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VOLUME 1,^ NUMBER 31
FT. BENNING, GA., APRIL 15, 1945
PRICE FIVE CEN i?
Cafeteria Opens end Rush It On
Kew Csfeteris Reaf Gsstratiomtesf Dream
Unite Can Serve Large Variety of Comestibles To S,000 People Daily
Ko longer do you Tiave to ^
Thru The Peepslght
G- I Summon' Of World New£
Br SGH 0. J. REmNGTON
Virpia's Old
fJitfi Joins School Troops
Regiment's History Dates Back To Time Of American Revolution
The regiment that led Pickett's famous charge at Gettj'sburg, the 176th Infantry Regiment, which dates bacji to 1632, arrived at Fort Benning this week and soon I will hegin participation in classes land demonstrations as a unit of the Infantry School's troop bri- gade.
The 176th, which is command- ed by Colonel Edwin Cox, has one jof the most glorious histories of '.any unit in the American Army It was organized originally a; jlhe First Virginia Infantry ir 1632. by authoi-ity of the then
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.Lord Protector of England. , ., ' .. ■ u J ^- 1 1680 it was engagpd in Bacon's
while the waitresses finisii dating | j^g^gj^^n and then in the decisiv up R couple of G. I. s for & week .defeat of the Iroquois Indians ii from next Michaelmas: no longer j their invasion of Virginia, do vou have to brush .several doz-' during Braddock's campaign in - r , ithe French and Indian war,
lounging 29th Infantrymen out^^^^^.^^ Washington commanded it. Together with the Second \'irginia Regiment, it defeated the Indian Confederation under Chief Cornstalk at the battle of Point
ymen out (doesnt that gang !ever eat at its own mess?); no ■longer do you have to wait while looks around to see wha-.
when.
The answers aepend on how (juicklv Gen. Tatton and Mont- fomerv can clean Rommel out of TunLsiai and after that of course on a lot of other .thmfjs. Bcs.t jucsses now beinp made UiU the Allies will hit from >i;\;!; a dozpii directions. Certain it ihat Hitler and Mussolini CKprrt an invasion attempt,
he has -or else.
vou can get fficienlly and now as the m
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I Pleasant. Uh di°s- ^^^^^^"^ CREW Cafeteria! When the colonies declared
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opened Monday in the hew" light, j their, independence, it was ex- airv cl«an building just across Panded in 1776 into the First, from the Main Theater with a Fourth and Fifth Virginia Regi- capacitv for taking care of hun- nients of the, Virginia Line, and dred.s of persons where the old fouglit at the battle of Great restaurant in Service Club No. 1 Ridge. Later, with the Continental took care of dozens. Army, it participated in the
Potted palms are scattered | Northern and Western Campaigns. a*bout. • Hanging flower pots are -ivas cited for gallantry in the on the pillars and walls. Canaries I l^a^les of Long Island, been conferring i trill, in e length. Hit GOOD FOOD, SHOXUF '•'•iiten Itiilv off! And best of all, there s goodj cmDt to defenoifood oehind the cafeteria coun-i invasion of the^ier — and plenty of it. | = Jong a.s P0.S.S1- Besiae.s a full line of full meal.:| ri.Timel now is manv of which never were at-' Bui oulKioc of. tempted at the old restaurant, p. actually is a ; there .are home made pies, calies tv from a mili-iooughnuts and other delicacies {that look ]ust like a package from :cc' to see Hit- { mother before rationing went into ■ -■^n al ary mo- 'effect back home, lur'.bc'- don't ; - The mam cafeteria counter serv- = crnart Allied |ing full meals will be open from it by geilmg r7 a. m. to 9 p. m. daily. Next Mon-
Kufe Kiftens Kop Kaptain's Kozy Korner
The Charge of Quarters report- ed, saluted and said, "I say, Sir. there are liittens in your draw- ers."
'•What did you say?" saxf the Captain, who was amazed, to pul j± mildly.
"Your desk drawers, I Sir."
"Oh, well, why didn't you say so in the first . . . WHAT!"
'■That's right, Sir, kittens, there."
The CQ pointed to the bottom drawer of Capt. 'Francis Strapp's desk. It was open just enough *- let in air.
Investigation revealed three small, fuzzy kittens curled in the encircling warmth of the "Black Widow," feline mascot of the 30th Company, Second Student Train- ing Regiment.
.^T iS'V RATE.
! dav, the second ''line ' will be eaoy and v.'iU be opened from i. m. 1o 10 p. m. Here the c?. eria will ser\-e hamburgers, i
' oevf
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•o section.'; of th kept separate .s^ ■al ma- ing jus
Frenr'" ivsnsportation system. Arri cipnificanilv enough. Frencn tEDGteuri! are v.-.orKing aay ana
^For'^the^fir.st time, too. Rus- slais have joinea the cencral aerial offcn.sive asainst the Axis with raids on KoeniKsberff, old capital of East Prussia, v.hirh i.<: out of practical rantre of British and American bomb- er% based on Enffland. On the Russian front. Red armies are ttrufglinp to respme an offen- sive, with some local bucccss- i
chst with friends or relative mav be \i.sitinK on the post. 140 EMPLOl'ES
The cafeteria will emplov 140 per.sons, including cooks, SIX bakers, five pantry- women.
The new cafeteria has been In the building for several months. Difficulties in securing equipment held up the opening until this week. Lt. Col Harold E. McGaf- (Continued on Pare 31)
Brandy-
Monmouth and Princeton, ;o was present when Corn- wallis surrendered at 'Yorktown. Its first commander in the Revo- lutionary period was no other fig- ure than famed Patrick. Henrj'-
Following its reorganization aft- er the Revolution, John Marshall who was to become Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was in command of the regiment. It served during the War of 1812, defeating a British army at Craney Island in one en- gagement. .
During the Mexican 'War, sev- eral components of the regiment served in Mexico, BLOODY FIRST
In the War Between the Stales, the regiment was acti\e from the secession of Virginia until Lee's surrender at Appomattox, partici- pating in more than 30 battles. H was one of the leading regiment; it ant. i under Pickett at Gettysburg. Ii s who ' was known as .'"The Bloody First" I because it lost 80 per cent of its 'Strength, being reorganized about i'sss than 10 times during the four <;even|y6ars of battle.
During the Spanish American War, the regiment did not leave the country, but was at the Mexi- can border in 1916 and was a component of the 29th Division in the First World War.
In January, 1941, the First Vir- (Continued on Page 31)
Blood Bank
Soygiifllere By Red Cross
Soldiers Request ' Means To Give Blood For Plasma
An editorial contribution , of a Fort Benning officer, appearing in last week's Bayonet, which' sug- gested a Red Cross Blood Bank be made available near this Army post to accommodate military per- sonnel wishing to donate blood, has attracted the attention of local Red Cross authorities who already have made nioves to make \his possible,
Eugene Bussey, field director of the Red Cross here, commended the suggestion miade in the edi- torial by Lieut. H. S. Wilcox,' of the Bublication Section. The In- fantry School, which asked that facilities be afforded Benning diers to give their blood. DAILY PETITIONS
Mr. Bussey points out that his office "has had almost 'daily re- quests frorn persons wishing to contribute their blood."
The Red Cross field ' director states that on Eebruary 5, he suggested to higher Red Cross headquarters that facilities be! made available in this vicinity for thi.s service. In reply, Mr. Bussey was advised that arrange ments were being made "for ; mobile Blood Bank to vi.^it thi Post or vicinity."
No mobile or permanent faci- lities have been established yet in this vicinity, it was pointed out, because for some time the perma- nent blood bank in Atlanta has been in a state of organization,
EL PASO CROWDED
Officers at Fort Benning ceiving orders to report to Fort Bliss, Tex., are being advised to leave their families behind until they can make housing arrange- ments. Nearby El Paso is con- fronted with a serious shortage of houses, apartments and single rooms, it is reported.
THE ALLIES LOST t destroy- er.- f. corveiie ?.na a tanner as a =tron? Jp.p E:r force .■^truc!: at the
Valdes Urges Benning Troops To Avail Themselves Of TIS Instruction
Filipino Chief Of Staff Gives Description Of Phfiippioe Rape
\ aides, chief of staff of the v conipleled a course at Fort rged soldiers to "train hard,
PLEN'TY OF BIG
ips--: I^Iajor General Ba.silio A". •■50 , Philippine Arinv. who recent
; Benning: s Iniantrv Scliool. i ^},(i'iaii£ aclvaiUa;fe of the niagnil a I i he IniaiUi
i the riiilippme.';.' - I '. ^ ~- ~-
■-■■^ [ General Valoes. who has been i commanded bj' Brigadier General -fe" ^ general officer since the middle | Vicente Lim, the first Filipino
or\'"e%hiVi;p';nes'iv'\he''jap?!i"-«d"^^ ''f ""f^-f states Mil- ih'' nese — ' litary Academy at West Pomt, a
His story follows: . 'graduate of the Infantry School.
30.- -When General MacArthur was'of the Command and General ^"^P recalled to actue duty and ap-j Staff Officers School at Fort r"'<^ poinien Commander-in-Chief of | Leavenworth and of the War Col- ine Lniten States Army Forces inilege m Washington. Both of these :n July of 1941, itldivisions fought creditably
We left the Palace at three o'clock and proceeded without delay to the Presidential . Landing on the water front, where the presidential launch was waiting.
"We had scarcely reached the ship that was to take us to Cor- regidor when another group of
nstruction given here at j Japanese planes returned to bomb
half "liour we stood in the middle of the bay hearing the bombs fall on the water front, praying all the time that bur ship would be spared the consequences of an aerial at- tack. Immediately after the all- clear signal was sounded w'e sail- (Continued on Pacre 31)
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icir-nt Roosevell permit- ''t tlu- ticbl limitation bill and ''^ salaries na?r to become law *ili;oui vipniiture "111 oroer to pciiti cmljarrassinein lo our war S'-iiCiiij; proprani. ' ano con- ^^Eiiirci f niiei-pssional action : Uermiitiiip salaries la fon- Urur ihp . jq52 brsK He »uriii(.[. vzileu aiiov.- on the l2"'- , |"«-Uts to impose a special war : '^Vtnax holdiiiR all individual IL dinec to « '5 000 -^s pas=- ^ tLfe bill raises the national limit from 125 billion dol- ' rcf biUioii dollars. ' csi'- ' "^^^ftec doLiars-and-cents .1 .^^--agj for many 3lem.s. inaicat- - ,--.,er€a price;
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con-^v.-as. evident that the clouds :d the,^^-ai- ^ere becoming darker and y and i darker m our part of the world, .•r. the poi- this reason , General Mae- i- [Arthur oeemed it necessary to call ictive duty ten reserve divi- of tne Philippine
fhcting heavy losses on the en- emy.
"Of the remaining eight divi- sion, one, the 81st, was command- ed by Brigadier General Guyafort, an American officer of the Phil- ippine Army, who was a former
Uoon the reauest of General [officer of the Philippine Constab- i Tvrac-A.rthur. President Quezon is- jularv. The remaining divisions i<;ued an executu-e oroer calhng i were commanded by United States ilo actue duty the components of i Army officers, ten re.=er\-e divisions of the Phil- 1 ALL YOUNG ME.V ■ppine annv- Large cantonmenti "Considering the fact that these area"; were ha-=tilv constructed m; reserve divisions of the Philip- i ' S' iou': parts o^' the islands. Seven pine Army were entirely composed !of iiic«e division."; were assigned I of voung men, directly from ci Uo 'he l<;land of Luzon, the larg-:ian hfe, and who had had military ^e-'^t i-=land of the Philippine Archi- 1 trainmg averaging from five and pelago two divisions in the Vis- 1 one-half to eleven months, ayan group of the islands, one di- manner in which they fought, and visio non the Island of Menlao. the courage they displayed, mer- SHOET OF OFFICERS jits aU the praise we can give them.
"Due to our shortage of hign "On December 24,
ranking officers in the Philip- some foods. ipme Army only two of these di- first Unit- 1 visions were commanded by Phil- 't^ons conference on post- ! ippine Ar.my officers. These were P^rjiiug to aeal v.nth food ithe 2Ist Division, commanded by i^'-'tuiT- v.-a.s sci for MayiBngaoier General .Mateo Capin-i .Sprji-igc. :pin. a i-etired officer of the. Phil- 1
of inr' nation'.^ lppme Scouts, and a former graa- 1 .^i,^' KvsiiEoir; mnii in Ihcuale of the Infantry .SchooJ Forll ^^i%ued on Page 31) iBenning. The 41st Divisioii wasi
1941, I re- ceived orders to proceed with President Quezon and the other members of iris war cabinet to Cdrregidor. When we were ready to leave the Presidential Palace to proceed to the water front to board the boat which was to take u."; to Corregidor, an air raid was| sounded and we, were compelled i lo wait for the all-clear signol.f
ll4thJAAC
Unit Arrives For lis Work
Additional Platoon Expected To Join Company Very Soon
Foi-t Benning"s second company f the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps arrived Saturday night when the 84th WA^'.C company reached the post from Fort Ogle- thorpe, Ga. to assume their work with the Infantry School.
Immediately housed in their permanent quarters across from the Student Training Brigade headquarters in the Harmony Church area, the members of the company will sl;art work in vari- IS capacities Tuesday morning. Commanded by Lieut; Letitia Gentile of Providence, R. I., and with Lieut. Eleahor Abbott mess and supply officeiti 103 auxiliaries compose the personnel of the or- ganization. Most of the members are natives of New England states.
The headquarters platoon will handle the administrative phases of the company, while the clerical platoon will take over duties with the Infantry School similar to these assumed by members of the 43rd WAAC company at post headquarters, relieving soldiers from desk- jobs, ADDITIONS SOON
A' second clerical platoon will join the company in the very near future to assurtie additional spe- cialized work with the brigade. '■
Activated at Fort Ogle'thorp'e .10 days ago, specialists in the com- pany came from the WAAC train- ing center at Des Moinesj Iowa, while the basics were trained at Fort Oglethorpe.
Immediately after their arrival Saturday evening the auxiliaries were invited to attend various dances and other entertainments at Fort Benning. Sight-seeing over the vast reservation occupied much of their time on Sunday af- ternoon. Impressed with the mag- nitude and completeness of Fort Benning, and its many-sided ac- tivities, the WAACs already have been besieged with countless in- vitations to future - social. futtc< ; tions ■ during : theirs'tinSerSoSIifis^ duty, - s ' . '
Gen. Prosser Inspects Post
Signal Corps Officer Views Set-Up Here
Major General Walter E. Pros- ser, commandant of the Central Signal Corps school at Camp Crowder, Mo., Inspected the In- fantry School Communications Section Tuesday on n visit to Fort Benning as he was on his way back to his command from a tour of the Panama Canal Zone.
In 1940 General Prosser was at Fort Benning where he organized the FouKth Division." He previ- ;ly ha^a served at the pQst with the Sixth Division, acting as chief of the Infantry section.
A native of . Indiana, General Prosser ii a graduate United States Military Academy, class oJC 1905. During the World War he • served as a Colonel of Field Artillery and from 1924 to 1926 he served .on the General Staff Corps. He now is in charge of training troops at the Signal Corps School, reckoned as the largest in -the country.
38 GO TO API
Thirty-eight Fort Benning en- listed men reported this week to Alabama .Polytechnic Institute at Auburn for refresher courses and classification in the Army Special- ized Training Program, Lt. Salva- dor Llosa, ASTR station director and assistant classification officer, announces.
Upon completion of the course at API the men will be classified and the decision will be made whether they shall take basic or advanced courses offered by other colleges in the Army set-up.
B i g Co nf est Prize^ Winners Ann ou need
War Bond Prize Winners
POETRY .
. "The Little Things," O.C. Allies B., Baker, 5th Company, 8rd STR,
$25 War Bond. , :
. "River," Cpl. A. T. Rotgard, Company E, 29th Infantry, $15 in
Stamps.
. "Encounter," Cpl. James E, Andrews,. Hq. Company, Reception
Center, |10 in Stamps. : . "Trees," Paul G. Arendt. Hq. Company, 3rd STR., $8 in Stamps, . "Seek Not,V Cpl. Alfred E. Craig, Company A, Service Battalion, 3rd STR. n
SPORTS .
. "Timing and Follow-through," Pfc. Charles W, Voorhls, Company
F, Academic Regiment, $25 War Bond. . "The Man Behind the Sport Scene," Sgt. Milton E. Lubin, Aca- demic Regiment, ISSC, $15 in Stamps. . "Second Student Training Regiment Sports," Captain J. B. Torri- nus. Second STR., $10 in Stamps.
"FEATURES
. "Frenchy," O.C. Robert McClean, 10th Company, 3rd STR., $25 War Bond.
. "Dry Run," Pvt. C. C. Moser, Division Hq, Company, 10th Armor- ed, $15 in Stamps. = ' . "Screwballs," Lt. Falko M. SchiUing, 24th Company, 1st STR,, $10 in Stamps.
, "The Dog Fight," Pfc. Sam Katz, Company E, ISSC, $8 in Stamps. "Human Interest," Pvt. Mat M. Bernstein, Harmony Church Dental Clinic, $5 in Stamps. <
ESSAYS or EDITORIALS "America's Unbroken Faith,'-' 0,C. W. A. Dickson, 6th Company, . 3rd STR., $25 War Bond. "This Is Worth Fighting For," Lt. Walter F. Rutkowskl, 1st Com- pany, 2nd STR., $15 in Stamps.
"Colonel Swampwater Puts Villa Behind the 8-Ball," 8gt. Tom McDonald, Publications Section, TIS, $10 in Stamps. "Johnny Dogface Discovers America," O. C, H. R, Holtz, ISth Com- \ pany, 3rd STR., $8 in Stamps. / ■
5. "Retreat Parade," Pvt. Harry L. Kraines, Special Service Office, Hq. 10th A. D., $5 in Stamps. , ,
SERIOUS CARTOONS
1. 'Nazi Propaganda," Pvt. Paul A. Kelly, Publications Section, TIS, $25 War Bond.
2. "Rumor-Killing," Lt, James B, Sweeney, Public Relations, 1st STR, $10 in Stamps. /
3 . "The Sword of Damocle? Descends," Lt, Lou Clerlco, Publications Section, TIS. $8 in Stamps.
4. "The Mysterious. Phenomena," Lt, D, B. Dowllng, Academic De- partment, Publications Section, TIS, $5 in Stamps,
5. "Still Life, '43," Sgt. Eaton, TIS, $2 in Stamps. COMIC <^ART0ONS
1. "HoPfe They Have a Camera" and "What Will Roosevelt Say?" Caouble entry), PXc. A. J. Stahtow, ^5th Armored liigineers, lOth
. ''Cblohel Swampwater ,Put0 In a Requisition,^' ::lS. Sgl. Tmn Mc-^
J>on»Id|, PubUcations Sbctic^i, TIS,^^^^^$^^ ; "Sonfiebne Holfistfed 'ChowT' Pvt. it. C LtiuttIt, 423 Servic* Bat- talion, A. F. Battalion, $8 In Stamps. • . "Please — Just a Little :Morfr Breeze," Sfft. Batovsky, address un- known, $5 in Staihps. ' . "The Jeep," 0,C. John Guild, 13th Company, 8rd STR., $2 In Stamps.
War Bond DriVe Spurred By Soldier Subscriptions; TIS Ciyilians Commended
With launching of the Second
War Loan drive on Monday, Major George Fink, Fort Benning war bond officer, announced that the Infantry School was the first sub-division to reach its quota the civilian pay reservation pro-
This, of course, does not count in the drive since Fort Benning as a community does not have a quota. However, it means that civilians working for the Infantry School are contributing regularly to the war bond program as re- quested by the Secretary of War.
Of the 293 . civilians employed by the school, 279 (ninety-five per cent) have monthly deduc- tions tataling ten and eight- tenths per cent of their salaries. This is slightly better than the "90 pere cent-10 per cent" goal set by the War Department for its civilian employes.
Ill a letter addressed to the Commandant of the Infintry School, Brigadier General Walter ~ Fulton, post commander, com- mended civilian personnel under jurisdiction of the school head- quarters, saying: COMMENDS PERSONNEL
"It is desired to commend the civihan personnel of the Infantry School lor achieving and surpass- ing the "90 per cent-10 per cent goal" fixed by the Secretary
War for the War Bond Pay Reser- vation Program. This outstanding accomplishment typifies the spirit of cooperation and duty well done that has always marked the every act of The Infantry School
1 have advised the Command- General, Fourth Service Command, Army Service Force, Atlanta, Georgia, that you are eligible to rieceive a certificate of achievement and to purchase a War Department banner which may be displayed inside your Headquarters.'!
At the same time a concentrat- ed, effort is being made to raise the average participation of. civil- eihployes of other sub-divi- sions. Major Fink said that com- ing at this time the showing made by the Infantry School was very encouraging..
In addition to regular participa- tion, the nation has, been asked to $13,000,000,000 between now and May 1. Although Fort Ben- ning does not have a quota in this drive, many of it-s personnel, both military and civilian, will take an active part by helping nearby Columbus and Muscogee county raise approximately $6,000,000 ii the next three weeks. •WE MUST DO BEST'
In a statement Monday morn- ing, addressed to all persons a (Continued on Page 31 ^
Bonds And Stamps To Be Presented At April 28 Dinner
To many an ingenious G. I. this \veek go valuable prizes in tXe form of War Bonds atld Stamps as prizewinners in tlie Bayonet's contest for writers and artists at Fort Benning.
In this week's Bayonet, herald- ing'the selection of the winning • entries, the winning contributions are printed as well as scores i>f the ru,nnei:s-up in the newspaper's contest. )
Photographs of some of the top prizewinning contests are pictured on this page as is a complete ros- ter of the various soldiers and of- . fleers who won the coveted prizes, ranging from ■ $25 War Bonds to $2 in War Savings Stamps.
All of the entries in the con- test, which was announced a month ago, were considered by a group, .of merchants in Coltlmbus who , made the selections 'to be awarded prizes, BIG DINNER
In addition to winning War Bonds and Stamps, the prizewin- ners will be feted at a banquet in the Columbus room . of the Waverly hotel on Wednesday, Ap- ril ,28. At .the banquet the prizes will be, awarded the several win- ners. - Entertainment, music and dance numbers are slated for the- dinner which will- be held alt 7:30 p, m.
Although the editors of the Bayonet literally were, "swamppd" with entries for the contest, the Public Relations" .Office, which furnishes for general release the material jiublished in the Bayo- net ,urges- soidier-artists and writers to continue to send in their manuscripts and cartoons. These will contintie to be print- ed in the newspaper, which has the largest circulation on the nost.
Entries Jn. the Bayonet',s con-' . test, according to the" civilian judges, represented a widfe varietjT' of talent at Fort Benning. A1-, . though many of- the contestants formerly have been writers or cartoonists, the majority of the •. contributions were entered by jtovice artists.
Catholics Set Easter Mass
Bishop W. T." McCarty To Celebrate Occasion
Bishop Willianii T. McCarty, Military Delegate of the , Army - and Navy will come to Fort Ben- ning to celebrate two Pontifical Masses on Easter Sunday.
He will arrive late on Good Friday, April 23, and will cele- brate a. Pontifical Mass Easter Sunday at 9 a. m. in Chapel No. 4, Sigerfoos Road and Vibbert ave- • nue and another at 11130 a, m. in Chapel No. 8, at 10th street and Scott avenua In the Sand Hill area, ' ■ ' ■ ■
Loudspeakers will b« set , up in Chapel No. 3, it was announced by Chaplain Firancis Zimmerer, to allow an expected overflow .crowd of celebrants to hear the Mass, Chaplain William H. Hunt ii the . , chaplain at "Chapel No. 4. Major John Feckter is divisional chap- lain of the 10th Armored Division arranging for the visit of Bishop McCarty to that area.
Bishop McCarty was recently consecrated Coadjutor to the Military Bishop, John F.- O'Hara, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New, • York City. - ' -
CONFIRMATION
Following celebration of the Masses, Bishop^ McCarty. will ad- minister the Sacrament of ' Con- firmation in the afternoon at Chapel No. 4 to soldiers from all parts of Fort Benning.
Soldiers desiring to be con- firmed are advised to, get in touch with their Chaplain immediately. (Continued on Pare 31)
WINNER OF a $25 War Bond for his prize M'inning serious cartoon on "Nazi Propaganda," Private Pavil A. Kcllv, Pub- lications Section of The Infantrv School, is shown above as he works on a mural during his .-^na re hours at horjt Ben- ning.— (U. S. Array signal Corps Photo.)
PFC A. J. STANTON, of Headquarters company, S5th Engineers, won first prize in the comic cartoon category. He is a native of Ithaca, N. Y., and was a cartoomst in civihan hfe, (U, S. Army Jfignal Corps Photo.)
ZaYear-Old TIS Graduate Gets Silver Star
A graduate of a Basic Officers' Course at The Infantry School has just been awarded the Silver Star for extraordinary valor m the action which drove the Japs out of- Papuan, New Guinea. He IS Lieutenant Bill Mullen,, and the award was made m person by " t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger.
Gen; Eichelberger congratulat- ed Lt. Mullen for a grand job well done. "If American troops have ever in history been m tougher fighting than at Buna, I know nothmg of it," he said.
Lt. Mullen is only 20 years old, native Nebraskan, he was graduated from Missouri Military Academy where he received his early military training. Called to active duty with the army a year ago, he was sent to Benning to attend the Basic Course at The Infantry School before he was sent to the southwest Pacific area-
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't. C/s Meke-BeiieYe Dipry Is brole Stor¥ of BiYOuac Life
RoHed fGck Holds Enough Foodstuff To Feed Company
Hardly typical pf the behavior of the average officer candidate are .'the happeninge recorded in e completely fictitiouB diary sub- mitted by Candidate Carl B. Lewis of the Fourth Company, Third Student Training Regiment,
For the^ sake of background, Lewis adds the diary "was found in £ battered pair of overalls turned in for salvage by a candi- date of the Fourth Company after Creek area. Disposition of the a five-day bivouac . in the JShell person formerly fitting within the suit; one-piece, work, is im- Knojra." Eztracls of the diary follow: "&.pril 1, 1943 — Prepared for so- journ in, SheU Creek area. Rolled pack. It was rather large as it included shelter half, two blan- kets, 25 candy bars, two cartons of cigarets, 10 boxes of matches, pictures of SaUy, Gert and three nosfesses from the Brown Derby in Calumet City, flashUght with four' extra batteries, one pair of socks, two pairs of shorts, two pairs of long drawers, two long- handle tops, 14 field manuals, 26 old G.T.'s, clip board, notebook, brown red, blue and green pen- cils," letter writing materials, two pairs of silk pajamas.
"This trip shouldn't be so bad, After all, I was out one night just before being kicked out of ■ the-- Boy Scouts for conduct un-
bec'ommg a tenderfoot. ^ "Bathed feet. To bed at 2259, PACK HEAVY AND HOW
"A aril 2, 1943— Donned pack at OROi, Found it rather heavy. Sat down on a locker to rest and it took Mac and three other guys to get me up. Fell twice going downstairs and broke rifle stock. Foifhd close order drill rather awkward. Tac officer could not undprs'tand the roller skate I bor- rowed from Slush on bottom of pac>.. Explained that my roU was rather long but he made ..me re- move skate and shortly after- v/ards I noticed him writing in the . little black book.
"Trip out winded me. Double time three minutes and walk two. Lost raincoat on first turn. Lost shovel at 14.32-29-40. Dropped mess gear at Sunshine and Lupap- kin-Tds. - ■
"Company arrived in bivouac area at 1716. Tac officer, march officer, my squad and myself arrived at 1805 with parts of my pack. All. tents, including mine, were up at 1900. Mine was down again at 1905. The ground was pretty soft. Had it up by 1920. Ditched it but shovel hit three iregs and it fell again. Up again at 1940.
"After filling canteen cup. at lister bag got ready to wash and shave and found I had left toilet articles in Rocker. Pulled locker out -of blankets and found toilet
The Of ficere R. & R. Club on Cussete Road is by far the most popular place in CobimbuE for conjmiEEion- ed off icers and their guests. Ask anyone on the reserva- tion who has been there.
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OFF AZIMDTH
'Missed chow -whUe hunting small building in woods which was supposed to be on an azimuUi of 15S degrecE Endl04 paces from tent. Arrived at tent three hours later and orewled between blan- kets.
"Tent yms kl*ed over three times durinf night by others en- route to small building in woods. Moved and reditched tent at 0185. Just stayed up as it was too cold for sleep. Ate 10 bars.
'April I, 194S — Up at 01S5. Breakfast at 0710. Discovered my knife, fork and eppon must have been left on shelf in barracks. Learned to eat grapenuts with fmgers. Rather messy. After a day of running around in the woods, got back to the little cot- tage on SheU Creek to find ] had been gigged for not moppmg around tent Couldn't find mess gear. Ate nine candy bars. "To bed at 2000. Up at 2010 trip to small building in woods. Made a mistake and took a back azimuth ending in impact area back of hill 32. Arrived at tent at 0259. Ate five candy bars.
"April 4, 1943 — Up at 0304. Breakfast at 0815. Spent time feeling sorry for those who spent last night cooped up in some
stuffy bar in Phenix City.
"Studied from 0990 to 0905. Played volleyball from 0910 to 1200 when foot hit stump. Left first aid tent at 1300. Missed chow. Ate one candy bar. Smoked last pack of cigarets. IN GEEAT PAIN
"Studied from 1402 to 1407, Pitched horseshoes from 1415 tc 1630. Arm gave out. In great pain. Left first aid tent at 1700. Missed chow. But Slush gave me three cold boiled potatoes.
"Tired out so went to bed early. Asleep by 1830. Rain began to fall sometime before 2000 as at that time the tent came down. Unraveled myself from tent at 2032 about 100 yards downstream from original site. Spent rest of night in tree on azimuth of 165.
"April 5, 1943— Managed to get tent set up by daylight. Found rifle at 0800 about 300 yards downstream. Missed chow. Feel myself getting weaker. Carried machine gun ttripod six miles at double time all morning. Squad got lost, was late for chow but managed to get two spare ribs and small boiled potato. SOME CHOW
"Carried bipod eight miles at double time all afternoon. Could- n't find mess gear, so ate peanut butter sandwich for chow.
"To bed at 1900. Blankets too wet to sleep. Spent rest of the night by fire.
"April 6, 194S— Up at 0400 and started for small building in woods. Rain must have ruined compass as I came out at range house on Jamestown road. Missed chow and was late for formation.
"Spent morning manhandling ,37 through three miles of un- broken forest. Spent afternoon trying to find company. Company found me trying to do manual of arms with .37 at 29.05-16.18 at 1900. AH the guys were mad as we were supposed to be back at barracks at 1815 for chicken and ice cream. Arrived at barracks at 2100. Rather tired.
"Have reached the conclusion that SheU Creek is the result of too much Georgia being left lying around."
Plans Complete For Passover
Gen. Fulton Issues Message To Jewish Troops And Families
Preparations for the Jewish Soldiers' Community Seder at 8 p. m., Monday, Aprfl 19, ir 100 Ninth Street USO, have completed. ^
Arrangements for the least which wiU usher in the eight- day Passover festival are the hands of the Columbus Army and Navy Committee of the Jew- ish Welfare board. Herman^ Ju- lius is chairman of the committee, assisted by Ed Kom, director of the JWB.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Preceding the Seder supper, there will be services beginning at 7 p. m., in the Ninth Street USO;
Chaplain Shain also announced the complete schedule' of services during the Passover festival sea- son. AU services will be held in Children's School with the ex- ception of the Seder.
On April 20 services wiU be held at 9 a. m. and 7:30 - - and on April 2l at 9 a. m.
Services wiU be held also at 7:30 p. m. April 25, at 9 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. on April 26, and at 9 a. m. on April 27. This last service will include the Yizkdr memorial service.
In a special message td the Jewish troops in his command and to their relatives, General Walter S. Fulton, post commander at Fort Benning, pointed out that in many homes all over the nation there will be chau-s left vacant by Jew- ish youth of America who have been caUed 'to the colors to aid in the destruction of a tyranny far greater than that of the Pha- raohs.
"It should be an infinite con- solation to many of those fathers and mothers to know that Jewish communities all over this coun- try, as weU as in those nations which have held at bay the cruel oppressors, are preparing com- munity Seder suppers for the benefit of those boys who are away fnfm the family board. PRAYER FOR PEACE
'We of the Christian faith join our Jewish neighbors in the of- fering of a prayer that the awful paU of war shall soon be dispelled and that next year the observa- tion of this feast will find the whole earth once, more enjoying the pursuits of peace and liber- ty-"
The Seder ritual wiU be rected by Chaplain Samson Shain with active participation the part of both officers and en- listed men of Fort Benning.
The festival wiU^ celebrate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage 31 centuries ago. The ritual wiU foUow in spir- it the Biblical protoype, the nar- rative of which relates how each household had gathered and eaten the lamb roasted on the fire, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, their loins girt, shoes on itheir feet and staff in hand pre- pared for the march through the desert that foreshadowed Israel's great pilgrimage through the turies.
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celved her commission Just the pther day and did the boys give her a big band over that com- mission. ,
Another commission which we are very pfoud of is that of Julia Warwick, the physiotherapist aide at the Station hospitaL Nice to see ao imany of our civilian em- ployees getting recognition from Uncle Sam in the form of gold bars. ■ ■ •
Margarite BreicU and RUth A. Chapman of the CivlUan Person- nel Section, post . Headquarters are on detached service for a few days in Atianta in connection with the classification training program. They are duly missed..
Jewel Bankston of the Quar- termaster will soon be leavmg these parts for the Maine coastal area where her single days will
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FIFTH PBIZE, FEATURES
It ■ isn't much of a story. The people in it weren't im- portant. Just a mother and son, driving in an ordinary car, who had ^vcn me a lift back to camp eni Sunday evening.
I sat in the back, not listen- ing to their conversation; just bemoaning my fate that to- morrow was Monday and why I had to get so low a number on my draft board. Gradually their conversation broke through my thoughts— stuff about "Army" and ''enlisting" perked up my, ears.
The mother was talking in a low voice that seemed to me to be quivering sUghtly. "John, I don't want to influ- ence you about joining up but I think you have a duty to your two children and wife. They, too, need you, need your care and support."
"Mother if I don't enlist I might not have a country left to support them in."
The silence filled the car end as I got out at my desti- nation the mother's head was bent.
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'Japs' Pop Up From Nowhere Taking Pot Shots at Soldiers
Arduous perils of jungle war- fare were sharply impressed on officer candidates of- the 14th Company of the First Student Training Regiment as they sweat- ed through the swamps and heavy undergrowth of the Ochilee- Upatoi Creek region in a fmal combat phase of their pre-gradua- tion ■ training. The company, commanded by Capt. John J. Wrinn, will graduate April 15.
'Jungle warfare" is fuU of sur- prises," the candidates were warned by Colonel Milton C. Shattuck, director of the maneu- in his preliminary instruc- tions.
Even as he spoke, a brown- skmned camouflaged sniper arose from a fox-hole, -took a "pot- shot" at the commander from the rear, missed, apologized with an insolent "Excuse, please," and promptly disappeared mto the underbrush with the promise that he would "try again."
It was a forerunner of things to come. As the candidates mov- ed forward over, vine-ientangled trails they -were harassed by snipers on all sides. They . toiled up steep hills. Sank deep in boggy quagmires. . _
Shooting broke out ahead. The woods prevented observation. "Find out what's happening up there."
As he dispatched a messenger, Candidate H. T. Allison of War- ren, Ohio, student company com- mander with J. M. Braly of Spring Lake, N. J., and H. R. In- gram of Glendale, Calif., in suc- cessive phases of the attack, was. finding out how difficult and how vital is communication in jungle. His messenger was jack.
"Sir, the platoon leader says one of his squads was ambushed. They fought their way out. They are moving ahead now. GUN CHATTERS
The company pressed forward. At a clearing in the woods a ma- chine-gun started to chatter "Tat- atat-tat-tat-tat— *' Abruptly, it ceased. An instructor - umpire nodded approvingly. "They got that gun out m a hurry," he said. "Someone did some good work out there.". A messenger came Tunnuig up. Candidate Hardin crawled around with a hand grenade and tossed it in the gunner'a lap," " " explained.
Forward again. Where wai the right flank platoon? A few mo- ments before it had been moving along in sight. Now It had disap- peared completely. More worry for the .company commander. Control — one of the endless prob- lems of. heavy-woods fighting. The advance must cease until the platoon was located.
It had edged ahead and was _jon found, luckily. The going became tougher. Sweat crusted on
3CX)ffi infantry Bond Needs " More Instruments
Band Instruments and ' music both are needed for the newly or- ganized 300th Infantry ■ Regiment Band, it was announced today by Lt. B, F. Zvolanek, who has alrea- dy conducted one rehearsal of the new musical organiaztion at Fort Benning.
Any individuals or any organi- zations in Columbus or on the post with a surplus of basses or trom- bones of clarinets or baritones will learn the undying gratitude of the entire regiment if they will ar- range to transfer the instruments to the new band, Lt. Zvolanek said today.
So if you have any insti-uments — or any band music that you can spare— please contact the Special Service Office of the 300th Infan- tiy. Fort Benning 66.
the backs of coveralls. Briar vines ripped and tore. Canteens were empty and water became a prob- lem. The candidate^ learned then the value of water discipline.
Perspiring and weary they wormed their way to the Ochilee, to be met by a withering fire from the opposite bank. The creek flowed between steep banks undetermined depth. Mosquitoes swarmed., A snake slithered away from someone's hand. Then a thick smoke-like cloud was swept by the wind out ol a nearby gully. Gas"!
As if there were not already enough harrassments, gas masks were donned. To reach the op- posite bank seemed an impossible task. But they were going across. TOUGH GOING
Under covering ilre, the first 'wave" slid down the bank, plunged into water still so icy- cold it made them gasp. Rifles held high, they waded in. The current tugged at their feet. The bottom was slippery., Si^ash! Someone went in head first. There were trip wires ' in the stream bed!
They got across, wet but not too ingloriously. The enemy fled be- fore their bayonets.
The sun was low before' the weary officer candidates fought their way through more swamps and mira to a last enemy-held objective, then dragged their feet at sound of the bugle to a final assembly area.
"Actually,- one of the things we wanted to impress upon you was the difficulty of attacking over terrain ' such as this," said Col. Shattuck. "Don't do It un- less you have to. It's too costly a maneuver."
A student, wet and bedraggled, dabbed at his face, scratched and torn by briars. "Well;' he said, "I've a lot more respect for those boys fighting in the jungle now." No one disputed him:
Capital Inspector Visits Benning
Visiting various Fort Benning imits, including post headquarters the Infantry School and. 10th Ar- mored Division is Colonel William A, Rounds, Inspector-histructor from the Judge Advocate Geneifal's department in WasWngton.
For the past, several days he has been busy conferrmg with local authorities including Lt. Colonel William F. Coulborn, post judge advocate general, on War Depart- ment poUcy relating to the admm- istration of military justice.
His tour of inspection has cov- ered several other large installa- tions, including those located at Montgomery and Maxwell Field, Ala., which he visited last week.
Congratulations to these former civilian employees who imder re- cent order from the war depart- ment are now 2nd lieutenants in the army of the United States. At the station .hospital are Cath- rine Fox, Eleanbr McKnight, Ruth E. Gait and Helen Munford in the white mess and Velma P. Pweiis in the colored. Thete lieutenants have really won their bars by hard work and diligence to duty: These new lieutenants are all graduate dieticians and the civilian person- nel at Fort Benning Js happy of their new rank.
• • ■ The= cilivian personnel at post headquarters gave a luncheon for Rosanne Claymore Jones at the Officers'' club Wednesday as a farewell gesture to this popular co-worker on the eve of her de- parture for Texas to join her hus- band, 2nd Lieut. Gwenedd Jones, The table was beautifully deco- rated with white Iris and sprays of bridal wreath . spirca. Mrs. Jones was presented with a piece of lingerie as a going-away gift.
Thelma G. Byars and Lula A. Carson are in Atlanta attending .school. They are learning the three "R's" of governing civilian personnel. Mary Valks and Hor- (Pete) Thames announce plans lor their wedding on April 9th, at 9 p. m., E. W. T., at the Wynnton Methodist church. Vir- ginia Gray announces her wed- ding to Sgt., Robert H. Stewart, a paratrooper, on April .3, '
Mary White has just come back from New York after visiting ihe big city and somevlittle place in Pennsylvania. Brought lota of spring ideas 'back with her.
The 24th General hospital Is very proud of their new 2nd lieu- tenant, Ruth E. Pontius. She re-
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The Finance Office is all a. dither over moving into theii completely renovated quarters in the old Post Office Building. Mary Reynolds says th-- are moving the fiscal, accounts, and commer- cial departments over.; We will announce' an "at home" date early next week. '
Virginia Butler and Marian Denson have just returned from a delightful trip to AtlanU. They were guests of the Atlanta BjJt- more and did the night clubs and shows besides a httle shopping while in the big city.
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t The letest member of the 22nd
Company, First Student Training Regiment, is T-5 Herbert Ashe. Ashe was bom near Munich, Ger- many, in 1S12. He resided there until 1938 v.*en he came to the United States to escape oppression 'by the Nazis.
Ashe states that in 1933 when Field Marshal Von 'Hindenburg appointed Hitler to the Chancel- lorsiiip of the German Reich, the Kazi Party u-as not the majority group st that timp. However, i Ashe slates, it is interesting just how they gained control M every^
; thing in. the German Reich.
j The organization that broughl
Adolph Hitler to the top intended
■ J, to use him as a stooge to further f their own political and economic
interests. These circles consisted mainly of big industry and the Prussian military clique. The German people .. imagined they could do away with him as with to many previous politicians at that time. They v.'ere gravely mistaken.
V/ithin a few months all polit- icEl parties within Germany were dissolved, their property taken £.v.-ay, and their leaders put in concentration camps or liquidated. AU es.seniial industries and banks ^.•ere forced to dismiss their "Lib- cral'' employees and executives. §"he courts were cleaned of the ''Undesirable Elements", and so called reliable men replaced them. Kew teachers taught 'the Nazi re- ligion and thus the organization &,'cE eliminated. IrLISSES COKTEOLLEO
The next step was to bring the fnasses of the people under one; control. This was' only accom- plished by fear, and it was. done in that v.-ay. Their methods might be compared to our own gang v,-orld prevelent in the roaring twenties. When a business or person v.-as asked to join the party either he joined or took the con- £ e q u e.n c e s. The consequences might mean a convenient accident or busine.«s .night dwindle to nothing. It was their form of pro- * tection. Individuals began to dis-
■ « trust each other. No one was
free to speak his own thoughts. Your neighbor might be a mem- ber of the Gestapo planted to gain information from you. This linBlly grev,'. so bad that in order to gain favor of the "Big Shots"-, would discriminate againslj
AND, SERGEANT, HAVE THEM SEND ME A
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each other
Formerly members of the Reich v/ould greet each other by lifting their hats. This was to be changed. "Heil Hitler" v.-as now the prescript^ion and one was pro- pRjv4TE JOSEPH LANGAN, vokmg trouble not to do this or T„f,v«^.- to do otWei-wise? ^^th Infantry
CAVE D\^^LLEES America, land of peace, pros-
Of course there were the people Pe^ty and happiness. Tliree small, who didn't believe in what - was simp e words. And, yet.^how Roing on, and thev wanted to live small, how sunple arg they? These ' to their own convictions. These three words form the very foun- were a small minority or were in dation for something which the concentration camps. However average American does not really they still live in caves and in the appreciate. Perhaps it is becausi hills, and in their hideouts all he has always had it. Let us take over Germany, ready to help and each of these words, one at a time. ' greet the victorious Americans in analyze it, tear it apart and see their day of victorv. 'just v.-hat it really does mean.
However it is Ashe's conviction! , What is peace? Some v.'ould ttist you cannot oppress the hu-j^hat peace means -^oi being at man mind indefinitely arid he is v.-ar. It means, how isurt that part, at least, of the more than this. Peace : *■ German people will rise against] dom from v.-orry, tiial
their oppressors as .<:odn as thev I feeling- of being able to lie down fasve the v.-eapons and tools with I at night and rise the next morn, which to work. I ing v.-ith a bright and shmin;
Ashe. ends his story by' saying. |fo.""'e,nance ready to face aity^ mere is no place like the United! hmg that the world has to offer .States, and no army like the I 'S the ability to marry and reai American Army. I am proud to'S ^amuy m the happy knowledg; b£ a member, fighting to rid Ger- tnat their lives will be the live: manv of the enemies within it- of free men. All these things and gelf''. many more are contained in that
small, simple word. "'Peace."
Prosperity, in the minds nany, means wealth and all its ac- companying luxuries. Prosperity
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[hzs found a means of supporting i himself and those who depend ' jupon him Ipr support, whether it A radiantly happy candidate) be with his hands or his brain is presented himself the other day! indeed a prosperous man. ifaefore Lieut. James G. Young, WE LONG FOR IT iond officer of the Sixth Com- The dictionary tells us ihzl pany, Third Student Training Reg- 1 "happiness" is '-the state of being unent, and proudly asked for a; happy." The word itself is un- x.'v: bond to be made out m the I fg^homable. But, perhaps we can Game of Rooert D. Parlaman, Jr. jc-onceive some idea of its meaning.
'■Certainly .saia the pleased j.. the one thing that every hu- efiicei. "Hov.- old is the boy.'- |man being strives for .from the Parlaman pere paused, consult- 1 moment ,he is born yet fails to *<i his watch, half closed his eye.'; ! realize that he' has it until he has u ne made a rapid calculation | either lost it or is in dire danger uid- tnen - announced brightlyijof losing it. It is peace, prosper- "Just eight hours, sir. I got thejity^ gnd many other elements all v.nre k few minute.'^ ago and the!j,.i „,.,g_ I boys an the l5aiTacks immediate- j These three words form the un- 1 Jy iooK up a collection to buy him ; j-j^aj-eable foundation v/hich this! £• bone."' ! great country, the United State:
%. The csndidste previously had! of America is built. There ' are Blade tne announcement in theUome who will spv, "Where is oui rampsny mess hall to his as-! peace today?" "We are engaged semoled feliov.- officer students.! in a terrible v.-ar.' a struggli ~""~~~~~~~~~''~' jthe death. Where is ou:
Our America Synoiiynioys With Peace^ Happiness
Soldier Father : Bond For i-Hour-Qld Babe
Taok-Accidefit Takes life Of Sgl". Flanagan
Sergeant John J. Flanagan, 25, WES killed April 7 when a tank in which he was reding rolled "off an embankment. The accident OC' curred at the junction of Moye Road and St. Mary's Road, Sand Hill area during a routine bat- talion training march.
Sergeant Flanagan, as tank com- mander, was riding in the turret. Other members of the crDv/ es- caped with only minor injuries.
Sgt. Flanagan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Flanagan of Allentown, Pennsylvania. His wife. Mrs. Joan A. Flanagan lived at 809 Broadway, Columbus, Geor- gia. He was a member of Com- pany E, 3rd Armored Regiment of the 10th Armored Division.
Sei-geant Flanagan was induct- ed into the Army April 22, 1941, it Wilkes Barre. Pa.
IsfSTRVef Rounds Out Thirteenth Year
Sgt. Towler Meets Italian King After 1918 Armistice
Speaking of men who c%n carry stripes on the left sleeve, and wear ribbons over the ■well known left breast pocket, there is First Sergeant Vane W. Towler, 22nd Company, 1st Student Training, Regiment, Sergeant Towler boasts he is one of the "Old Soldiers", who know the well known "ropes". He now displays nine hash marks and very shortly there will be ten. He joined the army April Ij 23, 1914. When he says some- ^ thing, the personnel listen, as they know it is the "Voice of Experi- ence" speaking.
e trouble on the Mexican Border was Towler's first cam- paign. When World War I came along, Towler sailed -for France in June, 1918. He was assigned to the 40th Military Police, 40th Division. After the Armistice in 1918, he returned to the United States in 1919. After remaining here only a few days, he decided that he wanted to go back. He immediately enlisted, and was sent to the Slh Infantry at Brest, France.
TO COBLENZ
The first Battalion, 8th Infan- try, was sent to Coblenz, Ger- many, as . part of the Army of Occupation. While there, he was selected as one of the 'members of his regiment to go to Italy to honor the unknown soldier. While there he was presented to the King of Italy. He is one of the few soldiers who can truthfully say he called on royalty without meaning four kings. -
Sergeant Towler remained abroad until 1923, when he re- turned to the United States and landed at Savannah, Ga. He was then stationed at. Fort Screven, Ga.. until 1940, when he was sent to Fort Benning, to the First Stu- dent Training Regiment.
4 DEML's ADV.INCED
Four enlisted men of Headquar- ters Detachment, D. E. M. L., Fourth Service Command, accord- ing to an announcement from post headquarters. Privates first class Orvis P. Gardner and George Kosmes have betn raised to tech- nicians fifth grade, and Privates William E. Gladstone and Emil B. Sturmer have been promoted to privates first class.
1 chaos of death and destruction. A^e will place the shining star of )ur wonderful country in the Heavens of Destiny," there to be in eternal reminder of what a great nation, founded on broth- erly love and freedom contribut- ed toward the lasting peace and security of the world.
Peace, Prosperity, Happiness — AMERICA.
New York— (CNS)— With his clothes aflame, Alfred Helm, Negro, ran screaming through halls in an apartnient in Harlem here. Hospitalized, he asked to see Nettie Ventor, Negress, and his self-styled common-law 'W'ife. Helm told police later that , she had doused him with benzine as he lay on a bed and then tossed a lighted match at him. She de- nied it. He died several hours later.
CK.'iRLOTTE. N. C. — (CNS)— Sam Aole. Negro, told a judge iTiHt he v.-as cutting his fingernails \^en his knife slipped and ^iinad Laura Belle Young mak- "28 £ gash which . reo.uired 32 ^'itches. It v.-as the fifth time such pings on had occuiTed, according , to witoecses, so the judge sen- ; ''ttced him to five years in the
l^' Cshn v.-ho also teaches sail- tsme tricks. (Lucky guy-
prosperity t pay most , of v,-hat we earn back in taxes and bonds. Where is our happii today? Our brothers, husbands and even fathers are' engaged in a dangerous struggle where ev- ery moment their very lives are in danger."
SWEAT OF BROW
hese people 'we can- only ^repeat v.-hat our Father in- Heav- — jen decreed after the sin of Ad-
KjTr-A^^ ^ . am. ''Henceforth man sliall earn
I^IS^^^ -<CNS)- Twenty- li,;, jj^.^ng bv the sweat of his i^in.^l^'' ""'T-'^^.,^°^f'T^'"^ bi-ov-." Our fathers before us and the 'gentle art ' of Jiu- L^^i^ fg,,,ers before them had to i^''b-,n-!-' T-" ' ' ^^i."^i^=weat and ex-en die to give us
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taken for granted. We realize ail i these things now. That is why this great nation, one hundred' and thirty million strong has risen ai one to slxike down the hand of oppression. The hand that would take from us all these hard w^on treasures.
We will fight. We will work with all our might and main until the enemy is utterly and com- pletely destroyed and unable to [gain 'shake that mailed fist that! las for the .second time in ■ one , generation thrown the world into'
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MAKE YOURS A VICTORY HOME
You saw the front pages . read the headlines . , ' and afterwards turned strategist . . . ready to plot roads of victory for Eisenhower and Mac Arthur, But have you thought of indulging in a bit of home- front strategy ... finding ways of beating the Axis in your own backyard. Well, glance below . L . you'll find 6 ways of doing your share; thus helping our boys achieve an earlier, quicker victory.
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pive Uncle Sam 10% of what you earn each pay day and he'll make certain there will always be a pay day (no pay days for Axis slave la- bor, you know). If you can, giva more than 10% . . . better to lend Uncle Sam 15% or 20% (knowing you'll iget -it back) than have the Axis grab the entire 100%.
Give Up Riding and Sendio^
If you're a volunteer worker for Uncle Sam you Icnow what a swell boss he is . , . how richly he pays you m satisfaction and security. If you're not already enrolled in vol- unteer work, remember, this is your personal war and you're needed ... every hour you work brings Victory an hour closer.
Give a Wide Bertii to Gossip
. It's simple tos=carry home what you buy . . . healtliy exercise to walk wherever you're going. At the same time you're giving your bus seat ,to a war. worker; saving gas and rub- ber by carrying your own. Remem- ber; walking and carrying help speed our effort at home and abroad.
Give Attention to Wliat You Haye
"Button up your Lip" tt a slogan for Victory. An unbuttoned Up may mean a sunken ship, a wrecked tram, ■ a war plant in flames. If you know or hear anything, true or not, keep it to yourself. Anything to do with ships, troops or ports, etc., should end with you , , . or it may be tht end of them. . .
Give Care to Your Victory Garden
Our grandmothers were brought up on -the proverb "use it up, wear it- out, make it do ... or do without." That certainly applies to our present modern times. Mend what you have, make it do; you'll be relieving man- power and material for essential war work.
Grow the vegetables you eat In your own backyard. Planting and canng for a Victory garden is fun; and you reap rich rewards in garden-fresh vegetables, besides knowing you helped release precious food for our boys and Allies. Spring's here . . * get busy ... start plantmg.
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The Bayonet Contest Was Signci! Syccess
The BAYONET t^ee great pleasure in an- nouncing the names of those soldiere of Fort Benning who were adjudged the winner^ in Ihk paper'E big War Bond and Stamp contest and extendi: to them our -heartiest eongratula- tionc.
The contest wee highly successful and the work submitted was of a very high calibre in- . deed. It would be carrying coak to Newcastle ■to state that the editors and those Columbus businessmen who served as judges enjoy review- ing the entries Immensely.
We would like to avail ourselves of this opportunity to extend our note of thanks pub- iically to the judges who took time from their daUy work to cooperate with the BAYONET fa this contest. The entries were numerous, especially in the field of poetry. More than 300 selections were offered for the judges' con- Eideration, and this took a great deal of time end patience. " , . j, ,
We also dfisirE to thank the hunoreds of soldiers who participated and urge them to continue sending in their contrlbutionE. The BAYONET win continue to publish their work end wiU also continue the award of our weekly prize of two dollars to the best poem, cartoon, find original contribution published. ' As a parting word, we would like to suggest that winners of war bonds add their awards to their collection of bonds for the duration. •Those who won stamps, would do well to buy the stamps necessary to fiU out the a^jum and ^vert them Into 'bonds.
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1st PrlBe, Essays • In en article to my newspaper -several years ago, I mentioned our "Erstwhile Peace." Today •fee have no peace. We are at war.
In that article I quoted from Col. John Mc- Sae's famous poem "In Flanders Fields." Again I quote —
; "To you, from falling hands we throw ^- The Torch, Be yours to hold it high, It ye break faith with us who die,
■ We shall not sleep, though Poppies grow In Flanders Fields."
^ We have seen fit once more to engage In mor- tal combat with that same enemy and their fiend- ish alUes. The spirits of Colin Kelly, Buzz Wag- aer iand many other unnamed, -unsung heroes have proved beyond infinite doubt that that torch is held high.
Though the poppies in Flanders Fields have wilted and died from the smoke of renewed bat- tit, the souls of those long-dead heroes still rest in peace, end that peace shell not be broken. They sleep, knov;ing that their^ lives, laid on the Altar of Liberty, have not been given in vain. We shall carry to greater glory, to a more lasting eternity, the power and peace that is America, ' We shall fight unendingly, to win and pre- serve that peace, that we may say to our chil- dren, "This is your heritage— a free and peace- ful world." We fight, too, that our mothers, wives and sweethearts may walk without fear In the. securtiy of that freedom. That they may Bjjt know the oppression, agony and hopeless finality of mastered slavery.
To ■ Col. McCrae we answer, "We have not failed, nor shall we close our hearts to the Prayer you gave, but we shall continue in the Grace of God, to give our all, that "the dreams 0^ ell Americans may never be deluded."
O.C., W. A. Dickson, 6th Co., 8r£ S. T. E.
sun in Brooklyn; the smell of new mown hay on the west forty acres in Kansas.
It means raiding Mom's icebox with the rest of file gang at midnight; it means denouncing the waste and inefficiency' at Washington, then scrimping and saving to pay his income tax; it means a group of housewives exchanging choicy bits of gossip over the backyard fence at noon.
It Tn«>ane a long-windcd orator spouting pro- fusely on a hot Fourth of July afternoon; it means a hilarious tug-of-war between the mar- ried and single men at the Elks' picnic; it means tbe sun rising over Hogback Mountain, then sUp- ping slowly, like a giant nickel in a slot ma- chine, beyond the western hills; it means a tiny cotton patch in Virginia.
To Joe, victory means ham comedians crack- ing corny jokes over the radio; a billowing wheat field in the middle west; a pretty girl caught in E gust of wind, sldrts blowing high; Pennsylva- nia's golden hills in an Indian summer setting; crickets chirping merrily near the garden pond; mission bells ringing out "The Angelas" over a sleepy California town.
Joe isn't affUcted with delusions of grandeur, nor is he seeking personal aggrandisement. He doesn't even consider himself a hero.
