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that men in this classification would be placed in category IV units soon. Meanwhile, Sixth Port officials said that they expected redeployment movement through the Marseille port would be finished before the end of January. Before the Calas Staging Area and the Marseille POE closes, it is planned to ship some 7,600 DBS 55 to 59 pointers as well as the remaining members of the 100th Infantry and the 2nd Armored divisions. Port officials said that present plans indicate that about 25 liberty and victory ships will be available between January 15 and 28 and that they would be sufficient
January 15 and 28 and that they would be sufficient to take care of the DBS 55 to 59 pointers and the two divisions now at Calas. ‘Goodbye, France?’ GI’s Continue Demob Protests; Probe Set Soldier demonstrations, agitation, and protests against the demobilization delay proposals, revealed in Army announcements last week, continued throughout the world over the weekend, despite efforts by military leaders to reassure the men. The United Press reported from Washington that Gen. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, and Secretary of War Kenneth Royal, had been summoned to appear "at their earliest convenience before a special committee subcommittee to
"at their earliest convenience before a special committee subcommittee to conduct a public investigation of the demobilization controversy. From the wires of the press associations came these following sketches of the situation in commands all over the world: LONDON — Some 400 GI’s marched Friday from Marble Arch to Buckingham Sq. HQs. Italian War Veterans Strike in Naples ROME, Jan 12 (AP) — Public gatherings of more than five persons were banned in Naples today as orders continued in cities all over Italy. The Naples ban was a result of an incident Thursday in which about 4,000 unemployed war veterans,
an incident Thursday in which about 4,000 unemployed war veterans, including returned prisoners of war, stoned the mayor in an assault on the city hall, and were fired on by police. Twelve persons were injured. Naples dispatches to the Rome press today put the damage at 12,000,000 lire and said many shops were smashed. Demonstrations were also reported from Palermo, Catanzaro, Ascoli, Este, Matera, Bari, Circognola, and Melicucco, mostly demanding "bread and work." Reports said a group of persons attacked a Carabinieri barracks on the outskirts of Palermo and, firing, forced out five Carabinieri whom they carried away in lorries.
forced out five Carabinieri whom they carried away in lorries. A battle between police and returned war veterans at Catanzaro resulted in the arrest of 40 persons. One was wounded. A Padua dispatch in Rome’s Il Momento said a mob of women demonstrated before the city hall at Este while the city council discussed the flour paste problem. The women invaded the hall, the paper said, and then burned Stages of ration cards in the public square before invading food shops. DELTA BASE SECTION’S THEME since V-E Day has been "Goodbye, France-Goodbye, ETO." Between V-E and V-J Days service troops
"Goodbye, France-Goodbye, ETO." Between V-E and V-J Days service troops were shipped to the Pacific through DBS’s three staging areas. After V-E the mission changed to that of sending men to the USA, a job which it plans to terminate by the end of January. Above, shipyards in Marseille welcomed those leaving for the USA with the French ran the "Goodbye, France" farewell exhibit for homeward-bound American troops. TSFET Frowns on "Traveling Light" A crackdown which orders all homeward-bound military personnel held for further investigation if they have individual clothing shortages which appear to be the result of "willing sale
shortages which appear to be the result of "willing sale or negligence," has been ordered in Delta Base. Based on Circular 239 of TSFET, the order in Marseille points out that instances have been noted where U.S. Army personnel have departed from home station with complete clothing and equipment, but arrived in reinforcement depots, assembly, and staging areas with a shortage of prescribed minimum essentials. Steel Strike Imminent WASHINGTON, Jan 12 — Labor leaders tonight pleaded against a premature walkout in the steel industry. However, reports from steel sections of Pennsylvania indicate that workers have already struck. Phone Strike Continues
