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Publication: Middle East Stars and Stripes Friday, September 15, 1944

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   Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Hillbilly Aroma of Barbecue beef perfume air  september 1944 stars and strip Middle East by Bill Holmes Central Africa when the last morsel of meat had been eaten arid All the Beer bottles were empty and soldiers leaned Back and pondered Over just who was the hero of events of the past several hours that culminated in a Barbecue recently at an at desert base familiarly known As Hook nose for sheer Pluck they decided no one equalled the feat of Carl red Cummings of who was thrown from his horse Early in the afternoons paper Chase but regained his seat to negotiate the twisting 6mile course and Fin ish in Vanguard of some 50 when the ride was Over the medics hustled him Over to the dispensary to treat a sprained up front with him were Walter Root of and John Cornine of Weatherman plows through Field but epicurus of the crowd and there were Many that night could not restrain their enthusiasm Over the Joh turned out on the bar hoc be by Harry Cook of and Leonard shorty Stearns of Brownville after supervising a 24hour preparation of the they were forced by one of this regions infrequent downpours to move the affair indoors at the last there still chuckling Over Dick tha ringers Over a particularly Ron re part of the the Wea Therman slowed into Squadron Leader traces horse from be tossing the commander to the and galloped Mer Riv unable to Stop or do any thin except shout sorry Over his Equine obstacle course Young and both of who Laid the figured they included 22 hut those who followed them and around wadis and Over rugged Hills and deep Sand knew their calculation was a lit of an adding to the spirit of the Texas Bare Kew As it was were strident rebel howls and piercing mexican Giteles from the throats of Many to whom the souths meant merely the area below London and the Bor the Region around Scotland a Fred who used to play the violin in London music Erot out his instrument to join with Buster a Geet Arist from in giving the crowd some hillbilly Accomma with one or two trial runs they poured Loose a breakdown that would have done Justice to and barn dance or the grand of you Are my Sunshine was a but throughout the even ing the words and a at interpretation of the music of bless Emall and Roll out the barrel Hurst the latter was As much an entreaty As a and Cook and Stearns complied the Riding clubs of both Camps sponsored the event and a lot of the planning was handled by the organizations Warren Bud who Learned his horsemanship on the Plains near and Richard former Abc a steer furnished most of the but the diet was supplemented by a couple of Gazelle and several Guinea hens brought Down the morning before by Jack Pearson of Tarry Richard Darcy of los and when Joseph Des announced there might he a repeat performance next no one raised any father of quads Ore on Point values will be announced Charles the daddy of four boys when this photo was taken of him in his Pup tent at Camp Bland the news of the multiple birth reached him just As he was starting on a 17mile training hike and Lee calmly trotted along with his fellow two of the quads have since Acme egyptian minister honoured Roo Sevelt has awarded the typhus commission medal to Abdel waned Elwakil egyptian minister of Public As Well As to three British for their assistance in the investigations on typhus fever in the Middle East and Southern Washington additional de tails on of the War partial demobilization after the de feat of Germany Are now Avail following the end of the War in Man will receive an adjusted service rating card scoring his eligibility for release on a Point basis As Fol lows i service credit will be based on time spent in army since 2 overseas credit will be Given for the number of months in any theater outside the or out of 3 combat service credit will be based upon the first additional award of the medal of distinguished service legion of Silver distinguished flying sol Diers Bronze air purple heart and Bronze service Battle participation Star 4 parenthood credit will allowance for each dependent min or child up to a limit of three no Points for marital age value of the Point credits has not been the War and will not be announced until just before rating cards Are is the system provides men with the highest Point scores will be brought Home the Point system puts no Premium on the Somers or his marital no estimate of the number of soldiers who will he immediately eligible for release has been made Public by the War As illustrating How the demobilization plan will the War announcement said assume there Are four infantry divisions in the european one is declared to be rated according to the priority credit Are men in All four Divi designated As surplus Aie those not essential for retention in service by reason of military be and the top fourth is be then shifted into the Active divisions Are the men in the sur plus division marked for retention by reason of military to the surplus division which now will serve As a vehicle for eventually returning them to the Are added All men designated is plan adopted after Field Survey last weeks announcement of the demobilization plan said experts were sent into Tho Field to obtain a Cross Section of the sentiment of enlisted thousands were interviewed Andev per cent said men who have been overseas and men with dependent children should have priority of separa the army statement warned troops and families of Veteran sol Diers against How manpower needs for the War against Japan May keep Many specialists in service despite their possible eligibility for specially in service and air pointing out the necessity for reducing air and service Force troops at an initially slower rate than ground it was stated the air