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THE BATTALION
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1943
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name written inside the purse If you have
any information leading to the recover
of this purse, a reward is waiting for
WANTED to rent furnished or
furnished apartment. Will als
purchasing home.
Chemistry Dept.
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Iso con
Oxford,
Jr.,
WANTED: Air Corps officer wants sin
gle room in a private home within easy
walking distance of campus. Contact Lt.
cing
Norris, 4-1193.
FOR SALE—Ve:
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and up. Shi:
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—Very choice Holstein,
Ayrshire heifers $25 each
D. if desired. Bull
Homestead Farms,
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FOR SALE—Boys all wool trousers will
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uniforms of same size. Phone 4-8314.
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Announcements
As has been the custom m the past,
Christmas holidays for the CLERICAL
' ^he College will be from five
the 23rd through the 28th.
force of
o’clock
Commandants Office
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
Circular No. 15
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James L. Anderson Editor-in-Chief
A1 Lorenzetti Managing Editor
W. C. Harris Associate Editor
Fitzgerald Associate Editor
Paul McGinnis Associate Editor
Vincent Nonnemacher Associate Editor
Frances Wallace Associate Editor
M. Soto Sports Reporter
Edward Callaham Squadron I Editor
F. W. Yeutter Squadron II Editor
Lero;
Pat:
Henry
Reporters
ters: Bill Benis, Henry Matzner,
Hilary Matingly, Bill Miller, John Moel
ler, John Smith, Jerome Kalk, Paul Bard,
T. Levine, Androjna, Dale Sauers, Douglas
ibois, Wayne H. Clouse, Edward Bow-
Sidney Palermo, and Phil Stogel.
> ACTD News is written and edited
by Aviation Students of the 308th Col
lege Training Detachment, College Station,
I Texas.
Levine,
E. Dubois, Wa:
oy A. Muller Squadron III Editor I man, Sidney Palermo, and Phil Stogel.
rick Dilliard Squadron IV Editor The ACTD News is written and edited
iry J. Owens Squadron V Editor by t ’ "
nou:
A. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 766—Cadet:
M. N. Pomerantz, D. W. Furman, and
Leon Greenblum.
CHARGE: Having intoxicating liquor in
their dormitory room.
FINDINGS: Guilty.
SENTENCE: To be suspended from
school for one week.
B. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 766—Cadets
J. G. Couris and S. L. Weiss.
CHARGE: Having accumulated demerits
in excess of their limit.
FINDINGS: Guilty.
SENTENCE: To be suspended for
week and upon return to be campusei
for the rmeainder of the current se
mester.
C. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 767' — Cadet
ne
:cd
Ben G. Carpenter, Jr.
CHARGE: Having in his dormitory room
a part botl
FINDINGS:
SENTENCE
until
be campused
Christmas holidays.
D. DISCIPLINE CASE NO. 768 — Cadet
Dan Hightower.
CHARGE: Drinking intoxicating liquor
in the dormitory.
FINDINGS: Guilty.
SENTENCE: To be assessed 84 demerits
and to be campused until January
15, 1944.
M. D. WELTY,
Colonel, Infantry
Commandant.
yiCTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
WAR
BONDS
AND
STAMPS
MARINES
Let Us De Year Aker lag
LAUTERSTEIN’S
Rudder Dust
Consolidated Sq. News
Trimming Tabs, Sq. I
Mr. Parker, the “Sphinx” of
Flight A, broke down and said a
few words the other day. Quote,
“Things are certainly quiet around
here,” unquote.
Who was the Tailspin Tommy
who took a nose dive in First Aid
the other day? Speakin of Interior
Decorators, Squadron I doesn’t
have any, but there are a few
students who say they could really
paint the town red Artists too—
(get it—paint—artists—o.k. So Bob
Hope did use that gag two years
ago) Mr. Androjna had been taking
applications for the “Brush Off
Club.” All you have to do is have
your sweetie spurn you.
News Flash—All those inter
ested in having your T. S. card re
newed stop in at the office. Limi
ted supply available. This applies
to those who thought to leave C.
S. sooner than they thought they
would.
Contact, Sq. II
Perhaps the flight Lieutenants
of this squadron think they have
an overburden of mail these busy
days. We’re wondering what they
will think when Mr. Johnson’s
super-super Christmas Gift ar
rives. It will be none other than
the Mrs. Johnson-to-be. Knot
scheduled to tighten on Christmas
Day. Though some married offer
sympathies, we offer our congra
tulations.
Roll out the Packard, Jack!
we’ve got places to go. That’s A/S
Sgt’s Stogel’s scream on Sat. P.
