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CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, January 9, 1943
CLOUDBUSTER
Vol. I—No. 16 Saturday, January 9', 1943
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NEWS STAFF
Editor: Ensign Leonard Eiserer, USNR
Associate Editor: Orville Campbell, Y3c
Contributors: Burgess G. Leonard, Jr., Sp.Sc; David Y. Coverston, Y2c;
Everett Bracken, Y3c; B. F. Fricks, Y3c; Art Rickerby, Sp(P)2c;
Cadets T. B. Howell; E. V. L. Aiello; A. Weintraub.
Prophecies and Such
As certain as the taxes which each New Year brings are the
reviews of events of the past 365 days and the prophecies of
things to come.
Before accepting the prognostications of military prophets of
press and radio today we should glance backwards to see how their
predictions of yesteryear weathered the storms of actuality.
Looking back at specific predictions made just one year
ago, we find, as might be expected, that the prophets for 1942
alternated between bull’s-eyes and misses. For example, John T.
Whitaker, foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, rang
the bell with the prediction that “An attempt on the life of Darlan
will be successful,” but was caught way off base with his declara
tion that Hitler would invade Spain, Portugal and North Africa
about March of ’42. Then there was Raymond Clapper and a
host of others foreseeing that “the East Coast will see a token
bombing.” Pierre van Paassen saw 1942 as “still Hitler’s year.”
Raymond Gram Swing let hope dominate judgment when he ven
tured, “Victory may come by December, but may not come until
1943.” No credit was won for the seers by those who like Major
George Fielding Eliot asserted that “Japan will be swiftly and
decisively beaten.”
Prognosticating in peacetime is a risky business at best. In
wartime it provides amusing reading, often unfounded comfort,
but little else.
We could here go on at great length with the 1943 banner crop
of prophecies. We could quote the current comments of Major
Eiiot who sees for this year: “The complete expulsion of the Axis
from Africa. . . . Concentrated attacks by the Allies on the islands
OL Sardinia, Sicily and Crete. Military collapse of Italy. . . . The
regaining by Russian armies of very large areas now under German
occupation. . , . Considerable advances in the Pacific, the United
Nations capturing island bases. . . Or the views of van Paassen
Vvho sees Hitler launching an all-out spring offensive—a peace
drive offered through Spain or Italy. “Should this fail,” he says,
“Hitler will—in a last desperate gamble—let loose a gigantic as
sault on the British Isles. , . . Nippon will sue for peace within
six months after Hitler has thrown in the sponge.”
We could look ahead with expert after expert, but the one
definite thing that can be forecast about 1943 is that it will not
follow the forecasts. Also we have an infallible method of proving
with figures that 1943 will be the decisive year of the war.
We present our case:
Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Mussolini Hitler
Born 1882 1873 1879 1883 1889
Took Piower 1933 1940 1924 1922 1933
Years in Power 10 3 19 21 10
Age 61 70 64 60 54
Total 3886 3886 3886 3886 3886
The formula for forecasting is simple. Divide the total, 3886,
by two and the answer is 1943—a year that can be one of victory
by knocking hell out of the Axis, or one of bitter disappointment—
if we do less than our best.
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Cadet Robert Varley, Proprietor
By Lieut. Eric H. Arendt
Chaplain Corps, USN
Not many of you get to see the
Church pennant flying above the Na
tional Ensign, but it does. It does so
while you are attending church. It is
the only flag or pennant that ever is
permitted to fly above the National En
sign. Does this mean anything to you?
It should.
The tradition in which we stand na
tionally is a proud and noble tradition.
We think always, as we see the colors
flying, of the freedoms that our Na
tional Ensign symbolizes. The red
stands for courage. The white for
truth. The blue stands for honor.
These three colors represent the ele
ments which will always keep free our
religion, thought, right to assemble,
speech and press. Our entire tradi
tion can be thus symbolized.
But what about the Church pennant?
That is the symbol, nat only of the fact
that the Nation recognizes God, but
that it places God above the other
things which we hold near and dear to
us. Thus, while we muster all our
strength as a nation, we cannot di
vorce ourselves from the real signifi
cant justification which it all implies—
to make God’s World more worthy to
be His. This is not only a duty, but a
pledge to the generations of the future,
who will as always, have God’s symbol
flying above that of our Nation.
To understand how your Navy in
terprets the importance of religion, I
To a sweet thing . . .
AMERICANA
... by Cadet Allan Weintraub
When we signed up, it was for the
“duration-plus,” and no one knows
this better than we. However, we can
dream, can’t we, and to that aspect of
our present mode of living the follow
ing few lines are dedicated. When
dreaming, your thoughts may be of
some "sweet little thing” who is your
girl or whom you wish were your girl
and if either is the case, then dream
on . . .
OF ME AND YOU
Of spring and flowers and carefree air
Of birds and songs and flowing hair
Of trees and grass, so green, so new.
Of love and life and me and you.
Of sand and stars and stars and sand
Of moonlit waters and your hand
Of breezes soft and voices low
Of kisses cool and hearts aglow.
Of autumn leaves of gold and brown
Of wintry blasts that send them down
Of walks and talks and knowing looks
Of rendezvous in forest nooks.
Of wind and snow and bitter cold
Of crackling fires and sweet things told
Of days of frost and nights of storm
Of strong embraces, ever warm.
Of all these things of me and you—
Damn it to hell, I wish they were true!
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invite your attention to a reading of
Article 141 of NAVY REGULA
TIONS. This will show you, officially,
how religion has been, is now and will
continue to be a very significant part
of our lives.
We are all enlisted for the same pur
pose. It goes far beyond self. It is to
retain and maintain the ideals which
are symbolized by our National En
sign and the Church pennant flying
above it.
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