ROSWELL ARMY AIR FIELD

March 17, 1944 Vol. 2, No. 39

 Senators Eat K Ration;
CAll FOR ST. PATRICK! 'Hard as Hell,' Says One
fifteen hunored ana twelve years ago today a stronl'j1 f!Qn landed at Washln.fton (CNS) _ Several
'"icklow, Ireland. His nQ.'lVa was 31. Patrick. senalors nibbled K Rations here
In those days Doth Cnqland ana Ireland ~re jU5t Q couple of unt<JlTlK1 recently and although their reo
action. to the delicaey were
islands inhabited by wild-eyecl baros of fil'j1hting nen. St. Patrick, with varied, all agreed it was good
a letter tTO:n the Pope in his pocket, be90n to toke over. Soon he SDlid food..
established churches, school~ and ~onasteTie8. His work grew and '1 enjoyed it.," said one states-
l'Iultipliec!. The Irish Church beca"e the l"IOtivatin<;l' factor for relioion man, grinning wryly and pluck·
ina the stumps of two shattered
and eaucatio:'l in both Irelo!".o ond f.m;;land. rTOIT\ across the Irish sea teeth from his mouth.
car.e thousords of English lor schoolin~ religious education. And "It'l hard as the hubs of hell"
for hUndrees of Y9QfS to c~e English ~n of letters learnea their said another, less enthusiastically.
stutt in :'"lre. Hau,.1hty Lnr;;lana haa taker the cue and ub:llorbea <::::::F=='" q", T *'' '
of C>A~ c:;:;:;:.O
Christ ic~ity Itart Irel~:'Id. ...J..rL THAIJ iETl/lt1(, /./'
COnsi~erln~ the events at loooy. all this sound~ like a lot ot
~ v.";S. Ewl" .=:11
oilge. 3ut it happens to be th~ truth. England wa$ JU$t a backw~'
hilloi lly c:-ossin; \--hen Irelund wcw a$5ur"'1in9 the picture of 3i9 Town.
Countries, however J like riversJ run do~n hill. And fr~ the current
'rl -r.-< "...,.. Y'u.'
U. "e:J=.< l "l
picture 0: 31g [,nQland and. tiny unhappy Irelono J it would. appear that
Eire could use another ;,;t. Patrick - and quick, Yanks in England
Today, being St. Patrick's Day, we say to hell with the grim
picture oi "neutral" Ireland. ;.11 good Irish.-nen can J and no doubt will .
Get Hot Cakes Now
celebrate the I'I'lemory of that Qrect gUYJ f;t. Patrick J the man who En6laad (CNS)-A group of
GI welders have made it possible
chased t!'le snakes out ot Ireland. for soldiers stationed at a U. S.
Qr.ly trouble is, he must have missed one or two, Army Depot here to have bot
cakes for brealdast, according to
an Army release.
Old Reb.... ...By Swab The PRO hastened to add that
the welders don't make the
criddle cakes. They just make the
rriddJes from salvaged metal
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No Trouble At All
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Camp Gordon Jolmstoo, Fla.
(CNS)-An AWOL loldier lent
this .....ire to his CO: "Please for-
ward my mail care of General
Delivery, Tallahassee." The CO
:)blig~ by sending the mall with
two MPI to make sure be re.-
ceived it I
<:s::r-==J •'IE (..ISU ~ r> c:;::C:J
~ IN TH' ClINJ{ (f
o 11 ~';..~-:;;·ii
21,476 Smiths In Navy
Waahilq1.on (CNS)-There are
21,476 men named Smith in the
Navy, the Navy department has
revealed. There are also 15,045
men named Johnson,ll,035 named
Jones, 202 named seaman and
three named Bluejacket.

