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Evening star., 1942-02-10
Dutch GuerriI|as
|nfIict Heavy Loss
On Japs in Borneo
Trail Of Enemy Groves
Through Jungle Tells
Of Fighters Success
By the Associated Press.

BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Feb. l0.-A trail OF hastily-dug
graves through jungle morass Of
West Borneo attested today to the
heavy casualties stou t-hearted
Dutch guerrilla fighters have in
fiicted on japanese forces moving
south from devastated Pontianak.
Aneta News Agency said the ex-
pert jungle fighters, operating from
secret headquarters, have attacked
the 5000 Japanese invaders with
automatic guns and hand grenades.
They strike swiftly and disappear
like ghosts into the jungle. So far
only one guerrilla is missing.
After taking Pontianak-now q
shambles of bomb craters. demol-
ished houses, machine-gunned walls
and fresh graves-the Japanese be-
They prvoed easy prey for the
Dutch patrols who have given them
no rest, night after night.
At one point the Japanese cap
tured jungle camp while the guer-
rilla fighters were on patrol. When
the Dutch returned, IS Japanese
were killed In q brief fight.
One Dutchman was missing after
the attack but later he joined 4
group of British Indian guerrillas
and participated in an attack on .
Japanese camp.
"A Punjabi guerrilla patrol, oper-
ating in Dutch Borneo after fleeing
Japanese occupied Sarawak, sur
prised Japanese soldiers at camp
taking their morning bath. Heavily
outnumbered, they opened fire kill
ing 26
The skirmishes are being fought
in incessant rain and the patrols
receive supplies by trucks operating
over barely passable jungle roads
blocked by mud and fallen trees.
The agency said day in, day out,
Japanese soldiers were being picked
OF, ten at one place, two at
another, and 50 on. It added that
nowhere do the Japanese feel safe.
Evening star., 1942-02-10
Capital Hostesses PerpIexed
Over How to Treat Aliens
Government Departments Also Confused;
Axis Agents Clever in Getting Around Law

ingenuity of the Axis. They are the
Filipino servants Of the Yugoslav
Minister, Constantin Fotich. When
the oil-burner in the Minister'S resi-
dence caught fire, the fire brigade
arrived, accompanied by several F.
B. I. agents. The G-men insisted
on visiting the whole house, much
to the mystification Of the Minister
and Nine Fotich.
The mystery was finally solved
when one of the Filipinos volun-
teered the Information that it was
he who had called up J. Edgar
Hoover.
When the Legation of our Yugo-
slsv Allies catches fire" he explained,
Il know that the house is full of
Japs."
Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-02-10
Personnel Unit Plans
Session on Man Power

The Society for Personnel Admin
istration will hold a dinner meeting
at $50 pm. Thursday at the Young
Women's Christian Association to
discuss efficient use of man power IN
the present emergency.
Panel members to lead the dis
eussion will be G. Lyle Belsley, as
sistant executive secretary of the
War Production Board, who will act
as chairman; Brig. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, director of the selective
service system; Col. Frank j. Nc
Sherry, deputy director Of labor
supply and training of w. P. B.;
Miss Mary Anderson, director Of the
Womens Bureau, and Arthur S.
Flemming, Civil Service Commis-
sioner.
Evening star., 1942-02-10
Polish Club to Meet

The regular monthly meeting Of
the Polish Club of Washington will
be held at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Stansbury Lodge, 5s32 Georgia
avenue.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Keesler Men Join
In War Bond Drive

