The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 12, 1943, Page Page Three, Image 3
Ex-Football
e Adair Praises Flying
We Can Beat Japs h|
Friend Of World Leaders; D
China's Chiang Kai She&
Mnj. Bryant (Skipper) Adai
cessftti football ten in 1933, et
Camptuls ad, incidentally, to add
officers froin Fort Jackson and t
Major Adair's address was del
where he once sat as a stident.
The fighting major, for four yearsO
a member of the Flying Tigers
American Volunteer ' Group and
later with the Army Air Corps on
the Burma Road, told of the ex
ploits of the Flying Tigers who,
for years before America joined the
war against Japan, were harassing
the Japs in the back country of
China.
Six Months For Japan
He expressed the opinion that
with sufficient planes and weapons
the United States air forces could
finish off the Japanese in six
months. He said, however, that he
did not wish to discredit the Jap
anese air force and that the Jap
anese fight with a fanatical bravery
which sometimes equals suicide.
Saturday morning, Major Adair
spoke informally to approximately
60 students in the English depart
ment. Again he praised the bravery
of American flyers and said the
Flying Tigers accounted for 30 Jap
anese planes for every American
plane lost. Since taken over by the
air corps, the ratio still stands at
30 to one, he said. le emphasized
the importance of sending more
supplies to China.
Honors in Football
A graduate of Colunibia high
school, Adair went to sea and ac
quired the nickname, "Skipper." lie
returned to enter Carolina, de
teriinecd to play football. A leg, in
jury hampered his athletic career
through his jnniior year, but aftcr
working as councilor at a boys
canip all stmnier, he returned to
school aid reaped All-State and All
Southern honors.
lie sa.Ns lie tried a;most every
Course available at C-rolina. rang
ing from chenist-ry to journalism,
anid wound tip with a A.B. degree
in E.ngish. An armrest on a chair
in DeSaussure bears his name
carved in bold letters, indicating
that he also took a fling at eco
11011nics.
The modest major declined to
say how he acquired a deep scar
over his left eye, but indicated that
it was not a result of a football
game. With streaks of greying hair,
his appearance is that of"a man
who has lived a soldier's life.
Friend of Leaders
A personal friend of many world
leaders, Major Adair has enter
tained Generalissimo and Madame
Chuiang Kai-Shek at his home on
the Hurnia Road. On the right sidle
of his tunic lie wvears a pair of silver
wings presented to him hy the Geni
eralissimo, while on the left side are
the wings of the American Air
corps.
AMajor Adair, whose ability has
been praisedl in many news stories
from tihe Far F.ast and in Life
miagazine, was esecu:tive officer of
thle American Volunteer G'roup andl
later was aide to General Claire Lee
Chennault, wvho placed him in
.charge of supplies. Wh'len told of
,this assignment, Ada,ir protested
that lie knew nothing of that branch
of the service. General Chennault
reassured hiim by telling him to
"Go ahead- at your own pace. Any
thing you do, I back 100%."
Tells of Flyers
Adair tells a story which lhe says
demnonstrates thle tighting abilityv of
the Flying Tigers. The War D)e
partment in W\ashington caled
General Chennault to verify an uin
confirmed report that the Trigers
had downed 20 Japanese planes in
the precediing 48 hours. Chennault's
classic reply wvas: "Sorry cannot
confirm report. WVe shot dlown 42
Jap)anese planes in the past 48
hours."
Major Adair returned froni the
Orient by p)lanie, arriving ini MIiami
, January 30, after five clays of flying.
He will be stationed with the War
Department in WVashiington,.
Number Of Seniors Join
USC Alumni Association
More seniors have registered as
snembers of the Univ'ersijy Alumni
Association than ever b)efore at this
time, according to Ralph Lewis,
execntive secretary of the associa
tioni.
Since many undlerclassrnen have
asked to be permitted to join the
association before they leave the
imiversity, this opportunity has beeni
* op)ened to them. Lewis announced
'and said that a number of students
have taken advantag, of this op
por tsnity.
