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I Sled and Pack Dogs
Team Up for the Army
By IWCK O'MALLEY
A_? Features
CAMP REMINI, Mont.—Tech
Sgt. Johnny Eslick kicked off the
brake, yipped ‘‘All right, take it
up,” and we were bouncing along
a mountain road behind nine Si
berian huskies,
Johnny is one of the deg ex
perts training teams fir Army
sled work at the Camp Rimini
war dog reception center Perch
ed on the s-xd of a stripped-iown
Austin automobile, used in sum
mer training, he talked about
his team.
‘‘The Army buys these sied
dogs up in Canada and Alaska,
and ships ’em here for training
“We train them all the time,
although the job really is condi
tioning and teaching team, work
more than anything else,” John
ny continued. “In the winter we
train them with the Army’s all
purpose sled, built to carry sup
plies or wounded men, and to
travel on either soft snow or ice ”
Puppies in the 'Army
Near the adult dog area is the
puppy camp, filled with fat
sprawling husky pups, born, into
the Army. They’ll take their
places in the harness Later on.
Camp Rimini, commanded by
Major E. J. Purfietd of the quar
termaster corps, has some 500
sled and pack dogs Training the
sled teams are such men as Sg:
Richard Moulton, of Meredith, M
R.. who worked with Byrd m the
Antarctic and the Army in Baf
fin! and; and CpLs. Ediward M id y
and Malcolm Douglas of East
Orange, N. J., both on Byrd's ' i ~x
South Pole expedition
A lot of dogs which norr ii y
would have been lawn omen ■- ts
or out-size companions are learn
ing to work as pack dogs and
some are part of the dogs for de
fense program They are selected
for size, willingness and go d na
ture.
Pack Dogs
It takes about three months to
train a pack dog. but when they
are turned over to Army units
they are qualified to carry 80
pounds of supplies or other items
in rugged, cold mountain coun
try. In the winter they pull a
pulka, built on the principal of
the Indian travois. and fashioned
so that the dogs have complete ,
freedom of movement. Army i
dogs pull pulka loads equal to
their own weight—an average of
150 pounds.
A.-, z art -.-.3 si si it js. there’s
-«• c ' v -rs.3*. tr.al tab to—nobody
s-i-.s "all r.g • t.' unless he’s start
.r.g a team. It's the husky equiv
alent of “scrim"—as one sergeant
a to tossed off i casual ‘‘ail right”
to a companion. and then pursued
cis team for <ki weary miles found
out.
Col. Conrad
Given Award
HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
DBPARTMENT — At a special
formation of headquarters troops
a»t this pos* Lt. Qen. Simon Boli
var Buckner, Jr., presented the
Stiver Star to Col. Raymond F.
rad of the Alaskan Scouts,
who distinguished himself in ac
tion at Atitu
Gpl. Edward R. 3agby of Med
fra, Alaska, received the award
an the same citation but was not
present for the ceremony.
On the day of the action be
tween Sara.na Valley and Chi
chagof Harbor, Bagby and Con
rani were scouting ahead of an
infantry- unit which had been
halted by Jap.- entrenched behind
a nuge boulder
The two scouts, armed with
Gar and 3 and hand grenades
crept within a few feet of the
rock and began the process of
destroying the Japs one by one.
When the infantry arrived, only
four out of 12 Japs remained
alive, and tne advanced eontin
Before coming into the army in
194*1 Cpl Conrad was ranching
sn yotring H:; home is at Sand
Point, Ida
DATE” BECOMES "ALLY”
IN COLLEGE LEXICON
DE,LAWA£E, 0. — (AP)—
Whatt' orsfce was'a "'dtfte” hence
forrth will be known as an "ally”
on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan
University.
The term was suggested by
President H. J. Burgstahler of
Wesleyan, who explained to
Navy men and civilians on the
campus that it is just as import
ant to make the proper “allies”
in personal relationships- as it is
in international affairs.
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PARKING LOT
CAFETERIA STYLE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—
Parking lot Manager Ed Wallace
claims credit for starting the
"Park-on-Your-lHoner" system
his concern is using in several
Southern states.
Unable to get help, Wallace
put a placard on his lot office i
door suggesting motorists put a
dime and their calls’ license
number in a small envelope
furnished for the purpose and
drop through a slot in the door.
A sign reads: “Park and Lock—
on Your Honor.”
No employe remains to check
the cars, and Wallace says 70
per cent of the parkers leave the
money promptly. A reminder
: on the windshield of any car for
which no payment is made sev
eral days in a row usually brings
a pav-up he says.
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
CAMP MacKALL, N. C.—(AP)
—When Pvt. Robert L. Bishop of
the 511th parachute infantry
regiment entered the army front
Winter Park Fla., he wasted no
time in getting into work for
which he is eminently qualified.
In civilian life Bishop is an ex
hibition diver.
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A FAST FAREWELL
WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. — (AP) 1
—A young navigator in an Army i
bomber got a last glimpse of his ;
home and mother before starting <
an overseas flight when the pilot :
swooped over the navigator's r
own front yard here. He had tele
phoned ahead to tell his mother , i
what time to be waiting outdoors 1
to wave goodbye. 1
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Ears Are in the Mink
By DOROTHY ROE
AP Fashion Editor
Here's good news for girls
with cold ears:
The newest fur fad of the sea
son, launched with appropriate
pomp and ceremony at a recent
style show in New York’s u'’ra
ultra Ritz-Carlton, is fur ear
muffs.
All our beat glamour girls will
be wearing them, come winter
in every imaginable fur, from
leopard to silver fox.
The idea was dreamed up by I
Esther Dorothy, America’s best- j
known woman fur designer. Be
ing addicted to the upswept hair
do, Miss Dorothy had herself
suffered from icicle ears on occa
sion. and so decided to do some
thing about it. in behalf of her
suffering sisters.
The new earmuffs are both
decorative and practical, and
»mc in both daytime and eve- i
aing versions. It is suggested iV.t
/ou choose earmuffs to match
/our fur coat, or wear them as ;
in opulent touch with a plain I
doth coat.
For evening wear there are !
landsome ermine earmuffs, lined
n scarlet velvet. For sports wear,
mu may choose beaver, nutria
>r leopard. For any time at all,
mu may clothe your ears in ^
nink.
You may wear the new ear
nuffs with or without a hat. Ei- £
her way they look elegant and i
:eep your ears warm. i c
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On your ear Heart-shaped eanunffs „i£ nutria.
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IANCING TEAM
CAA1P LEE. Va.—(AP.)—Ger
rd and Carol, who danced up
nd down the West Coast for
leven years, are still dancing
wai or rvo They now Pm"
Sorm is Private Gerard Reams
and wife, and to soldier ami
ten MS
Them them you saw it adver
tised in The Nugget.
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