Saturday. October 23, 1943
Co!. Besson Pens
Rousing Song for
ERTC’s Trainees
ABBOT ENGINEER
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Ordnance Works
On Gift for Foe
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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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'*
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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