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Thursday, April 27, 1944
ACADEMIC
PROFILES
By Pvt. M Merlin
Tec 4 Anthony Ivers consid
ers himself a very lucky man
these days . . .
his wife’s firm
recently trans
ferred her to
their Atlanta
office . we’re
surprised to
discover he’s
been married
12 years and
ivers is really 32.
acts and looks much younger..
Born in Oklahoma City, Tony
went to grade and high school
in Tulsa studied commercial
art four years, hooked up with
an advertising agency and did
black-and-white illustrations for
trade periodicals on the Barns
dall Oil account, which is nati
onal tn scope In 1931 took a
course in aerial photography and
worked for the Engineers Aerial
Survey doing map work and
drafting . Loves flying, once
went so far as to apply for his
own pilot's license Bas done
free lance litho work and has
turned out silk screen decals. . .
Was quite busy as a civilian, but
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always had time for boating,
^^-^^wirnmmg, fishing and softball.
m" B Enlisted in the Parachute In
Bmtry two years ago in Joplin,
^W!vio After basics at Camp Wol
tens, Tex., came to TPS at Ben
ning . Had an accident, went to
hospital for five months, and
wound up disqualified for para
chute duty. Now doing less spec
tacular but just as important
work for democracy in the draft
i img section of the Repro Plant.
OFF LIMITS
The area on Pine Tree Road
in the vicinity of Clear Creek
pond has been declared OFF
LIMITS to all persons except
those engaged in Problem No.
224-B, Malaria Control Dem
onstration, and troops sent in
to the area for required train
ing under supervision of an
oflicer, according to general
orders number 32, released by
Post Headquarters this week.
C-Men Qualify
Six members of C Company
have qualified with the pistol,
calibre 45, during supplementary
target firing, it was announced
by Academic Regiment head
quarters this week. The men,
with scores and ratings, are;
EXPERT: T. Sgt. David Math
ias. Jr., 90%; Cpl. Marlin P
Brown, 89%; Sgt. Austin J
Whitely, 84%.
SHARPSHOOTER: Sgt. Emer
ence D. Fautsch, 83%; T. Sgt
William J. Lee, 81%; Sgt. Lloyd
M Conner, 78%,
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By Cpl Charles Schwalm
OPEN LETTER TO B CO.: —
We read with great interest
and suppressed glee your thumb
nail account of your victory in
the season's opening softball
game over once mighty A Co.
We wish to admit here and
now that our team was no match
for your terrific array of all
stars In fact we were lucky to
score even four runs against
such a masterful team
Taking away nothing from
your victory, we would like to
bring up a few facts. I'm sure
you recall the time when we
annihilated your magnificent
basketball team, sparkplugged
by Cpl. Shell, in four out of four
games played. While on the sub
ject of basketball, we would like
to take the opportunity to thank
you for beating D Co. for us in
the concluded USO basketball
tournament. It must have been
a great moral victory for the
mm of B Company
As for the softball game, we
would like to remind you that
the entire first team was in town
participating in the USO cham
pionship Too bad B Co. couldn’t
have participated in it, but then
again they are softball players.
By the way. how did that galaxy
of talent ever lose to C Co?
(Signed) Company A
/D * 3
By Cpl. Marion Kincaid
The men of Company C are
now commanded by a captain.
Congratulations, Captain Knapp!
Everyone is glad that the CO
has doubled his bars, but not so
glad to hear that it means he is
leaving us soon. It’s no military
secret that this outfit believes
it has the best CO in these parts.
Many new faces have appear
ed in the small squad rooms on
the third floor—what an aggre
gation! Sgt. Lohan and Cpl
Fleming together, and across the
hall Sgts. Kehoe and Lewis, Cpl.
Rockwood and S. Sgt Roesch;
no rest for the weary now
Our sympathy goes out to
those unfortunates who, right in
the middle of the baseball sea
son, are reclining in the hospi
tal: Sgts. Fautsch, Cortese and
Rome; Cpl Djerf; Pvts Maxon,
Richards, Ator, Mack, and Clel
land Wallace. Hurry up, fellows,
get well and return to ye olde
fold
Pvt. Chester Wallace seems to
find much entertainment in the
vicinity of LaGrange, Gawgia.
Doesn’t take long for these new
men in the company to catch on
to the hang of things.
RECIMENTAL MIRROR
WACs Attend
OC Dance In HC
By Sgt J S. Nadder
An OC Dance given by the
Bth Company, 3rd STR. started
the week roiling for the WACs
at Harmony Church area. By
the various comments and happy
tones, it was understood that a
good time was had by all. You
can't say that our WACs are not
versatile, for while a group of
them were out dancing, Cpl
Mary Kutcher, Pfc. Gertrude
Morgan, Pvt. Irene Linton and
Cpl. Margaret Gordon were par
ticipating in a “Truth and Con
sequence Program” held by the
176th Infantry at their bivouac
area. From what I was told, the
girls certainly did enjoy them
selves Besides taking part in
the program, they assisted the
cooks at mqss. Pfc. Gertrude
Morgan had the macaroni and
cheese to serve and really had a
tired arm for the rest of the eve
ning The cooks couldn’t under
stand why everybody turned up
for chow Need I tell them?
