The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 181, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 9, 1947 Page: 3 of 8
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THK OKLAHOMA DULY I'BlrrrMtjr of Oklahoma Norman OIU
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O V Cadets at Fort
War Department Inspection
Rates OU Among Top Units
By I -airy Ktrphrnn
Hpi't til Daily Corrrspondrnt
FORT SILL Okla July 8 (Special) — University ROTC
cadets at Fort Sill finallysreceived the morale bolstering pro-
motion for which they have waited since rummer camp began
Strangely enough the promotion doesn't involve a raise
in pay or even in rank These artillery men were promoted
from the M-l (Garand) rifle to the big studd — truck drawn
and self-propelled guns
Since the course began an Medicine Bluff a problem In cam-
Tune the cadets have' ouflage dlsdpMne ket the corp8
June -I me caaeis fascinated frombeginning to emf
sweated out long hours m hot perhaps it was less fascination
them a weapon they don’t have to
carry on their' back
Relief from doughboy tactics!
classrooms and under the blis-
V tering sun of1 tKe drill' field
Much of this time has been
spent' learning small arms
That’s all right for the Infantry
but for these caisson boys give
came as a surprise On the event-
ful day the schedule for the after-
noon merely called - for-demonstrations
of material
Following noon chow the
whistle of cadet first sergeant of
y the week James L Fisk summon-
ed the Sooner cadets to battery
formation Cadet Battery Com-
mander J D Cole fell the battery
in and' marched it to the loading
point There the entire battalion
cf cadets from -throughout the
Fourth Army area entrained for
the west range '
Expecting a dull lecture on the
nomenclature of the 105 MM howit-
- ztr the summertime soldiers
opened their mouths in astonish-
ment when they saw the elaborate
display ’ of big guns There were
105 MM howitzers 155 howitzers
and guns 240 howitzers 8-inch
guns 37 and 75 MM recoilless
rifles bazookas and rocket launch-
ers And all of them were firing
During the demonstration a bat-
tery of 105's were lobbing a few
shells overhead The whistling
noise they made as they sited to
their destination prompted Cadet
Colonel John Nielsen to remark
”1 hope that isn’t an ROTC man
directing fire hack there’’
To classroom-worn students any-
thing in the field is a relief With
exception to the firing demonstra-
tion perhaps the most interesting
phase of trailing thus far has been
camouflage
Laid out in the oak and pecan
groves below the four prominent
Have You
Thought
About Moths?
lie niff Protrrt yonr clothing
with our Hrrluu Moth-Proofing
and Cold storage
Expert Dry-Cleaning
First Class Service
30 Ap
Phone 48
was
than gtod sense thatkept the sto
dents alert One never knew what
woM happen next
TNT was planted in a number
of places and was set off at'tfmelj
Intervals to teach the student that
he never knew what to expect
from the "enemy" Of course
safety precautions were' observed
in one short gram region the
cadets were asked’ if they could
see' any sniper Only one or two
saw what he 'thought was ar snifter
Upon command eight camouflag-
ed “snipers" gfot to thetr feet Ortfc
was a mere two feet from the front-
row of observers
Morale Is high among the 240
Fourth Army cadets Rivalry be-
tween OU and the Texas Aggies
is high The Aggies coming from
a military school are good soldiers
thus they set high standards for
OU to compete with
The Sooner cadets have the last
word in excellence though April's
War Department inspection rates
OU among the top ROTC units
The plow boys this year regained
their blue star1 that they lost on
last year's inspection
Friendly rivalry is: promoted
principally by the “Sig-Artv Cadet”
daily paper of the Signal Corps-
Artillery Cadet Center The paper
is put out by cadets during off
duty hours Reporters from each
battery cover news runs Sy Ram-
sey arts and sciences sophomore
covers the OU run
Dallv want aqs Get Results
WHITE STREET
DIRECTORY
Convenient both in location and
services offered are these shops
on White Street You know
where that is— the street one block
north of campus comer between
Asp and Boulevard Remember
those old expressions "friendliness"
and "co-operation with the custo-
mer"? Well they are practices to
these merchants!
