Camp Abbot, Ore., May 6, 1944 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Two 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. . 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 (Clip end Save)____________________ 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 » H L»»—N S«—»«I. 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. - p r0 gram <- by bansone v« SC. ‘ 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 _ 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. PAIGE A LSO RKO PATHE ROBERT BENCH lfY Edward Everett HORTON HELEN BRODERICK , W AITER CATLETT In Technicolor NEWS A UNI VERSAL PI CTURE TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MOoNOVfeR^? LA$ VEGAS mi BVtwnx »----- ^ c C M »»WS --- CAPPELLA l NTWCtt ' . \ »Him I SHÍHEU StfTHtt A UNIVERSA» PlCTURt A LSO — "Over The Wall" Say "Ah" Jasper "Mountain Anglers" \ » — A LSO — Grandfather's Follies Tick Tock Tuckered Hobo News THURSDAY - FRIDAY BETTY GRABLE — JO E E. BROWN MARTHA RAYE "PIN UP G IRL" Also — RKO Pathe News "Patrolling the Ether"