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Vol. 1
C A M P ABBOT, O REG O N
No. 43
Camp Abbot, Ore., Mar. 11,1944
Available Men
May Get Leave
HELL FOR HITLER
Delay Enroute May Supplant
Furlough If Time Is Short
“When at all possible, our hope is to grant men of
the first shipping wave eligible for furloughs enough de
lay en route to their next station to give them seven days
at home,” Lt. Col. Russell D. Turrill, director of personnel,
said this week. The declaration was made to clarify the
furlough situation of those men who, because of training
or medical requirements, will not have sufficient time to go
home before being reported
available on March 20.
A personnel memorandum
Talent File
Seen as Boon
To Gl Shows
w as given out by the personnel
director Monday. Enlisted m en
of the cache who are being re
leased for service overseas should
be granted furloughs prior to
shipm ent to ports of em b ark a
tion or replacem ent depots un
less urg en t m ilitary necessity
prevents, the le tte r read.
However, inasm uch as such
Overseas theatres as well furloughs m ay not be g ran ted
as Camp Abbot and other in until all training required by
stallations throughout the N inth Service Command o rd er
nation are expected to receive is completed, w h i c h in m ost
cases will be som etim e during
big entertaiment dividends th e next two weeks, m any m en
through a new program con of th e first wave will be unable
ceived by the Special Serv to get home before being m ade
available.
ice Officer here this week.
Those scheduled for release
Plans provide for estab-
A pril 20 or May 20 will have no
“Hitler” and “Tojo” literally burned up when Camp Abbot went over the top in the Fourth War lishment of talent file listing
Loan Drive. The achievement was celebrated this w ^ k with the burning of effigies of the Axis duo ¡n detail theatrical and rccrea- difficulty in getting furloughs if
eligible fo r them, the director
after they’d been drawn to the top of the scaffold as sales mounted. A flame thrower was used to
„t
add the engineering touch. Sales reached $113,237, well over the unofficial goal of $100,000.
tional expenenee of evciy man stated.
in the E ngineering Replace
As replacem ents requisitioned
m ent T raining C enter here. to fill vacancies left by available
D ata cards will be used here men arrive, men qualified for
in the selection of talent for overseas duly will be relieved
post program s and forw ard from assignm ent, and made a t
ed to Special Service O fficers of tached unassigned. They will
units to which men are assigned then be reported available fo r
on completion of th eir training. reassignm ent as casual replace
War bonds worth 8113,337 at maturity—well over twice
"The aim is to teach soldiers m ents with the request th a t
the total reached in the last war bond drive—were sold for
not only to en tertain themselves these men be retained for a pe
cash during the two months of the Fourth War Loan
Drive ending February 29, Lt. Col. Russell D. Turrill, co- Cam p Abbot's contributions to but also to en tertain others, riod sufficient to train an un
chairman of the Camp Abbot War Bond Council has the A m erican Red Cross N ation Capt. V. G. Henderson, Special derstudy for th eir job.
This understudy period, unless
Service Officer, said. Plans for
announced.
The right to display the 1 J. S. Treasury “Minute Man al W ar Fund drive reached $?,- aw arding certificates of recog the position carries highly tech
395.50 yesterday, 10 days after nition to soldiers participating in nical skill, will not exceed 30
banner was won by em
solicitation fo r the month-long en tertainm ent program s here days, and in all events will not
ployees of the QM Laundry,
also are under consideration, he last beyond Ju n e 30. No m an
who led all civilian person
cam paign w as started.
will be reported available fo r re
added.
nel in pay reservations with an
The m ajority of contributions
D ata cards subm itted by m em assignm ent until his replace
average of 12.5 per cent of their
to date have been from enlisted bers of the 51st and 52nd B at ment actually arrives, the mem
m onthly earnings. The banner
men; since personal solicitation talions already are being review orandum emphasized.
w as aw arded to this post for ex
of officers and civilian personnel ed by Sgt. Buddy Hyde, program
ceeding a ten per cent pay res
has not yet had tim e to gain mo director for the Morale Branch,
O
rganization
of
an
a
rt
league
ervation by 90 per cent of per
m entum , F ran k Dunning, Red and Cpl. Agnes Sonnenfelt of the
sonnel. A verage civilian reser and the possibility of conducting
Cross field director for the cam p W ac Company. T rainees with
vation for the post w as 10.9 per classes in a rts and cra fts will be
explained.
