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y k scP . _ A corporal said he thought there ‘was only one indispensable manâ€" " *the President of the United States. The sergeant pondered a moment and then said . ¢. « Page 2 it O ake hA As I‘ve said before in this colum=, you‘re always hurrying up to wait for something in the Army. _ The other day I was figuring how much time I‘ve waited. i tm S _ In the first place, after enlisting, I waited eight months before I was ordered into unifoOrm. | e . 4 And then I waited i long line to get my uniform. t And that was just the beginning. I stood in line for my toxic, tyâ€" phoid, tetanus,â€" and yellow . fever shots. _ I‘ve waited for‘ my meals, my pay, my dental and physical inâ€" spections, war bonds and stamps, for this, for that. * 38 A fiyer tell you how many flying hours he has. ' # I‘ll tel} you how many waiting minutes I‘ve hadâ€"5,050! Yow learn patience, I guess, in this man‘s Army. HIGHLAND PARKER WITH PATTON ... Lt. (j.g.) Hank Wilder, away out in the blue Pacific, writes, telling me friend Bob Walker of Highland Park is <with Gen. Patton‘s hardâ€" fighting Third Army P I remember "’.;’.fi-‘.“‘"" We played football at Washâ€" ington and Lee university. Bob was one of the best guards I‘ve ever seen. | That boy is r ug g e d ! *No wonder the Nazis are fleeâ€" WHOS INDISPENSABLE? , .. A sergeant, who says "dis" and "dat" now and then, and some other nonâ€"coms were baving a bull session 8/Sgt. Richard Wagner, son of Mrs. Eleanor Wagner, 107 Pleasant, Highwood, will spend the last of his 30 day leave at home this week, reporting to Mi@mi, Fla., for reâ€" classification on Sept. 8. _ Somehow they got on the subject of what men are and what are not indispensable. S/Syt. Wagner, of the 6th Air Force, weather department, entered the: service 26 months ago.. He trained in Panama and spent a year and a half in Peru and Ecuador. . _ Transportation in these parts is by means of truck, plane or burro. The principal language is Spmnish, in which © the .soldiers have becqme qnhe.\fl‘m‘,- * oi o ks 2C Among the souvenirs which the sergeant brought with him are fine pieces of . Peruvianâ€"made jewelry some soft llamaâ€"wbol blankets. Pfe. Russell Frost has returned to his base after a furlough spent in Deerfleld with his mother, Mrs. Beckman of the Deerfleld News Agency. A/C Waiter A, Maimquist has just reported for duty at the Big Spring bombardier school, in Texâ€" as, where he will begin Rhis bomâ€" bardier training. The â€" Big Spring bombardier sthool, one of the <warld‘s largest bombing colleges, graduates a new class of highly trained bombardiers évery three weeks. The course lasts 18. weeks and includes 6 weeks of pilotage and .dead mkonint paviâ€" gation.. The bombardier is that imâ€" portant member of the aetial comâ€" bat crew upon whose ability, accuâ€" m precision rests the n:eu- 4 . p formance in the m of war has already earned for him the Young Maimquist has been in the service for two years, the first two bchgeonn«udwifinudtrwork. Chief Petty Officer James Malmâ€" quist, A/C/M/M, USN, ‘has‘ seen f.cmdnflieo.lldhum stationed in the Pacific area since September, 1943. Both are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Maimquist, 2108 West Park Ave. the Chicago ares who were vounded the area who were wounded pm,lfibnflfi.!ufihâ€" cific woere dfcorated with the Purâ€" ple‘Heart lutx:tnoum ceremony at .V General hosâ€" Percy J. Carroll, commanding officâ€" cr,m'&o_ufih.. 7 Among those honored was Pvt. Carle Cazrani, 585 Glenview, who was wounded in the abdomen during *WM. : a In The Nation‘s Ser Prt, James Fleager, of the army of that "hell from heaven" (Special to the Hurrying Up to Wait! TM IN THE hONe e r "Naw I don‘t valuabke man is the way up there in the and watches over us man} we can‘t do wi â€" There he was â€" i# corporal, his shot up, heavilyâ€"ban leg, torn by enemy fire in North Africa, casâ€" ually thrown over thg seat in front of him at one of the GI movies here. KIND OF SAD . .. \ He had seen me at a soldier ball game I was cov or the newsâ€" papers. # I i4 _A' â€"When he noticed me in the show that night he asked: | | ° . =. ; "Boy! Did you see that blond out at the game today?