The Flash, April 1941

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THE LIGHT IN THE LIFE OF CCC CO. 1720
APRIL, 1941
CALEDONIA, MINN. CCC 1720
VoL 4 No. 7
Radio Examinations
Administered March 15
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SIX    MEMBERS    OF    COMPANY
PARTICIPATE IN FIRST
EXAMINATION
Examinations for Amateur Radio
Operator's license were administered at the camp's radio school March
the 15th. The examinations, which
were administered by Mr. Nordahl
Boe, radio instructor, and enrollee,
Udell Gabrielson, were eight hours
in duration. The session began at 9
a. m. and closed at 5 p. m.
Six members of the company participated in the exams. They were:
_Robert Phillips, Ramiro Narez,
James Pickhart, Hubert Talent,
Herman Wortham, and Gerald Bate-
man. The boys all evidenced much
■nervousness at the beginning of the
test, but, according to Mr. Boe,
''They came out of it after they began concentrating."
Mr. Boe was quite pleased with
the results shown. Although it is
not yet known for certain who passed and who failed, he felt that a good
percentage of the boys made good
marks.
The code portion of the exam was
administered through Mr. Boe's
■code sender. All the men were able
to pass this phase of the test.
The men who pass the test will
now enter the advanced radio
■course. The purpose of this course
is to make of its members 2nd class
radio telegraph operators by next
June.
Several young men from town
•who are also taking advantage of
the camp's radio facilities also took
the examination. As in the enrollee
situation, it is not yet known which
cf these men passed. Lt. Killings-
■worth, Company Commander, acted
as official witness for all the examinations.
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BONNEY AND BOWEN HAVE
SWITCHED OVERHEAD JOBS
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Harold Bonney and Claude
"Bowen, erstwhile Senior Leader and
Company Clerk respectively, have
exchanged positions. Bonney is now
the Company Clerk and Bowen is
the Senior Leader.
The move came at Bonney's request. He felt that the experience in
clerical work to be obtained from
the clerk's job would be more val-
tiable to him than any he might
gain as Senior Leader.
Bowen, too, will benefit from the
administrative experience he will
obtain as Senior Leader, in the event
that he secures a Subalternship.
Captain A. E. Johnson New Company Commander
200 Attend Open House at Co. 1720
Approximately 200 persons    from*ors,  on the whole,  seemed amazed
Caledonia and vicinity attended the
"Open House" held at Company
1720, March 30th.
All who attended were treated to
a conducted tour of the campsite.
The tour started at the Army Office,
where all visitors registered, and
ended at the Army Garage.
Responsible persons .were stationed at each point of interest throughout the area, and the visitors were
given a lecture at each point. Visit-
at the  magnitude  of the  organiza
tion. The common comment of all
the visitors was: "I had no idea that
all this went on out here."
This year's "Open House" was
held in commemoration of the 8th
birthday of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Similar celebrations
have been or are being held in all
camps, where it is possible, throughout the nation.
NEW CLASSES ARE ADDED
TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
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The educational program for the
April-June quarter will be improved by the addition of four new
classes. The new classes are: Glazing, taught by Mr. Rogers, Concrete,
taught by Mr. Ebensteiner, Farm
Forestry, taught by Mr. Evans and
Advanced Radio Code, taught by
radio instructor, Nordahl Boe.
The course in advanced radio code
is open only to those men who have
been in the elementary radio code
class for the past three months. It is
expected to produce more efficient
radio operators.
The course in Photography,
taught by Mr. Buchmayer, has been
dropped because of Buchmayer's
call to the United States Army.
There is at present no qualified instructor available for this subject,
but should such an instructor be
found, it will most certainly be rescheduled.
"The subjects to be offered during
the new quarter are: Acetylene
Welding, Agriculture, Automobile
Mechanics, Blueprint Reading, Concrete, Farm Forestry, Glazing, Mess
Management, Radio Code, Advanced
Radio Code, Radio Servicing, Radio
Operation, Truck Driving, Typing,
Woodworking, Upper Arithmetic,
Lower Arithmetic, Upper English,
Lower English, Journalism, Literacy
and First Aid.
