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Evening star., 1944-09-26
In the Philippines

Admiral NEmitz's latest communi-
que on last weeks smashing Ameri-
can air victory in the Manila area
Is as striking proof as we have yet
had of the inability of Japanese
land-based planes to cope with our
carrier task forces and of the
enemy's reluctance TO risk major
battle between his surface fleet and
ours. More than that, it may be
taken as further evidence of the
spectacular qualitative superiority of
our fighting men and their equip
ment.
In the tWo-day attack, according
to Admiral Nimitz, aircraft from Ad-
miral HalSey's Third Fleet sank or
damaged 103 ships, including II
small vessels, damaged two floating
drydocks and destroyed in combat
and on the ground 357 planes-all
this at a cost of only II American
planes and Is men, with no surface
units lost or damaged. All told,
with these figures, the Japanese IN
the Philippines since September
8 have suffered losses totaling 9O6
planes destroyed and 149 ships sent
to the bottom or put out of COM
mission.
The enemy has been so hard hit.
In fact, that Admiral Nimitz does
not hesitate to say that the Japa-
nese must now look for new naval
refugees in the Philippines, that their
interisland communications have
been disrupted and that their air
force there has been "broken.'
Further, with their fleet apparently
determined not to give battle at
this time and with their submarines
seemingly incapable of acting.
against our surface units even in
waters theoretically under their con-
troll, they appear to be resigned to
the prospect of being hit repeatedly
by our roaming task forces.
AS it stands today-and the
Tokyo radio declares that our Ma
Mia operations have not yet been
ended-the situation strongly sug-
sests that the Ja4nese will rely
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Apples in the Grass

I can recall night OF Dind and rain
With lightning hdring through the
1UindolU glass,
And morning, cool and net and streun
NTH leaves,
But most OF all red apples IN the
grass.
They lay like rubies frosted NTH the
de1D-
Each in bed OF green -drenched,
,Deighted blades;
still can teel light fingers OF the mist
Upon me in scene that neper fades.
think it strange that such simple
thing
Should hold its magic colors through
the years,
While many scene OF grandeur ne
once kneD
GroDs faint with time and fndllu
disappears.
So now. ,ohen troubled days take Iona
to pGss,
! find cool peace where apples bend
the grass.
- REID CRowELL.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
This and That
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1CeU.

A little publicized epidemic Is now
drawing TO a close.
1t is that of fungus infections, which
increases every year during the summer,
and tends to wane when cooler weather
comes on.
In one schoolroom of l0-vear-old
boys, out of every 10. as examined by
the school physician, had athletes foot
This is the prevailing fungus, but
there are others, one of them being
fungus from the Victory gardens.
Many persons do not understand that
athletes foot, so-called, can infect the
hands, too.
Bad cases of hand infection cause
great deal of trouble and inconven-
ience. to say nothing of the burning and
itching and general ugliness.
The patient is afraid of injecting
others, and even of transferring the
fungi to other parts of the body, espe-
cially to the face and scalp.
Eczema and impepgo often are con-
fused by the laymen. Then there are
infections at the back of the ear which
cause the skin to crack
All in all, we are subject to more skin
diseases than most persons imagine
until they get one
1t is not necessary. of course to be
an athlete to catch athletes foot"
The scare advertisements of various
remedies are perhaps not exaggerated
Hot, muggy weather and shoes make a
bad combination.
oyiSo
as it were. Then it may be caught from
door knobs, etc.
On the hands. that is and from them
transferred to the toes.
All of these things are great argu-
ments for more and better hand
washing
Even today persons who seem to spe-
cialize in much hand washing are popu-
larly regarded as cranks. The truth is
that they are only being careful.
Perhaps the general populace does not
realize that ordinary soap and warm
water make one of the best antiseptic
remedies we have.
A noted health authority is on record
as saying that he believes that a good
wash with soap and hot water is better
than some of the popular colored an
tiseptics, so widely used, and should al
ways precede them.
Wartime brings a great upheaval
with much travelling to and fro. 1t also
brings 70 town many persons who ordi-
narlly would stay back in the hinterland
Now it may be whispered that sometimes
such persons are not as clean as they
should be, or might be if sanitary
facilities were more available
Then. too, we have thousands of young
persons, often in a hurry and never too
careful, who are living in crowded
conditions.
They actually do not have the means
to do the things that are necessary in
combating some of these fungus in
fections.
1t is a popular belief that athletes
foot, for instance. cannot be cured, but
will always come back
Experience proves that this isn't true
Boiling the socks and towels for Is
minutes after every use will end the
chances of reinfection
But there are thousands of active, busy
persons who are living under conditions
which make it practically impossible for
them to do this
The tendency of most persons, when
contracting fungus infection of any
sort, is to ignore it as long as possible.
What they should do is go to doctor
at once and follow his directions. Even
then 1t vi Il be long, hard fight, as with
most ska diseases. :.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Pathological Contribution
rom the st Louis Post-Dispatch

