... Panther Observes First Birthday Published For· Tank Destroyers VOL U CAMP HOOD, TEXAS, THURSDAY,DEC. 16, 1943. NO. t 'Showtime' . Year's·Work Broadcasts Reviewed On Here Sunday Anniversary fcShowtlme, .. the widely-heard First Editicn Out broadcast of the Texas QUality During Formative Network will give this Sunday's Period· Of ;Camp Hood })Erlormance in the Hood Road Hailed by Major General A. n. Theater for a half hour begin ning at 3:30 p. m. Doors ~ be Bruce, then Commanding Genez-aJ. closed at 3:25 pm. Tank Destroyer Center, 88 a ste:;» Following the radio part of the in further development of the CeIl big show there wID be a 45-minute ter· "which baa been remarkable program for those in the. theater. Featuring Virginia Hayes, bog during the past few months," firsC gle woogie Pianist. with the 26- editiOn of Tbe HOOd Panther was piece "Showttme'~ orchestra, Sun distributed to Hood personnel day's brOadcast will also· give the Dec. 10, 1942_ spotlight to an lDstrumentaI quar In that first edition the editor tet from Camp HDod. stated: "A8 the new voice of Camp Those in tbs HOOd musical Hood we shall do our utmost :-D SI'OUP are: Pvt. Irvin Birnbaum, .serve the enlisted men and of· Pn. Roy Grabam., pte. Edward lI fleers who make up its command. •r. TwardzIk, a;uI pte. Edward Chal We shall strive to keep them m· JDatJ. I .~._._ of events to come in theIr T01I1'1De Tezas Arm7 camps military community that they may made the "ShowtimeH 1)l'OIlfalID participate· in ,them.; We shall ODe of tbe moat popular OIl to serve as medium. of use air. But because it'. a radio ahow, fUl inforlnatlon for the soldier aM *be doors will be cJDsecl promptbr his officer&. r -* 3:26 p. m. "And along with our more sed. ThIa JDal'ka a return appear oua purposes we ·shall try to enter. . the program ance for at camp. ta.in you and amuse you wIth in. Witb the atara being aided> by terestl.ng items· concerning your "'TuDe Tumblers.H.Jerry Scroggin, bUdcUe.s and· yourself. We don't Ben DodIIoD. Preddfa Mal'tID. and want to lose our sense Of hUmOr !'raD&:ea Bea8eJ¥. . . camp. 11004 Btp&1 Corps Photo THE MOST IMPORTANT s~tinany newspaper. i. the front page. Therefore. and we're sure you don't eIther.· When VoL I. No. 1 was dI.strt.. in this issue marking the our first year of publication. we place . here the most important :j; man in the army--a soldier.. GIJoe, our reader. We don't know what uname is. He'. oneoE butea to camp Hood personnel. Wool Shirt Camp Hood', thousands. He maybe, and to us he is. YOU! staff ·of the newly-created, elIh' page, tabloid size paper, whJcb waa then pUbIlshed every other weec" May Be Worn Editor. The Panther: ... !.. Office of The Commanding General consisted of two enlisted m~ Pvt. .. Tank Destroyer Center Ivan .Smith, Editor-since T-Bgt. Sans Blouse On the occasion ofJlie first anniversary of the publication of .The Hood Panther I take Ivan Smlth and st1U edItol'-and: Last week the Panther ahowed great pleasure in extendiD~ my congratulatioDsto you· and your staff.· The growth and progress Pvt. Joseph P. Batt, AssJstant two ptcturesof how theproperJy of the Tank Destroyer Center has been notable, and the Hood Panther-the paper published ex- Edl~~r honorably d1sc~ dressed soldier ahoald appear pressly for Tank Destroy. er~as kept pace with this rapid expansion.· Lt.d In ce E. ~~'!..ftW&a f"A~ 1 an .., now, SU!"'•• ..,... 0 uo;;va. the post. But becaUSe of a recent . One of the greatest morale building factors on· any Army post or in any unit overseas is Tbe Panther has been publlSbed; cbange in regulatrons, the service its newspaper, a medium which combines the written expression of the unit's· accomplishments. under supervision of the Spec1al . coat or blouse fa ·not required ideas and suuestionswith the editonal staffs interpretation of local and world news in general. Benice Office. to be WOlD. as in the picture, when In putting all of these before the public in print ,a newspaper staff must exercise the greatest Anti-Loose Talk CampaIp the soldier tis wearing the Wool judgment in limiting somewhat the traditional freedom of the press so that it remains Within the Witb Its editiOn of Jan~ 21 OD 8bIrt. You can go off the post confines of disc:retion . which the Army has accepted as its standard, Your paper has followed The Panther originated ana tn.. in tile WOOl OD uniform without this policy with an enviable degree of care troduced the idea of pla.c1Dg fb6 tile blouse, but if you wear the I h d • . d·l d h· th h' hi'· ... f sloglan, "U You Talk Too Much cotton 8bUt, must wear the . ave r~a ~an?, service papers'an . 0 not e5ltate to ~ay at t lIP~ lcatton. 1S .o~e 0 ThIs Man May Die'; around latrine bIouse-. . . you !he finest. of Its kind ID the Army. Its coverage. of the accomplIshments of ~llIts andlDdivtduals mirrors to remlnd servtcemeD or Offlcers and warrant officers I~the Tank Des.tJ;oyer Cente~ ~a~ been conslSt~ntJy e~eUenL ~ese ~te-ups. have alwars the dangers to themselves Of their uerequUed to wear the 8el"V1ce liven due reCOgDltion t~ the lIldiVlduals and umts concerne'tl and In addition . have succeeded lD own loose talk. coat at aD times wben appearing molding these news items into stories of great interest to the casual reader. . The caitlpalgn· ea.ughton Da m public off the post, emcept wbDe I . considel' your articlea taken from· experience. in the combat zones as an· especially tonally, and within a few weeD. in KUleeD, Gateavme, or Cop- valuable part of your publieation. The men in trainnig here at Cam. p Hood are intensely interest- edIdoors.:t1ece1vedthlettersb fl'omthecaDlPa peras Cove, or wbUe actuaDy eel' h the TO' d" b Th .. • The P h abli th TO '. en s.... ODS roug OIlt na- proeeeaiDlf betweeoquarters and . In w at • s are. OIng In ~om aL· e reports In .. . ant er ·are .en I!I !. units. don. One !rom AdmiralE.. J:. place of dut7. This last phaaehas here t~ ~eep In touch W1t~the umts overseas and to better understand the relationship between Gunther, Commandant, North J.&e been interpreted to mean tbatof- TO trammg and TDfighting. . land Naval Base. San Diego, CaL. ficersgotng to homes In Belton art want also to especially commend the editorials and the "Headline Review" columns which is typical: "Y0Il should beeom. Temple may leave without a aerv- have appeared. Both of these departments have provided much material for the readen to absorb mended bJgbly fOr your eUorta to lee coat .. loDg as they and think about. I shall not attempt to enumerate in detail the many other fine features and safeguard the lives of our f1sIltIDg L stop in town on the way; Just· , services of your paper. and above 6ll. for tbtoktna direct trtp to the home may be M...... above and beyond your duties. W~ made without the service coat. ay I agaIn express my sIncere congratulations on the magnificent work which The HOod are arranging to bave the &logan ____. Panther has done and which lam certain it will continue to do, .. placed around every mirror em 672nd Bn. Given High .r/.? The officers and men of the Tank Destroyer Center Salute you on your first anniversary! Nortb Island." Rating· In Ad. ministrati6n.. JOHN H, HESTER,. The Pantber.-.s "M1rro.r-Poster- , Major: General, U. S. Army' Plan was publisbed MtionaDy .07 A4m1nistrat1ve records were -, the American Magulne, LooJI: fingered and Qed by the fJlapec Commanding. Magazine, and Minic8m Pbot,o.o tors but m vain. AgaIn 6'12Dd , The Panther: grapby Magazine. and in hun- TD Bn. bas come through with This being the first anniversary of the publication of the Hood Panther. I wish to express to =te~ one of the hlgbest ratings ever ::: ;,:=a:.:- given for a!!m1nlstrative records. you and your staff my appreciation of the splendid results you have accomplished. . ternatioDaI Photo&. TbeplaD wa: The Personnel Section and com Your contribution to the successful operation of Camp Hood has been large. reproduced in a Mercbant !llariDe pany records were so complete and That the Hood Panther has been appreciated is attested to by the large number of copies fUm and recommended tor adQp- "Well-handled ~t ·a grade of mailed weekly by the soldiers stationed here to their homes. The many letters that have been in a C8Dad1an ArmyTraiQ- 98 per cent was/attained. sent you from those· receiving. these copies indicate that the Panther does have a definite part ing Memorandum. . CommeDdattOfs are m order for in keeping the soldiers' families in touch with their daily activities. . . Pusbes Camp Procrams. . Mr. John D. Pawver. W.O. over M· . h £ " _.J. • -- MeanwbUe The Panther weot Personnel Seet!on and. to the 1st Y sIncere W15 as lor your continuea success., ahead. with its own program- fot' Sgta' Of aU five companie8. and C. M. Thirlkeld, the Tank Destroyers. It was 0Il'l enJJstecf men of personnel sec- Colonel. Field Artillery, of the first camp llfllSpa.pera tiQ CommandinJ, . . (Continued On Page 2) ~ ,~~j~ r -- ra.. rw. ______--~ ______rft~day.