The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941 Page: 7 of 8
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THE CAMP HULEN SEARCHLIGHT
PAGE SEVEN
NEWS and NOTES
from the
69th C. A. (AA)
Sy I’vt. F. K. Sprats, Jr.
Now that summer is here and
the Selectees are more or less re-
signed to their fate, the 69th is
going in for sports in a big way,
both the indoor and the outdoor
Sty." Baseball and softball
teams have been organized and
have actually won a few games.
Dances staged by the Wharton
Chamber of Commerce and various
organizations in Houston are well
attended and greatly appreciated
by members of the regiment. We
would like to take this opportunity
matchstick.) He was confined to
his footlocker and slept at atten-
tion for 30 nights.
There have been no “Alex'ts” in
. , ,• i this regiment for almost three
to thank the responsible parties, .
fnv nn invn hie ^ Whllt th^ ^mg
for these enjoyable affairs.
As for boxing—Pvt. (1-punch)
Tommy Smith, who failed to win
the camp welterweight and mid-
dle weight championships because
of a technicality (something about
being the wrong weight), is anx-
ious to meet Cpl. Sanders of the
197th C. A. (AA) in a nontitle
bout. However, nothing has come
of it except rumors. We would,
like to repeat the challenge and if
Cpl. Sanders is willing to prove
that he is really the camp cham-
pion of his weight a bout can be
arranged. Pvt. Smith is also will-
ing to meet anybody in camp of
his approximate weight, which is
currently 150 pounds.
J§jL
There seems to be a mild feud
on in this regiment, between the
“joiks” of N.Yark and the “yo-
kels” of Kaintucky and Texas,
who comprise a majority of the
enlisted personnel. While “hostili-
ties” between the “you alls” and
the “yez guys” has not yet reached
the point of actual civil war, a
number of “incidents” have oc-
curred.
The main point of difference
seems to be that the “joiks” claim
that Pennsylvania and the New
York Central have better riding
facilities than the Southern and
Southern Pacific, basing this claim
on the fact that oil burners throw
less cinders back into the box
s than coal burners, which are
ed by SR and SP. The yo-
kels counter this argument with
a statement that the bulls up
Nawth are tougher and more lik-
ely to disturb the journey of a
gentleman travelling incognito
than the more hospitable brakies
and yardmen below the Mason-
Dixon Line. Another great dif-
ference of opinion arises from the
fact that the rural lads shave
with pocketknives while city chaps
- -electric razors. A pocket
knife, say the “Kaintuekians,” is
a very valuable tool. In addition
to shaving, you can use it to get
a look at a man’s insides or to
clean yo’ fingernails, while them
there new-fangled gadgets don’t
do nothing but static up the “Light
Crust Doughboys” as they sing
“Rose of San Antone” over the
radio.
“Rose of San Antone should be
Suppressed, say the city slickers . .
And so on.
to do, make us over confident?
Pvt. Samuel Kaufman, instruc-
tor in the 69th school for illiter-
ates, notes quite a bit of progress
in some of his students, but says
that he has plenty of room for
anyone needing attention along
the lines of educational reconstruc-
tion
Thomas J. Driscoll, the acolyte,
was made Corporal. Already he
is throwing his voice around like
Edgar Bergen.
“Speed” Van Noy, the grocery-
man, has a Bergonish non-com pos
mentis) stooge, “Bedias” Bailey,
who gives exercises like Sgt. E.
Wurttenheimer Venzke gives cig-
arettes, that is, rarely.
Lee Haas says some people in-
vited him to a dance. He went
and took along Sgt. Dixon and the
69th Orchestra.
CAMP OFFICERS
GAIN PROMOTIONS
Promotions came to three Camp
Headquarters officers the past
week. Revealed in a radiogram
from the War Department was the
order promoting Capt. Ray * W.
Hamilton, Camp Morale and Re-
creation Officer, to the rank of
Major. 1st Lt. Olin E. Teague,
Police and Prison Officer, was
promoted to Captnin, and 1st. Lt.
Edward Doherty, Camp Adjutant,
was also promoted to Captain.
Major Hamilton and Capt. Tea-
gue will remain on duty at Camp
Hulcn in their same capacities,
but there is a possiblity that Capt.
Doherty will be transferred to
Washington, D. C., for duty with
the Adjutant General’s Depart-
ment.
Hospital’s Summer Program
Gets Underway With Concert
- 1 sis, the prisoner accused of theft,
Gwen N. Winninghnm, Assistant! and Danny Sullivan as the defense
NEWS and NOTES
from the
203rd C. A. (AA)
By Cpl. H. L. McCurry
With 100 southern belles from
El Campo and Bay City, 150 Mis-
souri Houn’ Dawgs “got in the
groove” Tuesday night at the Ser-
vie Club, with dance music fur-
furnished by the regimental or-
chestra.
Major Cliff Titus, the regiment’s
recreation officer, acted as mas-
ter of ceremonies.
The military affairs committees
of the Chamber of Commerce in
both eities arranged for the young
women to come to Camp Hulen for
the affair.
