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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
US. Air Corps Wrecks
Own Bases in China
To Hinder Jap Drive
Demolition Crews Blow Up
Fields, Burn Buildings.

The demolition Of air bases is one
job the China air service area COM
mand hoped never to be required to
carry out. But the Japanese drive
to control the Human Kwangsi rail-
way and establish a line of COM
munications to French Indo-C China
has slowly but surely driven Chinese
ground forces back and necessitated
abandonment of a number Of for
ward bases of Maj. Gen. c. l.. Chen
nault's 18th air force. The air serv-
ice command has never left a base
behind without mutilating it so thor
oughly that the enemy could not
possibly take advantage Of the
smoking remains.
In the case of Hengyang, a 12-man
crew in only IA hours obliterated an
installation that took thousands of
men II months to construct. After
that, on July 6, came the destruction
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
HAIR LOOMS

Who says the teens aren't . lot
Of sentimental stiles? Back In
grandmother's day It was con-
sidered romantic to wear . lock Of
your best beau's hair (crew cuts
hadn't been invented, remember) In
q locket n brooch, and, Just to show
you that history talks back, take .
gander at the tricks the teens r
doing with . clump Of their
o. A. O.'s browning glory.
Pigtail puss-Boys are sporting
powder puff faces on their lapels or
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
The Rambling Rhymster
BY LES PLETTNER
IN A RESTAURANT

"Just look at that fellow"
Remarked the wife,
As We sat in a restaurant.
"Although I feel mellow,
Still, for my life,
He does me completely daunt.
Just look what he's eating"
Said she again;
Assaulting her dish Of greens.
my eyes are a'meeting,
Though it's past ken
Doughnuts and coffee and beans.
You'd think he'd be having
Some slight regard for the health
OF his inner works,
And not inf1ict such a combine hard
To handle and causing quirks.
You'd think he'd be having
Some mite of sense,
And would e what the stuff will do.
1 can't e how people
Can be SO dense,
And stupid and dumb-can you?
He's fat and he's ford
And up In years
You'd think that he ought to know
Such things won't go in his inward
gears
Some day will cause pain and woe.
He's looking SO happy and satisfied
He can't realize what it means
Knows not what they'll do to him
inside
Those doughnuts and coffee and
beanS!"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
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ANOTHER
A General Quiz
The Questions

/. When a battleship fires a
broadside of nine 16-inch guns,
how much does it cost?
2. What was the Bastille?
3. What poet was claimed by
seven cities?
4. Are any of the bones of the
human body fully grown at birth?
s.. Sir Walter Raleigh's death
was caused by what?
6. What name is given to the
green coloring matter in leaves?
7. What is a charivari?
8. The Golden Rule is found in
what book of the Bible?
9. What was linsey-woolsey in
the American colonies?
10. When an enlisted man re-
ceives the medal of honor, his pay
per month is increased by what?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
Artificial Moonlight
Help in British Drive

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS,
ALLIED EXPED dictionary
FORCE. Artificial moonlight has
helped the British keep their ad.
vance moving in west Holland by
night as well as by day.
The synthetic moonglow. first usec
at Caen but on the secret list until
recently. is created by focusing mo.
bile batteries of Hoodlights Toward
enemy positions while Allied move.
ments are kept in the shadows.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
Brighter Colors,
Snapper Styles
For New Shoes
Lifting of Restrictions
Permits Use of Two Tones
BY AL JEDLICKA

