NEW PARACHUTE COMMANDANT — Colonel Ridgely Gaither today assumed command of Fort Benning's Para- chute school and is shown on the right above, shaking hands with Bri?. Gen. George P. Howell, commanding general of the school from its infancy, who has been assigned to a new duty. (U. S. Army Air .Forces Photo.")
CqL Gaither, Parachute Veteran, Heads School
Evolved Plans -for Formation Of Original 501st Battalion
Col Ridgely Gaither, a native of Baltimore, Aid., today assumed command of The Parachute School at Fort Benning, succeeding Brigadier General George P. Howell, who served, as commanding- general of the school from its infancy to the present date. General Howell has. been transferred to an- other dut;
Colonel 'Gaither. who is the third generation of his family to be in the Army, evolved plans for the organization of the U. S. Armv's original paratroop unit, the 501st Parachute Battalion in the fall of 1940.
At the time of the organization of "the 501st. Colonel Gaither was in the training division of the chief of infantry's office in Wash- ington, D. C.
Coming to Fort Benning for his new assignment, Colonel Gaither declared. "I consider American army parachute-troop training the best" in the world, not excepting the Germans. And I hope to keep it that way."
General Howell, who served as executive officer of Unoriginal 501st Parachute Battalion when it was formed at Fort Benning in 1940, said: "My service as com- mandant of The Parachute School has been the most interesting duty of , my entire Army career. The high state of efficiency, which I am proud to leave to Colonel Gaither, is due to the hard work work and loyalty of all the offi- cers and enlisted men of --the school." .- ' .. .. ...
V PRESENTED PAINTING ?:; At a farewell party tendered Genera! Kowell by the officers at The Parachute School, he was presented with an oil painting of paratroopers bailing out of C-47 transport.'-- over Fort Benning. The
chute School art department, and v,-as presented to General Howell by Lieut. Col. James W. Coutts, assistant commandant ' of the school.
. Colonel Gaither was commis- sioned in the regular army in July, 1S24 upon h)Z graduation from St. John's College at Annapolis, Md. After tours of duty in Indiana, Alaska, and Wyoming, he was or- dered . to attend the Infantry School at Fort Benning in 1932.
Colonel Gaither. then a first lieutenant, served with the Civil- ian Conservation Corps in Mas- sachusetts until March. 1935, when he was ordered to duty with the loth Infantry. Tientsin, China. He v.-as promoted to captain in Au- f-ust, 1935 while he was serving as regimental adjutant and adjutant o{ United States Army troops :in China at the outbreak of hostili- ties^ between Japan and China in
In 1938, he attended the Com- mand and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas, after which he was ordered to the of- fice of the chief of infantry Washington, D. C.
Colonel Gaither in March, 194.2, ^ See COL. GAITHER, Page 7
sql hopkins named village p/m hhyor
Harper, Sharp, Craig, Daughtry Elected Commissioners
First Sgt. Percy I. Hopkins, Jr. former Miami attorney, wa: named mayor of_ Baker village and Benning Park Homes for the coming year, in an election of city officials held Tuesday.
Four city commissioners were elected, including Master Sgt. (retired) J. F. Harper, First Sgt. Joe B. Sharp, William W. Daugh- try, and Maj. Harry M. Craig.
Mayor Hopkins said that the officials, electld on the invitation of. .Fort Benning authoritie^^Quid. carry on .during "t£e. coming" yefir like officials of any' regularly in- corporated city.
The program he outlined would attempt to get the following provements for the area: a shop- ping district, a dispensary, elim- ination of undesirable elements, more police protection, and pave- ment of Benning drive.
Tabulations completed as .' the Bayonet went to press were follows:
For mayor: Sergeant Hopkins, 495; Master Sgt. A. A. Wonsick, 149; J. R. Grayson, 131; First Lt. Richard W. Ryan, 106; Capt. Ralph Thackston, 101.
For commissioner (four elected) Sergeant Harper, 645; Sergeant Sharp, 579; Mr. Daughtry, Major Craig, 405; Capt. Melvin A. Sanderson. 365; Capt. Delbert C. Hager. 328: Capt. Edwin J, Can. non, 280; William B. Frith, 268: George M. Ryan, 242.
CONGRESSMAN STARNES
TO ADDRESS CLASS
Representative Joe Starnes, .of Alabama, will arrive at Fort Benning next Wednes- day to address the officer candidate class with which his son, Joe Starnes, Jr., is grad- uating. Candidate Starnes, of Guntersville, Ala., is in the 6th company 2nd Student Training regiment. He attend- ed the University of Alabama before entering service.
Sweep Series Qver Parachute School
Dickinson, Rundus and Bobo Hurl Academic Nine To Straight Wins
Those scholarly gentlemen of the baseball diamond known as the Academic "Profs have once again demonstrated their vastly superior knowledge of ■ all things pertaining to the national, pastime and still reign supreme over all they sur- vey in post diamond circles.
THESE PRETTY YOUNG dancers from LaGrange, Ga., will be featured on the outdoor stage in Doughboy Stadium on Sunday at 8:30 p. m. when the 90-girl Callaway band and dancing group invades the fort for its first 1^43 appearance. The famous all-girl band played three programs here last summer and has always been a favorite with Benning soldiers. The nattily-dressed band will go through some of its famed military formations as well as play during the stage show which promises to attract a huge audience to the stadium. In 1941, the band played for the national convention of the Lions' club in New Orleans, La., and also for the Southeastern fair in Atlanta. It has also made numerous appearances throughout the south during 1942 and the early part of this year. The all-girl organization is sponsored by the Tex- tile Welfare association of the famed Callaway -mills in LaGrange. One. of the featured dance numbers on the program will be an "Old Southern Mammy Dance" by seven of the girls. .
War Department Establishes Italian General Patton War Prisoner Camp at Fort Benning "
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ItfterneJ Here For Duration
The ' following story was condensed from a series of three articles written by Charles Sloan of the Ledger staff. Permission was kindly given the Bayonet to republish the articles in ab- breviated form.
Some of these days, and shortly, thousands of Italian prisoners will disembark from a train at a spur wihin the reservation, march a few miles to the newly built Fort Ben- ning Internment Camp, and there remain for the duration of the war.
This, then, is an attempt by one reporter to write a factual account of what will happen to them there; how th . will live; their housing, food, recreation, working conditions and all the this and that which enters into their internment.
To write such a factual account, it seemed incumbent upon the re- directly with the captives to be porto ..expert *. —^0^
Approved Bill Makes WAAC's Part of Army
Women To Enjoy Benefits Accorded To Enlisted Men
President Roosevelt Friday sign- ed an act dropping the "auxiliary" trom the WAACs, renaming the organization the Women's Army Corps, and placing the group un- der army regulations. , The new act raises the mem- bership age limit from 45 to 50 years and provides that officers
shall exercise command only over |«fiee of Community War Services
Taft Ytsiffo Air Venereal Control
Fulton to Entertain Notables at Luncheon
Charles P. Taft, director of Of-
y.'omen of the corps and other £rmy members "who are spe- cifically placed under their com- mand."
With the signing of congression- legislation today by President Rooseveit, members of the WAC now reap ilre z-ewards of enlisted personnel m the army of the United States. Now the WACs will "2ve equal rights and benefits with army personnel, including nomenclature of rani:, free mail- ing privileges, ^government life in- surance, and' allotments.
"Members of the WAC at Fort Benning have established a fine record,'' Br.g Gen. Walter S. Ful- commanding general of the P°st, deci-ired. There are three V^AC uniis at 'the post, the WAC oeifchment, station complement, ^signed to post headouarters jobs, toe WAC detachment, Infantry school and the 772nd company of See APPEOVED, Page 7
of the Federal Security Agency, in Washington, D. C, will visit Fort Benning and Columbus Thursday, it was announced this afternoon by the public relations office.
Taft, son of the ex-president and brother of Senator Robeit Taft, will be guest at a luncheon Thursday at 1:30 at the Officers' club, at which Brig. Gen. Walter S. Fulton, commandant of Fort Benning, will entertain Colum- bus and Muscogee county offi- cials, and high ranking military officers. He is expected to in- spect the local venereal disease control' program. He will be ac- companied by Arthur Fink, of At- lanta, regional representative of the Social Protection Section, FSA.
A number of prominent civil leaders in Phenix City and Co- lumbus have been invited to at- tend the luncheon.
life of a war prisoner, to compare the conditions of his potential habitat at Fort Benning with (a) his normal life on the sunny, olive-studded slopes of Italy; (b) his military existence amid the arid, shifting sands and the hell on earth that was North Africa or Pantelleria and even, perhaps, Lampedusa; and (c) the hard- ships now being undergone by American prisoners of war— many of them newspapermen and per- sonal friends— now in concentra- tion camps in Axis and occupied countries.
The first is easy, because "of a long acquaintance with Italy and Italians, an acquaintance dating back to the summer of 1913, wherein the reporter spent de- lightful months in the little town of Predappio and many hours in the tiny plant of the village week- ly, "Lo Lotta di Close," the editor, publisher and typesetter of which was a young bombast named Ben- ita Mussolini; and an acquaint- ance wherein in subsequent years he was to see much, much more of the country that has its head in the Alps and its heel in a boot. The second comparison likewise simple of execution because of personal experiences with the Italian army which date back to World War days, through the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, and later in the Spanish revolution. But the third comparison must be based only on knowledge of German concentration camps be- fore we entered the war, and from what trickles of written in- formation have come forth from our own nationals held therein since.
And so we come to what hap- pened to Prisoner No. 1 — me — at the Fort Benning Internment Camp and what I saw, and what wee my conclusions.
Picking up a signal /corps pho- tographer, we drove 'at once to the camp site; and there to the presence of Col. George M. Ches- cheir of Louisville, Ky, command- ing officer; and, as I was subse- quently to learn, the kind of a commanding officer beloved by his men.
First, we talked of the camp itself. He told o*f its' origin; how he had expected to have it occu- pied as long ago as last Decem- ber 15. With the light of enthu- siasm in his eyes, he told of training his crew, from privates to officers, for the work to come. He told of their intensive studies —two periods a day— in master- ing Italian that they ^nigat treat
wanted to
cover the story.
I told him I wanted to be a prisoner for a day. I wanted "the rks," and first-hand. 'Okay,'' said he, "you'll get 'the works!' "
And forthwith he called a ser- geant, ordered a prisoner of war uniform for me. They brought it— a regular Italian size but eight sizes too small for me. He sent it back; he wanted a big one; and they brought back the biggest one they could find. And so, in the colonel's office I stripped, blush- ing pinkly over running comments on the state of the chigger bites on my legs, and the multifarious scars of past experiences decorat- ing my carcass.
The uniform is of dark blue cotton." I think it had originally been khaki color, and then dyed. The coat was single-breasted; and there were holes for metal but- tons tt> be inserted; but mine didn't have any buttons. I didn't don the underwear the prisoners must wear. The trousers, likewise of dark blue, looked like a pair of old riding pants, and ended in a lot of holes in' which to thread laces— which reminded me of the old days of World War One. Blue canvas, laced leggings completed the ensemble; and it was topped by a shapeless blue cloth hat.
On the back of the coat, the sleeves of each arm, above each knee, and on the seat of the pants, the letters "P. W." had been stencilled in bright orange paint.
I had rather anticipated being thrown bodily into a delousing tank, but I found out later that the expected prisoners were de- loused at their . diaambarkation points in the U. S. On arriving' at the camp, all their clothes will be taken away from them; they will have a .shower; and new outfits, just like the one I wore, will be issued temporarily to them. Mean- while their clothes will be metic- ulously searched for hidden con- traband; and then cleaned; their persohal belongings will be in- spected; and finally everything not contraband will be returned to them— and they will have to wear out their own uniforms be- fore being issued Uncle Sammy's replacements. They can have their military decorations, iheix lucky pieces, their pictures of their wives and sweethearts, and they can even keep pictures of Hitler and Mussolini if they want to. But they can't have money — or an other articles which could See WAR, Pege S
COL. GEORGE M. CHES- CHEIR, of Louisville, Ky., is the commanding officer of the internment camp. He has been at Benning since Tanuarv. ( U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo.)
Soldiers Ready To Give Blood
Military Quota Ftiled; More Civilians Needed For Bank Visit July 14-16
Four hundred soldiers in train- ing at Fort Benning with guns and bayonets will donate their blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank July 14-16 that members of the armed forces in action now will .have sufficient plasma to give new life to them if they are injured in the course of battle.
More than 100 civilian employes at the post similarly will con- tribute their blood to aid the cam- paign with the slogan "Your blood may save your -next of kin."
Ralph 3. Mitchell, Fort Benning Red Cross field director, dis- closed today that sufficient mili- tary personnel including members of the Women's Army Corps have volunteered to give their blood fo fill their quota.
However,- there are openings for many civilians on the post to contribute to the blood bank. Ci- vilian employes will donate their blood on Friday, July 16, Mitchell declared.
Civilians who wish to take pait in the program must contact the Red Cross office at Fort Benning immediately so that their medical history can be charted and med- ical authorities can determine if the volunteers are in such phys- ical condition that they can con- tribute their blood.
Gets French Lepn^Honor
Tank Expert Receives Honor For Role In North Africa
Lieut. General George S. Pat- ton, Jr., former commandant of Fort Benning and of the Second Armored Division when it was activated at the post in July, 1940, has been decorated with the French Legion of Honor which was presented in North Africa, according to information reaching Fort Benning today.
General P'attoh, a tank expert and commander of the Second Army Corps in North Africa, commander of American forces in the Tunisian front until the Sec- ond Corps was transferred from Southwestern Tunisia to the Northern front. At that time, General Patton was transferred to another important command, nature of which has not been re-, vealed, provoking much Axis speculation and adding to the war of nerves against Germany and Italy.
General Patton _won the Dis- tinguished Service Medal fo: forming and leading the first- American tank unit into battle in France and earlier this year ceived the Oak Leaves decoration to that award from General Eis- enhower for his work in the North African campaign.
He also has been decorated with the Purple Heart, Distinguished Cross, and the Silver Star, and holds the Carnegie Life Saving Medal, . second class.
Details on the presentation of, the new decoration of the French Legion of Honor are' not yet avail- able. •
Billeting Office* Reopens Columbus Branch July 15
As a result of urgent requests from Army personnel living Columbus for assistance in find- ing quarters,' the Columbus office of the Fort Benning Billeting Of- fice will be reopened on July 15, Captain Jehn A., White, post bil- leting officer, announced Wednes-
The office will be located in Room 320 of the Columbus Bank and Trust company at 12th and Broad and will be managed by Sgt. Stephen Ivaniszyn.
The hours will be from 8:30 a. m. to 7 p. m. (EWT) six days a week and from 9 to 5 o'clock (EWT) on Sunday.
The billeting officer announced that the downtown office, closed several, months ago, will list room and room plus kitchen privileges, rentals of whith have been ap- proved by the' OPA. At present approximately 40 such rooms are now available, Capt. White said.
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Field Officers Join ASTP 6th Regimen!
Col. Johnson Commands 4th Battalion; Major Metre Executive Officer
Two field officers have report- ed to the Sixth Training Regi- men and have been assigned to duty, according t&> an announce- ment by Colonel Robert Sharp, commanding officer.
Lt. Col. Francis L. Johnston will command the 4th Battalion of the Regiment arid Maj. Clarence Meete, Jr., will be executive offi- cer of the 2nd Battalion. .
Colonel Johnston comes to. the Sixth Regiment from the 2nd STR, where he commanded the 5th Battalion, comprising seven offi- cer candidate companies. A grad- uate of the Officer Training School at Camp Gordon, Ga., in 1918, Colonel Johnston formerly re- sided in Detroit, Mich. He attend- ed Ruskin University in Trenton, Mo., and Glen Ellyn, III, and completed courses at the Infantry School in 1931 and the' Command and- General- Staff School, Ft Leavenworth, Kan., in 1935. For- merly stationed at Rock Island, 111.,'and Ft. Brady, Mich., Colonel Johnston reported to the 2nd STR as executive officer of the 5th Battalion last August. He .as sumed command of that organiza- tion last October. Colonel and Mrs. Johnston arid a daughter re- de at Fort Benning. Major Mette comes to the Sixth Regiment from the BAR and Bay- onet Committee, Weapons Section of the Infantry School. A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Major Mette attended Washington High School and the University of Cali- fornia at Los Angeles, from which he graduated in 1937. In both high school and college, Major Mette was active in extr^a-curric- ular and alumni activities, having been a member of the U. C. L. A. wrestling team and crew. Upon graduation hte received his ROTC graduation he received his ROTC with the 30th Infantry. He then returned to civilian life until he came to the Infantry School in October, 1941, to 'join TIS Basic cour-se 19. In the interim he had been a member of the Immigra- tion Border Patrol in the preven- tion of smuggling, alien infiltra- tion and theft. Major and Mrs. Mette and .' their 10-months-old daughter, Marna Lea, reside Benning Park. .'
Major Mette is the most recent of a large number of former In- fantry School instructors, who have joined the Sixth Regiment to supervise the first military train- ing of the ASTP Basics who will be members of the regiment for the first 12 weeks of their Army careers. ^
Chaplain Writes Spirit History
Scope Extends From Colonial Period; Covers 52 Engagements
^A "History of the Regiment' has been prepared and distributed to the -members of the 176th In- fantry Spirits. - A chronological record of the activities of the regi- ment was assembled by Chaplain Arnold M. Lewis from factual in- formation collected by the com- manding officer, Colonel Edwin Cox. The booklet was enclosed h an envelope suitable for mailini to the folks home who', would ac quire a better understanding o I the regimental motto, "Liberty or Death."
"The history begins with the Colonial Peroid, giving the back- ground of the organization of the regiment in 1628," said Chaplain Lewis," through the War of. the Revolution, War Between the States, First World Waf, and the intervening periods, j
"It covers the activities of the regiment through its fifty-two major engagements and concludes with the arrivaLof the Spirits at the cuartel, at Fort Benning.
"The booklet contains three maps drawn by Cpl. Ken Jackson depicting the Colonial Period, .the period of the War of the Revel ur tion and the War Between the States."
The latest lesson taught by the Professors was a straight series drubbing dealt out to the Para- chute School challengers in the post title series which opened Sunday and closed Tuesday. That rapid - triurriph earned the Aca- demic Regiment the post laureis for the first half_of the season and marked the eighth time in nine years that they have ruled the roost. -
The TIS League titlists used as unbeatable combination of bril- liant pitching, neat fielding . and timely hitting to bowl over the champs of the Fort Benning Lea- gue. The first two games went to the Profs by shut-out scores, 4-0 arid 5-0, and they took the finale by a topheavy 14-2 count.
Prof pitching particularly stood out. Joe Dickinson, Rudy Rundus . and Bill Bobo turned in a remark- . able performance for a champion- . ship series when their combined effort held the paratroopers to a mare eleven, hits in 27 innings of play.
Dickinson, the former Milwau- kee flash in. the American Asso- ciation, lead the way} with a two- hit effort in Sunday's opener. Rundus, who once toiled for Ro- chester in the ..International, fol- . lowed with a four-hit whitewash- ing on Monday evening and Bobo, veteran of several Prof title nines, completed the rout with » five- hitter on Tuesday. HELPLESS 'CHUTISTS All three right-handers had the jsky, paratroopers literally eat- igj out of their hands. Only once during the entire series could the TPS hitters get more than one " It in an inning and that was (e third frame of the finale when they also collected their only runs of the series.
The • Profs themselves did not pile Up an imposing array of base knocks', but their hitting was time- ly and for. extra bases when it came. They bunched all of their scoring in two innings during the first two tilts and consumed only three frames for their 14-run to- 1 in the last tilt.
As a result of their triumph, the Profs could retire on their laurels and wait until a second- half champ is decided upon to furnish them opposition in the See SWEEP. Page 6
NewPassForm Issued At Post
Cards Bear Soldier's . Signature And Unit
New passes, which will show the signature of t,he bearer and name of his organization, and identifi- cation cards for those soldiers not possessing identification tags, have been issued to Fort Benning sol- diers and* the provost marshal has been instructed to . honor only passes of the new, issue after July 6. :
All passes not showing the sig- nature of the bearer and the name, of the organization issuing the pass ill be destroyed. The passes were made up by the organization com- mander and signed on the signa- ture line by the soldier.
The new passes must not be altered in any manner and no en- tries should be made on them which are not provided for in "the printed form.
The identification cards .issued to all enlisted men who do not have "dog tags" must be in the personal possession of the owner at all tirh.es. - . , - FOUR FORMS
Four forms of passes are. au- thorized. Permanent class "A" passes, of orange color, may be granted to enlisted men authorized to live off the reservation. Rerma- nent class "B" passes may be granted to enlisted men of the first three grades, who are not author- ized to live off the reservation, under such regulations as the or- ganization commander may pre- scribe. These passes are colored blue.
Local class "C" passes to Co- lumbus, Ga. and environs may be granted to enlisted men nit issued "A" or "B" passes, under such regulations as prescribed by the organization commander; These passes are colored white.
Distant class "D" passes to points other than Columbus and environs may be issued to all en- listed personnel for cogent rea- sons. These passes, colored pink, will show to points to be visited by the soldier. < .
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"3|War Bond Sale Sparks Smoker
1st STR Hot Wither Cold Lunch Reduces Waste
Expert Mess Personnel Prepares Healthful Palatable Dishes
With "the arrival of summei and the hot murky weather, it be- comes increasingly difficult tt serve the conventional "heavy' meal to officers and enutted men who are faced with the necessity of having to attend afternoon classes and stay awake. A hot and meaty meal at noon time has a tendency to make even the most . ardent of students a- bit groggy during certain periods of any lecture course.
The combination of heavy food and strong sun combines to create a feeling of lethargy. This of course being to the students' dis- advantage. In the first Student Training Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel John S. Roosma has taken cognizance of this fact and ad- justed both the arrangement and selection of the noon day meal. By making a close studv of both' man and ration under his com- mand, the new regimental com- mander has been able to arrange the meals to the students' -vantage.
