The Pendleton Scout - Vol. 4, No. 11 - Mar 18, 1946

VOLUME 4

NUMBER II

MONDAY, I8.MARCH, 1946

TO OPEN POST Radar, A "Chew - Chew Doggy" CONTINUANCE OF SAFE-SANE· COMMISSARY DRIVING URGED STORE MARCH 20 Married pel'S 0 nne I residing ashore with their families will have an opportunity to purchase certain food items at the newly established Commissary Store at CamPen. The Commissary will be located at Building 15SM-l, and will be open for business on March 20. It was pointed out that the Commissary Store will function as a part of the Commissary which supplies food to all camp messes.

Sales will be made only to Marine and Naval personnel in the San Diego Area, actually on duty in CamPen, Boat Basin, Naval Ammunition Depot, Fallbrook and the Naval Hospital, who reside with their families.

Eligible persons must make an application for a Sales Commissary Permit Card. Commanding officers will ascertain whether the applicant is married and residing with his family, then endorse applications and forward them to the Camp Commissary Officer who will issue the Permit Card.

Application blanks may be ob. tained at the Commissary Store 15-S·M-I. It was specified by camp officials that sales will be made by the Officer in Charge for cash only.

Purchases of apparently excess quantities of provisions will be reported to the Commanding General.

Sales will be limited to stock ordinarily carried for issue to enlisted messes and miscellaneous articles will not be procured exclusively for sales pJ.lrposes.

It was pointed out that no orders will be accepted by telephone.

Every month a price list will be issued by the Commissary Officer and prices listed will be subject to change without notice.

Due to the present critical food shortages, only one pound of butter and bacon will be sold to each patron per week.

The Commissary Store will be open for sales from 1300 to 1700 daily except Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Sentries at the San Luis Rey Gate think that "Radar," their pooch mascot, is quite the dog.

Matter of faet he's an unusual critter.

Sgt Louis Westbrook, Sergeant of the Guard at the Gate pictured here with "Radar," informed the SCOUT that when the pooch first arrived at the gate, MPs quartered there were having heated arguments among themselves because it seemed that the boys' chewing gum was always missing. Upon investigation it was found that the gum stealing character was "Radar".

With a little coaching from the eager Sentries, "Radar" has developed into the "gum-chewingest dog you ever did see".

"Radar", who is now a fullfledged MP, is the only guy that can get by with chewing gum on duty.

OUTLINE PLANS FOR CAMP RED CROSS DRIVE "The Red Cross-The Link between Marine and Home" is the theme of the intensive drive for Red Cross contributions being carried on at CamPen this week. At a meeting in the 11 Area Officers' Club, March 12, attended by representatives from CamPen's 17 Battalions Maj Kurr, officer in charge of the San Diego Area Red Cross drive, outlined the plans for the campaign.

Individual officers and civilians on the base will be personally solicited while representatives will be present at all pay lines March 20 to accept the contributions of enlisted personnel.

Containers will be passed in camp theatres this week and deposit boxes will be placed in Post Exchanges and Officers' Clubs so that all may have an opportunity to contribute.

Mr. Saunders, Red Cross representative at the meeting, stressed the fact that the Red Cross is not charity, "It is," he said, "the common sense friendliness of the American people enrolled in a vast enterprise of work and serv_ ice."

LT COL STEPHAN CAMP COMMANDER, MARINE AREA, BOAT BASIN Area HeadquarteriO announced last week that LtCol S. L. Stephan, commanding officer of the Tracked Vehicle School Battalion, has been assigned as Camp Commander, Marine Area, Boat Basin.

The Camp Commander, Marine Area Boat Basin will supervise the operation of all camp activities within the portion of the Boat Basin occupied by Marine Organizations.

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CO 'D' OFWR BNDISBANDS Company "D", Women's Reserve Battalion, CamPen, was disbanded on March 15. All personnel remaining on the rolls of the Company were transferred to other units as directed by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion.

MaiGen Harry Schmidt

Gets Third Star It was announced in Washing_ ton, D. C., last week that the senate had approved the nomination of MajGen Harry Schmidt, for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General. Gen Schmidt is the former Commanding General of the Fifth Amphibious Corps.

Traffic accidents in this huge Marine Camp and its environs have decreased considerably in the past six months, due to the decrease in troops aboard and strict law enforcement, but there still is much room for improvement, camp officials stated.

During the month of February, five Marines were killed, 12 were seriously injured and 22 suffered minor injuries in 43 accidents, according to figures compiled by the Area Inspector's office. Besides the loss of life, the maiming of drivers and passengers and the actual financial loss, the cost of these traffic mishaps runs high in man-hours. Nearly every organization in camp has been hampered in operation at some time or another in the past six months by traffic accidents caused by speed, carelessness or both, it was revealed. .

Of the 43 accidents listed for February very few of them were caused by defective vehicles; nearly all were traced to speed or negligence.

One traffic victim reported he had parked a jeep and set the emergency brake which did not hold, letting the vehicle roll down an incline. He was injured when he tried to leap into the moving vehicle to stop it. The driver said, however, that he had not put the jeep in gear when he left it.

Misjudging of distance was list.. ed as one of the prime causes of traffic accidents, both in camp and the 30-mile length of 101 highway patrolled by the camp's military police. This cause was exaggerated at night, 75 per cent of the accidents occurring after sundown and before dawn. More than 25 per cent of the accidents involved actual violation of the law, it was reported.

Specific warnings were issued camp drivers to exercise particular caution on the Camp' DeLuz road. This road, because of its winding up and down hill nature with numerous blind corners, has had far more than its share of accidents, it was reported. Tent (Continued on page 8)

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LtGen. Holland M. Smith .. Cmdg. Gen . Published every Monday for United States Marines stationed at Camp Jo~e'pb H. Pendleton, world's largest Lell\therneck Base at Oceanside. Ca 1)fornla. Area Special Service Funds finance publication. The Scout does not necessarily express official opinIon. Published In compliance with Letter of Instruction 11 00.

Address: Building 24-A-3 Ext. Phone 703.

