ORFGOP,J CTAT- 1
Vol. 1
No. 49
C A M P ABBOT, O REG O N
April 22, 1944
Officers Club
Dedication Set
Talks, Dance, Floor Show to Be
Features of Program April 29
The new officers’ club, architectural triumph of engi
neering trainee skill, will be dedicated next Saturday,
April 29, Post Headquarters has announced. Features of
the program will be a series of talks, supper, dancing and
ii floor show, with music by
post bands.
Refreshments will be served
from 6:30 to 7:30 p. nt., followed
by supper promptly at the latter
i hour. Dancing to music fur
nished by the ERTC band and
! the hospital orchestra will be
The on again o ff again reno from 6:30 to 1 a. m., with Mrs.
vation program for the Bend Jean Adams and Mrs. Helen
i s o was on again this week
Smith d i r e c t i n g the grand
and apparently for good when march. During the evening Col.
workmen began actual work on Frank S. Besson, Robert \V.
the downstairs section Tuesday Sawyer, publisher of the "Bend
afternoon.
Bulletin," Maj. LeCompte Joslin,
According to a statement by Maj. M. J. Cuadra, and Chap-
Carl A. Johnson of the USO, the lain (Maj.l William H. An-
new facilities will afford greater drew will give short talks. The
enjoyment, comfort and recrea- floor show will he staged under
tion for enlisted personnel than the d i r e c t i o n of Sgt. Buddy
ever before. In addition to show- Hyde.
In spring; when the sap begins to rise in editors’ veins, scenes like this may be common, hut we believe
Lt. Col. Alvin M. Mock, gen-
this to be one o f the first pictures ever to catch young men's fancy turning, etc. The scene is a formal ers, a hobby room, a music room
dance held at the Service Club recently. Don't ask us who the gal is, because obviously she doesn t and library, one or perhaps two cral chairman, stated Friday
need publicity, and as for the colony of wolves, they've made other entangling alliances, and are in no pool tables will be provided, that over one hundred reserva
position to answer a lot o f silly questions.
New furniture valued at $5,000 tions for the dinner have been
is to be installed. The entire received by Warrant Officer
project is expected to represent M a r v i n Tragerman. Reserva
an expenditure <i slightly under tions are being prorated among
$ 10 , 000 .
the Groups, Headquarters Units,
The green light was flashed and Station Hospital, but reser
on the new renovation program vations not requesed by mem
last Monday when R. J. Folgate, bers of a specific unit by next
of the office of community war Tuesday will be available to
Soldiers dissatisfied with their
Renovation of the NCO club,
service, federal security agency, members of the other divisions.
lot in the Corps of Engineers confirmed that final approval
If you're planning to stretch
which has been planned for some
Those unable to attend dinner,
were given an alternative by the had been secured for the war
who can be present for the for
time, was begun Thursd; y un that o v e r n i g h t pass into a
thirty-day furlough, or if you War Department this week when production board for the neces mal dance, need not make res
der the direction of Cpl. Richard
think maybe it’ll be okay to it was announced that any en sary priorities and clearance.
ervations.
Sweetmarr, Casual Co., Sgt. Har take o ff for a few days and listed man, physically qualified
William Frey, new' director of
Committees include: Refresh
lan L. Weeks, manager of the celebrate something or other, for overseas duty, may volunteer the local club, was enthusiastic ments and dinner Maj. M. J.
Club, announced. It is expected or if you figure you might as for assignment and duty in the about the r e n e w a l project. Cuadra, who is also co-chairman
well drop hack home and visit
infantry, subject to W ar De "When the job is complete," he with Colonel Mock; programs—
that the alterations will be com
with the little woman for a partment approval.
said, "soldiers in Bend will have Maj. Lilburn P. Staman, chair
pleted within a week.
week or so, then you’d better
Listed as ineligible for trans everything here it is possible to man, Capt. Fred Hohenhorst
The work, which w i l l cost look over the latest official
fer were men 32 years of age or provide for them.”
and Lt. Patricia E. El well; en
about $1000, will be paid for word on the subject from the older, trainers in the ERTC,
tertainment — Maj. F e r r i s L.
trainees
in
the
ERTC,
men
alert
from the Club fund, which con Arm y Service Forces head ed for overseas and men pos Post Development Pleases ! Arnold, chairman, Major Cuadra
sists of profits from sales and quarters in Washington, Bud. sessing critical skills.
and Capt. V. G. Henderson; pub
The announcement says, in
proceeds from membership dues.
licity- Maj. William T. Avery,
Transfers will be in grade. Re Distinguished Visitors
Col. Edwin C. Kelton, CE, Pa chairman, and Capt. Henderson;
A pool table, ordered six weeks part: "A ll personnel perform quests for transfer will be made
ago, has now arrived ana is be ing military p o l i c e duty as through unit commanders, and cific Division Engineer from
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ing installed in the library room. town patrols, on trains or in disapproval wall be by the War Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City;
Department
only.
