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Page 4 THE BATTALION TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. 8, 1944 Squadron Dance To Replace Ball Acting upon a suggestion from Major Baker, the widely familiar Wing Balls will, in the future, take the form of a graduation dance for the senior squadron. The Bergstrom Field Orchestra from Austin has already been signed up to play for the dance for Squadron III on Feb. 17. Only members of the denarting squadron will be permitted to at tend these dances, with the possi ble exception of a few invited members of other squadrons. Most beavers will be expected to invite their own dates but for those not doing so, girls will be invited as was done in the past for the Wing Balls. A/S Looney Married A/S Hal A. Looney was married to Miss Sara Frisch of Stillwater, Okla., Saturday afternoon in the Christian Church of College Sta tion. Mr. Looney met the former Miss Frisch while he was attend ing Oklahoma A. & M. college at Stillwater. ACID EDITOR Francis D. Wallace Managing Editors William A. Miller Richard K. Brome Feature Editors Hilary B. Mattingly Sports Editors Windell W. Melton Robert J. Kerrigan Music Editor Vincent Nonnemecher Calendar Editor Howard E. Leap Editorial Board Lt. W. F. Moist A/S F. D. Wallace A/S W. A. Miller A/S R. K. Brome Reporters A/S Sidney I. Greenberg A/S Harry Katzakian A/S Charles Miller A/S Harry J. Owens A/S Clifford R. Gerry A/S Theodore C. Cottrell A/S Alan D. Montgomery Inter-Squadron Football Inter-squadron football and softball got underway over the weekend with Squadrons I and IV emerging from the first rounds with clean slates. Squadron I trounced Squadron III, 11 to 3, in the softball tournament opener while Squadron IV eked out a 5-4 tri umph over Squadron V. In football, the grid experts of IV swamped a Squadron a Squadron V sextet, 42-6. Squadron I took its first football game by default from Squadron III. Behind the speed-ball pitching Tune: Army Air Corps Song ARMY CHAIR CORPS SONG 1st. Verse Here we go, into the file-case yonder, Diving deep into the drawer; Here it is, buried way down under That Goldarned stuff we’ve been searching for! Off we go into the CO’s office, JWhere we get one helluva roar, We live in miles of paper files, But nothing will stop the Army Chair Corps. Chorus Here’s a toast to the host of those who slave With feet on desk so high, To a friend who will send a message of The trials of the swivel-chair guy. We type and file, and though we have no prop We’re either in a spin or else we blow our top A toast to the host of the men who coast, The Army Chair Corps! 2nd. Verse Here we go, into the file-case yonder, Keep the margins level and true. If you’d live to be a gray haired wonder, Keep your nose out of the glue. Office men, guarding the Army’s red tape, We’ll be there, followed by more; With dictionery, we’re stationary, Nothing can move the Army Chair Corps. NEW FIGHTER ASSEMBLY LINE A new fighter, the P-61, com monly known as te Black Widow, is now in production. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney engines and is described as having “effect ive speed and climb performance in addition to a fairly long range.” — YANK. P-38’s are now being built on a chain conveyor system similar to an automjobile line. The^e are three of these mechanized lines in a final asembly floor each being utilized for a different part of the manufacturing process. Although the present speed of the conveyor is only four inches per minute, it is reported that this will be sub stantially increased. — WESTERN AIR NEWS NIGHT SIGHT PRODUCTION UP A new machine for testing night vision of soldiers has been devel oped at the Aero-Medical labora tory at Wright Field. This mach ine may soon be installed in army classification centers and gunnery schools in order to determine sol diers’ night vision aptitude. — AIR FORCE November warplane production by the United States totaled 8,789 units, the largest monthly output so far obtained. The total included more than 1,000 four-engined bom bers of the B-29 super-Fortress type. During the last 23 months ending with Nov. 30, U. S. plane production has totaled approxi mately 127,360 aircraft. PROFIT? Tailor (wrapping up suit): “You know, sir, I’m letting you have this garment at less than it cost me to make it.” Harry Scheuer: “You’re always Editorial... Daily newspapers are furnish ing some grim reading of war realities. To civilian and soldier readers working on training in Eighth Service Command installa tions comes the realization that probably 90 percent of the war story is yet to be told. Such a horror story was re leased January 27 by Army and Navy