Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1953 — Page 11

THURSDAY, JUNE 4,

Few Familiar With United States Army Triangle Is Key To Understanding WASHINGTON. UP —So you join the army, or maybe you are drafted. ■ . Like most\ civilians, you are not familiar with U. S. army organization. The key to understanding the structure is the triangle. Take the triangle, fill it out, make it solid, and you have a pryrainid. The army is like a pyramid -*-with the generals on top where they can direct the units under them. L _ Il • , The individual Soldier is at the base of the pyramid. Beside him are a million or So other soldiers —the foundation upon which the army builds. In the infantry, the soldier belongs to a squad, the second layer in the pyramid. There are nine soldiers in a squad, so naturally there are fewer squads than soldiers, causing the organizational pyramid to begin tapering. The Regiment Three rifle squads and one weapons squad make up the infantry platoon. Three rifle platoons and one weapons platoon make up the infantry company, which contains about 200 men.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT \ “DID Y£>U know Jane Nelson?” I asked Phillips. "I met her once,” he said. “She came to me with her information, and we decided ft would be better if she'd work with a Washington agent to avoid any possibility of our tie-up leaking out to the racket crowd." “Did you know she was working with a writer here in town?” “No, X didn’t." “She was a good kid,” I said slowly, to myself and my memories. "The best,” Phillips said. He glanced at Gibbons then, and said, “Well, where do we go from here?” I said, “Which way does the dope come from? East or west?” "East, we’re pretty sure," Phillips said. “I’ve got an idea. An idea that might trap Ellerton." "Let’s hear it,” Gibbons said. “Okay. Ellerton has had word that the dope coming into town made the red-head sick. He knows, I’m sure, that the red-head was lying—but he’s had a scare. The red-head repudiated her story under pressure, and perhaps she was telling the truth all along and lied to get out of trouble. Ellerton may be thinking that way. It’s a simple matter to add to his worries. Superintendent, you’ve got stoolies who use the stuff, right ?” . “Sure.” “Okay, Round up a half dozen of them and send them to their suppliers with the same story the red-head told. Rehearse them good. Use some doctors to back them up. I suppose you’ve got some doctors under your thumbs, too. Guys who didn’t report gunshot wounds, and so forth." “Yeah, doctors," Gibbons said. “But what’s the point? You going to worry Ellerton to death?" “No, we Just get him worrying about his supply. He’ll think the boys in the east are pulling a fast one. He’ll want a chemical analysis of the next batch that comes In, and he’ll want to talk to the guy who brings it. My idea is to set up a deal so we latch onto Ellerton with dope in his possession." “That’s the toughest part of our job,” Phillips said.-;’*We can’t make a charge stick without it." v . “Maybe we jockey Ellerton \into it,” I said. “Probably the stuff is brought into Chicago by a courier and parked in a railway station locker, or checked In a library cloakroom to be picked up later by one of Ellerton’s men. But if we get Ellerton worried enough, he’ll want to see the courier.” “But we don’t know the courier," Gibbons said. “I can find that out. My home base is Philly, and it the stuff is coming from the east, someone in Philly will know about it. ‘ You start the rumors on this end, and I’ll head home and find out the name and description of the courier. When he’s on his way, I’ll let you know. You' pick him up when he arrives in town, and my bet is he’ll lead you to Ellerton.” Gibbons looked at Phillips. Phillips shrugged. “It might work,” he said. Morrison nodded. He looked excited. "We’ll do it,” he said. “One other thing,” I said. “We should let the press, one reporter anyway, in on this from the start.

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TJjjree rifle companies one heavy weapons company, and one headquarters company make up e battalion of about 1,000 men. y , * Three battalions form a regiment of about 3,000 men. I Three regiments, plus a division artillery regiment, a heavy tank battalion, and other special units make up an infantry division. There are 18,c0o men in an infantry division. The key number three keeps popping up, bringing sense to the explanation that “triangular organization" means that the army organizes each combat unit around a core of three smaller units plus supporting weapons. \ ! Branches of artillery, armor, the quartermaster division, and bther integral parts of the army are built up similarly to the infantry. “The Army!’ Embraces All Other outfits have different numbers of men in each unit because they do different jobs. An artillery battalion usually is smaller than an infantry battalion. In an anpored division, the organizational framework revolves around tanks. There are 22 tanks in a tank company, 69 jn a medium tank battalion, and 373 in an armored division. Near the point of the pyramid is the corps, composed of two or more divisions. Two or more corps make upian army. “The Army” and “an army” are not the same. “An Army” is the Eighth Army in Korea, or the Sev-

