Show l I 1 1 O R Iv 17 Washington D. D C. C COMBAT FLIERS One thing that gripes the boys at atthe atthe atthe the front is the way a lot of the desk officers in the war department and others here at home seem to get promotions more rapidly than the boys who are up on the firing line i Some of them feel so badly about it iti i that they arent aren't anxious to come comeI I home though given opportunities of I i furlough because they are outranked outranked out out- J ranked by their old friends at home out out-I For instance most of the new pi pilots pilots pilots pi- pi lots just arriving in England are second lieutenants They haven't been on any missions at all Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- j while men who have been in England England Eng Eng- land for two years and have Eng I been flying over Europe constantly still remain second lieutenants How many do you have asks some newly arrived pilot who has flown twice across the channel each flight being a mission TIRE-RATION TIRE PROBE The Office of Price Administration is quietly probing several cases of tire ration violations which promise to be sensational They go right into some of the biggest tire companies companies companies com com- of the country One of the big tire companies is being probed on a charge of having ing failed to void the tire ration certificates turned in to them by retailers In other words when a retail tire store or garage sells a tire it has to send back to the tire manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer the certificate issued by bythe bythe bythe the OPA ration board However er the OPA is tracking down reports that these tire certificates certificates cates instead of being stamped as used are going back to the dealers or else remaining with them in the first place Thus they are able to sell more tires without requiring more certificates certificates certificates cates in exchange Another big company is being investigated by the OPA for Cor buying buying buying buy buy- ing up new tires of various makes from dealers and later reselling them through the company's company's com coin pany's own stores at considerable considerable consider consider- able loss Even though not the tires made by this company the loss was considered a good in investment investment investment in- in vestment because it got motorists motorists motorists motor motor- into the Ute habit of trading with this company's retail stores There may be some startling news breaking on this soon GERMANYS GERMANY'S SMART CHOICES I U. U S S. S experts who have studied the Nazi military setup to resist in invasion invasion invasion in- in I figure that Hitler Hitler or or whoever er did the picking for him was him was smart in hi his selection of German military leaders Three of the best men in the German army have been given the job of combating what the Nazis know is the death thrust at Germany No 1 is Field Marshal Karl von considered the best strategist and over-all over commander in Germany Field Marshal Erwin Rommel immediately under him is I the best man for lightning moves and panzer tactics Finally Colonel General Heinz Guderian is considered the best tank commander in the German army U. U S. S experts who believe in looking looking looking look look- ing facts in the face classify these three as among the top military brains of Europe DAYLIGHT SAVING TO END It looks as if saving daylight-saving time were going to be abolished without without without with with- out giving the President a chance to block the repeal Several resolutions have been introduced to abolish war time as a result of protests from farmers in agricultural areas These are now before Representative Representative Representative Clarence Lea of California California California Cali- Cali fornia and his Interstate Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce committee and it looks as if one of them would be reported reported reported re re- re- re ported out and passed If II so it cannot be vetoed by bythe the President for the original bill bilI establishing establishing establishing es es- es- es war time provided that it was to end six months after the war or upon a concurrent resolution by byboth byboth byboth both houses of congress This latter provision precludes a aveto aveto aveto veto since resolutions are not subject subject subject sub sub- to being overruled by the White House In fact Congressman Lea wrote his original saving daylight-saving bill bilI in this form for the specific purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of heading off ofT the White House Housein in case Congress wanted to abolish war time CAPITAL CHAFF C. C Congratulations to Harry B B. B Paul Barnhart for bringing laughs to the boys in the South Pacific with his army show Stars and Gripes Every day the state department condenses foreign news developments developments developments develop develop- ments for its officials both at home and abroad It is one of the fairest news summaries in Washington C. C The navy is starting a school of government similar to the army's at Charlottesville Va to train men mento mento mento to govern occupied territories Some navy men are wisecracking that they dont don't need to train governors of occupation because the British take over all Pacific possessions as soon as we capture them The Solomons Solo Sol Solomons mons and New Guinea were largely British before the war I. I |