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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1943)
OREGON ST A r«TI TR^ARY QuC a MAIL YOUR LET'S KEEP THAT XM AS GIFTS INSURANCE EARLY MARK C A M P ABBOT, O REG O N Saturday, December 4, 1943 Camp Leader In NSC Insurance Coverage ABBOT EMPLOYES TO RECEIVE AWARDS ERTC With Average of $9,974 Top ' T U C D A D T A I O C C M fllK IC C Q C Camp Abbot, the Army’s newest engineer replacement training center, although es tablished only seven months ago, leads all major installa tions of the Ninth Service Command in the percent of military personnel insured and average policy. 68 Will Get Emblems at Forma! Fete Ribbons, emblematic of the award for Civilian Service on the basis of six months satisfactory work at Camp Abbot, will be presented to 68 civilian employes at 1045 Wednesday morning in the Post Theater by Col. Frank S. B e s s o n, E R T C com mander. Lt. Col. R. D. Turrill, di rector of personnel, will be the master of ceremonies and will introduce Col. Besson. A special report issued Nov. 22 from the office of the Cam- manding General at Fort Doug las shows that 98.7 per cent of Following presentation of civi Camp Abbot personnel have Na lian awards, John J. O'Connell, tional Service and U. S. Govern director of civilian personnel, ment life insurance. The aver will make a short speech of ac age policy also shows the high ceptance in behalf of the em mark attained by the camp and ployes honored. Music will be by is listed at $9,974. This is con the Camp Abbot band. by V incent, Post Photographer. sidered phenomenal in view of A rem arkable photographic study of the new entrance gate to C am p — Photo In a personnel memorandum Abbot. Long planned, in fact the fact that the camp has been on paper before the cadre left Fort Leonard Wood to activate the A rm y's newest KRTC, this replica describing the awards established but a relatively short of the Corps of Engineers insignia represents m any hours of labor by soldiers who felled, sawed, and R. D. Turrill said: "It Lt. is Col. the put In place the lugs which form this castle. The photographer spent several days in obtaining this policy of the War Department time in comparison to other unusual photo.. posts in this command. to recognize the contribution be The nearest contender to Camp ing made by its civilian em Abbot’s top honors was Camp Santa Claus to ployes to the successful prosecu Roberts, Calif., with the per tion of the W'ar, and to encour cent of personnel insured listed Visit Kiddies age a greater awareness of their at 98.1, and average policy $7,-1 active personal participation in At Service Club 675. the achieving of ultimate victory A discussion of National Ser Santa Claus will visit the by presenting to Civilian Em vice Life Insurance, and the ployes who have rendered faith children of Camp Abbot m ili three types of insurance into ful and meritorious service.” tary and civilian personnel at which any policy that has been An additional award known the Service Club, Sunday, Dec. in effect a year may be con A large audience of Camp Ab as the Emblem of Meritorious All civilians who are interest 19, a t 4 p. ni. verted, will be the subject of , Service may be presented to ci ed will be given the opportunity bot soldiers, wdves and guests discussion over the regular Music, a C hristm as tree, to take first aid training under vilian personnel who have ren Camp Abbot weekly radio broad heard vocal selections ranging presents and C hristm as "gotxt- the supervision of the American dered such service in accordance cast over KBND next Wednes hillbilly to opera, and wit ies” will be furnished. The Red Cross during the next few i with standards set forth in Col. day night, 8 to 8:15 p. m. Lt. V. from and "goodies" will be weeks. Turrill’s memorandum. These nessed a burlesque of Mussolini presents G. Henderson, Special Service planned for all children regis include exemplary performance 20-hour course of officer, who is also insurance and sleight of hand demonstra tered. w hether in attendance will The be standard assigned ta s k s , setting available to all, and the officer, and Capt. Dudley S. tion Thursday night when the or not. If the need justifies advanced course of 10 hours to records achievement, and in Triplett, will discuss various first edition of Khaki Capers, an special transportation will he civilians attending First Aid Sta spiring of others to improve the phases of government insurance quantity and quality of their variety show destined provided. tions or those who expect to ren work. that may not be clear to all mili all-soldier P arents are requested to der Also initiative in devis to become a regular weekly fea first aid service. tary personnel or their depend ture, was presented at the Ser register their children w ith the ing new work methods that will The Red Cross program will ents. Post Chaplain, Building 208, result in saving of vice Club. be under the direction of Mild- manpower; substantial by Dec. 10. Name, age, ad achievement in im Despite the cancellation of sev dress,, and inform ation w heth dred Neilsen, of the office of proving morale and improve Frank Dunning, field director, eral scheduled acts, club patrons er or not bus transportation Choral Group ment in work performance and saw a well-balanced program. will he required, should be fu r American Red Cross, Camp Ab esprit de corps; initiative in de bot. There were vocal selections by nished for each child. An ad For Camp Now veloping of skills of subordinate the popular Arkansas Trio, a ditional announcem ent regard employes, and receipt of cash Seems Certain contribution of the Military Po ing this party will appear in award for suggestions that ic - POSTAL SERVICE Although the number report lice Company; songs by Cpl. the next issue of the ABBOT To take care of holiday mail sulted in economy in operation ing for practice was not up to Sheppard of the Wac Com ENGIN EER. ing the Camp Abbot postoffice of the post. expectations, it is believed that Fern pany and arias by Pvt. George will remain open each Wednes It was pointed out. however, n creditable chorus can be or Kruto, former professional opera day night until 2100 hours, Lt. that these qualifications would ganized in time to participate in singer. The magic phase of the Save Those Shrunken Sox; Joseph S. Sickler, granting of this the holiday season, according to program was handled by Pvt. The Laundry C a n Fix ’Em has announced. postal officer, not preclude (Continued on Page 5) Lt. Helen Martin, who is in Jack F. Marick of Company C, If your wool socks come back from the laundry resembling charge of the camp's newest 54th Bn., who performed card bootees for a midget, don't curse musical organization. PX Dividend $3.586.00 Lt. Martin was more encour and coin tricks. Pvt. Andrew Un and consign them to the nearest A dividend of $3,586.00 was declared for the month of October aged by reason of the presence derhill of Casual Company did waste can—The laundry can fix by the Post Exchange Council. The money was apportioned as’ of seven feminine voices in the the burlesque of Mussolini, and 'em up good as new. tryout. Previously only soldiers Cpl. William G. Hesse of the All you have to do is turn follows: 5100 for Christmas gift wrapping which will he done at the had shown up for rehearsal and Medical Detachment was master them in to your supply sergeant in order to form a good chorus of ceremonies. The program was with a slip listing the siz.e they Service Club by wives of officers who have volunteered to do feminine voices are necessary. It arranged by Lt. Robert Herring, were originally. The laundry will this work. them and stretch them is hoped the chorus will be in $300 to the Chaplain Fund. director for the Service re-dip $270 to be divided equally between the 11th and 12th Groups. back to size. sufficient form to sing Christ program Club. $300 to Station Hospital. Wool must be laundered at a mas carols both at the hospital $400 to Recreation Fund (which also covers cost of publica certain temperature, Lt. Howard and Service Club. I. Pulver, laundry officer, point tion of Abbot Engineer. I All interested persons are re MEDICS DANCE $200 to Headquarters Fund. quested to report for rehearsal The medical detachment band ed out. A few degrees above or $2,285.75 to the troops stationed at Camp Abbot for their at the Service Club, Monday made its first appearance at a below and shrinkage is inevi respective company funds, an average of 41 cents per man. night, 7:30 p. m. * hospital dance Thursday night. table. ’Debut' Edition Of Khaki Capers At Service Club Red Cross to Give First Aid Training
