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])■-  rsiiiuf-  !>iu  iias  i>cen  a  ricorjjian 
v.Mv»  i)f■,^1I!^•.  .-jii'l  neither  tnd  <.ieur'^ 
V.  h:.t  iKT  ^niilc  and 

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ist  01  ihc  lads  who  keep 
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Iiv  residence  now  for  o\ 
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cajincious  iiiann 
ivhich  tol.Lof  a  p 
)siin;-  ris  havonei  jdii-uj)  S 
she.  has  -what  it  takes.  .  ,  . 
lor  the  outdoors  njic,  l«c 
he  litcrallv  thrives  on  5p 


cm  led  and  clothed  is  cute  \\  iiiona  Andrew?,  a  cn  ihan  cm- 
riermastcr  ofncc.  .  .  .  \\  in?omc  \\  innic  is  an  Alauania  belle 
er  three  years.  .  .  .  Alabama  never  did  nuicii  to  e.xnloit  her 
he's  seldom  overlooked  bv  the  lads  in  the  supplv  branch, 
e  name  Winona,  Avhich  i.s  nist  as  cute  as  her  dimples,  -was 
V  the  same  name  •who  perished  in  the  waters  when  .she  dc-  t 
irl  for  this  week  was  W  innie  .s  lir.st  attempt  at  anv  kind  of 
Seems  ma\bc  Foni^ot  llie  maqazme  C(>\cr  irtiv?  liavc  jiasscd 
cause  it  ever  tlicrc  ^\■a^^  a  icmiiic  a\  ho  !o\  od  the  qrcat  oiit- 
orts-  swims  like  a  iisii,  jilavs  tennis  wiili  a  vij^or.  bK\clcs 
(I  is  about  to  lend  her  talents  to  jfolt.  .  .  .  ."^cenied  kind  of 


unnatural,  therefore,  ■when  our  glamor  photog  got  this  sho  t  of  Winnie  rclaxmcr  on  the  catwalk  at  Kuss -Pool  but 

alter  all,  a  girl  has  to. relax  sometime  or  else  how  is  she  ev  er  going  to  accumulate  that  gingerbread  brown  of  which 
Winnie  can  boast  after  her  recent  I'lorida  vacation.  .  ^.  One  e  a  lew  rears  back,  W  mnie  took  a  fhiig  at  radio,  singing 
in  a  tno  known  as  the  'Three  .Singing  Secretaries'  over  a  Dothan.  Ala.,  station  with  .her  older,  sister  and  a  cousin.  .  .  , 
At  Benning.  she  s  done  dvervthnig  she  could  to  help  the  .soldier  lad.s.  attending  numerous  dances  and  helping  with  the 
sale  of  war  bonds  at  nianv  functions.  . .  .  ANDRLW  .S  OX  M  KN:  '  .Men.  oh,  thcv  re  wonderful  and  women  lust  couldn  t 
get  along  without  them,  but  on  the  other  hand,  somctmes  t  hev  can  be  an  awful  he.idachc."  .  ,  ,  Acs.  fellows,  and  she  s 
.still  single,  but  vou  d  b'ctter  stav  clear  unless  von're  the  outdoor  Ivpe  with  plentv  of  vitabtv  and  a  keen  sense  of  humor 
because  vou  11  need  it  to  keep  up  with  vivacious  Winnie.  .  .  A  HAL  STAiLsLJC  S:  Height— .i  Icct.  2  I'lLclies.  Weight—. 
Il.s  pounds.  lUisl— ."i4  inches.  Waist— 2-1- inch  o.'5.  Ihp.^— ••'6  inches.  Jlair— Light  brown  and  wavv.  Kvcs --Hazel  when 
rola.xcd  but  green  wnen  excited.  (.  omj)lexioii—l'air  with  a  wonderiiil  coat  of  tan  right  now.  \cah  man.  slic  .s  the  cutest 
little  number  this  side  of  heaven,  this  queen  of  the  Q.^i.  Co  orps.  .  .  .  (.Signal  Lab  photo  bv  .Sgt.  Don  Kortliicier.) 


BATON 


VOLUME  1,  NUMBER  50      Published  by  The  Ledger-Enquirer  Co.        FORT  BENNING,  GA.,  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  26,  1943 


For  America's  Most  Complete  Post. 


PRICE  FIVE  CENTS 


LT-  COL.  ROBERT  R.  MOORE 

Cobnel  Habert  Moore  ^ 
ArrE¥es  From  H.  Africa 


Spirits  Top 
Prof  Foe  To 
Lead  Leagye 

Wissman  Hurls  176th 
To  5-4  Win  Before 
Crowd  of  7,000 


I  .  The  red-hot  TIS  League  race 
boiled  over  at  Gowdy  Field  last 
^iiiight  a.s  close    to  7,000  ba.seball- 
^  watched 


.  Ben 


il'jabie 


.•lias  I  boats  of  his  platoon  onto  ai 
'^"'^  I  marked  beach.  His  men  ran 

.Ise-i.madiine  gun  iiye  and  before  ine.  g  ^^^^j^^^^g^^^-. 

oNw  beacn  head  could  be  e-slabhshed  ^  «^  ^^.^^  . 

"       Majoi-  Moore  and  a  few  men  went,  ,       .  -  ,  ^  , 

guns  which  were  holding  up  the. «°"tnPaw  once  again  proved  a 
r's  anrp  J'"^  ^o'"        Profs  as  he  defeated 

"  ,  .     ^.  .       ,     them  lor  the  third  straiglit  time! 

Later  on  in.  the  campaign,  he      ^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^  ^^.-^^^  ^^^^  t^^^_ 
was  with  the    American    troops  .        Academic  right-hander.  Wiss- , 
wno  were  badiy    pummeled    in;^^^^^  ^^^^ 
b  aid  Pa.ss.  He  succeeded  in  lead-  .^    ,  to  Erwin  Pras.se.  but  was  su- 
ing  some  mO  of  them  to  safetjv  ^^^^  .^^  pinches. 

prouaest  moment  .  durmg:^  ^^^^^^^  had  tough  luck  on  the! 

mound  and  allowed  his  ov.-n  wild  I 
throwing  to  contribute  direcliy  to} 
four  176th  runs..  In  the  second  in- 
iielded  bunt| 

■er  third  to  let 


the  African  campaign  came  wher 
Ins  boys,  grimy  and  tattered  but 
seasoned  with  experience  of  bat- 
tle, marched  back  after  success-;  .  „  , 
-ullv  captuiing  a  hi:i  which  con-  f'.'^'f'^'^ 
megic  pass,  the  cap-  '       "  " 


B  1 


v.hich    permitted    other  i  and    twice    he  uncorked 
forward  and  meet'P'^^'he.s  lo  permit  other  tallies 
last  of  these  ° 


wild 
The! 
:hth : 


Cc 


Bob    Ramazotti  streaking 
o\-er  voith  the  winning  run  ol 
Dall  game. 


MARY  HARDVi^ICK  (LEFf)  AND  ALICE  MARBLE 


•-Profs 


leiiers-io-tne- 


TOP  THREE 


^ovcn-iber  8ih 
-irccQ  tne  lanoin^ 


Moore  is  a  nau\  e  o. 
\'illi<:ca^   ]2..  where  he  formerly 
oporaied  a  drug  store.  He  enlistea 
in  the  Iowa  National  Guard 
1922  and    .served    tnree    years.,  . 
Afier  p.n  absence  from  the  Guard  j^P^."^^ 
o'  two  vears.  lie  returned  as  a  sec-;- 
ond  lieutenant  and  was  promoted- 

10  capvam  two  years  latre.  :176th  infantry  ...  10       2  .833 

In  August.  1.941.  he  v.'as  in- ; Academic  Kegt.  ..9  3  .730 
dueled  into  Federal  service  ano!i24th  Infantry  ..9  3  .750 
was  promoted  to  major  in  1942.]  —  _ 

He       a  graduate  of    the    Basic  1  BIG  GAMES 

Cour=;c     Battalion     Commanders i    Fri.— Academic  vs.  300th  (7:00) 
?nd  Siaff  Officers'  courses  of  The.    Sun.— 176th  vs.  124th  1:30) 
Infanirv  School.  His  foreign  sei-;  Academic  vs.  3rd  STR  (7:00) 

■••ice  includes  Ire:and.  Scotland.i  Tue.— 176th  vs.  3rd  STR  (7:00) 
Algeria  and  Tunisia.  1    Wed.— 124th  vs.  300th  (7:00) 


;  Women  Net  Stars  Play 
Exhibition  Here  Sunday 


Alice  Marble  and  Mary  Hard  wick  To 
Perform  At  Officer's  Club  at  6  P.  M. 


AIi< 


War  Bond  Rally  Set 
For  September  2rici 


Pin-Up  Girls  To  Sell  Securities; 
Street  Dance  Feature  Attraction 

*  Kicking  off  Fort  Bennnig' participation  in  tlie  .1  Iiird  \\  ar 
Loan  Drive,  a  gala  .street  dance  and  Wur  Bond  rally  will  be 
staged  'Ihiirsdav  night.  hcpteinl)cr  2.  it  is  aiinotiiiced  by 
j\Iajor  (jcorge  Fink,  j)o.st  AN  a: 


Post  Salvage 
Save^  Almost 
Half-Million 


French  Mission 

Chief  Is  Visitor 

Colonel  La  Bel  Lauds 
Work  of  Infantry  School; 
Dinner  Honors  Officer 


Bond  olficer. 

I  ■  For  the,  occasion,  dance  bands 
from  the  124th  Infantry  and  the 
lolst  Armored  regiments  have 
I  been-  engaged,  plus  a  hill-biUy 
I  "Jive '  group  from  the  176th  In- 

Ifantry  Blues.  Music  and  dancing  |  United  State.'!,  left  Fort  Benning 
will  be  continuous  at  the  dance,  i  shortly  before  noon  Wednesday 
which  will  be  held  on  Ingersoll  after  pay>ng,  a- flying  ylpit  to ;  the 


Thousands  of  Articles 
Repaired  and  Returned 
To  Serviceability 


street  m  front  of  Service  Club 
No.  li  between  9  p.  m.  and  11:45 
p.  m. 


French  ofticers  and  officer  aspir- 
ants in  training  in  the  12th  com- 
pany. First  Student  I  raining  Regi- 
ment,-The  Infantry  School. 
Before  his  departuie  the  French 


Making,  up  the  sales  crew  and 
dancing  partners  for  soldiers  at- i  leader  expressed  ,  pleasure  •  ■ 
tending,  will  be  all  three  of  Fort|^he.results  attained  by  The  In- 
„  ...       ^.    I fantry  School  staff  in  -noulding 

.  ^   ^       ,Bennings  .  pin-up    girls,     Edna ij^io   a   single   fighting  unit  the 

In  the  past  fiscal  year,  neaili  j Lynch,    Elizabeth    Morgan    and i  many  Frenchmen. 
.$435,000.  have  been  returned    to.^\,jj,o„a  Andrews,  together    wjth|    He  pointed  out  that  these  men 
Uncle  Sams  pockets  as  net  sav-||Qo  other  attractive  girls    from i come  from  far-flung  corners  of 
ings  through  operation  of  reclama- 1  Columbus  and  Fort  Benning.  in- 1  the  earth,  hailing    from  South 
tion  and  salvage  shops  at  Fort  eluding  members  of  the  women's  I  ;^;"^%'^^f^.|"fi4"„^^^^ 

army  corps  from  the  Station  com-i  ..  ^j,^  ^^j^^^^  ^-^  ^.^^^  .^^.g 
plement  detachment,  Infantry!j,j.eete(j  .upon  arrival  at^  Lawson 
School  detachment  and  772nd  i  Field  by  American  and  French  of- 
Post' Headquarters  company  frbmlficers  headed  :-by  Captain  Henri 


Mom^  Remains  No.  1  Sweetie 
Of  Foff  Benning's  Doughboys 


She  Continues  To  Lead  The  Way 
As  Recipient  Of  Long  Distance  Calls 

■■.Moiir'  i.<  ihe  Number  1  sweetheart  of  Fort  Benninj 


carry  on  an  important  business 
conference  m  which  all  the  mem- 
bers could  participate  by  talking ,  primarilv  to  play  for  the  "\VACs, 
through  the  telephones  on  their :  there  vx'ill  oe  ample  seating  facih- 
;  desks. 


Benning,  according  to  Col.  Stephen 
B.  Massey  director  of  supply. 

The  shops,  which  are  under  the 
immediate   supervision    of  First 

Lieut.  Ross  W.  Crossley,  repair  ^  „.=.,  ^^^^^^^    ^ — -  - 

anything  and  everything  that  Ben-  Lawsoh  Field."  |Barbeau,  liaison  olficer  for 

ning  soldiers  use  in  the  way  of  i  CASH  SALES  •  ^    ■      .    French  military  mission  at  the  In- 

clothing,  shoes  or  equipment.  The     .Tables  will  be  scattered  around  i^^"^":'^ 

repair  units  are  operated  by  the  edge  of  the  dance'area,  where!  Captain  Barbeau  arranged  •  in 
civilians  working  under  Lieut,  bonds  will  be  sold  for  cash  to  sol- 1  honor  ' of  Colonel  La  Bel  and  his 
Crossley  "s  supervision.  'diers    interested    in    investing  a 'aides  a  dinner  at  the  Officers' 

These  civiUan  employees  of  the  {share  of  their  pay .  day  money.!  Club  Tuesday  night.  Brig.  Gen. 
,  ..^     ,    .  ,    .  .      ,,     -  .supplv  division  never  stop  repair- ! .attendants  will  make  out  applwIC'eoige  H.  Weems,  TIS  assistant 

hie  and  Marv  Jlardwick,  intcrnationall v  lamou.s  .^^g  articles  until  each '"is     wornications  and  give  receipts.  Bonds! commandant,, delivered  a  message 
])lav  an  exhibition  at  1-ort  Benning  on  beyond  repair.    Often  the  same i will  be  completed  and  mailed  out: of  welcome  in  which  ho  jjieeted 
.Suiidav  evening  wlicn  they  visit  the  post  as  part  of  their iarticfe  is  repaired  many     times, by  the  local  war  bond  office, asi Colonel. La  Bel  as^^^^ 
nationuide  LbO  tour  of  large  ^^  omen  s  Ami)   Corps  en   Jefoie  ^f^-^  i-ally^sold  f.^^a^l-  --.^.^P-^^t  Benning  does  not 

cainpincnts.  .    ...  ,  .  which  "is  "too  v^orn"  to  repair  i  have  a  defiHite    quota    in    the!  cy  of  Frenchmen  taking  the  rigid 

1-lie  match  between  two  of  the  leading  feminine  tenni.st.s  items  are  cut  into  pieces   of  cloth j Third  War  Lpan  Drive,  every  ef-.lIS  course, 
will  start  at  6  o'clock  on  the  lamed  center  court  of  the  Otli-lto  be  used  as  patches  and  .only|foil-  ^  being  made  to  boost  .sol-|    Among  Allied  officers  attending 
cer.  Club  on  the  mam  po.t   and  .ill  be  followed  b.  -  the  s  aps  a^^^  s^^^^^^  |&Tum«ShS  a"'ple"dre 'oU\X^^^^^^^^^^^^^  tZnl^'- 

open  lorum  and  lecture  on  physical  fitness  for  members      |"The  reports 'for  the  fiscal  vearU5,600,000.  !ton  Ramin,  company  commander 

ending  June  30.  which  have  justl    Thjs  is  the  second  in  a  series; of  French  students  in  the  ,Infan- 
been  released  bv  Colonel  Mas- Pf  War  Bond  rallies  to  be  held) try  School;- i^ajdr  Albert  Dame- 
show  that  during,  the  pre-  P°=t.  The    i^^  ^^^!^^^'^^L?^o!^?  ^"f^f^ 


the  \\  AC  ."jerviiig  at  Beiining. 
SEATS  FOR  aiEN  1 
Although,    Miss    Marble  andJ 
Miss  Harawick  are  coming  here 


.  Or  III  least  iii:u  s  the  impre 
stte  lonii-oisiance  lelenlione  p;n 

soiaicri  on  ilie  p<t.st 

"  C,  ilK  iLli  I  o! 


Or" 


If  irrAll    ImiiS^m  ceding  12  months,  the  Benning  ?^rs.    Bob     Waterfie  d,     be  ter.  Colonel  Sevier  ■  R.  Tupper,  com- 

l\iSS6ll    Ulf  •        -shops  repaired    343,961  ■  articles  ikn°^vn  as  Jane  Russe  1,  of  Holly- , zander  of  the  ASTP  Basic  Train- 

l%ai^>WfB    VI V  VII  TTZr^e  consisted  of  170  828  Dair=h'''°°'*^"'*  ^'^^^   Outlaw"    fame. Ung  Center;  Col.  Thornton  Chase, 

ties  for  enlisted  men  of  the  garri-|  ll     1%  |l  iol    shoes"    130  357    articles    of  P'"' 5^^°°°  T''^''  Of  bonds  were: Col.  John  S.  Roo.sma.  Col.  Robert 

^       -  ....         son  tind  a  limited  number  of  offi-!  |lA3fh  -PUnSltll         iclothiM  such   as  shirt<.-     "  coat=  !P"'-'-'hased  at  this  occasion,  which  s.  Miller,  and  .Cq|.  Phillip  Kron. 

,     ,      ..    Experiences  in  an  attended  pay: ^er.s.    Bleachers  wiU  be  erected i|/Cdlll  rvllClllf  ■  &  '       ■   ^-r^—  

ion  of  the  attendants  atisiauon  on  a  miUtary  post  run  the; on  both  sides  of  ine  center  court!     .  "     ■  ■    f*..<xr>r.  ^iluc  loi-tMnc   anH   miffplla.!  '  ^'v"'""  fe"J»  Ollltl      HU»n   -X)ifc|  I  —  mm       ■  ' 

,   ..  T'    i  r>       .  .  :gamut  from  pathos  to  bathos.  The! in  f.,.rip,.  <n  ceit         ma'-v    sD«'--i     #•  •  i-      r       j  /•  m*.  y  ,   ■  pin-up  beauties,  participat-LAi'mor/  hnrr-AC  Tnv 

Station  at  hort  Benning" ;|ttendant5  are  often  the  first  to!  ^tors      r^;='L  a^cm^^^^^^^   4  Lt  I     SoldlCr  Found  Guilty  ;  ineous  articles;  42,225  canvas  :|nd  | outdoor  danc-e  u'ill  be:' ^'^^6",  rOfCeS  f  OX 

ini  ^^  Ik,  c^u^h       serxe  heai  fiom.oidiefs  that  they  h^^         ci.j;   c  F^ineg.n'   po=i     Of  Slaying  Comrade        l"Selefx'"iei.l^^^^  /'"W         ReOOtt  Will  Be 

...        -  ,         .  ;iust  assumed  paternal  dbti6s.  They  icneci  pi   '■ervice  o^'ficer     vho    i=i  l"'°Se  oeiis.  lenis  ana  iikc  ana  in  ^jj.g^g^  Lj,j.j.3j„g  p^i^t^,.   j^^gj.g.,j.jjt,f^  lit  OxS  _ 

V  place  calls  winch  reach  OLIl:are  reque.sted  time  and\gain  toihandlins  arrangements    for    thei    A  general  court-martial  at  Fortif^d^t'on  5ol  such  items  were  al-jcoan,   Melissa   Davidovic'n,  EH^iii  J  k/«v*  KAr^^^U 

n,  J  e  n  UOn  .  telephone  S  Mem.  sh'!>ufd^  brd.r^Sd^'t^  S  n"rhe^^^>ous  ^^ri)'  "'^T^  '''T  T'o^i:.  '''''  ^'^r  ^-.Sf'XniirRoe^^°Sam:^'l\'!  ^''^^  '^^^^  ^^^^^ 

r  1  .c  oMiu:   —   ihen  ch.laien  In  diffeient  booth    1/     ^   \      ;m"e  e.ih    sJaa^  ^  "te  Aloert  W  Kis.el  guilty  of  the,  dosed  that  tne  salaues  01  olficet  |],„e  Du.'geis    Mamie  ^Vholson 

srv.eeinearls  aad  He  wanieo  tne  ceremony  to  tak^at  the  same  lime,  the  attendants | tro^ri'-:;  a-id  =perd  t^e  dav  w^h  "TJi'^ier  of  his  former  companionjand  civilian  employees,  plus  op-iMartha  Woolbright-  Kate  Flynri, 
ii  dose  ihird-  pkice  over  the  telephone  so  heiolten  observe  one  soldier  who  islone  oT  ibe  lo^aJ  WAC  detach- i Private  Claude  A.  Alexander  oU^i^^mS.  e.\penbefa  of  the  hhops| Mildred  Hoyle,  Pat  Fordj  Doro- 
ine  so  calls  to  and  his  former  wife  could  tie i an  expectant  father,  another  who ! men!.--.  Sundav  night  thev  will i  Valparaiso.  .Ind.,  and  Imposed  thei ^-ere  $156,693.44.  The  value  of | thy  Storey.  Aurela ■  Scarborough. ' 
*nd  bus-ine<'=  as-  again  the  knots  that  would  bindUs  calhng  in  a  great  emergencj-.  aisleep  in  the  barracks  of  the  WACIdeath  sentence.  The.  unammouslthe  items  repaired  —  figured  atjLucile  Jones.  Sarah-  Bridges, 
of --'1!  tvpc?  and'.them  togetlicr  although  many  third  proposing  lo  his  girl,  and  still  1  Detachment,  station  complement  J  ^•ote  of  the  Board  is  required  for ;  one  half  the  original  cobt— Wii.s.i  Dons  Lee.  Man'  Nell  Culbreth. 
'nc'-ely  a  part  of  miles  anart.  aj.T.iher    just    whi.spering -sweeti  whiih  is  commanded  bv  1st  Lieut. ' the  death  sentence.  18589,276.81,  leaving  a  net  saving) Dorothy  So.ssaman,  Estelle  Burns, 

lii"  --'I'endan's      Another  -"iolQier.   apparenilv   a  i!i:i;;;ngs  into  the  car  of  a  girl  foriGsil  G^ine.';.  1    Before  the  sentence  can- be  car-ito  the  goseinment  of  $432,o83. 37. {Christine  Stewart.  Mildred  Fine- 

rc^'-cW  ?  derive -mpji  of  grea?  affair.':^  desired  p  \    -■m  he  ma v  or  may  not  give  a '  TOUR  NEARS  END  i  ricd  out  proceedings  of  the  Boarn  i    Tnese     quarlcrma.steu    -repair |  bere.     Sarah     Woodal),     Sarah i 

p  (•on-,j>;Miv  ar-  muUisideri  call  in  which  he  and        op.  .*  !    The  court   .<;tnrs  will  .stop  nffimu.-rt  go  to  the  po.st  commander!. ■-"hops  at  Benmng  are  pM.  of  theiBross,  Ruth  Cohen  and  Carolinej 

emarrv  the  2i;i  sc'-prR]  of  hi.<:  bi;.=ine.-f  P.c-ociate.'-  wftcn  the  sKenaantF  .sc-p  a  G.  I.  for  tncir  vAzy  at  Eennine  between  lor  rev  iew,  then  lo  a  BoFrd  of  Re-!many  at  ppsts  and  camps  through-! Cox.  Others  will  be  announced] 
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The  Treasury  Department 
has  just  announced  that  mem- 
bers of  the  Armed  Forces 
need  not  file  a  declaration  of 
1943  income  until  next  March 
15,  provided  that  a  final  in« 
come  tax  declaration  is  made 
at  tnnl  time^,  according,  to  an 
Assocntcd  Pie^s  dispatch  A'' 
report  for  this  year  was  origi- 
nally scheauled  for  no  later 
than  September  15. 


lirinffif  Sayeni^,  Thufsdoy;  August  1S43 


Polish  lafygee  Trci¥els 
Long  load  from  Wcif saw 
To  Butf  With  S-pirifers 

It  was  a  long,  long  trail,  starting  below  Warsaw,  on  to 
France  and  Cuba  then  back  to  France  and  finally  to  the  United 
States,  bv  many  a  devious  route,  that  brought  Pvt.  David  Ros- 
en to  the  I76th  Regiment  and  his- job  as  ammunition  pioneer 

with  the  2nd  Battalion.  '  

£   boy  Dave  had  always 


dreamed  of  coming  to  this  country 
and  so  when  his  brother  in  Cuba 
offered  to  arrange  and  finance  the 
trip  he  jumped  at  the  opportunity. 
Leaving  early  in  the  summer  of 
'.ig  he  traveled  to  Le  Havre, 
France,  where  he  boarded  the 
•Tlandre"  bound  for  Cuba.  The 
.<;hip  arrived  at  its  destination 
where  he  learned  with  dismay 
that  his  papers  were  no  longer 
legal.  Hundreds  of  refugees  from 
Poland,  Spain,  Austria,  Czecho- 
.•^lovakia,  and  ■  Germany  found 
themselve.<;  in  a  similar  predica- 
ment, with  no  homeland  and  no 
other  place  to  go. 

All  attempts  by  the  Hebrew  Aid 
Society  to  arrange  temporary  visas 
faile  so  the  ship  sailed  on  ta  Vera 
Cruz.  Here  they  succeeded  in  ar- 
ranging to  remain  until  such  time 
a.c  they  jyjuld  enter-  the  U.  S.  A, 
v.'ithin  the  quita.  The  authorities 
informed  them  that  if  they  each 


States  for  the  necessary  money. 
On  the  following  day  the  order 

was  cancelled;  Then  to  make  mat- 
ters worse,  the  tax  levied  on  mon-. 
etary  exchange  in  the  transfer 
from  dollars  to  pesos  and  then 
back  again  amounted  to  over  a 
hundred  dollars  on  that  suni.  Once 
again  the  vessel  made  port  in 
Cuba  wher  the  HIAS  offered  the 
government  half  a  million,  dollars 
to  allow  the  refugees  to  remain 
'til  they  could  enter  the  U.  3. 
legally.  However,  all  attempts 
failed  with  the  result  that  many 
of  the  despairing  people  slashed 
their  wrists  or  hung  themselves. 
-¥he  Cuban  police  were  forced  to 
board  the  boat  to  restore  order  and 
prevent  further  suicides  and  that 
night  the  boat  put  out  to  sea  for 
the  long  voyage  back  to  France. 
GOOD  NEWS 

Two  days  before  their  arrival  at 
Le  Havre  the  captain  called 


deposited  a  S1200  guarantee  the:  , 

could  stav  on  temporarily.  Manyicial  meetmg  of  the  passengers  in 
of  the  poorer  people  v.^ere  forced  i  the  dining  room  to  tell  them  the 
to  telegraph  friends  in  the  United 'good  news.  England,  France,  Bel- 

 —  'gium  and  Holland  each  offered  to 

harbor  within  their  borders  ap- 


MQH6   fejaj^^^^fefe,^^!!  i  France  where  the  HIAS 

Sr^i"f1; ^Ptfi^EW^O^B  strumental  in  helping  he  and  the 
n  Pm       TiBillll lilfjin  '  ^°  ^^^^^        ^°  finally  fmd 

 f^^^^^^^^^^^t^^^^. ' "  On    September    1    the  Nazi 

VtfORLDS  LARGEST  SELLER  ATIO'.ij,„rdes  attacked  Poland.  .  .  True 


1  proximately  250  of  the  1000  refu- 
!gee.=.    Dave  decided   to   stay  jr 


Welcome... 
OFFICERS 

And  Men  of  the 

"Lycky  7th" 
Af  itiored .  Diyision; ; 


Chsneellor^s  Has  Been 
Fort  Benning^s  Uniform 
and  FyrnEshings  Heocl- 
qusrfers  for  25  Yeors. 


Rogers  P@@t 
Clothes^ 

Chancellors,  your  com- 
plete uniform  and  ac- 
cessories gtore,  stands 
ready  to  serve  you 
whenever  you  are  in 
Columbus.  Come  in 
and  get  acquainted 
with  your  janiform 
headquarters! 


G[pf=  [deas  for  overseas  byddies— 
Must  be  macfed  before  Oct.  15. 


WAC-Soidier 

Wed  At  Post 

Dozens  of  uniformed  friends  of 
bride  and  groom  thronged  the 
main  post  Catholic  Chapel  at  7:45 
a.  m.  Saturday  to  attend  the  wed- 
-ding  of  Corporal  Emary  W.  Lade, 
'of  Headquarters  Company,  1st 
Student  Training  Regiment,  The 
Infantry  School,  to  Private  First 
Class  Louise  M.  Martin,  of  the 
43rd  WAC  Detachment.  Chaplain 
H.  Hunt  united  the  couple  in  the 
half -hour  ceremony.  ^ 
Among  the  most  colorful  in  the 
history  of  the  chapel,  the  rites  be- 
gan when  khaki-clad  Corporal 
Lade  escorted  his  bride  down  the 
aisle  to  the  stately  strains  '  of 
"Lohengrin",  'played  by  Private 
Winfield  Davis,  organist.  The  im- 
pressiveness.  of  the  ceremony  was 
heightened  by  the  bride's  care- 
fully-selected blue  wedding  gown 
and  bouquet  of  white  roses. 

From  the  chapel,  members  of 
Headquarters  Company  and'  the 
WAC  Detachment  returned  to 
their  respective  organization  to 
enjoy  the  39-pouhd  wedding  cake 
which  awaited  them  at  each  mess 
hall.  The  couple  departed  for  a 
wedding  breakfast  at  the  Ralston 
Hotel,  Columbus,  at  which  Lieu- 
tenant Gail  Gaines,,  commanding 
officer  of  the  43rd  WAC  Detach- 
ment, and -Captain  Curtis  J.  Ivey, 
commaiider  of  Headquarters 
of  Headquarters  Company,  1st 
S.  T.  R.,  were  guests  of  honor. 

The  newly  weds  are  spending 
their  5-day  leave  at  Pine  Moun- 
tain Ga.  Corporal  Lade,  whose 
home  is  in  Watseka,  111.,  met  his 
attractive  bride  last  March  at  a 
Headquarters  Company  dance. 
Pfc. '  Martin's  parents  live  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. .  j 

Horse  sense  must  be  that  sense 
which  keeps  horses  from  betting 
on  people.  ________ 


THIS  IS  THE  FINISHED  PRODUCT  of  an  Infantry  School  record-breaking  machine  gun 
demonstration  in  which  a  heavy  machine  gun  "sv.a.s  put  into  action  in  eight  seconds  flat 
The  demonstration,  bv, a  crew  from  the  Academic  regiment,  was  two-fifths  of  a  second 
faster  than  the  previous  school  record'  The  crew  consists  of  Sgt.,  Daniel  Benner,  No.  1, 
Spt  Ciiarlcs  Dinnebier.  No.  2.  and  Cpl.  John  Carp,  No.  .T  (U.  R  Army  Signal  Corps  photo.) 


Col.  Disharoon 
DieS; 


Major  John   V.   Maxwell,    G-l;|    Announcement '  has  been  made 


to  their  promise  to  resist  any 
further  aggression  by  the  Ger- 
mans, England  and  France  de- 
clared war.  Then  followed  a 
period  of  feverish  preparation 
during  v^hich  Dave  got  a  job  in 
a  munitions  factory. '  Six  weeks 
later  he  was  drafted  into  the 
Polish-French  Army  but  since  the 
foreman  was  desperately  in  need 
of  trained  help  Dave  received  a 
temporary  deferment. 

The  entire  world  was  stunned 
by  the. sudden  collapse  of  the  Low 
Countries  and  France.  No  one 
knew  who  controlled  the  nev^  gov- 
enrmentr  until  tired  old  Marshal 
Petain  addressed  his  nation  and 
the  world  and  asked  Hitler  for 
collaboration.  Dave  realized  that 
he  had  recourse  to  two  things.  He 
could  stay  and  hope  for  mercy  at 
the  hand  of  the  Huns;  or,  he  could 
attempt  to  escape  from  France'  to 
England  like  thousands  of  others 
were  doing.  He  packed  a  few 
things  and  started  out  on  the 
perilous  journey, 
14-DAY  TREK 

'The  trek  from  Bordeaux  to  Lou- 
en  to  Luchon,  required  fourteen 
days,  the  nights  were  spent  in  the 
forest,  and  the  days  scrambling 
around  for  enough  scraps  of  food 
to  keep  body  and  soul  together. 
Although  the  French  peasants  are 
traditionally  friendly,  G  e  r  m  a  n 
Anti  -  Semitic  propaganda  had 
turned  them,  and  together  with  a 
fear  of  reprisals  it  created  a  haz- 
ard for  Rosen  to  be  even  seen  in 
the  neighborhood  of  farmhouses. 
Arriving  at  Luchon,  on  the 
Franco-Spanish  border,  he  found 
a  camp  for  refugees,  with  in- 
describable conditions,  but  this  at 
lea.st  was  a  safe  haven,  tempo- 
rarily. 

