The rotator [July 26, 1946]

              Aerial Show Tops AF Day Plans
By CPL. BOB SCHUMM
ROTATOR Assistant Editor
August 1, 1946—a memorable day
in Air Corps history—and the cele­bration
of the first peacetime Air
Force Day will be brought home to
the men of ORD this year in cere­monies
to be held throughout the
city and base.
From the time that the doors of
ORD and the Airport are thrown
open to John Q. Public, to the time
that the last weary straggler leaves
I in the wee hours of the night, the I were so instrumental in bringing
I lid will literally be off in one of | about of the victory that our nation
the greatest Air Force ceremonies
ever to be held at this base.
Arrangements were made for ded­ication
of Sunday church services
to the men of the Air Corps, who | tied "Air Power Is Peace Power."
almost a year ago Joyously pro­claimed.
Pre-Air Force Day festivities In­clude
an Air Force radio show entl-
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This Week's
ORDealings
1
TRANFEltS OF ORD permanent
party personnel have again been
temporarily frozen, according to in­structions
received from high head­quarters.
Similar action in the past
has usually preceded transfer of the
base to another command in the
Army Air Forces. During 1946, the
Greensboro ORD has belonged to
the Personnel Distribution Com­mand,
First Air Force, Strategic
Air Command and Air Training
Command.
THINK THE HOUSING situation
is bad around Greensboro?
Then read what it's like around
Mitchel Field, N. Y., according to
a burning editorial called "Dog in
the Manger" which appeared in the
daily Newsday, the paper at Hemp­stead,
Long Island, right next door
to Mitchel:
"The Army, In refusing to release
the 45 idle buildings at Santini Hos­pital
as surplus, has condemned 160
Nassau veterans and their families
to untold months of the heartbreak­ing
effort and nerve-racking suspense
that accompanies any hunt for a
home these days.
"Just why the military has seen
fit to play dog-in-the manger with
the Santini facilities is not clear.
Army authorities say they're hang­ing
onto the barracks because Mit-chel's
personnel 'might' increase.
When or why the extra troops will
be stationed there, nobody could say.
I t might even be that the brass
i s being far-sighted enough to en­large
Mitchel's accommodations now
in preparation for a Third World
War some twenty or twenty-five
years hence.
"While the Army locks the doors
at Santini, thousands of Nassau
veterans are begging for any shelter
that will keep the rain out and the
kids in." ^
CONTRARY TO RUMORS floating
around the various permanent party
barracks, permanent party men are
not going to be'given class "B" pass­es
to replace the usual permanent
class "A's." Squadron officials stated,
however, that because of the general
reorganization of the various
squadrons new passes would, of
necessity, have to be issued. They
also reported that the new passes
may be obtained immediately in
their orderly rooms.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Reserve To
To Florida
Transfer
in August
"Inadequate facilities" have forced discontinuance of plans
for an Air Force reserve detachment at the Greensboro-High
Point airport, Major Ferdinand Schmidt, commanding officer
of the unit, has revealed.
The reserve unit—created here
just three weeks ago—will be trans­ferred
about August 1 to headquar­ters
of the 14th Air Force at Or­lando,
Fla. Hope was expressed for
establishment of another unit in
North Carolina at a later date, pos­sibly
at the Raleigh-Durham airport
or at Goldsboro.
Last week the War Department
informed Col. H. K. Mooney that
the local field had been declared
surplus by the Army, although fa­cilities
woudl be kept for reserve
flying. The new decision came after
airport officials told Major Schmidt
they could not supply the facilities
required for the unit.
J. T. Martin, president of the
Greensboro-High Point Airport Au­thority,
expressed regret that the
local field could not provide hang-
Fire Destroys Half
Of Barracks T-715
In Squadron K Area
A roaring blaze gutted half of a
surplus barrack, Bldg. T-715, in
Squadron K last Saturday resulting
in $600 damage. The fire occurred
at approximately 9 p.m.
A civilian driving past the base
on Summit Avenue saw the building
burning, and reported it to the Mili­tary
Police. The Fire Department
was called, and the blaze was under
control before the entire building
could be burned.
Lieutenant Ralph H. Lessor,' As­sistant
Fire Marshal who investi­gated
the fire, reported that al­though
the cause was still a mystery
it was, in all probability, the result
of someone's leaving a cigarette in
the building. There was evidence (it
someone having been in the aban­doned
building, and the office of
the Provost Marshal Is now carry­ing
on a investigation of the actual
cause.
Too Big! Too Small! Supply Solves All
4
Need a pair of size 52 shorts or
a size 3EEE shoe? Unless you.are
a victim of hypertrophy or just fail-
•ed to eat your Wheaties when you
were growing up,'the chances are
you don't. But the ORD clothing and
•equipment warehouse has ceased to
be surprised and is prepared for
any abnormal problem that comes
before it.
