bUY \VAR !I",:.11\fJRIAt. D.AY JO DONDS //\AY VoL 1 N~v_y FOR /· • CM-WTS' F\iG,\-lt In!>h-'Uc.tor:::. Schoo\ B\bO\'""/\'!>burq I Pc:..nn. Z4' May , 1943. =====================rt 43-C /1\AKES GRADF rlRSf CC)/APLl:TE CLASS GRADUATES 251:tt IAAY Graduation exercises replete with ceremony, diplomas and formality vi:ill mark the culmination of six months' training for 45-C, Wings "A" and 11 B11 of the Student Flight Instructors at the Bloomsburg Naval School, 25 May. After completing the Secondary, Cross-Country, Special Flight Instructors', Formntion Flying, and complete ground school courses, the group of eighteen men will form a class unique in the history of the Bloomsburg f:tate Teachers' College. It will be the first time Naval students have been graduated with ceremony at the new headquarters cf the Flight School. (Turn to Page 9) I_IJ 1\J C11 ,L\ f\J D Dt\ NCF-_ R/.\Cl~[T FF ST! VI Tl[S LT, CLABAUGH 2 3 IAAY FOR D E.P/.\ R TS KA tJ St\ 5 C 1,y Fa ,,.ewe/ I to lll~n At 0620 2Z //\ o uJ l/1.1.J 5 te r Bid ..5 Telegraphic notification fr,om headquarters deprives Bloomsburg's Naval Flight School of its esteemed Officer-in-Charge,Lt.C.L. Clabaugh, USNR. Mr. Clabaugh leaves for duty v'ii th the Air Transport Command vd th headquarters in Kansas City. He departs Sunday, 25 May, to join Squadron Three in piloting four-motored aircraft across the sea. Deep regret is keenly felt throughout the Naval Flight Instructors 1 School at losing Mr. Clabaugh who has never tired in his task of organizing and running one of five of the largest Naval Reserve Training schools in the nation. (please turn to page eight) 5 K I PP[. R Ho L D5 ,4 /RPO R T PA_R fY 19 #lA Y Re, in 15 too lo te i-o Da rn pe n F f , e r- '5 5 p I r, t 5· Mr. Ailor smiled - until the rains crune. Then McGee cottage had a dish-rag look as half a hundred half-drovmed fliers clustered about the kegs or munched damp sandwiches. Racket Club dance number two, 7 May That is a pretty dismal picture at the Elk's Club, ~as well attended and to paint - and from an observer's standreportedly entrenched that newly formed point about 1900 Wednesday 19.May, it is club of N. F. I. S. officers of Bloomspretty true. burg in a very firm position as enterBut if nature saw fit to dampen the tainment medium of the school. The club enthusiasm of Lt. Clabaugh's party for plans bigger and better socializing with NF IS Naviators that evening, she summer coming on. missed the boat for all the fun had come Art vfondel I s orchestra. showered a before the rain. variety of melodies which seemed to the At 1730 the kakhi gathered at the liking of all present, and those preslodge at the field's east end and dived ent included the charming wives of men into sandv:iches of half a dozen variat the school as we.11 as the very welties and drank of the malt and hops. come presence of Lts. Boyd and V,ilhite, A game of baseba.11 rang up a nifty Messrs. Roth and Lelanne. figure while conversation on an endless Buffet luncheon added a festive line of topics ran freely. atmosphere und was a successful innoMr. Clabaugh ond the fellows, Messrs vation, attested to by the general clean- Boyujian, Fisher, Gargan, Roth, Boyd, up of all edibles. Love, and a dozen others of the instructFuture issues of STRAIGHT AND ors and inspection sto.ff, mingled in one LEVEL will inform you of more Racket of the most plev.sant gatherings N F I S Club enterprises under the able leaderhas witnessed. ship of Lt. Sweeney, 43-D"B". ~-2..._ SThAIGHT & LEVEL STRAIGH'."' ~~lD JEVZL 2,:! ~~4.12_~ . -- - -·· •· ------·---·· . -··--------·- --~ -- --·-· - .-------· . PROC!IBD .AND TR.A VEL ORDERS HiE CLAhlFIED U.S.N.R. Editor-in-Chief- Lt.(jg) ~- Jeck Roney Assoc. Editor~- Lt (jg) W. F. Leineweber, Sports Editor -- Ens. Joseph E. Durnin Reporter Ens. Allen M. Adtms Typists Merilyn Sailot end Edna Snyder Jean Ackermcn AdVisors Lt. C. L. ClE1baugh, Comrr.rndi.ng Officer Lt. J. J. Boyd, Executive Officer Lt. {jg) R. D. Wilhite, Exec. Office Steff Ens. F. J. Roth, Exec. Office S:,~1ff Published bi-weekly by the Ne-vol Flight Instructors' School Personnel. Bloomsburg, Pennsylv8nia 22 Mtiy 1943 EDITORIAL YOUR C. O. BIDS ADIEU. Ci,rry on, men. I wE1n t you to continue the Sfme excellent cooperetion with you new eom.rnonding effi cer th& t you he ve given me. All orders from commending officers r or others to their subordinc!tes, invol,ring trtvel, must be in wr1 ting end must stcte specificrlly whot duty is to be perforrned. (N .R. 107 (1) Orders requiring officers t o ~ .