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In the Fourth Battalion of the First Student Training Regiment are the enlisted radio operators and the enlisted motor mechanics. Those students are required, be- cause of their studies, to remain in the field from time to time during the noon day meal. Here- tofore it has been customary to serve the men a "hot dinner'" while on their lunch period. PLAN DEVISED
Colonel Roosma consulted with Lieutenant Roy E. Cook, the Fourth Battalion Mess Officer, and a plan was devised' whereby men in the field would be served a cold but palatable lunch. . This diet was found to be not alone healthy but also invigorating. Thus the regular lunch consists of: three sandwiches (one of meat, one of sandwich spread and one of peanut butter, jelly or cheese); fruit (peaches, apples or oranges); for dessert, cookies, " daughnu-ts, cake or cinnamon buns. To quench the thirst there is always cold lemonade, iced tea, or fruit juices. Since the inauguration of this diet the men have come to iook for- ward to the picnic lunch with more enthusiasm than to the as- pects of a hot meal served in the field. Each man is certain of his just share and can, without the bother of having to laboriously "sweat out" a line, pick out a cooi spot for immediate operations.
In the remaining battalions, made up of officers attending the Infantry School's divisional, ad- vance, basic, motor maintenance and communication courses, Col- onel Roosma held a meeting of all officers connected with the pur- chasing and preparation of foods. To these men of his command he outlined his plans and formulated his menus. SALADS POPULAR
.The noon meal, instead of the cpstomary hot meal, hot potatoes, hot spinach, etc., was renovated to chicken salads, jelly omelets, stuffed eggs, tomatoes in various forms and many varieties of deli- cacies, such as sea food newberg salad. In order that the proper attention be given to the prepara- tion of these dishes, Colonel Roos- ma appointed two specialists to the full time job of supervision. Master Sergeant Oikari, for many years connected with army foods and methods of preparation, and Corporal Wallace, formerly a sal- ad specialist for several of the better known hostelries, were se- lected to seethat ah appetizing meny was tastily prepared. These two men have not let the colonel down, the food is excellent.
Colonel Roosma points out that
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-Medicos Also Enjoy Boxing And Wrestling
War bonds totaling $712 were purchased by the personnel of Medical Detachment, Station Hos- pital, at "the monthly smoker held in the detachment area Friday night. Hard-working NCO's sold the bonds despite the fact that it was only a week before payday and consequently a time when the average soldier is somewhat strained as to finances.
The 'smoker, drawing a record crowd, waj participated in by representative groups from all of the detachment outlying clinics. One of the unusual features of this monttily occasion was that, while there were plenty of soft drinks and smokes, no beer was served.
Major Jovner, commanding offi- cer, presented to Staff Sergeant Charles A. Pond, on behalf of detachment members, a token of esteem for outstanding athletic achievement. The memento was a Justin leather billfold inscribed in gold.
SYNCOPATORS
Music was furnished by the Medico Syncopators, a recently organized five-piece orchestra led by Sergeant Pintello, accordionist. Accompanists for several numbers was a colorf-d septet of detachment harmonizes who crooned soul- stirring negro folk songs and spirituals into the mike.
The athletic card produced several incidents' not on the pro- gram, much to the joy of the onlookers. The only wrestling match of the evening, between Kayajan and Cooksey, ended hilariously when the contestants, not liking the tactics of referee Pitlosh, also a wrestler, charged him from one side of the ring. The match, becoming a laughable three-way affair, ended in a draw.
FOUR BOUTS
There were four boxing bouts, all packed with entertainment. Johnson, from Unit No. 2, scored a technical knockout over Opelen- te. Engleking, also from Unit Number Two, won the second three-rounder on points.
A scheduled three-round bout between James Duncan and Cecil Morey, wnich had first started outside the ring, became a grudge fight, and ended early in the third round when Referee Taylor stop- ped the bxcod, and likewise the bout. •
The single colored bout was packed with action throughout. King Ike and David Pool, from the colored barracks, slugged their way through four fast rounds which ended in a draw.
The sale of war bonds will be a feature of each forthcoming De- tachment smoker, said Major Joyner.
Nazis jailed IES Aspirant
Well acquainted with Nazi per- secution methods is Gerhard Loose, stocky, broad-shouldered officer candidate of the 10th Company, Third Student Training Regiment.
Loose was jailed by the Nazis in Leipzig when he expressed his own and not the government's views on education of the worker. Then a student in the University of Leipzig and a candidate for a Ph. D. degree, Loose was put be- hind bars for a month.
He was successful six months later in obtaining visa to this country. Arriving here, he made immediate application for citizen- ship which came through in rec- ord time, five years and four years later. He earned his living by teaching languages and sociology in exclusive eastern schools, mov- ing eventually to Colorado to take an instructorship at the state uni- versity there. Once settled, he sent for his wife, daughters and mother.
.Loose lectured throughout the country on the threat of Naziism and, concluding he could best serve his. adopted country by actively defending it, entered the Army as a VOC. At Camp Wolters, Tex., where he underwent preparatory training, he was delegated th< work of explaining and interpret- ing current events to his fellow soldiers.
the Children's School at Fort Ben- ning by Chaplain Shain, shortly after arrival of Corp. Parton on the post last March. She entered the WAACs on Jan. 4, 1943, and
had been sent to Daytona Beach to train. She came to the post on March 5. Sgt. Yuter was inducted March 25, 1941, and came to Fort Benning on April 5, 1941.
FIRST WAAC and soldier to wed at Fort Benning were Corp. Claire Parton and S. Sgt. Ben Yuter. Chaplain Samson Shain is shown proriouncing the benediction at the conclu- sion of the ceremony. (Photo by Paul Stewart.)
Initial W AC, G. I. Wedding Solemnized Here
The first marriage between a .member of the Women's, Army Auxiliary corps and a soldier at Fort Benning took place last Thursday when Corp. Claire Par- ton of the WAAC detachment, Station Complement, married Staff Sgt. Ben Yuter, of the Ma- chine Records Unit.
The ceremony took place at the Standard Club ;n Columbus, with Chaplain Samson A. Shain offi- ciating.
Corp. Parton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Parton, 2511 Newkirk avenue, Brooklyn, Y. Sgt. Yuter is "the son of Mrs. Clara Kaufman, 1643 South Oricney street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The couple met first at a Fri- day night service conducted at
1st STR Officers Study Dehydration At Ft. Jackson *
To further. Improvement in the quality of the food being served in the First Student Training Reg- iment,, Lt. Col. John S. Roosma has made arrangements for two of his officers, currently engaged in mess supervision, to attend the Dehydration School at Fort Jack- son. S. C. . „
They are Lt. David G. Bany and Lt. O. H. Arnold. Both these officers are especially well suited to attend the course and have been selected because of these special qualifications.
DUFF TO SCHOOL
Pfc. Charles D. Duff, clerk typ> ist of the 4th Hq. & Hq. Detach- ment Special Troops, Second Army, has been selected by his commanding officer, Majcr Neil R. Maxey, to attend an eight weeks
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a very interesting factor has come to light. Wastage of food has. been reduced to a minimum. The stu- dents apparently eat a greater amount of these cooling foods and leave less to be scraped off their plates. Garbage has been reduced through these Battalions to a no- ticeable degree. However, the Regimental Commander points out that these noon day meals must be augmented with a good sub- stantial "hot dinner" in the cool of the *evening.
: a triumph of the obvious, one Corporal E. E. Duck of Shep- pard Field, Texas and mate named a recent duckling "Don- ald".
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/ remark about an individual soldier may seem harmless, but -rhen the enemy -spy puts it to- >r with other remarks picked he may discover where and h0y troops are to be moved. An fit-tad- on a boat or . the wreck of it train may be the result.
Therefore: Never tell where any soldier is located unless jie'is at a training camp or on ' police duty in ,the United States. .
Never tell when a soldier is leaving a place, where he is going, or how he will travel.
Never mention the name, designation, or number of men in any company, division, corps, or regiment, or of any other body of troops which
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you have seen or heard about.
Never mention trie clothing, guns or any other equipment of any particular soldier, as it may indicate where he is be- ing sent and for what pur-, pose.
Sever mention the gather- ing of a body of troops ■■ at a specific point which may sug- gest they are preparing to sail
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Never give the name of any soldier known or thought to be in foreign country until official announcement of American troops in- that area has been published. Even then, do not mention the sol- dier's company,' regiment or division.
Never tell what kind of wqri: or duty a specific soldier is engaged in. SHIPS AND CARGOES'
The most casual remark about a ship,, its movements or .con- struction o'. provisions for its de- fense, may heard or over-heard by an enemy spy, give the enemy just the information he needs in order to know where to inter- cept or attack a ship carrying soldiers or their supplies.
Therefore: Never tell where any vessel of the United States or the Allied Nations has been seen, the direction it is sailing or what it carries.
Never refer *to a person sailing on a transport or con- voy, or give any other in- formation about a convoy or transport.
Never tell anything about a mine-field or harbor defense. . Never repeat an instruction given about lights or buoys.
Never tell where or when a new ship is being built or
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PICTURE WORK and canteen duty keep Dorothy on the go. That's why she goes for a frosty bottle of Royal Crown Cola— it gives her a "quick-up." Last year she took the cok taste-test/'My winner," she says," was Royal Crown Cola. I've preferred Royal Crown Cola ever since."
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THE ARMY-NAVY USO wrapping counter at the 11th Street USO Club is doing a land- office business these davs. A total of 2355 packages were wrapped up for Fort Benning soldiers during the month of May alone. In the above photo is shown a scene at the counter. On duty at the desk are Mrs. R. M. Kamm (left) and .Mrs. James Nuckolls. (USO* Photo). .
wnr KSRE u. s. war bokds staffs today
mention the size or- kind of any ship under construction.
Never give any information about a ship launching until official announcement of it has been made.
Never tell what work any- one is doing in a shipyard or how he does it, or under what conditions, or anything about the arrangements and physi- cal set-up of a shipyard. SHIP SINKINGS AND DAMAGES
To keep the. enemy guessing as to the strength of the Army, or available forces at any point, or the availability of its supplies is essential.
Therefore: Never mention the sinking by the enemy of ■ any war or merchant vessel in any water until it is of- ficially announced.
Never mention any damages to a dock, railroad, airfield, a public utility or industrial plant through an enemy air or sea attach. PLANES
The enemy is eager to know- how many planes we are build- ing and where, all he can discover about new models and changes in design, where our planes are going and what used for. To find out, he assembles the chance remarks reported by his spies.
Therefore; Never state the number of planes or other air- craft of the United States turned out by any factory or plant or by any military group.
Never tel! anything about new military aircraft and equipment and the armament they carry.
Never discuss reports of how good they are or rumors of faulty performance.
Never mention any changes in military craft or new char- acteristics seen or heard about.
Never mention the location o£ any military craft or air forces.
Never tejl when or where airplanes take off or the direc- tion they are going.
Never tell of troops being moved by plane or of any war mateiiah being carried' by plane.
Never mention the name or plans or orders of a member of tne Air Transport Com- mand.
Never tell where he is go- ing, when he goes* or what he is transp >rting, except or un- til the fHcts have been pub- lished.
Never tell what a member of the Civil Air Patron (Of- fice of Civilian Defense) is doing or plans to do to assist or relieve the armed forces, unless authorized. FORTIFICATIONS
Never give the location of a fort or other fortifications, a coast defense or anti-air- craft gun.
• Never give the location of a bomb shelter or a camou- flaged object. .
Never mention any defense precautions.
- Never repeat anything heard or learned about fortifications . installed by American troops outside the continental United ' States. WEATHER.
The enemy must make his air and submarine attacks when the weather at the target is favorable for his operations. By knowledge of the weather at one place he can predict the weather at an- other.
Therefore: Never make or repeat a weather forecast ex- cept those officially issued by the Weather Bureau.
Never repeat or volunteer news of weather conditions in other states or sections. PRODUCTION
A delay in providing our sol- diers with the necessary equip- ment or supplies might cost the lives of our soldiers. The enemy, therefore, has a force of saboteurs ready to destroy production and upset the routine of factories.
Every wcrd heard about any procedure or process or arrange- ments in a factory is recorded by enemy spies and passed on to superiors for the use of these saboteurs. Any information they may gain, is dangerous to our sol- diers.
Therefore: Never give any. , details about any factory or , plant engaged in producing war materials.
Never tell what a worker in a factor? or plant is doing, what or how he works in a factory or under what condi- tions.
Never give the amount of war procucts turned out by any plan4 or man.
Never mention sabotage in a factory, express fear of sab- otage, or recite evidence of it. RUMORS
Rumor is one of the weapons employed by the enemy against the effectiveness of the Army.
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By PVT. WALTER MILLER Academic Regiment
Carrying an envelope, whistling blithely, we sauntered toward a mail-box. Deftly we pulled down the iron flap, took careful aim, and
"Wait a minute, soldier."
Somebody laid a big hand on our shoulder. Annoyed we looked around. A guy . dressed up like Uncle Sam stood there. Frown- ing, we returned to our business of — and then we looked again — it was Uncle Sam!
"Hiya, Unk," we gasped, trying to recall whethe* regulations call- ed for a salute.
"You didn't put a stamp on that, soldier."
"Stamp? Me? Say, I'm a soldier, I get free mail — I use my own signature as a frank — like con- gressmen and other big shots- see? I write 'Free' up in the right "
"Yes, but I. have to stop that now."
"Stop it? Gee, Uncle, my folks complain I don't write enough now — and if I have to £ay for
postage too "
"Too many chowhounds abusing the privilege. Nothing personal, you understand, but did you e^ send home an army newspaper a franked envelope?"
'Who, me?" we said, slipping our "letter" into our pocket. TELL ME, DID YOU?
Did you ever exchange stamp collections in 'free' mail? Send printed wedding announce- ments? Photographs too, when they weren't part of a letter? Cir- culars?"
Like the sunset our face deep.
'Uncle Sam' In Person Lectures G. I. On Subject Of Free Moil Privilege
Their purpose is to weaken our confidence in our armed forces, to stir up dissatisfaction between civilians ai-.d the .Army, between the Army and that of our Allies, and between groups in the Army — geographical, racial or religion. Therefore: Never tell any stories suggesting that our enemy is invincible, i
Never, repeat a story about our lack of equipment or its poor quality or a deficiency in that of our Allies.
Never repeat a story about the treatment of soldiers, or undesirable conditions in American camps.
Never tell stories that dis- credit sections of our popula- tion.
Never repeat details of fric- tion between races and groups.
Never repeat critical re- marks or stories about sol- diers orc defenses which are said to nave been, made by our Allies.
Never repeat, hints of dis- agreement between us and our Allies: CONCLUSION
In a total war words are weap- ons. As well place a gun in an enemy's hands to use against out soldiers as to throw out words that may result in a soldier': death.
Used carefully, however, words may be weapons against the enemy. Woids giving information which Americans have a right to know about the armed forces and equipment, the Government's pro- gram for the health and welfare of its soldiers, its provisions for their families. Such words build up confidence in bur armed forces and so stimulate their morale. They throw fear into the enemy and so weaken them.
Words wc must not speak are those, that convey information to the "enemy, to be used against our own soldiers. These are words which the newspapers may not print.
Remember —
What it is not safe to print, 'A is not safe to say.
-ened hue by hue. And like the Uncle Sam on the recruiting posters who points a big finger at you and says "Uncle Sam wants YOU!" the white-bearded, high- hatted notable advanced on us personally.
"And worst of all, have you en- dorsed letters written by your wife? Actually written your sig- nature and frank on envelopes containing letters written by somebody other than yourself?"
Jle^tared at us. We stared back — at the white stars on his blue tie.
"And so, Pvt. Chowhound, I'm taking, the free mail privilege away from you."
"Look, Uncle! Think of cards to Mother on Mother's Day! Think of pictures I send to my family! Subscription checks I mail to Yank. And letters demanding to know when I get my first copy of Yank. Give us one more chance, Unk."
"Do you know your sixth Gen- eral Order?"
Magnificently we stood at at-' tention.
"To pass on to the chowhound who relieves me all orders from "
STRAIGHT FROM UNK
"From Uncle Sam! Pass .this on straight. The only items acceptable free of postage are personal letters, business remittances to firms or- associations, film nega- tives when accompanying letters, greeting cards, and election ballots. That's all. One more violation and I'll stop it altogether."
"Golly, thanks, Uncle." We drew our envelope from our pocket and
"And when mailing copies of the Bayonet home, put a three-cent stamp on it. That's special order number one, soldier."
"Yessir. I was just on my way to the postoffice, yes, sir!"
When his R.O.T.C. unit was ac- tivate Lieutenant Colonel Law- rence Huwald of University of Nebraska became a private.
A shortage of olive drab paint in England has caused some G. I. vehicles to be painted the same pinkish gray tone used for offi- cers' slacks.
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Average Policy Valued At $9,596; Most OC's Carry Maximum
Heading into the home stretch of a three-month insurance drive, the Second Student Training Regi- ment announced that 96^4 per cent of all its personnel now carries National Service Life Insurance.
This is an increase of 7.1 per cent oyer the holdings of the pre- vious month, according to the re- port of Major John B. Torinus, regimental insurance officer. Out- standing work was done in Head- quarters Company, where 92.8 per cent of the ' men now have government insurance, as com- pared with only 60 per cent a few months ago.
The value of the average policy held by a man in the Second Reg- iment amounts to $8,604: Officer candidate companies lead*the way in the amount of coverage with an average policy of $9,569. Most of the OC companies report that all men carry the maximum insurance protection. *
One Service Battalion company now has a perfect record. It is Co. E, commanded by Capt. John W. Cake, Jr., with 164 men all hold- ing government insurance. Co. C is not far behind, with 211 out of its 215 men having policies.
Adam Lazonga III Joins Gator Clan As Unit Mascot
Welcomed to the fold by the Gator-men of the 124th Infantry at Fort Benning is Adam Lazonga, III, an alligator from - the Flonoa swamps and reputedly a nephew of the Adarn Lazonga already mascot of the regiment .
He was found on a Florida road by a group of Gators on leave last month, and reportedly laid claims to be the nephew of the mascot at
Touched by his story, the Ga- tormen brought the small alli- gator to the reservation, where he was Adam's constant companion while the old boy was on his death bed. With his uncle's de- mise, Adam. Ill, was the unani- mous choice of the regiment as
s successor.
Members of the regiment find but one fault with Adam, III. They have warned him that if he doesn't stop blowing bubbles at the goldfish, they will tan hide.
LOYAL JAPANESE AMERICAN
A Japanese in the uniform of je United States, and giving every bit of his energy toward helping this country, is found in the person of Staff Sergeant James M. Miyaya, of the Medical Detach- ment, Station Hospital. Miyaya enlisted to serve this country three years ago, and. through his con- scientious efforts has risen in rank. Miyaya was promoted last week to staff sergeant.
Overseas pay for soldiers com- mences immediately they leave this country thus embracing the time spent in transit to overseas areas.
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Baker Village News
MRS. RUBY YOUNG—Phone 533S
A story telling hour is now be- ing conducted at the library every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock under the sponsorship of Baker Village and Benning Park Library. The guest story teller last week was Mrs. Harold Vaughan. We would like for some of you ladies to help with this project. Get in touch with the librarian.
The Girl Scouts, are now work- ing on their folk dances. Mrs. Stark of Columbus met with the girls last Friday to start them on their dances. Eighteen of Scouts were present. HEIR RAID
Capt. and Mrs. J. T. Nesbit of 11 Court, baby girl. St. Sgt. and Mrs. Martin W. Frankfort, 118-D, girl.
NEWCOMERS
Lt. and Mrs. Charles M. Day, 1 Court; Sgt. and Mrs. Raymond M. Clark, 74-B; St. Sgt. and Mrs. Bert L. Hagen, 69-D; St. Sgt. and Mrs. L. W. Masteroddi, 77-G; St. Sgt. and Mrs. Lencous L. Maxey, 3;. Mr. Sgt. and Mrs. Tyue Johnson, * 124-A; Sgt. and Mrs. John H. Rokland, 20-A; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kasparek, 56- A; Mr. and Mrs. Harford H. Ellis, 109-B;
and Mrs. Bernice Powers, 108-G; Mr. and Mrs. Bempmen T. Meeks, 109-E.
Capt. and Mrs. George F. Arnold and family are visiting in Cleve- land, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer R. Burkett and son of Wetumpka, Ala.; Mrs. Brooks H. Baker and daughter of Birmingham, Ala.; Miss. Hazel Baker of Akron, Ala.; were the weekend guests of Capt. and Mrs. Eliot J. Bocchino of 124 Clifton. Lt. and Mrs. Charles LeMoyne, ■„ of 135 Barry are away on leave.
Miss Edna Meyer of Chicago, is visiting5 Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Urban of 103 Court. >■
Capt. and "Mrs. C. W. Saunders of 42 Roper have been transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss.
Capt. and Mrs. J. P. Alcorn of 16 Clifton have moved to Fort Bragg.
Capt. and Mrs. Andrew Mc- Grath of 39 Clifton are visiting relatives and friends in Mettune, 111.
Mrs. John Harland of Baltimore,
ter-in-law Capt. and Mrs. George Flanagan of 122 Clifton.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Silverman ol New York City are guests of St. Sgt; and Mrs. Martin W. Frank- fort of 118-D. '■ >
Ye Gods! Soldier Actually Likes KP!
Coy Isley, of the colored personnel of the Medical De- tachment, Station hospital, recently promoted to private, first class, is termed by his , superior officers, as a mess hall genius- .of -the- first water. Isley, an old hand on the . dishes, pots and pans, is said to be the fastest man on this kind of work in the detach- ment.
"Not many soldiers like KP," said Isley when con-
< gratulated on his promotion "but I dp. I'm on the job steady, and I like it. I take pride in doing the work right. '
Other men of the colored per- sonnel promoted to private, first class, were Hosea Spre- well, George Knight, Edward Harley, William Webb and
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CoMnq 'Wolf Mokes Soldiers Resentful
The properly trained soldier snaps to atten- -tion when the order to 'come to attention is given. This is true whether the soldier is on the drill field, or reclining comfortably in his bar- racks.
The order to come to attention may be given by a private to other privates when an officer approaches a group of soldiers or, enters a bar- racks. Since this is one order of command which the EM without any chevrons may give, and ■ which must be obeyed by other privates an Non-Coms alike, the non-ranking man in uni- form should never abuse the privilege of giv- ing this order.