'MERGE AND SUBMERGE' STOR.Y IF U. 8. 'NAVY, ARMY ARE CO DINED Murney M~ntzer, widely known writer and San Diego Navy veteran of WorId War I and II, gives his views of the proposed merger of our armed services in the San Diego Journal.

At the Washington Conference we voluntarily sacrificed Naval LtCol Levi W. Smith supremacy.

The Army merger Publisher Pfo Peter V. McCoy '. Editor plan proposes to attach the Navy Corp. Jack MiIlick Photo~raphy to an Army two or three times The SCOUT receIves material pre- stronger numerically. pared by the CamPen Office of PubEach radical Naval change was 110 IntorJllation. in addition to material prepared by the staff. proposed directly after American sea power had helped a sweeping victory over an enemy whose sea forces were dominated by a ground force command.

The halls so well remembered PUTS CASE BLUNTLY

by Waves who started their Navy Admiral Nimitz put the Navy's careers there will soon be resound- case bluntly: ing with the meeting of UNO's "Either," he declared, "it will Security Council scheduled for retain a sufficient degree of auton_ Hunter College, Bronx, N. Y., 21 omy and prestige to enable it to March. Members of the Secretardischarge its mIssion effectively, iat have already begun work at in which case it might as well redesks temporarily installed in the main a separate service as it now gymnasium. is; or it will not do so, in which Termed a site that "suits almost case it will sink to a secondary perfectly" by David K. Owen of status and the nati~n may lose Great Britain, executive assistant command of the sea which is esto Secretary General Trygve Lie, sential to national security." the Hunter campus may be used The strongest military powers for five years until a permanent sometimes have lost, or failed to headquarters has been established. win, command of the sea. In 1914.

In reply to educators and stufor example, Germany possessed dents who protested curtailment the world's strongest army and a of college opportunities for New navy surpassed only by Britain's.

York women through such action, Technically her navy was inMr. Owen said, "We regard such dependent of the Army but aca sacrifice as necessary . . . I don't know where we could go tually major decisions were dictated by the Army command. without involving a sacrifice on Germany was smashed without somebody'g part." ever fully employing her naval strength. And the German general staff only repeated the blunders of the greatest soldIer of them all, ijOMAN CATHOUC Post Chapel: Napoleon, a century before when Sunday Mass. 0800. 1115. he ignored the elementary princiDally Mass, 1145, 1615.

Confessions before each Mass. ples of sea warfare and was Novena each Monday, 1930. crushed by sea power.

RanCh House Chapel: Sunday Mass, 0915.

BRITISH BEAT LUFTWAFFE Confessions before each Mass.

Nazi Germany's groWld comPROTESTANT Pos"t Chapel: mand created in the Luftwaffe a Sunday, Divine Worship. 1000. splendid weapon for supporting Sunday Evening Service. 2001).

Wednesday. Bible Study, 1900. ground forces.

CHRISTIAN srIENCE But that same Luftwaffe was Ranch House Chapel: stopped and beaten by a much Sunday Service. 1115. smaller British air force designed JEWISH Post Chapel: and built by a top command in Tuesday. 1900. the ground forces were not AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE which permitted to suppress air and CATHOLIO Sunday Mass, 0930, In Officers' naval opinion.

Lounge.

It remained for Japan to stage Daily Mass, 1200 (21-X-1). what promises to be the classic PROTESTANT Sunday Worship. 0830, at ATJ3 misuse of sea power.

Theatre.

The war in the Pacific was, in (Comnrunion on the first Sunday of tna' month). its every critical stage, an am_ OHRISTIAN SCmNCE Sunday. transportation leaves :Suild- phibions war.

Ing U-X-1 at 1040 for servICe at From the very beginning far ClamPen Ranch House Chapel. back in 1931 Japan's every move lEWISH Tuesday. transportation leaves from was dictated by a ground force Build Ing 21-X-1 at 1830 for serv- mentally incapable of either using Ice at CamPen Post Chapel. or understanding sea power and • • • TRAOKED VEHICLE BATTALION Sunday. Divine Worship, 0900, at this despite the fact that the Marine Area Theatre. major masses of the Japanese (Communion on the first Sunday of army were never engaged at all. the JaOnth).

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In attempting to capitalize uptm the unexpectedly successful raid on the Hawaiian Islands that Japanese command walked into .Midway, the decisive defeat of the war.

It frittered away Japanese sea power in the Solomons, where it was superior in ground, air and sea forces.

INDUSTRY HELPED It is pointed out with justice that America's vast industrial superiority really defeated Japan.

In the war's later stages Japan was overwhelmed< by American fire power, planes, landing craft and other war instruments.

But the Solomons campaign was won by American Marines and naval detachments markedly inferior to the enemy in all respects save morale, planning and command.

Fortunately for us in that amphibious campaign the Japanese ground command obviously dom_ inated Tokio councils.

Wiorld War II demonstrated over and over again the need for better cooperation between the services. There was far too much jealousy and bickering between army and navy and air force officers.

But at the actual top-and the merger plan is primarily <foncerned with the top-the performance proved that American ground and navy and ail' forces were effectively coordinated.

CLEAR FROM FIRST This was clear from the very first. The major strategical decision to hold Japan until Germany had been defeated was apparent in the disposition of our forces even before Pearl Harbor.

That decision imposed upon the Navy the task of fighting a holding campaign against superior forces.

After Midway the opportunity for an American naval offensive was abundantly clear but the de. mands of the African invasion gave precedence to the Army.

Later, although the Army need-_ ed all possible power for the invasion of France, the Navy was given the necessary troops for the conquest of the Marianas.

These and many other dispositions made during the war demonstrated that top army and navy and air commands were fully considered in major decisions which produced land victory in Europe and sea victory in the Pacific.

The ground forces argue that the same or a higher degree of

coordination will be possible with a one department system. For two primary reasons that seems highly unlikely.

NAVIES SMOTHERED In actual fact when merging was tried by Napoleon and Hitler, for example, or domination by ground force command developed, as was the case in World War I and in Japan since 1931, naval command was smothered and sea power was emasculated.

Here in America, under a democratic system, ground forces would speak for several times the number of men naval officers would represent.

The ground force command would be heavily in the majority.

It is highly probable that, where interests conflict, the majority opinion would prevail.

