The Flash, September 1938

              + THE FLASH*
SEPTEMBER, 1938
CALEDONIA, MINN. CCC 1720
VOL. 3 No. 3
FIRE PREVENTION
WEEK IN CAMP
OFFICERS TO   INSPECT    ALL
BUILDINGS FOR FIRE
HAZARDS
By proclamations from the President
of the U. S., the governors of all the
states of of the Union and the mayors
of American cities, Oct. 9th to Oct.
16th is National Fire Prevention Week.
A board of officers will be appointed
at Company 1720 to inspect every camp
huilding and installation for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention regulations, CCC.
Local fire chief, Wm. L. Murphy,
former President of the Minnesota
Firemen's Association, will act as advisory member of camp board and will
witness a company fire drill and will
speak to the company on fire prevention.
Although the record of the CCC in
the matter of fire frequency is very
_good, still disastrous fires are not entirely unknown to the organization.
With the coming of cold weather and
the necessity for the firing of many
stoves, too much caution cannot be
used in keeping these fires under absolute control and preventing the outbreak of the red menace,  fire.
Good Health Habits
Are Very Impottant
Think of ■_._.. many times you have
wished you felt better. You were
housed up with a cold, sore throat or
maybe indigestion. You couldn't work,
go anywhere or even read. You probably exposed yourself to a draft or
didn't have the right food. Maybe you
didn't eat, sleep or exercise regularly.
The human body is a delicate piece of
machinery. It will stand some abuse,
but sooner or later we pay the penalties if we don't treat it properly and
with due respect. The penalties are
illness, discomfort, pain and useless-
ness. We are miserable and we make
others miserable. We are, for the time
being, of little use to ourselves and of
less use to others. We all talk and
work about health.
Care of the teeth, care of the eyes,
-care of the hair, body cleanliness, right
selection and balance of foods, camp
sanitation, regular and sufficient rest
and sleep, safety of the work projects,
prevention of epidemics; all these
things and others you may look for
in the CCC Camps. They are just as
important wherever you are. So you may
learn good health habits that will
benefit others, not only in camp, but
anywhere. Good health is equally important to you as an individual and to
the group of which you are part. You
have the choice between ease and disease. Find out what the CCC Camps
have to offer in health and good health
habits.
LT. MULLEN LEAVES
Lieutenant Francis E. Mullen, who
had been the Junior Officer at 1720
since last May, left on terminal leave
on September 14th and returned to his
home in St. Paul, Minn.
Lt Mullen made many friends both
in the company and in Caledonia
while on duty here and they were
sorry to see him leave the company.
They wish him the best of luck in his
pursuits in civilian life.
It is unknown at this time who will
be assigned to this company as junior
officer.
FENTON JOHNSON
GETS CERTIFICATE
To Fenton Johnson goes the honor
of receiving the first educational diploma issued in this company. Fenton
is a student in the true sense of the
word and uses his spare time in advancing his education. He's got what it
takes.
David O. Nelson and Robert B.
Laudenschlager received the first two
proficiency certificates to be issued in
this company; "Dave" as a records
clerk with the SCS, and "Tony" as an
army truck driver. Both men were
outstanding in the efficiency of the
discharge of their duties. Each of them
held his position for over three years
in this company and the Camp Educational Committee was very glad to
recommend them for the award, based
on their efficiency in their respective
specialties.
Unit certificates have been awarded
to four members of the typing class for
completion of a unit in the course of
20th Century typing. They were a-
warded to: Harding Headly, Orion
Ridder, Fenton Johnson and Virgil
Owens. These boys have shown a keen
interest in the course.
OLD KING FOOTBALL     20 BOYS BACK
RULES SPORTS WORLD
The Chaplain's Column
The Sabbath
Question: What is the meaning of
the word "Sabbath?"
Answer: A season or day of rest.
The Sabbath as an institution signifies
rest or repose, not simply a space of
time. We do well to bear this fact in
mind. The Sabbath is not a day; it is
Holy Rest unto the Lord.
The day is simply a space of time set
apart for observing the thing itself, viz:
holy rest.
To a man who disregards the commandment to keep God's Sabbath,
there is no such thing as a Sabbath.
The day called Sunday is no Sabbath
to the Sabbath violator; it is simply a
day like all other days. Nature brings
the day, but grace furnishes the "rest."
To only a comparative few in this
so-called Christian land is there any
real Sabbath on the legal Sabbath day.
The law can make a Sabbath day, The
Sabbath is a rest which remains for
the people of God. Thus we are told
that, "He rested on the seventh day
from all His work . . . and God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it;
because that in it he had rested from
all His work." Gen. II. "Six days shalt
thou do thy work, and on the seventh
day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and
thine ass may rest, and thy son and
the stranger, may be refreshed." Ex.
(XXIII)  12.
Chaplain,
C. C. CAMPBELL.
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New School Building
Under Construction
Minnesota's  Prospects
King football, once again, has put
all other branches of athletics in almost total eclipse, and except for the
world's series, it's the old pigskin parade that holds charms for the red
blooded sports fan.
Minnesota comes up with another
football machine that promises to rival
the best of its illustrious predecessors,
and that brings up talk of conference
crowns and national championships.
Against Washington last Saturday,
Minnesota presented an attack that
fairly reeked of class, and a defense
that held Washington's prime donna
backs in check pretty much all afternoon.
But lest our enthusiasm get the better of us, let us recall that the Golden
Gophers have some busy afternoons
ahead of them, out there on the greensward before any claim to national distinction can be converted into an
established fact.
