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SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1943 THE BATTALION PAGE 3 PROP WASH Squadron II Stump, Max E. The change of officers in Squa dron II effects the following men. Harold Brink is now group adju tant, Jack Wright was advanced to squadron adjutant, and Buford Witt is Flight C’s new sergeant. Our first daily open rank inspec tion was held Thursday and the officer’s comments were very fa vorable. All flights looked good. Take care of the few things that were mentioned that needed to be corrected and keep the squadron in tip-top shape for all forma tions. Everyone has passed the half way mark of their flying instruc tion and most of the first check flights are over. “Just call me tail- gunner” is the frequent remark but don’t let that worry you. We have a week to go and in that time a lot can be done before the final check ride. Flight I had a rare experience and a pleasant surprise as they entered the room Monday to take the C. A. R. quiz. There stood a pretty bit of the feminine half of the world to conduct the test. After the bewildered and curious looks came off the faces of the students they proceeded to do justice to the exam. More than once some one asked, “Are you going to be our permanent instructor?” Raymond Cronquist designed and adorned himself with an extra special edition of the identifica tion plate which is worn on our shirts. The size is five by eight. “With this card”, he says, “you can’t go wrong”. Hedge Hopping Squadron IV A trio of very disappointed young men last Sunday evening were Misters Burgner, Higginbot- tom and King. The story goes something like this; as these young men were strolling down the street, they were accosted by three (See HEDGE HOPPING, Page 4) K* LOUPOT’S ! \ A Little Place and a Big Saving! For COMFORT and SMART STYLING CHANGE TO . . 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Over 50 orchestrations have been procured and they’re all hits with plenty of the “solid stuff.” Arrangers such as Carmichael, Ma son, Mercer and Artie Shaw’s ar rangements are featured in con junction with “Today’s Tunes.” The rhythm section shines bright ly with Frank (Krupa) Callahan on the skins, David C Campbell on the swing guitar, Bob Compton tickling the ivories and Otha K. McCain with eight years of dance band work to his credit, is working on the dog house. Tapping out the “first four” is David Onstead who plays a wicked slip-horn af ter the band gets the beat. Watch for Dave in “Sentimental Over You.’’ Really ridin’ on that “gob stick,” is Jimmie Oliver (the Shiek) accompanied by Bob Lanmb on the blast horn. Watch the next edition for a complete list of the band mem bers! DRIFTING By A/S Fred J. Rosenthal THE BOY NEXT DOOR Missing in action, thus we read In the paper of today; He used to be the boy next door Who shared in our childhood play. And little did we comprehend As we heard that laughter ring, How quickly the youth and fun would pass. . . Of all the future would bring. A gallant flyer. ... O, so young, Missing in action, they say; The loving hearts who bravely wait, Please comfort them, God, we pray. JEST IN PASSING The Duce will always have one claim to fame—a bust in his life time. Hitler’s annual summer offen sive against Russia again appears to be bogging down. The poorest specimens of fish are the sel-fish. PUZZLED After spending six months in an army camp gathering material for a book, Uncle Looie can’t de cide which would be the more in teresting topic—the private life of a general or the general life of a private. THOUGHT PROVOKERS Flames in the fireplace. Rain on the roof. An easy chair. Home—when away from it. A full moon. The girl you left behind. AMUSING MUSING A news item mentions a 20 year litigation over a chimney location. My aunt says she has been trying unsuccessfully longer than that to relocate the smoking chimney she is compelled to live with, but he won’t budge from the living room. D AFF YNITION S Conceit: Girl with a wooden leg wearing an ankle bracelet. So help me, I saw it. Aggie of ’40 Named As Post Engineer Captain Fred C. Sandlin of the Corps of Engineers has been named post engineer of the Marfa AAF Advanced Flying School, it was announced by the school’s Com manding Officer, Col. George Hart man. Capt. Sandlin reported to the Marfa Air School on July 26, suc ceeding Capt. Calvin G. Miller. The 26-year old new post en gineer is a graduate of San Angelo High School and received a bach elor’s degree in civil engineering from A. & M. in 1940. Before en tering the Corps of Engineers in January, 1941, he was an engi neer at Beaumont with the state highway department. Jack E. Shaw Editor-in-Chief Alan E. Goldsmith .... Managing: Editor Fred J. Rosenthal Associate Editoi Max Stump Associate Editor I ( George Martin Associate Editor J Max E. Stump Editor Sqd. Two | p Editor Martis E. Ismert Editor