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USC Graduate i Reported Missi Frank Holscher S Old Outfit From Capt. Paul F. JIlolscher, 28. a 1939 graduate of the University of South arolina, anti-tank company com : nander in the 91st Infantry Division stationed inl Italy, made a routine ' fisit to a 13-24 Liberator group in the .-'Sth A\ F. and received the surprise 'nf his life. His brother, Sgt. Frank . llolschcr, who had been previously reported missing in action, had re 'turned the same day to his old outfit. "I don't know which of us was tmore surprised," said the Captain. "I was tracking down a rumor I had heard about his pilot having returned i.iand I was hoping to get a first-hand account of what happened. Well, I certainly did, and the first to tell me was Franz himself." Follow% ing a boIm)nbing mission against the \osendorf oil refineries at \'ienna, the ship on which Ser geant l1'Ischer was flying as ball turret gunner was so riddled w ith flak, that the crew was forced to bail out. Three successive volleys had Wounded five of the crew members and killed a sixth. "\'e were raked by anti-aircraft guns froml the flight deck right through to the tail," said the ser geant. "[i he fuselage was ripped clean from the fore window to the tail, and all the elcvator and rudder cables -went along with it. The hus-bar was short-circuited an I the electric svs tei cotpletely crippled. There was a gas leak in our nther three engine and an electric fire wvas under tile put-put. The hvdralit system was lying in ptools in the honll-bay, an'd all the oxygen bottles in the bail turret had exploded. We didn't need thet though, as we wecre losing alti tude fast." A fter the first blasts of flak, the pilot, and ILt. Arthur J. Farnham, Jr., Ncedlat, Mass., headed his plane for thd Russian lines. "It was the second burst of flak that took mne out of the show," said llolbcher. "It exploded close by my turret, and I picked up splinters of plexi-glass in my face and on my hands. The top-turret gunner pulled mne out through the bomb-bays and gave inc first aid. By that time we were flying at soie 16,00 feet, and Lt. Farnham was getting ready to hail ns ott. We didn't waste anlv time hitting the silk when lie gave us the word." Captain Ilulscher aiso had a story to tell his brotheir on the occasion of their ren uion. Recently released frot a field ho<pital and still undergoing treatment, the infantry man, like his "tlother, is wearing the Purple Heart. Ile received a wound in his leg last Sept. during an artillery barrage in nuo+therii Italy. I:ast J uly wuhile fightinig at tihe Gothiic line, the captain r'isked' his life Io retrieve a couphle al m orta rs in an area that wuas ittuler heavy eemy shelhlfire'. We\\ nieeded that e<l piiment,' the captain sa id, "and I couln't see lear ig it behintd for Jerry. I decided to take a jeep and go after thotse mnor tars. 'The shells were burstitng all a routn men that trip, bitt the bullet w'ithi my name t ontti it wastt't deli vered until two months liter." For' his actionI on1 this occasion, Capitauin I lolscer wuas awvarded the Silver Star. Captain I Iolier enitered the In fantry Sept. ttu, i 240, and received his coimlnissioni as seconid Ilieutenant at .Fort B'itining,.;Ga., J uly 6, t942. l ie w'as sent overseas last May anid took pait ~in thle act in ill thle Arno sector last July. Frani entered the A A F ini August, 19.12, atnd receired4 his tr'aiing ini ar E E sessss EiNmGo .I T H OG I #Ieets Brother ng In Italy tumbles Into No Man's Land Navy Order Grants No Special Liberty Extended Area Leave Abolished By Ccptain For the information of the Uni. versity, Order No. 445 issued by Commander C. F. Baldwin, USN, is published below. To save possible embarrassment and to avoid con fusion, civilians are earnestly re quested not to request any waiver of this order whatsoever. Any such request will not be granted. 22 February 1945 Executive Officer's Order No. 4-45. 'T'o: All Trainees. Subj: Liberty and Leave. 