William Wister Haines

Each autumn WILLIAM WISTER HAINES,the playwright and novelist, joins his doctor brother on a trek to northern Canada, where they track down the myriads of wild fowl that are then making ready for their migration. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania who wrote his first two novels, Slim and High Tension,about the men who risk their lives working close to “hot wire,”Mr. Haines has written the scenarios for many successful pictures; and his own play, Command Decision,was a hit on Broadway, in the films, and as a book.

On a visit to the West Coast, the Editor brought together ROBERT GROSS, the President of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and WILLIAM WISTER HAINES,whose play about our heavy bombers, Command Decision, was a smash hit directly after the war. At this and ensuing meetings, following the lead of Mr. Gross, whose company has pioneered in air freight, the two projected the enormous possibilities for the foreseeable future when new, specially designed freighters would be carrying air cargoes at 4 cents a ton-mile. Here is how it can be done.

WILLIAM WISTER HAINES, the author and playwright, is a Californian by adoption who has long enjoyed the native wines. At the suggestion of the Editor, he made an extended trip through California vineyards last winter, and this is his account of what he learned. Mr. Haines has had three novels published, under the AtlanticLittle, Brown imprint, and his play Command Decision was a smash hit on Broadway and in the film version.

This is the fourth and final installment of Command Decision, a novel of the Army Air Forces in Europe. The Atlantic is proud to have published this explosive, masculine story dealing with a crucial phase of war. too little appreciated by the civilian. The story will appear as an Atlantic-Little, Brown book this month, and in play form it will be produced by Jed Harris.