THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943
THE BATTALION
PAGE 3
Marine Mad-Caps
The 18th of September in the
year of our Lord 1943, the Navy
and Marine Recreational Fund
will sponsor the appearance of
Jack Teagarden—at Duncan Hall.
This dance is to be a new high
in entertainment for the men of
the Navy and Marine personnel
here at A. & M. So come on chillin
and gather all your pretties and
come to this gala dance. We prom
ise you won’t go away disappoint
ed. After all what have you to
lose—IT’S FREE—down to the
last Coke.
The first of September 1943
First Sergeant William P. Feccia
was promoted to the rank of Ser
geant Major. This means the Ser
geant Major will be able to wear
one more stripe down making a
grand total of six stripes. Ser
geant Majors are rather few and
far between, because this is more
or less an honorary promotion. So
I guess “Ole Top” is as always
first-class material. Congratula
tions Sergeant Major William P.
Feccia.
Staff Sergeant Boles is not only
a proud pappy but now a Staff
Sergeant. Nice work Crisco—May
you keep right on with your fine
work in both fields of endeavor.
The Marine Aviation Detach
ment is proud to announce the
grand opening of a Post Barber
Shop. The shop is to be operated
by one Pvt. Harry Giarratana a
barber in civilian life for over
ten years. Haircuts at the Post
Barber Shop are 35c .... so there
should be no excuses for any
Marine being in need of a hair
cut. Shop is located in extreme
East end of Building No. 8 and is
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surprise the skeptics. The very
lack of experience in the players
is going to cause them to do things
on the playing field that older
boys would not even attempt to
do. True, some muscues. will be
made, but every play will be a
thriller, and these youngsters are
determined to play their hearts
out, and from the grandstand it
will be a spectacular season.
“Anybody who stays away from
football this season if they possi
bly can get to the stadium is pass
ing up the greatest entertainment
bargain ever offered by the South
west Conference.
“We have found that the Aggies
of 1943 have had a good high
school coaching. They have been
practicing here long enough to un
derstand our style of play. They
realize no freshman ever had the
same opportunity to letter on a
college team, and they’re in there
fighting every minute of practice.
“The serious minded, hard work
ing attitude of the boys shows a
determination on their part to re
present Texas A. & M. College
with a winning football team.
“We can assure the public their
money’s worth of recreation and
entertainment every time that
team takes the field.”
on the first deck. Hair-cuts here
are not given in mass production
style.
PFC Julius Hooker is no longer
referred to as PFC, for on the
9th of September our-boy Hooker
was promoted to the rank of Cor
poral. Cigars are still in order,
b|it we will, I believe, extend con
gratulations anyhow .... Nice
Sailing Hooker. Let’s hope more
of these promotions will be coming
your way.
The Marines here at A. & M.
have since a recent order received
from Washington, D. C., concern
ing promotions, been a completely
new Organization. Drill and for
mation has improved one-hundred
per cent. This I believe is in part
due to the fact that all would like
to receive those additional rates.
This promotion of course concerns
only those who are in good stand
ing and will remain in good stand
ing as far as discipline is concern
ed. So keep up the good work men
and a large percentage of you may
leave A. & M. with a rate or two.
Circling the Field
Squadron III
Well gentlemen, at last the end
of our flying has come and gone:
nice wasn’t it? You’re losing alti
tude . . . your right wing is dip
ping . . . keep your nose up . .
now why did you use left stick
and right rudder . . . you only
do a partial stall above the ground
in landing, not a complete stall . .
. . that was a nice ride you gave
me BUT ... oh that megneto is
all right—just because it dropped
five hundred r. p. m.s won’t mat
ter. Gentlemen, we won’t be hear
ing these familiar words for a
long time. Just think, gentlemen,
it will be four more months be
fore we’ll be flying again—long
time isn’t it? We won’t be able
to come out to formations in fa
tigues and say we’ve been flying
when everyone knows we didn’t
have time to change. We’ll-have
to wear our G. I. shoes again. We
can’t get anymore prop tips for
souvenirs. Gee, this is going to
be as bad as the ole G. I. Army .
