Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 15, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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)L. I, NO. 13-
CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1942
8VronS Where 1917-18 90th Talks It With 1942
Country
It’ £is infrequent but it happens
K •, in the new Army whose mechanics
mjf& fofpjoth enlistment and induction
j X naturally ignore the past. In the
Bmfc ratiks of Uncle Sam t^Hqv are many
men who have served as commis-
J| ' sioned officers in World War I, as
|?|; well as others who have allowed re-
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commissions to lapse The
90th Division’'- outstanding case is
Corporal Fred H. Woodard Divis-
ion Signal Company, former mayor
of Crane Texas, and successful
Corpus Christi lawyer. The memory
of a varied and efficient service,
1917-19. as a First Lieutenant, did
hot deter the 50-year-old barrister
from volunteering as a buck pri-
vate at the Nation’s new call.
’ That half century proved no bar
t the physical examination. Rook-
h, a quarter century younger and
ore. glanced skeptically at the
jw private’s graying hair. But Pri-
ute Woodard promptly showed he
uld take it and he was no rookie,
tpm -uv«r. weeks, he had his
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Well, Corporal Wood-
then ist Lieut, Woodard, was
30th (Old Hickory) Divis-
and Tennessee Guard
alongside the Brit-
res-Lys and Somme
?er the Armistice, he
t'o the American Em-
’n. .iter at Lemans, the
ia” for the AEF, and
American Relief Asso-
v- which he organized the
communications system.
,vas the Herbert Hoover or-
fhization and Lieut. Woodard’s
xceptidnal service resulted in a
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Proposed pay raise fixed in the lower House bill at $50
for the buck privates was verbally and vociferously opposed
here this week by—of all people—the beneficiaries. Busy re-*
porters sounded out the men in the MRJC barracks and
found a strongly entrenched sentiment against the hike in
the pay scale.
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Corporal Woodard, World War Veteran, back in 90th,
tells Edward Peter Becker, Geneva, Nebraska, about the
last conflict. Woodard at the half century could have
found a younger colleague in the Signal Company than
Becker, 20, as the outfit has one youngster who is 18
years and 3 months \<e Alfred Spindle of Kan-
sas City Me
Spuds, Psychology,
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Ann SewelfC hostess,
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Jo- jthool Cooks
Eleven privates in the 90th Div.
artillery units will know all about
pies and salads when they return
from the two. months course they
began at Fort Sill on May 14. The
men ordered to the long course at
Cooks’ and Bakers’ school were:
Privates Cayeton R. Valarde, Btry.
C, 915th FA Bn; Woodrow K. Zum-
brun, Hq. Btry,; John M. Stock-
hausen, Btry A. Raphael D. Cady,
Serv. Btry., all of 343d FA Bn;
Travis C. Compton, Hq. Btry., Leo-
nard G. Deramus, Btry. A, both of
344th FA Bn.; Sebastian S. Ales-
sandro, Btry. C, John D. Steele,
Serv. Btry., Silas P. Jacobson,
Btry. B, all of'345th FA Bn.; Wil-
liam J. Wise Jr., Hq. Btry. James
H. Buller, Btry. B, both of 915th
FA Bn.
Dayton Lectures
Through Monday
■S^Sjjyijlk. R. Dayton, whose orientation
‘lectures began Thursday evening
. | -With a 6:15 talk over the public ad-
BpfPSh-ess system, will continue at Bar-
l kele|L through Monday next. His
Friday* schedule was a morning
■Jp oner, Saturday is not used but at
k " 9 and 10 a. m. Monday, he will
|g&* speak at Theater 3 to the MRTC.
f 1 Mr. Dayton is a well known travel
' A ..expert.
,^VI 11 Corps Group
in 90th Looksee
SKt«- Sixteen officers, composing in-
jecting teams from the VIII army
corps, Brownwood, last week
it Camp Barkeley inspected units
Ihe 90th Infantry division.
Heading an artillery inspection
»am was Col. Norman W. Morrow.
At the head of the infantry in-
spection team was Lieut. Col. Leroy
Weyrick, formerly of the 157th In-
fantry regiment.
1111 a Mousson in the
St. Mihiel drive~4ihe^^^BMB^^^ioggiiTg through the Ar-
gonne will be revived at Darkeley on Saturday, June 27 when
the new 90th, getting set for grim tasks of World War II,
will be greeted on its training ground by the historic old
90th, the men who in 1918 earned for the Texas-Oklahoma
Division its accolade as one of the best of the National Army
Divisions raised to stem Teutonic fury in the preamble to our
present conflict.
