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Page Two Camp Abbot, Ore., April 29, 1944 ABBOT ENGINEER ANYWAY, WE LOVE HER Abbot Experts Stump Librarian Do you know : T h e life sp a n of a m u le ? W h a t a cotyledon is? W h e th e r m o sq u ito es will breed in s a lt w a te r? You w o n ’t find th e a n sw e rs on W ritte n c o n trib u tio n s, a r t w ork a n d p h o to g ra p h s a r e solicited a n d should be d irected to th e P u b lic R e la tio n s B ran c h , P o e t H dijs. A n n ex , B ldg. 202. T elephone a n o th e r page o f th e "E n g in e e r.” K xt-8. T hese a re som e of th e a n sw e rs T h e A BBO T E N G IN E E R receives m a te ria l su p p lie d by C am p N ew sp a p er S ervice, W a r D ep 't., 206 E. 42 dí ! S t., N ew Y ork, N . Y. C red ited m a te ria l m a y n o t w hich M iss C aro lin e Paddock, be rep u b lish ed w ith o u t p erm isió n o f C am p N e w sp a p er S ervice. S ervice C lub lib ra ria n , su p p lies to se ttle d aily bets, discussions, D istrib u te d fre e to c a m p p e rso n n el. S u b sc rip tio n r a t e to public, by m a il: 50 c e n ts fo r th re e m o n th s ; six m o n th s, $1.00; o n e yea r, $1.60. a n d ju s t plain a rg u m e n ts th a t s t a r t on b u n k s in C am p A bbot b a rra c k s. (W ho s a i d soldiers ta lk only a b o u t w o m en ? i W hile M iss P ad d o ck can cope w ith , say, th e L a tin tra n sla tio n fo r “Do o r die,” o r th e speed a t w hich lig h t tra v e ls, she is v ery E n te rta in m e n t On an d O ff th e P o s t fo r th e Comir g W eek th a n k fu l fo r th e lib ra ry re f e r en ce d e p a rtm e n t. T h e m o st used SATURDAY v o lu m e th e re is th e W orld A tlas. S erv ice Club- D ance to ju k e box. M en w ith o rd e rs com e in to see S ta tio n H o sp ita l— P o p u la r re c o rd s a n d g a m e s in a u d ito riu m . ju s t w h e re th e ir new post is lo SUNDAY cated. O th e rs tr y to envision th e S ervice C lub -O pen H ouse. s ta tio n s of rq ja tiv e s an d frie n d s S ta tio n H o sp ital—O pen H ouse. M ake a reco rd . in th e P acific o r E u ro p e. T hen G u est H ouse C lassical R ecordings, 7:30 p.m. th e r e a re th o se w ho follow th e MONDAY c o u rse o f th e w ar. S ervice C lu b - G I M ovies, 8:30 p. m. S ta tio n H ospital O pen F o ru m , 6:30 p.m . T h e E n cy clo p ed ias B ritan n ica a n d A m e ric a n a g e t th e second TUESDAY Service C lub D ance. 8:30 p.m. b ig g e st p lay a m o n g th e re f e r S ta tio n H o sp ital Movie, "M r. L u ck y ,” C a ry G ra n t, L a rra in e D ay, ! en ce v olum es. “A T re e G row s in 6:30 p.m. B ro o k ly n ” is th e m o st often re WEDNESDAY q u e ste d fictio n al w o rk —n e x t to S ervice C lub D ance, 8:30 p.m . "S tu d s L o n ig a n ,” o f course. THURSDAY M iss P a d d o c k th is w eek S ervice C lub "K h ak i K a p e rs” sta g e d by H e a d q u a rte rs U nits. placed a n o rd e r fo r a la rg e n u m S ta tio n H ospital Hobo P a rty , G am es an d D ancing. b e r of books re q u e ste d by re a d FRIDAY ers. S ervice C lub M ake a R ecord. S ta tio n H ospital Movie, "P ie d P ip e r,” M onty W ooley, 6:30 p.m. B 53 P a rty in Bldg. 1351. P. S.: C otyledon is th e firs t le a f developed in seed plan ts. O fficial ca m p n ew sp ap er, p ublished w eekly in th e in te re s ts o f th e p erso n n el o f C am p A bbot, O regon, u n d er su p erv isio n o f th e S pecial S ervice U liic e r. News m a tte r p e rta in in g to C am p A bbot is fu rn is h e d by th e P u b lic R elatio n s B ran c h and is av a ilab le fo r g e n e ra l release. A bbot ’n A round If y o u know w ho this young Indy is o r w h at sh e had in m ind when sh e |Mised fo r th is shot, you’re one tip on us. T he cap tio n s a p p a r e n tly w ere blow n aw ay d u rin g one of o u r