,, ,...\\ . .... IfruirrtIr Or \01./.0/ b/Ifild 4. III, No. 34 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Friday, December 3, 1954 MARINES TO HAS NEARLY THIRTY YEARS SERVICE STATION TO LAUNCH TRAFFIC HELP SANTA SAFETY PROGRAM; PRESIDENT THIS YEAR PROCLAIMS 15TH AS S-D DAY By SGT, DON FERGUSSON A traffic gafety program for ON THE NATIONAL scene, There will be a happy glint all 14th Naval district activities the 14th Naval district Com- in the eyes of many unfortunate on Oahu has been established mandant pointed out that motor kids again this year. according by the Commandant in conjunc- accidents involving military to Santa Claus, who says via tion with the national S-D Day personnel always are in the Snow-O-Grani that the 15th Re- (Safe Driving Day) designated spotlight, "Therefore, it is im- serve Infantry Battalion at by the President's action com- perative that no Navy drivers, Camp Catlin is helping gather up mittee for traffic safety. military or civilian, on or off toys for all those he might miss. duty, be involved in traffic ac- S-D DAY, SET for Dec. 15, is cidents during a day on which You see, rumors have it that a major feature in a continuing each accident will be highly pub- Santa's supply requisitions were campaign to lower the death and licized." cut down this year, probably injury toll which last year killed In conjunction with this, the due to a mis-figure by one of one person every 14 minutes and Commandant has made available his little elves. injured one every 23 seconds, a ground safety unit composed But with the help of the Ma- costing an estimated four billion of military and civilian traffic rine Corps Reserve, the Old dollars. Traffic safety directors personnel capable of providing Gentleman should get to all the everywhere reportedly are pre- an expert presentation at any of kids. paring an intensive campaign to the district's activities on Oahu.. make S-D Day "N-A (No Acci- The instruction available will be IN CONJUNCTION with this Reserve dent) Day". the coverage of the mission and program called, 'Toys duties of the HASP, a film on for Tots, Kaneohe Marine air Maj, James S. Hightower, Sta- traffic safety, in:.truc`ion on ter- station will lend a hand in gath- tion provost marshal, has an- ritorial law, local traffic con- ering toys, according to Catho- nounced that the station will ditions and primary causes of lic Chaplain Raymond Ried who launch its S-D Day program to- accidents. said that toy collection barrels morrow morning with the sale have been placed at convenient of safe-driving stickers for dis- THE PRESIDENT'S action spots throughout the station. play on automobiles. The dacals committee for traffic safety an- Whether sponsored by the Parent Teach- nounced that individuals will be Santa will pick up the ers Assn., will be available for barrels prior to Christmas Eve, asked to adhere to three basic RETIRES HERE-Commissioned Warrant Officer Lawrence J. purchase beginning at 8:30 a.m. On (1) Qz- the Marine principles S-D Day: Ob- Reserves will Scott, former Marine exchange officer here, is pictured on Dewey at the commissary sto:e and the gather them and transport them serve the letter and the spirit square during ceremonies marking his retirement from active duty, gas station. of all traffic regulations, (2) Be to the North Pole, was not an- courteous nounced prior to press time. a long career which ended with nearly 30 years in the Leatherneck Protestant Chaplain nisi aid. to every driver and Knowing the generosity of the service, Col. Charles H. Hayes (back to camera). commanding of- Ricker, chairman of the PTA, pedestrian-practice sportsman- Island people ficer of the air station. congratulates Scott on his many years of announced that all proceeds ship and, (3) Give full attention and the personnel and walking. of different activities where the distinguished service to the Marine Corps and his Government. from the sales will be used to to driving In short: Follow a Golden Rule barrels have been placed, we The officer will make his home purchase library books for the on the Island of Oahu.-Marine Mokapu elementary school. of traffic safety. only can imagine that Dancer, Corps photo by PFC Wm. D. Beattie. Blitzen and cohorts will have a lot of extra gear to pack this year. CWO L. J. SCOTT RETIRES HERE Mokapu Kids Will K-BAY INDOOR At least we hope so. THEATER TO BE Static Display AND WE KNOW a lot of little SCENE OF PLAY men and women who will, when AFTER LONG MARINE SERVICE; see finding that toy by the tree, At MAG-13 Today Maj. Patrick Harrison, Station discover a spirit of special services officer, recently Christmas A static display of aircraft will they might have not known. WILL REMAIN IN THE ISLANDS announced that both movies will be set up today for the benefit be shown at the outdoor theater The first officer ever to retire at Marine Corps Air Station, of Mokapu school kids, accord- on the 6th, 7th and 8th of this Kaneohe, is a commissioned warrant officer who served Corps ing to Capt. Walter Daniels, as- month. the He also reported only one FRA to Hold for 20 years before becoming a citizen. sistant operations officer for that showing, the 01 p.m. movie, would Commissioned Warrant Officer Lawrence J. Scott retired Marine Air Group. 