From the st Louis Post-Dispatch.
Whatever this campaign may lack so
far in color and fire and even in head -on
meeting up of candidates with issues
the Republican hopefuls have at least
contributed a couple of new phrases
with some promise of acquiring a GER
tain sober fame In ST. Louis, Mr..
Dewey gave debut to AREA OF agree
ment," which turned out to be . very
neat revision of the Republican plat
form adopted some weeks earlier. Now,
in Parkersburg, w. Va, Mr.. Bricker has
launched climate of opportunity"
which must mean something, too.
Don't the Democrats have metaphors?
Or are they waiting for the Republi-
cans to mix one?
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Womun Voters Year

From the Kansas City Star.
Neither of the parties has overlooked
the fact that this year, for the first time
in the Nations history, there will be
more potential women voters than men.
The Census Bureau has so reported.
Whether the potential votes will turn
out to be actual votes remains to be
seen. But the party leaders are taking
no chances, and even more than usual
they have been playing up to the
Evening star., 1944-09-26

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Committee on Food Habits OF the
National Research Council has re-
searched and discovered that salads are
never mentioI ID as a breakfast dish.
Well, anyhow. Not in printable language.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Prayers of Thanks Suggested

Prayers OF Thanks Suggested
To the Editor of The Star:
How shall we celebrate victory? When
we think of the precious lives it has
cost and the cemeteries and white
crosses in the Pacific and lover there in
France and Italy, and when we think
of the brokenhearted mothers and
wives, does it seem appropriate to cele-
brate it with shouting and drinking and
carousing?
We have had several days of prayer
when we asked God for victory, then
why don't we get down on our knees
and thank Him for it, undeserving
though we may be? LIB.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Defends Refusal of DROPS

To the Editor of The Star:
1 certainly would be discouraged If I
thought there were many service wives
like your correspondent "B. c." who
threatens to get black market gasoline
If all she really needs is few paltry
drops why is not her "A" card enough?
Why does she have to apply for more?
Even with two sons, one can get back
to the Middle West by bus or train. She
should be close enough to the war to
realize that her mere personal con-
venience would not justify the OPA at
Hyattsville in granting her request 1t
every one with two sons were given
gasoline in extra amounts there would
not even be few paltry drops to 60
overseas where men are dying to save us.
F.. x. DRISKOLL.
Evening star., 1944-09-26

Treatment of Partisan Ally
To the Editor of The Star:
I read with amusement an Associated
Press dispatch from Bari dealing with
Tito's Partisan push, which appeared
in The Star September 16
The Associated Press correspondent
speaking of the Serbian Chetnik lead
er, Gen. Drazha Mihailovich, states that
he is now caught between the Par
tisans and the Germans and facing al
most certain capture by one or the
other"
For more than a year now the Par
tlsans have accused Gen. Mihailovich
Of collaborating with, the Axis, although
no definite proof of this ever has been
presented and Gen. Mihailovich en-
phatically has denied it. This latest
dispatch definitely confirms Gen. Mihai-
lovich's denial of any collaboration with
the Axis. Are we betraying an ally for
the sake of political expediency?
M. L. p.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Contradictory Views?