SHOP RIGHT— VISIT WHITE
317
Try Our Cosh and Carry
"The Difference is
Yours"
VOGUE
CLEANERS
Phone
580
319
WILSON
Electric Service
Hotpoint
Ranges Refrigerators
Ail Small Aoplioncos
Radios
Sale and Service
Phone
559
311 U SHOE
REBUILDERS
Best Workmanship
Best Materials
Best Service
325
CINDERELLA
SHOP
Infants Wear Gift
Novelties Girdlce
Phone Ready-to-Wear Hose
470 BEAUTY SHOP
Sill Promoted to Big Guns
Contact Office
Helps Vets File
Leave Papers
More than 1500 veterans have
been assisted by the veterans con- j
tact office in filling out their termi-
nal leave papers EL G Holdren
veterans administration contact of-
ficer said Tuesday
Deadline for filing' claims set
by the Armed Forces Leave Act' is
August 31
A bill before Congress which pas-
sed the House Monday with no op-
posing votes provided for the pay-
ment’ of the bonds that have been
issued to veterans after Septem-
ber 1
The army chief of finance' report-
ed that 7724657 applications have
been received Total payments to
date stand aMl249 01 8907 Of that
amount gll61A68700 has been paid
In bonds and 187150207 In checks
Eegfonnaires Urged
To Attend District
Convention in Edmond
All members ’ of the campus
Thomas C Reynolds post of the
American Iegton - who plan td at-
tend the Fifth district convention
In Edmond on July 13 should turn
their name into the Legion office
by noon Friday Clee Fitzgerald
post commander announced Tues-
day '
Purpose of the meeting is to elect
delegates and alternate delegates
to the natiorihl convention which
will be held in New York City form
August 28 to September 2
Fitzgerald has urged all members
of the campus post to attend since
ho post delegates are being appoint-
ed for the convention
it's time you did something to make sure
of popularity this vocation The smartest move
you can make is to come straight tc Arthur Mur-
ray's NOW Our talented experts are ready ta
outfit you with a sophisticated new Rumba cr
Samba or make ever your Fax Trot irta
this year s style
Lessons ore grand fun your confidence
soars vou learn the new stens so easily thank-
to Arthur Murray's oecal Magic Step Method!
Rates arc surprisingly lew Phone 231 or come in
There is just time to take a pre-vaeotion course
ARTHUR MURRAY
217 Vi West Boyd
(Above University Photographers)
Phone 231
University Air ROTC Has 32
Cadets At Randolph Field
Thirty-two university students lahoma City
are among-the 270 cadets now ln William P Parsons jr Oklahoma
training at the first Air Reserve City Lennox I Petree Comanche
Officers Training Corjs summer William L Robertson Oklahoma
encampment at Randolph Field j City John D Sharkey Norman
Texas I Charles' A Taylor Amarillo-Tex
The training period extends from ‘ Otis C Vernon jr Davis and Clyde
June 15 to July 25 and is compos-jW Woody Norman
ed of 240 hour of scheduled train-1
jing to supplement the theoretical ROTP TTnif Rotprl
Instruction received during the 1
cadet’s junior and senior years I OllC QI tllC'BcSt
Students at Randolph Field are! The University's ROTC unit has
Allan EL Amgott Brooklyn been rated among the top In the
Charles E Casteel Norman War-' nation according to information
ren'F Chrisman Lawton Harold received by Major Louis Hermeda
D Conrad Norman Curtis C Cov- Jr- commanding officer of the local
ihgton Norman Lial Eddy Okla-unt-
homa City Laddie B Fields Ho-1 The 'var department after a re-
bart Richard Foster Norman JuV- Tew RQTC ratings on a na-
lus C Golnn jr Tioga La Rollin tonwlfc j538'8 re-evaluated the
n 111— scores made on a formal inspection
S”1 ??” !? rating of 957 on a basis of 10O as
Hirst Philadelphia
Hutchinson Jrl Tulsa
Lantel N Kirkpatrick Oklahoma
City James B Lloyd Oklahoma
William C
With the coming of Christianity
if became the custom to “share
City John H LovelaOe' Waco Tet one’s bread with the stranger at
Winfred W Lusk Dewey Paul W the gate"
McMahon Duncan Wesley C
Meacham Mangum Leonard L
Melton Oklahoma City Walter J
Miller Hollis Rex R Moore jr
Norman Paul O Morrison jr Nor-
man Marion W Osborne jr Ok-
lahoma City Warren J 'Papin Ok-
liqiire Abcut Our
Pre-Vacation
Coursa
a perfect score
4 Day Service
In Monday
j Out Friday
i
In Thursday
Out Tuesday
Quality Steam Laundry
i and Dry Cleaning
419 a Webster
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Fleming, Joe L. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 181, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 9, 1947, newspaper, July 9, 1947; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1801148/m1/3/: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.