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Official camp newspaper, published weakly in the interests o f the personnel
o f Camp Abbot. Ore«on. under supervision of the Special Service Officer. News
matter pertaining to Camp Abba* is furnished by the Public Relations Branch and
is available fo r general release.
Written contributions, art work and photographs are solicited and should be
directed to the Public Relations Branch. Post lidos. Annex, Bldg. 202. Telephone
Camp Abbot, Ore., April 22, 1944
charge; S/Sgt. Ernest C. Holtz
woodworking shop; Sgt. Donald
E. Kramer, lumber yard; Sgt
Elmer L. Spencer, sawmill; Sgt."
Arthur J. Mercure, finish car"
penter? Sgt. John D. Shimsky,
Even Dogs Help
When Snowball
Has Her Kittens
Even the dogs e f the Wac com
pany took up nursing last week
Ext-8.
when Snowball, a coal black,
The ABBOT ENGINEER receives material supplied by Camp Newspaper
tail-less cat which ensconced it
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self in the company area some
be republished without permiskm o f Camp Newspaper Service.
time ago gave birth to four kit
Distributed free to camp personnel. Subscription rate to public, by m ail: 50
tens, tw o o f them tail-less.
cents for three months; six months, $1.00; one year, $1.50.
As soon as the second o ff
spring made its appearance,
Drippy, a six-weeks-old nonde
script puppy who comes by his
name hosetly, stepped in as prac
tical nurse and helped wash the
succeeding newcomers.
Entertainment On and O ff the Post fo r the Coming W eek
Daisy Mae, a brown and white
mongrel, remained aloof until
SATURDAY
the kittens w ere moved this week
Service Club Dance to juke box.
1 from the supply room to a closet
Station Hospital— Popular Platter Parade.- -Games in Auditorium.
to complete the eyeopening pro-
SUNDAY
I cess, then, a maternal instinct
Service Club—Open House.
: asserted itself and Daisy Mae
Station Hospital -Open House. Make a record.
helped the mother move the kit-
Guest House—Classical recordings, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
| tens back to the supply room.
MONDAY
About the only disinterested
r
Service Club—G I Movies, 8:30 p. m.
Station Hospital— Community sing and open forum, 7 p.m.
f pet in the vicinity is papa Tom
who keeps bachelor quarters at » T o look at Fay McKenzie, song-
TUESDAY
Service Club— Bingo, 8:30 p. m.
the hospital mess. He visits the stress » » Groucho Marx’ CBS
Saturday night program, you'd
Station Hospital Movie, “ Spitfire,” Leslie Howard, 6:30 p.m.
j mother occassionally, but gives
never guess she once played tom-
WEDNESDAY
no indication of pride in his pa- boy rcTes with Mickey Rooney in
Service Club— Fatigue dance, 8:30 p.m.
ternity.
movie kid comedies. She made
Station Hospital—Bingo, 7 p.m.
The brood has been named «"»v ie debut when only six months
THURSDAY
Snow WhUe, Grump. Dopey . „ d
K S S T c T
Service Club— “ Khaki Kapers,” 53d Battalion, 9 p.m.
Station Hospital—Quiz program, 7 p.m.
Sleepy. The latter two have no j___________________ •
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FRIDAY
tails. Snow W hite and Sleepy are
Service C lu b -M a k e a Record.
ing. An 18-inch by 18-inch re
offered fo r adoption.
Station Hospital—Movie, "Parson of Panamint,” 6:30 p.m.
production of the Corps o f En
Abbot ’n Around
BATTLE INSURANCE
Every soldier in the United States Army has taken
an oath of allegiance to his country. He has probably sup
plemented this oath with a number of personal resolves.
All these pledges have one thing in common—winning
the war. The reasons for this universal determination
are many; but most of them can be summed up in the
blunt explanation of one G I: “I want to get it over with
so I can go home.”
Entering the Army was the first big step towards the
attainment of victory. It was a big step, but this is the
biggest war the world has ever had, and we hope, ever will
see. Many other steps must be taken.
The American soldier will fight well and bravely—
for that is his duty and his habit. Guts are an American
characteristic. But there are other things, too, that he can
do—things that will help speed his “going home.”
Among these is the purchase of war bonds. Not only
is it an excellent way to save money; but in a sense it in
sures his battlefield success.
If, here at ('amp Abbot, he lends money to his govern
ment by buying war bonds, he can be a great deal more
certain that—when the going gets tough—the guns he
needs will he there. They’ll be there because American
CITIZENS—soldiers and civilians alike—bought bonds and
made it possible for them to be there.
Booklet Advises
Discharged Gl's
Departing Wacs Feted
At Company Party
Honoring three members o f the
The arm y thinks o f every Wac company who left this week
thing. W ith each honorable dis on furloughs prior to reporting
charge it is handing out a book at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to
let entitled, "Inform ation for train for overseas duty, the
Soldiers Going Back to Civilian members o f the administrative
L ife .”
group of the post W ac unit gave
First of all, the veteran learns
he can wear his uniform home a party for the entire company
from his place of discharge, pro in the mess hall Wednesday
vided he goes there within three night.
months. Decorations and service
The honored guests w ere Sgt.
ribbons may be worn on the uni Zella Allen, who has been w ork
form on ceremonial occasions ing the post finance office: Cpl.
or on civilian clothes when de Violet Powell o f commissary
sired.
sales, and Pfc. Marietta Buitron
As soon as possible after leav o f the publications office.
ing the army, he must report to
his Local Draft Board. He also
is urged to have his discharge
papers recorded at the County
Court House.
Ex GI Joe is advised that if he
wants back the job he had when
drafted he must make applica
tion fo r re-employment within
40 days from the date o f his re
lease from the army.
"Y o u r form er employer,” the
pamphlet tells hipi, “ is required
to give you your old job back
(o r its equivalent> if he possibly
can at the same rate o f pay
and with the sartie seniority and
privileges you previously had.”
— America« L ttioa S i m i o
It's your
SU RE IT !
life,
“ One o f those ingenious Yan
soldier — IN- kee soldiers o f the Engineer
Corps hooked it up."
M ORE ABOUT
Officers' Club
(Continued From P age One)
arrangement o f new club and
dining room— Capt. H. F. Mc
Keown, chairman, Capt. John V.
Banks and Mr. Tragerman.
gineers insignia has been cut
into a block of tuffa rock over
the hearth by Pvt. Elmer E.
Klotz. A smaller fireplace is lo
cated in the lounge, which foim s
an alcove o ff the east side of
the main floor.
In addition to Capt. John V.
Banks, architect; Capt. Howard
F. McKeown, construction; Lt.
James R.. Rodgers, logging and
sâ w ” lÛ7 ¿taj?Z^ck Befser! post’
engineer; Capt. Carl Strong, op-
erations section and Capt ^ .
- .
...
H
ey Raborn, chief, schools branch,
supervisors o f the project in
cluded T/Sgt. William M. Corts,
noncommissioned o f f i c e r in
stone w o rk ; Sgt. Joseph. F. Kre-
jci, carpenter foreman; Sgt. Joy
J. Pile, labor forem an; Sgt. God
frey R. Schedivy, metal work;
Sgt. Chiristian Seitz, draftsman!
and Pvt. James L. Maguire, fur
niture design.
These supervisors w o r k e d
with trainees who were occupied
on the construction during open
time in their training schedules,
the groups changing daily. The
men received practical training
in riggin g and the use of the
adze, axe, pneumatic equipment,
power tools, and other engineer
tools.
Radio Program Extolls
Service Club Functions
Activities and facilities of the
Service Club at this station were
portrayed W e d n e s d a y night
when “ Camp Abbot on Parade,’’
a w eekly radio feature, was
broadcast on KBND.
Mrs. Jean Adams, assistant
Service Club Hostess at Camp
Abbot was heard in the infor
mal program which also fea
tured Sgt. Buddy Hyde and Pvt.
R iley Crabb. The feature is writ
ten and directed by Lt. Charles
Frucht o f the M orale Services
Office.
Des Moines (C N S )— A man
and his wife, both over 90, had
$2,800 in the bank but were re
ceiving home relief. “ W hy didn’t
you spend the money to support
yourselves?" they w ere asked
by state investigators. “ W e were
saving it fo r our old age," they
replied.
Pontiac, Mich. (C N S )— A local
gasoline rationing board ordered
a 90-day suspension of motor
fuel supply fo r Rev. Leland L.
Marion, pastor o f the Christian
Temple here, fo r using coupons
which he said he found on his
desk after praying fo r gasoline.
The clubhouse connected by a
corridor to the officers mess on
Headquarters Avenue, was built
as a training project under the
direction o f M ajor Joslin, head
of the Training Division, and
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utilizes local materials, such as
G IN E E R A fte r You've Finished.
white fir, ponderosa and tam-
erack.
Volcanic tufa rock forms a
gigantic fireplace serving both
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the main floor and the balcony.
The only financial expenditure
for this sorely needed meeting
TONIGHT — SATURDAY
place for officers, whose number
Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers
has outgrown the messhall fo r
in
general assembly and social pur
poses, were $4,796 fo r materials
j not available locally, such as
window panes, cement, plumb
ing fixtures and paint, and $815
for labor in connection with t h e ,
Also
installation of such materials.
"Grand Canyon Pride of 101 Creations”
These appropriations were made
__________ Pun for All” — "Groovie Movie"
by the Ninth Service Command. ■
Designed by Captain Banks
_______________ SUNDAY — MONDAY________________
in the style of a mountain lodge, .
the building o f oiled native logs
( Matinee 2 P. M. Sunday)
and tuffa rock has employed
Errol Flynn — Paul Lukas
the talents and trade skills
which brought its builders to
Camp Abbot to train as engin
eers. W ork of clearing the area
it occupies began October 1, _____________ Also — RKO Pathe News
1943. The Engineers, under su
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
pervision o f Capt. McKeown. .
have fashioned the timber into
v o ««^
one o f the most attractive struc
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tures on an Arm y post.
Louis Armstrong's Band
The 50-foot by 96-foot main
floor is entirely surrounded by
a balcony accessible by two
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stairways. One of these, a circu
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lar rise. Is a main decorative
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Also
feature. The steps, with a curv
Also
"Hulaba-Lulu”
ed balustrade follow ing their
1 Mairzy Doats"
"Chinatown Champs”
ascent, are entwined around a
"Weekly Reporter"
“ In The Newsreels"
56-inch ponderosa log. which is ■
anchored in a cement base be
THURSDAY . FRIDAY
neath the main floor and rises *
into the balcony.
Edward G. Robinson — Victor McLaglen
The balcony is supported at
in
each end by two 40 foot. .24-inch
thick beams. Elimination of u p
right braces provides an unob
structed view o f the main floor
Also
and the huge stone fireplace, a
RKO Pathe News
dominant feature o f the build- ‘
CAMP ABBOT THEATRE PROGRAM
"THE CO W BO Y AND
THE SEÑORITA"
"UNCERTAIN GLORY"
Jam Session'
"TAMPICO'
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