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Evening star., 1945-01-03

plans for, and the conduct Of, sue
|cessful operations by the Allied
forces Of the Southeast Asia Com
|mand, and the promotion and pro-
lection OF American interests and
the preservation of good relations
between the Americans and British
In this theater."
Gen Wedemeyer was born In
Omaha. He and his wife Elizabeth
have two children, Albert, 10,
who is attending West Point. and
Robert, is.
Mai. Gen. Thomas b. LArkin, 81,
Of 1869 Wyoming avenue NV, has
been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster
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to the Distinguished Service Medal
for service in North Africa and
Italy from February 25 to October
81. During this period he was re-
sponsible for the complete logistical
support of all combat operations
in the Mediterranean Theater as
commanding general OF the COM
munications zone there.
His citation stated: He planned
and provided support for the ad-.
vance Of the 5th Army through
Rome to the Pc Valley and was
responsible for providing supplies
and equipment for the successful
invasion of Southern France. Since
combat operations started there he
has been responsible for the sup
port of three armies engaged in
fighting in two separate theaters
of operations"
Gen. Larkin was born In wisconsin
and graduated from West Point in
June, 1915. Besides his wife. Mrs.
Thomas B. Larkin, members. of his
family are two sons, 1t. Thomas B.
Larkin. jr., 26, in the Navy, and
Harrison, 20, cadet at West Point,
and two daughters, Elizabeth, "a,
and Virginia, IT.
Brig. Gen. julius c. Holmes, 46. Of
1921 Twenty first street NV. who
was recently appointed an Assistant
Secretary OF State, has received the
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tary government operations In
Sicily and in Italy, and Of civil
affairs operations in the liberated
countries of Northwest Europe and
in Germany" According to the
citation, "the success Of these un-
precedented activities was due in
large measures to the personal ef-
forts" of Gen. Holmes.
He was born in Kansas, and en-
tered the Army in 1919 as a second
lieutenant. He was assistant secre-
tary to the United States Combined
Chiefs Of Staff prior to going over
seas in September, 1912.
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Restaurant Men Meet

|, Conrad Osterman. District OPA
food rationing official, and Douglas
Boyle, OPA food specialist, will adj
dress city-wide meeting of res
taurant operators at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce auditorium. The
meeting has been called by the
Washington Restaurant Association
! TO discuss schanges in food rationing.
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y
Service Medal
for his work as
chief of the
military gov
ernment S &C.
ton of Allied
I force h e a d.
quarters from
June, l943, to
February, 1914.
During tn i S
period, his cita-
ton read, "he
was intrument-
al in the PLAN
ming and exc
cution of mill
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-27

was not more than % yards from burning plane But
that be intermnabe distance in the jungle.
Not only did have the jungle contend with but the
ndescrbabe wreckag by the plane snapped trees
and further matted the underground in its fall
REMEMBER having to climb over the crotch get
i o ledge. had been feled by the plane
l step this stump noticed that didn't
have any shoes Not only did have shoes but for
the first time that right foot badly cut and bleeding
sat doron and took of my half socks to look at
my feet. To my Gnazement, the sole OF my left foot
badly burned but my left sock Wds not eUen
Scorched,
Later we discovered girls badly burned
her legs and body although there not one mark OF he on
any of her clothing.
/ can't explain any Of this.
only know that 1t is true.
Much Of burned off and the left side of my face was
blistered.
But neither Decker nor ever felt any pain
such only later when they became infected that we
suffered.
sat on the stump automatically pulled my shirt.
n Then took off my brassere.
put my shirt back and carefully buoned it for
inspection
Next tore the brassiere in two and tried
bandage my feet. 1t silly to expect little strip
Of cotton to be any protection to feet in the Jungle
But ! wasn't reasoning then.
took off my khaki trousers and removed the
rayon underpants that are standard equipment for
WACs
AS stepped back into the khaki trousers, kept
thinking that the underpants would come in handy as
bandages for the others
wasn't until then that my left hand was also bleed
ing from around the burned places.
When McCoom caught up with me asked him for hand
kerchief. He gave fresh and bound my hand
But still suffering from shock.
Although taken off my underpans for bandages, it
didn't to then to tear them up to bandage my own
hand.
girl right behind struggling along in our at
tempt to reach the ledge and safety Badly hurt as ne was
Decker was in the rear trying TO help McColom move the
other
WE HAD cashedat 5000 and already chilled
w to the marrow.
Now the daily rain of New Guinea began to fall
Soaked clothing added to miseries.
McColom made repeated trips back the plane TO
what he could salvage. The fuselage still burning
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Chapter "
BY CPL. MARGARET HASTINGS, WAC
EIeuicsiy for International Neus Special Service
worId Cop,rgl and

