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Stories of Brooklyn Men and Women in U. S. War Service By d'Alessio Captain of Missing!" women; Your Wartime Problems Postman's 'No Mail Harder on Soldier Than Wounds Furlough Rulings for Men Going Overseas Have Been Liberalized Furloughs for men about to be sent overseas have been a much discussed problem In army and certainly In family circle. There has Just been issued a new army ruling which considerably Clarifies the situation. It is a modification (c) of AB 615-275 Feb.

1940 tnd the paragraph reads as follows: Furloughs will be granted, unless urgent military neces-aity prevents, to the following personnel prior to departure for a port of embarkation or a replacement depot subject to overseas ahipment: (1.) Enlisted men regardless of length of service who have had no furlough since ordered to active duty. (2.1 Enlisted men who have had no furlough in the past six months. D. Training programs and selection of personnel should, as far as possible, be planned in such a manner as to make possible granting of furlougha after completion of training and before shipment to ports of embarkation or replacement depots. E.

Commanding officers concerned will notify affected per-aonnel of their privileges under above. F. Enlisted men granted furloughs under above conditions will be required to return to home station upon expiration of furlough. NOT COMPULSORY Like most army regulations the above rulings are definite, but alas, the home folks may let their wishes father their thoughts when interpreting this new ruling. There is nothing in this wording which would permit the enlisted man to pound on his C.

desk to demand his furlough rights. Note the little clause in which says, "unless military necessity the other modifying clause in section which tays, "as far as possible." Furthermore (and this will interest the home folks) there Is still no ruling which requires the man on furlough to return to his home. Nor does Uncle Sam pay any of the traveling expenses of these furloughs. ASIDES TO READERS: To MRS. H.

E. B. We have been studying thisiew income tax bill and as soon as we get certain clarifications of the act by the Treasury Department we will write a column about the complicated situations regarding taxes for men in service. To MISS T. P.

You will have no chance to follow your boy friend when once his outfit sets off on its journey overseas. Even he does not know where he is going when he boards the train for the embarkation port. No special cars for fiancees are provided. If you have a problem write to Richard Hart, care of this newspaper. A stamped, addressed envelope will bring a personal reply.

Qfci'JX Rogers Ave Is taking pre-flight training at College Station, Tex. Pfc. John J. Rush of 327 Franklin Ave. is now at Fort Logan, where he is In training with the army air forces' technical training school.

At the Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, L. Irwin Mur of 225 7th Ave. has completed his preliminary training and is now an engineer cadet. Edward McCormark of 460 8lh St. is now at the naval training station, Sampson, N.

Camp Upton has a newcomer in the person of John A. Zampino of 2022 W. 9th St. Pvt. John J.

Pescherine Jr. of 758 E. 52d St. has arrived at Camp Sibert, to receive his basic training. Second Class Seaman Jerome Frankel of 1604 Bedford Ave.

was home recently on leave from Port Hueneme, Cal. Pfc. Edward Jay Andersen of 8 Parkside Court is in the engineers corps. I A Via) "There! You did it again! 'come again' Brooklyn College Awards Degrees To 1,160 Graduates The American public must face the Elections of 1944 during the waging of a "neck or nothing'' war with dignity, self-respect and respect for its neighbors if we are not to face the danger of disunity imperiling the freedom of the nation for hundreds of years, according to Lt. Comm.

Herbert Agar of the United States Naval Reserve, former editor of the Louisville Courier and author of "A Time for Greatness." Lieutenant Commander Agar spoke at the 18th commencement of Brooklyn College yesterday afternoon on the college quadrangle. In introducing Lieutenant Commander Agar to his audience, Harry D. Gideonse. president of the college, said, "No man can speak with greater authority on the things we want to get out of this war." A total of 1.160 degrees were awarded. Three of these were summa cum laude.

A significant indication of the growing shortage of me nstudents was the fact that all of these were awarded to women. One hundred and eighty men in the armed services were among those who received degrees, and 71 of them were present in person to receive them. Greetings to the graduating class were offered by Ordway Tead, 1 chairman of the Board of Higher Education, who compared life after graduation to a contest on the foot-, ball field. The Ephebic Oath, a tradition at the annual commencement ceremonies of the college, was administered by Justice John MacCrate of the Supreme Court of New York, i About eight pounds of dehydrated Irish potatoes are the equivalent of a bushel of raw potatoes weighing 60 pounds. By RICHARD HART supplied to other trainees as a result of a card party conducted by Ketchum-Hennessy Post.