Keesler Field officers, enlisted
men and civilian employees will
contribute more than Si0.s33
monthly TO the U. S. War Bond
sale program and win buy ".a ex-
cess OF 100000 worth OF bonds
under the current bond purchasing
drive" ist II. Lloyd L. Lindsey,
in charge Of the bond program, re-
vealed today.
Complete figures have not been
made available on the full pro-
gram, Lieutenant Lindsey said, but
figures already reported TO his Of
flee Indicate that l,4s9 enlisted
men viii contribute 1896 to the
program each month; more than
zi0 officers viii contribute So
36o each month, and civilian en-
ployeg VIII contribute at leas;
s2,477. Complete figures are ex-
pected 70 push the total far be-
yond these figures. however, Lieu
tenant Lindsey said.
Bonds are being sold Kee~ler
Field officers and men through
orderly rooms and organizational
OFFICES. Standard deductions are
made from the monthly payroIIs.
The federally-sponsored payroll
deduction plan is being used for
civilians.
Meetings will be held from time
% TINE 70 encourage the purchase
OF additional bonds as current
subscriptions are completed.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
MackeiI Family Takes Over
With keesIer Field Trust

toured the East, appearing on
theatre circuits and in clubs with
a combination dancing. singing.
comedy and novelty act. Meme. az
contest IN New York'E 'villaRe
Barn was voted the nations
number one girl yodelcr. She does
straight singing and dancing TOO.
The girls, known to Keesler
Field audiences as The Three
Smart Girls" nave appeared. with
their brother Malcolm, on Post
Talent Night programs, in Gle
and Curtain" club productions and
at various squadron and other
Field entertainment programs.
The MacNeils are all entertain-
ers. Some are dancers, some musi-
cians, some vocalists. Mrs. Mac
Nell travels with the unit, helping
with wsrdrobes and other details.
Her husband, 3 Boston business
man. is vioiinist. His dad was
also professional musician--he.
too. played the violin.
And Thurman Arnold IS under
the impression tQat ALL Of ths
trusts are brokeni
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Weather Men
Trained On Field

airwsys weather code and radio
negeorgFaph soundings.
SGT Vernon i Burkhead, a ssa-
dent fereeaster VINO nzs had more
than 1S months experience and
formerly was stationed at Max
well Field. Ala. has been chosen
as instructor for the second class.
Students who show unusual in-
terest and aptitude VII be singled
out for training in weather fore
casting at Chanuie Field II they
graduate from ihe school there.
they Will be made Staff Sergeants
with flying pay.
Weather observation is as iHn-
portant as any work in the Air
Corps. Sgt W. G. Moscr, Station
forecasteT, declared yesterday.
Every pilot must be cleared by
operations before he may leave
the ground. and the weather OBJ
servers report is carefully weigh
ed by operations before the clear
ance is given. II the weather OBJ
servers data is inaccurate, the re-
suit might be as disastrous as II he
left the ground with a defective
engine
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Say, fellow. do you recall that
pretty brunette who sold you a
bottle of milk down at PIX Branch
No. 80 Her name is Peggy Mac
Mel. She's here Visiting her broth
er. Pvt Malcolm MacNeii, of the
4D0tn Tech. SC. 50.
And 81 course you've noticed
that cute blonde over In Branch
4. Shes Meme AiacNe.l And the
attraction az the Service Club
soda fountain. the girl who hands
you q soda and a smile. that's Gene
MacNeI They're all sisters. Of
course. BY the way, that moinerly
looking woman VINO sold you those
cigarettes at Branch Is Mrs. Mac
Neil. she didn't bring ali OF her
children with her when she joined
her son at Keesler Field. Private
Michael MacNeil, who was sta
toned a. Keesler. now is stationed
In fexas.
The MacSeiiS. Gene, Meme, Peg
~, Michael and Malcolm, billed
a. Nal MscNeil and His Texas
Trsilsrs" (they'rs from Boston)
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Soldiers Like
Camel Show

Hundreds of soldiers applauded
the Camel Caravan show held
Monday and Tuesday night al War
Department Theatre No. /. En-
ceed by Al Zimmey, composer and
comedian, the show featured the
Three Jordans, who performed
their roller skate acrobaties in an
area no larger than a pup tent.
Janet Campbell, vocalist, was
featured in several songs, and the
soldiers were shown some topsy-
turvey steps by Tap Dancer Margo
Wade. Many Of the laughs were
supplied by Charlie Masters, dip
sy-doodle drummer. Music was
furnished by Bobby Kohn and his
Rhythm Boys.
Free cigarettes were distributed
TO all men who attended the
shows.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
rs Men Enter
Third Clerical
School Class

