European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Cartoonist paints Rosy picture of Shangrila its no Sieve if you the former stars and stripes cartoonist and newsman forgetting his Middle souvenir please puss the Salt is out of but this time he Doest give a Damn How Many maps see returned to the states when s3 became the open sesame to divvy Steve went through the demobilization Mill and wrote to us about we feel that his letter merits publication not Only for its  but also for the optimistic Oit look it paints for All of us who Are dreaming of a Ishi Mccollar the troop ship was All troop ships Are tire was up to pull 1 dodged it old know nil idiotic guard posts every few we were an and mis Erable Bunch until a Day or so from he then everybody brightened some even put on clean shirts Daybreak the ship glided into the this was the big to the army had fixed the pier with lie stars and and u Welcome a i band played Hail gangs All but i found that t  speak and my eyes were filling with then Bev played Fence me to which seemed appropriate we filed off und efficient and piled is into a the army on this Side is tic thing you Ever saw a Short Rido took is of Patrick a staging area at fill was Patrick Henry was right italian pcs took our and we marched Wilh another band into an Assembly Ball fur a Wel come speech by a the Pepper his instructions with Little gags like an Patrick in Norv is a Beautiful All wooden huts amongst Pine smelling we stayed the rest of the Day they have a Welcome Home that consists of everything youve been dreaming including germans Are 1 drank i few Beers among the Pine and turned in breakfast was at and it we hoarded a train a a Mil and pulled out at see the train journey North was in Day we Iii made it a Little but we h1d a do mess on the rain and we ate All along the Way people re cognized our f Roop i rain and was while standing in Philadelphia station a Little girl hollered from Milliken ignores an officer the Street from South Philly a 01 replied were a girl at on being shown a Coin from Iran asked is that Over seas the poor railroader still at where de Vens Bruihl personnel got we were mobbed by kids who wanted our canteens to go you wont 7ieed pm they i retailed my canteen and boarded a bus for Forl where we found All was declines return bout we ate a then went to the reception Center for process at this Point rotation men were Home for 30 and Point men went through screen screening is my favorite of All processing a representing the service thumbed Over my service records and i guess we can release a dont want to stay do a a l said a it was Tough on anyone in the air i know a simple truck Driver with or was declared then we f rotted Over to the separation which is where if right away we turned in All our remaining retain Only one suit one suit one one pair of and if id been smart id have stocked up on if its Milos sulk repeat impossible to buy out so the next morning we had u real whole works blood it and those who had disabilities caused by malaria or other things pension claims at this almost All of the group i was with seemed to claim and finally the great moment a fore the physical we were individually interviewed by enlisted men to were invited to Tell these Joes and problems that on our this was Trio nearest thing o an interview by i psychiatrist if that spelled the hell Wilh the of thai afternoon we were free but restricted to we knew we were scheduled for release the so this afternoon was the worst sweating out period of 1 was quite t chewed 01 f pieces of Niv Blanket and spat them out on the next morning we had inc Dis charge Emblem on Al our pins shoulder overseas and Mer Man pcs were maiming the sew ing no one goofed fruit these formations finally walked through the door marked pm for separation enter Heri and received our discharge a Lapel and final As we boarded he bus to take us to another band try ing to get us to reenlist so that was we were out september 1945 stars and Africa Middle East Page 3 28 War heroes receive nations highest Honor president stands in the Center of part of the group of 28 War heroes after to had awarded them the coh medal of Honor in the impressive ceremonies which took place in the East room of the White each Man wears the ribbon and medal of Tho nations highest award about his one of the Ralph of is tenderly kissed by his miss Joan Fol lowing the presentations Acme photos Vij Day touch of strikes in Duthoit a wave of from a three year accumulation of Union spread through inc automobile Industry More ism employees a spokesman for cios United mine workers said that men me out in Briggs and Hudson Plant strikes Over pent up Grid we didst do anything about it because of he but now were to strike until our grievances Are considered and labor lenders opened it drive fur Gauis and joining government leaders in lauding labors War they asserted that the working Man must have Complete Protection during the critical re conversion period and better work ing conditions and Job Security Cio