Groups of soldiers often are embarrassed, inconvenienced and made fighting mad by some clowning EM who considers it funny to call peaceably quiescent soldiers to attention without official reason.
Often, too, when an officer enters a barracks, the men, having been fooled time and again by pokesters, fail to .respond when the call to at- tention is given. As a consequence innocent men are sometimes gigged through no fault of their own.
Soldiers as a rule, enthused with their train- ing program, are nvont playfully to salute each . _other, and to give simple commands when they meet; and there is no harm in these actions be- cause they are responded to with little or no inconvenience to the individual. But- when one private or non-com consistently makes it un- pleasant and troublesome to a dozen or more men by calling them to attention without just cause, the situation ceases to be facetious.
Pfc. Randolph Jordan, Det. Med. Dept. Station Hospital.
Popularity Es Outgrowth Of Soldier's Leadership
"I have no naval commanders. I would like to create a jew rear-admirals, but I mould prefer to select men who showed most promise, regardless of seniority." Letter from Napoleon to Vice-Admiral Canteaumt.
The question of whom lo pick as a leader is as pertinent today, and a good deal more so, as ever it was in the days of "light gloves, buff waistcoats, feathers and frocks." Today's sol- diers are far more often called upon to demon- strate, for their safety of their own necks, their qualifications as leaders than ever before in the existence of a warring world. It is therefore im- portant that every soldier, sailor and marine be taught to develop within his own breast the rudi- ments of "leadership development", in order that we may win the war.
To understand "leadership", we must first understand its objective. Leadership is the ability of any one man to construct within the hearts of other men, a high degree of loyalty, initiative, team work and responsibility. Can a company commander attain this in his men by compiling a reference book of solutions? Can a sergeant develop these traits in his squad by referring to a textbook wherein all the solutions are enumerated? Certainly not. You yourself must be proficient, enthusiastic and a good student of human .nature. In short, the objective of "leadership" is to be better able to influence men by your example of promptness, energy, cheer- fulness, interest, etc.
Your outfit, be it a squad,, a platoon, a com- pany or a regiment, should be welded into a fit team that clicks along in the harmonious manner of a single mechanism. There can be no friction, no sand in the works, no outside influences to cause friction or bickerings. Every man must stand to his full height and fairly shout out his organizational pride. His pride in the perform- ance of his squad, of his company of his bat- talion. Listlessness and indifference on your part will quickly destroy any such "esprit de corps" that might be existant at the moment when you first took over. Only by your example of cheer- fulness, energy, and understanding can you hope to attain the proper spirit which is so import- ant to the furtherance of your leadership and the development of theirs.
The question of popularity sometimes becomes confused in the discussion of leadership. But, upon close scrutiny, we will find that popularity is the outgrowth of leadership; not leadership the outgrowth of popularity. Something like the problem of which came first, "the chicken or the egg", leadership and popularity are closely aligned; but by the simple process of fairness, courage, truthfulness and good example, popu- larity will follow us as surely as night follows day.
— Lt. Col. John Eoosma, CO, 1st STR.
Popular Army Food Surveys Need Salt
The "Fern and Sheet Metal Age" of Boise, Ida., The "Sunday Visitor" and the journal of the Camp Fire Girls, whose title eludes my memory, recently collaborated in making a sur- vey of soldiers' likes and dislikes in food after all every other publication* had beaten them to the draw but I suppose they felt that it was "better late than' never".
You'd never guess what they discovered so I'm going to tell you anyhow. They found that soldiers' favorite food is frankfurters (you may know them as 'hot dogs') and sauerkrau, that G. I.'s like their coffee weak, prefer luke warm
boiled potatoes, and are indifferent to cold boiled leaves of the common sumac.
Of course, this survey came as no surprise to the military world of which the "Army and Navy Journal" is the unofficial organrln fact it seems a pity to have the duplication of effort and expense which goes into these efforts. I propose that each surveys be printed in quan- tity with a space left blank for the name of the newspaper or magazine which wishes to make one. This can later be filled in by the subscriber to our service and tiys money saved can be do- nated to a worthy cause.
In order to save the "Journal of the American Humane Society" the trouble of making a sur- vey let me explain why it is that when soldiers catch a glimpse of frankfurts and sauerkraut on their mess trays they emit low moans and growls reminiscent of the sounds uttered by the Tern or American waterfowl of the female gender when her young are disturbed by the proximity of a duck billed platypus (Habitat: Formosa).
You see, Americans as a people are subject to an occupational disease known as "chronicum complaintus" called "griping" for short in G.I. society. This affliction perverts the point cf view and renders the victim incapable, of realizing when he's well off. Consequently," although G.I.'s are really currazy about frankfurters and sauer- kraut (they've got to be since the magazine sur- veys have told them so) they just whine and |
BRINGS PVT. SAROTTE FACE TO FACE WITH HI S FUTURE
By CAPT F. M. SCHILLING • j carton of cigarettes, with the in, 1st STR jscription, "Come on, old boy, let'*
Mike^ Sarotte had believed in bury the hatchet", had netted him
carry on out of force of habit.
I know a woman who is very cleverly smart and before whose door- the wolf wouldn't dream of howling (that is to say she's quite rich). One day she asked me to lunch at her country place. Lunch was served in the garden under the trees on a table beautifully spread with a deep blue linen cloth and set with Wedgwood Queen's Ware, Jensen silver and Orefors crystal. That's all very well so far but what do you think the lunch was? Well— believe it or not, boys ,it was snails- SNAILS. Now can you imagine that? I see you can't and I don't wonder. These of the -earth, earthy creatures were borne to the table on a silver charger garnished with vine leaves and exuding whiffs of garlic. Someone once remarked that there's no such thing as "a little garlic" and I agree enthusiastically. Well all I can say is that the^whole thing looked like something Lili Cache and Salvatore Dali might have put their heads together and produced.
Honest now, boys, get a load of that— a dame with a lot of dough actually eating them there slimy things. Cripes, fellers, sounds like she was a case for Havelock Ellis, don't it?
I should say in extenuation of the circum- stance that the lady to whom allusion is made labored under the disability of having as ser- vants a male Korean" whose mate was a Mono- gasque. This is not quite as" bad as it sounds since the latter is nothing less innocuous than a subject of the Prince of Monaco (An altogether respectable man whose family name is Grimaldi ~and concerning whom further information will be found in the "Almanach de Gotha). Thus you may conceive that the cuisine of the estab- lishment was apt to be on the baroque side and you will readily sympathize with me when. I tell you that during lunch I confined myself to Ry Krisp wafers and Moet et Chandon (1926) to wash them- down.
In case any of you might be wondering what the point of my dissertation may be I may as well, with characteristic absence of circumlo- cution and ajninimum of beating about the bush, say that you should be darned grateful for G.I. chow. Think of how much worse it could be if they really set their minds to it.
* Just before going to press messages ar- rivede by carrier pigeon to the effect that "Your Love Life" of Noroton, Conn., and "La Revue Deux Mpndes" now published at Sfax in Tunisia have not yet made their surveys.
— T. D.
This is more than a war we -are fighting. It's a race to remake men and nations. Every walkout, every lockout, every breakout is a knockout to our hopes. ,
The new world will come not by chance but by change. And the change will be forced on us by circumstances, or some other fellow's scheme, unless it has its origin in me and you.
There are three kinds ot people in the world: Those who have problems; those who have prob- lems; those who have problems.
We don't so much need more people in in- dustry as more industry ir jpeople.
Compromise can never take the place of con- fidence in our industrial relations.
People who cease to show feeling cease to have feeling.
The marriage knot gets tangled not because marriage itself is so difficult but because married- people are.
Manpower, food and transportation, War bonds, salvage, conservation, Are my job. I begin to see This whole thing depends on me.
Let's be sure our post-war planning isn't just to pin new labels op somo old mistakes.
Dreams Soldiers Dream
Such dreams as dream through sleep are icebergs Doomed through warm and restless seas» Frozen exiles loosed from ancient glaciers, Floating shapes of nine-tenth under, Known by the slow moment of waking As only a death jh dark water. \
So sinks my sun-shell dream: I: civilian:
Found in the cursing of troops through history:
Crept to the damp edge of dawn, dew-wet,
Helmet to helmet in a whispering patrol,
Tense against another day's surprise:
Mistward the morning glowed :j
The sun rose a pointed sun '
Slowing a giant cannon-shell flung quiet
As breathing through the dawn's usual course :
A brilliant cylinder of shape familiar
Lighting eur day-drawn vigil of terror:
We held the dark west where the sun-shell set.
But dreams that soldiers dream through daylight Brood deep nostalgia for the future : Seated at azimuth in the saddle of free fury, We hope for all time's giving in our gun's pivot : I, civilian, whirl my crew, ten men traverse The center of any bombing bird's burning death: Beloved gun-tube tracks the plotted sky: Patient as space we await the final figures From the line-finders, the focus that points us Freedom's formula. O strike", strike.
Out there too the sniper broods on time When truth is not guerilla, firing furtive From an unfree foxhole: nostalgia closes The trigger: nostalgia turns our lathes: yearns The flier's heart far far inland, where his target Screams surprise and spirals fire. O nostalgia Burns our debris-laden heart's low flame.
PVT. WALTER MILLER Academic Regiment
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CAMERA CLASSES, WEINER ROAST AND GOOD 01/ WA TERMEL0N
BY PVT. SHELDON A. KEITEL
The photography program at the Ninth Street USO . has been re-organized with Pfc. J, L. laney of the Fort Benning para- chuters in charge. .. . . He was a professional "photog" in civilian life. . . . Two classes, one for beginners and one for advanced picture snappers, were begun the first Thursday in June.
"Snap That Picture" will be. the theme for the beginners tonight at Ninth Street, and "Photography in Criminal Investigation" wilrbe investigated by the seniors. . . . Classes will continue throughout thi summer with such subjects as developing, printing and enlarg- ing.and night photography for the beginners. ... Advanced classes have been scheduled only through Aug. 5 at present. . . . The lat- ter class will pursure the "paper negative process" and color work in both still and motion picture making.
A weiner roast will be held in the side yard of the Phenix City USO Wednesday night, starting at 8 p. m. (EWT). . . . Accommodations will be for 75 soldiers, Mrs. Kathleen Smith, director, announces. Sausages will be grilled over open fires, and girl hostesses wilt be present
Quality of motion pictures be- irig; shown at the Columbus Sal. vation Army USO, the Phenix City USO and the Ninth Street USO has been improved since the three units have organized to rent better films for three days. . . . The new plan, now in operation, is this: A film is shown Friday night at 8:30 (EWT) at , the Sal- vation Army USO in Columbus.
. . . The next night, Saturday, the same film is at Phenix City USO, and is screened Sunday night at the Ninth Street USO.
A like plan is being used in the showing of short subjects. . The first showing is at the Sal- vation Army USO in Columbus on Tuesday night, at Ninth street on Wedensdays and in Phenix City on Thursdays.
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Watermelon cutting will be featured along with swim- ming and picnicking Thurs- day night at Wachula Lake, sponsored by the Salvation Army USO in Columbus, ac- cording to Miss' Mel Tolbert, program director. . . . Girls will be there, she says.
The Army-Navy YMCA-USO has renewed its contract for mo- tion pictures and short subjects for the summer months, thus as- suring the continuance of those ures. . . . The movies are on Wednesday night and the shorts on Sunday night.
Calling other nations names Isn't really , our "war aims:" We're, fighting to set up a state Others like and duplicate.
The trouble with nations is human relations — . especially you and me.
The new world we are "wanting can be won in spite of all and because of you.
Nowadays everybody has a plan, or is in favor of a plan, or is against a plan. What we need are men able and willing to carry out a plan.
Where more men. per job are needed the answer easily may be more job per man.
ON DOING THE RIGHT THING ' Chaplain F. M. Thompson
A page out of history by Albert Jay Hock tells us that the year 1800 saw. a great political* contest between the Federalists and the Republicans The outgoing legis- lature in New York was Federal- ist, the newly elected was anti- Federalist. Since the character of the presidential electors was a that time determined by the legis lature, this boded great danger for the Federalists' national ticket and threatened to see Mr. Jefferson in the presidential chair.
The prospect so frightened Alexander Hamilton that he wrote the governor of New York, who was then John Jay, urging him to recall the adjourned legislature for the purpose of enacting a clever measure to. defeat the will of the people and save the nati- onal election for the party. Hamilton assured Governor Jay, '.'that in times like these it will not- do to L-e over scrupulous,"- ahything to keep an atheist from the^Whifc House.
Now there is no record that Jay ever acknowledged the Hamilton letter. But after his death 30 yeai: later it was found among his papers inscribed, "Proposing message for party purposes which I do not think it would be becom- ing to adopt. . ." I Jay had perhaps the most flawless character of any man at that time in public life. Beverage in his Biography of Marshall speaks of him as "the learned and gentle Jay."
Jay was an aristocrat. He detested the policy of Jeffer- son and when Jefferson was elected president lie retired to private life. He could have taken steps to thwart the will of the people and continue his . party in power. He might have thought the means justi- fied the ends. Yet he looked at the opportunity and passed it by in siience, because he did not think it would be becom- ing to embrace it. What an extraordinary reason to assign for a decision of such political significance. What a standard for conduct in govern- mental affairs. Nothing illegal dishonest, immoral, merely .unbe- coming.
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We are coming again, over there Just like our "Dads" before us.
The fighting Yanks from U. S. A.. This time you won't forget II
You'll see our bird men in the sky Marines swarming on your 'shore
The sound of Doughboys tramping The Sailors' cannons roar. Ill
When the din and strife of battle's o'er
When the flag of truce is waved There will be no pen and paper peace
But Democracy, steel engraved. IV
Had your chance twenty years ago
And you were treated fair, So you can take it from our fath- er's sons This time it will be over, over there.
Sgt. C. R. Wood *
STR • I
fortune tellers at one time.: Just week before the local board called his number Mike had vis- ited Madame Fifi La Sure for her vision of the future that lay in store. Now, as he stretched so comfortably in his G. I. under- shorts on his G. I. cot, in a typi cal G.. I. - manner, Private Sarot- te's thoughts drifted back to the last words of . Madame Fifi, his last interpretation of the so-called Insight int* the Future." "You wili - travel in the very near future," she had said. "How true," Mike thought, as he dream- ed of his home a mere two-thous- and • miles away. He'd nevei guessed that his number would come so close to the top of the list.
but it did. And now he was so far from old Dorchester that he really missed it for once in his life. It probably wouldn't be the same, though, for the gang had all finally answered- the card of welcome into the armed- forces. 'You will travel in the very near future," she. had said. Latest rum- ors had ic that the real traveling would start within the week. The outfit was polishing up on the final phases of gaining. .
You will have v,many hew things", Madame Fifi had told him. Mike xooked up and saw his helmet and gas- mask, his barracks bag and his footlocker. "Yes,"' Mike thought to himself, "I cer- tainly have, but all of them an government issue,"
"There will be someone enter- ing, your life who brings a. con- flict into the picture. He is short and. pudgy, a bit bald, and minus- a' single tooth which has been re- placed by gleaming gold. His ways are firm. He cannot be swayed easily.
He is both respected and influ- ential." "Shades of Hades," Mike thought, "I wonder where she met the Top-kick. Sarge .Naylor?" The part about bringing a conflict in- to the picture had begun on the very first day in the outfit. Pvt. Sarotte didn't have any idea then that telling the 1st Sergeant to "Do it yourself" was. such a se- rious crime. He knew now. As for the description, it fitted the Top- kick perfectly. Mike . learned that he was firm and not easily sway- ed. He remembered only tdo viv- idly how his peace offering of a
an increase in troubles.
"There will be new fields for you to conquor," were the Ma- dam's words. Mike rolled over on his hunk to catch a little more of the cool evening breeze. His back was aching from another day of nursing the sink in the kitchen. I wonder if old Fifi was talking about K.P.", Mike mused te him- self. "The only field I've conquor- filled with potatoes, and goodness knows I've peeled every one of them." - ' ' -.
Mike absorbed the refreshment of the rest and coolness of even- ing. He pondered over the signifi- cance of the words the Madame had spoken. Invariably they had all come true to the letter. "Let- Mike thought. He remem- bered something about it now. Don't forget to write that let- ter," had been Fifi La Suite's last words, Mike smiled, "What the hell's a letter got to do with it"?
All the time Pvt. Mike Sarotte had been in the army he had for- gotten one thing. He hadn't writ- ten home to Mother. "Maybe I'd better do it. Maybe I'd better write a letter to Ma tonight/' Mike said to himself. So -he went downstairs into the da'yroom and started writing. He told his moth- er about the fellows, the food, the fun, but nothing about the kitch- en police, the first sergeant, the extra duty or the peeling of pota- toes. Not a word about them. Not ' a single word. Then he signed the letter, wrote the address on the envelope, placed the letter in it, • and dropped it into the little box marked "letters.''
That finishes the story of Pvt. ■ Sarotte, the fortune teller, and. the letter; Unless, of course, you're interested in the reply Mike got from his mother. Maybe you'd be"'-' interested in this short paragraph: "Dad's best world war' buddy was called back into ' the service ' six months before you. were. He r, quite an old hand at being a »r soldier, so they gave him his job back. I wish you could get into his company. He promised me that he'd make a man out of you it you ever gut into his outfit. He . always said I spoiled you. I don't know. Loo* him up if you. get- a' chance, son. His name' is Charlie Naylor, and he's a' first 'sergeant, I think."
Kty Says-
NO GREATER GRIEF THAN TO REMEMBER DAYS OF JOY, WH EN MISERY IS AT HAND ■ " . Dante
Remember when you thought rice was something to .be served with cream and1 sugar; told the gas station' attendant to
wondered whether to go to California or to Florida for your vacation; went on a diet by cut- ting put potatoes, butter, arid whipped cream; saw that the baby got his ripe mashed banana once a day?'
Remember when you had qualms about the tires .on the car; traded your eld car as soon as it began to show a few signs of wear and, fear; thought nothing long journey by train, packing your bags on impulse and starting out the next morning?
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Remember when you bought clothes and shoes for ap- • pearances rather " than for durability; took a look at well-stocked grocery shelves and meat counters and couldn't think of a thing to buy for, dinner; wondered what to »get when you'd al- ready had beef, pork, veal, and lamb that week; loaded your guests' \ plates and thought nothing of the partic- ular gent who ate only the choicest morsels from . his T-bone steak?
* * *.' Remember when you turned on the kitchen light in the wee, small hours without casting a wary eye at the walls for insect life; thought an ant in the house warranted a general housecleaning; let the hose run all day to give the lawns good watering?
Remember when you lived next door to the same neigh- bor for years; went shopping for a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner with your only thought the relative merits of the, various makes; whipped up a butter cake or an angel food without worry- ing about ration tickets or the price of eggs and butter; 'threatened to move unless the landlord redecorated the en- tire house arid had the floors sanded?
Remember when, you thought nothing of* drivirig thirty miles to 'drop in" on friends or swimming; envied army wives their chances to move and' see different parts of the world; thought the South, from hearsay, a combination of "Gone With the Wind" and Jeeter Lester?
Remember when you could
buy liquor and beer by the case, and as many "cokes" as you were - man -for; when safety pins were plentiful and you threw away bobby pins when they'd lost a little of their spring; used your caiidid camera whenever and wher- . ever the niood struck you; changed laundries . If you didn't get prompt service? Remember when watermelons were fifteen cents each; when you had such things' on your shopping list as a flashlight battery ■ and si new electric iron, a set of alumi- num pans or several pairs of blulnt-edged scissors for the chil- dren; wondered what to do with your leisure time and thought vaguely of the Red Cross as some organization that handed out food and clothing to unfortunates?
It all seems a long time ago, doesn't it? ' -.
JUST BEFORE DAWN
Just before dawn when it's black- est, ; _ ■ .
As I lie on my lonely bed, I see your face before me, And grand dreams run through
my head, v I see the stars above me, Looking down through my win- dow so. clear, And I know' that they're looking
down at you too And they seem to bring you so * near. . r' "
All too soon - my reverie, Is interrupted by the dawn, s time to get up, and though broken,
My dreaming will go right on. Through the day, though I'm of- ten busy, And my mind must on other
things dwell. You are uppermost in my mind
and heart, How much I've not words to tell?-.
All through the day too I keep
thinking, That soon the night will fail, Bringing the peaceful darkness, And the knowledge that soon
you'll call. So you see, my darling, though
mapy miles Separate us and keep us apart, We are never without one an- j other,
Because you're right here. In my heart.
Sgt. Paul F. Cunningham. Post Radio Station, Chief Operator. g
Banning Wives' Summer War fork Spurts
Red Cross Quote Completed; Women Make Bandages
Army wives at Fort Benning rork even better in hot weather tjjgn cold if such a thing is possi- ble, but at any rate, production in the Red Cross work room r humming. These volunteer work. er£ have completed their quotas £or the American Red Cross; and £re at work on surgical dressings for the Station Hospital, to help
n emergency, Mrs. Walter
c, Fulton, chairman of the Fort Benning Auxiliary .of the Amer- ican Red _Cross reports.
There is no one contributing factor to this record, she states, perhaps it is the desire of these Army wives to meet the record 0f work set by their husbands, then again it may be the attrac- tiveness of their new v/ork-room that makes work a pleasure. At any rate, whatever the cause the result is a new record established in production.
Mrs. Fulton also announces the aopomtment of Mrs. Leven C. Al- kn as chairman of Volunteer Services, a department of -he work formerly handled by Mrs. Fulton herself, but due to in- creased responsibilities attributa- ble to the growth of the Auxiliary £ division was necessary.
Mrs. Reginald Kelly has as- sumed the chairmanship of the sewing and knitting room left va- cant by the departure of Mrs. Paul C. Kewgarden, and Mrs. Joseph Lambert has assumed the , secretarial duties for the Auxil- iary and the Volunteer servics formrly handled by Mrs. George P. Howell.
