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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1943)
Friday, June 11,1943 ABBOT ENGINEER Khak'Eyed World on Review at Camp Abbot Page Four ERTC Band, Troops Lead Bend Parade Annie of the USO B A T T A LIO N BATTLE FLAGS— Flashing red streamers with white felt castle insignia and company identification are demon associate director of the Bend strated for the first time by company commanders and non-coms USO, who has formulated a di of the 51st Engr, Tng. Bn. under command of Lt. Col. Coke S. versified program to entertain Mjjthews. Back row: Cpl. George Palacin, Co. A ; Sgt. John Wyne, Abbotnien and WAAC's at the Co. B; First Sgt. Henry G. Biggs, Co. C, and Sgt. Frank Pollack, Bend G. I. haven. (E N G IN E E R Co. I). Front row: Capt. Ernest G. Fritsche, A ; C’apt. Charles E. Spahr, B; Capt. W. VV. Ebmeyer, C, and Capt. J. C. Dyer, D. (Photo Photo by S/Sgt. .'Marty liiis.) by T/4 Ed Pitra, ERTC Publications.) CYNOSURE OF A L L EYES— Stirring martial strains and pre cision marching of ERTU cadre featured the annual Memorial day parade staged before thousands in Bend, winning tumultous applause from crowds lining the downtown streets. (E N G IN E E R Photo by Pfc. Bob Hahn.) In Work Vital ERTC Job Held by T/Sgt. Larson Mystery of G. I. Time Revealed Abbotnien, during their rug By CPL. H A R LA N L. WEEKS ged basic training, have little A quiet spoken, unassuming "time" on their hands, and what technical sergeant holds down they do have is translated into i the all-important position of ser G. I. based upon the 24-hour geant major in t h e Engineer clock system. Training Center Headquarters The army uses this system and Greenwich Civil Time in all messages, dispatches, orders and reports. Because many of the newly- arrived recruits are baffled over scanning training schedules with such cryptics times as 0620 and 1425, here’s the lowdown on the system: at Camp Abbot. T/Sgt Willard E. (Larry) Lar son is the man in question for this position. Larson has two | years of service to his credit hav ing been inducted through Fort Omaha, Neb., on May 3, 1941 aft er being ordered to report to Fort Custer, Mich. However his induction papers were trans- 1 Basically, the time schedule ferred to Omaha from (here he : evolves around the use of a went through the Fort Leaven- ! group of four digits ranging worth reception center and on SER G EANT MAJORS — “Key” men in the ERTC are these Ab- from (MMMI to 2400. The first two to Fort Leonard Wood. 1 m it men whose sleeves are adorn digits on the left will lie the “ Larry” w a s working in ed with one or more “rockers”. hours after midnight, and the Michigan at the time of his in remaining two digits will indi duction but hails from Odebolt, T/Sgt. William V. Hanson of the cate the minutes past the hour. Iowa. A f t e r coming to Fort Message C e n t e r , top; S/Sgt. Where the hour can he expres Leonard Wood he completed1 I.ouis Fabian, P o s t Hqs., and sed by a single digit, it will bo basic training and went to work T/Sgt. Millard E. “Larry” Lar preceded by a zero (0), for ex in the ERTC headquarters there i son, whose eareer is reviewed in the adjoining column. (E N G IN ample, 0625 for 6:25 a. m. as secretary for Col. Noce, then It is suggested that the below executive officer of the ERTC. EER Photos by Pfc. Bob Hahn.) (E ditor's N o te: This is the third o f a table be clipped for future ref j From that job Sgt. Larson went I series of interview s to acquaint the en erence: listed personnel with the “ key” sergeant into the adjutant’s section as as m ajors at ( amp Abbot. Others w ill follow 1 1 81 ’ A L S Y S T E M sistant sergeant-major where he each week.) G . I. T I M E 6 . 00 received thorough schooling un - 1 7 :0 0 a. m. . * ........................... 0700 k :0 0 a. m . 0 *0 0 der M^Sgt. Jack Brown. 51st STAGE SHOW « : 00 a. m . 0000 He is well known and a very I Sixteen talented Abbotmen, as 1 0 :0 0 a. m . ............................ moo popular sergeant major of the J signed to the 51st, staged the 1 ! : 00 a m 1100 1 2 :0 0 n o o n 1200 post doing his work efficiently j first all-soldier show of the 1 00 P- m 1.300 and without excitement. H is ! camp's history last Thursday 2 :0 0 P in 1400 Jl 0(1 1500 position is one which calls for night in All-Purpose rec. hall. 4 :00 P m . . .1 6 0 0 constant contact with all Abbot Directed by Pvt. H. P. Rodrian, ft : 00 P- m 1700 0 00 m 1*00 officers and he is a regular “ In the clever two-hour entertain T :00 P m . 