The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Palacios Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
fe
ft.
r
•<'- V
THE CAMP HULEN
»* SEARCHLIGHT
k 1
VOL. II
WORK WILL BEGIN
SOON ON SPORTS
ARENA, THEATERS
Hulen to Get $103,000
Field House And Two
Theater Buildings
% '*!•<■■* '
■ ; Opening of bids oh one contract
and a construction authorization
on another contract brought Camp
Hulen’s construction program to a
!:■ J new peak this week, it was an-
nounced by the Constructing
Quartermaster’s office.
Bids were opened on the con-
tract calling for a Field House
for the Camp. The Field House
which will include within its
walls equipment for sports of
'every type will be located
’north of North Street and oast of
the special troops area. Construc-
tion is expected to begin some-
time next week.
Authorization for the construc-
tion of two motion picture thea-
ters was received by the Construc-
ting Quartermaster Wednesday.
These will be located on either
side of the present tent theater
Each building will have a seat-
ing capacity of 1,038 persons,
and one of the theaters will be
equipped with a stage.
The Field House will be built
at an approximate cost of
000, and will measure 180 feet
by 131 feet. Facilities for bas-
ketball, badminton, boxing, gym-
nastics and other sports will be
provided. »
Work is well underway on 75
^ day rooms and four regimental
- TLufSfeds throughout the camp area
as well as five additional miles
of roadway and 15 miles of im-
proved highways.
CAMP HULEN. TEXAS, AUGUST 1, 1911
NUMBER 27
Longs and Shorts of The 197th
r .
i '
Local Troops Will
Leave Soon for War
, 13th Ordnance Company Already On Scene;
,211th Group To Leave Camp Early Next
,Week With Brigade Troops to Follow
The great Army maneuver period which has been men-
tioned hundreds of times daily in periodicals throughout the
nation for the past few months will be brought closer to home
soon when many troops stationed at Camp Hulen take to the
field.
Upwards of 800,000 troops will participate in what will
be this country’s greatest peacetime maneuver. The “war
games” are scheduled to be fought in the innerlands of Louis-
iana. , j
-♦ One unit stationed at Camp
Hulen has already vacated its
Pictured above are the three tallest men and the three shortest
men of the 107th C. A. (AA). In the picture are, from left to right,
Pvt. W. E. Douglas, Newport, N. H., 5 feet; Pvt. R. L. Kimball,
Groveton, N. H., fi feet 4/ inches; Pvt. M. H. Chasse, Soniersworth,
N. H„ 5 feet; Pfc. W. B. Philbrick, London, N. H., <1 feet 5 inches;
Pfe. T. J. Proulx, 5 feet Vi inches; Pvt. H. E. Moses, 0 foot four
inches; and Pvt. A. P. Sturgeon, five feet.
SECOND OPEN-AIR
SHOW HERE DRAWS
LARGE AUDIENCE
fe-
ll
f-V ,
!•
t
i
I
r
105TH SEP. BN. OFF
TO INDIANOLA
pelting up all their personal
' effects and boarding trucks, mem-
bers of the 105th Sep. Bn. moved
out of Camp Hulen Monday morn-
ing with Indianola Beach as their
destination, and two weeks of
firing as their objective.
The Battalion cleared the main
gate on schedule and the convoy
to the Beach was conducted in a
satisfactory manner. The Battal-
ion was commanded by Lt. Col.
Frederick H- Fox, Battalion Com-
mander. j
According to plans the Battalion 1 fense in this way.
will be absent from camp until
August 8 when it will return and
resume its normal training duties
here. A skeleton crew of men was
left in camp.
Camp Hulen soldiers, more than
8000 in number, clapped and cheer-
ed Sunday and Tuesday nights
at the two -performances staged
by the Broadway artists of Motor
Camp Show Unit “B”. The talent-
ed stage, radio and screen stars
were enthusiastically received. '
The 2 shows which were staged
on an open-air mobile stage were
presented to the soldier audiences
behind the Enlisted Men’s Service
Club on the Parade Ground area
between the 204th and 69th areas.
