Friday, June 11, 1943
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ABBOT is ENGINEER
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1st. L ieu t. P H. O ’B rie n ............................ D ire c to r of Sp< ial Service
1st. L ieut. W ayn e B. L eitzell 12th G roup, Special S erv ice O fficer
2nd L t. S. D. H o p k in s........ 11th G ro u p , S pecial S erv ice O fficer
>S T A F F
Cpl. M o rrie C. G u ss...........................................................
E d ito r
T /4 G eorge S. Fly..:..:...................................................
s s ’t. E d ito r
T /5 R ich ard S h e a rin .....................................F e a tu re s , ' h o to g ra p h y
Cpl. P au lin e C o h n .......................................................
Mews E d ito r
T /5 R oy L. R id er............................................................
.ip o rts E d ito r
P fc. Boh H a h n ......................................................
..P h o to g ra p h e r
Cpl. H a rla n W eeks .....................................H q. E R T C C o rre sp o n d e n t
Aux. H e n rie tta K irk p a tric k ..................................................C ircu latio n
P h o to g ra p h y a n d a r t w o rk b y P u b licatio n s, E n g in e e r R e
placem ent T ra in in g C en ter, C am p A bbot, O regon.
“THE FLAG IS BORN’’
“W e tak e th e s t a r fro m H eaven, th e red fro m o u r m o th e r
co u n try , se p a ra tin g it by w h ite strip e s , th u s sh o w in g th a t w e h a v e
s e p a ra te d from h er, an d th e w h ite s trip e s shall go dow n to p o ste rity
re p re se n tin g lib erty .”
SO LID S E N D E R S D A N CE W IT H B E N D E R S—T h is is how th e
mob looked a t th e p re m ie re dance in th e A ll-P urpose building.
S /S g t. Ja c k H ayes and ERTC sw in g s te rs se n t ’em o u t of th is
w orld. (P h o to by S S gt. M arty Riis. E R T C P ublications.)
Maximum Insurance Policies
For Soldiers G o a l of D rive
Capt. Fulkerson
"Delivers Goods"
For Entire Cam p
C apt. T. B. F u lk erso n , Q uar-
m a s te r
p ro p e rty
o fficer
at
C am p A bbot know s w h a t
everyone h e re w an ts, an d if ob
ta in a b le d eliv ers th e goods.
F a n s w hen i t ’s hot, w a rm
clo th es w hen it’s cold, ty p e w rit
ers, d esk s—h u n d re d s of item s.
W hen th e W A A C s a rriv e d h e re
in co tto n s fro m F lo rid a a n d
G eorgia, w ho saw th a t th e y
g o t m en ’s O. D. s h irts to cover
th e ir sh iv e rin g sh o u ld ers th e s e
nippy O regon m o rn in g s? R ig h t,
it w a s C apt. F u lk erso n .
C apt. F u lk e rso n is a ssiste d in
h is office by S g ts. J a c k T sch id a
an d H aro ld C ongdon. W. O. Cox,
S gt. H u m isto n , an d new ly add
ed W AACs fo rm th e w are h o u se
personnel. C apt. F u lk e rso n is
also in c h a rg e of th e fo u r w a re
h o u ses and receip t and issu e of
all QM supplies.
Two Bend Cinemas
List Attractions
B end's tw o dow ntow n th e a te rs
—th e C apitol and T o w er o ffe r
th re e and fo u r changes of film
fare, respectively, d u rin g th e
com ing w eek in in te re st to A b
botm en.
C apitol schedule: J u n e 10 to
12, "H an g m en Also Die,” c a r
toon and new s; Ju n e 13 to 15,
"W h ite S avage,” a M arch of
T im e sen satio n al sh o rt, "S how
B usiness G oes to W ar,” carto o n
and new s; J u n e 16 to 19, "T h e
M ore th e M e rrie r,” new s and c a r
toon.
T ow er schedule: Ju n e 10 to 12,
“S ilv er S k ates,” carto o n an d
new s; J u n e 13-14, “S h erlo ck
H olm es In W ash in g to n ," “C ow
boy in M an h a tta n ,” s h o r t su b
je c ts: J u n e 15-16, “O ne D a n g e r
o u s N ig h t,” “T h u n d erin g H oofs.”
Thus did George Washington, our first Commander-in-
A p p o in tm en t of in su ra n c e o f
A m ong th e m an y c a su a ltie s of
Chief, describe America’s flag which observes its 166th
m o d ern w a r a re th e widows, ficers in th e v a rio u s cam p u n its
anniversary of origin next Monday, June 14.
p a re n ts an d o rp h a n s of m en in
Camp Abbot, one of the nation’s newest military installa th e arm e d forces w ho w e re not also w as an n o u n ced a s th e “B uy
tions, will pay homage to “Old Glory” with a colorful p ro tected by N atio n a l S ervice G. I. In s u ra n c e ” c am p a ig n g a in
ed im p e tu s. L t. E. H. E rw in w ill
though brief program preceding retreat in the area front L ife In su ra n c e .
