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3S03RD AAF BASE UNIT THE ORD NEWS FORMERLY BTC 10-SHUN VOL. 3. NO. 2. Greensboro, N. C, Friday, May 12, 1944. FREE DISTRIBUTION She's G. I. Mother Of Wac Detachment SILVER-HAIRED AIR WAC, Pvt. Emmie S. Mertins of Asheville, (left) showing a- Mother's Day floral offering to Sgt. Louise Fowler, is known as "mom" to most of her buddies in the Wac detachment here. Pvt. Mertins' husband is receiving treatment at the veterans hospital at Oteen, she has a son in training as a Seaman 2nd Class with the Naval Reserves at Pensacola, and a daughter who is now also joining the Women's Army Corps. She has been assigned to duty at the Commissary. By Bond Flag Earned Employes For the s e c o n d consecutive month, announces Maj. L. B. Cannon, officer in charge of the Personal Affairs section, civilian personnel of this post-have maintained a war bond purchasing record which entitles the unit to the Secretary of War *T" flag.- The pennant has been ordered and will be presented at formal ceremonies upon its arrival. It is awarded all units having a record of 90 percent or more of civilian personnel purchasing War Bonds regularly, with purchases totaling at le=st 10 percent of the gross payroll. During the month of April, Maj. Cannon reports, 93.1 percent of post civilian personnel participated in the war bond purchasing program. The amount of bonds purchased during .the month represented 10.1 percent of the total payroll for that period. Among the major departments of the post, the Medical employes alone had a record of 100 percent participation. Quartermaster and Adjutant General employes each had 96 percent participation. Of the smaller groups, perfect 100 percent records were made by the offices of Rail Transportation, Signal, Chemical Warfare and Enlisted Men's Welfare. Individual membership cards in the "Bond-a-Month" club will be issued to all employes buying one or more bonds each month. Personnel Of Post To Observe Another Wartime Mother's Day Aquatic Meet Starts Monday In Proximity Y The aquatic GIs get their chance to kick water in somebody's face this week with another post swimming meet scheduled to get under way Monday at 7 p. m. at the Prox- 'imity YMCA and the finals set for the following evening at the same • time in the White Oak Y. The meet follows the same pat- .Jem of those of the past, the last lAvhich was won by the former 8nd group, now Section Q. There ! be eight events. Any man may enter one individual event and one of the two relays, as well. These are the events: 40 yard free style; 60 yard free style; 40 yard back stroke; 40 yard breast stroke; 60 yard individual medley; . 160 yard relay (free style); 120 yara medley relay, and diving in . which there are three compulsory dives—the swan, back dive and jhaii twist, and three thai are optional. In. the 60 ya»d medley, a man swims 20 yards with a back stroke, 20 more with the breast stroke ana the final 20 free style. Another wartime Mother's Day will be observed Sunday with accented emotions by millions of mothers and their sons — and daughters — in service. Separations brought about by the present world conflict bring special emphasis and meaning to the day for all men and women in service, and for their mothers "back home." For many soldiers and WACS, Sunday will be the first Mother's Day spent away from their home communities, their families and their homes. GIs here at this AAF overseas replacement depot deluged the main PX greeting card counter weeks in advance, exhausting the supply of Mother's Day greeting cards last week. Hunlreds of orders were also taken at a special PX boom for flowers to be wired home to mothers of G.I. Joes a-nd G.I. Janes stationed here. For some mothers, the situation is reversed, for among the Air Wacs who recently reported for duty are several mothers who themselves are wearing khaki in the service of their country. Several of these have sons or daughters also serving in various branches of service. For these, particularly, mail call has-been an all-important event during the last week. For these, Sunday will be a day of memories, and of prayer. Army Nurses All Enrolled In Aid Society All Army Nurses stationed on the post now have joined the AAF Aid Society, bringing the total of officers who have enrolled in the society to 138, it is announced by Maj. L. B. Cannon, personal affairs officer. The Army Nurse membership total 57. The AAF Aid Society, formed as a direct result of the efforts,of Gen. H. H. Arnold, commanding general of the AAF, and Mrs. Arnold, is organized as a post-war relief agency for AAF personnel and their dependents. It is now collecting funds with which to carry out such relief work. Membership in the organization will not necessarily enr title a former AAF officer or enlisted man to benefits, however. If entitled to aid, the veteran need not hold a membership card. There are four classes of membership: Patron members who pay $100; life members who pay $50 •with no further dues; benefactor members, five dollars per year, and members-at-large, whose dues are one dollar a year. Membership applications may be made to Maj. Cannon.in Building r-i8i. Everyone Works In This Army^ India.