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 Ter' NATTC ..TAX AIR NEWS SECTION 12 July, 1945



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 ENTERTAINMENTMOVIE From Oklahoma .'fr .

 Justtwhat/ kind of tack the Marine 
 Aviation Detachment Ramb-
 lings will assume in the future is
 something for Air News readers to
 SCHEDULE guess; but one thing: is certaln-
 this new "colyumist." Cpl William -
 IMITATION OF LIFE with Claudette Colbert; A HARBOR -
 TODAY- M, Johnson, USMC, has quitea
 GOES TO FRANCE" feature; at 1730 and 1930. varied background for that ex-
 SATURDAY-STORY OF G. I. JOE, the Ernie PjleMory, ; MAGIC tra-curricular job including a
 A
 STRENGTH, feature: NEWS; at 1700 and 1930. civilian tour as an investigator for
 SUNDAY-EAST" SIDE OF HEAVEN with Ring Cronby and Joan the Tulsa Retail Merchants' Association '
 Blondell; SCREEN MAGAZINE; at 1500; STORY OF G. I. JOE, 1 Q

 MAGIC STRENGTH, NEWS; at 1700 and 1930. This latteractivity
 MONDAY AND TtJESOA\-SAUGJlT\ NINETIES with Abbott may

 and Costello; NEWS; at 1730 and 1930. stand him in eanw

 \\'EDNEl'oin.U'BOTII BARRELS BLAZING with C. Starrett; good stead for :'

 CRASH GOES TO HASH, (comedy; at 1730 and 930. dishing up some
 M.A.D. scuttle

 butt; but along

 : with that, he .
 h;. did a turn as
 : :, Jt business manager Vf:
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 school publication jt. (
 I- .s. '" way back'v' ""'I> ;
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' 4fL- when 7 Decem- ('pl. Johnsonber
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 .- loomed on the horizon as just
 another early winter Sunday so
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 he knows something of writing,
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 too Two NATTC students and a ship's company man were presented:
 Then, too, there's something lose- service' commendations by Comdr. C M. Jett, USX, acting commandIng *
 Iy akin to a charmed Hie mixed up officer, at a brief ceremony last week Pictured above (left to O

 r with Corporal Johnson. The fact right) are Commander Jett, E, II. Simons, SCIc, Mho received aNavy rI
 is that Johnson was In Pryor, Oklahoma -
 unit commendation; I). E. Iloughton, AOM2c awarded the
 b back in April of 1911 whena Presidential unit citation, and "'. 1>, Morris, AOMlc, who also rwcelxcd -

 cyclone came" sweeping down a Presidential unit citation. Looking on is Lt, (jg) Frank II.Wlxon .
 "Main street. He and 13 others
 ,I (SC), NATTC Ast. Commissary officer Simons In attached
 were in a comparatively small to ship's company galley four; Iloughton was graduated from the
 frame office when the
 building
 Aviation Fire Control school on 7 July, and Morris Is a student, In
 deadly wind came hurtling down
 the Advanced Aviation Ordnance school.
 "
 the "main drag. The cyclone .
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 W.two flattened M.of Johnson the the 14 survived building, now Corporal.,, one and being only Extra Cash War Bond Quota For


 With all hs: clerical experienceonce

 ( he served l as a bookkeeper Independence Day Oversubscribed
 for an oil company In Tulsa) .
 the corporal known his Oklahoma -
 Well done!
 outdoors. He's spent a
 good many bummers on the SFl4i5H 5 fRom nATTC I This traditional Naval commen-
 dation earned .
 : was by NATTC personnej
 z ranch of an uncle out there, and
 yuF o his own home Is just a few miles who oversubscribed the
 ,4 r from Claremore' enshrined by : S I $50,000 quota assigned this'com
 the late Will Rogers mand in the Independence Day Ex
 tra Cash War Bond campaign
 Start recalling some favorite act 11"
 "On "Screen or acts which stand out in memo The commendation came from
 Colbert,
 Here
) Today'laudt'fte Comdr. C M. Jett USN
 ory of rodeos which have played acting
 SPECIAL EVENTS Tulsa the past several years and commanding officer of NATTC,

t likely as not Johnson will be able who extended "hearty congratulations" 

 AboardFRIDAYSTUDENTS' to refresh your memory, tell you to "all Army, Marine, Navy
 DANCE with refreshments mimic byNATTC just who was in the act, and where Yep even scooters break down and civilian personnel who made ,
 ; nowadays and cause as much trouble this achievement possible"
 they played after they left Tulsa.He's ,
 Air Raiders; In Auditorium 2000 to 2300.l1OrIA .
 other vehicle. A cer-
 as With
 any tabulations Incomplete total 
 probably seen as rodeos
 many
 BASEBALL GAME MOODY ARMY AIR FIELDvs.
 ,
 tain member of scooter-gals
 our
 of these sailors sales amounted to $56,337,50
 as some Brooklyn
 NATTG AIR RAIDERS In NATTC Diamond at 1700.
 ; seemed In great distress the other
 have seen the Dodgers win and on Monday morning, according to
( GOLF. STATIONCOURSE. Dally from 0800 to 2000. Open to lose baseball games. day but would not accept the help Lieut. Kenneth E. Wilson, war
t ALL personnel. Clubs available at gear locker in NATTC Auditorium. Johnson enlisted In the Marine ing hand of any 01 the onlooking bond officer, Supplementary reports -

