Camp Barkeley News (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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PAGE FOUR
CAMP BARKELEY NEWS
Friday, June 26 ,1942
Unde Sam Takes 4 Carters; 3
in Same Medics Battalion Here
This is the story of the five Cart-
ers—Shirley, Carl, Wilson, Alfred
and Elmer—the “fightingest broth-
ers” in the country, if you listen to
any one of the first three mention-
ed—for they are all members of the
First Platoon, Co. B, 56th Bn.
MRTC.
The first three, who are, in or-
cier, the youngest, were sent to
the Training Center from Fort
Bayes; Ohio, where they were in-
ducted Alay 12. Wilson was separat-
ed from his brothers and sent to
Camp Wallace, Texas. And here is
the tragic part of the story—El-
mer Carter, 36, and the oldest of
the five, failed to pass his physical
examination and was turned back
to civilian life. “We certainly wish
he could be here with us,” said Pvt.
Ehirley Carter, 22, the spokesman.
The five Carters who are now in
the army were former coal miners
in Coalton, West Virginia, their
nome-town. All were selectees ex-
cept Wilson, 28, who volunteered—
“so he could come with us,” Shirley
stated.
The story does not end yet—nor
do the amazing Carters. The young-
est, Marvin Carter, 19, is still at
home with his father, Wilson Car-
ter Sr., a carpenter—waiting his
turn. And the seventh brother, the
oldest, is married—but still wanting
to do his part. Asked if the broth-
ers wanted any particular branch of
the service when they entered the
army, Shirley declared: “Nope, we
don’t care, just as long as we were
in the army—this place is as good
aS any, I guess!”
!<rPONICS AND SEDATIVES” will be given officers and men of the 315th Med. Bn. and
1 their guests Monday and Tuesday nights in their area recreation hall, but although it
will be strictly G. I., there will be no issue pills or potions. It’s purely on the entertainment
side, a 12-act show with chorus girls, even if said chorus girls are men of the battalion.
Reflecting the professional and good amateur talent found in units over the camp, the
315th Medics have found men who like to entertain others well enough to rehearse nightly
for weeks to do the show. It is being produced by Capt. M. C. Coop, division veterinarian,
and directed by Miss Jean Boyer, Abilene. Curtain time is 8:30 p. m.
Among headline acts will‘be Pfc. Richard Larson, Co. C., Minneapolis, with a unicycle,
bicycle and balancing acts, resuming a short professional career stopped by the army. Pfc.
Herbert Chambers, Co. D., Duncan, Okla., who had three months with the Ballet Russe de
Monte Carlo before dancing for Uncle Sam with a pack on his back, will be the comic bal-
lerina.
A NOTHER woman dancer—by proxy—will be Pfc. Ted Scarbrough, Co. D., Hebbronville,
^ Texas, who will do a strip tease from wig to sandals, but really—and almost modestly.
Pvt. Dominic Marchetti, will both sing and illustrate a Teapot number. The line of 13-
count ’em 13—dancing girls will lumber along gracefully through the Can-Can and La
Conga. ■: . x
Seven of the men will do that soul stirring drammer of the ’90s, “The Lady That’s
Known as Lou,” but the audience will not be permitted to throw vegetables at the cast.
Backing up bass soloist T-5 James Elliott, Co. A, Chillicothe, Texas, who once did a
few shows on tour with a group from the Chicago Civic Opera Co., will be three other sing-
ers doing everything from barber shop harmony to popular tunes. The others are Pvt. Ce-
cil Collins, first bass,.Kilgore, Texas; Sgt. Roy Campbell, first tenor, St. Louis; Pvt. Virgil
Watson, second tenor, Dallas. - '
There will be no charge for the show.
Shhh, Tedme! Your Slip is Showing!
4Beauties’ of 315th Medics to Cavort Next Week
Sweetwater USO Club
Opens Saturday Night
Come one,come all, is the in-
vitation extended to Camp Bar-
keley soldiers by E. H. Saulson
USO director who has announc-
ed the opening of the new USO
club in Sweetwater, Tex., on
Saturday evening at 8 p. m.
Assisted by the people of
Sweetwater, the Mr. Saulson
has arranged an elaborate pro-
gram of dancing, games and
refreshments ai the new club lo-
cated at 212 E. 3rd st., just op-
posite the post office. There will
be a broadcast from 8:30 to 9
p. m. to which Barkeley soldiers
and cadets from the nearby
British Flying School at Avenger
Field are invited. Additional at-
tractions include fishing at
Lake Trammell and Lake
Sweetwater; boating and golf.
had to wait for his warrant then,
and finally became 1st Sgt. Aug.
10, which made his time elapse 4
months and 2 days, just 10 days
longer than Kell’s. Sgt. Hancock
was sent to officers candidate school
I at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. last March.
1 He arrived at MRTC June 5.
Flustered Private
Takes a Shower
In His Raincoat
Waiting in line for his monthly
physical exam the other day, Pvt.
John Roberts, Co. D, 358th Inf.t
heard the doctor severely admon-
ishing a buddy ahead of him for
his lack of personal cleanliness.
Realizing that it had been a
couple of days since he had taken
his 3ast shower, Roberts suddenly
decided that one would be most
useful—right then. Unwiling to
lose his place in line, however, Rob-
erts nudged the man behind him
and asked if he would hold his
place in line while he dashed down
for a quick shower.
Clad only in a GI raincoat and
pair of shoes, Roberts dashed mad-
ly to the bath house and quickly
plunged under a shower. Suddenly
it dawned upon him that he was
feeling no water. Looking around
to locate the difficulty, Roberts
suddenly grew very red-faced.
He had forgotten, in his haste, to
remove his raincoat.
become that little bulldog which Pvt. Harry Masterson brought back to
life with an amazing feat of artificial respiration.
“It started,” says Private Masterson, “when ‘Crackers’ was playing
recently around Post Exchange No. 24. For some reason, an unidentified
person thought the bulldog was too frisky and so he ups and pops him
in the head with a coke bottle.
“From all outward appearances the dog had been killed. His heart
had stopped beating. He was stiff and his head wras bleeding profusely.
So then and there, with the assistance of Sgt. Hilmar Pressler of the
Officers’ Candidate School, I began to give him artificial respiration.
After 10 minutes he showed signs of life and after 20 minutes he was
breathing normally.”
As Private Masterson spoke, Crackers cocked his head as if to say,
“You said it boss. I’d be a dead dog if it hadn’t been for you and
Sergeant Pressler.”
Cat With Nine Lives Has Nothing
On "Crackers;" He's Now on Number Two
From Rookie to Top
Kick in 4 Months
Record of Medic
A recent newspaper article, claim-
ing that one Sgt. Paul Kell of St.
Louis, Mo., had set what was be-
lieved to be a record when he be-
came a First Sgt. at Geiger Field,
Wash., in three months, 22 days,
spurred the MRTC Public Relations
Office to do a little scouting on
their own. Although they didn't come
up with a champion — they did
manage to find one who came close
to Sgt. Kell’s mark—and, had it
not been for then-existing regula-
tions relative to the issuance of
warrants—he would have made Sgt.
Kell's claim look like just another
one of those things.
Second Lt. Parker D. Hancock,
MAC, of Kentland, Indiana, instruc-
tor and platoon leader of Co. A, Of-
ficers Candidate School, was in-
ducted into the Army April 10, 1941
and assigned to Co. C, 113th Med.
Regt. 38th Div., Camp Shelby,
Miss., six days later. On July 26,
Hancock was made acting 1st. Ser-
geant—just three months and 17
days after his induction. But he
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