M.’s. All he has to do now is con
vince Callahan that he is definitely
taken care of. Down with the
Irish! Please note, “Stinko” Los
Muertos no habla!
Our journey into the blue has
been delayed again according to
latest communiques from the little
room in the middle ramp. Patience,
let that be the word.
Hangar Flying, Sq. Ill
Hammer Head McGoon, Kansas
HICK, “Jumped into Texas A. &
M. ‘puddle’ Saw, and sank in same.”
For “His” Christmas
Give him smart, useful gifts from our fine stocks
of men’s wear. This year more than ever, he will want
something to wear. We’ll gladly assist you in selecting
the proper gift.
Manhattan Shirts
Manhattan Sportswear
Airman Sport Shirts
Airman Zelan Jackets
Catalina Sweaters
Swank Jewelry
Aggie T Shirts
Aggie Sweat Shirts
Hickok Belts
Hickok Jewelry
Holeproof Socks
Gift Novelties
Bill Folds
Key Cases
Dobbs Hats
Stetson Hats
If he is in the armed forces we have plenty
useful gifts that will be certain to please.
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“Two Convenient Stores”
College Bryan
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TRAVELOGUE...
(Transcript from notes of a bomber crew member over
seas) Friday, September 4, 1942
We get our passes over here by crews. Today my crew
got a three-day pass. We caught a bus and rode to Tel-A-Viv,
Palestine. This particular bus was- the reality of the song,
“Cornin’ In On A Rim and a Spare.”
Tel-A-Viv proved to be the big-4-turned out to be. Long after the
gest and most modern of any town
in Palestine, although it is only
25 years old. It is built on the
sea shore with architecture tend
ing to the Italian and Spanish side.
We ended up the day by spend
ing the night at the Hotel Imper
ial. Earlier in the evening we had
hired a “garey” (horse and bug
gy) to view the town and keep
the weather eye out for feminine
attractions and possibilities of the
place. When we hired the “garey”,
a dark-skinned lad about 18 years
old ran along side for almost an
hour saying, “Hullo Yank, Yankee
vury, vury goot. Spend night
Hotel Imperial, yes?” Under his
persistent salesmanship we finally
agreed to spend the night at his
cousin’s hotel. All the salesmen
will sell you his “cousin’s” wares
or try to—every shopekeeper in
town, who will give him a take
of the profits, being his first cou
sin.
Saturday, September 5, 1942
Today is Jewish Sunday. No
buses running. So here we are
another day. Rented swim suits,
12 sizes too large, but we held
them up with string, rope, wire,
and chains, long enough to enjoy
a swim in the Mediterranean. It
was here we met Mr. and Mrs.
Greenberg, American Representa
tive for General Electric for Pal
estine and a native of Detroit,
Michigan. We were invited out to
their house, where we had apple
and lemon pie, chocolate cake,
and American coffee. That night
we made a mistake in switching
hotels and fought bedbugs all
night in Dr. Segal’s Hotel.
Sunday, September 6, 1942
The crew awoke with slight but
detactable symptoms of a Class
“A” hangover from too many
Canadian Clubs last night. At any
rate we chartered a taxi cab and
guide to drive down to Jerusalem.
It cost us two pounds a piece
($8). What a memorable day this
. . . . Ditto for Mr. Jim Gless. PS.
can’t sqwwwimmm . . . Mr. Bow
man, another HICK, became a per
manent part of the bottom, he’s
been down there so long ....
Mr. L. Shambolin denies that he
was ever a “Barefoot Boy,” but his
reporter knows better. We ’uns use
to run ’round together . . Tch, tch,
Reuben, watch your step . . . .
“That Ole Black Magic’’ has Mr.
J. K. Muse in a spell. What guy,
(initials J. K. Muse) got the world
famous Charles (Muscle-dancer)
Atlas library seized up in with
the Ocult and Mystic Powers . . .
“Stuporman” or like squadron 5’s
Super-duper-man .... So long,
Gunners, Little Dog.
Bull Bomber, Sq. IV
Let us suggest some Christmas
Shopping Hints. (P. S.-shortage of
space necessary for the column has
been relinquished for this purpose.)
As to wrapping your presents:
First, get an abundant supply of
gaily-colored ribbon and wrapping
paper; wrap until both the paper
and you are completely exhausted.
Then, pile the presents neatly, pick
them up, and take them to the
Red Cross where they will do a
decent job of wrapping for you.
One last bit of advice. Whatever
you do, don’t take a girl with you
to help you choose the presents.
You’ll never come to any dicision.
Remember the sage advice of Men-
nen ladonski, “The only woman
who ever took a man’s side was
Eve, when she was created.”
There’s our advice, gentlemen.
