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The Keesler Field News
Volume 1, Number 22 February SI, l M2
Tht* ramp nen*paper I* published h? The Biloxl-ftulfport Dallf
...
*»o\ernment. and without remuneration In the Public Relation* *Ull af
K coaler field The view* and opinion* exprr**od In THE K FFM.F.R
fIFID NfWS do not In an? na? reflert |ho*e of the War Ifepartmenl
or the f ommanding Offlcer and olfkrrt of Rretlrr Field.
f ol Arthur W Block Jr , f ommandlnc Officer
1*1 U Harr? I> Kuril Public Relation* Officer
EDITORIAL STATE
Managing Fdlter S sgt | Mfford K Jaffa
4%*t*tani Editor Aft John R Parvon*
Field Editor Pvt. ffantcl T Aulllvan
staff Photographer* < orp Wallace Marie?. PH. Daniel f ro**
Blaff Writer*. Pfr. f harle* f Mrfcell. Pfc Alan B ( Itrnn Pfc Richard
B J«%re Pfc John I Meyer. P»L Robert f» Pi*hel. Pvt William B |ye
Pvt. I^nrence A Bunnell* Pvt. Eugene D. Smith.
The Chaplain Speaks
By ( Hapliifl Howard R Jordan
Aaatalant Pwl f haplain
A very unhappy world needs
and want* a workable formula tor
happiness Such a formula may be
found embod cd in Hie tat Psalm
It begin* with the general loath
ing that happifieia come* Irom
r ghteou* living. Then it g/•** on
to #mlarga this thought In a beau
tiful figure of *pe#ch He shall
be ithe a Tree **
The first element in thi* form
ula for happmes* • the single
word "planted , meaning In thia
instance ’’firmly rooted Those
w’ho saw the motion pit lure pro
duction ©f The Hurricane" can
never forget hew the root* of the
palm tree* held even when their
trunk* were bowed to the ground
Lift ha* iu ainrma and need*
firm moral rootage this gives
moral aecurity. More than we real
ne. perhaps. '*ur true happineaa
dejrend* upon a deep inner sense
of moral security. He that d<*elh
the»e thing* shall never he mov
ed " There i* happine** in moral
aecurity.
The second element in our form
ula for true happiness n a spirit
nourished by vital religion The
tree is planted by the river* of|
water ' The tree i* tested not by
storm* alone but by the regular,
heat and draught of Hie desert
Against thia it has an unfailing
supply of water.
More trying than Ufa s great en
ergies ia the “daily grind of,
thing*.” Human courage fail*, and :
all the spring* of human comfort
are exhausted for true happineaa.
one mull hive the daily renew*]
of vital sustaining religion.
The third element In our form
ula for happine** ia suggested by
the following word*, "that h uig
eth forth his fruit* in hi* season;
hi* leaf also shall not wither " The
tree doe* ita job well for it brings
forth fru t for food and leave*
for shade- the traveler's daily
need.
There ia joy from a job well j
done, but there is only boredom
in fruitleaa living. "Otabltsh thou
the work of our hand.” praveri
Moata, "Mv joy and my crown
are ye." wrote Paul. Conscious
fruitfulness it essential to true
happiness.
Moral security. spiritual v-Ut
\y. fruitful Mffgi this is the
psalmists formula for happnesi
It >s worth thinking through and
working out
AM to PM
teoiMinufd from f>t*r*4tnf page*
him.
Print it they did. and read It
he did he and about 30 of mi
. barrack-mates.
A little emtearr»• red, P I Aoco
joff tendered htg thanks to tht
ne/«paper for its consideration. |
Me ■ eguja e
editing letters from the Mi as us
IntercHq uc
Here's a story that come*
our uay, dealing with the pre
December 7 days.
A rerlaln Air I orpa private
from Nrolt Field. III., uent
AlVOb for 12 days. While In
Memphis, Tenn.. he mii look
ing up the headquarter* of the
Second Army lie met a f*th
erly-looking civilian. atriick
lip a conversation and finally I
admitted that he ma* on "un
official leave" from the trmv.
lie told the atranger all of hla
grief, and the reaaona why he
had left
"It doean’t pay aon." the civ
ilian told the soldier. "YotTvt
cot to allrk It out. <io on hack
to vour poal." (
Then the atranger Introduc
ed himself.
