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YOL. 3, NO. 10.
CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1944
Voting Soon
For Soldiers
Here's Lowdown
On New Law For
G.l. Balloting
By CAMP NEWSPAPER SERVICE
_ After months of Congres-
sional debate, the hotly-con-
tested servicemen’s voting
bill has now become law,
providing for a limited use of
Federal “Official War Bal-
lots” in the November gene-
ral elections.
Under the provisions of the bill,
servicemen may also apply for state
absentee ballots in conjunction with,
state laws in primary, special and
general elections between now and
November. A United States War
Ballot Commission has been estab-
lished to help administer the act.
“The Official War Ballot,” how-
ever, covers only the National elec-
tion in November of President, Vice
President, senators and representa-
tives. Its use by soldiers with vot-
ing residence in any state depends
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upon whether the laws of that state
allow it to be counted. It will be
impossible to determine which
states will okay the ballot and
which will not until July 15 when
state governors certify to the War
Ballot Commission, the provisions
of their laws for voting by State
absentee ballots and whether their
laws authorize Federal ballots.
Anyway, soldiers who will be able
to use the “Official War Ballot”
are the following:
1. Soldiers inside and outside the
U. S. from states who have no state
absentee ballot but do allow the
use of the Federal one.
2. Soldiers outside the U. S. fi'om
states permitting the use of the
Federal ballot who take an oath
that they applied for a State ab-
sentee ballot before September 11
and have not received it by Octo-
ber 1.
There is nothing in the new law
to restrict the right of soldiers to
vote under State absentee voting
laws which cover primary and spe-
cial elections as well as general ones
and make it possible to vote for
state and local officials as well as
Federal ones.
Any soldier who is uncertain
about his eligibility to vote should
write a letter to the secretary of
state of his home state right now
and find out.
After voting eligibility has been
established, War Department post-
cards may be used in further steps
to get a ballot. The law provides
for a new type of postcard but the
Army has a large supply of the old
forms (WD AGO Form 560) on
hand and they are acceptable, too.
In applying for a primary ballot,
anyone using the old card must re-
member to write in his party af-
filiation.
Except for the possible use of the
new WD postcard, no changes have
been made in the procedure for ob-
taining and voting by state absentee
ballots. Soldiers unable to vote in
person may apply for an absentee
ballot either in the manner pre-
scribed by the law of his state, or
by sending a postcard, hew or old
form, or a letter bearing the text
of the new form to the secretary
of state of his home state.
Some states will then send him
the absentee ballot which he should
fill out, get attested by an officer,
warrant officer or non-commission-
ed officer (not below the rank of
sergeant) and return immediately.
Other states will send a formal “ap-
plication for a state absentee ballot”
which must be filled out according
to instructions and returned before
the state will send out the actual
absentee ballot itself.
I.O.O.F. Invitation
Army personnel at Camp who are
members of the I. O. O. F. are in-
vited to attend meetings of Abilene
Lodge No. 274, each Tuesday night
at 8:30 o’clock. At present the Abi-
lene Odd Fellows are doing degree
work and soldiers who are interest-
ed in advancing themselves in the
lodge are asked to participate. The
I. O. O. F. hall is located at 181 1-2
Chestnut Street.
Music Goes To
Hospital Wards
MRTC Officially
Patients at Sta. Hosp. had a new
treat this week. The men in the
wards heard “broadcasts” over a
new monitor system which carried
music from band concerts and or-
chestra .presentations.
The 12th Armd. Div. band pre-
sented a concert on Wednesday aft-
ernoon and on Thursday the Sta-
Hosp. orchestra played at the Red
Cross center.
“Cover Girl” is the title of the
movie which will be shown at the
Red Cross center this afternoon at
2:30 o’clock and again tonight at
6 o’clock.
Bingo on Saturday evening will
start at 7 o’clock! There will be
prizes for all winners.
On Sunday the music appreciation
hour will start at 2:30 p. m. and
coffee and cookies will be served
by the Gray Ladies.
Movies were shown on Monday
and on Tuesday afternoon Luella
Lacy supervised a craft class for
patients. A croquet tournament also
was held on Tuesday afternoon and
on Tuesday evening Pvt. George F.
Coser, trick roper, performed. Pvt.