AA
WHAT with the govern
w ment releasing restric-
tons on the use of colors, re-
tailers' stocks of shoes will be
frightened up next spring, a
visit to the national shoe fair
in Chicago revealed.
For women, shoes will come
in red, liberty red and blue
jacket blue, among other col
ors; for men, they'll range
from army russell to such lighter
shades as turf tan, and for children,
there will be assortments from
black to white.
With the lifting Of another govern
ment restriction, two-tones will
come back on the market. it was re-
vealed, with manufacturers per-
mitted to use different colored
leather in the upper part Of the
shoe with composition soles, Or only
one sheath of leather with another
of fabric for the upper with leather
soles.
There will be snap to next
springs shoes, a survey revealed.
Lighter, Airier Brogans.
Women's brogans will be airier,
lighter and dressier, with dominance
in open toes and heels. Following
the prewar trend, there will be lib
eral lines of casual" or informal,
types for comfort or knock-around
wear.
Comfort also will be a theme for
mems shoes, with two-tone mecca.
sins with composition bottoms in
their own again. Saddle oxfords will
be given a big play.
Open toes and backs also will fea-
ture children's and misses lines
next spring, and increasing atten.
ton will be paid to the adequate
airing of active juveniles perspir-
ing feet, both from the comfort and
health angles.
With the modern young miss
catching on fast, at least one manu-
facturer has developed a fashion
able misses line patterned after
adult styles, to give little sister the
same shoe as big sister," This
manufacturers so : called 'high-
style" line will run in sizes S, 6
and 7.
Some Late Developments.
In general, developments in shoe
manufacture have kept apace dur
ing the war. One of the big innova-
tons is the mo mark synthetic
rubber heel, made of a compound
that does not scuff up floors, etc.
Nylon thread was found adaptable
for sewing sharkskin tips to ordi-
nary leather uppers. Hot wax and
oil treatments have been developed
for preserving leather soles. Plastic
soles, of vynol resin, for instance.
have proven exceptionally durable.
Because of it's life and porous
qualities, however, leather still re-
mains the No. l material for shoes,
with no replacement in sight. Expe-
riences in importing also have
proven the superior processing of
American tanneries. it was said.
Despite the governments removal
of many restrictions on the indus
try. production of civilian shoes
will continue to be limited, with little
prospect that normal supplies will
enter the market for at least a year
after the war. At the present time,
manufacturers have to fill large gov
eminent orders, and manpower is
short. Because of the tremendous
output of shoes in the immediate
prewar period, the U. S. was better
off than it might have been if in
ventories had not been worked up,
one manufacturing representative
said.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07

Party menus nowadays call for
unrationed food, but should work no
special hardship on clever hostesses.
Chicken salad or sandwiches,
nodded vegetable salads, cream
cheese spread on crackers. home
made ice cream and cake will not
eat up your ration stamps and all
can be served attractively.
Make your "plainish" cake fancy
with thick icing and decorate it with
tiny flags Of the United Nations.
The result is an ey%ecatching and
very appropriate decoration for your
table-or your buffet supper.
Ledger Syndicate.-WNU Features.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07

Gasoline = soaked buildings At
Hengyang airdrome blaze fiercely q
minute after being fred by the
demolition crew. Below: All that is
left of the base are a few charred
timbers and blistered oil drums, q
testimony to the thoroughness Of
the wrecking methods of the China
air service command.
Of Paoching; Lingling followed, and
then, on September 20, air strips at
Kweilin; and, as the Japanese ad-
vanced inexorably, Tanchuk on the
West river followed. In every in
stance, the job was done by a hand
full of men especially trained for the
particular airdrome, and always the
demolition was completed within a
few hours after the field was aban-
doned.
Usually, the demolition of build
ings is a comparatively simple job.
Drums of gasoline are set near each
structure as soon as there is any
indication that the installation may
have to be abandoned. After the
field is deserted and ready for the
demolition crew, the drums are
placed inside each building, the
crew shoots holes in them and from
a safe point outside, hurls burning
material through windows or doors
to start the blaze.
Bomb and ammunition slots are
destroyed by dumping gasoline in
side. The tremendous heat, when it
burns, sets them off. The main prob
lem is planning their destruction in
such an order that they can be
handled speedily and the crews can
reach adequate shelter. For explo-
sive demolition of any real size,
hastily built lean-to's serve to keep
the crews safe from falling rock and
fragments.
Unexpected Perils.
To illustrate some of the unfore-
seen dangers encountered in this
work, Col. Richard Treiber, chief of
personnel and training. recalled the
burning of a building full of Social
Der ammunition at Hengyang.
1--WE fired it and ran like mad for
the nearest revetment before the
cases began to explode. Everything
went fine until a stray slug hit a
gasoline drum next to us and the
stuff began to trickle down the hill
toward the fire We didn't stay
much longer
The defense plans provide for two
types of demolition, obstructive"
and ''explosive." This" Colonel
Treiber said, means that we de.
stroy as much as we can by fire
and by breaking it up with ham.
mers or sledges. We take care Of
most of the machinery this way,
though sometimes when it is too
big we have to use explosives on
it,
The final job is that of making the
runway useless to the enemy. This
is done by mining the strip with
bombs in a pattern ingeniously de.
vised to accomplish the most
damage in the least time. When
there is time, the bombs are buried
in the runway to accomplish a
maximum of damage. but some.
times it is necessary to tie two or
three fooefber and exploSe them m
the surface.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
The AnsUers

l. It costs ST. $500 a broadside.
2. A state prison in Paris, de-
stroyed during the revolution.
3. Homer.
4. Yes, the auditory o~ssicles, the
three tiny bones in the middle ear.
s.. Beheading.
6. Chlorophyll.
z. A medley of incongruous
noises.
8. Matthew 7:12.
9. A home-spun cloth.
10. Increased by So.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07

sweaters W t b
pigtails made of
t h e / F e v e r
Fraus' hair. OF
course, it's the
girl who makes
the gadget, but
it's the boy who
a it. Just
match up the pig
tails and you can
tell who his big
moment is.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
Disabled Soldier Is
An Expert Crocheter

