New York London Edition Paris Daily German Lesson Daily French Lesson Sprechen Sie deutlicher C'est une occasion! Sprckhen Zee cloytlikher Salt ewn ukaz-yOWN! THE S RS10-Z /TRIPES It's a bargain! Speak more distinctly Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces 7 in the European Theater of Operations VOL 5 No. 43-1d. THURSDAY, Dec_ 21, 1944 Monsehau Retaken by 1st Army nit Ration Much More to It Than the Jump, Nazi Paratroopers Learn. Nazi Salient or All Sec Blunted by t 5 Packs Doughboys Effective Sunday, the cigarette Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges' 1st ration in Army exchanges for all per- Army troops, many of them sticking sonnel in the ETO will be five packs to their positions until overrun by a week, Com Z Headquarters an- German panzers, were reported last nounced yesterday "in accordance night to have blunted the enemy with a directive issued by Headquarters spearhead near Stavelot, where the Nazis European Theater of Operations." made a 20-mile drive into Belgium, and This makes the cigarette ration uniform recaptured the German town of throughout the ETO. It raises by three Monschau, starting point of this thrust. packs a week the two-pack-a-week ration one of four made along a 60-mile front of Corn Z troops. It cuts by two packs along the Belgian-Luxemburg borders. a week the seven-pack-a-week ration of Dispatches from SHAEF. where the combat and replacement troops and hos- news security ban was lifted enough to pital patients in the U.K. disclose developments on the 1st Army's No explanation accompanied an- long sector up to midday Monday, said nouncement of the new edict, which is the lighting was under way around the three third major order affecting cigarette biggest road centers in eastern Belgium rations within the last month, —at Stavelot, St. Vith, 11 miles south- On Nov. 28 PX sales of cigarettes were caF.t, and ivIalmedy, five miles northeast. banned to all troops except combat and Monschau, 16 miles southeast of replacement troops and hospital patients. Aachen, was retaken by the doughboys On Dec, 4 the ban was lifted in the after they surrounded enemy units inside U.K. and a five-pack-a-week ration was the town. allowed troops who had been receiving Prior to the report of the blunting of none. Corn Z troops on the Continent the enemy drive near Stavelot, other were allowed two packs a week. dispatches said that some American forces No specific explanation ever has been had been pocketed in that region and at St. Vith when German armored columns offered either in London Of Paris for the various orders affecting cigarette rations. U.S. Army Signor Coos Photo carried out a pincers movement, The Federal Trade Commission and the The personal cost to German paratroopers is high in the counter-offensive in An Associated Press correspondent Senate's War Investigating Committee Germany and Belgium. On the left. tin MP leads away an injured German para- with the Yanks at Stavelot said the dough- both arc investigating reasons behind a Warns Greeks trooper. He is 19, and this was his first jump. He is one of three survivors from boys, with anti-tank gun support, had cigatette shortage in the States which has a JU88 shot down by Americans during an attack in the First U.S. Army sector. kJ to bootlegging and black-market con- Right, a bruised and bleeding young German paratrooper, captured by American ditions with which the Office of Price Of Big Assault field artillerymen of the First Army when he made a night jump in Germany. No Briefing by SHAEF; Administration is concerning itself_ ATHENS, Dec. 20 (UP)—Maj. Gen. First Time 'No News' Ronald M. Scobie. British commander in SHAEF, Dec. 20 (Reuter)—In the Greece, issued a flat warning today that GIs Fight Nazi Tanks middle of the biggest German counter- U.S. Command from 9 AM tomorrow "every rebel gun offensive since D-Day, the briefing of firing in the city or suburbs will be imme- allied war correspondents at Supreme diately hit by all means in my power..The HQ was cancelled today because there 'Changes' Seen assault will continue until the guns are Till Ground Into Earth was "no news." It was the first time such a thing SLAIN and Swims US. Oureau dt:stroycd." NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Hanson W. Scobie's declaration came during some By Wes Gallagher had happened since SHAEF began to Baldwin, New York Times military of the fiercest fighting of the undeclared Asrockated Press Corrs%rmndent function. analyst, predicted today that some Greek civil war. SOUTH OF MONSCHAU, Belgium, Dec. 20 (AP)—Doughboys slug- changes in the Army and Navy com- Meanwhile, King George of the ging it out with Nazi tanks until they were ground down in their foxholes, beaten off four strong German attacks mand positions—both in Washington and Hellenes still had not replied late tonight rescue in Western thriller fashion of nurses and wounded from a field hos- yesterday inside the town itself. overseas—would be forthcoming shortly.. to a telegram recommending the appoint- pital captured by the Germans, infantrymen trapped behind German lines Meanwhile, the dispatch said, tanks and Hanson said that the five-star ranks ment of Archbishop Damaskinos of tank-destroyers struck at the flank of the approved by Congress recently "may be Athens as regent. The proposal was picking their way back to their outfits—these were only a few orthe tales German salient toward the town. Other followed by promotions farther down supported here by Premier Georges in the First Army's bitter struggle to enemy counter-attacks were repulsed at the line and some shifts." Papandreou's government, the British smash the West Front German counter- several points along this line, it was re- authorities and liberal leaders not officially offensive. Pay Boost for Medics ported. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The Senate members of the Greek cabinet. It was not all a story of acts of bravery. Who Hold Medals Likely Correspondents and broadcasters War Investigating Committee charged It was announced today that RAF There were American formations which ranged up and down the scale, some say- yesterday that the War Department was headquarters at Kafissia, ten miles north- cracked under the Nazi onslaught. It was Stan and Stripes U.S. Bureau ing there were indications that the tide "ruthlessly" stripping industry of "irre- west of Athens, fell to ELAS (resistance) a front of wild confusion as officers and NEW YORK, Dec. 20—A bill which had turned for the Americans' favor and placeable trained personnel" and then forces yesterday. men, trapped for several days behind would provide $10 more pay monthly others asserting that the situation had not tailing "to use their manpower to best German lines, smashed through into the for those combat medics who hold the improved. On the basis of latest reports, advantage after induction." First Army side with titanic tales, only corps' valor badge has an excellent it seemed that the front had been stabil- The allegation came 24 hours after the to be greeted with calm disapproval by ized at some points, though it remained prospect of passing the new Congress Army had asked Selective Service to up Jap Leyte HQ tough doughboy veterans who now have "fluid" at others. the monthly draftee totals next January succeeded in plugging the holes and which convenes next month, Rep. Weather still was with the Germans, and February from 60,000 to 80,000. stabilizing the front in this sector. Frances P. Bolton (R.-Ohio), the restricting Allied air sorties because of a Falls to Yanks The German infantry now is suffering measure's sponsor, told The Stars and low ceiling. The capture of Valencia—Jap head- heavy losses, but American losses, too, Stripes today, A United Press report from 9th Army HQ—where the flying-bomb raids were Superforts Hit quarters on Leyte Island—by the 77th have been heavy, as the crowded aid The badge would be awarded under said to have assumed proportions Division was announced yesterday by stations testify. regulations set up by the War Depart- ment, Rep. Bolton said, and anyone reminiscent of London's summer blitz— Gen. MacArthur soon after undamaged Had Just Helped Wounded spoke of a major penetration into the Tokyo Again Valencia airfield had been taken. Enemy Sgt. Ronald Johnson, of Creekside. Pa., entitled to the badge would receive the extra compensation. American lines' west of the Luxemburg Saipan-based Superforts roamed over planes continued to hit at invaded Min- stood in a station. He had just helped border at Consdorf, near Echternacht, door Island, 70 miles south of Manila. two wounded GIs over the mountain blacked-out Tokyo shortly before dawn (Continued on page 4) yesterday. Many fires were started, re- In two days 13 Jap planes were shot from behind German lines. turning crewmen reported. down. "When the attack started, artillery hit 15th AF Strikes A Reuter Chungking dispatch said Meanwhile, at Pearl Harbor, Adm. our company command post, killing Russians Converge Monday's B29 raid on Hankow, in cen- Chester Nimitz conferred with Adm. Sir everyone but myself and another fellow," In Three Countries tral China, had destroyed 42 Jap planes Bruce Fraser, commander of the British he said wearily. aloft and on the ground. It was dis- Pacific Fleet. Fraser will co-operate with ROME, Dec. 20 (AP)—For the sixth On Slovakia Town Nimitz or MacArthur as operations re- "The Germans came in and took us closed that Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chen- prisoner but some of our boys attacked straight day 15th Air Force Fortresses Four Russian columns were converging nault's 14th Air Force had struck at quire,. Reuter said. and we escaped in the woods. We made and Liberators struck powerful blows deep last night on Kassa, southern anchor of Hankow in co-ordination with the 20th our way back to our units, or what's left inside German-held Europe today, smash- the German line running from south- Air Force Superforts, making a total raid ing at strategic targets in Czechoslovakia, group of about 200 bombers and fighters. Sforza Declines Post to U.S. of them, and the boys dug in again when eastern Slovakia north to Poland. and we were attacked by those big German Austria and Germany. the first big objective in the Soviet drive Chennault's planes hammered airfields ROME. Dec. 20—Saying that his pre- Simultaneously, Thunderbolts cut the north and south of the Yangtse River sence might jeopardize future understand- tanks. to liberate Czechoslovakia. "Some of those boys stood right in Brenner Pass line at four points south of port while the B29s hit the city itself, ing between Italy, the U.S. and Britain. Trento. The Russians were closing in from the Count Carlo Sforza today declined the there fighting until the tanks ran right southwest, south, southeast and east. post of ambassador to Washington in an over their foxholes and smashed them Bad weather grounded Eighth Air Fighting around Budapest remained 8th Army Clears open leiter to Premier Bonomi. (Continued on page 4) Force aircraft Wednesday. obscure last night. Senio River Bank Polish troops of the Eighth Army have cleared the Germans from the south bank Nazi Blow Sits 'Em Up in U.S. 4rmehaiurs1 of the Senio River, west of the Bologna- Rimini highway in eastern Italy, Allied By Carl Larsen Front. The sector uas weak, they ex- Maj. George Fielding Eliot, New York drive was aimed at bolstering sagging HQ announced yesterday in a com- Stars and Slants U.S plained, because of the wide dispersion Herald Tribune military analyst, said. morale on the Reich's home front by munique. which failed to mention opera- Bureau NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Germany's of the Allied divisions and because the "If he is badly beaten in this attempt providing a "Christmas victory." tions against the Allied line above Faenza. sudden shift to the offensive in Belgium terrain was not considered important. he is hardly worse off than if he had Meanwhile. according to Rome radio, Out to Break 'Continuity and Luxemburg. mounting American These sources said the German offen- waited for an Allied breakthrough and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, 15th Army casualties and the stepped-up draft sive could go a lot farther without then tried to defeat it in open warfare Drew Middleton, New York Times Group commander, told the Congres- brought the nation a grim reminder causing serious damage. on the Cologne plain. It looks•very correspondent at Supreme Allied Head- sional committee touring the battle- today that the war in Europe was far much like Rundstedt had concluded quarters, said the tactical objective fronts that the Germans had 28 divisions Doesn't Expect Full Diversion from over. that the battle of attrition along the probably was to break the Western Italy. in Newspapers used their boldest head- The spokesmen, describing the Roer was going against him, his front Front's continuity, cutting communica- line type on the German thrust, while counter-thrust as probably as large an could not be held much longer and that tions between the First and Third French Paper Reports editorial writers drew parallels between operation as the Germans were capable his best hope lay in decisive action Armies and opening in the American the Nazi drive and the Germans' final of making at this time, said they ex- aided by surprise while he still had line a bulge that probably would have Attempt to Kill Franco offensive under Gen. Erich von Luden- pected Gen. Eisenhower to divert only such means at hand." Eliot wrote. to be smashed before large-scale move- PARIS, Dec 20 (AP)—Gen. Francisco dorff in 1918. as many troops as were necessary to Max Werner, military commentator ments elsewhere could be contemplated. Franco and Minister of Justice Aunos Although there was no attempt to halt it. They thought he would con- for Field Publications. saw in the "re- Dave Boone, whose homespun philo- narrowly escaped assassination in Madrid dismiss the threat lightly. Washington tinue to concentrate on pushing forward vival of the German blitz method" an sophy is nationally syndicated, com- on Dec 17, according to the French officials were confident it would be on othzr fronts. attempt "to break the offensive ability mented: "It takes something like that newspaper Aurore. checked. They speculated that the "On the whole the chances are that of the Allied armies—by shock and sudden re-entry of the Germans into Quoting a frontier dispatch, the paper enemy push might call for revision of Rundstedt has made the best possible losses. Additionally, the German high Luxemburg and Belgium in a surprise said that shots were, fired at Franco's cur the Allied command's plans. choice in the use of his strategic reserve, command may possibly want to foster attack against our boys to make the in the outskirts of the capital. The chauf- Army spokesmen in the Capital ad- considering that it was limited in Size uncertainty, fear and even panic in home front realize this war ain't a feur was wounded, but Franco and mitted the German counter-offensive and that he has no'hope of ultimate vic- liberated countries." Hollywood script in which everything Aunos were unharmed. struck the weakest part of the Western tory, but is fighting only to gain time," Other analysts claimed the counter- has got to go our way." Page 2 THE STARS AND STRIPES Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 THE STARS AND STRIPES An Editorial Printed at The Times Publishing Company. Ltd., for U.S. Armed forces, under auspices of The Information and Education Division. Special and 41-ash Meuvie4 Information Services. ETOUSA. Contents passed by the V.S. Army and Noes' censors; subtcriptIon 26 shillings per year plus A Toast To Tomorrow postage. ETO edition. Entered as second class Life is like that. Frances Booker, an matter Mar. 15. 