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Friday, Dec. 3, 1943
THE AVENGER
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WASPS CELEBRATE TURKEY DAY
IN GYM GATHERING
Trainees marched to the new
gym through a drenching down-
pour, Thursday night, Nov. 25,
to celebrate Thanksgiving. Spea-
kers introduced by Mrs. Cliff
Deaton were Frances Smith,
W-2, and Hazel Raines, W-). A
flute solo was played by Marie
Mountain, W-l.
Miss Smith, daughter of the
former personal pilot of Chinese
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek,
related to the group some of her
experiences in China. Frances
was living with her family in
Shanghai at the time of the Jap
attack in 1937. She and her mo-
ther escaped with several hun-
dred other refugees in a small
boat sailing down the Yangtze
river. A hop, skip, and jump
ahead of the ravaging Jap arm-
ies, the Smiths made contact
with a ship sailing for the Phil-
ippines—and arrived there in
the middle of the worst earth-j
quake the Islands had suffered 1
in over 80 years.
They made their way home-'
ward aboard the China Clipper,
via Bagio, Midway, Guam, and i
Wake Islands two months later, i
Frances' story made her listen-
ers thankful for the snug, com- i
fortable lives they have led in ;
America.
Hazel Raines, one of the orig-!
inal 25 women ferry pilots late-
en to England by Jackie Coch-1
ran nearly two years ago, was |
the next speaker. Hazel, who
has flown nearly every single'
and twin-engined plane in the i
Royal Air Force during her IS j
months' stay in Britain amused j
the audience with personal ex- j
perience stories, related in her j
own "Georgia Cracker" style, j
Showered with questions about
Spitfires, English weather, RAF
pilots, and air raids Hazel came
through with much interestingj
and useful information.
After the entire group had j
sung the "Star Spangled Ban-
ner," the "WASP Trio" enter-
tained
songs.
with some of their own I
Warren, Armstrong,
Pinkston Promoted
Promotions were in order for
three Avenger Field officers last
week, when second "looeys"
traded their'gold bars for sil-
ver, and one first lieutenant was
tipped to the grade of captain.
New captain is Medical Offi-
cer A. Earn Warren, Avenger as-
sistant, flight surgeon, and for-
mer Clarksdale, Miss., and New
Orleans, La., physician. Capt.
Warren is a graduate of Vander-
bilt School of Medicine. He wis
called to active duty with the
Medical Corps at the San Anto-
nio Aviation Cadet Center last
year. The Warrens now live at
1005 Josephine St., Sweetwater,
Texas.
Promoted from second lieut-
enant to first were Sid C. Pink-
ston of Belton, Texas, and Rex
E. Armstrong, of Des Moines,
Iowa, Air Corps check pilots.
I t. and Mrs. Pinkston make
their Sweetwater home at, the
Green Apartments, 40-1 E. Broad-
way.
. I-U Armstrong was transfer-
red to Avenger Field last" July
from Strother Field, Kans. He
was commmissioned at Moore
Field, Mission, Texas, in March
of this year.
W-5 To Receive
New Instrument Course
Eighteen hours of instru-
ment courses will be added to
the ground school schedule very
soon. W # will be the first class
to receive the additional sub-
jects, but they will be given
regularly to succeeding classes
just before the trainees actually
start instrument flying
Local Sportsmen
Have Field Day
As 'Season' Opens
A number of hunters have va-
cationed far and wide from
Sweetwater Little could be
learned of Capt. Alvin Pokor-
ney's and Sgt. Clarence Kruger's
expeditions other than that Capt.
Pokorny hunted deer in Basin,
Texas, and Sgt. Kruger made a
search near Austin, Texas. It is
understood that Captain Ward
had some good luck with phea-
sant hunting in Nebraska but
the most detailed accounts come
concerning local hunts. Among
those who go out and knock
down Red Heads, Green Heads,
Mallard Hens, Canvas Back
Ducks and "the King of them
all"—the fast flying Teal are
Mr. E. L. Rose, Mr. Henry Krie-
gel and Major Robert Urban.
In an amiable discussion with
Mr. Rose, who speaks of ducks
and geese with a warm familiar-
ity that could probably be gained
in the intimacy of flying with
them for a number of years the
interviewer became aware of a
Texas sky still alive with its
original inhabitants who find
their best flying levels without
benefit of wind reports and their
destinations with axiomatic pre-
cision. The conversation also in-
cluded this item:
Mr. Kriegel, vice president and
general manager of Aviation En-
terprises, sat in a boat, a week
ago last Sunday, boi. ov.:ed gun
in hand ducks overhead. He
aimed but when he pulled the
trigger he did not fire—the shell
was old and it just snapped. So
he took it out and put in a new
one. The hammer, still partly up,
anticipated the next aim with a
bang, surprisingly enough — at
least to Mr. Kriegel who prompt-
ly dropped the rifle overboard.
