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 <i
la s t fall. O f th is n u m b er, 2,7 2
re q u ire d lo an s in th e a m o u n t of
$139,216. F ive h u n d re d a n d sev
e n tee n soldiers, du e to a llo tm e n t
co m m itm en ts, w ould hav e bet n <
unab le to re p a y e ith e r a p a rtia l
o r a to ta l loan, so g r a n t s ,
a m o u n tin g to $21,934 w e re mad<\
P a tie n ts in th e closed w a re s
of th e h o sp ital w ho receive j o f
pay w ere supplied w ith su c h f
ite m s a s c ig arets, sh a v in g nr*,
tid e s , to o th b ru sh es, to o th p a ste ,
h a irc u ts, sta tio n e ry , an d p lay in g
card s, books an d gam es. P a rtie s
a n d m ovies fo r th e con v alescen t
p a tie n ts w e re given re g u la rly .
T h e R ed C ross re c re a tio n w o rk
e rs in a u g u ra te d a n ex ten siv e
c ra ft p ro g ram .
"A ll m en receiving a m edical
d isch arg e fro m the A rm y we e
in terv iew ed by th e R ed C ross,
an d assisted in filing claim s fo r
pensions. E ach so ld ier w as in
form ed of all th e b en efits to v< t-
e ra n s as well as th e serv ices of
his local Red C ross c h a p te r n*
a ss istin g in his re tu rn to civilian
life.
"T ell y o u r fam ily of R ed C ro ss
service. T ell them , too, th a t n
an em erg en cy they can call < n
th e ir R ed C ross c h a p te r to g* t
in touch w ith you w h e re v e r you
are, th ro u g h y o u r field d irecto r.
T his serv ice is av ailab le re g a rd
less of fin an cial need. A nd wh< n
you a re o v erseas re m e m b e r th e
Red C ross, th e club w hen you
w an t fun, th e field d ire c to r wh< <i
you w a n t help, th e h o s p i t a . 1
w o rk e r fo r both.”
Mrs. Matson Gives Boohs
To Library, Hag to USO
T h e C am p A bbot tra v e lin g
b attalio n lib ra ry is th e recip ien t
of sev eral books d onated by M rs.
K ate M a t s o n , a ffe c tio n a te ’y
know n a s “A u n t K ate.”
M rs. M atson also h a s givi u
the Bi nd USO a 3x6 flag o f th e
S ta te of O regon, w hich w ill he
h u n g a t th e dedication o f t t c
e n la rg e d U SO J u n e 9-1L