Page Six
Allies Beat Axis
To Jet-Propelled
'Secret Weapon'
While German boasts of a new
‘".secret weapon” still were echo-
i g through the United States
last week, the Anglo-American
Air Forces calmly announced a
.i t propelled airplane which, it is
e-itimated, can attain a speed of
I 'tween 500 and (¡00 miles an
1 >ur is being produced in the
( nited States.
Nicknamed “squirt.” the new-
t pe craft is powered by engines
i sing kerosene as fuel and al-
i ?ady some enthusiasts are
( earning of the long-a w a i t e d
t ip to the moon. Preliminary ex
I •riments were started by an
HAF officer in 1932, and the first
s tccessfu! flight was made in
May, 1911, in England.
Bell Aircraft Company was
ven the assignment of building
; .i aircraft suitable for operation
v ith two of the engines. The
maiden flight of the Bell product
v as on Oct. 1, 1942. and since
then hundreds of successful
ights have been completed with
(• it a major mishap.
Outstanding advantages: ill
1 limination o f synchronized
{. ins; 121 reduction of noise and
t Ination which cause pilot
t digue; (3i possibility of short-
r ling pilot training; i-li lessening
> armor and armament due to
highspeed: i5) ideal for ohserva-
t on, as no known plane can keep
i i with it; (6> opens new field
i high altitude flying, as heavy
r is not needed for the propel-
I rless craft.
Yank Discusses
Posf-War Sports
Sports fans will find plenty of
i aterial for latrine forums and
h.macks controversy in YANK's
m. 2S issue which hit the PX
s ands Friday, Jan. 21. Sgt. Dan
1 ilier, sports editor for YANK
I is opened up a wide field for
< scussion by reviewing the roc-
i ds of top athletes in the ser-
v ci* and questioning how many
i ill lx* able to maintain their
> ulus in post-war sports.
Pointing out the ages of such
< Is a s Sgt. Ji*e Louis, Cpl. Billy
l inn and Sgt Joe l>i Maggio,
YANK hazards a guess on the
i lances of each man to resume
I s championship form in the
a hletic world after another year
i ■ two in uniform. The conclu
son s drawn by Sgt. Polier are
I >th challenging and instructive,
s nee the article deals with a
I i.ise of American sports that
1 is rarely been touclied upon in
t lis war.
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ABBOT ENGINEER
Camp Abbot, Ore., Jan. 29 , 1944
Protect M y Kid From Infantile Paralysis Q|'s Overseas
Want Schooling,
Survey Reveals
(B y C am p N e w sp a p e r S ervice)
New Schedule W a s O K
A t Least Theoretically
(Editor's note: When T/Sgt.
William Y. Hanson, former
novelist and late slee|>er of the
einemu colony, gets out of
lied, he’s aliont us well satis-
lied with his position as a
worm in hot ashes. He prom
ised to arise early to bat out
this yarn several weeks ago,
anil just as we were about to
give up, our in a n came
through. We think the story of
lum lie emerged would make
better eopy, lint you ean’t have
everything.)
By T/Sgt. W. V. Hanson
In Esprit do New Years 1 sat
me down on New Year's Eve and
determined to set forth in black
and white certain apparent
truths that must absolutely lie
corrected in 194 4.
In contemplating this mani
fold assignment it behooved me
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to note that my schedule caused
many minutes of wasted time.
Further analysis reverted that
indeed, each day offered at least
three man hours which I do not
carefully use. I determined
forthwith to correct this defi
ciency and make myself a Gen
eral by virtue of my Thomas
Edison outlook.