—(CNS)-Cpl. John Wolfe, a staff car chauffeur, was driving along a muddy road with a load of brass in the rear seat. Suddenly the car became mired in the "mud and wouldn't move. Cpl. Wolfe gazed hopelessly at the hub-deep muck. One of Wolfe's passengers, a general, turned to the others, a colonel and two lieutenant colonels, and said: "Well, gentlemen, what are we waiting for?" Then one star, one eagle and two silver leafs proceeded to push two stripes and a staff car out of a muddy hole. Thousands Seek Infantry Service Washington (CNS)—The War Department has announced that thousands of enlisted men under 32 recently requested transfer to the Infantry so that they can "fight the enemy at close quarters." In many cases these requests are being granted, the WD added. One Year Of Service Marked This Week By Greensboro VSO Club Greensboro's bright and spacious USO Club a year ago this Monday swung wide its doors to servicemen for the first time, and, to commemorate the occasion of its anniversary, club officials are planning a full, diversified, week of entertainment for the GIs. It is a timely coincidence that the USO's birthday and Mother's Ideas Pay Inspirations Bring Passes To Two EM Two GIs have received three-day passes, and a civilian employee has been awarded a cash sum of $5 for prize - winning ideas submitted through the post's Suggestion Box department, it is reported by Capt. Paul Brown, recorder for the special board in charge. Soldiers who received the coveted three-day passes as rewards for their mental efforts, are S/Sgt. Richard F. Tull of the 1188th Training Group, and Pvt. Warner B. Daniels, 302nd Wing, 1181st Group. Miss Virginia Riddle of the Motor Pool is the prize-winning civilan employee who received $5. Pvt. Daniels' suggestion that safety guards be built on each side of all bridges on the post earned his three-day pass, while S/Sgt. Tull submitted the recommendation that tin cans be placed around guide lights over entrances to orderly rooms, as shields. The cans will prevent water dripping from the roof directly on the hot bulbs and crack ing them. To win her $5 cash prize, Miss Riddle suggested that a directory of Headquarters be posted at the front entrance, with directions, in order that persons unfamiliar with the building might locate their objectives. Similar prizes ace still offered GI Joes and employes for sound, usable suggestions. If you have such an idea you will be making a contribution to the post, and perhaps be qualifying for a pleasant three-day respite from duty by dropping it in one of the manv Suggestion Boxes scattered throughout the camp. Put your mind to work! Hail Proves Useful To GIs In Assam Assam.—(CNS)—It doesn;t hail much in Assam but when it- does, GIs take full advantage of it. During a recent heavy hailstorm, Yanks gathered up the glistening hailstones to cool their beer and cokes. New CO Of Wac Detachment Comes From Military Family . The daughter of a soldier, born on an Army supply base at Newport News, Va., the new commanding officer of the post Air Wac detachment, 1st Lt. Mary L. Porter, boasts a background that has been more or less GI all her life. Lt. Porter, who succeeded 1st Lt. Zola M. Schumacher as Wac commander last week, is a daughter of Col. E. D. Porter, Chief of Infantry training for the 16th Corps at Fort Riley, Kan. She reported for duty here last week from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where she had served for one month as commanding officer of a large Wac detachment. Prior to that time Lt. Porter had served at Seymour Johnson Field and at Camp Atterbury, Ind. As the daughter of an Army officer, Lt. Porter has traveled widely throughout the United States and the world. "Home," she explains, "has always been wherever dad was stationed," and her father's frequent transfers have taken her, among other places, to both Hawaii and the Philippines. The new Wac commander has a sister serving as an ensign in the Waves, stationed at Bunker Hill Naval Air station