European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes april recruiting drive fails to provide sufficient men for armed forces oratory successful but inadequate by Clarke Beach Washington army recruiting drive has been an unprecedented to suit the it has not been successful even the most High priced Bally Hoo and the most tireless and determined oratory and Doorbell ringing cant get enough Volun Teers to bring our ground forces up to authorized the army has congressional authorization and funds for but it has been Able to get Only Secretary of the army Kenneth Royall told Congress that we cannot Hope to hold our present figure Over the months immediately the ground forces estimate they will lose men in the coming year through expiration of enlist services agree since they want not Only to keep up present strength but also to bring the army to a total of to fill what they set As the nations minimum Security they have proposed that selective service be restored on a Tempo Rary through that the army Hopes to induct men fore March with an expected voluntary enlist ments and the army figures it can reach by that these Are the manpower goals proposed by the defense chiefs the House armed serv ices committee has decided tentatively to boost the army Man Power to the air Forg and Navy up to have been Able to get by Volun tary All the men they had funds but they say they Are Dir Ely in need of additional manpower and that they doubt they could bring them in voluntarily on a larger scale than at the threat of selective proposed increased army forces March i 1948 present manpower needs of the army Are graphically illustrated by this Chart used for presentation by Omar chief of the House is now studying the needs of the army and has Given com Mittee approval to some of the recommended service has proved a Strong inducement for potential selectee to so the air Force and have asked for selective All three of the services Are As interested in enactment of uni Versal military training amt As in selective through they they can fill the vacancies in their Reserve com after six months of Basic amt men would have the option of joining one of the Reserve like the National As for the recruiting Royall has said the army has had a remarkable enlistment re All three of the departments have established an Al time rec Ord of voluntary enlistments in this or any other since selective service was abandoned in october the army and air Force have recruited men from civil in Addi Tion men have the army and air Force had officers and enlisted recruiting Secretary of de sense James Forrestal has told the Senate armed services com they also used civilian employees in the two services spent 730 on recruiting in the 12 months ending june they expect to spend in the current 12 the Navy is spending about this fiscal last year its recruiting Cost about these recruiting expenditures include a huge contract with a private publicity other costs have been pay and allowances and travel expenses of recruiting office opera Tion of motor vehicles and transportation of if selective service is heres How the departments pro pose to build up their regular forces by March 1949 from to from to Marine corps part of from to air from to total armed from to state May get million hid in Safe Deposit boxes new York in new York cites in Safe Deposit boxes under fictitious a million dollars lies and the Man knew the names that Are the keys to the Money carried to his grave two years the state tax which has hunted the Money for two revealed this Story today an unnamed Black who had made More than 000 in the textile converting bus became the target of tax he put the Money in Safe Deposit boxes under fake he memorized the names and told them to no not even to his then he died his heirs have tried to find the Money and but the state is not about getting the get much because Safe Deposit boxes Are opened if the rent is not paid for two and if the Money inside is not claimed Tor 15 worried it May it goes to the Arab Gold strike reported Athens the Athens weekly newspaper Ali Thenen has reported the discovery by Amer ican geologists of a Rich Gold mine near the paper said discovery remained secret until the american group concluded an with sting Ibn Saud of saudi is state University Albany York has taken its first definite step toward establishment of a state University system with Thomas Dewey approval Bills creating the framework for such a the new Laws create a Board of trustees to plan and administer a state of which pres ent stat operated schools and colleges would be a they also would cooperate with localities in the eventual establishment of two year Community colleges the to be appointed by the would not take Over actual supervision of exist ing state colleges until april officials said i would require Many years to Complete the full state University but a Start in that direction would be made this Cache draws Hunters covery of old Spanish valued at in along the Flats where the shrews Bury River empties into the at lactic Ocean set off a modern Gold Rush by land and by the treasure Hunt along