Official Extract

No. 136

“Unknown Collection”
ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
CAMP BARKELEY, TX 1941
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ABILENE, TEXAS

¿m? KELEY

IMP BARKELEY-In the foreground are buildings

d part of the 2?100 feet of covered walks of the hospital
i. Building construction in this zone is reported 75
j ¡rcent complete. Work will be put on a 16-hour daily
is tomorrow if needed materials (wallboard) arrive as
í neduled. The hospital is one of the %iust" zones for
early completion and contractors hope to ¡SSt'S.uST
15 of the 82 buildings ready this week to care for first
troops that arrive. Lieut. Col. Roy E. Fox will command
the hospital. In the background buildings of the zone
to be occupied by the medical regiment of the 45th divi-
sion may be seen.
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IT'S EYES RIGHT as these troops, part of them shouldering automatic rifles, pass in review before Maj. Gen. Wil-
liam S. Key, commander of the 45th division, and Gov. Leon Phillips of Oklahoma—who defeated Key for the gov-
ernorship by a narrow margin in the Sooner state's last election. The scene is Lawton, Oklal, and the soldiers hiked
six miles there and six miles back to Fort Sill. It was the final dress parade for the 45th before its departure for a
new home—Abilene's Camp Barkeley. (Photo by A. Y. Owen, attached to 45th division photo section.)
 45th Sta Sunday Morn^g, February 23, 1941. j

