Page 189 - Mastheads July-Dec 1945

THE MASTHEAD, SATURDAY, DEC, 8, 1945 PA:GE 5
C•ptured J•P•nese w., 1)09 Turns Y•nlt FRESH WATER
BIG PROBLEM
POSTWAR TIP
IN PACIFIC

In the logistics of the war in
the Pacific, water was as vital a People ·Have to Eat - Big Food Firms
problem as ammunition, food and
fuel. More specifically, fresh water Making Up Wartime Labor Shortages
was needed for cooking, human
consumption and frequent bathing People have to eat, which sim- increase greatly. That means a
to prevent tropical skin infections. ply means that a large number change in the operations of the
The only source of fresh water of men and women will be em- major food houses; it may also
north of the Equator in the area ployed in the food industry during make the butcher in the neigh-
between Pearl Harbor and the
the postwar period. How many borhood market primarily a dealer
China coast was the Philippine depends on the degree of pros- in packaged, pre-cut meats.
Islands. While large vessels carry perity we enjoy. Food purchases On the other hand, there are
their own water distillation closely follow the volume of na- those in the trade who insist that
equipment, hundreds of small tional purchasing power. there will still be plenty of cus-
landing craft had to be supplied The big food processors such tomers who want their meat cut
from outside sources with water as Hormel, Swift, General Foods, before their eyes, and that a
not only for their crews but for and especially General Mills ex- frozen food locker on every other
the troops which they landed on pect high production levels for corner won't mean a thing.
coral atolls and undeveloped is-
some time to come. President As for candy making, a most
lands. Escort vessels, patrol craft Harry A. Bullis of the last named important ingredient, sugar, is
and MTB's must also have a place
company, in his annual report to still tightly rationed, which means
to "water up.'' stockholders, says flatly that "the any anticipated expansion won't
Service Squadron Ten outlook is bright." come until the supply of cane is
The job of providing water was Many of the big food companies plentiful. The William Wrigley
given to the fuel division · of were handicapped during the war Jr. Co. of Chicago, for example,
Service Squadron Ten. They had by manpower shortages ; these told CNS that it doesn't know
as equipment eight, four-million outfits are now making up these when rationing will end and is
gallon tankers and two, 12,000- shortages, and some have hired making no plans until it is sure of
ton water making ships, each ca- veterans not formerly in their necessary ingredients for chewing
pable of distilling 120,000 gallons employ for the purpose. gum.
from the sea in a single day. Big Exports Loom
Restaurant Outlook
Along with combat and assault However, the food manufactur- Ex-servicemen who have the
troops went Seabees, trained in ers and distributors have a great experience, training, and ability
ONCE JAPANESE NOW AMERICAN is "Boy," shown here at T. I. distillation, and while troops took number of employees in the serv- have a good chance in the res-
with his new trainer, Marine Corporal Carl E. Bliss. "Boy" was cap-
the islands Seabee units made the ice, and, naturally, they believe taurant business, although the
tured by the Second Marine Division and l'etrained to do patrol work
against instead of for the Japanese. (See story.) (USMC photo) water fit for use. As soon as pos- their first obligation is to them. chances for failure through inex-
sible, vapor compression units, Wages in the food line are perience are greater than in other
FORMER JAP able to produce up to 300 gallons nothing like the sky-high salaries lines, says Samuel R. Sperans,
Parents, Children of fresh water an hour, were war workers were supposed to president of Nathan Straus-Du-
DOG ADOPTED moved in on captured islands . and have received while Gis were get- parquet, Inc., one of the world's
To Be Entertained atolls. ting $50 per ( or a little more) . largest suppliers of hotel and res-
BY MARINE Manus Had Fresh River As vets are beginning to find out, taurant equipment.
At Christmas Party Manus, largest of the Admiralty those stories were _mostly exag- According to Sperans, many
If members of the canine world islands was found to have a fresh- geration. people got the restaurant habit
can be considered traitors, then A Christmas party especially water river that was developed According to the U. S. Bureau during the war, because of food
the Japanese should place Marine planned for the parents and chil- into a large watering point. It of Labor Statistics, average week- or ration point shortages, and
Corporal Boy, who recently re- dren of Treasure Island Ship's was 4,000,000 gallons of water ly earnings in the meat-packing some of these will continue to eat
turned to Treasure Island to- Company will be given in Theatre from this source that supplied the industry for a 46.5-hour week in restaurants now that the shoot-
gether with other members of the No. 3 Saturday, December 22. Fifth Amphibious landing on Iwo were $43.43 in 1943. The average ing is over. Restaurant operation
Second War Dog Platoon o-f the Two shows will be presented, Jima. · salary for meat cutters in retail is a science nowadays, he con-
Second Marine Division, high on starting at 1030 and 1330. The Okinawa operations were wa- stores ran from $25 to $35, al- tinued, and a man must know
their "wanted" list. program consists of a trained dog tered from the famous Balusao though there are a few cases of menu planning, food service, mass
and pony act, magician, Santa
"Boy," until his capture by the water hole ih, Leyte · Gulf. Guam $75 men. feeding, sanitation, area layout
Second Marine Division, was a Claus, and three Christmas car- after recapture was given fresh From F,oods to Boom and operation, and related sub-
Japanese citizen and served with toons. Christmas trees and ani- water facilities to supply all the One new development in food jects. If you don't think your ex-
the Japanese army on beach pa- mated reindeer in the theatre Marianas, and Saipan in this which may affect the industry is perience at KP qualifies you to
trol work. His new master, Cor- lobby •will add to the Yuletide at- group soon became self-support- the sale of quick-frozen foods. run a Main St. hash-house, better
poral Carl E. Bliss, who also mosphere. ing and was even able to supply The prediction is that the sale of get a job in one before investing
As a special treat for the chil-
served as a Japanese interpreter, some of the forces afloat. such products after the war will your savings . .
retrained his four-footed charge, dren, free candy will be dis- Big Job Finished
tributed.
teaching him commands in Eng- By the end of the war, inven-
lish. Then, in June, 1944, when tion, ingenuity and discovery of WHATKNOTS o/~R#-7>
the Second Marine Division 7th Fleet Freeing new water sources found both
stormed Saipan, "Boy" found him- ships and islands with a sufficient
self actively engaged in night 17,000 By Dec. 10 supply of fresh water. One of the W~A, A SAILOR W0N'fDO/ AT OKINAWA
patrol work against his former most difficult and important logis- A SEABEE TOOi< AN AQUAPLANE RIDE.
masters. On American soil for the tic problems of the war had been
WITH UNITED STATES SEV- 6£1.!IND A iANDINC:1 SA126G. 'MIDSf A
first time, "Boy" is fast becoming ENTH FLEET OFF . MANCHU- successfully solved. TERRIFIC. NAVAL BOMBARDMENT IN
a goodAmerican citizen.-(USMC RIA.-Seventeen thousand United BUCKNER. 'cAY !!
release.) States Navy personnel and 137
ships of all descriptions will have Hundreds of Jobs
been released from the Seventh
One-Legged Athlete Fleet by December 10 and will be Await Veterans at
in the United States by Christmas,
Aids Rehabilitation it was announced this week. Employment Bureau

