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In the Interest of military and civi­lian personnel of WSPG for a better­ment of understanding between the Military Services and Federal Em­ployees, and a greater Guided Missile Program for peace and In time of war.

Vol. IV, No. 9 LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953 l'UBLlCATION OFFICE 114 So. Church St., Las Cruces, N. M.

Registration of Cars Is Under Way; Decals Replace Bumper Tags

Re-registration of all pri­vately owned vehicles of White Sands Proving Ground employees and personnel was scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Officer personnel are being registered Tuesday through Fri­day, May 19-22.

Enlisted personnel are to begin registering their cars next Mon­day, May 25, and will continue through Friday, May 29.

Decals Replace Tags Civilian personnel are scheduled

to obtain their new vehicle regis­trations Monday through Friday, June 1-5.

Dates for contractor personnel will be Monday through Friday, June 8-12.

Windshield decals will replace all the metal bumper tags previ­ously used. The decals will be applied to the lower left corner of windshields. The old metal tags will be turned in at the time of re-registration.

The observance of Armed Forces Day in Las Cruces last Fri­day, May 15. found WSPG well represented in the impressive parade that began promptly at 2:30 p.m. and proceeded down Main Street past the reviewing stand at the corner of Organ

and Main streets. A Naval unii (above left) from the Proving Ground Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility, furnished adequate proof that sailors are as adept at marching as their hrothers-in­arms, the Army, Air Force and the vaunted Marines. In the

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-U. S. Army Photos photo on the right. the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Pro­visional Battalion and his staff salute the reviewing stand as they pass in military precision. From left to right are Maj. W. G. Wentz; Battalion Commander Li. Col. W. O. McDaniel; Maj. R. A. McDonough and Maj. G. G. Bushey.

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Efficiency Awards Panel WSPG Units Parade in Las Cruces Wants Your Suggestions As Armed Forces Day Is Observed

(Editor's note: The following article on the Army's suggestion program was prepared by the -NSPG Efficiency Awards Com­mittee. Military personnel ar€ urged to take advantage of this program. Civilian personnel are reminded that a similar pro­gram contintles for them. Awards available to mititary person­nel are described in the artic!e. Awards for civilians submitting acceptable suggestions consist of cash or checks in amounts

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based on the savings resulting from the suggestions.) * • • •

evidenced a great amount of in­terest in the different window displays in local store windows depicting Armed Forces activi­ties.

Ord. Co.; 9577th TSU-WSSCA; 169th Sig. Const. Co.; 1st GM Brig. Det.; 4119th ASU; Air Weather Detachment, and a U. S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Fa­cility Unit.

The procedure for those going to re-register their vehicles on the dates scheduled above (provided there is no change in the sched­ule) is as follows:

Insurance Is Required The Department of Army realizes that everything we do

can be done better and cheaper.

Led by the crack 65th Army Band from Fort Bliss, Texas, units from all WSPG service organizations were in the vanguard of the parade in Las Cruces Friday, May 15th, in observance of Armed Forces Day.

Lt. Col. R. G. Van Ness was Commanding Officer of Troops, with Lt. Col. R. I. Newcomb and Lt. Col. W. B. Pohlman Jr., as Troop Staff members. Maj. P. S. Gibbs was Troop Adjutant.

Citizens Review Parade Prominent Las Cruces citizens

reviewing the parade were: Mike Apodaca, Las Cruces Mayor; Mr. Hugh Newman, President of the Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Sam Gomez, head of the local Veter­ans of Foreign Wars; Mr. Seaborn P. Collins; Dr. J. W. Branson, President of New Mexico A&M College, and Cecil Herrell, Am­erican Legion Commander.

J. G. Shinkle, Assistant to the Commanding General for Tech­nical Operations; Col. G. L. Selig­mann, Post Engineer; Lt. Col. Mac D. Hendricks, Chief of Troops and Training Division, and Lt. Col. J. C. Manatt, Com­manding Officer, FDL.

Naval Officers Review Report to the Provost Marshal's

Office with insurance policy (pub­lic liability and property damage insurance required), driver's li­cense and current automobile li­cense receipt.

Too many of us are inclined to think that all improve­ments in methods, and ideas for the saving of money, origin­ate only in the Pentagon. Yet experience has shown that ideas which save money, improve working conditions and promote safety quite frequently come from the newest civi­lian employee or Army recruit.

All Units Pariicipaie

Take inspection form given at the Provost Marshal's Office to the 1st GM Brigade Motor Pool for vehicle safety inspection. Af­ter the inspection has been passed, the new decal will be placed on the windshield.

" The Army as a whole is for-

Marching in the c o 1 o r f u 1 column were Army, Navy and Air Force personnel from the Proving Ground, ROTC forces from New Mexico A&M (includ­ing the top-notch A&M band), representatives of the local vet­erans associations and the Las Cruces High ~chool band.

To expedite control, the larger troop units were divided into companies, and along with small­er organizations were assigned to three provisional battalions to form the impressive line of march.

Motorcycles, motor scooters and motorbikes will be registered at the conclusion of the automobile registration periods.

Maj. Harold A. Mercier • • •

Maj. Harold Mercier Takes Chaplain Post

Three New Civilian Workers Begin Duties

Civilian Personnel announced this week the placement of three new civilian employees, Mrs. Claudia Harrington, Mrs. Rosie T. Aguirre and Joseph H. Medina.

Mrs. Harrington, wife of Don­ald J. Harrington, has been em­ployed as clerk-typist. A former resident of Colorado, Mrs. Har­rington was employed as a clerk- typist and stenographer in Pueblo before coming to the Proving Ground. T'he Harring­tons are now living in their new Pan-American trailer in Las Cruces.

Mrs. Af:uirre, 'also a 'clerk­typi t, is a native of Las Cruc~ and a gfaQUdt" ~ U1~j !ti¥}i School. She and her husbarld, Ted, and two children live at 520 N. Campo, Las Cruces.

Mr. · Medina is a former ser­geant first dass with 18 months duty in the European theatre. Employed as a laboratory elec­tronic mechanic, he is a graduate of Menaul High School, Albu­querque, and N. M. Highlands University, Las Vegas. Prior to employment at the Proving Ground, Mr. Medina was em­ployed by his father, J. D. Me­dina, a grocery store operator in Dixon, N. M.

ever on the watch for sug-gestions and ideas that will in any manner imµrove our work, do it cheaper, or im­prove morale.

Military personnel, while they cannot be paid in cash for their ideas, can be recompensed for their suggestions in other ways­which in the long run can be of even greater value than cash. The Department of the Army has r ecently encouraged the grant­ing of non-monetary awards to military personnel, to encourage practical ideas and suggestions. The awards range all the way from letters of commendation and appreciation to the award of a Commendation Ribbon.

Exe llent Opportunity

Mili~ar?!'- ·P'""~'~;:::-,~: ~'.'_::i0'..!: recognition and promotion should fimS this an excellent opportunity to bring their ideas to the atten­tion of commanders. Copies of commendations for adopted sug­gestions are placed in military 201 files, and a copy may be at­tached to an officer's next effi­ciency report or an entry made in the service record of enlisted personnel.

Recently, Cpl. Robert A. Skro­barczyk of the 169th Signal Con­struction Company submitted an idea for a forked wheel lift dolly

(Continued on Back Page) The new WSPG Chaplain, Maj. Harold A. Mercier, assumed his duties at the Proving Ground last week.

Major Mercier, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, receiv­ed his AB degree from Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, in 1931. In 1934 he received his Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Ob­erlin Graduate School of Theo­logy, Oberlin, Ohio. He received his STM (Maser of Sacred Theo­logy) degree from the Andover­Newton Theology School, New­ton, Mass., in 1940.

Womans Club Holds Spring Fashion Show

The annual Spring Fashion• and formal dance made a full Show sponsored by the WSPG evening's entertainment after the Woman's Club set a precedent for fashion parade. the Proving Ground's social sea- Woman's Club members res­son Saturday evening at the Roe- ponsible for the production in­ket Room of the Officers' Club. eluded Mrs. J. G. Shinkle, club,

From 1944 to 1945, Major Mer­cier served as Chaplain with the 393rd Engr. S. S. Regt. in Europe, and with the European Army of Occupation from 1946 to 1950. More recently, Chaplain Mercier served in Korea with the 21st Evacuation Hospital for nineteen months.

The fashion show, featuring president, and Mrs. M. R. Col­gowns from the Given Company lins, club program chairman and of El Paso, followed an informal director of the fashion parade. cocktail hour. A buffet supper Mrs. George Wentz was irt charge

of the models and was assisted by Mrs. W. S. Knode. Sojourners Meeting

Is Sef Monday Night There will be a business meet­

A m ember of the Congrega- ing of the WSPG Rocket Chapter tional Church, Wellesley Hill, #282, National Sojourners, in Mass., the n ew Chaplain was a the Rocket Room of the Officer's member of the USMCR from Club on Monday, May 25, at 7 1927 to 1931, and received his p . m. Army commission in 1944. The m eeting will be a regular

Major Mercier and his wife, business meeting, and there will J ean, and daughters Cynthia and be an initiation of candidates. Betsy, ages 10 and 12 respective- The "Sojourners" are the mili­ly, will make their home at 504 tary branch of the Masons, per­F Street, WSPG Wherry Housing sonnel being officers and war­Area. rant officers in all branches of

The new Post Chaplain sue- the service, either active or in­ceeds Maj. L ester J. Houghtaling, active.

Mannequins, who showed evening gowns, town and coun­try ensembles and sports attire, included Mesdames G. P. Grant, Earle F . Cook, John Hubbell, D. H. Heagy, W. H. Shonk Jr., F. F. Twight, R. B. Dill, and L. V. Myers; Misses Jean Cook, Bar­ba;ra McDaniels, and Vicky Selig­man.

The thousdnds of spectators who lined th city's main street apparently w re visibly impress­ed not onl . by the precision marching of the elements but

No Armed Forces units were omitted from WSPG. Included in the marching officers and service men were: Det. 1, 9393 TSU; Det. 2, 9393 TSU; 137th Ord. Co.; 138th

High military officers from WSPG in the reviewing stand were: Brig. Gen. G. G. Eddy, Commanding General of the Proving Ground; Col. Homer D. Thomas, Executive Officer; Col.

These seven men make up the entire ~ ... rsonnel of the 163rd Ordnance Integrated Fire Control Repair Deta:hment, stationed at WSPG. The detachment represents a complete entity within tt­self. From lift to right are Pfc. Walter E. Harden, Pfc. Ernst Siebecker Jr., Cpl. Emil Schwartz, WOJG Cecil B. Bailey, Cpl. Paul Sofranik, Pfc. Edgar J. Waguespack and Pfc. Allan Diamond. Mr. Bailey is Commanding Officer and Cpl. Schwar.tz is First Sergeant. Cpl. Sofranik is Field First, while Pfc. Diamond is Company Clerk. -~~~~~~~~~~~~~® • • • • • •

NOTICE TO .1.LL PERSONNEL

If your outf.t or di\lision does not have a 1111it news column appearing rerularly in WIND & SAND am! you would like to write one er know of some­one in your unit who could wriie one, please contact us. We would lite to have a col­umn from every company, de­tachment, section, branch and division on the post. If it would be difficult lo get a column written every week. we will be glad to run it every other week. Copy for each Thursday's paper should be in our office noi later than 4:15 p.m. the PRE­CEDING FRIDAY. See us in Building T -1641 (Room 8, Ar­my Education Center) or tele­phone 4203.

