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THE SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C SEPTEMBER 25. 1942 Army Strives for Right Man on Right Spot Fighting, Efficient Yanks First Aim of Personnel Officers Sorting out and analyzing the oc cupational skills, hobbies, education and aptitudes of every man who en ters the army and fitting him into an assignment where he can make his greatest contribution to the war effort is the job of more than 6,000 skilled personnel officers and men who were carefully selected and trained by the adjutant general’s of fice of the war department and who are engaged in this most important of all personnel work in nearly ev ery corner of the globe. Unlike materiel, personnel is nev er static—it is always changing. A man entering the service today and classified as a mechanic or a po tential machine gunner may next month or several months later dis play aptitudes which may make him a potential anti-aircraft gunner, a Diesel engine mechanic, a tank com mander or an officer candidate. Because some men fail to measure up to the first estimate of their abilities, and others demonstrate abilities far beyond anything that their civilian ex perience would indicate, the work of the classification and as signment officer has only begun when at the reception center the first duty or training assignment is recommended. Various Test ‘Sieves.' Actual requirements of the vari ous arms and services to provide filler and loss replacements for ex isting and new units are known and set up in requirement and replace ment rate tables by the many civil ian occupational categories that are required to make up our army and are furnished service command com manders in accordance with the se lective service procurement allot ment quota of each service com mand and also in accordance with the occurrence rate of procurement of each type of civilian occupation in each service command which ex perience has indicated. This pro vides the first sieve through which men are put when they enter the service. A second is given them when they arrive at replacement training cen ters of the various arms and serv ices. Here, their records of the in terview and test grades attained are reviewed and they are placed in the type of training within their arm or service of assignment where it is believed they will do their best work. H will be seen from this that while the objective of initial classification is to recommend a man for duty or training in an army job for which bis civilian experience indicates he is best fitted, there are several contrib uting factors which may result in his being assigned to a duty entirely foreign, to his mind, to any experience he may have had. They include: a surplus of civilian occupations above army requirements; many civilian jobs having no army counter part; a personnel history indi cating leadership potentialities which the man himself possibly did not realize. At the Reception Center. Here classification and assign ment begin. Here all men are inter viewed and initially classified. Here their basic classification form is filled out. This card accompanies every man throughout his army ca reer, and will be used in helping to The right man in the right place— that’s the idea. But the important purpose of the army’s training pro gram is to develop fighting soldiers such as this one: Lieut. James A. Harden, “Bayonet Expert of the 31st Division.’’ Many of the soldiers in the army today are highly trained technicians. Many of them, their technical “talents” being discovered by various tests after induction, are receiving such training as these young men who are learning the detail assembly of teletype machines, and how to remedy any defects found in them. find a job for him when he returns to civilian life. It summarizes his personal history, schooling, work ex perience, leadership ability, inter ests, hobbies, foreign languages, and previous military, ROTC or CCC experience. Additions and changes are made when necessary, insuring an up-to-date record of information throughout the man’s service. The first phase of classifica tion is testing. Every man re ceives the army general classifi cation test, which provides an index of his general ability to learn his duties. The score on this test and the corresponding army grade are recorded on the qualification card before the Intensive training, hard work, good food—and plenty of it, such is what goes into the daily life of each and every one of Uncle Sam’s sol diers. The big grin on this sergeant’s face indicates that he’s satisfied with what is on his tray. man is interviewed. The me chanical aptitude test is given to all recruits who can read and write English. The test has questions on pattern - picture matching, shop mechanics, and mechanical movements, com prehension, and information. The second phase of initial classi fication is the interview. The inter viewer 'is skilled in questioning, in drawing out desired information, and in recording it accurately. After the Interview. When the interview is over, the qualification card is checked for completeness, accuracy, and legibil ity. It is then referred to the classi fier, who checks the man’s civilian occupations and on the basis of the information on the card recom mends his initial duty or training assignment either to a replacement training center or to a unit. This recommended assignment is not necessarily the man’s main or even second-best civilian occupation, but is determined on the basis of a com plete analysis of each individual which