Pennsylvania indicate that workers have already struck. Phone Strike Continues NEW YORK, Jan 12 -Only emergency calls were permitted to go through tonight as the nation’s telephone strike continued. With the exception of automatic dial phones, the strike has tied up virtually all telephone service in 44 States. ARC Supplies Milk to French School Children Due to severe shortages of milk in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department, the American Red Cross will distribute a cup of milk daily to more than 50,000 French school children in the Marseille, Arles, and Gardanne Mining districts during January, February, and March, according to Mrs. Elizabeth
districts during January, February, and March, according to Mrs. Elizabeth Beeson of the Civilian War Relief Section of the ARC. Powdered milk will be given to children between the ages of 6 and 14. A French committee consisting of representatives of the Public Health Department, the Entente Française, and the French Red Cross will handle the actual distribution. Similar organizations throughout Southern France will distribute milk in cities wherever the need is critical. WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (UP)— The War Department claimed yesterday that Lt Gen Robert C. Richardson, Commanding General of U.S. forces in the Middle Pacific, did not ban
of U.S. forces in the Middle Pacific, did not ban criticism of Army policies or methods in the Mid Pacific edition of the Stars and Stripes, in Honolulu as enlisted personnel on the newspaper charged. But warned the editor and the staff that the Articles of War prohibited disrespect to the Army authorities. The War Department said Richardson warned the newspaper after it had referred to Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson as "Public Enemy No. One," following the disclosure that Patterson expressed "complete surprise" when informed discharge point scores stopped accumulating after Sept. 2, 1945. (An International News Service
stopped accumulating after Sept. 2, 1945. (An International News Service dispatch from Manila Monday reported that 12,000 soldiers who demonstrated there against a slowdown in demobilization had branded Patterson as their "Public Enemy No. One." No mention was made in the INS report of any such reference to the Secretary by the Stars and Stripes.) Denying any censorship had been imposed on the newspaper, the Department described the circumstances attending Richardson's visit that 32,188 wives, 32,496 children, and 4,992 other dependents would make effective as follows: the trip, 4,560 finances, 32,496 children, and 4,992 other dependents. 77,232 Dependents Plan To
32,496 children, and 4,992 other dependents. 77,232 Dependents Plan To Join Men in Europe FRANKFURT, Jan 12. (AP)—Army authorities announced on the basis of a survey today that 77,232 dependents are expected to join American officers and men in Europe. Two hundred out of every thousand officers hope to bring their wives or finances but the ratio is lower for enlisted men, with only 132 out of a thousand having similar plans. Reminded They’re in the Army Gen Richardson, following publication of articles in the Stars and Stripes, including one which termed the Secretary of War "Public Enemy No. One,"
which termed the Secretary of War "Public Enemy No. One," issued a directive to the editor and staff (Continued on Page 8) of Brig Gen Claude M. Thiele, London Area Commander, in the United Kingdom, first organized demonstration against the redeployment slowdown. Notices posted in mess halls and other clubs had informed soldiers of the demonstration. Some arrived in taxis, when Thiele did not appear, and officers said he was not in London. After impromptu speeches by GIs, the men shouted their grievances to officers who appeared at the entrance and in the windows. HONOLULU — The infernal News Service
and in the windows. HONOLULU — The infernal News Service reported that Marines in the area were forbidden to stage further protest meetings on demobilization today or any other time by Lt Gen Roy S. Berger, Pacific Marine Commander. The first indication of official disapproval of the protests planned by leathernecks came last night when steel-helmeted guards, armed with bayonets and hand grenades, were posted at Camp Catlin to prevent the previously approved meeting. An estimated 4,000 Marines had been expected to attend. KOREA —A thousand soldiers (Continued on Page 8) More Than 44 Points Does Not Bar Reassignment to
8) More Than 44 Points Does Not Bar Reassignment to Germany from DBS The idea held by many Delta Base troops that they are not subject to be returned to the Army of Occupation in Germany if they have more than 44 points, is apparently a misapprehension, the Delta Stage learned yesterday. The fact is that any soldier with a discharge score lower than the score at which troops are currently being redeployed to the States, may be assigned to the occupation zone to await his turn to go home, a captain in the DBS Inspector General’s Office hastily explained.
