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Unopa, caking part la Iko Invasion at
Ita ly , arrtveA at Iko »»a port le v a ot
Adaaa. M ajo r
V lrlo r Joppolo, from
Brooklyn. Now Vara, waa la e k a rt» aa
lAa A n g o t o « e e r. With him waa Sor-
f 'a a t LaoaarS Barth, la w rv o aa M .F .
la charga ot »«rarity. Tha M ajo r laa-
m rd ia irty bagaa to latarvlaw tha cltl-
aoaa af Adaao. la ard«g ta d e te m lq t
thalr need*.
Ha waa AatarmlaaA that
nothing woald ha lalt uadoa« which
would Improve thalr condition* and r a i l «
thalr Uvea more pleaiaat. W ith Barth.
M ajo r Joppolo Inspected the form er N a il
headqaartera. which he waa to aae a t
hl* aUlcc. He (peat hl* Srat hour* get­ I
ting acquainted.
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can hardly wait to plant some more.
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"Please, Giuseppe.”
Giuseppe hurried down the long
room and opened the door. Two
And he read: "Don’t make your­
men almost tumbled in. Both were
self cheap. Always be accessible to
well dressed, and had neckties on.
the public. Don't play favorites. One of them was quite old. The.
Speak Italian whenever possible.
other was very fat and looked forty.
Don’t lose your temper. When plans
They hurried down the room, and
fall down, improvise. . . . ”
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each seemed anxious not to let the
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The old one said in English, with
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The door opened. A man came
pattern de»lred.
a careful British accent: "M y name
in whose appearance was vaguely
is Cacopardo, at your service. Ma­
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fam iliar to Major Joppolo. The Ma-
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jor realized later that he had seen, jor. I am eighty-two. I own most
of the sulphurs In this place. Here
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not this man. but several who looked
Cacopardo is sulphur and sulphur is
M KKO ti
just like him, in bad American mov­
Cacopardo. I wish to give you ad­
ies. He was the type of the second-
CHAPTER 11
vices whenever you need of it."
rate Italian gangster, the small fel­
The fat one, who seemed annoyed
low
in
the
gang
who
always
stood
M ajor Joppolo said: "Do not bow.
There is no need to grovel here. I behind the boss and who always took I with Cacopardo for speaking first,
am only a Major. Borth here is a the rap. He had the bald head, the said in English: “Craxi, my name.
I have a telegram.”
Sergeant. Are you a man?”
Major Joppolo said: "What can I
Little Zito was getting very mixed
do for you gentlemen?”
up. "No sir,” he said cautiously.
Cacopardo said: "Advices."
Then he saw by the Major's expres­
Craxi said: "Telegram."
sion that he should have said yes,
Cacopardo said: “The Americans
and he did.
coming to Italian countryside need
The Major said: "You may greet
some advices." The old man looked
me by shaking my hand. You will
straight at Giuseppe the interpreter
greet Sergeant Borth in the same
6 mat-3 yra.
and added: " I wish to advise you
way.”
“Tbs Sralas *:g Grail Fttdi” —
to be careful, in Adano are many
Borth said, and his expression
A
F O U R -P IE C E wardrobe* for
men
who
were
illegal
in
America,
showed that he was teasing the Ita l­
the favorite in every fam ily.
Krllogg'a Com Flake» bring you nearly all
some men too who were condemned
ian: "First I will find out if he’s a
Tiny first clothes are such fun to
the protective food element» o f the whole
to
the
electrical
chair
in
Brooklyn
grain declared eaaential to human nutrition.
dangerous Fascist.”
make, and baby w ill look adorable
of New York.”
Little Zito did not know whether
in these dainty little garments.
Major Joppolo, seeing Giuseppe's
to laugh or cry. He was fright­
The dress and sunsuit are edged
embarrassment, said: "Giuseppe, I
ened but he was also flattered by
in ric rac—the slip and panties in
want to speak to the priest of the narrow lace.
these men. He said: " I will never
town. Will you get him for me?”
lie to you. Mister Major. I am anti-
Giuseppe said: "Which priest, a
Fascist. Mister Sergeant. I will be
boss?”
usher here.”