Twenty-Five new students have
been enrolled In the Post Clerical
School and are now beginning four
weeks o. training in squadron ad-
ministration work.
This class, the third 10 be train
ed by military personnel here. viii
graduate May %. The course IN
cludeS instruction in morning re-
ports, sick books, duty rosters and
squadron clerical procedures.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Classification
Easy 7 ask for
Pvt. Rutkoff

interviewing and classifying
about 100 recruits a day is easy
for Pvt. Charles Rutkoff, Hq. &
Hq., AcRTC, an interviewer in the
Classification Division. because
before entering the Army, Private
Rutkoff, a New York City Civil
Service examiner, helped inter-
view and classify many times that
number.
With six years of experience as
classifier, Private Rutkoff says
nothing can beat the Army system
OF classification. Lots of civilians
don't appreciate the scientific care
the Army takes to put soldiers in
their proper places" he said this
week. "Some think that the Army
takes all the men from "a" TO
"C' and puts them in the Air
Corps and that all men from ID"
10 "Gp in the infantry, and so on.
Few people realize that every
recruit gets a preliminary inter-
view, general classification test,
and a mechanical aptitude test be-
fore being sent to an Air Corps
Replacement Training Center like
Keesler Field.
An example Of thoroughness and
efficiency of the Army Air Corps
in classifying men can be found
on a classification card, the per-
onal history Of the soldier. After
all information regarding the SOL
dier is placed on the card, he is
coded on the basis of experience
and his former occupation.
Along the border of the card Is
a number OF boxes containing code
numbers for virtually every civil
ian and military occupation. The
code number of the soldier is
punched on the card and this en-
ablcs the classification section,
when 1t needs cooks or welders. to
place several rods through a stack
Of cards and by adjusting them to
remove all the cooks and welders
on the field.
Every man in the Army Air
Corps has a job to do and thanks
TO Private Rutkoff and the other
classifiers he is doing the right
job.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

Recognizing the importance q
weather data 10 aerial warfare.
and keeping pace with the stead
ily expanding Base Weather sta
ton. Keesler Field has undertaken
the instruction and training o. all
weather observers needed here.
A class OF between IL and Is
men-the secodd 70 be organized
here-will begin training his
week. The first class, which vas
recently graduated. vas conduct
ed on an experimental basis and
was approved as successful" The
training IS supervised by lst 1t
Edwin NJ Murphy. Post Weather
Officer.
The new course lasts six weeks
and covers all the basic fundame1i-
tails Of weather observation. stR-
dents begin with instruction in
meteorology and then advance 10
training in map spotting' and
reading baromoters and baro-
graphs. Later they are taught 10
send up pilot balloons and follow
their course to determine the velo-
city and direction of wind. The
course also includes instruction in
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Men Crowd
Churches on
Mothers Day

