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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
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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
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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,
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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
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