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ORFCr"' UEHARY TEET'r r ’4 . Emergency? Have Guns W hei The Red Cross You Need Them Will Help You Buy W ar Bonds CAM P ABBOT, O REG O N Victor Mature Bond Appeal Pleases G.l/s Camp Abbot, Ore.. Feb. 12, 1944 CANNED HEAT ERTC STYLE A near-capacity audience of soldiers, Wacs and pro fusely perspiring feminine guests risked splinters from the P o s t theater’s wooden seats Thursday night as they squirmed through . a gag laden routine delivered by Victor Mature on his first appearance at this or any other army camp. Exonera tion and sincere applause came for the famous ex movie star, however, when he delivered a straight-for ward, un-Hollywood-like ap peal to soldiers to safeguard their future by investing every cent they possibly could in war bonds. Generals List Aims in Fourth Bond Drive Aim.-- of the Fourth War Loan Drive and Camp Ab bot’s achievements under the program are set forth in let ters by Lt. Gen. Brehon Som ervell, commanding general of the Army Service Forces, Maj. Gen. David MeCoach Jr., commanding general of the Ninth Service Command, and Col. Aubrey H. Bond, ERTC commander in the ab sence of Col. Frank S. Bes son, who is attending a con ference of post commartdfTS of the Ninth Service Com mand at Fort Douglas, Utah. The letters follow: Major General David McCoach, Commanding General, Ninth Service Command, j Fort Douglas, Utah. Camp Abbot talent contribut ed greatly to the success of the General McCoach: an idea of the inferno soldiers undergoing specialist training on Camp Abbot's new assault ¡Dear program, features of which Here's The of War, through and demolition course create with their flame throwers as they sneak up on "enemy ' pill boxes. Once were music by the ERTC dance the flame throwers have burned out their victims, a demolition squad goes to work to make certain W. D. Secretary Circular No. 345, dated 31 band, directed by Cpl. Agho Tie- the foes gives up all thoughts of again occupying positions. 'December, 1343, has called at* mann, and a hula dance by Pvt. : tention to the Fourth W ar Loan Charles Kahuana. An anony Drive and has directed that each mous character accoutered not commanding officer establish unlike the Yank's ramous Sau ¡ and maintain a W ar Bond organi Sack periodically interrupted the zation which is adequate for ef proceedings by marching across fective action. It is desired that the stage with an attractive personal contact be mac e during young lady, Neah Hanan, in pur this drive as will insure attain- " A r m y Emergency Relief 1 ment suit. Pvt. Dick Howard, former Knocking out pill boxes is rapidly becoming second nature to the following objectives: member of the Don Cossack trainees of the Engineer Replacement Training Center who are funds no longer are available for ' a. of Increase in the enroll furloughs," according to Lt. choir sang two vocal selections selected for specialist training on Camp Abbot’s new assault and ment of civilian employees un Vernon G. Henderson, Special and Pvt Charles Drake was mas demolitions course. der the Class A Pay Reser- Service officer. Money will still ! cation Plan to a minimum ter of ceremonies. The show of be available in cases of "extreme was planned and executed by Lt. To make the course as realis-» ' 10 per cent of gross pay roll emergency,” however, it was tic as possible, the Training Di Charles Frucht, morale officer. , by at least 90 per cent of per Preceding the theater per vision has planned a course Bond Sales Reach pointed out. "Extreme emergency" h a s sonnel. formance, M ature visited the I which incorporates many prob been defined by higher head , b. Initiation of or increase Wac Company and signed auto lems of actual warfare, includ $55,125 Mark quarters as being sickness or in Class B allotments among graphs. personnel. W ar bond sales continue to death in a soldier’s family. In all c. military A similar, show held at the ing barbed wire entanglements The purchase, for cash, such cases, proof acceptable to climb to a total now at $55,125, Tower theater in Bend also fea and machine gun fire. commanding officer must be of at least an additional bor.d tured Camp Abbot including First step in the program is a the Post Finance Office an the provided, and it must also be by all civilian and commission musical selections by the Camp “softening up” process involv nounced. In order to facilitate shown that the needed money ed personnel. further bond purchases in the Abbot dance band, bagpipe se ing the use of a tank, which be obtained from the Red I am personally interested in lections by Pvt. Raymond Briggs appears on the scene and looses Fourth W ar I,oan Drive, which cannot or through private chan seeing that the personnel (civil and vocal selections by Grace salvos at machine gun nests and ends on the post F'ebruary 29, Cross ian and m ilitary, of each service nels. the Finance Office is now re Wilson and Sgt. Claire L. Co pill boxes. command attain the objectives The move follows a similar maining open Mondays, Wed Set charges, so well timed burn. Sgt. Buddy Hyde was mas policy laid down by the Ameri set by the Secretary of War. nesdays, and F'ridays from 7 ! that even the trainees are fooled, ter of ceremonies. can Red Cross several weeks I am confident that with your | are fired from a control tower, to 1ft p. m. and Sundays from ago, in which the organization personal support and coopera concealed in a rocky hillside 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. decided to limit its loans to tion the drive within the activi above the course, to give the Minimum Bond cases after aJnuary ties under your jurisdiction will appearance of shells fired from Wacs No Longer emergency 1 1 . be a complete success. the tanks’ guns. Allotment Hiked Sincerely yours, W ar Bond Class B allotments Once the tank has done its Can Sport Civvies BREHON SOMERVELL, job, a demolitions squad goes may not be made for less than Lieutenant General, into action. Bangalore torpedoes WACs now must abide by the 54th Song Closs S6.25 a month beginning April 1, are Commanding: 1 into play to clear same uniform regulations as the Completes Course the Adjutant General has order the brought ' Continued on Page 2) barbed wire entanglements r” l_of [he a i^ v ruttng ed. Conforming with the W ar De Allotments for less than that and open a hole for advancing states. No civilian clothes can partment aim oi having every troops equipped with flame ** worn excePf when at home amount now in effect will be with no more than two persons, military unit going overseas Purchase Officer cancelled automatically as soon throwers. in soldier enter The flame-thrower crew then and when wearing sports clothes self-sufficient as payments for full bonds are moves tainment, the 58th Bn. Song On Radio Show in full speed, running the while engaged in games, completed. Class will mark compl»- The Purchasing and Contracts distance and taking full ad Previously lt had been up to Leaders tion of Instruction with a grad Section of Camp Abbot was in the discretion of the WAC com- vantage of cover and shell holes, uation exercise at 8 p. m. Mon 'operation even befori the po-* to burn what remains of the sanding officer on each post to day itself, Lt. Jacob Karr.achson, pur at the Service Club. allow wearing of civilian clothes “enemy” from its positions. chasing and contract officer, Entertainment has been ar Besson Praises Demolitions men again come off duty away from the post. ranged by Sgt. Don Custer, in said on KBN'D's “Camp Abbot on to the fore to administer the structor of the course, and will Parade" radio show W ednesday ERTC’s Behavoir coup de grace to the now black consist of group singing, selec night. Lieutenant Smachsor» TAILOR SHOP OPENS Good discipline of the ERTC ened pill boxes, setting charges Soldiers who have an idea tions by a male quartet and a »les» i jped the vital ole played by h as occasioned a commenda which complete destruction of ^ T ^ b fc n o th T n g ¿."m uch classic violinist, and a number the section in securing supplier through agencies other than tion front the Commander. the fortifications. u a poorly,rimmed hedge in of novelty numbers. the arm y's íegular supply chan Col. Frank S. Besson, with Classes in the future will in their O. D.’s can put their minds special mention made of the clude instruction in small instru nels. NO SHUTTLE BUS ✓ at ease by visiting a tailor shop 58th and òfHh Battalions. "The The intra-camp shuttle bus opened this week in Building ments such as the »Karina and Interviewer for the program, absence of disciplinary prob service inaugurated last week 325 by Mrs. Bessie L. Henderson, tonette, Lt. Helen Martin, music a regular weekly feature of the station, was Lt. Chari»?* lems reflects the type of lead discontinued by the Pilot The shop is equipped to do officer, stated. The last three Bend Frucht, morale officer. The ership on the part of the offi was battalions have not worked with Butte Transit Lines Sunday be-' mending, make alterations and cers and NCO’a,” the colonel cause of the impracticability of what have you and will be open this pocket sized equipment be scrip* was p re p a id by Pfc. Al W. Cherry of the Public Re stated. operating buses o v e r short from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily ex- cause instruments were not fred lations Office. 1 available. , routes. cept Sunday. Trainees Taught to Hit AER Loans for At ‘Enemy’ Pillboxes Furloughs Taboo - . a