 GOLF INSTRUCTION for NATTC personnel by R. W. Reynolds, Sp Corps In August 194.1. He re- Marines who would gladly have were expected to swell the
 (A)2c) BOO to 1330. (Sign up at shack.) 't'h'(1 l his hoot training at San helped push the scooter back to total by several thousands of dollars 

 HOSTESS HOUSE open dally from 1530 to 2100. Saturdays and Diego, did a short tour at Mirl- Bldg. 500, but one of the Police i .

 Sundays from 1100 to 2100. For XATTC enlisted personnel and relatives mar, and came to 11, A. I), Jacksonville Force came to the rescue-the In a last-minute spurt, the
 and guests.NATTC In December 1913. Currently scooter is now fixed, and we're all Aviation Electrician's Mate

 LIBRAK1 open dally from 0800 to 2100. he', Match and personnel happy again. siliool) topped departments and '
 BOWLING daily at Ship's Sen Ice from 1200 to 2030. clerk for the detachment. Oh yes, speaking of the Station schools with extra cash. purchases 

k SWIMMING DAILY. Recreational Period for Enlisted Men's When he doesn't have duty at police, we lost, Perkins, Hartig, amounting to $8,962.50. ,

 Guests, WitesVAEs from 1800 to 2100 at NATTC pool. the Center at night, you can find Kirkland and Welch last week This figure, however, barely exceeded .
 him in Jacksonville's suburban Also boxer "Bama" DuBose.: Best the $8,600.25 reported for '

 Ashore Riverside. A Mrs. Johnson and a wishes along the way, fellows! anda Ship's" Service,

 n.ORIUS1.n SEMI-PRO BASEBALL TOURNAMENT nine-months-old son are waiting word of welcome to the new boys Other :Monday totals included:

 with best teams In Florida participating; continuing through nut around for him every evening taking their place on the police Executive department, $4,781.25;
 Baseball there. force. (Gee the Red Cross office Medical, $3,787.50 Aviation Ord-
 Tuesday; at Jacksonville>> Park. ;
 .. .
 ----- jSi ----- looks blue without Welch.) School
 SUNDAY-1'rip to Silver Springs for all NAT1O personnel and I nance 3487.50; Training,
 guests. Tickets $2.88 round trip. Bus leaves at 0830 from circle out- Now that our softball season $3,337.50; civilian personnel, $3.
 aide Main Gate. Leaves Silver Spring at 1800. Special rates for Many New Rates is coming to a close we are tryingto 162.50; Advanced AEM School. $1,.
 servicemen and women at Silver Springs. plan events to take it's placewe 700; Physical Training, $1,293.75;
 have dances, patties, etc., com Automatic Pilot School $1,275;
 JACKSONVILLE BEACHES Buses leave at frequent Intervals \Worn At NATTCNaval that sound like
 ing up very good Advanced AOM School, $1,256.25;
 from Union Bus Station, corner Bay and Hogan Streets. Surf bathingand times. I Aviation Fire Control School
 other recreation at one of world's finest, ocean beache Bus ,
 war tactics weren't the How do the prospects'ot a horse $721.25; Marine Aviation Detach-
 fare 25c.; only items in the book requiring back riding club sound? Any 1 ment, $675: First Lieutenant,
 NAVY MOTHER'S: HOSTESS HOUSE, 101 East Church Street revision with the development of ideas are welcome, you know! A I $637.50; Turret School, $618.75;

 USO CENTERS at 12'i West Forsjth Street; alcove I"andlngBus aviation. bunch of the gang has already I Personnel $ 4 75; Commissary,

 Station; Church and Newnan Street; 311 West Diual Street. USO Among other things, it broughtout been making weekly (or should we $450; Welfare, $356.25; Aviation

 WOMEN'S: DIVISION' at 13 West Monroe Street. a flock of new rates and devices say weakly) trips to the riding Storekeeper School, $356.25; Disbursing -
 NATTC Section oi Jax All News l I. published expense ot Welfare and to go with those hard-earned stables, and to hear them tell. it- $168.75, and Material 0

 Recreation Department -- rrowa -devices' which probably well that's the life! e' $9-5.75.
 would prove pretty puzzling to the Scotty has been kept busy the Commander Jett's commenda-
 Students Dance I Ensigns Come Here old salt who went through boot as last couple of days taking inven- tory statement said:

 To Study OrdnanceScores an apprentice boy and hoped fora try "Of every little stick of wood 'In the Navy Independence
 Tomorrow berth on the latest in coal-burn around this bloomin' bat racks." Bay'ar Bond Campaign, personnel 
 NightFriday of Ensigns, fresh from ing craft. Guess she will have some help now of this Command have

 the Thirteenth means V-12 college training programs of Some aviation rates were in ex- tho' as we have a couple new again given a concrete demonstration -

 nothing to AEM classes 35-48, the the Navy, have arrived at NATTC istence prior to Pearl Harbor, but MAA'S. Ester Herman SpS( ) 2c of their Intention to use
 if Turret School and this week's during the past few weeks and who World War II has produced more reported aboard from Corpus every resource In this fight for

 I graduates of AEM "B," Automatic are now attached as students to to confuse the boot trying to de- Christi! to help take over in Bks. \lctory. G.

 r Pilot, AOM "B," Fire Control and I the Aviation Ordnance Officer termine whether he's saying "yes, 54, and Velma Janette Kahle S2cS "You have exceeded: jour goal
 I SKV "B" Schools. School. sir" to a bo'sun or an aerogra- ( ) from Chicago, III., for Bks. 51. In "Extra": Navy War Bonds and
 I Dance"is Lt. W. G. Camp. Officer-in- pher's mate. And the fact that Guess Luther former MAA of Bks. have backed the attack with
 Their students "Lucky Charge of the school, said the WAVES have qualified for aviation 151 is in Welfare now. U' ,IS'UO Navy Fighting Dol
 to be held in the auditorium on
 young officers will take the full billets and wear the rates I Mary Bufford, another one of lars. ..
 Door .
i 13 tomorrow. prizes are
 July, 16-weeks course in aviation ordnance hasn't eliminated any of his con the scooter tribe from Ordnance "To all Army, Marine, Navy
 to be awarded for lucky girls, spot
 but all of them will be es- fusion I. department had a birthday last and Civilian personnel who made
 dance prizes for lucky dancing pecially versed in one of the new- Here at NATTC, some of the week Hear she got a very' darling this achievement possible, I extend w

 t couples. the est death-dealing pieces of ordnance aviation rates are commonplace pair of beach shoes. There my hearty congratulation. ,
 i Music will be provided Uebelein by rockets.. Many of the of- and virtually every one recognizes surely must be a story behind it. WELL DONE:"
 and Wallace ,
 Air Raiders, ficer-students aviation electrician's I %..
 he said, probably mates -- --- -- ----- ---- ---- y
 will featured
 entertainment.AE41" Refreshments provide will will be assigned duty with the (fA EM), aviation ordnancemenAOM already named, NATTC does see A gossip Is o-e who talks to ..;

, 1 ba served In the usually,, grand fleet in that phase of naval warfare ( ), aviation I i storekeepersSKV such rates as aviation machinist'smate you about others; a bore talks
 ( ) and the like. On the other (AMM), chief aviation pilot about himself; and a brilliant
 .7 style. The Ensigns, after receiving hand, how many would recognizea (CAP), aviation machinist's mate versationalist talks to you ron0
 40"( is chair-
 t J, M. Bean, S2c
 their V-12 refresher courses, attended chief aviation pilot (airship) at (hydraulics) (AMMH), aviation yourself
 with
 man of the "Lucky Dance, Midshipmen's School and first glance ? an ACMMF machinist's mates (instruments) "-5-
 t Seamen Riggs, Mills, and Devoe as after being commissioned attendedthe (aviation chief machinist's mate, (AMMI), aviation I radioman the following: AMMC, a "mech" .

 assistants. Navy's General Ordnance flight engineer) ? or an aviation (ARM), aviation radio technician specializing in carburetors; AM
 -- School in Washington.She boatswain's mate (AG'.i. tlv (ART), aviation metalsmith (AM), MP a propeller mechanic; AR, air-
 Sailor: "Pardon me, Miss Wave. ---t-- (AG) meaning he savvies arrest aviation fire controlman (AFC), ship rigger; PR, parachute rigger; t I

 1 Do you sleep in hammocks like the : "I'll have you know I'm ing gear and barriers? aviation ordnanceman (turrets) AerM, aerographer'x mate;' PtrV,
 sailors" marrying an officer and a gentle That's right, Mac; it would be (AOMT). and aviation torpedo- aviation painter; and aviation
 ; Wave: "No" I II man." pretty confusing (and maybe not man's mate (TMV), boatswain's mates who are expertsin

 Soldier: "Oh, then those curves : Pvt.: 'You can't do that. It's so amusing) if one had to identifyall Among others possibly not quite catapults, plane handling and,
 I \ are your own" I bigamy" those rates here Besides those so well known in these parts are gasoline systems.






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