Bradley beam., 1945-04-28
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By slsGT. DAVE KENNEDY

column will doubtlessly be glad to hear that after a somewhat pro- longed absence your correspondent is back on the job again-With, however, important notifications in the achievement of this journalistic ritual. Higher local headquarters has decided that a variety of re porters is to aid your correspondent in his writings; and indeed, he can we'll use their help. Up to the time this is going to press, there has been no drawing of tickets out of the silk hat. This will be a treat to come for the unsuspecting and talented ladies and gentlemen of our detachment. So, look for the Big Black Letters on the Page in the near future.
 Arctic News: Cpl. Norman "Jake" Jacobson, a one-time mem Der of Bradley Tech Fraternity, writes from the frozen regions re- garding his Esquimaux adventures. The Esquimaux girls, says Jake, begin to look better and better every day. Among other things, he has been offered a very good posi- tion in the region by his Regional Control Officer. We fully expect him to return to the States, at least Brigadier General.
 Arrivals and Departures: Cpl. Joseph Bremen, the most recent arrival at this station, halls from the Big City (New York, of course) is married, has child, and at pres ent has his home in the Bronx. He is welcomed with shouts of glee by the other factions of New York City. Now they'll have someone to argue with. We feel sure that Joe will be we'll equipped to handle his side of the discussion. Against a graduate of CCNY in Social Sciences what chance have we poor provincial college men? Your correspondent, however, has one weapon against which all the dla- lectic in the world cannot prevail. He has only to take out his man dolin. In the departure file, we are losing our genial Westerner, Cpl. Einar Johnson, who is bound for foreign shores. Did anything have to be done in the carpentry, plumb ing, electric wiring line? Johnson was the man to do it. We shall miss him as regular guy, and we shall miss him as a former ex- ponent of the Alto-Sax.
 Pediatrics: It. Alger, one of our top-notch, on the green, 6-iron men, returned to the Base a few days back complaining of a foot ailment after hearty round or two of golf. According to his report either a rusty nail in the shoe or a pine needle started the trouble. Like all good fishermen, we nodded our heads in agreement. But when our three-iron man, It. Alfvin, re- turned to the Base a day or so later with the identical story, we non-golfers decided to put our heads together and figure this out. It was all very simple. Instead of hitting the ball in the sand-traps, the golfers had been hitting their own toes. If the Station Weather Officer goes into the hospital, also with foot-trouble, we will be con- vinced of this hypothesis. Talking of hospitals, your correspondent learns that Cpl. Fay Thomas, who is recuperating from an attack of arthritis, will be joined for a day or so by It. Alvin, who is thinking of having his big toe nail ampu tated.
 Local Events: On his way through to a Weather Station further up the line, Major Evan Bourne, the new Regional Control Officer of the 18th Weather Region, accompanied by the Regional Inspector, stopped off at Bradley. Major Bourne came to 18th Weather via Foreign Duty in South America and two years as Staff Weather Officer with the