Instea<|, he only wants; the dmple, homey things-typically Amierican jthings— because they are his heritage.
These are the tilings worth fighting lor, Joe figures, as he continues slugging away in train- ing camp and in combat zone,
OC Walter F. Rutkowski, • 1st Co., 2nd S. T. B.
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YEAR'S At THE SPR ING AND TIS BEAUTIFUL ALL OV ER GOD'S EARTH
Recently we had ft yfaitpr «rom the-middle west, here ior her first taste of the south. Unfortunately, during the two weeks she was here, we had one of those un- ceasing spring rains with which some of us are familiar, pur vis- itor, we feel sure, went away convinced that Georgia is a damp and uncomfortable place.
On the other hand, we have a friend who is iii agonies of dread at the prospect /of piovhjg out to South Dakota, a state which she febls must be heyond the bounds civilization. The prospect of doiilg aU her own work appals her; visions 'of eaidless plains ter- rify her,
PKOVINCIALS At HEART
Perhaps we're aU provincial, in our own way; Our home town and our home state, look best, and it is. with great reluctance that we admit the advantages of any other locality. The wife from New York, lauding the merits of Macy's, has no idea that She is as provincial in her way as the girl who longs for the comfortable friendliness of her favorite store in Oshkosh.
Sit back and settle down into your environment, and you find
that any place in- these . United States can be an enjoyable place to live. The sun rising over the great plains of "the Dakotas is the same sun you watch coming up over the Rocky Mountahis, and just as magnificent a spectacle. ' Spring, whether it comes with breatii-taking' suddenness as it does in the south, or with slow re- lutance, is a season to be enjoyed io the utmost before - the onset of summer, LOVELY SPRING
There are those of u^ who miss the great stretches of prairie, the bustle of a large city, the sight of- snow capped mountains, or the soimd of surf along a sandy beach, . Find your compensation in the"" startling loveliness of the dogwood in blossom, or- the later beauty of the magnolia tree. Listen .to tha soft whirring of insects 'in the " grass and trees during a summer night. Take time to investigate the, violets found in Georgia woods, or smell the odor of pin? ■ knots drifting from Georgia fires.
You'll ' find yourself so busy gathering new impressions you won't have time to feel that twinge of longing for the place you call , home.
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2nd Prize, Essays • Much has been said end written about the Atlantic Charter and the Four Freedoms; about vice President Wallace's famous "bottle of milk'|; about £ plethora of other enunciations and dec- larations setting forth war aims and postwar planning. In turn, these have met with cries of "Globaloney" and "foolish Utopianism," and other outbursts of subtie, and harsh ridicule.
Naturally, this tends to confuse Private Joe Blisterfoot, U. S. Army. It all sounds vague and indefinite, in an abstract sort of way.
Now, Joe is the all- American Small. Guy, a spawn of the dizzy Roaring Twentiiss. He was pushed around plenty during tiie depression. He smoked Bull Durham quirlies and wore two-bit hsircuts. He loafed on street comers and hunted possum because he couldn't find anythmg to do. People whispered ugly things about him and said he didn't belong; they were sorry for him. But Joe didn't quit, because that was aUen to his
^^rSay.'a crushed, frightened world looks to Joe to maintain the feeble light of Hberiy and freedom— even for life itself, - nd what does victory --^ to Joe? it means a mother's warm smile and spicy ' apple pie; it means teasing the kid sister and her bsshful beau; a cool bottle of beer when day is done; a doubleheader and a bleacher seat m the
"ort Benning Plants k Huge Victory garden
The good news from the local home front Is that the Fort Benning post exchange is planting a huge victory garden on a 50 acre tract located southwest of Lawson Field on the Ferry Road. From this soil will come fresh vegetables with Which to supply the boards of the families of military personnel stationed at Fort Benning.
The garden will be under the direct super- vision of Major Alexander H. Veasey, assistant exchange officer, end planting will go on during the spring, summer, and early faU,
All post officials who are giving their backing to this worthwhile project are to he congratu- lated. Famines on the post will be enabled to guard their precioiis rationing points and fill out their meals only^ when necessary from the pro- ceeds of the small but important coupons. Mean- while those who have small plots avaHable for victory gardens would do well to emulate this project
More than vegetables come out of a victory garden. There is wholesome exercise, neighbor- Hness with the gardener next door, and the fresh clean power arid outlook drawn from simple things' which, set us walking and breathing freely once more.
The more fresh food we raise at home the more we can send to our fighting boys and our hungry allies, the more each of our homes will have to eat. Victory gardening is not only a na- tional service, it is a world necessity.
The soil which we can pick up in handfuls and run through our fingers is worth more than gold. It is our basic wealth. For those who have, gotten away from the soil and for those who never could leave it, the pleasure of growing things is the same. Whether we have a ten- by-ten garden plot or a 100 acres the rich spir- itual rewards of the soil are the same. One man caUed gardening "a constructive job in , a de- structive age."
As America gets back^ her love for the soil, she gets back her deepest national strength. The soil re-?nacts the miracle of Easter under our very eyes. As we come to love the soil, we begin to remember God. "Earth is God's livlhir workman. Age by age Abundantly it tonus death into life." Garden clubs, newspapers,' radio stations can furnish attractive instructions to the new gar- dener and helpful hints to the experienced gar- dener. The other qualifications of a victory gar- dener are hard work, patience and love of Amer-' ica. These are the qualities that, made America great These same qualifities in all of us will make her victorious.
An ideal may stand forever but e nation nev- er stays put It must constantly grow closer to its ideal or it will surely, fall away from it
We strongly guard today the ideals we took too lightly yesterday. Yet even now they can die within the circle of our guard unless we regard them highly enough to live them.
For a noble vision to come true, somebody will have to start living nobly.
Faith doesn't come along by itself, like the next bus or trolley car. You have to go after it It .takes hard work to reaUy beUeve in some- thing.
life Is interlocked these days. No one can f aU at living without causing a collapse in some- one else.
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LESSON IN ARGENTINE TANGO . AND NEW WSTESS HOUR PROGRAM
A new feature at the Ninth Street USD is 'the Hostess Hour Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p. m. (EWT) . . . Mrs. W. B. Scanlon is ehairman and soldier guests will par- take of refreslunents, nibble cookies and rather around the fireside in the main clubroom. Word has it that there .wiU be no hearth fire when the mer- cury jut* above 75 degrees.
By PVT. SHELDON A. KEETBE.
"Muchas gracias" was the reply from Benning's boys when classes in expert instruction In the Latin dances was inaugurated at the Ninth Street USO Monday night.
Instructor is Joe Dayan, who formerly gave exhibitions In New York and taught the intricacies of the Argentine tango . . . Now di- rector of the Columbus Civic theater, he has volunteered his services to the USO . . . Besides "one, two, three, kick" his classes which start at 8 p. m. Fort Benning time will also include baUroom danctog for both begin- ners and advanced pupils. * • « Capt, Richard Bregren of the Salvation Army USO In Phenlx City announce* that the center has bid adlen to genial George Hardin as pro- gram director . . . New direc- tor there is Mrs. Kathleen Smith, who comes to: the USO with she years' experience in recreation work . . . Mr. Har- din's leave was due to press- ing duties in his other Jobs. ' ... A new feature at the Phe- nix City USO is the Wednes- day night "Soldier Sings" at 8 p. m. (EWT) to piano ac- companiment . . . Incidentally the largest turnout in the his- tory of the club was present for the recent minstrel show given by Fort Benning's col-' ored reception center. • • •
A home hospitaUty program for Easter is being arranged by the USO clubs in Columbus and Phe- nix City . . . Soldiers who would enjoy having a meal on Easter Simday in a private home are lurged to register immediately at their favorite center . . . Plans call for the event: to be as im- portant as the home hospitality program' was laist Thanksgiving bay.
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Srd Prize, Essays It's quite conif or table up here in our office once you get com- fortable. It was with this thought in mind that I planted my right ankle over my left ankle, which was in an oblique position on my desk, when Generai» Qu.agmire!s "aide de camp," Second . Lieuten- ant Jericho- hastily made liis ap-
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Pfc, Jack Pokress of the 196th Signal Photographic Company at Fort Benning conducts the Thurs- day night class for cameraddicts at the Ninth Street USO . . . For= _ierly a staff cameraman of the New York DaUy Mirror, Pfc. Pok- ress is a graduate of the Army Motion Picture School havmg studied at" the Signal Corps Photo- graphic Center in New York . ► The Thursday night meetings, he points out, are doubly helpful to photographers because all who at- tend explain their own techniques and learn the techniques of others.
• • • ' Now an aircraft tool maker,
Alfred Tbissi's desire to share Us enjoyment of woodcarving and noveltjjr making as a hob- by with ouiers has led to the classes at the Ninth Street USO Wednesdays at 8:30 p. m. (EWT) , . . Specializing , in plastics, he states the mak- ing of lapel ornaments and other smaU "knick-knacks" can arouse an intense inter- est and at the same time pro- ^ vide the craftsman with a sense of accomplishment.
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"Just US," a USO ^newspaper chrculated among soldiers, volun- teer w'orkers and professional workers, has made its appear- ance . . . Edited by Janet RastaU it is reported as being , "an ex- pression of the appreciation iit the total USO activities."
THE GLORY OF PETER PAN
Chaplain F. M. Thompson Some think Barrie's Peter Pan a tragedy and not sometiiing to glory in. It could be so interr preted. The people who neveir grow up, who refuse to take on the burdens of maturity, who al- ways travel on a child's ticket, are not of great value to a com- munity, \ ■
The trouble Is most of us grow too far up. The spirit of youth, , trust, laughter, adven- ture, disappears. We become hard, cynical Our state is Missouri.
Now there is a place for Peter Pan in life— a place for the lad, who "always wanted to be a lit tie boy, and have fun," "I called the hoy to my knee
one day AndT said: TouVe Just past four,
WiU you laugh in the same
light-hearted way When you've turned, say, thir- ty more?' Then I thought of a past I'd
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More clouded skies than blue—
And I anxiously peered in his
nptumed face For it seemed to say: TDld
you?' "
Blessed are those who still stay young as their years grow long. And if the boy in you has gone and age is taking its toll, look up the poem, "The Boys," by Oliver Wendell Holmes, written for a re- union of his college classmates. Has any old fellow got mixed
with the boys, " If there has; take him out , ^ without maldng. a noise. I Then here's to our boyhood, ;^
It's gold and its gray. The stars of its winter,, the
dews of its May, - And when we have done with
our life-lasting toys Dear Father, take eare of Thy chUdren, the boys.
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The American people do not mind making sacrifices when they make them for a good cause, pa- triotism for example. When they were told that it would be nec- essary to restrict to absolute needs the operation of their motors cars and use pubUc transportation in- stead they accepted' the edict good- naturedly and patriotically.
Restrictions on the use of cars through curtailment in the gas- oline supply brought to large cities and boom towns the perplexing problem of transporting people back and forth from home to work. Columbus Is one of the many 'army" towns so affected.
Before gas rationing, the local buses were used by those finan- cially unable to buy and support the maintenance of an automobile which mcludes, family servants and the casual rider who owned
a car but rode the buses at times for the novelty of the thing.
Because of the gasoline short- age, everybody in Columbus and at Fort Benning vmable to arrange Ipool-the-ride" transportation is now resorting to the bus as their only means of transportation.
Now this might have been just cause for resentment on the part of those who had been regular patrons of the local bus lines all theh: lives. Here were soldiers and soldiers' wives, bankers and news- paper publishers, merchants and pubHc officials, all witti sWny (?) cars parked in their garages be- cause of the demands of war, all aowding into public conveyances- which the non-ew owner had come to regard with possessive- ness because of daily use and a quirk of the human mind.
Rather than resentment these
people have come to regard the matter with amusement for here these formerly fortunate people were no better off than the man without a private' car.
The situation has brought to Coluinbus a pairallel with condi- tions in the large cities during the rush hoiurs when subways, "L's," and buses are packed to the limit Durmg the rush hours m Columbus people are being packed into buses like sardines m a can.
The story Is told that the other day a, bus was so crowded with human flesh that a woman sneezed and broke the ribs of the man standing next to her! A fat man packed in a bus was forced to draw in his stomach for all of thi' • minutes he was travelling iroia East Wyhhton to North High- land in order to make room for his neighbors. After dismounting (Continued on Page 27)
he quacks, audience with Colonel Swampwater."
"Yes, Sir," I drawled, almost turning over my swivel chair in my haste to get up, "Right tiiis way!"
As we entered, the Coloriet gave us a dirty look and hastily ' shoved a copy of Spicy Tales into the drawer of his desk.
"Lt Antonio Jericho, aide de camp to General Quagmire, to see you. Sir," I announced.
"Yes, Sir," pipes up. Li Jericho, I have come to deliver a message to you. Sir,"
'Speak forth. Lieutenant," en- couraged the Colonel, offering hhn a stick of his precious chewing gum; a fact that rather surprised me AS he usually reserved this token of hospitality for the "high- er brass."
'Thank you. Sir,?' continued Lt Jericho, "My immediate superior, Sir, desires your presence " at a poker game to be given at your quarters on pay day night.
'Shades of jSalome, Lieutenant! I must comply, but 'off the rec- ord,' I am exttemely vexed. I lost two dollars the last, time Quag- mire pulled his rank on me. But tell him I'U be there; I place duty above personal sacrifice.'
"Yes, Sir, I'm sorry. Sir; but I shaU tell him. Sir," replied Lt. Jericho, saluting his way out,
ASiSOori as he had gone, ol' T. P.. turned .to me and said, "Ser- geant, that young fellow has promishig future as an officer. Did you hear him call Aie 'Sir'?' "Yes, Sir," I replied. "Well, aU he needs is a littie campaign experience and he'll really be a credit to the Army." "Yes, Sir," I -added. "There's nothing like field ex- perience, Sergeant, nothing like it In spite of that incredulous look in your eye I haven't always bfeeh
•office officer," I the pride of Pershing's Mexican Infantry,- an unsung hero of the Mexican rebellion." "How was that. Sir?" "Well, General Pershing, my immediate commander, had left me and my platoon holding a de- serted village in tiie thick of the campaign against' Pancho Villa.
'This village was fourteen miles from where the main body was battling what they supposed was the bulk of Vilias* force;!, but old Pancho was. a wild strategist; it seemed he had sneaked out of the battie and was racing toward my village with a trooP, of his best cavalry for a' surprise thrust at Pershing's flank. Young Douglas MacArthur had warned Pershing of this threat but the General had ignored it and proceeded to tell MacArthur that the only thing In the village of any value was the Double X Saloon which' had been deserted by the Mexicans during the first American advance. Be- sides its long bar still stocked with wine, the main furniture con- sisted of several billiaird tables,
"But why take Swampwater out the batUel Sir?" adds MacArthur, "he did all right. at tiie siege of Turkey Credc^ didn't he?'
wet," replied the General, "that'i why I'm giving him this mission." The General was always haying his little joke,
'It was with thsi command sing- ing in my earth that I stood at the. Double X bar to await de- velopments. My mess sergeant and one of the corporals were shooting pool and the rest of the men were position for Villa's sudden charge from a hUl at the lower end of town.
'After Villa had cut loose with several volleys, I ran," out to give my orders to my platoon, while Villa's unit was reloading,
'I shouted my command: 'Ready or the right! ready on the left! ready 'On the firing line! Villa is charging! .FIRE!' Then. I. ran back iiito the saloon to finish my drink arid note the accuracy of my artil-- lery, '
'Things went admirably well for two hours. Villa would charge, firing as he went and wTiile he reloaded I would go out "and ad- just my fire. Scores of Villa's men were killed and a few of mine went over the hill. But suddenly the crisis arrived. As Villa iftus- tered his remaining, forces for a last desperate charge, one of my squad leaders ran up to inform me that we were out of. ammunition and what was the School solu- tion? .
'Hell, Sei'geant," -! replied, "as I remember you must fire any- thing handy. Go get those billiard balls and fire them."
"Yes, Sir,". he said, and ran to get Uie billiard balls and prepared for the coming charge. DoWn the long sloping hill charges the forces of Pancho Villa' with clouds of ~ ^ dust rolling behind them. \
My men were eager to let 'em have it but I yelled "doii't fire un- til you see the whites of their eyes!" and suddenly they must have seen them for our guns cut loose with a deafening roar and a'tf- the smoke cleared away, I saw that the victory was ours.
Majestically,. I congratulated . my men, and , strolled back into the saloon to pour myself another^ drink, extremely proud that I had* finally got Pancho ViUa behind the "eight ball."
"Well, that's all for now. Ser- geant, but win -you call, the offi- cers' club physician and make an appointment for him to massage my saluting arm."
"Yes, Sir,'.' I replied Strolling dutifully to the telephone, and at tiie same time being fully cogni- zant of the , perplexing profundi- , ties of my leader's 'life."
HOW HIGH THE STARS
How high the stars , .
And yet the moon is low. How high is man , '
Yet little does he know.
How short is life
Yet full of everything. How strange is ■death ,,. And yet a common thing.
How Great is God, v
Yet simple is His plan. 'Peace on this earth „ "Good will to every man.
How small we are .
Yet great our' destiny. How high the stars , • Yet near for yqu siidToe.
O. C. Ernest W, Cajne 23rd Co. 3rd S. T. B. The most important knitting is to kmt our neighborhoods together and make tiie fabric of the nation strong. We can't do it by knittiM one and skippmg two. ^ skipped neighbor is more harmful than dropped stitch., ,
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cv p^T. COLEMA.K C. MOSEE, Div. HQ. 10th A. D. Well, I Euppose you could say Private M. S. (Stsnds £or "Mili- tary Secret") Thomson, com- mitted two v/rongs; but you'd h£\ c to be an old military man to have developed such a strange roncept of ethics. Only a stuffy civilian would have been -nnoved in the first place and not even" a really stuffy one would have expected to exact any part of a pound of flesh from poor old "Military Secret."
I haven't any idea who- reads stories these days. The soldiers are much too busy— those can read. And 'civilianE have little time to read anything except lion coupons and the instructions to hov,' they should be used. So there isn't any explanation v.-hy magazines should he doing f better business than ever be- fore—unless the fuel shortage can be a partial explanation. But here is one story someone ought to read because-, it is so silly and yet £0 pathetic. " You see "Old M. S." was one of ^' the conscientious, patriotic, eai'n- eft, well-intentioned old guys who felt he should take his part in this country's war. He had a war job ■ in sn airplane factory. He had a wife vrho v.'as patriotic enough to be v.'orking ^ too, and he had a child, a son 12 years old, whom he stuffed into bearding school so, the v.-hoie damn family could go educated
when asked why he volunteered, "Well, I'd father do something than nothing— and I might acci- dentally learn something about soldiering at the same time." What could you do with a guy like that, except shrug and smileV There it is. Wrong No. 1: He never should -have been in the Army.
Wrong No. 2 was a direct and completely inevitable result of the first wrong.
If you know the Army at all, it will not surprise you to learn that he was one of about 20 se- lected from our company to go over to Division Classification couple of weeks ago. The whole bunch were pretty excited; be- cause I don't care who you are or wheer you are in the Army, you always feel you belong some- where else and are only being kept where you are out of sheer malice on the part of your top sergeant. I guess the sergeant knows this as well as anyone. He was human once. And this time he was human enough to give "M. S." a chance — or what he thought was a chance. Like all the rest of us, M. S, though,t he could do better elsewhere, and his ambition was«io get into the Air Corps to take part in the develop- ment work on the Halicopter (look it up — it's not unlike the Ornithorincus Paradoxus in it;
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country when he had just had his dear old Uncle Sam slam the door of advancement in his face.
Maybe Uncle is right and knowledge and experience, to- gether with a spirit willing and eager to serve do not balance youth when it comes to war. But it is hard for an older man to see the reason, when he has lived all his life in a world where those human attributes were alwayt> considered the first requisites of success.
The Classification Center is a good two miles away from our^ barracks. I guess you can imagine what a long and lonesome road that must have been to M. S. that particular day. The --bright sunshine and the faint smell of the tall, straight pines along the way weren't so invigorating as they had been on the way over. He had a long skinny bird with him who was in the same category, and 1 imagine they spoke cheerfully enough, but I rather suspect the words came from a different part of the mind from that strange Gethsemane where most of exist- ence takes place. WASN'T WORRIED
When they got as far as the Headquarters buildings where they both v.'orked, M. S. made the excuse that he had to get some- thing and went off by . himself.
John Maklin, the long lad, came
When these soldiers finally got 1 back by himself. He did enough to the Classification Center, thev;nervous pacing up and, down the ■e given a glowing picture of barracks to indicate that the ter- ■■ mites were pretty busy guzzhng his gizzard too. But he wasn"; worried about "Military Secret Thomason. He wasn't even
- I .-ersatility). Of coui-se, he could
had, obviously been around iiiavg stayed with Mr. Sikorsky at enough to know the score 'ni^ix times his present salaryp-but spile of appearances to the con- 1 why go into that, trarv. He wouldn't have beenj On the day above mentioned, drafted until Hitler landed m the j he went off with the rest, stand- Battery in Lower Manhattan. ling in an open truck with a smile His reasons for volunteenngjin his eyes and laughter on his v,-ere so queer that even the dra!t!iips_no different from all the board should have suspected his; others, and therefore not partic- mental capacity. Think of :V. He ularly noticeable. But it was i actually said the reason v.'hy he shame the sergeant's one attack got in the Army .was because he of humanity in the last two had knov.T the war v.'as coming rnonths wasn't also tempered for many years, and smce neither a bit more knowledge. The blow he nor any of his generation had wouldn't have struck quite so done v.-hat they should or could hard otherwise. You can say he In prevent it, then it v.-as far more had to v.-ake up sometime anu his duiy lo fight the v/ar than you'd be right. But it is always some kid 19 or 20 years old wno.g shame to see a nice sleep rough- v.-as still mev.'ling at whatever; jy broken off. If you need proof kids mev.-l at wlien the interna-. Ihis, drop in for reveille any iional scramole got off the track. injce. cold, rainy morning. Sure he blames lots lof people forigoSE TINTED GLASSES
letting the v.-ar happen, but he'" -
first one I have run into wh blame? himself most of all.
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Hes been here v.Hh the rest of, who went to school for 13 week.s ii.=. pu.^^hing his round^ little foity- ; ^^^^j, Specialist Train-
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like a knaki Santa Claus with his ^^ere were certam negligible con- ^^i°out"rom' buf nit'r ta^l^'^-"^ ^'^^ t° eaJiev. And the dope even volun-i leeicd for extra duty when SciEc&nt piarled, picking out ur.ieers. His explanation for doing
iform, announcing from under hif I nice shiny lieutenant's bars, j pricked the bubble of hope for 'fair.. The joker! The age limit was 38. About a dozen got up and {walked over the feet of their i neighbors to the aisles, turned in i their questionnaires, and walked ;out. They were a pretty, disap- ■ pointed lot. Some had been draft- ied but more had volunteered and !a!l were doing a lot of wondering
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j You can bet it took a lot of j mental strain even for M.S. to get i himself .back into the frame of ; mind v.'here he thought he was do- iing the best he could for hi-
i get consideration. You have heard ['of the Army's minimum' reqijire- ;|ments. One gr^up 18-22 only had ','io have graduated from Higli School. The others, had to have
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prised that.M., S. didn't show for chow— he often ate at the PX. But we were all surprised when he' came in so . late and was ob- ■iously so upset.
It took a bit of doing, but w< finally got the story, and it is really tlie damnedest picture of an absent-minded professor act you ever heard of. It did nobody any harm; but this is the Army, Mr. Jones; also Mr. Thomason. It seems he was wandering about
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Germany is far from being de- feated and wiU not give up until ac^.ually invaded, according to Of- ficer^Candidate Maurice Wyss. of 28th Company, Second Student Training Regiment, who was born in Switzerland and lived there for 17 years until he came to the United States.
Basing his observations on early contacts with German students and travels in Europe, Wyss believes the German state of mind is far different than it was when the nation collapsed in 1918.
"It is dangerous for us to think that 'Germany v;allows in defeat." She will not be defeated until our armies have crosred her borders," Wyss declares. "We are :not up against a mere 'mopping up' situa^ tion in Europe. We must expect to make heavy sacrifices." GERMANY STRONG
Stating that Germany is in a stronger military and economic position than she was in the last ivar, Wyss says that "the Kaiser ivas no Hitler," and that "not the thinking' people of Germany, but Hitler will decide whether Ger- many shall fight on."
"Obviously," Wyss continues. Hitler has everj'thing to lose if he gives up now. And he still has plenty left to fight with."
"Ordnung" (order) symbolizes the mentality of the German peo- ple more than any other word, ac- cording to Wy.ss, who says the
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word has very far reaching con- notations in the German mind. As an example, he points to the "New Order."
Deflating the idea that "thinking people" in Germany are tired of Hitler, Wyss declares it appears to be a fact that as regards na- tional ambition and the desire for 'order" there is. no difference be- tween a thinking and an unthink- ing German.
REPUBLICANS TURN NAZI
Wyss relates that in the early 1930's he was well ac^ainted with a group of German intellectuals — professors and graduate students at a leading university, who had just visited Chancellor Bruning, one of the last leaders of the Ger- man republic, ind were not un- favorably disposed toward the Weimer republic. A few months latei-, after Killer had come to power, Wyss state's these same lukewarm republicans had turned into enthusiastic Nazis.
In the summer of 1937, a Ger- man engineer v.'ho represented "yound Germany" at its best told Wyss, when questioned if Ger- many's policy would le^d to war, "That is not for me or my fellow Germans to worry about. Our Feuhrer decides for us and we know that he will act for the best interests of the Reich." . •
Such statements and reactions from "thinking" Germans have convinced the Swiss officer candi- date that the will of Germany is not the will of .the people but of Hitler alone, and that we should not expect a crack-up in Germany until we have crossed the Rhine.
his predicament flowed down over him with a sudden return of awareness of the present. As the downflow of truth bathed him from head to foot his heart squirt- ed blood to every exposed portion of his body from fot to head. Shock and shame left him sit-
... B , ting there for a second with his
lonesome as Wwdsworth's much j hand on the inner door handle and his goggle-eyed face stretched af- ter it. In any honest contest he
publicised cloud when his guided or misguided feet took him to the parking lot where the Big Boys leave their trundle buggies. There was a long green job stand- ing there — it stands there every day. Why shouldn't it; it belongs to Major Hanfbrd of G3 Air. May- to Major Hanford of G-3 Air. May- Hanford and the Air Corps oi maybe, as he says, he wasnt thinking at all. MAYBE SO, MAYBE NOT
He had just walked two miles and maybe he just wanted -to sit down, as he says. Maybe he has a car exactly like that Green Job —there is no reason to doubt his statement on that. And there wa.'^ nothing really wrong in his sit- ting there behind the wheel. ■ ; have an idea that his subconscious — if not his, unconscious — had quietly picked him. up and car- ried him back lo sit in his own car to v/ait' for his wife who was getting the kid fitted for a pair of shoes, or a footbaUi But in this case, the subconscious rather [ overdid its benign function. It left ihim there long enough on his i imaginary shopping tour or his !trip through his own green Con- Inecticut hills for the Major to get ] tired of looking at the . Sergeant land feel thirsty. I "Military Secret" was gracious 'enough to invite the Major to get m wlten he finally saw him stand- ;ing beside the car. He was reach- jing over to open the door like a 'true host when the enormity of
would have taken all prizes frqm even the fanciest gold fish. Such color, such beautifully bugged eyes, such a kind expression his gasping mouth— even the gill palpitation, where the pulse beat
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don't know what the Major said. That is lost to posterity, I
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Army life is brand new to Pvt. Andrew J^ins. of Leesburg, Ga., which he describes as "nothing but a little town of five or six
stores."
"To a man that's been farming all his days drilling and all that stuff is hard to catch on," ' explains. Private Jenkins is strong and ;11 with long arms and big ..iljscles that bulge and work visibly under his black skin when he tightens his hands about the handle of his shovel. He is twice married and has a son of 13 who 'works like a man." -
The tall private has spent his first week in service at the Re- ception Center among many hun- dreds like him completing induc- tion processes and awaiting trans- ferral to training areas.
• * * Sergt. Dewey Edward Chester of Reception Center Headquar- ters' record section has an amaz- ing memory. He is chief clerk in the locator file section arid a for- mer insurance salesman of Cuth- bert, Ga.
Recently the frantic voice of ai officer came through the section telephone asking the whereabouts of a Pvt. Freddie Edenfield. "He was shipped, sir, on Special orders 289, Paragraph 8, to Fort Knox, Kentucky," Sgt. Chester returned promptly.
Together with five assistants his job is to locate records at any time any of the more than 100,000 selectees who have passed through the Reception Center in the past two years.
Sgt. Chester has been in the army 25 months and is the son of Mr. aKd Mrs. Lester B. Chestei. Sr., of Guthbert. A brother, Mil- ton E. Chester, was inducted re- cently. Both are in Headquarter: company, Reception Center.
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Meii Remain Cairn. But Clammy From Dripping In Oil
By 6. C. JOHN F. MEKLAS 1st STR.
All of us have heard of the de- sfructive wrath of the Nazi sub- marine, but Candidate Harold Nelson of 18th Co., 1st Student Training regiment, has actually felt the impact of swastica draped torpedoes.
Yet those tin fish did not stop our ships as they were designed to do. In fact, it' makes us niore stubbornly determined and per- sistent to carry out our mission."
Candidate Nelson was quarter-^ master and part of a gun crew on a convoy bound for points east and west. The crew manned 5-50s used in submarine defense. Mor- ale-Builders was their adopted name and rightfully so. Face to face with a submarine and BANG! No sub.
There were twenty-one ships in the convoy. After leaving an East- ern port some of the ships were dropped in the vicinity of Key West. The ship on which Candi date Nelson was a member of the crew, proceeded to a Carribean port. Sixty miles out of the port a tenseness gripped the .xrew. Some strange and prophetic feel- ing possessed every member. Yes, these were dangerous waters, yet eagerly and with a "bring them on" attitude, the crew, with the exception of the watches, went below for some rest.
Just before dawn the men were shaken out of their bunks, ship stopped in her tracks as if a huge" cliff had been placed in her path. By this time everyone
horror and - real anger were al- most at a danger point when we discovered the gap in our. line of bunks where M. S. used to sleep. This meant just one thing- guard house. All his clothes and bedding turned in a\ Supply meant a pretty long sentence.
It can tell you it looked to us more like mean malice than Army Pvt. Lewis Walton, Jr., of Wav- discipline, and it gaves those who -ly.Hall,^ Ga. -ver^had a^paa- hate the Army any^vay plenty of l ^^^.^^ explained to outfitters chance to shoot off their faces. Reception Center's quarter-
It shut up those who/ customarily argue the point.=in good-natured disagreement. But because they had to take it without answering, they were getting pretty sore and, for the lack of arguments, resort- ed to personalities; so that after a bit the place was a seething mass of hate, very near .the pomt of physical expression— fisticuffs to you. Voices, never too refined, ere raised to the proverbial
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regret to have to report; but the|pitcj^ fishwife. Nobody cared
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ghostly appearance of M. S. was evidence that it must have been good. The pity of it all is that it might have been really^ epic and now we'll never know. Even if the Major has another charge left in him of such proportions, he may never be given sufficient of a jolt to bring it out. Too bad.
M, S. himself, pointed out that he could have said the lights had been left on and he just got in to tiirn them off. But he didn't. All he did %vas reel off, in a mad jum- ble, everything that had been uppermost in his mind. Somehow it did not strike a chord of sym- pathy in the Major under the cir- cumstances; Noblesse was simply overflowing with disoblige. And M. S. was in a whale of a sweat about the horrible consequences.
It just £0 happened that Hq. v.'as full of problems and stutf that the General had had shown to him by Divine Guidance in a re- cent nightmare; so for the next few days all the Higher Ups were flying about like crazy. This de- layed the inevitable fall- of the merciful axe on the neck of "Mili- tary Secret". HORRIBLE SUSPENSE
You may well believe that dur- ing those horrible days of sus- pense M. S. got a complete con- ception of what a war of nerves really meant. By the time word finally came that he should report front and center, he was just a gelatinous, quivering mass. But by going carefuU on all fours lie made it to The Presence.
Of course, we were all pretty curious and stood about doing nothing eveii more than usual, so we could catch the body as it came hurtling through the door. Time stretched out and out un- til we were in almost as bad a state as M. S. However bad our state, chow is still chow, so we didn't witness the emergence. The Major was gone, in the afternoon and so was M. S. All we could do was to speculate on the horror of his fate, We had him in the Guard House, court-martialed, dishonor- ably discharged, even swinging ; gently at the end of a rope. There were no blood stains on the Ma- 1 jor's floor nor any spots that had been freshly scrubbed, however. SO WE WONDERED
So we wondered. And as we wondered we began to bear down on the injustice of the Army which would first slap a guy so hard he was out on his feet, and then penalize him for being in that condition. Good sense finally got the best of our speculations and we felt pretty sure everything would be all right as we walked home to barracks at five-thirty.
Having got ourselves into so| complacent a humour- by the time: we got to barracks, our show and'
thatour family quarrels were be- ing broadcast through the whole company area. Nobody was neu- trarl in this battle of nit-wits.
Just as the hoofs began to paw the dust and the heads began to| sink toward the ground, waving slowly from side to side; just as the eyes became cvompletely mad with blood lust, who should skip into this charged atmosphf calm and cheerful unawareness but the "Military Secret" himself! We ^ye^e all so furious at each other that we weren't even sur- prised to see him. We had for- gotten what had started us off. But here was the cause all dressed in Class A CD's, "complete witii overcoast, waving a paper and all but dancing. ■
1 won't keep you waiting and I won't bother lo explain. He had his transfer to the Air Corps. Do. two wrongs make a right?
Members of the United States Eighth Air. Force, stationed in England, are '. getting more mail on the average than they did at home, a survey has disclosed. Most of these officers and en- listed men also are writing more letters than they did before arriv- ing in England.
master division. Officers studied the situation and called on the area supply division for help. Re- sult: A special shoe was made for Pvt. Walton, size 6-GF, wh.ich is nearly .as wide as it is long by actual measure.
The soldier has six toes on each foot. However, the normal ac- tivity of his feet is not obviously impaired. He expects to become an expert rifleman. '
Pittsburgh, Pa. — (INS ) — Pro- boscis clearing (nose blowing to you) caused a fight in a trolley as the car entered South Hills tunnel here. E. M. Williams poked Elmer Mullen on the , schnozzola when the latter blew his nose. When the car emerged from the tunnel both men were arrested. Williams complained that he neVer boarded a car or bus but what someone blew their beak,, coughed or sneezed in his face or down the back of his neck. The fisticuffs cost him ten bucks in majgistrate's
EVANSTON, 111.— (CNS) middle-aged, well-dressed woman entered her ration board head- quarters and demanded an extra ration book. "I have 17 cats," she explained, "and they all need can- ned cat food and milk." She was refused.
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knew what had happened. Through it aU a collected and cool mentality was maintained. Then another crash; a second torr pedo. : ■ ■ ■
The crew managed to get^ to life boats with only one casualty. A third torpedo split the water near the life boat Nelson was in - and struck the boat amidship. Score: One U. S.iship in flames and all men temporarily safe in life boats.
There were eleven rneii in the life boat with Nelson. Not fright- ened, not unnerved, just clammy: with oil. After thirteen days in a life boat, with provision- prac- tically exhausted and riot a ciga- rette to be had, the spark of hope for rescue was burning low. Then late on the fourteenth day, a freighter picked up the crew and returned them safely to American shores.
The rescued men. went imme- diately, to the Maritime Service. There they could sign up for sub-, sequent ^fips, which they did. Some of those lads are yet defying the Nazi and fighting the Battle of the Atlantic mth all of their bodies and souls: forever believ- ng in and hoping for the day of .eckoning. The others have found various methods -to • continue the fight.
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Sometimes the man on night duty must find quarters for a new unit being sent in and this generally occurs at 2 a. m., when the unit was not expected until, noon of the next day. If the unit is a smaU one, some place can generally be found to house the men— but when it's several hun- dred men, it's .a mighty hard chore. — HEAVY TOLLS ^ -
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the time of day— or night. The soldier wanted to know aU the news of home while the police official was so excited about fmd- ing somebody who actually knew his son that he babbled on and on. Later he called the operator and asked what the call cost him. "Nine dollars and 76 cents, sir, she said sweetly.
On another occasion an irate woman seeking her officer hus- band refused to believe that he was not within whistling distance and hung on for nearly half an hour, caUing from Louisville, Ky. Her bill must have been terrific.
Nothing gives the night duty ot- ficer a bigger kick than having been instrumental in reumtmg a soldier with some member of his family.
Last Christmas Eve a father and mother, the latter wearing three silver service stars, drifteir into headquarters. They were on their way to an Alabama camp to visit a son, and en route the happy idea occurred to them to buy a son stationed at Benning some extra Yule gifts and deliver them in person. They had driven far off their charted . course, but. when they got here, all they could re member was that this son was a officer candfdate. JOT AND GLOOM
With just this wee bit of infor- mation, the duty officer began his round of phone calls. The results of his calls were reflected on the faces of the anxious parents, first joy, then gloom, then joy again. The target was hit after the eighth or ninth call with the in- formation that the son would be, on his way to join his parents m half an hour. It was a lucky break for all concerned as the soldier was preparing to leave for town to spend Christmas Eve - with friends. • ,
Others have not been so lucky. Officers have known relatives to follow an impulse and hop a bus for Benning to'see a son or nephew upon failing to hear from him in several weeks.
Recently an uncle and a broth- er rode all night on a bus from Macon to see a soldier who had been sent to Benning from Ha- waii. Bedraggled and worn, they walked into headquarters at dawn asking for BiU. The usual calls to the APO and other headquar- ters followed. Finally it was learned that the soldier had been trar^erred -to another post No graphic description is adequate enough to paint the disappoint- ment written on the faces of those two weary men. "I WANT TOM"
Few laymen have any Idea con- cerning the size of Uncle- Sam's training camps. Long distance calls are received aUnost nightly fi-om different sections of the country asking for Tom, Dick, or Harry. All they know is that the doughboy is at Fort Benning and they cannot realize ^hat a task it Is for the duty officer to. locate anyone In a few minutes with no facts to go on except name and rank.
Often callers become quite in- dignant because Private Sipth or Jones cannot be located, immedi- ately. The callers appear to think that the man on duty at headquar- ters ought to be able to press a button and summon anybody in camp within two minutes.
"Well, it's a funny Army," ex- claimed one irate lady one night. "I should think you'd know who was in your old camp." After much pxplaining she was made to understand that it would take sev- eral miles of filing cases to keep track of each individual person.-
As a matter of fact, the Army Post Office does endeavor to keep an index of all men on the post, and generally the missing soldier can be found through the APO's files.
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Several hundred automobile drivers who have not obtained their Fort Benning license stick- ers, or may have forgotten to paste them in their windshields, were tagged today as Military Po- ] lice were ordered to check on all | motor vehicles on the Post. j
Thost who received tags must j report to the Provost Marshal s of- | fice, it was explained by Major W | D Veal, Provost Marshal. If theyi have- already secured their Fortj Benn=ng registration card, it naust l be pasted up. If they have not, they must secure one.
Regulations for motor vehicles provide that a driver must regis- ter an automQbile withm 24 hours after bringin.: it to the post. A registration fee of ten cents is charged to pay for the stickers.
Permission to drn e a vehicle on the Post may be revoked if the driver violates post regulations. Major Veal stated.
1ST SIR PROMOTIONS
Colonel Roljert Sharp announces the following promotions in the First Student Training Regiment: To be staff sergeant, Sgt. Oscar Coffey; to ge sergeant, Cpl- John
Talpale- to be corporals; Pfc. 5th Gr.. Pfc. Burton E. BensoV" Leonard S. Cooper,. Techn. -th Pfc. Mamn L. Evans, Pet. WU. Gd! Elmer F. Moser: to be Techn. ham E. Hood.
Although he 'must endure a lot of good-natured kidding about be- ing a "rabbit cop," Officer Candi- date Robert D. Parlaman's experi- ence as a state game warden stands him in good stead in his course here with the Sixth Company Training Regiment. '
Dui-ing the years that preceded his enlistment in the Army from his home city of Charleroi, Pa., Parlaman tramped trails, patrolled forests and learned unforgettable lessons in scouting and stalking. He learned much from his father, who also was a game warden, be- fore entering the Pennsylvania State School lor G^e Wardens.
His duties as a warden were many, including trapping,., appre- hending violators, game manage- ment, forestry, land acquisition, maintenance of hunting grounds and public relations.
tour at headquarters for. just one night, his first step next! morning would probably be that''of visit- ing the APO to sign a card with iphonis} number at which he could be reached in an emergency.
Nor would he neglect to write home regularly. Fortunately one cannot quarrel with the great rank and file of Uncle Sam's/huge army 1 the point of writing home. But not so long ago the night duty officer received ' a .much- handled letter aildressed in' pen- cil to "Fort Benning, Ga.," noth- ing more, nothing less. The en- velope bore the postmark of ai Alabama hamlet. It read in ef- fect:
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'Dear Sir: Will you please ask my boy. Private So-and-So to write to his mother. I have not heard from him in ten weeks." That's all there .was but it was enough.
The duty officer finally located the soldier, and going beyond the call of duty (to which he was as- signed for the night) gently ad- monished him to get out his' pen and paper. The boy had been rather busy and had let the letter- writing matter) slip from day to day. He was ashamed of himself and admitted it. The promise y/as made that the letter would leave in the next mail. ■
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By PFC. S. B. SUSSINA. "71st. Eng. L, Pon. Co.
The telephone rang at Mercy Oh Oh Oh for the ninth time in thirty-five minutes last Thurs- day night after the Fort Ben- ning Bayonet was distributed among the Post personnel. .
This time it was the Third stu- dent training regiment. The First and 'Second had already called. The Vlst Engineer."; had called ^\om v.-ith the 124th Infantry the 300th. Infantrj'. and three or four other "School Troops."
V'hy all the telephone calls?? Ail the commanders of the above organizations have had at one time or another Pfc. Pooey Blooey . in their company. Having learned ^thst he was v/ithout a company " and v.-as staying With the Law- son Field chaplain, they called to" inquire about him. The next (call was from the 4Lst Mess Kit Repair section of the First Under '■^Ground Balloon Corps who called gnd asked if the one and only Pooey Blooey wouldn't please pay their company a visit because tliey v;ere scheduled to go acros, and the C. O. wanted his men to see everj'thing before they left the States. REFUSES TO GO
:But Pooey wouldn t go. Last v.-eel: v.-hen he v.-as left out the cold bv the V/AACs because he didn't o'fficially belong to any companv, the chaplain took him ■ in After £ v/eel-: of "Booii Learn in' " Pooey was officially the chaplain's assistant. ; Although Holy Joe, Jr. spent most of his time in the chapel, he rationed End quartered with his foitner company, the - 71st Engmeers.
Pooey always did like the 71st, but he never cared much for the ■■ ■ - we still
I get fed E lot better than the poor boys in civilian life. Blooey found t was good to make a lot of Points" in the army but he says tliat in order to live on the out- side now you've got to have points. Pooey had cheese and ba- logna Friday night for dinner and he didn't have it again until Sun- day night . . . Saturday night he had balogna and cheese.
After a week with the chaplain a glorious day dawned for Pooey. His request for a transfer bacK to the 71st was returned. The 28th v,Tapper indorsement ap- proving the 15th indorsement or- dered compliance with the basic communication. Pooey came home. WARM WELCOT^IE
When he reported in at the 71st a v/arm welcome ' awaited him; warm welcome which is seldom seen. The fire actually came out of the orderly room door followed by Technician Sixth Grade Pooey Blooey. After' a little fatherly ad- vice given by the "Old Man"- Pooey was assigned to the motor pool to help the nftchanics. A great change had occurred. Pooey had discovered at OCS that work w^s something that was expected of all Engineer Soldiers, especial- ly him. At the time, Pooey didn't know a gas tank from a carbura- tor but a little night school helped him out. Night school (extra duty as additional instruction) started for Pooey when he tried to siphon the crank case dry when he was told to check the hypoid. It was agreed by all, even Pooey, that he .would never get anywhere if he spent all his time in the motor pool, so he was reluctantly talcgn into the supply to learn how that part of the company func- tioned.
Pooey was .what you would call a fair worker. He would continu-^ ally break ramrods so he could go to Ordnance and see his girl when Jie salvaged them. Since he never could drive, he had to ask
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Some wag recently made a crack to the effect that men in the army should write home more oft^n in order to bolster civilian morale, while another suggested that we start a "Bundles For The Home Front" movement. That such things are not just humor- ous gags is proven by occasional incidents around Fort Benning.
The other night a man in one of the 10th A.D. day rooms was wrapping a parcel or assorted candy bars for his family in St. Louis. He explained that he had written, asking his people to send some candy. They replied that none was to be had in the local shops.
IMPRACTICAL ITEMS
Another soldier received one of those amazing gift boxes contain- ing a wealth of impractical items. Among the oddments and bit- ments was a box of tea bags. Inasmuch (a) the army has overlooked providing us with tea kettles (b) this man doesn't care for tea anyhow and (c) he has no relatives who do, he turned the tea bags to a guy who ■a 'inaid^n aunt living in Bos- ton.
Hookies arriving at Fort Ben- ning during the few weeks pre- ceding Christmas were somewhat distressed on discovering what they supposed to be the limita- tions of the P.X.'s and looked for- ward to the lifting of the three weeks restriction when they might once again taste the sweets of civilization in that ^ectacular Paris of the South, Columbus. ANTE-CUMAX
The eagerly anticipated visit to town, unfortunately, proved to be an ante-climax in some respects, due to no fault of the city and its fathers. Candy was about as plentiful as free speech in Munich and the coffee which tasted like something Lucrezia Borgia might have whipped up in one of her less amiable moods, was limited ne cup per customer. Only .he USO's, 'Which are, • rfter all, sorts of army embassies with
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someone to take him, and then he told the girl that the fellow outside was his chauffeur.
As the next day was Saturday, Pooey had to get ready for - spection. All the windows v clean as a whistle due to base ball practice the day before. Blooey had an exceptionally dirty rifle. Since Blooey wanted to be an. "/on line soldier" he made up his mind that his rifle was going to be the best looking one in the company. Pooey went to work with some steel wool' and metal polish. Then^he put his rifle in the rack intending to get it the first thing in the morning. SERIAL. NUMBER SALVAGED
The next morning all that was left was a small pile of rust and a serial number. He salvaged the serial number and the remamder cost him approximately forty-sev- doUars and a few odd cents. Pooey still doesn't remember reading that abrasives are_not to be used when cleaning a rifle.
God knows how he did it, but Pooey finally got through the m- spection. After inspection a short class was held for additional in- struction. Even in OCS Pooey couldn't pay attention and you can't expect a fellov; to change too much in a few weeks. "When asked where the balance of the rifle was Pooey said, "This is all they gave me, Sir." Ev Engineers can only take so much so the class dispersed and the company was given the afternoon off. That is, everyone except Pooey. He had to pull guard. SHOOTS COW
Pooey had to take his faithful '30 down to Engineer Landing and guard all the company equipment for a full twenty-four hours. In
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An outstanding accordionist who has hobnobbed with the movie stars of Hollywood and played his musical instrument all over the land now entertains his fel- low officer candidates in the 18th company of the Third Student Training Regiment. '
The accordion player Is candi- date Richard McCarthy, formerly of Los Angeles, Hollywood, and points east and west. He has play- ed one night and one week stands all over the nation. His repertoire ranges froni^ Rimski- Korsakc and Johannes ' Brahms to Cole Porter and Irving Berlm.
Not only has McCarthy played at.many Hollywood parties as an eriiertainer, but he also has play- ed for moving pictures. Among the storie.-i of his experiences with the stars, his^ fellow officer can- dfdates love to be regaled with the story of his presence at an unusual party given by Harry Carry at his ranch after the fum- ing of "The Shepherd of the Hills," a film in which McCarthy played.
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The officer candidate, when ^sked to tell who was presait, agres to name a few of them in- cluding Betty Grable, Betty Fields, Bing Crosby, Abbott and Costello. The highlight of the party was the showing of a film collection of funny sequences made by famous comedians from the earliest days of the movies to the present time. He recalls scenes taken in the year 1910 as
shown in the Nikelodians of that day.
McCarthy, however, considers the most ' impressive experience he has ever had to be tbe appear- ance he made in the late Will Rogers' stage show on Christmas Day at the Fox's Florence theater. The show was put on on the Christmas day before Rogers' untimel; death.
In addition to playing at parties and theaters, McCarthy has play- ed over radio stations,) played in large dance bands, worked for various motion picture studios, and at one time taught a conser- vatory of music in 'St. Louis. His hobby was also in the reahn of art, for before his induction i" the army he made oil paintings.
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object started to cross the bridge from the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee. Pooey challenged once, then again, and as it says in the soldiers hand book, again," and then— he went up to the truck to get his rifle. Making as little noise as possible, Pooey loaded his rifle and fired. Since the object was so big, Pooey couldn't miss. He heard it fall but was too scared to see what it was so he sneaked off to the side : where the Engineers have their sign "Bridge Under Con- struction, One Moment Please" and hid until daylight. ^
At daylight he saw that the ob- ject he had shot was not a man, and by no means an enemy. It was a real, honest to goodness
'^°At the steak supper that night Pooey was presented with the Good Soldiers' Medal.
Now He Knows Why So Many Refuse Bars
There's nothing so nice as having friends— at any cost.
Just ask Mr. Arthur Frie- inan, newly made warrant of- ficer. Prior to the administra- tion of the oath Mr, 'Frieman was Technician Grade; IV and as such, had many Ruddies whose arms bore as many dif- ferent degrees of stripes.
When word got about head- quarters, of the First Student Training Regiment that Tech- nician Frieman had received his appointment, and that Lt. Morrison was about to ad- minister the oath of office, a group of wellwishers rapid- ly gathered to witness the momentous occasion. Every- thing came off in jig style, not a single hitch. Lt. Morri- son shook the new Warrant Officer's hand, congratulated him, and wished him -good luck.
Warrant Officer Frieman rendered his first salute in his new rank, did an about face, took one step forward — and stopped, dead in his tracks. There facing him was an ap- parition horrible enough to stop even a newly made gen- eral. There facing him were three of his buddies all drawn up at "hand salute," Hand salute at one buck per salute.
extraterritorial privileges, were the rookies able to secure in plenty the little luxuries' which are taken for granted in garrison.
Manifestly these conditions are not peculiar to this part of the c o u n t r y but are nationwide. Americans 'are a very long way from suffering hardships m ci- vilian circles and the possibihty of their doing so is rather remote. It is only that we are all learn- ing the real difference between neceessities' and luxuries and the knowledge is bound to do us more good than harm. -
Gag Results In Long Trip
Befriending a downcast news- man back in 1931 in Oshkosh, Wis., Elmer Clark, now an officer can- didate in the Second Company, Third Student Training Regiment, found himself enmeshed in a series of circumstances which caused him to travel over most of the globe the hard way and not get home for four years.
It all started when Candidate Clark and a friend gave a "big" story to a newspaper reporter who was low in spirits because he had muffed an assignment. The story was that the two were planning a round-the-world trip in a 30-foot boat.
The trouble lay in the fact that the yam was not entirely true, but the press and radio made so much of it that Clark and his friend felt they had to go through with it. They j6urneyed East.
On the basis of an agreement with a tobacco company and a movie actress, both of whom had promised a certain amount of backing for publicity reasons, the two plunged their savings into a 30-foot sloop. At tlie last minute, both "angels" withdrew, Clark and his friend began fish-
ing professionally off the Malnff .. coast until the friend gave up. • Clark sold the sloop. Goig to work- as an ordinary seaman, he tilled to the Philippines, China and Japan.
FinaUy in 1935 wlth .eamlnp saved while working on movie producer Howard Hughes' yacht, Southern Cross, Clark was able to finance his way back to Oshkosh.
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Brown spent lour years at the American mission high school m Korea, and twice a year had to travel through the customs oi Japanese-held Korea and then- free China. -He weU remembers sitting in the study hall Korea and watching planes from the second largest airfield m the Jap- anese Empire practice dog-fignt- ing over Pyeng-Yany by the hour. - In 1937, the town of Chefoo, m which 'the family was still Hving was taken over by the Nipponese. Chinese forces considered defense of the city impossible with theu- equipment and withdrew. Tiie Japanese took over the electric barbed-wife gates zoning tiie city, closing them at different times. A person caught behind the gate would have to hasten to take an- other way or, be caught .m Vae izone and forced to spend the I night. Travel after dark meant a I person was questioned at every I post with a Jap bayonet point I pressing against him.
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Since women traditloniOly dress to please men, a man is a better judge of what a woman shoula wear than the woman.
This was the way William H. Hilton reasoned a couple of years ago when he was. trying to choose a career for himself, and the re- sult was that Hilton- successfully invaded a field that is common- ly considered the excusive baili- wick of women: the designing ol women's clothing.
Hilton is now Pvt. HUton of the 90th Reconnaissance Batta- lion, 10th Armored Division, and his prospective assignment as gunner on a scout car is a pretty far cry from the designing of street dresses and evening gowns. But he fconcedes that it would be rather difficult for. the army to place him according to his civil- ian occupation.
Until he donned his uniform last fall, Hilton was in partner- ship with a young woman who had formerly been a model in style shows, and the firm was launched on what promised to be a very lucrative business. Hilton did the designing while his part- ner did the fitting and incidental- ly advertised the products very effectively by wearing them on every possible
Insignia Sales
The sale of military insignia to unauthorized persons by some Columbus merchants has been re- ported to Benning mihtary mtel- Ugence authorities, it was disclos- ed as post officials warned un- wary merchants that tiiey lace possible fine and imprisonment, or both, if convicted of vxolatmg War Department regulations gov- erning the sale of insignia.
Although War Department reg- ulations do not forbid clothie^ to seU wearing apparel without Army insignia to unauthorized persons, Army regulations, based upon statutory law, specifically prohibit the sale of garments with insignia or insignia alone to un- authorized purchasers.
The War Department regulation governing the sale of such goods states that "Insignia, mcludmg buttons . . . may be sold by au- thorized dealers only to persons who present official War Depart- ment identification indicating their right to wear Buch insig-
Interpreting this provision. Ma- jor H. C. Chapman, director of the MUitary Intelligence Division, stressed today that the ■ sale of insignia" can be made only to per- sons "indicating their right to wear such insignia."
In one instance a local mer- chant sold an official blouse to an unauthorized person. Since the blouse had insignia on it, in the
form of U. S. Army buttons, the merchant violated the law and is liable for. prosecution when mili- tary authorities investigate th( incident.
'The army is not endeavoring to embarrass merchants," Major Chapman pointed out. "We are only following regulations and since Congress has passed the law, which is interpreted in Army Regulations, we must abide by our instructions." MAY LOSE LICENSE
Major Chapman said that deal- ers who are not strict about sell- ing insignia to authorized persons face the possibility of losing their right to sell Army insignia as well as face legal prosecution.
"Such cases of violations in the sale of insignia," .Major Chapman stated, "are not new. However, higher headquarters are insistent upon merchants carrying out their agreement with the War Depart- ment. These merchants have
promised not to sell insignia to unauthorized persons^ In cases where they do, which are. fre- quently reported to military in- telligence and then on to higher headquarters, these \ merchan1;s may find their business curtailed with the loss .of the right to sell such items." ■ ; _^
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The profits in this business are enormous," Hilton frankly ad- mits. "You can turn out a very satisfactory dress, sell it for $17.95 and make a profit of $10."
There' is nothing really strange in Hilton's choice of- career. In fact, his reasons were quite logi- cal from a man's point of view.
"I had seen so many feminine scarecrows running around," he says, "that I decided there were all kinds of possibilities - in the field of designing. Too many women, I thought, were spoiling their appearance by bad taste, and too few were dressing to suit their personalities."
So Hilton enrolled In a school of designing tp learn the mechan- ics of the business. He had nev- er done any drawing or sketching but he was soon able to outline the femihine figure and face. He also learned how to make pat- terns and how to cut materials from the patterns. When he was in business, (he did much of the actual dressmaking himself. CANDOR TRADEMARK
After 'he opened his business, Hilton made candor his trade- mark. He refused Lto follow the
sacred law that the customer Is always right and made it a rule instead to tell his customers when he thought they were wrong. If a determined housewife spumed his ideas as to how a dress should be made, he promptly advised her to go elsewhere — and the house- wife generally liked this kind of treatment . ' ,
After the war Hilton intends to return to St. Louis and he has' every expectation of making a very profitable living out of ca- tering to feminine fashion whims.
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A regimental school sponsored jointly by the Provisional Truck Regiment and the Federal Works Agency, Georgia, is being held for some 150 students of the reghnent.
Meeting lour evenings weekly, these soldiers, many of whom wei-e unable to secure proper educa- tional backgrounds in civilian life, are using their spare time in en- deavoring to better themselves intellectually.
