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Vol. 1 No. 30 ……. An Oregon County Plans Post-War Jobs for GIs ……. Cover: Promotion – The happiness of Pvt. (that is Pfc.) Charles Bond over his first stripe seems to be exceeded by that of his Indian bearer who did the job of sewing. In India, eight American enlisted men usually hire one bearer, each paying him a sum amounting to about $1.50 a month. And he’s well worth the cost. ……. Articles Inside: Lane County Makes Post-War Jobs. By Sgt. H. N. Oliphant ….. Straight Line, Chinese GI Finds, Not Shortest Distance Between Points. Sgt. Ken Abbott ….. Father and Son in Aussie Army, Another Son Serves in U.S. Navy. By Pvt. John Macleod ….. Ascension Island Gets An Amateur Theater. Pfc. Nat G. Bodian ….. Saidor Landing Was a Different Story for 32d Division’s Buna Veterans. By Cpl. Ralph Boyce ….. Bougainville Patrol – These Army scouts in the Solomons, who sneak through the jungles on five-day reconnaissance missions, have to know more wood lore than the Indian fighters of the Old West. by Cpl. Barrett McGurn ….. The Boys in Battery B – Since Salerno, they’ve had 35 Purple Hearts. And they think they’ve got the best gun in the whole Fifth Army. By Sgt. Ralph G. Martin ….. There Were No Dramatics on the Dock When This Hospital Ship Came Home ( USHS Acadia ) By Sgt. Mack Morriss ….. Variety Show – Produced by the Cameras of the World ….. Mail Call ….. Message Center ….. News From Home ….. The Sad Sack “Cheap Labor” by Sgt George Baker ….. A Yeast is Working. By Sgt. Ray Duncan ….. The New Troop-Rotation Policy ….. Strickly GI ….. News From Home – What Goes on in Your Own Home State ….. Navy Notes ….. Tee-Total Puzzle Challange ….. Checker Strategy ….. Sports Camera Goes on World Tour ….. Sports: Critics Put The Blast on Navy Big Leaguers by Sgt. Dan Polier ….. Sports Service Record ….. Cartoons