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Mynoor iMittSMi mid. it. c. Sad Duck— (Ooptteoed Prooi Pace 1) boro. It wma eoppoacd to have been somebodVa flondaf dinner but turned out to be the BOlat'ai maacoi. The dock via broosht tol the aqufidroo and Set. Kaart «aa given permlHloo to keep him, pro* vtdtng the duck didn't “goerf-ofr.” After mach voting and argiiBieiitB.i the duck waa chrtotcMd Budvretaer; D. Drake. However, one warm night laatl week ttfaere waa more than one warm night) Pvt. Drake atood watching a aoftball Jumped, uid wobbled abovt aa hlaj aide came eut on top. After thel game be got ao homeslok be da* elded that aomettoi^ be done about It. (Obvtonalv be never had to ah and Uaten to me aitlclea of War) ao be halt widked. half Qew to the top oC ttia ckweat' tallL After lookixig around onoe or twlcel he waddled down the bank and slid Into the atream at the bot*! tom. n awmed like days tbat he traveled, but it was only a few hours. Be didn’t know where be waa gotog or why. but be Just wanted to get away from It all.' He did. Finally, he ended up at 1*4 where] be walked from one jdaee to an* .other, m the meanwhile. 8gt. 1 b1 waa frantic over the dlaappear*! ance of Pvt. Drato, he hoped hel hadn’t had too much to drmk and! '‘gone over toe hill." Oodi. h e| tbdugfat. he’U never make cor poral at that rate, nnalli ICan*; al decided be would can the 11. P'a. but upeo aeoond thought, aince thCii waa a little dlHereot case, he notified the M. D.8 (military dogs) Instead. The llDa proved Just aa effi cient aa the ICft and in no timei were looking for thia "Draftee" who dared to break the roles of; our Army. 1-4 became a scene ofl a well organised "duok-bUBt.’* Fly-' tng very close to toe crowd. P^ Drake scanted the doro below. Be didn't dare ainee he was In no mood for an aerial “dog The doga sent a aerica of (b) ark n» ark that made low flsrtaig dangerloos. Bgt. Al Kntz. who works tai the 1*4 program came to the rescue of the tlrtog duck. Be Intercepted the dogs, and captured Pvt. Drake. Budwelstf was sort of reluctant to anbmtt to eapturo at flrsk but After thtnlrlBg ever tala eiqyerieneee be decided that toe eatoet place on earth waa toe army. Mo be took' a direct order from 6gt. Krna and returned to the Wist Sruskdroc. ^ tola tone be was completely; aabamed of btiwtiif. and ootod hanUy ataad toe thougfed of facing 8gt. UaML Bnt ManW made Itl eagy for bhn by rntolng towards end latdhg bhttup hi his arms. Mamt toak Drafes's part all tte war mtn te gto Ite Mto atanped' at hbtt. Pat took It, kteiTahardi toough. 'oamn h» fcmm that Drake The 802Dd Sdiool Squadron dedicates the opening of their new Day Room. Ffc. Peter Gilbert presented Lt. Col. Hurt with a pair of scissors itoiA were used by the latter to woip the ribbon that made the opening offlclaL Soldier b(^ appreciate toe fine Insides of the Day Room- and were quick to take advantage of It aa soon aa tt apeoiA. As shown in toe picture. ^ I»n to take the Hn pentoh. Griping About Your Pag?: "Be’s Into a natural reamer, and further more yea wetddnt eipect, to mttob dldpnne Item a duift ~ and a lecroH at tbat." dafendad Sgt Mnoul at toe teertog b^ for Pvt. Bmienlear D. Drake. But (Taptaln Tihiretn jad a Jab to do, be waro’t going to have any member of bli fiTgiwtmtiia Mii« AWOL. After toe beard met which eon* atotod of Fliat Sirgeant |OWI Says Private Earns Around $1700 Did you know tbat 5 - you’re „ eoulvalent of better than BmMjw. mtotor ktoyTO ^ tl.m in jnr U you're . prlnto B tew oOtors eika iiimuk to'^vB BBnrtov on Seymour JoluiBon Ftotol their uetoes. Pet. Omke wnj^ Tee, eod B yoo-re B PTC — bh eeven daye reetrldkiB at wpar-| Aircraft student — ..... . you’ve making more than that, bant hla bead down In «« “.Py*. Itoieohi read toe^^Vi?hifSSatl£flg£Sd^5?t tola week. The esttmate was made *»y Representative Patman of Teu* " ^ by the W.r Bud H.yy ««1 tk. vetertoto jS- Oapt. jrm Tnira^iTiimr ^ analysis of toe ea- ba was ae nerteua that he ewore]**™^- ha osttid aae himtmlf ahtan. toam.] Soldier’s eaab taeome at |N per toake and itoerale aB aoer. Any-lBODth, gtM; food .figured at ti.f9 k was aevtag from a day, tfT4.50; barra^ shdter . . - . and toough ha trtedjcgio monthly). giaO; and etpi^)- hard, be Just imidirti eantral It •Iment and raplacMeal. |tTO; med* -maa R was jart bla nature. lical. dmitat and hoepital care. glOO; Kow Dcmha has been hairtahfd ^ved on life inanranoe. MS-40: to a apeedtf gylnn Rmiuc^ Wm saved on clgarettea, $10.90: suved i.* alleged 00 Uundry S8SA0; saved on post* I lliaught of ccnaolatlan la toat term la Just toeut up. He’ll Soldlera on duty outside IhilVed States can buy cjgaxettaa exempt from the fedmral tax of T cents per package. « Non-Coms "US5y Sad Suck GAMP WUXI'S. Ore.