The civilian m a* M, lien,
lien l.ear. ( ■•muiandiiig Gen*
era! of the Second Army.
EPILOGUE A tertiin piiv.l.
j
...I |
"Thu m*n will report la hi*
-omp.ny without deity rtrlu»tlj
>r fjtllur. to do no will render him
table to court mtrfltl therefore." '
(N*d.) Lt. t;*n Bcu Lear." I
Thanks, Soldier, for chewing
Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum
We’re proud you like it . . . because
you set the pace for the entire Nation
Yes, you Array men go for Wngley's
Spearmint Gum in a big way—and that makes
us plenty proud. It tells the whole Nation what
a swell treat our product is.
We're glad that chewing Wrigley’s Spearmint
helps relieve your thirst on those long hikes—
seems to give you s lift after hard drilling—adds
enjoyment to your hours off duty.
So. thanks for liking to chew Wrigley’s Spear
mint Gum—and for enjoying its hefty, long-lasting,
real spearmint flavor. It pleases us that it pleases yoa,
The Makers of U rigley's Spearmint Gam
V "J \
S. L. FA YARD
REALTOR
Real Ea(air — Rental*
Automobile Insurance
Notary Public
126 Eaki Howard Avenue
Phone 77. Biloxi_
Attention Soldier*!
ORDER FIOWFRS
By Telegraph
Member T. D. S.
The Flow er Basket
431 Re.vnolr. Oppmite
i Saenfer Theatre. Biloxi.
Keesler Cagers Win 18th, 46-28
uerear
House of
David Five
1 Ktester K rM % rampaging Ml
jet,;r1ly o< member! of lh# 30Mb
Te-Hnirnl School Aquadrot today
! i* looking for * **■*• fie'd* »o con
quer, following *.U Itth cunaeeti
I live victory achieved last Sunday
! night
Mott r#'’*n« victim of the Kec -
let qtiinff! wag l hr House of !>■ *d
I warded team which bowed. ** «o
2$ at dJberville gymnasium be
fr, r a packed house of g(K> fans
Though hampered by * ilippery
floor, the service quintet look a
■ 1 quarter lead and wai never
headed A halftime ad’, til
lage waa due mainly to the of fen -
*1 e effort* of Joseph Shultz and
Dwight \. Gilroy, who scored !«
and IS point*, respectively, for
high honor* during the fray.
Dan Khkfand, captain of i»it
• ear* University of Georgia five
•*1* House of Dsvtd's point leadei
acrountmg for five field gn*!n and
three free throws for 13 point*
m «f n ft fit ip artrt«i*r r fg fig ip
Hurkatt f 6 0 lai Valley f 4 ’ *
rj.fiI n 1 .117 Gllre* t 7 I D
KirkIgog e * 3 tl f *rr r ft 0 0
1*#ln*ek# g 3 f> 4 Mongorff r '* * f>
Hamilton i 3 n 4 g 7 1 7
A* hulli ( 7 2 1*
Total* 13 4 f« Tola!* 20 a 4a
Jason of .'With in
Metnnhin liin«• Finals
MEMPHIS, Tpnn, Feb 18 -
Pvt Kenneth R Ja-on of Kec ler
l-.eld. a member of the 394!rt
Technical School Squadron, is
fighting for the Biloxi Air Corps
Technical .School here this week.
Ja*on, who won the Mia*italppi
Mate heavyweight Golden Glove*
championsh p last week in Jack
H.«in i* n cnmnclitor in the \1iH
South Golden Gloves meet now in
progress here
Th*» soldier, who is 21. may go to
ihe Chicago national final* if he
fume* through in the Memphis
lournatnent. defeated AI Mc
Pherson, also of Keesler Field, In
Ihe Jackson, Miss., f.nal.
!!) Horseshoe Teams
‘inter Kcesler Finals
Twenty-five two man teams, the
vinner* of the recent squadron I
liminations, ordered the finals of
he horseshoe tournament that be- j
an last Monday afternoon o.i ‘.he
i A R court*
Each squad on w«.. allowed two \
ngles entries, who combined to
>rm the doubles team.
iasketball Tourney
In Field Begins
Kre«lr> Field'* drat baakathalt i
{min.mmt got underway Mon-'
lay morning, on (Im clay court* of |
he .102nd and 308th Technical j
iliool $qu*drmv
Twenty-ilk quintet*, repreieut
I - m in' foo drill* on the field,!
