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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
VIZ
The Church Of God
Second and Washington Streets
Rev. w. Edwin TUll, Pastor

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
8:45 a. m. Broadcast over Sta
ton WIDOW (1410).
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
11:OO a. m. Sermon by the pastor.
700 p. m. Evangelistic service.
Due to inadequate seating room we
are obliged to rent the Community
Building for this service.
Wednesday, 1880 p. m. Prayer
meeting.
Friday, 1880 p. m. Young Peoples
Service and Bible Study.
To the perplexed. frustrated, bur-
dened, 5roken-hearted, sinful. sick
good aud bad a welcome awaits you
here.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
St. Paul Methodist
Church

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
11:OO-Morning Worship. Holy
Communion.
100 p. m.-Church School Miss
Virginia Lofiand, General Sup't.
1900 p. m.-MethOdist Youth Eel
lOwship Hour. Miss Jamezenna
Vann, President
500 p. m.-Evening Service.
Thursday, 500 p. m.-Upper
Room Service at the Parsonage
3O6 North Street.
Friday, $3.50 p. m.-SeniOr Choir
rehearsal.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
McCOII.EY

Miss Tiletta E. McCOlley. rs,
died last Sunday night in Beebe
Hospital at Lewes wnere she had
been a patient for three weeks. She
was the daughter of Edward A. and
Elizabeth Hudson McCOlley Sur
viving are two brothers, Elmer w.
McCOlley of HarbesOn, with whom
she made her home, and George B.
McColley of Angola. Funeral seTv-
ices were held on Thursday at
1880 in COnIey's Chapel. The Rev.
John Hudson of HarbesOn and the
Rev. William w. Hamilton of the
Nassau charge Officiated.
BOYER
Reid Boyer, age 81 years, a for
mer resident in Sussex County,
died in the American Stomach Hos
pital in Philadelphia, last Friday
night. A native of independence,
Va, he was a son of the late Hugh
and Margaret James Boyer. He
lived on a farm at Redden, near
Georgetown, for a number of years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mae
Boyer; a step-daughter, Mrs. Ed
win Roach, Georgetown, and step
son, Earl Chain, Philadelphia; al
so three brothers, Roby Boyer, Null
len, Nebraska; John Boyer, Lin
coin, Nebraska, and Boyd Boyer
Williamson, N. Y.
Funeral services were held at
the Carey Funeral Home in George
town on Tuesday at p. m. Rev. H
1 NJ. Bennett, of Philadelphia, Off
ciating. Interment was made in
the cemetery adjoining McCOlley's
| Chapel, near Georgetown.
JOSEPH
Mrs. Flossie E. Joseph, age 81
wears. wife of Charles R. Joseph
near COolspring, died late Friday
afternoon of last week in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital.
Born near Georgetown, she was
a daughter of the late Elias ant
Maggie Short Daniels.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four sons, Lee and Lay
ton Joseph of Lewes; Alfred JOS
eph. near Georgetown and Charle
Joseph of Lewes. There are als'
two brothers, Floyd Daniels of De
troit. Mich, and Raymond Daniels
GEORGETOWN, and four sisters, Mrs
Harry Lindale, and Mrs. Franl
DEPUTY of Milford; Mrs. jane
: Spicer, Cape Charles, Va; Mrs
BENJAMIN Stanford, of New Bed
ford. Mass.
Funeral services were held o'
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock 1
the Sand Hill Methodist Church
between Georgetown and MiltOT
Rev. Ira Crum. pastor of George
town Methodist Circuit, oft1ciate(
Interment was made in the GENE
= tery adjoining the church.
COLLISION
Stansbury c. Collision, age 4
wears. of 1O9 w. 10Th street, Wi
2 mington. died suddenly at the HON
+ of George Justice, near Dagsbor'
: on Saturday last Mr.. Collision wa
visiting at the home of MIR. JustiC
5 and died shortly after suffering
heart attack.
He had been employed by tn
dupont Company in Wilmingto
}, for 20 years. He is survived b
e his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geore
= Collision, Wilmington; his wife. tn
= former Miss Dorothy Anne Neug'
f bauer and a sister. Mrs. Hanna
e Murphy, also of Wilmington.
Funeral services were held
= the James w. Spicer Funer
x Home in Wilmington on Tuesdf
: afternoon at 100 o'clock, with Nj
k sonic rites in charge of ArmstroT
n Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ. of Newpol
(. Tntprment was made in SilverbrOC
I NTTf1V,,iV1 cfnV1
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30

