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CLOUDBUSTER
Saturday, February 26, 1944
CLOUDBUSTER
Vol. 2—No. 24
Sat., February 26, 1944
Published weekly at the U. S. Navy Pre-
Flight School, Chapel Hill, N. C., under super
vision of the Public Relations Office. Contri
butions of news, features, and cartoons are
welcome from all hands and should be turned
in to the Public Relations Office, Navy Hall.
CLOUDBUSTER receives Camp Newspaper
Service material. Republication of credited
matter prohibited without permission of CNS,
War Department, 205 E. 42nd St., N.Y.C.
CoMDR. John P. Graff, USN (Ret.)
Commanding Officer
Lieut. Comdr. James P. Raugh, USNR
Executive Officer
Lieut. P. 0. Brewer, USNR
Public Relations Officer
Editor: Lt. (jg) Leonard Eiserer, USNR
Associate Editor: Orville Campbell, Y2c
Chaplmn's Column
By George J. Grewenow
Chaplain Corps, USNR
The scene of a shipwreck, a composer of
many tunes, a reputation confined to twenty-
four lines of verse—these are the ingredients
of the hymn so near and dear to the heart of
the Navy. Perhaps no hymn sung by the men
of the Navy and by the Navy’s loved ones is
so full of meaning and so soul-stirring as
“Eternal Father, strong to save.”
William Whiting, Master of Wichester Col
lege Choristers’ School, England, wrote the
hymn seventy-seven years ago. He wrote other
hymns, but his reputation as a hymn-writer
is confined almost entirely to this hymn of
twenty-four lines. It was written at a time
when many of England’s young men were go
ing to sea and loved ones ashore anxiously
awaited their return. Dr. John B. Dykes, com
poser of many beautiful hymn tunes, wrote the
tune to which it is sung.
The tune is called “Melita.” Melita, now
called Malta, is the scene of the shipwreck
suffered by the Apostle Paul recorded in the
Book of Acts, chapters 27 and 28. Paul knew
by his own experience the power of the “Eter
nal Father, strong to save.” A more fitting
name could scarcely be given the tune.
The stanza so meaningful to the Navy Air
Corps was written in 1915 by Mary C. D.
Hamilton.
Here are the words:
Eternal Father, strong to save;
Whose arm doth bind the restless wave;
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep.
Its own appointed limits keep,
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
Through the great spaces of the sky.
Be with them traversing the air,
In dark’ning storm, and sunlight fair—
0 hear us when we lift our prayer
For those in peril in the air. Amen.
On The Lighter Side.,.
Out in New Guinea a squadron leader went
in to report to his Commanding Officer after
returning from a raid.
“Weren’t you nervous during the attack?”
the CO asked.
“Who, me? I was cool as a cucumber dur
ing the whole show.”
“Swell,” said the CO. “I thought you might
have been a bit nervous when you radioed in
that 27,000 bombers were coming in at 8 feet.”
^
Englishman: What are those friends of
yours doing?
U. S. Sailor: They’re jitter bugging.
Englishman: They get married later, don’t
they?
A swanky chap applied at the recruiting
office to enlist.
“I suppose you want a commission?” said
the officer.
“No, sir,” replied the S. C., “I’m such a poor
shot that I’d rather work at a straight salary.”
Final Word
“Control tower to pilot. Control tower to
pilot. Your landing gear has just dropped off.
Your landing gear has just dropped off. That
is all. That is all, brother.”
*****
S2c: Does your girl smoke?
Sic: Not quite.
*****
The new line: “You must come up to my
apartment and see my porterhouse steaks!”
*****
Teacher: Now, Johnny, if I lay two eggs
over here and three over here, how many will
there be altogether?
Johnny: Personally, I don’t think you can
do it.
^ ^ ^ He
A sensible gal is not so sensible as she looks
because a sensible gal has more sense than to
go around looking sensible.
Sunday Divine Services
Protestant 1000 Memorial Hall
Roman Catholic 0616 Gerrard Hall
1000 HiU Music Hall
Jewish 1000 Graham Memorial
* • •
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Monday and Wednesday, 0830*1800.
Father Sullivan will be in Chaplain’i Office on
Tuesdays, 1846-1930.
Confessions: Saturdays in Gerrard Hall, 1900-
2016.
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