Smyrna times., 1943-05-20
SPOTTING SEEN
AS VITAL NOW
Volunteers of Two Posts Meet
With Capt. r. w. Allan to
Discuss Problems
MOVE BAYVIEW POST

Forty volunteer airplane spoilers
representing the Bay View and
Woodland Beach Observation Posts
attended a meeting Friday night
with Capt. Robert w. Allan, region
al director of the First Fighter
Command, S-Sgt. Robert L. Bart
ram, George Ehinger, state direc-
tor, and William e. Matthew, Jr.,
regional director of the Aircraft
Warning Service. Problems Incl
dental to the complete 24-hour
manning of the two posts were dis
cussed. The group voted to request
town council to provide Transports
ton to and from the posts for those
spoilers who do not own cars, with
members of the Motor Corps doing
the driving. A committee compos-
ed of Harvey c. Jones, chairman,
Walter w. Hynson and the Rev. F.
M. Barton was appointed to ap-
proach council on this matter.
To Move Bay View Post
Capt. Allan announced the
plans to construct a post on the
Walkers Schoolhouse road, some
where near Old Friendship Church,
this side of Putty Hill. This post
would replace the old Bay View
post destroyed some weeks ago by
fire. Present plans include the con-
struction of an elevated post, IL
feet off the ground, surrounded on
four sides by a catwalk and win
dows, to facilitate observation from
either inside or outside the post
The post will be on concrete road
approximately four miles from
town, and completion of the build
ing is expected by May oath.
Officers of the Day
Francis Gebhart, Chief Observer
of the Bay View Post, and Cliff
ford Jones, Chief Observer of the
Woodland Beach Post, announced
the appointment of Officers of the
Day, who will be responsible for
recruiting new volunteers to fill va
can't tricks as we'll as supervise the
volunteer attendance of each APP
pointed day. For Bay View Post,
the following officers were named:
Sunday George Wright; Monday
Walter Cough; Tuesday-Har-
vey c. Jones; Wednesday, Elmer
Corrie; Thursday, Harvey Pollen;
Friday, Francis Gebhart; Satur-
day, John Urian. For the Wood
land Beach Post: Monday, Char
les Burris; Tuesday, Rev. Freder-
ick M. Barton; Wednesday, Lee
Gooden; Thursday, Rev. Herman
Dam; Friday, Kennard Price; Sat
urday, Fred Slaughter; Sunday
Henry Price.
Warns of Bombing
Capt. Allan stressed to the group
that the spotting posts must be
manned "a hours day, particular
ly in view of the present need fol
boosting Nazi morale following
their recent African defeat. "The
possibility of an east coast bomb
ing increases as the morale of the
enemy weakens," the Captain stat
ed. eve are constantly warned
that we must strengthen our de-
fenses. Our present weakness
empty spotting posts-is an oper
invitation for an attack. Berlin
has been broadcasting their inten.
tions to bomb Boston, New York
and Washington-and Smyrna is
right in the pathway to Washing.
ton. For this reason, and for 8
secure defense, the people of Smyr.
ma must carry out their obligation
to the community and their duty tc
the country by assuming response
bility for manning the spotting
posts, which are of great import.
ance to the U. S. Army. These
spotting posts are your insurance
policy-your obligation = your re-
sponsibility."