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United Artists Production Man Was MiraeE® Worker
Given his materials, Officer Candidate William C. Johnston of the 17th Company, Third Student Training - Regiment, can, with figurative flick of the finger, place you in the middle of Times Square, place you in the Arabian Desert or order up a snowstorm, hurricane or fog.
These seeming miracles Candidate Johnston's power as the result of his experience as a pro- duction man with United Artists Studios, the position he held prior to his entrance into the Army.
Johnston, who is the son Mrs. W. C. Johnston, 3933 ft Laughlin St., Culver City, Calif., explains that varied locations are made possible on short notice in moving picture studios through use of the process screen.
This equipment is a large trans- lucent screen on which any de- sired background may be flashed. Actors are placed in the fore- ground and protographed against a choice of backgrounds, moving or still. It is with the process screen, Johnstor. goes on to ex- plain, that shots in taxicabs and moving trains, on a busy New York corner or in the desert may be made merely through ordering the location from the film " brary.
In "The Road to Morocco", Bob Hope and Bing Crosby ride Hollywood camel in front of process screen on which is flashed a desert background. To the movie audience it appears the ac- tors actually are crossing the desert. In the picture the sea background in the raft sequence was a process screen shot. HOW HE DID IT
Candidate Johnston has usee many tricks to simulate coijdi' tions and scenes. For barbed : he once used insulated wire to which he tied bits of rubber bands. In "To Be Or Not To Be", the snow which fell on Carole Lombard and Jack Benny was bleached corn flakes, isfted from above.
i has produced what appear to be heavy steel heams and mas- sive iron doors by putting wooden rivet heals on boards and then coating the carpentry with a spe- cial scaly paint to give the illusion of weight and age. Hurricanes
New 1st SIR CO Holder Of Hoop / Scoring Record
Lieutenant Colonel John S. Roosma, newly appointed commanding officer of the First Student Training Regi- ment, is the holder of long es- tablished basketball scoring records for state tourney ac- tion.
Colonel Roosma hails from New Jersey where, prior to gaining all-American fame at West Point, he played in a good many state scholastic basketball tilts. In 1921 the Colonel racked up fifteen goals totaling 37 points against Plainfield. This rec- ord was however, recently topped. But Colonel Roosma's . final game tourney scoring . mark appears to be as safe as ever. In 1921, he accounted Vfor 159 points in six games, r-and scored 137 in the same number of games in 1920.
Second Army Unit Adds Three New Organizations
Three additional organizations have been assigned to the Second Army Special Troops, it was an- nounced by Colonel George E. Jacobs, Commander of Second Army Troops. '
They are the 455th Anti-Air- craft Automatic Weapons Battal- ion, commanded by Lt. Col. Charles H. Sargent, Jr., the 774th Tank Destroyer Battalion com- manded by Lt. Col. Conrad B. Sturges, and the 533rd Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company commanded by Captain Chester L. Reed. These units were form- erly attached to the 10th Armor- ed Division until it left this sta- tion.
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Chaplain Reddick Runs Shows For 1st STR Unit
Chaplain Glenn S.. Reddick, of the 4th Battalion, 1st Student Training Regiment, today can vis- ualize the immensity of his idea which was only a bud in .the bloom last winter.
Considering that the students of the Motor Mechanic and Radio clacses needed a form of relaxa- tion after the cay oi schooling ends, he decided to arrange a weekly program of movies. The room he uses for his office was the cradle of it all, where he set up chairs and equipment for the first show. Several weeks passed by, and through increased popu- larity he found it necessary to move his weekly program to an adjacent mess hall to cope with the attendance.
Spring arrived and the chaplain was busy again scratching his head in bewilderment. The crowds were jammed to ■ the threshold. Looking out his office windows across the expanse 'of green an- other idea was born. To .the green he went the following week with his projector, screen and students. The first showing of the lawn theatre also attracted everyone in the immediate vicin- ity, but Chaplain Reddick was content because the seating prob- lem was solved.
Students anxious to know the forecoming attractions have the chaplain constantly answering their questions in regards to them. For the benefit of all Chaplain Reddick announces the following program for the month of July, and also invites each and every- one to his outdoor movies every Thursday evening at 9 p. m.:
July 8— "Tom Brown's School Days" — starring Sir Cedric Hard- wicke and Freddie Bartholomew.
July 15 — "Stage Door" — starring Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
July 22— "Mad Miss Manton"— starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
July 29— '-'Devil and Miss Jones" —starring Jean Arthur and Rob- ert Cummings.
Botanical Garden Planted By 300th Infantry Units
Expert Horticulturist, Winner Of 11 Cups, Sets Out Flowers
If you should visit Company H of the 300th Infantry, be sure not to stumble over their Zantedeschia aethiopica. The boys are very touchy about people disturbing this species of the family Ara- ceae.
It may sound like double talk but it really means that Company H is proud of its Calla lilies and isengaged in a horticulturist feud with its neighbors acioss the street, Company G.
Company G has a display of Zinnias in front of its orderly room, and a visitor to the two companies immediately receives the impression that he is in botanical garden. Both are tak- ing part in a general beautifica- tion campaign of the regiment.
The gardening for Company G was done by Sgt. LaRue Lott, who until his induction into the army was an agriculturist on the Ranche Zerro, ranch of the late Douglas Fairbanks. Sgt. Lott, who is 39 years old, will shortly be released from the army and re- turn to the rach as foreman.
He has won 11 cups at Cali- fornia flower shows and explained that he has grown zinnias of such size that if you cut the stems short and put the bloom on a plate, it would hang over the sides.
Sgt. Lott was unable to devot< much time to the company dis- play in front of the orderly room, but the flowers have brightened the surroundings.
Company H has had no experi- enced horticulturist on their dis- play, most of the work having been done by new recruits re- cently assigned to the company.
Regular Battalion Parades Slated By 300th infantry
Following the success of the first regimental parade held last week, the individual battalions of the 300th Infantry will, take turns marching in formation on alter- nate weeks, it has been announced by their new commander. Col. H. ' Hunt, Jr.
The Special Units of the regi- ment will be divided to march with the various battalions. The exact date and hour ot the pa- rades have not yet been an- nounced by Col. Hunt, but the weeks have been specified. ■
The series of parade will start during the week of July 5 to 11 when the Second Battalion marches with Service Company. The following week" the 3rd Bat- talion parades with the An ti -Tank Company and Medical Detach- ment and later the first Battalion will march with Camion and Headquarters Companies.
Mexican General Felicitates Fulton On Glorious Fourth
As a manifestation of the cor- dial relationship existing between the United States and Mexico in the pursuance of the Good Neigh- bor Policy, Brigadier General Walter. S. Fulton, commanding officer of Fort Benning, was in receipt Sunday of a congratula- tory message on the occasion of Independence Day from Genera] J. Salvador Sanchez, chief of the Mexican Presidential General Staff.
General Sanchez's wire read: Request that you accept con- gratulations on the occasion of your Day of Independence". Gen- eral Fulton telegraphed the Mex- ican leader the deep appreciation of all military personnel at Fort Benning, stating that the message from Mexico was a manifestation of the friendship existing between 'our two great nations".
General Sanchez and his im- mediate staff were Fort Benning's guests for two days last April when the visitors came to the post for an inspection of the new-, est methods of training. At that time a warm friendship sprang up between General Sanchez and General Fulton.
NEW MAJORS
The promotion of four captains in the Second Student Training Regiment" ' to the rank of majrr has been announced at the In- fantry School. r
The new majors are: Floyd R. Meyer, adjutant of the Second Regiment; Wilmer H. Salmon, personnel officer; Frank M. Pit- tenger, commander of the 6th Company; and Thomas L. Waters, commander of the 4th Company.
The Army, through the U. S. Employment Service, attempts to place in agricultural or war work all recipients of Disability Dis- charges.
list Company, 3rd STR, Wins Chapel Attendance Cup
A silver cup for attendance at. Sunday services in the Second Battalion's "Chapel in the' Grove," has been awarded to the 11th Company, Third Student Training Regiment, by First Lieut. W. G. Kirschbaum, chaplain.
Candidate H, P. Schluter ac- cepted the cup in behalf of the company which had 84 men pres- ent the first Sunday after enter- ing OCS and has had the highest representation at services for three consecutive Sundays. . Schluter is chairman of a com pany committee which is largely responsible for the second show- ing. His associates on the commit- tee are: Candidates I. C. Guddal, C. E. Harkness, G. S. Marshall, W. F. Morris and R. D. Schofield. Harkness, a veteran of World War No. 1, is violinist at the company serpces.
W. D. Authorizes Officers To Wear The Trench Coat
Approval of the officers' trench coat, which previously lacked offi- cial sanction, noV has been grant- ed, officials at Fort Benning have been informed.
The changed regulation now provides that "wearing of the overcoat, field, long (trench coat) or the overcoat, wool, short, is optional with the individual offi- cer under all conditions. Com- manding officers will neither re- quire the purchase nor prescribe the wearing of any one of these types of coats to the exclusion of the others."
Also, in the same change, pro. vision is made whereby in rainy or other inclement weather "offi- cers may wear raincoats of com- mercial pattern, with shoulder loops, as nearly as practicable olive-drab in color, or the outer shell of the overcoat, field, long."
Lt. Anderson Becomes Captain
Lt. Gilbert Anderson of the 1st STR has been promoted to the rank of captain.
In civil life the captain was with the Phillips Book Store Cor- poration of Montana and left that position to be one of the first vol- unteers for Selective Service from Bozerman, Montana. Captain An- derson also holds the distinction of being the first Infantry officer candidate from his part of the country to receive a commission from the Infantry School at Fort Benning.
Captain Anderson joined the colors in 1941 as a buck private. After a short term of. service he received a promotion to the grade of corporal and a short time later was made a sergeant. As a re- ward for meritorious service and outstanding, ability Sgt. Anderson was appointed to attend one of the first few Officer candidate classes being held at the Infantry School.
Upon graduation from an of- ficer candidate class in Jan. 22, 1942, Lieutenant Anderson was assigned to the First Student Training Regiment where he later became commanding officer of Co. A, Service Battalion.
Anti-tetanus shot were made compulsory in the United States Army in consequence of the fact that in the Battle of Dunkirk a high percentage of the men who had not received them contracted tetanus while not one case de- veloped among those immunized.
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Former Gafor Officers See African Action
Lt. Manuel Wounded; Lt Mitchell Shot Down, Captured
Word has been received that two former Gators, Lt. Frank Manuel and Lt. Merlin "Buddy" Mitchell, Jr., both former mem- bers of Company K, 124th In- fantry, have seen action in the North African theater of opera- tions and have been injured or captured.
Lt. Manuel was inducted into the Federal Service on November 25, 1940, serving his company as squad leader in a rifle platoon. After arriving in Fort Benning, he went to O. C. S. where he re- ceived his commission. Upon graduation he was assigned to another Infantry unit and a short time later was sent overseas.
During the North African cam- paign, he was seriously injured twice in his leg and sent to the rear for medical treatment. Fail- ing to respond to treatment he is being sent back to the States for further medical care.
Lt. Mitchell, was a rifle pla- toon sergeant before leaving the Army to continue his college edu- cation in 1939. Known as Buddy, he joined the Army Air Corp, where he received his commis- sion. Shortly thereafter, he was sent to foreign service. During aerial operation, . his plane was shot down and he was captured by the enemy. His parents re- ceived a letter recently reporting that he is well.'
Major Tufts Takes Over 2nd Battalion 300th Infantry
Major William C. Tufts has taken command of the 2nd Bat- talion, 300th Infantry, in place of Lieut. Col. Albert C. Haley who is attending the General Staff and Command School at Fort Leaven, worth, Kas. V
A graduate of Shattuck Mili- tary Academy, Minn., the major later attended the University of Nebraska and then the University of Minnesota.
After a year in the Army, 1937- 38,' Major Tufts went as an of- ficer in the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1940 the major was assigned to the 2nd Infantry and sent to Fort Benning.
After completing his basic course at the post, the major was attached to the Operations Office of the Infantry School. He later attended the Advanced Officers class at the General Staff and Command School. v "
Major Tufts was then assigned to -the 300th Infantry as S-3, a post he held until his assignment to the Second Battalion.
Destruction of all letters writ- ten or printed matter should pre- cede evacuation of "any combat area.
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Quick Time Means On Double To Diminutive Candidate
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Take one soldier five feet, four inches tall, put him with an outfit that marches 15 miles in two hours and nine min- utes—and the result is a run instead of a march for the sol- dier.
Thus diminutive Officer Candidate Edward L. Crum, 24th Company, Third Student Training Regiment, explains how he had to double-time for 15 miles without a break, with pack and rifle, "over the hills of Scotland last , summer while in training with the famed British Commandos.
Candidate Crum. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Crum, Spring- ville, Ind., spent approximate- ly three months in training with the Commando units, and among his most vivid mem- ories, besides the 15 miles of
double- timing, are:
Running a l,2Q0-yard'. as- sault course with bullets nip- ping at his heels; storming beaches under fire and tak- ing a village, armed with ' tommy-gun' and grenade, in a special, street-fighting course.
On another occasion, while his outfit was at sea, Candi- date Crum said, he was amus- ed to hear via the Nazi radio that their entire organization had bee nsunk.
After returning from his Commando training, Candi- date Crunv spent several months at Camp Livingston, La., before coming to Officer Candidate SchooL
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ET SGT. GAEL KEU
LEFTY WISSMAN is a local lad who is really making good in a big way in Fort Benning baseball circles. The crafty left-handed ace o£ the 176th Infantry nine hails from Phenix City, believe it or not, and although his fame at the fort is new-found, he has had base- ball rep around these parts for a good many years. His work with the Spirits in the last half of the TIS loop race shoved the 176th up into a tie for third, and he promises to be a real threat in the second- half race which gets underway Sunday.
The Spirit southpaw broke into professional ball in 1837 with Union Springs, Ala., and the next year came back to his home town as a member of the Columbus Red Birds in the Sally League, spent two seasons, 1838 and 1838, here at Golden Park, and then jumped to Houston in the Texas League. There, he won 17 games and dropped eight to help the Buffs gain the Texas loop title.
Still moving in the St Louis Cardinal chain, Wiseman turned up in 19£l with Columbus, Ohio, in the American Association, but in the middle of July, he was shifted to Rochester in the In- ternational, another Card farm. He stayed with the Eed Wings until the end of last season, and was due to return this spring when Uncle Sam reached out for him. Realizing he was due for a draft call, Wissman did not report to Rochester this spring, but instead joined the Columbus Foxes and helped open the local season at Gowdy Field early in April when he pitched against the TIS All-Stars. When he reported for Army duty, Lefty first was assigned to Camp Wheeler and hurled a couple of games for the Spokes before he landed back in the home lot again with the 176th Spirits.
The Phenix City lad is just six feet tall, : and scales 185 pounds! He is particularly noted for his slick motion towards the bases which often fools the runners and results in their being caught napping. Wissman says that big leaguer Clyde Shoun taught him the motion, but hastens to add that a good first baseman is also a big help in picking 'em off.
CHUTIST GOLFERS of the 513th Parachute Infantry recently took up the challenge offered in this corner by the 124th Gators for a team match at the local course. Soon as they heard about the Gator statement, the Thirteenere shouted "Geronimo" and started polishing up their pitching and putting. . The four- man teams met yesterday, but since this is being written before the battle over the hill and dale, we can't give the results. Creason, Hendrickson, Smith and Hickman formed the foursome • for the 513th, though, and Joy, Todd, Grlandi and Vagianno were slated to tee off for the Gators who boast some of the best links- men at the fort.
THOUGHT YOU might be interested 'In hearing that the 28th In- fantry Blue Devils, so prominent for many years in fort sports, are now playing baseball again up at Fort Jackson, their new station. Knowing that a transfer was imminent, the Two-Niners did not form a nine this year until they reached their new home. Several old laces dot the line-up for the Devils, although they are not faring too well in the fast Servicemen's League around Columbia, South Carolina. Just recently they lost to both Shaw Field's Fliers and the
. Columbia Air Base Bombflashers to drop into the loop cellar .
The 29th line-up has Dale Baker at first, Tony Cross at second, Julie Gruber at short and Bud Otto at third. Otto is the only new- cover and he is a former pro player, now a lieutenant, who is coaclu ing the 1943 edition of the Devils. In the outfield, burly Mike Hutchins, all-post grid tackle, is in left field with Teddy Arico in center and Joe Semago in right. Joe Yockman, who hurled a short while with TIS this spring, and the old stand-bys, Ike Silcox and Jimmy Dorman, are doing the mound work, while footballer Joe Bryan is the catcher. Good luck, Two-Niners, we sure miss- you
. around Gowdy Field!
IT'S A SHAME that Inclement weather last Thursday marred the Red Cross Water Safety show at Russ Pool and held the crowd down to a handfull. However, the lads in the graduating lass went through with the performance, and those few who it in the light rain, including General Fulton, to watch the ow were amazed with the manner in which the soldiers han- 2d themselves in the water. The skills and stunts which they rned in a short ten-day course were truly amazing, and thor- jhly convinced this corner of the tremendous need for this ining to be passed on to as many other soldiers as possible. , is to be fervently hoped that all units who now have qual- ed water safety instructors in their midst will use that nowledge to the utmost.
FOOTBALL FURORE is already beginning around the post even gh the diamond season is right now at its height and the mer- ■ is forever pushing the century mark. But that doesn't stop grid fans, because July is usually the month they start to get ..ed about what's going to happen along in September, October d November. Everyone wonders what form the grid program .11 take this fall, and frankly no one knows as yet. For one thing, .e number of clubs that may be formed is indefinite, and secondly, ..ie Army's policy towards football is not altogether clear and might possibly be altered before the season starts.
One thing is sure, however, Benning will have football and plenty of it. We'll wager there wasn't a spot in the nation last year that had the quantity of football we were privileged to watch here. Doughboy Stadium was the scene of 33 major clashes, and most of them were humdingers. This year, the post has more grid talent than ever, including many men from last year's big bowl games. Whether their military duties will in- terfere with their digging cleats in the stadium turf, we cannot say right now, but there's a good chance they'll play. Two regiments are already steamed up over grid prospects, so it prob- ably won't be very long until some of the lads are out punt- ing and passing with the old pigskin once more.
Pitching Wiiis__F©r Profs
TPS Gets Mere 11 Hits During Entire Series
Academic Hurlers Held Rivals Scoreless In 26 of 27 Innings
(Continued from Page 1)
BEFORE SERIES got under way Sunday afternoon, the rival managers met at the home plate in front of the packed stands to get last minute instructions from Umpire-in-chief Hartline. ; On the left is Herb Moore of the Profs and on the right is Mike Hogan, TPS pilot, who also pitched the second game for the losers. (Signal Lab Photo by Levine.)
Scorer luban Looks for Trouble Picks All-Stars for Cute Smiles
SHORT SHOTS — When Joe Dickinson, Prof mound ace, hurled four and two-thirds hitless innings against TPS in the series opener, it ran his hitless inning total to over ten since he finished- up the recent 176th battle with a similar streak of superb efficiency. . . . Rudy Rundus, who hurled the. second series win for the scholarly gents, is probably the most under-rated chucker at the fort. With Dickinson around, he doesn't get much chance to work, but it's a fact that he has not been beaten since donning a Prof uniform. . . . The soldier's edition of Sporting News, the national baseball paper, which is now being distributed by the special sendee division, makes swell reading. . . . The week-end tilts between jCamp Stewart and TPS should be honeys. When .the rivals met over Savannah way a few weeks ago, they split a pair of games and one-run decided both tilts Roy Welmaker, Reception Center star, hurled his mates to 'a 3-2 win over the 1st STR Red Sox in a game in Columbus Monday which indicates that the crimson hose may not be invincible in the second half of the Service League. . . . Sammy Inoff, 124th Gator leadoff man, reached first safely as the opening batter m the last eight games played by his team in the TIS League A bang- up colored boxing card is planned for the stadium ring on July 30th when Tuskegee Army Flying School will send over a 12-man team to meet Lieut. Jack Gushin's hard-punching Panthers from the 3rd faTH. So long for now.
Composite Box Score
TPS
Boki, If
Morris, lb . ..
Coyie, cf
Porterfielc, 2b .
Haller, rf
Kissel, 2b . ....
Gihnan, c
.".IiLuire, ss . . , lompton, x . ..
IZardin, p
:io an, p, If. . aughn, p
Totals ••••
v_3atted for McGuire in 9th. PROFS
Russo, ss
Zientara, 2b
Niebler, rf
Prasse, 3b •••••
Fen no, c
Cox, If .
Dabbs, cf ;
Lehner, lb
Dickinson, p
Rundus, p
BobO; p .
Totals Score by innings:
|
AE |
R |
H RBI |
Pet. |
PO |
A |
E |
|
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
.142 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
. 10 |
•o |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
.181 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
■o |
1 |
1 |
.090 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
.181 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
0 |
.272 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
,, 9 |
0 |
1 |
. 0 |
.111 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
. , s |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
.. 6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
, ,91 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
.120 |
75 |
30 |
5 |
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Pet. |
PO |
A |
E |
|
. 11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
.266 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
|
..13 |
•1 |
3 |
1 |
.230 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
..11 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
.181 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
|
11 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
.272 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
|
..10 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
.500 |
1 ' |
0 |
0 |
|
..10 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
.400 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
|
, .10 3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.100 |
29 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
, 4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
.250 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
102 |
23 |
24 |
16 |
.235 |
81 |
33 |
3 |
! 000 000— 2 11 5
S^ofs 040 tos 040-23 24
Doubles:" 'Cox,!; Zientara, Prasse, Fenno, Dabbs. Triples: Dabbs, Kiebler. Homers: Fenno. Stolen bases: Prasse ti,Nl<S,S. S££E 2 Stare 2: Cox, 2; Morris. Sacrifices: Dabbs, Russo, Hogan. siritoSS?' Bobo, 9; Rundus, 8; Hogan, 6; Dickinson, 5; BarcUn. 4 VauEhn Walks by: Dickinson, 1; Hogan, 1; Rundus, 1 ; Bobo, 2, Ba?din%; Vaughn, 12. Wild pitches: Vaughn, 3-; Hogan, 1; Bardin, 1. Parsed balls: Fenno, 1; Gilman, 2.