Confer at Arlington
At Arlington, Texas, today, Ma-
jor General Henry Terrell, Jr., and
members of his staff, will be
honor guests at the annual review
of the North Texas A. and M.
cadet corps and will confer there
on final plans for the commemora-
tive meeting here with Dr. C. C.
Mason, president of the Dallas
chapter of the 90th Division Asso-
ciation.
Officers of the Abilene Chamber
of Commerce who sponsored the
idea of a reunion of the old and
new 90th Divisions, will also go to
the Arlington review. The Chamber
plans adequate entertainment for
all 90th veterans who come to Abi-
lene and Barkeley for an event
possibly unique in the story of the
current war.
Plans For June
Planned for the occasion is .an
impressive dedication in which
the old 90th passes on its storied
colors to the new. No review will be
held but the entire massed per-
sonnel of the new 90th will wit-
ness the program which will be
staged at 2:30 PM, June 27, on the
parade ground.
Plans include a greeting by Gen-
eral Terrell to the 90th Veterans,
introduction of John D. White-
hurst of Fort Worth, 1942 Presi-
dent of the 90th Division Associa-
tion, who will in turn introduce
Captain Beauford H. Jester of Cor-
sicana, a past president, and prin-
cipal speaker of the day. Battle
streamers to be fixed to the colors
of regiments and separate battal-
ions will then be presented and the
brief ceremonies will close with the
Division Band playing the Na-
tional anthem.
Open House For Oldsters
Present camp installations of the
90th will open their hospitality to
the men of yesterday in an in-
formal open house introduction
to the methods of the new army.
All old members of the 90th are
cordially invited to ;atten4 Many
Americanism Is
Today’s Keynote
In response to a 1940 Congres
sional resolution setting aside the
third Sunday in May as Citizen-
ship Day, the President on April
7 emphasized Sunday May 17 as
“I Am an American Day.” It will
be respected in both civil and mil-
itary circles.
At Barkeley observation will be
a special part of the church serv-
ices. In the 90th Div. chapels, a
brief talk will be made by regi-
mental commanders or their rep-
resentatives on Americanism. In
the MRTC, Major John A. Stout,
seiTncm ' s’ubj ect?' What is Ameri-
canism.”
In Abilene, there will be a pa-
triotic mass meeting and rally in
Hardin-Simmons University sta-
dium at 8 p. m., under the auspi-
ces of the American Legion Amer-
icanism committee.
Batch To Bliss
Rigors of field Service require-
ments dictate that not all of the
men inducted and sent at once to
newly activated infantry divisions
will serve with the outfit. The 9Qth
last week sent sixteen privates tq
the Detachment Quartermaster
Corps at Fort Bliss when various
physical . deficiencies indicated the
men were not qualified for field
service. -
personal invitation have been ex-
tended by General Terrell and by
the Abilene officials but it is im-
possible to reach all old T-O men
and the new division. and the
sponsoring Chamber of Commerce
are anxious that every man who
served with the historic outfit
should know that he will be a wel-
come guest on June 27.
Name Bands Add
Another Rookie
To MRTC Roster
The MRTC lays claim to another
musician whose name and talents
have been associated with several
big name bands, and who had his
own broadcasting band just before
his induction into the army. He is
Pvt. George Floro, Co. “D”, 57th
Bn., MRTC, and his specialty is
the trumpet.
A native of Champaign, 111., Flo-
ro, who is 25 years old, has been
playing with dance bands since his
high school days when he had his
own band. His first engagement
was with “Lop” Jarman,' who, at
that time, had a “semi-big-name
band”. From there, he joined “Pin-
ky” Tomlin’s orchestra and played
Several road engagements with him.
Tough Assignment
A friend who played with him in
Tomlin’s orchestra tipped him off
that Columbia_Pictures was looking
, to
to take charge of an orchestra
made' up of studio musicians which
was to furnish the entertainment
for the cast of the picture, “Blon-
die Takes A Vacation”. The engage-
ment consisted of a seven-week va-
cation at Big Bear Mountain out-
side of San Bernardino. Cal. Floro
said that, although their contract
stated that they might be called
on at any time, he doubted wheth-
er they worked an hour a day—the
cocktail lounge seeming to be the
greater attraction for the relaxing
artists.
