The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1941 Page: 7 of 8
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THE CAMP HULEN SEARCHLIGHT
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luge Winter Camp
iow Program Starts
huge hew winter program of entertainment for Army
he’d N^yal stations got off to a flying start the past
Army transport, nicknamed ' the > “Flying
PtocRRT’ took off from New York en route to the Carib-
bases with a group of entertainers including John Gar-
, Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel, Chico Marx, Mitzi May-
\ Jane Pickens, and Benay Venuta.
plane will land ia Puerto*-
or the first of the perform-
[and visit the other outlaying
in the Atlantic, returning
sw York November 11. ,
is the first of the shows
sponsored this, winter by
Jewly organised Camp Shows,
a non-profit organisation
ed at the direction of the
nta’ Committee for the Army
Navy, Ine., and the United
Ice • Organisations, with the
oval of’the War and Navy
irtmenta in Washington.
mp Shows will produce, di-
and send out on the toad a
linuous flow of variety units,
jcal comedies, streamlined
leal shows, and the latest
kh hits and legitimate shows
h Broadway.
pc shows will be routed from
York on a grand circuit
ch provide the 186 Army
kps and Naval stations with a
|ety of theatrical performances
every two weeks. Leading
anages in stage, motion pic-
and radio are all working
Bther to make the new show
(iture a success from the ser-
mon’s point of view.
New Officers Will
Be Stationed Near
Respective Homes
Graduates of officer candidate
schools will be appointed second
lieutenants in the Army of the
Unitd States and assigned ts
duty in corps areas nearest their
homes, it was announced recent-
ly-
At the same time it was order-
ed that graduates who do not de-
sire extended active duty for ono
year as officers will be awarded
certificates of capacity for ap-
pointment in the grade of second
lieutenant in tb? Army of the
United States and will be return-
ed to their organizations in their
enlisted grade. If their services
are later required they may be
commissioned and ordered to
duty as officers.
The Adjutant General has been
authorized to select annuilly 200
enlisted men for training as
classification officers to serve in
classification sections of reception
‘New York Town’ On Way Here
Fred MacMurray, the versatile actor, has lovely Mary Martin as
his partne in "New York Town’’ which will appear on the local screen
Sunday and Monday. .
NEWS and NOTES
from the
Del. DEML (CASC)
Some of the ladies from the
traveling show were trucking on
down the Avenue and 1st Sgt.
“Jumpy” Joe Cramshack was
idling against a wall, observing
the odds and ends. When I came
over and tapped him on the shoul-
der he landed two fast lefts on
my jaw and a right to the ear
centers.
;amp Shows, Inc., will be
aded by Eddie Dowling, noted
or-producer. Actor Bert iLy-
ill will also be a directoi ol the ^ corferencos between represen-
rganization. In Hollywood, the tatives 0f Army and Navy, the
Bamp entertainmeht executive
centers and replacement training that would have changed the
ommittee of the Motion Picture
ooperaing for National Defense
has been created and is headed
by Edward Arnold, actor and
president of the Screen Artist
Guild.
pool composed of lead-
motion pictures is be-
ing establis'RM.in Hollywood to
supply top-ranking filmfolk for
Jiuj long-range camp program.
Another pool of the stanj of tbe
legitimate and variety stages is
| being formed in New York.
With the coming of cold weath-
[er outdoor shows are becoming
1 impractical, and a more costly
am is required in playing to
k.’SHftftfaudi.ences. The
"plans for the operation
of "C^nip Shows, Inc., grew out
Navy, the Citizens’ Committee
and representatives from all
fields of the entertainment world.
At that time it was decided thai
a nominal charge of 25 cents
would be made for the indoor
performances to offset a small
portion of the expense, and to in-
sure an adequate entertainment
program. A charge is already
being made for motion pictures in
the Army camps.
Since June 9, the Citizens’ Com-
mittee has provided 1,043 theatri-
cal performances in Army camps
and Naval stations throughout
the United States. A total audi-
ence of 3,200,000 in uniform have
seen and applauded the seven
Rock of Gibraltar into a moun-
tain of pebbles for the Farmer’s
chickens to eat. When 1 crawled
out of the street Cramshack was
back at the wall still admiring
the show dames.
“These chickens is a la king,”
says Cramshack, giving a grunt
which is his stamp of approval.
