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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1943)
Friday, December 24, 1943 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Four Library Extends Working Hours Bowling Alley For Camp Opens The Post Library, which for the past several months has been open only during evening hours, changed its schedule this ! week and henceforth will e open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily, Miss Caroline Paddock, librarian, announced. A new “ registration” system also was introduced. Soldiers wishing to take books from the library will be given a numbered card which must be shown to the librarian when checking out books. A corresponding card is kept by the library for filing purposes. Books may' be checked out for a period of seven days, after which a seven-day exten sion will be granted. As many as three books may be checked out at a time. Some 5,000 new books are now available at the library, and an ! additional 2,000 have been or dered. in addition, the library ! has 70 current magazine sub scriptions, 16 daily newspapers and a large collection of tele phone directories. Recreation facilities for Camp Abbot soldiers and civilians in Bend were augmented this week with the annexation by J. J. O’ Donnell, chief of the Civilian Personnel Division, of Leedy’s bowling alley on Wall street. The alley, closed recently, was reopened under Mr. O’Donnell’s supervision last Saturday after he had contacted the proprietor requesting that the facilities be made available to Camp Abbot personnel. The proprietor refus ed to reopen, but consented to let Mr. O’Donnell take over. Since the alley is operated on a non-profit basis, any type bowl ing party, tournament or instruc tion classes can be arranged, Mr. O’Donnell pointed out. Soldiers interested in arranging for team playoffs or parties may do so by calling the Special Service O f fice, and civilians by notifying the Civilian Personnel Office. A charge of 25 cents per line is made to defray costs of opera tion. Post Sweetheart Contest Planned STANDINGS Plans for electing the “ Sweet heart of Camp Abbot” in celebra tion of Valentine’s Day, Febru ary 14, were announced by Mrs. Helen Smith, Service Club direc tor, this week. Eligible for the contest, the first of its type ever 1 held on the Post, are civilian em ployes of camp and Junior Host esses of the USO in Bond. ■ Feminine pulchritude will be come a part of the club’s decor January 1 when hostesses begin . collecting photographs of con - ■ testants. Photos will be posted in a prominent spot and given a number so soldiers can get a good idea of w’hat's what and who's who. Balloting is scheduled for the regular Wednesday night dance February 9. On this night, girls will sport numbers correspond CAMP SPORT NOTES ing to those adorning their photo By Pvt. I,*-« Frizzo graph, giving soldiers an oppor Supply Company boasts the tunity to see their pin-up queen in the flesh and reverse their most consistent cheering section decisions in the event the beauty of all llnlts participating ln the By Pvt. .lack Dement of the young lady pictured W’a s ; . . . . ,, , “ Close it up,! Close it up!" the fanciful brush work of a P ™ b a s k e t b a 11 tournament. Company B was off for another good photographer and not a They carry a somewhat small . . . gift from Mother Nature. crew but make up in volume for h,ke- ren mlles this time. Just To make certain there's no what they lack in number and another of those routine affairs of sore feet and aching muscles. stuffing of ballot boxes, each have yet to miss a game, The last before the all-important soldier will be stamped when he • • * 21 mile jaunt. visits the polls. Once he’s Switzer of Co. A, 51st Bn., ______ stamped the die is cast. rang up 30 points in the cage The boys got their chance for The lucky young lady will be contest against Co. B, 52nd Bn., crowned w i t h fitting cere for the season’s record to date. Holywood western techniques monies at a Valentine's dance, He also was instrumental in set out on the combat range Tues- Wednesday, Febmary 16. ting up a good share of his team day. Hip shooting, tommy gun firing from the hip and other mates' "buckets.” equally spectacular acts were on Unless Co. A, 57th Bn., drops the program. Good training, A jitter-bugging S a n t a their remaining three games, however. One of the most real- SANTA JUMPS Claus dropped in at the I SO's Christmas