13. be held on the 9th, 10th and 11th Tuesday after 29 years' service. Dec. 7 Memorial He enlisted at the age of The children will see HRS in the outdoor theater due to 15 in January, 1926, at Birming- the presentation of the play, ham, Alabama. At that time, the helicopters, Banshee jets and the "The Chiltern Hundreds", by the Ceremonies Marine Corps accepted minority the war, he was assigned to new Fury during the tour which Masquers, the station's dramatic enlistments for service as drum- the 1st Defense Battalion and is scheduled for 1 p.m. group. All survivors of the Japanese mers and field musics. The war- served at Palmyra Island for two attack on Pearl Harbor now in rant officer received his retire- years. He was assigned to clas- the area are invited by the Fleet ment during a parade at Dewey sification and redistribution du- Reserve Assn, to participate in square in which virtually every ties at San Diego upon his re- WIVES' CLUBS WRAP CHRISTMAS GIFTS Dec. 7 ceremonies aboard the officer and enlisted man at- turn from overseas. partially-sunken battleship USS tached to Headquarters Squad- CWO SCOTT WAS stationed Arizona. ron. the warrant officer's organi- at El Toro Marine Corps Air zation, participated. A SPECIAL Station, Santa Ana, Calif., when PROGRAM h a the Korcan been planned for the 13th CWO Scott has served as of- War began and was an- with the first Marine ai.. niversary of the first of "D" ficer-in-charge of the Marine ex- unit- Days, "Destruction Day", change here during most of his Marine Air Group 33-to leave to be- for the war zone. He served gin at 8 a.m., the tour, which started in January, in hour enemy Korea and Japan for a year. warplanes appeared overhead to 1952, the date of activation of plunge the world into chaos in a Kaneohe as a Marine installa- The 44-year old warrant of- Nipponese attempt to rule the tion. icer will continue to reside at world. A NATIVE OF CANADA HE 404 Kaipiha st., Lanikai, Oahu, T. H., The Reverend D . E. C. Blake, became a naturalized citizen in and has accepted a pos- official representative of the Na- 1946. During the late 1920s, he ition as a manufacturer's rep- tional Council of Churches, from served in the Virgin Islands for resentative in the Territory of the Mainland, will offer the three years, and was with the Hawaii. meznorial prayer. Also partici- Embassy Guard at various China Pating in the ceremonies will be stations from 1936 through 1940, Mrs. Rose Gartner. national serving with the mounted de- president of the Ladies Atucili- tachment of the long-defunct Marines Eligibie ary, Fleet Reserve Assn ; and "Horse Marines- during most of For KONA Show Miss Lillian Keihen, national that time. Marine, publicity chairman are eligible to partici- for the Na- Scott was stationed at Pearl in KONA ',-al Affairs magazine. Miss Kei- pate the new television Harbor when t h e Japanese talent series, which pays off after :len will place a wreath on the struck Dec. 7, 1941, and through- monument battleship. 13 weeks with a two-weeks, ex- out that day, he acted as a ma- penses-paid trip to Hollywood FOR MARINES HERE--Cpl. Robert E. Collins watches as his SURVIVORS OF the attack chine-gunner against the attack- for two persons, it was announced Christmas gifts, bound for the Mainland, are gift-wrapped by Mrs. ing aircraft. wishing to place leis on the today by Jim Washburn, pro- Robert Benton and Mrs, Henry Turner (left), members of 'he knock any of gram Arizona memorial may make "My crew didn't director, Commissioned Officers' Wives club on the Station. Women of both reservations the planes down," he admits, Auditions are at 8 p.m, Tues- by calling the FRA that club and the Staff Non-Commissioned Officers' Wives club at Honolulu 49133 or Navy Chief "but I'm willing to bet we days in KONA's Honolulu stu- H, D. Huntley at Pearl Harbor scared hell out of them!" dios with performances each are taking part in the program which offers gift wrapping service ext. 59221. Shortly after the outbreak of Monday at 9 in the evening. to Marines here not living in the local community. Page 2 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION' KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Friday, December 3, 1954 Gen. Schilt fireiardlikffie To Inspect Oa the e4 1/11 Sri Dow rorressaa co:. Charles H. Hayes Commanding 01.;leer MAG Units Lt. Col John F. Carey Executive Officer Maj. Gen, Christian F. Schilt, Capt. Jack Lewis Officer_in_charge commanding general of Aircraft, If this column should seem slightly water-logged this week Editor Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, will please accept the following explanation: Sgt. Don Fergusson arrive at the Air Station next Cpl. Hal Pierce Sports Editor Wednesday for an inspection of It was Saturday afternoon when it all began. We were lying units of Marine Air Group 13, when the sound of lightly THE WINDWARD MARINE rs published each Friday by at home enjoying a snooze on the sofa Gen, Schilt holder of the Con- And we mean BROKE the silence. Corps Air Station, Navy Number 990, falling rain broke the silence. the U. S. Marine gressional Medal of Honor, has front door, but were Fleet Post Office San Francisco, Calif. with non-approp- We opened the c/o his headquarters at El Toro M.a- inside by an onrushing riated funds at the Windward Oahu Reporter Publishing thrown back rine Corps Air Station, Santa upon peering through the Company, Lanikai, T. H. Cost of this publication is bor#e Ana, Calif. He commanded the gusher. Later. we discovered that, by the Station Special Services Department Recreation Fund. 1st Marine Air Wing in Korea glass of the window, which was strong Telephone: 72104. for approximately a year and along with the rain, took it upon himself to celebrate in force, coconuts had begun to fall This publication is produced in compliance with Marine the Marine Corp.. Birthday N.V. fi-nm the trees surrounding the house. Corps Manual, Chapter 17, Paragraph 17106, 1 0, 1951, by