The Flash, October 1939

              • THE FLASH*
OCTOBER, 1939
CALEDONIA, MINN. CCC 1720
Vol. 4 No. 1
New Library Ready
For Bookworms
COMPANY      LIBRARY     WILL     BE
MOVED TO NEW BUILDING
IN NEAR FUTURE
A new 20x40 building has been erected just south of the recreation hall. It
will be used as a library and reading
room. The library will be moved from
the educational building's office as soon
as the new building is made ready.
The change will, we think, be a welcome one. It is necessary that the educational office is used by the typing
class. The removal of the books, to the
new building, will be a blessing, not
only to the typing students, who are
frequently interrupted by enrollees
tripping over their desks as they search
for books, but also to those who wish
to browse about in the library while
they are selecting books, which is, of
course, impossible under the present
setup. It will also be beneficial to those
who wish to read or to study in the
evenings, or during any of tiieir spare
moments, as the blare of the recreation
hall's radio, the noise of its pool and
ping pong tables, and its general hilarious atmosphere will be eliminated.
The work was done by John New-
some, who was sent here from the
veteran's Camp at Sioux City, Iowa,
and our own blacksmith and general
handy man, Perry Messeral, with the
help of several of the enrollees. All
those who were connected with the
work are to be complimented, not only
on the rapidity of their work, but also
on its quality.
Gold Brick Inn
Another month has passed and it is
time for us to give you another edition
of "Gold Brick Inn."
We have been quite busy and there
has been quite a bit of excitement,
here in the hospital, during the latter
part of this month. During the last few
days we have been giving the new men
their typhoid shots and small pox
vaccinations; needless to say, they responded in a manner similar to that of
any new recruits in the CCCs.
It is a proven fact that Frank Bennett enjoys having his teeth pulled.
Frank, as usual visited the hospital
after the last ordeal. (Incidently it
made his fifth visit for the same
cause.) The next time you see him,
ask him to smile; we assure you that
the absence of molars is quite pronounced.
One of our cooks, Randall Fowler,
was in the hospital for a few days
with pharyngitis, the boys certainly
missed you Fowler. We suggest that
after this you remain in the kitchen.
George Bailey has been in the hospital for the past week with a broken
collar bone. George says "I fell into
some bad luck."
"Tink" McKay visited us a few days
with a badly sprained ankle. If there
had been any pretty girls watching the
basketball practice, we might have understood how the accident occurred.
Charles Blum and James "Smokey"
Everhart of the new arrivals were with
us for a short while with mild attacks
of Pharyngitis. At present there are
five more new men in the hospital,
namely: Wallace Unger and William
Sellers, with tonsilitis and Delbert
Cornett, Melvin Bostic and Luther
Cato, with pharyngitis.
Our company's subalteran chiseled
into the line while Dr. Krupocki was
giving the new men their shots and
vaccinations and grabbed a small pox
vaccination on his own hook.
"Hams" Invited to Join
Local Dramatic Club
To those who are interested, and
there should be many, the local WPA
has extended an invitation to join its
Dramatic Club.
The organization was formed, under
the able supervision of Recreational
Leaders, Audrey Hefte and "Pat"
Coleman, just recently and is progressing rapidly. The chief aim of the
group is to work with the elementary
facts connected with dramatics, primarily stage productions, and to produce different types of plays, to be
given for the benefit of club-members
only. Possibly in the not-too-distant future as work progresses and improves
the public may be invited to these
performances.
The work should prove very interesting and educational, and this
chance to broaden your scope socially
should not be passed by without some
consideration. Meetings are held twice
monthly and, incidently, there are no
dues or expenses of any kind. We'll see
you there at 8:00 o'clock next Monday
evening, Oct. 30.
SCS News
By Lloyd Sims
The falling rock which crushed Gene
Keyser's foot, also smashed our admirable record of 573 days without a lost
time accident. Since that time our record has climbed back to 20 days, and
we feel sure, that having done it once,
we can do it again. Perhaps go even
farther and set a new high for SCS
accident records; we hope so.
