The Willamina times., January 13, 1944, Image 4

T H U R S D A Y . J A N . 13. 1944
T IM E S . W I L L A M IN A . O REG O N
Word Panorama
Of 3th Army’s
Drive on Naples
Streamlined Coaches, Low Fares
For U. S. Postwar Train Travelers
Lady Lineman
O flicials Plan Moves to H o ld Big Share o f Pa-M-tigcrs;
Lightw eight Equipm ent to Replace H eavier Train»
WITH U. S. FIFTH ARMY IN
ITALY.—If you could have seen
the road to Naples, you could
have had striking, visible evi­
dence of the insatiable appetite
of w ar.
Here, on one tiny segm ent of
the world battle fronts, the arm y
service forces were moving up
equipment and supplies in such
breath-taking quantity as m ust
have eaten up the entire w ar
production capacity of the na­
tion for weeks.
The road for 50 miles was
jam m ed with the vehicles and
supplies needed to keep the
The Iron Horse, a steed of w ar for the duration, is determ ined
to become a sleek speedster in the postw ar race for traffic, accord­
ing to a cross section of opinion advanced by more than 20 of the
nation's leading railroad executives.
These officials predict a new era of railw ay passenger prog­
ress a fte r the war and indicate that they intend to light a real
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-♦ b a ttle to hold n big share <>( the
' present record-breaking tra v e l, ac­
cording to R ailw ay Age
A m a jo rity of the executives de­
clare them selves in fa v o r of a con­
siderable slash in passenger fares
after the w a r, and some would like
to m ake th is cut at once, to cash in
T H F M 1937 A R M I F I E L D R A N G E
on the a dve rtisin g values o f w a r­
tim e, ra th e r than to m ake a senes
The a rm y 's m obile kitchen, the o f s m a ll reductions.
M-1937 field range, is the best mech­
Another im p o rta n t p oint developed
anism of its type in the w orld. Our by the survey is that present pas­
Nazis on the run. The procession
A llie s have c le a rly indicated a senger equipm ent is recognized as
had been m oving like this fo r tw o
m arked preference fo r it. and it is being outmoded and plans are be-
days and nights, and yet it repre­
the envy o f o u r enemies.
i ing made to replace m ost of it w ith
sented only a p a rt of the m a te rie l
Years o f c a re fu l research, experi­ new m odern lig h tw e ig h t equipm ent.
needed fo r th is one m ilita ry opera­
Many of the rn ilro a d s re p o rt th a t
•• Anything a man ran do. we can m entation and developm ent at the
tion. There w ere tru cks, bulldozers,
cranes, troop c a rrie rs , concrete m ix ­ do.” say the lady Leathernecks. Je ffe rso n ville Q u arte rm aster depot they intend to augm ent th e ir fleets
ers. ratio n s and d rin k in g w a te r fo r This woman marine proves the preceded the acceptance by the of coach stre a m lin e rs m a te ria lly to
the soldiers, tim b e r and steel fo r statement by taking over a tele­ a rm y o f the M-1937 as the “ ro llin g add the appeal o f frequency o f serv­
k itc h e n ” to be used by our forces. ice to the present advantages of
phone lineman’s job.
the engineers.
I t has accom panied our troops to c o m fo rt and speed, as com pared to
There w asn't a single heavy weap­
the theaters o f operations.
highw ay com petition.
on. ta nk or tru c k load o f a m m un i­
The survey also ind icate d th a t a ll
The
p
roblem
o
f
pre
pa
rin
g
tasty,
tion. These w ere going fo rw a rd in
these im provem ents w ill be m er-
edible
and
well-balanced
menus
another unending line to the east be­
when an a rm y becomes m obile, ' chandised pro pe rly. T h is program
cause one broad highw ay c o u ld n 't
when i t is on the m ove, when it is includes not only b e tte r salesman­
c a rry it a ll.
distan t fro m its headquarters has ship, but also fa r m ore effective
Developed by A rm y Service Forces.
P IT T S B U R G H . P A .-T h o s e who been the bane o f the existence of and volum inous a d v e rtis in g fo r pas­
The m oving up of such vast stores are doing the fig h tin g in th is w a r q u a rte rm a s te rs in the past It m ay senger tra ffic? The ra ilro a d ’s pres­
fo r an in itia l invasion, and fo r keep­ should be given the chance to help be c o m p a ra tiv e ly sim ple to cook, ent widespread a d ve rtisin g c a m ­
ing an invading a rm y on the m arch, fo rm u la te the peace te rm s, accord­ roast, fr y and bake basic foods into paigns have convinced them of the
has been developed by the army- ing to C a rl J. Schoeninger, D e tro it, savory dishes in the perm anent effectiveness of this type of sales­
service forces to a point w here it com m an de r-in-ch ie f of the Veterans q ua rte rs o f a u nit a t its post, but manship.