piloting a propeller- The noise resembled what a gaint four- MARINE uses frbn. ..he Armed driven F7F in a bombing attack legged animal might make playing craps The WINDWARD material against enemy forces in front of 14, N.Y. with iron dice on the roof above us. Forces Press Services, 641 Washington St., New York elements of the 1st Marine Divi- AFPS material appearing in this publication may not be used sion, Indeed. it was ghastly. A few palm fronds fell to join the without written permission. Prior Ro taking command of clatter. too. (Circulation - 1,600) Air FMFPac, the general was deputy commander of Fleet Ma- rine Force, Pacific, at Pearl Har- The dog, Mr. Chips Wadlington bor. Doakes, was so ice! and cold out in EDITORIAL the bitter storm that when we glan- tipie TRAFFIC was A Wednesday, Dec. 15 is "S-D Day--Safe Driving Day. The ced out the window again he TOASTMASTERS performing every trick he knew FERGUSSON goal, set by President Eisenhower. is a 24-hour period without a PLAN single traffic accident in the nation. CHAPTER to gain favor and admittance to the ask, isn't it? CEREMONIES hongo t1 hich was not yet leaking. Little enough to monkey. Persuading you and me not to commit mass suicide shouldn't We gave the nod to the dog rather than the Lt. Col. Ross Mickey, presi- cyclone require a special "day." Just a little applied common sense. who if let loose, would put any self-respecting dent, ha, formed committees to shame. Anyway. she has a house of her own. Unfortunately-with one American killed in an auto accident on and announced appointments the average of every 14 minutes-too few drivers seem to have for the Kaneohe chapter of the When the following day came, we no longer lived in Kailua, any sense at all. Toastmasters Club held re- It was more like a vast lake with houses peeking through the cently at the Officers' club. surface. We wondered for a moment if we had not drifted into Lt. S. J. Koonce, the secretary - the Pacific and were halfway expecting to see the shores of San treasurer has distributed the Francisco. Unfortunately this was not to be. individual speech kits which have just been received from All that day the downpour did not cease. The ceiling began to Toastmasters International and leak. Everyone donned his rubber hip-boots and we had a ball President Mickey reported that swishing about in the puddles. A mackerel came floating in with the international headquarters the water and we all drew straws to see who would throw in a is ready to grant the charter 111 who the newly-formed club as soon line and catch him, A friend had been visiting but was then as the date for the chapter cere- ,tranded won the honor. He threw in the line, but the mackerel was monies is set The social com- larger than we had dreamed possible, We have'nt seen our friend mittee under Maj. J. Hyneman since. Poor fellow. Well, one less insurance salesman, anyway. is making plans for the impor- tant occasion. Their will be a The lights went out for quite some time. too. which special dinner to which the wives added to our troubles. We lighted the candelabra and of members will be invited. someone suggested playing the piano. However, there Committee appointments wasn't a person available whose hair was curly enough. were: Membership and atten- No piano either. So we just wandered around in the dance: Maj. G. V. Hodde, chair- darkness playing "Guess A ho I Am-. V hen light re- man: Maj, W. J. Zaro Capt. G. turned. we discovered a new face among the small 0, Badger, Mr. R. N. Eckland and Maj. B. J, Matheson. Inter- group of shelter-seeking people. Another insurance club committee: Lt. Col. C. A. man. he told us as he tugged at his bright-colored swim- Safe Driving Day might as easily have been called "Don't ming trunks and beat his fists against his chest in a even Phillips. Outside activities: Maj. Drive-Like-a-Madman Day," or "What-s-the-Rush Day," or G. Tarzan fasion. "Nothing ever gets me Now In Fink, chairman, and Capt. down. let "Use Your Brain When You Get Behind the Wheel Day.- D P. Clyde. Social and Recep- me tell you about my best policy... other words, never forget that a car is no plaything. Never forget tion: Maj. J. Hyneman, chair- that it's a deadly weapon in every sense. man; Maj. Patrick Harrison, We pushed him out the door and he fell into the depths of the Little enough to ask, isn't it? Capt. J. B. Turner, and Lt, Col, water, however, he insisted upon grasping onto the porch rail Where do servicemen come in.' Right at the beginning. R. F. Flaherty, and one of u, whacked his hand once or twice, Last time we Let's fare it. In many communities. motorists in viniforrn hate Next meeting will be held saw him was up and down behind a log which was acquired i reputation for recklessness. In most cases, this Monday evening at the Officers' making its way down the river-like mass where a street used to be. club, is unwarranted. But it's the old story of the majority suffering This wasn't too bad. We took all these minor disturbances of because of scattering of foul apples. So it's up to the majority without becoming the least bit shaken. It wasn't until this raft when driving. servicemen to be just a little extra careful Well Fed Look came floating through the living room that we became rather bit of ettra care is what will make S-D Day a success. That frustrated. In the vessel was a gentleman with a long white beard a in making it so. AU is You can play key role you have to do and he was saying as he passed, "Pardon me, but have you seen with the other fellow on road, with remember to play fair the my cat7. It's all I have left. Poor