To the Editor of The Star:
am most puzzled by two greatly diff
ferent stories carried by your paper
about the war with Japan. I am re-
ferring TO the published statement by
Gen. B. M. Giles, AAF deputy COM
mander and the reports Of Prime Min
lister Churchills statements in Quebec
Gen. Giles fatty states that since
there is little or no likelihood of the
British transferring their air force to
the Pacific war against Japan after the
fall of Germany. we will have to in
crease our American air force to finish
off Japan alone.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Churchill announces
that England hardly can wait for the
defeat of Germany so that the British
can begin shifting their army, navy
and air force to the Pacific to fight
Japan.
Obviously, either Gen. Giles or Mr..
Churchill is of base. I wonder which?
DAVID j. O'CONOR.
Evening star., 1944-09-26
Discovery, Indeed

tCopyrisht. 1944.l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
Funeral

of foaming beer were rolled
out for the many Jolly guests
who gathered to mourn" the
departure of the aged leader
of the queer sect of ''Didikis."
If there can be such a thing
as a "contented corpse" old
GaSkin, whose remains lay in
state for three days in the
club room of the Green Drag
on Inn, must have been
pleased, indeed.
II it was the old mans de.
sire to have a happy" flu
neral, observers who saw the
beaming faces of his followers
gazing upon his corpse, guz.
Zling beer, laughing, chat.
ting, Joking and INDUCING in
horseplay, think he succeeded
beyond his fondest hopes.
Even the soberest of the
"mourners" did not consider
that the celebration in any
way biasphemed the spirit
of the dear departed.
Head Of the clannish sect
of Didikis, or travellers"
old "Jobey' for GO OF his 70
years led his strange group
of itinerant vendors over the
dusty roads of England buy
ing and selling as they went.
The nomadic traders, often
improperly called "gypsies,
describe themselves as tray
elerS" and regard the wishes
of their leader as law.
Under "Jobey's" reign, the
Didikis prospered unbelieva.
bly,. One contingent of so,
which arrived 10 drink beer
over his coffin, carried So
100000 in cash in secret peck
cts and waistcoats. Some Of
these members were not
aversc to mixing a little bust.
ness with the pleasure of at
tending a funeral and when
they were not drinking beer
and singing turned the fcs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

itself c0b+d not have selected
a more appropriate theme
song for his odd funeral
which was held recently in a
ChcstcrtOn, England tap
room
Not one but many casks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

tivities to profit by buying
overcoats and jewelry from
curious onlookerS.
The Didikis, who spent
500 for chrysanthemums
and carnations for the corpse,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

4 IAPPY GO LUCKY old
Job C"Jobey") GasKin,
Eypsy=iike wanderer
OF the British Isles, undoubt.
eddy was not up on modern
music like THE Beer Barrel
Polka but Tin Pan Alley
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

provided his widow with
transportation in a Rolls
Royce automobile which only
two days before had been
placed at the disposal of the
visiting Regent of Iraq.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
WoshobIes lead a Long life If they lead a Lux

- February "a, 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
D ONT waste soop

Use all the Lux you need to
get rich suds, but no more
than you need. Don't use
more water than necessary.
Wash several things of the
same color in the same suds.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

evening. Also seen was Pvt. Gold farb whom we'll put up against the best jitterbugs in the country. I wonder if the air in Brooklyn has anything to do with the ability to tive. Sgt. Powers reclining peace fully on his bunk in an effort to recupe from that so strenuous three-day pass. Our extremely high percentage of weapon marks men. Barracks 128 responding to the gentle, but persuasive treat ment of S/Sgt. Newburg. Thanks to Pfc. Steele for the interest in our column. Pfc. Nee denying any other interest in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Claims it's his fam fly. Pfc. Swann worrying about his "buddies" on furlough who have planned to stop in West Vir- ginia. An amazing assortment of books in the Securities Office Ogden Nash to Sigmund Freud. The grand collection of athletic equipment now available for the boys. Cook "Mike" still making those trips to New Haven. No ex- plantations are forthcoming, which sets one to thinking. .S/Sgt. Ches- ner's box of candy from his wife which lasted exactly three minutes and sixteen seconds by stopwatch.
 Watching our newly-formed soft ball team practice has been a feast for the eyes. No wonder the major league teams are having their troubles. All the players are in the 302nd. Interest runs high among the CTS and the Officers are more than a little nervous about the oft postponed but still impending game betweeh them and the enlisted men.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D Minor
 Features Library Record Concert

