THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1943
THE BATTALION
PAGE 3
PROP WASH
Squadron II
You couldn’t have found a more
deliriously happy group of men
than those of Squadron II Tuesday
evening when it was announced
that they were to get a three-day
pass. The applause was tremend
ous and joy ran rampant. Those
that can are planning to spend
some time at home. Those that
can’t are going to have a gala
time otherwise. Everyone is un
doubtedly going to get the maxi
mum amount of relaxation out of
these few days and would like
to express their appreciation to
those that made it possible.
To date Flight C is the only
flight that hasn’t completed its
second round of daily inspections.
As a rule nearly every man has his
shoes and buckle shined and the
only thing left to do is that
“posture correction” some of the
lads so dearly love to hand out.
It’s all for the best though and as
long as some of the men do not
push • it to an extreme these bi
daily events really keep the squad
ron in top shape;
Sgt. Crist found to his surprise
that his military sanitation class
had suddenly been christened with
a new name. “Cristology” was the
title of the class handed in by
flight leader Monte Waller on his
flight report.
During the same class the ser
geant was asking some review
questions of the last class. Far
in the back sat a boy named Rene
Chapot. “Mr. Chapot what are the
duties of the engineers in regard
to military sanitation?”
Rene replied, “I don’t know. I’m
in the Air Corp.” Where were you
the day before Rene?
The lemonade syndicates are do
ing a thriving business on the hot
evenings. James Nuckolls is ope
rating very successfully in Ramp
9 of Law while Harry Bond and
Raymond Brooks of Ramp 7 in
Puryear are doing likewise. These
boys really go out after the trade
and you can buy it almost any
way you choose. This cold drink
tastes good and is refreshing to
last degree they assert.
ACTE) NEWS
RUDDER
DUST
By A/S Jack E. Shaw
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Over Canady’s Pharmacy
Phone 2-1457 Bryan, Texas
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COLONEL HILL, FLYING
TIGER
Lieutenant Colonel David C.
Hill, brother of our commanding
officer, Captain Sam B. Hill, is
again in the news by the way of
the latest edition of the Cosmopo
litan. Olga Greenlaw who is wri
ting a book entitled “The Lady
and the Tigers,” met “Tex” as he
was then known, in one of the lar
ger cities in Burma. At that time
he had 19 Jap planes to his cre
dit and was known as one of the
“fightinest” men in the A. V. G.
group and a proud son of Texas.
His narratives proved excellent
material for her book which is
soon to be published. While in
Burma, Colonel Hill had his pa
pers on record to become commis
sioned as a Major in United States
Air Corps. We, as Olga Greenlaw
did at that time, again wish Colo
nel Hill the best of luck and will
be looking forward to “The Lady
and the Tigers.”
TERRIFIC TOUR FOR TWO
The roaring cheer that was
heard coming from the inner park
of Law and Puryear Halls was for
a good reason and if the everybody
could have seen the mad yells and
the wild tumult that ensued, no
thing less than an armistice could
have surmised as the reason. No
end of the war or no armistice
but one of those long sought and
precious three-day passes was
granted to each and every mem
ber of Squadron Two. Yes, the
home folks and families of the
“Beavers’’ in the terrible Two will
soon see their happy sons return
ing for a short visit. To every
body, this is manna from the
skies and whether they will be a-
ble to go home or not, the pass
will be a relief from the gruelling
grind of being really on the beam
and that is exactly what Squadron
Two can be proud of. The men
wish to extend their deepest grati
tude to those making this a possi
bility.
Ceiling Zero
A/S George A. Martin
The G. I. Shoe
G. I. shoes seldom demand pol
ishing due to the fact that the oc
casions on which they are worn
rarely cause them to lose their
original high lustre. A slight film
of silt or mud does, however, be
come adhered to the surface now
and then, producing a cloudy ef
fect. To polish the shoe—or shoes
—if you decide to do both of them
—requires a very simple process
taking only three or four hours.
The shoe is disassembled by re
moving the stitching that binds
the sole onto the relatively unim
portant section above it. This may
be easily acomplished by using a
long-handled screw-driver. Now,
an error -commonly made is that
of brushing off the gritty particles
before applying a coat of varnish.
