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Show 1 ' , 0 THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH ON THE See Here, Private Hargrove! Marion Hargrove , HOME FRON WNU. 81 It V I C I By RUTH WYETH SPEARS 'T'HIS bag was planned as a gift for someone who was finding days in bed difficult enough without having books, magazines and writing materials scattered about. If you like to take an assortment of reading matter to bed, sick or well, you will enjoy a bag like this. Its hanger hook may be sewed to box springs and there you are with everything handy. The bag shown here was made of a remnant of heavy cotton upholstery materials in tones of THE STORY SO FAR l Private Marlon Hargrove, former newspaper feature editor, ha been Inducted Into the army and la nearing his completion of basic training at Fort Bragg, N. C. He has been classified as cook and In addiUon bis failure to master some of tbe fundamentals of army training have resulted In considerable extra KP duty lor him. He has also learned the finer points of goldbrlcklng and "shooting the breeie. Hargrove has become editor of a secUon of the camp paper and these duUes have kept him away from n lecture series. As we pick np the story, his sergeant Is assigning him once more to KP for this infraction. Hargrove la trying to explain. He speaks: CHAPTER XIV Sergeant, for days I round up news from battery reporters. There Is always too much or too little. When there is too little, I have to write what is needed. When there is too much, I have to choose which battery reporter is going to horsewhip me for leaving his copy out." The chaplain is right up the green with a touch of red in the pattern. The red was repeated in the sateen lining. The sketch gives all the dimensions and shows how the lining and the outside part were made. A coat hanger was cut down to measure 12 inches from end to end and was placed between the lining and the outside; these being stitched together around the top, as illustrated. NOTE This bedside bag is but one of useful things to make for the home, that are illustrated with detailed directions in BOOK 8 of the series prepared for readers. The price of BOOK 8 is IS cents. Send your order to: thirty-tw- o HRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS New York Bedford Hills Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for Book No. 8. Name Address 1 How To Relieve Bronchitis Creomulslon relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender. Inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Leopard vs. When attacked chimpanzee can sailant by biting Ive so far. nerve-rackin- invi-taio- n. -to- -w - I was dozing peacefully at my typewriter the other morning when there came a knock on my elbow and a bright young voice shouted Hey! at me. I looked up into the impish, cheerful, and unquenchably mischievous face of the boss daughter, Miss Sidney Winkel, age four. Chimpanzee by a leopard, a overcome its asits paws. May Be Hollow kept my head above water Didnt street, the sergeant said. Then I have to edit all the copy, delete all classified military intelligence and take out all nasty cracks at first sergeants. Then 1 have to write headlines for all the stories and place them in whatever space I can find for them. Then I must draw everything up into pretty little g pages. This is tedious and work." The chaplain will give you a sympathetic ear, the sergeant said. I will give you only KP. Does anything you are saying relate to what were talking about why you werent in the mess hall yesterday afternoon?" I was getting around to that, sergeant. On the day before the paper & issued, I have to go into Fayetteville to keep a careful watch over the printers, to see that they dont put Third Regiment news on the Fourth Regiment page. If I am not there, they may even mix headlines and put church notices under Service Club Activities. It is necessary that I be there. I feel The sergeant coughed. for you, Private Hargrove; I deeply sympathize. I wouldnt think of putting you on KP " You wouldnt? I gasped eagerly. the sergeant Dont interrupt, barked. As I was saying, I wouldnt think of putting you on KP if you hadnt committed a breach of etiquette by failing to RSVP the You didnt tell us you werent coming. Or why. you know wood floats? SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER Ceylon, Africa and tropical America are expected to provide the U. S. with 54,000 long tone of crude rubber during 1943. In 1939, it is estimated, 499,473 long tons of crude were imported by this coun- try. Para, Brazil, was the first great rubber center. Founded In 1615, It became an Important port for foreign trade about 1775. A hundred years later It was the rubber capital of the world. Rubber obtained from a native wild vino in the Belgian Congo made Leopold II of Belgium wealthy during the 1890-191- 0 period. Plantation rubber development killed the Congo vino boom. Lets be reasonable. Pvt. Mulve-hil- l, I said; As you know, I am working on Capt. Winkles sympathies to get a furlough. Miss Winkel was dressed like the Navy and looked entirely too energetic for such a drizzly morning. Im to be the Valentine, she said, and Johnnys going to take my picture and youre to take me up to the Service Club and carry Johnnys things for him and wait for him to get there so youd better put on your jacket and cap and lets go. Im going to have my picture taken with Spud Parker, she added. Spud Parker is the generals son and is considered quite an eligible bachelor by the younger set. Theres