—Pvt An- tbo^ Fhllbltt iwA didn't' want ‘out' toom the Army—and that's aD there wu to itl Bepovting for duty to toe com pany Mmb BbQ one day last weM. Pvt. Itotodn waa asked why be was dokig XP. Tm tm toa BP roster,* fas ex- *Tbu’vu been diachaeged from toa army for toe peat two dou, Mr. ratoin.” be wa taU by the .’re auktog ftmuntog up vartoua rights and pxivlleges of aervloe men, the OWl pointed out tbat acta of Ooogreas partatolng to the wrtfare of aer* vise meo. and their famlUeB. state laws and toe American Red Cross provlda: That a service man's civil UabU* ttiea, sudi aa tocome tax, aulta for debts and insurance fvemhun pay- menta. are suspended and remain Bitowncied untfl six numtha after the war. Free legal advloe is available to him. express prefercxice' at the ballot box on toaae who are to govern the- country, his state, and to make bis laws Is preserved Inviolate. "Bie ia eligible fOr onemplojqnent compensation In 44 atatea and the Territory of Hawaii to the evmt he la unable to find employment on being dtacharged from Urn ear* vice. "Bis former employer la reuired by law to refawtat.1 him to hto^ and smdorlty ~ights upon dls* rfiarye frem the service. & will tecetro chrfl serVlce preferenoe to seeking employment wlto the na- ttonal government. "BIb concern over toe health and other astoatance and aerTloen which may be required by a 1 a wKe. bla ebUdroi. Ua parmto or hlr aistezs. brothers and granddiSl- dren la alleviated through ajratems of Inauranee, aUotments and allow- azmem retodenUal quarter allow- ancea and mataiolty infant care. "Be aaay receive free and hostel care after toe war. It wosmded or totoxed be may be ellgfide for veterans' peaskm eun- pensurato with tale dagM at dto* abOt^ sad to voeattaal iMiaUU- 'to eiD* D. D. (Oertlfleato of XMaaMUty Ihartianw) by a Medkal Board ■ad tocosBh deileM enug bad The nompaaa sdaat whldi grows oa gexaa and Arttsaa pcatzles baa two laavea. eag. of uT* ' north, toa' etoar aonBL OCS Course Lengthened To 4 Months If you’re planning on going to Officer Candidate School you can DOW look forward to spending four months there Instead of three. Tbat was revealed In Informa tion received at Seymour Johnson this week. The change becomes ef fective July 1, according to the OCS clas^ will be smaller than War Department. heretofore. Reduction In the slae dividual schools. "classes will ivary with the In- Many of the Army’s be^ of- fleers are said to be graduates of the candidate school system. Tbe War Department explained, how ever, tbat the desiraolUty of long er courses of instruction and ad ditional training baa alwajrs been present.- Better Instraotion Bxtenzfon of tbe courses which circumstances now permit will en able schools to present better In* strucUon. At tbe same time It will remove some of the pressure from students and make possible more thorough assimilation of the 1 n- stnicUcm. More than 185.000 officers ranging in grades from lieutenant colonel downward to second lieu- enant —are now serving wlUi tbe armed forces after gniduatlofi from the schools. As Of April SO, 1943. one Officer Candidate School graduate bad worked up thrugh the grades from second lieutenant to that of lieu tenant colonel: 16 bad atUlned tbe S ada of major: 316T had reached e grade of captain and g5.8M were firat lieutenants. Song Competition Growing Tougher With the singing program hltttng a new high, competition among the squadrems to vto the pennant ie getting tougher all toe tone. Ban ners of tbe pennant for outstand ing singing while on the march this week were the TMth. 799th and the S9th T88. it waa an- by toe Post Director of Seymour Jttonaon Field la get- ttog musical minded. Studenta of the Aircraft Merhawi^ make It their point to sing when. marching to and from rlannca^ Bvsa amen not wabdng In fonna- tlons, small groups gather to sing to tbe eleweal barmooy they know. Ibere la no doubt to Twfaij that atogtog makes for a high morale. Traltoy Alfa Retrial ClMClBNAn,— assjt Btepb- ■a. Detroit restaurateur convicted of tnaaoo. asked toe SlxOt TT. 8. Glteult Court of Appeals agsla Friday to order retrial -of hla ease- teoe sentenced to be banged, and scheduled to go Into court at Detrtot for re-aenttoice. Bte^hen fapeeM from * an order faued May S- by Judge Artonr Tattle, dmqrtog him a new trafl. The Su preme Court of the United States eariy this wedc refused for a third tline to review toe case. Stephen was convicted cf aid- tog oberieuliiant Hum Peter Blnig ef tbe Oennan.Luftwaffe flee to ward Mexloo after hla escape frein a Canadian Internment camp. Absent