‘! |. "No." l | £ "What? You |, that chick? Wow! Was she stacked! Boy, I could really go for her. was afraid she wouldn‘t pay mugh attention to me because of this d leg. She was really nifty." 4# | i + And then the mo he turned.around, his seat, and all you the top of his head foot sticking up. ON LOSING COMBS Doggone! % Do you lose your regularly, too? Emerson said there leveling power that rich, the mighty, :g critical (I add) on with all others. ~ As a youth I renfember â€" alâ€" though I was told no 5‘ by my parâ€" ents â€"â€" I used to itgase children wearing glasses, ca ig them fourâ€" eyes, and so on. ' Â¥2, And now I wear glakses. I used to tease boy friends who had wavy hair, too, isaying it was A LEVELING POWE And now, sudden starting to wave! _ Hawaiian h%nds. is now located on the island of Guam. has been in the service for 19@ months. His sister, Mary Frances, yeoman, 3/¢, of the WAVEs, is stationed at Navy Pier. ‘Their parents ‘are Mr. and Mrs. Samuelâ€"B. F1 r, 559 Forâ€" est Ave. 4 [ . Pyt. Albert G.. M son of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Nordini, :321 Grove, Highwood, enrolled in the AAF ‘training c nd, | Bâ€"24 Liberator bomber medhanics school at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss. Here he will be trained in bombardâ€" ment . aircraft imance and emergency flight procedures. The instructors for this c are expeâ€" rienced war veterans}! | . infantry, forhdy day furlough at his ho ker Ave., Highwood, . and infant son, Gera August 20. Pyt. Ori service nearly a present stationed at po, Cdi" 5 yt;l: Pvyt. Allan Gerkin | corps, regently Mr. and Mrs. A. J. tral He is now stai Monmouth, N. J., wher ing| radio. Texaryt Pyt. Thomas Lehey and Mrs. Earl Lehey field, is now statio Claiborne, La,. A | alumnus, he received radio engineering at nical college, ente in November, 1948. .â€"â€" Cpl. James McGee, stationed at Camp M lina, recently spent with his mother, Mrs. 203 Sheridan, H early training, Cpl. Mc a back injury which h delaying overseas serv Robert Norman, sos of Mr. and blrs. Harold Norman | 64 u&nnoc:; urn, was bars a second Bonhmnwt at graduâ€" ation exercises of . Army Air forces training and school at Yale university. G cereâ€" mony was held in the of the Sterling Law ng before a large audience of and Rated as a techn officer in communications, he is prepared to assume the duties‘ tactical units of the army air f ‘accordâ€" ing to Col. Raymond J. comâ€" manding officer. In & to the classroom work, much::of his schedâ€" ule I seem to lose min Pyt. Raiph Ori is has included in o hy Pn d, Biloi, M ed in héavy 1 t ., N ght prdced thhc ’, c eterans! | â€"Bâ€"â€"f4 Dri is pone t his h. hwood.'fl ly GerlA t. Ori h4 b a year ed at ‘ nV iew it [5., Gerkin ip {J -‘..‘ N 10w "h'v 1J.. whetrle! h Ine most ow who sits blue yonder po s me n" ptarted. And ped down in 1d1 see was s bandaged pocket combs ill the time. nding a 10â€" e at 1 Walâ€" ith his wife Allen, born been in the E and is at Luis Obisâ€" the signal his parents, , 696 Cenâ€" ned at Ft. he is studyâ€" yon of Mr. 1311,,Deerâ€" at Camp ‘high school 3. degree in ieago Techâ€" paratrooper, ee suffered , resulted in I1, N. Caroâ€" short leave ie Carney, the service for physical fithess, tovs him | more, son ‘of Mr. and Mrs.) E. T. for tert ‘3:“ found | Skidmore, 882 N. St. Johns, Lt. in m te. the world. | James Garrity, son