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It. I«43 SaraMoi labM nM. M. C. THCHm fCH€VUU ^ W 'Mi World In AetloD OREmifae bait lltfry Melody WedBwdey. Jhm M 8P7 lltAIN Rleherd TTeyle-Bvelyn Broit LBATHER BURMBK8 WUUmd Boyd Andy Olyde niMtey * Friiey. Jaly 1-t. TBB HUMAN OOMXDT Mld^ Rooney—Frank Morfan NBWB OF THX DAT lay. Jbm M ORCBR8TRA WIVBB (Rerlral) Otenn MlDer-Oeo. Mootfomery RATION FOR THB DORATIS Popeye AQUA THRIUd World Of Sporta gmMiy A Menday, Jane tT*tt MISTER BXO Donald O’C(»iB0r-Pes(T Ryan MARCH OF TIME No. 11 invasion NEWS OF THE DAT Taeaday, Jane M AERIAL GUNNER Chester Morrls-Rldiard Arlen • INVASION OF EUROTE . Ne. 1 UOO, 174S and 9000. Iteatre Ne. 9 Sunday—ISSO, UU Dally—1016 Monday, Jane U Dancinf—From I a'Olock until 11 Taeaday. Jane 10 Games—Gals—Gaiety. Wedaeaday, Jane W Movies at 8:30. Tbaraday, Jaly 1 Bingo. Friday. July 8 Brld^, starttnf at 0 o’clock. Saturday, Jtaly 3 Dancing—WtlUam St Gym. 8:30—12:00 Midnight Sunday Son^est 4 to 6 P m Movies at 8:30. \VSd Record Albums Hold Wide Choice The record albums at the U80- In Goldsboro cover a nice rani the semi-classic to the heavier classics. Your mood will probably determine your choice. * The albums arO widely used al ready. Many soldiers bring tbelr . wives and sweethearts In to enjoy the records with them. Just to give those of you who arent familiar Mth the coUecUon some Idea of ^hat It cmitalns — here are a few of those yoQ’U en- Joy. ' Symphony No. 4 in E Minor by Brahms; Symphony No. 6^ In O MlDM by Beethoven: Symphony No 8 In B Minor by Schube:^ Gersh win Memorial Album; an album of hymns and toliituals; .Nelson Eddy in Four Indian Love L^cs; Richard Crooks In song-a Grieg's Suite No. 1: CoDQsito No.^ In B. FTat Minor by TsctaalkOvraiv.' Wlvea Play BaO. - 'Let's play ball* We have Already told- you alMut too many siMrts of fered to service men hem ■at the UBO. Okay, ydu womed,^ mre's your break where sports tjtt eca- A girl's softball team Is bglng or ganised. 86 far the tumiput has been poor but we feel that ttiat Is only because so few girls know about the girls* softbsU t«Mh. The girls bat. It out at 'Oie Wil liam St. Athletic Field. Incidentally, for the GBO mem- bera and for army wives work during tbs day, and fhel file need of exerdse 1 noff-duty hours, soft ball la Just the thing for you. The .team gda together in the very late afternoons. Jun so you worh . Ins sals can ^y.. mtereatedf well, all you have to do la. to see Miss Ruth BommAnn here at the'USD-Club. The Service Club la planning to have a full achedWe of intereeting programs lor every nl^t of the weM. If you are intereeted. watch the bulletin board and ttte Alr-O- Medi. Amateur talent Is requested to pleaae roister ct tbe Information desk, stating Just wbat the talent is. The Sunday afternoon variety shows continue to be very success ful and are enjoyed by everyone. The show begins at 1600 every Sun day afternoon, and provides an how of entertainment and res' fun. The 0th Academic i Squadron sptmeored a most succenful formal dance on Friday, June 18. The eve ning's entertainment was .enliv ened by the tap dancing d Mrs. Bernice Kerr, wife cd Ser geant Kerr. The 38tfa Mess Squadron. "B" pennant winner, also gave a for mal dance. A triuadron must be an "E” pennAnt winner in order to ho?d a dance of Its own. Man of The Week My Sun, My Sun! That languid, all-American :^rt of sun-bathing Is growing very popular with the Seymour Jdmson Field soldiers. Proning themselv es In grotesque posltkaa on blan kets and aomforters. the worshiper at the altar of Ra. bake and sls- sto. It's fun. It's bealtby — bnt it’s dangerous too.' Goldsboro's "BUts Krelg of - the • blue" t tbe hottest place this side of the never never land imd Is respon sible for a many O. L fry. — Unless ytNi're used to It — .Jt’U pay you to be mighty careful how long you expose your body to tbe - m. Sunburn Is cmuldered N. L. D. (Not in Line .of .Duty) by the Army end should you become so bad off that you ^require hosplti- lixatlon youll lose money and ac quire "bad time." Falling asleep while doing a "stretch^’ with the heavenly hot cake Is perhaps tbe worst that could belAIl a sun-happy soldler.