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CAMP BARKELEY NEWS
Friday, May 1, 1942
Barkeley Makes Good Start On
Pay Allotment Drive For Bonds
“Camp Barkeley has shown a gratifying interest in the
pay allotment plan for service men and civilian help.”
In these words Colonel C. R. Tips, Acting Assistant Ad-
jutant General and Bond Officer of the 8th Corps Area, ex-
pressed his approval of the whirlwind sales campaign which
has continued to boost the purchases of Government Defense
Bonds to new highs this week, in talks to bond officers of
the units here.
QM Detachment 1851st Goes Over Top In Bond Drive
Cecil O. Shiki signed on the dotted line and the QM Detachment of the 1851st
Service Unit became the first organization at Barkeley to report 100 per cent of its avail-
able personnel had purchased Defense Bonds under the Army’s pay allotment plan.
1st. Lt. Archie L. Taylor gives most of the credit to Tech. Sgt. Lewis M. Krostag who
personally sold the 186 members of the detachment on the idea of helping Uncle Sam
and themselves by buying bonds. Private Shiki, the last man, is from Los Angeles and
one of several Jans in the QM outfit. Krostagr is from Lawton, Oklahoma.
Shortly after arriving by plane
on Tuesday from Ft. Sam Houston,
Tex., Colonel ' ips complimented
the QM Detachment of the 1851st
Service Unit which reported a 100
per cent subscription for pay re-
servations for the purchase of de-
fense bonds. The Detachment’s to-
tal of 186 applications amount to
$1,192.75, according to Lieut. Archie
L. Taylor, Commanding Officer,
who has taken a lead in the
Gamp's sales campaign.
In his discussions here Colonel
Tips gave a full explanation of the
entire defense bond plan and an-
swered questions on various phases
of the subject.
“The non-coms are .the most im-
portant men in the promotion of
bond sales.” Colonel Tips said, em-
phasizing- that these are the men
who are largely responsible for ex-
plaining the vital importance of
bond purchases In long-range plan-
ning of the nation’s welfare. To
purchase bonds now is to accumu-
late purchasing power for the crit-
ical readjustment days of the post-
war period, he said.
“Buying bonds might be likened
to digging a foxhole, from the fi-
nancial point of view, on the bat-
tlefield of life,” Colonel Tips de-
clared.
Explaining how the pay allot-
ment plan works, the Bond Sales
Official said that consolidated re-
ports o nbond sales reports would
be submitted each month from the
camps in the 8th Corps Area, and
that these in turn would be sub-
mitted to the Chief of' Finance in
Washington. Special recognition
will be made for those organiza-
tions making good showings.
Officers' Summer
.
Coat Is Optional
The officers’ summer coat, kha-
ki color and identical in material
with the trousers worn with it, of
the same design as the white dress
coat as authorized for officers by
a recent War Department circular,
will be with the individual a strict-
ly optional item. An official bulle-
tin issued by Camp Barkeley head-
quarters this week notes that the
War Department prohibits Com-
manders from requiring purchase
of the coat or prescribing its use.
Baby Girl for Adler’s
It was a daughter Sunday night
for St. Sgt. and Mrs. Leonard Ad-
ler at St. Ann’s hospital in Abi-
lene. Named Mojie, the baby tip-
ped the scales at six pounds, six
ounces. Adler is a member of Co.
B, 57th Bn., Medical Replacement
Center.
New C. O., Big Drive
1st Lt. Paul A. Reed, M. C. has
taken over command of Co. D,
57 Bn., MRTC. His company made
the best showing in the battalion
in the drive for Army Relief Funds.
From only a partial payment, the
men donated $27.90, Co. C being-
second with $22.40.
STARS AND GRIPES
90th Sergeant Will
Meet Champion in
City Golf Tourney
T. J. Bailey, defending golf cham-
pion, may find passing the first
I’ound of the 1942 Abilene municipal
links tournament rough going for
his opponent will be Sgt. Wil-
liam P. Copenhagen, Hq. Btry.,
90th Arty., Fort Worth stylist, who
qualified for the meet with a first
nine round of 72 last Sunday.
Gailey and Copenhagen are brack-
eted for the first round.
First matches in Abilene’s annual
event are scheduled for this week-
end at Willow Crest and Abilene
Country Club’s courses.
