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Camp Adair Sentry Friday, March 17, 1941. ...... Soldier Goes to Novy SCU NCOs Have Members Tonight; Gala Party 27th Theodore the Wolf ’ It will be “member night” at the SCU Non-Coms club this evening, but on next Friday a “double deck er” party is planned to exceed the' record-breaking “Mairzy Doats” affair held last Friday. This was the announcement of Sgt. Jack Vinson, president, returned from furlough to challenge S Sgt. Mike Holzman’s statement that the club had held the best social affair of all dime during his absence. Adding to "Mairzy Doats” charm 1 were 32 feminine guests, plus the symphonioua music of Tec4 Joe Sieff’s talented Medics musicians. Spec. Trps. Sgts Dance Sat. Night Oh* . . you mon act all alike’ Chinese Trailblazer Believes Napoleonic Maxim Anyway He Finds Cooking Easier Than Hiking The 70th Division Special Troops Trailblazer Photo Sergeants' Club will be the scene IT WILL RE no more “head set” and crackling light signals of another special dancing party for Pfc. William G. Wofford, Co. A, 274th Infantry. This week the Saturday night when a bevy of 19-year-old rifleman was notified of his Congressional appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis and will soon leave to attend USO girls from Salem will be in prep school at Bainbridge, Md. I attendance again to augment the affair, S Sgt. Edward J. Connors, president of the club, announced Navy Appointment for Soldier: yesterday. Ailmission to the dance will be by membership card only, Sgt. Con nors said. Members were also re quested to wear their Class “A” Soldiers often become candidates for Army officers’ schools, but uniforms. A five-piece orchestra it’s a rarity when a GI gets an appointment to a Naval school. will furnish the music and enter This unusual experience came to a Trailblazer last week when tainment for the dance. Pfc. William G. Wofford of Co. A,*------------------------------------- ----------- - ¡274th Infantry, was notified of his ¡months as an Army private in 'congressional appointment to at- Camp Adair. ; tend the Naval Academy at Anna- . I polis, Md. The 19-year-old rifleman from ! little Rock, Ark., received the ■ To Mister Sergeant i award by certificate instead of 348th F\ Bn.: Orville O. Caster. To Technical Sergeant i examination because of his schol-! .ifeth FA Bn.: Sylvester C. Grobch. 3H-’nd Inf . John T. Alien. las tic record. To Staff Sergeant 347th FA Bn.: Roland J. Krogstad, He graduated from Will Rogers I Eric .1. Hural. 348th FA Bn.: Joaeph E. Breidinger. High School in Tulsa, Okla., in James D. Goodwin, Robert J. Conners, 1942, later attending Drury College William H. Jennings. 362nd Inf.: Zeb If. Smith. Donald L. in Springfield, Mo., for one year on Spurlock. Kenneth D. Henderson, Lloyd a scholarship. He was inducted B. Collins. To Sergeant from his home in Little Rock, Ark., 348th FA Bn : Carl J. Gardiner. 362nd Inf.: Omer I). Hurt, Jess Mc in July last year, arriving in the Gowen, Pete S. Chavez. Alvis C. Full- nier. Dale C. Goodman, Harvey W. Far 70th Division with the fillers near quhar. Vern G. Albertson. ly two months later. To Technidaji Fourth Grade 346th FA Bn.: Grover C. Tucker Jr.. Reduced to He will leave within a few days Samuel Kirkham. Robert G. Lander*. 347th FA Bn.: Vincent C. De Fan. Fu- for the Naval Academy Prep gene A. Johnson, Robert D. Lathrop. to Mandrn T*. Samnson. " Anton R. Rcdjin . School at Bainbridge, Md., where «kl, Melvin E. Zieber, Marvin II. Chris- he will be stationed for several tenaon. 348th FA Bn.: Harlan H. Meers, James weeks before going on to the mid-. A. Lowe. dies’ next class at Annapolis. To Corpora! Corporal 346th l'A Bn.: Joseph T. Pleniger. Looking towards his future life 347th — “ • - ■ - - FA Bn.: Afvin D. Ferguson. 348th FA Bn.: ... ______ _____ Norman ______ A. Hacinan, as a sailor, Wofford dryly remark- Arthur B. Washburn. Lester V Ledoux. 