The  Germans  had  placed  Lu- 
chon in  the  unoccupied  territory, 
though  this  did  not  exclude  the 
■fact    that    Gestapo  agents 
I  everywhere.  This  was  to  1 
I  home  for  eighteen'  long  torturous 
;  month.?,  during  which  he  worked 
;in    the    surrounding  mountains 
;and   villages,   in   order   to  ha 
:  enough  to  live  on.    Finally    i  . 
1  found  the -chance  to  get  to  the 
I  American  consulate.  He  was  told 
I  there,  that  in  order  to  get 
ilo  the  United   States  he  would 
I  be  required  to  show  a  reservation 
\  on  a  ship  sailing  from  Lisbon,  a 
jvLca  from  Portugal,  a  transit 
Ifrom  Spain  and  a  doctor's  certifi- 
;  cate  stating  that  he  was  unfit  for 
I  any  military  duty.  Besides  all  the^c 
I  paper.-;,  he  would  require  a  certifi- 
jcate  of  residence  from  the  Paris- 
ian authorities,  who  by  now  were 
completely  Nazified. 
AIDED  BY  FRIENDS 

Thru  the  intercession  of  friends 
in  Marseilles  he  managed  to  ob- 
tain the  necessary  papers  and  with 
j  the  cooperation  of  a  friendly  and 
sympathetic  doctor  obtained  a  cer- 
I  tificate  proving  him  to  save  se- 
j  rious  cardiac  ailments.  He  had  'ac- 
ifually  lost  eight-four  pounds  ■  in 
\  the  past  months. 

j  Hearing  that  all  travelers  over 
;  30  years  of  age  were  not  required 
ito  have  Spanish  visas,  he  arrived 
I  at  the  customs.  There  he  was  told 
I  that  he  must  make  out  an  applica- 
I  tion  for  Spanish  transit  visas, 
even  though  he  had  but  seven  days 
in  which  to  catch  the  ship  at 
Lisbon,  Portugal.  By  some^stroke 
:  of  good  luck,  the  Madrid  authori- 
Ities  sent  back  the  visas,  and  he 
passed  thru  Spain  to  Portugal. 

On  the  1st  of  June  he  arrived 
at  Casablanca,  Morocco,  and  on 
the  7th  of  June  at  Bermuda.  He 
was  examined  by  the  British- 
American  military  authorities  and 
given  entrance  t^  the  United 
States,  after  a  slight  detention.  He 
arrived  in  the  United  States  on 
the  25th  of  July,  and  six  months 
later  entered  the  Armed  Forces. 
The  total  iexpenditure  irt  cash  for 
the  two  trips  was  S1700,  which  he 
had  obtained  in  various  degrees 
from  friends  and  relatives. 

Although  David  Rosen  still  has 
difficulty  expressing  himself  and 
.speaks  a  combination  of  Pqlish- 
HAirew,  French  -  English,  he  has 
made  great  strides  in  pur  lan- 
guage. After  completing  {he  ele- 
mentarj'  course  given  by  "Dean" 
Troxler's  staff  he  started  taking 
a  voluntary  night-course  to  im- 
prove his  English  and  also  to  bet- 
ter equip  himself  to  take  his  place 
as  a  citizen  of  the- United  States. 


7th  Armored  Medico^ 
Is  Pneumonia  Victim 

Lieut.  Col.  H.  B.  Disharoon, 
Medical  Inspector  of  the  Seventn 
Armored  Division  at  Fort  Ben- 
ning,  succumbed  to  pneumonia 
Sunday  at  the  Station  Hospital 
on  thfe  post.  Colonel  Disharoon 
/as  32  years  old. 
A  former  resident  of  Hopkins- 
,ille  Ky.,  Col.  Disharoon  grad- 
uated from  Vanderbilt  University 
in  1935.  He  immediately  joined 
the  Regular  Army  as  an  officer. 

Col.   Disharoon   has   been  as-_ 
.^.gned  to  the  Seventh  Armore-dl 
Division  since  its  activation  last 
year.    He  has  been  a  lieutenant 
colonel  for  the  past  seven  months. 

Surviving  is  his  widow  and  two 
daughters,  Martha  Ellen,  six 
years  old,  and  Virginia  Ellen, 
three  years  old,  who  reside  at  104 
Lumpkin  Road  at  Fort  Benning. 

Honorary  pallbearprs  for  Col.j 
Disharoon  were  Major  General! 
Lindsay  Med.  Silvester,  command-, 
^  -  general  of  the  division;  Col,' 
P.  Shepard,   chief  of  staff;' 


Lieut.  Col.  E.  W.  Murray,  G-2 
Lieut.  Col,  Jack  H.  Griffith,  G-3 
Lieut.  Col.  Andrew  J.  Adams,  G-4 
Capt.  R.  O.  Opderbecke,  executive 
officer  of  the  division's  surgeon's 
office,  and  Col.  Ira  G.  Wagner, 
division  surgeon. 

Colonel  Wagner  escorted  Col. 
Disharoon's  body  to  Nashville, 
Tenn.. 


by  the  Post  Range  Officer,  Aca- 
demic Regiment,  The  Infantry 
School,  of  the  promotion  of  Sec- 
ond Lieut,  Creed  S.  „Penick,  son 
of  Mrs.  C.  B.  Penick,  Elkton,  Ky., 
and  Second  Lieut.  Bernard  Henry 
Mulvaney,  son  of  Mr.  James  Mul- 
vaney,  of.  Webberyille,  Mich.,  to 
the  rang  of  first  lieutenant. 


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TIS  Machine  Gunners 

Set  New  Sehoof  Mark 

Two  Infantry  School  machine  gun  demonstration  records 
were  broken  this  week  by  a  crew  of  non-coihs  from  the  Aca- 
demic Regiment. 

The  crew  first  clipped  two-fifths  of  a  second  off  the  mark 
for  placing  a  heavy  machine  gun  in  action  when  they"  ac- 
complished the  job  in  eight  seconds  flat.  Then  they  took  the 
gun  out  of  action  m  six  and  four-fifths  seconds,  a  fifth  pi  a 
second  faster  than  the  record. 

The  crew  was  a  regular  demonstration  crew  in  the  Basic 
Machine  Gun  Group  and  consisted  of  Sgt.  Daniel  Benner  of 
Co,  F,  and  Sgt.  Charles  I.  Dinnebier  and  Cpl.  John  P.  Carp  of 
Co.  E-  Sgt.  Dinnebier  was  a  member  of  the  crew  which  held  the 
previous  record.  Others  on  that  crew  were  Sgt.  Edward  Pagoda 
of  Co.  E  and  Pvt.  James  PuUey  of  Co.  C. 

All  three  members  of  the  new  record-holding  crew  arc  se- 
lectees and  have  been  in  service  about  a  year  and  a  half.  Sgt.. 
Benner,  25,  hails  from  Toledo,  Ohio,  where- he  was  a  polisher  and 
buffer-  Sgt.  Dinnebier,  30,  was  a  truck  driver  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  Cpl.  Carp,  25,  was  a  paper  hanger  in  Mechanicsville,  New- 
York.  ■    ■  - 


No  one  ever  left  any  footprints 
in  the  sands  of  time  sitting,  down. 


Our  plans  for  after  the  war 
neary  always  consist  of  what 
somebody  else  has  got  to  do.  The 
important  thing  is  what  we've  got 
to  do  ourselves. 


FT.  BENNING  WELCOME 

STEAK  SANDWICHES 
SCRAMBLED,  HOT  DOGS' 

PORKY'S  PLACE 

1133  6th  Ave,  Dial  9785 


OfHeen  sey 

•niatNess 

COUNTS' 

In  the  army  o$ 
well  as  in  civil- 
lan  life,  neat- 
ness is  a  great 
asset.  That  is 
why  millions  of 
men  in  ,  service 
are  wearing 
SPIFFY  COLLAR 
STAYS.  '  , 


Prevents,  ' 
CoHar  Curl 

SPIFFY  COLLAR 
STAYS  giv«  you 
fresir,  erhpy, 
snappy  smartness. 
Peps  op  your  per- 
sonal  appearance. 

SA5Y  ON  .i, 
EASY  OfF 

Quick  as  a  wink  to 
put  on  and  tpka 
off.  Seif-adjustihg 
and  stays  put. 


BEFORE 

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Have  a  Coca-Colas  Sa-LAM-oo  a-LAY^koom 

|PEACE  BE  UNTO  YOU) 

•ir 


CO-OP  CABS 

0IAL  5511 
1318  Broad 


. , .  or  how  Americans  make  pals  in  Palestine 

Peace  be  unto  you,  says  the  hpspitablc  Moslem  when  he  greets  a 
stranger.  Have  a  ^'O/^^'V  says  the  American  soldier  in  return,  and 
in  three  words  he  has  nn^de  a  new  friend.  It's  a  phrase  that 
works  as  well  in  Haifa  as  in  Harrisburg.  Around  the  gjobe 
Coca-Cola  stands  for  the  pause  that  refreshes —has  become  the 
high-sign  between  Idndly-minded  people.    ;  ' 

•  OTTIEO  0NOE«  AUTHOIITY  O?  THt  COCA-COIrA  CojfepAMY  »V  ; 

COLUMBUS  COCA-COLA  BOTTLING  COMPANY 


It's  natural  for  popular  names  to 
acquire  friendly  abbreviations.  That's 
why  you  hear  G)ca-CoJa  called  "Coke". 


«-the  global 
high- sign 


T^S  Officer  Serves 
From  Equator  to  Pole 


From  the  Eauator  to  the  Arctic 
Circle,  and  then  back  to  summer- 
time—Georgia. JE  all  m  a  year's 
v.'ork  for  Lieutenant  Randolph  P. 
Eddy,  of  the  16th  Company,  Ist 
Student  Training  Regiment. 

The  lieutenant  certainly  gets 
around.  After  9  months  duty  in 
Panama,  he  came  to  Fort  Bennmg 
and  graduated  from  The  Infantry 
School  in  an  early  officer  candi- 
date class.  Hia  fir.st  assignment 
was  to  Greenland,  whence  he  re- 
turned to  Benning  after  serving 
IS  months  in  the  icy  North.  ,In 
betv;een,  he  just  about  found  time 
to  pay  fleeting  visits  to  his  home 
in  Boston,  Mass. 

Hard  work  and  plain  down-to- 
earth  soldiering  filled  Lieiftenant 
Eddy's  nine  months  in  Panama. 
"  As  a  member  of  the  Jungeleers,  a 
detachment  that  trained  inten- 
sively in  infiltration  tactics,  he 
often  had  to  cut  his  way  with  a 
machete  through  thick  jungle  or 
wade  the  waist-deep  swamps  of 
,:^*fhe  Isthmus, 

Upon  receiving  his  commission 
at  Fort  Benning,  Lieutenant  Eddy 
was  assigned^to  the  Ice  Cap  Task 
Force  in  Greenland.  In  charge  of 
£  detail  of  eight  sergeants,  he  set- 
tled down  to  a  dreary  nine  month 
vigil  on  the  lonely  ice-cap,  ob- 
serving v/eather  conditions  and 
rescuing  forced-down  fliers.  At 
timse  the  gale  howled  by  their 
rude  shelter  at  170  miles  an  hour, 
and  the  thermometer  dropped  to 
70  degrees  below  zero. 
ISOLATION'  COItiPLETE 

Lieutenant  Eddy  and  his  pc-vty 
were  completely  isolated  during 
the  nine  month  Greenland  win- 
ter. Twenty  v.rell-thumbed  books 
and  £  single  deck  of  cards  com- 
pleted their  recreational  facilities, 
but  the  monotony  was  broken 
when  one  of  their  Esquimo-dogs 
gave  birth.  Thereafter  the  pup- 
pie  sprovided  endless  diversion. 

Thankful  that,  as  an  officer 
candidate,  he  absorbed  every  bit 
of  The  Infantry  School's  un- 
equalled instruction,  Lieutenant 
Eddy  believes  that  he  and  his  men 
owe  their  lives  to  the  map-reading 
ability  he  gained  here.  Finding 
one's  way  in  Greenland  is  particu- 
larly difficult,  he  recalls— no 
landmarks  break  the  frozen  des- 
ert, and  a  compass  and  the  stars, 
and  occasionally  the  sun,  furnish 
the  only  guides.  Eventually  the 
lieutenant  taught  himself  celestial 
^  navigation  and  became  quite  pro- 
^■ficient  at  at. 

His  training  in  weapons, 
came  in  handy.  With  the  nearest 
ordnance  depot  across  hundreds 
of  miles  of  impassable  ice,  his  lit- 
-  tie  unit  had  to  keep  its'  own  arma- 
ment in  firing  condition,  even 
when  sub-zero  temperatures  froze 
oil  jn  the  working  parts. 

After  some  7  months  their 
K  rations  gave  out  and  the  party 
had  to  subsist  on  a  diet  of  un- 
\-aried  oatmeal.  Fortunately,  with 
the  coming  of  spring  they  shot 
some  seal  and  fresh  meat 
peared  on  the  table  for  the  first 
time  in  months.  Thawing  ice  fi- 
nally let  a  PBY  flying  boat  work 
closer  in  to  shore  and  take  them 
off — off  to  nev.'  adventures,  as  far 
as.  Lieutenant  Eddy  is  concerned. 

Whew,  but  Georgia  in  August 
is  a  lot  hotter  than  Greenland,  he 
perspiringly  declares. 

JOKNSON  TO  SCHOOL 

First.  Lieutenant  wniam  John- 
son, personnel  officer  of  the  283rd 
Quartermaster  Refrigeration  com- 
pany at  Fort  Benning,  has  -been 
selected  to  attend  the  two-month 
Quartermaster  advanced  field 
#  course.  Camp  Lee,  Va.,  and  will 
leave  Benning  shortly. 


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Four  5rd  SIR 
Officers  Senf 

Four  well  known  figures  in  the 
Third  Student  Training  Regiment 
of  The  Infantry  School  received 
orders  of  transfer  early  this  week 
to  the  Infantry  Replacement 
Training  Center  at  Camp  Bland- 
ing,  Fla.  ^ 

Those  ordered  to  Blanding 
were:  Lt.  Col,  Marsden  P.  Earle, 
who  recently.'  relinquished  com- 
mand of  the  Fourth  Battalion; 
Major  Alfred  M.  Potts  2nd,  for- 
mer executive  officer  of  the  old 
Fifth  Battalion;  Major  Harold  B. 
Eagle,  former  commanding  offi- 
cer of  the  Third  Company;  and 
Capt.  Harry  R.  Bright,  former  reg- 
imental adjutant. 

Colonel  Earle  has  been  succeed' 
ed  in  the  command  of  the  Fourth 
Battalion  by  Lt.  Col.  Charles  K. 
Dillingham,  veteran  of  overseas 
service  in  both  the  World  War  and 
the  current  conflict. 

Majors  Eagle  and  Potts  left  the 
regiment  several  months  ago  to 
take  the -  advanced  course  at  The 
Infantry  School  and  upon  a  com- 
pletion of  their  training  were  as- 
signed to  the  Officers'  Pool  while 
awaiting  orders. 

Captain  Bright  became  ^idjutant 
of  the  Third  Student  Training 
Regiment'  updn  its  activation  and 
served  in  this  capacity  until  he, 
too,  was  assigned -to  take  the  ad-^ 
vanced  curse.  Succeeding  him  asj 
adjutant  was  Capt.  Lyndell  F 
Keene.  Captain  Bright  remained 
attached  to  the  Third  Student 
Training  Regiment,  however  ,until 
receiving  his  recent  orders  of 
transfer.  '  | 

Colonel  Earle's  home  is  in  Oak 
Lawn,  Providence  County,  R.  I; 
Major  Potts,  an  educator  in  civil- 
ian life,  comes  from  Plainfield, 
N.  J.;  Major  Eagle's  permanent 
address  is  Hinton,  W.  Va;;  while 
Captain  Bright  is  a  Philadelphian. 

Firs!-  Reglmefif 
Hears  Lecfyres 
On  Sfrof-egic  Isles  : 

Officers  of  the  First  Student 
Training  Regiment,  The  Infantry 
School,  enjoyed  a  v«ry  informa- 
tive talk  by  Majr  Harold  C,  Blin  - 
kenburg,  who  spoke  on  the  island 
of  Puerto  Rico,  its  strategic,  eco- 
nomic and  topographic  importance 
in  the  Caribbean  Sea.  Major  Blin- 
kenberg,  who  recently  served  one] 
year  on  the  island  as  a  battalion 
executive  officer,  was  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  his  'subject  and, 
gave  his  audience  a  very  clear 
picture  of  what  to  them  had  been 
a  vague  and  unimportant  matter  j 
This  talk  was  third  in  a  series 
of  informal  lectures  plarmed  by 
Colonel  John  S.  Roosma,.  com- 
manding officer  of  the  1st  S.T.R. 
who  himself  will  discuss  the  key 
Hawaiian  island  of  Oahu 
final  talk.,  of  the  series.  The 
Colonel's  talk  will  be  based 
first-hand  knowledge,  since 
served  over  18  months  on  the 
island. 

At  next  week's  meeting.  Lieu- 
tenant Colonels  Charles  E.  Walsh 
and  William  B.  Zeller  will  present 
some  facts  about  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  to  the  officers  of  the  1st 
S.T.R.   

^WAC  Eligible 
For  Fioance  Schoof 

Army  Finance  School  instruc- 
tion is  now  open  to  "members  of 
the  Women's  Army  Corps,  accord- 
ing to  a  War  Department  me- 
morandum received  at  Fort  Ben- 
ning headquarters. 

Already  six  officers  of  the  WAC 
have  begun  the  Army  Finance 
course  at  Duke  University,  Dur- 
ham, N.  C,  and  50 ^enlisted  mem- 
bers will  commence  studies,  Aug- 
ust-26,  at  the  enlisted  section  of 
Army  Finance  School,  Wake  For- 
est College,  Wake  Forest  College, 
N,  C.  These  are  the  first  women 
to  be  enrolled  for  this  course. 

Selection  of  the  50  enlisted 
members  will  be  on  the  basis  of 
five  from  each  of  the  four  WAC 
training  centers,  three  from  each 
of  the  continental  service'  com- 
mands, and  three  from  the  Mili- 
tary District  of  Washington. 

You  can't  brand  steers  with  a 
cold  iron.  Or  leave  a  mark  on 
life  with  lukewarm  convictions. 


THE  SILVER  STAR,  awarded  for  "gallantry  in  action,"  was  pinned  on  Col.  Orville  W.  Mar- 
tin artillery  commander  of  the  7th  armored  division  a  tFort  Benning,  Monday.  Maj.  Gen. 
Lindsev  McD.  Silvester,  left,  comtnanding  general  of  the  -  Lucky  seventh  Qivision  is  con- 
grattila'ting  Colonel  Martin  after  the  presentation  before  a  mass  formation  of  the  division 
At  Tiger  field  in  the  Sand  Hill  area  of  the  post.  Colonel  Martin  was  cited  for  refusing  to 
teave\is  post  while  directing  artillery  in  the  North  African  campaign  Feb.  1,  when, 
though  wounded,  he  continued  on  the  job  until' all  pertinent  information  had  been  passed 
on  to  higher  headquarters.  Colonel  Martin,  46  years  old,  traine.d  with  General  Patton's 
famed  2nA  armored  division  at  Fort  Benning  and  was  serving  with  it  in  Tunisia  when  he 
was  wounded.  Married  and  the  father  of  two  children.  Colonel  Martin  and  his  family  reside 
at  lOlA  Madden,  main  post  at  Fort  Benning.  ( Seventh  Armored  Division  Photo.)  ' 


WAC  Officer 
Visits  Fort 

Captain  Lee  Bears 
Message  of  Praise 
From  Col.  Hobby 

Brmging  a  message  from  Col. 
Oveta  Gulp  Hobby,  commandmg 
officer  of  the  Women's .  Army 
Corps,  expressing  her  "apprecia- 
tion for  a  job  well  done" 
members  of  the  WAC,  Capt; 
Phebe  Lee,  Section  Chief,  Re- 
cruitmg  School,  at  Fort  Ogle- 
thorpe, Ga.,  spent  two  days  at 
Fort  Benning  this  week. 

A  graduate  of  the  first  officer 
candidate  class  of  the  WAC 
Fort  Des  Momes,  Iowa,  Capt.  Lee 
has  spent  her  entire  enhstment  m 
the  Corps  doing  recruiting.  She 
has  traveled  m  the  eastern  sea- 
board states  and  did  a  tour  of 
duty  m  the  northwest  of  Utah, 
Oregon,  Idaho,  Washington  and 
Montana. 

Colonel  Hobby  sent  with  Cap' 
tarn  Lee  a  message  to  WACs,  con- 
gratulating them  for  doing  a  "job 
well  done  m  the  fact  of  over- 
whelming difficulties.  That  the  job 
IS  only  m  its  beginning  is  evi- 
denced by  the  demands  of  com- 
manding officers  from  all  over  the 
world  for  WACs  to  take  up  duties 
in  all  sorts  of  assignments,"  Cap- 
tain Lee  said. 

"This  desire  on  the  part  of  the 
commanding  officers  for  these 
WACs  justifies,  beyond  doubt, 
their  existence,"  Captain  Lee  fur- 
ther added.  ■  i 

At  Benning  she  found  the  WAC 
Detachment,  Station  Complement, 
under  the  command  of  Lt.  Gail 
Gaines,  the  WAC  Detachment,  In- 
fantry School,  and  the  772nd  Post 
Headquarters  Company  at  Lawson 
Field  taking  jobs  to  relieve  gen- 
eral service  enlisted  men  m  du- 
ties including  chiefs,  teletype  op- 
erators, clerks,  in  the  Army  post- 
office,  assistants  in  theaters,  oper- 
ating motor  vehicles  and  in  oth- 
er technical  jobs. 


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THE  WORLD'S  FINEST  RIFLE— Tropics,  Arctic,  or  Pacific— agree  Captain  Kenneth  K. 
Lau  (right)  and  Lieutenant  Randolph  P.  Eddy,  classmates  in  the  16th  Company,  1st  Stu- 
dent Training  Regiment  The  Infantry  School.  Object  of  their  affection  is  the  Garand  that 
Lieutenant  Eddy  had  constantly  by  his  side  during  long  months  of  jungle  patrolling  in  Pan- 
ama and  ice-cap  task  force  duty  in  Greenland.  Captain  Lau  is  from  Honolulu,  T.  H.  (U. 
-     S.  Signal  Corps  photo.) 


Scirge  Dives  For  Peciris 
in  '  Shdrk-liifested  ' Waters 


All  men  coming  back  from  over- 
seas duty  boast  of  some  true  ex- 
perience or  event  they  have  wit- 
nessed. Such  is  the  case  with  Staff 
Sgt.  Edward  Van  Home,  3rd  Bat- 
talion, 6th  Regiment  of  The  In- 
fantry School.  The  incident  con- 
cerned took  place  on  a  small 
island  "somewhere  in  the  South 
Pacific."  .  : 

One  day  when  the  sergeant  had 
L  afternoon  off  and  he  decided 
use  this  time  in  the  island's 
favorite  pastime,  p6arl  diving.  The 
island  on  which  he  was  stationed 
as  noted  as  one  of  the  world's 
richest  pearl  deposits. 
The  waters  around  the  island 
ere  infested  with  tiger  sharks, 
of  the  man-,eating  species.  Though 
many  of  the  native  are  killed  each 
year  by  them,  they  still  venture 
in  this  "bread-winning"  practice. 
The   pearl  Taeds  themselves  are 
about  sixty  feet  below  the  surface 
of  the  lagoons,   and  the  -divers 
developed    their  breath- 
holding  capacity  and  basal  meta- 
bolism to  such  a  degree  that  they 
can  dive  to  this  distance  without 
the  aid  of  any  artificial  device. 
TIGER  SHARKS 

This  breath  -  holding  ajjility, 
however,  is  not  used  so  much  in 
staying  below  the  surface  to  gath- 
er pearls  as  it  is  for  their  own 
protection.  The  waters  are  full  of 
sharks.  So,  Whenever  a  diver  sees 
one  of  them  coming?  while  he  is 
down  a  few  fathoms,  instead  of 
mmediately  swimming  to  the  sur- 
face to  take  a  chance  on  matching 
his  speed  with  that  of  the  shark, 
he  goes  down  deeper  to  the  bot- 
tom where  he  crawls  under  the 
corral  rock  and  there  waits  till 
the  shark  moves  on."  This  means 
that  a  man  often  stays  under  wa- 
ter for  five  minutes  or  more,  which 
sounds  ahnost  unbelievable.  Then, 
he  comes  to  the  surface,  refills 
his  lungs,  an/i  continues  on  his 
search.  Occasionally,  though,  a 
shark  will  come  into  the  vicinity 
without  being  seen.  This  leads  to 
the  sergeant's  story. 

That  particular  afternoon  the 
sergeant  was  sitting  in  an  out- 
rigger pulling  up, the  baskets  as 
soon  as  the  natives  hacP  them 
filled  with  Mother  Pearl  shells. 
From  this  position  he  saw  a 
shocking  and  nerve-tangling  inci- 
dent. 

Suddenly  a  shark  came  into  the 
area  where  a  diver  was  below.  On 
coming  to  the  surface  for  air,  the 
diver,  warned  by  his  fellows  of  the 
shark's  approach,  tried  to  make 
the  nearest  boat.  Not  in  time, 
however. 
FISH  WINS 

With  a  loud,  swishing  sound,  the 
man  was  carried  imder  the  sur- 
face, clasped  amidst  the  jaws  of 
the  huge  fish.  The  otbijr  divers 
armed  themselves  with  knives, 
jumped  from  their  small  crafts, 
and  attacked  this  terror  of  the- sea; 
Upi 


released  the  stricken  diver.  How- 
ever, another  shark  in  the  area, 
sensing  the  blood,  rushed  in  for 
the  kill,  and  just  as  the  mangled 
fellow  was  about  to  be  hauled 
into  the  boat,  shark  number  2  tore 
him  from  the  grasp  of  his  res- 
cuers and  carried  him  off.  This 
time  it  was  impossible  to  "save 
him,  for  the  presence-  of  more 
^arks  made  another  rescue  im- 
possible. 

It  rather  spoiled  the  rest  of  the 
day  for  Sergeant  Van  Home,  but 
left  him  with  an  unforgettable  ex- 
perience.^  

MOTOR  MECHANICS  CLASS 

The  American  Red  Crow 
announces  a  new  class  in  Mo- 
tor Mechanics  for  tftdse  who 
wish  to  join  the  Motor  Corps. 
Please  sigm  up  for  the  class 
in  the  Red  CroK  Work  Room 
on  Vibbert  and  Gillespie  Ave- 
nue, or  telephone  FB-2058.  - 
Registration  will  be  lield  in 
the  Work  Room  Wednesday, 
September  1 .  at  10  a.  m. 
Classes  will  start  September  7. 


A  singlertrack  mind  is  all  right 
-if  it's  on  the  right  track. 


MacMillan  Offers 
$"5,(H)0  In  Prizes 
To  Army  Writers 

G.  I.  scribes  are  invited  to  com- 
pete for  $5,000  in  cash  prizes  to  be 
given  by  MacMillan  book  pub- 
lishers, New  York  City,  for  the 
best  fiction  and  non-fictipn  novels 
submitted  by  December'  31,  this 
year. 

Twenty-five  hundred  dollars 
will  go  to  the  serviceman  or  wo- 
man who  writes  the  best  novel, 
and  $2,500  will  be  awarded  to  the 
author  submitting  the  best  non-r 
fiction  work. 

Only  members  of  the  armed 
forces  are  eligible  to  compete. 


WE  BUY  AND  SELL 
ALL  MAKES  OF 

USED  CARS 

ROGERS 

MOTOR.  CO. 

,    DIAL  3-4221 
"G>rner  of  T4th  dnd  Broad 


Announcing 

the  Opening 

of  the  New 

MODERN  STUDIO 


Catering  to  Fort 
Bemung  Personnel 


Bennfng  Bayonet,  Thursday,  August  26,  1943  • 


Overseas  Vet  Relofes 
Experiences  in  Jungle 


After  11  months  overseas  with 
the  24th  Infantry,  Staff  Sgt, 
James  O.  Council  has  returned  to 
The  Infantry  School,  Fort  Benning 
to  become  mess  sergeant  for  the 
19th  Company  of  the  Third  Stu- 
dent Training  Regiment.  Evacuat- 
ed from  the  South  Pacific  theater 
because  at  ill  health,  he  has  been 
assigned  to  Company  D.  of  the 
Service  Battalion. 

Council  found  it  difficult  to  ad- 
just himself  to  the  climate  of  the 
South  Pacific  islands  but  he  is 
well  on  the  way  to  recovery  now 
and  those  who  knew  him  say  he 
will  prWide  plenty  of  competition 
for  the  "Star  Kitchen"  award  that 
is  issued  among  messhalls  of  the 
Fourth  Battalion. 

The  sergeant  relates  that  hi§ 
troop  transport  was  on  the  water 
for  24  days  before  effecting  a 
landing.  A  circuitous  route  had  to 
b«  followed  because  of  the  ever 
IJresent  peril  of  enemy  submarines 
and  surface  craft. 
NATIVES  INTELLIGENT 

In  the  landing  and  establish- 
ment of  a  beach  head  which  even- 
tually materialized,  Council  said 
his  regiment  confidently  expected 
enemy  fire.  What  happened  was, 
however,  that  the  men  encoun- 
tered an  enthusiastic  welcome 
from  friendly  natives. 

The  natives,  too,  provided 
prise,  for,  instead  of  being  the 
cannibal-type,  they  were  intelli- 
gent, and  cooperative  and  some  of 
them  even  spoke  English,  Council 
recalls.  ■  * 

Native  boys,  Council  reveals, 
climbed  trees  to  procure  coconuts 
for  the  soldiers,  did  their  laundn' 
and  taught  the  newcomers  how  to 
b^uild  huts  of  palm  leaves. 

After  he  had  mastered  this  arti 
Sergeant  Council  personally  su- 
pervised the  construction  of  a  10- 
room  officers  quarters  built  en- 
tirely of  palm  leaves. 

Council  learned  .  many  other 
tricks  of  making  oneself  comfort- 
able m  the  jungle  and  how  to  get 
along  with  the  natives. 


Army  To  Rescue 
As  New  Mother 
Sends  Out  SOS 

If  you  think  there  is  no  short- 
age of  civihan  males  m  Columbus, 
try  looking  around  for  one  when 
you  need  a  strong  arm.  « 

frantic  woman  was  standing 
on  the  corner  of  Third  Avenue  and 
Ninth  Street.  She  hailed  an  Army 
automobile.  An  enlisted  man  step- 
ped out  and  crossed  the  street  to 
learn  what  she  wanted. 

The  woman  explained  that  she 
had  m  her  coupe  a  brand-new 
mother  who  had  just  returned 
from  the  hospital  with  her  youngs- 
ter. The  mother  lived  on  the  sec- 
ond floor  of  a  Third  Avenue  home 
and  was  in  no  condition  to  walk 
up  the  stairs. 

The  Fort  Benning  soldier  car- 
ried her  up  to  her-  apartment. 

Any  equitable  pan  for  dividing 
the  world's  territory  depends  on  a 
workable  plan  for  uniting  the 
world's  people. 


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then  I  have  nothing  fpr  which  to  reproach  myself." 

— Lt.  Gen.  George  S.  Patton,  Jr. 


Now  is  The  Time  ., 
To  Byy  More  Bonds 


The  Germans  have  scuttled  like  cockroaches 
off  the  Island  of  Sicily  and  an  Allied  invasion 
of  the  Italian  mainland  is  imminent.  Our  re- 
cent pasting  of  Kiska,  happily  or  unhappUy, 
proved  to  be  the  beating  of  a  dead  horse,  since 
the  Japanese  had  flown  the  coop.  The  Rus- 
sians have  captured  Kharkov  and  have  appar- 
ently finally  destroyed  the  German  power  of  in- 
itiative. 

All  these  happy  events  may  well  put  heart 
into  both  the  American  soldier  and  civilian 
since,  if  we  must  fight  a  war  it  is  far  better 
to  be  engaged  in  a  winning  struggle  than  a  los- 
ing one.. 

To  be  sure  "Well  begun  is  half  done"  but  a 
half  done  victory  is  no  victory  at  all.  Let  us  re- 
member that  as  yet  neither  the  Germans  nor  the 
Japanese  have  lost  a  single  inch,  of  the  territory 
for  which  they  are  fighting^  the  war.  The  ter- 
ritories which  we  have  recaptured  are  merely 
defensive  areas  around  the  territories  .  which 
they  considered  vital  to  their  several  "new  or- 
ders." 

This  is  no  time  to  rest  on  <5ur  oars,  for  if  we 
do  so  we  shall  most  certainly  find  all  our  pre- 
vious sacrifices  to  have  been  in  vain. 

On  September  9  a  war  loan  drive  in  the 
amount  of  $15  billion  is  to  be  'launched.  This 
money  is  utterly  indispensable  to  the  prosecu- 
tion of  the  war  and  it  will  be  repaid  to  the 
lenders.  Before  that  dale  another  pay  day  for 
soldiers  comes  to  pass.  Let  every  man  set  aside 
a  certain  sum  of  money,  possibly  foregoing  a 
couple  of  Saturday  nights  in  town,  and  put  that 
cash  into  war  bonds.  Just  as  surely  as  a  soldier 
makes  such  an  investment  he  is  lessening  the 
chances  of  himself  or  his  comrades  being  killed 
or  v.'ounded.  The  greater  the  effort  we  make 
now  the  less  is  the  probability  of  having  to 
make  much  greater  sacrifices  in  the  very  near 
future. 

