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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1943)
Saturday, Sept. 11, 1943 Midget Obstacle Course Trains 52nd Soldiers Soldiers of the 52nd Engineer Training Battalion who have trouble negotiating certain haz ards on the Post’s o b s t a c l e course can improve their tech niques on an abbreviated “dry- run” course recently constructed in the rear of battalion headquar ters. Obstacles on the b a t t a l i o n course include an eight-foot scal ing wall, hand-over-hand bars and a rope swing device, which, according to Maj. Lawrence J. Fuller battalion commander, are the toughest barriers on the Post course. Hotels to G et Towels Taken By G l Patrons A number of Camp Abbot sol diers who’ve made a practice of expanding their towel supply at the expense of various hostelries suffered an awful let down this week when their laundry bun dles came back with slips mark ed “hotel towels withheld.” T-ceding which originally was the . , jperty of hospitals, hotels, the Pullman Company and the YMCA were rounded up on or der from the Ninth Service Com mand, which lent a sympathetic ear to establishments bemoan ing the fact towels are getting scarce. Conditions being what they are, it’s almost impossible to obtain towels even for pat rons who don’t swipe them, ho tel owners pointed out. The Post laundry’s haul was Impressive. Lt. Howard I. Pul- ver, laundry officer, reported re covery of some 100 towels, many of which had dried self-appoint ed owners on trips across the enny^nt. The Pullman Com- pau^W as well represented, as was the Pilot Butte Inn in Bend, and E a s t Coast hotels from New York to Florida. Hotels reclaiming towels will pay laundering expenses, but the main problem now is how to get them back to their original owners, Lt. Pulver s a i d . The Ninth Service Command has is sued no instructions as to dis position as yet, but it was be lieved the purloined goods would be turned over to Hotel Asso ciations. Meanwhile, soldiers whose losses were heavy will have to dry the best way they can. The laundry isn't responsible for making replacements. Civilian Employes Dance Will Include Floor Show Members of the ticket commit tee for the dance and added en tertainment to be given at Car roll Acres by Camp Abbot civil ian employes, located on the southern outskirts of Bend, Thursday night, Sept. 16, were announced this week by Merle B.dlantyne, director of employes relations. The committee includes: John Jones, Mrs. Robert Henry, Ray Cooper, Harold Schanno, Thel- rr.a Farrar, Lloyd Baker, Julia Powell, Irene Jones, Lucille Bra ves, Maurice Van Sickle, Doro thy Koci, Gerry Hortkotte, Louise Lee, Viola Thompson, H elen Souhrada, Caroline Pad- ck. Olive Michaels and Mar garet Keith. A floor show and refresh ments will be an additional fea ture of the program, Ballantyne ABBOT ENGINEER PRETTY ENOUGH TO EAT Page Three Legal Service Now Available Legal advice and assistance to military personnel in the con duct of their personal affairs is now available at Camp Abbot through Mr. Charles R. Marsch, paymaster at the Smith, Hoff man and Wright Company. A member of the Oregon State and Deschutes County Bar Associa tion, Mr. Marsch devotes eve nings to camp personnel who wish legal assistance and can be reached for appointment at 153. This service is one w hich was established by the War Depart ment in joint sponsorship with the American Bar Association so that military personnel can obtain legal service from volun teer civilian lawyers and law yers who are in the armed forces. Each army post within the United States is authorized to maintain such a service, un der the jurisdiction of the Judge This appetizing dish is GeGe Pearson, another of the beauties NBC gives us a line on from time to time. If you’d like to hear Advocate, with modifications to meet local conditions. Volunteer her, too, tune in on "The Gallant Heart” show. personnel give their services gratuitously unless the trans action involves expense such as notary fees, etc. First Group Graduates From Camp Cook and Baker's School Here August 28 marked the grad L. Church, John L. Hedgepeth, uation date of the first group of Van Scott, Hulsey, Salvatore A. Abbotmen from the Camp Abbot Taccarino, Leonard J. Jablonski, branch of the N i n t h Service William E. Joseffer, Helmut W. Command School for Bakers and Pasch, Glenn M. Wood, all of Cooks. Pfc. Robert T. McCart Co. D, 51st Bn. ney, Jr., SCU 1929, received his Tomorrow sixteen members of “degree” as assistant baker and Co. D, 52nd Bn., will complete the following had first cooks their course in the school, Pvts. ratings conferred upon them: Anthony C. Cordova, Horace J. Co. D—51st Bn., Pvts. Hubert Daniel, Joseph Feitl, Jr., Wesly A. Alcock, Sedford G. Bell, Joe L. Hemquist, Virgil E. Lawson, C. Craddock, Robert C. Dowling, Miles McClure, Charles D. Mea Kendrick M. Hemingway, Rich dor, Rodrick R. Nadeau, Charles ard E. Klein, Gustave Roth, Au R. Smith, Sidney E. Stinnett, Joe gustus Theoharris, John A. Zo- I. Stonebraker, Alphie J. Thibo romski; Quartermaster Section, deaux, Sammy T. Vasquez as SCU 1973, Pvts. George Bretz first cooks, and Pvts. Jack A. and Fred C. Miller; Wac Com Dhler, Tommy A. Payan, and pany, Pvts. Kathryn R. Babb and Joseph Sorbella as second cooks. Capt. Smiley Rayburn, Jr., is. Lucille White. Second cooks of the class were ' assistant commandant of the Pvts. John Agulla, Nelton E. At school. Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Pet- kins, Velton M. Caussey, Robert aja is senior instructor. Tax Extension Granted for Armed Forces Washington—Servicemen and women can forget all about fig uring up their estimated income for the year and filing a declara tion with the government—at least for the time being, the Treasury has announced. Al though civilians must make a declaration on September 15, soldiers—even those who did have an independent income this year— have been granted an ex tension until March 15 of next year. Here's the Treasury’s kind paragraph, couched in official language: “Any taxpayer who is a mem ber of the military or naval forces of the United States in active service on September 15, 1943, is hereby granted an exten sion of time for such period as may be necessary but not be yond March 15, 1944, within which to file the declaration of estimated tax required by sec tion 58 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to pay such estimated tax or any in stallment thereof otherwise re quired to be paid before March 15, 1944. If under the terms of the extension herein granted the time for filing a declaration of estimated tax is extended be yond the close of the taxpayer's taxable year and the taxpayer makes his income tax return and pays the tax for such taxable year on or before March 15. 1944, no declaration of estimated tax need be filed for such year. 4 Medics Off To New Schools Manpower Chief Visitor to Post Brig. Gen. A. W. Lane, Ninth Service Command representative of the War Manpower Board, conferred with high ranking Post officials Monday on the general problem of economy in the use of manpower. Object of the general's brief visit—it lasted for slightly more than an hour—was to determine what this installation could do toward solving the manpower problem. General Lane arrived by bus from Klamath Falls and a short time later departed by the same means. A command car was pro vided for the general's use, but, except on trips to and iron» the bus station, its one-star llag was furled. Second ERTC Unit finishes Training Here (52nd Bn. Correspondent) The second contingent of train ees to reach Camp Abbot, mem bers of the 52nd Engineer Train ing Battalion, were “graduated” following a field day program last Saturday. First event on the program was a fight contest between squads of the battalion's four companies. Company B punched out a decisive victory over Com pany D to win the 52nd champ ionship. A consolation award went to Co. A which defeated a Co. C team. Training tests were held Sat urday morning and the program concluded with a review and an al inspection of troops in the af ternoon. Members of the review ing party, headed by Col. Frank S. Besson, Post commander, were Col. Lester H. Hall, executive of ficer; Lt. Col. C. C. Custner, com manding officer of the 11th Group; Lt. Col. Merrill A. Pim entel, director of the Supply and- Service Division; Capt. Dale M. Smith, Engineer property ofnc- er; Capt. John C. H. Nelson, Post signal officer and Capt. M. P. Coover, Post intelligence officer. Following the inspection, a farewell address was delivered by Colonel Besson. During its stay at Camp Ab bot, the 52nd came in for a num ber of “firsts” both in training and in sports. A new record in heavy ponton bridge constitu tion was established by Com pany A recently when it spanned the Deschutes river in four hours, two hours and five min utes ahead of the previous ie- cord. The battalion was the fust to conduct its own golf tourna ment and tlie first to have a weight lifting contest. Commanding officer of (he 52nd is Maj. Lawrence J. Fuller. Eligible Soldiers' Wives Personnel Section Handles Asked to AUW Meeting Emergency Furlough Cases Eligible soldiers’ wives ate in Four members of the Medi- j Unit commanders were re vited to attend a meeting of the cal Detachment, Station Hos minded by the Personnel Divi Bend Chapter, Association o£ pital, have been designated to sion this week to have men ap University Women, to be held it take special technical courses in plying for emergency furloughs the home of Mrs. Allison flood- Army General Hospitals. Sgt. report directly to the Enlisted fellow, 1436 W. Third street, at James W. Goldsboro will take Personnel Section with the tele 8 p. m., September 16. an eight week course for labora - 1 gram, letter or other record of An outline of the year's work tory technicians, and Pfc. Ray-' circumstances instead of making will tie given by Mrs. George mond L. St. Hilare, at a dental application through the Red Simmerville, who will discuss technicians s c h o o l , Fitzsim Cross. Application through the the clubs subject: “History of mons General Hospital, Denver, Red Cross retards granting of t h e United States Foreign Colo. Corporal Raymer O. Stock- the furlough in addition to caus Policy.” Ail eligible army wives dale, a course for surgical tech ing much extra work for the Ri-d are urged to be present. A musi nicians, and Pf c . Houston I. Cross, it was pointed out. cal program has tieen arranged. Wheeler, Jr., for medical tech nicians, at William Beaumont The Wolf ---------------------- by Sansone General Hospital, El Paso, Tex. d*tnb»H d by C«a>p W nu C affo i* » 'X J h l*oa«rd ----------- 1 The latter school w i l l extend over an eight week period. Sergeant's Club to Get Decorations, Furnishings Plans for converting the Ser geants' Club into one of the most attractive recreation spots at Camp Abbot were announced by club officials this W'eek. Redecoration of the club's game room, library room and bar is under way, and new fur nishings are being purchased. For the redecorating program, the club has obtained the servic es of Pvt. Howard Boyer of Company B, 56th Battalion, who for 17 years prior to his induc tion was an interior decorator for Marshall Field Company in Chicago. Club officials also announced that Sgt Max Mannheimer of the Post Finance Office has been n a m e d treasurer to succeed M Srjt. David Moreland, who re cently was transferred to anoth er station.