Friday, June 25, 1943
ABBOT ENGINEER
Page Two
Grading System
Introduced to
Set Camp Goals
Published Every Friday
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q u a rte rs . C am p A bbot, O regon.
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y e a r. $ 1 .'<>.
T he E N G IN E E R receives m a te ria l supplied by C am p N ew sp a p er Service. W a r
D e p 't . 206 E. 42nd S t., N . Y. C. C redited m a te ria l m ay n o t be rep u b lish ed w ith o u t
p erm issio n fro m C am p N ew sp a p er Service.
Personnel to Be Judged
On Four Chief Training
Techniques Taught Here
1st. L ieut. P. H. O’B rien
....................D ire c to r of S pecial Service
1st. L ieut. W ay n e B. Leitzell. 12th G roup, Special Service O fficer
2nd L t. S. D. H o p k in s .......... 11th G roup, S pecial S ervice O fficer
STAFF
Cpl. M orrie C. G u s s ............................................................................E d ito r
T /4 G eorge S. F ly ........................................................:.........A ss’t. E d ito r
Cpl. P au lin e C o h n ..... ............................................................ N ew s E d ito r
T /5 R ich ard S h e a rin .....................................F e a tu re s & P h o to g ra p h y
S g t. R oy L. R id e r.............................................................. S p o rts E d ito r
Pfe. Bob H a h n .......................................................................P h o to g ra p h e r
Cpl. H a rla n L. W eek s.............................. Hq. E R T C C o rresp o n d en t
A ux. H e n rie tta K irk p a tric k ..................................................C ircu latio n
P h o to g ra p h y and a r t w o rk by P u b licatio n s, E n g in e e r R e­
p lace m en t T ra in in g C en ter, C am p A bbot, O regon.
TEAMWORK WILL WIN THE WAR
Permanent Phone, Dec. 7 W a s a Hell
Telegraph Units
O f a Hot Day
Sgi. Sam uel B urgdorff,
Near Completion QM Tech.
section, SC I 1973, h ere is
O p eratio n of telep h o n e facili­
ties a t C am p A bbot w ill be tak en
o v er by th e P acific T elephone
an d T ele g ra p h C om pany a s soon
a s in sta lla tio n of p e rm a n e n t
sw itch b o ard s h a s been co m p let­
ed aro u n d J u ly 13, C apt. Jo h n
C. N elson, sig n a l officer, said to­
day. The a rm y is m a in ta in in g a
24-hour serv ic e w ith a te m p o r­
a ry sy ste m a t p resen t.
One TW X an d tw o te le ty p e
u n its w ill be in sta lle d to provide
te le g ra p h service fo r th e post.
In sta lla tio n of a te le p h o n e s e r­
vice on rifle ra n g e s also is u n d er
w ay. L ines a re b eing in stalled
betw een firin g lines an d ta r g e t
pits. O ne telep h o n e w ill serve
each g ro u p of te n ta rg e ts , and
a n o th e r line w ill allow th e ra n g e
d ire c to r an d p it co m m a n d e r to
converse. T he co m b at ra n g e w ill
be equ ip p ed w ith telep h o n e com ­
m u n icatio n b etw een th e field di­
re c to r an d each ta rg e t.
T he S ig n al O ffice, on C e n te r
s tre e t, w est of G ro u p av en u e,
also is h e a d q u a rte rs fo r a tr a in ­
ing film sub -lib rary . X ew film s
a rriv e daily to be ex h ib ited to
tra in e e s a s an aid in basic tr a in ­
ing and o rien tatio n .
P erso n n el of th e office includ­
es a sig n al p ro p e rty o fficer, Lt.
A lfred B. B row n, Jr., th re e civil­
ian clerk s, tw o civilian sw itc h ­
board o p e ra to rs, fo u r W AAC op­
e ra to rs an d a chief o p e ra to r,
Miss M ay Belle B eals. In ad d i­
tion. 26 e n listed m en a re a ss ig n ­
ed to th e office.
On land, on sea and in the air Uncle Sam’s soldiers are
a hard-hitting, hard-fighting crew, winning victories with
the cooperation of our Allies because they know what team­
work means.
That teamwork is another evidence of the unity that
has made America what it is today—a nation of many people
but Americans all. bound together by a common loyalty and
a common ideal.