Star Tells N
Tigers; Claims
Six- Months
ecorated By US And
; Is A Carolina Alumnus
r, who sparked Carolina's suc
ole bauk lastN week to visit the
ress a meeting of ranking army
lie Twelfth corps heatiquarters.
ivered in the saie classroomis
200 Naval Cadets
Arrive On Campus
Total Enrollment For
Pre-Flight Is 400
Two hundred additional pre-flight
naval cadets arrived at the univer
sity school here last Thursday from
Atlanta, bringing up the total en
rolhnent of the preparatory school
to 400-the first group of 200 having
arrived last month.
At the I'niversity the cadets have
a rigid schedule. Classes start at
1:30 in the iorning and continue
until 8 or 4 at night.. 'The cadets are
kept under strict Navy discipline.
They march to and from classes and
are allowed little time off.
Several members of the faculty
at the university have been taken
over by the Navy to teach Naval
courses. Courses which the cadets
are taking include, math, physlics,
neterology, airplane mechanics,
flight rules, navigation, and gun
nery. Sciences and practical courses
are being offered, also.
The school will receive its full
complement March 4, when 200 ad
ditional cadetA enrnll. After March,
200 cadets will arrive and leave
every four weeks. The school will
be continuous, running throughout
the entire year.
Announcnjent of three new of
ficers has been made by Lt. C. Rap
penecker, officer in charge, and Lt.
J. C. Whisnant, evecutive officer.
They are Lt. Comindr. S. A. Over
street. med(ical officer, who came to
Columbia from Great Lakes naval
training station; Lt. (j.g.) J. J.
Stanczyk, athletic officer who has
been undergoing training in the
navy's athletic program at Chapel
Ilill, N. C.; and Ensign W. A.
WVolschiidt, navigation officer, who
camne fronm the naval air station,
Pecnsacola, l"la.
Trhe U.'niversitv of Sotuth Carolina
is one of 3t schools of this type in
thme Southeast.
KA's Satire Axis
Duces_Admirably
Proxy Photoed While
Enemy Shines Shoes
BY DOUG SWEARINGEN
Any~ draft dodger, or soon-to-be
WA AC wanting to get in some bay
onet practice should stop by 'the
Kappa Alpha house, where a fat
faced figure of tmn called Musso
lini is waiting for shoeshine trade
stands by a smiling waiter with a
bang like Veronica Lake and a hint
of masculinity on his tupper lip who
goes by the natme of shichelgruber,
lie wear's anm apront and carries a
tray of potent beverages. Th'le
other mnember of this trio a turing,
slant-eyed llirohito and holds a
baniner sporting his theme song,
"So Solly."
Passers-by grin delightedly andl
Colonel J. Rion McKissick stopped
to have a snapshot made with a
green-faced Mussolini putting a
gleam on his newly rationed 'foot
wvear.
The KA boys say they acquired
the figures one night wvhen they
saw thmem about to be thrownt in the
street. Brother Rtut Osborne says
they could not resist adopting them,
as they thought of thme "do unto
others"' adage. Still thinking of this
they urge any student so desiring to
(do unto the figures as Misters H-it
Ier, Mussolini, and Hirohito are at
.tamptinar to do unto the student.
Var Thrills
Gym Victim Isn't
Sore At DeMars
Real Soreness Comes From
Lock Of Coach's Push-Ups
Coach Frank A. DeMars. Univer
sity physical education instructor
recently received the following let
ter frot one of his former students
who left the university to enter the
armed service:
"Dear Coach:
"'m just writing to tell you that
I forgi-:e you for "leaning rest"
and everything else you ever made
me do. Because:
"I've been in the navy for only a
rweek - now, but our first physical
exercises came today. MaIn! I'm
still sorel Our C.P.O. took us out
on the drill field, in the snow, apd
gave us calisthenics until I thought
my arms would drop off! About the
time we would be quitting at dear
old U.S.C. the- was just get
ting started good! For two solid
hours (with only a few short rests)
we "upped and downed" and did
everything,else.
