TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1943-
HART THROBS
Squadron V
I am opening my line tonight
with a request which follows im
mediately. WANTED — Enough
arsenic to kill a horse for the ex
termination of two roommates
who have absolutely no scruples
about stealing away one’s one and
only. Signed Lee (Jilted Again)
Patton.
It seems that Mr. Patton has
two roommates whom are cads—
well, one of them is a sterling
character, but at any rate, these
fiends treat Lee like a dog, and
especially when it comes to Lee’s
women.
If “Terrible Two” (it says
here( was so doggone good in the
review before last, why didn’t their
guideon bear the ribbons of “mil-
itaire par excellence” at last Sat
urday’s review ? The answer is sim
ple, boys—we did it again. Let’s
keep it up. But, I’ll tell you guys
something, the sections have been
looking rather sloppy of late, so
let’s remedy that, but quick.
What I want to know is: where
did Mr. James Parker’s art collec
tion which used to grace the walls
of his cubicle disappear to? The
Art lovers (?) in “C” ramp have
missed the works of Varga, Hur-
rell, Petty, and the other great
masters.
A/S Warren Bennett is wanted
for assault and battery. He tried
to scald a fellow student in the
swimming pool shower room last
Saturday. After the war is over,
he plans to open a turkish bath,
and let me assure you, he knows
is business. The fiend.
I hear that some of the boys
tried to shorten the road run the
other day by cutting across the
com fidld. A very corny (get it—
ouch) trick—they all got ours.
One bright lad turned to the fol
low in back of him to tell him to
keep his head do#n, and lo and
behold it was one of' the P. E.
instructors. Look, you guys, you
can’t get away with it, is doesn’t
help you a bit, and you might
get bitten by a snake doing it, so
why not just run the whole dis
tance and forget about it.
Maneuvers are coming up Sat
urday, and -we will do or don’t on
the field of “battle”. I can’t very
well say “do or die,” but what we
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Now that everybody has become
fairly accustomed to the army
routine after their last week-end,
let us turn our heads once more
to the higher things in life. Ahem!
Yes, the review last Saturday
was a smashing success and each
squadron hopes that the other’s
success was smashed! A certain
baby squadron is betting their
collective pants that they at least
came in second. Let’s have the
favorite on next week’s engage
ment if these tips are really the
“McCoy.”
That happy little fellow that
received the poem, “Dear Sweet
heart” last week, has dreamed up
a sonnet that seems to express the
thoughts floating around in the
typical aviation student’s mind.
Dearest,
I received your letter just the other
day,
You always seem to know just
what to say.
As I read it—’tis but a tiny
thing—
But I thought of a song that we
used to sing.
Yes, my darling, you are my
guide.
All through the day and in dreams,
by my side.
Your thoughts are incentive, your
words are good cheer—
And the things that I do, are your
credit my dear!
I start my day with the bugler’s
shrill blast,
Out to formation, then on to class.
You see my dear, that airmen today
Don’t get in their planes and just
fly away.
They run a course—much more
than a mile
And it’s plenty tough but they’re
back with a smile!
They study and work until the
day’s end.
Their minds and bodies—our land
to defend.
The score must be perfect, no
lower will do
And darling we’ll win—for our
side and you!
Keep the flowers blooming and the
smile that I love,
’Cause soon I’ll be back from the
skies up above.
Your letters, your thoughts and
the mem’ries we share
Are the thngs that I nedd for
my job in the air.
For ever yours—
do and the way that we do it Sat
urday will come in handy some
day, so let’s take it as seriously
as we would if it were the real
thing. When those planes come
over to strafe us, act as if they
had swastikas on them. When you
see the “enemy” make believe it’s
a Panzer division and act accord
ingly. Put everything into it, boys,
it’s one investment that will pay
off.
Well, that’s about all the dirt for
this time, fellows, so I’ll blow. Re
member: Keep your eyes mov
ing. (You might spot a blonde.)
U. of V. Publishes
Leaflets on Peace
Free or inexpensive leaflets
dealing with varying aspects of
the much discussed peace are list
ed in a booklet “Everybody and
the Peace,” published by the Uni
versity of Virginia Extension Di
vision.
In the 235 pamphlets listed are
publications of such organizations
as the American Council on Public
Affairs, National Planning Asso
ciation, and the World Peace Foun
dation. A few representative titles:
“Towards a United States of Eu
rope,” “Reports of the Commission
to Study the Organization of
Peace,” “European Agreements for
Post-War Reconstruction.”
In making the booklet generally
available, the University of Vir
ginia hopes it will prove of value
to persons preparing programs on
the subject of the peace to come
and the shape of the post-war
world, as well as to all who are
concerned to follow the trend of
thought in recent authoritative
statements on the subject. Copies
of “Everybody and the Peace” may
be obtained free of charge from the
Extension Division of the Univer
sity of Virginia, Charlottesville,
Va.