jo u rn a lis tic sq u alls, Iml th e y o u ng lady has h e r points, and we d id n 't th in k you'd mind p a rtic u larly . him th e ab sen tee ballot w hich fo r so ld iers o v erseas a n d before he should fill out, get atte ste d S ep tem b er 15 fo r so ld iers in the by a n officer, w a rra n t officer or U. S., w h en th a t is practicable Long before the war, when wheels of the draft fir s t' non-com m issioned officer (not u n d er m ilita ry conditions. The were given motion, a certain type of soldier, not satisfied below th e ra n k of serg ean t i and pro ced u re fo r o b tain in g F ederal with griping privately, began attempts to get his “beef” MORE ABOUT re tu rn im m ediately. O th er s ta te s ballots fo r u se in th e N ovem ber before the public throifgh the medium of newspaper col w ill sen d a fo rm a l “application g en eral elec tio n s w ill n o t be an' umnists. From all indications, even when the nation is fo r a s ta te a b s e n t e e b allo t” nounced u n til th e s ta te gover making a fight for its life, the complaint disease continues w hich m u s t be filled o u t acco rd nors h av e c e rtifie d to th e W ar to flourish, and Camp Abbot enjoys no more immunity (C o n tin u ed F ro m P a g e One) in g to in stru c tio n s an d re tu rn e d B allot C om m ission w h e t h e r than other camps throughout the country. Realizing the demoralizing effect branding a camp a p ro v isio n s of th e ir law s fo r v o t befo re th e s ta te w ill send out th e ir s ta te s w ill p e rm it th eir “hell hole” can have on families of men. Chaplain Norman in g by S ta te a b se n te e ballo ts th e actu a l a b sen tee ballot itself. use. A dditional in fo rm a tio n on the Goldburg has waged a private war on such publicity, urg-' a n d w h e th e r th e ir law s a u th o r P o stc a rd s to be used in th e N ov em b er g en eral elections will new law w ill be fo u n d in WD. ing columnists to disregard false rumors and attempting ize F e d e ra l ballots. be delivered b efo re A u g u st 13 Cir. 128, A p ril 3, 1944. to trace their source. A printed form letter which the A nyw ay, so ld iers w ho will be chaplain received in reply from Walter Winchell indicates' a b le to u se th e “O fficial W a r that at least in one instance Chaplain Goldburg was carry B allo t” a r e th e follow ing: ing “coals to Newcastle” and that such complaints are so 1. S o ld iers inside an d outsid e (Clip end Save)_______________ common and so ludicrous they immediately are consigned th e U. S. fro m s ta te s w ho have to the editorial wastebasket. no s ta te a b se n te e b allo t b u t do A copy of WinchelPs letter follows: allow th e u se of th e F ed e ra l one. ___________ TONIGHT — SATURDAY May 25, 1943 j 2. S o ld iers o u tsid e th e U. S. fro m s ta te s p e rm ittin g th e use To Whom It May Concern: RICHARD DIX — GLORIA STUART of th e F e d e ra l b allo t w ho ta k e For over a year we have been receiving letters IN an o a th th a t th e y applied fo r a from all over the country saving that Walter Wine-h S ta te a b se n te e b allot before S ep ell dubbed such and such a camp (wherever the writer te m b e r 1 a n d h av e n o t received is located) a “concentration camp” or “the Alcatraz it by O cto b er 1. of America” or something equally untrue. Mr. Winch — ALSO — T h e re is n o th in g in th e new ell has never mentioned any U. S. camp in such a law to re s tric t th e rig h t o f sol Three Stooges in "The Yokes on Me" manner on the air, in print, or in conversation at any d ie rs io v o te u n d e r S ta te a b se n time whatsoever. Cartoon — "Barber of Seville" te e v o tin g law s w hich cover p ri We have written thousands of letters denying "Fellow on a Furlough" — Bob Chester Band m a ry a n d special elections a s these enemy-inspired