Dissatisfied With Booing of Late, Milt Stirs Up New Hornet's Nest
BY SGT. MILTON LUBAN
I haven't been satisfied lately with the booing I've been getting at the Infantry School league ball games. It used to be tliat when I announced a ball clouted over the fence as a hit, or a fly conking an outfielder's head as an error, there would be a soul-satisfying bellow of discontent from the stand. Quite often fans would comeup to the press box and interestingly inquire, "Where the hell did you learn to score?"
But either they just don't care any more or they're getting used to me at the scorer's book. Which- ever it is, I'm feeling ignored. I refuse to be taken for granted that way. I like trouble and can't imagine a better way of getting into it than, picking an. all-star Infantry School league team, f" here goes: lb— Moore, Academic Regi- ment.
2b— Zientara, Academic Regi- ment.
3b— M c C 1 u s k e y , Student
Training Brigade. SS— Ramizotti, 176th Infantry. LF— Kerne ther, Student
Training Brigade. CF—Kunkel— 300th Infantry. RF— Niebler, Academic Regi- ment.
C— Simmons— Student Train- ing Brigade. . p — Cave, 300th Infantry. P— Dickinson, Academic Regi- ment.
P— Prendergast, Student
Training Brigade. P— Christie, 124th Infantry. . P— Wissman, 176th Infantry.
For all-around value Moore is way ahead of the other first-base- men. A .350 : hitter, Moore is» set- ting the pace: in runs batted in and is a steady, ; reliable fielder. And my wife thinks he has the cutest smile. .
VICTORY ARCH
Zientara is! in a class by himself as a second baseman. A peerless fielder, he is a clean, aggressive player, drives a long ball, hits con- sistently and is .burning up the league in stolen bases. Besides, his curvacious legs can always be used as a victory arch should shortages become too acute.
McCluskey is leading the league in hitting, is a clever fielder and good thr,ower and his flaming red head is always good to have in reserve in case the lights fail to work.
GOOD SPELLER
Ramizotti is an entire infield wrapped up in onecavorting glove. He covers the infield like a tar- paulin. And this proves I can spell Ramizotti.
Kemether is a slugging out- fielder who covers plenty of ground. This works both ways. Kemether w e ig h s about 200 pounds which casts a lot of shad- ow and is a heck of a lot of weight to run the risk of irritating. He might get sore if I leave him out.
Kunkel is a fast outfielder and consistent hitter. Besides, the 300th is too close to my outfit for com- fort. I believe in self-preservation. LIVELY BRIGHT EYES
Niebler is a .340 hitter, a steady outfielder, has a terrific throwing arm and is just a little behind Zientara in stolen bases. And he has the loveliest bright eyes. Ask Honey.
Simmons is a skillful receiver and is liable to knock the ball out of the park at any time. These traits are considered very desir- able in a catcher. I don't know why. S APPRECIATION
Cave is likely to come through with a no-hit performance at any time: This makes scoring an easy job and I have to show my appre^ ciation.
Dickinson is having an off-day when he gives more than one earned run in a game. It would be an off-day for me if I were dopey enough to leave out a from my outfit.
Prendergast has everything, in- cluding a fiery temper that makes it unsafe to leave him out. After all, I have to go down to the dugout to get the line-ups. DALLAS-BORN
Christie is the prop of the 124th. In spite of his won and lost record he is one of Benning's finest hurlers. Christie used to pitch for Dallas where my baby brown eyes first gazed wonderingly at an ad- miring world. That alone is enough to put Chris on an all-star team.
I've heard it naid that Wissman is slipping. I know a lot of pitch- ers who would love to slip up a few notches to where they could equal Wissman's skill and mound craftiness.
CAN'T GET 'EM ALL
There are a lot of good ball- players rmssing in this line-up. DiBlazi (.
Gators Stage Sport Program On Vast Scale
760 Ball Games Are Played By and For Men of 124th Unit
Inter-regimental athletics in the 124th Infantry have been put on mass production scale. During the winter months as basketball schedule was played off in some games, plus finals for the championship.
Company F won this champion- ship and a survey of the titlists revealed that 20 men actually, par- 1 ticipated in the sport and 60 men were ardent followers team. With practice and league games, the basket ball season pro- vided up to 1,500 hours of par- ticular sporting interest to th« men of this company. In the reg- iment as a whole, it was- esti- mated that 1,560 men derived 30,- 000 hours of keen competition throughout the season. 40 TEAMS PLAY
In baseball, a gigantic 40-team schedule of 760 games of softball and baseball was set up. This brought out 700 that were actual- ly active in the play and 70C spectators. As the season pro- gresses, the staggering figure of 115,000 hours of the national pas- time is being brought in range for the enlisted men and officers of the 124th. OTHER SPORTS Other sports activities carried l in Gatorland are the regi- mental softball team, inter regi- mental volley ball play and the football team which won the post championship last year, all of the keenly sharpening the com- petitive spirit of the 124th In- fantry Gators.
'G' Company Takes Softball Laurels In 176th Infantry
The first half of the 176th In- fantry Softball season ended last Friday when the Company G team beat the Anti-Tank team in a two- game series 5-1 and 6-1.
The star G-man, Novocol, was in there all the way, as he pitched both games in championship style. He had the Tankers /swinging at high ones, and swinging at low ones. His men backed him up with timely hits and flashy fielding. • : The Softball Trophy was pre- sented G Company, emblematic of the championship softball team for the first half of the season. The second half winners will -play G at the end of the season for the permanent possesion of the trophy.
A sportsmanship Trophy was presented the Personnel Softball team for their fine conduct on the field. The team, win, lose or draw showed up at every game and displayed sportsmanship truly worthy of the 176th Infantry.
Cooper (176th), Graham (300th), Inoff (124th), Russo (Profs), Os- wald (Brigade) and Williams (764th) would decorate any line- up. But we can't include them all.
And possibly even replacing some of the all-stare are players like Compton and Suchara of the 176th and Mercer, Prasse and Rundus of the Profs. But they haven't played enough games to merit equal consideration with those picked for the firs team. Perhaps the second half will tell a different story.
You'll notice the instinct of self- preservation plays a leading role in the selection of the all-star team. This is in strict accordance with army regulations. Personally, who cares — I have my ten thou- ), Strukel (Rifles), sand insurance policy.
176th Spirits Trip Columbus In 13th Frame
Poland and Grumpier Hurl Scoreless Ball In Win For Soldiers
In a thrilling encounter, the 176th Infantry Spirits defeated the Columbus Foxes Sunday after- l by a 2-0 score. The largest crowd of the season was present, and they were on edge all through the 13 inning affair.
Walt Poland 'started on the mound for the .Spirits and he pitched nine innings of runless ball. He gave them five scattered hits, and had the Fox batters lit- erally eating out of his hand.' Po- land struck out only three men, but that doesn't tell the story. Walt was "right" all afternoon and in the seventh inning hit a long ball to deep left field that was destined for extra bases. A fine catch by the outfielder rob- bed Poland of a chance of win- ning his own ball game. Pete Crumpler relieved Poland the tenth inning, and he too pitched shut-out ball for his three innings. The Spirit pitchers were "on .the ball" for this game and displayed the reasons for the Spirits being considered first place contenders in the coming second half of the TIS League.
"Ram" Ramozotti played his us- ual errorless ball at short stop, figuring in nine plays, as well as being the hitting star of the game. The "Ram" got four hits in six times at bat. The Spirits play the Foxes again this week, and a real battle looms.
Red Sox Down M-P Blue Sox
1st STR Sluggers Pound Or 11-1 Win
The M. P. Blue Sox, represent- ing the colored Military Police Detachment, made their baseball bow at Gowdy Field on Sunday night, but went down to an 11-1 defeat at the hands of the power- ful 1st STR Red Sox in an ex- hibition tilt.
The newcomers couldn't cope with the -powerful hitting of the 1st Regiment and offered little resistance to the current leaders in the Service League. RUMBY WINNER
Rumby did the twirling for the winners and his left-handed slants held the Blue Sox com- pletely at bay. He gave up only three safeties in the seven-inning tilt and struck out 12 M. P. bats- men.
addition to his sterling mound work. Rumby also led the Red Sox attack on two M. P. hurl- ers by slamming out two singles and a double. Big John Washing- ton, 1st STR first baseman, and Shortstop James Taylor had two blows apiece for the winners. LARGE CROWD
The Red Sox hopped on Benton, Blue Sox starter, in the very first inning for a quartet of runs and were never headed after that. One of the largest crowds of the sea- son watched the tilt, which was the first game for the Blue Sox, who hope to enter the Service League in the second half pen- nant chase. '
Blue Sox ...000 001 0— 1 3 3 Red Sox ...400 430 x— 11 10 0 Batteries: Blue Sox— Benton, Brown and Oliphant. Red Sox- Rumby and Winbush.
Mac Saxon, former coach and athletic director of Texas Col- lege of Mines, now is at U. S. Naval Air Station, Banana River, Fla.
Lt. Carlos Proctor, formerly boxing coach, freshman football coach and director of intramural athletics, now is at U. S. Naval Air Station, Banana River, Fla.
final play-off in September. How- ever, they will probably start right in next week in quest of second-half honors, which if they capture, would eliminate a post- season playoff. . ,
Considering that the Prof tri- umph came with two of their really big guns on the sidelines, it was all the more imp/assive. Both Manager Herb Moore, and Garnet Mercer saw the series from the coaching boxes because of the one-officer rule which had to • be adhered' to in the inter- league play. GREAT BALL
However, the replacement for Moore and Mercer played great ball. Lefty Lehner fielded with real eclat at first base and saved several potential base hits from riding into right field while Chet Dabbs who replaced Mercer ir the outfield did the hardest hit- ting of anyone in the entire sc- ries.
The paratroopers, who had made a runaway of the race in the post loop, played good ball afield in the first two tilts al- though woefully weak at the plate.' In the finale, however, their . defense fell completely to pieces and five errors trickled through the infield.
The brand of ball pitched by Pete Bardin, Mike Hogan and Bucketfoot Vaughn for TPS was not bad at all, buit just wasn't quite in a class with the superb work of the Prof moundsmen. Dickinson, Rundus and Bobo were little short of magnificent and that just about tells the story of the title series. That's all there there isn't any more!
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Here are a few figures— the wrong kind— for you to tell your grandchildren about. When the Parachutists got their hit in the fifth inning of the first game, it was the first safety Joe Dickin- son had given up in 11 innings. Joe had pitched six hitless against the 176th. The burly Prof hurler has now gone 15 innings without allowing a run.
In 29 tonfngrs, Ruddy Run- dus, who blanked the Para- chutists in the second game, has experienced exactly one inning in which the opposition scored. Lanky Rudy also broke his lifetime batting record when he got two hits 1ft one game against TPS. The Prof hurlers — Dickinson, Rundus and Bobo — gave up only 11 hits in the entire post series. In only one inning could the Jumpers get more than one hit. That was in the third inning of the final game when they got two bingles.
Apparently TPS followers were discouraged by the con- secutive shutouts of their boys. When the third game started the umpires almost outnumbered • the spectators. But after TPS got its two runs the fans started drifting into the stands. You just can't beat the speed of the grape- vine.
The Profs, leading Iarcenists .of the Infantry School league, dem- onstrated how they did it. stealing 13 bases in the three games. El- mer Niebler, -hobbling with i ringworm in one foot and two stitches in the other, stole three bases in the third game. If he'd only had his health he would have walked off with the grand- stand.
The Parachutists came through with some spectacu- lar fielding, particularly a one-hand stab by Ray Kissel which robbed Lehner of at . least a double. Kissel was earlier saved some embarrass- ment by Sandy Morris who leaped into the stratosphere to spear Ray's heave over his head and get Lehner just in time.
The entire series proved one thing: that when the chips are down the Profs are practically invincible.
BESS WINNER IN DOG SHOW
Major William W. Choppin, commanding officer, 43rd Sub- Depot, entered Bess, his pointer female puppy in the Columbus Amateuc Field Trial Club's Bench Show for sporting dogs which was held Sunday, May 16 in the Mu- nicipal Stadium in Columbus. Bess was handled by Candidate Erie Ferguson, 18th company, OCS, and first place in the Pointer class of female puppies.
Lt. Charles D. (Chuck) Hyatt, formerly of Pitt Panthers and Phillips 66 basketball teams and named 11 times on All- American cage teams, is assistant director of physical training at Sheppard Field, Tex.
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'Jabbo' Jablonsky, Army's All-American Griddeiy Now ' Qualified as Paratrooper
Gridiron Game Is "Tame' Compared To Rigors Of Skyj limping, He Says
Asserting that the gridiron is :tame" compared with the rigor- ius . training as a parachutist, Lieut. Col.. Harvey J. Jbblorisky, former all-American football player of West Point Military Academy, qualified as a full- fledged paratrooper at Fort Ben- ning's Parachute School.
Colonel - Jablonsky, who ' starred in collegiate sports at the Military Academy, completed '. his ;' fifth qualifying leap from a C-47 trans- port plane high over Fort Benning and won the right to sport the 10-. inch paratrooper boots and .the 'wings" of the hardy chutists.
Since his graduation from West Point in 1938, when he won na- tional fame as a star guard on the football team, Colonel Jab- lonsky has returned to the Acad- emy annually to coach the eleven for their fall campaigns.
Between football seasons, Col- onel Jablonsky has-been assigned to tours of duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia and in the Panama Canal.
About a year ago," Colonel Jablonsky asserted, "I thought I'd like to join the paratroops. Upon completion of the last Army-Navy football game and after another tour, of duty, I applied for . the Paratroops. Now that I've quali- fied, I have no question about the excitement and action which I'll get with my troops in the Air- borne Command."
husky soldier, Colonel Jab- lonsky stands five, feet eleven. He is married, and the father of two children, Jean and David. Mrs. Jablonsky and the' children now reside at Clayton, Missouri.
Backed' by. his proficiency in teamwork which he acquired while -starring ort .West Point's baseball, basketball, track and football teams, Colonel Jablonsky asserted that hs "ready to go" into his new assignment as executive officer of the 515th, Parachute In- fantry Regiment.
LohrOfW Star In Clutch
One of the best "money" play- ers on the 176th baseball team is Bill "Shuffle" Lohr. The "Shuf- fler'; has three' times ' figured .in J the winning runs of Spirit Games, j Twice he sent in the winning markers, and in one game he per- sonally took the deciding run in with him. '
Lohr is 5' 11" and weighs 173 . pounds. He bats and throws right Handed. A native of Richmond, Va. • "Shuffle" played all his' ball with a Virginia semi-pro team. He was ' noted there, too, for his quiet, de- pendable playing.
Playing left field for the Spirits, Lohr made, many fine catches to rob enemy ' batters of sure hits. ; The Spirits have .lost only "one game when Lohr was out in left field while winning seven.; At. present he is batting a cool ;328 and will be a big factor in the coming half of the TIS League.
"I like playing with the Spirits, said "the Shuffler," because they are just that. Plenty of pep' and fight and determination. We may have started off slowly, but we sure will finish fast." :
Cpl. Johnny Sturm, formerly first baseman for the Yankees, now is physical training instructor for the 33rd Training Group at . Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Thomas D. Keeton, once Uni- versity' of Texas pitcher, who went into the Army from the Louisville Colonels, now is an aviation cadet .at Randolph Field, Tex.
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FOR YEARS Pfc. Pierce W. Wilbourn '(right) drove racing automobiles and learned the ins and outs of racing buggies. Here 'at Fort Benning as a student in the motor-mechanics coarse of the Infantry school, he is learning more about 5 pictured with Lt. Norman Roden, an instruc-
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Once Fortes Star Athlete^ Sam Prophet Now Contents Mf With Umpire Chares
Recalls Old Times In Benning Sports When Games Were Spirited
BY JOHNSTON C. WOOD ALL
"Trow da bum out!"_ yaps a Brooklynilc; "It's moiderr"
"Hang him,"' raves a Rebel, "he' 5 plumb blind."
"Kill- him," urges a Westerner, "he may be a zoot-suiter in dis- guise."
"Rrroll him," grows a Mid- Westerner, "he's rrrotten."
"Execrate the obnoxious um- pire," whispers an effete Eastern- er.
These are the villifying re- marks the fans roar at Umpire Sammy Prophet of the Acadc Regiment.
We decided the ump couldn't be that ' bad, so we invited him over for an interview.
"Come in, Sergeant!" we said and then politely, "give the gen- tleman a seat." . UMPS GENTLEMEN?
"They call umps gentlemen? g:They call us everything else," he r jokingly added.
Now for the story. Master Sgt. Sammy Prophet,- who spells his last name "just like a prophet in the Good. Book — though not so good" has put in 16 years of sol- diering, all of them at Fort Ben- ning, since his enlistment.
The sergeant is a native of Greenwood. -Miss'., and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Prophet of the above town. ATHLETIC FAME
Sgt. Sam's athletic ;fame has through Benning like a wind-swept flame through a for- est. He has starred in football, basebait. basketball, track and Brimming and "played tennis • - * was resting from the oth- er sports." His wife presented him v.'itn golf sticks not so long ago sad now he marches down the fairways "every time I get a chance."
All in all. he is an athlete with £ capital "A." His whole life is
Six Men Die In Plane Crash
Former Post Officers Aboard Were Enroure From Benning To Capita!
An Army transport plane from Fort Benning crashed and ex- ploded, killing five officers and one non-commissioned officer near Saxe, Va., 15 miles south- west of Keysville, Va., last week.
Four of the officers were at- tached to the operation staff of th; Army War College and were enroute to Washington from the Infantry School at Fort Benning.
They were: Col. Kameil Maer- tens, Washington, D. C; Col. Rich- ard L. Baughman, Washington, D. C; Lt. Col. Felix A. Todd, Jr., Silver Spring, Md., and Lt. Col. Milton H. Pressley, Jr., Arlington, Va.
The pilot, Maj. William M. Marks, Jr., Montgomery, and co- pilot. Staff Sgt. William Evans, Jr., Peckville, Pa., also were killed. - .
Officers from Camp Pickett, Va., assigned to investigate the -acci- dent, reported that the plane cir- cled, dropped a flare and attempt- ed to land in a field, then hit a rise in the ground and burst into flames. No indication was given of the cause of the attempted emergency landing.
Lieutenant Colonel Todd for- merly was battalion commander of the First Student Training reg- iment of the Infantry School, and later served as battalion com- mander of the Second Student Training regiment. He left Ben- ning in 1942 to go to Washington.
Colonel Maertens served on the Infantry board in -940 and 1941. His son, Second Lt. James Maer- tens, is now an instructor, in the weapons section of the Infantry School at Fort Benning.
Colonel Baughman' served at Fort Benning for two years as chief of rifle instruction at the In- fantry school. ,■
Chapel No. Three Gefs-Silk Flags
Two silk flags were presented to Chapel Number Three at a special service last Sunday by members of the 6th Company of the Second Student Training Reg- iment.
Chaplain William Willingham received the flags in behalf of the chapel from Candidates Jess B. Huff, Jr., and John J. Heyman, representing the 6th Company.
The chapel had been in need of the two flags, one American and one Christian, siface its first service. But the need Had not been fulfilled until Candidate Harold L. Beisemeyer of the 6th Company became aware of it. He took the matter up with the men in the company, a collection was taken in the barracks, and the flags were purchased.
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wrapped up with anything "sports and competitive." He - prefers football best because it is the "roughest."
OLDTIMERS TOUGH
"Football teams today are sis- sies— we played football for keeps in the old days," the ser- geant noted.
"We could have taken our sec- ond team back in 1927 and run the Gators of today out of the stadium!" he. continued.
"The 124th think they are good but you should have seen us whip- Auburn two straight suc- cessive years when that team had Ed Shirling and 'Barleycorn' Shi- rey (two All- Americans) and Au- burn was the Goliath in southern football," he added. QUARTERBACKED
In those days, Sgt. Sam was the quarterback because he pulled "the opposite of what was ser~" ble and the plays went well."
In a game against the Tanks for the -championship back in 1928 or thereabouts, with the Tanks out in front by virtue of a safety, five minutes left to play, three quarterbacks in the same backfield at one time (Sgt. Sam included), the Tanks were forced to. puht. Sam took the spiral and twisted 65 yards for the winning score and then drop-kicked the extra point. The final score was 7-2 and with the winner went the championship. 37 -YARD DROPKICK . Another time that year, the ser-
geant drop-kicked a 37-yard field goal from an extreme side- of the playing field. \
"Sports today at Benning are
t as good as they used to be, more spirit and better games in the old days, especially baseball," he mused.
"Swede Kjelstrom was the best ball player ever to appear at the post, the canniest, and the best manager/' he judged. (The Swede is still -at Benning, though too old to participate in sports). SHANNON GREATEST ' Wittenberg College, take note: as to the basketball question of whether Johnny Roosma or Frank Shannon was the greatest to ever play at Benning, he said, "Shan- non by a shade— he's the better floor' man."
"Roosma was the better shot and he was fed the ball by 'Fat' Franz, who was the best handler of a basketball that I have ever and was very, very good"
(This coming from one who has played with both of these Benning greats doesn't necessari- ly settle the question., though it does clarify some of the salient merits of^each player). MEDALS GALORE
Sgt. Sam has medals galore,
le being for the best baseball hitter of the year with an aston- ishing .485, another for basketball performance, being selected all- tournament guard, track medal- lions, one medal for sportsman- ship and has the honor of playing on several straight Prof, baseball championship teams and two championship Prof, basketball teams. Plays first base in baseball, quarterback in football, guard in basketball and in track-^weil, he was a star at the javelin, pole vault, broad jump, a specialist in the mile and half-mile and also gallivanted at relay.
Sgt. Prophet, wife, and "only little gal," reside on 18th Avenue, Columbus.
He's umpiring now so a; 'finish paying for the Studebaker and my kid's tonsil extraction" and smilingly acknowledges that
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Another first has been re- corded in history. •
An enlisted man, in Fort Benning post . headquarters, Pfc. Robert Rankin of High Point, N. C, had tarried be- yond his quitting time. Ap- proached by a WAAC, Afc. Elizabeth Armstrong of Bel- mont, N. C, he was asked why he was waiting.