Spa—lash! and so another po
tential pilot was “washed out”
by the lads. I hear that Mr. Mahan
is going to be reclassified now af
ter “failing as a pilot”—you’ll
like Sheppard Field Mr. Mahan
and besides, they do need some
more good G. I’s. If you’re lucky
you will be classified as gunner
and then you can wear those wings
like Mr. Boone. I see that Mrs.
Buckner is back again. Too bad ole
man, now that your C. 0. is back
you’ll have to settle down to a
calm life again.
Here’s a little ditty that one
of the Misters of our Squadron
received from his “Mom.”
G. I.
Sitting on my G. I. bed,
My G. I. hat upon my head,
My G. I. pants, my G. I. shoes,
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Squadron I
Well, old timers, how does it
feel not to be on the tail end of
this Detachment, chronologically
speaking, of course. Yes, the cur
rent influx of new studnets plus
all their enthusiasm and bewilder
ment simply means that whether
we are in favor, or not, this orga
nization is fast gaining momentum
towards the well known, but not
often mentioned, half-way mark.
Before more words pass by, let us
whole-heartedly wish our new
comrades in Squadron II a warm
welcome and that their stay be
most profitable in all endeavors
undertaken. Incidentally, Flight
“C” gentlemen feel in a maternal
way regarding these neophytes
because did they not help prepare
the now much occupied humble
abode and all but “tuck-in” each
individual, however, the same
courtesises were enjoyed by us
so now the obligaton might be
considered evened, if not cancell
ed.
By the way, the next time you
“fall in” kindly observe, without
being observed, the tranquil, but
set, expression on the countenances
of those surrounding you—this
might be a sign of contentment
and self-confidence, however, we
have (for the most part) justified
conmmendation to varying de
grees in the past so let us not al
low premature old age to create
a condition even resembling stag
nation. Furthermore, the next time
you are at “rest” exercise those
vocal chords with three lusty
cheers for our ball club at this
gesture on our part is definitely
deserved by the members who are
“putting out” on the diamond
with excellent results.
OFF BEAM STATIC ... The
$64.00 question at this moment—
where is our prized guidon? We
don’t mind if the ribbons are be
ing used as souvenirs but would
surely like the guidon for future
(can do) awards. . . .Comes the
Wing Ball very soon, look at our
casanovas hustle-which brings in
mind “never underestimate ' the
power of the opponent” . , . . This
last weekend, as stated by “Ro
ver,” was—, ask those who should
and do know. Well, see you on
the tail end of the next road run—
purely preserving the last vestige
of energy—but naturally.
I wish they’d give us G. I. booze.
G. I. razors, G. I. combs,
G. I. wish that I were home.
They issue everything you need:
Paper to write on, books to read.
Your belt, your socks, your G. I.
tie—
It’s all for free, nothing to buy.
They issue food that makes us
grow, .
G. I. want a long furlough.
You eat your food from a G. I.
plate,
Buy all you want at a G. I. rate.
Itis G. I. this and G. I. that,
It’s G. I. work that breaks your
beack.
Everything here is government
issue—
G. I. wish that I could kiss you.
That’s all for now Gentlemen,
I hope we aren’t here when this
paper comes out!
George A. Martin Editor-in-chief
Martin E. Ismert, Jr Managing Editor
W. D. West Associate Editor
Janies L. Anderson Associate Editor
A1 Lorenzetti Associate Editor
| Ramon Martinez Sports Editor
James R. Marengo Staff Artist
Robert P. Damsky Squadron 1 Editor
Johnny Jameson Squadron 3 Editor
Kenneth A. Pfeiffer Squadron 4 Editor
I James D. Thomas Squadron 6 Editor
Joseph W. Tiffenbach, Reporter; Frank
J. Stiles, Reporter; William C. Daverman,
Reporter ; Jack Persky, Reporter ; Woodrow
W. - Harris, Reporter; Roger C. Randles,
Reporter; Leland R. Schliep, Reporter.
WING BALLSATURDAY18
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our De
tachment Commanding Officer,
Capt. Sam B. Hill, will reach
the ripe old age of thirty-five,
Friday, September 17th.
