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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

force across both branches of the
tortuOus mountain trail.
The Australians had found the
unburied bodies of three japanese,
evidently part of the rear guard in
the area.
The country was such that great
est caution was necessary. AT the
gap, the jungle thins and there is
every opportunity for ambush among
the mist-shr3udsd bluffs and beside
the twisting trail.
Enemy troops we're using mortars,
really glorified grenade throWers,
which they had used with great sue
cess in the Philippines. The Austral-
ians had left their artillery behind
and were using ONLY light weapons
which they can carry as they climb
Though Japanese resistance was
Stiffening, Australian dis p a c h G S
from the front plainly intimated
that an advance to Kokoda, 5,00O
feet down the mountainside on the
Buna side, was increasingly likely.
North American B-25 medium
bombers ON armed reconnaissance
bombed Japanese supply bases in
the Wairopi village area on the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

mans so Uaaiv. iaey fed from sev-
eral houses they had captured days
age. The Russians quickly occu-
pied the houses. and improved their
own positions.
On a neighboring sector, the Ger
mans brought Up fresh forces to
make good their losses. and attack
ed four times in quick succession
in an effort to smash through to
some factories. The entrenched
Russians held their positions. kill
ing 200 Germans and destroying 23
tank
Only a narrow strip of debris-lit-
tered st-et. separated ne Germans
from guardsmen defending ap-
proaches t. the Volga river. The
Germans. dispatches said, have
been stabbing at the strip for Sey-
eral days. constantly throwing in
fresh troops against Red army men
who have been fighting for months.
But the government organ Ivestia
said the guardSmen stood like iron
amcng houses collapsing Under az
tillery and mortar fire.
The Soviet high command was
able to report in the noon COM
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Nv DON CASWELL

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia oct. Is. tUP)
Australian troops advancing like
human flies around and over pre-
cipitous bluffs, have crossed the 600O
foot hump of the Owen Stanley
mountains, it was announced today.
They arc now nearing Templeton's
Crossing, Just cn the northern side
OF the Kokoda pass, advancing at
the rate of q few hundred yards a
day over the worst part of the entire
trail between Port Moresby, the AL
lied base on the south New Guinea
coast. and Buna, the Japanese in
vasion base on the north coast.
A commuuique issued oy Gen.
Douglas Macarthur announcing that
his men had reached the Temple
tons Crossing area said fighting was
in progress, and United Press dis
patches from New Guinea, sent by
courier two days ago, rported that
the fighting had now passed the
long phase of patrol action.
A later dispatch sent from a New
Guinea base last night. said Japa-
neSe resistance had stiffened and
the enemy had posted a covering
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Live Steam ScaIds
Three TO Death

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. %
CUP1-Live steam escaping from
a pipeline today scalded to death
three workers and seriously burn
ed a fourth at Bethlehem Steel
company shipyard.
The dead were Raymond Dover,
81, fireman: Raymond Coleman, 30,
labcrer, and Franklin Griffith, 80,
laborer, all of San Francisco. Hor-
ace D. Rodgers, 81, burner, Red
wood City, suffered severe burns.
He was taken to st. Lukes hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
AUSSEES CROSS HUMP

Buna sidc of Kokoda yesterday in
an attempt to embarrass further
the Japanese supply corps.
Another armed reconnaissance
force of B-25s bombed enemy in
stallations at Lac, no the coast from
Buna.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Vessel DESTROYED

LONDON, Oct. 15.-tU.P)-The
Admiralty reported today that light
British naval forces have inter
cepted and destroyed an important
German supply ship in the English
Channel.
Strength of the escort provided
for the supply vessel, said the Ad-
miralty, made it obvious that the
Germans attached great Importance
to the safe passage of the vessel
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
TURN FOR WORSE

