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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1943)
MORE ABOUT Good Conduct Medal Winners Camp Housing (Continued From Page One) tions. Sixty are dissatisfied for reasons of poor refrigeration, lack of cooking facilities, bath and toilet facilities, poor heat ing, or general poor condition of accommodations. Others signi fied their intention to move their families here at a later date or not at all. Of 640 housing questionnaires completed by military personnel, 258 are satisfied with their ac commodations. 125 are dissatis fied for reasons as already shown. 134 intend to move their families to Bend at a future date EX E M PLA R Y ABBOTMEN HONORED—Here’s the first and 123 do not intend to move group of men awarded the G. C. M. Actually, red-and-white their families to Bend. ribbons were presented, with the medals coming when we’ve Maj. Turrill, president of the won the war. Col. Frank S. Besson, post commander, made the board, pointed out that the hous presentations to the G. I. “ good kids.” ing problem will be aggravated for the next few months because First W edding Performed of the influx of families of mili In Beautiful Post Chapel tary personnel coming to Bend Miss Jeanne M. Peirce and for the maneuver period. In this connection a communication was Cpl. John D. Laughead, Jr., Hq. dispatched to the Commanding Det. 11th Gp. will always re The rich, melodious and tradi General, 4th Army Corps, re member Camp Abbot’s Post tional American spirituals of the chapel for it was in Bldg. 208 questing that families of such South will be sung by a quintet personnel be directed not to they were married by Post Chap lain William H. Andrew last of Negro soldiers next Sunday bring them into this area. at 1930 in the Post Chapel, Bldg. He also stated that figures Monday night. The bride, formerly of Phila 208 on Group Ave. have been given to Mr. Fred A. The singers, members of an delphia, Pa., dressed in a white Cuthbert, of the National Hous suit with matching accessories, Engr. Construction Bn, in this ing Authority in Portland, for area for the Fourth Army ma the purpose of considering the carried a white prayer book, a neuvers, will present many well- gift from her mother, with gar possibility of approving con known spirituals and levee bal denias fastened on the cover. struction of housing for war Her attendant, Mrs. Henry F. lads. Several members of the workers in Bend. Accommoda Tognetti, wore a pink suit with group have appeared on the na tions vacated by war workers, tionally-known radio program, a gardenia corsage. who have first priority to new Sgt. Henry F. Tognetti, also “ Wings Over Jordan,” and prom housing, would then become of the 11th Gp. was best man for ise a delightful 45-minute song- available to civilian and military the groom. The ceremony, a fest. Maj. William H. Andrew, personnel of Camp Abbot. double ring one, was the first tc* Post Chaplain has issued an in be conducted in the Post Chapel. vitation for all Abbot personnel to attend. "Wings Over Jordan" Singers Plan Concert "SU N N Y D AZE" BY P V T . M ARY “ S U N N Y ” (.R A IIA M (Special Service Office) Look, soldier, you asked me why I joined the War? Have you ever walked by the Deschutes river In the twilight, wading through fields of blue iris . . . seeing a silver flash in midstream as a trout leaps for his evening meal . . . and the dusk is deep where the pines are thick and the lights of Camp Ab bot gleam through. . . There’s Nick polishing his shot's in one of those barracks; there’s Bill in the Orderly room on CQ, probably writing Janie ■—that boy’s in love!; there’s O f ficer’s row, a string of golden beads lying along Hq. Ave. and in one of those lighted rooms is Captain—wow! Can that man say “ At ease” and mean it! And there’s a lump in your throat . . . Some of those men will leave soon and never set' a camp in the twilight, silver flashes will be bullets; the evening song won’t be the chirping of crick ets . . . A white cross shows in the dimness and two hearts are buried there . . . tramping feet sound along a road . . . a yel low slip of paper brings no out cry, only a bleeding starts in side. . . Twilight thickens into night Friday, July 16, 1943 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Four W acs Go Nautical Ride In Pontons First Abbotman Promoted Enroute Home on Furlough When the colorful history of Camp Abbot is written, Leonard E. Grollnek’s name will 1 m - in cluded as he was the first EM to I m * promoted on March 19, 1913—nearly two months before activation of the Arm y’s newest ERTC. G ro lin ek , accompanied by three other servicemen, arrived here on March 13 from Camp White, Ore. A t that time there were only four officers on the post. A week later, Co. Order No. 1. Hq. Co. SCU 1973, attested to the fact that he had been pro moted to Pfc. This week, after 10 months in the Army, he was enroute to Los Angeles, his home town, on a and there’s hair to be set and a furlough. weary body to lay in a narrow bed; a bed that’s still wider than Alert Abbot W ac Wins a slit trench and has a blanket of wool instead of a blanket of Praise in Fire Drill stars . , . dawn comes soon, During a recent fire drill in the QM office. Pvt. Rose bringing again those thoughts which make one strong and Schneller won the commen eager for her duty in khaki . . . dation of every male soldier and civilian in the office. You asked me, soldier, why I While others filed out in an joined the Wac—need I say more? orderly