This is the second birthday
the Captain has witnessed du
ring his present tour of duty
in the Air Corps.
The Commanding Officer
will return to this Detachment
in time for the Wing Ball. We
know he will be happy to re
turn, as we have first hand in-
firmation from Mrs. Hill.
The new Squadron II will
meet their new Commanding
Officer for the first time Satur
day evening and may we add
that it will be quite a pleasant
surprise for them.
We wish to again congratulate
Capt. Sam Hill and wish him
many, many more happy birth
days.
“EXHAUST”
Squadron Y
Mr. Sheldon, who is flight lea
der of academic flight 52, has us
all adither. He’s expecting his
wife any day now, so every time
he sees a girl (I saw a girl once)
we get eyes right or left, as case
may be. He hopes every girl will
materialize into his charming
wife.
Ramp F of Hart Hall sounds
like a music hall. There are several
horns that just don’t seem to jam
on the right notes. But then Ben
ny Goodman sad to be good you
gotta practice. And we appreciate
the band, too.
Squadron V has been setting
records again, this time in the
mile and six-tenths run.
Aviation Students O’Flarity, Do-
liver, Sullivan, Cantor, O’Brien,
and Bernstein were so far ahead
of the Squadron we didn’t see
see them. (Ahem.)
Their time was 10 minutes 30
seconds, 10:35, 10:36, 10:37, 10:38,
and 10:40, in that order (they
said). Could it be that these South
African Irishmen were track stars
in their hey-day in high school?
Or do they have a few pogo-
sticks hidden in the bushes that
they motivate around the course
on?
Mike “Mother Hubbard” Sulli
van, that red-headed lover from
Harlem, has been receiving a
great of fan mail from his female
admirers.
If this avalanche of mail con
tinues to pour in we will deem it
necessary to hire a few more mail
clerks.
The Wing Ball is to be held'
Saturday, the 18th of this month.
In all expectations a fine crowd
of both women and Aviation Stu
dents will attend. There will be
over fifty girls from Humble Oil
Company. Another eighty girls
from the Houston USO and fifty
women from the Dallas USO. A
Detachment of WAGS from va-
riuos Camps and Fields will also
attend. Approximately One-Hun
dred and Ten Aviation Students
have brought their own dates to
add to the color and tradition of
the Wing Ball. The Del Valley
Orchestra has been booked to
play this engagement here. This
crew will play for the Aggie dance
the night before, so they extended
their time here to play for us. This
Del Valley band has made nume
rous appearances here and from
all reports have come nothing but
kind words and praises for this
swell outfit. Many observers think
this band is as good, if not better
than many top-notch bands of to
day. Fellows, the same night the
Navy is giving a dance with Jack
Teagarden and his orchestra. All
you beavers better get together
and get in on this dance. For ne
ver in the history of the Air
Corps have they stepped down
for anyone. Mr. Marengo and Mr.
Glazer have done a specially fine
job setting up decorations and ma
king arrangements for the dance.
All you fellows who have attended
this type of dance certainly can
testify to the fact that their is
nothing like it.
About 150 men have already
asked for reservations for their
dates that are to be housed here
on the campus.
This is expected to be the big
gest dance to be seen around here
for many a moon and it will take
every individual and his date to
put it over.
Wing News
Almost everyone, during their
stay here at the 308th College
Training Detachment, does some
thing to merit a nick-name or
some tail to stick to the end of
their regular name. Here is a list
of the more outstanding ones; see
if you know any of them.
“Slipstick” Steve’, “Add a Gram”
Fountain, ‘‘Frank Sternatra” Stern,
“Bird Dog” McLeod, “Blood and
Guts” West, “Sacktime” Lucas,
“Jack Armstrong” Medaris, “Flash”
Bennett, “D. I.” Telbury, “Brown-
berry” Winberry, “Ivan the Terri
ble” Coryell, “Brace” Whitney,
(See WING NEWS, Page 4)
I
Spotlight* on Sports
Squadron I soundly trounced
Squadrons III and IV in successive
nights here the past week.
Squadron I started off with a
bang, by over-powering the power
ful Squadron III, Monday night.