near Peru, Ind. Without giving ages, Lt. Porter pointed out that she is the oldest of the all-military family by explaining that her father was a 1st lieutenant when she was born, a captain when her sister entered the-world. Her mother 1st LT. MARY L. FOSTER. is making her present home in Galesburg, 111.. Lt. Porter was sworn in to the Waac, before it dropped the "Auxiliary" from its name, on August 4, 1942. Day are just'a day apart, for it is the express purpose of the United Service Organization to provide "a home away from home." Indeed, the USO has decided tdl go all out for GI Joe on Mother's Day to give the event a double-barreled significance. For it will also mark off the end of the club's first year of service, at 363 North Elm street, and the start of a second. It has been a year of which any USO might be proud. Hospitality Hour. There will be free doughnuts and coffee in the morning, as usual, but the hospitality hour will be lngthened into two hours, and the refreshments will be more in keeping with the good cheer and conviviality of the day. The dispensing of punch and cake will start at 3 oclock in the afternoon and last till 5 in the main lounge. Mothers of servicemen will toe present as special guests. You can make a voice recording between those same hours, and even if it be a trifle late, it wouldn't toe a bad idea to speak your sentiments of the day and have them sent home. The USO wiU take care of the details. A community sing is listed for 5 p. m., and a fast, melodic variety show of soldier entertainment goes on at 7. Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt," a grade A suspense-ful film, will be screened gratis at Tournament Night. Other nights in the week will probably feature a special attraction, though plans haven't fully developed. Tonight is tournament night, with prizes in bridge, ping pong and checkers; and informal dancing with GSO girls in attendance. A regularly scheduled dance with music by a. military band is set for Saturday night. A band concert at 8 is Monday's big draw. Bingo, fun nisht and dance instructions, as well as voice recordings, are all a part of the Tuesday doings. Another weekly Wednesday night dance is on the program, while on Thursday the Army Wives club meets, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a quiz party goes on at 8, along with the arts and crafts class, and dance instructions once again for the uninitiated at 9. Key Overseas Personnel May Get Furloughs A plan whereby key personnel* both officers and enlisted men, whose jobs are of a nature which makes them in a measure indispensable in overseas theaters may be granted ' non-emergency leaves and furloughs to visit their -homes in the United States and then return to their assignment overseas, was announced by the War Department in Washington. The War Department pointed out, however, that personnel returned for these non-emergency leaves and furloughs, while distinct from personnel returned under the rotation plan, will be included in quotas for overseas theaters under present rotation policies and will not increase the number of men returned to this country. Return to Jobs. Personnel returned* under the rotation plan are not ordered overseas again until they have performed duty in the United States. Personnel granted non-emergency leaves and furloughs will not serve in the United States, but will be returned to their overseas jobs. The task of finding suitable replace, meni overseas for such personnel on leave or furlough will be of only a temporary nature, until the expiration of leave. Theater commanders in all but the Central Pacific and European theaters will be authorized to grant to key personnel non-emergency leaves and furloughs within the rotation quotas for their tfieaters. The basic problems which prevent the shipment of large numbers of men to this country for rotation and for leaves and furloughs remain. Theater commanders will be instructed to regard leaves and fur- (Continued On Page Sevetk)
Object Description
Title | The ORD news [May 12, 1944] |
Date | 1944-05-12 |
Editor(s) | Marmor, Milton |
Subject headings | World War, 1939-1945 Journalism, Military;Greensboro (N.C.);Basic training (Military education) |
Topics | Troops;Overseas Replacement Depot and Basic Training Center 10;World War II |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The May 12, 1944, issue of The ORD News, published by the United States Army Basic Traing Center 10/Overseas Replacement Depot in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
Type | Text |
Original format | Newspapers |
Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : [United States Army] |
Language | en |
Contributing institution | Greensboro History Museum |
Newspaper name | The ORD News |
Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
Additional rights information | NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT. This item is believed to be in the public domain but its copyright status has not been determined conclusively. |
Object ID | grmus_1944-05-12 |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
Digitized by | North Carolina Digital Heritage Center (http://www.digitalnc.org) |
OCLC number | 871566354 |
Page/Item Description
Title | Page 1 |
Full text | 3S03RD AAF BASE UNIT THE ORD NEWS FORMERLY BTC 10-SHUN VOL. 3. NO. 2. Greensboro, N. C, Friday, May 12, 1944. FREE DISTRIBUTION She's G. I. Mother Of Wac Detachment SILVER-HAIRED AIR WAC, Pvt. Emmie S. Mertins of Asheville, (left) showing a- Mother's Day floral offering to Sgt. Louise Fowler, is known as "mom" to most of her buddies in the Wac detachment here. Pvt. Mertins' husband is receiving treatment at the veterans hospital at Oteen, she has a son in training as a Seaman 2nd Class with the Naval Reserves at Pensacola, and a daughter who is now also joining the Women's Army Corps. She has been assigned to duty at the Commissary. By Bond Flag Earned Employes For the s e c o n d consecutive month, announces Maj. L. B. Cannon, officer in charge of the Personal Affairs section, civilian personnel of this post-have maintained a war bond purchasing record which entitles the unit to the Secretary of War *T" flag.- The pennant has been ordered and will be presented at formal ceremonies upon its arrival. It is awarded all units having a record of 90 percent or more of civilian personnel purchasing War Bonds regularly, with purchases totaling at le=st 10 percent of the gross payroll. During the month of April, Maj. Cannon reports, 93.1 percent of post civilian personnel participated in the war bond purchasing program. The amount of bonds purchased during .the month represented 10.1 percent of the total payroll for that period. Among the major departments of the post, the Medical employes alone had a record of 100 percent participation. Quartermaster and Adjutant General employes each had 96 percent participation. Of the smaller groups, perfect 100 percent records were made by the offices of Rail Transportation, Signal, Chemical Warfare and Enlisted Men's Welfare. Individual membership cards in the "Bond-a-Month" club will be issued to all employes buying one or more bonds each month. Personnel Of Post To Observe Another Wartime Mother's Day Aquatic Meet Starts Monday In Proximity Y The aquatic GIs get their chance to kick water in somebody's face this week with another post swimming meet scheduled to get under way Monday at 7 p. m. at the Prox- 'imity YMCA and the finals set for the following evening at the same • time in the White Oak Y. The meet follows the same pat- .Jem of those of the past, the last lAvhich was won by the former 8nd group, now Section Q. There ! be eight events. Any man may enter one individual event and one of the two relays, as well. These are the events: 40 yard free style; 60 yard free style; 40 yard back stroke; 40 yard breast stroke; 60 yard individual medley; . 160 yard relay (free style); 120 yara medley relay, and diving in . which there are three compulsory dives—the swan, back dive and jhaii twist, and three thai are optional. In. the 60 ya»d medley, a man swims 20 yards with a back stroke, 20 more with the breast stroke ana the final 20 free style. Another wartime Mother's Day will be observed Sunday with accented emotions by millions of mothers and their sons — and daughters — in service. Separations brought about by the present world conflict bring special emphasis and meaning to the day for all men and women in service, and for their mothers "back home." For many soldiers and WACS, Sunday will be the first Mother's Day spent away from their home communities, their families and their homes. GIs here at this AAF overseas replacement depot deluged the main PX greeting card counter weeks in advance, exhausting the supply of Mother's Day greeting cards last week. Hunlreds of orders were also taken at a special PX boom for flowers to be wired home to mothers of G.I. Joes a-nd G.I. Janes stationed here. For some mothers, the situation is reversed, for among the Air Wacs who recently reported for duty are several mothers who themselves are wearing khaki in the service of their country. Several of these have sons or daughters also serving in various branches of service. For