American fighting men go at their work of soldiering
with a smile; but underneath there is a resolution and a
determination which will spell ultimate defeat for the
enemies of democracy.
The enemy knows that our strength lies in unity. That’s
why he’s directing his secret war—the propaganda war—at
our united strength.
No country can any longer “live alone and like it.”
Oceans and mountains have ceased to be barriers. An act
of aggression against one nation may eventually affect all
others. We have learned that bitter lesson in this war.
We have seen what has happened to those countries that
stood alone. They fell easy prey to the Axis strategy of
divide and conquer. Yet it was not until after Pearl Harbor
that we awoke to the necessity of a United Nations compact.
Today we once again know the full meaning of those words
“in union there is strength.”
The enemy uses tricks galore. Sometimes he tries to
turn the worker against his boss, one class against another,
or the Christians against the Jews. Sometimes he does it
with whispered rumors. Sometimes he turns to cheap
pamphlets and stupid doggerel.
But whatever the device, the purpose is the same. Loyal
Americans know the axis game when they see it and they’ll
have none of it.
“We know that our flag is not fighting alone.” said
President Roosevelt. “This year the flags of 32 United
Nations are marching together, borne forward by the Chevron Sewing Service
bravery of free men.”
Available in Bldg. 325
TEAMWORK WILL WIN THE WAR!
I f y o u 're clim bing u p th e non-
TEAMWORK WILL WIN THE PEACE!
com la d d e r an d need se ts of
Yanks Are Coming
— But Painless at
Camp Dental Units
T he Y AN KS a re coining! T ru e
en o u g h , th e y a n k s a re ro u tin g ,
h u t ( am p A b b o t's s ta ff of d en tal
o ffic e rs w ilt m ake th e m a s p a in ­
le ss a s possible.
E q u ip m en t of th e la te st design
is being in sta lle d in th e S ta tio n
H o sp ital clinic an d at D en tal
C linic No. 3 on G ro u p stre e t.
C linic b u ild in g s a rc com pleted
a n d th e prin cip al clinic is fu n c ­
tio n in g . B uildings a re so d e sig n ­
ed th a t ad d itio n al e q u ip m en t
m a y be added a s needed w ith po­
te n tia l expan sio n o f h ospital.
L t. Col A very S. H ills is chief
o f D en tal S ervice a t C am p Ab­
bot a n d la te st a rriv a ls on his
s ta f f include M aj. F ra n k O.
B rasch , w ho will he in c h a rg e of
D en tal C linic No. 3: C apt.
T h o m as R. M athew , su p p ly and
se rv ice o ffic e r; 1st. L t. J e r r y J.
ABBOT
S ty lb o and 1st L t. C h a rle s W.
S n y d er w ill se rv e a s d e n ta l a s ­
sista n ts.
At th e p re se n t, due to delay in
.in s ta lla tio n of eq u ip m e n t, only
em erg en cy cases a re handled.
T h e d e n ta l co rp s o ffic e rs have
as a s s is ta n ts th re e civilians, tw o
W A AC’s a n d tw o en listed men.
In th e h o sp ita l clinic w ill be
X -ray c a m e ra s, a su rg ic a l sec­
tio n a n d a p ro sth e tic section
w h ere b rid g es an d d e n tu re s a re
m a n u fa c tu re d an d fitted.
E Q U A LITY ITEM
A bbot W A A C s not to ho o u t­
done by th e ir G. I. b ro th e rs, have
been
“ta k in g ” th e
obstacle
c o u rse —an d doing a good jo b of
it w ith few. if an y . m en tio n ab le
b ru ises. A m ong th o se seen on
th e c o u rse a t in te rv a ls d u rin g
th e w eek w e re L t. J a n e C a rte r,
Aux. A gnes M. S o n n en felt (w o n ­
d e r if th a t's w hy sh e 's in th e hos­
pital n o w ? ), an d lim p in g Len-
o re
T u rn q u is t.
(W e re a lly
D ID N 'T in ten d to m en tio n th e
b ru ise s!)
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chevrons sew ed on G. I. ap p arel,
you can have th e jo b n eatly
done by a n y of th e th re e e x p e r­
ienced se a m stre sse s w o rk in g in
th e QM re p a ir shop. Bldg. 325,
according to C apt. J. C. Burge-
son, o fficer in ch arg e.