of Governor Phillips to get here

earlier, the two-hour march-by of
troops, led by nine bands of the
division, began at 9:45 a. m. By that
time the parade route waslined by
shivvering spectators, many of
whom remained until the last unit
had marched proudly by.
The 89th infantry brigade, com-
manded by General Guthner. was
the first to pass in review. The
By BRUCE FRANCIS brigade, composed of former na-
tional guardsmen of Colorado and
Reporter-News Staff Writer Arizona, was one of the snappiest
LAWTON. Okla., Feb. 22—The "Father of Our Country", of the division.
whose birth anniversary the nation observed today, may Oklahoma's own—the 90th infan-
try brigade—was next and many
sleep in peace. The straggling little democracy for which he cheers greeted the various units of
and his gallant troops suffered untold hardships is safe from this well-drilled organization as
any danger—within or without. they marched briskly by the review-
Evidence of the armed might of the world's most power- ing stand.
Next in order were battalions of
ful nation was paraded for two hours here this morning as the 120th medical and 120th engi-
the 45th division of the country's fighting forces passed in neers regiments. The 16th, 158th
review before its commanding officer, Maj. Gen. William S„ and 189th regiments of the 70th
Key. field artillery brigade were last to
pass down Lawton's streets.
It was the state's greatest peacetime display of its mili- Tonight the 45th was poised for
tary power, modern in every respect. its transfer to Camp Bafrkeley, nine
Army and state officials, along with several thousand miles southwest of Abilene.
1700 LEAVE AT DAWN
spectators from cities of Oklahoma and neighboring states, At the break of dawn Sunday
gathered to view the mighty 45th on parade. approximately 1.700 officers and
They braved wet and sub-freezing weather to -vatch the many units enlisted men will begin the 223-
of the division march down this city's main thoroughfare before 'the mile overland trek by truck to the
general's Reviewing stand. division's new training center.
They saw smartly groomed, well trained and adequately equipped Troops going Sunday constitute an
sons of four states—Oklahoma. Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona— advance detachment for the first
march by as their general smiled his approval of the spectacle presented. major echelon' of 10,00 or more
Thoughts could not help but turn ; ■—■—- to leave here Feb. 28.
back to General Washington at The advance units will get every-
Valley Forge. The army's first lead- thing in readiness for the 89th and
er had only a handful of scantily Today most of the men who pa- 90th infantry brigades to leave
clad, poorly fed and underpaid pa- raded before the reviewing stand for Camp Barkeley on that date.
triots—men whose heroic deeds General Key will accompany the
were young, robust and carefree Feb. 28 echelon. Several division
have been indelibly written into the chaps—as were the boys of 1917
country's unequalled military an- and 1918. Hitler holds no fears for headquarters officers will be with
nals. I the advance units leaving tomorrow.
these youngsters, nor do any of his They include Lieut. Col. Francis
One could not help think of what axis partners. Like those who have
General Washington would have Reichmann. acting G-2; Lieut. Col.
gone before them, they are ready Henry J. Hort. division signal of-
done with an army like that pa- to defend the peace and security of
raded here today. Whereas those fice; Capt. Tom Johnson, division
I thir homeland against any foe. recreation officer; and Lieut. Ralph
patriots had only their squirrel In the reviewing stand with Gen-
rifles and limited field pieces, the Dry, divisonal post officer.
eral Key today were: Gov. Leon C.. Troops leaving early Sunday
45th is equipped with latest model Phillips and Lieut. Gov. James
guns—high powered Garand rifles, will travel in two columns, one via
Berry of Oklahoma; two former Wichita Falls, Throckmorton and
fast-spitting machineguns, anti- commanders (both retired) of the
tank and anti-air guns, 37 and 75 Albany, the other (west) by Vernon.
45th, Major Generals Roy Hoff- Seymour. Haskell, Stamford and
millimeter pieces and 155 Howit- man and Charles E. McPherren, Anson. Lieut. Col. Roy Cox, 180th
zers. both of Oklahoma City; Brig. Gen. infantry, will be in command of the
1941 MODEL George R. Allin, commandant of advance detachment and will tra-
It was an impressive array of the Fort Sill artillery school; Brig. vel with the east column. Maj.
gun-power, all drawn by the army's Gen. James L. Collins Jr., 18th field Lewis G. Franz will command the
most modern motorized vehicles. artillery commander; Brig. Gen. west column.
Bayonets glistened, guns gleamed William E. Guthner. 89th infantry First units will reach Abilene by
and other equipment was shiny commander: Brig. Gen. Louis A. mid-afternoon and will go directly
bright in spite of one of the most Ledbetter, 90th infantry chief; Brig. to the camp.
disagreeable days of the winter. Gen. Raymond S. McLain, com- A military detachment of 82 will
The cold and mud no doubt re- mander of the 70th field artillery; accompany the two columns, serv-
minded many of the officers and Col. James C. Styron, 45th division ing as guides through cities and
men of the division of experiences chief of staff; Col. William Spenee.l towns along' the two routes. In
on rain-drenched battlefields of Fort Sill executive officer, other command of the M. P.'s will be
France more than 22 years ago. Oklahoma notables and their ladies. Lient. Tris Bledsoe, assisted by
Feet ached from cold this morning The temperature stood at 31 de- Lieut. Jack Colbert.
but many, no doubt, remembered srees when first units of the di- Maj. Lee F. GUstrap, provost mar-
days, even weeks, of far greater vision began the six-mile hike from shal of the 45th division, said a
hardships on foreign fields where, Fort Sill to Lawton. Four days military police patrol will be es-
life and limb were most insecure, of slow rain had left the army tablished in downtown Abilene
Before them, too, probably camp and streets of Lawton muddy Sunday night.
i flashed aging but never forgotten and sloppv. Last units of the'45th will move
j pictures of Chateau Thierry. Bel- 45 MINUTES LATE to Camp Barkeley March 7.
| leau Woods, St. Mihiel and the- Delayed 45 minutes by inability
! Meuse-Argonne.
 Friday Morning, February 21, 1941.

