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Friday, April 21, 1944
CAMP BARKELEY NEWS
Cast members of “Hellcat Holiday,” 12th Armd. Div. musicale, had a big thrill when they were visited
by two Hollywood movie actors, Akim Tamiroff and Leonid Kinskey, during a rehearsal. In above pix,
Mr. Kinskey is shaking the hand of gorgeous Belle Brown, one of the singers in the show. The two Rus-
sians appeared with the USO-Camp Show, “All Is Well” and also visited numerous units in Camp. (12th
A. D. Photo).
Hobby Lobby
Watches and Clocks Galore!
' A DD to your list of unusual hob-
■C*. bies the pastime of Pvt. Edward
W. May, 42-year old trainee in Co.
C, 52d Med. Tng. Bn., whose Min-
neapolis, Minn., home is packed
with a collection of between 800
and 1,000 pocket watches. And, just
in case anyone might be interested,
May’s collection includes a few
alarm clocks—-but he wouldn’t part
With one of them for the world.
A waiter in civilian life, May be-
heaiu. d - Electing watches about 20
• ‘ "ago.
“I have so many,” he says, “that
I couldn’t give you an exact count,
but including complete watches,
and the work's of watches, I have
between 800 and 1,000—and I
haven’t the slightest idea how much
they’re worth,”
Outstanding in May’s collection
is a 1652 chain-drive watch, which
still runs and keeps accurate time.
It was made in London and May
purchased it from a jeweler about
eight years ago. There are Turkish
watches and Chinese, Russian,
French, German, Belgium and Irish
Watches and he has the first styles
made in Germany, England, France
and Belgium; They range in size
from an Ingersoll advertising watch
that is as big around as a dinner
plate, down to a button-hole watch,
popular in the 90’s, the dial of
which is just a bit larger than the
end of a pencil.
May also has a watch awarded
soldiers by the Czar of Russia in
1892 for sharpshooting; a watch
with an alarm attachment; watches
that run for eight days; and calen-
dar watches.
The Minnesotan carried but three
Watches into the service with him
—the buttonhole watch, a 50-year
old French railroad timepiece three
inches in diameter and about 1-4
inch trick; and a French “jump-
Three Candles!
watch” about 50 years old. All are
operating and keep excellent time.
Among May’s precious alarm-
clocks is one with a music-box at-
tachment that furnishes the early
morning riser with 20 minutes of
music; and a clock with wooden
gears.
In Tribute to Army Nurse Corps
He'll Remember
It Next Time!
T-5 Bill Kluver of the 495th AFA
Bn. was standing guard one night
during the current field problems,
watchful that the “enemy” did not
penetrate his battery’s position.
Hearing approaching footsteps,
Kluver awakened his relief, T-5
Joseph Patrona, then uttered a
forceful, “Halt!” The trespasser
stopped in his tracks and .was di-
rected to give the password. Re-
ceiving no response, the guards
tried once more but again got no
answer. ■ v
Agitated, the two guards jumped
the intruder and, after a brisk scuf-
fle, succeeded in bringing him into
submission, marching him off to the
CP tent.
There, to the embarrassment of
all concerned, a flashlight showed
their captor to be a battery officer
who had forgotten the password.
G. /. and General
Eisenhower Have
A Friendly Chat
A private called on General
Dwight D. Eisenhower in London
the other day and had a great time.
General Eisenhower laid aside the
desk-work of the western front for
20 minutes to mull over the Army,
wheat and Abilene, Kan., with the
G. I. from his home town.
The soldier, Pvt. Walter J. Thorpe,
23-year-old air force mechanic,
walked into the general’s head-
quarters and quietly announced to
a barrel-chested MP, “I’d like to
see the general if he’s not too
busy.”
“The general asked me how I
liked the Army and how long I’d
been stationed in Northern Ire-
land,” said Thorpe. “We talked
about Kansas wheat and farm folks
back in Abilene. ... I thought about
those guys in my hut and I asked
the general whether he’d write me
out something to prove I actually
had seen the supreme commander
of the Allied forces. He wrote me a
note.”