If allowed to remain, the grit will
serve as a sort of weather-all. The
purpose of disassembling the shoe
is not to remove these particles,
but merely to see if they are there.
After shoe has been thoroughly
varnished, apply—using mop—a
liberal amount of brown paint.
Make another application of var
nish, then take a good look at
them. You will be astonished at
how differently they appear. The
problem of how to reassemble the
shoe is, we feel, none of our busi
ness.
If after reading the above men
tioned instructions you feel that
you are still unable to safely stand
inspection, our only advice is to
see Mr. Marion C. Johanson of
Bizzell Hall. Mr. Johanson has on
several occasions informed us that
when it comes to putting a gloss
on a G.' I. shoe, he has no equal.
(Editor’s note: This is not a paid
advertisement.)
Commando Raid
Silently I watched with abated
breath. Would I make it? My
heart was in my mouth as I plan
ned a flanking movement. Care
fully I looked first to the right
and then to the left. All was in
readiness. With one decisive move
I gained my objective unscathed.
The “Battle of Sbisa Hall” was
won. I had speared the last piece
of meat on the platter.
Swap Rumors
The Air Corps Wives have form
ed a little gathering that meets
each afternoon in the Y.M.C.A. for
the purpose of swapping the latest
rumors. To date they have—by ru-
Jack E. Shaw
Alan E. Goldsmith
Max E. Stump
George A. Martin
Fred J. Rosenthal
Joseph E. Platt
Max E. Stump
Martin E. Ismert, Jr.
Joseph B. Ledbetter
Editor-in-chief
Managing Editor
.... Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Squadron 2 Editor
... Squadron 3 Editor
..Squadron 4 Editor
Aero Antics
By Alan E. Goldsmith
New Aeroprop:
Completing tests on a prop de
signed for cannon mounting in
hub, highaltitude operations, Ae-
roproducts Division of General
Motors Corporation has run the
gamut 1 of propeller types. The
firm has now produced all types
of automatic, constant-speed air
screws ranging from simple two-
blade design to contrarotating six-
blade type.
Radio Explosions:
Production slow-ups occasioned
by waiting for iron to heat up be-
edfore explosive rivets could be
fired may be eliminated by new
radio heating method developed
by RCA, du Pont Corporation. An
oscillator combined with special
applicator induces current directly
into the rivet head, resulting heat
detonates shank explosive.
P-40 Carries The Mail:
A P-40 delivers mail daily to
one of the U. S. Squadrons sta
tioned on the front lines in Afri
ca, except when its epistolary
load is too great. Then a transport
plane escorted by fighter planes
does the job. A mobile financial
unit provides service to combat
units, also, and at one time, the
month of December, 1942, issued
744 money orders for a total of
$52,930.60.
Faster Than Sound :
P-47’s, Republic Thunderbolts,
according to tests, are capable of
diving at better than 725 mph from
a height of 36,500 feet, which is
much faster than the speed of
sound at that altitude. At sea
level, the speed of sound is about
736 mph. So test pilots have the
sensation of hearing themselves
coming after they have leveled
off. Pilots who made these tests
said the controls became solid and
they had to be eased out of their
dives by means of the crank-han
dle operating the elevator trim
tabs. Level flight was resumed at
25,000 feet.
Hedge Hopping
Squadron IV
If Squadron 4 won., the parade
last Friday (and I thiirk we did),
we can attribute our success to an
eager little hornet. Yes, I said
hornet. The afternoon was hot last
Friday and we fellows were twit
ching our faces and banking our
heads to keep the perspiration out
of our eyes, when all at once, out
of the sky zoomed Rudolph (the
name he has since acquired). He
zoomed in and out of ranks, lining
everyone up getting the proper
interval and distance between
ranks. He lit on the shoulder of
the man directly in front of me
and I immediately began to smile
a little. The first thing I knew,
Rudolph was on my neck giving
me the once over. He crawled in
my ear looked around and evident
ly the ear seemed a little strange,
so he climbed upon my forehead.
I could feel him stamping around
on my brow, sogging around in
the perspiration, crawling around
my nose and back to my neck a-
gain. I dared not move because I
am told that hornets, when mad,
can leave a nice size sting. Final
ly, after sweating out the hardest
inspection I have ever had, he
left, without leaving a demerit.