Dieted tlie playoffs that will de
ide the field champion. The win-j
cr m!y win the right to enter
te coming Southern Association |
V U. tournement. to be held j
t New Orleans starting February i
t an1 continuing through Feb-1
nary 23.
taxing
I continued *rn»n rr#r#«1tr<* I
ie gymnasium in block 22 At
sndance Is restricted to members
f squa rons participating on any i
ertain day.
The matches, made according to >
i eight, arc for three rounds. Re- j
nces and judges are lx*ing fur-1
11shed by the AAR office
opening the third clay of com
id tion. the 393rd Tech. Sc. Sq i
ng the afternoon the 309ih and
hr 413th tangled in Ihe sixth j
natch of the scries. Their bouts j
s'ill continue until 10 p m
Although plans are not definite!
it present si is expected that the!
-vinners of the tourney's matches,
n each weight, may meet in a
'innI elimination lo determine I
\eerier champions. The long-range
dan is to accept th- challenges of
nearby Army teams In service
lompetilton
LOST On First St A Mark
onyx double-face cameo ring Dia
mond in upper < ight hand corner.
Reward Pvt Walter Reinhart.
Finance Office
"MARCiOLIT.V
Nationally Known
Vocalist - Pianist •
Accordionist. Nightly —
MARIFTTA
t AFF I.OUNGF
Biloxi
The Peoples Hank
of Biloxi
Established llffl, >ear* af
conservative, aucceaaful bank*
tnf.
Invites Officers
and Men of
Keesler Field
to make use of
its banking.
\ tsit the People* Bank and aee
1 how it ran be of service lo >ou.
Safe!) Deposit Bo\e».
Resource* and liabilities, $3.
'S3.091.e4. m »hown by *tate
tient December 31.
+ + Between the ACTS + +
'Private J'<eV activities
test week included many tour
nee ent*. scores of advanee
>mer ia and hundreds of other
(hit e* that kept the average
Keealer Field -oldier busy.
O e f the proudest men on the
f - i for instance, was Corp,
John I Mi1 arron, of the 39#{h
Tten V | who received word
tr ( »rp Frank t.
• < as c ied for bravery
* ' d .■ •< lowing the eerly
,"i'kt on P»*rl Harbor Corporel
M • , n f (he 399ih Is one of
,n • • ,cn. three of whom are
Im M - ervice He haa been it
Kee e nre August end haa not
- , now famous brother in
four seers,
M re newt from the 399th, sup
| plied by Pvl Robert 0 Tlshel,
,rr espondenl. Includes the feet
'mat i orp Jemee Fowler hee e«
> umrd the duties of shipping end
Iff I nr non-com. replacing S,
gt Rofiert J Chrlslel. who has
moved to A At R work in the
outfit A> -I ng Corporal Fowler is
Pvl Sle. en Roer. Sergeant Chris
I el ha* announced an intra-aquad
Iron ping pong tournament to be
. neld soon.
| \ h. A < hcckor Kntry |
( orp, Ciforif \V Ifalloran,
reporting from the 412lh Tech,
v -f, tell* ii* that Pvt*.
William K. Pruett and Gre
gory V Savage have rnlrrfd
a inurnammt U» decide the
Pont hor-cahoe ptU'hlng cham
pion and (orp. William B
PaUrraon ha* entered the
checker tournamrnt.
THp squadron ha* four men
In the hospital—Pvt. Norman
W. (loet/lngrr. ( orp. Wood
row Webber and Pvt*. Bryant
Loftls and < arl J. .loppe.
Corporal I la I lor,in pa**ea
on ihr thank* of the entire
412th “to all thone people re
«pon*ihl» for the numermi*
niagarlne* which h»ve ap
report* thev are In u»e prac
tically all of the time.
LOST: One hour of sleep last
Sunday night by men of the 412th
Tech Sc. Sq The new plan, Cen
tral War Time, is fully accepted
Keesler Field
Calendar
THURSDAY, nil IS
CAMERA CLUB-Meeting. Biloxi Com
munity llouie, WPA Recreation
leader. 7pm
OPEN IIOU8R Bay View Hume* Her
i cation Outer. WPA Recreation
leader*. 7 p. m
pfiiDAV. eeb to
SOCIAL — Methodic Chapter House
basement. 1 30 p. m.
