Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Saturday september la 1943�T� the stars and stripes weekly Page 5  a a a a a aaa aaa  from the Field european pleasure Cit Ysee Naples and live that s How this reporter heard it the process is rather involved but soldiers at a North african plying fortress base Are really making ice water. According to a set James c. Buchanan of Heidelberg miss., sgt. Charles Stover of a Quait awol the raw Mph. My singular contribution local look y have loaded on Board some five gallon tins of water Way up6there Ltd Nalis a trends of today an wire rope railway it Mitch to cold a no qty a pc the. Star in Lei. P exhaustive description of Naples by of try for do Ner cum de the extensive Kivini w Zzz one who has 7iever been there is water cans were the 7irithalite Quot of Rion t a n. Andt he herewith published. Although in the Diane the boys said a a but when Thev it Chr to Pat Hing holes several staff members have really cans Ulfat s when a get mad Quot sh0ot up our Iee water been to Naples la was decided la Ai a fresh not to say an unusual slant could be provided by a writ with discarded Salvage and Yankee inventiveness medical or it la Bas never let Een no a of corps troops have created Many useful contraptions and devices which result in better treatment and care for wounded american soldiers. A Little Olive drab paint and a Geneva crees on 21-Inch-Long Sheli cases for instance make a very useful carrying Pouch for supplies when strapped to the shoulders of advancing first Aid men. Adhesive tape Over the end of open cases makes Ideal portable containers for bandages towels instruments and medicines. The contents keep dry i he figured it soon would be and even on amphibious landings. A few discarded boards some screws wrote his piece accordingly. And a jeep will make a  carrying four litters jeep lances can go places the Standard i ambulance can to go the Straits of Messina. The result is a unique and oddly enough not totally inaccurate picture. Sgt. Martin incidentally was aware that Naples was not in our hands at the time of writing but twice a week a goodly number of air corps men including a lieutenant colonel and several privates troop into a a a schoolroom somewhere in North Africa for their regular class in journalism probably the first of its kind anywhere in the army the news and feature writing course was begun by capt. Donald t. Sheean Wing pro and former Washington d. C., publicist. Sheean is conducting the course for Tongue tied fliers and ground Crew men who Are so often asked to give narrative accounts of their flying experiences. The hourly sessions Are conducted by Sheean and supplemented by talks of correspondents in the area. The first to address the class were Joe Morton of the associated press and Dave Driscoll of the Mutual broadcasting system. But Wing commander w. W. G. Duncan Smith. Do dec and bar of Crieff Perthshire Scotland recently received a letter from a Friend in the air transport auxiliary saying she had ferried a spitfire to its Assembly Point for overseas delivery. A would t it be strange if it was flown to you a she wrote. And so it came to be. The Wing commander flew the spitfire on Many missions from an rap fighter Wing base in Sicily.  spitfire now lies at the Bottom of the Mediterranean but the Wing commander is alive and waiting for his Friend to deliver another plane. The last time James Fitzpatrick travelogue. New York Paramount Jan. 19, 1940 it really looked like Beautiful stuff. I remember sitting in my 99-cent seat with my Arm around my Honey looking at the terrific picture of the Sun rising Ever a Bunch of houses Laid out in the Broad Semi circular sweep of the Bay with the sailboats floating Lazy like in the Blue Mediterranean All in front of the backdrop of smoke belching it. Vesuvius. It was in typical Hollywood technicolor and it looked As romantic As All hell. Bus sgt. Ralph g. Martin stars and stripes staff writer of can take the Lish. Naples seems to have be railway to within 150 longed to everybody but the Nea Yards of the Mouth of the Erat Politano and the people have been or. Through earthquakes and cholera if you can finagle a jeep for epidemics and somehow the people the whole afternoon you can Mill seem to go on having fun. Drive along the Amalfi Road and i can remember Fitzpatrick in see one of the most spectacular that travelogue at the Paramount stretches of scenery in the world. In his smoothest silliest voice. The Road winds and twists around staying a and so As the Sun sets on the Cliff edges with More hairpin the Blue Mediterranean we leave curves than a Coney Island roller the Beautiful Bay of  it coaster. Along the Way you can sure was plenty romantic then. Get a glimpse at the Isle of Capri from the song of the same name sticking out just a few Miles in the Bay. And you also pass through picturesque Sorrento which also i Naples ha5 a song Writt Nab util the i saw Ixa pies Igle of ischia is qut there just As pretty As Capri accent on first syllable but nobody Ever wrote a song about ischia so nobody Ever goes there. Believers in babies Nimitz reveals Marcus damage a see Naples and die a song for this week in response to requests the stars and stripes herewith publishes the words to a song now popular in the states and Over Here. Lyrics were supplied by special services Nat Ousa. Move it Over verse said the private to the sergeant a a done to you think the Bugle blew too soon a said the sergeant to the private a a you can sleep till  chorus move it Over move it Over move it Way Over there additional verses said the private to the major a a in a so tired a cause i hiked so  said the major to the private a a hop inside my  repeat chorus said the private to the sergeant a a All the buttons on my coat Are  said the sergeant to the private �?