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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1944)
Page Two O ffic ia l camp new»pm j*r. ; ukiiahcd w eekly In the interests o f the personnel o f Camp Abbot, Oregon, under superrwkm o f the Special Service O ffic er. News m atter pertam inr to Camp Abbot is iu raw aed by the Public Iterations Branch and ia availabiC for general reiea&a. ABBOT ENGINEER Soldiers to Get 400 Tickets for Travers Concert Camp Abbot, Ore., Mar. 4, 1944 FIVE LOVELY YEARS Four hundred tickets to a con cert by Patricia Travers, out standing young violin virtuoso, The A B B O T E N GENTTER receive* m aterial supplied by Camp Newspaper have been made available free of Service. W ar Dep t . 206 E. 42nd St.. N e w York. N . Y . Credited m aterial may not charge to enlisted men of Camp b* repnhitsbad without permisión o f Camp Newspaper Service. Abbot through the courtesy of Distributed free to camp personnel. Subscription rate to public, by m a il: ¿0 the Bend Community Concert cents fo r three months ; six months, $1.90; one year, 11.60. Association, sponsoring organ ization, the Special Service O f fice announced this week. Tick ets for the concert, to be held at the Tower Theatre in Bend March 13, may be obtained from Entertainment On and O ff the Post for the Coming Meek the Service Club and the Special Service Office. Miss Travers established her SATURDAY Service Club—Open House. c a r e e r through appearances Station Hospital—Craft Display. with the New York Philhar Bend USO— Dance, 8:30 p. m. monic Association of New York, SUNDAY the Chicago, Minneapolis, Pitts Service Club— Open House. burgh symphony orchestras, the Station Hospital—Red Cross Open House. Classical Music program in Guest House lounge at 7:30 p.m. National Symphony orchestra of Bend USO—Breakfast, 10 to 11 a. m. Buffet, 4 to 5 p. m. Music Washington. D. C., the Detroit 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. Symphony orchestra «on the M O .N D A Y Service Club—GI Movies. 8:30 p. m. Ford Hour) and recitals in Chi Station Hospital—Dinner Music Hour. cago, Philadelphia, Boston, Min n r r n 4 W I V E R S A R Y o f th e M u sic M aids* f ir s t a p p e a r a n c e on TUESDAY N B C program ta k e * p la ce t h i , m on th . L e f t to right: neapolis and elsewhere. She ap Service Club Bingo, 8:30 p. m. peared recently in Paramount's Station Hospital—"Mr. Big” —Donald O'Connor. Bend USO—Social Evening. “There's Magic in Music.” WE D N E S DAY 4. To report all calls for sec The concert is the second in a Sen-ice Club— Dance. 8:30 p. m. Wear your fatigues. series of three sponsored by the onds. Station Hospital—Community Sing; Open Forum. 5. To quit the table only when Bend association. Bend USO—Stamp Club. satisfied there is nothing left. THURSDAY Service Club- Band Concert. 8:30 p. m. Officers invited. 6. To receive (but not to pass ‘ Station Hospital—Special Service Show. on to the next man) any meats, Soldiers will see their favor Bend USO—Bingo, 8 p. m. Music Appreciation, 9 p. m. cabbage or beans left by the ite comic strip characters FRIDAY messman. Service Club— "Record Your Voice” session. "come to life" at a “funnj pa 7. To talk to no one who eats Station Hospital—Movie: “ Rings on Her Finger” —Ann Southern. per dance" at the U'SO in Bend Bend USO--Decoration party. onions. tonight. Junior hostesses will 8. In any case not covered by apis-ar ill the attire of cartoon THEATER SCHEDULE Appreciation for the p a r t instructions, to call the mess cut-ups, and costumes wilt lie TONIGHT—‘ Mojave Firebrand,” Wild Bill Elliott, Gabby Hayes; Camp Abbot personnel played sergeant. "Weekend Pass,'' “ Noah Beery, Jr.. Martha O’Driscoll. 9. To allow no one to steal any provided for soldiers. Music will he furnished by S/Sg(. SUNDAY and MONDAY— '‘Rationing,” Wallace Beers', Marjorie in the March of Dimes compaign thing in the line of chow. was expressed in a letter to Ma Main: Army-Navy Screen Magazine; RKO Pathe News. Jack Hayes’ C a m p Abbot 10. To salute all chickens, beef TUESDAY—“The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” Francis Lederer, jor Cuadra, Headquarters Com- dance band. Lynn Bari, Akim Tariroff; 'Th e Hopeful Donkey,” a Terryloon. mandent, from Mrs. J. F. Arnold, steak, pork chops, ham and eggs 'W ED NESD AY—evival, "Across the Pacific,” Humphrey Bogart, and liver. Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet: “wimcapades." a Grantland Rice chairman of the Deschutes coun 11. To be especially watchful ty infantile paralysis drive. The portitght; “The Playful Pest," a Phatasie Cartoon. at the table and during time of THURSDAY and FR ID AY—“Tender Comrade,” Ginger Rogers, letter read: eating to challenge anyone who Robert Ryan. Ruth Nussey; "The Greatest Man in Siam,” a color "Please accept this expression cartoon: RKO Pathe News. seems to ge getting more to eat of gratitude from the Deschutes than myself. KBND's union with the Mu Countj' Committee for the splen tual network was saluted in a did contributions made by Camp transcribed program Wednesday Abbot personnel in the recent by the 362nd Army Band, featur drive for infantile paralysis ing songs by Pvt. Jimmy Still funds. well of Supply Company. An “ Their total contributions, Sl.