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Vol. 1 No. 18 C A M P ABBOT, O REG O N Saturday, Sept. 18, 1943 Music Classes Play Premiere Before Officers Rewarded for Service Members of the pocket musi cal instruments and song lead ing classes conducted at Camp Abbot for the past two weeks by Capt. King G. Stacy, Music Officer, Ninth Service Com mand, played a command perfor mance at the post theater Thurs day morning. Following the pro gram each member of the classes was presented with a certificate of proficiency signed by Col. Frank S. Besson, post comman der; Lt. V. G. Henderson, Special Services officer, and Capt. Stacy. The program was rendered be fore a small, but select audience. It was composed almost exclus ively of officers from the train ing groups, and included both colonels and second lieutenants. "|aey were present at the com ind of Col. Besson, who was in attendance with the post execu tive officer, Col. L. H. Hall. The highlight of the program Xvas presentation of tonettes to Col. Frank S. Besson, post commander, congratulates Pvt. Rita Zeringue, after he had personally presented her with a VVac medal (ribbons until after the war) for volunteering to enter the armed Cols. Besson and Hall by Leut. forces after serving as a Waac. Pvt. Zeringue's home town is Houma, La. To the left of Col. Besson Henderson, on behalf of the two ] is Col. L. H. Hall, executive officer, while shown between the two colonels is Lt. Patricia Elwell, classes. The post commander re- j Wac company commander. The other officer, whose features are not discernable, is Maj. Russell. D. • —Photn By Vincent, fo e t l ’hotnprnpher marked that it would now be Turrill. necessary for one of the class members to instruct him in the art of playing the instrument. Fifteen members of the class were cer..fied by Capt. Stacy as capable of carrying on the in structions he had started. Seven were rated as song leaders, four Every enlisted man, officer j A statement issued by the di j Building 202 between the hours of which had outstanding ability, jÇaipt. Stacy reported to the post and civilian at Camp Abbot rector of the personnel division of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m., Monday should make every effort to urged that in addition to invest through Friday, and from 10 to Ù-nmander. Capt. Stacy expressed pleas- ; “ Back the Attack” by investing ing ten per cent of each individ j 12 a. m. on Saturdays. Purchases by civilians,through ure at the co-operation afforeded at least ten per cent of their sal ual's salary, they should also him by all officers of the post, aries in War Bonds, Col. Frank purchase additional bonds for the pay reservation plan, may particularly Col. Besson. Among S. Besson, post commander, said cash during the period of the be made by calling Mrs. Smith, Third W ar Loan Drive which i War Bond section, civilian per- the several recommendations he today. I sonnel branch. Officers may ap Previously he had issued a ends October 2. submitted for furtherance of the Purchase of W ar Bonds for ply to the civilian branch and en music program here was that statement in the Daily Informa singing and small instrument tion Bulletin in which he called cash in any denomination rang listed men will apply at their per playing be encouraged on the attention to the heroic fight be ing from $25 units sold at $18.75, sonnel section, Building 221, in march; that a choral group be ing waged at Salerno by units to $1000 units sold at $750 may person, where their applications be made at the Army Bank in will be accepted. of the American Fifth Army. (Continued on Page 4) Post Commander Urges Abbot Personnel to "Back the Attack" Booze Board to "Guarantee" Monthly Quota of 2 Quarts BEEN ARO U N D . The itinerary of Col. Aub rey H. Bond, 11th Engineer Training Group commander, their ration book No. 3 before during the past few years, is permits are okayed. In addition, good material for a travel enlisted men must show their ing salesman's nightmare. identification tags each time Leaving Oregon in 1939, they make a purchase. the colonel went to Colo Purchasers' permits for men rado, to Texas, back to C ol<e in tha armed services will be rado, to Alabama, to Geor stamped "military” and their gia, to Louisiana, to Ken ration cards will be printed in tucky, to Wisconsin, hack to red ink and also marked “mili Kentucky, to Michigan, to tary.” Florida, to Virginia, to Okla The commission said its pres-1 homa, to Missouri and then ent policy of making whisky hack to Oregon. available beginning at noon and Colonel Bond’s wife and again at 5 p. m. will be discon family followed “about two tinued and all varieties of liquor ' states behind.” His elder will be on sale uninterruptedly 1 daughter was graduated af from noon to 8 p. m. No mention ter attending five colleges was made regarding the sale of and 11 high schools. Plans for a new liquor ration ing system which will "guaran