7 Radar Men Comprise WSPG's Smallest Unit

The smallest and probably most. Monmouth, N.J., and Camp Gor­unique unit at WSPG is the 163rd don, Georgia. Ordnance Integrated Fire Control Acting First Sergeant Schwartz

is a native of Bethlehem, Penn­sylvania. Enlisting in the Army in April, 1951, Cpl. Schwartz has also attended several Army Serv­ice Schools and is an Electronic Fire Control Equipment Repair Supervisor.

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Repair Detachment, which con­sists of only seven men-one WOJG and six enlisted men. All are Ordnance Corps radar repair-men.

Organizationally unusual is the 163rd. The Commanding Officer is WOJG Cecil R. Bailey, 1st Sergeant is Cpl. Emil Schwartz, and Field-First Sergeant is Cpl. Paul J. Sofranik. Pfc. Allan Dia­mond acts as Company Clerk.

The 163rd works for WSSCA, Micro-Wave Section, in a repair and maintenance capacity, and re­cently completed a test in field tactics at the Proving Ground.

Three Vehicles Barracks No. T-1674 is the

Square Dancing Slated home of the 163rd. Their equip­ment includes two trucks, one

At Armed Services •y• carrying test equipment and the Square dancing will be on the other shop equipment, and a jeep.

program at the Armed Services Mr. Bailey, a native of Minot, YMCA, 300 San Francisco Street North Dakota, received his com­in El Paso, Friday night, May 22. mission in October, 1952, at Aber-

Native of Ohio Cpl. Sofranik, Field-First Serg­

eant of the 163rd, is a native of Newton Falls, Ohio. A graduate of Newton and Palmyra High Schools, Cpl. Sofranik was in-

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Pin Type Badges io Be Invalid Affer May 31

Pin type badges for all WSPG personnel e x c e p t construction contractors' employees will be­come invalid on June 1.

WSPG Naval officers in the group, representing the Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility, were LCDR L. J. Stecher, Facil­ity Executive Officer, and LCDR T. M. Clement, Naval Public In­formation Officer.

Other high-ranking officers (Army and Air Force) serving in Las Cruces were: Lt. Col. Nobel Riggs, PMS&T, New Mexico A&M, and Lt. Col. H. L. Gephart, head of the ROTC Air Branch at the college.

Representing the N a t i o n a 1 Guard was Major Raymond Ho­well. Maj. G. D. Crow, Las Cru­ces Reserve officer, represented the local R. O. A.

Safety Council Cites Army for 1952 Record

WASHINGTON (AFPS)-The National Safety Council has cited the Army for outstanding acci­dent prevention efforts within the U. S. for 1952. This is the Army's ninth award in the last 10 years from the Council.

In making the announcement Army safety officials pointed out that statistics showed Army per­sonnel were actually safer during last year than if they had bePn employed in civilian industry. Korea b, · urse, an exception.

Toe National Safety oun<'il .h.~·"ave its Award of Honor for ID52 to major Anny com­mands. These ce the U · d States Army, Pacific ( PAC) and Second Afmy, both for the tb~rd ~traight time, and the Ord-nance Corps and Third rmy, both for the second time. ·-- -...... - .

The Army's Award of Merit for Safety went to Fifth Army for the second year in a row; Chemi­cal Corps, Transportation Corps, United States Army, Europe (USAREUR) and United States Army, Alaska (USARAL).

$164.50 Is Raised In PTA Bake Sale

The bake sale held by the W. S. P. G. Parent-Teachers As­sociation on May 6 was a suc­cess, members of the P-TA re­ported this week.

The sale was held in the De­tachment 2 Day Room, the Navy EM Club and the Exchange Cafeteria. Members of the Post P-TA provided the homemade cakes, cookies, pies and cupcakes, and also did the selling.

It was through the cooperation and support of all personnel that the sale was such a success, P-TA members said. The proceeds totaled $164.50, which will go in­to the P-TA treasury to be used for the children attending the Post School.

Mrs. H. L. Rezner, President of the P-TA, expressed a personal "Thank you" to everyone who gave their support to the project.

She announced the next regu­lar meeting of the P-TA will be an appreciation tea for the teach­ers today, Thursday, May 21, from 2: 30 to 4 p. m. who left WSPG last month en All "Sojourners" were cordial­

route to a new assignment over- 'I ly invited to attend the meeting seas. May 25.

Mrs. J. H. Ramsey was in charge of the decorative arrange­ments, assisted by Mesdames Hubbell, Morey and Robert Crossman. Mrs. Ross Pettijohn headed the ticket sales commit­tee. Mrs. James Morey provided a musical background for the fashion show and Mrs. Howard

(Continued on Back Page)

A string orchestra will furnish deen Proving Ground. A graduate music for the western style danc- , of Minot High School, Mr. Bailey ing. The affair will start at .has attended Army Service 8: 15 p. m. . Schools at Aberdeen, Md.; Fort

Pin type badges must be turned in to the Security Pass Office and new clamp type badges drawn to replace them. After May 31, the Post Intelligence & Security Of­ficer warns, only the new type badges will gain their bearers admittance to the range and technical areas.

She asked for a big turnout as this is the last regular meeting for this school year.

2 W1KD 8t SAKI> Thursday, May 21, 1953

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Published weekly as a civilian enterprise In the Interest of the MU!tary and Civilian personnel of White Sands Proving Ground, Las Cruces, New Mexico, by the Las Cruces Citizen of Las Cruces, New Mexico, ln conformity with SR-355-20-1, dated 17 October, 1949, and all changes thereto.

Policies and statements reflected In the news and editorial columns represent the views of the Individual writers and under no circumstances are to be considered those of the Department ot the Army. Advertisements ln this publication do not constitute an endorsement by the DepartmeAt ot the Army ot the products or services advertised.

All news matter tor publication should be sent to Lhe Public Information OU!cer, White Bands Proving Ground, Las Cruces, ~ew Mexico, Telephone 4203 or 5203.

This newspaper receives Armed Forces Press l:lervice material. Armed Forces Press Service material which ls not copyrighted or syndicated may be reprinted or reproduced witl10ut further permission, provided proper credit ,.; given. Copynghted and/or syndi­cated matter is not to be reproduced without speci.hc permission of Armed Fo.rces J!1·ess ::>e1v1ce, or the synd.lcate or the copyright owner.

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stated. A<lvert1smg copy should be sent to; Las Cruces l:it12en, P. 0. Box 270, l.14 ::>. Church

t>trcet, Li;.U) L;tut..:t:b, ~ew l'¥1ex1co, t'hones .lU, li. ~uuscnption oH t'o::.t. ~.uo per .Yt::t.u, Ol>.1.o:>U !OJ.' uu ~~ uwi1u1s. lJJ..sinuution on the ~o~t tl'ee.

Editorial Comment Don't forget the Army :.&;mergency Relief fund campaign

now under way on the post. 'l'he concerted drive will con­tmue mto next month, but contributions are accepted any trme.

More information about the AER drive, including the names of additional Las L:ruces busrness Jirms donatrng merchandise for prizes m tne big Clrawmg next month, will be earned m next week's Wind & ::>and. Watcn ior it, and= the meant.I.me give generously to this worthy cause.

• • • • We invite your attention to the article beginning on Page 1 this

week about the Army's Suggestion Awards Program. Soldiers are urged to take advantage of trus excellent opporturuty to get one of the four different awards on their service records.

Suggestions accepted by the committee may bring soldiers any one of these; Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant, Certificate of Achievement, Suggestion Award Certificate or Letter of Com­mendation.

There is a similar program for civilian employees-the Civil Service Beneficial Suggestion Program. Awards for civilians sub­mitting accepted suggestions consist of cash or checks in amounts based on the savings resulting from their suggestions.

• • • • And while we're talking about the AER campaign and the sug­

gestion programs, we don't want to overlook the Cost Consciousness Program, which is very closely related to the Army Suggestion Awards Program and the Civil Service Beneficial Suggestion Pro­gram.

Remember that when you are cost conscious you are saving yourself money as well as the next fellow-for we are all taxpayers. We should all be interested in getting the utmost value out of each tax dollar.

• • • • Also, stop and think a minute about the never-ending safety

campaigns-accident prevention and fire prevention. They will save you money and may save your life.

AF Personnel io Ai:tend Navy Engineman School

Beginning July 1 the Air Force will send five men every two weeks to the Navy's Class A En­gineman Course at Great Lakes, Ill. The program is scheduled un­til June 30, 1954.

The men will be trained to man Air Force-operated crash boats in air-sea rescue operation. They will hold AFSC 94131. (AFPS)

--OPEN 7:00 DAILY­ADULTS ALWAYS SOc KIDS UNDER 12 FREE

THURS. - FRI. - SAT. May 21-22-23

FIRST RUN IN LAS CRUCES!

ripi-W"OAU. .... O·F·HA·T·E·l2;:1110 .. M-IL.KS ..... L0.N·G~~ ~~D ~00 COMANCHES Dl!"EPI

This Flying Horse Wasn't Imaginary

TOKYO (AFPS)-A few years ago Walt Disney startled and pleased audiences with his story of "Dumbo-The Flying Ele­phant." The Air Force has gone him one better.

First Lt. Jack Hunter, a Super­fort commander, was bringing his plane into the 98th Bomb Wing's base a short distance from here. At 500 feet an object appeared floating toward them.

"It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman," rang through the ship as the crew strained to see what it was. They were all wrong. It was a horse.

The pilot was about to call the tower to report the incident but lie decided he had worked too tard and too long for his wings. It turned out that the airborne

ho;-se was an advertisiltg balloon, fre1uenUy used . ..., men here, which had

11.,~.,,,..,...,.,.o en loose from its moorinp.

Just Be" g 1 ids' ••• BAKERSFIE.LD, CAL. (AFPS)

- M. G. Holmes called the Kern county sheriff's office and said, "My kids are fighting and I want somebody to stop them." Officers d i s p a t c h e d there carted the "kids"-Alvie Ray; 33, and Eve­r ett, 43-off to jail for disturbing the peace.

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Up to Date on the 138th

By Frank C. Tillman From the looks of things, unit

training is getting along dis­gustingly well in the Company. Everyone is still alive and fairly healthy.

I am slowly coming to the con­clusion that they aren't going to call it off, either . .At first it was decided that it was just a joke to scare us. Well, we're scared now and it's still going. We have gone through the gas chamber to no ill effects, which is odd considering the feeling toward the fool thing. I ask you, what could be more important and more sickening than going through a gas cham­ber? ? '? ?

* The Company received the

news last week that we will be­come soldiers. Now, believe it or not, this comes as a greaL shock. Not that anyone minds being a soldier, it's just that they would like to take their time doing it. The length of time ranges from now to never. It isn't a bad idea at that.