DANCING d'Iberville Recreation Cen
ter, WPA Recreation Leader*, 7 p. m.
LECTURE- Exhibition of picture* and
travel talk Biloxi Communltv Mouse
Basement, WPA Recreation leader. .7
p m,
haturuay. rtn 21
□ANTING Eonnal. Biloxi Coinmunit.'
House. a . 12 p in.
..EC l URE Exhibition of picture* and
travel talk. Hiioxi Community Huusr
Basement. WPA Recreation Leader. o
P m.
□PEN HOUSE rirst Me t hod I* t
church one block back of Gre\
hound bus station, Gulfpoit. 7 - lc
P m
□PEN MOUSE First Baptist Church
one block wen of Gulfport Coni
munity House, t 30 - 10 p. m
DANCING Format* Gulfpoit com.
infinity House on beach in front 0.
a« hi 1 tub, 8 30 - 11 JO p m
SIND AY. rr.R. 22
□ PIN HOUSE Gulfport Woman*
Club, directly back of Hotel Mark
ha ». 3 * A p m
OPEN HOUSE -Methodist Chapter
House. WPA Raci est ion Leaders. 1
TAL HOUR Methodist Chapter I
Hotiae, WPA Recreation Leaders, fl !j
FELLOWSHIP HOUR — First BacU*
Church. a 13 - 9.1s p. m
OPEN HOUSE d'Iberville Recreation
Center. WPA Recreation Leader. 1 p.
LE> PURE Exhibition of pictures and 1
travel talk Biloxi Communltv House* 1
Basement. WPA Recreation Leader, j
SutTBAl l. B*iH Buy Cnmmu-vt*
House, WPA Recreation !>»a.le 1 ,
p m.
MONDAY. EER tl
rook PARTY d Iberville Recreation 1
i n»er. WPA Recreation Leader f i
p m.
TUESDAY. FEE 24
DANt ING d’tbeivtlte Recr. ation t .. . '<
ter. \N PA Recreation Leader 7 o ...
SQCIAl Methodist Chapter HiVi.B
. ''TA J#cr*#tlon Leaders. 7 30 r -n*
SQVARK DANCE Pit.in
WPA RAcrnatinn L*»dora, 1 p m ’*
« KDNIIOAY. KKB M
DANtINU- Infmmol. USO Bnidin,
Pcwdtr *nd Rmu, Cmpinv-Mint.™
M.id. * - II p m ■
INFORMATION CENTER Oi'.n 0,..v l
Biloxi Community Houw. ftp v i
ro.Uon Under I p m *
•OLtilJflte LOUNGE—Op#n Da. ,-d |
412th-ers Don't Mind New War
Time—Think of Off-Duty Hours
■ turn of the squadron, because
»t :igur* they are trading an
our of darkness for an addition
nour of light—after duty hours.
Huild Tennis Courts ]
Sr • • 'rom the 303th- Pvt. .fames
r O Keefe * rapidly smoothing
e s ay for a new tennis court in
c sres with a 800-pound roller,
hich be pushes himself, accord
g t. Pvt. James Miller, squad
"i writer. Pvt Ray Dykes, for
mer squadron athletic director
■. been transferred. Fate dealt
a blow to boys of the basketball
•l iad last Wednesday. Ona bar
's k wa* quarantined and with it.
! t f.sorgo V'andergnff. one of
• r best ball hawks on the Post
The cage team Is still open to any
games with any other team, how
A Prrmanenl Party men's
team, led by R. Hat. Alden
t aiiiierboomen and ( orp.
Harold Molstner. are looking
for games either at the 308th
or w ith other squadrons. Oth
er members o( the team In
elude H. Rgt. George Ka|a.
Sgt. James Mucklan. Rgt. Hen
rv smith, ( orp. Junior Hen
ning. (orp Thomas Dregsnn
and Pfr, Robert Matt. The
team waa beaten on Its first
venture out by the 308th Reg
ulars.