Instruction Is offered on three levels: for begimiers, interme- diates, and advanced pupils, and special emphasis is placed on read- ing, writing, arithmetic and prac- tical geography. Colonel Frank J. Vida, the Regimental Commander, has made plans for the securing of necessary equipment and the latest instructional materials are made available for the students' ase.
Three civilian insti-'uctors, Miss Ethel Smith and Messrs, Thbmas and Jenkins work with Sergeant Walter Bennett, Company "I" and a staff of enlisted men who volun- teer their time for instruction and who relish the opportunity of do- ing what, in many cases they were doing in civihan life. These army teachers, in addition to Sergeant Bennett are Sergeant Th^dis F. McDonald, Corporal Stanley E. Rutland, Private Fiyst ClasB Jesse Hare, Private First Class John McKim, Private First Class Wil- liam Boyd, Private First Class William Boyd, Private First Class Richard Perry, Private William Officer, Sergeant Grafton Whyte, Private William E. Hopson, Cor- poral Ransom Persons.
Academic Regiment Promotes Enlisted Men
Six enlisted men in thfe Aca- demic Regiment of The Infantry School Service Command have received promotions in rank, ac^ cording to an announcemet by Col., Harry N. Burkhalter, the regimental commander.
T-4 Edward Meissner of El- mont, Long Island, and Cpl. Ro- land A. Gessert of Pontiac, Mich., made sergeants. Cpl. Frank- lin Van Etten of Stillwater, N. Y., was raised to technician fdurtti grade.
Privates First Class Robert Finch of Chapel Hill, N. C., and John = A. Schleimer of BrookliTj^ - N. Y., were made technicians grade five, and Private First Class Sidney Shaw of Brooklyn became a corporal.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— (CNS) _ Monty, five-year-old pet gander known throughout East Cambri- ' dge for his fondness for beer, has. been kidnapped. He- was picked up by a truck 'deliver, witnesses said, as he emerged' from a tavern —a stewed goose!
change ship "Gripsholm". Before his parents return to the United States, they wrote him that Jap- anese occupation sent the cost of living out of sight. Coffee, when available, sold for $80 a poimd. "Atrocity stories" about the Jap- anese are definitely not exagger- ated. ,
"On the contrary," Brown says, "take anything you've heard, dou- ble it find you'll be nearer the truth. Boys were taken from their Chinese high school, accused of Communism, and then and there used for bayonet dummies."
Brown left China in October, 1937, because the Japanese had blockaded coastal shipping. On his trip home, . he stopped a week in Yokohama, where blast furnaces lit up the sky with their activity. He also visited a complete mu- seum given over to the art of war, and through which uniformed school children marched in for- mation and spent the day playing with working models of modem methods of killing.
"We're up against e tougher outfit than many of us realize," Candidate Brown declares.
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Ei:-Lcince Corporal, Yetereri of Somme, Is TIS Student
George Buick LesUe, of Ridge- poral, led £ platoon of the famed Canadian Royal Highlanders through six weeks of tiie battle o£ the Somme, now 27 years later, ic readying iiimself to resume the v-ar against the Huns, this time in the Army of the United States.
But in this war, George Leslie _ _
is seeking his commission as ^rei-' — — hundreds of other Americans. He, " - .....
i£ 8 member of Officer Candidate i ,
Farmer Frenclt Officer Seeks U. S. Commission
It. Martinot Was Cavalryman^ Heart Is With Infantry
Sous-lieutenant Pierre Martinet of the 12m-Regiment de Dragons,
now an officer, candidate in the ■;r.- o " Thir,,' <;fn i l''th Company, Third Student
^ lltn Company, Tmra Stu-,^^^.^.^_g Regiment, after having dent irammg Ke^.men^. Ivoiunteered and ser\'ed as a pri-
In the last war he became ^jvate in a heavy weapons company latoon leader through tne ehmi- „^ Camp Croft., S. C.
•iatiOD process of the war, but ^ the war ended, he had a commis- sion in the Royal Highlanders.
Standing well over six feet, lariky and spare of frame and with a face that belies his ap- proaching forty-sixth fairthdaj-, he's proving to members of Third Student Training Regiment's 11th Conipanv- that age has little bear- ing on agility. And at the same time it recalls to him the differ- ence and contrast between life here at Benning and at the offi- ce'-'s training school he attended in England back in 1918. IE MONTHS AT FRONT ^ At that time a candidati
had
to have ^ year of front line duty to hi-^ credit before he was eli- gible lor officer's school. Candi- date Leslie had -eighteen months -^forc- he left the battlefields of Europe to return to England to receive his' commission.
Recalling those three months he tells t Etorj' of a Ufe strangely in contrast to ours. Gigs, manuals and specialized instructors were unknov.T.. Since aU had spent E year In batUe, tactics were stua- ied- only briefly. The emphasis WE£ on close order dnll, ana that wa£ done in the streets of the
j;^";;^Ir Brighton where the-
The desire to escape from the Cavalry to the Infantry is natural j enough to obviate comment; but ai Frencliman does not leave France verj' readily, and Martinet loved his 'country from, the green slopes of the Vosges to the Purple Medi- terranean at Perpignan.
There w^as a conflict of two af- fections, and Candidate Martinet surrendered to an American girl v.'ho is now Mrs. Martinot; he has an American son and American citizenship and speaks American. These and his French birth sent the lieutenant of eighteen years ago unhesitatingly through the rigors of basic training in one of Croft'fa roughest battalions and on into the relestless pace and concen- trated effort of the Infantry School, whence he will emerge early in March a lieutenant for the second time, in arrM against the same old enemy.
He was bom at Luneville In 1903, but moved to Nancy in 1921, While a student he heard the thud- ding rival artillery at Verdun as a daily accompaniment to life In Nancy, he learned a hatred for the I invader of his land; and when in due course he was called to mili'
ehts were utilized by all the major New York publishers. Easy in dis- position, little inclined to worry, and with nothing to worry about. Pierre Martinot found life very agreeable until June, 1940, when the Germans over-ran France. He had relatives,. friends and memor- ies there. He was cut off from the r- by a wall of German iron. He began to worrj-, and after Pearl Harbor decided there was only ore thing for him to do.
What he felt he had to do was not easy— in fact it was impossible for a man of thirty-eight to do it then. Martinot wanted to fight for his new and old coimtries, out the American armed forces did not then accept recruits of such an age. Not imtil the promulgation of the V. O. C. plan was he able to in- duce his adopted country to make use of his willing life in her new svvellinp army.
He chose the Infantry as the arm he wished to serve in, and all the rest is a familiar history. He vol- unteered in March, 1942, was in- ducted at Camp Upton in June, trained at Camp Croft from early August until December, was as- sisned to O. C. S. on December 7 and has been with the 17th Com- pany, Third Student Training Regiment, £ver since. '
school was located. .
Ho"-ever, the truly fascmatmg Etor-.-'is of those eighteen, months on the front. It vas during .the battle d' the Somme that he foynd hi.mseU in charge of his platoon for siM weeics. Two platoon lead- ers and t'nree non-coms' had been killed, three other non-coms v.-ere in' the hospital v.-hen Lance Cor- J^iil lI^I^ realized he was the; City. The first senior officer. XO OFFICERS
. '-We did our job and had no comnlaints, and I guess that was vhy no one seamed particularly concerned . over the fact we had no commissioned officer over us,' ke continued. However, his m.ost vivid recollections are of the in- credible mud that so decided the;| battle of the Somme and ttruo- oii-^lv prolonged it for five months.
"When the Somme overflowed and flooded the battlefield in De- cember of '16. everyone gave up the -.var as iiopeless v.-hen tliey four.c themselves isolated on lit- tle islsnds of high ground v/ith no one to talk to except perhaps a German stranded v.-ith them. Mis- ery loves company . . . and
ry service he did not resent be-
Cpl. Scott Spends Almost Entire Life At Ft. Benning
Soldiers who regard themselves is Fort Benhine veterans should consider the case of Corp. Joseph Scott before they start to boast or complain of the lengtii of time they have spent here. Corp. Scott, who is a member of Company E of the Service Battalion of the Third Student Training Regiment, has spMt ebnost his entire life on the post although he was not inducted into the service until last July.
He is a native of Ochillee, Ga, which locality was taken over by the government and added to the Forf Benning area shortly after his birth. ^ Scott can recall the "Golden Era" before the war when officers and nelisted men of tlie post had time tdJiunt and he acted in the capacity of an unofficial game warden, providmg "G. L" grain for wild fowl dur- ing seasons when forage was diffi- cult.
It was nothing unusual, more- over, for Scott to aweken to gun- fire and discover his home was an objective in an officer candidates' problem or maneuver.
Except for the few days he spent at the reception center on the Main post , last July, Scott has been continuously on duty during his army career less than three miles from the point where he first saw the light of day.
BLANDING, Utah— For -20 years people here have argued whether a horse can travel twice as far in 24 hours as a man. A test was made by Leland Shumway. After 10 hours he had gone 65 miles and the horse had made 135.
Cuban With Amoraci Tigers Fought in Spanish Civil Wm
he ex-
I sen* with the French Army of Occupation to Dusseldorf and Wiesbaden, a 'policing job he may repeat some day with an American j Army of Occupation. | Before this experience he had | won en exchange scholarship to { Wooster Coliege and spent the aca- i year 1922^1923 in' the Ohio j ■isit to America | the impetus that brought \ about his permanent residence-! here a iew years ago. !
At hJs conscription he was made | a cavalryman because the French fnilitary authorities ordained it; but he showed the true infantry stuff in him by winning an ap- pointment to the Officers' School at Saumur after only seven months' training, and by obtaining his commission- a few months later. Honarably discharged in 1925 at the conclusion of his period of ser- vice, he quit the cavalry forever.
He v.-as sent to New York as rep- resentative for a firm of French unportets; and in sending him his employers lost him, gained him a jwife and changed his citizenship and the flov.' of his career; for in
plenty of it then, plained.
BONNIE SCOTLAND
Born in Scotland in & little tov.Ti named Arbroath. he^came , .^^^-^^^^^p^^^ import-
^ier, but as a free-lance commercial
iNew York he m.arried an Amer- ican girl, returned to Europe on en extensive v/edding trip and even- tually settled again in the Amer-
the United States and to Lynn,
^:rtoTanadf an5%h"ere -tist, an occupation in which h. ° ^ " J5f.,r„ ,-n th,. has been active ever since,
on his w^„ - - . . ..V.
he enlisted at a .private m tne Royal Highlanders, the organiza- tion with which he remained throughout the war.
Though almost beyond the age limit he waE accepted as a volun- teer officer candidate shortly af-^ ter the United States entered this \ war. He took his basic training! at Camp Croft, S. C, and has; nothing but praise for the effi-| ciently complete "oasic training! ^ven during this war to the men \ of our Army.
With such t wealth of. experi- ence to his record it's little won- der that Candidate Leslie is ac- cepted by the men of the ,11th Company as an arbitrator of ar- rum.ents" on how they are going to win this v.-sr.
CARSON CITY. Ncv.— Work of the Nevada legislature has ■ been Elowed considerably by the lack of typev.Titers, and the War Pro- duction Board won't allow the purchase of any more machines.
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He specialized in books, end-pa- pers and book jackets, and his tal-
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Pvt. f ernandez Escaped Iberia On Italian Steamer
Pvt. Carlos Francisco Roman Nicolau Fernandez of Artillery Command, 10th Armored Division, is a man of strong convictions. While giving in Spain back in 1936 he had no difficulty in de- ciding to fight for the Loyalist cause, even though everything was "confuse." Returning to Cuba, his native country, he offered his technical knowledge to the Cuban government. And when the Unit- ed States got into the war, he •ent to work for the U. S. En- gineers.
Last November Pvt. Fernandez was drafted into the army of the United States — and was quite happy about the whole thing. The proof of this lies in the fact that Fernandez .has just been given his choice of remaining in this army or returning to serve in the Cuban army, and he has not only elected to stay where he . is but he has also decided to seek Ameri - can citizenship. And here is his reason:
'A U. S. loss is Cuba's loss; a U. S. victory is Cuba's victory.
Fernandez's main concern now is mastering the English language, and for srman who has been in this country only six months he is doing all right. TO SPAIN AT 15
Born in Cuba 31 years ago, Fer- nandez went to Spain when he was 15 years old and received his education in that country. His profession, by the way, is topo- graphic draftsmanship, and
specializes in the making of mo- ic maps.
The Spanish Civil War began ... 1936 and Fernandez, Uke ev- eryone else, found his life dis- rupted. There was no question us to his participation in the revo- lution because every man, woman and chUd in the country found himself involved.
'Everyone was a soldier m Spain then," Fernandez expresses it,- "and the confusion was terri- fic. Fathers were fighting against their sons, and brothers against brothers. The fighting would be in this city one day and that city the next day. Around Barcelona, where I was, almost all the offi- cers were 'killed 'and there was no leadership at all." WOUNDED
Fernandez remained in Spam for six months after the revolu- tion started and incidentally was wounded several times. He took the first opportunity to escape and left the war-torn country as a refugee aboard an Italian war- ship early in 1937. Arriving in Italy, he hunted up a friend at the Cuban- consulate, and this friend facilitated his passage to France. He returned to Cuba aboard a French liner which made a stop, ironically, at a port in northwestern Spain— but Fernan- dez felt no nostalgia. .
As he looks toward the future, Fernandez has strong hopes that one of the effects of the war will be better relations between the United States and Cuba. He himself feels that he is doing a Uttle to further .this objective by serving with the army of the
United States— aQd he is, needless to say, proud of his status as a soldier in this man's army.
PHILADELPHIA — Three-ton Josephine, a zoo elephant, died here at the age of 20 from heart disease. She served as a mascot for Uie Republican National Con- vention in 1940.
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WASHINGTON--MaiI addressed to prisoners of war held In Japan is getting through, according to^an announcement made by the in- ternational Red Cross here. It said word had. been received from its representative in Japan that 150,- 000 letters had been dehvered.
HOLLYWOOD— In a rush to catch a train Bing Crosby, croon- er, slipped as he leaped from an automobile. One wheel of the car passed over his left leg..BJng made the train with help ol his companions but his doctor later ordered him to bed for a week.
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"U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo/' the by-line which fre- quently appears below pictures in newspapers of Army life in training <amps or on battle- fields, denotes the ananimity of the famed Signal Corps photographers who sweat out long hours behind and under hefty cameras or cornered in E stuffy darkroom developmg the finished products,
Many of the crack Signal Corps photographers in Australi, India, England and on battlefronts with lighting U. S. Army troops first, nurtured a Graphlex at Fort Ben- ning, where several of the pho- tographic companise have blos- eomed forth into v/ell-trained units for duyt overseas.
The mission of Signal Corps units, hov/ever, is not alone one of pictorially presenting life on the battlefronts of the world. Many units have important mis- Eions in training eamps through- out the United Staets, photograph- ing life in cantonments where sol- diers are preparing for action. TOP-NOTCE PHOTOS
Such is the picture in the Signal Corps Photographic Laboratory at Fort Benning, where a trained crew of Cameron and technicians turn out , top-notch photos under the direction of Captain Herbert W. Cooley, Signal Property Offi-,
Many, a Signal Corps Photo, produced by Fort Benning's Sig- nal Laboratory, has been reprint- ed in hundreds of newspapers throughout the coufitry. Among the photos which has received the most widesjiread distribution .re- cently is a photo by Sergeant Donald K. Kotemeir, which pic- tures four paratroopers as they bailed out of a transport high over Fort Benning. The picture, which appears above, was reproduced
and distributed by the three ma- jor newspicture ssmdicat^.' . BY KOETEMEIER
- Sgt. Kor.temeier, who is a native of Racine, Wis., apprenticed- jn photography at Fort Pierce, Fla. During four years prior to en- listing in the Army in 1941, Sgt. Kortemeier was a partner in the Florida Photographic concern at Fort Pierce. There he did com- mercial, portrait, aerial and il- lustrative photograph'y.- After he joined the Army and
was assigned to Fort Benning, Kortemeier was in the 161st Sig- nal Photographic Company, where he first wielded a camera for the Signal Corps. Sgt. Kortemeier at- tended a special course for Signal Corps photographers in New York which is conducted by Life Mag- azine. There, the Signal Corps photo'grapher perfected his knack with a Graphex .and eame back to Benning to "cover" events here.. Two other members of. the Sig- nal Laboratory here likewise ta- tended Army schools for photog- raphers. Sgt. Edward Bourne, for- merly .associated wiht Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.
and Corporal Melvin Stock, formerly a free lance photogra- pher in California, both attended the Signal Corps Photographic Center's school in Astoria, Long Island, N. y.
Corporal Sam Bondone, a print- er in civilian life from Los An- geles, Calif., and PFC Jack New- 1, who was in the wholesale supply business in photographic accessories, round out the male side of the Signal Lab at Fort Benning.
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Auxiliary First Class Elinor McAuliffe, a member of the 43rd Post Headquarters Company of the Women's Auxiliary Corps, has been assigned as a member of the Signal Lab's staff. Auxiliary Mc- Auliffe, who joined the WAACs about three months ago, handles muc hadministrative routine in the Lab, although she has already become adept at operating came- ras in the Lab.
Captain Cooley describes the work of the Signal Lab as "one of the most exacting types" : o work. When the cameramen ac- company members of the staff of Major Russell J. .Hanunargren's Public ''Relations Division on as- signments, the photographer is usually on a trip where the puc- tures are "musts."
Such was the case recently when Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, and General Marshall, the Chief of- Staff, vis-' ited the Post. On that assignment the PRO depended on Sgt. Korte- meier's pictures. So, Sgt. Korte- meier "got"' the pictures.
LEWISBURG, Pa. — (CNS) — Bucknell University's Cap and Dagger dramatic society called re- hearsals recently for "Knicker- bocker Holiday." Then the Army called some of the boys up. Now the dramatic society is rehearsing another play instead — it's called "Ladies in Retirement." and has a predominantly female cast.
Philippine Vet Explains How To Distinguish Japs
If ypii encounter an Oriental in a jungle somewhere and want to determine if he is a Jap or a Chinese, ask that individual to pronounce "lalapalooza"— if con- ditions permit, of course.
According to Candidate Paul Mauricio, formerly of the Philip- pine Islands and now a member of the 10th Company, Third Stud-
11th Armored Regiment Promotes 40 Enlisted Men
Promotions of 40 enlisted men were recently announced by the nth Armored Regiment,, 10th Armored Division.
Staff Sergeant Arthur H. Barb- akoff and Sgt. Emil Slama were advanced to the grade of. master sergeant. New first sergeants were S-Sgt. Christ Jorgensen and Sgt. Daniel A. Sleeth. Staff Ser- geants Millard C. Wingate and James H. Sprinkle were made tech sergeants, and advanced to the grade of staff sergeant were the following: Sgt. Chester E. Der- da, T-5 r John L. .Guzzi and T-4 Robert, 6. Bunce.
Twenty-three vacansjes in the list of sergeants were filled by the following: Cpls. Edward fe. Sliva, Alexander M. Sekula, Raymond H. Timm, Arthur V. Pagel, David Caroff, John T. Bartz, John Tra- mutola, George W. Jenott, Her- man J. Lee and Pierce J. Meyers, T-4 Blame C. Christy, T-5's John
A. Sokolski, Lawrence V. Froe- lich, Charles W. Bates, Clifford
C. Looney, John F. Cox, William E. Spess, Leonard J.. Wilson and Ivan O. MiUer, Pvts. Raymond V.'^. Dunham, Clifford Shields, Wil- liam P. Dewberry and Julius L. Lyon.
T-5's Lester F. Wippich, Earl
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ent Training regiment, there Is no letter or souhcf corresponding tp ■L" in the Japanese language and, consequently, few Japs, even the well educated, can pronounce a word with a lot of "L's" in it. The best a Jap can do with "l^lapa- looza'? Is something like -"wawa- pawooza."
A native of Manila, Candidate Mauricio says it is often d-iffi(Silt to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese. Mauricio, however, has drawn up a list of guides to aid the American soldier in this direction and ttoey follow:
1. Japs speak in a staccatd fash-
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3, Japs, as every cartoonist knows, have buck- teetli in most instances while Chinese usually have straight teeth.
Candidate Mauricio's family now lives m Honolulu. Mauricio joined one of the all-Filipino re- giments training on the West Coast and from there was ap- pointed to Officer Candidate school. His only ambition at the present time is to be an officer among the troops that will smash ■the Japs out of his native Philip- pines^^ .
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Variety spices the Army, even when it comes to the dis- position 01 officers' insignia of rank and enlisted men's stripes after promotions h&ve been received.
A poll at Post Headquarters as ■- ■ -- . ■-
tc v/hat. happens to "outmoded' bars and strips reveals that other officers and enlisted men, scrap- booitt and even pillow cases are some of the beneficiaries v.-hen promotions occur.
Most officers, realizing the shortage of metals in this nation, follow the practice of passing on their insignia to other officers who are entitled to wear them bat lack a sufficient number to setisfj' their requirements.
Certain hunxorous superstitions, ei could be expected, also have arisen around the disposition of 'isignic under particular
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practice.
The origin of the bars end stripes is, in itself, an intereting phase in the history of Qur army. The story goes back to the days of the American Revolutico, when the limited funds in possession of the Continental Congress were hardly adequate to supply ammu- nition, much less uniforms. Soldiers brought along their own outfits, and manj' of them garbed themselves in clothes looted from the homes of hated Tories.
Since the officers were itsually more conservatively garbed, this condition led to some confusion, certain ins.gn.a under Pamcuiar , ^ order is^^ gJJJ|^f,^fes circumstances. For example, It _^is^^t^^^^^^ aole to
- -ridistinguish commissioned officers
considered ^ood luck to give
a paclsage of cigarets ev«7 day. We have a radio end picite up the Undon «aid United States short waves.
'Boat believff the pjc^ganda that come? from Berlitt—if « eU bull. The Freacli sod Moslem? m very &i«idly. So far I'm learc' inf 8 few Fresaeb imd Arabic words.
AFmiOm GOTHAM
"I was northeast of CasaWaacs when the president was there. It is about the sLse of Atlanta and is the New York of North Africa, Right now I'm here in a cork wood forest This is indeed a strange, unusual and interesting country. The Arabic architecture is beautiful. Have visited some French officers' homes. Hai'e been to the Church of England once.
"One of our men^won the DSC in a landing operation here. We'll Jeave the Japs to the Marines^ we know how to handle the Ger- mans."
Condiilcife Recalls Zeppfm Roicts OfWofldWsrI
Vivid recollections of first ZeppeUii raid* end tht arrivd <rf German troops in Antwerp, Bfl» gium, during the first World War are retained by Cendidate Henry J. Wolfs, 2nd. who is now undergoing officer's training ir the Third Student Training Begi- ment.
Wolfs was with his family in Belgium at the outset of the last war. and witnessed the historical events which took place in the country at that time. He was or- phaned at IS, end took over the responsibility of care for his younger brothert who . now is re- ported a prisoner of war in Gw- many. r
The officer candidates went, to sea ior several years as a stew- ard, and was in the hotel ousi* ness when he volunteered for the army. He was recommended for officer training after completing a course m the Non-commission' ed Officers school. <
1st STR Oflie@r Is Jack Of All Tr@ci@s
Major PanelsojR Has Tried Hdr4 At All Professions
An officer with an occupational itinerary including farmer, air- craft medianic, gold miner, police- man and tankman in the Armored Force is Maj. Daniel W. Daniel- son, student member of the Third CtanpanyiL First Student Training Regiment.
He left tite University of Cali- fornia in 1833 wth a degree in animal husbandry and the inten- tion of using it in the appropriate occupation of farming. But it was just a step to another occupation for Major Danielson, and he soon found himself a general mechanic.
He became a specialist in his new field and in 1936 became an air corps mechanic with the 31st Bombardment Squadron at Ham- aton Field,. Calif. -Acquiring weight, Major IJaniel- son decided to become a gold miner. Tliis pursuit he followed untU the San Francisco Fair
opened, and he took the civil ser-paratroopst
vice e3(aminatlon for appointment to the metropolitan police force there. ■ ,
The department H was seeking many policemen for temporary duty at the fair, but the major did 50- weU in the examination he got a permanent assignment to the force. He was sent to the San Francisco Police Academy, where he became one of more than 90 students taking « three- month course. .
His instruction was in such sub- jects as first aid, marksmanship and ju jitsu. He characterized the course in ju jitsu as being of most value to him. "Ability in this line," he said, "has stood me in good stead more than once." .
Major Danielson's police career ended with a call to active duty in the army in February 1941. He was at Fort Knox, Ky.,' for a year with the 69th Armored Begiment as maintenance officer. He then transferred.
With his love of action and travel the major is now in what branch? You've ,guessed it — the
24th General Dental Chief Is U. Colonel
Major Charles W. ...^ chief of dental surgery for the 24th General Hospital, has been promoted to lieutenant-colonel. Coming into service with the anticipation of the Tulane umt, 24th General Hospital, Col. Rosst ner has been on duty since July.
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Other officers save one insignia 6{ eacli rank for a keepsake. For example. Lieut. Col. J. D. Rosen- berger. jr.. post adjutant, has a collection of one' insignia for each, rani- he has heid. Colonel Rosen- ' berger also follov.-s the practice of keeping some outmoded in- Eignia in his desk so that when sr. officer is promoted he can 'give him an insignia befitting his nev/ rank as soon he he sees him. This, the Colonel feels, makes the newly appointed officer feel
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Capt. Harris was in command of the quartermaster detachment, section one, when he was a lieu- tenant at Fort Bennmg. He, now is "somewhere in North Africa as company commander with an armored force. , He i-^ -av-ng these FOOD ALWAYS GOOD nc I. ^.ix-iiE >• ^, "Congratulaitons on your pro- motion," he wrote to Col. Will. "News from home comes pretty slow. I am well and O. K. and doing fine. Made the trip across in fine shape and landed safely. Have the best group of soldiers in the world. The Quartermaster reaUy fights and does the work, too. over here. The food is always
their outmoded stripes to other enlisted men entitled to v.-ear them. Master Sergt. Clarence F. King, chief clerk at Post Heaa- Quarters, states that stripes which are issued free by the quarter- master corps, lisually were v.'orn out by tlie time additional stripes v.-ere awarded in regular array be- fore the war. Hov.^ever, they were • generally passed on to others ii they were in shape. . Sergt. William H. Simmons, Jr., post headquarters transportation sergeant, gives away his old stripes to other enlisted the exception of one pai
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to put in a scrapbook after the U-2J. The scrapbook contains the ^ highlights of his life, and he con- ^ doers -the av.'ard of each addi- tiond stripe a thing to remember. SEWEB TO CUSHION
Staff Sergt, Lawrence Rosen- Etrauch, assistant in the judge £.dvocate's office, also gives most of his stripes away, but he has L novel idea for one pair of strip*- of each rank. He is sending them home and is having hi? mother gew them on a cushion cover. The • «?usrion ahvays will be a reminder him of his army life and of 6Ech promotion in grade he re- ceived. . ^ ,! Staff Sergt Carl Neu, assistant
feCol. Stephen E. Massey, direc- at supplv, and who also is ! attached to the Public Relations Office, the Athletic Office and irmumerable other jobs, w^atches the promotion lists in tlie various offices and gives his old stripes to enhsted men when they re- ceive promotion. TO GIEL FEIEKDIS
One sergeant, who prefers to remain annonymous, admits he sends his outmoded stripes to "all my girl friends." But he says he's Elv.-aj-£ careful to warn them that t.i'.ey are merely tokens of, ahem,
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CAPTAIN RAY 0; PHILLIPS, officer in charge of the demolition section, Para- chute schS^ Fon Eeuning, Ga.. is .ho^vn lecturing on the destruction of bridges and Sr blSatLns. The .'idel.'shown is a replica of a ^P^^^^^ ^ihe Sgrom^^^^ Trinity river near Dallas, Texas, in a tactical training problem I" j^'^Xphoto parat^ooper-demolitionist, rigged out with necessary equipment. (Signal Lab 1 lioto Dy Stock.)
U. S. Paratrooper-Demolitionists Are Martians, Moies Combined
He looke lik€ e combination "m^n-from- Mars" and pack mule. A composite individual, he is com- mando, shock trooper, and glori- fied blower-upper. This is the U. S. Army veiEion of the paratroop- er-demolitionisl. , , .
In th&t myriad of pockets, he carries grenades, K-ration concen- trates, v.'ork tools, plier.s several rounds of ammunition, plus enough TNT to bla.«t hell out of the aver- age small stream bridge, or a con- crete pill box, and tucked m among the.<:e bundles is a short,, death-deahng carbine.
Five of these blast masters, v.'orking as a team, can drop river spans up to 140 feet long and 40 feet high, within 8 minutes, from the time they jump.
work oir splitting and destroying takes a mere 4 minutes. This is not guesswork or mathematical theory. A mission of this type was actually performed, according to Captam Ray O. Phillips, officer in. charge of the demolition section of the Parachute School, who participated in the problem.
It was a span across Trinity riv- er, southeast of Dallas, Texas, on a road which had been condemned. The bridgs was in good condition, itself, and was to be taken down for salvage. Furthermore, local county officials specified certain requirements as to which way the different portions should fall. Ask for Job Members of the first demolition The actual ' outfit under the supervision-
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Captain Phillips, lean west Okla- homa rancher, from West. of Fair- .iew, asked for the job, upon re- ceiving the consent of local author- ities, they set to work planning the operation.
It called for three weeks painstaking study and rehearsal. Every wartime factor was consid- ered. Since in actual combat would not be feasible.to survey the strutcture ahead 'of -time, a scale model costing $300' was construct- ed from aerial photos and S-2 i ports, showing minute details bridge and surrounding terrain.
Five men could do the job. Each was assigned a specific position on the span, with the exact amount of his necessary charge computed and prepared. Small bridges were constructed and blown in test re- hearsals, V/hen this was perfected, the group set out for their mission, 1200 miler away, an objective which none of . them had seen.
Reaching this point, demolition experts were dropped on both sides of the Trinity. • •'We were slowed up somewhat by mud," said the captain, ''one detail which did not show up in intelligence data. However, everything else went like clock- work. Charges were placed to divide the bridge in thirds, as plans. Tlie caps set,, and Boom! The whole frame shuddered and dropped into" the .stream simulta- neously. Quick as a flash, an- other report, and two concrete bridgeheads- toppled." FASCINATING WORK
At the school, every effort Is made to give the student a well rounded background in explosives. Actual demonstration is supple- imented with field problems per- I formed by future demolitionists. jEach man has an opportunity to i handle and set off 14 different ! charges. Individual initiative and I ingenuity are encouraged, since i "store bought" explosives a jdom available under combat con- jditions. Methods of constructing ! booby traps, land mines, and i anti-charges from materia hand are dimonstrated. ■through the three weeks course, ! necessity of using just the right : amount of explosives is stressed. iUseno more than needed. . .once ■ out alone, what's on hand must go ' a long way.
1 Another phase trains demoli- jtionists to drive motorcycles, mo- Itorboats, locomotives, and tanks, for a man who knows how a ve- hicle .operates is better able to put it out of commission. It is also possible that enemy equipment may provide transportation for getting home.
Captain Phillips added, "Broth- ■,'when five of these devils drop behind the enemy lines. . .Hell's afoot. Each one can create a little Dante's inferno all by himself."
Singletary Played Al^ Top-Flighters
If one of Texas' best 'young amateur golfers earn be as good officer ias he is a golfer, then the 2nd Student Training Eegiment be producing a mighty good
°^ The young man is Sgt. John P. Singletary of the 20th Company and Beaumont, Texas. A golfer since he was fourteen the sergeant is one of the many fine atliletes in the company. For the last twelve years he has been playing golf in Texas, the.Pacific Coast, Ind the -Mid-West. During, this time he has met some of the na- tion's top golfers, both profes- sional and amateur. Included m this group are men like Byron Nelson, Lawson Little, Dutch and Jimmv Hines, and such amateurs as Henry Todd,^ Don Schumaker, Reynolds Smith, and Jack Hunger.
A list of the tournaments played in and the ones won shows that John is a pretty mean boy with the wopds and irons.. He has played in such tough meets as National, Western, Texas and Houston Op- ens, the Western Amateur and Galveston Invitations. IN FOURTH PLACE
In the Houston Open, Singletary tied for fourth place. In that tour- nament he had to face some of the country's top stars and did very, well to tie for /outh place. An- ther excellent showing was in the Beaumont Invitation when he de- feated one of the Lone Star State's top golfers, Don Shumaker, in the finals. - Singletary has been in the Army r the last two years, during which he has been stationed at Headquarters 3rd Army, San An- tonio, Texas. In this time ne has played in two tournaments, the National Open in Fort Wortn in June 1940, and in the Army tour- nament in San Antonio. In the latter, he won second prize.
John has had several _ fine rounds, one of his finest bemg a 6(i-67 on the Pine Grove Country Club in Beaumont, v/hich stands as the course record. These good scores are mainly due to a fine approach game. .
Army Provides Timely Hit Kits For Doughboys
Although he may be a long way from hom^the American soldier will never feel far from Broad- way under the new plan, of the Army to ' provide every soldier with copies of the latest song hits, Lt. Col. Charles E. Finnegan, spe- cial service officer at Bennmg, says.
To meet a demand from the ranks for songs which soldiers can play and sing, especially for late popular numbers. Army au- thorities have prepared a specia packet of new song hits, contain- ing the words and music to six popular songs. The packets are called "Hits Kits^' and will be sent to all units each . month, starting at once.
Twenty-one of America's out- standing names in radio and ths popular music field have agreed
Soldier Gets Draft Notice From His Board
A polite explanation to the ef-| feet he will be detained by im-i portant business has been sentj by- Candidate Robert L. Sickler.j Seventh Company of the Third j Student Training: regiment," in response ta^ a request by his draft board to appear . for a primary physical examination. Sickler received the notice last eek and it stated while the ex- 1 nination would not be final, at- tendance was compulsory unless "selectee" should be detained by illness or ^important business. The candidate is ■ registered - with j Philadelphia Selective Service i board. ■ . ■ * I
SUPPLY MEN PROIMOTED
Two enlisted men of the Supply i Detachment, Supply Division, Section One, Fourth Service com- mand, have been promoted upon^ the recommendation of then de- j tachment commander, accpidin.;? to an announcement from post headquarters. Private First Class
John P. Chrzanowski has been elevated to the rank of technician - - fifth grade, and Private Charles H. Allen - has been promoted to the rank of private first class.
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' A FATHER! AND SON act Avas seen on the front Idw n of the Infantrv! school headquarters bu.ldmp: one day this week when Colonel M. A. Sanderson, post c entra surgeon pinned the donlMe bai's of a captam on the ^'^""^^^r^f^ i;;^^ .on. Captain AH A. Sander.son, Jr. 1 he younger San lerson was graduated ifrom a basic course at the schoo in Lcbru- arv 1942, has been a tactical officer in tlie .>Uth company of' the Third student training regiment. (Inlantry School Photo.) ^ • -
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Corp. Frederick F. Beckett, Jr., who was regarded as one of the smoothest shortstops in the Col- ored American League by base- ball writers, has been assigned to the Sendee Battalion of the Third Student Training Regiment, Beckett, who comes from Everett, Mass., was playing with Cleveland Giants at the time of his Arnjy induction.
Interested in baseball since he was a youngster, Beckett played on high school and semi-profes- sional teams and then was pur- chased fay the Philadelphia Stars of the major colored league in 1938. The Cleveland Giants of- fered the highest bid and took over his contract in:1940.
Maintenance Men Rate Promotions
Four promotions in the. Main- tenance Battalion and one. in Di- vision Headquarters company of the Tenth Armored' Division have been announced by Major Paul W. Newgarden, division com- mander.
William H. -Miller. Jr., Rich- ard S. Hart and Dale N. Baker, all of the Maintenance BattaUon. have been- promoted to the rank of technician fourth grade, and James E Chandler, also of the Maintenance Battalion, has . been made master sergeant. In Division Headquarters company. Pvt. Ed- ward C. Scanlon has been aa- vanced to the rank of technician fifth grade.
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The first issue of "Hit Kits" has already been released and contains the following numbers: •This Is The Army, Mister Jones," 'There Are Such Things," "Move It Over,". "I .Had Tlie Crazies! Dream," "I've Got Sixpence," and Praise The Loi d and Pass The Ammunition." New arrangements of old favorites such as "For Me And My Gal" v.ill be included in the "Kits," from time to. time.
Fifty "Hit Kits" will be packed _ _ a single envelope and be mailed out monthly on the basis of one to each 200 men. This will pro- vide one copy of the words to each 4 or 5 men, and enough copies of the music for each in- strument rack in the camp.
Special effort, by all available means, will be made to get tne new "Hit Kits" to soldiers ^n com-: bat-prea on all of our fighting fronts.
Replacing brass buttons and In- signias on overcoats and blbuses with plastic ones will make more metal available for war produc- tion. It is expected to result in £ saving of 365,000 pounds of me- tal in 1943. They new plastic but- tons are exact reproductions, are nontarnishable and will not re- flect light. As an additional step in metal conservation, manufac- ture of distinctive insignia for re- giments, separate battalions, etc., will be discontinued^
Regiment Returns To First Home- Many Familiar Faces
BY LT. j. E. FLYNN
Back in 1940 the 501st Para- chute Battalion, nucleus of Undo Sam's great present-day Para- Army was makmg ihilitary his- tory at Ft. Benning. Most of what we know about military parachuting today comes from that experimental . group, who risked their preciously few necks to lay the ground-work for to- day's foolproof system.
Much ol this experimental work was done under the watch- ful eyes of .experts, and Mr. and Mrs. N. America didn't find out what was going on until news- reels displayed them filling the sky with whipped' and biUowing silk. More or less complete in- formation about the battalion and its work was circulating around the country in the form of a mo- tion picture called "Parachute Battalion", and the -usually com- placent public immediately- ac- cepted them with band-wagon ac- claim. The distinctive uniform of the Paratrooper became the sym- bol of a man of daring, of phys- ical fitness, and a Hving repre- sentative of America's answer to the enemy's airborne challenge. MUCH SILK
Much silk has sll-streamed under the tail since then.' During^ furlough seasons the streets of al- most every town from Bangor t. San Pedro are pounded by Para- boots. Whole regiments of them have come arjd gone at Fort Ben- ning, and still the great plane; fly, spewing hundreds of nev trainees into the blue sky. The "Geronimo" battle cry has now been heard in Africa, and will be heard from Oran to Yede Bay.
That crv and all of Ihose early- established traditions could not be allowed to dust on official shelves when the old 501st went over to prove themselves in combat. Somewhere in the mountains of, north Georgia a slim, boyish-look- ing colonel was forming a new regiment. He knew all of those old traditions. He knew that any regiment which bore the name of
that original group would have to live solidly up to it, and on these principles Colonel Howard R Johnson began organizing the 501st Parachute Inlantry. GRUELLING WORK
For thirteen weeks this regi- ment plowed through basic train- ing under the detail-conscious eye of its commander. Long- rungs I full eq^uipment, swift, stealthy night marches, and gruell- dayhght maneuvers have toughened these men up to a par- ty 4iih any troops in the world. Many fell by the wayside, but those who came through success- fully carry the strength and the purpose whfch is so necessary at this timfe to, maintain the security of the homes from which they
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This regiment is now at Fort Benning tc earn its wings.. In a .sense, the 501st is home. Hero it was conceived, here it was born, here it realized full manhood, and from here it wil go fo train further for the cataclysmic strug- gle -ivhich so will, determin whether we live in homes or con- centration camps.
Many of the old 501st are with „„. Major Julian J. Ewell, a West Pointer, is executive officer, and other personnel include Lt. Don Ducer, Sergeants Gordon, Peters, and Sadlo and Tate. No other
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BY O, C ROBERT McCLEAN 10th Co.. 2rd STR. (First Prize, Features) "It's beautiful, Frenchy said, pointing to £ full box o \l'> ball ammunition.
* ".The 10th Company, Third Student. Training Regiment, v,-as on the" range and Frenchy had been admiring the am- munition all morning. A lot. of things have been said
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ball "ammunition but ently has come through all his to find the weak parts of our de- «„or its ViPSTitv have harrowing experiences unscatched. fense but always we were lucky Frenchy's story begins the day and they were not,
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A£ Frenchy explains it: "You cPF the'-e v;ere but five of us v/e had rifles that were half fcentury old. • We had six rounos ■ 0^ ammunition per man ana we ^•ere to hold up the advance of *vip' German army." f The mail clerk of the 10th Com- " canv nicknamed the officer can- didate "Frenchy" becase he could not pronounce his real name. He remain simply i:/'FTenchy Jl^u.e his father is -stiU a pris- oner of war in France and men- tion- of the family name might faring on additional penalties , and persecution. UNSCATHED
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."The next morning at dawn the German infantry struck. Wf turned them back with our guns In the early afternoon they came again and again we sent them if back. For two days they ham- mered at us and for two days we pushed them back. They seemed to prefer always to attack just . before sunrise and shortly after but Frenchy appar- the noon hour. They would try
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he did not lose much tin^ getting back to his native France. The rest of his story, from the time he fanded in France and got on a train to join his regiment are told in his owa words as follows:
'I was on this train", he re lates. "I did not have a uniform with me. In the middle of the night, the train stopped and an official came aboard. I explained to him that I was an officer. He said: 'Good. There are troops here. They are moving up to the front. They badly need officers." I told him I would be happy to be of service.
"I was £ machine gun com' pany. I was taken to the com^ manding officer. He was happy 1 see me. He provided me with uniform. We moyed out DIVE BOMBEES COBIE
"In a few days we had reached the point where we had orders to prepare a defense position. We started to dig in. The German dive bombers came. They ig- nored us and dropped their eggs on artillery to our rear. The ar- tillery was wiped out "Then came the tanks. We got i down in our holes and they pasS' ed right over us. We had no anti- tank equipment, not even a 'Mol- otov cocktail", so we let them go They criished several of our ma- B chine guns and passed right on ' We got ready for the wave of i"-
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"On the morning of the third day, this was the situation: I was the only officer left. The others were dead. I had 20 men who were still able to fight. I had 11 men who were still dying, and dying very painfully and slowly. It is a terrible thing to watch. a man die and know that there is nothing you can do for him. We were isolated. There were no aid stations. We had only a pitifully small supply of ammunition left. I had no orders to cover the sit- uation. Perhaps we had been sent there to die. A soldier must ex pect that. For all I knew, th whole German army was due any moment.
"What did I do? I did what I had been trained to do, what every well-trained soldier would do in E position such as that. I stayed.
"On that third day. the Ger- mans attacked twice more, right on their regular schedule. If they had known how few we were, they might have walked right over us. But they were cautious and we managed to deceive them into thinking we were a much larger force.
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'On the, fourth day the Ger mans were gone. Where, I shall never, know. War is full of per. plexities Uke that. That after, noon, by some miracle, a mes' senger reached us with orders to faE back and form a rear guard for the regiment. "Picture us. Twenty men wno rnings guv "^"s". -------^^^
were barely able to walk._ All of gf/'.^ffif^ slLS|?ndjt
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3rd Prize, Features It had me beat why this guy was always bucking, what with no ratings in the company op^. Hadn't been any for montts. Quick damn, it looked as if Jiere weren't going to be none, either, unless tfiey got out anolher TrO with more stnpes. But the kid kept up his dizzy pace m all- roGnd, too-damn efficiency. It gave me the snakes and had me beat nine ways. Maybe, I figures, he is a "screwball" .. .grade A.
We tagged the kid "Bhtz al- most from the start, on account of that was what he done m his spare time. But the monicker he signs with on the payroll was Micheal C. Sheehan and that should have been O- K- ^ f sarge (that's me), who s got half Murphy and half O'Leary m hun. and not counting my great-grand uncle who married a Kelly. BIATZ' FROM START
Well, as I was saymg, was "Blitz" from the start. He d pull K. P. without no gripe. In .r the regiment. fact, I used to sneak him on when
"Picture us. Twenty men who things got to«S^«^i^i,-S^'^*.^u were barely able to walk All of gf/'.^f- ^ o?llLS|M them exhausted from days of j^g the job while the others kept fighting, hungry and sick. And, squaking about "getting on the of course, we had very little am- Ust" . . . and, ' stuff hke that you munition. A few good bursts aU heard before. It got »e so from our guns and it would be bad I couldn't sleep a couple of all gone. bights, trying to figUre_ it_ out,
"We marched. We marched 30 ' miles before we contacted the
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main party. We set up a rear guard patrol. We had not eaten for days. Then we had the good luck to discover a farmhouse. We bought a calf from the farmer, slaughtered it and started to cook it. We were almost delirious from hunger. Then came the word that the Germans were only a mile be- hind us. We threw the calf on the farmer's manure pile for the Germans and went on. We march- ed, I suppose, 60 miles more. How terrible that march was. We walked in a, half-sleep. We fell down and got up again. We didn t dare sleep.
"We didn't know what was hap' pening to France. V/e had no news. All we know was that we must protect the rear of our larger force.
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"We reached a village. Some- on told us that an armistice was to be signed. They told us the fighting was over. We feU down and slept in our tracks.
"When I awoke, I found that no armistice had been signed. The fighting was still going on. I called for volunteers in the vil- lage. Among the able-bodied men available, we finally formed a small company to make a stand at the village. How many of us? Five. Aand three of us were priests. We found an arsenal where arms were to be issued to us. The arms were rifles that had been made in 1874. We found six rounds of animunition pee man. We prepared to fight. We were ready to die then, I suppose, about as ready tO' die as I have ever been in my whole life. .
"We waited for the Germans to reach the village. And then an- other of those perplexities of war happened. The Germans by-pass- ed'us, swept around the village. 1^ We wept with disappointment. It X was good to be aUve,'»of course. ^ It is always good to be alive. J NIGHTMARISH DAYS □ "I can not describe those night- >r mare days. We didn't know what was happening anywhere. Flying columns of German armored units moved all over the countryside. Much of what they did made no sense to us.
"Several other officers reached the village and one evening we sat Hstening to the radio broad- cast from London. General De- GauUe spoke. He urged French- men not to surrender but to re- volt and escape. ,
-'We decided to make a try for The rest is aU jumbled in my mind. We reached the unoccu- pied part of France and I suc- ceeded in getting into Spain. I reached there in a ragged coat I had bought from a farmer. The heels were gone from my shoes. The Spanish promptly threw me into jail. ,
"I had the luck to get word through to the American and British consuls. I was free agam, I took the first CHpper to Amer- ica. Now I am ready to fight again. Only this time I will have enough ammunition. Best of all, this time I will be with the Amer- icans. Americans believe in fight Lng. I like them."
Because of his proficiency m languages, Frenchy.. Could have had a cixoUan job for the dura^^ tion but he chose the Army. And why did he choose the infantry? His answer is: "I believe in fighting.
mignis, xryuig «.« ^^e-*- and then feeling as rotten as heU for taking advantage of
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'BUtz" and his way of doing the job right. "A guy's no good unless he gripeE,'^ we used to say in the old army. Somethmg must have been off the beam in the. kids head. Maybe he didn't know no
^^^d I wasn't the only one who figured it out that he was a s^ew- ball. The feUows in the outfit got wise the second week he buffed here, most of the men thought he was bucking for a ratmg that they hadn't - gotten wind of. so they kept on the ball for a couple weeks and bucked right along with him. The outfit sure improved for a while. It got kind of lonely xn the orderly room Tvaiting for fome-; one to chew up. The "BUtz" had worked a miracle. WRONG HOLE
It didn't last long, though. After the fourth week the fellows couldn't keep up the space with the kid, besides, it seems . that someone got straight dope that they were barking at an empty hole. From then on the "Bhtz was poison. They left him., com- pletely alone, they hooked hun on C Q., on guard, and had him dogrobbing K. P. on week-ends. I guess I was mostly to blame.
The kid took it as it was dished out for five months straight. He didn't even put in for no pass, al- though the old man had me feel him out for one at least a dozen times. He didn't bunk fatigue nei- ther, or haunt the sick book, or duck to the P. X., or goldbnck around. As I said before, it had me beat.
Me and old Sarge Mullen of Company B got to talking it over about the "Blitz" one afternoon while bulling over some varnish- remover we got by pulling our rank on a couple of B and C stu- dents who are burning hash while own boys are loafing it at
home for 15 days. Mullen - whacky on this "psychology" that he picked up from some book he found at the U. S. O. He figures it out that maybe' we can solve the "BUtz" with a litUe inteUi- gent reconnaissance of the kids 201. But that didn't do no good, except we learned his older bro- ther was with the 55th. That was no dope, though ... at least it didn't explain "BUtz." DEEP FIGURINQ
Now I know that It was wrong for us to check further, but Mul- len and I reaUy got to deep fi- guring. "There must be a solu- tion," he says to me. So we hot- foots it to the kid's bunk. "Not such a good job of poUcing up to day," says the sarge, and I no- tices the "BUtz" has left a couple of letters lying almost imder the piUow. This is the first time he's slipped up, I'm thinking to my- self. Suddenly I snaps on the Ught in my mind, "Maybe the answer's in them letters," I says. But they was kind of old and worn out from, lots of handUng. and I begin to feel that they couldn't be much help.
I didn't notice the post marte tmtil after. The letter was from the kid's folks who was visiting the islands and just having a hel- luva good time. They mentioned about seeing Joe and how weU he looked. "My God," says MuUen in a voice that , nearly scares me, "Joe must be the brother In the 55th . . . end look at the post- mark and date!"
It made me feel kind of fun- ny, sort of sick, to remember just what happened to the 55th. The "BUtz" had his folks there visit- ing Joe. I remember the news-
paper reports. They got the civil- ians, too, those Uttle rats. The second letter just told what ahready figured ... it was aU three . . . Mother, Dad, and Joe.
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Tiger Officer fs McCoy As A Big -Game Hunter
Bags Big Bengcl Tiger On French Indo-Ciiinc Safari
One iOth Armored Division Ti- ger has not only matched u-its \vith s real tiger in French Indo- china, but he went on to slay his fierce adversary in a danger- ous jungle hunt. He is Lt. Col. Joseph I. Lambert, Provisional Battalion commandiEr, of the 11th Armored regiment.
The tiger is looked upon with mingled awe and terror by the natives of Indo-China. He pei- iorms. incredible feats of strength snd agility, such as jumpmg over P six-foot fence with the body of P man between his powerful jaws. F.ven £ single scratch from one of his razor-like claws may prove fatal. He prov.is through the dense £rov.'fh of the jungles by night end pounces upon his prey with 1he speed of lightning to deal sud- den and violent death. It is small v.'onder, therefore, that the super- stitious natives speak of him with the greatest respect and call him "Mr. Tiger,"
It was v.'hile he was stationed in the Philippine Islands some vears ago that Colonel Lambert, rifle expert and big game hunter, made the decision to add a tiger's head to his collection of trophies. One dav he boarded a ship for Saigon, \vhich was the capitol rf Lower Cochin-China before the French conquest in the 1860 s. rXTO STEASHNG JUNGLES
The colonel organized a safari con.-^isting of 'Ken Mois, members nf a race of savage Indonesians f>f Malayan ancestry who are- re- lated to the Filipinos, and one French guide. He led this party Fome 75 miles to the northeast of Saigon and penetrated the_ dense, Fleaming jungle until a point not far from the border of Annam reached.
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his brows lor a moment, then "We have provisions to Isst us indefinitely. For fresh 'meat we shall continue to bag us e deer every day. I've come to get a tiger even if it takes a month of continuous hunting. What do you recommend as the best way to catch the wily beast?"
"In this country you must put out hait," explained the guide.
"Y— es, I understand that, for I've been informed that one can- not stalk a tiger," repUe'd the colonel. "Neither can the big cat be hunted from the back of ar elephant as is the custom in India for the jungle is too thick in.thiL territory. What I want to know is what kind of bait to use and where to use it." DEER BAIT • "Deer and banteng are bot*- rec ommended for bait," the French man pointed out. "They are killed first, and then hauled to £ game tl-ail. A point which offers per- fect concealment on one side for the -construction of a boma is se- lected as the spot to plant the bait. In order to catch our prize it is .Jiecessary to fasten the bait securely and hide in the boma until the beast appears."
Colonel Lambert and his guide explored the area until they found a good game traU, one that ap- parently had been created by elephants seekmg food and water, When the desired spot was lo- cated a. boma was fashioned in the brushwood adjoining the trail. A fresh, deer carcass was br^ought up and tied to a three about 15 yards away.
Daily for more than e week a new carcass was secured to the spot in front of the boma. Each morning at dawn the bait was examined, only to be found un- disturbed. '
.The colonel was not discouraged by this, however. He knew that
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previous night. He climbed mto the boma. For hours he waited in absolute sUence^ but no tiger appeared. The hiinter returned on the following day and resumed patient ' watch. Again no jungle cat showed up.
FoFthe next couple of weeks there were no new developments. Each day a fresh carcass was fastened in place. Finally, on the twenty-third morning, there was evidence that a really hungry cat had come across the bait. The colonel's pulse quickened and he crawled into the boma with a feeling of expectancy.
Dawn fused swiftly into a bright, sunny morning. The jun- gle fairly teemed with wild life. Several hours later, about 9 o'clock according to the watch of the hunter crouched in his boma, the monkeys jumping about in the nearby trees began to chatter m
by this, however. He knew that gj.^^^ excitement, the ferocious jungle beast he colonel Lambert peered sharply , . — „„.^ through the lookout of his hiding
tiger." warned the Frenchman-, 'in habits these animals are far more active and agile than the lion, and they exhibit a large ? mount of fierce cunning. They move noiseles.sly and stealthily through the thick brushwood of the jungles, Wli'en the great_ cat Eppears vou rnust shoot straight, snri shoot to make an immediate kill."
wanted for a trophy rested and stamping slept during the day and hunted
e 'are in uic ai.cniipi"b siepi auimg me uaj/ cnu iiuix-^v^ ids of the dreaded. Bengal prey at night. He knew that once " tf^r^aA the Frenchman-. cut'doo anirriHl had made a
me sHv'age animal had made ^ lese animals are tar kjn he returned to feed on the and agile than the carcass again and again until it ovhihii- a larse ^ygj consumed. Once the bait would be ^scovered, therefore, his great chance— the opportunity to bag a tiger — ^would come. BIG CAT SMART
Early one morning Colonel Lambert -discovered that the bait
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place. Several minutes went by. At last the object of his dreams became a reaUty. "Mr. Tiger,'
became a reaUty. "Mr. Tiger, ■ mers, or former enow nuuuu^. movins in majestic silence across Then too. the cooks should be hall ; J.X f,,n ^Apw. „ro„ rAas^nnhi*^ with the men. For
The hunter of big game knitted had been disturbed durmg the
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SERGEANT ROBERT_SCmVAB 21st Hospital Train Care of 24th General Hospital Let ui first of all delve into this thing called chow or mess.' It is one of the most important thmgs, if not the most important thing, in a soldier's life. So you see that it should be run with care and cleanliness. There should be a system to it, and it should vary from this system as' little as •possible.
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men loo. me cuuis.?. anuuiv^ — way reasonable with the men. For instance, they' shouldn't whack a guy's finger off just because he is trying to hook another shoe of butter. How does a situation like this usually end up? Simple, in the future chalk up another cus- tomer for the PX, and at the pres- ent chalk one up for the hospital.
Now comes the problem of the mess equipment. I feel that at any time it is at all possible the chow house should furnish the eating, utensils for the men, in- stead of making the men use their mess kits. After all, soldiers have many things to do besides waste their' valuable time washing mess kits. For instance, what about that daily siesta after ■ the noon chow? It is practically an all around m6rale builder, except of course on the KP's. But then, they don't have it so -bad, they have the smell of food in their nostrils all day long, I feel that this one fact alone is th^ reason whoy most soldiers clamor to have their names put on the KP list. Then too, these same men always do the little misdemeanors/that consistently keep their names on this grand and glorious honor" roll. ANY DETECTIVES?
When I was first initiated into this sorcalled club of Uncle Sam's, as very fortunate. A feUow, -ybody. called him sergeant.
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his right, came into full view ADMIRING AWE
"What a beauty!" exclaimed the colonel to himself as a strange kind of fear gripped him. ^ He faced the monster alone. Now the vicious cat approached him directly from the front. A deer carcass, only 15 yards away, lay between the hunter and the hthe, jungle beast.
"If that tiger reaches the bait before I get him, aU my patience and effort wiU be lost," mused the colonel. "What will the na- tives think of me if he gets away? Again, suppose I should merely wound the beast, or . miss him entirely." , . tv.^
Tensely he drew a bead on tne tawny monster and squeezed the trigger on his Winchester. There was a shot. Upon on his hind feet reeled the tiger. In the next instant the beast feU on his side and lay motionless.
Colonel Lamtiert cautiously came wt of the boma. Nearing the creature, he saw the bullet had penetrated the tiger's head from the front. A later examina- tion revealed that the animal measured nine feet, fix inches from nose to tail and weighed nearly 500 pounds.
