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Southern Oregon M iner, Thursday, July 19, 1945 IA Bell for Adanol Z-"* ab * J o h n H e r s e u «- T H E STORY T H IS P A R : The A m eri can troops arrived la Adaao. with M ajor Joppolo. the Amgot offlrer la chart«. Sergeant Rorth waa la ch a rt« of tecurl- ty. The M ajor waa determined to hold the conAdenc* of the people and to I place their bell stolen by the N atla. De spite orders Issued by General M arvla, barring carts from the city. Joppolo re called the order. Io perm it food and wa ter to eater the city, facopardo tried to furnish the General with Information on Germ an troop movements but was tossed out. Tina told the M ajor about her sweetheart, a prisoner of w ar, and asked the aid of the M ajor In locating him. The M ajo r felt some Jealousy but promised help. CHAPTER XV WAN. u . r (A T U « l> N ovelties to Crochet In Pineapple Design Muya! Oak. Rttolilgnn. GOOD HEALTH Y o u r G re a te s t Possession « T 'ir : '» * ; ' Regain It fay be Ina relieved Vicinamare, they wanted to go home, but there was no transpor tation. One day the M ajor saw a German bus driving down the street. An American soldier was driving it. M ajor Joppolo said to himself: “ I could use that bus.” He asked around and found out it belonged to the Engineers. So he called the Motor Officer and said: " I'd like to use that bus of yours one day a week." The Motor Officer said It -would be okay with him if the Major had proper permwsion. So M ajor Joppolo called the Adano base com mander, who said it would be all right. And a few days later one busload of cheering, laughing peo ple had started home. Now Colonel Sartorius, head of Amgot for the Province of Vicinamare, heard about the bus a few days later, and he got sore, and told M ajor Joppolo not to do that any more. “ Some times.” Major Joppolo said, “ I think Colonel Sartorius is an awful dope.” Lord Runcin said. “ Do you mean you think he takes harmful drugs?” And his Lordship dipped into his snuffbox. M ajor Joppolo said: “ Oh no, I just mean he's stupid.” “ Dope, eh?” His Lordship said, and put the expression down in his book. “ Very good, what else?” Well. Lord, the people of Adano were so contented under the Am eri cans that they offered of their own accord, without anybody suggesting it. to maintain the little American cemetery on the outskirts of town. So they built a fence around it and painted it white, and Russo the old stonecutter was making headstones, and every Sunday the people took flowers up and put them on the graves of the boys who had died taking the town. “ I say,” His Lordship said, "touching. What else?” Food was pretty good. In the first days, the M ajor had found five cars Polack said: “ A lousy unfair w ar." B ill said: "Le'« go to bed." So they went to bed. Polack heard Chuck crying in his bedroll, and he said: "Smatter, Chuck, feel sick?” Chuck sobbed: "H ell of a war.” Polack said: "Yeah, hell of a war, Chuck, go to sleep.” When Major Joppolo arrived at his office next morning, two visitors were waiting for him. One was Quattrocchi, owner of the house where Chuck. B ill and Polack were billeted. But Quattrocchi had to wait, because the other was Lord Runcin, one of the Amgot higher- ups. The Allied M ilitary Govern ment was, and still is, a joint B rit ish-American affair, and as in the higher echelons of the m ilita ry com mand, American and British offi cers were sandwiched in with each other. Lord Runcin was near the top. Lord Runcin was a man of about fifty. He had wavy blonde hair and bright eyes which seldom looked straight at whoever he was talking with. He took snuff. Aside from the fact that he had a purely colo nial point of view toward the Ita l ians, he was considered to be a pret ty good man for Amgot. Not the least of his attributes was his en ergy. On this particular morning, it was only five minutes past eight, and yet Lord Runcin had been on the road since six thirty, had taken breakfast on American rations in a wheat field, and had been waiting patiently for his Amgot representa tive in Adano for fifteen minutes. He was making a round of inter views, to try to pick up the best ex amples of Amgot work from each of the occupied towns. M ajor Joppolo showed him into his office. "Wizard quarters,” His Lordship said. Lord Runcin affect ed the slang of his subordinates, but he always seemed to use American slang when talking to his British men, and vice versa, so that many of them understood very little of what he said. This was the first time Major Joppolo had ever had a tete a tete with a real honest to goodness Lord- ship. He was surprised to find him wearing shorts and an open collar and no hat at all. His Lordship's deferential manner, as he sat on the other side of the M ajor’s desk asking questions, made Major Jop polo, who had once been a clerk in the Sanitation Department of New York City, feel quite important. By way of making conversation. His Lordship pointed a thumb in Quattrocchi's direction and said: “ Your Italian friend is in quite a flap.” The form er Sanitation clerk said: " C a n ’ t a ffo rd to le t these p eo ple “ What was that. Lord? I didn't get be too h a p p y , you k n o w .” that.” “ Never m ind," said His Lordship. of wheat