1930

Two more future Carnival girls have been added to our ever-growing list of Thirty offspring. Captain Fran and Billie Horn are crowing over the arrival of Barbara Ann on September 28. Barbara's brother, Michael Serge, was two on Armistice Day. Max and Frances Horwitt announce the birth of their second daughter, Mary Louise, October 7.

Ham South sent in a picture of his progeny, Deborah, aged six, and his wild Indian Hammy the 111, a three-year old. Unfortunately, we cannot show them to you in these columns for the duration, but it is easy to see why the lieutenant colonel is proud of them. Merle Kimball left a picture of his four sons with A 1 Dickerson while visiting Hanover recently, which is the first inkling we had that there is a fourth. We don't know his name or age, but his brothers are now about eleven, nine, and six years old.

Congratulations to Sandy McCulloch on his advancement to pharmacist's mate 2/c, at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk. He was there at the time of the explosion you all must have read about in the papers and had a busy session caring for the casualties as they were brought in.

Otis Crandall has been assigned to the University of Illinois for the Army Specialized Training program.

Milt Fleischman is a sergeant, with a job as assistant sergeant major at the air base at San Francisco Municipal Airport.

Jack Smith has been promoted to commander in the Medical Corps and is stationed as senior medical officer at the Naval Air Station, Melbourne, Fla. Jack said he would surely enjoy seeing anyone fortunate enough to get to Florida this winter, although he feels due to go to sea almost any time.

Bill Swartchild is captain in charge of ammunition procurement at the Chicago Ordnance District, having served with the Ordnance Department since January, 1942 Ellis Gilbert is still very active with the Service, in spite of his honorable discharge. He keeps busy entertaining at various Service clubs, Army camps and air fields, U.S.O.'s, etc., singing and playing the piano and also acting as master of ceremonies for the various shows. He recently put on six shows in three days at Camp Hood and was due for a return visit there this month. The oil industry also keeps him well-occupied earning a living, he says, adding that he sees OPA Paul Maguire quite often.

Tex Stigall's wife advises that Tex is in the Armed Guard branch of the Navy, having been at sea since April, but unable to tell her his whereabouts.

Bob Larkin writes that Brooke Willis is in the Army and has been sent to London for some sort of an economic study. Bob says that he sees A 1 and Barbara McGrath frequently and thinks they are the only Thirtymen in Norfolk. Well, besides Sandy McCtiUoch. Bill Keller's latest address is 507 Brackenridge Ave., Norfolk 5.

A 1 Fink sent in his check for class dues from Iceland, where he arrived late in September.

Dick Barnard has been at the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center at Camp Ellis, 111., since April, and likes his work there better than the camp and its location. He has seen Ed Warren several times, as Ed is in command of a unit or company.

We are indebted to Si Chandler's father for additional news about Si, who is now a lieutenant (jg). Si is serving on a destroyer escort in the South Pacific, having left San Francisco in August. He likes the ship and the other officers, as well as his work and is enjoying the new countries they are seeing. Margo Chandler is living in their home in Needham.

RYDER A YACHTSMAN

Frank Ryder, also lieutenant (jg), has been stationed at Newport as skipper of a converted yacht. He is now probably in Miami for anti-sub training and expects more active sea duty soon.

Harry Casler writes that he had a beer with Joe Hancort in Tuscon one warm Arizona afternoon in October. Harry is a squadron officer of a heavy bombardment (B-24) outfit at Pueblo, Colo. He also says that Rusty Morrill is still in Rochester, N. Y.; Pat Weaver is an executive officer on a PC, and that Bud Fisher is expected back in California soon, after duty in the Pacific.

Cotton Holmes is skipper of an SC boat and was looking forward to transfer to a larger ship soon.

Charlie Raymond must be getting lots of checks for dues from the boys, judging by the number of notes and new addresses he sent along to your secretary, but he won't be satisfied until he gets a good many more from the delinquents. Charlie says the Boston Thirtymen have scheduled a get-together at the University Club there the night before the Cornell game. That will be old news by the time you read this, but here's wishing all Thirtymen, their wives and children, a very Merry Christmas and the best of everything in 1944.

Secretary, 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y Treasurer, 49 Leighton Road, Wellesley, Mass