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Saturday, November 20, 1943 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Four Bend High ERTC Cagers First Foe Team Gets Nifty Togs For Opener Bend High will be the first op ponent of the Camp Abbot basketball team as the post cagers open their season sched ule Friday night, November 26. The team is rapidly rounding into form under the capable tutelage of Pvt. Leo Frizzo, di rector of athletics under Lt. Henry Hanson, athletic officer. Uniforms for the team arrived this week and the squad will pre sent a nifty appearance when they take the floor for the first time. The uniforms are of Card inal red, with white stripes down the side of each trunk. A white Engineer castle is on the front o f each jersey, together with a numeral. Numerals in white also arc on the back. Approximately 15 men have been working out for the team and Pvt. Frizzo reports he has a wealth of material from whicn to pick his varsity squad. In a contest Thursday night, the Camp Abbot team defeated Company A, 57th Battalion, lead ing contingent in the league, 36 JUST A FLUTIN' Thirteen winners out of 16 games was the best Camp Ab bot’s football master minds could do in the USO Football pool of November 13. Cpl. John Tailgil, Service Company, and Pvt. John J. Taufhan, whose or ganization was not made clear as he had merely written “ Head quarters” as his address, tied with 13 each. They have prizes awaiting at the USO where the cigarettes will be delivered immediately. SAND PIPER—“ Across the narrow beach we flit”— or are we just November-dreaming? Well, the name of the dream is Julie Con way. Since flitting’s hardly practicable for the duration, you can at least hear her singing in “ Kay Kyser’s College of Musical Knowledge” over the NBC Network Wednesday evenings. Bowling Notes Medics Cp. Merchant 205 142 Lt. O'Brien .156 191 Lt. Langhus 195 160 Maj. Drischel 168 165 Lt. Vest .... 161 167 Handicap .... 137 137 144 176 154 172 199 137 Totals .... 1022 965 982 quartermasters Lt. Pulver . .205 166 186 Mr. Cox ......232 228 139 Mr. Hen’ings 197 193 187 Unit Won Lost Cp. Fulkers’n 199 140 153 9 A-57 ................ :....... 0 Cp. Burges’n 163 193 174 1 Handicap ... 155 155 155 ...... 6 B-51 B-56 1 ... 6 A -53 ...... 5 1 Totals .... 1151 1075 994 2 Supply Company 6 3 B-54 ...................... ...... 6 Sad Sacks B-51 ...... 5 3 Lt. McRae . 116 174 160 Casual Company . ...... 5 3 , Capt. Pascoe 231 193 178 B-52 ...... ...... 5 3 Cp. V ’ W i’kle 148 148 168 B-57 4 3 Mj. Diediker 128 170 A 51 ..... 3 4 Cp. Gearing 12!) 180 177 180 MPa 5 Handicap .... 234 234 234 2 Medical Detachment 5 1 3 lì58 ........................ Totals ...... 986 1099 1097 A 52 . 1 5 Wildcats ..... 1 B-52 5 Civilian Personnel ... 1 6 Lt. Brown ....173 189 156 Service Company 1 7 Lt. Jarji ......182 156 174 Lt. Burgess .170 161 173 Lt. Rodgers 201 161 204 Lt. Oxford .1 5 1 188 153 MORE ABOUT Handicap .... 112 122 122 STANDINGS Col. Lyons (Continued Fiom Page One) sive of the war. For a number of years following the war he was an instructor at the Army Engineer School, Fort Bolvoir, and later was instructor in en gineering at the Virginia Poly technic College. He served as in structor for i.he New York Na tional Guard, as fort engineer, New York harbor defense, and as Public Relations Officer of the First Army Corps. He came to Camp Abbot fol lowing a tour of duty in Alaska where he commanded an engin eer regiment which penetrated the wilderness to build the Alcan highway. He recently gave a graphic illustrated lecture on construction of the road. Col. Lyon was frequently called upon to appear before Bend civic cluhs and was princi pal speaker at the annual in stallation of officers of the Am erican Legion post in Bend. He was active in veteran affairs and was a speaker at the recent post Armistice sen ice. CONTEST DELAYED Cam p Xhlnit's football con test a regular feature of the E N G IN E E R , slipped into the discard this week when the agencies which usuall> supply the game schedules failed to ocem through on time. The contest will be resumed next week. Two Winners !n Grid Pool Totals .... 