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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
JUST BOOKS

JUST BOOKS
The complexities Of our modern
existence smooth out to some ex-
tent for us if we use the excellent
books available to guide us to an
understanding of this confused and
struggling world. Never before has
there been a greater quantity OF
yell-written international reading
on the market. And for that all too
infreouent hour of leisure there are
dozens of the so-called escape"
books.
Perhaps you have read several OF
those we will mention here. If not,
may we suggest that you do? You
might be interested to know that
during the month Of November
there were 222 new titles placed on
the shelves at the library. Most Of
those mentioned in today's column
are among that number, thought
few were published earlier in the
year. OF course no one Of us-or OF
you-can even attempt to become
familiar with so many books. But
here are a few that feel from per-
Sonal experience you will enjoy:
Ernie Pyles BRAVE MEN is good
reading all the way through. The
stories he tells Of the G.. rs include
both the comic and the tragic.
They will leave you feeling very
humble and eager to do what you
can on the home-front. BRAVE
MEN makes you realize how aptly
Pyle has been called the Boswell
of the G.Is". Of interest to all
with relatives or friends in the
service will be the index at the
back of the book containing names
and home addresses Of all G. is
mentioned.
Since you have probably read Bob
Hopes NEVER LEFT HOME you
will be interested in this comment
by Ernie Pyle in BRAVE MEN:
Bob Hope was one Of the best
that ever went to Africa. He had
the right touch with soldiers. He
could handle himself as well in a
hospital of suffering men as before
rough audience Of ten thousand
war-coarSened ones. When Hope
went into a hospital he was likely
to go up to a poor guy swathed in
bandages and instead of spreading
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
They'd dive and then wheel back
high into the sky and dive again.

VI
high into the sky and dive again.
Apparently there was no enemy
attack, for there were no black
puffs around the planes. We could
hear their machine guns, and their
cannon shells bursting.
They kept on diving and shooting
for about Is minutes. Pretty soon
an officer came running up the hill
and said:
do you see that? Those damned
Germans are mixed up and STRAIT
ing hell out of the Italians!"
When we told him they were our
planes he said "Oh!" and went back
down the hill.
The afternoon sun went over the
hill and the evening chill began to
come down. We were sitting on a
bushy hillside-juSt a small bunch
Of American officers forming what
is called a forward command post.
Officers who had been in the bat
tie for Ousseltia Pass all day began
wandering In through the brush on
foot, to report. They were dirty,
and tired. But the day had gone
well, and they were cheerful in q
quiet and uneXpresSed way.
Hit Red Gross Truck
A medical corps major came up
the hill and said:
Those bIankety blanks. They
have knocked out two of nv
ambulances that were trying to
get the wounded back. A hell
of lot a red cross means to
them"
Nobody said anything. He
went back down the hill, as mad
as a hornet.
The officers kept talking about
three fellow officers who had been
killd during the day, and fourth
one who was missing. One OF the
lead men apparently had been a
special favorite. An officer who had
been beside him when it happened
came up with blood on his clothes.
1--WE hit the ground together" he
said. But when / got up, he could
not. 1t took him right in the head.
He felt no pain"
Raise up that tent and pack his
stuff" an officer told an enlisted
man.
Another one said: THE he'll of it
is his wife's due to have a baby
any time now"
Just then a sergeant walked I'D
He had left the post that morning
with the officer who was now miss
ing.
where's Captain so-and-so?"
they all asked.
SERGEANT CAPTURED
AND ESCAPES
The sergeant said he didn't know.
Ihen he said he himself had been
captured
"Captured?"Hthe officers asked.
"YeS," he said. The Italians cap
tured me and then turned me loose"
The sergeant was Vernon Gerry of
South Bend, Ind. He is a married
man, and was lawyer before the
war. He is young and husky fell
low. He didn't appear to be very
much shaken by his experience, hut
he said he never was so scared.
Sitting there on the ground he
told me his experience. He and the
missing captain and a jeep driver
had gone forward at $50 In the
morning to hunt for the body of a
popular officer who had been killed.
They had parked the jeep and the
captain told them to stay there till
he returned.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