on a siding at the railroad “ Well, what kind of a job have you station, had had it ground into Hour, been doing here. Joppolo?” and had been able to spare some The form er Sanitation clerk said: for the neighboring hill towns, which "W ell, I ’ ve been doing all right.” were starving. He had given one “ Doing all right, eh?” His Lord- baker a very heavy fine, three thou ship smiled and made a note of the sand lira, for baking soggy bread, expression in his notebook, for fu for refusing to sell it on credit, for ture use. “ What are the best things refusing to take American invasion you’ve done?” lira, and for having d irty hands; Well, to show how the town was and since then the bread had been financing itself, there was the mus pretty good from all the bakers. He lin. A Liberty Ship had come into had taken steps to send the fisher Adano harbor, and had discharged men out. He had arranged for the a cargo of war materials—bulldoz people to have pasta, which they ers, bridge girders, tents, and some had not had for eight months. Food ammunition. Down in the bottom was all right. of one hold the unloaders found six "Good,” said Lord Runcin. Every bales of white muslin. The skipper time His Lordship took snuff. Major of the ship said he had to unload it. Joppolo’s eyes nearly popped out The Quartermaster on the beach of his head and he almost forgot would not take i t There were no what he was talking about. “ Any papers for the muslin, no consign thing else?” ment. The muslin had U. S. Treas “ Oh sure. Lord,” he said, “ this ury markings on it, so it was obvi town is much better off than it was ously Lend-Lease, and it was ob before we came in. You can’t im viously lost. Major Joppolo heard agine how these people were ground about it, and seeing the rags on the down. Why. they're so used to be people of his town, he said he could ing afraid of officials, and so used use it. He called his C ivil Supply to making out forms and being director and told him about the mus hauled up to court and having cara lin, and the director gave permis binieri ask them their names, that sion to sell it at a fair price. Major they all put their last names first Joppolo put two rolls up for sale, and their first names last, the way and held the other four in reserve. it goes on official papers, all the There was such a shortage of cloth time. Just like the Chinese. in the town that the two rolls were “ Lots of them have told me that gone in that many hours. they’re better off now than they “ Good work, Joppolo,” His Lord- were before. For one thing, they ship said. “ What else?” can congregate in the streets any There was the refugee problem. time they want and talk about what On the day of the invasion, there ever they want to. They can listen were only six or seven thousand peo to their radios. They know they ple in the town; the others had all can get a fa ir tria l out of me. They run to the hills. Within a few days can come to the City Hall and talk there were thirty-two or -three thou to me any time they want. Mayor sand. The town got badly crowded, Nasta had office hours from twelve and one reason was that there were to one each day and you had to ap a lot of refugees from tfcf? town of ply for an audience weeks in ad Vicinamare. These people had come vance. I told you about the streets down to Adano because the Allies being clean. Oh, there are lots of had been bombing Vicinamare pret ways, Lord, and if I have any ty hard before the invasion. Now thing to do with it there'll be lots that Die battle had gone beyond mor» ” K K P I.A C R M K N T M Htiivt-a, Kiirnncek. lirn le « , h'lr«|n>(N, I.Inline«. V acu um II u k h , 11r<■ » I i .- h , I 'uriin W rin g e r H iilin, A p pliance l<<-t<aa. Ungi prudi«, ol fle in o tth o ld ____ f (P lle l). e ). - Flo — His Lordship was getting a wee sure. F istu la , H e rn ia (H up bit bored. He dipped more and more lu r e ). O u r m ethod ol treat merit w ithou t ho en ltai op frequently into his snuffbox and « ra 1 tio eucceeefully used 33 n yea rs . L ib e ra l credit looked out the window. “ Fine show lo r 33 ter vs. C u ll (or »«Mamtnatton fine show,” he said. “ Anything bad or eend lor FHCC booklet in this town?” Open Evenings, Mon., Wed., Fri., 7 Io f SO "Yes, there is. Lord,” the Major said. "One thing.” Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC " I wish all of our towns had just F h y slcla n a n d S e r f e o n W. K. C or C B urnside a nd G ra n d Are. one thing wrong, Joppolo.” Telephone EAol 3911, Portland 14. Oregon “ Well, this isn’t exactly bad, Lord, and maybe it ’ll sound a little silly to you.” ; “ My job,” said Lord Runcin. tak ing snuff grandly, “ is to make sense f a out of silly things. What is it, Jop polo?" “ Well sir. this town needs a bell." “ A bell? Why, Major, I heard Grease the spout of the p itcher such a jangling of bells at eight when you use it fo r m u llln or o'clock this morning, you might waffle batter. I t w ill m uke p o ll have thought it was Christmas day." ing sm oother. “ Yes, but this is a special bell. Lord." Ripe tom ato ju ic e w ill remove " I didn't know they had any spe fresh in k stains. cial bells.” “ This one was seven hundred «•«» wobbly years old. It was just about the r IK E to crochet the