Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace                              And Africa Middle Gulf october 1945 tripes the Slaw cd it edited and to blushed weekly by service publications Section for array in Africa and the Middle Adieu Sta my Pau cd by army phones i 92 and entered at icon claw matter at the Post office at new under Tho act of printed by Paul vol 40 october 1945 Frank publications Richard editor staff malt Dean Art Kortheuer and Ralph news and picture sources army Public signal and Soldier Jack Earmy was dirty Side lets reveal the dirty Side of War before Public interest Dies Jack former reporter for the Mediterranean stars and stripes for the san fran Cisco in a series of thirty articles called the education of a Foisie has stirred up a lot of comment from vets and gis with his plea for the facts Good and bad on the global admitting he ohly a part of the War and barely touched the Pacific War or that by the this Earmy reporter sums up the lessons Learned As Fol lows Victory did not achieve peace it but Laid a troubled foundation for Kasserine was where the americ an Soldier Learned that he is no than any other generals Are men like and you treat them As you shoot Down Friendly and Friendly planes shoot and it is All a part of until the atomic was still greatly Over Anzio was a decisive Allied de due to bad were no elite outfits in the american the american Soldier is no White Knight and never will some especially rear area lived in Silver Fox it was Mutiny by american and Why a medal for every democracy and discipline didst its still the greatest but nobody in Europe liked the american the of follow combat men knew no race or the Early surrender St tufted the greatest scramble for Terri the red army was but not As Good is the Moscow com american isolationist and internationalist combat humor was never that wartime censorship left its last ing Security censorship was often but More often there was but army Public relations were worst of accuracy is a relative propaganda fooled both friend1 and now a soldiers that was a from the weeks mailbag with the vets stars and stripes there has been a difference of opinion Amone personnel hero As to the Correct method of computing Points since the announcement that Point scores Are to be brought up to Date from be to Vij it boils Down to does a Man who has been continuously overseas Between be and Vij Day automatically have eight Points added to his original score All statements in stars and As Well As to Date carry with it the definite implication that such is the Correct procedure to that All Points earned since be Day Are now to be added to the individuals original score which included Only Points earned up to there Are some How who assert that such is not the Case and that it is necessary to recompute scores from the initial effective Date up to Vij Day As though it were a wholly new undertaking comprising one Eon tenuous period and without regard to the score determined As of be for on the first a Soldier who had 72 Points As of be Day and who had been continuously overseas Between be and Vij Dav would now have 80 the second if the 72nd Point represented a fractional Point 15 Days or More then a recomputation might Well Icid Only 79 the computations in this office Are being made on the basis of the second it seem Picayune and Aca Demic to Bicker about this but it does and will continue to have practical significance in some As Long As the army is using the Point system As the basis for it is Only proper that there be clarification of the formula to be used in the determination of to longtime overseas its the question of get Ting Home and out of the army some months earlier or later is not a Cavalier or academic proposition hut of Concrete i shall appreciate it if you can straighten this Little tangle out As quickly As you Ratzkoff the second theory is the computation of Point scores As of Vij Day is for All service since Sopt fifteen Days or More of a month is counted As a full it Truo that ones recomputed Sartre might be seven or according to the individuals length of service and Date of there is no such thing As automatically adding eight Points to the Point score As of Viel incidental intelligence if a sol Diers child under 18 died Between be and Vij Day the 12 Points would not be if a soldiers child passed his 18th birthday Between be and Vij Day the 12 Point credit uss Ernie Pyle ready the uss Ernie named after the famous correspondent who championed is ready fitting role of bringing soldiers Home from Pacific after a trial run out of the ship left Seattle yesterday to Start its regular ser it carries a maximum of returning dehydrated Halass Nevy York after v mail will be transmitted by air in its original More than microfilm letters have been seeded to and from members f the armed flying and farming May get crowded freight or running a two lines of work vets Are considering in Good by need careful consideration is the warning of the air transport association and the National committee on agricultural airmen should think twice before Rushing into the air cargo says Ata executive Secretary before an air traffic conference hundreds of flier vets might buy War used transport planes and set them selves up in the flying freight Bubo crowding the Field that Many Willup have difficulty in absorbing the vets who expect to go into said the National committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank in those Eugis who want to farm should look for Good land a Man will be better off to Start As a tenant or hired hand in a Good area than to attempt buy a farm on credit in a poor the committee tax break for vets Washington internal re venue commissioner Joseph no has directed Revenue col lectors to give veterans every pos sible break in Clearing up Hack discharged servicemen finding it Tough to Pav up deferred taxes within six the period provided by should be dealt with sympathetically and a partial pay ment plan Nunan pointed out that most vets own no Hack taxes since the tax is incurred in service Only if it exceeds Chicago meetings planned Chicago two Veteran groups will converge an International association with vow Back and the disabled american veterans 24th National servicemen of 25 United nations have been asked to discuss Tenta Tive plans for an International Omar vow legislative director conference will be Early this october 1923 will see Dele Gates gathered at the Congress hotel for the Davs said Vivian National and president Truman has indicated to National commander Milton Cohn he will attend if add separation centers Washington sixth separa Tion Center for was is fort Des first wac training the War an others Are fort fort fort fort Sam Houston and Camp Twenty seven new separation Points have been activated in the 7th service command to Speed Dis charge of army ground and service forces personnel Omaha he Maryland wac buys farm former Dorothy widow of an army offer killed in world War became the first wac Veteran in the nation to buy a farm with a i Bill of rights Chamberlain was a ten ant for three years on a 101 acre Frederick county farm which she new she was discharged from the after seven months because of a broken Tyrone wants too Tokyo movie Star Tyrone now a 1st lieutenant in a Hopes t0 return to his screen career Power piloted a c4fi Marine transport from Okinawa in his third flight to but it was the first time he had been Able to reach the japanese despite three years service and 130 flying Power lacks enough Points for he is on leave of absence from his Slu Dio and said he plans to return Sonti As from the Blue weekly Roundup of items from Camp newspapers Here there buc slip warns Hollywood to Sharpen ten million new and Tough cd tics Are going they men and women who As civilians saw perhaps a single movie every two or three weeks have posed to nightly doses As military of the Many seen Over seas Only a limited number can be watched painlessly from beginning to noting the i movie week Lys an combat Bullo inst the edit or suggests the moguls Rej Fleet on the ingenuity and intelligence of these army words commercial movie makers have difficulty getting into their amiet started it and Casa finished the Beauty con we with a Long Low presents Pix of the four winners in the wac pin up even Tho Cairo called the thing off As the lassies Are it Casabl Ancans went right ahead and picked the Delovely win the Pink pm was the scene of Dixie 5 7 from Elk okla with Auburn Brown was the Holt of port took second others who will share in the rime winning trip to Cairo arc Dorothy Cincinnati and Helen a Scott third and fourth time War Bonds of for them in the same Verv one from All Browneyes and no and still the Parade homeward continues As Hod Den dec editor of san script bids the Sands of Egypt theres food for thought in his1 Farewell column of Hodgepodge for All of especially the old men in their for a Long Lime said Ive been worrying about getting this has been going on Ever since was 15 years at that time i figured on fifth of my life was gone and there wore a of pretty important things i Baclit so t started the other Day i reached 35 Ani for some reason or other i want since the army is going to release All the old cronies i considered myself Lucky to be among now when i think of my 3cth birthday coming up my Knees begin to and t wonder if  have room for me in the Home for the taking Over Sand script is Ronnie Osbig league publicity Man in the states and a Flash from Kansas Morton Goldberg in Zero beat does should happen More he lists for what should be some sort of posterity Tho worst worst of the year worst picture Victory worst actress Maria Montez or Sonia Henie worst actor Turhan Bey worst band Stan Sammy Guy lombards most repulsive actress Carmen Miranda Tepu Sivc actor Frank Sinatra alost overrated Book forever Amber biggest disillusionment the army Point system worst Sony dance with a Dolly lightening flashes All roads Lead to Home say the headlines going Home in one month Early return for most men seen by co prop going Home Dah Quick action on 80 Point ers gos see the Light depo Home to mama via sea and 15 More men leave Asmara Zero Brno something of stir memories with Many of us is Ca Nastal ghost in the Story of the Hopple Dep Jyle out Side Oran that big hand to backlog for its full Page headed How do you fit in the Job with plenty of straight do Peon whats air folding its admits it might have been entirely coincidental that Germany kicked in and Japan yelled Uncle is cad crot into its Gowdy in depo dope rhapsody zing Over the it rest Camps at Nice and can Riviera to terrific says Halsey Calls it a Day Pearl Harbor Wil am commander of the famous 3rd has applied for in an old he lot the Young men run the Ibe Wolf by Sansone