Thousands Of Keesler Field sol~
diers Of all denominations. many
of whom we're separated from
their mothers ON Mothers Day FOR
the first time, attended a series OF
religious services held here Sum
day in honor OF Mothers Day"
Lectures, sermons and prayers
all devoted TO molhefs-wcre do
liyered in the hospital, recreation
and lecture halls and chapel ot The
Field Appropriate mu-ic and
group singing were features Of the
day.
Nearly 5000 Catholic soldiers
attended the first solemn High
Mass held NJ Keesler Field ia
an open area located west OF
the Post Chapel. Mai. Patrick
+. Nolan, Post Chaplain, wna
Celehrant, Chaplain John A.
Mroczl1t, the Deacon, and Chap
lain Jerome A. Major tho Sub.
Deacon
The altar was adorned with pinl
and white Rladloli and lilies Of tho
valley. gifts OF S. Sgt Allen VIII
and Corp. John Leary. a second
Mass was held az 7. More than
1000 soldiers received Commun-
ion.
Pvt. Donald Kearney was Mas
ter OF Ceremonies at the High
Mass. Sgt Daniel sullivan was
thurifer and Pvta. Francis j.
OBrion and John Gaffney were
seoytes. Organist was Pvt. Howard
S. Okle and the choir was under
the direction Of S. Sgt. Raymond
z. Watkins, Post organist. Torch
bearers were. pgts. Vincent Sic
lgnano. William McKenna. Ray
mond Pllgef, Warren Spler, James
b. Mccann and Adolph Nctlsoyick.
Chaplain Solon l.. Cole, at 3 am.
in the Hospital Recreation Hall,
delivered the message, I'm Mem
ory OF Mother" There was group
singing Of Mother songs. Al o
am, IN Recreation Hall IL, a
Communion tLord's Supper de-
dicated 10 all mothers, was held.
At 10. he held a general worship
Service TO Our Mothers" Moth
cr's Bible" was discussed at II q.
m. Pvt. william comstock led
the singing, accompanied by PVT.
Howard Okie. AT 7 pm, at the
Post Chapel, Chaplain Cole held
Vesper services. Pvt. william Shea
led the singing Of "Songs Mother
Loves" Corp Wayne Kirkland
was orasBist
Chaplain Edgar Brooks led 8
am. devotional services in the Post
Chapel His subject was "A Moth
er's High Calling At 10 q. N. he
held services hoHoring Mother
and the Home" Mrs. Brooks, re-
cent mother. was guest vocalist.
Chaplain Virgil A. Cameron de-
llyered sermons on "Mother's
Place in the Christian Home He
spoke before the colored troops al
Q am. and held Lutheran services
at IL.
At Jewish services. held Friday
evening and Saturday morning,
special prayers were said Tor
mothers. The services were led BY
Cantor PVT. Abraham Mashioff.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Red Cross Class
Begins Tomorrow

A second Red Cross life saving
instructors class viii begin tomor-
row, Louis w. Link. Red Cross
Field Director announced this
week. The class Of 25 men, all of
whom hold senior life saving cards,
viii receive instructions from Pvt.
Roger W. Chamberlain, 303rd
Tech. Sc. So, and Pvt. Ralph ".
Stevens. 303rd Tech. Sc. So. in
the handling Of boats, life saving,
swimming and diving. The classes
VIII be given at the Biloxi Com
muniiy Pier.
Mr. Link also announced that
ne expects to receive about so cleo
tric clocks soon which ne will dis
tribute 70 the fields day rooms
and study rooms.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Sub-Depot Has Everything From Pins
To AirpIanes for KeesIer Field ACTS

During the period OF cOnstruc-
tion Of Keesler Field, Air Corps
Supply was one Of the first or
ganizstions to arrive. The majority
OF the personnel in this orgnniza-
ton came from Scott Field and
Chanute Field, Ill. On June 10,
1871, an Air Corps Station Supply
was organized al Keesler Field
with 1t Col. S. A. Mundell as
Supply Officer.
This organization first began
operations in he old Arrnory
Building. Biloxi, Mississippi In
September, 1g41 the Air Corps
Supply moved into thei1. perman-
ent quarters on Keesler Field and
occupied warehouses and an Of
flee building in Block 40.
SELECTED AS SUB-DEPOT
In recognizing he supply and
engineering functions Of the Army
Air Forces, Keesler Field was Sc
lected as one Of the many places
for establishing Sub-Depot. As
result on September 22, the Air
Corps Station Supply and Station
Engineering was converted into a
Sub-Depot and from that date on
has been known as the Keesler
Sub-Depot.
On aat date technical control
passed from the Air Corps Tech
nical Training Command TO the Air
Service Command. Upon sctivsi.on
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
First Chapel
Service Held
At Hospital

The first religious service FOR
all the patients and personnel Of
the Station Hospital was held
Sunday at am. when Hospital
Chaplain Jerome A. Major said
Mass in the auditorium Of The Red
Cross Recreation building. The
Chaplain plans 70 say am. Mass
in the auditorium every Sunday
IN the future.
Two new recreation workers.
Mrs. Madolyn Ross and Miss liner
Derry arrived last week. Miss
Derry and Mrs. Faye Meyer,
volunteer worker. are giving oc-
cupational therapy courses.
A number OF men have made
hand bags for their mothers and
patients viii soon make hook rugs
and varlpus leather articles.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Col. GooIrick
Pictured in
Look Magazine

