Regimental mirror. (Fort Benning, Ga.) 1943-194?, April 13, 1944, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, April 13, 1944 ACADEMIC PROFILES By Pvt. M Merlin Tec 4 Charles Lachin doesn’t talk much about the struggle he’s had to get an education. He arrived in New York in 1921, six years old and an orphan. He still speaks Turkish and Armenian, the languages o f his native land. After working his way through grade and high school he spetnt a year at photo engraving. Then came an in terest in printing and for three years he studied process work, changing finally to offset, which is the indirect oil and water method of printing. His new work was interrupted by the war and in 1941 Charley was sent to Ft. Benning for basic training with the Second Armored Di vision, winding up at the Repro duction Plant. Lachin's favor ite hobbies are classical music, reading, and buying gifts for his niece. When the war is over, he hopes to go back to the off set printing field, preferably do ing work for the government. Charlie has just been shifted to Co. F, the casual outfit, and his friends in the Repro Plant wish him the best of luck in his new experiences. If we all got together and tried to pick the most inoffensive guy in the Academic Regiment, Tec 4 Rudolph Ta 11a rico would be a pretty good choice. Now Ru dy doesn't throw much weight a round and he is a rather little TAI.LARICO fellow if you think in terms of 40-pound field packs, but he certainly makes up for it in tolerance and dem ocracy—a couple of items that really build stature these days. He's 35 years old, comes from New York, served his appren ticeship of four years in the printing field and worked for two of the largest book and magazine printers in the country before induction early in 1941 He got his basic training here at Fort Benning with the 22nd Infantry, and came to the Reproduction Plant in December, 1942, assign ed to the printing section. Tal larico is a prolific letter writer He has everyone guessing about the numerous trips to Columbus —he must know' the scenery by heart. A mind conscious of integrity scorns to say more than it means to perform.—Robert Burns. Male Call by Milton Camff. creator of Terry and the Pirates SyT" O'y'THINK Y / IT'S PERT A / WELL, THANKS, \ MISS LACE'LL J IT SHOWS WE I*. (yOUMISS> ( 6ENERALS — LIKE IT? / SOT HER BEST / I' ( LACE/ . \ BUT I DONT^Z | nJPW>- \ INTERESTS AT 7 . , 1 > / OET IT> - ii^S )*/•<’ v/ 1 Gl BUNNY KISSES WAC CAPTAIN ON EASTER DAY By Private Kay Brown We didn’t have any new Eas ter bonnets, and our spring suits looked suspiciously like the ones we’ve been wearing all winter, but nobody minded too much, and Easter was quite a success ful day. It started when most of the company got up in the middle of the night and went to the Sunrise Service in Doughboy Stadium. We must admit though, that quite a few of the gals came back to tht; barracks and went to bed again after church. Everybody was on hand for mess, though, because there was rumor that we were having tur key—that’s one rumor that turn ed out to be true And the mess hall! Music, tableclothes, and candles, yet! We even had little nests with Easter eggs in them. And the cooks and K. P.’s were all decked out in ribbons, veils, flowers, etc. LACHIN The climax of the whole per- A By Pvt. William H. Doty Everything is running quite normal now after all that hard work last Thursday getting ready for inspection; there are still a few heads with bumps but most of the men have learned to re spect the timber in the upper berth. It seems there is a certain staff sergeant who (no names hut he’s so cute when his hair gets in his eyes) had quite a time while on furlough. He was all oiled up on some Virginia fire water while on leave and tried putting the touch on S. Sgt “El Hash” Van Horn for 40-some bucks. Via Western Union! The latest rumor has Pop Mel ton getting in shape for the base ball team; we don't know where this rumor started but it has something to do with Pop’s mail job. Pop is having quite a time of it lately, his mail has a habit of getting back to the regimen tal P. O. Better keep the doors locked. Pop. . S. Sgt Vines had quite a bit of trouble opening his car doors the other day. He couldn't find his keys so he called on safe-crack er Burton, who opened the door very easily. The keys had nev er been removed from the door! KHAKIS ON SATURDAY When your hunk-mate gives you the last warning to get "off and on" Saturday morn ing, April 15th, don't get sleepily into your ODs. That's the day when the Academic Regiment goes into khakis REGIMENTAL MIRROR formance came when one of the male guests went out and came back pulling a Jong blue ribbon at the end of which appeared none other than the Easter bun ny—long pink ears, big pink bow, fuzzy tail, and all. Out of his dainty pink and blue basket came cup cakes for each of us. The bunny took advantage of his disguise and gave Captain Nash an Easter kiss. (It isn’t every G. I. who can say that he's