~. l~, I~ TD Progress 5210rd.Co. Recorded In Claims Young 1st Sergeants Panther File The claim in last week's Panther the 52lst Ord.. Co. Ulat its first Today The Booo Panther sergeant is the yotmgeSt on the one yeur .old. And to thumb post, has been challeriged. by the through its filed pages frOO1 Dee 660thBn. which puts forth two em~r to December, its editors first sergeants as young or young take great pride in kiloWing that er than the Ordnance Company" entrant. those pages have l)een an 1pspira- The 660th Bn; bases its chal . tional instrument toward the many lenge on the records of First Ser . goals camp Hood geant Oon Freeman of· HQ Co.; date. and. First Sergeant Wlrua.Dl J. It was just a year ago that b¢Jl 21 yeru-s' of age. of "A" ~mpany: camp HoodAplaIlned events Strangely cnough, both of .the mark her fir&~ yuletide • • • Dec- youthful . first sergeants are na ember '42 saw Unlted states Sen), tives of Oklahoma. Sgt. Freeman' tor Tom Oonnally, of· Texas, a claiming Enid as his home: and guest in camp. He gave great Sgt, McPherson was born' in Tulsa. praise to t.he camp's stupendous Sgt. Freenlan .enlisted in the setup and ~g. •• Camp army .Feb. 10, 1942, os a private.· Hood's Fiscal ag~ey opened ••• although he had had three years Entire camp saw Frank capra's previous service. Sgt. McPherson. Army movie "Prelude to War!' •.• the service on Sept. 23. HQUywood sent her starlets. Ann Gwynne and :Martha O'Drscoll. for personal appearances at the offi cial openiDg of camp HOod's f~ &beaters • • • Miss Jo Carroll Den.. Year's- . Work. ... nison. Tyler, Texas. the mner100. of 1942," visited and had mess kit chow. with 'the 899th TP Reviewed On Bn. •• • Plans for a camp wide basketball tourney were worked Anniversary oilt ••• Over $75,000 dollars went (Continued From Page 1) bite> war bonds ••• Lt. WID Rogers, J-;., of the 899th -TO Bu.. was urge. all possible conservation of elected to con~ ••• "The Amiy food in Army mess balls; it;' pUb HOur." NBC broadcast, was' sent lislzed the pu,rclla.se of War .Sav civer the waves direct bun Camp iJlgs . Bonds and stamps by aimJ l-iood, with Lt. Burgess Meredith, . and civillan employes; iii of movie fame, giving the nation a printed training aids .and stories complete description of TO 1Q.aD and was one of the f1r&t camp I.'UVel'S, and later in the program newspapers . to obtain ,and prinI; introdUcing TOO commander,-Maj: the results Of Camp training IJ1 Geo. A.' D. Bruce, who cOncluded battle and stories from - re.mrned c, tbe broadcast hour with a talk. . • vetetwlS containing hints for :Moving into JaDlIaF)' of the cur trainees. It was one of the first I"~" RAL . . . . Thursday, Dec. 16, IHS camp ;mpers W contam informa. rent but now old. year, Hood b9X \KoRE . .GETS TROPHY-A football bearing an inscription of th.eir 10-0 defe;.t of the 106th tion 01\ the Army specialized e~ entered their first GOMen Cavalry which gave them camp football championship for 1943 is. presented" to' Brig. Geli. ) tb~. origina f Glove tournament at Temple ..•The Training Program at . its Hugh T. Jl4ay,berry. commanding genera), IDS. by Lt. William Willard. coach of the IDS squad. tion. anti-Loose talk Qrlve-"U you talk ~e autograph of u.ch member of the squad was also presented the General. Below. the cham too much, this man may die," ori .On dumerous occasions,first pions stopped pracbce long enough to pose for the comeraman~ ginated by Pvt. Ivan Smith, Hood wOrd of importaritnewa evenlill P,aJ:lther editor, with Pvt. Marshal have been carried to. Hood per DeMuynck, 1st TO Band as the DEML, put $iO,OOO into war boIlds. plans to move from camp Bowie Ens. were run down by; a truck on .sonnel ~ by The Pant.ber'lburs mirror supjeet,appearecl in the 1Iareh. •• Joan Blondell made to North Camp. the Copperas Cove roac:lwh1le on a day mc)'1lJUDgs. Story of the fall J&.nuary 21 IssUe. Only a short appearance Voith USO's ~ •.• USO's "ShowTime march and killed in what was the of . Ita.I$ ~ iirstbrought to Hood time. later. the slogan swept BloJl(i" Blondell at the Roxy," with. Hal Leroy, men iii'& 1tDnt page ba.Dner head . . worst. of IUlY tragedies ever in this tbropgh the nation. being adopted the Tank I)estroyers afield. Amer1ca's danCing great, made de.,. line, "l@ly Quits Unconcutwnally. Army setup. Memorla.1Services by Dumerous posts throUghout· • TORTC JIl8dt! plans to niove but at the field house'. . . Eighth News .of;ihe. receDt Cairo confer ~untry. • • • to North camp _ •. Los Angeles Service Command headquarters .were held for the victims • • • ence 1)1 . President Roosevelt, .Prime February " •• "Claudia?, . Port of Einbarkationadopted Pan- set. down new curfew rules • • • gt. Ivy Burditt became the first MInister Churchill aoii the Chiang lea's radiant comedy by ther Mirror-poster slogan • • • Easter services held in all chapels Camp HOOd WAC to. wear six Kai-Shelrs was announced in The Franken, opened at Hbod Major General Richard Donovan, • " • Army, Navy aDa .Air Corps stripes. Panther ,at the same time the Ultnter, with Emil)' McNair,young head of EIghth Service Coolma.nd, camps adopted Panther mirror- July ••• WAACs decided wheth morning . p8.per$ were &Uowed \0. actress; portraying "Claudia" • . • down from Dallas on inSpection poster plan. • • Camp Athletic er to become WAC's. •• Student carry the story.' In addition, .. Wmston ChUrchm. a ~ boy, t4ur • • • Plans for camp Hood Counell set up spring and summer Regt: baseball team won opening summa.ry of the week's headines Is round lJl Co. A. l40th Be.. ~ Central. .Bus depot start.ed • " • Pvt. sports program .•• Camp Hood's game til state semi-pro tourna published. in each edition. .•• Three Hood boxers were win- Harold Houben. DEML. won camp .first contingent of W MCs ar- ment at Waco ••• Pvt. Bob ahep-· In APril, 1943: The Pan.t.her 1VIiI8 Gers 1D Temple Golden Gloves hea~elght boxing crown.. . rived, with Third Officer Elizabeth ard, 635th Bu., baseball hurler, awarded the. Certifloa.~oi. Merit meet ••• CoL Hsbert 1.; Eamest 774th TO Be. basketball team took 1.; Planagan as CO••.• BOb Hope's pitched the first no-bit, no-rim for participation in the camp aP4 ~ A. O.~were w.uned camp champ1onSb1p in cage tour- IJatiQn Wide broadcast staged in game in eight-year history of the Newspaper service ConteSt con Brig. Generals ••:{:d Waring's ney ••• Gus Mancuso, New York field house, AprIl 20, with Fra.nces Waco event ..• Hood Panther be- ducted by the Spec1alService Di Pennsylvanlanlll • tribute to Giants baseball catcher, made per_ Langford,Vera Vague and Jerry came a weekly publication. •• vision. camp Hood vila. 'Chesterfield 80nal appeamnce at 37th St. Ser- Colona • • • Shuttle· Train \ plans "Passing Parade" u.so troupe Paper and camp were both Time." NBC •• '. '~iego Naval vice Club • " • "You ca.n!t take 11; developed to aid Bus congestion play at field house . _ • Col. Wal growing, and on July 8. The Pan Base adopted Booclf$l Durror-post- with You," Kaufman-Bart pro- • ... camP contributed; over 1'1 ter A. DUlDas sworn iii as ~ ther started publishing each. week. er plan ••• USO SliO~ presented d'lCtion, playE(!"by USO at Hood tho~d dollars to war ~d • •• cSier General at North Camp • • . The staff WW! increased k> three ~ Cossacks a1; Hood. Road thea- Road Theater ••• 90th MRU 12G-'8Cl"e Panther Plark opened at . .Toe Museato, fifth ranking heavy enlisted menm acldition ~ UJe ter ••• Lt. Col. Eo J. Howell as. moves in frOm Ft. Bliss .•• $16,- I.ampasas. • • weight boxer in US, joined H9th editor, Cpl'Norman Perlstein.