Included in the-cast were Milton
Douglas, Master of Ceremonies,
Ginger Manners, song stylist de-
luxe. Bob King, Punch and Judy
expert, Gail Manners, singer of
popular songs, Eleanor Knight,
swing dancer, and Barbara Perry,
ballet dancer. The show is man-
aged by George Oshrin. The mu-
sical director is Jack Roth.
The show was the second mobile
unit performance here. The unit
is sponsored by the Citizen’s Com-
mittee for the Army & Navy, Inc,
and is one of seven produced by
the organization touring army
camps throughout the nation. The
committee is made up of a group
ot New V ork civilians who want
to contribute to the national de-
Gift Of Sweets
Is A Mystery
U
H
i
t; !-
k
CAMr DLTERS, Tex.—
Unpacked here this were
150 pounds of ' , 4*hiade
cookies contribute -‘with the
wishes of the Republicans of
yLucas County, O.”
v~~Arslip of paper bearing those
words was the only explana-
tion for the unexpected gift.
Asking no questions, soldiers
made the cookies vanish in re-
cord time. |
Capt. R. T. Falkcnbcrg. re-
creation and morale officer,
said- he would write a note of
thanks to the Lucas County
Republican chairman.
Douglas as master of ceremon-
ies got the show off to a rousing
start, and from there on kept
the show going at top speed. His
charming foil. Priscilla, helped
keep Douglas tripped up. The
pair keep the audience laughing
throughout.
Ginger Manners lived up to her
name of ‘‘Ginger” in every way.
She enjoys the wonderful knack of
putting a song across to her au-
dience. Applause brought her back
on the stage for several numbers
at each performance.
A master of ventriloquy was the
audience’s reaction to Bob King’s
clever Punch and Judy act. Gail
Manners, Eleanor Knight and Bar-
bara Perry rounded out a well
balanced cast.
The troupe had an off night
Monday and remained in Camp
being conducted on tours through
out the day learning the facts
about how Uncle Sam’s Army
trains.
The group entertained with a
REPAIR SHOP TO
OPEN HERE SOON,
Q. JL ANNOUNCES
A Quartermaster’s Clothing and
Equipage shop for men of Camp
Hulen will be opened shortly af-
ter August 1, it was announced
today by Major James Murphey,
Camp Quartermaster.
Worn shoes, clothing, tents
mattresses and pillows will be re-
paired in the shop which will be
located in the Quartermaster
Warehouse No. 1. Major Murphey
further explained.
The shop will be large enough
and equipped to care for the en-
tire Camp personnel. Only gov-
ernment issued equipment will be
lepaired in the shop.
Modernly equipped throughout
the shop should satisfy a need that
has been in evidence here for
sometime. The latest type shoe
repair machinery has already been
set up in the portion of the build-
ing to be used by the C & E shop,
and the employment of skilled
workers and arrival of heavy ma-
chinery are the only details de-
laying the opening.
Equipment alone for the repair
shop will cost approximately $15,-
000, and the shop will employ some
25 civilian workers.
All issued equipment in need of
repair will in time be repaired
with no expense to the men, Major
Murphey stated. The shop is simi-
lar to others being built at army
camps and posts throughout the
nation.
No enlisted personnel will be
employed by the shop and the civil-
ian employees will work directly
under 1st. Lt. William D. Sperry,
Q. M. C., who will be in charge
of the C. & E. shop.
Uniform Musi Be Worn
While In Service Club
Members of this command who
visit the Enlisted Men’s Service
Club are requested to comply with
the rules in regard to the proper
uniform to be worn.
More Steam Tables for Clubs
Service clubs which are short on
steam table space are due to get
funds for additional steam table
facilities, it was announced this
week. B and Q A funds will be
show a(t the Station Hospital for | authorized for use in this connec-
the patients Tuesday afternoon. tion. |
Suggest Best
Slogan; Win
Cash Award
Contest To Adopt
Catch Phrase For
Camp Announced
A contest to select .a slogan for
Camp Hulen was announced this
week by the Camp Commander.