To-
whdo nsdA 4 RE H
SGT DECKER had been supernatural figure his sudden
not hay been astounding
the plane from which he had appeared furnace
in (which no could have lived 10 seconds
shcadwo
and
birthday; henuNa spend birthday
of 0
o
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Decker Escapes from Flaming Plane

SYNOPSIS-Whep WAC Cpl. Margaret Hastings
crovdcd into an arn4 transport plane at HoiLdndd AR
port m Ne,c Ounce she looked f0r,cord to bref aerial
glimpse Of fabulous Hidden Valley. But the plane crashed
into mountain side the Of the roey, where
uhtc person had rentred foot. When Margaret
Hastings stumbled from the flaming ,creck she found only
for other sriroys from among % peso Among those
still oiye Sgt. Kenneth Decker and It, John McCOI-
lon icith rhoD she to share amazing g7doy 3D.
,enti,re before their rescue
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MY God Decker where did you from" McCoIloW
demanded.
from the he stepped in the plane at Ere Ask,
until he stumbled around the plane to join US
ATER McColom> discovered big hole in the front Of the
planes fuselage. Decker and McCoom presumed that the
geant had been thrown blown to safety through that
still stood there rooted to the ground and might be stand
ing still hadn't been for McColom lie suddenly
Hastings can't you do something these girls"
crisp command any had ever heard him give
FreAk partially snapped me out Of the shock which had
held me almost rigid crawled from the plane
The girls lying together where McColom had car
knet down by one
But even l. who had had no experience with
death, could sc that she dying.
She badly injured, but in absolutely no pam
There was nothing any could do for Eleanor She
up Her chubby vlvaciou little face broke into
a smile
Lets sing" Eleanor suggested
what she always saying back at Fre-Ask That
was her prescription for everything.
best sing, but of us could even croak
The sounds just wouldn't come out of our throas
WENT over to Laura could do for her. She
was hysterica but far McColom and could see
wasn't injured except for or two superficial burns Ike
Suddenly, McCOuom darted around toUord the
front of the plane. He thought he heard some one
The flames from the plane vere spreading noW,
and it took hin, long time-Or so it seemed-to get
McCollom found that Capt Herbert of Dayton must
have been through forward hole in the seage
But had been thrown with much greater force than
Decker and had died either Of shock concussion
There a mark his body.
TT SEEMED long long time before McCoom worked his
way through the jungle and the wreckage the
plane had made of it.
Fire was spreading and getting and more nerv-
Gus. | finally called:
LIT McColom have get out of here. We're going
10 be surrounded by fire If we don't!
all right" McCollom called back in his easy, un-
excited waya way that to be tremendous blessing to
all of
But when he back McCollom picked Eleanor and
started o her 20 safer place.
had already started off through The jungle toward little
ledge | had spotted.
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Let Them Help, Too

