Camp Abbot, Ore., May 6, 1944
ABBOT ENGINEER
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WHAT SARONG?
56th Publishes
First Unit Paper
O fficial cam p new sp ap er, published w eekly in th e in te r e 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 of th e S pecial S ervice O fficer. N ew s
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 e la tio n s B ran c h an d
is av a ilab le for g e n e ra l release.
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 so licited a n d should be
d irected to th e P u b lic R e la tio n s B ra n c h , P o e t H dys. A n n ex , B ldg. 202. T elephone
E x t-8 .
T h e A BBO T E N G IN E E R receive* m a te ria l su p p lie d by C am p N ew sp a p er
S ervice. W ar Dep t.. 206 E. 42nd S t., N ew Y ork, N . Y. C red ited m a te ria l m ay n o t
be republished w ith o u t perm isió n o f C am p N ew sp a p er S ervice.
D istrib u ted fre e to c a m p p ersonnel. S u b sc rip tio n r a t e to p u blic, by m a il: 60
c e n ts fo r th re e m o n th s ; s ix m onths, $1.00; o n e y e a r, $1.50.
Abbot ’n Around
E n tertainm ent On and Off the Post for th e Coming Week
TOOAY
Service Club—Jam Session.
Station H ospital—P opular P la tte r Parade, 7 p.m.
Bend USO—Bingo, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Service Club—Open House.
S tation H ospital- Open House, 2 to 4 p.m and 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Make a record, 7 p.m.
Bend USO- "B reakfast is served,” 10 a.m. Open house and re-
freshm ents all day.
G uest House -Classical Recordings, 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Service Club—GI Movies, 8:30 p. m.
G uest House "W ar B rought Up to Date,” Open Forum , 8:30 p.m.
S tation H ospital—“Everybody Sing," and Open F orum sponsored
by Bend Kiwanis Club, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Service Club Bingo Night, 8:30 n.m.
S tation Hospital Movie, “Gildersleeve’s Bad D ay,” H arold Peary,
0:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Service Club—Dance, 8:30 p.m.
Station H ospital—Bingo, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Service Club -"K haki K apers,” 54th Battalion Everybody w el­
come, 8:30 p.m.
S tation H ospital Game N ight, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Service Club Make a Record, Free, and Game Night.
Station H ospital Movie, “A Guy Named Joe,” Spencer Tracy,
Irene Dunne. ti:30 p.m.
Bend USO Dance class, 8 p.m.
Internees to Get
USAFI Courses
W a s h i n g t o n (CNS> — U. S.
m ilitary and naval personnel
who are prisoners of w ar o r in­
ternees in n eu tral countries now
m ay use th e educational facili-
ties of th e U. S. A rm ed Forces
Institute, the W ar D epartm ent
has disclosed.
The shipm ent and distribution
of this m aterial is being han­
dled by the W ar P risoners Aid
of th e YMCA, a m em ber agency
of the N ational W ar Fund, the
WD said. An Education Center
is lieing established at Geneva,
Sw itzerland, w here the program
will l>e carried out.
U nder this plan .thousands of
stan d ard and special textbooks
an d courses already a re being
shipped abroad. L ater they will
be distributed am ong prisoners
of w ar and internees and les­
Notes From
MORE ABOUT
B - 52
By Pvt. Alfred M. I.utinski
This is your sa n ita ry techni­
cian reporting from his office,
directly across from the Third
P l a t o o n m anor. From this
breezy, air-conditioned room I
shall tran sm it th e new s and
scandal w ith the aid of a bor­
rowed pencil and regulation roll-
form paper. This service comes
to you through the courtesy of
the P ress Lat. Service; for fu r­
th e r details read som ething sen­
sible.
Officials
(Continued From P age One)
10 m inutes, but rem ained well
over an hour.
The governor w as accom pan­
ied in his to u r of th e Camp by
Colonel Besson; Lt. Col. Alvin
M. Mock, executive officer, and
Maj. LeCompte Joslin, director
of the T raining Division.
G overnor Snell was accom pan­
ied here by S ecretary of State
Robert S. Ferrell, S tate T reasur­
e r Leslie M. Scott and Lewis D.
G riffith, clerk of the state land
board. The gorup is on a tour of
central and eastern Oregon in­
specting state-owned lands and
institutions.
NEAR RECORD CROWD
A near record crowd of ap­
proxim ately 500 soldiers and
th eir guests attended the dance
a t the Service Club W ednesday
night, a check of attendance rec­
ords revealed. Music w as provid­
ed by the Cam p Abbot dance
band.
CAMP ABBOT THEATRE PROGRAM
To Give Color to Shows
Stage presentations and dances
at the Service Club w ere expect­
ed to take on additional color
this week w ith th e arriv al of
two pow erful incandescent spot­
lights c o m p l e t e w ith color
wheels and six “baby” spot­
lights. The lighting equipm ent
is available to all u nits for spe­
cial p r o g r a m s and m ay be
checked out from th e Service
Club, Capt. V. G. Henderson,
Special S e r v i c e Officer, a n ­
nounced.
