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Evening star., 1942-10-18

A wholesome cameraderie exists
among the Marines and the soldiers,
Secretary of War Stimson divulged last
week. He said that infantrymen in New
Caledonia stripped. themselves of Gig
arettes candies and other little luxuries
and sent them to a Marine regiment
holding advance positions on Guadal-
canal. 1t would be unfortunate if the
spirit of cooperation among officers in
the various services is any less inten-
sive than between the soldiers and the
Marines.
The whole Solomons operation is within
the area of command assigned last spring
to Admiral Nimitz, whose headquarters
are Hawaii. His agent in the region is
Vice Admiral Ghormley, and presumably
it is to him that Maj. Gen. Harmon is
responsible. Thus the battle of the Solo,
mons is one of the few instances in bellig-
erent history where
Jealousy Would an Army detachment
Be Fotol has been subject to
naval commander
Westward across the Coral Sea from the
Solomons. lie New Guinea and Australia,
both of which are in the command area
OF Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Naval
spokesmen recently have been critical of
Macarthur and of the Army concerning
the earlier phases Of the war in the
Western Pacific. Exhibitions of jealousy
at this juncture could be fatal
The Japanese are in the fortunate DO
sition Of having to cope only with the
Allies in the Solomons region while the
United States, which furnishes the pre-
ponderance of Allied strength down
there, is making preparations to fight in
Europe, in Africa and in Asia. American
strength is scattered all over the globe,
and only fraction of it can be spared
for the Solomons, where the Japs have
concentration of ships around Guadal-
canal and another about $50 miles north
west of Guadalcanal, near Shorthand
island, moving south.
There's a good stiff fight on" Secre-
tary OF the Navy Knox said Friday after
noon
Far to the north of tropical Tulaei
American troops occupied another small
Aleutlan island in the Andreanof group.
From the cold skies over Kiska. the
Aleutian base which the Japs have made
their stronghold, American planes
cropped bombs that started fires and de-
sSroyed some Jap seaplanes. When the
Japs are thrown out of Kiska, the Aleu-
tlan island campaign will be a success.
When the AleutianS all once moro ore
IN American hands, the United States
Will have sea avenue of approach to
Japan from the north.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Western Front

The war of nerves has moved to Berlin,
where the second front jitters epidemic
is glowing in scope. The Berlin radio
said last week the allied invasion of
Europe would come through Normandy,
where William the Conqueror launched
his invasion of England S76 years ago.
ULrisings in the occupied countries
brought violent police drives to dis
courage dissidence. Heinrich Himmler,
the Gestapo chief went to Rome for
talk with Mussolini's government while
neutral reports questioned whether rift
was developing between Rome and Ber-
lin An Raj bomber feet of 180 planes
kept sharp the German civilian con-
sciousness of the war by bombing Kiel.
italian inefficiency in depressing sup
posedly conquered nations were empha-
sized in Croatia last week, where an
uprising under the leadership of vlatko
Machek, the anti-Nazi peasant party
leader, against stooge Ante Pavelich,
resulted in the massacre Of several hun
dred Croatians by Axis police.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Postwar
Continued From Page BID

able to Federal and private agencies as
basis for adjustment"
The Selective Service System is setting
up records that will include information
on where men came from, their previous
occupation and any occupational train
ing they may have acquired in service.
The Department of Labor is helping in
the technical work of classifying occu-
pations. Under the Selective Service
and Training Act of 1910, the Federal
Government and private employers were
ordered to reinstate men in their former
positions, with certain limitations re-
garding undue hardship.
Late in the summer of last year, the
Federal Security Agency appointed
Program Planning Committee to deal
with postwar problems, with representa-
tives of the Social Security Board, the
Office of Defense Health and Welfare
Service, National Youth Administration,
ONCE OF Education and Public Health
Service. 1t is headed by T. j. Woofter,
jr. The work of this committee, it is
said, Will be to expand social security,
educational facilities and health and
welfare services.
In agriculture. the Department Of Ag-
riculture has established an Interbureau
Co-ordinating Committee on Postwar
Programs and nine regional Post War
Planning Committees.
In its first planning publication, en-
titled Postwar Plans" the Department
OF Agriculture divided its future work
into the following parts: "d) A program
of rural facilities and services in such
fields as health, housing, education,
medical care and electrification; az q
program Of physical resources that will
provide employment to people in rural
areas as needed, and 90 a study of agri-
cultural-industrial relations in the post
war period, and assessment Of the prob
ably 1854 productive plant-what will be
needed to feed adequately IN estimated
population of I3A,00O,O0O."
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Famine
Continued From Page B-l)

