The Franklin Evening Star - 02 May 1944

1.  Refreshments at the Columbus USO don't seem to be getting much attention as the boys show more interest in the charming hostess, Rosalyn Craven.  l-r: S/Sgt  Vincent Buckley, Co. M, 442nd Infantry and Mrs. Buckley; Sgt LaVerne Borreson of the same regiment; and Pvts Johnny Zullo, Andrew Andreottola and Norman Levy, of the 106th QM Co.

2.  "Dear folks: Having a wonderful time" easily could be the title for this group at the Columbus Club.  l-r: Pvt Sam Seril, Co. A, 423rd Inf.; Pvt. Edward W. Jack, Co. G, 423rd Inf.; T/4 Maurice J. Darlington, Hq. Co., 106th Div.; and Pvt Bernard C. Fasshauer, 3547th SU.

3.  This is a "chow" line without gripes, with Mrs. Joy Crawford, asst. director of the Columbus USO, pouring coffee.  l-r: Pfc George Spindle, 772nd Tank Bn; T/5 Allen W. Starege, 772nd Tank Bn; Pvt. Galen W. Black, Co. A, 423rd Inf.; and Pvt Joe Knieriemen, Co. C, 423rd Inf.  Rear, Mrs Betty Clark, a senior hostess, and Sgt. Paul G. Warren, Co. M, 424th Inf. and wife.

4.  A "hot" game of shuffleboard intrigues this quartet at Columbus.  l-r: Pvt. Clayton S. Phelps, Jr., Hq & Hq Section, 1560th SU; T/% Kenneth Jackson, Hq. Co., 529th FA; T/5 Frank Vozar, Med. Det., 772nd Tank Bn; and T/5 Thomas W. Pitts, Co. D, 422nd Inf.

5.  This get-together quartet sang at the Franklin USO, accompanied by Pfc Noahwell Cruz, of the 196th Army Band.  l-r: Cpl. James E. McKeever, 422nd Inf; Pvt Charley Lee, 423rd Inf; Pfc Alfred Demaris, 3547th SU; T/5 Edward Everett, 423rd Inf.

6.  This group crowds around for some punch, served by Maj. John O'Bierne, Salvation Army and Director of the Franklin USO; and Miss  Martha Pearson, a hostess.  l-r: T/4 Anthony Zinna, Hq. Co., 422 Inf; T/5 John Szucs, Hq. Co. 422nd Inf ; Pfc Lambert Rousseau, 1537th SU; T/4 Ted Barry, 377th Ordnance MAM Co; and Sgt Paul Chilson, of the 141st Ordnance.

7.  Pvt. Tex Leone, Co. G, 422nd Inf., has the situation well in hand as he prepares to put the ball in the corner pocket of one of the two pool tables at the Franklin Club.  Players and a "kibitzer" are l-r: Sgt James O. Ingles, Co. H, 422nd Inf; T/5 Albert J. Daley, 417th Ordnance Co; S/Sgt Edward Hofhrins, 417th Ordnance Co; and Pfc John Capalbo, 1537th SU.

8.  Here we have the crowd giving in to Rumba music played by the 196th Army Band at the Franklin Club.

9.  At game of cards at the Franklin's King St club interests this group.  l-r: Cpl Dorothy L. Howard, WAC Section, 3547th SU; Pfc Elmer Tisdel, of the 196th Army band; S/Sgt La Vergne Grose, WAC Section, 3547th SU; 1st Sgt. Thomas Lee, Sanitary Co; and Pvt Sylvia Harris, WAC Section, 3547th SU.

10.  Sliding along an excellent dance floor to the tunes played by a unit of the 196th Army Band at the King St. USO, Franklin.

11.  T/5 Charles Askland, of the 423rd Infantry tried his hand at cartooning with the help of William C. MacGregor, director of the Edinburg USO.

12.  This couple, just one of many on the dance floor of the Edinburg Club seems carried away by the jukebox music.

13.  There is no lack of interest in this game of cards as played by T/4 Clarence C. Ketterer, Co. K, 423rd Inf and his wife and S/Sgt Howard Lockwood, Co. K, 422 Inf and his wife at Edinburg.  Also sitting in the group at the extreme right is T/5 Henry Kirchner, 106th QM Co.  Standing in the rear are, l-r: T/5 James Jeffers, HQ Bat, 592nd FA; Pvt. Victor Moore, 331st Med. Bn; Cpl. Edward Ollila, Bat C, 589th FA, and T/5 Hermes Diaz, Co C, 423rd Inf.

Following concerns the Korean War Era of Camp Atterbury

Franklin Evening Star - 25 January 1952
Johnny Long's Band to Play at Camp Atterbury

Johnny Long, "Young America's Favorite Bandleader," comes to Atterbury's Sports Arena at 3 p.m. Monday along with 300 cadettes to provide dancing pleasure for all men on post who swap a March of Dimes dollar for a dance ticket.  March of Dimes officers in each unit are giving tickets for each one dollar contribution or more with all proceeds helping to put Atterbury over the top of its $2,500 dollar goal in the fight against polio. Soldiers can bring a date on the same ticket.

The Johnny Long dance mark the second in Special Services' series of name band appearance at the Arena. If it is as successful as last month's Norman Lee program, another dance can be expected as a welcome to the 31st division early in spring.

Entire Troupe Here

Long's entire troupe will travel with the band to Atterbury, including featured vocalist Rod Kinder, as well as Dick Parry, the "Long Shots," and the Glee Club.  One of Johnny Long's more in interesting claims to fame is his position as the only "backward" or south paw violinist who has achieved success.  At the age of six, when Johnny had been studying violin for a year, an over-hungry pig bit the young musician on the left hand, severing several tendons.

His teacher was afraid the hand might never be the same, so she restrung his violin, and taught him to bow with the left hand and finger with the right-the reverse of what every other well-known violinist in the world dues.

Organized at Duke

The nucleus of the Long orchestra was organized by Johnny as a freshman at Duke University. Billed first as the Freshman Orchestra, the unit stayed together and returned as the Duke Sophomores, the Duke Juniors, and finally the Duke Collegians.  After graduation in 1935, the band began taking professional dates, and climbed steadily to the top, until today they can boast of having played every important theater, club, dance hall and prom in the country.