rumors— hut apparently have w ell a s g e n e ra l o n es a n d m a k e been waging a losing battle. As soon as we clear it up it po ssib le to v ote fo r s ta te and SUNDAY — MONDAY in one place a new contingent moves in and it starts local o fficia ls a s w ell a s F ed eral all over again. ones. Matinee Also If the hoys would think for a moment and realize Sunday A ny so ld ier w ho is u n c e rta in that these rumors come from the Nazi short wave, Latest a b o u t h is elig ib ility to v ote 2 P. M. Only they would be wiped out very quickly. They don’t sh o u ld w rite a le tte r to th e sec RKO want to spread Nazi propaganda. I am sure. And then, ★ re ta ry o f s ta te of his hom e s ta te Soldier Vote CAMP ABBOT THEATRE PROGRAM "THE WHISTLER" perhaps they could use their precise free time to send ing letters to their loved ones instead of to us. Sincerely, (s) Hose Rigman for Walter Winchell. Army's Vessels Exceed Navy's ors, too: in stead , th e A rm y e m ploys civil serv ice sea m e n to op e ra te its m o re th a n 155 ty p e s of vessels, a rtf o n g th e m L ib e rty W hen e v e ry th in g 's sa id an d fre ig h te rs, tro o p ships, m in e done, it's th e A rm y th a t does it, p la n te rs, a n ti- s u b m a r in e p a tro l ev en w hen it com es to sailin g b oats, balloon b a rg e s, lan d in g th e seven seas. T h e U. S. A rm y barg es, ice b re a k e rs, ta n k e rs , a ir o w n s an d o p e ra te s m o re sh ip s p ro p e lle r sw am p g lid e rs a n d m a th a n e ith e r th e U. S. N av y , th e rin e tra c to rs. B ritish N avy, o r th e M erchant M arine. F IN D S POST “CHARMING” "A rm y vessels p u t in to m ore L t. Col. A lm a T. Skoog. s u th a n 100 fo reig n p o rts o f call, p e rin te n d e n t of th e A rm y N u rse m a n y in s t r a n g e a n d d is ta n t C orps in th e N in th S ervice C om places, "aceo rd in g to M aJ. Gen. m and. m ad e a to u r o f th e C am p C. I’. G ro ss of th e T ra n s p o rta A bbot h o sp ital an d in sp ected th e tio n C orps. T h o u g h th e to ta l n u rs e s ’ q u a rte rs la s t S unday. n u m tier o f A rm y sh ip s is a m ili S h e d e s c r i b e d th e p o st a s ta r y secret, it is k n o w n th a t in “c h a rm in g .” 1943 alone, 1900 new v essels w e re added to its fleet. It's your life, soldier— IN* G I's a r e not a sk e d to he sail- S U R S IT! rig h t now a n d find o u t. A fte r v o tin g elig ib ility h as been estab lish ed , W a r D e p a rt m e n t p o stc a rd s m ay be used in fu r th e r ste p s to g e t a ballot. The la w p ro v id es fo r a n ew ty p e of p o stc a rd b u t th e A rm y h a s a la rg e su p p ly of th e old fo rm s 1W D AGO F o rm 560 1 on h an d an d th e y a r e accep tab le, too. In a p p ly in g fo r a p rim a ry ballot, a n y o n e u sin g th e old ca rd m u st re m e m b e r to w rite in his p a rty affiliatio n . E xcept fo r th e possible use o f th e new W D p o stcard , no c h a n g e s h av e been m a d e in th e p ro ced u re fo r o b tain in g and v o t in g by s ta te a b se n te e ballots. S o ld iers u n ab le to v o te in p e r son m a y a p p ly fo r a n ab sen tee ballo t e ith e r in th e m a n n e r p re scrib ed by th e law o f h is sta te , o r by sen d in g a p o stcard , n ew o r old fo rm , o r a le tte r b earin g th e te x t o f th e new fo rm to th e s e c re ta ry o f s ta te o f h is hom e sta te . S om e s ta te s w ill th e n send Pathe News Nights 6:45— 8:45 W ITH G EO R G E BRENT, VERA ZO N IR A TUESDAY WEDNESDAY LON CHANEY IN 'Weird Woman" A LSO Along The Cactus Trail" Cartoon—— Sweet Sioux" "Showboat Serenade" STAGE BOOR A LSO — Color Cartoon The Herring Murder Mystery THURSDAY . FRIDAY MICKEY ROONEY A LSO ISSUE RKO PATHE NEWS LATEST i, -i T » r V 'n r s 'w r a M ARCH OF With Bonita Granville Lewis Stone TIME