includes his occupation, edu cation, hobbies, previous military training, intelligence, leadership, and other pertinent factors. It is the practice to distribute men of various levels of educational and mental ability equally among the different arms and services so that the average level is equalized in all arms and services. At Replacement Training Center. Here, incoming trainees are as signed to the type of training which they may most readily absorb. The particular needs of the service, how ever, may make it impossible to as sign every man to the specific type of training for which he was first recommended. The first task is to make certain that each man’s training will be in accord with his aptitudes, interests and experience. Various means are employed to insure training only qualified personnel. When the ex perience data on the soldier’s quali fication card are questionable, the soldier is re-interviewed; and if his particular ability is still uncertain, he receives a trade test for that field. In the final matching of men and jobs, other factors beside the test scores and work experience are carefully considered. Full utiliza tion is made of leadership, age, pre vious military experience, and any other experience with predictive value. If Progress Isn’t Satisfactory. While the men are receiving these varied types of training at the Re placement Training center, the classification and assignment officer is continually informed about their progress so that any who are not progressing satisfactorily may be reclassified and reassigned to a different type of training. This is especially important in connection with the training of specialists, since these schools have limited space facilities and can be used to train only those men best qualified for the in struction. The classification of ficer is also kept informed when men in the Special Training units are ready to return to reg ular training, so that they may be transferred promptly. Near the completion of their train ing, all enlisted men are reported I to the adjutant general by the speci fication serial number of the mili tary occupational specialty in which they will be qualified for assignment to a unit. The adjutant general then issues transfer orders for these men to report to various units and in stallations for which requisitions ex ist. At units, replacements are as signed to duties on the basis of the information on their qualification cards. For various reasons, men may often be reclassified. A special ist gains new skills in the proc ess of training, a soldier of long service can no longer compete physically with younger men, a conscientious objector requests in writing to be assigned to a combat unit, or an enlisted man finds it difficult, because of phys ical deficiency or emotional in stability, to adjust himself to an assignment. Reassignments are also made to balance the available skills and mental abilities within the units and through the service. Unit command ers report shortages and any over supply of military specialists so that transfers may be made to balance skills throughout the parent unit and the army. Personnel Specialists. The personnel technician is a classification officer charged with the administration of classification procedures and policies in the unit or installation to which he may be assigned. He must have had tech nical training and experience in personnel administration and must demonstrate organizing ability. With him rests responsibility for the ad ministration of Classification Tests given to all enlisted men and for giving aptitude and individual tests when necessary. He has on his staff the Personnel Consultant and enlisted men, also classified as Personnel Technicians, who help to maintain the smooth and efficient functioning of the classifica tion program. Through such classification and assignment, the army of the United States is endeavoring to use avail able manpower with one and only one object in view—the placement of each man in a job or duty where his strength, vigor, skill, aptitudes and intelligence may be utilized to strike the most telling blow against the enemies of our country. Yanks Taught Language of Land Where They Are Stationed It is planned to supply every troop unit with a set of foreign language recordings upon leaving for a desti nation where a foreign language is spoken. It is estimated that after six or seven hearings of the records and a short period of applied study of the references, the average soldier should have memorized sufficient phrases to provide him with an adequate speaking vocabulary for his needs. Dr. Henry Lee Smith, former in structor of English at Brown uni versity, Providence, R. I., and di rector of the radio program, “Where Are You From?” is in charge. He points out that although the procedure is based on scientific analysis of principles of phonetics and phonemics, it is not intended as a basic conversational study of the foreign language. It was evolved only as an expedient for quickly and easily instructing American troops. American troops embarking for a land where a foreign language is spoken will be taught an elementary speaking knowledge of that language through a new and simplified meth od of instruction featuring the use of phonograph records, it was an nounced by the war department. The records are used in conjunc tion with reference pamphlets con taining instructions in pronunciatioN and a glossary containing further information on the language. — |MpROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for September 27 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JOSEPH: AN EXAMPLE OF FORGIVENESS LESSON TEXT—Genesis 45:1-15; 47:11. 