ARMY SIGNAL CORPS MY PICTORIAL CENTER ". • In• Deus

Vol. 8 No. 10 LONG IS~~ND CITY NEW YORK December 1963

~uletibe This is the second holiday season it has been my pleasure to extend to all o~ you at the Army Pictorial Center, and to your ~amilies, my greetings and best wishes ~or a very happy and joyous Yuletide. "Peace on Earth," now more than ever before, conveys the spirit of the occasion, and reminds us that our tasks here at the Center are designed to keep America strong and thus pre­ serve the peace. As we prepare to end the old year we should examine our achievements and defeats, our accomplishments and deficienc­ ies, our joys and sorrows and particularly the great loss we all feel in the untimely death of President Kennedy. Then, and only then, can we be prepared to enter the New Year det­ ermined to do our best. Please accept my sincere thanks for the excellent support you have givenme during 1963 and. for your steadfast devotion to duty. Mayall of you enjoy a delightful holiday season and have a happy and rewarding New Year.

H.L. PATTESON Colonel, Signal Corps Commanding Page 2 InFOCUS December 1963

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FINANCE OFFICER REGO inFocus TO SP5 NIGEL J. GRANDFIELD PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN Vol. 8 No.l0 December 1963

35-11 35th Ave. Long Island City. New York

Col H. L. Potteson

Commanding Officer George B. Schuyler Information Officer In FOCUS is an authorized, monthly publication prepa~ed under the super­ vision of the APC Information Office by and for the military personnel of the Army Pictor ial Center in accord­ ance with AR 355-5 and Changes. Copies of In FOCUS are made avai­ lable at no charge to all Army Pic­ tor ial Center personnel. Cartoons, news items and photos Col H.L. Patteson, Commanding Offi­ will be a9cepted for publication sub­ cer, presents a Certificate of Achiev­ ject to editorial policy, space lim­ ement to Sp5 Nigel J. Grandfield, Pro­ itations and reader interest as ad­ Col H.L. Patteson, Commanding Offi­ duction Specialist, TV Division, as cer, an9 Jerome K. Barnett, Comptroller, judged by the editorial staff. Lt Raymond L . Nesbit, Project Officer, Civilian publications are author­ pin Captain's bars on Chris F. Rego, Operations Branch, TV Division, looks Finance and Accounting Officer during ized to reproduce all non-copyrighted on. materie.l appearing in this publication. ceremonies held in the Command Office. Sp5 Grandfield was cited for his (Photo by PVT EDWARD NASSOUR) View8 and op1n10ns expressed in "super ior professional contr ibutions tbis publication are not necessarily in the several capacities of director those of the Department of the Army. and assistant director on numerous te­ levision productions, scr ipt wr iter for PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS SFC HERMAN H. SVIRSKY ••..• ••...• EDITOR television training films, associate in EVE MARK •.••.•..•.... ASSISTANT EDITOR the codification of television produc­ BRANCH GETS NEW FRONT STEPS PVT RANDOLPH ANDERSON ••.. ASSOC. EDITOR tion methods and procedures and the SP4 FRANK CHAPMAN ••••••••• STAFF ARTIST creator of a reference system to refl­ ect the status of current telev ision projects." * **NEW ARRIVALS* * * (Photo by SP4 GEORGE TAYLER)

