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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH HIGHLIGHTS fe OF ARMYj te- - NEWS Blind People Can Now See Plays" Through Medium of Phonographic Discs - & A Record Only That Candidate What did you think How does that fancy Myrtle of my speech on sound economics? clock go that you won at the county Listener Well, there was enough fair last month? sound. Vernon Fine! In fact, it does an hour in less than 45 minutes. As the schoolboy wrote it: People in this country are allowed Checking Up only one wife. This is called First Salesman Why, you cant sell monotony. With Uncle Sam's army at its peacetime peak size and with increasing activity in military developments many stories of wide in- terest develop in army camps throughout the nation. Herewith Stre presented a series of articles depicting various phases of army activity. that man an encyclopedia! Second Salesman Why not? If He Could First Salesman Because he knows What would think of Harry you there is to know. everything who man a would constantly deSecond Salesman Well, heU enjoy ceive his wife? reading through it and finding the The army is in the junk business to save Uncle Sam millions of dol- lars. Id Jim In an section of Philadelphia, a little group of men and women spend their work-day- s picking over a pile of woolen and cotton scraps. .They are salvaging waste material from the cutting and piecing machines used in makBroadway star recording play for the blind. Mady Christians, with ing millions of army uniforms. Joseph Wolland and associate players, acting Hedda Gabler before the Saving these cloth scraps last year microphone at the sound studios of the American Foundation for the saved the government more than Blind, New York, N. Y for the Talking Book production of the Ibsen play. out-of-w- ay think he was a wonder. terrors. $1,500,000. To provide uniforms for the NEW YORK. It is not often that whose work reaches the blind peoarmys million and a half soldiers, blind people have the advantage ple of the country on the discs of the quartermaster depot buys the uniform material, then sends- it to manufacturers who have contracts with the army to make the soldiers trousers, coats, shirts and other clothing. Scrap cloth that accumulates during the manufacturing process is returned to the depot, care- fully sorted, baled and auctioned to the highest bidders. The army knows to the penny how much scrap material is saved in the manufacture of each piece of clothing coat, 10 cents worth; overcoat, 14 cents; trousers, 5 cents; field jacket, 6 cents; field cap, .6 cent. Army Musicians Army musicians will soon be playing new Bell Lyras, a variation of the glockenspiel popular in European military bands. The instrument contains a keyboard similar to that of a piano, but is played by striking 22 metal bars with a small mallet. The tonal and harmonic effects have a tremendous carrying range and add possibilities for musical variations. The Bell Lyra player carries the 30 by 22 inch instrument in an upright position by means of a shoulder strap. For concert work it may also be played from a stationary rack. The Bell Lyras will replace chromatic bells, now used in U. S. army bands. The new instrument can be played on the march. over the seeing. Usually it is the other way round. The blind who live far away from Broadway, however, have a distinct edge on their seeing neighbors. As they cannot go to the theater, the theater now comes to them complete, with full sound effects and incidental music and acted by players from the Broadway stage. The idea of giving to the many citizens of thousands sightless across the country the 'chance to hear the best that the contemporary theater has to offer, originated with the American Foundation for the Blind, New York city, which decided to utilize the Talking Book The book, defor this purpose. signed to bring the best in inkprint books within reach of blind people, consists of phonographic discs on which trained readers record the works of the chosen authors. The discs are played on an electric reading machine resembling a portable phonograph. long-playi- For several years the Library of with, Congress has been the foundation, and by using congressional appropriations, has met most of the cost of the majority of these recorded works, and places them in 27 regional public libraries across the country which operate departments for the blind. Theater In launching its new venture of bringing acted plays to the blind, the Broadway theater was found eaA group of young ger to Fashion Notes sucfrom contemporary Soldiers riding the iron steeds of players of a repnucleus the formed cesses the armys armored force are asertory company to which guest stars sured ample protection this winter from time to time come to contribfor fingers and hands operating ute their services. Among those weapons and equipment. A twin glove of wool and leather lambskin lined muffs fastened on has just been perfected for the ar- their handlebars, into which they mored force by the quartermaster may slip their hands, if tests now corps. The outer glove has leather under way by the quartermaster palms and thumbs. An inner glove corps prove successful. is fashioned of knitted wool. A strap fastens the twin gloves large gaunt- Portable Pipe Line let over overcoat sleeves