the new Jersey at a spot where legend says pirates once burled their was touched off by the discovery of William cot a 75yearold who found the first Coin in the Sand along Raritan it was a yellow about the size of a half dated 1748 and inscribed with Spanish words after urging by his son Cottrell took the Coin to a jew Eler to have it the jeweler said it was solid Gold and was Worth approximately As a collectors Cottrell and hts son returned to the River and resumed their they found six More coins within five feet of the first the Highland police understood through this Little Community of inhabitants by after hundreds of persons carry ing pails and shovels were dig Ging in the the Highland police understood eight other coins had been found in addition to the seven found by the billion asked to conserve Chicago up the Izaak Walton league of America has requested that a annual appropriation be made available to the department of agriculture for conservation of the country soil and water re the Resolution was passed in the closing session of the leagues 26th annual convention Tom retiring president of the league arid editor of the Louisville directed Dicus Sion in which the figure was set As an adequate the group selected Denver As the site for its 1949 Walter of was elected other convention resolutions included 1urging Congress to deny appropriations for the construction of the mining City dam on Green River near mining As a to Mammoth Cave National 2 urging legislation to prevent aircraft from taking off or land ing in any primitive or Wilder Ness area or National Park of the except in oppose Range partitioning 3 opposing partitioning of the Maheur National wildlife Range near unless recommended by a competent tech an appropriation for investigating and remedying the depletion of North american migratory All insidious attempts to Ghin vested rights on Bur Public lands while depriving the Public of the services of government agencies Best Quali fied to supervise and manage the Public the reclamation serv ice to cancel the Solitude reclamation withdrawal of and preserve it forthe enjoy of the people in its natural the Lake is located in the big Horn National Forest in years april 1944 All the Hollandia airfields Are in Allied and All resistance has ceased in that area of dutch new april 1945 the German radio reports her Mann Goering has asked Hitler to be relieved of the Luftwaffe com Mand because of heart april 1946 Iceland denies a request to build air bases in that april 1947 Evelyn Walsh owner of the famous Hope Dia Dies the b bag address All letters to b bag Edi 7744th stars and stripes Apo include and address names Are deleted of due to space letters May be Cut for provided such editing does net alter the meaning of the seeks High altar could Yon or any of your readers give me the location of the following Church in Germany in German literature i read a novel called als die Kirche from a True Story of a famous German the Story goes that the Price the father exacted for his consent to their marriage was that the Man build an altar for the Church that was higher than the this he carving the altar out of pliable and after it was finished he beat it to fit into the can someone please give me location of this Church editors note replies May be sent to the b bag editor who will Forward them to where is diggers master in i found a dog which appears to belong to an Amer ican on his Collar if printed the following Digger Brodie 437 i would be very grateful if you could help me to find the owner of wants Racket stemmed tha disgraceful Racket of some people inspiring germans to steal radios and Heaters by indicating they would Purchase such equip ment for their american ears bought in Holland and Denmark which Are not so should be and your assistance in publishing this letter would be greatly appreciated by of including the who have had their Auto mobiles broken into and radios Heaters according to information from a reliable source in about three radios and Heaters Are stolen there american automobiles every and this is apparently going on All Over this shameful Racket could be stemmed if americans would cooperate by reporting to military All germans who have offered such equipment for and information is specific ally requested if the radio has been seen which was stolen from a new Ford in wies Baden last the radio is a Zenith and the numbers appearing on the Loudspeaker which was not taken Are 51a18808au Byron Skilli i the stars and stripes vol 143 april William Summers managing editor Ken sports Etas executive Maurice Kirl Wood chief of distribution Bernard Mcculgan news bureaus 846680 48146 2228022202 b 47184 Wiesbaden 481520 the european edition is published Dairy at for the occupation forces under the of the troop information and education division Tel Frankfurt the stars and i Ungstad correspondence Sho Ufal be addressed to 7744th stars and stripes Apo mall to the new Stork office should be sent to Washington this is not an official publication of the s army reentered As second class matter at the Poa Toffice at new under the act of March