The following personnel have recen­ tly been assigned to duty at the Cent­ er: Pvt:JamesC. Cozart,DavidL. Cross, Gerald Emmerich, Daniel B. Forer, Alex * ** NEW BOOKS * ** Gundry, James E. Lyles, Erwin' Markisch, Arthur P. Pendela and John P. Woodbri­ The following new books have. been dge. received at the Enlisted Men's Library at the Troop Command and are now ready * * *PROMOTlONS* * * for circulation: Sports Car and Competition Driving, by Announcement was made of the promo­ Frere. tion of the following named officer: Escape from the Air and from the Sea, 1st Lt to Captain by Engle. Chr is F. Rego Mirror Cracked, by Christe. Choice of Assassins, by McGivern . Voices thru the Iron Curtain, by Michie. * * *REENLISTMENTS * * * Love Let Me Not Hunger, by Gallico. Lou DiBias~, Post Engineers, puts Hallelujah Train, by Gulick. the final touches on the new front st­ The Ice Station Zebra, by MacLean. eps of the Printing and Publications The following personnel are reenli- building. (Photo by PVT JOHN D. CAPEK) sting during the month of December: Red Smith on Fishing, by Red Smith. SFC Kenneth L. Repsher Coin Collecting in a Nutshell, by Wear. **!'* SFC Paul L. Moulton Feeling Better, Sat Eve Post Ed. A sincere note of appreciation t~ SFC Edmond L. DeLage Venetian Affair, by MacInnes. Sp4 Frank Chapman, Animation BranCh SFC John T. Smith Craft of Intelligence, by Dulles. who designed our Christmas cover. Sp Sgt Robert Ryder Looking OUtward, by Stevenson. Chapman will continue on as our Staf1 Sgt Eugene Reynolds Guerrilla, by Thayer . Artist replacing Bob Von Achen. Sgt Daniel Brooks How to Fix Almost Anything, by Schuler. Beach at Falesa , by Thomas Never Cry Wolf, by Mowat. Army awards M-16 contract Short History of Fingers, by Smith. The Army recently awarded a contra­ * * *81G PICTURE* * * OUtlaw Deputy, by Field ct to the Colt Patent Fire Arms Manuf­ Case of the Amorous Aunt, by Gardner. acturing Company, for a rifle designed Pious Pornographers, by Iverson . to equip specialized units, such as "The Big Picture is currently being Run to Daylight, by Lombardi. airborne air assaul t and Special Forces televised locally at 10:30 A.M. Satur­ Pro Football's Hall of Fame, by Daley. groups with a high- power, light-weight days on WPIX-TV, Channel 11. Beat the Last Dr~, by Fleming. weapon. The tentative schedule for January My Dear 500 Friends , by Price. The rifle, previously known as the is: Neon Haystack, by V. Ullman. AR 15, has been renamed the M-16. It Jan 4: Prelude to Taps Small Motors You Can Make, by Michel. is gas operated, chambered for the Jan 11: Operation Amigo G.C. Marshall ; Education of a General 5.56mm cartridge, equipped with a str­ Jan 18: Climb to Glory, Part by Pogue . aight plastic stock and capable of au­ Jan 25: Climb to Glory, Part II Dead Calm, by Williams. tomatic and semi-automatic fire. December 1963 I n Focus Page 3 HAVE YOU HEARD CONRAD F. MOROSKI RETIRES PRECIOSO M. N/CANOR THAT __ ???? AFTER 30 YEAR'S GOVT SERVICE AUTHORS SECOND SOOK

