Thursday, Sept. 2, 1943
ABBOT ENGINEER
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ROUTES OF THE RAIL SURVEY PARTY OF 1855
War Prisoners Disparage
Fate to Laud Fuehrer
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Mapped here is the Abbot trail of 1855—a trail which 88 years ago today touched the upper
Deschutes river of Oregon at the location where America’s newest engineers' replacement training
center now stands. Henry Larcom Abbot, for whom Camp Abbot was named, was a member of the
Williamson survey party that entered Oregon from the south, near Merril, in search of a railroad
route from the Sacramento valley to the Columbia river. The spot where the Abbot party camped
on the night of Sept. 2, 1855, is shown just north of Rosland. Lt. R. S. Williamson, Lt. Phil Sheridan
and their dragoons explored the Three Sisters Cascades while Abbot and his party rested at Ros
land. Abbot then moved north for a camp on the Deschutes within the preswit confines of Camp
Abbot.
Promotions Come Faster
For Army Officers Abroad
Officers serving overseas are
i being given preference to those
serving in the continental Unitec
States when it comes to promo
tions, the W ar Department an
nounced this week.
"One out of nine officers of
the Army serving overseas re
ceived promotions during the
two months,” said the announce
ment, “as compared w ith one out
of 13 serving in the continental
United States."
“ These figures reflect the War
Department’s policy of giving
preferences in promotions to the
maximum extent practicable to
those who have had overseas
duty.”
Simultaneously, a system of
rotating assignments is bringing
large numbers of officers back
to the U. S. from combat thea
ters for assignment to new units
and o t h e r commands in posi
tions qualifying them for pro
motions. The positions vacated
in units overseas are then filled
by promotion of officers from
lower grades.
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be ascribed to the fa c t that
most o f the prisoners w ere
y o u n g and had been firmly
schooled in Nazi philosophy, Lt.
Lowey said. The arrogance of
the Germans was best typified,
he said, when the transport ap-
Officers, warrant officers and
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proached New York harbor. The
enlisted men will be authorized
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prisoners spent an industrious
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forms so certain were they that
needs arising from a reduction
they would be paraded down
of personnel allotments, Post
Broadway.
Headquarters has announced.
Lt. Lowey, stationed in Eng
Only jeeps, weapons carriers
land for several months as a
and sedans may be driven by
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personnel not assigned to the
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unit prior to his being called for
Motor Company, but limitations „ „ „
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OCS, was warm in his praise of
may be extended to include am
the English people. He cited the
bulances and 114-ton cargo
unity shown in the war effort,
trucks in exceptional cases on
where all, regardless of political
specific authorization from the
belief, have subordinated per
executive officer.
sonal opinions to only one
Previous experience in driving
thought — that of winning the
various types of vehicles in no
war.
sense qualifies an individual to
His unit was attacked several
drive government motor vehicles,
times by German planes, Lt.
it was pointed out. Before driv
Lowey said, but on each occa
ing army vehicles, individuals
sion the bombs fell wide of the
must be certified by the chief of
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the Automotive
Section,
Schools
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. . . He . is of the
opinion that most of the recent
Branch, Training Division, and
raids over England are merely
licensed by the chief of the Mo
of a nuisance variety, with no
tor Transport Branch, Supply
particular objective. The officer
and Service Division.
Classes designed to qualify in also indicated an opinion, shared
dividuals as drivers are being by many other soldiers, t h a t
held by the Schools Branch in bombing from such tremendous
Building 1462 from 6 p. m. to 8 heights as the Germans do over
p. m. Completion of the course is England, leaves much to chance
a prerequisite to a driver's li- in aim,nK at a d,rect tarf et'
The devastation of London,
cense.
by raids during last year's holi
days, were described by Lt.
