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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1943
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Classified
LOST—Elgin wrist watch, about 2:30
Saturday p.m. between Aggieland Inn and
North Gate. Reward. James Cross, Room
212, Dorm 11.
Student Personnel office is holding a
good brand wrist watch which was found
on the athletic playing field Friday morn
ing, Nov. 19. Owner may establish claim
in Room 101 Academic Building.
LOST—Gold watch chain with small
gold knife attached. Please leturn to Fish
King, Dorm 15, Room 115. Very liberal
leward.
LOST—Black billfold, contents $25.00,
North American Identification card. Re
ward. F. M. Herrmg, Hotard Hall, Room
103.
Two roldiers wives desire apartment or
email houses (furnished) for 1 (one) year
in or near College Station. Both work,
don’t smoke or drink. No children or pets.
Are interested in vacancies or future va
cancies. Please notify Mrs. Fox, P.O. 4217,
College Station, (South Station) Texas.
LOSTw-Elgin wrist watch, about 2:30
Saturday p.m. between Aggieland Inn and
North Gate. Reward. James Cross. 2-1211.
Church Notices
Episcopalians are requested to attend
Holy Communion, Thanksgiving Day, at
10:00 a.m. in St. Thomas’ Chapel, Jersey
at Pershing. This celebration of the Holy
Eucharist will be especially in remem
brance of our service men and those who
have entered the Larger Life. .
American Lutheran Congregation invit
es the public to its Thanksgiving Day Serv
ice to be conducted in the Y. M. C. A.
Chapel at 8:30 a.m. on that day.
Executive Offices
All students registered from foreign
countries must report to the Registrar’s
Office as soon as possible. The Government
has requested us to secure certain infor
mation from you.
H. L. HEATON, Registrar.
Third installment of maintenance fees
of $48.30 due Dec. 1-7 inclusive, can be
paid now.
These fees include Board $36.10, Room
$9.05, laundry $3.15 to Jan. 29, 1944.
The cashier of the Fiscal Department
will accept these fees from 8 a.m. until
1:30 p.m.
Students who are planning to go on
the trip to Mexico next semester will meet
in room 115, Animal Industries Building
at 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 29.
W. B. Davis,
Department of Fish and Game.
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Sqnadron I
Plink, plunk, plink, and once
again the old typewriter starts
pounding out the column. We may
as well start out by wishing you
all (southern accent) a happy
Thanksgiving, although we can
hear all the gripes as we are writ
ing it. -
Some new discoveries:
Do you wonder why in the army
the feather merchants in the rear,
and when you went to school, they
alwaj's marched in the front?
Through careful research, we have
been able to find the answer to
this question. Some of the forma
tions in the army are for mess
and it is believed that the shorter
men do not have to eat as much
as the giants. Therefore, the mighty
atoms arrive after the sky-scrap
ers.
Being this is Thanksgiving, we
know of one gentlemen in the
squadron who is not thankful for
something. That thing happens to
be his army serial number. It
starts with the numbers 131313.
We have got at least one man in
our outfit who is thankful for
something, Mr. Aton had his girl
iriend leave him Monday. No soon
er had she departed and he was
able to find some girl on the cam
pus to take the place of the one
who had just left.
And now the reporters give
thanks to their minds for being able
to think of things to fill up this
column three times a week, but
are cursing it now because they
can’t think of anything more to
write. Therefore until the next
column, we bid you “Adieu.”
Thumbs Up
Squadron FV
Our forefathers, in an hour when
one would think there was the
least cause for Thanksgiving,
paused to call all grateful people
to give thanks to God; thanks for
iheir harvest, which was meager
enough, and thanks for life and
its oportunities.
Today, we have much to be
thankful for. We, as fighting men,
with God’s help, have been victor
ious on many fronts, and although
peace may rot yet be in sight, the
side of battle is in our favor. This
with our manifold other blessings
should provide everyone of us with
good reason for expressing our
thanks to God.
As the Editor of Squadron IV, I,
therefore recommend that we pause
and give thanks on this day of
Thanksgiving.
Whirling colors, flashing uni
forms and stardust covered autumn
leaves highlighted the Wing Ball
last Saturday evening. Orchid of
the week went to the Queen, Miss
Patricia Travis- Her brother, Mr.