The United States food program is all but
demoralized Through sheer incompetence ano
OVERLAPPING authority it has deteriorated so
greatly that no family table offers dietary re-
ouirements essential to good health. Because
meat is unavailable regularly, housewives are
substituting milk and eggs, with their consunap-
ton becoming so heavy they may be as scarce
as meat before the summer passes.
And because dairy herds in great numbers
were sold to butchers in the early days OF the
war when dairymen could no longer meet labor
and feed bis, the milk supply has been dimin-
ishing steadily. The same situation Is OBJ
servable in chicken yards Farmers have been
selling laying hens because feed is scarce and
costly, with an accompanying shrinkage in the
egg supply.
It is not possible to charge all this to the war.
Mismanageme at the top Of the bureaus ad-
ministering the food program cannot escape the
largest share of the blame
If the armed forces had been dependent solely
on domestic production the American family
table would probably now be bare. Fortunately
OUR Allies in the Pacific have contributed OF
the products to the feeding of our men in the
Far East Australia, New Zealand and India
came across with three billion pounds OF food
through 1914 and additional thousands OF tons
thus far this year in reverse lend-lease ar
rangement. Because of this Americans still
find ham hooks, pig nuckles, sausage at butcher
shops and about once week bit OF beef or
mutton.
The tact that these countries have been able
to provide this food in the actual war emer'
gency suggests that they can do as well, or
possibly better, when the war is ended for the
relief of starving populations. This would re
lieve the United States Of the chief burden
which it seems to be generally assumd this
country will shoulder
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Cheaper Autos

Postwar styles in automobiles may in some
cases involve higher prices than prevailed be-
fore the conflict But at least two manU-
featuring firms are to turn out autos which will
cost less and can be operated more cheaply
than in the good old days"
While it is not customary to name cars or
manufacturers the present information would
be valueless without them. Thus we pass on the
word that General Motors has promised car
chat will be lighter and cheaper than the Chew
rolet and that Ford will produce car costing
Is to 20 per cent less than the old one.
With this announcement by two leading auto
mobile manufacturers it is inevitable that COM
petitors will match their product which means
that in the price range Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A erage Citizen will be less expensive when
large scale production is resumed.
And that's something to look forward to.
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Hope For Business

No better news has come out OF Washington
il. many long day than the announcement Of
the War Production Boards chairman, ]. A.
Krug, that government management of recon
rsion is to be subordinated to business man.
agement We must get rid of regulations and
production limitations. he told the board, as
quickly as possible and by doing auto
matically lift the ceiling on initiative, magma
ton and resourcefulness.'
If Washington attempted to see that all bust
nesse. lot their exact share of relaxed man.
power md materials he continued, eve would
be lost in myriad of rules and regulations
We would get in the way OF reconverslon,
rather .han speed it."
During the war period business as well as
Washington has been "lost IN myriad OF
rules and regulations" with result that the
simplest transactions have been hamstrung
This has been the case in matters with no con-
nection with the war program. 1t was essential,
of course, that every effort in industry and
business be made to further national security
and success in combat But there was no ex-
cuse for the Gripping barriers that government
raised in the ordinary conduct OF strictly do
restic transactions These barriers were the
product of bureaucratic despotism which inn
periled private initiative, imagination and re-
sourcefulness.
Now that Mr.. Krug orders the ceiling on
these prime attributes of progress lifted, it is
possible to foresee speeding up OF reconver-
sion by citizenship aroused to assume re
sponsibilities long denied.
If Mr.. Krrg carries out the program he has
declared essential for progress, the criticism
which has been prevalent since the war start
ed, and which has blanketed initiative, will be
replaced by productive endeavor.
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Crisis In Near East

The crisis in Syria and Lebanon is the more
serious because it reveals Frances unwilling
ness to abide by the principle of self determine
tior for which, as much as anything else, this
war has been won in Europe.
French action in the near East parallels
Yoyoslav action in northern Italy. Both are
ii violation of the tacit understanding that
peoples everywhere should decide for them
selves the type of government Under which they
would live
1t is not at all clear that Allied intervention
would be helpful. The presence of British forces
in Greece after that country was liberated and
opposing factions resorted to fighting did not do
much good
If intervention must come it should be EN-.
p4oyed in Paris not in Lebanon and Syria
Icy are but symptoms of disturbance not the
cause. And any doctor will tell you that treating
symptoms and ignoring the cause cannot effect
a cure.
If the trouble which is assuming omnous pro-
portions in the near East is to be settled salts.
factorily France must be convinced that the
remedy can be prescribed only at the peace
table, not by French troops on the ground or the
Smelling of towns by French warships
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trying to find holes in the price
control structure.
Bowles, a broad-shouldered, quiet
spoken business man, has shown
the most miraculous patience.
honestly don't see how he doe:
it. all the complaints, big and little
come down on him, and he tries
to meet them reasonably and fair
ly.
Senators and Representatives
have talked to, recently, almost al
express admiration for him. Ever
when reports come from bach
home in which injustice has plain
ly been done, they give Bowles the
benefit of the doubt, realizing VIVA
an impossible burden he is carry
ing.
The first shot in the new vendetta
against OPA was fired by the Sen
ate Agriculture committee in its re
port condemning OPA for failure
to cooperate" in measures which
might have prevented the inca
crisis The chairman of the
agriculture committee, S MAJ tot
Elmer Thomas, has always carried
the torch for the farm bloc, goins
out Of his way to offer favors thai
were not even sought. Now, ap
parently, he is doing the same
thing for the packers.
Undoubtedly, some packers were
caught between the livestock cell
ing, on the one hand, and price
control on the other. Bowles
moved quickly to relieve this
situation. But at the same time
he made it clear that OPA coulc
not guarantee a profit on all lines
at all times. That, he pointed out
was condition that never existed
whether with or without controls
Certain recommendations of the
Senate committee are valid. OPA
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Editorial Comment
By WEsTBROOK PEGLER
LOST AND FOUND

