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OOL. DONALD B. 8KITB. Commanding Officer
J. B. MtTBIt, Special Servloe Officer
U. P. Droege
CpL Jne Btttera
P^. James Beams
M/Bgt Richard B. Tail
CpL Porter Ward
O^. Oeorge Deoee, arfiet.
Post note Becttoe
Whoi Will Hie W^jr End?
Now that Benito Mussolini Is no longer singing his har>
mony part in the Axis trio, on every side this week has
been the queston How Long Will The War Lost?
beboted la barroeks. argued in PXi, tolked about at
the USO ond ot bus stops, the question burst out with the
first news of II Duce's ok^ooHon and. will not be stilled
for some time. •
How long will the wor lost? And soldiers osk officers
as if the letter were sure to poesess some eonfidential In
formation of which they were net oware. How long will
the war last? And wives ask husbonds, as if beoouse they
wear uniforms their onswers bear weight beyond contest
ing. And men ask one another—^not l^couse they expect
an answer-—but because they want to edr their own views
or hear them substantiated.
There is certointy in nothing. This is the Army, this is
o war, and the history of wors should teach tu that com
ing events often cast their shodows before—but it takes a
smart man to reod the shadows. It would take more them
the world's best astrologer to predict tbe time when this
one will end.
History teaches us one other thing: wars ore not alvgoys
decided by tbe weight of cannon. Sometimes the element
■of chance enters into the outcome. Sometimes men with
spirit, the will-to-win, have shattered forces much stronger
to score a decisive victory. There was a sunken road at
Woterloo. There was a pass at Thermopylae.
- We am not afraid of our spirit. It has been demonstrated
to the worlA everywhem your Brothers-At-Anns hove
fought. But we need to worry obout the sunken roads and
the unknown or forgotten posses. In this day and age, they
are most unlikely to be geogrophicol. and could well be
peydkologioal. ^
Let us mmember that the answer to when the war ^ll
be over will be. yes—when it eifds. Not before. Until
we'll go on fighting and working to that every victory will
moke us fight a liHle harder and work a little h^er.
We'll talk about it when we get to‘Berlin and Tokio.
TheUlarlUillMIUhen
ir/«s
(j^hodteha, JOww, ^oa
Ah Editor Leaves
The switch U thrown- The cylinders rumble—and the
32nd issue of the Aix-O-Mech begins flipping from the
ptMS. The Editor's eyes are slightly misty os they watch
Ue paper run between the platee, speed over the gmM
and cutlers to the final folding. The Editor swaUow^ard
os she picks up the first copy to check it for errors teforo
siflnolllng to Iho pmesmon to "let 'er roll." for she hno^
aL is the last Air-O-Mech that she will worry over,
gpim over and thrill to as sho watchos its emotion . . .
The Editoi^Miss Domthy Droege—is leovi^.
In a way, of couree. Miss Dorothy Droege wUl i»l leav^
for the Air-O-MeA hod her as founder md editor. ^
1.1, it. ci«itio. pou«d Ih. ...rgy o«
—» ckoKicI,!. ThMf moik.. that «».» of h«i,lf. wlU
""aoctlr^.•»«> month, OBO today MIm Diooflo “
■omIom. tonr-pogo popot to bml on tho prws^rf ^
B^toducthm Doportmoot hor,.
WiMd Hlwt a Bomm lor tho IpusdUng. SIoct then. UImm
Dmg* ha. nutMd and cond lot th, p^r to it. P»ow*|
inwit. that of ah l-pogo tabloid with piomiM of own
*”Ralph'waldo EmoTKm Mid that "an lM«tution f* *>“•
tho Im^honod riiadow of a mc^"
la. .OMO *. could KT that tho A«-0-M«:h i. hot ^
Imprint oi Kta. Dntgt't porKmality on Soymour lohuon
^"'4... i. littU mot. -.hot « ^Id
MhUmontoL onoopt. Goodbyo, Do*—and. damn it. woTl
oU mi« you. .yjjg
Amy Operates
Bank For Soldiers
A Tank la Tunisia walked up,
to his company commander and
lakl $300 on bis desk. He bad won
it In a crap game.
