The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-24

> Headquarters Detachment, 469th
ON. Group, recently arrived at Fort
Huachuca from Camp Maxey, Tex,
has been a hard outfit to contact for
news representation in the Apache
Sentinel. But good things come
to those who wait, and this week.
without having made the first con-
tact, we received "QM. Postscript"
aptly- titled and well-written, fresh
from the typewriter of T/4th Alvin
B. Ross, 469th ON Group. A
subsequent telephone conversation
with the 469th's Special Service Of
ficer, Lit. Brenham, enlightened us
further as to the calibre of men in
the group. THE morale of the
members of this group is quite up to
par" Sgt. Ross wrote in the letter
which accompanied his initial ar
ticle. And no wonder with such
on-the-ball officers and non-coms!
A valuable bit of news to G.Is who
plan to visit Los Angeles where
places to sleep overnight are as
scarce as steaks without ration
points: Pvts. Georgia Singleton and
Henry Wells report that soldiers and
WACS visiting in LA. and unable to
find lodging in the Angel City prop
er are welcome at all times at the
Army Recreational camp, which is
located about II miles from the
heart of the city and only short
distance from some of the biggest
movie lots in the film capital. :.
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only charges made are for meals.
Singleton and Wells also report
that meals are reasonably priced
and appetizing.
Thinking out loud: Shaking hands
with Philadelphia's Jess Dunson
across 5000 miles is quite a feat, but
fun and it is going to be a pleasure
to correspond with this interesting
man who will be remembered as
having been general manager of the
two greatest Negro theatres in the
world We're wondering if the
men in the supply section of the
406th Ordnance put on that show
that they were planning for S/Sgt.
Richard Massey who got mighty
lonesome for WACville while on biv-
ouac. The show was scheduled to
utilize blankets made up to repre-
sent WAC uniform as nearly as
possible. The 393rd ON. Truck
Company has departmentalized its
reporting facilities = Cpl. Walter
Pritchett is the company's gag man
and Pvt. James Payne does the Sc
rious stuff. :.
Boom, Hurrah, Huachuca!" Pvt.
Estrica McZekkashing's military
musical show of that title is almost
finished and is slated for handling
by the famous William Morris The
atrical Agency, Rockefeller Center,
NY. =. CPL Walter Holbrook, pi-
anist extraordinary, who halls from
Baltimore, has written a stirring
new song, America Will Always
Be" for Mczekkashing's play. The
production is earmarked for some
serious consideration.
Anent military music and stuff:
Pvt. Herbert Glynn has written the
words and hummed up the tune to a
song, "Off to Victory" for which
the score will be arranged by Pvt.
Henry Wells. Against the day
when Glynn's song will become a
stirring military opus, we'll give you
the words:
"Hand in hand we will take our
stand,
To fight and defend our country's
land.
Wherever it. may be,
Over land, air or sea,
We will fight for justice and lib
erty;
We will have but one plan,
To take command for freedom of
land, air and sea.
With God as our mi 6 ht and
strength to fight,
We are off to Victory, we are off to
victory"
While still on the subject of mill
tary music and stuff. Do you know
that one of Los Angeles most fam
Gus musical and theatrical schools,
"Music Town." is the partial enter
prise of Pvt. Austin Mccoy, Special
Service Divisions clever, agile-fin-
gered arranger and wizard of the
worries? "Music Town" located in the
Angel City at Jefferson and Nor
many. boasts complete departments
in theatrical, dancing, musical, ra-