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Evening star., 1944-09-03
The Travellers Notebook
Trans conodo Highway Waits Postwar Tourists;
Contracts Let for Model SuperIuxury Buses;
North Caroline Offers Booklet to Sevicemen

Each day now some member of
the armed forces arrives in WASH
ineton from the four corners of the
world-a gunner's mate Is in from
q warship after Saipan for more
training at the gunnery school here.
A soldier reaches the Capital on a
furloush after two years in Kiska
A ferry pilot is back home after
delivering q plane to India. A war
correspondent Is back from Paris.
The wounded reach Walter Reed
Hospital.
Thus little known places become
something more than q spot on q
map, and anecdotes about these
places is breeding the germ of an
idea with many that some day they
will visit these farAoff lands. Hence
new fields for the postwar tourist
trade.
From Halifax, Nova Scotia, al
ternate routes to British Columbia,
linking vacation lands to the 4,029-
mile Trans Canada highway, will
await postwar tourists, the Amer
lean Express Travel Service points
out.
Among the first alternate routes
Of scenic attractions is the road
from Aulac, New Brunswick, near
the Nova Scotia boundary, to Prince
Edward Island.
From Moncton, New Brunswick, a
main trunk highway follows the
rugged east coastal line. At the
Quebec border one may diverge up
the famous Matapedia Valley, pass
ing quaint fishing villages from
Riviere du Loup to Lewis, and circle
the scenic Gaspe Peninsula.
One route from Montreal to North
Bay is via Ottawa and the other
through Kingston to Calender.
Passing through Ontario, q southern
route follows the St. Lawrence and
the shores of Lake Ontario to
Toronto. Swinging north from
Toronto to the highlands of On
tario, one may take the old detour
road to Sault Ste. Marie, with
steamer to Port william or Port
Arthur. or take the newly completed
l50-mile highway between Hearst
and Geraldton, across the north end
OF Lake Superior.
From Winnipeg, on beautiful Lake
Winnepeg, the route joins the main
Trans-Canada highway at Medicine
Hat, with q detour to Riding Noun
tain National Park in the scenic
heart Of Manitoba. Here one may
continue by southerly alternate
route to Crows Nest Pass, to British
Columbia, by way Of Cranbrook and
the picturesque Fraser Valley to
Vancouver. One may also swing
northwest to Calgary and tour west
to Banff and Lake Louise and visit
the magnificent national parks of
Alberta, then down the Windermere
road to Cranbrook and continue
west via Nelson. British Columbia
BY diverging at Penticton to the
Okanagan Valley, the route takes in
Shuswap Lake. A new mile
highway lies between Golden, Brit
ish Columbia, and ReSelstoke, and
follows through the Salmon Arm bv
way OF Kamloops and the Fraser
Canyon to Vancouver.
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Evening star., 1944-09-03
Sharp Reduction Forecast
In Southern Farm Jobs
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Sept. 2.-Labor short
age has caused . swing toward In
creased cattle production in the
South, the Atlanta Federal Reserve
Bank said today in its monthly
review. and thousands of returning
soldiers and war workers will find
. radically altered pattern of land
use"
Because stock raising requires
fewer men, the review said, there
will be no place for them on South
ern farms"
The report, prepared by Earle L.
Rauber, economist for the Sixth Dis
trict Federal Reserve Bank, said
greatest concentration of rural prop
erty was in the South, and over
population In rural areas especially
acute.
Farms Of Is or 10 acres OF crop
land per family are numerous
throughout the region" the report
said, land this amount Of land does
not, in most cases, provide decent
standard of living for a family,
under present cropping practices.
and where soils are low in fertility"
Mr.. Rauber said industrial ex-
pansion to absorb the surplus rural
population should be a prime OBJ
jeCtive of leaders.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Heavy Consumption 10 Cut
Lead Stock Pile in Month
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSoclhteo freSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Prospects
for September consumption of
lead. aggregating about 10000 tons,
would call for use of all domestic
and foreign output during the
month and withdrawal of a fair
tonnage from stock pile, industry
sources said today. Demand during
~le last week was in fair volume.
Copper consumers appear to have
covered their September require
ments. Trades sources said that suf-
flcient domestic and foreign metal
remains not only to tawe care of ad-
ditional needs, but also to add to
the growing Government-owned
stock pile.
Zinc buying was spotty during the
week. Users of the metal apparently
were not taking full ALLEGATIONS, on
the theory that the supply is plenti-
full, so there will be no difficulty in
getting more metal if it is needed,
trade sources said. Additions to Gov
ernment-owned supply are expected
in September.
The steel output rate more than
regained ground lost in the preced-
ing week, as furnaces which had
shut down for repairs resumed op-
erationS.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
SPECIAL NOTICES,