1943. al the post OMIT. New York. N.Y., under the Acr of Nine. 3, 1879. All ASC WAC, spent her day off tramping material appearing In this publication has been all over Paris in search of a flagon of written and edited by uniformed members al the OMORROW is a long way Army and Navy except where stated that a "Evening in Paris," a Christmas present civilian or other outside source is being mimed. for her mother. Returning to camp, weary off. When it will come, no Zditorial office—Thu-Times. Printing House Su.. and footsore, „she found a Christmas London. EC4 (Tel. Cen. 2000). Buvinety and man knows. circulation offices-17 Upper Brook St., London. package from her mama containing WI (Tel. ETOUSA 5416/. District Offices: "Evening in Paris." Bedford 2184: Swindon 3424: Sutton CoIditald * * * —Four Oaks 268. But tomorrow is what we're Vol. 5, No. 43, December 21, 1944 Worst pun of the decade. And then there was the ghost who finally got fighting for. For the day when we aligned to combat duty. "Hooray," he set foot on the homeland, strip off enthused, "strictly apparitional at Last!" the GIs and become Joe Citizen B 8AG Draft Joke (repeated by request). "I once again. BLOW got my classification today," said a * * tr middle-aged businessman. "I'm in class OUT HERE. What tomorrow will be like depends on you, me and the other guy. On how we think and what infantrymen's Badge we know and what we do. On how Dec. 18, 1944 To the B-Bag: ready we are to pick up our share From the looks of the letters in B-Bag, of the heavy post-war load. On there are lots of men in various outfits the part we play ion the life of who seem to think they should have a $10 raise in pay, plus a badge of some America—and on America's role sort. in the life of the world. America at war—families and our eyes even more closely on our If the $10 is what they want, tell them to contact any man from the infantry and * * friends, factories and farms— peep sights today. On Berlin and that man will personally give them his Today's Stars and Stripes car- forming the future even as they Tokyo. On Hitler and Hirohito. extra $10, but if any of them want a ries the first issue of Tomorrow, a back the fight. On Fascists and Fascism. badge for distinction they'd better join the infantry and prove themselves man new weekly supplement_ It covers * * * * * * enough to wear that well-deserved combat 5-B. Baldness, Bridgework, Bifocals, Bay the home front—as it is today, as It is presented in the belief that For until they fall, tomorrow insignia. window and Bunions.- it shapes up tomorrow. It shows the sight of tomorrow will rivet will never dawn. The airmen have their wings, the para- * troopers have theirs, too, and by damn, Sgt. Norman Kobren tells the one the boys who seek, destroy and hold have about the GI who applied for the posi- theirs.—D. A. M., — Rifle Co. tion of chaplain's assistant and asked, No Spectators, but Some Show 1 be cadre padre?" B-Bauatelles Mauldin Cartoons * Dec. i1, 1944 A GI who signs his letter "Weegie" B 7 7 Goes Through Aerial Circus To the B-Bag: muses! "Maybe the absence of mail over A Request to Santa, Now that Wingert's cartoons of here is due to the presence of male over "Hubert" are to be published, how about there." * To Be Filed for '45 the work of Bill Mauldin? To 3omb Reich and Return 1, for one, would treasure a volume of Ain't it the truth? A colonel was lec- A FORTRESS BASE, Dec. 20— own oxygen connection loose and passed his "real" cartoons, which have appeared turing a class of embryonic officers. "A Another drama of the air war over out. Irvin S. Taubkin. Prop. in The Stars and Stripes. 40-foot flagpole has fallen down," he said. Hicks returned to his waist position, "You have a sergeant and a squad of Germany was written when the B17 IF we can push his mumble through I did see a book of his GI drawings E-Rat-Icator came home to tell of the tail- but a minute or two later Taylor passed back in the U.S., which was really good. men. How would you erect the flagpole out again. Hicks went back and brought these damned whiskers, we'd like to If any come out over here, I'll buy the again?" The candidates thought ; then gunner who fell out of the plane and him to the waist position. In the pro- tell you about the Pfc whose letter first one.—Lt. M. M. Eayert, Infantry. offered suggestions about a block and climbed back in, the ball-turret gunner cess Hicks was hit in the head by flak. addressed to "Mr. Santa Claus, North tackle and so on. "You're all wrong," who recovered after an 18-minute "oxy- He thought he had just bumped his head Pole," was, for some unfathomable Furloughs for Fighters said the colonel, "You'd say: 'Sergeant, and forgot the incident. reason, delivered to us. "I've been told get that flagpole up.' " gen blackout" and the waist-gunner who time and again," he writes. "there ain't To the B-Bag: * saved the life of a fellow crewman No one knew White had passed out. * * It was not until the Fort completed its no Santa Claus. But I know different. Am I wrong, or isn't the Army over- We got a tip from the front on how to although he himself was wounded in the I don't want much this year. I can't have looking a few thousand deserving men in head. bomb run and dropped to lower altitude quench a thirst. First, boil the water, that he revived, without aid. it anyhow, But next year, if you can its new plan to furlough combat men to then filter it, then add chemicals, then All this happened while the battered When the E-Rat-Icator landed at its make this war end, I would be very the U.S.? Or was I mistaken when I read wash in it and drink wine calvados or Fortress. together with other Second happy." We don't have to tell you, of that a GI who had only been overseas mirabel. home base medical officers expressed since August, 1944, was one of those Bombardment Group planes, was drop- amazement that White showed no ill- course, that the letter is signed "Pfc ping its load on enemy marshalling yards Section 8." going home.? GI Philosophy. It's a smart man who effects from his 18 unconscious minutes. * * * What about the men who have been at Ludwigshafen. hasn't let a woman pin anything on him When flak puffed up from the target, And while we're strictly minding our coming over here since early in 1942, and since he was a baby. own business in this red-flannel monkey who have sweated out two or three cam- * * * the tail-gunner. S/Sgt. James L. Taylor, Blinded by Flak, suit, a group of Mustang herders tackles paigns? Who said that? When a husband starts 22, of San Francisco, left his guns to us with another "Dear Santa Claus" What about the men who were wounded put on his protective suit. By accident, Navigator Sticks to Job plea. "We don't want no cigarettes So badly that they are no longer tit for part of the suit 'snagged the handle of A FORTRESS BASE, Dec. 20—The they don't want." "We don't want no combat duty and have been put on limited the tail escape hatch, tripping it open. bourbon. We just want some Kraut assignments with service units here in The slipstream caught the suit, pulling fragments of a flak burst struck 2/Lt. the U.K.? the gunner out of the plane, but the suit Carl L. Hoag, B17 navigator in the face This is not a personal complaint, held to the handle. and eyes, rendering one eye useless and although I have been overseas 29 months. paralyzing the muscles of the other. I do think that rotating troops home from Hauls Self Back In Nevertheless, he plotted a direct four- the front is a good idea, but let's see Taylor managed to haul himself back hour course for the Fortress Mary Alice that all the deserving boys get an even in, but his oxygen hose had been pulled from Germany to England through dense break, and let's not forget the boys who cloud—holding open the somewhat-good loose from its connection. He passed out. eye with his finger-tip, went through Africa and Sicily. —Just When Taylor failed to answer the inter- planes to knock down and some good another American, Sig. Bit. phone, the waist-gunner, S/Sgt. Cloyd Almost unconscious from lack of weather to do it in. Our score—and B. flicks, 21, of Union City, Pa., investi- oxygen. Hoag insisted on staying at his we're only nine months old—is: 479 Tip On Tires post. 2/Lt. Martin Karant, co-pilot from Nazi planes destroyed, 437 in the air; gated. He found the gunner stretched Chicago, repaired the navigator's oxygen Dee, 10, 1944 out cold on the catwalk beside the open 122 locomotives junked; 519 railroad To the B-Bag: door. Hicks closed the door and revived system. cars riddled; 24 staff cars perforated; In reference to The Stars and Stripes Taylor.. The pilot, 2/Lt. George K. Craft, of and 600 Hun foot soldiers erased." editorial on the rubber shortage, the boys Helena, Ark., gave Hoag the air speeds * * * playing with fire it's the wife that burns. Meanwhile, in the ball turret, S/Sgt. and instrument readings while other crew- Which brings us to Pvt. Bruce 0. in Barracks 43 have put their heads to- Jack M. White, 23, of San Francisco— gether and we suggest instead of the * * men furnished verbal map data. By Underwood, who cuts through all the Today's Daffynition. Allotment: An a medic before he started flying—was mental calculations the wounded navigator Santa Claus red ribbon stuff and goes eight tires now being used on 6 x 6 giving Hicks instructions via the inter- trucks, that six or even four would be arrangement whereby the government obtained a correct reading and the flak- straight to what he wants with: guarantees that some of a serviceman's phone. Simultaneously, he was manning battered Fort, with two engines knocked enough. his twin 50-cals. CASE OF THE GI We think that this would be practical pay is spent on the women entitled to it. out, made an emergency landing in I go to sleep in a GI bed, on our air bases where the trucks do not J. C. W. In the excitement, White pulled his England. On a GI pillow I rest my head ; carry heavy loads and the roads are well- - Floag, who has recovered full vision in My blankets, they are Cl too ; 1' surfaced. one eye and is recovering from wounds Then, GI sleep and think of you. This idea has been used successfully in the other, has been awarded the DSC, A GI bugler wakes me up, before, and we think it will work once iiiI8Eltr by SGT: via WMIGERT second highest U.S. decoration, for his I drink GI coffee in a GI cup. again.—Boys of Barracks 43. "extraordinary heroism" of Nov. 30. The powdered eggs are GI too, Clothes For Combatants But GI wish 1 were with you. Dec. 10, 1944 AFN Radio Program 1 At night my GI prayers I'll say. To the B-Bag: We'll have our GI peace someday, On a recent trip to London we were And when this GD war is through, On Your Dial This GI will return to you. told that Troop Carrier and Glider pilots 1375 kc. 1402 kc. 1411 kc. 1420 kc. 1447 kc. arc not considered combat men, and are 218.Im. 213.9m. 212.6m. 211.3m. 207.3m, Now GI stands for Government therefore unable to purchase officers' Thursday, Dec. 21 Issue clothing at the QM sales store. 1200—World News. But, my darling, GI miss you. If we aren't combat men, what were 1205—DuMc Bag. GI hope you miss me too. 1300—Headlines—Sports News. we doing in Normandy on June 6, and 1305—Corporal Saddlebags. For GI love you, GI do. later in Southern France and Holland on 1339—Biondic. other operations? 1400—Headlines—Visiting Hour. Newman's 1500—Headlines—German Lesson. Perhaps some cog among the big wheels 1505--Strike op the Band. would be glad to send us some of their 1530—On the Record, Yankee Doodles 1630—Music We Love. discarded pinks and blouses in return for 1700—deadlines—Showlime with Gail Patrick. our flak suits (slightly worn).-23 Glider 1715—Canadian Swing Show. Pilots in Hut 10. 1740—Fly Away Paula. NEWS ITEM—ETO—An extensive ' 1755—American Sports News. educational program is promised IThe U.K. Quartermaster says that 1800—World News. soldiers while serving In the army of Troop Carrier and Glider officers are con- 1805—Mark up the Map. occupation or awaiting shipment home sidered combat personnel and that they 1810—G1 Supper Club. after the defeat of Germany. may purchase clothing at the QM sales 1900—Hcadlines—Crcksby Music Hall. 1930—Ray McKinley Orchestra. LESSON NO.16 store.—Ed.) 2000—Headllnes—Combat Diary. 2015—Johnny Mercer's Music Shop. HOW TO 21130—Burns and Alien. Manpower for U.S. Factories 2100—World News. BEHAVE AT Dec. 6, 1944 2105—Soldier and a Song. A SODA 2115—Swing Sextet. To the B-Bag, 2130—Mystery Playhouse. SOUNTAI Regarding the manpower shortage in 2200—Headllnes—Home News from the U.S.A. the U.S., we feel we have the solution. 2205—Listen Characters, 2300—Final Edition. There are thousands of Limited Assign- 2305—Sign off until 0755 hours Friday. Dec. 22. ment men here in the ETO who would be more than willing to take a job in any Friday, Dec. 22 defense plant at our present wage scale, 0755—Sifin On—Program Resume, and with the guarantee that there will be 0800—Headlines—Combat Diary. 111 0815—Personal Album, with Martha Mears. no walkouts or strikes for higher wages. 0810—Music by Bob Chester. Some of us have been in combat and 0900—World News, others have been declared unfit for combat Q4115—Solles by rise Fountainaires. 0925—AEF Ranch House. duty, and most of us are doing very little 11100—Headlines—Morning After (Crosby Music now to further the war effort. We do know what is needed at the 1030—Strike up the Band. 1100—Headlines—Honse News from the U.S.A, front lines and we would bend every effort 1105—Duffle Bag. to further the flow of vital war goods. On the Continent listen to your favorite AFN This is not a "bitch," it's just a suggestion programs over the to those who arc concerned with the Allied Expeditionary Forces Program: %a4.€ "manpower" shortage.—Six "I am a commissioned officer, driver, and hereafter when you tell me 583 kc, 514m. GIs of a Also shortwave: 6.195Mg. (49m. band) between "Now, now! That's not the accepted Replacement Depot. to do something, say *Sir'!" 0800 and 1900 hours. procedure!" Traffic of the Future " . . when we assumed the role of soldier we did not lay aside the role of citizen." George Washington, 26 June, 1775 0 ()morrow Vol. 1 No. 1 Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 Civil Pilots to Get Skyparks