£§.~~ to cny point, or to report for duty ct c• plc:ce not involving trc,vel but fixing :ro cr,·~e end not expressing hcste, m1.,st be obAyed by reporting within four dE-ys exclu::iive of trcvel time Dfter receint of ~uch orders. If the orders read 11 wlthout d&lr·y 11 , they must be obeyed by reporting within 48 hours exclusive of trrvel ti.ne; if immedictely" within 12 hours eY.clusive of travel time efter their receipt; l'nc.l rll officers must indorse on their orders the dete and hour of their receipt. The foregoing cllow~ ~nces of time do not Ppply to cny provisions of rn officer's orders requiring him, ofter performing the dutj specified, to return to his regulr,r etr,tion or to proceed on further duty. P.ny delcy wh±ch mc.y be grcnted ~rill be cdditionrl to the rbove time. (N .R. 132) (Tobe continuea in the next issue of Straight & Level) I he.ve enjoyed working with you for past seven months rnd it j s wil,h regret that I leave such E:· fine ~;:i.~01.1 p of" The only bright rty Eibout my levv~n 6 is thEct I A MJi.N T.ALKS TO HIS MULE t1m going to rn operc.tj_0n to my en-tire Over tho hi) l tr1:iled r• men behind l-l.k:\'t:1g Dnd rm l3chrencere'fl.t elonc: 1,1;• Ntvcl l ' mu1e drcdng r, plow. Unexpec-1:.edly, the o cti Yi ty. plow h::. t e r ,, ot, t ,1e mu le stopped, end I aope thct I h~ve given you somejthe mDn begen to grumble cs he fixed the thing te.r,.gil;le end h man made in the I, too, hove leerned frcm you, I feel imc::ge of God. Yet here we work, hitched that I htolvo come ocross ::. cross-soction of up together yecr ofter yerr. I often men whose personr,lities hcve er.. li::•1:ged !'I'J ,,ender if you work for me or I work for understonding of people. /1.nd ·thet, belie-ve ou. Verily, I think it is EJ pertnership me, is a great contribution tor men in mJ between v mule rnd e fool, for surely I line of work. work cs htrd es you, if not herder. So, men - ci•rry on. llnd I hope th~t Plowing or cultiv~ting we cover the Slltne ou.r pElths cvoss egFin some 8EJy. In the distl' ·:ice, but you do it on four legs end mec,ntime, good luck end grec,t success in I do it on two, therefore I do twice t.a your flying ccreer. uch es you. 11 Soon we wi 11 be prepe ring e corn C. L. ClE,baugh crop. When the crop is hPrvested I give Of fi cer-in-Cht rge. one-third to the lfndlord for being so ~ec,rigg--the direction of E'n object from ind as to let me use o smell speck of the observer. God's errth. One-third goes to you vnd to muka fe;st. the rest is mine. You consume Eill your _...._ Beley-below decks. portion, with the exception of the cobs, Bo}:£Yt:while I divide mine eimong six hens, two ~::.lg_~-- the bottom nrrt of O 8hi P or b oa t !ducks, seven children End a oonker. If t nex to the keel. b th 1 Bir:,nacle list __ sick' list. we o neec. shoes you get I em. You are .12iJ!~-- verticel pieces of metel secured getting the best of me, tnd I rsk you, to the deck of f vessel. Used to is it feir for i , mule, the son of c, jc.1eksecure hiiwsers under J:.c'1 vy st.rrin. c:: 1ss, to swinfclle e mrn, the lord of crea,W1, t,ter eng_--the end of 8 r?r,e. t on, out o h:ts substrnce? "Why, you only help to plow t:nd culti vt• te ,the ground, c-nd I elone must cut, shock rnu husk the corn while you look over the r,r sture fence rind bee-hew at .e. Jill frll rnd most of the wint~r the Wisdom is mede up of 10 perts, ntne hole femily from beby up picks cotton to perts of which ere silence, end the 10th, elp rcise enough money to p!!y tr,xes rnd brev::.ty. uy f new set of hr rness fcnc1 pc1y the mortLog Dge on you. ~no whet co you ccre Bbout (Plecso turn to pege Ten.) rr3n. _ 1------------------- "0 ::21=:::::M::ny~1=1~94=::3=::========ST-:RAIGHT AND :;LEV=EL===========P=t::::fl= s =-:6=.: 6liLLETlN •o Immedictely in front of tho Junior High School building r. fl!'.gpole ·d th y: rd-erm end hvl7ards hts beJn erected ccross the court from the building. This frer is to ·o e known l'S thG auerterdeck end 1nill bo pnid tho scme respect as th8 c,uerterc1.eck of D vessel • Fourth Instl'llment 11 Fcd th" Wing l 11rders will time their musters Last issue ·,,re took up the subn1d. mrrch so vs to be ct the school r.t j ,:;ct of 11 CONCEIT 11 c·nd its affect on ·:_:i55 vihen the colors e>re run up. our security,. Tnis ti.IDA _l8t 1s look ' Attention to colors ~~11 be sounded ot ~Fl:ITE, 11 its uses e.nc m~.suces • . t 0755 end colors themselves ?