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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1943)
8 Pages This Issue— ARE YO U — THE ENGINEER • Buying W a r Bonds, ' • G. 1. Insured? O I lop to Saluting? • N e a t in A p p e a r ance? • Doing Your BEST? (jet and Keep the G R O W S UP! Has Your Battalion Appointed A ABBOT Habit! CORRESPO N DEN T? T/-I E. Kroeppelin Voi. 1 C A M P ABBOT, O R E G O N No. 6 ABBOT W hat Rookies Do After Retreat FACE! ACCI D E N TA LLY GIGGED Our Fort Belvoir, Va., corres pondent, whom we pay o ff In Ahhot pine cones, submits this item revealing that discipline has soared to a new high at the Engineer OCS. One day, the communique said a candidate was gigged for improper display of his false teeth at inspection. The inspect ing officer was perplexed to see the dentures displayed . . . and on the wrong side of the foot- locker! BODING NEWS! The enemy can furnish no greater terror than army camp mosquitoes. Already the subject has taken on a Baron Munchau sen flavor. Here at Abbot, where the multi-legged s<ahbers are al ready at work, yarn-spinning EKTCmen relate these exper iences: One guy said all of the mos quitoes here were “ Superman- ish.” Another swears he can’t tell ’em apart from the four-mo- »red bombers . . . A lanky futhtirner defights in revealing iliat the “ skeeters” have out- figured the G I’s who put net tings over each cot. One mos quito lifts the netting while the others dive at the victim . . . The topper, however, comes from M/Sgt. L. W. Henry of the 12th Gp. Hqs. He woke up one night, he relates, to find a huge one on his eliest.While he watch ed in fascination the mosquito turned over his dog tags—to see what kind of blood he had lie- fore starting boring. * * 9 A W ARM THOCGHT It was a cold morning for June when the gals of the W A A C an swered first call at Abbot the other day. It was so nippy in £ict that Afc. Ann Borice re- »irked. "Gee, I wish I had a boy «end at home to knit me a sweater!” * * * DON’T “ T ’S” US Personal memo to the Oregon State Highway Department: The pretty white metal posts station ed in the vicinity of the camp bear the black-enameled imprint of "ABBOTT.” That’s one too many “T’s.” How about a new sign with the proper spelling? Many thanks! * * • DOUMANI ADMIRES Pvt. George Doumani, Hq. Co. SCU 1973 has permission of the mess sergeant to practice on his violin from 1900 to 2100 amid the silence of the half-darkened eatery. "It’s pretty hard to bow- along in the barracks . . . too noisy. But, here in the mess hall, it’s heaven!” So what happened? His barracks admirers now flock to the mess hall and listen attentively as he fingers a me lange of melodies. They usually applaud his efforts and the chef kicks in with a cup of battery acid and dougnuts before the mob disperses. Think It O ver! The office of the Adjutant General receives one piece of correspondence for each 5<HI men in the Army each day. With a modest estimate of 4,000,000 soldiers in service, AGO receives 8,000 letters daily. The average letter Is handled by three people for one hour each. This means that AGO ex pends 24,000-man hours daily in administrating Army af fairs. T S it. C on tribited by W illiam V. Hanson H i. CV EHTC Friday, June 25, 1943 Abbot March to Top Radio Show New Masthead Designed By T 4 E. R. Kroeppelin Strikingly p o r tr a y in g the aims of ERTC troops here is the new masthead drawing a|>- pcaring for the first lime in this issue of the Abbot ENGI NEER i n c r e a s e d to eight pages. Created by T/4 Ernest it. Kroeppelin, skillful lithograph er of ERTC publications, the artistic sketch is the first in a series of drawings that Ernie will execute to "dress” up the official post weekly newspaper. Camp Musician Composes Song For Waring Unit Balloting Heavy for Other Selections on Nationwide Broadcast ( amp Abbot will have its own march, "The Song of the Abbot Engineers,” broadcast over 129 stations of the NBC, Red net work Thursday evening, -Fuly 29, when l-'red Waring and his or chestra dedicate their 15-minuto (ENGINEER Photo by Hahn.) “ Victory Tunes” program to the Post and the nation’s newest En gineer Replacement Training Center. Composer of the march is Troops stationed at Camp Ab S/Sgt. .lack Hayes, leader of the bot will receive last minute ( amp Ahhot danee orchestra. Another feature of the show, world-wide news, hot from the arranged by the Special Service wires of the Associated Press, W ith all of the necessary equipment on hand and im United Press, Transradio and In Office, will be a narrative epi mediate booking of Hollywood’s finest pictures an assur ternational News Service. The sode on the history of the camp. ance, Camp A bbot’s Theater No. 1 is expected to be news bulletins will he distributed Material will be supplied by the operating “very shortly.” in mimeograph form to every BALLOT ON PAGE 8 unit on the post, Lt. P. H. O' The G I cinemahouse, located on Group Ave., just o ff Brien, Special Service Officer, Center St., can accommodate 1,038 persons. Tw o well- announced. Public Relations Office. Musical balanced bills will be shown nightly, at 1830 and 2030, The now service has been in and vocal selections, which Camp with matinees scheduled on Sundays at 1400. Admission augurated because the Army Abbot soldiers have beet* asked for adults will be 15 cents, while children of officers or knows that a well-informed sol to select by balloting, will round dier is a better fighting man and out the eoast-to-coast program. enlisted men will be admitted for 10 cents. t h r o u g h introduction of this The Camp Abbot song, de An engineer from the U. S. Motion Picture Service is expected over the weekend to supervise installation of service every man on the post scribed by Hayes as a simple will know the highlights of ac march which can be played with the projectors and sound equipment. tion on all war fronts in most in "a lift,” has a "catchiness” that The theater, to be operated by the Special Service stances before it appears in met makes it easy to memorize and Branch, w ill be managed by Acting T/'Sgt. Thurman S. ropolitan papers. sing. The news budget, of approxi No lyric has been written yet, Justus, experienced operator.