Lower Fares Stressed.
has changed the face of m odern o f F o re ig n W ars o f the U nited serious d iffic u ltie s present them-
w a rfa re .
Throughout the survey the hope
selves when a force is being trans-
States.
The invasion of Ita ly , in w hich
“ As veterans, and as fa th e rs of ported and when it is in the field of fo r fa re reductions is emphasized.
every so ld ier and every m achine boys who are se rving w ith the action. The subject was o f serious As expressed by one executive,
"F a re s shall be cut to the bone
had to be landed on beaches w ith ­ arm ed forces today, we say th a t concern d u rin g the last w ar.
out benefit o f a single dock or p ie r, those who are doing the fighting in • There w ere tw o gla rin g defects in when the w a r is o v e r.” A nother o ffi­
w as in its e lf made possible by the this w a r should have a voice at the the m obile ranges used durin g World c ia l voices his agreem ent by saying,
inve ntio n o f am phibious devices that peace ta ble s,” declared Schoeninger W ar I: th e ir m o b ility and the fuel “ We cannot hope to stand pat on our
present fa re s tru c tu re " and adding
m ade a single hig hw a y out o f land re ce n tly. *'In our opinion, any group
they consumed. The ro llin g kitch-
and sea. The tanks and guns ro ll ; w hich represents the U nited States ens of th a t period were wood burn- that “ I a rd e n tly hope th a t they w ill
ashore across ram ps o f shallow - a t the
__ r peace
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conferences should
in- ing units, heavy, clum sy and m ount­ be lowered im m e d ia te ly , before the
d ra ft vessels th a t run up on the | elude a t least one com m issioned of- ed on th e ir own wheels. They func­ ra ilro a d s have a chance to em pty
beach, discharge the cargoes of fleer and one enlisted m a n —men tioned w ith a com p arative degree of th e ir tra in s by in c o rre c t p ric in g ."
scores o f fu lly loaded com bat and ( who have su rvived a c tu a l com bat efficiency on short m arches, but S till a th ird executive asserts, "W e
supply vehicles w ith in the space o f service— men who have seen th e ir when considerable distance was cov­ shall have to reduce rates a fte r the
less than an hour, p u ll them selves com rades give th e ir lives so th a t ered. there was alw ays the possibili­ w a r and do it q u ickly and thorough­
back into the w a te r w ith o u t assist- A m e rican s m ig h t be able to liv e m ty o f the wheels com ing off, or being ly ."
This new era o f passenger busi­
ance. and put out to sea so th a t an- peace and se curity.
dam aged, and the m o b ility disap­
ness a fte r the w a r prom ises to m ake
o th e r w a itin g cargo vessel can fol-
“ We also th in k it is p e rfe c tly logi- pearing.
the strea m lin ed tra in the ru le ra th ­
low im m e d ia te ly and disgorge its cal th a t th is peace delegation should
U nder the supervision of M r. e r than the exception. One execu­
cargo.
j include representatives o f veteran
Styles T. H ow ard, senior m echani­ tive in a ty p ic a l statem ent says,
S im ila r c ra ft d riv e up to the organizations lik e our own.
Who
cal engineer o f the Jeffe rso nville
beaches to let fu L y equipped com - \ as m ade a g re a te r inve stm en t in depot, w ith a background o f 31 years “ We plan to buy stre a m lin e rs — lots
of them —to take advantage o f fre ­
bat soldiers w a lk ashore.
j
fu tu re o f A m e rica than the m an
of experience, a m odel gasoline quency o f service between heavily
W onder-C raft Ducks.
I wh?
the A E F m 1917-18— burning field range was constructed
populated centers.” A death knell
—
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..
