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Publication: Pacific Stars and Stripes Friday, October 15, 1948

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   Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              Page two Pacific stars and stripes m oct. T5 tropical working conditions reviewed Day. It is also generally agreed that the working week should a consist of six Shorter Days a rather than five longer ones tvs i order to give the worker More time for regular daily rest and recreational exercise r after each Day s work is  the value of the much publicized tropical siesta or mid Day Nap for the worker is or questionable As most author a j ties agree that sleep in the Day induces a lassitude which. Greatly interferes with the j a worker s afternoon working efficiency. However a siesta is generally considered to be an important health measure for children. For those whose working " Day begins in the Early Mork a Aing it is important that night life be adjusted so As not to  interfere with a full night s1 sleep. The value of a full eight hours of relaxed sleep. For the average person in the tropics can not be overstated. Relaxed sleep is actually an a idling period for the body machine during which accumulated waste products Are Dis posed of and certain tissue restoration takes place. Those who do not take full advantage of this natural restorative process will soon find that they Are " aging at a rate. C. K. A rapid Topper service club fishing cruise set Marbo oct. 14sunday, october 17, at 6 45 ., the Topper service club on Sai fjan has chartered a fs-288. For a cruise in the Waters " around Saipan Tinian and \ Agajon. Equipment for deep sea fish bang will be provided and am ple tune for catching that  delightful vistas will provide the camera enthusiasm tics with plenty of Good material. Lunch will be served aboard the ship by the Topper service club hostesses.   Marbo oct. 14on Cito v Leer 12 at 6 30 ., the Tropic Cal Garden service club at 296th transportation truck battalion celebrated Columbus Day with a gala . The club became a nautical vessel Complete with life pre. Servers buoys anchors flags. Etc. The program consisted of  games and contests for which awards were made to the winners. Refreshments served. China to ask Yuan Aid banking oct. 14 up finance minister Wang Yun Fai said As soon As conditions Jermit the government plans to ask the world Bank and the International monetary fund for assistance to strengthen the Gold Yuan and supplement american Aid for China s re habilitation. This is one of a series of health information articles prepared by the department of Public health on Guam the question what Are the Best tropical working hours is a difficult one to answer. Working hours on Guam As anywhere else must necessarily depend on a number of fac tors such As the Type of work and its relationship to the. Island As a whole. There is some evidence to indicate that the usually tem Perate zone working hours Are not entirely satisfactory in the tropics. From the general viewpoint of health Comfort and efficiency most author ies agree that the tropical working Day should begin in the Early morning in order to utilize the Cool hours of the Wytt presents history series 20th of oct. 14 Friday october 8, Over armed forces radio station a mtg Here on Guam the third in the series of programs titled take wings to yesterday was presented Over the air. This series is a combined Effort of the air Force Public information offices on the is land of Guam. Friday s pro Gram of take wings to yesterday dealt with the year a908, when Wilbur Wright flew a plane to test it for added improvements. In those Days the air plane Vas still in the infancy of its develop ment and the Wright Brothers were exposing their very lives to try to perfect its flight. The nostalgic songs of this Era were Sung by the Harmon air Force base quartet directed by miss Batty easter Brook one of the Aero ser vice club hostesses. Friday october 15, at 9 15 ., take wings to yesterday will take the radio audience Back through the years to 1909, the year when the United states army bought its first Aero plane. Friday nights s cast was an follows announcer to sgt. Samuel c. Gehring Jim a sgt. Paul d. Leveen Wil Bur Wrights sgt. Charles w. Herdener narrator it. Leslie Stuart Jackson. Medical Consul 13 22nd Hostal Marbo oct. 14another group of medical consultants visited the 22nd general hos Pital tuesday october 12. During their tour there they visited the wards of the 22nd Hospital and the 103rd hos Pital in the Navy area. Talks were Given by these consultants to the medical officers and nurses. This visit is in line with the program of the sur Geon general of the army to provide the Best medical care to the military. Consultants in this group were doctors w. J. White a. C. Furstenburg and f. S. Smyth. Illegal weapon Sis Soldier pm sentence Mareo oct. 14ilct. Gre Gorio Beronilla 93th transportation port company Apo 246, lost his Freedom for six months and must forfeit 16 dollars of his pay for the same period. Beronilla was charged with violation of the 96th article of War. The specification to the charge was that Beronilla wrongfully and without pro per authority had in his pos session a sub machine gun. The sentence was approved and the Marianas boning com Mand stockade and rehabilitation Center was designated As the place of confinement. Conservation plan air Force photo trimming vegetables is a part of the plan to conserve food in the 20th of mess Hall. Here pfc Ray h. White does his bit to make the conservation program More effective. Food preparation air Force photo preparing food in the 20th of mess Hall pfc s. M. Taylor and sgt. Jimmy Kulich set up another Good meal for their men. Food conservation can be accomplished when meals arc carefully prepared in accordance with mess directives. Marbo personals Harmon fab pvt. William a. Stokes. 