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CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, February 12, 1944
On The Lighter Side, .,
CLOUDBUSTER
Vol. 2—No. 22 w.^at.,-February 12, 1944
Published weekly at the U. S. Navy Pre-
Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C., under super
vision of the Public delations Office. Contri
butions of news, features, and cartoons are
wclcome from all hands and should be turned
in to the Public Relations Office, Navy Hall.
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CLOUDBUSTER receives Camp Newspaper
Service material. Republication of credited
matter prohibited without permission nf CNS,
War Department, 205 E. 42nd St., N.Y.C.
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COMDR. John P. TTSN (Ret.)
Commanding Officer
Lieut. Comdr. James P. Kaugh, USNR
Executive Officer
Liftt"'. p. o Prtt'W’^p TTSNR
Public Relations Officer
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D OR LT. Og) USNP
)c/TE Editor: Orville Campbell, Y2c
He’s A Man
. ather,” he asked, “may I use the car?
just for a spin? I won’t go far.”
“No, you are much too young, my son.
Better wait ’till you’re twenty-one.”
V s'erday,'out on the African sand,
A tank felt the steel of the youngster's hand.)
Mother, don’t look for me at eight—
-'m seeing a show and I might be late.”
w, son, it’s a rule t':at when nights begin
b ys of 18, like you, should be in.”
^But yesterday's dawn found him still awake,
. .'aiting for day and the battle to break.)
‘ 'oi'l ^ give me work and a share in your plan,
or "’ve turned 18 and am now a man.”
“You still are a scatter-brained child,” they
said,
’til the n n^en?e is out of your head.”
'' d ow 'n this cr'sir that ca^ls f~'r guts,
y/hen the world is orn from ’’er t 'me-woi n
rvts,
vd h' speed is too much for an older head
nd the Torror is such that we hear with dread,
The w^ ''lc white h^pe of a great new plan
Rests on the back of this boy, turned man.)
— (Author Unknown)
We "n'-sday Entertainment
An entertainment rro-^ram, featuring cade
talent, music by the Pre-Flight band, an
movie shorts, will be held for the regimen
of cadets in Memorial Hall next Wednesday
starting at 1920.
Sunday Divine Services
Protestant 1000 Memorial Hall
Roman Catholie 0616 Gerrard Hall
1000 HUl Music Hall
Jewish 1000 Graham Memorial
• • •
Chaplain’s Office Hours: Daily. 0830*1700:
Monday and Wednesday, 0830-1800.
Father Sullivan will be in Chaplain’s Office on
Tuesdays, 1845-1930,
Confessions: Saturdays in Gerrard Hall, 1900-
2016.
First Marine: “What is the most beautiful
.ning in the world?”
Second Marine: “A beautiful girl.”
First Marine: “You’re wrong—sleep is the
most beautiful thing in the world.”
Second Marine: “You’re right—next to a
beautiful woman, sleep is the most beautiful
.hing in the world.”
Admiral Halsey tells of arriving late at a
I’ootball game, and to get to his seat he stepped
on a sailor’s foot. The sailor, without looking
ap, yelled, “Get off my foot, you big lug.”
Then, recognizing the Admiral, said, “0, my
'goodness—beg pardon, sir. Here’s my other
foot—go ahead—step on it, please!”
The new Swedish cook, who had come into
he household during the holidays, asked her
mistress: “Where bane your son? I not see-
g nem ’round no more.”
“My son?” replied the mistress pridefully.
“Oh, he has gone back to Yale. I miss him
readfully, though.”
“Yes, I know joost how you feel. My brother,
he bane in yail six times sence Thanksgiving.”
Something new in the line of leave exten
sion requests was actually received by a Com
manding Officer recently. The wire read like
this:
“SIR: ARRIVED IN TIME FOR LAST
BUS BACK BUT JUST AS I WAS BOARD
ING A PARADE CAME DOWN THE
STREET AND THE BAND STARTED
PLAYING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
NATURALLY I SNAPPED TO ATTEN
TION AND SALUTED. BY THE TIME
THEY HAD PASSED, THE BUS WAS
GONE. NEED EXTENSION.”
% Hi Hi
Funeral Director (to aged mourner):
“How old are you?”
“I’ll be 98 next month.”
“Hardly worth going home is it?”
* * * *
Father (to 14-year old son): “I’d like to
mow what smart aleck with short pants drop
ped a cigarette on the upholstery of my new
car.”
Son: “It was an accident, sir. She didn’t
mean to.”
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