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DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, October 6, T343
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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR
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Afchlslnnt Buttliirim MniiHrm ....Jo Marli, Sylvia Rernklfln
Attack Has But Begun,
And Foe Powerful . . .
It seems that the hard hitting combination of the Fifth
and Eighth armies is still forging ahead in Italy. They're
knocking out everything in their path, and a lot of people are
getting the idea they're an invincible bunch of lighters
a smoothly functioning team that can't be stopped once it's
started to roll. To put it mildly, they've got oomph and it's
a kind of oomph that Hollywood starlets will never get, no
matter how hard they try. But, wait, let's not forget that
there's nothing fft satisfying to a man's ego as to knock out
the champ. Right now lots, of us figure that the Allies are the
tops in that fight across the pond, but that opinion isn't wholly
Accepted in a number of countries in occupied Europe, and
there's n strong basis for the refusal to accept such an idea.
Sure, our boys pulled a fast one in Tunisia; and they did
If err Shickelgruber one better when their CCUA's floated into
Sicily in the same stirring manner that f!oering's gliders had
in Crete. And Mac Arthur has done wonders with very little
in the South Pacific it took more than just an ordinary man
to keep the Japs out of Port Moresby and to drive them back
as far as MacAithur has done. Yes, they're doing a brilliant
job, and 1 hey 're doing it in a seven-day work week with no
Saturday afternoons or Sundays off.
But they're not only fighting for us; they're fighting with
us. Our work is as important as theirs. The front line is on
our main street just as, much as it is in the marshes of Vella
LaVella in the New Georgia Islands or in Salerno, Italy. The
American boys of the Fifth army and the English lads of the
fighting Eighth are strong, but they're no stronger than the
home front. They're brave, but even brave men die when they
have no food for their stomachs or bullets for their guns. So
the fight is just as much up to us as it is up to them. Every
bond we buy and every notch we take in our belts means that
much more for them with which to carry on the struggle.
We've Ju'en pretty overconfident lately ''.Why draft the
fathers?" and "Why so strict with Ihe gasoline?" War work
ers have been taking time off. and war bond purchases have
been cut. "Why not?" they say, "Look at all the v-.ories
we're winning."
lint how many victories have we won? Our soldiers may
have dented the fortress of Europe a bit, but they certainly
haven't pierced it by a ton g". shot. Just because we've finally
got our road sins straightened out and know our destination
doesn't mean Ihat we've reached it. No, there's a rough and
rocky road yet to be travelled before Ihe isolationists can come
out of hilling and start in on their old ehanl of "no entangling
alliances." The attack has but begun, and ihe foe is powerful.
Maj. Gen. George V. Strong, chief of military intelligence,
has told us that "the German army is three times as strong
today as it was four years ago. The Japanese air force is get
ting larger and better, and they have a reservoir of 4,000,000
men who can be called when they're needed." Much as we
might wish it could be otherwise, nevertheless the heaviest
fighting and the greatest losses still lie ahead of us. And echo
ing out the steamy jungle trails of Burma and from the plains
north of Naples comes that great American phrase, first uttered
by John Paul Jones, "We have just begun to fight."
Whether it's on the assembly line, the farm, or in school.
Jet's see to it that we don't fail the men who now fight for us
on foreign soil. Their fight over there depends ,011 what we
have done and are doing here. Against their deeds must be
measured ours. Let us make sure that Ihe scales are balanced
that we, as well as they, have given "the last, full measure of
devotion." Only then can we face tomorrow's sun, content
that today's work has been justly done.
Pfc. Roger Cleary, ASTP.
Former Art Instructor,
Now in Navy Returm
Lt. (jg.) Richard Sorby is in
Lincoln over the week end to see
his mother, Mrs. Leydia Sgrby and
brother. Lt. Sorby of the Naval
Pre-Flig;t Preparatory School at
Monmouth College, 111., is a for
mer instructor of art at the uni
versity. He received his indoc
trination training at the Univer
sity of Arizona in Tucson, prior
going to Monmouth, where he
teaches plane recognition to the
cadets and acts as aide to the
executive officer, he attended the
Naval Free Gunnery School in
Furcell, Okla., where he studied
gunnery and began instructing.
Every man enrolled in the V-5
.nit at Illinois Wesleyan pur
chased a war bond in the third
loan drive.
Ever Hear u Fish Purr?
WASHINGTON. (INS). U. S.
submarine crews report that fish
down ten fathoms or so make all
sorts of noises, often confused with
the sound of enemy propellers. Ac
cording to the Fish and Wildlife
Service of the department of the
interior, "fish grunt, purr, drum,
grind their teeth and make a va
riety of other noises that create
strong underwater vibrations.
Crawfonl Arliele Appears
In 'Everybody's Digest'
Prof. Robert P. Crawford of
the university school of journal
ism, is the author of "The Chang
ing Mind of America" reprinte'd
in the October "Everybody's Di
gest." The article first appeared
in a Barron s publication.