Sqd. Three I Joseph Ledbetter Editor Sqd. Four I Spotlight on Sports By BILL PLATT Bonds Away By A/S Jack E. Shaw G. I.’s ON RADIO Service Command coverage is now assured GI’s eager to hear their own radio show and chare in its prizes. “What’s Your Name, Soldier?” the official radio show of the Eight Service Command, is now being carried over 42 additional stations in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and Louisiana. Texas Quality Network stations (WFAA, WBAP, WOAI, KPRC) will continue scheduling the show at 7 p. m., CWT, each Saturday. Don’t miss it men!! Some soldier stars on the July 31 show, were Sheppard Field’s Cp. Jasper Homyak, violinist, and Camp Hulen’s Cpl. Howard G. Si mons, pianist. IF YOU CAN’T GO OVER, COME ACROSS BUY WAR BONDS! WAR IS OVER!! If it were in your power to end this War 1 minute, 1 hour or 1 day sooner, you would do it. For in that 1 minute, 1 hour or 1 day that the war is prolonged, may be the time that the one who is dear est to you is taken. Help prevent this by buying War Bonds! A STAMP’S A BULLET, A BOND’S A GUN. BUY THEM BOTH TILL THE WAR’S WON!! Remember this men, that the lit tle allotment that is coming out of your check is buying a bond for you and that the man with War Bonds will be tomorrow's man with confidence. Circling the Field Squadron III A/S Rudolph Kunda enjoyed a peom a friend sent him recently, so he passed it along to us. My Dog Tag and Me As I lay down to sleep last night, I heard my doy tag say; “Don’t worry, I’m your friend, my lad, I’m with you night and day. And if death should ever part us, Don’t let it make you blue, For I’ll prove that I’m faithful, By going home for you.” Now it’s my dog tag’s faithful, And goes where’er I roam; But I sure will do my damndest To beat my dog tag home. A/S Robert (papa) McKinnon was presented with a six pound, fourteen ounce future cadet Sun day morning, August 1st at 6:17 A. M. in the Planes Hospital, Lubbock, Texas. The young edi tion to the McKinnon family was named Robert Allan. The mother and baby are doing fine. Here is the official list of pro motions for this squadron in the Detachment as promised to you in last Saturday's issue: A/S F. J. Rick, Wing Comman der; A/S K. M. Jackson, Group II Adj; A/S E. R. Thompson, Squadron III Commander; A/S B. B. Lomis, Squadron IH Adj; A/S R. R. McKinnon, Lt., Flight B; A/S P. R. Garaffo, Serg, Flight B. There is a new collection box atop the mail box in Bizzell Hall for old tooth-paste and shaving -cream tubes. The box is swelling repidly, so help it along. It will go towards “National Offense.” Physical Training Instructor to A/S Owen McCarthy: “Did you take a shower last night?” — “Why no sir, is there one mis sing?” Here’s an old standby, but it’s still good. Mr. J. Warren Johnson: “Mr. Elkins, is that your cigar ette butt on the floor?” — “No sir, you saw it first!” A/S Oscar L. Price believes if a Canary bird is run through a mind grinder, “Cracked Tweet” will come out. The committee for the Wing Ball has been progressing nicely. A/S James R. Marengo of this Squadron has been placed in charge of the committee for deco rating Sbisa Hall. A/S Kieth L. Johnson believes the reason a soda cracker was crying, was because his mother was a ’’wafer” awhile. See you again two days nearer VICTORY. School of engineering at Man hattan college recently celebrated its golden jubilee. This week on the sports front the activities have been rolling along and the enlarged athletic program is getting well underway. Volley-ball was the main issue of the week. Squadrons II and III tangled on Tuesday and Thursday evening with the former coming out on top in the series with three games out of five. On Tuesday evening Squadron III took two out of three games but Thursday eve ning Squadron II racked up two games in a row. Squadron II won their games by 21-7, 15-8, and 15- 6. Squadron III took their two wins by the scores if 21^11 and 21- 19. Next week will see more com petition in the volley-ball league. The men who have been clipping off fast time on the long road runs are going to have a chance to show their skill Tuesday afternoon at 4 p. m. feach Squadron has picked at least twenty men to represent them and the intersquadron meet between Squadron II, III, and IV should be something to come out and watch. The cross country run ners will start at the northeast corner of the drill field. They will run to the creamery and do the regular 1.6 mile run that is done in P. E. and then finish at the starting point. Each of the Squa drons should have some speedy runners and the event will be decided by the total score the teams compile. Squadron II has captured all the meets held in P. E. classes but they will have to go some to take the crown Tuesday. Gordon C. Cuneo of Squadron II ran the 1.6 miles in 8.08 in P. E. and that is the second fastest time for the course by either the Aggies or the Air