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ing at Wayne, Mich. A third brother, Lt. AAF, is stationed at Guam former Znd heutenant in the AAF, served 3 years, one year as pilot His twin brother, Kurt, former sergeant in the AAF, was staâ€" tioned for 344 years at Romulus Field, Mich _ Married, he is livâ€" And he‘s now appearing in 300 newspapers, three magazines, the movies, and on the radio. He realâ€" ly gets around." > â€" B. J. Bochm, Green Bay, are again m M William, ‘ PRI Teutenant in the AAF, in England. With his wife he is living in Lake Bloff. "We got lots of rejection slips for six straight years, but finally we sold some of the strips to Harâ€" ry Donenfield, a New York pubâ€" lisher. Later Superman caught on CHARACTERISTICS . .. "Ah," Jerry said, raising his eyebrows several times in quick suceession (a habit of his; he also hums to himself and juggles), "you forgot to mention that Superman can outleap, outfight _and outâ€" sleuth all popular heroes. He has super courage, goodness, and Yes, Jerty, I know, I said, but how about the trouble you had getting your Superman before the reading public? s LIKES CANDY ‘"Oh, that was quite a discourâ€" aging time," be answeréd, pulling out a candy bar, one of five in his pocket, and munching on it. (He loves sweets.) *"I conceived a character like Samson, Hercules, _ and all the strong men I ever heard tell of rolled into one. _ Only more so. I hopped right out of bed .and wrote this down and then I went back and thought some more for about two hours and then I got up again and wrote that down. **That went on all night at twoâ€" hour intervals until in the morning I had a complete script." > How did you introduce this charâ€" acter who is as handsome as Apâ€" pollo, strong as Hercules, chivalâ€" rous as Launcelot, and as swift as Hermes? * Home From ThE Wars We got together, talked the matâ€" ter ‘over, and decided to start a comic strip. . Joe would draw. I would write. * *One â€" night,"â€"he continued,> "I was lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden the ideaâ€"of "I met my partner, Joe Schuster, in high school and I learned that he was quite an artist and that he could draw scienceâ€"fiction stuff. SUPERMAN IS BORN . . "I guess I was kinda bulliedâ€"atâ€" school," he began. "I used to run home right after school and read. I read Manâ€"fromâ€"Mars books mostâ€" of the time. They thrilled me. He always has a comic book in Jerry, I asked, how did the idea of Superman come to you? BULLIED AT SCHOOL . . .> dined with him, listened to him explain how his brain child was born, and watched him read comic books by the dozen. man followers in Highland Park and this pillar of type will let you in on some inside information{ on this colorful creator. For several weeks I‘ve worked with Jerry, chatted with him, The plump, darkâ€"haired, biâ€"specâ€" tacled originator of America‘s favâ€" orite funny paper great was sleeping (a favorite pastime) at Honolulu‘s _ Armyâ€"Navy YMCA His coâ€"workers, the writer inâ€" cluded, frantically looked all over and finally found him reclining, dreaming up a Superman sequence for six months hence. We hustled him to the waiting shipso he could get home and continue to entertain his 35,000,â€" 000 readers. Gather around all you Superâ€" And Superman‘s boss, Sgt. Jerry Siegel, 31â€"yearâ€"old creator of the Nation‘s No. 1 comic hero and former fellow Stars and Stripes staff writer, whizzed by me, racing to make the ship slated to carry him stateside for his honorable discharge from the Army. o on when his name was called to deâ€" part on the next ship. j * The twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. HONOLULU, T. H.â€" M STILL IN THE i«*ficial U. S. Army Correspondent) (Special to ‘The Highiandâ€"Parkâ€"Press)â€"â€" "Look! It‘s Superman!" Both Verne and Arne Anderson, twin sons of Mrs. Hanna Anderâ€" son, 203 Burchell, Highwood, are now out of uniform. Arne, who s â€"3 years in the Pacific theater with the 37th division, was releasâ€" ed last October, and lives at 687 Harvard with his wife, the former Edith Johnsdn. _ T/5 Vern, 35 months in service and 15 months in the European theater, was also released recentâ€" ly. : Wounded at Metz, in Novemâ€" ber, ‘44, after his recovery he was u_d«rdfh-hh-yba ordnance and stationed in c Jerry‘s favorite foods are steak, turkey and lots of vegetables. He loves movies, Benny Goodman‘s and Carmen Cavallero‘s music, conâ€" vertible