SEaiOUR JOHNSON FIELD, N.C.
MR-O-MEeH
MAY 15, 194; PAPE 2
BEWARE!
OF OVERCORFIDERCE
BV D. DROEGE
The latest news reports
somlng from Tunisia at the
time this la being written,
Tuesday morning, relating th«
at the Allied forces laave 75#
000 prisoners and are appare
ntly bringing the Tunisian
campaign to a close, la near-
tenlng news to all of us.
We are elated, but not
surprised - we knew that our
toys would be able to produce
the goods when needed. Those
fellows have a Job to do and
are fighting for all they are
worth.
Their success In Tunisia
should make us at -.eynour Jo
hnson ^’leld more determined
than ever before that wliatev-
er our Job Is here, that ve
will be as successful as our
counterparts In I.'orth Africa.
One success certainly
does not mean that all battl
es and campaigns will result
with tlie Allied forces as vi
ctorious unless we are all in
there pitching, doing our Jo
bs well. One victory does not
mean that the war Is a cinch.
It means that the Axis, If g-
Iven the chance will stri
ke hard at another point to
retaliate.
lour Job Is to sec to It
Uiat the Axis will not find
the opportunity to strike. If
one auccsin -.vre to tiirow us
off guard, to make ue settle
back to let the world pass by
our I'unlslan victory would
pay dividends to Schickelgr-
uber and his pack of Axis wo
lves.
You Ai-> students should
buckle down with the thoug
ht in mind that regardless of
whether or not you Intend to
make airplane mechanics your
life*8 work when the war Is
over, that you must be the
best mechanic that ever serv
iced a plane. You permanent
party men srxjuld vov; that you
will work as you never have
bt 'ore to make this Post run
wlv;i the greatest amount of
efficiency.
We must not let our su
ccess, of which each American
Is Justly proud, prove detri
mental to us. A victory such
as In Tunisia should not nake
us over ctxifldant and cock
sure, but only determined th
at all future campaigns will
also be victorious.
GERMAN ME 210
Here's sometalng new In the way uf German planes
which studaits at Seymour Johnson Field this week were urged
to scrutlnlz.e. The plane Is the Me 210, Germany's most re
cent dive-bomber-fighter. It features two 13 nv-m. machine gins
(similar to American .50 cal. guns), mounted In the sides of
the fuselage. The guns emphasize a departure from the usml
construction of Messerschmltt fighter planes. The guns are
installed in barbettes, sighted and remotely controlled by
the rear gunner. The guns point rearward, thus affording
tectlon from pursuing craft.
THE POET’S CORNER
TU!CrSL-.
3y
Sgt Aler Kurardki?
Out of the wl"d anH the tu8t
slant fom of Hehcule!?
?.o«?e to walk jLTons the rocks
And ancient olive trees.
To shake and quiver out of sleep
Into the glow and desert hreeze.
THE AFJuT nuns
3y
rfc John H. mcGweeney
'.> landed out of cloud and foaa
V.ith crash, of gur. and jeep.
To climb the nmnit of the hills
In blood ard screar and leap.
To drive the tyrants from the land
Into the fog and waters 'deep.
It nay be in the Jungle
Of some distant lonely isle.
That a soldier boy finds comfort
In her kind and loving snile.
Or on some field of battle.
As he sick and wounded Icy,
That her tender df*eds of raercy
Help to drive his cares away.
If viil]eys green grow where the
sand
Brought fever to the cricket*s
eyes
Reraenber thet o*ir tears at night
Fell as » rain from heavj' skies.
For strong men feel the pain that
comes
v:hen bullet strikes and buddy
dies.
Thej' write stories of great heroes
And poets sing their praise
But simple words car hardly tell
The noble part she plays.
She's a sister, she’s a mother,
She's an angel from above.
She’s a symbol in this war-tom
Vrorld, cf everlasting love.
