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Firs* of all, we should like to take
this opportunity to thank the First
Sergeants of all Companies for do
ing such a fine job on publicizing
the activities.
Monday night a Progressive Games
Party honoring Companies “A,” “B,”
“C” and Headquarters Company Ist
Bn., held sway. Army wives and sol
diers participated in the fpn. Such
games were enjoyed as Tripoli, Bo
nanza, Po-ke-no, table baseball and
indoor golf. The evening was cli
maxed every night with the serving
of delicious refreshments. •
A Ping Pong tournament with
lovely prizes for the winners was
won by T/5 Joseph Mitchell of Hdqs.
Co. Ist Bn. and Sgt. Hurley Doddy.
First prize was a kit completely fit
ted with every article one would
possibly need. Second prize was a
wallet.
An informal party honoring Com
panies “D,” “G,” “K,” and Hq. Co.
2ftd Bn., had all the gaiety that one
would expect with a background of
such delightful recordings as “I
Wonder,” “I Realize Now,” • “Don’t
You Care,” “Making Believe,” “I
Dream of You,” and so many others.
The refreshment table was kept
full to capacity so that the group
could dance and “munch” the entire
evening.
Companies “H,” “I,” “M” and Hq.
Co. Ist Bn. conducted the Quiz Pro
gram on Thursday. Privates com
peted against the Non-Coms and the
program ended with a score of 22-6
in favor of the Privates.
Cannon Company had a closed
party in every sense of the word.'
The other companies were restricted
to the Fort and this group had to be
convoyed to the USO. It was truly a
grand affair. The refreshments were
served banquet style and very at
tractively arranged salads, sand
wiches, pickles, olives, crackers, coca
colas and cookies were plentiful.
Music was furnished by the 372nd
swing band. Lovely WACs from
Douglas and Fort Huachuca, and a
number of the wives of the men in
Cannon Company acted as hostesses.
A jolly group with plenty of pep are
these “Cannoneers.” That was very
obvious when the meinbers of. the
group came forth with their Com
pany song.
The plans for the “Wiener Roast”
had been cancelled because of infor
mation received that all men would
be restricted to the Post because of
troop movement.
Then came the telephone call from
Anti-Tank Company at 5:45 p. m.
checking on the affair. We were in
formed that the men of this com
pany would be convoyed to the USO
for the Wiener Roast at 6 p. m. and
also stay to the movie. Such a hustle
and bustle you have never seen on
the part of the staff to get ready in
about ten minutes for the unex
pected wiener roast. It was really
fun. Doesn’t it make you feel good
when the men have such a good
time?
It was certainly with regret that
we watched the men of the 372nd
Infantry leave Fort Huachuca. Just
as you get to actually know a group,
fate decrees that it must move on to
other territories to further train or
in short to get this war over in rec
ord time. Best of luck to the members
of the 372nd Infantry. We enjoyed
working with you and hope that you
will enjoy your stay in other camps
just as much as we enjoyed having
you here.
USO Helps Make Trip Enjoyable
Cards, magazines and other games
were furnished to this group by the
USO.
During the lull in the transporta
tion movies furnished by the USO
were shown to the group.
Lucy says its a wonder Solomon
ever managed to fall asleep with the
thousand or so things he had on his
mind.
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3' *1 fork Huachuca Arizen* STAMP
/ APACHE a
Soldier Show
Script Contest
Announced
Army personnel stationed at in
stallations throughout the west to
day were urged to participate in the
Army Service Forces’ latest off-duty
recreational competition—a nation
wide Soldier Show Script contest.
Prizes totaling $225 in war bonds,
including a SIOO first place award,
will be made to the top five entries
by the War Writer’s Board, a civilian
organization interested in further
ing the production of original “Gee-
Eye” shows by and for the Armed
Forces.
The contest, .which will be judged
on a national basis only, is part of
the Army Service Forces far-reach
ing program to further stimulate
soldier morale through off-duty rec
reational competition.
The top manuscript will be pub
lished as a "Blueprint Special,” one
of a series of soldier show publica
tions of the Army’s entertainment
section. Only musical show scripts
will be considered.
. Entries must be original, owned
exclusively by the author and lim
ited* to a maximum playing time of
90 minutes, including all musical
scores with piano and vocal parts
and lyrics.
Manuscripts must be forwarded to
the Ninth Service Command special
services division at Fort Douglas,
Utah, prior to August 31.
More details may be obtained from
the Special Services Officer.
THE APACHE SENTINEL, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945
Time Rolls By,
Cash Rolls Up
INDIA (ACS) Strange things
happen in this part of the world, it
says here in the travelogue. But it
took a guy from Atlanta, Georgia, to
really make the gee-eyes roil.
Doughfeet, weary of what they
sometimes call the “Iddy Biddy
Theater of Operations,” took a new
interest in life when they saw S/Sgt.
John A. Gillespie step up in the pay
line and receive 4,698 rupees—which
comes to $1,396 in American cash.
And he has another 110 bucks in
combat pay waiting to be collected.
The explanation of this Indian
rupee trick involves an I-B odyssey
which sets some kind of a record.
Sgt. Gillespie arrived in the thea
ter with Merrill’s Maraifders in’
October, 1943. He collected his regu
lar pay in November, just like any
body else, and took off with the
Marauders into the North Burma,
jungles shortly afterward. Even there
the Finance Office got the payroll
through on schedule, but Gillespie
was always out on a mission when
the chips were being passed around.