V.F.W., at 1601 Surf Coney Island. Nat Grossman was chairman. Plans for a State-wide meeting of the Jewish War Veterans Wednesday night in the Hotel New Yorker, Manhattan, have been announced by Bernard E. Perelson, State commander. A "war victory agenda" will be drawn up.

The Central Queens chapter of the Red Cross has recognized those who have made eight contributions to the blood bank by awarding them red ribbons to wear under the silver blood donor pin. Nora Camden, nurse recruitment chairman of the same chapter, has announced that 175 registered nurses from Queens have joined the armed forces since Pearl Harbor. A "Tribute to Russia" rally, jointly sponsored by the Brownsville and Rockaway Parkway Committee of Russian War Relief will be held tomorrow night in the Empire Manor, 70 Thatford Ave. Speakers will be State Senator Louis B. Heller and Assemblyman Alfred A.

Lama. Others to address the meeting are the Rev. Boise Dent, Rabbi Jacob Nathan, Charles I. Stewart, writer on Soviet affairs, and Garibaldi W. Lapolla, principal of Public School 164.

Boro Park had a realistic blackout drill when 3,000 people participated in a test air-raid organized by the wardens of the 66th headquarters in P. S. 131. Four pump teams fought incendiary bombs burning at temperatures of 2.500 degrees, and gas "victims" and other casualties were given first aid treatment. Stock Exchange Term.

garland in this way. Joint. turning machine. Lieutenant Gives Hope to Family The family of Lt. Bernard J.

Roche of 60-67 60th Maspeth, cherish the hope that somewhere their only son, today reported missing in action by the War Department, is alive and well. Lieutenant Roche was formerly in the American Eagle Squadron of the R. A. F. While with the American Eagles he won two medals, conferred on him by the British Government, and when he transferred to the United States Air Corps he won the Air Medal with three clusters.

He has been overseas for two years. On last Friday his family spoke over the telephone to Capt. Arthur Hollaway, home on leave in Pennsylvania, who was Lieutenant Roche's commanding officer. "Don't be worried, your son Is a fine soldier and nobody saw him go down. There is every chance that he will be found yet," was the reassuring message.

3 Other Queens Men Also listed as mussing today are Flight Officer LeoGrikstas of 104-41 115th Richmond Hill; Staff Sgt. Frederick D. Williams Jr. of 35-16 85th Jackson Heights; Sgt. James J.

Norton of 222-07 Edmore Queens Village, and Lt. Charles A. Tedeschi of Sea Cliff. Lieutenant Roche, 24. was born in Brooklyn and studied for the priesthood.

When war broke out, however, he enlisted in the Canadian Air Force. He later transferred to the American Air Force. He has been awarded the Distinguished Air Service Medal with clusters and a British decoration. Sgt. James J.

Norton, Reported Missing Sgt. James J. Norton. 25, has been reported missing in action in the North African area. He enlisted in the infantry two years ago and embarked with the first assignment of troops to North Africa.

His sister, Catherine, formerly of 222-07 Edmore Queens Village, is a member of the Waacs stationed at Daytona Beach. Fla. Take My Word Fot It 1 Frank Colby NAMES IN THE NEWS HIDEKI TOJO. general, Japanese premier, and all-around bad boy of the Pacific. Since he has promised "complete annihilation" of America, we had better learn to pronounce his name correctly.

If we don't, we dct a Accent both names on the first syllable. Note that tl- of Tojo has the "zh" sour. as in azure. Say: HEE-day-kee TOE-ihne. CAPE BON (French: Cap Bon), fateful Tunisian peninsula.

It's a little late to try to clear up the confusion surrounding this name, but for the record it should be pointed out that the English form and the French form are not pronounced alike. The English, Cape Bon, is pronounced as it is spelled, and Bon rhymes with con, don, like the first syllable of bonfire. In the French, Cap Bon, Cap rhymes with map, tap. Bon has the French nasal sound as in mon, ton, thus: kap BAW(N). Some broadcasters scramble the two forms, referring either to "kap bon" or "kape BAW(N)." Others refer to the cape as "bone," apparently confusing Bon with Bone, a seaport of northeastern Algeria.

