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Publication: Pacific Stars and Stripes Friday, October 1, 1948

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   Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              A two Pacific stars and stripes o oct. I softball team \ tourney by co. A Okinawa sept. 30a company 514th Engineer construction battalion captured the championship in the. Inter company basketball tournament beating b company in close and furious engagement at the b company basketball court thursday september 23. Both companies had two pre Vious winnings to their credit which they had acquired earlier in the tournament. Company Defeated Headquarters and service company an the 454th Engineer dump truck company while b com Pany had reduced to submission c company and the 545th Engineer dump truck com Pany in last week s basketball  first Quarter Between fhe contenders started in. A series of jammed balls As Bot teams strove to capture the Ball when the first Quarter ended the score was tied 4-4. The second Quarter was a repeat of the first. The company quintet were not Able to 1.effect any score while company players raised their score to 6 Points. The score at the end of the first half was10-4, with company a on the native labor rules explained 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 30it has Bee revealed through the foreign nationals office at Headquarters 32d composite Wing that native personnel employed by the air Force As maids Merit course begun at Kadena cd have Cata  the third Quarter the cup any b quintet began to display their strategy but it did t give them favourable re salts. The a company Tea seemed to have and Complete command of the court and atthe close of the third Quarter the score was 16-8.the fourth Quarter was mostly Side and jammed balls. Company tried to prevent the b company men from coming near their goal while company made successive Long shots and made 4 Points. Company a won the inter company championship Basket Ball tournament with the total score of 20-12. Gardeners copies etc.,been divided into two Gories As defined by a memo Randum initiated by military government and affecting All native labor throughout a  to As indigenous service personnel native la Bor of category i Are defined fas personnel considered Essen tial for the maintenance an operation of occupational Liv ing  these person Nel will be  out of Mili tary government funds authorized by the United states government for the of pupa pictured above Are members of the 605th ordnance my signal corps photo company Sone  a Uva air  or the Able scout nines on Okinawa. Standing left to right it. Florentine Paunil a a officer pfc Vincente Palamer Cpl. Inocentes Belonio ret. Generosa los Banes sgt. Cipriano Zarle sgt. Mariano Castillano sgt. Amador fatal no and pfc car to Gunny. Kneeling left to right pfc Demetrio Sondon and sgt. Dionisio uvas. Flying safety program stressed a Kadena  China flights supplemented 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 30crowded and scarce spacings on air Force flights originating on Okinawa and destined for Shanghai will be supplement ed4 y c"46 car flights Leav ing Kadena every wednesday morning. Weight and space available after the cargo Mission has been fulfilled Are open to Pas sengers already booked an awaiting transportation via troop Carrier and military air transport service. Church schedule Okinawa schedule of religious services on Okinawa for sunday of Der 5, was announced As Fol lows protestant services rcom stoc Jade 8 . Air Force chapels1 land 5. 9 . Chapel on the Hill Naha 9 an. A Punja Chapel,839th Eab of Chapel no. 7, 9 30 an rcom Chapel 9 . Mili tary government Chapel of Cha Jyels nos. 2 and 4, 10 30 an. 66th  ii personnel Are those employed in messes laundries dependent housing units boy s and Barracks per forming work of a More or less menial nature. Personnel of this category will be  from funds collected from individuals or agencies receiving the Benefit of their  family housing units 6f Kadena will be authorized a total of three maids or janitors As May be foun necessary. Two will be  omit of yen budget funds if third is necessary the family will be charged for the  s Barracks and other installations used collectively will be furnished one maid or janitor for each 1,200 feet of floor space to perform such Interior maintenance As May be required. These will repaid from yen budget funds As in the  commanding officers have the authority to authorize additional maids classified under category ii provided the number is kept within  guide for additional maids states that in no Case will there be More than one maid for each 200 feet of floor space on a ration of 50 yen to the Dollar the highest wage scale among okinawan is held by Bakers butchers and chefs who Are  a maximum of $7.50 per month. Beauticians tailors storekeepers and Wai ters Are  an average of $5.78 maximum per month while the lowest scale of $4.50 maximum per month goes to janitors maids Kitchen help ers and la undresses. All classes 4 teams tied in league play Okinawa sept. 30the football standings