European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse it col. Egbert White left end maj. Neeley m. Rewellyn inspect the fret copy of yank beginnings continued from Page 7 began. A Fine Mac a Llewellyn said cutting him off. A change Llewellyn subscribed completely to the army a belief that members of the staff were soldiers first and newspapermen second. But while the major tried his Best he enjoyed Only limited Success when it came to whipping the editorial staff into shape. A Llewellyn was always trying to get us to Wear a tie and the proper uniform but we pretty much ignored him a Price remembers. Sid Schapiro who joined the paper in 1943, found out Early on just How unsold Erly the soldiers paper could be. Schapiro now retired in his native new York had just transferred to stripes from the infantry when he happened to see a notice for a uniform inspection tacked up in the newsroom. A i reported at the appropriate time and there was Llewellyn and a lieutenant and a Bunch of Guys from administration and the motor Pool and so on but in a the Only Guy from the writing staff. A now at the time if you were in the infantry you did t Shine your buttons because the Shine could give you away in combat. So in a standing there with a shined buttons just like id been taught and of course i get gigged. After the inspection the lieutenant rounds up All of us with uniform violations i think there were eight or 10 of us and says Lewellyn has ordered us on a 10-mile hike five Miles out of the City then the hike much prolonged by pub stops along the Way lasted until evening and the stripes editors were less than pleased with the tired a and Tipsy a Schapiro who finally showed up for work. A they asked me where the hell id been and i told them All about the inspection and How id been gigged. A inspection a they said. A we done to do those. They want us to but we just done to. And from left staffers Bud Hutton Charles Kiley and Andy Rooney at a British airbase. Fan Flo Sid Schapiro on the Job in London 1943. Pages a 5qth anniversary special edition saturday. April 18. 1992