''WbaCe ttilc tots'’ the OO
asked, “tbe company fund?”
“No sire.'* aald tbe dogfacft “tbe
Soldiers D^MSit VNind.”
Tbe CO took tbe money, tamed
It over to the Finance ottlcer and
got back a deposit book for the
OX who Is DOW drawing 4 m
cent Interest an hia orlgmal $300
Investment. Zt's money from
Marlon Hargrove, antbor of "See
^re. Private Hargrove," now Is
a sergeant on the staff of "Tbe
Yank" In Gblna...Sum enough,
Betty Orable reported to work on
the morning after ber wedding to
Barry Janies...Louie Annstrong, a
credit to bis race, will give mual^
scholarahips to four of the kids
at bis Louisiana oridian'B home...
6ft. I^a 8tooe> of Qcigliiat Henry
Mdrlch radio fame, has given up
the wlneooM Amerlcan-b^ ebar
acter for tbe Hurafian. And tbe sol-
dlen of Irving Berlin's '“Ms Is
tbe Army," of which be Is master
sergeant, know It better tban any
one elae in tbs country. Esra Is
playing tbe role of tbe tough ser
geant for keeps...
Captain Charlie Vaddoek of the
U. 6. Martnee was to tbe
Dae of duty when his ^ane
crashed near Sitka, Alt ska with
MaJ. Ocn. WUllBBi Upehaw. Pad
dock was a fabulous flgum of
Catholic servlees: Maas on$h
08N, UU. itW
Protestant sgtieee ilOR
141S. 3000
DaOy
OatheUs Maas OHO
A eokUer doen't have to win
flQb In a orap.f^e to o^ a
Soldiers* Deposit fund account. He
can start with as bUle as $6 a
month and then add as m^ a, ~hmvi~7r:.:nw
h. not. «.ry pay l»y. TOU
ri«^tmimS-,;hlAl.moM|Orcl. durlw th. OK-jmmM
poy oi m. maoey - do nmtter m* Kmoon wm to nm.
nmU hi. dopmn. ISSLdS -5Tg55 to ATrl.
ca's tbeatte of war baa received
ttw fteneb highest decoration —
ttw Qrand Cxeae of the Lruton of
>aau was
The Soktiers* Deposit Ftmd.
wtileb was started m UT3, now
has mom than llOPtO aetim
counts and It's giuwing every day.
Xt'e In particular favor In combat
areas whom soldiers have fo^
that tbe best thfog to do with a doL
ar la to save It
Ite nicest thing about the ^an
Is the emise of eecuity it glvw a
OL lie knows If ha sfiakm regular
depostts be will have a tkb nest
S g with which to start cIvIIIbs
e again when bo comes mar^
|*”fbe^Slan Insaiea the soldier
lagalmt hbi own weaknaaeee. Af
ter be has cnee ^wned a savings
laocount In tbs fund be 'cant get
ible dough out »g**»^ until he to dle-
idiarged exc^ In cases of emer-
gewy. He must secure tbs okay
of hie *^»*«*^ or niftmantal earn-
• Tafoter,
. llOt
ga ■ORIBS AGO TODAY
BTMOOA fOBNSOH nOD
-RUDAAT. 13. 1*43
rw. Frank A. Btabb reoently
otrrSod from AnsttaMa was
sueitied the Purple ^
the iMIh. was pcoda^pied me
Sul mother St Seymour Johnson
sRtil Umo p»
iSrty ftm foliated man evw
33 vesn ef sga were hsoersMy
XSgsd tokMept M to wsr
er In sgrtaanom.