a captain in the DBS Inspector General’s Office hastily explained. Thus, DBS men with up through 54 points are subject to occupational duties and are actually being ordered to Germany at present. Asked if there was not a War Department directive which provided that, so far as possible, troops being sent to the occupation zones be selected from among those with fewer than 45 points, the IG captain said there was. He said, however, that the directive was "open to interpretation," and that there was no time to decide whether the directive was being abided by "so far as possible"
the directive was being abided by "so far as possible" in "That's up to section chiefs to decide in cutting their personnel," the captain said. "If you don’t have enough points to be sent home and be discharged it’s legal for them to send you anywhere they want to, to do any job they want you to do—45 points or more not withstanding," Asked if it was legal for men with above 44 points to be sent to the occupation zone while men with fewer points remained in the closeout forces, the captain said it definitely was. "It all depends
forces, the captain said it definitely was. "It all depends on what they need in Germany," he said. "Maybe they need one man with more than 44 points because of his particular ability, while they wouldn’t need another man being kept here with less than 44 points. " The DBS Adjutant General’s office emphasized that sending men with more than 44 points to Germany should not delay their redeployment when they became eligible for discharge by the lowering of the discharge point score. "So long as you’re in the Army and there’s a job to do, they can use you
and there’s a job to do, they can use you wherever they want, and 45 points or more doesn’t make any difference," the IG captain concluded. The question of eligibility of men with more than 44 points for the Army of Occupation was brought into focus as DBS proceeded with sharp cuts in personnel strength. A directive last Fall which generally defined men with less than 45 points as occupational troops and those with 45 through 54 points as closeout forces resulted in the misapprehension Delta Base GIs have been laboring under. The Stage’s inquiry into the matter grew from
laboring under. The Stage’s inquiry into the matter grew from first-hand knowledge of two men with 54 and 53 points being placed on orders to Germany last week, despite the fact that men with as low as 55 points, are being sent to Category IV outfits this week for shipment home. Re-enlist UARN Today (SECURITY) THE ARMY NEEDS You! DON'T BE A FOOL. GO TO SCHOOL in PARIS keep at your post. CASUALTY SIMULATION WALKED OFF THE TRANSPORT IN 1919, TO MYSELF HAVE NEVER LOST. PLEASANT IN THE SPECTACLE. Closet Charlie by Suter — clip here and save — The
Charlie by Suter — clip here and save — The Delta Stage Entertainment Schedule for the week of Jan 13-19. No Chicken, Inspector MARSEILLE CAPITOLE Sun-Mon-Tues, Anchors Aweigh; Wed-Thurs, State Fair; Fri-Sat, She Went to the Races. ALCAZAR Sun-Mon, Col. Effingham's Raid, Tues-Wed, Dangerous Partners; Thurs-Fri, Sing Your Way Home; Sat, Mildred Pierce. PRADO Mon-Tues, You Came Along; Wed-Thurs, And Then There Were None; Fri-Sat, Man Alive. ROYAL Mon, Dangerous Partners; Tues, Col. Effingham's Raid; Wed, Sing Your Way Home. CASINO Mate Call by Milton Caniff, creator of 'Terry and the Pirates" EDEN (MARIGNANE) Mon, Sunbonnet Sue; Tues, Sing Your
the Pirates" EDEN (MARIGNANE) Mon, Sunbonnet Sue; Tues, Sing Your Way Home; Wed-Thurs, That Night With You. MIRA (MIRAMAS) Sun-Mon-Tues, And Then There Were None; Wed-Thurs, Ramble on Parade; Fri-Sat, Shady Lady. COLOSSEUM (ISTRES) Mon-Tues, She Went to the Races; Wed-Thurs, Dotty Sisters; Fri-Sat, Confidential Agent. BIG TOP (MIRAMAS) Sun-Mon-Tues, That Night With You; Wed-Thu, Shady Lady; Fri-Sat, You Came Along. CASINO (ISTRES) Sun Mon Tues, Paris Underground; Wed-Thurs, Col. Effingham's Raid; Fri-Sat, Radio Stars on Parade. 837 ENG (ISTRES) Sun-Mon-Tues, Strange Affairs of Uncle Harry; Wed-Thurs, Paris Underground; Fri-Sat, Dangerous Partners. "Your activities here are a military necessity, men."
