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The Victoria SECTION TWO lift. Editorials, Comics, Classifieds SUNDAY MORNING, JAMJARY 17, 1943. A New Symbol is Born as AT-Trainer Named 'Texan FOSTER FIELD NEWS Boxers Mix In 'Gloves' More Stripes Added to All news material in this section is prepared for The Victoria Advocate by the Special Services Offices of Foster Field Foster Men List Promotions -Since January 1 Scores of men stationed at Fo ter Field inaugurated the New Year with advancement in rank. Following are the names and organizations of those who received promotions since January 1. 513th Squadron: to staff sergeant, James Hardy; to sergeant, Edward Bandy and Clarence Burns; to corporal, Thomas Bergen and Stanley Slowinske.

65th Base Headquarters Squadron: to staff sergeant, Waldon Baker, Henry Ginther, Wilburn VICTORIA, TEXAS SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1943. Eliminations Team Honors at Stake Wednesday Elimination to determine the team of fighters who will represent Foster Field in the South Texas Golden Gloves tournament in San Antonio will be held Wednesday night at the Post Gym. The bouts will comprise the field's first boxing show of, the year and will be staged to accommodate a large crowd of fans. First bout is scheduled for 8 p. in.

Pairing for the elimlnatiyn matches were not known at press time, but according to Pvt. Albert L. Imbrulia, coach and trainer, the men who have been holding daily workouts "look very good and ought to show up fairly well by Wednesday." About a dozen contenders for the eight-man team have been going through daily sessions under a training program supervised by Imubulia. They will do most of the fighting in the eliminations Wednesday, with additional ma- 'in' i CM -f 1 rr-irnTYT- "ti mi -1 mi i-rmr nr inn -j Tirtf "wwnl -v. MECHANICS STUDY -Here's a class-room scene showing four mechanic students getting a close view of the cut-owoy trainer engine which is explained by an instructor, Staff Sergeant G.

P. Kuszynski, of the 859th Squadron. The students are, left to right, SgJ. Lester Sanborn and Cpl. William Ondrusek of the 855th Squadron, and Pvt.

Homer E. Dagg and August Gregarek of the 513th Squadron. They are members of the mechanic training school's fifth class of mechanics who completed their training and were graduated yesterday. The class-room instruction prepares the students for the 40-hour phase of training which is devoted to practical maintenance work on the line. FOR TEXAN Clad in its war paint, the Texan roars through the sky.

The famous trainer airplane, which is used for the major part of the cadets' training program at Foster Field, was known as the AT-6 until it was given its new name. Made in North American Aviation's big Texas plant, the plane is the first in the United States' "airmada" to bear the name of a state. It is one of the world's most universal planes due to the fact that cadet pilots of 23 nationalities are training in it. A new branding iron, one that will help scorch the hides of Hitler and Hirohito, was added to Texas' famous collection this week. It Is the Flying T.

symbol of the Texan, the name which North American Aviation, has chosen for its combat trainer in honor of America's air heroes of this war, many of whom received their i II tilongslde the first. This expansion will make it possible for the company to build bombers and fighters in Texas, as welt as trainers. The bomber type has not been revealed but the fighter to be con structed In Texas is the famous P-51 Mustang, which made its debut in the Dieppe raid. Not only has the Dallas plant turned out Teaans for the Army and the Navy, Dut it has also de hvered hundreds of the combat trainers to Britain, seven South American countries and Mexico, The Latin American countries (See TEXAN Page 4) 'Physical Training, Not Ball, Says Lt. 'Hank' Greenberg His Wings Climax Dad's Ambition, Too When Second Lieut.

George E. Evans of Longview, received his wings and commission, at this Army Air Forces Advanced Fighter Pilot School Thursday, probably the happiest man was some 2,000 miles away. By coincidence, Lt. Evans followed part way in the footsteps taken by, his father, W. Evans, during the last war.

But the younger Evans picked up where his father left off to gain what both sought. In 1917, the elder Evans, then tit El Paso, Texas, enlisted in tne Army Air Corps and was sent to Kelly Field for training, but was unable to qualify as a flyer. He went into the Quartermaster Corps. A few months back, young Evans enlisted in the Army Air Forces at Seattle. By coincidence, he too eventually went to Kelly Field, where he received his basic training.

