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Page Four CLOUDBUSTER Saturday, April 15, 1944 GRAFF (Continued from page one) Comdr. Graff a framed scroll from the state and the University of North Carolina. Dean of Ad ministration R. B. House read the inscription. Governor J. Melville Broughton and former Navy Sec retary Josephus Daniels also paid tribute to Comdr. Graff's record while serving here. President Graham referred to this Pre-Flight School as the num ber one in the nation. Citing the record made here to date he pointed out that, “13,000 cadets have entered the Pre - Flight School, 1,700 officers have been on duty here either by attachment to the station or under instruction. Twenty-seven battalions of cadets trained here have already com pleted their aviation training; 8,- 000 of them are now with the fleet or at shore stations.” Included among those on the speaker's platform were the Hon orable J. Melville Broughton, Gov ernor of North Carolina; Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during the last war; Captain W. S. Popham, USN, Commander of the Naval ROTC and V-12 units at the University of North Caro lina; Captain Paul Hendren, USN, who was in command of the USS Philadelphia in operations which led to the capture of Sicily by Al lied Forces; Dr. Frank Graham; Dean R. B. House, University Dean of Administration, and Lieut. Comdr. James Raugh, USNR, who will succeed Comdr. Graff as Commanding Officer. The officer personnel, enlisted men, the regiment of 1,700 cadets and about 1,000 civilians attended the farewell ceremonies. As a final goodby to their skip per, the regiment of cadets passed in review and Comdr. Graff was piped over the side, in true Navy fashion. Lieut. Comdr. Raugh, the new Commanding Officer, has been the Executive Officer of this station since November 1942. He was g^raduated from the Naval Aca demy, class of 1926. Comdr. Graff will report to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Wash ington, D. C., for temporary duty and for later assignment to an ac tivity outside the continental limits. He completed two years of service at this station on March 27 of this year. - Woman’s Glee Club The Woman’s Glee Club of the University of North Carolina will perform for the Regiment of Ca dets in Memorial Hall next Wed nesday evening. Camel Caravan Here Monday Ui * THESE THREE MELODIC MAIDS are the Morgan Sisters who will bring their harmonies to Memorial Hall next Monday evening as one of the Camel Caravan attractions. The Camel Caravan which in the past two years has put on hundreds of shows for servicemen around the country will unfold a wealth of entertainment talent for the Regiment of Cadets and other Pre- Flight personnel in Memorial Hall next Monday evening. The Pre-Flight showing will start at 1900, and will be followed at 2100 with a second performance for university and townspeople. Featured on the program is music by the Morgan Sisters, whose songs range from senti mental torch tunes to the jive va riety; rhythms by the Camelaires orchestra which accompanies the rest of the talent and has novelty routines of its own; trampoline acrobatics by Jay and Paulette; vocalizing by Ellen Sutton. Comedy and sleight of hand tricks are the forte of Emcee Tom Hanlon, while Clyde Hager, who had a two-year run at Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe on Broadway, will entertain with his pitchman routine, exaggerating the styles of the street corner vendors sell ing everything from gold watches to hot perfumes for a dime. After the show, free cigarettes will be passed to everyone in the audience by Caravan Camelettes. A Farewell From Comdr. Graff It was a pleasure and a privilege for me to turn the helm of this Station over to Lieutenant Commander James P. Raugh and as I leave for a foreign assignment I say “au revoir” to my primary interest of the past two years. I can assure the Com mand from the new Captain to the ever changing Regiment of Cadets that the reputation and the prestige of the Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill will be mentioned wherever my duties in the Navy direct me and when this War is fought and won I hope that a Pre-Flight School Association may be formed that we may all re-live and re-tell the story of this Command, and keep alive the traditions established at Chapel Hill. JOHN P. GRAFF Commander, USN, (Ret) RAUGH (Continued from page one) sei'vedly moves up," Dr. Frank Graham, President of the Greater University of North Carolina, stated at the Regimental Review held last Saturday afternoon. The opinion of Dr. Graham expresses the feeling of those who have known Lieut. Comdr. Raugh since he reported to this station nearly two years ago. Lieut. Comdr. Raugh’s Navy background and training is ideal for his new job. He was graduated from the Naval Academy with the class of 1926, and then spent sev eral years aboard the USS Ral eigh. In 1928 he left the Navy for civilian life, but returned to ac tive duty in March, 1942. At that time the Pre-Flight pro gram was being formulated, and Lieut. Comdr. Raugh assisted Comdr. Tom Hamilton until the latter part of May, when he was transferred to Chapel Hill. Upon arriving here, he was named Of ficer in Charge of Cadet Regiment and in that capacity was largely responsible for the Academy-like precision and organization that characterizes this Pre - Flight School. When Capt. O. O. Kessing, USN, turned over the command of this station to Comdr. John P. Graff) USN (Ret.) in November, 1942, Lieut. Comdr. Raugh was named Executive Officer. He served with distinction at this post until he was named Commanding Officer last week. Lieut. Comdr. Raugh was born in Altoona, Pa. and was appointed to the Naval Academy from his home state. He was unfortunate in being graduated from the Aca demy at a time when our national theme song was “Eternal Peace and Prosperity." Returning to civilian life in 1928, he became associated with the General Refractories Coin' pany, of Philadelphia, and afte^" spending some time in production and engineering, he was trans ferred to the sales department. I*' this department he made rapi^ progress and soon was in charge of the company's sales activities and service in the Detroit an<J Cleveland districts. Mr. Raug^ returned to Philadelphia in 1936, where he was assigfned the duties of assistant general sales man ager. In 1938 he became the gen' eral sales manager, and, as such, was nationally known in iron and steel and other industries. Lieut. Comdr. Raugh is married and has one son, Jimmie, age 9.
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