IR parks first—planes second. billion-dollar post-war program. CAA That's. what Civil Aeronautics Billion Dollar will not ask for the whole amount in A Administration had in mind one chunk. Instead, it will ask Congress when it devised a billion-dollar Program Will to appropriate about one million a year national airport program which, if for ten years. Individual states will be carried out, will add 2,900 landing Give America expected to match the Federal expendi- fields to America's post-war landscape. tures. All prospective peace-time users of 2,900 Airports Washington's half would go for NEW BRITISH FIREFLY is fast, very maneuverable. War-time advances "ftivver" planes should find the. CAA government-built small airports, and will be reflected In tomorrow's family plane (below). plans more than slightly encouraging. of the present restrictions on private pilot other related expenses. Funds would be Recently announced, the program re- licenses must be relaxed It is not neces- allocated to states along the lines of F-- flects a belief by the planning authorities sary to be a meteorologist or a navigator Federal-state highway programs. The that the airpark (small field for private to get about the country in one of these formula for allocating the airport funds planes) and the medium-sized landing little planes." has been worked out so that it will spot for both private and airline use, will Currently, the CAA is finishing a equalize airport development throughout stimulate the sale of planes. $400,000,000 war program started three the nation. This means that weight will The billion-dollar program calls for years ago. Which means that the U.S. be given to the present number of air- $370,000,000 for airparks . and has acquired 600 new or improved air- ports in each state in relation to area, $630,000,000 for medium-sized combina- ports, almost all designed to be per- population and number of registered air- tions of private and small city commercial manently useful after the war in civil craft. landing facilities. Altogether there would aviation. For example, Massachusetts, with its be 2,900 fields, counting both kinds. If America is to have much of an avia- present 54 airports, would begin 36 new Besides this, the CAA intends to create tion industry after the war, CAA believes, ones. Of these 18 would be airparks, 17 about 100 more large commercial fields. flying fields and landing strips must be would be suitable for local airline opera- Cost has not been announced. within easy reach of the homes and offices tions as well as private flying. One new of a majority of Americans. It is already field would be suitable for through airline Piper Says: on record with a forecast that by 1950 operation. Landing recently at Norwood-Canton there will be about half-a-million light, Smaller Type airport, near Boston. William Piper, personal planes used in the United States. maker of the Piper "Cub." stepped out In Minnesota, less highly-developed of his own small plane and said : "Family On Record industrially and less concentrated in popu- travel of the future will be leap-frogging And already on record are applications lation, the post-war program would from airport to airport across the of commercial airlines to begin air ser- provide 159 fields. There are 45 in the country, in privately-owned or rented vices to some 720 new points. Most of state today. All but one of the proposed planes. This family hedge-hopping will these will require new airport construction. 114 new fields would be of the smaller require tens of thousands of airports. not Regular service is not planned for all These type. elaborate paved fields, but sod-covered places, but where the demand becomes The CAA has requested the War runways of 1,800 to 2,000 feet. If the strong enough it will be provided. Department to end the restriction on the average man is to fly after the war some When the time comes to start the marking of cities and fields. Every com- • — munity will then be identified by having TOMORROW'S FAMILY PLANES, easy to fly, will cruise from 85 to 120 the name painted in letters ten to 20 feet miles per hour, go 25 miles on a gallon of gasoline. high on a roof. Sign "posts" some distance away will show the name of the place, arrow showing direction, airline mileage to nearest airport, an arrow NAAU Proposes National pointing north, and longitude and latitude. Such a sign post is considered ideal. Enthusiastic as they are about post-war Physical Fitness Program aviation's prospects, even aviation men realize that the automobile is here to TLANTIC CITY, Dec. 20 (ANS)—The National Amateur Athletic stay, regardless of how many "flivver" Union concluded its fifty-sixth annual convention by proposing a seven- planes are wanted. A point national physical fitness program and accepting 37 out of 49 The automobile industry is planning for big post-war production. It's making proposed national records. war weapons now, and has been for a The physical fitness proposal, highlight of the convention, came as a result long time, but sonic day new cars will of the fact that many Americans have •been found physically unfit for military be coming off lines and Americans who service. It coincided almost entirely with have been wanting them will slip behind recommendations put before the meeting the wheels. That's another peace-time by Lt. Cindr. Carl Olson and Cmdr. outlook. Frank Wickhorse of the Navy. Inventions The development in the aviation in- The percentage of American manhood dustry will not conic overnight, Aladdin's tamp style. Something else seems pretty classified 4F has been the subject of pre- certain too. A great many service men, vious discussion both by the Army and 5,000,000 Copies particularly those in the Air Forces, hope Navy. to get some kind of a job in ciyil aviation Accepted Recommendations Of Patents in '44 after the war. Some of them will, but. A committee headed by Avery Brund- on the basis of what is known now about age accepted recommendations calling for the situation, there are going to be a lot (I) credit in school records for physical ASHINGTON, Dee. 20 (UP) HANDY SKYPARKS may dot the nation from coast to coast. Built along more job seekers in avition than aviation education, (2) annual physical examina- — American industry, in highways, they will provide landing places. will have jobs to offer. tions for all children, (3) arrangement Wsearch of ideas for post-war for at least one hour each day for physical civilian goods, is checking over the education in all schools, (4) making 2.362,963 inventions patented since Tomorrow— scholastic athletic programs available to everyone and not just those who like to 1790, Grattan Kerans, administrative And Unit News Ford Offers Gls Job Plan take part, (5) making the program attrac- assistant to the commissioner of patents, tive rather than compulsory, (6) athletics reported. "Tomorrow," newest of The Stars THE Ford Motor Company has proposed a plan to give veterans to be included in the school budget and In fiscal 1944, he said, the patent office and Stripes. supplements, appears today temporary or permanent for the first time. It will appear each number one pricirity on all available work, if not supported from gate receipts, (7) sold about 5,000,000 printed copies of necessary. making facilities available for older citi- patents. The demand in recent months Thursday hereafter, lay-offs in the industrial empire become zens who wish to participate. has grown so heavy that the office, beset Its purpose is explained in today's Under plans submitted to the United Automobile Workers Union, Ford picture editorial on page 2. Unit News, Turned Downed Records a regular weekly feature, is contained would also be permitted to hire honorably discharged veterans "at any The convention rejected nine proposed on page IV of today's supplement, time even when there are other employes of the company out of work." records because they already had been The "who comes ahead of who?" head- superseded, and turned down the 1,000- ache is taken care of by the proposal meter free-style mark by Ann Curtiss, San Francisco, because it was made Colleges Plan for Veterans I granting re-employed Gls seniority from against the clock. Another two were the day they entered service—if it was turned down for further study of timing. ITH the return of more than 10,000 discharged soldiers to the colleges before Jan. I, 1942. GIs inducted after Delegates unanimously voted to make of the nations this fall, educators are giving much attention to the Jan. 1, 1942, figure in the deal as of that Buddy Young, Illinois senior, the 100- w date." meter dash champion. His claim to the special needs of servicemen who will be coming home when the This protection applies to veterans title was contested but finalists were fighting is over. hired by Ford within a year of his dis- disqualified for false starts. with printing difficulties, is running nearly A recent educational conference brought forth the Chicago University charge date or within 90 days after two months behind in filling orders. plan allowing veterans without any previous academic credits to enrol if Patent requests had declined at the they can pass an intelligence test and dis- beating any physical disability resulting 3,000 U.S. Plants start of the war as industry turned to play a willingness to learn. in general readjust themselves to civilian from army service—whichever period is armament production but now are nearly Most colleges, however, favored the life. longer. at the flood stage as manufacturers scout Yale plan, which calls for some high Oklahoma A and M cuts through The company also announced War Win °E' Pennants for new or improved products, designS school or college credits. department red tape and allows veterans Labor Board approval of $80,000 worth ASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Since and manufacturing methods. At Yale students can enrol at any time. to take any combination of courses they of vacation and bonus money to the 2,500 August, 1942, some 3,000 indus- They are assigned a faculty adviser who need. honorably discharged veterans already Industrial concerns, Kerans said, re-employed at the plant. Ford estimates W trial plants in the United States generally ask for copies of every patent helps with problems of adjustment and Ohio State's policy is common sense. have been honored with the E award for studies. Yale also provides specialized Reports and grades will be disregarded if that, when all former employes have issued relating to their particular field as returned to work after the shooting, it making outstanding records in the pro- well as for recently-issued patents on courses designed to fit veteran needs. it is felt that. they are due to readjustment duction of tools of war. or emotional problems resulting from will pay them about 53,000,000 in vaca- inventions. For example, he said one Other Plans tion and bonus money. The Army-Navy E flag flutters over military service. Upon the soldier's re- textile firm has requested copies of 8,000 Other universities have variations of General Motors and Chrysler Corpora- plants employing thousands of persons patents. quest poor grades arc erased from the this plan. record. tions also have submitted proposals to in single enterprises as well as over Red The national association of manufac- Cross blood banks manned entirely by Tufts College, realizing the importance Temple University allows six credits the Union on preference rights for return- turers has shown concern over the sharp of immediate jobs for veterans, offers re- ing GIs. Volunteers. E awards are not common decline in the number of patents issued for a special six-week refresher course or easy to get. Record shows that only fresher courses in certain key professions in a variety of academic subjects. The three corporations mentioned, as during the war. Kerans felt, however, and industries, well as many others not having submitted 3.55 per cent of the plants in war wor' that there is no basis for alarm, asserting Students can enroll at any one of six are entitled to fly the red, white and blue Holy Cross allows enrolment at any specified periods. definite plans, seem to be going much that the nation's "inventive genius" pro- time and offers four 'months refresher further in protecting jobs of homecoming E pennant from their flagstaffs. bably is greater now than ever before. Headache number two for the educators courses for which college credits are is money. veterans than called for in the provisions The E award is given only on re•im- He added that while many of today's in- given. of the Selective Service Law of 1940. rnendations beginning on the field. The ventions may seem to be "useless gad- With three million students, including University of Pennsylvania, profiting soldiers, expected back to college within nomination travels slowly upwards gets," they in time may prove to be major from soldier experiences at the through innumerable channels until it contributions to the world of the future. three years of war's end, schoolmen are Denver Students' Families reaches the Army-Navy Board of University of Southern California, wondering what to do about teachers, He cited the zipper as a "gadget" who found that soldiers considered frater- buildings, equipment and operating University of Denver plans to take care Awards. After six months the awari is example. A patent first was granted in reviewed. nities and old-line academic subjects deficits. of the families of soldier students. 1893, but at that time it was considered Federal grants have been asked for by Nurseries for kids are already in opera- The E pin is given to employes of plants useless. childish, have established a board to most universities; tion. Family dormitories are available. to which the pennant is awarded. Inventors who patent their devices are advise returning servicemen. Its purpose At a recent meeting of representatives The soldier's wife will be able to study "E" stands for Effort on the Home entitled to exclusive rights on them for 17 is to help soldiers and civilians get along, of more than a million teachers, old with him, if she desires, through special Front. years. help veterans relearn study methods and methods of instruction were criticized. scholarships. ii TOMORROW Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944

RADIO Wives, Sweethearts and Kid Sisters, Too Nickel a Day Will Keep Advertisers Away Crunchy-munchics are the stuff To make your junior big and tough! e Tum-dee-dee-dum-dum and tra-la-la. How often has some silly jingling rhyme sneaking out of a radio made you feet like committing hara-kiri? Or giv- ing your long suffering car drums a rest by tossing the radio set into the nearest ashcan? Have you writhed in your easy chair while some svelte voiced announcer cooed: Have you flushed your thirty- two feet of small intestines this morning with a sip of Pour-de-la-Drip, the safe, the easy. the pleasant laxative? Or, maybe you get a slow burn at those soap operas that sting the air and the ears all day long. You know, Sadie McMurdock, Girl Blacksmith. Will Sadie marry handsome Harry Stoneheart? Will she sacrifice a life of luxury to stick with her mother? Tune in tomorrow at the COIL WINDERS for delicate aircraft instruments, At the Boeing Aircraft PRETTY Florence Bergtold (left). 21, heads important group of workers same time for another thrilling episode in Company of Seattle, American women of Negro, Greek, French, Chinese, in this metallurgical laboratory in New York State. The staff consists the life of Sadie, Girl Blacksmith. And, Polish origin do bang-up job. of women only. don't forget Vermicelli's famous soap— Sudsy Wudsies—makes all washing easier. Easy on the hands, too. Scientists They Are Strictly on the Ball say Sudsy-Wudsies are 99 and 99/100 per cent pure. The other 1/100 per cent HEY'VE been pitching in. overhead traveling cranes. They work as is dirt from the grocer's hands. Buy a Young gals, hardly out of assorters to classify steel into grades. Women metallurgists have done a swell package now. Let your husband's steak school, middle-aged house- job. burn, dash out to the grocer's before the wives, society women, farmers' 600 Trains Daily economical, oversize packages disappear wives, grandmothers. All of them. A former beautician handles eighty- from his shelf. They've rolled up their hair, put on seven levers that control the switches of Control your temper, buddy. Keep slacks and sweaters and done a good the maze of tracks of the Long Island your blood pressure normal. Don't take man's job. Railroad station, controlling 600 trains There are now 18,000,000 women work- a day. In Buffalo women are driving ing in the United States, compared to buses for the International Railway Com- 10,000,000 in 1940 and 15,000,000 in pany. Out of 623 war production jobs, November, 1942. You'll find them on which are listed by the Bureau of every sector of the home front. In the Employment Security, only 57 are deemed Goodyear Company of Akron 40 per cent unsuitable for women. of the workers are women ; in. the Boeing Planes arriving at the Washington. D.C., Aircraft Company of Seattle the number airport are taken in charge by women is 50 per cent. Women have converted their skills on a wide front: hands trained to knit and crochet are good WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Half of at acetylene welding ; girls at a Brooklyn the married women whose husbands are factory that once made bedding now are serving in the Armed Forces are now turning out sleeping bags for the ETO. holding jobs, according to a recent They work in research laboratories, survey. Of the women whose husbands ammunition plants, canneries, on farms are at home only one-fifth are currently and in city offices and on trains. In the working. The survey indicates that some NO AVIATOR, this cutie. Her job: Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation mills WELDING fuel pumps for fighter to rum, chum. There is hope for you, in "sand slinging." at Gary, Indiana, women operate giant women will quit their jobs when their husbands get home. The reasons: planes. the America being fashioned for the GI The patriotic urge will become less when he comes home to the U.S.A.