TOPEKA. KAN. - A Kanka.
kee, ILL.,. airplane mechanic who
learned the art by watching his
mother, whites away hours OF
convalescence by crocheting.
Corp. Vincent Mersolais ex-
planned to the astounded soldier
patients of Winter General hos
pital that he had learned just to
show his sisters how easy it was.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
For the Little Girl

livery little girl loves a. new
- party frock. Mother can easily
and quickly make this dainty one
with it's full skirt gathered onto the
yoke. Pretty for play time too.
Pattern No. 1890 comes In sizes l.. 3
3. 4 and S years. Size 2. dress viii
p~anties. requires ga yards of 80 inch M.
terial. 31a yards ric rae to trim.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current war conditions. slightly more time
is required in filling orders for a few d
the most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to-:
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07

YOU'LL look lovely and slim
1 in this charming Princess frock
with its contrasting yoke that
frames your face so becomingly.
For that all-important "furlough
date!"
Pattern No. 1852 comes in sizes IL, IA,
16. 10 and 20. Size IA. q sleeve, requires
31a yards of SO inch material: % yard of
IS or 80 inch material for contrasting
yoke.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
"GAY
By NANCY PEPPER
wmaper-WNV Features.

over a sweater worn in the new
tuck-in fashion.
Kute kerchiefs-Knot a small
square around your neck over a
sweater as a change from the usual
dickey collar or necklace. A west
ern fashion for every pistol packin'
mama.
Giddy girdle-Tie a square or long
scarf around your waist with the
ends hanging at the side. You've
no idea what it will do for a plain
shirt and skirt outfit.
Bandanna beanie - The newest
trick with beanies is to sew n to
a cotton bandanna '%kerchief, clamp
it on your topknot and tie the ends
Of the bandanna under your chin.
SWING YOUR PARTNER
Well, before you s,cing your partner
you hare to find him Tor herr. That's
tuhy its a good idea to start of your
NEXT party With a match.up dance that
,uil gipe every Sad Sam and Square
Apple an euen break with the Wiser
Wolpes and Winsome Witches. The
ideas listed beloU are guaranteed ice.
breakers for any party.
Comic characters - Cut famous
characters out of the comics. Put
the male characters in one box, the
related female characters in an
other box for the boys to pick
from. The dance starts when Mag.
gle teams up with Jiggs. when
Flash Gordon finds Dale, when
Blonde finds Dagwood, when Lii
Abner finds Daisy Mae. Get the
idea? It's more fun than the fun.
MES.
Beautiful babies - Have every
guest bring his and her baby pic.
ture to the party. All the girls put
their pictures in one box, the boys
in another. Then each picks a pic.
ture and the fun begins when they
try to identify each other. The
theme song of this one should be
"You Must Have Been a Beauti.
full Baby"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07

TeIltale tails - A favorite lapel
lunacy is a little animal, made Of
felt o r leather, with a long tail made
Of real hair. Trade one with your
best friend.
Cats whiskers-Make a pussy cat
or bunny face out of powder puffs
and use a wisp of your own hair
for whiskers.
Lovelorn Enthusiastically modern
versions Of grandmother's lovelorn
lockets r aspirin boxes (prewar
metal variety, empty lipstick tubes
or rouge boxes with locks of your
steady's hair inside. His picture
would make it twice as romantic
even If he isn't exactly a Pin-up
Purity. Pass me the shears, dears!
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-07
FIT TO BE TIED

We're talking about scarfs -
a favorite accessory with the soda
fountain set. You can make your
own with bits of leftover fabric or
you a buy 'em ready-made. In
plain color they're a swell place for
autographs OF Autographs. They're
also a handy parking space for gad-
get pins and, if you're lucky.
fraternity and school pins.
It's a hold-up-Sling a long scarf
around your neck and pin the two
ends to your skirt waistband in sus-
pender effect in front. Looks keen
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O FINISHING
3 !ssE;a '|||| 81 SH !I9!
PIANOS FOR SALE

