SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1943-
HART THROBS
Squadron V
I was just over m A ramp, but
it was a little damp there so I
blew, but quick! Whenever I want
something to write about, I just
step over to A ramp, and I either
.get news or get killed!
-THE BATTALION-
Better late than never, I always
say—what do you always say? At
any rate, I wish to let all know
that we have a new pap in the
squadron. Namely, “Stride” Strick
land, who is the father of a brand
ned baby girl. Congratulations,
“Daddy.”
The latest belly ache seems to
be a little trouble with passes. I
am not uninitiated, but that’s
“woah.” Sherman was right. But
remember, they are trying to , be
as fair as possible to us.
There seem to be quite a few
casualties due to the methods used
in basketball. Bob “Grit” Critten
den suffered a sprained ankle, and
was taken to the hospital today.
There’s more than one way to get
out of drill. Also injured in today’s
battle was “Woman Killer” Broyles,
who got something in his eye—a
finger. Here’s hoping you guys get
well soon.
Looks as if we have neighbors—
the infantry and the ack-ack boys
who have just moved into Foster
“Bat-house”. Those poor guys.
From the looks of it, somebody
is going to have a heap big water
melon feast tonight. I saw some
of the lads carrying that tasty fruit
of various sizes into their respec
tive ramps. Think I’ll drop around.
Cpl. Tyler threatens to annihi
late those guys who keep picking
up his “limosine” (he calls it) and
hiding it from him.
What happened to “Blondie”
Steger the other day in study hall ?
He was sitting there studying (?),
and all of a sudden he rose nearly
to the ceiling uttering a blood
curdling scream. What happened,
chum?
No matter what the situation is
—good or bad—in this case bad,
you’ll always find one guy that
likes it. Immediately after P. E.,
“Bojo” Rogers, of all things, likes
to drill. Ah, well—what’s the use.
Well, fellas, I’m blowing this
joint, I’ve got a math test tomor
row. Be seein’ ya.
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ACTD NEWS
-Page 3
RUDDER
DUST
by A/S Jack E. Shaw
Foster Hall is again being inhab
ited by the army but this time by
men selected to take the Army
Specialized Training Program.
They hail from homes located in
every part of the country. One
man comes from the rugged coast
of Maine while his buddy’s home
state is Pennsylvania—he admits
that Pittsburg is smoky. Maybe we
could use some of that smoke for
clouds! The group at Foster come
mainly from the 97th Division at
Camp Swift and from Camp Hulen,
all located ‘Deep in the Heart of.’
Yeah, oncle Zeke’s is a roamin’
around again and he happened in
on my friend and yourn, John
(Stinky) Ogle who was writing a
letter to his one and only. He
looks up with a dazed expression
and says, “Say ol’ boy, how do you
spell license?” Wonder if it’s
‘dog,’ ‘fishing’ or ‘marriage?’
One more comes from the Martin
boys over in Squadron Two. It
seems that Loren is positively set
to take that fatal step, but on sec
ond thought it might not be so
fatal either—at least judging by
that pretty little miss.
Zeke was almost blinded by the
glare from all of those shiny brass
whistles that about every other
student officer of the “Snappy
Two” wears. You can’t miss hear
ing the whistles over near Pur-
year. What do you fellows use —■
liquid Glo-Coat, I’ll bet!
Just another kind thought and
congratulations to the Men’s
Choral group who has been prac
ticing religiously over in the Y. M.
C. A. chapel. Pianist Robert Comp
ton reports that the library of
selections now includes some from
the Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanian’s
outfit. The fellows are really good
and you can look forward to a
pleasant surprise at their first
performance.
Replacing Lieutenant Kelly who
was transferred to another post,
Lieutenant Troy Pickens took over
the “Master of ^Ceremonies” job at
our last assembly meeting with
great ease and aplomb. Although
the hall was a wee bit stuffy be
cause of a failure in the “air-
conditioning,” Captain Hill’s unfail
ing wit provided a splendid
‘weather beater.’ I know that we
all worked hard to make last week’s
review the best ever offered by
the detachment, so why not “take
a pul-enty deep seat in the saddle”
and make it the first in a series of
many!