tee” soldiers and civilians hold ing permits of one quart (or fifth ) of whisky and one quart tor fifth) of gin, rum or brandy a month were announced by the Oregon liquor control commis sion last Saturday. The new sys tem will become effective Octo ber 1. Quotas will not be cumulative, but a permit-holder may obtain his “ guaranteed” ration even if he waits until the last day of the month. To accomplish this goal, the commission has devised a new ration card and a method of "val idating” liquor permits through liquor to soldiers before five use of war ration book No. 3 or, o’clock, however. The commission said that dur in the case of soldiers, through ing the current quarter it had identification tags. Validation of permits and is placed 22,500 cases of whisky on suance of new quantity cards sale each month and estimated was started at all O. L. C. C. the guarantee program would re stores Wednesday. After October quire slightly more than 30,000 1, no liquor may be purchased per month. The system will be unless the purchaser has had his in effect for the remaining three card validated. Soldiers must months of the year—if antici show their dogtags and civilians pated shipments arrive. INSPECTOR G E N E R A L HERE Maj. General Virgil L. Peter son, the Inspector General of the United States Army, now in Ore gon in connection with IV Corps maneuvers, visited Camp Abbot Friday. He renewed an acquaintance of long standing with Col. Frank S. Besson, post commander. Bridge Record Established by 54th Bn. Unit A new record in heavy ponton bridge construction was estab lished here by Company A of the 55th Battalion recently when the unit bridged the Deschutes river in t tree hours and six minutes, 12 minutes ahead of the previous record established by Co. C of the 54th Bn. In making the new record. Company A used an Engineer crew of 57 men from the first and second platoons, one officer and five non-commissioned o ffi cers, against 61 men for the 54th. Strength of a heavy ponton crew usually is about 100 men, it was pointed out. Maj. William T. Avery, battal ion commander, attributed the unit’s new record to prior train ing on the part of officers and cadre, good task organization, enthusiasm on the part of all concerned, cooperation of the training section and application of trainees. In charge of construction was Lt. John Stenmark. He was as sisted by Sgts. L. R. Stonier and Riley Clark. Service Company Now Boasts Furnished Rec Hall Members of Service Company, SCU 1973, ERTC, are the latest unit on the post to enjoy relaxa tion in their own recreation hall. Under the direction of Capt. Fred Hohenhorst, company com mander, a building constructed especially for the day room, has been opened complete with Px, library and lounge. Posters of the Orientation series, which de pict scenes of Army life and ac tion, decorate the walls in mural fashion. S e v e r a l comfortable chairs have been placed in the day room proper and a radio fur nishes music and latest news bulletins. Additional luxuries will be added from time to time, Capt. Hohenhorst said. Abbot Officer Tells of Duty With Engineer Unit in India Recently returned from duty with an Engineer unit stationed in the Asiatic theater of Opera tions, Lt. Thomas A. Evans, has been assigned to duty with the 11th Training Group, ERTC. Stationed in a province of In- dia, near the Burma-India iron- tier, the unit to which Lt. Evans was attached, for a time was on- gaged in loading planes which fly supplies and materials over the high ranges of the Himalaya mountains, to China. Later the unit was assigned to a project that for reasons of military sec- rccy must remain undisclosed. The section of India where Lt. Evans was stationed is one of the most productive in the Far East, Great tea fields cover the area and few instances of poverty, so common in the southern pro- vinces in the vicinity of Bombay and Calcutta, arc noticeable, he said. His unit, composed entirely of colored troops, was subjected to strafing by Japanese planes on several occasions, and one of his non-commissioned officers was decorated for bravery in connec- tion with downing a Japanese Zero plane, Lt. Evans is a native of Texas, his home town being Waco. He is a veteran of the first world war, having been a member of the 30th Division, a unit which took part in the first great American offensive at St. Mihiel, and later was in the Army of Occupation, He was active in organization of the Texas home guard after the regular national guard entered service before Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned an officer in 1942, and 16 days later was en route to a port of embarkation, He returned to the United States on sick leave and came to Camp Abbot from I^etterman General Hospital, San Francisco, VAU LT NEARS COMPLETION The vault being constructed for the finance department is al- most completed and ready for use, Lt. Gerald Crisman, Finance Officer, revealed today.