Some of the bad boys of the Company had to go on an ad­vanced training hike a couple of Saturdays ago. The Company had a 1615 formation and a few of the boys weren't here. I guess everyone will be here from now on.

* The bunch of men that went on

TDY to California will be back tomorrow. We sure hope they had a good trip.

* ·The Company is either going to

get another small coke machine or get a new and larger one. We sure need it. 'l"he one we have now Just doesn't hold enough. '.fhey should try to get a new or diuerent candy machme. The one we have now is sure a cripple.

* We can thank Sgt. Olen for our

new horseshoe court and sets of horseshoes. He informed me of it Just as I fmished writing this. He has hounded ine. for many moons to put his name m the paper, so 1 am doing it. Believe me, I am very happy to get his name in. Now maybe he will stop hound­ing me. Just joking of course, Sgt. Thanks from the Company for the horseshoes.

The Company also is planning on getting another washing ma­chine. The one we have isn't enough, it seems.

Drive carefully. THE END.

Men, Women Needed For Navy Recruiting

WASHINGTON (AFPS) - The N ayy is asking for requests from enlisted men and women for as­signment to recruiting duty if they are eligible for shore duty, the Bureau of Naval Personnel has announced.

The requests are desired from first class and chief petty officers, the Navy said, but second and third class yeomen and person­nelmen and second c i; hospital corp men will also be eonai..1... "

Enlis OIDell • ond. 11 and chief petty officer rates

are also asked to apply for re­cruiting duty.

She Wasn't There ••• RICHMOND, Va. (AFPS)-C.

Wilson Maddox and his wife planned to fly from Portsmouth to Richmond. He landed his two seater at the Richmond airport to find htis wife absent. A hur­ried call to Portsmouth revealed she hopped out before the take­off to adjust h er parachute.

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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY May 26 &: 27

BIG ALL-SPANISH PROGRAM!

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LUIS BERISTAIN

y A La Nueva Sensacional Estrella LETICIA PALMA y

El Fam.oso Trio LOS PANCHOS

En El APASIONATE DEL CINE MEXICANO

"HIPOCRITA" Ademas: "Calaveras Del

Terror" No. 6

Dos Caricaturas y Revista Mexicana

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The Military Sea Transportation Service has contracted for 26 tankers to be used in the trans­porting of petroleum products for the Armed Forces.

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Mrs. L. 1 Stecher Is Elected WSPG Garden Club President

Mrs. L. J. Stecher was elected• Carnillo, Mrs. T. D . president of the White Sands Woods, Mrs. H. S.

and Mrs. Stecher.

Conger, Mrs. Houseko.echt

Garden Club at a regular month-ly meeting held recently in the Post Library.

Mrs. G. C. Woods was elected Gen. H. S. Vandenberg To Retire on June 30

vice president, Mrs. L. V. Meyers secretary and Mrs. W. C. Chapman WASHING TON (AFPS) - The

treasurer. retirement of Air Force Chief of Mrs. S. F. Crowley, retiring Staff General Hoyt S. Vanden-

president, presided at the meet­ing, which was the last session scheduled by the club prior to the summer recess. The next meeting will be held in September.

Principal speaker was Mrs. Gordon Bushey, who presented detailed information on the grow­ing of African violets. Exhibiting four different varieties of this house plant, Mrs. Bushey pointed out that African violets apparent­ly do best when placed in small flower pots in north windows.

Following the speech, members of the club discussed plans for holding an African violet show this fall.

Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. E. H. Nolte and Mrs. G. C. Woods. Other members present were Mrs. Crowley, Mrs. Bushey, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Allen Niles, Mrs. T. M. Clement, Mrs. W. Schirnrnelpfennig, Mrs. Margaret

berg has been announced by the Defense Department.

The act ion will become effective June 30 when the general will have completed his second term as Chief of Staff. Gen. Vanden­berg requested the retirement. He is 53 years old and has had more than 34 years of service.

President Eisenhower has nom­inated Gen. Nathan F. Twining, currently serving as Vice Chief of Staff for Air, to succeed Gen. Vandenberg. The nomination was for a two-year period beginning July 1.

To succeed Gen. Twining as Vice Chief, the President has nominatel Lt. Gen. Thomas D. White, who now is Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.

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-U. S. Army Photo

Cpl. D. E. Larson, Def. 2, 9393rd TSU, unloads a basket of fruit from one of the ration breakdown vans for storage and ultimate distribution to one of the six mess installations on, or connected with, WSPG. There is no delay when rations arrive from Ft. Bliss, in the storage and care of foodstuffs.

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Per~shables are quickly unloaded from a refrigerated van im­mediately upon arrival at the WSPG ration breakdown. The supplies are stored in a cold locker pending distribution to the various mess halls. This prompt action assures the delivery of fresh, unspoiled "groceries" to the various post mess installations. Lifting a crate of L'il Abner's delicacy-pork chops-is Sgt. William Smith (right) while Pfc. Robert J. Berg stacks up some sausage.

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W ork4' Planning Keep Personnel Well Fed

Army chow is something lil):e the weather. The average serviceman takes it more or less for granted and its appear­ance on his tray, or mess kit, is accepted as a routine matter.

However, unlike the weather, the enormous amount of foodstuff that our Army consumes entails a prodigious amount of hard work and planning to provide the meals that make the American serviceman and woman the best fed in the world. A small but vital link in this huge chain of supply is known as the ration breakdown. To the uninitia ted, there is very definitely one o p er a tin g at WSPG, under the supervision of W. 0. J . G. Grady W. Mabe.

Brought from Bliss

Personnel from the group draw rations six times a week from the Fort Bliss Commissary, utilizing two four and one-half ton vans, one of which is a refrigeration van, for the transport of perish­able items such as meat, poultry, milk, etc.

Bread is picked up daily to as­sure fresh loaves of this very im­portant staple of diet. Ice is pick­ed up once a week for distribu­tion throughout the post and to the different mess halls.

Six mess halls in all are sup­plied by the unit, including the distribution of necessary rations to units stationed at Oscura Peak 120 miles away. The Oscura Peak contingents pick up their supplies from the breakdown three times a week, while post units draw their rations, 24 h ours in advance of serving, six times a week.

Requires 'Know-How'

To see that each organization, or installation, r e c e i v es the proper amoun t for adequate serving is the distinct responsi­bility of the breakdown crew. The requirements for each of the

IT'S NO CHORE WHEN

mess halls are submitted in ad­vance by the mess halls and the amounts specified-based on the number of rations submitted- are meticulously meted out by mea­sure, count or weight.

This requires "know-how" to avoid disgruntled "customers" who may have been shorted in the issue.

"We manage to keep everyone happy," stated Sfc. Frederick F. Rabideau, C hi e f Subsistence NCO. Sgt. Dale F. Logan is assist­ant to Sgt. Rabideau and shares the responsibility for the smooth operation of the office.

Rigid Inspections In addition to the personnel

previously mentioned, there is Sgt. Bennie Robak, Ration Clerk; truck drivers Sgts. William F. Smith, Robert A. Mullen and James M<:Bunch. The men re­sponsible for rapid handling of the supplies are Cpls. Donald E . Larson and Delbert Blocher and Pfc. Robert J. Berg.

Although all foodstuffs, parti­cularly perishables, undergo a rigid inspection for spoilage and st andard requirements by Ft.

The Book Shelf

By Florence Kurabara

Now that science fiction has been greatly improved in the quality of the writing and be­cause of their scientific accura­cies, its popularity has grown im­measurably. We are now sub­scribing to the magazine "Fan­tasy and Science Fiction," and have received the first June is­sue. Stories are written by well­known science fictioneers who have written books of literary merit.

:Jc lfc * Of interest to people who are

interested in firearms are four new books, three of which are gifts from Major L. Z. Pur­vin-"The Modern Gunsmith, Volumes 1 and 2," "The Amateur Gun Crafstman" and the "Big Game Rifle Book."

Awards and prizes: ***

Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for novels. ''The Era of Good Feelings" by George Dangerfield was given an award for the most distinguished book on history of the U. S.

*** New records: Rachmaninoff's "Concerto 2 in

C Minor" with Arthur Rubinstein at the piano.

"Desert Song." Records by Oscar Peterson,

Percy Faith, Lyn Hope, George Shearing, Nat King Cole, Stan Kenton and Charlie Ventura.

*** Book recommended: "The Ga­

lileans" by Frank G . Slaughter. This i::; the story of Mary of Mag­daia and her fellow Galileans who left · their homes, security, wealth and work to follow a Man who taught wonderful n e w things. Mary is f irst introduced as a beautiful dancer who is raped by a Roman noble. Filled with bitterness and hatred, she plans to kill him but her hatred is wip­ed away when she hears Jesus speak. She becomes His faithful follower and is singled out from among all His followers to be the first witness to His resurrection from the dead.

*** We wish to thank the people

who have donated magazines and pocketbooks, which are sent to · various dayrooms and differ­ent outlying camps where the library is not accessible to the boys. We deeply appreciate this thoughtfulness and kindness.

Safely Versed BAD KREUZNACH, Germany

-The Second Armored Division here aims at safety with a smile.

Roads in the division area are lined with safety signs based on slogans entered in a division contest. The top slogan, submit­ted by Private David L. Ford of 2350 West Lake of Isles Blvd., Minneapolis, Minn., was:

"There he lies, "Beneath the fern, "He kissed the miss, "And missed the turn."

Bliss inspectors, routine inspec­tions are also made by veterin­arians from Ft. Bliss approxim­ately every ten days to double­check on cleanliness and condi­tion of the supplies.

The quality of all rations issued would meet the approving eye of the most exacting housewife. The Army buys the best and takes the necessary steps to see that it re­mains that way.

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Whats Being Done In Det One

By Pfc. Martin Wilner

FLASH! Captain Clifford W. Aleshire new C. 0. of Det. One

Oh Captain, My Captam (Apologies to Walt Whitman) Oh Captam, my Capta1n, your

long trip is done, You have arrived at W. S. P. G.

as C. 0. of Det. One; We wish you luck in your

command, and of one thing you can be sure-

Y ou will get the same fine cooperation we gave to

Major Moore. ****

Tbings will be asier now for the Det. One soldier, with the invention of a machine which au­tomatically picks out your name from among the hundreds on the bulletin board. Working on radar principles, the machine does the job in only 17 minutes, thereby saving the average Det. Oner 43 minutes. The device weighs 3 % tons.

**** The lovely young lady who sits

in the last row of the Post Thea­tre with her baby daughter has at last been identified. She is Barbara Ziegler, wife of Pfc. Harry Ziegler. Mrs. Ziegler and daughter Debbie wait for Harry to finish his work behind the popcorn machine ... He is a full kernal. ...

**** Since its salami supply has

been cut off, the third platoon has been looking around for a suit­able substitute. The c 1 o s est they've come ... retreaded liver­wurst.

It's a well known fact that the taxi drivers in El Paso are being supported by two Det. One homesteaders. Pfc. Vince Enright and Pfc. Larry Keely have run up $40 tabs on more than one occa::;ion. (Anybody have a car they want to sell?)

