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Saturday, August 26, 1944 CLOUDBUSTER Page ntree AROUND THE STATION news from here, there, and everyivhere Those-Who-Have-Gone-Before-Department: Selected as the outstanding cadet of the 45th Battalion while here in Chapel Hill, Cadet John M. Lilley is keeping right in the swim— this time by jumping into the Bunker Hill pool in regulation dungarees and coming out with the pool record for that event, 800 meters in 17 minutes, 11 seconds. Lilley trained under Yale’s famed Bob Kiputh, known internationally as the finest swimming coach in the game. While here in Chapel Hill he participated in both soccer and swimming competitions, and in the latter he broke the station records for both the 50 meter free style and the 50 meter backstroke. ^ ^ He ^ ^ Back for a visit last week came Second Lieu tenant R. C. Smith, who was named the out standing cadet in the 21st Battalion. When someone told him that his name was on the Commanding Officer’s Trophy in Navy Hall he remarked that, “it was news to him.” Lieut. Smith stated that it was great to be back in Chapel Hill. He is stationed at the present time at Kinston, N. C., which is an outlying base for Cherry Point. ***** Among the few “retreads” of World War I now stationed here, the only man who held a lease on the Belleau Wood “playground” of 1918 is Lieut. Joseph Jones of the Aerology Department. In those days Joe was a light- bearted Georgia kid who joined the Marines as a private and enlisted early in the war which Woodrow Wilson proclaimed for the preservation of democracy. He wears three battle stars on the fading Victory ribbon which adorns his blouse in cooler weather, and at St. Mihiel he acquired a wound stripe. Watching the news of the present Yank in vasion of France, Lieut. Jones paused reminis cently to remark that the towns he knew more than a quarter of a century ago are soon to be occupied by another generation of American boys. Asked about the most memorable ex perience he recalled in France, he insisted that the three day leave in Paris with seven other Marines when they had $1,100.00 between them and rented all of the second floor of a hotel was probably the stand-out recollection. ***** Seven members of the family of Cadet Eugene Clapsaddle of 58-G-2 are at present in the service of Uncle Sam. His father is a Lieut. Comdr. in the Navy, and two brothers and a sister also serve in this branch of the service. Clair is a Chief Petty OflScer, Jesse is a First Class Petty Officer, and Harold is an apprentice sea man. Two sisters, for some unknown reason to Eugene, joined the Army. Ruby is a Lieu tenant and Marlyn a Corporal. Perhaps the fact that the Clapsaddles hail from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, had something to do with all those enlistments. “You’re fighting for the privilege, so why not take advantage of it!” That could well be the slogan for the opportunity service men have in voting in the coming fall elec tion. The Navy is doing all that it can to assure each and everyone of us the oppor tunity to cast our ballot. On this station Lt. (jg) William Dye, Aide to the Execu tive Officer, has been designated Voting Officer. Already, he has set up machinery in Navy Hall to guarantee every qualified voter the opportunity to vote. The Cloudbuster doesn’t care HOW you vote, but it is very much concerned THAT you vote. That X on your ballot marks the spot where you speak your mind. It may seem small, but then again it means that you have a stake in the future of America and the world. It means that you are help ing to elect a man who will play an impor tant role in the prevention of future wars. Here is another way of doing it VIA Western Union. THE COMMANDING OFFICER SUBJECT FIVE DAY EXTENSION OF LEAVE. REASON: NO DEFINITE EX CUSE, NOT SICK, NOT GETTING MAR RIED, AND NO BROTHERS HOME ON FURLOUGH. LIKE TO SPEND MORE DAYS WITH PARENTS. WIRE COLLECT. SINCERELY. :): * * * * Paced by two circuit clouts by Tom McCon nell which cleared the wall at Alexander Field, the Athletic department’s soft ball squad defeated Aerology, 9 to 4, Wednesday after noon. Fielding features of the game included a circus catch by right fielder Burchfield and Bob Halla’s defensive play in the short field. Aerology led, 4 to 0, until the fourth when the Athletic department loosened a heavy bar rage in that inning to tie the score. When Dick Fromhart took over the mound duties, there were no more scores by the opposition. Score by innings; Athletic 000 432 0—9 Aerology 130 000 0—4 Batteries: Hoover, Fromhart and McCon nell; Sills and Witter. Umpire: Tom Jones. ♦ ♦ * * * At the request of Dr. Frank P. Graham, president, and W. D. Carmichael, Jr., con troller, of the University of North Carolina, the Navy Department has placed on inactive duty Lieut. George M. Joyce, who was attach ed to the N & R department here. Commis sioned on May 24, 1942, Lieut. Joyce reported to Chapel Hill in February from the naval aerial gunnery school at Purcell, Oklahoma. ♦ ♦ ♦ * * Many on the station here will also remember Cadet Paul Owen of the 23rd Battalion, who for five years prior to his Aviation training was tenor soloist for Fred Waring’s orchestra- glee club. It is now Ensign Owen, the singer having just received his wings and his assign ment to NAS, Miami. 9K 4: ^ 9K % Eighteen cadets were named outstanding academically for the 53rd Battalion. Cadet G. A. Perhac set the pace with a mark of 3.71. Other cadets named include W. V. Macon, J. A. McDonald, R. Nicholson, P. M. Schmitt, W. C. Singleton, J. D. Achorn, W. W. C. Stiehl, W. S. Cole, N. 0. Scott, J. C. Ullery, G. B. Brown, J. H. Miller, W. H. Sullivan, C. E. Thomas, Jr., Calvin, D. C. Gough, and H. L. Seligmiller. ♦ * * * * Survival swimming under the direction of Lieut. John Laub, head coach of swimming, and an exhibition on the parallel bars, with Lieut Joseph Hewlett, head of gym and tumb ling, in charge will feature the Sports Pro gram for next Wednesday evening. The pro gram will start promptly at 1845, and the parallel bars exhibition will be featured at the half of the soccer game, while the sur vival swimming will come at the end of the regular program. * * * * Prof: “Many titles are abbreviated. Does anyone know what ‘M.D.,’ ‘D.D.,’ and ‘L.L.D.,’ mean?” Class Wag: “Sure! Mairzy Doats, Doezy Doats and Little Lamzy Divey!” ***** Things to come: Navy Day will be observed this year on October 27. The Secretary of the Navy has again designated the Navy League of the United States as the official sponsor of Navy Day, 1944. Plans are already being made for a program of activities which will come to a climax on Navy Day when the usual luncheons, dinners and other appropriate cele brations will be held. Word got around the station recently that the two new jeeps on the station were to be used for transporting cadets on those 1-o-n-g five day hikes. But, as the above picture will indicate, the “word” was just so much scuttle butt. The jeeps will be used to carry neces sary equipment back and forth, and do a hun dred and one odd jobs for the survival train ing department.
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