these, particularly, mail call has-been an all-important event during the last week. For these, Sunday will be a day of memories, and of prayer. Army Nurses All Enrolled In Aid Society All Army Nurses stationed on the post now have joined the AAF Aid Society, bringing the total of officers who have enrolled in the society to 138, it is announced by Maj. L. B. Cannon, personal affairs officer. The Army Nurse membership total 57. The AAF Aid Society, formed as a direct result of the efforts,of Gen. H. H. Arnold, commanding general of the AAF, and Mrs. Arnold, is organized as a post-war relief agency for AAF personnel and their dependents. It is now collecting funds with which to carry out such relief work. Membership in the organization will not necessarily enr title a former AAF officer or enlisted man to benefits, however. If entitled to aid, the veteran need not hold a membership card. There are four classes of membership: Patron members who pay $100; life members who pay $50 •with no further dues; benefactor members, five dollars per year, and members-at-large, whose dues are one dollar a year. Membership applications may be made to Maj. Cannon.in Building r-i8i. Everyone Works In This Army^ India.—(CNS)-Cpl. John Wolfe, a staff car chauffeur, was driving along a muddy road with a load of brass in the rear seat. Suddenly the car became mired in the "mud and wouldn't move. Cpl. Wolfe gazed hopelessly at the hub-deep muck. One of Wolfe's passengers, a general, turned to the others, a colonel and two lieutenant colonels, and said: "Well, gentlemen, what are we waiting for?" Then one star, one eagle and two silver leafs proceeded to push two stripes and a staff car out of a muddy hole. Thousands Seek Infantry Service Washington (CNS)—The War Department has announced that thousands of enlisted men under 32 recently requested transfer to the Infantry so that they can "fight the enemy at close quarters." In many cases these requests are being granted, the WD added. One Year Of Service Marked This Week By Greensboro VSO Club Greensboro's bright and spacious USO Club a year ago this Monday swung wide its doors to servicemen for the first time, and, to commemorate the occasion of its anniversary, club officials are planning a full, diversified, week of entertainment for the GIs. It is a timely coincidence that the USO's birthday and Mother's Ideas Pay Inspirations Bring Passes To Two EM Two GIs have received three-day passes, and a civilian employee has been awarded a cash sum of $5 for prize - winning ideas submitted through the post's Suggestion Box department, it is reported by Capt. Paul Brown, recorder for the special board in charge. Soldiers who received the coveted three-day passes as rewards for their mental efforts, are S/Sgt. Richard F. Tull of the 1188th Training Group, and Pvt. Warner B. Daniels, 302nd Wing, 1181st Group. Miss Virginia Riddle of the Motor Pool is the prize-winning civilan employee who received $5. Pvt. Daniels' suggestion that safety guards be built on each side of all bridges on the post earned his three-day pass, while S/Sgt. Tull submitted the recommendation that tin cans be placed around guide lights over entrances to orderly rooms, as shields. The cans will prevent water dripping from the roof directly on the hot bulbs and crack ing them. To win her $5 cash prize, Miss Riddle suggested that a directory of Headquarters be posted at the front entrance, with directions, in order that persons unfamiliar with the building might locate their objectives. Similar prizes ace still offered GI Joes and employes for sound, usable suggestions. If you have such an idea you will be making a contribution to the post, and perhaps be qualifying for a pleasant three-day respite from duty by dropping it in one of the manv Suggestion Boxes scattered throughout the camp. Put your mind to work! Hail Proves Useful To GIs In Assam Assam.—(CNS)—It doesn;t hail much in Assam but when it- does, GIs take full advantage of it. During a recent heavy hailstorm, Yanks gathered up the glistening hailstones to cool their beer and cokes. New CO Of Wac Detachment Comes From Military Family . The daughter of a soldier, born on an Army supply base at Newport News, Va., the new commanding officer of the post Air Wac detachment, 1st Lt. Mary L. Porter, boasts a background that has been more or less GI all her life. Lt. Porter, who succeeded 1st Lt. Zola M. Schumacher as Wac commander last week, is a daughter of Col. E. D. Porter, Chief of Infantry training for the 16th Corps at Fort Riley, Kan. She reported for duty here last week