forces have to move combat groups and support ing ground units from All Over to world to the Pacific areas after Germany that service forces personnel will be needed in great numbers to Cany the War Patton crashes celluloid Hollywood a movie based on the career Oft George will soon be producer Hunt Stromberg an was with husbands Home get preference the same priority system to be applied to men released under the partial demobilization plan will be used in regard to the women army the War was will be treated As a separate group and those whose husbands have Al ready been released will be Dis charged upon As in the Case of All female to Japan is demanded by the nature of the Pacific All contributing to the importance and necessity for service forces person Nel Are Long Supply scattered Jungles and primitive most replacements from limited shipping facilities May also retard the Homecoming pro Cess since most boats will be ply ing the Pacific when the Pean War the main Reservoir of replace ments for overseas Heaters will be troops based in the their priority scores will be than the scores of men Bjo have served overseas and have seen combat in the announce ment if he can be usefully any Man declared nonessential under this plan desiring to re main in the provided he has a satisfactory will not be forced out of the five separation centers operating personnel to be discharged will be returned to separation Cen five of which Are already in operation at fort fort fort Sheri Sam and Presidio of contemplated Are a total of 18 such centers in All parts of Uio enabling the army to discharge soldiers close to their men being released will get Phy Sical medical treat ment if Money due them plus travel advice be Given him Ion vocational and life government agencies such As selective the veterans administration and the War manpower commission will be notified that the Soldier has gone Back to civilian blueprint Lor reconversion of Industry ready As the army disclosed its pro Gram for military Julius new acting chair Man of the War production told of plans for Large scale re sumption of Givihan goods output when Germany has the Likely curtailment of War production in estimated at 40 per As described by the web plan would give Industry virtually a free hand in All but military production necessary to defeat the government exercise no further control Over raw materials and plants freed from War production would take no hand in scheduling Civi Lian production and would Vir at music Forari the As seen by the very John Dean of Christ Church will be the subject of a talk by the Dean on tuesday at 9m music for Dora and Gerhard Willner will begin another of their popular series when on thursday at 9 they offer the first in a series of Schu Mann and Brahms song second in the new famous songs will be heard Mon Day at 9 with records by Elizabeth Gigli and japs permit pos to receive Relief Money Washington a monthly allotment of f 10 Relief Money May b2 sent for each american prisoner of War in the Philippines under an agreement the state has negotiated with the japanese through the Swiss the Money must be sent by the Swiss through enemy military channels under an Accord which culminates negotiations started in or tally scrap the of preference ratings As Between exodus prom War plants Industry is to be Altow Ctm its own according to the Avail ability of matter Lala and to do the swiftest Job possible for restoring product infant making whatever people want and employ the Chicago Sun quoted Krug As he estimated that As Many As might move from War plants to civilian jobs Between the european Pacific House and Senate committee conferees were deadlocked during the past week on Bills to provide unemployment benefits during postwar reconversion period dispose of surplus War no Sperty valued at unemployment fears unwarranted War mobilisation director James asserting that expressed fears of prolonged unemployment after the germans collapse Are has outlined to president Roosevelt a program for aiding american in to Tatry to return speedily to Civi Hani Brynes recommended curtail ment of manpower controls after the Reich cracks the protective proviso that they be re imposed War production fall off As american Power turned Ion he suggested a return to the 40 hour in civilian v Industry with retention of tie 48hour week in War plants and asked congressional appropriation i for support of farm prices View of am anticipated surplus next jewish new year services planned passes Are being issued through out the command to jewish personnel for the Celebration of Rosh the new monday and several groups have gone to be stifle for the event and special services have been arranged in the Cairo area by chaplain Joseph there will be services in the Camp Huckstep Post Chapel Sun Day night at and monday morn ing at 9 in Cairo there will be joint services with British person Nel at the Kasrel nil Barracks monday night at and tuesday morning at dinners at jewish club at the jewish 18 Adly a there will be new years dinners personnel sunday and monday nights at these most sacred Days of the hebrew calender Are inaugurated by the blowing of the or Rains when the Gates of heaven Are opened at the end of the Day of after the 24hour fast of the Rains Horn is again blown signifying the closing of heavens Gates for another the 10 Days Between the new year and the Day of atonement Are known As the Days of Peni tence arid should be spent in prayer and similar observances will be made throughout the command for the tuesday and wed 26 and Xmas boxes for yanks Washington red Cross volunteers have packed Christmas boxes for servicemen in overseas frontline and isolated each Box contains Post a Waterproof an identification a Mirror and 100 Mexico storm dead Mexico City Tbs worst storm in 50 years swept Jyce civic coast of Mexico killing 100 injuring and leaving  
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