·aDd IUD1ed command of ocs .Regt, re- 423.'19 given to Red Cross war MaT ••• Col. Oveta CUlp Hobby, RTe Bo. as cadreman • . • Geo. Pvt. Wilfred Weiss.. Associate Edi Iteving CoL Mark A. Devine ••• fund by Hoocl persomtel ••• CoL WAO director, honored at Mary- Olsen played for dance at field tors, and pte Keith Qu1ck. sporta DPL IsaBc Bl'auwerman. Bq. !Jet. Harry p~ ThomIJ6Oll announced Hardin-Baylor college banquet at. house ••• Col.Lans1ng McVicker. edit4r. Belton • • .' Gov. Coke Stevenson 654th Bu., took over eolllJDaDd of PeIiq The Same . and MajorGen. A. D. Bruce. were the Training Brigade • ..: North polley of The PaDther \lfs still to speakers ••. ASTP plans set up, Camp boxing team formed byU; sene the men of .Camp Hood III with boards throughout camp es~ Betnard Tarabino; assistant. spe every way iii can. As tile war tabllshed to pick quali{ie9 •• • c1al services Officer, RTe • • • progresses, emphasis from one BUTC moved to North Camp . • • Betty Grable became "pin-up" fa phase of tnUning to another, from USO's "Swings The Thing" en vorite of· 605th Bn. and Hq.' &; one demand upon Amer1ca's mea route to Hood ••• Machine Gun service Co., OCS Regt. • • to another, untu W8l"a end. will s~tion.Weapons Dept., TDS, set. Aqust , •• Houston Symphony, find '!he Panther shsplDg. its .pro new world record of 6.8 seconds direct by Ernst Hoffmann, ren gram to assist with· the cb6Dge Thur-The Oimgs All Here. for dismount, set upandflre of deted superb concert at field house in demands. PrI-MlnHweeper. Prl-Lost Angel. 50ealibre machine gun "!' •• ASTP . • .' Libraries got large supply Sat-Holiday Inn. Aftalle D and U&II St. N. Camp in Sat-There's Something About. wilt set .up at North Camp " ot current books • .' Ceremonies Sun-Mon-The OSngs &11 Here. a SOldier. TD Officers Now . Tues.-Hands Across the' Border. Sun-Mon-The Heats On. Major Geo. Orlando Ward '\lI.S were held te> make WAC of Wed-Thvr-Lost Angel. Tues:-:-The Return of the Vampire sumed command of TDC, relieving W~CA's, wiib Mal. Geo. Orlando In Hood, Receive 'PrI-Tarzans Desert Mystery. an4 SO's Your uncle. Hood ad and ~Uh Si Wedo.Thur-Happy Land. Maj. Gen; A. D. Bruce,who left W6.rd and. Col. C. M. T1\irlkeld ad.,. Battle Decorations Thur-Prl-Happy Land. PiI..:.!Banjo On My Knee. to head the 77th Inf. Division .• ' 'Sat-HlUlds ACross ·the Border. . - 1Mh aad IMh St. miJUlitering the oathS • • .100 per For heroism and 1!8l'vice In Sun-Mon-oovernment Girl. Prl-Sat-The North star. North Camp officially opened, with cent 'Civilian • employees bond drive North Africa in Tank Destroyer' Tues.-Minesweeper. SUD-Banjo On My Knee. Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair, Army "'·-1 Wed-Holiday Inn. . Mon-Women In BOndage. got underway. with Major 1.; E.batta.lions, the folloWtng offleer8, . Thor-Pri-The Oangs All Here.. Tues--Wed-The Heats on. Ground Forces chief. coming down Goode. POst Bond officer, in now in Camp Bood.have been Brf.-4e Aven1le Thurs--The Return of the Vampire from Washington for itS .cere -Prl-Women In Bondage. and 80's Your Uncle. charge ... 24.000 soldiers gather- aWarded special reeogniti~ as Sat-Bun-Happy . Land. Prt-Sltt-Happy Land. monies... edfoI' the Natiotb3.1conferenee or follows: Mon-Hands Across the Border, "&II and 10th Street JUDe • • • Bob Burns and his 'l'IIe-Wed-OovernJl1ent Girl. Thur-Prl-The Heats On. Christians and Jews held here, The Silver Star--Lt. CoL AI 'nIor-Minesweeper. Sat-The Return of the Vampir>, "Bazooka" made personal ap with Col. 'Ora J. Cohee, chief of lertoD Cushman an'l1 Lt. Kenneth Pri-Hol1d... y Inn. and 'SO'S Your Uncle. pearance, with Burns doing his , nail Stree' Bun-Mon-The North Star. chaplains, Eighth SerVice Com- f:e .. Stark. l1TC; the Croix De PrI-Sal-Oovernment Oirl. Tues-Banjo On My Knee. nationwide broadcast. {rOO! the mand, delivering the address. Pro- Guerre,and CitatiOD for tbe Slm-JLlnesweeper. Wed-Women in Bondage. Hood field house " • • Se\'eil so! IMon-Holiday Inn. Thur-Frl--Go,ernment Girl. gram was presented 10 timesCrolx De Guerre-Lt. Lawrence B. Tlles,Wecl-Hol1da.v }no., ~%dsso diers of the 822ndand 310t.h Ord. (Continued on Page 6) Marcns. Tank Desti-oyer B08rd. , , - ~"'".-~;\ . ~;;;:;;;;;;;:;;;:;;;::;;;;::;;;;;7;;;;;;:::;;;;;;~;:--:;:::THI: ROOD p,n,,'ftEK ______.....;. ______....;. __ r...... PUTTING OUT THE PANTHER 1 calls for the work of a lot of peo- , pIe. On this page part of that pro- . -j is depicted. From left, Editor I Ivan Smith, Assoc. Editors Norman Perlstein and Pvt. 1 , Wilfred Weiss discuss pictures for . i the next edition. At right., Sports Editor Pfe Keith Quick watches .Toe Louis look over a copy of The Panther while interviewing him.' Below, left to right. Lt. Clarence; E. Manly, supen'ising officer, and the editor discuss makeup. Pvt. Joseph Hart. one of the original staff now honorahly discharged, and Pfc Qukk in foreground. The I Panther is printed on presses of j the Temple Daily Telegram and the staff moves to town one day a 1 week. Here the editor checks a j proof ill The Telegram Makeup of The Panther is work ed out tUlder watchful eye of editors. A matrix, which will be east in metal is lifted from the tYpe and checked again for er-. rors. "She's running!" and the big p'ess starts feeding out thou l sands of copies which are distri ·buted Thursday morning to Hood personnel. Putting out The Pan ther has transpired from . the . mental to the physical stage :·1 where editors load bundles of finished product int<> a truck hauling to the Hood postoffice .~irl'ulatjon. ..; . > .J I I I I' I I r i r I' t- t r t -- -~------:------:--'1 Pare ""ur_. ______---== __ rHII' "'OOD PANTlDt& •-;;;;;-======~~:;,;:;~~;;;;:;~~ii;;;:ThIll'!rd .. y' Det. 15, 1!)o1S .~- . . ~ Published every week for the military personnel of Camp Hood. Texas. under supervision of the Special Service Office News published in The Hood Panther is avail~b~e for ~eneraJ re lease-'-Reproduction of credited matter prohIbIted WIthout per· mission of Camp Newspaper Service, War Department, 205 E.. 42nd St. New York City. Distribution Free. Phone 2343 Panther ,editors try t{) ask them Editor Sports Editor selves . this week's 'Luestlon every T-Sgt. Ivan Smith PFC Keith Quick week; it's· the only_ standard to ~asureeverything -in the paper. Associate EcIit~rs So on the first anniversary of The Cpl. Norman Perlstein ,Panther we asked Camp Rood Pvt. Wil fred Weiss soldiers: • WHAT WOULD YOU LIIiE· TO READ. OR. WHAT DO YOU No More Birthdays? READ IN THE PANTHER? C~.~~W~MWP.De~: ______~~------~ rn£RE'S ONE PRESENT we'd like to have .On our first birth "I turn first to r------...... - ____ ~-----.., .I day. That is the assurance that we'll never live to be two years old! . bas any .Letters , To The Editor I Sounds strange, doesn't it~ If we were ~ civilian n~paper important Editor, The Panther: ,<- .our readers would have good cause to queshon our sanity for a tell, tbat's. Congratulations upon your first anniversary. You are to c, ~. profitable year in the life of any newspaper is an achievem~nt, 1 find it but we're an army camp newspaper, published for the durahon. •• but the be complimented for editing a bright. NEWSY paper under tl")'- ':~~... f and perhaps six months. Wht;n the war is finished,ou~ w~rk ingci~cumstances. I kno,,:, of no higher praise .thatcan be paid 1~' an editor than· that he sticks. to the first concept of newspape.... ~; ..·n be finished, and frankJy~ we want the war to end J~t as soon as unconditional surrender of· the enemy can be achIeved. ing and doesn't meander off itno a maze of magazinish features ing; that·~ important." at the expense of printing live, vital news. Not before, though, ·mind you. pte. Boy Farr, Ben. eo. 658th Keep up the good work I . -1 lust how much The Panther has .contributed 'toward win Bu.: "Remember the stories you Lt. L R Barnhill ning the war is impossible to tabulate in cold figures. Unfortun bad on how Publications Dept., TDS. ately, there are no c:alculators to indi~t~ the. rise an~fatl ~f some TD'a had knocked Out a, Editor. The Ilanther: morale. the increase or decrease of tratnlDg knowledge. Nor. IS bunch of N8£l there any instrument to show just how much neWs' from a· tram Congrats on a .£011 year of A-Number One GI journalism. I tanks in 1_11 say not hecause the Panther is it isn't. but because army, ing camp means to .. the folks back home.~ GI GI. .