from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where she had served for one month as commanding officer of a large Wac detachment. Prior to that time Lt. Porter had served at Seymour Johnson Field and at Camp Atterbury, Ind. As the daughter of an Army officer, Lt. Porter has traveled widely throughout the United States and the world. "Home" she explains, "has always been wherever dad was stationed" and her father's frequent transfers have taken her, among other places, to both Hawaii and the Philippines. The new Wac commander has a sister serving as an ensign in the Waves, stationed at Bunker Hill Naval Air station near Peru, Ind. Without giving ages, Lt. Porter pointed out that she is the oldest of the all-military family by explaining that her father was a 1st lieutenant when she was born, a captain when her sister entered the-world. Her mother 1st LT. MARY L. FOSTER. is making her present home in Galesburg, 111.. Lt. Porter was sworn in to the Waac, before it dropped the "Auxiliary" from its name, on August 4, 1942. Day are just'a day apart, for it is the express purpose of the United Service Organization to provide "a home away from home." Indeed, the USO has decided tdl go all out for GI Joe on Mother's Day to give the event a double-barreled significance. For it will also mark off the end of the club's first year of service, at 363 North Elm street, and the start of a second. It has been a year of which any USO might be proud. Hospitality Hour. There will be free doughnuts and coffee in the morning, as usual, but the hospitality hour will be lngthened into two hours, and the refreshments will be more in keeping with the good cheer and conviviality of the day. The dispensing of punch and cake will start at 3 oclock in the afternoon and last till 5 in the main lounge. Mothers of servicemen will toe present as special guests. You can make a voice recording between those same hours, and even if it be a trifle late, it wouldn't toe a bad idea to speak your sentiments of the day and have them sent home. The USO wiU take care of the details. A community sing is listed for 5 p. m., and a fast, melodic variety show of soldier entertainment goes on at 7. Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" a grade A suspense-ful film, will be screened gratis at Tournament Night. Other nights in the week will probably feature a special attraction, though plans haven't fully developed. Tonight is tournament night, with prizes in bridge, ping pong and checkers; and informal dancing with GSO girls in attendance. A regularly scheduled dance with music by a. military band is set for Saturday night. A band concert at 8 is Monday's big draw. Bingo, fun nisht and dance instructions, as well as voice recordings, are all a part of the Tuesday doings. Another weekly Wednesday night dance is on the program, while on Thursday the Army Wives club meets, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, a quiz party goes on at 8, along with the arts and crafts class, and dance instructions once again for the uninitiated at 9. Key Overseas Personnel May Get Furloughs A plan whereby key personnel* both officers and enlisted men, whose jobs are of a nature which makes them in a measure indispensable in overseas theaters may be granted ' non-emergency leaves and furloughs to visit their -homes in the United States and then return to their assignment overseas, was announced by the War Department in Washington. The War Department pointed out, however, that personnel returned for these non-emergency leaves and furloughs, while distinct from personnel returned under the rotation plan, will be included in quotas for overseas theaters under present rotation policies and will not increase the number of men returned to this country. Return to Jobs. Personnel returned* under the rotation plan are not ordered overseas again until they have performed duty in the United States. Personnel granted non-emergency leaves and furloughs will not serve in the United States, but will be returned to their overseas jobs. The task of finding suitable replace, meni overseas for such personnel on leave or furlough will be of only a temporary nature, until the expiration of leave. Theater commanders in all but the Central Pacific and European theaters will be authorized to grant to key personnel non-emergency leaves and furloughs within the rotation quotas for their tfieaters. The basic problems which prevent the shipment of large numbers of men to this country for rotation and for leaves and furloughs remain. Theater commanders will be instructed to regard leaves and fur- (Continued On Page Sevetk) |