The Flash, August 1938

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*THE FLASH*
AUGUST, 1938
CALEDONIA, MINN. CCC 1729
VOL. 3 No 2
CAMP IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MAKES PROGRESS
14TH U. S. CAVALRY UNSADDLES AT CALEDONIA
COLONEL    J.    C.    PEGRAM,    DIST,
COMMANDER,  INSPECTS
COMPANY 1720
For many of the boys it was their
first glimpse of the United States Regular Army on the move, when the 14th
Cavalry of the U. S. Army from Fort
Des Moines swung into town on the
morning of August 24th and pitched
camp at the fair grounds.
They were on their way to Sparta,
Wis., to take part in the annual maneuvers being held at that place.
The troops were an impressive sight
as they rode into town in their formations; a squadron consisting of over
300 men, 330 horses, four armored
cars, 12 supply trucks, and an ambulance.
They were under the command of
Colonel J. C. Pegram, the post and
regimental commander of Fort Des
Moines and the 14th Cavalry. Col.
Pegram is also CCC District Commander of the Iowa district. He inspected our camp and stated that we
have a very fine CCC camp.
The enlisted men and officers of the
squadron made use of the bathing facilities of the camp during the afternoon before our boys came in from the
field.
The squadron left Fort Des Moines,
Iowa, on August 12th and arrived in
Caledonia the morning of August 24th.
They stopped at La Crosse the following evening and proceeded to Sparta
the following day, arriving on August
26th, where they will take part in the
United States Army maneuvers now
in progress there. They will return to
Fort Des Moines on September 15th.
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Gamp Sewage System
Undergoes Repairs
The sewage system of the company,
has been clogged the past week.
Harland "Storky" Sheehan and his
■crew worked day and night, struggling
to remove a bottle in the drain
pipe.
A man hole was dug just outside the
latrine and the tile removed from it.
After the trouble was righted, it was
boarded up and dirt thrown around
the outside of the box. A man hole
was also dug just off from the kitchen
where the tile was removed and fixed
the same as the one by the latrine.
Water also was backing up into the
basement under the kitchen. Water
had to be pumped out to keep it from
flooding.
Another hole was dug on the south
side of barrack 3, where the tile was
removed until the trouble was over,
then was filled up again.
At last the sewage system is back in
good shape and we all hope that it will
remain that way for some time to
come.
EDUCATIONAL ADVISER ON
LEAVE  FROM  DUTIES
Our Camp Educational Adviser,
Peter Bolkan, has been on leave from
his duties in camp since the 8th of
August. He will return to duty on August 28th to start the fall program.
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Gunflint Trailer of Company 712,
Grand Marais, Minn., has a very good
paper in general. Nice work on the
part of the staff.
Company Team Wins
One And Drops One
1720 Wins From Town Team
Probably the best game of diamond
ball played here this year was when
1720 took the measure of the town
team in an extra inning affair that kept
the fans hanging on to their hats until
the final out of the extra inning.
The game was a see-saw affair from
the beginning with the town team
scoring 2 in the opening and 1720 tying
the score in the 2nd.
In the 4th inning the locals went
into a 2 to 3 lead only to have the
camp boys tie the score in the 7th.
In the extra inning, 1720 scored one
in their half, and prevented the locals
from doing likewise only after they
had a man on third and second, with
2 men out. The last man grounded out
to the pitcher to decide the game in
favor of 1720 after a terrific battle.
Kroshus pitched an exceptionally
fine game for the CCCs, allowing only
5 hits. Wagner for the town team was
very effective on the mound, being
very stingy with hits in the pinches.
He allowed 8 hits in the 8 innings. He
struck out 9 men.
SCS Wins From 1720
In another pitcher's battle with air
tight defenses on both sides, the SCS
team won from the camp boys in a
game featured by high class defensive
ball.
The boys of 1720 drew first blood in
the 4th inning when Wornica scored.
The SCS came back and tied the score
in the 5th inning, and added two more
in their half of the 6th to increase then-
lead 3 to 1, the final score of the game.
Scharnweber, our own pitcher and
second baseman, pitched for the SCS
and allowed only 3 hits while striking
out 12 men. He walked only 2 men.
Kroshus for the camp boys was
equally effective in allowing hits, only
3, but he walked 4 men and his team
mates committed 6  errors. He whiffed
6 SCS batsmen.
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LT.  WEBER TAKES  LEAVE
Lt. and Mrs. I. J. Weber have been
visiting in their homes at Lowden and
Davenport, Iowa.
Lt. Weber returned Tuesday, August
23, but due to the illness of her mother, Mrs. Weber will remain for a longer stay.
FORMER   COMMANDER
VISITS COMPANY 1720
Captain E. J. Brucher, who up
until the latter part of May of
this year was the commanding
officer of the company, paid us
a visit and renewed old acquaintances both at camp and in Caledonia.