Pfc. Rankin answered he would go to the Main Theater if he had brought along a necktie to wear. With that the auxiliary pulled off her era- ' vat and offered it to the sol- dier.
He put it on, and the WAAC, "At last a man can wear something a woman has - taken off."
Officers Get ASTP Posh
Major O'Neill And Lt. Twitchell Ass't S-3's
Colonel Sevier R. Tupper, com- manding officer of the ASTP Basic Training Center of the In- fantry School, has announced the appointment of Maj. William C. O'Neill, of Flushing, N. Y., and First Lieut. John S. Twitchell, of Haddonfield, N. J., as assistant plans and training officers of the new center.
Major O'Neill, a graduate of Georgetown .University, Washing- ton, D. C, where he received his reserve commission in* 1928 through the ROTC, entered active duty at Fort Benning on Novem- ber 9, 1940, and was detailed as student to the officer's basic course of the Infantry School. Follow- ing his graduation he was assigned to the Academic Department of the School as an instructor and remained in that capacity until his enrollment in the officer's ad- vanced course in March of . this year. With the activation of the ASTP Basic Training Center here at Fort Benning, he was assigned to the new unit. A former em- ployee of the B. Altman Depart- ment store in New York City, he is married and lives at 101 Rain- bow avenue, Fort Benning.
Lieut. Twitchell, who was in- ducted into the army at Fort Dix, New Jersey in 1941, came to Fort Benning from the Eighth Infan- try Division to enter Infantry Officer Candidate School in Feb- ruary of 1942. He was graduated the following May and named as- sistant operations officer, of the Infantry School. When the ASTP center was activated here at Fort Benning he was assigned to the new training unit.
Col. Herbert B. Laux is plans and training officer of the ASTP Basis Training Center.
West Point Grads Arrive At Post For TSS Course
Ninety-two men of West Point's 1943 graduating class have ar- rived at Benning to attend the Infantry School's basic training course currently being given in the Eleventh Company of the First Student Training Regiment,
The course which the West Point officers are attending will extend over a period of 13 weeks and covers conferences, demon- strations and application of every phase of infantry work in the field. All the officers of the West Point group selected to attend the school's course are men who have been assigned to the infantry branch of the army. . The work is primarily to acquaint the men with the gigantic training plan which the Inf anry School runs for advanced officer training, basic officer training, officers mo- tor maintenance, officers commu- nication, officer candidates, enlist- ed radio operators and enlisted motor mechanics.
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Lt. Col. Vincent S. Burton as- sumed command of the Second Student Training Regiment of the Infantry School yesterday, suc- ceeding Col. A. C. Blain.
Col. Burton, who has. been in- spector of the Student Training Brigade since May of this year, has been in the army since 1914. He was commissioned from the ranks in 1917. He has seen serv- ice in the Philippines, China and Hawaii and was in the Hawaiian department when Pearl Harbor was attacked. -He has spent con- siderable time in R.O.T.C. work, serving four years at the Univer- sity of Alabama and four years at Casper School in Wyoming. CoL Burton came • to Fort Ben- ning from Hdwe school where he served_ as R.O.T.C. officer.
Col. Blain has been transferred to a new tour of duty.
Gators Receive Certificates
Group Completes Combat Intelligence
A picked group of 124th Infan- try men recently were presented certificates by Col. John D. Hill, commanding officer, signifying their completion of a six-week course of instruction in combat intelligence.
The school, conducted by Cap- tain Leroy F. Richards, Reg- imental S-2, operated four hours each day during the six-week pe- riod, and was the first course of its type to be offered in the Gator Regiment.
Minute study went into the se- lection of the men chosen for this work and final selection was based on the man's physique, sound judgment, observant mind, extraordinary initiative, energy and keen sense of responsibility. Each of the men selected had previously proven themselves trained soldiers, before they were given consideration for the school.
In addressing the class at the exercises, Capt. Richards told the men, "that he was highly elated with their exceptional perform- ance." He later singled out five members of the Medical detach- ment. "These men are especially to be congratulated fof- their ex- cellent showing, in view .of the fact that they had none of the prelim- inary experience afforded the men of the other outfits."
SOLDIER KILLED
Pfc. Arnold H. Aspinwall, 23, member of the Military Police de- tachment at Fort Benning, died at the station hospital last week from injuries received when his motorcycle crashed into a weap- ons carrier truck that was part of a night maneuver convoy at 1 a. m. Tuesday morning. He was the son of Mrs. Macy K. Aspinwall, Scriven, Ga. The body has been sent to Sriven for fuueral ser- vices and burial. He had been it the Army for a little more than a year. .
Rudy Vallee was recently com- missioned a lieutenant in the Coast Guard.
Col. Gaither-
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while he was a major, became a member of the plans and train- ing section of army ground forces headquarters in Washington. As chief of the special projects di- vision, he continued to promote the development of ■ American Army parachute troops and re- lated airborne organizations.
Colonel Gaither's wife and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Gaither, are expected to arrive shortly at Benning.
Hospital Officers Get Promotions
Promotion of Second Lieuts. Ar- thur L. Modin and Joseph J. Rus- sell of the 225th Station Hospital at Fort Benning to the rank of first lieutenants was announced this weekt
Lieutenant Modin, assistant ad- jutant of the hospital, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Modin of Kenmore, N. Daw., formerly of Longview, Wash. He was called to active duty March 24, 1941, at
Fort Lewis, Wash. After gradu- ating from the officer candidate medical administrative school at Camp Berkley, Texas, Feb. 10, 1943, he was sent to Fort Ben- ning June 8 of this year. Prior to entering the army he was con- nected with the Bonneville Power Administration project.
Lieutenant Russell, mess officer of the 225th Station Hospital, is a native of Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Since th* arrival of the ' first company of WACs at Fort Ben- ning last March, members have worked si te by side with 'soldiers, learning the non-military tasks of the latter so that they may be re placed and sent to combatant as- signments. 8
"The assignment of the WACs to Benning '; General Fulton con- tinued, "is helping solve the great manpower shortage in the coun- try. Were it not for the WACs at the post, it would be a decided drain on manpower here and in other camps and stations in neces- sitating able-bodied soldiers to fill non-miiitary jobs."
WACs at Fort Benning fill a variety of jobs, General Fulton pointed out and "already have re- lieved a substantial number of able-bodied troops' for active duty." Shoves of stenographers and typists have replaced soldiers at "desk j;bs" at post headquar- ters; ' and others have assumed jobs in thaters, service clubs, the army postoffice, and a variety of other places.
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When shopping for shoes to re- ceive full value on your Number 18 shoe ration ticket, why not take the children, your husband and really make a complete job of it all. The MILLER-TAYLOR SHOE COMPANY will he able to courteously and efficiently help you select the correct and most becoming shoes for you and your family. Winthrop, Jarman and Florsheim styles are among the well-known and popular footwear for men. Women have a wide selection, including Miller, . Vitality, Mademoiselle and College Bred shoes. Many mothers are using the present shoe coupon for dark shoes, for themselves and for their chil- dren. Suedes, leathers and gab- ardines in a wide variety of ox- fords, pumps, sandals and "ties" are suitable for -fall and winter wear from morning to night. Every pair of shoes, no matter what the price or label, has been made of the best available ma- terials and will be correctly fitted for you by your particular salesman.
Moving out to the Post and trying to curl up and be comfortable in the chairs is- sued by the Quartermaster has made me realize what a blessing a weH-padded chair can be. Wanting something to ease my bruised and. ach- Jng bones, I made a "bee- line" for H. ROTHSCHILD, Inc., finding as I had ex- pected, the ideal comfortable chaise and chaise lounges. Pretty, little chintz covered boudoir chairs are displayed in a number of different styles, any one fo. which would not. only add a femi- nine touch to your bedroom, but be comfortable and cozy in use. Maroon, blue, cream, aqua, rose and black are the background shades for the printed materials beautify- ing these chairs. One usually attractive, and well - cush- ioned chaise lounge in this group is covered, with a greyish-beige satin, sprin- kled with minute, gold flecks. Box pleats around the skirt and tufted cush- ions made this indeed a beautiful piece of furniture. Equally attractive are the
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OMS at your service, in mess and related problems. Those who serve and those who eat are invited to assist in a betterment effort. Call on, or send your suggestions or criticisms to Lt. Clifford E. Clinton, Fort Benning Exchange. Phone 3224, 10 to 11 a. m. DOLLAES AND SENSE
At last Friday's Mess Meeting — e garbage can was displayed — apparently full of green cabbage leaves, on closer examination dol- lar bills could be seen all through the leaves — dozens of them. A laugh went up— This was ridicu- lous! No one would allow fold- ing greenbacks to be so wasted But another garbage can's lid was lifted— revealing many kinds of food — once edible — now waste. Eggs,' meats, potatoes, lots cf bread, vegetables, pieces of ba- con—and so on. When this ugly ■sight was studied a moment it was evident that currency in the garbage would be preferable. To- day food is more precious than dollars— We can get dollars— Nut so easily food. With the world food situation so critical, we at the Post are determined to stop every ounce of avoidable waste. FREIGHT CAE LOAD A DAY
Estimates based on garbage checks, and nutrition studies show a possible 40,000 pounds of food that can be kept out of Fort Benning garbage cans every day. Think of it! A freight car load of food a day just at our Post. If you - will help! CLEAN PLATE POLICY Complement messes, require an officer or NCO to be stationed at the garbage can and the name of all who bring unnecessary waste taken for submission to C. O. for corrective action. CEECE COUNTS
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ing will also be required. Per- sons at garbage may keep this — It should be -kept in a memoran. dum book— a page per day J permanent record. Each mess then knows how many have been served at any given time. . NO FOOLISHNESS
Several messes have volun- teered to experiment with the new "menu performance record," prepared by OMS. This provides spaces for the mess sergeant to grade preparation of each item —and for tabulation of amounts received, prepared and unserved, of each item on each meal menu —also provides space for plate waste for every item. Thus a mess can know exactly where production problems and wastes lie— No guessing. Following this program also gives that mess higher rating, upon which the July "E" Flag will be awarded. Following this program requires real effort. Only messes volun- tarily seeking betterment and re- questing the privilege will u~ given these new forms. C & B SCHOOL
Next discussion meeting of all mess and related departments will be by invitation at C & B School No. 1, in the Mess at 2 p. m., July 15, 1943, commanding officers, mess officers, sergeants and any personnel or related de- partments, welcome. IDEA EXCHANGE
Submit your idea for mess im- provement!
1. Several messes have Vic- tory Gardens, some flower bord- ers. The WAAC Mess (S:a. Comp.) has flower boxes at each window.
2. With smoking • permitted Messes, butt cans are noted at 24th General Hospital and WAAC — (14-oz. cream cans, tops out, rims indented, painted company colors: Insignia).,
3. 24th General Hospital sub- mits another. They date (paper marked with pencil) all left-over items in their refrigerator. Sim- ple— clever.
4. Captain Pfefer, C & School No. 2 uses this dandy for serving officers— (Prevents fam- ily style service waste wnere of- ficers come at random). Foods a.< breads, beverages, salads, fruits are on table — meats and vege- tables each put in platter or bowl. All these are kept on large tray (or board shaped like tray)^-kept warm; as officer comes — the buf- fet tray of warmed food i: brought. Saves waste too!
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Milt Britton Reveals Secret of Laughter
Merry, mad Milt Britton of the entertainment world may well have found himself a place in the field of psychology had he not already been on *the way in the music business. The mere fact of discovering what the public wants 1 and satisfying them with it would not qualify him as a psychologist, but his clever means of explain- ing how he arrived at his destiny would help.
He told us a story in his. dress- ing room at the Main Theatre be- fore a performance of the USO- Camp Show "Take ft Easy" which is worth repeating. It was in an- swer to our question of why and how he came to organize his band of instrument-breaking musicians.
"Some years ago," he related, I was walking along Broadway at 42nd Street in the Times Square section of New York. I noticed the usually brisk crowd slowing to emit side-splitting laughs. Their mirth interested me, and I inves- tigated. My discovery was that a man had fallen from a street car. Now while his fall may have been entertaining, ihe none the less was removed frojn the scene in an ambulance, but that did not mat- ter to the crjowd. LAUGHTER j
They laughed, and then and there I decided if I could make my boys crpate the impression that they were hurting one another in a riotous! and funny , way, I would have an act that would be sure-fire. It clocked."
Milt Britton told us that one time an actor who made a pic- ture with the band conceived the idea that he i definitely had been injured in some of the horseplay.
made [several unnecessary trips to the! chiropractor," bandsman said. .
But the impact of war economy has been felt by the band, and now the light, breakable instru- ments must foe placed on order several months ahead of time, times the band is fortunate to get even a portion of its order, and consequently the elaborateness of his act has been trimmed. Now, he tells me, we save them up and shoot the works when we make a motion picture.
Such a film, we were informed, „ "Riding High" with Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell and techni- colro. It will play at Fort Ben- ning in the pear future. LAUDS POST
Milt Britton hesitated in nc measure to toss a posey or two at Fort Benning while he was here. He told us he really liked the post and the enthusiastic re- ception he received here, and we
ning, and his shows here were his first with the troupe.)
After telling us he is never ner- vous or tense before a perform- ance, he went on to prove his point. Only once did he display a trace of eagerness, and that was when he looked in on his musi- cians who were not showing enough pep in getting dressed and made up for the show. "Only 15 minutes," he bawled.
As he smeared grease paint on cheek and chin and patted powder here and there, Milt Britton phil- osophically smiled. "You know in a large measure it's up to those fellows upstairs how soon we get this war over with. Until it is through, I guess, we'll just have to go beating out the Anvil Chorus on Joe's head and save our *~ struments."
Tactics Instructor Named Major
Kenneth L. Halverson of Can- ton, S. D., an instructor in the Tactical Section of The Infantry School, has been promoted to the rank of major.
Major Halverson was commis- sioned in 1936 . in the Officers' Reserve- Corps and entered active service early in 1941. He . attend- ed the Battalion Commanders' and Staff Officers' course and the Advanced Officers' course at the Infantry School. Maj. Halverson served as platoon leader, com- pany commander and battalion executive before being ■ assigned to the faculty of The Infantiy school.
He is married and resides in Fort Benning. In civilian life, he was engaged in printing and jou: nalism.
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believe him. [His tour with USO- Camp Shows is an inspiration, he declared.- (Britton is suffering with an infection in his left eye. He joined th[s unit at Fort Ben-
with service. The messes are being urged to work to a chronological food production chart— which will assist them and the "eaters." Q. "I'll bpt you wont' print this — I'm a mess Sergt. — I nat- urally don't jwant to reveal my- self . . . But Saturday mornings we have to have things just right for our CO's inspection. He judges us on how slick and clean things look.' So we rub and scrub and rush breakfast out . . . then lunch, so we can get looking like a cream puff for the . . . 'At- tention*.' But! our CO does not look on the inside of "cream puff" where j we got just " cream." .'. . If things look right —that rates. |But what seems to me to be wrong is that we have to cook our (dinner too soon — or too late — and the fellows of the outfit get poor chow" . . . A. Some CO's do judge solely on j orderliness and cleanliness;! are concerned with the tactical problems or j not fully aware of necessity or intricities of food prepara- tions—What you describe certainly does happen. ... I As CO's understand this prob- lem there is no question but that they will undertake a ! different type consideration for mess inspection. Actually even though you were fault- less in "sanitation"— if food comes out poorly — you should receive poor inspection rating. j
Q. "At Cafeteria— Saturday and Sunday afternoons we have to wait in line so long because those who want just & cup -of coffee barge in ahead . . . Why not stop this bucking ..."
A. You're right! It will stop. Instead we will* have & coffee and donut self service at No. 2 counter for quick snacks — Saturday and Sunday breakfasts. FOOD F_OR THOT
This is a funny world. It's wonders never cease; All "civil- people are at war, all sav-| ages are p. peace!
An unusual career as marksman and athlete in the Army has been established by First Lieut. W. C. Kjelstrom, a company officer in the First Student Training Regi- ment and a graduate of the In- fantry School's officer candidate
After enlisting in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 15, Lieutenant Kjelstrom, then a private, was as- signed ,to the~~20th Infantry at Fort Douglas to start "his career as a marksman and- athlete. He held a berth in the 1931, 1937 and 1938 Infantry Rifle Teams at Camp Perry, and also won the Regimen- tal championship for pistol shoot- ing in the years of 1935-40 while stationed with the 29th Infantry. Between the years of 1931 to 1938, he also acquired 14 or 15 medals.
The >Jieutenant's athletic career is vouched for in a letter dated Sept. 19, 1932, and signed by Lt. Col. E. F. Rice, commanding the 29th Infantry. Listed under the notation "athletics" is the follow- ing: Post Team— football, 1922-27 inclusive. All Army team, 1925-27 (Won Presidential Cup in 1925).
Battalion Team 1922^32 inclusive, which won post championship in years of 1923-25, and again 1931. Basketball: Post Team 1925-28, battalion team 1922-32 inclusive, and captain the entire time. This team was post champion from 1922 to 1932. Baseball: Post Team 1922- 31 inclusive, captain of team 1928- 29, and coach for year 193L Bat- talion Team 1922-30, #nd again in in 1932, and held captaincy the entire time. Post champion in 1932. Track: Post record until 1930 in the 880-yard run.
Among Lieutenant Kjelstrom's commendations is one dated June, 1929, indicating that General Charles P. Sumerall considered him to be an outstanding soldier, who, through marked leadership and splendid performance, " contributed exceptional services to the Second Battalion, 29th In- fantry, in all its athletic endea- vorsr Also, a telegram reads, " — Congratulations to you winning Marine Corps Cup Second place Coast Guard rapid fire cup."
Colonel Lindsey Takes Command
Veteran Officer Leads 515th Paratropers
Lt. Col. Julian B. Lindsey is commanding officer of the newly activated 515th Parachute Infan- try, Regiment now training at Fort Benning.
A graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1929 Col. Lindsey served as company officer with several infantry or- ganizations, including two years with the 15th Infantry, in Tient- sin, China, where he applied him- self to studying the Chinese lan- guage. He is a former student at the Infantry School (1931-1932)
The personnel of the new regi- ment now is completing its jump training at Fort Benning and will engage in tactical jumps and problems this week.
Members of Col. Lindsey's staff include Lt. Col. James C. Hite, executive officer; Capt. James L. Kaiser, S-l; Capt. James W. Py- sienski, S-2; Maj. Marvin B. Reed- er, Acting S-3 and Capt. Burton N. Everett, S-4.
Col. Lindsey is an active ath- lete, participating in softball, baseball, basketball, riding, bowl- ing and golf. He is married and has two children. Tfce family lives at Winchester, Va.
Lt. Boettcher Made Captain
Lieut. Henry F. Boettcher of Lawson Field has been recently promoted to the rank of captain.
Captain Boettcher prior to his service was head of the drama de- partment, Carnegia Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pa. He attended the University of Chi-
Obstacle Course Record Broken
Candidate Richard H. Kirby of the Sixth Company, Third Stu- dent Training Regiment, shat- tered the first battalion's obstacle course last week, lowering the time from 1:25 to 1:23.
A New Yorker, Kirby previously was with the 17th Company, Sec- ond Battalion's obstacle course record of 1:35. He attended De witt Clinton High school in New York and ran the 220 on the var- sity track team. He also is known as a singer of considerable talent.
War Department order re- cently issued directs that bar- racks bags sent to the laundry be returned to their right cwners..
Photographs may now be sent by "V Mail" provided they do not take up more than one third of the space for correspondence.
O. C/s Brother Routs 9 Nazis In North Africa
Officer Gets Silver Star And Promotion In Field For Exploit
A little engagement in; the North African campaign in which one American personally over- came nine Germans was described _ a letter received recently by O. C. Emerson Tanner, of the 26th Company; Second Student Train- ing Regiment.
The one American: was Capt. William Tanner, older brother of the O. C, and for his action he was .decorated with the Silver Star and given a field, promotion from lieutenant to captain.
Captain Tanner, an ROTC grad- uate from the University^ of Ten- ;ee, led an assault on a Ger- man machine gun nest in the Bat- tle of El Guettar. . He killed three Nazis with his .45 cal. pistol and put six others to flight by his quick action. The story is told in the following excerpt from his letter:
The attack started before day- light, and along about boon of the first day we could, near this German machine gun just over a little peaked ridge raising h— 1. It wasn't firing at us, but was giv- ing out boys down the valley a hard way to go. CHARGES RIDGE
'Most of the company was en- gaged at the time, so Captain Witj (fhe company commander) de- cided he would take a squad of men around to the left and at- tempt to put fire on the machine gun, and meanwhile I would take a few men and rush the ridge when he gave me the signal.
Well, he got around all right, but wasn't able to get in a posir tion to fire on the gun, so he gave me the signal anyway. With about five men I took off- for the ridge. I never thought of my- self as being very fast before, but I must have really let loose and covered the distance to the hill in nothing flat. For when I reached the top of the ridge I suddenly realized that I was alone and had only my pistol.
'There was nothing ehe to do,
I plunged over the top, and face down right at my feet were
three Germans,- evidently ammu- nition bearers for the machine gun. About 30 feet to my left was the gun with six men.
"I guess I was pretty much ex- cited, but at any rate I fired all. eight of my shots into the. three men at my feet, completely ignor- ing the other six. It must haye been the element of suiprise^ my favor, for the six men de- serted their gun and took off, panic stricken. I reloaded, and the five men who were with me came up with their rifles and Tommy gun, and we got three more of the six as they ran, down the hill.
"About this time, Wit- and his squad came up, and it was here that Wit was killed by machine gun fire as he attempted to ob- serve over the hill."
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Among the corporals recently promoted to sergeant in the Med- ical Detachment, Station Hospital were Verlyn B. Little, Marion C. Pate, Woodrow Reynolds, John Sebor, Hubert vSewell, Henry Tandy, Paul Whellis' and James, Woodward.
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FROM THE MACHINE GUN platform o'f one of the eight watch towers at Fort Benning's internment camp for Italian war prisoners guards can watch day and night the scene spread out hefore them. (U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo.)