The note read:
“Dear Thorpe:
“I’m delighted that as a fellow
citizen of Abilene, Kan., you called
at my office to see me today.
Sincerely,
Dwight D. Eisenhower.”
A PRIL 16 through April 22 has been designated as Army Nurse Corps
Commendation and Recognition Week and tributes are being paid
to the nurses by the War Department through the Recruiting Publicity
Bureau, the OWI and the Bureau of Public Relations.
The work being done by the Army Service Forces’ Nurses Corps is
unusual and noteworthy. If you’ve ever been a patient at Sta. Hosp. you
know how these “angels of mercy” can help you pull through your dif-
ficulties.
Heading the large crew of nurses at the hospital here is Major Maidie
Tilley, Chief Nurse. The hospital is constantly getting new nurses and
more are needed. Nurses who have left Camp Barkeley for overseas duty
have served on practically all the important fronts and in the main bat-
tle areas. No area is too rigid or tough for the nurse to give medical at-
tention and service to the fighting G. I.
One nurse who was formerly on duty in Camp was recently killed in
action on the Italian front. She was Lt. Laverne Farouhar, who served
here from January, 1942 to February, 1943. It was believed that Lieuten-
ant Farquhar was among the fatalities when four German shells hit a
plainly marked TJ. S. field hospital on February 10 on the Anzio beach-
head.
America and the U. S. Army owe much to the ASF nurses and the
corps deserves much commendation for its work not only in Army cl
at home but in foreign stations as well.
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What Could
Be Better?
Notify your correspondents
your correct military address.
A special musical program pre-
sented by the Ballinger high school
choral club will be given Sunday
afternoon at 4:30 at the Second
Street USO club.
This musical aggregation is made
up of 35 girls, and their repertoire
includes popular and classical num-
bers such as, “The Lost Chord” by
Sullivan, “I’ll See You Again” by
Noel Coward and “A Lovely Way
to Spend An Evening.” .Here we
might say that a lovely way to
spend a Sunday afternoon would
be to hear these gals sing at the
USO club.
For City Stickers'^
Here’s a treat in the form of a
new experience for all you city
slickers and down east soldiers.
The First Street USO club ar-
ranges for a trip to the cattle auc-
tion every Thursday night at 6
o’clock. The cattle are sold amid
real western atmosphere and it’s
your opportunity to rub elbows
with ranchers of the great south-
west. But, let us warn you before
you go. Don’t raise your hand dur-
ing the auction or brother you’ve
bought yourself a lot of beefsteak.
The party leaves the club at 6
o’clock for the Abilene Auction
barns.
'All Is WelV'-Here Are the Peop
The National Catholic Commun-
ity Service which is the directing
agency of the Fifth Street USO club
is celsbrating its third anniversary
today.
In connection with the birthday
observance a nationwide radio
broadcast is planned telling of work
being carried on in USO clubs all
over the country. The program will
be heard over station KRBC, Abi-
lene, at 6:30 this evening.
Joe Schuler is director of the
Fifth Street USO and represents
NCCS men’s division. Mary Kath-
arine Burns is director of the wom-
en’s division. Other agencies oper-
ating in the Fifth Street club are
the YWCA and the Jewish Welfare
Board.
The WAC’s have already estab-
lished their usefulness in more than
150 non-combat Army jobs; thous-
ands more women are needed now
who by their valuable service will
help to shorten the war.
Here are the guys and gals in the sparkling USO-Camp Show, “A11
Is Well,” which appeared at Camp last week. The revue was full
of fun, comedy, music and dancing, as well as gags, and was one of
—Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps
the best USO shows to appear at Camp. The two men at the left
are Leonid Kinskey and Akim Tamiroff, both of the movies, who
appeared as special guests of the show.
—Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps
Pvt. Albert G. Bowler, Enl. Det., 1851st Unit, has spent 20 months
of his two years in the Army at the Post Engineer’s paint shop em-
bossing section making desk name plates, signs and what not. Private
Bowler is a stickler for accuracy, neatness and perfection. He’s from
Santa Fe, N. M. He thinks New Mexico is the most beautiful place
in America.
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