I WILL NOT be responsible for any dsSts
contracted BY any one but myself. OSCAR
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WANTED - serviceman's wife to shars
.EHsTtmsn, .Easr Apply IL pssscn or SUNDAY oI
s RsT.Gcriose se III tsh sauss t. me- su.si.
ton course. balanced meals planned and
prepared; Grad. tescher; limited no. IN.
i WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for debts
other than those contracted By myself.
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GAS WATER HEATERs-2o 80. 20 cal.
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$; s's!: s.s nS::
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LARGE, BEAUTIFUL Chino European vase.
museum. visible at National woman's
5sf Viii n soT si sI M sisafoSSsnLE asaS for an,
Francis a: MEIER. 1901 Temple Iiiii
j. Will mi TesH So9 q; & z PRIssrossnL. for an,
sss!s s'n55ssii S' my D2Hs sVi ''hs5 nag
iTFEcHHNrcAL BOOKS Of all pusli.h..s IN
stock stock STUDENTS BOOK Co. PLOT
AcGoyNTAST. NJ expe4i; M Book COOKS started t.p.
part time; statements. audits, taI returns:
prompt reasonable. OR. 2074.
Evening star., 1944-09-03

Gs MaTssret Meclintock 81 C'' OIL ecfs CITY fao Pa
Frederick Yates. 66. 234s Ashmead pl.
nv and Lou Cunningham IS, 1924
Carl af'h reilman, In ni"s "a, ao2a Huidekoper pl.
NV, and Julie Briggs, 80. 1414 Cliff
Harry m Bell. 81, Fort Belvoir and vesta
Hartwell, 80, 100 4th st. Sc:
LEG Physs rrav. sa M ssss
Thomas T Lan.y, %. Fort Myer. and Leila
watson Bridges; IS, 1s4s Massachusetts
symtan ave ,e' anS Rae eilinsky' 49, Binx-
Solomon. Ii. i754 Que st. NV. "
Leonard MORAN. q. and Lillian Graves
and Winifred Henry. As, Cherokee, Iowa.
Charles Anderson, q, Army War College.
and Katherine Davis. 2l. 1ndianhead'
IL. Owen McKavitt, %. Fort Meade, and
pnps NapsY smib sns ie sss FYt9n Y1Sn. St
and Edith Richardson, 10. 500 colum-
o: s:rr: Ess vssssR s2s g. 9Th lsss 8. x.sss ss
rrsnci. Whitehous.. as. Boiling Field: and
JOSEPH eaf9Pf Phps Spsn g. less
yonnssisvn, 1ys; niS;; aDS oSo Sarah Williams al'
and Anna Rakoey. "a. 1881 Hemlock
Purvis Box, rs, 14o1 10th st. NV, and
willy HemDel,. IS. l40l, 10th st. NV.
William Haley. 26, 201 Elm st. NV, and
Alice Perkins. 20, 1908 Columbia I'd. NV:
Merton Douthitt, "a Baltimore, and
Lloyd Nesbitt. 20. and Cora Bartholomew,
10, both of YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.
Orval Collins, 20. El Paso. Tex, and Cora
Lewellyn, 26. 3107 Mount Pleasant st.
Louie Keyser. 10. 1921 Duncan st. ne,
and Jeanette Jones, 10, Baltimore.
Leonard Mayes, 81, 1878 T st. NV. and
Agnes McCallum: 10, 1928 14th st. NV.
Elmo Basil, rs, and Eleanor Lloyd. "a. both
Harold Sachs 2s, 1905 Allison st. NV,
and Loretto Anderson. 25. 333 Ten
Morris Kaplan, 35. Carlton Hotel. and
Carolyn Davis, 19. 1861 Crescent pl.
Hugh Macklin. 22, ouantico. and Kathryn
Clyde Stup. 49, Gaithersburs. Md. and
Evalyn Hooper. 90, 1881 2nd st. ne
Edwin Zabiesslski, "a. Boiling Field, and
Virginia King, %. 1929 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1944-09-03

