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with Most of the talking was done by Adm. Nimitz‘ chiefs of staffs. The Admiral interrupted them now and then, however, and putâ€" his own interpretations on di Naval matters. * But most of the time he sat in the leather chair beside _ mine, seemingly thinking deeply on many subjects â€" perhaps, too. on the seâ€" rious Navy rict involving 1000 sailors | and Honolulu hoodlums which occurred the night before, and which we correspondents were told not to discuss â€"with the Fleet WATCHES ADMIRAL ... F.O. William Pomper Slated to Leave States I sat and watched the Admiral. He is not a tall man; but he is solidly built. His face is highly sunburned and his white hair and eyebrows stand out noticeably. He wore a tan tropical worsted uniform, neatly pressed . . . His tan shoes were polished brightly â€" but his heels were slightly run over . . . He wore short, tan socks keld up by elastic . . . arm with a gold and silver band . . . He wore a five star insignia as a During the 100. minutes he changed his position 80 times. He sat slouched in his chair, his legs erofised most of the time, his feet EMPHASIZES POINT ... November, 1942, and has spent the last of his three years with the navy air corps in the Pacific area, as night fighter pilot, based on a carrier. â€"In the past year he seems rather thoroughly, including such points as Okinawa, Korea, China, Manchuria and Japan. Mr. Scally is married to the forâ€" mer Jane Wilson, 275 Laurel, and :?'ofl-'dllbu&d- Day Peace Was Declared Flight Officer William Pomper, to have large and loosely strapped to his honorable discharge from the servâ€" ice on Wednesday of this week. A*1941 graduate of Highland It was then ‘that I ‘noticed that the Admiral‘s third finger, left hand, is gone from the knucki« up. ‘Towards the end of theâ€"100 minâ€" who recently returned from Koâ€" rea, told some highlights on life in that country to a group of us the Terminates Service In Navy Air Corps Lt. (ig) Daniel Seully III, NAC, arrived in town last Friday from the Pacific area, and received his His left ear seemed to be itchâ€" ing frequently for he rubbed it The ~correspondent from . The Christian Science Monitor, sitting to my left, asked a pertinent question, and Adm. Nimitz turned and answered him, using his left hand to emphasize the point. utes, the Admiral=stood ‘and told us newsmen that we must be paâ€" tient with the Navy in the Pacific... cover out here.> We can‘t get all the men home overnight. Rememâ€" e 'svgrwhdqghe had ever anticipated," he said. â€", walked abruptly out of the room, and the â€"préss conference ended... IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE Lt. Daniel Scully M . NOTES ON KOREA ... . A fellow Stars and Stripes corâ€" His fingernails were short and PEARL "You‘re M STILL IN THE of (Official U. S. Army Correspondent) Notes on Nimitz, Korea, and Haircuts rnoral." the five star admiral‘s public information ofâ€" (Special to The Highland Park Press) The No. 1 song on Korea‘s Hit Parade, Gord reports, is My ‘Blue Heaven. Remember that oldie* The Koreans are good dancers and they prefer tangos and rhumâ€" "Okay" and say it frequently . . . When a stranger visits a Korean home, the. hostess, â€"or wife, never appears.â€" She remains in the kitchâ€" en, supervises the meal, stays in GET US HOME, PLEASE! ... I thought for a time I might be Men and, women in ‘Korea use in the somewhat backward state are "fair" .. . And an American correspondent can walk in anyâ€" where and get a free meal . . . home for Thanksgiving. . But, no. Then Christmas > appeared the next possible day of my homecomâ€" partment seems anxious to keep this corporal â€" and thousands of other overâ€"threeâ€"yearâ€"menâ€"under ‘Then, I wishfully thought to myâ€" self, it would be nice to get home to welcome in the New Year. But, n6 again. The "big, blunâ€" dering War Department" (a quote from Time, Sir!) decided to SLQW dadblasted points to a HIGH of 55. " 1/c, USNR, 623 Homewood avenue, Highland Park, had the disâ€" tinction of serving on the USS Ke. So, no New Year‘s in Highland But at the rate Congress is inâ€" vestigating everything from OPA price ceilings to atomic bombsâ€" andmlly';norhcfmm‘ ation, their No. 1 job â€" I‘ll probâ€" ably be home in time to take a late okuk â€" a ship which navy records liams beach! NO BOATS, NO VOTES, Conâ€" _After much urging by Stars and Stripes staff writers, this corporal visited ‘one . of ‘Honolulu‘s many barber shops where women are the barbers. * + stantly. She seemed to take great interest in her work, and I got up from ye olde barber chair kinda clared the day he was finally to leave the States. Of course he is glad the war is over, naturally, but he doesn‘t understand why his chance didn‘t come sooner. Deâ€" clared "essential" he is to continâ€" ue in service. Until recently he has been stationed at Lincoin Field, His brother, Fred, 18, a 1945 high school graduate, and a