362nd Inf.: Perry B. Butler, Sam ed about the wetness of the wea- Ven to. ther here, saying that already he To Technician Fifth Grade 346th F \ Bn ; Thomas J Keemle. Rot- has been more or less initiated into and J. Stcl/ner. 347th FA Bn Louia Orllcki. Frank the Navy after having spent six Tcc4 Lay Fong, who firmly be-*“ lives Napoleon’s old maxim that , Lay Fong Goes an Army travels better on its! stomach than on its feet and tries to prove it with his good cook ing. was transferred Monday from the Trailblazer Div. Hq. Co. to the 70th Provisional Training Center, where he expects to give more rest to his weary but willing feet. The amiable Chinese, who has brim n first cook in Hq. Co. since the Trailblazer cadre arrived in Camp Adair last May, has been jmtiently waiting, as only an Ori ental can wait, for either a dis charge or a transfer to SCU, which he mixed up constantly and always referred to as “CCU.” He was non committal but still in a quandary this week after winding up in the PTC whether he or someone else wasn’t still mixed up as far the ab breviations are concerned. Fong's big ambition, so he says. | Trailblazer Photo ha« been to get out and hike with I TRANSFERRED N O W is all the rest of the “nice Anielican Teel Lay Fong. 33-year-old ns- boys," but his feet have consistent five Chinese who goes from 70th ly refused to function after two Hq. Co. to PTC. Hikes got Lay Fong, who said. "Me like the miles of road pounding. infant!), but Double to hike." So Fong has been building GI muscle and morale with hi* excel lent cooking since he was inducted i tlying to lemembel it,” maintain- in October, 1942, keeping hi* com ’ ing that the two names he had bat buddies on their own two feet. | were sufficient for his purposes. Fong came to the Army with an Discussing his married status, excellent culinary background, too, | Fong said he preferred to remain owning and operating hi* own . _ _______ ,_________ n bachelor, because in ____ this ____ war _ a Chinese restaurant in Sacramento. | "single man bettel" as a soldier. Talarico, Glen H. Spink 346th FA T Bn Elwood L. Schmidt, He like* to keep this a secret. 1 He refused to elaborate further on though, liecause he gets too many ¡what he had lined up or whether Stanley Musen. To Private First Firat Class Ft Bn Jnsner T Rabon. Mi! unfilled requests for the very un- he was engaged, but he did say, i ton 347th E. Satterfield. “ Edwin O Sundberg. GI dish, chop suey. with his Joe E. Brown grin, that j The 33 vear-old cook. whose uni he would "aftei the wail, meiiy | $gf Cantrell Carries versal popularity with the Trail- I A Load; Mere 4 Miles blazers is exceeded only by hi* gen, iality, »a« born in Canton, China. > With 2 Machine Guns which the Japanese have pounded , unmercifully at intervals during the ! Sgt. Robert R. Cantrell of the past several years, destroying part I 1275th Infantry’s Company I will of his homeland and killing some of j soon be known as "The Human hi* relatives. Only when he dis A party and dance will be held Weapon Carrier" if he cusses the Oriental enemy does he tomorgpw night for non-commis- I the way he is going nov lose hi* composure. I «ioned officers of the 275th In- . It seems that he came out just Asked about hi* middle ihitial, ■ fantry and their ladies at the regi- three greenbacks ahead after the Fong said it wa* too much “wolly. 1 i ental NCO club. M Sgt. John N. Regiment's last extended bivouac. Dimas announced yesterday. And all he had to do was carry two A contingent of girls from Cor- I (2) machine SWAPS COLUMN palli* will be in attendance at the ' miles — with I party, music for which will be ' says). loots — Founds j furnished by the rhythmic 275th Pfc. John K Pidcock. the Wants — Sales j orchestra, Sgt. Dimas said. ' who had to shell out, says he plans et refera to check up on all the other eg- FAIR HRN-VBOl'T piano movers in the company be- FOR SALE: 7i5 Graham 6-cyl Pvt. A. Hawkins, of Serv. Co. fore he starts making any more Inder, 4 door sedan. NO', rubber, 3<t3nd Inf., is a firm believer in wild bets. Cpl. Walt Werwath. run* good. 1300. Phone 2942. ¡the old saw about “turnabout is I 4 H CLUBS SOCIAL NOTE LOST One led fountain pen I fair play.’* At least he i* now. I-ast Saturday night Hawkins Newark. N. J. (CNS1—A 300- around I’X K by the telephone booths. Finder notify Pfc. Eugene took a Salem minister’s daughter pound pig was given to the highest Proffitt, llq. Co. 2nd Bn.. Mtnd Inf. out to see the town. On Sunday bidder in a war bond auction here. Lost Sunday morning between 0930 morning she took him to see the The runner-up got a picture of inside of the thurvh? and 1130. Frank Sinatra. 1 275th NCO's Party Saturday Night GI Goes to Annapolis I , ______ .. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! GOING FAST Pillow Tops 25' At All PXs