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SB7M0UR JORHSOV PIBLO, I. C,
FEBRUAR7 20, 1943
AMs To Fly With Planes From Factory
AM will ^
ftccording to tho .'/^r Doporteient ah*
notineeaent thli week that every new
An«y Air Force coabat airplane
larger than a single eeater rolling
froo an Aaerican factory production
lino will be accompanied by a fac
tory-trained enlisted Jtechanic un
til it is delivered to its operatiog
unit or processing point for for
eign service.
The nechanic will act as crew
chief and general caretaker and will
have specific duties intended to in>
sure that the ai'‘plane and its
oquipment are in top-notch eonditlcsi
^en it leaves his care.
The Army Air Forces Technical
Training Consnand will assign as
caretaker mechanics enlisted men of
the Air Forces who have been trained
in tho factories producing the air
planes to which they are assigned.
See KISS'*, Page 3
INCOME TAX PROBLEMS SOLVED,
OR, HOW TO GO INSANE
Take heart, S.I.'s, two deputy
tax collectors will be at SeyBou*
Johnson Field on Tuesday, Tiednesday,
aiid Thursday, IJarch 9, 10, and 11
to assist military personnel in
completing their federad income tax
returne.
The Judge Advocate’s office has
urged every soldier to find out tho
exact amount of his earnings for
1942. T3ithout this knowledge, no
one, not even a duty tax oollector,
can be of any help.
ETvery man in service whose
gross taxable income is over 9500,
if he is single, 31200 if he is mar.
rled, must file a return even If
he will pay no tax.
Sea "Income Tax", Page 3
IIP. ^DROPBASSARDS; RETAIN
FUU ML POLICE POWERS
Military PolieCf atationad at
Seymour Johnaon Field ae at other
fielde throu^out the countiy^ are
not reiuired to wear the cuetcnazy
bine braeeard with the idiite init •
Ule M.P.
Ihie la in lina with an order
from Washington, liiiGh want into e^
feot several days ago on thie post.
Members of the 913th Guard Sq.,
when on duty, will etiU rwtain the
ease police power* they had when
they wore M.F. braasarda, it wae
made emphatically clear in a B«or-
siuSm issued at Headq^rtere Uda
Military Police idl be reco^
nised by the white leggings, white
glovee, web pistol belts, aide-axma
and ni^t-etieke, they wear when on
duty.
Seymour Johnaon Field police,
patrolling the city of Goldsboro,
*re now carrying aide-ama for tli*
firat time, it wae also learned,
Xt is understood that a new
type of brassard for Air Corps pol
ios will soon be issusrt.
PROMOnONS
Ei^t Officers at Seynour Johi^
eon Field were raised in rank thie
week, it wae announced by the War
Department.
Major Loran J. Anderson, ths
post's Quarteraaater, was pronoted
from Gapt, Major Anderson, a nat •
ive of Wisconsin, graduated from
Wiaeonsin TeacHer'e College, and in
civilian life managed a VTiseonsin
cooperative Sto^«
Raised in rank from Ist. lieijt,
was Capt, David B. Knox, a graduate
from the University of Kentucky. In
1939, Capt, Knox did C.C.C. work as
a subaltern and a ooeiaanding offic
er, Assigned to Chanute Field,Xll,
in 19A1, he was among the first of
ficers to arrive at this post.
See "Promotions", Page 3
PRIVATFS SURPRISE VlSrr
PROVES SURPRISE TO HM
pvt. John Hann, of the 79Ath
Tech, Sch. Squadron, waa the hap
piest C.l, on the poet a eoi4>Ie
of waeks a^, ■
A pamanent party man, hie re
quest for a five day furlouf^ ms
granted by his Crananding Officer,
Major Edwqrd A. Kane.
So Hann turned in his sa^,
barracks bag, and other property in
to the supply room, and before
could say -I wish X had. a furlou^J
he was on a train bound for Flsmtr^
ton, New Jersey.
See "Surprise Visit", Page 3
UNBEA1B791SrAND7971HT.S.i(HlINrETSWINFIEU)
BASKEIBAIllfAGUE HONORS; PLAY-OFF STARTS FEB. 26
EIGHT NEW BUSSES TO HELP RELIEVE
CONJESTED FIELD TRANSPORTATION
^ those unfortunate G.I.'s who
sweat out precious hours waiting for
cattle-wagons and other neana of coi^
veyanoe to take them to Goldsboro,
AIR-M£ZCH can now exelusivwly dis
close that eight—yes eight—tfiii\y
new busses will be put into operat
ion soon.