As we were marching in review,
Rudolph could be seen flitting a-
long the side, just waiting for
someone to get out of line. As we
started to march back, Rudolph
left us. He really seemed to be in
a hurry. He probably went home
to be bagged by his wife for stay
ing out so late or to meet a fellow
hornet for a few holes of golf; I
don’t know; but I do know that
Rudolph saved the day for Squad
ron 4. I just wonder what guys
like Rudolph think about.
mor only—transferred their hus
bands to almost every corner of
the globe including the interior of
Patagonia. One of the more “trust
ing souls” among their number de
voted the better part of an hour
searching on a map for the exact
location of Shangri-la after hear
ing that it had been turned into a
classification center.
Way things are turning up at
Oral, map-makers may soon paint
the town red.
Spotlight on Sports
By BILL PLATT
The Detachment softball All-
Stars take the field against the
Guard Squadron from Bryan Field
tonight at 9 p. m. in Bryan for the
deciding game of the three game
series between the two squads.
The 308th All-Stars will be mak
ing their first appearance in the
city of Bryan and will be shooting
the works to win their first en
counter under the lights and also
to take the championship away
from the Bryan Field team.
The first game of the series was
played at College Station and the
All-Stars emerged victorious by
the count of 9-5. Bryan Field took
an early lead in the game but a
strong hitting attack in the later
innings pulled the 308th over the
hump.
In the first contest Neal Soren
son, Squadron III, was on the
mound for the victors and after a
shaky start muffled the Bryan
Field bats with his left handed
slants.
Bryan Field was the home team
the second game of the series and
they did not treat their visitors
very well. As a matter of fact they
gave the All-Stars rough handling
and came out on top 9-5.
Sorenson was the starting pitch
er for the 308th in this contest but
the Guard Squadron began to set
their sights on the hook arms
pitches and chased across six runs
in the first and three more in the
second before Bill McCloud, anoth
er lefthanded thrower from Squad
ron III, took over and set the Bry
an batters down.. McCloud woriced
his fast ball good for the rest of
the game and did not allow a run
to cross the plate while he was on
the hill.
The starting pitcher lies be
tween McCloud and Sorenson. Both
are lefthanders and have worked
well against the opponents for the
championship.
The All-Stars’ infield is entirely
Squadron II men with Ed Martin,
c; Jack Wright, lb; George Davies,
2b, Max Stump, ss; and Bill Platt,
3b. The shortfield position will be
filled by the pitcher who does not
start on the mound. Squadron III
will also have the centerfield spot
with Bill Elek roaming the spaces
in center. John Marnett and George
Hill from Squadron II will fill the
left and right field position.
The softball and volley-ball
games between Squadrons II and
IV scheduled for Tuesday night
wei4 postponed until a later date
because of a meeting of Squadron
IV. It is hoped that the volleyball
games can be played at a time
(See SPOTLIGHT, Page 4)
Bonds Away
By A/S Jack E. Shaw
“Somewhere in New Guinea” a
war correspondent was passing
by a tent when a voice from with
in yelled to him to wait a minute.
He waited, and then came the re
quest: “Could you put a little
piece in the paper about our war
bond sales?”
So this is what Robert Cromie,
correspondent, heard from Ser
geant Traylor of Wedowee, Ala
bama and was so impressed that
he put the ‘piece’ on the wire:
Bond sales among the enlisted
men of the single American bomb
ing unit to which Traylor is at
tached last month totaled more
than $12,000—approximately 66
per cent of the enlisted men’s pay
roll for the entire month. That
amount doesn’t include bonds un
der the pay allotment plan, a plan
to which 32 per cent of the enlist
ed men in Traylor’s unit subscribe.
The amazing record, reported
Correspondent' Cromie, made by
only one of many units making
similar purchases from New Gui
nea, does not include War Bonds
bought by officers.
Traylor was quoted as saying
he believed one of the reasons
these men are buying so many
bonds is their desire to have more
equipment flow to the South Paci
fic.