- Be on your guard against sleep ing regardless of bow tempting a snoose may t*3em. Change your position frequent- Tou'U get a more even tan ■t my ^d stay out of danger. Sunburn has a funny way of not making Itself felt until after vou've come Indoors so It’s a good ulea to gauge your time. About 15 mlnutto » enough on tbe first day and perhaps 30 to 30 there after. Take It easy — and you can keep your hide — and still be healthy. — Khald 'N Lace .. , The Wolf by Sansone Mr. •. 1 had ne idea you could dance. TaoT ■■ Mikam siCBaBANT wiuum VBOIVN 'Tbe King, .was In his parlor counting ito hlo money" — re minds us mat Sergeant William Brown, head of the Finance De partment may not be a king, but he handles enoiuh money to be coe. Brown could also be classed as the "Red - line Kid.’* Just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor. Sergeant Brown enlisted at Camp Shelby. Miss, m Jack- son, MlM., he worked as a banker for 10 years. Be found tiist deal ing with money was Just about thv same in tbe army as ft was in civilian life. Ever since be was classlfled, be has dtme financial work. Be ar-; rived at Seymour Johnson Field almost a year ago from ^eppwd Field, Texas. Be held the grade of corporal and has worked him- -self up to master sergeant in less than a year. His Job is one of great respon- slbllltl^ but be hmufles ft superb ly. Quiet and conservative. Brown Is well liked by ^iCm and en listed men who deal with him dally. Through his supervision, he makes ft possible for every on the potf to be- paid monthly. He Is an ardent tover of golf and qlalms that It is his only Eob- by. and recreation. As part oS the expanding post radio activities CM. Fred Wolf be ginning this week Is beard every nl^t Monday to Friday giving piano and or|^ recitals over WG- BR aiMl the Tobacco Network. Pre- vlouity playing the piano Tuesdajra and ‘ranisteys at 2:30. Cpl. Wolf now will a^ give fifteen minutes of popular songs on the Hammond Electric Organ, Monday. Wednes days sod nidays at 3:16 Imme diately following Gabriel Beater. "Flying High," the variety pro gram packed with songs, music, comedy, end other features, bad a diange In time this week, ocunlng over tbe network fron 3080 to 8100 Instead of one hour.earlier as be fore. Every Monday when ft Is given at the Service Club a large crowd of soldiers and quite often tbetr ^1 friends show up to wit- B the proceedings, snd stay later for singing and imeelal hot numbers by the Post Dance Or chestra. On "Flying High" were tbe stand-bys, music Ity tbe post or chestra directed by S-W. Anthony Trotto, comedy by Pvt. Artie Con roy, songs by Vincent Flair, reading of a poem by Sgt. Alex Karanikas. with Sgt. WUUam Kus- nftsof acting as Master of Oere- monies.. The office of the Rsdlo Dlvlskm of the l^ieelal Services Is now lo cated In Theater No. 1, and can be reached by calling 368. Lt William Seevers, Assistant Special Service Officer, Is In cbaige of radio ao- ttvlUes for the field. Opl. Johnny Orant each af ternoon at 1830 gives "Seymour Johnson News" from the stodtos in Goldsboro. Every Quhday tbe camp news- B per spemsors "Alr-O-Mech On e Air'* at 1046 "Sonn by Sgt. Vh^lt Flair" at 1816. Effoiis are being made to secure a la^r net work for all tbe broadcasts hdng made; fuiHher announoemento wm be made to this regard as soon as possible. ATOB8. 'RADAS BOHBARDMBNT AIRPLAMB MB- CHANICB. «r BOMDARDM8NT AR- MOSBR8. and. to meet Ibe piiyti- cal reqolrcineiita for aorlai' gan* sera most take the oevm wetoo eoom la flexible gnaaerj’. There-‘ foA a jmoA many Alr-O-Motfi reatoro mil be ordered to one et the' FMnc Tratolng Coaemasd’e dbr.nenble gannerv selioole after mdiiatioB- Air-O-Mecb bcUeves yoo'd like eoBie inaide lafenaation OB the flexible jnuaery •cbeela *RINO SIORT SBAT* ^ be a wrtoly feature to provide that to- fmaatloB. It It prepared bv t:te PabUe SelatloM Omee at Tech nical Trstolnc Commend Rcad- aartere for exclative dtetribatien to ell oamp newepapm et beole training eentort