A plowing demonstration was given
at the Brantland farm, on Friday, Oct.
20. Oliver, Farmall and Silver King
tractors were used, and their usefulness in strip farming was demonstrated.
Several new crew leaders have come
into existence this month. Two of them
are doubly new, as they are new to the
camp as well as to the field.
George Cota, enrollee mechanic, was
a pretty busy man for a few days. He
was simply swamped by new men who
wished to become truck-drivers and
mechanics. There were also many who
wished to sign their rifle reports; Cota,
however, was so busy that he was forced to send most of these men to the
officers quarters.
With the addition of the 132 new
men to the company strength there
should be much improvement in the
camp, and there should, also, be much
more news for the SCS column.
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LT.  WEBER'S FATHER-IN-LAW
DIES AT LOWDEN, IOWA
Lt. I. J. Weber was called away from
camp early in the month in order that
he might be at the bedside of his father-in-law, D. H. Schluter, of Low-
den, Iowa, who was, at that time, critically ill.
Lt. Weber returned the 13th of Oct.
time to address the new men. He
was called back to Lowden, that afternoon, by the death of his father-in-
law. He has now returned and resumed
command of the company.
The "Flash" and all of Co. 1720 wish
to extend to both Lt. and Mrs. Weber,
their deepest sympathy.
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EXCHANGES
What is the matter with you fellows.
Last month we litterally got down on
our knees an begged to hear from more
of the camp newspapers and what do we
get? Nothing,' or practically nothing. Of
course we are still getting some mighty
fine papers, but there are still several
on our list who do not co-operate.
Gene Keyser's Foot
Crushed Under Rock
Gene Keyser's right foot was badly
crushed by a falling rock on the first
day of the month. Keyser and James
Alexander were loading rock at
Henry's quarry, four miles east of Caledonia, when a large rock, thrown on
the truck by one of the boys rolled off
and landed on Gene's foot. He was
rushed to camp, where two stitches
were taken in his foot. No bones were
broken. After three weeks of rest Gene
is now back on the job with only a
slight limp.
With this accident, the splendid lost
time accident record of the SCS was
broken. The record had climbed to 573
days, before the accident, and we were
justly proud of it. We are sorry that
the accident had to happen, but we
know that such occurences happen in
the best of regulated families. We hope
that through careful work and good
supervision, we can build an even
more enviable record in the days to
come.
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Warning!
Some of the new men complain that
some of their property is disappearing.
Nothing of any great value has, as yet,
been stolen as far as I know, but that
is beside the point. It is the principle
of the thing that is important.
You, (and this is for the benefit of
those few or you who are committing
the thefts) may think: "What if I do
take a tie or oversea's cap, that's what
happened to mine—He can get his the
same way."
You, my friends, are using altogether
the wrong psychology. You are simply
giving yourself an excuse for committing acts which are so low, as far as I
am concerned, that there is no depth
to which they can be compared. I, personally, have much more respect for a
man, who will walk into a bank with a
gun, and rob it, than I have for the
lowly cur who will steal from a man,
with whom he must eat, sleep, work,
and carry on some kind of relations
every day.
Everyone of you know what will
happen if you are caught—A dishonorable discharge. You will be disgraced
in the eyes of your family and friends;
it will be impossible for you to ever
hold a government position; and no
private employer will offer you employment when he learns of your
record.
YOU WILL BE CAUGHT! The
chances of your getting away with it
are about 1000 to 1.
Now, I ask you—is it worth the
chance? The Editor.
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JUNIOR  OFFICERS
BECOMES CIVILIAN
Co. 1720 Receives
Replacement Quota
ARRIVAL     OF     NEW    ENROLLEES
BRINGS COMPANY  STRENGTH
TO ALL-TIME HIGH
The staff of Co. 1720 is gradually,
like those of other camps, being converted to civilian status. First came the
replacement of Camp Surgeon, Lt.
