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By KAY SUMMERSBY

first, General Eisenhower's civilian driver, then his personal secretary and a captain in the WAC's. In this ninth instalment of hor story, she tells of King Gcorge's visit to the North African battlefields and of the preparations for the invasion of Sicily.

П

loured the the Ideal

of

tion.

THE King's visit was so obstacle course. Butch

and

Tex of male Dorothy Dix. Their letters hush-hush that we drove convinced the General of what I poured in from each of the United knew all along, namely, that the States, from Canada and the United Maison Blanche air.

forty-five minute drive over the Kingdom. written in port just as usual, with only highway to Tunis was tiring, try from a sharecropper's scrawl to an everything the motor-bike escort to clear Ing and dangerous.

executive's stfir but touching dieta- our way.

Consequently, Tex The huge converted Lan- countryside and found

spot for

Peculiarly, no writer ever blamed new advance CP the General personally for a part caster

in almost im Amilcar. It was a welcome change cular grievance, caune mediately, taxiing down to our with Tunis only 15 minutes

whether it be the away Dorian fnaco or the Kasserine Pass vla end of the field.

a road mercifully clear

tragedy, a wounded husband or a convoys,

sadistic CO. The far-flung corres- On the trip through Algiers,

General Eisenhower's Butch and I pretended to be car flouse" was just that, an attractive Kering load of problems, and usually

"White pondents seemed to sense his stag But we couldn't. white structure less machines.

with a beckoning wro apologetically: "I'm sure you'd help cavesdropping on the King of terrace, a view of Bonne Peninsula take cate of this, if you knew about England. He was

buoyant and across the bright By of Tunis, and 1" Very few wrote him friendly with General Ike the first steps right down

with to the to admit his downright excitement. Furnished

water.

ter, nwe; they were respectful but in- extravagantly by

formal, in the style of correspon- at getting out of embattled England

Itnlinn

moved to a bleak cell block, dence with a favoured uncle or a for the first time since war started.

and

comfortable in city councillor. He and the General talked about was large

everything but sleeping space, the Tuntslan campaign and

The General's bedroom was the only one scheituled invasion of Sicily.

worthy of the name; the other three four were so tiny they must have been servants' quarters.

tha

King displayed a unique familiarity

with even the most technfen! points. and was obviously up to date on all developments,

18

or

A Now Job

villa or

MI

Air

war effort. I gof the most fun out of

THE AUTHOR

Western magazines, gloves and sucks, sun glasses, he was a distinguished London

books. piles of home-made fudge. Although with the General, whom he referred food., playboy. He got along splendidly incant as personal presents, they tu as Ike: the latter Immediately were far too many for the General's called him Dickle. Lord Louis, an use. We saw that they went to the obvious

admirer spots where they, were most needed, often got so excited during con- of the General. the hospitals and the rest centres versation that he almost moved into and the front-line troops.

his listener's Inp

as one of his Handling this flood of mail drew

own staff put 11: "Diekto could talk me into the small offee, where the leg off a race tout." All in all, 1

real soon became part of the found him very handsome-especi-

in offlelat family. Before, I had been ally Navy whites-and among the outside, after-hours in- freshingly charming.

mates, now I was in the "paper world," the official inner circle. And Before I nequired three new friends, Sue war flamed up in full fire again. On Sarann, Margaret Chick, and Nana July 9, General Elsenhower flew to Roc, WAC's with whom I was to be Malta to supervise the assault upon associated for the remainder of the Sicily which began early the fol Jong mobile war.

lowing morning. The Germans had sworn to make a bitter battlefield out of every inch of the island; we all watched the news ap- prehensively.

Invasion Of Sicily MEANWHILE, all routine ofee work took second place to one priority objective the gigantic build- the Invasion of

TC-

that week was out, our

Requests for autographs were an increasing problem, lke decided to comply, if the writer were engaged In some sort of war work, no mat: ter how small. Those who mentioned such Belivity-blood donations, bandage work. Ked Cross service, up for "Husky," Butch, I noted sat back stiffly

USO nid, paper or fat collection Sicily. Patton's Seventh Army and and drove himself into

lizzy a

Montgomery's Eighth trained in the ROM Amilcar we travelled to

received a signed letter in reply. Infeld until their men were almost trying to decide whether he should nearby La Marm virtually every

this way, even the General's stale with return the salutes of British troops uthier evening to visit either Tooey, autograph was put to work for the became increasingly lense.

fatigue. Headquarters who recognised thele King, in our Sportz in his plush car, After