Read it and then wait until the
last minute and send everyone can
dy—the way you always do year
after year. But let us warn you:
You’re building up a race of dia
betics and extremely fat people.
Gentlemen, anyhow, Merry Christ
mas—you much-needed bunch of
package hustlers.
war is ended this one day will for
ever live in our memories as a
day in which an undreamed of
experience occurred to us. We saw
places which we have heard of be
fore but to us they were so fam
ous that they existed only in a leg
endary mythical land.
Here is a summarized list of
some of those places:
1. Italian prisoner-of-war camp.
2. Place of John the Baptist’s
birth.
3. Valley of Olives.
4. Hill of the Seven Sisters
(road going down hill approach
ing Jerusalem with seven identical
very sharp turns in it.)
5. Judan Mt.’s.
6. Mt. Zion.
7. Trappist’s Monastary (Monks
forbidden to speak except in pray
er).
8. Palestine YMCA.
9. Mt. Scopus.
10. Mt. of Olives.
11. Dome of the Rock (also
called the Mosque of Omar). The
Mosque of Omar is a Mohamme
dan Temple 1200 years old, con
taining the Rock of Ages which
is over 2,000 years old. The rock
is very sacred to the Mohamme
dans for it was from this rock that
Abraham the prophet ascended in
to Heaven. Underneath one side of
the rock is a cave where the
prophets came to pray. In the cen
ter of the rock is a gigantic cis
tern with bars across the top.
Here they layed their sacrifices
and let the blood drip into the
cistern. The temple is adorned
with large candlesticks 12 feet
high and over 900 years old. The
pillars inside supporting the dome
are of marble. A block at it’s top
between the pillar and dome about
4 feet square is gilded with gold.
The temple marble work is adorn
ed with figures of doves, men, etc.,
according to our guide, Solomon
who later occupied the temple did
not believe in images so he had
the heads chipped off of all the
figures which is one way of ac
counting for the fact that none
of the figures in the building have
heads. Christmas who occupied the
temple for a time contributed to
its beauty with wrought iron grill
work. Of all the ancient beauty
the windows amazed us the most.
Of stained glass, with a beauty
never to be equalled, they catch
even the fading light rays of
evening to twist and distort them
into a prismatic rainbow. In the
Mosque of Omar Square we saw
King Solomons Harem House,
Quarry, and Judgement House.
12. We went to Ascension Tem
ple. Here Jesus Christ ascended
to Heaven. At the peak of a
large stock in the temple is a
perfect footprint, made by Christ
as he left the earth.
13. Mount Calvary.
14. Virgin Mary’s Replica. Made
of solid gold, silver, diamonds, rub
ies, emeralds, and other pewels
contributed by wealthy people of
all nations for that purpose.
15. We walked down the street
(today called, “The Way of The
Cross”) where Christ carried his
cross. The street is very narrow,
scarcely more than six feet wide
at any point, with buildings jut
ting out over the center of the
street. It is uphill and composed
mostly of steps innstead of a road.
16. Christ’s prison.
17. The stone whereon Jesus
Christ’s body was washed after
crucifixtion.
18. Christ’s Sepulchre. We en
tered Christ’s Tomb in a single
file to kneel in prayer at his
place of earthly rest. No prayer
ever carried us so close to our Mak
er as that one did. In a time of
war, when we faced death day af
ter day, we were fortunate enough
to be that close to our Lord.
19. The spot where the cross
stood.
20. Wailing Wall of Jerusalem,
where the Jews come to pray for
forgiveness of their sins.
21. Virgin Mary’s Tomb. (Again
we entered the tomb for prayer.)
22. Tomb of Mary’s parents.
23. Rachael’s Tomb.
24. Well of the wise man,
25. Tomb of Joseph.
26. Shepherds Field (where the
angels appeared before the shep
herds on the day of Jesus Christ’s
birth.)
27. The table where Christ was
born in Bethleham.
28. The spot where, Judas Is
cariot, the traitor hanged himself.
29. The Dead Sea, more than
1200 feet below sea level.
30 Church of Nations. Compos
ed of many domes, a dome from
each prominent nation. Contains
the Rock of Agony where Jesus
fell in pain from the beating given
him by the soldiers. In the country-
yard, flowers still bloom in the
Garden Gesthemane, where he was
taken prisoner.
31. Jewish National Library, He
brew University, Einstein’s Lab
oratory, etc.
32. Cemetery of last war’s dead
soldiers. %
33. In all of the churches, halls,
and buildings we visited, a superb
artistic work of portraits sculptur
ed out of silver graced the walls.
34. Gates of Jerusalem and
Walls of Jerusalem.