When the American engineers arrived III
village near Remagen, where the Rhine
first was crossed, they found pleasant little
inn on the banks of the river. One engineer
then discovered an old picture postcard of the
inn. The card showed a swimming pool near
by. The engineer, however, could find no
swimming pool He measured the dis
tances and found a seeded lawn where the
pool should have BEEN Then he ordered his
men to dig there. and they unearthed the
pool-stacked with 1000 cases OF French
brandy and champagne, enough to quench
the engineers thirst for weeks.-From Leon
ard Lyons broadway Gazette" in the Wash
ington Post.
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Doenitz Had Costly Tastes

Grand Admiral Doenitz had his share Of the
naegalon1ania that characterized Nazi leaders
from Hitler down. He was convinced that not
Withstanding his crimes on the high seas, for
every cruelty practiced by submarine crews
was ordered by him, he would administer the
government Of the Reich during the period
of occupation. This is proved by document
found in his quarters after his arrest in which
he gave General Eisenhower his ideas for the
government of Germany and discussed food
and transportation problems.
Lie Hitler he had dandified and expensive
tastes British officers who went through his
effects when General Eisenhower ordered his
arrest found eight trunks filled with costly
clothing, leather goods medical gadgets, satin
pillows encased in linen covers, and shoes
galore.
Quoting an Associated Press dispatch from
Flensburg, his office, and from which he de-
parted with only a simple shaving set, con-
tanned hundreds Of his photographs, all auto
graphed. which he probably intended to dis.
tribute among the German people, II he was
not a Longtime Nazi, as had been claimed 70,
him, he obviously was converted in the
eleventh hour, for in cupboard were found
many copies Of novel by Hans Zaehren ex
tolling all that Nazisrn stands for, and othel
volumes by Nazi writer's on such subjects al
Blood and Money Among Jews New Ed
ucation," Faith in Germany" and Command
OF Conscience" Works on naval strategy ant
Nietzsche's philosophy were in the collection
AS yet no hidden treasure, such as I-immle
had secreted Under the flooring Of his shsc
has been discovered. but 1t still may ben
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By W. G. RoGE1x
KEEP YOUR HEAD D'f". a
walter Bernstein Viking y. u,

Blessed with enviably snap ,b
and eyes, Sgt. Bernste:n' ' 81.
CORRESPONDENT covers the e., W. +,
from a camp in Georgia l It,i,,
freighter, from Sicilian anu o. .l
ttiefields and from Yugo sides
I read most of these a !, HI
when they first appeared l.n ~ /.
New Yorker, and they re rep. ss
second reading. They nav NON
advantage Of being wrl''e FL y VI
the enlisted mans pom, VI pra
They comprise not the Dig :. ladies
but the little things; WhaE s, ttu
eat, what they say, the song. d
sing, how they act Waen -
enters their mans LIE. ,,,.o-s
but as as an an occupation for . has' B.
World War II is seen ffs ,o,rsos
seat of a jeep, out Of . ly b.
across a bowl OF soup, tnron I. M
rain, from under a pas ss,s
gouges the infantrymal1 pe nil
Bernstein shows the Ya. an., vi
ing the best of it: ne s NV .r
they're hard to beat nc
to beat, too.
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The Literary GuidepoSt
BY SAM OCHILTREE
RELIGIONS OF MANKIND" by
Otto Karrer (Sheed 4 Ward;


