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Evening star., 1943-05-02

SPACE . . but q minute
they'll never forget
- ANN Bill and his dumb ideas!
He had to come out of it BE-
- fore tomorrow. Everyone
said they were going up for jump
then - sure. Finch stared down at
his deadweight Jumpers shoes and
thought.
I'm 30 lousy with bad luck it's
running out my ears" Bill said If
should jump before my luck breaks,
d'ya know what would happen? My
parachute would have moths in it."
''Aw-forget it," Finch said.
There's no such thing as run of
bad luck. Everyone has good luck
and bad - all mixed up"
Bill shook his head. I'm IN run
of it now, all right. Not one thing
breaks right for me-"
I'VE had the roast beef you want
ed, for dinner"
yeah you see the size
of the piece l got"
''And you got a letter this NOM
ing"
From the guy that took my job.
He got raise" Bill lighted ciga-
rette. you haven't seen me getting
any mail from a certain party lately.
have you?''
So that was it. Trace any soldiers
blues back. and you come to a girl.
She doesn't write. Or when she does,
she tells what fine time she's hav-
ing and what the handsome sailor
said about her eyes. This Gloria of
Bills was probably a two-timer.
Damn it something had to be
done. Bill couldn't be dropped just
because dame had writer's cramp.
Tomorrow would be their third
jump, and everyone said the third
jump was the hardest If Bill got up
there thinking nothing could go right
for him, he might easily lose his
nerve. They give you three chances.
If you don't jump. they don't say
a word: they just bring you down
and transfer you that night. You're
through. A disgrace like that would
almost kill Bill. He'd 60 through life
hating himself.
tLnscH went outside and. walked
up and down, trying to think what
to do. There wasn't a nervier fellow
than Bill when he was right. Get
him through this jump. and he'd
probably be jake hereafter. There
wasn't time to write Gloria and ask
what was eating her that she could
MT buy tmee-cent stamp. Wnat-
ever was done had to be done today.
Could he fake a letter?
As soon as Bill had gone, Finch
went to Bills locker and took out
the. LITTLE bundle Of letters. He
couldn't initiate that feminine hand
writing. Then be got a swell idea.
He took two letters and cut the
fronts off neat and pasted them
down onto two fresh envelopes the
same size. He put blank paper in
side and sealed them up. He'd get
someone to hand them to Bill the
last thing before they went up, 50
Bill wouldn't have a chance to open
them. He'd be all bucked up think
ing she had written. When he did
rs,os, them fhere'd he hell hut Ri11
Evening star., 1943-05-02

1t worked fine. Bud Jones handed
Bill the letters just as they marched
to the packing shed. Said they got
mixed up with his mail. Bill broke
into grin that split his face. Looked
at them as though he couldn't be-
lieve it. well I'm damned what
d'ya know about that?" He waved
them at Finch and then stuck them
in his pocket.
Finch felt fine. He'd been so
ashamed of the lousy trick he was
playing that he'd kept away from
Bill all the morning. "All okay
now?" Finch sang out.
You bet." said Bill. ''You bet
your sweet life. III jump off the
moon if any guy will land me on it."
They strapped on the chutes.
went through inspection. and
marched to the waiting plane. num-
bered off and climbed in. Bill was
Just ahead of Finch. Some were
pretty white, scared and not ashamed
to show it. A couple, like always,
jabbered away about nothing to fool
themselves. Bill was the calmest of
the lot.
IHEY threw out Oscar, the Dunn
my. to get the wind direction. Down
below was the ambulance - wait
ing. The first group stood up, hooked
up and each man inspected the man
in front. Number Twelve okay.
Number Eleven okay, and 50 on.
Then the first man was in the door
way. Co" said the Sarge. One -
two - three - they went out the
door like clockwork. But Number
Evening star., 1943-05-02

-Four didn't 60. He stood crouched
in the door, looking down at the field
800 feet below. "Are you going to
jump?' the Sarge asked - nice.
With their nerves the way they were,
he couldn't rile them.
you're damn right I'm going to
jump," the kid yelled back - but he
didn't move. They flew round to the
field again, and he got his second
chance. "Yon're damn ,ilM I'm 60
ing to Jump" he yelled still louder,
but his voice had a crack in it and
Evening star., 1943-05-02