Dangerous Partners. "Your activities here are a military necessity, men." SAFETY VALVEThe Readers Write: Tec/5 Asks 'Just What Is This Military Necessity?' Dear Safety Valve; So redeployment by points is over and the homeward shipment of additional men will be based on "military necessity." Just what is this "military necessity"? Are 10-day Riviera furloughs and ski schools at Alpe d'Huez and 7-day passes to Paris and 8-week courses at Biarritz a "military necessity"? Are three-day Christmas and New Year holidays for everybody and two-hour workdays for countless Joes in every type of job throughout the ETO and schools in Switzerland
type of job throughout the ETO and schools in Switzerland or the UK a matter of "military necessity"? How about the practice of permitting "paper transfers" out of outfits that have been ordered to cut down, with the same men remaining on the same jobs, but on a part-time basis from their new outfit? Does that come within the meaning of "military necessity"? According to the War Department, some 360,000 men must remain in the ETO as the "cleanup" force, to take care of the work entailed in "closing out" installations that have completed their missions. If there is work
installations that have completed their missions. If there is work to be done, why doesn’t someone get started on it? Has the Army become nothing more than a means of extending the WPA internationally? The pay and the methods are about the same. The chief differences are that the "workers" can't resign and are forced to perform their work thousands of miles from their families, somewhat like the Nazi slave laborers we came over here to liberate. Granted that there is work to do over here, how about getting started on it? Plenty of men would cheerfully work an eight-hour
on it? Plenty of men would cheerfully work an eight-hour day seven days a week, passing up all these elaborate furlough and school deals, if the whole task was planned and managed on an efficient, honest, practical basis that would enable them to go home in a matter of weeks rather than months. —T/5 W. F. M., Marseille Dear Safety Valve; I think that General McNarney’s statement last week on redeployment is one of the best statements to come from the Army since the war ended. The Army has finally and definitely committed itself. According to the General’s statement, there
and definitely committed itself. According to the General’s statement, there are 616,000 men left in the ETO. He said 50,000 men per month would leave for the States. He added that about 25,000 more probably would leave each month as replacements arrive to take over their jobs. That means that by July 1st, 450,000 of the men here now will be home. Only 166,000 will be left. To men who have any time in the Army at all, this statement guarantees their return home by July.—A T/5. Cannes Casino Returns to French CANNES—The luxurious Palm Beach Casino Club where more
to French CANNES—The luxurious Palm Beach Casino Club where more than 18,000 officers and guests reveled in a million-dollar atmosphere during their stay at the Officers’ Club has been returned to French authorities last week. The strawberry-pink building which boasts the largest bar and gambling hall in France included among its guests the Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, and Lee, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The club, which had been used by the Army since August, will be opened to its civilian clientele next summer. Latest Ski Layout Serves 90 Rest Centers Weekly NICE—Two hours by bus from here, officers
Rest Centers Weekly NICE—Two hours by bus from here, officers and enlisted men are spending two days of their Riviera vacations skiing in the French Maritime Alps. Three times each week, 15 EM from the Air Force, five from Ground Forces and five officers each from these two branches of service are taken, free of charge, to the Hôtel du Collet d’Auron, 97 kilometers from Nice. Scene of the 1938 French International ski tournament, the Auron resort allocates 64 rooms to Army personnel. Besides skiing, there is nightly dancing in the hotel ballroom to music furnished by a GI band.
the hotel ballroom to music furnished by a GI band. GLENN MILLER Mon-Tues, I Love a Bandleader; Wed-Thurs-Fri, Story of GI Joe; Sat, Paris Underground. BEER GARDEN Mon-Tues, Radio Stars on Parade; Wed-Thurs-Fri, Strange Affairs of Uncle Harry; Sat, Two O'Clock Courage. MAY GET IN, Sun, Daily Sisters; Mon-Tues-Wed, Confidential Agent; Thurs-Fri-Sat, Information not available, Consult Calais daily bulletin for program. NICE AND CANNES FORUM (NICE) Sun Mon Tues, Love Letters; Wed-Thurs, Man Alive; Fri-Sat, Love, Honor and Goodbye. OLYMPIA (CANNES) Sun-Mon, Man Alive; Tues-Wed, Love, Honor and Goodbye; Thurs-Fri-Sat, Anchors Aweigh. NON-ENGLISH ENTERTAINMENT MARSEILLE OPERA Sun afternoon, La Vie
Anchors Aweigh. NON-ENGLISH ENTERTAINMENT MARSEILLE OPERA Sun afternoon, La Vie de Bohème; Sun evening, Manon; Wed evening, A classical concert with Paul Paray conducting Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade Suite. CINEMA (ENGLISH SPEAKING) Sun-Mon-Tues, Eternally Yours, Star Theater, Rue de la Darse, off Rue St. Ferreol. COMITE FRANCE-AMERIQUE Arrangements for soldiers to meet Frenchmen. With similar interests, applications procured at I & E Information Center, 50 Caneo St., ART MUSEUM Cantini's, located at 13 Rue Gris, is open 1000-1200, 1500-1700 every day except Mon and Fri. BASKETBALL 3 courts available to units upon reservation at DBS Spécial Service office.
