The Brush Marine, June 25, 1934

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EOBEflTBY DEPARTMENT
At  present the forestry department  is? engaged in the construction
End maintenance of truck trails, kno-
v.tc as fire lanes,  in the  establishing
and repair of telephone  lines,  and  in
the planting of small trees  along
the highways.
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There ar® two side camps  operat-
These two
camps' are known as  "Fire pre-suppres>-
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sion Camps-"* and are  se located as to
QEmmand the key positions  in the
fire  areas.
fighters one evening.    Contrary to
everyone*s predictions that they would
disappear  in a couple| of weeks, they
3eem to "be  steadly  increasing in numbers.
Not  only wood ticks, "but a few-
weeks  later  small "black "No Seeams"
put in their annual appearance,    They'
fly around noiselesly getting into
the eyes and ears  of the men,  and
making them very uncomfortable,
Many a package of cigarettes were-
(^smoked and many an adjective used
"but  all to no avail.
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The fire- towers manned "by the
CCC's also play a valuea"ble part  in
the   location and  suppression of forest  fires. tijxXAr^   M&<
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Cn May 15th Camp Upson received'
a new Commanding Officer; M. Z,  Cain,
1st It., Inf.-Bes. He brought with
him many new ideas and a strong determination to make this one of the
best Companies in the District.
The straight—forward and 'business J.ike manner in viiich he has
gone about putting the Camp in shape
has won the respect and cooperation
of the entire Company.
TSce hoys scored a vanning "Battle over the nightly raids of the mos—
quotes and no seeams when the officer
in charge issued sleeping nets.
ATHLETIC C01TTEST
DAILY IESTS
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"Wood Ticks", two words commonly used around Camp,  sure make  the
boys  search their clothing,  and "brings them out  of bed in the middle  of
the night to go hunting,    Barracks
two holds the  record"; forty-eight
wood ticks were  picked off two fire
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Tuesday evening, ^une 19th an
Athletic Contest was held at Camp t«r
determine the men who would represent
Camp UpSon at the triangular Athletic
Meet  to be held at Camp Mercer on June
23rd.    Cigarettes- were avrarded the
winners-.
Schwantes took the.j honors  in
both the high jumping &f& broad jianp-
ing,    He was awarded four packages  of
cigarettes,  and it  is  expected that he
will make  a good showing at  Camp Mercer.
Bosma,  Bracket, Ks'jek,  and Culver
took the honors  in the  one-hundred yard
dash  in the  order named.and each received  one  package  of cigarettes.    The
camp feels that they vrMtl be well represented  in the events,that  are to
be held at  Camp Mercer,
There  are  a number, of other.,events
to be  held at  Camp Me.y*s,r on the  25rd.
A horse-shoe  contest,  consisting of
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