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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR - Thursday April 14, 1949 Mrs. C. A. Baguet Tells of Trip to North Africa The enclosed letter was receiv- The only time I was really scared was about two hours out of the Azores. I was sound asleep when the buzzer sounded to fasten your safety belts. I awakened so suddenly and so did the rest. We knew it was not time for a landing. However we vilian personnel, even though they are dependents, are expect ed to pay for their food. We returned to the terminal after eating and sat around for sQon bggan tQ hit the bumps and an hour and a half waiting for i then we realized that rough go transportation to our sleeping I j was the reason for safety Quarters. We were assigned to a . double room with private bath in a ,r W!,s uke a roller ed by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gaines the Bachelor Officers quarters coaster bumps for about 20 min from their daughter, Mrs. C. A. which I think was some more of . , tVl. ,mnnth about 15 Bauget, following her trip to our goodJ.uck as women depen- minutes It didn't frighten me .ron iyauiey, rrencn iviuruccu. dents oi eniisiea men are u&uunv Tuesday, March 15, 1949 put in a barracks with bunks or Port Lyautey, in WAVE quarters. French Morocco. Our flight was scheduled to Hi Folks, : leave at 7 a. m. Monday, March Well I am here and am sending 7th, so were were to report at the that letter I promised about my air terminal at 6 a. m. Yes, we trip. Maybe it's pretty long but made a deposit of $2.50 for our . , , ... i . ... i i 4- : you asKea ior n you miuw. r00m but the z was reuuiifu u cQuM SQQ the whoJe air bage and cnapier une : ngni. j us in the morning ana me Mr. and Mrs. Choate took me cents kept for linen service, to the bus station and I left. Our flight did not leave unlil Washington. D. C. at 3:30 Sun- 8:15 due to the stupidity of an day, March 6th. I arrived at the incoming pilot who opened the gate of the Pautextant river baggage compartment of his Naval base air station around 5 piane and scattered luggage all p. m. While waiting at the gate , aiong the runway, for a station wagon to come j our plane was a special flight down and pick me up I got ac-, and the plane, a new one, has quainted with a girl also going ,een attached to the base here, to Port Lyautey (pronuonced in Navv lingo it's called a "Plush a bit but some of the sailors got pretty sick. It was that way for the rest of the trip. As we came into Port Lyautey I could see a river coming down to the sea. The Sabe I have since learned. Everything looked green and flowers were in bloom. We Lee-o-ty), her name was Bonnie j0b". It's exactly like a corn Jack and from then on we stayed mercial plane with some added together until we reached our , Navy features. More of our luck destination. 1 1 guess. There were 32 passeng- We were taken to the air ers f0Ur women, four children terminal where our baggage was 1 and the rest sailors. One other checked, then were were sent to the civilian cafeteria to eat. Ci- Singer Sewing Machine Company will have a SINGER repre sentative in Plattsmouth every Wednesday. Write or Phone Solomon Grocery For Sales and Service Phone 4153 Plattsmouth or Singer Sewing Machine Company 4804 So. 24 St. Omaha enlisted man's wife had a three year-old boy and a baby about two-months-old. Our first stop was Argentia, Newfoundland. A more barren or cold place I can't imagine. You could see from one side of the island to the other and the part of the town before landing. It was then 1 p. m. March 8, 1949. Chapter Two: First Impressions. Bonnie's husband had seen the passenger list and told Chuck I'd be there, so he and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Eggeling were there to meet me. Customs men came running up from all directions but I had no trouble as Chuck's friend, a French inspector, was there and they didn't even open my bags. The rest were well pawed through and messed up. I had to declare my American money and a slip was made out. If I don't show up and exchange it at the legal rate in so long a time they will be after me I guess. It seems the French (Frogs as the Navy calls them) are trying to get bossy with the Navy late ly. At least here. Before a U. S. ocean all around. The wind was Navy officer could get to the blowing so hard that the heavy j customs office they made one flight steps had to be held in sailor open his sealed orders, place by