Admiral von Tirpitz writing of a similar situation in Germany commented that: "In all combined operations of the army and navy the danger was ever present that the particular objectives of the latter might be neglected."

The most serious flaw in the Army plan touches the heart of our American system.

Combining all services under one professional officer would give him control, as Fletcher Pratt puts it, of "the biggest and most powerful corporation in the country; that is, there is a good chance it would set us on the first step toward a military dictatorship . . .

At least that is what those services have always done in the past."

NO JUSTIFICATION The United States has just played a decisive part in defeating two ground force dominated powers. We were the only great power to go through the war without radical changes in top commands, Army or Navy.

This hardly justifies abandoning our system in order to copy the plan that lost twice.

Historically, service mergers have submerged naval command, figuratively and literally.

'1'be fate of the German navy in World War I and the Japanese in this war warn sea powers that where sea power merges with ground forces necessarily stronger numerically, sea power is fatally submerged.

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BUG BOMB Are you troubled by bugs? Is your DDT letting you down? W'ell, don't let the problem get under your hide.

A new insecticide, benzine hexachloride, takes up where DDT leaves off. Although its name is only six times as long as DDT, this new insecticide is said to be seven times as power_ ful. And as soon as the alphabet is reshuffled, it's thought that perhaps a short name may be found.

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TVSB Gets Ready For Students

IT LOOK!S COMPLICATED, BUT-PISgt Robert W. Randle is THE SKIRT OF- THIS PISTON-Instructor PISgt Lawson Jones, pointing to an intricate mechanism on a gyro_stabilizer taken from left, is discussing the power plant taken from an LVT with PISgt a medium tank. TSgt Joseph M. Gregory looks on and learns what Robert W. Randle. Portions of the pan and block have been cut away makes it tick. to allow students full view of the working parts.

NOW, THIS LITTLE GIZMO HERE-GySgt Dale Coppock, instructor at Tracked Vehicle School Battalion, right, is shown above explaining the operation of the breech on a 75 mm. gun taken ,from a Sherman tank. The student is PISgt Herbert Repine who also will aid in the operations of the school, which is to have its first students about May 1.

IF YOU PULL BACK ON THIS LEVER-GySgt Martin Furtado, instructor, standing right rear, is showing a group of school personnel how the gears in the final drive of a medium tank get along with each other. PISgt Howard Schroeder, the man on the crank, is furnishing the power which puts this object-lesson mechanism into operation.

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MONDAY, 18 MARCH 1946

HEADS CAMP RIFLE TEAM

READY FOR

WR CAGERS IN 5 GAME SERIES

CamPen's WR-a ide l' s, who have piled up a total of 276 points against the 145 scored by the opposition in the 11th Naval District this week play the first of Down at Boat Basin, Tracked a five game series which will Vehicle School Battalion is getmake up the second bracket. ting ready for its first students In the first bracket of seven May 1 and will school students in the WRaiders won all but such things as hydromatic transtwo, dropping the first game to missions, gyro-stabilizers, final the undefeated Elliot Waves by drives-in other words, the school one point and the last game to the will covel' thoroughly the operaEI Toro team by a three point tion and maintenance of all margin. tracked vehicles.

Sgt Rai Wolffs, Corp Tadd Veteran instructors who have Trimble and Pfcs Rhoda Jacobson operated and maintained these and Beth Williamson are the ouL war machines in action will give standing guards, while four forthe students the inside scoop. Be_ wards, Corp Adene Thompson, sides the class room work where captain and high scorer, Corp Vlrthe students will learn what ginia Lindorff and Corp "Olie" makes tanks and LVTt,s tick, they Olson, and Pfc Mary Ruth Atkins will be able to put them through accounted for all but nine of their paces on practice courses, CamPen's 276 points.

Besides the maintenance and opFollowing is the schedule of eration of the equipment, the games to be played in the second school will offer clatses in the bracket: weapons which go along with it, March 21-Elliot Waves at including rockets and demolitions.

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Battalion CO is LtCol S. L. March 28-EI Toro at Capistrano Stephan, while Maj H. H. Evans April 2-Naval Air' Station at is in charge of the Schools ComNorth Island pany. In charge of the Tank April ll-Miramar at Miramar.

Platoon is Capt Floyd M. ThomCapt Johnny Jennings, noted Marine Rifle and Pistol shot, is picA game with the Waves from ason, with Capt Maurice C. Good- tured above as he gives his pistol the "once-over". Capt Jennings is the Santa Margarita Naval Hospaster CO of the LVT platoon. pital is on the schedule but the coach and captain of the CamPen Rifle and 'Pistol teams.

• Candidates for the CamPen teams are in the process of elimination date has not yet been set. firing at the ranges here this week.

A total of 48 sharp-shooters will be chosen to represent this camp i~ the first Marine Corps matches since the beginning of the war.

The team will enter the Western Division matches which will be held at Camp .Mathews, April 22 to 27. The matches will be the first Marine Corps Contest in which the M-l rifle will be used.

To most Marines and everyone Motor Transport Bn., led by else the following story will be their star forward, James Patty, listed as old news, but we are pubdowned Staging Regiment 32-28 in lishing it for the sake of the rethe finals of the CamPen cage The marriage of Olive M. Petercord. tourney last Wednesday night.

The following demobilization son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The game was nip and tuck WR Bn is in a definite state of schedule for -Marine Corps person- Martin Peterson, 719 East Pleasfrom beginning to end, and in the ant Avenue, Milwaukee, Wiscondemobilization as four of its 17 closing minutes Motor Transnel with effective dates and the number of points required for dis- sin, and Corp Kenneth E. Marsac, officers, IstLts Genevieve C. port pulled ahead, and held the charge was announced by Marine son of Mr. and Mrs. Cassius L. Welsh, Volna M. Curry, Rae La lead despite the desperate shootMarsac of Lorain, Ohio, took Corps Headquarters last week. ing of the Staging Regiment . An April 1, men with 38 points place on 10 March, in the Ranch Force and 2ndLt Martine O'Bryan quintet. Patty took the scoring doffed the wearing of the green and WRs with 13 points will be House Chapel. honors with 18 points, and Pupke discharged. Men with 33 points Chaplain Craven read the mar- on St. Patrick's day. and Lampkin led the losers with and WRs with 8 points will be- riage ceremony at 1600 in the The detachment of Capt. Fran- 8 points each. come eligible for release on May presence of friends. ces M. Lanier and IstLt Ruth S. In the preliminary game Re1. Men with 28 points and WRs The bride wore a green suit Jacobs, on March 8, made a 32% distribution Regt. defeated the with 4 points will be discharged with a sweetpea corsage. Her atGuard Bn 61 to 40. on June 1 and men with 25 points tendant, Miss June Beck of Ocean_ drop in commissioned officers in WR Bn during the month of In the semi-finals Monday night will be discharged on July 1. side: wore a red dress.