ilanee Saturday night, distributed gifts to all service men present ami 1 hi 1 led two long distance telephone calls from his pack for two Camp Abbot sol diers. lacking adequate chimney arcummodaliniLH, the lienev- olenl old gentleman came through the front diHir and risked loalng his heard In the melee as he “cut in” on dancing couples in his trek to the stage. Sgt. -lack K. Smith of the Camp Abbot hand, former resident of Columbus. O., and Pvt. Ihm tioers of Com pany A, .VIth Battalion, for merly of Clinton, la . were H o a r d e d phone calls. Santa Claus was S. O. Anderson. Adjutant of Senior Hosts. they as good as have the Camp Abbot 1943 basketball champion ship in the bag. Officers of the post are clam oring for an opportunity to show their stuff in the new "44” bas ketball league w h i c h shows promise of being bigger and better than the "43." • • • Cage officials still are needed by the sports department. Any help would be appreciated. The s p o r t s department is thinking of converting the stage of the Allpurpose Recreation Hall, now used for sports events and occasional dental examina tions exclusively, into a gymna- sium for soldiers interested in boxing. As soon as equipment arrives, plans will be made for holding contests to determine the post pugilistic champion. Team Won Lost A-57 .............................. 12 1 C-51 ...............................10 2 Supply ......................... 10 3 A-51 .............................. 11 4 A -53 ............................... 7 4 D 56 .............................. 7 4 B-52 .............................. 8 6 Service Co....................... 8 6 B-54 ............................... 7 6 A -52 ............................... 7 7 B-51 ............................... 6 9 Casual............................. 5 8 Civ. Pers.......................... 4 9 C-52 ............................... 4 9 Medics .......................... 4 9 C-53 ............................... 2 9 "Marryinest Army" in United States History ty brave volunteers were called for, and with them in the back, an eight truck rolled across the Deschutes. Our first bridge was finished. Saturday night passes spurred the tearing down of the bridge and it was removed in record time. Once upon a time the stork produced a panic only when it hovered over the old maid’s home; now it is appearing too, too often in overcrowded areas near training camps and naval bases. According to Helena Hunting- ton Smith writing in “ Colliers,” this is the “ marryingest Arm y | in American history.” You can’t prove by statistics that the Army and Navy are producing offspring faster than the civil ian population, but it is obvious to the naked eye around any naval base, airfield or camp,” she goes on to say. Servicemen’s wives, crowding into military areas which are al ready well populated, are “hav ing babies all over the country,” mostly in areas that lack hos pital facilities. And, according to the Children’s Bureau, will have 600,000 more within the next year. We're stil investigating those strange noises coming from the third platoon barrack. Yells of “ where's the lights? There’s corn flakes in my bed. Rex, come here and look what s in my bed.’ These, and other more expres- sive terms were heard during strange hours of the night. Have a n*ce sleep, BrunoW? And what about you, Guilbeau? Perhaps the “ woodchopper's wife, Grigs now, what with boys gone to by" could straighten us out. electrical schools, m a p p i n g is,ic j ° bs we ve done. schools and other schools the Eleven weeks gone and the country over. "Up oars! Ship oars! Give away all!” Sounds like Annapo end is in sight for those of us lis at boat drill! It's merely Com left. The CO resembles a platoon Buy National War Bonds Now! pany B at oaring drill in prepara tion for bridge building. The SEND THE ENGINEER H OM E boys were put through the full sequence of boat drill. Made (Fold paper, fasten together, place l* jc stamp in pretty good oarsmen in the 40 corner, mail) minutes alotted for the drill. Col. Bartlett was particularly out From standing the folowing day in IV , placing pontons. Cent Friday began the final and Perhaps the most important w ork of combat engineers, bridge building Ponton bridge was the order, and with a vastly reduced company, the work was begun, Chess, balk, transoms, columns and the remainder of the bridge fell into place rapidly. By 1400 the bridge was completed. Twen- Stamp Here Camp Abbot, Oregon