the sailors. All the j Just as he started to open them women had to be helped down an officer same in and snapped the steps including yours truly and you know I am no feather. him to attention. It was plain to see the officer was in a "con- Later I learned from our radio trolled rage." He grabbed the man that the control tower on I orders so the French couldn't n Yecr in end year out you'll do well with the HARTFORD M 1 a. mm fan HARTFORD INSURANCE etc Stephen M. Davis 2nd Floor Plattsmouth State Bank Building Phone 6111 HAST'OUD FIRE INSURANCC COMPANY HARTIORO ACCIOtNT ord INDEMNITY COKfANY Argentia had refused to bring us in because of the heavy cross winds and our co-pilot took us in. We had a terrible landing, hopping down the runway like a rabbit. A few times I thought that my safety belt would surely break. Up to that bad landing we had a very smooth flight, not even an air pocket. We stayed at Argentia about two hours. That's where we all got acquainted. I made the mis take of telling Chuck's rate and work and from then on I was teased. You see all of the sailors were what we called "Air-e-Dales" meaning connected with plane work and to think of a Boatswains Mate on land and worse of all on shore patrol was real fun for them. Hence I am now Boats or Mrs. Patrol to the whole bunch. During that stay on Argentia we made bets to see who would see the first blade of grass, weed or tree, but were were informed I by the sailors stationed there ! that we need not look for there were none at all. They know. see them and called all concern ed to see that they were sealed with th U. S. seal and the squad ron seal and the sailor must not open them for anyone or they would surely be sorry. That sure ended it and the French went away back and sat down. Chuck said when he come over he had the orders for six as he was in charge of them. When customs tried to make him open them he refused and walked out. They screamed after him they'd have his stripes for that so he told his officer. The officer said if he had the authority he'd have another stripe for it in stead of loosing them. Mr. and Mrs. Eggeling took me to their hut for dinner and a shower. The huts are nicer than many apartments I have seen in D. C. It was funny how Mr. Eggeling and Chuck found out that they both knew Plattsmouth and that I had always lived there. It seems that Mr. Eggeling and Chuck were visiting one evening about jobs, etc. Mr. Eggeling gabs with them all. How he learned so much French and Arabic in so short a time is be yond me. But guess I'll have to do it too, or I won't be able to understand even my own hus band. We have to eat in town as we have no cooking facilities or utensils yet. .For breakfast we went to a milk bar and I sure didn't like what I got to eat. We went for a walk around town. First we stopped by the Shore Patrol office which is in the basement of the police sta tion. All the police wear a dark blue uniform trimmed in red, very pretty. They ride bicycles, have one old jeep and a paddy wagon about to fall apart and they call themselves "a mech anized force." However, they don't get any back talk from these people. They tell me the cells in their jails are all dirt, no beds, and they put just as many in one cell as they can. Chuck says he has seen them beat prisoners until he thought they were dead. The big city prison is five stories under ground and only two men know the way out. Chuck has never seen this and I personally even with my curiosity have no de sire to see it. Women here are "a sorry lot." When a women is arrested and can't pay her fine, she is put in to the '"Medina" to work it out as a prostitute. The "Medina" is a walled off section of the Arab city. Lots of the young girls live with sailors. All they have to do is go to the French police and make a declaration that they are going to live together. Then if the girl is ever seen with anyone else she is put in the Medina. After leaving the Shore Patrol station we walked all around town. Chuck knew everyone from the cutest little shoe shine boy to the Pasha who is head of the Arab Vice Squad. The little shoe shine boy spoke bet ter English than I, and French and Arabic as well. All the Arabs speak French as well as Arabic and there are more Arabs than true French. They seem all mix ed up like a mongrel dog to me. I have not been in the Arab town but Mr. and Mrs. Eggeling said they would take me on a special pass when Chuck can go with us. None of them will bother me