officials. It was document ed by sworn statements of three officers who escaped from Japan ese prison camps. The 4,000-word account described how the Japan ese starved, tortured and in some cases wantonly murdered the de fenders of Bataan—how 2,200 Americans died in two months in one of the prison camps. It is a bloody, dirty war, a war to be won as quickly as possible so that not one American soldier need sacrifice his life unnecessar ily. To that end it is Up to all Am ericans to make possible such streams of bombs and tanks and bullets and bombers and ships and food and medicines until our fight ing equipment is equal to our fighting spirit. To us at home in the land of plenty, it means a sacrifice of a few material things so that our extra War Bonds may supply more material of war. It’s our opportunity to provide a quicker taps for Tokyo. of Constable and Kross, the Squad ron I softballers held their oppon ents to two hits while an over throw let in the other run. The victors rapped out 11 hits with Ogi, Kros and Fulton each get ting a double. Squadrons IV and V fought evenly through the first four in nings. A second inning hit for Squadron IV was nullified by a run for the Squadron V in the fourth. The Four-men broke loose in the fifth for two runs, only to go be hind in the sixth when three Squadron V runners made the trip. Two runs in the last frame gave the Fourth its slim victory mar gin. SCORES: R. H. SQUADRON III 010 002 0 - 3 2 SQUADRON I 102 303 2 - 11 11 Constable, Kross and Skouran; Pittinger and Robinson SQUADRON IV 010 020 2 - 5 5 SQUADRON V 000 103 0 - 4 4 Young and Hayes; Hansen and Jones. IV; Moss, Squadron V. Squadron IV’s footballers ran roughshod over the Squadron V men in the first game of the season for both teams. The flashy work of Drake and.. Green contributed largly to the piling up of the 42 point score. The luckless Squadron V men were unable to stem the tide, though they connected once to reach pay dirt SQUADRON I WINS ACADEMIC RIBBON Squadron I won its first ribbon last week when a posting of the detachment grades showed the Beavers of that group to be at the top of the heap academically by a small margin. Their squadron average was but a fraction of a point over that of Squadron V, previous holder of the ribbon. telling me that. How do you make a living?” Tailor: “I make a small profit on the paper and string.” —Ohio Tool DR. N. B. MeNUTT WDfnST OffiM fan Parte Over teM 3-14ST LOUPOT’S Wateh Do* tfe* A**liB IS IT TRUE? Johnny Kalen swears the fol lowing conversation between John and Robert Williamson is authen tic. The two boys were in a bar, each trying to get the other one to buy the beers. John: “Say, did I ever tell you about the time I shot a two-ton elephant between the yuers?” Bob: “Whats yuers?” John: “I’ll have a beer, thanks.” After the boys had drunk their brews, Bob remarked: “Well, guess I’ll go home now and help with the chores.” John: “What chores?” Bob: “Why, I’ll have a beer, ■boo.” —Ohio Tool Brother of A/S Dillard Killed In Crackup A/S Patric Dillard returned Jan. 30 from his home at Dallas, where he was called because of the death of his brother, Lt. Dave Dillard, 23 years old, who was killed in a plane crash in Brazil, while flying a B-24 to England. He had been to England and had recently returned to Memphis, Tenn., where he has been attach ed to the 4th Ferrying Command. Lieutenant Dillard had just been assigned to a combat crew as navigator and was again going to England when the accident oc curred. He entered the army in 1940 and had taken his training mostly at Selman Field, Louisi ana. He had been with the Air Transport Command for some time. In all he made 17 trips to China, India and Africa. Another brother, Leon Dillard, 21 years old, has been with the marines since 1940 and is now fighting in the South Pacific. Patric is 18 years old and en tered the army in AuV st of last year. Wing Tips SQUADRON I Aviation Students Carl M. And erson, Howell B. Smith and Hom er U. Darland have been named as Squadron I’s representatives on the Wing Board and last week began participating in board meet ings and judging. He * :|< A/S DONALD B. HALL left on emergency furlough last week for his home in LeRoy, Minn., follow ing the sudden death of his fath er. He He H= NEATEST EXCUSE of the week came from A/S Richard Wood ward, who fell out in the morning with his bare legs flapping be neath his overcoat. “Boody nose,” he told questioning student offi cers, Not far behind was A/S John W. Condon, whose best excuse for being late was that the knot on his pajamas wouldn’t untie. He J He Squadron I seeks the gold rim med ribbon for the best example of “bricking” technique. A/S Carl Bronstein, who keeps out of drill, P. E. and all formations by virtue of a pair of crutches and a broken little toe, set a new high last week when he took to riding back from physics classes with one of the instructors. It is very nice of Mr. Dawson to give some of his air corps patches to his flight instructor. You can’t learn to fly that way, sir. ❖ * Sic Who in flight 33 forgot to check his oil cap after his line inspec tion? * * # The gentlemen that fly in the afternoon wish the morning flights wouldn’t get the instructors so worked up. It really makes it tough. He He H= Hey fellows of Squadron III. If you want to have any fun at our ball, let’s have less talk and more action. Time is getting short. SQUADRON III What A/S student of Squadron III, now famous for the battle of Acraa and who takes much pride in his knowledge of the G. I. army, was noticed Monday night falling out for guard with his leggings on backwards. For more details see the men in ramp six Puryear Hall. * He He Some of those hot pilots in flight 35 still can’t keep their din ner down, or do they just enjoy cleaning the ship? Eh, Mr. Pat tersons and Mr. Carpenter. * * * We noticed Mr. Montgomery was enjoying his nap very much in C. A. R. Tuesday morning. * * * Since when have the gentlemen in a certain Squadron started wearing their patches on their right shoulder? SQUADRON IV “DAD” McGregor’s wife leaves. Mrs. Charles McGregor left last week for her home at Jefferson City, Missouri, after spending the past month visiting here. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Peyton H. Massey, Jr., recently walked away with the grand second prize in a jitter bug contest at the Bryan Country Club. The Masseys showed the folks how real jitterbugging is done. They won a carton of cig arettes, and much applause for the entertainment. * * * A/S Clifford Cline had a birth day gathering one evening recent ly with Mr. John Dale and Mr. Lee Saltsburg present. A nice birthday package of a dozen bananas, candy, cake and new socks had just arrived from Mrs Cline from Cleveland, Ohio. * * * HART HALL SERENADERS —Mr. John Kalmbach, teamed with Mr. Darold Peterson has created quite a sensational num her of singing, acrobatics and ballet dancing for the boys of H. Ramp. Mr. Edward P. Brune ac companies them occasionally with a guitar. * * * “How is the Winter Campaign Coming, Napoleon???” * * * THE HERMIT OF LONELY “I”—The hermitage of I Ramp was broken this week when Mr. Beaverettes’ Column The Beaverettes were honored at their last meeting by the pres ence of two officers, lieutenants Bagby and Pickens. Lieutenant Pickens gave an interesting speech and introduced to us the law book by which our Beavers live, “Stu dent Orders”. We shall hear more on the subject from him sometime in the future. It has been agreed that the Thursday night meeting of the Beaverettes be discontinued and all business be transacted at the Tuesday night meetings. Thursday nights will be left open for bowling. We played our first game on February 3, and we will reserve two alleys for next Thurs day, February 10. All Beaverettes please be on hand at 8 p. m. Due to a misprint in the last Battalion we wish to repeat our announcement concerning the Wel coming Committee whose purpose is to meet incoming Beaverettes who cannot be met by their Beavers. Mrs. G'allino — 4-7359 Mrs. Evans — 4-6614 Mrs. Riesemmy — 4-6614 We Beaverettes have read in books, magazines and heard on the radio the words, “and now we give you Texas.” After seeing the weather the past two weeks we know why they are trying to give it away. Speaking of the weather, we know who to blame for it now. A Beaverette was walking down Military Row with her husband, and while they were passing the grounds she saw a squad of men on their knees, raising their hands up and down in true Allah fash ion. She asked her husband what the purpose of the exercise was and he replied, “That’s no exer cise, that’s Squadron No. 5 pray ing for rain. They have P. T. in five more minutes.” Robert W. Wright moved in to live with Mr. Robert L. Feagins. (Sad Sack!) He * He WANTED—Some physics brain storm who can invent a folding Guidon so Mr. Deislinger can put it in his pocket whenever he eats. He He He THE PIPE LINE BOYS—A/S Joe Hamilton and A/S Eunice Young have been working on a pipe line recently and have a couple of bad cases of strained backs and blistered hands. May be this extra work is the reason they go on sick call—or is it P. E.? He He H= “Romeo”—Toft is on the loose .. Get him to show you the letter from Velma—a Bryan lass who has fallen for his manly features. And Oh—that lipstick the girl wears!