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by being hired out to farmers, or to other forms of labor. The employer would pay the govern- ment the prevailing rate for such labor in " the competitive market —this to insure that prisoners were not to be used as "cheap labor'' and thus undercutting pri- vate wages.
Whatever I was paid over and above the 80 cents. a day the. gov-
: or for similar purposes.
All 'these things I learned wmle irving to solve the mystery of the ltce= on my pants and my- leg- 'gir.gs, which persisted in getting i t£ngiec\
- i Once my uniform was donned, n:$>v.'&s turned over tcr a sergeant,!
vrh.o waltzed me over to a nearby j — " t allowed me> WES pliced desk anc nanaec me a mimeo-- psphed blank to fill out.
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On top of it, it said "Campo a-lnternamento did Fort Benning, Georgia," and following that were instructions to "scrivere chiaro e in lettere maiuscole per piacere," which meant I was to write clear- ly. I did my best to scrivere.
This blank is valuable both to the army and to the prisoner.
rives the army the necessary m- . -
lorrntaion to classify the prison- released and repatriated.
to the credit of the government. GETS £13 A MONTH
Of the sums placed to my cred- it, I could get up to $13 a month" in camp scrip or exchange tok- ens, which, in turn, I could use at the camp post exchange for the purchase of cigarettes, candy and other such comfort items. The balance of my money remains to my credit and will be paicLto me at the end of the war, when I am
ere es to occupations, and to make i* easier for them to give him the kind of work he likes to do. _ It also gives them data on his mili- tary "career, his- next of kin, his life prior to the war and other details of importance.
There were a lot of those ques- tions. The first, of course, was my cognome e nome— my name. Then my internment serial num- ber. Then my altezza and my peso in kg's; my heiht and weight. _
The colore degli occhi, colorito, ind colore del capelli, the color rr.v eves, mv complexion and 'fsv hair which -T used to have, were V, VI, and VII on the list.
Then, of course, they wanted to blow my nazionalita (national- ity), )and I wondered at the first four letters of the word and its aptness), my eta (age) and my luogo e data di nascita (date and place of birth).; and also my in- riirizzc de residenza permanente, (my previous permanent resi- dence,)
MANY QUESTONS ■ Questions XIII, XIV, XV; XVI | and XVII all related to my mari- tal state, addresses of my wives or nearest relatives, and data about -my dependents. My educa- tion and religion, my knowledge of foreign languages were then the subject of inquiry; as were my mestiere prima della chia- mata ai army— my pre-war jobs, and my army experience. What pade did I hold, what arm or service of the tlalian forces was 1 in; was I a member of the Army, Navy or Air Force and what unit or ship; what was my {Italian* army serial number and sn\ military occupation; and did I cave- any other occupations and what was the date of my capture and arrest and where was it, who captured me and what was my Physical condition at the time of By capture? In fact, any and all questions which could be asked to insure my well-being, my con- , — Uentment insofar as possible wit! #y status as a prisoner.
And then I was given a card to fill out— a card which would 0£ mailed immediately to my next of kin noUfying them of my cap- ^e, and where they could write tome.
I v/as then given a receipt for ™atever cash, bonds or personal Property, of value I might have «a when I came in; and my fi- oaci*! status v/as entered on an- o-ier card which was -to follow : f- throughout my internment. I un tnis card were to be entered - "I .suras I earned, or were paid ^ prisoner of • war— the first ^% up to 80 cents a day maxi- ms:., and the second being a flat Payment of lOc per day. ^^dearn the 80 cents a day
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The paper work over, I was taken across the camp street, and there issued my equipment. The supply sergeant gave me a bar- rack bag, two bed sacks, two com- forters, a cot, a pillow ,and I wis to be allowed 15 pounds per month of straw or substitute bed- ding with which to stuff my mat- tress.
I was allowed a belt, a pah of denim pants, a blouse, a cap four pair of cotton shorts, a pair of leggings, two shirts, a pair of shoes, four pairs of socks and four undershirts— and I could have an additional allowance if and as my health and well-being demanded it. And in wintertime I could have two pair of wool trousers and a woolen coat. TOILET ARTICLES
As to toilet articles, they load- ed me up. They gave me a safe- ty razor and blades, a shaviug brush, a tooth brush, a card of buttons, a comb, two handker- chiefs, some shoe laces and shoe polish, tooth powder, hand and shaving soap, and two towels.
My company barber also was issued two hair clippers— for each company — and other sundries. My company cobbler had real leather soles and both leather and rubber heels for repairing my shoes; as well as a complete tool kit
And this accomplished I was taken to the wirebound gate of the camp proper.
The camp is bound around by two high wire fences, separated from each other by a space of from fifteen to twenty feet. Three strands of barbed wire top the fences at an angle. On each cor- near of the fences are towers, ir which camp guards — trained ma- chine gunners — are on duty 24 hours a day in two hour shifts.
The towers are squat and bulky affairs. In each of them are mounted three machine guns. On top of them are maneuverable searchlights, which have emerg- ency current from battery install- ations for use should the normal electric supply be interrupted.
These machine guns are kept trained on the" aisles between the two fences, and on the camp proper. The searchlights at night constantly illumine those aisles. At no time, day or night, can prisoners approach either of the fences.
The towers themselves are in- geniously constructed. The guards, once in them, are isolated from the rest of the camp, save for communication service. Anyone, the camp commander, ap- proaching them, is challenged. From the tower platform a com- prehensive view of the camp as a whole is possible. In our camp at Fort Benning there are several of these main towers. WIRE BOUND GATE
The entrance: to the camp is similarly protected. You walk — or drive— through a wire bound gate, and stop:1 The gate closes behind you, and your presence there is thoroughly inspected be- fore the gate in front of you is opened by the guards. War pris- oners,- of course, are thoroughly frisked as they go in and out.
That double gate is a necessary and very valuable precaution. Groups of prisoners, you see, are hired out to farmers and other employer^ to do essential work.
They are accompanied by guards from the post. They can be ab- sent, working or in transporta- tion, for as long as ten hours. . . . but they must be back in camp each night.
As they depart, in the morn- ing, or arrive, at night, they are brought into the double gate, in- spected, and finally sent to the camp proper.
With my equipment I enter this compound of long, single story buildings. I am assigned, first, to barracks, brand new, hospital clean, pine smelling barracks, with long rows of single cots. Each prisoner is given a cot of his own. He keeps it clean. He can, probably will, and generally does, evolve lockers from soap boxes, with doors and ingeniously contrived hinges cut from toma- to cans, in which to keepjiis per- sonal effects. He can decorate this little niche as / much as he pleases; but it must pass the ef- ficient and frequent inspection of camp officers.
HOT AND COLD WATER
In another long building are rows of wash basins and toilet equipment At one end is a show- er room capable of accommodat- ing a score of prisoners at a time. Here, too, are tables on which they may scrub their clothes. Hot and cold running water contin- uously are on tap.
They took me to all these plac- es. They showed me the plans for the immediate erection of a 150- bed hospital, immaculate and modern. There is a tailor and a barbershop. There's a wood-work- ing and hobby shop for me to put- ter around in whenever I get the notion. There's large sections of unlandscaped grounds if I get the urge to garden, or to beautify them —and the average prisoner gets that urge, so much so, in fact, that within a few months of oc- cupation, they usually turn their compounds into beauty spots.
There's several recreation build- ings in which I can spend mv spare time, and where I can find magazines to read; and (here's a recreation ground on which I cat exercise and play games. PRISONER PERSONNEL
Who oversees all these things'. Well, I -have in my own companv of prisoners a number of prisoner personnel to police me. They in- clude a first sergeant, duty ser- geants and corporals, a mess ser- geant, four cooks and a similar number of helpers, a cobbler, a plumber, a carpenter and a bar- ber— all chosen from prisoners whose former occupations give them preference.
These, in turn, are supervised by an American army contingent, one for each company, and op- erating under the authority of the camp commander. These include a first sergeant, a mess sergeant and a supply sergeant for each two companies (a prisoner company is 250 men), a company clerk, a cook and an assistant cook. In addition there are the members of the Military Police Escort Guard Company, who do the actual guard duty at camp entrances, in the towers,- and around the fences of the camp. The military person- nel of the Fort Benning camp, the colonel tells me, is 600. MODERN KITCHEN
My tour continues. I'm taken to the kitchen. I see modern refrig- erators capable of holding a week's supply of frozen-fresh meats. There are copious cup- boards for canned goods and oth- er supplies. There are stacks of china dishes and drawersful of table utensils — the same equip- ment used by the soldier boys at the fort. There's S steam dish- washer which not only washes, but sterilizes. And the mess hall proper is as clean as the pro- verbial hound's tooth — long rows of tables which daily are srubbed and polished; benches to sit on. Foods are cooked on huge army ranges, installed in rows . in the kitchen — and, in fact, that kitchen equipment would put quite a number of the Columbus restau- rants I've seen utterly to shame.
What do I eat? Exactly the same food, and in the same quan- tities, as is served to the Ameri- can soldiers on duty at the post tempered somewhat, at I ^desire
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it, by national delicacies. Me, an Italian prisoner of war, well — I'm naturally going to want spaghetti, and macaroni, and ravioli and pastrami and above all, garlic. And they're going to give them to the cooks— the Italian cooks of my own company — to prepare just the way I want them. WILL WANT WATER
On my arrival in camp, some- what dehydrated by long months of desert warfare; perhaps, I'm going to drink huge quantities of fresh, cold water — uncontaminat- ed by the chlorine I've been used to. I'm not going to demand much sugar, for I'm not used to it. At first I'll eat a considerable quantity of fats, for I'm under- nourished in that direction, but soon I'll become normal. And how I'm going to .go for that greatest delicacy of all — American1 white bread! I'll eat it with or without, any time of the day or night I can get it— and in any quantity.
And drinks? Well, I won't have any jugs of red wine, but I'll get coffee now and then, with real milk in it; and once in a while I'll have tea . . , but mainly I'll demand water, water and more water. And I'll probably put on several pounds of weight a month. In fact, I know I will— for I ate one of those meals I haven't been hungry since. DAILY ROUTINE
My daily routine is carefully explained to me. It is the same as that of the American army. I get up at Reveille, dress, have roll call, police my quarters, and go to breakfast. If I want to volunteer for outside work— for only volunteers are accepted — I then leave for my assigned task. On arrival there I work eight hours and then come home. Or, if I'm not working, my time is my own — for any of the recrea- tional tasks or hobbies I prefer to engage in. At noon or there- abouts comes lunch, and in the evening the third meal of the day. I'm going to sing a lot, lusty Ital- ian songs with a roll and a vim to 'em; and I'm singing because I'm a lot more contented than I was in the Libyan desert. And when nighttime comes and I go to my bunks, perhaps I'll say a little prayer, a little prayer for my loved ones at home . . .
Tomorrow, in the third and last article of this series, Reporter Sloan tells of his reactions to the camp, its personnel, and the life the prisoners will lead.
"I'm not going to treat these prisoners as criminals," Col. Ches- cheir, commander of the Ft. Ben- ning Internment Camp, told me. "They are just victims of the for- tunes of war. And we're bound — land are following — the rule of the Geneva convention regarding them.
"They are to be given the- same treatment, insofar as possble, as our own soldiers get. They can write two letters a week, on spe- cial blanks we furnish them. There is a visitor's headquarters where any of their relatives, oj any other person who has legiti- mate business with them, can visit them and talk to them.
"Representatives of the Geneva convention will have access to them at all times, and will report on the manner in which they are treated,. They are at liberty to complain about any phase of their treatment, and that complaint must be forwarded to the Geneva authorities. But so far as I know, there have been few complaints in all the camps we are operating.
"Arrangements are being made so they can have church si ices on Sunday, and as far as camp here is concerned, I'm going to try Jo get an Italian-speaking padre for them. CAREFUL PICKING
"We have been very careful in picking our complement of U. S. Army men in the camp. I have men here of a score of nationali- ties. Their experience ranges from the Boxer Rebellion through the first World War. They have been studying the language for months, and it has been amazing how rap- idly they have mastered it. And I cannot too highly compliment them on the manner in which they have taken hold, the interest they have shown in camp construction, and in getting the quarters ready for the prisoners.
"And these prisoners, by the way, are not going to be lions or animals in a cage. I've arranged it so there's only one public en- trance to the camp, and that road will be guarded by military pc*
in Chapei No. 3 at * a. ra.; in Chapel No. S, located north of the Headquarter* 7 a. m.; 10:30 a. m. (colored troops)' and at 11:30 a. m.
3rd Student Training Regiment: Mass to Chapel No. 8, Building No. . 5201, cated on the 8th Division Road and Sbs-
ita Road Harmony Church Area at i ro. and 8:30 a. m.; and in B-25 Study
all at 9 a. m. (or the companies of the
h Battalion.
Chapel No. 4, Harmony Cbureb Area, .jcated between the 2nd and 3rd; Stu- dent Training Regiment: Mess at 8 a. m. -ftd 12 noon.
Chapel No. 1, mth Infantry Area: Mass at 8:15 a. m. and 10 a. m.
:4th General Hospital: Mass will be d in the Officers* .Mess Hall at 10:S0
Reception Center: Mass will be eald in
Chapel No. 1 (FaraehnU School Chap- el) Lawson Field: Mass at 8 a. m.
117th Infantry Area: Mass will be said lnChapel No. 3 Lawson Field at 9 a. m. and,, confession will bo heard beginning \ 8:30 a. m.
Theatre No. t, located on Wold an* An- derson Avenue: Mass, at 8:30 a. m.
Benediction and Rosary will be held tn Chapel No. 4, Main Post, at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday: Miraculous Medal Novena will be held In Chapei No. 4, Main Post,
Main Post, i
; 7:30 p. i_. ;ld in Chapel No. 30 p. in. JEWISH SERVICES
the Main Post, Lawson Field organisations, all Parachute Infan- tries: Every Friday evening at 7:30, at the Children's School, corner Baltzeli Avenue and Lumpkin Road. A five-voice r of officers and enlisted men chknt services. A lively discussion led 'by Chaplain S. A. Shaln, concludes the eve-
For men of the 3rd Student Training Regiment, parachute Infantry Regiments, the Student Training Brigade and 764th Tank Battalion: Every Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock, in War Depi. Theatre No. »■ (Building B-46), 8th Division Road.
For men of ihe 2nd Student Training Regiment, 124th Infantry, 761th Tank Battalion, 801st and 802nd Field Artil- lery: Every Sunday • morning at 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 4, Sergeant Abe Millman will act as
A DOUBLE line, of wire fencing, 15 feet apart and topped by strands of barbed wire, surround the internment camp. Throughout the night searchlights are played up and clown the aisles^ This scene was also snapped from one "of the eight observation towers. (U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo.)
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Anthem: "Lost Chord'
sermon: Chaplain Alfred L. Pollock. Thi Offertory: "Fairest Lord Jesus" — Arrg. Lorenz— Duet for piano and organ— Mrs. J. L. Tarr and Mrs. L. H. Averitt. Chr £- tian League 5:30 p. .nr. Evening worsnlp 6:30 p. m. Chaplain Arnold M. Lewis. Provisional: Sunday services held for --- -- * — '.he Provisional Truck Regi- follows: 1st and 4th j3at- school at 10:00 -
Building No. 5315 in the Beiv-
on area of the Third Student
Training Regiment. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions will have Bible school at 10:30 a. m. and worship service at 11:30 a. in. Service held in Building No. 5031. Third Battalion area. Provisional Truck Regi-
176th Infantry: Sunday morning wor- ship service at 9:15 a. m. in the Main Post Chapel. Chaplain John Troxler.
Srd Stud. Train. Regt.: Chapel No. 6, Regimental services f p. m. Chaplain A. "
mental services u. „ ...
Chapel In The Grove." Chaplain George Kirshhaum. Colored services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Chaplain Levi Stanmore.
Parachute School: Chapel No. 1. Morn- ing worship 10:30 a. m. Fellowship hour. 8 p. m. Chaplain P. S. Zeller.
Lawson Field: Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a. m. Evening vespers at 6:*5 p. m. Wednesday evening service at 8:00 p. m. Chaplain Francis E. Wright.
Theatre No. 2: Main Post, corner ol Wold and Anderson: For men of the 4th Bn., 1st STR, and Acad. Regt. Morning worship 10:30 a. m. Communion serv'ce each Sunday at 11:30 a. m. in 4th Bn. Chaplain's office, 1st STR, Chaplain G. 6.
Station Hospital: Morning worship in large day room for the Det. Med. Dept. 9:30 a. m. Also colored Det. Med. Dept. services in colored day room at 9:30 a. m. Services for patients and nurses in Red Cross Bldg. at 10 a. m.. Chaplain T. G. Proctor.
24th General Hospital: New Mess Hall.
9:30 a.
Sunday morning worship service m. Vespers Monday at -7:30 p. nurses' recreation hall). Chaplain Archil C. Carroway.
Reception Center: Recreation Hall, Sun- day school 9 a. m. Morning worship 10:4i a. m. Chaplain Charles B. Hodge.
SOOth Infantry: Sunday morning regi- mental service at 11 a. m. Chaplain Jonn
17Glh Infantry: Sunday morning regi- mental service at 9:15 a. m. in main posl chapel. Chaplain Arnold W. Lewis. HARMONY CHURCH AREA
124th Infantry: Chapel No. 1, Lutheran service at 10:15 a. m. General Protestant service at 11:15 a. m. Evening worship 7 :30 p. m. Communion each first Sundav. Chaplains A. W. Whitaker and C. R. Ritchie. < .
2nd Stud. Train. Regt.: Chapel No. J, Morning 10:30 a. m. Chapel No. 3. 9:45 a. m. Chapel No. 4, 10:30 a. m. Chaplain Edwin C. Wlllson.
Srd Stud. Train. Regt.: Chapel No. 5, Regimental services at 11 a. m. Also serv- — -* —"iplaln A. B. Billman.
:i a. m. and 7 p. m,
Fourth Detachment Special Troops, Seo- ond Army; Worship at 9 a. m. In thf 863rd. Ordnance day room. Worship at 10 a. m. In the 3Lst Ordnance day room. Worship at 11:15 a. m. in the Bivouac area mess hall. Chaplain Arthur 6. Ward CATHOLIC SERVICES
in the chaplaii eral Hospital f Chapel No. 1 and No. 2 Lawson Field from
a. m.; 10:30 a. m. and 12 noon.
Station Hospital: Mass In the Red Cross Building, Corridor C (between wan' and 131 at 6 a. m. and 8am
2nd Student Training Regiment: Mass
MAIN THEATER AND THEATER NO. »
July 8-9— MR. LUCKY— Cary Grant and Laraine Day.
July 10— GET GOING— Grace McDonald and Robert Paige. jGOOD LUCK. MR. YATES— Claire Tre- vor and Edgar Buchanan.
July 11-12— HIT THE ICE— Abbott and Costello.
July 13— HITLER'S MADMAN— John Car-
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July 8— CRIME DOCTOR— Warner Bax- ter and Margaret Lindsay. July 9— two Tickets to London—
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Laraine Day; July 12— HITLER'S MADMAN— John Car-
Iice. Only those on legitimate busi- ness missions will be allowed to pass.
In other . words, the colonel seemingly was speaking of the Golden Rule in reverse, he hopes to "do unto these prisoners that which he hopes will be done to our own American prisoners in Axis camps."
And my reactions, my conipan- sons?
First, I'd like to say this, that at some point in my tour through the Fort Benning -prison camp I lost the smoked glasses I wore to 'keep the hot summer dimmed a bit, and donned rose-colored ones.
I seemed to be envisioning not a prison camp, but a university; a university in which good treat- ment was the most essential part of the curriculum.
And on graduation on the day war ends, they will demand a di- ploma; and they will be given a degree of "Ambassador of Good Will from America," and that de- gree they'll proudly take home with them to their little olive- studded hills in Italy. ... A PARADISE
Why, to an Italian prisoner of war fresh from the heat and hor- ror of North Africa that camp will be paradise. To the Italian peas- ant, inured to poverty and humble surroundings, the luxuries of that camp will be comparable to his mind to the luxuries of the Palaz- zio Venezia in Rome. The meals, to him, will be Lucullan* banquets; the treatment he will receive will be so much the opposite from what his Virginia Gaydas have told him he would get, that his grin of appreciation will be as wide and expansive as his map can hold.
And in that achievement alone, those in charge of oui prison camps and their regimentation will have accomplished something too important and lasting for just mere words to tell. They will have built a friendship for America that will outlast the memory of wartime — for in gen- erations to come, in their little humble villages, the then white- haired elders will be telling their grandchildren bow fine America' treated ; them, prisoners of war, after their capture, when it would have been just as easy not to have so done, just as easy to have left a memory of bitterness and hardship and uncalled-for pun- ishment as it is now to leave a memory of kindness and under- standing and sympathy . . . That's one reaction, the rose- colored one, I had. NOT SO GOOD
The others were not so good.
For I remembered the stark barbed- wire concentration camps, with their lack of any comforts or even of basic sanitation,' I had seen in Europe. 1 remembered the unforgettable sight of Italian soldiers behind machine guns mowing down helpless blacks in Ethiopia, ■ and of the atrocities they encouraged and permitted against the native population after the country was temporarily conquered; I remembered their boastful taunts during the Span- ish revolution, and the demand that Mussolini made on Hitler that Italian planes be allowed to join the slaughter of the innocents on London streets. I remem- bered, too, what happened in Al- bania and in the mountains near Tepelini during the Greek cam- paign. . . . and of what has hap- pened in Greece itself, to the thousands of women and innocent children who have undergone the tortures of hell and starvation, who have died, literally dropping by thousands on the streets of Athens, when even a handful of parched grain might have saved their lives ...
Yes, those Italian prisoners who will come to Fort Benning can pray upon their, knees every night, and thank all the Gods for their fate.' For they will know, deep in their own minds and hearts they will know, just how lucky they are. .
I left the' camp with much re- gret And I also left it with a strange thought in my mind — that if the Italian army, its rank and file, knew just what was in store for them in the prison camps over here ....
The Italian Army would sur- render, unconditionally, today.