to keep out Portable pipe lines that can be cold air. When necessary for the soldiers readily moved for installation over to adjust equipment, operate a ra- difficult terrain to carry gasoline in the dio or do anything which requires supplies to motorized units been have recently field, developed free movement of the fingers, the outer glove can be pulled off. The by the army. The new pipe line comes in wool inner glove will still provide e units, each comprotection. a with pump drivcentrifugal plete Motorcycle riders may soon have en a gasoline enby gine, according to Army Motors, the publication of the motor transS. port school at the Holabird quartermaster depot, Baltimore, Md. Each half mile unit can be moved by cargo trucks and used independently of any other unit. These self - contained sections, alone or in combinations, are said to be able to deliver gasoline through swamps and forests or over mountains at a rate of approximately The pipe 200 gallons per minute. can also be used to assist or even replace floating gasoline tanks for operations. the Talking Book are Dame Sybil Thorndike, Otis Skinner, Eva Mady Christians, Hilda Spong, Bert Lytell, Whitford Kane, Selena Royle, Wesley Addy, Brenda Forbes, Edith Taliaferro, Joseph Holland and House Jameson. To date no less than 44 plays have been acted onto the discs solely for the use of the blind an impressive list of classic and contemporary drama which includes such plays as Ah WilderElizabeth the Queen, Hedda Gabler, ness, King RichOur Town, ard II, When Ladies Meet, The Silver Box, The Rivals, and The Bat. The playing time of all these productions corresponds with the time the blind listener would spend in an actual theater. The average modem play runs to four or five double-side- d discs, or from two to two hours and a half of playing time. The older plays, which are given without cutting, run to almost double that number. o Anthony and Shakespeares takes up seven double-side- d discs, or three hours and a half of playing time. Thanks to all that has been accomplished to date, the theater now comes in this way to the blind. It comes to them, moreover, free of all charge. The blind individual who wishes to enjoy what Broadway has to offer without leaving his armchair has only to send a list of the plays he wishes to hear to the public library nearest him, and one by one these plays reach him, each with its individual enchantment. These plays even travel between library and reader postage free. Cleo-patr- never saved a life One skid may exist more than ten pairs of Weeds. May land you in the hospital to boot. Put on chains the minute snow covers streets and highways. 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Here is what they ate each day: 270,300 pounds of beef 202,748 pounds of bacon 81,099 pounds of potatoes 275,737 eggs 13,517 pounds of coffee 167,605 bananas, apples, oranges Horses, too, had healthy appetites. Cavalry units consumed 33 tons of oats and 39 tons of hay daily and as for motor vehicles nearly eight gallons of gasoline were used in each during a days operation. More than 10 per cent of the men walked holes into the soles of their shoes by the time the final phase of the maneuvers was reached. An emergency supply of 30,000 new pairs of shoes was kept on hand for in Louisiana, GA. Margaret Mitch- Good Purpose more healthful life I dont know put in the hands of all people of a better purpose in life than the means of a freer, broader and that for anyone. Henry Ford. I To In SALT LAKE CITY THE re Army Food Supply ATLANTA, ODES (sCaJMK Defense ship-to-sho- ell, famed author of Gone With the Wind, is shown purchasing a United States Defense Savings Bond. In a statement which she issued when buying her bond, Miss Mitchell said: Whether we go into war or not, we must be prepared for war. It is only common sense that in times like these every nation mnst be able to defend itself. I want onr country to have the best ships, planes, tanks pnH guns and plenty of them. If I can help by buying Defense Bonds, I am g lad to do so.' replacement. ed Priorities vs. Toys sighted enough to make advance purchases of scooter cars, bicycles, all metal wheel goods, and defense toys including air guns, there does exist a shortage in these items for Christmas shopping. No child need be at cent inChristmas, despite a crease in demand this year over last. It is expected that the nations e high toy bill will reach an of a quarter of a billion dollars this year, according to a report of the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, 111. Reflecting our national armament program, military toys and games are more popular than ever, despite mass production handicaps. Toyland arsenals include dive bombguns, defense forts. ers, Red Cross ambulances, trucks and airplanes of all varieties. Similarly j MOTEL 1941 Choice of theDiscriminatingTraveler toy-hung- ry 20-p- er 400 ROOMS 400 BATHS all-tim- anti-aircra- Rates: $2.00 to $4.00 Our $200,000.00 West AT OUR SAME POPULAR PRICES. CAFETERIA DINING ROOM BUFFET ft war slanted are many games and books featuring life in army camps. non-met- al program has in the remodeling and refurnishing made available the finest hotel accommodations MRS. J. H. WATERS, . J. HOLMAN President Managers WATERS and W. ROSS SUTTON DINE DANCE The Beautiful MIRROR ROOM EVERY SATURDAY EVENING |