"Nope, coach, I now hold no
hard feelings against you for all
your sins against my doctrine of
complete (bit blissful) laziness. Oh,
but I wish you'd worked us twice
as hard now!
Regards,
Ted Carroll."
Coach DeMars said that this was
only one of a few similar letters that
lie received every week fron former
stidelits who do not feel the need
4or physical education uintil they en
ter the service of their country.
DeMars said "I hope that stu
dents who gripe and fuss now be
cause they do not want to take
physical education will take his let
ter as a lesson."
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Junior Class Dues
Are Still Unpaid
Hammett Says Dance Is
Planned For March 12
"A large number of class mem
bers paid their class dues at regis
tration," said Jay Hammett, junior
class president this week. ie asks
that those members who had not
yet paid either give it or mail it to
him. Each justior is asked to. pay
$1.25, to pay for the annual junior
senior formal dance.
"The sooner-the money is in, and
the more members that pay, the bet
ter dance we can have," declared
Hammett. If enough money is col
lected, the dance will be open to all
lniversity students, Hammet said,
but if sufficient money to finance
the dance is not collected, only
seniors will he admitted free, and a
script of'one dollar will be charged
all freshmen and sophomores.
The tentative date for the dance
has been set for Saturday, March
12, and it is hoped. said Hammett,
that it can be held in the NROTC
armory.
The junior-senior dance is an an
i.yial event, and is usually given by
the juniors to the seniors, but in
some years, a script has been
charged.
Alleo University Choir
Sings Variety Program
The Allen Vniversity choir pre
sented a program of anthem's and
spirituals at the University chapel
Tuesday under the direction of Pro
fessor Gwendolyn McMNillan.
The first group of selections in
cluded two anthens, "IHow Shall
I Fitly Leave Thee" by Bach, and
"In the Beginning" by losner. Fol
lo\Ninlg this were two solos, "[
Heard of a City Called Heaven',
and "Without a Somg."
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Captain Heinitsh,
'40, Awarded DFC
Downs Enemy Over Crete
Saves Crew From Crash
Captain Reginald Davis H einitsh.
Carolina '40, has been awarded tile
Distiignished Flying Cross. according
to an Asmiciated Pre:--s. di,patcli. The
ceremony took place in (airo. .gypt.
Captaini Heinitsh 1isplayed out
standing heroism in a .1 plane day
li,ght raid oi Crete. Diring the en
gagenent Heinith shot down a
rapid ptrmnit plane and when about
50 miles off-shore, realizing he was
fast losing gasoline. he radioed hi
base heaiquarters and broight the
planle to a difficilt w\ater landing.
With oily a few Imloimlents i \ which
to act. Captai In einitshl climbed
fron the escape hatch and renimved
his entire crew into a rubber boat.
The boat, which capsized three
times, was finally spotted by a
rescue boat. Three of the six planes
in the group did not return.
y., Annoui
trmy has score, of jobs in the W.
liege wome . .. jobs v"tl to the
t will train you for interesting new
post-war world. And here is go
- you may enroll now in the fast.
and be placed on inactive duty a
year ends. Then you will be su
duty with this splendid womel]
launched upon an adventure su<
a generation has known.
horizons..,. new places and pe<
ing, practical experience with gi
1, above all, a real opportunity
untry by doing essential military
S. Army that free. a soldier for
'hese are among many reasons wl
American women are respondis
need.
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WAAC Pleads For S1
Lieutenant Judell Se
Says 13,000 Officers I
Expects Enrollment Of
George Polimeris
Fights Off Africa
Whizzing Bullets Very
Exciting Says Seaman
Malny Univer-itv stulnts r
member a cla tnate of ilat e ar.