•• and the 0lU' editing has, as you well know. so many anslea that are not en about the guy We do know that during the past year-men who have train countered in civilian newspaper work. It's the su~essful dealins at the TO ed at this camp, and who have read our lMl:per,.have ma~ a re with these manifold angles that has· earned you the respect of putation for· aggressive, accurte,· and Intelltgent· actIon on school who had aJl who work with you. ' been at thl the world'a battlefronts. front In Tuni My .old editor and former boss collects army newspapers as a hobby. The Panthers that I have sellt him rank hip amGq We do know that because of one of our ideas. thousands of sla; those are the kinds of~ffl 1 Uke to read • • • yell. you .can those samples he has gleaned' from camps all over the US. I'm ~en. perhaps millions of them streaming throuzh our ports sure that all ro's agree with .him. of embarkation and training camps, were reminded not to discuss usually learn something from them tOO." The Panther coverage of camp news, general information. boop movements or sailings. In our files are letters ,from ers in &. human interest. comics ad pertinent training material is on the North Africa in which they point .out that· while training for . pte. Lawreace 1'uDDer. Med. Det., G03rd Bo.: ball, makes for a well..balanced paper"l'm sure it continue oveneas battle, and while awaiting shipment from a port of em will "I like to dltf as sucJt. . , barkation. they were consta.tty haunted by their reflection in a , . Again congratulations. and many thanks for the cooperation ,f_' latrine miDOr with the slopl around it. You Talk Too Much "If The Panther has given the TO School. - ~This Man May Die." Perhaps that saved the lives of some of Lt. Donald C. Merritt. America's soldiers. •.\\ what some Publications Dept •• lDS. We do bow that The Panther has gone into thousands of, bSd done lonely American homes duriq the past year. and that letters before or wb!l.t Editor, The Panther: from DaJents everywhere~hy' expressed gratitude for it. he was dOing The Hood Panther has been an important factor in morale We are- reminded of 'rticle in a recent edition of a na- now In the and has contribut~ much to the life of eam.t,Hood! . tional magazine in which an rmy Air Corps Colonel, who left a ArmY; good~:; Your handJing of information of interest to Tank Destroyers desk job. to fly a bomb4:r ?ve:t.rmany reDiarked. "I soon learn- :oo:eiI:: In:u~e Pan has heenunusually goocLand I consider The Panther one of the ed ..that m many ways It IS _ er to ~ shot at. than telephoned ther is doing its job." better newspapers in the army today. aL We know what be means;' r edItOrs and ltnotype operators Pv• .JOhn B. Marshall, Co. "A," , Col. Thomas J. Heavey are oaJy human beings. prone to error now and then. - S6lst BD..: "The ,. Commanding. trrc. At any rate, we feel that it has been a profitable year for whole paper J8 Editor. The Panther: The Panther, not in advertisi.llii revenue as a civilian newspaper Interesting to The Hood Panther has done a splendid job in adding to might compile it, but in hun$."; values. me ••. after all the information and entertainment of the camp and has been an We stated at the with Vol. it is our psper•• outSet:~'i.December, 1942 1. ,important factor in morale. No. I., that our DUrpo5e was· t6~\erve the personnel of this camp .and its telling , I am an enthusiastic reader. in anyway possible. '-.. . us the things Iu we change the line to Vql.. It. No. 39, that shU goes' .we're mast tn· L McVicker " . terested in . . . Colonel, FA Commanding ) - like the editOr- Training Brigade Someday taJs • • • But 1:: That The Panther has kept pace with the growth -of Camp ~ think you ought to cut out kid- As the day Js ending and'llfght Is near, ding different .sections of ~' Hood in the firsf year of the paper's existence goes Without sayins. Toward the weSt the setting sUn country. StoP raising hell with • From experience and research in the army journalistic field. '. . Makes my, memories clear. Texas and every other· part •of the I personally have yet to find a camp newspaper that tOuches the Hood Panther. It has been an accurate historical ontlet of the The time when Mother used to spank m~ country." devdopment of this-'- great Army installation of m's and For wandering away. is de finitely "top sheW· as· a tabloid. The thne Dad took me fishing CongratulationS on your first birthday, of luck yOur Porbelng a good boy all day. ~ in IArmyQuizl second instalment. and thanks for your personal coOperatiOll with The time we went on pIcnlcs us at the lD Schoo1. • ARMY QlJIZ .,\nd traveled an around. Sgt. Robert aemens The fUn We had together. 1 •. Where and by whom Is the Tank Destroyer School That no other family found. Hood Panther publil\hed? 2. What is the purpose of· thla The Joys we shared togetller Army. newspaper? Hood Soldier Given 51st OCS Class Has -;{: Are too precious to forget. 3. How many copies of the HOOd Citizenship Papers Party In D~"'oom The sorrows we faced together Panther. are maned out from After Five Year Quest The 51st ocs Class save a Were all bravely met. Camp Hood? . party III Its day room .Iast week. T~4 Erwin Jacob Sehoenbof, I Guests IIlcludeclregtmental. aDd To be home again. to start life anew, f. Why~oesn·t the paper ca.ri7 672ndTD Bn., basattalnecl bis ,other high nmkIDg offJcers.. To be close to my .loved ones. adverUsements? citizenship papers . after .a ,long I. Although an tile' ocs com- -"1':- And have the love I knew; S; What States are represented and successful encounterment. panfes have aocess to the Jazge by the staff who edits the PIan- - T-4 Schoenb,pf .came to tbe· regimental day room. the 3rd These are the things rm fighting for, ther? United States from GermaDy ID Company. which. is DOW tile Slat And shaJl until I. die. 6. Whend1cl the Panther become April, 1938. He attended the Gym-' Class, Is tile ODly slDgJe unit In 1'01' I'm an American soldier a weekly ed1tJon? nas1um In Germany. Be W88 bam the regiment boaStIDg its own dq Who shall always try. ?What Is the deadline for al! In Frankfurt MaIn. Germany. III room. To retain the dream he once knew,· news matter imd pictures to be 1914. When he left Germany ha - PolJowfDg the party,two weeJaI edited by the Panther? first landed In Ohile. South Amer- I of bivouac maIIeIIVeftI lay &bead The thoughts he once possessed. , .'. ("'-- ...... _.,- ) - I for the class, with ltI!I paduatloD .,\nd once NaIn see the day .-..-..~ .. & -'" ....ven lea where he lived for almost scheduled for \he 31st of tbIa When Uberty Is blessed ---- three years. month. Quote Of The Week After cOmIng to the United By the words of our Dear· Lord, •• "1 had rather have a soldier tha.t states he llvedln Florida, Los All- where he worbd as a batrstyHst. "'Let there be peace and reat," knows what he fights for 8I}.d lovea geles,New York. and before blS One of the hapPIest daJa In hJ.s --cpJ. Jr. PredVance. what he )mows •••" Induction In, the Army took up Ufe was Novem1ter 8,. lHa. when Co. C. '27th Bu.. RTe. -cromwelL resIdence In Lynchburg. Va.• i he became naturalized. ------~------.~ I Book 'Machine Civilians Warfare'Here Given Awards Deeming it worth while to 00- CGme acquainted v.. ith the writing-s For Service of Kajor General J. F. C. Fuller, Pictures At Right A total of 1151 civilian em tbe TDS lJbrary reports that It I ployees at Camp Hood and North j now haa a second voluIi1e by Gen Camp Hood received a.wards last eral FUDer enUtlecl "Machme week for six months' satisfactory ~ Warfare." service in the War department. One, Miss. Beaki'ce .YOWlg of GeDe!al Puller, now retir~, and Temple, chief clerk at the TanK tile late General (2)affee had Destroyer Board, was given a cer-: much in common-both clearly tificate of exceptional service, saw that a new military epoch was signifying mote than 10 years con » .hand. and thM it required .secutive duty. Miss Young b!\S careful reeza,miBltion of the proD- been in the War department since 1918. lema of warfaze and afresh ap- Sixty-five Tank Destroyer cen- proaeh in solving them. ter workers were presented medal& General Puller raised.. a lone by Maj. Gen. Jobn lL Hester, wiA:e ill the wildemess. whereas Commanding General, Tl)Q Of General Chaffee did !!ave a. limit- those employed in the Eighth Ser eel oppommlty to work with men vice Command. 