Vol. 1 No. 49
SEYMOUR JOHNSON HELD, N. C.
Novembei 20, 1943
I
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National War Fund
Drive Nets $12,274
. or . ..
the Moticnu Wor Fund Drtro boro Training Group
m tb«> codod tido week to t T88 3M.I
fkiol burst oT oootilbuUoiw. With
orr-:ilBottoos oU over the poet do^
luting their maBejr to this worthy
ceuse, tte)rmour Jotaason Field
».Wb«u=n. SS:^7“lsta;T^' *■«« ou-Vondin, play.r. to orgontotoion. around th. Hold.
■ clvilieo peraoonel
working on ttie field. Their totel
daoetknw emonnted to gS,7M.4g.hi
secoad piece, with e totel oi |3.>
431.431. were ell Ofrioers on the
K t. Cfekchlng third piece, the
eUon Cedet Pre-Tochnlce!
School Detechmont collected e tc*
tel of II.IW.W.
Not for behtaul, however, were
ttie 713th end TUth Tr el Ding
groups, who emessed 1,317.30
end $011.40. respectively. Other
Gala Evening At
Sports Festival
For the first tiaaw in the histerr of Soymour Johnson Field, a monunoth Sports Cami^
is being prwsontwd horw » the poet to eolobrote Thanksgiving Day. Schodulwd for Sports
Aiwna No. 2, the festival will feature over three thrilUpaeked houm of othletie demonstra-
hlgb oootrlbutors were the TlOth
- * ' - with $434.33; the i
_ . •: the 7»4th TBS ,
te£i£t *whoM oontrHStSu^ interspersed with music,
teled $300.35. I Crowning event of the program will be on action-crammed game between the Pogt
Others with high toUls werej^ Basketball Team (its first competition of thw season) and a specially picked invitation All-
THANKSGIVING
Singing Award;
Band Concert
excellency beaners for squadron
•lagtnc for the week ceding No-
yernber 18th were captured by the
TOOth. 7$7th and T9)st. The 7B7th
took the hooor with s perceDUge
rstli^ of 91 1-t and cloee on their
^is was the TMUi with ti and
IlM Wist with 0$.
LL Harold of the 791st deserves
S Kial commcadatlon for his fine
>rts to promote an aJl-einglng'
MuadroB. The oompeUtion grows
keener and keener each week with
the final champ la doubt up until
the last day of scoring.
Melody SaaoftirtMd
A band concert will be held on
Thanksgiving Day, November 3Stt
St the Service Club. Warrant Of-
Goer Ruaaell fteeman wUl nofyUifit
the 7th Army Air Force Band that
nuiwday night. All perstsmel are
hiv^ to the program which starts
St 3000.
Some of the numbers to bo
|teyed are: March wad Northern
Plneo by Sousa; Overture and Ob>
Sroo in Voa Weber; Rhythm
Idoods by Tader; w—Hiitvto, ^«
Oolby: The Billboard 3fa.'^ by
Bahr;. Repartee and a ptew solo
by Pvt. Henry Maaclnl, Refleo-
tMOB in A Modem Mood by Oi1b>
bell; Teddy Bear's Plealo by Brat
ton; Prayer and Dream PantcH
mine by Humperdlnicb; and The
Burple Carnival by Alford.
VSCPROTECT THOSE!
THINGS WE ARE
THANKFUL FOR^
with Lt. Lceter Boseabhan, Poet
Athletic Ofn^ directing, the car
nival will also nreswit a cpoctacu-
bir hoop battle oetween M^etball
teams from the Nurse Detachment
hm oe the field and the Goldsboro
Olameurettas, a women's team se
lected to Mte EUsabeth Btdmes.
' Jie Wayne OoMnty Community
uUdlng In town.
The opening acts wtU go on at
100, with admlsson free to all
mllttaty personnel on the OsM..