12. GOLDEN TEXT—Be ye kind one to an other. tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32. Forgiveness, opening the way for the restoration of fellowship and the showing of kindness, brought the sto ry of Joseph and his brethren to a happy ending. Under the good hand of God the story which began with tragedy is brought to a conclusion of blessing. Following the earnest plea of Ju dah, the heart of Joseph could no longer withhold itself from the full expression of affection and devotion to his family. I. Love Overcomes Fear (w. 1-4). Joseph tenderly shielded the fam ily troubles from the eyes and ears of strangers by sending out the Egyptians. It was the first step of consideration which paved the way for reconciliation. How often just the opposite is done—airing family affairs before the world, and humili ating those who may be in the wrong, thus making it difficult for them to admit their guilt. Then, too, this was a moment too tender and delicate to be seen by outsiders. The tears of a strong man like Joseph mean a deep movement of spirit—a solemn and often a sa cred moment. It should also be noted that the brothers were afraid, and well they might be, because of their sin against Joseph. After almost 50 years these unrepentant men found themselves face to face with the one whom they had supposed they had disposed of, and they knew their sin had found them out. It always does, sooner or later, but inevitably. How great and noble was the for giving love of Joseph; an example to us, especially appropriate and needed in a world of hate and bit terness. H. Grace Overrules Sin (w. 5-8). The guilt of these men was none the less and Joseph could not re move it, but he encouraged them by showing how God had used their evil devices to work out His own good pleasure. He can make the wrath of man to praise Him (Ps. 76:10). It is worth stressing again that in the very hour when the prospects for Joseph’s future usefulness seemed ruined, God was opening the door to the greatest experiences of his life and was preparing him to serve the thousands whose lives were saved by his wisdom and abil ity in the years of famine. Nothing is more important in the life of a child of God than to be yielded to His will, unmoved by cir cumstances, abiding His time, re sponding to His guidance whether it be by the opening or closing of doors, prosperity or adversity. And herein is the marvel of it all—even sin may be overruled by God’s grace for His own glory. That does not invite anyone to sin that grace may abound (Rom. 6:1, 2), but it does offer encouragement to the one who has fallen, that God can re deem the years that the locust have eaten (Joel 2:25). Our lesson also sets us an exam ple of how true forgiveness acts, something we need. So often when forgiveness is asked or granted there is an “I can forgive but I can’t forget” attitude, which means that while hostilities havfe ceased, at least temporarily, there is no real friendship or the disposition to show kindness. Is there any real forgive ness at all in such an attitude of heart and mind? We fear not. III. Kindness Provides the Best (w. 9-15; 47:11, 12). It might have been enough to send food and a kind greeting with the brothers to their own land, but love does not seek the minimum expres sion of its feeling. It asks not how little, but how much can I give or do. Bringing his aged father and brothers into the land of plenty was not enough, Joseph also gave to them the “best of the land” (47:11). His thoughtful consideration in send ing for his father (Gen. 46:5-7) was part of the same piece of kindness. Joseph puts to shame the modern “hard-boiled” attitude toward needy and aged members of the P-nily. In their eager and relentle , pur suit of fame or riches, many ignore or trample upon the members of their own families. Often they are ashamed of the broken bodies, the humble apparel, the broken or un educated speech of their parents. They fear lest their new-found friends in the circle of wealth and supposed “position” will think them strange or ridiculous. God pity the man or woman who is ashamed of a humble or aged father and mother! Joseph, who really had an exalted position gained by merit and by the blessing of God, never forgot his place before God as a son in the family and as a brother. Let us consider him and do likewise. Pulling Purse Strings Today, let’s talk about budgets. Food budgets in particular, because the)' will be a major item in your life the next few months as prices slowly edge upwards, as the days slip into fall and winter and the summer bargains in foods be come fewer and you have to do more juggling with figures to give your family the right food, at the best possible prices. If you are Mrs. Average America, you will be more nutrition conscious this year than last, too. This will be not only because nutrition news has sprinted into the limelight, but because the demands of wartime liv ing upon energy have become so great that you will have to have right foods to do your most and your best. But, how can budgeting help you to serve “right” meals, you ask. That’s simple. Buy the right foods with your dollars and you can’t help serving meals that are correctly bal anced. First, divide the food dollar into fifths. One-fifth, or 20 cents, should go for vegetables and fruits. Use the next fifth for milk and cheese. The third of the fifths goes for the basis of your important meals— meats, eggs