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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA. UTAH See Here, Private Hargrove! ty Marion Hargrove iuvici ERARTMENT Ij OFFICE EQUIPMENT WN.O. Its Like This Over There By BOB TROUT CBS News Reporter. New York looks like a movie set, after London. Years of clothes rationing have made British civilians a little shabby. I thought Brit- ains women did a wonderful job of keeping themselves attractive on coupons, but the bright colors of Miss and Mrs. New Yorkers clothes made me blink. With one clothing coupon in England, a man can buy two handkerchiefs or one necktie or a of a bathing suit. An "austerity suit costs more than a half years coupon allowance. one-four- th Britains blitz days are over but London still hears the siren, sometimes two or three times a week. In London, its never practice. The Germans havent sent real bombing planes over London for a long time, only fighter bombers. They are speedy enough to avoid the defending fighters a fair proportion of the time. Their bombs cause pain and misery but dont slow British war production. Heavy RAF bombers which frequently visit Germany carry bombs that weigh 8,000 pounds. That is heavier than the German that attack Britain. fighter-bombe- rs The first American soldiers to ar- rive in the British Isles in this war landed in Northern Ireland. The secret was so well kept that most of the Irishmen who saw the troops didnt know who they were at first. Especially as they didnt look much like the Americans the Irish people have grown used to seeing at "the latest film at the cinema. Some of the Americans evened the score; they didnt know where they were. The British have been very kind to the American soldiers, although rationing leaves them little with which to be kind. But courtesy and hospitality are not rationed. Its a real treat for an American correspondent in Britain to have lunch at a U. S. Army camp. Strange how that Army food is improved by the simple trick of eating it 3,000 miles from home. And eating it after some months of eating boiled brus-sel- s sprouts, boiled potatoes (boiling doesnt require precious grease). And sausages that are 37 per cent meat no more, by law. Note on American influence in Britain: A British tabloid newspaper printed this advice in a column of recipes: "Some of you have been growing com (maize), and now you can use it for a delicious dish which will make a real change for you. Remove the green leaves. Put the corn into boiling salted water, cover with a lid, and boil gently until soft. To test when cooked: squeeze a grain with your fingers. To serve: should the corn be too long for your vegetable dish with a lid, wrap it in a napkin, put on a plate or dish, and serve at once. Spread a very little margarine along the cobs, take both ends in your hands and gnaw the grains off. It is good fun. Movies and theaters are doing a business, and there always seems to be a busker available to entertain those who stand in line waiting for the doors to open. Theaters start usually at 6 p. m. so that playgoers can get home early, in case there is a "spot of bother. British reactions to certain scenes In featured American pictures are interesting. For instance, in Major and the Minor, when Ginger Rogers broke an egg on Robert Benchleys forehead, groans went up from the British audience all over the house. But in Sullivans Travels, when Joel sniffs a frying pan containing five beautiful eggs, there were no groans. The entire audience, instantly and simultaneously, broke into a long loud sigh: big nected an iron and began sharpening the creases in his trousers. "Going somewhere, I take it, asked Private Clarkin, the Jersey milkman. Private Zuber grinned happily, and nodded. He donned his fresh clothing, gave his necktie several unnecessary tugs, and combed his hair for the twelfth time. Private McGlauflin, late of the Minneapolis bar, laid down his copy of the Bartenders Guide and sat up on his bunk. "Didnt you know? he asked. Zubers girls come down from Rochester. Theyre going riding. Thats a fine thing, crowed CHAPTER VI Clarkin. "I havent been for a spin since When Junior comes home from shoes Ive been here.And Get your on, Hargrove. straightcamp on furlough or for the week- en your name We McGlauflin. plate, end, he probably will throw out his must make a on our good impression chest, pull his shoulders almost out of joint, and speak a sort of jargon guest entirely unintelligible to you. There "You sure are a pleasant suris no cause for alarm; Junior is merely exaggerating to show off his prise, mam, Clarkin prattled on to the pretty girl in the front seat. familiarity with military life. You will not be consoled by this "Fancy Ben Zuber even knowing knowledge when he begins speaking anybody like you. You should see this unknown tongue. In order to the homely looking things he