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ADO J. MJtCI::CNALD: ',.hen lovely Mi5!l
Jeanette MacDonala moae her RAAf
deout. it went over like Q block
buster ..-. in the 9'{l"'I concert, Miss
l"',acDonald WQS uT9inQ her husoand,
capt. Gene RQ~ona. to join h9T
in a song .. ,fron out at the hUQ9
GI th,on9 CCll'lC the plaintive call
in typical Sinatra-fan st'{le, "AW
care on captain-p.eQOOe5e sing us
Q sooQ ..... btouQht dcr..n the rat tets
ana oackboardS.
ADD INSPECTORS: Lest sk, they
put the Rv.f ....· jae open to inspect-
ion and everybody 1',;01 0-"'1 the 0011
out tast ... so ~"'ly were oettlnQ on
the 'peloto' that it practically
became aetlatea ... there were quite
a few visiting officers, to coin Q
maatorpiece of understat nt ... if
they tnQlted down all the Dross
that was on the field, t y coulo
huve naie t-..o fully equipcea3-~-s.
C.JU..ciBADC~VI:fll.,'S: 1'ho tTi to the
cave~ are still qoin9 stranQ ~a
it's wortn a Sunday soc spree •...
the caverns are one or the ~even
"',OOders of the ...'Orld ana w-hen yO-!
oet a QQI\der you'll know hy
they hove the eiQhth: ¥oncer
.
there, too ..• it's the nan ... 0
~cke$ the speech at the ~ock at
A.:;es ... this <;\lV'S spiel tops t~
u! I ana even stops .~ 0: the
loc<.ll stolaq:"lites.
.~r: ~0"3 :1£E:T: - :. ally r
oft the ~tth ~~ ic ~~a the
"'eather man ala s ruined the
dotail .•. clouds die. It burn otf
W'It i 1 or ter lunc ••• t'oolO Crt i lery
c~p~ Offered t.elr s@rvices Dy
.... ae •.. scneone ta oc out
the shccil':'
• ... c's 0"1. Gr:'t;~ S 0: 0/ :11. co•• unity Sine
•• t4 ~I .os: 0: : •• J~~~.s in the Post G) •• In Jro~t 0/ :h.
.,It, 'S :lc e"~sJ' ·'l~(H"a", jl/oj. Laru, C. Chapaat: ....110
l,a4s ti, 'at •. ; .. '''0__ UO~Qli~i"g. the gone sings .v.·)-
:au:, fro. _• .:~. ss Aa,,..ica" to "Hai."'~y Doa:s." 10=-or,..o;.l
~'Ul' t":. '~:-l:t. s. , I ' S 01'1 all-Iris/! sineine p.. o,a.
Oasis Ranch To Be
Used For GI Outings WW~R[ TO GO
The ():lsis Ranch, located H
mi les south of the base, has been TONIGHT
mode available for RAAf spring- and uro ~eekly !riday Nioht Dance _
summer out in9s, it has been RAAr SWinQ Band.
announced. The Clardy family,
o ...ners, have consent eo to let GIs SATURDAY
use fhe place faT sUlXlTvised St. Part ick 's nee - RAAf
affairs. ~'WinlJ 'k'na. At G"" .
It your outfit is on the ball, Col.
there'S a qood chance you'll De uro 'WiKlkly Saturday Nioht D::1nce.
takino a siesta under a beautiful
cottonwood. tree with nothillQ to do SUNDAY
Trip to Q:J.rlsbad Caverns-_
Out sweat out the barbecue pit.
rhe ranch has facilities for
cooltinQ ana is locoteo on the sita
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uro
'i1s MlCS
!ree COffee &: I:buOhnuts--_
of the wOrld_tarous art iesion -ell 9-1.1.arn--ofternoon recorded
that flo.;s 9JCC Qol1cns of Io(Iter a music appreciation program.
minute. ThIs ....ell rivals the Col.
Ccrlsbad Caverns in the ....ay ot U,-o rinq9r PaintinQ Class.
t19\o· Max ico oddi t i as.
Plans are """'" under 'oIJ.y to make
MONDAY
the ():Jsis Ranch the !TOS! attroct- Radio ,sho.... - "Take-Off
ive su=er resort this side of Time" - Post Theatre No. 1.
Ruidoso. "hen tinal p:lrticulars at 7:05f1l'1. - Art Closs in
aTe ironed out, full c:»tails will Rec Hall at 8pm _ Russian
be announced oy tho ~pecial Closs in Rec Hall - 6-8pm.
tiervlce Departmen . uro Dance at St. Peter'S Hall.
TUESDAY
uro DanClno Class &: Informal
552nd Claims Most c
Cancinq.
Decorated Men On Field U..o Donee.
The 552nd 3<L~rcier ~cinin;
""- NCO Club :3inQo Party, 7:Xl.
WEDNESDAY
Squadron this ~ek laid clei~ to
hevinq more decorated man than any Chaplain's Social Cluo
other outtit 00 the poet . Dance at Rec Hall - 8:3C>,:n.
The 552na has {37 men w-ecrinO uro rinlJer P.. intin9 Closs.
the aircre .... lTI9t1'ber baaQe; 288 Col.
with the 300a COnduct Medel and uro 3inQo Party.
~7 of its GIs are authorized to
..'ear th9 A"T\Qrican Dluenso l":edal. THURSDAY
Can any R~Ar outfit beet this uro 3ing-o Party.
recor 1
FRIDAY
uro ~lcly Friday NiQht Dlnce-
RAAF SWinq 3ana.
NEW LIBRARY 300NS
Non-rict io1'
Dar ruehrer by Heiden Kon-
rad; i<oiser ~'ckes the Doctors
by Paul De Krui f; KylllOn Kaplan
oy Leonara C. Ross; io,Syhn by
_illiam Seabrook; Cueens die
Proudly by W. L. \o.'I\ite.
fict ion
't'hunoerhead by t-"tlry O'Hara;
Sarayan's rabies by ~illiam
5c::-oyc.."t; You Q\ly HanQ Q\ce by
;.;.... en; The smokinq Iron
by pg:~::- rield; Gates of Doom
Oy ?c:ce~ Sabatini.
tAat's b.inZ
Leoy ?c:t; ""XV husband. stays out
u:".ti! :.'.-8 in the morninQ. ~ at
woul~ yo~ co in my place?"
o,.. G: ~i·e: -Let's 90 over to your
place a:·!o :'11 show you."