Chaplain WALNUT RiriOE FIELD. Ark —When First Lt. Harry V. Smith. Chaplain at the Basle Plying School here learned of a cru^e against cursing In the Photo graphic Department be hurried to their offices to get tbs dope on It. “Oh, it works all right," one of the Photo sergeants Md him “Ton see, every time a curses he has to put a penny to this common treasury. Th^re all on their honor. It cost soma of the boys fifty cents and more the first few days. After that they learned to keep their Ups buttoned. Now. It’s very seldom (hey let their tongues slip." liie Chaplain put hla arm on the sergeant's tooulder. Tou men have a great Idea. You’re tbe kind of men who i like to see set an ez.mipk Then he started to leave, turned In the doorway and asked: Tnclden* taUy, what do you plan to do with the proceeds from your crusade?” "Pitch a beer party In the Non- Com’s club next week. Won’t you come over?" The Chaplain dldnt attrod. The Inquiring Line Q. Is it Still necessaiy for a sol dier serving abroad to ootaln the approval of his commanding of ficer before be can receive a'back* age from home? No. A recent ruling by the War Department atatea that tbe Aroy Poatol Service now wUl per mit the maUlng of packages to aot* wrs overseaa provided a request to received from the soldier and toe ttvelope bearing the Army Poatofflce cancellatlOD mark to presented at toe time of toe mail- 1^. .Packages can't weigh more than five pounds, or exceed 19 Inches In length and 36 tocheu to length and gttto combined. Q. One of my girl friends back home wrote me recently that she tried to Join toe WAACa, but wasn’t able to because the only bad one year of Ugb aebool. l know a WAAO who never even went to hlA achooL Whata my best girl friend doing, trying to kid me? A. No. she’s shoottog it to you straight. Effective April IS. toe War Department anniounoetL candidates for toe WAAOS must have completed at least two years of educatkn In aa aoondtted aebool. and must score at least 00 to the WAACK mental alertneas tost In order to be eligiUe. pre* vloualy there were no faed mind- mum score to ^ mental ahtttneea toat waa 90. 4. How kmg do we have to be nvaiHtag before wa get ttiet 90 per omt taoressg to hero pey? A. It starts Dam tbs tone you leave tbe U. 0. Ttase qwrt to trmn* ■It to an overseas poM counts to compotatkm of overseas pey. Q. Recently I saw a ebliUer wear- g an % gold eagle, tommy gun, and an anchor on a blue background- To what outfit does, be bekxigt A. You must be referring to the insignia of Tewyii>«fni Azn|dklblan Command. Tfa eagle gun and an* dier repreeent the Air Forces, OroUDu Forces and Naval Forces respeettvety. Bronae is an aDoy of copper Hot? Grab Yourself Salt Tablets, Urge Medics And tbe- Private said to tbe Bar- and take a few aa be paaaea tbs feast: * serving line. *Bra4ner, It's hot!* “Sodium chloride or common And tbe g^ceaiit said to the Pel- table salt la neceaaary to life and veto: bealtb,* said a Ootpe ro> •Kto take yourself a saR toblatl" lease tUa weMu The blood nar> mally fog milligrams in each 100 cubic cAtimeten of Uood. petsplratom also salt, and wUh excesstve heat and psTAlrctiop. there Is an spprsel* able lorn ftom tbs body. B tola loss becomes too great toe coadt- Uoa' erf beat exhanatlon or beat cramps results. It Is msntfestod by dUstoesa, nanans. c(0d and »«"»r akin, abaUow hmsflilnd. and musdar cramps. Tbe Individual may also faint. *Vtolsc ao take yourself a saR toblatl" If be dton*t say it. perhaps be should have, and no lim an au* theulty for the statement thR week were officers of Seymour Jolmaoo Field’s Medical detachment. Salt tablets are svaUatde to every mess hall on the Arid, and aQ a 01 has to do to amure him* seH an adequate supply R reach Bathroom Tale ' WASHINOTON — Flftssn WATS8 parade through a men's .TurUah bath in a hotel liaae last week, but tbe military savvy sf toeir group commandvr saved them from embarrssmait^ When the fifteen crowded Into an etevator something want wrong and it rtewanded to the haawnent. And that B rafuied to dier ahouM be sal to a coal piace Tbe elevator operator sag* geeted that there was aa emef^ gencT door, but toat tt led torou^ a men’s Tutoltfi bath. Tbe group eomamMBr was equal to toe oeearien. "Font to line,* came the order. ' tyitly sod shut your rn lead you througb.” M HitittMlm ssR tobieto si toe ■sms fafaTB to fagirlirrl Bat eaeb saHtor wba is e^aesi to beat be ema toat be tohes Ida ' atsMhmaaL fastobast is Nfes. B Is due to toe direefe rajn M toe eon ratoeg than to kee of srit from tbe body. Tbe body tomptoatore beoomee es- Id toa tadMduil wnally Ible to aa
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