THAI* TU VIN IN TU N N EL Lowey, and cited as a proof that
Sicily (CNS) American artil- bombings cannot shake the
lerymen bottled an Italian train morale of the people of Eng-
and its crew in a tunnel here. hind. One almost miraculous in-
Every time the train stuck its eident of the bombing was re
snout in the- open the Yanks' lated. The area around famed
guns opened fire and shooed it St. Paul’s cathedral was leveled
by bombs, yet the church itself
hack inside again.
j escaped almost unscathed, being
| struck by only a few bombs,
WAC SALUTES, BREAKS ARM none of which caused irrepar
London (C N S )— WAC Betty able damage.
Hurley of Salem, Ore., met an
Prior to entering the army, Lt.
officer on the steps of a replace Lowey was engaged in the ad-
ment depot here, gave him a vertisyig business in New York.
snappy salute, lost her balance,
fell down stairs and broke an
a word to the spies is suffi
FOLLOW ED
P a r ty v '’c/er /J b ò o t
German prisoners of war are almost idolatrous in their
worship of Adolf Hitler, according to Lt. Ralph Lowey,
assistant salvage officer of the Supply and Service Divi
sion. He gained this insight to the nazi mind while re
turning to the United States on a transport loaded with
prisoners of war. He was at the time enroute from Eng
land to the Officer Candidate School at Camp Lee, Va.,
where he was commissioned last June.
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This fantastic loyalty may
Officers May
Play Role of
Drivers Here
RAILRO AO
T h i« i« how o a r d u ty »e r r e a n t o r r * nixed
th e p latoon to p o lice ap a certa in a r e a :
H e d ivid ed the p latoon in to th ree gro a p s .
c o lle g e gra d u a te «, h igh school g ra d u a te «
and the o th er*. T o th e c o lle g e m en he aa-
th. , „ k
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butts, the high school racn were told to
pick up the m atch «tic k *
"The reot o f you g u y » w ith ou t any edu
c a t io n .' he «a id . "c a n «(a n d around and
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CAST YOUR VOTE
S o l d i e r s — It’s getting
around toward voting time
again for you. Remember
you’re a long way from home
and mail doesn’t travel too
fast. Your first s e r g e a n t
should have a form post card
with which you can request
an absentee ballot. I f not,
writ? a short note to the Sec
retary of State at your own
state capital. One of the
things you're scrapping for is
the right to vote. You might
as well exercise it.
Civilian Employes Resign
To Enter Seabee Camp
Chapel of Seven Sorrows
Ain't What You Think It Is
An unsuspecting soldier of one
maneuver unit might visit the
“chapel” in search of divine san
ctification and wind up with
devilish retribution. On the or
derly tent, tribunal of company
punishment, is a sign proclaim
ing in large letters “ Chapel.” In
smaller lettering is written “ of
seven sorrows.’’ Listed below are
these sorrows: “ Duty, Kitchen
Police, Pass, Furloughs, Domes
tic Affairs, Detail and Restric
tion.” The work is signed by
“ Father” Nicado, a “confessor”
sometimes referred to as the
first sergeant.
Lewis A. Stratton, civilian
employe, who served as chief
clerk in the transportation of- ASTP Post-War Service
fice. has enlisted in the Seabeos Rumor Called Unfounded
Given a rating of machinist’s
Armv Specialized
mate, he left for the Seabee inR Pr0gram carries the
tramg center, Norfolk, \a„ last obligation as to period of serv-
week-end.
ice as is ¡mposed on other soi.
DANCE AT STATION'
HOSPITAL
Enlisted men of Jhe Medical
Detachment, Station hospital,
and members of the Wac com-
pany held a dance in the Red
Cross recreation hall at the hos-
pital, Tuesday night. Music was
furnished by an orchestra of a’
medical regiment stationed near
here in the maneuver area.
diers of the army, the War De-
partment said this week in step-
ping on rumors which indicate
ASTP graduates will be required
to serve in the army from three
to five years after the cessation
of hostilities. Many highly qual-
ified men are being dissuaded
from applying for ASTP train-
ing because of suen unfounded
rumors, the War Department
said.