Col. Robert z. 81. Goolrick,
,ssfnanding Officer Of Keesler
fteln, Is shown IN an historic pic
lure appearing IN the May 10 Is
sue OF Look magazine, with Mai.
ben. Gerald &. Brant. (then a
Colonel and commandant Of
BsrksdsIe Field and . Japanese
miltary mission visiting Barksdals
field at hat time.
Colonel Goolrick. who later COM
nanosd Barksdale Field, is shown
itanding behind General Bran.
md Japanese Maj. Gen. Shuttle
lio, then director general OF jap
fnese military seronaut.cs. The
picture, sent TO the Letters and
pictures from Look readers sec
non appears on Page g.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
ANS Job
Vital Says
Col. Smith

Every Keesler Field airpisne
mechanic has a vital ioo to carry
out ia Ls county's war effort. and
no matter how large or small i
appears. ne must never underes-
innate is importance. IL. Col.
Donald B. Smith, Assistant Execa-
tive, So, told several hundred
soldier students who graduated
from the Air Corps Technical
School Friday morning in the sew
enth OF KeeSler Fields commence
ment exercises. The services were
held IN War Department Theatre
No. /.
Every one OF you viii be
given a task TO perform" said
Colonel Smith, be It flight en-
gineer IN a combat crew OF BIZ
the crew chi Of a P-3e, an in
s,ruetor in the Air Mechanics
School. or some similar assign
ment. Whatever your job may be,
don't underestimate its impor-
tance.
Spring TRAINING"
you have I'll read OF the DASH
ing halfback OF a football team
who dances through hole in the
line and romps down the field
behind perfect interference for a
touchdown. He gets the cheers and
the glory and the write-ups in the
papers, but IL il were not for the
guard and the tackle who were
left with their noses in the mud
after opening the hole, and for
the men who ran interference for
him, he wouldn't have gotten far.
"The United States Army IS a
team. we are now in spring
practice and you are about to
take your place as a member OF
our team in history's greatest
game. Others may get the medals
and the glory, we who stay be-
hind must be content with the
knowledge that without our help
the play would have failed. No
effort on our part, no sacrifice we
make. can compare with our lot
and that Of our family il we fail
TO win"
The Importance Of the air me-
chanic's job was pointed out by
Colonel Smith, when he said:
without victory in the air there
can be no victory on the ground;
without sirplanes in first class
condition, there can be no victory
in the air; and without good me-
chanies to accomplish mainten-
ance, there cannot oe airplanes
in the air in first class condition."
WARNS OF GOSSIP
Colonel Smith also warned the
graduating soldier against care
less talk of military matters.
THE information (you trans
miD may not mean anything 10
you or to- a foreign agent, but, like
pieces Of a jigsaw puzzle which
are meaningless by themselves,
enough Of them when placed to-
gether make complete picture.
Careless talk or information in
nocently placed in a letter has al
ready cost many lives"
Colonel Smith was introduced
by Capt Phillip w. Hutton. Di-
rector of Training, who presided
over the ceremony. The graduates,
who represented AZ states, the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the Terri.
tory of Alaska. were presented
their diplomas by End 1t. Leo
Hook, assistant secretary OF the
school, aided by Eugene Cate. sem
ior instructor in the Propeller
Branch.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Radio Kit Boosts
Soldier Morale

A portable rsdio-phonograph-
library Kit has been designed by
the Special Services Branch Of the
Service oH Supply Of the Army and
win be sent 10 overseas troops ~
soon as il is available. The kit
contains long and ahorf wave
radio receiver, q phonograph turn
table, 30 phonograph records. 25
hslf-hour radio broadcast trans
cripiiong, s0ngbooisa, several har-
monicas, 100 psper-boEnd volumes
Of recent,fiction and q set Of spare
batteries and tubes.
The complete kit weighs only
$50 pounds, and Is portable, shock
proof, wsather-proof and 50 de-
signed that the mechanical fea-
turez may be msnualiy operated
when necessary.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
u. S. Seizes Land
To Add to Field

