Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981 Page: 66
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Stewart:would play every once in a while.
Weren't there stage shows on occasion, also?
Not that I remember. If there was, I didn't go, or
I didn't get on it for some reason, I don't remember.
On July 4, 1942, the Japanese tried to get all the
prisoners to sign a non-escape pledge. Do you recall
that incident?
Vaguely. I don't really recall when it was, but I know
that at sometime we did have to sign a paper saying
that we wouldn't escape. Of course, out there, really,
escape wasn't a problem, There was no place to go.
Did the Japanese ever warn you as to what happen if
somebody did escape and were caught?
Well, they did warn us in that respect. As I recall,
their wording there was that "anyone who tries to
escape will be punished." They didn't elaborate on that.
What were the bathing facilities like here at Bicycle
Camp?
Bicycle Camp was built for the Dutch Army, and there were
Dutch bathing facilities. There was a bath house for
about every four barracks, something like that. It was
a big, long affair, and down the middle of it was a big
trough full of fresh water or relatively clean water,
anyway. I don't know the source on it and all, but you'd
take a can or a bucket or whatever you could come up with,
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Stewart, William J., 1920-. Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981, book, June 11, 1981; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944633/m1/68/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.