parrot. Poor parrot," the pedestrian, with your own life. Remember. He sailed away. Said he was going to Pago Pago. Don't forget the minute you get your foot on the accelerator. (AFPS) We took the ferry to work on Monday. The MP at the gate was lashed to a water bouy. TRAFFIC VIOLATION Should rain like this ever come again, we are building a rubber house. We could roll around 1st- The following named persons LAPPAT, Cecil G., PFC, in the ocean for the rest of eternity. No troubles. Yep. appeared in traffic court during Prov 75mmPackHowBtry. the period of Nov. 2 through Nov. HOKOANA, Louis D., Cpl., HQ,- 22, 1954: &HqSq. MARTIN, Douglas, M/Sgt,, Jenny's smiling face is back at the Marine exchange cafeteria. ILLEGAL PARKLNG MAB S-13 . Good thing, Maybe we can hear more tales about the Menehunes. NOTO, Doh 3,, Cpl., Hq&HqSq. DUNBAR, Ernest D., Cpl., H&- . . . T Sgt. Jack horcher got stranded on Lanai over the weekend. TAELE, A. (n), Cpl., Hq&HqSq. MS-13. He was a member of a hunting party, it was reported. The rain LAMOUREUX, Aime R., Cpl., KANTHACK, Frederick Hq&HqSq. C got him, too. His replacement on Monday was S Sgt. Frances Pol- S/Sgt., H&MS-13. lard, the first Woman Marine, as far as we know. DE HARNE, Edward, G., Cpl., NEVES, Peter F., Civ Emp,, ever to be sergeant H&MS-13. Transportation. major of a headquarters squadron, All those men under her finger: FUCHS, Robert G., Cpl., H&MS- ALLOWING UNLICENSED Tickets are on sale for the Masquers first production, "The Chiltern 13, PERSON TO DRIVE VEHICLE Hundreds". Buy them. Ifs a good show. Prejudice, you say? MITCHELL, Eugene D., Sgt., BENEFIELD, Dwaymond 0., Maybe so. HqCo 1st ProvMarA-G TF, Cpl., Hq&HqSq, SKINNER. R. F., Capt., VMF- DISREGARDING A STOP SIGN There's a job carried on around here which facinates us. We 214, HAN DZO. John G., Cpl., MACS- watched a couple days ago. This guy was perched on a machine. WELSH, J. 0. (Mrs,), Civ., Enl- 2 running around like crazy on three wheels and a lawnmower. The Dep. EKLAND, Robert N., Civ., Civ- grass was flying everywhere and it didn't look as though he was EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT NavTech VMF-232, WHY' WHY? WHY? Shawn straining ROBINSON, Nathaniel, - one single muscle. In fact, we still swear he was catching Cpl., IN DIE, Francis G., Civ., Enl- Smith, the lady in the finger- up on his, sleep at the same time. Hq&HqSq, Dep. tip jacket, is featured in a new SMITH, Paul H., Cpl,, H&MS-13. OTHERS movie "The Silver Chalice". We think this is here to stay. so we have decided to CHINA, Robert, Civ., Visitor. DAVIS, P. MACS The film has nothing, but abso- Harry Jr., -2- get ahold of one of these machines, install a PIGOTT, Richard E., Civ.. Visi- Broken windshield; no regist- lutely nothing to do with baby typewriter tor. ration showing. high chairs-or even adult high- on the front handlebars and write a column while mow- RECKLESS DRIVING PHILLIPS, Dennis G., PFC, chairs. Why. then. the above ing the lawn. It's a natural time-saver, what say? We CISNEROS, Betty M,, PFC, VMF-232-Broken windshield. pose? Nobody know'.. Least of shall title the outcome. "A Tree Once Grew in Kailua. WM D -3 . PM. rC all Shawn. But Now Lies Beneath the Blade-. riday. December 3, 1954 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Page 3

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By CPL. HAL PIERCE AD Army 35th - Paitade ag' THE HAWAII MARINE bas. That Christmas is on the way ketball team has a twenty -two is becoming more and more ev- game schedule lined up fir ;;Ie ident as each day passes ever 1954-55 Armed Forces basketball though the weather remains hot Marine Boxers season which opens Dec.14 at and balmy exceA, for an occa- by Schofield Barracks when it vies that rages sional Kona storm for record WOODY JONES with a quintet from the 3,5% across the island. Place First Infantry, according to G The name "Santa Claus" is Rodney, coach for the Leather- being heard quite frequently of In a way we're sorry to see the football season go by the neck court crew. late and Christmas tunes are In U-AF Match boards. It's been a lot of fun covering the champion Hawaii In the meanwhile, reports starting their annual parade if it was slightly deflated by the University-. Rodney, the 15-man squad it will last The Hawaii Marine Marine club, even across the nation and Not counting the Aloha Bowl game, only one contest looms bu!.y rounding off the rough until after the first of the new team again asserted itself as one edges induced by the return of the best all-around teams on before the final curtain is drawn on a great of year. only three veterans from last WITH THE COMING of the the island recently as it won pigskin year. We are speaking of the big Hula year's team. three, lost one and drew three Bowl fracas between the Hawaii All-Stars and holiday also comes the ending THE LEATHERNECKS WILL of another great football season. bouts in a University-Armed the College All-Stars, which will probably be Forces match held at Pearl Har- be without the services of Lou The end, that is, except for a played before a sellout crowd at the Stadium on Proctor, to bor's Bloch arena. league-leader in total few elevens fortunate enough January 9. points throughout the seaso end of bowl JOE PEREZ, fighting in the be on the receiving Marine roach Wally Williams, who'll until a last-game surge by selcct 165-pound division for Leath- invitations. Among this the lead the Hawaii squad against some of Hickam AFB's. Jim Peterlda minority that will control the ernecks, decisioned Navy's Mal- edged Proctor into the runner- of millions colm Wright in their