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Staging Regiment defeated Guard Effective on July 1, WRs will no The bridegroom is a member of Bn. in an overtime 39_32, and longer need discharge points for the 93d replacement draft.

Motor Transport upset Redistrirelease. bution Regiment 39 to 36.

Headquarters also pointed o'ut • Pfc Mary Gardner, daughter of that effective July 1, any inductee .Commander Joy B. Hancock, or reservist having 30 months of Mr. Henry F. Gardner of San USNR, of Wildwood, N. J., who active duty will be eligible for Leandro, Calif, became the bride served the Navy as a yeoman in discharge regardless of point of Howard Patterson, son of Mrs. World War I, has been appointed Daviji Patterson, formerly of EI Assistant Director of the Woscore.

Paso, Texas, March 4, in a cere- men's Reserve for plans. She will 2ndLt Charles T. Gulliford has mony read by Reverend Walter assist Captain Jean T. Palmer, The St. Louis Browns will tangle been assigned to duty as Assis- Bishop in the First Baptist Church, USNR, Women's Reserve Director, with the CamPen Baseballers at tant Officer-in-Charge of Regis- Las Vegas, Nevada. in planning the proposed incor- the 12 Area ball field here next The bride is a Duty NCO in poration of the Women's Reserve Friday, March 22. The game will tered Publications, Area Headthe WRBn. into the peacetime Navy. quarters. get under way at 2:00 o'clock.

lEW STUDENTS

DISCHARGE PROCEDURE LISTED

MOTOR TRANSPORT CAGERS COP CAMP LEAGUE TITLE

WEDDINGS

WR OFFICERS ARE RELEASED FROM CORPS

PLANS FOR WAVES

ST. LOUIS BROWNS TO MEET CAM PEN 9 HERE NEXT FRIDAY

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HOW TO BOWL And

Win the $5 Prize

By PISgt Sam Scherr (NCO

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NEW CAmouc CHAPLAIN AN EX· PARATROOPER

CARD PLAYING PAYS IN FEDERAL TAXES

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RULES GOVERNING DEPENDENTS' MEDICAL CARE ANNOUNCED

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BIKE RIDERS WANTED

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A man of few words is Father This "-Marine of the Week" Sgt Patricl< Mannion, CamPen's new Maj Paul R. Dean is a little different than most Marines.

Catholic chaplain, who has the Reason-he married a First distinction of being the first chap -/ Sergeant. ' lain, assigned to Marines to qual· Don't get excited though, mates, ify as a parachutist. its ~K, yo~ see SgtMaj Dean's wife IS Bermce Barrett Dean, who . Father Mannion, a Comm~nder, formerly was a member of the IS a veteran of seven years m the WRs and served as First SerNavy, mos.t of .which .has been geant for the Marine Casual Despent workmg WIth Marmes. tachment at the Santa Margarita While stationed at the Camp Hospital, before being discharged Lejeune Post Chapel in April, recently.

1943, he became acquainted with SgtMaj Dean has nearly 12 young Paramarines in training. years in the Corps and as he puts At their suggestion, he volunteer- it he has only 18 more years to ed immediately and began train. go. ing during which he made seven Before coming to CamPen more jumps. than a year ago, as Area Sergeant In July, 1943, his outfit, the Major, Dean served as SgtMaj of Fourth Parachute Battalion, was HqCo, Marine Barracks at Camp transferred to Tent Camp Two Elliott. here for combat conditioning. The As SgtMaj of the 6th' Defense battalion was deactivated the fol- Battalion he served on Midway lowing January, however, and from January 1942 to May 1943, SgtMaj Paul R. Dean Father Mannion reported for duty and wen.t thr01;1gh the famed bataboard the battleship Iowa while tIe of MIdway m June 1942. cedure is well known throughout the paratroops became th~ nucAs ~nentioned above, ~gtMaj this command. leus of the Fifth Marine Division. Dean IS now Area SgtMaJ, MaWhenever a problem arises the Re speaks of their dissolution rine Training ~nd R:e;placement Sergeant Major knows he can call regretfully. It was, he says, "a Command.

HIs. abIlIty and on his First Sergeant (Mrs. Dean) good outfit", but the Chaplain is knowledge of M' nne Corps pro· for a little moral support. happy again, back working with - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Marines. not desire to be transferred over_

This week my topic on bowling will be on . . . BODY ENGLISH, A number of bowlers waste time developing hooks and slices, they practice dropping the ball in the same groove every time they bOWl, and they argue whether to hit the 1-2 pocket or the 1-3 pocket. Take it from a man who can hit a 4-7 pocket, the emphasis in bowling practice has been centered on the wrong points, both in the matter of scoring and for best exercise.

It doesn't take an expert to swing a ball and bounce it down the alley. The bowler who is con_ tent to let his bowling get that way, would be much better off as a spectator.

For real sport and high scores, the alley athlete should train his Body English.

Body English is the science of controlling the ball AFTER you have shaken if off your thumb.

It develops many muscles uncalled upon in the mere act of pushing the mineralite down the alley.

After all it's as easy as rolling .$ off a ball to start one on its way, but as long as they seem to have highway engineers constructing the alleys, with a roadcrown on the hardwood and a pair Pasteboard lovers aboard ship of unguarded ditches on each or in pup tents or quonsets may side, anything is liable to happen not need figures to prove that between you and the pins. playing cards are gaining popularity.