his knuckles were white. The third
time it came out IN sob. You're
damn right I'm gong - to
jump" He slumped down. and the
serxeant helped him back to the
bench.
And Bill was the next man to 70!
A thing like that was enough to
break anyone's nerves. The gang
were trying not to look at the kid
sobbing there. But not Bill. He gave
Finch a jab with his elbow and
grinned as though he were just going
to jump off a jeep car. One second
black against the sky, and then he
was gone. Finch wiped his brow
with relief. But what was that!
Pull the emergency" the sergeant
was yelling, hanging out the door
looking wild. Pull your cordr'
Bills line had fouled. He was drop
ping like a bomb. ''Oh the damn
foolr' The sergeant was nearly
crazy. why doesn't he pull it?'
+ LMcH couldn't breathe. let me
OUT" he said, and showed the ser
geant aside and went, wishing to
heaven his own chute wouldn't open.
Down there was his best friend -
dropping to his death. Killed by him.
Wise guy playing tricks. Bills
hrmch had been right.
Flnch's head jerked like a blow
from a fist, and his chute opened up,
a big white flower. Down he came.
sick with thinking what the ambu-
lance men were taking off the field.
He took the fall with his shoulders
and rolled over and lay, not making
any move to get up.
Anything broken, Flinch?"
There was Bill bending over him.
BEST landing I've made yet. The
emergency opened up like an old
lady's parasol. l counted an extra
thousand just to try my nerve. l
knew nothing could 60 wrong -
now my luck has broken -"
Finch sat up. Damn you and
your fool luck" he exploded. Il
faxed those letters. Your girl didn't
write. That shows you what damn
nonsense it all is. She didn't write
- and you jumped okay."
Bill laughed Il knew you faxed
them," he said. Those letters you
pasted up were from my Aunt Bessie
- she died last month"
Finch stared. well then -"
"Oh, my luck broke all right.
Gloria's arriving this afternoon. l
got wire. She'd been sick. l may
marry the girl if she sticks around
until l can raise some cash."
He slapped Flinch's shoulder and
grinned like fool. What could you
do with a dumb kid like that?
DWIGHT HUTCHINSON
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
Duffy Visitor AT
(C0niinurd From Pagr One)


Primary Election for National Officers
ana A. +. of l.. Delegate was held. The
vote was not ns large rs in former
years, possibly due 10 the larg" NUM-
bcr of new members who find II hard
to attend their r"Euar meeting.
Brother John Hamilton, Jiggcrman
and actiy" in Central Labor Union as
we'll as Local l22 las accepted en-
ploymcnt in S"bring.
Brother Saul Mccoy has accepted
employment al The Universal.
The decorating shop continues lo
have their troubles with StamperS
dividing the work equally. This has
been hanging fir" for some time but
progress has been reported by the
committee and we hope to have every
thing cleared UP hy our next meeting.
BuCky Cooper, Cup-makrr, now in
the Army was home on furlou%h for "A
few days and called on his buddirs at
the shop Likewise Pete Drlnllwatcr,
cup-maker of tronkSvillo, Erwin
HopewclI, etc, spent Il few hours of
his furlough in our shop renewing nc-
quaintances with shopmatcs.
Production stiIl continues ut full
capacity.-D.t. I'D.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
Workers In Navy Yord
Heur News Broudcusts

Philadelphia ULNS).-Thc sound of
bugle over the Philadelphia Navy
Yard public adress system recently
heralded the first Of series of daily
news broadcastS 10 the workers
The latest war news comes to the
employees direct from the news room
Of radio station WCAU by wire. This
is the first time such Il program has
ever been undertaken in any Navy
Yard.
The program each day, from ~ 30
y. m. to II % p. ~, Will keep "all
hands" informed as to the important
news developments on the war fronts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
Veteran Pointer
Leaves $4,000 To
Orphans, Aged

Halifax, n. S. OLNS).-For many
years, Andrew McAinish, Il veteran
union painter, lived at the City Home,
or poor house Although he paid his
board every week, and bought all his
clothes and furnished his own tobacco,
nearly everybody figured him as just
another pnuper.
When he died recently at %, he left
Il $21,OOO estate. by his will, he di-
vided ii equally between three local
institutions, the City Home, for needy
old men and women, Home of the
Guardian Angel for Catholic orphans
and deserted children, and the Protes-
tant Orphanage.
Saved For One Purpose
McAinish had been saving for just
one purpose, to leave worthwhile sums
to the three institutions. His attitude
toward his fellow men and women was
that they were all his brothers and
sisters and the boys and girls were
his children. In particular, he had a
fathcIly interest in the little ones and
always paused to talk to them and To
extend his sympathy if they We're hurt.
The Old painter had bee denying
himself every luxury except pipe
Smohing to assure his accumulation of
IL guodly sum for his estate.
Names Secret Of Long Life
When asked his secret of long life
ne named PRAYER, buttermlk and
good tobacco" He was Il bachelor A
few DAYS before his death he told the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
Brotherhood "A War Objective