available to units upon reservation at DBS Spécial Service office. Open every day from 0800-1130, 1300-1700, 1900-2100. Shoes and balls are furnished. TENNIS Courts available at Marseille Stadium upon reservation at DBS Spécial Service office. Open Mon, Thur, Sat. 0700-1200, Tue, Wed, Fri. 1400-1800. HORSE RACING Sun. starting at 1400 hours at Pont de Vivaux. GOLF Every day at DBS Golf Course, on road to Aix. Nine holes, open from 0730-1700 hours. ROLLER SKATING Every day at rink located at Parc Bouley on the Prado, near the Corniche. Also bicycles for rent. HORSEBACK RIDING Every day at Aix—”Le Gourd de
for rent. HORSEBACK RIDING Every day at Aix—”Le Gourd de Martigues.” (Phone M. Noël in advance—Aix 12-82). —CLIP HERE—AND SAVE—CLIP HERE—AND HAVE A VACATION— Printed weekly at Le Petit Marseillais Building, 38 Rue Sainte, Marseille for the US Armed Forces in the Delta Base Section at Marseille, Nice, Cannes, and Calais under the auspices of the Spécial Service and Information and Education Sections. DBS Mailing address: Headquarters, DBS, Spécial Service Section, APO 772, US Army. Editorial and circulation offices: Le Petit Marseillais Building, 38 Rue Sainte, Marseille. Telephone D-0818 or D-2304. Editor Pfc Maurice McQuillen. Copy Chief T Bill Moran.
D-2304. Editor Pfc Maurice McQuillen. Copy Chief T Bill Moran. Wire Editor Pfc Ed Mitchell. Art Pfc Lyle Suter, Pfc Don Sheppard. Features S/Sgt Al Rosen, T/5 John Devaney, Pfc Harvey B. Goldstein. Technical Chief Pfc Bob Bailey. Make-up Linotype T/5 Sidney Bernstein. Ludlow. Linotype Pfc Irving Friedman. What Every Veteran Should Know About Life in a Glen Plaid Suit From Camp Newspaper Service. When Joe Dough walked off the reservation at the separation center at Camp Crook, Nebraska, he had an honorable discharge in his hand, a discharge emblem sewn on the outside of his blouse. $50 bucks in
sewn on the outside of his blouse. $50 bucks in cash in his pocket and a check for $225 (including back pay, muster out pay, and soldier savings) in his wallet. He was out of the Army. The world was his oyster. He felt good. What Joe didn't dig until he was half way home was the fact that although he was out of the Army, he remained knee-deep in chicken. He discovered he couldn't shake off military life as soon as he had hoped. In the first place, Joe found he must report within 10 days of his discharge
found he must report within 10 days of his discharge to his selective service board. Here he received a new draft classification as well as advice and assistance on employment opportunities in his neighborhood. Next, Joe learned to his woe that he was over his head in paperwork. In applying for veteran benefits, he discovered, he had to have handy his serial number, discharge papers, pension "O" number, draft classification, GI Insurance policies, social security card, birth certificate, and marriage certificate. Without these, he's lost. Finally, Joe discovered that there's a lot about the Army and the aid it gives
a lot about the Army and the aid it gives veterans that he had never heard about. For instance: Muster-Out Pay. If a vet leaves the armed services with an honorable discharge, he will be handed $100 muster-out pay. He receives an additional $100 a month later if he had been in the service over 60 days. Vets who have served overseas or in Alaska receive a third $100 the following month. All servicemen are entitled to 5 cents a mile for transportation from the place of discharge to the place of their enlistment, and to save enlisted men from
place of their enlistment, and to save enlisted men from embarrassment, they're given uniforms, socks, shoes, and underclothes to wear home. A service emblem completes the dischargee's outfit. Insurance. Former servicemen who want to keep their National Service Life Insurance policies should check through their discharge papers to find out when the next premium is due, and before that date send a check or money order to Collections Sub-division, Veterans Administration, Washington, DC, and make it payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Vets wishing to reduce the amount of their insurance should write the VA to that effect.
of their insurance should write the VA to that effect. However, the amount of insurance must be a multiple of $500, and the minimum is $1000. Since National Service Life Insurance is presently limited to an 8-year term, a policyholder may want to convert before that period expires to government ordinary life, 20-payment Life, or 30-payment life. This can be done by filling out VA Form 1535. The new policy will have a cash value after a year and vets may borrow on it if necessary, but conversion will sharply increase premium costs. All persons who arranged to postpone payments
increase premium costs. All persons who arranged to postpone payments on private insurance when they entered the service must bring their payments up-to-date within 2 years after discharge. If they wish to continue the insurance, if in a position to do so, ex-servicemen may want to keep both NSLI and private insurance. Education. Want to make a few post-war improvements on your mental faculties? One of the best features in the GI Bill of Rights is its educational provisions; vets who have been in active duty for 90 days or more, regardless of their age at time of enlistment, are