~11 ee Faith, contrr.ry to Biblicel soundr~d at 0800 r-nd the flcg rr:iscd. tef'ching, is sometimes o o.uestionribl0 Men vrill be requirnd to reml'in vlith- . . virtue. As e. m:.tion w1 E:re too reridy in the quDrterdeck Oreo bet,;1eGn 'Q755 enC, "!_._ iitio trust our fellow men, rnd to bebut mry move o.bout rnd not necessr.rily lieve imnlicitly in the scf~ty of such stund et strict ettention until colors nre nctionrl inf!titutions l:e the Postal sounded. S8rvice end t.hs Telephone, both of The JOOD C't thB Junior High School wbich ct>n be the spy's best friend. building will be in chfrge v:i th two Most of us consider thct w0 rre e.ssisttnts. He v:ill step bick, slrute, pretty good juog ..:.:s of chl"rrct8r, r.na in~ follow the colors with his eyes. Wing not rJr.sily to be fool;::d. \Afe forgot ler.ders will hl:'ve their pL:1toons bolted, thrt fn enemy rgent, if he is to be en6 s0lute while their men rot.end tt r.ttensuccessful end <'Void r firing srmtd, tion f c.cing the colors. must be such~ plcusibl8 en& convincIndividuD.ls vrill sclute the flf'g not ing person thrt no one susp8cts him, only rt th0se times but at pr:ch rho. every end lerst of ell thoss vrho pride tht1mtime they f)pproc,ch or l0E"ve the 9.unrters0lves on being good judges of cher[ ctd,3ck. The proper method is to co~e to P. er. In other ~ords, he 'i!ill look exnctly hdt, fc,ce the flng, ss.lute r.nc fl ce vvff·Y like whrt he isn't - c tynicrl Americfln for ste?ping off. 11,i th rn hon£st ( r,nd probr bly rr·ther Evening colors v:ill be sounded ct stupid) fnce. 1930 with similEr ceremony rnd r~spect. This innovc,tion ct the Bloomsburg Spy Is Ot-dinrry 1k.vc.l Flight Instructors' School should :::dd irectly to the r0sp(~ct, prnstige, and Tho spy is r very ordinrry sort b Jr ring of the school thr t is r['nidly , of l'person; the sort of nerson to v1hom cli11bing to the top from third rmong the ; you would not f!i ve c:. SiJcond glcnce if five simili.r training-centers in the countryl· you prssrd him on th--: street; the sort ._._ - ·,-·· ·· ·· ···· · - · - ····- - -·· - · · ·- , of person who is a sily lost in ,:._ crowd; thr, sort of ,r0rson whom the police ,~ould finil very c"lifficult to trc ce b,,cruse t.b;'J d3scription of him woul0 l'lso fit so mcny other neople. You know wh[. t they sr.,y-"To hide 5c in+i l la+e.s [' pebble, put it on fl bcr.ch. 11 The en'emy ('gent, in ordor to hide himself' Loe.a\ 5+ar5 sees to it thf't he. looks lik:,:, every one ols0. Now thr..t tho boys (Leinw-,,ber tmd You must lerm to edont ~ suspicA1lille)r) h~ve ror.chE:d th-:i enc of their ious outlook in w~r-time. You must rope it's srfe to sny, "Hrllelujc, assume thet r-;vory strringer you moet mry brother. Thrt wos the Heppy Hour to be [' spy, thrt ev•:-cy letter you ,,rite ond. [•11 lfoppy Hours"--nt l :::rst it shoulo. mgy go r strey, c nd t,ht t 8vory t ,, lehrve been--but wr.sn't. Ther,3 will be phono ct 11 you ir.:: kG mE·y b8 overhel rd. more. You must lotm to be ~spiciou~-r'nd hir~r When tbe men do r job rs fine rs to be Ct•reful. If you 'hrd e five-dolln tlu t of Tu~)r>doy lrst, the record should bill, you , :ould not go Etbout DSking be left to stend. And here is th~t restreng~rs in brrs to look ~ftnr it for cord. you, so why trust them 'Ni th informction l'hr,t sterling Flying C.ucrtot of which Cf'n be fr·r more vE:lueblo. Gilday, Alox~nder, D~meritt, rnd Stiling 1 18~ Happj Hour Wtth Tal€nt \ ;,r.:iro encored thre:e ti •nes. "The Old P.rk I s 1:1.-~ovin 1 11 wr s ,: edi ce te6 to seni ar clE ss 45-C r;hich group I s ['rk is 11 moverin' 11 the end of this month c1offl "Nieu AuLEENS" wr:.y. (It clmost moved premrturely on the cr·est of the vmves of the le st f ow dc:ys' -1 ovmpoura.) ..Antonio Recellio- ·¥es6ionetto s:mg ~i,.i>lc screnr d0 t ,; f: , >,.iC ~t, rry-eye.d \Pleese turn ~o pvge ten) Keep Ee.rs Open Alw!'ys put yourself in the pl.<-ce of Eln onemy rgent. Imc•gine thrt there is r little bl::>ck moustl:.ch•, on your upper lip c·nd th:-t you rr8 Hitler. Then rsk yourself •,.rtrnt you could lcrrn from th-'.) conversftion thrt ts going on in the , btr, or the informrtion thrt is given -~·.:a::g::e=4=============== . . ·. ,_ .~r,rr :. -~_;:. . ~·_:__J STRAT(}T'I" T I'"/H'.I ?. .. , M...y) Threat to Security \n :ln a let er. When you learn to adopt .-,M.s outlook, you will not only be ·,2.reful to keep your own mouth shut :1ou will also want to mak~ other people '.'