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Recommended reading for Det . Oners ... "My Friend Flicker." ... the heartwarming story of a boy and his flourescent light.

Fifty-three members of the Women's Army Corps drive offi­cial cars at the Army's Motor Cen•er in Washington.

Red+Cross News &Notes

By John P. Sydor "G. I. GRIPES"

"RED CROSS never dl<l any­thin'g for me."

Many servicemen never had need of Red Cross services. They may not have had personal or family problems; perhaps they were never wounded and did not need blood plasma. But if they were given a leave overseas by the military, hundreds of thous­ands of them visited the Red Cross Clubs. In many leave areas our clubs were the only authorized lodging places for servicemen. Many men took Red Cross facili-ies so much for granted tr

frequently did not realize that they were Red Cross installations.

• • • "RED CROSS didn't give me a

furlough." This is based on a misunder­

standing of our functions. The Red Cross has no authority to grant a furlough to any service­man. Furloughs are granted or w ithheld by the military authori­ties. Our part in the procedure is to provide verification of home conditions, when the military or the serviceman requests this service. The facts in support of a serviceman's application for fur­lough are passed on to the mili­tary who make the final decision.

• • • "RED CROSS wouldn't give me

a loan." THIS MAY BE ENTIRELY

TRUE. Any organization lending great sums of money ($70,000,000 during the war) must set limita­tions. The Red Cross couldn't make loans to every serviceman who applied for one. It had to set up definite restrictions. Its basic policy was to give temporary fi­nancial assistance in time of emer­gency need.

If a man is granted an emer­gency furlough because of a situ­ation affecting a member of the immediate family and n e e d s transportation and maintenance to his home, the Red Cross WILL lend him the necessary funds.

If a financial emergency arises

WIND Bt SAMD 3 Thursday, May 21, 19S3

Hampton POE Reaches 2-Million-Ton Mark

WASHINGTON (AFPS) ­Army Transportation Corps of­ficials report that the two­millionth ton of cargo has passed through the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation at Norfolk, Va., since its reactivation less than two years ago.

A large mobile crane, loaded aboard the Prudential Lines' Mo­line Victory, put the figure over two million. The crane was des­tined for Europe and the Western Defense system.

in a serviceman's family-if the allotment or allowance check is late, or if serious illness occurs within the immediate family when the family is short of funds -the Red Cross chapter in your home community has authority to make a loan to the family.

In addition, there are a num­ber of personal emergencies for which field directors are author­ized to make loans, but Red Cross cannot attempt to lend money to every serviceman who is short of funds.

Because of the human element in administering a program as vast as this one, varying inter­pretations by Red Cross personnel of the loan policy may have re­sulted in some complaints.

• • • "RED CROSS charged me in­

terest on a loan." This is absolutely contrary to

Red Cross policy. No interest is charged on money loaned by R: Cross.

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A/2C John R. Dalton is spend­ing four days TDY at March AFB, Riverside, Calif., on famil­iarization with Flight Control Center and Flight Service organi­zations. We are anxiously await­ing Airman Dalton's return . .. We are curious about his report on the blondes and other scenery encountered on his travels. . . . Wonder REALLY how much time he will spend at March AFB????

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As Seen by Shaw By Pfc. Tom Shaw Army Consolidates 3 Training Programs

WASHINGTON (AFPS) ­Training program formats for units of the active Army, Nation­al Guard and Army Reserve are · eing consolidated.

In making the announcement, Gen. John R. Hodge, Chief of Army Field Forces, revealed that the consolidation is a move to­ward uniformity in training units of the three major components.

Increasing stability in the Re-0erve and NG troop programs and the availability of training equipment makes the new move ;io,sible.

Numerous advantages are to '::e realized by consolidation.

SAMUEL TEITELBAUM Comptroller

MRS. FLORA CHAPMAN Secy. lo Comptroller

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Comptroller's Office Economic Structure

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Directs of WSPG

Capt. William C. B. Wheeler, C.O. Det. No. 3 and the L -19 Flight, will say adios 19 May. We will miss Capt. Wheeler's infec­tious smile and sharp wit .... I can hear his reply, "Roger on the i

sharp wit." ...

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1. Training standards and ob­jectives of Reserve and NG units will be keyed to those like units m the active Army.

2. The workload on Army serv­ice schools which prepare train­ing literature will be reduced.

3 . Reserve and NG unit COs and their staffs can become more familiar with the program under their unit would train during mobilization. (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the

Comptroller's Office. The series will include information on the four major divisions within that office.) • • • •

1st Lt. Richard H. C1ark will assume command of Det No. 3, and the fast "dwindling" L-19 Flight, with Capt. Wheeler's de­parture, and 1st Lt. John T. Law's, who is slated for helicopter school 10 JUire, the flight will consist of .l'our pilots. With the duLies en­tailed in a company and a .flight, r,bviously, these four remair.i.ing officers will have few idle mo­ments. . . Oh well, if you have any minor errands to be taken care of, just give them a call ..• I'm sure they will be happy to oblige ...

By Pfc. D. E. Montgomery

On entering the WSPG Comptroller's Office, located up­stairs in the west wing of Headquarters Building, one re­ceives an impression of clinical precision and companionable purpose. There is found the staff which handles the budget­ing, auditing, accounting and management of the Proving Ground's economic structure.

This staff, nwnbering over• 60, is composed entirely of civilian personnel, with the exception of Pfc. Edward tlrady.

According to Mr. Samuel Teitelbaum, WSPG Comp­troller, the function of the Comptroller is to recommend and review the effective use of men, money and materials.

Four Components Before February, 1952, the

Comptroller's Office did not exist in the Army as the integrated whole which it is today. At that time, on the recommendation of th e H o o v e r Committee, the Comptroller had its genesis in the Ordnance Corps, being gen­erally adopted from commercial practices.

Within the Comptroller are found four entities. Before Feb­ruar;, 1952, -.! . 'l. no inter­r elationship · ween these enti­ties, but sin<.. ' <it · ime the four components have come to be known as the skeletal framework of the Comptroller function.

The four major divisions are the Budget and Fiscal Branch, headed by Mr. F. w. Herlihy; the Management Branch, supervised by Mr. G. T. Kerr, who is also the Assistant Comptroller; the Internal Audit Branch, supervis­ed by Mr. O. D. Radebaugh, and the Cost Accounting Branch, headed by Mrs. Marion Krivan­ich.

Within the Budget and Fiscal B ranch is the Civilian Payroll Section unrler the supervision of Miss F A. Lane.

Slaff Function The Comptr oller is a staff

f unction, recommending directly _.....,J..Q~ Commanding Gen eral. Mr.

T eitelbaum-is the Comptroller at WSPG.

Mr. T eitelbaum, a member of the B. P. O. Elks and the Masonic Order, attended the South Jersey Law School, Camden New Jer­sey. Before coming to White Sands in November, 1952, he was the Comptroller at the Wingate Ordnance Depot, Gallup New Mex. co. He and his wife, Flor­ence, and daughter, Charna, m ak e their home here at the P roving Ground.

Secretary to the Comptroller is Mrs. Flora Ch apman, a native of Richmond, California. P rior to her employment at WSPG in April, 1952, Mrs. Chapman was employed by the California De­partment of Agriculture. She and her husband, Mr. Harold Chap­man, a traveling salesman, make their home in the P ost Wherry Housing P roject.

PROTESTANT SERVICES Sunday School-1000 Worship Service, Sunday-1100 Choir Practice, Wednesday-

1830 CATHOLIC SERVICES

Mass, Sunday-0800 and 0900 Rosary and Confession, Satur­

day-1600 Daily Rosary, Monday through

Friday-1620 Choir Practice, Tuesday-1830

• • • We are very glad to welcome

our new Chaplain, Maj. Harold A. Mercier. His family consists of Mrs. Mercier and their two lovely daughters, Betsy, 12, and Cynthia, lG. They are living at 504 F street, Wherry Housing Area.

• • • The Fourth Army's economy

axe has fallen on the Chapel The secretary's spot has been chopped cff, and Mrs. Houseknecht has been transferred to another posi­tion on the post.

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. . "' The only advantage of a fire

truck that will not run is that it can't run into a parked aircraft . .. and THAT, my friends, is all that I can say for the 155 truck sent to Condron Field to protect life and property during the course of a day's work. I haven't figured out yet how it might protect a life, unless due to the red color, a person would not likely run into it ....

• • • M/Sgt. Witt has been assigned

quarters on the Post so will be with us at Condron Field per­manently now ... Welcome to WSPG, M/Sgt. and Mrs. Witt.

• • • The only time some personnel

ever offer to work or see any­thing that needs attention, is when there is a parade scheduled. Then, it becomes necessary to do the chore at the exact time set for the parade, regardless of how long the chore has been neglected or ignored .. . Too bad there isn't a parade every day .. . There are a couple of other odd jobs I have been trying to get attended to for the past three years. . . .

For the benefit of newcomers: At present there is no Catechism Mrs. Dorothy Cox is reported Class, but if there are enough re- to be seriously ill at the South­quests a new one will be started. west General Hospital, El Paso.

The Protestants have Sunday Her husband is Charles Cox, of

School on Sunday morning in two -:th~eiliEiiiiniiiigiiiiiniiiieiiiieiiiiriiiiiniiiigiliDiiiiililvlilisliliolilnll.iliiiiiiiiiiliij buildings. Buses pick up the lli1 younger children, aged 3 to 6, and take them to N-55, a quonset building on the main road of the post . Those over six· are taken to the Chapel.

tal division s into the Comptroller integral.

The personnel and functions of the Budget and Fiscal Branch of the Comptroller's Office, under the supervision of Mr. F. W. Herlihy, will be discussed in next week's WIND & SAND.

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Skysweeper' s Tractor Doubles as ' Bulldozer

The versatile tractor can mount a scraper blade and act as a bull­dozer . Often, it may have to level ground for the placement of the Skysweeper.

By P FC. Richard E. Snow (AFPS Washington

Correspondent)

WASHINGTON (AFPS) - A fast-moving, quick-turning cargo tractor has been revealed as the prime mover of the Army's new 75-mm Skysweeper anti-aircraft weapon.

The M8E2 can hit a top speed of 40 mph. The Ordnance Corps' versatile tractor weighs 22 tons and can double as a bull-dozer.

In line with an Ordnance policy

carries a .50 cal. machinegun mounted directly above the as­sistant driver who operates the weapon. The assistant also looks after a set of dual controls and a radio.

Par:ts In:terchangeable When used to haul artillecy-

1t can also pull the 90 mm anti­aircraft gun, the 155 mm gun, or the eight-inch howitzer-the car­go tractor carries the weapon's ammunition, supplies, equipment, and crew.

In addition, the M8E2 carries wrecker and stake-body kits. The latter converts it for general­pur pose hauling.

Ordnance officials are quick to point ou t one of the most out­stan ding featu res of the tractor­its in terchangeability of parts with other. members of the light tank family .