But the Treasury Department will back them up if somebody cares to dispute the matter. It reports that expanded demand caused playing card manufactur.

Officials at the Santa Marga. ers to pay $8,200,471.78 ·in Federal rita Naval Hospital announce the taxes last year, nearly $500,000 following regulations governing more than in 1944..

Figtlring 13 cents tax per deck, dependents seeking medical care at the Out Patients Clinic (near last year's total accounts for 63,the Main Gate) and the Out 080,552 decks-with two cents Patients Hospital located within left over. The Treasury isn't a bit fazed by that stray two cents. the Hospital compound, In 1944 eight pennies mysteriously Clinic Hours. .Monday through Friday 8:30 escaped from the same mathemati· a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday 8:30 cal trap.

The Navy last year distributed a.m. to 11:3 a.m.

All patients checked by appoint- through its recreation officers 484,750 free decks of. cards resultment only. ing from donations.

Pre-Natal Check-Ups Tuesdays: 1 :30 p.m. to 3 :30 p.m. only. Initial pre-natal examinations are made by special appointment only.

Want to learn how to ride a Dependents in need of hospital- motorcycle? The Provost Marization will be admitted to the' shal Office is starting to train Out Patients Hospital, at a charge motorcycle patrolmen. Reserves of $1.75 per day, which includes with less than 20 -points and all types of care and treatment. regulars, who secure permission of their organization commandMaximum protection at miners, are eligible. Contact Sgt inum cost. Keep your NSI. J. V. Campbell, 12-G-1.

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seas or afloat to the fact that personnel in the category must submit a letter to headquarters stat" ing that they WILL NOT REENLIST. Unless letters contain a definite statement such letters will not be forwarded.

Periodic inspections of organi-: zations within this Command will be conducted by the Commanding General or his representative, it was announced by Area Headquarters this week.

Organizations schedul~d for Florida Island, Solomons Islands subject inspections will turn out was the first -Jap.held territory officers and men not on watch; to be landed on by Marines in watch standel'S will be held to an World War II, (7 August, 1942) absolute minimum. . -. . . An inquiry was received . The time, place, date, uniform asking for the history of the Maand equipment for the inspection rine Corps hymn. There is no of each organization will be set historical reco~d of when the forth in an Area Training Mem- hymn was WrItten. Legend has oranda. it written by a Marine Corps officer after the battle of Mexico City (1847) . It was officially Area Headquarters announced adopted by the Corps in 1929. this week that the Camp Photo- The lyric for the music is from graphic Laboratory is a Training an old French opera, Genevive Aids Section of this Command as de Brabant. such functions under the cognizance of the G-3 Section.

All request for photographic work must be submitted in writing . . to the G-3 section. If a priority is . Less beer IS m prospect for 19~6 desired the originator will give If t~e Go:vernment reduces th~l' the reason in his request. Final/ year s gram quo.ta. for alcoholIc d ..

11 t t ·th beverages by an mdICated 30 pereCISIOn on a. reques s res WI cent. The Government favors a reqUIrements for Photo-, G-3. All re t urn t 0 th e 1940 Ieve,I w h en . graphIC. work should be sUbmI~ted 53675767 barrels of beer were as far m advance of date deSIred r~d ~ed . t th as possible. p u . ' as agams e recommendatIOns of some brewers to use the 1945 allocations as basis Attention of Regulars of the for the cut. The beer industry's first three pay grades with less output that year amounted to 87,than 15 months to serve who do 622,421 barrels.

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IT COL HANLEY TO CO ON INACTIVE LIST ON MARCH 25 LtCol Richard E. "Dick" Hanley, former Northwestern University footbaIl coach and grid mentor of the El Toro Marines for the past two seasons, announced that he expects to be placed on the inactive duty list by March have probably noticed all of 25. the beaming and not-so-beamNext faIl will find Col Hanley at ing faces around camp during the the helm of the Chicago entry in past week. Since Headquarters authe new AIl-American professional nounced the new discharge system, footbaIl conference. He will be assisted by ex-Marine Maj Ernie it has been very easy to classify Nevers of Stanford as backfield the Regulars, Reserves, and low coach and Wilbur "Wee Willie" point Inductees, by the expressions Wilkin of St. Mary's, Calif., as on their respective faces. First line coach. Wilkin, who formerthe Regular has the expression of a man with a job to do, one in ly played with the Washington which he is interested. Second, the· Reserve or Inductee with more Redskins and starred at tackle than 25 points, has that "what the heIl, I can do that two or three for El Toro in 1944-45, was remore months" look. Third, the Reserve or Inductee, with only a few cently discharged. months of service to their credit and a total of from three to a dozen While at El Toro, Col Hanley's points, has that "they can't do this to me, the war is over and I'm "Flying Marines" won 17 out of very important in civilian life" look. (In case you are interested, I 20 games played during the 1944 and 1945 seasons and were rated am in the second category.)

Just in case you haven't already gotten the word on the future as one of the strongest teams in LtCol R. E. Hanley the nation. discharge procedure of the Corps it is printed elsewhere in this issue.

Paul Schissler's March Field • * * • • Flyers handed the Marines their co-coach of the East squad.

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Col IT';:; BE:r:rER to be a number than a miIIionaire in these days of only setback of the 1944 campaign Hanley was back with the LeathscarcltIes. The 9,999,999th and 10,000,000th servicemen to visit when they posted a 20-14 victory Riverside.

Bill Reinhart's ernecks. He was assigned to the Service Men's Lounge maintained by the Travelers Aid Society of at Fleet City Bluejackets twice meas- Marine Aviation and started the New York last week received complete civilian outfits, including new ured El Toro in 1945 by scores of combat conditioning pro g l' a m suits, shoes, hat, neckties, shirts, belt, suspenders and socks. which was to become standard 21-7 and 48-25.