.mt thf'.ir8. So m11eh for the danger of having ;' ai th in you!' fellow-mer.. But what about cbe fe.i th ycu h9.ve jn yc,ur frianC:s and relati-res - in your moU,er and fat;,1€r, ,tnd the girl you are grir.g fo me.rrJ? Of all Security l~ss~ns, this is the '1-iardest to learn - that ,S3:r-vice information must be shared with no one, not ,.,ven with those you love. Now that is not to say that you must no longer put your trust in these people in whom you may have co!lfiri_e d all your life. But you m-.lst no·t sue.re with them secrets that are not ycurs to impart - secrets that belong to the Navy," and to the Navy alone. It is no good arg.iing that you h~ve absolute faith in tte girl you are going to iTla~:ry, and that if you car.hot trust her, the:1 you cannot trust ar..yona. That is not the poii1+,. She will not h9.·1e had the advants.ge of Security Ir.struction such as yon h2.ve haci. . :.:.3 rr.ay gi.ve away informatio!'l without 1r'1owing she has done so. An:1. remeJ'l".ber ::hat the first person an ern~my agm1t ·untacts ,rhen he wants to k1ow e.nything ' c-,-::..·et is the wife or gi.d-frie:nd of (.~1-e mr1.n whc kr:ows that se~ret. You may feel that your ~ife or ..-o t.her has a rieht to lm0w whe':1 you are _:i danger - u right to be told if you ::now that O!l a certain date :ro·J. a:ce s,.l:'..li:".lg in convoy, or are go5.ng on a ;: ::.. .. ll from which you may never rE:tu1·n, e.,Lc. you may also fe1;;.l that the7 h'tve a :: -:..ght to knoVI if this re.td 1.s cancelled, JO that thair minds mny te set at rest. ---' ula t;:i '.'.'r1z r ,r-JY~_.J0 for zar-r-ison caps an opi: ,_0!l~tl ~ : :plipm:,mt foI· i::1-}.l commi q:_.j ,,·, tfrl j we.rTc1f'.t, a.r.d cbi.8f pF-tty offit:'3r ~, f·)r -t:.1.1e eliminat Lo:r.. of br::nd. o~· off'C..co-rs I capr. E~'. C9l~t, for f o.:'f'l':l.l wenr, ".l.nd. for str~ pas of ran]: crl" :i:w.:.f rrr:y arou:r,.:: t:1e i::uff s o~ offi~~:· 1 s s1-eevcs ,:in bJ 11·: service uniforils. The eJ..:i.m:i.mi.tion of brrd.d 0:r.. of~icon: 1 caps e..nl the haJ.f st::.·ipe regulations will he0orr.e effectiw1 on Jatl~ary l, 1944. Garrison caps, wl::i,ich me.y be worn in place of the regu.lation visor ccp, wiJ.l ½e blue, 'rh:i. ~~8, kb1.ki, or gree~ ma·terlal to metch the -i.:.n:.i.form. Corr-nissi0ne:l offi-:;ers: except fl 1 'le.brs, v•l 1-1 wec1r the in;:;i gnia of :i:-ank O!: t':i.e rig~1t side of tl':8 cap. .t. rninil'.tm·e device-thf=J Navy r:hi.P.11'.'l. worn on off:.cers' visored caps--·:Vj_ll be worn on the left side. :a0th cievicss ,.rill be placed two inches from the front edge of the cap. Effecti.ve January 1, 1()44, all · offic ers 1, i.1.1 wear cnps with poli_shed black vis0rs and 1:llack c!dn st:i.-aps, or the n0w ,)Ve:>:·se0.s ,::aps. For f )rmill wenr, caps ·,,i ti-~ embroidered visors and g'.lld lnc.s chi::1 st:cr~ps may be vmri1 by offiCPrf, of ihe rt:m!c of coml'!)ander E',nd abn'i8, ()f fi..cer8 of the 1·enk of Lieutenc.n·~ co:.m1a".ld.e:r and below substitute a goJ.d lac~1 c::..in st:.:np for t:1e black braid ch:.:.1 strc.:.p on fo:rrnnl occRsions. 'Ihe regulcti.,lon _prov~.d.rng for stri oes of rpnk to be ,m:rn half w1...y nrou~rl the cuffs of offke,:,::; 1 sleeves is as foJlor·s: "Sleeve st:,:-i.pes 0n the blue ;:;errice coat sh::ill extend on t·ne outside of the slecv0 f£om seam to seam only." The more. c:'1ance t,,ere is of it being_Jc~~- Get 1.hu, qui tc clear in your mL-.d 9, be- 1 +l-"11.o.""U" a...oow.. T:~ ho Cb...1,,, o~; 'n& • ~ ..L\U~.c:.J U I'' "\_\ ,.. \ 1r_1. \\ J(,.1.n ua r,1 B_y ~Je >",-~ ----·--·-CbanP.E.. -·J iLl Ncl''Y ur.ifc:.-m reg- s,eorle who know a secre.b_t,_he lei?.P_. ca•1se it is the first rule of Se~u.ri ty. Gn : e you realize this, you will see that ~t js not only careless talk that costs lives. Too many people a.re of the '.)r,i:iion that careless te.lk is loudi'lot.1·;~hed. conversation in public bars to perfect stran~ers, and th~t the opJosite, , E":- .=;ful ta::k, is a con.!.'id:mtinl whisper to your wife or sweetheart. But, it is t:31:.~ of. any sort that must be stopped, ,.,) :natter what the precautions tr.at are ... 1'.k-sn. Mothers and sisters and wives, with ~he be.pt intentions in the world, can / l'le away information without e e:1 ~·~nowin 6 t:iat they have done so. If they .ire wo~ricd about your safety, they will tend to confide in those ~·ho are sytjlpath3tic. In wex-tirne we do not alwuys choose our frieTJ.d.s wisely, but tt .rn ins-1:in-:'tiYel;r to anyone ~Jho sr,ows kindness a;,-,d understarnb.