To guarantee a volume of bond
buying sufficient to assure a stea
dy stream of weapons to the front
lines, these first-line fighters
themselves are investing heavily
in bonds. *Their lives are at the
service of their country, and so
are their dollars. In the Eight Ser
vice Command at present we have
only our meager bond allotments
and the fact that we, too, may
equip ourselves in every way pos
sible and then soar above foreign
soils to wrest freedom from the
enemy.
Circling the Field
Squadron III
Flying “daze” are getting much
closer for Squadron III now, as
everyone knows. There is a con
siderable amount of “hanger fly
ing” going on during leisure mo
ments. Many are already ‘‘com
missioned Officers” and are fly
ing “aces’’ over seas—bccording
to the manner in which the men
have been thinking, speaking and
wishing.
A/S Paul A. Harris has a par
ticular fondness for dumb ani
mals. Sunday evening Mr. Harris
was studying History—with the
usual feet on the desk position,
sipping a coke and feeding flys
to his pet toad, Oscar L. Mr. Har
ris stumbled over Oscar L. on the
way home from the movie earlier
Sunday evening and couldn’t re
sist his big, pleading blue eyes.
Welcome back to Aviation Stu
dents Robert C. Johnson, Ramon
A. Martinez and Robert L. Mc
Kinnon, who were away briefly on
emergency furloughs.
Congratulations to A/S Frede
ric J. Rick, Student Wing Com
mander of the 308th C. T. D. Mr.
Rick announced his engagement
Saturday night, August 14th at
the Wing Ball, to Miss Helen C.
Czuprynski of Sterling, HI. Mr.
Rick quietly slipped the engage
ment ring on Miss Csuprynski’s
finger and has hopes for his wed
ding to take place before Christ
mas.
After the issuance of our Ca
det patches, many men have sol
ved the problem of placing them
on properly. Some tack them on
temporarily between washings,
some sew them on permanently,
while others use snap fasteners.
Best of luck to the latest mar
ried man in our Squadron. The
pxarriage of A/S James R. An
drews took place Saturday after
noon in Bryan as scheduled.
When the little moron went
home on a furlough—he kept sa
luting the electric refrigerator,
because it had “General Electric”
printed on it. See you again two
days nearer VICTORY.
BUY A BOND TODAY ^
|Frog... Jbhij-j-
By Frog Dubose
Well, fellow Frogs, I just got
back from drill, and, since I am
too tired to do anything but sit, I
cogitate it would be a good time
to write a little frog Stuff.
Swimming class had its B quiz
today, and Frog Renondo seemed
to be able to swim fine—on his
back! Frog West and Frog From-
my went sixteen times across, and
they claimed that they could have
kept it up all day. However, Coach
Adamson doesn’t seem to think so.
Frog Phillips began the day, as
usual, by starting a rumor, only
today it wasn’t a rumor at all, even
though it sounded like one. When
he said the Freshman Ball was*
going to be held at the Grove,
everyone just figured he was at it
again, but when we read it in the
Batt we found it to be true. A lot
of the; fellows said right then that
they would not bring a girl all the
way down here just to make a
dance at the Grove, which really
isn’t the right attitude. However,
the fact remains that the commit
tee for getting the orchestra hasn’t
even been appointed, and the date
set for the dance is only ten days
off! This certainly should be cor
rected soon, and in the meantime,
fellows, proceed with your dance
plans as planned.
Everybody seems to think the
idea of having music at mess again
is a good one. Let’s hope it keeps
up.
The latest rumor, which is now
a fact, I believe, is that we are to
have three weeks off between se
mesters. I am wondering if the
recent gasoline coupon cut will af
fect travel and thereby limit the
Aggie pastime, travel. Oh well, in
three weeks we could walk home.
Featured at Town Hall Thurs
day, August 26, will be Ernst Hoff
man and the Houston Symphony
Orchestra. Expected to be seen
there is that great music lover,
Fx-og House. Also, if he has noth
ing else to do, Frog White might
give it the once over, especially if
his roommate Frog Massey is
there. Of course the Frog Band of
16 will survey the situation, and
maybe get a few pointers.