cars, historical and bioâ€" graphical books. A gallant, upâ€"#tanding man, if you ask us. . HE‘S A GOOD GUY . .. This, I feel, is rather unfair. â€" Superman is a good guy. He‘s out to right the nation‘s wrongs. He‘s full of whimsy and light banâ€" ter. _ He‘s never permitted to deâ€" stroy property. . He never kills. And the only weapons he uses are his fists: Jerry, who comes from a very modest family, had little as a youth and as a young man. . Now he has built himself, with the aid of Schuster, an everâ€"growing ;busiâ€" ness. * n £ It always amused us that Jerry, a sergeant, earned five times as much as the combined salaries of Generals MacArthur and Richardâ€" som, top brass in the Pacific, and Jerry‘s No. 1:bosses. FAVORITE FOODS . . . I went to the door they said, ‘We want to see Superman.‘ I didn‘t want to disappoint them, so I dashâ€" ed into the house and brought out Superman‘s red boots, blue tights, and flowing red cape. â€" "I explained that Superman was away at the time, but that he hadâ€"~ left these clothes. _ That seemed to please the boys and they went away happy." One of the highbrow, debunkâ€" ing +magazines called Superman ""an expensive form of therapy forâ€" unhappy children." He also likes to tear paper into little pieces and roll them into small pellets which he has tossed at several of his eo-wqgn in his typically playful way."" SHY AND SENSITIVE ... comic hero a Plane! It‘s Superman!", think of Jerry, a shy, sensitive fellowâ€" and the papa of your favorite Anderson Twins Released So sold on Superman‘s characâ€" ter, Jerry tries to be like him. The chubby, cheerful, exâ€"sergeant is a cleanâ€"cut man, a niilk drinker, and a lover of children. fs MAKES LADS HAPPY ... ~~**One day some boys came to my home," he said, ‘"Theyâ€"had heard that Superman lived there. . When SUPERMAN‘S MISSION . . . /â€""His mission is to go to the resâ€" cue of persecuted and deserving people everywhere," Jerry anâ€" swered quickly. "He‘s a busy man.. There‘s lots of unfairmess in this world." NATIVE OF KRYPTON ... Superman, it seems â€"4in case you Highland Park funnyâ€"paperâ€" readers don‘t know this â€" was the sole survivor of the Planet Krypâ€" ton and arrived in the U.S. in an interplanetary projectile as an inâ€" fant. He reached maturity surprisâ€" ingly fast and became Clark Kent, crack but prissy reporter for the Daily Planet. . . What‘s Superman‘s duty in life, Jerry, I queried. _ Lep, Superman has a girl, Lois Kane. _ (Jerry has a girl, too â€" Mrs. Jerry Siegel.) "We never let Superman, .or Clark Kent, embrace Lois, you‘ll note," Jerry said, smiling. *"Weâ€" ‘re afraid he‘ll crack her ribs!" Rankin Twins Back In Civilian Ranks U. S. VICTORY BONDS BUY THEM .. . KEEP THEM! sons of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Ranâ€" kin 8r., 627 Vine, are back in civâ€" ies again. James, who until last Thomas P. Strenger, shipfitter 1/¢, of the Seabees, arrived from Okinawa this week, a leave having been arranged by the Red Cross in orger for him to be at the bedâ€" side of his fourâ€"yearâ€"old daughter, Mary Jane, who was stricken with meningitis last week. Thomas Strenger Home; Mary Jane Recovering The little girl, now in the Evansâ€" ton hospital, is staging a remarkaâ€" ble recovery, and is expected home from the hospital some time next USNR, was in service 3% years, and was for 20 months stationed in Africa, Sicily and England. He is now employed in Houston, Tex., and is staying with his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keech. » Strenger arrived via the USS Tiâ€" conderoga, one of the "magic carâ€" pet"" ships. He will be separated ‘rom service Feb. 1. The family lives at 132 S. First. December 11, ranked as BM 1/c, ~~PFormer Lt â€"(jg) ~Lesiie, na aviator in the U. S. Naval Reserve, also 3% years in service, was reâ€" leased to Status of inactive duty as of January 23. He served for the last six months with the Naval Air Transp@Â¥U® service in Hawaii. He is now home with his wife and two children, Sandra Lee, aged 17 months, and Robert Russell, born Dec. 11, at 2243 S. Sheridan, and will start work with the. Public Service Co. on Feb. 3. Jumes and Leslie Rankin, twin PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Killing the "Outlet Octopus" T H E PR ESS Our hero has the right idea ; ; : the EOutiet Octopus" A«s to go ; ; : but the sointion isn‘t the ans â€"it‘s adequate wiring. § nA mt s 'Mmhdhnfiym...hnmfim“hflm Not only are "denble plags on deuble plags" unsightly but they are also dangerous. Think of those Suie wires behind the plug, they just aren‘t built to carry such a load. f Avoid slow heiting and inefficiently operating appliances, Adequate wiring means no mose dimming lights . . . no more ""Outlet Octopuses." You‘ll have plenty of conveniemse ontlets . ; : and no more "steps in the dark"â€"multiple switches will light your way shead. f !nmmuhmbmphnhwdq-c-ihg_n ."