He came to Foster Field for advanced instruction. Recently he was graduated and given the coveted wings and commission. In training during the first World War, the elder Evans received recognition as a crack pistol shot. When Lt. Evans was graduated, a medal signifying proficiency in aerial gunnery was pinned beneath his wings.

Dad Evans was unable to attend ceremonies, but Lt. Evans' mother and wife were present. Lt. Evans, who operated a wood working shop in Longview, will remain at Foster Field as an instructor. Cadet Profiles ROBERT L.

FOLATKO, Cleveland, Ohio, can boast of 'being a jack-of-all-trades, but he hopes to become a master of Folatko lays claim to the unique record of having worked at 15 different jobs within a two- year period. In his spare time, Folatko traveled extensively across the United States, winding up his cross- country tour by enlisting as a cadet. It's fortunate for JAMES MA- LOLLEY, Terre Haute, Indiana, that he no longer follows his civilian occupation. Now that canned goods are being rationed, Ma- lolley, who was employed as a grocery clerk and a proprietor of his own store, would find business definitely on' the "lean" side. LEON S.

MEISSNER, Ft. Worth, Texas, prior to his acceptance as an Aviation Cadet graduated from the airplane mechanics' school at Chanute Field. He's really learning this business of flying, from the ground up. WILLIAM PARKER, Albany, should never experience any difficulty in making out flight reports, as he was employed as a bookkeeper for over five years. THOMAS M.

POE, Greenville, S. no relation to the famous poet, has always been air-minded. Since he was a youngster, Poe has built many plane models and avidly read everything he possibly could concerning aviation. Former Marine, JOSEPH KWASNIK, Hackensack, N. served as an instructor in both English and History at the Marine advanced flying instruction in this plane before they set out to bomb Tokyo, sink enemy vessels and knock Stukas and Zeros out of the uir.

Choice of the name Texan for the AT-6 series of combat trainers was announced by the company, "Urhoso Dallas Division has set a "plains to planes" production record. The first blackout plant of the Dallas Division, con structed in 120 days, delivered its first AT-6 on April 7. 1941, Manned by Texans, it has remained consistently ahead of schedule since that date. Now a second large plant stands VOL 2 NO 3 Top Teams Keep Pace In Basketball 514th Rings Up Impressive Wins Last week's results in the inter-squadron basketball league don't seem to indicate that the leading teams intend to vacate the top positions in the standings. Instead, all top-ranking quintets, with the possible exception Of the Ordnance five, who lost one of two contests, were at top form and registered top-heavy victories.

Double wins were chalked up during the week by the 514th, 512th, and 515th, while the 65th and 97th won the only games they played. No one team outshone the others in power or brilliance unless it might be the 514th cagers. The latter team scored heavily in both of its games, totaling 147 points in two contests for an average of 74 per fray. The 515th averaged 55 points in its two games, while the 512th averaged only 29 per contest, but seems to have one of the better defensive combinations in the league, permitting its opponents only 29 points in two games. Sgt.

Rodnick, ace forward of the 514th and member of the post team, scored 67 points in the two contests in which he appeared, for an average of 34 per game. Sgt. Thames of the 65th, Sgt. Winford of the 97th, Pvts. Westerberg, Lunsford and Robertson of the 515th, Sgt.

Hickman of the Ordnance and Pvt. Gray of the 934th continued their scoring activity, leadirrg their respective quintets during the week. The only game played Friday evening gave the Medical Detachment a 22 to 19 decision over the 98th Squadron. The Medics trailed 11 to 9 at the half, but Whatley led the last-half rally with 11 points. Craft was high-point man for the losers, with six points.