word, Gov. Broughton points out
that few Of the service forces who
have trained In the State have had
little opportunity to know peace
time and progressive North Caro-
lima" The picture-booklet makes
interesting reading.
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Another booklet, "On Review" has
been issued by the Milwaukee Road,
which complies the messages Of the
railroad in newspapers, magazines
and on the radio. Initial sketch
points out that 1,45S,s12 passengers
were carried during 1943.
Los Angeles will be 1853 years old
tomorrow-and she doesn't look q
day over 800. The California city
has changed her name, too-from
the City Of Our Lady. the Queen Of
the Angels, to just plain Los An
geles.
And children-there were IL first
families-now there are 1,650,SlS
Angelinos-many by adoption, OF
course.
Tomorrow there will be q big
fiesta celebrating the annual event,
the kind the All-Year Club talks
about in peacetime when 1t can vel
come tourist visitors.
A neat little party will take place
in the old Spanish section of the
town, attended by the descendants
OF those first settlers, and civic lead
ers. They'll gather for a reception
at the Avila adobe, oldest house in
the city, and Gen. Fremont's head.
quarters when he captured" South
ern California in l846. Evening
vesper service in the old Plaza
Church will solemnize the event.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Sept. . LP.-There was q
large volume of trade in grain futures
today and all markets remained weak
after an early sellof that carried many
contracts to new seasonal lows.
were on both sides OF the rye market
The defererred deliveries hit new seasonal
lows on an accumulation of overnight
selling orders, but spreaders absorbed the
offerings. Much Of the buying was regard
ed as covering by shorts taking their
proflts and evening UP in preparation
for the holiday.
All oats contracts hit new lows under
general selling. Conspicuous in the trade
was the liouidation OF May oats by two
large commission houses which sometimes
act for large elevator interests.
The influx of cheap Canadian oats has
depressed the market for several days and
prices are 8 to 10 cents below last week 5
highs.
Feature Of the wheat trade was the
buying Of May wheat by house that
OF this contract
-, At the close wheat WAS u to 1ss lower
than yesterdays finish September 1.55.
Oats were on es to "a September 6sas "a
Rye was v to 1'4 lower. September .O2ss-
.03. Barley was OF "a to 2ss, September
Evening star., 1944-09-03
HELP MEN.