— 1942, recently made a survey of all jebs compelling. in its Portland-Vancouver shipyards. It Tomorrow style. There will be increasing desire for rest and change. was estimated that a third of them could It will cost you a nickel a day to keep be filled by women. in a machine.tool from getting your dander up, your ire The need to keep busy during a period of mental strain will be removed. plant in Chicago, 85 per cent of all from going higher, at the sound of jingles, employees are women. The management singing commercials, persuasive ads that has announced that the proportion may stumble over each other in their eager- mechanics who clean, inspect and service even increase. ness to pound at the eardrums of radio them. At the Ford Willow Run plant fans. workers were reeded on some highly No Limit The nickel-a-day proposition is some- refined jobs which required close dimen- There is practically no limit to what thing novel. It's a new departure in sions and careful filing. For weeks women in industry can do. According radio broadcasting because for the price employers looked for skilled workers to to the Women's Bureau, one fourth to of a good cigar (?) you will get hours till the needs. Then one of the men in one third of all jobs in aircraft assembly and hours of solid entertainment. From the plant had a bright idea. He sug- can be filled by wonten. Fifty to 75 per classical and popular music to special gested hiring a lot of manicurists. "We cent of the drill-press worx can he done features, mostly educational and public found," Henry Ford said later, "that by women, after they have had some service messages, without plugs of any these girls could do this other kind of training. Women, at:el having some ex- kind. filing very well,' perience on simpler nuchines, can be This Utopia for radio listeners is ten- The Kaiser-operated Oregon Slip- easily upgraded to overate light turret tatively called subscription radio. A building Corporation, which hired ;:s lathes and hand-screw machines which bright fellow with his finger on the pub- first women workers as far back as May, shape cylindrical surfaces. lic pulse, whatever that is, has asked !he powers that control radio in the Unit:d States to allocate three channels at iae top of the frequency modulation bands A Record Crop Was Harvested for the project. The radio stations broadcasting tl.e Despite a Great Labor Shortage adless programs would jam their wave ASHINGTON (AP)—This year's the year by the War Food Administration. length with a squeal that is eliminated record-breaking American food The largest number of these workers only by use of a patented gadget that CONDUCTOR Helen McCabe (background) drives a bus and collects fares Wand fiber crop was produced with employed, or available for employment, the subscription radio company will rent in Beaumont, Tex. Women bus drivers are common sights all over U.S. the smallest labor force on record. at any one time during 1944 was 107,635. to radio users for a nickel a day. Ni' With thousands of farm youths and Mexicans led the list with 67,860, many nickel-a-day gadget, no adless program. transient farm laborers in the armed of whom returned to their native country The rental of gadgets would be the only services, and other thousands working in after the fall harvests. Large numbers income for the sponsors of the adless The Future of War-time war plants, the farmer met his problem of Jamaicans, Bahamians, Barbadians, radio programs. A spokesman for the Newfoundlanders and Canadians came project said it is not the purpose of ;he HOUSING Housing Is a Question into the United States under contacts to company to limit or supplant the present to work at current farm wages. broadcasting system but to add some- government hous- to war centers and were helped by war EMPORARY Inter-State Labor Pool thing to radio. ing built for the nation's war agencies to find lodgings, 2,200,000 were T accommodated in existing dwellings. In addition, the WFA's Office of workers poses a peace-time Private capital built housing for 1,000,000, Labor transported 12,000 domestic farm problem for cities and towns in the wcrkers from 19 states having tempor- while the remaining 800,000 were ary farm labor surpluses to labor deficit MEDICINE United States. quartered in federally-built units totaling states. Medics Report Bone of contention between $2,300,000,000. Farm labor supply camps were opera- government housing authorities and real NHA contends much of the temporary ated by the WFA on 264 sites in 29 ASHINGTON — Sixty thousand states to supplement housing supplied World War II American soldiers estate men lies in the 250,000 dwellings, housing equipment and the material is of farmers and states. Wlive today—though had they re- 150,000 dormitory rooms, 40,000 trailers war-time quality and should be torn down The government made medical and ceived the same type injury in the last war and portable units—totaling 440.000 units to prevent development of federal-owned dental care available to the foreign they would have died. —which have been erected for the "dura- slums. On the other hand, permanent workers, to the domestic workers trans- This was the dramatic account of the tion of the emergency." The Lanham war housing will be released for peace- ported between states, to occupants of scientific advance of medicine and the the farm labor supply camps and to Act calls for their removal within two time use. The latter policy already is farm workers in the areas served by the care of the battle wounded which was years after the end of the emergency- Iowa 4-H boy and piglet. reported by Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk, evident with the lifting of restrictions on camps. In all. the department said, Surgeon General of the Army, to the exceptions being made only when occupancy and sales in some areas. by machinery and the efficient use of avail- more than 132,500 received treatment annual meeting of the Association of National Housing Act and community able workers. up to October 1. Military Surgeons. authorities agree. These exceptions must Sold for $3,615,000 Farmers and their families worked more hours a day and more days a week. In addition, reported General Kirk, be reported to and reviewed annually by At Newport News, Va., for example. They lengthened the time of harvesting. 9.000 men today have been restored to Congress. the 980-unit Stuart Gardens project was They employed women and children. complete health although they received The questions are, Business Week sold to a group of business and pro- townspeople, war prisoners, foreign wounds that would have been per- points out, how much can be salvaged fessional men for $3,615,000. The project workers and others who normally are not manently crippling in the last conflict. a part of the farm labor force. from this big investment of taxpayers was a part of the Defense Homes Corpora- 12,000 a Week money and how to do it without damage tion program financed by Reconstruction 5,000,000 Placements Reported also at the session was the to real estate or construction interests. Finance Corporation. The Agricultural Department estimates fact that 12.000 patients a week are now 5,000,000 placements were made during Real estate men, on the other hand, being discharged to duty from Army hos- Decided by Public Opinion the year through 12,000 local placement pitals in continental United States. This are interested in preserving pre-war rental offices, set up under the U.S. Crop Corps is the equivalent to restoring 52 divisions The temporary housing problems in the values. One group of plumbing and recruiting drive in 3,000 counties. a year. long run will be decided by community heating men has proposed use of equip- The Bureau of Agricultural Economics Rapid first aid at the front and speedy public opinion. Meanwhile, however. ment salvaged from temporary dwellings estimates that at the peak of the harvest evacuation to hospitals were credited with in existing slum dwellings. Critics to this season—in October—farm labor em- accounting for continually mounting per- NHA's major policy is to see that public ployed totaled 11,839.000. This was centages of recovery. In the Navy, only opinion considers long-time benefits rather proposal, however, counter that a furnace 292,000 under the 1938-42 average. 2.5 per cent of the casualties die. This than immediate exigency. and toilet do not eliminate \slum Importation of foreign labor to help compares to 8 per cent in the last war. Of.-the 4,000,000 workers who moved conditions. solve the shortage was continued during Mexican labor helped. Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 TOMORROW iii if HI GE 11 EL Troubles Chance to Work In nearly every paper one picks up Since the Allied invasion of the con- In NEWARK, NJ., the War Depart.. there is something in there about the GI tinent I have noticed the ever- nereasing ment's Office of Dependency Benefits and undoubtedly sincere concern of our reports that soldiers are building up a Bill of Rights. Just what they are Killion-dollar nest egg to spend when going to do with the GI Joe who prefers greybearded politicians and economic they return to civilian life. . . . Standard to he discharged after the war rather than giants with the problem of post-war Oil of CALIFORNIA is diggirig the stay in the Army? However, in no paper. employment for our returning veterans. world's deepest hole at SAN FRAN, or pamphlet. have I seen anything toward But I cannot help think that they are C1SCO—about 15,000 feet—in an attempt bypassing some very important con- to find new petroleum sources at an helping the GI Joe who prefers to stay in untapped level. . . BIRMINGHAM, the Army after the war. f think the GI siderations. Ala., is working on a plan to see that Bill of Rights should provide a means I. wonder if they arc not overlooking no man who conies back after the war of security for the millions or so men the fact that we have within our ranks will have to leave town on a job hunt. who will have to be kept in the Army to today the same kind of men who . . . At WEST LYNN, Mass., a recent maintain our national security so that pioneered America a few hundred years survey showed that most women workers want to go hack to tending house and the country won't be caught with its pants ago, found a Northwest passage, won a sewing when Joe comes home. down again. fight for independence, established a Resumption of Transatlantic passenger I've heard GIs themselves say: "If I Union Pacific Railroad, deyelOped the service between the U.S. and Europe one could keep my rating and be provided A motor section wants America to automobile industry, the telegraph, the month after Germany gives up is pre- with a family allowance, I'd just as soon airplane, the talking picture, the electric dicted. And the Atlantic will be opened for pleasure cruising within a year after stay in the Army?' light and many other unheard-of and that—said Basil Harris, President of I joined the Army in 1933. have a wife, wake up—A corporal sees I 0,000 almost unbelievable things. United States Lines. . . . a child and a home. My wife gets the In the face of all this "power" our dependency allowance plus the class "E" dollars in each vet's pocket — experts so far have been concerned NEW YOR• K'S 42nd St. library was allotment 1 made to her. During all chiefly with such petty considerations as 20 million dollars richer when rare this time she has been paying for living finding us our "old job" back (which books, manuscripts and prints were expenses, made other payments, taken And a lieutenant wants to work still leaves a man unemployed) or esta- returned from wartime hiding. The care of bills, etc., and has managed to Gutenberg Bible, a letter from Columbus blishing some sort of government "gravy and Washington's Farewell Address—in put a little cash in the bank. train" camouflaged with the name "pro- his own handwriting—are back on view. Now if 1 go back to the States and ject" (which would be a burden to tax- The CHICAGO shoe industry offers am discharged, I shall get the $300 plus payers and an inefficient use of manpower and waste of raw materials). anew solution to the leather shortage. the other rights the GI Bill of Rights Shoes made of air, water, gas and a The labor unions have calls for. My wife's allowance stops, In Peace—Not Pieces! some thought handful of chemicals have been on the matter which, and I'm just another pre-war civilian Here, before me, I have some pictures of my wife and the children. All of as near as I can suggested. . . COLORADO has 15 determine, would correspond with "lift- them I love very dearly. I hope to he able to return to them and resume life and million dollars tentatively allotted for looking for a job with only the experi- ing" the country by its economic boot- post-war electrification projects. . . . ence of 13 years in the Army. With our living as soon as possible. I hope, too, that I shall be able to resume normal straps and making extra jobs by some * * * little nest egg, saved up, Last dwindling business activity. I hope to feel that there will be no more wars, just as the sort of black magic. (A union can con- In CI NC INNATTI Mrs. Alverna away, and the years in the Army wasted, rest of the GIs do. trol, possibly, but how in hell can it Babbs, 26, who lost both legs in an I'm just like a goose caught in a hail- The resources that are available all over the world and the supposedly good create jobs? Through all this chatter I have failed to detect any plan as yet that accident when an infant, made a solo he post-war plans storm, or I might say the "ugly duck- will of men should permit us—all of us—to live in peace. t looks like it might have the problem flight in her own airplane. The plane, ling." indicate that the Allied Nations are not in agreement but at variance in a gift from her husband, is equipped licked. with hand-operated controls. Mrs. Babbs If I stay in the Army I stand a chance opinions concerning a lasting peace. If the salesman who has my job today is the first person so afflicted to receive of reduction and my family allowance It is you and I that they are planning for. It is your responsibility and mine is doing a better job than I can, then a student flying certificate. says the CAA stopping. 'Then, with a payment to make that they plan the way we would have them plan. It is your world and mine that I'm willing to look for another job. That in WASHINGTON.... FORT WORTH, on the home, with the cost of living they are revising. See to it that they do a good job. Use you right of "Freedom is free competition, democracy, equal rights and everything else that I came Texas, bus line operators'plan to have where it is, I don't see how in the hell radio communication between driver and of Speech." over here to fight for. Nor do I expect terminal. In RICHMOND, Va., I—or any other man—could make it. All of us—every unit, whether it he overseas or in their respective countries. or intend to go hack and, walking under Miller and Rhoads is to erect a twelve- I know there are a hundred thousand whether they be ground forces, service forces. air forces, or any other unit--are the banner of a veteran who has fought story building at Sixth and Broad Streets other regular Army men in the same boat. sacrificing something toward the eventual victory. We shall not be completing and bled, expect to find extra considera- tion and pity. As long as i can return after the war. . . . A big plywood com- Here, in my own outfit, there are several the job, if and when we return we do not do our share to shape the world we want. pany is to be opened in PITTSBURGH. regular Army men who feel and talk with a sound mind and sound body I'll I know that I do not want my children io another war. There is no glory to be willing to trade on the same basis I * * * pretty much the same way as 1 do.—Sgr, he found in destruction. I do not want my children maimed or killed in conflict. did before the war. The cause I'm fight- The safety council of CHICAGO has Walter Nunn. want them to live peacefully and creatively. 