as Chuck is known on the Shore Patrol, but some of the Ameri can wives have a hard time get ting through the streets because of beggars. I've laready learned the Arabic for "get away" and it sure works after they have seen me with Chuck. The streets are all paved and I have yet to see one of them as rough as Georgetown, D. C. However, I believe Mr. Zimmet (former lawyer Ruth worked for) would have a time settling tort claims here. When you come to an intersection you just honk your horn and the one who honked first has the right-of-way. The only speed limit is one set by the navy for person el. Everyone walks in the center of the streets until you reach the center of town. I forgot about it when I reached the center and the French police screamed at me. I didn't wait to find out what he said but beat it for home. I say "scream ed," because that's what it sounds like to me. I am not to go shopping with out Chuck as they have three prices. Arabic (cheap) French (Medium) and American (high as you can go). He knows the proper price and see that we pay only that or none at all. When he goes on duty at night I must lock my door and never let anyone in. You see I am a mile and a half from the base and no phone. I will probably go batty try ing to behave and mind orders when he goes out of town for several days at a time. He has a couple of trips coming up to Casa Blanca to escort airplanes here. It takes about a week, although it's less than a hund red miles. They can go only 15 mph and they have to go around all towns for the walls j have no gates big enough to let the plane through. I've always wondered how people can drink wine and like it. Maybe by this time next year I'll know the answer. The water here is terrible. Wednesday night we went out to dinner and had a fine one. Started with vegetable soup. I have since found that all soup here is veg table as they grind up even the potato peelings in it. After dinner, Chuck said we had to make the rounds of the bars and I must be presented. He has to go to all those places in his work and tries to keep friends with the proprietors. We started out, but believe me if I had known what I do now, I think they could have been in sulted for all of me. They all had to call their wives down from the living quarters above and get out their best wines and serve me. As you know how I like that stuff, you can imagine how much I did for Chuck's benefit by trying to drink a little at each place. At the last place there were a bunch of sailors and they thought they had to treat us to Champagne. Well I made it home without even Chuck rea lizing how sick I was but Never Again for me. Thursday afternoon while Chuck was on duty, I sat with Madame (the landlady in the garden and we talked. She would point to something and say it in French and I'd say it in English. Then we tried to imitate each other. She has a young Arab girl working for her and she scares (Continued on Page Six) A Tell us your money troubles. We're all ears. And when cash is needed, you can get it in a JIFFY. MUTUAL FISAtSCE CO. 4& PHONE 3213 112 NO. 5TII COMBINE DEBTS INTO ONE PLACE TO PAY MV DEARS HER VTUFF r , I SHE KNOWS :VJS THAT CUT PRICE 1 OFT' IS. BLUFF K, i -. E f 1 t If .,. : . ,i 1 f wm i '- FOR KE WEPl SLOGAN'S OOOD ENCU&H U Y i r r t i IT PAY TO j DEAL AT ! Dalton's . w .-' IT" t - Combination Storm and Screen Doors. All Stock Sizes iimm i'ii iBilirinr unriBir r i Ti., wV j Our take-off was smooth and mentioned that he knew one fel started our night flying. Our next stop was on the island of Lagens, in the Azores. We were given our breakfast there at 4 a. m. As it was dark I couldn't tell much about the place but when we took off at 7 a. m. it was fairly light. The whole island was green and the weather springlike. Might have been a nice place. We were then over nothing but water and the sun was coming up. The clouds were all shades low that had become sheriff of his home town county when he ieturned from service. Chuck said he guessed he knew of one too for he had met a girl friend of mine who had married the youngest sheriff in Nebraska. Then Mrs. Eggeling said they both said "Solomon!" and she thought that the hut would loose its roof for the next few minutes. It seems that my not getting in on the 17th upset a party the sVinre- rotrrl VioH ntnnnpH Thou of pink, the sky a clear blue, and were going to meet me with their wic iu a ueep purpie n was motorcycles and take me to town a beautiful sight and I know no artist could do it justice, Sup&Ji'JlnsL CHICKS (Bred Quite Similar to Hybrid Corn) for Triple Thrifty Layers 1. LAY LIKE CRAZY Bushels of rg$ with less feed. 2. BIG WHITE EGGS t'nlform, market topping quality. 