Corps. The best time for the course is only one second better than Cuneo’s and it is held by a Squadrcn V man who shipped recently. Winifred Davies and Willard Sellers, also of Squa dron II have very good time with an 8.20 to their credit for the 1.6 miles and will be near the top at the finish. This afternoon Squadron IV has their golf competition at the Bry an Country Club and they are scheduled to tee off at 2 p. m. The newest Squadron has a large num ber of entries and among them a number of fine golfers. One of the best is probably Kenneth Pheiffe. The lad has a hat full of medals and has won a couple of open tournaments on the West coast. He has already pared the course and is expected to dome some fan cy shooting this afternoon. Next week end, if plans are not changed, the grand finale will take place with Squadron II, III, and IV ta king part. Squadron II now has their ten nis team picked and are ready to take on some competition. The De tachment has some fine players and some good matches should be had. The main difficulty involved is that many of the men do not have their rackets here but enough do have to provide some fast enter tainment for tennis fans. James Crandall, Frank Farr, Bill Chest nut, Stanley Dame, Alvin Dallad, and Frank Lane compose the Squadron II team. Ceiling Zero A/S George A. Martin VOLLEY-BALL LEAGUE Squadron II 3 Squadron III 2 Squadron IV 0 pet. .600 .400 .000 Aero Antics By Alan E. Goldsmith The hard-hitting Airacobra— Jap and Nazi airmen and ground units are faced with the deadly ire power when they meet up with the present U. S. and Russian pi loted Bell P-39 Airacobras, in ac tion in Russia, Africa and the Southwest Pacific. In the wings are four .30 ca libre guns, toed-in to concentrate fire on an arbitrary target point ahead of about 250 yards. In the nose and synchronized to fire through the prop, are two .50 ca libre guns. Extending through the hollow prop hub is a .37mm. can non, the heaviest carried by any single-engined fighter in the world. It fires both armor-piercing and high explosive projectiles. The cannon, like the “fifties”, is free firing and the pilot may open up on his target from as far away or as close as he desires. Competition for the Gremlins! News comes from the San Ange lo Army Air Base, Texas, of the birth of the Bombi AAF counter parts of the famous RAF Grem lins. Bombi and Brothers are ex- I am attempting to take over for George A. Martin, whose wife is coming to College Station to night. As in the case of most good newspapermen, George did not have his copy ready tonight, and was caught by the old dead line jitters. So, here goes. Lieutenant Richard Ryan of the U. S. Air Corps wrote in the June issue of “Flying” what it was like to take a “wash ride” during his Cadet Training period. Lt. Ryan says in the training of Army fliers, there are three main causes of failures. It is on these that eliminations are based. If the Cadet is unable to co-ordinate prop erly, if he is dangerous to himself and to others while flying, or if he lacks proper judgment, he then obviously hasn’t the qualities so necessary to be' one of Uncle Sam’s pilots. Therefore, it is the task of Army check-riders to find those who have these qualities and to eliminate all others. Harsh words and a stem manner are devices often used to determine whether or not the Cadet will become easily rattled. Distressing factors are injected into rides to test the student’s judgment. From such conditions a rather complete ana lysis of a Cadet may be made. Worrying and working like all the other Cadets, Lt. Ryan says he tried not to notice the dismal shakes of his instructor’s head, nor his side remarks from the in structor, as “What did I do to deserve this?” or “Why didn’t I stick with my violin lessons?” Finally the big day for the check-ride comes. The Cadet’s heart is pounding rapidly. After reporting to the wrong ship on the line, he runs to his scheduled plane, where the checker is wait ing impatiently. The student begins to follow through the orders of his instruc tor, and commences to perform lazy-eights, dives, spins, take-offs, landings, chandelles and so on. The former near state of paraly sis having left the Cadet, he began to think of himself not so badly after all. Then the axe begins to fall. Af ter a perfect performance of the Cadet, the checking officer may say, “Well, when are you going to begin?”