Well, I am missing some swell
bull sessions down the hall; one
in Frog Fulbright’s room and one
in Frog Phillips’ hole, and maybe
it would be a good idea to go down
there and maybe dig up some dirt
for the next time. So long for now.
AT EASTERWOOD—Above is pictured the flight line at the East-
erwood Airport just before flight seven of Squadron Two took off
to chase the clouds out of the sky. This is where the Aviation Stu
dent first gets his taste of the air thousands of feet up and is never
again lost. —Photo by Shaw
Walton Whispers
By Mat & Charlie
Attention, Profs!—Walton Hall
has definitely decided to settle
down for a while. After eleven
weeks of mild hell-raisin’ and not-
so-mild goldbrickin’ we are going
to buckle down and start studying
so as to pass the requisite hours.
Several members of the Frog
Band, playing three saxes, three
cornets, clarinet, drums, and bass
horn, made their personal appear
ance in front of Walton Monday
after supper. Featured on the im
promptu program were “Blues in
the Night,’’ “Little Brown Jug,”
“Pistol-Packing Mama,” and “Ag
gie Whr Hymn”—^rendered with
such vim and vigor that a couple
of officers were thought to be
seen jitterbugging a bit as they
sauntered down the street oppo
site.
Noted tale-spinner of “A” ramp,
Sumner Hunter must be given
credit for some of the most origi
nal (if fantastic) yams yet heard
about these parts. Ask him the
one about the Maharajah!. . But
then, perhaps no better’s to be
expected, of Uvalde. . . These
tempo boomed off by the three
scribes wonder, of noontide, the
origin of that “lively” march
tempo boomed off by the three
drummers of aforementioned Frog
Band—It makes us feel somewhat
like a march to the guillotine.
Monday we diners of Sbisa Hall
were again being entertained by
big-name bands via the long-popu
lar but recently-disconnected sound
system; and one of the first inci
dents thereto was the near-trip
ping of waiter Ed Bond waltzing
from the kitchen to the tune of
“Anvil Chorus”. . . But on this
point, fellow sophs and others, let
these representatives of the press
remind you that any more boist
erous glass-tinkling and plate
beating well very likely cause us
to be deprived of this privilege of
music with meals, .j . And that,
friends, is no rumor—but a friend
ly warning mess hall managers
asked us to convey you. . .
The present Aggies, strange as
it might seem, received a compli
ment the other night from an ex,
member of the class of ’40, who
stated that he found the boys
“pretty well on their toes” meet
ing people in the halls, and spe
culated as to whether “We’ve Ne
ver Been Licked” had been cause
for any recent improvement. . . .
Think so? But don’t go out and
buy a bigger hat, boys, because
he also commended still further
effort along this and other lines
—notably a more unanimous and
cheerful greeting of people on the
campus.
Walton’s 1st Company, having
nosed out the 2nd Company in the
race for the league softball cham
pionship among 3rd and 4th HQ
Cos., “F”, “G,” and “I” Cos., Band,
and Cos. 1 2, 3, 4, thereupon
processed to get mopped up by
the boys of Leggett’s 8th Co., to
the tune of 7 to 2 in favor of the
latter. Too bad, Walton; but per
haps you can come out of it in
other events.
Things must be getting bad,
boys. . . We heard (only heard)
that Nunn of “F” ramp and two
companions “robbed the cradle”
with cute little girls. Could it be?
And Johnny Broussard must take
on to water like a duck—at least
we heard he’s hit the water six
times lately. ,
About forty boys have been
named for the list to be soon is
sued the famed maroon-and-white
Aggie football uniforms; and a
number of them are from this
dormitory—Walton offers consi
derable main-string material, and
the fellows are putting all they’ve
got into it. Prospective Walton
gridsters who’ll give the “Tea-
town’ ball toters fits include: Bob.
Cherry; J. E. Thomas; J. S. Wil
liams; ‘‘Butch” Butchofsky, Char
les Brunow; Joe Jones; Bill “Ham”
Berger; Joe Atlas; L. C. DuPuy,
Billy Gunn; Ben Reynolds and per-
(See WALTON, Page 4)
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long session in classes or a
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field than to come by George’s
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few minutes visiting with the
fellows. You’re always wel
come at George’s—where the
guys all get together!
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