Civil War Draft Agent Lout
Cacopardo said: “ In Adano are
Major Joppolo said: "Be here at
Life in Notifying Draftees
thirteen churches, Major, and in
seven o’clock each morning.”
some,
like
San
Angelo
and
San
Se
"Seven o'clock,” said Zito.
bastiano, are two or three priests.”
A tombstone in a cem etery near
A brief burst of machine gun and
Major Joppolo said:
"Which Washington, In d ., bears this c uri­
rifle Are echoed from distant streets.
church is best?”
ous inscription: “ In m em ory of
Zito cringed.
Cacopardo said: "In churches E li M cC arty . . . killed while no­
Borth said: "You are perhaps a
ought not to be good and bad, but tifying drafted m en .”
man but you are also frightened.”
San Angelo is best, because Father
Wounded in one of the early bat­
Major Joppolo said: “Has it been
Pensovecchio is best of all.”
tles of the C ivil w ar. Captain M c­
bad here?”
Major Joppolo said to Giuseppe: C arty left the Union a rm y in
Zito started jabbering about the
“Get him for me, will you?"
M arch, 1862, and became a gov­
bombardments and the air raids.
ernm
ent agent enrolling men for
"Yes,
a
boss,”
Giuseppe
said,
and
r u lla s i
"We are very hungry,” h e * said
left.
the d raft. Aroused by the news of
when he had cooled down a little.
When he had left. Major Joppolo the d raft a group of southern sym­
"For three days we have not had
said to Cacopardo: "Is this Giuseppe pathizers vowed to shoot a govern­
bread. All the important ones ran
fellow not to be trusted?”
ment agent on sight. M cC arty was
away and left me here to guard the
Cacopardo bowed and said: " I their unfortunate victim .
Palazzo. The stink of dead is very
mention only the electrical chair, I
bad. especially in the Piazza San
“I could do a good job fo r you.
am not one to name the names.”
Angelo. Some people are sick be­
cause the drivers of the water carts
Major Joppolo spoke sharply:
have not had the courage to get weak mouth. He had a scar across "You said you came to advise me
his
cheek.
His
eye
was
furtive
and
water for several days, because of
I must know about this Giuseppe
the planes along the roads. We do he had the appearance of being will­ Is he to be trusted or not?”
not believe in victory. And cur bell ing but in need of instructions.
The old man bowed again and
He said in English: "You pull up said: "Giuseppe is a harmless one.”
is gone.”
Major Joppolo said: "Your bell?” a flag. War’s a finish here in Ada-
The fat Craxi was growing very
no, huh?”
Zito said: “Our bell which was
The Major said: "Yes, who are annoyed that Cacopardo was getting
seven hundred years old. Mussolini you?”
all the attention. He said: ”1 have
took it. It rang with a good tone
The Italian said: "I'm from a a telegram. Please to deliver.”
each quarter hour. Mussolini took
Major Joppolo said: "This isn’t a
Cleveland. Ohio. I been here a
it to make rifle barrels or some­
three year. You got a work for telegraph office. There's a war go­
thing. The town was very angry. me?”
ing on. Do you think we have noth­
Everyone begged the Monsignor,
M ajor Joppolo said: “What’s your ing better to do than deliver tele­
who is the uncle of the Mayor, to name?”
grams?”
offer some church bells instead. But
Craxi was apologetic. ”1 am anti-
The Italian said: "Ribaudo Giu­
the Monsignor is uncle of the Mayor,
seppe. In a Cleveland, call a me Fascist. I have a telegram. You
he is not the sort to desecrate Joe.”
are the one who can deliver it.” And
churches, he says. It meant we
M ajor Joppolo said: "What can he pulled out from his pocket a
lost our bell. And only two weeks you do?”
piece of ruled paper, folded four
before you came. Why did you not
ways and pinned shut with a safety
Ribaudo
said:
“I'm
a
good
Amer­
come sooner?”
ican. I ’m a hate these Fascisti. 1 pin. He handed the paper to the
“Where was this bell?”