Sixty-six of it s major compon­ents are interchangeable. Costs are thus cut down and t ime saved in the procurement of parts for qu ick repair jobs.

of standardization of vehicles, the ---------------------------M8E2 has the same basic chassis as the Walker Bulldog light tank.

The Skysweeper's tractor can tow it across swamps and small trenches. It also takes the weapon up or down grades up to 60 per cent.

Carries Machinegun The tractor mounts the Sky­

sweeper's electric generator which supplies power through its cable attachments to operate the near­by gun mount.

For self-protection, the M8E2

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Under the new format, like units of all components will us­ually cover the same training subjects. However, se p a r ate columns will show the hours r e­quired for active Army units, and for Reserve and NG units which conduct only 48 or 24 drills per year in addition to summer camps.

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"Ii is my belief that all coy­otes are communists, or vice versa, and I believe that they should be investigated as such," (From a recent informal after dinner speech at WSPG by Gunner, K9 Specialist, USN,)

"And you can quote me on :this," he added.

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The Desert

NAVY Gunner Breaks Silence On USNOMTF, White Sands

(An interview especially for "Wind & Sand" with "Guns" Gunner, K9, Specialist, USN, as told to D. B. McGrath, Navy Reporter, USNOMTF.)

•••• "It was in the summer of 1946

when I first heard about the Navy coming to WSPG. Of course, I knew that the Army had been there a little bit before that, but I figured that they had more experience on dry land and could take care of themselves. But when I thought about putting the Navy out in the middle of the desert I got a little worried, and decided to come down and see how things were going.

"I was pretty cocky at the time, having been on my own for quite a while, but, for a grown-up dog, I made the darndest fool out of myself, first thing! I got lost in the desert! Of course, I finally found my way in, but when I got there I was doggone tired and thirsty.

•••• "A Marine, Corporal Jimmie

Innes, welcomed me aboard, and we had dinner and plenty to drink. I sized him up as being a pretty smart man, and although I didn't know much about the Marines, I did know that they were part of the Navy, and I started his training program right away. I figured that if I got a good smart key man, well, that would be a start, and he could train the others later. I also took Colonel Pozinsky, a Marine, more or less under my training program. This policy of picking key men has paid off many times later on for me, and I recommend it if you ever have to set up a new activity.

"The job was not easy. I stood all watches, day and night, snatching my sleep when I could. Many of the other men needed watching, too, and several times I saved some of them from step­ping right on a rattlesnake as they made their rounds. A rat­tlesnake is not too tough to handle if you know how, but some of these men were just fresh out of school, and you can't expect them to know everything .

•••• "The worst time was when I

stopped four coyotes to question them. I had an idea that they might have been Communist agents, and we had a pretty good galley at that time that was none of their business. All four of them jumped me, and darned near killed me, too, although I will say that they will carry some marks as long as they live. These native-born C om mun is ts are worse than the ones we import­they are more sneaky.

"At this time the Navy had a trailer setup out near where Par-

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Around the Post With the 4119th

By Pfc. R. W. Enegren

It seems that there is a correc­,ion to make in regards to a story on the ~uflball games in last , eek's paper. They blamed pit­cher Pone..: 101 the game we lost to 1st G.:l. The paper said in the ;;th !-'Once ran into a little trouble

r1; yielded. four more runs. It ,va• ;it Ponce who yielded the . ~,n;;, it was the fielding.

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MAJCJlt WATERHOUSE'S IT'.L LE IN lfl'H WINS GAME Fho;~I DET. # 2 .... On the night ot May 14th, history was made Jn Whit..: Sands' softball sand lot. It was just another game between Det. # 2 and 4119th. The opening irames showed tight ball with no scormg. At the end of the 3rd we were leading, 2 to 1.

However, after a fashion the boys loosened up and with plenty of errors by both teams the score was enlarged to 5 to 4 the middle of the 5th inning when the Southwest's land of enchant­ment let go with a five-minute dash of wind and heavy rain. Finally the game was under way again.

The score seesawed back and forth with more errors, and was tied up 8-all at the end of seven.

At this particular point it was anyone's game; both teams were most confident.

The top of the 8th Det. # 2 bats started to talk with the help of numerous errors. I don't think the 4119th ever looked any worse on the field. When the side was finally retired, Det. # 2 was leading 13 to 8 ...

It looked rather doubtful for the Waterhouse men in red and white to win this game as the first two men popped o~t. With

ker Station now is, and the work was especially difficult for me as they did a lot of night work. Es­pecially NRL. I would see lights at night, and of course I had to check on who was there.

•••• "Now that things are a little

more civilized around here, I can relax to a certain extent. Once in a while a man will need spe­cial training, like the last sailor I had, McCrory. I had quite a time getting him to drive a jeep, but I stuck right with him, and finally he could handle any kind of a dune the desert had to offer. He got to be pretty good a chas­ing rabbits, too.

"I often go over to the Navy Club to show the men that I am interested in their welfare and recreation. I don't drink except on special occasions but if some­one wants to sit down over a bag of pork skins or a steak, I don't think that a little fraternization is out of line. I have even met some soldiers at the Navy Club that could be good Navy men if they saw the light on their choice of service.

"Of course, I put up with the normal amount of horseplay that goes on. I must say that I didn't think much of the time that they painted my tail red, but I didn't say anything- normal young men have high spirits.

"The only thing that worries me about the future of the sta­tion is the rabbits. When I first came here they were slow and easy to catch. Now, of late years, they seem to be getting much faster. If they keep on getting harder to catch, there will get to be too many of them. This is something to think about."

•••• (Ed. Note: "'Guns" has done too much in his long life to cover in one short interview. We hope to present other experiences of his at a later date.)

~mall hope, the boys kept pulling, and within a few minutes the base.> were loaded; mairi!y on wa;ks and errors. Then Lane .ame up and singled in two beau­tiiul runs.

·i he odds looked b<;tter now, we w~re just 3 runs down, but with two outs hanging overhead . Next in line, Centera singled to the infield scoring Ponce from third.

With just two rum behind the boys were r eally pulling Ior a sure victory. Gambino reached first on a fielder's choice, load­ing the bases. This is when the game turned over.

It was clutch hitter Waterhouse at bat. After fouling several balls to right field and working to a full count, bases loaded, two men out-the next pitch to the Major was just too good and turned into a long triple to right, scoring the three runs we needed to give us the game 14 to 13. . ... ...

It was a wonderful game to win, and a tough one to lose. Never-the-less, when a team can come behind with six runs after two men are out, and no one on base ... that's ball from the word go!

Let's make the ne'xt game win #5. During this Det No. 2 game one incident I couldn't help but overhear was when Det. No. 2 was scoring 5 runs in the eight. They were saying, "O. K. men, lets run this score up and make it a big one." Yes, boys, you ran the score up, but not enough to beat the undermanned 4119th.

.. * • Has anyone noticed a differ­

ence in Sgt. Charles Poling lately? Charlie and lovely Miss Joyce Boyd are planning on be­ing married the 6th June. We are all waiting for that date. If any­one has any ideas, the wedding will take place at Silver City. Congratulations and the best of luck to the soon-to-be Joyce and Charlie Poling. Now I know why you were building that home fur­niture last month, Chass. ......

Notice that a lot of individuals gather at the PX for coffee and donuts during the morning hours. If you don't feel like changing clothes, stay away from those Security Pass men.

The other day Cpl. O'Callahan thought nothing of spilling coffee on Private First Class Everly and me, but fortunately I got out of the way. In the future I think the cleaners will go along with you, James F.

June 13th will soon be here which will mark the opening of the race track at Ruidoso. From what I have seen, they have some pretty fair hot!l.es waiting for opening day. One horse in parti­cular might be slated for open­ing day. If his name appears on the program it will either be "Prince" or "Lighting."

• • • We have some pretty good

softball games lined up in the near future, let's get some sup­port out on the sand lot for the team. As of this date, it's been very poor. Even the mobile PX left early the other night from lack of business.

You can't expect Guns and Dolls to cheer a team to victory. But it happened the other night ! ! ! Peggy, if you read this paper

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planned by the WSPG Technical Briefing Staff. The visitors were conducted on the :tour by Lt. Hugh M. Greenwald and Pfc. John T. McGiveran of the Briefing Staff, who are also shown in :the picture.

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Transfer of the Separation Center at Ft. Custer, Battle Creek, Mich., to Ft. Sheridan, near Highland, Ill., has been re­vealed. The Army also announced plans to move the Reception Cen­ter at Ft. Sheridan to F t. Riley, Kan.

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construction by Portugal of minesweepers and escort vessels destined for use by NATO na­tions has been announced by the U. S. Navy. The U. S . share of the costs will be about $7.5 mil­lion, paid under the Mutual De­fense Assistance Program.

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Instructions to restrict pur­chase of blankets to 11 different types for all purposes have been issued to the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Defense Depart­ment has revealed. Previously, 22 types of blankets have been stocked and issued.

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4119th ASU Edges Det. 2 In Extra Inning, 14-13

By Pfc. Tom Shaw The most exciting game of the

week, and probably of the whole season, was 4119 ASU's 14 to 13 victory over Det. 2, which saw 11 runs scored in the 8th frame of the extra-inning game.

The lead changed hands sever­al times during the contest, only to be tied up at 8-all at the end of the regulation 7 innings. Al­though the 4119 ASU had out hit Det. 2, 9 to 6 at this point, the latter club capitalized on King's 2nd inning triple and Liss' double following a home run by Chirizia in the 4th to compensate for lack of abundant hits.

tories, the 169th moved all the way up from last to a tie for 3rd place in the closely competitive league.

9577fh Downs Def. 1 Mgr. Greenfield's 9577 Sig. out­

fit scored 5 runs in the very first inning to salt away an 8 to 2 win over Det. 1. The Signal men wasted no time getting started as Dilena led off with a single and moved to 2nd on Neuman's base hit. After advancing a base on a pass ball, they both scored on Livermore's single. Finley then sent him home with a double, scoring moments later on Kash­ner's first hit of the game. For a big man, Kashner exhibited speed a-foot as he stole twice and then came home on a pass ball to complete the scoring in that inning.

They added one more in the 4th and then scored twice in the

AFTER THE SLAUGHTER­Rubber legged. a mouse spread· ing beneath his eye, Boston's Tommy Collins stares straight ahead as he's helped to his corner by his seconds. They swarmed into the ring after the young lightweight was knocked down the 10th time by champ Jimmy Carter. The bout was stopped in the 4th round.

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The 4119 blew a golden oppor­tunity in the bottom of the 7th when they failed to score with one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd. Apparently rejuvenated by the 8th by scoring 5 big runs on 4 errors and singles by Zoeller and King.

More Bad Luck Then, batting in their half of

the 8th inning, 4119 got off to a "great" start when the first two batters were quickly retired. Trailing at this point by 5 runs and just one out away from de­feat, their can d 1 e flickered brighter as Det. 2 pitcher Liss issued his 12th, 13th, and 14th walks to load the bases. Then the game blew wide open as Lane singled to right scoring 2 runs.