A bbotm en — o ffic e rs a n d e n d irect sales am o n g tra in e e s and
ing Headquarters flag pole.
m en —a s so ld iers in th e cad re in th e 12th Gp., and L t. S.
As we in Camp Abbot, busily engaged in arduous tasks listed
A m erican A rm y a re a p t to be
of training to become combat engineers daily gaze upon the sen t a n y place a t a n y tim e, w ith D. H o p k ins h a s th e sam es d u ties
triumphant flag, how many of us realize the hardships that o u t fo re k n ow ledge o r w arn in g . in th e 11th Gp.
B ecause N a tio n a l S erv ice L ife
our forebears endured before before it waved “o’er the land
C apt. E d g a r G. B risach, p e r
In su ra n c e , o r “G o v ern m en t In- so n n el a d ju ta n t, w ill d riv e th e
of the free and the home of the brave!”?
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The Continental Congress, on June 14, 1777, adopted a vide th e p ro te c tio n y o u r fam ily m e ssa g e hom e to E R T C officers,
hile L t. B. K labanoff, a ss ista n t
resolution offered by John Adams, “That the flag of the needs, a co n certed d riv e is being w
p o st a d ju ta n t, is in c h a rg e of th e
thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red p lan n ed in C a m p A bbot to have c a m p a ig n am ong SCU officers
and white, that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue , p erso n n el su b sc rib e 100 p er and en listed m en.
| cen t to th e m a x im u m policies.
R ecen t fig u re s disclosed th a t
field, representing a new constellation.”
C o m p ilatio n of i n s u r a n c e 91 p e r cen t of all o fficers on the
That constellation, so new then in the skies of the world, sales,
a s o f M ay 31, indicated post h av e G. I. in su ran ce, w ith Planning Poem Author
now glorifies with its forty-eight stars one of the oldest th a t 86.69 p e r cen t of th e EM 89 p e r cent in th e m ax im u m
Is D-51 Roving Cadre
national flags in the world, just as the government is repre h e re h av e ta k e n o u t in su ra n c e value.
Cpl. Jo h n J . A hraham son,
sents is now one of those with the longest continuous w ith an a v e ra g e policy v alu e of
P re m iu m ra te s a re so low H qs. D et. 11th E. T. Gp. dashed
$7,224.70.
th a t e v e ry soldier can a ffo rd to
existence.
C apt. D. S. T rip le tt, in su ra n c e c a rry a policy. P a y m e n ts a re de o ff th e G. I. E pic poem , "P e rio d
The United States, arsenal of democracy, has since its
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fro m m o n th ly p ay and no 3 o f th is issue.
founding weathered the ravages of time, war, and depres A bbotm en m a y a p p ly fo r in s u r
m a tte r w h ere you a re sen t you
T h ro u g h channels, h is “boss,”
sions, but in the end always emerged into a country pos an ce u n til A ug. 12 w ith o u t un- m ay be s u re y o u r policy will not
Col. R. M. C opeland, 11th Gp.
sessing unity, liberty, power, integrity, and faith in God. . d erg o in g a p h y sical e x a m in a lapse.
m anding o fficer rev iew ed
Today, when our nation wages a war against the forces tion, re g a rd le ss of le n g th of s e r A fte r a y e a r a so ld ier m ay com
th e poem an d com m ented " I
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of dictatorship, the observance of flag day is a significant
H qs. D et. 55th E n g r. T n g . Bn. life, 20-paym ent-life in su ran ce th in k you’ve g o t so m eth in g
challenge to the totalitarian invaders. Our flag flies now becam
th e re .”
e th e firs t o rg a n iz a tio n in
U ncle Sam sta n d s behind
H ow ever, “H ow to becom e a
and will continue to wave in the free air as Americans cam p to re g is te r a 100 p e r cen t ; policy.
th ese policies . . . th a t’s the best com bat e n g in ee r in 12 to u g h
overcome each obstacle in the path of freedom.
M.C.G. i coverage, w ith e v ery EM b u y in g j a ss u ra n c e of secu rity .
The Chaplain’s
COLUMN
th e lim it—$10,000.
tin g an d situ a tio n il w e a re to
k n o w w hy it w as w ritte n an d
w h a t it m eans.