/ TURN FOR WORSE
There was no mention of the
American naval task force which
last weekend sank four warships
/ and transport of the enemy inva-
sion fleet.
Last nights naval communique
was a sudden turn for the worse for
the American forces in the Solo
mons. Less than "a hours before.
the news from that front indicated
that they were on the offensive
/ having repulsed the invasion force
for the second time and making
ground gains on the island.
The bombardment of the article
and shore installations by enemy
surface ships came on the night of
Oct. 1914 Monday night, EWTo
TASK FORCE BIG
The landings followed within 80
hours. There was every indication
/ die landings were in force and that
/ they were being carried out during
/ daylight in defiance of any air or
sea attacks the Americans may have
sent against tthem-indicating a task
force of considerable size.
Presumably the enemy was land
ing tanks and other heavy equip
ment. Marine tanks have been men
toned in navy communiqueS, and
a large-Scale tank battle may be in
the making on the jungle-covered
south Pacific island.
The navy made no mention of
American resistance either to the
bombardment Of the strategic air
port which controls the air in the
ISolomonS, or to the landings. Wheth-
er the field was damaged too badly
to offer air resistance was not dis
closed. In the past, shore batteries
have inflicted damage on occasional
Japanese shelling SOrtieS.
JAP ARMADA AT SEA
Meantime, there were unconfirm-
ed reports from Australia that big
Japanese armada-Said to include
seven battleships, four carriers and
an unknown number of cruisers
was heading toward the south Paci-
fic. II that report is true, an all
out attempt to retake Guadalcanal
can be expected, with sea and all
battle of major proportions in the
making.
So far the Guadalcanal airport has
been the chief thorn in the side OF
the Japanese, for American Army
Navy and Marine corps planes oper-
ating from it have raised japanese
casualties in the area to 48, which
includes ships sunk and damaged
by U. S. naval vessels.
In addition, communiques on the
battle have listed at least 260 enemy
planes destroyed. American plane
losses have not been announced but
Rear Admiral John S. Mccain, chief
of the bureau of aeronautics, sale
1873 planes were shot down over
Guadalcanal from Aug. 2l to Sept
II against only 25 American plane;
lost-a ratio of about five to one.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Aussies Capture
Enemy Breakfast

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Oct. Is. - U.P0 - CDelayed)-(By
courier to Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters The Australians driving
through the owen Stanley noun
tains timed their attack today to in
srre their capture cf a meal.
They advanced just at breakfast
time and ate the rice which the
fleeing enemy troops abandoned at
their camp fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

Bottle
Rasiins

WASHINGTON, Oct. is. CUPl-
The inevitable showdown battle for
Guadalcanal-key to the Solomon
Islands-today appeared imminent,
if not already underway.
That possibility was revealed by
announcement that a Japanese in
vasion force-repulsed once over the
weekend in a fierce naval battle
was landing on the north shore of
Guadalcanal; that enemy surface
ships have bombarded the airfield
and shore installations on Guadal-
canal.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Seven Girls
in
Shows Here

Taking cognizanee Of the uniyer-
sal desire for feminine entertain
ment features, Pfc. Michael Spryn,
producer of the third group OF Cue
and Curtain productions given here
on Tuesday, utilized the talent OF
seven girls for the shows.
In the morning revue, presented
in Theatre No. l for B shift stu
dents Private Spryn, a member
Of the A. and r. entertainment
staff, presented Pfc. Larry Leon
ard and William McMichael, Of the
entertainment staff, in q comic
acrobatic act; Corp. Alfred Crosse.
Of the s06th ON. Co. in several
roller-skating stunts; the Three
Smart Girls" Gene, Meme, and
Peggy MscNeil, together with their
brother. Pvt. Malcolm MacNeill, OF
the 400rh, in a comedy dance
singing and variety routine; the
Lyvers Sisters, Martina and Trudy,
in a guitar and banjo duet; Pfc.
Marshall Marcus, comedian, OF the
A. and r. Staff; and Private Nc
Michael singing a composition by
Pvt. Roy Brodsky, Of the 305th,
Contact America" Corp. Mike
Maciong and Pvt Nathan Hirsch,
Of the A. and R. Office assisted,
enacting a comedy shit written by
Private Marcus.
At 3 pm, in Recreation Hall "a,
Private SpTyn, as singing-comic
master Of ceremonies, introduced
Pvt. Ken Hurley, OF the 40oth, in
song and dance routine; Private
Brodsky. singing his own COMPOSE
tons, For the Red, White and
Blue" and the popular Contact,
America; Louise Firth, rhunba
dancer: Del Newman, vocalist,
Pvts. Leonard, McMichael, Marcus,
and Harry Churchill, and the Ly-
vers Sisters.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Rock Petro,
Gridiron Star
At keesler