924 were· honored and machines ill order to develop by Col. CharlesM. Thirlkeld. and test bia tbeortes. Changes are. camp commander, at Camp Hood. &till tUiDI place.. ReRber. ~ ~ 161 by CoL DoDald R. Dunkle.; nor organization have yet crystal- 'eucutive officer of North Camp Camp HoOd Silrnal Corps Photo lised. DoCtriIle, however, is taK- ~ GET AWARDS- Army Semce inC defbdte shape. Gesler'aJ PUll- ~neral Hester said as he made Force employes who received er's loDe voice called for moderni- the presentations: "We all have civilian awards' for six months saUcJa and meclnurization of his our part in this war effort; There service are. grouped ahOY army. ill dars wizen inertia reign- are those of us overseas and -those shortly after Col.. C. M•. ThirI- ' eel supreme. HIs logic was sound. of· us on the home front. And, kdd. • camp commander. made his tbeorteIr later proven In battle. beueve me, yoUr part is impOrtant. the preseataboas last wuk. The BDgIIsh edit10D of "Ma- '"For the service you have given c:biDe- War1Iare"" covered events co you Win lIB ve this little ribbon CO Seated. Mildred Hom. Juaailo November, 1941, but General PuIl- wear. I have rbbOns like this, for ElSme. Martha Haskins.. Mar .. lias added DeW material wbi@ a sImIlar servlce." jorie I-lobbs, Col. nirfl:eld.· Loa JDdudea the period to November He was introauced by Lt. Col. EdnaNibling. Wanda Hill. Mrs. MIl. 1942. ThOmas G,Shaffer, G~4. 'l'DC'. Lillian Nondl Stan~ Jean Hardin. Dorothy. Lee BYJd. Jeannette . Benz. Jod Howing ton, William A. Jeske, Rho Sig ColonelHildebrand ma· James. Col. A Tabaduuk. .former penonnd officer DOW supply and serVice officer•. A. Commande~pfRTC Die Mane Blair. Lorene Camp. bdl. Elsie Eixman., Meredith ColonelChristiaD Hildebrand. sChool 4~~rt Meade, Md~ where Raborn, Lucile l..ina. who aasnmll4 cmDmand of the aTe he remaiDed Itmtil 1931. . Maj. Cea. Jolm H. Hester. ptoyee of ~ siDce 1918. She co&. is of Star, iI • when Brig. OeD. Walter A. Du- DuriDg .. ~ 1D tile PaDama Words CommaadiDg Ceneral. me. chief 1D Baard. mas was traaIfened, was a mem- Canal Zone, Colonel HUdebraDd sratulat~ Beatrice YouDz. em- left. . " l • l t l be L...;;.... __;...... ;.-'- ____..;...... ;...;._---liIfL.. _____ --'- ___~~~~~ ______- _. --~ -~-- --~ -~------.., ____ ~~------~------Tb~a1, ~. 1~, 1~ ····,Program Dedicates NorthC'ampChapel When the 24th Street Chapel at North Camp Hood wall d';" dicatep December 6, theme of the ceremonies was the CongreS sional Medal of Honor, higheit award to which an American serviceman can attain. Major General John H. Hester. commanding general of the Tank Destroyer Center, was the principle speaker at the exercises. _ general was introduced by Colonel Henry B. Margeson, com manding officer of the 7th ASTP Regiment, in whose area the the new chapel stands. .,.------_ . Chaplain. L. E. Wright, regi- graduate of the Chicago Fine AN mental chaplain, was &SSisted :by Institute. C):J.3.plain (Major) Thomas Talbot. A reading· of the names and ci- of Camp Hood chaplains. tations of the award of the Medal aJld Chaplains John P. Neal and of Honor between December 'l, Raymond B.· Meyer in formally 1941. and December 'l. 1943, was dedicating the new chapel. which followed by "Ave l'ifuria" pla.yed is at 24th street and Headqu3.rters 011 the violin. by' Pfc Peter Gian A\'enue. \ none. Co. B. 4th ASTP Battalion,· Camp Hood Signal Corps Photo Guests Are Welcomed who formerly was with the New MAKE PANTHER PICTURES- The Camp HoOd . Colonel· Maurice R. Bigelow, Signal CorP'> has been responsible· for almost all the York Philharmonic Orchestra. photographs which appear in The Panther each commanding officer of the Army Specialized Training Program week. At top, left,Pvt. George C. PUckett· holds a Basic Training Center. welcomed negative, up to the viewer in the laboratory wl1ile Wedding Here' directly blow. Sgt. Tillman RiggS prints a, negative the guests who represented every under the enlarger. Top right. Sgt. Julius "Sammy" service and command at Notth Chapman shoots a picture of r~ Grace Merritt, camp Hood. All-Army Event ,159th WAC Detch .• and Pic' Martin Rosenblatt, co."\ye are g>:ol.thered here this eve- In an "all-Army" ceremony, A. 656th Bn. enjoying themselves in the. 162nd st. ning for not ONE purpose-but . Lt. William H. Habblett. 23rd Service Club. T-3 Victor O'Day took the picture of tbree," General Hester said in the , TD Group Headquarters. and Lt. photographer Chapman "taking the picture." The c~urse of his remarks. I T. Rebecca ·Whitmore.' McCloskey Signal Corps· Laboratory here dOes 50 percent of I. !"TOnight we are officially open- Hospital. were married in the 50th the total work done' by the 19 other' .. labs in the IUlg this bUilding as a place of, St. Chapel Saturday aftern,oon at Eighth' Service Command. Army Pictorial Service !worship. We are commemorating 5 o·clock. . here is in charge of Lt. Mike F. Olive. Head Photog- lthe secoiu:l anniversary of our Chaplain Lt. Charles R. stin- raphe%'·· is Ray Johnson. The laboratory uses siX n' i ti .. \his wi ' . civilian employes ,ana 12 enlisted men. with another pa lC pa on Ul v;ur. a we netteperformed the ceremony. 'lab at North Camp and a photographer stationed are enshrining in our hearts those Colonel H. J. MeChrystal. com at McCloskey Hospital, Temple. individualawho have been award- manding officer of the 23rd .< ed our country's highest decors.- Group, gave the bride away. Lt. Panther Tells Story 1 season opened.. . TD RTe. coin .uoln--tllle· cOngressional Medal of J. Pellicane was best man; Lt. Camp Hood manded . by Brig. Gen. Walter A. Ann Sharkey maid of hono!'. Of Camp Events Dumas, celebrated its birthday at The general emphAsized that Following the ceremony. the (Continuea Prom Page Two) North Camp.. '.' Camp. personnel freedom of religion is. one of the bride sliced the wedding cake with Will Receive throughout CfUnp to more than office threw big party .which net primary alms for which we are a TD machete. at a reception :65.000 'men .' .• ted $7.432.50 worth of war savings fighting-. held in the 50th st. Officers' Honor Flog _ RTe Waac Det. sworn into bonds.•. "Come and Get It." USO "We. in this country already en Club. ~Army by Brig. Gen. Walter A. Du SQow, .made six appearances in joy', this (freedom 'If religion) and The couple is now on short The blue and white "Minute ~as. commanding general. RTC. camp. . '.' Camp Hood personnel many other forms of freedom' not. leave. Man" "T' flag will soon fly be- North Camp. • • • • Army Insur .assisted in premier of "This Is The granted in other c0tyltries." he. re- Death the ~. and Stripes at ~ce driV~ put on by National Life Army" pic in Waco. Temple, Kil leen.. • . Postwar discussions marked. 14·1 W· Ibe Tank Destroyer Center. ~uranoei •.. ~ Savage and Touching on the cummt phase .. ·Ins To have the privilege of fly_ ,~IC Blore. HollywoOd celebrities. opened in camp.•.. Major Gen- st . made personal appearance with eral John H. Hester assumed com- of the war, the general said that RTC PI' Ing this banner. an Army camp USO Show'l! "Meet The Girls." mand of the Tank Destroyer Ceu "December 'lth marks the date on . aque which the United States received must show that. at least 90 per Miss Savaie and Mr: Blorehelped ter on Oct. 24. relleviilg Maj. Gen. the· grea.teS't defeat in its naval IIeJlt of aD War Department· cM- ' . . th insura'"'''' driv dur 0' la d· u, d M j . Gen... H t With' . ~ score of 99.2 the 141st IiaD employes there are cur_spur on. e. ..""" e .. - r n 0 ... >ar. a or . es er history. . • • The first year of oi.ll' RTC Bti, North Camp, dethrones hOtly investing 10 per centoring their telJlPorury st!l-y .•••. 100 came here from the South Pa- part in this war saw a series of lDore of their pay in war bonds percen~ bond clubs. were orgaruzed cific' Battle. front. . the 13Jst Bn. whiCh ~ won the defeats for the Allies on all fronts. best RTC battalion award tiJrouP. a pay 'reservation plan. by, uruts in camp•••• North November .••• "All Is Well," mess The Second year saw a change the .,preVi~us three weeks· tunnIng. OnlY three other installations' Camp ASTP STAR unit was act!- p-SO show. made six nightly ap the tide oiVictory was coming our The. ~'rC WAC Det. again hit w,Wun the Eighth Service Com.