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Show DOFFS KHAKI FOR " ROUGH WORK CLOTHES - , v 1 ' l ; f- -.A' . V- V J! f'' . ' 1 t -f ' ' ' f '- , : I y . ". , , ! . . . "( j i - -' - , - ' J ' " i M 1 ,s ' - - " - f . . ; , ' ' I Soldiers returned to do their part in war effort underground In Utah's mines. Instead of blasting the Axis la the uniform of the United States Army, 4000 soldiers have doffed the khaki in favor of rough working clothes and are now working in western mines to make the tools with which their former buddies will blast the axis. The Army has furloughed the 4000 men in uniform to return to their former occupation as workers in the mines. The loss of miners to the armed forces and other defense de-fense industries early in 1942 threatened to impair the war effort, as production of vital copper, lead and zinc began to lag. Of the 2500 men furloughed by the Army, approximately 1000 are now working in Utah mines while the remainder went to metal producers in surrounding states. While more men could be used in this vital industry, in-dustry, the number released has relieved a desperate situati -n and production is once again on the uptrend. up-trend. Blasting ore is Just aa important as blasting the axis direct, because without the metals from the mines from which the tools of war are wrought, the soldiers at the fronts would be helpless. The need is for more and more metals and every encouragement should be given to the mines and the workers in the mines. |