Quote from the "In the Spotlight" column of the Ft Devens Dispatch, "Th­ ere must be a crackerjack gang on TDY to HQ USASATG&S from Army Pictorial Center, Long Island. Everyone of those we have met are as sharp as tacks!" Received a 'newsy' letter from Loren Tate, former editor of In FOCUS. Back on the job as city editor of a Los An­ geles newspaper and doing fine. Conti­ nued success and good health Loren from all of us here at APC. **** Chief Guard William Ofrias has had a heart attack and is now on the mend. No visitors allowed but should anyone Col H.L. Patteson, Commanding Offi­ desire to send him a card he is at Man­ cer, presents retirement papers and a hattan General Hospital, 3072d Ave., Certificate of Achievement to Conrad NYC, Room 405A. Get well soon Bill! ' F. Moroski, Projection Equipment Oper­ ator, Service Division. Sydney Theil, Writers Branch, Prod­ Mr. Moroski was cited for exceptio­ uction Division, has undergone surgery nal performance of duty at APC from and is now at home recuperating. Hope October'19, 1942 to November 28, 1963. Mr. Precioso M. Nica nor, Adjutant's to see you back at the office soon - The citation read, in part, Itcontinuo­ Office, presents a copy of his book, well and frarin' to go! usly displaying the qualities of dili­ IlProfiles of Notable Filipinos in t he gence, loyalty and great dependability U.S.A" to Major Eleanor M. Burt, Adju­ **** in the performance of his assigned du­ tant. (Photo by PVT JOHN D. CAPEK) Elsie Shelton, formerly of Sound ties in the production of Army motion IlProfiles of Notable Filipinos in Section, Studio Branch, paid APC a vi­ pictures. In addition to being-an outs­ the USA" is the title of a new book by sit this month. Retirement surely agr­ tanding projectionis~, he trained many Mr. Precioso M. Nicanor, Adjutant 's Of­ ees with Elsie. She looks terrriiffic! enlisted personnel in the operation of fice. Certificates of Achievement were both 16 and 3Smm equipment and has co­ In this new book, Mr. Nicanor desc'­ awarded and mailed to two personnel mpleted 30 years of' fai thful Government ribes 91 notable Filipinos who, he be­ who had previously depar'ted the Center. service. " (Photo by PV! HANS NOEKER) lieves, give an orderly account of the They were SSgt Charles H. Lemon, Jr., important steps bY,which they prepared and SSgt Mario Iezzoni. ~he Honorable Paul R. Screvane, Ch for success in their particular profe­ airman, Public Service Division, Great ssional and occupational fields of en­ **** er' New York Fund, in a letter to thi' deavor. Friends of SFC Hagood Elkins, SFC command, expressed his deep apprecia This collection of short biographi­ Ray Farmer, Sp5 Thomas Ross, Sgt Ben ti'on and thanks on behalf of the 42~ cal sketches includes diplomats, doct­ Hol"comb and PFC Leroy Saunders wish Health and Welfare Agencies of the Gr ors, artists, and businessmen who have them a speedy recovery and hope they eater New York Fund to the per sonne dedicated a great part of their lives will be out of the hospital soon. ~ho so generously contributed a tota to soci ety, and their count ry in t imes Michael Babko, Color Developer, Lab of $1,227.87 to the Fund in 1963. of both war and peace. Born in the Philippines, Mr. Nicanor Br, Service Div, had a s~rious eye op­ came to the United States to f urther eration but is now at home recuperating. his studies after teaching for 7 years ,**** in Philippine public schoolS. A World Calorie counting CO's watch War II veteran, he served in the U. S. Joe Lipkowi tz, gentleman farmer, who Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946. In 1950 operates Camera Section as a sideline, overweight personnel he received his Bachelor of Arts degree has enjoyed nice crops of peanuts and from Woodbury College in Los Angeles cotton this year on his plantation in If you have been letting your belt and continued with advance courses at Massapequa. Unfortunately, because of out more and more each day your CO is the Univers i ty of Nevada, Hunter Coll­ the dry weather this past summer, nei­ now required to see that you start cl­ ege and Columbia University, N. Y. ther crop was of commercial proportion, eaving off the excess poundage. That's Throughout his career f'.1r a Nicanor but Joe· promises to bring in a cotton the latest from the Pentagon on weight has d i stinguished himself as a capable boll or two to prove that he actualL~ control. In a reguiation making the public speaker and journalist . He also has a little bit of -D~xie in Long 1sl­ weight control program permanent, com­ has written for Amer ican and Philippine and. He is now in the market for a Co­ manders have been directed to "admini­ publications 0 nfederate flag. ster" the weight control program. His novel "I Married An American" "Commanders will make frequent che­ was published in 1953 by the American cks of all personnel in their units to Book Institutea Another novel "The insure early detection of those who are New Glory" will be published shortly. becoming obese, and will commence cor­ rective action." Soldiers determined to be obese for FASTER ACTION ON FEDERAL PAY HIKE INDICATED non-medical causes may be "placed on a medically supervised weight reduction Faster action on the federal emplo­ program regardless of the date of exp­ yee pay-raise is indicated after the iration· of their term of service." confusion and uncertainty of last mon­ Men faced with this action are to th. be told that failure to maintain an Chances that it can win Congressio­ acceptable body weight will be cause nal approval before the end of the mo­ for elimination proceedings. nth remain slim, but there are new re­ According to newly printed AR 600-7 asons to hope it can at least win Hou­ which replaces a circular iss~ed in se approval. September 1962, "Commanders will init­ Therefs good reason to believe the iate follow-up action to insure that Johnson administration, after initial personnel follow the prescribed weight hesitation, now would like to see the reduction program until th~y obtain, pay bill enacted into law as soon as and then ma£ntain, ~he proper weight!' possible. Page 4 In Focus December 1963 MUSICAL COMEDY WRITTEN E. G. MARSHAU. APPEARS IN CENTER All 'THE VOTF BY ART GOODMAN