608thengineer aviation company has been promoted to the Grade of private first class. Pfc Robert w. Gibbs. 27th air vehicle repair Squadron is spend ing. A 15-Day leave t in . Pfc stanislaus h. Czuprinski Headquarters and base service Squadron 24th air depot has Bee selected to attend the teletype mechanics school at Keio univer sity in Japan. Mareo set. Kenneth Ehrhardt. Ninth transportation medium port is attending school in Japan he will become a Small boat operator. Pfc Donald spell ninth transportation medium port is attending the eighth army transportation school in Japan. He is studying to become a tractor Fork lift operator. A. Lieutenants Francis x. Reynolds Robert Sullivan Enslie Schilb and Joseph Walthall Iii All of 22nd general Hospital vere promote to the Grade of Captain recently. Conservation contest Winner selected Marbo oct. 14cpl. Adam Ropski Marama won the Marbo conservation contest for the month of september. The entry of Corporal Rousky involved saving Man hours gasoline and decreasing vehicle Wear and tear. The plan called for the ration vehicle of Marama to draw three Days rations at the Marbo quartermaster rather than two. In this Way 200 Man hours Are saved in a month and 150 Miles of travel in the Large vehicles. Marama officials immediately put the plan into effect prior to submitting it to the Marbo conservation office. Photo officer pm to leave for states Marbo oct. 14lt. Franz Ucko former photo officer and Cpl. James Tuten of the photo lab at Marbo Are expected to leave for the states soon. Lieutenant Ucko will be separated from the service Here and then Fly to the states. Tuten will travel to states with troops and be separated from the service shortly after his arrival. During the time these two men have been on Guam they have managed to win a Good share of the prizes offered for photographs submitted i con tests. Overtime-overtime1 enforcement sought Washington oct. 14 up the supreme court today in edict directed the labor department to enforce payment of overtime on Over time throughout inter state Industry. It did so in reaffirming its previous controversial decision authorizing overtime pay for workers who already get Premium pay for working undesirable hours. New orchestra organize Marbo oct. 14anolher orchestra has been added to the growing list of Fine dance orchestras playing at clubs about the Island. The latest orchestra was organized by miss Nora Mur Phy of the Marbo civilian personnel office and is directed by Rudy Arevalo. It is made up of seven pieces and already it is becoming one of the most popular orchestras on the Island. South american Ruumbas Are featured by the  notice Marbo oct. 14officials at the quartermaster Laun dry have announced that effective october 18, individual bundles of officers or authorized civilians laundry will not be accepted unless in a laundry bag or Barracks bag. This ruling was necessary to prevent the mix up of cloth ing caused by patrons turn in in laundry in Loose bundles. Of transients will be living better a 20th of oct. 14that hard life away from the Home base will soon be a thing of the past for All air Force transients according to new air Force regulations. Bases above the Squadron level will provide sufficient sleeping facilities to take care of the Normal flow of airmen Home. The warrant officer bord announced Mareo oct. 14o.ticials of the Marbo g 1 Section have announced the organization of a warrant officer military occupation specially Board. The Board of officers was appointed to classify All Perma nent and temporary warrant officers in the new career Field for warrant officers. The Board will determine the warrant officers primary Moss in accordance with current circulars and regulations. The Board includes capt. Lyle Doty capt. Harry Speight capt. Claude Krause capt. Eugene Howe capt. Herbert Kennison capt. Edward counts or. And it. Jack Belford. The first meeting of the Board was held october 13, 1948, at Headquarters Marbo. Myrbo sweat bowl Les Guc slate told Marbo oct. 14games scheduled for weekend of oct Ober 16-17 for All teams play ing in the Marbo sweat bowl league have been announced saturday october 16, Marine air group 24 is. Naval Ope rating base at the Navy Field 20th air Force Headquarters is. Harmon at Harmon air Force bases s Field first Marine brigade is. Fifth service depot at Camp Dealy. Sunday october 17, North West Field is. Marbo technical services on the 59th ordnance group Field and 811th Eab is. 501st Engineer construction group on the Engi Neer s afield. Club presents comedy Maryp oct. 14"my sister Eileen a comedy in three acts was presented at Marbo service club tuesday octo Ber 12.and thursday october 14, at 8  Officers civilians and their guests were welcomed at the thursday evening perform Ance. The play a presenta Tion of special services Marbo has played to capacity audiences in five clubs so far in its tour of Island installations. Changchun kids to get milk banking oct. 14 up an undisclosed amount of Vitamin pills and powdered milk will shortly be Airdrop Ped into communist blockaded Changchun at the request of Madame Chiang Kai Shek to feed the starving City s child Ren. An army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly in Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea and Marianas boning islands an Okinawa. Local news May not be. Republished without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinion expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address All communications to the of in Cand or the managing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26-5271 managing editor b. H. Hathaway57-8085 Chow time on Guam general Hospital to beautify area Marbo oct. 14a program of ground beautification by the 22nd general Hospital is already underway according to maj. Robert e. Corrigan officer in charge of the program. A plan has been drawn up As to the Type of landscaping to be followed. Major Corrigan says that each Section of the pfc c. S. Whelan carries away a planned meal while pfc s. M. Taylor pfc c. S. Ford and pfc m. F. Padrone mess personnel prepare to serve the next Man. Personnel of the mess Hall 20th of Headquarters Are currently renewing their efforts to conserve food. Away from Home new regulation states bedding towels Linen soap clothes Hooks and similar services will be provided in transient quarters. Laundry services cover ing articles of bedding for enlisted personnel will be furnished at government sex  necessary transportation for All transient officers and enlisted men. Will be a must in the future for that trek from parked aircraft to base operations. Provisions will be made for meals for transient enlisted men upon receipt of proper notification from the flight Leader. Suitable personnel will be designated at each base to meet All aircraft and to Brief All transient personnel As to the location of quarters availability of meals and to provide further transportation to and from those locations and base operations. New if Novay at . Airport up 14 be started Manila oct. Construction will this month on a new $2,600, 000 runway at the Manila International Airport. Transportation announcement Marbo oct. 14requests for motor transportation by dependents of military personnel to Marbo Headquarters motor Pool will not be accepted except in cases of extreme emergencies. Local transportation of dependents normally will be provided by Means of privately owned vehicles or by utilization of existing bus lines. In the event this is not possible requests for government transportation will be made by responsible military personnel through Normal channels. Model food service mess a Sall to open oct. 14 the service Section Marbo Marbo food will take Over a Model mess Hall in the Vicinity of the 165th Mam permanent Barracks. The mess Hall will be opera Ted by food service specialists and will serve As the training Harmon fliers defeat stars 20th of oct. 14amid the Sharp Breaks of Tricky playing and Long looping set shots the Harmon fliers Defeated the 20th air Force All stars october 11 to the tune of 54-43 on the 20th air forces courts. Setting a fast Pace in the scoring column was Grecz ski of Harmon with 6 Points 14 of those being made from the floor on set shots and speedy Lay . Laney of the 20th was High scorer for the losers with 10 Points. It was a fast Well played game and highly pleas ing to a capacity crowd. The second game of the night found the Northwest fab Sun setters defeating the 514th typhoons 55-39, Tharp of the Sun setters ripped off 16 Points while Umfleet of the typhoons made 12. As of today the Harmon fliers have won four straight games but the All stars Are still breathing Down their backs in second place. Better play this year on the part of All teams in the league is believed to be the result of the 20th air Force personal ser vices staff Section. Capacity crowds Are expected at the 20th air Force courts As the season progresses. Sports enthusiasts Are finding that watching basketball under the lights is a very pleasant Way to spend the evening. Pc Center for Cooks mess Ste wards pastry Bakers and food supervisors. The first meal will be served at noon sunday october 17, to 300 civilians and military personnel. It. W. E. Flanders is the mess officer. Hospital will be responsible for the beautification of the area around its buildings. All the work will be coordinated through the Central office so that a uniformity of patterns will be kept. Parking areas walks grass plots and shrubs will be improved As the work progresses. Topsoil will be brought to places now covered with Coral. The main Entrance to the hos dial will be improved with an Avenue of Small Type Palms. They will be planted every 12 feet. When the More import ant areas have their parking Sites completed attention will be Given to Flowers and Gar Dens. First of All Corrigan says we want to have walks and parking Sites adequate for the traffic around the Hospital. Hospital and replacement de pot personnel Are working 011 this program. Paradise club plans novel entertainment Marbo oct. 14"meet a Soldier from your state at the Pacific Paradise service club saturday october 16, at 6 30  And talk Over old times of Ballyhoo for the Home town in the state of the Union club officials said in an invitation today. There will be a state Boun Dary and space where you can do your campaigning for your state representative there will be state songs entertain ment and sports representatives. Enter your candid ates and try to win the Star spangled Banner " the announcement added. New police station Marbo oct. 14the pro Vost marshal s office has announced that a new office and police station is being built. The site for the building is on Marine drive just North of the Road leading to Headquarters Marbo. La l Abner and ,p.u., we re j coming to a spot  
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