989 Forty ping pong tables arrived this week and were delivered to the various recreation halls of the post by the Special Servicj Office. A table tennis tournament to decide the post championship may be arranged at a later data, 2969 Lt. Henry Hanson, athletic o ffi cer indicated. 557 599 577 N CS Director of Woes 492 Visits;Commends Lt. Elweii 530 Capt. Arlee L. Kelly, staff di 465 rector of the Wac companies sta tioned at various posts in rhe 3220 Ninth Service Command, visited Camp Abbot this week. Her trip was of a routine nature and to 450 get acquainted with the person 602 nel .She was favorably im 464 pressed with the Camp Abbot 475 Wac company and publicly com 489 mended several ideas put into 702 effect by the Wac company com mander, 1st Lt. Patricia Elwell. 3182 491 526 509 505 527 411 518 512 504 566 492 336 967 972 2928 Casuals Lt. Kulbes . 211 199 Lt. Packard 149 153 Lt. Johanek 126 143 Cp. Hohnh’st 143 178 Absentee . 150 150 Handicap . . 92 92 Totals . 871 915 Noitphytes Lt. Wallace 200 192 Lt. Derr 190 171 Lt. Ribbeck .158 152 Lt. Edgren 157 178 Lt. Hoglund 188 1.59 Handicap 230 230 Totals 40 Ping Pong Tables Placed In Post Recreation Halls 162 134 113 181 150 92 572 436 382 502 150 276 832 2618 201 157 190 167 182 230 593 :»H 500 502 529 690 1123 1082 1127 3332 W ahee Courts Capt. Haile .144 146 Capt. Huber . 172 157 Capt. Wilson 143 171 Capt. Coover 145 151 Lt. Phillips 152 113 Handicap 174 174 Totals' 140 166 147 116 139 174 930 912 882 430 493 461 412 404 522 724 MORE ABOUT War Fund (Continued irom Page One) • • • First USO Dance Since Maneuvers With IV Corps maneuvers now a memory the USO in Bend will resume its regular Saturday night dances for service men. The dances have been arranged so that trainees will be included and thus afford the new soldiers an insight to the entertainment offered by the USO, according to Ann McLaughlin, assistant direc tor. Miss McLaughlin also an nounced that additional enter tainment features are being pre pared for the coming weeks when weather will be more con ducive of soldiers remaining in doors once they reach Bend. Miss McLaughlin and Director Harry O’Grady returned this week after several days spent in Washington in connection with USO business. Civic League Members Equip Red Cross Kitchen Members of the Bend Civic League completed their task of equipping the kitchen in the Red Cross Recreation department, Station Hospital, last Saturday. They were greeted by Lt. Col. F. M. Bedessem, hospital comman der, Frank Dunning, Field Direc tor, American Red Cross, and Lt. V. G. Henderson, special ser vice officer. Later they were taken to the Service Club where Lt. Henderson explained the functions of the Special Service Of lice. Those making the trips from Bend were Mesdames J. F. Arnold, president, George Conk lin, E. O. Stadter, H. K. Cole, Sadie Lucas, Gordon Meagher, Ila Grant, Stella Pearl Runge, Douglas Cook, James Chamber lin, William Baer, and Miss Ros- ella Richardson. A camp table tennis tourna ment will be held December 6, 7 and 8th according to tentative plans of the sponsors. The tournament will be open to all enlisted men, women and civilians employed on the post. No entry fee will be charged and play will be held on the six tables in the NCO Club, Group and Center streets. The schedule includes men and women singles and mixed