PIANOS. Come to our warehouse for re-
built pianos. fully guaranteed, with
benches. Fine makes. like Baldwin, Hamil-
ton, Howard, Cable. many others to choose
from. Prices from SIS. 90 to $500. 90. terms.
I. o. b. Fargo. For real bargains see us.
]. M. WYLIE, 115 Broadway, Fargo.
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SEEDS

WANTED-BLACK, BROWN. and yellow
mustard. broom grass. red clover. alsike
clover. sweet clover. Hungarian Millet,
and Siberian Millet. speltz. spartan bar
ley. thatcher wheat seeds. Send sample to
POTATO MARKET
Dept. B, 141b 3rd Ave. So, Fargo, N. Oak.
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FEATHERS
s1nAnR oLOCATED in the Heart of
S6H Butte's Business District. . .
RATES Comfort
HOTEL $3.50 e Ss Courtesy
LIGHTING PLANTS

KOHLER ELECTRIC PLANTS
New kohle e. electric leSt plants: ~ volt AC ~ S
priority required. Dealers wanted. For
Information see or write
FARM LIGHT & SERVICE
Factory Distributors
e405 Montana Avenue, Billings, Montana.
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POPCORN

WANTED -PoPCORN. Send sample to
NJ. A. N. DISTRIBUTORS
Dept. B. 1415 Srd Ave. So. Fargo. N. OAK.
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Classified Department

WELSH MINERAL COMPANY
18th St Railroad Crossing, Billings, Montana
ite,;ng bigbest prices yer eferedfos
Dry Bleached Prairie Bones
50 90 per Ton delivered to their plant.
~9AS THIS Ii THH CHILLING PRICH.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-01
Red Cross Benefit
Dance Sunday Night

All those who will go to the
Slovenian Workmen's Home on
Sunday evening, April End, to
participate in the Red Cross
Dance will be assured of
good time.
Pecon, Vadnal and Str.lkel or
chestra are generously contri-
buting their fine musical talent.
The young women Of Circle
q Of the Progressive Slovene
Women of America will work
hard in order to repeat the
success of their former Red
Cross dances held in the past
two years.
But, as always, they rely up
on the public to turn out in
large numbers and really make
it a success.
. 49,. Eleanor Kline
Club Member
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-01
MISSING IN ACTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pucel,
R. D. 2 Ross Rd., Madison,
Ohio, who formerly resided in
Cleveland at 1921 Delavan Rd.,
were recently notified by the
War Department that their only
son, Frank Jr., is missing in
action since February 9th.
Frank was serving with the
merchant marine since Septem-
ber, 1943, and is twenty-one
years of age.
The War Department an
nounced to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stupar, 395 E. 1852 Street this
past week, that their son Staff
Sgt. William J. Stupar, has been
missing in action since Febru-
ary 23rd.. S/Sgt. Stupar was a
gunner on a bomber, and was
listed as missing after he par
took in a raid over Austria.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-01
Ar,ny&
Navy
NeuDs.

Home on a short pass last
week was Sgt. John Knife Jr.,
son, of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kni-
fic, 1892 Neff Road.
On Wednesday, March 18th,
Eddie Herbst, 913 E. 76 Street
left for the service. This is the
third member of the Herbst
family serving our country.
George is somewhere in the Pa
cific, and Jim is stationed at
Great Lakes, Ill.
Last Saturday, Eric zbac-
mix, son of Zbacnik family, 6422
Spilker Avenue, left for the
army. His brother, Albin, has
been in England for several
months.
Home on a ten-day furlough
is Staff Sgt. Joseph Vadnjal,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Vadnjal, 1875 Kinsman Ave
nue.. He will return to camp
Monday. His military address
is: Staff Sgt. Joseph Vaonjal,
1926 Signal Co. 91st Service
Group, Herbert Smart Airport,
Macomb, Ga.
Mrs. Mary Jakse, of E. 200
St. announces that she has three
sons in the service. Frank is in
England, Eddie is in Camp Rob-
erts, California, and last Thurs
day, Stanley left for the army.
Pvt. Alvin M. Podboy Oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Pod
boy was recently sent to Eng
land. Since he has entered the
service, Pvt. Podboy, was never
home on furlough. His mother,
her sister, and his youngest
brother visited him at New
York just before his departure
for overseas service.
This past Wednesday the fol
lowing boys left for the Navy
and have been sent to Great
Lake, Illinois. They are: Ed
ward w. Susel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Susel, $4,000 Holmes
Avenue, Edward ]. Hrvatin,
15620 Saranac Rd., and Frank
J. Jagodnik, 1926 Holmes
Avenue.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-01
UNVEILING OF HONOR
ROLL SUNDAY IN EUCLID