It was the second regimental
dance to be held for troops of the
camp since the all-camp ball two
weeks ago. Others will be held
for the different organizations in
camp. A dance for soldiers of the
197th C. A. was held last Satur-
day night.
Religious Club for
Men Changes Name
The Enlisted Men’s Club of Pala-
cios has changed its name to the
Religious and Recreation Center,
according to an announcement by
Rev. C. S. Cadwallader, the direc-
tor of the Club. “Our reason for
doing this is that there is too
much similarity between the nam-
es of the Club operated by the
military on the inside of the Camp
which is known as the Enlisted
Men’s Service Club,” the minister
stated. “It is not our desir% in
any way to compete with the work
done for the men by the Army
but to supplement the efforts they
are putting forth in behalf of the
men. Our new name, The Reli-
gious and Recreation Center, signi.
fies the kind of work we are pro-
viding for the men.”
Field Director, Station Hospital
American Red Cross
Weekly Songfests Planned
For Men at Service Club
Community songfests for the
men of Camp Hulen is the latest
type of entertainment added to
the schedule of the Enlisted Men’s
Service Club, according to Mrs.
Elderleen Moore, Junior hostess in
charge of social affairs.
The plan is to have these song-
fests on Sunday evening, and the
first one is scheduled for Sun-
day, June 15.
Also planned is concerts on Wed-
nesday nights. On these nights
there will be no dancing, but there
will be lots of music.
The summer program of the
Station Hospital Recreation pro-
gram was inaugurated last week
by the 197th Regiment of New
Hampshire, with approximately
500 persons attending the con-
cert. The band was located be-
tween the Medical and Surgical
Wards, thus allowing all patients
and personnel of the hospital to
enjoy the fine music directed by
Warrant Officer Pellitier. The
summer recreation schedule is as
follows, subject to immediate
change whenever necessary:
Monday evenings: Open night
for patients and their guests wit(i
no planned entertainment.
Tuesday evenings: Stunt night,
composed of quiz hour, guest en-
tertainment, or other special event.
Wednesday evenings: Open air
band concert by one of the camp's
regimental bands.
Thursday eveniligt: Movie
night and group singing.
Friday-Saturday evenings: open
house for patients and their guests
with no planned entertainments.
The Recreation Wards open each
day from 9:00 a. m., to 12:00 p.
m., and 1:00 p. m. to 400 p. m.
Patients have freedom of the ward
to read, write letters, play cards
or other games or play the piano.
Approximately 500 fiction books
are available to all patients and
hospital personnel.
* * *
The Recreatiop Ward is ar-
ranged similar to a Club room.
The lower part of the ward has
JxverXstUffed furniture, Morris
chair, reading tables, card tables,
dining set, library, floor lamps,
and three nine by twelve rugs that
give the ward a complete finish.
The Solarium has twelve brightly
colored metal chairs, enabling the
patients to enjoy the cool shade |
of the screened in porch. The front; H0W WELL ARE YOU KEI
part °f the ward is arranged like ^ JNG ^ wmi Arj\
a small theater, with 100 steel| THIS ONE IS A TEST IN CL.
folding chairs placed in the cen-1 rent EVENTS, AND A SCORE
ter, facing the new piano and i
attorney. The climax of the trial
came when Peter Irwin, the prose-
cuting attorney, pleaded his ease
not against but in favor of the
(xrisoner. fudge (Vl'Hlard I)vin
threw the case out of court and
suggested to the attorneys that
they prepare their briefs before
coming into court. The next case
before the Fun Court is scheduled
in the near future and centers
around a murder committed in a
public telephone booth. The wards
are selecting their cast and will
present the case next week.
A spelling bee under the super-
vision of Millard Irwin, is sched-
uled for the week, with the 211th
Band performing Wednesday
night in the weekly open-air con-
cert.
Because of the outstanding work
that has been done in the Station
Hospital by the American Red
Cross and the assisting ladies of
ljalacios, the Nationally known
Grey Ladies is being organized
this week. The first of'a series
of twenty lectures, headed by Col.
Eli E. Brown and Mr. Thomas
P. Hale, Chairman of the Mata-
gorda American Red Cross Chap-
ter, will be held Monday after-
noon at 2:00 p. m. before the pros-
pective members of the Grey Ladies
services in the Hospital-American
Red Cross activities, and the
movement has been in operation
since the world’s war. In normal
times only the large general hos-
pitals have the Grey Ladies, but
recently this opportunity has been
open to the Station Hospitals.
The American Red Cross Sta-
tion Hospital secretary, Miss Bet-
te Jane Hudspeth has had her
mother, Mrs. O. G. Hudspeth, as
guest. Miss Jitters Winningham
accompanied Mrs. Hudspeth to
visit the Assistant Field Director
at the hospital.
WEEKLY QUIZ
movie screen.
The patients of all wards en-
joyed the impromptu larceny trial
held last week with Peter Irvin,
of ward No. 11, as District At-
torney, Millard Irwin also of Ward
No. 11 as Judge, Maurice Dumia-
Sgt. Clarence F. Good, Warden
of the 69th, or Provost Sgt., as
he is sometimes called, says he
hasn’t been home in 15 years.