A suitable cash prize, the
amount to be announced later,
will be awarded to the soldier in
Camp Hulen who submits a slo-
gan which typifies the spirit of
the camp and is indicative of the
branch of the Service undergoing
training here.
Needless to say. the slogan must
be brief, it must be pointed, it
must be “catchy” and it must have
plenty of “oomph" and “zip.” It
must be one that will catch the
popular fancy so that it will be
interesting to say and hear. Its
length will be limited to four
words—and three are preferable.
It must be one that transcends
regimental interest and tradition.
A special committee, composed
of officers, since officers can’t
enter the contest, will examine all
entries and decide which slogan
will be adopted as official for
Camp Hulen.
In addition to the cash prize,
the winner will be rewarded week
after week by seeing his entry em
blazoned across the front page of
the Camp Hulen SEARCHLIGHT.
So put your thinking cap on,
take pencil or typewriter in hand
and start figuring out some good
catchy entries. Next week’s issue
ol the SEARCHLIGHT will an-
nounce further details including
the deadline date for entering slo-
gan suggestions.
And remember, it’s gotta be good
because each man will be permit-
ted to enter only one suggested
slogan.
Public Relations
Officer To Speak
, i
Lt. Col. Cliff Titus, 203rd C. A.
(AA) chaplain, and camp public
relations officer, will .speak to-
night (Friday) at the dedication
services of a West Columbia Boy
Scout cabin. <. i
Col. Titus on Monday will ad-
dress the Freeport Kiwanis Club,
and Tuesday will speak at a Tri-
City meeting at the Baytown
Lions Club.
BAND CONCERT
The 204th Regimental band will
appear in a concert performance
in the Palacios High School build-
ing topight, it was announced by
recreation officials of Palacios.
Camp area, and at this writing
is securely settled in its maneu-
ver headquarters at Lake Charles,
Louisiana. It is the 13th Ordnance
Company which cleared Camp last
Tuesday morning.
The 13th Ordnance Company is
a newcomer to Hulen having been
transferred here a little more than
a month ago from the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, Maryland, The
13th group is scheduled to remain
in the field for the duration of
the maneuvers.
Next on the departing list of
Hulen troops is the 211th C. A.
(AA) which is set to move out
ot Camp on the morning of Aug-
ust 7th. Complete details of the
211th movement have not been
worked out, but the troops are
scheduled to bivouac at Sugarland,
Texas the first night, Iowa, Louis-
iana, the second night, then reach
its regulating station at Alexan-
dria, La., the third day.
Last but by no means least on
the tentative schedule of depar-
ture are the maneuver-hardened
troops of the 33rd Coast Artillery
(Anti-Aircraft) Brigade. The
Brigade which is made up of its
own Headquarters Battery, the
69th C. A. (AA), the 197th C. A.
(AA), and the 203rd C. A. (AA)
is marking time until August 10
which has been more or less the
accepted date of its departure for
the Louisiana maneuvers.
When these troops leave Camp
it will represent a decrease of
approximately 7500 men in the
military personnel. According to
the latest information all of the
troops that go into the field will
remain away from camp until
the last of September.
The 204th C. A. (AA) and 105th
and 106th Separate Battalioffs arq.
not scheduled to take part in the
maneuvers.
204th C. A. Exchange
Being Liquidated
Notice is hereby given to the
public that the 204th C. A. (AA),
Regimental Exchange is now in
the process of liquidation, effec-
tive this date. —Capt. Wilbur Fun-
derburk, Liquidating Officer.
Weekly Service
Club Program
The program of events for
the coming week at the Enlist-
ed Men’s Service Club follows:
Sa(|urdfy might—203rd Regi-
mental dance. Houn’ Dawg
band to play.
Sunday night—Weekly Song-
fest. ,
Wednesday afternoon—Music
by a name band from the Plan-
tation Club in Houston.
Saturday night—69th Regi- -j
mental dance. G9th band to
play.
•••J
•s'
1
i!
, _
*
' I
,
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Witt, William H. The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1941, newspaper, August 1, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth719698/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.