- vated. • • • Post Office moved into. pearances in camp; • • . TDS foot way. At the tKiginn.ing Of the third DJaDCl-Camp Hood the onl}, Army new quarters, 277th· and, spur ball team continued ,~rch for tbe beiI--to take the best TD eo. year the future looks bright." plaQue, . wbileHq. officers mess eamp-bave received this spef!ial driVt). near raUrDad spur. for faster, 1943 football crown by outstanding "In every war oand in every repeated· its success of two weeks ~, BCOrding.to infQrmation. delivery of CamP Hood mall. • .• vro. 20 to O. • •• , Winter boxing country at ~ar, certain men, De~ ieceived by Lt. John H.. MorriS. camp Personnel Office occupied seasOn opened at field house with ago in .leading the officers messes. cause .l~f th~il . everlasting· honor, war bond officer. • fonnh" Bite of Post OUice. . • Annfstice Day card. • • • TD's are Co.- D, 144 RTe :sa took the their ~lie~,~' their valor,rise As of November 3D, 98.17 per September•.•• Bro.zilian min.,. pmised for great battle at Salerno. honQrain the 6th .a.egt .and CO. abov,e _\heir fellow men in ap," A, 14'lth Bn. were on top in the cent of Camp ~ood employees ister of war. ~r General EIl- Many batbalions were trained at the~ral remarked. -, ,. 'lth· Regt.. were investing lU9 per centof rico Qasper~ 'and a party Hood.• ; • Through.the Army PlLy . "ThesE! are the men who, be tbe total payroU: in bonds. This. of eightB~<'~~ officers visited Reservation plan. post civilians cauSe '-hf ~ deedS, are given eompares with t1gures ot97.06 CamP Hood.'1 tbey were given cJ. neared the 100 percent goal • ~ (highest oaWaM the. people .,f , aDd 10.'15 for· the pncedirig 19-9un sal .. : py Q, platoon of single elimination basket~ camp thf U~tedStates. .through their North Camp month. Certificates. signed by tank ~. • • • Major OeD. ball· liotlrjl8Dlent, with 50 teams representatives. can give-theCon Secretary of War Henry 1.. St1m~ Orlando W.... commanding gen_ entered. got underway. • • . Col. gressiOnal Medal of Honor." ... audMaJor GeDeral H. K. era! 'l'E)C.~Ved the DistingiSh- Chrlrles E. Frederick, former di: Concluding his remarks, General WAC~Busy Loughry, chief of fiDance•. have ed ~,' ~ for exceptional rector of OCS, was reported killed Hester· stated: By PIe. Mar7.,~ recelved for each section valor/in actioii.""·Citation was issu-ih action in Italy.•• ~ Col Fred 1M!eD "Thelracts' of heroism are sym;. 1848 . WAC D~J ~C ~ ctvflian men and ~ ~ .~n._Elsenhower'a Allie:! erick helped set up TDS.: .. Gun bolica.l of the grtmdetermination When the 1848 ,WAC Det. wu' Headquarters ia Nortb ~W)i in the' 67~tli and'671st Bns. FOrCW in us all to bring thJ8 war to a set up in the N~ C~p. it was MUBary personnel during th4t Afri~a, where Maj. qen. Ward. Was shattered records tit .proficiency speedy o.ru:t 'successful concll:is~" not onlJ" without. a __. hall-and month of October ~ht $166.- in action. •. ~ •. Hood Panther was' ~i!ing; ... Camp Hood·· peTSOnDP.l Chapel. Deeol'l'ted orderly room: bUt ~tbout a ~ nus under the Annys pay de- Olle of f1ratpape1'8to ten ,of It- wltpessedbig sund~r' Bombing The c;hapeldecorations .leature manding officer. Lt. Barbara PrIce; ductfon system. Cash sales at the ~"L det Lt Col. Don~ ~Ion by Air Corps. ••• Camp Hood post office and at the IVY s sutTeJ1 .••• . . ., . . . the Medal Of';Honor in tbe altar asst. special servJ,ce·.9fficer. came Camp Hood fiscal agency during ~d R.Dunkle, Executive officer.~ •• ' •. ~ .. wlDa 1943 niche. and other service oecota- to tbe_ rescUe as .09.. the period of January through North Camp,' promoted to l'IUlk-.o! C~p Hood football champion tions awarded- to servicemen in the .Aided by the entire 'detaclunen~ October were $168,669.50 and $53,- Colonel.•.• Student Regt. baseball ship on Killeen Field. defeating Army on the walls. They .were Lt. Price and acting. 1st Sgt. Pa J25.00respecttvely. .team won· Camp Hood champion- the looth Cav. eleven, 10 too be- painted by Sergeant W11lloam p. tricla Duke took over their dutie! A message of. appreaclationto Ship by defeating. the 0C8 Regt. fore 5.000 spectators.••• 635th Higbducheck, 7th Regiment, a in· a . make-shift.. orderly l'OODl fD Colonel C. M. Thtrlkeld. camp niz;ie.·3 to 1· in final of three- Bn. basketball team walked· oft an upstairs cadre .. room·· of the eornmllJlder.from E. P. Bartelt.~e series; ••. Camp Hood cele- with camp single elimination court barracks. - Up . to tbJs time the chairman of the Interdepattment bra~.its first anniversary, Sept.. tourney at field house .•.. And Swing Club Now Meets Wac's had shared messhaU and War Savings Bond Committee. 18. :;' .• Wrestling took over the Joe Louis, the world's heavywelgil.t At 37th St.' Service orderly rooms withtbe WAC net. Washington. through Major Gen- .mimght at TDSamphitheate!'. boxing champion. w'ew a full Club To Hear Bands TORTe. . eral Richard' Donoan. command- with several pros being imported houSe in an appea,rance siUl quite The unique orderly ~m iscou JDg general of the Eighth Serviceirit matches.••. Telephone cen- fresh in the min.ds of Hood per- A group of GI's who like thei!' venient, and this makes up for the Command. reads in part: ~!.'s established in Service- Clubs. sonnel. ' ••. "Th'anks Loads," a mllSic· on the "groovy" side have extra work that hAs to be done. "Please extend my eongratula- •. '.' • Earl GodVrin. tiatioIlla.lly fa- usa show. ho:lS just lett us. .• • formed a "Music Makers Swing with Sgt. Duke serviDg as auppJJ t10Ds to the employes ot this mous Washing-ton news commenta- December to December":"there Club" at the 37th st. Service Club. sergeant and company clerk in (Camp Hood) installation on tQr. spoke to graduates of .47th you have it, a brief picture of 1\ Pvt. Joseph Pass1otore has been addition to her other duties. baving achieved the standard of des class; of which hiB son, complete year in the activity of IlfJ.med chairman. The personnel of the i unit lD cludes telephone and ezcelIence and on being among Iiarry~ was a member. . .. Chem- camp:. Hood. However. these are All ji~terbugs and hep cats ha.ve ieJegraph , .•. ~ the earller organizationS of the i~al Warfare Demonstration. under only the highlight topics of what been invited to attend sessions of operators. dental techn1ciana and War Department to receive this Major Ha.rry Sloan, acclaimed bes;; Panther editors have had the the club Which meets regularly. assistants. and 'COOks. award." 'iil,Eighth Service Command. ••• pleasure of putting into press First meeting was held last Friday _------:-1 CqJ.: Homer G. Olmsted, camp en- form for ita thousands of readers nigti, with another planned for CORRECTION: A typogra~ LOST: Friday ort'bus route I !ni.. eer. retired from the Army •. ~ who ba.ve so faithfully believed ia Fr*~Y night. of this week. cal error in last week's North Camp to· South Camp, ·:~th Cavalry Regt. moved in to the statement Col. Charles M. qirls who.have been coming to Panther credited the 80 1St field jacket, two pants, two t,~pli1.ce the 113th Cavalry, which Thirlk€ld. Post Commander. ma1e 'camp for sunday' afternoon dlanc TD Bn. with destruction of shirts, ties. Name on cloth Went to Camp Livingston. La. • • just a year ago-"The aim of this ing from Ft. Worth are joinfng Italian tanks in Italy. The ing. PFC Michael Feghr. Brig. Gen. Tindall. formerly of publication is to help the eru.isted the group which meets to listen to cutline beneath the' ph0to- 49th Old Co., 13th Ordnance hc. now in Turkey. was award- men of the organizations. and 15 the recorded music of: the leading graph. of the tanks shouJd Bn. e~ the Legiono! Merit... edited fo), him. It should add bands and discuss orchestras and have read, "701st ~ ~ .()(ot~ber.. . . O:tmp football sea- much to the morale of this camp."songs. ! ------~------~~~------~------.. --~--.. ~ THE ROOD PANTR~. ____~ ______ftllNC1a" Dee. 11, IHS , Cha el Tvfo Floor· Shows - .~ Planned For Dance Services ~Phoio Ai Right) Hundreds ot military personnel More than 2,000 persons are ex- rue expected to attend through peded to attend the <-limp Hood invitation of civilians employed civilian dance Saturday night at here. Tickets are on sale at the the field house, which will b;) Camp Personnel offce at 50 cents highlignted by two floor shows and each and at the entrance to the announcement of winners in the Field Hou,se Saturday night, start PaO'l'ESTA."iT (NONcDENOHINA . TlONAL) Army Service Forces civilian em ing at 8 p. m . 