brings to the dances here. understand some of his conversaShe smiled a polite thank-yoat tion, you might tear out this page and tuck it away in the drawer Clarkin and glanced sharply at Zuber. I never could even get him with your recipes and patterns. to the dances at home, she said. is an Goldbricking Army term sigHe wouldnt even look at the girls nifying in a word, loafing. In its strictest sense, it means avoiding at all. Would you, dear? "No, .maam, groaned the maryour fair share of the work, thus Zuber, who spent almost all tyred othfor the load the harder making er boys. When Junior uses the 1S eveninf hours writing letters to term, however, it merely means hid- Rochester. look "Just to at Ben, said Mcing from the work in the first place or stretching an easy job out to make Glauflin, youd never think such a boy could raise so it last as long as possible. much devil. It constantly amazes Batting the breeze is the military me. equivalent of "bullshooting. Private Zubers girl friends smile Police, as nearly as it can be ex- was not so spontaneous this time, plained, means "to clean up or "to and there was a baleful gleam in keep clean. Examples are kitchen her glance at poor Benjamin. What police, or kaypee, canteen police, have you been doing, dear? she and police the area. asked with terrible gentleness. Fatigue duty is work that is not Private McGlauflin went on glibactual military training, but a part ly. "Tell her about the time you of the turnabout method of getting got tight in and tried the dirty work done. Fatigue clothes to take the Fayetteville hat away policemans are the blue denims worn for extra from him, Ben! duty. Regular uniforms are called The one-giaudience was ODs, an abbreviation for "olive shocked. Her as she expression, drab. looked at Zuber, was one of anxiety GI is short for "Government Is- and doubt. sue. GI soap is the yellow laundry Clarkin began again. "And the soap, a.GI brush is a terrible fight he had that time GI a and haircut ooof! scrubbing brush, McGlauflin gave him a is the regulation style which sachearty dig in the ribs. To make sure rifices of Juniors wavy that it had registered and created locks to cleanliness and sanitation. sufficient horrible curiosity in the The PX is the post exchange, or feminine mind, he repeated it. canteen, a enterprise Private but helpZuber, guiltless which sells practically everything drooped his shoulders further the soldier needs. Three times a less, as the terrible ride continued. month, canteen books of credit tickHeres the Service Club, dear, he ets may be obtained in denominaShall we go in and finally said. tions from one to five dollars. Ten have to drink? He gave something per cent of the proceeds from these the three of us a pathetically beare returned to the battery fund, seeching glance. which is used to buy nor.essentials They dont sell lemon extract in for the battery. Zuber, I suggested. Clarkin, The old man is the battery com- there, McClauflin and I looks mander, who may also be referred that purposed to exchanged show a hidden to among yourselves as the BC or of another terrible parathe skipper. The top kick is a first knowledge in the collapse of the soul of graph sergeant, the chief of the batterys Benjamin Zuber. noncommissioned officers. We sat at a table in the Service Jawbone is an apt word meaning Club the sodas our victim "credit. A Jawbone corporal is an boughtdrinking for us. Clarkin looked long acting corporal, who has neither the at his glass of water. rating nor the pay of a corporal. "The sight of water, he reOver the hill is an artistic way of "reminds me of whaf the marked, referring to unauthorized absence. This is another expression for sergeant was telling Ben last week about daily bathing. AWOL. McGlauflin took pity on the innoFood is chow or mess. Stew is slum or slumgullion. Salt pork, cent Zuber, who was- - dying for a Well have which you rarely see in the Army, cause he knew not. to be going. We have things to do and I imagine you two young people want to enjoy each others company. "Yes, said Zubers fiancee slowBen and I have SO much to ly. talk about. Private Zuber shuddered and his shoulders slumped tragically. "We certainly have enjoyed the Loveafternoon, crowed Clarkin. ly time. THE STORY SO FAR: Private Marloa Hargrove, former feature editor of the Charlotte (N. C.) Newt, haa been inducted Into the army and completed the drat few weeka of hla training at Fort Bragf. Before geUing Into the army, Harzrove advises selectees to paint the town red." Once In, the first three an weeks are the hardest to keep open mind. Harzrove hat had plenty of trouble learnlnz the fundamentals of army life and at a result has spent a zood share of his time oa KP duty. Classified as a cook be thinks Its zood experience. His serzeant doesnt azree. Harzrove hat learned a targe porUon of army tlanz and is about to enlizhten