Tom in the cafeteria, she said. Lets go see Tom. Thomas James Montgomery Pfc., was apparently making his morning rounds in search of news. He was, at the moment, engaged in his daily research in the - Service Clubs toast and coffee, Hello, McHello, sis, he said. Gee. Pull up a chair. McGee, get the lady a drink. Something tall and cool. Such as a chocolate milk. Whats the deal, sis? Im to be the Valentine, she said, and Johnnys going to take my picture and old Hargrove has to take care of Johnnys stuff until Johnny comes and I dont like him anyway because he makes faces and sticks out his tongue and says sticks and snails and puppy-dotails thats what little girls are made of and hes not my boy friend anyway. No punctuation, I said. I waggled my ears and stuck out my tongue at her. The next time I come, she said, Im going to bring some soap and every time he sticks out his tongue I'm going to put soap on it because Mul-vehi- ll, g quarters Battery. Please be present isnt nice to stick out your She emphasized her statetongue. ment by paralyzing my wrist with her fist and sticking her tongue out at me. Lets have no unnecessary vibrations, McGee, t said the Lieuthom-a- s, looking up reproachfully over his Coffee is five cents the glasses. He beamed at her. She cup. it or we will beat your head in. It was the day before my furlough, so I got the general drift. The vultures who were contributors to the furlough would probably stand around frowning and figure out some sort of budget for my vacation. I could picture the demons slashing away at my enjoyment. The meeting had an unexpectedly small attendance: Maury Sher, mess sergeant of Battery D of the Third and chairman of the ways and means committee of the Union ; Private Bushemi, principal stockholder and president; and Private First Class Thomas James Montgomery Mulvehill, chaplain. SerPrivate Mulvehill beamed. geant Hart sends his regrets. He has a heavy heavy in Lillington. He is with us in spirit, though. Come in, drip," said Bushemi. Sergeant Sher got down to business. Tve got to hand it to you, Gone through this son, he said. much of the month and still havent tried to get any of your furlough money back from the chaplain! Were all proud of you. Twernt Shucks," I blushed. nothin. I was able to bum a cigarette here and there. McGee," said Mulvehill, clearing his throat, you leave tomorrow for New York, where there are many snares to trap the unwary. Dont buy any gold watches in the park or any stolen furs anywhere. You know, I presume, about buying the Brooklyn Bridge. Now, we dont have any restrictions about the way you use your Only last money," said Bushemi. time you spent too much money on blue-nose- d beamed back at him. I have seven boy friends, she said) raising one forefinger delicately and rubbing the other against it I have in a highly jeering gesture. seven boy friends and youre not one of them and youre not anybodys boy friend." She hit me this time on the elbow and I made a horrible face at her. Who wants Myaaah," I said. to be your boy friend anyway? I wish you wouldnt blow smoke," she said. It makes me cough and its not nice to smoke anyway. Old . cigarettes!" I wearily crushed my last cigarette in the ash tray. Women, the eternal reformer," I sighed. It wasn't like this in the Old Army. Miss Sidney Winkel took off her sailor cap and arranged her big red hair ribbon. Youre a nasty old thing and youre not nice like Johnny and Tom and Lieutenant Meek and Captain Wilson and all my other she said. After a boy friends, pause she added, airily, And Major Long and Captain Quillen, too. Myaah, I sighed, wrinkling my nose more violently. Oh theres Johnny," she suddenly cried, and hes going to take my She tripped off with picture and a bewitching smile for Bushemi and a running line of babble. No punctuation," I said to Mul-vehi- ll. Its a womans world, McGee, he said, reaching for another slice of toast. Win-thr- work-wor- op n open on your merry jaunts to town. Money could not pay for the things I have done for you and Bushemi. And now this. Ten dollars between me and spiritual starvation and no ten dollars. How sharper than a serpents tooth. Dont talk like that, Hargrove, he said, his voice cracking. me down for ten. -r- broider this lovely shaded blue and pink morning glory design on them youll have a springtime set of bed linens. All done in easy cross stitch. Large-SizeVestee TPHE older woman sometimes has difficulty in finding instructions to make a smart crocheted sleeveless vestee. This one was especially designed for sizes tnd 42. It is comfortable, and can be worn in the house In our winter rooms knd is equally comfortable for wear under a heavy coat. Make it of wool sport yarn in American Beauty, navy blue, brown or dark green. d 38-4- e 0 well-fitte- d Put - There was a little note stuck in my typewriter when I came back from prowling for news. It looked like Private (One-Shot- ) Bushemis The stockholders of the typing. Union of Hargroves Creditors, it read, will hold a business meeting this evening about seven oclock in the latrine of Barracks No. 2, Head 3 drops Penetro Nose Drop in each you noatrll helpalmost breathe freer to your gtve matanUy, head cold air. 25o2 tlmw aa much for 60c. Caution: Use only directed. Always get Faaetre Nos l)rpa OOO taxicabs. Youll have to use the buses and subway more this trip. All the shows you want to see, all the books you can buy but taxicabs only for very special dates. Somebody has been exaggeratI began. ing this taxicab broke Sher in, only