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C am p Abbot, O e., M ay 20, 1944 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Three Need Seen for Civilian Morale Program on Posts Buddy Hyde Off To Hollywood in Quest of Old Pix With the gradual conversion of the army installations in this country from military to civilian personnel, it has become neces- j sary for the army to concern it self with the physical fitness; and morale of all civilian per-; sonnel in government service. Accordingly, henceforth, all ci-i vilian employees will be invited ; to participate in the athletic and recreational programs, includ ing music and theatricals, Head-1 quarters of the Ninth Service Command announced this week. - “Where and whenever pos sible, it is recommended that! Post facilities and equipment be | made available for use of civilian personnel,” the announcement I added. It was also stated that command-wide tournaments are open to civilian employees. J. J. O’Donnell, Chief of Civil-1 Jan Personnel at Camp Abbot, suggested that the new an-1 nouncement does not change matters here for the civilian em ployees. “ We have always re ceived the finest cooperation from the Special Service Branch in that respect,” he said. Combining b u s i n e s s with pleasure, Sgt. Buddy Hyde will leave for Hollywood Tuesday on furlough, during which he Will contact various motion picture stars for the purpose of obtain- j ing old films of the Charles Chaplain and Mack Sennett era , for showing at the Abbot Serv ice Club, it was announced to day. A new film series, "Gay Nine ties” is.planncd as a regular fea ture, the announcement said. la i addition to the professional H ol lywood films, slides are being made which will tic in with the general idea. Sgt. Hyde also will investigate the possibilities of securing ad ditional motion picture cquip- | ment for use at the Service Club. Another purpose of the trip to Hollywood is to interview Ed Lowery, head of the Victory ' Committee in charge of USO I Camp Shows, with the view of arranging for bigger and better programs of that type. It was stressed that Sgt. Hyde's trip is purely unofficial, and was not arranged in any way through any official Arm y channels. MORE ABOUT ASF Training (Continued From Page One) Abbot Face! POST ENTERS RECRUITING CAMPAIGN This week, which saw the second anniversary of the Women's Army Corps, LI. Col. R. II. Turrlll, Director of the Personnel Division at Camp Abbot, acting in his capacity as WAC Recruiting Officer for the post urged all personnel to try to recruit at least one woman for the Corps. “ The need for additional members in the Women's Army Corps is urgent," le said. “ WAC personnel have performed in a most creditable manner to date, and their importance in the service and the war effort will be more greatly recognized as we progress toward final V ictory.” This part of the ASF picture is fundamentally the same at all ASF installations. The period will cover all general military Chaplain Leonard's message, in subjects including rifle marks these two sections, all other cluded hymns, a scripture lesson, courses will be sections of the manship. A fter this, the trainee responsive reading and silent branch. They are: Cooks Course, may proceed to the next chrono ¡meditation and prayer. Imme logical phase at this station, or Clerks Course, Demolition Spe diately following the sermon, he may be transferred elsewhere cialist Course, NCO Leadership j protestant worshippers partici to enter an equivalent stage of C o u r s e , Instructor Guidance * pated in a communion service. Course and Supplemental Train training other than engineer. An additional service to mili ing Company. The second step is divided into In the event the trainee is not tary personnel at this station two parts. On completion of selected for specialist training, was inaugurated last Sunday by basic, a number of trainees will be selected for specialist train he will normally proceed to the the Chaplain’s Branch when ing. The number is determined Technical and Tactical phase. 