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RAISED POSTAL RA TES FOR LETTERS, .PX Beer Garden Will
PACKAGES WEEK FROM SUNDA Y Move To Coffee Bar,
A ir Mails Eight Cents,
Local Letters Three
£tfective Sunday, March 26
i t ' l l cost !'l.ote to send that
StQJl'l lei ter to Hortense.
Ql. thet acte the two cent
age you've been puttinQ a\ locol
Jetters will 90 up to three cents.
.... ir I'IQil letters, heretofore
nailablo fOT six cents ~il1 cost
eioht cents. (The rate of six
cents per half QJnce for air ll'CIil
addressea to l"Iilitary personnel
$erved by AP:)'5 overseas TEnOinS
unchanQed. )
Accordlno to Lt. WilliaM P.
Stratford, local postal boSS, the
chart used in estimatinQ fees for
parcel post rotes has been com-
pletely Chc."\Qed and your packaqes
may cost note to mail.
He also says supplies at stamps
or envelopes now on hand are not
redeenoble and that additional
stamps :"Ust be affiXed to rmet the
new rates.
3est nvO'IS for GIs, ho-"ever. is
that the free letter privileoe
for !'\ilitary persomel rerro.ins un-
Ch0J\990 and the 50..~ "free" in the
upper right hona corner .... i 11 O'et
t he let ter hone as al ....ays.
All solaiers are urged to
familiarize the~sleves .... ith the
ne.... postOQe rules so that no delay
in mail ae lveries ....ill result.
Bars Closed On Cadet
Training For Most GI's
Hopes o! GIs ....ho were sW9at inO'
out cadet traininO' ....ere clipped
this ... eek when a new ruling
stlpulatea that no more
applications !rem white enlistea
"·S persoonel :or codet aircre....
trainirQ would.be accepted.
only excep:ion ~e ·~s in the
case 0: canbct cre.... ~embers ....ho
have ~eTl "eturned to the U.S.
after thei~ c~.pletion of oper-
at 10 1 tours 0: duty.
~l cP?lications now on file or
~nae:~o:n9 processing will be
aiscpprovea~ the ruling stateo.
The a~Ql ~QS a big surprise to
=~~r boor ers who have been
a.ait H'lO Q "unassiQned" status
to~ ~rol -..eeks.
.. I Pecr'llilQ you last night."
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vulgar man is on&
Q girl's tiqure when
... --; l::er cest to display
Clothing Store Vacates
WHEN JEANmE WAS HERE..• ~prino cleaninQ has hit the PX
clothing store, the cafeteria~
the coffee ber em the fCQITI O'arden
it was revealeo this ...eek by OJpt.
rTeo E. Mackey~ PX impressario.
first biO Move will be the
post- transfer of the clothing store to
the bUilding new occupied by the
keg ana bot t Ie aepartment. Suds
will thon be served after 4 PM~
at what is no.... the sana.... ich and
coffee bar.
The cafeteria, new open until
7 at nights, ..... ill close doily
after the noon meal, capt. Mackey
siad. Reason for the closinq is
that the evenino business is not
enough to warrant the eatery's
rEf'\Clining open. ''Qu" fiqures show
the cafeteria rrust be closed part
t irrs to cut expenses, n OJpt. Mack-
ey said.
The EM service club~ Que to
open soon, is intended to take
care of ~h of the Post's evening
ontertain~ent. So, in the near
future, if you 00 into the shack
Where the beer parlor now is~
~1I.n Jeanet~. Kac~~~~:~ :0-· oreer SOfTlQ :l.2 and oet a pair of
fot the llIords to "i~.~" ':p~sA
wool socks~ don't say we didn't
Iyes lre S.iHni"':: ':er warn you about the biO chanQe with
concert her. 'rid~). s~~i.r the exchonqQ.
SISft. Gene Noll.::., .:!lOIl.,
I,nt his lyric-, ~<>;: ~oice Bill Would Provide SO Percent
jor a hilh -,po: i~ ,:, .. . oc~l Pay 'ncr.a •• For Comb,1t
app.af'ar.ce. A bill ....hich woula provide '1
SO por cent increase in pay for
persmnel of the armed forces ...·ho
are enO'aged in ccrnoot was int ro-
auced in congress last week by
Rep. Weiss (D.) ftl.
THAT GREEN HAZE IS ST. PAT'S
£hurre, ana today it's ~t.
PatTlck's r:o.y ....ith ::iAl,VO <,Joinq
Qreen all over.
This is the aay for the
flanaoans, Monahans, Lenahans
Qnd Cohons--pronounced I<p-han.
~haf!'lrocks are a dollar a dozen
Qnd oreQn (in spirit) is a8
cCX"'~"'on as khak i .
In pre-wer doys~ St. Pat's
r:o.y WQS celebrated in Q deluO«'
of oooa cheer, bottlee in bona.
Most of the Irish ~ere aided
With Capt. ?.:)~c-! .:: the by friends of other faiths
piano. Kiss ~;:'~.;.; =~I which practically lTV:lkes this a
two oj h.r ~.:. c·~ "'- nationol holiday.
positions. J.... ._:-:. Only It ain't. Like other
big days, this one too is not
Ray.ond is - . (.., lS
appreciatio~ \- ~;-~f- recognizea by the army. RCO-
befitt~nf ~~ •• ~:,~_ : ulations allow only Q thick
_ lent Ie.an a~~ ..' ~s
brooue--_not a aay otf!
KacDonatd's :.~. "ll~-.=f ::
one of til. :- _~f" ,f- nrTeshl ....ho said you WOlle kiss
at the RAl! 4. r __ -.-.- !"
.O~S opi~,o~ ~ ": :-. :~: "Dlorybcx1yl n
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INSTRUCTOR SPENT 11 MONTHS IN Plans For New NCO

AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, BOMBED ROME
Shot At Luftwaffe Only
Twice In 44 Missions
RAAf pilots 08t their bomb
approach lessons rro~ Q combat
veteran when they listen to Capt.
Poul N. Gteoory Decouas the
captain spent U. m.o~th.a in the
qreenhouse of Q 3-2 in the North
...f t i can cQI1IPJi9f\.
..\rrivino in A!rtco in I:8cQ:'".ber.
t942. Olpt. Sro;cry :lew ~iaaions
over Gobss, stax I Cogi lOOt i and
Rome. On two faids over Ro~ he
unloaded his lethals once on an
air field and onee ~ c raIlroad
yard.
£n8!"1y fiQ'hter S~~jJ'S _'8re the
oraatest hazard !c~ :~R Tanks
Copt. Greoory scys =-_:
in .;2
Missions he fi.eo a..:y: a ts
at the IJ,lft\oQffe. 7h::.: s _5t one
of those thin9s.
fOt sinkinq Q lc~;. enemy
transport vessel ~:. ~~rl was
Qwarded the Cistl~~_~~~.c ;:yinO
Cross. He droJ:P8(1 ail: t:r the
ship, two nQ(lI'-4I:.iases =:=. =.~:ect
!'tn.
3o.t can.oo.t bcr.:.irq is e t~
just [rc's c..~:: ::.;.:15 eve= the
~cnl railroa:1 'r-:~ ,,~rt· e;ary
says. On fI __ ee= _';C.:"St a
bridoe in Tunisia :~. ~==~r in
....!'Iich he was !ly:.-.; _ aI close
to :;Ootiel as his ::-=-~:. CCr'inQ
in at an altltucs 0: ~C :~t end
roorinQ olanl} do_e to 30C t"j les
on hour, ono en;:,e cel ~t. The
~actain says t loo " S"\ip dlPped a
Capt. Gr'iO~)
..... Ino. The pikot ;et it under Ca\-
trol" he says, =,~ :=le~ :or c
DeIly landing. ':"-::--:e to C:J""Q ::'0'0>":"
because of t~ .-:;, S~. . = _....
pilot final:. _t.::tec t:"e- =eo.:::.
engine os th S~I~'S te:: ~c:::.pec
the Qtound. ~C~t. ~r9;o:y says
the plane ........s car,yi:'!; .. : ...:: 00-0
looa when t~t hop~neo.
.. tter h:.s torei;;n service Q::lp1.
Gre~ory returned to the Stotos
last O:tobGr. He spe"lt three weQks
at the lV,icmi r90istri!:>utia'l ce:'.tsr
Club Get Shot In Arm
PIons tor the new NCO Club to
be constructOd tr~ the bUilding
now occupied by the clothing PY.
oat a shot in the arm this WQQl{
with allocation at more than
four th0U5and bucks fran the cluba
tund to thh project.
The club also set aside $900
for entertain nt durinO the lI'I:Inth
of Ml3rch.
'-'Ork on the new club builoin;
is expected to begin before the
end of the month .
Scotch, St•• k. For U. S.
FIi.r. Who Egg.d B.rlin
~ rarities, scotch end ~teaks
were w:J.iting for U.:$. flyers ofter
their smashino attock on oerlin
recently. £ach flyer hod a daubl
shot of the stutf ana all :he
steak he coulo eat, ttwt !I\CI7lE'r"t he
planteo his foot on tetra tir~
Qgain.
Which, he says, is a combet vc·_
eran's paradise.
"~t !·1iUJlli," he says" "they ;lV9i
YOJ a few week's rest pedai. It'li
:: ,.ne vacation .• You live in the
.&~t hotel·and get a $25 roOM for
. . ...:.:ne, a night. That's hc.r::. .0
.=:E';'~:"
:c~t. Gregory arrived c:
;- Jot in feDtuery. "'This ,;,Qt~:: ~ ...
;)! a high calibre," he soy.,
the borrb approach phase of .: ••
ing is of major importance ~~ t
success ot a bClTbinq l'Iissicr..
OOpt. Gr~Jory" f,am Br~.y,.l.
Tex., also ""ears the Air <..:1
..... ith seven Qck Leaf Clu~t : •