More Officers
Report at Camp
Three more officers reported for
duty yesterday to Lieut. Col. Charles
McK. Kemp, acting executive offi-
cer at Camp Barkeley.
Those reporting were Maj. Roy
L. Cecil from Columbia, S. C, Capt
J. D. Pinkerton from Fort Sill, and
Capt. Meredith T. Lewis from Dal-
las.
Major Cecil has been assigned
here as camp ordnance officer. His
duties include the providing of
fighting equipment—guns and am-
munition—for troops. The major's
family will remain in Columbia for
the present.
Captain Pinkerton was assigned
here for temporary duty as station
finance officer. He has been in the
finance department of the armv
since 1929. His family is now in
Barkeley Pay
Lawton, Okla., and will not move
here until later.
| Captain Meredith is the camp
signal officer.. His duties include
Near $2,
supervision of the camp's communi Taylor, Byrne and Briggs, con-
cations systems. tractors for the Camp Barkeley
Colonel Kemp said last night the
service command now has a total construction project, will have paid
strength of about 125 enlisted men $1,932,228.06 to employes for salaries
and 14 officers. It is to be recruited . and wages after handing out checks
to full strength of around,800 at an totaling $380,000 or more this after-
early date.
noon.
The camp quartermaster, Lieut.
Col. E. C. Adkins, and the com- Salaries paid by the architectural
manding officer of the camp hospi- engineers, Freese and Nichols, and
tal, Lieut. Col. Roy E. Fox, have by the office of the constructing
been here since last week. quartermasters, bring the totai to
well above the $2,000,000 mark.
Through last week the total paid by
the three administrative depart-
ments was $1,624,458.
Through Tuesday, end of the pay
period for which checks are to be
issued today, there had been a to-
tal of 2,099,304 man hours of work
since first construction was begun
at the camp Dec. 20.
Of this total, 1,391,912 hours were
at the regular rates of pay, the re-
maining 707,392 hours being for
overtime.
Today's payroll is for 249,635 man
hours at regular pay and 146,712
hours overtime pay, according to
records of the contractors.
Today's payoff starts at 3 this
afternoon at paymaster's building
at the camp.
Citizens National bank will be!
open from 5 to 9 tonight to cash '
paychecks of camp employes. F. &
M. National bank and the Citizens
both will observe regular banking
hours tomorrow, Washington's ¡
birthday and usually a banking
holiday. '
 Saturday Morning, February 22, 1941
WORKERS DRAW $400,000
IN WEEKLY CAMP PAYOFF
Another topflight payroll, around
the $400,000 mark to some 7000 em-
ployes, sent Camp Barkeley pay
totals above the $2,000,000 mark
here Friday.
Final tabulations were necessary
to determine whether the week's
total, for the period ending last
Tuesday, would pass the $386,904
paid to 7562 employes alst week.
In any event, it provided another
stimulus to lt>cal business. and
much of it moved at once into
trade channels.
As has been its weekly custom
since early January, the Citizens
National bank remained open until
9 last night, to accommodate camp
workers.
Business hit a brisk pace, as
1768 checks were cashed, for a
total of $99,484,49.
Friday checks represented 249,-
635 hours of work at base rates,
and 146,712 hours at overtime
rates of time and a half.
Much of this latter went to
skilled workers, as plumbing, gas,
water and electric service con-
nections were pushed to completion.
To be turned over to the army
today by J'ic constructing quarter-
master are quarters for the mor<
than 1600 men and officers to ar«
rive from Fort Sill Sunday.
The quartermaster regiment ol
the 45th divis'on will occupy zone
2. Engineers and special troops reg-
iments will move into zone 3, and
the medical regiment into zone 6.
Service companies of the four
infantry regiments will move
into construction zones 4, 5, 10
and 11. These advance units will
prepare for the arrival of more
than 10.000 officers and enlisted
men, scheduled to arrive next
Friday.
These areas will be ready for oc-
cupancy on schedule, general con-
tractor officials for the "almost
done" cantonment, said.
 Wednesday Morning, February 19, 1941.
Hat Cords, Collar Emblems Tell
Outfits in Which Soldiers Serve
In a few days there will be a lot
of soldiers in Abilene. When they
arrive, how many civilians will be
able to tell the arm of the service
in which P soldier is serving, mere-
ly by glancing at his uniform?
There are two methods of identi-
fication of the soldier's spot in the
a •-•my—by the hat cord and by em-
blems worn on the collar.
Here's a list of the cords and
the army of the service each repre-
sents:
Adjutant general's department-
dark blue.
Air corps—ultramarine blue with
gclden orange acrons on the ends
of the cord.
Bureau of insuJar affairs—dark
blue.
Cavalry—yellow.
Chemical warfare — cobalt with
gold yellow acrons.
Chaplains—black.
Coast artillery—scarlet.
Corps of engineers—scarlet with
white acrons.
Detacned Enlisted Men's List-
green.
Finance—silver gray with golden
yellow acrons.
General staff—gold with black
acrons.
Infantry—light blue.
Inspector general's department—
dark blue with white acrons.
Judge advocate general's depart-
ment—dark blue with light blue
acrons.
Medical corps—maroon with white
acrons.
Military police—yellow with green
aeons.
Militia bureau—dark blue with
scarlet acrons.
Ordnance—crimson with yellow
acrons.
Quartermaster corps—buff.
Signal corps—orange with white
acrons.
Many of the metal emblems of the
arms and services are well known,
for instance, the wings and pro-
pellor of the air corps and the
crossed muskets of the infantry.
Here's a list of the other em-
blems:
Bureau of insular affairs — a
bundle of seven arrows.
Cavalry—two crossed bars.
Chaplains—latin cross for Chris-
tians. The emblem of a Jewish
chaplain is a double tablet with
the Roman numerals from I to
X and two equilateral triangles—
the Star of David—superimposed.
Chemical warfare—a ring with
crossed retorts superimposed in the
center.
Coast artillery—two crossed Gan-
non.
Engineers—a three-turreted cas-
tle.
Field artillery—two crossed field
guns.
Finance department—a diamond.
Geneial staff—coat of arms of
lb United States on a five-point-
ed star. v
Infantry (tanks)—two crossed
muskets with a tank superimposed.
Inspector general's department-
sword and fasces crossed.
Medical corps—a caduceus—t h e
familiar medical emblem, a winged
rod with two serpents coiled about
it : Branches of the medical corps
are indicated by a letter superim-
posed on the caduceus, D for den- tols.
Ordnance—shell and flame.
tal, V for veterinary, A for ad- Quartermaster corps—sword and
ministrative, ^ for nurse, C for key crossed on a wheel surmounted
contract surgeon, S for sanitary.
Militia bureau—two crossed fasces by a flying eagle.
Signal corps—two crossed signal
superimposed on an eagle.
Military police—two crossed pis- flags.
vVarrant officer —eagle on a
bundle of two arrows.
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Construction Chief From