• * • • A star halfback at Washington procedure for the entire Marine THE MARINES are known all over the world for their fighting Stat.e College in 1915, 1916 and Corps. Early in 1943, Col Hanley was sent to Camp Pendleton, prowess, but the Leathernecks aren't any more popular than the 1917, Col Hanley led the Cougars where both line and aviation perto a 14· 0 yictory over Brown "Marine Hymn." This fact was proven recently by the GI brides sonnel were intensively trained in who arrived in this country on the Queen Mary. They had a theme Ulliver~ity in the first game of these methods which 'prepared the modt'rn Pasadena Rose Bowl song which they chanted to the tune of the "-Marine Hymn". Here series, New Year's Day, 1916. them for combat. VirtuaIIy all 'tis: He enlisted in the Marine Corps Marines were trained for battle early in 1918 and become player- through this course and Col Han"From the homesteads of old England coach and captain of the Mare ley was made advisor to the MaTo the shores of U. S. A. Island Marines. That year the rine Corps Commandant on all It's been a long, long trail of winding, Marines scored 550 points in 11 physical traiJ;ling and combat conBut we'Il get there one fine day. games and were Western serv- ditioning methods.

Succeeding Col Hanley as comHow we groused for food in Tidworth Camp; ice champions. Benched by flu, bat conditioning officer at EI Toro On the 'Mary' wished we'd died.

Col Hanley saw his teammates be Maj Lloyd G. Trout, formOh, we'II never let our men forget defeated by Great Lakes Naval wiIl er athlete at State Teacher's ColW;hat we went through as a GI bride."

Training Center, 17 to 0 fQr the National Service championship lege, Millersville, Pa. Maj Trout "Oh, we can't forget old England yet, coached at Nether-Providence at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1919.

And I hope we never shall. high school, WaIlingfqrd, Pa., beCol Hanley returned to Washfore entering the Marine Cor'ps in But we'Il make her proudington State in 1919 and cap_ August, 1942.

So sing it loudtained the Cougar varsity.

• His coaching career, which saw We're the British GI brides."

• * • • • him rise to be one of the outstandYou may be commuting from ing footbaIl mentors in the nation, IT'S POSSIBLE New York to London in 2% hours staned :'It Pendleton, are., high I'm a little Zebra, school, where his teams won two by 1950 if promises of the NaSitting down to bawl. tional Advisory Committee for Eastern Oregon championships.

I have more stripes than anyone From Pendleton, he went to Aeronautics materialize. ThoUfiBut I don't rate at all.

HaskeIl Institute where the In· and-mile-an-hour airplanes, faster dians won 54 games, lost seven, than the speed of sound, wiIl be New York-Flames swept the tiQd six and travelled 96,000 miles radicaIly different in design to Chicago - Emily Post notwithreduce drag. For example, the standing, gum-chewing is now upper floors of a Broadway build- in five years.

Col Hanley coached Northwest- wings will sweep back from the sanctioned by science. A N orth- ing-destroying 5,000 fire exern's Wildcats from 1927 to 1936, fuselage at a 45-degree angle, western University experiment, in tinguishers. winning Big Ten championships making them V-shaped.

4"hich students chewed gum for Models of the planes have atL8 months, showed that tooth deChicago--Want a pet? A few in 1930 and 1931. During that . cay can be reduced 60 to 900/0 alligators at $5 per foot, running period, he was associated with tained speeds of 1,400 miles an through the regular use of vita-I from three to eight feet, were oi- the Shrine East-West annual char- hour in wind tunnel tests at Langmin K fortified gum. fered for sale by Brookfield Zoo. ity classic at San Francisco as' ley Field, Va.

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PLANES RACE SOUND

MONDAY, 18 MARCH, 1946

THE PENDLETON SCOUT

LAW WENT DIAMOND DOPE MARTIAL " TOO FAR IN HAWAII

After winning the opener of a two game series at EICentro with the San Diego Padres 8-3, Pendleton, suffering one bad inning in which the Padres scored 9 runs, came out on the short end of a 10-4 score for their second loss of the season. The Padres scored 9 times in the second inning on six walks, three hits, and two Pendleton errors. Hal Saltzman, who started on the mound for the Marines and was removed after losing his control in the Padres big inning, was touched for his first loss of the season. In the two games with the Padres the CamPenites amassed a total of 23 hits for 33 total bases.

On Saturday, March 9th, the Marines really donned their hiL ting shoes against the hapless Camp Elliott nine when they teed off on 2 Elliott hurlers for 17 hits and 25 runs. Bob Schuford and George Edwards led the attack for the Marines, each with three hits good for 13 total bases. Hal Saltzman again started for the Marines and had little trouble snatching his third win 25-10.

At home again on March 10 after three road games Camp pen, behind the six hit pitching of left handel' Don Hess, trampled the Terminal Island Navy nine 6-0. Hess in winning his first game of the season pitched airtight ball and was never in serious trouble. Displaying superb control (he walked only 2 men) the tall portsider struck out 8 sailors. In the third inning first baseman George Edwards, with the bases loaded, teed off on one f Bob Cain's slants for a triple clearing the sacks. Len Scarpelli accounted for two more Pendleton markers in the eighth when he grounded a double to right with 2 men on.

Around the Bases: Bob Santee got 6 hits against the Padres . . .

This hitting business is getting contagious; Pendleton blasted out 52 hits in their last four games.

No homers, though . . . Speaking of homers, no one has hit one out of the Pendleton lot, although Santee sent one over in the first ~ning of the Terminal Island fracas which went foul by inches ...

Lt John Raymond left the team last week for duty overseas. He pitched for Purdue not so long ago and Scarpelli had counted on his help in the next few weeks.

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New Separation Unit The Separation unit for Women's Reserve officer and enlisted personnel and for Navy Nurse Corps officers at Memphis, Tenn., will be replaced by a new separation unit at the Naval Receiving Station, Naval Repair Base (Algiers), New Orleans, La. The New Orleans unit will serve the area now covered from Memphis.

The Army has no power to try and convict civil cases, even when martial law is established, the Supreme Court has ruled. The decision resulted from an appeal made by two Hawaiians jailed by military judges.

Neither man-one' convicted of fighting with Marine guards guarding the Pearl Harbor gate in February, 1944, the other arrested on an embezzlement charge in August 1942-was given a trial jurS'. Justice Black in his majority decision said that the law did not give the armed forces power to take over "all government and supersede all civil laws and courts."

