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Page 2 Tuesday I went to Honolulu‘s swank Moana Hotel where I interâ€" viewed Mr. J. Kyuang Dunn, diâ€" rector of the United Korean comâ€" mittee. He and his staff are en route to Korea and are traveling on a top State Department air prioriâ€" ty. â€" They‘re going to Korea at the speecific request of Gen, Macâ€" Arthur to help alleviate ~ certain "difficult situations" arising beâ€" tween the Allies and the Koreans. MISSION TO KOREA ... HONOLULU, T. H.â€" Well, this has been a full, inte resting week of staff writing for The Stars and Stripes and, in off duty hours, writing for the Honeâ€" lulu, T. H., Daily Advertiser. "With this intimate knowledge of both the Koreans and the Amâ€" ericans, I am hoping we can assist in making matters run more smoothly in Korea," Mr. Dunn deâ€" clared. And I hope he‘s right! in their program of rehabilitation and earliest achievement of indeâ€" Mr. Dunn seemed: very sincere. Each of the men with him is a Korean leeader who has spent many years at American educaâ€" tional institutions. Over a thick steak in the dining roomâ€" of the general officer‘s lounge at Hickham Field Wednesâ€" day, I had an hour‘s chat with Maj. Gen. Archer C. Lerch, the Army‘s Provost Marshal General. DINES WITH GENERAL ... an extensive tour of Jap prisoner of war camps at Manila, Tokyo, and Shanghai. He told me Allied investigating teams in Japan are gathering great amounts of PW documentary evidence â€" some evâ€" en recorded on toilet tissue â€" in their intensive search to determâ€" ing exactly how the Japs treated Allied civilian and military inâ€" "Our mission," Mr. Dunn told me, "is to aid the Korean peoples . He : said that by _ comparison with Nazi PW camps, which he inâ€" spected last May, the Japs beat their captives with greater reguâ€" larity. He added that Allied civilâ€" ians had been better treated genâ€" eraily than had the military. â€" TALKS WITH to the Honolulu library. There I met one of the most gallant and interesting _ persons I have _ ever met. & She is the director of the library‘s Department of the Blind. I had heard about her great work and her beautiful philosophy. I wantâ€" ed to tell her story to the readâ€" ers of the Advertiser, and now to the readers of the PRESS. _ Soon after our lnu-odm:titg. Mrs. de Veyra, a small, delicate, totallyâ€"blind woman. told me her philosophy. * YES TO LIFE ... gi% "I have faith in ‘people. â€" I see the brighter side. I deeply believe that if you give much to life you will reap many rewards which will make your stay in this world hapâ€" Twentyâ€"seven yeears ago on a stormy. Pacific ocean a Japanese ship, loaded with a crew and pasâ€" sengers stricken with tropical feâ€" ver, plowed its way towards: Honoâ€" lulu. On that ship was a baby, one year old. When the ship reached port, milny ‘of the crew and most of the passengers were dead: Two Highland Park navy men, Robert E. Wicklander, 1200 Burâ€" ton avenue, and Alfred S. McFadâ€" den, 344 Bloom street, and other members of the 115th naval conâ€" struction battalion have won comâ€" mendation for their work at Luzon, where they were calledâ€" upon to complete emergency _repairs and landing strips while exposed to large caliber shelling and Jap air attacks, the navy has announced. Two Highland Parkers® IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE For Work at Luzon * Working in mreas that had not yet been announced as "secured," the Seabees set up camp and radio facilities. _ Then, after the Japs had been driven out, they repaired the preâ€"war water supply for the of the buildings for that base Gen: Kerch justâ€"returned â€"from I left the general then and went Her name is Dolores de Veyra The Seabee outfit previously had ‘M STILL IN THE ARMY! (Official U. S. Army Correspondent) (Special to The Highland Park Press) Pecking at a Portable But â€" not Dolores â€" a strong, healthy baby who had been born with perfect vision. But now, suddenly,‘ her eyes no longer saw all the strange and wonderful obâ€" jects that a child‘s eyes see. Doâ€" lores sawâ€"nothing for the tropical fever had settled in her eyes and had sealed them shut for the rest of her life. OVERCOMES SORROW . . . "It‘s strange," she told me,‘‘"but I didn‘t know I was blind until my two brothers and three sisters went off to school one day and I didn‘t go with them. I was terribly disapâ€" pointed. . I knew then that I was not like other children." "I decided then that <just beâ€" cause I was blind I was not going to turnâ€"against people, against life. ‘I decided to accept my handiâ€" cap and learn all 1 could about teaching others similarly afflicted to enjoy life." w2 Weeks later, slowly overcoming hen deep sorrow, she was enrolled in‘ the Territorial School for the After graduating from the Uniâ€" versity of Hawaii with honors, she went to Columbia "where she won her master‘s degree â€" one .of the very few to accomplish such an undertaking. ‘ MARRIES IN OAHU .. . She returned to Oahu, married, and Teft seven weeks later to €s~ tablish a school for the blind in the Philippines. â€"She was not perâ€" mitted to stay there long for war impended. She was returned to Honolulu. _ Here she kept house for her husband, Larry, and learnâ€" ed how to cook â€" "When my husâ€" band was at work, he was afraid to _have me by _ the stove." She studied recipes written in Braille and practiced most of every day in the kitchen until she became an ‘emllcm. cook. y > Deaf and Blind "I felt very close to heaven when God blessed me with her," Mrs. deVeyra said. "I didn‘t mind the pain at all and I prayed, thankâ€" On Dec. 4, 1941, she gave birth to her first, perfectlyâ€"sighted baâ€" by, Diana Lelia Carol. ing Him for blessing me with this opportunity to er-u life.