Until Copenhagen posted his 72
Sunday Capt. Edgar O’Quinn, of
the Camp Barkeley station hospital
staff, had paced the soldiers with a
75. O’Quinn meets J. W. Heilacher
of Abilene in the first round. .
Douglas Jones of Abilene will be
Capt. Webster Wilder Jr.’s first
round opponent. Wilder, a member
of the 202nd F. A. Bn., fired a 77
early in qualifying play.
The fourth camp representative
in top flight play is another cap-
tain, T. O. Seiberling of the 315th
Eng. Bn.; who shot a 78 a week ago.
He is matched with Lee Henry, one
of Abilene’s best. Henry shot a 65
to enter the championship group.
Three other soldiers qualified for
non-championship brackets. They
were Pfc. Francis Ketterman and
Sgt. Max Bedell of the station
hospital and 1st Lt. Fred Hoag of
the 90th Inf. Div. They shot 86, 94
and 95 respectively.
QM Candidates
Off To Camp Lee
Four enlisted men of the 90th in-
fantry division have been ordered
to Camp Lee, Va., on temporary
duty as students for the quarter-
master officer candidate school be-
ginning May 2.
They are: Tech Sgt. Lester L.
Applegate, 415th quartermaster
battalion; Sgt. Thomas G. Hein-
rich, 315th medical battalion; Tech-
nicians Fourth Grade Cecil C. Ad-
ams Jr., and George F. Hestand
Jr., both of 90th Headquarters and
M. P. company.
Two enlisted men will go to Ak-
ron, Ohio, Sunday to take a four
weeks’ course in tire service and
maintenance at the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber-company factory. Tney
are Pvt. Marvin S. Kipling, 415th
quartermaster battalion.
Battery C. O. Moves Up
Personnel of Battery C, 345th Fa.,
Bn. were startled, but pleased to
hear that their Battery Commander
now holds the rank of captain.
Congratulations Captain Flgalls!
55th Trainee
Towers In Air
79 Inches Up
Pvt. Joseph J. Riske, Co. E, 55th
Bn., MRTC claims the honors as the
tallest man in the replacement cen-
ter.
Private Riske, whose home is
Chicago, 111., is 31 years old, is 6
feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 215
pounds, and wears size 14C shoes.
He has such long legs that when
he sleeps at night it is necessary
to drape his feet under the end-
piece of his bed, making him a
prime subject for a hot-foot. He
says that to keep his protruding
limbs and feet warm he has to
wrap them in an extra blanket, and
he’s hoping to draw an extra shelter
half for them when he goes on
bivouac.
Private Riske doesn’t have to
worry much about being a litter pa-
tient. that is, unless a specially built
litter should accompany his out-
fit; he’s too long for the standard
army litter. In cases of shock
where the feet must be elevated,
Private Riske would probably be an
invaluable man, because it would
be no effort for him to keep one
end of the litter higher than the
other.
At the induction station at Camp
Grant, 111., Riske was delayed a
month until big enough shoes could
be procured. Since he came into the
army with holes in his civilian
shoes, and because there was snow
on the ground at the time, arrange-
ments had to be made to enable
him to stay indoors until he got
shoes. Thus he was made a perrn-
' anent barracks orderly.—Moses.
Library Hours Changed
Because of the great demand for
library books and the use of library
■ facilities, the camp library’s hours
have been changed, it was announc-
ed this week by Miss Kathleen
McCrary, librarian.
Beginning today the library will be
open from 9 a. m. until 9 p. m.
every day during the week.
Watch Is Lost
A small seven-jewel wrist watch
with leather strap was left acci-
dentally in the 90th Division offi-
cers’ latrine early this week and has
not been returned. Finder is re-
puested to notify Capt. R. J.
Geiselman at the Camp Barkeley
Officers’ Club.
Huffman Takes Bride
Sgt. D. J. Huffman, Camp Bar-
keley, was married Friday _ April
10, to Theda Irene Cline, El Dorado,
Ark., in an Abilene church. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W.
C. Ashford while Sgt. Olen Cara-
way was best man and Corp. R. C.
Hayes served as usher.
By Drawing Pair
90th’s Cervins
Get Full Home
The cigars are being passed
around with a happy flair by a
smiling .soldier over in the 415th
quartermaster battalion this week.
