Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1954 Page: 2 of 18
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PERIPATETING CURTAILED
When this department of the
SENTINEL was launched five
months ago it was the origina
to id a ha he a
should do a lot of roving about
to see what was going on at Post
installations and to record his ob
servations in clear and simple
prose which even editorial writers
adjutants of infantry and librari
ans might readily comprehend.
(Lest we give offense let us ex
plain at once that our closest friend
is an editorial wx-iter one of our
daughters is married tr a former
adjutant and the other one is a li
brarian).
But we have learned that con
tinuous roving is not always pos
sible. Here at Ft. Hood we have
a HI Corps Chief of Staff Briga
dier General Paul Johnson who
seems to have been endowed by
his Creator with a pretty gift for
seeing to it that all members of
his staff perform not only an hon
est day's work every day but some
times a great deal more. For the
past two weeks he has been break
ing our back with "in addition to
your other duties" assignments
and in consequence we have been
able to do no peripateting at all.
Just what will follow in this in
stallment is not certain. It is
being concocted very late at night
when most people are either drunk
or in bed and at about the hour
the winners at the poker games
are thinking of going home and
permitting the losers to fight it
out until daybreak.
CAT LOVERS
When hard-pressed for subject
matter men who pop their mouths
off in the public prints always have
their mail to turn to for inspiration.
Our recent mail conveys the in
dubitable deduction that Ft. Hood
and its lovely environs are infest
ed with many cat lovers. Only a
few weeks ago we penned a light
jocosity about our wife's silly cat
Clementine in which we described
Clemy as low-down and good-for-
nothing. There were many feline
lovers who didn't like what we
wrote and many of them have
either written or telephoned to say
that we do not understand cats or
we would not have denigrated
Clemy in so uncavalier a man
ner. We never thought our cat
homily would cause the slightest
stir for we were under the impres
sion that all intelligent people go
in for dog-loving much mor than
cat-loving. And the SENTINEL
likes to think that all of its read
ers are intelligent.
But we learn that the cats have
many partisans despite the fact
that in- our neighborhood we have
seen only one cat during the past
month—one Jack-the-Ripper who
comes over occasionally to see if
there is anything he can do for
Clemy. Thus far there hasn't been.
One cat lover has written to sug
gest that we read a new book on
how to rear cats and another has
written to say that we lied when
we stated that Clemy was writ
ing a book. This critic made it
plain that cars are mammals and
do not have a soul and are there
fore incapable of thinking much
WIRTH'S
Restaurant
In Downtown Temple
to.
102 Ave.
Our Peripatetic Reporter Writes
less writing a book. Another cat the former president had checked
partisan declared with heat that
the cats do not dislike the dogs
and have no plan for putting every
dog to death. (Clemy still insists
that at the cat school she attends
a long course in dog-posioning is
taught).
But perhaps we are wrong about
cats and offer the usual apologies
But in offering apologies we want
to make it clear that all of our in-
formation came from Clemy which
probably shows how unrealiable
and untruthful cats really are. As
for Clemy we wouldn't believe her
swearing under oatL on a stack of
Bibles a greyhound couldn't jump
over.
FOUR KINGS
The poker players we mention
above remind us of a poker story
Marse Henry Watterson tells about
in his charming two-volume auto
biography written in 1921 just
few years before he died.
This particular game took place
in Washington D.C. in 1890 and
one of the players was Grover
Cleveland a former president of
the United States. Throughout his
lifetime poker was Mr. Cleve
land's favorite game but after his
election to the presidency in 1884
he quit the game for obvious rea
sons and did not resume playing
until his first term 'ended in 1889.
After his defeat for a second
term he established a law office
in New York City but he was often
in Washington on business and on
one of these trips Marse Henry
held a poker game in his honor.
Other notables in attendance were
John G. Carlisle and Richard 01-
ney his former attorney general
who induced Cleveland to send
federal troops to Chicago to put
down the Pullman strike.
All of the contestants in the game
were old hands at poker and knew
their way around except Mr. Car
lisle who had played only a few
times and was not at all familiar
with the percentages in the draw
and other mysteries every poker
player must know.