8ucJay 19 DeeeDlber 1943 ployes Victory Suggestion cam 9:. A. Jl. The init.ial floor show ~ill be t:bapel 176. 164th& Brig. paign. headlined by a· variety of camp Chapel 639. 62nd st. First of a series of dances hon Chapel·OO2. 50th st. ~ent, featuring comedy and songs. Chapel 289. 170th & Brig. oring the .hundreds of War De The second will have as master of Ohapel 21()9. 37th St. Ea-st. partment employes in 03.mp. the .Hospital, Red cross Bldg. ceremonies retund Jimmy .Jeffries, 11:00 A. M. event will last from 9 p. m. until popular WFAA announcer. and Post Chapet 52nd· ·St. 2 a. m:, with two dance bands pro Chapel 115, 268th St. WIll Include an eight-member girls Chapel 289. 170th & Brig. viding the music. Scores of tables. dancing chorus from Fort Worth. Chapel 639. 62nd st. two bars, and holiday decorations Chapel 2209. School Area. Awards of $.25, $15 and. $10 fo~ Chapel 1156. 37th St. West. will convert the· big- auditorium suggestions on ways to save the I:s) P. H. into civilian night club for the Ohapel 115, 268th st. a. Army time a.nd money will be an Chapel 1156, 37th St. West. evening. All tables. will be re Chapel 2209. School Area· .nounced by the Camp Hood Em Chapel 2109, 37th St. East. served. ployee Suggestion Committee. The Cha-pel 289, l'1O~h & Brig. campaign is being given wide at COLORED TROOPS ! , Chapel 513. 70th St. tention by the War Department .1'1 Worship Serviees Songs/Dances .10:00 8. m.-6:3O p. m. which has set up awards of $5 to Sunday lIChool, 9:00 a. m. $250 for clvilllan employees suD Mufdeal hour, Tues.. 6:30 p. m.. EPISCOPAL Featured In mitting acceptable suggestions. Chapel 902. 50th st. .1 Sunday 17 Dec., 6:30 p. Dl. · Col. A. Tabachnik, fenner camp ZSWl., Chapel·1lse, 8:00 a. m.~ personnel officer and at present ,.CHRlSTIAN SCIENCB Chapel 1156., USC. . . Show· Thursday 16 Dec., 8:00 p. m. n ...... _- I . after he· supply and service officer. is gen- Poll""''''6 C elSe t recent . Sunday 19 Dec., 6:30 Po m. Oamp Hood Signal Corps PIl* L11TIIBBAN entertainment fare offered in era} chairman. Lt. John Woo~n .Posi Ch81ld. $2nd St. camp is the USO-camp m., and Lt. R. W. Muir are co-chair ALL DRESSED UP-Jeanette A. Benz. chief clerk, Sipal Sec Sunday, 17 Dec., 6:30 p. Ul. UTTER ·DAY SAINTS "Just For The Ride," which will men. 'I'Pey will be assisted by Lt. tion. gets ber hair all fixed up for the civilian employes' dance at Chapel 639. '1:30 Po m.s play the central rec. hall in North W. A. PQtross, refreshments; Lt. the Field House Saturday night by operator Winnie Rader ip the s'l'OCKAD& 2:00 p. JO. John W. North. transportation; Lt. BOHAN CATHOLIO Camp Sat., Mon., and TUes., Dec. camp beauty shop, PX No. 19. Jeanette. a civilian' empl9ye 011 . Ba.... S_da, 19 Deeembir 19-13 18, 20,. and 21; and at the Hood Samuel SChiffman, financial and the post will be one of the estimated 2.000 who win attend the HospStal. Reel cr<1S8 Bldg., 8:30 a. m. Road . Theater next Wed., Thurs., accounting; and Lt~ Jim Watkins, • Stockade, 6:30 a. m. big affair .for civilian workers and their friends. Story at left. Cba~1 902, 50th St., '1:00 a. m. and Fri., Dec. 22, 23, and 24. publicity. Chapel, 1156, 37th St. West, '1:00 L m. Y~ere will be a show Christ:------Chapel 1'16, 164th & Brig., 8:00 a. m. Comp~.,y c., Academic Posi Chapel, 52nd St., 9:00 a. m. !f1 beIng streamlined, LeagueGarne Chapel U5, UBth &: Service Dr.• 9:00 m~e~ow Free D ucats Regiment, Wins Banner a. m. like I. the units which have been 24th St. Theliter. 9:30 a. m. On Sixth O('c.asion Chapel 902. 50th st., 11:00 a. m. added to this ~ircUit. to provide ForBowlGame Close Motche· 31th St. Theater, 11:00 a. m. the moot of laughs and relaxation. company "C" Academic Reg1- Close again ~l63ncl Theater, 11:00 a. m. Of the. revue type, there is a con and exciting games Novena Benie.,. On New Years Day thE' annual ment, TD School. cOmmanded by fea.tured last week's basketGaB Prida" 1'1 Dec., Chapel 22OIl, 7:00 tinuous line of comedy and pat .. m.. Cotton Bowl football game will Lt; James S. Carr. has won the ter.. To top it off there are clever be played in DallSB between the ft'_ play in the North camp Inter- SUnday, 19 Dec., Chapel 176. 6:30p. m. Saturday inspection banner ...... Monday, 20 Dec., Ohapel 1156, 6:30 D. novelty· acts combined With new University of Texas. Southwest battalion league. lit. versions, of dancing and songs. X-Tuesd8:r, 21 Dec., Chapel 902, 8:00 conference cbaDlpions. and Ran- consecutive weeks, and in so do- . HIghlighting last week's card p. m.s Dancer R;;iTJena Ramon twirls dolph Field, service team cham- ing established a regimental ·rec- WWI the UlriJIing· victory. by the Tuesday, .21 Dec.. Chapel 176, 6:30 on her· toea to Strauss waltzes. She p. III- • pion of the Southwest. ord. 143rd ASTB team over the 1.121* danced. with the ballet of the JlondDc Weekda, JIaases, 6:38 P. JL The people of Texas Rill send Company "c" is. composed of Bn" 23 to 21.· Cyganlak's ~VeD Chapel 1168, Prlday, Sat., Mon. Radio City Music Hall Cha~l 221», sat, MOD., Tuea-, WetS. some 10,000 enlisted men and non-enlisted men of the Weapons De,. field goals, for a total of H peiDtr. &Chapel 802. Saturday. Marian~Qugha was a violin colllDlis$ion~ officers to the partment. Was the. high individual score f_ r Cha1Iel 176; Sat., li40D~ Wednesday. soloist .with the Boston Symphony Hosp1ta1p ThurlSda.V. game as their guests tt!Iough an the wiDners. Oichestn for. two years and has beDJaC Weekday Masses arrangement With the Cotton SCOring honors for til aeasoa Chapel 1'16, Prlday, Tuesday, 6:30 played for service audiences in I Q. A 1 . Bowl Athletic Association. PllbUc UI~ to date &wapped hands, w~ Pv&,. p. m... New England. nswers ~hapel 902, MOIL, Tues., Wed., 6:00 contributions have paid $1.10 fcfr C. L. MUllican, U4th ASTB. Wi&b p. m.lI: chinese novelty juggling is fea Chapel Ius. Thms., Pri., lIoD., ':30 more than 10,000 courtesy tickets. 1. '.nle Hood Pantll~ is printed 75 points forged .&bead of Bud p. m. • . tured by the Wen Tal Troupe, These tickets are free-but the in :emple, Texas, by the Templ~ MarzulU, ace of the Sq. "A" RTC Chapel 2200, Prlday, '1:00 p. m. which llPpeared with Jhe Ringling Association is not able to man Daily Telegram, pubUshed under team, who had held U1e &COriDC SChapel 902, Prlclay, 12:20 p. m.. arcus. The men and OONf'ESSION Bros. tWo them to the many service men the supervision of the Camp· Hood lead up until last week's games. Befoft EYer)" WeeJ by Milton Caniff, creator of "1erry and "'e Pirates· I'M OVRWWeLME~ WHAT RR AN'Y .~E'1t')R, ()Ji: . OF COUSE,6ENeRAL • DlDJA RIN6 EMPL.OYa: OF A TNEA1"Eg.CR OTU~' -BUT I PRoMI5ED TO ME T MI* PLACe OF PUBLIC ~AINMENT ~AJ(.A CAN OF 6PAM. LACE'6 BOOTH ~ WHO DI6C2IMINATE6 A64fN6T ANY ~'" A NEW 6ECOND P8i!iON' LAWFULLY WEARiNG "/lfE LIi:UTENANT ! UNIFO~ OF 1lfE. U.6.~, NAVY, C046T6UAln) OR MAt2lNE'CORPG,. COMMITG A MI6DEMeANDIZ ANO ~ LIASLE TO A FINe OF 'sPa... .v ~--~------~------~~------, ,- - i \ j h ,:i' With PFC Keith Qnick . It's quite appropriate, at this time. that this corner should tura back and do a: bit of reminiscing, a highlight touch of thisa aad data during the past 12 months •.. Remember When-The Post Athletic Council was formed. with Lt. Wilson T. Betts. now Capt. Betts .of UTC; Capt. David Gorman, TDS; Lt. William W. WeIIs. Training Brigade; Capt. Howard Van Dyke. RTC; Lt. Jobn c. Paulus. Station Hospital. and Lt. HomerO. Hoffman. of the Station Complement. Lt. J. R. Varnell. Post Athletic Officer. 0r ganized clOd became the czar of this group just a year ago. These men shouldered the responsibility of furnishin'g this mighty Army ~etup with a recreational program, and through the year. they have produced a sports layout equal to that of any military post on the globe • . .'. Remember the district Golden Gloves bmang tourney at Temple which saw three Camp Hood ~hters win victories and go to the State event at Ft Worth ••• The Ha.roId Houben-Leo Stoll bouts for the, heavyweight .bxing title, with I HooDen the winner via decision in both battles . • • Gus Man- ! cuso, the' big-time catcher, appearing at the 37th St. Service· , Oub for a baseball lecture and visit with brother Frank, of the - , . '.