1. Executive Officer's Orders No. 36-44 and 38-44 are hereby cancelled. 2. Regular liberty will be granted on Monday through Friday, from t500 to 1800 and from 1300 Satur day to 2001) Sunday. Trainees will not be granted liberty at any other time. Religious meetings, social ac tivities, such as fraternity meetings, dances, gaines, i,lays, and receptions, will only be attended by trainees during the liberty hours as have been given above. In this connec tion. working off extra duty will be confined to liberty hours during the week and not over the week-end. :3. Trainee b' at! Ion, company of licers, and petty office,, may have liberty on \cenesday from 1500 until 22:0. This will be the only liberty granted at night during the week. 4. There will he no free gang way liberty as was outlined in Executive OfTicer's Order No. 36 41. No special liberty of any kind, at any time, will be granted except by personal permission of the Ex ecutive Officer. 5. In compliance with the request of the Office of Defense Transpor tation and the directive of the Pres ident of the University, "xtended area liberty will not be permittc(l. Week-end travel is detrimental to the war effort and it is necessary to keep such travel to the irreducible millirnl . c 6. Emergency liberty or leave may be requested from the F.x- t ecutive Officer in case of death in the trainee's immediate family t (mother, father, sister, brother). i C. F. BOYD, s Commander, USN, 1 l-:xecutiv'e Officer. t Dis't. "A.". Special Easter Service To Be Held In Arboretum A special Easter service will be held tor the studenClts and faculty on F.aster Suniday at '7:15 p. mi. in the U.niversity arboretum behind Sims. "A Story of tIle Resurrec tion'' will be given by Roy Bass, N ROTC studlent. qatt Special music will lbe presentted by Mlarie I lodges, the V- 12 qatt anId the Vesper choir dlirected by Joyce lifetzel. mamlent at Buckley Field, C~olo.. and in aerial gunnuery at Tynldalh Field, Fla. Prior to) joining the army, lhe was employed by the Atlantic Coast line Railroad in the Rocky Alount. N. C.. ofTices. Bloth men are graduates of Rocky Miount high school. Captain I folscher wsas gradluatedl in the class of '35s anId his birothier iln the class of '41. Ser geant 1llscher attended the West Mlottingha~mm Academy,. wh ile his brother attended the University of South Carohn ia until his graduation TIHE STA TE CO. RINTING DEPT. * PR INTING R AV IN G A PHMI NG 15th AAF IN ITALY-United Eolscher, 421 Hill St., Rocky M B-24 Liberator, (left), greets hii icher, anti-tank company comma lion. Sergeant Holscher recently Ieported missing in action. Frank Wardlaw Publication Of Ui SOUT11 CAROLINA: ECO OOMIC AND SOCIAL. Condi ions in 1944. 239 pages. University if South Carolina Press, Columbia. :2.50. A distinct contribution to tle body >f knowledge about the state is South Carolina: Economic and So :ial," the first publication of the new niversity of )ottth Caroina Press, vhich came from the press last week. Bearing the sub-title "Conditions n 1944" this Volnmc contains eight ections, each written by an expert n his hield, presenting the salient acts concerning certain major prob ems of South Carolina life. in the introduction, )r. W. If. Call ott, (eall of the University's gradu te school, who edited the publica ion. points out that each of tie tudies included was undertaken by lie author purely as a public serv :e. IIe further emphasizes that each ection is quite condenisedI and that one is intended to be an exlhauts ive treatise. Taken for what they intend to be -stunnarics of important problems onfronting the state-the studies in lnded in this book are highly sue essful. Seldom has so much vital a format ion concerning a state been ompihressedl inito one i)olm. "South Ca('~rolina: Economuic anid ociiial" is noiit a- h ook intendedl fo r Li(ende to, be a tool for thoi se whose erious initenit it is to) know more bout South Carolina. it should be nva luable tio all whIo plan anil work or a better future for the state. 