1 ss a" % IS sa % . % v ;s ] ,s" Ms s" %" % %
% organised labor Joined th The National Conference Of ch,isa
ts ss % ke% % f"s ca." p.% %
% G;a. ""% and % 5 h" '" president " the 's'"
Vice prss,ass n %arnMnT z%taa Ses.,,'on %ea 0. Labor
All of Americas postwar be summed wordother-
We fighting this against enemies whom the and spirit
Sosss1 s'st % r , % n 1 " % % % ' 4s they s Sss and s
s ss% s si "s s: s M @ H.
T % n n" y " pss " f % o n %Se ' when sS @
ready % ey victory
u" 4sa G" "s % %' " s %%s "'s any Freedom IS "
that a"s 5 ""S !'i'f tn % T " % @
Il @ mind 9" by n the United ted T2'%s @ they ns @ home fnf rsm f
s! !!s s s' s @ @ %
any people in Of
% %% "s: . s:; 81; Vi" $ % : s S *
@ % t' % % % T ,s s%a s ss " ss SH Week. communities these
an 1 % % " % % , @ FOR sa ' @ BE ] sS'" a f.; as%
is nothing atroeous hypocrisy
sS s" x" : "'i%:s 's 1sss .
s fact s' " q" sss t% % ; sr e s
Amecn know there is no real justification S for % such aissrml Mint
@ '&c % @ q" % @ hss st are ." c s " 1s s '': a % fs ~5 %
realize " tat ~ prsss and spread many
been
s @ ssSs: s %:":
an Re s ai" fellow americans b"
labor is
%s sanHy beings
% " ' @ " "" S " % S ""
1%@ WAY the y. : "a Labor "ss united %
;s H1s ss;? ";: S!s @ ;sss
"s % " s " IS % " % %sSz
Ame,a scid and united front for hoheroo
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11

AoLSNo.
The way To victory lis TO preserve
the balance betNee production, fight
ing and morale Green said. Too much
emphasis on either production or fight
ing would affect morale adversely and
the war effort would lag, he pointed
out
Decision Seen Simple
"Thc value of increasing millions
under arms must be measured pre-
cisely in terms of our ability To use
them, and in terms OF the effect of
excessive fighting personnel on pro-
duction and morale.
"In Il way, this is II simple decision
to make. We should have sufficient in
formation and sense to measure the
capacity of the United Nations to
transport both troops and the colossal
quantities of equipment which this ma
ton must and can contribute to ulti-
mate victory. Anyone knows that in
definite numbers of men in uniform
cannot be transported to fighting
fronts.
Transportation Held Key
"'rhe size of the Army, therefore,
should be determined not by theorcti-
cal considerations, but by our ability
to transport these soldiers To fighting
fronts and to keep them supplied for
offensive warfare.
The efficiency of war industries is
bound to suffer this year by the re-
moval of large numbers of skilled
workers. If present plans of the Army
are followed, even if we mobilize
womanpower, limit n0nessSential in
dustrieS, and take other emergency
measures, production will decrease in
1913. This would be fatal.
Warns OF Possible Tragedy
"The size of the Army of the United
States should not he measured by the
size of the army in Germany, Kussin,
or Great Britain. Our job Is greatly
different from any of these. We are
not only fighting but producing. We
are the arsenal of democracy.
I'VE must fully equip an adequate
army, and we must at the same time
send millions of tons of planes, tanks
materials To supply the armies of our
allies
What tragedy il would be if, at
the end of 1913, we find ourselves with
millions OF unused men In uniform
soldiers who cannot be transported f.
fighting fronts, while our industrial
force is too small to man plants rs
well as produce food and clothing fOi
ourselves and the nations dependent
upon our civilian Industries
I'm addition, we must maintain the
services necessary tO health and ef
ticiency and the maintenance of the
civilization on which we depend. If We
fail in this, morale will suffer.
The way 10 victory is To preserve
the balance between production, fight
ing and morale
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
AFL Electrical Workers
Upheld At Ship Plant

Washington, ID. G. ULNS). - The
International Brotherhood of Electri-
cal Workers, AFL, will serve as repre-
sentative for electrical workers on
construction work at the Todd-Rath
Shipbuilding Company yard, Portland.
Maine the Board of Review decided
in Il ruling handed down to the Mari
time Commission Board, Chairman
Louis Il. COmStOck announced.
The board, set up to review disputes
under the Building Trades StabiliZa
ton Agreement decided that Il Mari
time Commission decision against the
IREW, based on an election which the
CIO had won at one of the yards, had
violated the terms of the agreement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
Green Sees Excessively
Ldrge Force As Peril To
Production And Morale