Nebraska, the Cornhuskers, has a
habit of playing the game for keeps,
and as our Gophers can testify on last
year's performance, they are downright
stubborn about conceding a victory.
Nebraska, therefore, is one of the
teams to beat.
And then there is Northwestern (ah
shades of 1936), who has the same last
year's sophomore line that played a
rugged game of football against the
Gophers up at Memorial stadium. They
look like a stiff test for the best of
them, from here.
Then don't overlook those Irish boys
from Notre Dame, who furnished
plenty of heart break for the loyal
Gopher fans on a Saturday afternoon
last fall. They don't play football just
for the exercise, down there, and they
look with particular favor on a victory
over Minnesota as something to be desired. Don't figure that one in the bag
until the timer's "gat" goes off, signifying the end of the 4th quarter.
Purdue, the Boilermakers, seems to
be on the march again. They took Detroit University to the cleaners last
Saturday and Detroit plays big time
football. They may provide the upset
not looked for.
Michigan, the rejuvenated Michigan,
under the very capable coaching of
"Fritz" Crisler, has its eye on a high
ranking in conference standings this
fall. They are due, and according to
pre-season dope, they have what it
takes.
Those Badgers from Wisconsin have
laid plans for entertaining the Gophers
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No time was lost in going to work
on the school building that was received from Glenwood Park.
The building was a part of the permanent camp site at Glenwood Park
in Minneapolis. The permanent structure, a building 20 by 74 feet was sawed into sections and transported to
Caledonia by flat car.
Considering the difficulties involved
in sawing and transportation, the
building arrived in good condition.
When  it   is   completed,   we  feel  we
will be well set to carry out the most
ambitious    educational    program      attempted in the history of 1720.
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TO MISSOURI
LEAVE CO.  1720 FOR FT. LEAVENWORTH ON MONDAY,
SEPT. 26TH
The boys who did not choose to re-
enroll for the coming enrollment period of October 1938 to April 1938, left
camp Monday, Sept. 26th, for Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, where they will
be sent to their places of selection.
The boys were transported by government truck to Reno, Minn., where
they boarded a train already carrying
Missouri boys from the Lanesboro and
Lewiston camps, who were being taken
to Fort Leavenworth also.
It is not known at this time when
our replacements will arrive, but it
will probably be before October 5th.
The following enrollees took discharges and returned to Missouri:
Lee Alfrey, Windyville, Mo.; Edgar
Anderson, Willington, Mo.; Gail II.
Blood, Springfield, Mo.; Carl Booker,
Lexington, Mo.; Warren Connell, Kigh-
landville, Mo.; William Cline, Long
Lane, Mo.; Leo Downey, Triplett, Mo.;
Claude Froman, Perkins, Mo.; Roy
Goldsmith, Embree, Mo.; Frank Hoover, Lexington, Mo.; Robert Kitchen,
Graneleville, Mo.; Raymond Kothe,
Salisbury, Mo.; Covadell Linder,
Bolivar, Mo.; Herman Lowery, Grove
Spring, Mo.; Luther Lyons, Bernie,
Mo.; Ganlin Michael, Parma, Mo.;
Marion Raynes, Odessa, Mo.; Eugene
Riley, Macon, Mo.; Delmer Wilson,
Huntsville, Mo.; Howard Harris, Ozark,
Mo.
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CAMP  CONSTRUCTION
CONTINUES
A laundry room, built as an
addition to the latrine, will give
the boys laundry facilities comparable to those of the average
American home.
A concrete floor with proper
drainage, has been installed, and
it will be ready for use by Oct.
1st.
The barracks ceilings have
been insulated with new eelotex
that greatly improves the appearance as well as the comfort
of them. The rafters have been
painted white to match the eelotex and this combination makes
the barracks much lighter.
The school house, as mentioned in the educational column, is
going up as fast as the boys can
nail it together, and it will be a
relief to finally occupy our
school building.
Since Ralph Johnson left the Cc to
go back to school in Missouri, Earl
Wood has been in charge of his crew.
"Bill" Gammill and crew have been
working on the E. Wolstad farm. Due
to the amount of rain, he is crushing
rock in Amston's quarry.
"Marcy" Kroshus and gang have
been fencing on the Ed. Solum farm.
They are now assisting Gammill's crew
in the quarry.
Harland "Storky" Sheehan and his
rock busters are still in the Henry
quarry. They never leave the place.
Francis Franklin and his masonry
gang are working on the R. EUestad
farm, putting in a masonry structure.
Lawrence Richards and bunch have
finished building a masonry structure
on the O. Myhre farm and now are
sodding dykes.
Leo Buck and weeders are cleaning
up all the weeds around the trees that
have been planted inside the Beaver
Creek Watershed.
Nesbitt and fencers are building
fences on the E. Wolstad farm.
James T. Highlen and fence busters
are still building fences on the H.
Houge farm.
Tom Evans, from project office has
had a group of men from camp taking
a wild life survey on the farms inside
the Beaver Creek Watershed.
Fencing on the Menton Wolstad farm
is now being done by Lee Moore's
crew.
The truck drivers are hauling lime
to the new farmers that have been
signed up. Each farm is having its
quota of lime hauled as soon as possible, so the farmers may spread it on
their farms before winter comes.
John  Ebenstiner,  Senior Foreman  of
labor, is in the Caledonia hospital with
bronchitis. Let's  get well fast because
the boys miss you John.
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