The unwilling of beautiful
Honor Roll. in memory Of the
Slovene young men and women
of Euclid, who are serving Un-
Gle Sam in every part of this
world, will take place tomor-
row afternoon at the Slovene
Society Home, Rechar Avenue.
Words cannot express the
beauty and significance of this
piece of art, the work of Mr..
Anton Pluth, who incidentally
has four sons in the service. All
are welcomed to be present.
Eight countries will be repre-
sented, followed by Slovenian
speeches.. Guests will include
Mayor Sims Of Euclid, and his
cabinet.
Mr.. James Rotter and Mr..
Mathew Intihar, chairman, will
give short speeches, as will Mr..
Frank Pod borsek, president of
the Home.
The program will include the
Slovan singing CLUB; Richard
Lauretic, soloist; and the "Nasa
Zvezda" dramatic club, who will
present a play entitled ''Liber-
ty for Home"
Cadets / of the Slovenian
Women's Union, will be on hand
to sell flowers, proceeds of
which will 60 into the fund to
be used to aid returning serv-
icemen. Supper will be held in
| the evening which will be fol-
lowed by dancing. j.
, An invitation is extended to
all to attend. Admission is free.
! Elsie M. Desmond
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realize that we have our shoul-
der at the wheel. This is the
time when all our strength and
persistence are necessary, a
time of great concentrated eff
fort in which we must brace the
work that has been done and
give impetus to the work which
still must be accomplished in
order to achieve our goal. We
are, as it were, with both the
SANG and JPO, at the peak of
our effort, this year we must
show our greatest drive, for in
this year the fate of our people
will be decided. We are CIV
ing them support in their great
est hour of need, we must con-
tinue to do so until their cause
is won. ,--. i
Just as we did for the Bond
Drives, the Red Cross, the Rus
sian War Relief, so let us do
our bit for the JPO and SANG
both are greatly in need of our
support.
/, In Cleveland, the JPO is hay
ing performance of the. play
"Roxy" on April End, at $50
in the afternoon. Be sure to at
tend. Slovenian National Home,
GAIT st. Clair Avenue. Here is
your opportunity!
Mary Krizmancic.
Cleveland, Ohio
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-01
Metropolitan OPero

Bidu Sayao, Brazilian-born,
young, petite and charming,
possessor of one of the great
est voices in the world, returns
to Cleveland with the Metropoli-
tan Opera Association of New
York to sing the role of Susan
ma in "The Marriage of Figaro"
Wednesday evening, May 3rd.
The Mozart masterpiece is one
of eight operas to be performed
during the 10th annual spring
festival at the Cleveland Public
Auditorium during the week of
May list.
Also in the cast of '"The Mar
riage of Figaro" are John
Brownlee, Ezio Pima, Eleanor
Steber, Frances Greer, IRA Pc
| tina, Altssio de Paolis John
Garris, Virgilio ,Lazzari, Louis
D'Angelo, Christina Carroll,
Mona Paulee and Maxine Stell-
man. Such a stellar cast, under
the inspiring baton of Bruno
Walter, provides a veritable
feast for lovers of Mozart's mas
terpiece.
In addition to 'The Marriage
of Figaro" the Metropolitan
will present Offenbach's "The
Tales of Hoffman," on Monday
night, May list, Verdi's tuneful
LA Traviata" on Tuesday
night, May End, Thomas Mig.
non' starring Jennie Tourel
Patrice Munsel, James Melton
and others under the distin.
guished direction Of Sir Thomas
Beecham on Thursday night
May 4th; Wagner's "Tannheau.
ser" Friday afternoon, May 5th
Donizetti's Lucia de Lammer.
moor" on Friday night, May
5th; Bizet's Carmen" Satur.
day afternoon, May 6th,. and
Verdi's "Rigoletto" on Satur'
day night, May 9th.
Tickets now may be ordered
by mail from the Northern Ohio
Opera Association, Union Bank
of Commerce, Cleveland. Since
all prices are not available fol
all performances, patrons are
advised to specify their second
and third choices of operas.