Soldiers Tell How They'd Celebrate StPatricks Day As Ci~ilians

1icUas

?vt. Jo!'m "1. Id:las;""" cn.c Plft. Clyde Q::l:til:; • __ " :'':;:' ?:c. 11 Ian StaunE!; 001' tQtl:Oj
.... y pal Coole. c:t lot 0 is., .r orink a toast to _:~ ;::0..::.: :: :S·- : =--y a::, if possible, md
Italy, woula ~ C8:e... rct.~; ~4. !!len ana then fill::' ..:_ • .:t ..: o::~: =:: the :~s. niter about 11tty
Patrick's 0.;., _! I:i.:t.; :re Inshmen to help~. :- :- .. a'_ :~_·::.s :.:: tG ready to 98t11e dCJ'oo!l
rounaso:the:!_t.- Itp .,..... each drink 20 to::~':S pacE!. .0 s:;-". :eal It ish celebrat ino.
we'd do It ~... 3 :oc.- That's ho"," I'd ::0 : t ." e .::: 4:' Palo"

PVt. Joe ;C='_-: .. • would 9;11. Harold Pre;er: " e thi~9 ?"::. 70m P. fallon: "I'd be
I do' Mo • : If I I know, I'd be ce .. - :.: "'y o:'c .. :;:-it; .. ; .n n8 father's bar. e'd
was 't rc.s: civiie fraternit~ house ce:.::_:~~. _it7 .::Ye ~ .~(S on the house for all
elO1.es yo • • -: ... ,Jetting my buddy Al CUin:\. : ~ ... - . s:v :;:: .• '_-e-. then atter closin9
C"': • , I:: IS "lake celebrate, I t".ec.~ _:. ?~. -.. :-e • - ool& _;>:ooo.bly annk up :rost
i: I - jUQ, will you?'" ::: . ';' :c: stock."
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Tanioht: "Lady I,l The DoTk"

wi t h GinO'er ROOers. ROy Mil-
land. Saturday: "Trocadero"
••
with Rosemary Lane. Johnny
Downs. Sunday a. Monday: "Pass-
saoe To Marseille" with
Humphrey Booart, Michele Mor-
oon. Tuesday: "Action In
Afabia" .... ith Geott~e Sanders.
Viroi",TO. Bruce. wednesday: "It
Happened Tomorrow" with Dick
Powell. Linda Dcrnell. Thurs-
day a. Friday: "Cover Girl"
.... ith Rita Hayworth. Gene Kelly_
G:J;:::S.~~•• J.!., ~
~ .....,... $ Clltri',- ~

en -[Q'.- Red CT"ou ~ lit... . .... s. :~~~, ,....~j~

cdc'\: shOlllS 1 ! ;"':0; vi..: .... ;~; Of
Lb ;::: ;>e:- • '::L ""HU,int ' ....:Ji.a';. "'1'
(Note: MOndey nio l's show
flOves to Theo.tre No.2, =altinq
Wly for "'rake-off Time." RAAr
~ekly r dio sho.... at 7 in
'!heat re No. 1..)
Theatre No. t SChedule: Two
shows niohtly. Boxoff ice open
for first show at t?1.S, open
for second ot t9tS. M:Jt inees
tTi-week yat i400 on Tuesdays.
'thursdays & Sundays. MorninQ Sisters
not inees 0:1. t,.,igdrulsdoys and rri- ore the F.e
enva at tCIl:). poet~ 000
Theatre Jri:l. 2 9:hedule: rive are repre
SlOWS weekly t t845 on ~tur_ Cross. ThE
d:lys~ ys~ TuesdQYs~ ~a­ nearly unl
resdays c:1d hursda'{s, Sunday it ill witt
'lQtinee Q i4JO. better tOl
here pict l
post hospi
love been
money and.
Red Cross.
Vol. 2. No. 39 . M.re" 17, 1944
SALVO .. F\4' .d W..... 1y by th. fhe lletch~ fa.it) Of GOd~3"'d. la ..~., visits S01l
P..._ ' oS ~.II 1u"'Y A., 1=,.1<1 corp. ,irot iI I La;c': b. l.d C"'oss'-"O'O'O'CI"'C'~'Odc..:'C'O'='"' _
r." "'" 0..."'_ OoJ,.
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AT TloiE: -S-J,-C" ... ~PITAL.J _ _,,"'
II O'Gil",o,. MI~ _.A.C.i: ';! -,..~y·l..t.
EoL._ 0 O'lyor tt. ".. ;:)"'" ...
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O··GoI<~ S. G,Ib.rt O'Doo,l y ,

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co. O'Tellinge'
5 . . Roy O'Knott
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<-pN......,.,
out.oO'\ 01 a.dited
PI""il$'Otl of
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Plannino for the future is

sarethinq all of us like to do. In
our O'om \oIQyl5 we are lNlkinq plans
for our life after the duration
and six. Sociol and relioious
qTOuPS are act iVE! in poat-welT
plann i"9.
This kind of planninCJ i 15 for
oet leT 1 iv inc;l~ maTe happiness and
oreater enjoyment of all our en-
virorurent. And if that life is to
be QbundQnt~ we should inclUde in
our pIons the foundotiQn of 0
Sit. A.J. '430~O and Corp. L.3t.~ vital faith in God. "Without rre ya
LO"4 10 at it on Q 'cd Cross do- con do nothin9" is the ~Tnir'19 of
"aUd pit1rtn. the Moster. on the other hand
..... ith God all thi~ are poesible~
with God our life ...·ill qtChl rich-
Clr and fullClr ~ ....ith plCla:5urClS end
acc~~plishMQnts of ....hich ....e had
not thought of before.
And in the days to CQrl'Q, after
"'e return to our h0m9S, we sholl
hove s thine} wort hwhile to con-
tri~··te to the life of our camun-
it":". Let's ~lr.e our post-or plan
1916 of Mercy c~. : ct will inspire others to