1 want them to understand what ing for is national, not personal. For congratulated drivers and pedestrians on war really means, so that they will keep a constant vigilance against the possi- the rest of the millions of servicemen I will say that, if private enterprise is not improved traffic conditions, which re- 10,000 Bucks Worth bility of any nation creating the tools of war. I want them to take the necessary sulted in Less deaths. . . . Frank J. waiting with open arms to grab these men Wilson, boss of the U.S. Secret Service, It is my belief that a great deal of precautionary measures to stamp out the initial stages of war and prevent any when they are discharged, a grave mis- said in CLEVELAND that television theory could be eliminated on what to nation from depriving other nations of their way of life_ take will be made. I only ask that the will he used in the future to put a crimp do with returning veterans of World War If all of us work together a creative life is possible. Let us learn to live in government provide us with a few basic in crime. Wilson's idea is to flash pic- peace—not piecesl—Gpl. H. Erik Ferb. principles, and I sincerely believe we can 11 in connection with jobs, unemployment shift for ourselves. compensation, business and farming ven- First of all, we want an opportunity tures, care of the partially disabled and to compete for the jobs that exist now the seeking of suitable employment for on an equal basis with the men who hold them. Second, the opportunity to borrow them. And also the expansive as well Things to Come Look to Home as expensive educational program which money for legitimate investment, with a fair chance to make a profit in proportion is contained in the GI Bill of Rights, Here is something that I have wanted While looking through Life issue of to clear my racked brain of for a long Aug. 21, the gang came upon the article to the risk involved. Third, protection and the need of establishing governmental against monopolies, trusts and unfair agencies to see that everything runs ume. I figure that now is a good time of poor, sympathetic U.S.A. taking in competition which would tend to smother smoothly. to do it. refugees of countries occupied by the progress and retard industrial develop-. My proposal in short is this: To give It's a little matter of one year com- Allied forces, Did they take in these ment. each serviceman, including all ranks with pulsory training service, after the war is sante people during the last war? In short, all we want is not primarily over. I hope to hell that my son will "our old jobs back" 'THAi5 MY ecr - Joivaseo honorable discharges, and those who Why in hell don't the folks back home or a "free ride" on never have to spend a year in the Army. the government, but a damn good fair choose to remain in the service, an im- Don't get me wrong. I'm not bitching. look around and survey their neighbor's tures of missing persons or dangerous mediate bonus of $10,000 to do with as chance to "dig in" in a country still full I just don't think it's fair. And 1 con- back yard first before going to the ex- of opportunity, still far from its poten- criminals into living room of every borne he sees fit. that it will ruin anyone who is not pense of taking foreign elements into the —thus millions of people would recog- tend tialities, and keep America where it always This would solve all the problems men- accustomed to it. Maybe your writers country we leave? has been—way in front.—IILt. nize the culprit immediately. . . . The tioned above.—Cpl. C. A. Skarr, AAA. Joe S. have sonic inside dope on this matter. From experience we saw back in Matteson. 50th anniversary of the Films is com- are a million fathers memorated by a new three-cent stamp, But I tell you there showing WACs and GIs viewing movies in the Army right now who will put a in a jungle clearing, . . . Anybody Agree? strong fence between his son and any Reply to Ilooton I think that in back of every man's part of Army lite. I have just finished reading a statement * * However, I think that the thing that In ST. LOUIS the nation's biggest .nind who is serving overseas is the should be done to prepare us for any In The Stars and Stripes by Dr. Ernest A. gliders, made entirely of wood, arc being thought of demobilization ; the thought of emergency hereafter is the following: Put Ilooton, of Harvard College, Cambridge, turned out for the Army Air Forces. These getting home as soon as possible.; and this drkft problem in the hands of the Mass., in which he suggested that the "Trojan Horses" have a wing span of the hope of a home of his own and all Educational League of America. After a world should be policed by men over 45 105 feet, carry a truck or a howitzer and those things that make the happy home. fellow finishes high school (since the years of age. government is going to spend the money 42 fully-armed men. I also think that most of us would In the past I have always boasted about Though the United States aviation in- anyway) send him to school for one year dustry is doing some thinking in terms and could do better work at something and let him get some ROTC training. the intelligent professors that are attached of peace-time "tomorrow" it is working we like. Then how about letting us work Sure. And let him learn that way. That to Harvard College, but after reading his in terms of war-time "today." at something over here which would help would be the bright thing to do. Then article I have come to the conclusion A military transport larger than the us when we get out a the Army? A if he likes it, let him continue and earn Louisiana and other areas, where we were that things must be pretty bad back home combat Superfortress is undergoing tests. guy's morale is pretty high when he is himself a reserve commission. Not just on maneuvers, homes that weren't fit to when an institution like Harvard will me but many other fellows have agreed It would have a maximum capacity of doing something which will help him in house a dog. And children were running stoop so low as to have the likes of him 100 passengers or 35,000 pounds of cargo. that this would be the proper way of about barefoot. Why don't we take care Production of the jet-propelled Bell the future. Help him when he reaches the getting about this draft after the peace. on its faculty. The manpower situation good old U.S.A. again. of charity at home first instead of jump- Airacomet is being continued, testing of That is one way that you could draw ing too soon to help others? must be pretty bad, that's all I can say. another jet-propelled fighter developed by I want to get this war over as soon interest, also keep it from being strictly If he is all dried up, and his wife and as anyone else. Still, if I was doing military. Don't let the Army handle it, We believe in loving our neighbors as Lockheed is under way, and four other we love others. But wake up, America. family want nothing more to do with him, companies are doing research work on this but the nation's educators. They know I suggest that he apply at his local draft how, and right now in America we have This mess isn't going to last for ever.— type of plane. The Motor Section. F. A. Bn. board and get in uniform and come ovet In HARTFORT, Conn., plans of Air some wonderful colleges which have the here and police this world. Force men to have a big part in post-war best ROTC available in the world. Yet air transport in the States have been an- they offer just a little more for one's It Says Here It's the likes of him who tend to lower nounced. This came to light in the an- money than war tactics. That is what the morale of the men who are doing nouncement of the formation of Norse- we need.—Cpl. Ellsworth K. Russell. Sig. To me, the recent editorial "Are They their duty, and who are just waiting for the men Air Transport, and the group's Corps. Prepared for Tomorrow" is significant day when this mess will be over with so application for a charter to operate a New and proper. that they might return to their loved ones. England air line. Any Suggestion? It conveys facts that most of us don't I'm happy in a way that he's connected 'The new company is made up of men something that would help me build that We arc servicemen now overseas. realize are responsible for our having to with Dear old Harvard and that he is .serving in various capacities in the Air home in the future, I could live a lot We believe there should be an organiza- Force and Air Transport Command. leave home for the purpose of fighting not in Washington, for if he were there happier• over here. A few months at tion among the servicemen and women of for peace. Plenty of us fight—and some he would probably Iry to put some crazy Some 330 men, ranging in rank from this war, formed on a fraternal, non- something that was going to help bring die— merely to get back home. Very idea like this into effect. However, we privates to lieutenants, have signed up as partisan basis, for the purpose of con- partners in the proposed concern. in the bacon after the war wouldn't lower few of us realize that to get back there do have men with common sense in tinuing the fellowship we have formed Washington, thank God. * * * my morale a bit. It's going to be a big during it. for keeps we must be ready to join hands world, once we are out on our own again. We read of organizations of this type with other human beings on a basis of I art a native of his home town, not The discovery that parts of sugar cane equality—without bigotry, racial hate and that I boast of coming from the same can be made into pulp paper will open Here is one workable instance. starting in the States. Could you give us Doctors who have served on the front readers some information about them? without senseless suspicion and fear. place as he does, and I'd like to nave many jobs for men around NASH- him call on me when this mess is all VILLE, Tenn., and other parts of the lines would enjoy a period of practice at What is the GI opinion on this idea? We know damn well that we are under- a hospital before going back to their jobs Personally we think there should be going entirely too much, merely to think over with so I can sec just what kind of South, according to VANDERBILT a dried-up guy he is. UNIVERSITY'S Prof. E. E. Litken- in the States, No one will deny that they one organization, not three or four, and and dream of getting back to those soda house. , . . Nine LOUISVILLE, Ky., have earned this break. that organization should be made of the fountains and juke boxes of yester- Probably we can cut out paper dolls banks are organizing huge sums of dough GIs who figure on shop work or young men and women of this war. year. We should give a thought to the together, for I may be crazy by that ($21,960,000) for a post-war credit pool mechanics would like to get their hands Aeyway we would like to get the ball circumstances that caused us to leave time, too, after reading the ideas that to finance small and medium-sized busi- greasy once again. Let's see what the rolling. them in the first place. his kind is always thinking up.—T ISgr. nesses. . . . Post-war clothing will be a GI thinks of these ideas. Maybe I have Could you help us with a little informa- So, fellows, suppose we do a bit of Francis W.. Breslin. — Bomb Group. far cry from Khaki. It will be light, something here. My ideas don't always tion, and some expression of popular horse-thinking so that our sons do not P.S.—He's welcome to my cigarettes if warm and dirt-proof. Men's shirts won't work.—Pia. Dan Edwards, Ren. Mel. opinion on the subject?—T /5 Thomas J. have to leave a happy home as we have, he wants to get away from his warm need ironing after washing. . . . Del, Evey, Plc John L. Fraser. Okay?—Pvt. Sam Minis. library and come over to get them. iv UNIT NEWS Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944

Ward Notes Pilot Cheats Death, Brings Fort Home Wounded GI Nails Sniper Act Wins Flier Staged Game Grit that carried Pvt. Johnny Accet- turo, of Seattle, Wash., to the Golden * UNIT NEWS * Gloves national finals as a lightweight Medal of Honor, Of Leap Frog kept him in there swinging after he had been wounded in Holland, and resulted in the elimination of a Nazi sniper who 2nd in 305th 600 Feet Up had been harassing medics and wounded GI Christmas Cheer men. 305m BOMB GROUP, Dec. 20-1 /Lt. By Bob Krell In helping chase Germans from a Edward S. Michael, 25-year-old Douglas, Airborne Combat Correspondent Dutch town, Johnny was wounded in the Ariz.. pilot whose skill saved his burning, 507TH PARACHUTE INF. REGT., foot. While a medic was treating his shell-riddled Fortress and its crew from Dec. 20—When busy Cpl. Avery Rogers wound at an aid station in an old barn fact destruction during an assault on a of San Francisco got tied up over Nor- a sniper hidden in the loft shot a buddy Nazi industrial center Apr. 11, has been mandy at 2 o'clock D-Day morning, a who had helped him to the station. awarded the Medal of Honor for his game of airborne leap frog developed in Accetturo said this made him "plenty action. a C47, sore." When he heard the sniper scramble Michael. now recuperating in the U.S. Rogers and 16 other members of his down the side of the barn few minutes from severe wounds received in the raid. unit were hooked up and ready to go as later he grabbed a rifle from beside his got seven men out of the wildly spinning the plane neared the drop zone. Two litter and dropped the Nazi as he took bomber, then pulled it out of its dive, successive flak bursts jarred the plane and off through a field. deftly eluded pursuing Nazi fighters, and its occupants, causing Rogers' reserve The former boxer is recuperating at piloted it at tree-top level across France pack to fly open and spill silk on the 187th General Hospital. through ack-ack and small-arms tire. floor. He scooped it up and held it * * * bundled against his waist. More than an hour after crossing the Thirty years in the Army, gassed and enemy coast on a pre-invasion assault, Over the drop zone, six men piled out wounded by shrapnel in World War I, but as Rogers shuffled down the aisle the the bomber formation was pounced upon veteran of the Mexican Border cam- bundled chute trickled free and caught on by about 100 twin-engined Nazi fighters. paign, MiSgt. John (Deacon) Smith, a piece of the seat. He jumped anyway, Swarms of them came in from all angles 48, of Cooper, Tex., is recovering at but the 4501b. tensile strength suspension and "ganged up" on the Bertie Lee, 129th General Hospital from a shell lines refused to give an inch and he blasting Michael's ship with 20mm. shells fragment wound of the left leg received found himself suspended 600 feet over until the bomber tumbled out of forma- near the Siegfried Line. He holds the hostile territory. tion and spun wildly earthward. Legion of Merit, Purple Heart with The Game Starts cluster and French Croix de Guerre. Jerries Chase Spinning Plane Pfc Albert Abbott, of Clifton Heights, * A dozen Jerries followed the Fort down Pa., a leap frogger from the old school, It was nearly I AM when Pfc 3,000 feet. One shell exploded in the set the example for men following by Alexander Peters, of Boston, and a buddy bomber's cockpit, wounding both pilot hurdling Rogers neatly. Five more men heard footsteps approaching the haystack and co-pilot. Michael had been hit in followed suit and Rogers seemed resigned where they were on guard near Metz, the right thigh. to existence as a pendulum. They stiffened for a moment and then re- In a tremendous struggle with the balk- Here Pvt. Matthew Turk, of Bellerose, laxed with a chuckle. No footsteps there ing controls, the pilot and co-pilot N.Y, deviated from the script. He threw —hoofbeats, rather, from a herd of cows. together pulled the plane out of its terrify- a body block at Rogers. Then Pvt. Jack When the cows stopped, though, and ing dive only to find the entire bomb bay, Biddle, of Walcouville, Ind., gave Rogers began retracing their steps quickly, the loaded with incendiary bombs, Mitt. a Nagurski nudge that pried loose the two became curious. They set out to in- vestigate, but •before they could get far, As the flames licked dangerously close helpless corporal. all hell broke loose--rifle and tommy-gun to the fuel tanks, Michael gave the bail Rogers' static line snapped taut and fire and stampeding cattle. The bovine out order. The top