for the Northern and Southern conferences after two Days play ing Are As follows Northern conference four teams tied for first place with one Victory and no  Are 22d recon Sydn. Air ammo group 623d a Andis and 822d Eab Engineer aviation battalion. The Fol lowing teams have " no wins and one loss -630th Ord  71st. Maint. And Supply 15th weather Squadron and71st air installation Squadron. Southern conference three teams were tied with one Vic tory and no losses. The were first air division 226th ordnance  66th truck transport Atbin battalion. By com Engineer depot and 839th Engineer aviation base had no wins of losses and were Fol Lowed by. Three teams with Nowins and one loss. They were a Lith signal company 51st fighter Wing and Lith signal battalion. Transportation Chapel 10 30 nah Astone Chapel Ana Tengan Chapel 10i45 an of chapels nos. 6 and 7,.11 an. And Mac Hinato Chapel him .Catholic masses Camp filipine and Tengan Chapel 7-. Kuba Saki Chapel Hospital Chapel and of Chapel no. 7, 8 Aan. Nah Astone Chapel and a Punja Cha Prev 8 30 . Rcom theater 9 15ajh. Michinao Chapel. 10 . Of Chapel no. 3 and Marine bar Racks Chanel 10 45 an. Military government Chapel 11 . A Chapel no. 1, 12, . And of Cha Pel no. ,7. 12115  science services of Chapel no. 2, sunday 11 . An wednesday 7 30 . Episcopal holy communion a Chapel no. 2, sunday 11 30 . Church of Christ of Chapel no.2, sunday. 2. Pin. Youth for Christ transportation Chapel saturday 8  latter Day saints mormon services. Rcom. Chapel sunday 7 pin. Confessions on saturdays Catho Lic rcom Chapel 11 45 . To12 s6 . 8 to 9 . A Punja Chapel 7 to 8 . Tengan Chapel,6 to 7 . Hospital Chapel 6 to 7 . And Kubasak Chapel 7 to -8 protestant sunday schools transportation Chapel 9 30 . Of Chapel no. 4. 9. 30 . No Punja Chapel 9 30 . Of Cha Pel no. 2, 9 30 . Camp kue., .10 10 an. And Buck Nerville 11 . I affair. Of native labor May be Maidan additional 10 per cent for speaking English As Well as1/12 of their average base pay for 12 months of continuous employment by one employer. Capacity pm crowd attends club party Okinawa sept. 30a capacity crowd of enlisted men were entertained at the first anniversary party of the Buzz inn service club1, at the 623rdair Craft control and warn ing Squadron saturday eve Ning september 25. A special night club Atmos phere Complete with Decora Tive banana leaves was arranged by army hostesses Judy Greene club director and maa Rose la Pointe the program director. A Large birthday cake highlighted the evening of Celebration and  air division troubadours furnished the music for the Okinawa personals Ordinary leaves have been granted to capt. Bernard l. Hamman,8104th  detachment and capt. Gordon p. Filkin rcom military government to visit to Kyo Japan it. Monte m. Page or 811th service detachment to visit Japan it. Paul a. Wheeler 66thtransportation truck company is to visit Shanghai China and it. Douglas l. Behenna 561stquartermaster group to visit Shanghai and hang How China. Emergency leaves have Bee granted the following enlisted men sgt Reynaldo Herrera 65th transportation company to visit Jaen Ecija . Cpl. Esteban Doruelo 61st transportation service group to visit Dumangas Iloilo. .  a. Baconis Headquarters and service company 514th Engineer construction battalion to Visi Ignacia Tarlac . Pfc Domingo Sarmiento 597th ordnance heavy maintenance company to visit raw is viral , .and pvt. Alejandro Doria 56th. 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept 30the air Force at Kadena is continuing its intensive flying safety pro Gram which has produced constant rate of decline for major accidents and fatalities since Early 1946. F in the past two and one Hal years Only one fatal Accident occurred at the base. Flying safety Here is really a problem due to Kadena s unusual Wea ther conditions. Pilots Here soon learn to become expert at Cross wind landings because of the Fields built in Cross  2d Rescue Squadron attached to the 32d composite Wing at Kadena was one of the units which recognized that aircraft operating efficiency is directly proportional to the Crews skill and  Squadron has undertaken a program to train All flying personnel to the highest pos sible level of air sea Rescue service and efficiency. Crew members both enlisted and officer Are checked out on air and proper use of equipment that May someday mean the difference Between life or  air sea Rescue training in the strict sense of the word is not flying safety it does Serveas a reminder that aircraft accidents like wars Are some times unavoidable. Airmen from Kadena Are trained to be prepared for  another of the indirect Fly ing safety training measures in Progress at the base is aircraft and engine mechanics proficiency examination this program under the direction of it. Sam some of the More civic minded folks in. Our Community is Gittin up a. Parent teachers association. When i first cheered about it i Wiz Summit puzzled till i found outhit s the same As a club at Home we had which Wiz named after a race Boss Petey  la Allus Nave a soft spot in my heart fur Petey a club if. The year left Home they had the fifth