pineapple | j . w most important thing in the town, to design? H ere’s a group of gloup ui i ;ongt nn{j use ¡J na a p|ay taß|e for hear these people talk. Mussolini sm a ll pieces—ju s t rig h t fo r a r» L y ild í Irl re n . I 1$ taa moved t can F be took it away . . . " And M ajor Jop —each made of odds and ends I of tilt' ch easily fro m room to room and polo told how the bell had been cotton. taken also on trip s. crated up and shipped away to make gun barrels, and how the peo N o v rllirs you'll love—crocheted basket, ple had come to him about it, and handkerchief case, sachet, plncushtom. and corner. P attern 732 contains how he had tried to track it, and edging directions. had found that it was almost cer Send your order to: tainly melted down, and at any rate was in unoccupied territory. Sewing Circle N erdlecraft Dept. Dox 3217 San Eranrlsco 6, Calif. Lord Runcin’ s colonial attitude cropped up. "Surely," he said, Enclose 18 cents for Pattern At home - Any Davor — Del >c low* — Smooth — N o ico cry » if I» —N o cooking - N o ro “ these people can get along with No________________ w h ip p in g — N o tcorchod Davor — Easy — the bells they have. We can’t afford lnoapon»ivo - 20 recipe* In ooch 15< pkg. Natne_ P le a t* tend thit ad lor (roe lu ll- t ir o torn- to be too sentimental, you know, plo offer. or buy from your grocer. Address. Joppolo. Can't afford to let these people be too happy, you know. Can't afford to let discipline get too Brand Homemode Ice Cream loose." Could It lie That Both "Lord, I can't see that happiness and discipline don't go together." Gentlemen If ere Hungry? LONDONOIARV U S HOWARD SAM HUHCIIC0 ) CAL If “ Young man,” said His Lordship, taking a sniff for emphasis, " I think A famous French composer was I've had a little more experience in touring the U nited States, and his these things than you have.” itin e ra ry included a v is it to the "E very time I've done something m usic school of one of the large for these people,” M ajor Joppolo eastern universities. One of the said, 'T v e found they did two things professors o f the school had been for me just out of thanks.” delegated to m eet h im . He sud “ Well, what do you want me to denly realized th a t he knew no do about this bell?” French and th a t possibly the m u " I just wondered. Lord, if you sician could not speak E nglish. When the F renchm an stepped could suggest a way to get them another bell. Not just any bell, fro m the tra in , the professor could Although rubber I t o rd in arily yoir know, but one that could take re ca ll only one French phrase; considered non - conductive, and so, as he shook hands, he the place of the one they lost." B. F. Goodrich hoe perfected said, “ Pate de foie gras! Pate de “ Every tim e I need something out an electrically conductive rub of the ordinary," His Lordship said, foie g ra s !” ber used in the form of • The F renchm an looked at him “ I make application to the United "shoo” fo r de-icing airp lan e propellers. States Army. They have the most in p e rp le xity, then exclaim ed, extraordinary things, you know. “ Ros b ifI Ros b if ! ” Bathing tuih that won't get wet They gave me a jeep. They jjave oven when the wearer goes In me my choice of pipes, good briar, swimming are a good possibility. too, went from Scotland to the The waterproof bathing suits ora U.S.A. and all the way back here coated with B. F. Goodrich Koroseal. to Algiers, by way of the U.S. Army. ''B ullet-proof” tiros are so Some one told me about these elec designed th at • punctured trica l razors, and they even got me tiro can bo run fo r 40 miles one of those, but I can’t use it be b efo re It is ruined. cause of this Italian current, wrong current, you know, not like our cur Almost every modern weapon (•l/nderorm Perspiration O dor) t } has some rubber in it. rent. I suggest you try the U. S Army, Joppolo.” “ I haven't had quite the same kind of luck with the Army, Lord. You got some friend, or something? Who do you ask for all these fancy things they get you?” “ Just write General Wilson, W. B. Wilson, Quartermaster Depot. Al giers. General Wilson told me he'd try to get me anything I wanted. D E 0D 0R A I1T CREPITI Just use my name, Joppolo, he’ll — is n ’t s t i f f o t s tic k y l S o ft — it find you a bell. I ’m sure of it.” spreads like face cream. M ajor Joppolo wrote down Gen — is actu ally soothing) Use right eral Wilson's name and address. a fte r s h a v in g —w ill not Irritate. "Thank you. Lord," the Major said. — has light,pleasant scent.N o sickly F|RST IN RUBBER "That sounds like it might work. sm all to cling to fingers or clothing. I sure want to get a bell for this — w ill not spoil delicate fabrics. town." Y e t testa in the tropics— made by nurses Lord Runcin clapped his snuffbox — prove that Yodora protects under try shut and stood up. “ Well, Joppolo, In tub»» or ¡an, 10c, 2Jc, 60c sounds to me as if you were doing a ing Me conditions. Xenon * Robbins, Inc, Bridgeport, Conn. wizard job here. Keep it up. If you have any troubles, just give me Y o u c a n r e lie v e a buzz." And His Lordship left, on the verge of a delicious sneeze which he had been saving in his nostrils for ten minutes. GUARANTEED! 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