Tumlilhig end gymnosUc apporatus
exhtbltiooB will be displays under
the direction of, Lt. Wilbur Bag-
land and Pvt. J^oseph Belott.
moostraUODS of wtWtUzu and Judo
vUl be executed to staff members
of the Physical Training Depart
ment. Mui^, eomplete and vocal
ists. win play between acts, and a
^tterbugwig exhlblUon, featuring
Pvt. Ernie AquUar. well-know box
ing aoe, will also nm off.
Finale of the evening, however,
will be the fast-paced duri of Post
sad All-Star quintets, the Poet
Teaih Is betatg coaled by Lt. El-
den Bckroan, and Lt. Richard Rose-
(Continued on X^ge Three)
Stripes Gleam On Many Arms As
Promotions Are Opened On Fipld
Last week came news that the Stanley J. Mlcbalowlcs to Sgt.
**freese” whloh had ou»' _ Pys. SyWus N._ S^etti, Ol^
bearis of non-ooms sad privatess-v.' i
SM>n (htowtorf ..ui *ribur Schimmti,
alike had been thawed and ratloge Nicholas J. Caraigine, Louis Mmi-
were now open. dolera, James B. Young, William
With unparalleled speed, reoom- P*- MeCk^, Feliciano M. Palomba,
tou wui^ ^ _ _
D-'KWIm, K^'hBUw, John W. Brmdloy, Kimm
P- Klihl* •M Robert B. Wltooo
to muiy, citti promotes to Corporel. to Bft. uid to Oorpoml went lOl-
J. Bahn, Elmer C. Wagner, Ml-
S-Sgt. sad Herbert Gross, Oiarles
W. Flavin and Warren H. Tomp
kins to Corporal.
113lh T^. Op.
SBgts. Edward D. Kiser i
Howard £. Sands to T-Sgt. and
IHt- Albert P. Terbrock to Sgt.
« , i ^ -'•,^ls. WUUam P. Abraslnskl. Oer-
Berle A. Crafty E^an^ A. Fub-|^ Rosenbloom, Frank E. Vler-
Sgt. and to Corporal
too Abrams. Mertan H. Learnard,
BBmSH AND FIFTH ENOINB
A ruth atreraft engine wlU soon
be added to regular four-motored
bombers of the RAF, it was an
nounced. The extra power-plant is
designed to cut doom the load on
the regular engtnee and will help
reduce the risk of crash landings.
It win operate Independently of
ttie other motors. It was stated,
alUiough its placement Is imdls-
cloeed. (CHS)
Pic.FrancisL
(kmlinTeadbes
Math Refresher
A Math Refresher course spon
sored by Special Sendee Seetton ,
and taumitto Pfc. ftmncls L. Coo-
Un, 79^ T», OB his own time. Is
now well under way with aniny
enlisted men on the field t«W"g
this chance to brush up oa their
trig, algebra, and slide rule tac-
tics.
Classes are scheduled on M»
days snd ‘ntursday from 1930 to
tm In Barracks Ml of the 796tb
T8S. The courses Stress mathe
matics In relation to avlsttmi and
are considered Invaluable to future
englneertng and avlaUon cadet
training. Mlmeognqibed outline
sheets with problems, formulas,
and diagrams havt br^ta prepared
sJiiKr''”*
Present couraee, covering
all the way up to trigonometry,
are open to aU antiatati non ea
the ffeld. A special class In the
use of slide rules wlU begin
Wednesday. 34 November, and
meet we^y thereafter, with ma-
terlal, includfeog slide nUes, fur
nished free;
Cash Award For
Civilians’ Ideas
“Ideas For Victory.” a program-dy. tixise workers deserving of
of cash awards and prises spon- award.
sored by the War Department in The following Ideas have been
mendatiao lists whlssed through
channels to organisation headquar- co * Anthem'
lets, and the hope of »—-•—• — - j
stripes became a reaUty
With nromotioo lists for the en- ho ia^ Dei.