ACCOUNTANTS and statistieisn, airline
developing accounting dept, for. present
needs and postwar prosram; openins pres
from from 500 to $500 per sl moi month. s i reply rspls
as .Ds nso. to
photosr.ph desirable. Box s7-z, Star.
AIRCRAFT. TranscontinentaI and western
meeh.nies: fully experienesd. psrtisiiy s' e1.
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epe ,, empS;sns sss szs Box sss % ass
ASSISTANT MANxGIR for restaursnt; 54-
hour week; no Sunday work; very good
Hss1sT1Nr saN 9az MAAana ASasiIa % to IS year. Old
Nance ee s.e:sn S9s
sGzRs esE11T essDrr ssRVicr. HsS1s sSYs H o.ossi.
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week; 81 days Apply ' REDs ED;staRA dARAdR
AUTO u onq s6bf 5Sfids AND sS' msTaL e.; mAsAo,o.
lutely top;paytng permanent position with
auto dealers. 5k-day week; overtime Il
H aesrsd AEply at once to Mr.. Messiek.
A6F6MoSsEfhEEEl 6F oSEhElAG MiehaaiicsW. sSas & ": h,,.
xoriins Conditions; tools fusn.sh.s; We
are classified . critical industry by War
SoHos eo s:s .ad ND NV folk
AUro syri nv MECHANICS. .. permanent. lob.
clean shop. straieht hourly. pay. rsfsffsi
WIS WY hMaeosfsss' MoToR' CO.. soso oSislSssa e. Nv t A.
Afro MECHANIC, interested in making /.
real top salary. with frm with big post
Plans ai, Tenement position many ssns-
Apply q once to Mr.. NessieE. McKIE
ATTo TFH ME6RAsics&M.s H2aS 1 = w. need u.es.,,s.
fcF ssrsrs'l 's 81, truck rsp.irs q ysn msshsni-
earn the tsp.,r Surinss.s s.Hassas' H::sssssi no 70
dustry. Earn $50 TO 500 per week,
vi EHiyS sssJ HoTos CO.. iiso ~ 1T St 81 a.:.
AUTO PANTER-Absclutsly top-payine
time II desired. Permanent, With 1ne
gostwsr future; Apply at once. 1eilx1
xSFoHoS1i2l 1i2ls owNsas.. 4 HI s."; ... a TO So.
son saa1.Ss Ga icr ssHe FIX q un%n Hss;
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CONTINUED on Next PaSH5
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Decline Is Reported
In Crude Oil Stocks
By the Associated Press.

The Bureau of Mines reported
stocks of domestic and foreign
crude petroleum totaled 222 ,931 900
barrels on August 26, net decrease
of $4,000 barrels for the week. Do
mestic crude decreased 10000 bar
rels; foreign crude increased $1,000.
Daily average production was A.
667 900 barrels, a decrease of 5000.
Runs to stills averaged 1893 900, an
increase of 1000,
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Attention

Applicants Jor positions listed
on these pages must be inter.
oie,Ded first by the odpsFtisers.
and must then secure final re-
terrdl from the United States
Employment Service unless az
rdngements hape been made for
direct hiring as indicated IN
the advertisement.
Evening star., 1944-09-03

chanical features that will bring
new luxury and comfort to highway
travel were disclosed the other day
As Greyhound Bus Lines let con-
tracts for construction of expert
mental models Of the postwar COM
partment supercoach.
Although the program is depend
ent on wartime priorities, o. 8
Caesar, Greyhound vice president
who announced the plans, Is hope
full the new buses will be completed
for road tests early next year.
From mechanical standpoint
two different types Of buses will be
built. The Consolidated Vultee Air
craft Corp. will manufacture model:
with air-cooled engines and many
outstanding developments Of air.
plane construction. The other ex.
perimental buses. to be built by Gen.
eral Motors, will be diesel powered
and will follow methods Of body
construction perfected by that or.
ganization.
Both types, which were styled b,
Raymond Loewy, noted industria
designer. will be similar in exterior
appearance and luxury of interior
appointments.
The new buses will have a seatinl
capacity of more than so passengers
The improved design provides fo
wider seats, more restful cushion,
and more space between seats. Th,
increase In the number of passen.
gers carried will be gained by add.
ing slightly to the height. but no
enlarging the width or length ot
the bus, in comparison with present
Greyhound coaches.
North Carolina has issued a book
let available to the thousands o.
men from other States who hav.
trained or are training In the State.
many camps and bases. In a fore
Evening star., 1944-09-03
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Sept. 2 LP,.-After selling
of as much as 65 cents bale on con-
tinued liquidation and some hedge selling,
influenced by favorable war news, the cot
ton market turned steady on light mill
buyins and covering operations prior TO
the extended holiday
Prices recovered TO approximately the
opening level.
Futures closed UNCHANGED to cents a
hale lower
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under d. C. la1Os, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day. Uait three tuu days and
receiUe their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
CURB SUMMARY

Furnished b the Asses1atsd Prsss.
New YsrE steci ExeSasSs. sSsviss Is
hish. lev sn6 elssins pFics fer H. veek.
sne The ae4 ehanss fren The srsvisus
SATURDAYS aleDe.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
BOND SUMMARY

fssnishs1 ~ the Associates Prsss.
A selected llss q active BenAs On the
New Yerk Stock Exchange, ehoWing The
high. lev sn6 elssins price fer thS week.
ana tho nst changs frem the orevloUs
Evening star., 1944-09-03
.Costo Ricon Fruit