Argentina celebrates its indepen-
dence day July 8.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
LYONS

LYONS
Norman Lee Lyons, 5-months-old
son of Vernon Lee and Frances
Sipple Lyons, passed away at Mil
ford Memorial Hospital, Saturday
morning. Funeral services were
held at Berry Funeral Home, Mon
day at 1900 pm, with interment
in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Rev.
Kenneth Kepler officiating.
VOCKEL
Walter J. VOckel, carpenter,
age 81 years, and husband of Rosa
Vockel, of Bowers, Del, passed
away suddenly Monday morning
while at work in an apartment
house in Milford. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at
100 p. m, at the Berry Funeral
Home, Milford. Rev. c. NJ. Elder
dice of Bowers Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Frederick. Be
sides his wife, he is survived by:
two daughters, Mrs. Alice V
MONTE, Smyrna, and Violet Eliza
VOckel at home; two sons, Russell
Henry VOckel, Bowers, Del, and
Samuel Kemp VOckel. at home
two sisters, Mrs. TilliOn Smith
Boston, Mass, and Mrs Elizabeth
! Greenway, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr.
VOckel was a member of Bowers
Fire Company and Bowers Metho
dist Church.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
MURRAY

Mrs. Hettie NJ. Murray. IS, died
Sunday morning at her home fol-
lowing a long illness. She was the
widow of Edward Murray and the
daughter of the late William and
Jane DerriCkson Evans. Surviving
are the following children: Mrs
Effie Lekites, Mrs. Mary Parker
John and Horace Murray. Frank
ford, Mrs. Lettie Hudson and Will
liam Murray of DagsborO. She also
is survived by nine grandchildren
eleven great-grandchildren; a sis:
ter, Mrs. Amanda Bowers, of Mil
ton: and one half-brOther, Johr
Simpler, Ocean View. Funeral ser.
vices were held Tuesday at 2 p. IN.
from the late home. with Rev. Har
old FOrdham and Rev Lemuel Saw
age officiating. Interment was a
ROXana Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
HARRIS

Mrs. Laura H. Harris, age rs
years, widow of Lawrence Harris.
died at the home of a granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Grace Ash, near Bridge
vile, on Sunday of last week. Hel
sudden death was attributed to a
heart attack.
Born in the vicinity of Bridge
vile, she was a daughter of the
late John H. and Priscilla Swain
She is survived by two daughters
Mrs. Samuel Passwaters, Bridge
Vile; Mrs. John Higgins, East Ha-
ven, Conn, and a son, Stanton Har-
ris. Hampden. Conn. There are
also 10 grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. Daniel Swain Oi
Bridgeville and Mrs. Elizabeth
Messick of Georgetown are the
surviving brother and sister.
Funeral services were held or
Wednesday afternoon at two o.
clock in Chaplain's Chapel, be-
tween Georgetown and Bridgeville
with Rev. J. E. Layton, pastor O
Greenwood Methodist Charge, Off
ciating. Interment was made il
the cemetery at Cokesbury Meth
Odist Church, on the Georgetown
Bridgeville Highway.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
PRICE

Earvin Edward Price from Eden,
Md. 25. passed away Monday fol-
lowing injuries received in an au-
tOmobile accident Saturday eve
ming. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Betty Billings Price; his parents.
Clyde and Mary Handy Price. of
loves Cross Roads. near Mills
borO; and the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Alice Huffman,
Bridgeville, Mrs. Bonnie Huffman,
Laurel, Wayne. William, Hobert.
and Robert Price. all of loves
Cross Roads. Funeral services were
held Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Raymond Joseph at loves
Cross Roads. Interment was at
Greenwood. Rev. James Langrell.
pastor of the GumbOro Methodist
/ Church, Officiated.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
Pilgrim Holiness Church