- The sustained applause of other phase of the Camp Abbot 015, represent a full 25 per cent Nearly 200 tons of lava rock, quarried near Bend, of our entire S4.000 quota, w hich nearly 400 soldiers and their program, this one broadcast have gone into the construction of the two huge fireplaces, we are happy to report has now guests in the Service Club Thurs from the studios, was an appeal the second of which is nearing completion, in the new addi not only been attained, but has day evening enthusiastically ex for the Red Cross drive. pressed the audience's enjoy A dramatization of case his tion to the Camp Abbot O fficers’ mess. been exceeded by nearly S200. ment of the 362nd Army Band’s tories, prepared by the Red By this week-end. the stone cutters and stone layers We know we could not have expect to have the job finished, and next week the scaf made this m a g n i f i c e n t , and sparkling performance of Gersh Cross, was adapted for local pur folding will be removed. ----------------------------------------------- speedy, record without the splen- win's “ Rhapsody In Blue", with poses bj- the Morale Division Private Elmer E. Klots of the grain in It." It was with Indiana did donations made by the Abbot Pfc. William Sumner as featured here. Frank Dunning. Red Cross pianist. The roncort consisted en field director, and Velma Cock Service Co., a Chicago stone limestone that Pvt. Klots vvork- men. tirely of contemporary Ameri rell, Special Service employe, rutfer before the war, has been ed most of the time in civilian "Deschutes Countj' is most took part in the broadcast. in charge oi preparing the dark life. He was foreman o i stone grateful to you, your committee, can music. grey rock for the project, which work on many of the finest resi and the entire personnel who re de says will rank with any com- dences in Lake Forest , 111., ex- sponded so generously to this m enially produced stone jobs, elusive suburb of Chicago. worthy campaign to lessen the Cpl. John D. Shimskey, Service Technical Sergeant William sufferings of those afflicted with Co . has had charge of the de- Corts, Service Co., has been in polio. Camp Abbot has again tail which has installed the cut charge of construction on the en- come through, as they have in Stone. tire project, working under every project in which they have work, from the Capts. Howard F. McKeown and A ll of the participated since the camp was quarry to the cutting of the En John V. Banks. Cpl. Shimskey, who super established." gineer castle which adorns the front of the larger fireplace, was vised the stone laying, is from G. I. Pvt. Klots carved the castle, Seward, Alska, and before be taking only three days for the coming an Engineer had work- project despite the handicap of ed on radar installations as well working with chisels several as spending some time on stone times larger than those used by work. A hoist had to be installed lEidtor's note: A couple of alongside each fireplace chim civilian stone cutters. weeks ago Company C, 58th Bat The blocks which he has trim ney to lift the stone into place talion contributed a poem en According to Cpl. Shimskey, med and squared have run as titled “The Day We Ate for high as 900 pounders. The final the first fireplace, completed at Record” to the ENGINEER. task, preparing the rounded top *he east end of the building, After the work was printed, so pieces for the chimney, involved ustx^ tons of rock and the sec- many favorable comments drift trimming 5-foot blocks to an oval on^ 1°b> undertaken less than n pattern. month ago, made use of 75 tons. ed into the 58th that the same guys got together and decided to Private Klots has had the help woo the Muse again. The results Of several Engineer trainees. In- Lake City iCNS) Sev follow.) eluding Pvts. Hershel Brock. eral months ago a women's or- GENERAL ORDERS FOR Donald Grant. Millard Reuse and ganuation here proposed an en- EATING Fredericks Martino, all former forced ban on kissing in public 1. To take charge of this gravy stone cutters, in preparing the places. The other day the ladies and all spuds in view. dropped their fight. Here's why: blocks. 2. To watch my plate in a mili “ This lava rock." Pvt. Klots First, a group of soldiers object- tary manner, keeping always on says. ' dries out to a dark grey ed. Then the m ajor objected, the alert for any sausage that in color and is similar in hard- Then the Chamber of Commerce comes in sight, smell or hearing ness to Hmestorx It's fairly easy objected. Finally, s o m e of the 3. To report any bread sliced to work and frequently has a ladies themselves cted. too thin to the first cook. Cocky tusnul'so, ain't he?’’ W ritten cootributiona, a rt work and photographs are solicited and should be directed to the Pa u *c KWatton* branch. Peat Hticps. A nnex, Bldg. 202. Te,ephcne E a t-8. Abbot ’n Around USO to Feature Funnies’ Dance Camp Lauded for Aiding in Drive Camp Abbot Band Salutes KBND Nuiu Fireplaces Use 200 Tons of Rock 400 Attend Band Concert at Club Notes From C-58