patton forces at official collection CEN
ters at fixed prices. -t
This years crops were poor. and the
prospect for next year is hopeless" ac-
cording to information reaching the
Greek government in London.
Forced labor for Germany has sent
10000 Greeks to the Reich.
Norway 100000 population) has an
unproductive area of IS per cent, and
Is per cent forest land. Thirty per cent
of the population lives on the agricul-
tural produce farmed on per cent of
the land.
Ninety-five per cent of the Norwegian
fish catch goes to German controlled
markets, Germany itself taking nine
tenths, Norwegian circles b. J4olluon say.
Beef, pork, lamb, bacon and cheese are
Systematically requisitionsd. Eighty per
cent of the apple, peach and plum har-
vest goes to Germany under requisition.
Even German ships trading between that
country and Norway are compulsorily
provisioned in Norwegian ports.
About one-third of the normal fat
supply is available for civilians, half the
flour, between S and 10 per cent of the
normal meat consumption. Stocks of
grain are dangerously low.
Frances $4,000, 600 inhabitants have m
illusions about their state. In the win
ter of 1s4l they were told by Petain:
You are short of manure, fuel. horses
and means of traction; you are short of
labor"
The harvest in 1941 was Judged me-
diocre by pre-war standards, and onlv a
portion OF 1t was allowed by the Ger
mans to reach the French people. This
year matters are worse, for the Nazis
now control the greater part of the
wheat crop and all the harvest In pen.
eral.
French meat resources have fallen
from 100000 tons annually to 800 ooo
tons, and the metropolitan wine harvest
one OF Frances biggest assets. has
dropped from 10 to 50 hectolitres.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Great Battle Solomon Islands May japanese Power Lenoen W.
Americas Forty-Fifth Week of War
063d Week Of World War ~
By Blair BoHes

into the blue Islands
@ ias' week ana the Gull days of long waiting
o over AT last action
could bring victory The dte news FROM +he
Pacific indicates sea battle of the
wa" oe"ee ne United States and
he oooo miles from Rusas Stalngrad
S ago te center attention Stangrad
Inc new ck on Stangrad the apprehenns the second
o grave unrest in Axis Europe bombing Tobruk Prime
Cnuchs expression of
events OF last week are subordinate to the
warm south ~ ~
FOR at least three
attack
meet Ihe ack Japan presenting the United
Destroy many japanese ships
Jap Navy and thereby hasten the
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Russian Front

sian ground began to freeze as hard as
Hitler's hopes, which few months ago
warmly contemplated Axis victory over
the Red armies. In fighting in the Cau-
casus around Novorossisk the Reds took
hill from the Nazis. The Axis forces
drew second breath outside Stalingrad
and returned to the assault of that bat
tered, unconquered city, which stands on
the Volga as sign of costly German
failure.
The second battle for Stalingrad,
Tor which the first battle began last
August opened on Thursday The Axis
concentrated on the point where it had
scored its chief success, in the northern
reaches of the city. The city's defenders
retreated few blocks before the Ger
man Sparhead of 100 tanks, which were
supported by so planes The Germans
used infantrymen irregularly, but it was
obvious that the Berlin announcement of
a few days previous that the Axis would
turn the battle for Stalingrad into an
artillery siege was being forgotten. Hit
Ter promised the German people he would
get Stalingrad. He wants it. He is out
to take it. The Reds are determined to
keep it.
The success of the Russians in holding
of the Germans at Stalingrad and in
slowing their progress through the Cau-
casus is bound to have a salutary effect
on the Russian American relations,
which in the last two months have been
frayed because of the lack of an inva-
sion OF Europe and because of Russian
disappointment with the amount of ma
terial assistance sent to them from the
arsenal of democracy. The Russians who
formerly were apprehensive can now face
the future in confidence. Hitler cannot
conquer them this year, if ever.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