George Politneri. who ntered ti
17niversity shortly after c(sining to
this cointirv frit-in m Greece, u hile I
here. George Col<ieikte-d camlpaign,
oi the cailpus to raise futim, ior
w%ar aid, and li t;tlked (lon m11aix
occasions oil demiiocracv.
lie write from soine%where
aboard tile l' S. S. Tholao Jef
ferson to a.to niver ittnt
I've been at -a fir tht last
three lmiths :md a! a iatter oi
iact I was iII Airica. downI I in C a.
blanca. wiere I wa, one ot It
bhitjackets to Iaid n Al rican so
with machline gin and oIler to)
and gave tle Na/i, what \a, tom
ing 1to them. 11e, it wa hi4t stuff.
Action, pleYty of it'
. .I dI 't SeeIll to be at ver-a
tile as I n-td to be. I don't 9i\( a
Cent how idealt it and socratuan
yon are. when you hear ti,e shell
anid bulle4s wlizziig bv. \on be
cole extremely realistic and a \er
serious type. tot) ..
".\Merry Nia, to \n aiid heck
w%ith the Japaina/i."
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Georu'e Polileris.
Seamianl :2nd Class.
Another lett(r recti ed froi
George came frtom Cahliornia. indi
cating. he iay be having a try at
the japs too1.
tcemient
090
LAC for You will receive val
war .., fit you for maany of t
careers openmng to women,
lnews doing so. And by jt
growing excellent chaneces for
ntil the the W,AAC expands,
bject to needed. Every membe
'a corps or creed-has equale
:fr as no aged to compete for ael
School. If qualified, yo
ple ... in 12 weeks after begit
od pay Go to your W AAC I
to help information on the lI
york for promotions. Or inqu~
combat Recruiting and Induc
av thou
gt.the U. S. A
*ECRUITINO ANS
uw L%UXas,sAI
rap Thins
-ill More Recruits,
mds Out New Call
4ow Urgently Needed;
15,000 In Near Future
S''The W.A.A.C. offers to all
n%omeii graluating from college in
1I:C an nimmediate. irgent way to
Nerve their countryv," I Jeutenant
Aarian .1uell. WA AC recruting oi
icer stationed at Fort Jackson, de
clared recently-. "To those desirous
(of pa.\ing the debt we all owe to
democracy, the WAAC offers the
greatc-t pw-ible persoial satisiac
tioni, she stid.
'I he \\AA(. i. the iastest expand
ing of all the unifiormed services,
and lheice. ofters tle wi(lest oppor
tiitY I.t. Judell said. It is expected
that 15t.omm \\ AAC will be enrolled
wiIthin the next several months.
.-pecialized training course5 will be
givii inl many kind,; of work, m
1luding tchic-al .iobs and ground
crv\w w ork with the arny air forces.
Thrthven thouaid new officers
are neltd, she said. All are en
rolled as auxiliaries. and in the set
up f the \\ AAC. all enrollees have
anl Ual chantce to become officers.
Liducation anl general performance
in the ranks are factors in the choice
oi otfieer candidates.
I'av be-gine at $'0.00 a month in
the rank of auxiliary, and corres
pond, inl all rank, to correspondinlg
rating. inl the C. S. Army. Promo
tion will be rali. for qualified
o limen. I.t. Judell promised.
College womlleni may enroll during
tei semeter, he placed in the en
li-ted r-vr%e and he called to active
duty after graduating. They must
be 21.
Application, and further informa
tion maY be secured by writing to
\\'~.\A Recriiting Officer. Recruit
ing atndi Induction Station, Fort
.lacksonl. S. C.
nable training which may
enew careers which are
ind full Army pay while
ining now you will have
quaick adivancemIent for, as
many more officers are
r-regardlcss of race, color
pportunity and is enonr
ection to Officer Candidate
11 may obtain a commission
mning basic training.
'aculty Adviser for further
ist of openings, pay, and
ire at ainy U. S. Army
tion Station.
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