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Pa$re Twelve Friday, March 17, 1944. The Name? Mary Ann Flaherty I Latrine Board of Strategy Ponders Problems Timmons Just Adds to the General Confusion By S/Sgt. Leonard Michelson The latrine board of strategy Timely Is Rosenberg was in session as Timmons took the floor. “This Fire and Move 'Umph' Description t.vc 5 /W ment is very simple. The rest of >r> 11 'I a IJ > /1 CJ ■' </> f < • r ff Of Boogie-W oogie Urge the Battalion gets into nice, com fortable positions, pulls off a few By Pvt. Paul Rosenberg ♦ There are a devil of a lot of (shots and goes to sleep. This is The blood is pounding to the called laying down on a base of things that we don't have time for drum vibrations of yesteryear. t fire. Co. B runs like hell around in the Army (we insist on telling Louder and louder this eerie beat ' the flank, and is supposed to sur- ourselves), but one qf the things continues as the ' voodoo doctor prise the enemy'.” that most of us could do more of, dances to this dark, mysterious, is reading. “I think that is very smart," jungle melody. Boom! Boom! We don't mean the Sentry, for Boom!—the chant makes one feel Ruppert, “it keeps the enemy gues- we find on all-too-numerous occa alive, causes the feet to move, the ing.” sions that we have tucked in little “Yeah,” said the Kansan, “he heart to skip with excitement as errors (such as mentioning 30 the rhythm increases. It is fascinat I gets himself set and guesses when Junior Hostesses instead of 300 in ing, this wild, barbaric music. It Timmons will fall at his feet ex last week’s lead story) and adding originates from the feelings of peo hausted.” other little odds and ends that ple. From their souls. "Well, the general said we did a might much better have been Ibft Today one can hear the same good job on the last problem. We out. These, it appears from all we thrilling chant of the tom toms, took tfce objective,” said Ruppert. have been able to gather, are the i the low- whistling of the cymbols. "He undoubtedly was anxious to very thingx you choose to read. But the atmosphere changes—in- eat lunch,” replied the Kansas Na We do mean reading such as the stead of the jungle, one hears this poleon. “A complete success! I got three libraries on this Post pro heart tugging beat at a swank killed three times.” vide. I understand there are up night spot. (Where, Paul? What “How come?” asked Boulton. wards of 25,000 volumes, including night spot?—Ed.l It still is the "I am dashing madly to the right, most of latest and best works, in music of a people trying to satis- on my hands and knees when Sgt. fv their emotions. Now they have these libraries—at Service Clubs 1 added the torrid, blasting trumpet.. Adair informs me I am in front of and 2 and at Station Hospital. the mellow, sentimental sax, the : his machine guns. I take a dip in They are in all kinds and vari sweet and hot 88's. And even though . the creek, and he radios that he eties and of two particularly, none WHEN SHE WAS BORN Christmas Eve 26 years ago at sophisticated women and tuxedo-| has mortar fire on my head. And of us could go too far wrong in Astoria. Long Island. 't»as to a mother »hose maiden name »as d essed men (kid, where do you , then the umpire kills me with his Moore and to a lather whose name was James Tracy Flaherty. Her reading. That is (1) books that spend your passes?) are listening decisions.” grandfolks came out of Dublin in the ’80s. But today Mary Ann will broaden us on the war picture and dancing to this strong, nerve (now Mrs. T/Sgt. E. R. Bender), who has been 18 months at Adair “So now the umpires are all and (2) as long as we are here, and is one of the Post "pioneers.” works at the Post Exchange tingling. rhythm, man’s desire to wrong,” said Merrill, "Why?” stories that tell us a little about office. Her I’X job is to "pay the boys dividends"; that is. distribu express himself musically has real “We are firing so fast that Wag tion of profits. So. in case your company tosses a free -uds party this northwest country. ly never changed. ner’s rifle is smoking. What a bar tonight in honor of the blessed evening, you can thank Mary inn. Of the latter—while it is the, rage! So the umpire hangs up the usual policy of this column to re-1 red flag, meaning we are pinned Gl Gripes frain from plugging and to keep 1 down. We run out of ammunition, our fingers out of dikes —I would ( "11 hen a soldier leaves his home By A. L. Kirby so I holler ‘bang, bang.’ So he puts like to go overboard in praise of a (a jj,, 1 earlier than necessary, in Have you heard the tale of valor up the blue flag, meaning we got book on the northwest, written X That is whispered here and there? order not to be late on return fire superiority.” How a horde of Western hombres a friend of long acquaintance. This fr<)m fdr|ough. only to find that a ■ “Just the same the strategy is is Nurd Jones' novel, “Swift Flows three-day extension had been re Made the Heinies take the air? good," observed Sgt. Wagner ju the River." How they faced the slug-fed Mausers, ceived. one day late. diciously. Which they never learned to duck; It may take up half of your two- "Yeah,” said Timmons, “we are With the war-cry of the plainsman, <!ay pass to finish, for it is almost j so busy running to the right, to the “Powder River! I-et ’er