Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                By Public Atoru the Middle Addiest Star by Anny matter at the pwt off ice at Iff printed by of Cru it Rowlton publication Peter production Drift sgt Ralph May 1945 a tons aspects of military censorship in this theater As applied to Pri an inter View is recorded Between a re the theater Soto recess United signal Reuters and Soldier g2 on rite Agatha to to right c can we write civilians in the country were stationed in or to civilians in a neighbouring country for a Man who met peo ple in Palestine arid would like to correspond to of course they follow the same procedure in writing to anyone in the except that postage in and substitute army for postmaster assert of your return your letter in forwarded from Apo to the civilian Post for r can we write to civilians of another theater to Check with the Apo to be sure that postal channels have been use regular Apo facilities and five cent Post your letter goes through International r can we Send our old letters Tomeff to follow the nor Mal procedure and Send As first class in the Case of enlisted the unit censor will spot Check the r is it All right to Send Home souvenirs such As theater Small amounts of currency or Stamps to r How can we Send photographic albums or scrap books Home to follow the Normal proce Dure applicable to any this also Annlies to negatives you might have r one last Are there times when the policies that you have stated require and Modifica Tion to a Good you must Bear in mind that at times unusual conditions or directives from proper authority require Tempo Rary modifications be placed on information covered in our Dis Cussion is very r thank you for clarifying these to dont hesitate to drop in any heres a copy of circular this dated24 March on military this circular covers in detail All phases of Mili tary censorship As applied to men in the command reporter we Are always hear ing what cannot write in our i have been appointed to clarify with you and find out what we theater to avoid general let me suggest that you ask specific r we feel like grip ing1 about our red out of Bounds disc our allies and so Forth is that yes it you can com mend or be courteous and intelligent in your just because its not your that Doest make it avoid disparaging remarks toward your commander and severe unwarranted because you might get tangled up in article of War which covers disrespect toward Superior r will we get tangled up As you if we express our opinions on the political or foreign policy of the to not if you avoid being disrespectful to the con Secretary of govern ors or other than go to one of the things were fighting to defend is our american Freedom of military censorship does not object to such personal opinions in your r Are we permitted to com ment in our letters on local civilian matters or conditions to but be fair in your for before you blast the Buck Sheereh or dash system of the local a think of tipping in some of our larger r can we reveal our exact geographical location to except for personnel stationed in specified areas of the not Only can you reveal that you Are stationed in and so but you can describe trips you make within the Tell your family and friends about seeing the the people and write that you have been 10 Rome or Cairo or that you Are of course you must not disclose your Mission if its Classi r can soldiers write of their army experiences for publication Back in the states to the Taro is 3 requirement attached to this your material must be submitted to the Public relations for after which it is for warded to the publication design ated by r can men write about their work to no objection at out classified r you have cleared up the main do you mind if we ask a few More questions Matt to Date nazi Salute taboo Omaha tighter restrictions have been clamped on German and italian War prisoners interned in the by a direct War All pos Are strictly forbidden from using the straight Arm fascist the order re quires that the army right hand Salute be All German flags on which the Swastika appears be confiscated and prisoners will be prohibited from pos Sessing or displaying nazi pm insignia of including pictures of nazi Butler resigns new Nicholas Mur Ray Butler has resigned As president of Columbia University at the age of 83 and will become president emeritus on no Suc Cessor has vet been named things dimly As All Good draftees should Joseph Smith turned up promptly for his pre induction Sical examination at fort but in no time Joseph Smith was staring through bars at the his downfall began the moment an interrogator asked if he had any previous military experience Joe said but he was completely baffled when asked to state the Date of his investigation uncovered Joes Little had been awol from the army since bombs boost b24 the most amazing Story weve heard of in a Long time is told by Michael Petak of Midland who was involved in strange circumstances during his 33rd combat their the Katie was flying Over the Adriatic when a vapor lock stopped All four causing the plane to lose when the ship reached 800 the Crew jettisoned the bomb Load preparatory to the bombs burst As they struck the sea and the terrific concussion jolted the b24 like Straw in the the bouncing broke the vapor All four engines began roaring and Katie did hurried from Roundup of items from newspapers Here there a belated Salaam to the Field it too Many Sho Oftis Smith College coeds have been ordered to Don More clothes while Sun bathing on the gymnasium suspicious authorities noted that a great Many army bombers were flying mighty Low Over the gym so naturally what else could one think doubting Thomas a pair of doting parents Are Busy these fulfilling the request of their Wilson apparently knows More about fighting japs than about Home Side several weeks the youth wrote Home Felling his who live in