Somebody ought to tip him off
about the statute of limitations.
(We’re only kidding, Clarence, we
really think you’re a swell guy.)
Here would be a good place to
print a retraction of a statement
made last week in the Scorpion’s
Sting. There we said that Pvt.
Desiderio, of Hq. Btry, was once
a captain in the army of the un-
employed. We were wrong. He was
q major.
Sgt. Mallon, sometimes known
Poopdeck, Jr., was good for
a light “touch” at the local px the
other night. He’s slipping.
Pvt. Nathan Silver was recently
urtmartialed for violations of
67% Article of Wah-ah. (Spec-
ification: Violation of the 67,'/<
AW) CHARGE: That he did fel-
oniously, maliciously and with in-
tent to desecrate, defile, and con-
taminate the police area, neglect
to retrive an item, to-wit: a half
emp
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Major Cliff Titus, camp public
relations officer, and chaplain of
the 203rd C. A., Saturday night
brings to doTc—for at least 15
days—a series of public appear-
ances in cities and towns along the
gulf coast.
The genial major, one of the
most popular in the camp, as well
as his own regiment, has shuttled
back and forth between camp and
“the outside” world four and five
times a week to appear before
various civic organizations.
He will meet his regiment at
Houston Sunday morning, after
making the principal address at a
Flag Day celebration there Sat-
urday night, and go to the Louis-
iana maneuver area.
Captain B. P. Ramey, adjutant
of the 203rd C. A., returned to
Camp Hulen Monday afternoon
from Webb City, Mo., where he
was called more than a week ago
because of the serious illness of
his daughter, Miss Marjorie Ramey.
Miss Ramey is greatly improved,
and was to be removed to her
home this week from a hospital.
SOLO
I
“One of the players in the pris-
on orchestra cut through the bars
and escaped.”
“How did he do it?”
“It was easy. He was the fel-
low who played the musical saw.”
jRdigbus crimes
Catholic Services—Chaplain Vincent L. Cottam.
Sunday Masses—Open Air Theater at 7:30 and 9:00 a. m.
OF 80 IS EXCELLENT.
1. What recent change in White
House routine affects the Army?
A. No service men will be ad-
mitted as visitors.
B. Service men only will be
admitted on Saturday mornings.
C. President Roosevelt will per-
sonally greet service men visi-
tors from now on. ,
* * *
2. If you are a selectee with
previous training in any of the
armed services, you may now re-
7J“«* theanAr^m'dli“? d'SCh“8e
True
Sermon. In event of rain the Masses will be held at 8:00 and
9:00 o’clock in the 211th Recreation building.
Daily Mass at 6:00 a. m. in the 211th Recreation building.
Monday-Novena Devotions.
Tuesday-7:00 p. m. Meeting of the Discussion Club at 211th
Recreation Building.
Saturday-Confession at the 211th Recreation Building in
Chaplain’s Office.
Jewish Services—Chaplain Norbert Rosenthal.
Tuesday—School of learning. Men of Jewish faith, 7 p. m.
conference room, Camp Headquarters Building.
Friday at 6:45 p. m. in the 69th Recreational building.
Regimental Services
69th C. A. (AA) Chaplain Michael I. Hurley.
Sunday Masses at 8:30 and 9:30 a. m. at the Regimental
Recreation Bldg.
Saturday-Confessions in Chaplain’s Tent from 7:00 to 8:00
p. m.
Daily Mass at 6:00 a. m. in Chaplain’s Room.
Sundav—
105th C. A. (AA) Bn.
Maj. Elliott will conduct services in the battalion recrea-
tion center at 9:30 a. m.
106th C. A. (AA) Sep. Bn.
Chaplain Dow H. Heard will conduct regular religious ser-
vices in the battalion recreation hall Sunday morning at 9:30.
204th C. A. (AA)
Capt. McRaney will conduct services at the regimental
arena at 9:30 a. m.
211th C. A. (AA)
Lt. Webster will hold Holy Communion in the regimental
recreational building at 7:30 a. m. Regular services will be
held at 9:30 a. m.
*
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False
3. On May 15th the Army num-
bered about-men and offic-
ejjs: 1,320,000 1,150,000 1,
250,000.
* * *
4. Hank Greenberg, the base-
ball Istar, is stationed at: Camp
Blanding, Fla., Fort Dix, N. J.,
Fort Custer, Mich., Camp Shelby,
Miss. .
* * *
5. The latest “mercy flight”
made by the Army was for the
purpose of:
A. Bringing home the critically
ill wife of the Chilean Ambas-
sador.
B. Taking medical supplies to
Brazilian flood refugees.
C. Carrying a dentist to the
Bahama, where the Duke of
Windsor’s wife was suffering
from toothache. ,
* + * i
6. Latest mobile unit announc-
ed for trials with the Army on
maneuvers is:
The Hospital Car. / )
The Cobbler’s Shop.
The Ordnance Repair Car.
The Traveling Kitchen.
7. Is there such a weapon as a
20-mm. automtic cannon?
Yes No.
(Answers on page eight)
—From the Army Times.
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Witt, William H. The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941, newspaper, June 13, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth720215/m1/7/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.