American Army bugle - 13.09.1941, Blaðsíða 2

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AMERICAN ARMY BUGLE
The most important problem facing the American Forces
upon their arrival in Iceland, was the building of appropiate
shelter, similiar to that shown above, before winter set in. The
task, certainly not an easy one, was accomplished with utmost
dispatch in spite of the fact that most of the men had never even
seen as much as a picture of a Nissen hut. It must be noted that a
great many of the officers and men of tlie forcé were engaged
in this task, an impressive fact when it is considered that con-
struction work is quite out of their Iine, with the exception
perhaps of the Engineers. An observer coukl have found a clerk
mixing cement, or an engine mechanic swinging a pick and sho-
vel. All done with commendable spirit. — Good job boys.
THE BALANCE WHEEL
News of the Service
at Home
Air Corps Training First
Enlisted Pilots
Five Mitchel Field enlisted
men were among' the 188 sold-
iers who started training Aug'.
23rd as aviation students in the
first course of its kind in the
history of the Air Corps. The
men are Pvt. James F. R. Rowe,
Lowell, Mass., formerly of the
lst Air Base Sq., Cpl. Robert
D. Sternberg of Forest Hills,
Pvt. Thomas H. Arnold of Man-
hattan, Cpl. Pincus Tabach of
Newark, and Pvt. George Koti-
chin of McAdoo, Pa. They have
been assigned to the Spartan
Sehool of Aeronautics at Musk-
ogee, Okla.
All five are high school gra-
duates between the ages of 18
and 22. When they have won
their wings they will receive
warrants as Staff Sergeant Pil-
ots, Air Corps.
Several organizations from
all branches. of the service now
at Mitchel Field, will take part
in the maneuvers in October.
The area to be covered includes
the northern part of the Atlan-
tic seaboard, from the Virginia
Nortli Carolina line, north to
include Boston. The period set
for the maneuvers, is from Oc-
tober 9th to the 16th.
Tlie Third Intercepter Com-
mand with Headquarters at
McDiIl Field, Tampa, Florida,
will conduct similar maneuvers
in the southern part of the East
coast from October 20th to tlie
25th.
Soundproofing the Army
RED BANK, N. J.
Soldiers in all branches of
the service will be “hardened”
to battle conditions in comfort-
able theatre seats, according' to
the Signal Corps, which super-
vises all training film product-
ion at the laboratory in Fort
Monmouth.
Fort Monmouth camera men
and sound men attached to the
training film unit, are engaged
in making a sound record of
battle noises, which will be us-
ed in training soldiers to re-
cognize the sound of all arma-
ment, from .30 caliber rifles to
liuge 16 ineh naval guns. Lieut-
enant Jack Clink, formerly
with the sound department of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is dir-
ecting the work of the sound
crew. Sergeant Lee Sholen is
assisting.
mzmmmm
Moscoiu—
Renewing lier resistance to
the German war machine,
Russian troops advanced
twelve miles in tlie center of
a fifty mile front. Enormous
casualties liave been inflicted
on the enemy and two full di-
visions of tanks liave been wi-
ped out.
The German Higli command
admits difficulties, but state
that its armies are progressing
satisfactorily. Though tlie Ger-
mans have completely closed
the ring around Leningrad,
this city is still holding' out and
most of the daily life is going
on as usual.
London—
The Admiralty announced
that heavy damage has been
inflicted on the industrial areas
of Italy and Sicily. Huge fires
were seen on the outskirts of
Milan. Tirano was also lieavily
bombed.
Santiago—
Ten well-known Nazi sym-
patliizers were arrested here
after anti-nazi demonstrations
had been held in the city. The
Argentia Congress is voting on
a proposal to oust the German
consuls.
Costa Rica—
Plans for an anti-nazi de-
monstration on Monday have
heen reported.
Oslo—
Martial law has been declar-
red here by the German auth-
orities. Unrest and tension in-
creases steadily and it is ex-
pected that the proclamation
will shortly be extended to all
of Norway. Many men of high
political standing' have already
been executed.
Berlin—
The battle of Leningrad rag-
ed with undiminished fury to-
day accompanied by perhaps
the greatest mass slaughter of
the war. A German military
spokesman asserted that the
arrival of German troops in
the Neva River sector had clo-
sed the last loopliole of escape
for the Soviet Baltic Fleet. Ger-
man bombers and long' range
artillery were said to be sub-
jecting' the former Czarist
capital to ceaseless bombarde-
ment.
Paris—
A German official whose
name remains undisclosed, was
shot today in the southern part
of occupied France. As a re-
sult, many persons were taken
prisoners.
First Plastic Car
Shown
Inventor Uses Centuries
Old Materials
The first plastic car was
shown hv Henry Ford in Dear-
born last week. It was the out-
growth of his years-Iong dream
and of the chemical inventiven-
ess of 32 year old Robert Allen
Boyer. The plastic, 70% cellu-
lose with a resin binder, is made
of soybeans, wheat, cotton, hi-
des, plus a few important and
now hard to get ingredients
cork rubber, tung oil, ramie
formerly used to wrap Egyptian
mummies Blunt-nosed, cream
colored, the plastic Ford looks
much like any other 1942 auto-
mobile.But the plasticbodyhas
cut the weight of the car from
3000 pounds to 2000 pounds.
The body consists of fourteen
panels attached to a tubular
steel frame.
The plastic body, Chemist
Boyer explains, would relieve
some of Detroit’s immediate
worries over steel and chrome
but not over copper, zinc, nickel,
and other shortages. The plastic
Ford constitutes such a techno-
logical advance, that it passes
improvments in the modern
automobile in recent years.
However, even limited produc-
tion is not anticipated in the
near future due to an already
full log of emergency output.
WESTERN UNION
EXPANDS CABLE
SERVICE
Since the occupation of Ice-
land by American miltary forc-
es, the importance of cable
communications to that strate-
gic North Atlantic island has
increased rapidly, and cable
night letter service to and from
Iceland was started Sept. 1, it
was announced by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Tlie overnight cable service
will simplify the problem of
friends and relatives in the
United States in keeping in
touch with American troops
stationed in Iceland, telegraph
officials said. A minimum of
twenty-five words is charged
for, and the cable night letter
rate from New York and New
England States will be $2.50,
and 10 cents for each addition-
al word.