An interesting item to note, is
the entrance to the stable where
Christ was born. It is not a stable
as you would probably be prone
to visualize. It is more of a gigan
tic cave. Formerly in years gone
by, it had a very wide entrance.
Due to the battles fought over it
between Christians and Mohamme
dans during the Crusader Age of
the Christians walled up the en
trance with stones until a person
must climb up the wall and prac
tically fall through a tiny opening
to get in. This was to prevent the
Mohammedans from riding their
horses into their place of worship
to do battle.
We drove back to Tel-A-Viv in
our cab, with our night-gowned
guide shrieking, “Buckshees” at
us. “Buckshees” being his way of
saying, “Buddy can you spare five
dollars for a cup of coffee?” We
caught a bus from Tel-A-Viv back
to our base, still profoundly im
pressed with what we had wit
nessed that day.
■ITT THAT KXTKA WAR BOND TODAY
Wing News
Congratulations of the day goes
to A/S John C. Hultgreen and
Mrs. Helen Mae Hultgreen on the
birth of their seven pound son, De
cember 7, at 8:30 a. m. When the
staff reporter interviewed Mr.
Hultgreen, he asked, “What did
you name the boy?” In keeping
with his army training, Mr. Hult
green answered promptly, “Haven’t
named him yet, he’s still being pro
cessed.”
A contest is being arranged with
in the detachment to pick a more
suitable name for our dance band.
Announcements as to the prizes
awarded are still pending. Students
of the detachment—apply yourself
and help us pick a good name for
a good band.
As a reward for oversubscribing
their quota in the recent third
war loan drive, inmates of San
Quentin prison were told they could
choose a name for one of the new
bombers. The most popular choice
was “Bad Check.” Its sponsor ex
plained : A bad check always comes
back.
Notice
The entire detachment join in
wishing First Lt. Jack G. Norris,
detachment Adjutant a very speedy
recovery from his recent illness.
We sincerely hope that he will be
well and back to duty within a very
short time.
—BARITONE—
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thirty-five cadets will appear on
the program featuring every type
of music from the most popular
to the semi-classical and heavier
numbers. The highlight of the pro
gram will be the Christmas Carols
that was featured in Universal’s
“We’ve Never Been Licked.”
A popular arrangement of “The
Bells of St. Mary’s” will be sung
by an octette selected from the
group. Service songs and more
patriotic numbers are the special
ty of the club. Along this line will
be the “National Anthem,” “Song
of America,” “America’s Calling,”
“Marines Hymn,” “What do we do
in the Infantry?” and many other
LOUPOT’S
Watch Dog of the
Aggies
favorites that have proved popular
in previous performances.
The entire group of Singing Ca
dets will celebrate the Christmas
holidays by a party Saturday night.
Plans and arrangements are being
drawn up and completed by the
freshmen members of the organi
zation. Sunday night the cadets
will journey to Navasota for a
“brush-up” performance before the
Town Hall appearance.
In previous years, this appear
ance of the club has always drawn
a large crowd to Guion Hall. Their
performance is the type that can
be enjoyed by practically any in
dividual who enjoys music. Indivi
dual tickets for both regular and
reserved seats are now available
at the Student Activities Office in
the Administration Building. Reg
ular tickets are priced at fifty
cents.
—ASSEMBLY—
(Continued From Page 1)
Guion Hall, states that this will
be one of the best programs of
this series to be presented, and it
should provide entertainment for
all those men stationed on the
campus. The primary purpose of
these shows is to do away with
dull Saturday nights, and everyone
should take advantage of them
—WTAW—
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wrongs of the world, but only got
into trouble and made himself
ridiculous. It was composed in 1898
and considered ultra-modern in its
time. This is considered one of
Strauss’s best works. Don Quixote
is represented by a cello solo. The
Pittsburg Symphony with Gregor
Piatigorsky as cello soloist plays
the piece.
Records that Hauser uses for
his “Music by Master Composers”
program are from Haswell’s in
Bryan. Requests are welcomed if
they are within reason and the
records can be found. Hauer can
be found in the English Depart
ment for this purpose.
This program has as its purpose
a desire to please the service men
and Aggies who like music as well
as the residents of these surround
ing communities. Station WTAW
is found on the dial at 1150 kilocy
cles. Everyone who can is urged
to listen to this “Music by Master
Composers” program with Louis
Hauer presenting it.
Texas A. & M. Town Hall
Presents
The Singing Cadets
December 14—8 P. M.
at GUION HALL
Singing Religious - - Patriotic - - and
Aggieland’s Traditional Songs
A SPECIAL SECTION ON THE PROGRAM IS
DEVOTED TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Guest Artist Will Be
MR. WALTER K. KERR
who will render four numbers