Upon the conclusion of this job,
Floro was hired by Buddy Rogers,
who was then playing an engage-
ment at Belboa Beach, Cal. He
was only with Roger s a month
when Rogers fired the whole band
because it was strictly a swing
band, and he desired one which
would play “sweet and low” music.
Played In Fort orth
From this engagement, Floro re-
turned to the Middle West and
acted as master of ceremonies at
the Normandie Cocktail Lounge, in
Chicago, also acting in the same
capacity in several towns through-
out southern Illinois. For two
months in 1940, Floro played with
the John Paul Jones band at the
“400” Club in Fort Worth.
»6of/t''~Fieid, 111'., Floro had
his own band, and was broadcast-
ing one hour each day on the
Mirth-Maker’s Matinee program
over station WJPF, Herrin, 111. The
program had been station sustain-
ed. But, with the outlook for a bet-
ter salary, Floro had induced a
prominent St. Louis brewery to
sponsor him when the draft chang-
ed his plans.
How does he like tne army? He
likes it; and he hopes that he will
get a chance to use his musical
talents.
Quarantine Wir.j
Private Service
Two “exclusive” church services
were conducted recently for Com-
pany K, 358th Infantry, in the org-
anization’s Day Room, one Catholic
and one Protestant ritual. Reason:
Company K personnel was under
a short term quarantine, and was
confined to the organization’s own
area. The quarantine was lifted the
following day.
Chaplain Joseph Esser conducted
the Catholic services and Chap-
lain David Tarver was in charge of
the Protestant rites. '
A few were for it, the majority
of those interviewed against it. Not
all were willing for names to be
used, many were willing to be read-
ily quoted. All statements made
are authentic and obtained first
hand. Here’s how the men over the
Heflebower Domain think about it:
Pvt. Wilfred Lunster, Delta, Utah
—“I would be satisfied with $42
myself, because we are going to
have to pay for it when we get out.
I think it’s alright, thuogh, for
buck privates to start right off on
442 instead of waiting 4 months.
Pvt. Alfred Mokesky, Denver, Col-
orado—“I think $42 is good enough.
There would be less taxes to pay.
I’ll be making more, anyway, I only
used to clear about $10 a week al-
ter all expenses were deducted, in
civilian life.”
Pvt. Arnold Ebert, Denver, Colo-
rado—“Personally, if the $42 goes
through it should be as much as
anyone would want, I think. With
the $50 the taxes would be increas-
ed. A soldier should have enough
with the $42 to take care of his
dependents,, if he has any. I think:
they are going a little too far on
that second suggestion, and every-
body in my barracks thinks just
—^ noma WQV
Pvt. Arthur Hager, Los Angeles,
Calif.—“Either way would be all
right with me, but I wouldn’t like
to pay the extra taxes if I were
a civilian. I had to pay about $85
income tax last year, and that was
enough.”
Pvt. Raymond Campbell, Greeley,
Colorado—“I would just be paying
it to myself if I got the increase to
$50. I don’t think $50 is too much,
but what they ought to do is cut
some of the salaries of these de-
fense workers and make up for
some of the additional money need-
ed that way. I have to pay plenty
in taxes on my house as it is!”
Among comments made anonym-
ously were these:
“The raise in pay will not offer
any incentive what-so-ever for ad-
vancement from the rank of private
to corporal, as there is now.”
“The money part is o. k. with
me, but in the new set-up a good
soldier will draw no more money
than a bad one. Each one of us
will be getting the same pay no
matter what happens, so why-
should we try to better ourselves.”
“I don’t understand this army.
First we give the government
money to carry on the war with
Ground and give us a raise in pay,
which increases the cost of the
war. Fifty bucks sounds pretty
darned good to me though, ’cause I
could use some cash.”
“I don’t think they should start
men off at $50 because they are
not worthy of that much when
they come into the army. I know I
didn't know anything about the
army when I was inducted.
“Personally, I believe that if the
soldiers get the new pay raire, it
will amount to more money Utan
they were clearing on the o«t»«de.
You know that amounts to a lot
more than a $100 a month in civil-
ian life.”
No Front PX Parking
Effective May 7, parking of ve-
hicles in front of the Main Post
Exchange on Avenue F was order-
ed discontinued. A parking lot, lo-
cated just west of the exchange
building, has been arranged for.
Sgt. Eakins to School
Sgt. William W. Eakins, 610 T.D.
Bn., has been, ordered to Santa *
the Officer Air Corps Replace*
Training Center.
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