,
and who today is g iv in g his sons to
in 1935. This range, constructed by to the heavier passenger tra in can
Then
th e re
are
the
Ducks ! our c o u n try ', cause?- *
hand in the J e ffe rs o n v ille expen- be read into another of these state­
(D u kw s), the w on de r-craft o f th is
The V F W leader also challenged
w a r. w hich are boats in the w a te r the pop ular assertion th a t the firs t m ental shop, though too heavy and m ents w hich declares, " I see no
and tru c k s on land. They d riv e off W orld w a r was fought in vain and cum bersom e, was a great advance­ reason why we should not hold our
the landing ram ps o f the ships at th a t the sacrifices o f the nation's m ent. and proved to be the pred­ own a fte rw a rd s (a fte r the w a r), by
sea. navigate into shore and. w ith ­ honored dead were w ith o u t purpose. ecessor of the present stove. F ur- the cqm plete replacem ent o f a ll our
out so m uch
eh as a pause, come ro ll-
-W e veterans recognize the value : th er expe rim en tatio n continued, and passenger equipm ent w ith m odern,
ing up out
r1
",'e w a te r on L e i r 0{ those sacr.fices in the w onderful I the present m odel em erged in the ligh tw eigh t c a rs .”
huge tru c k wheels and d riv e off to lo y a lty of the young m en who are Latter p a rt of 1936. I t was perfected I The a ttitu d e o f A m e ric a ’s r a il­
take th e ir cargoes to the com bat defending our co un try in th is w a r,” i in 1937, and o ffic ia lly christened the roads. in so fa r as postw ar com peti­
j Gasoline F ield Range. M odel of 1937
u n its a t the fro n t, o r to discharge Schoeninger announced.
tion is concerned, is p re tty w ell
•
by Western Nrakapjper I'moc
them in to the storage dum ps for
summ ed up by one ra ilro a d head
la te r use.
who declares, "P assenger revenues
These great am phibians, in team s
are so im p o rta n t to th is ra ilro a d
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o f tw o. b rin g 105-mm. guns ashore
that we have prepared to tackle
w ith abundant spare am m un ition ,
postw ar com p etitio n and fight it
and land them in firin g position
tooth and n a il.” And he adds, “ I am
A ssocio-.ed N e w s p a p e rs — W N V F e a tu re s .
w ith in m inutes a fte r com ing out of
convinced th a t our com petitors, who
the w a te r. T h e ir a b ility to co th is j
are g le e fu lly a n tic ip a tin g a w a lk ­
By NANCY PEPPER
is cre d ite d by m any troop com ­
over as fa r as ta king tra ffic away
E R YOU WORE Y E S T E R D A Y . fro m the ra ilro a d s is concerned,
EAR ISISTIBLES
m anders in the Ita lia n invasion w ith :
in ca lcu la b le saving3 of lives o f our !
P U T Y O U R S E LF ON SC H ED U LES are in fo r an unpleasant s u rp ris e .”
m en. They put enemy m achine gun
T E E N S H A V E G ONE FOR E A R ­ L IK E T H E S E :
nests out o f action before the ene­ R IN G S IN A B IG W AY E V E R
A R E YOU L IS T E N IN ’—Doesn't it
a
m y knew w hat was happening.
SIN C E T H E UP H A IR -D O HAS m ake you s im m e r to hear the kids
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BR O U G H T EA R S O U T IN T O T H E at school ta lk in g about a rad io pro­ I I
O P EN .
G ONE A R E T H E DAYS gra m th a t you fo rg ot to listen to
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By P H Y L X IS U I U O H T
W H EN
EA R S
W ERE
TO
BE the n ig h t before? I t w o n 't happen
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M in u ti M i k t - U p i
H E R E 'S T H E W AY T H A T TH E rig h t on y o u r radio table w ith a
B y G A S X IE L L R
S L IC K E R C H IC KS A R E T R IM M IN G day-by-day lis tin g o f a ll the pro­
THEM UP:
g ram s you w an t to listen to. . Make
BOWS FOR B E A T S —C orny, but up yo u r schedule every week from
we c o u ld n 't help it. W e're re fe rrin g the rad io lis tin g s in the Sunday
to those tin y ve lve t newspapers.
r ib b o n b o w s t h a t
C O M B IN A TIO N CHRO NO LO GY—
the gals are w ear­ You can m ake a lim ite d w ardrobe
ing in th e ir ears. o f “ separates” seem like a big one
They a tta ch them if you v a ry the com binations every
to e a rrin g screws.
day. according to schedule. Get a ll
P IC T U R E
G A L ­ your sweaters, jacke ts and s k irts to ­
L E R IE S — T h o s e gether now. Last a ll the com bina­
fia t, r e c t a n g u la r tions you can m ake w ith th e m ; then
p la stic e a rrin g s in the dim e store lis t a d iffe re n t com bination fo r each
m ake a p erfect spot fo r yo ur OAO's day in the week on a special fashion
, photos. C lip the faces fro m sm all calendar. Be sure you follow it ev­
snapshots and paste on the e a r­ e ry m orning.