Washington, d. c. QLNS)-As the movement to limit the
size of the armed forces Congress, President William
Green of the Federation of Labor declared his
tons intention to unreasonable plan to strip indus
Of skilled workers to build excessively large Army
If present plans of the War Department for Army Of
S2O0O00 followed production will decrease in 943 which
would be faa President Green asserted statement directed
congressional committees considering the size Of the armed
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11

City Home superintendent of the $780,
coo in his name in local banks and
that all would go to the trio of inSti-
tutions. The superintendent had been
unaware the poor house inmate had
money and Mechanism could have had
his meals and lodging free but pre-
ferred to pay his way
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
DEPARTMENTS Work Praised

ment-hut not by reckless accusation
and loose talk.
Labor has done and * doing its
share in the solution of thcS" difficult
problems. 1t must have, however, Tin"
cooperation of management, the pubic
and the government. Just as we an"
fighting for Il common cause, we must
pool our common efforts 10 eliminate
all the obstacles that block III on the
production line. We must max" life
easier for tn" women workers III home
and in their tasks of providing for tn"
home We must cooperate with The
community To do lis very best for the
living conditions of new workers in
ovcrcroWd"d areas, for their recrr-
alton and nutrition. We must cooperate"
with management 10 make safety.
sanitation and eating conditions in the
plant as effective aa possible in the
face of increased activity.
I'm all of these efforts much headWaT
has been made. The experience of the
British people in handling the same
mas Sii'N''i ''i'it lllNN II van w
achieved if the problem is approached
in Il cooperative and constructive
spirit Every report from Britain ind
Gates that wherever the problems mea-
toned above are recognized and re-
iirvcd, abScnlcoiSm not due to newt
able causes yaniSheS almost complete
ly. Only last Sunday Edward K. Muir
row, reporting from London, described
fully the disappearance of absenteeiSm
in England because concerted action
by trade unions and the government
was taken to overcome the evils here
cited.
The thing To do now is to get busy
on these problems. In some instances
labor has perhaps paid more attention
to hangOvprS of pre-war diSagrecIn"ntS
than To these new tasks. Itut SIICn
hangovcrs have practically vanished
now and II good start has already been
made toward Il solution of The prob
lens of abSrntcciSm. Voluntary coop
Grafton as in Britain has proven more
cl1ectivc than all the coercion OF Axis
relationships. Let us give this demo
cratic cooperative method Il fair
chance here and now.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-11
AFL Backs Fight to Limit Army Size
Help OF Labor
(Continurd From Page One)

was in agreement with other experts
that much of the abSenteeiSm can be
cured ana cted her department eY-
perience in reducing the accident rat"
i'm plants which u.ed the technical
services of L. s. Labor Department
safety engineers. She gave as an eN-
ample an industry which had been
having 100 accidents for every 1000
600 man-hours worked and which cu5
this to 10 per 100000 man-hourS.
Departments Work Praised
Senator Thomas and Representative
Norton praised the work being done
by the Department OF Labor and par
ticularly its achievements in the last
10 years so as 'to foster, promote and
develop the welfare of the wage
earnerS OF the United States, 10 I'M
prove their working conditions and adj
vance their opportunities for profitable"
employment" as ordered by the statute
under which the department was set
up March 1, 1913.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-01-07
Deaconess Hospital
Notes

Elmon Yoder had a tonSil opera
ton at the hospital Thursday.
Mrs. Cliff Reimche of Larslan
was a medical patient from Thurs
day to Tuesday.
Claude M%attingly of Nashua en-
tered Friday for medical treat
ment.
7 80 Cr~-"~ NJ C.,,aSs~Y had
Herman 5iewirg OF Glasgow EN-
tered Saturday for medical treat
ment.
Mrs. Delbert Trimble of Lustre
entered Saturday for medical
treatment.
Mrs. Florence Rennie of Glasgow
was a patient from Sunday to
Tuesday with an injured shoulder,
suffered in a fall.
James F.. Curwin of Tampico en-
tered Sunday for minor surgery.
Mrs. A. l.. Blair of Glasgow was
a patient from Monday to We'd
nesday for minor surgery.
Mrs. Lloyd Stenmoen of GlaS-
gov entered Monday for minor
surgery.
Mrs. Chester Stromswold of Fort
Peck was a patient Monday and
Tuesday for minor surgery.
Mrs. Major Hickok of Hinsdale
entered Tuesday for medical
treatment.
Conrad Slagoski of Nashua en-
tered Tuesday for medical treat
ment.
irving Tjomsland of Glasgow en-
tered Tuesday for medical care.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-01-07
Two Sisters, Once Of Opheim
Suffered by War, Reunited