match. the best Mainland college talent, has undivided attention six men up spot behind the Flyer aCe. of football fans are the Big Flyweight Phil Ortiz and 132 - WOODY named from his Leatherneck outfit to face the collegians. (Picture The three returnees from last Ten Champions, Ohio State, ver- pounder Dave Funada scored the year's squad include Norm sus the University of Southern other two Marine victories. Or- elsewhere on these pages.) Kolberg, guard; Fred Petty, California "Trojans" in the clas- tiz employed a superior boxing We don't envy Marine signal caner Ernie Bilinovic. In forward and Dick Criss, guard. sic of the bowls, the Rose offense to outpoint Jaime Man- the Hula Bowl he'll be playing second fiddle to Mr. Quarterback With this trio, supplemented Bowl at Pasadena, Calif, tano of Navy in their three- himself, Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns. No doubt Ernie by a triple threat from last The other major bowls that round brut. Funada also defeat- will see plenty of action, Williams will see to that. and the year's West Coast Marine will be vying for national at- ed his opponent via the unani- Champ San Diego -Devil Dogs" are the Cotton Bowl at mous decision route. Falling vic- pressure will definitely be on Bilinovic. tention Ernie has idolized Graham ever since the former in Derral Davis, Clarence Jones Dallas, Texas; Sugar Bowl in tim to the fast-punching Leath- and David Inglis, Rodney hopes New Orleans, La; and Miami, erneck's attack was University Northwestern star, who broke big Ten passing records to combine his young hustlers Florida's Orange Bowl, of Hawaii's Tommy Shimabuka. as a Wildcat, went to work for Paul Brown. You see, with the older, steady perfor- The Southwest conference's The Marines' only loss was Ernie happens to hail from Cleveland himself, and mers and come up with a win- surprising Arkansas Razorbacks, recorded over 112-pound Mar- grew up sitt.ng in Municipal Stadium rooting for the ning team. underdogs in all but three of celino Vallalos by Tommy Wong Browns. "OUR MAIN PROBLEM," Yellow of the University of Hawaii. their contests, face the With Graham and Bilinovic throwing. the Hawaii team Coach Rodney explained, "is to Georgia Tech in GUS CARDENAS of Jackets from the Ma- should a fill the pivot post with a 'take the South's New Year's Day rines and the Unive.sity's Gor- make good showing. if the ends are in the right place at the right time. charge' man," "To date, the main event in the Cotton Bowl. don Leong battled to a draw in position is wide open but Le- THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS a 125-pound bout in the eight- Jeune Vet Charles Langerod, won tha nod over Maryland in match affair. In, the opinion of this humhle reporter. downtown sports Walter Nockels and Bill Wag- the race for the Oranges by Also registering draws with oner each in an ,f- scribes a are hus"-g virtue of a thumping 47-12 win their foes were Marines Jack have been little hard on local officials who worked fort to nail down the starting over North Carolina last week. Kearns in the 165-pound class. Island football games this season. berth." Duke will compete in the Orange and Benny Rodrigues, weighing- True. at times we too have felt that hanging was too good The team, which has been in Bowl against an up-and-down at 139 pounds. Kearns Vied for oue or two of the whistle-tooters. 'Specially when they were' working out for two is with weeks. University of Nebraska squad Jimmy Thornton of the Air calling hack one of Skippy Dyer's long jaunts into pay dirt. composed of Leathernecks from by swamp- Force and Rodrigues that ended its season faced Which happened. if our memory serves us correctly. exactly Kaneohe and Pearl Harbor. A ing the local University of Ha- LT.H.'s John Lee in their no-win- former LeJeune protege, ner affair. nine times in conference play. Geo- waii crew 50-0. rge Libby, i. also a member of Action for the Sugar Bowl Bta. in retrospect, we'll have to go along with the men the fledgling squad. event will be furnished via a in the striped trousers. There is a job only the strong RODNEY HAS BEEN placing rare occasion that brings Navy of heart would ever volunteer for. To seek a career as the emphasis on learning plays up against the Mississippi Reb- a grid official is tantamount to seeking a position as and working on the fundamentals els at New Orleans. Service Special Service aide -de -camp to our Biblical friend Daniel. plus mastery of the "break- teams are seldom considered away" style he plans to use In bait for a bowl invitation. In Activities Ever since we were in knee britches. football officials have preparing his hopefuls for tne this case, however, after the GOLF COURSE: been a bunch of bums, to hear the average fan tell it. It makes Army contest. Bluejacket's dumping of slight- no difference whether the locale be New England. the South. The Leathernecks dropped an ly-favored Army last week, the 8 a.m. until sunset. Midwest or Far West. `i% herever and whenever a favorite team early 1.v.irmup tilt to COMSERV- powers that be voted down with INDOOR PAC. and followed that reversal tradition and up with Navy. MOVIE: takes a licking. it seems that incompetent officiating has always 5:45 to 8 p.m.