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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Fighting Ships Being Built on Great Lakes "GAY GADGETS" Associated Newspapers Fighting ships and ocean cargo vessels are going to war by way of Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and on down the Father of Waters to New Orleans Vessels more than 300 feet long, built on the Great Lakes, are reaching salt water by way of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. Cities and villages in the heart of the Midwest are getting glimpses of frigsubmarine hunters ates and British navies American the for and cargo vessels 338 feet long, but of light draft, for use in shallow waters. The ships are built at Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wise. ; on Lake Superior, Milwaukee, and Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; on Lake Michigan; and Lorain and Cleveland, Ohio; on Lake Erie, in yards under the jurisdiction of the U. S. maritime commission. Imperative need for these vessels appeared in 1943. Frigates, fast and maneuverable, were needed for convoy duty. These cargo vessels, smaller than the maritime commissions standard Cl type, are desired by the navy particularly for island operations where narrow ports and 306-fO- ot waer are a consideration. Shipyards along the coast lines were operating at full capacity building large vessels. The yards on the Great Lakes to be the logical choice for appeared construction of these new type vessels without disruption to the commissions over-a- ll program. The Lake had the building facilities, butyards the completed vessels could not get to sea by the usual route through the east-elakes into the St. Lawrence river. The canals around the rapids in the upper St. Lawrence would only accommodate ships up to 259 feet in length. Another way had to be found to get these ships to salt water. The possibility of taking the ships down the Illinois and Mississippi rivers was explored. It was found that Chicagos bridges over the Drainage canal, that connected Lake Michigan with the Illinois river, were too low and that the normal nine-fochannel in the rivers was not sufficiently deep for the sterns to avoid scraping bottom. The canal problem was solved by removing the masts on the frigates m ot Grandpappy Had a Good Reason for Just Standing and shipping enough ballast to get under the bridges. The masts removed at Chicago are replaced at New Orleans. The sterns of the frigates had to be raised for the long river trip. steel drums, 9 feet in diameter and 20 feet long, did the trick. The rear part of the ship was practically lifted out of the water by four pontoons, a pair welded and bolted on either side. The vessels proceed through the Drainage canal to Lockport under their own power. Here the pontoons are installed. After the pontoons are attached the vessels are taken in tow by pusher-typ- e vessels, much used on the Illinois - Mississippi waterway and are pushed through the lock and lowered 41 feet into the Des Plaines river and move on down into the Illinois river. Here begins the trip across the middle of Illinois and to the Mississippi just above St. Louis, and on to the sea. At New Orleans the pontoons are removed and shipped back to Lock-po- rt for another trip. Air-fill- ed 600-fo- ot WNU Features. Grandpappy Morgan, a hillbilly the Ozarks, had wandered off into the woods and failed to return for supper, so young Tolliver was sent to look for him. After some time, he found him standing in the bushes, several miles from home. Getting dark, Grandpappy, the young chap ventured. Yep. Suppertime, Grandpap. Yep. Aint you hungry? Yep. Well, air ye cornin home? Nope. Why aint ye? Standin in a bar trap! of By NANCY PEPPER EAR-ISISTABL- Teens have gone for earrings In a big way ever since the up hair-d- o has brought ears out into the open. Gone are the days when ears were to be heard with and not seen. Heres the way that the slicker chicks are trimming them up. Bows for Beaux Corny, but we, couldnt help it. Were referring toj those tiny velvet ribbon bows that1' the gals are wearing in their ears. They attach them to earring screws. Picture Galleries Those flat, rec- -' angular plastic earrings in the dime store make a perfect spot for your O.A.O.s photos. Clip the faces from small snapshots and paste on the earrings. Cover with colorless nail polish to them. preserve Noodle Initials On those popular mirror earrings (also from the dime store), paste your initials in alpha-onoodles, one letter on each earring. Use colorless nail polish as an adhesive. Peanut Cluster Bet you didnt know that you could wear peanuts as earrings if you split the shells on one end and clamped them to your ears. Color the peanuts with red MEXSANA SOOTHING MEDICATED POWDER Buy War Savings Bonds et builds the economical nail polish. Felt Fancies Everybodys wear- ing jewelry