The ORD news [September 22, 1944]

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Counsellor
Plan Found
Vforale Aid %
Program Popular
With GIs Here
. Since the counsellor pro­gram
began two months ago
the guardhouse population
has decreased, sick call has
diminished and post morale
has improved. Squadron
counsellors gave this ac­counting
on Monday at a
meeting conducted in The­ater
No. 2 by Capt. M. H.
Adler, director of the con-sulttaion
service.
Counsellors attributed these ac­complishments
to their own orien­tation,
relaxation of petty rules and
annoyances on the post, and height­ened
morale which has bettered re­lations
between attached and as­signed
personnel.
"Men on the post have been very
considerate, and the non-coms have
helped me," a GI told a counsellor
recently in commenting upon the
success of the advisory group which
has functioned since section com­manders
appointed non-coms in
July to aid enlisted men in solving
• personal problems.
"Some ORD men enter the post
"with chips on their shoulders,"
Capt. Adler said, "but they can be
handled if someone takes an inter­est
in them."
Squadron directors exchanged ex­periences
and dispositions of trou­blesome
cases. One told of extreme
difficulty in controlling a man who
had been overseas and resented
menial details. He simply would
not take orders and, when brought
to the orderly room on disciplinary,
charges, said repeatedly, "I like
these little tussles." The counsellor
emphasized that the principal harm
in such a -man is that he weakens
group morale.
Another man sleeps away his
time, refuses to work. A third de­voted
himself to eating and resting
until his counsellor delivered an
ultimatum vt "Work or go to the
guardhouse."
Capt. Adler remarked that many
GIs who are shirkers in this coun­try
do noteworthy work overseas.
Frequently a soldier rebels only be­cause
he must lay over for a long
period at an ORD and the resulting
tedium causes him to seek other
outlets for his energy, he declared.
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War Department
Asks Elevation
Of FuH Generals
The war department has asked
Congress to authorize the elevation
of two officers to the rank of
"general of the Army" to match
the ranks of "fleet admiral" pro­posed
by the Navy for two of its
adrniral=.
Speculation has it that one of the
generals to be elevated is Gen.
George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff.
The Navy is expected to elevate
Admiral Ernest J. King and possi­bly
Admiral Chester Nimitz.
The rank "General of the Army"
would be distinct from and below
"General of the Armies" which is
held by Gen. John J. Pershing.
Congress is expected to act soon on
the recommendations.
V-Mail Invented
By The French
In Prussian War
Contrary to current thought,
V-Mail is not an invention
dreamed up during the present
war.
Actually it was developed by
the French many years ago dur­ing
the Prussian siege of Paris
in 1870. The process was au­thored
by a M. Dragon and
utilized by the French govern­ment
which organized a micro­film
letter service to keep in
touch with th'e outside world.
According to a popular pho­tography
magazine, documents
and messages were photographed
on tiny films which were dis­patched
via pigeon airmail.
Reaching their destination, the
films were mounted in slides,
projected into a screen and
copied by a staff of writers.
COURSES FOR WACS
Washington (CNS)—The U. S.
Armed Forces institute has added
a new program for Wacs—corre­spondence
courses in nutrition, do­mestic
science, house planning and
decorating and child psychology.
Would Allow
Vets 90 Days
For Job Return
Revision of the present law
which allows veterans only 40
days in which to apply through
Selective Service for their pre-induction
jobs is being sought.
Selective Service has requested
the Speaker of the House and the
President of the Senate to consider
legislation which would allow vet­erans
90 days to submit their appli­cations.
Also suggested was a change to
permit hospitalized veterans 90
days after their discharge from
the hospital to apply, up until the
time they have been in the hos­pital
a full year.
On the matter of job seniority,
Selective Service maintains that
discharged soldiers are entitled to
the same job seniority they would
have enjoyed had they remained
at their work.
The service also holds that if a
veteran left an open shop and re­turned
to find it closed, he would
be entitled to have his job back
without joining the union.
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Ban Small Arms
As GI Souvenirs
Small firearms and explosives
have been banned as war souvenirs
from overseas theaters, the war de­partment
has announced in stating
its policy with regard to the move­ment
of trophies within this coun­try
by Army personnel.
Souvenirs must be small and
must not be of military value or
use as scrap metal. International
law prohibits the taking of trophies
from prisoners of war or casualties,
but permits retention cf small ob­jects
found on the battlefield or
bought from prisoners.
Insigne Emblematic Of ORD
Selected For Use Of Men Here
Insigne Design Wins Prize
MAJOR C. F. BUSCH, Camouflage officer, is shown presenting
a check for $10 to Pvt. Lawrence B. Rabbit, winner of first prize
in the post, insigne contest which ended this week. Maj. Busch made
the award in behalf of Post Commander Col. John K. Nissley.
Equal Radio Time Given
To Five Political Parties
Equal time will be given to the
Republican, Democratic, Socialist,
Prohibition and Socialist-Labor
parties for the- rebroadcast of poli­tical
speeches by short wave to
'roops overseas, the war department
ias announced.
