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Saturday, Oct. 9, 1943 46 to Receive Good Conduct Medals Tuesday ABBOT ENGINEER Charming Censor Forty-six Camp Abbot soldiers are eligible to receive good con duct medals (ribbons until after the war) at a parade set for Tuesday, the Personnel Division has announced. Ribbons have not arrived, but efforts are being made to expedite their delivery before Tuesday. The number receiving ribbons represents a two-month quota, the awarding of ribbons in Sep tember having been cancelled be cause of a conflict with the dedi cation ceremony. Recipients will include: Service Company and Camp Abbot Band—T/Sgts James H. Williams, Allen F. Marsau, James R. Pine, Martin K. Riis, Robert Y. Mudge and Walter Rosinski; S/Sgts Jack J. Hayes, Anthony F. Della Croce, Morris Take a look here, those of you Brooshtine, and Worley H. who imagine a censor as a grim Jones, and Pvt. Carl F. Bragg. old guy with an eyeshade and Supply Company — T/Sgts. big pencil. This is Charlien George A. Wright and Francis Miller, sunning at a Los Angeles E. Hinjosa, S-'Sgts. Jack L. Tsch- pool between stints as a censor for the American Women’s Vol ida, Charles W. Whitehurst, A l unteer Service. bert Repasky, Walter F. May ers, Backle D. Heath, Ronald J. Baur, and Frank Pedroja, and Sgts. Hiram J. Beall and Harry The dogface who painted a L. Gilbert. sign for Company A, ôfith Bat Military Police Company — talion, must he cockney as all T/4 George H. Kennington. get out. At least he drops an Medical Detachment — Sgts. , “h” occasionally. One of his Norman A. Wallace and John A. latest contributions read: “No Adams, Cpl. Forrest E. Loveless Thorougfare.” and Pfc. Merle W. Luenebrink. Special Training Company— ' 114 Italians Surrender To 1st Sgt. Edwin E. Lawson. 11th ET Group—M/Sgt. W il Yank W ith Jammed Gun liam J. Thomas, 1st Sgts. David I Sicily (C N S f — The “ Sgt. Holland, Oliver H. Ruehlman, York” of World War I I is Sgt. and Edmund S. Pado, S/Sgts. Floyd Cravath, 22-year-old Bay- John R. Evans, Alexander S. side, L. I. resident who captured Hall, Francis E. Long, and Ed 114 Italians in Sicily with a bul win St. Clair, Sgts. Irwin D. let jammed in the chamber of his Cedrose, Joseph Kring, Walter rifle a month ago. As Sgt. Cravath describes the E. Johnson and William T. Hunt, incident, he came upon 110 Ital and Cpl. Harold Unterberger. 12th E T Group— 1st Sgts. Ken ian soldiers and four officers neth H. Woods, John L. Good- under a group of trees during ling, and Richard A. Hanson, and the Sicilian mop-up. In his excite Sgts. Jimmie B. Kincaid, and A l ment ho fed a bullet into the fred Fiertner. chamber of his rifle and then, to his surprise all the soldiers leap ed to their feet and raised their hands. A ll Sgt. Cravath had to do was march the men back to camp. "It was the simplest thing in the world,” he said. 'ORRORS Big Spring, Tex. (CN St— When a tire blew out while he was transporting a bear from San Antonio to Phoenix, Arix., the driver of the«car applied to the local ration board for per mission to buy a new tire. The board chairman refused his re quest claiming that the trans- ]>ortation of bears was not essen tial. “ OK,” said the driver, "I'll turn the bear loose.” He got the tirp. Page Three 160 Entered in Play Competition A total of 182 manuscrips have been submitted by 160 authors in the National Theatre Conference’s Playwriting Con test, Lt. Col. William M. Bever idge, chief of the Special Service Branch of the Ninth Service Commond, has announced. Deadline for the contest was extended to December 1 last week to enable soldier-contes tants who learned of the contest only a short time before the orig inal September 1 deadline to compete. Cash prizes totaling $12,250 and 23 post-war scholar ships and fellowships are offer ed for best manuscripts. RED CROSS DIRECTOR HERE Henri Habenicht, regional di- recfor for the American Red Cross in Oregon and Washing ton, arrived at Camp Abbot , Thursday for a two-day inspec tion of the organization's offices at Camp Abbot, under the direc tion of Frank Dunning, field supervisor. Following his visit here, Mr. Habenicht