The  average  man  is  much  too  prone  to  live 
entirely  in  the  present  and  leave  the  future  to 
be  coped  with  v.'hen  it  arrives.  Every  man  in 
the  American  armed  forces  is  being  iriore  than 
adequately  clothed,  fed  and  housed.  He  is  aid- 
ed by  government  in  the  matter  of  insurance 
and  the  welfare  of  dependents.  To  invest  in 
war  bonds  can  mean  only  the  doing  without  of 
some  minor  luxury.  Never  mind  making  invid- 
ious comparisons  with  civilians.  '  However  great 
their  concern  is  or  should  be  with  the  war,  ours 
is  willy  nilly  a  thousand  times  greater. 

-  Columbus'  quota  in  this  drive  is  $5,601,000 

-  and  a  formidable  part  of  this  should  come  from 
Fort  Benning.    Let  us  do  our  duty  in  this  mat- 

^   ter  and  be  thankful  that  in  our  present  order 
we  do  not  have  to  be  coerced. 


CO  Should  Know 
Hk  Men  By  Name 


As  a  thoughtful,  thorough-going  -imit  com- 
mander, you  won't  be  satisfied  until  you  know 
the  name  of  every  man  in  your  command.  At 
the  start,  as  a  bare  minimum,  you'll  want  to 
know  the  names  of  your  junior  officers  and 
non-coms,  and  to  learn  all  the  others  as  quickly 
as  possible.  The  swift  expansion  and  rapid 
turnover  that  has  plagued  nearly  all  organiza- 
tions in  recent  years  is  no  excuse  for  not  taking 
the  pains  necessary  to  know  your  men  by  name. 

Being  able  to  call  each  soldier  by  name  is  an 
important  part  of  your  responsibility  of  instill- 
ing morale  and  strengthening  subordinates'  con- 
fidence in  you,  their  leadet.  It  furnishes  tangi- 
blt  proof  of  your  interest  in  them.  More  will- 
ing, conscientious  execution  of  your  orders  will 
follow  its  applicatiori. 

Learning  to  remember  names  and  faces  is 
not  hard— every  officer  should  make  it  part  of 
his  mental  training.  When  a  new  officer  or  sol- 
dier reports,  start  off  right  by  making  sure  you 
get  the  name— its  spelling  and  pronunciation— 
correctly.  Sometimes, .  in  the  haste  of  a  formal 
report  or  an  informal  introduction,  a  man  tends 
to  slur  his  own  name.  If  you've  any  doubt  how 
the  name  is  pronounced,  ask  him  a  simple  ques- 
tion and  straighten  yourself  out  at  once. 

Here's  where  "association,"  as  used  by  the 
psychologists  and  memory-training  experts,  en- 
ters. Even  if  your  man  merely  makes  a  brief, 
official  report,  observe  him  closely  and  fix  his 
prominent  characteristics  in  mind.  A  longer  in- 
terview, of  course,  furnishes  greater  opportunity 
for  such  observation,  but  in  any  event  it  can  and 
must  be  made.  You  may  note  that  Sergeant 
Gross  is  tall  and  slender — the  negative  associa- 
tion will  recall  his  name  next  time  you  see.  him. 
Private  Hardy  may  be  sun-tanned,  wiry,  broad- 
shouldered.  However  foolish  or  far-fetched  the 
association,  its  purpose  is  served  when  the  sight 
of  £  certain  face  or  figure  invariably  calls  to 
mind  the  corresponding  name. 

Once  the  man  has  left,  you  can  puU  out  his 
credenti'eis  or  records  and  refresh  your  memory 
on  the  correct  way  to  spell  his  name,  his  physi- 
cal characteristics,  or  any  other  information  you 
want  to  associate  mentally  with  him. 

By  following  this  p^rocedure  whenever  a  sol- 
dier reports  for  the  first.time  or  a  new  man  joins 
your  company,  it  .won't  be  long  before  you  can 
address  every  member  of  your  command  by 
name.  And  you've  made  more  than  a  good  start 
in  building  the  "esprit  de  corps"  of  the  outfit 
that's  going  to  follow  you  into  battle. 

 Col.  J.  E.  EoosmB, 

CO,  1st  STE, 


America  Will  Be 
Pantry  Of  The  World 


Besides  the  people  of  the  United  States,  mil- 
lions of  additional  hungry  mouths  today  are  call- 
ing to  and  depending  on  America  for  food.  And 
when  this  war  is  over,  America  will  have  to  feed 
many  millions  more  .  as  many  as  three  hun- 
dred million  more. 

To  supply  today  all  these  staggering  demands, 
and  in  anticipation  of  future  needs,  our  formers 
throughout  the  nation  are  going  all-out  to  ex- 
ceed many  fold  previous  productions. 

The  states  of  North  Dakota  and  Idaho,  Mon- 
tana, Washington,  Minnesota  and  Oregon  alone 
have  produced  342,668,000  bushels  of  wheat. 
This  sounds  enormous,  but  add  to  this  the  pro- 
duction of  aR  remaining  farmers  in  the  United 
States  and  the  figures  become  unbelievable. 

Another  small  army  of  new  farmers  like  the 
civilians,  who  never  before  had  to  plant  their 
own  food,  because  of  the  surplus,  are  now  using 
every  inch  of  fertile  soil  to  grow  their  own  vege- 
tables and  fruits.  These  civilians- by  planting 
their  own  victory  gardens  are  aiding  our  gov- 
erimient  to  win  this  war,  because  this  will  re- 
lease millions  of  bushels  of  veigetables  and  fruits 
for  our  fighting  men,  our  Allies,  and  the  starv- 
ing people  of  the  nations  that  are  being  set  free 
by  our  armies  -of  occupation.  The  more  lands 
we  conquer,  the  more  people  we  wiU  have  to 
feed,  and  we  feel  it  our  duty  as  patriotic  citizens 
of  this  great  democratic  nation  to  keep  these 
people  with  a  sufficient  supply  of  food.  Starv- 
ing people  are  revolutionary  because  empty 
stomachs  make  people  restless  and  drives  them 
to  all  kinds  of  crime  to  feed  their  loved  ones 
and  themselves. 

It  is  to  our  benefit  to  keep  all  people  happy 
and  well  fed;  this  will  win  their  confidence  in  our 
sincerity  to  defeat  the  Axis  dictators,  and  we 
will  need  their  support  and  cooperation.  By 
obtaining  their  confidence  will  mean  the  re- 
lease of  many  of  our  fighting  men  to  enter  new 
fields  of  conquest  instead  of  policing  conquered 
areas. 

-r-Frank  I.  Ciofalo,  Major.  M.  C. 
Regimental  Surgeon,  1st  Stu.  Tng.  Regt. 


Gbbpl  War  Calls 
For  Total  Sacrifice 


This  global  war  involves  all  the  continents, 
all  the.  oceans,  aE  the  islands,  all  the  people 
around  the  whole  wide  world.  The  contending 
forces  are  powerfully  armed  and  the  issues  at 
stake  are  vitally  important  to  all. mankind. 

There  are  now  more  men  and  women  under 
arms  today  than  ever  before,  and  more  destruc- 
tion of  foods  and  supplies  than  ever  •''before. 
Victory  and  defeat  are  on  a  huge  and  unprede- 
dented  scale.  Ther^  are  mass  movements  of 
troops  with  mass  production,  also  mass  flights 
over  incredible  distances,  even  mass  bombard- 
ments and  mass  executions. 

This  war  is  producing  the  fastest  planes,  the 
heaviest  battleships,  the  most  powerful  guns,  the 
longest  range  submarines,  the  most  deadly  poison 
gas,  and  more  important  of  all,  the  most  remark- 
able remedies  for  the  wounded. 

It  demands  great  men  with  heroic  deeds.  It 
calls  for  vision,  faith,  courage,  selfless  devotion 
to  duty,  and  the  will  to  liberate  the  needy  and 
oppressed  peoples  of  the  conquered  nations. 

We,  the  people  of  America,  who  have  always 
been  accustomed  to  siu-pluses  and  luxury  are  now 
willingly  undergoing  scarcity,  rationing,  and  do- 
ing without  many  pleasures,  and  conveniences 
to  which  we  were  always  accustomed. 

-Our  people  are  undergoing  hardships,  and  are 
willing  to  tighten  their  belts  more  and  more  each 
day,  just  as  long  as  our  armed  forces  are  sup- 
plied with  the  necessary  foods  and  implements 
of  war  to  win  victory  and  freedom  for  us  all. 

This  is  indeed  the  right  time  for  greatness  of 
character  and  greatness  ^  effort.  Let  us  not 
fail  our  fighting  men  in  this  hour  of  need,  and 
let  us  put  all  our  might  behind  our  country,  and 
our  fighting  men  in  all  theatres  of  operations 
who  are  spilling  their  blood  to  help  us  remain 
free. 

—Major  Frank  I.  Ciofalo, 
Regimental  Surgeon,  1st  Stu.  Tng.  Reg. 


19 


Our  boys  .are  fighting  to  save  up  from  the 
wrong  kind  of  a  world.  Our  job  is  to  see  they 
get  the  right  kind. 


Rolling  back  prices  and  putting  a  ceiling  on 
wages,  won't  work  unless  we  put  a  ceiling  on  dis- 
honesty and  roll  back  selfishness. 


Democracy  is  built  by  those  who  live  to  give 
and  destroyed  by  those  who  live  to  get.  , 


Unless  we  lose  ourselves  in  others,  we  lose 
ourselves. 


If  more  of  us  would  .lay  down  our  sins  for 
our  country  less  of  us  would  have  to  lay  down 
our  lives.  .  i 


Free .  enterpiise  in  business  doesn't  mean 
freedom  to  put  the  other  fellow  out  of  business. 


'  Drudgery  is  detail  work  without  direction. 
Creative  work  is  liking  what  you  do  and  know- 


The  purpose  of.  work  isn't  just  to  make  a  liv- 
ing for.  ourselves  but  to  make  living  better  for 
other  people. 


Don't  put  your  conscience  on  the  shelf  or 
you  may  forget  where  you  left  it. 


THIRD  WAR 

LOAN  mm 


USO  Presents- 


TALKING  LETTERS  HOME,  A  PICNIC, 
AND  SERIES  OF  MONDAY  NITE  DANCES 

partiy  wijl  leave  the  USO 
Tuesday  at  8:30  p.  m.  and 
will  be  on  a  "Dutch  ^treat" 
basis. 


By  PVT.  SHELDON  A.  KEITEL 

Ed's.  Note:  All  times  are  Eastern 
War  Time.) 

Probably  thousands  of  soldiers 
stationed  at  Fort  Benmng  these 
past  months  have  sent  home  "talk- 
ing letters"  to  mothers,  wives  and 
sweethearts,  but  the  new  plan 
adopted  at  the  Army-Navy  YMCA- 
USO  sends  not  only  the  recording 
but  also  a  picture  of  the  service- 
man wjjile  he  is  making  the  rec- 
ord. .  .  .  The  recording  sessions 
are  held  every.  Tuesday  from  7:30 
to  9:30  p.  m.  during  which  time 
between  35  and  50  servicemen  are 
taken  care  of,  according  to  Mr.  G. 
W.  Avison,  director.  , 

A  recent  story  about  the  new 
service  at  the  YMCA-USO  relates 
that  almosf  90  per  cent  of  the  sol- 
diers who  send  recorded  letters 
home  also  "throw  in"  a  bit  of 
crooning.  .  .  .  The  records  are 
three-inch  discs,  and  photographs, 
snapped  by  Pfc.  J.  L.  DeLaney, 
candid  cameraman  of  Fort  Ben- 
ning, are  enlarged  to  four  by  five 
inches. 

A  picnic  to  the  old  Phenis 
City  waterworks  and  a  skat-  ' 
ing  and  bowling  party  at  Idle 
Hour  Park  highUght  the 
week's  program  at  the.Phenix. 
City  USOi  . .  .  The  picnic  will 
begin  at  5:30  p.  m.,  Saturday 
from  the  club  and  will,  offer 
swimming,  boating,  games  and 
Victorettes.  .  .  .  Reservations 
will  be  held  for  50  solders. 
.  .  .  The  skating  and  bowling 


^liaplains 
orner.  ♦ 


y^.  series  of  Monday  night  dances 
for  the  300th  Infantry  has  been 
scheduled  at  the  Army-Navy 
YMCA-USO.  .  .  .  For  these  affairs, 
which  start  at  8:30  p.  m.,  the  USO 
will  furnish  the  hall,  the  refresh- 
ments, and  the  girls,  the  300th  will 
provide  the  manpower. 

■  •  ♦  * 
All  men  of  the  7th  Armored 
Division  are  invited  ot  the 
dance  tonight  at  the  '  Ninth 
Street  USO  which  will  be  the 
official  welcoming  of  the  unit 
to  Fort  Benning  apd  Colum-  . 
bus.  .  .  .  The  soiree  will  be 
formal  and  will  begiii  at  9  , 
p.  m.  .  .  .  Music  wili;i)e  pro- 
vided by  the  orchestra  of  the 
31st  Armored  Regim-snt.  .  .  . 
The  dance  will  be  sponsored 
as  a  combined  effort  of  all  the 
USOs  in  Columbus. 

The  Town  Hall  program  Sunday 
at  3  p.  m.,  at  Ninth  Street  USO 
will  be  entitled  "World  at  War" 
and  will  he  concerned  with  the 
global  aspects  of  the  conflict.  .  .  . 
Miss-  Grace  Hunter,  dramatic"  so- 
prano of  Columbus,  will  give  a  re- 
cital Tuesday  at  9  p.  m.,  in  the 
auditorium  of  the  Ninth  Street 
USO.  .  .  She  has  returned  from 
her  studies  at  the  Boston  Conser- 
vatory of  Music. 


Coiii€icl@ri€@--" 


~~  In  time  of  war  the  Churches  are  somewhat 
fuller  than  usual.  But  before  we  congratulate 
ourselves,  remember  that  so  are  the.  bars. 


IS  A  STRANGE,  STRANGE  THING 

AS  THE  STORY  OF  MIKE  AND  SONJA  SHOWS 

had  it  bad.  But  I'll  admit,  the 
object  of  all  his  devotion  was 
pretty  nice.  Mike  showed  me  ..her 
picture  once.  She  was  a  horiey, 
except  for  the  fact  that  she  made 
Mike  •  unhappy.  He  told  me  all 
about  it  one  night  while  we  v/ere 
still  in  Africa.  It's  a  pretty  lon^ 
story. 

While  our  outfit  was  stationed 
I  the  States  Mike  met  Sonja.  He 
as  -sort  of  lonely  one  night  and 
jusf  dropped  in  at  the  U.S.O,  to 
see  was  was  doing.  He  peeked 
into  the  ballroom  to  look  at  the 
dancers  .  ,  .  then  he  saw  her.  Of 
course  he  couldn't  do  much  talk- 
ing that  night.  There  were  at 
least  fifty  fellows  to  every  girl,' 
he  explained  later.  But  he  did  fix 
himself  up  with  a  date  for  the 
following  Saturday,  and  he  hitch- 
hiked all  the  way  to  Boston  to 
keep  it.  He  started  to  commute 
back  and  forth  between  Boston 
and  the  camp  after  that.  The 
forty-odd  niiles  were  nothing  for 
a  fellow  who  knew  he  was  in 
love.  Mike  was  in  love  with 
Sonja.  He  worshipped  the  ground 
she  walked  on,  if  I'm  any  judge 
of  the  disease.  He  called  her  his 
little  "svenska  flicka",  or  more 
often,   his  "princess". 

Mike  told  me  about  how  and 
why  they  had  parted.  I  guess  it 
was  mainly  because  she  was  al- 
ready engaged  to  a  captain  .  in 
the  Air  Force.  But  the  kid  didn't 
let  that .  st6^  him. .  Love  is  love, 
as  .1  see  it,  ahd  .the  kid  didn't  let 
the  rank  of  his  competition  scare 
him.  But  Sonja  wasn't  changing 
her  mind.-  It  finally  looked  as  if 
Mike  was  out-classed.  Onef  more 
try  and  he'd  walk  out  of  the  pic- 
ture without  getting  burned. 
That's  what  he  thought  at  the 
timfe.  Even  when  he  tried  to  joke 
about  it  while .  we  were  together 
on  the  desert  1  could  see 
didn't  mean  it.  Mike  didn't  get 
burned,  he  just  got  cremated, 
that's  all.  ■ 

.  The  last  time  he  went  to  Bos- 
ton he  sent  ahead  the  little  mes- 
sage that  he  was  coming  .  '.  .  red 
and  white  roses  tied  with  a  blue 
and  white  ribbon.  According  to 
Mike  this  was  supposed  to  stand 
for  'a  whole  lot.    The  red  inH 


By  CAPT.  F.  M.  SCHILLING 
1st  STR. 

There  are  still  a  lot  of  people 
in  the  world  who  Mse  the  word 
"coincidence'!  .  \vhen  they  can't 
explain  the  unconscious  powers 
of  the  mind,  or  a  strange  -series 
of  events.  Em  does,  although  she 
isn't  quite  sure  if  it's  only  by 
chance  that  things  often  happen 
in  the  mysterious  way  that  they 
do. 

The  other  night,  for  example, 
she  jumped  out  of  the  chair  when 
the  telephone  rang,  laid  down  the 
book  she  was  reading,  remarked 
that  "it's  mother  calling  from 
New  York,"°  and  answered  the 
phone.  Of  course  it  was  her 
mother,  alright,  but  how  did  Em 
know?  She  couldn't  explain.  I 
couldn't  either  for  that  matter. 
We  share  the  phone  with  two 
other  families.  Em  didn't  have 
any  prearranged  plan  for  a  tele- 
phone conversa,tion  with  her 
mother..  Then  how  could  she  pos- 
sibly have  made  the  remark,  "It's 
mother  calling  from  New  York"? 
Did  the  telephone  have  a  dif- 
ferent ring  to  it?  Was  she  con- 
centrating on  something  that  con- 
cerned herself  and  her  mother  at 
the  very  secdnd  that  the  phone 
rang?  How  did  she  know?  Em 
had  been  so  sure  when  she  picked 
up  the  receiver.  Fellows  at  the 
company  remarked  that  they  had 
experienced  the  same  thing  at 
one  time  or  another.  Would  you 
call  this  "cincidence"? 

The  strangest  story  about  "co- 
incidence" cncerns  a  pal  of  mine 
who  saw  action  with  me  at  Mis- 
tretta.  A  big  husky  Irish  lad  he 
was.  Mike  Flaherty  was  his  name, 
and  he  was  as  tbugh  as  his  name 
sounded.  He  was  tops  as '  a  sol- 
dier, one  of  the  best  in  the  busi- 
ness. If  he  hadn't  tried  a  body 
block  on  a  piece  of  lead  he'd 
probably  be  wearing  sergeant's 
chevrons  right  now.  He  might 
have  been  wearing  them  last  year 
if  it  hadn't  been  for  a  girl.  Mike 
was  big  and  tough  until  it  came 
to  women;  then  ,  he  changed  into 
a  clumsy,  gawky,  long-legged 
youngster  who  was  as  sentlmen- 
tar  and  love-struck  as  only  i 
twentyone  year  old  can  be.  He 


Chaplain  F.  M.  j  Thompson 

To  hve  in  this  part  of.  the  coun- 
try is  very  delightful.  You  can 
go  places  without  much  thought 
or  preparation.  There  is  no  need 
for  ear  muffs,  overcoats,  blan- 
kets,   hot    water    bottles,  mud 
chains;  you  can  travel -very  light. 
That  i^  the  way  most  of  us 
%vouid  like  to  go  through  life; 
free  from   all  care  encum- 
brances, saved  from  all  hard- 
ships; content  ,  to  let  others 
hold  the  sack,  be  responsible 
for  th  etraining  of ,  the  young, 
welfare  agencies,  schools, 
churches,    good  government. 
No  doubt  this  way  affords  a 
lot  of  satisfaction. 
But  one  can  travel  too  light  for 
s  own  good  and  the  good  of  so- 
ciety.  The  gentry  who  have  only 
to  button  their  coats  to  be  on  their 
way  are  not  the  most  desirable 
citizens.    Weights  serve  a  useful 
purpose.    Ballast  keeps  the  ship 
on  even  keel,  in  fair  and  foul 
weather. 

Men    need    ballast.  The 
"ball  and  chain"  is  more  than 
an  inane  description  in  one's 
wife.   The  married  are  more 
reliable  than  the  unmarrled.- 
And   those   who   possess  a 
home  and  children  more  so. 
It  is  the  people  who  are  settled, 
under  obligation,  have  civic  du- 
ties to  perform,  that  make  a  town, 
a  city,  a  worth  while  place  to  live 
That  is  a  loss  suffered  by 
folks  in  the  army.  They  are  here 
and  there— ships  that  pass  in  the 
night.  It  is  a  great  loss.  For  there 
s  nothing  finer  than  to  build 
■ourself  into  the  life  of  a  commu- 
nity and  share  in  its  hardships  as 
well  as  in  its  benefits.    Paul  il- 
luminates out  thought  when  he 
writes: 

Bear  ye  one  another's  bur- 
dens and  so  fulfill  the  law  of 
Christ.       .  j 


Sgfo  McDonald's  Boikel 

T.  p.  URGES  SARGE  TO  READ 

UP  ON  WORLD'S  LITERARY  MASTERS 


By  S.-Sgt.  TOM  McDONALD 

Durirfg  the  long  period  of  my 
career  iiv  which  I  have  served  in 
the  capacity  of  private  secretary 
'yardbird  extraordinary"  to 
my  commanding  officer,  Colonel  T. 
P.  Swampwater,  many  and  varied 
have  been  the  trials  and  tribula- 
tions I  have  been  called  upon  to 
undergo. 

During  "Siesta",  this  afternoon, 
while  I  was  vitally  absorbed  and 
at  the  same  time  attempting  to 
improve  m'y  mind  with  an  ardent 
perusal  of  Hemingway's  "The 
Killers,"  I  was  suddenly  propelled 
back  to  reality  by  Private  Saw- 
grass  emotionally  shouting  "Atten- 
tion!;  Attention!"  and  pointing 
wildly  toward  the  office  entrance 
with  his  thumb.  - 

Silhouetted  in  the  doorway  and 
startingly  prevalent  was  none 
other  than  Brigadier  General  Aus- 
pur  G.  Quagmire.  After  carefen- 
iolently  in  my  swivel  chair 
and  landing  one  foot  in  the  waste 
basket  I  managed  to  assume  the 
position  of  attention,  totally  un- 
aware that  Hemingway's  "The 
Killers"  was  huddled  very  unvica- 
riously  upon  the  floor. 

"My  commanding  officer,  Sir,  is 
now  over  at  the  W.  A.  C.  mess 
hall  investigating  a  rumor  that  our 
^'sister-soldiers"  have  learned  to 
make  synthetic  .chewing  gum  out 
of  old  bath  caps  and  sorghum  syr- 
up" '  •  ■ 

"Indeed!"  replied  ol'  one-star, 
raising  his  eyebrows.  "And  why 
in  tarnation  didn't  he  let  me  know 
about  it?" 

"He  intends  to,  Sir,"  I  admitted, 
not  unaware  that  Private  Sawgrass 
was  disappearing  behind 
northside  filing  cabinet,  a  spot  he 
usually  retired  to  when  sleepy, 
perplexed  or  frightened. 

We'll,  Hell  and  Highwater,  Ser-- 
geant!  You  tell  that,  chewing  gum 
patriot  to  get  me  a  .report  through 
channels  on  his  investigation  by 
tomorrow  morning  or  i  will  raise 
hell.  Also  add.  'the  recipe  as 
supplement. 

Yes,  .Sir,"  I  answered,  silently 
kicking  the  waste  basket  with  my 
free  foot,'  an  unintended  action 
which  immediately  drew  the  Gen- 
eral's attention.  With  cold  incal- 
culable vision  he  leaned  over  and 
made  a  reconnaissance  of  my  sit- 
uation. Slowly  recovering  himself, 
to  his  position  of  "ramrod"  atten-t 
tion,  he  focused  one  of  his  eyes 
on  me  and  softly  snarled: 

'Soldier,  how  long  have'  you 
been  in  the  Army?"     .  , 

'I'm  a  recruit,  Sir,'' .  .1  ^  gulped, 
sensing  trouble  arid  hoping  for' 
the  best  But  the  best  wasn't  in 
the  deal.  With  •  a..greedy  animal- 
like leer  the  great  man  threw 
back  his  shoulder  and  replied: 


white  roses  meant  "I'll  love  you 
forever".  The  blue  and  v/hile  rib- 
bons were  the  'colors  of  Sweden; 
wasn't  she  his  "svenska  fUcka", 
"princess".  But  the  flowers 
didn't  make  an  impression.  She 
didn't  hurry  down  to  the  lobby 
where  he  was  waiting.  He  sent 
up  another  messenger  to  get  her 
answer  to  his  flowers.  That  may 
sound  screwy,  but  Mike  said  the 
flowers  were  really  asking  hpr 
to  meet'  him  in  the  lobby  after 
work.  Sonja  hadn't  bothered  to 
recognize  his ,  question.  The  other 
times  she  had  always  sent  bad: 
a  note  saying  "The  boss  is  leav- 
ing early  tonight,  I  can  meet  you 
in  fifteen  minutes",  or  "The  dis- 
trict manager  is  checking  the 
books.  I'll  be  a  little  late,  dar- 
ling". This  time  there  was  no 
answer.  .  Th^  messenger  came 
back  with  a  plain  white  index 
card.  Across  one  side  was  writ- 
ten, "Thanx,  Sonja". 

Mike  went  over  to  the  drug 
store  in  the  other  end  of  the 
lobby  and  phoned  up  to  the  oL- 
f ice.  "It's  Just  no  use,  Mike",. he 
heard  her  say.  He  tried  to  -ex- 
plain. He-  tried  to  plead.  It  was 
no  use.  Sonja  wanted  a  few 
weeks  without  seeing  him 
make  up  her  mind.  As  far  as 
she  was  concerned  how,  the  cap- 
tain^ was  still  leading  the  race 
for  her  heart.  She'd  let  Mike 
know  in  a  few,  weeks  just  how 
things  turned  out.  She  would  let 
Mike  know  just  as  soon  as  she 
was  sure  of  herself.  She  said  she 
liked  Mike  an  awful  lot,  but  she 
I't  sure.  It  would  take  time. 
She'd  let  Mike  knpjv.  She'd  let 
him  know  -  by  writing  a  note, 
Mike  would  understand  when'  he 
received  a  •  note  in  which  she 
signed  her  name  and  dotted  the 
"j".  That  sounded  strange,  so  1 
asked  Mike  what .  It  meai^t.  He 
told  me  tpai  in  all'  the  notes  and 
letters  he*  had  received  from  her 
the  "j"  in  Sonja  had  never  been 
dotted.  This  wpuld  be  the  sign 


Kciy^s  Husbaiid  Says— 

THERE'S  NO  USE  MAKING  UP 
BEDS  ONLY  TO  MU  SS  THEM  AGAIN 

in  addition  to  my-  food  diffi-  which  it .  seems  to  me 
culty,  the  house  here  on  the  post 
offers  problems  which  lessen  the 
pleasure'  I  enjoyed  a  year  ago 
hen  Kay  went  off  to  the  North. 
That  period  or  a  month  ago 
was  indeed  a  vacation  for  me. 
Cronies  who  felt  that  home  was 
a  place  one  .went  to  only  as  a 
last,  resort  reported  faithfully  to 
keiep  me  cotnpany  and  many 
problems 


"I  believe  you.  Sergeant,  im, 
plicitly!  Nobody  but  a  recruit 
could  work  for  T.  P.  Swampwater 
and  stay  in  his  right  state  of  mind. 
So  just  as  a  personal  favor  Ser-' 
geant,  I  will  arrange  to  have  your 
supply  sergeant  issue  you  another 
shoe  in  place  of  that  waste  bas- 
iet."  \ 

"I  have  my  other  shqp,  Sir,"  I 
pleaded, 

"Well,  where  in  the  hell  is  if'' 
he  growled. 

In  the  waste-basket,  sir." 

'Well,  get  it  the  hell  out!  I'm 
utterly  exasperated.  ■  What  in  the 
hell  goes  on  around  here?" 

'Nothing,  Sir,"  I  stammered, 
yanking  my  foot  out  of  the  basket 
minus  the  shoe. 

"By  the  great  horned  spoon'" 
the  ol'  boy  yelled.  "You  .don't 
have  on  any  socks." 

"Yes  I  have.  Sir,  it's  on  the  'f 
other  foot."  . 

"Other  foot!  Gadamighty,  do 
you  mean  you  only  Tiave  on  one 
sock?" 

■  "Yes,  Sir,"  I  replied,  "the  G.  I. 
laundry  is  saving  ray  other  one  for 
posterity." 

"Well,.  It  beats  me,  Sergeant,  it 
utterly  beats  me.  I'm  going  to  let 
Swampwater  worry  with  you,  aft- 
er all  you're  his  problem,  not 

"Yes,   Sir,"   I   answered  as  I 
bowed  my  head. 

"I'm  going  now,  Sergeant.  The 
state  of  affairs  in  this  office  in 
utterly  preposterous.  But,  don't ' 
you  dare  forget  to  tell  Swamps- 
water  to  report  to.  me  about  that 
chewing  gum!" 

"Yes,  Sir,"  I  answered. 

Then  as  the  General  turned,  I 
sensed  the  approach  of  disaster.  ^ 
Utterly  unaware  of  Hemingway'.s 
"The  Killers"  he  suddenly  tapped 
oh  the  book  and  fell  fieadlong 
against  one  of  the  nearby  cuspi-  .■ 
dors  scattering' tobacco  juice  in  all 
directions. 

Leaping  to  hjs  side  I  helped  him 
to  his  feet  arid  offered  him  his 
hat.  •  .>» 

Silently  and  without  further'  ado 
he  yanked  the  liat  out  of  my  hand, 
wiped  off  the  tobacco  juice. with 
his  sleeve  and  stalked  out  of 'the 
office  red  with  rage.  [ 

Ijlobbling,  quickly' to  the  nearest 
window  I  noticed  that  he  was 
headed  in  the  direction  of  the 
W.  A.  C.  mess  haU. 

With  a  strange  sinking  feeling  ■ 
in  the  pit  of  my  stpmachj  I  hopped 
over  to  the  northside  filing  cabi- 
ne  .and  from  the  dark  dark  back- 
side, r  could  see  Private  Saw- 
grass's  eyes  staring  at  me  in  an- 
ticipation. 

"Move  over,"'  I  .  muttered, 
squeezing  into  the  remaining  dark- 
nes  with  great  uncertainty.' 


I  'solvec 


these 


conferences. 


Glass  rings  (\yhich  came 
off  when  Kay  came  back) 
decorated  the  tables.  Leather 
chairs  acquired  a  distinctive 
g  r  e  e  n  i  s  Jh  mould.  Anyone 
knows,  of  course,  that  it  was 
much  too  hot  to  change 
clothes  upstairs,  and,  natur- 
ally, the  clothes  taken  off 
downstairs  had  a  way  of  re- 
maining here  and  there  about 
the  .  living  . -'room.  Men  take 
that  sort  of  thing  for  granted. 

My  bed  on  the  porch  off  Uic 
living  room  was  smoothed  ciut 
when  I  expected  guests,  bu 
seldom  expected  them  so  -  it 
ually  presented  a  friendly  tousled 
appearance.   One   of  the  things 


women 


that  she  loved  him.  Mike  would 
come  back  to  claim  her.  when  tiie 
"j"  was  dotted:. 

That's  about  all  Mike,  told  nie 
of  his  love  life.  The  kid  never 
got  a  chance  to  find  out  whether 
Sonja  cared  for  him.  A  week 
after  that  last  trip  to  Boston' our 
outfit  left  the  country,  And  now 
Mike  was  dead.  I  came  back  to 
the  States  on  a  hospital  ship;  it's 
only  my  arm  that's  hurt.  I  came 
back  to  a  hospital  not  so  far 
from  Eew,  England.  One  day 
while  Em  was  visiting  me  we 
made  up  our  minds  to  go  to  Bos- 
ton and  have  a,  talk  with  Sonja 
the  first  chance  we  got.  That  was 
a  week  ago.  • 

I  was  given  a '  leave  starting 
last  Saturday.  My  arm  is  pretty 
well  healed  by  now.  Of  course 
I  wanted  to  go  home  .to  Vermont 
io  spend  a  little  time  '  with  my 
folks,  but  Boston  isn*  so  far  out 
of  the  way.  Besides,  ,1  sort  cf 
wanted  to  hurt  Sonja  by  telling 
her  just  what  a  strange  smile  the 
kid  had  on  his  face  when  hcfdicd. 
(Continued  on  Page  10) 


which    it . 

waste  so.  much  time  on  is  the  , 
making  of  beds  and  my  chief 
gripe  against  our  company  com- 
mander when  I  was  .  in  the  In- 
fantry School  was  his  foolish  in- 
•sistence  that  beds  be  made.  What 
rthly  use  is  there,  say  I,  of 
making  a  bed  In  the  morning  just 
to  unmalie  it  to  sleep  in  at  night?  ■ 

We  were  writing  and  preparing 
the  "Cheers  From  .  the  Camps", 
Columbia  Broadcasting  System 
program,  right  at  that  time  too, 
and  script  writers,  directors  and 
what  not  found,  in  my' .place  a 
haven.  Some  of  the  best  jjarts  of 
that  show,  particularly  the  .  re-  • 
ous  note,  were  .  conceived 
dst  piled  up  ash  trays  and 
general  disorder,  In  fact,  this  was 
more  than  a 'house.  It  was  a  home 
that  showed  'definite"  signs  of 
having  been  lived  in.^ 

But  this  year  there  is  Jean, 
an  energetic,  efficient  sol- 
dier's wife  who  makes  her 
home  in  ours.  She  supervised 
also  the  •colored  man  who  ^ 
comes  in  once  a  week.  Ash 
trays  are  emptied,  floors 
are  scrubbed,  beds  are  made, 
things  are  picked  up.  3Iy 
one  note  of  defiance  occur- 
red this  morning  when  .Hold 
her  not  to  let  him  touch  the 
top  of  my  burea»i  where  I 
have  my'one  orgy  of  disorder 
and  where  I  kriow  where 
every  last  thing  is. 