OBSERVATIONS OF THE
COMMANDING OFFICER
Squadron 3 has been very dili
gent in their activities. Every man
seems to be cooperating to the
fullest of their extent.
As a whole the detachment is
doing very good, but there are a
few exceptions.
The sections have improved in
their marching, but there is still
a tendency to be lax the moment
they are on the outer parts of the
campus.
I am very pleased with the show
ing that Squadron 3 made in the
parade last Saturday. Squadron 3
will prove to be competition for
the other squadrons.
Service Record
A/S George A. Martin
The purpose of these articles is
to better acquaint you with some
of the unusual backgrounds of a
few men of Squadron HI. I be
lieve we can truthfully promise
you some very interesting stories.)
It is only fitting that we start
with our highest ranking non
commissioned Officer. We would
like to introduce A/S Frederic J.
Rick, former first Sergeant of an
anti-tank company of the 89th Di
vision stationed at Canip Carson,
Colorado. Mister Rick is a five foot
eleven inch soldier, weighing 185
pounds, has brown hair, blue eyes,
and ruddy complexion. He has a
very noticeable military bearing
and an easy going manner. Mister
Rick is 26 years of age and was
born in Rock Falls, Illinois where
he attended school. While there he
participated in several inter-mu
ral sports activities, earning two
ribbons in swimming and a medal
in basketball. He also played High
School football., being on an un
defeated team three years in run
ning and personally making all
conference two successive years.
Mister Rick entered the Hlinois
National Guard on September 26,
1938 where he served until March
5th, 1941 when his unit was fed
eralized. At this time he went to
Camp Forest, Tennessee, in the
grade of Corporal.. While there,
he became proficient in the use
of small arms and machine guns.
In April, 1942, he was transfer
red to Fort Leonard Wood, Mis
souri, as a S-Sergeant and en
tered a Cadre School. Mister
Rick helped to organize the new
89th Infantry Division and was
appointed first Sergeant of an
anti-tank company when the Di
vision was stationed at Camp Car-
son, Colorado, a short time later.
The old 89th, of the last war had
a very colorful record, seeing
much action in France.
While at Camp Carson, which
incidentally is in the shadow of
Pike’s Peak, Mister Rick became
well versed in the art of moun-
tanious warfare and the usese of
Modem Infantry equipment. In
April, 1943, he began to realize
a life long ambition, that of be
coming a pilot. Applying for
Cadet training he was sent to
Sheppard Field, Texas. After
spending three weeks awaiting ap
pointment, he was assigned to
this station.
Mister Rick has been appoint
ed acting Adjutant of Squadron
III. "When questioned as to likes
or dislikes, he informed us that
his favorite food is Air Corps
chow, he thinks Texas is great,
but much too hot. His ambition
is to make the Army a career. We
wish him all success and remain
confident of his ability.
DUTY, HONOR,
AND COUNTRY
By A/S Alvin B. Cooler
Proposes Via Radio
And Gets the Gal
CAMP GRANT, HI.—Radio lis
teners who heard a soldier’s pro
posal of marriage broadcast from
coast to coast may be interested
to know that Helen Bams, 20, of
Milltown, N. J., answered yes.
A radio performer on a visit
to this camp asked soldiers to sub
mit messages to their loved ones.
Pvt. Joseph W. Moscar, 20, turned
in this:
“Helen, darling, I love you. Will
you marry me?”
Helen heard the broadcast. The
wedding will be during Joe’s next
furlough.
Today, then what? What does
tomorrow hold in store for us ?
Those are two questions that
carry weight in the controlling
of our future. Wc# may look at
tomorrow as a fatalist and say
let happen what may. If we were
to look at it as an optimist every
thing will be white. There is also
the pessimistic view point with
the thought that all will be black.
If we are either of those, no good
will come of it. We must possess
a bit of each. It is true that what
will happen tomorrow will hap
pen, and there is nothing that
can be done about it, but we can
govern the results. We do not
know if tomorrow will be black
or white, so to be on the safe side
we must prepare for the worst.
With this in mind we must still
hold the optimistic point and not
think of the black side too much.
We can govern the future by
planning the attack today. We
must always view the possibili
ties and make the necessary ar
rangements if they are to occur.
What we are doing here is plan
ning the attack, and making the
necessary arrangements. All we
do here must and will be done
well. What does not just concern
us alone, but the nation as a
whole. Your best friend; your
family may be effected indirect
ly or directly by the way we gov
ern ourselves now. We must be
good. The job that is to be ac
complished is a difficult one.
It is going to be a hard task,
the question of tomorrow, but it
must be faced. There is good in
all things, but it may have to be
uncovered. The bad will be weed
ed out in time. With a job in front
of us, a determined mind, and a
will to win, tomorrow can be con
quered in the proper fashion.