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HILLARD C. CRAMPTON
TRANSFERRED TO BAYPORT
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Mr. Hillard C. Crampton, senior
foreman of labor, has been transferred to the CCC Camp at Bayport,
Minn. Mr. Crampton left the first of
April for Bayport where he will assume the same duties as when here.
There has been no replacement as
yet, but a new foreman is expected
to arrive here sometime this month.
FIFTY-ONE ENROLLEES ARE
DISCHARGED FROM CO. 1720
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A total of 51 enrollees were discharged from Company 1720, March
25, 1941 in accordance with orders
issued by District Commander, Lt.
Colonel Meador. These members
had reached the termination of their
enrollment periods, they had been
members of the Company for periods of 24, 18, 12 and 6 months respectively.
Among those discharged were
Leader, Virgil Clark, First Cook and
seven Assistant Leaders—namely
Clarence Follis, Supply Steward;
James Alexander, Army Truck
Driver; Chester Houston, Second
Cook; Howard Hughes, Earl Wood,
John Brooker and Melvin Chamberlain, all leaders in the field.
Following is a list of the discharged enrollees: Clark, Virgil A.;
Brooker, John P.; Chamberlain,
Melvin W.; Hughes, Howard F.;
Houston, Chester C; Woods, Earl J.;
Alexander, James W.; Bailey,
George.; Bailey, Ralph E.; Baldwin,
Roe C; Barker, Junior"W.; Bay, A.
Harvey; Bennett, Frank A.; Bersin,
Robert L.; Bettis, James R.; Biri,
Lawrence; Bohhafner, Leonard;
Bone, Willie; Bower, Wilbert F.;
Borah, Russell; Boyer, Paul; Boyet,
Charles L.; Brostoski, Walter; Bullard, George F.; Caskey, Benjamin
L.; Daniels, Arthur T.; Donahue,
James M.; Downs, Herbert A.; Du-
gan, William G.; Earll, Clarence G.;
Edwards, Raymond; Fakes, James
C; Henderson, Clarence; Henry,
Charles R.; Henry, Walter J.; Iep-
pert, George; Mudd, Elmer; Phillips,
Robert L.; Reeser, Charles E.;
Richardson, Clyde; Schumer, Npr-
bert; Talent, Hubert C; Thiffaut,
Harry J.; Wood, Charles R.; Follis,
Clarence; Cruse, William; Cruwe,
Harold K.; Hellewege, Benjamin;
Moranville, Alto E.; Wibbenmeyer,
Raymond.
LT.    KILLINGSWORTH    TRANSFERRED TO BELLE PLAINE,
IOWA, CAMP
Captain A. E. Johnson, Subaltern
at the Veterans' Camp at Belle
Plaine, Iowa, has been assigned to
duty as Company Commander of
Company 1720 to replace Lt. C. H.
Killingsworth, who has been transferred to the Belle Plaine Camp.
Lt. Killingsworth came to Company 1720 in April of 1939 as Junior
Officer. He took over the command
of the company when Commanding
Officer, I. J. Weber was called to
active duty in November of 1940.
Both prior to his taking command
of the company and since that time
Lt. Killingsworth has been a very
popular officer with the men of the
company. It is hoped that his new
duties will prove pleasant and that
he will be successful in them.
At the time of this writing Captain Johnson has not yet arrived at
the Company. He is expected to arrived at any time, however, as, according to the official communication, he was to take over the command on or about the first of April.
Little is known of Capt. Johnson,
as yet. "The Flash" can, therefore,
only extend to him a hearty welcome and assure him the fullest cooperation of all concerned with the
company.
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C MEN SEARCH IN
VAIN FOR MR. HORN
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C men of Company 1720 were
called out Tuesday, March 18, to aid
in the search of Mr. Albert Horn,
retired farmer residing in Caledonia.
Mr. Horn had been lost in the
blizzard here on the preceding Sunday having wandered away from his
home.
Mr. Horn, 77 years old, had been
lost for four days before found by
Stanley Allen of Caledonia about a
mile from town.
Lt. Killingsworth, Company Commander of Company 1720, working
with Sheriff George Kelly, led the
searching party which consisted of
approximately 40 enrollees and the
townspeople. Two crews were called
in from the field and members of
the camp overhead combined to
make the enrollee body.
Although their search was fruitless, the men were glad to have offered their services in this emergency.
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