the civilian on this score. ... u quiet-seemin- rl hard-bristl- e two-thir- -I- Ri- In one rural area, U. S. troops who had built themselves a small movie theater invited the local townsfolk to join them in watching the pic- tures in the long cold winter evenings. Some of the local people had never seen a movie before. One man, much impressed by the elegance and luxury of the homesaid: made theater, Why, theyve even got a fire in there. I saw "Watch on the Rhine in London a couple of months ago. All the action takes place in Washington, and I had meant to notice whether the English cast spoke the lines with a Potomac accent. But I forgot to notice because all I could think of was that the actors constantly left the door open, spoiling the blackout. In the summer, with the clock moved two hours ahead, Britain is not really dark until nearly midnight. But in winter blackout begins about five in the afternoon and the blackout is still on when you get up in the morning., Pedestrians are allowed to use flashlights if they have been dimmed by tying a handkerchief over the lens, and are pointed straight down at the ground not ahead. But the blackout is kind to bashful lovers and amateur astronomers. For the first time you can see the stars frem the city. g of "Over the hill is an artistic way referring to unauthorized absence AWOL. Is called lamb chop. "They lam it against the wall to get the salt out of it and then they chop it up into the beans. To fall out, soldiers vacate the barracks quickly, before the sergeant gets really mad. To fall in, they take their places in ranks. A yardbird is the lowest form of animal life in an Army camp. Under the common law, he is rated as one rank below a buck private. The yardbird, for this misdeed or that shortcoming, spends most of his time in menial labor about the battery area. When Junior refers to a yardbird, you will notice, he is invariably speaking of someone else. -S- alt was our afternoon off and we were lying around in our barracks, too lazy to dress for a movie or a trip to the Service Club. All of us were, that is, except Private Zuber. With an enthusiasm and energy foreign to a cooks afternoon off, ber was applying a blinding glaze to his shoes. This finished, he con- - One of the first people I looked up when I went to Charlotte on leave was Ward Beecher Threatt, who writes a column of sorts for the Saturday edition of the Charlotte News. "Well, Hargrove, began the postcard philosopher, hows the Army agreeing with you? Ive been aching to find out what youve been doing. This was a subtle slam at my column. Well, all things considered I began. Nothing like the Army, said Ward Beecher. I wouldnt take a million dollars for the time I spent in it. Nobodyd offer me a million anyway. Have you got a rating yet? Well I began again. "Lord, did I have my ups and downs! Got all the way up to sergeant three times and was busted three times for the good of the service. He paused to light another cigarette and I thought I saw an opening. "Let me tell you about the trip over, I said. We left the "We started a crap game on the train, said Threatt, and I had to wire home for money before I got to Rock Hill. Have you had a payday yet? Well have one I started. "On that ocean voyage, he broke in. "I went for fourteen days without a cigarette. I followed one man all around the boat waiting for him to throw away a butt. Instead of throwing it on the deck, where I could have scooDed it. he flung it over the VK AND 8KLL Office fruraitor. Mirhine. Safe SALT LAKE DESK EXCHANGE West Broadway. Salt Lake City. Utah BUY tie. Typewriter. Addin rail. I followed another and just when I thought hed be ready to throw it away, I asked him for the butt. The told me he had three different kinds of colds and he threw his cigarette over the side. He didn't have another, he said. We landed at Brest, he said, "and we had to walk up one of the longest derned hills Ive ever seen before we could drop our suitcases. The Frenchmen swarmed around us, selling everything from steamer trunks to combs. Twenty of us boys pooled our pocket money to buy a pack of cigarettes for fifty cents. What are you going to spend your first pay Washington, D. C. BOMBING OF ROME son-of-a-g- Pope Pius XII was completely cooperative with the Allies the first time Rome was bombed, but not the second time. Inside fact is that he called in Harold Tittman, American charge daffaires to the Vatican, and protested in the strongest language. He gave Tittman a scorching scolding. Reason for the Popes ire was that on August 11, Tittman had informed him that Rome could be recognized as an open city by the unilateral declaration of Italy. As a result, the Pope understood that Rome was an open city and on? apparently so informed Marshal "Oh, I suppose Ill "First payday I had I went out Badoglio. The Pope was acting as and bought myself a pack of