Buck!" 500 pages of aidid type. But for a left, and around in circles that we strong, glowing piece of fiction In my mind I see them wading lost the Cannon Co., the Medics, that still pictures with detailed ac Through the gaping maws of Hell, and everybody except me." curacy the earlier days of the Through the hail of flying bullets “And where were you?” asked brawny northwest, it’s hard to Poison gas and bursting shell; Boulton. brat. Now again I hear the challenge, "I am in n place whety the ar I What is more, being a flagrant That old cry of Western pluck. tillery, the mortars and Co. A are example of what we were talking High above the noise of hattie, using me for a target.” about we only got around to read "Powder River! Let ’er Buck!" “Look, if you can plan it better ing "Swift Flows the River” three you ’ll be a general in no time.” Once a Royal Irish Lancer weeks ago, although it lias been said Wagner, “Or I suppose you Who had watched them in the fight out for al>out six years. May we can?" From the first gray streak of dawning hereby apologize to Nard Jones, “Certainly I can,” replied the 'Til the hush of falling night, who at our last knowledge was n Junction City genius. "In this mod Said in awe and admiration naval lieutenant, ahd say that the ern war we use Psychology. It's To a listening Cannuck, least we can do is to buy the book simple—lay down a terrific base of "Faith, they went through hell a yellin' when and if we ever get to making fire, then shoot off a flare. Firing Powder River! Let ’er Buck!”* money again That is a promise, ceases and nothing happens. Do air. Spectre death rode there beside them this a few times antFyou drive the On his grim, ill-favored steed. enemy crazy. This is called ner Gazing on each mangled body vous warfare.” THKVT I. GET HIM ) FT! With a grin of ghoulish greed. "Well, maybe you’re right, but Seattle (CNS) lawrence But they faced the apparition. in combat we'll have our timing del-son enlisted in the Army the There amid the mud and muck. perfect and things won't get con day after Pearl Haibor. He report Laughed and hollered, “Ride 'em, Cowboy, fused. You’ll see.” ed for duty the following April 1 For thit perfectly understand Powder River! Let ’er Buck!" The Kansan nodded his head, and was discharged immediately able gripe» Pvt. John Brugliera. Co. "The 275th will run to the right, lawausu of a missing trigger fin K, 362nd Inf.. wins this week’s $2. l isten soldier, here’s a moral, creep to the left and push the ger. Drafted last July, he was dis j To make it more understandable. Which Is worth your while to keep. r enemy all over Germany. Then do I Pvt. Brugliera's home is in Brock charged again for the same rea ’Tin the punch that won the struggle you know what will happen?” son. Last week he received his mus ton, Mass. Over there across the deep. "What?” asked Boulton. ter out check and in the same mail If the cards seem stacked against you “The newspapers will say the a letter from his draft board, re Camouflage blinds the enemy! f»o not whine or curse your luck. i Marines have scored another glor classifying him in 1A. The finger Place supplies to blend with natur Re a soldier, grin and tell theai. ious victory, and that the Infantry al backgrounds. is still missing. "Powder River! Let ’er Buck!" was also there.” ♦ Powder River Won't Quit 'Until It's Over!' By S Sgt. Edward Conner» “I’m not going to quit until it’s over. I don’t care if the [point of service in the Trailblazer | Division or in Camp Adair. Sgt d - - - thing takes 20 years!” This is the firm and patriotic conviction of a 55-year-old i Newport has no intention of retir Trailblazer staff sergeant wh o* 1 1 — ■ ------------------------------------------------- completed thirty-one-and-one-half "1 have had several nephew a years in the Army last Friday killed in this war already, and 1 S Sgt Vlyssew 8. Newport of want to get in to help get this the 70th Division Provision Train thing over,” he said, voicing his ing Centra, who saw fifteen months desire to move against either of overseas service in World War I, enemy in any capacity to help win is firmly convinced of the part he his xes-siud war. should play in World War II. The oldest professional «oMier la as a professional soldier. One of the best shots in the I nited States. Sgt. Newport holds medals for his efficiency on the ..1» light machine gun. pis tol. H XR. and the 0.1 rifle. He enlisted in the Army from his ing. although he could have drifted, home in Winona, Tenn., in 1912, back into the so-called peaceful serving continuously except for ♦ Imagine Hitler's feeling of fu civilian life 18 months ago five days between enlistments. He tility after someone made the crack served in various parts of the coon, i that Goering is the worst person m Enviable Record He hold« probabh one of the . try. Mexico and the Panama Canal ¡Germany! m<»t enviable records in the Zone .as well as IS months over ♦ Tojo gave the people of Japan a V. S. Array, never having been seas with the 90th Division in the pep talk the other day and told late fra any formation. absent or last war. seeing Action in the St. them to “perlt up” - just as well loving any trrae fra infraction of Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne they are expecting company, no the rates during bis lang career battles. doubt.