‘!. wix w‘MMmefin‘ivflumam& contractor ‘fi“ Sgt. Whitt N. Schults From Honolulu + _ Sgt. Whitt N. Schultz, stationed Three Salyards Back In Civilian Ranks ~erving 42 months in the army. Four months in the Pacific area, he contracted a tropical ailment from which he is now recovered. lo, these many months in farâ€"off Honolulu, is the recipient of good news. |* But let him tell it himâ€" self : Pf:. Stanley Salyards, brother of Mrs. Edgar C. Hayes, 518 Midâ€" lothian, was recently separated from service at Ft. Sheridan after John, a brother, 3% years a marine, is employed by the IHiâ€" nois Bell Telephone Co. in Skokie since his release. Clyde, former marine hospital apprentice, and discharged earlier this month, is living with his wife and daughter, Karen, 2, at 216 North, Highwood. He served 18 months in the Paciâ€" fic theater. "Good news came to this serâ€" geant this week. Yep, I learned that I‘m eligible for discharge Feb. 1 in CHicago. â€" Of course the Army .is always a bit slow and blundering, so I guess I‘ll not doff olive drab until ‘late February. Surely, though, by March 1 I should be a civilian and in Highâ€" land Park. I pray so. I might get there sooner if I fly home. I‘m going to suggest to Army Air officials that they let me fly home and I‘lj write a feature story about the trip. ‘This, of course, is tentaâ€" tive. "That‘s all for this time. | I‘m vighi busy, have three men working with me answering and . editing the hundreds of letters reaching me weekly. It‘s fun and great exâ€" perience." Among the numbers of Uncle Sam‘s nephews arriving home to take up the thread of civilian life is "Bob" Gifford, son of Mr. and Robert Gifford Home From Pacific Theater During his 6 months in the Philâ€" ippines he met Al Fiore, of Highâ€" land Park. Bob considers the weather in the Philippines too hot for comfort. The aircraft boys had done a good job on the part of Jupan where he was stationed for a short time. Bob left to join the army during his sophomore year at University of Illincis, and served for "two years. and fiftyâ€"one weeks"; 21 months of which time was spent Ruddy and cheerful as ever, Bob says he is undecided as to his fuâ€" ture plans. % * T. Sgt. Allan Gerkin To Be Discharged Soon T/Sgt. Allan Gerkin, of Highâ€" land Park, is one of 678 highâ€"point army veterans the navy is returnâ€" ing to the States from Pearl Harâ€" bor, for discharge. The men are aboard the USS Refuge, a hospital ship of the "magic carpet" fleet. This ship left Yakohama, .Japan, Jan. 7, and is scheduled to arrive in Seattle about Jan. 27. St. Johns, who was separated from service last Friday at Camp Grant. He says his one year in Australâ€" in was "okay." During that time he became a "Red Cross Commanâ€" do," but found nothing to menace his bachelor freedom, although it was different with about 5% of his comrades.‘ While in Australia he met Richard Moran and Dick Markell of Highland Park, and Dan Nanni of Highwood. Mrs. R. Carleton Gifford, 825 N pines and Japan Thursday, Jan. 31st, 1946 m.’l:::‘. Camp Lee,â€"Va., in Capt. Raymond Bartieman Returning from Tokyo Nardini Released After 18 Months in China He is married a yearâ€"old son, Alvin. Prior to serving with the occuâ€" pational 5th air force in Japan, Capt. Bartleman participated in the Philippines and Ryukyus camâ€" paigns. . He has been staff quarâ€" termaster for the 5th air force maintained the fighters and bombâ€" ers of the 5th air force. T/5 Angelo Nardini; son of Mr. and Mrs. Caesar Nardini, 306 H‘ulgmd. â€"ended his two years in service at Camp Grant, 'neontb. after returning from 18 months in the Chinaâ€"Burmaâ€"India theater of war. In service two years, his overâ€" seas dutiés consisted in conveying gas and ammunition from India te China, and helping to construct the world‘s longest pipeâ€"line beâ€" tween the two places, later serving with a quartermaster trucking company in Shanghai, China. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at, Chapel Hill, he which