Kay  complained  last  ye^i 
about  the  accumulation  of  soda.  , 
bottles  but.i  !  smoothed  her  o^- 
when  the  FX-  made  a  magni/i-  ; 
cent  refund  for  the  who!6  lo^ 
This  year  such  things  arc  frownea 
upon,  and  there  is  no  such  ac 
cumulation  to  show. 

To  toi)  the  whole  thing 
General    Rosenberger  tells 
that  the  General  doesn't  Uke  tn 
piles  of  stuff  on  my  desk  no 
the  disorder  on  the  desks  of  tn^ 
other   former  riewspapermen 
the  office.  I'm  worried  for  if'^ 
that  women  and .  the  .^rmy  ■ 
getHer  are  going  to  remove 
last  vestige  of  freedom  ^'^'^  _ 
joyed  all  these  years.  The  «  ^ 
tion  or  the  swing  of  the  pew 
lum  might  be  terrific  Right 
I  envy  a  nice,  interesting 
comber. 


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Port  Beiiiiitig  Caieiidiir 


PEOTESTAKT  SEEVICES 

Poll   Cbspel:   Communion    ,  - 

feiitfi&y  school  In  the  chlldrcn'E  school 
i  :5  £.  m.  Morning  worship  10:30  a.  m, 
/nthec:  ■■American  Prcyer"  —  Vincent 

r?."--oSy:*'--"  vScTlr^^t^-  ?i!S?: 
prindle  SMtt.  Christian  League 
■    ;  vrorEhip  6:30  p.  - 
X.  Pollock, 

rXKV   Mrv-lces  held_ 
ProViEiouE.! 


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10:00  £ 


i.  10:20 


;  Third  EtuS( 
,  .,-..„.-r.t.    The    2ncl    tnd  ; 

BsttiUohs  K'ill  have  Bible  scbo;l 

Lj^lc/hcld  in'suflding  No.  5031;  third 
Eaitaiion  £rc£..  Trovisional  Tract  Regi- 

'^\-,Sih   Infantry:  EunCay  mornmg  wor 

'iir  tfcrship  10:30  £-  m. 'FellowEhip  hout 
£  c  T.  Chzniei:!  F.  E.  ZcUer.  Lutherar 
Con:n:un!on  Service  6:30  p,  m.;  commuQ. 
iO~  ««l!  {irst  Sunday  morning 

Lav^son  -Field:  Sunday  momirE  woroiii- 
i:  10:30  £.  m.  Evening  vesperc  et  P  tj 

0   nV  Chaplain  Francis'  E  Wright. 

Theatre  No.  2:  Main  Posl,  comer  o. 
v.-o!c  end  Anderson:  Tor  men  ol  the  -Itti 
Er...  1st  STR.  and  Acad.  Begt.  tdommc 
corshm  10:30  t  m  Communion  ser\-ce 
p£ch  Sundnv  et  11:30  a.  m.  In  .4th  Bn 
Chaplain's  oflice,  1st  ETR,  Chaplain  G.  B. 


HospiUI:  Mommg  worship  In 
V  room  lor  the  Det.  Med.  Dept 


-vices  In  colored 
Ed  ^Cros?  Bldg.  afl'l 


pers,  '7:45  p.  m.  ChEplalns  Eobt.  D.  Jone: 

"  176th 'inlantrv:   Sunflay   morning  regl- 
meniEl  fervice  at  9:1.5  a  m  In  mam  pos) 
fhEpel.  Chaplain  J.  l.J.  Troxler. 
CHRISTIAN  SCIE.NCE  SEEVICES 
Main  Post  Chapel  Tuesday  evcnlnss  i 


,  Christian  Science  V.'artinie 


,  11:1 


,  Lutheran 
I.  -General  Protestani 
a.  m.  Evening  worship 


Ritchie. 

2nd  STE:  Chapel  No.  2.  Morning  w. 
ship  10:30  a.  m.  Chapel  No.  3,  S:45  a.  t 
Chaplain  William  WiUingharo. 

3rd  Stud.  Train.  Re£t.:  Oiapel  No. 
Regimental  services  at  10  a.  m,  and 
p.  m.  a-;Ep!air.  A.  E.  Elllman.  Also  Ren 
mental   services  -at   11    a.   m.   in  -TL- 
Chapel  In  The  Grove."  Chaplain  George 


Fourth  Detachmen 
iind  Army:  Worshir 
S63rd  Ordns 


31st  Ordnance  d 


Hq..  ASTPj  Chapel  Ko.  4:  Morning  «jpr- 
Ehlp,  10:30  a.  m.  Chaplain  George  Rltche.v. 

4th  Tni:.  Regt..  ASTP:  Bldp.  £-16; 
Service.?  for  Ist  Bn.  10  a.  m.  Chaplain 
Theodore  Bachelor:  3rd  and  4th  Bn.',  Bldg. 
<36".  S:30  a.  ra.  Chaplain  George  Ritchey. 
SsrAjcc:    E:30    a.    m.    Chaplain  George 


CHRISTIAK-  SCIL.N'CE 


(lid  in  the  OUleen'  Mess  Bell  et  10:30 
Eeeeptios  Center:  Uats  v 


Cimpei  No.  1  tPuucbote  School  aa-p- 
cl)  Lawson  Field:  Mess  fit  E  «u  m. 

ll"th  Infantry  Area:  Mass  win  b 
inChapel  Ko.  3  Lawson  Field  at  B 
and  conteasion  will  be  heard  beginning 
at  8:30  £.  m. 

Theatre  No.  2,  located  oi 
derson  Avenue:  Mass  at  8 
Benediction  and  Rosary 
Chapel  No.  '   "  ' 


Wednesday: 
'11  i>e  held 
7:30  m 


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Miraculous  Medal  Nove 
I  Chapel  Ho  4,  MaJn  Pa 


CEtpei  Ro.  <.  ȣ*ln  Post, 


JEWISH  SEEVICEE 

For  men  on  the  Main  Pest,  La«s4n 
Field  Organixations,  and  all  Paratroop 
Infantries:  Every  Friday  evening  at  7:30, 
at  the  children's  school,  comer  Baltzel; 
Ave.  and  Lumpkin  Road,  opposite  tne 
Infantry  School.  A  choir  of  officers  -ud 
enlisted  men  chants  the  aen'lce.  A  recep- 
tion by  the  Jewish  Welfare  Board  usual- 
ly concludes  the  evening. 

For  men  of  the  3rd.  4ih.  and  Sth  Stn- 
dent  Training  Regiments,  the  Infantry 
School  WAC  Detachment,  A.E.T.P.  Head- 
qnarters  and  738th  and  76<th  Tank  Bns.: 
Every  "Sunday  at  B  a.  m.  in  War  Dept. 
Theatre  No.  8  (Bldg.  46),  8th  Div.  Roid 
3rd  Student  Training  Regiment  Area- 
Far  men  In  the  Sod  Stodent  Tramin: 
Regiment,  124th  Infantry.  Mist  and  2t4tb 
F.  A.  Bns.,  and  35»tb  Ordnance  Com- 
pany: Every  Bunder  at  ,10:"" 
Bldg^B-" 
ment  Ar 


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Women's  Activities 

RED  CROSS  WORK  BOOH 

SURGICAL  DRESSINGS— S  a.  m.  to  12 
noon.  Monday  through  Friday.  In  charge 
Mondav,  Mrs.  John  McPall;  Tuesday,  Mrs. 
John  Magoni;  Wednesday,  Mrs.  A.  D. 
McCuUough;  Thursday,  Mrs.  WiUiam 
Huffstetler;  Friday,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Noyes. 

SEWING  ANT)  KNITTTNG— Tuesdays 
and  Thursdays,  S  a.  m.-  to  12  noon.  In 
charge  Tuesday,  Mrs.  Harvey  T.  Morgan: 
Thursday,  Mrs.  James  Weaver.  NOTE:  ALL 
having  portable  sewing  machines,  please 
bring  to  Work  Boom.  Sewing  room  to  be 
open  on  Wednesday'  and  Friday  morn- 
ings also.  Anyone  interested  leave  word 
at  Work  Boom  or  with  Mrs.  Hughes. 

MOTOR  CORPS— Headquarters  at  the 
Red  Cross  Work  Boom.  Telephone  2058 
for  Motor  Corps  to  pick  up  magazines  to 
be  discarded.  On  duty  Friday,  August  27, 
Mrs.  Bronkhorst;  Monday,  August  30. 
Mrs.  Llndsey  and  Mrs.  Olkari:^  Tuesday, 
August  31,  Mrs.  Jackson  and  Mrs.  Hug; 
Wednesday,  September  1,  Mrs.  Shotz; 
Thursday,  September  2,  Mrs.  Moffett. 
NOTE:  Registration  for  new  class  in 
tor  Maintenance  for  Motor  Corps 
at  Red  Cross  Work  Boom  on  Wednesday, 
September  1.  Class  -to  start  September  7. 
STAFF  ASSISTANCE  CORPS— On  duty 


THE  PRIDE  AND  JOY  of  "Lucky  7th  dance  fans,  that  "smooth"  40th  Armored  Regiment  band,  is  tuning  up  this  week  for 
an  advance  on  Fort  Benning  Service  club  floors.   Tops  in  division  popularity,  the  40th  is  shown  above  at  the  famous  Hol- 
lywood Canteen  with  singing  filmster  Tommy  Dix  at  the  mike.   In  Louisiana  the  band  took  Lafayette  by  storm  and  later 
won  the  plaudits  of  the  entire  state.   (7th  A.  D.  photo.)  •  «  ' 


V/ork  Boom,  Friday,  August  27,  Mrs.  Ax- 
line  and  Mrs.  Kibbee;  Monday.  August  30. 
Chalgren  and  Mrs^  Tuttle;  Tuesday, 


!   Chapel  No.  4, 


■,'nti  Studfnt  Training  Regiment;  Mas.- 
in  Chapei  Nn.  2  et  8  t.  m.:  m  Chapei 
N'o  3.  located  north  of  the  Headouarterf- 
at  -  a.  n:  :  10:30  a.  ui.  (colored  troops): 


HARRY  STIVARIUS 

GE.VERAL  AUTOMOBILE 
REP.4.IRIKG 
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August  31,  Mrs.  Young  and  Mrs.  Harris: 
Wednesday,  September  1,  Mrs.  Smith  and 
Mrs.  Chapman;  Thursday,  September  " 
Mrs.  Dulln  and  Mrs.  Grimes. 

Boys'  Activities 

Scout  Troop.  No.  11— Friday*. 
Cub  Pack  No..  1— Saturdays,  3:30  p.  i 
Bov  Scout  Cabin. 
Rangers,  Saturdays,  S:30  p.  m.,  Scout 


Radio 


il.— "Fort  Bcnnlng  On  the  / 


!:30  P.M.— Reception 
):I5  P.M.— Qu 


Quarter  Houi 
-WRBI 

:30  P.M.— "Stage    Door   Can  tee.-."— CBS 
:00  P.M.— "The   First  Llne"-WRBL 
:30  P.M.— "Wings  To  Victory"— BLU 
30  P.M.— "Musle  of  the  New  World"- 
NBC 

AUG,  27 

7:00  AJif.— "Bennlne  Bandwagoc"— 

WRBI 

6:00  P.M.— "Fort  BemilnE'On  the  Air"- 
WRBi. 

8:00  P.M.— Kate  Smith— CBB 
8:30  P.M.— The  Thin  Man— CBE 
8:30  P.M.— "Meet   Your  Navy"— BLtJ 
3:30  P.M.— That  Brewster  Boy— (SS 
:0:00  P.M.- Camel  Caravan- WRBL 
:i:ib  P.M.— Elmer  Davla,  News 
iUG.  28 

7:00  A.M.— "Benhlnc  Bandwagon"— 

WRBI 

2:30  P.M.— Spirit  Of  "43- CBB 

3:30  P.M.— "Hello  From  Kawell"— WRBI 

4:15  P.M.— Report  Prom  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— CBB 

7:30  P.M.— "Thanks  to  the  Yanks"- 

WRBI 

7:30  P.M.— "Enough  And  On  Time"— BLU 
8:00  P.M.— "American  Eagle  Club"  (froi 
LohdOD)— MB6 

LUG.  26 

5:00  P.M.— "The   Arm.v  Hour"— ffRBf 


igli  Jewish  . 
IfoliclapSfateci 

The  High  Jewish  Holy  Days, 
Rosh  Hashonah  or  the  New  Year 
and  Yom  Kippur,  Day  of  Atone- 
ment, will  be  celebrated  respect- 
'ely  from  sundown  Wednesday, 
eptember  29  to  sundown  Friday 
October  1,  and  from  sundown  Fri- 
day, October  8  to  sundown  Satur- 
day, October  9,  Chaplain  Samson 
A.  Shain,  Jewish  chaplain  at  Fort 
Benning,  announces. 

A  complete  schedule  of  services 
for  the  celebration  of  these  holi- 
days will  be  announced  later. 

Officials  at  post  headquarters 
are  calling  the  attention  of  unit 
commanders  to  a  War  Department 
circular  which  states  in  effect 
that  members  of  the  Jewish  faith 
in  the  service  desiring  to  attend 
services  on  the  post  or  in  adjacent 
communities  may  be  permitted  to 
do  SO  and  may  be  absent  from 
the  post  for.  such  period  as  will 
enable  them  to  be  at  their  place 
of  worship  as  publicly  announced, 
provided  no  serious  interference 
with  their  military  training  is  oc- 
casioned thereby,  . 


G.  I.  Theater 


P.M.— Doctors  Courageous— CBS 
p  M.— "Fort  Benning  On  the  Air" 
P.M.— 6gt  Gene  Autry— WRBL 
PM.— The  Commandos — CBS  - 
P.M.— The    Stars    end  Stripes 


8:00  P.M.— Army    Hour"  Army- 
Navy  YMCA-DSO'-WEBL 

8:30  P.M.— Fred  Allen- CBS   

10:00  P.M.— Take  It  or  I/save  It— CBS 
10:30  P.M.— Man  Behind  the  Gun— CBS 
AUG.  30  „  .. 

7:00  A.M.— ••'BennlnB  Bandwagon"— 

•i-.ib  P.M.— Kee^  the  Homeflrei  Burnint 

e:00  P.M.— "Port  Benning  On  the  Alr'^ 
7:15  P.M.— Quartermaster  Quarterhour- 


The   past   week    or   so  wai 
rraHimed  'vith  action  on  tie  en- 
leriainraent  front:  Doughboy  Sta- 
dium was  the  scene  of  the  first 
0  pcr.i  iniances  '-t  ''Ca  nei  Car- 
r'  ciga- 
w  days 
in  the 

ASTP's  "Priorities"  was  present- 
ed, unveiling  some  fine  talent. 
Most  outstanding  being  Sgt.  Ed 
Bennetti,  an  old  favorite.  OC 
Paul  Hilliard  and  his  frau  Lucille 
Hilliard,  both  weU  known  on  the 
concert  stage.  Then  there  was 
Aita  Riffle  (T-5)  of  The  Ihfantry 
School  WAC  Detachment  arid 
here  is  where  we  stsg-t  losing  our 
critical  head  and  go  overboard 
'cause  we  think  this  little  vocalist 
is  as  poised  and  talented  a  little 
perforiner  as  we  have  ever  seen. 
More  about  her  at  a  later  date. 
Posies  too  for  Cpl.  Murray  Aus- 
train  for  whipping  together  a 
soUd  little  band  in  less  than  two 
weeks  time.  That  takes  more  than 
just,  work, 

S-Sgt. .  Owen  J.  Reiriington,  of 
the  Public  Relations  Office,  is 
doubling  in  brass  these  days.  Not 
only  does  he  write  and  produce 
this  Post's  big  weekly  broadcast, 
"Listen  It's  Fort  Benning"  but  he 
now  stages  two  little  'live'  shows 
each  week  (Tuesday  and  Thurs- 
day) at  the  Patio  Grill. 

The  Post's  Special  Service  Of- 
fice valiantly  flaunts  the  heroic 
banner  borne  by  all  good  troup- 
ers, said  banner  bearing  the  mot- 
to, "The  Show  Must  Go  On".  ... 
Many  Benningites  are  under  the 
false  impression  that  an  afternoon 
shower  will  mean  the  cancellation 
of  whatever  outdoor  program  that 
may  be  scheduled  for  the  evening. 


Variety  sho 
Kecept.  Ctr. 


WRBL 
Fort  Bennmr:  • 
•.  featuring 
Orch.— WRBL 
!  Free"— NBC 


"VESIT  THE 

-  WONDER  BAR 

100  FOURTEENTH  ST  PHENIX  CITY 

ht  Door  on  Your  kighi—Acro&s  14th  St  Bridge 

Myiie— Dtiicing — Beverages 


SAVE  MOO 

i!  HARMWAY  MOTOR  CO. 

NO,      TEAR  CAR  WAS  NOW 

3697-— 1 940— Ford  DeLuxe  Coupe,  $  945  $  S45 
3570— 1941— Ford  Super  Fordor  $1095  $  995 
3655— 1941— Ford  Super  Tudor. .  $1145  $1045 
3SSS— 1941— Ford  Sedan  Coupe. .  $llSi5  $1095 
3681— 1941— Chev.  Coach  .....  $1195  $1095 
3677— 1941— Mercury  Convt.  Cpe-  $1495  $1395 
3705— 1941— Mercury  Bed.  Coupe  $1295  $1195 
3690— 1939— Chevrolet  Coach...  $  775  $  675 
3700— 1940— Ford  DeLuse  Tudor  $  975  $  875 


Hardaway  Motor  Co. 

"Your  Ford  Dealer" 

GOOD  TRADES  LIBERAL  TERI^ 

1541  FIRST  AVE.  DIAL  7781 


0  A.M.— "Benning  Bandwagon"-^^^^ 

0  P.M,— "Port  Benning  On  the  A*r"— 
WRBI 

D  P.M.— Harsch  and  News— CBS 

0  P.M.— "It  Happened  In  the  ServlM^ 

:^nter  Broadcasi- 
/Ulen— CBS  • 

WRBI 
T.  1 

0  A.M.— "Bennmg  Bendwagon"-^^^^ 

0  PJiI.— "Fort  Benning  On  the  Ai^'^ 

0  P.M.— Sammy  Kaye--CBB 

0  P.M.— Milton  Berle  &  Co.— CBS 


Movies 


Aataire  and  Joan    ^  . 

Aug.  26— ALASKA  HIGHWAY— Richard  Ar- 

len  and  3ean  Parker. 
HONEYMOON  LODGE— Harriet  HilUard 

and  David  Bruce. 
Aug.  29-30— To  be  announced. 
Aug.  31— SWING  SHIFT  MAlSIE  —  Ann 

Southern  end  James  Craig. 
Sept.  1— HEADIN'  FOR  GOD'S  COUNTRY 

—William  Lundlgan  and  Virginia  Dale. 
THEATEES  NO.  2  AND  3 
Aug.  26— PITTSBURGH— Marlene  Dietrich 

andTlandolph  Scott. 
Aug.  27— HENRY  ALDRICH  SWINGS  IT— 

.Timmv  Lvdon  «nd  John  Litel. 
DANGER,    WOMEN    AT  WORK— Mary 

Bryian  end  Patsy  Kelly. 
Aug.  28-28— THE  SKY'S  THE  LIMIT— Fred 


-  Richard 


.w....^  —  Joan  Leslie. 
Aug.    30— ALASKA  HIGHWAY 
Arlen  and  Jean  Parker. 
HONEYMOON  LODGE— Harriet  HlUlard 
and  David  Bruce. 
Aug.  31-Sept.  1— To  be  announced. 
THEATERS  NO.  4  AND  5 
Aug.  26-27— BO    PROUDLY    WE  HAIL— 

Claudette  Colbert  and  Walter  Abel. 
Aug.  28— PITTSBURGH— Marlene  Dietrich 

and  Randolph  Scott. 
Aug.  29— LADIES'  DAY— Lupe  Velez  and 


Aug.  30-3: 


-THE  SKY'S  THE  LIMTT^red 

  and  Joan  Leslie. 

Sept.  1— ALASKA  HIGHWAY— Richard  Ar- 


  AND  7 

26— HI  DIDDLE  DIDDLE— Adolph 
Menou  and  Martha  Scott. 

—  -..^  Litel 


27— SUBMARINE 

and  PUi  D'Orsay. 

.  2S-29— BO    PROUDLY    WE  HAIL— 

Claudette  Colbert  and  Walter  Abel. 
Aug.  30— LADIES'  DAY— Lupe  Velez  and 

Eddie  Albert. 
AUG.  31— SHANTYTOWN— Mary  Lee  and 

John  Archer, 
sept.    1— THE   SKY'S   THE  LIMrT— Fred 

Astaire  and  Joan  Leslie. 
THEATEBE  NO.  9  AND  11 
Aug.  26— THIS  IS  THE  ARMY— All  star 

Aug.  27— PITTSBURGH— Marlene  Dietricjf 


Aug.  2S — CHATTERBOX— Judy  Canova  and 
Joe  E.  Brown. 

:.  29-30— HI  DIDDLE  DIDDLE— Adolph 
Menjou  and  Martha  Scott. 
Aug.  31— ALASKA  HIGHWAY  —  Richard 
Arlen  end  Jean  Parker. 
HONEYMOON  LODGE— Harriet  HlUlard 
and  David  Bruce. 
Sept.  1— SO  PROUDLY  WE  HAIL— Clau- 
dette Colbert  and  Walter  AbeL 
THEATER  NO.  10 

-  ug.  26— HENRY  ALDBICH  SWINGS  TT— 
Jimmy  Lydon  and  John  latel. 
DANGER,    WOMEN   AT  WORK— Mary 

Brian  and  Patsy  Kelly, 
ug.  27-26— HI  DIDDLE  DIDDLE— Adolph 

Menou  and  Martha  Scott, 
ug.  29— PITTSBURGH— Marlene  Dietrich 

and  endolph  Seott. 
ug.  30-31— SO    PROUDLY    WE  HAIL— 
Claudette  Colbert  and  Walter  Abel. 
Sept.  1— LADI^'  DAY— Lupe  Velez  and 

Eddie  Albert. 
THEATER  NO.  12 

26-6UBMARINE  BABE— John  Litel 
id  Fifl  D  Oraay. 
Aug.  27-26— SALUTE  TO  THE  MARINES— 
Wallace  Beery  and  Tty  Batnter. 
.  2S— BWOTG    SHIPT:  MAISIE— Ann 
Southern  end  James  Craig. 
Aug.  30— HEADIN'  FOR  GOD  S  COUNTRY 
Lundlgan  and  Virginia  Dale. 


Novel  Way  To  Stop 
Hiccoughs  But- 
Well  Take  Vonilla 

Candido  'Pancho'  Rosado,  a 
private  in  tlie  Sth  Company 
of  the  Sixth  Basic  Training 
Regiment,  had  a  fit  of  hic- 
coughing in  the  regimental 
barber  shop.  When  the  attack 
failed  to  respond  to  the  nu- 
merous methods  suggested  ,  by 
the  barbershop's-  customers, 
one  of  the  barbers  suddenly 
turned  on  Pancho,  wielding  a 
razor. 

His  rage  appeared  genuine 
as  he  slashed  at  the  bewil- 
dered Paricho.  Pancho  ducked 
the  swipe  and  started  on  the 
offensive.  Suddenly  he  stop- 
ped and  the  barber  smiled. 

The  hiccoughs  also  had  , 
stopped   and  Pancho  also 
smiled. 


Colonaf  Rooks 
Gets  Food  Job 

Officer  To  Assist 
In  Coordinating 
In  4th  Service  Command 

Col.  R.  M.  Rooks,  commandant 
of  the  Bakers  and  Cooks  School  at 
Fort  Benning  will  act  as  assistant 
_  _  in  a  plan  to  co-ordinate  all  activ- 

.  'Taint  so,  an  alert  crew  will  ities  for  the  distribution  and  con- 
"  ■  ■    ■  ■  servation  of  food  within  the  Fourth 

Service  Command,  it  was  an- 
nounced today  by  Col.  William  F. 
Riter,  Atlanta,  chief  of  the  quar- 
termaster branch,  who  has  been 
named  as  Director  of  Food  Service 
in  the  commanj. 

The  food  se*vic^  program  will 
include  supervision  and  inspection 
of  all  Army  messes;  conservation, 
distribution,  preparation  and  con- 
sumption of  food;  technical  train- 
ing of  mess  supervisors;  cooks  and 
bakers  and  mess  management. 

A  food  service  supervisor  will 
be  appointed  at  each  Army  in- 
stallation under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  Army  Service  Forces  aU 
tlirough  the  Army,  to  coordinate 
all  activities  for  the  distribution 
and  conservation  of  food,  it  was 
announced. 

Also  named  as  .  an  assistant '  in 
carrying  out  the  program  in  the 
Fotirth  Service  Command  was 
Capt.  Milton  O.  Lee,  Food  and 
Nutrition  Officer,  medical  branch 
at  headquarters  of  the  Command. 
Col.  Riter,  Col.  Rooks  and  Captain 
Lee  recently  attended  a  confer- 
ence in  Chicago,  together  with 
food  service  supervisors  from 
Camp  Blanding,  Fla.,  Camp  Shel- 
by, Miss.,  Fort  Jackson,  S.  C, 
Camp  Rucker,  Ala.,  and  Camp 
Forrest,  Tenn. 

Latest  lA  in  the  major  leagues 
is  Les  Webber,  Brooklyn  relief 
pitcher,  who  was  reclassified 
from  4F.  Webber  expects  induction- 
before  the  season  ends.   


have  the  seats  dried,  the  stage  set 
and  the  show  will  go  on!!! 

Lawson  Field  presented  a  bevy 
of  beautiful  babes  from  six  to  six- 
ty (so  we've  heard)  and  they  sang 
and  danced  all  over  the  place. 

The  next  big  attraction  sched- 
uled is  "High,  Wide  and  Hand- 
some," a  musical  featuring  Dick 
Rogers  and  his  band  and  Duke 
McHale,  who  had  Broadway  eat- 
ing peanuts  out  of  his  hand  just 
a  few  seasons  ago.  It  comes  in  oh 
the  28th  of  this  month. 
,\ND  ELSEWHERE— 

The  cast  of  the  Army's  own 
show,  "This  Is  the  Army"  con- 
cluded its  cross-country  tour  and 
picture  Assignment  which  lasted 
a  year  and  a  half  in  all  and  re? 
turned  to  their  old  stompin' 
ground  where  the  show  was  orig- 
inated. .  .  .  The  300  soldiiers  who 
tok  part  in  the  production  will  re- 
main at  Upton  to  complete  ijieir 
military  training  and  then  will  be 
formed  into  two  overseas  units. 

It  is  not  too  late  to  enter  ti 
National  Theater  Conference's 
Play  writing  Contest  for  men  and 
women  in  the  Armed  Services. 
Deadline  is  Sept.  1st.  Over  $1,000 
in  cash  prizes  for  winning  full 
length  jobs,  one-acters,  black- 
outs and  sketches.  Scripts  should 
be  mailed  to  National  Theater 
Conference,  Western  Reserve  Uni- 
versity, Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Camp  Kilmer  was  the  scene  of 
show  biz's  latest  innovation  when 
"Run,  Little  Chilluh"  a  new 
B'way  production  was  given  a 
two  day  tryout  to  a  strictly  G.  I. 
audience.  The  play  was  presented 
under  the  auspices  of  USD  Camp 
Show's  Inc.  by  arrangement  with 
the  producers  who  believed,  that 
an  audience  of  service  men  would 
prove  a  better  gauge  than  that 
which  might  be  obtained  from 
/rial  performances  on  the  road. 

Organizations  plaiming  to  uti- 
Uze  WAC  talent  in  then-  enter- 
tainment programs  would  do  well 
to  consult  Memorandum— W635- 
15-43,  headed  Participation  of 
Members  of  WAAC-WAC  in  The- 
atrical Performances. 

1st  STR  Officers 
Find  Physical  Ed 
Streamlines  Figger 

Assigned  officers  of  the  1st 
Student  Training  Regimrait,  The 
Infantry  School,  are  'beginning  to 
feel  the  benefits  of  the  stringent 
physical  program  recently  inno- 
vated. Officers  formerly  desk- 
bound by  endless  streams  of 
paper-work  are  now  regaining 
their  sylph-like  figures  through  a 
controlled  athletic  program  insti- 
tuted and  supervised  by  the  regi- 
mental commander.  Colonel  John 
S.  Roosma. 

From  1st  to  the  4th  battalions, 
1st  S.T.R.  officers  are  spending 
fixed  periods  of  time  each  .week 


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most  of  them  in  the  form  of  com- 
petitive games.  Health  is  of  prime 
importance  to  the  iarmed  forces 
whether  on  the  battle  front  or  on 
the  home,  front.  ■ 


War  Prisoner 
Camp  Enlisted 
Men  Decorated 


Before  a  mass  retreat  forma- 
tion, 29  enlisted  men  of  Head- 
quarters Detachment,  (CMP) 
Prisoner  of  War  Camp,  were  dec- 
orated by  Colonel  George  M.  Ches- 
cheir,  commanding  officer  of  the 
Camp,  situated  in  the  Harmony 
Church  Area  of  Fort  Benning. 

The  good  conduct  ribbon  for 
efficiency  and  faithful  perform- 
ance of  duty  was  given  to  Ser- 
geant W.  R.  Fowler,  1st  Sgts.  F 
Suprenant,  Technical  Stg.  Anto- 
nio L.  Lopardo,  Staff  Sgts.  Edwin 
E.  Currence,  Stephen  Monaco, 
Robert  L.  Noedel,  Minfifield  W. 
Purvis,  James  M.  Southerland, 
Jr.,  and  John  K.  Williams. 

The  American  Defense  ribbon 
awarded  to  men  in  service  from 
Sept.  8  to  Dec.  7,  1941,  was  award- 
ed to  1st  Sergeants  Frank  Mor- 
row, Reuben  L.  Satterfield, 
Thomas  Smith,  Augustine  F.  Su- 
prenai.t,  and  Staff  Sgt.  Robert  L. 
Noedel.  Other  men  receiving  this 
award  were  1st  Sgts.  Thomas  Al- 
len, Albert  H.  KJ-ick,  Technical 
Sgt.  Robert  L.  Templeton,  Staff 
Sgt.  .James  F.  Starks,  Sgt.  Ed- 
ward G.  Randal,  Technical  Fourth 
Grade  Wilbur  E.  Anding,  Paris  R. 
Garett,  Robert  R.  Palmer,  Wil- 
liam E.  Randall,  WilUam  E,  Wat- 
son, Cpls.  Frank  Silverman, 
Strayer  G.  Schwartz,  Technician 
5th  Grade  Robert  J.  Cianchetti, 
Pvts.  Joseph  M.  Jennings,  Jr., 
James  D.  Johnson  and  Joseph 
Schechter.  .  ■  ' 

QM  Quarter 
HourClianged 

"the  Quartermaster  Quarter 
Hour",  one  of  Forti  Benning's  old- 
est radio  programs,  has  been  shift- 
ed to  a  new  time  on  Station  WRBL 
in  Columbus.  Starting  last  Mon- 
day, the  broadcast  is  aired  on 
Monday  evenings  at  7:15  (EWT). 

The  fifteen-minute  informative 
program  has  been  aired  for  more 
than  a  year  from  the  studio  in 
Service  Club  No.  1  with  the  same 
cast,  consisting  of  Col.  Stephen  B. 
Massey,  post  director-  of  supply 
and  Staff  Sgt.  Carl  Neu,  of  the 
pubUc  relations  staff. 

Neu  conducts  the  interview  ieach 
week  with  Colonel  Massey  supply- 
ing a  wealth  of  behind-the-scenes 
information  on  the  varied  activi- 
ties of  the  quartermaster  branch 
of  the  Army- Service  Forces.  In 
the  60  programs  that  have  been 
presented  to  date,  the  Q.  M.  of- 


Chinese  Soldier 
Made  Colonel's 
Orderly  Thrice 

Pfc.  Leong  .  Yow  of  Company  B, 
300th  Infantry,  has  been  on  guard 
duty  three  times  since  joining  this 
Infantry!  School  Regiment  and  on 
each  occasion  has  been  selected  as 
the  Colonel's  Orderly..  That  m  it- 
self is  sometjimg  of  an  achieve- 
ment.  , 

Pfc.  Yow,  who  is  Chinese,  knows 
wh'kt  bombings  are  all  about.  Less 
than  three  years  ago  Yow  was  stiU 
a  Chuiese  citizen  residing  with  his 
family  in  Canton,  China.  He  lived 
through  daily  bombings  from  the 
Japanese  Air  Force  and  witnessed 
the  bayonet  murder  of  a  Chinese 
child  by  the  sons  of  heaven. 