"T h e Bible is th e m other-book
o f o u r lite ra tu re a n d th e m a n u a l
of o u r civilization. It is a m irro r
in w hich we see o u rselv es, a n d
le a rn n o t only w h a t m a n h a s
th o u g h t of God, b u t w h a t God
th in k s of m a n a n d w h a t H e
w ould h av e each of u s do a n d
be.”
Jean Besson to
C A M P ABBOT
W ed Major Adams C H U R C H RITES
Civilians On Post
Figure In News
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w eeks” isn ’t going to be a lte re d
so f a r as C am p A bbot's tr a in
ing p ro g ra m is concerned. M ay
be Jo h n w as m erely “w ritin ’ th e
breeze” w hen he built th e coup
lets. T he p o etry ed ito r te rm e d
it "te rrific .”
P. S : P lease p ass the lin im en t!
T w o d istin g u ish e d a rm y fam i-j
S u n d ay , J u n e 13,. 1943
lies w ill be u n ite d Ju n e 14 w ith
C atholic S ervices
O F F IC E R S ’ D A N CE SE T
th e m a rria g e o f Second O fficer I C ath o lic S ervices w ill be held
A bbot officers, fo r th e second
J e a n S h a rp B esson, d a u g h te r of a t 0900. S unday. J u n e 13. C on
tim e, w ill a tte n d a re g u la r S a t
Col. F ra n k S. B esson, C am p j fessio n s b efore M ass a t 0830.
u rd a y n ig h t dance, sponsored by
A bbot co m m an d er, a n d M rs. !
P ro te s ta n t S ervices
th e O fficers’ M ess, in th e ir ow n
B esson, to M a jo r M. B. A dam s of
P ro te s ta n t S ervices w ill be hom e. Bldg. T-211. M usic w ill be
th e A rm y A ir Force, son of Col. held on S unday, J u n e 13, a t 1030 I
fu rn ish ed by S /S g t. Ja c k H ayes
L. M. A dam s, re tire d , a n d Mrs. a n d a t 1930.
and his E R T C dance band.
A d am s of C o rp u s C h risti, Tex. i
Je w ish S ervices
T he rite s w ill be p e rfo rm e d at
Je w ish S ervices w ill be held
H ave th e p rices gone up! I
F o rt M yers, Va.
w ent to th e m a rk e t and a sk ed
M iss B esson joined th e W AAC F rid ay , J u n e 11, 1845.
All
services
to
be
held
in
th e b u tc h e r fo r a ten-pound tu r
soon a f te r its o rg a n iz a tio n and
a t p re s e n t is on d u ty a t W AAC C hapel No. 754 on T h ird Ave. key. H e said, "O .K H ow do you
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w an t it financed?"
h e a d q u a rte rs in W ash in g to n , D.
C.
M aj. A dam s, a g ra d u a te of th e
U nited S ta te s M ilitary A cadem y
a t W est P o in t in 1939, re tu rn e d
re c e n tly fro m tw o y e a rs of
fo reig n serv ice an d is sta tio n e d
* B eing a w eekly c a le n d ar of ev e n ts listin g activ ities in C am p
a t H am ilto n Field, C alif.
an d Bend fo r C am p A bbot personnel.____________________________
M EM BERS O F G ID EO N
SO CIETY TO S P E A K
S u n d ay , J u n e 13, m e m b e rs of
th e G ideon Society w ill be g u est
p re a c h e rs in th e c h u rc h e s of
B end. T he Post C h ap lain h a s a n Information Noted for
nounced th ey also will be re p re
se n te d at o u r m o rn in g serv ice a t Army Institute Courses
30:30 o’clock an d be g iven an op
A n u m b e r of in q u irie s h av e
p o rtu n ity to p re s e n t t h e i r ; («con received by th e Special
w o rth y an d noble cause.
I S erv ice office re g a rd in g Abbot-
W ith th is in m ind. C h ap lain | m en in te re ste d in ta k in g th e
D avid I. S o g erstro m believes it I A rm y In s titu te c o rre sp o n d e n « '
m a y be a p p ro p ria te to q u o te e x co u rses.
c e rp ts from Dr. Jo se p h F o rt
C o m p lete in fo rm a tio n is con-
N e w to n ’s tim ely w o rd s on Bible j ta in e d in W a r D ep’t c ircu lar,
re a d in g in his ex cellen t ltook No. 232, 1942, av a ila b le in ev ery
" T h e S tu ff of L ife.”
o rd e rly room in cam p. Soldiers
“T he Bible is a classic. la k e , can also w rite d ire c tly to th e
o th e r classics, it is p ra ise d but I A rm y In s titu te , M adison, W is.
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n o t read.