The men of Squadron III were
completely off-form and their de
fense was hampered by frequent
errors, to the contrary Squadron
I showed splendid spirit and a lot
of that so called hustle. Mr. Mc
Cloud was faced by quite an array
of extra heavy hitters. He was
nicked for 7 safeties. Mr. Morris
Squadron I tosser, did a fine job
all evening long, he struck out
seven during the five innings, and
allowed but one hit. The scoring
was as follows:
Rosenfield started things in the
first half of the first inning with
a double and was scored by Hin
kle’s sacrifice. Again in the se
cond they tallied again when If-
frig connected for a terrific triple
and was scored by Kerkorian. In
the third stanza Squadron III ma
naged for their one and only score
when Starch singled and was scored
by Table. Squadron I also gather
ed in one more count in the first
of five runs scored. Rosenfield
hit for three bases and scored on
Hinkle’s hit. Then Lorenzetti sin
gled to score Hinkle. Behind the
splendid pitching of Mr. Morris,
Squadron I looked superb in every
possible out-look.
Tuesday night, Squadron I ex
tended their winning ways by o-
verwhelming Squadron IV. Behind
the masterful pitching of Mr. Mor
ris, and Mr. Powers who relieved
him, Squadron I was never seri
ously hampered. The first inning
provided all of the runs of the
game. '
In the first inning, Mr. Rosen
field, Squadron I second-baseman
slapped a double to left. Then
Mr. Herndon followed suit with
another hit. In rapid-fire order
hits by Hinkle, Lorenzetti, Zabo
lotsky, and Ifrfig produced a total
of five runs. These five runs were
the determining factor for the
score ended Squadron I Five and
Squadron IV 0. Mr. Iffrig and Mr.
Lorenzetti with two hits apiece
paced the winning team to victory.
DIAMOND DUST ... Mr. Mor
ris, brilliant young pitcher for
Squadron I has given only two
hits in the couple of games he’s
twirled in. Lt. Segest and Lt. Kett-
ler were two spectators at the
game. It seems that Lt. Segest is
Hedge Hopping
Squadron IV
At ease, gentlemen, whilst we
rave and rant about the goings-on
of the past feww days. We will
endeaver to convey to you some
of the news of tremendous insig
nificance which has been floating
around our beloved Hart Hall.
Do you, when studies get you
down, long for the wide open spa
ces, the thrill of stalking the wild
beasts of prey, the exuberance of
bringing in a fine trophy from the
hunt? Then you will be interested
in the Mouse, Rat and Cockroach
Hunters Society of Upper “F”
Ramp. Several of the members
boast fine records in their re
spective fields. Mr. Snyder is ra
ted the ace of G. I. shoe throwers,
with two mice to his credit, while
Mr. “Killer” MacBride has demon
strated his ability with the broom
by bagging d huge rat which had
terrorized the fourth floor for se
veral days. Membership is open
to any member/ of the Squadron
who has proved his courage and
ability on the field of battle.
„ We’ve heard that a certain
member of this Squadron went to
considerable expense to bring his
wife here not long ago, and se
cured a position for her at one of
the North Gate places. Now he is
having even more trouble with
the rest of the Detachment, in
trying to protect his own inter
ests. How about that, Mr. Burg-
ner ?
There seems to be no lack of
cooperation between squadrons III
and IV. For further details we re
fer you to their respective flight
lieutenants.
As a final word, we would like
you gentlemen to remember that,
while our academic period is near
ing an end, we still have several
weeks to go, and there will be no
let-up in discipline. Our appear
ance in this period will have a
good deal to do with the time off
which we might receive before go
ing to SAACC.
That’s all we have for this
time, but we’ll be back with more
odds and ends next time.
highly pleased with his baseball-
beavers winning the Detachment
softball championship. The follow
ing men composed the winning
combination of Squodron One:
Beavers Morris, Zabolotsky, Hern
don, Hinkle, Iffrig, Powers, Wil-
kens, Martin, Rosenfield, Moore,
Branstatter, Vacci, Klingensmith,
Kerkorian, and Levesion. Well,
the cry of Spuadron I now is
bring on the other Post teams.
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