He  managed  to  get  to  America 
and  obtained  work  in  his  brother's 
grocery  store  in  San  Francisco.  In 
the  short  time  he  has  been  in  this 
country  he  h^s  picked  up  a  work- 
ing knowledge  of  English,  and 
now,  although  still  retaining  some 
of  the  singing  qualities  of  his  na- 
tive tongue,  speaks  English  in  a 
way  that'  would  put  many  an 
American  to  shame. 

Yow  was  inducted  at  the  Pre- 
sidio Monterey,  San  Francisco,  in 
October.  1942,  completed  his  basic 
training  at  Fort  McClellan  and 
came  here  to  Benning  with  the 
first  group  to  form  the  300th  In- 
fantry in  December,  1942.  At  the 
present  time  he  is  in  a  heavy  wea- 
pons platoon  and  hopes  some  day 
to  lob  many  a  devastating  shell 
from  his  68-mm  mortar  on  the 

ns  of  heaven. 

Yow's  mother  and  sister  are  still 
in  China.  His  brother  is  with  the 
Air  Force  in  Tennessee. 

Contrary  to  a  widespread  mis- 
understanding, soldiers  serving  in 
the  A.  S.  T.  P.  will  not  be  required 
to  serve  any  longer  than  men  in 
any  other  branch  of  service. 

During  a  recent  month  9,000,000 
pounds  of  candy  were  bought  by 
the  Quartermaster's  Depot  at  Jer- 
sey City.  


ficial  has  discussed  everything 
from  dehydrated  foods  to  war 
dogs. 

Next  Monday  night  at  the  new 
time  of  7:15  on  Mondays,  Colonel 
Massey  will  again  discuss  dehy- 
drated foods,,  telling  of  the  latest 
development^;  in  that  hifeld  and 
how  the  war-time  discoveries  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  in- 
fluence post-war  food  problems. 


Make  an  Appointment  to 
Have  Your  Car  Correctly  | 
Repaired  with  .  .  .  , 

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D  ASTI>  ■ 
Men  Arrive 

Approximately  400  new  AST? 
trainees  arrived  during  the  last 
two  days  and  have  been  assl^ied 
to  the  1st  and  2nd  Companies  of 
the  rSth  Training  Regiment  of  .the 
Infantry  School,  according  t^  an 
announcement  by  Colonel  Ken- 
neth S.  Whittemore,  commanding 
officer  of  the  regiment. 

The  trainees  came  to  Fort  Ben-  , 
ning  from  various  posts,  including. 
Carafi  Upton,  N.  Y.,  Fort  Dix,  N. 
J.,  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  Fort  Lo- 
gan, Colo.,  and  Fort  McPheirson, 
Ga.  Among  the  men  who  will  re-, 
ceive  their  basic  training  with  the 
5th  are  representatives  of  a  num- 
ber of  universities  and  colleges, 
such  as  Massachusetts  Ilnstitute 
of  Technology,  Cornell,  Harvard^ 
Yale,  Minnesota,  Alabama,  Cita- 
del, Princeton  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, St.  Mary's  and  the  Col- 
lege of  the  City  of  New  York. 

Major  Lionel  C.  BfeU  commands 
the  1st  Battalion  and  it  is  expect- 
ed that  an  additional  600  men  will  : 
arrive  within  the  next  few  days 
to  bring  the  battalion  up  to  full 
strength.  The  two  companies  al- 
ready received  ■  their  full  comple- 
ment of  trainees  are  commanded 
by  Captains  E.  N.  Ross,  Jr.,  and  ; 
Burk  Y.  Herrin. 


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TE  WELL  BE  e  great  thrill  for  this  scribbler  at  least  to  watch 
Alice  Marble  and  Mary  Hardwick  volley  across  the  nets  at  the  Of- 
ficers' Club  courts  on  Sunday  night  when  ttiey  play  their  exhibition 
here.  It'll  seem  like  old  times.  We  were  rortunate  enough  to  have 
£  ringside  seat  on  the  night  of  January  B,  1941  (in  pre- Army  days) 
ct  New  York's  vast  Madison  Square  Garden  when  Alice  and  Mary 
opened  their  nation-wide  pro  tour  with  Deal  Budge  and  BiU  Tilden. 
They  played  beautifully  that  night,  and  Marble  won  by  the  EngUsh 
lass  gave  our  girl  a  great  battle  and  It  was  a  thrilling  match.  Then, 
when  they  teamed  up  for  mixed  doubles  with  the  two  maestros.  Budge 
and  TlMen,  the  competition  was  even  greater.  It  was  a  thrilling 
night  of  tennis,  ,    ^,  ^ 

We've  eiw&ys  been  a  great  admirer  of  ^Jice  Marble  s  branffi 
of  temtic,  even  way  back  in  Forest  HUls  days  wheat  she  was  win- 
ning the  national  singles  crown.   She  strokes  more  like  a  male 
player  than  sny  woman  we've  watched  and  that  includes  quite  a 
few  of  tie  more  recent  top-notcbers.   Her  coordination  is  per- 
fect, she  plays  with  a  fire  and  spirit  and  plays  always  to  win. 
Her  service  is  terrific,  and  her  motions  on  the  court  belie  ttie  fact 
that  she  is  a  woman.   Yet,  she  is  a  very  lovely  lady  off  the 
court,  and  one  of  the  finest  examples  of  our  long-time  belief 
that  a  woman  can  be  an  athlete  and  a  feminine  lovely  at  one 
and  the  same  time. 
Mary  Hardwick,  too,  is  a  great  player  although  she  never 
reached  Marble's  peak.  But  she  can  always 'give  a  good'  account  of 
herself,  and  has  beaten  Alice  on  numerous  occasions  during  their 
exhibitions  in  the  past  two  years..  It  was  Mary  who  once  said  that 
tennis  is  a  truly  international  game  and  a  tennis  racket  can  serve  as 
an  interpreter  all  over  the  world.   And  she's  right,  if  you'll  remem- 
ber peace-time  days  when  many  different  nations  used  to  be  repre- 
sented in  the  Wimbledon  and  Forest  HiUs  events.   Yessir,  it  11  sure 
faring  back  memories  Sunday  to  see  Alice  and  Mary  play  agam, 

LATEST  BALLPLAYER  of  note 
to  arrive  at  Fort  Benning  is  Boyd 
Bartley,  the'  sensational  rookie 
shortstop  that  Branch  Rickey 
grabbed  off  the  Illinois  College 
campus  in  June  to  plug  the  in- 
field  gap  on  his  faltering  ^Brok- 
lyn  Dodgers.  Bartley  was  the  talk 
of  the  country  right  then,  but  his 
stay  in  Dodger  livery  was  short 
■because  he  needed  more  season- 
ing and  after  playing  a  couple  of 
weeks  in-  the  big  time,  the  Bums 
sent  him  to  Montreal  for  devel- 
oping. But  then,,  Uncle  Sam  step- 
ped in  and  called  up  Bartley  from 
hie  vnrr  li<;t  Nov  he's  going  through  the  infantry  School  officer 
^^and^£L  co'ise  in  thJ  Srd'sTl.  Here's  hoping  that  the  kid  short- 
stop is  assigned  here  and  sticks  around  long  enough  Jto  P^/ some  ball 
5  Gowdy  Field  next  year.  If  he  caught.  Rickey's  eye  that  way,  he 
ought  to  do  the  same  for  the  optics  of  soldier  fandom,  ■ 

EVEV  THOUGH  Benning  was  not-informed  untU  middieof 
this  week  about  the  event,  there's  still  time  for  any  crack  swto- 
mers  or  divers  at  the  post  to  enter  the  big  affray  up  at  Emory 
University  in  Atlanta  over  this  ,  week-end.  -The  affaur  j^^^^ 
southeastern  A.  A.  U.  Servicemen's  Meet,  and  there  11  be  compe- 
tftion  in  seven  events.  There  are  also  a  few  events  for  service 
women  included  on  the  program.  No  A.  A.  U.  registration  num- 
bers are  necessary,  so  if  you're  an  aquatic  star  and  expect  to  be 
in  Atlanta  on  Saturday  ni?:ht,  you'll  be  more  t^f"  ^^Icome  at 
«  the  Emory  U.  pool,  and  who  knows,  maybe  sofie  of  the  handsome 
prizes  that  are  being  offered  wiU  find  their  way  back  to  Bennmg. 

IT  LOOKS  LIKE  there  may  be 
£.  post  golf  league  formed  to  op- 
erate  during  the  early  fall  j; 
months.  Although  the  regimental  ij 
links  campaign  is  getting  a  late  :: 
start,  there  are  now  three  units  :i 
with  full-fledged  squads  ready  ji 
for  inter-regimental  competition,  j: 
and  a  fourth  club  is  expected  to  :i 
form  shortly.  The  176th  Spirits  { 
and  124th  Gators  have  already  j.. 
met  in  an  informal  match,  and  :;; 
now  the  1st  Training  Regiment  -.i; 
has  tossed  its  hat  into  the  golf  ring,  jii 
If  and  when  the  300th  Infantry 
gets  its- team  organized,  a  com- 

f^^ATi^rJ^'lL  Sme'ntal  golf  champion  of  the  fort  -Fte 
M^sounds  swell  and  it  would  give  athletes  m  tre  grand  oW  sport 
to  share  some  of  the  limelight  that  is  usually  accorded  the  baseballers 
End  gridmen. 

OUTDOOR  SPORTSMEN  in  the  Academic  Regiment  have 
just  about  the  nicest  set-up  we've  neard  about  in  a  lo^  time  U 
they  want  to  make  use  of  it  on  a  furlough  or  pass.  The  regi- 
ment has  a  rest  camp  in  Destin.  Florida,  not  too  far  from  here 
which  is  strictly  for  enlisted  men  and  their  families  who  want  to 
get  away  from  the  Army  a  bit  and  enjoy  a  rough,  sunple  bfe. 
It's  evidently  a  swell  place  to  fish  swim  and  just  rest._^  The 
camp  sets  back  a  mUe  and  a  half  from  the^  mam  road  and^ 
^tuated  near  waters  that  abound  in  blue-f^h.  mackerel  red 
snappers,  flounders  and  crabs.  Deep  sea  fishing,  closed  now  to 
Sans,  is  permitted  for  soldiers  who  need  only  produce  their 
dog-tags!  That's  really  a  set,up  of  which  the  regiment  may  well 

be  proud.   '  

CRACK  COLORED  nines  from 
at  least  five  other  camps  are  ex- 
pected to  come  here  during  the 
third  week  in  September  for  .the 
Colored  Southeastern  Sei-vice- 
men's  Baseball  tourney,  which 
will  be  sponsored  jointly  by  the 
F.  B.  A.  A.  and  the  Columbus 
Sportsmen's  Club.  Camp  Wheeler, 
Camp  Blanding,  Gunter  Field, 
Tuskegee  Army  Flying  School 
and  Tuskegee  Army  Hospital 
have  already  signified  their  in- 
tentions of  entering  the  affair. 
Five  of  Bennings  best  service 
teams  will  probably  make  it  a 
_  •  ten-team  tourpey,  with  half  the 

psmes  to  be  played  at  Gowdy  Field  and  the  remainder  in  Golden 
iSf  in  Columbus  It  should  produce  some  crack  games  to  top  off 
ffe  dSnond^ea^n  of  1943.  undoubtedly  the  greatest  m  the  forts 
history. 

FOOTBALL  NEWS  is  slow  breaking,  e%;en  though  at  least 
three  elevenTareliard  at  work  on  their  training.  Reason  is  that 
^ryone  is  taee-deep  in  schedule  proble^,  l>"t  we  proimse 
thft  by  next  week,  there'll  be  Pl^nty.of  good  news  for  the  fort 
foothall  fens  Looks  like  there'U  be  just  the  three  big  teams^in 
thfcoieSce  feL  year,  but  they'll  probably  play  one  another 
twice  of  once  as  last  year.    Many  colleges  are  Playmg 

Sme-^d-^me  games  this  fall  mth  the  '^f »      /jf £ 

if^s^m-i  beine  so  high.  Besides,  the  local  tilts,  though,  there 
f^f  plSly  be  a^ood  sprinkling  «^«>"t«de  to  sp-^^^^^^^ 

the  schedule  and  some  of  them  <may  be  wtih  leading  college/' 
geye^  in  Se  ^utheast.  All  you  can  do  is  wait  and  hope. 

cranwT  ^ROTS— All-star  teams  in  all  post  diamond  leagues  will 

mer  Ughtweight  champ,  was  here  at  the  post.  Truth  is  that  it  s  i^w  s 
brothel  Fiincis,  and -he's  in  the  176th  but  not  a  boxer.  ..  It  wont 
SrSn''  ti^rJother  bowling  season.rolls  around  now  ttat  tee  po^ 

alleys  Ire  getting  their  annual  repair  ]ob  Garnet  Mercer,  Prof 

baseballer,  replaced  Capt.-Bob  Homan  as  manager  of  the  Prolsoft- 
baUerf  when  Le  captain  went  off  to  school  last  ^f^^  -  :  Football 
^•t  even  here  yet,  but  we've  a:ready  heard  of  a  team  ordermg  it  s 
S^etblu  Sorms.  How  the  time  does  fly,  and  how  this  column 
rembles  on  until  someone  writes  '■30,"  so  here  it  is  until  next  time. 


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For  Eeservatlom:  Dial  S-i65I 


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THE  MARBLE  FOOTWORK 


Lawson  Grabs  Laurels  As 
Pitcher  Loses  No-Hlffer 


Varchminn  Defected 
In  District  Finals 
For  Softball  Title 

Lawson  Field  defeated  1st  Aca- 
demic company.  Parachute  school, 
by  a  score  of  1-0  at  Pittman  Field 
in  Bibb  City  Friday  night  in  ttie 
final  game  of  the  district  Softball 
tournament. 

Everything  happened  in  this 
game — ^from  a  team  winning  the 
championship  on  no  hits,  to  a 
round  of  fisticuffs.  The  setup  was 
the  deciding  game  of  the  district 
Softball  meet  with  a  trip  to  the 
state  tourney  in  Atlanta  awaiting 
the  winner. 

Lawson  managed  to  get  one 
run  across  home  plate  in  the  first 
inning  via  a  Parachute  School  er- 
ror, and  that  was  all  the  scoring 
for  the  night.  Both  teams  "goos- 
egged"  from  there,  and  as  a  re- 
sult, Lawson  Field  grabbed  the 
title  without  making  base  hit. 
PITCHES  HITLESS  BALL 

Earl    Varchminn,  *  Parachute 


pitcher,  and  one  of  the  best  ever 
seen  here,  was  the  victim,  losing 
a  tough  one  in  which  he  pitched 
hitless  Softball.  His  only  mistake 
was  walking  a  batter  in  the  first 
inning.  „ 

In  the  first  of  the  seventh,  a 
Lawson  batter  bunted,  and  the 
ball  was  fielded  on  the  first  base 
line  by  Varchminn. 

In  the  first  of  the  seventh, 
Lawson  batter  bunted,  and  the 
ball  was  fielded  on  the  first  base 
line  by  Varchminn. 
ONLY  ONE  HIT 

The  Parachute  team  secured 
one  hit  off  the  pitching  of  Rajob- 
bie  against  Lawson's  no  safeties. 
Five  errors  marred  the  play,  three 
by  the  winners  and  two  by  the 
4osers. 

Lawson  Field  players,  who  were 
presented  the  winner's  cup  by 
District  Commissioner  Hugh 
Bentley,  are  now  invited  to  take 
part  in  the  state  meet  in  Atlanta, 
the  dates  to  be  announced  later. 
Lawson  Field. . .  100  000  0—1  0  3 
Par.  School  ...  000  000  0—0  1  2 


Paratroopers  Are  Up  In  Arms  Over 
Story  Of  Softball  Tilt  In  Bayonet 


By  PVT.  FOUNTAIN  MEADOWS 
The  Farachnte  School 

There  was  peace  and  quiet 
on  the  muscle-clad  campus  of 
The  Parachute  School  on  the 
afternoon  of  Thursday,  Aug. 
19,  1943,  Sweetness  and 
light  reigned.  Life  was  beau- 
tiful and  the  softball  title 
was  in  the  .^ag. 
ASSAULT  BY  PRESS 

And  then  what  happened? 
Stukas?  S  p  i  e  s?  Sabotage? 
No.  We  were  assaulted  in 
the  rear  and  on  the  flanks  by 
the  press.  Boom  it  went  with 
"Softball  Ace  Wanted  Story 
in  the  Bayonet  So  Naturally 
We  Oblige"  written  by  (in 
VERY  large  letters)  Pee  F. 
Cee  .Woodall.  The  Nazis  in 
Poland,  the  low  countries  and 
France.  The  Japs  at  Pearl 
Harbor.  Same  thing. '  Stealth- 
ily we  were  stalked  in  our 
sleep— the  sleep  of  the  inno- 
cent. 

But  no  more! 

Aux  armes!  Awake!  We 
have  been  undone,  calum- 
niated, castigated,  lambasted 
and  generally  made  to  appear 
as  immodest  and  publicity- 
mad  guys.  We  are  not.  We 
lay  no  claim  to  undue  adver- 
tisement of  our  prodigious 
prowess.  It  speaks  for  itself, 
John. 

WRITER  UNKNOWN 

We  do  not  know  this,  this 
Woodall  person.  And  we 
can't,  for  the  life  of  us,  fig- 
ure out  his  infantile  attitude. 
We  prefer  not  to  flatter  his 
exercises  ..in  incidentalia.  To 
■do  him  bodily  harm,  above 
all,  we  disdain.  We  merely 
suggest  that,  if  he  has  time, 
he  re-examine  his  attitude  to- 
ward us  and  refurbish  it— for 
everybody's  good  temper  and 
health. 

."Put  that  in  the  Bayonet" 
was  what  Varchminn,  our 
Volatile  Valloper,  said  at  the 


end  of  that  game  (won  by 
us).  We  ask  all  fairrminded 
people  if  that  sounds  like 
mugging'  the  spotlight?  Of 
course,  it's  all  in  how  you 
say  it.  We  assiire  you  that 
venom  is  the  last  quality  you 
will  find  in  the  calm,  re- 
served voice  of  Sgt.  Varch- 
minn. 

SARGE  IS  SAD 

Sgt.  Lawrence  is  sad — he 
goes  around  mumbling  to 
himself  and'  clenching  and 
unclenching  his  fist.  The 
whole  team  Is  sad.  A  kind 
of  sadness  though  that  breeds 
determination  to  see  justice 
triumph. 

This  may  be  a  plot  to  take 
our  minds  off  the  game — our 
eyes  off  the  ball  and  our  fists 
where  they  should  never  be. 
Have  no  fear — by  the  right 
eousness  of  our  cause  ye  shall 
know  us.  Virtue  and  Varch- 
minn ^  wijl  see  us  through. 
Well,  janyway,  it  was  a  moral 
victory. 

Veteran  Court  Star 
To  Play  For  Eagles 

When  the  Sixth  Regiment  bas- 
ketballers  don  their  trunks  and 
take  to  the  gymnasium  floor  for 
practice  this  fall,  one  of  the  top 
contenders  for-  a  place  on  the  team 
will  be  1st  Lf.  Runa  S;  White, 
executive  officer  of  the  13th  Co. 

Lt.  White  has  had  five  years 
playing  and  coachin  "gexperience, 
counting  to  his  credit  four  years 
of  intercollegiate  play  and  one 
year  of  semi-pro  play. 

In  1940,  Lt.  White,  forward  on 
the  Tennessee  State  College  team, 
was  chosen  as  All-Smoky  Moun- 
tain Conference  forward.  The 
next  year  he  played  with  the  Ten- 
nessee Real  Estators,  a  semi-pro 
team. 


THE  MARBLE  BACKHAND 

Alice  Marble  Plays  Mary  Hardwick 
Here  Sunday  In  Tennis  Exhibition 


THE  MARBLE  FOREHAND 


Hardwick 


1938  —  Won  Scandinavian 
ChampiohsItli»  —  Singles  and 
Doubles— at  Helsinki;  beat 
Helen  Wills  Moody  at  tourn- 
ament in  Weybridge,  Ene;laind. 
First  time  she  had  been  beat- 
en since  1927.  Also  beat  re- 
spective champions  of  Aus- 
tralia, France  apA  ttie  Unit- 
ed States. 

1939—  'Toured  Jamaica  with 
British  Team,  besting  Sarah 
Palfred  twice.  Won  every 
tournament  in  wliicii  she 
competed  in  England.  Repre- 
sented Great  Britain  In 
Wightnian  Cup  Match. 

1940— Won  tonmament  In 
Los.Angeles.  Palm  Beach,  Mi- 
ami, Hot  Springs,  St.  Louis, 
etc.  Since  1937  has  never 
been  beaten  by  a  British 
player.  Since  1935  has  been, 
what  he  calls,  "My  Favorite 
Partner"  of  Kfaig  Gustav  of 
Sweden. 

1941—  Made  her  profession- 
al debut  at  Madison  Square 
Garden  on  January  8th,  play- 
ing against  Alice  Marble  and 
toured  the  United  States,  in 
company  with  Ifonald  Budge, 
Bill  Tilden  and  Alice  Marble. 
She  played  in  over  sixty  cit- 
ies and  the  tour  lasted  five 
and  one-half  months.  During 
this  time  she  played  so  well 
that  she  won  many  victories 
over  the  present  world  bbam- 
pion. 

1942—  ^ontinued  to  play 
matches  for  all  United  Na- 
tions  war  reliefs,  principally, 
the  American  Red  Cross  and 
the  U.  S.  O.  In  many  in- 
stances, competed  against 
men    players    and  Junior 


Provided  funds  for  two 
mobile  canteens  through  ten- 
nis matches  for  England. 

1943— Made  toun  of  army, 
navy,  and  air  force  camps  at 
bases  for  the  entertainment  of 
the  officers  and  men  in  the 
forces  in,  the  southwest,  tht 
middlewest  and  the  east. 

Also  gave  tennis  clinics  and 
exhibitions  in  high  sdiools 
and  colleges  throughout  the 
country. 

January  30.  Married  Cpl. 
OhwIes  Hare,  U.  S.  Army, 
formerly  world  ranking  ten- 
nis player,  who  was  No.  1  on 
British  Davis  f!np  Team  in 
1937,  38.  aindj39.  Romance 
that  began  in  England  in  1934 
when  both  were  pre 
junior  tennis  players. 

ACQUATI€  MEET 

An  aquatic  contest  was  held  at 
the  Fort  Benning  Officers'  Club 
Pool  Monday  night  by  the  swim- 
iraug  class  of  the  Boys'  Activities 
grffup.  Lieut,  Col,  Virgil  Ney,  di- ' 
rector  of  activities  presented  rib- 
bons and  trophies  to  the  successful 
contestants.  The  following  are  the 
result  of  the  event; 


Roy  Weimaker  Fans  49  Men  in  23 
Innings  During  24  Hoy r  Period 


SOUTHPAW  WELMAKER,  THE  STRIKE-OUT  KING 


Calling  all  baseball  pitchers! 

Want  to  Icnow  how  to  strike  out 
49  batters  in  23  innings  within  24 
hours?  Just  ask  Roy  Weimaker, 
crack  southpaw  of  the  colored  Re- 
ception Center  nine,  because  he 
did  just  tiiat  over  tliis  past  week- 
end. . 
STARTS  WITH  19 
' .  Starting  Saturday  night  at  t 
o'clock  in  a  league!  game  at  the 
post  against  the  Infantry  School 
Truck  Regiment,  Weimaker  fan- 
ned 19  batsmen  as  he  went  the 
nine-inning  route  to  lead  his  team 
to  victory. 

The  very  next  day,  the  Recep- 
tion Center  nine  travelled  to  At- 
lanta for  a  pair  of  games  with  the 
Sunshine  Stars,  fi  fast  pro '  club. 
When  the  first  game  started,  Wei- 
maker was  again  on  the  mound 
and  this  time  he  struck  out  20  bat- 
ters in  nine  innings  as  the  soldier 
club  won,  6-1. 

Then  to  complete  his  amazing 
iron  man  stunt,  the  clever  south- 
paw hurled  five  innings  of  the 
nightcap  which  ended  in  a  2-2 
deadlock  and  whiffed  ten  batsmen 
^VHAT  A  MAN! 

Total  strike  outs  for  23  innings 
in  that  abbreviated  tilt, 
were  49— and  all  within  24  hours. 
That's  pitching  In  any  league,  any 
time!  Of  course,  Weimaker  isn't 
exactly  a  novice  at  the  art  ,  of 
throwing  curve  balls,  having  pre- 
viously pitched  for  the  Atlanta 
Black  Crackers,  Macon  Peaches, 
Philadelphia  Stars  and  Homestead 
Grays,  prior  to  his  induction  Into 
the  army. 


Officer's  Club  Is 
Scene  Of  Match  In 
Nation-Wide  Tour 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

visits  to  two  of  the  large  WAC 
training  .centers  at  Daytona 
Beach,  Fla„  and  Fort  Oglethorpe, 
Ga.  From'  Oglethorpe  they  go  to 
Fort  Monriiouth,  N.  J,,  where  the 
three  weeks  tour  which  has  car- 
ried them  to  eight  different  states 
in  the  mid- west,  southeast  and 
east  will  be  concluded. 

Both  Miss  Marble  and  Miss 
Hardwick  have  played  matches 
for  soldiers  previously  at  various 
Army  camps  throughout  the  na- 
tion, but  this  is  their  first  oppor- 
tunity to  perform  for  the  Women's 
Army  Corps.  The  tennis  clinic 
and  physical  fitness-  lecture  which 
will  follow  the  matches  is  ex- 
■pected  to  be  very  beneficial  to 
WACs  at  Benning. 
WACs  MAY  PLAY 

Although  the  exhibition  will 
consist  chiefly  of  a  singles  match 
between  Miss  Marble  and  Miss 
Hardwick,  an  attempt  is  also  be- 
ing made  to  arrange  a  doubles 
match  between  the  two  stars^ 
playing  with  partners  drawn  from 
among  the  tennis  players  in  one 
of  the  local  WAC  units. 

Both  of  the  visiting  stars  start- 
ed playing  the  game  at  the  age  of 
and  have  been  in  the  tennis 
limelight  ever  since  1936  when 
Alice  Marble  won  her  first  na- 
tional singles  title.  She.  repeated 
in  1938,  1939,  and  1940.  Four 
times  winner  of  the  national  dou- 
bles crown  with  Sarah  Palfrey 
Cooker  Miss  Marble  has  also  cap-- 
tured  the  national  mixed  doubles 
crown  four  times,  each  year  with 
a  different  partner. 
FAVORED  BY  KING 

Mary  Hardwick  came  into  real 
international  prominence  in  1938 
when  she  defeated  famed  Helen 
Wills  Moody  to  win  the  Scandi- 
navian crown.  She  has  never 
been  beaten  by  a  British  player 
since  1940  and  is  considered  by 
King  Gustav  of  Sweden  as  his 
'favorite  partner". 

Both  players  made  their  pro 
debut  at  the  same  time  when  they 
began  a  nationwide  tour  with  Don 
Budge  and  Bill  Tilden  in  January 
of  1941  at  Madison  Square  Gar- 
den. Both  have  also  devoted 
much  time  to  the  war  effort  in 
various  capacities. 
HEADED  PROGRAM 
■  Miss  Marble  headed  a  national 
physical  fitness  program  as  a 
dollar-a-year  worker  in  1941  and 
1942,  has  giv^n  nunierous  ,  war 
bond  speeches  and  is  a  major  in 
the  Women's  Hospital  Reserve 
Corps.  Miss  Hardwick  has  played 
many  matches  for,  British  War 
Relief  as  well  as  the  "Mary  Hard- 


CHEVROLET 


J  NO.  A.  POPE  MOTOR  CO. 

1S1«  &  MIO  First  Afe,— Phone  6S7S 


Merble 


-  1936,  1938,  1939,  1940-TNa- 
tional  Singles  Champion. 

1937,  1938,  1939.  1940— Na- 
tional Doubles  Champion 
(with  Sarah  Palfrey  Cooke). 

1936  to  1940r-Nati<>i>al 
Mbced  Doubles  Champion 
with  Gene  Makb,  with  Don- 
ald Biidge,  vrith  Harry  Hop- 
man,  Australia,  with  Robert 
Riggs. 

1939_.Champion  ,  of  the 
World  in  singles,  doubles  with 
Sarah  Palfrey  Cooke  and 
mixed  doubles  with  Robert 
Biggs.  - 

Only  woman  to  have  won 
three  major  titles  in  England 
and  three  in  the  United  States 
in  one  year— 1939. 

1939-1940  Voted  outstand- 
ing woman  athlete.  , 
•  1939-1940  Voted  one  of  ten 
outstanding    women    in  .the 
world  by  Associated  Press. 

1939-1940  Voted.Best  dress- 
ed sports  woman.' 

Sept.  1941-June  1942— 
Worked  as  heaid  of  National 
Physical  Fitness  Program  as 
dollar  a  year  worker. 

Five  months  in  Navy  Be- 
lief as  head  of  special  activi- 
ties for  women  in  New  York. 

Has  given  seventy-two 
bond  speeches. 

Major  in  the  American 
Women's  hospitals  Reserve 
Corps  in  public  relations  ca- 
pacity. 

Toured  65  cities  in  1941 
with  Mary  Hardwick,  Bill 
Tilden,  Don  Budge  in  tennis 
exhibitions. 

Bom  September  28,  1913  in 
Plumas  County,  California. 
Raised  in  San  Francisco,  went 
to  Polytechnic  High  School. 
Began  tennis  at  the  age  of  15 
-in  Golden  Gate  Park  in  San 
Francisco. 


wick  Fund"  which  provides  mo- 
bile canteens  for  her  home  town 
in  England. 

Mary  Hardwick  is  now  the  wife 
of  Corp.  Charles  Hare  of  the 
United  States  Army,  whom  she 
married  early  this  year.  Hare, 
formerly  a  ranking  player  on 
British  Davis  Cup  teams,  is  now 
attending  special  service  school 
t:  ■v^';ashington  and  Lee  University 
[1  J.  ::  !ngton,'  Virginia. .     "  ' 


300fh  Ringmen 
Prep  For  Bouts 
WIthMFoe 

Big  Battle  Listed 
For  September  3 
In  Stadium  Ring 

.  The  300th  Infantry  boxing  team 
will  make  its  first  public  appear- 
ance of  the  new  season  Friday 
night,  Sept.  3,  against  the  176th 
Infantry  Spirits  at  Doughboy  sta- 
dium. ■  , 

It  is  possible  that  another  ex- 
hibition' or  two  will  be  scheduled 
before  iSept.  '3,  but  at  the  present 
time  the  clash  with  the  176th  is 
No.  1  op  the  300th  schedule. 
REEVES  COACH 

Lt.  Roger  Reeves,  coach  of  the 
boxing  team,  is  anxious  to  line 
up  a  few  preliminary  bouts  for 
his  fighters.  They  probably  would 
be  held  in  the' regimental  area.   .  ^ 

Lt.  Reeves  also  announced  that 
beginning  this  week  at  least  one 
workout  per  week  would  be  held 
in  the  open  at  the  Co.  H  traina- 
sium, 

OUTSIDE  RIVALS 

Additional  matches  against 
te4ms  outside  Fort  Benning  also 
ar6  being  pianned,  Lt.  .  Reeves 
hopes  to  line  up  exhibitions  against 
Camp  Rucker  and  the  Atlanta 
Ordnance.  Lt.  Bill  Fannin,  for- 
mer boxing  coach  of  the  Benning 
post  team,  isjnow  coach  at  Camp 
Rucker. 

As  things  now  stand,  the  300th 
team  has  quite  a  bit  of  talent  for 
weight  classes  urjider  150  pounds. 
Lt.  Reeves,  at  210_poUnds,  is  the 
only  fighter  over  160  pounds, 
FRANCO  ACE 

Most  publicized  member -of  the 
team  is  Raul  (Torpedo)  Franco  of 
Co;  K,  who  was  the  only  winner  ■ 
when  the  300th  took  on  the  29th 
Infantry  last  winter.  But  most  of 
the  fighters  are  veterans  of  many 
Golden  Gloves  fights  and  several  ■ 
have  fought  as  pros, 

"Dynamite"  Gill  of  the  Anti-  , 
Tank  Co.  has  fought  most  of  the 
tpp  featherweights  in  his  day  and, 
despite,  the  fact  he's  over  the  30- 
year-mark,  Coach  Reeves  expects 
big  things  of  him,  Riidy  Garcia 
of  2d  Bn.  Hdq.  is  another  vet  of 
over  100  fights  in  the  pro  busi- 
ness. And  Dan  (Hurricane)  Davis 
of  L  Co.,  has  fought  in  numerous 
tournaments  up  and  down  the  Pa- 
cific coast.  . 