Is it ever proper fo r a g ir l to
rings. C over w ith colorless nail pol­
hitchhike?
N A T IO N A L C R IS IS
ish to preserve them .
A nsw er—A g ir l m ay flag a car fo r
Zn Z/oZZvuootZ the-»’re /ciuiu«'
M odern s y m m e tric a l lerses point
N O O D LE IN IT IA L S — On those
a ride if it is im p e ra tiv e th a t she
About the k m c of $«/»».
out the interestin g shape of the face, ! popular m ir r o r e a rrin g s (also fro m
get some place at once. How ever,
Some uii U 11 'tnazra.
fit the sides of the rose w ith o u t the d im e sto re ), paste y o u r in itia ls
w ith the present gas shortage she
And tome a r t true to H in t.
pressure. A high bridg e smooths in a lphabet noodles, one le tte r on
In trhool the fa it art cliquing.
won t have m uch luck, because she
the brow , reveals the tru e shape of each e a rrin g . Use colorless n a il pol­
They call each ‘Hher name*.
w ill be regarded suspiciously
Some ere in a Stnalranct,
the nose. M odified “ up” lines of ish as an adhesive.
G irls who w ork in w a r plants m ay
9 hite other i t o for Hay m et.
fra m e s li f t the face ar.d give it an
find it necessary to " h itc h ” rides.
“Oh, u hat't th it cuy Sinatra got?“
ON SCHEDULE
“ a liv e ” look. Bows (the side pieces
I f a m o to rist stops, the g ir l could
T he berry cry. “I l e ’t a ninny!
over the ears) placed high oc fram es
display her defense plant badge.
ITe’U t h e our iota to Dinah,
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IS
SO
CROW
DED
d o n 't hide the eyes in p rofile nor
G irls should never tra v e l alone
To C eo rtta and to G inny.“
do they shorten the face. B lack plas­ T H E S E DAYS T H A T Y O U 'R E A P T
The country u di tid e d —
in this w ay as they know nothing
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tic fra m e s are new and a s m a rt
IT hat 1 all the thootut' foe?
about Uie occupants of the cars they
L IK E T H E N E X T BOB HOPE R A ­
com plem ent to black accessories.
They're ( t k i u i t to the finiah
hail.
Ledger Syndicate — W N V F e atu re *.
D IO PR O G R A M OR W H A T SW EAT­
A SIN A TR A C i r t L V A R !
Le<lC«r Syndicate.—WNV F c a tu ra *
AMERICA
IN ACTION
’Let Soldiers
Help Plan Peac e
Says \ et Chief
I
"GAY GADGETS
Uncle P h il^
Some couples m anage to patch
up th e ir old q uu rreln u n til they
are ulm ost us good us new.
The fellow it ho it continually in hot
uuler d o e u il n n r i w i i ) h ate a clean
record.
Have you noticed, the chronic
kicker never kicks himself.
Broud hints are wusted on n a r­
row -m inded people.
D on't te ll o th er pro p ie your Iroublet,
M ott of them d o n ’t m i n i to lin e n an d
the re it are glad you h a te them .
Better the shoulder Io the wheel
than the bark to the wall.
Juat ] drops 1‘enetro
Nose P ro ps In ea. h
n o s t r i l h e lp y o u
teeath a fre e r almost
in atan lly. to glee your
head cold air. 3tc— 1)4
tln o -a as much for Me.
C aution- Vae only aa
d lro rtrd .
A lw ays g«t
F e a e trs N aas b ra y s
Two-Acre Tree
A banyan tree in B u l l , one of the
large st in ttie w orld, covers tw o
acres.
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
Creomulslon relieves promptly be­
cause it goes right to Uie M-nt of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to sooUie and heal raw. tender. In­
flamed bronchial m u co u s m e m ­
branes Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un­
derstanding you must like Uie way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
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Grow Up
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many doctors recommend
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sound teeth! Contains natural A and D
Vitamins—elements all children need. So
M o t h e r —give S c o tt’s d aily the year
'round. Buy at all druggists I
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due to colds, to make breathing easier
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