Midland that he had lauded with the sixth Marine div on some Pacific he believed that it was called at any he if they put anything in the paper about please Send me the they took him at his to or habit Jesse Combe Drew 20 per on base pay for 33 Long months and was finally returned to Uncle sugar for a furlough at his Home in and by an amazing quirk of almost the first thing he did was apprehend two Kraut prisoners who had escaped from a nearby pow it was dead they walked up to his door and gave themselves doff Caps to Clifford a Oneman first five minutes of action in the Harmon sent 29 sons heaven to join their honorable this eager est Beaver got his first 26 at one pop a flame then he proceeded to bag another with the butt of his kill an other with a grenade and erase his with a Tommy gun monthly whose second Issue is now on the pm leafing through Yoti Cealke How justly Payne Field does have its own at its the most Complete Magazine entirely produced by americans in these parts All copy originates at Payne or on at its definitely a Magazine and you suspect that while theres a lot of backlog copy waiting to see print in the 22 editor Joseph Zweben will have to keep his wits about him to make each Issue seem unlike whats gone in this follow up to 1 which we saw briefly in someones manuscript having been stateside when it first appeared he manages Well but Hes going to be a very Busy Guy to manage for at and Payne Field personnel i transit is just the thing to Send to the Home folks to explain exactly what you Are doing in pictures and text it tells of a few of the unite which ser vice Ewy 10 min utes a transport either lands or takes some of the units in these May pages Are hangar Tower and air and in the Light Side there Are some sketches of Cairo familiars that will make you reach for an envelope to show Susie just what youd do if you could draw your Good Luck and keep up the one Sullie of backlog brings up a terrifying fact with which weve All been faced but of which Little has been immortalized in this is that the old time gals who entertained their gentle men friends by sitting in the front room looking through the family album had nothing on some Presentay its the Pic Ture the Bac pocket Wallet that could pass for an Over stuffed Cigar As Sullie describes and the running commentary that goes along with it then just As my eyes Are be coming accustomed to the fast moving glossies wham along comes technicolor that the Little woman hair is red instead of blonde makes Little difference you Are for in a certain Light the Little woman hair has a sort of red and so its quite a this photo gleaned via Wadi mop up in Wadi a know Welcome Back to Yee after stateside the Little Corporal tells of Brook Lyn and sets the my reporter to basketball Days Are Over but Couch still is promoting a trip Owen Jones to be top vocalist for frit chm ans newly organized rhythm hepcat Ray York dreams of timely Trout fishing in new Shire Joe on a weight reducing Down to 260 spy ing a Camel spider on his shouted York was he scared when i poked my leg at him Johnson at the a Joy to All with that Sang about the Yankee looking up from the Stone in its print spymaster found an unexpected member of the com posing room a tethered to the leg of a table run of ing a each it the Goat who does Odd jobs in the brings his charge in from the Alley for the coat and master sleep in the same Only a few feet from the Type the old mans bed is a packing some of the american shops weve seen harboured zanies of every de scrip press Man who startled strangers by thrusting Over his a tremendously heavy press and the compositor who whiled away his Leisure by computing a foolproof system of beat ing the and the Linotype inn 71 who his in Renuto write a stamp column for an opposition now a and this one says spymaster tastes better than anything in the the sultans of All 13 of pm now Uncle and by one wee Shes Mary Lou her dad is prank Tenor sax of the Al Knepper Payne fold spymaster tells of her the first child to any in the and the unanimous appointment to the rank of Uncle of All the other Lade in the theres even talk of changing the theme song to Mary lightning flashes t Down who Dat Way the Waters off from 0800 until 1700 what has this column got to kick Bonjour says its Gonna Start printing poems in a Little Box la belled poets Well keep you for its next san script promises first hand report on Rome travel Wise editor Earl har Wash admits its Date was delayed because of mechanical but Points out the news has been excellent of late and we feel sure none of you mind the late publication resuming april Pala Veir again shuts Down with a it had published 169 going from a thrice weekly to a but editor Bud Geller now says the Farewell is shift in printing plans is with Ernest Gurt the Sheet goes Back to being a weekly after a spell As a is it will be More of a Camp Sheet leaving the news of the world to daily bulletin two More entrants in medal Marathon following a recent stars and stripes Story that an amet m Willie was the first negro to win the legion of a Headquarters Eagle Eye with a memory Points out thai two Oiler men serving in Liberia antedate Sprueill these Are Tommy knee and Isaac who received the legion of Merit under the same general order april Boce and Davis wore serving As 1st sergeant and instructor to the officer students offi cers1 training Frontier from september 1913 to the time they or Rived the the award came for but diplomatic handling of disciplinary sympathetic interest Iii students welfare and impartial handling of american sol Diers and Liebrum student offi this places the former a Sakimk theater award eight months the one to Jerry Davis by originally reported by army news service As the first such hour accorded his yanks get free Beer dam cans of free were issued to each enlisted Man attached to Pacific hey Imilie Celebration