Ping  Pong  Tables. ......  .24.95 

Ping  Pong  Sets  . ... . . .  .2.50-5.00 


Archery  Sets 


.3.95  to  12.95 


"Bc^y,  I'll  never  forget  tlie  time  I  IcisseJ  Wl" 

.  V/a  don't  want  to  set  the  world  iw»  flro.  Wifc  iust  wont  to  keep  thd» 
Hart  Schoffner  &  Marx  flqmo  In  your  heart. 

n.  e<i««««^  ti  9^  Mm  «8«fa»V  it  W.  ««•.  W«Sc4  hrJA  htaf;a 


Benntng  Bayonat,  Thursday;  August  26,  1943  ■ 


-  Sevon 


176th  Boxers  Battle  In-  Finals  At  Stadium  Tonight 

Ten  Bouts  Scheduled  For 

Finale  Of  Spirit  Tourney 

Steve  Kopacki,  Typical  176er,  To 

Battle  Vanette  In  Heavyweight  Go 


DIE  WELLEAMS,  former  maior  league  infielder,  in  doub- 
Wn'T  in  brass  these  days.  His  duty  time  is  spent  as  an  am- 
mumtion  sergeant  in  the  764th  Tank  Battahon,  and  m  his 
spare  time  he  cavorts  at  shortstop  for  the  Tanker  nine  in 
the  TIS  League.  It  wasn't  many  years  ago  that  Sergeant 
Dib  was  cutting  down  base  runners  from  the  shortstop 
berth  on  Connie  Mack's  Athletics  and  later  for  the  Boston 
Red  Sox.  He's  the  only  veteran  major  leaguer  playing  at 
the  post  this  year.    (Signal  Lab  photos.)  


Easeba[[  ^.m 

Service  Co.  Club 
Wins  Pair  Over 
Past  Weekend 

Taking  the  field  for  the  first 
time  on  this  post,  the  7th  Armored 
Division  Service  Co.  copped  two 
v.-eekend  tilts  in  unofficial  intra-, 
division  competition  before  200 
baseball  hungry  soldiers,  at  En- 
gineer Field. 

■  Division  Ho.  Company's  nine 
f.nd  £  fighting  87ih  Recn.  Bn.  cluD 
didn't  have  quite  enough  in  their 
Benning  debut,  each  dropping 
close  decisions  to  the  Servicemen, 
8-5  and  6-5  respectively. 
LOSE  EARLY  LEAD  , 
jf'  The  Division  Hq,  gang  relin- 
'  cuished  an  early  inning  lead  as  the 
Seri'ice  Co..  Tigers  loosed  some 
heavy  lumber  in  the  fourth  to 
'  knot  the  count  at  four  all.  The 
fifth  frame  saw  the  Servicemen 
push  across  another  run  to  move 
in  front  and  a  big,  four-run  sixth 
inning  settled  the  issue. 

First  baseman  Kersey  Pruitt 
proved  the  big"  gun  in  this  barrage, 
tripling  with  the  sacks  full.  Bob 
Klunk,  after  a  shaky  start,  sur- 
vived the  rough  spots  and  pitched 
fine  ball  the  /est  of  the  way  to 
earn  the  win.  The  Hq.  club  used 
three  men  on  the  hill,  none  of 


Sfdndirigs 


i:6th  Infantry  8  2 

Academic  Eegt  9  2 

124th'  Infantry    ......  9  3 

3rd  Stud.  Tma.  ......  6  5 

6tfa  Tmg.  Regt  6  6 

sooth  Infantry    4  6 

Artillery  Group    2  11 

764th  Tanks  ._.   1  H 


Eeception  Center  ....  5  0 

1st  STR  Bed  Sos  . . . .  3  1 

Truck  Reel.  Reds  ....  3  1 

Academic  Beet  3  3 

Hq.  Detachment            3  3 

Truck  Befft.  Blues  ...  2  4 

Srd  STB  Panthers  ...  1  4 

Medical  Det«ch.             1  5 

SOFTBALL  LEAGUE 


176th  Infantry  . 
Parachute  School 

124th  Infantrs-   4 

A.cademlc  Eegt.   4 

Lawson  Field    2 

3rd  Stud.  Tmg   1 

Station  Hosp.  •  1 

283rd  QM   0 


6  0  1.000 
0  1.000 
2  .667 


.000 


whom  could  stem  the  Tigers'  bid. 

The  87th  Ren.  Bn.  Prowlers 
came  close  to  marring  a  perfect 
weekend  party  for  the  Division 
Service  Co.  outfit,  stalemating  the 
Tigers  at  five  tallies  apiece  going 
into  the  eighth.  Pxuitt  started 
this  frame  with  a  sizzler  to  left 
canter.  Toger  hurler  Leo  Thiel, 
who  had  aided  his  cause  in  the 
early  stanzas  by  singling  twice 
with  the  bags  crowded,  struck  out, 
Pruitt  stealing  second  on  the 
whiff. 


Am  Army  Wife 
.®  III  CdlmiiliiiJi  I 

By  PbylEs 


BY  COEP.  MARV  MATHEE 
Tonight  fmals  m  the  176th  Regimental  Tournament-  will  be  held 
in  Doughboy  Stadium  with  the  initial  bout  to  begin  at  8:45.  There 
will  be  ten  bouts  on  the  card  with  six  being  for  individual  duunpion- 
stgps  and  the  remammg  four,  consolation  and  exhibition  contests. 

Pairmgs  for  tomght's  bouts 
should  produce  some  highly  col- 
orful battles.  On  the  card  is  ar 
exhibition  bout  between  "Champ' 
Aguirre,  former  Virgima,  North 
Carolina,  and  29th  Division  titlist, 
and  William  Seitz,  from  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  a  one  hundred  and 
twelve  pound  veteraii. 
FEATHERS  BATTLE  . 

The  feathei-weight  battle  will  be 
between  "Toughy"  Thompson,  the 
up  and  coming  newcomer,  and 
Godfrey  Eley,  former  Virginia  Gol- 
den Gloves  champion. 

In  the  lightweight  class  it  will 
be  Red  Bootwright  and  Sam  Rak- 
ich,  both  winners  on  Tuesday 
night.  Rakich  packs  a  terrific 
punch  while  Bootwright  is  a  tricky 
boxer.  ;  ■  ' 
MILLER  EIGHTS 

Lloyd  Miller  and  Bob  Dunning 
will  fight  for  the  welterweight 
title.  Miller  is  a  clever  and  hard 
punching  fighter  but  may  have 
trouble  with  the  Indiana  protege. 

Hugh  Miller,  former  runner  up 
in  the  Junior  National  AAU  Tour- 
nament, will  fight  Thomas  Isp- 
hording  for  the  middleweight  title. 
Isphording  fought  Tuesday  night 
but  Miller  has  not  fought  up  to 
this  time  in  the  tourney. 
HERKIMER  ACE 

The  states  of  Maryland  and  New 
York  will  be  represented  in  the 
Ughtheavy  weight  battle.  Franco, 
from  Herkimer,  N.  Y.,  and  former 
clubmate  of  Lou  Ambers,  will  op- 
pose short  and  chubby  Ryan,  .win- 
ner on  Tuesday  night  in  a  color- 
ful fight  with  Tabakin.  Franco  is 
a  wicked  slugger  but  the  veteran 
Ryan  might  stage  an  upset. 

In  the  top  event  of  the  evening 
and  in  the  heavyweight  class, 
'Swede"  Vanette,  from  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  and  former  state  AAU 
champion  will  square  off  against 
Steve  Kopacki.  Vanette,  a  power- 
ful fighter,  will  undoubtably  have 
plenty  of  trouble  against  green  but 
very  durable  Kopacki. 
CONSOLATION  BOUTS 

Other  fights  will  be  held  for 
consolation  titles  .in  various 
weights.  Winners  of  tonight's  bouts 
will  fight  against  the  300th  In^ 
fantry  on  Sept.  Srd. 

Last  Tuesday  night  before  an 
estimated  crowd  of  thirty-five 
himdred  boxing  fans  the  prelimi- 
nary bouts  were  held.  In  the  thir- 
teen bouts  staged,  four  ended  in 
technical  knockouts  with  other  re- 
ceiving close  and  hard  fought  de- 
cisions? 


Columbus  women,  wise  in  the 
v.'&ys  of  fashion  and  values,  shop 
for  lingerie,  fur  coats,  suits  and 
dresses  in  the  shop  which  caters 
to  discriminating  women,  namely 
KA YSEE  -  LILIENTKAL,  .  INC. 
Presently  the  collection  o£  fall 
crepe  frocks  is  outstanding. 
These 'dresses  have  been  recent- 
ly selected  from  the  most  repu- 
table wholesale  houses  of  New 
York  and  many  are  pictured  in 
Harper's  Bazaar  and  Vogue. 
Many  soft,  rich  toned  black, 
brown,  magenta,  aqua,  moss 
n-een  and  violet  crepes  have 
been  designed  v.-ith  particular 
attention  to  necklines  The  prac- 
tical straight  line,  or  slightly 
peg-topped  skirts  seem  to  be  the 
most  popular,  although  I  did  no- 
tice a  v^ry  attractive  rather 
modified  tj-pe'of  dirindl  skirt  in 
one  simple  black  dress  Beading 
and  colorful  jev/els  at  the  throat 
decorate  many  of  these  beauti- 
fully tailored  creations.  Still 
other  gowns  feature  striking 
touches  of  flame,  aqua  'and 
french  blue  to  add  the  'final  at- 
tractive touch  to  the  outfit.  Wise 
shoppers  will,  on  reeding  this 
tip,:  visit  Kayser-Lilienthal's  and 
emerge  better  gowned  than  ever 
before. 

V  — 

Keeping  your  tiny  daugh- 
ter looking  fresh  and  neat 
is  almost  an  aii  day  job  m 
itself.  ^  A  plentiful  supply  of 
inexpensixx-  frocks  may  be 
found  at  MONTGOMERY 
WARD'S  which  will  certain-r 
ly  flu  out  your  daughter's 
summer  and  fall  wardrobe. 
Serviceable  broadcloth, 
gingham,  dimity,  chambray 
and  dotted  swiss  are  just  a 
few  of  the  materials  availa- 
ble in  this  attractively  styl- 
ed assortment  of  young  girls' 
dresses.  Both  you  and  your 
daughter  will  be  delighted 
v.'ith  the  unusual  decorative 
touches  added  ^  to  many  of 
these  frocks.  The  different 
pastel  and  bright  shades  will 
catch  the  eye  of  your  color- 
gloving  daughter  the  minute 
C^she  enters  this  family  store. 
You,  being  the  most,  practi- 
cal of  the  two,  vnll  notice 
the  reasonable  price  tags  on 
niany  of  these  dresses  v.'hich 
are  suitable  for  play.  The 
dressier  outfits  are  equally 
attractive  and  equally  inex- 
pensively priced.  Shopping 
at  Montgomery  Ward's  is 
certain  to  please  both  you 
ana  your  young  daughter. 

V^n^  E0THS"CHILB  FUE- 
NITOEE  COMPANY  is  the  ideal 
:,,°PP'"f  place  for  those  of  you 
wno  seek  an  inexpensive  but  at- 
Hjctive  bedroom  suite  of  maple. 

f^errobe,  dressing  table 
complete  with  mirror  and  bench, 
comome  vrfth  the  double  bed  to 
a  notable  addition  to  any, 
^  yet.  Unfurnished  bedroom, 
-the  chifferobe,  fashioned  along 
"le  sunplfi  lines  so  suitable  to 


maple,  has  three  large  drawers 
with  two  smaller  drawers  for 
socks,  handkerchiefs  and  the  like. 
The  nicely  designed  dressing  ta- 
ble has  similar  drav/ers  on  either 
side  and  a  movable  mirror.  The 
maple  bed,   itseK,   is  available 
with  either  "Poster"  or  "Panel" 
ends.  Purchasing  the  panel  ends 
for  the  bed  makes  the  reasonable 
price  for  the  complete  outfit, 
even  more  reasonable.    If  you 
want  an  attractive  and  comfor- 
table bedroom  suite  which  will 
be,  at  the  same  time,  comforta- 
ble, visit  H.  Rothschild,  Inc.,  as 
I  did  and  see  for  yourseK, 
_  V  — 
Parents  visit  the  MILLEE 
TAYLOR  SHOE  COMPANY 
when  shopping  for  shoes  for 
their  growing  boys  and  girls. 
For  in  this  most  reputable 
shop  they  realize  the  idea  is 
not  to  just  sell  a  pair  of 
shoes,  but  to  sell  shoes  which 
are  correct  for  the  individ- 
uals needs  and  tastes.  Of 
help  to  parents  when  little 
Johnny  says,  "It  feels  fine,  ■ 
Mom'  is  the  X-Ray  machine 
which  shows  just  how  his 
feet  are  placed   inside  the 
shoes.    Realizing,  too,  that 
youngsters  often  subject 
their  shoes  to  a  great  deal  of 
wear  and  tear,   only  the 
sturdiest  and  most  practical 
materials   are  used.  Play 
shoes  and  shoes  for  "dress 
up"  are  designed  especially 
to  avoid  pinching  in  young 
toes  and  the  sales  personnel 
takes  special  efforts  to  see 
that  "size"-conscious  little 
Janie  is  not  trying  to  squeeze 
into  the  same  size  shoe  she 
wore  a  year  "ago.   So  if  you 
have  any   growing  young- 
sters with  a  number  18  shoe 
ration  coupon  still  to  be  used 
visit  Miller-Taylor's  and  be 
CQDiident  of  complete  satis» 
faction. 

_  V  — 
The  Young  Columbus  Shop  on 
the  second  floor  of  J.  A.  KIR- 
VEN  COMPANY  is  presently  es- 
pecially interested  in  outfitting 
young  girls  who  will  soon  be  off 
to  school  once  again.  Knowing 
that  wool  sweaters  and  skirts  are 
as  popular  with  shopping  moth- 
ers as  well  as  their  daughters, 
this  shop  has  a  large  array  of 
these  practical  outfits  in  all  the 
popular  shades  ranging  from 
brown  through  all  the  hues  to  a 
bright  scarlet.  The  skirts  are  in 
plain,  striped  or  piaid  combina- 
tions, while  the  sweaters  are  one 
aU-over  tone.  Plaid,  checked, 
striped  and  plain  suits,  especial- 
ly suitable  for  cool  fall  days, 
have  been  tailored  with  the  fig- 
and  tastes  of  the  younger  set 
_^^ermost  in  mind.  Tailored 
blouses  to  add  the  final  touch  to 
fall  suits  are  reasonably  priced  so 
getting  together  a  complete 
school  wardrobe  for  younger 
daughters  will  not  be  too  much 
of  an  expense  when  shopping  at 
Eirven's. 


The  ping-pong  champion 
Harmony  Church  Area  is  Private 
First  Class  William  H.  Boyd  of 
Headquarters  &:  Headquarters 
Detachment,  Truck  Regiment  ' 
the  Infantry  School.  At  Service 
Club  No.  5  last  Wednesday  eve- 
ning, the  little  champion  received 
the  first  prize  after  a  tournament 
that  sparkled  with  interesting,  ex- 
citing and  sensational  matches. 

Boyd  met  Corporal  Harry  Scott 
in  the  final  match  of  the  even' 
Although  Scott  proved  himself  a 
worthy  opponent  he  couldn't 
quite  stand  the  speed  at  which 
Boyd  forced  all  of  his  opponents 
to  play.  Boyd  played  a  dynamic 
game  with  a  wonderful  assort- 


Post- 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

out  the  seven  southeastern  states, 
all  of  which  repaired  almost  six 
million  articles  during  -the  past 
fiscal  year  at  a  new  saving  to 
Uncle  Sam  of  almost  five  million 
dollars,  according  to  reports  from 
Army  Service  Force  headquarters 
of  the  Fourth  Service  Command  in 
Atlanta. 

In  addition  to  all  this,  the  Ben- 
ning shops  also  did  5,576  metal  and 
wood  repair  jobs,  and  performed 
539  repair  tasks  on  typewriters 
and  other  office  machinea 


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TPS  Tossers  Clinch 
Second-Half  Crown 
In  Benning  League 

Mike  Hogan  and  his  Para- 
chute School  nine  clinched 
the  second-half  title  honors 
in  the  Fort  Benning  League 
on  Tuesday  night  at  Gowdy 
Field  when  they  tumbled  the 
53rd  General  Hospital  entry, 
12-6.  It  was  the  sixth  win  in 
a  row  for  the  chutists,  and 
put  them  tiiree  games  out  in 
front  of  the  loop  with  only 
two  scheduled  tilts  remaining. 

It  was  a  repeat  perform- 
ance for  the  chutists  who 
also  grabbed  the  first  half 
gonfalon  in  the  post  loop.  At 
the  end  of  that  campaign,  the 
TPS  nine  lost  three  in  a  row 
to  the  Academic  Profs  in  the 
post  title  series,  but  they  hope 
to  do  better  in  their  next 
chance.  Pete  Bardin,  ace 
right-hander,  was  the  win- 
ning pitcher  Tuesday  as  the 
chutists  swept  to  their  second 
crown  of  the  season. 

Panfliers  Start 
Grid  Drills  As 
53  Nen  Report 

3rd  STR  Colored 
Eleven  Prepares 

It  was  first  call  for  all  foot- 
ball aspirants  of  the  Panthers,  rep- 
resenting the  Service  Battalion  of 
the  Srd  STR,  Monday  last.  Fifty- 
three  veterans  and  newcomers  an- 
swered the.  initial  call. 

Among  Panther  veterans  return- 
ing for  their  second  year  of  grid- 
iron activities  are  Fighting  Frankie 
Phillipson,  New  York  City  lad  al- 
ready known  as  a  fleet  triple 
threat  man  of  last  season.  Bill 
Young,  speedy  halfback  who  was 
lost  to  the  Panthers  last  year  due 
to  an  early  knee  injury  is  also  get- 
ting set  for  action.  Other  back- 
field  prospects  for  the  Green  and 
White  clad  lads  are  Danny  Wil- 
liams, George  McCloude,  Charles 
Powell,  James  Griffin,  John  Mass- 
enburg,  and  Betfo  Polk. 
FLASHY  NEWCOMEE 

A  newcomer  to  the  Panthers 
backfield  is  Henry  H.  Kennedy, 
former  ace  with  Xavier  Univ.  and 
Dillard  Univ.  Kennedy,  has 
plenty  of  gridiron  action  and 
should  round  out  the  Panther 
backfield. 

The  line  will  see  such  veterans 
as  Roscoe  Burton,  Charles  H.  Jack- 
son, Timothy  Still,  Kenneth  Bell, 
Joe  Davis,  Arnold  Palmer  and 
Edward  Pullen,  plus  a  host  of  new 
comers  who  are  expected  to  fit 
into  the  Service  Battalion  gridiron 
set-up. 

SAME  MENTOE 

Capt.  Norman  P.  Hogenson, 
Panther  -mentor  of  last  year  will 
again  hold  down  the  coaching 
berth  with  the  3rd  STR  eleven. 
Capt.  Hogenson  saw  3  years  serv- 
vith  WiUamette  Univ.  in  Sal- 
Oregon,  also  coaching  at 
Baker  High  school  in  Oregon  for 

Lt.  Willard  W.  Hawke, 
Univ.  of  Oregon  backfield  ace  for 
3  years  an  J  a  stellar  halfback  of 
the  West  Coast  Army  All-Star 
team  of  last  year,  will  also  be  on 
the  Panther  coaching'  staff.  Lt. 
Hawke  saw  action  last  fall  against 
such  teams  as  the  Chicago  Bears, 
Green  Bay  Packers  and  many  oth- 
er pro  teams  in  the  country. 
DRAKE  NA»IED 

Assisting  the  coaches  will  be  2nd 
_t.  Robert  L.  Drake,  former  Mor- 
gan State  College  end.  Lt  Drake, 
was  outstanding  in  his  gridiron 
endeavors,  being  chosen  on  the 
CLAA  team  in  1940  and  1941.  TaU, 
hard  hitting  Lt.  Drake  was  also! 
given  a  berth  in  1941  on  the  Negro 
Ail-American.  His  presence  with 
the  team  will  lend  much  to  an 
outstanding  Panther  football  team. 

First  Lt.  Jack  Gushin,  Panther 
Athletic  Officer,  promises  to  pit 
the,  Benning  footballers  against 
some  of  the  outstanding  colored 
elevens  in  the  Southeast. 


Comedians,  dancing,  singing, 
beautitui  gu'ls  in  a  stellar  cast 
and  Pick  Kogers  and  his  orches- 
tra add  up  lo  "High,  Wide,  and 
Handsome",  newest  USO-Camp 
Show  scheauled  to  play  Fort  Ben- 

ig. 

•jtiigh,  Wide  and  Handsome" 
will,  open  at  the  post  Saturday.  iB 
Dougi^Doy  Stadium  at  8:45  p.  m. 
It  is  booked  for  the  same  place 
and  same  time    Monday  night 


WELCOME! 

•  LUCKY  SEVENTH" 

CHARLIE'S  PLACE 

At  Forks  of  Ft.  Benninir  ^ 
and  Cusseta  Road 

Under  Complete  New  Management 

For  An  Enjoyable  Evenmg 
Dining  and  Dancing  in 
the  New  Twilight  Hedl 
CATERING  TO  COUPLES  ONLY 
baiicing  Every  Evening  7  'til  12 
SPECIALIZING  IN  STEAKS  AND  CHICKEN 


GATOR  FOOTBALL  fortunes  this  fall  will  depend  to  a 
great  ex*ent  on  the  veteran  line  and  two  fast-moving  backs 
shown  above.  The  several  returning  vets  in  the  124th  line 
are  left  to  right:  Pieton,  Berasi,  Davant,  Poulos,  Aulenti, 
Tew,  and  Mcintosh.  The  backs  are  Lamar  Davis,  former 
Georgia  Bulldog  star,  and  Nick  Calos,  all-conference  quar- 
terback at  Fort  Benning  .last  fall,  Davis  is  one  of  several 
ex-collegians  who  will  augment  the  25  returning  veterans  of 
the  championship  Gator  eleven.  (Signal  Lab  photos  by  Sgt. 
.  •  Don  Kortemeier.)  ^ 


Prendergast  Is 
Hero  As  Eagles 
Defeat  Spirits 

Southpaw  Ace  Blanks 
League  Leaders  To 
Make  Tie  For  Lead 

BY  CORP.  3VIARV  MATHRE 

The  6th  Eagles  come  up  again 
to  put  the  TIS  League  into  a 
two-way  tie  and  a  mad  scramble 
for  second  half  honors  on  Sun- 
day night.  Previously  it  was  the 
Gators  who  fell  before  the  Eagle 
onslaught.  Now.  the  Eagles  and 
the  vaunted  Jim  Prendergast  set 
back  the  176th  Spirits  into 
first  place  deadlock  with  tl 
Academic  Profs. 

Prendergast  pitched  brilliant 
ball  as  the  Spirits  attempted  vain- 
ly to  retain  sole  possession  of  their 
league  lead.  Hurling  a  shut  but 
game  the  big  cocky  lefthander 
scattered  six  Spirit  hits  to  win, 
2-0. 

COOPER  LOSES 

Cooper,  Spirit  pitcher,  hurled 
a  fine  game  but  the  failure  of  the 
Spirits  to  hit  gave  the  ace  right- 
hander his  second  loss  of  the  sea- 
The  Eagles  garnered  only 

 hits.    Although  the  hitting 

was  about  even  on  both  teams 
the  Eagles  bunched  their  hits 
while  the  Spirits  scattered  six 
hits  from  the  first  to  the  ninth 
iiming. 

The  first  Eagle  run  was  scored 
in  the  second  inning  with  Galli- 
can  hitting  a  single,  Kemether 
followed  with  a  single  and  Galli- 
van  scored  on  a  long  fly  to  left 
field.  The  Eagles  toUied  again  in 
the  fifth  inning  as  Shiver  and 
Prendergast  singled.  Shiver 
scored  on  a  passed  ball. 

KisseiP 


'murdering  Alexander  on  the  night 
of  January  9,  1943.  Both  were 
former  paratroopers.  Two  '  other 
paratroopers  who;  are  alleged  to 
have  been  implicated  in  the  mur- 
der face  trial  at  a  later  date.  The 
body  of  Alexander  was  foiind  in 
the  Chattahoochee  River  on  Feb' 
ruary  28,  1943,  and  after  an  in- 
vestigation by  military  police  at 
Fort  Benning,  Kissell  was  brought 
to  trial.  • .  • 


Mom- 


(Continued  from  Pa^e  1) 

stay  in  a  booth  for  many  endless 
minutes,  tallung  up  a  storm  to  the 
girl  of  his  dreams  and  oblivious 
to  the  mounting  costs — only  to 
walk  out  of  the  booth  and  say  for 
the  edification  of  all  and  sundry, 
"Aw  shucks,  I  forgot  the  most  im- 
portant thing.  I'll  have  to  write 
her  a  letter." 

The  telephone  pay  station  i  , 
seems,  one  of  the  most  popular 
places  for  soldiers  to  spend  the 
money  which  jingles  in  their 
jeans.  It  is  not  unusual  for  a  sol- 
dier to  come  into  the  station,  plank 
down  a  wad  of  dough  and  say,  "I 
just  won  .$26  in  a  card  game. 
Ring  my  number  in  Portland,  Ore- 
gon, and  don't  stop  me  until  I've 
talked  up  all  this  money.  I'll  pay 
you  in  advance."  Another  soldier 
talked  to  his  girl  in  Detroit  for  ho 
less  than  46  full  minutes. 
•  Foreign  calls  are  often  handled. 
An  officer  candidate  who  had  just 
won  his  gold  bars  called  up  his 
family,  in  Puerto  Rico  to  tell  them 
the  happy  news.  The  conversation, 
carried  on  in  Spanish,'  soon 
brought  in  his  bride-to-be  as  well. 
A  Brazilian  Army  officer  visiting 
the  post  solicited  the  aid  of  the 
attendants '  in  getting  news  from 
his  home  in  Rio  De  Janerio,  from 
which  he  had  no  news  in  the  three 
months  he  had  been  away.  Equal 
to  the  occasion  ,the  attendants 
proceeded  to  get  his  family  on 
line  in  far-off  Eio,  and  enabled 
him  to  carry  on  a  cherished  con- 
versation in  Portuguese  with  his 


'High,  Wide  'n  Hondsome' 
Opens  at  Post  Saturday 


loved  ones.  Needless  to  say,  the 
attendants  were  recipients  ot  pro- 
fuse gratitude  from  the  visiting 
officer. 

FRIENDS  OF  SOLDIERS 

Soldiea  come  to  look  upon  the 
attendants  as  friends,  advisers  and 
confidents.  They  bring  in  their 
wives  or  girls  and  introduce  them 
to  the  ones  instrumental 'in  pro- 
viding visits  from  a  distance  over 
the  long  lines  of  the  telephone 
company.  They  bring  in  yet-bald 
babies  and .  make  the  attendants 
who  handled  their  calls  for  them 
at  the  time  of  the  birth  feel  as  if 
they  actually  had  something  to  do 
witn  the  child's  arrival. 

Of  times,  fan  mail  thanking  them 
for  their  work  and  paying  glow- 
mg  tribute  to  their  efficiency  finds 
its  way  to  the  ladies  who  assist 
the  soldiers  ^n  their  calls.  Appar- 
enUy  considered  the  possessors  of 
Ihe  wisdom  of  Pallas  Athene,  these 
attendants  are  requested  to  give 
information  as  to  how  warm  the 
baby's  milk  should  be  heated,  or 
other  varieties  of  personal  advice. 
At  times,  the  attendants  have  ev- 
en helped  soldiers ,  compose  tele- 
grams, despite.the  fact  the  charg- 
es for  same  goes  into  the  coffers 
of  a  competitior  of  sorts. 

The  three  attendants,  Miss  Mi- 
nora Crocker,  Miss  Louise  Tor- 
bett,  and  Mrs.  Odell  Adaifls,  all  of 
Columbus,  and  the  supervisor, 
Miss  Norma  Fleming'  of  Colum- 
bus, as  well  as  L,  A,  "Jack'*  Wood, 
manager  of  the  Southern  Bell  Tel- 
ephone  Co.,  at  Fort  Benning,  con- 
sider Fort  Benning  soldier;;  to  be 
astonishingly  patient  on  the  whole. 

Soldiers  wait  sometimes  sever- 
al hours  for  a  line  to  be  cleared 
for  their  connection,  and  are  usu- 
ally very  good-natUred  about  the 
wait,  they  say,  "When  the  boys 
begin  to  fidget  a  little  and  show 
signs  of  becoming  impatient,  we 
just  kid'  them  a  Uttle,"  the  at-r 
tendants  say,  "and  they  just  kid 
right  back  and  pay  no  attention  to 
the  little  waits  they  have  to  un- 
dergo. Fort  Benning  soldiers  un- 
derstand the  difficulties  of  getting 
calls  through  during  wartime,  and 
they  are  really  excellent  sports." 


The  show  will  move  to  Sand  Hill  . 
Tuesday,  where  it  will  play  in 
Theater  No,  7  at  7:30  and  at  9:30 
The  remaining  two  per- 
formances will  be  in  Harmony 
Church,  in  Harmony  Bowl  Wed- 
nesday at  8:45  p,  m,-  and  in  the 
Third  Student  Traimng  Regiment 
Amphitheatre  Thursday  at  8:45 
p.  m. 

Appearances  wil  be  in  the  near- 
t  War  Department  theaters 
should  any  of  the  outdoor  per- 
formances be  threatened  by  un- 
favorable .  weather,  .  Lt.  Cdl. 
Charles 'C,  Finnegan,  special  ser- 
vice officer  in  post  headquarters, 
announced.  Admission  is,  •  of 
.  absolutely  free  to  all  mili- 
tary personnel. 

The  JRogers  orchestra,  a  favorite 
of  America's  dancing  youngsters, 
has  six  pieces  of  brass,  "five  reed 
and  three  rhythm.-  The  .band,  is 
also  good  for  "listening"  -  with 
novelty  .  and  comedy  routines 
blended  with  arrangOments  of  the 
Benny  Goodman  sVving-schoo]i 
type.. 

A  pianist  and  vocalist,  Rpge^s 
as  formerly  with  Will  Osborijie..  ' 
While    with    that    organiaztion,  " 
Rogers  wrote  his  hits,  "Pompton 
Turnpike",  "Between    18th.  and 
19th  on'  Chestnut    Street"    and  . 
'Wouldst  I  Could  But  Kiss  Thy  . 
Hand,  Oh»  Babe". 

Other  names  in  the  show  in- 
cude  Bert  Walton,  comedian,  and 
Anna  Griinm,  his  stooge;  Diane 
Moore,  coiiiedienne;  Roberta  Ra- 
mon, dancer,  and  Duke  McHale, 
dancer. 


PEST CONTROL 
SERVICE 

ROACHES,  RATS, 
BEDBUGS 


(Continued  from  Pace  1) 

view  in  the  Judge  Advocate  Gen- 
eral's office  in  Washington,  and 
finally  to  the  President  of  the 
United  States  for  confirmation. 
Superior  reviewing  boards  are 
empowered  to  change  the  ver- 
dict. 

Kissell.  whose  home  is  in  Com- 
ing. :  N.  Y.,    was  found  guilty  of 


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Boston  Tommy  Has  Time 
Getting  His  Point  Across 


Seems  Ne  One 
Ever  Keerd  Of 
Hif  Megcisinf 

Most  everyone  has  heard 
that  typical  example  of  gentle 
New  England  humor  concern- 
ing the  manservant  who  an- 
nounced to  his  Bostonian  mas- 
ter that  awaiting  to  see  him 
were  "three  reporters  and  a 
gentlemtn  from  the  ;  'Tran- 
script.' "And  those  of  more 
esoteric  ■  tastes  are  familiar 
with  T.  S-  Eliot's  'Ode  to  the 
Readers  of  the  Boston  Even- 
ing Transcript'  of  whom  the- 
poet  says  they  'sway  in  the 
wind  like  a  field  of  ripe 
corn'." 

In  the  fieM  of  American  letters 
The  Spur  occupied  the  same  posi- 
tion in  the  magazine  category 
which  the  Transcript  did  in  the 
more  localized  sphere  of  the  news- 
paper. Both  of  those  truly  august 
publications  have  more  or  less 
lately  expired  in  a  world  which 
sets  an  ever  diminishing  premium 
on  a  figurative  "exclusiveness" 
along  with  that  group  of  people 
which  those  who  did  not  belong 
to  it  called  "society."' 

The  Spur  was  very  "old  guard" 
indeed.  It  was  founded  at  the  very 
dawn  of  this  century  by  a  Van- 
derbilt  and  a  Mackay  and  con- 
cerned itself  entirely  with  the  do- 
ings and  diversions  of  the'  sort  of 
people  Edith  Wharton  wrote  about 
and  it  wouldn't  budge  an  inch.  If 
she  had  the  requisite  number  of 
quarterings  a  woman's  picture 
might  be  published  in  Spur  de- 
spite her  having  been  divorced 
but  never  —  never  because  of  a 
Reno  sojourn. 

When  I  joined  the  staff  we  had, 
besides  the  New  York  office,  a 
representative  on  Cockspur  St.  in 
London  and  others  in  Paris  and 
Zurich.  Of  all  American  publica- 
tions Spur  was  the-  one  which  was 
known  and  respected  by  the  in- 
transigeant  grandees  of  England 
and  the  Continent. 
EMINENT  SUBSCEEBEES 

The  subscription  list  read .  like 
a  composite  of  the  Social  Regis- 
ters, the  Almanach  de  Gotha  and 
Debrett.  Her  Serene  Highness  the 
Margravine  of  -Hesse  Darmstadt, 
Their  Royal  Highnesses  the  Duke 
and  Duchess  of  Kent,  the  Prince 
and  Princess  of  Piedmont,  the 
Cardinal  Patriarch  of  Ragusa,  the 
Honorable  Mrs.  Wheatwillis-East, 
Cabots, ,  Stay  vesants,  D  w  i  g  h  t  s  , 
Horrys,  Chapins,  Crowninshields, 
.  Calverts  and  Randolphs  and  so  on 
but  definitely  not  ad  infinitum  for 
there  was  most  definitely  a  "fin- 
itum"  for  we  published  no  pic- 
ture of  "pin  up  girls".  Mediatized 
royalties  don't  admit  going 
that  sort  of  thing. 