Mr. Cleveland who had a repu
tation for playing his cards close
to his bosom opened one pot for
$3 thinking the three aces he held
were worth it. Marse Henry who
was sitting next to Mr. Cleveland
under the gun as they call it held
a pat flush but he did not raise
wishing to keep as many custo
mers as possible in the pot. Mr.
Olney held a pat straight and
raised the pot $5 and Mr. Car
lisle who had nothing called the
$8 which was required to stay in.
Thinking that his three aces might
not be the best hand Mr. Cleve
land merely called.
At the draw Marse Henry and
Olney of course stood pat but
Mr. Carlisle drew four cards!
Marse Henry drew two cards to
his three aces and snagged two
tens making him a full house. He
ad he on on a
Marse Henry bet $10 and Mr.
Onley raised $20. After Mr. Car
lisle called both bets Mr. Cleve
land raised another $20. Realizing
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Jack Robbins his partner in a
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ey when Goff said: "I might just
take a walking vacation this year."
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a load into them Marse Henry
and Olney dropped out but Mr.
Carlisle called the bet. He had
drawn four cards to a king and
caught three more kings and thus
held the winning hand.
After Mr. Carlisle had garnered
the large pot Mr. Cleveland had
this to say:
"Mr. Carlisle if I am ever pres
ident again I intend to appoint you
secretary of the treasury. But don't
make that four-card draw too oft
en."
Grover Cleveland was reelected
president in 1892 and Mr. Car
lisle served as his secretary of the
treasury throughout his second
term.
HISTORICAL NOTE
After Secretary Wilson's recent
dog statement which caused such
a hullabaloo the SENTINEL'S
executive editor Major W. M. Tay
lor recalled an ancient oral faux
pas which probably cost James
G. Blaine the presidency in 1884
(What Mr. Wilson had to say was
innocuous enough merely that
he likes people who look for work
rather than those who howl for it
—but the newspapers played it up
in a melodramatic manner and
made the usual mountain out of a
mole hill.)
The campaign of 1884 between
Blaine and Grover Cleveland was
probably the bitterest one in
American history. It featured some
very acrimonious debate having to
do with Blaine's honesty and
Cleveland's promiscuity during his
bachelor days.
Years before Blaine had been
trapped in a shabby and devious
deal which amounted to plain bri
bery and netted him more than
one hundred thousand dollars. An
equal number of years before
Cleveland had been named as the
father of a child belonging to one
Maria Halpin. He was probably
guiltless but nevertheless all Re
publicans newspapers flaunted
cartoon depicting a mother carry
ing a baby over the caption: "Ma
Ma Where's My Pa?" "He's in
the White House haw haw haw."
In an effort to further discredit
Blaine one Republican spell-bind
er named Samuel Burchard who
was a Presbyterian theologian de
clared in one of his speeches that
Cleveland's party was the "party
of Rum Romanism and Rebel
lion." This incensed so many
an ha he
against the Plumed Knight as In-
gersoll called Blaine and elected
Cleveland. It was one of the best
things that ever happened to the
nation for old Grover turned out
to be about the solidest things we
have ever had in the White House.
INDIGNANT INTELLIGENCE
Last week the SENTINEL re
ceived a letter from one of its
readers who was and probably
still is fightin' mad. We'll not
print his exact words for when
men write when they are furious
ly angry their rough words often
render their argument ineffective.
But what our correspondent had
to say deserves some notice.
He called attention to the num
ber of people a few of them in
uniform who fail to comport them
selves in the proper manner when
the Flag is lowered each even
ing in front of the HI Corps Head
quarters. There are always a few
Americans who need occasionally
to be reminded that Old Glory is
still looked upon in all corners of
the globe as the hope of the world.
PHONK 4?1
THE AROMERED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
Btry Casts Absentee Ballots
The citizen-soldiers of a 1st Arm
ored Division unit recently set a
record that might well be envied
by any American community.