will attend a semi-an nual Field Directors’ Conference j A vault for the fam p Abbot in Seattle. He will be accompan ied by Mr. Dunning, Miss Lor branch of the First National raine Anderson, assistant field Bank of Portland, will be ready director for the Station Hospital for use soon, the Post Engineer’s and Mr. V. A. Lewis, regional oifice has announced. supervisor for the state of Ore Constructed of 12-inch rein gon. forced concrete on three sides, the vault measures 8 feet, by 12 feet by 7 feet, and will be equip RENDOVA PICTURES ped with two doors, the outer COMING Pictures of the capture of Ren- j one with a combination lock, the dova in the Solomon Islands and inner one opening with a key. the bombardment of Munda are The vault will house all records shown in “ Army-Navy Screen of the bank as well as cash, Magazine” a pictorial report drafts, and war savings bonds from fighting fronts scheduled and stamps. A similar vault was construct for presentation at the Post ed for the Finance Office on the theatre October 21-22, the Army Motion Picture Service, distribut post several weeks ago for the ing agent, has announced. Also safe-keeping of monies, records, shown in the film is a new type i and cash disbursement vouchers. Concrete Vault For Post Bank PH ILATELISTS TO MEET Plans for organizing a Stamp Collectors’ Club at the USO in Bend have been announced by Elliott Hymans, assistant USO director. First meeting of the club will be held at the USO at 8 p. m. Monday. Soldiers inter ested in joining are invited to at tend. Members of the Stamp Club of Bend will attend the meeting and give pointers on collecting. Omaha (C N S)—Bozo, the pet dog of the F. A. Bctigan family, got caught in a neighbor’s bay mower. The mower cut o ff Bozo’s tail. Mrs. Berigan, startled when her son, Al, ran into ihc house to tell her about Bo/o, sprained her finger on a can ning machine. Another son, Pat, 18, ran out of the house to aid Bozo, slipped and sprained bis right wrist. A third son, Frank, 16, jumped over a fence, slipis d, gashed a knee and got a bits k eye. And Champ, the Berigan’s other pet dog, jumped over ibe barn door. He caught his right foot in the latch and brok« a bone. chemical generator which can produce a smoke screen which Camden, N. J. (C N S )—Mary hangs at a designated height and Mozzo, 42, was shot to death in automatically fills in its own a crowded bus terminal here and thin spots. a few minutes later her com panion, Louis Sirolli, 52, fired Palermo, Sicily (C N S )—When the pistol into his mouth. A American troops arrived here, note found in his pocket read: When You’ve Read it Please Lt. Gen. Traina Francesco, depu "For 20 years I have been mixed Pass The ENGINEER AROUND. ty judge advocate general of the up with the wrong woman.” Italian army, whipped o ff h is . uniform and donned civilian at tire. He then asked to be classi fied as a civilian. The Allies dis allowed his claim, however, and shipped him to Africa as a mili tary prisoner. Kalamazoo, Mich. (C N S )—No one in Kalamazoo has ever heard of Mrs. Betty Stedman but most everyone in town would like to meet her. Mrs. Stedman, who was named Mrs. America for 1943 at a beauty contest in Pali Pass The ENGINEER To An sades Park, N. J., said her home other Abbotman--He’ll Appreci town was Kalamazoo but she ate It. isn’t known around here. M A IL G IF T PACKAGF.S TO SOLD IERS O VERSEAS BEFO RE OCTOBER 15— The period from September 15 to October 15 has been designated as Christmas mail month when gifts may be mailed to American soldiers oversea* without presentation o f a request from the soldier. Packages should be indorsed "Christmas G ift P arcel" and limited to five pounds in weight, 15 inches in length ami 36 inches in length and girth combined. Wrap securely and address legibly with full name, grade. Arm y serial number, service organization ami unit, A P O number o f the addressee and the post office through whirh parcels are to be routed. Postage must be fully prepaid. Do not send perishable matter. Dim View by Milton Caoiff, creator of Terry and the Pirates YOU TANK. 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