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MUSINGS FROM THE 78TH
By J. R, HAINES

This past Tuesday we celebrated the
birthday of our own George Washington.
Having been born near his famous home at
Mount Vernon, I have heard and read much
about the father of our country. The boys
im the 78th bow their heads and offer a
prayer that we may carry on as our froe-
fathers did before us. Thanks to men such
as Washington that we have America to
fizht for,

The landscaping took on a little change
with our civilian friends widening our side-
walks. The appearance was improved one
hundred percent.

Glad to see Jerry Spencer back to work
after being confined to the hospital the
past few weeks.

Our one and only A-i mechanic, formerly

of Flight III, is now back where he can —

do the most good. Cpl. Brown, how about
policing up the area? How much do you
charge for a barracks bag full of clothes?
To wash, I mean.

Wish I knew where Cpl. Ferder got his
pin-up girls. When he opens his locker you
ean find it surrounded by a lot of wolves.
E have had the same pin-up girl for the
Past, two years and she is still the best one
im the barracks. VPI even class her as the
best in any army camp, or in the armed
forees.
ie DOGTAGS

B—is for your dingle, dangle, dingle.

O—is for my blood type, which you tell.

@— is for your gloom, and ghastly purpose.

T—is for tetanus shots (how swell)..-

A—is for the address of my mother.

G—is for your greenish, dirty hue.

Put them all together, they spell Dogtag.
I hope I never have any use for you.

—Reprinted from Codence in “The Com-
munique.”

It seems as though a certain staff Kepeetiit
with aspirations for officers candidate
school in Miami secured his knowledge of
heliography from a certain heliographer in
the Park Lounge. Won’t you take my ad-
Gress, Sonny?

- Why is Pvt. Trumm going On pass every
afternoon? Looks like wedding bells will
be ringing in the not too distant future. Nice
Chevrolet involved in the deal, toe.

- Pvt. Rose is confined to the post hospital.

of Commerce. .
‘over town for spot remover. We don’t know
if the Sgt. was bothered with spots before

Maintenance...

In spite of the rain and wind the past
few days, this department is functioning so
smoothly that there really is nothing to
write about. Unless we blow our own horus:

The personnel section hag been busy the
entire week correcting time cards coming
in from the G, I.’s on the Line. Sgt, Huebsek
says it takes longer to correct the time
cards than the time shown on them, and
suggests a two weeks course on how to fill
out these cards for all G. I.’s including the
Smart Guys in the time section.

Other happenings of the week—Cpl. Alde
Bianchetto of Tech Order fame, transferred
to Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa,
where the WACs bloom and blow . . . Sgt.
Keeley of Propeller Shop transferred te
headquarters, Santa Ana... Sgt. Paul ef
P. L. M. transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah

Cpl Brush back from hospital looking
skipper and noisy as ever ... M/Segt. Roberts
back from L. A. and way-points, says the
snow ran him out of L.A, This can be veri-
fied by calling the Los Angeles Chamber
. Sgt. Dechenne looking all

his eyes or the kind one gets on coat eol-
lars ... Cpl. Hammontree absent-mindedly
after winning booby prize of a cup of coffee
curling his mustachio . M/Sgt. Levy
grinning like cat that swallowed canary

‘from Sergeants Dresser and Johnston at

the Sad Sack Snackery ... Pvt. Sack says

-you can lead a good soldier to slaughter

but you can’t make him shrink .. . Pvt.
Whiffletree says a politician is a Mak whe
gambles with votes, and a statesman is a

man who votes with gamblers.
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We sincerely hope you will be back with
us soon,

We had quite a gathering this’ past
Wednesday in T-119. Yes, you guessed it.
Army’s monthly regulation.

Until next week around this time I'll say
so long for now.

4 ~—ai

Chicago (CNS)-—Mr. and Mrs. Alemander
Stewart made sure that there would Be me
slip-up in the marriage of their daughger,
Elizabeth,to Ens, Roy Roberts. Mr. sage
Stewart, both ordained ministers,
ed the nuptials themselves.