turret gunner appeared ripped off his pack cover. His main chute line blossomed and shortly after a bruised prowlers had run into a Nazi sneak pat- in the cockpit, blood gushing from rol. wounds in his head. He was holding his and battered paratrooper was on the prowl for the Wehrmacht. Peters and pal routed the Germans. eye, shot out of its socket, in his hand. Later, during the advance on Metz, Peters Disregarding his own wound, Michael was injured by a mortar shell, and wound turned over the controls to the co-pilot, Hold Week-Long Party up in 187th General Hospital. and helped the gunner to the nose escape • * hatch. For Kids at ASC Base Pvt. Joseph J. Garcia, of Brooklyn, Seven men had left the blazing bomber AN AIR SERVICE COMMAND recuperating at 307th Station Hospital when the pilot found the bombardier DEPOT, Dec. 20—One thousand British from a wound received at Nancy, fought (As throughout the U.K. are playing Santa Claus as usual this year for wounded and alone in the nose, firing a orphans, evacuees and school children are with the International Brigade in the thousands of kids who have had only a nodding acquaintance with toys, candy, gun at the enemy attackers. To save the guests this week at a series of Christmas Spanish Civil War, where he was also ice cream and other luxuries of a normal childhood. Here Norab Colgan, of wounded. bombardier's life Michael changed plans London, up to her neck in candy, cookies and gum, shows what the 361st Fighter parties being given at this depot. The for abandoning ship. The co-pilot also parties began Tuesday and will end * * Group has dune. More than 800 children in 11 nearby villages will share in this Two brothers, Pvt. Earl E. and S; Sgt. chose to remain aboard. batch of sweets, and 200 more, including two Stars and Stripes war orphans Saturday. Robert C. Wolfred, of Cokeville, Pa., Hides in Clouds adopted by the 361at, will benefit from a Christmas party thrown at the station. A Depot Gis contributed their candy wounded in different sectors of Europe, After 45 minutes the lurching Fort good selection of candy has been held out for 50 children in an orphanage, quaran- rations and part of their gifts from home tined because of chicken pox. so each child would have an individual landed in adjoining wards of 101st found refuge in a cloud bank and shook General Hospital. olf the fighter planes. The bombardier package of delicacies to add to a dinner bud dumped out the burning bombs. that included fresh fruit and ice cream. Michael brought the Bertie Lee this wife's Air Force Notes Toys from the U.S. plus playthings Short Bier for Adolf name) down to tree-top level and zig- 7 GI Palates made by the soldiers are distributed by a 493RD BOMB GROUP, Dec. 20.—Lt. zagged across France, remaining at the Afire,Fightin'Hebe GI Santa Claus. Music by the post John A. Lindquist, Ogden, Utah. bombar- controls until he passed out from loss of orchestra and a Mickey Mouse film fill dier, has the proper outlook for burying blood, Completes Mission Meet a Rare out the entertainment end of the festi- Nazi Germany under a bomb load. As a Reaching an RAF field on the English vities. civilian, he was a funeral director. coast the co-pilot circled several times The Fortress Fightin' Hebe had been while the bombardier tried to revive the afire, the pilot's oxygen system had been Friend-Steak .********.***************.*****.******************* shot away and four members of the crew pilot. Michael finally regained con- Present at a dinner party Tuesday night sciousness and mustered enough strength had bailed out seconds before the bomber got over the target. were a vivacious actress and a one-star it• AWARDS 9 to take over, completing a crash-landing general, but five GIs and two looeys— without further mishap. That was the situation I /Lt. Gene H. 134 Tfr Goodrick, pilot from Etterville. Mo., winners in the recent Eighth Air Force Michael is the second member of the war bond lottery—had only one thought: 305th to receive the Medal of Honor. overcame on a recent mission over Cier- STEAK ! LI. William R. Lawley Jr., of Leeds. Ala.. many. He released the bomb load on a was decorated for his heroism during a Nazi synthetic-oil plant by (*crating an It was a mouth-watering sight to hash- DECORATIONS mission to Leipzig, Germany, Feb. 20. emergency-release, the fire extinguished weary soldiers. Two inches thick, juicy, ******* red inside, it lay there on the plate like itself, and with the assistance of the re- LEGION OF MERIT Klein, Mobile, Ala..; Stanley F. Krul, Hemingford, maining crew members Goodrick brought a priceless Oriental ruby, garnished with Neb.; John FL Lovell. New Boston, N.H.; Richard Lt. Col. lloward G. Hill, Port Arthur, Tex. the flak-battered Fort back to base. fries and greens. M. Norris, Lewisville, Minn.; Randolph M. Wells, Fame of Flatbush. SILVER STARS Rushville, III.: Henry A. Wood, Winthrop. Mass, It was two minutes before "bombs Forgotten temporarily was glamor and T/Sgts. Frederick G. Aston, Fall River. Mass.: away" when an ack-ack shell struck the R.H.I.P. The boys sank their teeth into Mal. Jules BiscaYatt, New York; Cards. Claire Marshall T. Banks, Monette, Ark,: Richard 0. Common as Cognac A. Uunte, York. Pa. ; Robin Olds, Beverly Hills. Bock, Bismark, N.D. : Ivan R. Cool, North Holly- ship underneath the forward section. "It the tender meat with gusto, albeit with Cal.; Frank A. Williams. Columbus. Ohio; Pit. wood, Cal. ; Roger S. Fraleigh. Poughkeepsie. bounced me right out of my seat," the table manners befitting the private dining- Douglas L. Tuttle, Hudson. Ohio. N.Y.; Herbert E. Harmond, Lawrence. Kan. : pilot related. "Then I beard a hissing room of an ultra-smart London inn. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS Jesse B. Hubbard, Spray. N.C. ; Frank J. Huller, To One Parisian Chicago ; Hugh Larkin. Kearney, N.1.; Robert noise behind me and smoke started fill- The dinned was complete to the drinks. Cut. William B. Whitacre, Western Springs. E. Leach. Hydro, Okla.; Maurice Reynokls, A TROOP CARRIER BASE, Dec. 20 ing the cockpit.- But the boys sipped with restraint, drink- ill. (cluster); Lt. Col. Stephen R, Parkinson, Long Shreveport, La.: John M. Roma. Ridgefield Park, —There seems to be no bounds to the The bombardier, navigator, engineer ing more like ageing sorority maidens on Island (cluster); Mats. Edward 0. Butler, San N.J.: Ralph E. Sexton, Topeka, Kan.: Charles magic in the name of Brooklyn. Antonio; Frank W. Hansley, Sugar Grove, 0.; V. Smith Jr.. New Brighton, PA.; Samuel C. and co-pilot parachuted out the escape an annual spree at the Stork Club. Terry 0. Hutton, Bloomsburg. Pa. ; Ralph D. Stone, Charlotte, N.C. Their plane grounded overnight by hatch, apparently believing the plane was Brig. Gen. 3. S. Allard, of New York, Stream Jr., Covington. dad, ; Leslie M. Thompson, S/Sgis. Stanley H. Ang, Afsescon, N.J.: Joseph weather, S/Sgts. Ernie Collins, of Swan- Katy, Tex. F. Brandon. Benton. Ky. ; Creal L. Buck, Sister- mortally hit. "When they opened the and Chief of Staff of the Eighth Air Copts. Harold A. Berman, Haverhill. Mass.; vine, W. Va.; John L. Farnham, Harriman. sea, Mass., and Hank Hudson, of Phila- escape hatch, I think the draft of air put Force, was there—a genial soul who Richard R. Coursey Jr., Washington, D.C.; Tenn.; Bernard Few, Philadelphia William J. delphia, took off on a tour of Parisian out the fire."' Goodrick said. engaged in the lively after-dinner repartee Eugene R., Godbout, Morgan City, La. John C. Jarvis, Pittsburgh ; lack C. Scarborough, _Rock, night spots. In the fifth bistro they hit, Leeds, Chicago: Gerald C. Merket, Cisco. 'lex.; Ga.; Peter L. Simone, Oscowana-on-Hudson, The four other crewmen who returned with one-of-the-boys animation. John P. Otte, Grand Rapids. Mich.; Donald E. N.Y.: Steve A. Sirota, Rochester, N.Y.; Edwin a Frenchman, still imbued with the spirit with the bomber were T/Sgt, Harold P. Heightening the evening's cheer was Purcell, Bessemer, Ala.; Victor B. Warriner, W. Strchlow, Milwaukee: Sgts. George I. Butkus of liberation, motioned the airmen- to his Adams, of Spring Grove, Ill., and S/ Sgts. Behe Daniels, who acted as hostess. "I'm Omnsboro, N.Y.; Bailey A. Williams, Los Jr.. Fairfield. Conn. ; Bruce J. Fleming. Sandusky, table. Angeles. Ohio; Stanley P. Przygoda, Springfield. Mass.; Frank Stephens, of Cincinnati, Lee F. just a little gal from Texas way," she 1/Las. Joseph G. Adams, Savanah, Ga.: David Mike Urdents Jr.. Monessen. Pa. ; Cals. .Adam E. The Frenchman poured drinks for all, Pierce. of Plainfield. N.J., and Willard told the Gls, some of whom came from L. Benner, Pittsburgh ; Meredith R. Carb. Ft. Brzostowicz, Philadelphia; Richard E. Frame, stood up and shouted at the top of his L. Clairday, of Albany, lnd. Texas way themselves. Worth. Tex. ; Ralph W. Dennings, St. Marys, Zanesville, Ohio. lungs, "Vive Les Americains!" The Cal.: Gordon L. -Doolittle. Portland. Ore.: Edwin * * Prior to the dinner, the boys had cock- J. FIllipow. Long Beach, Cal.; James E. Freaking. AIR MEDAL glasses were quickly drained, refilled, and 'Mts. Nelson W. Butler, Turlock. Cal. The 93rd Bomb Group, a Lib outfit, tails—and sausages speared by real tooth- Cleveland Heights. Ohio; Jesse V. Granger, Collins came back with "Vive La !Immingham. Ala.; Harold F. Greening Jr., Glen- (cluster): Ray K. Friend. Yonkers, N.Y. (cluster); became the first Eighth Air Force bomb picks—at the home of Bebe and her view, Ill. ; B. Gunn. Atlanta ; Lloyd B. Jacob A. Hcatwole. Swink. Colo.; Frederick M. France!" The toasts were thrown back group to complete 300 combat missions. husband, Lt. Col. Ben Lyon, the former Holden, Chester, Miss.: David J. Kull, Villa Mead, Peoria, Ill. (cluster): Billy C. Means, Oak- land, Cal. (cluster); Donald L. Maule. Dousman. and forth until Collins got. to his feet In more than two years, the 93rd has actor. Later, they attended a perform- Grove, III.; Edward C. Lewin, Cheboygan, and let go with "Vive Le Lippy Duro- Mich.: Thomas H. MeKiernam, Patterson. N.J. , Wis. (cluster); Louis E. Morris, Hartford, Ark. dropped 13,637 tons of bombs, having ance of Sid Fields' "Strike it Again." William F. Maier, Hollywood, Cal. : Charles W. (cluster); Thomas E. Myers. Corpus Christi. Tex. cher !" flown its The party included Sgt. Fred W. Ballew, Matthews, LeRoy, N.Y.; Gerald M. Mulvany, (cluster): Achilles Stainpus, Los Angeles Charles initial mission against targets W. Wilson. Fort Worth. Tex. The Frenchman got half way through at Lille, France, Oct. 9, 1942. Eighth Fighter Command ; Cpl. Howard Cedar Rapids, Mich.; Thomas 1. NaLeM, Straits- stile, Ohio: Robert N. Pigg, Nashville; Henry P. 2/Lt. Harry T. Riley. Austin. Tex. repeating the toast, then stopped, a look Col, William R. Robertson Jr., of Okoshkin, First Bomb Div,; Sgt. James Plunk, Bethel Springs, Tenn.; William K. Snyder. PURPLE HEART of pained bewilderment on his face. But Wing; Lt. Lovell, Wyo.; Henry Tevelin, Uniontown, Pa.; Charlotte, N.C., recently succeeded Col. W. Kennedy, ___ Photo Capt. C. W. Knuckles Jr., Poplar Bluff, Mo.: Collins set him straight with a quick Harvey P. Barnard Jr., of Buffalo, Stephen Zuchowskt, NewbUrg, N.Y. Jackson E. Crutchfield; Cpl. Russel T. 2/Lt. William C. Doran, Yonkers, N.Y. 1/Las. John L. Cronin. Worcester, Mass.: Francis explanation of the Lip's position in the N.Y., as group commander. Land, AF Composite Comm.; Lt. T/Sgts. Boyd A. Condon, Altoona, Pa.; Henry Giacomozzi. Beverley. N.J.: Rotten H. Gicsting, great city of Brooklyn. Bernard Mars, Second Bomb Div.; and Grzybowslci, Buffalo, N.Y.; Harold 0. Knudsen. Norwood, Ohio; Charles C. HuskInson. Denver; * * * 2/Lts. Benton C. Crayson Jr.. Signal Mountain. He got no further than mention of S /Sgt. Benjamin Shollenbarder, Eighth Portland, Ore.; Louis .1. Leone, Long Island. The tail section of one battered Fortress N.Y. ; Khoren S. Narzakian. Philadelphia ; Edward Tenn. ; David H. Hanna. Pittsburg. Brooklyn. The Frenchman's eyes lit up, and the front part of another at the 457th AF Service Comm. Opitz, Long Island. N.Y.: Ivan S. Roberts. T/Sgts. Joseph Aquilani, Norristown, Pa. he leaped madly to his feet and gave out Bomb Group base went to make virtually Ssottle; Frank C, Simek, Northfield. 0.; Robert (Cluster); Thomas Bova, New Brighton, Pa.: with a joyous "Vive La Brooklyn!" D. Vine-mum -Marinena, Wis. : sisals. Raphael Stanley Brigmart, Parkion. N.C. (Cluster); John P. a new B17. E. Anthony, Oakmont. Pa. ; Franklin L. Boss. Cramick, Philadelphia ; Herbert Greene. Hueys- Working for 20 days, the group's Oridgowater, Mass. Marlow Jovaaa, Mankato, vine, Ky. ; Fred Hammock, Auburn, Ala. (cluster); Town of Lichfield Minn.; Bernard A. Massing. Minister, Ohio : Harold E. Shuck. Bryant, Albert F. 'Ramo°. Eirnont, N.Y.; Steven Tukos, S/Sgts. Jay Aykens. Steen, Minn. ; Donald K. Michigan City. Ind. Bail. Cadillac. Mich. Norman E. Burrough, Bombs for the Nazts Honors Yanks Friendship, Term.; John Campl, Newark ; James • LICHFIELD, Dec. 20—The right to SOLDIER'S MEDAL . K. Copeland. Sanger. W. Vs.: Joseph J. Donovan, Trip Yanks in France I/Lt. William J. Gustafik. Chicago; T/Sgt. Greeley, Neb.: George Enochs. Mitchell, Ind. parade "through the streets of our Theodore C. Franklin, Elyria, Ohio. (cluster); Archie A. Gibbs, Winfield. Kan. A TROOP CARRIER BASE, Dec. ancient city on all ceremonial occasions (cluster); Wylvis Hunt. Fairmont, N.C. ; Alvin 20—Col. Charles H. Young, CO of a BRONZE STAR Kruser, Cheirenne: Claude J. Sharkey, Mine. with drums beating, bands playing, colors Et. Cols. George E. Falkner. Eugene, Ore.: Troop Carrier group in France, met his La. (cluster); Raiford L. Turner, Portsmouth, Va. ; flying and bayonets fixed" was presented John It. Philpot, Lexington, N.C. Mats. Frank M. Clyde H. Webster. Jonestown, Miss. brother, Capt. John A. Young, Opera- Sunday in a colorful ceremony at the Bradbury, Richmond, Va. : Rundcl L. Cole, San Sgts. Carlyle W. Barr, Richmond, Va.: John tions officer of a Fortress group, in Antonio: Joseph A, Gibbs. Washington, D.C.; H. Barton, Tatum, N. Mex. : Robert M. Carnival, Town Hall here to Col. James A. Kilian, William D. Hodges. Washington, N.C.; Patrick Rockaway Beach, C,I. London. Highland Park, III., commanding the re- H. Boey, Scarsdale. N.Y.; Franklin W. Miles. John C. Hale. Arga.. Okla. ; Melvin G. House, Fulton, Ky.; Nicholas Palo Alto. Cal.; Cards. George 1, Cameron, "How's France?" asked John. placement depot near Lichfield. 1. Manzionc, Ayrocher. N.Y. ; Lawrence 3, "Our new base is really lousy," his Homer. Mich.; Robert F. Dickey, Lock Haven. Half and Half A scroll, on which was inscribed "the Pa.: Roger J. Dumont, Manchester, N.H. ; Arno Salisbury, Oaklawn, R.I. ; Elmo R. Wilkinson. brother replied, naming the field. right, title, privilege, honor and distinc- A. Krause. St. Louis; Maurice H. Whitten, Fort Richmond, Va. ; Paul A. Wolff. St. Paul. "Everything has been flattened by tion" to parade, encased ina hand-carved Kent. Me. Cuts. William Bingen, Glencoe, L.I. ; Albert ground-crews, together with maintenance M/Sgts. Allen E. Adkins, Las Palomas. N. 1. Dylan& Provo, Utah ; Thomas L. Cannon. bombs. There isn't a building left personnel of the 468th Sub-Depot fitted, casket of oak grown in the vicinity of Mex. ; Walter 0. Barbander. Grand Rapids, Matthews, Mo.; Hallat L, Duval, Stockton, Cal. ; Standing. It was a wonderful job of welded and made parts to put the Fort the depot and inlaid with wood from the Mich.; Nolan E. Burdette, Comache. 'fcx. ; Edwin Swanson D. Church, Saltville, Va.; Bobble bombing." ceiling of the bombed-out House of W. Deflate. Ashland, Wis.: James B. Graham, Crenshaw, Lyric, Tex.; Lee G. Darrel, St. Cloud, together. The bomber has been named Evansville, Ind.; Cornelius Grubiss, Cleveland ; Minn. ; James J. Dines. Philadelphia Harvey E. "Thanks," grinned John. "My out- Half and Half, because the front section Commons, was presented by Mayor Roy E. Hines. Ozark. Ala. • Harry Hurst. Dayton. G. Groover. Jessup. Ga. ; Cart V. McLaughlin. fit hit that place m a raid last June." is olive drab and the tail section is silver. Thomas Moseley to Col. Kilian. Ohio: Maurice Kansen. Smith Center. Kan.; Matt Breckenridge, Mo.

