa the Battle of America under another name . . . Except that chops and steaks art elusive New York doesnt show signs of war privations. But war isnt merely g without thihgs, war is heart-breapersonal loneliness, for those left behind. For frontline soldier it is short periods of intense fear long periods of intense boredom. , do-:n- k. -- USED CARS (( . V lllf-- u- TRAILERS , used WANTED TOP PRICES PAID For Used Cars and House Trailer MORGAN MOTOR & FINANCE CO. ; 702 South Main 02 .White Fawn Flour Leads Them All Ak TJT.U. your Friendly Grocer Week Ns. 433 SALT LAE a |