At any rate, the English "Cape" should not be used with the French "bawtn)," and the French "Cap" should not be used with the English "bon." DUISBURG, pulverized city on the Rhine. Not "DWEEZ-berg" or "DOO-iss-berg." The vowel sound of the first syllable is like the German umlaut Purse the lips tightly as if to say "doo" as in doom, but, without changing the position of the lips, say "dee" as in deem, blending "oo" and "ee" into a single sound, represented by the symbol: (E) the to represent the pursed lips, and the to represent the sound of the vowel. The second syllable has the "oo" sound of book, and the is fricative as in ach. Say: DiE)SS-boor(rh) Teit your pronouncing I with my nw 1943 Pronouncing Test. FaM-matint and instructive.

Send ft mamned Oct. If-addrevfri envelope to Prank CoJby. 3221 Huntlnadon Houston. Texas. State Commission Wants Soldiers to Get Ballots Relatives and friends of members of the armed forces who are rest-dents of New York State were asked to fill out a notice and send it to the State War Ballot Commission so that an application for a ballot can be sent to the man or woman In uniform.

The commission announced that duly qualified voters now in the armed forces have a right to vote at the general election Nov. 2. Notices may be sent to the offices of the rommLssion in the State Office Building in Albany or to 80 Centre Manhattan. Soldiers suffer more keenly when the postman says "Nothing today" than they do when wounded In combat, according to 1st Lt. Paul A.

Farrell of Flatbush, somewhere in the Pacific. He writes that scenery is beautiful and the food fine, but that "I don't get enough mail to keep me satisfied." "The thing that plays the greatest part in the lives of the men in this broiling sun is mail," he continues. "We don't kick about the lack of conveniences that we had in civilian life, but the men crave letters bearing the postmark of the old home "Indeed," Lieutenant Farrell, columnist for a local paper when he was home in Flatbush, states, "the craving for letters is keener than the hankering for a cigarette or the desire for candy." Brooklyn added two more second lieutenants to the army when Frederick Clark Hyrne of 95-18 Jamaica Ave. and Lawrence J. Reilly of 203 Garfield Place were commissioned at Fort Benning, after completing the officer candidate course.

Former machinist Joseph J. DeBlasi of 169 N. 7th who is now administrative clerk of his squadron in the Caribbean area, has been promoted to the grade of corporal. Future 2d Lt. Arthur M.

Schaffer of 611 Logan St. is studying with the army air forces technical training school at Yale. Wearing his new silver wings as an aerial gunner in the army air force, Sol Stein of 32 Sutter Ave. was promoted to the rank of sergeant at Tyndall Field, Fla. Heading toward a second lieutenant's commission, Borah Schwartz-man of 468 E.

52d St. is an aviation cadet at Yale University. Four Brooklyn girls reporting to the Waac unit at Foster Field, Texas, were Marion Pantzer of 2919 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Esther Sloller of 2007 Union Peggy Williams of President St. and Margaret Brett of 1735 45th St. Corp.

Nathan Conchar of 3417 Avenue has completed an aviation course in Detroit. M. M. Robinson of 1713 E. 14th St.

has received bombardier wings at Carlsbad, N. and is now a second lieutenant. Max Fernbach of 902 41st St. has been made a sergeant at Greensboro, N. C.

A former auditor, Bernard Nor-vld of 703 Madison St. has been made a corporal at New Orleans, La. Now a sergeant, Thomas A. Dempsey of 551 Wythe Ave. wears the wings of an aerial gunner, graduated at Panama City, Fla.

Lawrence I.erner of 144 E. 95th BROTHERS SERVING Raymond T. Hines of 128 11 th left, is on furlough after seeing action in North Africa and in the South Pacific. His brother, Albert is also in the novy, somewhere on the Atlantic coast. mm pan IN AIR CORPS Joseph C.

H. Flynn only son of the late Magistrate Joseph C. H. Flynn, was sworn into the Army Air Corps prior to his graduation from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He is a nephew of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs.

