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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1943)
Saturday. October 23, 1943 Co!. Besson Pens Rousing Song for ERTC’s Trainees ABBOT ENGINEER 6 Page Three Ordnance Works On Gift for Foe •:%x • A mi Blockbuster bombs which can pontrate concrete slabs w ithout rupturing ami heavy-calibre a ir cra ft cannon em bodying new T rainees of the E ngineer Re principles a re tw o presents the placem ent T raining C enter here O rdnance D epartm ent is prepar a re singing and m arching to an ing for th e Axis, according to adaptation of an old cavalry Maj. Gen. Charles T. H arris Jr., song w ith a new E ngineer lyric com manding general of the by Col. F ran k S. Besson, ERTC Aberdeen Proving Grounds. com mander. “The O rdnance D epartm ent is W ritten to the music of “For w orking night and day on block Seven Long Y ears” or "The Wild busters of an entirely different M issouri,” Colonel Besson’s com design, and tests and experi position is entitled "O’e r the m ents arc going forw ard rapidly Ocean” and has as its them e the on heavy-calibre aircraft cannon voyage in prospect fo r the of an entirely new principle of train ee on completion of his operation,” G eneral H arris said. train in g here. Gen. H. H. Arnold, A ir Forces ' Which'one shall I wear The original melody, w ritten chief, recently paid trib u te to the in w altz tim e, has undergone a arm y ordnance .50 calibre mach- tw o-four treatm ent and now can itfb guns on A m erican planes in And now one of our W acs comes be used on the march. A special out w ith the confession th a t she battle areas and commended ord arran g em en t has been m ade for got h er T 5 on upside down the nance for the general purpose th e band by W arrant Officer first tim e and the second try a t bomb which is made w ith such C harles S. Spalding, director, and stitching resulted in sew ing her stren g th it can be dropped w ith copies of the song are being pre out ru p tu rin g against a concrete blouse sleeve together! pared fo r distribution througn- slab fo u r feet thick from an alti * * * ou t the Center. The o th er evening personnel tude of 8.000 feet, G eneral H ar A lthough trem endous gains “I t ’s not a crooning song,” Col. ris said. The bomb's stren g th in Besson pointed out. “I t ’s a shout have been made in the a rm y ’s of a 54th B attalion H eadquar sures penetration before explo ters barrack w ere aw akened N ational Service and U. S. Gov ing song.” ern m en t Life Insurance pro from sound slum ber by a stran g e sion, which is controlled by a H ere’s the lyric: gram , fu rth e r progress m ust be noise. It had the whole outfit in , fuse, he added. m ade and the drive m ust con a dither, especially a cook who F or seventeen weeks I ’ll tinue, the N inth Service Com discovered w hatever it was, was m arch at Abbot. under his bed. He tried to pre m and announced this week. Hi, ho, the rolling ocean. LOCATION OF CHAPELS Since, 94.2 per cent are cover vail on Sgt. W illiam Galestok, F o r seventeen weeks I ’ll TVst C h a p e l , B ld r. 20 8 ; l l t h Gp. ed by insurance and the policy who w as up and stirrin g about Hltljr. 731 : H o sp ital C hapel in Red C ross m arch at Abbot, HA HA. C hapel, Rldjr. 1255 ; 12th Gp. C hapel, W e’re bound aw ay O’er the big average is $8,843.37 for all in to investigate. The serg ean t re R ecreatio n h all. fused. So did others. Finally sured personnel w ithin the te rri JEW ISH SERVICES wild ocean. Friday, 7:30 p. m. Post Chapel torial lim its of the service com some brave soul a good distance mand, it is evident th a t m any from the cook's bed tu rn ed on (Blgd. 208t. Because I am an E ngineer a re uninsured and that too m any the light. Out came a sm all kit CATHOLIC SERVICES soldier. have too little, insurance officers ten. Confessions S aturday, Post Hi, Ho, th e rolling ocean. said. ! Chapel. M asses a t 9 a. m. and Because I am an E ngineer P ointing out th a t "destiny 6:30 p. m. Sunday at Post Chapel. soldier, HA HA. Masses daily, except Thursday, W e're bound aw ay o’er the big plays no favorites,” N inth S er vice Com mand officials listed a t 5:10 p. m. at P ost Chapel. wild ocean. th e following reasons for ob Choir rehearsal 7 p. m. Tuesday. Loans totaling $19,732 were PROTESTANT SERVICES Hay-foot, straw-foot, aw ay we taining adequate insurance cov made to 423 soldiers by the erage: Services aat 10 a. m. and 7:30 go. Camp Abbot Field Office of the 1. To begin early to acquire p. m. Sunday a t Post Chopel. Hi, Ho, the rolling ocean. American Red Cross during Sep Hay-foot, straw-foot, aw ay we , the habit of regular and sys tem ber, F ra n k Dunning, field di Service for 53rd Battalion (q u ar tem atic thrift. antine) at l l t h G roup Chapel at go, HA HA. rector, reported this week. D ur 7 p. m. Sunday. Bible Study 2. To provide protection in W e’re bound aw ay o’e r the big ing the 30-day period, th e field Class a t 7 p. m. Monday at Post tim e of w ar and security in tim e wild ocean. office handled 1,456 cases and Chapel. Choir rehearsal at 7 p. of peace. made cash g ran ts totaling $3,105 m. W(>dnesday at Post Chapel. 