( orp Fred Vllliard has been
named ch ef clerk of the 308lh
i'. ch. So. Sq , Pvt. Ed Winkelman.
informant for the squadron,
reports Sgt. Gail Vogel, for
mer chief clerk, has been
promoted lo Staff Sergeant
and is on detached service
m the First Provisional Group
headquarters as secretary lo Capt.
R. C, Chapman. Sgt. Vaughn
Baldridge wa- promoted to the
shade of Staff Sergeant and about
.10 other non-commlasioned offi
cers of the organisation added
stripes during the week.
I xlmost Win Title
Sports activities arc having
their day in 'he 309th and Private
Winkelman has a word to say
about Just a few of them. Pfc, Ira
Feldman and Pvt. Nicholas Popo
vich reached the doubles finals
of ihe Post ping pong tournament
before they were eliminated. Pfc.
Feldmnn also advanced far in the
singles division of the Port tour
nament. he.ng eliminated after a
hard fight in the semi-finals. A
basketball tournament was fea
tured in the area last week and
.
timed in by Sgt. Harold Neider,
Pvt. Arthur Helse. Pvt. Paul Rior
Jan and Pfc. Paul Dyke. A squad
ron horseshoe tournament is now:
jnderway.
The 395th Tech. Sc. Sq.,
plans to make the squadron
area “a place that will be the
pride of every man In the
block.'* Pvt*. Walter .!. Wilkes
and Charles F. Stouch. squad- ,
rnn writers, report, ( apt. liar
land H lltarkburn Command
ing Officer, has outlined the
plan for an Inside volleyball
court, an outside court, two
ping pong tables, card tables
and other feature*.
A basketball court, tennis
court, the squadron's own Juke
box and radio are just a few
of the “things to come.” Pvt.
Brn F. Rogers. Barrack 10,
formerly of Baton Rouge. I,a.,
is donating books for a lib
rary. The new radio, expected
soon, will ha>e an automatic
record changer.
Plenty of new stripes may be
ecn in the arcs The wearers in
dude S Sgt*. Vincent A. Paltan
ivage, Charles Watts. Jack Har
is. Sgts. A. J. Pickett. L. H. Foltz.
\ L. Parnham. K. P. Gunther and
Villiam Bush and Corps. A. F
>eeton, T, B McDougle, P„ J
Iforriacm and R J Morton.
Pvt. Arthur W. Hultgren. Flight
won the squadron ping pong
ournament recently.
Honor Shrimp
Pinner
A jhrimp dinner end entertain
nent we* given Fridey night by
nembers of the 413th Tech. Sc.
>q., in honor of the two barracks
vhioh led the weekly inspection
AH: 'I WAS ONCE A
97-POUND WEAKLING'
Here's the Story of Keesler's 'Atlas'
onanes or ssndow, Saxon >nd
Hercules:
Muscle men have Invaded the
field The 59th Air Base Squadron
has a crew of muscle oend>n|
weightlifters. that would pus ■',*
average circus strong man ‘o
i shame.
I'nder the direction of pv.i
R.chard C. Schleicher, who ve-iiu
m at 148 pounds, but ran ^*1
more than I?(i pounds of «lr<j
steel over his head, the 59u, j.
planning to form a learn to rer--_
sent Keesler. m this sport.
Rendezvous Pier
Fool La mouse Street, Biloxi
A place of entertainment,
rerfect order malnUlned.
Soldiers Invited.
With 180 pounds of weights on
hand, and more rnming. the boy: j
are training nightly in the squad-1
ron dayroom.
The team will be made up of]
five men. each in a d fferen j
weight class. The five divisions arc
132 lb , 148 lb.. iSo lb.. itgfti heavy-1
weight and heavyweight.
Private Schleicher, while a
member of the Chanute Field
team, which de rated the Univer
sity of Illinos lifting team, press
ed 165. snatched 100 and cleane
and jerked 220 to give him a tota
of 573 pounds._
Plumbing: Supplies
P1PF VALVES A FITTINGS
MISSISSIPPI COAST
Sl’PPl-Y CO.
Phone 130—Caillavet SI.
_ Biloxi
! contest*. Pvt. William H Mome
| reporta. A hog-calling contest,
j rongfeat. Jitterbug contest and oth
' er mpromptu features were pre
| «ented. The 413th under the com
mand of Capt. LaMar Wood, plana
! to make the honor dmneri a
: monthly affair.