-10 Cents. been the reason. with a defeat by the high-flying LOCALLY, THE HULA BOWL Hickam Flyers, but edged into will Hawaii is no exception to the above. Maybe men provide pigskin action for OUTDOOR the who the win column with a 75-61 followers of that sport on Janu- MOVIE: call the game over here aren't the hest in the world. but for 8 p.m. win over a Schofield Post quint- ary 9. The Honolulu sta- our money they are every- bit as good as those to be found else- et. dium will house the post-sea- SWIMMING POOL: where. THE LEATHERNECILS TAN- son battle between All-Stars Monday-Closed Let us make the most GLED I.vIth the University of from the University-Armed of. and appreciate. what we have. Forces Tues., Wed., Thurs. Fri. We credit Tom Hopkins, who does such an outstanding job Hawaii team in a post-Thanks- Invitation Football con- giving Nov. 26 tilt on the colleg- -10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Continued on page 5) (Continued on page 5) ians' home court. Saturday, Sunday-8 a.m. to 6 p.m. SHOOT OUT NEW RECORD BEST IN MACS FORT HASE RECREATION AREA: See MCAS Gen. Order 111-53. HOBBY SHOP: Monday, Tuesday-Closed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday-8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday-1 p.m.-9 p.m. (Closed temporarily) BOAT HOUSE: 12 to 6 p.m. -. Thurs. and Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.--Satur- day and Sunday. MARINE OF THE MONTH - Cpl. John G. Handso, Jr. vas LIBRARY: chosen by his unit, Marine Air Monday the Hugh Friday- Control Squadron 2, as its Ma- 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. rine of the Month. Handzo won and 6 to 9 p.m. the honor because of his all- p.m around appearance as a Marine. Saturday and Sunday- A Leatherneck since September, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 195!, Handso has been at Kane- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ohe since March, 1954, when he was ARCHERY RANGE: transferred here from RIFLE CHAMPS-With Maj. Gen. Vernon E. Melee are the four members of the Kaneohe rifle team MCRD. San Diego, Calif. The Mon., Wed., and Fri. - that won first place in the Territorial Big Bore rifle team champion-ship held recently at Puuloa corporal also has distinguished 4:30 p.m. to dusk. himself in Marine Corps sports range. The Leathernecks set a new Territorial record for the shoot with an aggregate sosre of 96S- this past season on Kaneohe's Sat. and Sun.-12:30 p.m. 87Vs. Tice shooters are: left to right: Sgt. Bob McLaughlin, Sgt. Chuck Millsap. T 'Sgt. Delmar Goole/ varsity baseball nine as a pitcher. and Sgt. Vincent Villaverde. December 3, .1.954 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE RAY, T. H. 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SOFTBALL CHAMPS-IstLt. Frank Reeve, player-manager of the K-Bay softball team, presents Col. C. H. Hayes, commanding officer of the station with the first-place trophy awarded the Learn for winnirtt the Hawaiian Area Intra-Service softball champion- ;hip last October. Pictured left to right are Col. Hayes Maj. John a I. Moore, Lt. Reeve, T/Sgt. John Boden, ADC Arthur Roberts and Sgt. Darwin Callihan. Maj, Moore, Boden, Roberts and Callihan were members of the team. Book Royalties EIGHT MARINES 4 BOWL BOUND-These six members of the UAFIFC Champ Hawaii Marines have been se- led by Wally Williams, coach for the Island All-Star eleven, to represent the Scarlet and Gold in the Benefit Marine SELECTED TO 9 Hula Bowl battle. This sextet, augmented by stars from other conference teams, will vie nst Mainland college and pro stars. The Leathernecks are. from left: Dewey Wade (T), Skippy Memorial Fund ALL-STAR er (B), Doug Andreason (6), Mike Michon (B) and Phil Muscarello (G). TEAM WASHINGTON (AFPS)- Author's royalties fi om "Cava- Five members of the Hawaii lry of the Sky," a book by Lynn Marines' football eleven were Tel17.011.411=M14.3-7,1k...--, 8-BAY KEGLERS Montross, are being paid dir- selected to the first team and ectly to the Marine Corps Mem- three on the second team of POST NEW MARKS orial Fund. the All-Star elevens in a post- The book, which tells the story season vote held this week by Kaneohe's varsity bowling LOL11=6, of Marine Corps combat heli- the coaches of the six teams in S team, competing in the Armed copters, was written from offi- the University-Armed Forces In- (Continued from page 4) Forces Classic Bowling league, cial USMC records and publish- vitational Football conference. athletic director Army over at Fort Shafter, for last week set two league rec- ed to record pioneer achieve- Heading for ments in the new tactical field. the selections, by a the following. ords for the season and defeated The book is now in its second unanimous vote was the Leath- hen the Hawaii All-Stars square off vs. the College All - the ComServPac team in three printing which it a mini- erneck's ace signal-caller, Er- assures. nie Bilinovic, r- in the Hula Bowl. three players will be knocking heads straight games. mum distribution of 11,500 Supporting Bili- novic in the backfield for the Lit the rah rah boys for the second :straight year. copies. The new records were in the Scarlet and Gold was Skippy team single game and the team Dyer, shifty halfback for the three-game series. In the single conference champs. Three Ma- They are tackle Willie Keola and fullback-half- game the K-Bay keglers top- STATION GOLF rine linemen earned first string pled 1023 back Johnny Dang of the Rams. and our own Skippy pins, eclipsing the old Hazel Eide was the winner in berths on the All-Stars. Guards record by 16 pins. The varsity who last week's Ladies' Golf-spon- Phil Muscarello and Doug An- /her, elusive halfback won sportswriters' votes erased the old series mark by The last sored Flag Tournament. dreason piled up enough votes to year as the Bowls outstanding player. 