Evening star., 1951-12-23
By lsobeIIe Shelton

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Vice President and Mrs. Alben
Barkley home from Korea landed
in Washington last week, the
planes navigator stepped up to
pretty Jane Barkley, unpinned his
Air Force wings and fastened them
Ito her suit lapel.
Mrs. Barkley," he said, "you
certainly have earned these, and
I'm proud to have you wear them.
The Vice Presidents wife
whose aversion to flying is we'll
known. says it is "one of the incest
presents I ever got. I'm so proud
OF them I practically wear them
to bed at night.
Il simply loathe flying" she
added. But I made up my mind
that If I wanted to go to Korea
I would have to fly. so I might
as well grit my teeth and not
make fuss. We flew $4,000 miles. -
Trip Exciting
The trip was a wonderfully
thrilling and satisfying expert
ence." she said. II had never done
anything even remotely resemb-
ling it. find myself wishing every
once in a while that I were back
in Korea. 1t really was such a
pleasure to be with those boys
and the fine men who are COM
manding them"
Most satisfying of all, she de-
clared. was to see the very high
morale of the troops. MY husband
and I have been saying it over and
over again until I guess it's getting
boring" she said. I'VE have heard
morale was good, but I didn't have
any idea it was that high. The
officers are so concerned about
their boys and so proud of them
And the men speak of their COM
manding officers with such affec-
! tion."
1t was a great comfort to see
the excellent care the wounded
receive, and the wonderful
healthy. hot food the men get
even in the front lines" she said
WAR is war. and pretty horrible
funder any circumstances. But i
There is anything that can be don,
to make our boys more comfortabl
lit is being done. :"
Menu listed
| She got out a copy of tn
; Thanksgiving Day menu she an
the Vice President shared wit
t Air Force men (the menu is O.
r its way into a fat scrapbook, al
: ready practically full of picture
: from the trip It read like this
: Celery; olives. sweet pickles and deviled esr
Roast turkey with II Dressins re.S SO'A''
il Cranberry Sauce
Mashed White and Sweet Potatoes
Hot Rolls Frozen Fruit Salad
Fruit Cake. Mince and Pumpkin Pie
t. Conee, Tea or MIX
e Hard Candies and Nuts
!. Every single boy able to sit u
4 ate exactly the same meal we did,
= she declared. "even in the fror
lines"
!, Mrs. Barkley said she was par
ticularly impressed by this, be
cause she had Just been readin
a book about the Civil War. whic
told how the fighting man sub
sisted mainly in what he brough
with him from home-generall
salt pork and hard biscuits, whicl
: in time became moldy.
Weather Bod
The Vice Presidents wife sal
, she was disappointed that she ha,
not been able to accompany he
husband to the front lines. "W
were supposed to go right up ther
the first day we arrived" she said
But the weather was cold ant
Isleety Gust like Washington thi
week. and all the planes wer,
grounded"
i She waited two days for tn.
weather to clear. but then hae
to return to Tokyo to keep severa
engagements. The day after sht
left, the skies cleared and he.
husband went to the front, to ca
his 74th birthday luncheon with
the troops and fire a shell at tn,
Ienemy.
Mrs. Barkley was indignant a
some published criticism of her
self and other official wives TO
accompanying their husbands O,