of Mr. and Mrs. lt.xou::k ited four years| Ray . Garrity, M'W.fnfibâ€" at the local schogol and two|wood. _ ~ . A ing in mathematies s ‘ 4 +. He has traveled ‘ in | go. Italy, ROfAflhm?. G“,l‘;'“ ,1 Austria, Hungary rmany as , ohn M, 1 well as in western and|French Canâ€"| yys, John Tether, 145‘ S. Green ada. $.3 l . * Tlay is hoifass thisx week ‘to two _ He will shortly be : tactical unit where h charge of maintaining ciations of his outfit. a group of: 'enl‘st?d m It is groups such as t enabling the fi to wellâ€"knit campaign ove Dan Hunt, Jr., of t arrived from Lake Ch spend a furlough with Mr. and Mrs. Dan H oaks Ave., Deerfield. Russell Frost of forces, recently statio man, Ariz., left re base at Lincoln, ;eb. f short furlough with his Cecelia Beckman, of: ‘News ageney. | | > Moon Is Now‘ Last week the\ o Homewood, eived f1 visit: from / | son, Moon, of the F. He w !uvo before tr nsferrin 1 liance, Nebr., u* ’%on'i’} renceville, Ill. M structor in gudkr ight, : in "glider sna M EoPl While home he had the pleasure of giving his| you . brother, Verne, his first |airplane ride, to Kansas City, ’ points. Verne ("Buster in the service, kx t soon. * "Much as end," he says, "I‘d like uniform first." | ‘ Pyt, ~Lloyd, ‘anothe seeing En;landlv "Bud" Moon A Guinea, where, among he has contacted from (#o*d ousekeeping | _ _ .. Ll e ._HOT STRINGâ€"BEAN SALAD . _ In a skillet.cook 34 bacon, cut in 16* gquares, until goldenâ€"brown. bacon bits.and fat over 3 lbs. botun§‘ string beans. Tass in 154 cups thinlyâ€"slice 1 thsp. sait, 14 tsp, pepper, and Â¥4 cup vinegar. immediately, Serves 6 to 8. 18 eal Squares + > Melt buttet in maining \ ingredien and flouted 8" x 8"\ x While still hot, | when cool. Makes Â¥& cup lyn#t*«or 1 cup d u* eld, Lawâ€" + M is an inâ€" id lalizing xi M ; e had |the pleasure is| you! brother, irst |airplane ride, to im Woi LIC SERVICE ZZPODMHCHLIGKOLE : i [ helps you solve wartime mcal problems »:; ecins eenene oo P . ; i "| [ ... .. |Hard Work, Little Sleep . \ e pleasure % n othen, For Pfe. =Gem'ge Berube | plane ride, to| Stationed with the airborne engiâ€" 1 nd other|neers aviation battalion in France,‘ r!‘), already | Pfc. George Berube, husband . of ts| tb be called| Mercedes Berube of Chicago, writes e war to|Of working an 18â€"hour day shift like |to get my|With small chance to sleep at night . _. . .| because of the sounds of battle. Enâ€" e ther, is | tering the service in October, 1942, lance. Cpl.| he bas been stationed in France gi? d in New|since early June; He is the zon of ~ bther friends. | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berube, 318 ie mt i .A ned at Kingâ€" or his new E:oenjoyod A ther, Mrs. %fik forces, , La., to is parents, int of Fairâ€" THE PRESS ‘ e| was given communâ€" will ‘head specialists, that are rate in a rope. ¢g from Al= Aoons, 598 flying (!) ther, is lance. Cpl. d in New er friends, iester Skidâ€" Decrfield sur in brown sugar, then re« ix well. Pack into a greased 2" pan. Bake at 350° Â¥. 15 min. to squares; remove from pan 2" squates. . .= . |; firmly 14 ¢sp. nan‘s Home. Companion ' . tmtomqm tre td [. mmwmm% fish filling on bottom slice of each tomato; { and insert slice of stuffed olive. Chill well and serve Mumnhdw.)hhdm ; k t » Coofiul-e-idfiudlflmfiu-‘&oi. 2 wps. lemon juice, dash of cayenne; mix well. 1c SERVICE company or nortHERN :Combine 3 chopped hardâ€"cooked eggs, 3 theps. mayonâ€" hopped stuffed olives, 1 tsp, lemon juice, 6 tep, sait, den pickin‘s make fine s 2 cups quickâ€"cooking 1 tsp. baking powder P eaie is Je 1 t * uaodt*® Mrs. John Tether, 145‘ 8. Green Bay, is hostess this week ‘to two members of the ROF, Sgt.â€" Derâ€" ek Haywood and Sgt.â€"Pilot Michael Hands, who will report in:10 days to their new base at Three Rivers, Quebec. 