None of the leading teams ap-(See TOP TEAMS Page 4) Schedule This Week MONDAY Ordnance vs 514th 513th vs 908th 512th vs 987th TUESDAY 99th vs 60th 48th vs 98th 65th vs 934th WEDNESDAY 97th vs 515th 514th vs Medical Ordnance vs 513th THURSDAY 512th vs 908th 99th vs 987th 515th vs 60th FRIDAY 97th vs 48th 65th vs Medical 98th vs 934th Results Last Week MONDAY 97th 49, Medical 25 515th 50, Ordnance 31 514th 67, 908th 27 TUESDAY 513th 63, 987th 13 512th 36, 60th 24 48th 26, 99th 24 WEDNESDAY 65th 56, 98th 15 Ordnance 37, 934th 17 515th 61, 908th 33 THURSDAY 514 th 80, 987th 44 513 th 46, 6(Jth 37 512th 23, 48th 5 FRIDAY Jackson, Elbert Cresap, Robert Hirt, and Thomas Weyble; to sergeant, Edward Evans, Willard Vickers, Dennis Arnold. Louis Chupik, Gerald Gates, Fred Pspi- sil, William Boyer, Fred Caisango, Elwood Edwards, Frank Oaks and Ralph Kies; to corporal, Samuel Kareff, Earnes Wolf, Leonard Baites, Ralph Tapper, Clyde Good- son, Ira Kelly, Maxie Moore, Milton Froelich, Gus Featherston, William Strupper, John Moskel, William Guyton, Archie Benner, and Herman Lohman. 60th Aviation Squadron: to staff sergeant, John Clinton, Cleophas Holland, Freeman Judge Day, James Russell, arid James White; to sergeant, Claiborne Craddock and James Freels; to corporal, Bennle Bowens, Bonnie Gardner, lsiah Kemp, Milus Smith, William Chaney, Willie Harrison, Matthew Patterson, Ester Heams, Fred Triplett, and Eddie Wilson. 515th Squadron: to sergeant, Edwin Hagan and William Carroll; to corporal, Ernest Fazio, Charles Watson, Ira Kline and Clinton Debes. 98th Squadron: to staff sergeant, Duane Thielen and Joseph Migut: to sergeant, Robert Lacy and Clarence Rotvold; to corporal, Eli don Hunt, John Heuer and RudoU ph Baumann.

97th Squadron: to staff sergeant. Jackson Morrow; to corporal, Robert Dolina, Grady Guy, James Iayton, Walter Sweeney, Clarence Frazler and Lemuel Dixon. 48th Squadron: staff sergeant, Clarence Hurley and Chester Gregg; to sergeant, Edwl.1 Med-ford, Charles McMurty, Charles Kelly, Wtllhr Stokerjr, Albie Ma-karewtch, John Behun, Leo Bi-anchl, Harold Greenlee, Max rouse, Paul Yudlsky, and Cavl Neinlnger; to corporal, Bernard Kaspryznk, Homr Abranhmson, Forrest Barnes, Robert Bethel, James McDonnell, Lawrence Hendricks, William Larkin, Domenick (See PROMOTIONS Page 4) MAKES AND MODELS VwmQi found time for informal conversa tions with officers during the lunch hour and with a group of enlisted men following his con ference with Lieut. Sullivan. He was very obliging and was photographed with two former baseball players, Corp.

Orville Williams and Pvt. Irvin Dickens When Greenberg was inducted into the Army on May 7, 1941, he was baseball's highest paid player, reportedly receiving be' tween $35,000 and $40,000 a year from the Tigers. Under the law releasing men over 28 years of age, he was discharged from an artillery outfit on December 5, 1941, two days before Pearl Har- Following voluntary enlistment, he was re-inducted last January 30 and assigned to the Army Air Forces, where he advanced to the rank of sergeant before attending Officers' Candidate School at Mi ami Beach, Fla. Ray Herbeck Band Plays at USO-Show Featuring "music with romance," Ray Herbeck brings his 14-piece band to the Post gym tomorrow and Tuesday tor a USO-Camp show engagement The orchestra will play at 6:30 and 8 p. m.

and will feature Benny Stabler, trumpeter; Yvonne, vocalist, and Hal Munbar, singer. Remember Yesterday, Jan. 16, 1943, 38 days since American plane on photo reconnaissance mission over Tunisian coast fought its way out of ambush by five Messerschmitt 109 Gs, shot down one, returned home safely. Today. Jan.

17, 1943, 101 days since Gen MacArthur's gallant men ploughed through knee-deep mud, tangled mass of jungle creepers and vines in New Guinea's Owen Staruev Mountain Range to meet the Japs. terial coming from the independent ranks and from some of the negro fighters. The men who qualify for the fighting squad will participate in the military division of the Gloves tourney which will be held January 27, 28, and 29. They will square off against fighters representing Randolph, Stinson, Brooks, Duncan. San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Hondo Navigation School, Eagle Pass, 95th Division, 504 M.

and the Army Y. M. C. A. Individual winners In the tour ney finals will receive war bond prizes, while the team that wins the most bouts with the array of punchers will be awarded a beautiful $100 silver team trophy.

