The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1944 Page: 4 of 8
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The Camp Wolters Longhorn
Friday, July 14, 1944
WE A therford!
Will it be a cool refreshing swim—or
possibly a free Sunday—both are avail-
able, among many other recreational
pleasures at Weatherford.
Cpl. George Welch, Signal Corps
photographer, made a trip to Weather-
ford this week and took some shots of
the Holland Lake Swimming Pool and
the Weatherford USO. These two spots
are visited regularly by men from Wol-
ters and the managements are dedicat-
ed to doing everything possible in help-
ing Wolterites enjoy their “time off”
periods.
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Gets Promotion
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Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Foster,
Commanding Officer of the Re-
ception Center, this week was
promoted from the grade of
major. Under his command, the
Special Training Unit was or-
ganized to train men with limit-
ed educational backgrounds.
Col. Foster was commission-
ed August 1, 1926, and is a
veteran of the last war. A
native of Carbondale, Pa.,
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The above scenes were tak-
en at Holland Lake, and the
Weatherford USO. (Upper
left) Mrs. Charles Retter fol-
lows Mrs. John E. Riggs up
the diving tower ladder where
Cpl. Herman D. Singleton, who
has just returned from the
Pacific and is now spending
his furlough in Weatherford,
gets ready for a plunge. Both
Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Ritter,
have husbands stationed in
Camp Wolters. (Center oval)
Mrs. Riggs and Cpl. Single-
ton hit the water to beat off
Ole Sol’s heat rays. (Upper
right) Mrs. Henry A. Allen,
the “Ma” of Weatherford’s
USO, welcomes Pvt. Owen F.
Lineberger, a Camp Wolters
trainee, as he signs the USO
guest register. “Ma” Allen
has the job of securing rooms
for 40 to 50 Wolterites each
week end. (Lower right) “Soft
drinks and1 refreshments”—
this is the most popular spot
on the lake, and Baby Mich-
ael Ray Taylor is getting a
kick out of his soda pop as his
daddy Sgt. A. B. Taylor, sta-
tioned at Thomasville Air
Field, Ga., looks on.
Col. Foster was employed
there prior to his current
military service. The Special
Training Unit which he or-
ganized has salvaged 87 per
cent of the men trained in
academic as well as military
subjects.
“There is a strong correlation
between intellectual capacity
and good soldiering,” said Col.
Foster. “Men are trained how
to read and write as well as
handle a gun. They become
better fighters, and better citi-
zens after the war. Many are
promoted for efficiency in the
field.”
The Unit graduates soldiers
within 8 to 12 weeks. The men
are then sent to training camps
for basic military training.
Col. Foster went through the
Carolina maneuvers from Sep-
tember, 1941. to December of
that year. Prior to coming to
Cam pi Wolters, he was stationed
at Camp Livingston. He is the
husband of the former Helen A.
Addley, of Carbondale. Pa. They
have four children, Janice, 21,
Billy, 17, and twins, June and
Joan, 13. Col. Foster plans to
make his home in Weatherford,
Tex., after the war.
Bar Given Fo
Combat1 Service
The War Department has ai
j thorized officers and enlist*
j men of the Army to wear
J golden bar on their left slee\
for every six months period (
overseas service.
I The bar will be worn for
inches from the end of th
sleeve. Each six monts ovei
i overseas entitles the wearer 1
i an additional bar and soldier
j with long overseas service ma
! wear them “even if they exten
j past their elbows,” the WD sai<
The new bar is made of clotl
. one-quarter inch wide and on
| and three-eights inches long. 1
I will be worn on the overcoa
blouse, shirt and field jacket.
SELECTEES
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has resulted in the utilization
by the Army of 87 per cent of
men who were sent to the
Special Training Units, unable
to read and write.
Among the courses taught to
the selectees here, were: lang-
uage expression, arithmetic,
current events and orientation, in
addition to a complete program
of military subjects. While
learning the basics of lauguage,
the selectees were taught mili-
tary discipline, organization,
sanitation and hygiene, first
aid, close order drill, physical
training, and other related sub-
jects.
Thus, when the selectees were
available for basic military
training within a period averag-
ing eight weeks, they were al-
ready oriented in the funda-
mentals of military life. Within
so short a period, their educa-
tional level generally increased
from two to four years.
Among the teachers in the
Special Training Unit here,
are many members of the
WAC. First Lt. Hattie I.
Slott, in charge of Plans and
Training, was a school teacher
In Jacksonville, Fla., prior to
her military service. She ar-
rived at Camp Wolters a year
ago, with eight enlisted, Wacs,
all school teachers, who were
assigned to the Unit. Com-
manding Officer of the Special
Training Unit is Ca.pt. Lavern
JEJlwood.
Other teachers in the Special
Training Unit, were: Cpl. John
W. Parks, holder of a Masters
Degree in Education and Psy-
chology; PFC Ellen H. Thom-
sen, Bachelor of Arts from
Smith College; Sgt. Maur L.
Craigmiles, Masters Degree in
Education; Cpl. Sanford M.
Izner, Bachelor of Science,
Northwestern University, and
Masters Degree from Purdue;
Sgt. Norma Lessor, Bachelor of
Arts in French from University
of Vermont, and T-Sgt. Arthur
C. West, holder of a Bachelor
of Science degree from George
Peabody College, Nashville,
Tenn.
'TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN'
The British don’t care for
Germany’s pilotless “Doodle-
bug” robot planes. They prefer
the old fashioned bombs which,
they explain, could be treated
with a certain fatalism on the
theory that any bomb that hit
you “had your name on it.” the
flying “Doodlebug” bombs, they
feel, is addressed “to whom it
may concern.”
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Eddins, Howard B. The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1944, newspaper, July 14, 1944; Camp Wolters, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601182/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.