Davis and her husband long be-
fore most Americans felt that il
could happen here" In Europe
with her husband in 1899 and hav-
ing VISITED most of the countries
that so shortly after exploded in
war, they were among the Ameri-
cans who were rushing home on
the Inflated British ship Athena.
flrSt PASSENGER vessel torpedoed af-
ter the outbreak of hostilities in
Europe.
About 200 miles northwest of Ire
land the DaviseS were in the dining
room when the TORPEDO crashed in
to the Athena. Mrs. Davis saws
That she remembers that all pas
sengers were quiet and orderly in
getting off the ship, although 1913
lives were lost. She and her hus-
band were put into different life
boats, but when they we're picked
up much later by a British destroy
er, she said that she would never
forget what it meant for them to
flnd each other again. They were
returned to Glasgow, although
many OF the passengers were taken
to the Irish coast. They were en-
tertalned there most Hospitality BY
a wealthy American woman, who
showed them every kindness. They
were then brought to the United
States by another ship.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-01-07
No. COG

An Ordinance Authorizing BIackout
and Afraid protection ORDERS. Rules
and Regulations: Prescribing PEN
alties for Violation Thereof: and
Declaring an Emergency.
WHEREAS, a state of War exists
between the United States of America
and Japan. Germany. and Italy, and
America is in the hands of the Army
and Navy: II
WHEREAS, In modern warfare no
city. however distant from the enemy.
is free from attack and
WHEREAS. Lights at night time
are a definite aid to the enemy in
preaching military and other objec-
3 WHEREAS. ~Blackouts. when or
Hdered by the Army or Navy are es-
sential to the preservation of life and
property in this city, and it is i'm
perativP that the City of Glasgow aid
the Army and Navy by all possible CO.
operation and assistance: and
WHEREAS, Failure to extinGuiSh
lights when ordered to do so by duly
authorized authorities may rrSultd in loss
of life by thousands of the residents
of the City of Glasgow. as well as the
residents Of other parts of the Nation
when lights in this city are used as a
guide to other obiectives; and
WHEREAS, Failure to comply
with orders, rules IN regulations
governing excavations, traffic move
ments. congregation Of persons in
streets and other public places will
result in confusion and unnecessary
loss of life both during blackouts and
during air raids in the daytime.
NOW. THEREFORE,. BE IT OR
DAfNED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GLASGOW:
Section 1. Authority to Promulgate
Necessary orders, Rules and Regula-
tiOns for BlackoutS and Air Raids. In
order to protect life and property in
the City of Glasgow from enemy ac-
ton the Commander of the Citizens
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-01-07
Red Devils Stop
Fort Peck Squad
To Win 81 to II

Keeping in front all the way, the
Glasgow airfield Red Devils de-
feated a team from the Fort Peck
independent league, 81 to 81, in a
basketball contest on the civic cen
ter floor Tuesday night. Scoring
honors for the winners were shared
by captain Mitchell and Kenney,
who each got 10. Goodale of the
project team accounted for 9, fol-
lowed by H. Seller with 7. Proceeds
of the game went to the airfield
recreation fund.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-01-07
FARM MACHINE
REPAIR CLASS
WILL Be HELD
Course at High School Will Be
Free to Any Interested
Men of Section.

Forge work, sheet metal work and
general repair and building OF
equipment will compose the course
of study for Interested Valley coun-
ty farmers at a farm repair class
planned to open in the Glasgow
high school shop in February, it
was announced today by Stephen
Yrs, high school vocational agricul-
ture instructor.
With restrictions on sales of new
farm machinery and a reduction in
parts inventories, every farmers
mechanical knowledge will be worth
much to him this season, Mr.. Yrs
pointed out.
Tools, FORCES, equipment and a
warm, well-lighted shop will be
furnished" he continued. The
course is sponsored by the federal
office of education and is to be
conducted under the supervision of
the local vocational agricultural de-
partment. 1t is free to anyone who
wishes to take it, but the farmer
must furnish repair parts for any
machinery he wishes to repair. Any
necessary welding will be furnished
by the local welding school,"
Farmers interested should see Mr..
Yrs or call the high school. The
is also being explained by
County Agent James K. McGibney
at community farm meetings now
in progress.