South East Front Street
Rev. Charles w. Baker, PusioF
Phone A4ss
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. Her
bert Passwaters, Superintendent.
HOO a. m.-Preaching
1900 to 1880 p. m.-Young PeO-
pies Service. Mrs. Herbert Pass
waters in charge.
1880 p. m. - Evangelistic Ser
vice.
Wednesday. 7:45 D. m.-PTayer
and Praise Service.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-30
First Independent Church
(chFistian HoIiness)

Marshall Street
RI .. Clarence E. VosheIl, Pastor
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
600 a. m.-Sunday School.
11:00 a. m.-Preaching.
1880 p. m.-Evangelistic Service.
1880 p. m. - Thursday Prayer
meeting.
Everyone is invited to attend
these services-yOung, old, rich
poor, bad and good
The Nome nugget., 1951-05-11
COUNCIL NEWS
Special 10 Nugget by L. E. Ost

Special 10 Nugget by l.. F. Ost
 The Territorial School at Coun- cil closes the school year this week. It is hoped that the School-- Community annual picnic can be held on the weekend.
 Freezing hard nights, but when Old Sol gets up in the morning, the spring pressure is renewed. Ice in river is opening up along the edges, and river and streams are filling with water. Summer is slowly but surely on the way.
 We wonder if other sections of Alaska are as game-hungry as the Council section. Some of the, hardy citizens have been out to get some thing fresh to eat, but have only been able to get few fish. One Nimrod is away bear hunting. Those going after ground squir- rel shall no doubt be able to re- cuperate on that fresh meat.
 Big Charley Gustafson, John Swedman and Peter Lee have been drilling in search of the yell low metal for the Lomen-Alaska Placers.
 Small planes on skis can still find places to land. Our Melsing Field CThe Ost Field and most used at CounciD will be closed till it gets in shape for the planes on wheels. The field two miles west of Council is now usable for planes on wheels only. A man came in from that field this morn ing and said: Big bombers can land there now"
The Nome nugget., 1951-05-11
A. E. R. s.
MARKS AIR FORCE BASE
 NOME, ALASKA
FRIDAY MAY II

I HlDA I MA II 5:00-BurnS and Allen 5:30-Juke Box, USA 6:00-NeWs
 6:l5-National Guard Show 6:30-Our Miss Brooks 7:OO-Martin and Lewis 7:30-Club "15" 7:4S-Beulah
 8:00-GrOucho Marx 8:30-Heard at Home 9:00-NeWS 9:15-JuSt Between Us 9:30-Crime Photographer l0:00-Young Love l0:30-One Night Stand ll:O0-Jack Smith ll:l5-WordS with Music ll:30-At Ease l2:00-Sign Off
The Nome nugget., 1951-05-11

l0:00-RlVerSlde RancnO
 l0:30-Phillip Marlowe
 ll:00-Guest Star
 ll:l5-Words with Music ll:30-One Night Stand Midnight Matinee
 2:OO-Sign Off
 SUNDAY. MAY ls 9:OO-Navy Hour 9:30-Hymns from Home 1O:O0-Angelus 1O:3O-At Ease l1:OO-First Piano Quartet 11:30-Family Theater Noon-Music for Sunday 1:OO-Show Time 1:3O-Roy Rogers Bookshelf of World 2::3O-Greatest Story Ever Told 3:O0-Fellowship Hour 3:30-Air Force Hour Chamber Music Society 4::3O-Hollywood Bowl Concert 5:3O-Charley Mccarthy 6:OO-Phil Harris Show 6::3O-Escape 7:0O-Jack Benny 7:3O-Malice in Wonderland 8:00-Choraliers 8:3O-Command Performance 9:OO-American Album of Music 9:3O-The Whistler lO:00-Broadway Playhouse Hollywood Music Hall l1:30-One Night Stand 12:00-Sign Off
 MONDAY. MAY IA goo a.m.-Morning Melodies 9:15-Morning Devotions 9:3O-Hospital Requests 1O:OO-The Clevelandaires :3O-Tennessee Jamboree 11:00-Dave GarroWay 11:15-Jack Birch 11:30-I. & E. Special Noon-Luncheon Turp-Table 1:O0-Yesterday's Best 1:30-AFRS Ranchhouse 2:OO-Bookshelf of the World 2::3O-To Be Announced 2:45-To Be Announced Matinee Melodies 4:00-NewS 4:15-Remember 4::3O-Curt Massey 4:45-Behind the Story 5:0O-Gene Autrey
The Nome nugget., 1951-05-11
SATURDAY, MAY l2