"The play ••• the highest form of li­ terary expression." This is the belief of a man who has done quite a bit of "high literary expressing" over the past 30 years. He isMr. Arthur Goodman, Contract Writer and former Staff Writ­ er in ~he Writer's Branch of the Prod­ uction Division. On January 14, a new musical comedy Mr. Goodman has collaborated on will have its New York opening at the Jan Hus Theatre on Manhattan's East · 74·fh Street. The play is "The Athenian Tou­ ch," a story, done in modern idiom, about the life and times of the Greek comedy writer Aristophanes and his ro­ mance with Athen's outstanding courte­ san of the day. Combining creative fo­ rces with Mr. Goodman to produce "The Athenian Touch" is Jay Albert Fracht who collaborated on the book, based on .an original play by Goodman and Fracht called "Greek to Greek." Music for the production is composed by Willard Str­ aight with lyrics by David Eddy. Lovely Marion Marlowe, star of stage and television, who appeared recently in the Broadway production of "The So­ und of Music," will be featured in the feminine lead. Butterfly McQueen, best James Faichney, Director, (behind camera crew), supervises the shooting of a known for her character roles, will scene in which E. G. Marshall, star of the TV series "The Defenders," appears. have a featured part. Many an old mov­ The movie, titled "The Vote," was made for the Troop Information program a n d will ie-goer will remember Butterfly McQueen be used to orient American servicemen on voting in the United States. Authentic Schoup Voting machines · were used in the film. (Photo by SGT ERNEST C. CLARK) as Scarlett O'Harals w~nin9 maid,

The children banded together, formed their own community with its own laws CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER'S and moral codes. Tne paradise was aes­ troyed by the arrival of a Czech guer­ AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY rilla, who the children regarded as an enemy because he was an adult. In time they learned to accept him and the world For the first ~ime, tne best work of adults and to join with them to fo­ of official photographers assigned to rm a better world. Signal Corps photo laboratories is What about theatre in America today? being selected and judged on a quarte­ On this subject Mr. Goodman gladly ex­ rly basis by the US Army Photographic pounded his views. "Today, in this cou­ Agency for the "Chief Signal Officer's ntry, there is a definite lack of pub­ Award for Photography." lic sentiment for the ~heatre. Often Photographs may deal with any phase it is regarded as a status symbol to of military life, such as new or unus ­ see or be seen at as many plays as po­ ual training, dramatic medical assign­ Arthur Goodman ssible. The great cultural possibilit­ ments, or human-interest events. ies of the theatre are only partially Criteria used for selecti ng and ju­ recognized. The living theatre, recog­ d9in9 the entries are: Impact upon the Prissy, in "Gone with the Wind. It Appe­ nized for its intellectual as well as viewer; Utility (except photos of mat ­ aring as Aristophanes will be Robert entertainment value is greatly needed. erial); Story telling valuel Complete­ Cosdon. We desperately need theatre that can ness of caption of photo; Technic al "The Athenian Touch" is produced by relay and relate to the spiritual and skill; Ingenuity displayed in overcom­ David A. Brown and directed by Alex pragmatic values of our country. One in9 obstacles in difficult situations ; Palermo . of the great disadvantages of American and Composition and Lighting. theatre is that it is almost entirely Arthur Goodman, who has been writing The first award has been presented centered wi thin a few blocks of midtown for the stage and films since 1930, is to PFC Estuardo Dell 'Acqua, Pictorial Manhattan. Not only diversity, but di­ quite enthusiastic about the show's Branch, USARAL Support Command, Fort spersement is necessary to rescue the ­ forthcoming opening at the Jan Hus, a Richardson, Alaska. The award was pre­ atre rrom the overwhelming commercial­ theatre many have called "the finest sented to Private Dell'Acqua by Secre­ ism that now runs rampant. The recent off-Broadway theatre in· New York." tary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance at the growth of community and repertory the­ Mr. Goodman's first play, produced Annual Audio-Visual Conference held at atres around the nation is a good ans­ in 1932, was entitled "If Booth Had the Pentagon. Missed." The story revolves around the wer to this problem, but only a part supposition ••• ''What would have happen­ of an answex. fI ed. if President Lincoln had. lived and Currently, Mr. Goodman is finishing TEACHING PR,OFESSION STRESSED not fallen prey to an assassin's bullet?" a project for the Center on "Military AS SECOND CAREER FOR MILITARY The play is regarded as somewhat of Police Photography," and its uses in. a classic of American theatre. Five crime prevention and detection~ Teaching, often pUD~1cizea as Lne other plays were produced in the years A good- s1gn :tor "The Athenian Touch" second career for military, is getting between 1932 and Mr. Goodman's last is the opening ni9ht sell-out. A week a new push from Pentagon authorities. production in 1948. "Seeds in the Wind," of special previews will precede the Army Adjutant General, Maj Gen J: C. the 1948 show, dealt with a group of opening on January 14th. From all ind­ Lambert, has directed education offic­ children who escaped the infamous 1942 ications perhaps "The ·Athenian Touch" ials to emphasize opportunities open will be touched by Midas for a long, Nazi massacr.e at Lidice, Czechoslovakia. to retiring officers in the educational successful and, above all, a rewarding field, both as teachers and administr­ (Cont'd Next Col) run~ ators. December 1963 I n Focus Page 5 CENTER CAMERA &SOUND CREWS ALM 'BIG PICTURF IN SOUTH AMERICA