4 At a gfly which she gave in their honor Tuesday evening, there were present two. fellow graduates} fg- Carberry, Manitoba, flying A, Sgt.â€"Pilot Tom Hedges and Sgt.â€"Piâ€" lot Richard Butters, who are now stationed in Chicago. ; M Lieut. George Clark 1' Expected Home Shortly Lt. (i.g.) George Clark, of the Coast Guard, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, 648 Vine, is expectâ€" ed in town, with his wife and â€"young son, for a Â¥isit next week. | George Spurgeon Clark w& born on June 20, . the ‘birthday of his Aunt Marilyn, at New London, Conp., where Lt. George is stdtioned as instructor. The mother is the forâ€" mer troit. Mrs.‘Clark and daughter, Marilyn, recently returned from a visit to New London. 1 N. Green Bay. Ellen Spurgeon of Deâ€" M #5 y [ Pyt. Frank War son .of | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Waijen, 1549 8. St. Johns, Ravinia, tly = rienced a joyous ~in New Guinea, where he is stati e Is Promoted in "Word has béen John H. Stratfo rank of sergeant at in Ohiâ€" na. Formerly statio in . Affica; then in India, he has n in China for the last four mon§bs. i Two brothers, Sgt. A Leonard, when last om, were stationed in I They are the sons of Mrs, th Spx ford, now of Los , but Forâ€" merly of Highland Two. rs live in this vicinity Mrs. e Kempke of Highw d Mrs,| Joâ€" seph Koopman of H d Pa Old Friends Meet In South Pacific | ‘It happened this Pet. Warâ€" ren was detailed to o i somed!lsoil with which to lay or his chaplain‘s tent. On he spied a bulldozer ( shovel, to you.) Aha, he thoughf§ i here‘s hick. It would be much eagi#k and quickâ€" er, he reasoned, to emfllay the shovâ€" el to gather in one se what w f otherwige take much and persâ€" piration to obtain. [(WMi!" he kang out. ks : i8 "Hi, yourself l';'# and two h po ‘ It was ‘fie _that It was: here \that Miyt. Wa nearly swooned, for heads) beâ€" CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM \{t} 43 North Sheridan Road j where the Bi id all the writings of Mary Baker Eddy maylibe read, it or purchased Suturiays se ul w P ied * haae 20 hi. to 5100 pa. + matic contfols will turn the heat off when foods 4 come, ; lf | V You can be chef a cooler, cleaner kirchen, too, with a owat . : range. Smoke sweaks won‘t darks walls â€"curtains will stay eyeâ€" w8 s d } f Enjoy sifipfl your family : . .‘ plan uoflfu ' ar modern range :A $ 4 y hoi an ic Msm s ols go off to a nearby béeach with the youngstersâ€"foods will cook while you in the summer sun. Autoâ€" YoU Alit CORDLALLY INVITED To USE THE T98 the rtu:t. hlk}y' i Thursday, September 7, 1944 ° T/4 Paul Buller and T/4 TIke* .. A little later he conâ€" T/5 Bud Moon, and the four spent a happy Sunday together.. Pvyt. Warren was graduated from the local high school‘in 1938, and attended Northwestern university for two years. He was employed by the Pfanstiehl Company at the time of His entering the service inâ€" Nov., 19438. In May, 1944; he left this country for the Pacific.â€" He has a son nearly one year old. His wife i‘;the former Elsie Schadowitz, 681 ine. * Polio Victim Is Improving > Miss Delora Scheemamecker, 1900 $. Sheridan, who was stricken with polio last week, is reported to be improving in an Evanston hospital. It is believed that she will in time make full recovery. â€" Miss Schemeaecker, who is 18 years of age, is a graduate of the 1944 high school class. BIDS FAREWELL TO THE GOONEY BIRD Preston C. Root, P.0.8/c, elecâ€" trician‘s mate, of Deerfield, has left Midway, the home of the gooney that naive and fascinating bird whkhmmbemughttoflyâ€"snd is now stationed ata new base in the Pacific aréa, He is the husband of Glenn Root, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Root, Sr., 9388 Osterâ€" man, Deerfield. is also a a today â€"then have a bells ring out. $ § i6 you will like best. 4# } old #/