The native^ arrived in due time and cast many an admiring glance
at the triumphant tiger hunter. „„„ He had slain one of the largest ^.^^^ the whole da- bunch of specimens of the gi eat cat family ^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^
Yes, the tiger's head still proudly ..«rh«"
Freeze's Sneeze In Wintry Breeze Rates2 Leaves
Fox a brief but glorious moment the other mormng, Officer Candidate Charles W. Freeze of the 13th Company, Third Student Training, regi- ment, was vested with the in- signia of a jnajor. Freeze achieved this lofty, through temporary, status af the re- sult of a loan from Maj. Ran- dal E. Lee of his field jacket.
The candidate appeared for a formation of his class in the bleachers on Ebbert Hill ■ insufficiently clad against the wintry breezes of early morn- ing. Major Lee, instructor from the tactical section of The Infantry School, noted the O. C. freezing and sneez- ing in the stands and offered' him the use of his field jacket, complete with the insignia of rank. ■
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Oorday, famous chow hound, is ^uest in oiir column today, Oor- day is an old timer at this thing called soldier's etiquette. In fact he has been considered a first rate chow houhd for several months now. So today, I went to him seekmg material for my ar- ticle. With a bright smile and a deep chuckle, he agreed to furnish me with some material.
He felt as tliough he could give some very valuable tips on the art of eating the frank. Oorday figures that many a Valuable cal- orie has been lost, simply because the average goldiei- doesn't know how to prepare his food prior to devouring it. I certainly hope that Oorday's tips, to^f y = ticle. will serve to enhghten you on this matter..
Oorday figures, from, attual ex- periments, that approximately and one-half (61-2) calories are used up in the eating of one frankfurter alone! He goes on to state that one (1) calorie is used up per swipe of the knife, per cut of the frankfurter. Figuring four (4) swipes of the knife per frankfurter. Ihere alone are four (4) calories used. Now figuring one (1>. dig with fork, per cut of frankfurter, and figuring too that one-half (1-2) calorie is used up per dig, there again are two and one-half (2 1-2) calories. Add- ing the two figures together. Oor- day arrived at the astounding fig- ure of six and one-half (6 1-2)! SCIENTIFIC RESULTS
Now here is the result of Oor- day's scientific experiments con- ducted m the chow hounds labor- tory— the mess hall. Oorday elim- inated all swipes of the knife while eating his frankfurters. In fact he never uses a knife! At this point I quote Oorday. Quote: "My grandpaw et' with a knife, why should I? I ain't old-fashion- }!" Unquote.
Oorday uses only his fork
Hospital Slates AFieldMass Easter Sunday
Outdoor Alfar To Be Erected For Ceremonies '
A field mass will, be celebrated on the lawn of Station Hospital on Easter Sunday morning," wea- ther permitting. Patients of , the hospital, officers, nurses, medical detachment men and friends will attend.
Music -will ■ be .under the direc- tion of Pvt. Winfield Davis of the Medical ' Detachment, and Sgt. Frank Hines wiU be master . of ceremonies. Father Ignatius Mc- Carty, the Catholic chaplain of Station Hospital, wiU be celebrant of the Mass. AMPLIFIER
An outdoor altar will he erected under the trees with a large ever- green as a background, . ;yhile those attending will occupy the lawn immediately in front of the altar. An amplifier will carry the voice of the celebrant to the con- gregation. ' ■ :^
The Holy Sacrifice of. the Mass will begin approximately at -7 o'clock. In the event of inclement weather, the recreation hall . of the Red Cross building will be used. Mass will be celebrated, as usual each Sunday, af 6 o'clock in this recreation hall, and there will be no Mass at 8 o'clock, the field Mass being said in its place.
Lt. (JG) Frank Stanton of ths
Navy captured the All-Eastern intermediate saber championship recently in New York City, irj 1940. Stanton won the intercolle- giate saber championship while attending New York University but had not fenped- since that time. Cpl. Antonio Mania^i of Ft. Benninsr, Ga., who, a week p're- vious, had won the . All-Eastcrni intermediate epee (short saber) crown could do no better th.^n seventh in the saber champion- ship bouts.
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swipes with the knife, he saved tour (4) calories. He also prides himself on the mastering of the one (1) dig with fork per frank- furter system. Tis system saves four (4) digs with fork p'er frank- furter, and gains two (2) more calories. By Oorday's ;System ap- proximately six (6) calories are saved and stored up. Surely by following Oorday's system you too can store up calories, and thus be- come hale and hearty.
I'm positive that Oorday's ex- periments, on • the art of eating the frank, have enlightened you tremendously, and I know too that this tale of his jSaring^has thrilled you. So tmtU the. next -time I wiU say Adios, and I'll be seein' youse at the chow house doorl
YORK, Pa.— (CNS)— After 35 years of careful planning, the fun- eral of Howard S. Thomas has been held just as he wanted it following his recent death. He made his own coffin of $4 worth cherry wood and exhibited n m his barber shop. He carved his own tombstone complete with_a]l inseriptions^except the date of his death. He chose pallbearers
question, "Who", he asked, "know anything about detective work? Since I had read several mystery stories in my time, and never failed to read Dan Dunn, daily. I felt qualified to answer the ^ser- geant's question, which I did. That first week, my friends, is when I learned just what a policeman's job in the army is! I remember the first day of it. The messy sergeant and a lieutenant were talliing, and as I looked up the messy sergeant pointed to me and said to the lieutenant, "No Sir, that's the only crack pot we have in the kitchen!" I looked at the pot I had in my hands, but I couldn't find any . crack in it. I have often wondered what he was talking about.
\VelI so much for this shilly shally. The next step to be taken up is manners,, or the way a guy eats. To cover this subject thor- oughly let us first define two very familiar words, chow hound. A chow hbimd is a thing that walks (anyway it never gets farther than a slow lope more than three times a day, and double time are two words it never uses unless accom- panied by the word chow) on two legs, and has a beaten path that always ends up at the chow house door. He is a normal looking crea- ture, and at times becomes deeply engrossed in the study of litera- ture. He can answer any question, picked at random, about any pop- ular comic magazine pubhshed in the last three months. He has been known to have solved mys- teries in a day's time, that have taken Dick Tracy two months to figure out! Remarkable, you say
On Sunday afternoon. How Dad would sit in his chair
and nod; How Monday came too soon Ay, yesterday ^ was nice,
doubt — Could it be so long ago? But memories must be put to rout,
Memories are a foe . That rail at us, but yet, a fnend
To walk with us by night, Until the lonely vigil's end. Until the shadows' flight. So nurture them until the day . When this will all be o'er • And we'll go back to work and play .
And memories make -some more. Candidate H. R. Holtz, 15th Company, S. T. R.
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GALVESTON, Tex.— (CNS) — Francis Cause, 33, and his six children were injured \yhen an Army medium bomber struck the top of his automobile while at- tempting a forced landing. The Army crew of five was killed.
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Let's probe deeper into this crea- ture's ha!)its; First, let's ask some questions in regards, to his habits. How does he have the instinct to dash from his barracks, always to be first in the chow line? Is he a famous runner, and in that way eludes his would be fellow glory seekers? Has he taken a special course in this art? Does he do this mad dashing because of his unmistakeable loye ior food? Has he ever been known to have miss- ed a meal? Have you evefi seen a peg legged chow hound?
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Br P'^'T. JAJfES E. SMART Co. B, Maint. Bn. 10th Armored Divisioc It seemed funny to be sweating in January, but that was jus.t what •sv-e v/ere doing in a big way, sweating. „ ^ ' .* •
As we walked along with our hesvj' packs on our backs and our gas masks slung on the left, end rifles on the right, we were aU hoping that we were going to bivouac soon. The sun occasion- ally broke through the overcast sky, giving one a. boiled lobster feeling, not o.uite dead, still hav- ing the ability to move slightly. The hopefulness v.-ith v/hich v/e looked forv;ard to the patch of woods • that shaded the road be- yond and the thought that it would soon be time for a ten minute . break helped to keep us movmg along. The commands of the offi- cers seemed dead and far av/ay but evei-yone heard with distinct = CieernesE the command, "Conipany
hall, fall out." * We all ran for the cool wood; i £long side the road and everj; ' ones right hand went to the same nlate, the canteen hanging from our "pistol belts on the right. That c'Eter sure felt good to our ary £nc and throat. Spirits improvea Preativ and soon everyone was ■ikvine on their backs, usmg theu- nackc for a pillow, eating candy Lrs' and fruit that had been Etuiled into spare corners of their ;,ack-^ for just such an occasion L tbis Everyone was trying to imagine that they could just lay tore and relax forever, thmking S all the swell times that they liid^had in years past. ^
■ Soon someone maae the remaVii, ^rhat £ hell of a state Georgia was Thi^ remark was taken up v/i.h sres.t enthusiasm and passed on dov.Ti the line, each one aoding a little more to it until by the ame it had reached the end, all of the proud founders of the hell hole called Georgia must have turneo over in their graves. "^Vhy I d even rather live in. Colorado than I would in Georgia," came a re- mark from a white skmned lad v.'ith a beautiful broad eastern ac-
^^^''Why brother," came the reply. -^ "thzt damned state of Vermont #«T>,-here you hail from hasn t even been -put on the maps yet. The government is thinking of start- ing E school out there, to teach the people how to speak Enghsh.' Soon the discussion or rather the de<:truction of every state taken up by the gang in every form from the best Har\'ard Eng- li-^h to the worst profanity that •the illiterate is able to utter so fluentlv, from, the slow sleepy southern drawl to every other brogue that is possible from so broad a land as ours. VJinSTLE SOUNDS
The whistle brought us to our ieet with a jump. I looked at my v.'Etch and sure enough, the offi- cers had given us extra rest time. I guess that they too were en- joying ini conversation too much to break it up any sooner than v/£s absolutely necessary. V/e v/ere on the march again, but spirits v;ere much improved from the rest. -As. v;e marched along .we could hear the roar of a tank as it charged pell mell like an angry monster towards its target, and K the Etaccatto report from a ma- L .^hine gun in the distance.
; TJie high pitched whine of an aeroplane brought the officers to cn instant alert. Yes, sure enough it had spotted bur" column and v.'ith incredible speed had. over- taken US and was preparing to bomb us to eternity if possible. Three .sharp blasts on the whistle sent us scurrying at top speed to flop flat on the ground on either Eiae'of the road, our only pro- tection. The recent rains made £ mire of things, but, "Any port is. t storm," as the old saying goe£. The bombardier dropped two Sombs, small sackc of flour, but had scattered too quickly and blended too well with the sur- poundingE for him to locate us p.d both missiles went way wild, it v/as only make believe this time but I'm sure that it was on every one's mind, "Just how long will it be before its the real McCoy?" The whistle called us back to the road and we resumed our march, somewhat- muddy from our recent ejiperience. EEST AND MARCH
That is the v/ay an army march- e:, rest and msrch, rest and march, until it seems as though eternity would come before we If stop. The dreaded cry, of gas, gas, p gas shocked everyone into an 11 instant instinctive 'action, due to If hours of tedious practice in gas I «: mask drill. Every man moved as |#? one unit, the right hand pulling i^il the cap and sticking .it between
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everyone had turned into s gro- tesque "Man from Mars," and the march was resumed. The U. Army gas mask wiU stop any known chemical warfare agent but everyone dreads the day and prays to God that it will never come when we will have to en- dure a real gas attack. The hard drawn breath, the stinging of the face from, unevaporated sweat makes life inside a gas mask a living hell and the minutes leng- then into hours until the all clear is given.
At last the command was given, "Column right, march," and we headed into the pine woods to bi- vouac for the night. We paired .off in twos and my buddy and I picked a nice spot under the pines and proceeded to pitch ,our pup tent. Each man carries half of the tent, one folding pole, tent' rope and five pegs. The two halfs but- ton together atithe top in a water tight joint. After the tent was pitched we dug our ditch around it to drain off the water in case it rained and choose a place pro- tected from air observation and each one dug his slit trench for
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protection in case of attack,. After tents v/ere camouflaged, it was time to turn to company du- such as 'diging latrines, KP's help the cooks prepare the evening meal, the posting of gas and air raid sentries and choosing of interior guards, post guards, and Cossack post guards. Everyone would have liked to have curled up in his tent and gone to sleep, but every soldier knows that its -better to be tired and sleep rather than dead, as we have guards for one reason only, protection. CLOUDS GATHER
The clouds were getting thicker and now and then distant flashes of Ughtning and claps of thunder gave everyone a good idea of the night to come. The growing wnd made a restless sound in the tops of the tall pines, and everyone worked harder to get ready for the on coming storm. My pal and I drew first relief of interior guard and were lucky enough to get the same post so we at least had someone close that we knew out there in that wilderness around 'the camp. The "chow" call was a welcome sound and soon every- one was in' line to have his mess kit filled with steaming hot food. The storm struck without a sec- onds warning. The rain, pouring down by the buckets full, was driven into sheets of water by the angry wind, soaking every- thing in its path. The mess kits were soon full of water but we kept on eating because one .must have food in his stomach to kesp on going. Thank God that we had put on our heavy G. I. rain coats and legging so we were dry inside anyway. SOREY SIGHT
The guard was £ sorry looking sight that night as we formed to 'march to the different posts. The rain had let up to a sprinkle now and the woods seemed like a tro- pical forest with enough mos- quiotes present to inform us o their prepetual desire for blood, regardless of the season. It was so dark that you couldn't see your own guard partner five feet away and the dropping of the rain off the trees gave one the jitters thinking that the enemy was right upon you. A careless guard snap- ping a twig underfoot sounded like the explosion of a bomb. The cry of "Corporal of the guard, post number five, corporal of the guard, post number' five," split the air like the crack of a cannon in the stiUness. This steeled every ones nerves even more if that was possible. The enemy must be com- ing through all ready, was the tought on our minds.
We later found out that two rookie guards had captured a be- wildered major who didn't know the counter sign. He was meekly away by the corporal of the guard to beldentified by other officers inside the camp. The first thing that £ soldier learns i£ not
to run if he is stopped by a guard. A guard out ranks the highest of- ficer when he is talking his post and all officers value their life too much to try and pull a fast one. Slowly the minutes dragged on uneventfully except for the visit of the O. D. (Officer of the Day) and challenging an occasional gas sentry passing on his rounds. It was past time for the second re- lief to come on duty and we were dead tired. There was kind of a restlessness in the air, a kind of a second sense that tells' a guard all is not welL At last we saw a light bobbing through the trees which proved to have ^lie sergeant of the guard back of it with the next relief, for which we were deed thankful. ENEMY- SIGHTED .
We marched back Into camp and after some looking around vje found our tents in the dark and lost no time in hitting the bed roll. ■ As tired as we were, it was hard to go -to sleep. The strange night noises and hard 'ground didn't help any. Soon the cry of, "Corporal of the guard, post num- ber, six," split the night and in a few minutes most of the posts were showing great activity. We had been right, the enemy was trying to come through in hordes and we had heard them in the distance, but our guards wert their toes and caught everyone of them.
Sweet sleep came at last and it seemed only moments before -e awakened again at 2:30 to walk our second and last relief. As I sleepily pulled
on my shoes and leggings I sud-j denly realized that the skies were dear and a georgeous big south- em moon with its millions of smaller assistants were doing as wonderful a job in illuminating the old world as the previous storm had done to darken it When we had again taken our posts the woods seemed like a different place entirely. It now seemed friendly and beautiful with mil- lions of moon beams filtering down through the tops o;, the t^l pines, casting UtUe pools of hght on the carpeted floor of the forest. I couldn't help but think how we were enjoying the beautiful moon- light here and how it was being cursed on the battle front where utter darkness means safety. All was still and quiet and peaceful here, but I fear that millions of other soldiers aU over the world were not so fortunate as we. The rest of our watch passed imevent- fully by and we returned to our tents to sleep the remainder of the night. GAS ALABM
The following morning after chow the conunand was given to strike camp and prepare to move. A good soldier can strike a tent and be completely ready to move in fifteen minutes. After a thor- ough policing of the area to re- move all evidence that anyone bivouacked there, the order y^ci^ given to assemble in com- panies, ready to march. Suddenly the gas alarm was sounded and it was no false alarm that time because all ready huge clouds of tear gas was being blown down upon us by the wind. No time was lost in putting on the gas masks.
Charge after charge of tear gas was set off until we were stand- ing in great billows of it. The heavy atmosphere from the recent rains pushed it dovm . to the ground and one could see it swirl and curl like an angry serpent on the ground, but it couldn't hurt us in any way as it couldn't penetrate our gas masks regard- less of how thick it was. Every- one was nervously running his hands along the edges of his mask to make sure that it was properly sealed. The order to march was given and we lost no time in get- ting out of the gassed area, A man has a great deal more respect for his gas mask after an experience like -that because he realizes what the mask wiU do for him. Its un- comfortable to wear, its true, but one would be much more uncom- fortable without it.
The homeward march was much like every other- march and the sight of the barracks was a wel- come one indeed. The officers in- spected everyone's feet for blis- ters, as soon as we had reached the barracks and removed shoes and socks. The shower room be- came the most popular place next and after that dry, clean clothes and a good, hot chicken dinner, most everyone was ready to lay down and catch up on some lost sleep.
Even though it did seem pretty bad at the time, I'm sure that we will all look back on it with pleas- ant memories. Thus ended our bivouac in Georgia.
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On Battlefield Ke. Fsiis To Follow Hitler's Prescripton
Sr SGT. TOM MeDON&m ' There is something about & sol- dier that utterly distinguishes him from the aviator end the sailor Like the- wooden horse of Troy, the Ft. Benning soldier is Elway? En instigator ot complete surprise. Not only to the enemy, but to his fellow soldiers and girl friends &s well, . .
Sometimes loudly, sometime.!. Quietly, he always performs the unexpected. Examples of combat have revealed the poor church- house type of man whose wildest deeds in peacetime consisted _ of standing quietly at some bar sip- ping £ mug of beer, suddenly- rushing into the enemy with such wild, daring bravery that Japs,^ Germans, and adjacent rats have literally been annihilated before the soldier's surge.
Yet, strange as it may appear, if one had asked one of the soldier's friends what type of fellow he was, they would probably reply, "Oh, Smith? Well, he's just Uke. any other guy, chases butterflies, drinks an occasional beer, ann gripes about the Mess Sergeant."
Yet, 'Strange as it may appear, Jf one had asked Hirohito or Adolf what kind of Jellow this Smith was, these assinine Neo- phytes would have probably an- swered, "Dere American, hump!
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1918 Veterciii Says Modern Poufliboy Has a Xincli^-
ways mean lights-out where ever one goes there i.<;, as there always has been, an M. P. to take the joy out of life. That ds, if the sol- dier has tried to put too much joy into life.
Bv MR, SGT, J. T. SCOVILLE
It is indeed a privilege to serve ss "guest columnist" and, as such, I 'should be listed at the very top a.<; that is newest, thing in the Armj'. In this column I will as- sume that among my readers (il any) there will be some of my fel- low World War 1 veterans, and I imagine' they will be surprisea at '=ome of Uie things the moaern soldier thinks of as "his right" that we didn't dream of at all.
Tho<;e of US who learned the.-- - .
intr-Sdes"of"'Squad Right'- the the r^a^or and tlie captain is still hard vav through countless hours either a Heck or Aguy of monotonous drill up and down Heck of a swell Guy, ' the medico ^?riH u-m rioiibtle« recall the i still "don't know how to give ■ SaVv1ectui°ex?iafninrthe a'o-|.uy anything but a dose, of oil
Se necessity of such drill toicc p_ill or an aspirin. ' gain morale and obedience. It was instilled
SAIVIE OLD RUMOES
There are still the same rumors with about as much foundation and the regiment is , still going to leave next week or next month for the North Pole, the South Pole station. The colonel.
minds that the old timers will be amaxed to learn that, except (or 3 months basic training, very litUe time is devoted to close order drill and about the only move- ments left are "Forward March" and the ilank movements. The old squad of 7 men and a corporal is a "thing of the past. Most of the men are specialists of one kind or another, their training being a series of schools to develop a hi>h degree of skill in a particular line.
MATTER OF COURSE
The V modern doughboy takes as p. matter of course many things n{ which we old timers would never dream. Our .training camps nf '17 v. ere much inferior of those of todav. Each camp had a "Li- berty Theater" which, by the way, offered free entertainment to thdse few who could get in. Now Ihealers are scattered all over the camps, and ■ though there is a.; small charge for admisiion the entertainment is far superior to the old days of World War 1. In- stead of.; the old "regimental "Y" building, each company has a day ' room with— yes— real furniture, pool and ping pong tables. There is also a regimental recreation hall of about the size of the. old "Y."
Who would have dreamed of "public quarters" for married Non Corns (or for officers either for that matter)? Many -of the posts have adjacent villages built and operated by Federal Housing Au- thority where not only the wive* of the Non Corns but the Non Corns themselves live spending mo.ct of the nights AT HOME.
Furloughs and passes pre aboyt i the same as a quarter of a ceri- ; lury ago and are, if anything, a : little easier for the average sol- dier to get without having to ; "know the right person." The pay ; being so much higher, it is but . natural that there are more sol-; diers traveling greater distances ; on furloughs and weekend trips. DOCTORS' OFFICE
The Regimental- Dispensary has become more like a Doctor's Of- fice, there being no ward or other accommodation for patients. All ■who are loo sick to remain in quarters are' now sent to the Post hospital. The facilities there are far superior to any foupd in th.3 old days. We still have all the old "shots'' and many nev/ ones and I really believe that I am' at least immune to every thing except ac- cident and old age. The old sarge v>-ho used to pass out at the first touch of the needle had a son who still reacts the same way and the old sarges buddies have kids who make practically the same wise- cracks about the "fallen hero."
Every effort is made to make life in a training camp as pleasant as possible. We sleep on steel cots v/iih real mattresses, sheets and pillows, yes and v.'e eat at a table .<;et with China dishes and "real' silver. We even have salt and pep-
- per shakers and catsup, etc. on the tables. The, mess hall is a sep- arate building with far better than our old ones, but the K. P. still peals potatoes- in the same oio vav. The mad dash from barracKs
• to latrine across a snow covered side v.'alk in the middle of the chilliest night is a thing of the pa=t as each barracks now has c latrine. Tent camps have been changed into "Hutment '' camps
' and the digging of a pit latrine is
-The %quipnient of the 1943 douEhboy is about the same as So? his DHd i^Woiia^War I with many added items The two
- paramount pest.., ^he bug ejmd .Jie "Top kicks' wnislle iemam unchanged but Taps doesnt al-.
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Colored Cooch, Baseball Star, Ofi Paother.Nine
Corp. Moody Randolph has found an opportunity in the Ser- vice Battalion of the Third Stu- dent Training Regiment to re- shape the athletic career in civil-' ian life that he was forced to abandon upon his induction in the Army in .January, 1942. He played football here last fall and now is a candidate for the Service Battalion Panther baseball team,
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Randolph received his basic training at Fort McClell; where be avas given -the name "Big Train", becau.se ot the heavy tafks. he wa.vabje to perforni..
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508th Paratroopers Sing Song At Work
'Airborne we fly the sky i Paratroopers do or die' Students and instructors alike at the Parachute School are sing- at their work. It is the stir-; "March for the New Infan-; try," completed with an airborne arrangement.
Members of the 508th Para- hule Infantry introduced this 'ersion of the song, on their way through parachute training. Soon it was rolling off tongues, the length and breadth of the school. \^ork became easier and morale 1 1 of ' the entire training center was'! raised. It was too great a stroke to go unhonored.
So a thousand of the "fightinest devils anywhere", men of the 508th regiment, and their band gathered during a break in class- work and had their lusty voices recorded. It was jyst for their own pleasure and also so that the tune might pass to future sky- work again, still singing. The song ifollows: ^
Airborne we fly the sky Paratroopers do or die ; Speed troops like the wind' we go
We're sons o'guns! We're sons o'guns!
We won't take "no" for an troopers. T-hen they were off to
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Dusty guys, with mud in their eyes,
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The sky and sea of blue, '
We fly a . bit and then, we'll hit the silk of a para- chute OH! ! ! ! .
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League Seasons Operi Sunday With Gala Tww^:P^^^
DE \ Or.TER, Student Trainiiir. Brigade
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I Two Bennin? baseball circuits will get off to an auspicious iptart Sundav aftefnoou at Gowdy field when a crackerjack jdoubleheader plus elaborate opening: day ceremonies are plan- ined for the first games in the Infantry School and Fort Ben- i iiinfT leagues. . .
> The opener at 1 :OO.o'clock will pit the Academic Regiment I Profs, seven-time post champs, against the up-and-coming Lstudcnt Training Brigade tossers as the pry-off tilt in the iTIS loop. Immcdiatelv- following that battle, the Fort Ben- ining circuit opener wail bring together Lawson Field and the ! Parachute School. • 124TH BAND PLAYS
i Appropriate opening dav ceremonies wil! get underway Ipromptlv at 12:45 when th^ bandsmen of the 124th infantry ! strike up a march tune and lead the players of all four com- 'peting teams to the flagpole in deep center field. _
There, Lt. Col. Charles C. Finnegan, the post athletic offi- cer and head of the F. B. A. A., will present the brand Gowdy field flag to Capt. Hank Gowdy, now special service officer at the Infantry sdiool. The man for wljom the Ben- nirig park was named many years ago will then hoist the gonfalon to the top of the pole as a token of rededicating the
"rhe band and players will then return, to the infield Avhere the diamond stars will line up on the base paths while the hand stops at second liase and plays the national anthem, THE "FIRST PITCH"
Then will come the official "pitch-out" ceremonies with an ail-star cast. Major General Leven C. Allen, commandant of the Infantry school, will do the pitching. Brig. General , Walter Scott Fulton, post commander, will do the catching, ! and Brig. Gen. George P. Howell, commandant of the Para- i chute school, will do the umpiring on the first pitch. Thus I will the "first ball" be thrown, and after that the ump wiil_ Icry "play ball" and the loop seasons -vvill be officially open. I EXPECT GREAT CROWD I One of the greatest crowds to ever jam the ball park is expected Lto be on hand when the Academic [Profs take to the diamond lor the I first game in search of their eighth ! straight title. Despite the increased I strength of many teams, the Profs I still rate as an even money choice lto repeat.
I No less than five of the men i who will probably be= in the open- !ing lineup Sunday have been hold- 'ing down varsity slots on Hank Gowdv'.<; TIS all-star nine while three Prof pitchers are also on the Doughboy squad.
As £ matter of fact, the entire TIS outfield at present is an AcademiCr Regiment affair with Chet Dabbs in left, George Hill in cpnter, and hard-hittmg Garnet Mercer in right. Thc.<;e same three will probably open Sunday. STRONG INFIELD
In the infield Herb Moore, Academic's new tutor, who is a player-coach at first, and the stel- lar Benny Zientara at second are fixtures. Johnny Russo will prob- ably take over the shortstopping
Former Star In Colored League Now In 3rd SI
Fred Beckett Was Shortstopper For Cleveland Giants
Hero of many games in the Negro American league, Corp. Fredrick F. Beckett, Jr., is looked upon as R future mainstay of the Panther nine wiiich soon will take the diamond for the,' Service Bat- talion-of the Third Student Train- ing Regiment. , ;. ,
Beckett comes from «i baseDall family, his father, Fred Beckett, Sr., who lives in Philadelphia, starred with the Philadelphia Giants more than a score of years ^ago. The younger Beckett says thiE"'prof<; and Elmer Neibler is! he has known and loved the game lated to .start st third base. since he was five years old. Either Plunk or Fenno will do He first started to attract at- - tention while playing catcher with
the catching lor the ' defending I champs and Joe Dickerson, ex- I Milwaukee Brewer, or Rudy Run- Irus, former Roche.ster hurler, are i favored for the opening mound choice. Lefty Lehner, Bill Bobo and two or three others give the Profs a good mound stafL BRIGADIERS UNTRIED
The- Brigadiers who will oppose the Profs are as yet untried, but they boast two corking good pit- chers and a stellar catcher in Georgie Simmons, once of the Jer- sev Citv Giants who is also coach- ing the" club. The moundsraen are Eden DeVolter, late of San Diego in the Pacific Coast loop, and Jim Prendergast, last year's mound ace foivthe Little Rock Travelers in thej Southern.
Tommy Ryan, cn outfielder, looks like s hitting star while Mc- Cluskey and Bamburger, who have formed the left side of the TIS in- field so far, will pi^obably be used talent, ; the same spots for the Brigade simul- ; entry.
BUDDY LEWIS TO PLAT
The Fort Benning League open- er will also brmg together two R-tt-'irm n' 'b<. Third Student i crack nines. Lawson Field will p-^i'tnt an 4ek l boast the services of the outstand-
! Lewis, for several years a star with „ ,the Washington Senators in the up progranvsei_ up^by^ .ne man-l^^^^.j^gj^ League. The former Senator slugger v.dll probably hold down an outfield berth.
The Fliers have developed ..ell-balanced nine behind some better-than-average pitching from Lefty Ritver and Tom Nelligan. ; Their Parachute School rivais also tj^lenlcd players re-.^^^,^ ^ .strong mound staff with Corp.; Rip Bob Grodzicki the most .likely
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Plenty of Talent . In 3rd SIR Unit
First call for basebal. wmch wss issued almos tsneousiy v;ith the arrival of spring, oroug.nt e response from L large numoer of experienced 2ranE in the Serv'
r the present, the team
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_^ - Charles' L. Staples. It, e.xpecied that the season sched-; e, whifb ;s being prepared by,*- iput Jpri: G u s h i n. oattalion i CTCf'on nffico.-. v>-ill include I ^ ve;-?I coiicgiaie as v.'cll as post'
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starter.
The chutists have dropped pair of practice tilts to the 3rd Armored Regiment and Columbus, but showed plenty of promise and iare expected to be a. contender for
' -n the loop. Rossf'
from the Three-I
League and Kinard, hard-hitting
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^ N. Y. Congressman ; Gets in Fox Hole i Tank Rolfs Over
READY FOR SUNDAY— Chatfin^ oVer the prospects of the Academic Regiment taking its eighth straight post crown this year are the three former pros m the top pic- ture who will provide much of the batting punch for_ the Profs They are Benny Zien-. tara star second baseman; Garnet Mercer, the hard-hitting rightfielder who smashed otit 16 homers in the Three-I League last year, and Herb Moore, Cardinal . farmhand AVho_is coaching the defending champs and also plays first^ base. At the bo>toin are. shown the leaping infielders of the Parachute School who oppose Lawson Field in tKe tort Benmng leaeue opener. They are Third-baseman Kissel, Shortstop Migus. Second-sacker Kinard, and Fir..t-baseman Hudson. (.Signal Lab Photos by Stock and Kortemeier.)
Baseball Card
ALL GAMES AT GOWDY FIELD Thursday, April 15th— Infantry School vs. Atlanta Crackers at 6:30.
Sunday, April 18th— Academic Regiment vs. Student Training Brigade at 1:00.
Lawson Field vs. Parachute School at 3:15.
Monday, April 19th— 124th In- fantry vs. 300th Infantry at 8:30.
Tuesday, April 20th— 513th Par- achutes vs. 53rd General Hospital at 8:30.
Wednesday, April 21st— Student Training Bifles vs. 71st Ensineers at 8:30^
First Regiment Boasts Many Star Athletes
Gridsfers, Boxers, Basketeers Included Wrestlers, Baseball,
The" roster of officers basic, 9th company, First Student Training Regiment, looks hlce the lineup of Walter Camp's "All-American".
In. the "brawn" department are the following gridsters: 2nd Lti. Al Fielder, former captain, VMI, 1938; 1st Lt. Roger Stearns, Uni- versity of Maine all-conference tackle, 1940; 1st Lt. Joe Hamrick. Northwestern, chosen all-confer-^ ence tackle Big Ten, 1939; 1st Lt. Ivy Hyman, tackle, Ohio State, 1937. ■
1st Lt. Irving Agard, .Lafayette University, 1939, 175-pound East- ern Collegiate wrestling champion, and 1st Lt. Bob Gordon, UCLA end in 1938 and Pacific Coast in- tercollegiate boxing champi rep- resent the square arena.
Other athletic stars include 2nd Lt. John A. Darcy, catcher with Boston Red Sox; 1st Lt. Don North, varsity basketball player for the University of Nebraska i 1936, and 2nd Lt. Ted "William: Tennessee guar^.
Dragon Ringmen
Stage Upset To Deadlock 29th
Post Crown Undecided After 3rd Armored's Surprising Boxing
One of the largest crowds to ever -invade the post gym saw a surprising 3rd Armored ring team deadlock, the 29th Infantry's de- fending, champs on Monday night in a challenge match for the post crown.
Each squad came off the winner
four bouts apiece, and no de- cision was reached as to just who. should be acknowledged as title- holder. The teams may fight over again at a later date. THRILUNG BOUTS
Despite the no-decision result, however, tl/e bouts provided some ■ of the biggest sports thrills, of the year. The Dragons earned. the eventual deadlock on the wmgs of a thrilling win by -Johnny Mojas, then- heavyweight entry, who pummeled out a decision over Big John Zawaski of the 29th, who had. him outweighed by 40 pounds.
Two knockouts were i-ecorderi by Two-Nmers, . Johnny 1 Stutes slammed out a TKO wm over Montano of the Dragons in 55 sec- onds of the first round to take the bantam honorsi while Benny Parks sneaked m a neat job to the ■bin- of Jack Cram and sent him •eeling to the canvas in 1 minute and 45 seconds of the second round' m the welter scrap. CRUZ, CORtEY WIN
Flyweight Cruz and Lightheavy- weight Corley gained the other wins for the defending champs, while Cuthrie, Anaerson. P'lnozzo and Wojas were the Dragon win- ners. All bouts that went, the three-rounci limit were close, and the huge crowd was A an uproar most of ^the time.
In three preliminary settos, the , 24th General Hospital mittmen scored two -wins over punchers from the 90th Recons of the Tiger Division. Hugh Ruger, defending flyweight champ of the post, and Tanoti were the Medic?b winners, while Chuck Taylor of the Recons knocked out Silva of the hospital unit in the thihd match.
Wuxtra! Lybon, Neu Bury the Hofclief!!
l™, ? vcr.=;:tilc athlete in the, a representative of the -^people bcttElion. Uvho demonstrated the courage to i undergo the severe phases of an
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a Philadelphia high school team, going from there to the Central Stars of Philadelphia, a semi- professional outfit. Before play- ing organized baseball, Beckett picked up a few pointers on the professional game as a batboy ■ith the Washington Pilots. The Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National league bought Beckett from the semi-profes- sional circles but he remained with that team as a catcher for only a month before his contract was purchased tiy the Cleveland Giants of the Negro American league. The team owner. Wil- liam H. Ford, sv.'itched Beckett from behind the plate to the shortstop position, where he play- edthrough the seasons of 1938, 1939 and 1940.
During the winters of those years, Beckett made several trips to Cuba to play exhibition base- ball with all-star pickup- teams in the principal cities.
Beckett was living in Wild- wood, N. J., when he was called into the army just at the start of the 1941 baseball season. Un- til his arrival at Fort Benning about five months ago, Beckett itationed at Fort Devens, Mass., where he played on the Infantry team._/ ,
Tigers Plan Track
Meet In Stadium For Division Stars
A 10th 'Annoi'e<5 division track meet will be held May Doughboy stadium on the main post under the direction of the division Special Service office.
In most respects it wiU be like any other truck meet but "some- thing new has been added" tc give this the Army stamp: A 120- yard course with five obstacles involving hurdling, jumping, crawling and balancing, and hand grenade throw- racy.
Other scheduled events are as follows: 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash, 440-yard dash, B80-yard dash, mile relay. 440-yard relay, shot put, high jump and running broad jump.
Unit commanders are asked to submit their entries to the Spe- cial Service office by May 1.
Timing and Follow Through Are As Vital In Army As In Sports
PFC. CHARLES W. VOORHIS Co. F. Academic Regiment 1st Prize, Sports There are various tricks of the trade whereby a sports writer creates a profound impression upon his reading public. By know- ing the greats of the sports world (he shook the hand of Babe Ruth) he can write about them authori- tatively. Through those associa- tions he is deemed to be an -expert in those sports with which the greats are associated.- He goes to gi-eat lengths to analyze those sport-! and predict the outcomes of competitions in them.
He can further his high estate as an expert by delivering tech- nical discourses oh the proper methods of gaining perfection in those sperts. His chief stock in trade— and don't tell me there is a sportswriter who has never written about them— are his com- ments on the value of timing and foUo^v through. • SHINES IN GOLF
He shines in his golf articles. He ll tell you the impact of the clubhead and ball must come at the moment the wrists are rolled or uncocked and the weight of the body is shifted from the right to the left foot. This calls lor the synchronization of feet, knees, hands, hips and shoulders. Then he'll tell you that it is most es-
sential to follow "through with the
swing.
Sluggers in baseball must have perfed; timing lor distance. Pitchers must have that perfect follow through to break off their hooks and control the comers of the plate.
A prizefighter can never possess I Sunday punch unless he de- .relops a follow through and he can't box his way out of a paper bag unless he can make his hands and feet coordinate. That's timing. IN ARMY NOW
You're in the army now. In- stead of reading those theories ' the sports pages, you're getting them out of army field manuals. Instead of golf pros or baseball coaches, you're listening to of- ficers and N. C. 0/s spout these same theories.
There is a close relationship be- tween the adaptation of these theories to sports and their adap- tation to army training. What good is a horizontal butt stroke if you don't follow through? It and you are lost if your feet are tangled up: that is to say, if you can't make' ypur feet and arms coor- dinate, buddy, your timing, then, is off. You don't get results with a hand grenade unless you fol- low through. .
What good comes ;of shooting a rifle unless you "have a trigger
squeeze and follow through? And the No. 2 man of a howiuer gun crew is a sloppy workman if he can't drive a shell into the breach and follow through.
You can't even march well without • timing and follow through. Your hands do the lat- ter.
PRETTY GOOD CREWS
But these spoi'ts writers and authors of army manuals are no proponents of theories that are new. In the days of the Romans there were some pretty good crews afloat In those stave gal- leys. It didn't, make much differ- ence -whether they iised a Conni- bear stroke with a long layback
a Glendon stroke with a quick catch. They had to have timing and follow through or feel the whip of the bargema&ter.
David who .slew Goliath must have had a trigger squeeze of a sort when he fired his slingshot. And a cave man couldn't last very long unless he got some timing in that shillelah he wielded.
And there you have it — your annual springdose of timing and follow through. You can't avoid it even in the army.
Just remember, though, nothing new. But it gives sports writers and army officers some- thing to , shout about against which there can be no argument.
Tiger Ballplayer Once Hyrled 18-lnning Kb- Hit, No-Rupi Game
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^^^^^ World War No. 1 as a
\^a="a't^ lieutenant and showed by his ac- Mii hellion? and in the talk he gave the f^- E:!.y ConV.'in P.t'tFDU'-g^n.^ie candidates ^^.f^^^^'^^J^f.^J ^^.^ ^iped Lou /unber.<; i3eat - Pedro ; grasp of mihtaiv mctteis. ine.
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Men discharged on account of physical disabilities during peace time can be drafted. Physical standards have been greatly low- ered, and it is possible that yoUr brother would now be acceptable.
Pitching an ISrinning game is a good day's work in any man's lan- guage, but making it a no-hit, no- run game in the bargain is some- thing to shout about. The candidate of the 10th Ar- „„ ;mored Division for baseball's hall .lor accu- ^^^^ j^^^n "Bib", Talk,
who chalked up the above per- formance in 1940 when he was playing semi-pro ball with the Blue Colts of Cicero, 111. Falk joined the Tiger Division only re- cently, and was assigned to the Special Service office where, among other duties, he will as- sist with the direction of base- baU.
EXPECTS TO PLAY
And, if he finds tin>e for it, Falk will play some ball his spring, hurling for the Division Service Company — w h i c h automatically should give this unit a jump , on other clubs in the Sand Hill
er bin
tiez. But now that
rivettc on juFi tnrer gujfc— Hifl< -^io Slid Mussolini:
is Congie>.=n)an «.
.'on the applause r.ithe company when he P'll int" I foxhole and permitfT' r --r'-.
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of the candi- 1 American Legio '-.-I r-ji-varri- 1o!mert in 1931
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A native of Chicago, Falk be- his baseball career '
• n Junior .-tr
College in Chicago and quently signed up with ihe Cicero Blue Colts, After he pitched his spectacular 18-inning- game in 1940 the 'big league scouts came around with their offers and he tried out with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox.
JOINED ARMY
The army nipped his career in the bud just tw.o years ago, for it was April 3. 1941, when Falk put away his spikes and tried on a pair -of G. I. shoes. But he has not been-'able to stay away from the diamond. In 1942 he played on an all-star team at Fort Bragg, N, C., and put in a very good year on the Quartermaster's team at . Fort Bragg. His season's record was 28 games pitched and 24 won. Of the four games he lost, three were two-hit games.
Falk also did all right for him- self' when he pitched: last year for an all-star army team against an all-star aggregation representing the navy. Wbeij the dust had cief'-fri the n-cary .=ailor.=; had
subse- had hurled a no-hit game, and in- cidentally fanned 19 batters. This was sailed as a new modern rec- ord, since the great Bobbie Feller had managed to fan.only 18 ALSO JOURNALIST /
Off the mound, Falk has delved into journalism. He was editor of the Barracks-. Barrage column of the Fort Bragg Post and was also editor of the 79th Field Artillery^ Regiment's Howitzer, which on acclaim from the War Department Falk is married, and he says that his most ardent roqter is his wife, Sophie, who, not to be out- done by her husband, was a star 'olleybaU player in Chicago.
■ of: to the fhr. :cvs,
DALLAS, Texii-(CNS)— Gran- ville W. Moore, county rationing board member, has organized "The Mismated Shoe- Club" help men and women in the U, S. who wear a different size shoe on each foot and have been caught short by shoe rationing, A round- robin letter goes to all inquirers, so thev can write each other and trade" .'^hoes that don't fit for shoes
Rival Tells Us Things About Carl We Nevef^Knew
BY SGT. IVIILTON LUBAN 2nd Prize, Sports
We have reached the end of a stirring basketball season and the cheers for Shannon, Ricks, Web- ster and other court luminaries can still be heard in barracks bull sessions. Soon the air will be re- with frenzied yells for Zientara, Lewis, Nicbler, Cox and countle.'^s other warnois of the diamond as baseball takes its nat- tural place at the head of the Benning sports parade.
Meanwhile there's a lull during which it might be a good idea to meet the man behind the scene,. So we present S, Sgt, Carl Neu, the man who has had more abuse, mplaints and old-fashioned cus- n' heaped on his shoulders than any six supply sergeants. :
Officially attached to the Quar«. termaster Public Relations branch, Carl Neu gradually drifted into Post sports and soon was not only covering all Benning sports for the Bayonet, but actually arrang- ing, organizing and rimning them. While we suspect that Carl , ori- ginally helped organize sports in order to have news to write about — we often do the same thing for the Academic Regiment's news- paper— we also suspect that Ben- ning sports would be pretty cha- otic without Carl's guiding hand, NASTY ASPERSIONS
We did not always think' this. When the Conference basketball schedule was released we were convinced that Neu ,was payroll of the seven other teams who were out to stop the Profs in any way possible. In our column in The Regimental Mirror we cast nasty aspersions upon Carl's good name.
In due time we discovered that almost all the other teams sus- pected that Carl was on our pay- roll. For a while we alternated with Cpl. Naylor of The Pine- Bur in taking cracks at the offi- ciating, -the schedule-making, the tobacco Carl smoked and every- thing else we could think of.
Meanwhile the basketball race merrily rolled along, attendance was good, it was ridiculously easj- to get cooperation from the Ath- letic Office in arranging fencing matches and practicd basketball games and, much to our amaze- ment, we found pleasant remark! about Carl Neu appearing in oui column. We couldn't let him get ay with that, naturally enough,^ we determined to keep a picious eye on Sgt. Carl Neu. HUMAN DYNAMO
Now, alas, after watching that human dynamo in action we have to break down to confess we don't know how he does it all. He cov- all sports for the Bayonet, sends out all sports press releases to the Ibcal newspapers, does all the schedule making for the many basketball, baseball and softball leagues and then sees to it that leagues function correctly, does a daily 15 minute broadcast over WRBL,. announces the sports events and probably polices the grounds when no one is looking.
Neu is a graduate of the Uni- versity of P>ennsylvania having received his B.S. in Economics from the' Wharton School of Fi- nance
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SOT. CARL NEU
While at Penn he seirved on the staff of the Daily Pennsylvanian, did, radio announcing at the uni- versity, and also predicted the outcome of 20 football games pet week, ending up with a phenom- enal season's average of .857. , BASEBALL MANAGER
Later he became sports editor of the local paper in JenkintpWn, Pa., also managing the local base- ball team for two years. Then lie decided to become a pity slicker and migrated to New York where he connected with R. H, Macy' & Co., the world's largest depart- ment store. Within six months the energetic Mr.' Neu was a section manager- and by' the time Jie don- ned O. D.'s— two years and two months ago— he was the buyer of sporting goods.
Then came a period witli the 8th Infantry; then to the Quar- termaster Detachment- of Station Complement as stock record clerk; then to Quartermaster Public Re- lations and then gradually to the Big Bertha of sports. ' HAD LOTS OF FUN
He's had a lot of fun at Ben- ning interviewing 'such . stars as Harpo Marx, Mischa Auer and Veronica . Lake. Claims the besc . storye he ever wrote was his story on Veronica Lake— and it was never printed. , . . . ,
. But while he's had his fun hes worked, and.. worked -Hard, ihe huge crowds who enjoyed his stirring football and basketball games these^past seasons owe many thanks to Carl. And the forthcoming exciting baseball tournaments also bear the miprint of his energy. So wh'le t^e crad^^ of the bat .-iS heard throughout Gowdy Field, let's take a seventh inning stretch to give a yell for Sgt. Carl Neu— the man behmd the sports scene. .. .
Additional Sports
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tration schools in the country.
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PT BPMNINfi BAYONET NEWS mm
0. Ce EKlisfs Two Honrs After Pesrl Harbor Hit
-Within two hours after broad- casting the news of the fall of Corregidor from his radio studio, Candidate K. W. Thompson of the 30th Company, Third Studeit Training Regiment, had enlisted in the U. S. Army.
"That news made me e of tnyself for holding a job in an air-conditioned radio studio while a lot of other fellows were tak- ing a rap from the Japs," he ex- plained, "so I made up my mind before I had completed the broad- cast to Join up arid I've never been sorry that I did."
Prior to his entering the Army. Candidate Thompson had edited and broadcast news over stations affiliated with the three major radio networks for seven years. He started his career writing and taking part in dramatic produc- tions at Station WSM, Nashville, Tenn., and he since has broadcast events from every part of the country, including the "Squalus" rescue project, the Army maneu- vers in the California deserts and other thrilling news "breaks." His greatest ambition as a radio an- nouncer is to give a "blow bl blow description of the/ signing of the peace in Tokyb," he de- clares.
Candidate Thompson is £ na- tive of Wyoming and received his basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif., after enlisting from Los
Angeles^
55th Engineer Enlisted Men Get Promotions
Promotions of enlisted men in the 55th Engineers Battalion, 10th Armored Division, are announced as follows: „ „^
To be technical sergeant: S-Sgt. Edward J. Blyzwick.
To be staff sergeant: Sgt. James M. O'Neill, Sgt. Harold C. Woodhouse, Sgt. Jack E. Bowden.
To be sergeant: Cpl. Earl J. Hughes, Pvt. Marvel R. Hansen, Cpl. Francis E. Scott, Jr., Cpl. Edward L. Armani, CpL James P. Koemer. " . ,
To be technician fourth grade: Pfc. George R. Agee, Pvt. WiUiam A. Scott, Pfc. Osborne C. Tan- ner.
To be corporal: Pvt. Joseph S. Dominick.' y-S George J. Suchar, Pfc. Joe H. Clark, Pfc. Emmett Juul, Pfc. Walter G. Kittel, Pfc. Donald F. Marshall, Pfc. Donald F.: Riley, Pvt. Hughes P. Frank- lin, Pfc. Harry A. Benjamin, Pfc. Roy A. Robinson, Pfc. Walter Streetman.
■i^o be technician fifth grade: Pvit. Keith Cook, Pfc. Paul O. McManus, Pfc. Harry L. Bennett
HOLLYWOOD — (CNS) Tl^em that asks gits! The War Production board asked that cute Ititle deicer Veronica Lake (she of - the one eye) to put up her locks for some photographs to be xised as examples for girls in war ■work where clear vision is im- perative and hair unimportant. Veronica was only too glad to oblige — said she was tired of blind flyin', anyway.
Retired Sergesnt
To Go To Work . in Defense -Pfant.
. Completing 32 yeers of army service, First Sergt Benjemin T. Meeks, of the 29th linfan- try Band, now is awaiting his retirement orders find plans , on exchanging band instru- ments for precision tools in E defense plant. Sergt. Meeks entered the service in 1811 and served overseas in France during World War L He has been wit hthe 29tfa Infantry for the past 22 years.
Former Fliionce Officer Plays Role If! African Cpyp
Colonel L. H. Sims, formerly Finance Officer at Fort Benning, has been men^oned in news dis- patches as haying* played an im- portant role in preparing for the North African invasion and con-, sequent campaigns there.
According to the dispatches, he was iii charge of a group of American officers who worked for several weeks in a vault hundreds of feet below London streets, preparing American currency for army finance officers in North Africa. The cash was ready weeks in advance of the actual start of the campaign.
Friends on the post recall that he was Finance Officer here from 1937 to 1941. and believed that he flew across with General Mar- shall. A son, L. H. Sims, Jr., now is a student at United States Mil- itary Academy at West Point.
tt Sullivan Receives First Lieutenancy
Lt. John F. Sullivan, Jr., per- sonnel and executive officer of the 283rd Quartermaster Com- pany, has been promoted from second to first lieutenant, accord- ing to an announcement received at post hadquarters, . Entering the army in February, 1942, as an enlisted man .Sulli- van served for several months with the Quartermaster Replace- ment Training Center, Camp Lee, Va., before attending officer can- didates' schooL He was commis- sioned in Auguft of last year, and came to Benoing in September, where he joined the 283rd com- pany. - ■
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— (CNS) Seventy-four-year-old John Fred- erickson used to light a battery of 20 candles to take the chill off his attic room. One of them -ap- parently set fire to his bedclothes. He was found burned and suffo- cated when firemen broke into his room.
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P. 0. Amends Is Overseas Mail Regulation
All-Weight Packages Of Essential Articles Now Acceptable
In order to facilitate the over- seas shipment of small essential articles such as eyeglasses, watches, fountain pens and In- signia, restrictions on army over- seas mail as previously outUned in post office orders have been amended to permit acceptance of sealed first-class packages with- out presentation of approved re- quests from the addressee, accord- ing to R. P. Richardson, Fort Benning postmaster.
Under the same conditions of weight ^d postage, individual copies of "House Organs" or em- ploye publications," may also be sent to such personnel.
Also included in the list of ac- cepted parcels, are packages con- taining uniforms and accessories ordered by officers, and medical books sent to doctors connected with army hospitals or units un- der their official titles and for their official use. For the above listed items there is no size or weight limitation, under the new amendment.
Renewals of present subscrip- tions of newspapers and other publications entered as second class matter from any source will be considered as a continuation of the present subscription end mailings to overseas personnel '»dll be allowed, regardless of whether the renewals may be paid for by others then the addressee, and without any request from the latter. This does not apply to complimentary, issues distributed by the publishers. TEXT BOOKS
Text books and study material sent by the United States Armed Forces Institute, Madison. Wis., an agency of the government, and universities and colleges conduct- ing courses in cooperation with that institute, also such material sent by other schools and colleges conducting home study courses, in connection with enrollment prior to Jan. 15, 1943, may be sent without request at time of mailing.
The same ruling also applies to matter sent in connection with enrollments or requests, made subsequent to that date; except that- such requests shall bear the approval of the student's com- manding officer.
Upon the vnrappers of material and literature dispatched by the Armed Forces Institute, and co- operating agencies, should appear
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Applicants for Army Emergency ReUef are advised to be sure that the first endorsement on their ap- plications is executed by their com mandiiig officer or personnel of- ficer, Lt; John J. A. Lyons, A. E. R, officer at Post Headquarters, said today.
The endorsement should contain the date and amount of the indi- vidual's" last pay, the amount of pay due him from the United States, deductions— if any-rauth- orized by the apllicant, and in the case of married men, whether or not the allotment has been exe- cuted in favor of his dependents.
If an allotment has been exe- cuted, it should be specified on the endorsement as to whether it is being received.
All of this information should be furnished before the loan may be made. Failure to comply works additional hardship on the appli- cant, Liutenant Lyons said, in stressing that this procedure must be strictly adhered to. .
The A?Il "is ready and should be utilized to carry families of en-
a return card similar to the fol- lowing: Armed Forces University Extension Courses, Home Study Department, University of Chi- cago, Chicago, 111. Official Mail- ing.
In the case of such mailing by other schools and colleges,
listed men through any period of financial embarrassment that may ensue while they are awaiting re- ceipts of Dependency Benefit checkE," according to Lieutenant Lyons. v
The AER application form must be filled but in triplicate. The amount of, loan desired, the pur- pose for which it wi used, and probable date or plan on which the individual expects to make re^ paymient must be stated on th( form..
Between May, 1942 and March I, 1943, approximately $15,000 in AER loans had been made at Fort Benning. Approximately $9,- 000 has been repaid of this amount. A total of 385 loans were made in this period.
During December, January and February, the numbers of loans ranted from 30 to 70 per month, with an average monthly amount of the loans running between $1600 and .$25000.
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Book clubs under contract to furnish members outside conti- nental limits of the United States with books to be mailed at speci- fied intervals, may continue de- hvery of these, providing the ar- rangements were made prior to establishment of the restrictions.
It will be noted, however, that this does not apply to instances •when book dubs merely fumisb members with list* of booiks, which the inembor is not under obligation to purchase, but for which he submits a specifio re- quest. In this case the approval and stamp of his eonunanding officer is necessary.
Requests of officers and per- sonnel not assigned to organiza- tions or assigned to separate com- panies and detachments must be approved by the next higher headquarters or by the theater headquarters;
The War Department has issued instructions to its personnel that under no circumstances will re- quests be approved by other than battalion or regimental -command- ers or other officers of field grade, having supervisory authority over the officer or enlisted manr' making the request.
Exceptions to the overseas re- strictions as. outlined in the order include shipment of parcels to military agencies such as the Bed Crdss, post exchanges, canteois, USO, and libraries. Also except- ed is religious inaterial addressed to- chaplains and articles sent commanding officers, addressed to them, as such, by title.
No approved request is neces- sary for these. The regular limits of size and weight, namely 70 pounds, and 100 inches in length and girth combined are applicable. Such parcels should be labeled, "For Military Agency."
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One soldier who should be at home in many foreign lands is Pvt. Joseph Strinchak of the 55th Armored Engineers, and yet Pvt. Strinchak is strictly an American who hails from Gary, Ind. The reason is that he will carry wher- ever he goes his own brand of heavy artillery: languages.
This soldier can converse flu- entiy in Serbian, Croatian, Polish and Slav, and he is fairly fluent with the extremely difficult Rus- sian tongue. And there is no great similarity between any two of these languages, either.
.Strinchak acquired his lingual ability by listening and practic- ing, and he did this during the period when learning is easiest: as a child. His parents were Czechoslovaks, so he. learned Slav while he was speaking his first words in English. All of the others he picked up during after-school snacks at the homes of playmates. Since he lived in a community that was composed largely 'bf for- eigri-born people, this was not too difficult for an alert youngster.
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He even had the tenacity to learn to read one of these lan- guages, Polish. Coming across a Polish catechism one day, he sat down and stayed with it tmtil he could read it; Today he reads Polish, or rather, Polish- Ameri- can newspapers as well as most people read English.
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The future was so uncertain that she preferred not to marry him then, stf his thoughts turned to £ greater companion — Amer- icE not that he especially loved her more, but that it was his duty Something Vvithin called him. And so he enlisted, kissing her goodbye for the last time, per- haps. , . , •
He had had permanent oefer- mmt but others were being called. Inwardly £ voice had said •'Go v.-here duty callsl^'
Indifferently he packed his ci- vilian wardrobe and shipped it to her He never expected to see her' again. He was on his v.-ay to cive his life for his country— for America— for Freedom. Yet, to comfort her, he faithfuUy assurea her that he would return to her. -The ring and all their heavenly vows remained the same. The Eweetnes.-; of their love was even jrrester. Each night they prayea that God v/ould protect them anr fee them safely together again Month Efter month passed. He: i lover v.-££ being trained as i doughboy, ready and eager to giV( hi£ life for his country, if neceS' eary.
