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f Of Toughest Jobs In
A nimble-fingered group f Army
specialists has the touchiest job in
the world--taldng : the boom out of
bombs and shells! r-,
" v These men Army -Explosive Ord
nance Disposal experte -are found
wherver U. S. soldiers are stationed.
All volunteers, they must go looking
tor trouble, for the dud or delayed
action bomb left intact after an air
raid or artillery bombardment is load
ed with menace !for everything nearby.
The fuse that sets off the ex
plosive is what causes the trouble. The
EOD squad must determine what kind
of fuse is used on any particular bomb
and then undertake to remove it.
Four basic types of delayed-action
fuses are used in infinite oomoma
tions with- each other. These types
are the clock-work, chemical, the elec
trical, and the anti-disturbance.
Clock-work fuses are the oldest and
most common. The impact of the
bomb hitting the earth starts a mech
anism which has been preset to run
for a certain number of minutes,
-hours, or even days. . , :
Chemical fuses contain an acid to
eat away a glass or plastie wedge at
a pre-timed rate, releasing the firing
pin. ', ;'
The electrical fuse is the tiger of
time bombs silent and deadly. By
on those long distance
Christmas calls
. his
txf lr''.2ry f i co;ijn':r, a--IMag
circuit delay i, and then sCa
o.f the main charge.
. Cut the bane of the BOD mm is the
anti-disturbance fuse which is du ac
ted right at- the would-be disarmer.
This fuse in its many disguises is
designed to explode the bomb when
someone tampers with it .-,, itf-vr-f
There is the . acoustic fusp which
goes oil at tne mere sound or a
wrench, the barometric fuse' which
works on air pressure when the bomb
is opened, and a special fuse under
the main fuse which sets oil wie bomb
when the main fuse is removed.
To master all of these delicately
triggered fuses, EOD men must bring
to thir tasks a "light touch that
would be the envy of Jimmy Valen
tine. :;-: '-'' :':v
Equipment used in disarming bombs
consists mainly of non-sparking, non
magnetic, and sound-inhibiting tools.
One tool- the ' rocket wrench" is
powered by a tiny rocket motor which
clamps on the nose of a bomb or shell
and spins it off so fast that he fir
ing' pin doesn't have time to set off
the main charge.
To thwart the chemical-type fuse
there is a special apparatus which
applies secret chemicals to "freeze"
the fuse and make the bomb harmless.
We know that long distance calls
add much to Christmas happiness.
And we'll do vetything possible
a) ample rtiiit calls.- - -- i ':v':-'
I It's a good fdea to place your ,
long distance calls tsrly and to cMI
ky numbir. That way, your telephone-
team speeds your "Merry -
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Sometimes the f ur is cf ' i .un
familiar type a ef 1 he ' e for
the EOD r n. In s ,VA a e. ...on, a
special technique called "tr . .'ning"
might be used. . ;t :
A powerful acid is used to "eat
through the bomb's steel casing, ex
posing the . main charge.-. The EOD
man; then inserts a long thin hose
connected to a portable steam genera
tor. The steam melts the TNT, which
then can be poured out like molasses.
Television comes in for novel mili
tary use in determining ' techniques
to' be used on, new types of foreign
material. In probing for the answej-
to the puzzle, presented by a strange
fuse, it is not unusual to use remote
control devices with the aid of tele
vision. 4. .
The Army trains its- EOD men in
these ticklish techniques at the Ord
nance School, ' Aberdeen ( Proving
Ground, . Md., and at the Explosive
Ordnance Disposal School at 1 Indian
Head,Md..
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Bride-elect Guest Of
Honor At Coffee Hour
' Mi'co T)Af r1. Doraman TJ,
land, whose marriage to - Marvin
White of Hobbsville, will take place
Sunday, December 14, was honor guest
at a coffee hour given by Mrsl T. I
Ward of Ryland. at' her home on
Thursday, December 4, from 11 ; to
12 o'clock. , - - ' m -
The home was beautifully decorat
ed in bridal colors of green and white.
Guests were met at the door by the
hostess and introduced to the bride-
elect. 'Mrs. I. A. Ward of Hertford,
invited guests into the dining room,
where coffee was poured by Mrs. M.
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Rach oniffr. was anltad tn orritu u
wish in the bride's book; The guests
numbered around' a';'r.r- ;
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Following is a record "of traffic
deaths and injuries for the past ten
years on North Carolina highways.
It now seems certain that this year
wilT; exceed, -1951's highway fatality
total by a substantial margin '.
Traffic 1 (Motor Vehicle
Deaths Injuries Registration
ear
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1,286
838
'684
' 65
732
1,028
836'
734
843
989'
1,071)
6.423
3,843
8,136:
3,448
. 4,382
6,071
6,534
7490
9,721'
12,532
15yl23
737,108
696,140
, 669,625
, - 67117,
. 686,436
779,930
- 883,498
95841
1,030,919
1,171,228
1,247,824
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of the - i
same periui 1 i yer. . e 71
meutary and L 0.i 6.noc4 yourc.
touring the historic places -of the l
stored colonial cental city were from
a total of 152 schools throughout Vir
ginia,' North Carolina and Maryland
area. ' ' $ , ,
Advance scheduling of classroom
groupa for tours indicate a heavy
visitation during t h e ; remaining
months of the special school season
which ends March 13, J. Neville Mc-
Arthur,' Director of School Activities'
for ColonSal . WiUiamsburtr. reports.
During the October 1-March 15 per
iod, reduced rates of admission and
special arrangemeits including class
room materials, films,: overnight ac
commodations, and escorted tours are
made -for school groups, integrating
) tjurej
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poi ; conr' oration,"
statedniaib
"Yes," re: " I tl
platform in poU;ics 13 a
a bunker in f't- .T) 1
it but you f' --v your j
ing if
Mr.Ford n- .
"I think IH ' open up a
shop." " ;
"Don't do it 'Those cars L
obsolete for years.'
Visitations At Colonial
Williamsburg Increases
More than 7,000 students equival
ent of a good sized university have
studied history at Williamsburg, "liv
ing laboratory" of early American
history since October 1 , when the
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