-; . RTC •• .774th Bn. basketball team's 43 to 40 thriller over dae 113th Cavalry quintet for the Camp Hood cage crown •••• Leo Gottlieb's 30 points in three quarters of a ~ agaiDSt AUTC .•. The construction of 140 softball and 15 basebaU cia mondsin camp •... Hal Haig's diving eXhibition at Paatll6 -~ Park pool . ~ •• Herb Karpel's brilliant mound performances for 1 ~ Student Regt. baseball club .... Mace and Morley McCourt. .i brotherly aces of the 1I3th Cavalry softbaIlers •••• T..sgt. Bob Herring and PEe. Leo Housenolter. the pair of circuit douters Oft ~ the 635th Bn. baseball team •..• Mozd "Mule" Ellerbe. in ! • ternationally known track star, of the 829th Bn .•••• Cpt Joe Mum:ato. fifth ranking heavyweight puglist, boxing instruCtor at North Camp. now a paratrooper •••• Bob Shepard". 18 to O. no-hit. no-run. performance against the Bryan Navigators in last summer's State semi-pro baseban tournament at Waco ••• Stu - dentRegjment"s 3 I'D 1 triumph over the OCS nine for the 1~ baseball title • •• • Bigtime wrestling events at the 1DS amphi tIleater •••• TOS ~rid team's rousing JOto 0 victoly over 1M 106th Cavalry eleven for 1943 pigskin honors •••• 635tb Bo. basketeer's top laurels in the -camp single elimination ~oart tom- . ney • ", And. perhaps best of all. the personal appearaace of world"s heavyweight boxing charnpion- Jee. Louis •.• ' ••• And that's a year of Camp Hood's top sports hightights .of "midi . . Camp BOo4. SIpa.I c;orps Pbl)lO it has been a real Pleasure for tbis corner to· have sent JOU by WHEN THE CIIAJIP THROWS A LEFT-A packed field house recently saw the worlasheavy being IIon tile ball." ' , ~ brnins champion. Sgt. Joe ~ show a little of the stuff· that bocked his oppcment to the fioou of the Jiqs. l..Quis. on a Army tour, is seen, clockwise .tarting at the uPPer left. ~ M-S&L ~ ~D. 374th Eng. Reat.• Cpl. Ray "Supru Robin .. andJst Camp Hood Heavyweight Boxer. I..Daaieo Ailea. l14tJl EJ18. Rqt.; the, bombu.white T-abirt. climbiq mto 1he tiq: greetiq Leaves For Paratrooper Units f.tas CIOIBinc ... IDe aisle. .ad Jo~ right, laading a ~Iid anack, OIl the jew of Cpt Bob Smith. ... ~ putDer for the three rounds. Lower left. two Hood -.en 'Who fouPt in ~ pre. CpI. Joe Muscato. fifth ranldng stiff t.ra1DiDg .:hedule 1lmiiJe4. btIIl IiIaiaaries. Ooao of 106da CaY.Regt. driving at Pvt. Stubh. 635th Bn.Dotto won on decision~ heavyweight boxer in the UDited to onl,v one out-of~ ...... And ahove thea Pvt. Ta,tor. me Trk. Bn.• who won JUs match. crowding Pvt. Brown of the states. .a native of .Buffalo. New ance, that hi Dallas. where he !a lly outpotnted aD oppoDent at &be . Student Rest. into a ~. Yoric; has left the Tank Dest.ruy- DallasSporIatmium. era to join the paratroops. 761st T aRk Bn. leads p., The popular heavyweight title 493 M· Te·,8SpirantmJelved am his basic tTain- 635th ,Boxers T raining Briga de iLg in the Infantry at Camp Croft, Eighth Street Basketball League . Wins Corker ' BDd came to the tank demoyer Now Popular '!'be 'i61st Tank Bn. basketball ~ katn.ing .:enter 1l.t f FiveUnbeaten team holds the. Wp. spot in tbe F RTC North camp a$.~ cadreman last With Crowds Training Brigade "A" basketball rom .. June. The Eighth street Officers' dub ...... -.... - to ...- .....,,- 'ft_ ' While at RTC Muscato s.erved basketball team fa .1IDbeatel:I .1mZa 1: t Ieague, --...... '"""" ~ ...'.,... In one of the most sensational , TlM:ee ~ fIaa CD. B, 835 .h stand' reJeas d this eek· as camp .boxing 1nsWuctor. BIB .. Bn., have become quite popular in mgs e.. W w L :Pet. games yet p1a~ in the North eight-man rtng team outclassed aU far thIS sooson, and the 136thBD. I Camp Jfood 1IPt aboln. f 7Blst Tank Bn. ••••• 3 4) .1808 Camp inter-battalion Guk~ competition in ~ nz:as. In- RTC, quintet has dropped ollly GDe Cpl. Emery Smith, a light 37Mb Bug ••••••••••• 2 (I .1000 the 493rd MP quintet nosed the WaeGand in the North Camp I chase, eluding experienced game 1HIsket- heavyweight: Pft. lftjack and 614C;h BD. .... ~ ...... 2 1 .61'1 out the league leading Hq, "A" BlacklaDd Army Air l"leld tesms. ban loop. Pvt. ~ a.ve p.oduced fine 788tl1 Saa. CO. • ~ •••• 1 1· .aGQ RTC team after the final whlstleMuscato entered the Army with A gOOIi l'eaSaa mr the supexior BhowiQgs in recent. ~ at t.Ile 784th Tank Bn...... 0 a .000 bad blown 011 a technical foul. ~sP1::d :~~: play of tbese two outtUa .1D4U' waa field bouse. ~SmlthiB perhaps '!'DC Ttlt. BD. ••• ~ •••• 0 3 .0&0. A protes. t Wli6 lodged on the be .... _<- d __" ...... "'" WJlJIaa D. &be 1DaIIt pOpUlar baser eYer' to bouts. he knocked out Lem Frank· -- - -..-..._"_ --.. play. IUld as a. result, the game lin and Johnny Denson, a couple Nash. of the 13ith.a fozmer - eame oat or tb2 635ta1 Bn. In· his wm be zep1a;yed tonlgbt, ·beigml.in!n of top-fHght fighters, in one ~ hlie!r+eM atv.. abowiDg at the recent he Louis at 8 Po m. at the 2O-t Bee. Bldg. round. He decfsloned Teddy Ya- Ql,ptaiIl Nasb. !aetas Jmowa sa progt'Iam. Smfth gained a wen Tournament eame4 decision over Pvt. Sulak. court. r""" fonner mldd1ewe...... + "...... ''lWI'' to blusandll Gt spOI1iI r..... T_ last. week's .dash, u,~ • "AU --. ~ - ..... - ~-b1tting Dghtb2a\l7 fram the -- ...... and his only eetback came at the was chose,n All·Am""V"Ul -- Planned led. 14 to 8 at halftime, . gut kS han(b; of one J1m:my Bivins, fast- Wben be i*J'ed for Q!InmHa. md- • ~tb Bn.SlD1tb eart1e4 the. figot Clamp Hood'. Atbkitic 00uDc1l, the lead ahortJy alter the &eCOlld stepping lIghtheavyweight from venit)' III uma. .. It".".....,... an Ule way aDd was never in anY with Lt.. J. R. Va.rneli. Po5 At.I1- half .. got underway. However. Cleveland, Ohio. Dioua baskPPmB referee, l*:bd particular tmub1e. early letie Officer presiding, met &harp-shooters. T-4 Bugb Smitil Wblle at North Camp, Muscato"BOl" for Q position on hill .... PvL stubbs" ~ .appearing on this week and mapped out plans aDd. Bud .Marzulli went to work was offered several bouts. but b1lI Ume .*eth&H team. &be LouIa- pn!paJD. lost a close ~ar. tbe lortJ:ileoDUng Climp rouDd· ·aud put the league leaders oack decfsloa to Dotto, 106th cavlary robin champ.ion&hi.p basltetblili In front·agairl. With but two mtn-1r---.;....------. mittman, after buiDg *De.edge lor to\lnIa.ment. Spec1a.1 services of· utes reme!p'ng aud a lead of five two rounds. A bad third round coot ficers of all battalions were present points for the Hq. five, the MPs IWa *be 1.lo1& at the meeting. were not to be denied and on some Mail Your 'Panther' Home! 7be 1:IDee f.iglder£. will DO doubt n was decided at the meeting deadly shooting by. Taylor, tbay - &ai;e Part 1D UlIB forUIcoming that the big round-robiD. ' event meed Up to tIle protested dedstoo Go*'" GlGftIl dIrIt.det IxDing wou1d get underway oat JanuaI7 ewer t.be league leaderS. t.ourna~ .. lite beld in c:amp S, \ritA the tournament to be run The same tonight will be the la&e nea. IIIIID1IJ. a11ll if aueces&- oft on a battaUon baSis. offtci&! one to marklntbe league fill. they 1riD ~ ill Ute state An battalion entries Bbould IJe event at F'Olt WOI1:h In Februazy. in not Jat;er thaD December 24, according to Lt. Varnell, wDo will Wallt Soccer Games direct the tournament.. The 44lst PW Co. soccer 660th 8n. Boers The tourney will be held at tho dlallimges any team in camp field house. which is now open to Ron Boxing Show a game of soccer. The North Pbe ·bosen from tbe 660th Bn. for pra.et1ce. of the .tea.ms Winner aggregation has been going WIll partldpa.te In tile batialion'sforthcoming eamp wide event will all season. ~ boxing show to be beld be recognized as 1944 basketbaD l4IIIfIbt at Ule 64thSt. Bee. baD. champions of Camp Hood. "nle fteth rightera aebeduled to -----'------Father Of A Boy ~~. ~ &Ie! Pn. .Dlmcan. Co. B, trager, 00. C, beavyweight. T-4 Louis Blinn', of the TOS lWaU 'fIt: PIt. Ba,d)era, Co, B, 'l'beir opponent.-. are to be an Book Shop, was presented with a _* ~ ftc. Lawless. 00. nounced later. other txiu.ts wUl baby 8OJ1 in BeltOD th1a.week, A. -..., ..EIght; Pwt. Para41so, Co. be added to complete the 'card by weight seven pounds. Mrs. Blinn A. ft.'" W "ii t: aI!ld Pre, Bon· fight tUne tonight is doln1r wei}· at tmo ho6pital.there, ,------~