Five days before the actual opera- hesitantly Chief

the letters from the youngsters, who tion, in

observers began to arrive. several times, he

The first few visits with reported tremendous fents of home Among them, I met one of the wor's turned the salutes steadily. The Tooey set hot fres under Air Force

front war work and wrote alt

men, Lord Louis General later confessed to

discipline.

about it, often 521 Until Ike blistered

unconsciously most glamorous

Mountbatten. Sitting beside him at as Butch. I was Spatz headquarters, the "fly-

10 the humorous fashion,

that Just as troubled

dinner that night, I found the Con- "y-boya" the least worried of the greeted his impressive car and even which probably

aftograph of General Eisenhower, bined

Ops chief as engaging, In- Barve

they prized more than any teresting, of us, long hardened to the the General Himself with a bored box-top gift.

rushing press described him. Very few men live up to the "dashing tut. but Lord Louis Mountbatten is dashing-a tall, noble, intriguing man with a romantic background (COPYRIGHT. TO BE CONTINUED

Twitching in and re- caravan.

being

Marshall Tedder

the

win

mich

as the handsome

responsibility for VIP's in the track uptic

nonchalance which would have seat and to concentrating upon the been incongruous in civiliaus, let Job of driving. At the same time, alene the military. Strict and as a Britisher, I found a certain however, soon brought hands out of of parcels

orders. Hittle thrill in driving the King of pockets

hto description, gonded them England through Algiers, observing salutes,, sometimes even a semblance Barelics. hand-knitted scarves and which began back in the days when the respectful salutes the garnered of attention.

from surprised Tommies. And I

and

1ooked forward to speaking with Three or four times weekly we him a few minutes, just or 1 had visited Bizerte, Some 50 minutes with a visiting front-pagers,

Presented To King

>UT after

we arrived at

the

BU

British villa and pulled up before a parade ground guard of honour with fixed bayonets, my anticipa tion collapsed.

Butch let His Majesty out, beam- ing happily as General Eisenhower presented his Naval Aide. I gasped

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away, where the British Operated their headquarters In rather mitive fashion amidst all the detrs. Tint trip required A ferry across the harbour-a grim mass of half-capsized vessels,

unct musis,

ride

other flots m of war. I hated that trip through the narrow, mine- bordered channel. But it was part of the job.

"My personal mail's getting heavy it's almost a full-time

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job

over.

is itself," the General complained one day. Then, as though struck by The then motioned to me and an afterthought, he added: "How made an informal presentation. I would you like to take was a moment of confusion: as a Kay I jumped at the opportuni- civilian, I couldn't salute; in tv. Nevertheless, this was no hip- uniform, I couldn't curtsy, as ane hazard offer: General The thought- das in formal court presentations. fuly believed the work might brush So I shook bus boldly, mu- away some of my gloom and fill muring quite incorrectly, I'm up the empty hours between matar sure "How do you 'do, Siri"

'trips.

There was No reply, "Your Majesty," General Ike prodded helpfully, this is Mise Kny Sin- mersby, who's one of your British subjicin' and now on duty at our hendquartere S iny personal |_driver.".

Constant Delight

Naturally, the mail included scores of every shape and

They

contained

ci-

Sicily may have been a side-issue campaign back home, but on the scene it was a huge, vital operation: hide his worry. After all, the staff one of the Big Brass bothered to

planners had ordered about 1,000 naval craft of every description and at least 150,000 men to take part in the Invasion-more than assaulted North Africa Itself. We all breathed easier when the landing went off all fight. But the Americans at head- quarters cursed that General Patton. who had the tough Job In "Torch". operation, also ran into the attest opposition in this show.

Sitting on Fence

T

by NATHANIEL GUBBINS

permauent

TIS week's letter from is not to attack them but to describe

be their my persistent correspon- what should dent who always ad- spiritual condition if they are at all concerned with the sins and errors dresses me as "Dear Pig" is ns of a perplexed and weary world.

Dear Fig.

CENERAL Eisenhower probably is follows:-

the one great military leader in į·

felt humble history who

enough, even during crucial campaigns, to answer all personal toil. These The King smiled briefly in dis- letters began to trickle into AFHQ missal, then moved· on into The roon after the North African land- house, leaving behind il very ings, ambered 30 to 50 a week by frustrat Brilish subject.

fla: time he reached Tunis, and altained the proportions,

of a paper That same

afternoon, General tidal wave by the line' he was on Eisenhower shocked his staff by the Continent. He first attempted unveiling...to press correspondents to AFHQ's secret plans for the Sleiting lower only those from GI ra- latives; 11:1 after I took over, invision. Fle loak the step to insisted that each and every letter choke off speculation on the next rrecive a reply. "They have some- Allled move. His gamble and his fatth were justified; not one news man broke the pledge of secrecy.