Veteran, Hero Of World War I In Service Again Walter L. Moulder, formerly of FaveUeville. and a veteran of World War is back In harness again as a private, attached to the Ordnance detachment at Foster Field. Moulder, 48, served in the 41st Company, 165th Depot Brigade, A.E.F. in France from February 1918, until honorably discharged in April, 1919.

His outfit saw action in the Verdun and Meuse-Argonne sectors, Moulder being cited for bravery above and beyond the line of duty in the Ar-gonnc Forest. Moulder, in company with other members of his outfit, were ad-(See VETERAN Page 4) RiA. ASSOCIATION 45t zi.zrs.js 2J4.74 30.M4.M 4.775.1 5.659.M L31I.M 4.f2J Remember-wiiMk Dealers Service AfflkktB- Big Hank Greenberg, looking every bit as trim and fit as' he did when he was blasting American League pitching for the Detroit Tigers, visited Foster Field Friday as First Lieut. Henry B. GVeenberg, United States Army Air Forces, The six-foot-four, 215-pound ex-baseballer was here on official business as representative' of the physical training section of the Flying Training Command.

He conferred with Lieut. Virgil D. Sullivan, athletic director, on the administration 6f Foster Field's vast physical education program for officers, cadets and enlisted men. Baseball is out for the duration as far as Greenberg is concerned, and the one and only item on his mind is the Air Forces' physical fitness program. Questioned as to baseball's wartime status, Lieut.

Greenberg replied: "Physical training is my business now, and I don't have time to follow baseball close enough to make any predictions." "What do you think of Joe Di-Maggio going into the Army?" a privae asked. "Honest to gosh, I haven't seen sports page for three days," Greenberg answered. "What is the latest on DiMag?" Fotnting out that the physical training program is aimed "to put you in tne pinK oi condition, Lieutenant Greenberg said it is just as important for a man to get into shape by following the routine prescribed by a qualified athletic director as it is to cure a cold by treatment from a doctor. Although his visit here was limited because of pressing business elsewhere, Lieut. Greenberg Corps Institute, Washington, D.

during his seven year "hitch" with the Leathernecks. Kwasnik joined the Marines when only 17 and became a proficient rifle and pistol shot, competing in national meets. of Cars and Truck KM ederalSavings AND LOAN VICTORIA, TEXAS Statement of Condition as of December 31. 1942 art A SKILLED CHECX-UP NOW I y7 Check and rotatm tint dk lubrication Gftk tigbfi tarbvrtor, batHry ASSETS First Mortgage Loans Loan on Certificates InvestrrtrnU a I'd Securities Cash an Hand and in Banks Office Equipment, less Chovrolet dealers hove the leader's "know-how" in servicing all makes. Chevrolet dealers have had the broadest experience servicing minions of new and used cars and trucks.

Chevrolet dealers have skilled, trained mechanics. Chevrolet dealers have modern tools and equipment. Chevrolet dealers give quality service: at low cost. Check brakt Check it ring and whl alignment Check cvfefv transmission, naraxla LIABILITIES Members' Share Account Advances from Federal Home Lean Reserre for CHANGE OF BUSINESS HOURS Due to government regulations and restrictions, our shop is open for business during the following hours: WEEK DAYS :8 A.M. Until 6 P.M.

SUNDAYS: 8 A. M. Until 12 o'clock Noon WEDEMEIER, FLORIST Other Liabilities Specific Reserves General Reserves Undivided FrefiU HEADQUARTERS FOR SERVICE ON ALL Medical 22, 98th 19 (934-97th and 5Gth-99th game postponed) Standings Team CP Pet 14th 4 4 0 1.000 512th 4 4 0 1.000 65th 3 3 0 1.000 515th 4 3 1 .750 Ordnance 4 3 1 .750 97th 3-2 1 .667 513th 4 2 2 .500 Medical 4 2 2 300 48th 4 2 2 .500 99th 3 i 2 .333 60th 4 1 3 .250 08th 4 1 3 .250 934th 3 M0 98th 4 0 4 .000 9E7th 4 4 .000 I a4 1 ie9 DIRECTORS John G. SUrfer, rreaUeni Geo. E.

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