Cpl. Mary Kutcher must have
met a magician there, for when
she returned to the barracks
that evening, she brought with
her a gold fish. Now gold fish
are not GI and therefore Mary
had a problem on her hands;
where could she hide it for in
spection? The following day
when our officers made their us
ual rounds, they were met with
a pleasant surprise. For on
Mary’s locker was a bowl, fish
and all. Besides the bowl was
a note which read as follows,
Please, please, please, don’t take
it away". P. S.—they didn’t.
If you should by chance pass
by the first barracks, you will
see a service flag proudly show
ing one star for a WAC in for
eign duty. The first platoon is
mighty proud of their Sgt. Viv
ien Lester, who left our com
pany for foreign service.
At the company meeting last
Wednesday, there was quite a
discussion on insects. The one
particular insect that received
the most attention was none
other than the cockroach —a
Southern perennial. This four
legged specimen has been caus
ing the WACs quite a headache.
There were many suggestions
made for the extermination of
this nuisance, but to no avail.
In fact Sgt. Brooks, who related
how successful she had been in
getting rid of the pests by using
some chemical, was stumped
when Sgt. Owens told her that
all the roaches she thought she
had killed had made a dash for
the next room and had taken up
quarters there. This other room
belonged to Sgt. Owens. So there
we were, back from where we
started from—and so were the
cockroaches. I wonder who will
win out?
From all indications, the
inchoate softball team under the
direct supervision of Cpl Eliza
beth Sidlauskus should in time
Post Movies This Week
Main and No. 8
Thurs Fri., 27 28: Her
Primitive Man (Louise Albrit
ton, Robert Paige) Sat., 29:
Days Os Glory (Gregory Peck.
Toumanova). Sun-Mon.. 30-1:
Pin-Up Girl (Betty Grable, Joe
E. Brown). Tues.-Wed., 2-3 Be
tween Two Worlds (John Gar
field. Eleanor Parker)
No. 4 and No. 5
Thurs Fri.. 27-28 Andy Har
dy’s Blonde Trouble (Mickey
Rooney, Lewis Stone). Sat., 29:
Moon Over Las Vegas (Anne
Gwynne, David Bruce). Sun..
30: Girl In The Case (Edmund
BENNING TOPS ARMY POSTS
IN DRIVE FOR RED CROSS
Fort Benning's contribution of
$45,924 to the American Red
Cross War Fund drive is “far
and away" the largest amount
donated by any military post,
Mr. Lede Fraser, national chair
man of the 1944 campaign, has
informed Brig. Gen. William H.
Hobson, commanding general of
the post.
“We know of course that the
operation was carried out on a
voluntary basis, which all the
more indicates how effective
your work was,” Mr. Fraser's
Red Cross Has
New Director
Murray E. Hill, of Nashville,
Tenn., the youngest Y M. C. A.
secretary to serve with the arm
ed forces in the first World War
has been named field director of
the Fort Benning branch of the
American Red Cross, it was an
nounced today
This Is The Way
To GI Haircut
“Some of these new men,”
Mr Bowen informs us, snip
ping his scissors for punctua
tion. "don’t know where the
regimental barber shop is lo
cated.
“Tell them for me that we
are open for business from 10
a. m. on, right off the corridor
between the main mess hall
and the main dayroom ”
prove to be a permanent win
ning team, for not only does Sid
possess the requisite qualifica
tions in matters as such, but in
addition it is a known fact that
she has been spending her ten
and twenty minute breaks at the
office, gracefully, yet athletical
ly tossing the leather.
PAGE FIVE
Lowe, Janis Carter). Mon-
Tues., 1-2: Her Primitive Man
(Louise Albritton, Robert
Paige) Wed., 3: Days Os Glory
(Gregory Peck, Toumanova).
No. 9 and No. 11
Thurs., 27: Tampico Ed
ward G Robinson, Lynn Bari).
Fri., 28: Weird Woman (Lon
Chaney. Anne Gwynne). Sat,
29: In Old Oklahoma (John
Wayne, Martha Scott) Sun -
Mon., 30-1 : Follow The Boys
George Raft, Vera Zorina)
Tues., 2: Days Os Glory (Greg
ory Peek. Toumanova). Wed., 3:
Andy Hardy's Blond Trouble
(Mickey Rooney. Lewis Stone).
letter of commendation read
“My principal talking points
have been that we were raising
funds not for the Red Cross but
for the Armed Services and that
the Armed Service themselves
like to work for the Red
Cross Your post has certainly
proved the latter in a most con
spicuous manner."
Fort Benning’s “very flatter
ing results” have helped the Red
Cross near successful completion
of the drive, according to Mr
Fraser, and "I anticipate that we
shall go over the top before we
are through by five or ten per
cent ”
Mail Catches Up
To Combat Vet
(Continued from Page 1)
met and started a push on Na
ples, sewing up the German
tanks—our Navy cruisers poun
ded two Panzer divisions to
pieces. We covered the advance
of the Commandoes all the way
to Naples."
LOSES MAIL MAN
Even after they had taken the
town. Wilson says, the Fascist!
tried to terrorize the Italian pop
ulation, and frequent patrols had
to be sent out to rout the black
shirt units With his mail far,
far behind him, Wilson was one
day ordered back to Africa with
another injury, and by stages he
came back to the states.
About a month ago he began
receiving an average of ten let
ters a day. which trickle sudden
ly widened into a flood on the
day that 220, dating from April
1943 on, finally caught up to
wandering Wilson.
A graduate of Ashland (Ky.)
junior college, Wilson hopes to
be able to study engineering af
ter the war. “The one-year free
education for vets will get me
started, and after that I'll get
through one way or another,”
he says