Major, who put it down on his desk,
could do a good job for you.”
to the disappointment of Craxi.
"Right here.” Zito pointed over
HE SOIL is the very foundation
Major Joppolo said: " If you're
Representative, his County Agri­
The Major said: "You say you’ve
his head. "The whole building tin­ such a good American, why did you
of
American
prosperity
and
cultural
Agent or his Vocational
come to advise me. Then tell me,
gled when it rang.”
leave the States?”
progress.
Our
independence
and
what
does
this
town
need
the
most
Agriculture Teacher. The land that
M ajor Joppolo said to Borth: ” 1
Ribaudo said: " I ’m a kick out ”
right now?”
saw the framework for the bell up
our opportunities are deeply rooted
"Why?”
each
farmer cultivates is a national
Cacopardo said: “It needs a bell
on the tower, did you?” Then he
“ I'm a no passport."
in it.
heritage.
It should be passed on to
more
than
anything.”
added to Zito: "That is your reason
"How’d you get in, then?”
Craxi
said:
"Foolishness,
a
bell.
the
next
generation
better than it
for wanting us to have come sooner,
“I got a plenty friends in a Cleve­
More than anything, to eat is neces­
For years, people thought our
is it?”
land and a Buffalo.”
came to him. That is a trust which
sary.”
Zito was careful.
"P artly,” he
soil was inexhaustible. New land
"What did you do in the States?"
each man assumes when he makes
Cacopardo
said:
"The
town
needs
said.
“Oh, I work a here, work a
was plentiful. New farms could be
its bell back. You can always eat.”
his living from the soil.
Now Major Joppolo said in Eng­ there."
carved out o f th e w ild ern ess
Craxi, who had been rather slight­
lish more or less to himself: " It ’s a
M ajor Joppolo was pleased with
nice picture, I wonder how old it is, Ribaudo for not trying to lie about ed in the conversation anyhow, now
cheaper and easier than old farms
Firestone believes that soil con­
maybe it’s by somebody famous.”
his illegal entry and repatriation. became quite angry. “ You can al­
could
be
maintained.
So
when
a
servation
is fundamental to the
The M ajor went to the desk, pulled He said: "Okay, I ’ll hire you. You ways eat, you Cacopsfrdo,” he said.
farm lost its fertility, the farmer
welfare o f our country and its
"You have a million lira, you sul­
out the high-backed chair and sat will be my interpreter."
phur. You can eat, but not all the
and
his
family
simply
moved
to
a
people.
We believe soil conserva,
in it, carefully putting his feet on
“ You don't a speak Italian?”
people here can eat." And he turned
the scrollwork footstool.
new
piece
of
land.
tion
is
everybody’s
business. That
“Yes, but there’ll be other Ameri­ to the Major: “To eat here is most
Borth said: "How does it feel, cans here who don't, and I may
is
why
we
are
conducting
extensive
necessary, more necessary than any
Duce?”
need you for other things, too. Do bell.”
Today,
it
is
a
different
story.
experiments
on
the
141-y
car-old
The Major said: "There is so you know these people well, do you
Cacopardo
broke
into
furious
Ital­
Most
of
the
good
land
has
been
much to do, 1 hardly know where know who's for us Americans and
Firestone Homestead Farm near
ian: “Fat one, you think only of
to begin.”
cleared and is being farmed. When
Colum biana, O hio, w here our
who’s against us?”
your
stomach.
The
spirit
is
more
Borth said: "1 know what I must
“Sure, a boss, I help a you plen­ important than the stomach. The
a farm loses its productive capacity,
founder, Harvey S. Firestone, was
do. I ’ve got to find the offices of ty.”
bell
was
of
our
spirit.
It
was
of
our
there may not be any place to
bom.
That is why we are sponsor­
the Fascist Party, to see if I can
"All right, what did you say your history. It was hung on the tower
find more records. May I take the name was?”
move.