Undershorts size 22, or shoes size
"16%B, or a shirt with an 18 inch
•collar and 37 inch sleeves?—Broth­er,
supply has what you need.
All together the warehouse carries
100,000 diverse articles and runs a
processing line which clothes and
equips an average of 20,000 ORD
and permanent party enlisted men
per month.
According to Capt. John P. Arcuri,
service stock officer, the average GI
just ain't what he used to be. The
light-fuzzed youths of 18 and 19
demand smaller sizes, and—whether
they need one or not—they get a
razor.
Especially small fatigues are hard
to supply and the "GI tailors" who
labor with the scissors, needle and
thread are always busy cutting down,
taking In, or letting out some GPs
wardrobe.
Today the Army is completing a
survey at several large posts to
determine the proportions of today's
soldier. So, tomorrow your suntan3
may not bag at the knees or your
fatigues may not make you a sad
sack, for the unsung heroes of sup­ply
are more interested in body con­tours
and new styles and the well-dressed
soldier.
(Continued on Page Three)
ars, concrete runways, taxi strips,
and other facilities without cost to
the Reserve. He said funds for such
requirements would not be avail­able
before 1947.
Major Schmidt stated that the
move would disappoint a large num­ber
of personnel from Greensboro
and surrounding areas who bad ap­plied
for reserve flight training here.
Approximately 40 men from this
district have already taken physi­cal
examinations for joining the
unit.
Opposition to a reserve unit at
the airport in the event that ORD
moves has come from civilian air­port
authority previously. It had
been suggested that reservists estab­lish
themselves on the presently
undeveloped side of the airport
where no facilities exist.
Martin said that local facilities
were taxed to capacity already with
civilian and Army use. One reserve
unit remains in the State at Morris
Field In Charlotte.
Major Schmidt, who came here
from Randolph Field. Texas, to or­ganize
the unit, had planned for
flight training to keep reservists at
top proficiency and to process quali­fied
applicants for the reserve.
Planes were to be received at the
airport for training requirements.
Assisting the reserve commander
have been Lt. Andrew Gusman and
T/Sgt. FeltoriTB. White and a small
staff. Major Schmidt, now on leave,
will report to Orlando, Fla., as soon
as the unit can be cleared here.
Re-enlistment Rules
Eased for Veterans
Re-enlistment provisions of War
Department pamphlet 12-16, which
permits men to re-enlist in the Air
Force according to their previous
time in a skilled MOS, was errone­ously
quoted in THE ROTATOR last
week. No one- will be re-enlisted in
a rank higher than that held during
a previous enlistment, recruiting of-|
flcials state.
A new recruiting trailer-bus ar­rived
at ORD Friday and will be
operated soon throughout a 75-mile
district of the State to supply AAF
recruiting information. Four "career"
soldiers will man the bus.
The ORD recruiting office now
processes enlisted men through re­ceiving
and shipping, giving them
an initial issue of clothing. Capt.
W. B. Young and T/Sgt. J. R.
Brashears flew 24 enlistees and re*
enlistees to Fort Bragg this week
and transferred 19 others there by
bus, as activities showed an Increase.
ON INSIDE PAGES
Features:
"What's Stewin!"—Page 3.
"With the AAF"—Page 4-5.
. "Gen. Cannon and the Crystal
Ball"—Page 7.
Editorial:
"Calendar Change"—Page 2.
Barracks Conversion
For Veterans Housing
Gels FPHA Assistance
Conversion of 80 ORD barracks
to alleviate the critical civilian
housing shortage reached new pos­sibilities
this week when the Federal
Public Housing Authority assured
Greensboro officials of its assistance
in the project. Two weeks ago the
FPHA refused such aid.
The surprised change in FPHA
decision was announced at a meet­ing
of Mayor C. M. Vanstory's
housing committee on Monday. Col.
H. K. Mooney, ORD commanding
officer, who has supported the bar­racks
conversion proposal, express­ed
approval of the move.
Greensboro had exceeded its 1946
FPHA building quota, the Mayor's
committee was old two weeks ago,
and a lack of FPHA funds was also
reported.
Private ownership of ORD pro­perty
also hindered the transfer of
the barracks area from the Army to
City authority.
The barracks which will be used
are In the former ORD Wac area
and offer installed toilets and other
facilities. Each would become a two-family
unit.
Crafts, Photo Shops
Near Service Club
Offer New Facilities
The Post Hobby Shop has been
reopened in expanded quarters be­hind
Service Club No. 1 with a num­ber
of new facilities for the use
of ORD personnel.