'opoli ILLUS III necessary 10 orlVe the
Allies from the Solomons, no matter
what the cost, in order to isolate
Australia and thus reduce the Allied
threat to Japan from south of the
Indies. A smashing japanese VIC
tory in this battle could force the
postponement for a long time the
jap surrender.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
'MPs Drag Soldier
from Train S Path>
Recommendation

Capt. John X. Raa, Provost Mar
shal, has forwarded letter TO Col.
Robert Il. NJ. Goolrick, Command
ing Officer Of Keealer Field, COM
mending two MP sergeanss who. at
the risk Of their own lives, bare
~ managed 70 drag a sleeping sol
der off the L Il N railroad tracks
from the path of speeding pas
scnger train. The dramatic rescue
occurred last Friday sight, near
the intersection OF Porter and
Howard AYES. Captain Rea cited
the MP sergeants for iheir alert
ness and keen sense Of duty leading
to the heroic rescue.
The MPs, SRts. Leonard Sepul-
lis ard Lyle Parish, were return
ing 10 the Field and slowed down
at the intersection of Porter and
Howard Ayes rs the traffic sig
nal at the railroad crossing flash
cd a warning Of the approaching
train. Looking to the right, they
sew the enlisted man asleep and
lying across the tracks as the
speeding passenger train bore down
upon him. Rushing approximately
IS feet 10 where the soldier lay
sleeping, with utter disregard Of
their own personal safety, they
barely managed 10 lift him clear
OF the track as he train sped BY
The rezcued soldier was PVT
Raymond D. Mers, Of ne 592nd
Tech. sc. So.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
400 Seek
Warrant
Officer Posts

More TIN 400 Keesler Field SOL
dIers o. al enlisted grades will
take an intensive written exam
nation Saturday for appointment
as Warrant Officers, Junior Grade,
Separate exams, lasting about
three hours, will be given for war
rants IN all branches OF the Army.
plus specialized fields IN the Army
Air Forces. They viii be corrected
IN the Third District headquarters
OF the Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command.
Applications for Warrant Officer
may only be placed during GER
tain specified times and must in
clude three letters Of recommenda-
ton. either from officers or civ
ihsns. and a s by 8 photograph.
A candidate must be between 1s
and z5, inclusive, must have scor-
ed al least 10 in the Army Cen
eral Classification test, had three
months service, and passed the
physical examination.
A Warrant Officer receives the
same pay and allowances as a Sec
ond Lieutenant. He is distinguish
ed by a gold eagle surrounded by
a wreath which he wears on his
left collar and on his hat. Under a
recent regulation, Warrant OFF,
GERS wear brown bars with a gold
stripe in the center on each shoul-
der. They are not entitled TO d
salute.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
Col. GooIrick
Found Field
Award

A PoNt recognition 20 be known
as the rcommendation of Signal
Accomplishment" win be confer
red upon Keesler Field officers or
enlisted men VINO perform feais
which are noteworthy but not con.
spicuous enough to bring a War
Department award. Col Robert Z.
VI. Goolrick. Commanding Officer.
announced his week.
Announcement Of the new honor
was as follows.
"A Commendation Of Signal Ac-
compIlshmen. viii be awarded TO
any member Of the military per-
sonnet Of this Command who per-
forms an outstanding feat worthy
OF official coFnmendatlon. but not
Of such q conspicuous nature as 70
Justify a Certificate OF Merit. or
other higher decorations issued by
the War Department.
THE Commendation Of Signal
Accomplishments VIII be awarded
70 those VINO perform any out
standing feat Or who consistently
perform their duties in a manner
50 meritorious as 70 be consplcu-
Gus. Recommendation FOR these
awards may be made by any COM
msndsr Of this Command. either
for officers or enlisted men. Such
recommendations will be fully in
vesiigated and explored by board
Of officers appointed al his head
quarters. These awards viii be
made from lime 70 time with ap-
prDpriste ceremonies"
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
o0-Day Rule
Eased for
OCS Men