Members  of  our  rival  "Town  & 
Country"  staff  used  to  maliciously 
claim  that  no  one"  ever  read  "The 
Spur"  but  merely  kept  it  on  the 
drawing  room  table  to  give  a  rare- 
tied  atmosphere  to  the  establish- 


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ment.  We  in  turn  used  to  make 
cutting  observations  .:■  about  the 
pre-occupation  of  T&C  with  "that 
crowd"  which  disported  itself  amid 
the  imitation  zebra  stripes  and  cel- 
lophane palm  trees  of  El  Morroco 
and  the  mendacious  smartness  of 
The  Stork  Club  and  Twenty  One. 
Our  readers  were  the  sort  of  peo- 
people  who  considered  the  Ritz 
sUghtly  vulgar  and  whose  Crane- 
Simplexes  and  Stevens  -  Durreas 
were  more  apt  to  be  seen  outeide 
the  Plaza  at  tea  time.  M.FJls 
who  looked  as  though  they'd  es- 
caped from  a  Peter  Arno  cartoon 
wrote  us  indignant  open  letters 
pro  and  con  the  bobbing  of  horses 
tails  and  ladies  straight  from  the 
pen  of  Mary  Petty  sent  notes  from 
Tuxedo  Park  inquiring  where  they 
might  find  whalebones  for  their 
lace  collars.  There  was  a  general 
flavor  of  Propperts  Saddle  Soap, 
Major's  Cement  and  Florida  Wa- 
ter about  the  whole  thing.' 
ADS  ENCHANT  HIM 

The  real  estate  advertisements 
used  to  enchant  me.  These  were 
largely  iUustrated  by  photographs 
and  concerned  with  castles  on 
islands  off  the  Kentish  coast,  villas 
at  Mentone  and  shooting  boxes  m 
the  Adirondacks  whose  interiors 
were  furnished  largely  with  such 
a  myriad  of  antlers,  bearskin  rugs 
and  a  pot  pourri  of  stuffed  ani- 
mal life  general  as  to  give  them 
the  look  of  so  many  surrealistic 
Noah's  Arks. 

The  photographs  in  the  fore 
part  of  each  issue  preceding  the 
table  of  contents  and  called  "Spur 
of  the  Moment"  pertained  to  horse 
faced  Royal  Italian  Duchesses  sip- 
ping creme  yvette  with  one  of  the 
Khedivial  family  and  the  Preten- 
der to  the  Throne  of  Poland  on  the 
Terrace  of  Shepherds  at  Cairo,  the 
Agha  Khan  beinjg  apparently  ig- 
nored by  the  Queen  Mother  at  As- 
cot and  cavortings  of  our  native 
patriciate  at  Newport,  Piping 
Rock,  Bar  Harbor  and  Southamp- 
ton. 

Crises  of  a  violent  nature  were 
very  rare  in  the  offices  of' The 
Spur  and  the  only  one  which 
stands  out  in  my  memory  is  the 
occasion  when  proofs  intended  for 
the  Communist  "DaUy  Worker" 
were  once  delivered  to  our  office 
by  the  muddle,  headed  devil  of  the 
printer  who  functioned  for  both 
publications.  The  offensive  sheets 
were  picked  up  with  tongs,  drop- 
out the  window  and  the  office 
sprinkled  with  holy  water  and 
4711  Eau  de  Cologne. 

The  public  which  The  Spur 
served,  never  large  but  now  nearly 
as  extinct  as  modesty  and  good 
manners  subscribed  to  the  cur- 
rently tinthinkable  heresy  that 
there  is  no  such  thing  as  "good" 
publicity  and  its  members  strove 
as  hard  to  keep  their  names  and 
pictures  of  themselves  and  their 
possesions  out  of  print  as  the  av- 
erage taxpayer  does  to  get  same 
in.'  They  made  an  exception,  how- 
ever, to  The  Spur  seeming  to  con- 
sider it  not  as  a  public  print  but 
rather  like  a  sort  of  circular  let- 
ter whereby  they  could  keep  in- 
formed of  the  movements,  and 
geographical  situations  of  their 
friends  in  clubs  on  the  Bund  at 
Shanghai  or  Hongkong,  boar  hunts 
in  the  Carpathians  .or  shoots  in 
Scotland.  - 
OPEN  SESAME 

All  this  sort  of  thing  definitely 
made  for  cachet  and  when  a  mem- 
ber of  Spur's  staff  was  introduced 
to  an  ambassador  at  a  reception 
the  official  smile  became  a  trifle 
less  impersonal  when  he  learned 
of  one's  connection.  Fashionable 
hotel's  reserve  crumbled  and  the 
reticence  of  de  luxe  liners  sunk 
when  that  open  sesame  was  mur^ 
mured. 

Who  but  a  complete  dunderhead 
wouldn't  enjoy  such  eclat?  I  did: 
I  loved  it:  But  I  always  had  too 
much  joie  de  vivre  to  allow  such 
a  rarefied  atmosphere  to  dull  my 
taste  for  more  catholic  pleasures. 
I  performed  my  work  competently 
and  with  modest  distinction  but, 
withal,  I  was  too  busy  enjoying 


Hen  Advance 

Eighteen  officers  of  the  Third 
Student  Training  Regiment,  The 
Infantry  School,  were  accorded 
promotions  during  the  past  wefek 
which  included  one  advancement 
of  a  captain  to  major,  promotion 
of  13  first  lieutenants  to  the  rank 
of  captain  and  the  elevation  of 
four  second  heutenants  to  first 
heutenant. 

Receiving  his  majority  was  Capt. 
James  H.  Goddard,  since  last  April 
commandftig  officer  of  Company  E 
of  the  Service  Battalion.  A  reserve 
officer,  Major  Goddard  entered 
upon  active  duty  m  January,  1942, 
enrolling  in  the  basic  course  of 
The  Infantry  School. 

The  new  captains  in  the  regi- 
ment.  who  were  promoted  to  that 


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New,  new  officer's  reefers, 
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FT.  BENNING  PERSONNEL 
ALWAYS  WELCOME 


i 


SGT.  VAN  J.  MALONE,  for  over  a  year  and  a  half  writer  of 
the  script  for  the  Reception  Centers  weekly  "Songs  oi  the 
Soul"  broadcast  and  announcer  of  the  program  over  WRBL, 
has  just  been  commissioned  a  first  lieutenant  from  the  ranks 
and  will  serve  in  the  Corps  of  "Chaplains.  He-left  this  week 
for  Harvard  University,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  where  he  will 
attend  the  Chaplains'  School,  In  theabove  photo  Lt.  Colo- 
nel Ulric  N.  James  commanding  officer  of  the  Reception 
Center,  is  shown  pinning  on  the  new  lieutenant's  bars.  U. 
S.  Army  Signal  Corps  photo.) 


myself  to  have  time  to  become  a 
gentleman. 

The  United  States  Army  mani- 
fests a  benevolent  and  under- 
standable curiosity  concerning  the 
past  accomplishments  of  its  pros- 
pective members  and  naturally, 
when  1  was  given  a  form  to  fill 
out  I  listed  my  several  past  edi- 
torial posts  with  The  Spur  near 
the  end. 

One  day  during  my  basic  train- 
ing I  was  told  that  Captain 
Blinker  wished  me  to  communi- 
cate with  him.  I  inquired  who  this 
officer  was  and  received  a  rather 
vague  reply  to  the  effect  that  he 
had  something  to  do  with  Public 
Relations.  This  gave  me  quite  a 
lift.  "Hmm— "  I  thought,"  "this 
army  is  certainly  on  the  ■  ball. 
Here  I  am  only  a  few  weeks  in 
it  and,  hearing  what  a  superior 
brand  of.  mouse  trap  I  make 
they're  already  beating  a  path  to 
my  door."  I  decided  that  there 
must  be,  after  all,  something  in 
the  much  touted  determination  of 
placing  G.  I.'s  in  jobs  to  which 
they're  best  suited.  I  thereupon 
scuttled  off  to  the  telephone  anS 
called  the  Captain's  number. 
CAPTAIN  BLINKER 

"Hello  —  Captain  Blinker?  This 
is  Private  Devine  speaking.  I  was 
told  you  wanted  me  to  call  you." 

"Oh  yes— yes — .  Let  me.  see — 
you'\'€  had  editorial  and  writing 
experience,  haven't  you?" 
"Yes.  sir." 

"What   publication-  were  you 

with  last?" 
"The  Spur,  Captain." 
"What  did  you  say?" 
"Spur." 

"I'm  sorry  I  still  don't  hear 
you." 

"SPUR  MAGAZINE." 

"Dear  me — I  have  a  very  poor 
connection.  .Would  you  mind 
spelling  it?" 

"Not  at  aU.  S-P-U-R," 

"OH  —  FUR  —  I  get  you  now. 
You  know  it's  f uimy  1  thought  you 
were  saying  "Spur"  all  the  time." 

"I  was<-Eir." 

"Yes,  yes,  I  get  you  now  'Fur' 
er — that  must  be  one  of  those  fur- 
rier's trade  journals." 

"Yessir,  I  suppose  it  must  be," 
I  allowed;  utterly  defeated. 

"Well — thanks  for  calling,  De- 
vine — good-bye." .. 

Some  time  later  I  had  to  appear 
before  a  committee  of  officers  (for 
no  discreditable  reason  I  make 
haste  to  say)  and  the  highly  per- 
tinent question  was  put  to  me 
concerning  my  previous  experi- 
ence. 1  obliged  with  an  autobiog- 
raphy which  went  along  smoothly 
until  my  peroration  which  re- 
vealed that  I  had  served  as  asso- 
ciate editor  of  The  Spur  when  one 
of  my  interrogators  interrupted. 
•  "The  Spur — ?  Oh  yes — one  of 
those  racing  sheets  I  expect." 

I  suppressed  a  little  gasp  of  out- 
raged vanity  and  hurriedly  cast 
about  for  words  in*  which  I  could 
succintly  and  respectfully  correct 
this  appalling  misapprehension. 
The  senwr  officer  of  the  group,  a 
colonel,  apparently  "old  Army," 
spared  me  the  effort  by  hastily 


Columbus  Housing 
Situation  Is  Acute 

Reiterating  the  shortage  of 
housing  facilities  in  Columbus, 
Captain  J.  A.  White,  Fort  Ben- 
ning  building  officer,  said  the 
situation  has  become  very  acute 
and  urged  all  persons  in  ,town  to 
make  available,  for  rent 
which  they  did- 
need.  " 

These  may  be  reported  to  the 
U.  S.  Army  Bileting  Office,  third 
floor,  Columbus  Bank  and  Trust 
Company,  located  at  Twelfth 
street  and  Broadway,  or  by  phon- 
ng  Columbus,  8213. 

Captain  White  add.ed  that  the 
housing  situation  is  probably 
more  acute  than  ever  in  the  over- 
crowded city. 


rooms 
absolutey 


correcting  his  colleague's  miscon- 
ception. 

This  could  go  on  indefinitely  but 
it  won't.  O  tempora  o  mores  in- 
deed. Cicero  only  thou^rht  he  was 
hurting.  If  only  I  had  \vorked  for 
Click,  Snip,  Clack,  Snoop  or  The 
Police  Gazette,  the  house  of  my 
glory  would  have  been  builded  on 
a  rock. 


Stamp  Club 

On  September  14,  the  Post  Of- 
fice Department  in  Washington 
will  issue  a  five  cent  stamp  hon- 
oring Belgium,  one  of  the  Euro- 
pean countries  that  have  been 
overrun  by  the  Axis.  This  will 
be  number  six  of  the  series. 

*  •  * 

It  has  been  announced  that 
only  twenty  million  of  each 
of  the  .  flag  stamps  will  be 
issued.'  This  is  a  very  low 
number,  even  for  a  commem- 
orative, and  it  looks  as 
though  the  price  on  this  par- 
ticular series  will  rise  very 
rapidly.  Even  now,  while  the 
stamps  are  still  being  sold 
in  the  post  offices,  the  whole- 
salers are  offering  one  and 
one-half  and  two  cents  apiece 
for  fine  used  copies. 

If  that  letter  you're  going  to 
send  by  air  mail  weighs  more 
than  two  ounces,  don't  seal  it  up 
too  tight,  because  wartime  postal 
regulations  require  that  the  con- 
tents be  inspected.  And  while  on 
the  subject  of  wartime  restric- 
tions, don't  try  to  'export  any 
stamps  without  proper  authority, 
from  the  Postal  Censorship  au- 
thorities in  New  York. 

A  lot  .  of  people  like  to  trade 
stamps  by  mail  with  other  collec- 
tors, but  it's  a  vei-y  good  idea  to 
step  carefully  and  keep  an  eye  on 
the  law.  It  is  all  right  to  send 
stamps  into  Canada,  but  this  is 
the  only  exception.  Otherwise, 
though,  it  is  necessary  to  secure  a 
peirmiti 

*  •   *  ' 

Of -course,  there  is  an  ab- 
solute ban  on  all  of  the  Axis 
countries,  and  also  on  certain 
"neutrals."  If  any  of  you  col- 
lectors desire  complete  infor- 
mation relative  to  exporting- 
.philatelic  material,  get  in 
touch  with  the  Fort  Benning 
Stamp  Club,  and  we  can  give 
you  the  information  you  will 
need. 

The  next  scheduled  meeting  of 
the  Club  is  August  10.  See  you 
then: 


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PUPPIES 
FOR  SALE 

ALL  COLORS 

Litter  registered.  Sired  by 
International  Champion 
Mistwood  Anthony. 

$25  and  up  , 

We  Deliver  to  Columbus 
on  Approval, 

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Captain  Grubbs 
Commands  54th 
Air  Base  Squadron 

Captain  Wallace  E.  Grubbs,  for- 
merly Lawson  Field  plans  and 
training  officer  at  Fort  Benning, 
has  been  named  commandmg  of- 
ficer of  the  54th  Base  Headquar-.^ 
ters  and  Air  Base  Squadron.  - 

Arriving  at  Lawson  Field  in 
March  1942,  as  a  second  heuten- 
ant, Captain  Grubbs  first  held 
the  position  of  base  armament  of- 
ficer, following  which  he  was  ap- 
pointed adjutant  of  the  recruit 
detachment.  In  September,  1942, 
Grubbs  became  base  ordnance  and 
chemical  warfare  officer,  and  upon 
activation  of  the  1013th  Guard 
Squadron  was  named  to  head  that 
outfit.  • 

As  commander  of  the  base  head- 
quarters squadron,  he  succeeds 
Major  George.  W.  Gorman,  who 
has  taken  over  duties  as  base  sup- 
ply officer. 


rank>  from  ilrst  lieutenant  are  u 
follows: 

Capt,  Carl  E.  Wordley,  assigned 
to  the  personnel  section  of  Reg?.^ 
mental  Headquarters;  Capt.  Alfre^^ 
H.  Armborst,  assigned  to  the  13th 
Company;  Capt.  Robert  H.  Jordan, 
Second  Cbmpanyi;  Capt.  Robert  J. 
Pobhcki,  Fourth  Company;  Capt' 
Jerry  P.  Hirschberg,  Sixth  Com- 
pany;  Capt.  Gordon  D.  Simonds 
Third  Company;  Capt.  John  L 
Davidson,  Fifth  Company;  Can*' 
Hugh  K.  Condy,  16th  Company" 
Capt.  Howard  R.  Cole,  Sixth 
Company;  and  Capt.  John  S  Gor 
rell.  19th  Company. 

Capt  Jack  D  West,  command- 
ing officer  of  Company  C ,  Ser 
vice  Battahon. 

Promotions  to  first  lieutenant 
included: 

Lawrence  M.  Alexander  2Ut 
Company;  Marvin  W.  Fra$i*er*'an  ' 
assistant  adjutant  in  the  personnel 
sectio  nof  Regimental  Headquar 
ters;  Frederick  N.  Dugan,  loth 
Company,  and  John  E.  Person  Jr 
Fifth  Company.  '    '  / 


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FOR  22  YEARS 


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HOWARD  BUS  LINE 


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COLUMBUS,  GA. 


MILITARY  SHOP 


2326  CUSSETA  RD. 
COLUMBUS,  GA. 


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MAIN  POST 


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Officers  will  find  the  Saks  Fifth  Avenue  uniform  service  complete 
and  convenient.  Our  staff  of  salesmen  and  alteration  specialists  are 
e^qperts  in  filling  all  your  requirements  ...  and  we  can  promise 
perfectly  fitting  garments  with  prompt  delivery.  Also  a  complete 
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WELCOME  7th 
ARMORED  DIVISION 


Officers'  Blouse  ....32.50  and  45.00 

Green  Trousers  12.00  and  16.50 

Pink  Trousers  .......12.00  and  16.50 

Green  Shirts  .......... .9.50  to  19.00 

Pink  Shirts  9.50  to  19.00 


Raincoats   .18.50  to  55.00 

i2  Shirts  .....375 

Broadcloth  Shirts  ....3.00 

Service  Cap  ..........11.00  to  17,50 

Shoes  .  6.85  to  14.50 


Made  to  Measure  Blouse  and  Trousers  .  .$75.00 

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2326  CUSSETA  RD. 
COLUMBUS,  GA. 


Fort  Army  Wi¥es  Bmy 
^As  Men  Prepare  for  Wcir 

Lii-c  Peneiope  and  her  women, [sort  to  be  mere  dilettanleism,  it 

the  Armv  wives  nf  Fort  Benninglma\  cajse  surprise  to  learn  that 
keep  themselves  ousy  v.nue  tncirjgo  per  cent  of  all  surgical  dress- j 
iren'oi  a  c  <=  *t-c  ^ar^  But  ar-  ^     ^^^^^  women, 

i.-i-f.  the  ciris  of  ancieni  Greece,  i  ,      "     ^        ,  . 

thev  do  not  spend  their  nights i througnoyt  the  country  who  give, 
ripping  out  their  knitimg.  jtneir  time  cheerfully  lo  this  emi- 

Urc.-  Walter  S.  Fulton,  wife  ofincntly  worthy  cause.  | 
Bennings  commanamg  genera!.!  Although  the  past  July  saw! 
manages  the  Posi  Tiinft  Shop  an;  ^  p^j.^  Bennins 

''nie'-enng    enterprise    conducted  ,        ,  ^ 

bv%c  Amv  wives.  The  shop  oc-i  group  r.thcr  low,  due  to  recent  j 
cupic^  extensive  ouariers  under; troop  movements  out  of.  the  post, 
Dougnboy  Siaaium  ana  contains j^jje  Production  Corps  of  Forti 
an  amazing  variety  o£  chattels.g^^^.  ^^^.^j  ^^^^^  Mrs.; 
niHiiary  ana  aome^ic^  iWilliam  Denton  supplied  -10,260 

tuxTIo^'^  and'p^l:  "^^^giTndidressings  to  the  Station  Hospitalj 
d^she!^  to  furnish  his  Quarters  and.  I  and  V.500  to  the  Red  Cross,  | 
at  the  ena  of  his  assignment  at!KKjx  AND  SEW 
Bennmg  he  may  seh  these  bac^;    gesides  those  engaged    in  the; 
in  the  Thrift  shop  again.  In  view;     .  .  .    °  ^' 

of  ^he  present  shortage  of  non-JmaKing  of  surgical  dressings,  a 
essential  goods  together  v/ith  the  i  group  of  workers  under  Mrs. 
reluctance  of  persons  of  so  unsei-i  jarnes  R-  N.  Weaver  are  employed  I 
tiec  an  exisience  as  mihtary  folk,.^  knitting  and  sewing  work 
lifun'ei'll^rg^^crLiuTiras-  ^hicn  provides  essential  clothing] 
fc'  ■'0  the  Po'^t  in  conseauence  of  major  catastro-j 

-  Besides  furniture,  clothing  andiphes  in  whose  alleviation  the  Redj 
eau.'pment  is  sold  at  the  Thrift  j  Cross  has  always  been  heroicaUy, 
Shop  and  mzm  a  G.  I.  has  bought  ^  conspicuous.  ; 
h:imself  very  slightly  used  extra'  Of  all  the  functions 'of  the  Redj 
ana  trojse-s  for  a  f  ac  oi  Cro«  tn^t  ^■''hi*  cornes  m  m^^^^^ 
r    V,  *  tr.  rs--  -r^.         direct  contact  v.'ith  the  inaiviaual 

of  v,-h£t  nec  have  to  pay  lor  ne  -v  .^^j^jp,.  ;  ^y^^  branch  known  as  I 
t.imgE.  Sporting  gooos,  Dooks,  in:|he  "Grey  Ladies."  This  band  _  of  | 
ffict  almost  anything,  is  apt  to  be, women,  chosen. Cor  their  attractive! 
.  counteiea  m  this  nappy  hun  -  P^-^/'^^f^ J^J  raS^hei 
ing  ground  for  bargam  hunters,  i^^^,^  comforts  of  hospitaUz- 
Anyone  mbv  sena  anything  to.e^  service  men  which  are  outside 
thi.=  ?hop  to  be  sold,  but  v.'hile  theithe  scope  of  the  medical  and 
ronsignor  mav  set  his  own  price,  i  nursing  staff.  Here  at  Benning  the 
"  '  -inks  are  supplemented  by  a  cer- 

^in  number  of  women  from  the 
;  figure  of  regular  markets.  Tnei^eighbi  '  ' 

ip  retains 


selling  p 


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jsteincal 


e  current  re- 
markets. Tne;  Neighboring    community    of  Co- 
percentaee  of'iumbus  who  belong  to  this  organ-: 
commission.  i'Zation.  _  i 

pstabli<^h-j  These  people  attend  to  such| 
been  contributed  to'Pej-.sonal  needs  of  sick  and  com'a-, 
IV  cauee"^  such  s<=  ihe'lesc^snt  servicemen  as  the  writing, 
-ard  in  the  S*a<ion'Oi  personal  letters,  mending 
e    furnishing  of  day; their  clothes 


iVELCOME  NEWCOMER 

The  V.  omen    Club  of  Fort  Ben- 


nd  aiding  them  in 
recreational  pursuits  such  as 
games,  hobbies  and  arts  and 
crafts.  They  see  to  it  that  the  men 
have  cigarettes  and  reading  mat- 
jjK  .-c-s  lu  .1  u,<a>,  iicv.Ly  <jiiivcu ,  ;ej-  ta]).;  ^o  them  and  keep  them 
ficei  s  v.iT.es  me  welcomed  to  companv  Thev  are  called  upon  to 
le  Po.st  ana  tneir  settling  here  i-,uv  birthday  and  Christmas  pres- 
xUiUtea.  Tncy  arc  mxilcd  tcenf^  for  the  soldiers'  families  and 
iin  the  ciun  ana  evervihing  pes-  fnends  and  generally  act  in  loco 
niC  IK  Qone  to  assim-iste  tnem ;  parentis  for  these  disabled  men. 
10  the  communny  ana  make,  Crcv  I,;idies  as  an  organi 
lem  feel  at  j3ome.  -    -  • 


LT.  JOHN  H.  L.  BUFFINGTON  of  Newark,  N.  T.,  spent  12 
months  in  Alaska  lookma:  for  a  .scrap  but  didn't  even  hook 
tip  Aviih  a  man-sized  cold.  On  the  day  he  reported  to  the 
First  Student  Trainings:  Ec.q-iment  of  The  Infantry  School,- 
he  became  mixed  up  in  a  dog-  fiR;ht  and  was  severely  bitten. 
It  is  tlie  onlv  iiijury  he  ha.s  received  in  the  si.x:  years  he  has 
been 'in  the  army.  (U.  S.  Signal  Corps  photo.) 


Baker  Viiioge  News 


MRS.  RUBY  YOONG— Phone  5333 


Boys  of  Baker  Village  and 
k  In  IfllS  during  the" last ; Benning  Park'  are  asked  to  meet 
■.igiOne  verv  valuable  unner<;<idrg  v.-.-?r  Mrs-  Hugh  Eliot  heads  the'each  Monday  and  Friday  morn- 
i#i  ine  ^■^  omens  club  is  tne  estab-  local  Dand  of  Grey  Ladies  at  Fortij^^g  2^  g.30  (g.  W,  T.)  on  the 
/Wment  of  a  nur  er  scl  cl  P^nn  ng  e  cli  of  whom  is  requir^ 
jn.=iii'.jteo    ounng  .  Mrs.    Regmala  ed  lo  put  in  100  hours  of  work,  at  .  .  . 

KellV.c  nresidencv.  v-hrre  the  lc.-^",t  in  the  cour.se  of  a  year.  j  The  tame  for  swimming  has 
chncrc-n  ni  officers  mav  be  rared  Most  of  the  Army  wives  at  Fort  been  changed  from  11  o'clock  un- 
for  each  iriornins;.  Iherebv  releas-  Benning  are  on  the  '-go".  Another; til  1  o'clock.  We  will  meet  at 
jng  t.ne  motners  for  wa--  won-  un-  active  group  al  the  post  includes  1 10:15.  ! 
ncr  tne  aegis  of  the  Red  Cros<:  .^l  members  of  the  women's  Mot-iilEIR  RAID  j 
Tne  scnno;  occunies  ;i  plea'-ant  hi-  or  Corps- at  Fort  Benning,  headed  1  Capt.  and  Mrs.  Robert  G.  Sass 
tie  vine-covered  coUage  nn  the  bv  Mrs.  Eliot  Watkins.  These' of  124  Fox,  August  10,  girl. 
ma;n  post,  and  hoi-e  children  nf  people  provide  transportation  for .  NEW  COMERS 
prc-kinaorgaricn  age  ai-e  trained  se:\-icemen  m  any  extraordinary!  Lt.  and  Mrs.  James  B.  Irsfeld, 
in  get  along  v.-jih  their  contenipo-  emergency  not  covered  by  gov-; 30  Clifton;  Lt.  and  Mrs.  Ruben 
;-anc.=.  allowed  to  model  with  clav.  ernmcnt  facilities.  For  example:  iMitz,  2  Allison;  Lt.  and  Mrs. 
no  finger  painting,  and  just  plain  One  0/  their  most  frequently  per- i  Theodore  Katz,  46  Benning  Drive; 
piay  on  the  sv.-mgs  and  slides  pro-' foi'meo  -ta.sks  is  carrying  to  thejLt,  and  Mrs,' Theocore  Blan,  24 
■.-lacc  for  them.  '  ; hospitals  maternity  \yard  seryice-jFox;  Lt.  and  Mrs.  JacKson  Stew- 

T'"e  Fo'-«  Benning  ^uxii^'arv  in  ^^^^  "^'^^'^^  ^°  hejart!  11  Court;  Lt.  and  Mrs.  Ed- 

rb-r-'e  0^  Mr^  Leven  C  -^llen  ^on^med.  They  also,  when  neces-jward  Hall,  46  Fox;  Lt.  and  Mrs. 
■.'•ife  of  f'-e  Infantrv  School's '^''''^  ^^'^'^  Visiting  members  | Barney  Hawkins,  58  Benning 
'•oTmand'n"  officer  is'i-a-'  of  the  °^  soldiers  families  when  DtherjDrive;  Lt.  and  Mrs.  Lawre 
\\u--co"ee  C- T*"  r-j.-^ptc-  cf  ti-e  '^^^^^  ^'"^  available.  A  typi- 1  Wedmayer,  43  Clifton;  Lt.  and 
■,,>.r.-irr:r.  pr.r,  C'- • "-"J-  ^'^^  cxample  of  thc  utility  of  this; Mrs,  James  S.  Barnes,  10  Roper; 
n-er^De'--"M5  ^-y-e-    --h    ihr  ^S'^^'^^y      the. recent  case  of  con-JLt.  and  Mrs.  Owen  T.  Nielsen,  11 

<i,,M.,M;o"  r''ir'''  c  rnr('  ^^''Du^ors  to  the  blood  bank.  Or-  Court;  Lt.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  L. 

^,  i^^.,- •  ^      _         ganizational  transport -might  notuackson,  34  Roper;  Lt.  and  Mr; 

v,-„  1;  e  c'T'-eni  n-en^-  3'  c^-'f  -.r  provided  since  the  blood  dona- ;  Bernard  :ialone,  8  Barry;  Lt.  and 
cician-c  IT  '-Grev  T -Jdie-:"  and"-^!  ^'on  v.-as  an  extra-military  act  and ;  jvrrs.  Earl  E.  Sanders,  14  Clifton; 

^he  Womens    Motor.    Corps  wns'c  W.  O.  and  Mrs.  Robert  R.  Ford, 


..jotor  Corps 


fancy  Rea  Cro; 


To  tho.sc 
ork  of  this 


and 


LeiT-Korion  Co. 


Rep 


Bin  to  Electrical 
Apparatus,  Bed 
Lamps 


Home  can  be  place  v,-here  you 


impressed    into    service    to  take  i  124  Clifton, 
donors  to  and  from  their  various  Mrs.  Edward  Srniley,  32 
"n^^s,  j    fi^  Stork  Shower  was  gi 

Kelly  in  the  living-room  of 
„..^    Recreation  Department, 
escape  me  cares  of  the  world  or: Games  and  refreshments. were  en- 
wnere  you  learn  to  care  for  the 'joyed  by  the    following  guests: 
.^vorld  iMrs.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Gill,  Mrs.  Da- 

____________  vis,  Mrs.  Maloney,  'Mrs.  Maxey, 

■We  all  fight  to  keep  the  coun- IMrs.  CuJbert     Mrs.    Lutz,  Mrs. 
from  going  to  the  dictators,  if,",'^"^.  Mrs.  Parns  and  Mrs.  Sut- 
But  how  many  raise  a  hand  to  igiRTTHDAy  1»ARTY 

Faye  Cox  celebrated  her  fourth 


returned  home  after  a  visit  with 
her  daughter.  Sister  Monica,  R. 
S.  M.,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Capt.  and  Mrs.  Grove  Ginder 
of  20  Keating  have  returned  home 
after  a  visit  to  points  in  Florida. 

Miss  Irene  Kelly  of  Gadsden, 
Ala.,  i.s  visiting  Mrs.  J.  C.  Kelly 
of  41-E. 

Miss  Kathleen  .  Slater  has  re- 
turned to  Birmingham,  Ala.,  after 

ting  the  past  two  months  ^ 
her  mother  of  39-D. 

Mrs.  J.  K.  Glaze  has  returned 
home  after  a  \-isit  with  relati^'es 
Birmingham,  Ala. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Witt  of  Os- 
kaloosa,  la.,  are  visiting  their 
daughter  and  son-in-law,  Lt.  arid 
Mrs.  Rex  R.  Wade,  of  8  Benning 
Drive. 

Misses  Emogine  and  Shirley 
Ann  Shivers  are  visiting  in  Enter- 
prise, Ala. 

Mrs.  Tom  Lloyd  of  39-C  is  vis- 
iting relatives  in  Rome,  Ga, 

Nurse  Cadet  Helen-  Hunder- 
mark  of  Atlanta,  Ga„  is  visiting 
her  family  at  26  Fox. 


^f.^pff^jThey  Make 
Dollar  Tickers 
Sturdy,  Yassuh 


SEE  lis  WEEK  YQU  SELL 

YOUR  cm 

FOR  K[GKEgT  CASK  PMCEU 

EDGE-FULLER  MOTOR  CO. 

HkSK  DEALERS 


Tou've  Waited' For  Them,  Now 
Vvt  Kave  Them,  Came  in  and 
Get  thf  Onr  lou  V,a.nt  from 
Our  Selection.  Priced  From  .  .  . 


They  build'  'em  rugged— these 

dollar  watches; 

At  least  that's  the  experience 
of  Pvt.  John  C.  Roalfs  of  Bristow, 
la.,  and  a  military  police  member 

  of  Division  Service  Company  of 

birthday  at  the  Nursery  School  on  j  the  Seventh  Armored  Division  at 
i!  Friday,  August  20.  Twenty-one  I  port  Benning,  for  his  one-buck 
ji  children,  including  close  friends  Uvatch  has  falen  100  feet  ^rom 
i;and  schoolmates,  attended.  The  j  windmill  in  Iowa,  withstood  the 
ii  decorations  were  in  rose  and  blue  j  sands  and  storms  of  the  desert, 
ijand  the  birthday  cake  was  pink  land  still  ticks  right  on. 
Hand  white,  embossed  with  pink  This  time-keeper, ;  now  three 
ij roses.  'years  of  age,  is  a  little  tarnished, 

!  A.ssisUng  Mrs.  Cox  were  Mrs. ;  but  it  has  kept  Army  time  for  17 
I  William  Ryles,  Mrs.  Me>-er,  Mrs.; months.  It  has  been  worn  by  its 
j  Morson  and  Mrs,  Ray  Simpson.  A  1  owner  in  the  swamps  of  Louisiana 
i  program  of  songs  and  games  pre-;  and  Texas  while  on  maneuvers. 
I  ceded  the  refreshments  and  prizes  1  it  has  served  M.  P.  Roalfs  during 
!  were  won  by  Joe  Villa  de  Mor- ;  ai:  his  duties  on  and  off  his  posts. 
Iris,  Wavne  Watwms.  Nancy  Tay-i  it  was  while  home  on  a  fur-. 
I  lor,  Dianne  Hall.  Refreshments ;  lough  that  Pvt.  Roalfs  dropped 
iwere  cake  and  ice  cream  and  can-,  the  "ticker"'  from  a  windmill.  It 
1  dies.  !  twirled  and  twisted  around  in  the 

i  Glen  Lea  Ward  of  43-E  cele-.air  as  it  fell  turned  upside  down 
ibrated  her  twelfth  birthday  Au-!and  backwards  until  it  made  its 
igust  14.  Cake  and  ice  cream  were;  landing  on  the  fertile  Iowa  sod — 
I  served.  Mary  Harmon  won    thelbut  it  just  kept  a-tickin' on. 