SURVEY TEAM ACTIVITI~ FILMED

The globe trotting camera and sound teams from the Center have recently completed another trip·, this time end­ ing in the Peruvian Andes outside Lima, Peru. Starting with the canal Zane headq­ uarters oithe most interesting organ­ ization of the United States Army, the Inter-American Geodetic Survey Team, the crews went into the jungles of Pan­ ama and out to the small islands off the coast prior to following the survey teams into the mountains. Traveling with the lAGS, headed by Major Arthur Elian, Bolivian Project Officer, the camera and sound crews headed for the Andes to photograph the teams in other aspects of their work in the field. The final shooting site was two mi­ les above sea level in the Peruvian Andes near the fabulous Machu Picchu, city on the mountain top, sanctuary of ancient InCa Rulers. The Center teams, headed by Bert Shapiro, who directed the Big Picture on the workings of the lAGS, consisted of Sgt William Wilson, Marine Sgt.Jos­ eph Abreu, SpS Marion Reed and SpS Ke­ nneth Miller. Sgt J.D. Devan, formerly with DASPO, was also on hand to shoot silent movies. Photos were furnished through the courtesy of the Public Information Of­ Sgt J.D. Devan, formerly with DASPO, photographs two members of the Inter-Am­ fice, lAGS, Ft Clayton, Canal Zone. eri'Can Geodetic Survey team at work in the mouptains of· Peru. The team worked through the Andes at h.>ights up to 16,000 feet.

Bert Shapiro, who directed the "Big Picture" on the Inter-American Geodetic Survey teams shown with some of the San Blas Indians on the little island off the Pacific side of Panama .

FOUR MORE DESIGNS APPROVED FOR COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE

Four more designs of the Combat In­ fantry Badge (CIB) originally created for qualified personnel in World War II, have been approved by the Departm­ ent of the Army. Designs ior the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Awards of the CIB are the same as currently authorized, except that the Sgt William Wilson, Camera Branch, prepares to film a scene in the mountains new badges will have the rifle, wreath, of Peru, as SpS Marion Reed makes a final check on the uniform of Major Arthur stars and trimming,io geld instead of Elian, Bolivian lAGS Project Officer. Sp5 Kenneth Miller checks the sound. silver. .!.oge 6 I n Focus December 1963

THANKSGIVING DINNER CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT SERVICE SKILLS FIND READY HOSTED BY TROOP MESS TO SFC WILLIAM P. HENDRY CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT MARKET