On Tuesday 100 per cent of the
eligible voters in Btry of the 73rd
AFA cast absentee ballots in the
elections being conducted this fall
in their home states.
This mark was the result of a
drive carried out by the men of
the battery in conjunction with the
"Old Ironsides" Division's Troop I
and E program.
The division's program of com
WAC Sergeant Seeks Answer
To Ageless Driving Question
Are women or men better driv
ers?
Although this question has been
asked over a million times it
seems a definite answer cannot be
reached without an argument. A
WAC stationed at Fort Hood is
proving that the weaker sex is
definitely not out of the race
though.
The Fort Hood Roadeo a motor
vehicle show to test the skill of
drivers has reached the semi
finals. Out of a possible score of
305 points SFC Celia E. McClel-
len of Brownwood assigned to
the 4005th WAC Det. defeated sev
eral men of the 4005th Enl. Det. as
she scored 230 points.
The contest open to all enlist
ed men and women who hold
valid drivers license (any state)
consists of exercises where proper
clearance minute turning correct
parking and quick thinking make
up the total points and will make
a good driver a champion driver.
Official entry forms were distri-
Mess Officers Attend
Management Course
Mess officers of the Fourth Arm
ored Division are going to school
in November to learn new ways
of making the Thanksgiving Turkey
and Christmas Goose more tasty.
One officer from half of the com
panies of the division will attend
a two week two-hour-a-day course
on mess management during the
first twelve days of November and
the other companies of the Fourth
will each send an officer to the
course during the period Novem
ber 15-26.
All phases of mess management
and food preparation will be cov
ered in the course which is being
given by the Food Service Sections
of Headquarters Fourth Army
and the Fourth Armored Division.
Makes Dry Run
MOLINE 111. (AFPS)—Greased
from head to toe a 16-year-old
boy stood ready to swim the Mis
sissippi River and collect a prize
put up by classmates. His father
arrived on the scene and took him
home.
As Eternal As The
Heavens
To symbolize these last mo
ments with us is the purpose
of every service we conduct.
"Pledged to Perfection
in Every Service"
HOLLAND
FUNERAL HOME
Ph. 2941
N. 4th St.
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A CAPPING CEREMONY for Fort Hood Staff Aides took place at the U.S. Army Hospital here last
week with eleven women receiving caps pins and certificates. Pictured as they look at the cake
made in their honor are left to right Mrs. Glen A. Webster Mrs. John R. Vitek Mrs. Thomas E.
Sidebotham Mrs. Claude R. Ingram Mrs. Joseph L. Hinkle Mrs. William P. Henderson Mrs. S. A.
Fry Mrs. Ray H. Fentriss Mrs. Ralph Elliott Mrs. Jack S. Dundas and Mrs. J. D. Alger. The pre
sentations were made by Mrs. Geneva Snell executive secretary of the Bell County Chapter Mrs.
W. H. S. Wright volunteer services chairman and Mrs. C. O. Lonseth staff aide chairman. (U.S.
Photo by Tobin).
Artillery Unit Voters Attain
One Hundred Percent Goal
pany and battery-level troop con
ferences has stressed the impor
tance of every citizen in a democ
racy taking part in choosing his
government representatives. These
discussions are usually conducted
by each unit's I and E non
commissioned officer and the men
all contribute their own ideas on
the subject.
"Naturally" explains Maj. Stan
ley E. Porche Thibodaux La. di
vision I and E officer "we are not
interested in how the men vote.
We just try to explain how impor-
buted to all companies and special
units. Drivers were able to use
their own automobiles or borrowed
ones. The minimum length being
16 feet from bumper. to bumper
and the width six feet (measured
at the widest spot).
Semi-finals for non-divisional
units will be held November 5.
First Armored Division tests will
be held November 10 while 4th
Armored semi-finals will be No
vember 16. Fort Hood finals will
be November 17 weather permit
ting.
Top three contestants will re
ceive cash prizes and appropriate
trophies or awards and the cham
pion will compete in the Fourth
Army Roadeo to be held at Fort
Sam Houston.
