Camp Abbot, Ore., May 27, 1944 ABBOT ENGINEER 'Miracle Drug In Abundance At Hospital Page Fifteen Red Cross Plays Role of Friend A n indication of th e h ig h d e­ g re e of m o d ern efficiency w ith w hich th e C am p A bbot sta tio n h o sp ita l o p e ra te s w as rev ealed to d a y by M aj. F e rr is L. A rnold, P o st S urgeon, w hen h e sta te d th a t penicillin, th e new m iracle d ru g , is supplied to th is h o sp ital in an a u to m a tic issu e in q u a n ti­ tie s ab u n d a n t fo r sta tio n re q u ire ­ m en ts. “I t is p robably th e g re a te st m edical discovery of all tim e,” said M ajo r A rnold. T he d ru g is shipped in sealed am p o u les, in th e fo rm of a green-w h ite pow ­ der. I t is m ixed w ith a solution of s a lt and w a te r an d in jected M em bers o f A rm y N u rse C orps a t C am p A bbot sta tio n h o sp ital, p h o to g ra p h e d rec e n tly before seven in gro u p , w ho had been a t hospital since it opened, le ft on o v e rse a s a ssig n m e n ts. L t. Louise P hillips, in tra v e n o u sly and in to th e m u s­ C hief N u rse, Is six th fro m rig h t. cles, depending upon th e disease u n d e r tre a tm e n t. In th e case of 'I m ess a tte n d a n ts . T he o u ts ta n d ­ ten d in g d em olition school. m en in g itis th e d ru g is in jected L ie u te n a n t L ong h a s replaced ing fig u re am o n g th e m pro b ab ly d irectly in to th e sp in a l fluid. is a little w om an w ell p a st m id­ L ie u te n a n t H o ff a s ‘a d m in is tra ­ T h e big bug-a-boo of m en in g itis dle-age, w ho b o ard s a bus in tiv e officer. is now a th in g of th e p a st, w ith B end ev ery e v en in g a t 5 o’clock penicillin cu rin g th e m alad y in a n d com es to th e h o sp ita l to P v t. A lfred Y eahquo, Kiow a D u rin g th e F ifth W ar L oan only a few days. b ak e pies an d cak es u n til one in In d ian , h a s a g re a t tra d itio n to D rive, w hich opens dune I fo r “C ases th a t w ould h av e been th e m orn in g . S he can alw a y s be live u p to in th e service. H is fa ta l only a few m o n th s ag o ,” m ilita ry personnel, and Ju n e 8 fo u n d on th e v e ry la st b u s to great-uncle, C h i e f H u n t i n g fo r civilians, .Uncle S am will d eclared M ajo r A rnold, “a re now leave th e post. T h is little lady H o rse, w as a sco u t fo r G eneral he rep re se n te d a s a w ise old su b je c ts fo r ro u tin e tre a tm e n t." k eep s h e r ow n p erso n a l b irth d a y C u ste r d u rin g th e In d ia n w a rs T he am azin g new d ru g is used owl. T he N in th Service Com ­ list. S he h a s a re c o rd of th e in th e N orthw -est. C hief H u n tin g m and W a r Bond Council h as in connection w ith v a rio u s su lfa b irth d a y s of all h e r frien d s, in ­ H o rse is now n in ety -eig h t y e a rs adopted a cartoon c h a ra c te r d ru g s. I t ca n be used w ith a l­ cluding Col. F ra n k S. B esson, old, a n d is lo o king fo rw a rd to m o st a n y th in g , p rodu ces no ill w ith th e physical asp ects of P o st C om m ander. A nd n o th in g th e one-hundred m ark . H e lives effects. “T h e d iscovery is com ­ an ow l an d w earin g th e fa ­ pleases h e r m o re th a n to bake w ith h is trib e in th e W ich ata m ilia r strip ed tro u se sr and plete in its p re s e n t fo rm ,” th e a sp ecial—v e ry sp ecial—c ak e on m o u n ta in s in O k lahom a and star-sp an g led jac k e t of Uncle M ajo r said. th o se occasions. H e r n am e is sp en d s h is tim e now in stru c tin g W onders a re claim ed fo r peni­ Sam to deliver its p o ste r m es­ “M om .” h is d e sc en d an ts w ho a re leaving sages. cillin in th e tr e a tm e n t o f v e n e r­ fo r serv ice in th is w ar. O ne T he c h a ra c te r, c reated by eal disease, b u t little o f it h as y o u n g w a rrio r w ro te fro m the been used h e re fo r th a t p u rp o se w ell-know n a rtists, w as used S o u th P acific th a t he had killed because th e ra te of v e n e re a l dis­ by th e T h ird Service Com ­ an d scalp ed tw o J a p s ju s t th e ease a t C am p A bbot is e x tre m e ­ m and d u rin g th e T hird W ar w ay his C hief h ad ta u g h t him . L oan Drive. ly low. P v t. Y eahquo h a s prom ised the P a tie n t cap acity of th e sta tio n C hief a w hole b undle of scalps. h ospital is a b o u t 4 to 5 beds fo r M onday, M ay 8, a b u n ch of every h u n d re d m en sta tio n e d Abbot sta tio n h ospital. “I t ’s pos­ g u y s fro m O k lah o m a a n d T exas, D ry R un here. L a te st scien tific e q u ip m en t itively asto u n d in g ,” said M ajo r an d o th e rs fro m th e m o re re ­ By P v t. W illiam A. M cG alliard and h o sp ita l facilities a re a v a il­ A rnold, “th a t g irls fro m civilian m o te p a rts of th e U. S., sta rte d I sig h te d m y rifle w ith carefu l able. E v e ry know n la b o ra to ry life can be tra in e d so quickly ou t in C-58 to becom e en g in eers. aim , te s t possible by u se of m odern, ' and th o ro u g h ly to fill th e se im ­ I t ’s not so bad, w e te ll ourselves. B ut co u ld n ’t sh o o t ;the corporal scientific e q u ip m en t is utilized p o rta n t posts. T he best key po- T he en g in e e rs a re b u ild ers and said: as a m a tte r of ro u tin e . T h e m ed­ I sitio n s in th e h o sp ital a re oc­ w reck ers. N ow, all w e can see “D ry ru n .” ical su p p ly depot, upon w hich cupied by W ACs. N early all a re in th e b a rra c k s is w reck s, b u t W e n t to th e m ess h all h u n g ry th e sta tio n h o sp ita l d ra w s fo r specialists in one field o r a n ­ w e m ay m a k e so ld iers if th e y a n d tired . supplies is su ffic ie n tly stocked o th e r.” A ssista n ts in X-ray, s u r ­ ev e r g e t a ro u n d to th e b uilding S a t dow n to o slow a n d m issed to provide fo r a h o sp ita l in a g ery and lab o rato ry , a n d tech n i­ p a rt. m y g ra b —- city of 25,000 poulatio n . W e g o t o u r firs t im p ressio n D ry ru n . cians conducting th e m o st deli­ S om e o f th e fin e s t a n d m o st cate te sts— th ese a re capacities of th e a rm y a t th e recep tio n W en t o u t fo r firs t aid w ith capable su rg e o n s in th e c o u n try in w hich w om en soldiers a re c en te r. T h e re it w as h u rr y an d b a n d a g e s a n d splints, co m p rise th e m edical s ta f f — pro v in g o f th e u tm o st value. “I w a it; h e re it is d iffe re n t — ju s t B u t no one w as h u rt, ju s t p ra c ­ m en w ho b ro u g h t re p u ta tio n s a s only w ish w e h ad ten tim es h u rry . tic e a g a in —- fig u re s in th e field o f m edicine m o re th a n we have now ,” M ajor W e all enjoyed o u r glim pse of D ry ru n . fro m civilian life. F o r exam ple, A rnold declared. th e snow -covered m o u n t a i n W ent on sick call; th e doctor felt a co m p arativ ely sim p le tonsilec- N u rse s a t th e sta tio n hospital n o rth w e st o f cam p—th e glim pse of me. to m y receives m o re “c a re and are, fo r th e la rg e p a rt, new a r ­ w e g o t a s we cam e o u t of b a r­ “H m ,” h e said. “S till w a r m . a tte n tio n th a n th e a v e ra g e o p e r­ rivals. O ut of th e o r i g i n a l ra c k s fo r o u r firs t fo rm atio n . Y ou’re O. K .”— atio n a t a civilian h o sp ita l,” ac ­ n u rse s’ s ta ff here, one m em b er W e w e re all slow th e firs t tim e D ry ru n . cord in g to M ajo r A rnold. N ot rem ain s, th e o th e rs having gone out. H ow ever, w e a re all h oping even lig h t ex ercise is re q u ire d overseas. N u rse p ersonnel is fo r tim e to sta n d an d ta k e a F ig h tin g Song o f th e (-5 8 th o f a m an w ho h a s u n d erg o n e co n stan tly in th e p r o c e s s of good look a t th a t m o u n ta in a fte r T une- a n ap p en d icities o p era tio n un til tu rn o v er. D escribing C am p Ab­ we h av e fin ish ed o u r basic. A bdul-El B ull B ull A m eer T h e re is se rio u s w o rk in th e he h as convalesced 3 to 5 w eeks. bot n u rse s as th e “cream of th e By P vt. C. C. P hillips b a rra c k s e v e ry n ig h t. W e a re W A Cs p lay a n im p o rta n t role n u rsin g pro fessio n ,” M ajor A rn ­ T h e m en of o u r C om pany a re in th e o p eratio n of th e C am p old said th a t th e n u rse s receive stu d y in g t r a i n i n g m a n u a ls, b rav e m en a n d bold special tra in in g in gen eral hos­ clean in g rifles, ro llin g p ack s, A nd q u ite u n accu sto m ed to fear, pitals. T hey a re college w om en an d ta lk in g e n g in e e rin g w ith W h en b a ttle s w ould call, the w ho have sp en t a full fo u r y e a rs N CO ’s. b ra v e st of all in n u rse tra in in g . All a re re g is­ W as th e C 5 8 th E n g in eers. P vt. H ew ett w as w o rried . He tered n u rses. The m edical d etatch m en t, o r ru sh e d u p to L ie u te n a n t B aird W ith ey es full of fu n an d h e a rts "m edics,” occupies a su b sta n tia l an d ask ed , "W h a t w ill I do w ith th a t w e re young, m y te e th ? ” position in th e op eratio n of an y T h ey n e v e r show ed a n y fear. "G ive th e m to m e,” L ie u te n ­ a rm y hospital. T hese m em b ers A lw ays re a d y to fig h t o r b a ttle of th e enlisted personnel a re th e a n t B aird an sw ered , a n d calm ly all nigHt, pocketed th e p lates. “backbone” of th e in stitu tio n , W a s th e C-38th E n g in eers. P v t. H ew ett step p ed in to th e filling jo b s w hich ra n g e from p erfo rm in g tedious, technical ex ­ rin g an d help ed th e th ird squad, A s th e y m a r c h e d ’neath th e a m in atio n s to w ielding p aint 1 s t platoon, m a k e h ig h sco re in m oon, o u r sq u a d s and pla­ brushes. T hey m ay be called th e firs t fisticu ff. toons, upon fo r an y th in g , and usu ally T h e tra in in g te s t a t th e end L ead in g th e m en w ith t h e i r are. c h e e rs; of th e firs t w eek w as a triu m p h P ractically all th e m edical of­ P ro u d of th e ir n am e th ey belong ficers a t th e C am p Abbot hos­ fo r C-58, alo n g w ith C om panies to th e sam e A an d B, th e y scored lOO'T pital have serv ed in th e field. L ie u te n a n t V0I3 is still try in g T h e C-58th E n g in eers. M any of th em have recen tly re ­ tu rn e d from overseas. A few to g et th e second p lato o n to w ere in th e U nited S ta te s forces m ak e en o u g h noise to d ro w n o u t 183,618 Prsioners of War w hich a tta c k e d and occupied th e th e firs t p lato o n cad en ce; th e Held in U. S ; 347 Are Jap first p latoon is th e best p latoon island of A ttu . T h e W a r D e p a rtm e n t re p o rts A t p re se n t th e re a re 131 civil­ —th e second p l a t o o n is th e h olding 183,618 w a r p riso n ers, in w o rst platoon, etc. ian em ployees a t th e statio n hos­ L ie u te n a n t H an so n is se rv in g 203 cam p s in 41 sta te s. Of those pital. T h e ir d u ties cover a w ide Susanna Foster, U n i v e r s a l Pic­ v a rie ty of activities. Som e a re a t C o m p an y C o m m an d er w hile held, l.ffi.lSI a re G erm an s. 50,136 tures sta r now appearing in “This skilled specialists an d som e a re L ie u te n a n t G riffin is a b se n t a t­ Ita lia n s, an d 347 Ja p an ese. Is The Life.” War Bonds Wise Buy , Says Oivl Notes From C-58 A sked to giv e a re s u m e of ac­ tiv ities d u rin g th e p a st y ear, th e G am p A bbot office of th e A m er­ ican R ed C ross, in c h a rg e of F ield D ire c to r F ra n k J. D u n ­ ning, ad d ressed th e follow ing di­ re c t a n d h e lp fu l re m a rk s to th e m en on th e post th ro u g h th e E N G IN E E R , w hich p asses t h e m ' on fo r th e in fo rm a tio n o f jts re a d e rs: “T h e A m erican R ed C ross is h e re to h elp you p erso n ally , sol-\ dier, a s a m em b er of the arin ed f forces. T he R ed C ross goes ev ery w h ere w ith tro o p s b ecau se th e W a r D e p a rtm e n t a sk s it o h elp w ith se rv ic e m e n ’s p e rso n al an d fam ily problem s. “W hen y o u ’re in tro u b le, go to y o u r R ed C ross field d irecto r. H e ca n ’t w o rk m iracles, b u t t t e chances a re 10 to 1 h e can h elp you. You m ay need to ta lk o u t y o u r p erso n al problem s m an-to­ m an and in confidence. You m ay need in fo rm atio n o r fin an cial help. I f y o u r fam ily is in tro u b le ,* 1, th e re is no p o in t in y o u r feeling* helpless ab o u t w h at you c an ckv Y our field d ire c to r w ill g e t in touch w ith y o u r hom e R ed C ro t,ai ch ap te r, w hich w ill ta k e ste p s o. s ta r t h elp rolling. M eanw hiie, i h e ’ll keep you posted. If you a: e in th e h o sp ital th ese sam e serv- < ices a re av ailab le th ro u g h a sp e­ cial s ta ff th ere. In addition, a ’ full-fledged R ed C ro ss h o sp il.,1 re c re a tio n p ro g ra m h elp s w h en y o u ’re dow’n, f a r fro m fam ily and friends. “D u rin g th e p a s t y e a r a t C am p A bbot, o v er 22,000 m i n cam e to th e field d ire c to r’s of-- fice fo r a ssistan ce. T h is w a s inf addition to 12,000 m en of th e IV C orps w ho cam e in to th e m a n e u v e r offices in th e fie