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SETMOTO JOHNSON FIELD, K. C. This paper is published by and for the personnel of Seymour Johnson Field, N.C., under the direction of Capt. J.B. Murr, Special Service Officer. The facility receives fuE coverage of the Caap Newspaper Ser- vice. All mall should be addressed to Caap Newspaper, Special Service Section, Seymour Johnson Field,N.C. IHTRODDCINO This is the first issue of your camp newspaper. It's the new est baby at Seymour Johnson Field and does not have a name yet. With youf interest the paper will grow to be as much of your life as 0. I. chow (we hopel). It will be pub lished every Friday. The staff does not expect to turn out literary masterpieces, but intends to let you know what’ s cookin' about the camp. The naming of the paper has been left up to you. The soldier who turns in the most appropriate name receives a (5 prise. Complete contest details are given elseidiera. The newspaper office is in the Service Club, off the balcony. If you've any suggestions, criticisms or Just curious to know what we look like—c«ie on up. This facility is published under the supervision of Capt. J.B. MUrr, Special Service Officer. It is reproduced by an off-set process at Reproduction Center on the Field, From start to finish itb strictly G. I. A reporter is stationed in each organisation and detachisent on the Field. The other copy is hashed together by Pvt. A. V. Lasky, who has been working on Hew Terk and Chicago papers since 1936, and a civilian, Dorthy Droege, who left a berth on a civilian newspaper to be sponsible for the publication of this sheet each weak. Sgt. Willisga R. Carroll and Pvt. Hal Tance did the art work for this issue. All stories are given the official O.K. by tbs Publie Relations Officer. JAHIIART 8. 1943 LT. SEYMOUR J(HINS0N By Cpl. Alex Xaranikaa "Altitude 43,000 feet. Oxygen getting low. Coning down." Lt. Seymour Johnson's last re port, given before he spun down out of the blue to crash and die, tells us the story of his line of duty. From his heroic life and service each graduate,student and permanent party aian of Seymour Johnson Flel d can be inspired to do even more to help win the war. Son of Dr, J, N. Johnson of Goldsboro,Lt. Johnson died in Mu'ch 1941, from aero-embolism (lack of oxygon) on ah altitude flight while testing a Grumman 4P3 fighter plane. By his sacrifice and the work of other test pilots have our planes improved until now they are the terror of the Axis enemy over all the continents and seas. On Oct. 30 of last year. Congressman Graham A. Barden announ ced from Washington on advice frcm the War Department that the Aray Air Forces Technical Training School in Goldsboro had been named The Seymour Johnson Field, Those of' us irtio had seen develop out of brush and swamp and said 'this impree- sive encampment had been wondering about the name. We got our answer then. Last year the Jap radio was urging Japs to"pull in their belts? This now year, we fervently hope they'll be eating their belts..... Chicago's Hotel Stevens, taken over by the Air Forces last year as an AATTC Radio School, had chow lines serviced by 60 motherly women who ve bearing the brunt of idiat used to be tedious K.P. chores.Secretary of War Stimson anounced recently the formation of cm Infantry Unit composed soley of Greek enlisted men. Other "foreign" outfits already in existence include a Norwegiim and an Austrian..Margie Hart, whose re cent censorship troubles in NYC rated national attention,went home (Kansas City) Chris'taaas Day only to fall down the back steps of her mother's home and break an ankle ..See where Sigmund Romberg the com* poser declemed recently -the reason why the present wu- hasn't inspired any great marching songs like "Over There" is because this is a mech - anised war. Well, wo know of one tune, "They say this is a mechanted Page 2 SERVICE CLUB ACTIVITIES Jan. 8 - 1930. Dance of Detachment Medical Service. Jan. 9 - 153C. Chester Morris broadcast. Jan.10 - Informal dance. Jan.11 - Ping pong tourney starts, Jan.15 - Dance of 798th Tech School Squadron. GOLDSBORO USO CLUB Jem. 8 - Ballroom dancing lessons. 1930 beginners: 2016 Ad vanced. Jan. 9 - 2030. Informal dance. Jan.10 - 1600 emd 1900. Song fest. 2000 Quix contest. Jan.12 - 2030 Rhumba dancing in structions. Jem. 14 - 2000 Talent show. All soldiers are requested to attend meetings at 1400 every day in^th e USO auditorium to plan activities fir their day off. MOVIES Theatre 1 - Performances at 0930, 1300, 1830 and 2045. Theatre 2 - Porformanoos at 1230, and 1900. Jan. 8 - "Life Begins at 8:30" Jem. 9 - "American Hlnpiro" Jem, 10-11 "Commemdos Strike at Dawn" Jem. 12 - "When Johnny Comes Meurch - ing Homo." Jem. 13 - "Over My Dead Body" Jem. 14-15 "Arabian Nights." reur, paries vous."...Tho WAACS who recently "discharged without honoi" one little strip-teasing lass who went A.W.O.L., had had its first impersonator picked up in Atlanta, Ga....Sgt. Joe Louis at present is an instructer in the emt of mitt 'throwing at Ft. Riley, Kerns........ Did you know It takes 30 seconds for the highly skilled Hew Teric tailors to turn out a 0.1. overdeaU He certainly wish it took as long to turn out a filter plane....One thing about the U.S.O. center in Qcldsboroy you can certainly aeet the best representatives ef local pootiidOK.. .FV's ex-edlter Ralph lb IngersoU has been Mved up fraa 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt. handling publie relations at a Massachusetts txay camp..,from Atlantic City eoasswerd that Broderidc Crawford, iriw played in the Runyon picture "Ti^t Shoes* is gsttlng used to O.I. stees...... With Crawford, and alee as a budc private, is Quian (Big Bey) m- liiu, lAie played the role ef a tandc private in the recent flicker ■Zeu'll Hover Get Ri#.*...1le hoar that in Oemany they're even rat- ratiaa aarda...T...T*..T..v
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