Vol. 2^No. 32
U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C.
Saturday, April 22, 1944
Battalion Competition
Starts in Military Activities
—
Cruising
with
Covey
By David Y. Coverston,
Ylc, USNR
Do you know of anything the
i service offers that will enable me
I to better myself? This is the lead
ing question of the American Blue
jacket today, and probably the
reason Uncle Sam proudly boasts
ef having the world's best fleet.
Regardless of his rating, or his
duty, any sailor will jump at the
' opportunity to get ahead, and
when they get started up the lad
der, nothing seems to be able to
^ stop them.
^ Fve heard many enlisted men
ask how they can obtain a commis-
j Sion, the ultimate goal of prac-
"l tically every man in the ranks; so,
I after searching the files, I have
found the following methods of
j darning the coveted gold stripe.
There are two ways of becom
ing permanently commissioned in
the Naval Reserve, Qualifications
are: one, to have a degree from an
1 accredited college or university, or
two, to have at least two years of
^^ollege in an approved institution,
fi one year’s sea duty since De
cember 7, 1941. If you can meet
either of the above qualifications,
the next step is to get a transcript
I your school record, have a form
I filled out at the hospital, fill
Out a questionnaire, copies of
I 'vhich are available in the Execu
tive office, and get your Command-
Oflficer’s recommendation.
! Chief Petty Officers, and Petty
I Officers first class are eligible for
. temporary promotion to warrant
i ^anks and commissioned ranks up
and including Lt. (jg). The
P^^ocedure in their case is to fill out
I ^ questionnaire, have a form “Y"
present a record of
{ their schooling, and obtain the
• Officer’s recommen-
See COVEY, page U
A program of military competi
tion among the various battalions,
designed to develop a competitive
spirit similar to that in the sports
program, was launched here by
the Military Department last Sun
day, April 16.
Each day for a period of two
weeks the battalions will be
graded on their excellence in some
military activity. Saturday noon,
at the end of each two weeks’ com
petition, the winning battalion
will be announced, and members
of the top battalion will be per
mitted to sleep in the next day
(Sunday) until 0800, and proceed
to the mess hall for a late break
fast—^but not later than 0830.
' The winners will also be excused
from Sunday morning inspection.
The military activities, any one
of which the battalions will be
graded on daily, are: (1) infantry
drill and manual of arms; (2)
daily room inspection; (3) march
ing to academic classes and order
in changing classes; (4) personal
appearance at formations; (5)
military formations and march
ing to mess hall; (6) Sunday in
spection; (7) marchiAg to ath
letics and conduct while changing
classes; (8) watch standing; (9)
conduct on rifle range; (10) order
in mess hall; and (11) conduct on
hikes.
See MILITARY, page ^
Movie Schedule
Sat., April 22—Free movie at
Village Theatre, “This Above All”
with Tyrone Power and Joan Fon
taine. Feature starts at 1915 and
2115. Cadets attending second
show will have liberty until 2330.
Sun., April 23—Free movie at
Village Theatre, “The Gang’s All
Here,” with Alice Faye, Carmen
Miranda, and James Ellison. Fea
ture starts at 1310 and 1500. Com
plete show one hour, 50 minutes.
Dance for 45th
Battalion to Be
Held Tonight
The Senior Battalion Dance for
members of the 45th Battalion
will be held in the Pine Room of
Lenoir Hall this evening starting
at 2100. Dancing will end at
2400. Liberty for the occasion has
been extended to 0030, with taps,
coming at 0045.
Uniform for members of the
45th will be service dress blue,
with blue garrison caps.
Refreshments will be served
throughout the evening, and music
will be provided by the Pre-Flight
band.
Personnel Changes
Lieut, (jg) Gordon W. Bullock,
USNR, synthetic devices officer,
was detached during the past week
to NAS, Grosse He, Mich.
Two WAVES reported aboard
this week, Gladys Louise Farrell,
Sk3c and Virginia Elizabeth
Myers, Sk3c, both from NTSch
(SK) at Bloomington, Ind. Also
reporting for duty at this station
were Arnold Harvey Schoville,
S2c, and John E. de Karski, S2c,
from NAS, Bunker Hill, Ind.
—Coming Up—
Today at 1330:
UNC vs. Pre-Flight in track
on Fetzer Field.
At 1500:
UNC vs. Pre-Flight in base
ball on Emerson Field.
Wednesday, April 26, at 1600:
N. C. State vs. Pre-Flight in
baseball on Emerson Field.
Cloudbttster
Nine Defeats
N. C. State, 6-3
After losing to Duke at Dur
ham on Monday afternoon, 6 to 5,
the Cloudbusters broke back into
the win column here on Wednes
day, defeating N. C. State, 6 to 3.
The game at Durham resulted
in the first loss for the Cloudbust
ers in the Ration League, and, at
that, it was a tough game to lose.
After Duke scored in the first
to take the lead, the Pre-Flighters
added one in the second and two in
the fourth to move ahead.
Both teams scored two in the
sixth, and Duke added two in the
seventh to take the lead and hold
it the rest of the way.
Cadet Farley went the route for
the Cloudbusters on the mound al
lowing but eight hits. The Pre-
Flighters collected seven off of
four Duke pitchers.
Three Cloudbuster pitchers saw
action against N. C. State on
Wednesday. Cadet Burkewitz
started on the mound, but gave
way to Brunn, who received credit
for the win, in the fourth inning.
Somerville took over at the start
of the sixth and finished up.
Three singles and one error
gave the Cloudbusters two runs
in the second inning. State tied
up the game in the third when
singles by Grandy and Wilson
scored Rose and Evans.
A triple by Mills sent Newman
home in the fourth, and the Pre-
Flighters led the rest of the way.
State scored its other run in the
fifth when Wilson hit a home run
inside the park.
Newman, with three singles in
four trips to the plate, led the hit
ting for both clubs.
Chicken for the Crew
A chicken dinner and dance for
the crew and their guests will be
held in the fieldhouse located on
the upper soccer field next Satur
day, starting at 1900.