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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH He Wants to Send His Kites To War 1 Reasons Why Our Bombers Return Home Kites are weapons of war in the opinion of Domina C. Jalbert, of Woonsocket, R. I., who says they can be used for towing, signaling, and barrage protection against dive kite would not bombers. Attached to a life raft, a good-size- d only serve to attract searching parties but would also tow the raft in the direction of the prevailing wind, he says. Jalbert, a research designer in a war plant, has developed his kite ideas into an extensive hobby. He has made them d in sizes from 4 to 17 feet wide and weights from a to 17 pounds. To demonstrate the lifting power of his kites, Jalbert attaches a bo suns chair to a kite line, then places Dorothy, his daughter, in the chair. She is shown at an altitude of 100 feet. Parascooters half-poun- A Folding light motor scooters dropped with parachutes are a new addition to the equipment of paraClose-up- s of four of the gun positions and seven of the thirteen ma- troopers. They have a speed of chine guns that make the American Flying Fortress the most formidable about 45 miles an hour and can easairship in combat today. Nos. 5 and 6 are in the tiirret atop the fuselage. ily be lifted by one man. Top: No. 7 is on top of the plane. Nos. 8 and 9 are in the ball turret mid- Scooter ready for mounting. Botships on the underside. The gunner curls up and spins turret in direction tom: Scooter being lifted from its of enemy planes. Nos. 12 and 13 are in the tail of the plane beneath the container. dorsal fin. Picture at bottom shows all 13 positions. Badoglio Tells His Plans to U. S. Newsmen v , Swig of Salt Water V'S. Left inset: One of these tots could easily be carried skyward by one of Jalbert' s larger kites. Bottom: A big kite is assembled All of Jalbert s kites are wider than they are high. 4 V. In M I I, ' I mHvwwvsv) Pietro Badoglio, Italian premier, is pictured with American reporters during a recent interview in which he revealed his plans for the immediate future of Italy. He said he would resign as head of the government as soon as Rome is set free. He also announced that he would appoint a temporary government of undersecretaries. - is now drinkable with the aid of a small briquette resembling a candy bar which removes the injurious salts in 20 minutes. William Hall of the air transport command illustrates its use. One supply briquette provides a y of drinkable water. SPARS Celebrate First Anniversary Sight Rights Sights Sea-wat- er 14-da- r Ui v f i . p (? Two views of kite enthusiasts who surround Jalbert with some of his 24 creations which these youths are always ready to help him fly. Most of these kites have a pull of 100 pounds and require winds of 10 to 40 miles an hour for a takeoff. None require a running tow. V 4 Below: This is Jalbert's pride and joy. It is 17 feet wide and 10 feet high. Its pulling power is so great that it once hauled an automobile several hundred feet across a field until the car's brakes were applied. This type of kite could be used to tow a life raft. So keen is the eye of Robert Murray that he can detect a bend in a Members of the Womens Auxiliary Reserve in the CoastGuard learn to tie knots on a coast guard schooner in Boston harbor. They recently celebrated the first anniversary of their organization which is known as the SPARS. This name is a condensation from the coast guard motto Semper Paratus, meaning Always Prepared. & I rifle amounting to only the 10,000th part of an inch. No machine has yet been developed to replace the human eye for this work. He is shown straightening barrels in a. plant at Ilion, N. Y. In 1897 a Lieutenant Wise o the U. S. army devised a kit( which carried him 50 feet up. |