3. To secure im m ediate and It looks like the old BS to me. to 77 soldiers who are unable be HOSPITAL SERVICES perm anent insurance protection Ho, Ho, the rolling ocean. cause of allotm ent com m itt Catholic confessions a t Red It looks like the old BS to me, a t low governm ent rates. m ents to repay the Red Cross, Cross Recreation Hall at 7 a.m. 4. To acquire policies while HA HA. the rep o rt stated. Sunday. M ass (visitors invited) W e’re bound aw ay o 'er the big healthy and easily able to pay In addition, th e Cam p Abbot at Red Cross Recreation Hall at the low m onthly prem ium s. wild ocean. Field Office handled w ork for 7:30 a. m. Sunday. P ro testan t IV C o rp s'tro o p s on m aneuvers. service at Red Cross Recreation Some 2,850 IV Corps cases were BendCivie League Donates Hall at 10 a. m. Sunday. handled, 186 of which w ere loans Equipment for Kitchenette DENOM INATIONAL Kitchen equipm ent consisting Upon hearing that the girls at in the am ount of $12,166. Fifteen SERVICES of a glass coffee m aker, pans and t the W ednesday night dances g ran ts totaled $508. L. D. S. service a t 7 p. m. W ed The Red Cross office a t the com plete po ttery service was would henceforth receiv e cor presented to the Station H ospital sages, one W ac rem arked w ist Station H ospital acted on 247 kitchenette by Mrs. J. F. Arnold fully th a t she hoped hers turned cases during the m onth. Of th is num ber, 10 w ere loans totaling and Mrs. S um ner Deitriek, rep re out to be F our Roses. $445. * • • sentatives of the Bend Civic League, last week. One Abbotman w as spied The league voted at a recent T hursday m orning standing in uso m eeting to equip the kitchenette, the mud puddle by the AP Rec United Seam en's Service A new P ost dictum w ill in line w ith the county cam p and Hall splashing the w ater up on W ar P riso n ers Aid m ake it difficult for Camp hospital com m ittee program of his rubber overshoes. From the R ussian W ar Relief furnishing day rooms fo r enlist expression on his face he w asn’t Abbot soldiers to go to the United China Relief ed men a t the camp. Additional cleaning his boots as m uch as he dogs. British W ar Relief Society War D og kennels, ( ivilian utensils and drapes will be pro was ju st plain having fun splash G reek W ar Relief Association guard headquarters, the pump vided by the league, representa ing. Polish W ar Relief • * * ing station and sew age dispo tives said. The room is used for Friends of Luxem bourg T here’ve been three incidents sal plant units have been des parties for convalescent patients French Relief Funil noticed in exchange papers re ignated off-lim its to all per and by hospital nurses. United Yugoslav Relief Fund cently w here dogfaces put their sonnel except those having o f Belgian W ar Relief Socity first strip e !s) on upside down. ficial business in the areas. Bonds Buy Bullets! NSC to Continue Insurance Drive CH U RCH RITES Red Cross Loans Total $19,732 Abbot Face! nesday a t l l t h G roup Chap* I. C hristian Science service a t 7 p. m. T hursday at 12th Gp. Chap* I. L u th eran Communion a t 7 30 i;. m. T hursday at Post Chapel. 12th Group CO Tells of Work On Alcan Road O fficers and nurses s ta tio n 'd at Cam p A bbot last night h e a d the dram atic story of forging t' e Alcan highw ay through t e tangled m ountain fastness of th e N orthw est T errito ry from Col. Russel Lyons, com manding of ii- eor of the 12th E ngineer T ra i - ing Group, and com m ander of ni engineer regim ent during cc i- struction of the m ilitary rood. Col. Lyon illustrated his lectu-e w ith various photographs tak* i during construction of the high way, m any of w hich w ere koi a- chromos. The lecture was g iv i in the post theater. Pre-Hallowe'en Dance Scheduled A pre-Hallowe'en dance a >1 floor show by m em bers of th e WAC Company will open the series of W ednesday night dances at the Service Club, M -s. Helen Smith, principal hostc--», has announced. The club will e appropriately decorated. Mu> c will lie provided by the EH' C dance band, directed by Cel. Agho Tiem ann, and th e floor show w ill be in charge of a eo n- m ittee headed by Cpl. M a y G raham of the Public R elatic s Office. Corsages w ere presented ’o Bend Ju n io r H ostesses at a dai <> a t the All-Purpose Recreali« i Hall last Wednesday. Music lo r th e affair, the last of its ki d scheduled for the recreation h: I, was by th e Cam p Abbot dar •> band, directed by S Sgt. J;.- k. Hayes. MORE ABOUT Fund Drive (Continued From P age One) * * * Brslessem, who stated th a t of the $27,500 to be raised in D- =-•- chutes county, $15,000 will go o national agencies, $2,000 to st; to agencies and the rem ainder o D eschutes county o rg an i/atio ,«\ It was pointed out th at Car p Abbot day' rooms will sh a re i the funds raised. The drive v d continue until a fte r Nov. 1. N A T IO N A L W A R F U N D M EM BER A G EN C IES ZOUNDS! Male Call by Milton Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates'* W I CANMOOW NNIN ' ■ AROUND WITH THE ■ GENERAL'» DRE4&ED ■ Lu K E U0U. 0AI> t LL L fc u a . ip U t x ia L ) o u l/ x tf c - ih o u j - M J m - CVti AÜXÎA- ci B a * T H IS .... United Czechslovak Relief Q uern W ilhclmina Fund N orw egian Relief Refugeee Relief T rustees U. S. Com mittee for the care < f E uropean Children Bend Boy Scouts Bend Cam p F ire Girls Redmond Service Men's C enter Cam p Abbot Day Rooms There's A War On, Don't Be A No Show' 'T H E M.P.* WOULD CHASE ME (PURELV IN LINE OF DUTY, OF COURSE ) IF I