Then we’ll get maximum publicity when it breaks.” “You know an honest reporter?” Phillips asked. “Therea a guy named Simon Masterson,” Gibbons said. “How about Terry Mitchell?” I said. \ "She’s okay, too. Come to think of it, she might be better than Masterson. About four years ago she did a story on one of Ellerton’s joints, said he was serving liquor to minors. Ellerton sued her and the paper for libel, and got the case tried before one of his pets, the best judge money could buy. The decision went against Terry and the paper—and she’d love to pay him back." “I’ll fill her in then," X said. I shook hands with Morrison and Phillips, but Gibbons was busy lighting a cigar. He still didn’t like the deal. "You’ll hear from me," X said. Downstairs I called Terry at the paper. When she answered, I said, “Things are moving. What kind of a clout do you have with your boss?" “What do you mean?” “If you told him you were onto something big, and needed a week or ten days to wrap It up, would he say okay or would he want details ?" “He’d want some details." “Tell | him it’s the dope story. We re going to bust It wide open. But if he wants an exclusive, you’ve got to work on your own.” “All right. I’ll tell him, Bill. What happened?” "I’ll fill you in later. Meet me in front of your building in about two hours. Can you make that ?” “Sure, but I wish you’d give me an inkling—" “No inklings,” I said. “See you in two hours.” I hung up and caught a cab to my hotel. I kept my eye out for a tail, but saw nothing. Ellerton knew who I was, and what I’d done, but he probably had me slated for a nighttime exit. That was fine. By nighttime I’d be rollr ing through Fort Wayne. The desk clerk got me a draw-ing-room on the Broadway. It was now twelve-thirty, and the train pulled out at three. There was plenty of time for the few things I had to do. 1 packed my shaving things in a leather kit which fitted my topcoat pocket, and left the rest of my things in the room. I told the clerk I’d be back in a week or tert days. Then 1 had ; lunch. Finally, I called the morgue and learned that the red-head’s body had been claimed by a sister, a Mrs. Frances Moran of this city. Funeral services would be held at the Lakeside Memorial chapet I found a florist shop and ordered three dozen roses to be sent to the red-head. After that I bought a bottle of Scotch. Then I got into a cab and went to pick up Terry. I She was waiting in front of her ■building in a dark gray suit with a bunch of violets pinned to the left shoulder. A stray breeze was tugging at her short, tousled hair. “Now, what’s all the mystery?” she said, settling beside me in the cab. , “Union station,” I told the drives. “What’s all this?” .

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“We got to meet a guy.” “On a train?” “That’s right.” Terry looked irritated, “dome cn, give. What’s the story?” “Be patient,?’ I said, and patted her knee. “Comes the revolution, you’ll be a commissar.” The driver brought us in on the long curving ramp beneath the station, and we walked through the concourse to the tracks; The Broadway was loading on track thirteen. “Car twenty," I told the gate -conductor, and he said, "Third Pullman from the head end.” We walked beside the beautifd shining train, part of a hurrying, self-important crowd. The porter in car twenty looked at me inquiringly. “Drawing-room A,” I told him. “Right this way. Redcap got your luggage?** “We’re meeting friends.” The drawing-room was spacious and comfortable. There was a long couch against one wall, and a complete section against the other. Everything was in light gray, and air was cool and fresh. “Make yourself comfortable,” I told Terry. “Who’s this friend you’re meeting?” “The name wouldn’t mean anything. How about a drink?” We sat down, facing each other in the section. Terry looked worried. "It’s a Httle early for me,” she said. "Mustn’t inhibit yourself, Terry." She looked away. “Don’t talk like that.” “Okay, sorry.” I made two drinks, using glasses from the lavatory, ice water and two splashes of Scotch. "Sure you won’t join me ?” I said. She smiled, seeing the second glass. “Okay, salesman. Now what’s all this hocus-pocus?" “What do you mean?” “You’re smirking like a schoolboy who’s hidden a mouse in the teacher’s desk." "I’m sorry. I talked to Morrison this morning. You were right, he’s honest. I also talked to Gibbons, the top cop, and a federal man named Phillips. They bought my story. Baby, we’re going to nail Ellerton.” “How?” “I’ve got ideas. What about Gibbons? Is he honest?” “I think so.” “He’d better be." I told her then of Gibbons’ part in the plan, namely, to have his stoolies spread the story through Chicago that the dope supply was contaminated. That caught her interest; she wks taking it In, frowning slightly, when the train began to move. She Jumped to her feet. “Come on, we’ve got to get off," she said. I smiled and pushed her gently back into her seat. “A thousand pardons, Terry, but I’m kidnaping you. You’re coming to Philly with me." \ “You idiot, we don’t have tickets.” “Yes, I do.” "I don’t have a toothbrush, a nightgown, anything. Oh, you’re absolutely crazy." "The porter can get you a toothbrush at Fort Wayne. Never mind the nightgown.” (To Be Continued)

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meeting were read by Suzann'e Kuhn. Betty Myers and Suzanne Edwards gave a demonstration on “baking powder biscuits.” The special feature was a duet sung by Mary Kelsey and Judy Wheller. Recreation was led by Mary Bil-i derbdek. Refreshments were >erv-| ed by Nancy Frank and Betty Myers. - Hartford Sluggers The regular meeting of the Hartford Sluggers 4-H club was held May 28 at the Hartford school. The was called to order by the president, and the pledges were led by Marvin Hirschy and Bob Yoder. Roll call was answered by 18 members present. Group singing was led by Marvin Hirschy. It was decided in the business meeting, to change the dates of the regular meetings to the first and third Fridays of the month. Dean and Clark Stahly and Bob Wagley served refreshments. The next meeting will be held June 19. ■! ■rd .. ■ . ; . I ' ■■ . They Still Try JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.. UP ~ Seven-year-old John Hadon . McCormick donned his Peter Pan costume, climbed to the. top of the family garage and jumped into space. He discovered he couldn’t fly. Damage—one fractured instep*.

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Homemaking tips From The County Extension Office “Picture Windows' May Mean Trouble” Picture windows may offer a splendid view and have advantages in style, but they also prestent problems. An extreme amount of light plays havoc with the furnishings and also the pocketbook. Color fading is jone of the biggest problems with picture windows. Although draperies, upholsteries, slip covers, and floor coverings may have the best dyestuffs homeowners may still have trouble with fading. Blues and fade more easily than do other colors. Furniture finishes are damaged when exposed to an excess amount of sunlight. Crazing of the finish, commonly recognized as hairline cracks, may bg attributed to the picture window, particularly if the furniture is placed near it tor long periods. Occasional rearrangement of furniture will help protect it from being damaged. Th,e larger the window, the more money it takes to cover it. Many families overlook this when building or remodeling. It is suggested that homemakers consider the plain casement cloth —shantung or multi-cord — available in semi-sheer-weight. This is less expensive than heavy drapery

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