kera. Ch this ¥.:: .... e ~n Christ, the Prince of

in the U.S. Pli-=e. _ad Ou"ist ian Soldien~
, of the Rod :-::-.::-; as to \olQr with the C1'"O&s
ena&avor ia 0: ;.sus ooino on before I-
in this war~ ---chaplain David V. Siebero
making life
Khaki. SAL\{)
cenes at 1 ts Services
f ....' hich would Protestant: SUnday: 9:30 !"):Im-
without the ino \oonhip; to:JO Lutheran CC:itIt-
.ended by t he Munio~ :Qfvice; 7:30 Chapel Ves-
pers; ~:OO MorMon services i:-
Chapel. _:.rist ion ~ns' s&rvic
~OS3 ~\rr Ann Gibson PIa,s !~ i·~:c~ :..dQ~ :oI8ets Thursday at 7: 30.
GIs Q~ oJlie.r. 'cd Cross J~r~ls~.d B.:. :llt:-OllC: 9J.nday: !'1Jsses at 8
~ ',:)Q PM and 6 P!'1....eekdoys:
t'tISMS ct ":30 PM; no SJrvice
TuesdayS at 1 Ftl. Stat ions of the
'"":"055 rndays at 1 PM •
.R.iish: nidoy services at 8P.1.

This Week's Cover

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,
'!Q.1 -::or.'l have to look
a ,,8t the drift of
we ~ • cover. It's 0
Joed old fQshiCl'\ed
shcra"ock wi th 0

;ood old fashioned

'71 that tell every-
y today is St.
s !"loy. The cover
..._=$ t In thia weijks
'""':"""9; ~. ':.. ec to the Irish.
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CHILDRESS BOMBARDIERS PROVE MOST t.':;':;~Y "~:'.:. ;.:~.t~~~~k\~"
the same thing?
ACCURATE TO WIN IIl:h BOMB OLYMPIC Soldi." No, Jus, b.oinn.
luck.

RAAF Comes In Third,

Midland Cops Second Place
TosSlnq HS 1.8 &Q~ earthward
w~th extreme accuracy, tM banbinq
team fr~ Childress copped first
place Sund.ay in the Hth All-
~GricQn Bambinq Olympic held
here. The Childress b<X!\bordierll
hoa an average circular errOT of
only {(1) feel.
Title of -All-American Bomb-
~rdierM went to Lt. W. M. Haver-
camp, Childress stuoent officer.
His six ~ll mis59Q the shack by
an average of only 7S feet.
The tea:n fran the RAAr placed
third., inc) nosed out by Midlon::1
for seea place.
adler_sst winnifllil canbinat ion
WQ5 Drosentaa wi th tM trooit tono.l
pickle-oarrel trophy 9Jnday ni9ht
by COl. John C. HorlCl\, CCI'r'Ordinq
::>fficer. Oriqinally scheduled for
3Qrly I7\Orninq. the conlost wos St,.oin,d 1I'Cll.S :J-:.:! s':o"";:'''''.''' to"s"s aI''''
th, on!,,. of
~eld in :~e afternoon b9cause ot
(4) SV1Ido) 4: :~. 'i,-~"CC:'''l, Ol).~ic. Sh4,.~-",d s~,ctot
low clouds which oian't cleaT could cotcA t~. :.il
~,s:."": 0/ th, bo.bs.

until J.. p.o.

Easter Sunrise Services
At New RAAF Band Shell
day I1orninQ, APril the 9th,
the RMr"iU holo Easter Sunrise
Services at the bono shell jUBt
west of the P'.(.
This will be the tirst outdoor
[;oster ;:i8rvice held at the baSQ
and a loroe turnout is, expect80.
The R:tst -.:lnd ....ill furnish lIUsic
while sinotno will be hardled by 0
choir under the capable direction
of SI~ t. Jos.eph Crawford.
The cO:"lplete program will be
annou eo by the Chapel prior to
the day of services.
Passover Seder In
Roswell On April 8
saver ~r will be hela
at & PY. ~turaay, ~pril 8 with
Rabol ~tarr.ls of Albuquerque
tentatlVely scheduled to be the
QUest at he l1:1Sonic Hall in Ros-
loIell.
':'~ l' wH 1 be held in keep-
ing: with the full traditions of
the boliday and dinner will be
. .rY8d for approximately 75 cents.
!hose desirinQ to make reser-
vati s should contact the 3ase
upQl.
,., one kno~s what the short
U' ill be up to NUt.
COLORED SOLDIERS' SERVICE CLUB
READY HERE BY END OF NEXT MONn
New Officers Elected To
Special Service Council
The local SpeCicl ~e"vice
(»uncil came in for Q I.;.n-:::tiIlQ
this week 000 the new or;=::'Z:J.tion
will have more to sey ~hcn a
g:ossip over the bbckyarc :8. ~ 6n
wash day.
Under the now reQiMe, there is
a set of officers a Board of
Governors which -..i.:l aid i:t the
planninQ of recrect:Q:'I Q1Id enter-
tainment for t~e :~ccl ;18. ~ch
squadron has two ~e~'8aentatives
on the council, a:", . the rank
of sergeant ana c:-e sao@QtinQ it
out. £och trW;\n has ::: -..o:e ana the
council s!'lOkes t~o; p::E of peace
the seccn1 Mcnaay ::- ecc:- IlDnth.
£lect80 this ..ee 'oole"8; Pres.
Richard E. ore~~~, ~5~_t; Vice
Pres., Corp.:o ?'erg:IJren,
Medics; secret=r,~ ~~t. £Ug:ene
Ging:erich, 9i.s~. 'Ioi:l.O .9 se:ected
'IS repre:.entat l"·~ 0% . ~ ':'::I8Cial
Service Deport:-e:-:.
Board of Gov~":-ors cc-~:s:s of:
Corp. Lrnest L. --......:::'oy. .:;.~=: • -;t.
felix Zito, 3'~::-, C"~- . .. ..:sie
Houk ......'acs, o:p. ';,:::e;'
Gillette, 55 ..:-::. _~:1 ?:c. ;.e.:~-;
Curson .. 9Mt:-.
~ith this S5''':-~ E~::$:ac - r special service conQres ~
boarders -..ill :-'=""'e
to voice op:~:. s :e $ _7.
c-:x:~~ ~-.:T
• crit icisMs.
Plans Call For Fountain,
Lounge, Outdoor Patio
They have the site, ele
materials ano sanctio:l., ana oy
ena of ;..pril, the RAAF -"111 her
ceaut iful dervlce Club
colorea soldiQrs.
Located just north of the
Laundry and aajacent to the
and 968th areas, the clu ..
have the,_same facilities
furnishinqs as the local bOT'
Club now under construction.
Plans ccll for a PX fount
and tap rQ(J!l:, Q 5.'"IQI't I Y <»eon
and upholstered lounge an
Deaut iful outdoor patio.
aance floor .... ill run approxill'C
90 f8Qt ..ith a stano for the [)
In addi t i on to danci ng:
10ung:inQ, a Qame room (
recreational parlor are inch
and .... ill be incorporated with
oancinQ area as in the plaN!
the other club.
The cuilding5 chosen for
club .... ill be completely reb\
and pointed .
all to activities in off d
hours. GIs are urgeQ to see tI
sug:Qest ions and conlltr c·
-=;;•••IiiiIi!~.I;;;;;;::---SALVOl-----.----------- Two-Ton Tony Galento. the
beer keg that walks like a man
~ouncc.d into l~e Newark (N.J.)'
mductiOn station and said he
wanted to join the Marines "be-
cause I'm a tough guy and tHey're
~ .tough out~L" But Army phys-
ICians, prodmg Two Ton's suet
found him acceptable only fo~
limited service in the Army "I'm
disapemtcd," said Tony, belching
dramatically. "I wanted to get a
crack at dem bums."