The Captain is now commanding Company 711 out of Ely, and
is enjoying a month's leave of
absence, which will terminate on
Sept. 8.
We are very glad to have seen
the Captain again and to talk
over old times. We hope that he
will find time to come and see
us again soon and pay us a
longer visit.
Credits Obtainable
For Classroom Work
RECREATION HALL AND COMMISSARY  UNDERGO EXTENSIVE
ALTERATIONS
With the cool evenings this time of
year, come thoughts of school and
study.
Several of the boys have expressed
their intentions of leaving the C's and
returning home to attend high school
and college. A few of them will attend
the local high school, where the work
in camp can so be arranged.
Several members who have not yet
finished grade or high school are interested in doing work in camp that
will lead toward graduation in either
grade or high school.
At present a group of boys are successfully taking 8th grade work that
will enable them to finish while in
camp. There are many more who need
only one more year to finish who
should get into this work with the
least possible delay.
Plans are now completed whereby
some high school subjects can be
taken for credit. Many of the boys
have already shown considerable interest.
The vocational courses offered in
camp will give training that will be of
great value to you after leaving camp,
and perhaps enable you to secure employment of a permanent nature.
Talk your educational problems and
ambitions   over   with   the    Educational
Advisor. The program will be adjusted
to fit your needs, as far as possible.
New  Requisitions
An allotment of $120.00 for educational supplies was recently made, and
a requisition for that amount has been
submitted to the district and has been
approved. This is the biggest single requisition for educational supplies that
has been submitted so far.
A supply of books and tools has just
been received. This allotment is from
the May requisition of educational
supplies.
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Company Stands
Official Inspections
Captain Hoyne showed up on August .3rd to inspect the camp, which
was in very good condition. Captain
Hoyne was very well pleased with the
camp in general.
Captain Anderson arrived the evening of August 9th and stayed over to
inspect the. camp the next day. At this
time the water was shut off due to the
sewage system being out of order. In
spite df the handicap, the boys showed
their true spirit in cleaning up the
camp the best possible.
Captain Anderson was well pleased
with the camp.
Major Starrett arrived on August
10th to inspect the camp. Captain Anderson had just inspected that morning, but the camp was in a much better condition due to the fact that the
water was turned on about noon.
Major Starrett inspected the camp a-
bout mid-afternoon and the camp rated an high excellent by Major Starrett. "
Thanks to the boys for the good
work.
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Speaker (desirous of raising money)
—All who will give $10 stand up. To
musician — Play the "Star-Spangled
Banner."
There has been no letup for the
camp carpenters during the last month
and they still continue to put in long
hours making 1720 a better place in
which to live.
Recreation Hall
The recreation hall is being given a
going over that makes it look like a
new place. The walls have been completely lined with very attractive
knotty pine. New lighting fixtures of
the direct indirect type will soon be
installed. This will give ample light
for reading and other recreational
activities without causing eye strain.
The ceiling will be insulated and the
rafters painted.
This will make the recreation hall a
very attractive spot and the boys will
find it a very comfortable and homelike place in which to spend leisure
hours.
Commissary
The commissary felt the stern hand
of the company  carpenter this month.
In the commissary the old shelves
were taken out and the walls were
plywooded, and stripped, then in turn
the plywood was sanded, shellacked
and varnished. The ceiling was sealed
with plywood to match the walls. The
strips were painted brown which contrasts well
To make up. for the old shelves a
new system was used which gives
them almost 75 different shelf arrangements. In turn the shelves were
painted French yellow and trimmed
with brown.
In the near future a new lighting
system may be installed in the commissary. Then to set things off right
there will be a new linoleum rug to
cover the now bare floor.
The mess steward's office also caught
some of the work. It was plywooded,
stripped, sanded and varnished in order to match the commissary. The ceiling was also sealed with plywood.
Latrine
A very marked improvement, and
one contributing immensely to the
comfort of the men is the addition of
six new lavatories to the washroom.
This enables the men to wash in a
hurry and avoids much congestion tithe washroom, particularly in the morning and as the crews get in from
work .
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New Chaplain Assigned
To Sub-District
Chaplain C. C. Campbell, Sub-District Chaplain, who is taking over the
duties of our former chaplain, Chaplain Robert M. Kellerman, whom we
regret losing, made his first appearance at the camp on August 18th.
CCC duty is not new to Chaplain
Campbell, as he has been on duty as
Chaplain in Iowa, before coming here.
His camps were in the vicinity of
Shenandoah,  Iowa.
All of the boys showed a great response to Chaplain Campbell. We are
sure the chaplain will find many
friends among the Missouri boys. Here
is more power to you Chaplain Campbell and we hope your many visits will
be often.
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The difference between a hair dresser and a sculptor is    that    while   the
hairdresser curls    up    and   dyes,    the
sculptor makes faces and busts.
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