Steve Rock" Petro, giant ALI
American guard OF the famed Uni
versity OF Pittsburgh eleven IN its
dream backfieldn days OF 1887,
'3s and SO, now Is receiving his
basic training al the Air Corps
Replacement Training Center here.
Private Petro, who played with
the immortal Marshall "Biggio"
Goldberg, Bill Daddio and Harold
Stebbins, met the University OF
Nebraska gridders in 1887 for a
1871 victory despite the tough op-
position OF Tackle Arlo NJ. Klum,
now a 1st Lieutenant in the Air
Corps and Post Athletics Officer
at Keesler.
In 1888 the Pitt team won a 2l-0
victory against Washington State
in the annual Rose Bowl tilt.
A native OF Johnstown, Pa, Pri-
vate Petro was graduated from
Pitt In 1899 and was a foreman
with the Bethlehem Steel Co. at
Johnstown, Pa, when he was in
Quoted into the Army Air Corps.
He is a member Of the 400th Tech.
Sc. So. here.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Commandos
To Play Shelby
At keesIer Field

keesler Fields undegealed COM
mandos VII meet baseball teams
from Camp Shelby. Miss. N a
series % games this weekend and
next sgt Les Wilson. OF the A.
and r. office. has announced.
On Saturday and Sunday OF this
week me Commands viii travel
to hasiiesburg, Miss, for games a
the post there and next weekend
the Shelby nine viii play al this
field.
Two tentative June games are
scheduled for the CommandoS on
the new diamond here.
Early IN June the Kecsler Field
nine viii meet team from Spring
Hill College, Noble, Ala. and later
in the month the service group
will play the Alabama Dry Dock
ers, Of the Alabama Dry Dock
Corp, also OF Mobile.
Corp. Lionel Brown, OF the
seth, injured in a recent game
with the ingalls, Shipbullding
Corp, nine at Paseagoula. has
been released from the Keesler
Field Station Hospital. Pvt. Law
renee croll, Of the s09ih. who SUI
fered a broken nose when he and
Corporal Brown collided, viii be
reeased shortly.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Machines
Soon TO Grade
School Tests

The grading Of all examination
papers by machines will be In
augurated next week in the Air
Corps Technical School, II was
announced today.
Three electrically operated In
ternational Business Machines,
each OF which can grade about 800
papers an hour when skillfully
operated, have been received at
ACTS Headquarters and will be
put into use May 10. They will re-
place the old method OF manual
key sheets which required more
than a score of instructors and
which could grade, at best. an es-
timated rs papers an hour.
Examinations viii be given on
forms similar to the Get tests,
selected answers TO be marked
with a special carbon. pencil. A
perforated key sheet will be In
serted in the machine and will
automatically be superimposed
over each paper. At the same time,
a system of electrical plugs will
make contact with the key sheet.
the plugs touching the examining
paper wherever the key sheets
perforations permit. II the cor
rect answer Is marked on the pa
per, the carbon from the pencil
lead will cause an electrical con-
tact which registers the credit for
each correct answer.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
KIum Plans
Tennis Courts
For Block 43

4 baseball diamond and a sports
track Tor Keesler Field men are
being construction south o. Gate
No. ? here, according 70 iss 1t
Arlo II. Klum. Pos; Athletics o.
hcer.
The diamond and track prob
ably vii be ready soon for use In
about two weeks. and an aIi-neld
track meet IS scheduled % take
place almost Immediately on heir
completion.
Al inter-sqaadron s8flball
games as well as those with teams
from other Army posts vii be
played on the new diamond
IN addition. az least SIX tennis
courts will be built IN Block 43
for the use Of all enlisted men
on the field. A tennis tournament
IS planned Tor al tennis players
here.
Tennis courts also viii De erect
ed N as many squadron areas as
possible.
This construction Is par. Of
Keesler Fields athletic expansion
program" Lieutenant Klum de-
clared. within a very few weeks
We hope to have facilities Tor all
sports for every man on the field.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Games with a Hig SIX team and
possibly a member Of The Big Ten
are being considered, ard several
iusslcs Nith eastern teams are
possible
Since oar game With the Ab-
Stars last December. which ve
played after only = Few days q
practice. plans hAge been Eolidified
and prospects for next season are
very promising, the Lieutenant
asserted
Maj. Bernie Herman. q ne
Marine Corps. who has turned ON
Big Ten championship teams sea-
son after season Al the University
Of Minnesota. said OF the Kcesisw
team that met he Ail-Stars
Considering the amount ~
practice the team had. Il was e~-
ccpfionally good
Wei better that record asws
season. Lleutenan. Klum prom-
ised.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
A. and r. Office Anticipates
Nationwide Grid Campaign