—What’s this all about Toft. (Note:—This was obtained from anonymous sources). He He He Mr. Niel S. Dodge took a short course of fifty minutes flying last week with squadron three. In one easy lesson he learned how to go up and come down. He He He Beautiful Priscilla Moffet was here Saturday visiting Mr. Walter Gregory. Miss Moffet hails from Dallas and well upholds the repu tation of the Texas beauties being from that city. SQUADRON V ROBERT Y. ALBERS—is ex pecting his Bonnie Lass, Lucile McCollum from Portland, Oregon, to say “Yes”. To U. S. Survey Boat Kalama: Won’t you please say yes so that we may have the opportunity of throwing our G. I.’s at’cha. * * * WINTON SWENSON—Oh dear, Barbara Ellis. It is rumored, and from a very reliable source that Danny Cupid has done his part for the present. * * * ANTHONY SHEMROSKE — Came home with a ‘Medics’ size 36 blouse while touring the town with aye young lady. Waiting for future developments. * * * EDWIN MARVEL—Mrs. Mar vel returned to stay with hubby. Love does conquer all. No more waiting for mail now, is their, Mr. Marvel ? * * * A/S FRANKFORTER—award ed the D. F. U. C. for this week. (Distinguished Foul Up Citation.) This gentlemen called the CLASS to attention during a standby in spection in his room. * * * WINDELL MELTON—saw his dad for the first time in 14 years. Sunday at Mexia, Texas, A/ S Melton visited with his dad. His dad has been in the service of the U. S. Navy. Major Baker Commanding Officer Of 308th C. T. D. Takes Command During Past Week New commanding officer of the 308th. College Training Detach ment, Air Crew, is Major R. S. Baker. He assumed command of the detachment last week. Previous to coming here, Major Baker was the commanding offi cer of the college training detach ment at Oklahoma A. & M. Col lege at Stillwater. During the past year he has been the com manding officer of a number of other college training detachments in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A native of Ponca City, Okla., he resided in Houston before en tering the service. He has been in the service approximately two years. Before entering the service he was connected with the Noble- Baker Company in Houston, which is an oil producing firm. He was accompanied here by his wife and two children, a daughter 3 and a son 1. Major Baker succeeds Capt. Sam B. Hill, who left this detach ment Feb. 1 for a new assignment. Squadrons 3, 4 Tie For Bowing Honors Squadrons III and IV were tied for leadership of the inter-squad ron bowling league going into last night’s kegling session at the YMCA alleys. Both had won three and lost two. Squadrons III and V met last night. Although scores from last night’s pin-toppling, received too late for publication in this issue, might change the standing, Squad- dons I and V each had two match victories to their credit. SQD w. L. Pet. III 3 2 .600 IV 3 2 .600 V 2 3 .400 I 2 3 .400 Lt. Ketler Married To Virginia Holick First Lieutenant William H. Kettler, tactical officer of Squad rons 4 and 5, and Miss Virginia Holick of College Station, were married Jan. 29 in Victoria, Texas. Capt. Sam B. Hill, former com manding officer of the 308th De tachment, performed the ceremony Major R. S. Baker Squadron II Appoints New Student Officers Looking through the events of the past week, we find the new student officers of Squadron II have been appointed. The follow ing named Aviation Students were those selected for the various po sitions: James D. Colbert, Squad ron Commander; Ernest J. Gray, Squadron Adjutant; James E. Fenlon and Wendell J. Kistner, Flight Lieutenants; Willard L. Smith, Supply Lieutenant; Robert L. Long, First Sergeant; Robert E. Bercini and Edward G’. Bricker, Flight Sergeants. Mr. Colbert joined the National Guard in May of 1937 and was at tached to the 124th Infantry. On November 25, 1940 he was called into Federal service and was sta tioned at Blanning, Florida. From Florida he was sent to assist in training Officer Candidates at Ft. Benning, Ga. Squadron Adjutant A/S Gray has had a total of three years and seven months of Army and Na tional Guard service, first being assigned to the 151st Field Artil lery. His stay with the 151st was followed by three transfers—the first to the 634 Tank Destroyers, then to the 513th Parachute Infan try at Ft. Benning, and lastly his transfer to the Army Air Force. shortly before he left for his new post. The bride’s sister, Marion, is the featured vocalist with the de tachment orchestra. Make Our Two Stores Your Headquarters for Regulation Uniforms and Equipment We offer a wide choice of Regulation Uniforms . . . Shirts . . . Slacks . . . 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