Always a source of awe and
amazement is that eternal shine on
band leader Leo Fedigan’s brogans.
When 'yours truly’ tried to find
out his secret, he just sat there
and kept drinking his milk! They
say if you feed him enough ‘cow’
he might possibly slip you his
formula—that is, if you can get
that much!
Some one told oncle Zeke that
Messrs. Witt and Wright of ramp
6 in Puryear, are seriously consid
ering joining the “WAGS”. How
ever, only if they need some A-
Number-One Police Dogs.
PROP WASH
Squadron II
Thursday evening was banner
night for softball practice. Over
twice the number of men usually
out were on the field and raring
to go. There are plenty of aspirants
for the positions. Two teams are
going to be formed so it appears
that everyone who is willing to get
out and hustle will get to play.
You might be thinking of an ap
propriate name for each team. By
the latter part of next week both
teams will be in action to uphold
the name of Squadron II. Let’s
get in there and scrap!
At last! We have something to
report other than weddings. Not
that they aren’t news, but today
there is a mark on the other side
of the ledger. Larry McKee receiv
ed word from his home in Joplin,
Missouri that he is the father of a
first rate baby boy. Mr. McKee
hasn’t dicided yet whether he wants
his soli to join the Air Corps.
Jimmy Oliver, a clarinetist in
the band, is back with us following
his emergency furlough. We are
glad to ha,ve him back and hear
that things at home are OK.
George Wallingford has asked
(See PROP WASH, Page )
ACTD STAFF
Alvin B. Cooter Editor-in-Chief
Jack E. Shaw Managing Editor
Fred J. Rosenthal Associate Editor
Alan E. Goldsmith Associate Editor
Joseph E. Platt Sports Editor
James Kizziar Sqd. One Editor
Max E. Stump Ed-itor Sqd. Two
Martin E. Ismert.... Sqd. Three Editor
William R. Peters .... Squadron V Editor
WEDDING BELLS
A/S Fred B. Wiegman of
Squadron 1 has become the tar
get of one of Dan Cupid’s ar
rows. All his friends are invit
ed to attend the festivities of
this occasion. The ceremony will
be held at the North Gate Meth
odist Church Saturday at 2:00
p.m.
DEADINE LOOMS ON INSUR
ANCE MINUS PHYSICAL
Midnight August 10 is the dead
line! Before that date all students
stationed at 308th College Training
Detachment have an unusual op
portunity—a Chance they could get
nowhere in a far less hazardous
civilian life—that of buying life
insurance without a physical ex
amination.
The right to obtain this low-
cost, high-value National Service
Life Insurance can be exercised
now by new applicants ( by old-
timers who wish to increase small
er policies to the $10,000 maxi
mum, or by any soldier formerly re
jected from buying insurance on
any grounds.
From August 10 on, ail applicants
for National Service Life Insur
ance who have been in the service
for more than 120 days, must pass
a rigid physical examination to ob
tain even a one thousand dollar
National Service Life Insurance
policy or to raise their present
policies.
The fact that more than 90 per
cent of the military personnel
within the Eighth Service Com
mand carry National Service Life
Insurance proves its desirability
and value.
See your Life Insurance Officer
for details, today!
Spotlight on Sports
By BILL PLATT
Plans are going rapidly forward
for the formation of a larger soft-
ball league in the Detachment. The
playoff in the four team league
that has just gotten started will
be played Monday evening. The
new league will consist of two
teams from each Squadron. This
will give more men a chance to
play softball and also will create
more interest in the league. Further
plans will be released in the next
issue.
Squadron I and Squadron V are
roosting atop the Bomber league
at the present time and they will
battle on Monday evening for the
championship. The league was
short-lived but the new organiza
tion will be fore interesting for
everyone. The last evening of play
before the new league starts will
also see Squadron II and Squadron
III playing off a tie that they are
in at the present time for second
place in the standing.