The Pas t Gyl'l i. s send i"9 out

cnol her call tor qr t and qTOQI\-
era ond leather pushers to
Compete in Q camino boxinQ and
wrestlin9 tourney lOT ~r consunp-
t ion.
It '6 not all pJsh c."'Id. PJll os
the PT men are holain9 a
conditioninQ and inst~ ction
class every Monday ~~~ ~saoy
niqht, storting at 7:30. Cl::lpable
instructors are en hard 0 loee at
the Qloves and de!lO'lstTote how to
Qive 0 headlock '".ithCl.ll losing the
use of your r iQht orr'l.
In oddit ion to the straiQht.
wrestli.n9 ana boxinq t torinv~
Pfc. Cl1fford Ingr :"\ is holJ1inq a
judo class on t~ sere niq!'lts ana rhese five •• abers Of the POst Sond pLoyed a sweet tune
ott he same t i!"lEl. in the tuesdo) light lotiona~ Le(1i~e BowLing tourney and
My GI interested i any of waLlted Off with top honors. proa front to rear, Corp. AL-
the above activities should fred Giaaaichele, Co~~. Mario~ S. Lis, Sgt. franc 8. Al-
in~uire at the Post S and siqn berti, Slsgt. John I. ;~i~.s, a~d Sl3gt. Idward t. Ahner.
on the dotted line. Those ~ho ink Sgr. Ahner hod to~ (1ve-.;;. Of le? ~er evening.
their names on the ist do not
nescessarily have to enter the crioo.
ccxnpet i tion. It·s possible to just In New York, Babe Ruth had a
drop around for a workout nd ready reply.
laughs. "1 hope every Jap that men-
tions my name gets shot," the
world's greatest fat man said.
"And to hell with all Japs, any-
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS way:'
Bobo Newsom, America's last
Lost: ldnet if icat ion racelet. great ham tragedian, paid his new
Name en9roved ·~m. G. Tee.- According to Sgt. Jerry O'Leary, boss, venerable Connie Mack. a
rinaer bring to ~~VO offica. a Marine Corps combat corre- recent visit to talk contract
spondent, Jap troops charging turkey. But Bobo, now 4F, wu
Marine lines at Cape Gloucester so busy interviewing himself for
\~ted to buy: Auto, t9~~ model the Philadelphia press that he
or later. 5/59t. Geo. H. CoviS~ had a strange battle cry indeed.
"To hell with Babe Ruth," the)' forgot to come to terms.
930th or PU-l hangar No. L