I  prizes.  Mary  Harmon,  Shirley  Ann  |   ;   , 

i  Shivers,  Emogen  Shivers,  Bobby  j  There  are  pleas  on  every  hana 
!  Moser,  Leonard  Coty  attended  the  ■  for  closer  teamworks  We'll  have 
!  party.  ^    '  ' when  we  realize  that  team-. 

Ition  ceremony  conducted  by  their  j  a  technique. 

I  Brownie  leader,  Mrs.  Shoemaker.l-  

iThe  following  participajted  in  the 
:  initiation  and  are  now  full-fledged 
M  Brownies:  Sheila  McCarthj',  Tillie 
iWren  McGee.  Rose  Alice  Mcll- 
Iwam-  Barbara  Joyce  Tillman, 
iljoan  ViUadamoras,  Virginia  Wei- 
niand,  Bonnie  Fay  Power,  Beverly 

II  Johnson.  Anna  Aloeri,  Emma  Jane 
MMuks,  Marcella  Hewitt,  Mary  Jo 
!  I  Mills. 

!i  PERSONALS  ■ 

!:    Mrs-  Hundermark  of  26  Fox  has 


With  Civilians 

MTBTLE  M,  JOINES  , 


Headquarters  .  civaians  held 
a  luncheon  at  the  Officers'  Club, 
Friday,  August  20,  honoring  Eliza- 
beth Melville  McGough  (Betty  to 
us),  whose  marriage  to  Frank 
Lamon  Brady  will  be  solemnized 
at  St.  Stephens  Episcopal  church, 
Glennville,  Ala.,  September  4. 

Those  attending  wei'e:  Eliza- 
beth Morgan,  Charlotte  Freud, 
Grace  Culbreth,  Dons  Lee,  Jose- 
phine Haggard,  Rhen  Gibbs,  Jose- 
phine MuUins,  Estelle  Burns,  Inez 
Key,  Sarah  Bridges,  Lorraine 
Pomter,  Dorothy  Sossoman,  Dot 
Story,  Frances  Alford  and  Myrtle 
Joines. 

The  Ordnance  Branch  has 
had  a  lot  of  coming  and  go- 
ings the  last  few  weeks.  Maly 
Ellen  McDowell  is  spending  a 
week  at  Daytona  Beach,  Fla., 
and  Leola  Andrews  has  just 
returned  from  Fort  Walton, 
Fla.  Mrs.  Kelly  Ogletree  is  in 
Femcliffe,  Ark.,  for  a  week 
now  for  the  visitors.  Betty 
Fletcher  had  a  visitor  from 
the  "Lone  Star  State",  but 
she  no  tella  de.  name.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Alex  Law  of  Cleveland,' 
O.,  visited  their  daughter, 
Mrs.  r.  B.  Smith.  Mrs.  C.  H.  ~ 
Phillips  of  Cuthbert  was  the 
guest  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Earl  Sauls. 

Mr.  O.  G.  Cox,  of  Post  Ord- 
nance Office  has  a  very  paipful 
hurt  to  his  left  hand.  There  seems 
to  be  some  question  as  to  just 
how  it  happened. 

That's  a  beautiful  diamond 
Dorothy  Cook  is  wearing, 
'When  can  we  announce  date 
and  the  name  of  the  love-of- 
your-life? 

Mildred  Feinberg,  secretary  to 
the  Post  Inspector,  is  having  a 
wonderful  time  in  New  York. 
Seems  Mildred  had  been  planning 
this  trip  "off  and  on"  but  mostly 
"off"  for  two  years,  so  we  are 
glad  to  know  that  she  has  actually 
gone. 

Ever  so  often  something 
.comes  to  light  that  makes  us 
realize  and  appreciate  the  fact 
that  the  rivi'ians  are  doing  a 
job  here  at  Benning  that  it 
"setting  the  pace  for  organiza- 
tions, individuals,  and  the 
Army  to  look  to  for  guidance. 

Last  week  Nell  Blaekshear,  Se- 
nior Hostess  at  Service  Club  No. 
4,  was  invited  by  the  USO-Trav- 
elers'  Aid  of  Montgomery,  Ala.,  to 
hold  a  three-day  institute  and 
training  session  for  Volunteer 
Hostess  and  the  young  ladies  vol- 
unteering their  services  for  enter- 
taining soldiers. 

Problems -of  morale,  social  en- 
terprises, what  to  talk  to  soldiers 
about,  how  to  meet  the  situation 
'not  dating"  soldiers,  housing 
of  soldiers'  families,  transporta- 
tion problems,  and  a  complete 
hostess  set-up  was  fully  gone  into 
at  these  meetings. 

rs.  Blacksshear  was  especially 
commended  for  her  splendid  pro- 
grams and  for  her  willingness  to 
co-operate  with  the  workers 
Montgomery  by  Captain  W. 
Sheperd,  commanding  officer  of 
Gunter  Field,  Ala. 


4fhSCB&C  ^ 
AGs  Conclude 
2-Day  Confab 

Meeting  Correlates 
Operation  of  Schools 
In  Service  Command 

A  two-day  meeting  of  all  as- 
sistant commandants  of  Bakers 
and  Cooks  Schools  in  the  Fourth 
Service '  Command  was  concluded 
Saturday  at  the  Bakers  and  Cooks 
School  at  Fort  Benning,  parent 
school  iq  the  service  command. 

Purpose^ of  the  meeting  was  to 
coordinate  plans  for  running  the 
schools  in  the  conimand  and  to 
correlate  the  ideas  developed  at 
the  various  schools.  The  latest 
methods  of  teaching  officers  and 
enlisted  men  by  ideas  recently 
developed  by  the  office  of  the 
Quartermaster  General  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  the  Subsistence 
Laboratory  in  Chicago,  were  dis- 
cussed. 

Among  the  phases  discussed  at 
the  meeting  were  the  use  of  the 
MI937  field  range  for  cooking  and 
baking,  the  cooking  and  prepar- 
ation of  dehydrated  foods,  oper- 
atibn  of  bakeries,  and  mess  su- 
pervision and  inspection.  The 
ideas  and  information  developed 
at  the  conference  will  be  passed 
on  to  the  instructors  in  the  va- 
rious schools-  in  the  command, 
who  win  in  turn  pass  on  the  in- 
formation to  students.  . 
ROOKS  LEADER 

Colonel  John  M.  Rooks,  com- 
mandant of  the  schools  for  'Bakers 
and  Cooks  in  the  Fourth  Service 
Command,  was  in  charge  of  the 
meeting.  He  was  assisted  by  Lt. 
Co!.  Grov^r  M.  Ford,  executive 
officer.  Captain  Robert  J.  Dick- 
son, assistant  commandant  of  the 
parent  school-  at  Fort  Benning, 
was  host  to  the  visitors. 

Thomas  Henessey,  civilian 
bakery  specialist  from  the  Quar- 
termaster General's  Office,  was 
one  of  the  principal  speakers. 

The  assistant  commandants  of 
Bakers  and  Cooks  Schools  other 
thna  Fort  Benning  who  attended 
the  meeting  were  Major  Joseph 
N.  demons.  Fori  Jackson,  S.  C; 
Cap.t  Bernard  J.  Crombie,  Max- 
well Feld,  Ala.;  Captain  Ormond 
K.  Cummings,  Fort  Bragg,  N.  C; 
Capt.  Otto  E.  Shrigley,  Camp 
Shelby,  Miss.;  First  Lieut.  Jesse 
F.  Causey,  Jr.,  Miami  Beach,  Fla.; 
First  Lieut.  Claude  J.  Thompson, 
Camp  Blanding,  Fla.;  First  Lieut. 
Eugene  F.  Voit,  Camp  Forrest, 
Tenn.,  and  Second  Lieut.  Donald 
S.  Van  Meter,  Camp  Sibert,  Ala. 

Those  in  attendance  from  the 
parent  Bakers  and  Cooks  School 
at  Fort  Benning  other  than  Colo-i' 
nel  Rooks  and  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Ford  were  Captain  Dickson,  First 
Lieut.  Leo  G.  Hibbard,  Second 
Lieuts.  John  E.  M^zger  and  John 
C.  Townsend,  and  Warrant  Offi- 


3rd  STR  Alumni 
Plan  Reunion 
On  August  28 

A  grand  old  reunion  party  of 
menibers  of  the  former  fifth  Bat- 
talion of  the  Third  Student  Train- 
ing Regiment  is  scheduled  for  the 
Brigade  Rest  Camp  Saturday,  Au- 
gust 28.  The  party  will  honor  Lt, 
Col.  and  Mrs.  Bumell  V.  Bryant 
who  are'  to  leave  this  station 
shortly. 

The  affair  will  get  underway 
at  8  p.  m  and  will  be  informal. 

Col.  Bryant  is  the  former  com- 
manding officer  of  the  Fifth,  a  bat- 
tahon  noted  for  its  morale,  mud 
and  mess  hall  fires;  its  sand, 
shavetails  and  Sibly  stoves;  its 
high  standards  and  high  percent- 
age of  graduations. 

Arrangements  are  in  charge  of 
Captain  CUffdrd  Barbanell.  Those 
wishing  to  . attend  should  call  him 
at  6409  not  later  than  Tuesday, 
August  24.   


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This  month  when  the  sick  and 
lame  celebrate  their  birthdays  at 
the  Station  Hospital  there  will  be 
a  special  committee  of  20  WACs 
to  entertain  them  with' Corporal 
Eygenia  Grammis  doing  some  spe- 
cial solo  work.  This  party  will 
be  in  the'  South  Sea  Island  man- 
ner with  flowers  laes  for  each  of 
them.  . 


Benning  Bayonet,  Thursday,  August  26,  1943  ■ 


Nine 


WAC-tions 


A  nice  big  hand  for  the  flower 
gapden  Cpl.  Pauline  Hodulick  has 
cultivated  in  her  spaie  time  at  the 
Sand  HiU  Service  Club.  You  know 
Pauline  was  a  farmerette  before 
elnlisting  in  the  WAC  so  she  just 
has  to  keep  her  "growing"  hand 
in  practice. 

There's  an  extra  special  story 
behind  the  new  flag  in  the  day- 
room  and  also  the  one  behind  Lt. 
Gaine's  desk.  They  are  special 
gifts  from  Pvt.  Dorothy  Eble,  who 
fell  heir  to  some  money,  wanted 
to  share  it  with  her  buddies  so 
the  flags.  And  what  an  addition 
they  do  make  to  the  Headquarters 
and  the  day  room. 

Have  you  WACs  seen  the  service 
pins  you  can  buy  for  your  folks 
back  home?  Nice  little  tricks  with 
as  many  as  three  service  stars  on 
them  if  there  are  that .  many  in 
any  branch  of  the  service  in  your 
family. 

Congratulations  to  Anna  Thomp- 
n  who  left  Saturday  for  Finance 
School.  She  is  the  first  WAG  to  be 
selected  from  Fort  Benning  to  at- 
tend this  school  and  the  entire 


also  were  in  attendance'  at  the 

meeting. 

company  is  that  proud  of  her. 
She  hopes  that  after  successful 
completion  of  her  course  at.WaHe- 
Forest  College,  Wake  Forest,  N.  C., 
she  wilf  be  returned  to  Benning. 

When  Louise  Martin  and  Emory 
Lade  went  to  the  Ralston  Hotel 
Saturday  morning  for  their  wed- 
ding breakfast,  lo  and  behold! 
there  were  three  wedding  cakes 
waiting  for  them.  One  from  the 
Bakers  and  Cooks  "  School,  one 
from  the  groom's  company  mess 
and  one  from  the  Hotel  Ralston. 
What  with  all  the  important 
guests  they  had  for  their  break- 
fast it  was  a  good  thing  so  many 
cakes  were  sent.,  ^ 

All  that  noise  you  hear  at  WAC 
headquarters    is    just  Sergeant 
Helen  Spears  wrestling  with  her  . 
new  morning  report.  \ 

Sgt.  Mabel  Lahe  had  a  nice  fur- 
lough to  visit  the  folks  back  home 
in  Philadelphia,  and  what  should 
she  bring  back  to  Lt.  Games,  her 
Co,  but  another  dog  to  add  to 
her  "wolf  pack"._^  .  ^ 

Sgt,  Peggy  Ryan,  secretary  to 
Col.  Rosenberger,  has  returned  to 
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.  'Answer/  "One  on  which  you  want  to  talk  td'a  particular 
person  -  the  girl-  ffmd,  for  instance.  Charges  begin 
when  the  person jfou  called.comes  to  the  telephone. " 
"question: a  Station'-torStation  call?" 
~  .-Answer:  ^'One  on  which  you'll  'talk  to  anyone  who  answers 
the  caller/  telephone,  for  example,  on  a  call  to  the 
.  .     hoihefolks, you'll  usually  talk  to  the  person  who  an- 
-  swers-Dad^  Mother  or  Sis.  Charges  begin,  however, 
h;.' '  when  the  called  telephone  is  answeredj' 
' ':  .Question :  "Is  there  any  difference  in  cost!  " 
fto^:  "Ves,  a  Station-  'to-Station  sail  costs  less,"^ , 


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S2t.  end  Mr.-:.  Ivon  L.  Cusley,  B'  &  C 
lo!.  bov.  19  August. 

'  md  Mrs  willmm  P.  Pittman.  Med. 
...  124th  Inf..  boy.  20  August. 
Set!-    and  Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Sprouse. 
Ren.  So..  AAF.  bov.  20  August, 
i.   Lt.   end   Mrs;.-  Sidney   G.  McClue, 
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ipt-  end  Mr£.  PwObert  A.  Spicc) 
h  Tant  Bn..  Blrl,  20  AueuEt. 
Qlor  and  Mrs.  James  A.  W 


T-,5  and  Mrs. 


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Next  time  you  place  a  long  distance  call, 
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call,  and  tell  the  operator  whether  you 
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all  painters  are  Rembrants. 

And  the  same  is  true  of  uniforms.  There  is 
something  about  a  Smith-Gray .  Made-to-Measure 
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look  the  part— but  imports  a  certain  look! 

Call  it  the  consummate  skill  of  Smith-Gray 
°  master  tailoring.  Or  the  wizardry  of  Smith^Gray 
fitting.   Or  the  dress-parade  smoothness  and  fig- 
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year-old  Smith-Gray  tradition  for  UNIFORM 
PERFECTION. 

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h  Difficult  One 


contend  witb.  Broadly  speaking, 
its  responsibilities  include  hous- 
ing, -  feeding,  clothing,  and  f ur- 
Inishing  student  equipment  and 
IP      i%*  trainuig  literature  to  the  thon- 

y  A  O'lf^PI'fif^  'sands  of  officers  and  men  in  the 

rlwIciU  1st  Student  Training  Regiment, 

ttw   L   bwt i commanded  by  Colonel  Jonn  S. 

Roosma.  Furtlier  complicating  the 
problem  are    the    six  different 
;  kinds  of   classes   for  which  the 
Supply  Officer  must  provide.  Its 
a  man-sized  job— several  oi  mem, 
jn  fact— asserts  Captain  Jones. 
I    RSO  draws  material  from  the 
!  Quartermaster    of    The  Infantry 
'School  property  officer  and  issues 
•    c;-.,^„n»  officer^  of  the  1st  Stu-iit  "to  the  battahons  and  compa- 
fl^h^,^  S;iSleSs'I?l  cSl^d 
S^lSS'sSM  in  fe^-LSaSro^^er 
field  whenever  an  ^-"d^y  P,  °SiSffclr    offi^  communication, 
lem  keeps  the  class  fa-om  return-  on  c   -,  ^^^^^  maintenance,  en- 
ing  to  barracks  at  noon.  ^.^^^^^  ^.^^.^  operators,  and  enlist- 

But  they  rarely  give  a  tiiought.^  motor  mechanics— in  the  Ist, 
to  the  difficulties  of  transporting  i  g  rj~  ^  gnd  students  in  each| 
hot  food,  cold  drinks,  and  a  la'^i^erj^^^^.^^  j^^g^  issued  the  equip- j 
coniplete  mess  set-up,  out  to  in-i^^nt  and  instructional  booklets  to : 
sfructional  areas  m  remote  cor-;^.^  ^j^g^j.  particular  needs, 
ners  f  the  reservation  ana  i  t\iaXUALS  DISTRIBUTED  i 
tunc  for  tne  hungry  hunareas;  thousands  of  copies  of  field- 
lined  up  at  chov/  caU.  .     :  manuals  and    technical  treaties 

The  sv.ctem  of  serving  complete )  p^.s  through  RSO  each  ^ontn  i 
mealE  -'on  location"  functions  so. They  cover  all  phases  m^i^^^^y,^ 
smooUilv  onlv  because  Captain :  leading,  from  how  to  roll  a  lun! 
Howard- G.  Jones,  Ist  S.  T.  R.  Sup-.fjeid  pack  to  the  maintenance  olj 
p'y  Office.",  and  his  assistant,! 2.i.2.ton  and  heavier  rtucks-inj 
Fir.'^t  Lieut.  Ervin  G.  Ochs,  sivel^u,  io7  separate  titles.  Basics -re- 
it  lots  Of  thought,  m  fact,  they:, eive  the  greatest  """^^be  ot| 
spen^l  several  hours  a  week  study- 1  books  per  student-foitj--%\mie 
ing  the  training  schedules  of  all ;  jnierests  of  other  classes  are  Jes«, 
companies  in  the  regiment  for  tne.^.^ried.  The  Supply  0^^,^^^^^  also , 
succeeding  seven  days,  planning ;  i.^^es  trainmg  equipment  cairied, 
the  transportation  to  ..carry  the^^v  individual  stuaents,  from 
right  kitchen  out  to  the  right  class ;  gfraight  edges  to  semi-automatic  j 
■  at  tiic  right  time..  rifles.  =nrvirp  is^ 

-,i"vhP  ii-c  in=:t  a=  well  that  stu-i    A  unique  baggage  service  is 

rien   demands   for     transportaton '  four  men'  is  permanently  assigned  . 

■i  feeding  all  enlisted  men,  both 
-^dre  and  students,  in  the  1st  b.  i. 
and  theiR.  Daily,  the  regiment  draws  ra- 
,..:.  in   Geoi-;tions  from    PO^^  Qjiai-^^^^rrnm 
uL-  red-earth  hills! then  distributes  the  food  to  com- 
,  close  they  cameipany  messes.  On    one  occasion 
<r,  c^-r^•a'ion  'Captain  Jones  had  wheedled  foi 

to  starxiLion.  the  regiment  -  promise  of  assorted 

ONXY  OKE  DETAIL  '  Irish  fruits  and  vegetables-only 

And  thafs  only  one  detail  the,^^  ^.^^  ^j^^^  ^.eans  and  dried  eggs 
Hcgimental  supply  office  has  ^0;^^.^^.^       ^j^^^    remained    in  the 
^  " '  v-arehouse.     Little  emergencies 


arfaogany  desk  looked  at  ms  a]the  date  1  began  t»  tmderstand.  ^J^^^^  ^,  "^ 
iZ^lt  seemed  ages  before  Allowing  for  the  difference  m  «prd  with    Thanx,  Sonja 
she  Bpoke/" Won't  you  Bit  down?",! time  between  Boston  and  Mis- 
he  said.  jtretta  it  had  happened  at  prac- 
WeU,   he  told  us  the  story,  j  tically  the   same  moment.  The 
Sonja  read  a  letter  from  the  capr  [young  girl  with  tears  still  in  her 
tain  one  afternoon  after  the  mailj^y^g  ^-^^  p^^jj  ^ 
came.Then  shewas  sm-e,  so  veo'l                   ^.^^  ^^^^  ^ 
sure  that  Mike  was  the  only  per-  ^  ■ 
son  she  could  ever  care  for.  She  |  paratrooper- walked  into  the  path 
finally  decided  she  loved  Mike,  j  of  an  enemy  rifle  bullet.  It  was 
though  no  one  will  ever  knowjtoo  strange  to  bebeve.  It  couldn't 


ten  on  it.  The  b'ullet.  had  pierced 
the  paper.  Now  I  understand  how 
it  all  happened.  The  hole  was 
directly  above  the  "j".  Sonja  had 
dotted  her  name  and  Mike  un- 
derstood .  .  .  by  "coincidence"? 


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now.  She  had  started  to  cry,  then 
asked  if  she  couldn't  take  a  few 
minutes  off  to  run  across  the 
street  to  the  telegraph  office.  She 
i  wanted  to  wire  the  Air  Force 
1  captain  not  to  bother  to  come, 
ishe  loved  Mike.  She  had  gone 
out  of  the  office  with  a  fev.' 
1  happy  tears  still  on  her  cheeks, 
"I  love  Mike",  she  had  said  as 
she  ran  out  of  the  door. '  A  few 
minutes  later  there  was  'a 
screeching  of  brakes,  a  girl  was 
gently  carried  to  the  sidewalk.  A 
crumpled  piece,  of  paper  was 
[found  in  her  hand.  A  scribbled 
I  love  you,  Mike", 
When  the  manager  mentioned 


be  true.  Perhaps  that  explains 
the  strange  smile  on  Mike's  face 
just  before  he  died. 

I  have  almost  forgotten  to 
mention  the  strangest  thing  of  all. 
When  I  took  the  papers  out  'of 
Mike's  left  breast  pocket  to  send 
home  I  'found  that  card  Sonja 
sent  back  to  the  kid  in  answer 


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RECEIVES  SILVER  STAR  -  Lieut.  Col.  To  Kn.ner 
Weaver,  of  Fort  Bcnning:,  is  shown  recciv.ni?  the  ^Mher 
Star  from  Eri-  Gen.  Geor-e  H.  Weems,  assLStant  comman- 
<Lnnt  of  The  Infantry  School,  at  a  battahon  parade  ot  the 
.^aJlh  Infantry.  The  award  was  made  for 
tion  in  Xonh  Africa.  Colonel  \\'ca 
(Jen.  and  ^fr.";.  J.  K.  N.  Weaver,  of  Columbus.  Jlis  i 
has  been  a  Japanese  ])risoner  since  the  fall  of  Bataan.- 


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OFFICER  GETS 
SILVER  STAR 

Col.  Weaver  Rewarded 
For  Gallantry  In  North 
African  Campaign 


16th  Infantry  at  Fort  Devens, 
commanding  companies  in  each 
unit.  He  was  promoted  to  captain 
in  1940. 

In  1942  he  was  promoted  to  ma- 
jor and  served  as  assistant  intel- 
ligence officer  of  the  Amphibious' 
Corps  of  the  Atlantic  Fleet  sta- 
tioned at  Quantico,  Va. 

Ljater  in  ,the  same  year,  and 
during  a  portion  of  this  year  he 
served  in  the  same  capacity  with 
The  Silver  Star  for  gallantry  In  j  the  Amphibious  Force  of  the  At- 


Two  officers  have;'  been  added 
to    the   staff    of  the 

Headquarters  Company,  Women  s  Col.  James  Kamer  weaver  oi  year,  and  is  assigned 

Army  Corp":  stationed  at  Lawson '  General  Tactics  Section  of  The  In- j  jje  married  Virginia  Beile, 
TTiAiH  Fort  Benning.  They  are  Lt.lfantrv  School.  Presentation  of  theidaughler  of  Col.  C  K.  Berle,  com- 
rieiu,  „,^„or,v    T»P<;s'a\varH  was  made  bv  BrigT  Gen.  manding  officer  of  Barnes  Gen- 

Margaret  Wade,    company    mess ;au aid  made  ^y  Bng  ^"■•.^ral  Hospital  in  Vancouver  Bar. 

and  supply  officer,  and  Lt.  Juanita ;  George  H.  Weems,  assistant  com-,^^^j^^  Washington,  and  resides  ii 
E  Johnston,  assistant  special  serv-  mandant  of  The  Infantry  School,  ipo^t  Benning. 


.   7,0.  0  post  „tio„  h=s  be.„  .™,d.d  .0  U^Siir^JI^Z 

 .  ny,  Women  s  Col.  James  Ramer  Weaver  of  tnej^j^j^  y^^^.^  assigned  to  The 

stationed  at  Lawson '  General  Tactics  Section  of  The  In-j 


E.  Johnston,  assistant  special  s 
ice  officer  for  the  field. 

Lt.  Wade  served  with  the  WAC 
at  Bergstrom  Field,  Austin,.  Tex., 
and  Lt.  Johnston  was  assigned  to 
Lawson  Field  upon 


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at  a  batlal.v...  j.v.  1     „,  ... 

Infantry  I  *'"y  electric  magnet  em- 

The  award  was  made  to  Col. !  Plo^ed  to  remove  bomb  sphnters 
Weaver  for  the  part  he  played 
operations  of  the 
_  forces  in  North  Africa,  Nov 
her  8,  1942.  He  was  in  charge  of 
four  beach  making  boats  which 
were  assigned  the  task  of  locating 
and  marking  the  narrow  beaches 
for  the  night  landing  of  troops. 
The  coast  in  the  area  assigned  his 
boats  is  poorly  charted,  rocky  and 
has  a  bad  surf,  and  it  was  essen- 
tial that  the  assault  boats  hit  the 
right  spots  from  the  transport 
area  which  was  seven  miles  off 
shore. 

The  boat  which  he  was  in  had 
a  naval  speciah-st  with  four  men 
aboard  in  addition  to  two  army 
scouts.  It  v,^as  one  of  the  eight 
such  craft  markng  the  beaches  at 
Fedala,  Safi  and  Port  Tyranteg 
French  Morocco,  about  16  mi — 

from  Casablanca,  ^""^    mcer    than  Sonja 

Colonel  Weaver,  was  born  injcould  ever  be.  Em  sort  of  calmed 
1914  in  Manila,  Philippine  Islands.ime  down  a  bit,  but  I  knew  she 
land  is  the  son  of  Brig.  Gen.  and  j  didn't  feel  any  too  friendly  to 
Mrs.  J.  R.  N.  Weaver,  Lockwood     .  ,   „  ^ 

Ave.,  Columbus,  Ga.  1^"^'^     ^^'^"^'^^   ^^'^^ka"   we  were 

i    General  Weaver,  now  a  prisoner  i^'^o^^  to  meet.  Em  hid  her  feel- 
of  the  Japs  on  Formosa  Island,  ;ings  better  than  I  did.  It  wasn't 
jcomnianded  the  armored    forces; long  before  the  train  arrived  in 
'during  the  battle  of  the  Philip- igp^j^Qj, 
.  ;piens  and  was  decorated  with  the!     '    .'         , ,  , 
)r  :  Distinguished  Service  Cross  short- ;    ^^"J^  wouldn  t  be  through  for 
)^:iy  before  the  fall  of  Bataan.       jthe  afternoon,  we  figured,  so  Em 
^;«-EST  POINT  GKAD  land  I  headed  straight  for  the  of- 

^ Colonel  Weaver  was  graduated ;  fice  in  which  she  works.  We  took 
>r,from  West  Point  in  1936  and  as-; the  elevator  up  to  the  fifth  floor 

5^  .signed  to  the  29th  Infantry  at  FortL_^  „„,,v„^  Ji^   

5iBenning,  where  he  served  for  two  if ""^'^^'^  company  s  sign 
■^i  years.  The  following  year  he  wasi°own  the  hallway  when  we  got 


Shadows  which  are  an  asset  in 
protecting  a  scout  from  land  ob- 
serve.rs  are  a  liability  in  the  case 
of  air  attack  since  they  are  more 
conspicuous  than  the  man  or  ob- 
ject which  casts  them.  When  in 
danger  from  aerial  observation  fall 
flat  if  there  is  no  cover  to  seek. 

Colncldence- 

(Continued  From  Paec  4) 

.  Just  like  he"d  found  someone 
le"  I  waiting  for  him,  .someone  a  mil- 


Benning  —  —   ;  ,        „  , 

.  .years.  The  following  year  he  wasj°own  the  hallway 

assigned  to  The.  Infantry  School. loff.  I  knocked  on  the  door   

where  he  was  promoted  to  first  |  my  good  hand,  then  walked  right 
^  ^ 'XSoTn  1939  and  in  1940  he'^"-  '"I'm  a  friend  of  Mike  Flaher- 
^  served  as  assistant  adjutant  gen-jlJ'.  the  fellow  .who  used  to  call 
^  eral  and  executive  officer  of  the  Ion  Sonja,"  I  said  boldly.  ''Is  she 

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Special  .Service  School  at  Lexing-  i 
^  ton,  Ky.    Prior  to  that,  she  was 
a  company  commander  at  Daytona  : 
^  Beach.  Fla. 

^  Lt.  Wade,  a  native  of  Woburn, ' 
j4.  Mass.,  served  with  the  women's  i 
^  Navy  Auxiliary  during  V/orldj 
^r  war  I,  and  left  a  position  as  ac-: 
countant  with  the  Massachusetts; 
^  tactical  department  to  enter  the; 

q:wac. 

The  nev,'  assistant  special  sen.'- 
^  ice  officer.  Lt.  oJhnston,  is  a  grad- 
^:uate  of  Alabama  Polytechnic  .In- 
slitute,  where  she  majored  in 
^  home  economics.  Before  enlisting 
3  in  the  WAC  last  September,  she 
^  'served  as  home  demonsti-ation 
^  .  agent  with  the  U.  S.  Department 
^  'of  Agriculture.  Lt.  Johnston  is  a 
^  native  of  Auburn,  Ala.,  where  her 
)r;  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  G. 
^  Johnston,  reside.  '   

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J.  P.  STEVENS  KNGRAVING  CO. 


110  Peachtree  Street 


.Atlanta,  Ga'. 


SAVE  AT  SEARS 

Childrens  Paiamos 

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'Sizes  2  to  8         ^^^^^^^  C 


.^musing  prints  that  will 
take  the .  place  of  bedtime 
stories  for  sleep  -  battling 
youngsters.  Needs  no'ironing. 
Cotton  crepe  in  colorful 
juvenile  prints. 


Boy's  ^Fratemity-Prep' 

DRESS  SUITS  ff^ 

Sizes  10  to  17  ^  ^  95^ 


A  wide  variety  and  all 
good  values.  Lonir  wear- 
ing part  wool  rasslmcre-:. 
Tailored  w  H  h  served 
seams  and  five  strong 
Iwill  pockets.  Sir.jrle  and 
double  breasted  styles. 
Blue,  Ian  and  brown 
mixtures. 


Others  < 


$8.95 


'Classmote"  Royon  Slips  Jr.  Commando  Sweat  Shirt 


1 00 


Young  Miss  America  will  lore 
these  rayon  satin  slips  with 
ruffled  flounce  and  dainty 
trim,  brocaded  Jioudice.  Her 
mother  will  appreciate  their 
superior  quality.  Tearose  and 
white. 


Assorted  Colors 


79 


Toung  life  throws  out  »s 
chest  with  the  "Do-pr-Die" 
Commando  on  It,  Practical, 
M  Rshable  cotton  shirts.  Slses 
!  to  16. 

Others  59c  • 


Boys  JACKET  VALUE 

Handsome  Aviators  Style 


GENUINE  SUPPLE 
CAPESKIN  FRONT 


95 


Extra  warm  and  snug 
because  it  combines 
wind  -  defying  caj>e  - 
skin  and  cold-defyirJg 
wool.  Handsome  popu- 
1  a  r  aviator  styling. 
Corded  wool  sleeves 
and  back.  Cotton  flan, 
nel  lining.  Sizes  8 
to  18. 


Others  $3.19  to  $9.45 


'Boyville"  KNICKERS 


BOYS  TiES     Flannel  SHIRTS 


Knit  Cuff 
Bottoms 


Fullv  lined  cassiinpre  .  .  • 
famous  for  strentith  and  Imis 
wear,  as  well  as  eoort  looks. 
Full  cut  with  slurdy  twill  Im- 
ir.?.  Blue.  Brown.  Tan  antl 
Gray.  Sir.es  8  to  1G. 

Others  $2.29 


t  School  PANTS 


Lates  t  fall 
model  in  flue 
quality  felt. 
Snappy  band. 
Blue  and 
brown.  Six es 


For  School  o*'  Dress 


49< 


Assorted  pat- 
terns and 
stripes  in 
stunningr  color 
c  o  mbinations. 
Resilient  con- 
struction. 


^19 


B  i  sr  colorful 
plaids  "Boy  - 
V 1 1 1  e"  cotton 
flannel  shirts. 
C  o  n  V  e  rtiblc 
collar.  Choice 
of  tan.  brown, 
or  blue. ,  Sizes 
8  to  18. 


DRESS  SHIRTS  SPORT  SOCKS 


First  Lesson  in  Thriftmafic  . . .  Buy  War  Bonds  and  Stamps 


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Dial  3-43S1 


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