®" BLESSED WITH SECOND CHILD ... with _ another â€" perfectlyâ€"sighted baby girl. } blind on the Hawaiian islands that there is a need for them to conâ€" tribute their part to this world; that there is reason to meet life with a YES. come to me . disillusioned, lost, afraid togo on, wanting to give up. I attempt to show them there is much to live for; that despite their blindness, they can enjoy the great books read to them by the nation‘s top actors in our talking books. "I believe I‘ve been able to inâ€" still in those who thought life hopeâ€" less a new faith in themselves and a renewed hope. If I have done zo, I have reached the goal I have set in life. "It is a wonderful feeling.to take the blind from their dark world and bring them into the brightness that is . in for it." seen action at Wiine. Bay, New Guinea, late in 1943. ‘There, for four months, they worked around the clock, seven days a week, handling as many as 63 projects at the same time, and never falling short of a deadline on any of them. Records of the outfit show that at Milne, its members laid the equivalent of two square miles of concrete slabs, eight inches thick, and logged and milled more than 1,000,000 feet of native lumber of all sizes in a single mill. * David Dean and Robert Klemp Stationed At Fort Sheridan David Dean, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Dean, 458 Lincoln, is now a member of the U. S. army. Ft. Sheridan. Also stationed there is Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Since then she has been blessed action at Wilneâ€" Bay,"â€"New Both boys are June graduates: of Highland Park high. Cpl. Vincent Faiola, European Veteran, Released from Service Stationed for a time with the Army of Occupation in Germany, he embarked from Southampton, England, on the Texarkana and arâ€" rived in the States within 8 days. Mr. and Mrs. Faiola have been livingâ€"at the home of Mrs. Faiola‘s parents, the F. K. Pecks, but exâ€" pect to leave shortly to make their home in New Jersey. Mr. Faiola‘s native state. + Cpl. Vincent Faiola, husband of the former Dorotliy Peck, 120 Hillerest, received his honorable muthd at Ft. Dix, N. J., on Oct. His battle stars represent four major campaigns. He served in Normandy, Northern France, Cenâ€" traj Europe and in the Rhineland, and was awarded the Unit citation and the Presidential citation. Robert Carr First Of Four Brothers To Receive Discharge aboard" the USS Custer, and 3% The former army man served for 22 months in the European ares, leaving Camp Kilmer, N. J., aboard the Queen Mary and landing in Liverpool. . After spending 6 months in England, he served with ordnance in Normandy, then was Former Petty Officed Robert W. Carr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carr, 916 Lincoln, received his disâ€" charge under the navy point sys tem recently at Great Lakes Naval Training center. . He has been in agtive service. since September 1940, at first in the Atlantic, transferred to France, where he became a member of the 3rd Divisâ€" ion Infantry. # As you probably know, most appliance manufacturers have encountered problems in converting from war to peace proâ€" duction. It‘s not easy, for example, to convert from the production of radar devices to electric irons. â€" Fortunately, however, peacetime planning went ahead went ahead. And warâ€"learmed lessons in production and â€" s Am. 5 d in li L f4 s plans. So today, with plans completed, your much improved homnpphncum.afly.pnd-mt ‘The information below is based on news given us by manufacturers. But we cannot, of covirse, guarantee that all home appliances will be available when planned. Material shortages or unforeseen factors may delay deliveries. Ranges. Some range modelsâ€"in limited quantitiesâ€"are available at many neighborhood dealers now. Some may even be installed in time to cook that big Christmas dinner. Quantities should come in after the first of the year. Home Freezing Units may not be widely available hefore equipment necessary. But, if you‘re fortunate, you may be RPUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NHNORTHIRN ILLINO!S Here are the answersâ€"based on the most recent T HE PRESS â€"_ When Will Home Appliances Be Available _ To You? â€" F.; 0. Shea has been with the air transport command since gradâ€" uation from the flying school at Blytheville, Ark.. in September, 1944. Prior to going overseas, he was stationed at Romulus field, Mich.. Fugene Detmer, Former Technical Sergeant in Italy, Receives Release year in the States. Pf M 1/e John entered service in 1942. He has been stationed aboard a transport for the past year. Comdr. Stanley, who participatâ€" ed in the Sicilian campaign, is now aboard a cargo ship. F. C. 1/e Donald is stationed at F. O. Howard Shea 4 Of Air Transport Command Awarded Second Cluster It has been announced that F.0. Howard G: Shea, stationed with the air transport command in the awarded a second Oak Leaf clusâ€" ter to his Air medal. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shea, 1518 Cornelia. + . Among those recently released from service at Ft. Sheridan is forâ€" mer. T/Sgt Eugene Detmer, 22, who entered the service in March, 1943, and left a year later for ovâ€" erseas, where he served in Italy as mechanic on power turret guns for the AAF. A graduate of Highland Park high and a former student at Wilâ€" liams college, Mass., he is the son of Howard Detmer, 565 Bob O‘â€" Also discharged from Ft. Sheriâ€" dan were Pfc. Ettore Travetto of Highwood,â€" and Pfce. Raymond S. Johnson. Norfolk, Va., ‘as instructor Link Vincent, a brother is with the sky and attacked with bombs, strafâ€" John Friedlich ing and straightâ€"on plunges. Four were knocked into the sea or blown ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS JOHN H. WEEKS, OFF JAâ€" PAN (Delayed) <â€" John Friedâ€" lich, quartermaster 3/c, USNR, of 636 N. St. Johns, Park, and other men of this which wus assigned to the n forces at the end of the war, had a narrow escape from five Jap suiâ€" ieidnphn-jfi.lwbmum the Japanese made their first one of four destroyers on "picket" duty in the waters near Tokyo Bay when the five suicide planes attacked on Aug. 9. falling to the guns of the Weeks. The fifth crashed into a destroyer nearby. Entering the service in Januâ€" ary, 1943, he served with Patton‘s 3rd army in â€" Germany, Austria, France and . Belgium, where he earned the Good Conduct ribbon, the ETO ribbon with one battle star and the combat medic‘s badge. Sgt. Charles Connolly Stationed Near Manila Sgt. Charles F. Connolly, of the medical department of the 86th Blackhawk division, is now stationâ€" ed in the Philippines, about 12 miles from Manila. In action since last January when the Weeks joined the 3rd His wife, Elsic, makes her home with her parents, the F. C. Fulâ€" hams. ~He is the son of Mr. and Mrs..John Connolly, 594 Homeâ€" The suiciders whirled ‘out of the able to secure a Home Freezing Unit shortly after the first of the year. C A able for immediate delivery, they should be a bit more ironers will probably be available by the first of the year. Home HMeating Unitsâ€"some heating contractors have lirhited supplies now; should be generally available by late Smaller Appliancesâ€"wafile irons, toasters, clocks, etc., may be available by the last of this yearâ€"in sufficient quanâ€" tities to make it possible for them to be given as thoughtful Since many factors, as noted above, may delay deliveries it is suggested that you stop in at your Public Service Store from time to time for the latest information on appliances. and will answer your questions to the best of their ability. First deliveries should be made by December. ; is THE WAR OVERY 3 It isa‘t for the wounded and maimed of our country‘s armed forces. They must still receive the best of careâ€"and that takes money. So your country ssks that you buy Victory Bonds. Remember, you help your country, the men who served their country, and yourself, when you make the sound investment of a Victory Bond Purchase. Thursday, Nov. 15th, 1945 Highwood Man, Veteran Three Rosalini Brothers Hope Soon to BeReunited Two Rosalini brothers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Rosalini, 123 High, met for the first time since March, 1943, recently, when Pfe. Adolph, home on sick leave from Vaughn hospital, greeted his brothâ€" er Clarence, veteran of the Euroâ€" pean theater, now released from service. A third brother, Pvt. Pe: ter, stationed for 2 years in the Chinaâ€"Burmaâ€"India theater, is now on his way home. ‘He has served Pfe. Adolph, veteran infantryâ€" man of the So. Pacific area, hopes to ‘receive his discharge soon. Clarence was formerly technician 5/c, serving with the 48th tank battalion in the European theater. Of Five Former Pfc. Meno Passini, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Passini, 39 Eim, Highwood, was released from service November 1 at Camp Grant, after ~completing three years of duty, nearly two of which were served overseas. Besides a Bronze star, awarded for duty durâ€" ing 17 days under fire at the Saar river, Passini, an artilleryman, possesses five battle stars for camâ€" paigns in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and central Germany. ; Lt. Raymond W. Hadley On Terminal Leave charged at Great Lakes now home on a 60â€"day terminal leave. Three years in the service, he spent 1% years of that time in Pearl Harbor, the Marshall isâ€" lands and other points in the Paâ€" N. Deere Park drive, recently disâ€" Lt. Raymond W. Hadley, 2600