Thanksgiving, the most traditional The Pentagon's mahpower boss told of American holidays, was celebrated Congress that most enlisted men who here with a festive dinner for servic­ leave the service have been trained in emen and their guests~ The Troop Com­ skills which have value on the civilian mand Mess played host to 281 military job market. and guests in the hall decorated to fit Assistant Secretary of Defense Nor­ the festive occasion. man S. Paul said that during the past The menu for th~ day included shrimp six years of the 1.9 million enlisted cocktail, roast turkey with dressing, men who left service more than 1.5 mi­ ham, yams, buttered carrots, rolls, llion had acquired skills which gener­ mince, cherry and pumpkin pie, assort­ ally have some civilian counterpart. ed fruits, candies and nuts. The Secretary confirmed an earlier The servings were broken into three report that there is a plan under study shifts. The first for servicemen with­ to give draft age men physical examin­ out guests and the last two for milit­ ations at 18, when men register, rath­ ary with guests. er than wait until they are up for ind­ uction at age 23. This would do away with £ive years of uncertainty for ma­ ny. Col H.L. Patteson, Commanding Offi­ Urider consideration also is a plan cer, presents a Certificate of Achiev­ to give help to persons who fail the ement to·SFC William P. Hendry, as Do­ draft tests. An interdepartmental task minic Regan, Chief, Props Unit, Produ­ force is at work on a program "for the ction Division and Bernard Shapiro, guidance, testing, counseling, traini­ Chief, Propman Wardrobe Room, look on. ng and rehabilitation of youths found -SFC Hendry was cited for exceptional disquali£ied 'Lor military service." performance of duty as a member of the He predicted no end to the draft and Property Unit, Studio Branch, Product­ said on the average, for about the next ion Division, during the period October four years, the Selective Service sys­ 15, 1960 to November 21; 1963 • . tem would induct about 90,000 each (Photo by SP4 GEORGE TAYLER) year.

REENUSTMENTS TOTAL 18 YEARS FUlURE ARMY SERVICE J If Seated at table during Thanksgiving dinner, Back to Front: Lt Col Douglas W. Gallez, Chief Production Division; Capt Hobby J. Bomar, Security and Int­ elligence Officer; Susan Jansen; Linda Wilson, daughter-of Capt Jacques Wilson of DASPO; Debra Jansen; Mrs Jansen, .overseeing her daughter's meal; and Major Willard S. Jansen, Chief, Infor­ ma ti-on Films.

SFC Hagood E. Elkins, having compl­ Capt Cameron M. Saylor, Troop Com­ eted 20 years active m"ili tary service, mander, reenlists Sgt Benjamin Perez is sworn in for an additional 3 years for a period of 6 years. by Captain Cameron M. Saylor, Troop (Photo by PVT EDWARD NASSOUR ) Commander. (Photo by SP4 Jay MYERS)

Going through the serving line (L-R) Sgt Melvin F. Stewart, MSgt Edward O. Merrill, Sp5 Everett Robinson, Sue Ba­ nks (guest of Sp5 and Mrs. Robinson,) Mrs Robinson and Sgt Eugene Reynolds. (Photos by PVT JOHN D.CAPEK)

DRIVE SAFELY - Winter roads are da­ ngerous.roads. Practice extra caution Capt Cameron M. Saylor, Troop Comm­ Capt Cameron M. Saylor, Troop Comm­ when taking your holiday trip. Christ­ ander, reenlists Sgt Robert Ryder for ander, reenlists SFC Kenneth L. Repsher mas is to be enjoyed with your family, a period of 6 years. for a period of 3 years. not in the hospital. (Photo by PVT JOHN D. CAPEK) (Photo by SP4 GEORGE TAYLER) December 1963 I n Focus pageJ CAPTAIN SWEENEY AND TEAM ANNUAL ARMY AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE WELCOMED TO INCHON, KOREA The Annual Army Audio-Visual Commu­ The primary purpose for the confere­ nications Conference was held in Wash­ nce was to thoroughly explore and bring ington, D.C. from November 4 through 8" to light any problems facing the conf­ 1963. erees. To take a new look at all oper­ This year's conference included a ations, as changing technologies in the Training Liaison Officers session, as audio-visual field made re-examination well as the Distribution and Photogra­ and a new outlook mandatory. phic sessions. There was an audio-visual communic­ The t.heme of· the conference, "Cont­ ations exhibit which had over 75 exce­ roversy ahd Change, 11 was the topic of llent exhibits covering equipment pre­ the introductory speech by Col Daniel sently in use and many types of audio­ C. Bird, Director, AVCD. visual equipment new to the conferees. Mr. George Sidney, President of the Approximately 30 personnel from the Screen Directors Guild, was the keynote Army Pictorial Center attended the con­ speaker and spoke on ,the "Anatomy of a erence. Motion Picture Director." Col H.L. Patteson, Commanding Offi­ cer, APC, spoke on I1Twenty Years of Progress-WWII to Present," describing the rising importance of the military Captain Bernard F . Sweeney, Team motion picture for training, orientat­ Chief, U. S. Army Special Photograph ion and information . Detachment, Pacific, receives a flower (Cont'd Next Coil lei from Inchon, Korea, Mayor Yang. In background are Sp5 Richard D. Welsh and Sgt Thomas N. G. DeMitor, both members of the photo team. The occasion was the photographing of AFAK projects by the team.