University of Wisconsin radio
station WHA is aiding in collection
of old radio sets for the army
air force training school at Madi
son.
Colgate university has introduc
ed a compulsory pre-induction
program of military drill and phy
sical conditioning requested by a
vote of the students.
Circling the Field
Squadron III
We have been introduced to our
officers, both commissioned and
student officers. Under their com
mand Squadron 3 is going to be
the crack squadron on this post.
What more proof is needed other
than the fact that at our first
parade we almost won the ribbons.
We think we can safely predict
that we will win them in the re
view Saturday.
The reason Howard W. Roberts
is running around in a daze is that
Mrs. Roberts (his wife) has arriv
ed. A very lucky man, yes, a very
lucky man, Howard. We hope she
will enjoy being here as much as
we do. Good luck.
Among the first new phrases
we’ve picked up are “open post”
and “release from quarters.” We
had our first release from quar
ters the other day. The first thing
everyone did was to run like he—
for the north gate. The only thing
about the north gate area that
disappointed us was the apparent
lack of young unaccompanied wom
en. When, are we going to get a
detachment of WAACs here? Talk
ing about women, will you fel
lows who have been here for a
while, kindly tell us where we
can get 200 dates for the dance
Saturday night? Does it pay to
run an ad in the Houston paper,
or have you tried it?
If ever, any of you men should
be walking along and suddenly
find yourself in the 5th or 6th
demension, don’t be afraid, the
world has not come to an end. It
is just our master magicians Wil
liam L. Rowles and Herbert Ros
kind. They have both been on the
stage for some time and they are
so good that they can take your
socks off without taking off your
shoes.
Just in case it is of any inter
est to you, your reporters for
Squadron 3 are George A. Martin,
Martin E. Ismert, Jr., and John
V. Micles. Let us in in on any in
formation you might have and
we’ll write it up.
With all the talent we have here
in Squadron 3 we should be able
to drum up a nice show. We have
pianists, clarinet players, harmoni
ca players, etc. Two of the boys
who are famed for blowing the
Brass Reeds (Harmonicas) are
Kerwood M. Jackson and Peter J.
Giglieta. The latter is also a
Lialect artist. Let’s all get togeth
er some time and put on a show.
The Nazi “Gauleiter” for the
Baltic States has ordered the re
moval of all church bells as a total
mobilization measure.
Page 3
Gen. Patton Writes To Ten-Year-Old
Boy Who Wanted to Get Into Army
PROPWASH
Squadron II
Telegram honors of the week
goes to Vincent “Guriy” Mefford.
“Darling am leaving Wednesday”
Love, Margaret. Wouldn’t I like
a Western Union!
Two new nicknames have been
coined. William “Snuffy” Rice and
George “Tailgunner” Wright are
the tagged gentlemen. Its all in
fun and they seem to enjoy it.
The ants played a minor role in
Saturday’s Review. Clyde B. Payne
found himself astride a hill of the
pesky insects at Parade Rest. He
was beseiged and up they climbed.
Well—what could you have done?
Henry “Hank” Davies set a
mark to shoot at one the 1.6 mile
road run. He ran the track in a
fast 8:31. Hot competition is being
given by Willard H. Sellers who
lacked one second of equalling
Hank’s feat. That looks like run
ning from here.
A model of the Lockheed “Hud
son” Reconnaissance Bomber is be
ing built by Charles W. Stricher.
He’s doing a neat job on this solid
miniature and a little more time
will see it completed.
Despite the strains of a week-end
pass in Bryan George S. Walling
ford and Grant W. Terrell came
tearing around thp comer for Sun
day evening chow. What were the
“smirky” expressions for, gentle
men?
TURRET TIPS
Squadron I
Have you heard? No, this cor
respondent is not starting a rum
or, but he came across this note
of news recently. A few of the
boys in flight C, namely, Chuck
Walters, Jim Whitson, Johnnie
Weller, and Owen Ward, got the
brilliant idea that this campus
would be a good place to have a
Coca-Cola Spotlight Band program.
Having such a large number of
service men stationed here, this
campus would seem to be an ideal
spot for such an event. Corres
pondence is now taking place to see
what possibility there is of ar
ranging to have one of the pro
grams come to Texas A. & M.
And then there is Sid Smith of
Flight 11 who stayed after geo
graphy class. But he wasn’t talk
ing to the teacher. No, he was just
sitting there, head back, mouth
open, eyes closed, sleeping sound
ly. But some boor went back and
woke him from his reverie. Too
bad.