Games with football eicvens
from colleges and universities IN
every part Of the country arr be-
Ing planned Tor nexs fails Eridifon
season at Keesler Fiold, ist Il
Arlo n. Klum, Posi- Athletics Of
flecr. has announced.
Among prospects Is q TIL with
a Southwestern Conference eoi-
lege team.
Koeslur Field already has made
= name FOR itself in football circles
through rs game last December,
with The East All-siars, first app
pearAneo of a college all-slaT team
at an Army post since World
War I.
Lieutenant Klum. former aasls-
sani football COACH al the univer-
sits of Nebraska, said that games
also viii be scheduled with Other
Army teams. Other members Of the
field coaching staff viii be an
nounced Later. he stated.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
BY PAUL J. C. FRIEDLANDER
Wide World Features Writer

y - y - - q - - A-FNA
New York-Every day Of this
war In the Nazi-occupied coun-
tries, the underground newspa-
pers 90 10 press.
Copies OF the editions even reach
America. along with whispered
accounts Of the conditions and
dangers under which they were
got out
And every edition Of the 325
newspapers published secretly in
attics and cellars and caves. on
broken down handpresses muf-
fled against Cestapo ears, strikes
another blow for liberty and for
the freedom Of speech and press
for which the United Nations are
fighting.
Newsboys dare not hawk them
on the streets: they slip them
quietly INTO the hands Of loyal
subscribers behind the soldiers
backs. There are no names Of
editors in the masthead, for .
firing squad or worse is the re-
ward the Nszis promise fearless
editors II they are caught.
DANGER IN EACH EDITION
Occasionally the entire staff Of
one Of these underground plants
is captured and executed but still
they continue their work Word
came only recently to the Inter-
Allied Information Center here.
clearing house for data on life in
the occupied homelands. that
Josef Skalda, editor of leading
THE STRUGGLE czecho-Slo
vakisn underground newspaper,
carries a prayer for his country
by Karef Capek On its front page.
Czeeho-S loyakiap newspaper,
"Boi," had been executed by
Nazis.
But the rest OF the staff Of THE
Struggle escaped and the four
page pspeF IS still being published.
The Czech lion rampant in . Vic
tory Y continues 10 preach sab
otsge from ''Boi'sV masthead as 1
has for nearly three yesrz
BUY THEY GO ON
Gestapo leaders, infuristed By
the regularity with which under
ground newspapermen smuggle
their latest copies onto the desks
Of their oppressors, have been
unable to stamp them out In Po-
land. Yugoslsvia, Greece. Nor
way. Holland. czecno-Slovalsia
Belgium and Denmark.
yugosiav patriots last year
flosted q 1000 900 dinsr bond IS
sue (about s200, ,ooo) through ad-
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Hills L-ayne
Hopes TO Join
Commands

Opposing pitchers always have
had trouble putting that fast one
past him, but now Pvt. Hills
Layne of the 413th is more anxious
than ever to get out there and
smack that ball mile. In the hos
pital for several weeks, Private
Layne hopes TO be in condition
soon to help the Keesler Com
mandos win a few more ball
games.
As star shortstop and third
saeker for the Chattanooga Look
outs in the Southern Association
last year, Private Layne was
chosen TO play on the Leagues ALI
Star team. His season batting av-
erage of 1888 earned him q chance
to play with the Washington Sena-
tors. He closed the l94i season at
third for the Mats who were count
ing on him for regular play this
season. Now he's one # more than
a dozen Washington players in the
armed forces.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
The Poetry
Corner

The referee blew the whistle
Old Hitler got the ball.
He started running down the field
Kicking one and all.
He stiff-armed little Austria
And kicked the Czechs around,
Poland was more stubborn
But Adolph got first down.
Belgium played right tackle
She tried her best to win
But the Nazis went right thru her
And gained another ten.
Then Adolph went around the end
Denmark tried TO stop the play,
But she went down to serfdom
Followed closely by Norway.
Next, he tried his axis play
Poor France was surely blind,
Or she would have seen Benito
Sneaking from behind.
Benny grabbed the ball and ran
But the Greeks began TO cackle,
II Hitler hadn't blocked them oul
They would have made the tackle.
Now all that kept them from the
goal
Was England at right half,
The Nazis .ried TO block her out
But England only laughed.
She made a flying tackle
And drove the Nazis back,
She used the v for her defense
When the Nazis began to crack.
Then Hitler tried a new play
Over Russia at the guard,
But Red just dug his feet in
And hit old Adolph hard.
Now that his team was losing
Old Adolph started thinking,
Jsppy, won't you join the game
On you my team is banking.
Hitler gave the ball 10 Jap
Jsppy started for the goal,
But Uncle Sam is after him
He'll catch him, we all know.
Uncle Sam was badly injured
They clipped him from behind.
But he'll get well and catch that
Jap.
Before he crosses the winning line.
Mr.. Jap viii wish he'd stayed at
home
For Uncle Sam plays rough,
He tackles hard and kicks them
far
He'll show them he's really tough.
So give three cheers for Uncle Sam
And when he gets the ball,
He'll be touchdown bound, 50
stick around
And watch the Nazis fall.
BY Private Willie W. Browder
304th Tech. Sc. So,
Keesler Field. Miss.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Boros Wins Field
Golf Tournament