K

At Amilcar

☆

TOMORROW).

the

And I would tell her of my love

in halting Rumanian and take her little hand in mine..

But it was only a dream, dear

Pig.

Write to me again soon, won't you?

Party conversation

WHEN

JHEN you try to talk about

omething else you always- come back to the same subject."

"People are so weary of political arguments that I'm reduced to asking then dirty riddles, though I suppose it's much the same thing." "Margaret's father's sent his duct challenge to Stulin, who will be allowed to choose his own weapons, whisky or vodka. Margorel's father Union.

You are a disprace to British But when you suggest that I have wilt represent the Western journalism with your sneers at been meering at my darling Ana and the first man under the table. the ladies and, archbishops, Laat Puuker, the Rumanian Foreign get out of Derlin."

worried, week your attack on the lady Secretary, I am seriously

"My husband says it's unfair to Communist Ana Pauker made my though I note with gratitude your

description of her as "the #ggest they are not sincere when blood boll, 1 expect you will be refined

peace. They say they want world lady Communist." afraid to print this letter,

They're so sincere they want A For that is how I like to think peaceful world with oll non- of her, as a lady-perhaps the only Communists dead in it." one in the movement-ordering a hanging in a low, cultured votes, or n shooting to the manner born,

Perhaps it was wrong of me to declare my love for her in print, but you know how it is when Ares, glowing sullenly in the dead-heart of the wood, flash into sudden flame at the first touch of the sweet, wild

Well, dear Pig, here is your letter thing important to s: he once printed, leaving me unafraid, remarked, "or they wouldn't - take

ex-

Although I am sorry about your the trouble to write, So it's my boiling blood, which must be job to answer them."

tremely uncomfortable, it is dificult for me to understand the for such a high temperature.

an

-

reason

So far as I can remember, I have

look that German' generals

like

wind of passion?

was a bit indiscreet.,

☆ *

"Back to the old subject again." "All right, nakt me a dirty riddle."" "They would make a fuss about their share of

Italian

battleships. new all battleships are out of date. Who Bakl they were clever?"

"Margaret's father says If Slalin accepts the challenge he hopes to drink the Russ ana right out of

"My husband says if they have

The mail was a constant delight. One Jefter right be from ING GEORGE, Incidentally, was Arkansas mother worried about her the Brst of a steady procession of to wearing his long underwear. VIP's: who were to stay rs a guest One might ask, in careful finishing a long time, unless you are referring your wonderful happiness, though not attacked an archbishop for You want to tell, everybody abou! in the new Tunisian "White House." school, script, that a certain

young man Be transferred from the wicked

to an observation made here recently I admit telling two or three millions Hungary and all Eastern The Advance Command Post of city

might or Algiers. Another Sidi Athman had been unsatisfae suggest a Rube Goldberg invention English bishops, which is no more

- special Income-tax rates for ins tory in every respect. Ip the be

bu- to win the war at one

It is odd you should think I was Superman than a statement of fact, both types

dustrial workers we shall know for Superman being of stern and forbidding aspect, sucering at my darling when all the ecrinin this Government is gunning ginning, we all lived in tents when stroke. Still another, stained with stopping there; dolly life was 11 tears

and likely to frighten Uttle children. time. I was hoping she would read for the middle-classes." gars and written Iaboriously, would of mosquitous simply and

be touched "Margaret's movingly offer

ny poor rhyme n

father's having a El round

mud, heal, great swigs of Liessing. Quite a

On the other hand, you may be by 17 a few noted. The

special table built with a stung bei- parégorie, anct weary drives

alluding to an oath, "Cor sufferin'. to slowness of promotions et archbishops," which the Sween tise would have a little cottage in the sleep it off in comfort."

I thought perhaps Ana and underneath so that the loser cun Tunis. The narrow highway, elog of problems

and subjects "was ged with speeding convoy drivers greater than that

occasionally to express his amaze Rumanian hills. faced by any

Vo would be

, can hardly wait for a year, of who refused to give right-of-why, priest at confession, for it seemed ment at the ever-changing domestic fiing together on the sofa and fun in 1951.).

our stren, bur flzus, our motor that -hult

International scene. the Western world re-

she would be reading aloud the bile, escort, nud our

siar-studded garded General Eisenhower F# If

figures this is so, dear Pig, I submit latest coal production seemed

regular father, son, boss friend, and a sort that to say "suffering archbishops" an amusing bit from Karl Marx.

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