The Apache sentinel., 1944-06-16


o from a furlough superb on the sunny
coast OF Los Angeles. Calf He's one
of the Apache Sentinel photographers
(Shutterbugging's n hobby to him),
musician and arranger of no little ac-
claim who is one of the reasons for
the Post Band winning the recent
Battle of Music that was sponsored
by Capt. Joe Jordan, retired, at the
Field House.
While i'm Hollywood he scored (wrote
the music for) a Columbia picture.
Tn sure you must remember that
Jimmy had a contract with Columbia
before the army days . was also
arranging for Benny Goodman -.
but Benny has recently broken up
that fine band f. l could tell you a
number of other things about Jimmy,
but being the popular man that he is,
you can guess the rest.
Pvt IRVING ASHBY, who should
he back by now, was in Los Angeles
knocking himself out during this same
period. He went to Florence, -Ariz.,
from LA for a W.O. interview
the guy is artist for the Apache Sen
tinel and plays mean bit of electric
guitar with the Post Band. He work
ed with MGM before the war.
Pvt WILLIAM EUGENE HUTT,
trumpeter better known as the Roar
ing Tiger" TI5 WALTER WILL
Pfc. WILTON JOHNSON, sax, We're
among the band members furlough->
ing in the Angel City. Pfc, LAMAR
STONE had a sumptuous time in San
Bernardino Calf. from what / hear
:. everything had to so dig.
The June Bride
June is still the most desirable
month for marriages :. long since
A certain hospital couple plans we'd
ding date and soon. The bride be
is a pretty WAC, and the engagement
ring she's wearing is a honey. N7' 17i'i" :
Visitors from Missouri
Mrs. BERTHA THURSTON LEE.
Kansas City, Mo-, arrived last Friday
evening to visit her SON n-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard r.
Gorham With her is little Stafford
Warren Parker, nephew of Mrs. Cor
ham, They have planned an approx
innate four-week Fort vacation.
Army Wives and Fathers
know three of the proudest dad
dies on the post One is a great big
strong athlete of football fame and
another looks like bashful kid him
self but he's an ACE" laboratory
technicians 1.-The others a nausi-
clan.
/ think there are two boys and one
girl in the bunch, and the fathers are
T/3 Thomas f. Mcclellan, Sgt. Robert
Fisher, and Pvt. Clarence f.. Cabell,
Jr. The three petite wives are very
attractive and we have named them
three pretty pram pushers." Some
evening you might see the three cou-
plies and their babies taking one of
these strolls. Mrs. Mcclellan is the
sister of Pfc. WALTER MCCOY, idol
SCU baseball pitcher.
Million Dollar Birthdays
WACs Carmen Jones and Velma
White had million dollar birthdays last
week on d. Day, June s. 1t was
day of celebration for this united ma
ton at large reminding us of that
hectic December Z, 1871.
- Capt. Edmond Visits
Capt. S. RANDOLPH EDMONDS,
Theatrical Officer who is in the Beau
mont General. Hospital was here last
Weekend visiting his family
e Dynamic Personality
pvt. GRACE b. SIMPSON of the
tWAC Dental Technician's school,
spoke at recent WAC orientation
class She held the group spell bound,
and / was more impressed on hearing
, her than I've been on any other oc-
casion when hearing a woman. Pvt.
Simpson. who was in the u. S. EN-
pIoyment Service in Chicago before
WACdom, was president of several
clubs, one being the Young Peoples
Forum, Metropolitan Community Cen
< ter. Chicago. She comes from FIT.
Sheridan, ILL.,. here -. and she's GER
tainly a challenge for the Mems Day
program, Chaplain Martin, that is, if
you'd like to have a woman speaker.
Negro College Fund
Many of the women in Huachuca
are contributing to the 81 Negro col
leges which have joined in a United
Negro College Fund Campaign to raise
a million and half dollars for the
maintenance of these colleges. The
WACS are doing their bit towards this
effort and l understand many of the
enlisted men are too +. since Hua-
chuca is the largest Negro military
. reservation in the world, we'd like to
show it in dollars and cents.
Merry Co. Round
Not only is June an ideal month for
marriages, but traVel-since so many
of us choose the highways in June.
Its Lille Lesene, Hildred i. Ames
and Sarah F. Harris ANCs, left this
-yeelz to seek summer pleasures in va
.rious points in America. Here's hop
ing that they will have grand time.
Well, I'll be leaving you tomorrow.