memâ€" ber of the army infantry, after 4 months in service has left for ovâ€" erscas, and is now presumably staâ€" tioned in Germany. He was forâ€" merly based st Camp Pickett, Va. Seaman Frank Miller _ GET THE TROOPS HOME NowW! § best one I‘ve had since I left Highâ€" land Park and the skillful hands of U. of I. chum!) did so gently aind It was a pleasure not to have gZW-HWm 5 pleased with my trim. Luck has sort of shown him the back of her hand. ‘Three years in service, impatiently awniting asâ€" Babe Ruth is still their top sports Spring is always. nice in HP, I had an excellent haireut â€" the (1946) dip at Roger Wilâ€" 5 19 varied career and a longer one than almost any ship of the fleet. The Keokuk is a survivor of two world wars, with continuous servâ€" ice beginning in 1914 when she trade. During the recently endâ€" ed Pacific conflict. she went back to the wars to see the capitulation of Japan after suffering her first \fi-pdub-wud-n,- aerial bomb hit at Iwo Jima. In that operation she became known affectionately as "struggle buggy" because she was the oldest auxilâ€" iary in the campaign, if not the have been converted from coal to Acquired by the Navy July 28, 1941, the exâ€"merchantman had a career as a cruiserâ€"minelayer, takâ€" ing part in virtually all.of the Atâ€" Then, as a netlayer, she saw servâ€" ice in most of the Pacific "hot her staunchness is the fact that she and boilers, though the latter units spots," including Okinawa. During World War I, the ship served. as a train ferry, transportâ€" ing box cars to Europe. | Lt. William Cope Receives Discharge From Navy Air Corps very oldest vessel present. Changes of name, classification common for the Keokuk. Proof of Lt. (ig) William Cope, of the air corps, USNR, son of Mrs. Walâ€" ter Cope, 645 Vine, arrived home last Sunday to take residence again in Hi . as a civilâ€" inn. â€" He was last stationed â€"at Lt. Ullmann Home on Terminal Leave from Home on terminal leave after 15 months in the China, .Burma, Inâ€" with the AAF, Lt. Gunther Ulâ€" liam Ullimann, 1305 East, and his brother, Arthur, of Deerfield. the lieutenant made the remainder of his trip by boat, via the Suezâ€" Mediterraneanâ€"Atlantic route. A pilot with the 3rd combatâ€"carâ€" go squadron, Lt. Ullmann entered the service in January.$943, "and left for India in August,â€" 1944. He bon, the victory medal and 4 stars on his Asiaticâ€"Pacific ribbons. Afâ€" ter his release at Ft. Sheridan, Dec. 18, he plans to resume his studies. Dr. Francis M. Yager Resumes Dental Practice In Hubbard Woods . Released from Service thony, sons of Mrs. Josephine Giâ€" allanza, were both recently reâ€" leased from setrvice. Before enâ€" terifig the armed forces they mainâ€" tmined the National Prize Winner 916 Marion Ave., Highland Park, has been released to inactive duty by the navy.. . was assigned to Great Lakes naval training center where he was suâ€" pervisor of a dental clinic. After serving this tfour of duty at.Great Lakes he was assigned to an atâ€" tack transport in the Pacific area. aboard the USS Saratoga. Two Sons of Mrs. he traveled 60,000 miles from New Guinea north and saw service in The Saratoga, oné of more than 250 cariers, battleships, cruisers, and attack transports in the navy‘s left Pearl Harbor Wednesday, Nov Tokyo and China. He flew from ~On Dec. 15, Dr. Yager will reâ€" sume dental practice at his office, Inman, High Point Veteran, On Way Home from Hawaii homes to complete the formalities of obtaining their discharges beâ€" hltmhdvlhlh. * Lincoin Field, Nebr. ‘ Miuul.huuh again open service. 888 Linden Ave., Hubbard Woods. Raymond H. Inman, F1/c, of Highland Park, is on his way home. served 4 years and 9 months, 14, and arrived in San Francisco Camp Grant, Camp Lee and %< Ft. Inman is one of 3,730 highâ€"point s M had probably a more THE PRESS S. Sgt. John Salyards, Marine Veteran, Released from Service ‘arine Sergeant John Salyards brother of Mrs. Edgar Hiyes, 518 seteran of 28 months in the Paci fic area, received his discharge Tarawa, Met Death in Accident ‘A few weeks ago word was reâ€" ceived of the death of T./Sgt. Alâ€" fredâ€"Christiansen, in Germany, but After participating id action ‘at lough, returning to the Pacific, afâ€" terward, to take part in the camâ€" paigns at Luzon and Okinawa. town for a 32â€"day convalescent furlough from the White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, hospital. Clyde, hospital apprentice 1/c, of the navy, attached to the Marines, is believed to be now on his way home from the Philippines. only recently were the particulars of the tragedy learned. 