Softball seems to be gaining in
terest in the Detachment and in a
very short time enthusiasm should
be running high and some fast
softball and good entertainment
will be provided by the tleague.
From the looks of the activity
on the drill field on Thursday even
ing not one of the Squadrons will
have any trouble getting together
two teams. Every American boy
has played softball or baseball
sometime during his life and
whether or not you have exception
al skill in the game you now have
a chance to complete in the sport.
The Squadron managers will be
glad to see everyone that wishes to
participate report for practice and
if you are a fan here is a splen
did opportunity to play.
Every man in the Detachment
who is interested in golf is going
to have an opportunity to take part
in a tournament coming up soon.
The plans have been cooked up
by Squadron II’s athletic officer,
Edward O. Martin, and under the
supervision of Lt. Segrest, new of
ficer in charge of Physical Edu
cation, a detachment tournament
is being worked out. Squadron II
kicks the lid off the new sport
Saturday afternoon when 24 mem
bers of their Squadron tangle in
a Blind Bogey playoff. The Squad
ron champs will be determined and
the top four men will represent the
Sqaudron in the Detachment play
off. The golfers are to tee off
at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Plans are going forward to have
the other Sqaudrons hold tourna
ments the following weekend and
when each group has its top four
men seede dthe grand finale will
take place. A beautiful trophy is
(See SPOTLIGHT, Page 4)
DRIFTING
By A/S Fred J. Rosenthal
First Flight
Your letter came today; you’re all
aglow,
You’ve made your first flight now
at last, it seems,
Your pen rushed thru the very
words you wrote
Of this fulfillment of your boyish
dreams;
The lift you felt when rising from
the earth,
Your spirit, too, soared thru the
heaven’s blue,
“I can’t explain it, Mom,” you say
to me,
“It’s like another life, some chap
ter wholly new;.”
Yes, son, I too, am thinking now
Of “first flights” made by you and
all the rest—
Mothers of sons and daughters
know full well
The feeling when their babes first
leave home nests;
The first time fledglings shyly try
their wings—
First premonition that too soon
home ties must part,
Yes, son, I know and understand
too well
What first flight means to every
mother’s heart!
—from a mother’s letter to
one of the boys that are
now flying.
Questions That Require No
Answer
Why does the bugle have to blow
so early in the morning?
You believe me, don’t you?
Will you accept my check?
Help! Help! It’s Terrible!
Why don’t those slack sporting
women profit from the experience
of us men? We found out long ago
that wearing our breeches too tight
can result only in a tragic bending.
Good Starts Toward Bad Finish
O, Sweetheart, not for anything
in the world would I . . .
Revised Quotation
Absence makes the heart go
wander.
This Changing World
A young man now calls his girl
to his apartment to show her his
induction notice.
TURRET TIPS
Squadron I
Although it isn’t exactly milit
ary, they say that the rowdy boys
of academic flight 12 were “crab
bing” into the wind while march
ing back from class the other af
ternoon. That’s one way of keeping
from being blown off your course,
eh, what, Mr. Porrier?
Charles Wright of the “Compo
site” flight says, when he heads
for the flying field that he gets
the same empty and upset feeling
in his viscera that he gets when
he is called upon to make a speech
in English class.
Hanger talk of late has touched
upon those swell landings the boys
have been making while still forty
feet off tfye ground. Tell us about
it, Mr. Tanner.
Chief griper and reformer of
Squadron one, Jim Terrell, now
would like to point out the fact
that civilians have been issued ex
tra rations of sugar recently and
that we are now being cut so that
there will be no sugar available to
go with tfie supper cereals. So
don’t pass the “Wheaties” this
way, men.
When Robert Vallier, instructed
by Mr. Jordan, was told to jump
the other afternoon, he immediate
ly pulled his ripcord and then
struggled to get out of the plane.
How about that, Bob?
Random ramblings . . . Nominat
ed as outstanding volley ball play
er of the squadron is Mearl Winkel
as named by his roomy, Bill Wil
liams . . . Gullible Don Harts-
sough is still worrying about those
letters that are on the way to the
home folks . . . about those vices
which he has taken up of late .