Safety is your only real insur-top of the 7th when Finley again singled, scoring on Kashner's double who again w hipped ance. around the bases to eventually In 1951 a total of 3,424 men and score on one of numerous pass women in the Armed Forces were

Van Der Aa then relieved Liss and was met by 2 infield hits off the bats of Centera and Gambino which scored the 3rd run of the inning leaving the bases loaded. Manager Robert Waterhouse then stepped to the plate and saved the day for the 4119 ASU, for which he is Company Comman­der, by tripling to right driving in the 4th, 5th and winning runs of the game.

Pacing the attack for 4119 were catcher Gambino and left-hand hitting Lewis, each contributing 3 hits apiece while Waterhouse garnered 2 in 5 trips to the plate.

169th Scores Upset Despite Lhe performance of the

4119 ASU it was actually the new and improved 169th Sig. that took the limelight by performing in the role of giant killers. They first knocked off the Officers' Club for their first loss and then came from behind to defeat Douglas.

Pitcher Williams recorded 8 strikeouts spreading out 9 hits over the 7-inning route in win­ning 5 to 3. Two of these strike­outs came in the final inning when the Officers threatened with bases loaded on one out.

Officer outfielders Gay and Trautman were the only men to get 2 hits each for either team; how.ev~r, the 169th bunched their 7 hits scoring 3 times in the 2nd frame and once each in the 3rd and 6th innings. In that 3-run in­ning, Sudeth singled safely and scored on Bimpson's double.

Both Shipley and SaxeJ.by walked and Williams singled to wind up the scoring in that in­ning.

Saxelby Homers Saxelby also clouted a home­

run in the final frame insuring the victory. The 169th might have scored more in the 3rd had it not been for the triple play executed by the Officers. With bases loaded, Saxelby hit right back to pitcher Thompson who threw home for the force out at the plate. A bullet throw to Mil­ler at 1st by catcher Harrison nabbed Saxelby for the 2nd out. After Harrison received the ball back from 1st, he made another fine throw to McMillan catch­ing Simpson off 3rd for the final out.

After trailing 10 to 1, the 169th forced their game with Douglas into extra innings before Loomis scored the winning marker in their 14 to 13 victory. Infielder Simpson made his mound debut relieving starter Williams in the 4th and held Douglas in check for 4 innings while giving up 3 runs on just 1 hit. The curious note in this game was the fact that each team collected but 5 hits although a total of 27 runs were scored. Anguiano and Loomis each col­lected 2 hits while scoring 3 runs a piece. By virtue of these 2 vie-

balls committed by Det. 1. Other Games

Other games last week saw the powerful 1st GM Brigade shut out Douglas 10 to 0 and swamp 138th Ord. 18 to 5. The 138th salvaged an even split by defeating Post Property 17 to 7. The Officers also earned an even split by win­ning over 9577 Sig. before bowing to the 169 Sig.

Special mention should be made here of the new addition to the corps of umpires. Pfc. Bob Merz, who works in his MOS as Navy Pool life guard, made his umpiring debut assisting Sfc. Blystone in the 4119-Det.2 game. The men in blue now include Carl Asp, Dick Blystone, Bob Mathias, Bob Merz, Charles Newman and Tom Volz.

•••• RESULTS MAY 11-15

MONDAY 11: 1st GM 10-Douglas O.

TUESDAY 12: Officers 11-9577 Sig. 1. 138th Ord. 17-Post Prop. 7.

WEDNESDAY 13: 169th Sig. 5-0fficers 3. 9577 Sig. 8-Det. 1, 2

THURSDAY 14: ht GM 18-138th Ord. 5. 4119 ASU 14-Det. 2, 13.

FRIDAY 15: 169th Sig. 14-Douglas 13.

•••• LEAGUE STANDINGS

MAY 15 TEAM W 1st GM ........... 6 Officers Club ............... 5 169th Sig ................... ....... 3 4119 ASU ........................... 3 138th Ord ......................... 2 9577 Sig . .......................... 2 Det. 1 ................................... 1 Det. 2 .................................... 1 P"st Property ....... . .... 1

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WEDNESDAY 27: 18: 00-Douglas vs 9577 Sig. 20: 00-lst GM vs Officers

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The Army alone reported over 29,000 soldiers disabled in acci­dents that year. The Navy admit­ted 34,337 accident victims to sick call that resulted in a loss esti­mated at 1,155,615 man-days.

The Air Force reported a loss of 276,473 in man-days only.

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PARDON THE GLOVE-Judy Jerrell of CBS radio shouldn'l have any trouble getting some­one to share her picnic lunch with a smile like thaL Just watch out for the ants, Judy.

Rockets Top Santa Rita in 10-lnning Contest to Take Eighth Win, 4 to 3

By Pfc. Ted Majzer The White Sands Rockets got

back oh the winning trail again by beating the Santa Rita Miners by the score of 4 to 3 in a ten­inning game played at the Santa Rita field Sunday, May 17.

Behind the fine pitching of Tom Shaw and a strong defensive infield, the Rockets chalked up their eighth win of the season. The two double plays in the fourth and sixth helped Shaw out of trouble as he got credit for his second win of season without a loss. Phil Coppola played a very good defensive game at second base to help out the Rockets con-

• • •

siderably. ~from there on up to the eighth Santa Rita took the lead in the inning when Santa Rita tied the

first inning when A. Valenzuela game up on two hits and an error. hit a home run deep into right Both teams were held scoreless field to give the Miners a 1 to 0 in the ninth, but Charlie Staa,ts lead. That lead didn't hold very started off the tenth with a single long because in the second Per- to left. He was sacrificed to sec­kins drew a walk and Jones ond by Phill Coppola and on the blasted his second home run in throw to first speedy Staats con­two games deep into right-center tinued to go to third and scored to put the Rockets ahead 2-1. when the Miners' firstbaseman

The White Sands nine added threw over Trutillo's head trying another in the third when Art to get Staats at third. O'Leary reached first on an error, That proved to be the winning stole second and scored on Billy run as Tom Shaw set Santa Rita Perkins' single into right to put down in their half of the tenth the Rockets ahead 3-1. to end the game.

The game was a pitchers battle Jones led the Rockets in hitting

• • •

with a single and a home run and Moralez had two singles for the losers.

The box score: WSPG-Pl AYER POS. ab r h a po e Staal> cf, ::; 1 1 0 0 0 Coppola 2b, 4 0 0 7 6 0 O'Leary If .... 5 1 0 0 0 0 Perkins 3b, .. 4 1 1 1 1 2 Asp lb, 4 0 0 0 14 l Jones rf. 4 1 2 0 ] 0 Sullivan C, ···············- ........ 3 0 2 0 4 0 Adams C, .... ., .......... ...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 ~tress SS, .... ..................... 2 0 1 2 2 0 Hudak SS, ........ ... 1 0 0 1 0 2 Shaw p, 3 0 0 1 0 0

Totals ....... 36 4 7 12 30 5 SANTA RITA-!'LAYER POS. ab r h a po e A. Valenzuela C, .............. 5 1 1 0 7 0 ~!. Gonzal!!:t lb, ..... .•...... . 3 l 0 0 14 1 Padilla 2b, ··-··· 5 0 l 8 3 0 IL Gonzales cf, 4 0 0 0 3 0 Trutillo :3b, ..... ............. 4 0 1 0 1 0 L. Valenzuela tr, ............ 4 0 1 0 2 0 King SS, 3 0 0 2 0 1 Hurtodo 2b, 1 0 0 0 0 0 l'Cd1 aza rl, 1 0 0 0 0 0 :\Junno<t rf, 3 0 0 0 0 0 Morralez p, 4 1 2 0 0 0

Totals ..... 37 3 6 10 30 2 White Sands .. O'..ll 000 000 1 Santa Rita .. 100 000 020 0 DCUBLE PLAYS:

Coppola, Stress, Asp; Shaw, Coppola, Asp; Moralez, Padilla, Gonzalez. STOLEN BASES:

.\I. Gonzalez, Moralez, Jones·2, Perkins. RUNS BATTED IN:

A. Valenzuela, Padilla, Perkins, Jones-2. SACRIFICE:

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Coppola HOME RUNS:

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Moralez-3. Shaw-2. ~TIUKE OUTS:

.\ioralez-7, Sl1aw-6. LEFT ON BASE:

WSPG-7 Sunta Rita-6.

20-Year-Old Soldier Served in 6 'Armies/ Now Undergoes Basic

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (AFPS)-A vet­eran soldier with service in six "armies"-all in Hollywood, now finds himself in the United States Army. This time it's the real thing.

He is Pvt. Paul T. Togawa, a basic trainee in Co. 1, 3rd Ord­nance Training Bn., Ordnance Training Center.

"I've been in six armies before this," the 20-year-old s-0ldier said, "but this is the first time that the hitch has been for more than a few days."

A Japanese-American, Togawa played the parts of Orientals in war pictures before his induction recently. In addition he wae a drummer-v o ca 1 is t with the Lionel Hampton orchestra.

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According to M/Sgt. David Johns, manager, there will be a bit of Hollywood at the NCO Open Mess next Monday night, May 25th.

top radio shows, including the Jack Benney show, the Milton Berle TV show and a host of other top programs. Some WSPG personnel may remember read­ing a feature story in "Life" magazine pointing out their ver­satility as mimics. Mimicry and comedy combined make this one of the best acts in show business.

FOR THE ·oNE 'IOU.LOVE MOST-ON A VERV The popular club has booked

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Headlining the show are the "Radio Rogues," long a radio fa­vorite. Other specialty acts are Virginia Dew, song stylist; Diana, acrobatic ballet dancer, and the "Hollywood Lovlies,'' a line con­sisting of some of Hollywood's loveliest hopefuls.

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1st GM; Officers Lead Softball Race; Prepare for Crucial Game on May 27th (Editor's note: This is the sev­enth in a series of articles on the 11 teams competing in the WSPG SoftbaLl League. This

articte covers two teams, the 1st GM Brigade and the Offi­cers' Club, the present leaders in the standings.)

* * * By Pfc. Tom Shaw

The schedule-makin' man must certainly have been psychic, as the softball schedule calls for the two top teams of the first round to play each other in their final game of the round.

At this writing the 1st GM Brigade sports an unblemished 6 and 0 record, while the Officers' Club is second with 5 wins and 1 loss. It would be totally impos­sible to predict a winner between the two by comparative scores.

The 1st GM ran all over Doug­las, but had to score three runs in the final inning to salvage a one-run victory over Det. 2. On the other hand, the Officers romped over Det. 2 but had to overcome an 8-run deficit to de­feat Douglas in the final innings.

'Expect fo Do Beiter'

It is apparent, however, that the 1st GM is well on the way to its third straight championship here on post.

"We're just Eke the 'Yanks'­keep rolling year after year. This year is no exception, as we will win hands down," says Asst. Manager Arthur Bates who, as team coach and comedian, does a fine job of keeping the records straight and boosting the morale.

And the facts verify "the preced­ing statements. He is, in all sin­cerity, proud of his team and also fortunate to be associated with an outfit that has participated in the 4th Army tournaments these past two years, not to mention winding up fourth in the World Softball Tournament last year in Phoenix, Arizona, where they were defeat­ed by the champs, I to 0.

