Boomerang arc [1945]

              Vol. Ill, Mo. 8
1 February 1945
SWPA WELCOMES 61 MS* ARRIVALS DURING JANUARY
The SWPA welecaned 61 arrival* new to thla theater during January."(For complete list see page 4.) Of thla group, 7 have aerved in
other theatera.
From Iceland came ABRW's Cavell (Edlth)Raulins, Pat (Elsie) Myers,
Dottle Sellers, Betty Huekstep, after 18 months up there. They report that it's the wind rather than the snow, that the Meissen huts,
jeeps, etc. are all winterised, that in the sun-mer it's warm enough
to wear a winter uniform without a topcoat, that they know it1 a summer when the moss turns green. There are several onpost clubs in
addition to the well-known one in
Reykjavik. There are no olubmo-
biles beoauae the roads are impassible. New Guinea roads, they
say, are good by comparison.  The
quartet Is split wide open now
with Cavell going to Base G, Pat
to 920, Dottle to 322, and Betty
to 713.
From England is Eleanor Carran,
now an AFD at Base B. For a year
■he was an ACD in Cambridge where
there are 7 ARC installations:
one oaln HQ at the Bull Hotel
with an enlisted man's olub,three
dormitories, two day olubs, one
for inside aotlvlties and one
for lounging, and an officers
olub. Already she has noticed
that here the personnel sees better acquainted.  In England, she
tails us, they are scattered,
living in apartments, seldom visiting ARC HQ when in London.
From North Africa and the Middle Bast we have Agnes Ledley, at
present In the accounting dept."
Area Offloe, Base G.  After working in a postclub near Casablanca
and a town olub north of there,
she went to Dakar, Cairo and Dev-
ersoir where she was again in a
postolub. While on leava to the
Holy Land she saw the popular
rest home just outside Tel Aviv.
The main recreation in both of
the theaters is dancing, it
seems, and tours are also very
popular.
Front Greenland came Prances
Dunkirk.  In January 1944 she and
another olub girl and two hospital workers were the first girls
up. Thmj  really pioneered. Supplies were hard to get, mail was
months In arriving. Their frame
building was oabled down for the
winter months as the winds sometimes reaoh a velocity of 140
alias. Dog-sledding is popular
and there is some lee-skating,"(Continued on page 4)
APPOINTMENTS
Robert Brummet has been appointed Director of Club and Recreation
Service for Theater HQ. He was
formerly director of Club and *<ee-
reation for New Guinea.
Other appointments include:
George Hill,Area Director,Base K
Edward HeTTl.Area Director,Base A
William Schweitzer, Area Director,
Base G
Dour Baldwin,Area Director,Baae M
C-iester Sledglnaki, Welfare Supervisor, Base G
Luther Hester, Welfare Supervisor,
Base M
Edward Russell, Welfare Supervia-
or, I-ase K
Ed Hichardaon. Area Accountant,
Baae M
Wes Olson. Area Accountant,Base K
Otti frstri. Supervisor, 8th Army
George Ittevlns, Supervisor, 13th
Air Force
Sally Foster. Area Hoapital Supervisor, Base K
Hatton. Area Accountant,
Rose Mistier, Hospital Recreation
Consultant for SWPA.
SENIORITY IN PHILIPPINES
Club and Recreation and Welfare
Departments will go to the Philippines on the basis of seniority, aooordlng to Howard White,
Director of Plans and Services.
Seniority, obviously, will be
tempered with availability,
health, classification.
In Hospital Jane Betterly
points out that although workers
will go in according to movement
of hospitals, replacements and
supervisors will be selected on
the basis of seniority.
INTERMEDIATE HQ MOVES TO 707
Intermediate HQ moved from APO
503 to APO 707, ltr. Christensen
announced last week.  At the moment Bob Baton Is pinch hitting
for Mr. Christenaen who ia in
Australia to confer with Mr.
Gamble.
LEAVE POLICIES REVISED
ARC personnel will now have a
full 30 days of leave at home,
and also one additional day following the date of debarkation.
National HQ has allowed travel
time at the rate of 750 miles
per day on the most direct service routes to and from the port
of embarkation. Staff members
atill pay transportation costs
and maintenance while on leave
in the US."(See HL 181)
Leave to the Mainland has been
oancelled as of 26 December 1944.
Until leave areas are established
elsewhere there can be no travel
for leave purposes. This order
will not affect our policy regarding leave for personnel now
assigned to the mainland nor
will it affect travel to the US
for hoiae leave."(See HL 182)
CHARLES GRANT BRAIDWOOD DIES
Charles Grant Braidwood died of
a heart attack 8 January 1945 at
Base H.
Services were held 9 January
with Chaplain Father John Kane,
Major, in ^tendance.  Bearers
were Red Cross men George R. Harbison, Sam Curl, John Bohanna,
Ralph Long, James Porter, Mel
Newmark. The American flag was
accepted an the behalf of the
American Red Croas by Prank
Sousa, FT> of the 41st Division.
Mr. Braidwood, a veteran PD in
the SWPA, had had assignments in
Mareeba, Rockhampton, Sydney. He
had just returned from home
leave.
He Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Chai-les Grant Braidwood, 412
Adams St., Montgomery, Ala.