11th Group Chaplain Lt. Law The largest Wednesday night by a quota set by Arm y Service This period also covers 8 weeks. rence A. Leonard conducted a Forces headquarters. Those men Here, the soldier will continue general religious service in a Service Club dance in the his tory of the weekly series was not selected for the 8-week spe with his combat engineer train slow, drizzling rain at the biv held this week, when 695 escorts cialist course will advance into ing. The third and last phase of ouac area for members of the secured tickets for themselves the technical and tactical period, training under the new ASF set 51st Battalion who were en and their wives and girls. In also of eight weeks duration. celebration of the second anni The specialist branch breaks up is Field Training. This is camped there. versary of the Women’s Army a three-week period spent con The outdoor service, attended down into two parts: “ Schools" Corps, tlie affair was formal and tinuously in the field. Regard by men seated on logs and rocks and “ Courses.” Schools are ex included a grand march, directed actly what the name implies. less of whether the trainee goes of the rugged terrain, was typi by Mrs. Jean Adams, Mrs. Helen They are periods of instruction through Spcialist training or the cal of the religious ceremonies Smith, and Pvt. Samuel Flnifter. Riven in outside educational in Technical and Tactical phase, he held in combat areas overseas. Corsages were of carnations, stitutions in various parts of the will undergo the final stage of Chaplain Leonard said. “ The tied with pastel ribbons. only difference is that inasmuch country under Army sponsor field training. as this has been declared a non- ship. Courses in the specialist Indianapolis ICNS) A win branch are part of the Camp SQUARE DANCE TONIGHT tactical area, we are able to as semble a large group, whereas dow cleaner working on the win Abbot program designed to train Square dancing will -be the fea in a tactical zone, it would be dows of the Board of Trade tnen in such engineering sub ture of a party sponsored by prohibited,” he added. building kicked the bucket just jects as carpentry, logging, saw A rustic altar, built by trainees as a group of school teachers mill operation, and heavy con nurses and members of the struction. These are set up un American Red Cross staff of the of natural logs, supported a sil was passing beneath him. The der the operations section of the post hospital tonight at 9 o’clock ver cross and two candles. Pvt. bucket, in this instance, was full specialist branch. There is also at the hospital officers’ club. George D. Kinsman played the of soapy water. And so, even a motor transportation section Lt. Louise Phillips, chief nurse, portable organ and a speaker tually, were the school teachers. system carried the Sabbath mes which will function in the in is in charge of arrangements. It's your life, soldier—IN- sage to the assemblage. Camp Abbot W AC officers struction of motor maintenance The service, highlighted by S I RE IT ! and operation. In addition to will be guests. Typical Overseas Services Held W ACs Honored ar Largest Dance 1 » , M IS S LACE, DIDN T J KNOW U S O U A P T E P - Ì S T E P S e e A i.L V LOOK ■r-F-9 Al • n iO - v / ^ T A A lT AMD WE Ö ET EM FED ! \ - US QUAPTEPMAS^EPS J CAN ANTICIPATE E S E P y A EMEPOENCV WHEN / ► rr comes to SUPPLYING When Pvt. Pedro Miranda, bass horn player in the pest band, Abbot-faced recently Jor reassipnnlent, he found him‘ < If unric?r the same commanding of- fice-i• he hlad soon after he 1* gun his .Army service in World1 W ar I. A s a nnember of the fh st «li- vision of the First Engine« rs in the first world war, he sCÏ V« <1 overseas under Col, Fiatik S. Besson. In addition to the libbo:1 Pjl- vate Milanda wears for that serv ice, ho wears the Am«-*ri can D d e •nse, ,Ame ne, n Theater . .V« l Asia tic P acific. His total .Army S C I V ice covers 24 years. nttle (CNS) “ Pit . se vfi p to 0 (k of Hie bus, I-ulk the I y u s driver pleaded, “ it S JV> inp the same place as the firont.” Everyone smiled at this reiriai k. Very Low-gistics fcy’Milton Caniff, creator of Terry and the Pirates’* M ale Then, there’s the one about the trainee guard who was ap proached one midnight by the Officer of the Day. "Halt! Who's there?’ *yelled the guard in his best military manner. “Officer of the Day,” replied the OD calmly. The youthful guard at that point, obviously confused; meie- !y stood and fidgeted, saying nothing. “ You’re doing fine,” assured the OD. “ Go on with it. What do you say next?” The lad, standing at rigid at tention, didn't smile. “ I don’t know right now, sir,” he stand firmly. "But you'd better iot move until I think of it!” - y u h ! . . . a h - m is s lace D'YOLt S U P P O S E YOU COULD PAY POP TH E M EA L AND THE T A X I . .. Y S E E , I fc. KINDA M ISC O U N T ED ... J