Three tracts Of land, toisling
2e5.5i acres adjacent 10 Keesler
Field, have been seized by the
~cvnrnnent on authorization ol
Federal Court authorities and vii
be used for expansion Of this field,
Il was announced today.
Details OF the expansion pro-
gram we're not revealed.
The land Is divided into three
tracts, the largest Of which is
southwest OF the field. Smaller
separate tracts are situated along
the northern boundary Of .he
field and along the southeastern
boundary.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Furlough Trips
Banned Near
May 80, July4

keesler Field soldiers viii moi be
given furloughs which VIII force
them 70 travel between May "a
and June J and between June 30
and July 8 sbccause OF congcsted
traffic conditions anticipated In
connection with the Memorial Day
and Fourth Of July holidays, II
was announced this week.
The move, which win require
soldiers on furlough 20 travel
either before or after the peak
travel periods. Is expected 10 re-
llcve much OF the rush Incident 10
The holidays.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Kees|er Field Talent Goes On Air
1899 Win
May Promotions

A iaial oi i,se9 Keesler Fiesc
enlisted men were promoted MAJ
!. and IL Blaine c. RigEle, assis-
tant efiieer in charge o. persanns
utilization. has announced
The promotions include III frofn
Sergeant 20 Staff Sergeant ~
from Corporal to Sergeant and IS
from Private. Firsl Class. 10 Cor
poral.
Men raised from Private 70 Pri-
vaie. FIRST Class. numbered 81.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
Porches Built
On Mess Halls

Side porches are being con-
strueted on the south halves OF the
wings OF Mess Halls |, 2 and 3 10
facilitate handling OF mess trays.
Maj. Thera 4. Hlnson, General
Mess Officer, has announced. Sim
liar porches already have been
built on the fields other mess
halls.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
ACTS Instructors
T AXE Special
Chanute Course

Graduates OF Keesler Fields
ACTS who are selected for IN
Strucior duties at inc school here
are now being sent 20 Chanute
Field for special training a. in
structors. It was announced today.
One group already has ENROLL
ed al Chanute and others viii 70
there periodically as they are Sc
lccted. Following completion Of the
training they VIII be returned here
70 their new posts.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13

A giant four-motored troop
transport, capable Of carrying at
least AZ fully armed and equipped
men across the ocean, represents
commercial aviation's latest con-
tribution TO this country's all-out
war effort.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
MARRIAGE

Sgt Wayne Flamn. of the 5eth
Air Base 50. Was married SAT-
urday 70 Jeanne Pitiman, Of b.
loxL The ceremony took place
In the Church Of the Redeemer,
Biloxi Sergeant Fiumn Is a mern-
Der Of the Operations staff Of
Keesler Field.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
TYPEwRTTERs REPATRED

Nearly 200 typewriters have
been repaired at the Post Salvage
typewriter shop in the past two
months. The work is being done
by three former typewriter re-
pairmen. Pvts. Bland Jones, John
Debates. and Samuel Zsncs
so6th on Co.
The Keesler field news., 1942-05-13
MUSICIANS ACCEPTED

Among musicians already ac-
cepted are Pvts. Lawrence Z.
Abruzzo, Roger G. Hetu and
Waino Koski, clarinetists; Vincent
A. Koenigg, George Vrabel and
James P. York, who play both
clarinet and saxophone; Thomas +.
Dowling, Vincent J. Pulice and
Hyman II. Rosenthal, trumpetists;
Robert J. Henry and Alexander
Nichiporuk, trombonists; Harold
Kagan, saxophonist; Nathan Mus-
icant and Samuel Renelli, drum
mers; and David Sackson, who
plays the French horn. Pvts. Sack
son and Kagan also perform on
the violin; Pvt. Alex G. Gombos
plays all brass instruments, and
Private Dowling plays the bells.
Other men have been accepted,
but may not be assigned tc the
band until the completion OF their
basic training period.