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Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 SPORTS THE STARS AND STRIPES SPORTS Page 3 By Pap Once Over Ranger Returns Irish Five Steamrollers GORE (7&-T OUT 71/472.E Lightly .441.0 S7 4YE 1C.E WRNS' Loras Quintet, 91-44 By Andy Rooney 7-0 "TNE- N6ER.S SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 20-Notre Dame's basketball record was NEW YORK, Dec. 20-Already there ..0F-TER .4 is an unemployment problem. Post- V.E412 broken for the second time in three weeks last night as the Irish rolled over At:SEAICE war planning has completely neglected I V Loras College of Dubuque, 91-44. The victory was a costly one for the the returning professional baseball um- Ramblers, however, as Guard Billy Hassett strained ligaments in his left pire. Sgt. Art Passarella, the only knee early in the game and probably will be lost indefinitely. American League caller-outer to serve After playing on fairly even terms for the first half of the opening in the armed forces, doffed his Army period Notre Dame went ahead, 21-14, OD when discharged Moncias, but when when Johnny Dee and Vince Boryla he reached for his old blue serge he A 01/444.44A:_-: started hitting, and enjoyed a 39-19 lead teund there was someone in it. >5/ -,,11.4/k.5 Cadets Voted at the half. Will Harridge, president of the WI'S" .7-.E.4,11.44.47- -.WOVE 4444ZE- The Irish first-stringers stayed in and league, admits that Passarella's sudden eVE- 45 0.4.1 77/A- poured it on during the second half and return front his sergeant's post at Ft. Team irdYear' were finally taken out with about ten Sheridan has created a dilemma. "We minutes to go. With two minutes remain- took on two new umpires-Jim Boyer ing Bud Gordon, Notre Dame forward, from the American Association and In AP Poll scored the 90th point to break the record Nick "Red" Jones of the Southern set three weeks ago against Kellogg Field. Association-when Art left two seasons NEW YORK, Dec. 20-Army's un- beaten and untied football team which Boryla was high with 23 points while ago," Harridge said. "Both did well, Gordon and Dee made 16 apiece. so now the league has 13 capable won the mythical national championship umpires and needs only 12." this year was today selected the team of the year in the annual poll conducted RUFF Donelli, lot mer Duquesne by the Associated WingsTriumpli, player who coacned the Cleveland Press. In winning Rams this season, said in effect the other the honor. t h e day that the Chicago Bears were not the Cadets orokc a 12- Move Into 2nd kind of boys he wanted his little Rams. year hold on first to play with. "The Bears have always place b y major BOSTON, Dec. 20-The Detroit Red baseball been on the everything goes side, but league Wings broke loose with four goals in the their rough-house tactics have stepped up teams in polling final period to defeat the Boston Bruins, A x:2-4Y--.44.4/ce-/z.a 209 points. more since George Halas joined the Navy," ..44/G> ALL-..4020(1.4.4:, 6-3, last night and jump into second said Donelli. And he was pointing a 4S LONG 45 .V.E comae:24.s than twice as many place in the National Hockey League. a s their nearest verbal finger at Bear Coach Hunk With Boston leading, 3-2, entering the STAYS Oen- OF -1", t h e ,01E41,44.7"), ars">< competitors. third frame, Steve Wochy tied it up on Anderson. ._ A champion St. Louis a pass from Joe Carveth, and Flash Hol- Donelli's complaint about the Bears' AP thrwsleolvre• Cardinals. Pier Six tactics was the outcome of the Sparked by Glenn Bear-Ram game in which five Cleve- Davis, the nation's Hockey League Standings land players were carried off the field. GLENN DAVIS top scorer, and W LT P VOLT P Three of them were carted off in the Canadiens' Richard New King Felix Blanchard, bone-crushing fullback, Montreal 13 4 2 28 Boston .. 8 It 1 17 first five minutes of play and three of Army rolled through a schedule with Detroit .. 10 5 3 23 Chicago . 3 ;0 2 8 the five were rushed to a Chicago hos- North Carolina, Brown, Pittsburgh, Toronto . 10 6 2 22 New York 2 10 4 8 pital. He suggested that Commissioner Of Ice Rink Punch Throwers Coast Guard Academy, Duke, Vill:tnova, Elmer Leyden do something about the Notre Dame, Pennsylvania And Navy for lett provided the victory margin just Bears' dirty play. The Chicago team's NEW YORK. Dec. 20-While the hockey season is still young, it appears their first perfect season since 1916. before the midway mark. Then Eddie record bears out Donelli's charge that that the heavyweight championsip of the National League has already been The 59 and 62 points they scared on Buneteau came through with two un- they are strictly bar-room ball players. settled. Bob Dill of the Rangers, who entered the show last season with the Notre Dame and Pennsylvaaia on suc- assisted goals with less than two minutes They broke their own National Foot- remaining in the game. announcement that he was the toughest guy in the business and aspired to cessive Saturdays were the worst whack- ball League record this year for number ings those two schools ever got. Goals by Herb Cain, Kenny Smith and of penalties and yards assessed, the position left vacant by Eddie Shore's retirement, has met his master. Pat Egan gave the Bruins the lead they in Here are the first eight teams and total * * Maurice Richard, quiet-spoken Montreal shot-maker, leads the league votes: Army 209: St. Louis Cardinals carried into the final period, and Don QHORT SHOTS: An order for 58,000 goals and also packs the best right-hand 104 ; Randolph Field 28; Ohio State 23 ; Grosso and Bill Quackenbush pushed " baseball uniforms and two million punch seen on a hockey rink in many a St. Louis Browns 21 ; Montreal Cana- home the other Wing tallies. baseballs has been placed by the Army day. diens 6; Green Bay Packers 4. and Navy for spring delivery to the armed Bingham Raps Dill and Richard mixed it Sunday night forces. . . , Gene Tunney has quit his at the Garden and the fleet Frenchman `Ox' Da Grosa Succeeds Hutson Does It Again- attempts to hire the Baltimore Municipal Rule Changers came off with two decisions against the Stadium for his pro football team and erstwhile bad man. They were thrown Scanlan at Holy Cross Says He Won't Retire has bought part of the New York franchise BOSTON, Dec. 20-Col. William J. off the ice for fighting and once they got WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 20-John in the All-America Football Conference Bingham, Harvard athletic director and into the penalty box where the footing is GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 20-Don "Ox" Da Grosa, former Colgate All- just organizing.. .. Army Fullback Felix chairman of the NCAA football rules firmer Richard uncorked his right and Hutson's fourth annual retirement American and assistant coach with Blanchard's father played football under committee now on military leave, broke Dill's eye is still turning color. proved to he his shortest. The Green Georgetown, Temple and the Philadelphia Clark Shaughnessy at Tulane 25 years a two-year silence yesterday and replied Phil Watson, who played for the Bay end, who holds more records than Eagles, was appointed head football ago under the name of Belleau because to critics and coaches who have defied his Canadiens last year on lend-lease from any player in the 25-year history of the coach at Holy Cross today to succeed the elder Blanchard's parents objected to steadfast refusal to alter the football rules the Rangers, filled in the details on National Football League, announced Anthony "Ank" Scanlan, who resigne.1 his playing. .. , Baseball club owners are in order to loosen up college football. Richards' athletic prowess. "You should his retirement Sunday, but said last last night to devote his full time to his scared about the new ruling making it Bingham blamed the agitation for rule have seen Maurice last summer at Bor- night that he would return to the foot- war plant business. tougher for the 26 to 37 age group to changes on the fact that many college deaux, Quebec," Watson said. "From ball wars "if the Packers need me." Da Grosa, who played center, gulrd, Hutson said that he hadn't "definitely get deferments.... There is a rumor that coaches are afraid of professional com- the 40-foot railroad bridge he would Andy Kerr may be leaving Colgate-and petition. He pointed out that professional tackle and fullback at Colgate, was an retired, but I will if conditions permit." swan dive and jack-knife into the river. assistant to Scanlan this year and acted In other words, conditions being what if that is true, Dud DeGroot, who is fed players are physically better able to with- Richard would chase some of those up after one year under Owner George stand injuries which result from a wide as the Crusaders' head coach many times they are, good old Don will be back. bums who are making money as prize- while Scanlan was away at his business. Preston Marshall, may move into Che- open football while college players are fighters right out of Madison Square pango Valley to take over the Red Raider mostly inexperienced and range in age Garden in Watson's opinion. He kayoed eleven. from 17 to 21. Canadien Emile "Butch' Leonard twice with 16-ounce gloves last year-and Thomas' Tears for Tide Win Bouchard stands a mere six-two and 1 GI Boxers. Impress Donova-n weighs 220. No Sympathy From Fans NEW YORK, Dec. 20-Arthur Dono- Special to The Stars end Stripes van, well-known boxing referee and 96 Horses Entered instructor at the New York Athletic Club. TUSCALOOSA. Ala., Dec. 20-Coach Frank Thomas of Alabama's has returned to New York after p!ferec- In Santa Anita Hdcp. 'Crimson Tide is afraid Duke's Blue Devils are going to knock the bobby sox ing the Aleutian boxing championships on LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20-Ninety-six off his boy-powered, teen-age team in the Sugar Bowl New Year's Day. Adak Island and the Alaskan depart- horses have been named for the $100,000 "Our young civilians are definite underdogs.); Thomas said. "A younger. ment championships early this month. Santa Anita Handicap, the world's richest smaller civilian team can't compare with an experienced, heavy Navy V-12 Soldiers and sailors from the Aleutians race, which will be run at Santa Anita won all the titles in the Alaskan cham- squad." Mar. 3. slim 160-pounder has tossed a couple for pionships and Donovan was greatly im- Alabama, however, is one of the few Some of the better-known nags are 50 yards. Tew, a peach-checked kid from pressed by T/4 Willie Brown, San Fran- once-beaten teams in the nation and no Happy Issue, winner of the $75.000 Gold Waynesboro, Miss., weighs 190 and runs cisco Negro. who took the heavyweight one is feeling too Cup Saturday ; First Fiddle, one of the with a peculiar hopping motion that has crown, Pfc Dale Maloney, Seattle middle- sorry for the Tide best handicap horses of the year ; Whirl- been confoosin' and not amoosin' to the weight, and Pvt, George Holly, Toledo eleven. The fans about, second-ranking filly of '44 ; Fifty opposition all year. He is the team's welterweight. No professionals were per- feel that Thomas leading ground gainer. Grand, upset winner of The Stars and has plenty to allevi- mitted to participate in the tourney. The Bama boys play a shifting five, six Donovan praised the physical condition Stripes at Chicago ; Bounding Home, a ate his worries in the victor over Pensive, and Paper Boy. and seven man defense and it has been of the boxers despite the fact that there bomb - sight pass- effective enough so that only Georgia was no time allotted for training. Athletic winner of the Narragansett Special, the ing of Freshman Saratoga Handicap and the American dented it for more than one touchdown. facilities in the Aleutians are being ex- Harry Gilmer, the Handicap. Georgia handed the men of Thomas their panded, he said, especially on Adak. hop, skip and jump only defeat in a season which shows live where a huge gymnasium is being built, line charging of 17- wins and two ties. Wilmington Manager Reinstated Lowell complete with alleys and six basketball year-old The Tide line is comparatively light. courts. BALTIMORE, Dec. 20-President Tew, and a good averaging only 194 pounds and held to- Arthur Ehlers of the Interstate League forward wall. gether mainly by Ends Jack McConville Terranova TKOs Francis announced today that Fred Dorman, Gilmer has con- and Ralph Jones. Heaviest man up front former Wilmington manager suspended nected with 32 of BROOKLYN, Dec. 20-Phil Terra- FRANK THOMAS is Center Vaughn Mancha, who carries for striking an umpire last year, had been 66 passes during 230 pounds with amazing speed. nova, former NBA featherweight Art Donovan reinstated. Alabama's eight-game schedule, and the champion, TKOd Leo Francis, of Panama, in the second round of a sche- Libombers Total 905 Points duled ten-rounder at the Broadway Arena Dick Tracy By Courtesy of Chleauo Tribune Eiy Chester Gould SECOND DIVISION HQ, Dec. 20- last night. A total of 905 points in 15 straight wins MIVITAMIN FLINTHEART. EASY, SHAKY. IMxm SORRY, PAL, I HOLD STILL, has been hung up by the basketball team REMEMBER WAS ONLY KIDDIN'. SENATOR, SO of the Second Division Libombers. The American League Hockey YOU AREN'T ADSIRWVgDRESSYOUR UPER°R:yoU I WE'S A YOU'RE MY FAVORITE I CAN GET Libombers whaled the Third Division 'THAT HAM „ Buffalo 2. St. Louis 2 • v.ee GOLD MINE! ACTOR. BY THE WAY, A LOOK AT Fortresses, 51-34, last night, with S/Sgt. ACTOR VITAMIN MY NAMES BROWN. YOU- OR DO Other teams not scheduled. ' John Slivka, ex-Ohio Valley League star EASTERN DIVISION PLINTUEART SENATOR BROWN, L NEED A WLTP WL TP ' FROM THE THIRD , BROMO? from Mingo Junction, Ohio, tossing in Buffalo .. 8 3 31 Providence 7 15 2 16 DISTR CT iT ads 17 points to pace the winners' attack and Hershey . 14tI 10 3 25 ' AIR. bring his season's mark to 256 points. WESTERN DIVISION WLTP WLTP Snavely Confers at N.C. nern'polis 13 7 6 3: Cleveland. II 7 3 25 IIM) ?A Pittsburgh 12 12 2 26 St. Louis. 5 14 3 13 CHAL HILL, N.C., Dec. 20-Carl Snavely, Cornell football coach, had a Help Wanted confab with North Carolina University officials here today, presumably over the -AND GIVEN Tarheels' head coaching job. Write your question or problem to help By Courtesy of United Features Wanted. The Stars and Stripes, 37. Upper Li'I Abner By Al Capp Brook Si., Londun, Wt. nr APO 413. U.S. Army. Telephone U.K. Dale 110. Ext. 2131. IT IS ONLY BECAUSE. YOU ARE ONE AND-IT IS ONLY BECAUSE. J You -AND YOUR COLLEAGUES- I CAN BRING OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHEMisTs, HAVE BILLIONS INVESTED IN CAGE RESULTS YOU, FANGESOTTOM, ARC PROFESSOR ivIAGHIAyELLI,THAT I'VE. THAT WHOLE APOs Wanted THE WORLD'S most* jai CASOLINErr-GREAT WELLS CONSENTED TO THIS FANTASTIC POWERFUL GASOLINE ALL OVER THE WORLD, MIGHTY EMPIRE Bates 64. Sanford 36 CAPT. Gordon ALDERMAN. New York: I NTERVt EW - I 0,000 FEET OVER MAGNATE -THAT I AM GIVING ENORMOUS REFINEFUES, Colgate 64, Hobart 41 Frank CARUSO, Chicago; Lt. Col. Hal V. NOWHERE-JUST THE TWO YOU THIS CHANCE To MAKE TREMENDOUS PIPE LINES, DOWN WITH EGAD Capital 61. Muskingum 52 EVANS (late Wright Field): Sgt. Paul ENGEL- OF u517- NOW TALK -BLAST- MEAN OFFER- HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ii: DcPauw 49. Purdue 48 HART, Cincinnati; Pfe Theodore HASAPES ; Lt. -YOU -TALK BEFORE I CRUSH GAS STATIONS. mituoras A CRASH it Iowa 60. Denver 41 William H. GORDON. Richmond. Va.: Capt. YOU rf EMPLOYEES - Kansas 47, Kockhurst 28 J. E. HAFNER, Quincy. Ill.: Pfc Vitalis L. 2 WITH Lasalle 65. Scranton 46 JASTRZEMBSKI, Muskegon, Mich.: Pfc Eula- 24k,T 14 I S riclANifbU Marshall 57. Brooklyn College 41 velle LENZIE ; Lt. Sylvan LIEBENTHAL, , Moorehead Teachers 36, Maryville Teachers 35 Chicago WAC Cpl. Sara Mat:MAHON, Okla- r04 1 1r Notre Dame 91. Loras 44 homa ; August B. MUENZER : Lt. Marcella . North Carolina 51, Morris Field 29 PAYNTER, ANC: S/Sat. Josephine PARROT; b North Dakota State 45, North Dakota 43 WAC Frances PLEXICO Lt. Donald ROW- 4 " Olathe Naval 43, Park College 34 LANDS, Poultneyi Vt.; Pfc Roy STIAVETTI, A M A) Oklahoma 44, Phillips 42 39042851: Pfc Manny SCHONFE1D, 32003281; e i v•i St. Philips 44, DeP.aul 17 M/Sui. Joseph W. SANDERS. AAF: Richard E. St. John's 53. West Point Field Artillery 45 TRAIT, 0766379: Lt. Robert URQUHART. St. Southern Methodist 54, Dallas Naval 45 Joseph, Mo.; Cpl. Russell 0. Van ARSDALE, • 'W a -fr. tZ-t v , . <,--• .-, Virginia 55. Richmond AB 45 Boston. Westminster 71, Arkansas 61 Page 4 THE STARS AND STRIPES Thursday, Dec. 21, 1944 Dreaming of a White Christmas? Just Think of Home and You Have It