M inor clo th in g re p a irs also
a re m ade by th e civilian em p lo y ­
es.
re ticen t but a t th e sam e tim e
eloquently descriptive on one
p a rtic u la r su b ject—th e bom b­
ing of P earl H arbor.
B u rgdorff, w ho enlisted in
th e arm y in 1919 and w hose
soldiering has tak en him to
sev eral sections of th e glob«1,
w as supply serg e a n t a t F o rt
Shaft«*r n e a r P*‘ar! lla rla ir
w hen the Jap an ese m ade th eir
in fa m o u s attack .
A sked about the bom bing by
an in terv iew er fo r th e C lassi­
fication O ffice here, B u rg d o rff
had o n e terse com m ent to
m a k e: " It w as a hell of a hot
day.”
String Ensemble
Progress Noted
P la n s fo r organization of a
co n cert o rc h e stra a t C am p A b­
bot w ere announced th is w eek
by W a rra n t O fficer C h arles S.
Spalding, d irecto r of th e E R T C
band.
A strin g ensem ble w hich will
be th e nucleus of th e concert o r­
g an ization alread y h as been
form ed. T he firs t re h e a rsa l w as
held recen tly and o th e rs a re
scheduled a t th e B and b a rra c k s
(B uilding 919) a t 1830 each M on­
day night. All s trin g in s tru m e n ­
ta lis ts in terested in playing
w ith th e ensem ble a re invited to
atten d.
The E R T C band can provide
in s tru m e n ts fo r fo u r violinists,
a viola player, a cellist an d tw o
b ass players, Mr. S palding said.
T hose w ho can a re re q u ested to
o b tain th e ir own in stru m e n ts.
A tten d in g th e firs t re h e a rsa l
w ere Cpl. C asm ir Jeleniew ski,
Hq. Co., E R T C : Cpl. Jero m e
G oodfarb, Hq. 11th E. T. G roup;
Cpl. Ja m e s G ilbert. E R T C band;
Pvt. G eorge D oum ani, Hq. Co.
S C I', and Pvt. Ted B l u e m e l ,
ERTC band.
Camp Near Site of Volcano
That Erupted Centuries A go
Rv P
h il K
By
Phil
r . . B rogan
(C ity E d ito r. T h e Bend H«)!*tirO
A h h o tm e n a r e a r riv in g a t th e ir
upp«'r D e s c h u te s r iv e r p o st ju s t
a few th o u s a n d y e a r s to o la te to
w it iii - sk o n e o f th e g ra in ie s t ge­
o lo g ic s h o w s o f th e a g e s — th e
«■ollapse o f a n c ie n t M o u n t N ew ­
b e rry , ja g g ts l s o u th e rn rim of
w h ii’h c a n In* s e e n fro m th«* v i­
c in ity o f ( a m p A bbot. T h e rim
r e m n a n t is P a u lin a p e ak .
M ount N ew b e rry of th e la te
plt'istocene is no lo n g er a m o u n ­
tain . It is vast c ra te r, holding
tw o of O reg o n 's best know n
tr o u t lakes. P a u lin a an d E ast.
B ut once upon a tim e, N ew b erry
w as a g ia n t peak from w hich
cu rled p lu m es o f volcanic sm oke.
A ro u n d its m assiv e base, som e
30 m iles across, w e re h u n d red s
o f p a ra s itic volcanoes, som e of
w hich e ru p te d violently, o th e rs
w hich sen t floods o f fiery rocks
dow n th e N ew b erry slopes.
N o t so m a n y th o u sa n d y e a rs
ago. sev eral of th e g ia n t m o u n ­
ta in s of a n cie n t O regon lost th e ir
g la c ie r clad peaks. O ne of th ese
w as M a/am a, w hich orupt«*d and
collapsed, c re a tin g th e w o rld 's
scenic gem . C ra te r lake. Ma-
m uU .
.....i
x am
a's sis te r . peak
w as %
N ew ber­
ry-
A ncient N ew berry probably
did not e ru p t as violently as did
M azam a. ju s t to the so u th w est.
N ew b erry 's g re a t shield, snow-
covered th e y e a r aro u n d , collaps­
ed in v a st co n cen tric fau lts.
E ach created a w ider caldera.
W hen the period of collapse
and g laciation ended. N ew b erry
lake, n ev er seen by w hite m an,
w as a s la rg e as C ra te r lake, sis­
te r jew el of th e so u th e rn C as­
cades.