The e0-day service requirement
for applicants for Officer Candi-
date School Is now being waived
In the case of Keeslor Field men
whose squadron commanders be-
licve their education, experience or
prior service qutlifies them to sat
isfaetorlly complete the course.
However, this ruling affects only
those "of exceptional officer cam
didate material and all other
candidates must possess at least
e0-days service prior 70 appoint
ment 10 officers school. Headquar-
ters pointed out.
Last month more than 100 sol
diers here qualified for and wer,
sent to Officer Candidate SCHOOL,
OF the various branches Of tn
1 Army.
4 Applicants for officer trainin
must be between lB and 45. in
Z elusive, must have scored nt Leaf
100 In the Army General GLASS;
ficaiion test and successfully pass
ed the Officer Candidate Boar
here.
They will be given rigid coda,
training at the conclusion OF which
they will be commissioned Second
Lieutenants.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
Field Health
Good Says


1t. Col. Raymond b. Henderson.
Hospital Inspector, TINS week gave
Keesler Field "clean bill Of
health"
considering that many Of the
soldiers here have 70 undergo their
basic training before they have
time 70 become seasoned and be-
fore they have time 70 become ac-
cllmated here, the health Of this
Post should be termed excellent,
the Colonel declared.
Venereal diseases at Keesler
Field have never caused the Medi-
cal Department much concern, he
said. The yenereal rate Is extreme
~ low" and cases contracted
near the field are "negilsiDie." he
added Most OF the cases nov be-
ing treated In the Station Hospital
are infected soldiers Transferred
here from other Posss OF those
VINO contracted a disease before
induction. the Colonel said.
Colonel Henderson said that the
admission rate al the Station Hos
pital from upper respiratory dis-
eases has been low. The number oi
pneumonia cases Is small and with
the treatment given these cases
recovery Is rapid.
The Colonel attributed KeesleI
fields excellent health 70 the
proper food and clothing giyer
men here, and most important. thu
sanitary conditions.
Daily inspection Of 0arrack
barrack areas. building, meEs
halls and plumbing, BY officers
and men here is to a large degree
responslole for our splendid
health he said.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
ROOKIE
Passing Pass Time Is His Pet Pastinne
ercises that he'd taken anyway.

ercises that he'd taken anyway.
sss
At eight o'clock the charge OF
quarters tracked down Rookie Roe.
Roe. Here, take your pass" the
CO ordered, "and get going, on the
double. And ENJOY YOURsELF.@
Rookie Roe trudged off--diseon-
solate. He determined TO walk and
walk and walk. When ne reached
the open road, Roe stepped up the
cadence.
A passing car slowed down and
the driver waved at Rookie Roe.
Rookie Roe waved back. The car
went on.
Another car came by. The driy-
er pointed ahead in the direction
Roe was hiking. That's right.
Rookie Roe nodded vigorously. and
the car went on.
A sixteen-cylinder light blue
convertible with the top down and
driven by baby-faced blonde in
tight green sweater pulled up.
Going 10 GuIpfogtg" gurgled
the girl
yes. ms'an, / am Rookie Roe
replied-and kept right on walk
ing
With toss OF her golden hair
that make SPARKS fly the girl
swished of.
ROOKIE ROE MARCHED On.
Another car pulled up and the
driver said in plain English, DO
you want a ride 70 GuIpfort Sol
dier7"
Rookie Roe replied in kind, "So.
thank you
In the next mile several more
cars stopped. Finally Roe began
10 feel ne was being inapoliie.
At Psir-o- Dice Point Rook-
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
58oth Honors
Major Fountain