Thomas Travis of our Squadron
states he can count the steps he
took with her on his one hand.
However, with all the other girls,
our Squadron really had a won
derful time. So thanks to you, Mr.
Anderson and the Wing Ball com
mittee, let us hope that another
ball will be possible in the near
future.
“What’s your idea of an ideal
date?” was the question that
seemed to appeal to the boys of
our Squadron this week. Here are
their answers:
Mr. Irving Goude—good dancer,
sense of humor and beautiful.
Mr. Eddie Christopherson—cute,
good dancer, and a uniform lover.
Mr. James C. Hunt—cute, short,
brunette, and doesn’t flirt with
other boys when you take them
out.
Mr. John Kalmbach—brunette,
5 ft 4 inches, cute, black hair, and
her first name Mary.
Mr. Howard Clayton—5 ft, 8 in.,
black, curly hair, and blue eyes.
Mr- M. J. ladonisi—5 ft. 2 in.,
blonde, blue eyes, and money.
Mr. Bob Guenther—slender, ten
der, and short.
Mr. William Terrill—good phy
sique, full of pep, and likes the
trumpet as well as I do.
Mr. Daniel Torres—dark and
beautiful.
I-can’t-believe-my-eyes - depart
ment: Almost any Tuesday and
Thursday you can go to the gym
and see a snappy game of basket
ball between our squadrons. Messrs.
Kent Corwin, Rusty Drake, Stan
ley M. Green, Kenneth Kemp and
Alan Daun usually shine on our
team. The score usually ends up
something like ? and ? — never
mind boys, we’ve got a good start.
They may get the highest scores
but they also scratch, kick, and
push the best (this ne doubt
comes from long years of repuls
ing repulsive advances).
What’s the matter with Mr.
James Evans, in the mile and
eight tenths? We don’t know!
Could it be his big under-standing
(big feet).
It seems as if Mr. Gerald Green
James L. Anderson
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Jack Psrsky
Ed Callahan
Paul McGinniaa
M. Soto
.Editor-in-Chief
anacinc Editor
_A*so«iata Editor
. Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
r. W. Hannsasss
Woddrew W. Harris..
F. W. Ysutter
Winsor Mowry ....
R. E. Wolf
Fains A. Carson Squadron V
Staff Artist
Squadron I Editor
..Squadron II Editor
Squd. Ill
Squd. IV
Editor
Editor
Editor
Reporters: Anthony Castellurcio, Earl
Turner, Theodore Wilson. Joseph Canter.
Ted Levine, William R. Fitzgerald, Leroy
Mueller, Robert Brien, P. H. Dillard, R. E.
Otto.
The ACTD is written and edited by
Aviation students of the 308th College
Training Detachment. College Station.
Wing News
Thanksgiving comes to us once
more during a war tom world, a
world that apparently should ob
serve no thanks. But even in such
strife, and turmoil, thousands,
the nation, even the world over
kneel in prayer to offer thanksgiv
ing for the many small things.
This isn’t just another article to
remind you that this is a wonder
ful country, where we have free
speech, religion, and government.
I’m not trying to preach to you
to be thankful for the great na
tion we live in. No need for it—
all of us are, or we wouldn’t be in
the army willing to do our part
as the army sees fit to use us.
I venture to say that very few
men who will eat their dinner to
day will mentally offer thanks for
the meal they eat. How many men
recognize and appreciate the beau
ty of Texas A. & M. Campus ? Very
few. The lawns are something you
take for granted and walk upon
although you aren’t supposed to.
Not one out of one hundred men
are thankful for and appreciate
the beauty of the grounds of the
campus hospital—it’s just some
thing you pass through on your
way to sick call.
Are there many men who are
truly thankful for the training
they get here at Texas A. & M.?
Do you students realize how val
uable this training is ? Or is it just
something you entered with a
vague idea of geting ahead in
the army ? It is something you have
to be thankful for. The education
you acquire here is something you
are being paid to attain, yet in the
end you, as an individual, are the
one to benefit by it. Why then,
haven’t you the right to be thank
ful for it?