. . Mr. Lesartre of Flight 13 is
convinced that he will make a great
navigator, and “hot-pilot”. Imber-
none heartily agrees with him. .. .
Randy Beard is still wondering if
they are going to start a Wing
bridge tournament, it would be so
much less strenuous than the road-
runs ... You knew of course that
anyone can play bridge, but it
takes a cannibal to throw up a
hand.
Here’s a plea for Flight C. With
that sun still beating down on the
roof of Mitchell hall, the tempera
ture on the third floor has been
soaring to record heights. Robert
LOSS OF PRIVILEGES
A/S George A. Martin
The Post Office Department has
ruled that the free mail privilege
is applicable only to personal let
ter mail in its usual and generally
accepted form, including messages
on post cards, sent by the mem
bers of the armed forces. The priv
ilege does not apply to correspond
ence from wives or other relatives
nor to any matter sent to the per
sonnel of the military or naval
f^-ces by persons who are not
members of such forces.
The name of the sender, his
grade or rating, the designation of
the service to which he belongs,
and the word “Free” MUST BE IN
THE HANDWRITING OF THE
SENDER.
Our attention has been called to
the fact that some service men
still indulge in the practice of put
ting their return address on en
velopes, writing the word free on
them and then sending them to
their wives or sweethearts for
them to use for their own person
al correspondence. This practice
must stop or service men will have
the privilege of free mail taken
away from them. When you stop
and realize how much you save in
postage each month you can un
derstand how much it would mean
to you to have to buy your own
stamps. We feel sure that your
family or relatives can afford to
spend the small sum of three cents
when they write to you, and that
they need not stoop to the practice
of taking advantage of something
that is not rightfully theirs. The
next time the wife asks you to
send out her greeting cards this
way remember what you have at
stake and advise her to buy stamps.
The free mail privilege does not
apply to any invitations or wed
ding announcements or any like
matter. It is not to be used for Air
Mail, newspapers, books, maga
zines, or circular letters. No par
cels, packages, or merchandise of
any kind may be sent postage free,
but must bear the prescribed
amount of postage.
To preserve the privilege of free
mail learn to use it properly and
remember you have the right to
prevent its abuse by anyone. Al-
GREMLIN GAB
By Alan E. Goldsmith
Since some of the sections have
•'been having their supervised study
periods in the College Library,
there has been an outburst of read
ing going on. You can even find
the boys reading stuff from Psy
chology to Gynecology.
What are the mattresses doing
on the roof of Hart Hall ? It
seems that they have been there
for some time, exposed to the sun
and the sudden outbursts of rain.
Hearty slaps on the back to the
bandsmen who were hard at work
on the drill field as this issue goes
to press. It takes determination
to put in the extra time that they
do during the C.Q. period.
Sights worth seeing: The non-
coms and officers taking their cal
isthenics just like the rest of us.
It’s not as easy as it looks under
the Texas sun.
Walton, Bob Wagoner, and George
Walker, along with the rest of the
boys, look with covetous eye on
the empty basement rooms.
Pet Peeves of the H.Q. C. Q.:
The boys who always want per
mission to go over to the “Y” to
make ‘an urgent phone call’ . . .
When do I get my chow? . . . My
bedroom feels like a boiler room . .
We like the streamlined type—
the kind that have no resistance if
you give them enough hot air.
His mom had told him his wed
ding night would be the most beau
tiful in all his life, so he sat up all
night looking out the window.
(See GREMLIN GABS, Page 4)
(More Air Crew News Follows)
ways address your letters in your
own handwriting and be sure to
put your full return address on it.
The word free must be in your
own writing and at no time will a
letter be accepted if it is printed.
The practice of “dressing up” your
letters with fancy printing must
be stopped if we are to preserve
the privilege of FREE MAIL.
DR. N. B. McNUTT
DENTIST
Office in Parker Buildim;
Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas-
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