Trade put on a program fur the Petey a and i had the distinction of Bein the Onliest member of the program which Wiz also a. Charter member of the club. And Inas much As that Wiz the Onliest distinction i Ever won in school i Cain t help but feel kindly toward the club and wish to do whatever i Kin to Kielp pm  s Why pm Astin All you parents to make a Effort to be outto the organizational Meetin they re awol kit they re Holdin go s paws Kin go As Well As  Cain t exist without no membership you know so Effen you want the Okinawa school to have the advantage of the Napkin of Active Petey a club hit s up to you to turn out on october 4. Neatest Soldier named by co. A Okinawa sept. 30pfcamancio s. Torres was selected As. The Best dressed Soldier of company a 44th infantry regiment is during guard mounts held in the company  in a  a 44th infantry is stationed at White beach., of Naha under the command of it. Roger a pol with five company officers. A routine guard duty being per formed by the company and daily Check up on the new go ing on guard is regularly made. In three successive occasions Torres was selected by officers of the guard As the  of the guards. This was the most outstand ing rec Ford achieved among Al the men he was the Best dres sed in every mount. Constan Competition among the me detailed on guard Are manifested daily making it difficult for the officers of the guards to determine and pick up the Best dressed Soldier. Come october 4. It in the Evenin plastic Powerboat unveiled by Navy a Ladelphia sept. 30 up a Small plastic boat which could be used in land ing Craft operations during wartime was unveiled by the Navy yesterday in a Demon stration off the Philadelphia naval base. Team no. 1 wins Bowling game Okinawa sept. 30th623d aircraft control and warning Squadron Bowlin play of Between teams i an 7 last wednesday and betwee teams 6 and 3 yesterday produced the following reports team no. 1, total score 2,313. Individual scores Carthur Zolendoski 424 sgt William Hockenberry 425s/sgt. R. L. Cross 494 up James Hinman 565 an Blind 405. ,. Team no. 7, total score 1,874 individual scores a John Edwards 325 a sgt. To Well Smith 405 sgt Ange Berardi 454 Cpl. Harold Hoyt 393 and Cpl. Carrol Klein 397aggregate team scores t Date Are As follows team 114,729 team 3, 10,492 team 6, 8,441 team 7, 7,063 team8, 6,371 team 2, 4,028 an team 4, 1,958. 32d composite Wing Okinawa sept. 30part of the23,000,000 Usan personnel management training program went into effect at Kadena september 29, As the 32d composite Wing began a three week course to train the first class of 20 Ion commissioned officers in personnel management. The air forces is in big business and is concerned with the stoppage of leaks due inefficient management methods and poorly trained ice sonnet. The program Tacadena is designed to teach Wing airmen who supervise three or More men the fundamentals of personnel manage ment which include time to Ion study effective utilization of personnel personnel rela ions and Many other related  inaugurate the training program at Kadena a Wel coming address and Orienta Tion lecture were Given the class by col. Edwin m. Day Wing commander Andelt. Col. John a. Christensen director of operations Jor chewing. Tair forces sgt John j. Swanson who recently completed the personnel manage ment instructors course in Tokyo gave the initial lecture entitled leadership and management which pointed out Low personnel management training will be a Means of improving management deficiencies throughout the com Mand. Sgt. Swanson also pointed out the the air Force is intensely interested in. Personnel management training As evidenced by the $23,000,-000 allocation for the Imoleta Tion of the program on a air Force wide basis. This Money would never been appropriated had not a return of 7 to 1 or $161,000,000 been expected As a result of learning an improved Way of doing a Job said sergeant Swanson. Classes Are held every morn ing monday through Friday at the Kadena study Center. Anew class is expected to be Gin when the present one graduates october 27. Captain s death keenly Felt 51st Jet fighter Wing staff okinawa51st fighter Wing personnel mourn the death of capt. John c. Boldt who succumbed last Fridaye tember 24, at the 37th Sta Ion Hospital cause of death was acute polio myelitis. Captain Boldt who was assistant Wing operation and raining officer was very High a regarded by  knew Lim and his absence will be keenly  was formerly assigned to the 26th Jet fighter squadrons operations officer. He in isted in the air Force in Jun of 1941 and was commissioned with class 42-a at Kelly Field Tex. After receiving his Dis charge Captain Boldt entered the real estate business. In june of 1946, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the regular  to repair Nurhan Jamess Hal Okinawa  30thpany a 44th infantry is has been assigned the enlisted men mess building a Camp a Punja. The building has been in use for approximately 22months by the 44th infantry is and adjacent units As consolidated mess. Improve ments to the building will include general repair Drain age control and