A surprise party for Maj and
Mrs. Theodore K. Fountain was
given in the Biloxi Armory US0
last Thursday night by members
Of the Majors command, the 5B9th
Tech. Sc. So.
The program, arranged by S.
Sgt. Fred White and Pvt Sidney
Zimmerman, featured = 10-aci
floor show with music by Corp.
Robert Sloan and his orchestra.
M. Cd by Pvt. Lou Merlin. the
show presented Pvts. Franklin
Shaw, pianist. Hall and Mckinney,
hillbilly guitar and hsrmoniea duo,
Sherman Labowitz, vocalist. Sam
Rocklin, comic-magic act. Don
Du-Chsrm, vocalist; Ray Prultt,
pianist; Corp. chauneey Roth.
pianist; and Pfc. Delberi Fraden-
berg tDei Arden) vocalist.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
can be expected to continue.
MAIL CALL CONFUSING

The situation Is bit pathetic al
mail call So long as the letters
given to the respective Privates
Joyce and Joyce can be identified
as to their source by the return
address. everything works out
fine. But even then, Privates
Joyce and Joyce are becoming
very cautious upon opening their
mail. They are beginning 10 act
like the average enlisted man does
when opening a telegram. And
when they receive a letter or let
ters whose sender isn't clearly
someone very near 10 them, they
go into a huddle TO open these
"borderline" communications.
Thus far, all confusion in this
regard has been amicably set
tied. However, each Private
Joyce Is hoping the other Pvt.
James Joseph Joyce or Pvt. James
J. Joyce Of the 309th, or any OF the
other 20 Joyces on the field does
not subscribe to the Lonely Hearts
Club.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15

ie Roe suceumbed 10 the blan-
dishmentx Of bubblinE bru-
nette In a long low shiny
high powered car of foreign
manufacture. And what
chassis,
They had only gone a mile or
tso when the roaring engine
coughed 70 a stop on lonely
stretch Of road. They we're out Of
gas.
Rookie Roe wasted no tine.
Barely had the wheels stopped
turning when he hoped ost.
"I1l run ahead" he called over
hl2 shoulder. BE back In flash
with the gas" And run he did
two niles--and back with five gal-
Ions.
You must let me repay you. .
said the girl, who, Roe noticed for
the first time, was clad in those
little things called shorts. Il don't
have my money with me at the
moment"
"oh. no." said Roe, III was the
least I could do"
well. them said the girl.
please take my address, 50 you
can come 10 see me"
But / won't ever have a day off
again" said Roe. I'm going To see
70 that"
But / insist" the girl wen1 on.
You've got 10 give me your zd-
dress. 50 ! can send you something
and get even with you"
Il really shouldn't" Roe apol-
ogized. troop movements and ad-
dresses are military secrets, you
know. But since you've been 50
considerate, don't tell anybody,
but my address Is
AND THE BRUNETTE PUT
ROOKIE ROE IN HER LITTLE
RED BOOK.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
Busted. J.
580th Busts Pfc. Joe Duck,
Its Reluctant AWOL Pet

The s6elh Tech. Sc. So over
in Tent City was sad last
week because Joe--its mascot
duck had been broken from
Pfc. 10 Private.
I, seems that Joe made Pfc.
July ! after s. Sgt, William
r. F7ansz reported he had be-
come a valuable addition TO
tho PIP boys In cleaning up
edibics which might be drop
ped around the squadron area.
hut last week Joe went
AwOI,--by saylng under a
tent one whole night and not
even coming out for roll-call.
For this characterization. Joe
was broken.
Joe was sent AZ duckant
TO the squadron hx a Texsi
poliluyman two months axe
Sergeant Frank sNW " ne Hfr11
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
Capt. DeBaud
Trains Teachers