After the fall of the Jap strong
hold of Myitkyina, he was evacuated
and hospitalized for malaria. Re
leased, he was transferred to the
Chinese American training center —
just in time to miss paycall again.
He finally caught up with his 13
months accumulated pay in January
of this year.
Being a smart Army man with 10
I years of service behind him, Sgt.
Gillespie knew just what to do when
| the unprecedented event occurred.
While the goggle-eyed Gls were
searching for their voices, he
plunked almost the entire amount
into War Bonds.
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Long Road to Tokyo
Seen By Adm King
Washington (CNS) The Pacific
War has moved faster than was ex
pected a year ago. but we still have
“a. long, tough and laborious road
ahead.” That is the considered opin
ion of Adm. Ernest J. King, U. S.
Fleet Commander, expressed in his
annual report to the Secretary of
the Navy. Adm. King revealed that
there never has been a ’’time-table”
for operations in the Pacific the
only thought was “to go as far and
as fast as the means in hand would
permit.” But the very speed of oper
ations has created new production
problems, he added, with “produc
tion of certain necessities falling
behind requirements.”
A popular fallacy concerning the Japs
is that they are an imitative rather than
a creative people. The truth is that
Japanese inventiveness is considerable.
A 1000-pound rocket bomb is one of
the Jap inventions in this war.
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MATINEES
Sunday—Theaters No. 1-5 start at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday—Theatre No. 1 only, starts at 2:00 p. m.
NIGHT SCHEDULE
„ Theatre No. 1 starts at 6:30 and 8:30 p. m..
Theatre No. 5 starts at 7:00 p. m., one show only.
Saturday, April 28
Theaters No. 1-5 “Escape In The Desert”—Phillip Dorn - Andrea King.
Shorts—“ Lowe, Hite and Stanley” - Flicker Flashback
Sunday, April 29
Theaters No. 1-5 “The Affair of Susan”—Joan Fontaine - George Brent -
Dennis O'Keefe. Shorts - Paramount News No. 68.
Monday, April 30
Theaters No. 1-5 Same as Sunday.
Tuesday, May 1
Theaters No. 1-5 “Crime Inc.”—Tom Neal - Leo Carrillo - Martha Tilton.
Shorts—“ Circus Band” - "Talk of the Town” - “Land
of 10.003 L akes.”
Wednesday, May 2
Theaters No. 1-5 “Salome—Where She Danced”—David Bruce - Yvonne
DeCarlo. Shorts—Army-Navy Screen Magazine No. 52 -
Paramount News No. 69.
Thursday, May 3
Theaters No. 1-5 Same as Wednesday.
Friday, May 4
Theaters No. 1-5 “China Sky”—Randolph Scott - Ruth Warrick - Ellen
Drew. Shorts—“Steppin’ Pretty” - Community Sing
No. 9 - “Raiding The Raiders.”
Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Many compliments of appreciation
were given for the high standard of
program rendered during the stay of
the 372nd Infantry Regiment.
Os great interest were the “Hour
of Charm” programs each Sunday
afternoon at 6:30 p. m. when various
ones of outstanding ability willingly
gave their talent for the enjoyment
of an appreciative audience.
Tuesday night after spending an
evening in dancing to the strains of
the “Post Rhythm Makers,” at the
close everyone was served with ice
cream.
Friday night, which marked the
last entertainment for the Regiment,
was sponsored a jitterbug and sing
ing contest of which the following
entered: Duncan and Ramsey of
Company “A,” Faulk and Raymond
Way of Company “G,” Sunny Bates
of Company “C,” and Paul Beckwith
of Company “D.” Those participat
ing in singing were: James Thomas
of Company “F,” who sang “I’ve Got
It Bad and That Ain’t Good,” and
James R. Horge, Company “K,” sang
“My Embraceable You.” A prize of
$2.00 was awarded to the winners.
The evening closed with Gls ex
pressing their gratitude for the
many wholesome activities.
We were also honored with a very
pleasant surprise in the behalf of
Colonel E. N. Hardy,‘Colonel Gour
din and Captain Lamour.
Come again, we are always happy
to have you drop in.
Program for the Week
Monday, April 23 —Movie?.
Tuesday, April 24—Dance.
Wednesday, April 25—Cards.
Thursday, April 26—Recordings.
Friday, April 27—Dance.
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personnel
Personals
CLASSIFIED advertisements per
taining to help wanted, situa
tions wanted, rides wanted or of
fered, lost or found, and other mat
ters ’considered to be for the benefit
of Fort Huachuca or its personnel,
both military and civilian, will be
printed in this column free of
charge. Any advertisement will be
repeated upon request.
FOUNTAIN PEN POUND—On Old
Post. Loser can retrieve it by
properly identifying it. See Chief
Mercer, Fire Station No. 1.
LOST OR TAKEN—A Bible from
services at Whitside School about'
2 months ago. Portland Memorial
Baptist Church and name Sally
Swafford on inside. Great sentimen
tal value. Reward for return. No
questions asked. Return to APACHE
SENTINEL.
MOTHER’S DAY CARDS Gene
Jackson has a varied assortment,
pretty and reasonable. Call 2238,
Band Barracks, and ask for Pfc.
Jackson.
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“Do you relaize that you are read
ing your newspaper upside down?”
“Os course, I realize it. Do you
think it’s easy?”