Frida}-, March 24, 1944.
• Page Ten
Theodore the Wolf
'Look—a PX!' Even
In the Field It Comes
To Men of 275th Inf.
The men of the First Battalion,
275th Regiment, were spread out
on the ground, stretching their
bodies on the wet Oregon grass.
Slit trenches had been dug and
all activity had come to a tem-
I porary standstill.
I.ife
itself
seemed dead. Suddenly a voice
rang out.
"Look, a PX!’.’
The men dismissed it as a pqpr
[ joke. “Aw, what you handing us
¡that stuff for?" one fellow griped.
1 But other voices all took up the
shout.
Jt was on the up and up. There
was a PX coming. True, it was in
the form of a jeep pulling a trailer
¡which was loaded with candy,.
; cigarettes and gum but it was like
| manna from heaven to the men.
i There was a mad scramble for the
¡line and both officers and enlisted
men formed one before the trailer
was set up.
Hq-QM Co. Quarterly Party Tonight
In Corvallis; SCU Noncoms Tomorrow
Prisoners Bring Guard
In—Want to Exchange
Radio Graduates Now—Congratulated
Trailblazer Photo
THOSE CAROS mean they’re now qualified radio operators
and international Morse code experts, and Major General John
E. Dahlquist is congratulating them on it. Part of the graduating
class at the 70th Division radio school last Monday morning. The
men have completed a six-weeks course.
Trailblazer 'Sparks' Matriculate:
57 Radio Graduates
»
Camp Kilmer, N. J. (CNS) — A
GIs of Post Hqs. and QM Cos. daily for at least a few members
will fly high, wide and handsomely of the SCU Non-Coms’ Club. j 1.. n couple of GI prisoners were pick
The 70th Division Radio School this week graduated its second
on the post. An MP
to Corvallis tonight for their quar cooperation with the Hq-QM party, ing
- up
- - papers
-
class of qualified radio operators, 57 in all.
the
Non
Coms
unanimously
voted
*«
guarding
them,
his
rifle
on
his
terly company party to be held in
The men, representing infantry, engineer, reconnaissance and
Corvallis Women’s Club. With up to postpone their bi-weekly Friday 8hould*r- Suddenly he fell to the signal units of the Division, were*
...
party
until
tomorrow
night.
ground.
He
had
fainted.
wards of 200 men and all the Jadíes
highly praised by General John E. I ha
Cnbe
W-a-
who will go with them in attend
This party, at which the ladies
The PaPcr Picke” lookcd at each Dahlquist at graduating exercises.
"“15,
ance, a grand time is expected.
will also get corsages (bless them), other’ The>' JunlPed <>" ^e MP and held in the 570th Signa) Co. radio
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There will be 3.2, soft drinks and , will also see food provided guests, snatched his gun. Then they picked ! school headquarters, and received
a buffet lunch, to all of which will according to 1st/Sgt. Jack Vin- ¡ him up and carried him to the dis- | their “diplomas” from him person-
Civil Service positions as instruc
bb' combined the rhythmic dance son, club president. Tlie ASTU Pensary, telephoned the provost | ally.
tors
in West Coast Army Schools
music of the SCU band, according band from OSC campus will fur- marshal and asked to be sent an-1
“We have a fine record in this for Bakers and Cooks are now
other
guard
because
“
this
one
isn't
!
to Company Commander, Lt. nish the dancing rhythm.
branch of work in the 70th Divi available to discharged soldiers
any good any more.”
George V. Lacey. Corsages will go
sion.” General Dahlquist told the | w ith mess sergeant experience, it
They got the guard but later j graduating class. "You men have
to feminine guests. Committee in
Hipped, by Thumping Rump
j was announced today at the head-
their commander. Col. Cecil L. Rut-. done exceptionally well, as have
charge of entertainment include’
¡quarters of Major General David
Hollywood
(CNS)
Strip
teaser
ledge, commuted their sentence.
1st Sgt. George E. Jacobsen, S/Sgt.
your predecessors in earlier i McCoach, Jr., Commanding Gen-
Lister Moss, Sgt. Barney Abrams I Betty Rowland, “The Red Headed
classes.”