the hill asking about things. One
sergeant came to inquire where a
certain post was, saying he had two
jeep tires and a tire for an anti
tank gun that he was supposed to
deliver.
Another sergeant wearing an
overcoat, came up the hill, saluted
formally, and reported that GER
tain battery setup was ready to fire
They told him to go ahead.
A phone rang. The captain of
an ack-ack battery said the
enemy had his range and asked
permission to move. He was told
to 60 ahead. All the conversa-
ton was informal and unex-
cited.
A phone rang again. An officer
at another command post was ask
ing for a decision on whether to
move forward. The young heuten-
ant, apparently not wishing to give
direct orders to a higher officer
solved the problem by putting his
words in the form of advice, sprin-
king two or three "sirs" in every
sentence. I thought he handled il
beautifully.
Now and then the lieutenant
would phone some other post. AL
the posts have code terms such as
"hatrack" and Monsoon" and "Chi-
cago." I've just made those up as
examples, since naturally 1 can't
print the real code names.
Once the lieutenant phoned to
a rear command post and told them
to send some trucks to town
where two tanks had been disabled
that morning. Several times he
phoned other posts to check up on
colonel who was wandering
around the battle area in a jeep
You could tell they were very fond
of the colonel, and that he appar-
emily paid little attention to dan
ger.
There were no planes In the sky
when We arrived, but that morning
the Germans had been over and
bombed and Strafed our troops bad
ly. The command post had called
for air support, but somebody at
the other end said the planes were
busy on other missions and You'll
just have to grin and bear it."
The men around our post spoke
cynically about that remark all aft
ernoon.
Grin and bear 1t, eh?" they
would say. We'll, We'll bear it but
We won't guarantee the grim"
But In the late afternoon our
planes did come. First we didn't
know they were ours, 50 we all
took to the foxholes. Finally,
after they had flown overhead q
couple of times without doing
anything, somebody yelled:
They are definitely ours!"
So We came out. The planes cir
cled for about ten minutes hunting
for the. correct spot In the BUSH
covered mountainside. They seemed
to take their time at It, to make
sure, and then finally they started
peeling off on at a time and came
diving down % a hillside o mile
away. /.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

which a battle is
directed. This one
consisted Of a tent
20 feet square,
we'll hidden under
a tree. However,
the whole tent
had been dropped
down and simply
lay like a tarpau-
lin covering the
officers bedrolls
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
ASSIGNED TO SHIP

Charles Marlin Crum, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. M. Crum Of 156 Vine
wood, has been transferred from
Fort Pierce, Fla, to Pascagoula
Miss, where he has been assigned
to his ship.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07
Ernie Pyle's Slant on the Var:
How War Is Conducted from
Forward Command Post
Informal and Unercited Officers and
Men Garry On Under Heavy Fire
BY Ernie Pyle

Editors Motel Pyle rees of his while he
the GIs during the Tunan campaign He taking
a ong-needed rest in New Mexico.
AT THE FRONT LINE IN TUNISIA-We drove our
eep under tree, camouaged by covering it with limbs
and then walked the side of hill for about 500 yards
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

Is your chimney safe? Any Chin
ney which is too warm to hold the
hand against with comfort Is fire
hazard, the National Safety Council
says
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

battle of OuSSeltia Pass in central
Tunisia was going on.
We stopped in what is known as
forward command post, from
Evening star., 1944-12-31

Girls in every walk of life are swamping
photographers with orders for "pin-up"
photos OF themselves to give to their boy
friends in Service. Maybe you are one
OF them. If so, you ought to be using
Listerine Tooth Paste. There are lots of
good reasons why it's called cleansing
prescription for your teeth" For exam
pie, it's really got something an extra
special quality that all dentifrices do not
have. It's got "pin-point" cleansing! >.
the ability to help clean many of those
Evening star., 1944-12-31

tiny, hard-to-get-at "pin-point" cracks in
enamel, the very zones where, many den
lists say, 75% of beauty-robbing decay
begins. If you have nice set of teeth
you owe it to yourself to give them the
best care you know how. See your dentist
regularly and use Listerine Tooth Paste.
No dentifrice does its job more efficiently
and gently, and more delightfully."-, than
this cleansing prescription for your
teeth. incidentally, the big tube lasts and
l-a-s-t-s and LASTS!
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
STOP THE "MILLIONAIRES"
AMENDMENT

Working very stealthily, powerful in
terests have advanced the millionaire
amendment" to a point where we cannot
afford to neglect it any longer. This pro-
posed federal amendment would limit
federal taxes on incomes, inheritances,
gifts, and estates to not over 800. AL
ready sixteen states, among them Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Michigan and Massa-
chusetts, have adopted resolutions urging
Congress to propose this amendment and
to call ratifying conventions in the states.
This amendment would create a catas-
trophe i'm federal finance and social solv-
cncy. BY limiting tax collections to a
maximum of $3.50 it would relieve the
wealthy classes from their just and full
share in the maintenance Of our govern
ment. DUPONT or any other industrial
potcntate with an income Of $1,OOO,OOO a
year would be saved $500,000 a year or
more from present income taxes. Teach
ers and other lower middle class groups,
now paying rates which average 2O%o or
more as a war emergency, would have to
continue these rates the remainder Of their
lives. Multi-mIllion-dollar estates would
be handed ON only one-fomth diminished,
to perpetuate and accentaute great differ
ences in wealth.
To the further impoverishment Of lower
income groups, part of the loss in revenue
might be recouped by a heavy federal
sales tax, probably no less than 1919,
which has been frequently advocated by
some interests. Drastic curtailments of
socially desirable projects and expendi-
lures would be the order Of the day
School budgets would almost certainly
suffer as result of this change The
clock of federal finance would be turned
back two full centuries in the U. S.
Unless we wish to avoid this retrogres-
sion in taxation, we must publicize and
protest this outrageous proposal by let
ters and resolutions to Congress, to the
Legislature the press and every organ Of
opinion. The American Teacher.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
ORDER OF EASTERN
STAR SPONSORED
RUSSIAN KIT DRIVE