30 points, setting the new record tourney was held on the Air Sta- * * * capture their respective posts at 2841. tion's golf course. while Dewey Wade annexed the A Stansberry, Wally Williams. Marine coach who was named to lead the PARTICIPATING IN the rec- report from Lee right tackle position for his publicity chairman for the La- stellar play throughout the sea- al in a to ord-breaking performance were: dub the Hula Bowl, is also returnee the post- dies' Golf club, stated that the son. son extravaganza. Last time out he assisted Hawaiian Rams' Jack Horcher, John Nicholson, Jim Al club is planning a Best Ball h. Gettemy, Hackney and Representing on Tommy Kaulukukui. Bill Darton. tournament for Dec. 12 on the the Marines * * * station's golf course. The prizes, the second team All-Stars were: The Kaneohe bowlers present- which will be turkeys, for the Make Michon at the left halfback At the time this was written. no coach for the College ly are in fifth place in the 10- winners will be presented to slot; Bill Ward at center and, at _tars had been named. Dame Rumor has it that Neil Blaiss team league, according to Hor- them at a barbecue at Ft. Hase the right flanker post, End Ron IL Honolulu mayor-elect who did the job last vear, is again cher. following the tourney. Hoenisch. in -ought.

MIXED BOWLING ALL-CONFERENCE MARINES -ke Asberry. top kegler on DEVILS failed to gain on the third place RAIDERS team, second place IMUAS however, as *led a single game score of they each drgpPed one tilt in and a 561 series in this the four-game series. k's schedule to cop both The EASY ACES paced the en's high game and men's league in a single game for the series, respectively. Asber- evening by virtue of an 823 - aas a 176 average for the sea- point total. r to date. LEAGUE STANDINGS Vibie Okerstrom and Thelma Team W L area split the "weaker sex" DARE- DEVILS . 37 15 ors between them as Oker- IMUAS 34 18 tn collected a series total of RAIDERS 32 20 .pins to capture women's high ALKYS 32 20 nes while Kalama annexed SLOW POKES 29 23 men's high game with a cre- KBC 29 23 table 196 score. EASY ACES 271/2 241/2 The league-leading DARE- YANKEES 26 26 EVILS continued to dominate WOODPECKERS 221 291/2 e league as they toppled a WHIFFEN POOFS 19 33 37 I of 2324 pins in winning RED DEVILS ... 15 m high series. The DARE- THE TEN PINS 9 43

DANGEROUS WORK GRIDIRON During the first five days 'er their landing on Iwo Jima, GAUNTLET rine communicat'on crews (Continued from page 4) 41 more than 700 miles of ference and. both collegiate and 'ePhom, Wire, operating under professional performers. "Y artillery fire and haras- Among the representatives for - by snipers. the pro elevens will be the Cleveland Browns' brilliant sig- A Ma''ine private once field- nal-caller. Otto Graham. .'PPed 15 19 and reassemt-led a We predicted of games Lamle al 4,. -W 4114*., gun in seconds while correctly last week for a .789 t TIE AM WARTIMSACIII ''"folded. r His name was W. average and an overall average Leavitt. for the season of .726. Page 6 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Friday, December 3, 19- 4 LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON STATION THEATER Tonight-"The Iron Crown" Foreign Cast No Rating By CPL. MARY STAFFORD Saturday-"Rob Roy" the Women Marines sta- Richard Todd-Glynis John- tioned at Kaneohe are entered Good in the Women's lnterservice Basketball tournament, sched- Sunday "Boy from Oklahoma" uled to start in January. Will Rogers, Jr. -Nancy Olson The K -Bay WM'ssextette is Good the only woman basketball team on the Windward side of Monday "Dangerous Mission" the Island and already has open- Victor Mature-Piper Laurie ed its practice sessions. Fair The Wahiawa Waves will be Tuesda; -"The Nebraskan" the NI'M's first opponents, the Phil Carey-Robert Haynes game }wing slated on the Waves' - Fair home court Jan. 3. PLUS All the games are tentatively - - scheduled for Monday and "The Spider and the Fly" Wednesday gvenings at 8:30 E. Portman-N. Gray TRADE-IN - Marine Cpl, Anthony Auer, son of the well-known p.m. and the league is com- No Rating movie character actor, Mischa Auer, has temporarily traded his posed of six teams playing a Wednesday "The Lemon Drop Kid" career as a thespian for one as a radar technician. He is now sta- triple round-robin. Pearl Harbor WM's: Hickam Bob HopeMarilyn Maxwell tioned here with the "Black Sheep" squadron of Marine Air Group Excellent 13. Using the name of Mischa Auer, Jr., he has appeared on a num- AFB; Pearl Harbor Waves; ber of network television shows originating in New York and has Wahiawa Waves and Barber's Thursday "The Chiltern Hundreds" In Italian motion pictures, When Point Waves will he WM9-3's appeared four told by the United Local Cast. 3-Act Play States Embassy in London that he would have to register for Selec- opponents during the coming tive Service, he returned to New York to enlist in the Marine Corps. season. The local Lady Leatherneck: are coached by Second Lt. Rob- MISCHA AUER, JR. IS HERE ert Bickert of the reconnais- sance company. The following GETS FIRST LOOIE BARS girls are members: Betty Cis- WITH BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON neros. Carol Cook, Patricia Crowley, Phyllis Curtiss. Helen By PFC LEW SCOTT Dowd, Marie Eells, Jimmie Gardner, Veronica House. Joyce The "Black Sheep- squadron of Marine Air Group 13 boasts None. Cather- in its ranks. who his Kennedy, Jerrie a movie star put aside career and crossed and Betty Von the Atlantic Ocean to enlist in the Marine Corps. ine Purdy Stueben. Cpl. Anthony Auer, son of the well-known film comedian, * * * Mischa Auer. who has been a familiar figure on the nation's Sgt. Winona Lange departed film screens for more than two decades, is now serving