'Titles of the eight sections, w ih heir authors, are: "Natural .Resources", by ! )r. lames I'. Penney, professor of biology at le University and consultant ini nat aral resources to the Soutth Carolina State Planning Rloard: 'Population", by D)r. Juilian J. vect:., associate professor (if geog -aphyv at the University. consul tant on bopiulat ioni for the State Planniing Board; "Nlanu facturing I ndustrie'", byv Dr. Satnmel M. IDerrick. pirofesNsor of eo onomic<. recently principal field super visor (of the WVar MIanplower Comi mission in the Southeast; I"iicoime andI Sa vings"', lby Prof. George McCutchien, headh of the eo nomlics dlepartmnent at the Uniiversity; "'AgricuItunre"', biy Alfred ( . Smith, Sr., widely-kniown agricultural expert fromi Lexington county; McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE ,1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas Cigarettes * Toilet Articles Coil 2-3308 For Prompt Delivery Service China & Gifts Columbia's Largest Hardware S'tore Lorick & Lowranen Zti" on Italian soil, S/Sgt. Frank F. 3unt, N. C., aerial gunner on a s brother, Capt. Franz F. Hol Dder in the 91st Infantry Divi returned to his base after being Reviews First iversity Press "Slate (;o% ernmecntal Organization", by )r. George R. Sherrill, head of the department of political scince at the University; "Public Edtcationi", by Dr. J. Mc'. )anicl, professor of education and director of the U.'niversity II igh School; "Public Welfare", by )r. t;. Croft Williams. profcsor of sociology and director of the School of Social Work at the Universitv. South Carolinians lookintg for a rosy pictire of their state's present position and future prospects will not lind it in "South Carolina: Econromic mnd Social." The authors pull no punches in pointing out the short comings of our present system and the disadvantages of our position. iowever, they are not prophets of :lisastcr and there is much to encour ige and hearten those who love South Carolina and have her welfare at tcart. In publishing this concise volume :>f essential information, turning the spotlight of public attention on deli :iencies and opportunities alike, the University of South Carolina Press las performed a distinct public serV cc. "South Carolina: Economic and Sociail" is not at hook which y'ou wvould pick tip to'whiile away a pleas nmt a fternoon, lbut it i. onte whlich vont -annoi t a ITord to igno re if yout would( lie a wvelh-intformed citizeni of the statc. Juanita Starr Is New President Of Hypatian Junanita Starr was electedl presi denit of Il ypat ian L iterary Society of the Ulniversity of South Carolinta for the spring semiester at thle or ganization's last mueetintg on Alarch 9. SIte suicceed(s Becky Turner wvho graduate.' in February. Othter 11ficers electedl were Vir gi nia i m, vice- president; Ludy ~ Alarn .i ectary ; Margaret Sloan, treastn.er; and( I RuthI Crawvford, re cord er, i nstallationt serv ices for the necw officers were held( WVednesday, M\arch, 21. LORICK OFFICE EQU ** Office * Office Architects and E Phone 6176 : COLUME USC Gives $1,721 To Red Cross Fund Carolin Unit Sells Bangles To Civilians The University chapter of the American Red Cross gave $1,721 in the nationwide American Red Cross War Fund Drive just recently com pleted. A quota of $902 had been set for the school. Roy Garett, business manager and lieutenant in charge bf the school for the drive, released the following fig ures concerning the drive. Civilian students of the University gave $275 and the naval V-12 training unit con tributed $379. Over $t,ooo was do nated by the faculty and staff, and the naval staff located at the Univera-; gave $82. The collection front the civilian students was handled through the Carolina unit of the Red Cross. Bangles were sold in the wonten's dormitories and in the canteen. Betty Antn Darby was responsible -for the collection. A general Red Cross meeting was held Friday at 5 P. M. in the chapel with Mrs. Warren Irvin, guest speaker. Introduced