"This year we expect to do BETTER," chuckled Sgt. Bates as he continued with a praise that knows no bounds. "Let me men­tion a few of the outstanding players on our championship team.

Two Good Pitchers

"Bill Poteat, known better in the softball world as 'the pro,' is our first-string pitcher, leading us to many a victory with his superb pitching and his hitting power as well, although at the present time he is in a very bad slump-only hitting .400 in five games.

"Bob Moles, who just joined the team, is one of the better pitch­ers, losing only one game in 30 for his team at Ft. Bliss. Assisting these two hurlers we have 'Moose' Graves behind the plate who scales a short 6 ft. 3 in., weighing 225 pounds. A word to the wise­just don't try to steal or attempt to bowl this big boy over while charging home.

"Holding down 1st base we have that left-hander, Jerry Pad­gett, who is a hard man to beat on any ball club. At 2nd base is Bob Enabnit who has a keen eye for any ball that's in his reach. Rounding 2nd you find 'Killer' Freking at shortstop. He re­sembles Rizzuto in the field and Mantle at the plate. Looking on to 3rd base you see the best 3rd sacker and manager in the league in Dudley Hunt. Dudley has real­ly kept the team hustling, get­ting the most out of his players.

Reserve Strength "Lei's take a look at the out­

field," continued Sgt. Bates. "In left field we have Walter Bailey, with Kermit Sanders in center and Chuck Bennett cavorting in right field, all of whom possess fine throwing arms.

"In case we are missing key players from time to time, we

have Charley Young who can fill~knocked the Officers from the un-in either behind the plate or at 1st base; Jerry Blake at short or second, and Barney W elbourn who can play any position in the outfield. On game nights Alton Flowers prances around on the bench heckling the rest of the players."

Officers See Upset Asst. Manager Bates urges in­

creased attendance at future games and expects everyone to be on hand for their final tune­up on Tuesday 26th when they will engage the 169th Sig., who

MMROD &

REEL By EMH

"Speaking of losing fish," a fellow angler queried t'other day, "just what do you do when one of the pesky critters wraps the line around a submerged snag?"

Another addict of the rod and reel answered, "Pray, brother, pray!"

* •• That is about the most appro­

priate answer we have heard given for this situation which confronts all Ike Waltons from time to time. However, the worst possible solution to the problem at hand is to jerk violently on the line in the hopes that something will "give." This is an admirable way to ruin good-or poor­fishing equipment and get no­where fast.

If the fish seems to be securely hooked and circumstances per­mit, the fisherman might possibly reel his line up short and attempt to unsnag the tangled line with his rod tip. If this is not possible, a little watchful waiting is re­commended. The fish may decide to do a "ring-around-the-rosy" in the direction from which he came, thus obligingly unwrap­ping the line. This occasionally happens, and it is at least worth trying before launching into a series of wild gyrations of the rod midst much tugging, not-too­mild invectives, and violent bod­ily contortions that many an­glers seem to think is the proper thing to do. Great exercise, but very unproductive.

*** When fishing from a boat, cir­

ling the snag from as far away as your line will permit will some­times turn the trick. Naturally you must be sure that you are not circling in the same direction in which the line is wound. This also can be accomplished only when there are no other snags in the immediate area.

However, if everything you try is hopeless, lay down your rod and grasp the line and pull stead­ily until something gives.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AFPS)­Col. Alfred Lambert Jr., cast his fishing line into Lake Mead and pulled in a new fishing rod with a two-pound catfish on its hook.

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team but in a different vein, Manager William Harrison of the Officers figures an upset in the making. The Officers' club will be entering their fray with the 1st GM as underdogs. However, pitcher Poteat will find the com­petition the stiffest yet faced. Captain Harrison's line-up con­tains no weak sticks and he feels that the well-balanced mixture of youth and f,ge will produce the victory needed to place them in a tie for the first round champion­ship.

He plans to go with Albert Brooks at 2B, Ralph Gay in CF, Roger Kurtz at SS, and 3rd base­man William McMillan in his usual spot as clean-up hitter. James Nixdorf at 1B, Leonard Trautman in LF, and pitcher Robert Thompson will follow in that order, with Harrison and right fielder Cecil Kilgore com­pleting the starting nine.

Emphasis on Speed In reserve are infielders Fred

Miller and Stanley Wilson and utility man Charles Mifsud who have contributed heavily in the past victories. Outfielders Ernest Fricke, Ray Parcell and Joe Hov­sepain rotind out what is regard­ed as the strongest reserve corps in the league.

Kurtz at shortstop is leading the club in assists while the double play combination of Brooks and Kurtz is held in high regard. It is actually the whole infield that holds the key to their success as McMillan at 3rd and Nixdorf at 1st wield a heavy stick in addition to their flawless de­fensive play.

Left-hander Nixdorf, at .434, has slammed out three homers while fielding a perfect 1.000. McMillan possesses a bullet arm at 3rd but is more feared for his ability at the plate as the team's top hitter. His .450 batting aver­age includes four home runs.

Emphasis is on speed in the outfield, where Trautman and Kilgore sandwich one of the fastest runners in the game in centerfielder Ralph Gay. Gay has utilized his speed by stretching his singles and beating out bunts to the tune of a .416 average. This ability alone is quite a psycho­logical deterrent to opposing field­ers who can't figure whether the Officers will go for that long ball, punch hit, or lay down a bunt, all three of which have been suc­cessfully exercised by every mem­ber in the line-up.

Harrison Is Catcher Robert Thompson has earned

the majority of the wins with his right-handed slants, although Nix­dorf has stepped in tQ baffle op­ponents with his deceptive port­side motion on several occasions.

With many years of experience under his belt, Manager Harrison handles the catching chores with the agility of a youngster. His fine throwing arm is overshadowed only by his performance at the plate where he is currently bat­ting .400.

The Officers will battle the 138th Ord. Co. Monday the 25th before playing the 1st GM on Wednesday the 27th for their last game of the 1st round.

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"Pappy" Sanback, Navy shortstop, steals home in the sevenih inning of the game with Beaumont Army Hospital last week to break up a 12-12 tie. The next batter, Fedora, contributed a homer to make it 14-12 for WSPG Navy, and the game ended with the Mariners taking a 14-13 victory. Winning Navy Pitcher Vaught fanned 16 Beaumont batters in the game, which was an Armed Forces League tilt.

By Hugh Baird, J03, USN (AFPS Sports Writer)

Football fans across the nation will see more grid games this fall than ever before flashed over their TV sets if a recent proposed plan by the National Collegiate Athletic Association is approved.

The program calls for 13 dates, 11 of which will cover the weeks' top games from each geographi­cal section of the country, while the other top attractions will fea­ture a "panorama" coverage of the week's top four games. The panorama roundup would prob­ably cover a quarter each of four outstanding contests.

To Begin Sep!. 19 The plan includes 12 Saturdays

and Thanksgiving Day. It calls for at least one game from each of the NCAA's eight geographi­cal districts. However, no mem­ber college will appear on a net­work television more than once. Preference will be given to those schools which did not participate in 1952 network telecasts.

Small college games, as in the past, will be televised on a local basis. Some 40 games were tele­vised locally last year.

Slaughter Nears Mark If approved by NCAA officials,

it is expected that the program will begin Sept. 19 and run through Dec. 5. The NCAA res­trictions do not cover the post season attractions.

Stan Musial, only active Major

•League player who holds mem­bership in the "2,000 Lifetime Hits Club," expects to welcome teammate Enos Slaughter into the fraternity around mid-season.

Slaughter, the "comeback kid" of 1952, entered the 1953 cam­paign needing only 79' hits to reach the coveted 2,000 mark. Playing his 13th year of Major League ball, the hustling Cardi­nal outfielder sports a lifetime batting average of .305.

Bowling Alley Closes For Summer Season

The Navy Bowling Alley at WSPG closed for the summer season and for repairs on Friday, May 15.

Personnel having equipment in lockers at the alley are asked to remove it as soon as possible.

Pin-setting equipment will un­dergo repairs while the bowling alley is closed.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. CAFPS)-Cops used beer to bat­tle a blaze when beer cases in a restaurant caught on fire. They used the handiest fluid at their disposal. It worked.

Beer foam is composed largely of carbon dioxide, a principal in­gredient used in fire extinguish­ers.

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Pole· Vaulter Richards To Give Demonstrations At Ft. Hood Track Meet

Initiating a policy of having "name" athletes appear at its major sports events, the Fourth Army has arranged with the Rev. Robert E. Richards, National A. A. U. pole vault and decathlon champion of 1951, to attend the Fourth Army Track and Field Meet at Fort Hood, May 22-24.

Richards will demonstrate to service personnel the techniques he has used to soar to the pin­nacle of athletic fame.

One of the world's best pole­vaulters, Richards has scaled 15 feet more than 20 times, in de­fiance of predictions by vaulting scientists that at 5-ft.-10 he lack­ed the leverage to attain that peak.

Applying himself to the de­cathlon for the first time in 1951, Richards not only captured the national title but rolled up the fourth highest score on record, 7,834 points.

He was elected to receive the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy for 1951.

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EDWARDS AFB, Calif. (AFPS) -A new rocket engine, capable of producing 50,000 lbs. of thrust and attaining a speed of 1,500 mph in 4.5 seconds, is being tested by the North American Aviation Comr'any at this base.

The engine is used to power a "test sled," termed by North American as the "world's fastest earth-bound laboratory." The sled is driven along a set of almost frictionless rails, similar to stand­ard railroad tracks.

The test sled was produced by the Cook Research Laboratories for the Air Force Wright Air De­velopment Center's high-speed tests of aircraft and missile equip­ment.

One of the more important things the tests will try to de­termine is best design and construction 0.1. parachutes to be used with supersonic jet planes. With special adaptations the sled can also be used to determine the effects of high speeds and fast stops on human beings.

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RECORD LIBRARIES PROVING POPULAR AT INSTALLATIONS

Nine musical libraries, estab­lished at seven installations in the Fourth Army area comprising the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tex­as, are proving especially popular with enlisted men and women, according to Miss Helen E. Fry, Fourth Army Librarian.

About 7,500 phonograph rec­ords of classical, semi-classical and popular standout "oldies" are in circulation from the libraries.

Miss Fry cited one of the Fort Sill, Okla., musical libraries, which has three-fourths of its records on loan at all times, as indicative of the popularity of good music with enlisted men and women.

Music Soothes Paiienia A musical library, usually a

part of a regular book library, consists of one room which is carpeted and furnished with phonograph-radio consoles, coffee tables and chairs, in addition to hundreds of records and music books. At Camp Chaffee, Ark., the musical library is being reno­vated to include a sound-proof ceiling.

Camp Polk, La., has two musi­cal libraries, one of which is in the installation's hospital. Soft music is played for the patients throughout most of the day, and complaints are heard when the music is turned off. A special musical is planned for each week by patients using the library.