beautification of the surrounding  order to accomplish the assignment co apary g  broken Down into three construction groups headed by it. L. B. Africa and sgt.1/c i. Rivera for the first group it. R. De Villa and . S. Soteo for the second group and it. A. Vizcarra an sgt. 1/c a. Dumayas for the third group. Presently the groups Are working to com plete the project by a Tenta Tive deadline of november 1, 1948. All men of this unit have been Given a Chance to per form different jobs within the project to develop skill and experience. La l Abner m. Mcelroy Wing classification officer is designed to show which men Are insufficiently trained. The information re cited from the tests will Aidin setting up a priority system to Send mechanics to school for further training. The test re sults Are also sent to highe Headquarters for further staff  responsibility of the Wing flying safety program was recently transferred to the air inspector s office with  r. Allenjr. From new town As the flying safety officer and a sgt. Lewis h. Terry As no Pic. _  Craft com Pany to visit asian . San Carlos pan it. John w. Nocita of the 32dinstallations Squadron has been reassigned to Headquarters eighth army Paula. In j. Japan. Nocita his wife mrs. And. Daughter. Armed forces network a subject to change Friday october i 00sign on National an them pc 00musical clock 7 00news 7 05musical clock7 30melody Roundup 7i45personal album8 00as you like it 8 30sketches in Melody 9 00encore9 30wxlh showcase 10 00news. -10 05coffee time 10 30bandstand10 59tinie Check 11 00today s american11 15morning melodies 11 30fred "waring12 00chiquita 12 15gi Jive l 12 30news 12 45at ease1 00major league " shortwave baseball 2 00symphony hour3 00news shortwave 3 15strike up the band3 30chuck Wagon classics 3 59time check4 00recluestfully yours 5 00spotlight .bands5 15island chatter 5 30califoniia melcct6 00news 6 15supper club 6 30sportslight .6-.4sremember 7 00fall in7 15sound off. 7 30to be announced8 00screen Guild players 8 30mayor of the town9 00twenty questions 9 30one night stand10 00news shortwave 10 15lum and abner10 80flub fifteen 10 45words with music11-00-news 11 15sign off National Anthem Sharon Lynn. Will accompany Nocita to his new base aboard the sat general pope.�. To Harmon g. Hart of the 23dreconnaissance Squadron will de part Okinawa for Shanghai China october 15, for a seven Day leave. A it. Marvin e. Anding. 345th bomb Squadron of the 98th bomb group has recently been assigned As group adjutant and groups 1 officer of the 98th bomb group. Prior to his present assignment he was assistant adjutant of the group. _ 9 Rumen of the 32d composite Wing at Kadena who Are spending leaves in Tokyo Japan Are sgt. William d. Butson 23rd recon Naissance Squadron sgt. Clarence Ortt. Cpl. Curtis l. Phillips. Cpl. Roland Anderson All of the Lothair ammunition Sydn. Cpl Silver William a Butson 23d"recon-j. Scarpin 32d installations squad Ron pfc Victor. L. Fousel 23d reconnaissance Squadron. � sgt. Oscar e. Nichols a member of 116th military police company has been promoted to his present rank effective last wednesday september 22. A scat. Eugene e. Breland. Assistant g 4, Headquarters Ryc Omand sgt. 1/c Richard g. Christen sen a member of 8101st service detachment have been placed on toy to Manila ., rcom announced recently. 3 3nine officers have reported on Okinawa from  com recently Andare assigned to the following organizations Lith signal service battalion capt. Joseph a. Beaure Gardi capt. John e. Lawson Andelt. George m. Bobben or 802d military police company e. Hicks8104th1 service detachment capt. Mike Molnar and 8100th service detachment it. Elizabeth Mcclain. It Helen f Mclinden it. Dorothy it. Trogdon and it. James a West. Capt. Benigno g. Tabora or. Andelt. Serafin b. Arrivas both Mem Bers of the 44th infantry regiment shave been relieved from their assignments and duties and Are re assigned to 8126th service unit inthe philippines1 for the purpose of enlisting in the regular army. � leaves granted emergency leave to visit the Philippines Are.  c. Del Rosario 554th ordnance Ham company. Isit. Genaro c. Domine. 525th pm col storage platoon is. Cpl. Zoilo b. De pro. Headquarters company first battalion 44th infantry is ,78th and Cpl. John r. Lawrence ordnance depot company. Officers and enlisted men who were granted Ordinary leaves to visit Tokyo. A path Are it. Gabriel. Fernandez Headquarters com Pany. Second battalion 44th in Fantry is sgt. Johnnie Pierce Lith signal base depot Cpl. Mal com r. Mckinley third transportation truck Robert r. Heler. Ham company pvt. Herald  581st ordnance Ham com Pany pvt. Eugene Narton 8115thse an to claims the1" makes Wondful steaks ? around Evah land  Al to  it pfc j of a Steve can yowl no v Nuton a no air plane 1 until Theo Eop. No of Ripe cd is Bead it would 8e easier to swim Back to Santa Monica Beach male  getaway Cec Uyi Here 6oat. A han6in0 a Khounp be uot1l then we be 6baterr. Vsoke. Hospitality miss Pancy now in Vuu us the Way Totosh Well take off Terry v4 ent me they lookec7 nil was a-3ain. 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