And
the
nation’s
supply
of
ing
soil
conservation contests
by .Pietro of Aragona. It was de­
M ister Usher and look for the Fas-
food and fiber is reduced. That is
“ Ribaudo Giuseppe, just a Joe for signed by the sculptor Lucio de Anj
through the 4-H Clubs, cooperat­
cio?”
you.”
of Modica."
why soil conservation has become
ing with the Future Farmers of
“Go ahead, Borth,” the Major
"No, we're in Italy, I ’ll call you
Craxi said in Italian: "People who
said.
so vitally important.
A m erica and p ro m o tin g the
Giuseppe here. Just two things now, are very hungry have a ringing in
When the two had left. Major Jop­ Giuseppe. You’ve got to be honest
exchange of ideas through the
polo opened his brief case and took with me; if you’re not, you'H be in their ears. They have no need of
More
than
one
hundred
million
bells."
F
irestone C ham pion Farmers
out some papers. He put them in a bad trouble. The other is. don’t ex­
Cacopardo said: “By this bell the
acres of land have been seriously
neat pile on the desk in front of pect me to do you any favors 1
Association.
people were warned of the invasion
him and began to read:
damaged by wind, water erosion,
wouldn't do for anyone else, see?” of Roberto King of Naples, and he
We have also recently published
"Oh sure, a boss. You don’t a was driven back.”
incorrect farming practices and
“ INSTRUCTIONS TO C IV IL A F­ worry.”
Craxi
said:
"People
with
malaria
a
new
booklet on soil conservation
other
causes.
Each
year
millions
of
FA IR S OFFICERS. First day: En­
"Now tell me, what does this town also have a ringing in their ears."
ter the city with the first column. need the most?”
entitled,
“Our Native Land, a Trust
acres more are being damaged,
Cacopardo said: "The bell warned
Cooperate with C.I.C. in placing
some beyond redemption.
to Keep,” which you may obtain
" I could a go for a movie house
the people when Admiral Targout
guards and seizing records. Place a boss.”
brought
his
French
and
his
Turks
to
without cost. Simply send your
all food warehouses, enemy food
"No. Giuseppe, I mean right this place in 1553 and burned many
Soil conservation methods are
request to the Firestone Farm
dumps, wholesale food concerns, now.”
homes and churches, and all that'
and other m ajor food stocks under
Service Bureau, Akron, Ohio. I
efficient, effective and easy to
"Food, a boss. Food is a bad
guard. Secure an estimate from lo­ now in Adano. Three days a lot a was left in the Church of Our Moth­
feel
sure that you w ill find this
practice.
Contour
farming,
terrac­
er was the little silver crucifix which
cal food distributors of the number people no eat a nothing.”
you
will
see
now
in
the
Church
of
booklet interesting and instructive.
ing, strip-cropping, fertilizing and
ef days of food supplies which are
“ Why is that, because of a short­ San Angelo."
on hand or available. Make a re­ age of flour?”
crop
rotation
are
the
principal
The Major said in Italian: “We
port through channels on food situ­
"No. everyone been a scared. have no time for this recital.
methods used. Every farmer can
ation in your area. See that the fol­ Baker don’t a work, nobody sell a
U)
wish to know what things are press­
get
com plete Inform ation and
lowing establishments are placed pasta, water don’t a come in a
ing and must be taken care of at
under guard or protection: foun­ carts. That's all, a boss.”
specific recommendations from hit
Chairman
once.”
dries, machine shops, electrical
"How many bakers are there in
local Soil Conservation Service
Craxi
said:
"
I
have
spoken.
Food
The Firestone Tire fit. Rubber Co.
works, chemical plants, flour mills, town?”
is the first thing."
breweries, cement plants, refrigera­
But before Giuseppe could answer
Cacopardo said: "The bell must
tion plants, ice plants, warehouses, this question, there were two simul­
be taken care of at once. The bell
aMve oil refineries, sulphur refiner­ taneous knocks on the door, one
did not warn us of this invasion, or
ies, tunny oil mills, soap manu- strong, and one weak.
we would have been in the streets
_ plants, and any other im-
" I open ’em up, a boss?" Giu­ with flowers to welcome you."
eetablishments. Locate and seppe was at least eager.
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