Another item, by no means
small, but usually neglected is the
fact that none of us are thankful
enough for our efficient and cap
able officers which we have in the
308th. With officers' such as we
have supervising our training we
are better enabled to get a more
thorough military and educational
background. Few leaders of men
have ever inspired the loyalty that
Captain Hill has inspired in his
Eager Beavers of the 308th. We
are thankful for a leader like him.
Today the clashing blows of
battle are heard around the world.
And all reports are in Allied fav
or. Another item we have to be
thankful for. Our relatives, friends,
brothers, etc, who might perchance
be on some of those battle fronts
send home messages, and strange
ly enough they too have found
things to be thankful for. In bul
letins we have we find excerpts
from letters saying that the men
are thankful for the meals they
are getting for the extra rest, for
the chance to fight for what they
love, and for other things.
Then why should it be so hard
for us in the United States to
find time to give thanks of this
Thanksgiving Day when those men
ever there in the midst of blood
and battle have found thanksgiv
ing?
took about twice as long as the
other fellows in returning his date
to Hart Hall. We don’t know the
reason why? But he doesn’t keep
awake by smoking Elropo cigars-
Men! Is anything holding us
back? If so, it can be only the lack
of desire on our part to take ad
vantage of the opportunities we
have! Let each day’s task be a
challenge to us to make the most
of every opportunity to become
better fitted, bit by bit, for what
ever comes, “Sunday, Monday or
Always.”
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Spotlight on Sports
A corsage goes to Squadron III
on their stunning defeat of Squad
ron I. The final score was some
thing like 66-40. Nice going, men.
Achie Chism is looking for a
volley-ball team to play his main
stays of Squadron I. Anyone in
terested please contact said Mr.
Chism.
Probably the main news item in
all the papers is the Texas Aggie—
Texas football game. Even though
we aren’t actually enrolled here
as Aggie students, I believe most
of the Air Corps feel as I do when
it comes to cheering for the
“beardless wonders.” We certainly
enjoy v/riting to the folks back
home, and telling them the Aggies
won another game. Possibly the
fact that Cadets are not allowed
to play with the football teams
here would stop the idea of spirit.
To the contrary, it increases it.
Comes Turkey Day and I believe
the Beavers will leave an impres
sion for all to take notice.
Today thousands of athletes are
throwing away their pigskins and
gloves to pitch in to beat the
Axis. Every day you read of the
notable achievements made by for
mer star athletes in various sports.
Probably all of you remember
Tommy Harmon of Michigan. Well,
Tommy went into Cadets and came
out a commissioned officer. Later
he was assigned a P-38 to fly in
combat. In the papers the other
day we read where the War De
partment declared him officially
missing. We all hope that lightn
ing strikes twice in the case of
Tommy Harmon, for Tommy was
declared missing before only to
turn up eager for more action.
How many of you remember the
great Nile Kinmck? He was a
great U. of Iowa football star of
not so long ago. Well, he was kill
ed ove’’ the Pacific a few months
back. Yes, the athletes of the world
are caiwing a name for themselves,
even going as far to make the
supreme sacrifice.
“EXHAUST”
Squadron Y
Dear Goitrood,
How’s everything in Houston ?
All de bums here is pretty O.K.
. . . Guess you’d like to gear all I
hoid about dem wooden you? You
know dis joik Secoy? De guy dey
call Giggy, Jr? Well he gets in a
fj^ht wid a dame, her name is
Mary Lou. So he tosses her on
de floor and hoits her purty much.
She still standin up eatin’. Such a
joik-
Well I guess you know de Wing
Ball was a big knock down and
drag out success. Sure was one
big much swell time. Sure wish
you could been here to cut the rug.
No one can toitle like Moitle, I
always say.
Squadron Commander Javedas
turned in de wedder repote as be
ing ceiling “too low” this morning.
Said he was waiting for his gal
so long dat de clouds settled so low
he looked down on dem. She final
ly showed up and dey took off on
de beam.
Mr. Sorenson the big mum was
bragging dat he trucked a few
steps with de beauty queen, and de
gals grabbing Mr. Cilvin to jive.
Also seen at the shindig was
Mr. O’Brien wearing his O. D. for
de foist time.
Well Gertie, that de woiks until
de next time.
Haba Haba.