by Dean Bradley, Mrs. Irvin spoke on the meaning of the symbolism of the Red Cross. She ex plained that the four sides of the cross-love, hope, faith, and tradi tion-were meaningless unless the center of service was present. Speaking of the need for budget ing our time, Mrs. Irvin went on to say that in our budget we should in clude time for Red Cross work. Army Psychiatrist Addresses Hillel Capt. F.ugene Mlidlin, qualified psychiatrist in the Medical Corps discussed the danger of calling men discharged from the army because of psychoncurosis imsane im a tcet ing of the IlIillel chapter of the Uni versity of South Carolina last Sun day at 4 p. mtt. I)r. Midlin, a New Yorker, is stationed at Fort Jack son'where ie is working in the Re habilitation Center. First the speaker made it clear that the word "ahnormal" is neither absolute nor definite, but varies from time to time and from place to place. It is therefore verv diffi cult to label men as being sane or insane. And ery few of the soldiers receiving discharges on the ground of psychoneurosis are, what the legal profession would call insane. "There is a difference," Dr. Mid lin pointed out, "between the term psychoneurosis in civilian and in army use." In the military lan guage, it mtteans siiply the inability of a man to a'lopt himself to army rout inte, while ordlintarily it means untcontro'llable emotional dlisturb ances. A third type of this neturosis mayu be calledl "battle strain'" which is oftctn expressedl in such sympItOtos as aversion to noise. Capt. M idlin tma<le it clear that a discharged servicetman needls thte help of his friends antd fatnily, atnd grave harm can b)e (lone by labeling a tman as "nuts" because the word psychoneurosis appears ott his (is charge papers. A group discussiotn broughtt utp the question of thec catuse of dis ability' to conform to atrmy life. It was agreedl that apparently a lack of uderstatnding wvhat the war is being fought for results in such dlitficulties. Recetnt orientation work dlotne by the artmy has shown that comprehension of the inmportance of this present struggle tends to make better soldiers. It is for this reason thtat Russia dloes not have psycho neuttosis int its army ranks. -COUCH IPMENT CO. Equipment Supplies ngineers Supplies 924 'Gervios St. IA, S. C. Puckett And Pa University Glee Members Of Clu By Hugh ' William USC Players To Present Comedy "Highland Fling" To Be Next Production "A Highland Fling" a three-act comedy by Marjorie Curtis just six months off Broadway, will be pre sented by the University Players, in Drayton Hall before the end of April. This will be the second pro duction of the Players for the spring semester. The play centers around Ray Kelly as "Charlic MacKenzie, the former Laird of Cairn 1cGorum, a ghost, 150 years old, who must re main on earth until lie reforms one sinner from drinking, gambling and women. Supporting members of the cast are Alariont Rogers as "Jeanie MacKenzie", formerly his wife, an angel; Jim Martin as "Sir Archi bald MacKenzie", their great, great, great, great grandson, the L.aird, Betty Lewis as "The I.ady of Sha lott", usually called "Silly", a daftic: and John Collins as "Rabbie Mac Gregor", a sinner who "Charlie" tries to reform. Other members of the cast are Blanche Swarthout as "I,izzie NI ac (;regor", "Robbie's wife; Frances Adickes as "l3essie AlacGregor". their daughler; J. R. Jennings as Malcolm Graham", an American: .)ot Edmunds as "I,ila Grahain", his daughter; Lucy Anne Tate as "llan nah Ilanilton", the owner of the local pub; Amy .oil Swarthiout, as "Alicetrina Macl.ean", the bar maid; liurnelle Stacy as the house keeper, and other 1'niversity Play ers will be the extras. The play will be directed by Prof. Merrill (G. Christopherson, University instructor in English. Thie Univt rsity Players are pre seuntinmt a one-act play, student di rected, each Wednesday in Drayton Hall at 7 p. i. larch (8 Grev 1lurkhart will di rect "llist, She's a Maln" featuring Margaret