Each of the five parties qualify
!or equal time because they have
Presidential candidates in at least
;ix states. Any other parties that
qualify under the Soldier's Vote
Law, may obtain the same privilege
The Colonel's Column
I jun wondering if the average
member of this command real­ises
the superlative brand of mu­sic
to which he is exposed.
If the symphonic variety is to
his liking, the Radio Show in
Theatre No. 3 is available for his
enjoyment. Following this, a hot
orchestra is in full swing at the
Big Top. For the officers, the
ORD Officers Night Club puts on
a Thursday evening entertainment
which is truly "big time."
But of primary importance to
soldiers at any post is the music
of their marching band. It must
always have first consideration.
Reviewing the troops of this com­mand
is a privilege and I think
one reason for the smart show­ing
made by the sections on pa­rade
is the superior band we have
here. They would be a distinct
credit to any military establish­ment.
Nothing takes the place of the
real "McCoy,* but the recordings
of the loud speaker system do
their bit in a most commendable
manner, especially the marching
music in the morning.
As mentioned before in this
column, the off-duty activities of
the men of this station will al­ways
he a subject of vital in­terest
and study for me, and I
feel that each one of the musical
organizations here will help to
maintain the fine spirit which I
desire.
[ J Coloi
V.X Com
Colonel, A. C,
Commanding
upon request.
However, the arrangement does
not mean that soldiers will hear as
much about Socialist, Socialist-
Labor and Prohibition candidates as
it does about President Roosevelt
or Governor Dewey. The latter two
will make more speeches and there
is a clause in the re-broadcast
agreement which says:
"This arrangement does not af­fect
in any way the Army's news
broadcasting, which will be con­tinued
as. at present, impartially
carrying quotes from the commer­cial
news services of political ad­dresses."
Each political party, under the
arrangement, will prepare record­ings
of unbreakable composition,
submit them to the Office of Cen­sorship
to be cleared for "security
only" in accordance with the code
of war-time practices for American
broadcasters and then send them to
the Army.
The recordings will be forwarded
to the 116 Army expeditionary
broadcasting stations and set up in
all theatres of operations. The
Army has stated that if political
parties are late in submitting re­cordings,
or if anything happens to
these en route through no fault of
the Army, the party affected can­not
claim extra time in the future
to make up for its loss.
The Army also reserves the right
to rescind the whole program if
the war in any particular theatre
should interfere with the program]
of political broadcasting.
Winning Design
May Be Worn
On Field Jackets
At long last, a post in­signe.
Climaxing a three week
contest, a board of judges
headed by Post Commander
Col. John K. Nissley, Tues­day,
selected the winning
design entered by Pvt. Law­rence
B. Rabbitt of Camou­flage
section.
Pvt. Rabbitt submitted two de­signs
and while one of them was
judged best in the contest, the two
will be combined in the official
insigne.
/ The symbolic emblem is circled
by four gold wings representing
the legendary four comers of the
earth. An inner circle contains
three elements on a blue field, the
Army's white star, parallel waving
lines to represent the crossing of
the seas and a mill rind which sig­nifies
the processing of men.-
As first prize, Pvt. Rabbitt re­ceived
a check for $10. Five dollar
checks for second and third places
went to Sgt. J. J. Carbutt, Jr., Sec­tion
A, and Sgt. Henry Clay Fer­guson,
Jr., Camouflage section. Hon­orable
mention was given Sgt. Al­bert
Herman and T/Sgt. Gordon-
Nally, Jr., both of Section A.
As Letter Heads.
The ensigne will be used to deco­rate
post buildings and equipment,
unofficial stationery and will be af­fixed
to a five inch leather patch
for wear on flight jackets, field
jackets, coveralls and work uni­forms.
Characteristic of this station
alone, the insigne may be worn only
by men under its jurisdiction and,
as it is solely for immediate post
use, ORD's "coat of arms" may not
be manufactured as a pin.
Not only will this be the first ^
post insigne'ORD has had, but it
will be the first time in four months
that this station has had an em­blem
of any kind.
The last insigne was Technical
Training, Command's "Sustino
Alas" which this post ceased to use
when ORD was transferred into
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Nineteen Officers
Gain Promotions
Here This Week
Promotions announced this week
raised 16 first lieutenants to the
grade of captain and upgraded three
second lieutenants to full lieu­tenancy.
Medical Corps promotions to cap­tain
included Philip J. Fagan,
Harold L. Fisher, Phillips Lambkin,
Paul H. Luft, Don H. Manning,
Anthony L. Muff. Clyde D. Packer,
O.'to C. Phillips, Robert A. Ringer,
Thomas N. Robinson, Robert L.
Rood and Russell C. Rown.
New Dental Corps captains were
Freeman L. O. Hussey and Phil A.
Skwiot. Double bars in the Quar­termaster
Corps went to James P.
Collins and Martin R. Kerr.
Howard E. Nesbitt and Amel L.
Tucci /Were appointed first lieu­tenants
in (he Chemical Warfare
Service and Edward F. Phillips was
raised to first lieutenant under the
Quartermaster Corps T/O.