Russian War Relief, Inc, under the
direction Of Margaret Nagle, eX-director,
and Louise Bouchard, secretary, have
completed large shipment Of donations
to the Christmas campaign for Russian
children. The donations consist Of used
clothing for children, condensed and
eyaporated milk, baby food, raisins.
breakfast cocoa and other articles that
will be nourishing food for the children
Of war-stricken Russia
It was reported from the Russian Re-
lief headquarters that 20 boxes were
shipped this week containing the above
articles. The boxes averaged 50 pounds
each.
Praises Eastern Star Lodge
The order of Eastern Star of Montana
sponsored the kit campaign for the
civilians Of Russia Miss Nagle reported
and extends congratulations to the mem-
bers of this organization for their gener-
Gus response to this campaign.
Many knitted garments, sweaters,
mittens, children's caps ana hoodS, were
donated by the women Of the committee
on knitting. These garments were
shipped to the Russian Relief warehouse
at Portland this week and from there
will be sent by Soviet ships to Russia.
Russian War Relief has been organized
only few months in Montana and the
officers, Mr.. H. L. Maury chairman, and
Attorney Tom Davis, expressed satisfac-
ton with the progress made in Silver
Bow county during this short time.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
MEDIAN LEVEL OF EDUCATION
OF u. S. SOLDIERS is SECOND
YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL-OWI

The median level Of education Of Amer
lean soldiers in this war is the second year
of high school, as compared with the
sixth grade education held by the average
doughboy in the last war, the Office Of
War Information has reported on the
basis of comparative statistics compiled
from representative sampling studies
conducted by the United States Office of
Education, Federal Security Agency and
the War department.
In this war, 1913 per cent of the soldiers
had completed four years Of high school,
whereas only 3.5 per cent of the soldiers
in the last war had done so.
The two largest groups in both wars,
however, included those who had COM
pleted no more than five to eight years Of
grade school, The percentage was 27.4
per cent in this war, as compared with
555 per cent in the last war.
The number Of persons who have com
pleted no more than the first four years
of grammar school, in this war amounted
to 3.5 per cent, as compared with 24.4 per
cent in the last war. No comparison OF
the rates for rejection for illiteracy can
be made made between this war and the
last since in both cases these reflections
have been closely associated with other
causes for rejection and comparable sta
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
@L!l1TrT7a15 1

Pop" announced Little Luther. I've
made a resolution for the New Year.
From now on you can say anything you
like, and I promise not to get fresh"
We'll, well, Luther" Mr.. Dilworth
beamed. I'm glad I've finally made you
see the error of your ways"
1T wasn't exactly you, Pop" admitted
Little Luther. 1T was my teacher, Miss
Chearful. and she says that I've got to
respect your opinions.
"a very sensible young woman, that
Miss Chearful" Mr. Dilworth said ap-
provingly.
Because she says in democracy
everybody's got right TO talk even if
some people ARE dopes. q"
who's a DOPE" demanded Mr.. Dill
worth, rising ominolIsly from his arm
chair.
Now, don't get self-conscious about it,
Pop" Little Luther cautioned. This Is
Just supposed to be what teacher calls
a theoretical discussion. Anyway, she
says you're not really responsible for all
those reactionary things you say about
unions-you're just being taken for a ride
by guys like Mccormick and Hearst and
the big boys in the NAM"
Who, me?" yelled Mr. Dilworth.
Take it easy, Pop" Luther pleaded
Il didn't exactly mean you personally. I
Just mean you dopes. uh, that is-you
generally"
THAT does itr' declared Mr.. Dilworth.
I'm cutting off your allowance, Luther.
You're not buying that teacher any more
apples with MY money And what hap
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

pened to your New Years resolution not
to get fresh?'
my, 1915 just whizzed BY didn't it,
Pop?" Little Luther smiled.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
sites cannot be obtained.