________________________________ mately 1500 words, will be re but Hayes vows there will be ceived here through teletype fa one within a week. Equipped cilities- of the post signal office, with a ream of manuscript through arrangements m a d e pa|tcr, a gross of |H-ncils, a vol with the Army’s special service ume of rhyming verses, a piano division. anil some peanut butter sand When tried out as an experi wiches, the composer plans to ment three months ago such a lock himself in a room and re hearty reception was accorded main there until the job is fin For the second time since their its appearance by officers and ished—or he is. The Public Relations Office arrival here over a month ago. enlisted men alike that instead Camp Abbot’s contingent of of the report being sent to the was deluged with ballots lifting WAACs were preparing to move larger posts it is now being sent favorite selections this week af The prospects for a War Hous sometime next week into their even to remote detachments. ter forms appeared in the Abbot ing area within Camp Abbot newly-constructed barracks in The mimeograph bulletins will Engineer. Balloting will continue limits were being surveyed this the area of Hospital road and lie prepared from the wire report throughout next week. by the Public Relations Office The form may l>e ( lipped front week among some 4tM) civilian 56th St. Abbot's WAAC-row consists of and will lx- distributed speedily. page 8 of this issue. Soldiers are employees by Mr. Donald L. Ellis, chief of the employes' re two, double-story barracks, mess They will appear («1 company requested to mail their ballots lations department in the Civil hall, administration building and bulletin lx lards, and later, when through the Message Center or combination day room. Camp they arc opened, in service clubs deliver them in person to Hie ian Personnel branch. PRO, Bldg. 202. Mr. Ellis has been contacting Exchange and Officers’ quart and post libraries. each of the employees with a ers. AFTER A BUSY DAY IN THE FIELD— Camp Abbot recruits, like these two, ordinarily get their equipment in tip-top shape for the next day, read or write letters, visit Battalion ree halls or canteens, and study the finer points of basic Engineer in struction. Pvt. Morgan H. Sullivan, left, scanning a letter from home, while Pvt. Glenn C. Abbott cleans his trusty .41-1 rifle. Both are in C-52. Camp Theater Expected to Be Open "Very Shortly" housing Survey Started for Camp Workers New Home Soon Ready F o rW A A C s All of the buildings are built along W A A C specifications. There are a few “feminine con veniences,” such an individual showers and tubs. But every indicates thing is strictly G. I. questionnaire which has three questions to get a concensus as to living conditions, eating and recreational facilities and the other comforts of home. The first question that dormitories may be built for civilian employes housing employes In units of front one to five persons. The second question concerns possible separate housing units consisting of three-in-one apart ments and larger apartments which may eventually go as high as five rooms. The third question deals with comments relative to eating in a civilian cafeteria and recrea tional facilities which may even include a library. At the bottom of each ques tionnaire is a space for remarks. Many large army camps have civilian housing areas within their boundaries to accommodate the many hundreds of civilians engaged in the essential war ef fort by releasing general service men for combat duty. The questionnaire originated from the office of Major K. D. Turrill, Director, Personnel Re lations. Latest News Available to Troops Here They'll Sing Abbot Request Songs Features of the barracks arc cadre rooms for non corns and WAACs assigned to mess per sonnel and as orderlies. The re creation hall looms to Is- the haven of the skirted soldiers for, eventually, overstuffed furniture will be supplied, as will table games, electric phonograph and vending machine. The Special Service Office will furnish these items in the near future. O FFIC ES IN H(|S. A N N E X With the creation of a stream lined organizational chart, the former Post Headquarters, build ing 202, now an annex, will house the following offices: In spection division, Finance office, limited facility branch of the First National Bank of Portland, Gas Ration board, Billeting offi cer, Claims officer, Mess officer. Post Judge Advocate, Post Intel ligence officer, Special Service Branch and Public Relations of fice. VICTORY Tl'NESM ITHS— These- four cute vi m alists w ill warble in their inimitable style the most popular songs selected by Abbotnien when lamed Orchestra l-eader Fred Waring dedi cates his "VII TORY TI NES” program to ERTC Thursday evening, July 29. If the names will help, here, they »(e , Donna Dae, left; Daisy Bernier, Ruth (ottiiighain and -lane Wilson,