ciga- intermediary for the Italian Governrettes and lay awake almost all ment. Both he and Badoglio, therenight smoking them. Best cigarettes fore, apparently rested on Tittmans I ever tasted. By the way, hows assurances and considered Rome an open city. the food at Fort Bragg? That was why the Pope was so "I find it very indignant when, despite his earlier "Over in France we used to take conversation our drinking water and swap it to was bombed with Tittman, Rome again. the French for wine. It was a toss-u- p Whether the State Department which tasted worse our water or failed to Tittmans their wine. Ah, them was the days! message tocommunicate General Eisenhower in Like your uniform? order to head off the second bomb"I think its very ing was something on which State "Nothing like the ones we wore. Department officials declined to There we were, in the hottest part comment. of the summer, with these woolen However, one explanation probably was that a city cannot be declared open by a unilateral declaration. Neutral observers must enter the city and definitely ascertain that troops, munitions works, airfields, and government officfs have been removed. This had not been done following Tittmans first conversation with the Pope, and that was why General Eisenhower bombed Rome again. INDIAN RELICS $100.0 PAID for certain India relict. UluBtrated identification chart 25c. GLEN GROVES 6601 Oshkosh Chicago Illinois. CARS USED TRAILERS H U V" -- TPI I if j, GhpVtiMim itml fine-tooth- "Over in France we used to take our drinking water and swap it to the French for wine. ODs, Russian high collars, wrap- around leggins, and all the works. How do you like my costume? "Well, confidentially "This field cap aint the one they issued to me. I lost that one and had to help myself to this one. I wouldnt tell you where I got it. I used to get into more g work for not getting this collar fixed right, too. Looks right distinguished, doesnt it? I looked at the modernistic clock on Ward Beechers parlor table. I took my eyes off it quickly, lest he tell me again about how he won it at the firemens convention. "Well, Ward! I said, jumping desperately into a gap in the conversation. Tve enjoyed talking to you about my life in the Army, but I have to get along uptown again. potato-peelin- Ive got Sure thing, fellow, said the man of letters; it certainly is interesting to hear from a soldier in this army. I could listen to you for hours. -- nWhen a sergeant tells you that its the little things in life that are important, hes not just saying it. A sergeant who impresses that one corny slice of homely philosophy upon a rookies mind is giving him one of the most important lessons of his Army life. The soldier has a thousand and one small things to remember in his everyday life. Most of these he forgets at least once before a etches them vividly on his mind with kitchen duty. At retreat, the afternoon inspection of the soldiers, I always check everything before I fall out for the onceover. Are my shoes shined? Is my rifle cleaned and oiled? Is my name plate pinned straight over my left shirt pocket? Can I get by with this mornings shave? Do I need a haircut? Are all my pockets buttoned? When I make sure that everything is as it should be, I sigh with satisfaction and fall out. The battery assembles in a neat, precise picture of mass formation. The battery commander orders the top kick to "Prepare the battery for inspection! The top kick opens the ranks and the lines straighten out to perfection. From where I stand, everything looks perfect. The battery commander begins his inspection. Until he gets almost to me, I feel almost smug to think that for once Ive stood retreat and not fallen short somewhere. To bask in my own perfection, I sneak a forbidden peek at my gun and uniform. Then, to my horror, I see two shiny strands of stainless steel just below my belt the chain on that dadblasted dollar watch! Your whole day can be spoiled by doodads such as that marring the neatness and simplicity of your uniform. Back to the kitchens, Dulcy! Theres one good thing, however, about forgetting to take off your nonkosher watch chain for retreat, or to put on your leggins for reveille or to straighten the shoes under your bunk! After the first time, you remember them! non-co- (TO BE CONTINUED) m PRIORITY OF DANGER Behind the closed doors of the OCD in Washington, plans for the civilian defense of the country are being revised. The new plans take into account the decreasing likelihood of attack, and the growing and public indifference to black-out- s bomb shelters. War chiefs insist the danger of attack has not passed, but they admit there is no point in whipping up the public to a frenzy of fear, especially in the safer areas. They have now divided the country roughly into three zones, with the following priority of danger 1. Pacific Coast, 2. Atlantic Coast, 