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Camp Abbot, Ore., Jan. 29, 1944 Here's Lowdown On Fate of Jugs Taken by MP's When the M P’s at the bus sta tion pat that bulge on your side and tell you you’ll have to leave that bottle with them, there’s still a chance to get it back. And it s all legal and above board. The military police are enforc ing two regulations when they take the liquor from you: the ordinance against drinking or carrying alcohol on a common carrier, and the rule against having liquor on the post. I f the bottle has not been op ened, however, the M P’s will mark your name, serial number, and organization on the bottle and take it to the Provost Mar shall’s office. It can be picked up there at anytime within a month of the date of confiscation. To get the alcohol, the soldier must be on a legitimate pass and walk or have a private vehicle in which to carry it to town. The rule about common carriers still applies. If the bottle is partly empty, it’s a different story. Should the bottle be taken away by an o ffi cer it will be immediately des troyed. I f MP enlisted men con fiscate the bottle, they will take it to the Provost Marshall’s of fice where, in the presence of at least two officers, the con tents will be poured out. Notes From C-58 Page Five Fire Unit W ell Prepared To Give Post Protection It was close to midnight. A group of soldiers were sitting in I the latrine playing cards. The furnace was roaring and the place was comfortably warm. All at once, fire broke out! A hurried telephone call plac ed the matter in the hands of the operator. Being new, the girl rang the fire marshal, instead of calling the fire department di rectly. Seven minutes were lost. Not a long time - seven min utes, but long enough to lose the latrine and threaten every build ing in the area. The unfortunate incident led to improvements, as soon as it became evident how defenseless against fire the camp was. Since that time the fire depart ment on this post, ndw 34 men strong, has been steadily expand ing and improving until it is pre pared to fight any fire quickly and efficiently'. Morris E. Van Sickle started the department when the camp was being constructed. There 'jTHIS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ISN'T A GREEK ORNAMENT,' were three men, under the super vision of the Area Engineer. tIT'S THE DIAGRAMjOF^ASOLDIERJHUNTING,FOR.A.VACANT' They had no fire fighting equip- PHONE .BOOTH."' | ment; most of their work was ' control and extinguisher place for having the best platoon Juan J. Norriega; Second pla ment. score. toon—Pvts. Earl M. Hagan, Her In less than six months the de man Carter, William D. Warren, partment expanded until now After eating, the fun started Donald W. Zoph, Bert B. Sore- there an; six trucks—three 500 with group singing. Then came son and Juan G. Rodiguez; ; gallon, one 325 gallon, and two several numbers by guitarist and ; 300 gallop water pumpers—and harmonica players. Several fan Third Platoon—Pvts. Frank E. 1 two strategically located fire tastic stories were told, and a Porter, Charles J. Wagner, stations. quartet sang a number. The gala Ralph J. Stirrgeon, Armand A. affair was ended with the sing Renaud, Vivian V. Veath and cealment now, after one whole ing of “Show Me the Way to Go Fidel R. Palma: Fourth Platoon ) afternoon of practice. —Pvts. Albert W. Rider, Dell F. Home.” Gibson, Harley R. Herring, Bill These numbers, 4-4-4-5-5-4-5-2, Prizes were awarded to the A. Scambellone and Eddie A. are the key to the private of the outstanding men of record day Hanlin. week. They represent the score during a break in the program. Pvts. Philip D. Stephens, Juan IN REVIEW —Snow balls flew of Pvt. Dell F. Gibson, Fourth G. Rodriguez, Fidel R. Palma high, wide, low and straight in Platoon, as he finished his record and Bill A. Scambellone, first the company snow ball fight the. firing on the 500-yard range. By Pvt. Charles YV. Ferguson to fourth platoons, respectively, Climaxing four weeks of train received §5 each for the most ing and a successful record day, improvement. Pvt. Dell F. Gib a banquet was held in C-58’s ! son also received $5 for being high scorer in the company. mess hall last Saturday night. The menu was headed with delicious, tender steak, followed by vegetables and salads, while pumpkin pie, candy, potato chips and your choice of cake or beer brought up the rear. Cigars were presented to the First Platoon ABBOT ENGINEER Those who received passes for high score or best improvement in each squad are as follows: First Platoon—Pvts. Val V. Alex ander, James P. Wisdom, George A. Heidbreder, Philip D. Steph ens, Menford J. Thompson and day we dodged tanks and dug Gibson started out like a fox holes up on the hill. The chocolate cake from "the bak “house afire” in the cold of the morning and by noon, after hav ery” tasted good that day, too. ing fired slow and sustained fire The five mile hike with full at 200 yards and slow fire at 300 field packs last week came to an yards, had dropped only seven of end with the men saying, “ that a possible 125 points. It was then wasn’t half as bad as the last obvious to everyone that the 196 course record could be broken by one.” such firing. Everyone should know the dif Gibson’s expert firing contin ference between cover and con- ued up to the last shot on the 500-yard range. Ail the preceding seven had been fours and fives. The moment was tense. Another four would beat the previous record by one, and a five would beat it by two. Gibson shot it was a two. His total score was 195 and he didn’t break the record, but he’s still probably one of the best ever to shoot on the Camp Abbot range. W E L L LOOK W H O ’S HERE Added attractions: Poestry by Scruggs— So it ¡«»n't junt an old stump. Just as vvp were* thinking what a nice pla«*** to sit down, up pops this and scares the devil out of us. It's just another Yankee trick pas«*ed on to KHT( trainees by camou flage experts of Camp Abbot's Training Division. These mobile fire fighters are completely equipped for any fire hazard. Much of their equipment is rarely found in the average city department. VY’ire brooms, for example, to sweep up pine needles; and flame throwers, to use in backfiring. “ We have a bigger job to do than a city. A forest fire could wipe out the entire camp if it got out of control, so we have to combat brush fires constantly, as well as be prepared for the dan gerous building fires which can so rapidly consume a frame builditlg,” explained Assistant Fire Chief F. V. “ Bud” Russel. The firemen serve 24 hours on and 24 off, and each fire station has a barracks next door for the men to sleep. Their “ turnouts,” complete sets of fire fighting clothing, are on the bench beside their bod so that they can an swer a call in a matter of st‘C- onds. Biggest problem in maintain ing adequate fire protection is personnel, the fire chief said. In the comparatively short time that this camp has been in opera tion, twelve men have been call ed to the service. To remedy this, a school for fire fighters is in constant session, with classes in every phase of the subject each afternoon. Movies, quizzes, and lectures make a vital subject in teresting, and at the same time train men who will safeguard this camp. Yesterday is loo late soldier. Yesterday is gone. The enemy is moving fast. Their final drive is on. Language Courses Setup Changed Records and texts in. French, Spanish and Russian now are available at the Special Service Office for soldiers wishing to study the language. Proposed plans for the estab lishment of classes were aban doned because of conflicts In schedules of men registered for classes, it was announced. Under the new system instructional material is checked out in much the same manner as a book from the library. Those interested in obtaining records are requested to contact the Special Service Office, 'phone 60. A11 material is elementary and self-teaching, enabling the stu dent to learn basic words and phrases in from six to eight hours. Norwich, Conn. (CNS)-Some- one put the bite on 1,000 sets of false teeth in a local dental lair- oratory. Police are seeking the thief.