can life. (From the Music Lovers Handbook, by Ellie Siegmeister.)
 Music has entered the Army Li- brary, too, and each Tuesday eve ming at the Base Library at Brad ley Field, personnel have the op- portunity to relax and listen to the works of the great composers, brought to them via the library record player.
 Next Tuesdays concert will be made up of the following:
 Jupiter Symphony. =. Mozart
 Concerto for Violin and Or
 chestra in D minor. .Sibelius
 BOlcrO hdVSl
 Alto Rhapsody. ..... Brahms
 Remember the time: 1945.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
FINANCE FLASHES
By SGT. RAG

swapped his night sweeping job so the question was, should the sweep swapper sweep, or should the sweep-swapper swap his sweep again to make things even.
 The heat is on in the cribbage tournament as it hears completion. The leader is Frank Michaelson, but still in the running are "Van" Van Buskirk and "Smitty" Schmidt with Dick White and "Wild Bill" Harrington as outside possibilities. Director of Indoor Sports Michael son is setting up plans for dou- bles tournament to be run on the elimination rather than the round robin system.
 While on the subject of sports, it is a good time to congratulate the bowling team on it's impressive victory in the Base competition. The record shows that twenty-one men bowled with the team at one time or another, and many times the team put into competition was almost entirely different from the one in the previous encounter. The regulars ended the season as fol- lows: Holmes-21 games for an average of 110.17; Buffum-35 for 1O1 10; Michaelson-38 for 1O0.36; Van Buskirk-17 for 96:15; and Barnes-24 for 93.14. It was a great season for the team, and we are looking forward to the day in the near future when the Special Service Office presents us with the trophy which we will add to our growing collection. Now let's get ready to take the softball cup!
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

Our generation has the oppor- tunity for a broader outlook on music than any previous one in his- tory. With the growth of radio, good music, for so long an aristo- cratic privilege, has won it's way into the hearts of Americans ev- erywhere. When Beethoven is heard in hotdog stands, Cesar Franck in filling stations, and Stra- vinsky in every movie house throughout the country, it is clear that the old bars are down-once and for all. Serious music, released from the hot-house, has broadened it's audience hundredfold. It has entered the main stream or Amer1-
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
STROLLINC THROUGH THE RANKS
By PVT. FRANK MORLEY

%&+&&++%+&&<4&%+ Sgt Scipo edition of the BEAM gl isn't the that he's He has left this outfit training school Seridge Field Michigan The Sergeant has attended schools throughout the has bit with his all the USO him. Friday all the USO and let certainly affair. took
  old GIs themselves Those host certainly doing job providing Al know the fellows like it. because they still talking about Friday the fourteenth Mr. Walter Donlan USO bigger and bet being planned for o the fellows hee the getting going Woodbridge has been in this month and has been the for what endurance! He has vbody address his he prefers called "r" Woodrdge
 with Tobert Windsor Locks his wife and he kidding when he referred himself settled
 opening Mems Hartford affair." Mir Burden that there will be continuous line of HOO 230O and that the Committee pn with the coming Let's drop in often Say fellows should all thank Mr. for his interest He has really worked hard the fundamentals of billiards Nice going soldier!
 Sunday enjoyable days
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

Two stars in another athletic game were uncovered Tuesday morning when the Moneymen test ed their skill at the volleyball net. Expressing what was probably competitive jealousy, one of the two, Jay Kelly, said of the other: "It is amazing to see how Charlie Holmes gets around. He seems to be every place at especially where he shouldn't be-"
 Most of the Officers doing busi ness through the Officers Pay Sec tion have little idea of the person ality they are dealing with when it's Bill Hay on our side of the counter. He can go on endlessly with his funny stories and there seems to be hardly one you can tell him that he hasn't already heard. In a modest mood, he will tell you that a large part of his reper- toire was gleaned from his former boss; but no matter where they come from, he can keep us laugh ing. ... -
 You should have seen the office last Wednesday night. It looked more newspaperish even than the BEAM office. It seemed that al- most all the typists were working late, and there was hardly sound other than the steady clack-clack of six typewriters.
 A few of the b'hoys were rather tied up in their speech while try ing to switch the job of barracks orderly. The trouble came from the fact that one of the fellows had
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