SKILLED MEN MAY ASK FOR OVERSEAS TOUR EARLIER

Enlisted family men in "fast moving" MOS's will have a better chance of as­ Col Daniel C. Bird, Director, AVCD, signment to the overseas area pf their and Lt Col Andrew Ferguson, Photograp­ choice under a new Department of the hic Division, AVCD (in background) wa­ Army policy. tch one of the exhibits of audio-visual Men with dependents may now submit equipment during the conference. oversea volunteer applica.tions any time Lt Col Mark T. Muller, Deputy Dire­ after completing 13 months' CONUS duty ctor, AVCD, introduces division chiefs following their last complete oversea to members of the conference. tour. The purpose of the new rule is to allow time for consideration of the volunteer~s foreign area preference; As often as possible, the Army will send men to the area they chose on th­ eir application. Selection of assignments in fast moving MOS's is frequently completed before the individuals have served 18 months in CONUS. Thus, under the old policy, such men found themselves rot­ ating on a new foreign tour at about the same time they became eligible to express a volunteer preference. The new policy permitting earlier volunteer applications is intended on­ ly to compensate for the lead time ne­ eded in the process of assignment sel­ ections. This will let officials know of the man's volunteer status and his area preference at the time selections are made. Officials stressed that no guarantee can be made an individual that he will receive a~signment to the foreign area of his choice. But they are con£ident more men will get their pre£erred area under the new rule.

DRIVE SAFELY - Ice and snow on the Mr Lester A. Binger, Chief, Distribution Branch, during his speech to memb­ roads mean that you have to be twice ers of the Audio-Visual Communications Conference. Standing to the side is Mr as care£ul when driving. James A. Moses, Chief, Film Distribution and Utilization Division, AVCD. Page 8 In Focus . December 1963 JOHN DESMOND, LAS SR, SERVICE DIVISION, CHOWHOUNDS TAKE LEAD MIDGET FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMMISSIONER & COACH IN CENTER SOWUNG LEAGUE