52 Deerfield â€"PL, Alfred was 20 years of age, and a 1943 graduate of Highland Park high. He had made something of a record for himself on the European front. In four major engagements, he had participated in several missions, each time being one of the lucky few to return. At one time only five out of 17 returned safely. At another, 7 out of 23, and again he was the sole survivor of a party of 35. He took part in rescuing our forces surrounded at Bastogne, for which feat his unit received the Presidential citation. It seemed almost as though the young serâ€" geant bore a charmed life, and he had made definite plans to be home for While attending school in Gerâ€" many, near Munich, last Septemâ€" ber, he received a pass to visit some buddies in his old company at Kempton. Starting out to hitchâ€" hike, he flagged a ride from a passâ€" ing truck. . Later the truck was forced from the road by a passing vehicle, and Sgt. Christiansen reâ€" ceived injuries which resulted â€"in from service, but who saw action in North Afria.lh.l! M_Seil'y; and two si son of Highland Park, and Emma, a 1945 graduate of the local high arship upon graduation. his death. Besides his father, he is surâ€" vived by two brothers, Lt. John of place of business at 48 S. Skokie Vallq_md,- 'lfi.oyurlnaâ€"-.'-fihnkte- trieving (rugged work, by the vakia and Switzerland . . . but reâ€" fuses to discuss his experiences. "l'hbummfifl.ilhltry.” he declares. : ‘"They‘re the boys Edward I. Smith, of the Smith Manufacturing company, after 3 % Richman and his brother ,Pfc. Alâ€" vin, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richman, 655 Deerfield Ave. Pfc. Alvin expects to be stationâ€" ed in Japan until next April. His present work is planning recreaâ€" tion for the occupation troops in the land of cherry blossoms. He will take part in a basketball tourâ€" nament in Tokyo next month. T./Sgt. David, of the army air corps, has been transferred from Iran to Cairo, Egypt. The two brothers met last Christmas in New ‘York City. Both are graduates of Highland Park Seaman Earl Riddle Arrives Home in Time way) Smith served in who really took it â€" every one a Seaman 1/¢ Ear] Riddle arrived in town the day before Thanksgivâ€" ing to spend a Z1â€"day furlough wonderful! â€" and all different But the American girls, he adds, loyally, are the best of the lot. aboard the Missouri at the time the peace treaty with Japan was The war has put the continent iof of 17. . and Mrs. from Letter From Cpl Whitt Schutt« Telling of Promotion bly the most popular feature in *Stars and Stripes.‘ I must add quickly that it was the most popuâ€" lar feature ‘long before I joined the staff; I only hope I can mainâ€" tain its high readership qualities. It‘ll be a big job. I have a staff of three working with me: two seyâ€" geants and a WAC. Daily scores of letters arrive here. It is our duty to sort out the best ones, cut them if necessary, edit them, write heads for them, and answer them in the column if they require an done some good: it hasâ€"gotten allotments, better administration, better feeding and housing condiâ€" I hope I do ‘well in it." Methodists to Hold tions, and it has tried to make the lot of the enlisted men a better, happier one, ‘That is our goal. ‘This is, to date the most responsiâ€" ble job I‘ve had since I enlisted. Monthly Friday Dinner At Highland Park Church Highland Park and Highwood Methodist churches will be held at the Highland Park church: The dinners are served alternately at the two churches. Friday, Nov. 30, st 5:30 p.m., the joint monthly dinner of the Awarded Lt. Jay Pugh For Leadership Lt. (jig) Jay Wilber Pugh, 1301 S. St. Johns, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal and accomâ€" "I have now taken over the ediâ€" rship of "Dear Editor," presum. TEXTRON For luxuriously la lays, slip into Textron‘s* heavy rayon satin quilted coolie coat. The full swing cut carries an allâ€"over lilac pattern from the Chineseâ€"like slit sides at the bottom, over the deep pocket and ends in a gracefulâ€" sweep at the frogâ€"trimmed throut. Slip it on over your special lounging pajamas, nightsown ©â€" slocks, in white, pink, blue. Sizes 12 to 20. 1495 â€" Thursday, ~Nov. 8th, 1945 service in connection with operaâ€" tions against the enemy, as senior commanding officer of a flotilla of United States ships during amâ€" phibious assaults on Iwo Jima and age . and . outstanding . leadership, often under enemy attack, in conâ€" t.:'h:‘li?:hn‘fllw are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pugh. Pfc. Jack Lanigan Of Army Air Corps Fifteen months in the air mmmmmm Pfe. Jack Lanigan, 19, son of Mr. service for a term of one year. A radio nichanic, stationed at Ogden, Utah, he is an alumnus of Highland Park high, class of 1944. Reenlists in Service and Mrs. Wallace Lanigan, 919 Wade, will report to Fort Sheridan for reassignment at the end of his leave. He has reenlisted in the At Oklahoma Camp Max Ekelman Jr., with his wife and son, are staying with his parâ€" ents at 438 Lincoln place, for the present. He received his disâ€" charge from service recently at Camp Gruber, Okla. C.W.O. Edward Lloyd Back at Post After 19â€"Day Furlough the Reuben Lloyds, 515 S. St. Johns, arrived at Amarillo, Texas, furlough with his parents. Lt. Pugh is lauded for his courâ€" CwW.0. "for meritorious of