—Oh insult, insult! Then it comes over the ear phones again, “Whatever you are doing, might be perfect as far as I know, but when are you going to start those maneuvers?” A forced landing is another bug- a-boo to the cadet, who doesn’t know when the switch is going to be cut or where it’s coming. More cutting remarks the check er may make are: “Shall we just sit this one out?” “Please mister, if you don’t mind, just wait until we reach the runway before you take off!”, or, “for the money I get, I do this!!” Finally the check ride, often re ferred to as the “wash ride” is over and the Cadet wonders what Infantry Division he will be sent to. The instructor jumps out of the plane and says, “I think it was so bad that I’d make you give me another ride, only I’m too young to die!” At t)iis point he hoists his parachute over his shoulders and stomps off, muttering to himself about the awful things he has to do in order to make a living. The Cadet’s face lights up with joy. It’s the Lieutenant’s way of telling him that he passed and everything is Okay. Oh joy! Curriculum requirements for his tory majors at Hunter college fiave been revised to provide greater flexibility in choice of courses as well as to give training in indepen dent research. plained to students at San Angela in a publication entitled, “Cadet Bombardier.” According to this manual, Bom bi are different from Gremlins in that they are qualified bombard iers and understand the complica ted mechanism of the secret bomb- sight. They can ride a falling bomb to a standstill. They can make a bomb turn handsprings, an to the despair of the bombardier, land it far from the target. Like all aviation groups, the Bombii are divided into air crews and ground crews. A prime func tion of the ground crews is to move the target as soon as the cadet bombardier has released his bombs. Groups of the little de mons can pust a two-hundred foot target as much as fifty yards in the few seconds between the time the bombs are released and the time they hit the spot where the exact center of the target was at the moment the cadet let his bomb go.. Walton Whispers By Mat & Charlie Here we are again ready to give you a play-by-play description of the inside facts of Walton. Not everything which happens in the dorm is printed, because we do not learn the facts; however, with the aid of a few reporters, we will try to please our readers. We would appreciate any more gossip. Join J-ramp’s New Order whose platform is, “eat. sleep, and be merry”. Marriage eliminates mem bership in the party. Jimmy Kirk for president! It seems like all the stars of the Aggie eleven are from Walton. We have such famous gridsters as Billy Gunn, Ben Reynolds, L. C. DuPuy, Bill Kirk, and Joe Atlas. “Fifteen” for all the men who are out to beat the tell out of T. U. in ’43! There was a review put on by the corps Thursday night for the benefit of the second platoon of the first company. Some late-co- mers sneaked out to formation, and by order of the assistant comman dant, the whole platoon straggled in behind the corps. Randal Kent, ex-H-ramper, join ed the A-12 to get away from this Brazos Concentration Camp. He just blew in rigged up in a zoot-suit and suspenders among the 600 high school “Harrys”. Bob Layton got slightly wet last Thursday night when a ca valry senior detailed two of his underclassmen Carey Clark and Tip Paterson to throw “Dusty” in the shower. The result was an ex treme case of the “botts” for Lay- ton. Jack Owen has several interests in Bryan which hold his undivided attention during the week-ends. Anyone needing a date for the Soph Ball see him, as he has three extras. He hit the jackpot and doesn’t know which one to chose. Burl Ervin reports that his roommate Johnny Cornish has wo men on his mind when he sleeps. The last few nights Johnny has been heard dreaming aloud about the fairer sex. What he says is unprintable, but anyway a man can dream, can’t he-? There is one ^consolation about coming to the end of this column; you don’t have to wade through this stale bull for two whole morn ings. We promise something bet ter next Tuesday after “yours tru- ly’s” trip. Wanted: One ride to Houston leaving immediately. LISTEN TO WTAW Saturday, August 7— 6:02-6:14:40 a.m. Tex^s Farm and Home Program—TQN Extension—Dr. W. A. Boney Treasury—Jack Criswell 11:25 a.m. Today’s Summary on the Home Front 11:30 a.m. Your Neighbor, Mex ico—Dr. A1 B. Nelson 11:40 a.m. Dramatized News Event 11:45 a.m. News Summary—Dr. Ralph Steen 11:55 a.m. News—Interviews 12:00 a.m. Sign-Off Sunday, August 8— 8:30 a.m. Music by Master Com posers 9:10 a.m. let’s Go to Church 9:15 a.m. Hymns of All Churches ' 9:30 a.m. Sign-Off Monday, August 9 6:02-6:14-40 a.m. Texas Farm and Home Program—TQN Horticulture—J. F. Rosborough Animal Husbandry—Roy W. Sny der 11:25 a.m. Today’s Summary on the Home Front 11:30 a.m. School of Engineering —ASTP 11:40 a.m. Science News of the Week. 11:45 a.m. Singing Cadets 11:55 a.m. News—Interviews 12:00 a.m. Sign-Off Leggett Laments Ross Rucker Bet you think I’m a persistent cuss but as long as you show the slightest actions that you can bear this column it will continue to be here. ALAS, and one of the 8th Com pany boys came thru with the first bit af assistance I’ve recei ved. Streetman is the lad to thank and his insight on 7th Company was made to order. 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