PVT julius Boros. representing
the Medical Detachment. esiab-
Nshed himself as Keesler Field
gof champion Sunday afternoon
with = score Of 50 IN the inter-
squadron tournament At the Gulf
HIS Country Club.
Oatoistsncing his % opponents,
al Of them Keesler enlisted men.
Private Boros shoi five over par
on what is conceded to be one Of
the Gnif Coasts toughest course.
He IS a weii-knoun Bridgeport,
Conn. amateur
With an 81 score. Pvt Gene Gil
lard. OF the 3ssth. representing
he Finance Detachment, placed
second IN the sll-field medal
play Private Giiliard wen his
reputation on the East Lake golf
course. Atlanta. Ga, home course
OF golf's immortal Bobby Jones.
Private Gilliard last year quali-
fled for the National Amateur
Golf Tournament Of the U. 5. Golf
Association, and was one OF the
winners of the Southern amateur
four-ball championship. Pvt. By
ron Brown, of the 5e4th, took third
place with 83.
Other low scorers were Pvts. A.
Hepburn, Jr., OF the 4l5th, 81; Gail
Vogel, Of the 30ath. 81, and Rich
ard Harris, OF the 30lst, also with
81. Pfc. Joseph Mazziotti, Of the
A. and r. Office, conducted the
tournament.
An all-field "mateh-playp tour
nsment will take place within the
next two weeks. Interested golfers
ON the field are asked 10 get in
touch with Private Mazziottl at the
A. and r. Office.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Four Championship Battles
Scheduled Thursday Night

Four pest champ .aash.ps a.a be
at alaks in he weekly keesisg
Yield boxing show Thursday at
T.sa pm. ln Bleek Al. The meet
postponed las Week because II
rain.
pEA Al MeAIekan8cr, - sHe
Sa6ih. sill slug 6 ou, wish PIT
Dewitt Warc. q he 386th, iaT De
field heavyw fliir
In the lightheaxy division. nsA
Al 6Fasso. eodfh 2uartefmassar
Co. Rtll defend h.s post uiae la
that bracket, and pyt Richard
Turreste. o. the sa4th. WI meet
PVT Kofkcan 'CoF1gyH Daigafiaa.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Wsring Dedicstes
Song TO keesIer

Keesler Field went on a coast
70 coast hooknp last night when
Fred Wsring. well known orches-
sra leader. dedicated . song 10
Keesler Field men.
sir. Wsrius said ne dedicated the
number because Of the many re-
quests he had received from
keesler Field soldiers asking him
70 honor their field as he has done
ether Army posts.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Of Che 3ldih. ior the apen middle
weight throne
Pos. WeIierweizht champion Pvt
Bufafd Harper SEN Ar Base 50.
Wii defend bis tile against Pvt.
JACK stanley. OF The 315rd
Private Harper Loss = decision
last Wednesday ta ?. f7iccr Of La
Carrie. Is. gn card sponsored
by fae Catholic Youth Organiza-
ticn Il SaW Orleans a. ne We
tory Arena thcre.
The Post bouts WiIi - arranged
by s sEt Walter ffeftsr. % ths
A. and X 0n.ce.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
New Citizens
fcoutinued from page onsl

When II comes % telling why
they want to be Americans. all
five men have different explain
alton. They agree, however, tina.
Private Kassels Is best.
When the door hell in America
rings in the morning st g. says
Private KasSel. Il know lis the
milkman."
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
aaIR. AMERIcAr coNTEsT

PVT Samson Dunlap, Of the
5ssih Tech. Sc. So, viii represent
Keesler Field in the Amateur Ath-
letc Unions "afr. America con-
tes. at New Orleans, La. tomor-
roE
Private Dunlap IS former ar
tisss model and teacher of muscle
cJrsroL
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Approximately 30 to 90 per cent
more planes could have been car
ried scross the Pacific If wing
crates could have been laid fiat
on their sides along the water
front
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

The railway bug. a tropical in
sect, is so called because OF a red
light on its head.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

American occupation Of the
Panama Canal Zone began May
4. 1904
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Naval ffairs in the United
States were administered by the
Var Department until 1898.