Knutson, by Dr. Peter Krupocki. Now
our Junior Officer, Lt. C. H. Killings-
worth has been replaced by himself,
Mr. C. H. Killingsworth, Subaltern. Lt.
Weber will be converted to civilian
status in the near future.
The fact that these members of the
personnel have become civilians, lessens in no way their authority or duties.
MR.   CHAFEY  INSPECTS   CO.  1720
Mr. C. G. Chafey, from the Director's
Offce at Washington, D. C, is visiting
Co. 1720 as we go to press.
We extend to Mr. Chafey a hearty
welcome, and sincerely trust that he
will find Co. 1720, satisfactory, in all
respects.
The company strength of Company
1720 is no longer at a low level 132
new replacements arrived from Missouri on Friday, the 13th of October.
The men arrived just before noon and
the chow bell was rung a little early
in order that their ravenous appetites
might be appeased. The new men
seemed very happy to have at last
reached the end of their two-day train
ride from Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis,
Mo.
We, the older men and personnel of
the company, wish to make it clear to
the new men that they are as welcome
here as the flowers in May. We guarantee to do everything in our power to
make  their  stay  here  a  pleasant  one,
and it is our sincere trust   that    they
will, in a short time, become accustomed to camp life and be happy with us.
Following is a list    of    the    replacements   and   their   home   towns,   all   of
which are in Missouri.
Hammontree, Paul, Holden
Lankford,  Daniel,  Lexington
Littleton, Tommy, Richmond
Broughard,  Virgil,  Chillicothe
Branson, Curtis, Hardin
Hughes, Alfred, Richmond
Bounds, Homer,  Poplar Bluff
Sommerville,  Lester,   Wellington
Wilken, Lee, Richmond
King, Aaron, Eurich
Ishmael, Franklin, Richmond
Schumaker, John, Dover
Arterburn, Robert, Warrensburg
Arth, Kenneth, Marshall
Stone, Everett, Slater
Skinner, Richard^ Nelson
Lumsden, Alexander, Chillicothe
Donnaldson, Leslie, Warrensburg
Beattie, John, Kirksville
Burgess, Carl, Richmond
Arth, George, Dover
Burton, Truman, Pattensburg
Bowe, Fred, Chillicothe
Israel, James,  Chillicothe
Atwall, Wade, Windsor
Rimmer. Jesse, Orrick
Cook, Lloyd, Qulin
Cochran, Joseph, Poplar Bluff
Hughes, Howard, Richmond
Franklin, Hubert, Chulu
Edwards,  Marion, Wellington
Rogers, Clyde, Camden
Atkinson, Robert, Galliton
Wardrip,  Charles,  Rownington
Bush, Delbert, Ebnira
Williams, George, Henrietta
Ashmore, Willie, Neylville
Bartley, Junies, Lexington
Chism, Jr., Lawson
Holloway, Francis, Marshall
Eaton, Morris, Camden
Creach, Lonnie, Neelyville
Duffet Theodore, Henrietta
Williams, Roger, Calhoun
Calloway, Roy, Orrick
Bartlet Kenneth, Richmond
Lyons, Samuel, Wakenda
Baumeister,   Clifford,   Poplar  Bluff
Dugan, Eldon, Orrick
Werle, Marvin,  Orrick
Clark, Decatur, Rayville
McElwee, Donnald, Cowgill
Wilborne, David, Richmond
Howe, Wilbur, Chillicothe
Houston, Chester, Jamesport
Gunn, James, Chilhowe
Everhart, James Clinton
Everly, Charles, Gallitin
Landreth, Earl, Marshall
Landreth, Lionel, Marshall
Collier, Bert, Higgansville
Sapp, Garnett, Napton
Tichenor, Harold, Napton
Allumbaugh, Clarence, Corder
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