“Minds me o’ the night which
McClellan got wed and set up
’till Reveille holding his wife’s
hand then ran out-of the house as
fast as his legs could carry him
and beat it to camp.”
We went down w Cyclone Joe's
for a short beer but was delayed
in getting it because Jump Joe
had a half nelson on the barmaid’s
neck and wouldn’t let go.
“What’s the big idea of bashing
in my mush?” I asks feeling the
knot on my ear. “We’re pals,
aren’t we?”
“Sure,” says Joe, “but shave
show troupes during the summer
and fall season. Four troupes are off that mustache. I ain’t respon-
still touring the southern camps.sible for what I do to Hitler or
Tech. Sgt. Foote and you look
like both of them.
“But I don’t hold it agin you,"
he adds. “A goodlooking bloke
like me what is the idol of the
American girl has got respect for
youse selectees which went to col-
lege and know now to write your
own three-day pass and which
don’t have to get an interrupter
over at the battery office. This
guy at the Searchlight is plenty
good, which writes two or three
every month.”
“Used to be,” says Joe, “a body
could come down here and .get
him a good scrap but the joint
is now on the bum. I can only
get a good fight once in a while
and that’s with the hackdrivers
which is in a bad humor since the
Railroad Commission come to
town. I can’t stack these joints
anymore, afraid I’ll kill Pvt. Wat-
terman. He always hangs out in
the rat holes. I ain’t bothered o’
hurting Rick—he’s never in town
since he fell in love of a dame
in Houston."
Joe never was much at making
such long speeches. Naturally
he’s embarrassed so he piles, off
his stool and starts .dumping the
customers and the furniture up-
side down and the next thing I
see is three M.P.’s is wrestling
with Joe in the floor and Joe
ends up on his ear in a G.I. hood-
lum wagon. One of the M.P.’s
comes back but I tell him my
name is Smith and 1 am not the
keeper of the gorilla they got
caged outside.
NEWS and NOTES
tram the
105th C. A. (AA)
By Cpl. J. S. Moor#
The latest movement of our bat-
talion lends us to believe that thsra
might be something to the song e»-
titled “San Antonio Rosa". At
lease we hope so, for our destina-
tion this week is “down in the val-
ley," in former Vice-Presideat John
Nance Garner’s home range. Per-
haps the possibility of seeing that
well known public figure is net se
distant. Present plans call fet
tactical problems in such familiar
places as Garner State Park; Go-
liad State Park; Lake Corpus
Christi Park; the town of Bandera,
which is- the center of the ‘Dude
Ranch’ section; Kerrville State
Park; Austin, Texas, the Lone Star
State’s popular capital city; aad
Buescher State Park near Smith-
ville, Texas. With this interesting
country being ‘protected’ the ex-
perience will no doubt lead the boys
on to new heights.
Congratulations are in order to
the entire personnel of the 105tk
for their whole hearted support of
the American Red Cross drive.
The cooperative spirit shown is
evidence that they realize the im-
portant part which the Red Cross
takes in their Army life.
Another touch football game be-
tween Headquarters Battery and
Battery “A” was played on Armis-
tice Day, with HQ again being vic-
torious by the margin of 30 to 18;
with Sgt. Stein tossing and Pfe.
Abel catching for HQ, the combin-
ation was a little strong for Bat-
tery A’s stars, Sgt’s Rosensweig
and Cambeilh.
The latest gain of Battalion
Headquarters is the promotion of
Cpl. “Chas'. Atlas” Stucke to Per-
sonnel Sergeant. This change is
Battery B’s loss, as he was for-
merly their Battery Clerk. Sine*
his promotion he has been trans-
ferred to HQ Btry, which we know
is glad to welcome this illustrious
newcomer in their midst.
Cpl. Durell of “A” Battery must
have that certain something as w«
are told he has girls strung out
over the country, even as far north
as Delaware.
Sgts. Verdier and Gaisser of th«
Medicos have such pleasant ex-
pressions these days that we won-
der whether their visit to New
Orleans had anything to do' about
their return to the Optimists’ Club.
BUD HARMON____
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SAY BUD, LET'S GET THIS GUV NEXT
ROUND. THIS EIGHT HAS G-ONF EAR
ENOUGH
YOU'RE RIGHT
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Witt, William H. The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1941, newspaper, November 14, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth719491/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.