First I noted with shame that
the existing schedule for morn
ing routine was highlighted with
certain glaring faults requiring
correction. The needed revisions
are apparent from the following
schedule:
0545 Alarm goes off; 0550
Second alarm goes off; 0555
Third alarm goes off; 0600 My
wife stirs, in her sleep; 0610
Fourth alarm goes off and rat-
ties automatic dishpan on set
string: 0615 My wife turns over
and asks "What Time Is It?”;
0620 I stir in my sleep because
the neighbor is getting his car
out of the garage: 0625 My wafe
braces both feet and shoves me
toward the edge of the bed: 0630
I discover it is cold sleeping on
the floor; 0635 I build a fire and
shiver around it in robe and slip
pers; 0640 My wife joins me
after my supplications; 0645 I
shave, dress, sit down to my
grapefruit; 0700 I start my sec
ond cup of coffee as the horn
of my pool driver summons me;
0705 I leave for work; 0706 I go
to sleep until arrival at the Pro
vost Gate.
It is easily discerned this
schedule offers fine opportunity
for improvement: I therefore
wrote the following schedule and
firmly resolved to abide by it:
0545 Arise at first alarm: 0550
Build fire, dress, shave, call
wife; 0610 Eat leisurely health-
fu I breakfast: 0625 C a r r y
in additional firewood: 0630
Shine shoes and hang up pajam
as: 0635 Shovel snow off of side
walk and ask my wife if she
needs any little thing done be
fore I leave for work; 0700 Ride
arrives and I am ready and
waiting.
The first day of January I re
solved would see this schedule
in operation. Came the day and
I awoke bright and early with
out the several alarms. My wife
was shaking me. Said she;
"Can't you hear that horn? Your
ride is here!”
Mess Units Hear
Latest on Saving
Mess sergeants are constantly-
advised of new methods to avoid
food waste and spoilage, 1st. Lt.
Keith W. Beardmore, assistant
commandant of the camp Bak
ers and Cooks school, explained
in commenting on the national
campaign to cut down on need
less food waste.
In a recent publication of the
Quartermaster School at Camp
Lee, Va, the fact that "left overs
are to mess sergeants what bar-
gain basements are to stores"
was stressed. Good cooking pre
ferences. troop education, ingen
ious combinations, and proper
preparation of food were given
as means to reduce the percent
age of waste.
B uy
National War Bonds N ow
Soldiers overseas are becom
ing culture conscious according
to the findings of a survey re
cently made public by Maj. Gen.
Frederick H. Osborn, Director of
the Morale Services Division.
The report shows that Ameri
can soldiers stationed abroad
want some means of continuing
their education in their leis
ure time. Interest was expressed
in such subjects as engineering,
economics, the liberal arts and
the sciences. M en wanted to
know how they could "bone-up”
on these studies.
Apparently the school-hungry
soldiers were unacquainted with
the Armed Forces Institute
which provides courses in all of
these subjects—and many more
- besides.
The Armed Forces Institute
is an organization set up within
the Army to help the soldier
who is ambitious to help him
self. Through it enlisted men
and women are encouraged to
advance themselves both within
the Army and as a preparation
for a return to civilian life after
the war.
Right now nearly 70,000 men
and women in service through
out the world are utilizing a few
hours of their off-duty time each
week for study through the In
stitute. Some of them are work
ing for promotions in the Army.
Others are working for high
school diplomas or college de
grees. Still others are planning
to take over a good job after the
war.
All use the same medium—
correspondence courses issued
through the Institute by high
schools, technical schools, and
leading colleges and universities
in America.
Right now there are more
than 300 high school and techni
cal subjects which the student
may take by correspondence di
rect from the Institute. In ad
dition 82 colleges and universi
ties a r e offering extension
courses in 343 subjects. Text
books may be furnished to
groups within a single unit who
cooperate in their studies.
A soldier may start taking a
course from the Institute by
sending a $2 enrollment fee to
the U. S. Armed Forces Insti
tute in Madison, Wis There are
no additional fees or textbook
charges and the student may
take as many courses as he di-
sires.
Complete details f o r enroll
ment may be obtained from Spe
cial Service officers, education
officers and librarians at all
posts, camps and stations.
War bonds and stamps build
ships amt bombers. Bur them
now.
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