The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-29

RulyO1.
A short while ago I read maya
zine article-in the Satevepost I
think it WaS-about the worst rail-
road on earth. 1t was one of those
articles that keep you spellbound
and hollering for more when the
last line is reached. Well, it looks
as if I'm going to get more. For
next Monday, April 3, at p. m. over
CGS Parks Johnson and Warren
Hall will interview en- Vox PIP l.is.l
of one Army ailway Operating
Battalion who run the railroad
mentioned under Understandable haz-
ards and handicaps. 1t is situated
at Camp Claiborne, on the edge of
the SwampS of Louisiana.
Built to have wrecks, (the article
and my friend, Fred Coll, tell me)
the 50-mile Claiborne and Polk rail-
, road connecting Claiborne with
Camp Polk, serves as training
area for railroad troops who are
called upon to take over road on
the heels of an invasion and operate
it under combat conditions. A
number of Army units now Serv-
ing on the railroads of five CONT
nentS were trained here.
Veteran railway men in the Army
battalions operate the one-track,
surrealist railroad. They have 1902
locomotives, ancient coaches, four
wheel European boxcars, and baling
wire to keep them running. The
only modern equipment is wreck
er to put cars that sink into the
swamp back on the track. Some
times the wrecker goes off balance
and leaves the track. What hap
pens then want to know.
Next time I'm travelling to New
York in some decrepit, crowded rail-
road coach, bus, or car III think
Of the G. & P. R. R., and shut my
grumbling-Which will be darned
good thing for my soul.
Down in New York there are signs
that 1.-THE Greatest Show in the
World" is stirring again as the SAP
warns in the trees. Circus time will
soon be upon us, and the Ellery
Queen program next Saturday, April
!, NBC at 7:30 p. m. will again fire
the first radio salute to the opening
of the circus season.
Circus folk-Paul Jung, principal
clown, and Herbert Duval, legal adj
juster, both of Ringing Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus, will turn
detectives on that show, and will
try to solve THE Adventure of the
Case Ellery Couldn't Solve"
For the first time in the master
sleuth's career, Eilery will fail to
come up with the right solution.
Queen is after the hiding place of
old DR.. William Vlett's rubies which
has been sought for forty-five years.
When Ellery gets on the trail he
winds up with amazing results and
finds curious case with curious
clues.
Herbert Duval, native of Little
Rock, Ark, has spent all his life
under the Big Top. AS the Ring
ling legal adjuster, he has faced
as many problems as has Ellery
Queen himself.
Paul Jung, known as the Thomas
Edison of clown alley" is from
Dayton, O., and Tampa, Fla. A cir
Gus veteran, Jung maintains a stu
dio at Tampa where he creates rep
licas of Disney characters used by
the clowns and plans production
numbers for the show.
The greatest show on earth" by
the way, will play forty-five day
run at Madison Square Garden, be-
ginning April S, before touring the
country.
And here's bit about Ed "Archie"
Gardner hot from the typewriter Of
Earl Mullin of the Blue, whom I
first met through ex-Alumnus Of
the New York Sun, Leighton H
(Gyp) Blood. 1t seems Ed Archie"
has a complaint. But, I give you
Mr.. Mullin:
"Irked," seq he, by repeated
complaints from educators and
peech teachers who claim he is
abotaging their efforts, Ed ar
HE" Gardner, of the BLUE Net
forks "Duffy's Tavern" series,
ashed back at critics today with
a proposal that they expend their