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CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, June 5, 1943
CLOUDBUSTER
Vol. 1—No. 37 Sat., June 5, 1943
Published weekly at the U. S. Navy Pre-^
Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C., under super
vision of the Public Relations Office. Contribu
tions of news, features, and cartoons are
welcome from all hands and should be turned in
to the Public Relations Office, Navy Hall.
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CoMDR. John P. Graff, USN (Ret.)
Commanding Officer.
Lieut. Comdr. James P. Raugh, USNR
Executive Officer
Lieut. P. 0. Brewer, USNR
Public Relations Officer
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Editor: Lt. (jg) Leonard Eiserer, USNR
Associate Editor: Orville Campbell, Y3c
By Lieut. Eric H. Arendt
Chaplain Corps, USN
This Sunday is once more Communion Sun
day for those who attend the General Protest
ant Service at Memorial Hall. All Christians
regard this Sacrament as the most meaning
ful, most intimate, most self-challenging ges
ture which we have. As we partake of the
elements of Communion, we do so as a group
of believers. There is certainly no distinction
among us—rather, it is an experience so inti
mate that there is no language that is able to
give adequate expression to it. The altar be
comes the Lord’s Table—it does not belong to
any denomination or creed.
The Communion which is offered by Navy
Chaplains is, of necessity, interdenomina
tional. It is meaningful to the participants
as they, individually, make it meaningful. All
are welcome, regardless of their particular
brand of religion and there is no compunction
which “inflicts” it upon worshippers.
The Episcopalian cadets, this Sunday, will
be given the opportunity to leave the General
Service in ample time to take Communion in
their own Church. This is made possible be
cause of the practical reasons involved. Of
course, anyone who will find the Navy Com
munion adequate for his spiritual needs, is
most cordially invited to remain and share
the Common Table and Purpose with his ship
mates.
Allow me to make a prediction. As time goes
on, and the Cadets make their progressive
steps which will eventually culminate in the
receipt of Commissions and Wings, the experi
ence which we share together in Church each
Sunday—and especially on Communion Sun
day—will become increasingly meaningful to
them. I know from practical experience that
“what makes a man a good Christian, makes
a man a good shipmate.”
Fifteen New Officers
Report For Duty Here
The following 15 officers reported for duty
at this station during the past week: Lt. (jg)
Volney C. Ashford, USNR, athletic depart
ment; Lt. (jg) John D. Baker, USNR, assist
ant sports program; Lieut. Francis E. Bow
man, USNR, instructor, ENS; Lt. (jg) Gor
don W. Bullock, USNR, military department;
Lt. (jg) Owen A. Cruce, USNR, platoon of
ficer; Ens. Stephen J. Grenda, USNR, platoon
officer; Lieut. Joseph W. Jones, USNR, in
structor, ENS.
Ens. Ralph T. Kifer, USNR, platoon of
ficer; Ens. John H. McFarland, USNR, pla
toon officer; Ens. Webb R. Raudenbush, Jr.,
USNR, instructor, ENS; Ens. William 0.
Shanahan, USNR, instructor, ENS; Ens.
Joseph R. Thesing, USNR, platoon officer;
Ens. Barnard T. Welsh, USNR, instructor,
ENS; Lt. (jg) George B. Williams, USNR,
assistant equipment officer; Lieut. Ray C. Wit
ter, USNR, instructor, ENS.
Married
Jack Pugh, Jr., Y2c, USN, was married to
Miss Mozelle Nelson of Kosciusko, Miss., on
the 22nd day of May at Winona, Miss. She
will arrive here the latter part of next week.
Saster Bits
Sword fishing is the unusual, hard-to-
practice hobby of Cadet Frank E. Bowles,
of Riverside, R. I. Other hobbies of his are
hunting, weather forecasting and textile dye
ing.
Talking about names, there is a Thomas
Jefferson Friday in the 24th Battalion, and
also a Charles McCarthy. . . .
Book Review ...
The Navy Has Wings. Fletcher Pratt.
Harper & Brothers. (
A reasonably complete and well-organized
review of the Naval Aviation program from
Flight Selection Board through Pre-Flight
School, and Naval Air Station to Carrier;
Many thought-provoking comments on con
troversial questions such as an independent
air force, carrier versus battleship; inquiring
and illuminating; does not suffer from the bias
of preconceived convictions, dogmatically
stated; of interest to all connected with Naval
Aviation, particularly those at Chapel Hill,
from which much of the material has been
drawn. —RK
Male Call
What the Newsreel Did Not Show
by Milton Canifif, creator of “Terry and the Pirates”
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