Her Eweetheart — her fiance — was in the Army. It was difficult for her to believe it. Just a few months ago he had been a public servant. Now he whom she loved more than anything else the world- WEE away-fai Ir person, but even closer in spirit. Each night— and several times daring the day— she prayed for bif protection; she prayed that ne T^ould Esieiv return to her. She pvEyed that their love would be EU-ong enough to keep them toge- ther m spirit. Each night at sn cppointed hour she tok his pic- ture into her arms and ta ked Tvith him-he. too, was ta kmg vith him— he, too, was talking the continent separated tnem in person, their thoughts were toge- ther. They reminisced by looking v.'istlully upon the same moon, for each wa.<! romantically on the bearrirTheir hearts beat as one. ERE'LL WAIT
It WES difficult for him to rec- oncile the pale muck of the bar- racks v.'ith his high, noble mmd, end still enjoy the companionship of hi$ buddie.-;. But he adnnired them "for their good points, al- ways trying to condone their un- conscious blasphemy and their ^ci-ude, insincere low minds. He 5 was different- so different that ■ his buddies envied him, especial -
ly his fiancee. It took only look at her sweet, lovely porti-ait or one to remark, "She'll be ■••aiting for you, Pal," or "No wonder you are different!"'
Yes, not every soldier, -had a sweetheart like Virginia. Nor did /ery soldier have so much to hich to look forward. Not every; >ldier had a high mind and a ^esire to retain it. Not every sol- dier had enjoyed the real heaven- ly happiness which had been his. But it had been more than his — it had been theirs— theirs in their dreamhouse together. PEERLESS VIRGINIA
„There had been other girls, of course, but none like Virginia. She was sv/eet because she had been and was always considerate and understanding of his desires, his peculiarities, and his weaknesses. But more than that, she caused him ' to appreciate the spiritual and cultural matters of life. She vv-as .<^weet because she was kind and patient; intelligent, pretty, and affectionate. She was truly an ideal sweetheart, one whom any young man would long to pos- sess. .
Though six years his junior, was mentally his superior, in some respects. They were more than a well-matched couple: they were an ideal couple, apparently made for each other.
Six months passed. He was still in training, preparatory to going overseas. But fate altered hi: plans: He was injured and tem- porarily relieved from active duly ftaratroop training. Realizing that the injuiy would reo through subsequent training, he later asked lor a disqualification.
request was granted. He would be sent to s combat outfit, from the Casual Company. That v.-as his preference, anyway, as he had planned to put in applica- tion ior O. C. S., his original de- ;nd intention upon enlist- ment.
When he was offered a perma- nent- clerical job with the Para- chute School, his thoughts turned immediately to Virginia. He loved her. It would be ideal for them: They could be married. She would be happy. He rushed a letter to hcr^ telling her how happy he was that he had accepted the per- manent job and that he had re- covered from his injury. DON'T CRY, SWEETHEART In reply, she wrote a very .'eet letter, expressing her. hap- nes.'? and gratitude, but ".
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Don't count too much on our be- ing married till after the dura- tion," she wrote.
Knowing her as he did, he real- ized that such a statement was the same as saying that they would definitely not be married, till after the war,
"She doesn't love m thought, "or else she would mar- ry me now. It is foolish to wait. Life goes on now. We could work together as one; build, create, and overcome our adversities. We shall be young only once; besides, no one knows just how long the war may last. It is absolutely foolish to wait. There is only one conclusion: She just does not love me! A permanent job and still shis- refuses! It doesn't make sense!" He was provoked, mad, furious. He would understand, she thought. Their love was strong and deep enough to keep them together always in spirit and un- derstanding, she believed.
But his responsive letters cold- ly told her off: ". . . You have really flattered yourself in be. lieving that I would wait inde- finitely for you. I land a perfect set-up with permanent security for the duration, and what do 1 get in return? A broken heart: My face is wet and "distorted with tears; I have cried myself sick. A miserable wretch am I— all be-, cause I was led to believe that you really loved me! Well, Little Lady, so far as I am concerned, you can just keep on waiting in- definitely to be married! You may do whatever you want to with the i-ing and everythmg else, I'm through with it all. I'd rather be dead than alive. I'm volunteering for immediate combat. I can bear it here no. longer. I want death as a comforter. As you call re- call, I once said that if anything should ever happen to sever our. romance, I would destroy myself, because I could not bear to go on just existing. I shall be true to that promisp, but in going, I shall not go in fvain, for I shall, go fighting and dying that my friends and loved ones back home may not become slaves of ruthless tyrants. I shall willingly die far a cause. Death is my destiny! Long live America and Tredom! Best o luck to you . . ." LOVE TO HATE
beautiful love had turned to hate. Faith had turned to in- fidelity. Nothing mattered any- more.
Shattered were their dream?. A beautiful flower had been twisted, trampled upon, and beaten into he ground.
Virginia was heartbroken, re- morsefully ill from the effects. The thought of one certain line in a recent letter from him left her in tears, with an empty, ach- ing heart. The words stared her in the face: ". . . My love has been killed— just burned out."
Though of the words haunted her, frightened her, with a deep tragic dejection. It was incon- ceivable, impossible. Her kind and loving Bob would not be that way. He would never be patient and understanding, faithful anc" Christian.
OTHERS BIEDS HAVE FLOWN
Four years had passed since Betty, his first sweetheart, had told him coldly that it was all off. He had suffered disappointment before. But when he parted v.'ith her four years before, he said to her: I'll still be" waiting for you. Darling, even if it takes you five years to change your mind." They, would' always be friends, at least, they had agreed. Occasional friendly letters had passed be-
'een them during the past lour years.
Now that Virginia apparently did not love him, he turned hope- fully toward Betty. Maybe some- day they would be reconciled. Maybe she had realized her mis- talve- in turning a cold -shoulder to him, and now that each had completed five years of college, maybe it was about time for the five years to come-to fruition. But the hope was only faint, coldly realistic.
Poor'Little Virginia, who had ever dreamed of a perfect love and marriage; .and who had ever kept herself chaste and whole- some for her long-anticipated hus- band, had. met a heart-rending disappointment^a very sad, bit- ter disappointment. But her faith remained the same. She prayed that her Bob would have a change of heart and tell her that he still loved her. Surely God would help them who. helped themselves, she believed. But he had forsaken God. Hence= God had forsaken him. He had ceased to pray, for prayer seemed useless, vain. Was there a God? If so, why had He not been more merciful and com- forting? If there was a God, why did He continue to allow the red blood of innocent peace-loving men and women to fill the gut-
ters of a war-terrprized world? RUTHLESS WILL
In Virginia's heart, she felt that jhe. had the answer: The ruthless will of man was the cause. The verv ones who believed not in Christ and His doctrine and^prin- ciples were the cause of all the terrible confUct, Virginia b^ieved that God is good to those who teep constant faith in Him, even n the face of death. She believed that He is good to those who have the Faith that the Master had when He departed from earth, say- . I go to prepare a place for you."
Vii'ginia had considered more than the present: She had plan- ned for their future, ever guided by the faith that ". . . God so loved the world that He gave Hi only begotten Son that whoseover believeth on Him might not per- but might have everlasting She prayed incessantly and •faithfully that her Bob would derstand and believe that she did truly lo\-e him. She prayed that would once again be the same eet-heart whom she had idol- ized since their meeting eighteen months, previous.
ut at the moment of her most sincere prayers, he was enter- taining the idea of seeking phy- sical gratification. Nothing seemed to matter anymore. He would get out of life what he could.- Through biological reactions, his tearful heart had altered into materialis- tic impulses. When Betty had quit him four years before, he had turned to physical gratification, by issociating with Lela' Ann, a sym- pathizing, understanding woman somewhat his sension. He had found extreme physical fondness of being»with her. LELA ANN
She had considerably heeded his desires, and at the same time had tried to console him during his sorrow over Betty. He and Lela Ann had had fun- together, even though . inwardly he cared little for her. Romance had seemed a thing of the past to him. Com- panionship with physical grati- fication as its objective had been enjoyable, despite its worldlLness. She had understood the situation, because she knew Betty. She had sympathetically given in to his desires, through personal interest, to some extent. Their association was rather consistent, despite hi: thoughts of Betty. It was most difficult for him to forget Betty. But in spite of his memory of her, he had developed a physical love for Lela Ann. And now, near- ly four years later, after having once reformed and been con- verted, and after having proved himself worthy of Virginia, his thoughts turned strongly in me- mory of Lela Ann. She would un- derstand. She" had before. She would again. She had since mar- ried, but that would not matter — he allowed himself to believe . — because they had been friends long before she had met her hus- band. If he could" only . sec her! If he .could*, only be with her for awhile!
PASS TO TOWN
But he could not see Lela Ann. The next best v/as a pass to town. But instantly he recalled that when he had departed from Vir- ginia, he promised her that in the face of temptation her beauti- ful face would always be before him, in his mind and heart. He
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arts and sciences of warfare for officer candidates.
Finally Staff Sgt, Walter H. Powell, Colquitt, Ga., arid Sgt. Milton E, Hardin, Ellington, Fla., and Sgt. David Holland— all old fox-hunters, in their own right-
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He sustained a fractured leg in
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However, he has now gojM AWOL as somebody pried off the screen in the box where he W9s kept of nights. The box had orig-^. inally been constructed for a rac- coon that had been caught in the woods— but he too went AWOL one night - SO' no\y Co. 1 ha» no mascot at all. ^
assured her that Its smiling sweet- ness would ever prevent his weak- ening. In respect for himself, as well as for her, that was one promise which he was determined not to break, no matter how strong the temptation might become. When the temporary desires of is physical appetite ceased Uirough natural reactions, he found himself looking with aver- sion upon any thoughts of lustful, worldly gratification, lor he real- ized the fact that he had com- mitted adultery in his. heart. He was sorry, for such pleasures were only temporary and were detri- mental to the souL The real last- ing love in his heart for Virginia was still there, even stronger than ever, HeJiad to do something, or else go insane.-
I'll call her," he said impul- sively.
With a penitent heart, he said a prayer that he might be for- given, because life without Vir- ginia in his heart was coldly dull and futile. She knew all about Betty and Lela Ann but had for- given him, if he would prove him- self worthy of her love. Now wa: an opportune moment. FORGIVE IVIE, DARLING
While she waited to hear his voice, she said a silent prayer that he would honestly tell her that he loved her. With joyful tears in his eyes, he apologized for all the depressing letters he had writ- ten to her, lor all the impulsive coldness toward her. ", . . Please forgive me, Darling, Snd believe that I love you with all. my heart.
Pray for me"- a lump came
into his throat "pray for
Sweetheart ..." '
It seemed that his sweetheart was right there in the telephone. He wanted to reach out and take her into his arms. The feeling was mutual. It was a heavenly recon- ciliation. He promised upon his word of honor that he would do nothing until after haivng talked over everything with her while on his anticipated furlough.
Blessed reconciliation! Blessed change of heart! God had. once again come into his heart. Love was divine. Once again he fer- vently offered thanks to God for his many blessings, and once again he prayed for a happy personal reunion with- his sweetheart. This time and repeatedly in the fol- lowing days, he gave thanks unto God, realizing that he had. much for which to be extremely grate- .ful.
He was happy because of an e\'er comforting prayer in his
heart:
"O, God; help me always to have that spiritual peace which ever prevails through constant faith in Thee. Help me to be understand- ing and loving. Help me to dwell upon the things that are vital and permanent, even in the face of im- minent death. Help me to realize that the greatest blescings of life are spiritual. Help me to reahze thta even though Virginia thmks it best not to marry till after the dilration, she loves me with all her heart, for she is thinking of our future. Help me to be ever kind and loving— just as I was in civilian life. Help me to pei-form bravely and proficiently whatever duty is mine, even if it is my lot to give my life for the ca«ise of Freedom.
If it be Thy will to see me safely through this war and eventually unite me with Virginia, I shall ever be thankful unto Thee and try to carry on thy will where I left off in civilian life. Amen."
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BY CAPT. JOEK E. TOEINUS Thira Prize, Sporte What Army sports can do for an organization is well illustrated by the case of the Second Student Training Regiment of The Infan- try School, £ regiment naturally handicapped m a sport way be- cause of its temporary nature, but E regiment which has found that organized athletics can do won- dere in giving a unit £ unified esprit de corps as well as provid- ing a high tjTJe of entertainment for its personnel.
This Regiment, commanded by Col. Edward B. Jackson, whose main mission is the training of Infantry Officer Candidates, is currently the talk of Fort Ben- ning sport circles because of its post championship basketball team, the LEADERS ( but through the LEADERS a well-roimded sport program i£ being devel- oped capitalizing on their success. WORLD LOVES WECNER
Naturally the LEADERS did not command much attention in the Regiment, as they lost their first seven post conference games, but once they started winning, offi- cers and enlisted men of the per^ manent personnel and Officer Candidates turned out in droves to ,see the games. It was a com- mon sight to see a whole OC com- pany marching to the Sport Arena to -the accompaniment of a good faarber-shop tune. The fans even organized an impromptu cheering session and a couple of GI's who had been hot stuff as high school.
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cheerleaders worked the cramps out of their bones and went to work on some skyrockets.
Seeing the success of the LEAD- ERS, other sport groups in thr Regiment were enthused. At pres' ent a top-notch baseball team is working out daily in the hopes of duplicating the LEADERS' feats on the diamond. Combined with the Third Regiment to gam great- er strength, the team will cavojt under the title of the RIFLES, and is being coached by Lt. Mickey Bach of the 3rd STR. OFFICEES LEAGUE
Officers ot the Regiment have formed their own softbaU league, with teams entered' from the six battahons. A number of OC com- panies are getting up softbaU and hardball teams to chaUenge other companies. A softbaU league is being talked up among Head- quarters Company personnel. There have been a number of im- promptu boxing matches staged among OC's. Officers have all winter, participated m severaj vol- leyball leagues. •
The Service Battalion has al- ways been active in sport circles, participating in all the aeryice leagues on the post m football, basketbaU and baseball. The Sec- ond Regiment likes to point out also that its Service Battalion COMIvLANDO grid squad holds tbe post colored championship. A number of Service Battahon GI have even formed up their own track team and are lookmg for outside competition.
All of this has been done In a Regiment which has a very smaU permanent personnel and where the student personnel turns over daily. It looked like an imposssi-
2iicl STR Coy rf men Rates As Men of Yciriecl Careers
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One of the most versatile offi- cer candidates to land in the 2nd Student Training Regiment is a A man named Smith. For a good I's part of' his 33 years, Irvmg Lewis - Smith of the 15th Company;, has been distinguishing himself as athlete, scholar, teacher, lecturer, lawyer and entertainer.
Bom in New York City in 1909, he excelled in athletics all through school and won eleven varsity let- ters in high schooL These covered basketball, football, swunming, soccer, basebaU, fencing, and what have you. Upon graduation he re- ceived the "best all-around-ath- lete-of-New-York" award of that year.
ATHLETE
In St. John's College, Brooklyn, he participated in all sports as he had in high school Their basket- ball team of 1930-31, known as the "Wonder Team," went through the entire season without losmg a sin- gle game and won the National IntercoUegiate Championship. At that time the wonder team was engaged by Warner Brothers to make a baiketbaU short with Ted Husing. He also represented St John's in the National Intercol- legiate Fencing Championship meet in 1931. For two years after graduation Smtih toured the coun- ty playhig exhibition basketball games with the famous Detroits, of which he was co-captain. PEOFESSIONAL
He played professional basket- ball with the American Eastern League and professional baseball with the St. Albans of Long Is- land. He was catcher and battery mate of Marius Russq, who later gained distinction as star pitcher for the New York Yankees.
But athletics covers Just one phase ol his varied career. He next turned to the profession of law and again enjoyed more than average success in both civil and criminal cases. He earned the dis-
Colored Stars Grace Service Unit Team
The Service Battalion BasebaU Club, coached by Captain Joseph R O'Connor, former nunor league player and one-time property of the Cleveland Indians, has ^f or its nucleus several players />* JJie National Negro Professional
^!fS* Washington,; the first baseman, was a "lember of tne Baltimore Giants, the leading team of the National Negro Pro- fessional League. Washington has led the league in hittmg for sev- eral years. In 1938 he Participat- ed in the Annual East and West game in Chicago •
James E, Taylor, one of the numerous pitchers on the Service Battalion team, was the ace pitcher of the Homestead • Greys of New Jersey. His best record in the Negro Professional league has been twenty-five (25)_ victor- ies, one of which has been over Satchell Paige, the. most out- standing pitcher In baseball. Be- sides his pitching, Taylor I« en outstanding hitter.
Another pitcher, Eugene Ran- dolph, was a member of the Tide- water Giants of New Port, Vir- ghiia. Randolph, a lefty, set_ l record on his team, winmng twenty-seven (27) end losing six (6). Prior to his Induction Ran- dolph was slated to report to the Cuban All Stars, e leading Color- ed traveling club. ' ^ ,
Besides these stars, Captain O'Connor has several former
players of the old 24th Infantry
crimmal cases. He earned the dis- outstanding sand-
tinction of being admitted to prac- ^^^^^^ ^.^g, the oountry.
Golden Gloves Featherweight Is In Training
Pf c. T-errie D. Livingston, light- weight boxer, is now Jshovm as the "Little Armstrong" of Com pany A, Service BattoUon, TIS.
Before entering the service this little dynamo fought in the St, Louis Golden Gloves and was featherweight ehamp of 1941. Competition has been hard to find for opponents for this up and coming fighter.
He is now training hard for his next fight which Is to.be held in Doughboy Stadium some time soon. Watch him in his next fight and see if this name "Little Arm strong" isn't justified. ;
Noted Wfestler Is Instructing O.C/s In Dirty Fighting
It their bones hold put, officer candidates of the 18th Company, third Student Training Regi- ment, ought to become highly skilled dirty fighters for they are getting their instructions first- hand from one of the world's leading exponents of the "grunt and grpan" art.
Their teacher is one of theur own classmates, Paul Boesch, in- ternationally famous wresUfer, who has met and defeated sucn headliners of the mat as "Strang- ler" Lewis, Ray Steele, '.'Man Mountain" Dean, Joe Cox, Gus Sonnenberg, Joe Savoldi, the four Dusek brothers, Dan (Irish Whip) O'Mahoney, and many others.
Boesch was an instructor in dirty fighting at Camp. Wallace, Tex., but a desire to become part of a combdt outfit led him to en- list in the infantry. He received his basic training at the Camp Wheeler, Ga., and attended the NCO school there prior to his transfer to Fort Benmng.
Company of the Third Student Training Regiment.
Ckptain of the 1942 Dartmouth College speed skating team, de la Montegne, seeing an omen In his name, interested himself In moun- tain climbing and .skUng and aft- er his induction in the Army chose the ski ^foops , branch of service. He received his basic ti-aining at the sloped, ap- proaches to picturesque Mt. Rain
De la Montegne's wife is the former Phoebe CorrheU of Lara- mie, Wyoming, -one-time , Rocky Mountain ski champion. WhUe at the Rainier station, the couple de-
Mountain Infantry Soldier Liyes Up To His Own Name
Officer Candidate John de I_ Montegne's name indicates his branch of service for John "o the mountain" is a Mountain In fantry man who currently it completing his study for second lieutenant's bars in the Third
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cided on maWng "a, peak a week" and, together, climbed the major elevations of the Olympic Range, Northern Cascades, Tatoosh Range and Snoqualme Mountains, i While awaiting transfer to an advanced Colorado base, de la Montague, with the help of sev- eral other men built a simulated "cliff" of logs to supplement the training in mountem chmbing. The climbing , was done while wearing full field packs.
De la Montague's home is In White Plains, N. Y., not accessible to high mountains but the candi- date and his wife intend, after the war, to peek at those peaks they have missed.
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tice before the U. S. Treasury De partment and was appointed an assistant investigator for the Ap- peUate pivision of Queens Coimty, New York. Smith worked^ on one case which altered existing law by improving a woinan's righte as a prospective wife. This decision was upheld by the Court of Ap- peals.
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His teaching ■ comes next. He was appointed by the New York City Board of Education and after only two years was promoted to the position of teacher-in-charge which is the equivalent of prm-
His experience in the entertain- ment field had an almost acci- dental begliming and reads like a story book. One day he filled in for an ailing partner in the dance team of Enrique and Dolores. An- other famous dancer he has had for a partner is Marjory Matin, ballerina of the Radio City Music Hall. ■
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An August 9 last^year Smith entered one more field that of be- ing a married man. Perhaps many of us have seen his lovely wife unknovm to us. She was Muriel Allen, a model for Murray Kor- man, and her picture has ap- peared on the covers of several popular magazine. Soon after his wedding Smith bid his bride fare- weU and headed for .an Army pro- cessing building. Before coming to Benning he took his basic traming at. Camp Croft, S. C.
24th Company, 1st STR Wins Softball Tourney
The 24th Company of the 4th Battalion, Ist STR, has earned the distinction of being the first com- pany of the regiment to hang a softbaU pennant in their day room as the result of a three- weeks tournament just completed.
The 21st Company looked like
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Radio, Mechanic Soldiers Afforded Plenty of Softball
The greatest of aH American sports has made its debut this past wek in the 4th battalion (Enl), 1st Student Training regiment, with an inter-battalion soft ball league.
The unique part of this league
is that every man that is available for company duty on each day of play must play at least two in- nings of baU. This gives every man an opportunity to participate in the game and also to represent his company in athletics at least twice a week.
The captains and managers end also the officers of the companies can be seen every day around noon with their heads tpgether doping out the line-up for the days game, that begins at 2:30 p. m. The reaction to these rules of every man playing has created an overwhelming enthusiasm for the game by all the men of the battalion even though they never before in their lives had played baseball.
1st Lt. Grant Gnless, the bat- talion athletic officer, in setting up the rules for the league has just about over done himself in that he has made possible for every man to play and enjoy him- self in doing so. Lt. Griiess said, "We defeat our purpose of mass athletics when we bar a man from playing just because he might not be able to play the game as well as his buddy. So we will make the rules so that every man will play at least two innings and in that way we will Induce everyone to be interested In his team."
passed up . on the last turn and the 24th won out in the streteh. A final tally showed that 24th Company had won 13 games while losing only two for a percentage of .867, which,- considering the competition and enthusiasm, is al- most miraculous.
The Government has prepared a special form for the use of mi- litary personnel in making re- quests lor deferment of income tax; one can get it by writing your home office of the Collector of Internal Revenue. By using that form you wiU be certain of giving the Government all the in- formation it -. needs concerning your inability to pay your taxes because of militaiy service. bility at first, but due to the im^ petus lent to sports in the regi- ment but its great cage team, the - spring athletic season in Har- other displayu mony Church promises to be a proper only "wtt fuU one. ^
Hitting one of the highest qual- ification scores of recent OC class- es on the 37 mm 1000-inch range, The 21st Company looked like the 28th Company, commanded by fi sure winner for awhile, but wa# Capt John L. Pmson, of the Sec-
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last week registered 87.6 per cent in the midst of a drenching cloud- burst.
Highest Individual score In the amphibian shooting contest was- made by OC Clyde Coi^ez with 185, with 11 men scoring 175 or more. Officers with the 37 mm. committee said that ihe class rec' ord fhring was made under condi- tions equal to a combat area.
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Doughboys Play Atlanta Crackers Tonight At Gowdy
-'^ ZiaKtaro^ Qwmi Slam .iiiililts infcirifry School fa Split With Ba-rons ■ ,
Birmingham Bows / 7-2 in Finol Of Two Game Series
Capl. Hank Gowdy's powerful ■ Infantry School Doughboys split a pair' of games over the oas' v eek-end v.ith the ^Birmingham Barons of the Southern Associa- tion. The- Benning nine lost the ooener of the two-game setto on Saturday night at Gowdy Field by s°Q-£ count, but retaliated on Sunday in the Magic City to dumo lh!e Barons, 7-2.
The Infantry School tossers •loo-' sweet revenge in Birming-, ham for their defeat of the night before when they banged out a \ictory to spoil the liome opener i of the Barons. A home run bv > Benny Zient-ara with three mates aboard in "the ninth inning high-, lighted the attaciv.
The team v/ent "into the ninth leading 3 to 2. Simmons doubled Rundus laid down a sacrifice bunt and all hands v.-ere safe when the • Baron pitcher made .a vain at- tempt to get Simmons at third. Dabbs v,-aliced, loading the bases and setting the stage for Zientara's grand slam v:Bllop.
A sizzling drive down the third base line in .the last half of the ninth. inning with two out and thi iiein& run on second base was i-uled E foul ball by the umpire, and EE a result til-stars when down to their only defeat of the vounf season Saturday evening against the Barons at Gowdy Field.
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.The game had been 8 nip and iuck slugging duel all the way,
and the' lead had changed sides several times. The Barons had gone into the lead J?i the seventh by virtue of a home run by First Baseman Walsh v/ith one man on base, but the school sluggers tied it Up at seven runs apiece in •their half of the seventh. Then came the fateful ninth. Thaxton tripled with one down, and after Lowing had popped up to tht- second baseman,. Walsh slammed a clean single to right field driv ing home the winning run.
FiUsso opened the home team's half of the ninth as a pinch-hitte'- for De Voider and struck out. Dabbs got on base on an erroi but was erased on a fielder's choice when Zientara grounded to the short stop. Zientara took second when the Birmingham pitcher made a bad throw to first trying to pick him off the bag
Red McCluskey, who had al- ready had two doubles and a sin- gle as his contribution to the at- tack was next at -bat. He wdrkeu Pitcher Murray to £ three and two count before lacing his hard smash down the third base line. The ball was foul by not more than an inch or two. On the next pitch McCIuske.v struck out and Birmingham had won a ball game 8 to 7.
A true account of the school's defeat Saturday is a story of too many men left on the bases. Cap- tain Gowdy's charges made a total x)f fifteen base hits including dou- bles, and the,- were the recipients of four baises on balls and one base, on an error., but- they left four- teen men stranded on the paths The Barons, on the other hand, made the most of their scoring op-
Americans Need Have- No Fear Of Terrible -Nipponese JiuJitsy
Yankees 'Byild Up Legendary Invincible Jap Hand to Hand Combat
By O. C. Agis "Mihalakis
If the Taps have the reputation in the United States of being- virtually invincible in hand-to-hand combat because of the art of ji-jitsu, Americans themselves have built that repu- tation. Yet, close study will reveal that it is a false one and not to be- feared especially
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PLATE ACTION as the Birmingham Barons eked out 9-8 win over the TIS Dough- bovs at Gowdy Field Saturday shows Jinimy Usher, Birmingham outfielder and lead-off- ma'n, just after he slammed out. a hit (ball can stilly be seen at^rigM) Stoker of the Infantry School and the
Frendergast ioncl Dijckerson WiH Hurl for TIS Nine Agdmst Pros
The catcher pirc, Blakely. (Signal Lab Photo by Stock.)
Rivals Play Finol Two Games Next Week in Atlanta
The Infantry School all-star baseball team winds up a highly satisfactor;,- week of competition tonight with its second in as many days with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association. A large crowd is expected to witness the last showing of the school nine al Gowdy Field until April 24th when they will play hosts to Camp Wheeler.
The soldier team has already amassed an enviable record against first rate opposition in the twelve day old session. They defeated the Columbus Foxes and Georgia Tech handily la^l week and then split a pair of good games with the Bir- mingham. Barons over the week- end.
Manager Al Leitz of the Crack- ers has with him a squad, of 21 players well balanced between sea- soned veterans and rookies com- ing up from lower leagues. Leitz
Where this occidental, etc.
A number of Japs know the rudiments of jiu-jitsu; the num- ber, however, is small and com- pares badly with the number of athletes turned out each year by our schools inasmuch as the av- erage Jap's chances of an exten- sive education, jiu-jitsu or other- wise, is rathe.r limited in compari- son.
The Japanese Army Inaugurated
system of training somewhat like ours and— this statement is made with some limitations — en- deavoring to lend weight to the eastern odor of "jiu-jitsuitis which has been polluting the American atmosphere.
The results of this training have not made supermen of Japs. The average Jap knows no more than the average American about how "to put a guy to sleep with jiu-jitsu" and how to break a man's arm with a slight twist of the little finger, .
It can not be done and if could we should be able to do it all the better. KNOCK STUFFIN'S OUT
dur own gullibility is to blame for the spread of the lie that the Japs are invincible hand-to-hand fighters. The sooner it is impress- ed upon Private Jones that the Jap is just a little guy and that a tougher, bigger guy can kick the stuffings out of him ev _ they tangle britches, the better it will be for us.
Credit them however, for thei guile • in shooting jiu-jitsumania at us on every opportunity, let's boost a little game that play_a game that has developed through the ages from the ancient Greek civilization. It's called 'catch-as-catch-can."
From "knock - me - down-and- I'll - try - to - knock - you-down-- first," it has turned into a wil ' sortie of "Masked Demons.
portunities and tallied their eight runs on ten hits. TOP TECH
The game was played well, and it was a heartbreakei" to lose. It was the second exhibition of bat- ting power in a row by the school team as they banged out ten runs on as many hits against Georgia Tech as the preceding Wednesday night. Herb Moore had been the batting star of that game .with three hits for four trips to the plate. Buddy Lewis sccored three of the ten runs although he was not credited with a single base hit. Lewis got on base twice by virtue of free. passes and once on a field- er's choice.
'Yellow Dragons"' and ''Gorilla Joneses." You guessed it! We re- fer to the sport commonly mis- named "wrestling." There is i stoi-y behind it.
It seems as it once upon a ring there was a muscleman. He was called the Greco-Roman; trim, lithe and bebritched in ankle- length John L's. The number of rules that governed .the ethics of the sport by far outnumbered the wrestling holds. CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN
So a corn husker from Nebraska decided that it was silly to stand and maul his opponent, each rig- dly upright. He fell to the expe dient of taking his man off his feet and wrestling the daylightf out of him on the mat. Greco- Roman was no more; "catch-as catch-can" was born— and it rais- ed havoc with champions from Europe to India to Oshkosh. The better man won the match, and the only rules were: No kicking, biting, punching, clawing or spit- ting; everything else went. This new method was challenged in Berlin, Bombay and— last but not least —in Tokyo, smack in the center of the Mikado's odoriferous empire.
Ad Santel, "the man of a thou- sand holds," had the effrontery, in 1929, to take American oatch- as-catch-can wrestling to Japan. He went through their jiu-jitsu teams like a threshing machine. This is a matter of record— in 31 starts, Santel. heard ■ 31 Japs squeak their equivalent of "Kam- erad." This was enough for the Nips. Pressure was brought bear and • Santel was ushered to the pier by a group of smiling, yellow cops and put on a speedy boat home.
Ironically, Santel somehow had fancied that the Japanese govern- ment vvould pin rhedals on. his lapels and remunerate him for his magnificent showing; TERRORS OF '30's'
The 1930's brought "Terrors" and "Marvels" to the ring. Catch- as-catch-can was not wild enough for them and the fans wanted blood. They were paying for it to the tune of $5.50 for ringside— and by the thousands.
Money talks, It is said, and this case it also kicked, . gouged, gnashed and spat. Ask your insurance man to look over his rate sheets of the period. In 1935 and 1936, no. major insurance company would take a risk on granting life insurance to profes- sional wrestliers.
It was catch-as-catch-can
more; now it was "I'm going to GUZZLE you unless you GUZZLE me first!"
Just exactly what is Americ&n wrestling?" ■
A Jap jiu-jitsii team came to the United States in 1932 to show us how superior jiu -jitsu was to our methods of manhandling. They went back to Japan on. short notice. We saw a YMCA amateur team at Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, - sheUack, beat, trim and whale the entire Jap team in one night— with their own referee!
The AUS is teaching the private 'guzzle or get guzzled" method; They are infinitely superior to any method of physical combat insofar as they are a combination of all methods. The • American must forget this bunk he hears by the hour and by the day— bunk that impresses hirn with the idea that Japs are tough. He must learn to trust in the iiistihctive American way of thinking, put a chip on his shoulder and believe in the adage: A tough, bigger guy damn well can lick a tough little guy— any time, any place, any way— and go into combat with the chip in place and the conviction that of all men on earth, he can especially lick a Jap.
Barney Ross, who is convalesc- ing at the St. Albans (N.Y.) Na- val Hospital from malaria which felled him in New York City upon his return from Guadalcanal, has been promoted to a sergeant in tlie U. .S. Marines. . The former cor- poral and boxing champ is cred- ited wi\^h killing 22 Japs on Guad-
alcanal.
Two Officers, Are Promoted
Baker, Beall Made Lieut.-Colonels
Headquarters of The Infantry School, has two new heutenant colonels this week according to an announcement by the comman- dant, Major General Leven C. Al- len. The newly promoted - of ficevs are Silas K. Baker, assistant exec- utive officer in charge of intelli- gence and public relations and Claudius A. 'Beall, Jr., assistant Colonel Baker has been in adjutant general.
charge of intelligence and public relations work for the school since January 1942. Until recently he was also the school's special serv- ice officer. . A reserve officer, iie was called to active duty as a cap- tain in April 1941 and was with the First Division briefly at Fort Devens, Massachusetts before be- ing selected to attend the Basic Officers course at The Infantry School. After completion of tlie course he served for a few months as a company commander in the First Student Training Regiment, and then was assigned to tlie school headquarters to take over his present job on the comman- dant's staff.
The WAACs are begmning to bring In women athletic stars. Latest recruit ^ from F©rt Des Moines, Iowa, is Hda Hanchett of Inglewood, Cal., national archery champ in 1932.
himself is the first strong catcher while Cheste- and Gildo Njirich are battling for the runner-up spot. Infield Line-up
The Atlanta infield lines up with Harry Hughes, a newcomer, on first base, Parker on second, Roy Hartsfield at short, and Char- lie Gloek at the hot corner. Ray Theobald might be seen at second or short while Theard came along as a substitute first baseman. Leon Treadway, Marshall Maul^- din and Lindsay Deal will be pa- trolling the outer garden at the start of the game with Clarence Manning around for extra protec- tion. .
Leitz has eight pitchers t( choose from tonight's game. They are rookie left bander Charlie Co- zart. Bill Tyers, 'Vernon Curtis, Edgar Chitwood, Floyd Stromme, Johnny Wilson, Pep Rambert, and Bud Tilbury.
Captain Gowdy was not certain what his starting hne-up would be for tonight's game, but he said it would be similar to his talent ar- ray for the earier games, with the exception of shortstop where Dib
Williams will get a chance to show what he has learned during sev- eral big league baseball experi- : ence."
In Pitcher's Box
Prendergast and Dickerson will probably do the pitching with George Simmons j^s the starting catcher. However, Stan Reft or Merlin Stoker might get the back-- stopping assignment.
The TIS iiifield will hne up with with Moore on first, Zientara on second and McCluskey, on third as usual, but Williams will be tried in the' short stop berth instead of Char-lie Hamburger. George Hill, CheMer Dabbs. and either Buddy Lewis or Gameft Mercer will start in the outfield. , , ,
The Infantry. School athletes will return the Crackers' visit next week when they play afternoon games Tuesday and Wiednesday in Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta. Tiie team will return to Gowdy Field for a twilight contest against Camp Wheeler Saturday, April 24th and an afternoon game the following day. The Wheeler team is led by Cecil Travis, f ormer star • Washinston Senator infielder.
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Lt. Paul ^ Miller, of the 10th Armored Division had brother-in-law frbm St. Petersburg, Fla., in the Army, but he did not know where. The brother-in-law's name was Z.ick Bother, and when last seen or heard was a sergeant at Fort ilver. Va.
Since that time, Paul Miller, from West Palm Beach, Fla. has seen service in Iceland as a buck private, had returned to the States to go to OCS at Benning, and had ended up =at the 10th Armored Division in the service company of the 54th Infahtrv. ,. , i •
And the lieutenant wanted.to see his soldier brother-in- law, while his wife was anxious to find out how her brother- was getting along. So thev went to the Red Cross. TRAIL LENGTHY ' . .
The search started at Fort Myer, the last known location of the now missing sergeant. Fort Myer pointed the trail to Fort Oglethorpe, Tenn. Fort Oglethorpe put up an arrow to Camp Atterbury, Ind. And there the Red Cross drew a blank.
The search backed up to Fort Oglethorpe for a new start, This time the hounds took off for Benning. The main post at Benning said look in the Sand Hill area, there is. a Ser- geant Bocher with the 10th Armored. And with the faces of all concerned getting redder and redder, the trail of the missing sergeant ended up at the; headquarters company of the 3rd Armored Regiment. TOGETHER AGAIN
The now Master Sergeant Bocher had been snugly living in a barracks for nine months not more than one hundred yards from the quarters of his brother-in-law.
The Red Cross closed its file, the sister probably scolded ,he brother for not writing, and the brothers-in-law settled down to tracing their army careers which had brought them ider the shadow of each other's nose. •
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Capt. Stanley Bach, athletic of- ficer of tile European theater of operations of the U. S. army, re- cently announced plans for the organization of six service base- baU leagues in England and one in Northern Ireland. He also an- nounced the formation of the "London. International Baseball League" with members composed of four American, three Canadian and one aircraft corporation teams. U. S. Army Headquarters in that theater described the pro- gram as '.'the greatest baseball season any country outside the U. S. has ever known."
TbB Slanbattan Beach Coast Guard (N. T.) quintet won the Eastern Servicemen's basketball championship by walloping Aber- deen Proving Grounds (Md.), 56 to 43, in Madison Square Garden, New York City, last Tuesday nii^it The guardsmen gained con- trol in the second period after they had been held to a two-point margin at half time. Thiree min- utes after the opening of the sec- ond half, Manhattan Beach put through six points in a row, fol- lowed that with a string of 12, and won ^oing away. Bob Dom, former Temple star, was high scorer for the guardsmen with 16 points. Abe Novak was high man for the soldiers with 12.
Full Many A CeniOf Purest Ray Serene—
^ ■ . • • ■ ... - - ■ LINES TO A FATHER DESTROYS matt, his body and But why should I go on writing J>
, FT. BENNING BAYONET NEWS REVIEV/
Verse Contest, Reveals Many Exceifent Poets
Bcfds' Efforts Result In Production Of Some Realfy Fine Versifying
When the Bayonet announced its War Bond contest last month, the editors v/ere certain that a great many poetic efforts would be submitted, some good, some bad, some indifferent.
But frankly we were not quite prepared for the great influx ■ of verse which came pouring, even less were we expecting such a quantity of really fine verse. More than 125 verse entries were sub- mittea, and the judges tell us they had a difficult 'task in selectmg the first five prize winners.
Without mentioning any per- sonalities, several Benning bards revealed that they have a real sense of the poetic as well as a line grasp, of the mechanics and technique of versifying.
Several of the poems mdjcate that the poets possess an excellent sense of the dramatic v/ith the de- . veiopment of en tmexpected cli- max. Another poem is a fine epic on the rise of the American na- tion.
The editors regret that space does not permit the publication of all verse submitted, but the read- ers of the Bayonet are invited lo peruse carefully the work of the poets which we are able to puo- lish below. It will be well worth the time necessary. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene" may be included. . ■ ,
"EIVEE" Znd Prize, Verse . A river starts endlessly Weaving with water Patterns lands follow. Love begins .eternally Producing with fervor Labyrinths of wonder. A .river flows onward Untrammeled, untouched, Complete and abstract. Lo\'e is entangled, Interlaced in a web, Diffused with an echo. ' Why is one unfettered and free— The other a bond Which fetters me?
Cpl. A. T. Rotgard Co. E., 29th Inf.
Temptations are great . . . But
should one yield, The beginning of the end one abruptly feels.
Seek not' to conceal , sorrow and
■ pain,
For happiness is sure to come again.
Life itself is periodical torment. And NOTHING is permanent . but the present moment.
Seek not to live a dreamers life, Unreal, unsafe, and full of strife, And as we live so shall we die, For Ufe wiU pass a DREAMER hy.
By Benning's Unknown Soldier.
TO VERONICA I sit here watching tlie blue sky The music is playing so sweet My heart yearns for you, my dear
one, , .
And from my head way down to my feet.
You can't imagine the terror That all this has brought about But in spite of all these confu-
"ENCOUNTER" Srd Prize, Verse I looked at him,..he looked at me, We both looked at each other. He looked enough just like my- self
To be my baby brother.
ar off a -bomb bursts crimson fire,
Far off at home ere waiting My wife, my mother, all
folks— I am so sick of hating.
The sun stands high in "copper sky,
The' bloom is on the clover. It looks so like the little place I'm going when it's over.
Day by day I work at my duties
And try to do my best .
But until I hear those words from
you.
I'm sure that I'll never rest.
Wherever I am in the daytime Whether mopping or sweeping the floor
Again each pause brings back
memories That makes me love you more.
I believe that our hearts are toge- ther ■
And that our feeUngs are the same
So with these good thoughts m
our minds We'll march happily in HIS name.
You're so sweet, so precious, so loving,
I adore you from head ta toes I long for the touch of your sweet - lips
And my love for you always grows.
£jometlmes I wonder what would happen
If you were to leave me cold And I know, that I'd never attempt
I saw a smile gleam on his face, As though my thoughts had filled I l:i
him. : ' He took a forward step— and I— I raised my gun and killed him. By James E. Andrews,
CpL, He. , Co., Reception Center
> bold
I love you and want to make you happy
And I'll work for you like e slave And all that I ask of you my dear
Is to be honest with "love" and be brave.
And Es I'm ending these sweet words
Let's look to Him up above That he may guard our inten- tions
And keep sacred our holy love. PETER ARICO, JR. MED. PET. 29TH INF.
. PRAISE THE SILK As I sat in the plane with my
chute on my back I was as frightened as could be, The jump master was ready in the door
for I could see
TREES itt Prize, Verse Of all the things for me to be, I had to be a lousy tree. A • tree that stands out in the street,
V/ith little doggies at my feet, I'm nothing else, but, alas; A comfort station in the grass. I lift my leafy arms to pray. Go away, little doggies, go av. A nest bf robins I must wear, And what they do gets in my hair.
Of all the things for me to. be, I had to be a damned ol' tree. Psul G. Arendt H«. Co. Srd S. T. R.
SEER NOT 5th Prize, Verse
Seek not a powerful beauty, Tho' beauty is what we adore. Go not abroad for flow'rs beau- tiful,
For they grow right at your door.
Seek not. a strength to soar and
fly 'way, F.emain, toil and labor like the
rest.
Seek not to kill and painfully de- stroy,
The hand, that held you to its breast
Seek not to love that which is far.
But that which is doubtfully near; For fove has but one strong en- emy,
That one, we dread called "FEAR."
Seek not to change that which Kature' builds, ■
The boys on the ground' looked like bugs from afar The ground it looked so black, "Stand Up and Hook Up!" the
jump master cried. And I found myself on "Back." '
I stood on my feet as shaky as
could be With my knees just beating a . tune.
But bravely I said, "Move over men,"
"Move over and give me roon
I stood in that door with a pray- er on my lips.
Wondering why I was there,
When I saw the jump mas leave the plane
And sail out into the air.
Then out I went into, the blue With my face as white as could
be,
I tried to count and check my feet
But God', why couldn't I see???
'I imderstand why the things
you've read About the airmen and daring
deeds
And deathless gallantry up in the
sky.
And recli^ess battles where men die
With scarcely time to, reason why, Have gone to your adventurous
head. .
I may be wrong but I thinls I'm right— ^
The Infantry is our real might; All other arms just help the fight That must be fought when ground
is won
From little Jap or stubborn Hun; And when all is over and said,
and done, The speeches made and the talk
begun,
When the field is quiet and the
dead remain For burial in some strange ter-
Where' the maggots crawl and the
wounded call For water, that is not there at all. Who holds the ground? Who
reckons the loss and gain? Who bore the brunt of the battle's
strain?"
The young soldier paused, and
scratched his head, Then after a Utile thought he said: 'Captain, sir, I guess I'll stay; You've made me see it another
way.
A man'd be sort of a heel to quit The Infantry for a lighter kit It may be rough and it may be tough.
And I guess the credit will be
small enough, When the tanks and planes, thi
special troops, The armored force and the mech'
anized groups
ave had their say and won the
day
And paraded down New Yorks
Broadway. But I'll stick with the Doughboys, ir," he said.
And I'U sleep on the ground in- stead of in bed; I'll sling that rjfle and I'U swing
that pack, And I'll dunk in coffee my dry hardtack.
I understand what the Captain says —
The Infantry has seen some better days.
But when all is over and said, and done,
The war will be won by the guy with a gun."
By Cand. Robert A. Seruton 4th Co.. 8rd STR.
ODE TO A SHAVETAIL
From the tip of the Aleutians To the humid port Dakar, The boys trek back to Benning, To seek the bright gold bar.
From bucks to sergeant-majors, Whate'er the rank may be. The lads fall into classes, . And bear the name O. C.
They learn how to read a map. To teach on ev'ry gun. They study 'bout the tricky Jap, And how to crush the Hun.
They all can read an az-muth, And bark out sure commands; And when they hit the battle- fronts.
The fight is in good hands; The boys are really in the pinli The obstacle course is rough, But they are set for any job; Our foes will find them tough.
Takes four full years at West Point,
To sweat the shiny brass; : But nmety days of endless toll And Benning shavetails pass.
Wonder- boys of ninety days. But brass comes tough that w So don't you worry 'bout those lads
Who're trained on Benning's clay! By Cand. S. G. Zauber Srd STR.
A SOLDIER TO HIS MOTHER Ah, Mother dear, I had not known How sweet the sweet of Love can be
Until the years had made me grown
And miles had captured me.
Ah, Mother dear, my heart was
sad
Until your beauty made me smile: The warmth of touching you — the tears
We shared a little while.
The love of home is simple — yet The world can know no love so true,
No spot so sweet, no thought great, r.
No one so dear as you.
By Cpl. James E, Andrews, Hq. Co., Reception Center.
I opened my eyes and my chute finally opened ;a dream has been shattered Uke
My Imees even stopped knock- 1 a rose m the rain
The make-believe is over, only
I looked up above and I saw my • true love,
Made from 400 silk stockings. IRVING E. TAFFEL CO. 'T', is,r. P. T. R.
THE INFANTRYMAN I want a transfer," the young
soldier said, 'Out of the Infantry, out of the
mud;
Out of the trenches, away from the blood;
Away from the rifle and dry hard- tack
And crawling things and a hea\-y pack.
I saw a plane the other day,
Up in the clouds in the clean, cool air, ■■ -
And with the Captain's permis- sion I'd like to go, there.
I want to go to the -Air Corps," the soldier said,
"And fly an airplane and sleep in bed,
And maybe die, but- die with glory,
Not in a squad, all torn and gory ~n some red field untold in stoi-y ..."
U ii estimated that New York ';ity has 1,670,000 telephones.
The Little Things
By 00 MILES B. BAKER, 5tti CO., Srd S. T. R.
First Prize Verse •
For these I would live if the end seemed close.
The hand of fate beckoning near,
For these I would strive to delay the hours;
Once again to relive the years.
The smell of hay freshly mown.
The air after a shower — ^
Of moss-covered stones by a spring;' ,
The delicate scent of a flower.
The smell from a pipe on a misty night, '
Of burning brush piles,
A flickering lantern, its light —
Of river bottoms, wet corn in shock, and grass;
Sweet anise, honeysuckle and sassafras.
These, my lad, are the little things.
For these would I live again.
The soft little touch of a baby'i hand, "
The hearty clasp of a man's.
The lingering spell of a woman's kiss,
The sincere smile of a friend.
The ring of an axe on a frosty mOrn,
Of walking barefoot in sand.
The merry lilt of a whistled tune;
The earthly smell of new-plowed land.
The bark of a squirrel, the bay of a hoiind, A crow's harsh call-:-a ground bird's cry ; Wild geese in the night, Dead leaves, fall —
These, my son, are the little things, Through them I'd live again. -
the reality remains My bubble has bursted, all' my
dreams are gone My castle in the air, is Uke a for- gotten song No harsh words have been spoken,
no hurls from a dare Just a heart has been broken, and
deep in dispair No words can express, the lone- liness I fear That the sweet memories of you,
wiU bring to me hear Like a ship without a port, a night
without a dawn I'll continue on my way, until the
last spark is gone So until the mistery is over and
once again I can smile I'll cherish eveiy memory and^ know life has been worth the while.
PVT. NATHAN J. HELLER BATTERY B, 802 F. A.
San Francisco. — (CNS ) — An alarm for a minor fire was an- 'ered fay two chiefs, both ap- proaching from different direc- tions. Both drivers had their sirens going, so neither heard the other. The chief's cars crashed. Now think a minute," his Cap- [One chief and two drivers v.ere tain'said; injured. i
BIM BAM BOOGIE WOOGIE (Portrait of a Negro Night Club) A hide beat flat with a boogie
bat
A Harlem gent In a garHson hat At Main and Twelfth you'll send yourself
With the bim bam boogie woogie.
The joint gets hot and the gators
sweat
The maestro shouts "got the tem- po yet?"
A guy goes broke but it's all a joke
It's the bun bam boogie wookie.
You'll hear popping corks And the sound of tinl:Ung forks But no one ever squawks Ifs a thriUer, it's a killer."
The trumpet man tears the ah:
with notes The hatcheck gurl trucks behmd
the coals It's half past two your gal and
you
And the bim bam boogie woogie. Pfc. Gordon B. Anderson 1st Company, 1st STR.
THE AMERICAN DREAM
To where the latitude of dream
meets the longitude of dare Westward pushed .the course of
destiny — America was there. Men came seeking a dream they
dared to luid Beyond the hazards -of time and
space.
Beyond the wildemisss of their
own mind, Beyond the lost horizons of the
past.
And the fingers of the wind turn
the pages of history And the ages evaluate the years. And in the diary of destiny The dream is ever present the
deed not in arrears, And slowly the story is unfurled In imponderables to lead the
world.
For the dream grew rugged ,ln
breadth and widtti —
Pizarro — Champlain — Captain
John Smith- Arrows wrapped in snakeskin,
snakeskin filled with shot. The axe building homes the mus- ket begot Till the witch of Salem riding her broom
Rough swept the dream into a
narrow room. Burdened by taxes, chained by op-
pression,
A dream is a thing won't make a
concession. So it split the dark through a
thousand cracks To warm the spine in ,«trong
shouldered backs. Pleading lustily with defiant
breath
"Give me liberty or give me
death ..." And muskets were taken down
from the wall. Yes — this was worth fighting for —
that was all.
Inevitable the truths the dream
dictates ■ "We the people of the United
States . . ." And the lightning from the many
sources
Was grasped in a firmly tightened
fist
And the fire-forks twisted and
pointed high To form a torch to light up the
duU sky
Brightening the dark for the
world to see The eternal symbol of Liberty. And men walked with the dimity
of MAN
^Vhen a people became American.
And the dream grew brighter, men
following its gleams Along Indian trails, the rivers and
streams.
Others came seeking — "the scum o' the earth,"
Seeking a land to put theur full worth
In the melting pot where honest
toil ■
Would boil them as one with the
native soil. And cities grew and the dream
fanned out Encompassing all the land about UntD Mars breath in the body
politic
Left the dream, a flame fluttering
on the wick. But the dream is One arid cannot
fail.
Though a sword should cleave it to detail
And men pledge; allegiance with mind and heart
They pledge it to aU when they
swear by a' part. And brother fought brother many
a day.
Lay laurel on the Blue, willow
on the Gray. Wounds were bound of a nation
dedicated,. The dream once more reinstated "With malice toward none, with
charity
For all, with firmness in the right." And free
Men grew strong vowing free- dom's new birth
'Of the people, for the people, and by the people
Shall not perish from the earth."
And the dream leaped mountains, swept the plains,
And a new era dawned within men's brains.
Waters were harnessed, land was furrowed.
Minerals struck, the hard earth burrowed.
And the dream found oncosts beyond the sea
Stretching itself in Manifest De- stiny. •
Horses became iron, men like steel,
A nation was tiurning industry's wheel, T
Structures were towering high toward the sky,
Words, took wing, men learned to fly,
And oceans were conquered with- in their depth, '
The dream was running where once she had crept,
But the dream was trembling like shdok foil :
Within a world of troubled oil
And the dream put its arm around mankind.
The sword defended what the pen defined.
But the troubled oil is bubbling again
And the dream stiU followed by
millions of men Unsheathes the-'swprd of 'Uberty To cleave the. chains of slavery.
The dream is a heritage we must fiU,
'We can, we must, we will . . ." T-5. James Gallagher Hq. Co., 2nd Bn., Srd Armored Regiment 10th Armored Division.
LINES TO A FATHER CORP. HENRY B. MILSTEAD Headquarters Co., 3rd STR.
This day I thmk of you, each year
this day. As deep April throws her mantle,
soft and white. Over the hills we used to walk,
we two.
Then you were young and tall
and straight, Your stride was swift, your eyes
were eagle bright, The days slipped by, so gradual
the change, I did not seem to know That time had laid its hand upon
your brow, . And one day you had gone be- yond the hills. Above' the f ar H^horizon, dim and
blue, - Blazing a trail I could no longer
find.
Many a moon has waned and suns
have set Since I have walked without you,
but your voice Comes often to me ha the still dark
hours,
Gently, like a benedicline pray- er.
Bidding me face the perils of the day
Without a flinch or falter. Sometimes as I wander far afield, I feel your guiding. i\and upon my arm
And stars shine out before me in the dawn.
Leading me to some strange de- stiny ...
The greening world may turn a thousand times.
But thtis'has borne.itself into my heart:
That mystery and romance never die,-
And one far day we'U walk again together
Beside some thunderous river in
the hills, Smoking our pipes in silence, as
men do . . . This day I think of you, each year
this day.
SONNET TO MEMORY Memories are life in favored tread,
That, leave the heart in past's re- pose,
And stills thoughts long past
spent;
A mind's links severed, yea ex- posed—
Yet treasured still ere life's full bloom.
None can take .them from thee, Nor bend the reed toward yon
East,
Save the pauper's saint who shuns thee;
That hopeless inaze of one who dreams.
Mid thoughts still ever mounting, 'Til o'er the threshold of yester year.
It's faced still ever doubting; This is past, that it must go? Memories' pages prove it so. By OC Miles B. Baker, 5th Co.. Srd S. T. R.
A TOMMIE'S REVERIE (Dedicated to an English Soldier)
When this show is over And things have quieted down I'll go to my. home in Dover There to settle down.
Green pastures all around me The clean country air, Blue skies that surrounde me I long to go back there. « .
I've seen my buddies 'round me Cut down like new mown hay. They gave their lives, that I may return
To my Dover home some day.
I'll pay them back for you boys With all the fight I've got They'll wish to hell their lives
wete spared The whole Axis lot.
The day will come, this hell shall
No more then I'll roam. In my homeland England there'll
be peace For me and my Dover home.
SGT. A. J. SKUNS. Hq. 2 Hq. Co.. SOStb Para. Inf. Regt.
In seventeen hundred and seven- ty-six, X ^• The hand and heart began to fix A plan to make this country free. Abolishing forms of Ty-ran-ny (nee).
-'.—9— Be it so, let each man agree. Equally important are all three, The Hand, The Heart, The Bone- less Tongue, - ' ' All helped to make this nation . , . One.
By Benning's -Unknown Soldier.
LONESOME
I'm lonesome lor the ones I love, The Texas stars and skies above, I'm lonesome for my home' town, • too, ' ■ . ~ ■
For allniy friends but mostly you.
A TALE OF THE NIGHT PATROL
Eight good .men of company B Were sent out on patrol Seven died and one came back, And here's the tale he told.
We started out in dead of night With firearms tried and true A BAR for Private. Dyke And one grenade or two.
The rest of us our M-I's bore
Except for Corporal O'Shea
For in his hand was lirmly
grasped An antitank gim .03.
Our faces were smeared a ghastly black
To kfep from reflecting the light And belts were drawn set and - firm
Til all our packs were tight.
And each of us in "perfect health Set out' to meet the foe . Far down the dusky jungle path Just where we did not know.
A little after twilight Within a dusky glade I dug myself a foxhole With my trusty spade.
My job within the unit Was to scrutinize the trail Lest some filthy sniper Should neutrahze our tail..
The other fellows scattered Into the jungle drear To gather information for Our company in the rear.
At eight o'clock or after I heard a gurgling sound As if some faithful guagmire Had pulled its victim down.
Then not a sound for hours or forms in the light of the moon
I hoped with dark foreboding The rest would come back soon. »
I watched quite cold and anxious While water drenched my feet But only the jungle stillness- Was all I had to greet. "
Far past the assembly hotur 'Til the light must soon appear I carried out my mission To guard the unit's rear.
Then knowing that my comrades Were lost, or maybe dead I started for the company With all the news -l had.
— Sgt. Tom McDonald
"THE HAND. THE HEART. THE TONGUE"
The tongue, so boneless, smiall and weak,
Can kill and hate with little speech,
Can heal and save, both mind and
soul • •
Often thought more precious than
gold.
t . 2— Protects our homes, counti-y and land.
Secrets are passed from man to man
The storehouse for the tongue .
the heart, - Ne'er can they e'er stay apart.
Men have bdught, ■ IWen have sold Thmgs mo^e precious than purest gold.
Men have spied. Men have lied, With that litUe tongue.
The heart, the Hebrew says of old.
bis body and any only
DESTROYS
Shakespeare: "Woe be, it unto one, \ I ... .
Who cannot win out with t9ngue.
•■ ■ : ■ -^5— ...
So goes an old scrupulous pro-
'mnds rock tiie cradle, rule, the
World." , And with his hands, not heart, nor
tongue,
Nero fiddled, while Rome was burned.