Farmers Of Costa Rica are ship.
ping fresh fruits to American sol.
diers and sailors In the Canal Zone,
Evening star., 1944-09-03
CopituI Securities
(Over the Counter.

tOver the Counter.)
The following nominal bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities traded
over the counter as of Friday have been
assembled for The Star by Washington
members of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc:
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United States Treasury Position
WASHINGTON Stock Exchonoe

Reported by w. B. Hibbs 81 Co., WASHINGTON D. c.
TRANSACTIONS
INCLUDING FRIDAY SEPTEMBER
Evening star., 1944-09-03
RESORTS.
MARYLAND.
BEAUTIFUL PASADENA

BEAUTIFUL PASADENA INN
The ideal vacation spet. All land and
water sports. Excellent fishing Nearby
and reasonable. ReStricted clientele.
FRED HARPER. Royal Oak. Nd
OCEAN CITYA MD.
BEVERLY COTTAGE, weekly rentals. Sep
temoer rates. Telephone 159. NJ. n.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
BIRD HAVEN, VA.
Shenandoah Alum SPRINGS Hotel open
through September. MIR. and Mrs. ROSS,
Bird Haven, Va
Alum Springs

In the Mountains near Orkney Spring.
Riding, Swimming. Tennis. Dancing Noun
Moment. Scenic Roads to Historic Spots.
A Vocation Thst Will Do You Good
Invisorating mountain air. HeaIth-giving
water. Delicious home-cooked food Fried
chicken. Va. ham. Fresh vegetables All
ming Water Innerspring Mattresses
Blankets needed every night. Weekly
rates. S26 up, single; S47.50 up double
We meet Greyhound buses at Mt Jackson
BY appointment Restricted.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ress. Bird Haven. Va.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
8ku QhaIrt

SPEND yeuf vacation At An elevation Of
2 500 II. Pleasantly cool. season june
IS to Sept. 49, Rate. weekly $50 and up.
Recreation free. 1cO miles from Wash
ington via U. s. IL to Mt. Jackson, then
2 mile. west. Approved By A. A. A. write
Tor information regarding transportation
to SKY Chalet, Maeanie, Va.
BIRD HAVEN. VA.
Evening star., 1944-09-03

D" -'Nn' 'So A'1o' ors eAIa- nFs Pua
Evening star., 1944-09-03

Rates Of div{dend8 u the fofsgoinE
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly Of ssmiannual deelara-
ton. Unless otherWise noted, special or
extra dividsnds are not included kl:9
Hast yser. Paya6ls IN stock. 9 Declared
81 paid 70 far. this year. Payable IN
dendI paid OF Asclared this year.
w With WArfantA " without warrants.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
BONDS.

Sales PUBLIC UTILITIES.
- 600 Ana. g. Pot Riv RR mod 3Is 1e
$1,000 Capital Traction 1st IS 4a41
5000 City & Sub Ry mod 3A.s 1851
1000 GEORGETOWN Gas Light 1st IS le
1000 Wash Gas Light 1st 5s 1860
1000 Wash Ry e. El cons As 1851
5000 Term Ref d whsnR 1st 44s 1e
Evening star., 1944-09-03

CONTINUED on Next PASAI
Evening star., 1944-04-09
CRAZY MONEY

PARADOX: Money makes the
war 60. Money to pay for guns,
tanks, ships and planes. But the
strains of war on money are so great
that it tends to diminish in value.
So it threatens to ruin us even while
it is helping US win.
We call it imitation, but long be-
fore we had word for it, money
had this habit of going crazy in
wartime.
In ancient Rome prices tripled
during the 10 years that the Romans
and Carthaginians were fighting
the Second Punic War.
During the Hundred Years. War
between England and France, the
cost of living in France rose so dan
gerously that the King had to issue
royal DEGREES fixing wages and food
and rent prices.
The money issued by the Cont
mental Congress during our own
Revolution deprecated so much
that a dollar would buy only a
little more than two cents worth of
goods. and people began calling
the currency "shin-plasters."
BOOM! Such disastrous runaway
imitation accompanied the French
Revolution that the government
not only fixed prices, but COM
PEELED shopkeepers to post ceiling
prices and still couldn't control
the situation. The currency it issued
became valueless.
us. greenbacks issued during
the Civil War deprecated so much
that prices had tripled by 1864.
Evening star., 1944-04-09