manner, the alert Wac grabbed her typewriter Make It A Habit to Let An and joined the line, “ rescu other Soldier Read The ENG IN ing" the only item of equip EER. ment in the simulated blaze. Having ridden in classy con vertibles, streamlined station sedans, bouncing jeeps and wea pons carriers, Camp Abbot Wacs tonight will experience “ float ing” down the Deschutes river in pontons when C-51 plays host at the third in a series of picnics arranged for by Special Service Office, Lt. P. H. O’Brien, direc tor, with the cooperation of Lt. Patricia Elwell, acting com mander of the Wac Det. and Capt. Owen S. C. Hammer, chief, Engr. Branch, Tng. Div. Wednesday evening A-51 spon sored the picnic supper and boat ride, and B-51 on Monday. Fancy Stitches Cover Stripes Won by 21 Wacs Twenty - one efficient, hard working Camp Abbot Wacs sew ed on new stripes last Tuesday morning after officers presented them at reveille formation. As each promotion was an nounced, Lts. Patricia E. Elwell, acting C. O. and Emily Caldwell, personally c o n g ra tu la te d the gals. Jeanette M. Anderson rated the highest honor, jumping from Pvt. to Sgt. She is in charge of Wacs assigned to Post Hospital. Other promotions follow: T/4 T/5 Josephine Gruca. Cpl. Pfc. Lois H. Smith, Pfc. Myrtle L. Oliver, Pvts. Luberta Stone, Martha G. Wheeler. T/5 Pfcs. Florence Breitinger, L il lian Feldman, Rosemary Kas- sap, Marjorie Lederer, Lilian Mayer; Pvts. Margaret M. Casey, Mildred K. Cooper, Faye B. Ho- nea, Barbara Kennedy, Denva M. Myles, Beatrice Silberman, Ruth M. Strawn. PFC. Pvts. Flora M. George, Mary J. Good and Elizabeth A. Heble. MORE ABOUT Hostesses Joy (Continued From Page One) hometown newspapers are avail able in the 11th Gp. unit, where Miss Paddock and Wac helpers are preparing ror the future opening of other branches. The tall, charming Mrs. Smith also manages the Guest House, Bldg. 210, where sleeping accom modations for 20 guests are available. Attractive furniture is awaited, as are writing tables, lamps and curtains. Guests may utilize the Guest House at pres ent, but are requested to bring their own towels and have ar rangements for meals. The charge is 75c cents per night with visitors limited to three nights. Reservations are sug gested to insure quarters. JUST TOO, TOO, TO O ! - F O R T ----- ., Mf»rch— W AAC «ervice rec ords are in the pink! ! In tune with its accent on feminity (Sic) the War Department has designed the servic« records and most allied papers of the women’s army with gay coral-colored borders, while the familiar white forms have been dipped in pink dye.— Press Re lease. New Band Is Featured on 53rd Bn. Show Pfc. Sid Youman Directs “Musical Engineers;“ Hill-Billy Trio Scores A new Camp AblMjt dance or chestra, the .Musical, Engineers, made its debut at a show pre sented before members o f the 54rd Engr. Tng. Bn. recently, highlighted by novelty acts by trainees of the battalion. Although the new musical or ganization has had only a few rehearsals and personnel and in strumentation have not been set, the performance was enthu siastically received by the future Engineers. Organized by Sgt. Harry Bray and Pfc. Sid You man, the band has a violin sec tion and features “sweet” music and novelties. The unit will al ternate with the Camp Abbot or chestra, directed by S/Sgt. Jack Hayes, in providing music for dancing and entertainment pro grams for Camp Abbot soldiers. Youman, who will direct, is a talented clarnetist and sax per former. Playing in the orchestra for the show were Sgt. Bray, Pfc. Youman, and Cpl. Milt Adcock of the ERTC band; Pvts. Harold Collar and Tom Warbuton of A-51; Pvt. Harold Giaundrone, D-51; Pvt. Holmes G. Hutton o f D-52; Cpl. John Tobias of Hq. Det., 55th Bn.; Pvt. George Dou-. mani of Hq. Co. SCU 1973 and Cpls. Casmir Jeleniewski 0 1 Dwight Newton, Hq. Co., EFc^J Highlight of the battalion’s por tion of the program was a perfor mance by “ The Arkansas Trio,” members of which are Pvts. J. D. Bull, J. A. Stevens and J. Gul- lege, all of Co. C. Other numbers included a harmonica and piano solo by Pvt. G. W. Gonlier, vocal solos by Pvt. Q. M. West and Pvt. W. H. Lopez, and a skit en titled “ Company A on Guard.” Pvt. G. W. Altman of Co. A was master of ceremonies. B ILLETING OFFICE MOVES Location of the Camp Abbot Billeting office is now in Bldg. 1023 at Center St. and G ro w Ave., with Lt. Gene Foleyc? martin, officer in charge. ’Hie telephone number is 93. Movie CALENDAR Two Shows Nightly— 1830 - 2030 : Matinee, Sundays at 1400 FRIDAY. July 16— "MR. LUCKY,” with Cary Grant and Larine day. “THE W A R ” exclusive, interesting movie short exclusi vely for G. I.’s; newsreel. SATURDAY, July 17—"SEVEN DAYS LE A V E ” (Revival), with Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Ginny Simms; swell musical; cartoon and Pete Smith short. SUNDAY & MONDAY, July 18-19 — “ PRESENTING L IL Y MARS,” with Judy Garland, Van Heflin; Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby bands; newsreel. TUESDAY, July 20— “ SPITFIRE,” a drama with wings star ring Leslie Howard, Donald Niven; Terrytoon and “ A ll Ameri can Band.” W EDNESDAY— (Double Feature)—"SPY T R A IN ,” with Rich ard Travis, Evelyn Brent; “ CHATTERBOX,” with Judy Can- ova, Joe E. Brown. Rosemarv Lane. THURSDAY—“ H IT THE ICE.” Abbot and Costello, Ginny Simms, Johnny Long's band; “Doctors at War," and newsreel. Terry and the Pirates'* >TWIS‘MAIN BODY NEED6 \ pr o te c tio n — >eu N JOKER-5 ARE eOlNO TO Be MY ADVANCE cIM R D ? NOW, FORWARD, HIIRC H J - . EYES PROMT ! :. Flank Coverage