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On duty Friday, July 9 Mrs. Tuttio;, Monday. July 12 Mrs. Hug and Mr*. Miles; Tuesday, July 13, Mrs. Alversory and Mrs. Allen; Wednesday. July 14, Mrs. vida; Thursday, July 15, Mrs. Pearson. . Gray Ladles
On duty at Station Hospital, Friday, -: July 9: Captain, Mrs. Coursey. Wards:. Mesdames Shin«, Rosenberger, Hardy, Boylcln, Overfelt, Chase. Library; Finns-- gan. Branstadt. .Floor: Heraty. Cratts: arlfllth. Harmony Church: Spann.
Saturday, July 10: Captain Mrs. Elliott. Wards:. Perrine. Miles. Library: Holten Hardy. Floor; Chase. .Cratts: Poorman.
Monday. July. 13: Captain, Mrs. Royols. Wards: Mesdames Spann, Bass Lewis,- Mc-. Cormack. Library: Heraty, Robert. Lew's. Floor: Rutherford, McKer. Boykln. Har- , mony Church: Rosenberger, Guthrie.
Tuesday, July 13; Captain; Mrs. .Flnr-e- gan. Wards: Roosmai Cooper, Richard- - Ion, Whittemore. Library: Gritfith. Floor; Gold, Overfelt,. Chase. Crafts: Holton. Harmony Church: Poorman.
Wednesday July' 14: Captain. Mrs. Per- rine. Wards: Bullock Lynch, Walter Bmith. Library: Royals, Stevens, R. W. Smith. Floor: Dillard, Roosma. Guthrie. Wright. Crafts: Venable, Guthrie.
Thursday. July 15— Captain, Mrs. Bran- : stadt. Wards: Poorman, Gold, Harris. Library: Rutherford, Rosenberger. Floor: Harris. Crafts: Richardson.
Boys' Activities
Beout Troop No. 11— Fridays.
Cub Pack .No. 1— Saturdays, 3:30 p. m., Boy Scout Cabin. _ •
Rangers, Saturdays, S:30 p. m., Scout Cabin.
• Scout swimming class. Officers Club pool, Mon. end Tues. 7;10 to 8:30 p. m.
Air Scout Squadron — Thursday, t-30 p. m., Room 322. TIS. ......'
Baseball— 29th Inf. diamond, 3:15 Mon- day, Wednesday, Thursday..
Movies
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THEATERS NO. 4 AND S
- ■ r 8-9— BATAAN— Robert Taylor and Lloyd Nolan.
July 10— CRIME DOCTOR— Warner Bax- ter and Margaret Lindsay.
Julv 11— HITLER'S MADMAN— John Car- radine and Patricia Morrison.
July 12-13— MR. LUCKY— Cary Grant and Laraine Day.
July 14— GET GOING— Grace McDonald
GOOD LUCK. MR*' YATES— Claire Tre- vor and Edgar Buchanan. \
THEATERS NO. 6 AND 7 ■ L
July 8— STAGE DOOR CANTEEN— All Star Cast. m
July 9— HARRIGAN'S KID — Bobby Read- ick and Frank Craven.
Julv 10-11 — BATAAN — Robert Taylor KCt Lloyd Nolan.
July 12— GET GOING— Grace McDonald and Robert Paige. GOOD LUCK. MR. YATES — Claire Tre-
-Leslle Howard- and
David Niven. July 14— MR. LUCKY— Cary Grant Laraine Day.
THEATERS NO. 9 AND 11
July 8— ACTION IN THE NORTH ATLAN- TIC—Humphrey Bogart and Alan
JuIyH9— CRIME DOCTOR— Warner Bax- ter and Margaret Lindsay. July. 10— HITLER'S MADMAN— John Car-
radine and Patricia Morrison. July 11-12— STAGE DOOR CANTEEN —
All Star Cast. July 13— GET GOING — Grace McDonald --J Robert Paige. '.UCK. MR. '
-ad Edgar But ,
July 14— BATAAN— Robert Taylor and
Lloyd Nolan. THEATER NO. 10
July 8-TWO TICKETS- TO LONDON- Michele Morgan and Alan Curtis. YANKS AHOY— William Tracy and Marjorie Woodworlh.
July 9-10— STAGE DOOR CANTEEN— All Star Cast.
July 11— CRIME DOCTOR— Warner Bax- ter and Margaret Lindsay.
July 12-13— BATAAN— Robert Taylor Rr.i Lloyd Nolan.
July 14 — HITLER'S MADMAN— John Car- radine and Patricia Morrison.
Women's Activities
RED CROSS WORK ROOM
Surgical dressings— 9 a. m. to 1J noon. Mondays through" Fridays, s
Thursday. Mrs. james Wei Staff Assistants
On duty at Work. Room. Friday, July 9. Mrs. Robert A. Harris; Monday, July 17,
Radio
Programs with s G. L twist. JULY 8
6:00 P.M.— "Fort Benning On the Alr'^-
«:55 P.M.— Harsch and the news— WRBL 8:30 P.M.— Ft. Benning Theater of the
• Alr-r-WRBL. 9:15 PJJ.— Quartermaster Quarter Hour —WRBL
9:30 P.M.— "Stage Door Canteen," — CBS ' 40:00 P.M.— "The First Line"— WRBL * 10:30 P.M.— "Wings To Victory"— BLU 11:30 PJ1.— "Music , of the New W011^^
JULY. 9
7:00 A.M.— "Benning :. Bandwagon"—
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6:00 P.M.— "Fort Benning On the Air"— WRBL
8:00 P.M.— Kate Smith^CBS 8:30 P.M.— The Thin Man— CBS 8:30 P.M.— "Meet Your Navy"— BLTJ 9:30 P.M.— That Brewster Boy— CBS
10:00 P.M.— Camel Caravan— WRBL
10:45 P.M.— Elmer Davis, News -
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7:00 A.M.— "Benning Bandwagon'*—
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2:30 P.M.— Spirit of *43— CBS
3:30 P.M.— "Hello From Hawaii"— WRBL
4:15 P.M.— Report From London— WRBL
5:00 P.M. — "Doctors At War" — NBC
7:00 P.M.— "Over There"— BLU
7:00 P.M.— Report, to the- Nation— CBS
7:30 P.M.— "Thanks to, the Yanks"— .
- v WRBL 7:30 P.M.— "Enough And On Time"— BLU 8:00 P.M.— "American Eaglo Club" (from London) — MBS
JULY 11
5:00 P.M.— "The Army Hour"— WRBL 5:45 P.M.— Doctors Courageous— CBS 6:00 P.M.— "Fort Benning On the Air"— 6:30 P.M.— Sgt. Gene Autry— WRBL 7:00 P.M.— The Commandos— CBS 7:30 P.M.— The Stars and Stripes in Britain (from London I — MBS 7:30 P.M.— "We, The People"— WRBL 8:15 P.M.— We Cover the Battlefronts— ' CBS
9:00 P.M.— Army Hour" (from Army- Navy YMCA-USO)— WRBL 9:30 P.M.— Fred Allen— CBS 10:00 P.M. — Take It or Leave It— CBS 10:30 P.M.— Man Behind the Gun— CBS JULY 12
7:00 A.M "Benning Bandwagon"—
V,45 P.M.— Keep tho Hometlres Burning
son Welles) — CBS 8:30 PJSI.— "Listen, It's Fort Benning"— Variety show, featuring the 176th Inf. Dance Orchestra—
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10:30 P.M.— "Lands of the Free"— NBC JULY IS
7:00 A.M.— "Benning Bandwagon"—
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6.00 P.M.— "Fort Benning On the Air"— I WRBL 6:55^P.M.— Harsch and News— CBS 7:30 P.M.— "It Happened In the Service" • — NBO
8:30 P.M.— Reception Center Broadcastr— 9:00 P^f.— Burns and Allen— CBS
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The Army's a tough life.-'isn't it, boys— or is it? In 1825 vou might have got 7 days in solitary confinement for sneez- ing, wiping your nose, scratching your head, or "looking cross" in ranks. Were you a G.I. in Oliver Cromwell's army in the middle of the 17th century you would have had your tongue .burned with a red hot iron for swearing or vile lan- guage. So you think you're in a hard boiled outfit . . . It is only in quite recent times
that ideas on discipline and pun- ishment have been so revised that the soldier has been accorded the just and human treatment which we take as a matter of course and Hogging was a relatively 'minor punishment for infractions of mili- tary lav/. Only in 1861 was lashing finally abolished in the United States Army.
The Prince of Orange in 1668 hanged two men for stealing a chicken while a French general in 1696 had two men's hands cut off and their bodies broken on the wheen for plundering churches. A traveler of 1663 relates having seen in Naples the nose and ears of s deserter nailed to the gallows while the offender was literally kicked in the pants out of the army.
In the light of our present conceptions of humanity these punishments seem, as indeed they are, savage and barbarous. They were, however, of a piece with their times and the lot of the civilian was pretty nearly as bad. ENCHANTED LEGEND - Time and idealism has cast a " sort of enchanted legend over our own Continental army and militia during the American Revolution but an examination of the com- mon soldier of those days, Ins carryings on and his punishments dims some of the romantic light in which we are used to regard our heroic forbears.
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An article of war by the Con- tinental Congress of 1775 says "Nor shall any punishment be in- flicted at the discretion of a court martial other than degrading, cashiering, drumming out of the army, whipping (not exceeding 39 lashes) . . .." None the less 100 lashes were given for "severe cases." ,
Three' deserters from the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment who were apprehended drew lots to decide which would be beheaded. One of their lot, a corporal, lost the draw and his head in the bargain. The latter was disblayed on a pole as. a warning to other G. I.'s who might be toying with the notion of A. W. O. L. MARCH TO GRAVES
In another instance a number of unsuccessful deserters were made to march to their graves to the tune of the Death March with their coffins carried before them. Happy to relate these lads given a reprieve literally on the brink of the grave.
Thirty-nine lashes were con- sidered punishment for a desert- er by more lenient commanders while a thief was entitled to 39. These were administered by drum- mers and lifers under the eye of the drum major which might account lor the unpopularity of military musicians which sur- ves to the present day. The method of whipping was for a man to strip to the waist. His hands were tied and he had to kneel down to receive his pun- ishment. He was given a leaden bullet to bite upon as a deterrent to vocal protest. A surgeon was jpresent to see that the victim didn't succumb to the whip and if he showed signs of passmg out the ordeal was halted and the rest given in a second installment. In 'the navy men were sometimes
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whipped about the fleet.' That is: a certain number of strokes were given before the assembled crew of a given ship whereupon the man was rowed in a small boat to the next vessel and so on. INFAMOUS LETTER
Let those gripers of 1943 who write home to their people in dis- paragement of their officers be thankful that they did not stand in the boots of the guy in the Revolutionary Army who was stood in the pillery lor an hour "—for writing an infamous letter against Colonel Brewer."
An interesting Tf painful pra* tise was that practised during the 18th century when a man was punished by being made to run the gauntlet." This method com- prised making the offender f pas between two rows of his fellow soldiers armed with sticks for the purpose of whacking him as he passed. The condition in which he emerged from this trial was a pretty good token of how he stood with his bunkies. For more se- vere cases the criminal was pre- ceded by a soldier walking back- wards with a bayonet levelled at the culprits breast to insure against too rapid progress. Some- times the gauntlet runner had a halter fastened about his neck
Less severe and rather calculat-
I to hold a man up to ridicule
as the custom of chaining a clog a man's leg for several days and sometimes, in addition, mak- ing him wear his coat inside out.
While it may seem odd that such severities should be practised ir Washington's army it must be re- membered that many of its cus- toms were from British Army tra- ditions and Prussian institutions which came to us by way of Gen- eral von Steuben. NAPOLEONIC REFORMS
For all their liberalism and progress in democracy and liberty the British were reactionaries in the matter of military discipline. Napoleon himself considered them savage in this category and, for that matter, the Napoleonic Code of civil law -like his military regu- lations were a half century or more ahead of the English and ourselves in many respects.
A Napoleonic colonel writing in 1830 says that punishment is not good discipline and its efficacy lessens as a campaign lengthens. The effectiveness of Napoleon's methods was certainly demon- strated by the extraordinary af- fection in which he was held by his soldiers. To such an extent was this so that there is still a Napoleonic faction in France which is strong enough to need reckoning with.
The London Times of March 18, 1834 observes that adverse public opinion had reduced flogging in army and navy services citing that while this punishment had been administered 655 times in 1830 and on 646 occasions in 1831 it had been administered in only 370 instances during the year 1833.
Eight years later another Brit- ish newspaper describes a new and more humane instrument for branding deserters than the hot iron. This device was an instru- ment from which needles project- ed in the shape of a letter "D". The skin was pierced with this contrivance and a mixture of in- digo and india ink rubbed into the wound.
FINES FOR OATHS
As short a time ago as 1910 an article of war imposed the fine of "one sixth of one dollar" upon a man who cursed. (One can con- ceive occasions upon which this would be rather a bargain). Not long since the navy abolished a regulation which made a man subject to court martial for a "look of silent contempt."
Regarding our own times it is edifying to note that among our Russian allies who are regarded in' some quarters as criterions, ar- my regulations permit an officer to resort to force of arms to en- force discipline without being punishable for the results. Furth- ermore those G. I.'s who resent any reserve, dignity and reticence in our own officers might like to know that Russian authorities deprecate very definitely any "pseudo democracy" in relations between officers and men. Enlist- ed men may be punished for even discussing orders among them- selves and there is no appeal from severity of sentence.
In the Russian army it is also not uncommon for a private sol- dier to be tried by his peers in the ranks rather than by officers.
The truth is, as regards discip- line in our own army of the pres- ent day, there is very little prac- tical difference to the average man between its laws and those of civilian life. Any person who has had a decent upbringing has been disciplined in childhood and has no inclination toward law breaking in any case. None but the stupid or pathologically evil willfully do wrong. Recognizing this fact army discipline and reg- ulations are so written as to pro- tect the individual from cruel and undeserved pumSjments at the hands of capricious authority and no one can truthfully say that a good man has in our time been ac- corded unwarranted punishment.
LT. HERMAN
WAC Officer Knows Exactly Why She Joined Up
Lt. Mary E. Herman, command- ing officer of the 772nd WAAC Post Headquarters Co., Lawson Field, has many tangible reasons for joining the Women's ,E Army Corps.
She was more fortunate than most people in having a brother, Stewart Herman, Jr., a member of the American Embassy Staff at Berlin since 1939, who could give her an insight into the drastic changes that had and were. affect- ing the German people. In his po- sition as embassy attache and a pastor of the American ■ church prior to our entrance to the war he was ideally situated to. watch the anti-Christian program of the Nazis. He encountered at first- hand the subtle means to wean and force the people from their religious alliances.
Mr. Herman has written a book, "It's Your Souls We Want", , and it has been signally honored by being- selected by . the National Librarians Association as 1 one of the outstanding 50 books of the year. In his book Mr. Herman has showed by proof that Nazism is a drive for the very souls of the individual man and woman in every walk of life. Every believer in the essential freedoms which the United Nations fighting would find this book a document of value in guiding Americans in their post-war .rela- tions with uh-Nazified elements in Germany.
Lieutenant Herman entered Of- ficer Candidate School at Fort DeMoine, la., on July 11, 1942, and upon receiving her commis- sion reported for Aircraft Warn- ing Service/ in Harrisburg, Pa» In the different assignments she has had, Lieutenant Herman has seen the boundless enthusiasm of the auxiliaries and knods that the po- tentialities of the WACs are unlimited. The present comple- ment of WACc are now serving in . many ' phases of the work of the Army Air Force at Lawson Field. "The women of the Allied nations can expect the women of America to equal their records of achievement in every line of en- deavor that the women are em- bodied to do," says Lieutenant Herman. ,
Poorly-made tracks can reveal the whereabouts of a vehicle and nullify camouflage.
A vehicle should be parked and camouflaged so that its; shape, shadow and tracks will not give it away.
Birth Of Pups Stops OC Class
Nothing disrupts the normal schedule of classes at the Infan- try School— that is, almost notb ing. t
Thre and four star generals and even the President himself have visited the school. Yet the classes continued on a split sec- ond schedule.
Such was the case until last week when one officer candidate class in the third STR arrived with its mascot, a kindly female named Lulu whose ancestry was difficult of identification.
The class began on schedule and was progressing . according to regulations. But the rules don't specify what shall be done when a candidate raises his hand and informs his instructor, "Sir, your dog is having puppies and al- ready has two."
The class was stopped while Lulu and the two members of her new family were removed from beneath the bleachers, where the class was sitting, and taken to a nearby .target house. .
The instructions continued and when they were over, the candi- dates were delighted to learn that they had six little mascots to go with the original.
1st STR Unit Mess Praised
Spending several hours in- specting the kitchens and . mess halls of the Fourth Battalion of the- First Student Training Regi- ment, Captain Arthur L. Ander- post food and nutrition offi- expressed general satisfaction at the way in which the battalion messes were conducted at the con- clusion of his inspection.
Object of the visit -was tc check the quality of the lood be- ing served, the quantity con- sumed by the individual, amount of waste after preparation of a meal, and the general atmosphere in which the food was being served. In discussing the results of his investigation - with Lieut. Roy E. Cook, battalion mess offi- cer, Captain Anderson commented especially on the small amount of wastage and the good general atmosphere of the mess halls.
Lt. Bill Harmon, brother of Michigan's Tom, is at Cochran Army Aair Field. Bill was former captain and all-conference forward at Tulane. Bill played on the Cochran team which won the Georgia championship tournament. Teamrmates at Cochran included Pfc. Dan McGillicuddy, ex-Ford- ham cage captain; Cpl., Dock Lee, Formerly of Kate Smith's Celtics; Lir. Pete , Holcombe, ex- .Presby- terian College star; and Cpl. Sam Schnielder and Pfc. Al Benson, Former pro basketball notables.
City Symphony To Include Fort Benning Talent
Orchestra Reorganized Using ASTP Soldier Musicians As Nucleus
Reorganization of the Colum- bus Symphony Orchestra once again to include soldier musicians from Fort Benning is under way, according to Eugene Bejgmann of the Ninth Street USO which 's sponsoring the orchestra.
The orchestra is being formed around a nucleus of musicians from the ASTP center in Har- mony church at Fort Benning, and will be under the direction of Pvt. Murray Austrian, cadre- man of the ASTP. Plans call for the present group of 18 pieces to be enlarged to 60, drawing talent from all over the post and from civilians in Columbus, Mapr John G. MacFarlan, special serv- ice officer of the ASTP announ- ced. f" "'
The USO is guiding the ven- ture and will provide a number of the instruments. Maj. MacFar- lan and Mr. Bergmann emphasize that to become a member of the orchestra one need not^be in the ASTP program but may be a soldier from any other organiza- tion at Fort Benning or may be a civilian.
Rehearsals are being .conducted Tuesday nights in the Ninth Street USO at 8:30 p. mT (EWT). The project will make its public debut the latter part of July when it will be heard in its first conr cert- „ ' _ •
Pvt. Austrian, Maj. MacFarlan said, conducted his own orchestra in civilian .life, r :
Reward Offered For Recovery Of Stolen Car
Any aspirants to G-2 who would like to get in a litcle gum- shoe practice and earn $25.00 re- ward- if his efforts are fruitful might get to work on this.
On the evening of June 6 Lieu- tenant F. B. Gilbert of T. Com- pany, 1st P. T. R. attended the baseball game at Gowdy field in the company of his wife. He park- ed his car, a light blue Chrysler four door 1939 sedan outside the entrance only to find it missing when the game was over.
Inquiries revealed that the car, containing two soldiers, one of whom was "sandy haired" stop- ped at the Post Exchange Garage and the driver purchased four gallons of gas. M. P.'s at the out- posts said no car of that descrip- tion had passed the gates of the Fort. Although the provost mar- shal's office and the police of ev- ery state in the Union h<;ve been ntofied, no news of the vehicle has been received. The lieutenant thinks that the sedan may very possibly never have left the res- ervation and that at this moment it may be standing in some unit parking lot.
A radio aerial on the left side of the car is patched with white adhesive tape, a spot light is at- tached to the left of the wind- shield and, on the right front bumper is a spot light. The li- cense number is X7460, Georgia.
Among aviation cadets at Bain- bridge Field, Ga., now are George E. Porter, former University of Texas boxer and Southwestern A. A. U. and sectional Golden Gloves, champion: Claude E. Cor- bitt, formerly Duke University and American Association base- baller; and William B. Ostrander, formerly of the San Diego Bomb- ers pro football club.
3th ''Company,. First Regiment, Does Well With 37-mm.
Nearly 80 per cent of the stu- dent officers of 8th Company, 1st Student Training Regiment, quali- fied in the firipg of the 37 MM Anti-Tank gun on the 1000 inch range, leading recent classes with the average.
. ^Records compiled, by the Anti- Tank gun committee show also that 22.4 per cent of the members of the class qualified as expert gunners on this range.
Firing the sub-calibre 30 am- munition, the class recorded an average of 27.4 per cent of, hits, and with the regular 37 MM am- munition recorded 21.8 per cent
hlHigh score on the. Vm inch range was made by Lieutenant Swope, with 185 out of a possible 200. In second place was Cap- tain Murray. Tied for third place were Captain Wheatly and Lieutenant Dunlap.
Scores of 170 were made by Lieutenants: Hall, Peters, McFall, and Graves, while scores of 165 were recorded for Lieutenants Filgo, Rosenfeld, Reilly, Selden, McFarland and Sabateur.
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School, girl. June 29.
Capt. and Mrs. Bernard Rodholm x Stud. rng. Regt.. boy. June 30. ' *ca • Bgt. and MrTs. Wm. Kalchahaltr a, D. I8SC. girl. July 2.- ' .Pfc. and Mrs. Eugene Massaro 53,1, Inf.. girl July 3. 'JJl ^Sgt. and Mrs. James Caster,, Cprpj of
Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Zapitz, 1st R'M Trng. Regt.. girl, July 4. lU3-
Stud. Trng. Rcgt, girl. July 5.
Lt. Donald M. Alexander, who won 16 letters as an Abi-igdon i\ a.) high school athicte an.i was a member of varsity basketball and baseball squads at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now is com- manding officer of the' 36th Train- ing Group at Jefferson Barracks Mo.
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