Birdsong, Lebovitz, Graveno, Magulre,
Martinez, Logan, Lungo, Frazier, Poillion.
Levine, ETC., etc. =
At the start of the service, we sang
Mother Dear. O Pray For Me-" and
everyone did well except me. had con-
siderable trouble with the chords and was
finally reduced to picking out the melody
with one finger, loud when knew was
right, soft when was doubtful No one
noticed.
Midway through the service. the wind
brought some rain with it but nobody
seemed to mind. l wrapped my storm gear
around the tiny organ; otherwise no one
moved.
1t was right along here that the thing
began to get me. had been to lot of
church services in my time, man and boy,
but this one was different from anything
I had ever experienced in regular church.
The wind shouted overhead in the
booms, the blowers roared. the engines
pounded and drove the ship into the huge
waves, the plates muttered with the twist
ing and beating they were taking. Even
50 - even with all this racket going on,
Number Three hatch was a tiny island of
peace and quiet.
! HAD feeling that God was handy. l
had feeling that He was leaning against
the fender of the jeep alongside Martinez.
He was hanging over the rail of the boat
deck, resting on His elbows between
O'Grisko and Malinovslxi. Maybe Bird
song and Lebovitz felt that someone was
watching them, because they looked up
suddenly - both of them at the same
time, and they might have seen Him
quietly standing by.
l was beginning to look for Him myself
and / wasn't feeling ashamed any more.
And it was just at that moment that every
thing, services included, came to a sudden
stop. General Quarters was sounded. And
if He was there, as suspect He was,
then He, too, went dashing down the
deck with the rest of us to take His battle
station.
Evening star., 1944-04-09
GOD WAS THERE!
bY Eddie Albert
For~ss movie ssor, now U. S Navy Lisvfsnons

c4t this Easter season zee bring you t,co
pictures Which skosU TIE spirit of oar boys
at nar. One is the corer photograph of an
Easter serrice tn North Africa year ago.
The other is the moeiug ,cord- picture beloso,
describing religious sersice on a transport
off the Gilbert Islands, just before the no,o
famous attack on Tdraca The author,
tired ont BY many hours OF Work, ,cas Sleep
ing sou,sdiy in his bunk. And then -.
RN THE middle of beautiful dream, the
chaplain shook me awake and asked if
- I'd play the organ for services. The
regular organist was seasick. l was dead,
but couldn't refuse because it meant a
lot to the men. The fact that can't play
the organ was of no importance. So said
okay not too graciously, jumped out of
the sack, shaved, dressed - and ran over
three or four hymns with him. l didn't
eat any chow didn't want Chaplain Joe
to have to 60 to the trouble of finding still
another organist.
uS o4tdI Wdo SCI up Ou 1NulllUCI
hatch, backed by row of dozen acety-
lene tanks. 1t was protected from the
weather by housing on the sides of the
deck above. The overhead was open to
the sky. 1t was a dingy, gray war-paint
setup, but Joe had few bits of white
linen which gave the altar good clean
look, like the church in any sailors home
town. His pulpit was the mushroom head
of blower roaring with a rush of air
which, from time to time, sucked the
altar cloth toward the vent Forward
of the blower was jeep, covered with
canvas and lashed down to the hatch
cover.
The men stood around the jeep and
hung over the rail facing inward on the
boat deck above About hundred men
in dmgarees stood around fumbling with
their hymn books, or just standing, hands
folded, swaying seriously with the roll
of the ship, the wind roughening their
scrubby haIcuts. was able to recognize
some of them from the roll CALL Johnson,
Green, Malinovslzi, O'Grisko, Matarelli,