as a from the air station Monday radar specialist. He was living in Europe when the American for Pearl Harbor and discharge embassy informed him he would Marine Corps Air Station, Santa from the Corps. She will make have to register for Selective Ana, Calif., but had little spare her home in Honolulu with her Service, Instead, he crossed the time in which to attempt to husband, S'Sgt. Carl Lange of ocean and enlisted in the Lea- further his career Hollywood- MAG-13. therneck service in December, wise. Another member soon due 1952, in New York City. I'D RATHER GET a good to leave the disbursing office THE AUERS - FATHER and basic background in either New for discharge is Sgt. Delores son - deserted Hollywood for York or Europe before taking Eva. She is scheduled to leave Europe in 1949. The younger a at Hollywood, anyway," for Pearl Harbor on the 15th member of the family continued he concedes. "Regardless of of this month. Sgt. Eva has family his schooling in England and background, even if your been a Woman Marine since holds a Certificate of English ancestors have been actors for at Language and Literature from five hundred years, you don't January. 1952, and served Oxford just walk up to a Marine Corps Recruit Depot. and Cambridge Univer- studio gate PROMOTED-Marine Donnie R. Harman has the bars of a fi sities. Upon his graduation, and go to work in San Diego. prior to her a:.-rival he pictures." lieutenant pinned on his collar by Maj. Robert S. Geissing joined his father in Italy and set The here in November. 1953. Upon elder Auer now makes commanding officer of the 1st Provisional Amphibious Reco about becoming an actor, but his home at 21 Avenue Charles discharge she will return to her sance Group here. Harman. who is attached to the group's 75-in had to learn Italian and French Lambert, Paris, France, but home in Shiawassee, Mich., and pack howitzer battery, 1 first. He has had major roles in has bee.i in Spain for a num- plans to major in physical edu- entered the Marine Corps in December, four Italian films, including ber of months where he is University of He served in Kore:, in an enlisted status and received the Pa "The Sky is Red," cation at the which has playing the title role of "Don Michigan. Heart medal for wounds inflicted during actions against the en shown at art theaters through- Quixote" in a television series He was commissioned in August, 1953, at Camp Pendleton, C- out the world, based upon the adventures of Prior. to enlisting, he took the famed windmill- charter. advantage of his ame in New The films are to be released USMC Film Series York to do sevea al radio shows in French. Spanish and English MARINES DONATE TO NEEDY FAMIL 1":4 and to make guest appearances versions, when completed, the Set for Television on two television networks on corporal reports. NEW YORK (AFPS)-"Un- "What's My Line" and "I've "I'd kind of like to follow in Got a Secret." common Valor," a series of 26 his footsteps," the Marine adds, half-hour films chronicling the Before arriving in Hawaii for referring to his comedian father, duty with the jet fighter combat achievements of the squad- "but right now, I still owe the Marine Corps from Pearl Harbor ron to which he is now attached, Marine Corps some time. That he was' stationed at El Toro has through the Korean War, will be to come first," seen by nation-wide television audiences shortly after the first of the year. Civil Service News THE DOCUMENTARY series, produced by a civilian television Mrs, Helen A. Klein, clerk- chanic in transportation who film company, will use Marine typist, reported for duty in the also has resigned. and Navy as well as captured control division of the Navy sup- enemy film footage, Each epi- sode will tell the story of an uly and fiscal department. Pat- THE STORK IS HERE individual Marine unit. rick M, Walker, the new pre- STEFFA.NS Gen. Holland M. Smith, com- servation mechanic in Bldg. Born to S/Sgt, and Mrs. Rob- mander of many Marine assult no.269, has taken over the duties ert Steffans, a boy, Timothy, at landings in the Pacific during of Albert Ruhrmann, who re- Trip ler Army hospital, Dec. 2, WWII, will narrate the series, 1954. signed to enter private employ- ment. WON FIRST DFC Other separations include WILKEY Born to S'Sgt. and Mrs, E. At the battle of Ooltal, Nica- Mrs, Diane Graw, who resigned WP.-cey, a boy, Gary Roy, at 1927, Marine as secretary to the control div- Trip ragua, in July, of the Navy supply ler Army hospital, Nov. 19, Major Ross E. Rowell made the CHRISTMAS CHEER-Navy Chaplain Kermit I. Meier. Prot ision officer 1954, The Wilkeys to a position in the 14th reside at 420 - first dive bombing attack ever chaplain here, turns over a check for 525 as well as food don accept C Jaros st., Naval district fire marshal's Rainbow Village. attempted against an organized by Marine families to Rev, Leslie Sayre of the Kailua Me office at pearl harbor; Mrs. enemy. He raised the siege of church and Judy Pilkington of the church's junior choir. L MITCHELL by Sandino's Margaret M, Eyrich, who re- the Marine garrison On are (left) Sgt. Edward Goodman and Cpl. Jack T. C Born to T, Sgt. and Mrs, G. W. bandits. He was awarded the signed as secretary to the public both members of the 1st Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task F works office to return to the Mitchell, a girl, Linda Jane, at Distinguished Flying . the The gifts will be used to make the Yule season a one Mainland with her husband; Trip ler Army hospital, Oct, 28, first Marine to receive this de- happier Leroy English, automotive me- 1954. coration. some Island families.