tistics cannot be obtained.
-Four years of college or more had been
completed by SO per cent of the soldiers
in this war, as compared with one per
cent in the last war.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

SAN FRANCISCO QP) The Bay
Cities Metal Trades Council (AFL asked
for federal Intervention to end abuses
and offenses in supervision of the Rich
mond Housing Authority, the worlds
housing project and home Of most Of the
Kaiser shipyard workers.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

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Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Fresno County
Ranch Area
Swept by Fire

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 8. tUP)-
A large fire in the Christie ranch
area, Fresno county, went COM
pletely out of control late Thurs
day night, diSrupting fire fighters
lines and spreading rapidly, the state
fire control office reported Friday.
Fire control officials said the fire
was believed to be of incendiary
origin. A state investigator has been
dispatched to the scene to try to
determine the oigin of the blaze,
they said.
One hundred soldiers from Camp
Pinedale were helping to fight the
fire. Fire control officials said it
was difficult to determine the size
of the area burned by the con-
flagration since it was spreading
"in all directions
A l000-acre fire at Stanfield Hill.
Yuba county, was brought under
control this morning, the fire con-
troll office reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Dim-out Faces
Valley Ducks
6Continued From Page II

l(OnllIluGu 4 I'm 10
to handle the ducks as a natural
resource. Therefore, he said, state
wide committees are being set up
so that food may be grown Ior
ducks in infested areas and cne
ducks herded from the farms TO
their feeding grounds by airpianes.
This plan has been tried In the
San Joaquin and Sacramento val
leys and is declared TO be working
out satisfactorily.
Meanwhile Rudolph Miller OF the
Agricultural Adjustment assocla-
ton said that ammunition TO be
used in soaring ducks from The fields
in the valley is available at the
AAA office in El Centre. If farm
ers need more than their usual
allotment, Miller said, application
for additional supplies may be made
at his office.
Horn pointed out that the duck
population on the North American
continent in 1884 was 30,000,000 and
last year was 150,000,000. He agreed
that the farmers losses and prob
lens had increased accordingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
BLUE RATION TOKENS
EXPIRE OCTOBER 1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. UP)-
Price Chief Chester Bowles an
nounced Friday that blue ration
tokens, ordered by the government
at cost of Sl.l33,2S to make change
for blue ration stamps. will not be
used after October /. He urged con-
sumers TO dispose of their supply
as soon as possible.
Bowles said retailers were being
instructed to discontinue issuing the
tokens after Sept. II, when II food
items will be removed from the
processed ration list. He explained
that future food values would be
arranged SO that most items will
have point values in multiples of
10, enabling consumers to use 10
point blue stamps, without needing
change"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Woman Trucker
Answers sos
In Trash Drive
BY GLADYS VORIS

Gone with the wind are most of
Ell Centro's trash-hauling blues,
thanks to Gertie NandonSa and her
trucking business!
Mrs. Nandonsa, who resides at 803
South Third street, decided to haul
rubbish after reading of trash trials
and tribulations in the Post Press
Newspapers.
The woman trucker explained
that when her son was drafted into
the armed services she decided to
go into business for herself. She
kept busy doing general hauling in
what she termed "the back coun-
try"
AS a matter of fact" she smiled,
II read the Press article on how
hard it was to find someone to take
away the rubbish the city can't haul
and I just decided to do something
about it."
Apparently, when Mrs. Mandonsa
decides "to do something about
she does it. She called
Robert w. Hatton. street commits
sioner; he referred her to E. Paul
Ford, city engineer and director OF
public works, and by Friday morn
ing she was ready to begin work.
Mrs. Nandonsa gave her tele-
phone number as 1508-J and the
city commission gave Mrs. Nam
donsa a great big vote of thanks.
STIPULATIONS
Coupled with her offer is an an
made by Ford to the
effect that the city is easing rub
bish stipulations.
Pickup teams will take trash
bundled in lengths not exceeding
four feet" he said. THE bundles
should be small enough to enable
one man to lift them and throw
them into a truck"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-08
Long May II Wave

Remember about the USO banners
being catawampus or something?
Rita Noah of the USO staff in
FL Centre rushed to the defense of
the banners. She said:
A-Those banners are so disposed
that the windows will be somewhat
covered the frequenters of the place
thus feeling less like exhibits in a
goldfish bowl. In fact, they are TAX
ing the place of curtains expected
any day now.
B-Some of the banners are OK
if the observer is on the inside
looking out.
C-Others are OK. if the observer
is on the outside looking in.
Personally, we're all for taking
them down. We just can't under
stand it even if Rita insists the
whole thing is perfectly logical to
intelligent people. We never did
claim to be intellectual SO we'll go
on enjoying life.