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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 15

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Stories of Brooklyn Meh and Women in U. S. War Service 71 'IT -ss Your Wartime Problems Greater Public Tolerance Of 4-F Cases Needed Julia Theresa Carroll of 970 Lincoln Place, second class seaman, has reported to Washington, D. on direct assignment with the Waves. Assigned to advanced photographic studies at the signal corps school at the Mechanics Institute, Rochester, N.

is Pvt. Morton M. Zelkind of 1623 Dahill Road. Wac 1st Sgt. Eleanor L.

Pell of 2135 79th St. is the highest ranking non-commissioned officer at Camp Abbot, Ore. Lt. Adele M. Cohen of 2304 New-kirk Ave.

Is now a mess and supply officer at Good Fellow Field, Texas. alflU bltcfc Icftan Im belt. 44nu LJ i- lp'' JImS This being in a 4-F draft classification is getting to be rather erious matter and especially so since so many people Jump to cruel, Unthinking conclusions about the chap concerned. Here, for instance, is an excerpt from a letter from a 4-F case, Who is literally eating his heart out over his plight: "All my friends have gone and I am left to wander the streets. It is no fun to think of my pals in or the Solomons or Alaska, while I am safe at home.

It is no fun to pass the houses with stars In their windows, to see the auspicious eyes of your friend's parents looking at you always, always with that big question in their minds. "I have tried every possible service. The Red Cross won't take me With my lung condition and it is Impossible for me to hold down a de-tense Job. In every possible way I tried to show my patriotism by being an air warden and by buying as many bonds as possible. But none of these things seem to count in the general public's eyes." There is only one answer to this young man's problem.

He is perfectly clear in his own conscience and that is all that counts. There la no need of proclaiming his physical disability from the housetops but too many men In 4-F are apt to be unduly secretive about their rejection and this does lead to misinterpretation. TOLERANCE NEEDED But, by this time, the general public should be more tolerant of these chaps; less inclined to wisecracks about this status. The night club performer may sound smart with some of these 4-F "gags" but isn't It rather poor business policy to insult some of the victims in his audiences? And as for the families who resent young chaps in civilian clothes would they have liked to have seen their boys forced to go to war with defects that would mean their sure death under the exposures cf even ordinary life in service? ASIDES TO READERS To S. O.

L. If he is classified as 1-A-H, he is unavailable for military service because he is over the draft age. More than likely he will never be taken and then it would only be in a period of emergency for some home defense unit or special defense work. To B. H.

P. Even If your fiance has designated you as his beneficiary, you could not collect on it unless you are legally married to him. If you have a problem, write to Richard Hart, care of this newspaper. A stamped, addressed envelope will bring a personal reply. (V WIFE PINS ON WINGS Newly-commissioned 2d Lt.

Frederick W. Merkert of Brooklyn smiles proudly as his wife pins on his bombardier insignia after graduation exercises at Big Spring, Texas. His wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J.

Garner of 187-31 87th Drive, Jamaica. I 1 HAiTUoCT htmll A lJL7J I iJ 1 lt jrax. BAGS FOCKE WULF Lt. Irwin Gottlieb of 1215 Eastern Parkway who is flying a Spit fire with the coastal air force in North Africa turned his gun on a Focke Wulf 190, which blew up "right in his face." The act was related in an article in Stars and Stripes, army newspaper, which Lieutenant Gottlieb sent to his mother. Geone Ludwlcsea Chtrles Beats Tech.

Sgt. George Ludwigsen of 279 Pacific St. has returned to Fort Bennlng, after a ten-day furloughv Seaman 2d Class Charles Reatz of 195 Luqueer St. Is celebrating his 18th birthday overseas. Precinct Parties to Be Staged To Spur Block Volunteers FORMERLY OF TODD'S Shipbuilders at Todd Erie Basin Drydock, the Fortune brothers of 40 Prospect Park enlisted in the Navy and Coast Guard.

They are, left to right, Charles J. Fortune, Navy; Thomas J. Fortune and Francis L. Fortune, Coast Guard. By RICHARD HART i IDf ov.1 Jewish War Efforts, will be inscribed with the name of the committee and will be an expression of gratitude to the indomitable Russian Army, Mrs.

A. Sudarsky, committee chairman, announced. Speakers will be Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, chairman of the execu-cutive committee of the United Jewish War Effort; Dr. Samuel Margoshes, nationally known Jewish writer, and Rabbi Herman J.

Bick. A medical field unit similar to those now saving lives of Russian wounded will be on exhibition. Volunteers from the Queens Red Cross have completed the filling of an additional 10,000 kit bags that are given to service men as they leave for overseas, Mrs. Burt D. Whedon, chairman of Volunteer Special Services, announced.

An assembly line of volunteers packed the bags in a week's time. Many letters of appreciation come to the Red Cross every part of the world from recipients of the kit bags. Typical Is a letter from Pvt. E. Jeffries, which tells how useful the materials are, and expresses his "heartfelt thanks." The regular monthly dance and refreshment night will be held by the Monsignor Edward J.

McGol-rick Post, 151 of the Catholic War Veterans Saturday night at 150-152 Russell St. The purpose of the affair is to supply cigarettes' for the boys in the service, Harry Gall, chairman, announced. Paul Wittgenstein, well known concert pianist, will be heard in a recital at the Brooklyn Museum Sunday at 1:30 p.m. It is another in the War Stamp Concert Series. Mr.

Wittgenstein will be assisted by Eric Simon, clarinet; Louis Gralitzer, violin; Ralph Hersh, viola, and Sidney Edwards, violoncello. uses his teeth. It goes. an old saying. was done by an artist.

uses a whip. strengtn. Answer on Page 15 avaa m.m ma jw MiAim. I i bit of correspondence was sent Priat Mm Mrtu EAGLE GETS V-MAIL This Fasano of Brooklyn. When Pvt.