Bui volcanic activ ity still con­
tinued in the g igantic N ew berry
c ra te r, and five cin d er eon«*s
w ere th ro w n u p acro ss th e cal-
d«*ra floor, «lividing th e c ra te r
into tw o p a rts. N estled in the
«“a ste rn p a rt is tro u t filled, beau
tifu l E ast take. To th e w est, ju s t
over the P a u lin a rim , is P a u lin a
lake, also teem in g w ith tro u t,
also l»*autiful.
\o lc a n ic cones, g lacier m ark s,
to w ering rim s and lav a flow s
tell th e sto ry of M ount N ew b er
ry of by-gone days. A bbotm en
w-ili find th a t sto ry o f in terest.
And. it should be added, th e
tro u t w ill be found appetizing.
C om p an ies a t C am p A b b o t
w ill soon h av e a n opportunity
to vie w ith each o th e r on com­
p a ra tiv e s ta n d in g s based on
tra in in g tech n iq u e, according to
a p lan re c e n tly established to
se t u p a n e w g ra d in g system
sh o w in g p e rfo rm a n c e of individ­
ual tra in e e s , by squad perform ­
ance, p lato o n s, com panies, then
b a tta lio n s . . . w ith perfection
th e sta n d a rd fo r C am p Abbot.
T h e sy ste m of grading, said
C apt.. R o b ert J . Cosgrove, con­
tro l officer, b ased on training
tech n iq u e w ill be set up in chart
form w ith f o u r bases of grad­
in g s on rifle m arksm anship,
tactical su b jects, technical sub­
je c ts an d a d m in is tra tio n work.
F ig u re s w ill be k ept on a
m o n th ly b asis, w ith tests on
each
su b je c t
covered. Rifle
m a rk sm a n s h ip is a te s t in it­
self.
On tactical an d technical sub­
jects, th e m en w ill be tested by
com panies, once a w eek on a
p ro g ressiv e basis. Forty-eight
m en a re te s te d a t one tim e in
th e field on su b je c ts covered
the p rev io u s w eek. In the fifth
an d tw e lfth w eeks com prehen­
sive te s ts co v er all previous
tra in in g .
A sta tistic a l record is kept on
«*ach s te p in th e ERTC training
t o t , s ta r tin g w ith th«- individual
tra in e e , going oil to th e s«iua«l
p erfo rm an ce, by platoons,
mg test fo r co m p an y d is p o s i^ J f
into th e b a tta lio n re p o rt and
then show th e b a tta lio n average.
C o m p ariso n s w ill be show n by
p lato o n s an d com panies.
T he check on tra in in g will
govern all p h a se s of cam p op­
eratio n , inclu d in g adm inistra­
tion, fu n d s, m ess operation,
h o u sek eep in g an d supply. It
wall show how th e se rg e a n ts and
platoon le a d e rs a re teaching
th e ir co m p an ies a n d a com pari­
son w ith in th e b atta lio n of the
d iffe re n t p la to o n s an d com­
panies.
W ith tra in in g as th e mission,
th e re w ill be a ro ta tio n of of­
ficers an d a n u n d e rs tu d y in each
com pany on all operations.
MP's Volunteer tor
On Paulina Lake L o d g^ ^
N a tty -a p p e a rin g , h ig h ly - blitz­
ed C am p A bbot M P ’s will have
p rio rity rig h ts on th e G. I. fish­
ing lodge a t P a u lin a lake when
it is com pleted. M ajo rity of the
m en v o lu n te e rin g to help con­
s tru c t th e cabin on th e site of
land leased by C apt. M. A. Eng­
lish, fo rm e r cam p police and
p riso n officer, w ere fro m the MP
section, SCU 1973.
W ork on th e cabin will not be
s ta rte d fo r a b o u t tw o w eeks due
to h eav y snow b anked in this
p ic tu re sq u e a re a , ab o u t 22 miles
fro m cam p.
“M y g ir l’s v e ry
S oft a n d co o in g ?”
“No, p ig eo n to ed .”
dove-like.”
TENTS AND OTHER shelters should
never be placed in line or a regular pat­
tern so that they can be easily spotted
from the lir.
*«\
BEFORE LEAVING AN area be sure
that you have not left papers, tenors,
equipm ent or anything else which
would give important information to
the enemy_______________