Vol. 2—No. 20
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, January 29, 1944
President’s Birthday Ball to be Held Tonight
THE CADET GLEE CLUB will be featured during the intermission at the President’s Birthday Ball
being held in Woollen gymnasium tonight.
Personnel Changes
Five officers and two enlisted
men were detached during the past
week, while two officers reported
here for duty.
The officers detached and their
destinations are: Lieut. Francis
H, Kimbrough, USNR, head foot
ball coach, to Naval Flight Pre
paratory School, Williams Col
lege, Williamstown, Mass.; Lieut.
Lyal W. Clark, USNR, assistant
coach of football, to NAS, Lake-
hurst, N. J.; Lieut. Milton Singer,
USNR, drill master, to NAS,
Lakehurst, N. J.; Ens. H. E.
Thompson, USNR, platoon officer,
to NATTC, Memphis, Tenn.; and
Ens. A. H. Drewes, platoon officer,
to NAS, Memphis, Tenn.
Marvin S. Carnes, HAlc, was
transferred to Navy Yard, Phila
delphia, Pa., and Robert J. Reb-
bert, PhM3c, was transferred to
Marine Barracks, Parris Island.
The two officers attached here
are Lieut. Frederick B, Lukins,
USNR, and Lt. (jg) John L.
Hickey, USNR, both dental of
ficers from NTS, Newport, R. L
Increased Use
Of V-Mail
Urged by Navy
Pre-Flight personnel carrying
on correspondence with members
of the armed forces in foreign
areas are urged to use V-mail
forms.
The Chief of Naval Operations,
stressing the need for increased
use of V-mail, recently pointed out
that it may be necessary to discon
tinue carrying personal mail by
air, and transport only V-mail and
official air mail by air unless more
use is made of V-mail.
There are now ample facilities
for the handling of V-mail to and
from all operating areas in the
war zones; it has a high priority
and is given first transportation
consideration over all mail except
Officer Messenger and Official
Registered Air Mail.
Within the United States, air
mail postage -is required on V-
mail by air, but no air mail post
age is required for V-mail carried
by air outside the country.
—Coming Up—
Two basketball games, a wrest
ling match against Duke and box
ing against the 4th Field Artil
lery from Fort Bragg, compose
the Pre-Flight varsity athletic
schedule for the coming week.
Wednesday afternoon Morris
Field from Charlotte will play the
basketball team at 1600, and Sat
urday night the Cloudbusters and
N. C. State will play the first of a
twin bill scheduled to start in
Woollen Gymnasium at 1900. The
second game will be between the
University of North Carolina and
Duke.
Sixteen boxing bouts will be of
fered in a doubleheader in that
sport on Friday. First the Pre-
Flight boxers will tackle the 4th
Field Artillery from Fort Bragg,
starting at 1900, and mittmen
from the University of North
Carolina and Emory & Henry will
tangle immediately thereafter.
The wrestlers will meet Duke
in Durham on Friday.
Dance Receipts
Will Benefit
Paralysis Fund
Pre-Flight personnel, including
officers, cadets, enlisted men, and
civilian employees, will join with
university and townspeople to
night in celebrating the Presi
dent’s Birthday Ball designed to
raise funds for the nationwide
fight against infantile paralysis.
Sponsored by the Pre-Flight
School, the dance will be held in
Woollen gymnasium starting at
2100. Music will be provided by
the Pre-Flight band, and the Cadet
Glee Club will furnish entertain
ment during the intermission.
Those who have not already pur
chased tickets may do so at the
main entrance of Woollen gym
nasium this evening. Price is
$1.00 per person, tax included.
Each year 50% of the money re
ceived in the infantile paralysis
campaign goes to local chapters
for work in the community where
the money was raised, the other
50% going to the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis to
forward its program of research,
education, and epidemic aid.
The dance will end at 2400, with
taps for cadets coming at 0045.
Movie Schedule
Sat., Jan. 29—Free movie at Vil
lage Theatre, “Salute to the Ma
rines” with Wallace Beery and Fay
Bainter, Feature starts at 1400,
1553, and 1940. Complete show one
hour, 51 minutes.
Sun., Jan. 30—Free movie at Vil
lage Theatre, “Background to
Danger” with George Raft and
Brenda Marshall, Also short sub
ject, “1943 World Series.” Fea
ture starts at 1338 and 1528. Com-
I plete show one hour, 48 minutes.