OREGON STA rELIBRJ-
Fnday, December 17, 1943.
ASTP Students Now
Serving Everywhere
Meet SCU Non Coms Pin-Up Girl
Graduates to Number
10,000 Monthly Soon
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”1 must tell him all about mine."
Welcome Mats Dusted Off for
JSO Christmas Parties
Christmas parties are on the fire at all nearby USOs this
ek, and they promise to be fun for GIs attending ... In
ler words, they’re going all out for a Merry Christmas for
To date nearly 2,000 men have
been graduated from ASTP units
and have been assigned to respon­
sible duties in nearly all the arms
and services. By spring of 1944,
the rate of graduates will exceed
10,000 a month.
Although the ASTP is not to be
regarded as a sure road to a com­
mission since ASTP graduates must
compete with all other enlisted men
for selection to fill the limited
quotas in the OCS, the trainees’
chances for advancement are en­
hanced by successful completion of
the ASTP courses, with officer
training a possibility.
Many have been sent on to offi­
cer training schools and others have
already been given overseas assign­
ments of such strategic importance
that military security forbids de­
scribing them.
The primary aim of the program
is to train soldiers for the highest
duties they are capable of perform­
ing in specialized fields where the
Army has greatest needs.
The peak of the ASTP trainee
allotment has already been reached
and the future quotas of entering
classes will be determined by the
outflow of graduates and losses
due to attrition. Only soldiers with
the highest qualifications can be
selected for admission.
SijrnHl Corp# rhotn
THE DELIGHTFUL MISS in the arms of that funny old
man is none other than Barbara Anne Brown, three-vear-old
daughter of Mrs. Louise Brown, who works at the Post Laundry,
Barbara was unanimously acclaimed last week as Pin-Up Girl for
the SCU 1911 Non Coms Club. Although she is here in the arms
of none other than Sgt. Fred (Banks of the Wabash) Thornton,
club president, the sly wink of this coy miss is enough to let any­
body know that she would just as soon get away from it all. SCU
Non Coms hare regular meeting tonight and on Christmas Eve
plan Yuletide party.
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. . . For example, read below— ♦-------------—-----------------------------
Medic Non Coms' Case of Stuff
cal education instructor at Oregon
lec/a/ Yuletide Formal State, teaches novices every Tues­
■alem's prettiest girls will don day evening from 8 to 10:30.
lir formals for the Chemeketa
The club not only supplies the
Beet USO Christmas formal next courts (two of them in the main
ksday from 8 to 11:30 a. m. aud.l, the teacher, rackets and
In in uniform need only to button shuttlecocks, but you can even find
I their blouses to be formal tennis shoes to fit you — within
lugh to pick a partner and swing reason, of course. If you’re not a
I to the music of the 70th Divi- beginner, come along and the USO and ham, with all the trimmings,
Bi's Rhumba Band.
I can find you some excellent com- will be served.
ihe ballroom will be decorated ■ petition.
A variety program, featuring a
Ih Christmas greens and special
group of*carol singers and audience
Ihting effects. The dance will be
DISCUSSION GROUP
participation, will be broadcast over
I big event of next week. Don't
"Will the CS-Lalin American station KSLM at 8 p.m. Emanating
ps it.
| Solidarity Hold?" will be the sub­ . from the USO clubrooms, the show
ject of the informal conversation I will spotlight the soldier who is
|AP DANCING INSTRUCTOR
I club meeting Sunday night at 7 j fartherest from home, interviewing
[Tap dancing takes on new in­ I o’clock at the Corvallis USO. Guest him over the program. He will also
fest with the announcement that leader will be Dr. Guido A. Jor- be presented a gift.
r. Dannie Rose, 275th Inf. Reg., quera. Chilian educator now with
NEW I SO ADJUTANT
hilblazer Division, will be the the faculty at Oregon State Col-
New adjutant at the Court St.
itructor on Monday nights at ; lege.