The contest has been conduct
ed by the III Corps Safety Sec
tion in cooperation with the 1st
and 4th Armored Division safety
offices.
Other female contestants were
Pvt. Lillian L. Kinney Lorain
Ohio 220 and PFC Bernice Sto-
vall Indianapolis 198.
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tant it is for all of us to play our
part in these elections."
Voting For First Time
The men of Btry did not need
much persuasion. As the I and E
NCO Pvt. William Farley Mont-
clair N.J. explained it "Many
of our men have turned 21 since the
last elections and they were par
ticularly interested in voting for the
first time."
Because of the great interest
shown by all the men of the unit
the battery commander Lt. Allen
T. Brillheart Little Rock Ark.
set aside Tuesday as "C Btry Vot
ing Day" and appointed Lt. Robert
H. Burns St. Petersburg Fla. as
"voting officer" in charge of set
ting up the event and helping the
men procure absentee ballots from
their home states. From then on
said Lieutenant Burns "Our goal
was 100 per cent."
Ballots Were Mailed
Lieutenant Burns assisted by
PFC George Tomasic Pittsburgh
designed an unofficial "ballot box"
and set it up in the dayroom. On
Tuesday the men "went to the
polls" placing their sealed bal
lots in the box during a special
battery meeting. Then the ballots
were mailed to the many states
represented by the battery's per
sonnel.
On hand for the event was Lt.
Col. Loren F. Stone Gallipolis
Ohio the 73rd commander. Colonel
Stone praised the men for their
program and said "I think this is
a wonderful record. The men of
this unit have demonstrated fine
citizenship in action."
Major Porche commented that
"it is quite a little harder to vote
when you have to use an absentee
ballot but it is obviously worth
the trouble to all of us. I hope
this record will set an example
for many more men throughout the
1st Armored Division."
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KILLEEN
A capping ceremony for Fort
Hood Staff Aides volunteer work
ers took place at the Fort Hood
Army Hospital last week with
eleven women receiving caps pins
and certificates.
Guests speakers for the occasion
were Lt.Col. Emma F. Houston
chief nurse at the hospital here
and Mr. Clifford Gibbs field di
rector for the Red Cross at Fort
Hood.
Those receiving caps for staff
aide work were Mrs. Glen A. Web
ster Mrs. John R. Vitek Mrs.
Thomas E. Sidebotham Mrs.
Claude R. Ingram Mrs. S. A.
Fry Mrs. Ralph Elliott Mrs.
Jack S. Dundas and Mrs. J. D.
Alger.
Presenatations were made by
Mrs. Geneva Snell executive sec
retary of Bell County Chapter
Mrs. W. H. S. Wright volunteer
services chairman and Mrs. C.
O. Lonseth staff aide chairman.
Mrs. Ray H. Fentriss Mrs. Jo
seph L. Hinkle and Mrs. William
P. Henderson received certificates
for both Gray Ladies and Staff
Aide work.
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Chiropractor
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Chiropractor"
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Capping Ceremony Presented
For Volunteer Staff Work
Service bars were awarded Mrs.
C. O. Lonseth and Mrs. William
S. Price. Mrs. Lonseth has already
completed 170- credit hours this
year. She received her second serv
ice stripe last week.
The staff aide workers are known
for their indirect work with serv
ice personnel working in such of
fices as Red Cross and in the hos
pital doing typing shorthand and
other administrative work.
Gray adies are seen in the hos
pital wards working directly with
Fort Hoc 1 nurses doctors and pa
tients. Volunteer workers are very
often found in the well-baby clinic
located in Hood Village every
Thursday morning and in the hos
pital wards during Wednesday aft
ernoons between the hours of one
to four.
Some of the volunteers work in
the Red Cross Blood Bank also.
FIREMEN'S FIRE
BRIDGEPORT Conn. (AFPS)
Red-faced firemen fighting a blaze
here had to call for help—not
put out the original fire—but
douse flames from their truck.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1954, newspaper, October 28, 1954; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254402/m1/2/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Casey Memorial Library.