Latest suot for discovering mus
ical talent of a vocal nature is in
the shower rooms. With the water
running, the men’s ears plugged
up, with those resonant accoustics,
the tones are great. Still needed are
a first tenor and a baritone who
can harmonize or, at least, carry
a tone. When the select group is
worked into shape, they will prob
ably fill ‘in with a number while
the band is changing music at one
of the detachment assemblies.
Holding the Sqadron 1 spotlight
of the week is A/S Raymond
Waski. Before becoming one of
the chosen lot fo young gentlemen,
Mr. Waski was a civil service air
plane inspector working for the
government checkin planes. His
work entailed his flying numerous
and sundry ships such as the AT -6,
AT-11, AT-18, B-25, and the B-17.
His flying time numbers in the
neighborhood of 1400 hours. That
is a lot of flying experience, eh,
what, men?
It is going to happen on the 18 th
of June. And we’re not talking
about the Wing Ball. What .’t is,
we don’t know; sort of mysterious
isn’t it ?
Apparently Squadron 1 is the
sole, unchallenged holder of the
detachment basketball title. Squad
ron 3 intimates, however, that they
have a group of athletes over there
in BizelL Perhaps there is still
competition to be had. If not, the
group was planning to arrange a
game with some of the marines.
(Is this official, or is it just the
opinion of Squadron 1? Ed.
Newest innovation of the Squad
ron, the S. I. O. Club, has been
growing rather rapidly. With Doug
McDonald being one of the group’s
founding fathers, it’s popularity
has spread throughout the Squad
ron, and so the morning P. E. class
is clamoring for a chapter. For
some reason or another the club
is most popular on those days that
the men run the long road run,
and is least popular in those days
that the men are to play volley
ball or basketball.
Big business has been thriving in
room 37, the Flight canteen. Stock
ing a line of candy bars including
a box of Hershey’s, Mounds, and Oh
Henrys, the turnover of goods has
been quite startling.
Mr. Quick, Squadron Command
er, had this to say about last
Saturday’s parade. “From my
point of view, you looked good,
men; but we won’t know the re
sults until the review coming up
this weekend.”
School Mate of
M. Chiang in Waves
OXFORD, Ohio.—Lieut. Bernice
D. Lill, executive officer for the
WAVES at the naval training sta
tion at Miami University here,
once was a fellow student of Mme.
Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of the Chi
nese Generalissimo, at Wellesley
College. For the past fourteen
years Lieutenant Lill has been
registrar at Sweet Briar College.
BOXES ARE PLACED FOR
HOSIERY COLLECTION
Women of College Station are
asked to bring silk or Nylon hos
iery contributions to the war ef
fort to the Red Cross production
rooms where two boxes have been
placed or to Luke’s Grocery, where
one box is maintained, according
to Mrs. Manning Smith, hosiery
collection chairman. The boxes
were made by Girl Scouts of
Troops 2 and 6.
EL PASO, Texas.—Gen. George
S. Patton, Jr., wrote a 10-year-old
El Paso boy who wants to be an
Army mascot that “you can be
sure that during your lifetime
there will be more wars, and I feel
convinced that being a boy from
Texas you will give a good ac
count of yourself when the time
comes.”
The lad, Bill Patton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Patton of this
city, had written the colorful Unit
ed States armored force command
er, recently in action in North Af
rica, offering his services as a
mascot and recalling that his par
ents’ ancestors came from Lon
donderry, Ireland, had asked if
they were any relation.
“Please answer this letter,” Bill
wrote, “so I can brag to the kids
in school.”
Thursday, two months later, this
answer was received from General
Patton:
“My Dear Bill:
“Thank you very much for your
letter, but while I have the great
est admiration for the Irish, I can
not say I have any ancestors from
Londonderry, although my grand
father, Gen. O. S. Patton, did fight
in the Civil War on the Confeder
ate side. I believe that he was the
youngest General in the Confeder
ate Army. He was killed when he
was 26. Unfortunately, I cannot
claim to be the youngest General
in our Army by a great many
years.
“I certainly hope that by the
time you grow up that we will be
in a period of peacetime, but you
can be sure that during your life
time there will be more wars, and
I feel convinced that being a boy
from Texas, you will give a good
account of yourself when the time
comes.
“Thanking you for your letter,
I am most sincerely,
“G. S. PATTON, JR.,
“Lieutenant General, United States
Army, Commander.”
JAP INTERNEES SAID TO
HAVE PLENTY OF MEAT
LO SANGELES.—While Cali
fornians recently were experienc
ing a critical meat shortage, Jap
anese evacuees at a Pot§on, Arjz.,
relocation center were enjoying
ample meat rations at least three
times a week, a Dies congression
al sub-committee investigating
Japanese-American loyalty was
told Tuesday.
On January 1, 1943, there were
25 million A ration books for pas
senger cars in the hands of con
sumers, 6,400,000 of the B books,
and 3,600,000 C books.
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