Capt. Gene c. DeBaud, former
officer Ia the Royal Canadian Air
Force. has been appointed Officer
in Charge Of Instructor Training IN
the Air Mechanics School, here.
Capt. DeBaud was flight lieu-
tenant in charge Of the air.
plane instruments school a.
Victoria Island Air Base until
Transferred 70 the q. S. Army Air
Forces under the optional transfer
plan operating between the Unis-
ed States and her allies
End It. Abrarn @. Garcia has
been appointed Director. Engines
Branch, In connection with the re-
cent administrative reorganization
Of the school.
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
Mai. Rentz
to Head Trek
to GuIfport

Mai. William E. Rentz, Execu-
tive Officer Of the AAFTS al
Keesler Field, will be among a,
least II officers and hundreds OF
enlisted men including about 200
non-commissioned officers who
will go to Gulfport soon TO form
the personnel nucleus for the new
AAFTS there.
Major Rentz, a ranking officer
in the Keesler AM school since It's
opening, was promoted from Cap
tain last week. He is slated to
serve as Executive Officer of the
new AM school at Gulfport. lst 1t
Capers c. Gibson already has gone
to the nearby city to serve as act
ing Supply Officer until the ar
rival Of Capt. Philip z. Rutschow
now on detached service from
Keesler. 1st Lit. Donald A. Basseti
will go from Keesler to serve as
Engineering Officer.
Other officers who will go from
Keesler TO serve as division and
branch directors of the Gulfport
school include: Capt Robert G..
Hutchinson; 1st Its. Raymond H.
Williams, Robert r. Malone and
Joseph Clemens; and End Its.
William J. Cunningham and Frank
Roman.
There was no announce
ment as 10 who would sue
ceed Major Rentz and other
officers in the posts they will
vacate here.
These higher-rsnlSing non-comfnis-
stoned officers are among those who
viii leave the Keesler AM school TO
go TO Gulfpo-t:
SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL
NJ. Sgts. Garland 4. Cain, Dudley NJ
Eager. Morris A Sutton: T. Sgts. Ivan
Ratkay, Elmer L. Rhoden; S. Sgts.
Frank p. Coolidge. George r. Young
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
FUNDAMENTAL
T. Sgts. George c. Clin<. Lawrence
G.. Lsmer: S. Sgts- Harry G.. Greenly.
William r. Johnson. Keith f. Kitto.
Jack. Landry, Samuel Liebowiiz. CAL
AIRPLANE STRUCTURES BRANCH
T. Sgts. John Z. Tweedy, Richard Z.
Riddle, S. Sgts. John Carlisle.
Charles +. Kitzmiller. Charles A Sha-
fer, Sewel P. Simonson. James g.
Stathem, Robert E. lambert, Glen Z.
White.
AIRCRAFT HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS
NJ. Sgt. Lowell Z. Steinhilber; t.
sgt. Edwin Z. waeh; s sgts. William
NJ Bishop. Fred W. Corwfn. Wendell
A. Devenger. Champ c. Hawkins, Rob-
ert c. Hodgen, Gordon s. Lewis. Cen
naro S. Maiorino, Robert W Peak.
AIRCRAFT PROPEILERs
T. Sgts. Aanen o. Knutssn David
D. O'Neal; s. Sgts. John p. Grudzin-
ski, Frank T. Patton, Thomas p. Roth
rock.
AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
S. SEts. John Bass Jr. Douglas G.
Budine Max r. Daugherty. Reuben
Frausto, Gladstone r. AfaeLean. John
=. Ward.
continued On page four
The Keesler field news., 1942-07-15
l6-Hour Vet
Stationed Here

Keesler Field has a World
War veteran whose war rec
ORD is unique. II lasted but 10
hours-eight Of them sleeping.
Pvt. John 3. Scannell, 585th
Tech. Sc. So, was drafted on
Nov. 10. 1918, at pm. and
discharged the following day,
Armistiee Day, at 8 am. He
received an Honorable Dis
charge and q days pay, 81.