Pvt Harry Dineratein reports
■ the opening of a new infirmary,
; located at Block 37, next to the
dental clinic, and liated aa Building
4 The dispensary, for wh'ch he
i will be newt reporter, will handle
• the lick calla for 30J. 308. 413, 395.
and 415th Tech Sc, Sqs. Capt.
■ Samuel D. Gaev ia in command,
! with 1st Lt. John S. Lyle as aide
I The non-commi»sioned officer in
I charge ia Corp. Lester D. Brackett.
The personnel Includes ex
perienced enlisted men who
were engaged In this type of
work In civilian life. The head
pharmacist. Pvt. Beniamin
Cohen. Is a registered pharm
acist in Pennsylvania and the
two men detailed to assist him
are registered pharmacists in
their respective states—f*vt.
Joseph Hahn In Pennsylvania
and Private Dlnersteln In Con
necticut.
Pvta. Donald Hale and
Michael Keating. In charge of
medirationa and treatment,
were hospital f'rst aid mm In
Pennsylvania Inatltutlons.
| Congrats. Sergeant! )
Pvt. Bert G. Geslng send in word
that the 310th Tech. Sc. Sq.. is con
gratulating Sgt. Roseoe B. Knight,
who was married to Miss Bettie
Burford Pr ckett. of A hev lie, Ga.,
on Feb. 0 In Biloxi. Sergeant
Knight, of Cullman, Ala., works In
the Post Library. They plan to
make their home In Biloxi.
The 310th basketball squad has
been formed and la now practic
ing r preparation for games with
other squadrons Corp. Fritz Cas
sette is the coach and Pvt. Law
rence C. Hujet, A. and R. director,
is manager Barrack teams have
also been formed and an Intra
barrack tournament is now in
(he second round of play. Coach
Cassette is asking for games with
other squadrons outside of the
regular field sehedullt that will
start soon The whole sports pro
gram of the 310th is under the di
rection of 1st It. Elmer A. Jones,
squadron A. and R. Officer.
Area tournament! in volleyball,
ping pong, badminton and other
sports will be launched In the
413th Tech. Sc. Sq.. within the
next few days, with Flights A and
B competing for the squadron
championships.
The 415th now has a day room
well-stocked with magazines and;
books, desks for letter writing and j
a combination radio-phonograph 1
| Question Backfires 1
This story comes to us from
Corp. Patrick P. Shechy, of the
303rd Tech. Sc. Sq. It concerns a
que tion backfiring on the gentle- |
man who asked it 1st Sgt. William ;
Rowley of the 303rd noticed a re
cruit in his office the other day.
The lad needed a haircut. So the
Sergeant asked the boy—as a
gentle hint—what orchestra he
played with. The youth came right;
back with the answer, giving not
onlv the orchestra hut also the!
instrument he played.
The 303rd has derided that
the squadron motto will be
“Comfort for Men". The day
room Is equipped with the
latent reading material and
a combination radio-phono
graph *et and other features
are being added dally.
C orp. Waiter (. DeWHt.
writing for the 307th Teeh.
Sq., informs us that contra
tulations are being extended
to l orp. Lloyd Havford Pfe.
C arl lleiwlen and Pvt. How -
ard D*a ia on their recent
marriage*.
S. Sgt. Frank M. Carryl. of the
307th, has been exceptionally busy
substituting for 1st Sgt. William
Rivelli while the First Sergeant
was on furlough 2nd Lt. George;
H Scott assisted by S. Sgt. Wal
lace R Crawford and Pfe. Edwa.dj
L. Wilson, has built two basket- j
ball courts, a badminton oour\ a
volleyball court and a boxing ring
Crawford has organized a softball I
team that has already played *e\
eral games of? the post.
I Catzen Wins Four
Two sports items take *he fore
front of news from the Medics. a>
supplied this week by Pvt. Ralph
Sperry Ed Gatzen. member of the
ung ping team, took four conse
cutive victories In the field tour
nament before bowing out in the
•ml*finals. The basketball lean*
however, promises even greate
hingy. Edward M. Gatzen. Ra
Vadeeu. an ex-pro performer in
he Boston area, and Frank Bel
iotti from Notre Dame are rea
o take up where they left
vilian life. Backing up that tr
f heavy scorers are a pair o
.ridgeporters at guard—Juliu
loros and Hank Zielinski, plu
'ill Barbour, a lanky Virgin1* cen
cr.