Taxicabs," for very special dates. You may go to the opera once if you sit downstairs and twice if you sit in the Famile Circle. You are not to buy more than six theater tickets. In uniform, you can see all the movies you want for two bits each. And be conservative in tipping the waiters, said Mulvehill, tapping his glasses on the window sill. Very e conservative. them, if necessary. Tell him about the budget, said Bushemi, with unnecessary impatience. As the matter stands on the furlough deal," 6aid Sher, you owe Bushemi 22 dollars, me 10, Mulvehill 10, Hart 10. Thats 52 dollars. Counting the ten youll wire Bushemi for before the weeks over, its 62. With what money we have taken from you and given to the chaplain during the past few weeks, you should make out all right. Must I be treated as a child? I asked. When you get back broke, Mcyou are not Gee, said Mulvehill, to eat breakfast at the Service Club. You are not to take out any post exchange books. You will get your cigarettes from Sergeant Sher, who will ration them out to you as per budget. -I- d- . o Just For complete crocheting Instructions for the Larger Womans Vestee (Pattern No. 9619) aizes Include end 42. send It cents In coins, your name and address tnd tbe pattern number. Little man, she said, will yon please ask the waiter for more o To obtain transfer design for two pillowcases end extra design for bedsheet of Morning Glory Cross Stitch (Pattern No. 5502) tend 16 cent In coins, your name and addresa, and the pattern number. HOME NEEDLEWORK 149 New Montgomery St. San Franclaco, Calif. out-Df-do- s, No. 5502 HUY some pillowcase tubing at the January white sales em- heat-ration- Get him away from me, Buroared Private Thomas shemi! Mulvehill. James Montgomery Hes got that gleam in his eye. Get him away! Youre just being difficult, I told him. Just sit down and relax. The Lieuthomas laid his enormous frame on the bunk and started slapping his knees in utter despair. What kind of deal are you trying to swindle this time? he asked. Lets be reasonable, Private Mulvehill, I 6aid, patting him reassurAs you ingly on the shoulder. know, I am now working on Captain Winkels sympathies to get a furlough sometime in February , . the first half of February." he I know whats coming, And I wont do it! 1 screamed. cant do it! Now, as you know, furloughs are laden with little expenses necessary little expenses. To help me along with the load, Sergeant Sher and Private Bushemi have already made philanthropic little loans. I have your name on my honor roll here, Lieuthomas. Whats the donation? The Mulvehill cringed and edged What do you need from away. me? Well, I estimated, I should say that ten dollars. Great gods and refugee chilTen dollars he dren, he gasped. says yet! Why dont you ask me for my lifes blood? Six dollars he owes me already and now hes asking oh, I cant stand it! I cant stand it! Take him away! he moaned. My lifes blood, Wheres the six I lent you two months ago? That was only five weeks ago, I reminded him gently, and Ive already paid two of that back. Three weeks ago I paid it back. Yeah, he protested, "but you borrowed it back the next day. He What rose and paced the floor. are they doing to me? My lifes blood they would draw from measly little my veins? Thirty-si- x dollars a month I make and he wants ten dollars! Maybe Im Rockefeller I should lend out dolten dollars a clip! Thirty-si- x lars, and he wants half! You see, Lieuthomas, a sad and creature an Alice whose only hope for the future is in the faint glimmering hope of a furlough. Day after day, week in and week out, I have worked my frail fingers to the shoulder blade to make things pleasant for you and Bushemi and Bishop. I have patched your quarrels with the mess sergeant. I have saved you from the terrible wrath of provoked Rebels. I have sat here at night, sewing buttons on my blouse so that you wouldnt have to wear it hanging Lieu-thoma- Morning Glory Bed Linens Attadian CMOTtjRSS Unde Sam needs every deer hide he can get to manufacture gloves for our soldiers. Uncle Sam also asks us to save all the deer fats which is so urgently needed at this time in order to redaim the glycerine contents for the manufacture of explosives. You can do your part by saving both and bringing then to our nearest branch where you will receive highest market prices CO. COLORADO ANIMAL OCDEI SALT LUE CUT LOCAI . SWUM SPANUI FORK IEBC1 CITY Short-chang- Sergeant Sher, Private Bushemi, and the other members of the Union of Hargroves Creditors would have been quite pleased at the sight. Instead of spending their money lavishly on taxicab sightseeing trips and expensive shows, I was dining quietly in a conservative grillroom with the Redhead. We werent even discussing ways to spend their money. Little man, she said, will you please ask the waiter for more water? he said, I beg your pardon, rather unctuously. There is a fifteen million gallon shortage in water at this very instant. On the other hand, madame, all supply ships to Great Britain use Scotch whisky as ballast for the return trip. Perhaps madame would like a glass of Scotch whisky? The Redhead lifted an eyebrow. I wonder, she said, what they use in the finger bowls here rubbing alcohol? I do not want Scotch whisky. I want water. It is as madame wishes, thf waiter said, bowing from the knees He walked away and returned agair to lean against a post. The Red head drummed her fingers on thf tablecloth. Dont be afraid of him, said thf Call his bluff. Redhead. 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