>1g.1 espec.ia:1.ly if 9-.. ~ Un,f0r--rr15 Carelesc Talk Costs Lives But this must not happen. ~ ·--·-··- _____ __;:::_:.·_.:.-:·-:....:.·.-..-~-::: ::--::- _ Any enemy egent will not only be a goo~ Listener - he will also be a sym9a t1.1etic one. And so you .must harden your heart. If the people who love ycu e.re wise, they will not t!'y to learn you:: sacrets. It is your du·c:r to keep thorn t0 yuu".'Se~.f, and the v.romcn who tr1.es to mnke :,-·ou betray this t1·us·~ which is put :i.n /01l :i.s not worth very rruch, Th~_nk d€;)pl~T about those things, bocnuse you will not solve this p1.:,1Jlem w~thout u struggle. · Only n,000 binoculars he.ve been ! I I offered th3 Nc.vy, of which 2,000 v1.are accc.:tpb::;le type8. In iforld Wrr !, S0,000 bin0cu1e.?·3 ?:~re offer-ad and 5:!.,000 acc~pAll bu·i:. one pair v.:ere ret1l:i.ne<.l after the war. ted. I : STRAIGHT AND LEVEL )?1 Jn~Ci:43 ·- .- . ._t1e - -·--~·-~=5.::: -· == --- ·---... ------- 8£AM LAST h ILL Afm TESTAMENT OF 45-C:- Jlnd still they comet Meening the new -birds. Only they didn't roll in with auch style and pomp ss the 11 !'1 group. No "J" Whereas in the normcl course of evet'lts, even the tre.ckless wastes of the convertibles - just stetion wagons. No cher::rt finvlly regch en end somev,ihere: so, zoot suits - just those snappy tan topcoats. too, does the interminPble sojourn of thitOh, well, time changes every·Ghin_g. They ur.. ique chss of student offiyers knmm ,:is alreedy have quite a ruddy complexion from -13-C. Their's indeed is a record to be the healthy outdoor life of Bloomsmud. proud of, f o_r eren' t they the only living *lHH'** class in cnptivity to leave Bloomsburg by Our old aristocrat, F.dmund "You Know the front door efter successfully comMe 11 Gravely gave out with a remark at nlcting every deve·Ush course thE',t vms evertho"f the oth~r ds.y that t:Jps all his predevised to trap i:-nd ensnare an unwe,ry . (vious efforts. Our Ed sa:i:d, in his inimiA-V(P)? And vWHEREAS this lieek as event- table "buddy-buddy" d:-9.wl; 11 He's just jealur llY. to nll good Navel men the time has ous because I heve such a llolu on all the come ' to "shove off 11 to more distant shorescollege women around here." With plenty encl ·;,.rbereea a.11 the? odds vud ends thi:i.t i,reof emphasis on the "l". -lHHHHf* nl·.t ~re11y or unne turB1ly Dcquired during . . c: s1.x end one hEJlf month period cannot be 'll11s story drifts back to us. True expe cted to fit into the small confines 0 r 0 r not, it's something to think about. a s et. beg, ther efore regretfully we letW/3 S~ems that the 45-I boys were doing e. behind the following items ·which with rr-rel1.ttle drill worlt out on the field. One good tests we bequeflth to the onr=is who of them blacked out, keeled over on hlls plow Etlong in our footsteps --- GAWD HELP face. "Well," roared kindly, mild- · THEi:H . '··· mannered Lt. Lelenne, 11 Don'w· just lie there . Beoueathels Do push-ups or som8thing! 11 That• a To Lt. Boyd, we bec;uecth, for his efficiencyt Or something. exclusive use vfter strenuous workouts in · ****~'* the gym, the bird beth in front of the Another pome for those with intelleeschool. tually warped minds: To Ensign Roth, we lee.ve our f•ncient Scintillat~, scintille.ta, stallule yet treasured hide-bound copy of "~·kvy ~octurna.l, \. Legs 11, i·.11 the rifles the unfortun'e.te · Fain would I fathom thine essence rnEmbers of our cless hr.d to shoulder ns supernal; they walked their penalty tours, rn.d" In the superterrestial ether hslatious~ -d ghteen complete sets of shoulder boards,A10ft, ss a crystalline gem carbonaceous. ~ollt:.r bers, and crcp devices. It• s been . so long since we 've worn them we just !het, gent~e p eople, is :merely a scientcen't get used to them. 1.st•s version of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little · To Lt. (jg) Wilhite we bequ0e.th all sta.r. 11 our unused liberty pe.sses together with ******** If you•re still r ea.c1ing this, 1.t our fevori te pr.rking plr ce s in be ck of Weller Hall which vff:i were not allowed to proves tht,t E1nything can he.npen her~. They should heve given us more dual beu se, and our vutomobil8s which we have fore they g£ive us our "pootic license)." f orgotten how to drive . To 45-D we leave the Wocos, Cubs, Seems t.hBt *""**** the only Navy men in Stinsons, Cruisors, Fnirchilds, etc., town on Saturday nights now EJre the boys which served us so long Pnd fe.ithfully who thought No.