The A and R. department of th
I3tb Tech Sc, Sq. is planning ^
'»ulf Coast Laundr;
AND DRY rLEAVERS
All uork juar.ntrrd
i allrd for and doitverrd
l*honr, 47 . 45
Amateur Jamboree to be beW in
Gymnasium No. 2 on the night of
Feb. 25. Present plans include an j
e. er. ng fu of m rth and enter
tainment. Members of the squad
! ron are welcoming back Sgt Rob
; ert Arendeli. Correspondent WU
liim H. Monse report* Sergeant
[ Arendeli’* return to the squad
ron after having been on apecia!
duty with Use Aviation Cadet'
: Board.
The 3Mth Tech. Sc. Sq„ Pvt.
W J. Gibbons, saya. Is plan
nin* a basketball tournament
for all barracks In the squad
ron area on the newly surfac
ed basketball courts. Each
barrack will make up a team.
Boxers of the 398th and the
Quartermaster Corps will meet
on Thursday February 26. to
determine the champion glove
throwers of the two organisa
tions. Both outfits claim to
have topnotch material. Bouts
will be held In the gymnasium
In Block 22.
rNowinski to PCS |
Sgt, Burton E. Hawn, squadron
reporter for the 304th Tech. Sc I
Sq., gays S. Sgt. Will M. Nowin-;
ski has been accepted for Offi- j
cers' Csndidate School—the first;
man to be taken from thia gquad-!
ron.
MORE FROM THE 304TH: The!
Keifenhein brothers are doing
their part for national defense in
a big way. Pvf. Lester J. Keifen
hein has fin shed his basic drill
preparatory to trsming in radio.
His brother. Donald Keifenhein.!
2nd Class Seaman, paid him a visit!
recently. Seaman Keifenhein is an
aviation machinist, having been;
in the Navy for a year. Private |
Keifenhein has been in the Army1
Air Corps since last month. An-!
other brother is in the Marine
band.
The 59th Air Base Squadron,
Sgt. Charles W. Thomas reports,
defealed the Signal Corps Detach
ment basketball squad 34 to 20 in
an early round of the elimination
tournament for the Post champ
ionship.
The 59th is alio devoting much
time to horseshoes. A tournament
has been arranged with organiza
tions of the 69th Air Base Group.
The 75th Materiel Squadron
basketball team last week en
tered the Held tournament,
pinning hopes for a title on
Pvt. George K. Sanderson,
former <tar In basketball at
the lligbee. Mo., high school.
Pvt. Sidney Cox was trans
ferred to the Camp Shelby
hospital a few' days ago. He
is reported Improved.
The 75th Materiel Squad
ron last week lost many men
through transfers to various
school squadrons. Those trans
ferred included four master
sergeants, five tecnical ser
geants and seven staff ser
geants. Sgt. Gerald T Ryan
has replaced S. Sgt. Keith 4.
Williamson as head of the
mall room.
| - »9 tth Holds Dance 1
On Tuesday night, Feb. 10, the!
.'194th Tech. Sc. Sq„ held their
first squadron dance. Hoitesses
were Miss Jacqueline Fontaine,
of Gulfport; Mrs Joe Beeman,
Miss Mildred Wheat and Mrs.
Monte Hance of Biloxi. S Sgt.
Gerson Fabe waa master of cere
monies aod he really had that j
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" ramb- j
ling. Squadron Scribe Pvt. Law-!
rence W. Orange says.
The orchestra was directed by
Pvt. Richard DeFilippo (Don Ric
ardo) and during the intermission,
Sgt. Earl C. Waller led the troupe
in a jam seasion. The highlight
came when Mrs. Marie Nile* was
voted "Queen of the 394th Tech
Sc. Sq." Mrs. Niles waa one of the
port who attended.
The 394th regrets the transfer
of 2nd Lt. Theodore B. Lowman
and wishes him success at hia new
post.