�1 will sew them  repeat chorus said the private to the sergeant a a in a so weary i could drop right  there a another dirt Load coming said the sergeant to the private. Up the Road a a lean on me my  repeat so move it Over there. Chorus verse said the private to the sergeant. Said the private to the sergeant it in be getting Back to Camp quite �?�1 would like a week to see my   said the sergeant to the private said the sergeant to the private a a Iti sit up and  repeat a take a month old  chorus the Lone slur boys according to the encyclopedia Britannica vol. 16, Page 78 its a tossup Between Naples Anc constantinople As to which one a a occupies the most Beautiful site in  As a matter of fact a in get or something once got very dramatic about Naples and said a see Naples and  that of course is hooey. When you get to Naples that when you really Start living. Naples according to a Friend of mine who has been there and done things is one of the original a pleasure cities of Europe. Its not exactly As wide open a town As Las vegas Nevada out the people who live there have the crazy idea that everybody should have a lot of fun out of life. So they do. They run around tile streets singing a Santa Lucia and a a Funi Culi funicular at the drop of a hat or a lire and they go fishing and sailing and drink their Vino and leisurely act As guides Tor curious tourists. At Pom Iii for a pack of cigarettes you la probably get one of them to show you some of the famous paintings and murals done by the old time Hep to the Jive roman boys who make Petty and Esquire and Minsky seem like kid stuff. The really worthwhile paintings Are All hidden behind cupboards and wac s might As Well stay Home because this is strictly Tor the. Boys in the smoker. Pompeii is attraction you done to want to miss Pompeii even if you re pure minded. That s the place that used to be a Nice Little town before Vesuvius started vomiting lava All Over the place. All houses and Kitchen utensils Are More or less As they were when the romans were there petrified into place by the hardened lava. Its certainly Worth the half hours jeep ride from Naples. This Vesuvius Only occasionally erupted from the year 79 to dec. 16. 1631. On the latter Day. Vesuvius burped and permanently ended the problems of 18,000 it eople. There was a Small Hiccup of lava in 1929 but since then All people have seen is a lot of smoke and i steam. If you really want to get from the stars and stripes . Bureau Washington sept. Ion adm. Chester w. Nimitz commander in for the statistical minded the chief of the Pacific Fleet revealed a ast census listed Naples Popula at Pearl Harbor today that the Tion As being 631.420. But there Are american task Force which raided probably a lot More people there Jap installations on Marcus Island now because neapolitan Are great on sept. I wiped out 80 percent believers in babies their birthrate of the enemy s installations there. Is higher than any other City in adm. Nimitz reported that Waves Italy. So you can expect to have of Carrier based bombers literally your ears deafened by Large packs wrecked the enemy stronghold and of kids Yelling a a Caramel in louder set great fires which were still rag than Ever. Lug 24 hours later. If you re a Teet Taler ram i kid breaking a week Long silence on Ding there a a lot of Good drink the Marcus Island raid which took ing water in Naples unlike Sicily. American warships and carriers and if you re a wine Drinker. You to within 1.200 Miles of Tokyo definitely done to have to worry. Adm. Nimitz said that warplanes other specialities of Naples Are kid pounded the Island an entire Day gloves and Macaroni which done to without encountering a single in usually go together. My aircraft aloft. Seven twin if you re an Art teacher you la engined japanese bombers were turn Handspring when you see the caught on the ground and smash mosaics inside the 237 churches in de. The islands anti aircraft Bat town if you re a social worker the tories were silenced in the attack slums Are located in Between the which took the japs completely by town Center and the Railroad Sta Surprise. Tion. Everything else worthwhile is i the Navy withheld information stretched out along the 35-mile on the Marcus Island attack it seashore. Was explained until the task Force of course All this was Naples broke radio silence to give full de before our bombers came Over. No tails. Body is exactly sure just How the Nimitz communique was much of it is left now. But a taken to mean that our warships pies has been fought Over by the have returned to their bases or romans and greeks and goths Are now in a Safe zone. The first and carthaginians and French and news of the attack came Over the Spanish and germans end eng Tokyo radio on sept. I. Us those eyes. . Carrier Fleet is powerful weapon several months ago this Lovely film Star was billed a Rita Rio a the Leader of an All girl orchestra. Today she is known As Donna Drake. The appearances of this too Pound Lassie with Bob Hope in a a Louisiana Purchase and a a Road to Morocco have made her one of the most popular stars on the Paramount lot i from deep in the heart of Texas 56 natives journeyed to North Africa and found themselves working together in one unit a service Squadron of the Northwest african air service command. Pictured above Are three of the a a eyes of Texas boys working on orderly room  from left to right 1st sgt. Robert l. Graham of Texarkana Cpl. Mitchell j. Krueger of Victoria and the squadrons co capt. Manuel a. Debettencour of Houston a Naaf photo. Kansas City.  aircraft carriers As one of our most powerful weapons for striking at the heart of Japan James v. For-1 Festal. Undersecretary of the Navy said the . Fleet will have More than 14 first line carriers by the end of this year. I Quot this Cloes not include the Small merchantman carriers which have already rendered distinguished service in combating a boats in the Atlantic a Forrestal told a War Bond meeting. The Navy now has ten times As Many planes As it had in 1940 and also has about 25,000 pilots he added