§. "A" coupon would be r nd which are now in need of a 100 hour this month-..fil1£! the men on wt:1tch. good check. About 69% Cl"n bt:? found in Wilkes-Barre. To e.11 the other cless0s we chee rThe r esidents of that community are steE:dfully give our crystal b£ill into which f.,._-tly seerching the Susquehanna for e wo looked m(iny tim - ~ \ 'GLE €' C LU 6 If .,..,..::::-= · =P:.::a::a::g=e=8========= ==·:::S=TR=tA=-I:::::G=H=T::::AN::;::=D=LE=VEL==========2=2=Ma=y!':::,==1==9=4=B=- Jo,ns . LT. C / a ba u·q h I A,r Tra n5 Iport Command, J F-4-F ,. ·-ihru WILDCAT FIGHTERS Vl·ITH GUNS EMPTY (Continued from page one) DEF~AT Lt. Clabaugh came to Bloomsburg at JAP ZERO~ 1'rJIPJ::Q9- en-- Rout~ Home fj.lo+,s :.3luff )•,ne'ill'._JVi thout Loss the Flight school's inception last summer ~nd has engineered necess~ry chatg8s nnd 0 adjustments with a dispatch tha·~ b~,s:osaks of intelligent initiative and yee.:r;::; of experience in aviation and i.t.3 aci.nd;.1istration Many of us recall his, farr •JUS :1 checkrides" when he says, "Hm--a pr atty day: ~-Iow about letting me go up wi-t:.h you today?" And then that sober countena:1ce wh,m it• s all over--that walk half-way back to the flight room- when all the time you're bursting to hear about your flying -- before that smile lights up his face and you relax like a punctured balloon. Or the ~imes we enjoyed society at dances and Happy Hours. 40-C would have missed Mr. Clabaugh by fact of . l~ving the school itself on 26 May, but now the entire organization is I I go-ing- -to -loser a;- man- fnr Vi horn each ·officer has n une but the highest regard and offers congratulations and the very best wishes. Lt. Clabaugh, we salute you. Four Marine pilots flying-Grumman Vdldcats have found they can fight Jap Zeros without b~lletf. " ' After using all their ammunition to destroy four Japarn,.: &e dive bo!llbers and dame.ge three othe:t'& which they found attacking on American Naval force northvvest of Guadalcenal, the WildcRts still had to fight their way home with empty guns. They had flown only about fifteen miles of their long trip back to Henderson Field when a Marine pilot spottited twelve Zeros. The Japs didn't knov. that the Wi1d9a t guns were empty, but in · spite of the odds ·~f,.·three ' te in -ihe:1:r) fe.vor the Zeros ·e r me in ·· ca11tiously. As ··encn · Zero dived nt an American plane, the Marine next in line pulled up and faced the oncoming Japanese. The Jup didn't 1. n ['., rJ [ likeisecing a \\ildce.t' s nose coming straight ! I ;\ I-' I-') ~ !.., at h 1im and he'd pull av•;ay. The bluff (Continued from page five) worked again and ng2. in beccute from headen To Lt. Clabaugh, our skipper, we leave tracer bullets aren't visible and the a. big bottle of aspirins for all the headZeros thought they v,ere being fired on. a ches we have caused him during our stay The bluff worked, too, becimse in other ,1:1 his _station, but besides thh we also engcgem1ccnts the;: Japs had found that they leave him our respect, admiration and affec couldn't trB.dE lead on even terms with Hon for the fine friend he 1 s been to every a Vdldcc.t. The fight continued to vi thin man in our class. We would like, also, to t~rn miles of Henderson Field. The V'vildask him to share both of his requests with ca ts werE: shot up plenty :;:-::- one of them Dean Kock, ha d twenty bullet holes -- but they all · came home. And finally to the business office, ~e leave a blank check to pay for all the Those boyt Lre member& of one of meals we did not eat here. Until later, the fabulous M£1.rine outfite v·hose Pratt & happy lo.ndings, mates. v\hitney-powered Wildcati:, have kept the ·~-- nir over Guadalcr:nal clear of enemy V'ORLD V.AR I SOLDIER SAYS: planes. On one day alone their squad(Continued from pa.ge six) ron sent thirty Zeros, tvo destroyers , first day of September. He said, "First and two ci:crgo ships to their nncertors. of September you will be in France and tha Melbourne tildcat will be the last of August." "The day I went to camp I guess they (Continued from column one) didn 1 t thir:µc _I 1 d live long. Tht first scenery -- red flannels, BVD 1 s -- all colors <, Th fellow wrote on my card - "flying corps. 11 and kinds. · e -union ; suit ~I.,hed· would..,,--' I went . a little f arther e.nd some f ellow·· fit Tony Go.lento. The lieute:mmt lined said, "Look wha t the v.ind 1 s blo¥;ing in." us up and told me to stand up, I s e id, I said, "Wind nothin'. The draft's doin' ''I am sir. The underweLr jm.t rnr,kes me it. 11 As soon as you're in it, you think look like I'm sitting dov.