D. H. Gattone played piano selec-
tions and conducted a community
songfest.
The Army needs more WAC’s.
... „ „ —Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps
These soldiers are seven of the 146 G. I. s at Camp who gained citizenship in the U. S. Saturday
afternoon in naturalization ceremonies held at Service Club No. 2. Twenty-eight nationalities were rep-
resented. Judge T. Whitfield Davidson presided in offering the oath of citizenship to the soldiers. Rep-
resented were 33 natives from Germany, 26 from Great Britain (including Canada), JL4 from Mexico, 14
from Italy, 10 from Austria, six from Poland, four each from Norway, Irish Free State and Greece, three
each from Russia, Romania and Cuba, two each from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Portugal
and one each from Finland, Spain, Nicaragua, Switzerland, China, Latvia, France, Philippines, Lithuania,
Honduras and Denmark. The soldiers above are Pvt. Dong Y. Tso, China, left; Pvt. Joe Jesus Garza,
Mexico; Pvt. Nels T. Johnson, Sweden; Pvt. Charles Darling, Bahamas; Pvt. Felix Reimer, Germany;
T-5 Edward F. Bernacki, Poland; and Pvt. Erwin H. FaJler, Switzerland.
Becomes ASFTC
Here s a scene from “Hellcat Holiday,” 12th Armd. Div. musical revue, uresented at Theater No. 1 on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The show, pronounced tops by G. I.’s who saw it, will be presented
again at Theater No. 1 on May 4. The scene above is from “Remnants of the Past”—a feature of “Hellcat
Holiday.” The “gals” are only dressing the part for the show but the three babes in the lower, left hand
corner are real. They appeared in the show as a singing trio. Their names are Mary Sue Hooker, left,
Beryl Talbot and Marian Riddle—all of Abilene.—(12th A. D. Photo.)
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The acting was good, the scenes
lYere sharp, the costumes were ex-
cellent—b:ut it was the music that
made “Hellcat Holiday” a fine pro-
^duction as* was presented at
'Tneauer No. 1 on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.
Those who saw the show—and
numerous G. I.’s saw it more than
once—found themselves humming
the catchy tunes the next morning.
The music was full of heart-throbs,
excitement and good humor. And
the way most of the songs were
sung made you want to sit back
comfortably in your seat and dream.
“Hellcat Holiday’^ was a definite
hit. After the shows you could hear
people saying, “It was wonderful,”
or “the best GI show ever present-
ed at Camp.” Fast-moving, the
show was never boresome, never
tiring—and like “Hellzapoppin’ ”—
you never knew what to expect
hext.
The Hellcat orchestra, directed by
Sgt. John K. Neill, gave out with
music that was supreme. The Glee
Club was tops. The girls in the show
added that certain charm and gave
the show a real personality. For
genuine GI comedy you couldn’t
find anything better than “The Sol-
dier’s Friend,” “What’s Cookin’ ”,
“Remnants of the Past”, “Quiet
Please”, “Dummy Ache”, “I’ll Take
Texas”, “Pierre, PX No. 7” and
“Jungle Belles.”
The colorful 12th Armd Div. mu-
sical revue will be presented again
at Theater No. 1 on May 4. On
April 26 the show will b~ presented
at the Abilene Army Air Base and
on May 2 it will go to Abilene for
a Red Cross sponsored benefits
showing. Later the show will make
a tour of the Eighth Service Com-
mand.
“Hellcat Holiday” is an extraor-
dinary show. One G. I. who works
at the theater summed it up this
way: “It’s more than a show—it’s
a production.”—H. O. D.
The official name of the
Medical Replacement Train-
ing Center at Camp Barkeley
has been changed to the
Army Service Forces Train-
ing Center, it was announced
Wednesday from the head-
quarters of Brig. Gen. Roy C.
Heflebower, Command ing
General of the center.
Since its activation in De-
cember, 1941, the center has
grown to be the largest in-
stallation for the training of
medical soldiers in the coun-
try.
General Heflebower, who
has commanded the center
since its activation, announc-
ed that no personnel changes
are contemplated. It was also
announced that present des-
ignations of medical training
companies, battalions and reg-
iments within the ASFTC will
remain unchanged.
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