Classical& Favored In addition to lending records,

the Medical Field Service School musical library at Fort Sam Hous­ton, Tex., has two portable phono­graphs which may be checked out. They are always in great demand, Miss Fry stated.

Other installations with musical libraries in the Fourth Army area are Sandia Base, N.M.; White Sands Proving Ground, N.M.; and Fort Hood, Tex.

Classical music is the favorite of service personnel using the musical libraries, Miss Fry re­vealed.

Cruces CAP Squadron Marks Third Birthday

The Las Cruces Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol celebrated its third birthday with a party at the La Pasta Restaurant Friday night, May 15.

The squadron was organized in May of 1950. It is one of 17 squa­dr ons, in addition to Wing Head­quarters, making up the New Mexico Wing of the CAP. The present commander of the Las Cruces Squadron is Car>t. J . A . Weiss.

- U. S. Army Photo

Drum Major M/Sgt. Harold Courtney brings his baton up in salute as he leads the Ft. Bliss 65th Army Band past reviewing officers in the Armed Forces Day parade in Las Cruces last Fri­day, May 15th. This outstanding band is under the direction of WOJG John A. Hooks (not shown in the photo). The band was followed by Army, Navy and Air Force troops from WSPG representing all Armed Service units on the post.

By Bob McGonagle (AFPS Staff Announcer)

The music of Victor Herbert performed by the strings of Man­tovani, the orchestra with the "Hi-Fidelity" sound, is perfection combined. Mantovani, or "Monti" as he's dubbed in the trade, has just waxed a full album of Her­bert favorites. This excellent al­bum features selections from "Naughty Marietta,," "Sweet­hearts," the "Enchantress" and "Mlle. Modiste." Once again the poignant music of Victor Herbert is given new birth and color when taken under the talented baton of Mantovani.

Post Woman s Club Schedules Election of Officers lune 2nd

Very often movie music like "Spellbound" and "Lost Week­end" have proven big sellers on records. But, here's a new twist, as music fans the world over heard hillbilly artist, Tennessee Ernie, sing his latest, "Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker." To the amaze­ment of all concerned, movie ac­tor Robert Mitchum can claim credit for this up and coming tune. We understand this is Bob's first attempt in the music writing biz and up to now initial reaction has been quite favorable for both Tennessee Ernie and Movie's "tough guy," Robert Mitchum.

The Executive Board of the• Bushey was also in charge of the WSPG Woman's Club met on decorations for the meeting. Friday, May 1, to ~iscuss and re;- Scoring highest in the bridge commend the club s slate of offi- game which followed the business cers for the coming year. meeting was Mrs. Tom Clement,

Present at the business meet- with Mrs. J. F. Powell running ing were Mrs. J. G. Shinkle, Act- a close second. In the canasta ing President of the Woman's game, Mrs. Karl Soards was high Club; Mrs. G. G. Bushey, Decor- scorer with Mrs. W. Schimmel­ations Chairman; Mrs. J. F. pfenning second. So, there you have it for this

week. The music of Victor Her­bert, (always a sure seller) and Robert Mitchum, Hollywood's latest contribution to the ever changing recording industry.

Morey, Treasurer; Mrs. R. L. Mrs. I. R. Obenchain will be Crossman, Red Cross Chairman; the Hostesses Chairman for the Mrs. David Gregg, Civilian Re_p- meeting of the club scheduled at resentative M:mber at Large; M7s. 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Matthew Collms, Program Chair- Rocket Room of the Officers' Clu b. man; Mrs. P. D. Quirk, Honorary Vice-President; Mrs. G. G. Eddy, Honorary President, and Mrs. 0. Covington, Publicity Chairman.

Mrs. Frank Bailey, Secretary of the Club, was unable to be pres­ent at the meeting . •

Election Set J une 2 At the Woman's Club May 5

meeting, further recommendations and nominations for the slate of officers were made from the floor.

The slate as it stands now is as follows:

President: Mrs. H. D. Thomas; Vice-President: Mrs. T. M. Clem­ent; Secretary: Mrs. C. P. Grant, Mrs. J. H. Ramsey and Mrs. J.C. Manatt; Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. Glenn Brq,,wn, Mrs. A. C. Dittmar and Mrs. F. J. Brechwald; Treasurer: Mrs. R. C. Van Ness, Mrs. C. A. Farley and Mrs. Robert Berger; Publicity and two assi~t­ants: Mrs. Roessel, Mrs. R. A. McDonough and Mrs. J. Zimmer; Program Chairman: Mrs. R. Shav­er, Mrs. W. Schimmelpfening, Mrs. R. P. Gehman and Mrs. G. E. Elmore; Welcoming Commit­tee: Mrs. J. F. Morey, Mrs. R. L. Crossman and Mrs. G. G. Bushey; Decor ating Chairman: Mrs. John Hubbell, Mrs. M. D. Hendricks, Mrs. A. Crobaugh and Mrs. G. F. Sheets.

High Scorers This n ew slate of officers for the

coming year will be voted on dur­ing the club's next meeting, scheduled June 2.

1 Radar Men Comprise Smallest Post Unit (Continued from Page 1) •graduated from the Cleveland In-

ducted into the Army in May, stitute of Radio and TV. He will 1951. He was a press operator for be discharged from service in the Standard Steel Spring Co., June, 1954. Newton Falls, before entering Two Radar Repairmen service. ·

Pfc. Allan Diamond, Company Also a Supervisory Radar Re-Clerk and also acting Supply pairman is Pfc. Edgar J. Wagues­Sergeant of the 163rd, enlisted in pack, a native of Donaldsonv ille, the Army in March, 1952. A native Louisiana . Pfc. Waguespack en­of New York City, Pfc. Diamond listed in the Army in July , 1951, graduated from the Theodore and is an Electronic Fire Control Roosevelt High School and at- Equipment Repair Supervisor. tended the Pratt Institute from After graduating from high 1950 to 1952. Before entering serv- school, he graduat ed from the ice, he was a dress investigator National Radio Institute by way for the Dress Manufacturers As- of a correspondence course. sociation. From Campbellsville, Kentucky

Pfc. Ernst Siebecker Jr., Super- is Radar repairman, Pfc. Walter visory Radar Repairman, enlisted E. H~rden. Pfc. Harden is a '46 in the Army in June, 1951, in graduate of Campbellsville Junior Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of College. He was inducted into Lakeshore High School, he also service in April, 1952.

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Efficiency Awards Panel Wants Suggestions (Continued from P age 1)

which pulls wheel, tire and drum assembly from vehicles in one oper ation. Also, P fc. Humber t Olivari of Det. # 2, 9393rd TSU, suggested the use of windshield decals in p lace of the pr esen t metal post tags. Both of these m en received let ter s of commen­dation signed by Brig. Gen. G. G. E ddy, a n d a copy of the letter was in ser ted in their military 201 files.

Suggestions Invited The Efficiency Awards Com­

mittee at White Sands is pa rticu­larly anxious to get ideas and suggest ions fr om military per ­sonnel r egarding anything in the line of impr ovements. Sugges­tions that a r e foun d useful will be rewar ded d ep ending on' their value. The least you can get for a good idea is a Letter of Appre ­ciation. The Committee can also recommend up to a t hr ee- day pass for adop ted suggestions.

So-do you know a better way of doing your job ? Ha ve you any ideas about improving services in m ess h alls, snack bars, busses, or a ny ot her m or ale impr ovin g faci­lities? Can you suggest a cheaper, a faster, or a better w ay of doing anything here at Wh ite Sands? Do you know of any unsafe ma­chinery for which you can sug­gest a guard or safety device?

Don't just gripe about the "Army Way" of doing something. Do someth ing a bout it-suggest

SEE WORTHY - Eye-catching Jan Holden takes time off for a day al the beach, but &he had better watch out for a sun­burn so early in the season.

a bet ter way. Perhaps y ou have ideas but you

feel y ou just c an 't write them down in a manner that will do them justice. Submit them any ­way, even if they are w rit ten on an old scra tch p aper. The Secre ­tary of th e Efficiency Awards Committee w ill look you up as soon as it is received, and help you polish it up.

Don't Pass It Up Military personnel should not

pass u p this opp or tunity to get a commendation on their r ecord . After all, it has been said that ideas an d suggestions a re t he on e sure w ay for the rank and file t o bring their abilities to the atten­tion of management.

Remember that when promo­tions are being consider ed that your recor ds are carefully scr u ­t inized, an d a m a n who has de­monstrat ed his willingness and ability to produce ideas which save money or improve condi­tions has a tremendous advantage at that time over someone who lets others do t he thinking.

F ind the nearest S uggestion Box, give us your ideas, and the Efficiency A w a r ds Committee will do the rest.

Nation's Top Coaches To Tour Overseas Posis

WASHINGTON (AFPS)-A list of the country's top athletic coaches w ho will t our the Far East and Eur ope this summer to conduct instru ction clinics for U . S. militar y p ersonnel h as been made available.

T he F ar East clin ics will be held \ in Tokyo an d Yok oham a while the European headquarters will be set up at Nurnberg, Ger ­many. T he clinics will be a ttend­ed by rep resen tatives of all the services.

Amon g the coaches and offi­cials a ttending the Far East clinics are:

Football-Ray Eliot (Illinois ), Rusty Russell (formerly of SMU) and E. C. Krieger of th e Big Ten Conference.

Boxing-DeW itt Por tal (San J ose State), Ike Deeter (Wash. State) and William Cavanaugh, retired West Poin t coach.

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Officers from the New Mexico Wing Headquarters visited the squadron at a r ecent m eetin g. Making the visit were L t. Col. Thomas Hopkins, State Executive Officer; Maj. Jack Fullerton, Di­r edor of Cadets; Capt. Paul Vand e nbu rg, Communications Officer, and Lt. Ed Saulnier, Air Inspector.

Two n ew members whose ap­plications were acx:epted at a re­cent m eeting wer e Donald Lynch, Lac; Cr uces businessm an, and Owen Hoke, employee of White Sands P}'Oving Ground.

Hostesses at the Woman's Club m eeting May 5 w er e Mrs. Mat­thew Collins, Mrs. 0. McDaniels and Mrs. Gordon Bushey. Mrs.

Woman's Club Holds Spring Fashion Show

(Continued from Page 1) Reznor acted as commentator. Mrs. Lloyd Z. P urvin was in ch arge of publicity for the even t. A special flower arran gement was designed by Mrs. Gordon Bushey.

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A :truly wonderful collection of fresh, crisp new dresses jus:t received and :tagged

for YOU for this great event! This amazing group consists of the laies:t in fashion

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Membersh ip in the CAP is open to anyone over 18 years of age. Membership is entirely vol­untar y and does not entail any obligation for military service.

Capt. Weiss r eported that a number of vacancies for both p i­lots and administrative person­nel exist in the Las Cr uces Squadron. Information m ay be obtained by phoning Las Cruces 413.

The club president expressed the appreciation of the entire show cast to individual m embers of post personnel who aided in the success of the production. Both m ilitary and civilian per ­sonnel aided in the arrangem ents and technical details of the sprin g's foremost social affair.

• Sunday tbru Thursday to hit tunes on the Juke Box.

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