and fish. Another fifth will be set aside for breads and cereals, while the very last 20 cents is allowed for acces sory items such as butter, fats, sug ar, tea, coffee and spices. General Guide. The 20-cent rule is not a hard and fast rule. It is" only a general guide because prices of the different groups of food vary from season to season, from section to section. Use your judgment in spending. Perhaps you get milk from the milkman, vegetables from the ped dler who comes to your back door three times a week, eggs from the farm, and meat from a fa vorite butcher. Or, you may get all your food from one place. There is no one way to shop. Pick out what the best way is from the facilities available, but be sure to investigate those fa cilities before you fall into one pat tern. Shopping Carefully. Conservation’s an important note in these times. And it’s mighty im portant in this fascinating business of stocking up the pantry. If you plan meals for, say three days, or better still, a week in advance, you will not be trotting up to the store twice every day, or calling up your grocer whose time is at a premium and whose delivery facilities have been cut in the midst of cake bak ing to tell him you simply must have vanilla. Make out lists, and then shop ... for everything you need at one time. When the snap of autumn gets into the air, use pumpkin, squash and Concord grapes. When the drifts of snow pile lightly against your door or the weather gets at least uncom fortably cold, use root vegetables and those canned goods in the can ning cupboard. In spring, straw berries, asparagus, and broilers should grace your menu. What I Lynn Says: The Score Card: Best of bar gains are found in American Cheddar cheese at the present time. Production for the first five months of this year was over 50 per cent greater than for that cor responding period last year. Apples, absent from the mar kets and fruit stalls during the summer, in greater ‘ quantities, are coming into their own now. Apples and honey are food affini ties and will help you with sugar rationed. Fall’s bounty will also include squash, grapes, and pumpkins which add economy notes and fla vorsome touches to menus. This Week’s Menu Cream of Celery Soup * Baked Beans Lettuce Salad Chiffonade Dressing Bread and Butter Sliced Peaches Beverage mean, is, serve foods-in-season 1 It’s more than economy, it’s food at its best! Cheese Bargains. Right in line with buying what is most economical at present are the bargains you can find in cheese. Cheese is much more than some thing you put between slices of bread or the golden orange wedge you serve with pie or crack,ers. It is the most economical source of protein and as such can be used as an excellent meat substitute. Easily digestible and easily blend ing with almost every kind of food, it makes even the simplest dish a distinctive one because of the flavor it imparts to it. And remember, you’ll get not only protein when you use it, but those other essential diet necessities like phosphorus, calcium, iron, and vitamins B, D and G. As American as apple pie, are the American cheese stocks which we now have on hand. You’ll be kind to your budget if you make use of some of these ideas: *Cheese and Baked Beans. (Serves 6) 1 large can baked beans 1 cup American cheese, grated 1 cup grated bread 1 tablespoon chopped green peppers 2 tablespoons chopped celery 1 teaspoon chopped onion Place beans in baking dish. Then add all other ingredients and three slices lean bacon over top of dish. Bake 30 minutes at 250 degrees. Tuna and Cheese Souffle. (Serves 6) 1 cup scalded milk 1 cup soft bread ernmbs Vi cup grated American cheese 1 cup flaked tuna 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento Vi teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites 1 tablespoon lemon juice Combine milk with bread crumbs and grated cheese. Flake tuna and add lemon juice, pimiento, salt and well-beaten yolks. Beat egg white stiff but not dry and fold into mix ture. Turn into a buttered casse role, set in a pan of water and bake in a moderately slow (325-degree) oven 40 minutes or until golden brown. Sugar-saving apple recipes do de lightful things to fall menus, and help you get the mellow, autumn note in meals. This revives eating interest: Honey Apple Crisp (Serves 6) 4 cups sliced apples Vi cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Vi cup honey Vi cup flour Vi cup brown sugar Vi teaspoon salt Vi cup butter Vi cup walnuts, if desired Spread sliced apples in a shallow baking dish, sprinkle with sugar, lemon juice and pour honey over all. In a bowl mix flour, brown sug ar and salt and work in butter to make crumbly mixture. Spread crumbs evenly over apples (and nuts) and bake in a moderate oven (370 degrees) for 30 to 40 minutes until apples are tender and crust crisply browned. Serve with plain or whipped cream. IT/wl problem or recipes ore moat on your mind during these fall days? Explain your problem to Lynn Chambers and. she will give you expert advice on it. Address your letters, enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope for your reply, to her as Miss Lynn Chambers, Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Des-laines Street, Chi cago, Illinois. Released by Western Newspaper Union. PATTERNS SEWING fill CIRCLE *TpHE two of you can look the image of each other when you both wear this smart two piecer! The cute, short jacket can have a round collar (dressed up with a white collar for contrast) or an open neckline. 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