As the ( amp Abbot boxing
prom ising records will be per
cent, w ith 100 per cent partici discussed at a m eeting to be held
C ontributors include: Head
sonally interview ed and record meet neared an end, tl\e men
pation.
at the Service Club a t 3 p. m. to q u arte rs
personnel,
$371.91;
ed as available for Camp shows, emerged from last night's
Over 51 per cent of the mili
head q u arters officers, $58; Red
m
orrow
,
Miss
Caroline
Paddock,
radio program s and sim ilar ac bouts as (lost champs.
ta ry personnel is investing 13.3
Cross staff, $36; 12th G roup $1,
Ill the 118 pound class. Scoti,
per cent of its base pay m onth librarian announced. The m eet 117.03; 11th Group, $615.16; Med tivities.
■56th Bri. deeisioned Peti, 57th;
It
is
planned
to
have
each
in
ing,
open
to
all
personnel
in
ter
ly. Officers have pledged m onth
ical D etachm ent, $48; civilian
126 pounds—Soler, 58th, de
ly allotm ents totaling $5,718.75 ested in the proposed project, personnel, $28.50, and Personnel coming battalion subm it talent
cards soon a fte r arriving on the feated Sutherland, .59th, by for
and enlisted men each month will be in charge of Cpl. Angelo Division officers, $121.
Post. Battalions which already feit; 13.5 | miii n ils— Holquin,
will buy $27.341.25. W ith the Caravaglia.
have completed p art of then- 58th, KO'il Hiukley, 57th, in
civilian pay reservation total of
Miss Paddock pointed out th a t
training will not be interviewed, the second round; 1*5 pounds
$17.929.70 a total m onthly w ar should plans fo r organizing a rt
but men who feel qualified are —Ward, 56th, deeisioned Fra
bond sale of $50,989.70 will be classes m aterialize, m em bers
ley, 57th; heavyweight—Bern
urged to contact Sergeant Hyde
achieved.
ill have a t th eir disposal a wide
at the Morale Office, 'phone 160. hardt, 55lh, won a decision
variety of a r t supplies ordered
from Lino, 57 th.
recently by th e Service CI ud .
All eyes will be smiling—
With two bouts still remain
W ac Lt. Here to Study
Sinc e it was not known in which
Amphibian Command Is
all
eyes
will
he
Irish—
when
ing
the 58th Bn. lead* the box
Company Administration loom of th e club tom orrow 's the patients of the Station Hos KBND Broadcast Topic
ing race with 10 points. Other
m
eeting
will
be
held,
she
re
L ieutenant L aura Randal], ad
A new phase of the E ngineer
quested th a t those planning to pital jlglim e Into a gay old St. program , th e E ngineer Amphib standings: .56th, 6; 5*th, I;
m inistrative officer of the W ac
Patrick's
party
Thursday
eve
55th, 3; .59th, 1.
attend inquire at the library.
ian Command, w as discussed in
Company a t Camp W hite O re
ning.
It'll be a fine hit of Erin— the w eekly Cam p Abbot radio
gon, is serving for 30 days w ith
FREE Tl< KETS
MAIL HOI RS CHANGED
with
a blarney stone (for broadcast over KBND, Bend,
F
ree
tickets
for the violin ic-
the Camp Abbot W ac Company-
Service hours at th e Cam p Ab kissin'l, a well (for wishin'), W ednesday night under direc cital Monday in Bend of Patricia
in the sam e capacity.
bot post office have been extend spuds (for rollin'), and ballads tion of the M orale Services Div T ravers, widely acclaimed young
ision.
According to Lt. Patricia E. ed to include a period from 6 to (for singin').
Sgt. Buddy Hyde and Pvt. violinist, a re still available to
Elwell, W ac com m ahder here, 8 p. m. W ednesdays. The Wed
Shamrocks and daffodils will
enlisted men and women a t th e
L t Randall will com pare adm in nesday schedule will rem ain in he everywhere, and maybe a C harles D /ak e and Riley Crabb
Service Club or Special Service
partic'pated
in
the
inform
ational
istrative m ethods em ployed in operation as long as patronage greased pig, too.
office.
program .
w arra n ts it .officials said.
th e two W ac organizations.
Sales in Bond Drive
Double Earlier Total
S2.395 Donated
To Red Cross in
War Fund Drive
Meeting of Art
Group Scheduled
Late Fight Results
Patients to Hold
St. P atfs Shindig