STLilf. P«"y »*««■ •al Wiater B»y D. Turb«r, Lbomid J. Weber;
Andersen to T-8gt. 8 g t s. Tlznothy C. Collins, Salvatore P.
iGeopge R. Land and John R. Flan- Montagna and Doneld C. Rippe.'
was^s and WAC promotloDs here sBan to fi-tei R«rh»rt R 'liBik no op _ .
on tbe neU were; Aim. ravlee, Himter toiler teigSmt. Oiil.;| SBgt. j.mei W. Dywm lo T Jgt.,' S«>““ 'MU-o employee*, set down tor the progro: (1) rag.
jeUj^n-^b ^ ttwdotrataenl Stephen J. Oordello. BenJoidnCplT^Kenneto A. OiSneron, jSei WS'!™?*'',, J'»“Mon geaUon. tor proo^ol woye ^
to UBgt.. Ople. Eugenie F. Eaten, prl^g^u^ Ulchael T Trananl 'E Howard Joeeoh J taaorOo l^to. Publlclaed orlgtoally aa an mcana oX tocreaBlng the quality
BUUe P. Webb and Eatello Neton Robert W. QreenatUe. Stop^ ^w^*B Newkirk and Edmund, “•W toeaa and aug-'and quantity o( pertormdtce; (2)
to Sergeont, and Pvto. Delptiine H.'Panla Peter Payone David F ‘J Ptaakl to Sot Promoted to geatlona which might Improve Suggeatlooa whlcb would ellminato
1^. Ruth M, Pagett Evelyn O.'S™; ,f£Sn TS mtort D lpirS^™ jX '•‘f'to* War Dep^ant method. uneaaenUat mothoda, record, or
Hager, to Corpotto. WemS B. OeuttonberV. tolff. KaU. EnSiS O. ^tok '«
tUtfc. Oaard 'Buck Sergeant; and promoted to Jamea T. Maroe. iunderway thla week wito the lor-almpIKylng routine and tor Improv-
SBgt, Harold T. Kiln, to tot Sgt.. corporal.^uel B. ^mlln, S'-
Oeorge W. Kneotrlct, Hin: once W. Carter. John F. Bamlcle, gSg?, Edi^ Boeenberg to q.J to.x.?"««“toiiio to pooa on Ideao new ond taproved dqvlM.
ry Delng^m to T-Bgt., B|ri-*Her- George G. VsnDxm, Sidney 8. Ms- ggt. Opls. WsUsce M. Duke. Jy
bert F. Ftemlnf, Velncenso J. Cel- B. B«a.i. Norb^ «l !8eph F. Kehoe snd John J. Punke
L end WllUsm H. Busby to Sgt.'Diver, John R. Fisher. WUll^ggt. sDd promoted to Opl. were
Opts. Robert J. Weber. Lswrence Olexry, Clark B. Simmons, Johnmdorss Dtngmsn, Leonartf Scbnel-
J. McOann, Eugene J. Hurley. iB- Conroy and Josei4i G. Horn- dermsn, Abraham 1. Oldsteln. Ed-
Donald R. AUen. Stephen Kubis '■^k. ward P. Wagner, William L. Neal,
Douglac A. NortM. Joseph F. Ter- 711Ui Tag- OP Albert J. Masur, John C. McDcm-
ry. Hubert B. Greaves, George W.| T-Sgt Roger J. Buter to Mas- laid, Stanley T. WasUewskl. MeMs
Storm. Andrew A. Forman anditer, Sgt. Iheopolns Oeorgulla to (Oootimied on Page Three)
matlon of a permanent Commit
tee for SuggestiODS to pass on ideas
submitted.
The committee consists of Major
Ralph M. Giles, Major Stephen R.
Sparks, Jr., 3na Lt. Maty 1 Bach
man, Mr. James H. kUUer, and
BCr. John . Kinney n. After re
viewing suggestions from ctvUian
employees here m the field, this
group wUl" recommend to Com-
^landing —
J Oenenl Fnaels M. Bra-
Ing safeti
new and I
Suggestions may still be submit-
led, it was announced, and aU
ideas are welcome. The Commit
tee here on the field wUl pass aU
such Items on to their proper dee-
tinations. Ideae adopts end put
other
Into use, either here or on
posts. WlU bring their orMtnators
appropriate cash awards and pils-