Often we tend to overlook some of After 14 weeks or competition, th~ the less tangible contributions indiv­ Center's bowlers have settled down for iduals make to the betterment of the the last two thirds of the season as community, so in this season of giving teams vie to knock the Chowhounds out it is rather appropriate that we look of first place. at what one employee of APC donates of Wi th 21 more weeks to go, the league his free time to help the young people stand~ngs look this way: of the.area. HighAverages: Female- D. Kandel,155; Mr. John Desmond, Lab Branch, Serv­ J. Arnstein, 148 and E. Shore, 145. ice Division, has the distinction of Male-Roberts, 177; C. Alessandrini, 176 being a Commissioner of the National and Dellatorri, 175. Pop Warner Midget Footqall League and Individual High: Bressler, Team #10, Coach of the Bronx Tigers, one of the 234 + 18 ;, 252 (12 -·Nov) member teams. In this capacity Mr. De­ Individual Series: C. Alessandrini, smond spends many of his free hours Team #2, 627 + 15 = 642 (5 Nov) coaching the 35 boys that make up the Team Series: Team #9, 2800 (12 Nov) team in a program of physical and cha­ Team Game: Team #8, 923 + 87 =1010 racter conditioning. (29 Oct) Midge. League Football was organized as part of the late President Kennedy's Mr. Desmond and Brother Bruce, Coach Team Number Points Points physicbl irtn~ss program. In addition of the rival St. Philip-Neri Midgets, and Name Won Lost the activity provides an excellent cl­ supervise the weighing in of team mem­ 1 - Chowhounds 40 25 assroom for character guidance by tea­ bers to see that none exceed the maxi­ 8 - Tee-Vee"S 40 25 ching the boys a system of rules, reg­ mum weight for the Midget division. 13- Clip Clops 39 26 ulations and good sportsmanship. As is !l- Atta Babies 38 27 necessary, when young bays engage in a 6 - Wheels 37 28 strenuous sport, penalties are leveled 3 - Spoilers 35 30 for such violations as baiting the of­ 15- LiVe Wires 34 31 ficials or profanity on the field. 9 - Marinas 34 31 4 - Outcasts '32 33 Before participating, all bays must 7 - Family Circle 31 34 meet a certain set of requirements. 5 - Noisy Five 29 36 Birth certificates verifying they are 12- Rollers 27 38 in the 10 to 13 year age bracket must 10- Pin Heads 27 38 be on hand and before each game a car­ 14- Sleepers 27 38 eful "weighing-in" validates that none 16- Left Overs 26 39 are over the maximum 115 pounds desig­ 2 Follies 25 40 nated for the ·midget division. - The game, itself, is played accord­ ing to High School Federation rule.s. For the sake of the players' size the field is shortened to eighty yards, the John Desmond, Lab Branch, Service ** * BOWL GAMES ** * quarters to 10 minutes, and no "bench­ Division, and in spare time Coach of sitters." In the course of the game the Bronx Tigers Midget Football League everybody gets a chance to play. team, with his assistants Lennie Crup­ As the holiday season approaches so Financing this enterprise is an ac­ nick and Larry Tucci, gives the assig­ does the season for the traditional tivity that the boys and their parents ments for the day's game. Bowl games. For those who may be cont­ take upon themselves. Some of the met­ emplating taking one in or for those hods for raising funds include candy content to view them on the tube, here sales and a Mother's Club penny auction. ~s a listing of the major games: The work that goes into this activ­ IMMEDIATE RESERVATIONS FOR Dec 21 - BLUEBONNET BOWL at Houston, ity has its rewards. During the summer L.S.U. vs Baylor. the coaches and advisors often take the 1964 WINTER OLYMPICS URGED LIBERTY BOWL at Philadelphia, teams on outings. Another, perhaps even North Carolina State vs Miss ­ larger, reward for Mr. Desmond's young For .hose persons planning on taking issippi State. ~TOR ~eam was their journey to Phillipsburg, in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbr­ Dec 28 BOWL at Jacksonville, New York to take on a mighty foe, the uck, Austria this winter, here are a North Carolina vs Air Force. TlFirthtown Falcons," in a traditional few tips: Jan 1 - ROSE BOWL at Pasadena, "Candy Bowl" game. The team from the Reservations for rooms are getting Illinois vs Washington. Bronx lost 6-0, but this wasn't the scarce. Private homes right in Innsbr­ ORANffi BaYL a t Miami, important thing. A good time, a gO-od uck may be found but rent will be high. Nebraska vs Auburn. game, an activity to benefit the char­ The Armed. Forces Recreation Center COTTON BaYL at Dallas, acter and bodies of America's youth--­ at Garmisch is a possible avenue of Texas vs Navy this is the important thing. search for room and board but all hot­ SU~R BOWL at New Orleans, els will be taken by the first of the Mississippi vs Alabama. year. American Express has a package off­ er of four days in Innsbruck living in a private home with four continental ARMY PERSONNEL ENCOURAGED breakfasts and four complete dinners for only $35.80. This includes admiss­ TO JOIN SPORTS PROGRAM ion to certain Olympic events in stan­ ding room sections, but does not incl­ Army personnel, both male and female, ude transportation to Innsbruck. are encouraged to participate in sports So if you're planning to take in during their off-duty hours through the any of the events you'd better act fast. Army Sports Program. Participation in the Army Sports Program promotes and sustains the phy­ •••.• and in a rain soaked field in the sical and mental health of the partic­ Bronx, the Tigers and Midgets battle The U. S. Modern Penathlon team won ipants. Team work is attained, esprit for the victory in an excellent program the epee trophy, best sportsmanship de corps is developed, reflexes are of physical and character conditioning trophy and SeVen fencing awards at Mon­ quickened and soldierly qualities ess­ for today's youth. treal in November against teams from ential to a "winning Army" are develo­ (Photos· by ~VT JOHN D. CAPEK) Canada and Switzerland. ped.