“ W hy is th e g re a te s t o f all
B IB LE D IS T R IB U T IO N
books left in n eg lec t? L ack of
D edication of G ideon T e sta
tim e , fo r o n e thing. A d e e p e r m e n ts fo r d is trib u tio n to C am p
re a s o n is th a t the B ible is not A bbot perso n n el w ill be held a t
ea sily und ersto o d .
C h ap el No. 754 on G ro u p a v e n u e
“ It Is not en o u g h to toll peo S u n d a y b y m e m b e rs o f th e G id
p le to re a d th e Bible; th e y m u st eon S ociety from C e n tra l O regon
By A LICE N E L SO N
bo show n how to do it. It m u st a n d P o rtla n d . M aj. W illiam II.
E m p lo y ees R elatio n s
be broken up into pieces, an d its ■ A ndrew , P ost c h ap la in , h as a n
W ith civilian em p lo y ees a t
books lx> m a ste re d one by one. nounced. C hap lain A ndrew u ill C am p A bbot: — th in k in g of
E ach book is d ifie re n t. E ach i ac c e p t th e te s ta m e n ts on b eh alf S p rin g a r e E la in e M cD aniel,
m u s t bo stu d ied in its ow n so t o f C a m p Abbot.
F ra n c e s R o sek ran z an d Ju n e
Brow n. . . ta lk in g of th e USO—
A lycc C a rv e r. W o n d er w h y C arol
Hill leaves so p ro n to d a ily ? D or
o th y Koci ru s h in g back from
lunch . . . N e ttie S h irk a n d g reen
velv eteen becom e each o th er.
T he Abbot E N G IN E E R can lx1 se n t to th e h o m e fro n t for
Good w ishes to M r. S tro n g . Med.
13 w eek s a t a cost of 50 cents, o r 26 w eek s fo r $1. If you w ish
Sup. h a s been ill. A gnes S elfo rs
th e E N G IN E E R sen t hom e, fill o u t th is blank, en clo se m oney
h u g g in g th e stove. W h at n e x t?
a n d fo rw ard via M essags C e n te r o r U. S. m ails to : Abbot
M arg K eith still looking fo r gas
E N G IN E E R . P ublic R e latio n s O ffice, C am p A bbot, O regon.
coupons. S ue M ashaw — alw ay s
busy. “S p a rk le " R id e n o u r h a v
S end to ___ ____________ ___ ____ „
ing d iffic u lty w ith leg al docu
m en ts. C ould it be th e coke-m a
chine tr a ffic ? N o ch an ce A lta
A d d ress
C arsey ru n n in g o u t of w ork. V ir
g in ia B ott. loo k in g like a dream ,
C ity
S ta te
on a n e rra n d fo r Sue. E d ith Je n
se n 's lovely sm ile—
ABBOT
B uy G. I. In su ra n c e —TODAY!
Abbot n’ Around
F R ID A Y
A L L P U R P O S E BLD G .: E n listed M en’s D ance, 2000-2300. Cor.
G ro u p Ave. and C e n te r St. J r . H ostess, W AACs on deck.
B EN D USO: Snack bar. coffee.
B A SEB A LL P R A C T IC E : P ost H qs., 1800.
SATURDAY
B EN D USO: “L earn to D ance" C lass 1800. Ju k e Box- D ance, 2030.
BLDG. NO. 211: O fficers’ dance, in fo rm al, in O fficers’ M ess,
2100 to 2400.
SUNDAY
A TT E N D C HU RCH : T h ree chapels on po st o r ch u rc h e s in Bend.
BA SEB A LL GAM E: Bend E lk s’ B all P a rk . B aseball gam e be
tw een Bend and A bbot B aseball T eam . 1430.
B EN D USO: D u n k e r's Club, 1015-1100: M usical G em s (classical
re c o rd in g s), 1500: B u ffe t L unch, 1500-1700: S nack B ar, 1900-
2200: P a rty N ight-G am es, re fre sh m e n ts, singing 2000.
MONDAY
B EN D USO: O pen H o u s—“Do a s you please” evening.
BA SEBA LL PR A C T IC E : P ost H qs.. 1800.
TUESDAY
BEN D USO:. D ance, w ith E R T C B and, 2000.
BA SEBA LL PR A C T IC E : P o st H qs., 1800.
SO FTB A LL GAM E: W AACs vs. E R T C B and, P o st H qs. 1930.
W ED N ESD A Y
ST A T IO N K BX D: “C am p A bbot on P arad e," Studio in P ilo t
B u tte Inn. 1945-2000.
BA SEB A LL PR A C T IC E : P o st H qs., 1800.
B EN D USO: Song fest. 2000.
THURSDAY
W AAC BOW LIN G TO U R N A M E N T : B end B ow ling A lleys, 1930.
BEN D USO: B ingo P a r ty —T elephone call hom e to w in n er, 2000.