WASHINGTON (CNS) -Wal- Hundreds of unfilled jobs are
ter Eura, 31, who won national Inebriated? waiting for veterans at the Vet-
recognition as an engineer and erans Employment Bureau.
enough money to retire despite No, Just Swacked I Any veteran seeking employ-
the amputation of his left leg five ment is invited to bring his dis-
years ago, was named Director of In the recent New York eleva- charge papers to the bureau
Prosthetic Devices for the Vet- tor strike several amusing inci- where attendants-veterans them-
erans Administration. He'll have dents came forth at the expense selves- will assist him in select-
charge of research on artificial of a couple of drunks. Throck- ing a job suited to his individual
limbs and training of men requir- morton Schwabuckle, returning to talents and temperament.
ing them in their use. Despite his his hotel after "just a few with Located in the Examiner's want
disability, Eura walks, runs, skis, the boys," stepped into what he ad lobby at Third and Market
swims, shoots golf in the low 80's, thought was the elevator. It was streets, the bureau is open from
goes in for fancy high diving, and the elevator shaft anyway. He 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m .
pilots his own plane. fell 20 stories and at the bottom to 5 p.m. weekdays. It is closed
he gingerly picked himself up and on Saturdays and Sundays.
yelled, "I shaid up- not DOWN!"
"Mother," queried the little tot, "So that's Acheson," cried out EATTLE DOCTORS Ai tJrc S"A~DIE6O
"Do fairy tales always begin with a drunk as he viewed a newsreel Slc: "There are five flies in this U1BY n£Af +!£AD AND T+lR0Ar
'Once upon a time?' " shot . of Assistant Secretary of room, three male and two fe- P'fLY AILMENT~ BY ltEDING
"No, dear," replied his mother. State Acheson conferring with male." . Tl-IE- VICTIMS PENICIL.1-1/-J /Al'/.-
":They sometimes begin with 'my two other men. "Then those other S2c: "How can you tell?" fD IN l(E<.RfAMi!
love, I will be detained at the two guys must be Topeka and Slc: "Three are on this beer
office tonight.' " Santa Fe.'' 'Nuff said. bottle and two on the mirror."