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Page Twelve Friday, July 14, 1944. _________ r Camp Adair Sentry Service Club Hostess Saves Pennies, Buys War Bond Timmons Gets the Low-Down on Moving Mine Fields Bv O C Leonard Michelson mana çj>n q if> f. < jt “You are marching along,” said the instructor, ’’and y< come to a mine field. Who is going to remove it?” “Not me,” said Timmons. "The chances will be that the*--------------------------------------------- .foxhole to foxhole while ♦ What i causing the sudden high- Engineers will be busy, so—" "The Infantry is elected!” added p,-obe?’’ asked Timmon«. scoring fever at Post bowling al leys? For long weeks the 264 high the Kansan. “Next thing you know “It will be necessary to wipe made by T/Sgt. Van Hindcrlander we ll be flying because the Air „uch opposition," said the was unassailable and it began to Corps is too busy. What a life!” I tor. "And who will do the work?” • "Something tells me this won appear the Post Alleys might ring be a boring job,” said the prize. down in history with things that asked the instructor. "I can recommend a couple of Just Have Respect way. "It’s really not dangerous." Then, in succession this week, squad leaders,” said Timmons. uiv ov v 11 Liii nt broken vzrxv ii “And Sgt. Ramos is a good man,” said the instructor. "Just have the score i has uv been thrice and it seems almost dangerous to I added hopefully, respect for the mines and you won’t get hurt.” It’s Very Simple rt-t these words down. Tec5 Mar “Every soldier must know how “I have so much respect for them vin, Post's most consistent high scoijer. rolled a 266. Next night Lt. to remove mines,” said the in that I will gladly tip my helmet and Gustafson, SCU, nailed this with structor. “It’s very simple. All go my way.” “There are a couple of things a 267. Hands hadn't ceased mar you do is replace the safety pin.” “Which means we capture a you must watch. Sometimes you veling when, Wednesday night, one Pfc. DeFranco tied the Lt.'s score. bunch of Germans first to get will find one mine underneath the Now they are talking about 300 them,” said Timmons. “Or do they other. And sometimes you will find anti-personnel mines.” leave them with the mines?” again. * • • “But there’s nothing to it,” said “Any wire will do,” said the in • Mill! triumph, yes, but at the structor. “Now. before you remove the Kansan. “Just common sense. The instructor beamed, Corvallis hostelry where coffee the mines, you must wateh out for used to be a straight dime, the Sec l>ooby traps and pull wires and mons, that’s the right spirit!” “Well,” said the Kansar , ond cup and any thereafter go at push wires. It’s easy." one thing that bothers me. We a nickle. And the general attitude A Mere Nothing toward those drinking their coffee “A mere nothing,” said Tim- knock out the Germans, we probe, to help digest food, etc., is “let 'em mons. “Just borrow a couple of we duck booby traps and so on. slide in another one once in a extra eyes and hands, and you Tell me. where does the easy part come in?” while on the house.” Tempus fid- can't miss them.” “When you get the fine field gits, madamoiselle, ain't it the “To find these mines you get on truth ? your knees and probe with your cleared, you stroll across and take ♦ ♦ ♦ tiayonet. Not too hard, because you a 10-minute break. See? It’s a ♦ Pvt. Jimmy (Jake to us) Eng might set pne off. And not too easy, cinch!” lish, whose hitch as a driver at Post or else you won't find anything.” Motor Poo] is still only shoulder Give« Him the Work« “Well, that clears up everything high to the time he spent on Attu, very nicely,” said the genius. “1 I Waterbury, Conn. (CNS)—The- tells of a woman driver being inter am practically an expert already.” 1 resa Gradauski loaned her wrist- viewed for a job. Pvt. English also Now you must remember that ¡watch to a magician at his rc- vouches for the authenticity, but mine fields are covered by riflemen. qu< st. He made if disappear, then it seems reasonable: automatic weapons and anti-tank pulled it out of her ear. Later she “Children? Well none," confided guns." i discovered that the works were she. “But my mother had nine afore “So what do tve do. jump from missing. she found out what caused it and put a stop to it.” Four Brothers in Italy, Expert*lnfantryman Turkey Ready to • Play Ball With Allies Laurence Steinhardt, American ambassador to Turkey, said today that we could expect "much closer cooperation” from Turkey soon. Steinhardt, who left Ankara a week ago, saw President Roosevelt this morning and said he discussed the general situation with him. Reports from Ankara in the past two days indicated intense diplo matic activity there foreshadow ing -ome spectacular development. American Ace Is Reported Missing Maj. James A. Goodwin, 23-year- eld commander of a P-51 Mustang squadron who is credited with the destruction of 30 German planes, is missing in action in the European theater. AAB's Favorite WAC Pvt. Masaoka Proud It's hard to say what Pvt. Henry Masaoka, only Japanese- American in the Trailblazer Division, is more proud of: the Expert Infantryman badge he has just won or the record of I Trailbl*t«r Phot* SHE THINKS OREGON is the berries. “No, that isn’t what I said.!' declared Jeannette (Jeannie) Graham. “I said I like the flowers and berries in Oregon.” Since Jean, secretary-hostess at Service Club I, is a native-born Pasadena. Californian, who need to play the base fiddle with a string ensemble, that's a coneawsion. Jeannie is married to Pvt. Ralph W. (Bill) Graham, who used to be a pianist and ranger but is now in the 275th Infantry Regiment after transfer from the Air Corps. Jeannie will be 20 August 6. and among other thngs is 5*3”. 