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Survey Reveals ‘Manpower Falls . Below Need Despite ‘Push-Button’ Weapons

By CHARLES T. LUCEY Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 7—The U, 8. is sticking out its chin around the world politically in 1947 as never before—and so where does it stand "in military strength? The generals size it up this way: Despite the atom bomb and:guided missiles (accurate range now is |

about 300 miles), the so-called push-

~-button warfare is a good distance off,

A powerful, long-range strategic air force ready for —

action is the dominant factor in war, and it must be backed up by land forces which can grab bases necessary for air operations or repel an enemy moving into such bases.

Need 1,750,000 at Start Top war-planners say we need ‘an M-day force of '1,750,000—this is the force that should be trained, equipped and ready to go the hour any attack is made against us. Them regular army including the air forces would provide about 1,070,000 men and the rest would be in the national guard and the organized reserve, But today the U. 8S. has almost no national guard and, for lack of money, well-organized reserves only in certain service units. In the U. 8S. there are only two and one-third combat divisions— the 82d airborne at Ft. Bragg, N. C.; the second division at Ft.

great second armored division at|

Camp Hood, Tex. There is a num=| nd in some classes enough for

ber of anti-aircraft units and some armored cavalry separate from th

Air force units are about the world in Germany, Tokyo, | Alaska, Hawaii and in the Carib

Kenney, a long-range striking force of B-29's which soon is to be augmented by three fighter groups, with headquarters at Andrews ei) near Washington. SECOND—The tactical WRITS with headquarters in Virginia, | which would be co-ordinated closely | with ground forces in any action. | THIRD—The air defense com-| mand under command of Lt. Gen.| George Stratemeyer, with head-|

Lewis, Wash, and about a third of the/

el sizable attrition.

{ infantry divisions, but the divisions the Lockheed P-80's are the only |

quarters at Mitchel field, Long Island, but divided into six areas lover the country. i Jets Being Developed | The A. A. FP. has plenty of world | war II equipment for its 70 groups

Of new jet planes, |

|Johnsons Find "Daughter Stars

o |The Doctor Says— Ths Ss Medical Advice Held More Important

Ts er During Children's Development mE

To Meet Saturday : | By WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN, M. D, iw

Guest speakers “from out of town | To 5 le] will address the Indiana confer-| , ges take place. ohnson araly ence for Hi-Y officers and s |Saturday _at. the | The special committee on preventive medicine of the Medical

Methodist church. | Societ

—— When Albert Paul Johnson Nas transferredsfrem the Indiana Bell, Telephone Co. ‘to the West coast, he and Mrs.

thought a potential film star

In Movie Role

and development in childhood is assuming increasing importance, dolls, Gradually children pass from

This is especially true of the period from 6 to 12 years when so many [Ring a work as they do real jobs n the home.

| Difficulty, with arithmetic or of the County of New York has prepared a manual for the reading or other types of learning

Johnson, iold daughter of the Johnsons, re-

| apolis units needed to maintain’ air bases.| this time on thescattered | soreen.

in the forthcom-

down into three operating units: |sued,” in which she will play the | “Youth and Government” program. |

FIRST—The strategic air com-irgle of the star, Teresa Wright, as! Mr. Westerman is regional director more desirable to be clean rathe mand Readies Br oro tive C2 Of he star. r groups and do a great deal of possibly other

ci the only real combat out-! ones on hand in tactical units; the righei to go. y | new Republic P-8¢ jet fighter had]

The U. S. has two divisions in its first test this week. Coming up) Korea and four in Japan, a full] are two new North American and | division, the first, plus 12 constab- | Consolidated jet bombers. -Theyre| ulary regiments, in Germany, and | NOY as big as the B-29s or the! a couple regiments at the Panama | Vastly bigger B-36's, but are about canal. Altogether that's the equiva- | the size of the old Flying Fortress. | lent of about 10: divisions actually | The weakness of the national | constituting a combat ground army. | guard is one’ of the chief concerns| There are no ground force troops | of the moment. The aim is 27| in Alaska, none in the northern |national guard divisions totaling! bases*we ‘used during the war, and |680,000 men—about three times the! we're out of Iceland except for al prewar national guard. But the! small clean-up detachment. guard to get men must compete! At Three-Quarter Strength with the army, the army reserves, | And the army air forces: and the navy, and it may soon be Personnel is supposed to be 400,-|touch-and-go with the army to get 000 men and the organization goal|all the men it needs without selec—the force deemed needed for se-|live service. : | curity—is 70 combat groups. The| To top army planners this adds | air forces have about three-fourths|up to a pressing need for un Xv ersal | of their men and about two-thirds | military training. Only in this way, | of their groups. | they say, can the national guard get | Sizes of groups vary; a very heavy | either the number or quality of/ bomber group (B-29's) consists of | men needed. They say the old one three squadrons of 10 bombers each ! 'day-a-week national guard aril and a fighter group consists of never can produce the kind of train- | . «three squadrons of 25 planes each. ing needed in today’s warfare, and Plus, of course, ground maintenance | believe it must come in universal or service groups = BouseRseping ‘military training.’ :