In*.o the wind before the storm
The risen fom of He:'cule8
Looms over /J’rica and north
Across the rin a*\i olive trees.
To breathe the hone of freedom new
Into the young and eager breezo.
On her head there xs no halo
And she wears no wings of white
But her cool hand on some fevered
Brow brings blessings In the night
The burdens of the weary she is
Always glad to share.
She comes in times of trial.
Like the answer to a prayer.
Viher the hard-fought battle's over
And victory finally won
Let the heroes have the glory
That goes with work wall done.
But vhen the war is ended
And it's great deeds we recall.
In memory's garden she will bluc«i
—The fairest flower of all.
CORN
"Just a minute, soldier. ;Valklng aroxmd with your Jacket
unbuttoned, eh? v^hat's your name and orsanlzatlon? I'm going
to report you,"
"Yes, sir. Private Stanislaus KajahpjaJaJsiiowakl..,.and
"Never mind - see that you keep that blouse buttoned."
{ — The Communique
A sergeant in Ordnance Maintenance very carefully placed
I a block of wood against a metal fr me in order to straighten
I It. Calling a yardblrd over, the sarg told him to pick up a
i nearby sledge hammer. The yardblrd obliged.
"Now," said the three striper, when he had the block pl
aced to his satisfaction, "when I nod my head, you hit it."
That yardblrd won't bit another sergeant for some time
to come. — The ait—aw
The length of the average h\fnan
life has been lengthened. This la a
contribution of science. Our hat la
off to science. However, we asked:
for what are we living?
Everyone knows Methneelah. He
is the chap who lived so long upon
the earth. But tell me: what did
Uethuaelah do? Check his biography
In the Old Testament and here Is
what you find: 'Vethuselah begat
eons and daughters and he lived 969
years and he died."
That is all that Is said about
him; that Is all there was to say
What a meager life. His was a life
of one dimension — length.No breath
of interest or wide range of symoattir
to be recorded. Ko depth of convict
ion or height of aspiration to place
another worthy ideal in the sky of
human desire. He lived a long,narrow
uneventful, uninteresting life of
on« dimension. What a pityl What a
waste!
Contrast this with Jesus of Na
zareth who was only 33 when put to
death on the cross. Uethtiselah lived
30 times as long as that. The life
of Christ was short but it had three
other dimensions: depth, hei^t and
breath. His has become the light of
mankind.
By Chaplain Howard Davis
AnERD CHIRCH
for six days, & Q1 is usually
well preoccupied. On the seventh day
he usually rests, looks around for
SQoething to do. If services are
sveilable, why not go to church!
Remanber, the i^aplain is your fri«d
in time of need — why not show your
respect by attending his services?
^V ^IA* °s 3('V\1CP3
PROTESTANT SERVICES
Chapel No. 3
Liturgical Holy Cunmunlon 0800
General Service 0900
General Service 1030
General Service ' 1400
General Service 1900
!iidweek Se^ices
Liturgical Hoiy Coonunion (W) 0600
Liturgical Holy CootnunioD (TH}1330
(Chaplains Green and Quick)
Ch^^el No. 2
General Service
General Service
General Service
General Service
0900
1030
1400
1930
Midweek Services
•lednesday 1930
(Ciiaplalns Olsot. and Davis)
CATHOLIC SER7ICES
Chapel No. 1
Uassee 0730
Masses 0^
Mosses
Masses 1100
Masses 1315
Masses 1900
Dally Mass 1730 and 1630
(Chaplains McGuire and Tainter)
JEWISH SERVICES
Chapel No. 2
Sabbath Services Sat. 0930, 1030
Sabbath Servieea Sat. 1530
Sabbath Services Sun. 1030
Daily,Mon.—Rpi. 1000 1930
(Chaplain Goldberg)
HOSPITAL SBtyiCES
Red Cross Aaditorltt 0900
'^testant 0900
Jewish (Annex) 0900
Catholic 1000