Any resemblance . Between the fellow drawn above And the acting First Sergeant Of what was formerly Section A Is purely The fault of the artist. For it is Tom Pryor, The fellow who Hands out the passes, And also
 Posts the K. P. roster, And when you've got a date With the dentist, Or c. o.
 But in spite of the fact That he sometimes Hands out dirty details, He isn't to blame.
 And, incidentally, Is a pretty nice guy, Who likes to swim, At the YMCA.
 And we've never been sure Which he goes for, The water Or the women!
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
302Hd OPS BLOCK
By Cpl B. G. Quinn

Hooray for the theatre-our three-striper Wac has at last ac- cepted the challenge issued by the one and only ex-Barrymore. Now the fireworks pop! But she'd bet ter be good because he just re- ceived a letter from a lovely lady, Marine stationed in California. He promises stiff competition between the two. Who knows, it might turn into a rivalry between the two branches of service.
 Have you ever seen a pink let ter? We have some around nova lovely salmon pink with white ink as pure as the driven snow. All re- quests should be addressed care of It. Dixon.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
SIGNAL DOTS AW--- DASHES

Wac Cpl. Jean Clouthier proved that she is still the best jitterbug in the whole darn outfit. All in all, it was wonderful party. We congratulate Capt. Wm. O. Beck on the success of the party and hope that we can have a similar affair in the near future. Our thanks to Pvt. Hulvey and Pfc. Spaziani for graciously staying behind to oper- ate the Signal Center while we were out enjoying ourselves.
 ...-V
 When the cat is away, the mice will play. Who was the luscious brunette that Sgt. Charles Bough- ton escorted to the Glenn Miller show? Charlie's girl (?)-a blonde -is vacationing in New York.
 W. "
 Although Wac Dorothy Johnston still insists that it isn't love-she is still seen often in a familiar Studebaker coupe. Come on, Dot tie ?-Who do you think you're kid ding?
 V
 The past week has been "Get Ac- quainted Week" for the members of this section. 1t seems as though every time we turn around we bump into a new member of our outfit. It has been a great embar- rassment to "cinch the sugar. in our meals at General Mess, then to return to the barracks and find that the man whom we "cinched" was man who just moved into the bunk above. At any rate,. we hope that our eight new men find hap py home in T-2O5. All are fugitives from Skunk Hollow.
 V... "
 Our PIX cowboy, Sgt. Terry Lynch, is riding again! This time it's a cute little Philadelphia "Phil- ly'' that he is attempting to rope. Some time Terry will have to tell us his secret of having so many girls on the string, and yet be able to stay out of trouble.
 ". W
 Pfc. Joe Cimino is a regular GUS toner at the Recreation Hall each Sunday night. Joe claims that he likes to play pool, but we wonder, as he always quits halfway through the first game and spends the rest of the evening with cer- tain brunette. Joe is really behind the eight ball! "
 Pies. Brunner and Xamulevie would rather eat than danceIl That's why they attend the reg ular Monday night frolics. V... "
 The latest love affair is the Sig nal Section is that between Pfc. Spaziani and Px Dot Christensen. Henry is certainly playing his cards right-Dot works in the cafe teria section of the Post Exchange and this gives Hank a chance to see if she can cook. Evidently she passed the test as they seem quite serious about the whole affair. | V...
 Pfc. Harold Burgess has just re- covered from a tonsil operation We are glad to have you back, Burgie, as we missed your noise.
 V.
 The bowling season closed with a bang! The boys from this section hit serious slump toward the end of the season and never pulled out of it. As a result of their early eff forts they finished the season with only two teams ahead of them in the standings. I might also add that only one team trailed them The members of the bowling league are now looking forward to the big party which will officially drop the curtain after the bowling wars. You can be sure that "Capt."