S outhern Oregon M iner. T hursday, May 31, 1945 SEIF INC CIRCI.E PATTERNS Party Frock lor a Little (ïirl A Bell for Adanol J o h n H erseg T H K S T O R Y T H I S F A R : The A m e ri­ c a s troop» a rriv e d a t Adano. a seaport In Ita ly , w ith M a jo r V ic to r Joppolo. the A m i o l oIBccr In r h a r f e . Sergeant n o rth , an M P ,, was la c h arg e ol se cu rity . The M a jo r BO* out to w in the lrn » l o l the cltlaen s and prom ised to rep la ce the tow n bell »tolen bv the N a ils . G e n e ra l M a rv in , c h le l ol A m e ric a n forces In th a t section, becam e en raged at the ca rts on road leadin g Into the c ity and ordered the M a jo r to keep th em out ol the c ity . H ta r ln g th a t Ih e city could not gel w a ­ te r w ithou t Ih e c a rts . M a jo r Joppolo told C a p ta in P u rvis to let th em en ter the c ity . P u rv is , to protect h lm s e ll. re ­ ported the m a tte r to h e ad q u a rte rs . The le tte r w as held up In the ofllce. C HAPTER V III •‘Giuseppe," the Major said, " I «ant to see Tina's father because you said he was the most respected of all the fishermen. I want to start the fishermen going out again, so that Adano will have something besides pasta and tomatoes and egg­ plant to eat. That's all there is to it." * "Boss, you're a kid Giuseppe." •'Giuseppe, do you want me to get another interpreter?" "Okay, a boss, you're not a kid Giuseppe." " I do want to see the old man. Will you fix that for me?” "That's what I'm a sorry, boss ” "What do you mean?" "Tina's old a man Tomasino no want a see you. a boss." "Why not? Did you say some­ thing about my wanting to go out with his daughter?” "Oh no, a boss. Old a man Toma­ sino say he never been in a Palazzo di Citta in a life. He hate a Fascist a crooks. He don't know you’re a different. He won't a come a here.” "That’s easy, Giuseppe. We'll go see him ." The M ajor looked at a pad of appointments he had begun to keep on his desk. "Be ready to go at three this afternoon, Giusep­ pe.” And so it happened that another precedent was broken in Adano. Never in the memory of anyone in the town had an official gone call­ ing on a citizen on business. Either the citizen had come willingly to the Palazzo, or else the citizen had been arrested, and had come against his will. Between the time of this conver­ sation and three o'clock. Giuseppe told several people about this amaz­ ing flexibility on the part of the Major. And therefore when it came time for them to go down to the port looking for old Tomasino, quite a large crowd had gathered in front of the Palazzo, and the crowd fol­ lowed the M ajor and Giuseppe as they walked. "Where do these people think they're going?" the Major asked Giuseppe. "Just a bunch a busybody," Giu­ seppe said. The M ajor turned around. "Go home, you people,” he said in Ital­ ian. "Don't you have anything bet­ ter to do at three in the afternoon?” But the people kept right on fol­ lowing Giuseppe and the Major. Giuseppe led the Major, and therefore the crowd, down to the harbor and past the stone pier, past the sulphur loading jetties, past the patent slips, past the Molo Martino di Ponente, where the were tied up. sensed that he was a tough time with old be said to Giuseppe: unless you. keep this crowd wail back, you will lose your job ” "What is an interpreter to us." people said. "when we have a chance to see something new in Adano? . . . This has never hap­ pened before . . . What is the un­ employment of one man?” And they kept moving forward. Giuseppe shouted: ‘The Major w ill be very angry if you do not stop right here.” And then he added softly: “Let us make a deal. If you stop, I will listen to the con­ versation, and I will tell you what is said." On this basis the crowd was will­ ing to stop. By this time, Major Joppolo had come to the boat of old Tomasino. He recognized the boat not only by the fact that there was a morose- looking man sitting on the after­ deck. but also by the illuminated inscription, with its letters trailing off into leaves and fruits, just under the eye-piece of the bow: Tina. The M ajor jumped up onto the bow. “All right, man of authority." said the morose man, “ arrest me.” “I haven’t come to arrest you, Tomasino,” the M ajor said. Giuseppe came running up to lis­ ten. He stayed on the mole, so that he could commute easily between actors and audience. "Why are you wearing your pis­ tol?” the morose man said. "Shoot me, go ahead, shoot me.” “ I always wear my pistol, Toma­ sino,” the M ajor said. "You have come to arrest me be­ cause I refused to go and see the American M ajo r,” the morose man said. "That is not true,” the Major said. "Then why have you brought this informer, Ribaudo Giuseppe, who asked me to go see the American M ajor, and to whom I refused?” " I am the American Major, Tom­ asino." Tomasino did not bat an eye. "Why have you brought this crowd, m m i if you were not planning to arrest me’ " I " I didn't bring it, Tomasino, It just came. I don't want the crowd any more than you do. I just want to talk with you about fishing.” " I do not believe it," the morose man said. "All men of authority are alike. You came to arrest me, or perhaps to shoot me." “I beg you to believe me," the Major said. Giuseppe whistled to himself and ran back to the crowd. " It is amaz­ ing," he said impressively. "The Major said to Tomasino: ‘1 beg you to believe me.' " " 'Beg,' " said the people in the front of the crowd. "Amazing." "There has never been such a begging," others said. "The Mister Major is willing to be a beggar to this Tomasino." "What did he say?" shouted peo­ ple in the back of the crowd. "He said: 'I beg you, Tomasi­ no,' " shouted people in the front of the crowd. "Amazing," shouted the ones in back. Giuseppe ran back out onto the mole. The Major was saying: " It is this, Tomasino: I want you and the obi­ ers to start fishing again.” "Why?” said the morose Toma­ sino. "So we can line the pockets of the authorities?" "No, Tomasino. so that you can . u. rtATu»«» iT T ri^ :' ~ ~ Pattern No I350 Is dralgned for sizes I , 3. 4, 9 and H years. Six«- 3 ivqu lies l 1» yards o( 39 or 38 Inch (ab rir; 2 yards mncbtne-made ruffling to trim . Dui' to an unusually la in * demand and current w ar conditions, slightly mora tima Is required In lllllnx orders (or a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: - * and went to the crowd. "Do you want fish'” ' he asked the crowd. P astu re P ractices "Yes!” the people shouted. "Then you must go home," the Increase R eturns S E W IN G ( I R I T F P A T T E R N D E F T . Major said. " It Is not easy to per­ It# N rw M o ntg om ery St. San F ran cisco, t a lli. suade Tomasino to go fishing. You Experiments Show must choose between this stupid Enclose 29 cents In Coins (or each patient desired. Value to Farmers gaping and having fish.” Pattern No...........................Size............... The crowd chose. Watching this eseeding of postures, applica­ unprecedented conversation and get­ Nam e ....................................................... tion of fertilizer and weed con­ ting bulletins on it from Giuseppe A d d res s ................................... .................. was immediate, it was now. Ealing trol are three better farming prac- fish was future and uncertain at 'tices which may be expected to best. The crowd chose staying to have a favorable effect on milk pro­ duction and feed values, according watch. When he saw that he could not ar­ to the War Food administration. Experiments carried on by USDA gue them into going home, Major Joppolo said to Giuseppe: "Where scientists during the last three years offer proof that increased is the nearest telephone?” Giuseppe said: " I guess she's In lOwta wiNoow a Port a Captain's office. I show SHAMS MAmv IO imi situ rlaci a you." lANOtHOOl A thrill of curiosity ran through HV FAFtH WK«fcR| the cro«d as the Major and Giu­ lARtY MORNING seppe went off. What had previous­ UGHI Witt ly been the Italian Port Captain's ATTUACI FUIS office was now the office of the ro ir American Naval Lieutenant in WORKS OKI charge of harbor facilities at Adano. A O iA R M This was Lieutenant Livingston, who had gone into the Navy's V-7 C H E ’LL look ns bright os n ntrr program early in the war, and had 1 penny in this dainty party entered on his application blank as I frock. Gay little ruffles and nov- one of his main qualifications to be telty buttons on an al-over floral an officer and a gentleman: "Have print make it as pretty a dress us had experience with small boats." the old '•liflbl« tk«t *•«•» Gilt you’ll see. IcOAOmkol. no» r«»»OA«d Fot m I$ •« This experience, as a matter of k«'d*«r«. drw9 and grocery »»•'•$ fact, consisted of rowing on the Ç. fh . fX. - gruesomely sad face. "Hah, does • 1 the man of authority pretend he 8 0 % O f f V f t Y M H * DKTUB- Sprain* • Strains • Bruit«* Stiff Joint* doesn’t understand the system of u n t i m e l i ! ? 6OTi ID FA fM C ft protection?” c IA S O K - TH f 2OV>M