[ oral of the Ninth Service Com-
Ball of Fire," was hospitalized here
and Cpl. Emory Reuterdahl.
Gas rationing has its odd ef- j Stressing the vital role of com ! rnand, at Fort Douglas, Utah,
The oil
girl •1 who UCOil
used fz-v
to xi-olL*
walk munications in World War II, he j The base salary is 42,100 annual-
Attendance at the party may in after she had dislocated one of her forts. T'Vtrv
home now walks both ways.
[cited the battle of Britain.
dicate an extra large weekend so- hips while doing a bump.
Tkc ly. Veterans interested may send
[United Nations will win this war applications setting forth experi
¡ultimately because the English won ence and qualifications, to the
Fire-Direction Finder on Yakima Range
the Battle of Britain. I?
lor Baker5
naKer)! and
ana Cooks, Pre.
Most people
for
SWAPS COLUMN
think that was a victory - for the'„ sidio
idjo of
San
Franci9<
.o> California.
of
San
Francisco,
California.
Loata — Founds
Royal Air Force. It w as a victory . Veteran, with physical handicaps
Wants — Salea
for the RAF, but no more for the are eligible.
et cetera
men in the planes than for the [
men who operated the British com \ Medals No Longer Will
Small, white, female munications system and principal Be Presented to Dogs
Spitz dog—small dark spot on hack. ly the radio and radar men.”
General Praises T/Sgt. Meyer
Answers to name, “Topsy.” Last
(Army News Service)
Concluding his remarks, the
seen in 91st Recon area last Sun-
Fido's heroism on the field of
day. Call 1st Sgt. Turner at 2477 General added: "The Division and I battle may win him an award of
you men are fortunate that you ¡extra K-9 rations, but henceforth
if you have any information.
have a man as skilled as T/Sgt. there’ll be no medals or ribbons
\\ ILL GI \\ HO took by mistake James A. Meyer to start you on for Army dogs.
a paper-wrapped package from the the road.”
The controversy over the award-
Corvallis USO on March 11. please
Sgt. Meyer, of the 5.0th Signal ¡tlg of the pul-p]e Heart, the Silver
return it to the USO. Package con Co., was specially commended in Star, and the Distinguished Service
tains a woman's skirt and pair of January by Lt. Gen. William H. Cross to “Chips," an Army dog who
bedroom slippers.
Simpson of Fourth Army for his eliminated a machine gun neA in
work in the Fourth Army tests.
Italy, was ended recently when the
Small rn-
The men of the graduating class Adjutant General’s office an
2942.
will act as radio-telegraph and ra nounced that “medals as designed
dio-telephone and visual communi for human soldiers will no longer
and cations operators for their respect be presented to dogs."
IX \ DR} CREEK-BI D. under camouflage netting, i- the
ive units. Completion of the course
tire-direction cellter for the 72.’>lh FA Bn. on the Yakima tiring
The contention centered on the
range. Pfe. Martin Henaghan, bare-headed, vertical control oper
means they are able to transmit fact that human soldiers do heroic
ator. and l*vt. M alter Polmann. extreme right, horizontal control
and receive an average of 15 words deeds by their own will and fore
operator, are plotting the location« of bursts and calculating ad
per minute in international Morse thought. while dogs are moved to
justment« of fire. tn umpire from III Corp*, in charge of this
code.
phase of the AGF firing tests, is at left.
do such things by instinct.
Eligible to Teach
Divarty Goes in Action
As 70th Works Out
ONE DAY’S WORK in the Trailblazer artillery's AGF testa at Yakima
is aver far thia gun crew at Rtrj C, Mtth F Y. and they hitch their pier s la its prime
■ever far the trek home eipe the sagebrush-eus ered range.
On the Range at Yakima
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TradbUi*»- Pbn**a
LADS OF ’B AKER' RTRT« 72Sth FA. are in the posit »aas of a gun crew just
before the piece fires. This particular 1U mm. weapon, out ea the mage at Yakima,
was used far regtotering fire only wMrh ia shy it isn't camouflaged tactically.