Col. Ralph A. Tudor, CE, Dis
In addition, a number of al stations will be instructed to
trict Engineer, Portland, and
terations are planned for the increase their efforts with re
spect to the apprehension of
Maj. Walter E. Church, CE, of
bar room—such as a new back
16 Billion Is Goal For
bar replacing the old shelves, absentees. P a s s e s and fu r Mid-June W ar Loon Drive the Portland d i s t r i c t office,
lough orders will he checked
made an official tour of post en
lengthening the front bar, re
The Fifth War Loan drive will gineer projects and some train
more frequently and exten
finishing of woodwork in natural
be conducted from June 12 to ing sites Thursday in the com
sively in trains, bus stations
pine to match the decor of the
July 8, according to a recent an pany of Col. Frank S. Besson,
and railroad stations. T o w n
Marion B. and Elinor Russel,
room, and laying a new floor of
nouncement by Henry Morgen- Lt. Col. Alvin M. Mock, and Maj. ' granddaughters of Brig. Gen.
patrols will make thorough
battleship linoleum.
thau, Jr., secretary of the Treas Zack Beiser.
checks of passes and furlough
| Henry I^ncom Abbot, noted en-
For the recreation room and
orders as frequently as is ury.
Colonel T u d o r , who visited i gineer for whom this camp is
library, Venetian blinds are be
Nationwide goal is set this Camp Abbot a year ago when named, have presented to the
pracilcame, especially in serv
ing purchased, and permanent
ice clubs and in places o f pub time at $16 billion. Six billion construction was just starting, Post a silver flute, purchased
coat checking facilities have been
lic resort frequented by m ili are to be derived from indi said that the post has made an i from the Paris Symphony or
installed. “We are planning other
vidual sales and 10 billions to be excellent showing in its develop chestra for their father, Brig.
tary personnel.”
improvements in the future,”
raised through sales to all other ment during the year.
; Gen. Frederic V. Abbot, in 1913.
Sgt. Weeks explained. "What
non-banking investors.
"It will be carefully preserved
ever money accumulates in the
Camp Abbot’s quota in the
as a memorial to your father
Club fund will be used to make
new bond drive has not been
! and will be played on state oc-
the Club_ more comfortable for
announced at this early date but
| easions,” wrote Col. Frank S.
the members."
it will be as soon as it is o ffi
Besson, ERTC commander, in
A program of camp improve
cially established.
'
thanking the family for the mu-
ments, one of the most extensive
Members of the 55th and
56th Battalions were com 1 sical instrument.
TO SEND FLOW ERS
of which is resurfacing of post
The offer of .the instrument
mended by Col. Frank S. Bes
LIBRARY TO CLOSE
Maj. William H. Andrew', act
roads, is being developed by the
ing post chaplain, has announced
The Service Club library will son, ERTC commander, this ! was an outgrowth of an article
that in the future when a death post engineer. Roads not re be closed beginning Monday week for establishing new i in the ENGINEER by Pvt. Al-
records in training.
' fred M. Lutinski which referred
occurs at Camp Abbot, flowers surfaced will be patched.
until a complete inventory has
More than 5 N men of the
Another project is laying of been completed, probably in 55th made an average of 96 j to company "flufe-tooters."
will be sent to the surviving re
The flute, made by I.eBret o f
lative who receives the body. linoleum in wards, corridors and about four days, Capt. V. G. per cent in firing period No.
The chaplain's office, which will laboratories of the station hos Henderson, Special Service O f 12.1« (27 shots at 30<l yards) I Paris, will be officially present-
handle the matter, will send an pital. For this purpose Lt. Col. ficer, has announced. Date of to establish a new record for I <>d to the band on April 29 and
the period, and the ,76th scored I played for the first time on the
accompanying message stating Philip M. Bedessem, post sur the reopening will be announced
199.5 per cent on a training
that flowers are from the per geon, has selected a cheerful pat in the Daily Information Bul test, the highest mark to date. I first a n n i v e r s a r y of Camp
! Abbot.
letin.
tern of mottled beige.
sonnel of the post.
Renovation of
NCO Club Begins
Qoing Over HUP
MPs to Have Big
Eyes, Says ASF
Infantry Switch
Possible, i f -
Abbot Family
Donates Flute
Post Engineer
Plans Projects
Training Units
Set New Records