.A stickler for things of this
sort, Mr. Kriegel made immedi-
ate report of the accident to
the owner of the rifle, insisting
upon paying for it. It's owner
felt that not too high a price
might be put upon a gun at the
Avenger G. I.'s Get
Nine Dollar Raise
Avenger Field G. I's Decem-
ber 1 received pay envelopes fat-
ter by nine simoleons than for
any previous month. The pay
hike was the result of a 30 cents
per diem raise in subsistence al-
lotments for men living off mil-
itary reservations when no quar-
ters are provided. Enlisted men
previously received only $1.50 a
day meal allowance, and fre-
quently had trouble making
"both ends" of the monthly pay
cheeTc meet.
Doughnut Bar 'All Set,'
Final Plans Under Way
The new coffee and doughnut
bar is "all set," according to
! Mrs. Cliff Deaton, chief estab-
lishment officer, who plans to
clinch final arrangements for
the mixing machine and decide
between the large restaurant-
| type coffee urn or a Silex set
I for the bar early next week.
| The bar, long-planned, and long-
i awaited by trainees, will be hou-
sed on the flight line, and will
! offer welcome hot doughnuts
! and coffee after those cold, win-
ter night flights.
: bottom of a lake and the matter
was settled for a modest friend-
i ly sum. Since its recovery Mr.
; Kriegel likes the gun just as
| well as he ever did—better, per-
| haps, because now it is his.
Lt. A. L. Foster
Joins Check Pilots
IA. Arthur L. Foster, Jr., has
recently joined the staff of
Army check pilots. He is the
son of Lt. Arthur Foster, I, in
honor of whom Foster Field,
Texas, has been named. Lt. Ar-
thur Foster, I, was one of the
early members of the United
States Army Air Corps. He
started flying in 1917 and was
killed at Brooks Field, Febru-
ary 10, 1925, while giving in-
struction in a Curtiss-Wright
bomber converted into a train-
ing plane. Foster Field was
opened for its first students last
January and dedicated Februarv
22nd, 1943.
Lt. Foster has lived most of
his life near Brooks Field in
San Antonio, Texas, whore his
mother still lives. 1-Ie learned to
fly through CPT in 1940 at
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College, joined the Air Corps
November 5, 1941, and was
transferred to Avenger Field'
from Cuero, Texas, where he
has been training Army Cadets.
His wife and five-month-old son,
Arthur Foster III have taken
residence in Sweetwater, Tex-
as.
SGT. MA LOXEY VISITS CITY
Sgt. Max Maloney, husband of
Wanda Maloney of Avenger
Field headquarters, has return-
ed to his station at Eglin Field,
Fla., after a week's visit in
Sweetwater and Seminole
Open Until 9:00 P. M., Thursday, December 9th
SPECIAL INVITATION
All "Avenger folks are especially invited to at-
tend our first complete Christmas Showing —
Next-Thursday evening. Our store will be open
until'9:00 p. m. The Postmaster has urged that
all Christmas packages lie mailed before the end
ot next week.
It Will Be Very Wise
To Shop Early , . . Mail Early
And Ship Early!
SEARS' PREVIEW
Remember, please . . . that this is the big open-
ing display of the season's finest gift things.
Here . . . under one roof . . . you will be able to
check your entire gift list. What's more . . .
you will find complete stocks and . . . your gift
budget will go much, much further.
Be sure to see Kute Kris Kringle, 3
inches tail. The only living,
breathing Santa Claus
in the world.
&
- PREVIEW YOU'LL GET FIRST CHOICE! ALL GIFTS HAVE BEEN HELD FOR THIS SPECIAL
AVENGER
COUPON
This coupon entitles holder.,
employe or trainee of AV EX-
CiKIt FIELD . . to have Gifts
(1 mailed to any
nitetl States with-
— purchases from
sday night. I>ec. !>.
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We've Done Our Best To Stage This
Xmas Show In Tip-Top Style—Don't Miss It.
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SWEETWATER. TEXAS
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Berry, Ann & Baughman, Betty. The Avenger (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1943, newspaper, December 3, 1943; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282627/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.