■ • :_6— "
In seventeen hundred and seven- ' ty-five, ' That today free men may sur- vive, J . ♦ That all men's tongue and heart & hand, ^ , , May live and labor m Freedoms Land. '
" ■.—7— ■ -
A hand that, guided a horse so, swift, " . , J i-*t
His voice began to smk and art,
'The British are. coming by land and sea, .
Arise and save De-inoc-ra-cy (cee)
m lonesome for those shady trees, ' ■ ; , The open space and quick cool breeze,
I'm lonesoine for my littie wife, . My darling baby so, full .of - Ufe.
■ .-3-- I'm lonesome for that little kiss,' For many months rve.gro;yn to miss; l I'm lonesome for those nights at
home, , , •' >
With my darling wife and not alone, i. ' .
So when our job is completely
through, . I'm coming home again to you, We'll do our job as gallant men That we may" never be lonesome
again.
Sgt. r. M. Swift, Jr.
1st Acad. Co.., Para. School.
O BEAUTIFUL SKY
"0 beautiful sky as I gaze at thee Humbled am I at thy: beauty and infhiity.
Your endless color of blue so clear Makes the entire world . seem very dear, ' Like a protecting cover over, the land , You seem to me from my beach of sand.
0 beautiful sky as I gaze at thee Away from land,, far put in the - sea,
The twinkling stars to us seem to
- say;
With our faith in God he will lead the way, To a successful journey for which ye learn
'And he promises us also a safe return.
O beautiful sky as I gaze at thee Flymg 111 the air you seem near- er to me.
High above the earth into your clouds ive soar Our' ship invading your silence with its roar, Saihng through the mists with its fleecy lining, , We know we sail on, the sun will be shining.
O beautiful sky as I gaze at thee Your billowing clouds' seem to
remind me, , That from the heavens rain will
pour
To refresh the good earth once more,
Then the lovely rainbow as your clouds melt away. Adds to riiy faith in bur creator today.
As I gaze at thee O beautiful sky
. The long day wanes and night drav. s nigh,
From out of the west across through space - The bpauty , of color adding to your grace,
All of God'is gifts* O nature be- hold,
The beautiful sky never grows old.
Sgt. Bert L. Branan, Hq. 4th Bn. 1st. STR.
THE MEDICOS
We aren't,the first at the battle scene. . But we're always last to leave. And we've- seen such sights through the smoke's gi-ay screen " . ■ That would be hard, for you to b^Ueve. -
We've seen the earth where airmies fought
Turned red by human blood. And we've watched the buzzards as they ..sought For corpses in ' the mud.
We've heard the screams of dying men '
Like screams that come from hell, " For'the screamis of a dying are worse '
Than the scream of ;a falling shell.
But why should I go ( /here
Of the things we've seen before When what I started to- tell you first - Is who we reaUy are.
We're the men who have the dirty job ' Of cleaning up the mess
That's left behind when battles done
And the strong have won the ■ test.
We try to patch a shattered arm
Or mend a mangled leg To give release from burning pain
For which the . wounded beg.
We try to keep a spark.; of life • Alive in the shattered frames Of the men who were called away from; home To play war's dirty games, s
And so we tag along behind
Wherere our armies go And the foe we have to fight is death
For we're men of the medicos Det, Med. Dept., Station Hospital, ■ ' P.F.C. WILUAM R. EATMA\.
DON'T YOU HEAR THOSE SPIRIT VOICES CALLING?
Don't you hear those spkit voicei calling?
They're calling to you and" to me, ■ 'Tis the voices of our datmtless
dead heroes, . Who have died to make us ■ll
free., ^ - • -
Shall we turn deaf ears to their 1 pleading cry? .
And forever bow our heads In shame,
Tis. better in Freedom's great .bat- •
tie to .die. And let their spirits- in peace, rest '
again. . .
I hear the voices of those who
have suffered; Of those in the Aiamo, who fought
and bled, I can hear the ones who sleep in '
Flander's Field, In the hallowed earth their blood
ha| turned red. . ■ I
Oh! let us take up the battle torn r . ■ banners, , Of our comrades who fell in the* fight.
To win victory in freedom's great battle.
To a sad world, bring jjeace and ^ God's light, ■ yj;>.-
Don't you hear those spirit voices calling? .
They're calling to . you and to me, • '.Tis the voices of our dauntless '^
dead heroes, ' Who have died to "make us all
free.
Pfc. James E. l\f^t]and Co. i'A" 29th Inf^try. -
TO KEEP OUR COUTRY FREE •
Go iell the linky pipe tree
That hfts its arms to God, :•
To whisper in His presence-
That I have left the sod. «
Be good^ to my sick mother When I^am far away. • - . • • Tell her - 1 am in the service ! To keep our country "free.
Good-bye you drugstore warrior ■■ Who never worked before. Who never felt the shrapnel fly- :' ing ' ^
Or heard the cannons roar, . .
or farm I've, plowed y'our sloping
acres -." And tramped your grassy sod. Sut ndw I swing the deadly saber ! . And fear no one but God. , '■
Goodbye .'ol fields, I say With my last breath, Tell my folk when I am gone I've cast my lot with death. -
Goodbye playmates with whom . I went to school " • ••• TeU the teacher I'll not he there ■ As long as tyrants rule.
Go and tell the Freedom.„Statue ; Standing proudly in New Yor'it .', . Bay
I've climbed , upon my counhry's
altar ; ' ■ To help to keep our country free. Pvt. Whitaker White Shelton.
IMMORTAL WAKE ISLAND By Pfc. Moses A. Monroe
Amidst the raging fury of burst- ing bombs.
Which rocked the Uttle Isle of . Wake, ...
Came demons . of death wiln treacherous hums,
Against the heroic warriors of a
; -sterneir make. . .
From dawn to dusk in fiendish . glee,
The vaunted fbe surged in; . : To drop their lethals and then, to
Back to their lair which we sliaH ^ : rend. ' »^ '
.-^gain and again the bestial foe
attacked, ' The mighty synibol of our glorious
land; ' u .
ButMmericans stood there, hence
the enemy fell back, i>. To bolster once their .perfidiou* -
hand. • ,
But in hellibh anger the heathen
hordes came on; « ; ..^^.r-.. In numbers too great for tnese „
mortah; to withstand; . , '. Thus succumbing to the inevitaoie ^
which fate had- sown, . .t . In the epic drama of bur nat«e ..
land. ' O, Men of Wake tiiy noble spirit
with us abounds, .- ' >r In the heart.s arid annab Of our^
hallowed land; ' ;■ . - ; And shall guide us on until victory .
is fourid', ' , „„r '
In the blood and gallantry of cur ,
resolute band. ^
St. Paul. Mtan.-(CNS)'An| abandoned suitcase in Union SW';^ tion caused cops .to suspect i . . might contain a bomb, .infj; checked every way they kne\.^ without results. Finally opened .it very S'ngerly. tained nine skinned rabbits au"^v nine fish. ' ">
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;T[s Wise to Build. Rear Daor on House
Paliuchi's Enemy Evens The Score Once And For All
Br O. C. W. L. SACKS, 6th Co., 3rd STE
We v/ere rushing back_ and forth shouting like scared devils in front of the burning building. A big red splotch broke the dark- ness of the sky. Small sparks darted upward and were sudden- ly puffed av.-ay by the high wind.
In our town of six-hundred people, there isn't fnuch that we can do to save a building after it has caught fire. What v.-e try to do is keep the blaze from spreading. That was what we were trying to do the night Pal ' -ucchis house bunied. Some of us v.-ere on the bucket brigade, dampening roofs of nearby houses and wetting the grounds around ^Shem, Others dug up earth about ti:e house with shovels, and a few were using the big chemical spray which was mounted on a wagon.
Through words yelled from one inan to another, I learned that Palluchi v.'as at a Cliristening and wasn't expected back until morn- ing.
I stopped for a moment to wipe the perspiration from my face. LIv eyes were smarting and mj^'
throat burned. My chest felt if a big lump of lead were press- ing on it— I had to rest.
Johnny Burton, he's my neigh- bor, came up to me, put his buck- ets down wearily, and gazed at the blazing mass.
"Bad," he mumbled.
"Plenty," I replied. BOOTLEGGEES DID IT
"The mob on the other side of the street are saying that Pa- lucchi's bootlegging enemies did it. Put him oh the spot for not dividing equally with them," told me.
"Well, well never know" I told him as we both took up our buck- ets again and started for the pump.
- 1 was just emptying my second bucket again and started for the tap, when someone, jerked my arm. It was Palucchi. His face was working — twisting into wierd patterns. His nails dug into my shoulders. "Da wife? Da kids?" "All safe."
"Da papers? Dey gotta de papers"
I didn't know about any papers. He looked at my face querly tlien whirled about.
"Stop," . I screamed.
He was running toward the house. He leaped upon the porch,
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Exchange Shoe and Hat Repair Shop, located at Doughboy Sta- dium, opened Monday in new quarters in the Shopping Center, across the street from the main post exchange.
Other activities now housed in the recently completed center in- clude the exchange clothing store, j and the tailor shop. It is planned that the watch repair shop, the barber shop, and the beauty, par- lor will also be housed in this structure as soon as the necessary arrangements can be completed.
19 Eiifisfed Men Of Sypply Division Get" Promotions
The promotion of 19 enlisted men in the Supply Detachment, Supply Division, Section One, Fourth Service Command, to fill vacancies existing in that organi- zation has been announced at post headquarters.
Corporal William F. Toney has been promoted to sergeant, and Privates Fir^t Class Charles H. Allen, Lascom E. Rice, Jr., and John J. Lehman have been raised to corporals. Privates First Class Harry K. Vance, J. L. Beach, Floyd
E. Rogers and Armando Bello have been promoted to the rank of technicians fifth grade.
Privates Frank R. Bocci, Axel
F. Jensen, Henry V. Frankenfeld, Alexander G, Ganser. Jr., Benzion Gotlib, James R. Lancaster, Ed- ward Q. Milan, Roy A. Miles, Franlc Oishinsky, David A. "Wall and Russell ,S. Slocum have been raised to privates first class.
opened the door and banged it after him.
I started after him but someone caught my arm.
"But Palucchi is in there," I pleaded-
"Palucchi?"
•"Yes. He's after something in there."
"We'll get him." GUSH OF SMOKE
The man rushed up to the door and pushed it open, only to be met with a cloud of dense smoke which started him coughing vio- lently.
"We can't open the door. The air will help spread the fire," he gasped.
A. man I had never seen before touched my shoulder.
"If you're worried about the -„_n who just went in there, I savV him go out the back door," he said smoothly. •
Just then the fire engines from Henderson coimty drove up, .and in an hour or so, the fire was under control.
The next morning my wife woke me to answer a telephone call from Burton. _
t's Palucchi, Jim. They've found him! Burned to a crisp. Can you get over here?"
I got into my clothes and hur- ried to. the scene of the fire. 'It had begun to drizzle and every- thing looked gray and dreary, Most depressing of all was the steaming embers from the house,
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Lowly Private Sees Ace Shoot Down 'Gray One'
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This morning was no different from fifty-eight previous ones. As far as the Private was concerned things were sorry indeed. Day after day it had been one con- tinuous grind of cleaning guns, oiling guns, greasing guns, Un- ing guns up for the set-up. and making others do .the same thmg. A most boring and monotonous existence indeed.
pleasant as he scampered up the hill which .would leave him about fifty yards in the rear of the supply shed which Roger and Car- roll took such good care of, as their war effort. From every per- spective and outiook things were none too pleasant as <he saw it.
It was a cold and foggy morn- ing in November and the dark- ness still enveloped Hammond Field with a shroud of gray, low- hangmg clouds. And it was quite quiet with all the section men out on O'Brien Range this particular morning. The Private had a feel- ing that nothing would ever hap- pen to him. around the shpd. What could happen to a grease monkey private? He does his job and no one ever sees him at it. And very, ■ery seldom does he ever see anyone. Here he ■ was young, healthy, and yet there was some- thing very sorry in his way of Jboking at things. A most unhap- iy young man. , ,
7 With somber thoughts he began s normal routine. The first chore „as to coUect all the oily waste and dirty rags which had accu- mulated in the clean-up of the night before. About fifty feet north-east of the shed was a pit which the Preacher had dug for this purpose. He struck a match and thought how easily oily wastes caught fire. Once in a whUe the thick black smoke died down slightly. Whereupon the Private poked the fire with a metal rod he had salvaged from the old grease pit nearby. PANORAMA SPREADS
From his hill perch he could see the panorama for many yards; As his eyes took in the view he began to feel something was about to happen. Funny that he never felt this before. He had done th,e very same thing for many morn- ings. But somehow this morning hadn't seemed to be like the rest. Today his senses seemed to be sharper. He sensed something war up, and up was high in the aii above him. Nov/ he saw it over- head. It was the first aerial com- bat. The oldest dog fight of all time. A struggle which had started with the Creation and which was still in progress. And he the Pri- vate had been singled out to watch in' awe and wonder. H' body turned to the southwest- Far, far, far off and at a great height he saw the Gray One. Huge, powerful, sleek, despotic and ar- rogant. The Gray One thundered along with breath-taking speed. And showed no mercy to anything in its wake or .in its path. It cut the air like a heavy rain which overpowers haplessleaves and brush by sheer weight alone: Un- relenting in its fury, stalking, punishing and eager for the kill. This was the Gray One. He ^yas superbly equipped and panting for the fray. His was the fight for the sheer love of fighting. And he was on top now. He had alti- tude and clouds to play hide and seek with his enemy. His was the initial advantage. It was his will to battle and he was strong and ready. And then the Private turned to the northeast— THE GOLDEN ONE
At a great distance to the left of an avenue of telephone poles just behind an airdrome heavily camouflaged by a thick cluster of evergreens, he saw the Golden One begin his long, graceful take- off into the wind. The Private gazed fixedly as the newcomer soared far out oyer Cusseta at -
seemingly low altitude. The gray clouds were beginning to lift over head. And then with a surge ^ of unquenchable and not to be denied power the Golden One zoomed upward, upward, TUPWARD, HIGHER and HIGHER as straight as a rocket bound for the top of the sky. He flew in a Jine swing- ing from far off in the east, banked to the left and came on as straight as a die westward, forever west- ward.
His thoughts " were none, too- jjj^ private stood silent, awed
. J +1,.. ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^jjg Gray. One
heard the onrush of the Colden One and girded himself for the battle. He lay in wait, in silent ambush, hoping to strike one sur- prise blow and thus soften up his foe. Suddenly the antagonists were locked in combat. The Gold- en One had climbed so fast that he levelled off ; directly parallel to the Gray One. -Now at right angles. Now face to face, nose to nose and then finally eye to eye. The Golden One kept blazing away at the other with his eyes spitting red hot fire. The Gray One wilted as the fire power of his stronger opponent wore him down. He turned and fled. The Golden One rose higher and high- er as the loser disappeared into the far away clouds. MASTER OF THE SKIES
The Golden One was master of the skies for this day. Tonight a refreshed Gray One might re- turn to take command in a new battle. But to the Private it-Jvas a great day. He had seen an ace in action, and had seen the . ace emerge a victor. The. Golden One had risen from the east to become sovereign of the skies. The Golden Sun had risen in the east. The vanquished gray was the moon. There would be no rain today.
The Private smiled softly as he poked his metal rod in the fire and inwardly commented on the beauty of the day.
Steis Named Assistant S-2 Of 3rd Regiment
Appointment of First Lieut. William Burton Steis, Brandy Camp, Pa., as assistant intelli- gence officer of the Tliird Student Training Regiment here has been approved by Col. R .H. Lord, regimental commander. In his new post, Lieutenant Steis will handle investigations and courts martial work.
Before his assignment to regi niental headquarters, ' Lieutenant Steis was serving as a tactical of- ficer in one of the officer candi- date companies of the regiment. He was commissioned a second lieutenant Aug. 24, 1942, and ad- vanced in rank to first lieutenant March 19, this year. He formerly
Pat Kept Jump Ahead Of History Until Draff
Served As Trooper With Canadian Royal Dragoons, i
Scion of an Army family, Candi- date Patrick A, Lennon of the 24th Company, Third Student .Training Regiment, has been pres- ent at many places throughout the
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He was born in Maymyo, Bur- ma, where his lather, John Len- non, was a member of the British Army garrison. The father, now retired, and living in Dublin, Ire- land, was twice decorated for bravery during his Army career, which covered the Boer War- World War I era.
Candidate Lennon's first ac- quaintance with" gunfire was made while he was a youngster in Bur- ma. He was idly gazing at an ob- ject hanging from a tree when an Army officer ran up and fired a pistol at the strange thing over- head, .which, proved to be a cobra. Later the Lennon family removed to Aldershot, England, the famous infantry and artillery school,. Brit- ish counterpart of Fort Benrting. Then the family went to Dublin, arriving just in time for the Easter Week rebellion. , After a brief business career In
funds was made, personnel up hearing of their chance to volun- tarily have a part in this effort, readily responded and, according to figures released by Colonel Frank. J. Vida, the Regimental Commander, within a- few days the officers had contributed $111 while the enlisted men, many of whom had just arrived, were giv- ing $405.
Unsolicited*
During the time when contribu- tions .were . being accepted, many and various unsolicited reasons for these donations were given by the men. Some had received furloughs as a result of the Red Cross' aid, ' others had been given help with family problems and still others had memories of as- sistance from this organization. One soldier gave an unusually large sum. with the statement that he wanted to express his grati- tude for a personal favor ex- tended him by one of their brahch offices and all contributors were loud in their praise of such a merciful agency — thankfi/l that an organization so universal in ,its efforts could still handle- the most minute problems right at home. . ;
Buybur Bonds
Continuing their wise use o: funds coming to them, these mer of the Provisional Truck Regi- ment, have not forgotten their duty to their country an'd have been supporting the War Bond effort with increasing enthusiasm. Captain Ross, Third Battalion Ex- ecutive Officer,- who is the Regi- mental War Bonds Officer, states that February cash purchases were well over $800 and that pay roll deductions ran into the four fig- ure column. These evidences of members of this regiment con- tributing to worthwhile agencies are true indications of the calibre of the men who made up one of the anny's largest, and busiest truck units.
CHANUTE FIELD, 111.— (CNS ) A spelling bee between soldiers of this Base and gals from a near- by United States Organization club showed • the servicespellers cast a spell over the ladies. When all the T's had been crossed and all the I's dotted the score was: Soldiers — 31 right; Girls — 25
ight. Each team had a chance at 36 words. . -
England, the younger Lennon went ;to Canada where he joine4 the Ro^al Canadian Dragoons,- re^ nowiied cavalry organization, in which he served for six years.
Lennon won several prizes and nbbons for horseinanship In com- petition in the Dragoons and thor- oughly enjoyed the life as a troop- er but he returned to civilian life in 1935, settling iu St. Albana, Long Island; N. Y. He was mar- ried and comfortably situated when ^ Selective Service beckoned last August, resulting in his going to Camp Croft; ^. C, for basic , training. . He began his officer's ti-aihing. here Jan. 2. . .
LAFF OF THE WEEK- NEW YORK-r- (CNS)— A group of Naval cadets in training at Co- lumbia University here were left standing outside one wintry day while their leader entered a build- ing to find out exactly where they should report. While he was. gone a group of small boys began pep- pering the officers^to-be . with' snowballs. The cadets were taking it indulgently when the leader re- turned. Grasping the situation at a glance he bfecame a man of ac- tion. "Left, FACE!" he snapped, then "Fire at will!" The boys withdrew in: the face otf a force with superior fire power.
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the broken iglass and the scatter- ed, charred bricks. And there, about four feet from the door, or at least where it had been, lay Palucchi, a black, shrivelled cin- der.
I remember the strange men, the rumor about bootleggers, and I remembered suddenly that Pa- lucchi's house was built on a slope with the foundation of the back so high that there had been no back door.
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Post Cbthing Repair Shop Largest Military Unit Of Kind In South
Unit Csn l^end More Than SQ.OOQ Garments Per i^mth
Addition last month of 6S machines and 36 women from the Columbus WPA has made the Clothing and Equipage Repair Section of the Quartermaster Reclamation Shops at Fort Benning into the largest such shop of its kind, military or civilian, in the South, and in all likelihood _ as large or larger than any other similar Array repair shop in the na- tion, according to Colonel Stephen B. Massey, Fort. Benning'- director of supply.
This was achieved on March 12, v/hen the enlarged repair shop v/ent' into full operation, prepared to repair 30 to 40 thousand gar- ments and pieces of equipage each month without strain of any sort. Prior to that date, the shop had only 12 seamstresses and was able to handle only a small part of the clothing repair work on the post. Most of the work had been sent to the WPA in Columbus, by the Reclamation Section of the Quar- termaster Corps for repairs.
The lot of many pieces of, the damaged clothing would be a duBt-reg'fi life if they were in the possession of the average Ameri- can housewife because they are so
ragged end worn, and so tattered
and torn. The, Quartermaster jCxoses^^m^^*««^«v»^^v^^ Corps here, however, salvages ev' - -
and Equipage Repair Shop to its present size. Today, a total of 74 sewmg machines are utilized and number of employes range from 73 to 80. FULLY EQUIPPEP
: Sixty-siK of the niachlnes ere stitchers, three of them are but- ton machines and one each are over-edge, felling, button hole, special double needle, and East- man rotary cutter machmes. The over-edge machine is gpecially constructed to finish blanket edges, while the felling machme closes side seams on work clothes.
ery piece of material in every pos- sible way to provide cloth, extra buttons, zippers -or half -zippers and other material. A good sleeve from one ragged shirt, with a good collar, a good back and other good parts from other worn shirts are put together until a complete shirt is made— and made well for the purpose it is to serve.
When WPA was closed down by the government late irir Feb- ruary, the Quartermaster Corps brought most of the WPA ma- chinery end personnel to Fort Benning, expanding the Clothing
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button holes of any size, end makes nhem look almost as good as new. The double needle ma- chine is i^ed mostly for puttmg on patch pockets, while the rotary cutter cuts patches in large quan- tities. ^ Of the 68 machines brouffit from the WPA, ,64 were stitehers and four were special machines. All special machines are operated by three women employes, who are specially trained in the work.
Clothing and equipment come to the shop from many sources, including excess clothing from various units, clothing turned ir by soldiers who have received dis- charges, and clothmg which has been worn out by soldiers and turned in by supply sergeants for "salvage." The clothing and equipment range from an almost new" state to a state of almost utter uselessness by former civu- ■ n standards.
Operated under the general di- rection of Colonel Massey, the Clothing and Equipage Repair Shop is imder the immediate di- rection of First Lieutenant Ross W. Crtissley, » native of Colum- bus Ohio, and Quartermaster Reclamation Officer, who is also in charge of the shoe repair shop and several other quartermaster repair shops. ALL TYPES MENDED
All types of clothing are In- cluded in the items repaired by the shop, and some new processes, worked out here at Fort Bemiing, have been put into practice by the shop. ■
Raincoats for example, »r< patched lil« rubber tires by « process Lieutenant Crossley him- self experimented with and found to be far more efficient than the usual method of repair. Running across some rubberized cement used in the tent repair shops com- ing under his supervision. Lieu- tenant Crossley decided to try "cold patches" similar to _ those used on punctured automobile in- ner tubes. The area around the tear or hole in the raincoat is cleaned thoroughly by a mixture of ammonia and benzine,- and a neat patch is placed over the tear from the inside and held by the rubberized cement.
■The former .method of ee\ving patches on the raincoats was not nearly so effective. The new method saves . considerable time, saves machinery, and most impor- tant of all, leaks none whatsoever, while sewed patches sometimes were inclined to ship a little wa-. ter. The only time a machine touches a raincoat for such re- pairs now is when a new button- hole is made on the coat.
When the clothing and equip- page comes into the shops for re- pair, they range from mattress covers to laundry nets, from bar- racks bags to mosquito bars, from shelter halves to woolen blankets and cotton comforters, and from prossaic O. D. clothes to the yet more prosaic herringbone twill.
The clothing and equipment goes first to the ripping and sort- mg group in the shop and are sorted into types as to material and as to kind of repair needed. If the unit finds certain of the clothing is imfit for repairs as a whole, the strong parts are ripped off and saved until enough dif- ferent parts are collected for en- tire garments. If the individual bit of clothing can be repaired satisfactorily it is sent to the proper group for repairs, by the forelady at the machines inspec- tion table, who allots' the cloth- ing to the various machines with- in the specialized groups. WORKERS CLASSIFIED
The workers are divided into special groups for special duties, just as in an extremely well run factory. However, when new workers are hired, all of them, re- gardless of the extent of their previous training, are put into a training group and taught spe- cifically and carefully the work of the shop. All of them are taught to know the types of ma- terial, the types of weaves and cloth, enabling them to match all patches on garments, and the best
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By LT. ARTHUR EVERSON
One of the events that an Offi- T Candidate is not likely to tor- get is the overnight maneuver which comes at the end of his course. It gives a atudeirt a chance to apply everytWng he has learned and-ig one of the high- points in his career as an O. C._ The 8th Company, 1st Studen^ Training Regiment drew the as- signment of ^Heavy ^Weap^s Company for their fare of the problem. We; cheered when we saw twenty weapons carriere puU up Friday afternoon. Little ^ did we know that they were there to create a problem in logistics and not to carry the weapons. For whei they Lrived at t6e bivouac area around midnight, we had to Dlav "hide the behic;e" whue Sing over a minimU number of men ... our heartaches had begunf -The lucky ones got two
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method of repairing, each type of- clothing or equipment. Thus, eacn worker will --know from experi- ence and training exactly the types of patching and material to use on each individual item com- ing up for repair.
After completion of the train- „.g period, the workers are plit into one of . the skilled groups, which include field jacket, blanket, comforter, wool shirts, wool pants, and herringbone, to mention but a few. The size of each group depends upon the vol- ume of clothing or equipment of each type coming through the shop.
Clothing Is divided Into two general groups— Class B, and Class X. Class B clothing prob- ably has been worn, but is still good for re-issue after repairs. The hand-repairing group re- pairs such woolen clothing and which shows only minor breaks in material which cannot be de- tected after repairs. ' Class X clothing has been worn and patched tijat there are outward evidences of ^repair. How- ever, it is never wasted in any respect, and the good material from the various items are picked up in every case. Such clothing is utilized by the Army for field maneuvers, landing operations and other such activities which would speedily make Class A or Class B clothes facsimiles of the worst of Class X clothes. This type of clothing is issued without account- abiUty, which means that the sol- dier or organization is not charged with the items. CLOSE INSPECTION
After routine repairs on the garments coming Into the shop, each is placed on a tray beside the worker. The garments, arc picked up by a checker and car- ried to the inspection table again, Garments requiring buttons, out- side patch pockets, reworked but- ton holes, or other such work re- quiring special machines aris then assigned out to the proper per- sons to do the work.
After the special operations, the garments once again return to°the inspection table where they are
thoroughly rechecked .to see if all needed repair work has been completed. Another checker clas- sifies the garments, makes the count, and places them Iri the proper bins to be picked up by the trucks from organizations all over the post.
Braids are put on all overseas caps for soldiers on thp post, and these shops now do all the work of this nature for the entire Fort Benning reservation.
A total of 22,542. pieces of clothing and equipment were re- paired during the month of March, although full scale operations be- gan only.on the 12th of the month, Lieutenant Crossley reveals. Of this number, 7,305 were Class B items and 15,269 were Class X items. Barracks bags, all Class B, were repaired completely in- cluding the installation of the metal parts through which the barracks bags' draw-ropes are drawn, and a total of 2,364 bar- •acks bags were placed into serv- ices as a result of the shop's ac-
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tivities in March. Raincoats re- paired during t^e month totaled 1,119 Class B and 149 Class C rubberized raincoats. "rSai''^f^.300 to 1.600 pieces of clothing and .equipment are now being repaired daily, Lieutenant Crossley P^n^f^ out- The amount of work an individual worker in the shop can Pjoducp depends upon the type and con- dition of the garment, he sajs.
In discussing this phase of the shS's operations. Mrs. Florence Pearce. supervisor of the shop, ri(»plared' "Khaki trousers are an examplefor^ne extreme, for they can be repaired with great rapid- ity. One worker can, In one day, repair as many as 85 to 100 of them. On the other hand, field jackets are hard , to repair, and 20 or 30 of them repaired m one day by a single worker Is quite a satisfactory showing."
Mrs. Pearce, now in charge^ aU workers and all duties in the shop here, was in charge of the WPA section in Columbus whicn pireviously did the repair work. Personnel of the -shop, well trained, efficient, 'and enthusiastic about their work, do their jobs in spite of physical handicaps. All of them are women, and few of them would be subject to any draft, even if the law shomd, in the future, .declare the WAACs to be a compulsory organization for women. The oldest worker is a 66-year-old woman, well beyond draft age. The youngest is _ 19 years of age. One woman has but one leg, and three of the workers have an artificial eye apiece. Despite such handicaps, they fully earn their livelihood by their work, according to Mrs. Pearce, who states they are all highly skilled for their tasks. ^ As an evidence of the Army and Quartermaster Corps detennina- tion to be prepared for any eventuality, every one of the 74 machines, are always ready for use and can be put into operation, at a moment's notice, according to Lieutenant Crossley. This feat is an unusual one considering the number of machines, the magni- tude of their use, and the intricacy of the machinery, but it is char- acteristic of the Reclamation sec- tion to be prepared— come what may. ■
hours sleep l»rfore «how was served. It was so dark that to this day no one knows what we ac- tually ate. , AH, THE HEAT
The pejst morning at 0445, while our weapons carriers were resting up for the day's work, the 'stalwart men of 8th Company were tramping gayly down the road, a baseplate slung over one shoulder, a series of cement gad- gets simulating ammunition oyer the other. The only casualty oth- er than worn shoulders and stiff muscles (softened by many days in the sunwarmed bleachers), was Candidate Biel who was last seen disappearing into a hidden spiderhole of undetermined depth, machine-gun and all. .
The men stuck with it though, and performed nobly. After the seventh mile the cement blocks and weapons were still intact, and although bur legs said no, our heads said yes. The only unfavor- able comment at this time was that at Candidate Dubin, who, a little worse for wear, was heard to say, "It isn't the heat, it's the humidity!"
ATrACk GOES WELL
The attack went along well and we poured ammunition onto the enemy positions. There was still enough spunk left for some double time when we displaced, and ev- eryone had reason to rejoice when the bugle sounded, the end of the attack phase. It was then that many candidates got their
first taste of the army's famed K ration accompanied by the critiqu. and a fine speech by Colonel Pratt. '
The final phase was the occir^ ' pation of a defensive position. The first machine-gun platoon who had been on outpost all night and shot hell out of the -enemy during the attack, had: an oppor, tunity to apply swamp crossiris technique. -Back on the tn^in line of resistance, planes came over and harassed us, reminding u$ " at that stage of Dunkirk and no rest for the weary. But we got jn position and the bugle was blown Someone said that the war wis over. It was for the time ^and the G. I. trucks felt comfortable in spite of the dust and bumps on ' the way home, because at the end of the trip there was a glass of beer and a hot shower.
With the marvelous fighting spirit displayed by the Officer ' Candidates of 8th Company, 1st Student Training Regiment, we- are sure that such prevailing spirit will soon put an end to this war.
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SuxidowTiI That magic hour when man lays down hi£ tools and turns his eyes homewara with ' g feeling of priae that ne has earned his rest.
Sundov/n! When American sol- diers in every Quarter of the globe, from the isolated xslanos of the Pacific to the vast aesert wasle- iands of Africa; from. tne ianoE down unaer in AustraliE to the frozen lunQras of the Ai-ctic, look proudly to the Stars and Stripes as it is gently iowerea, and gath- er courage lor the coming aay, secure in the belief ttiat tnrougfi tlieir protection of the flag on the battlefield their loved ones are protectee at home.
Sundown: When an. American soldier salutes nis flag ana pa- rades v-'ilft prme^nis fitness to protect It. PRIDE... tne soidien v'ord for RETREAT PARADE;
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V-'here\-er he has stood Retreat Parade no one nas aarea chal- len*'e his possession of tne grouna over which his Hag flew without fear of retribution. Thougn many have c'^allengea. not one has been able to v-'ithstend the punishment delivered bv the American sol- dier so swiftly, surely decisn^ly.
That is the meaning of RE- TREAT PARADE! GLADDEN'S HEART
It i£ a s^ght to brigijlen the eye and giaaden t.ne heart. At West Poin< Annapolis, Randolph Fiela and t hunarea otner garrisons there is shine aixQ polish and stirring music. It is m these per- manent bases that tne rav.' re- cruit renews his acquaintance with American tradition. It is there that he oegins to under- stand the price in hardships and privations his forebears paid to gain the strength, courage, ^)ati- ence ^nd spirit to make us and keep uE tree.
At Valley Forge, under Wash- ineion, our forefather stood his frozen ground. Beneath blue skies he colored the snow v/ith the blood of his bare feet.
Decatur slashed his way through Tripoli and opened the seas for- ever to commerce.
Perry connected the two ena; of the World when he first plant- ed the American flag on Japanese soil. ■ . , ,
Ivlexico became a good neighbor when the cry of the Alamo brought our swift vengeance, and Spain lost all interest in world empire when v;e hurried to the rescue of Cuba and the Pliilippines.
In the malaria, infested sv/amps 01 Central America our soldiers cleared the jungles of bandits, found the answer to the deadly vellow fever, and opened the Pan- ama Canal to the v.'orld.- ,
In our fight fbr universal free- dom we buried our dead in Fland- ers Field and kept a faithful walcii on the Rhme.
This, and more, the American Soldier did to bring the v/orld. closer to understanding. .N-EW CHAPTER
Today a new chapter is being written. Heroism is no longer a thing of the past. Chivalry has come to life again and ma the heroes v.-ho have put av.^ay their peaceful pursuits to don armor against the t.-.'o-faced drag- on. Mac;ythur! Colin Kelley! John BuMey! Stillman! Patton! Chenault! .
.Manv are the lands their feet have trod upon. Bataaii' Wake Island: The Burma Road! Libya! Guadaicanal! .
Many are the steeds that have carried them into battle. The Flying Fortress! The Wasp! The Hornet! The General Grant!
Faith and courage are their birthright end for their bravery they deserve to be free.
...And v.'hen the battle is over there is Sundown. While the dead are buried and the wounded aided, the v,-eary soldier looks off to the horizon and thinks of home. But his job is not yet finished. Not till the battle is v.-on v.ill he have earned his rest. Like h foreiatl-.ers at Valley Forge he hi learned the meaning ojE, Liberty through fire. ■
As a lonely bugle flings a chal- lenge into the air... while the Stars and Stripes are being low- ered . . . the American Soldier n members his creed. With h head held high, his coura; strengthened in battle, Jus faith steadfast and unswerving, pledges -allegiance to his Flag and to the Republic for v.-hich it stands. ONE NATION INDIVIS- IBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
agreeing about the deteile of our war program?
The next tiine you hear a friend or ft neighbor coinplain because he can't fet all the gaEoline he'd like for his car— or because his house isn't as warm as it used to be-<r because his wife served liash instead of sirloin steak for dinner last evening— ask him if We'd rather have a handful of nee a day which the Japanese civilians are allowed — or whether he'd pre- fer the Nazi Swastika to the Stars and Stripes. That's really what it ill comes down to, you know. This war isn't being fought to keep a Democrat in the White House at Washington, or to put a Re- pubUcan there. It's being fought for our lives— literally for our
^ Let's get that idea through our heads. And let's try to get it through the heads of the John Does end Richard Roes who think the war will wait until they iron out tiieir personal differences of opinion. It won't. There is noth- ing Hitler is'hoping for so much as time. The longer we take to win this war, the more time we give iiim to defeat us. It's simple as that.
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Aoierica is being discovered. Again and again. America is being discovered by the thousands and millions of young American war- riors stalldng silently through the jungles of New Guinea and across the deserts of Australia and North Africa; by befurred Main Street boys picking a treacherous path across the sliding ice-masses of Greenljmd, laboring across thf mountains and lava fields of Ice- land, shivering damply in the bar- ren Aleutians.
Some there were who thought that we had little or no culture. They smiled at the word "cul- ture" and bethought themselves dreamily of faded and cracked paintings and statuary lying under the dust of centuries reverently undisturbed. They murmured, "Culture," and heard the death- less music 'Of Bach, Strauss, Wag- ner, Leoncavallo. They read Bums, Goethe, Shakespeare, Hugo. They drank- of the wines of Spain
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One corporal, two privates first class and 14 privates of the Corps of Military Police,, have been given proniotions in rank, accord- ing to an announcement from post headouarters.
Corporal' Bernard Vv^ Lundri- gar. has been promoted to ser- geant, and Privates First Clas.- WiUie B. Allums and Carl P. Mid- dleton have been raised to cor- porals. Privates Don Baird, Paul
Caldwell. Marvin Gallow _ Marvin B. Garrett. Herman G. , -Hili, Robert L. Little, David H. McCistchev. V>'orlie L. Pitt, Char- les V. Ryals, Edv.'ard C, Sykes, Parks E. Williams, Thomas VV. V/ingard, Durward M. Kinsler and Grady P. Preston have been pro- moted to privates first class.
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Words Con't Win Wars; They Con Lose Them
By SGT. CHARLES MORGAN Mefiical Detachment
As £ veteran of the World War, and a member of the armed forces in the present conflict, I wish to empliasize today one of the most 'itallv important aspects of the present- v.-ar— the evil threat of the home-grov/n saboteur whose idle chatter is damaging to our -norale and encouraging disunity on the home front. .
We can't tall: our way to vic- tory in this' war. It's going ,to be won by ships, planes, tanks', guns, production and manpower, not by words. Oratory, editorials, propaganda, even the Atlantic Charter itself all represent empty words unless they ar-e backed by action. We don't need to be told this. We all know it.
words can't win tliis war for the United States and the United Nations. But I wonder when we are going to realize that words can lose, the war. Lose it by weakening the bond between the democratic peopls of. the earth. Lose it by fostering disunity and disruption, not only between na- tion and' nation, but between per- sons and groups. Lose it by play- ing our enemy's game of suspect- ing one another, opposmg one an- other; -by fclinging with, blind obstinacy to outworn political theories. Talking can lose this v.'ar if it is the wrong kind of talking. And an awful lot of talking that's going on today is the wrong kind of talking. WE SPIN OUE OWN
We must not be so childish as to believe that all the fantastic rumors which are disturbing ci- vilian morale so dangerously to- day are inspired by the treacher- ous Japanese or the cunning Nazis. Many of these stories are being made out of the v.'hole cloth by American citizens think they are patriotic but are actually quite unable to dis- tinguish bet^-een their patriotic obligations and their personal po- litical loyalties. Rationing re- strictions are a good example of what I mean,
Sugar rationing, coffee ration- ing, fuel oil and gasoline ration-
selves to send too much e£ our food products abroad in lei lend shipments. These rumors ere plain bunk. As a matter of fact, food rationing Is necessary be- cause of the gap between our average production of 1942 end the increased demands due to the war.
The next time you hear some- one say that the people of the United States are going hungry to feed the Russians or the Chi- nese, tell him-that that lie belongs with the one about how the Eng- lish always get other people to fight their wars. Both are lies. Thev may not be German inspired lies 'but how Herr Hitler and Herr Gdebbels must love them just the
LACE FORESIGHT
We all know the sort of per- son who insists there is no need for oil rationing because the country has lots of it. A person like that simply isn't looking to the future. He can't see that coit- servation of essential war-time supplies must be planned on the basis of e long period of years in case the war lasts that long. He can't even see that gasoline rationing is in effect primarily to save precious rubber. It wouldn't matter that he can't see .any of these truths if he would just ac- cept the situation anyway and shut up. It's when he gets to talk- ing that he is dangerous. He's the kind of person who ascribes the worst motives to everyone else but himself. He's the one who as- serts the government is playing politics every time a White House appointment or a nisw government war-time regulation is announced.
You ask, "How can such trifles affect the war?"
The answer is that they are not trifles. They are' symptoms of a dangerous ailment that is afflict- ing our country. Too many Ameri- can citizens have not yet realized that our war effort must be a TOTAL effort. Too many of us
..'ant the -war to be won OUR •o'"™™? -nd SocrS- -venience to the common cause of
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gious beliefs — or those of an op- posing political party — or those whose ancestry does rtot reflect the same nationalities as our ov>^n -are honestly inspired with the patriotic fervor and the same determination to- win this war as e ourselves.
No one is claiming that every- thing our present administration has done since Pearl Harbor has been the wisest thing to do. No is claiming that any one per- -be it Franklin Roosevelt or Winston Churchill or anyone else is always right' that he has not made mistakes— that he is infal- lible. It's not important that the people of England live under a. form of goverrmnent that is. slight- ly different from our owni 'What difference does it malce whether a man speaks with ft Boston or a British accent if he is on our side in tliis global war to preserve human freedom and personal li- berty?
TEND OWN GARDENS
Let's stop looldng at the faults of our own administration— of our Allies among the United Nations— of the war preparations prior to December 7, ^941. iet's concen- trate our thoughts on the faults and wickedness of our enemies. Let's win the v/ar by coopera- tion. Let's win the war by work- ing together in unity and har- mony. Let's postpone all differ- ences of opinion, all personal con- siderations that are. not directly related to victory for the United
alists. Catholics, Jews, Christian Scientists, blondes, brunetts and red-heads. Wliy can't we imder- stand this and take it in our stride? Why can't we reaUze' that v.'ar-time restrictions are nO' harder on us personally than on 130 million other Americans. Most of us do. But too many of us don't.
There is the woman who - is frightfully annoyed because she can no longer buy nylon hose. She knows that aU the other v/omen in the country are v.-ear- ing cotton or .rayon stockings but she , still thmks somehow SHE ought to be allowed nylon or silk because it just happens that she doefn't Uke rayon. The men laugh at such a woman for be- in-^ a bird -brain and not reahzmg what this war is all about— but v.-hat about the man who, by hook or crook, wangles a C-card so that he can ride to his office m the comfortable seclusion of his own automobile v.-hile his neigh- bors are riding tiie street cars and buses? What about tlie man who legitimately is entitled to a B or C-card for business purposes because he really is in an essen- tial war business, but who then v.'astes precious gasohne- and rub- ber using his car for pleasure riding or to take his children to the picture show? REAL DANGER
These examples of selfishness would be neither pertinent nor important if they did not , point the way to a very great and a verv real danger. Too often, such degree of public opinion, on the selfishness is excused by the cul- prits themselves, or by a certain grounds that the rationing re- strictions are unnecessary any- way. They say, for example, that the government is rationing food- stuffs and other commodities only because it wants to show its au- thority or— which is worse— be- cause the government is covering up its owm mismanagement, of the entire food and production problem. Take; for instance, the rumors being! that are running wild around the in the in- j country toda^ to the effect tiiat food rationing has become neces-
Girls , of tiie Fort Valley State college were guests at the recent dance given by the Service Bat- telion of the Third Student Train- regiment at the new service club in the battalion area. The dance was the first of a series planned for tliis seas
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Above Ell, let's not gi'
aid and comfort to Adolph Hitler or Tojo by bickering among our- selves; Let's liot cheer their black hearts with the knowledge that anything at all is ae important to us— to all of us, you and me and the man next door— as - victory, total victory over them and their foHowers— end their rotten ideas about world domination and e master race. ,
We really have just one choice. Do we work together for victory? Or do we work separately for de- feat? We haven't much time you know. We started this war 'way behind the Axis schedule. . Are we going to : fall fajPther behind i because we are gpen^g precious
and France and of their hoary tra- ditions. Culture:. The Parthenon, the Coliseuih, the Arc de Triom- phe, the Pyramids.
Would you like to know what culture is? Ask Johnny Dogface as he -sdolls through . the heat and fleas of Algiers. Ask him if he would like to step into a cool and modern theater in some mid- western town.
Asks parka-clad Private Jones as he wanders forlornly along Reykjavik's Austerstraeti. 'Would he like to enter a restaurant of gleaming chrome and bright-col- ored plastics, snowy linen, clean glassware, polished silver, multi- itemed menus. Go on, ask him. 'BREATHS THERE THE FOOL'
Ask the soldier in inacessible Alaska if he ever thinks of thou- sands of miles of super-highways, of the wonderlands of Florida, Southern California, Yellowstone National Park. *
Ask the. men who are now call- ing a spot in India "home". Men- tion the Empire State: building.
the Golden Gate Bridge, the Mount Palomar Observatory.
For they all know these things. Not just tlie millionaire business- man and the political leader but every little maw on the street and on the farm. They've all seen and known the miracle of America's abundance; America's lofty stand- ard; America's stone and glass civilization, America's chromium and plastic culture.
They've all seen shelves piled mountainously with canned goods, staples and "fancy" foods; over- flowing, even in these lean days, with fresh fruits and vegetables. Olives, mushrooms, peppers to spice their foods. Automobiles, radios, washing machines, refrig- erators to spic their lives.
They've seen the factories, hum- ming, the gleaming machines turn- ing, spinning, punching, staiQEipg out the tools for peace and the tools for war. The same factories and the same machines that made us great in peace to make us great in war.
He' knows, Johnny does, about the feel of fine fabrics on his body, the polished woods and rich tap- estries in his home, the swift lux- ury ear in his garage, the great, echoing corridors of the radio sta- tion, the city hall and the bank in
Nihe DEML Men Get More Stripes
Nine enlisted men of Headquar- ters Detachment, D. E. Fourth Sarvice command. Fort Bennlngj have been promoted up- on the recommendation the de- tachment commander, according to an announcement at post head- quarters. ' —
Technician Fourth Grade Owen J. Remington has been raised to the rank of technician third grade, and Private First Class Maurice F. Buckley has been promoted to technician fifth grade. Privates Oscar Boyd, Jr., W. D. Hill, Don- ' aid L. Hodge, Paul M; Mingle, Charles S. Penn, Hubert L. Scar- brough and Herman E. Stewart havfe been raised to privates first class. '
his own small town, Just one Bmall toWn among thousands.
Perhaps it's not so much that America has these- things as it is that he, Johnny Dogface, just an ordinary guy, has them!
Now ask America's Man-In-Uni-» form when America was discov- ered. Ten to one he will say, "De^ cember 7th, 1942!"
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Resd those words again and again. YouVe sung them b thousand times— perhaps too automatically, unthink- ingly. You learned them first when you were a small child, raismg a thin voice in school You learned them by heart. But is their meaning alive in your heart today? The land of the free and the home of the brave. That is how the young patriot, Francis Scott Key described these United States. And one hundred and lwenty»eight years later we fight again to keep it free. Today it is still the home of brave young millions of men who have reached around the world in the globe-circling war which can only end in making every man's land a free la^id!
But the fight will be long, and the saorijice will be great Lives will be given, homes broken^ and loved ones torn from each other's arms. For this is a war of the people, just as ours is a flag of the people— iU stripes an ever -flying banner of glory: its stars an ever-bright beacon of liberty.
What could be more fitting today than that every American rededicate himself to the cause both the words and the flag bespeak! How better can we ro- dedicate ourselves than by reaffirming — each and every one— the pledge to . . . buy War doiids.
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Self-Pity Is One Of Mofor Afflictions Among Fighfing Forces
BY PVT. THOfAAS DEVINE
Kojone feels sorry for the man who feels sorry for himself and self pitv is one'of the major afflictions with which our long-suffering army has to put up./Every outfit has its gold- brick but occasionally one encounters a rare example of a
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The rate at which this ill-fa- vored creature could put away sweets gave rise to a legend in the barracks that liis veins con- tained not blood but sugar syrup and that his mother was a dairy maid in a candy factory where her duty was to milk chocolate.
However, it would never occur to this lad to offer any of th° sweets which he hoarded in hi.. foot locker to his companions in the barracks and, even in emer- gencies such as inventory at the PX he wouldn't even part with B bar of chocolate for cash the nail. In short: a wart;
At mess our subject would pass up everything but the dessert, cram as much as he could get of that into his face then tear for the barrackjs where he'd crouch like an anemic toad on his foot
like an anemic toad on his foot At the compieupn oi d«x^ locker munching glumly away on training this chronic mess ^\as candy bars. Preslntly he devel- assigned to an office in headquar- oned a couple of boils on his neck lers. In a day or so the office dis- snd characteriEtically, complained covered that it was .overmanned that the doctor v.-as neglecting and our object lesson was un- inpriPri tn another section. Lates
for himself .as a Casanova the women. His manner of relating his successes, instead of arousing the envy or amusement of his barracks mates, made them de- spise him. No one liked him and he was treated like poison ivy by the men.
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There are plenty of privileges which are not a soldier's right but which can be extended by non- cofhs and officers- at their pleas- ure. To enjoy these makes a man s lot considerable easier and the people in authority are not usual- ly gi-udging of them. This fellow however, received a minimum of such favors. He thought he was being persecuted. He was in a sort of negative rather than a positive way but it never occurred to iim that his own attitude was to blame. After all, if you have it in your power to give or withhold a privilege you don't bestow it on someone whose very existence Is revolting to you.
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Every duty assigned to him he grumbled about and never learned that his groanings ' got him less than nothing. On one occasion he complained tO' the first sergeant because he'd been put on KP
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ana our ODjeui. icBsvm was loaded to another section. Liatest reports had this department cud- gelling its collective brains to devise some means of passing him on to somebody else.
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Committees To Decide Right Pf Elements To Wear Insignia
Three division boards have been set up by Major General Paul Newgarden, commanding general. 10th Armored Dhision. to test individuals, olatoons, and com- panies seeking the right to wear the Tiger emblem.
The test for individual soldiers includes scouting, and protective measures, use of booby traps, dis- arming an armed man, quaUfica- tion in small arms, use of com- pass, s;tvimming, vehicle driving, and cross country run.
Plattoons eligible to take the Tiger Test as a unit are the re- connaissance platoons of battaUon headquarters. Nineyt per cent of " e men in these platoons must
lalify as individual Tigers be- fore the platoon .can win a Tiger Giudon. . ,
Companies A, B, C, of the 90th Recon. Bn. and the reconnaissance companies of the 3rd and 11th armored regiments, and of the 775th tank destroyers may enter the competition as units. Com- pany D of the 90th Recon will be tested on a date to be announced April 11th to April 18th .has been designated as the period lor com- pany tests. . ■
Individual soldiers -wiU-be titled to wear the Tiger Sleeve Emblem as long as they remain the 10th Armored Division.
Copt Cofer Named Quartermaster War Bond Officer
Capt. Louis C. Gofer, \'eteran quartermaster officer at Fort Benning, has been appointed war bond officer for all persormel of the post quartermaster at the fort, according to an announce- ment made by Col. Stephen B. Massey, director of supply.
The appointment of Captain. Cofer relieves 1st Lieut. James W. Connor who has sen-ed that capacity for the past six months. Lieutenant Connor wai recently named an executive as- sistant to Colonel Massey.
Besides' his new duties as war borfd officer for the Q. M. C, at the post, Captain Cofer also ser\'es as fiscal officer on the staff of the director of supply.
Sand Hill WAAC Wants To Run Obstacle Course
Severar weeks ago 'Tiger's Tale' ran a picture of the WAACs who have been assigned to help Mrs. Baker in the Service Club at Sand Hill and generally make themselves useful in the library and theatre. This week the paper decided to check on their progress.
They really have becdme sol- diers. Of the fourteen assigned here, six were taking "shots," one was in the hospital, and two were on pass.
Finally two of them were cor- ralled, and the editors managed to get a short progress report. Auxiliary Alice Smith of Pitts- burgh, Pa., who works behind the soda fountain, has become, a real Tiger. When she saw the camera, which always accompanies them, Ehe growled, but they got the pic- ture. Her greatest desire, besides a transfer to Camp Hood, Tex., is to run the obstacle course, and ride in a tank. In civilian life she was a hairdresser. She feels that this is a "non-essential" job and, consequently, enlisted ten . weeks ago to do her part.
A u X i liary Pauline Hodulik, from Pittstown, N. J., who is the Service Club Receptionist, was a| social worker and truck-driver. She has been in service since
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Shelves Hold Books Catering To All Tastes
One of the most attractive and comfortable spots in the 10th Armored Division aria is the li- brary where officers and enlisted men of the division can sit down
easy chairs to read and relax- or, to read and study, for many are missing no chance to. continue their education while they are in the army.
The library, which is Post No. 2 library of Fort Benning, is equipped with 5,000 volumes, all of which are catalogued and clas- sified. .All are easily accessible to the reader. who has only to con- sult the card index and proceed to the section in which the book he seeks is located.
According to Miss Mary Clark, librarian, the interest of 10th Armored Tigers is about evenly distributed between fiction and non-fiction. Current favorites in the non-fiction group include "Guadalcanal Diary," Joseph C. Grew's "Report from Tokyo" and Steinbeck's "Bombs Away."
For men who are especially iA- terested in mechanics and technic-/ al subjects, the library is now adding new books on radio, motor maintenance, chemistry and phy-
Phi Delta Theto To Meet April 17
A gathering of the Fort Ben- ning Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta is scheduled for April lT at 8:30 p. m. at "Sam and Hatties," behind Benning Park on the back road between the Post and Co- lumbus. The first meeting of the chapter was held at the Polo Hunt club last month on. Founder's Day, the 95th anniversary of the fra- ternity's inception.
Captain John T. Eichhor led the post-banquet r" -ssions whose theme was "The . War, Challenges the Fraternity" and the singing ' of fav^orite songs closed the group meetmg. ' ■
Information, about the chapter may be had from Lieutenant Mac- Kenzie of the Second Student Training regiment who may be called at Harmony" church 382 or Columbus 2-1615. ■ .
sics to augment its present fine collection of textbooks.
Every Monday night the librai7 sponsors a forum at ' which dis- cussions oh clu-rent events and other topics . are conducted. The forums are open to all men of the division and. Miss Clark adds, "So is the library."
Soldier Does Righfabouf-foce On Merits of Dictatorships
Alongi Describes Doily Life in Fascist Italy
The American form of govern- ment with its system of checks and balances is quite superior to the dictator plan followed in It- aly, according to Pvt. Alphonso Alongi of Company E, 11th Arm- ored Regime^.
"Once Italy was my home. When I lived there I, too, believ- ed that Fascism was good for that European country. But after I came to America in 1936 and saw how a democracy lives and works, I changed my mind," declared the soldier at a recent discussion in- volving the Italian political , pic- ture.
"I was 'born in Trapani, Sicily, in 1920," Alongi continued. "After entering school my family was compelled to enroll me in a junior Fascist organization. The dues were $5 per year. In return, each young -member received a special uniform which was worn only in attendance at Fascist activities. Girls had to belong to. a similar body, but their doings weren't quite as frequent as ours were. MUCH BREAST-BEATING
"On holidays and other special occasions we took part in parades. After a parade was over, every- body, men and women, boys and girls, would assemble at a public place in town to hear speeches. I don't remember what they were all about, but there was always some fun and excitement.
'Two or three times a year, bigger and better festivals were held in far-off Palermo. On those occasions we got up early and gathered at a meeting place. Here a number of trucks would pick us up, and away we went for a three or four hour ride. After reaching the big city we would dismount and march for a couple of hours in a great parade. At noon we had a little time off to visit and eat. In the afternoon
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It didn't happen on April Fool's Day, either. It was the day after.
Captain Lewis E. Zalesky, who commands the 12th Company, 1st STR, was on leave . and Captain Clinton Arnett was in command. As is the custom, the student com- pany commander appeared in the company commander's office on the morning of Fripay, April, 2, for special instructions prior to ing the class to the area f in- struction.
Having been satisfied by Cap- tain Arnett, he went ■ his way. That afternoon. Captain Arnett was transferred to the 10th Com- pany. The following morning when the. student company com- mander appeared in the company commander's office, he looked at Lt. Harold ' O. Marshall, who, as senior, took over when Capt. Arnett vacated. Having been sat- isfied by Lt. Marshall, he went s way.
The climax came on Mdnday morning of the 5th. Captain Za- lesky having returned from his leave the day before, was seated in his chair when the student company, commander appeared. It was tow much. Three in three days. Noticing the student com- pany commander's presence, Capt. Zalesky calmly looked up from his desk and asked, ; -"Yes, Cap-
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>lini's picture appeared in many buildings and public places in Sicily, but Alongi never, knew what the blatant dictator actually was like until the Italian spell- binder was" seen and heard on the screen of an American theater. There were no moving picture houses in Trapani.
Alongi's father came to the United States in 1913. At the out- break of World War I he was re- called by his native government and served four years in the Ital- ian army. He, too, had found America so much better to live in that he returned immediately aft- er the clase of the war. Working as a laborer, he saved his money I until he had enough to bring his family over.
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"Although my father was only a laborer in America we lived well in Sicily , on the money he sent us," the soldier pointed out. "We even could afford a hired man. 'While in Italy I left school at fourteen to learn the black- smith trade. I worked hard for two long years without paj'. Dur- ing all this time if I failed to show up on the job for just one day I got bawled out like nobody's busi- ness."
"It was different after my fath- er brought me to America. Here I could work where I wished, and whenever I wanted to make some money. My income as a factory hand enabled me to own a car, which I enjoyed very much. Yes, I'll take America first every time."
