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Your Men Of War ... Eugene-Born Pegg Relates Experiences 'Down Under’ By Maryann Thielen While serving in the air corps, Captain George Pegg worked himself up to the rank of captain, plugged songs in Australia, and married a girl from Los An&eles. The Eugene-born veteran went into the 186th infantry of the National Guard in 1941. He worked in the TadomasHSp^ds before going into'the mri'corps to train as a pilot. . . '•* , “However *in three^weeks I* was. on my way overseas as a private aboard the Queen Mary,” laughed Captain Pegg. "We were heading for Java with a complete fighting unit of infantry, air corps, tanks, 'etc., when tlfT island fell to the Japs, so we went to Australia in.» «tead." While*ttiere Pegg, was as™ signed to a fighter groijp flying !P-39’s, and theyaWere tent to New •Guinea in May, 1942. t Promotions " "I made several advancements In rank,” Pegg* said, "and,.then, L •was sent to Brisbane for six weeks :to attend Special officer’s training ’schoftir’ The- 28-year old captain was the first man from New Guinea to he comnajfijgj^pfg, , Returning to Ne\V Guinea/Pegg was asigned to the 49th fighter group as •• personnel, adjutant. “I. did all of the various and sundry jobs a lieutenant is expected to do,” he grinned. It was at Port Moresby that Captain Pegg was associated With Colonel Gerald Johnson, for mer'University mdh "who has been listed as missing. The flying ace, Major Richard Bong, was also sta tioned there, and the captain re members him as a "swell fellow, and a darned good poker player.” • Tough on Biak "Our toughest campaign was on Biak,” stated Pegg. "We lost all the ground officers above my own rank.” A seMrilis "hHWthge of in fantrymen made it necessary for Pegg to take 290 air corps men on patrol duty f'or, two weeks one time. During a -r” in Sydney, Cipt :in —■—nn— •» »nmme mmmawmmimtmmmmmmmmmm Pegg’s singing-wori him first place onra national .program of amateurs. He also plugged- songs for one of Sydney’s - largest. - music- stores. Asked his opinion of the peoplfe down iuncjer, Pegg replied, “They couldift have treated us more roy ally, and they went out of their way to help us,’, even donating "yachts, and private' cars for our ttee.” He added, “They are 20 years behind us in their development, but backward only in our eyes.” Wife on Campus Captain Pegg arrived in the States on September 18, 1944, and a week later was married to a pretty Lps Angeles girl. They went to Florida where he was education officer at a C-54 transition school for about a year. “My wife and I arrived on the campus the day school started,” the captain re marked, “Ina Mae is majoring in general arts and letters and I’m majoring in journalism.” ■ Captain Pegg won’t be separated from the air corps until November 12; so he is still in uniform. During the present housing shortage the couple are living with Pegg’s father. "Y" Activators Appoint Heads for Committees “The purpose of the “Y” Activa tors is for the freshmen and soph omores to work together as a group,” said Martha Cool, presi dent of the “Y” Activators, at the meeting held at 4 p.m., Wednes day, October 17. At this meeting Maltha ex plained the various committees ATTENTION! Saturday's Game THE BIG THREE Ham Ricket Bedroom Eyes ARE SELLING . , . *»»».*) ill | I H' N ' • Peanuts and Half Time Hot Dogs Outside The Gate!! Only Cokes Sold inside * \ the gates G O D U C K S !! Allton Directs Double Quartet A new singing group has been organized on the campus under the direction of Donald Allton, assist ant professor of music. The new group is a double quartet whose programs will include semi-classi cal, and semi-popular numbers. As yet, there is no name for the quar tet. The new group will make its first appearance tonight at the Eugene Quota club convention at the Osburn hotel. The quartet will sing, “Summer ' Time,” by George Gershwin, “Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler,” by Dett, “A Cradle Song,” by Blake, and “White Birches in the Rain,” by Krone. Members of the group include: Pat Jordan, Elisda De Bortoil, ’Elizebeth Howes, and Helen Bailey, sopranos, Dorothy Schuler, and Virginia Burt, altos, Roger Mathews, and Bud Bradley, tenors, Earl Anderson, and Jim Kroder, bases. The quartet has been asked to sing at Sweet Home, November 24, for the chamber of commerce ban quet. open to the girls and stated that there would be meetings every two Weeks. She also announced that one of the “Y” projects this term will be a doughnut sale with Barbara Borrevik as Activator chairman. Chairmen for the following committees are: refreshments, Phyllis Holeman; program, Shirley Sisley; publicity, Joanne Preble; entertainment, Virginia Parr; and projects, Virginia Bonebrake. In the era of Henry VII the leather soles of shoes were made so wide at the toe that the im print looked like the mark of a shovel. Banking Hours Vs. Coke Diet By MARGE COLT Prosperity, yes, but tell me how you can cash a check with a three o’clock deadline at your local bank! I tried, believe me. After toting that lil’ hot piece of paper around until it became crumpled and sad, necessity drove me to dash madly for the nearest “moolah mine” one sunny afternoon. I puffed and I panted; I lagged and I dragged, assuming that I could make it through those closing doors at just one minute to five, past wartime hours. Take it from me, beat your cranium into something soft, not metal bank doors! This terrific im pact left me with a lasting impres sion, “OPEN UNTIL 3 P. M.”! With that never-give-up atti tude, I attempted another jaunt, arriving in plenty of time, only to find that it was our beloved Co lumbus Day! That did it. That 'did it! C-a-1-1 for the little men in white! To make this short and sweet, yours truly did succeed, finally, af ter a two-day coke-fast, with drooping mop and ink-stained Two to be Honored At D G Reception The Delta Gamma reception in honor of Mrs. Raymond C. Dill ingham, housemother, and Miss Rosa Marie Burga, exchange stu dent from Peru, is being held Sunday afternoon from 3 to 6 at the chapter house. Members of the University faculty, alumnae and parents of the chapter, and housemothers and house presi dents of the women’s living or ganizations have been invited to attend. Barbara Lucas, DG house presi dent, and Mrs. Peggy Colegrove, alum adviser will also be in the receiving line. Pouring during the, afternoon will be Mrs. George Giustina, Mrs. H.- K. Newburn, Mrs. Roy Sharp, Mrs. J. P. Mac Kinnon, Cecil Noren, and Rose mary Alber. Shirley Jones and Virginia Harris are in charge of arrangements. check! Yerp, I faced that bored teller with happy tears; and with great ceremony, marked my illit erate “X.” Peace time prosperity? Brother, you can have it! - HEAR DR. CHAS. DURDEN OCTOBER 21st-28th i i Every Night at 7 :30, except Saturday SUNDAY 11 :00 a. m.—DO WE REALLY LOVE CHRIST? 7:30 p. m—THE GENTLE CHRIST; Also the sound picture “The Power of God.” University Class, 9:45 a.m. Youth Group, 6:30 p.ni. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Broadway at High Ill < Gordon’s of course