·n.'· He got so you can fight anybody. me d hE.. put me out digging e. ditch. it. 11They have two sizes in the army -little V'hile later he passed me ELnd snid, '·.oo small and too large . The pants ar e "Don I t throvr the dirt up h er e . 11 I s aid, -:o tight I can't even sit dm n. The shoes "Where E.hf~ll I thr0v1· it?,. He said, noig ··.re so big I turned around three times and another hole e.nd put it in there. 1· 11 ~iey didn 1 t move. And what a rain coat Three days l a ter vce sailed for France. ,:, ey gt..ve met It s tr!'. ine.d the rain. I Going dm"n the pier I hE.d more bP.d luck -_.c,s sed an officer all dressed up ,·d th a I had a sergeant vho :::,tuttered and it took : 1mny b elt nnd all that stuff. He said: him so long to say, 11 Ho.lt' tha t 27 of us •Jhdn 1 t you notice my uniform when you marched over-bonrd. They pulled me out. and ,;;assed? ' I said, nyl:s, what are you lined us up c::n d the captELin came by and kicking about -- looK what they gave met' Se id, "Ft ll in". I 5a id, "I've ulrendy 1' Oh t t it was nice -- five below zero been in, i:,ir. 11 one morning they c c:lled us out for e.n under{Plet.se· turn t.(' pq~e ten) wear inspection. You talk a bout --t..-1-A ".-, G /\_\ C.,' 0 _____;·_ ·~----- '. .\ By Allan M. Adams In C':lfle yo11 r:iissed it t'IJ.e UC me~uf'a~-tnrad. F0: Ci.'.C, ;:--.lar.~s in 1942- -£:xpect::; -to d0u.bJ.e tha-':. ir.. 1'14:5, A l:)t 0f planes. ! . . ~Qp,Bl& . full of m,terial on tbe .H<1Ji_cR~ tp_:r:_. • • A great deal is said today ebout tl1.e • t. 7 ·•---"'LT'"'oor,~·R Most of us know gener·', "'" • • .--Sta ,J.c K.ectr1.c1. tv • · 1..:, .._,_.. l..C•.L • c.,;..~ i· +,...,_~._,.:;:i ·0u t · b.e-:et\a. c-:rei f ew f ac t s f or your memor:..es. · The first successful Helicopter was Every night my roommate Pfaff shuffles ::leveloped by Profes:.o:or Focke in Germany in across the ro,.;w, tot:.ches the r-u.nJ.r: and ex1957. ~lei.ms p::-:-o:!:'uselv at the resalting Si_:ar.:1.':. The Helicopter flying chara.cteristicr Wh "!.clt bri:,f:e to rriind, that E--...1:r-r.ru;i:ng R.:.: it enable it to rise and descend verticai.Iy v:iif:Y reem, the hJ.ma.n oor.y can gener-~-;_,e a out running space ••• to fly forward or in re:i:·ored cha::ge of static elec:rid ty as ,-.orsP- c]j_rection, to shy to either side or n::;__gn as J.u,ono volts by wo.lk:::..n,; s~.cccs n bounce e ~:iou t on the air, or spin like a topwoolen r:1-g on a dry, cold day~ Ey ac tri.al on its vertical e.xis, or to hover motionless expar1,nent, a charge of this type _t,aa over a definite spot. There are no stallh'1g bee~ released_ such i!lten~i ~1,~at characteristics since in case of motor fail- a Clf;arette lJ.gJ.1uer has been igc,..... t,,u. ure the craft m;rely windmills to the grOl:nd. Just imngine, som~ of you sup~r--chc~rged The Helicopter fuselage is without winzs.gen~l8mcn, wh1c,t might happen if you The front has the square-faced appearance ol shu1:Cled across a hELngar floor and . n taxicab. Aft it lifts sharply to provide touched t:ie nee~ of ~- t~:k ~ull of high cle2.rance for the rear rotor. Two rotors (or oct,,ne ge.s---which, _1nci:1ent.? 1 ~Y,.. Pf.§. props)are installed; one approximately 56 feet, occurred around airports witn aisasoperat:Lng in the horizontal plane on top terous results. of the f0.selage; one of 7½ feet in a vertical plane at one side of the tail. The full lift of the Helicopter is obtained from the horizon- Wtlg~t Bros. first motor. ta.l rotor. Power is furnished by a seven cylinder / 'l'he Wright Bros. first motor Warrier radial engine by gear and shaft transmiflSion- was a small water-cooled job of to the two rotors. about 12 hp. and weighed 144 lbs., a Gross weight is 2400 pounds. weight-horse power ratio of 12 to 1. Uses·are numerous, including aerial ambulances, photography work, patrol work, 2tc. The fact that it con operu.te from any 3hip deck large enough to accomodate its The common Metal Radio Tube ';:;ulk makes it a real factor in this wnr. The Helicopter, incidentally, can stop Sometimes we take the little things in 50 feet fro;n 80 miles per hour. That's for gre.n-ted. Typical is the metal radio better than you can do in your automobile. tube which has the following structural ====-===================parts: metal envelope-spacer shield--( Continued from pi:.1.ge one.) insulating spacer---mount support---conMembers will receive diplomas in trol grid--· coated cathode---screen---heatcr the school auditorium in the presence of er supprossor---plate---bat~lum getter-the execu.tive staff including Lt. J. J. coniCQl stem shield---header---glass sealBoyd, executive officer, Lt. Wilhite, Lt. header insert---glasr,-button stem seal-Lelanne, and Ensign Roth, also of the ;~w.,.l:i.,·:-:ddcr"l base shieJ.d---header skirt-executive office. lead wire-crimped lock-octf\.l b,)se--. The grr:,.duation exercise will comexhaust tube--.