flmt
■■eitied si BufUW JehsstA
SnTZ m iSd. l$3fo predsttve is^ k^
Fill It Vpl
Our soldiers report timt last
watt's edltorlid and eartoon en
titled FU It Upr euaiueinlng.
entliu me of extra tthee tn
etts lor OIs knkliig for a ride
Is town, certainty did make a
ilnttetfaum-
wi
I MU— wwm offered mors
trerty. Om tastanee related was
about tte oabfti dad driver who^
bli car with ap-
pMkttve lada. kept repeating
Tho money a aoldlw depostte in
tbe Fund la for blm — and no
elae. It can't be attached for
debta. It can't be transferred to
anyone else. It can’t even be coo-
fieceled It tbe soldier gets a dle-
booorable dlectaarge. In case o f
deatti the money goes to tbe es
tate ef the deed soldier ae sou
as a valid claim le preeeoted.
Tb enm It all up, here am four
gmd ruasons for opening a 8d
diers* Deposit: , ,,
1. Tbe depostts art convenlenL
tin soldier makes hie deposits
thrott^ his company commander
by payroll deduetton. Be dbemi’t
have to worry about checks “
BWbm orders.
3 Tbt dspodts ars a pnfttahls
tomatiniTif, They pay 4 per cent
Honor. Oeneral Carl ftwM. . _
made commander of ttie Legion of
Honor...Of an the things to have
to worry about, now tbe Treaeoiy
couMs along wttti tbe dtaheertenlng
anncumremeot tbat $10,Mt kite are
getting scarce. Them am fewer
tban 3J00 tt large.
enlarging tbat a baby girl had
beoa eubsUtuted for tbtt new
bom son, a ooimio have started a
$000,000 damage soil agatoat a Loe
Angeles taototiisL Attsndanto toM
tbam sbortly after Itii^ tbat It was
a boy — upon arrival borne they
disooversd a girl...After tbe last
war tbe Oenoans. making a study
c€ morsle, cnc.loded thaS Brttitt
morsle was due to Jhe teigteh-
man's penss of hnnior. Bo tbe
Oermsns decided to InattB bmnor
fate their soldiers sloe — sod or-
dersd the Gennsns to be humor-
OttSl
The Merry Msee faeve been of
fered OaojOOO and niruw for e
five week ten ef Latin Amerlcs..
OBBing to B^ttast Btto Burwortti
baa an bar buttooa Is s Ug Jtt.
Ptito. for s dsnes reutlnB in* Co
hmiMsh *T>iver Ofal,’* wssrs s oos
tome on whlrti sm sewn most of
Bollywood's fsst • dfanfadti'
h. of whits pearl but
—7.030 of them...Qndar Hagg.
tire dtfunp BwadUi nnmer. vwad
Oreer Oaison at M.OJC. thS omer
dsy. Bvsrythtng wmti all right
,ttl Oimdar Mte he ttJoysdl_-
Oarson’s fltai. ‘Huweis fes the
Chapel NO. 3
Prototest Bervkes
tU5, 1*30
Communion
1900
ByM Barvka 3011
kfsntte, Cliorteln Ouvis
Teraiai
LutbersB Sarvleso 1100
and 1000
feOsiaOaj
Bervlea Men'a OluiatiBP League
H Hymn'Berries lliO
Bsbbath Services PHdsy
(JewlBh) 3000
Ctepal Na. 3
SS&ot Bervtoea $010.
lOOO. 3000
“ ■ — * UBS .... OHO.
Oathotle Mess: 1730
- AiA MeOermltt. Chsplsln
Reavus, camplalB Otoon
Gteprt He. 4
3. The money la avaOaMa. The
ddlar gets bstt every eent of
his tavestsMOt phMfarteraetttbttbo
is dlittatfgsd. Depoalti may bt
wtBittawm any time In cuss oJ
muttgsncy vtth tbs awjfBval of the
er tsgtwinafsl eon
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to Otmt itoally itt B. *Tou
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