made out of felt. Why dont you make little flowers out of felt scrap and glue them to the screws of an old pair of earrings. DRINKS ON THE HOUSE Not through Sippin Cider a Heat apple cider so its steamy hot. Get out your gayest cups and saucers. Put a heaping teaspoon of dark brown sugar in each cup. Fill with hot cider; add a dash of cinnamon and let each person swizzle his own. Good to the last drop. Pure Velvet Put a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup in a tall glass. Half fill with ice cold milk, then finish the job with frosty ginger ale. Mix well, taste and swoon. Blackout Beverage Float a dab of ice cream in a glass of rootbeer. Positively exotic. Half n Half Add a cup of grape juice to a cup of ginger ale. Stir and chill. Decorate each glass with a sprig of mint in good ole Dixieland fashion. Its enough to start another civil war. Hollywood Secret Blend one cup of orange juice with one cup of milk and one tablespoon of sugar. Give an egg a whirl with your rotary beater, add to the first mixture and beat again. This popular Hollywood drink may be one reason why your favorite actress has the kind of skin you love to look at. straw, either. . . A A.Y. w The frigate U. S. S. Orlando having just passed through the locks at Lockport, 111., continues on its voyage to New Orleans by way of the Des Plaines, the Illinois, and the Mississippi rivers. A pusher-typ- e tugboat slowly manuevers the warship from Lockport to the sea. 306-fo- ot Left, is a closeup of the stern of the Orlando, showing the steel pontoons that elevate the heavy end of the ship so that it will clear the nine-fodeep channel easily. The pontoons are removed at New Or leans and sent back to the yards. light Truck Pauongor Car it Light Tractor Power Plant 1 SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER Normally thoro aro 20 per cent more tire failure during the summer months than others. Tests hove shown that at a temperature el 90 degrees tires wear out twice as fast as at 60 degrees and that at 100 degrees they wear out five times as fast as at 40 degrees. with production being restored at Far East rubber plantations and our synthetic plants working at peak, authorities believe there will be a tight rubber situation for some time following the end of the war. Even ot Visitor G. I. JOKES And when do you get your wings? Air Cadet This afternoon. K.P. cutting up chicken. Officer Im on Hop on your motorcycle and deliver this message. Private Sorry, sir, I just had it camouflaged and I cant find it. s lihoi The Rambling Rhymster TRIXIE TEEN SAYS -When youre asked to get another girl for a double date, dont be afraid to ask a gal thats Zoot and Box Office. You can stand the competition much better than the boys can stand a Droolie evening with a Drip. Dont think you will shine by comparison, if the other girl is a regular Moth Ball who looks as if she needs more than a Wing and a Prayer. Birds of a feather are judged by the company they keep. Whats your rating? h do By PHYLLIS BELMONT No Minstrel Show By LES PLETTNER CHECKERS He liked to sit in at a checker game. And peer in an intent way; Though some might think it was a pastime tame, To him twas tremendous play. 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WNU Feature. CITY. The body Pope Pius X, who died August 36-- 44 Modern life with Its hurry and worry. and Irregular babita, improper eating and infec-tio- n drinking ita risk of expoaura work on the throw heavy atrain of the kidney. They are apt to become and tail to filter excess acid d and other impuritiea from the blood. Yon may auffer nagging backache, headache, dizziness, getting up nights, feel constantly teg pains, awellmg ngna tired, nervous, all worn out. Other are somedisorder of kidney or bladder times burning, (canty or too frequent urination. help th Try Doan's Pill. Doan'sexcess body kidneys to pass off harmful ball They have had more than recomAre century of public approval. mended by grataful users everywhere. Ask tons neighbor! over-taxe- of life-givi- 2Q, has been placed in the iron barred chapel of relics in the basilica of St. Peters as the first step in a beatification ritual that ultimately may lead to his canonization as a saint. Thousands of persons, including many American soldiers, viewed the body at the chapel. The body will be returned to the cathedral crypt. It was clad in red, white and gold ceremonial robes presented by Pope W May Warn of Disordered Kidney Action Body of Pope Who Died . 30 Years Ago in Ritual VATICAN 03003013 1914, With war paint smeared on his face, this marine crouched aboard an assault landing craft nosing onto the beach of Guam resembles a minstrel player. But the paint has a more serious purpose it makes him less visible to the enemy on land or in the air. Also, by dulling the reflection from his own face, the paint helps the marine to see more eut. IftjfflMOEd |