9:OO-Musical Jamboree Noon-Luncheon Turntable l:0o-Cisco Kid
 l:3O-Hollywood Ranchhouse 2:0O-BookShelf of World 3:0O-Matinee Melodies 3:30-Hospital Requests 4:00-NeWS
 4:l5-Personal Album 4:30-Let's Pretend 5:00-VeSpers
 5:l5-Album Music 5:30-Music from America 6:00-NeWS
 6:l5-The Inside Track 6:30-Liberty Theater 7:00-Ollie and Harriet 7:30-Hit Parade 8:00-Grand Ole Opry s:30-Enchanted Hour s:00-Life with Luigi 9:30-Suspense l0:00-Riverside Rancho l0:30-Phillip Marlowe ll:00-Guest Star ll:l5-Words with Music ll:30-One Night Stand l2:00-Midnight Matinee 2.OO-Sion Off
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
PEOPLE PLACES THINGS
RV LAWRENCE q. COOPER

loot goes into upkeep of a car. A
few weeks ago our hero's exhaust
pipe rotted and dropped off his
vehicle, the salt air started to de-
teriote the body in vital places,
yet he kept on his merry way
seeing dollar signs fitting before
him for repairs. Then it happened
the cluth went bingo, and the
car refused to move a peg. He got
an idea. He sent for an auto re-
pair manuel and read up on
clutches, fly wheels, behring's and
cogs. Now the car is lacked up
in his yard and a very greasy guy
with his manual (turned to Dodge
-1941, clutches) beside him under
the car. A dirty thumb turns the
pages from one direction to an
other as he unScrews this. and that.
He Swears to have the bus run
ming in a short time. In fact if I
don't have it running again in jig
time, II have a junk man ap-
praise the whole mesS!!
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
Decorations On Sal,
For Legion Meet

John Griffin Post No. 165 is
selling decorations for the Ameri-
can Legion National Convention
to business houses, stores and in
stitutions. Headquarters phone;
3-8133.
Statesmen are: Harold Smith and
Oneal Campbell.
Robert L. Clark is chairman OF
decoration committee.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

WE'D. & THURS. SEPT. 1920
HE RAN ALL THE WAY
John Garfield Shelley Winters
Presented at 7:10-10:15
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

SUN. mon. TUES. Sept. 16-17-18
MY FORBIDDEN PAST
Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner
Presented at 7:10 1918
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
Rev. S. A. Thomas
Stricken In Oklahoma

Rev. S. A. Thomas, pastor Of
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church suffered
from an acute attack of appendi-
citis enroute to the N. B. Conven-
ton. On arriving in Oklahoma
City, he was taken from the train
and rushed to a hospital where
an operation was performed i'm
mediately. He is improving nicely.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

Miss Ida Mae Knowles, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Peter
Knowles and Miss Arlene Role,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Role of 1241 NV 62nd terrace,
both recent graduates of Dorsey
High School, left the city last
Monday, Sept. 3 for Hampton
Institute, where they will pursue
courses in nurse training.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
THE OUTCOME o the beauty

THE. OUTCOME o the beauty
contest at Atlantic City caused
quite a furore here in Florida.
Florida lost a million dollars
worth of free publicity, she thinks,
because her entry didn't come in
first. The cry of ''it's a racket"
reminds us of our 2-bit beauty
contests we used to put on here.
There was always a ruckus that
the affairs were unfair because
certain girls were not in the run
ming.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
PERSONAL

Miss Viola Knowles, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Peter
Knowles of 1898 NV 50th ST.,
Brownsville, and a member of the
Glass of 1949 of Dorsey High
School, left the city on Friday
morning, September z for New
York City where she will enter
New York Institute of Diatetics.
Miss Knowles has received a
scholarship, granted through the
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
of the Dade County School Board.
The scholarship was made pos4
sible through various tests and
recommendations from the Ma
tional Children Cardiac Home.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