and tochnlcal •cbooh bavlBg goanery oehem oaotaa An analyals of the crew organ isation and armament of the main types of bombardment avia-, tioD clearly proves tbe necessity for the AAF requirement that ev- every air combat crew techni cian must be a qualified gunner. A light bomber carries a three- man crew. -lo addition to the pUdt there must be an engineer and ah armorer. These two crew mem- brs bsve importsnt technical du^ ties but-' they've to “double in lead." When toe going gets tou^ and., enemy fighters are taking pot shots at toe ship, somebody has to man - the mattolne guns. That’s when toe engineer and tbe armorer drop their tools and Wart the radio iterator with the arm orer handling both waist 'guns. ito the B^ tbe. engineer shots from the top turret. The two waist guns are fired by the radio opera tor and to some of the latest mod els there’s a belly gun protruding through toe tunnel of the fuselage milch la likewise the radio opera tor's weapon. All three of toeae nmi are hand-held flexible .60 eal. death dealers. The tall gun. anoth er hand - held j^ieCe, is' miuminl by to armorer. In both tbe BSH and B-38 the band - hdd noise mm is the ex- elusive property of toe bombardler- navlgator and c« both ships, the fixed guns are controlled by toe e t or copilot The fact that tbe ibardler - navigator fires the nose gun brings up another Interest Ing fact Under AAF 36-17 bom bardiers, navigators, and "bom bsrdlm - navl^tors" are not tm- .last eetury. Bow 'LU Abner, Orphan Annie, and many another familiar oomie strip riisncter were bom Is told In entertaining style In Comics And Their Creators, a new book, by IdartiD Sheridan which Is now available at the Post Library In ^ Service Cliib. ' Sheridan tells of toe creators of various comic strips in fascinat ing style. Some reed Uke an Ho ratio Alger plot, as In tbe case of Bain Fisher, vrtio did It the hard way with Joe Palooka. Others skjrrocketed to tame . like Super man. Sheridan tells of 81|000.000 contracts such as the late Sidney Smith received for the Gumpe; and d Incidental characters, like eye, stealing the show, and bring ing tbelr creators International fame. Other nondlction added: We Landed At Dawn: toe stc^y of the Dieppe raid, by Austin >- This Is toe story of toe United Natlomf ftrW major towAiny in hit ler’s France, written by tbe cor respondent of the London Dally Herald. Modem Judo, by Charles Ter- kow —The principle of Ju-JHsu un wrapped from their mysterious coverings of Japanese terminology, presented In mear English and painted up with sparkling photo- that cover each move In American Primer, by Oorshn Hayes —A "statement m simple, direct language of tiie Ideals and toe poBsibUftles of the democratio way of life. Without denji^ In equality, poverty, and unemploy ment, tbe book mpbasises the pos itive values of life in the United States In compdrison wlto Euro pean standards.’* Cmnics And Their Creators, by Martin Sheridan. A book wlto uni versal ^mal, for Terry and .'tbs Pirates. Henry, Utile- Orphan An nie, Moon MiaUhs and Superman; are all, as American as baseball, and as mudi is pi^ W oqr. Uvea as the nve o’clock rush. Martin Sheridan tells us tbe stories of tbs 'creators of the comics In a tos- cHiating-style. Some read Ike .an Horqtlo Alger plot, as In tbe case of Ham Fisher stoo did ft tbe bard way wlto'Joe Palooka, OSiers sky rocketed to fame 'like Superman- He tells us of mllUon dousr con tracts such M tits late Sidney Bmttb received for ttie Gumps; of incidental diaracters, like Pop^e, steallDK the" show, and brtnauMr tbelr creators interoaUooal fame. Flcttos Added- The Dark WemaA,_to Percival Christopher.. VDSen. —The strange and compiling story of six o^ pers tf .toe Indian Azny who re spectively sought happlmsB. health, longerity. Sooner or later, each succeed in the matr object of his endeavor: Yet, varying as w tbelr spb^es of actmty a;hd suc cess, toe same fasetnatthg, mys terious woman played, a determin ing pdrt in toe lives of eech ' of them, and was, as one of them' bitterly observed in later years, "tbe pure golden thread bn which tbe pearls M our ajs young litres 101 years: Bitertainment,. by El lery Queen. —The great detective stories, 1841-lMl. "Fl^ Poe to AgAtha Christie, from A. Cmian Doyle to Pearl Buck, EUeiy Queen has selected' 60 of ttie finest de- tecUve-mystery-crime toon storlea ever published.’’ New Hope, Ruth Suckow.—A story of two years In the life of a town in Iowa at toe turn of tiw last eetury. *. • A .m^um bomber carries a sU. man .crew. Altbougfa' this sextet functions as one coordinated unit Uke a welt coached footbaU team, to a certain extent It can be divid ed Into .two trios, ea^ wlto its own. mtaalon. to perform. The Job of toe pilot. co-pUot and bomtiar- dier^vlgator, Js to Set toe plane to .the tmEct; drop.toe bombs sceumtely, and grt .home again. The three technicians —. tbs cn- ^eer the radio operktor, ftnd'the arinpeer the plane ki hte.alr. and ktopi^ toejpiape in toe nsbded ^ toe ' trio. -This reAures sbootln’ support as as tactical sttppgrt. In toe B'98' the engtiieer sheots lanasd by the — I* ♦Alai Stoto A« .jdlo . operator and toe supwrer. Ih ^ older aaodris tosre rrs a belly torret usually spended mune from the basic principle, "if t The BUI, by David Greehood— you can’t shoot you- can’t fly.*’|toe tiny town of Wabash ^111 (po|^ They’ve got to be qualified flextole ulaUon appTuxtmmtely forty) is the '‘uiiners. . . center ot thiii book. It's When you study the ahnament as unniistaktogly part of Its Call- and crews of the heavy bombers— fomla mountam land as Yankee tbe Fortresses and Liberators—toe huge, four motored dreadnaughts Of toe skies — you find toe highly specialtoed gunner-technician ab solutely indispensable. Most of toe ylant ships carry ten men crews th^ days. Six of toe cmw. are technjglans'as fol lows: sntflneor,'radio operator, as sistant engtoeer. -radio (^rator, as- operator, and two armorers. Stand ard procedure Is for tod engineer and toe radio -operator to handle toe waist guns. The • assistant en gineer fires from the tpp turret iahd the assistant ladlo operator crdwls into the beUy turret. One of toe armorers blasts away' from' the ti^ position. The extra; amiorer Is a utlUty gunner. He assists the other funn^ end mans the pose guQs when the- bombardier im navl^- tor are too busy. The introductton of. a 'unity “gun ner • armorer” tntO a heavy bom bardment crew brinSs up a fact not gene^Uy considered. Reports Irmn *ooml)at. tones Indleatq. that crew, assipmients: and armament of the lifMivy. btknbers ■ cuimum to DO standard partieipii to bstito.Hom tdtototi- 'cjasaitoagaaB.yinake ...jBSes.to toa estgeiM^ jof twang and westein drawl are char acteristic of tbelr own regions. Yet. the people whd Uve ln ^bash Hill are as imlveisaUy American a s tbely'’counterparts in Vermont - or Texas. / .. Excuse Me, Mrs. Mel0, by Ipls- abeth Corbett. —Here you meet again, that intriguing' character toe ‘youqg’ Mrs. Meigs. As well over eighty years ydung, tod is at tos hel^t of her career: she sets out on a irtiole sertes of new adven tures. To begto with, she marries the perslftent Mr. CunDtogham, partly because toe Is unable to get away from him. &r honejmooD in New York opens to her a whole new chapter of experience and when she gets back to Cream Cfty She. dec^es to tato a Job, for tos 'fmt time in her Ufa, . .entoneer.and toe etu to- tos'‘^»w to^kety- to n- so RirouBi mvcd wests are handled by tot aratr tos ' b^ tairst rsgsTdlSM guniiwy. trslnhig biiOrs you —■■ ’ of Mi totoideal spsililty. Also a vmltty m as air combat heavy'bembee. enow Is Apr to oaatt Mgliial-fto Mattons to mwt toe partieulmr taeUee employed by the enemy they are meeting from day to ^y. It is not unusual tor them to pinto boles instrange lUaesa to the fuselage and add extra guns tjk toe armament. In 6toer wwds. to e-hea^ bomber crew, yqu|re lehls to ffre from elmbst. anv 'noeltlaii. ftom i^ttSsttaboitid be easy to tmdsrstsnit why youTve got to leksef fM^ . .. . ,Jore yea can maltfy aa an air combat crew taehbtoieii. ^Tf -yev can’t sboo^i ion can’t fly.’* . * 4 -
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