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BACK YOUR BAND BUDDIES CONCERT BUY WAR BONDS THURSDAY Vol. 1 CAMP ABBOT, OREGON No. 19 Name Council To Assist in SSO Activities Bride W aits as Trainee Thumbs To Portland The organ played, the can dles burned, the coffee brew ed and the bride “ stewed”— but the bridegroom kept right on thumbing to Portland, and sent an occasional bulletin of his progress. The bridegroom was Pvt. William K. Lewis of the ERTC here, and the wedding was set for eight o’clock in Portland on Saturday night. First news from the bride groom came at 7:50. The min ister mounted to the pupilt. “ The bridegroom has tele phoned that he is liitch- hik- ing, is now at Government Camp and will lie at the church as soon as possible,” he an nounced. The bridegroom’s father set out to look for his son. Sometime later "The bridegroom now is in Gresham,” the minister an nounced from the pulpit. At 10:15 in ran Private Lew is, liKtking as though he’d trav eled the distance on foot. “ The sergeant gave me my pass too late for me to catch the bus, so I had to hitch-hike,” he explained. The bride. Miss Geraldine Morris of Portland, forgave him and the ceremony pro ceeded. Appointment of a Post Special Service council and a Post Special Service staff, both of which will assist in making plans for recreation programs for enlisted personnel, was an nounced by Col. Frank S. Besson, ERTC commander, this week. Principal duties of the council will be to assist the commanding officer in formulating Special service policies and programs, to operate facilities, administer funds, effect civilian coordina tion and plan athletic programs and recreational activities. The council will meet between the 10th and 15th of each month. Members of the council are Lt. V. G. Henderson, Special Ser- . uyice officer; Capt. Thomas iJHuber, assistant executive o ffi cer; Maj. M. J. Cuadra, Head q u a r t e r s commandant; Maj. Ernest W. McNeil, Jr., 11th E. T. Group S-l; Maj. Lilburn P. Sta- man, 11th Gp. S-l; Capt. Charles H. Moore, assistant director of Personnel Division; Maj. F. J. Landenberger, assistant director of Supply and Service Division; Maj. William H. Andrew, Post Chaplain, and Frank Dunning, Soldier Offers His Blood Red Cross field director. To Help Out Young Buddy The Special Service staff will A Camp Abbot soldier volu- meet each week to assist in solving functional problems of teered to give blood to the Red the Special Service Branch and Cross blood bank this week to to discuss and adopt an effective make certain his buddy, a 12- program for the ensuing week, year-old patient at St. Anne's j, ' Staff members are Lt. Hen- hospital in Chicago, received the U derson, Mrs. Helen Smith, Ser transfusions he needed to save vice club director; Miss Helen his life. Souhrada, cafeteria hostess; | The soldier, a member of Com Miss Caroline Paddock, librari pany C, 56th Battalion, said he'd an; Lt. Henry Hansen, theater heard blood could not be drawn officer; Lt. Stephen D. Hopkins, from the blood bank unless athletic and recreation officer, someone agreed to contribute a and Warrant Officer Charles S. certain amount in return. The Spalding, director of the Camp youngster already had been given several transfusions. Abbot band. Red Cross workers told the soldier there were no facilities for collecting blood here and w’rote a letter to the hospital requesting the boy be given all the transfusions he needed. Bond Rally Nets S775 in 54th Bn. NewTraining Cycle Begins For 51st Bn. The new 17-week training pro gram recently authorized by the War Department went into ef fect here Monday when the se cond increment of the 51st En gineer TVaining Battalion, Camp Abbot”s newest training group, began its training. In store for the battalion, com manded by Capt. W. C. Rogers, are six weeks of basic training, eight weeks of advanced and three W'eeks 'of unit training in volving problems s i m i l a r to those undertaken in specialized maneuvers. In undergoing the course, the 51st will be playing the role of "guinea pig” for the second time, the first increment of the unit having been the first to “ test” the 13-week training plan which went into effect soon after the camp was activated in May. Trainees of the unit arrived between Sept. 12 and 17, the ma jority coming from Fort Doug las, Fort Lewis, Fort MacArthur, Fort Hayes, Fort Benjamin Har rison, Fort Arlington and the Presidio of Monterey. The battal ion consists of three companies (Cos. A, B and C) with a com bined strength of approximately 700 men. Since its arrival here, the 51st has completed orientation, taken its "shots” and practiced rifle marksmanship. Under the ne\y program, preliminary firing is scheduled for tomorrow. Move Main Entrance Gate To Aid Maneuver Traffic The main entrance gate to Camp Abbot has been moved temporarily to the junction of the access road within the main entrance highway, just across the underpass on Center street. The move was made necessary in order to more fully check traffic of vehicles in connection with IV Corps m a n e u v e r s , headquarters of w'.ich is at Camp Abbot. Saturday, Sept. 25, 1943 Check Your Rifle! If You're Lucky It's Worth $100 Field and Stream magazine is offering a $100 War Bond to tile lucky soldier having a Garand rifle number 1WMM14. If you have his number get in touch with the Public Rela tions Ofifee, Extension 8. Office Workers Claim Bulk of Firing Awards Cadre of the Personnel Divis ion proved they were equally adept with a paper clip and a Garand Sunday by taking three of the four cash awards offered for the best marksmanship scores in Service Company. Prizes totaling $20 were offered by Capt. Fred Hohcnhorst, com pany commander, for best scores in record firing. Sgt. Robert McClelland claim ed the first prize of $10 by scor ing 188. Sgt. David Delph, the only Training Division cadre- man to finish in the money, col lected $5 for second place with a score of 186. S/Sgt. Sam Dunn took the $3 third prize with 184 and Sgt. Alan Marsau the $2 fourth prize with 183. Lt. Elwell Named C O O f Camp W ac Company Lt. Patricia Elwell, acting com mander of the Wac company since the departure of Lt. Steph anie Podzunas to an assignment at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has been assigned as company com mander. struments, recently organized here by Capt. King G. Stacey, music officer of the Ninth Ser vice Command. Thursday, War rant Officer Charles F. Spauld ing, director of the band, was in terviewed and told of his work in music, both in civilian life when he was employed in the musical library, of the U. S. Library of Congress, and as organizer of the Camp Abbot band. All hav.