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N C j «"P
When NBC's P atricia Dunlap
posed for the photographer, she
w as w earing a sarong, hut the
engraver, a man w ith an eye for
detail, no doubt, cut it. If th ere’s
anything we like it's a m an w ith
ideas.
In his trip le capacity of post
engineer, safety officer, and fire
m arshal, Maj. Zack Beiser this
week outlined th e responsibility
of unit com m anders in connec­
tion w ith th e safety of person­
nel and p ro p erty u nder the ac­
cident prevention program s e t
forth in Supplem ent No. 1 to
A dm inistrative Memo No. 7.
Under th e program , each op­
eratin g head of a sta ff division
and each unit com m ander is a
unit safety officer. In addition
to enforcing post safety regula­
tions, m aking reg u la r inspec­
tions, and assu rin g prom pt first
aid for in ju red personnel, he is
charged w ith th e investigation
of accidents, m aking recommen­
dations fo r th e elim ination of
the responsible conditions, and
suggesting to th e post safety
officer corrective action beyond
th e scope of his own authority.
The unit com m ander also now
assum es, besides his form er ac­
tivities in enforcing fire regula­
tions and inspecting for fire haz­
ards, the direction of evacuation
of records and property in case
of fire. He will conduct a fire
drill not less th an once every
two weeks.
The following is w ritten in a
P ittsb u rg h (C N S)— Mrs. Hen­
m ad hash-minced m an n er as it
reflects the tru e characteristics
rietta M ustacchio won a divorce
of th e w riter. A lthough subject
on the grounds th a t h er h eart­
to psychopathic observation,
less husband left h er when she
opinions are entirely m y own.
got the m um ps and again when
sons will be graded and retu rn ed The whole mess is copyrighted Buy National W ar Bonds Now!1 she got the whooping cough.
and exam inations will be con­ and in case of fire, it’s every
ducted.
m an for himself.
The In stitu te now offers m ore
than 70 high school, vocational
The culprits who sta rted a ru ­
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and college courses, a num ber m or th a t an apple would be
that soon will be increased to given w ith every business tra n s­
TONIGHT
200. All of these courses will be action here in m y office will be
m ade available to prisoners u n ­ punished severely if apprehend­
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM
der the new plan.
ed. A ru n on the bank would
prove disastrous. Kindly keep
HIT NO. 1
HIT NO. 2
your m ess kits clean.
New Spotlight Expected
•The Wolf
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Set Up for Post
The first battalion new spaper
m ade its appearance on the Post
la st week when the 56th came
out w ith a six-page m im eograph
edition in which all companies
w ere represented.
One section w as devoted to
each of the three companies, and
each contained m aterial of in te r­
est principally w ithin the com­
pany. Com pany B’s section was
entitled “B-56 G rins and G roans,”
and contained an "ear,” read ­
ing “Published: Irreg u larly d u r­
ing 2 min. breaks.” Company A’s
section bore the title, “News
F lashes,” and Co. C’s “The Bull
Sheet.” In the heading of the
la tte r w as a m im eographed “o ut­
house.”
Best of luck, 56th, in your new
venture.
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S ew n officer c a n d i d a t e
schools have suspended classes,
the W ar D epartm ent has an­
nounced. They are: Anti-Air­
c ra ft A rtillery. Cam p Davis. N.
C.: Arm ored, F o rt Knox. K>\;
Cavalry, F o rt Riley, K as.: Chem­
ical W arfare Service, Edgewood
A rsenal, Md.; Coast Artillery.
F o rt Monroe, Va.; Militara- Po­
lice, F o rt Custer, Mich., and
T ank D estroyer, Cam p Hood,
Hex.
'Wyoming
Hurricane"
SUNDAY — MONDAY
MATINEE SUNDAY— 2 P. M.
louise
Extra
Featurette
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AUBRITTON
m
"Memphis
Belle"
W ac Unit Draws Praise
From Recruitment Officer
“Cam p Abbot WACs a re high
calibre women, and undoubtedly
th eir buoyant n atu res contribute
much to the m orale of th e P ost,”
Lt. Col. H arry R. Lawton of the
R e c r u i t i n g and Induction
Branch, N inth Service Com­
mand, said following a visit to
th e WAC Com pany Monday.
“M orale and sp irit of the com­
pany is outstanding," he added.
Colonel Law ton said th e object
of his visit w as to become ac­
quainted w ith the company.
RUSSELL HAYDEN
BOB W ILLS AND HIS
TEXAS PLAYBOYS IN
Charlie Chan
in "The Chinese
Cat"
O ur esteem ed Lt. W iederstein
had a delicious breakfast served
him in the m ess hall. N othing '
unusual about this except that
afte r consum ing this appetizing
meal he found he had eaten in
the w rong mess hall.
Seven Officer Candidate
Schools Suspend Classes
\ C . just K«lp yourself to anything you too soMier1’
SIDNEY TOLER
JO A N W OODBURY IN
If th ere is doubt in anybody’s
mind concerning Pvt. P ru itt’s
form er occupation, please ob­
serve o u r table on Sunday noon;
he su re has a parson’s appetite
w hen chicken is served.
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