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Fimes Serial—

Take The Laughter

By Karen DeWolf Copyright, 1947, by Karen D=Wolf

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- ay ig ade te Thea An important-looking man passed erhears the ‘three bo with a woman who wore diamonds, “Coming over to play tennis Sunday?” he wanted to know, and the woman said, “We've just had the court rolled, Peter. Better come.” | Peter said, “I'd like to, Elsie, if CHAPTER 21. {I can.” THE TELEPHONE rang. It was' After they were gone Peter Barton. He had returned from |8sked who they were. a week's location an hour ago and “Jack Hilary and his wife,” Peter | wanted to come over, told her. “He's a producer, ’ { Sherry said, “Yes, do. Perhaps But Sherry knew who he was you'll take me for a little ride” |just by the name. » She was a little After she hung up she thought impressed. It had not occurred to about it. She was not humiliated her that Peter was really $0 imany more, nor resentful toward portant. Tony. She had realized when the| They drove home slowly and he first wave of humiliation had held her hand as though it was a passed that Tony had not known simple, friendly thing to do. Sherry how she felt last night. {did not mind. It was rather nice; I. would be Simple enough to land now she was glad that Peter tell Marcia that she guessed she Would be beside her when she had had been wror.g about being in to face Tony and be light and gay love. and natural. When Peter came she went to el meet him as though she had just THE BOYS SEEMED glad to see turned off the lights before she! Peter and talked in a very friendleft. She could sense his surprise|!Y Way, and made Sherry lie down that she was alone, and after the|OP the davenport. She admitted greetings, he asked where the boys {that she was a little tired, but :eally| were. Ishe felt rather sad and sick and “Home,” Sherry said, “but I've she’ knew why. Ever since Peter| been ‘out to dinner.” had called she had had a tiny hope | “Shoyildn’t you tell them you re fthat Tony ‘might be a little bit dis- | out with me?” Peter -wanted to turbed. He did not seem to mind]

I bad any ay at of her.” Sher a nek or “Cottage, tocling w eo her ow miliated, own col ng

Sherry|

know, and Sherry, smiled. it af all. : -

She sald, “If I'm not home they | He. said, “Did youhave some: EE ‘will know I'm out,” very lightly, thing to- eat before you came bone, | and walked toward Peter's car. sweet?" They drove slowly through streets| Sherry. smiled and said, “Oh, arched with pepper trees, and Peter (Peter's fed me very well” But asked her all about herself. somehow she ‘knew then that Tony! vo in had not minded at all, SHERRY MANAGED to keep her| He and Sandro and Peter talked end of the conversation going but|2bout pictures, but Kris sat down| all the while she was thinking, Oh {beside Sherry and kissed her hair. | Tony, Tony! Why did you have to| He said, “I Missed you terribly, | do this to me? {my lovely one. After a while Peter said, “You'd| Sherry said, better have a little something toto, Kris,” eat or the boys won 't trust you withing to cry. me any more,” and Sherry said. | It was Kris who had missed her. “I'd love it, thank you.” * |Kris: who said the right thing in, She thought of the Pig 'n Whis-|the right way, only he was the tle, but Peter said, “There's a nice Wrong person. She got up.suddenly “little place in the Roosevelt, * and ant said, “I think I'll go to bed.” headed that way. nna " | SHE KISSFD all the boys and of-' SHERRY liked the quiet service! fered her hand to Peter. and the colored china gnd the! ‘That's rude,” he told her, “after “people, sore of WHO 1Ved at tite T've Ted you,” hotel. There were women and too. i Sherry walked numbly across the and the ones in sports|court and let herself into Hidden looked nonchalantly ex-|House and closed the door, She was There were some men in|tired and unhappy, and hurt dully' under her chest. She went into the bedroom and lighted the lamp and pulled down | the shades. The socks that she had darned for the boys were still | in the basket on her table. She ‘|stood and looked at the neat rolls. Those . gray ones had been blue once, but they had faded. They were Tony's “Tony had said, “We can't keep | her in bed now. She'll start going | out with other people pretty soon hs |and, “We're responsible for her. | She hasn't anybody but us.” But Tony w not in love with

“How sweet of you! and thought she was go-

and he kissed her

: “ idance of physicians which covers | stem from anxieties of an earlier tre) Teles with a bane Taung Sheag I» Shrisuauty {Fulda phases of the periodic health [to replace aggressive behavior with (age. Lack of success in school Kathy Jeanne \ {Hi-Y” will be discussed at the *XaMination and advice to be given acts of sympathy. i ing od Joy be 4-year- |conference. It has been arranged !© Patients on healthful living. Early dependence of the child|Punished as usually it is the reJov Kenneth Lancaster of the | Sen. from 6 to 12 upon mother for sult of failure to make good emo[dita ¥ ofce” | IF THE EMOTIONAL develop- everything is replaced by a desire tional Adjustments, Speakers include Dr. Frank B, ment of a child of 5 or 6 years is to do things for himself. He de- | = ; re , Slutz of Dayton, Methodist preacher normal, starting to school is great oops Jew Inendsups Susie his New Air Service and author; C. A. Durant of New fun. Children quickly learn to un- (yi! S00 win those other| BOCA RATON, Fla, April T (U. | York: Leland Westerman of Grand derstand their place in the world | children. [P.).— Eastern Airlines President Rapids, and Prof. J. R. Mitchell ‘and to perceive the difference be- ie Rickenbacker has disclosed of Purdue university. Mr. Durand tween group and individual be- | AS CHIL DREN GROW up they that Eastern soon will inaugurate “Pur- is the originator of the ¥. M. C. A. thavior, {learn to like competitive games and [regular four-hour service between As children grow up it becomes {to acquire skills. Boys organize Miami and Chicago, New York and) large cities of the Girls {North and Midwest.

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Crispus Attucks

Juniors Elect

Plan Annual Concert On April 18

Newly elected officers of the

{Junior class at Crispus Attucks high

school are Walter Trice, president: Laura Jackson, vice president; Charlotte Malone, secretary, and Melvin Mathews, assistant secre tary,

"The Orchestra-Band Parents’ club will sponsor an annual cone cert at 8 ps m. April 18 in the

Crispus Attucks school auditorium. Proceeds will be used for purchase of instruments.

The physical education depart« ment - at Crispus Attucks will Sponsor an auditorium program as 10 a. m. Thursday. Athletic awards

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