Sgt. Philip W. Relger. of the
307th Tech. Sc. Sq.. tells us
that the squadron has lost a
serious threat for champion
ahip honors in the coming
chess tournament. Pvt. Manuel
P. Katsufrakie, squadron,
entrv, has passed his examina
tions for Icnk Trainer School
60 of 100
Pass Pilot
Examination
Requirements for entrance into
the Army Atr Corps pilot training
school* have been lowered recent
ly. but figures reveil Uncle Sam
still Is Interested m only me cream
of the crop.
Estimate* released by T, Sgt
D T Streeter of the Aviation Ca
det Examining Board here show
only #0 out of each 100 men seek
ing Air Corps pilot training are
accepted after phvs.cal examina
tion*. And. of each 100 men who
pasa physical examination*. 45 per
cent fall to pass the mental tests
given on this post
Color blindnes'—an ailment of
which few* people are conscious—
•disqualifies at least 80 per cent of
those who fall to make the grade
physically.
Relaxing of certain require
ments for cadet training has
brought a flood of applications to
the office here, however, Sergeant
Streeter said.
Pvts. McGregor,
Postolu Win Cash
Prizes in Contest
Two Keesler Field men recently
won cash awards in a national
jingle contest conducted by a New
Tork firm. Pvt. Howard McGregor,
306th Tech. Sc. Sq , and Pvt James
Postolou, formerly of the 305th
Tech. Sc. Sq., were the prize win
ners, McGregor Is attending the
Air Mechanics School here, but
Postolou was recently lent to an
other field.
What'll You Have?
Read Mess Menu
No longer are Keealer Field sol
diers required to depend on their
noses to tell them what is waiting
for them inside their mess halls.
Last week Mess Hall No 9 started
things when it used a blank sched
ule board to announce its menu.
The idea proved so popular that
General Mess officials decided to
abandon their plan of posting the
times each flight and squadron is
to eat. and substitute the more
interesting information on what is
to be found within.
Name Capt. Wheeler
Post Morale Officer
Capt. Raymond L. Wheeler hes
succeeded Lt. Col. Leon R. Brown
field as Post Morale Officer in the
most recent change in the per
sonnel of that office, Colonel
Brownfield has been appointed
Station Technical Inspector.
1st Lt. Albert M. McConnell hat
been appointed Athletic, and Re
creation Officer, succeeding 1st
Lt. George L. Ashmen, who is as
signed to the 400th Tech. Sc. Sq.
and will leave soon for school.
Included in promotions in the
squadron are S. Sgts. Bernard
D. Spencer, Edward W. Sum
mers. Samuel E. Baker, and
Sewell P. Simonson: Sgts. Er
nest W. Crutchers. Thomas S.
Diets, Ira E. Halt. Jr„ Rov E.
Terry. John E. Thompson and
Theodore R. Von Srhlelder;
Corps. Elroy Altendorf. Aulten
E. Carter. Irving M. Chester,
tVIlllam R. Haese. Robert O.
IJedtke. Joseph Paul. Robert
J. Wall, John A. Heruhln,
James T. Manes. Charles A.
Ramsey Joseph G. Skurjunls
and Jack Wright.
A "c reulating library" has
ieer launched by Barrack 5 of
e jn**h Members of the group
i * - e for books they buy
■ ‘ ' ■ and make sure that
wr members have a chance to
ead them. After the books have
cen read in the barrack, they are
flared in the day room for con
emence of other members of the
quadron.
Eckles’ Shell
Service Station
.310 West —Phon* 9338
Biloxi
High Grade Shell Products.
Washing - Greasing.
Home Milk
Product? Co,
325 E. Howard—Phone 304
Biloxi
Grade A Pasteurised Milk
Delivered to all parts city.
Excellent curb service.
Big Malted Milk 15c
(Try one today i
The & Daily Herald
i Soldier:
You'll find The B'cxi-Gulfpoo t Daily Herald on sale on
Keesler Field e- ery afternoon, except Sunday, about 4:30
Comparison will show it oarrie more Kee ier Fir! :»s
ard ater Associated Press news than any other afternoon
newspaper.
Mailed anywhe-e in the US for «5c a month.
The Wednesday edition of The B.loxi-Gulfport Dailv Herald,
containing The Keesler Field News as a suppl.ment. mailed
anywhere in the United States for 32 a vear 3! 10 for six
months. Address Si’oxi-GuUi art Daily Herald. Biloxi. Miss.

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