WINGED VICTORY

AIR FREIGHT SERVICE BEGUN BY 5 VETERANS Five San Diego men, four of them veterans, are giving San Diego its own "Air Freight Service". They are using a Douglas C-47 plane, stripped to carry a maximum pay load, and also licensed for passengers.

Flying out of Lindbergh Field, the five men, all in their twenties, expect to make their venture pay by giving the San Diego area a fast air cargo service to any place in the country and at reasonable cost.

The chances for success are good, they feel, because their line, "San Diego Sky Freight" is getting an early start in an up-and-coming new field.

The owners and operators of San Diego Sky Freight are J. J. Hecker, 28, H. L. Semar, 26, E. F. Bennett, 29, Arnold Hecker, 25, and Walter Ray, 25.

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GREENS JEANS

A complicated case in which a veteran's rights under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act were challenged has been cleared by a Missouri Court.

The serviceman defaulted on a mortgage payment while on ter_ minal leav'e. The mortgagor tried to foreclose without court action, contending the veteran's service had ended and he was therefore not entitled to protection under the GI Bill. But the court ruled that a veteran's period of service does not end until expiration of terminal leave and court action is necessary in foreclosure.

It was not so long ago that A granite victory monument girls in play suits and bathing ordered by and for Adolph Hitler briefs were first introduced into in 1940 is still under construction strikers' picket lines. Now they in Sweden by stone quarries who are practically passe, and sex apfeel that a contract is a contract. peal for protest and strike purPartial payment was in advance, A protected veteran is a hap- poses has given way to other debut the quarries are getting a little worried about collecting the py veteran. You have that pro- vices.

In Pennsylvania 200 children, tection in NSI. rest. ranging from four to 12 years old, picketed an electrical company plant. Their placards carried such slogans as "More money buys more milk" and "To raise me right, my dagdy's 011 strike,"

CIVILIAN LIFE TOO DULL AFTER 20 YEARS; 1S1 SCT HE-ENLISTS

He had always planned to go back to civilian life when he had served 20 years in the Marine Corps, but as the time arrived, 1stSgt Lawrence R. Stewart, 38, of Kansas City, Mo., decided to try it for another two years . . . maybe 10.

The veteran Leatherneck has had just about every possible duty, having served on the old Yangtze patrol, aboard battle wagons, carriers, and with artillery units in action against the Japs. He signed over for another two years and has asked for duty at Naval Ammunition Depot, McAlister, Okla. "But some more of that China duty wouldn't be bad, if I weren't married . . . " he mused.

His wife, Dorothy, has been residing in Oceanside, but the Stewarts will ÂŁpend his 60-day re-enlistment furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. Edith May Brackville, in Kansas City, Mo. 1stSgt Stewart enlisted February 9, 1926, in Kansas City and after boot training joined the Tenth Regiment Artillery for duty at Tientsin, China. From there he went to Peking with the American minister's g u a l' d .

"Beautiful country around Peking," Stewart recalled. "That was awful good duty. I'll never forget those old French .75's we had in the 39th Artillery."

Then he came back to the States

and after a short tour of land duty, he went aboard the battleship Idaho. The carrier Lexington was his next duty station, and he also served aboard the Nevada and the Texas.

He was stationed at Camp Elliott when war started with the Japs, and with the Twenty-Second Marines, went to the British Western Samoas in July of 1942.

After a period of training there and in the Hawaiian islands, Stewart took part in the capture and occupation of Eniwetok and Roi atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Prior to re_enlisting, he had been serving in the artillery section of the Tracked Vehicle School Battalion here.

On his forest green blouse, Sgt Stewart wears a good conduct bar and medal, the China Expeditionary, Yangtze, pre-Pearl Harbor, Asiatic-Pacific (with one star), American Theatre and World War II Victory ribbons.

Asked if he would do it over again, Sgt Stewart looked back on his 20 years in the Marine Corps and said: "There was a number of times in that 20 years when I doubted my wisdom in staying in the Marine Corps so long. But looking back now, I don't see how I could have had a fuller, more complete and exciting 20 years. It has given me a great deal of satisfaction."

In Washington 500 cab drivers -all veterans-who had driven their taxis in a caravan from Chicago, bunked in a vacated Army camp and proclaimed they would stay there until a Wandy City ordinance denying them taxi licenses is amended.

A tip to veterans interested in air transportation of perishable foods comes from an official of the United Fruit and Vegetable Association.

Most ex-servicemen inquiring into the possibilities of this business have in mind the use of surplus CA7s, which handle only about three tons. This comparatively small load runs the carrying cost too high on transcontinental hops.

One of the stateside phenomena overseas veterans will meet up with again when they come home for discharge is the woman driver.

The Automotive Safety Foundation declares she is a "safer and often more skilled driver" than the male. "Women may dent more fenders," says the organization's vice-president, "but they don't haTe as many serious accidents proportionately as men."

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Cleveland-Authorities search_ ing for a will, opened an old safe in Apolonius B. Barto's garage.

They found not only a will but cash, securities, jewels and old coins valued at $200,000.

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TliE PENDLETON SCOUT

CONTINUANCE OF SAFE-SANE DRIVING URGED

MONDAY, 18 MARCH 1946

ST. PAT'S DANCE HERE MARCH 20

Continued from Column 1 camp roads, particularly with dirt surface, have proven an added hazard to drivers and extreme caution is urged while using these arteries.

Breaking the figures down into percentages, five percent of the persons involved in accidents during February here were killed.

Twelve percent of them received major injuries and in some instances lingered near death before recovering. Twenty percent were injured to the extent that first aid treatment was required.

During the month, Motor Transport Battalion had four, Guard Battalion suffered three and Area Headquarters and Service Battalion reported one each. Other accidents involved private vehicles.

In all 86 conveyances were involved in mishaps.

Strict enforcement of traffic laws will continue, it was reported, and the cooperation of all drivers is sought. Persons driving in and

THEATRES

The wearin' of the greens will be right in order at the St. Pat- 1. rick's Day dance which will be ~.

3. given by Special Services March 4.

20 from 2000 until 2330 in 24.R-3. G. Music will be furnished by the 6.

Headquarters Battalion orchestra. 7.

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The invitations which are ,. necessary for the admittance of 10. all male personnel may be picked J 1. up at the Special Services office 12.