V.., Mail
Clippings
Pat Chamberlm, Censor
Ensign BOB SIN KEY, Kappa Sig and Union
director last year, is an officer of supply at Camp
Perry, Williamsburg, Va.
Brother Kappa Sig BOB GEORGE, Union book
keeper last year, is in OCS at Ft. Benning, Ga.
Now on bivouack, he writes that according to offi
cial reports he has been killed at least fifteen
times! GENE BRADLEY, Bete of '43 and founder
of the ill-fated UNEB, was putting on one of his
inimitable shows at Benning that night, so Bob
got up from the battlefield to join, the audience.
Lt. JACK McPHAIL, DU, is stationed in St.
Louis, while also DU and Lt. JACK NELSON is in
Hawaii.
Pvt. DICK LAHR, Sig Alph last year, has been
transferred from Ft. Leavenworth, Kas., where he
was working with the medical induction center, to
Camp Barkley, Tex., taking basic training with the
medical corps.
DON PATTERSON, Sigma Chi, HARRIS BAR.
BUR, Phi Psi, and ROGER VAN CLEAVE, are in
an ASTU at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Sim
Rumor mongers report- that married roI
diers' activities will be sharply curtailed in the
near future when and if military authorities
release lists of married soldiers to the sorori.
ties for the guidance of all concerned. "We hope
the sororities will do the same for us wolvns in
uniform. Tiiskv business, these coeds.
A civilian can do it in years,
A genius may do it in three,
But we must do it in one and a half,
For we're in the ASTP.
(Tidbit from the Syracuse
"Daily Orange")
Nathan Hale, Jonathan Edwards and other
distinguished Vale alumni are doing their bit,
too to save the current crop of old Elis, esp
cially the AST's and Aviation Cadets, from
demerits.
It seems the alumni mentioned are now
renresented 011 the camnus by statues placed
near quadrangles. Some acute soldier discov
ered that the statues are hollow. Krgo, they
have become unofficial rest in c places for blitz
cloths, shoe shine cloths, brushes, needles and
thread, and what have you. 1 he cadet or
trainee standing a formation in the quad can
reach in, pull out and shine as he runs.
Society...
The text for today may be
found in the following story.
Little freshman girl: Are you
a freshman too?
Laura Lee Mundil: No, I'm a
senior.
Lfg.: You are! My goodness,
how do you keep your age?
Mary Lou Loos took a pin this
summer from Steve Paul, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, of Purdue. That in
itself made news because Mary
Lou is the gal who has repeatedly
told the universe that no pin rests
upon her sweater unless there are
wedding bells ringing in the
near future. A mournful moon, a
summer swoon, a precarious pin
ning, maybe. Rumors are that she
is returning the pin and the reason
revolves about an Air Corps man
with whom she has been flying
about.
This story leaked back to God's
country via the grape vine. It con
cerns Tom Crummer, Phi Psi now
with the ROTC in Camp Roberts,
California. The boys were going
thru their OCS interviews with
the regimental board. Tom was
ordered to give various hand sig
nals. The major said, "Extend
march," Tom gave the signal.
Then "Open Ranks," which Tom
demonstrated. The next order.
"Take cover," And Crummer
jumped behind the davenport. But
he passed feeling rawther sheepish.
Soldier activities on the cam
pus came in for some attention
when Miss W kite of the Union
catering department couldn't stop
the elevator used for dining room
to dining room service. It seems
three STARs shine brightly in the
mornings and deliver milk from an
Ag campus to the Union every
morning. On this particular morn
ing they found two cafeteria wait
resses in the elevator. Desirous of
having time enough to get ac
quainted with the Nebraska co
eds, they kept the elevator on the
move until introductions were ac
complished.
Joyce Junge, Pi Phi-Mortar
Board-WAA prez, took honors in
another activity a few days ago
when Bob Ferguson DU put a
diamond on THE finger.
People are wondering how long
it is going to take Paul Toien,
Sig Chi now with the F. A. in
Camp Roberts, Calif., to put a
plain gold band on the third fin
ger left of Joan Witt, Alpha Phi.
Event to take place soon after his
rumored return to Nebraska?
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Payablt In advaae Mir.
LOST Brown zipper purse at Temple
BldR. FinriVr please call owner. Be-
vnrd.
JJW signalmen can
wear helmets with this
new headset!
SIGNALMEN formerly saw action without helmets becau
old-style headsets were too bulky. Now miniature re
ceivers with earplugs are being used for both radio and
telephone work.
Fitting snugly under the helmets they give better recep
tion by keeping out battle noise . . . they are cooler, more
comfortable.
Signal Corps engineers working with Vestern Electric
and Bell Telephone Laboratories developed this new all-
purpose military headset.
Here ia another instance of Bell System fer
ice to our nation at war.
War calls keep Long DUlttnce lines busy
. . . That's why your call may be delayed.
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