Mrs. Sarah Adams and daugh-
ter, Mary Adams, and grand
daughter, Betty Simmons all of
New York City, were recent
house-guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15
FOR RENT

PRIVATE ROOM. Cooking privi-
lege. $500. 1914 NV list ST.,
phone 89-5528.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

Simon Peter Knowles. The group
returned to New York last Fri
day, after what they described as
a very pleasant stay in Miami.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

WE UNDERSTAND that rockies
in the major leagues are buying
up all the 12-foot poles they can
get so they, at least, will be able
to touch Willie Mays, patroller of
the vast real estate in the Polo
Grounds, when the votes are
counted in selecting the Rookie of
The Year. You see, they won't be
able to touch him with the reg
ulation 10-foot product. Mays has
been making catches that bring
fans to their feet in amazement,
and if he wasn't afraid he would
be condemned as a show-off, he'd
snag 'em in his hip pocket just
to make 'em look difficult.
Mr.. Mays not only does tricks
afield, he is a dangerous man at
the plate. In the clutch he is like
a cornered tiger. The pitchers
don't give him anything good -
something high and outside, way
out, midway between first and
home plate. Of course there is
Minnie Minoso of the Coco Sox
and Gil McDougal of the Yanks
and but who else?
Mays 116 hits, 10 homers and
IS RIBS aren't to be sneezed at.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

HERE'S A Car owner (Iate
1941 vintage) who, if he isn't
flattering himself in believing in
his powers or fanciful notion,
should be an inspiration to other
car OWNERS IF his quaint notion
works. AS all know quite bit of
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

The Rev. P. B. Herout, Mrs.
Mary DreSsell, Mrs. Eva Carr,
Mrs. Princess Thompson and Miss
Mary Armstrong returned to the
city on Tuesday night. They had
motored to the Elks convention
held in Buffalo, NY. recently.
Returning they visited New York
City, and the Carolinas, reporting
a very enjoyable vacation.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

Mrs. Arlene Balm and daugh-
ter, Melvain and Miss Josephine
Albury left for Nassau Friday
after spending a lovely vacation
as guests of Mrs. Antoinette
Blatch Bethel of 1901 NV 66th
st. Miss Balm celebrated her 14th
birthday while here. She thanks
the many friends for such lovely
gifts and kindness shown them.
The Miami times., 1951-09-15

