Vol. 1—No. 28
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, April 3, 1943
Singing Star Entertains at Smoker
FEATURE ATTRACTION on the Smoker program last Wednesday
evening was Helen O’Connell, radio singing star who formerly held
the vocalist spotlight with Jimmy Dorsey’s band. Appearing at the
“mike” with Miss O’Connell above are Clifford Smith, Jr., a friend
of hers from Boston, Mass., now training here as an aviation cadet,
and Lieut. Roland Logan, USNR, who served as master of cere
monies for the evening.
Pre-Flighters Are
Invited to Attend
IHR Sessions Here
Pre-Flight School personnel
have been invited by Harry F.
Comer, executive secretary of the
University’s Institute of Human
Relations, to attend the IHR ses
sions to be held in Memorial Hall,
April 8-16.
All of the meetings will be open
to the public free of charge, and
a program of particular interest
to cadets is planned for Saturday,
April 10, the only evening they
can attend.
Former Senator Josh Lee, of
Oklahoma, now a member of the
Civil Aeronautics Board which
regulates civil aviation in the U.
S., has been engaged as the speaker
for that night. His topic will be
See IHR SESSIONS, page U
University Officials,
Families and Friends
Visit Pre-Flight Area
Approximately 100 University
officials, members of their families
and friends, accepted the open in
vitation of Comdr. John P. Graff,
USN (Ret.), Commanding Of
ficer, to visit the Pre-Flight School
here last Tuesday.
Welcomed aboard personally by
Comdr. Graff, the guests were
guided around the station by of
ficers who explained the activities
being observed.
During early afternoon, the
visitors were divided into several
groups and conducted through the
classrooms of Caldwell Hall to see
first hand how the academic sub
jects are taught.
Late afternoon was given to in
spection of the sports program,
including football, boxing, varsity
baseball, basketball, wrestling,
tumbling, track and swimming.
The guests were well pleased
with this chance to view the Pre-
Plight program, and a similar op
portunity is being planned for the
general public in the near future.
Helen O’Connell
Guest Attraction
Charming, easy to look at Helen
O’Connell whose sweet renderings
of popular tunes helped make the
country Jimmy Dorsey-conscious
during recent years, slipped un
heralded into the Pre-Flight
Smoker program last Wednesday
and scored the home run of an
evening marked by many hits.
Appearing as the featured
guest star to climax an hour of
fun, Miss O’Connell obliged with
three catchy songs—1 Had the
Craziest Dream, You Made Me
Love You, and I Cried for You—
which brought hearty ovations
from her 2,000 listeners in Me
morial Hall.
The dulcet voiced songstress
was visiting Chapel Hill in be
tween appearances on popular
radio shows to which she has turn
ed her talent since leaving the
Dorsey band last January.
The Smoker program sparkled
throughout with first class enter
tainment.
Music predominated with a
trombone solo by Cadet Douglas
D. Condit, West Orange, N. J.;
piano selections by Cadet Harold
Johnston, Thomaston, Conn.; or
gan playing by Cadet John F.
Criste, Cresson, Pa.; several num-
See SMOKER, page U
Movie Schedule
April 3—Free movie at Village
Theatre, “Three Hearts for Julie”
with Ann Sothern and Melvyn
Douglas. Feature starts at 1330,
1510, 1930 and 2110. Complete
show one hour, 40 minutes.
April 4—Free movie at Village
Theatre, “Young and Willing” with
William Holden and Susan Hay
ward. Feature starts at 1310 and
1443. Complete show one hour, 33
minutes.
Cadet Dance
To be Held
In Gym Tonight
The April dance for the regi
ment of cadets will be held tonight
in Woollen gymnasium, with music
furnished by the popular Pre-
Flight band.
The hop and swing affair, ar
ranged by Lieut. Frank Gillespie,
USNR, assistant welfare and
recreation officer, will start at
2030 and end at 2315. Taps will
be at 2400.
Members of the 17th and 18th
Battalions will be permitted to
wear their blue uniforms, while the
remainder of the regiment will
wear khaki.
A vocalist may be on hand as an
added attraction, Lieut. Gillespie
stated yesterday.
Tennis Courts
Reserved for Use
By Navy Personnel
A group of tennis courts next to
Alexander Hall have been reserved
for use by personnel of the Pre-
Flight School, it was announced
Thursday by Lieut. Frank Gilles
pie, USNR, assistant welfare and
recreation officer.
Coui'ts 9, 10, 11 and 12 are set
aside for officers, ci’ew and their
guests from Monday through Fri
day.
Courts 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 are
for use by the regiment of cadets
on Saturdays and Sundays only.
The courts are considered “Out of
Bounds” for all cadets on week
days.
Officers, enlisted men and their
guests will be allowed to use the
courts also before 1300 and after
1730 on Saturdays and Sundays.
University students will be per
mitted to play on these courts when
See TENNIS, page U