Otto Karrer (Sheed 4 Ward;
2.75).
Students of mans faith in all its
varying forms will find a rich
mine of rare facts in this book.
The author, formerly a profes
sor in the Jesuit college at Field.
kirch, Austria, has written mum.
Der of works with a profound
theological background.
In the present book he points
out that the worship OF an invisi.
Bile being goes back to the pre.
dawn OF history and has been the
belief of many peoples.
From this DR.. Karrer builds his
thesis that we have much to learn
from all religions. To become &C.
qualnted with Indian mysticism is
to gain knowledge from it, ne saws
A man may remain a Christian
and assimilate whatever province
ne Wiu-the Chinese devotion to
the family; Greek humanism: the
subjective life of India and Roman
legality.
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WASHINGTON CALLING
by
MARQUIS CH1LDS

| Observation-Disclosures is pre-
pairing to ride herd on the Office O
Price Administration. They art
getting ready to play cowboy ane
Indians with the idea of shooting
OPA as full of holes as sieve
When they finish this game, they
will renew OPA with a hypocritica
blessing for price control But tn;
act, which expires on June 80, will
have been so riddled that to al
intents and purposes it will be use
less.
Now, OPA does have some stou
friends on Capitol Hill who hav4
fought for price control in the pas
and will fight for it again. Thi
time, however, they realize tina
they will have a harder struggle
than ever before. The end of tn,
war in Europe has encouraged
some people to believe that you car
take the lid off the economic pc
and take a chance on having i
boil over.
One factor that is disturbing
friends of OPA in Congress is tn.
weakness of OPA enforcement il
certain areas. They point especially
to Ohio and New York.
OPA's own enforcement staff i.
of course, very limited. They have
scarcely one man to each of the
5000 counties in the United States
Realizing this, OPA Administrator
Chester Bowles has put all posi-
BILE emphasis on cooperation anc
publicity to keep potential violator:
in line.
A year ago Bowles tried very
hard to enlist the help OF the FEEDER
al Bureau of Investigation. He fail
ed, and the reasons why are in
teresting. First, the FBI SAID, ane
with some reason, that their back
log. of cases directly connected
with the war was SO great thai
they could not take on anythins
more. They then said that they
would not consider 1t unless theJ
coule nave charge Of all OPA en-.
forcement.
Turning to the Treasury, Bowles
succeeded in getting excellent CO.
operation from Treasury law en-
forcement agencies. They do not
however, have the same scope as
the FBI, which was enormously ex.
banded during the war Further.
more, at one point the FB1 stepped
in the way to prevent the Treasury
from taking all the steps requested
by OPA. Between treasury enforce
ment agencies and the FBI, an an.
cient jealousy exists.
This has riled some members Of
Congress who believe that, with aid
from the FBI, a great many cash.
over-the-counter, black market op-
orators in meat can be apprehend-
ed. They are considering an a.
mendment to the OPA act which
would call on the FBI to give a
helping hand.
It illustrates tn e difficulties
Bowles has had in the year and a
half that he has been price admin
strator. Everyone agrees, theoreti.
cally, that price control is neces-
sary. But millions of American
spend great deal Of their time
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We stopped to look at water
point being installed beside a
shallow stream. Water would be
pumped from the stream into a
canvas tank and chlorinated. We
passed a field kitchen. Soon men
in the forward lines, now eating
cold C rations, would get hot fooo
again.
Finally we got back to the re-
gimenta] command post and had
lunch and the Colonel told about
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Lee Miller Covers The Pacific

stumbling onto Jap recently and
killing him with a pistol. And pre-
sently we drove back to Manila.
Well, it wasn't much of a war
that day, but ! find you don't have
to be under fire to get WORKOUT
from monday climbing in the
Philippine sun.
When we. got home I found a
double handful of mail though, and
nv fatigue vanished.