The soldier’s name is O. T. Cervin
and the reason for his generosity is
twin daughters which the stork pre-
sented to him and Mrs. Cervin at
the St. Ann hospital in Abilene on
Monday morning. The tiny new-
comers were reported doing nicely
in their incubators at Moye hall
there.
The first daughters for the 20-
year-old mother were reported to
weigh 4 pounds 1-2 ounces and 3
pounds, 3 ounces respectively and
they were born five minutes apart.
The maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Louis Bokoskie resides at Platte,
Neb. The daughters have been
christened Darla Jean and Sharon
Dean.
Third Army Sends
Two To New MAC
Barkeley School
If it were a State Fair, they’d
probably get groceries, a kiss from
the local queen or whatever the
steering committee had designed
tor the event. Being in the Army,
they are just a pair of names on
an order. But Tech. Sgt. John
Lipinsky and Sgt. Elbert A. Elliott
of the Third Amxy Special Troops
are the first two men to be named
to bid for an MAC commission at
the candidates’ school to open in
General Roy C. Heflebower’s do-
main oix May 11.
Lipinsky axxd Elliott are named
in a list of Third Army men going
to various candidate schools. The
opening at Barkeley saves them
the long trip to Carlisle.
Kemp Goes To
Combat Troops
Ordered to duty with the acti-
vated 79th Division at Camp Pick-
ett, Va., after completing the C.
and G. S. course at Leavenworth,
Lt. Col. Charles McK. Kemp was a
Bai’keley visitor last week. Colonel
Kemp was the first Army officer
to arrive at Barkeley and has serv-
ed a§ acting C. O., acting execu-
tive and S-3 here.
Badminton Tourney Opens
Play in the Second Street USO
Club’s badminton tournament opens
tomorrow afternoon. Eixtrants ai*e
registering up to late afternoon at
wrhich time first matches will start.
Finals in singles aixd doubles
competition are ^pheduled for Sun-
day, according to Paul Harrup, club
director.
Michigan Men
Meet Up Again
In MRTC Here
Two Coldwater, Mich.; boys who
enlisted in the army together back
m 1940 have just recently been re-
united in the same organization at
Camp Bai’keley. They are now mem-
bers of the medical replacement
center personnel.
Bennie’Akins, a sergeant in classi-
fication offices, has been in Camp
Barkeley since the replacement
center was opened early in Novem-
ber 1941. Max Hibbard, who was
stationed at Chicago for recruiting
duty, transferred to the ''medical
department in the hopes of joining
Ben once more, and he was shipped
aown to Camp Barkeley. Max has
finished his training in the medical
department and is now working in
the supply branch of Co. E, 55th
Medical Training Battalion, and
will probably be stationad at Camp
Barkeley.
Max and Bennie started out in
October of 1940 to join the navy.
When they went to the Naval Ae-
cruiting Station at Kalamazoo,
Mich., Ben was found to be color-
blind and therefoi’e unacceptable
for the navy. Not wanting to be
separated, the two decided to join
the army.
Put into the infantry they were
sent to Fort Brady, Sault St. Marie,
Mich. After finishing their train-
ing Max was sent to Chicago where
he was on l’eci’uiting service at the
Chicago induction station. Ben was
shipped to Camp Grant, 111., and
worked in the classification office
at the recruit reception center. Late
in 1941 Max was transferred to
Camp Grant to help set up an in-
duction station Inhere. Desirous of
ncating Ben, he found that the
latter had been transferred to the
medical department and had just
teen shipped to Camp Barkeley a
short time before.
Hibbard had been made a cor-
poral in April 1941, and was pro-
moted to sergeant in June, but
when he was transferred it was
necessary to do so in the rank of
private. Akins received his cor-
poral’s rating at Camp Grant and
became a sergeant in March.
Message Didn’t Arrive
2nd Lt. W. M. Blanchard, Co. A,
57th Bn., MRTC, isn’t sure whether
he’s a poor teacher, whether his
teaching just didn’t “take,” or
whether circumstances are to
blame. The other day in a class in
scouting he had 13 men stand in
the aisle of the classroom and
passed a message from to the other
with the purpose of seeing how well
the message would be transmissed.
The message was: “The enemy is
on hill 30, north of the old school.”
The message finally was: “The
enemy is in hell, 30 miles east of
the red school.” Might it be added
that the sooner the better as far
as we’re all concerned?
By Bill Hauenstein
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