doubles. Final match es will lx? played at 2000, Dec. 8 in the Service Club just before the weekly dance. Entries to date in the tourna ment include Cpl. Lou Ginsberg and Sgts. Ed Charles and Eldon Hauser in men's singles. Entries in the women’s singles bracket- include Helen Souhrada, Barbara* Favell, Kay Chapman and Flor- ine Hauser. One of the favorites of the tournament will be Sgt. Ed Charles, exhibition player and ex-professional, from the Port land Table Tennis Club. With Mayo Rolph, of Portland, Sgt. Charles won the Pacific Coast Doubles crown in 1940 and 1941. Teacher of 2,000 players, and ex-pupil and manager of Bellah and B iria , world champions from Hungary, Sgt. Charles will be gla-J to help anyone trying to change their style of play. Cpl. Lou Ginsburg, Co. C, 54th Bn., was champion of Philadel phia, Pa., in 1937. Rules of the U. S. Table Ten nis Association will govern this tournament. W A C NOTES By Sgt. Florence Breitiugrr and Pfc Pat Rice Daisy May came into her own yesterday when she made her first effort at “ standing on her own four feet.” She marched into the Enlisted Personnel Section unescorted, leaped up on the Classification Officer’s desk and demanded in a loud bark that she be allowed to join the Arm y K-9 section. She was sick and tired of amus ing women as her part in the war effort. Much to Daisy’s sorrow she was declared too young for the big dog’s Army. Daisy Mae was so sad about her rejection, she had to be carried back to the barracks prostrate in a Weap ons' Carrier. In an attempt to raise Daisy’s morale she has been appointed Chief "Coalbrick” assistant to the Barracks C. Q. or Vice-Presi dent to the Perpetually Dirty Wac who keeps the buildings warm. vice, and Clarine Van Grondelle, Special Service. The military personnel contri bution totalled S3969.55. The of ficial breakdown was not disclos ed, but Col. Bedessem in his re port to Col. Besson said the campaign "proved that person nel of Camp Abbot are vitally interested in maintaining the worthy organizations for which ORGAN CONCERT the contributions were made.” Deane Hutchinson, organist A portion of the county funds and choirmaster, of Portland, has been earmarked to furnish who has played concerts in every’ day rooms at Camp Abbot. major city of the nation will play a special concert at the First Methodist Church, Bend, MANEUVER FIGURES Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. The Here's an interesting sidelight Methodist Woman's Society of on the recent IV Corps maneu Christian Service, under whose vers. Although no Px's were in auspices the concert is being ren the maneuver area the Special dered, extend an invitation to all Service Office of the 91st Di Camp Abbot music lovers to at vision obtained certain staples tend. and the total sold gives an in sight to the problem of supply. Here they are: 269.000 packs of SEND THE ENGINEER HOME cigarettes, 847,130 candy bars, 207.029 bottles of beer, 82.776 (Fold paper, fasten it together, place l ‘ ac stamp i> corner, mail) bottles of coke, 99.773 packages of peanuts and 7.893 packages of From razor blades. Hdqs. Hotshots Capt. Ward Maj. Cuadra Lt. Stafford Lt. Gardner Lt. Shirk Handicap Table Tennis Tourney for Camp Dec. 6-8 187 158 167 512 FERREL-STEELE 99 121 112 332 T 4 Elzie Ferrel of Company 173 192 194 559 “ C” 57th ETBn. and Edith Steele 113 120 139 372 of Bakersfield. California, were 149 1 il7 152 .p;s united in marriage at Bakers 115 115 115 345 field. October 23, 1943 at which time T 4 Ferrel was spending a Totals ... 836 873 879 2588 15 day furlough there. T 4 and Mrs. Ferrei have established Pass The ENGINEER To An their residence in Bend. Oregon. other Abbotman—He'll Appreci ate It. Security!— Buy B O N D S ! Camp Abbot, Oregon