* been given praise. The series, which may be ex tended into a regular weekly feature, was arranged through the efforts of Lee Marcus, radio program director for Station KWJJ in handling details of IV Corps maneuvers, and Lt. V. G. Henderson, special service o ffi cer. Camp Abbot has been on the air more frequently than the average Army post. Besides the regular weekly program, an in- By Sgt. George S. Fly A dramatic narrative of how the Corps of Engineers pushed through deep forests, across un charted streams and spanned mountain gorges to complete famed Alcan highway in almost unbelievable time was related Thursday night by Coi. Russel Lyon, commanding officer of the 12th Group, in an illustrated lec ture before a joint meeting of the American Legion post and auxiliary at Bend. A conjecture that the Japs, fearful of completion of the highway to Alaska would rob Nippon of a chance to seize the stragetic Aleutian islands, and a base on the mainland of the United States’s northernmost territory, may have been the prime reason for the battle of Midway, was advanced by the speaker. It was evident that the Japs had planned the seizure of bases in the Aleutians, particularly one at Dutch Harbor, before the highway could be completed, the prime purpose of which was to provide supply routes for stra tegic airfields, Col. Lyons told his audience. Drawing to the fullest on his keen powers of observation, years of analytical study and fresh memories of his duty as commander of an engineer regi ment which hacked its way through the Alaskan wilderness. Col. Lyons glossed over the hard- (Continued on Page 4) BLOUSES AFTE R RETREAT Camp Abbot soldiers will be required to wear blouses after retreat both on and o ff the Post beginning October 1, Col. Frank S. Besson, ERTC commander, has announced. Personnel living off the post will be permitted to wear field jackets or shirts go ing to and from home and camp The Camp Abhot hand, direct providing no stops are made in ed by Warrant Officer Charles the down town area. S. Spalding, will present its first concert at Camp Abbot Thurs day night when it presents a pro gram of marches, popular and light classical selections at the Service Club. Included in the program will terview type show, written and produced by Sgt. George S. Fly be a special arrangement by- of the Public Relations Office, Jack Ifayes of Saint-Saen’s "Le- Camp Abbot personnel has also Cygne.” Other selections will in been on chain programs. Sgt. clude “ Semper Fidelia" (march) Fly and Miss Vivian McMurtrey, by Sousa, "Golliwog’s Cake script writer for a Portland ad walk” by Debussy, "Pavannr” by vertising agency, arranged for, Gould, "Sunday, Monday or A l by Burke-VanHeusen, and wrote, the show* in which ways” appeared the first Wacs ever to “Echoes from the Metropolitan be on a radio show in the North Opera House” (from "Iolanthe” > west, and over a hookup of sta by Sullivan, "Zigeuner” by Cow tions in Oregon and Washington. ard, “ Dance of the Tumblers” by They also prepared the script of Rimsky-Korsakov and "Them Col. Frank G. Crandall, Jr., when Basses" (¿parch) by Huffine. A concert by the band was he revealed for the first time that he was aboard an Army broadcast over Station KBND in transport which sank a Jap sub Bond and KWJJ in Portland marine in the South Pacific. The from 4:30 p. m. to 5 o'clock yes Public Relations office was also terday. Featured on the program instrumental in arranging re was an arrangement by Hayes cording of the formal dedication of “Turkish March" by Mozart. program, which was subsequent The number was scored for a ly broadcast over KOIN, Port small instrumental group. Selcc land, KBND, Bend and several tions were announced by Mr. Spalding. other west coast stations. Second Weekly Radio Program for Camp Indicated as Trial Shows Given Praise A war bond rally sponsored by f Company D of the 54th Battal- ( ion Wednesday night in connec tion with the Third War Loan Drive resulted in the purchase of Possibility that Camp Abbot $775 worth of bonds for cash and may have another regular week 70 new class B allotments, Lt. ly radio program, in addition to William A. Barnes, company the week “ Camp Abbot on commander, reported. All told, Parade” broadcast which has 93 per cent of the company now- been on the air each Wednesday are signed for class B allot-1 night since the camp was acti vated over Station KBND, was ments. Program for the rally, held in indicated by a series of trial.pro- the company mess hall, included grams originating on the post a dance with music by the Com and heard over KBND Bend, and pany D orchestra, group singing KWJJ, of Portland. and an entertainment program Four broadcasts have been by members of the company. Re given in the past week. The most freshments were served. Ap recent was a program by the proximately 15 Osoldiers, wives Camp Abbot band, on the and guests attended. Admission air yesterday afternoon. The •’fee” was purchase of a war first of the series was composed bond for cash or an allotment. of informal interviews with members of the Wac detach NEW A R R IV A L ment, a soldier on duty in post Born: to Capt. and Mrs. T. M. publications as an artist and Huber, Sept. 17, a sen, Thomas draftsman, and another who Martin Huber Jr., at St. Charles works in the ERTC carpenter hospital in Bend. Capt. Huber is shop. The second featured mem assistant post executive officer. bers of the pocket musical in Alcan Highway Foiled War , Plans of Japs Band to Present First Concert At Service Club