3. ROUGHING ABILITY Da better nnilci averse farm conditions. LIMITED SUPPLY Orders bonked In or der received. See us now. Super-Lines are "out of this world" In our opinion for greater health, vitality and for heavy production of bis, nhite eggs under ordinary farm conditions, tome In and ask us about Super-Line chicks ot Tirlte us today. When in Plattsmouth stop at the CASE PRODUCE Case assures you of Chicks and Supplies you will like. You are always welcome at the Ishland Hatchery "The Home of WILD'S Quality Chicks" Phone 82 Ashland, Ncbr. in the Paddy wagon. Eggeling.? brought us to our I room and it was too dark to se much except it was creepy to see the Arabs sleeping in the streets. Also Chuck lost the house he had promised since I didn't get here on the 17th. We have a room in a private house. The house is all cement and white washed inside and out. We have a separate entrance. Even the floor is cement and no rugs. So far I've managed to get white wash on everything I wear. There is no hot water so our (first shopping trip -was nto town for canned heat, a kettle and a thermos jug. Now I spend a part of my day heating water to keep the jug full. Please send me some maga zines and books. Chuck don't want me to work for a while as then I couldn't go anywhere. And I sure can use some read ing. Chuck's Christmas Reader's Digest goes all over the base. It sure was the right Christmas gift for him. Boy when I come back home look out on the ice cream. What they have here is more like our sherbcrt but likely its better for the figure. A11 the young girls here say they would do anvthi to America. They all speak good English. Learned from the sailors you sec. Our front yard is beautiful, orange and lemon trees, roses and other flowers. Incidentally it is surrounded by a high white wall and the gate in the wall is locked at sundown. Our landlady, Madame La forruge, does not speak English so the first morning I "jus nodded to her. Now Chuck fUJ Price Balances )P(mimM rT Inthefirstsiof.he.ear if Cowbovs of just a few "WW jedxa ago wouia nave oeen puzziea WiffivT jrw by the above illustration. But livestock wfewBff jjjuuucwa muay see it as a picture oi a routine job . . . vaccination of a calf to help keep him healthy. Livestock producers and meat packers have a common goal: to supply America with all the wholesome, nutritious meat this nation of ours needs. And so at every step of the way from range, farm and feed lot to the tables of con sumersprecautions are taken to produce meat of the best possible quality . . . meat that will re ceive the familiar round purple stamp "U. S. Inspected & Passed." This purple circle, found on every important cut supplied by federally in spected packers, is the housewife's guarantee of good, wholesome meat. Growing animals are subject to various ail ments. Meat, milk, wool and other valuable by products . . . enough to supply a good-sized na tion . . . are lost on farms and ranches each year. Add to this the lost grain and grass fed to animals which never live to maturity, or fed to unthrifty livestock that gain slowly. Total dollar losses run into billions. Much has been done toward reducing these losses. New drugs and chemicals, such as the sulfas, penicillin and phenothiazine, are conquer ing livestock ailments, pests and parasites. But some of these causes of reduced production and profit are stubborn. To lick them will take in creased knowledge, cooperation among neighbors and a constant watch for danger signs. But the increased earnings which can result from these efforts make them more than worth while. Pro duction of healthy livestock is the only way to keep the markets for the meat you produce sup plied and expanding. In solving your problems your local, state and federal veterinarians are good men to turn to for help. -Soda Bill Sez:- It's a good idea to save tough problems for a brainy day. Dirt farmers and desk farmers both get calluses but in different places. In the first six weeks of the year livestock and meat prices have dropped with great rapiditv. In my 24 years with Swift & Company I have never seen so violent a drop. On the other hand, I have never seen prices start down from so high a level. It is the law of supply and demand at work. When the wholesale