Charles C. Lockwood. He will report at Yale University in July. St. is a new corporal at Orlando, Fla.

J. William Craig Jr. of 23 Quentin Road has arrived at Fort Benning, Ga. Stanley DndiUik Jan Spurgia-aa Pfc. Stanley Dudziuk of 13 Newell St.

and Sgt. Jan Spurgiasz of 189 5th St. have been transferred from the -Polish Air Force to the U. S. Army Eighth Air Force somewhere in England.

Joseph N. Russo of 247 Woodbine St. has been promoted from technician, fourth grade, to sergeant at Fort Mason, Cal. Another new sergeant is Morris H. Packman of 17 Thompson Place, who has just been promoted at Peterson Field, where he is serving as radio operator.

Elroy Fiedler of 1323 Bushwick Ave. is now sending the Jive over the air every Wednesday as pianist of the 1st Infantry dance band broadcasts from Camp San Luis Obispo, Cal. Pvt. Fiedler's brother, Lt. Sidney W.

Fiedler, is stationed at Fort Warren, Wyo. Radioman 3d Class James Brady of 451 State St. is now stationed at Tompkinsville, S. I. James A.

Kelly of 278 Sumpter St. has been made a corporal at Orlando, Fla. Another new corporal in the army is Bergen Knudson of 576 83d In the Caribbean area. Marion McCarty of 3220 Avenue a Waac, has completed an administration course at Commerce, Tex. Posted at Camp Polk, La Corp.

Paul Relzen of 617 E. 96th St. has chosen to attend a special course at Baton Rouge, La. Pfc. Salvatore F.

Furno of 115 E. 5th St. has begun an aviation mechanic course at Amarillo, Tex. Charles Mateo of 180 19th St. has been promoted to sergeant at Lake Charles, La.

Henry Morton Miller of 658 By Paul Foqorty Midwood Post, 200, Jewish War Veterans, and its ladies auxiliary recently sponsored a send-off for 50 Inductees of Local Board 137, Avenue and 1. 15th St. Each draftee received a camp kit made by the auxiliary and the Red Cross was on hand to give the men coffee, sandwiches and cigarettes. To date the post has distributed 1,200 kits. Additional gift packages will be GETS POSTHUMOUS AWARD Pvt.

Peter Gorgano, 28, of 825 57th St. has been posthumously awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. Gargano, who was in a tank destroyer battalion, died as a result of wounds received in North Africa. Why do you have to yell to them!" CITIZEN Pfc. Scoglio, 24, of 2066 W.

6th St. was among 231 officers, enlisted men and nurses, all aliens serving in the U. S. Army, sworn in as American citizens at a special ceremony in Great Britain recently. Events Tonight Men's Club of 8.

Stephen's Church w.Sl hold a and Son Nnht. which will be the last meeting of the season. Xew-klrlt Ave. and E. 28th 8.

Mass meetina In the auditorium of the Central Y. M. A 55 Hanson place, to increase the drive for the erection of VPteran's Hospital in Brooklyn. 8.30. Former Mayor James Walker will the toaslmastpr ar the Thomas Jefferson Dinner at the Hotel Commodore.

8. Nineteen internes he sraduated it the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, a farewell dinner wiii a. so be tendered the young1 doctors. 6:30. The Board of Hiaher Education will meet at Hunter College, Park Ave.

and 69th 8 Assembly Distrtct Republican Club will hold their last meeting before tha Summer recess. 409 9th 8.30. BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND SAVINGS STAMPS and Girls CARRYING bamboo grows, also sugar cane, cotton and tropical fruits.

The chief product of the republic, however, is coffee. The coffee plants grow best at heights of from 2.000 to 6.000 feet above sea level. Guatemala grows enough coffee to supply three pounds a year to every family in the United States and Canada. If you are looking for jungle lands, you can find them in certain parts of Guatemala. Those parts are low.

hot and moist, and are filled with bushes, vines, trees and marshes. For TRAVEL scraphook) section of your Tomorrow: Remains of Lost Cities. Ten illustrations by Frank C. Parte appear In the pirture leaflet, Africa's People and Customs. If you want a ropy, send a self-addressed envelope bearing a 3-rent stamp to Uncle Ray in care of this i newspaper.

sin i t-: a UNCLE RAY'S CORNER Jerry Frankel E. J. Andersen Aux. 1st Class Bella Matalon has been promoted to technician fourth grade at Westover Field, Mass. Bella majored in literature in Brooklyn College.

