Lt* Bob Flavelle, Marine,
Here on Terminal Leave
By Dorothy Thomson
First Lieutenant Bob Flavelle of the marine air corps, a Uni
versity journalism major, class of ’41, and co-sports editor of the
Emerald in 1940-41, is now on terminal leave in the campus
after some months service overseas. Although most of his over
seas experiences were routine flights, such as the anti-sub pa
trots, he experienced an exciting
moment when, during a bombing
n ission, his Curtis Hell Diver de
veloped motor trouble and he and
his rear gunner were forced out of
the plane. They managed to get out
of the sinking plane and after sev
eral hours in a life raft, were res
cued by a patrol craft.
No Jap Planes
Flavelle reports that in his whole
time overseas, from January to Oc
tober 1945, he never saw a Jap
pfane in the air. Most of his as
signments were in rear areas,
small islands which had been in
vaded by Yanks but never com
pletely taken.
The Marshall Islands were his
first stop from the States and lat
er the Island of Uiithi which he
described as “dreary”. His des
cription went on to say, “Uiithi is
an atoll which seems about as big
as Hayward field." The 3200-foot
runway represented the longest
Stretch of the island.
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“The Japs on Ulithi were trying
to build an air strip but we bomb
ed their efforts systematically sev
eral times a week,” he reported.
“Then the Japs got foxy and
startetd filling in the bomb holes
almost to the top and completing
the job with water. From the air
they resembled quite convincingly
bomb craters filled with water but
the camera detected the fraud and
the bombing continued.
“On the nigh tof August 9, 1945”
Flavelle recalled, “I was awakened
by the sound of loud whoopings
and hollerings. I thought at first it
was a Jap sucide landing on the
beach, as there had been one re
cently, but it turned out to be
surrender news.” After that they
had orders not to bomb the Jap
installations but the Japs continued
to fire at our planes.
He Sings, Too
Post-discharge plans are not
definite as yet but Flavelle hopes
Many Activities
At Westminster
By NANCY STOLZ
Westminster House is there to
use! It’s not just for the regularly
scheduled meetings and fun affairs
but also for students utility. Those
who live off the campus can use it
as a place to leave their books and
to eat their lunches. There is a
complete kitchen just for students'
use. so they can bring something
to be heated if they wish. West
minster is also open as a place to
study. With everyplace else so
crowded or noisy, students should
welcome a really quiet spot for
studying. Why not try it?
Tonight at 6:00 Westminster
will hold one of its regular Thurs
day night “pot-luck” dinners. All
students and faculty are invited to
come and bring a pot or dish of
something to eat.
Open house is Friday night from
8 to 12 and you can come and
dance, sing or play games.
Classical records are played
every Saturday evening till 11:00
p.m. You can come and play theirs
or bring your own.
Sunday morning from 9:30 to
10:30 there is a Bible study class.
This week Dr. Norman K. Tully,
minister of the Presbyterian
church, will lead the discussion on
“How Your Bible Grew Up.”
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For the
neatness
which
means
\ good grooming!
Send your
campus and date
clothes to
Holiday Service
Set for Sunday
The University vesper choir will
feature Barbara Ward, senior
music major, as vocal soloist in a
Thanksgiving Vesper service to be
given fn the music auditorium
Sunday, November 18 at 4 p.m.
Miss Ward will sing “Beautiful
Savior,” accompanied by the
Vesper choir and “O Rest in the
Lord” from “Elijah.” “Psalms of
Thanksgiving” will be given by
Robert Miller, and Olive Oldfield
will play as a violin solo “Adora
tion” by Bonowski.
This Thanksgiving service will
be a reappearance for the all-girl
choir. A first performance was
given last Sunday afternoon in
memory of the University alumni
and Eugene men who lost their
lives during this war. Two hundred
numbered the audience, which is
an all time high in attendance for
many years.
The Vesper choir is directed by
Johnette King, junior music major,
and sponsored by the Student
Religious council.
to go into newspaper work or to
take his master’s degree here at
the University. Another possibili
ty is operetta singing, a field in
which he has had experience in
New Jersey and New York.
Flavelle’s one complaint is that
the name of his brother, Brian,
Class of ’40, a B-24 pilot who was
killed on August 1, 1943 in Ploesti,
Rumania, is not among the Uni
versity list of war dead.
Special Vacation Hours
Announced for Library
During Thanksgiving vacation
the library will observe the fol
lowing hours:
Closed Wednesday, November
21 at 6 p.m.
Closed Thursday, November
22.
Friday and Saturday, Novem
ber 23 and 24, open 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Closed Sunday, November 25.
Regular schedule will resume
starting November 26.
Professor To Play
Ail-Chopin Concert
Featured t>n the University Hour
to be broadcast over KOAC this
afternoon at 4 will be an ali
Chopin program, with George
Hopkins, professor of piano as
guest artist. He will play the
“Sonata in B Minor.’’ Phyllis Per
kins, sophomore in liberal arts,
will be student announcer.
The Post-war Crime Wave will
be discussed on the Panel of Public'
Affairs by Warren Price, associate
professor of journalism; E. H.
Moore head of the department of
psychology. Bob Moran, sopho
more in liberal arts is student
moderator.
Clips and Comments
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University will be a busy one.
Already scheduled is the game
with Iowa State, an all-university
convocation, a bonfire, a parade,
an alumni reception, a banquet^and
the homecoming dance. .
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Notes on Record
(c onnmiea jrom vuy*
called “Favorite Melodies^ from the
Hour of Charm.” Bearable only
when a few good numbers are in
serted on the program (as when
Rogndahl soloed) the Hour of
Charm’s repertoire is notoriously
dull. When a whole album is issued
containing such gems as “The
•Battle Hymn of the Republic,”
“Love’s Old Sweet Song,” and
“The National Emblem March,”
the result is • downright odious.
Don’t waste your pennies on this
one . . .
To take this bad taste away,
listen to Rachmaninoff’s recording
of Kreisler’s “Liebesfreud.” This
gay waltz is played expertly by
the great Russian pianist and the
absence of surface noise is most
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