prices of meat the amount meat packers can get for it go down, it means lower prices for livestock. It always lias been and always will be that way. When demand for meat increases, we are able to pay producers more for their livestock. The prices Swift & Company, and the other 26,000 meat packers and commercial slaughterers, pay for livestock are governed by what they can get for the total available supply of meat and the by-products. As in the past, so in the future, livestock prices will rault entirely from the balance between supply and demand. Let'S Be EOT ThingS Seems to me that most of us spend too much time and blood-pressure be ing against things. Let's be for things. Let's be for freedom of choice and initiative. Ix?t's be for a system which allows a man to choose freely his own work, to make his own opportunities, to plan his own production. Which lets him decide where and how he lives;' how he spends or invests his earnings. Let's be for our country, where a man's the boss of his own time, his own thoughts and his own political and religious beliefs. Let's take a good look at the rest of the world, then reverently thank God, and be for the United States. Hope you have a prosperous summer, and we'll be looking forward to being with you again. Mean while, if you're in Chicago, plan to visit us at Swift & Company. All of us in the Agricultural Research Department cordially invite you to drop in for a chat. We'll be looking for you! TA.Simj Son Agricultural Research Dept. Quotes of the Month The livestock producer, both by nature and by neces sity, is a true conservationist. He would no more deliberately ruin the property on which he depends for lus livelihood, and which he hopes to pass on to his children, than the manufacturer would deliber ately tear down the plant in which he operates. A. A. Smith, President American National Livestock Assoc. Livestock provides one-third of all the food energy in the American diet, and 80 per cent of all the land used to produce the nation's food supply is devoted to livestock production. That is the story of a bitT business, vital to all Americans. Charles A. Burmeister, Production & Marketing Administration USD A i H. J. Herd OUR CITY COUSIN v hiii ram ana pru nood f Make City Cousin S tv f A ticV-in-the-mud I ) tsftalAa cffan 0iecrtc hi DELUXE CORNED BEEF HASH PATTIES 1 can corned beef hash 2 tablespoons shortening Vi cup thinly sliced onion 2 tablespoons flour 1 No. 2 can peas (2Vi cups) 3i teaspoon salt Vi'eW; 4 Servings . Melt 1 tablespoon shortening in e frying pan and brown onions lightly. Sprinkle flour over onions arid combine thoroughly. Drain juice from peas (approximately 1 cup). Add sclt end juice from peas to onions and flour. Ccck until sauce has thickened. Add Vi cup peas, stirring gently. Open can of hesh at both ends. Pu;.h hash out on a board. Slice in four pcrtions. Brown in 1 tablespoon shortening in a frying pan. Serve Coined Beef Hajh Panic:, wita vegetable sauce. Economy of Production By Dean H. J. Reed Purrlue University, Lafayette, Indiana It is the net income that enables farmers to have the things they want for their homes and families. Prices of farm products are go ing down. Taxes, transportation costs, labor, materials, and oper ating costs will remain high. That puts the old squeeze play on net income. The answer, obviously, is reducing production costs to the bone making every produc tion unit efficient, whether it be an acre of ground, a hog, a cow, or a chicken. High producing, adapted varieties of crops, ade quately fertilized, planted at the right time in well prepared soil, will cut the cost of production. Most farmers feed their hay and corn to livestock, and the herds and flocks convert this feed into milk', pork, eggs, etc. Therefore, we must bo sure that they are efficient. It is your livestock that settles the price you get for your iced and JaUr. 1 x producing animals and birds should le disposed of now and they should be replaced with high producers. Can the proper use of electricity, machinery, and power cut our iaior costs. Mudv c;uisos of 1 stock mortality and live- correct any bad .-ondiiimw Sanitation pays. Analv.c our production ligurosutui costs; they will reveal your weak aiul strong spots. Keep overhead cost dow n. Every farmer can imProe his oivr.uions, and it will pay from here on out. Sivift & Company UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO 9, ILLINOIS Nutrition is our business - and vcmrs 4 ir: