Guardsmen Remark that Pressure
Not As Strong at Camp in 1957
By PFC. ELLIOTT CARLSON
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
"Back in the old Army rank
came hard. Not like now. A pri
vate first class was in charge of
a platoon that a master sergeant
now leads. There was just one
master sergeant in the entire
company. Things have changed."
On the troop train to Ft. Lewis,
Wash., where the two-week Na
tional Guard summer camp was
scheduled, Medford Guardsmen
heard Sam Bailey, one of four
master sergeants in Headquar
ters company and a World War
II veteran, tell what the ,-old
Army" was like.
Once arrived, about 17 hours
after boarding the Southern Pa
cific pullman, the military phil
osophizing and r e m e m b ering
long goodbyes at Medford's new
NG armory came to an end. Un
loading of the train at Ft. Lewis
took about twice as long as it
did last Saturday, when Guards
men returned.
Orientation Ceremonies
Sunday Guard units, including
Headquarters company and Com
pany A, 1st battalion, 186th in
fantry regiment, of the 41st "Sun
et division, attended Guard
camp orientation ceremonies con
ducted by Col. Robert L. Irving
regimental commander. Here
they were told by a regular
Army chaplain their presence at
the camp was tantamount to
"serving notice on certain coun
tries In the world that America's
youth had not forgotten patriot
ism
Early Monday morning the
first training started at Ft. Lewis.
The weather was unusually sum
mery for the '"base-by-the-bay,'
ordinarily disturbed by wind and
rain.
Many contrasts can be made
between the camp just completed
and last year's. Guardsmen re
marked there was not the usual
pressure. Though there were al
ways last minute changes, regu
lations were not changed on how
clothes should hang on the racks
on how bunks should be situated
formations were not called
"every five minutes" whenever
the first sergeant. Bob Messer,
wanted to make a statement.
Troops were not asked to recite
the general orders or chain of
command.
Prepare for Inspection
Guardsmen prepared for an
inspection each day but they
were inspected only a few times.
There was not the usual empha
sis on the military cliche, "Stand
ard Operating Procedure," which
normally guides the actions of
the soldier.
Among other changes was the
absence of the booming voice of
MSgt. Darold Garman, whose
"OK! Now fall out of those sacks
you men! Chop! Chop!" had be
come an institution. This year
younger non-commissioned offi
cers were given an opportunity
to develop leadership potential
by being in charge of certain
tents. Reville was at 6 a.m.,
breakfast at 6:30 a.m. and the
work day began about 7 a.m. and
ended about 4:30 p.m.
During the first week classes
were held for individual sections.
The pioneer and ammunitions
platoon practiced making and
detonating TNT charges. The
radio, wire and message sections
had "on-the-job" training and
the intelligence section attended
lectures on map reading and later
followed compass courses over
unfamiliar and rugged terrain.
The one day discipline and ap
pearance was especially empha
sized was Saturday, June 22,
during the Governor's Day pa
rade, when the top brass re
viewed the troops. The Guards
men wore white shoe laces, blue
scarfs and shiny helmet liners for
the occasion. All morning they
prepared for the afternoon pa
rade.
Second Week
The second week was intended
to be a period where tactical com
bat training reviewed in the
classroom the first week would
be put to practical application in
the field. The week was high
lighted by a one-night, two-day
bivouac, held in a wooded area
about 14 miles from the tent
city.
One of the most constructive
phases of the "active duty" pe
riod was held for the troops
during the afternoon. A class,
conducted by Maj. George Ben
nett, explained the importance
of the individual soldier in
combat situation. Here, members
of the battalion office staff and
intelligence section personnel il
lustrated how small flares of
light, such as a cigarette, could
give away the position of a
soldier and thus a platoon or
company.
Another phase of the class
demonstrated how voices and
other sounds become magnified
at night and can reveal troop
movements. Field firing at va
rious ranges pointed out how
sounds could be diffused and
one type of weapon mistaken for
another.
Purpose of a bivouac, accord
ing to Capt. S. J. Fagone, Head
quarters company commander, is
to reassemble a realistic combat
situation where the enemy may
be near. This year, however, a
more relaxed program was main
tained and there was not the
usual blackout of voices, radios
and lights.
Nevertheless, at night recruits
were stationed at various posts
along a hypothetical "front line"
where they were ordered to chal
lenge anyone attempting to pene
trate that line.
Rain During Bivouac
It was also during the bivouac
when it rained. Because of the
previous sunny days few Guards
men, including the officers, erect
ed tents.
In the morning after the down
pour Lieut. Levi Monroe, rolled
over and told a drenched pri
vate, "A guy has to be crazy to
like living this way."
All other days, and perhaps
even on the bivouac. Guardsmen
generally agreed Headquarters
company cooks had made excel
lent meals, in both quantity and
quality.
Missed by troops this year was
the usual program held late in
the second-week where they are
addressed by the battalion com
mander, Lt. Col. Donald H.
Burke. In previous years the pro
gram helped to make meaning
ful the training period and ex
plain to troops the necessity of
discipline. Last year it was ex
plained by Capt. Tom Engles as
the "subordination of the will
of every man in it for the good
of the company to which he is
attached."
Burke was unable to resched
ule the program this year be
cause of an engagement he had
with Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Wei-
gand, retiring assistant division
commander, Oregon. Thursday a
parade was held in his honor by
Oregon Guard units.
Recreation Period
Earlier' Thursday a recreation
period was held where Company
A of Medford won the softball
title of the 186th infantry regi
ment and took third place in
competition for the division title.
Company commanders of. an
first battalion units including
Fagone and Capt. Bert Riebe
Company A commander, said
troop morale in their respective
units had reached a new peak
this year.
Morale and spirit of the troops
was made clear to observers at
the armory last Saturday, who
watched Headquarters company
march from the train to the
armory singing to a traditional
army melody, "Straighten your
hats and straighten your tie,
Headquarters company is passing
by."
Langley Files Five
Motions on Indictments
Portland W Former District
Attorney William Langley Tues
day moved to attack grand jury
indictments against him by fil
ing five motions here with te
Multnomah county clerk.
If granted, the motions would
serve to remove the charges
against him. Langley was re
moved from office after a neglect
of duty conviction.
Wednesday. July 3, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUTTZ FIVE
On The Side By E. V. Durling
(Distributed by King Features Sysdicata, Inc.)
Police Hope Wyoming
Tragedy Will Serve
As Holiday Warning
Rock Springs, Wyo. W
Police bared the grisly details
today of the death of eight per
sons in Wyoming's worst acci
dent in hope that motorists who
read this will be careful on the
nation's . highways during the
Fourth of July week end.
Monday night's accident occur
red exactly 1.3 miles west of
Rock Springs at a point on U.S.
Highway 30 where there is room
for six automobiles to travel
abreast. -The.two automobiles col
lided head-on.
Newlyweds Killed
Five soldiers from Fort Lewis,
Wash., were killed and another
was badly injured. A newly-married
couple from Green River.
Wyo., and another woman died
in the other car. A woman in
that car was also injured.
Highway Patrolman H. N.
Lankford said the convertible
carrying the soldiers was head
ing east and the other car was
traveling west when they collid
ed on the shoulder outside the
westbound lane.
"They were both moving at a
terrific rate of speed," Lank-
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29 North Ivy Street R. F. Kyle, President
ford said. He said the speed
ometer on the soldiers' car was
stuck at 78.
Patrol Sgt. A. D. Reese said:
"The five soldiers who were
killed were thrown into a heap
about 30 feet from the car . . .
stacked on top of the seat of
their convertible. The impact
must have been terrific."
Two 15-year-old Rock Springs
girls saw the accident. They
said the soldiers attempted to
pass their car and crashed into
the one carrying the Green River
people.
"The car was right alongside
and then suddenly they seemed
to explode," the girls told pa
trolmen. "We saw bodies flying
all over."
The patrolmen refused to iden
tify the girls, saying they "are
still very emotionally upset from
what they saw."
Lankford said the accident ap
parently happened when the
"soldiers' car and the Green
River car saw each other and
both headed for the shoulder of
the road to avoid a crash and
turned right into each other."
Temporary Track
Bypasses Wreck
On S. P. Main Line
San Miguel, Calif. (IP) Re
pair crews built a temporary
track today to bypass a section
of the Southern Pacific main
line torn up by a spectacular
wreck between a freight train
and a mobile crane.
Four men were hurt in the
accident, which took place about
1 p.m. Tuesday at a crossing in
front of historic Mission San
Miguel. The scene was slightly
north of the halfway mark be
tween San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
The crash touched off a fire
that consumed the two locomo
tives and 200 yards of ties. It
also burned into several gon
dola cars and part of a nearby
cafe.
Fourteen cars loaded with su
gar beets were derailed. One of
them hurtled into Roy's Truck
Stop cafe. The owner, who was
sleeping in the rear of the buil
ding, narrowly escaped death as
the flaming car crashed into
his room.
Transient Killed
It was the second train ac
cident in California Tuesday. A
transient riding the rods was
killed when 14 cars of a 90-J
car Western Pacific freight
train were derailed in Feather
river canyon. The dead man was
identified as Marcus Lee Rog
ers, 50, Stockton, Calif.
Injured in the SP wreck were
George F. Cain, 51, Paso Robles,
operator of the crane, in serious
condition; Colson B. Stapp, 57,
San Luis Obispo, an SP section
hand, in fair conditioa with
burns; and Paul C. Jones, oper
ator of the restaurant, treated
for shock.
The accident happened when
a truck driven by Millard Sousa
towed the crane across the
tracks. The northbound train,
with two locomotives and 54
cars, struck the crane with ter
rific force. Sousa was pinned
under the wreckage, but man
aged to escape unharmed.
Kilo Plane Crash
Claims Two Lives
Hilo, Hawaii 1P Two men
were killed Tuesday when their
Army L19 observation plane
crashed in the mountains near
Mauna Kea volcano. i
One of the victims was Capt.
Pl V Pointer Jr.. 31. the pilot.
He was the father of six chil
dren. He made his home in
Bremerton, Wash., and formerly
lived in San Diego.
The Army withheld the name
of the other victim, a passenger
in the plane. He was pulled from
the burning wreckage and was
rushed to Hilo Memorial hos
pital, but was dead on arrival
there.
An Army spokesman said the
single - engined plane stalled
shortly after taking off. It nosed
over and plunged 200 feet into a
bed of lava rock.
Both victims were attached to
2oth Division at Scholield
Barracks.
YOUTH DROWNS
Florence Of) Charles R.
Massengale, 14, Springfield,
drowned while swimming in the
Siuslaw river Tuesday. The body
was recovered.
Watermelons Used
To Control Flames
Taipeh, Formosa TO Civic
officials praised Taipeh firemen
today for quick thinking.
Hampered by a water short
age at a warehouse fire, the re
sourceful fire fighters thiew
hundreds of nearby watermelons
into the flames to bring the fire
under control.
God and thth Doctor we alike adore
But only when in danger, not before;
The danger o'er, both are alike re
quited
God is forgotten and the Doctor
sngnted.
John Owen
Can your vife stand on her
head? If so, for how long? How
about you? Experts on appear
ance improvement maintain that
standing on the head is one of
the most effective of all beauty
exercises. That it brings the
blood to the head, stirs the cir
culation and aids in the achieve
ment of a permanent schoolgirl
complexion. Now, sir, why
should you stand on your head?
You don't want to be beautiful
Well, it is claimed that so doing
stimulates thought. That when
a man in a creative activity can
not think of any new ideas it
will help if he goes to the corner
and stands on his head. I have
known several fellows who did
this and they were men who
gave birth to many brilliant
ideas. Of course, I can use ideas
in my business. Especially when
assigned to do seven columns a
week. I tried standing on my
head once and nearly broke my
neck. However, I may try again.
A little thought stimulation
might not only aid me in my
regular activity but might im
prove my handicapping. I had
three losing tickets at Mon
mouth Park in one week.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. You
say Mel Ott. who made his bow
with the New York Giants
when 16 years old, was the
youngest player to ever appear
in a major league game. Joe
Nuxhall played with the Cin
cinnati Reds when he was 15.
A. You're right. But Joe only
played part of one game at that
age. Ott played 35 games and
had a batting average of .383.
Nevertheless, you win the stogie.
Name your brand. Do you pre
fer Pittsburgh, West Virginia
or Connecticut stogies? Q. What
was the name of the play in
v.'hich John Barrymore did a
song and dance? A. It was titled
A Stubborn Cinderella." That
was the only musical show Ear-
rymore ever appeared in. He
was 27 years old at the time.
Daughters
Daughters are. of course, more
expensive to rear than sons.
However, some fathers are now
petting a break in the matter of
the cost of rearing a female.
Some daughters, who are work
ing girls, are paying most of the
expenses of their weddings. It
is said the working girl bride
contributes an average of SI. 000
to her wedding expenses. She
willingly pays this to have an
outstanding wedding. Her con
tribution takes care of the re
ception, photos, flowers and
linens.
Horses And Women
A Brooklynite says his wife's
measurements are 38-26-36. Her
height is five feet, six, her weight
133 pounds. "How does she
shape for a Mrs. America candi
date?" he asks. The lady ap
pears a likely candidate insofar
as measurements are concerned.
To be well streamlined a wom
an's waistline measurement
should be from nine to eleven
inches less than that of the bust.
The hip measurement should
not be two inches more than the
bust. As for weight, that de
pends on figure frame which is
classed as slight, medium or
large. For a woman five feet.
six in height this ranges from
132 pounds to 140 pounds. Or,
so claim the experts on "Mrs.
America" material.
Suggestion
Brooklyn has only one muni
cipal golf course for its nearly
three million inhabitants. In
habitants. Instead of using the
taxpayers money to build a ball
park for the Dodgers, it should
be used to construct a couple of
public golf courses. Incidentally,
these golf courses should be so
constructed as to be practical for
day and night golf.
Passing By
Noel Coward, actor, playwright
and night spot entertainer. Now
a resident of Bermuda. By es
tablishing - such residence Cow
ard avoids paying United King
dom income tax. What this tax
could amount to is shown by
the fact that Coward was- paid
S28.000 a week for a Las Vegas
night club appearance. Besides.
he is still writing plays. Al
though a Bermuda resident,
Coward could stay in London
for a period up to six months
and still not have to pay United
Kingdom income tax.
Asides
Baltimorean suggests the term
"housewife" be replaced by
"home executive." I cannot go
along with that suggestion.
"Home executive" sounds too
affected . . . Discussing "occupa
tional surnames" such as Car
penter. Baker. Painter, I com
merited I had never heard of
anybody named Plumber. Am
informed there was a resident of
Brooklyn, Ind., named Asbury
Plumber.
WHY, HELLO THERE'
Dutton, Mich. 1W Mrs.
Morris Handloten caught a man
climbing through her kitchen
window. He said he came to fix
her husband's car. The stranger
left after stammering through
his explanation and wiping his
fingerprints from surfaces he
touched. Kent county sheriff's
officers are searching.
Don't Say
"Hello"
Say
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