-bnse pin---8}:ha,ust tip--mence at 0950, Tuesday 25 May. After aligning key---solder---raligni.ng plug. graduation the men leave for advanced Now if we knew wh.:-~t each of the foregoing training in New Orleans. was, -v:e'd have somethingt Na~es familiar about the school and airport include Lt. {jg) Gene D. Strickler, formerly executive officer and pre~ent company commander; Lt. (jg) The Chinese Samuel P. Conrad, Wing Leader 11B11 ; Lt. ~jg) W. Jack Roney, Wing Leader "An; Maintaining their usunl manner of Ensign Edwc.rd Sellers, Platoon Leader; doing things thoroughly, th0 Chinese Army '.,t. (jg) Daniel K. Watson; Lt. (jg) Robert rate their soldiers cc,mparatively in rank · ·" Wagaman; Ensign Joseph Durnin; Ensign to ours as: Our private iR their 211.d Cla;.;s '·i.l.liam D. Barwick; Ensign Jol:n. J. Gallt1.gher Soldier-Our private 1st Class is their _;,,0ign Roland F. Anderson; E~sign James R. 1st Claflf-. Soldier--our Cnrnnr,:il hA~ the ?:·n er; Ensign Robert W. Shre ve; El1sign comparative Chin':' se rank of "Superior .'.cbert H. Holben; Ensign Luther E. Gla sgow;Soldier. 11 The Chinese word "Gugn Ho" is ?: rnign Samuel H. Hirshberg; En.sign Charles t:1eir version of our 11 V11 for Victory. It Weyhenmeyer; end Ensign j·ames McCormick. means 11 Work Together. 11 .l. ~-•r _,.,_,_,, · - -·--~ w~1h ." t, E11..s. S-tt ~ ¥,.... tr . Page_J.Q ·---~=-=~·.,,ac-=-=->,,·c,...._ _,,,_.,,..,,,.. _ _--==pj'.~t.fl!!!.,A~.~,J:n'~!,,=-··= -=-=-------2!'Jilf~.l~.{i_ =· J:ri sonars I P~y i (..;on.t-.~rp -i·:,LJ.:mm--..n.i:~p,a..i:11.q) I l ~ith 175,000 end some odd prisc~0r~ j th.e rr.ort.gar;e? Not- r tr.ine, :rou on:-Sry down in North Africe, Uncle fern hc1s .:.Y'.- j cusr3~ I 9··,; 2n hP·~-e to do Lhe wo ..--ry:yig herited at least e share of the bu,den of P.b~ut the rr,or<:,gr;-,ge on yC'ur tot'g~.. uup.:Te+,e· salaries which must be paid to t;·ttis& 'T,sn. fol hs.1~.F. , ''; 1~c:1+, the only time I flm ye,:1:r They'll receive payments renging frcrn 10,t bett.c r j s on election day, f0r I cen a day for enlisted men to ~-48.00 !'1(,nth]y vote cr,r' ynu cen't. /Ind ,p ft13r ~le-::tion for officers from the ra~k of najor f',o field marshal 1. This excluai ve of food I re(d1.ze ·!-.hr- t I wr-;s f .11 l:y vrJ bi.g a and shelter. IncidFmtrlly, cs1Ytu:cAd off- jecb:-ss_ es y00:. prpc, V;:..; rily, I em icers do not have to work un2 es:, they · pro11e to v;ondr-;r if pc1..i tLcs vr~re made deslre to do so. The U.S. top0s that .fore jrckfs,3, or to mcke jc1cLas:3es out prlsoners of war ere getting th~ same of men. treatment. "And t.het l!in' t ell, Bill. Vll'len you die 1 thet is supposed to be the end of yon. But m::i? 'l'r.e p't"etc1.Jer tel:.1.~me .fillo s n ~bet w~en I die I mty go to h~ll fo~want the whole story, cve::-. · '!'ell me, Willivm, co~1side1'ing While authorities seem to confirm the these things, how crn you look so tely sent to the trenches. After Di::itrict SE>ilors. 11 Indeed ! three nights in the trenches the CE?n1.10ns We will h1:•ve the revders of S&L know sterted to ror-r rnd the shells skrted theta 45-I Eirrived on e rt,iny Sundry to poss. I wes shE•king with pat.rioti.flm. r :fternoon, not e "cloudless l'ZUre blue I tried to hide behind e 'ttree er.d t.~e:re i:ifternoon," es steted by Leineweber. 45-I weren I t even e.nough trees for tta of'f:i.ce::-z [;:-oup hE·S one convertible (c ustc wes) in Th8 C~ptr.in ccme around rnd soi d, "Fi ·re tt 's possession rnd thet owner doesn't o'clock we go over the top. 11 I s ,- id ·:imoke, let clone "drool11 cigE·rettes, E.5 "Crptriin, I'd like to hPve t:• tr.i;l.k with st.!•ted by Leineweber. 45I regrets the you." HP- seid, "Well, Whrt is it. 11 I obvious confusion creoted between upper Sllid, 11 CPptoin, I I d like t.o hr,ve r· furC!lv s smen f:lnd 45! when Leineweber writes lough. 11 Be seid, 11 Hr,ven I t you r ny rod vbout 11 re1;son[:bly faecimile Ensign's blood in you?" I S(lid, "Yes, but I unif arms. 11 don I t went to see it. 11 Five OI cloc'!<: we went ov0r the top. Jin 1 t Wer HP.1.L?? '? ?? I on 0