etssonatru I .110107 This is a little of the December weather at home. From left to right: Streets cars are season. In Washington. government workers wait frigidly and hopefully for transportation. stalled by a heavy Pittsburgh snowstorm and line up on Lincoln Ave. In Detroit. Joyce Parked cars in Kansas City are blanketed by nine inches of snow. Winter weather isn't Witt brushes snow from the rear window of her car following the heaviest snowfall of the playing favorite sections, either. Snowstorms were reported from just about everywhere. Life in Those United States Meet Miss Keyes— No Formal Atlantic Charter Who Here Unlocks State Dept. Nominees A Bit of Charm Ever Was Signed, FDR Says WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—There never was an Atlantic Charter. and neither President Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Churchill affixed his signa- 0Kd as Congress Quits ture to the principles expounded at their first historic visit aboard the U.S. cruiser Augusta in the North Atlantic. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—One of the most momentous sessions in The President startled his press conference with this information yesterday, Congressional annals closed last night when the 78th Congress adjourned • thereby ending a minor controversy over sine die after the Senate had (I) approved six appointees for the State why the Charter was not in the U.S. National Museum. Department, (2) blocked a House-approved 5500.000,000 rivers and harbors According to Mr. Roosevelt, lie and construction project and (3) blocked the House-OK bill West Fronts - Churchill scribbled their ideas on scraps which would have given postal workers a pay raise. (Continued front page 1) of paper. Their efforts were typed, but Approval of the six State Department aides, headed by neither stafrstosn the draft, as they Joseph C. Grew as undersecretary, came after President Roose- which was the focal point of the southern had no authority to do so. velt had intervened personally in the dispute. Approved with However, the President said, the eight Grew were William L. Clayton, Archibald MacLeish, Nelson most of the four German thrusts. principles of the Atlantic Charter were Rockefeller, James C. Dunn and Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes. Reuter's correspondent with the 1st affirmed in the United Nations Declara- While the 78th Congress did not spend as much money as Army said Hodges' men were not in tion of Jan. 1, 1942. the record-breaking 77th, it appropriated approximately retreat. Where breakthroughs have been 5182,000,000,000 and raised the national debt limit to made, he said, the Germans went over Arduous Path Ahead, 5260,000,000,000. To meet about half the drain, Congress the Americans, who did not fall back. hiked income-tax rates to unprecedented heights and laid Reuter quoted a First Army staff FDR Tells Veterans heavy excise taxes on many items. officer: "There is no question that, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)— CAPITAL SIDESHOW: In answer to CIO President Philip if properly handled, the war can be won President Roosevelt. in a Christmas Murray, who invited the AFL to co-operate in a joint drive right here. It is a very bold and well- message to U.S. war veterans, said today, NIACLEISH for labor objectives, President William Green of the AFL run offensive. Evidently Rundstedt has "The way ahead of us is still arduous, declared: "It's the same sort of phony functional unity which borrowed divisions from elsewhere on the and continuance of our utmost effort, the CIO has often prated about in the past." Green said the only way "to achieve Western Front and, consequently, they together with that of our Allies, is indis- unity" would be to unite organically, but "so far Mr. Murray has turned a deaf have achieved breaks in our front line, pensable until victory is won and a stable ear toward it." But no great hole has been opened and peace is established." Farmers are doing their best to keep up with the cigarette shortage, the Agriculture our front-line troops have been still hold- Department reported in a survey which showed 1944 tobacco production hit ing out. although some are badly hit." 1.600,000,000 pounds—a new record. . . . The department also announced that The battle was described as one of the indications were that the 1944 general farm output would set an all-time high for bitterest of the entire Western Front. Letters Offer the eighth consecutive year. And the Germans were using all their tricks. There were reports that German Battle Looms on Lupe's Will The Judge Buys a Round troops, dre sed as civilians, had been Tire Advice HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20 (ANS)—A ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 20 (ANS)—As dropped at key points. Other Germans, "The hiss of a puncture is music for battle loomed today over the probating his "Christmas present" to violators. speaking English, were said to have operated captured American Sherman German ears," began a letter—received 'of a will left by Lupe Velez, who com- Judge A. W. Gallaway announced today the fine for drunkenness would be only tanks, painted with the Allied star, as a yesterday by Tires for Victory contest mitted suicide last week, when the screen 57, instead of the usual 312 in the next decoy to trap unwary troops. officials—written by Sgt. David Cooper, star's sister, Mrs. Josefina Anderson, of few days. Reuter reports from the First Army of a sub-depot. San Antonio. Tex., said she had retained said that large numbers or Americans ,"Compressed air is important for Laird Cregar Left $10,000 more than vibrating the vocal cords of a lawyer to represent her and "my very were fighting in small units in towns LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (ANS)— along the German-Belgian border and in politicians," said Cooper, "We roll to poor family." One-third of Lupe's Isn't site luscious, lovely, delectable, The late actor Laird Crcgar, who rose the Mon-chau forest, where some of them victory on it." estate, valued at about $175,000, was left delicious —? Well, anyhow. She's The point—watch air pressure—was from the penniless ranks to earning four movie actress Evelyn Keyes, and we'd were said to have been cu, off. to Mrs. Beulah Kinder, the late actress' figures weekly, left an estate reported at Supplies were fairly adequate except well taken, said contest officials. secretary. Mrs. Anderson was not men- like to find her on our Christmas tree, For food, said Reuter. Though air aid T/Sgt. Gordon G. Misener. of another over 510,000 to his mother anti aunt, it too. tioned in the will. was disclosed today. was impeded by thick fog, columns of sub-depot, pointed out that good—many trucks were clogging the roads behind times new—dual wheels were being used the lines on their way to the front.' at some places to haul "human freight" 4 GI Brides Find the 'Chaplain' Tied a Slip-Knot There were no major changes along the to and from mess halls and the line. IN MN "Why new tires and why duals?" asked ALLIANCE, Neb., Dec. 20 (ANS)—Four local girls who thought they married Heroes - 3rd Army or 7th Army fronts. The 7th was meeting fierce resistance along a M isener. paratroopers here last August have discovered that their nuptials were faked by (Continued from page 1) a soldier impersonating an Army chaplain, County Judge Penrose Romig said 20-mile sector before the Siegfried Line. today. -1 The "ceremonies" were conducted in a barracks of an A kF base here which 1 got away again with two wounded boys Tire Blews the girls were told was an Army chapel. The soldiers involved have since gone and. by keeping to the woods, was able to overseas. bring them over to the American lines , Chaplin Was They discovered the true state of affairs, Romig said, when they found there That's all, I guess." were no marriage certificates recorded in the County Court. after they had An American field hospital was over- applied for government allotment checks. run by Nazi tanks and parachutists and There, But the parachutists started loading nurses WASPs Disband 4 Stars for Somervell? and wounded on trucks to be taken to LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (ANS)— Germany when Lt. Col. Charles Homer, Charlie Chaplin, on trial here today, de- WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Reuter)— NEW YORK, Dec. 20 fANS)—Col- of Doylestown, Pa., dashed into town clared that he had broken off all relations umnist Danton Walker. writing in the The WASPs—Women's Air Force Service in a jeep followed by two half-tracks, with his protege, Joan Barry, "somewhere New York Daily pilots who have flown more than started shooting from the hip and recap- back in February, 1942," and that there- News, predicted to- 75.000,000 miles the last two years— tured the base. fore he could not be the father of Miss day that Lt. Gen. were demobilized today. WASP director Doughboys took over the town just in Barry's child. Bretton B. Somer- time to shoot up two jeep-loads of Ger- Miss Barry's attorney. 77-year-old Jacqueline Cochran said: "The WASPs veil, head of the mans who raced into town in captured Joseph Scott, told a jury of seven women are being demobilized because the pilot Army Service American cars thinking their forces held and five men that the child, Carol Ann, shortage which existed in 1942 and which F o re e s, shortly caused the women's pilot program to be it. Tanks appeared next and Yankees and %vas conceived in Chaplin's bedroom the would be promoted night of Dec. 23, 1942, started has now been effectively cor- tank destroyers slugged it out with the rected." to full general. He Nazis, who were on the receiving end for The greying comedian freely admitted also reported that Miss Barry had been in his bedroom that the first time in four days. The town evening—but with a gun threatening to kill President Roosevelt now is firmly held. The Cold Arms of Morpheus was "willing" to ac- herself. Chaplin testified he talked her out SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 20 (ANS)— cept Frances Per- of it. kins' resignation a.; Hell of u place to get a flat. "Some- Snow covered the city and it was 27 Wants U.S. Papers where in Germany.- amid a setting of degrees but Virginia Lewis and her boy Secretary of Labor New Nazi Chief in Norway and that actor Larry debris and devastation, Pic Sal Marino, friend, both 17, spent use 11.,gtii in the To Print in Rome, Paris STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20 (AP)—The of San Gabriel, Calif., hurries the repair park. The boy.-tintoentifitsl. fell asleep, Adler's article in the BARI, Italy, Dec. 20 (AP)—Members Norwegian legation here reported today February issue of a national magazine of his jeep's tire. A critical tire short- Virginia said_ He awoke with frozen feet of the House Military Affairs Committee that Gen. Rendulic had been named Ger- age has hit front-line troops slugging in a hospital. It won't be necessary to on entertainers antagonizing overseas were bound for home tonight after Rep. man commander-in-chief of Norway, it out with the Jerries. U.K,-based amputate, the medics said. soldiers would cause a minor sensation. J. Parnell Thomas (R.-N.J.) said he succeeding Gen, Von Falkenhorst, who soldiers can help their buddies in the planned to suggest that American papers has been in command for more than five foxholes by doing all they can to Governor Asked to Referee Battle of the Sex issue editions in Paris and Rome. years. conserve tires. BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 20—The tempestuous case of the comely Lou- isiana State University co-ed who was expelled for writing a leaflet on kissing Terry and the Pirates By Courtesy of News Synehente By Milton Caniff and sex seemed headed today for review by Gov. James H. Davis. Several hundred students marched on the Governor's mansion last night, I CAN ONLY OWE YOU A BROAD THIS IS THE PLAN ...oUR ...THESE PERSONS ARE TD STAY IN THEIR OUTLINE OF THE ORDERS, SINCE I 'GENERAL JAY' HAS PLACES WHEN THE FIGHTING STARTS AND demanding reinstatement of 18-year-old Gloria 'Jeanne Heller, of Havana. DISPLAY SCARLET THREADS IN THEIR WINDOWS, Although there were shouts of "Strfise!" among the collegiates, student leaders 410- pzDcEED, soT. ALLEN, THEY SWALLOWED NEVER 5,,W THE TOP SECRET CODE SENT INTELLIGENCE YOU SAY THE DECODED THAT-50 Eli BET OE OPERATIONAL DETAILS! I oats, PERSONNEL. INTO THE 50 THE OCCUPATION TROOPS WILL NOT urged against this move "in view of adverse publicity already given our univer- DE516NATION OF THE THEY kNEW NOTHING KNOW THE COMMANDING OFFICER AREA NOW IN YOUR HARM, HARM THEM WHEN THE TASK FORCE sity." AMERICAN OPERATION 51 MORE THAN THE SY THE NAME QF'OENERAL JAY' lb CONTACT THE PEOPLE REACHES THE CITY, THE ENOINEER5 WILL. 15 5IX ....TIE SUM OF THE NUMBER OF TUE WHO CAN BE TRUSTED GET THE COMBAT TEAMS ACROSS WATER. IL TAT 15 A RATHER WHEN THE INVASION BARRIERS BY MEANS THAT HAVE NEVER Two clogs IN THE NUMBER OPERATIONI-NOW, THINLY-VEILED, Club Ousts Mischa Auer Gone but Not Forgotten BEGINS... BEEN DISCLOSED TO ME... B. USED CONVERSATION? , WILLOW, TRY THE DESIGNATION! 0014...T ONLY HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20 (ANS)—Re- TRENTON, NJ., Dec. 20 (ANS)— REALLY TALL STORY! BUT 60 ON... HOPE THESE Civil Service Commissioner William S. HEATHEN ARE moved from the vice-presidency of the :/•;- $EALLI HEATHEN! Russian-American Club here for allegedly Carpenter suggested today that leaves of "sowing the seeds of hatred and mistrust absence from the police department be for our ally Russia," actor Mischa Auer shorter. He pointed out that two Jersey said he had been merely protesting against City cops had been on leave to the County Communism in the U.S. Investigation Bureau for ten years. Printed in Englund by The Timer Publishing Company. Limited. Printing Rouse Square, London, E.CA, and Published by the United States Armed Forces-21-12-44.