kissed a Captain.) The gals got a good one on Mary King, and we have a feel ing she’s going to have trouble living it down It seems that Mary took her watch in town to have it repaired, and when she went to get it, she found she’d lost the claim check. Then fol lowed a long discussion in which Mary tried to describe the watch "Does it have a second hand?" inquired the helpful saleslady. “Oh, No!” Mary explained “It’s a brand-new watch!” Ex-C Company Men Start New Non-Com Course By Cpl Mike Kehoe After two years’ service with the Weapons Section of The In fantry Schoo] twenty-two enlist ed assistant instructors left Co C for Co. F, Friday 7 April to attend Non-Com Class No 2 A rnong the group were experts with the M-l Rifle, 37 mm. and 57 mm antitank Guns. 60 and 81 mm. mortars, and light and heavy machine guns, who will now be given the opportunity to learn about all the Infantry Weapons and also the routine duties of a line outfit N C O. The Group consisted of: S Sgts Charlie Jones and Adam Sikora; Sgts. Ralph Wells, Frank Kum se, Clyde Wallace. William Bar toli, Ray Buzek. Whitey Waran is, Bob Conrad, John Sutton, Red Kirby, George Wysowski, Lionel La Voie, Charlie Herron and William Head; Cpls Al Capa bianco, Phil Blanchette, Ray Watson. Ken Shaddy, Harold Engstrom. Bob Justice and Da mon Kleiser We wish them all 300th Completes Move To Camp McCain, Miss. The 300th Infantry, formerly a demonstration unit of The In fantry School, has completed its movement to Camp McCain, Miss., according to an announ cement by headquarters of the School Troops Brigade. Some of the regiment's personnel have been withdrawn for duty else where, and new replacements are now in training. Post Movies This Week "Four Jills In A Jeep", the movie attraction billed for Thea ters No 9 and 11 in the Harmony Church Area Sunday and Mon day. stars Kay Francis in the screen version of the experienc es of four movie actresses while entertaining troops m England and Africa success, in this and all future assignments; it's been swell knowing you all, and we hope we can get together again when fate makes it possible. On the same day that the new N C O Class started some ex- C'ers also received their new as signments after completing Class No 1 Off for line outfit NCO jobs in the 174th Infantry at Camp Chaffee, Ark. we had: Sgts Gene Russo. Hank Kuchy niski. Joe Zidovsky; and Cpls. John "Cuq Kusmierczyk and Rex Farlow To the 300th In fantry at Camp McCain. Miss., we had S. Sgt Ed Stanford and Tec 4 Bob Miller. Now that you fellows have these addresses, don’t be afraid to drop the old gang a line once in a while and give them the news of the com pany. MAUTZ HOUSEHOLD INCREASES ITS T O Capt Forest W Mautz, former special service officer of the Ac ademic Regiment now attending the advanced officers class, be came the proud poppa of a sev en pound, twelve ounce boy on Tuesday morning Mrs Mautz is doing all right too. Forecastle Armor Z WE HEARD you WU7 \ ( GOIN’ TO THE DANCE ) H C X WITH THAT MARINE J Z COMPANY WOT JUST A A ku/ON THE MAPKEMANSHIP ] W Q^MEPALg... Z io itMUr PAGE FIVE Main and No. 8 Thurs Fri., 13-14: Uacertaia Glory (Errol Flynn, Paul Lu kas) Sat., 15: The Whistler (Richard Dix. Gloria Stuart) Sun.-Mon., 16-17: Tampico (Ed ward G Robinson, Lynn Bari). Tues., 18: Weird Woman (Lon Chaney, Anne Gwynne). Wed., 19: In Old Oklahoma (John Wayne. Martha Scott). No. 4 and No. 5 Thurs.-Fri., 13-14: Meet The People (Dick Powell, Lucille Ball). Sat., 15: No. 5 Ladue* Courageous (Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald). No. 4 Town Topics (USO Camp Show). Sun., 16: Jam Session (Ann Miller, Jess Barker). Mon.-Tues., 17-18; Uncertain Glorv (Errol Flvnn, Paul Lu kas) Wed., 19: The Whistler Richard Dix. Gloria Stuart) No. 9 and No. 11 Thurs . 13: Buffalo Bill (Joel McCrea, Maureen O’Hara) Fri., 14: No 9 You Can’t Ratiom Love (Betty Rhodes, Johnnie John ston) No. 11 Town Topics (USO Camp Show). Sat., 15: The Young In Heart (Douglas Fair banks, Jr Paulette Goddard). Sun - Mon., 16-17: Four Jills In A Jeep (Kay Francis, Carole Landis) Tues., 18: The Whistler (Richard Dix. Gloria Stuart). Wed. 19: Meet The People (Dick Powell. Lucille Ball). Recalls HQ. "Last Minute" Loss At 21-1 By Cpl Bill Wtdm^n Tin opening of the 1444 «oft ball league reminds ui of last years opening game between Headquarters and A Company. For seven innings Lombardo, Tripp ana Ralyee pitched bril liant ball For seven innings Kelly, Burson, Murphy, Brady, Gibons, Mintzer, Sobarnia and Barbagello fielded heads-up ball! In the closing moment of play Headquarters lost a heart-break er by the score of 211 Did the boys get discouraged’ Naw' They played two or three more games before they dropped out of the league! This year it will be a differ ent story Headquarters has ten new men and A Company has only a couple-hundred more Gls than last year, so we've got an even break Tomorrow night the team plays its opener and the whole company is expected to come out and root.