549th and 91st Win Post

The Humor of G. I. Joe Basketball Championships
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Basketball championnhip of the
r was to be decided last night
betw9~n the S49th ana the 9tst
o:tn tho;: S49th took top place
t 1S in the 'l\J.esdoy LeaQue .
~lJ 5.. t h boat t he ~t4t h~ 54
Gr.J«6p.* - , . Ik .... In ,h< 01 :'01, 0o‫ס‬I<). Ok Ikll. 0...: ~l. ... to "l.. : or t he Tuesday League
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,ho<. u. ,,"".. ,..... , .. homn -t
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.(ry ,. . .
~l~ ·.l:) with Corp. Joe Gilles
c.~:: 0;)%""'. i>orrell Gilbert leooing
knooo. ~ Iluo .-. _ long """"hi.. 10 !In., Joe....-ood_ " ' - odI :!1e r."1n9 with 22 points apiece.
pooI"..w tn.d tI ~
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h.m 'F.un
"- __ :: :t c ..'ell known fact that
t~~ -_:l~st of all packQges is
t:- ""'::-. "'Tapped up in himself.
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IRISH SHINDIG, MINUS THE CONFETTI,
COMES OFF FREE SATURDAY NIGHT
Gals Urged To Wear
Green, GI's OD's
.It '9 sl\omrock lime at the Post
Gym tomorrow nioht when the St.
Patrick's Day hop oets under ~y
at 8:30.
It'll be a happy affair~ witt
music furnished by the RAAF $winQ
Band..
In true oolleen spirit, too 9019
are urqeo to make t he ball wear in~
somethinQ green or 0 reasonably
accurate facsimi Ie, thereot. Hcu-
ever, WOes who attend the affair
will be excused if they W9<lr olive
drab.
A short program of community
singing will briohten the n19ht'5
activities. This feature has QCI'l8
over oi9 at recent Saturday nioht
hops.
Remember. it's tomorrow ni9ht
0" the Post Gym. The PX ....ill be
open for the dispensinQ of soft
drinks and foam.
Class A uniform will be. the
correct GI evanino dress. And it's
blarney free, tOO!
\' R' C S varnished Bner.
HAIRCUTS····· 45
SHAVE S •••••• 25
SHAHPOOl-~"'1).45
SH"HPOO (OIL).5 0
MASS"CEC r ' .. ) " j
MASSAGEf -\.50
Ie 5---·-- 25
CLIP _25
E······ 20
s/sg t. A.,..thu.,.. flanr.e II 0/
925th is dust f,~g all t1:e
nelll !egg ings nOIll be !ng wo.,..n
by the RAA' Bono.,.. G'Ila.,..d.
'elll ulli/or. consists 0/
white leggi~g3 and beh Gr.d
Mask-Wearing Time Will
Increase To Four Hours
If that gas alert ~ecnesday
inconvenionced you; just re~r
it's only the bet;linning.
for before the drills are over
you'll be wearing your mask four
hours at a stretch. Starting
several mont hs ago ...'i t h mJsk_weo.r_
ino periods of only ~S minutQs
duration, the pr09rc~ worked up
Wednesday to a mask_time of an
hour and forty five ~inutes.
The Chemical "'or:cre Sect ion
says the alerts are cesignea to
Qet military person!'1el used to
wearing the Qas de'eaters.
Camera Contest For
Carlsbad Cavern Peekers
It '5 "take-a_camera-day" ne:
Sunday on the free OJrlsbod cave'
trip for GIs aro \-''aCs.
The past peeks into the cav€
have been successful and this wet
those who IlIlke the trip are UTql
to· take caweros .
Those who snap pict ures of 11
trip and caverns may submit t1
prints to SALVO. The best shot
of the doy will be printed t1
followin9 week, with credit beit
given the shutterbug.
Rules are simple: The pictUrE
mus t be of t he caver 1'15 or t h
trip, taken on the current Qeal
prints only must be submitted-·
SALVO will not develop the fil"
All pictures will be returned..
Pass Privileges Extended
To GIs At Hobbs Field
The permanent pass privi lec
at Hobbs Army Air fiela former:
given to GIs of the first t\
Qrades has been extended down ,
the grade of stoff sergeant, :
was revealed this week.
All Hobbs men of the fir:
three Qrades, regardless c
marital status, ncu may go 01
cane as they ....ish when off duty.
NP. Pvt. I. 'e~.squ.z ~~
shown holding Ordnance
.ascots. wCharlie" a~d

Unauthorh.d Flight N.b Two wJoe. w the dogs are

b.,..others and belong tc
S.cond Loo.YI Prison T.rms na •• sakes in the O.,..dnance
An llnathori1ed .. is-~::e !hQht Detach.ent.

t e-e seeas to be a~
from Chico, cali!., .0
Mountain, Nev., resultea i:- rison
3c.tle ---
.~i~ea,c Of squadro~ bar- sentences for t .. o Chico seccrtd Clauical Mu.ic F.atur.d
a- s~=l's Glld the Latest 10oeY5 recently. A 99ne7~: c=~:-t On usa Show H.r. April 3
~; 'Ill' is i~ the 325th. mart ial convictac : r::.'"'1 0: co:'::.:::!
Mother ·usa show is bookee fo
~.-.. scalper Corp. Ken bringing discrec:: on the se~::=e_
·:s~- ~s about to five the One was sentence:: :0 rive ~~~:-s the RAAf on Apr i 1 30. A "camp t
in the clink, tre ::::lG:- six::'.c::- Camp Concert", the program wil
:1 -.,.::-"",d rub to Corp.
.,.,~ :. "__ "s. ....ere diSll'lissed :7T ::-a A..--:" •
feature classical and semi·
classical music at theRec;.bl:
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fony luzzi. 18, Brao.',", 1'~ for_ rh,l_a Coh_a". 23, Los A"i.I.3, Calif.
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Jouphine Irvin" 2tJ, Salt La .. City
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