3. Interior areas. The coastal areas are 200 miles deep, so that everything 200 miles inland is interior and relatively safe. The Pacific coast is regarded as more dangerous than the Atlantic, because the Japs are both uncontrolled and unpredictable. When the revision is finally ironed out, public announcements will be made, and there will be a general relaxation of defense activities. But OCD will insist that the minimum measures of protection shall be ready for the siren. Decision to relax the program was difficult for OCD, since it meant a scaling down of personnel, and a loss of jobs throughout the organization. AIR FORCE DUPLICATION Advocates of a single air force point to the manpower saving that might be accomplished, right under the noses of the Chiefs of Staff, if army air forces and naval aviation were combined. On the edge of Washington, separated only by the Potomac river, are the armys Bowling Field and the navys air base at Anacostia. Both fields are equipped with many of the same facilities, and those facilities are manned by forces which duplicate each other. Each field has its own radio tower and radio staff; each has its separate communication staff, its own meteorological bureau and staff, its own medical staff, its own supply depot and a dozen other services required at a big air field. A single air force, combining both army and navy, would do away with this duplication both of equipment and personnel. ARMY RED TAPE Here is the type of letter which makes army men see red: "To Commanding Officer . . . Engrs., Atlantic Beach, Fla. T. The following enlisted man, your organization, has violated uniform regulations: Koval, A., Private First Class, 32261814 . . . Engrs. "Soldier had his pocket unbuttoned. Place: 115 Pablo St., Jacksonville Beach. Time: 2125 (9:25 p. m.). "2. You will take the necessary action to correct this situation. By order ofjnColonel LeClune. "Fred L. Gassman, CWO, "144th Inf., Adjutant. Westminster College SALT LAKZ CITY SCHOLARSHIP Character Education CURRICULA Junior College Education Pre-LaMedic, Engineering Secretarial Science General HIGH SCHOOL-L- two years ast College Preparatory DORMITORIES DINING HALL The fun and art of living together. ECONOMY OF FOR Aid EXPENSE-W- ork INFORMATION write to President Robert D. Steele, D.D., Westminster College, Salt Lake City 5, Utah. American Eating Habits department of agriculture made a study of American eating habits for the years It found that this country as a whole could have eaten profitably 5 per cent mere meat, 20 per cent more eggs, 80 per cent more milk, 40 per cent more citrus fruits and tomatoes, r and 140 per cent more protective j The i. 1936-4- ( ; ; vegetables. Magnesium Light Metal Magnesium is about 60 per cent, the weight of aluminum and about.' one-fift- h the weight of steel It sold,1 In 1915, for $5 per pound. Today, magnesium sells for less than 25 cents a pound. Almost a half ton of it on the average Is going into every American fighting plane that is built Shipping Dried Food Because so much of the food being shipped abroad today has been, dried, dehydrated or compressed, any American freighter of medium size is able to carry the yield of nearly 4,000 average farms, or, roughly, 600,000 acres. entire-annua- if back aches from need of diuretic aid Functional kidney disturbance due to need of diuretic aid may cause stabbing backache! May cause urinary flow to be frequent, yet scanty and smarting! You may lose sleep from getting up nights often may feel dizzy, nervous, headachy. In such cases, you want to ttimulain kidney notion just. So if there is nothing systemically or organically wrong, try Gold Medal Capsules. Theyve been famous for prompt action for 30 years. Taka care to use them only as directed. Accept no substitutes. 35 i at your drug store. SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER Thero ore about 400 kinds of trees and vines in the world that contain rubber latex, but Hevea brasiliensis, native of Brazil, is recognized as thn best for commercial purposes. Don't keep your car Idle too long with the tires carrying the load. Drive It a short distance periodically. This flexes the tires and will prevent deterioration. The Army Is conserving rub- ber. It is estimated that by 1944 crude rubber requirements per vehicle will be cut 63 per cent as compared t the amount of rubber needed by the vehicle at the outbreak of the war. CAPITAL CHAFF Davis received a cable in Morocco that FDR had spanked OWIs broadcast about the moronic little king of Italy, Davis sent back this telegram: Maybe broadcast was a mistake but I still think the house of Savoy is a second class hotel. Tom Johnson of the Army Jeeps will pioneer the new Pan American highway through Central America. With a jeep he expects to get through it several months before the road is scheduled for completion. When Elmer BFGoodrich l |