Before entering the Waacs in January 1943 she was emplowed as a dietitian at Madison Park Hospital. William Byrne of 607 55th St. has been promoted to the grade of staff sergeant at Greensboro, N. C. At Fort Lansing, Harry Stein of 1002 Faster Ave.

and Nathan Ginzig of 384 Keap St. are taking army air force instruction prior to appointment as aviation cadets. Naval Aviation Cadet John D. Welsh of 319 78th St. is now at the naval air training center.

Corpus after completing his primary flight training at Glenview, 111. At Camp Polk. Corp. Joachim J. Amedeo of 200 Court St.

has been chosen to attend the tank maintenance course. Anthony Campos of 266 Wyckoff St. and A. V. A.

Curatolo of 136 E. 31st St. have been commissioned second lieutenants at Fort Washington, Md. Edward C. Hathaway of 32 Georgia Ave.

has been made a corporal at Brookley Field, Ala. Michael V. Ambrosio of 1328 69th St. is an aviation cadet at Sikeston, Mo. Another aviation cadet, this one In the navy, is Robert E.

Hooks of 181 Bay 20th who has successfully completed pre-fllght training at Anacostia, D. C. William McConnon of 7224 4th recently promoted to private first class in the marine air corps, is attending school at Jacksonville, Floria. Three Cunningham boys of 3164 Gen itsen Gerritsen Beach, are in the armed forces. George has been advanced to private first class at Los Angeles, Edward Is a staff sergeant and Robert is with the navy in the Pacific.

Six Brooklynites promoted to privates first class at the bomber mechanic school at Keesler Field, were A. A. Lucanta of 1638 E. 24th M. J.

Lombardo of 37 Spencer A. B. Coven of 1793 Sterling Place, Meyer Schoenfeld of 1314 Sutter D. P. Zagare of 1924 E.

9th St. and Herman Hoffman of 376 Alabama Ave. ATTENTION, PLEASE! Sorry, but no photos used In the Home Front or Fighting Men columns can be returned. However, news of loeal men and women In service or aethre In Civilian Defense on the home front will be welcomed by the Brooklyn Eagle. Such news should be addressed to either Fighting Men Edilor or Home Front Editor, Brooklyn F.ale, Johnson and Adam LETTER OUT 1.

Spittoon Letter Out for a 2. Weathered I I Letter Out and a 3. Writes Letter Out fot a For Boys Indians of Mexico and elsewhere are noted for their custom of carrying loads on their heads, but many Latin American natives follow a different plan. They carry baskets on their shoulders, holding the baskets in place with a broad band which passes around the forehead. Let us go, for example, to the little Central American republic known as Gautemala.

There we" shall find hundrads of Indians carrying loads in this manner. They practice the method from childhood, taking more and more weight as the years go on. They like to carry heavy loads to prove their strength. What do we find in the baskets? All manner of things. Water bottles, striped blankets and several kinds of fruit are common parts of a load.

Some of the carriers transport water from place to place, selling it at doorways, much as a milkman in our land takes miik from house to house. If a person did not practice in advance, he would have a hard time with a heavy basket. These Indians become expert at the task because they train their neck muscles. The neck muscles become ever so strong as a Guatemalan Indian youth grows into manhood. Guatemala is larger than the State of Indiana, and has almost as many people as Indiana.

Three-fifths of the people are Indians. The rest are mainly of Spanish descent, or part-Indian and part-Spanish. Deep in the torrid zone, not far north of the equator, Guatemala would have a very hot climate if it were not for the mountains and high hills. As It is. there are parts of the country which are fairly cool and healthful.

In the lowlands a great deal of 4. Trunks Letter Out for Mohammedans. 6. Haslet Letter Out for a Remove one letter from each word and rearrange to spell the word called for in the last column. Print the letter in the center column opposite the word from which you have removed it.

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