I)eMerrell, Joln Kilpat rick, \largarate Karstopher, 'Mar garet Stewart, J. R. Jennings, T. J. Jensen, and John Collins. "Jealous, Certainly Not!" will be presented April 5 directed by Sue Greenspan. The cast for this one act play includes Uobby Illiggins, Gloria \Wiedner, Betty Motley, and Wayne Hubbard. Literary Yearbook To Be issued Soon Thle seventh an mnual (-(it ion of the Southl Carolina iiighi School litera ry yearbook is bein preI'lpa red by tVIhe l''x tens'ioni Di vision of lie 1.'ivr sit y of South Carolina, D)irector WV. II . W\ard aminnned todlay. Th le yearbook is made up entirely of mianiuscr-ipt s submnitt ed by thle bighI school students of South Carolina. TJhe y-earbook was originiatedl as a nmim through whiichi some of lie bet ter high school0 wiitinmg may find( publ)1icationi. It is not a conit est, because selections are made on thle basis of merit rathecr than by hlighi schools, counIIties, or (listriicts, and1( small hiigh schools are particular ly GET THAT I c TH E C1 *Sandwi< *Cold D *Cigaret *School * Sudnie trick Will Head Clubs In Spring bs Are Released son, Director Officers of the boys' and girls' glee clubs of the University of South Carolina were elected Tues day, March 27, at the clubs' meet ings in the University chapel, Hugh Williamson, head of the department of music, announced Wednesday. Ileading the men's club for the spring semester will be Paul Puck. ett, president; Paul Whitaker, vice president; Gus Apostolakus, secre tary-treasurer; and Dick Newell, business manager. Officers of the girls' glee club are Patsy Patrick, president; Agnes McBride, vice-president; and Betty Dillard, secretary-treasurer. Tryouts are held at the beginning M of each semester and from those stu dents who have the necessary tone quality and ability to read notes are chosen club members. Mr. Williamson directs the boys' glee club and Mrs. Williamson is responsible for the girls'. Meetings are held at 5 p. in. on Tuesdays and 'I' Iursdays. Nlembers admitted into the girls' glee cIlb for the spring semester are: Lee Poston, Irving Rion, TJoniasine Padberg, Sarah Hol land, M argaret Wylie, Beverly 'rcvathan, Mary Shoun, Vera Jean Sitford, Patsy Patrick, Mary Jean O'llara, Virginia Newsome, Betty 4 Joyce Moore, Blecky Anne Melton, :nl Mlary Frances McGill. Al.o, Agnes McBride, Florence McAbee, 'Margaret Martin, Esther Ilniit, Ed'Ona I1ill Ilaynes, Helen Gentry, Alice Forbes, Margaret Ewart, 1)orothy Edwards, Betty l)illar,. Margie Curtis, Cecilia Can true, I,aeey Butler, Mary Brown, IlIarbara Irown, Inez Bartlett, and HIetty Ruth Ayers. \lenbers of the boys' glee club are: Paul Puckett, Tom Stokes, Billy leckham, Ellis Johnson, Jerry Meacham. Garvin Kirkland, S. I. Teal, Billy Routh, T. V. Tustin, a W. I). \V illiams, John Collins, Billy .ove, Walter Myers, Paul Whit- .1 aker, Averill White, Scott Robinette, Gus Apostolakus, George Gorpily, Dick Newell, and Bill Prigge. Euphradians Argue Negro Vote Issue Rs. 1olved: 'That the South Carom lina )eniocratic Party should give the Negro the vote was the query of an open floor discussion at the EIuphradian literary society of the University of South Carolina Tues day, M arch 27. John Reese, who opened the dis cussion with a five minute extenipo raneous speech, said, "For the Southl Carolina Democratic Party to franchise the Negro now would be ahntiost as catastrophiic as the dis franchising of the whites after the Civil\War." "P'erhiaps ten, perhaps twenty years fronm now, after the Negro race as a whole has beeti raised to atn educationiai level mtore closely approximtatitig that of the whites, the Negroes cani he extended the vo'te wvithiout endlangerinig our po li tical set-up itn this state," lhe con ttinuedl. '*M the Negroes to be giv'en the votc now. would tmean the dob)ingiti. of the nutnbter of votes cast in SouthI Carolina elections and a doubltig of the amount of money exchatngedl between the politicians and~ their conistitutents."' ilTE TO EAT It ANTEEN :hes rinks tes Supplies Depository