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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1943)
Page Six ABBOT ENGINEER Friday, July 30, 1943 W a c Beau f y Parlor To Open in Week, PX O ffic e r Reveals f All W ten Are Created Equal Revenue of Camp Abbot Post Exchanges, which now total ten four in regular assigned build ings and six in recreation halls —was $52,000 during the month of June, Lt. Charles Keithahn, Post Exchange officer, revealed in a radio discussion of that branch of the Army over station KBND Wednesday night. Lt. Keithahn also told of plans to establish two more regular PX units and two additional set ups in recreation halls, to com plete the post installations. He also announced the opening of a beauty parlor in the Wac area next week to serve both mem bers of that detachment and hos pital nurses. A total of 31 people are em ployed in operation and man agement of the exchanges, in cluding seven soldiers who work after duty hours, he said. Lt. Keithahn said civilian employes, w herever possible, were recruit ed among wives of men in serv ice. Typical of the democratic spirit in the American army is the conversation between the lit* (it and the Tarzanesque khaki- dad after they took out maximum policies of GI insurance. Deadline, without going through another stiff physical exam, is August 10. Ahlattinen who haven't purchased jitO.OOt) worth of insurance, sliould do so TODAV! See your Company Clerk! K-K-K-K-P! MORE ABOUT (Continued from Page Three) Col. Besson Lauds Hq- Complement the firm foundation for effec i ing potatoes that stimulates con tive operation of the training versation. I f Dr. Samuel John battalions and as such is indis- son could have served on an , American Arm y K. P., Boswell pensable.” The “cooperative attitude and I could have enriched the world’s , literature. To hear a K. P. talk diligence” of members of the CH RISTIAN CHURCH over a potato bucket you would Camp Abbot Hq. complement re Camp Abbotmen have been ex think he was Lothario and Jack cently drew commendation from tended an invitation to enjoy the the Ripper rolled into one. His Col. Frank S. Besson, post com facilities offered for recreational expositions will go all the way mander. games and fellowship with the from a victory in a ballroom “ While the work of the Head young people of the First Chris fight, to the night with a blonde quarters complement is not tian Church, Newport and 4th from Sandusky on the pier at showy but just plain hard work,” Sts., Bend, every Sunday after Redondo. Col. Besson said, "it constitutes noon. No rookie can escape K. P. whether he gets it for goofing off, or just in his regular turn. YOUR WAR DEPARTMENT ABBOT THEATER And though it may be a blow to PRESENTS THESE your pride, it’s also a blow to the Axis, so don't let your chin hit rock-bottom when you hear the familiar, “To the kitchen, Pvt. Jones!” OUTSTANDING MOVIE RELEASES Dog Joins Cat as Abbot Wac Detachment Mascots Abbot's Wacs have a new mas cot, "Brownie,” a dog of some what obscure parentage that has been more recently attached to the Timber W olf Division for quarters and rations. The new mascot now joins “ Pallas Athene/’ a white kitten found in the woods by an enlist ed man and presented to the feminine soldiers on their ar rival at Camp Abbot. FRIDAY, -Il’I.Y 30 PERFECT HARMONY— Fust in case Oregon weather has made Abbotmen forgetful, here’s an idea of the sort of thing which still goes on in sunny California. They’re the “ Music Maids,” tin- gals who sing on Bing Crosby’s NBC program. Denny W il son, left; l ’at Hyatt, Alice Ludes ind -leannie Darrell. W onder If They Serve Baa- Baa Meat in th s Hospital? If you’re in the hospital and Hunk a big juicy two inch lieef- steak is just what you need for what ails you, page Lt. -innet Charters, dietician for the Sta tion Hospital,. Planning menus for the entire personnel of the hospital, pat ients and staff, is the responsi bility of Lt. Charters, who has been here since June 18 to take over her duties with the assis- tance of Mrs. Florence Allen, R. N. A graduate of University of Ohio where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics, Lt. Charters served a year’s internship in ad vanced study at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. Prior to her entry in the service, the young and attractive f o o d specialist was dormitory dietic ian at her alma mater. S.S.O. Projects W ife Aids Rookie Beat Quarantine In Cleaning M-1 An orchid to the Special Serv ices officers of Camp Abbot Engr. Tng. Bns. I f "all work and no joy makes Jack a dull G.I. boy” it’s the specific job of these officers to keep their Jacks from being dull, and most of them do so enthusiastically and with gen uine interest for the welfare of the newly arrived trainees. Badminton, baseball, picture shows, and an informal pro gram, in which members of the group participate, are but a few of the diversions provided for the men who spend the first two weeks of their army life in quar antine for a number of reasons mostly medical! USO Says Don't Be A W allflower! The Learn to Dance Class at the Bend USO every Thursday is changing many soldiers from “wall flowers” to really good dancers, says Miss Ann Mc Laughlin, associate director. According to Miss McLaugh lin, there are a surprising num ber of soldiers and also Waacs who have not mastered the art before joining the service and the "Learn to Dance” Class is a real opportunity to improve or learn new steps. Junior Hostesses are in attend ance as well as a dance teacher for advanced classes. By Pvt. Sheldon Flynn TB-52 Correapondent) A soldier’s best pal, G I’s are taught, is his rifle. T a k e , ^ it from Pvt. George Dw•in-''•P, neil, 1st platoon of B-52, his (rusty M-l may rate t h e upper hand while in the ser vice, but his attractive wife, Norma, comes in for a lion's share of the honors. One day last week, em bryo engineers in B-52 saw Pvt. and Mrs. Dwinnell ener getically scour and polish the former’s gun. The missus worked as entliuiastically as did her khaki-clad spouse who was buckin' for a week end pass. P. S.: Tile “ old man” gave it to him—thanks to Mrs. Dwinnell. HEAD AND BE SMART Know what’s going on in the world? Can you tell your buddy in'upper 13 where Salonika is? Do you wanna be a smart G. I.? Well, the post Special Service office has arranged for the w e e k l y distribution of 125 NEWSMAPS, prepared by the Army Orientation Course, Spe cial Service Division. Army Ser vice Forces. Look for them in your battalion rec hall every week. It pays to be a smart, fighting soldier! Yanks Capture Sicily Capital in Swift Move ' m i « tu a « CATANIA ItitN tQ ¿ ’¿»USTA sy» ac me erransan • 111 K's TO HOLD” on Thursday. Xugust • In a coup so swift that the Sicilian capital was dam a -;ed little in the fight, troops of the American Seventh Army slashed northward to take the city of Palermo and thus virtually quell all organized resistance in the «entral end western portions cf the island Main Wows of the Allies are now w n ttlU llllil against Teruuni- Imzrse ou die north coast of Gerbitu and Catania on the east.