LADY FROM CHEYENE
Loretta Young Robert Preston
Presented at 8:35 p
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Negro Soldier.
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tions, among them Fort Devens,
Mass; Camp Hood, Texas; Fort
Campbell, KY; Camp Gordon, Ca;
Fort Lee, Va; Fort Mead, Mary
land; Camp Rucker, Ala; Camp
Atterbury, Ind, and Fort Bragg
itself.
In Exercise SOUTHERN PINE
Negro soldiers fought on both
sides in the mythical battle be-
tween an invading 'Aggressor'
Army and U. S. defending forces.
Many of them donned the distinc-
tive green uniforms of the 'Ag-
gressor,' while many others re-
tanned their maneuver states as u.
S. Army troops.
But wherever they were, Negro
troops acquitted themselves well.
Some of them were in the drivers
seats of light and medium tanks
which rumbled across the rolling
sand hills of North Carolina; many
of them dropped from the skies
as paratroopers; others were
members of Signal units which
strung and maintained thousands
Of miles of wire forming the COM
munications lifelines between ma
jor maneuver commands.
Some were in Engineer units,
building bridges; making map
overlays, or handling water puri-
fication and distribution; others
were in Ordnance units, keeping
the complex arms and machines of
a modern army in fighting trim;
still others served in Chemical
units designed to do such jobs as
laying smoke screens or decontam-
6nating gassed areas.
There were Negro troops
throughout the big Logistical
Command setup which had been
pioneered in Korea and put to
further test in SOUTHERN PINE.
Some of them were in Transporta-
ton units which kept the troops
and the supplies rolling to the
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only small part Of the total ac-
tivities. The clubbers made sight
seeing tours of five cities, and
took part in an extensive recreN-
ton program. The cities visited
were Little Rock, Hot Springs,
ElDorado, Crossett, and points of
interest here.
During the tour of Pine Bluff,
the farm boys and girls visited
Ben Pearson's Rust cotton picker
factory where they saw giant
$1,000 monsters that can pick
two bales of cotton in an hour.
Back at the encampment, the A.
Hers discussed the rate at which
these machines may displace hand
pickers.
The States represented at the
encampment were: Alabama, Ark
ansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi,
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points where they were needed;
others were in units providing the
gasoline, oil and fabrication nec-
essary for the tanks, the jeeps,
the trucks and other military We
hicles.
Some were members of units
providing expert laundry service
right in the field, or of units which
provided shower and bath facili-
ties for the dr\'y troops when
ever they had brief respite from
combat.
And many, as highly trained in
their jobs as the combat troops,
served in the ambulance units
which in real war would evacuate
the wounded to field or evacuation
hospitals. Fortunately, the hui
manitarian role for which they
were trained wasn't put to literal
use in the big exercise, for no
live ammunition was used, only
factor to differentiate SOUTH
ERN PINE from actual combat.
On the fighting front the men
of the Third Battalion of the
famed Third Armored Cavalry,
Fort George Meade, Nd, disting-
uished themselves early in the
maneuver. Their unit spearhead-
ed powerful 'Aggressor' thrust
which had defending U. S. forces
reeling before reinforcements could
be brought up to stem the Ag-
gressor advance.
Morale was a big factor in the
success of the Third Armored. Not
only does their historic unit have
a proud record to live up tots
men were called Brave Rifles by
General Winfield Scott at Cha
pultepec during the Mexican War
in 1847, and the Regiment has
kept the motto ever since-but the
modern tankmen of the Third Bat
talon exhibited an esprit de corps
all their own.
"Td never seen anything like
it." commented 1st Sgt. John w.
Bats, top-kick of &C. company and
a resident of Baltimore, Md. "Most
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of these men are youngsters" the
grizzled veteran of II months in
Southwest Pacific jungles during
World War ii, went on, "and have
lots Of energy to expend. But,
my, how they expended i'll"
AS for the paratroopers, the
morale of the men of the Third
Battalion, 505th Airborne Infantry
Regimen at Fort Bragg, is we'll
known to anyone who has come
into contact with the 'chutists,
whether on the battlefield or on
city street. These Negro troop
ers are members of the Sind Air
borne Division, the Army's most
decorated unit, which pioneered
the modern airborne assault and
won glory in Sicily and in Europe
during World War II.
The doughty paratrooper con-
siders himself something special
land he is. And in Exercise
SOUTHERN PINE the men of
the Third Battalion, 505th AIR,
convincingly demonstrated this
special quality when they took
part in the mass airborne assault
that broke the back of the Ag-
gressor offensive. Their mass
parachute drop, carried out by a
Joint Airborne Task Force, was a
dramatic highlight of the gigantic
exercise.
No less convincing than the
jobs done by Negro tankmen and
parachutists was the performance
of the 10th Signal Construction
Battalion from Camp Gordon, Ga.
Although most of its troops had
been in the Army less than 10
months, this highly-trained outfit
was charged with the installation
and maintenance of most of the
WIRE communications between ma
Jor commands on both U. S. and
'Aggressor' sides-and it came
through with flying colors.
Modern communications is a
highly technical phase of military
operations and requires a great
deal of knowledge as we'll as skill.
And when a training operation df
the size and scope of Exercise
SOUTHERN PINE is involved the
responsibility placed on the shout
ders of Signalmen is tremendous.
They must be among the first
troops on hand-and among the
last to leave-for before maneu-,
yer can begin, thousands of miles
of wire must be strung; and be-
fore operations can be CLOSED out
this same wire must be taken up.
Trained at the Signal School at
Camp Gordon, the men of the 10th
were quite equal to the task that
befell them at Fort Bragg. They
reached the scene on June 6, more
than two months before the oper-
ational phase of the big exercise
was to begin. And before the
first shot was fired they had
strung $500 circuit miles of wire,
providing not only the major COM
mand communication channels,
but linking the multitude of OBJ