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Squadron II
The week-end was rather hectic,
but nice. We are just about recov
ered from the feminine invasion
and back in the old groove, slug
ging away at trip and Ohm’s law,
just marking time until we are the
old hot-pilots. As yes, the day that
we’ll be up in the blu that the song
tells about is not too far away.
Let’s no s air of tension
which seems so prevalent get us
down-
Every week it’s the same old
stuff, but now you can have your
T. S. cards punched. T.S. is for
Tough Sledding. Mr. Bigelow was
passing them out by the handful.
Each time he would tag a fellow
beaver he would hand out a card.
The individual who was tagged
was left with a very perplexed look
on his face.
What over-zealous gentlemen
were seen shovin’ and tuggin’ at
a ’40 ... - 8 truck last Friday
nite? Was it their interest in me
chanics, or the six luscious fem
mes ensconced therein? Some cal
culations were heard about the
brotostrope, frotostram and rails-
frat. When they were sprinting
back to the barracks they kept la
menting the fact that the thing
wouldn’t start.
The Long Island lad, Mr. “Willy”
Rabin, has been conducting consid
erable research in the library
among the deep and enlightening
volumes of Esquire.
Hhe Messrs- Sorensen and Wil
bur head the “T.S.” list. They
broke all records running their
dates back Saturday night, but
they just didn’t make it. That’s
really tough, gentlemen.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs were sensa
tional at the Ball. We didn’t know
Hobbs had it in him. Not at least
judging from his lack of exertion
at P.E.
A/S Don Gilliam keeps repeat
ing that old poem about “My Lit
tle Shadow.” His shadow is with
him come rain or shine. In this
case, Staff Sergeant Dorian is
playing the role of the shadow.
“CIouds...Life or Death”
Clouds to a lover, to an artist,
and to a photographer are some
thing very beautiful. To a sailor
they can be comforting or threat
ening. To a scientist it is but a
mess of water which has evapo
rated and hangs suspended in the
air to be moved and shifted about
in the currents of air. Clouds to
an airmen mean the difference be
tween life and death. A single
cloud bank could mean death for
an airmen at 0800 o’clock and yet
save his life at0830. Early in Sep
tember a formation of B-24’s set
out to bomb the target Tobruk,
Libia, then held by German and
Italian troops. To the Axis it was
Lhe lifeline to General Rommel’s
push on Alexandria, therefore it
was an important target for these
bombers and closely guarded by
enemy anti-aircraft fire and pur
suits. A bomber bearing the num
ber 819 started its bombing run
toward the harbor at 4 and 1/10
miles height. Suddenly it wavered.
Are you going to adopt him, Gill?
Several complaints have been
heard about the reluctance of Mr.
Van Weren when asked to release
that bit of lace he was dragging
Saturday night. It seems that the
bourgoisie have no chance when
Mr. Van Weren has the hands-off
policy in effect-
What was in that box Mr. Frisk
was toting around this week-end?
The way he was tenderly caressing
it one might think it was radium
or that even more precious com
modity, shoes.
Pertinent question of the week—
After all the screaming about
dates, where was Mr. May’s date?
The nose turned then dropped
down and went into a screaming
dive. Inside the ship thr«e men
lay on the floor unconscious from
oxygen failure. The other crew
members worked feverishly over
them trying to revive them. In
the distance a formation of Mes-
serschrnitts came into view. They
came cn the troubled bomber in a
head on dive. Taking advantage of
low, heavy, cloud formations the
wise pilot eluded his pursuers and
returned home safely. *
The foolish pilot who tries to
fly in cloud banks are deceptive.
The days of flying by the feel of
the seat of your pants went out
years ago, and a safer, more sensi
ble method is being used. In a
cloud bank you lose sense of direc
tion and though you think you are
flying right side up, you might be
flying in a straight power dive.
Remember it is the wise pilot that
is the old pilot.
BUY THAT EXTRA WAR BOND TODAY
ARMY MEN
Let Us Do Your Altering
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Aggies
SAW VARSITY’S HORNS OFF!
We’re right behind you Aggies and wish you the
best of luck in the Turkey Day classic.
Fight ’Em to a Standstill and
Let’s Beat Texas!
ZUBIK & SONS
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