president Philip Murray warned of disastrous trends in reconversion planning and called on both political and Industrial leaders to reverse them before it is too purchasing Power slashed the Consumers purchasing Power is being cruelly slashed by loss of downgrading and reduced take Home the infamous incubus of the Little steel formula smothers collective bargaining and holds wage rates Esow wave motor City far Belowsky High living declared deploring the lamentable Lack of National planning for unemployed War workers and full employ he urged enactment of full employment and jobless pay broader social Security a guaranteed annual imme Diate wage a mini mum wage of f5 cents an hour and fair employ intent practices labor is expected to renew its demands for Basic wage increases following president Truman cancellation of is hour minimum workweek for War revoked which called for time and a half for the extra eight sharply reduces employees take Home the first official reconversion report has been made by Wii chairman Olio says that civilian Industry will be producing goods at Luj percent of the peacetime rate by and 187 percent by next Basing his report on Ati receiver from 42 leading Industrial Krug added that the same industries will be employing 93 percent As Many workers in de Cember As in the peace years of 1939 and As production sky he payrolls will in crease to 133 percent of the peace time totals by next new session of Congress faces huge postwar task first peace time session of Congress in four got underway lawmakers resumed from Short vacations to reassemble As a lie conversion co Gross in Sharp con Trast to the War congresses which have been in session since late although no actual legislative business will be ready for Bouse before next five pro must legislation by the the re turning of employment is the most pressing congressional committees have been grappling Wilh the so called full employment Hill for some time and Hope of work Mil i plan of cooperation Industry and agriculture to provide work for millions affected by inc of War How Long if will take to draw up this plan and its ultimate effectiveness Are unemployment pay unemployment the second must is now under consideration by Senate and House the administration is behind a plan to pay As much As 825 weekly for to weeks to workers unable to find jobs but ass reports that congressional in Terest in this plan is surplus property a Hill to substitute one administrator for the present Threeman Board in charge of disposing of War borne will a ready for the Holiday weekend takes 352 lives new York labor the nations peacetime Hal Ida since brought death to 352 accidental death foil jumped this year from 245 for the labor Day weekend 1m but was still considerably lower than the g2fi loll for automobile accidents accounted for much of Tho increase ovc7last years with at least 204 per Pons killed in traffic there were 58 drownings and 90 fatalities from miscellaneous Illinois led the nation with 3g 18 from automobile Acci five from drownings and 13 from miscellaneous the nations death was Well under that predicted by the National safety Council which had warned the nation to expect at least 300 Auto Defit Lis Imless motorists were particularly careful in handling their aging Auto mob House a fight is expected Over the extent of the tractors a fourth reconversion measure concerns the termination of War time controls and Many emergency acts which Are nearing i is believed that certain As rationing and will be kept on the statute the draft act will probably be permitted to run its natural course to next May the House expenditures com Mittee has begun hearings on a fifth proposal to reorganize Clive president Truman wants authority to abolish or merge Many agencies but commit tee sentiment reportedly favors limiting Tho presidents reorganization Power and exempting such agencies As the interstate com the general a counting office and Federal communications As Many congressmen want the draft Law stopped at a major fight is shaping vip Over these be Civo service House military affairs have agreed o it ride for but Michigan re pub says he will introduce in Bill to kill the the committee plans to approve a Bill which would encourage voluntary enlistments whereby he armed forces could obtain enough men to permit a reduction in the committee members Are definitely against extending the draft Law beyond next May ans reports no indications of a Bonus drive for but congressional leaders Are keeping their fingers crossed and several Bonus Bills Are known to lie Pend with congressional elections Only a year the Bonus ques Tion could Start a congressional owl will suspend operations 15 Washington the office of War information has been abolish effective by executive the in an accompany ing revealed that the state has been directed to prepare a foreign information pro Gram to be conducted on a continuing for the overseas work of its foreign personnel will he assigned to the the Domestic work of longer said Presl Deric