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Officer Uses Head To Save Men From Fear-Crazed Soldier
BY PVT. C. C. MOSER 2nd Prize, Features Even though the southern sun shone brightly, the air be- tween barracks was cold. As the company did its column right off the road into the space between barracks, the faces were drawn and the ears red. Arms were held stiffly by hunched soldiers instead of swinging fieely — 6 inches to the front, 3 inches to the rear. "Company — HALT! "
"Right— FACE!"
"At ease:"
"The tft'Clve men v/ith pistols! FALL OUT! Line up over here!"
"The rest fall out and form in eolunws behind these twelve men. FALL OLT!"
"Come on! Cover OFF! Dress RIGHT! What the hell's the mat- ter back there! Stop that talk- ing! Snap ! Drop your arms
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•TroDt to rear, Count OFF!"
"All right, there are 12 orders. Drder No. 1, fall over against bar- racks No. 3 with pistols. Order No. C, tEke positions to the left of one of these men to coach. The rest oi you remember your order num- bers. Fall out and v/atch this care- tuUy. There will be no smoking ■end no talkingl
It WES the same old routine p/hich we had gone through many hmes before. V.'e went through tU the commands w:th which, we could be facea when we got on tlie range. And vjt soueezed our triggers on targets taclcea to the ii.'ali of barracks No. 2. BO WE STOOD
Those coEcnmg ana ory run- r.inp v.'ere in tne snaaow of bar- rack.- No. 3 where the cold win- ter v.-md naa free ana uncon- tf^sted access to bare hanos. faces. IThe rest of us stood m the sun- shine, which v.-as some help. But ive facea the v:ma and the bright low sun v.-ith unprotected eyes. We rere Ellowec to sn. but the brown tesc gi'asE was olacK from the fo^i coal soot from the iron stacks if the barracks furnace rooms, so [hat if I; hana v.^ere dusted over t. tne hana came up a very dark
dry. And we got extra duty if our clothes were dirty, even fatigueE.
Dry running meant practically nothing to most of our crew. Many more than half had never handled a weapon of any kind. Also, since there was no noise, no sense of accomplishment by being able to compare scores. We just shivered and got our tails chewed off by equally disinterested sergeants for lack of attention. It was only ;two o'clock when we started end this was scheduled to go on till 5, when we shaved and dressed for retreat. Each order took about ten minutes, making a total of two hours and 24 minutes for all to get through. A ten minute break each hour permitted us to smoke and rush for the Day Room to 'thaw out a bit.
Since we had been, through this routine so often before we were able to cut the time for each order down to about five minutes on this day. But that didn't do any- thing except allow us to go through the orders twice. Still the_process was learned. It had become fa- miliar routine. Nobody gummed it up any more. Never was a. gun the line held in any other position than at "raise pistol" ' pointing down range. -Nobody realized it; or, if they did, nobody cared that we had learned our lesson thoroughly — more through hate of the monotonous stupidity of the thing and the accompany- ing personal discomfort and bore- dom than any actual desire U master an essential element of ou]
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ly, as acting corporals. One to each squad. His function wee merely a means to bring authority e Uttle closer to us and, since he was one of us, he acted as e buff er between the hmh military attitudes of our sergeants. In delegation of bar- racks details, etc. he was useful to authority and fair to the meri-r- or he'd have been murdered.
Jim was orfe of these acting "gadgets," as one sergeant was pleased to call them. He was rather conspicuous in his earnestness. His intelligence being well above average, it was not to be mar- velled at that he caught on more quickly than most at this "dry run" pistol practice. Nobody re- sented it, either, that he was act- ing on the day above described as assistant on the line to the sergeant who was instructing us.
Jim came along well, all dur- ing his training. He was weU liked but always a bit aloof— not super- ior or snooty— just reserved, quiet, serious. But he progressed rather more quickly than the rest of us to T5 and was the first to get T4. This came only a week after he had been finally assigned to scout cars as a driver. His work was never noisy, outstanding, nor spectacular. It was serious, meth- odical, and was properly rewarded for its conscientious thoroughness. JIM OEEH
I probably knew Jim 88 well as anyone and felt very well pleased, as things finally got more and more settled down, to find my- self assigned to his car as crew for one of the .30 cal machine guns. Our car, which was Jim's responsibility as driver, was al- ways in tip top shape end we never got gigged for his . failure to perform any of the many tasks necessary to protective mainten- ance or inspection before during and after a problem. It is one of the rules on our trips, when we are running in convoy, that the driver inspect his car at every halt. Jim never once failed to do this, even that cold and sleety night when we were on a black- out problem. We were running on muddly, rutted clay roads in driving rain and sleet. Of course, you can't have the top up on a scout car when you are in ac- tion, so all seven of us were plen- ty wet in spite of slickers and plenty cold with nothing to do but hang on. Even under these con- ditions, Jim got out and craw^led under the car to see whether that stump we had jounced over had done anything to the steei-ing ap- paratus or the oil reservoh-. He \vasn't any wetter than the rest of us, but he was a hell of a lot dir- tier. And most of the other drivers were too miserable to bother.
I guess the Lieutenant, who was our car commander, must have said something about it when the problem was discussed in the Gen- eral's presence next day. Any- way, the General mentioned Jim.'s name as the only exception when bawling out the other drivers for not inspecting properly. We had had to abandon two cars and a tank in the mud till daylight. It was later proved that one of these breakdowns was preventable. Ours was the only crew that didn't get gigged — down exti'a duty. Thanks to Jim. ALL TRY FOR CADRE
Nobody could understand why Jim didn't want to go on to O. C. S. when the opportunity was pre- sented. But then he started buck- ing for cadre— this is the nucleus of a new unit broken off like the dividing of an amoeba from a di\'ision which has nearly com- pleted training. Everyone tries for cadre because it usually means promotion and may delay the fate- ful day when one is sent overseas. In most cases, the fomier is the real actuating reason. Usually the good men are sent on cadre but they have to have the quality of teachers as well. Also, some of the best are kept so as to retain
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Jim was refused on the latter groxmds. Most guys would have been pretty gratified to have the company eonuniander tell them they were too igood to let £o. But Jim was really upset It was the first time his reserve had ever been broken. He actually began kicking about things just like, a soldier. It was then I began to suspect, reluctantly, that Jun didn't want to. go to the front.
When this very unwelcome thought entered my mind, I be- gan to realize why he hadn't wanted to go to O. C. S. Nobody wants to go to the front if luck will keep him away, but every- one takes his sentence with good grace and 'after the passing of the shock of tiie first real awareness that he has ectuaUy been m training to fight, he usually makes a pretty fair showing of being pleased that he is deemed wortl«r to defend his country. As his knowledge and ability increase his cheerfulness increases imtil, by the time he ships, he is pos- sessed of a completely unshakable confidence in himself, his team- mates, and his equipment. RECORD GOOD .
Jim's record had been so good and his automatic functions were so conditioned that he didn't^let down in spite of his mental dis- tress. In fact, there weren't more than two of us that even realized he wasn't as he always had- been. This was one time when his na- tive reticence stood him In good stead. It resulted in his being made a scout car commander be- ^e we shipped. This lifted him to a tedmical sergeant
We remained in this state all through our months of maneuvers. And we found ourselves slogging along the north coast of Africa in the same relative condition.
We got our initiation into bat- tle by fairly easy stages. We had a few brushes with the enemy patrols and got to feeling we were completely naked without gas masks, tin harts and side arms. As tank commander, Jim had a pistol of course. This seemed to be what the war was going to be for vs. Just a couple more dents every other day or so on the ear, re- placing a, few roimds of wnmum-
But then one day we thought we were in our customary brush with a patrol when all of a sudden we found ourselves in the middle of the danmest scramble I had ever seen. Thanks to some damn good driving on the part of Tony Mascio, some really effective marksmanship on the .50 ca. bow gun and thanks also to the skiU of poor Sandy with his radio be- fore a tank got him, we got clear away, gladly leaving the enemy armoried force in what ..seemed to be the very competent hands of our own tanks and mobile field guns.
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We had lost one man and one gunner got creased, but in view of .the hornet's nest we had stirred up, I thought Jim's reaction, hke mine, would be one of sorrow for Sandy tempered with a very con- siderable pride at the efficient handling of our small fightmg unit. All the way back to base he behaved like an automaton. Only four of our six cars were in by noon and we were consider- ably anxious'' about the fate of the other two who had been on patrol with us. We had been busy re- pairing the damage and replenish- ing oiu- supplies and equiprhent By chow time V9« were ship-shape and ready for p rest. We had our shelter halves rigged into a pro- tection from the rain and were just settled when along came the Lieutenant with another radio man. They were moving fast. We watched the mud splash under their feet as we chewed contented- ly as any of Carnations Cows.
The Lieutenant stood outside, water dripping off every , part of him and told us we had to move out again at once and here was our new radio man. Though all our months of training it always had seemed that we invariably '■ -got another job handed us just when we were settling to recover from the last. This announcement, therefore, seemed to be just the customary routine designed for no other purpose than our incon- venience. Through long months of training to accept any orders, however, seemingly silly or un- pleasant, we began to roll into it I don't remember now where Jim had been at the time. The actions of the next few minutes were such as to drive everything out of my mind. Wherever he had been, he was now standing beyond, the Lieutenant with pistol drawn and such a look of combined fear and hate on his face as I never again hope to witness. He roared, "Nobody moves out of here! There's nothing out there but death and we're not going, see, we're not going." WASN'T FOOLING
I don't Itnow how long we stood stiU but it seemed a dog's age. I thought I could never get another breath. The guy wasn't fooling. I began thinking of how to get out of it and pictiu-ing Jim^s court martial, the firing squad for re- fusing to obey a command and threatening his commanding offi- cer with a weapon. He was ob- ■^'iously out on his feet. His eyes were vacant ais those of a punch dnmk fighter. He kept licking his lips. And I saw the rain drip- ping from the finger tensed around the trigger.
I haven't been to O. C. S. or O. T. S. Hke our Lieutenant has, but if his actions were due to his training and not entirely due to the man, then I say here and now we have this vrar won. He had been looking over his shoulder straight into the front end of that pistol barrel which looked to me as big as a 16 inch naval rifle. Now he turned his back on, Jim and, in his parade ground voice, called out in rapid staccato the 'old routine.
".45 CALIBER AUTOMATIC PISTOL! "DRY RUN!. "RAISE PISTOL! "CLEAR YOUR PmCEl" , Jim's reactions were a trifle slow but he got into it finally and just at this point the Lieuten- ant turned dn him and shouted, "SNAP INTO IT, SERGEANT!" Then to me — I was nearest. "GET UP THERE AND COACH HIM. CORPORAL!" I stepped^ over and took Jim's
Courageoys Heroes Gove ^meric^ Her Graiideiir
PFC. BBROLD E. SHOWALIEB 3i8t OrdBsaoe €d. We boys in ' the service, under- stand the meaning of freedom more than any other Americans, because that is what we are fight- ing for and that is why the gov- ernment hais foimd it necessary to call us for service, so that we may be Able to protect our free- dom from the ruthlessness of other greedy nations.
What is the real meaning of freedom? Freedom is the right 6f speech, religion, the press, free- dom from want and the other necessary freedoms that make up such a glorious country as Amei> lea. This country is our Amer- ica, the people's; the lawyers, the doctorsi the, bakers, and everyone who is a true citizen of the Unit- ed States, no matter how young or old, wfe all have a part to play and something to do to help keep America the greatest country in the world.
.How did we get America to be the greatest country? I can an- • that in a few words. We
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(Coatfaaed tnm Page 4) from the bus, he subconsciously kept his stomach drawn In for thirty minutes before he realized that there was now plenty of le- bensraum for' him and his paunch too.
Riding the buses Is good exer- cise too, that is, for the feUow lucky enough to be caught either in the front or rear exit For everytime the bus stops to dis- charge a passenger, down he must hop to let the fellow out.
Getting from the front of the bus to one of the rear seats re- minds one of passing through the famous "Fat man's Misei^" squeeze In the Endless Caverns of Virginia. Especially If the board' ing passenger is really fat.
On one of the city buses, a big fat colored woman with -Ted ban- dana kerchief on head and checkered apron Is a regular rider. When she boards the bus, she has to sidle in because Hhe ;door is a little too narrow to permit a frontal attack. When she sweeps her magnificent mast dovm the aisle, those occupying the aisle side of the seats are in dire peril of being swept off their seats. However, ■ little cooperation on the part of one's seat partner saves the situation by gently flow- ing by process of osmosis in the other direction. One day. Aunt Jamima (a little faded in color- ing) boarded the bus with a bun die of washing. She sidled In as usual but the wash and she were caught in the door, and it:-took three strong men and true to get her through.
Yep, gas rationing has produced real democracy and has brought about closer contact between all levels of society. And we do mean close.
FANTASY
I know what makes men drink;
I know what makes men swear: The fear of thoughts that sane men think.
And deeds that make men eare.
I know what maitefl men fi^t} I know what makes thiem die;
The memory of love's sweet light, A hungry-baby'i cry.
Ah, once I held apart.
And coimted up the cost- But memories have stung my heart And I am drunk, and lost.
By James E. Andrews, CpL, Hd. Co., Reception Center.
Woman's Club
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gun away- from him while he stood holding the full magazine in his hand, staring stupidly at it
The Lieutenant' bent down to retrieve from the mud the live round lying Uiere which Jim had ejected when clearing his weapon. He must have been thinking, weighing- ten to the dozen. When he straightened up he merely looked at his wrist watch, and said in a normal voice ','Better snap it up, we pull out at 0-one- hundred. You have eight minutes. Form over by the first gate. You, Jim, fall in in the second place as usual, right behind me."
We snapped— and were first on the line as usuaL The thing was forgotten. It never happened.
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A meeting of Interest to all army women is to be held Mon- day, April IS, when Mrs. Frank Gaines, Muscogee county home demonstrator, will show_ army women how to can fruits and vegetables. The demonstration. In charge of the practical home making group of the Fort Ben- ning Woman's club, will be given at 2:30 p. m. in the auditorium of the Children's School. Mrs. C. P. Chapman, cahirman of the group, has declared the meeting open to everyone because of the timeli- ness of the lecture. •
Mrs. Gaines, a graduate of the University of Georgia: will bring fruits, vegetables, and cans, and will conduct a complete " demon- stration on the process of can- ning. Her suggestions should be invaluable to numerous women who would like to augment ra- tioned foods with home-canned products. .
St Louis. MO/— (CNS)— Mrs. Vera Ice obtained a divorce from Everett Ice. She charged him with being "cold and indifferent."
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have made Amferic4 gr«at by courageous" heroes to whom we owe so much. From the building up of the small colony of James- town, Virginia, to the immortsfl cities of today, with theh: tower- ing skyscrapers linhig the horizon with aU their majestic beau^ and splendor, is all owed to the great valient men who havie helped keep America great
Washlngiton, 6i:aht Lee, Lin- coln, Sherman, all of "Whom we will never forget for their great effect into Uie history of our coun- try. ■ ; To be a real American, we must love America, above any other country Ih the world and. be -will- ing to vote whenever- th^ oppor- tunity provides. We must honor the American flag with all its glory and splendor as the sjrmboL of our country and protect it from harm or discredit. ' To be a real American* one must Uve in thia sphrit of America, for the honor of America, and for the help of America.
This is a real American. '.\ ■
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USO Broadcast Proves Popular
A "Community Sing," first of its kind to be presented over the Eir from e Columbus U. S. O., was broadcEEt by talent selected from the First Student Training Regi- ment, April 11. ,
Songs of World War I, such as "Tipperary," "Smiles," and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," open, ed the program of musical mirtl with enthusiastic singing ac. companied by s nimbled-fingered duo at the piano, Corporal' John McCormick and Private • Irvmg Siegel. Through their efforts ev- ery voice was v/oven in harmony. A'novelty trio, consisting of Sgt. Frank Molinari, a c c o rdionist, Cpls. Salvatore Paterno and Frank Zucto with guitars, play;^ ed their favorite "Lady of Spain, . ending with First Student Train- ing Regiment speciality arrange- ment, "Liebestraum,."
Before the flood lights there burst forth into bloom "The Crea- tor of .live'' at the piano, Pfc. Gor- don "SS"- Anderson of- Service Battalion with his ver.sion of "St. Louis Blues."' hot as it was, he burned the home stretch v.'i-th a medlev of his own composition. "88" Anderson, as he is known ia his friends, was a former compo-^er fx>r Tommj- Dorsey he is all of "Kept and Jive, and^ has become famous with hot licks. Service Battalion claims an exceptional singer o. Kegi-o spirituals,, Pfc. John T. Davis, with a bass voic*. His se- lection, "Nobody JCnows the Trouble I've Seen," was sung with feeling .
On the serious side of life, at the end of a soldier's day, comes the time when the head is bent in prayer. Chaplain Frederick W. Heifer reflected those moments with his "meriitation.'' Chaplain Heifer Ftrcpsed companionship in our risilv XHsV-s^ fighting for the freedom 'v- lTich is our heritage, \oice.= lifted in song to "Onward, Chris'lian Soldiers", concluded the .sej-sion of prsyer. '
Through the fine cooperation of Lieut. Dick Daly and Lieut. .Tames B. Sv.-eeney the arrange- ment of the program v.^as a suc-
JERSEY CITY, N. . J.— Not for beauty's sake, but j-ather to les- sen discomfort in cold climates, the Jersey City Quartermaster De- pot announced that the army is supplying soldiers in Arctic posts nith "beard clippers -"to prevent the formation of ice oh whiskers."
CARIBOU, Me. — (CNS)— The rii-aft board here reclassified John W Keene 1-A. Then they discov- ered he was blind and 90 years
CAPi J. H. GULP Div. Sore. Office 10th Armored Dlv,
My wife, God- bless her, loves , talk about anything and ev- erything and all ^e time, but she usually manages to switch the conversation during an evening from war, politics, ration points, dieting and bridge to the subject of the "Northwest Playground," Seattle, Washington, in particular, abode before peregrinating to Fort Benning. Of course, I am fond of the place myself and have no objections to her loquacious boasting of the city and its 'irons; nevertheless, having heard her platitudes repeatedly asserted I must admit the subject is re- pulsive to my mood at times.
Naturally, I finally objected, and for three weeks, she morosely
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home," Mrs. Whitton remarked as she went on intently repairing a parachute at inning. many other feminine
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Corporal Whitton is anxious to see action abroad, pointing out, "I want to get overseas again with the boy: "
Bom in 1878,- Corporal Whitton squeezed under the age limit for the Spanish-American war exaggerating his life a year, that time, all soldiers had to be at least 21 years old.
Corporal Whitton is believed to ' be the only former senior ser- geant, which was the forerunner ■ of the army's present rank master sergeant, back in activ
During his several tours of army duty Whitton has served a' ■army posts and stations through- out the nation, including a yeai he spent at Fort Benning in 1919 as deputy director of operations and as post truckmaster. At that time, he ranked as a master ser- geant. • . OLD MAX OF ARMY i Corporal Whitton, who con- jsiders himself th« "old-man-of- 1 the-army," ~ has served tours o: ;duty with several branches of sen-ice, including the cavalry, in- fantiT, armored force, motor transport, ordnance and engineers.
During the Spanish - American war, Whitton was brigade order- ly ior Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who later became president of the United States. Then, during World War I, Whitton served un- der Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Who was at that time a lieutenant- colonel in the tank corps.
Corporal Whitton's whole fam- ily is either in the army or at- tached to the army. While his wife is busy keeping parachutes in repair at Benning, two sons are sei-ving overseas. A daughter, who is a lieutenant in the army nurse corps, is stationed at Camp Cook, Calif., whole . two other
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Football Stars InlstSTR
Several West Point Ex-Greats Included
The nucleus of a first class football team is contained in the Second Company, 1st STR, with Ail-Americans: Lt. Col. Harvey Jablonsky, U. S. M. A.; Lt. Col. Hariey N. Trice, U. S. M. A.; Ma- jor Francis Greene, also a grad- uate of the Military Academy, and Major Graham Batchelor, University of Georgia graduate.
Col. Jablonsky is the "Jabo" of West Point fame and is known to all followers of -Army football. He served as football coach West Point for several years addition to his other duties while stationed there.
Col. Trice served at West Point as an assistant football coach also and served in Russia and in Hawaii before coming to Fort Benning.
Major Greene was one of the outstanding football players of his class when he graduated from West Point in 1922, and Is now serving up there as an instructor.
Major Batchelor, a. star foot- ball player for the University, of Georgia, also was coach of box- ing, track and football at Geor- gia Military College and found time to be assistant professor of Military Science and Tactics.
11th Company Isf Sm Qualifies Anfi-Tank Men
■ Members of 11th Company 1st STR, finishing their work in weapons, ended in a blaze of glory with 91.1 per cent of group qualifying in .1000 inch target firing of the .37 MM Anti- Tank Gun.
Of the total of 170 officers ii the class, 40.5 per cent qualigied as experts, 28 per cent as first class gunners and 22.6 per cent as second class gunners. Qualifica- tion averageof recent classes, both basic and DCS, was 80,2 per cent, committee. members said.
In .30 caliber field firing the percentage of hits by the class was 26.6 and on the 37 MM field firing, the mark was 27.2.
High scorers on the 1000-inch target firing, with a possible of 200, were Lts. Otto Carroza and James Duffy, Jr., with 195 each; Lts. John S. Chesebro, Ross Douglass and Henry M; Truby, 185 each, and Capts. George Warren, Jr., Henry A. Clayton, James A. Zimmerman, Jr., and Lt. George L. Robertson, each.
The next day, while clearing a "live" mine field, the class set off only 8 per cent of the mines, the best mark turned in by a basic class. The third platoon of the unit, which is the 11th Company, First Student Training Regiment, uncovered 18 live mines a booby traps without exploding single one.
Tigers Enjoy A Good Sliow
lUh Armored Band in 'Fun and Music'
A fast moving show packed with laughs, clever skits and good music was presented April 8 be- fore a large audience at "Tiger's by the 11th Armored Regi- ment band under the supervision of the regimental special service, office.
The show, which was called Fun .and Music," opened with the bands original arrangement of "Limehouse Blues." This Was followed by a skit, presented by Pvt. Rjoux and Cpl. Hundricks. Pvt. Rioux also gave his interpre- tation of "The Trail of the Lone- some Pine."
Highlights of the show was^ i sketch entitled "Der Fuehrer's Face," presented by D Company of the 11th Armored. Based on the popular song of the same title, the skit was a satire of the Nazi leaders. Hitler was played by Pvt. Blechner, while Goering was portrayed by Pvt. Bornstein. Cpl. Alberts was the American aviator who was captured by the Nazis.
Russ Nordstrum, trumpeter in the band, doubled in brass to give an excellent vocal interpretation of "Daybreak." Another double- threat performer, bass - player Lloyd Sowers, also offered a vocal number.
The band then played the new "Tiger Song," composed -by Pvt. William C. Koerper, who also conducted the band for this num- ber. Pvt. Theodore ' Labowsky, the ex-coal miner with the golden voice, sang light classics and was warmly received.
T-Sgt. Dante Perfumo directed ,the band for the show and Cpl. Richard Smith served as master of
daughters are married to men in the service.
EX-CUSTOMS INSPECTOR
The old warrior recently un- derwent an operation and is now in Columbus on leave. However, after he recovers, Corporal Whit- ton is "raifeg to get back with the boys."
In civilian life. Corporal Whit- ton was a U. S. customs inrp'^ctor, but he was retired because of overage. While he is away light- ing in his fifth war, Mrs. Whit- ton makes her home with tv;o other army wives, her daughters, af 1007 Brown avenue, Columbus.
IN FIVE WARS-and still going strong-CpI John L- Whitton (left ;
VefeMn of 4 Camppigns . Anxious to Go Agoin of 65
Wife Does Her Part-, Too, In'ChuteShop At Benning
Sixtv-five years of age and as a veteran of four major campaigns did'not deter Cpl. John L. Whitton, a former resi- dent of Columbus, from volunteering for the army again.
\m\ wiial's more, tlie corporal's wife wants to do her part too, so Mrs. Rubv I. Whitton, is now a parachute maintenance
repairman at Fort Benning's Lawson field, sub-depot.
"From the point of combat, I'mi the oldest' man in the service," observed Corporal Whitton as he watched his wife at work at Fort Benning where, he visited briefly on furlough from his regular sta- tion at Camp Stoneraan, Calif.
He fought in the Spanish- Amer- ican War in 1898, the Philippine expedition from 1899 to 1901, tnc Boxer Rebellion, the World War I. And now, he's back for more!
"Whenever Uncle Sam i: fight, I just can't keep
Sgt. and Mrs. Harris Announce Son's Birth
iSgt. and Mrs. Richard Harris of Baker Village, Columbus, Ga. annoimce the birth bt at'sOn, Richard Ernest, at City Hospital
1 April 7. .
Sgt. Harris is in the Military Personnel Office at. Post Head- quarters, Fort '/Benning. Mrs. Harris is the former Jean- ette Schleuning 6t 237 Loring Avenue, Buffalo, New York.
Before being inducted into . the Army, Sgt. Harris was connected with Sears, Roebuck and Com- pany of Buffalo. •
Unit Speeds Up Mail Delivery
The 24th Company of the l! Student Training Regiment has completed the first three months of a proposed six-month trial of a new company postal system* Up to date and highly efficient, this system has been extremely satisfactory and has eliminated the excessive handling of mail before reaching the addressee.
The new system was worked out by the mail orderly of the 24th Company • Furman C. Har- nett, and the- company com- mander, Lt. F. M. Schilling. It originally consisted of replacing a regulation door with a bank window installation. Since the first few days of the experiment the idea has expanded. The minia- ture post office has been equipped with a set of alphabetical boxes, scales to weigh both first class mail and parcel post, sorting ta- ble, re-addressing, board and table, high stool, plenty of pens and ink, added mail box space, and lockers for protection' of un- delivered mail. ONE-LINE PRINCIPLE
The system, itself, was formul- ated'by the company conmiander on the "one line" principle. Since the student motor .mechanics who are members of the organization must wait in line for meals, it was an added hardship to "sweat out'" letters at mail call. The men leave the mess-hall in small groups; they can very easily be handled at the postal window in the "country post office style." The mail orderly quickly masters the art of knowing the men who have mail each day, and as each man gives his name he can hand them the letters personally.
The system has other advan- tages, too. It eliminates the ne- cessity for handling the mail jr any place other than the mail- room; it speeds up the distribution because it is regulated' and con- trolled by the fact that men leave the mess -hall in small groups; it permits the security of mail until actual delivery; it offers weigh- ing and han'dUng facilities, there- by allowing the men more time for study or recreation. Since the company mail room has be«i furnished with stamps, getting excused to "run up to the post- office to get this letter (or pack- age) mailed" is a thing of the
Seattle, Washington State, Or Dontcha Know?
limited her SeatUe (chamber of commerce) speech to the succinct phrase, ''Yes, it is a grand place to live," for which' I was very grateful.
But curse that man who one night maliciously introduced her as Mrs. X, the woman from Sea Island, (Georgia).
Now she feels that perhaps many other people also have in correctly understood her to say "Sea Island instead of Seattle," and she is determined to undo that mistake. So I, poor hus- band, am again back in the groove, apathetically listening to her voci- ferous descriptions of Seattle, but with the added laconic phrase. "It's in the State of Washington, you know!"
COAST GUARD BARRACKS, San Francisco, Calif, — The largest flag in .the world" was displayed at Kezar Stadium dur- ing the 18th Annual Shrine All- Star East-West football contest. 126 feet long and 75 feet wide, the mammoth "Old Glory" stretched from onp 30 yard line to the other and' was supported in the center
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Sodus, N. J.— (CNS)-,TKirte€n. , year-old ilennie Lewis killed her-^ self with a shotgun after a stray " cat had killed her pet canary as the bird fluttered ■ about the Lewis farm with the child.
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IN letter after letter from war plants and factories, managers write in to tell how important they consider Goca-Cola in providing energy- giving refreshment for workers . * * in help- ing output and morale. Of course, workers in war plants welcpme a rest- pause* with ice-cold , Coca-Cola to TDske it the pause that refreshes,
■ Ice-cold Coca-Cola quenches thirst. But it goes further to add pure, wholesome refreshment that you feel and enjoy. Made with a finished art, Coca-Cola has a taste all its own * i ; a goodness you always welcome.
Popularity with war-workers has made Coca-Cola the symbol of the rest-pause. And remember: only The Coca-Cola Company produces Coca-Cola.
Letters from plant managers from coast to coast emphasize that the little moment for kn ice-cold Coca-Cola means a lot to workers in war plants. It's a refreshing moment pn the sunny side of things ... a way to turn to refreshment without turning £r6m work. ; „
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Two -Beat Charlie Goes iBack To Civilian Life
Musician To Take Defense Job Building Shipi
The next. time the 10th Armored, Division Tigers gather to listen to the strains and stresses of the 11th Armored Reghnent band a. familiar face will be missing. For S-n Charles F. Krider, veteran of t^°o wars and known from coast to coast as "Two Beat Charlie," is
' returning to civilian life to take £ defense job in a shipyard, Charlie, you know, is the boy ' who can "slap that piano" and make the drums say "Daddy." It v-as vay back in 1894 when he fir-t saw the light of day. He was reared in San Francisco and edu- cated in Oakland, California. •V^hen presented with a scholar- ship by St. Mary's College of Oakland he forthwith took up his (jrums and helped the school or-
<^hectra' make a name for itself. In 1914 the then youthful musi- cian joined up as a drummer with Art Hickman's -dance band. He nlaved vnih this famous West Coast orchestra for more than t-A'o years: Shortly, after the out- break of V7orld War I he enlisted in the U. S. Army and became a member of the 39th Heavy Field /rtiliery. Stationed at Camp Lew- 's now knov.m as Fort Lewis^ Washington, he organized a arum end bugle -^orps for this unit. WITH 'CAK-DO'S'
Krider found that he liked army life so a few months after his discharge in 1919 he re-enlisted. This time he was placed v/ith the iSth Infantrj' band. Later the regiment was transferred to Tient- sen, China. During his stay here he organized a soldier vaudeville troupe. In 1921 this group of performers was sent to Manil^, i=hilippin6 Islands, to participate in the - Magellan Carnival held there in February of that year. The troupe also entertained . pa- trons at several Manila night clubs,
Following hi£ dlBcharge in 1922 the sergeant played on various name bands for nearly tw;enty years. In New York City he was associated with the Four Marx Brothers, Don Parker's Band at the Strand Roof, and the Bruno Brothers' Orchestra which per- formed at Chin Lee'e well known Chinese restaurant. He also pad' died the drums with Nat Martin' Band on the Keitii Circuit, a vau' deville combine whose performeirs appeared at "big time houses" the East Coast,
On the West Coast he was member of Tom Guerin's dance band at San Francisco's Bal Tar barin. He also sparkled iwth Joe Wright's Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, a 'Frisco night club, BUGLE "CORPS 'WINNEE
Numerous A m e rican Legion posts on the West Coast called upon Krider to form and instruct drum and bugle corps for their respective organizations. One such unit which he trained for the Humboldt Post of Eureka, Calif., took first prize at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco.
When Herr Hitler plunged the world into another bloody holo- caust Charlie became restless. After the fall of France he could stand it no longer and re-enlist- ed in the Army on July 1, 1940. Assigned to the 11th Cavalry, he served on the Mexican border and other points in California. Lest summer he was transferred to the 11th Armored Regiment,
Krider continued his rhythmic activities with the 11th Cavalry dance band. When -the Ilth Arm- ored Regiment Band was organiz- ed he was placed in charge of the drum section. He is the organizer of the regimental drum and bugle corps, which he claims is the best in the 10th Armored Division. FILIPINOS LOYAL
During the course of his travels in the Orient he found the Chinese people to be very iriendly and "on the square" with Americans.
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Post Chapel: Communion service* 8:30 _. m. Men's Bible class 9:30 a. m. Bun- day school in the Children's school S:15 ■I m Momlnc worship 10:30 a. m. An- hem: "Jerusalem"— Parker. Bermon: Dr.
Calvin Held, Columbus. Ga. Offertory: 'The Palms"— Faure — Bolo by Cpl. Bob- jrt w. Bums. Christian League - Evening worship V" ~ ~ Frederick W. Heller.
29ih IntuitrT: Bible study e:lE b. m. Momlnc worship 10 t, m. Chaplains Ar- -"ile D. Clark and Edgar L. Storey.
Parachute School: Chapel Ko. 1, Mom- lnc worship 10:30 a. m. Fellowship hour, 7:30 p. m. Chaplains Walter E. Bhlne and F. E. ZeUer.
Theatre No. 2i Main Post, comer of Wold end Anderson: For men of the 4th ■ Acad. Regt. Morning worship Communion -service each Sun- L 6, m. In 4th Bn. Chaplain's
lip 11:30 a. m. Evenlne worship 1:J0 1. Communion each first Sunday. Chaplains A. W. Whltsker and' Clarence . Hltchle.
2nd Stnd. Train. Bect.i C Momlng 10:30 a. m. Chapel No, », »:*5 m. Chapel Ko. 4, 10:30 a. m. Chaplain dwln O. Willson.
Srd Btod. Train. Eeft.! Ohapel Ho. (, Regimental aerrlcef at 11 a. m. awrleM
ill Bn. SiM a. nt. Also ferrlces 7 p. B. Chaplain A. B. Blllmann. Colored services at II t. m. uid T p. m.
office!
StetloB Hospital: Morning worship In Tge day room for the Det. Med. Dept. I a. m. Also colored Det. Med. Dept. flees in colored day room at 9:30 a. Services for patients and nurses in Red cross, Bldg. fit 10 a. m. Chaplain T.
Eeeeptlon Center; Recreation Hall, Bun- day school S t. m. Morning worship 10:45 a. m. Chaplain Charles B. Hodge.
Ltwson Field: Chapel No. J, Men's Bible
•udy 10 a. m. Momlng worship 10:30 a. ^. Evening vespers 6:30 p. m. Song service Wednesday evening 7:30 p. m. Chaplains noyd 8. Smith and P. D. Fowlkes,
24th General Hospital: New Mess HaU, Sunday momlng worship service 9:80 a. m. Vespers Monday at 7:30 p. xn. (ta nurses' recreation ball). Chaplain Archie ~, Carroway.
800th Infantry: Bundey moraine mental service at 11 a. m. Chaplain Rob- ert D, Jones.
HARMONY CHURCH AREA 124th Infantry; Chapel No. IJJomlng
He also observed that the Filipi- nos were a good, industrious peo- ple who were loyal to their native land and to the American flag. But the Japs, well, one look at them was enough. ■ "No American soldier who was stationed either in China or the Philippine Islands ever had any use for those scuinmy, slant eyed Japs," thundered Krider. "We called them 'scibbies/ and 'monk- eys,' and •yellow Bnakes,' too They've always been such treach- erous skunks."
Questioned concerning hifi opin- ion about the outcome of the war, he declared:
"The Untied Nations win deal such terrific blows to the Axis governments that their peoples will long for peace. Our men will never quit, however, until the enemy is isotmdly trounced. Now I want to say one more thing to all my old Army friends, that is 'so long.'" .
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ond Army! Worship at 9 a. m. in the 863rd Ordnance day room. Worship at 10 a. m. in the SUt Ordnance day room. Worship at 11:15 a. m. in the Bivouac
hall. Chaplain Arthur B. Ward.
CATHOLIC SERVICES . , „
Saturday: Confessions is Ohapel Me. 4 .Jain Post, from 4 p. m. to 5:30 p...«n. and from 7:30 p. m. on; In th» Station Hospital in Ward 8-A from 4 p. m. to 6 - m. and from 7 p. m. to 8:S0 p. m.r I the chaplain's office of the a4th Gen- ral Hospital from 6 p. m. to. 7 p. hapel No. 1 and No. 3 Lawson Field trom ;30 p. m. on until all are heard. \ Sunday: Mass in Chapel No. 4, Main Post, at 7 a. m.; 8 a. m.; 9 a. m.; 9:45 m.; 10:30 a. m. and 12 Station Hospital! Mass in the Red OroiB Building, Corridor C (bet^
and 13) at 6 a. m. and 8 i
2nfl Stodent Training Begimenti Mass in Chapel No, 3 at i ^m.; ia Chapel No. 3, located north of the Headquarters at 7 e. m.; 10:S0 a. m. (colored troc and at 11:30 a. m.'
Srd Student Tralnlne Beelmenti Mess in Chapel No. 5, Building No. S301, * - on the 8th Division Road and C Road Harmony Church Area a and 9:30 a. m.: and in B-25 6t.j-, _ at 9 a. m. tor me companies of the 5th Battalion.
Chapel No. «, Bammr Chweli Area, located between the 2nd and 8rd Stu- dent Training Beeiment: Mau at S a. m. and 12 noon. Ch*pel No. 1, VUth bfaninr At»i Uaii . «... - - -,d 10 a. m.
tS'wflMri'' MMi 'hiS rt 10:80
BeeepUott Center: MaM wUl b* said In
the Recreation HaU at 8:80 a. m. Chapel No. t, Lawson Field: M
Chapel No. 1 (Paraehni* Sebool Cha^ el) Lawson Weld! Mess at 8 a. m.
117tb Infantry Area: Mass wUl b* aald InCbapel No. 8 Lawson Field at S a. m. Sid confession wlU b* heard beginning
Theatre No. 8, located «l Wold and An- derson Avenue: -Mass at 8:30 a. m.
Benediction and Rosary wlU ba held in Chapel No. 4, Main Post, at 7:80 p. -
wednetday: Miraculous Medal Nt-— - will y>e held in Chapel Ho. 4, Main Post,
^VridoT?' B&ctH Heart Devotion wlU held in Chapel No, t. Main Poit, 7:30 p. m. JEWISH SERVICES
For men en the Haia Post, Lawian Field orcsnlzatlonii, all Parachute Infan^ tries: Every Friday evening at 7:30, »i the ChUdren's School, comer BaltteU Avenue and Lumpkin Road. A five-voice choir of officers and enlisted men chant the services. A lively discussion led by Chaplain 6. A. Shain, conclude* tha ave-
New Recruits Take Refresher At Tiger Range
Waac Relief Sends Hundreds Of Men Back To Troop Duty
Cannouche Range, in the Sand Hill area, is the scene of bustling activities once more— this time as the home of half the newly ar- rived enlisted men who were transferred to the 10th Armored Division bewteen Meirch 30 and April 8 from service command pobs throughout the Midwest and South.
Every new man, whether a pri- vate with very short service or a staff sergeant with three J ' marks, will get two weeks Camp Carmouche for orientation concerning the operation of an armored division, to be -followed by one week at Tiger Camp. Half of the provisional trainmg battal- ion under Lt Col. Douglas Cam- eron began their Carmouche training the past Monday, while the remainder of the men will have their opportunity some time in May.
Most of the new men came from induction stations, military police detachments, replacement centers, and service commands in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Florida and Kentucky. While some of them are told-timers, they are for the most part selectees who have been replaced in their com- paratively cushy detached service obs by WAACs. and limited ser- vice men.-'
PROMOTIONS FROZEN
Their coming brought about a temporary freezing of all promo- tions of enlisted men In the divis- ion, since there were so many non-coins In the group that tables of organizations in many cases have been stretched beyond the allotted strength in regard to rat- ings. The new men will hold whatever rating they had upon joining the division for three onths, after which they may be duced if they prove inefficient, Major General Paul W. New- garden, division commander and one of the Armored Force's ace training generals, lost no time in putting the newcomers to work. Some of the men who were pa- trolhng swank night spots in cities a few days ago found themselves puffing along the dusty trails of Tiger Camp a day after they reached the division—if their as- signment placed them with an
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Reclment, Parechnte Infantry Beglmnitf, the Student Training Brigade and 764tb Tank Battalion: Every Sunday momlng, at 9 o'clock, in War Dept. Theatre No, 9, (Building B-46), 8th Division Road.
For men of the 2nd Student Training Regiment. 124th Infantry,^ 764th JanV Battalion, SOlst and 802nd Field Artil- lery: Every Sunday momlng »t 10:30 in Building B-7. A lively_ forum' on -an Im- portant Jewish topic follows the service.
For men of the 10th Armored Division: Every Monday evening., at 7:30, in Chapel
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Ecout Troop No. 11— Fridays. Cub Pack No. 1— Fridays, 8:18 p.
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''p'eeps— Junior basketball team. Dally 5:30 to 6: JO p. m. 29th Infantry Recrea- tion HaU. _ , . .„ Air Scout Squadron — Thursday, t:iO p. m.. Room 322, TIB.
Baseball— 29th Inf. diamond, J:18 Mon- day, Wednesday, Thursday.
Radio
••so pjt— "Usten, It's Fort Benning"^^
lltb Armored B^d.-TO^^^ 10:80 P.M.— "I«adi ot th» Frta"— NBO ^MAJi.-"B«>ntaf 8.adwa^"-;j^ a:00 PJt-"»<>rt BennUif On th* 4:88 P.M.-Har»ch and Nws-OBB 7:»0 PJt-"lt B»ppen»d la the 8«J^
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Vlajor Davidson Named Commander Of 738 Tankers
Major Charles B. Davidson, Jr,, has just been named cominanding officer of the 738th Tank Bat- talion, which is now stationed in the Harmony Church area and is attached to the 10th Armored Di- vision.
A reserve officer. Major Dav- idson formerly served with the 7th Tank Group at Camp Hood, Texas. He assumed command of the 738th on April 10.
Post Exchanges at United States Army Air Forces installations in England allow each scddier to buy seven packs of cigarettes a week. The candy ration is two bars a week. Prices are low on most items, in many instances they are lower than in the United States. * • •
Second Lieutenant F. Brewster Gordon, Air Corps, of 179 Spring street, Rochester, New York, tells how he felt while watching from the ground an air battle high above Guadalcanal: "You are. just as excited with the heat of battle on the ground as in the air. You catch yourself rooting, cheering and muttering advice."
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APRIL 15 . 6:00 PJI.— "Port Senalng On the
e:S5 PJiI.— Haraeh and the n*w»— WRBL 8:30 P.M.— Ft. Bennlng Theater of the
Air— WRBL. _ _
8:18 P.M.— Quartermaster Quarter ^tmr
8:S0 P.M.— "Stage Door Canteen';— CB 10:00 P.M.— "The First Line"— WRBL loiso PJil.— "Wingi TO Victory"-BLU 11:80 PJI.— "Musle of the New World"-
s:00 PJI.— "Fort BeBnlae On tbt Air';—
8:00 P.M.— Eat* Smith— CBS 8:30 PJ4.— Tha Thin Man^-OBB 8:30 PJI.— "Meet Your Navy"— BLW 9:30 PJI.— That Brewster Boy— CBB
10:00 PJiI.— Camel Caravan- WRBL
10:45 P.M.— Elmer Davis, News
APRIL 17
7:00 AJ^.— "Bennlng Bandwegon"--, , WRBL
2:30 PJi.— Spirit Of '43— CBS 3:30 P.M.— "Hello Prom Hawaii"— WRBL 4:15 P.M.— Report From London— WRBL 5:00 PJI.— "Doctors At War"— HBO ,
7:00 P.M.— "Over There"— BLD
7:00 P.M.— Report to ths Katlon^-CBS 7:30 P.M.— "Thaaki to the Yanks"—
WRBL
8:00 PJi.— "American Eagle Club" (from London)— MBS
5:00 P.M.— "The Army Hour"— WRBL 6:45 PJ«I.— Doctors Courageous — CBS 6:30 P.M.— 6Et Gene Autry— WRBL ; 7:00 PJiI.— The Commandos— CBS 7:30 PJd.— The Stars and Stripes in Britain (from London)— MBB 7:30 Pit— "We, The People"— WRBL 8:16 PJiL— We Cover the Bsttlelron^^
8:00 PJ£,— Army Hour" (from Army- Navy YMCA-DSO)— WRBL
8:30 Pit— Fred Allen— CB8 10:00 PJ[£.— Take It or Leave Zt— CBS 10:30 pji.-^ian Behind the Oun-CBS
APRIL IB
- BORDER PATROL — Wllllm MUM5ER W TIMES, SQUARE— Edmund
Lowe and Marguerite Chapman, .pr. 18-19-IlEAP THE vnUD^VfmU-,
Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard. .pr. 20- (Theater No. 8)-AT DAWN WE
DIE— John Clements and Greta Gynt.
(DSO-Camp Show at Mala Theater.' THEATERS NO. Z AND 8
Apr. le^ABIH JN THE 8KT— Ethel Ws- ' ters, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, and
Apr.^n-f^ater Ko. V-rm OHOST RIDER— Johnny Made Brown and Ray-
hS?RV ALDRicH GETS GLAMOUR- Jlmmle Lydon and John Utel. Apr. 18-13— EDGE OP DARKNESS— ErTOl
Plynn and Ann Sheridan.
Apr 20— GENTLEMAN JIM— Errol Plynn Apr."2'\-^a^T^^|•wl^^w™D-Bay Mllland and Paulette Goddard.
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ters, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, and Lena Home. Apr.^16---
pr^Ts^ENTLEMAN JIM— Errol Plynn
and Alexis Smith. , ^
pr l^THE GHOST RIDER— Johnny
Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton. HENRY ALDRICH GETS GLAMOUR:- Jlmmle Lydon and John Lltel. Apr. 20-21— EDGE OP DARKNESS— Errol
Plynn and Ann Sheridan. THEATERS NO. 6 AN0 7 ^ ^^-i, Apr. 15-16— THE MOON 18 DOWK-Slr Oedric Hardwicke end Henry Trayers. Apr, 17— OENTLEMAN JIM— Brrol Flynn
and Alexis Smith. _ .
Apr, 18-18— HANGMEN ALSO DIB-Brlan Donlevy, Anna Lee and Walter Bren- Apr.^Td — BORDER PATROL — WlUlaro MURDER IN TIMES SQUARE— Edmund
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Apr. 21— AT DAI
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6:00 PJif.— 'Tort Bennlne On tha Alr"- WRBl
7:16 PJS.— ^Ceillne UiBited" (with Or-
GOOD MOANIN'. BOYS I
PALO ALTO, Cal. — (CNS)- William Miller and Gr^ce Harriet left on a peaceful honeymoon fol- lowing a "quiet'/ wedding here ir which the maid of honor had to he rushed to the em.ergency hos- pital for an operatiohi «i iriember of the bridal party backed into a waiter while a picture was be- ing taken and upset the tray of champagne, and glasses, a brides- maid fainted, and the bride's veil caught fire while she was cutting the wedding cake.
outfit which was then In Tiger Camp. Some of them were even facing the prospect of the 25-mile hike last Saturday morning when they got a reprieve from the gen- eral, who ordered them all deliv- ered into the garrison lor his yrel- come address. HARD AT WOBK
The two-week Indoctrination, courses at Camp Carmouche -will be . a concentration of guns and vehicles, with the usual basic training courses, such as drill, scouting, sanitation and first aid, military courtesy and the like be- ihig skipped entirely. When the ne^ men h^ve received the .proper orientation, they wiU be ' given jobs as nearly like those they had before as possible. Whether they WiU hold those jobs will depend upon' their ability to switch from typewriters and M. P. beats to guns and tanks and vehicles.
Service Unit, 1st STR Plans Sports Program
The Service Battalion of the First Student Training Regiment recently organized its baseball team for the 1943 season, Head- quarters Company again leads the Service Battalion with outstand- ing players.
Much is expected out of Eu- gene "Lefty" Randolph who will be seen in action on the mound, while Vernon "Grand-Pop" Bum- bray will be found in the end field doing a good job with Eu- gene "Noise-Box" Greatheart do- ing his bit in the out-field.
On Tuesday night, April 20, the Service Battalion will have an- other of its battalion parties, there will be games and prizes for con- testants. Wayland Lee WlU show the boys the latest dances from Harlem, while George Pace, for- mer bantamweight champion, wiu give the fellows a few points on the old game of boxing. ^
Capt. Sam E. AgriUo along with the help of 1st Sgt. William Oglen has reaUy kept the fellows on the ball for quite a while.
National Service Life Insurance Is Issued upon the 5-year level premium term plan, with the privilege of conversion to poli- cies of ordinary life, 20-payment or 30-payment life insurance. The act provides that all 5-year level term policies shaU terminate at the expiration of Ihie term period. It is possible that congress will have for consideration the re- newal of this type of insurance as . it has hi the case of World War I veterans. . If the 5-year term in- surance is changed to one of the above specified policies the in- surance will remain in effect as long as the premiums are paid.
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MURDER IN TIMES SQUARE— Edmund Lowe and Marguerite Chapman.
Apr. 16-17— HIT PARADE OP 1943— John Carrol and Susan Hayward. . 18— AT DAWN WE DIB— Jolui Olem- ents and Greta Gynt. J
Apr. IB— GENTLEMAN JIM— Brrol Rjnn and Alerls Smith. , -i.
r. 20-21— THE MOOH JB DOWN— Sir Oedric HardwlcltB and Henry Travers.
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r. 15— HIT PARADE OP 194S-John
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pr, 17— AT DAWN WE DIR— John Clem- ents and Greta Gynt,
or. 18-19— THE MOON IB DOWN— Sir Cedrle Hardwicke and Henry Travers.
pr. 20— THE GHOST RIDER— Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton.
HENRY ALDRICH GETS GLAMOUR—
jlmml. Lydon end John Litel.
pr. 21-HANOMEN ALSO DIE-Brlan
DonleTjr, Anna Lee and Walter Bren- nan.
Women's Activities
WOMAN'S CLUB _., PraeUcal Home MaUng— Mondar. Annl 19, 2n. m., in auditorium ol the Chil- dren's School. Mrs. Prank Gaines, Mus- cogee county home demonstrator, will can fruits end vegetable^ Open meeting,
'^sSlclP'd^ssinEs-lcao p. a-^^to 4j80 p. m., Monday through Friday. Also Wednesday. 9 a. m. to 12 no«n. to charge Monday, Mrs. John Jeter; Tuesday, Mrs. John Mkgonl: Wednesday. Ito. A. O. Mc- Cullough: Thursday, Mrs. WlUlam Hutl- stetler: Priday. Mrs. B. A. Hoyes. ^tag a£d J?«t"fB-tSf"?'^'rf,SS Thursday, 9a. m. to 12 noon. Jn dtarge Tuesday. Mrs. Paul Hewettden; Thursday. Mrs. James Weaver.
"Hei^aferters^at 801 MUler Loop. Tele- phone 2541 lor Motor Corps to pick up magatines you are discarding.
Onduty Priday. April 16, Mrs. Stames; Monday. April 10, Mrs.
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Three Hospital Trains Prepare For Vital Work
Personnel Receiving Advanced Training In Care of Injured
Preparing for important service overseas, three hospital trains similar to those which proved so ctlective in the first World War, are now undergoing intensive training at the Post lor the vital work which lies ahead of them.
These three units, whose per- sonnel is now receiving advanced training at their quarters in the Pine Grove area, are the 21st Hospital under the command of Lieutenant John D. Wilkes, the 23rd whose commanding officer is Captain Edward Shires, and the 24th- headed by Major Glen £. Burbridge.
Actually complete and well equipped mobile hospitals for use in nr outside of a theater of IhcFe hospital trains would used in a foreign area of opera- tions to move casuals from e\-acu-ation hosp'ital to an barkation port. Similarly, such units would transport wounded men from a hospital ship to a station hospital in this country. TRAIN MEANS TRAIN
Unlike the practice in other military outfits, the term "tram used in connection with these medical units means just the same as in civilian parlance, that is, a number of railway cars drawn by p locomotive. These comprise vnit car.s which contain operating ropms. kitchens and shower room, and ward cars housing 32 beds each in double tiers.
After thev had proved so valu- able to the United States Army in World V,"ar 1, the War Depart- ment has since kept one of them 'in commission at Carlisle Bar- ' 1 acks, Penn. This train formed the nucleus or prototype of the present hospital trains which have been activated, including the three p.t Fort Benning. LEND-LEASE REVERSED
While it cannot be stated how manv of these trains are in use ovei-seas, it was announced in a recent Issue of the Army and Navv Journal tliat the British povcrnment recently turnec|, over fine of its own hospital trains to llie American forces operating in the Kingdom, this action consti- 1 tiling a typical instance of lend' lease operating in reverse.
Ma.ior Burbridge, commander of Ihe 24th Hospital Train and r graduate of Crcighton Universit; in Omaha, Nebraska, practiced medicine in Logan, Iowa for two end one half years preceding his call to active- service with the rank of first lieutenant in No- \-Gmber, 1940. He was immedi- ritelv ordered to the Station Hos- pital at Fort Benning where he remained until placed in command of the train upon its activation last November.
Captain Edward Shires of the 23rd Train is a:' graduate of Al- bany (N.Y.) Medical School and held a residency in the Highland Hc-ipital of Rochester, New York. He lelt this post to join the Army ]:i 1941. His first assignment was 1o Fort Bragg, N. C, from where he was sent to Fort Benning, Nov. 4, 1942.
First Lieutenant John B. Wilkes, who heads the 21st Train is a graduate of Vanderbilt University ,ind held a residency in Grand Kapids which he left to join the armed forces. . AMONG-'JHE PINES
The three hospital train units are ■ situated among the pines which gives the name of Pine Grove to that area, and -like most smaller military units there is a more personal and familiar at- mosphere than is possible in a large barracks. Possibly for this reason individual accomplishments are brought more to the fore and various talents exhibited.
The orderly room of the 23rd Train, for example, contains vari- ous pictures in pastel which are the v.-ork of Sergeant Warner Hansel. The sergeant, during con- valescence from an illness, some time back, experimented with finger painting in the medium of pastel and has developed consid- erable proficiency in this field.
Listeners to the March 5 broad- cast of -Fort Benning 'On the Air" heard the performance of an ex- cellent pianist, Corporal Sheldon Smith, who is a member of the 24th Hospital Train. Corporal Smith's entertainment was so suc- ce.'^sful, in fact that he has been asked to make return engagement on this same program in the near future.
RECRUITED PERSONNEL
The personnel of the three mo- bile outfits has been recruited to a great exterft from those, with previous hospital experience. Oth- ers, while lacking such, signified a desire to join the medical corps and thus have an aptitude for llteir present work.
Besides the male personnel each of the three trains has as an in- tegral--, part six female nurses.
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Soldiers In Basic Courses Assigned Private's Rating
All enlisted men finally selected for advanced courses in the Army Specialized Training program will be assigned to schools in their current grades, although those men selected for the basic courses will continue to be assigned in grade seven— or private, according to information received by Brig. Gen. Walter S. Fulton, command-, ing general of the post.
This information supercedes previous directives which speci- fied assignment of all men selected for the program in grade seven, whether assigned to the advanced or the basic courses.
Meanwhile, the War department has commenced sending out letters qualified soldiers outlining the purposes, needs and benefits of the program, according to Lieuts. Robert Weiland, classification of- ficer, and Salvador Llosa, station director of the ASTP. The letter, prepared by Colonel Herman Beukema, director of the ASTP Washington, D. C, is being sent all enUsted men with grades of ] 10 or higher on the Army gen- eral classification test. GREAT OPPORTUNITY
'Success in these courses," the letter states, "will assure the trainee that he possesses the edu- cational requirements of Officer Candidate School." It further points out that men selected for the courses, which are being given in various colleges throughout the country, will fae given the op- portunity to develop to the fullest whatever native skills they may have.
Revealing that two out of every three men in bothi combat and non-combat service in a modern army must be specialists of one kind or another, the. letter de- clares that ''a serious and con- stantly increasing shortage, of cer tain types of highly developed commissioned specialists must now be met if the armies of the United States are to reach the de- sired peak of efficiency."
Fort Benning soldiers who have qualified for and passed ASTP exannination are now attending courses at Purdue University, Georgia Tech, Virginia Polytech- nic Institute, and Princeton Uni- versity.
IStfi Company Secojid Regiment Has Luminaries
The 13th Company in the Sec- ond Student Training regiment boasts a collection of luminaries, any one ol whom can reflect a share o£ lame on the organiza- tion.
One of its outstanding stars was a recent associate of Orson Welles, as writer, actor and director in his latest South American, tour. Another is a former Hollywood actor and stunt roan. Still an- other v.'as a former reporter of Paul Galileos sports . department in the New York Daily News and one of the initiators of the na- tionally famous Golden Gloves and Silver Skates tournaments. He also was the Eastern Inter- collegiate high jump champion from 1929. to 1931.
The ranks are further swelled by a former member of the Chi- cago Cattle Exchange (the mid- western counterpart of the New York Stock Exchange), and an- other is a \'eteran of the Spanish Civil War, who campaigned through its bloody years with honor and distinction as a mem- ber of the famous International Brigade.
LITERARY LIGHTS
The literary lights are no less brilliant, Avith one author of eight books, one special feature writer for some of our leading maga- zines, and a handful of veteran newshawks, representing some of the better papers.
Its record on the ranges are well in keeping with its person- nel. On the rifle range it attained the enviable record of 20 Ex- perts and 35 Sharpshooters out of a class of 160 students. There were only six per cent of the class who failed to qualifj'. OC Ernest L. Reed was individual high with 313 out of a possible 340.
