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Camp Abbot, Ore., April 15, 1944 54th Blossoms Out With New Battalion Band ABBOT ENGINEER Abbot Author's i Book at Library A variety of new books li.vs been received by the Post li brary, including a nonfiction work, History of Salem County, New Jersey, written by Camp Abbott’s own Lt. J o s e p h S. Sickler. Four new books on m ilitary subjects are: They’re All Youis, Uncle Sam— Barsis; W a a c s — , S h e a ; Engineers in Battle - Thompson; Yes, Ma’a m !- P o l lock. Other new b o o k s : Victoria' Grandolet — Bellamann; They Shall Not Sleep- Stowe; Halle lujah— Hurst; The Signpost— Robertson; c, o Postmaster- -St. George; None But the Lonely Heart — Llewellyn; But Gently Day Nathan; Stream of Music Leonard; Toward a B e t t e r • .— - v r ” World—Smuts; Growth of Aim r- Photograph shows the newly-organized 54tli Battalion liaud as it appeared Friday afternoon just be ican Thought — Curti and A n fore stepping out on the drill field to provide musical cadence for their own battalion. Some of the other Claudia by Franken. instruments in the band were purchased from the Post Commander’s Fund. Members of the new mu sical organization are: Pvt. Neil Stahl, drum major; Pvts. Robert Severson, Alton Bloxliam, Ronald Steiner, clarinet; Pvts. Paul Campbell, Jerry Castro, Carl Knudson, cornet; Pvts. Wilfred Stocks and William Kayser, trombone; Pvts. Leslie N’eilsen and Carl Fairchild, snare drums; Pvt. Mitehcl Nel son, bass drum; Pvt. Dewey Calvin, baritone; Pvt. Charles Bond, sousaphone; and Pvt. Ralph Knefei- kamp, melaphone. Inaugurating an i d e a con ceived by Col. Frank S. Besson, Post Commander, to organize military bands within each bat talion with musical instruments purchased from the Post Com mander’s Fund, the 34th Battal ion stepped out proudly Thurs day morning and decorated the parade g r o u n d with its own brand - new, bang - up battalion band. Drum Major Pvt. Neil F. Stahl put the 15-piece outfit through its p a c e s as Major B. E. Adams, battalion commander, and Lt. Zellman Stienberg, ad ministrative officer of company “ B,” looked on. The advantage of each battal ion having its own band was rec ognized by the colonel a short while ago when he noticed a small group furnishing music for the 51st B a t t a l i o n on a march. A subsequent investiga tion revealed an abundance of talent. Then came the question of instruments. Every possible source was considered then it was decided to purchase them from the Post Commander’s Fund. Retreat formations and battal ion parades are only the begin ning for the new 54th Battalion band, according to its enthusias tic m e m b e r s . Already, plans have been made to play for fu ture battalion dances and social functions. Even a battalion radio program is being considered. ■ H H B * • .-¿fr«<*' * Red Cross Cuts Nutrition Class Abbot Officers T race Source of N azi P aper Abbot Face! W e can’t vouch for the authen- ticity of the story, but some peo- pie will swear it happened. A trainee guard rushed to a tele- phone in the middle of the night and called the operator. " I want to tell somebody t h a t some- thing’s burning over here in a building. You see, I — ” The operator broke in with highly appropriate questions as to the exact location, the build- ing number, etc. Then, before the lad could u t t e r another sound she pulled the plug and n o l l n z l f Vi n __. _ . . 4 called the Post fire m department, Y\ hen the trucks screeched to a stop before the given address, f i r e m e n swung o ff and ap- proached a lone guard who stood beside the door. “ What’s burn- ing?” they asked, l o o k i n g around and seeing not even smoke. “ The light,” came the answer. “ Somebody left'the light on.” Oh, well. New York (C N S )— Fred Küh ner, a pedestrian, saw a man trying to get his automobile out of a snowbank. Kuhner pushed while the owner got behind the wheel. The car started abruptly, knocking Kuhner to the pave- ment and breaking his leg. “ Thanks,” said the car owner, driving away. Page Three ... Col. M ayo H ere To See T ra in in g It has been announced by the ' Bend Red Cross headquarters that nutrition classes scheduled to start this week have been can celled. The cancellation was due, the announcement said, to the lack of response on the part or local women to avail themselves of enrollment opportunities. It is possible that classes may lie opened some time in June, provided sufficient interest '.-in be aroused, the announcement concluded. Colonel George Mayo, Air Engineer for the air corps and One day last week Lt. Emanuel Freedman arose from his table in O fficers’ Mess, retrieved his hat and strode m e ill h e r of Gen. Arnold’s leisurely to the door. At a railing he paused and idly staff, arrived at Camp Abbot scanned a neatly typed sheet lying there which could Wednesday from Washington, I). C. have been an unofficial notice. H is eyebrows hoisted Wednesday night and Thurs themselves slightly when he read: “ You democrats! You weaklings! You have enemies among you and you let day morning Col. Mayo was them insult you. I f we Germans have enemies we kill s h o w n I lie various training them !’’ H is eyes raced to t h e ---------------------------------------------- - areas and stages of progres YANK Prints First Issue In Naples, Italy top of the page. Merely the two typewriters typ« exactly sion by Maj. I,e Compte Joslin, Last week, YANK, the Ai ..y words, “ Germany Trium - alike. There are always minute Director o f the T r a i n i n g Weekly, inaugurated its liir t phant’’ were typed there. characteristics unique to each Branch. ' European Edition by printing an The young officer grasped the machine. Therefore, investiga-) paper and began reading in tors can definitely determine by ants with at least three years ex issue in Naples, Italy. From now' earnest: “ You train in this camp comparing samples of typed perience, or td) responsible cost on troops in Italy, Sicily and the for one month, you complain; matter if a given machine was accountants with at least five surrounding Mediterranean nun will be reading copies of Y A N K two months, you complain more! used. years experience 'in a manufac- In due time the machine was t u r i n g concern, governmental as fresh from tin press as itie And then you say you are sol- diers. In Germany we train all found—just around the hall in agency, railroad, bank, or simi ones on PX counters in Camp Abbot. the time, five years, ten years; the Morale Services office! It lar business. In charge oi Y A N K ’s new Eu and we fight and fight until we was the typewriter. There could A radiogram from Lt. Gen. ropean Edition is Major Robert are strong and we tell other poo- be no mistake. Brehon Somervell, Commanding Strother, who made arrange Finally the mystery began to pie what to do, to live or die! General of the Arm y Service unravel. Lt. Charles Frucht of ments for starting the long dis And they do it! We are the Forces, reflected the urgency of used rotogravure presses roiling the Morale Services Branch had masters!” the present need. It says, in part, There were several more par- carried the paper to Officer’s “In order to carry out promptly in Naples. The editorial staff la agraphs but the Lieutenant de- J*ef s and laid it casually aside an(j effjcjcntiy the mission of made up of crack YA N K coiie- „ h ilo Vio a r l l lunch. unch T rac n he h had It f u was a spond« nts including Sgts. Bur cided this was a case for the Se- w while the Army Service Forces in th" curity and Intelligence Division, page from a script of a dramatic termination of contracts, it is gess Scott, Burtt Evans „m l Surely, a nazi agent was in our sketch which was to be present necessary to secure the services George (Slimi Aarons, who lr- midst. Presently he was seated ed in an orientation class! of well-qualified certified public contly returned from the An. •«- with Capt. M. P. Coover, Direc- accountant and auditor that wo Nettuno beachhead below Rome, tor of Intelligence. Together, can obtain, whether in or out of Sgts. Walter I3ei nstein and John Frano, and CpI. Tom Shehan. they read: the army.” A rotogravure production i ,c- Interested persons residing in “ You have been months in Washington or Oregon should pert, Cpl. Harry Sloan, was Italy. You think you will con An urgent call was issued this contact the Seattle Officer Pro flown to Italy icm the U. S. to quer the rest. You will get tired of fighting; you will say, “ We week from headquarters, Ninth curement District, Lloyd Build direct the difficult printing op eration on a press that had piob- want peace! Why should we Service Command, for auditors ing, Seattle, Washington. ably been used to print fascist fight?’ And why should you? and accountants of either sex or Topeka, Kans. (CNS I - A propaganda i:i the Mussolini i ra. Lebensraum is for those who any age to assist in contract re negotiation and termination at “ Hug Social” was held here re reach out and get it!” Chicago (CNS) Larry Klein On and on it went, the familiar salaries ranging from S3.20C : > cently at a war bond rally. It cost 50 cents in stamps to hug asked the court to cut his ali brand of German propaganda, $5,600 yearly plus overtime, a finally ending with, "Germany cording to ratings under Civil anyone between the ages of 15 mony | . • nr:.> from 513 to 5 :<> and 20, 23 cents from 20 to 30, SI a week. When the iudgc ask* d will rule the world. Heil Hitler!” Service. Candidates must be: (a ) Cer to hug another man's wife, bach why, Klein replied that he i r * d- “ This looks like something significant,” said the Captain. tified Public Accountants, or <b> elor girls two for a quarter and ed the extra five dollais so he College graduates with account women lecturers free with a could conduct a courtship w.lh “W e’ll get right on it.” his former wife. Now, it h a p p e n s that no ing major, or (c) public account ehromo thrown in. . . . . . . Accountants Sought By Army M ale Call fay Milton Caniff, creator of Terry and the pirates M u st H ave C o m e From U nder T h e Rock O f A g es 7 f + A r T ' - • h i M 1 - 4 ^ V 'x i/ f I l Y WHAT KINC> OF WHISTLING \ I5 T H 4 T ? DON'T T H A M E \ FOUR OOOO AMERICAN 1 i LUN65 n w r J CAN N T DO A BETTER I p u c k e r ! l e t Me enow > ou. Mm a M f,f- , § 'A lS ffV w A \ K DIDN'T V3USE V I ¿5EMTLPMCN5 MEET \ ME SOM&NHeREE' ) BEFORE. I THINK? 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