USO is B. W. Glaeser, who has
lemeketa Street USO, Salem.
served in USO Mobile work and as
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Pvt. Rose had his own dance
bdio before entering the Army. It Albany Christmas Formal I club director pt Deming-Lordsburg,
Matty Carnivales Rhumba Or­ New Mex. He is taking the place
[reported that some very attrae­
chestra
will do the sending for the of Chris Thomas.
te GSO members are enrolled in
6 class, which will begin at 7:30 Albany Christmas formal, to be
held next Tuesday night. Enter­ Dallas Center Hours
m.
tainment will include a Christmas
Dallas Christian Servicemen's
tel ARE DANCING POPULAR tree, decorations, free punch, candy Center will be open day and night
LOADING VI* THE FIRST shipment of 3.2, the fundamental
Thursday-night square dancing is and cake. Plus Junior Hostesses in Christmas week from Dec. 24 at
wherewithal of a successful nightery, are nothing less than three
formals.
noon and to Jan 2 at midnight
high-ranking non-coms. Left to right: T/Sgt. Carrington ('. Burch,
oving very popular both to danc-
The dances will be broadcast at
president of the NCO Cub, S/Sgt. John R. O'Keefe and Isl/Sgt.
8 and spectators at Chemeketa
John Easterwood.
reet USO, Salem. Civilians and 10 p. m. over Station KWIL, Portland USO Plans
d come in and dance to the music Albany.
A Christmas gift for every serv­
Mitchell’s old-time orchestra,
iceman
will be on the Chriiftmas
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
lich plays for the dancing begin-
tree at all USOs operated by the
Children of the officers and eti-. in camp.
Another Christmas feature at Portland USO Council. Every night
at 9 p. m.
Officers' wives are pitching in
the Albany USO will be a program during Christmas week, carol sing­ listed men of the 276th Inf. are
headed for a really merry Christ 'and from top-ranking officers
of
carols
and
incidental
music
next
ing will be held in the USOs.
lanukah Celebration
mas.
down to buck privates, all are put­
Sunday at 2 p. m. by the Glee
Men who wish to go to private
Hanukah greetings will be ex- Club of Jefferson High, whose
Yuletide spirit flourishes in the ting out enthusiastically with
homes
for
dinner
Christmas
I
day
nded to all servicemen and worn- band is popular with GIs at the
may contact the information denk legiment as contributions from the everything that's needed to make
i at the Jewish Community Cen-
Club.
at
318 S. W Washington St., 1 Port- Officers Club, Non-Coms Club and this party a huge success,
|r, 1636 S, W. Thirteenth Avenue,
the Regimental Fund are being j The kids will have a tree with al!
Mrs. Irma Luper is in charge of land.
ortland. at a big Saturday night the versatile group, and an excel­
gathered to give the kids the big the trimmings, gifts, candy and a
Ince.
gest and brightest Christmas party showing of three color cartoons.
lent program is promised. This is
There will be gifts for all service- a repeat performance of the carol­ Still More Christmas
en and women. GSO Hostesses
Another on the list of service­
ers.
ill be on deck for the dance, which
men’s Christmas parties during the
B ut , there is no cavalry
>11 begin at 8:30.
coming week is that at George
FREE SINGERS. COFFEE
White’s center in Portland. Next
As usual—free coffee and dough- !
Friday night-at 7 p. m. the curtains
oliday Dance Friday
nuts to all EM in the Albany USO |
will go up on the party . . . com­
A gala Christina« Eve dance will Sunday morning from 9:30 a. m. to
plete with Christmas carol singers,
held next Friday night at
12 noon. Drop in, the USO
Christmas tree, gift packages for
■lock at the Corvallis USO . .
th plenty of games, stunt« an id Big Party Friday
Santa Claus! Sounds like fun, if
t,
evening
you're up that way on Friday night.
free
gifts
nt hi
hristmas trimmings
J
vili be on hand,
i deck for the Albany TURKEYS AT GEORGE WHITE
a music will l>e trnished by the will be o
Yes, they’ll be lots of them for
party next Friday at 8
Pflar 70th Di don orchestra. Christmas
p. m. A huge Christmas tree will the Christmas snacks to be served
me and celebra Christmas Eve
up at the Snack Bar at George
be decorated.
the Corvallis I
White next weekend. Turkeys,
hams, dressing, yams, cranberry
RADMINTON POPULAR NOW Court Street Christmas sauce and all the good things that
[ Badminton is nothing new to the
Christmas will be a big day at belong with Christmas feaats.
ponr»llis VSO Club, but inatruc- the Court Street VSO. Salem, with
The Snack Bar will be open from
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^*n ■" the game is now offered a buffet dinner served from 2 p.m. 9 a. m. to 12 midnight all during
I
iaere. Miss Mary Sweeney, physi- on in the upstairs lounge. Turkey Christmas week.
Large Christmas Party Planned