These buesea, of the blue type
and with their motors In the back,
are now in Goldsboro, but are avmitp
Ing licenses to opeimite.
Well fellers, maybe it won't
t^e 08 two hours to get to Golds
boro. With these ai^t new busses
it may take us one bour, Thifdc of
ittt
Soldier, So Nice, Say, PJT Gal
"Soldiers are so nice," a PX
sales-gal stated with enthusiama
this week. "If they know you're the
wife of a eoldier,they don't bother
you at all."
This was ths gist of an inter
view with Mrs. Oi>al Dodson, the 21-
year-old wife of an A J{. student,
etatloned at Seymour Johnson Field,
In an effort to learn vdiat the
average FX sales-gal thou^t of sol
diers, after seeing them ei^t hours
a day, six days a week, Air‘^>-M6eh
sent out the bast reporters on its
staff to interview typical sales-e»
ployees.
C.>nsena\i8 was that soldiers,
despite the prevalent notion that
See "Soldiers", Page 3
PRIVATELY OWNED VEMCtES ONPOSTMUSTBEREGISTERED
wrm PROVOST MARSHAL; FIELD TAGS TO BE BSUED
All privately-owned vehicles
operated by military personnel and
civilian soployeea on the grounds of
Seymour Johnson Field will have to
be registered with the Offioe ofthe
Provost MarMval,
A field tag will be Issued for
placmaent on the car's windshield ,
it was announced. Cars irtileh are
not rs^stered will not be permiRsd
entranbe on the post.
Enlisted men must sxitnit app -
lications for field tags in writing
to the Provost Martial throxigh their
respective Comaanding Officers, «A)o
in turn will satisfy themselves with
the enlisted man's ability to ppy
for and maintain the car, and to his
responsibility for its proper use.
Automobiles, which are to be
registered with the Provost Marshal
must present a satisfactory appear^
ance; have to be fully equipp^with
fenders, head and tail ll^ts.
In addition ths oimers of pri^
ate vehicles will fully oompiy with
the various North Carolina State
laws pertaining to motor vehicles.
Curtains swished doiei on the
final week of basketball tournament
pl^, ae the 79l8t Squadron and 797
Squadron cinched top honors in
ttelr respective leat^ues.
By defeating the *,’937SS, 31 to
29, in a thrill ■ packed overtime
game, the 797iss kept their slate
clean and assured thamselvea top
position in ths Bomber League.
Sporting U)eir usual fine co-
ordination,the boys from the 797th,
came from behind in the waning min
utes of play to concrete the score
on ..aal teram. Playing an extra
period of breath-taking ball, the
minions of ths 797th Squadron nosed
out the 793rd by 2 points, S/Sgt.
Popps of the winners, dropped the
puffed leather throu^ the netted
cords for 15 points and top honors.
See "League", Pa^^e 6
POSTIECHNICAL LIBRARY
WmOPENDOORSSHORIlY
To su^vlenent the education pre
gra.m of toe A. IS, School, a Techni
cal library will be opened in the
near future, it was announced this
week.
Containing the latest crorks on
aeronautical scierce. the library
xr'll be located in 'ioom 403 of !!ang-
are 4, on the Post.
Librarian in charge of the new
library will be Mr. Sanford S. Uonl,
fornerly a .member of the librarian’s
staff of the United States Ilaval
Adaderny in Annapolis, Md.
He is a groduate froa North
North Carolina State University,St.
Johns University, and ths UnlversiV
of Maryland's Law School,
See "Library", Page 3
DOPE ON RATION BOOK 2
All military perscnncl can se
cure War Ration Book 2 next week at
the Ration Board, Building T-22
between the hours of B to 12 and 1
to 5 at Seymour Johnson Field,
(Civilian esployees will not be
able to secure thrse books on the
field.)
The new rationing program is
for some 200 process foods, includ
ing fruits, dried fruits, and veg
See "Ration Book", Page 3
797TH T. S. S. TO PRESENT “FROLICS”
AT SERVICE CLUB AND HIGH SCHOOL
The 797th T. S. S. will pre
sent a repeat performance of the
'Ground Crew Frolics," at the Colde-
boro High School, Monday, Feb. 22 at
2030. The show will be sponsored ly
the U.S.O.
The variety show will also be
presented in part at the Post Ser
vice Club Sunday evening.
Featured in the show is "The
Song of the Ground Crew" written by
Pvt. Morton Krebs, and which was
presented publically for the first
time at the opening performance of
the "Frolics" at the Sports Arena
Feb. 10