Dan Halpern of 1651 Carroll St. came home on furlough, he met three of his boyhood friends. They were Pfc. Morton Miller, same address, of Seymour Johnson Camp, N. Pvt.

Morton Alkin of Port Bennington, and 2d Lt. David Rubin of Fort Wayne, Ind. Bar CrUn L. I. Banu Sgt.

Roy Carlson of 372 Clinton Ave. has returned to Spence Field Station Hospital, Monetrie, after a recent furlough at home. Lawrence J. Burns of 10 Maple St. has been promoted to 1st ser-gant and transferred to Camp Ellis, 111.

Wedding bells chimed recently for Pvt. Norman J. Cohen and his schooldays sweetheart, Rita Fein-berg. Private Cohen of 891 E. 14th St.

is stationed at an air base In Salt Lake City, Utah. D. I. Schanfeld Pfc. David I.

Schonfeld of 760 Driggs Ave. is now stationed at Wichita Falls, Texas. Lt. Donald Gusar of 1434 E. 51st St, home on furlough, is attending advanced navigation school at Hondo, Texas.

yy, (NSO STAMU mi. Donald Gatar Stationed with a fighter control squadron at Orlando, air base Is Pfc. Jerome M. Garlick of 460 Crown St. Sgt.

Maurice G. Mackey of 477 E. 15th St. is back In this country after 19 months overseas. He will Block parties will be run in the various precincts as part of a program to stimulate enrollment in the Block Service Organization and other CDVO activities.

Dancing, movies and demonstrations by an auxiliary fire unit will be on the list of entertainment for the parties, which are to be held up to the middle of September. Bernard A. Savage, borough director of the BSO, announced that the drive to increase block eervice leaders is to be carried through by zone and sector leaders, ho will submit names of volunteers to the precinct directors. A block party will be held Sunday cn Bristol St. between Pitkin and Butter 73d precinct.

It will be under the chairmanship of Mrs. Henrietta Shearer. A street rally at 7 o'clock tonight at the corner of Linden Boulevard and Flatbush Ave. will launch the iFlatbush Victory Committee campaign to send a medical field unit to the Red Army. The unit, which will be sent through the United cf Home-Front hint: If you can't travel take a backyard holiday.

Trommer's gives you two-way satisfaction 2-WAYS LIGHT EGG DROPPERS Aviation cadets recently graduated as second lieutenants from bombardier school at Deming, N. are, left to right, Michael C. Romano of 1351 E. 94th Michael W. McEvilly of 577 Nostrand George R.

Meyer of 363 82d St. and Joseph S. Asip of 30 88th St. LIGHT a you drink it! WAQ ENCYCLOPEDIA THE FBAGMENTA.TION BOMB KMMtUTitnaM CAS GLOSSAQY OF ARMY SLANG-A GOOF- BUBNER A JAP WHO SMOKES MARIHUANA CIGARETTE! jftj DrrONATOO from Africa by Pvt. Jerry ATTENTION, PLEASE! grry, bat no phots wmA In the Home Front or Ftrhtlnc; Men eolMMiui ean be retaraed.

How (, ever, news of too mtm tad i wtmen In aerrioe or meUwt la -CMI1n Defense on the homo front will be welcomed by too Brooklyn Eagle. 8eh newa should be addremed to either Fighting Men Editor or Homo Front Editor, Brooklyn Eale, Johnson and Adam Breok- iy. BUT U. S. WAR BONDS AND SAVINGS STAMPS attend officers training school at Miami, Fla.

Recently graduated as a lieutenant in the air corps from San Marcos, Texas, navigation school, Is Michael A. Birbiglla of 446 Monroe St. ORANGE, H. P.M. every Tuedoy and Thursday LIGHT after you drink it I LETTER OUT 1.

Tribes Letter Out and he 2. Sierra Letter Out and up 3. Agenda 4. Warned Letter Out and it's Letter Out and it 5. Whalers Letter Out and he AXIS-BUSTERS New bombardiers graduated from the West Texas Bombardier Quadrangle aretop, left to right, Joseph E.

Fox Jr. of 512 McDonough Paul R. Stevens of 1135 E. 8th Lester Stein of 270 Empire Boulevard, Gene Bambele of 1030 Crawford Ave. Bottom, Vincent J.

Galasso of 1030 Crawford Andrew E. Patrichuk of 171 Scholes Lawrence B. Shoenfeld of 1560 Ocean Parkway and Norman Turtle of 1445 St. John's Place. 1 1 Remove one letter from each word and re-arrange to spell the word called for in the last column.

Print the letter in center column opposite the word from which you have removed it. If you have fl "Lettered-Out" correctly It gives DRAFTIf I1 There's double pleasure in every glass of Trommer's the beer that's 2-ways 1- L.l T-l 1 ftA WTf4 (nmnl i -ai1in' (nr nMKwnMTTiiM lbt-AT. MRMAN MtNU flL umtT Ml' 1 DPtl WAT MAP SOMKPiH'S I MINERAL. 1 By Paul Fogarty vA Brrrera Act -MOivry, owns, rAu LOOK IN' AT 04- MD SPKKAlATtON I IVBBBB4O0TA DBM OUlBBlB H. MentTtffS BUT UNO WI -TMAT'U SCMWY Wit I I WATBR selected hops and one grain only fine secret.

and the difference. Just taste and compare! L6B9MAN MONBY IN Ar WMT TUM 1 CANT Iff AD A fy VWTM 1 OOH-MY- I i -n i-i ii i ii i. i i i i i in i a 1 JOHN P. TROMMER, BREWERIES ATi BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Whaff Punling You? Turn In "the Answer Man" IROOKLYN EAGLE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943 15.

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