13. in 24-R-1.

"HOODLUM SAIKT", Esther Williams, ",,-illiam Powell.

"ABILE. E. TOWN," Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak.

"MASK OF DIIJON," Erich Von Stroheim, .leanne Bates.

"JUST BEFORE DAWN," Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts.

"THROW A SADDLE ON A STAR", Big Boy Williams, Andy Clyde.

"BECAUSE OF HIM," Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone.

"TERROR BY NIGHT," Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce.

"SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY," John Payne, Maureen O'Hara.

"BEDLAM" "FROM THIS DAY FORWARD", Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens.

"DRAGOI WYCK", Gene Tierney, Vincent Price.

"GAY CAVALIER", Duncan Renaldo.

"SWING PARADE OF 1946", Gale Storm, Phil Regan.

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around camp are being urged to exercise all possible caution, observe speed limits and above all to use common sense and THINK before they act on the highway.

12-T-1 . 1800-2000 C. B. Area . 1900 Onl Boat Basin . 1900 Only 24-T-1 (W. R.'s only) One show 1900 Note: Following Theatres are now closed: l3-T-1, 16-T-1, 17-T-1, and Air Strip Matinee at H-T-1 Sundays and Holidays at 1400.

Matinee at 12-T-1 Tues. and Thurs. at 1330 H-T-1 15-T-1

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21 March 1946

Bldg 16-S-1

The following property of the Recreation Fund of this post will be sold at absolute auction for cash to the highest bidder at the above time and place, said sales to be restricted to mili. tary members of the command of .Camp J:U. Pendleton:-

1 Clipper, barber's.

Radios, Fisher 2 Divans Radio, Stewart Warner 1 Divan, overstuffed Radio, Philco 1 Smoker Radio, Philco 1 Lamp, table Radio, Gilfillian 3 Lamps, Floor Radio, Packard-Bell 1 Recorder with Player 6 Radios, Hallicrafter 1 Projector, Sound, Victor, 16MM

17 1 1 1 1 1

The condition of all of the above articles is "poor" and will need considerable repairs to place them in first class condition.

In addition to the above the following is to be sold "AS IS" in one lot:3 Projectors with Sound, 85MM. 2 Projecton with Sound, 16Ml\L 1 Lot of Accessories for above, not complete.

(The above are in "Poor" condition, they have been overseas and cons~uently some of the parts are rnsted, other parts are missing and/or broken. However, here is a chance for some prospective dischargee to secure enough motion picture equipment to go into business with, if in So position to go to the expense of placing same in operatable condition).

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Thirty-six Marines re-enlisted H-T-1 5 6 7 11 10 8 9 at the CamPen Recruiting office 5 6 7 10 4 9 8 during the past week for a tour lG-T-1 of duty in the Peace-Time Corps. 1?-T-1 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 Last week's total re-enlistments 2 B. Area 4 5 6 7 8 3 was considerably less than the C. 2 3 4 5 6 7 totals registered at the office for Boat Basin 1 the past several weeks.

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"TERROR BY NIGHT"-Latest adventure of Sherlock Holmes.Below average for this series.

"SENTI-MENTAL JOURNEY" -Tear jerker from start to finish . . • William Bendix helps a little as the comic relief. Title taken from popular song hit of same name. • . . Song played first as love song, then as a dirge; finally, for a chorus of angels!

"BEDLAM"-Crisp! Fresh! Not yet released-No dope.

You'll have to go see it.

"FROM THIS DAY FORWARD"-BEST this week! Joan Fontaine turns in worthy per_ formance Mark Stevens, a newcomer, is TOPS!! Everybody tlo whom family, home, or job means anything ... and isn't that everyone? ? ?-will like this picture.

"DRAGONWYK"-Period melodrama that oft times automatically keeps people away . Not this one! 'Cuz that gal Tierney looks just as good in an 1842 setting as she does today! Based on Anna Seton's novel, the screen version is extremely impressive"GAY CAVALIER"-In a word -This is a Western! But a new comedy, and sport short round out an otherwise dubious hundred minutes of entertainment.

"SWING PARAGE OF 1946"Connie Boswell, Three Stooges, Louis Jordon and his Tympany Five, Will Osborn and orchestra, Phil Regan, and Gail Storm . •

SAL~~~~S~~I~Rched

FOR Golf Clubs, 8 irons and 3 woods, perfect condition. Call ext 697.

WA..'TED: 1940 or 1941 car. Call Pfc Bernadi, ext 301, Bldg. 24-S-8.

RIDERS WANTED: Los Angeles to Xew River, ""'. C., 1941 Buick, April 10. :lfrs. :If. C. Indoe, 50P/" South Burlington, Los Angeles. Telephone Exposition 2 73.

FOR SALE: 1937 Packard Six, Four Door Sedan. Pfc Paul E. Armentrout, ext 2250.

WANTED: Set of Ladies golf clubs.

Call Lt Lyle, ext 501.

FOUND: Toilet kit. Marine left same in '39 Buick, Feb. 2, on trip to LA. Owner may claim from plSgt Coyle, ext 530.

FOR SALE: ¥.. Carat diamond soltairs engagement ring, gold mounting. $45.00. Pfc H. S. Frazier, Electric Shop, from 1800 to 0600 daily only.

FOR SALE: One car model radio Philco for sale. One table model Philco. Call Pfc Hughes 2308.

FOR SALE:' '38 Harley Davidson motorcycle, 61' OHB. Plenty of chrome and extras. See at 13 D1 or call PhM1c Detrick, ext. 560.

LOST: Tan, calfskin wallet with inscription in gold "Prince Gradner" on inside. Contains small amount of money, drivers license and other personal papers. Finder may keep money, return wallet and papers to :lfaj Grant S. Baze, la-B-17, ext 2312.

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NOTICE The attention of personnel of this post is called to the fact that the State of California Drivers License Examiners are unable to accommodate military personnel applying for drivers licenses in Oceanside.

The examiners will be at Vista the first and third Wednesdays of each month, and can accommodate military personnel there. The State Examiners will continue to examine military personnel for drivers' license at CamPen the second Wednesday of each month.