1900 formation Please” w h e n it ment was emceed by Pvt. K. W. t* .00 P m . . 2 :0 0 M : 00 P in. 2000 comes to answering innumer Swartz. Appearing in the cast 1 « 00 P m 2200 able questions thrown at him were T. A. Warburton, J. A. 11 00 P m 2300 12 00 M u t n i f ht 2400 daily. Wolf, D. H. Cook, J. C. Wood 0100 1 :00 a. m . He coordinates huge masses of ruff, B. L. Wassink, D. A. Rect,- 2 00 a. m . 0200 official communications whicn or, B. Bianco, D. B. Rogers, M. 3 00 a. m. 0300 4 00 a. m 0400 come into the ERTC hqs. here E. Smith, H. W. Burrows, B. 5 00 a . m ....................................... 0500 and expertly sees them through Ralls, T. Bundren, M. LaBar- to their proper destination in bara, T. Cumsty. Numbers rang Never h i t a m a n when l i e ’ s one of the many offices under ed from imitations to dancing and funny skits. the jurisdiction of the ERTC. down. He might get back up. M a le Call by Milton Caniff, Creator of ’Terry and the Pirates’' Annie Eager To Eniertain At Bend U S O Col. Dicey Is Transferred Lt. Col. R. S. Dicey, first post commander of Camp Abbot anil, until last Saturday executive of ficer since the camp was official ly activated, has been assigned to a new station in Arizona. new' duties and the naturesgK post was not immediately avail able. He was ordered to proceed The pert Irish miss, with a to Florence, Ariz., and he and radiant smile and contagious Mrs. Dicey left for the western personality, came to Bend a state Monday. When the daily influx of sold iers begins at the USO in Bend, club officials need more hands than a clock factory, but Miss Ann McLaughlin, the USO’s new associate director, enjoys the hubbub and the soldiers and “wouldn’t trade the job for any thing in the world.” couple weeks ago and began to make additions to the club’s re creation facilities almost before she had taken off her hat. One of the first projects was the in stallation of a “ game room’ in the rear of the club where darts, table tennis, checkers, chess, Chinese checkers and a variety of other games occupy the sold ier’s off-duty hours. Other innovations are planned soon. Miss McLaughlin intends to introduce community song- fests, organize bingo games and a number of other diverting pro grams. A classical recording hour, another of Miss McLaugh lin's ideas, is a feature at the club Sundays. Miss McLaughlin, a former resident of Lodi, Calif., is well qualified for her job with the USO. Prior to coming to Bend she held a similar position iq Bremerton, Wash., and before she took her USO in-service training at Vallejo, Calif., had worked with the Santa Clara county welfare unit in which capacity she gamed much exper ience in promoting recreation programs for service men. Her biggest thrill in USO work came when she met Mrs. Roosevelt in a Puget Sound Navy yard hospital where both were visiting convalescent sa ilo rs. Said Mrs. Roosevelt: “W’e're both doing the same kind of work.” "When is a goat nearly?” “ I give up " “ When it’s all butt.” Col. Dicey came to Bend late in February of this year and short ly thereafter established head quarters at Camp Abbot. He handled details of preliminary organization of the post until formal command was taken by Col. Frank S. Besson. Nine Begin Training as 16 mm. Camera Operators Nine Abbotmen— five from the 11th Gp. and four from the 12th — have enrolled in a two-weeks’ projectionist school under su^ps vision of Sgt. Thurman S. tus, theater manager. Classes will be held for one hour daily in the camp flicker. Eleventh Gp. men are T/5 Henry A. Shapiro, Cpl. Fred F. Williams, Pvt. Donald W. W il liams and Cpls. R. C. Hazen, Bill G. Johnson. Twelfth Gp. enrol- lees are: Pfcs. Eric L. McKit- trick, Ralph M. Eggesbro, Milton Beck, and Cpl. Jack C. Brown. Upon their completion of the school they will be capable to op erate 16 - mm projectors in screening training films. FIRE D E P ’T A D D ITIO N The camp’s fire department, staffed by 20 experienced civil ian “ some-eaters,” recently ac quired a new 500-gallon pumper truck. Mr. Orval Johnson, act ing assistant chief, transported the olive-drab painted truck from Camp White, Ore., about 230 miles southwest of Camp Abhflt. W h a t The NeWSfeel Did N ot Show CM* s. '