In the light machine gun, the 13th Company had e platoon average of expert, with one of the lowest averages of failures or record: .018. OC Rozelle B. Braz- ley took individual high honors
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Filipino Declares Army Is Fastest Route Home
Fastest way home to his wife and chUdren lies in the U- S. Army, believes AlbertOy-C. Elefa- no, 31-year-old second lieutenant 3f the Philippine Army now tak- ns the rifle and heavy weapons course in the 14th Company, Third Student Training regiment.
Lieutenant Elefano arrived at this conclusion sometime even be- fore terminating a position m the mal husbandry department at ...^ University of Maryland and applied for active duty with the U. S. force."^. He still is a member of the Philippine Army but he haF filed application for transfer to this nation's army and hopes for eventual assignment to one of the all-Filipino units nov/ training in this country. His pres- ent status would prevent his be- ing sent back to the Philippines as a member of the islands' army.
He last heard from relatives at home in November and he is espe- cially anxious to see for the first time the younger of his two chil- dren, born while the lieutenant was on his way to this country. His other child is three. Mrs. Ele- fano remained in the Philippines because her husband was original- ly slated to remain in this coun- try for only a year. SENT BY GOV'T
His government sent him heremor.
September of 1941 to study
animal genetics at the University of IlUnois. Upon completion of the course, he toured the coun- try and took a teaching position at the University of Maryland.
Lieutenant Elefano won hi; commission through ROTC train- ing at the University of the Philip- pines in Manila, the schooi^fro.m which he was graduated. He taught in an islands', vocational high school for five years.
Five fept, three inches in height. Lieutenant Elefano is the shortest officer In . the company but he keeps with the bigger men on the obstacle courses and in weapons firing and all the other "studies."
At present he is drawing 10 per cent foreign duty pay be- cause technically he is on foreign duty. Upon transfer to the U. S. Army, however, this pay will stop until he heads for home, when he again would be pn "foreign duty." , .,
Uppermost ■ in the lieutenant s mind as he goes about his train- ing are the statements made by Genei-al Douglas MacArthur upon his departure from the Philips pines, "we shall return" and "se( you in .Manila," uttered by the hei-o of Bataan, Capt. Jesus Villa-
Ex-Sound Technician Hcindbci GWTW Film
Laird Met Many Hollywood Beauties • During Movie Career
Envy of all his fellow officer candidates, in the 15th Company of tht Third Student Training Regiment is Edward R. Laird, who can talk gUbly of his friend- ships with many of Hollywood's beautiful actresses.
.Before entering the Army two years ago. Candidate Laird spent four years as a sound . technician with the Technicolor Motion Pic- ture Laboratory and had a hand filming of color pictures of the major studios. He assisted in the coordination of the sound track with the color negative, col- laborating with the sound men of the producing companies.
Laird's biggest assignment on "Gone With the Vv'^ind," a job that lasted almost two years. He handled $4,000,000 worth of fihn, covering every foot of the four- hour picture to make certain that Vivien Leigh's voice did not come from the .screen in bass tones and that Clark Gable would sound like a he-man.
The candidate will be graduat- ed from officers' school May 29, should he successfully complete the course. Before coming to Fort £enning, he was a staff sergeant in the 184th Infantry.
WE WHO ^VILL NOT STAY
Here's to those who went before, Those who have gone today. And, here's to those, who are as I, We, who will not stay.
We all have loved ones dear to us. The ones wor whom we're here, We go for life and liberty, that They may live sans fear.
This is the end of tyranny, This is the last crusade. W^_ are the Knights of Mercy, And we are not afraid.
To those we leave behind us, Look forward to that day. Carry on in life for us. We, who will not stay.
Pfc. FelLv C. Winn, Jr., Co. "K", 1st PTR.
Those of the 21st are commanded by Lieutenant Lucy J. Ramsdell, while Lieutenant "Ruih Logan heads the 23rd and Lieutenant Mary Foley is chief of the 24th's contingent.
Now in their final stages of ad- vanced training these railway hos pitals will shortly be engaged in the actual work of easing the lot of those American soldiers who are injured on the fighting fronts.
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Enemy Sep Action Causes Huge Loss Of Overseas Moil
Within recent weeks, more than two thousand sacks of mail from United States, destined for troops
■erseas have been lost through enemy action, according to a re- port by the Army Postal Service.
An announcement by the War Department said that the U. S, mailing public should be guided according in the non-receipt ' of these parcels by men overseas. Represented in these mails were a great number of individual pieces, originating from all over the country and for the most part posted during Feb}-uary.
Mails thus lost, it was revealed were destined for points in the United Kingdom, Iceland, ■ North Africa, Egypt, and India. A con- siderable portion was first class mail, and was being carried by United Nations ships.
Col. Massey Gets New Assistants
Two new officers have been added to the staff of Co). Stephen B. Massey, director of supply, according to an announcement made at the post yestefday.
Second Lieut. Clifton P. Keys has reported for duty from Camp Wheeler, Ga., and has been signed as assistant to the officer in charge of Quartermaster Re- pair Shops, who is 1st. Lieut. Ross W. Crossley.
The other addition to Colonel Massey's staff is 2nd Lieut. Paul A. Finske, who reported from headquarters of the Fourth Serv- ice Command- in Atlanta. Lieut. Finske has been assigned as assistant to Capt. Marcus Cooper, officer in charge of the subsistence section of the quar- termaster branch at Fort Benning.
with 248. On the heavy machine gun range more than 98 per cent^ of the company qualified, with top honors being equally sharer! by OCs W. M. Fernel and Ernest S. Tripp. ■ ■
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BARBER SHOP
Waverly Hotel BIdg.
PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY of COLUMBUS, GA. 32S Front Aveuu* , DUl 3-145is
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Now that the hot sun has been beating down, we once again haye that seasonal urge to wear cool and comfortable clothes. KIRALFY'S has a mul- titudinous assortment of wash- able play suits ui many suit- able sumnier shades. You may choose several in crisp pique, chambray; seersucker or spun rayon. One lovely model is smooth sharkskin combined with washabie taffeta. Comfort- able shorts are attached to the shirt top so you'll have no wor- ries about the two becoming separated. WitA the simple ad- dition of a matching skirt, you'll be suitably dressed to do your shopping or, daytime ■ visiting and none will know you're ac- tually wearing shorts under- neath your well -fitting skirt. Frilly little pinafores iormerly were ejfclu^iyely children's ap- parel, but presently they art the latest rage ior youngsters and oldsters alike. And no won- der! They're so comfortable and convenient to slip on either to protect your Sunday-best dress ' or make you feel reaUy perky as you go about your daily duties. These pinafores are dis- played in chambray, gingham and seersucker. One of Kiral- fy's black, green or royal blue , checked tafteta eyecatchers really will give >ou a becom- ing look of sophisticated inno- cence.
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One of the most treas- ured mementos one has ar« pictures of persons dear to him. Similarly, there could . be no more appropriate gift for your mother this com- ing Mother's Day on May 9 than a fine photograph of you. Already scores of thoughtful sons and daugh- ter^ have benefitted by the excellent craftsmanship of the AIME DUPONT STU- DIO in tSolumbus. This re- nowned studio boasts — and well they might — of the skilled photographic tech- nicians whose work' is ex- acting to the most minute detail. If you choose to have a photograph taken, and this is a most timely occa- sion to do so, by all means visit Dupoht's. I warn you, ^though, it will not be a matter of a five minute un- dertaking to have your photograph produced at this studio. In order ,to at- tain the best results, the photographers will prove their dexterity as they test you for the best pose, make an appropriate number of proofs, and then prepare the finished photograph. On Mother's Day, though, you may rest assured that your parents will have re- ceived a gift which will be cherished for years to come.
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Spring brings a rush of wed- dings. The KATfSER-LILIEN- THAL, INC. HAT SHOP is really headquarters in Colum- bus for bridal veils and milli- nery for bridesmaids. Whether' your wedding is to be informal or formal, you'll revel in the unsurpassed c o 1 1 e c tion dis- played here. Fingertip or full length veils of Brussels Illu- sion with tiara effects, juliet caps or sweetheart bonnets are just a few of the becoming bridal selectiojis. Lovely flower- trimmed chapeaux or infinitesi- mal calots in pastel shades/will enhance the charm of your at- tendants. If you and your bridesmaids have a fetish for individual millinery you'll take advantage of this shop's design- ing department and have them work up, through sketches and discussions, an exquisitely made bridal veil for you and dainty, and original bonnets for your bridesmaids. If, on the other hand, you're planning to be married wearing a stt^eet-length outfit, you'll still find this spe- cial department within a de- partment just the place to turn you out looking as lovely arid bridelike as you've long dream- ed you'd look on your wedding day. - •
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Whether you're a brand new bride, a young mar- . ried. or a desirable damsel, you'll cherish the alli]^- ment of White Orchid Per- fume by Elizabeth Ardcn. At the perfume counter of J. A. KiRVEN CO, are other inviting scents to-suit your every mood. Giro's
Danger and Vigny's Beau Catcher are exciting per-^ fumes for the frankly flir- tatious. The house of Patou, the famous French design- er, has packaged a lovely, gift" set of three light and rather sweet odeurs, name- ly Colony, Amour Amour, and Moment Supreme. The containers are of hob-nail crystal and surely would make an exquisite gift for you to give friends this Easter or you might even ■ surprise yourseli with a; set. Sirocco, the. most recent of- fering of Lucien Lelorig, is about the most magnetic and irrestible perfume I've yet discovered. Just a drop or two will help you catch HIS heart (or keep it, now that you have it). For trav- eling you'll value a com- pletely fitted make-up bag which has adequate room to carry several pieces of clothing. Whether you'd like romantic perfumes, dusting powders, colognes, . make-up kits, lipsticks, rouge, or other cosmetics you'll find the perfume counter in Kirven's just the place to spend some "sweet and scented'.' shopping hours.
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Infinitely importane things today are clothes which com- bine excellent quality and in- fallible fit with loveline-ss of line. Mr. Lilienlhal of KAY- SER-LILIENTHAL. INC., has kept this constantly in mind while purchasing his latest line of fashionable creations. His newest collection looks as fresh . as spring and as pretty as its flowers. Dream-like, cool prints dramatized with sprigs of posies, poodle dogs, or pixies would most certainly be of vast help in maintaining beauty and poise in today's world of action. This shop also has light weight ■ crepes in light colors which would make you look smooth as cream this coming Easter and during the forthcoming summer. If you perhaps are fond of jacket dresses, relaxed, but sans zoot, you'll find just what you've been - hoping to discover. Good ouality jersey has the definite advantage of being Avrinkle-proof. A glo- rious array of printed or plain colored ensembles in luscious shades "in ever go many un- usual styles will give you a grand chance to select what you'll be wearing to be the hit of the parade this coming Easter.-
While we're all selectuig new ensembles fo Easter, let us not forget the young- sters— especially since each probably still has his shoe ration coupon number 17 right handy. They love new shoes as much ,as pepper- mint sticks. So, in selecting shoes for the younger mem- bers of your family, be sure to visit MILLER-TAYLOR" , SHOE COaiPANY where quality shoes for kiddies are as much in demand as fashionable pumps for la- dies or military oxfords for our men-folks. A most complete stock of Easter ~%hoes for kiddies is on dis- play, starring Edwards and Stride Right brands. For the smaller children, the shoe shop has a fine assort- m'ent of Scientific in white elk. Many mothers agree that Scientific is the best line of shoes made for the baby who is out to buy his first pair. The Edwards and Stride Rights are the finest available in one strap pumps and oxfords'. Re- member, for correct fitting shoes, whose size is deter- , ' mined by e x p e r i e need salesmen and checked by X-ray, bring your young- ster to Miller-Taylor's for his Easter present.
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SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO. has long been the haven of Mothers wno are doing their best to keep up with their growing youngsters' clothing needs. Practical wash dresses for your daughter's delight are in this store. You'll like the • deep ' hems- which Avill be so simple Id "let down" should she suddenly decide to sprout up a few inches. Serviceable cotton ankle socks are featured in all summer shades to match these dresses. Tiny boys feel comfy and look fresh and clean in washable cotton suits. Gre^, red, tan, blue or striped shorts button conveniently to match- ing shirts. Perhaps your son is just at the betwixt and between age. He has an idea he'd be king of the neighborhood if he just had a pair of long trousers. You, on the other hand, know, he has still a few more years to go until thai happy day. Sears Roebuck and Co. under- stands all these family prob- lems and has a l?rge supply of wash trousers which will please both you and ycur boy. They have been made longer than thejhort shorts tiny tots wear- and are available in "men's"
colors of grey, brown and blue. Dresses, hats, trousers, socks and underthings, even pyjamas and nightgowns are Special values of this store which will make your pre-E?ster shopping for .the children a simple mat- ter indeied.
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■Your Easter greeting can be just a so-so card which will be forgotten shortly after it is received or it can be such ia work of art that it will be cherished with other prized momentos in a -memory book.' Pristine white cards with appropri- ate decorations will express the true meaning of Easter in the refined, subdued way you like. One especially lovely card I noticed at WHITE'S BOOK STORJE , shows a choir boy, tradi- tionally clad in his white surplice; A . few nicely etched Easter lilies at his feet are the only other dec- oration. The excellent art- work ■ on this tastefully created card makes it es- pecially appropriate for one who has an appreciation of line artwork. Other cards colored, but not blatantly so, are results of painstak- ing care and thought, both in the decoration and verse. The same excellent work is noticeable in many Moth- er's Day cards displayed in White's : collection. Life- like pansies, violets and other spring flowers in a combination water - color and etching design are the highlights of many of the cards. Whatever type cards you wish Will be waiting for you in this immense display. All you have to do It to meander around, to your heai-t's content and pick them out.
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Weddings, Ea.«:ter, Mother's Day and the usual stream of birthdays seem to keep one busy shopping for unusual and attractive gifts. You'll enjoy browsing among the numerous tables in MAX ROSENBERG CO. at 1239 iBroadway which are 'laden with gifts of every sort. You'll discover, many de- lightful decanters; highball glasses,; crystal of the finest type, demitasse cups of in- triguing design, crystal ash trays. Plates decorated with Currier and Ives prints would make appropriate and thought- ful presents; Giving perhaps a sewing box, shaving kit, or a leather make-up box will cause, I'm sure, endless "thank you's" and blessings to shower down iipon you. If you're not sure just what you're seeking, then on seeing the shining hammered c o p p er ware , jewelry, and knick-knacks you'll have, np trouble making up your mind. vEspecially colorful and practi- cal china , sets of good design are those created by the vvell- known Russell Wright. These sea foam, dusty pink, maroon or yellow sets of 20 pieces each are real bargains and are just what you've wanted to make your temporary housekeeping a bit more like home.
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That old adage about "All work and no play ..." is probably more important today than it has been in the past. During the current stress and strain of long, arduous hours, there is a definite need for all of us to take advantage of some houri; for recreation. Phys- ical fitness is an important aspect of the war effort'. Hours of fiin and recreation may be enjoyed playing gdlf, trying one's hand at archery, f isnine or possibly " baseball. The iFIRESTONE STORE at l246— 1st avenue in - Columbus has a large stock of equipment to out- fit the amateur or ardent sportsman in any of these avocations. Championship Walter Hagen golf clubs for the men-folks and the es- pecially fine Miss, Victory clubs for Army wives are on display at this store. A small investment in a set of golf clubs and bag here will guarantee many long hours of fun and enjoyment , for all. Tliis store has a . gala.xy of supplies for arch- ery, an ever-popular sport. If you'i-e interested in fish- ing, do not faii to view of the display of equipment available, as, there are sev- - eral ponds and lakes in this vicinity. Although we con- sider a baseball game for the young and h^rdy, there's nothing more excit- ing than a nip-and-tuck
■ game on a nearby lot among families. This wide assortment of s p o r t i n g goods will be a boon to recreation - minded Army folks;
toasters and sandwich grills for those of you 'who have been missing your toast 'n jam with that i-ationed cup of coffee these past mornings. /Furthermore, your one ciip of coffee .will taste just the way you like it if you let it drip properly using 'a new glass Si lex. In this base- ment section of the store are Pyrex ovenware sets suitable for, baking, cooking, mixing or storing food in your refrigera- tor. Using Pyrex utensils when- ever possible is a much cleaner and more satisfactory way of preparing food than using crockery and enamelware. Summer finds us all eating crisp salads and fresh fruits^ for dessert. ■Attractive glass salad services, complete with glass spoons and forks, and matching dishes for desserts, wiU brighten up your meals throughout the long hot season ahead. .Many other household necessities, including flash- lights, ond^ kitchen ware such as strainers, large ladies, and ■egg beaters are what you'll need whether your housekeep- ing is j;emporary or permanent.
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All lovers of music, with • personal pleasures ranging . from jive to opera, find their musical paradise in HUMES' MUSIC STORE. Vast selections of record- ings, including those of popular dance orchestras and symphonic arrange- ments are readily available at this store. Popular with' many music lovers are the record albums featuring, Victor, Blue Bird and- Dec- cas which bring to the home a variety of lartisl.'. Important hand;maids )n homes which are blessed with phonographs are rec- ord cabinets ■ and ■ record folders. In addition to the ■ unexcelled Collection of records and phonograph equipment, Humes -has sev- eral bargains in , used pianos, both uprights and grands, which have been factory reconditioned; , These include Steinways, Knabes, and Chickerings. ■ Also on display is a five octive ■ marimba, slightly, used, which has been fac- tory reconditioned: a treas- ■ ufed price for a music " lover! Also a; fine quality used bass violin is includ- ed in the fine assort^ient of instruments. Music de\'o- tees: stop in at 1219 Broad- wayl ,
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With the debut of spring and the famous warm Southern jiights, it becomes ever mora important to find a comfortable mattress on wTiich to sleep. There's nothing like " spending hot nights, tossing and turning on a hard, lumpy mattress! Ask? us: we've done it! There's no need for anyone else to do it though since H. ROTHSCHILD, INC. has "the answer to your prayers. A' large array ol "douds, of comfort", which def- initely .are,; the quality mat- tresses of - which you'vB been drearhing, is on display at this store. Covered with patterned heavy damask or woven tick- ings in blue, green or grey, the mattresses will please the most discriminating. This merchan- dise has been made to last for years and not solely "for the duration". Fine- workmanship is evident in these mattresses which are so manufactured that, they cannot become lumpy or shift. After only one night of enjoying the luxury of a hew mattress, you will eagerly look forward to a "thousand and one," nights of comfort. '
Lately I've betn listening to many a mournful tale about the scarcity of toasters and va- rious . other household wares. MONTGOMERY WArD has
After breezing through these several popular Co- lumbus stores,- there's really no more pleasant a ren- dezvous' in which to stop,
. chat, and have a bite to eat than at the modern CITY PHARMACY, 14 - 13th street, across from the W.a- verly Hotel. ^Here, in this spic-and-span .store, a de- lightful sodaV fountain of-
, fers . delectable dehcacies for" luncheon or a . frosty drink, to "cool off. A fea- tured attraction is, the Shopper!s Tea, v/hich draws many of. us afternoons as we shop in Golumbus. Nol-
, able in this shop is the prompt, courteous service afforded one and all, m this day of hustie and bus- tle, when crowds niay tax the capacity of any estab- lishment, it's pleasing to note that "this pharmacy aims to ■ cater properly. Here, too, is a complete drug department to care for your most exacting pre- scriptions. The imposing array of quality cosmetics and maker up necessities will please all of you. Sim- ilarly, the pharmacy fre- quently displays special no- tions, ranging from deli- cious iellies tc cute ash trays. The variety of offer- ings here makes the phai- macy a "must" before ypu finish your shopping tour.
fT. BENNING BAYONET NEWS REVIEW
THIRTY-ONB
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Adeic Sfr. Johns Here Te Gather Material
Adel£ Rogers St. Johm:, fsmouE newspapCT ■Riiter, radio commen- tator, novelist end euthor of so uiany sliort stories that even she has; stopped counting, is making the rounds of Fort Benning this V7eei: exhausting her guides with
■ her boundless ene:^.
To any woman who might ask hov she could do as much work- in her life and still successfully rear five children, the answer is that Mrs. St, Johns bubbles over vAth vigor and has an insajiable - ■ zest for full living.
Here to gather material for a faook-length story for The Ladies Home Journal, Adela, as she pre- i fers to be called, has demonstrat- ed her limitless interest in .any- thing that happens. , Monday night she went to a Fort Benning ^Ijroadcast and then, later to some ?&30Xing matches at the post gym- casium.
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Tuesday shz went to the Com- ^ rissary, the Exchange grocery, the Thrift Shop and at noon had lunch at the WAAC's mess. The afternoon she spent at the hos- pital, following v/hich seh was in- tcn'iewed over a Benning radio program. From the studio _ she -dashed over to tSe Harniony Church area service club and lined up at the cafeteria counter for dinner, as a guest of Miss Kellie Mitchell, hostess, and then Epent the evening watching offi- cer candidates dance at a special party given for fnem.
V,?ednesd£y v/as just as full but bnch today v/as at the Officers Club with the v/ives of four gen- erals, Mrs. Paul Nev.'garden, Mrs, Leven C. Allen, Mrs. George How- eU and Mrs. Walter S. Fulton. At the luncneon also v/ere Mrs. R. J. Hammargren and Mrs. C. C. Fin- Mrs St. Johns will move into Columbus Thursday so that she ear meet army v/ives and civilians livinp in E community such as this Edjoining a large army post. Fri- dav night the Business and Pro- fessional Vi'oman's club will have EH informal reception for her at the Ralston hotel at 6 p.m. (EWT). v/ith app presidents of women's _^ivjc organizations as guests. ^ALKS TO ALL
She has talked with everyone Ehe has met, generals and pri- vates alike. In her own conversa- tion she skips from "FDR," to the King of England. Gary Cooper and Joe Louis, all in the same parEoraph. All persons, regard- less of station, are grist in her mill and of interest to her, because people are her stock in trade.
Sue carried v.'ith her a letter from Mrs. Patton, f.'ife of Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., who is writing history in North Africa, to Mrs. Wev/garden, wife of the commanding general of the 10th Armored division.
"Ifc. Patton," says Adela, "def- initely thmks of Fort Benning as her home and' took a long time telling me what I must be sure to Qo while I am here."
Mrs. St Johns is not removed far from the war. One son who was too tall to enter the Ameri- can air corps, went to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian air force. He is now overseas. An- other Eon is v/ith a combat intel- ' ligence unit and a ' daughter is
■ forking in an airplane factory, mer youngest son is in a New York
mlitary academy. POOR 4-FEE
"The other boy, poor kid," she gtid, "is 4-F. He feels .terrible tad I'm Eo sorry for him."
Adela Rogers St. Johns got her etart v.'ritmg when she was 17 g-ears old.
'My lather was E prominent • fcrmunel lawyer," she said, "and {. think the San Francisco Examin- te paid mt my $7 e week to get bformEtion cut of my father for
, £ht ha: woriced en peperE in Lk /jigelec, Chicago tmd New « ffori: cue etill doec Bpeeial assign- ( toent work for intemationEl News s feervict. Her biggest news essign- $ teent she still thinks wac the } pEuptman trial. I "Right after the trial," she re- s bteo. "I went to England and was to have dinner with the new King Eflward I was scared to
ceath'and worriefd about what we Sfere going to talk about, but 'as ftoon a£ he sat down he begain $mmz about the trial. My wor^ {rlei v.'ere over." ETORIES EN SLICKS
Her short stories have always beer IT the "slicks"— Cosmopoli- 1 ten, Ladies Home Journal, Satur- Evening Post and American, I mong others. She's been writing j • stories for 20 years. 5 "I had to," she said, "to bring I ,i?p the kids."
*■ J But Adela RogerE St. Johns f imov,'£ everybody. She thinks the i president is "swell," that Jack i Johnson was the greatest fighter I tnat ever lived, and that Joan Crawford is the best all-time mo- tion picture actress. Just mention anj-thmg or anybody. She's inter- ested.
"I can;t understand why any- body could ever get bored," said
Arabs M@®cii Cigarettes Fmifi Yanks Under Fire
War. despite the thunder, the
dust, the wanging of bullets, often times develops its humerous bent as tales are imfolded by those who like to sprawl across the other fellows bunk and recount biographies. So it was that Lt. Jeul Wild, a student in the First Student Training Regiment, came to relate the story about ciga^ rettes, Arabs and bullets.
As is well known, Arabs have an unquenciable longing for American tailored cigarettes. This longing occasionally becomes so strong in the individual that he becomes impervious to surround- ing dangers and Eystematically sets about the business of mooch- ing £ fag.
On one particular African, ter- rain problem, involving live am- mo and live enemy. Lt. Wild's platoon was seeking to make un- inhabitable, by accurate rifle fire, a certain portion of brick wall lo-
cated about 250 yards to their front. By judicious use of the scanty cover available, and by much cautious creeping and crawl- ing, the Yank platoon was mak- ing progress.
Suddenly a wandering group of benightgovmed Arabs discovered the American lads and set about the process of mooching. They would Btrole up to a man hidden behind a blade or two of grass and, squatting down beside him, squeek out their inevitable line of gibberish with the 'Americano Zig-rat pluss' terminus.
Upon being told by the indi- vidual to "get the H— dut of here, there's a war on", they would loudly start praying tp Allah that all Americans be protected from the bullets of their enemies. Be- tween the zizz of the bullets and the chant of the sons of Allah it; wasn't long before the Americans vrere in a give-away-cigarette frame of mind.
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(Continued from Page 1) ed for Corregidor, arriving there about 6:30 that night.
"Upon our arrival there Major General Moore, the commanding general of Corregidor and adjoin- ing forts, told us that he was happy that we did not arrive sooner, because the Japs had bombed the water surrounding Corregidor and had left a cargo ship in flames. SOLID ROCK TUNNEL
In order to safeguard the life of President Quezon and members of his family we were accommo- dated in one of the wings of the Molanta Tunnel — a tunnel built in 1934 by General Kilbourne, through solid rock, and the center of the tunnel is 150 feet below the surface of the hill. There was complete safety from aerial at- tacks, but life in the tunnel was far from being healthy. As a con- sequence in the middle of January, President Quezon was taken seri- ously iU.
The President, in conference with General MacArthur and members of his war cabinet, agreed that the President would be able to do more for the people of the islands if he were to leave Corregidor for the southern is- lands. At 8 p. m. on February 20. 1942, the President, Mrs. Que- i, their five children, three members of his cabinet, his aide and his chaplain, under cover of darkness boarded , the United States submarine "Swordfish". At. night we sailed on the surface, but just before daybreak the sub- marine submerged and we re- remained imder water for twelve hours.
"In my opinion that was one of the hardest parts of the trip from Corregidor to Australia. The in- tense humidity and heat inside the submarine while we were submerged was, at times, unbear- able. At two o'clock in the morn- ing of February 22nd we arrived at 'the tovm of San Jose, Antique, on the coast of Panay. As we approached the coast the sailor on duty at the watchtower yelled, "Sea craft ahead!" Immediately the officers and crew of the sub- marine got into battle positions and remained there until they had the assurance that the boat seen through the darkness was a friendly one. We transferred to this launch, bidding farewell to the officers and men who had treated us so well during the trip. JAPS FIND OUT
'On the island of Panay the President commandeered a small, but comfortable, ship with which to sail from one island to another in the Viseyan group. The Japs had apparently learned of our movements and sent a cruiser and two destroyers to patrol the water around Panay and the island of Negrps. They sighted our ship, shelled the port where it was, and then sent a landing party which towed the ship away. Finding ourselves without means of es- cape, the only alternative was to go up into the mpimtains end put up our resistance there in case the Japanese sent e landing force.
"However, General MacArthur, realiring our predicament, in- structed General Wainwright to send the P-T boats that were at that time on the Island of Menlao to Negros to take us to Menlao. Thus, on March 23, under cover of darkness, the President, his family, members of his war cab- inet and his aide boarded Lieu- tenant Barkeley's P-T boat. The trip was not devoid of danger. Due to the roughness of the sea the pin that sets the torpedoes, in action got loose and set both tor- pedos ■ in action. It was only through the coolness of Lieuten- ant Barkeley, his officers and some of his men that both tor- pedoes were disposed of before they had a chance to explode. Fe flew to Australia and from Australia we came to the United States pn the "President Cool- idge."
BE PEEPAEED
"The story of our departure from Corregidor and my message to you is to train hard, take ad- vantage of the -magnificent in- struction given here at the Infan- try School and be prepared for the reconquest of the PhiUppmes. Remember the American and Fil- ipino boys who gave their lives ir
UDIES'fc CHILDREN'S WEAR t Ciara Bruner, Prop. 271 1 - 2nd Ave, Columbus, Ga.
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It will be necessary to present a baptismal certificate, Chaplain Hunt emphasized. Instruction classes now are being held by Chaplains in preparation for the administration of the Sacramept through this week and next.
The visit of Bishop McCarty will be his first to Fort Benning since he was elevated. Following the afternoon ceremonies on Easter Day, he will leave immediately for Atlanta and Nev/ York.
Adela. "That why married people get divorces. They get bored."
One thing is certain. Adela Rog- ers St. Johns is not bored here m Fort Benning and Columbus. She hates to leave Saturday but she wants to visit a son at Camp Jack-
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the Philippines in the defense of the American flag and the prin- ciples of government it respects.
"These men endured the im- speakable suffering of Bataan and Corregidor, they were fighting for a cause, they had faith in the ul- timate victory of the United Na- tions. Towards the middle of June the food supplies stated to become lo\% At first the rations were reduced to two meals a day; later to one meal a day. Medical supplies became exhausted and ammunition ran low.' Their durance, was becoming weak, but they kept on fighting; they never lost hope or faith in the country whose flag they proudly kept fly- ing from Corregidor lontil the very end— when hunger and sickness forced them to surrender.
"I hope that the knowledge of this suffering of those boys who kept on fighting when everything was against them will inspire every American citizen to a great- er determination to reconquer the Philippines and to crush the en- emy once and for all. Let this be our pledge: "We are going back to Bataan!"
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(GcDtinaefi from Pace I) 18 to 35 draft age Xace immediete re-cl8Ssl£ication es national draft offidels ere preparing a general revision of the whole Selective Service System. About 3,000,000 married men with no children, now In deferred draft classifica- tions probably will be shifted, to 1-A status.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox warned that "The worst of this war lies ahead of us," and stated that the number of war- ships in the American fighting fleet will be more than doubled in 1943, with emphasis being placed on airplane carriers.
Virgihia-
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ginia Infantry was redesignated as the 176th Infantry and on Feb. 3, 1941, it was inducted into Fed- eral service. It achieved such a fine record during the Army -ma- neuvers in 1941 that it was se- lected as a guard regiment to protect Washington, D. C. It was stationed there for 14 months be- fore being transferred this week to Fort Benning.
By federal authority, it has bat- tle streamers for the War of In- dependence, the War of 1812, and the World War. By authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, it has battle streamers for the French and Indian Wars and the War Between the States.
The regiment is quartered in the old 151st Regiment's area ' Harmony Church. •
Dear Editor:
The following was inspired by a commendable poem entitled "In- fantry" which appeared in an is- sue of "Bayonet."
INFANTRY? But are we all the earth-bound
plodding, crawling things At whom a recent bard his rhym- ing slings? Do earth-bound things Have sails.
And "chutes, ^ And wings?"
Sincerely yours. Private Opinion.
SINGINO SIXTH
"The Singing Sixth" Is the new sobriquet of thff Sixth Company, .Third Student Training Regiment, where the present class, after six weeks of study and drill, has mani- fested a mass proclivity for vocalizing. Slowly at the first, the singing has gathered volume and momentum to the point where harmonies burst forth on the march, during breaks and at nights in the barracks. Even the G. T. results have failed to stem the' serenading, suffering instruc- tors maintain.!.
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fey. Exchange Officer, Has been in charge of the building and se- curing of material and equipment for it. • - ■
Lt. Clifford Clinton, who gained nationwide recognition for his or- ganization of the 24th General Hospital Mess, was placed in charge of organizing the kitchen and the cafeteria lines for the opening.- As pperator of the '"Gol- den Rule" restaurants in Los An- geles he had built a national rep- utation in the restaurant world. EXPEEIENGED MEN
Working imder him are two other experienced cafeteria men — Pvt. Jack Harper, as cafeteria manager and Pvt. L. E. Trade- well, in charge of the soda shop and the service counter.
Before entering the Army, Pvt. Parker had been cafeteria man- ager for Lt. Clinton's restaurants in Iios Angeles. Pvt. Tradewell, a native of Boston, managed the Colonial Kitchens there. Evelyn Fuller is counter floor lady while, Miss Mae Yarborough is dining room hostess.
The new cafeteria will have a capacity of between 6,000 to 8,000 I>er day, Lt. Clinton said.
War-
(Gontiniiei from P&ge 1) Tort Benning, General Fulton said, "Today marks the beginning of the nation's Second War Bond Drive to raise $13,000,000,000. This sum must be subscribed betweta now and May 1. It behooves each and every one of us to do his utmost towards making this Sec- ond War Bond Drive a 100 per cent success."
Monday night both broadcasts emanating from the reservation, "Fort Benning on the Air," local newscast and talent feature, and "Listen, It's Fort Beiming," the weekly twenty-five minute show, were devoted to stressing war bond activities at the post. Fea- tured speaker of the twenty-five minute show was Major Fink, who is charged with coordination of all local bond activities. He spoke briefly on Fort Benning's part in the nation-wide program, and the current war loan drive.
As yet only, incomplete reports are available in the Second War Loan Drive. R. P. Richardson, Fort Benning postmaster, said that local sales had risen sharply Monday, and that approximately eighty bonds were purchased dur- ing the day as" compared to the usual average of fifty. In actual cash value these totaled $2,681 No doubt numerous other pur- chases wer madexin Columbus by persons from Fort Benning, it was pointed out.
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KEESLER FIELD, Miss. — Necessity (to be present at rev- eille) is the mother of the newest invention by Sgt. Edward L. Schwartz. Every night he winds his clock, sets the alarm for the proper time, and goes to sleep. Next morning the alarm* goes off, the string winds up around the button pulling the light switch up and presto! the light goes on! What happens afterward, la no* part of this story!
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Special training for those who expect to take the officer can- didate courses or be- come W. A. A. C, etc.
We have special official books from which to teach yoQ the type of work you will need in the service.
Shorthand Typewriting Bookkeeping
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Thousands of tjnpists are needed in all services. Ma- ture people should learn to type.
Senoue shortage of young •-men secretaries both in in- dustries end in government services. .
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*^The Rose That Grows"
OBJECTIVE: To kill the Black Market in order to insure the proper distribution of meat and butter at no more than ceiling prices and thereby help the rationing plan to work smoothly: to establish and maintain the largest ration shares pos- — sible: to protect the nation's health, against unsanitary meat
In America today, there are traitorous individuals who. place profits above patriotism— even at the cost of war production . and American lives.
These individuals are Black Marlcet operators. Since civilian demand rfnd war time needs have exceeded the supply — and civilian earnings have increased — Black Markets have flourished.
Black market prices have sky rocketed. Distribution has be- come uneven. Our fighting forces have been shorted of vitally needed supplies. Their rubber requirements have been sharply curtailed. Our army and our fighting allies are being cheated out of "fighting equipment" by softie on the "Home Front". ■• .
Our war workers, too, are being chiseled out of their fair, shares. Honest producers and dealers are losing their trade to racketeers.
The Black Market in meat has become alarmingly serious.
Its consequences are lengthening the war and losing lives. . For meat is a fighting food. It is a part of a fighting man's diet which gives him the energy to smash the. enemy .^"W'hen food supplies fail, offensives turn into retreats. Victories change to defeats.
These "fighting foods" are Important on the home front, too. Meat "sticks to your ribs" for a full day— or night— of hard labor. It gives you that "extra something" to work harder, faster, longer. A poorly fed worker may rtiean one less tank . , . which can mean the lives iof American boys on the . battle fronts. |
Another serious consequence of Black Market meat is the health aspect It can be, and often is, meat slaughtered under unsanitary conditions. Ahready, illness has been traced to Black Market meat in some sections of the coimtry.
Rationing and Price Ceilings E^elp Kill Black Markets.
The point rationing of meat offers an additional measure to kill the Black Market in this food. I Housewives must be urged to buy meat only by means of their red ration stamps. If this alone is accomplished the Black Market will be checked at once!
By never paying more than the ceiling price for mea^ bouse- wives can assist in nailing another comer down on the Black Market coffin. ' \
Because we are at war, victory requires price control of foods —they are battle ammuntion. With the government's huge /purchases and an increased civilian demand, an abnormal ; price rise would be inevitable unless checked. That is the reason for ceiling prices-^nd price control. An outline of the price regulations for the commodities rationed in this prograin is given below.
PORK— Effective April 1st, pork retail ceiling prices were made identical at all independent retail stores doing less than
$250,000 per year and same at all chains or Independents doing more than $250,000 in each of 11 zones. Retailers must display the ceiling price poster furnished by the government and may sell only the official cuts as designated.
'Retail prices for pork sausage, canned pork and all variety meat, until changed, are subject to . the generar Maximum - Price Regulation— the highest prices charged in March, 1942. BEEF, VEAL— The retail prices of beef and veal, now sub- ject to the genieral Maximum Price Regulation, are to be giveji flat retail prices by zones within a iew weeks.
LAMB AND.MUTTON— The retail ceiling prices of Lamb
and Mutton are subject to Regulation 239 which iestablishes ceilings at the highest prices sold by each retailer (1) For Lawb during the period July 27 to July 31/ 1942. ^(2) For Mutton, during the period September 28 to October 2, 1942.
■1. LET'S STAMP OUT BLACKMARKETSI
Conscientious use of the Red Stamps is th« surest way to lick the Black Market
2. A BLACKMARKET IS A BLACKOUT OF PATRIOTISM! A dealer who is willing to sell you a;ny rationed foods without stamps Is a racketeer and people who buy from him are his partners in crime. They take more than their fair share. They cheat our fighters and workers of their fair share. They are eheAiies of our countty.
3. WE WANT TO MAKE THE MOST OF OUR MEAT—
NOT ON IT!
'We want to get the greatest good for the most people from our available meat Supply. The greatest health for . our civilians; the greatest Strength for our fighters. No decent citizen would profiteer on the lives of men who are fighting for him!
4. ' We. DON'T WANT TTOS KIND OP MEAT STRETCHER.
This child is dead. Because he was hungry. Hungry enough to eat meat placed before him on the dinner table. He was too young to know about^the danger of tainted meat, un- saniwiy blactamarkets, etc. •
5. ONE WAY TO "CARRY" OERMi - ,
If you are buying any but good meat, from honest dealers* and in return for ration stamps, yoix may be packmg unclean meat into your children's jlunchboxes. 8. YOU MIGHT GET YOUR MONEY BACK . . , But tlpt Your Health
Is one steak worth Jeopardizing your health? B^ore you give in to the desire to pick up "Just a^ UtUe steak'^ or something which "might* have ; been blackmarket goods- think of the possible consequences. , .
7. THE ARMY. NAVY, AND MARINES COMBINED CAN'T
LICK BLACKMARKETS . . . But We Can
8. THE BLACKMARKET IS OUR BEHIND r THE - LINES
ENEMY . . . Tight It With Red Stampsl -
9. SISTERS UTTOER THE SKIN ^ . ^' l-hese steaks look the same. But are they? Do you know that the meat in thiem is sasiitary, and rich in food value? You can be sure of this if you buy from reputable dealers only. Meat procured otherwise may look just the same. But it will be too late when you discover otherwise.
10. BE SURE THE MEAT YOU BUY HAS BEEN GOVERNMENT INSPECTEDI
Meat for fighters first . . . Meat for civilians next
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Piloted Movie Stars To Tunisian Front
After having seen action in England- and Africa, and Piloting the plane which took Martha Rave and Kav Francis to the Tu- ni^an battlefront, Lt. Col. Paul w". Tibbels. formerly stationed at LaWson Field with the 97th Ob- servation So.uadron, has retumea "for a brief visit. ' _
While in England this 28 year nld colonel participated in nine i aid<= over the continent, including both Germany and France. Fol- lov.ing this he went to Africa, vhcrc he took part in seventeen more engagements. In the latter sector he served as special sta^f consultant of 8-17 heavy bom- bardment planes to Major General '•.Timmie" Doolittle. WON 5IEDALS , I
Colonel Tibbets did not speak ^ of the actions which won for him the Air Medal v.'ith three cluster.^, Distinguished Flying Cross with one cluster, and the Purple Heart. However, he stated modestly tha. hi^ group flev.' Flying Fortresses at altitudes of more than .20,000 feet over enemy -targets in the Tunisian sector with exceptional- ly satisfactoiT results. _
He was ordered home in Feb- ruarv but before returning was chosen to fly the two screen stars, Martha Rave and K%v Francis, to the African battlefcont, where they performed lor " Allied sol-
At' present Col. Tibbets is sta^ tioned at Orlando, Fla., testing new Army heavy bombardment planes.
He is married to the former Miss Lucy "Wingate of Columbus, Ga., and has one child, a two year old son, Paul W. Tibbets, 3rd.
Looping the Loop' Flays At Post on April 2P-24
Downtown Billeting Office Abolished
The Fort Eenning billeting of- fice located in downtown Co- lumbus has been abolished, Brig. Gen. Walter S. Fulton, command- ing general of the post, an- nounced.
All business of the 'billeting of- ficer will be transacted at the of- fice of Lt. John A. White at main post headquarters.
Civilians of Columbus and all mi'vitary and civilian personnel Ftationed at Fort Banning may contact Lieutenant White by call- in" Fort -Benning, 3.i05 or 3506.
From Columbus it is first neces- cary to dial 6631 before asking for Foi t Benning operator for the post billeting office number.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CNS)— .S?.fecrac):ers invaded the office of an inFurance company here, and dropped tlie safe out of an eight- story window, thus cracking it open. They hauled It away . fleece it at their leisure.
Glittering, glamorous, riotous 'Looping the Loop", a USO-Canip Shows, production, is coming to Fort Benning Tuesday, April 20, for a five-day stand, Lt Col. Charles C. Finnegan, special ser- vice officer, announced this week.
The schedule of performances includes shows at 6:45 and 8:4d p.^ m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April .20 and 21, in tlie Mam Theater, the second show on Wednesday being for .colored troops only; 7:30 and 9:30 p. m., Tliursday, April 22, in Theater No. 7: 7 and 9 p. m., Friday, April 23, in Theater No. 11; and at / and 9 p. m., Saturday, April 24, in Theater No. 4. . ■ , j
The show is a musical comedy featuring, a dance routine by a line of Kigh-stepping lovelies; a comedy act by the well-known Carroll and Howe team. Miss Carroll wowing the audience with a series of clever impersonations, BALLET TAP-DANGER
Beauteous blond Alice Kavan is slated to repeat her masterful ballet-tap . routines which hf.ve delighted audiences in topii theaters and clubs all over country. .
A four-man team (two of each ) of world famous roller-skat- ers the sensational Tracks, wiU do its whirls, twists, leaps, dances, and turns in an act of seemmg impossibilities, and Carols and his Caballros, popular harmonica and comedy act, fresh from Be— erly Hills Country Club, are combine expert playing with hil- arious fooling.
The vocalizing will be handled by Judy Starr who was featured vocalist with Rudy Vallee and Hal Kemp. For two years she had her own program "California Melodies" with the orchestras of Xndre Kostelanetz, R^^y^o"'* Page, and David Broekman as ac- companists.
Another "believe or not team is the Lane Brothers, comedy ac- robats, with their simply terr fic •ope-skipping antics. One of the boys skips the- hemp while the other brother is poised with one foot on his thigh and the other foot around his neck. They do it again with one boy flat on his back and the other perched on his upright feet. . . „,i The show will be free to all ,ilitary personnel on the post.
Camp Shows Praise SSO
Drinking Rules Amaze French Officers In U. S.
Hmpler D^ys m Offing After the War Is Won
2nd STR Unit 100 Per Gent In Life Insurance
Blcickoyt Fails, to Fwe Unifs Spring Cleaning
n the flashes which lit the, Recallmg the or^^^^^^^^^ sky the other night while the , ^^^Jo^^ proceeded to fall out Third Student Training Regi- L^^^^ ^j^^ ^t^eet quickly and quiet- ,. ....... «nt TnaA been u. Quickly, as you would run
Jtingle Jim and seventeen ob- stacle courses carrying a baby- J _! . riiiiotlv
ment's lights were out had been bombs instead of lightning, the experience would have been no more memorable for the members of that regiment's Sixteenth Com-
^^Stripped for action, they were industriously proving to themse - ves and, incidentally, to their company commander, that they had not forgottea the gentle art of floor-scrubbing learned m pre- ' school days. Beds were piled on bed.s lockers stacked on lockers, mops and pails were all over the - and once in a while a scrub- ^vould appear from the tangle of wet and soapy arms and .g<: The whole scene was like Spring house-cleaner's worst ightmare.
And then the lights went out
Experience Personnel Handles Tough Chores
One Army camp for which USO- Camp Shows have expressed only admiration for ;the way. m which they were housed, transported and treated in. general is Fori Benning, one of- the largest mili- tary posts in the entire country, where difficulties of transporta- tion and housing are most acute.
The handUng of visiting USO- Camp Shows is under the direc- tion of Lt. Col. Charles a Finne- gan, chief of the Special Service Branch at Fort Benning. Col. Fin- negan was at one time coach at North Dakota State, Fargo, N D and a veteran of World War I who has had plenty of experience himself in showmanship.
Then, too. Brig. Gen. Waltef S. Fulton, commanding general o. the Post, realizing what these shows do toward building the morale of his men, is insistent that every possible care and cour- tesy be extended to the members of the troupes. . .
Under such a set-up, Col. Fin negan has always managed ti secure men with theatrical ex. perience to handle the difficult assignment of managing the thou- sand-and-.one details attendant on bringing a show to camp and
SGT. A. J. GALLO, 55th Armored Engineer Battalion 10th Armd. Div.
The American' people, who, had been repeatedly warned of the pessimistic turn of events, are en- couraged and gratified by the mag- nificent and successful raid of our Asiatic fleet against the Japanese fleet, which cost the Japanese the total destruction loss of 22 naval vessels, and 55 aeroplanes.
It is evident that Japan, who concentrated all her efforts against the Philippines, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, and Guadalcanal, could not strengthen the defenses of all her possessions scattered m the vast Pacific. And a surprise attack such as that prepared and boldly carried out by the valiant Vice-Admiral Halsey, found her unprepared against this counter- move and exposed her to consid- erable losses. .
This offensive operation of tne American fleet must be cited not only for its immediate advantages, but it represents a grave warning to the Japanese, who too soon and too superficially imagined the pos- sibility of comtJletely dominating the Pacific^ by expelling the Eng- lish, the Americans ' and their
Japan cannot produce m a year
The company of French offic- ers, now safely in-grooved at the First Student Training Regiment,
are not without their sense of i Allies.
humor, despite the seriousness I UNPLEASANTNESS with which they look upon their j Uncic Sam's fighting sn>PS
n WHICH iiicy luujv ui^vu v..^... w>^.-k at the Infantry School. At- tached to a foot locker of one "soldat de guerre" is a ragged newspaper clipping:
" — encountered difficulty .with Washington's drinking regulations at Union Station yesterday.
Gathered in a station restau- rant with cocktails in hand, they stood as one man when Col. Al- bert Jean Paul Le Bel of Gen. Giraud's Washington staff rose and gave a toast, "Sante La Belle France."
Then it seemed like every one of the waitresses descended on them at once'. "It's against the rules," they protested. "You mu.sn't drink standing up."
The officers meekly sat down and asked puzzled questions of one- another. "What's wrong?" they said, still uncomprehending
-...Kc^n i* pvniainerl to
keeping" it runnin^^smoothly.
when it was explained to
(them."
America— "quel pays enlonnant _a funny country— Yes?
IVfAJOR PICKENS
mained on the high seas three weeks and completed a ten-thou- sand mile sweep. When we con- sider that the distance between Hawaii and Tokio is 4000 miles, the Japanese may easily under- stand how they, are subject to unpleasant visits right at their own front door by the American Asiatic fleet and her increasingly formidable ail- epcoi-t.
And all this has taken place while Japan, with years of prepa- ration was at the peak of her air and naval strength, which she is ;hausting day by day m the anv theaters of war, and while the U. S. has hardly begun^ to rearm on a large scale and after it suffered the unforeseen damage inflicted in the criminal Japanese aggression of the 7th of Decem- ber, 1941.
the 5000 planes which American plants .will turn out every month during the current year. The Ford^ plant alone, is producing a four-motored bomber every hour.
And in what part of the world can ships be built with the proven speed of American shipyards? It is merely a question of time. More precisely it is a matter of making up a grpat deal of time lost m the hope of avoiding this Avar of de- struction. But as to the final re suit of the gigantic conf bet there can be no doubt.
With leaders such as General MacArthur and Admiral Halsej, with soldiers like the defenders of Wake,. Philippines, and Guadal- canal, with the gigantic, war pro- duction of the Arsenal of Democ- racies, the initial successes of ^ the enemy will be gradually wiped out and victory will be ever near- er for the nations who. are fight- ing for their own independence and for the independence of the people set upon by the aggression of the new barbarians of the East and of the West. . „
Let us therefore give all we can, in perfect unity and discip- line, to America— men, labor and money— so that victory will be. hastened -for our good and foi tne good of the people who look upon America's triumph as upon the dawn of a new era which promises] happier days for humanity, now again tortured by the destruction! of this war brought about by am- bitious and blind dreamers of bloodier plunder, of greater dic- tatorships and of more horrible oppression
Here is a record for other com- panies at Fort Benning to shont at. It js a 100 per cent bullseve in complete and ma.\imum cov- erage in Army life insurance.
The record was made m the Second Student Training Regi. me,nt by the 15th Company, com- manded by Lt. Norman P. Patter- son, with Lt. Hugh T. Foster a, insurance officer. Each and eveiv officer and officer candidate '-n the company now holds sio.nno worth of National Service Life In- surance. .
"It didn't require any job or selling at all," Lt. Foster said "We simply told the men about the insurance and that we woiiM put thefr applications through."
The total figures , for Mardi in the Second Student Training Reg- iment show. $37,173,500 worth oi insurance held, as compared with $35,923,500 in February. Percent- age of men ..in the regiment hold- ing insurance also rose from February to 84.2 in Marcii,
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grand piano. Quietly, as you would brush against an unsteady stack of. rifles, under the ?tare of the battalion commander. True there was an occasional subdued utterance which might, without exaggeration, be called an excla-
Breathless and a little pale— a G I. pail, that is, stuck here and there on the lower end of a foot, and with a few special epau- let decorations of mop-string braid. They were alert, ready for action, and prepared to overcome any enemy by the use of suddy water and mop handles.
Some night! But the next day, even the captain said the floors were clean^
Newton D. Baker Village Reporter
Mrs. Dorothy Troutman, Reporter— Phone 9604 or 8333
We welcome to the Village this week the following: St. Sgt. and Mrs. Oscar Neiss, 118 B; T. Sgt. and Mrs. Robert L. Short 6 D; St. Sgt. and Mrs. Edward G. Me- der. 6 A; St. Sgt. and Mrs. How- ard Ea.sberry, 144 F: St. Sgt ana Mrs. Winton Carter, 14 A. PERSONALS
Capt. and Mrs. C. M. Nabors, 109 (?Durt have returned from i visit in Bradenton, Fla.
Mrs. Josephine Levey, of the J-lorida State College for Women, spent last week-end, with • Capt. and Mrs. Jay L. Hall,_No. 6 Bar- Mrs. R. E. Griner of Patterson, a has' been visiting Sgt. and [rs. K. R. Griner, 128A. j Lt. and Mrs. M. K. Hanson, 10 'Roper, have returned from a vis- it in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Capt. and Mrs. William Gar- dener, 14 Keating, are visiting relatives in Miami this week.
Sgt. and Mrs. Wilson Harpe, 135A are the proud parents oi a daughter born at the Station =pitEl, April 1. The little lady been named Rosanne Eliza-
lias . beth.
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5 J D Beck, 34A, is visiting v'<>c in Gadsden, Ala., this
be given at the Officer* Club and bridge will follow. Reservations are to be completed by April 18. Call Mrs. Edward Heely, 2-1745, and Mrs. Donald Graham, 3-3849 DANCING CLASSES
Dancing classes are to begin soon in the Village. Miss Anna Dagin of Columbus-^'ill meet the mothers interested in the audi- torium Saturday, April 17, at 11 EWT. If you are interested and cannot come Saturday, please con- tact Mrs. Troutman. BIRTHDAY PARTY
Little Ann Simpson celebrated her fifth birthday Friday with a party for the entire Nursery School. Fifty-one children with their teachers attended the party. Games were played and prizes were won by Fay Salmon and Jimmy Thaxton. Spring flowers decorated the play room of the Nursery School, and the white birthday cake was decorated with pink and green rosebuds. Mrs. James Cox assisted Mrs. R. H. Simpson in entertaining. Ice cream and cake were served.
ABLE ASSISTANTS
There was, for instance. Ser- geant James Wicker ^fho wai, known on Broadway as Jimmie Carr, former stage manager oi several hits Including, "Leave It To Me" and the Aquacade in Cleveland. Jimmie is now a lieu- tenant and is in charge of, a special service unit out on the coast. , I
Pfc. E. B. Sturmer. known on I o'wav as Barry Williams, now| handles the chore. Pfc. Sturmer authored the "Sunday Nites at Nine" Revues and sketches for several B'way attractions includ- ng, 'The Strawhat Revue" and 'All In run." He is 'assigned to the show during its eptire stay. He handles the mail, directs buses I from one theatre to another, and arranges billeting.
Columbus is generally over- crowded and the troiipers cannot, be quartered there, Lodgings are found on the post jmd every fa- cility is made available to the show-folk.
Dressing rooms are always kept clean by details assigned to the theatre staff,, under direction of Major James E. Sutton, theatre; officer. Stage crews are trained and managed by Sgt: A. Whitson of the Theatre Office.
Every USO-Camp Show that has left Fort Benning has written a letter to Col. Finnegan express- ing gratitude for the fine meth- ods worked out for handling the show whije at this post. As "Blackstonc & Company" left the officer's club to step Into theit buses and leave Benning the en- tire cast gave three rousing cheers for "Barry" Sturmer to express their feelings for the manner in which he extended himself to make their stay at Benning a pleasant one.
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Today's situation will very soon be improved to the advantage of the United States and the longer the war lasts the more will Amer- ica's superproduction outdistance the smair production of Japan and the Axis, thus giving the Alhes The promotion of Captain Wil- absolute superiority, parlicu^rly liam L Pickens, executive officer in the air and on the sea which of the First Battalion of the Third] are the important elements of de- Student Training Regiment, to ^hejcisive victory. _ rank of major was announced re^MAN'T MATCH .US ^gntlv 'It has been ascertained that
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a Sgt. and Mrs. Fred J. Coop- er 108B, announce the birth of a daughter at the Station Hospital.
Mr-: Florence Vann is visiting her .=on and daughter Mr. Sgt. and ' Mrs. Joe P. Stagner, 95D.
Sgt. and Mrs. Frederick Den- hoff 120C, announce the birth of a son on April 1 at the Station
^^°'^'t.*'Vnd -Mrs. H. N. Enlrekin, isiled their motlier in Soutli >. .liuiina last week. WOMLN'S SOCIETY
Alonday evening tlie Women s Society of Christian- Service met "at the" local Methodist church, and was organized under the leader- chip of Mrs. Edwin C. Willson. Mrs. A. W. Rees was guest speak- er A social hour followed.
The Rev Mr. F. K. Robertson, pa<;tor of the Methodist church, left April 14 to conduct evange- listic services in the First Meth- odist church in Dublin, .Ga.
The guest preachers in the MethodLst church next Sunday be the Rev
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Parachute Band Hopes to Jump
The new 501st Parachute Infan try, amon^ other things, boasts ff one of the only parachute bands in the country, and members hope some day to jump with their - struments.
Organized In January , of this year, by Sgt. Phillip Kirschner who. is the director, the band is made up of 45 members most of whom are former "name" band members. The band is currently playing
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A package only slightly smaller than a faab^ grand piano was hauled by a soldier recently into the desert post office operated by ou,.^-r Sergeant James E. Conant, of Mr Olen C iBozeman, Montana, at United 10 will 'deliver the! States Air Forces station in the mnn at 11 30 E W T.! Libyan desert. The soldier calm- mon at '^-^y. >-|jy ^s]ied that it be mailed to his
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This story goes back to 1908 when Congress actually forgot to appropriate money to- pay Army officers and enlisted men.
After six months without pay, a certain sergeant major, out lor a walk, sighted his colonel, a very .straight-laced old man. Crossing the street, and saluting, the ser- geant said:
"Colonel, sir, I hate to bother you during off-duty hours, but — look, sir, I'm broke; can you lend me some. money?"
The colonel drew himself up haughtily.
"Sergeant, get the (devil back where you came from. I'm work- ing this fide of the street— you wori the other."
NEW YORK. N. Y. — On Feb- ruary 4 the USO was two years old. It was on that day, back in 1940^ when the United Service Organizations v/ere officially in- corporated under the laws of the State of New York. Since then its work has expanded to include operation of over 1,200 clubs and
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