120 pounds, eyes blue, hair brown, likes concert music. Early in the year she started saving pennies and saved enough to buy a »ar bond la«t week. “It's that damn California 3-cent sales tax that allowed me to do it,” said Jean. Only she didn't say damn, but »e lived in California and know what she meant. TAKE YOUR PICK “We do not recognize any tradition of civil rights. A judge has no right of interpretation in the face of the Fuehrer's decisions."—DR. HANS FRANK. Nazi Minister of Ju-tice (From a speech. January 15, 1936.) "Congress shall make no la» respecting an establishment of re ligion. or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the free dom of speech or of the press; or the right ot the people peacablv to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." —T he BILL OF RIGHTS, Article I his family's service Both are worth note. 1 such high standards of valor in 1 Masaoka was the first man in i that campaign. At one time a Div. Hq. Co. to win the blue and battalion of 1.000 men h-.d 900 silver badge. He was also the first Purple Hearts awarded them. of a large group of Japanese- Hank came in via the Camp , American, who enlisted for service Grant reception center and was 1 as soon as it was allowed. With l immediately assigned to the 70th. him went hi, four brothers. While the Treasury Department of black spots ranging I Now he is a gunner on a 57mm. _ _ _ in number Hank is 22; his home town is ' gun in the defense platoon of the ■ ,i('es not officially recognize the from one to six. Chicago. After moving «’•»tward ¡following method of stimulating) A \ judicious combination of from Los Angeles where he had , War Bond sales, i, here's one way mon money and cubes thereupon fol- He finds enough time to collect attended school, he worked on the of doing it. j lowed. While the cubes remained high marks in an Army corres famous “Golden Spike” Railroad. A sergeant left hi, barracks the just a pair, the money grew and course in book-keeping As soon as the War Department pondence , , grew. accepted volunteer, of Japanese I “nd pUn’ on ’ bu-nvss c’rrer sft,r other night with a ten-buck bill in When the sergeant returned later one pocket. In the other pocket j the war. extraction, the five Masaoka was a pair of matched ivory cube?, that evening, he had converted said brothers enlisted en masse. His more immediate plans con- j decorated on the outer surface, money into three hundred-dollar Four Brothers in Italy cem a gill hack in New York to I with geometric designs made up War Bonds. His four brothers are now in whom he’s engaged and also the Italy in the famed Japanese- collecting of a couple stripes to American regiment that has set keep up with his combat brothers. I YOUNGEST MAYOR Sgt. Goes on a Foray; Sgt's Purchasing Bonds Today; Here's How He Got the Hay! ; l~-------------------------------------------------7* SERVES AS PRIVATE Invasion Supplies Pile Up in England harry ap and arai did. Pfe. er aaaociatea looking WAC I. Camp Polk, Va. (ALNS) Pvt. i Carl T. Johnson, 33, who is serving More than 16 million tons of ad bourg’s port may take several weeks j with the 88th Cavalry Regiment, vance supply shipments for the in the General said, but the port is; w-as the youngest mayor in Michi ■ 4 vasion were piled up in Britain in i already in uw and when finally 1 gan w hen he enlisted. Te served the year preceding D-Day, Lieu complete will have a greatly ex- as mayor of Cadillac. Mich., potato ♦ Ac rding to the record, the Ch;- ,eapital of the state. His younger nese originated sauerkraut—ofte- tenant General Brehon Somervell, , panded capacity. “The beachhead supply was on 1 brother. Vernelle. 22, is a staff ser wondered what Hitler really had ASF commanding general, re a ba,:, no on* would have dreamed i geant air force gunner overseas against Chiang Kai-shek. vealed this week. Twice the tonnage sent to France was possible.” the General said. ♦ They are talking about pre-fat- to cover American operations dur |“We learned a lot in our operation- No Ticltie—No Washie nicsted houses that can be put to ing the whole of World War I, this | in Africa. Sicily and the Pacific. Pompton Lake«. N. J. (CNS>— gether in an hour—it will still take We learned what could be put mountain of equipment must have For 20 years Eng Yen, a Chinese the same 20 years to pay for then*, I across a beach and how it could be almost buried the island. laundry man, see rued laundry slips no doubt. Noting that detailed plana of ( put there. The tesult has been that. and never made a mistake in restoration of the port of Cher with proper organization and equip j handing packages hack to hi* cus ♦ The Japs as a nation are said t» ment, we landed several times as bourg «ere kfun almost a year tomer«. Then Yen died and his son. have pc-or eyesight—hut eesn the? ago. General Somervell added that, much as anyone dreamed was pos- Hon< g .”'", " k tSl •houM be able to see that bi^ in addition to this novr-famous port, ■**' j®ne gander at the ceiling high, “eight-ball“ in front of these there were more than MO “keyed" stacks of on tagged laundry, claeed projects of various sises and im- When draping Vehicles, prop r.et tfa, thf>p anc Uwn ru«t. mer. from vehicle and make sbaye irreg- 'Uven't seen him or their laundry i Cemplete restoration of Char alar. since.