Following renovations, the Hobby
Shop now occupies building T-601.
and Special Services Photo Lab is
located in Building T-501. New
equipment has been added to both
projects. A planer, two jigsaws, and
a lathe were bought for the Hobby
Shop in addition to photographic
equipment for the Photo Lab.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fri­days,
a Red Cross volunteer will be
available at the Hobby Shop in the
future to give classes in art, textile
designing and color. New hours for
the Shop are. from 1 to 5 p.m. and
6 to 10 p.m., Monday through Fri­day.
There will be no morning work.
Hours during • which " the Photo
Lab will be; open are on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday from 1 to
5 p.m. and 8 to 10:30 p.m., and on
Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m.
until noon and 1 to 5 p.m. It will
be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Available photographic facilities
include those for making contact
prints, enlargements, developing
both roll and cut film including .35
mm., and retouching negatives.
Those interested must sign up for
darkroom privileges. Cpl. Kent
Truslow is in charge as lab instruc­tor.
The lab has been in operation
since March and is now located in
the Squadron F and X PX areaj
across the street from the telephone
center.
Cpl. Arron Southard and S/Sgt.
Charles E. Trainer run the Hobby
Shop and Mrs. Brinsley Marstrell
is Shop Director.
The show will be over Radio Sta­tion
WGBG, Greensboro. After the
11:45 a.m. broadcast, the spotlight
moves along to the USO, and an
Air Force Day eve dance.
Initiating the day's activities in
the downtown area will be a for­mal
parade, made up of 1200 men
from the various squadrons now sta­tioned
at ORD. At the same mo­ment
of the parade, a crack unit of
P-51 "Mustang" fighters piloted by
combat veterans will fill the skies
over Greensboro.
ORD's commanding officer, Col.
H. K. Mooney, will be heard in a
radio address aired over Station
WGBG at 10:45 a.m.
Open House
Main part of the day's activities
will get underway at noon when
civic and military officials will hold
a luncheon at ORD Officers' Club.
Noontime will also see the portals
of both the Greensboro-High Point
Airport and the main base being
thrown open for inspection by the
general public. All visitors to the
base and airport will receive mimeo­graphed
copies of a map of the
post, history of the Air Force and
the base, a publication entitled
"Mlnutemen of the Air," a copy of
THE ROTATOR, and the program of
events.
Service clubs on the base will be
open to the -public, along with the
processing line, and Mess Hall
No. 1.
At 2 o'clock In the afternoon,
Hawk Field will be the scene of a
battle royal, as a picked group of.
all-stars from ORD will tangle with
the Greensboro Patriots, - current
leaders in the Carolina League.
Air Show
Three prime activities are,sched­uled
for 3 o'clock. Number one on
the books will be a series of combat
films to be shown at Theater No. 8.
At the same time in the Big Top,
a dance will be held, and both the
civilian and military are Invited.
Point number three in the program
will take place at the Airport,
where a mammoth air show has
been planned. Activities will in­clude
a fire-fighting demonstration,
samples of crash equipment, and a
display of fighting aircraft. Includ-
On Air Force Day
REMEMBER . . . YOU'RE HOST
1. When you see a civilian guest
with a lost look in big eye, walk
up to him, tell him where things
are, what to see.
%, Be as helpful as possible in
every way you can.
3. Make sure that when he goes
back to his home at night after
attending Air Force Day at ORD,
he's convinced that the boys of the
air forces can play Hie host as
'well as fly and light.
ed in the aircraft display will be
an A-26 and a B-24 from Training
Command headquarters, as well as-
P-51s and B-25s from the local base.
The Big Top, center of activity
for the day, will feature a USO
show, followed at 8:30 p.m., by a
dance open to everyone. Featured
orchestra for the dance will be
Dean Hudson's. Another dance will
take pfaee at the same time in the
ORD Officers' Club.
Radio Coverage
Two top radio shows will wind
up the day's celebration. One tak­ing
place at 7 o'clock in the eve­ning
will feature a transcription of
the morning's parade. The other
at 9 o'clock will be broadcast over
Station WMFR at High Point The
latter program will feature the mu­sic
of the Skyllners, and several top­flight
acts from the base.
Downtown window displays ar­ranged
by the base recruiting office
through the cooperation of Greens­boro
businessmen are located at
Belk's, Johnson & Aulbert, Vanstory
Clothing Company, Rustin Furni­ture
Company, Meyers Department
Store, and Coble Sporting Goods.
Mayor C. M. Vanstory, Jr., of
Greensboro, and the Hon. R. Gregg
Cherry, governor of North Carolina,
have Issued Air Force Day procla­mations.
Preliminary arrangements for Air
Force Day were mapped out at a
conference of 11 civic officials and
four officers in the Chamber of Com­merce
rooms in downtown Greens­boro.
Lt. Cot' Roy B. Caviness,
head of training and operations at
ORD, is general chairman of the
celebration. r