Capital to Inspect Camp
SOMERVEbtrTO FLY HERE
TODAY FROM SAN ANTONIO
Brig Gen. Brehon G. Somervell, chief of the construction
division? quartermaster general's office, Washington, D. L,,
will inspect Camp Barkery today. \
General Somervell will fly here this morning from S3!n
Antonio He arrived there yesterday on a three-day inspection
four of national defense projects in Texas. He plans to vttt
Camp Bowie. Brownwood,
and Camp Wolters, Mineisal
Wells, today.
General Somervell will be met. at
Abilene municipal airport this
morning by Capt. John T. Morgan,
executive officer of the construc-
tion quartermaster's staff at Caenp
Barkeley.
CONTRACTORS TO HOUSTON
The constructing quartermaster,
Maj. Richard E. Froiseth, was; to
leave early this morning for 'Hous-
ton. Jhe major will drive to Port
Worth with two members of the
contracting firm. James T. Taylor
and Thomas S. Byrne. The trio
will fly to Houston.
They will attend in Houston a
meeting of the Association of Con-
struction contractors. Taylor, sen-
ior member of the firm of Taylor,
Byrne and Briggs, Camp Barkeley
contractors, is to address the m
Houston meeting. ROADS NEARLY COMPLETE
General Somervell will find He will find a system of hard-
Camp Barkeley near completion. surfaced roads almost complete, at
He will see one of the most mtodern least far enough advanced to assure
camps built in Texas under the easy access to the camp regardless
national defense program. of weather conditions.
The general will find a cam p that The contractors are almost
is at least 90 percent complete in through with construction »called for
every respect. He will discover a by the CQM. Only finishing up
cantonment that has a hard-sur- work, including inside wouk m most
faced road system of almost 30 zones, remains.
miles completed ahead of construc- Between 200 and employes, mostly
tion. carpenters and laborers, were-given
The general will find bnülding layoff slips yesterday.
construction complete except for While layoff slips were being-
finishing up work, including sash handed out right and left to those
and doors, shelving, painting and engaged in building construction,
other inside work. He will learn the contractors were caliling for as-
that the contracting firm Off Tay- bestos workers and plasterers, need-
lor. Byrne and Briggs, along with ed in completing the camp's out-
the constructing quartermaster and side utilities installation!.
architectural engineers, has accom-
plished what was considered im-
possible when the constructing quar-
termaster general gave trie con-
tractors the go ahead silgnal to
build an army camp nirfce miles
southwest of Abilene.
 Tuesday Morning, February 18, 1941.
Layoff Slips Herald
End of Camp Work
Evidence that the move than $6,-
! 000,000 Camp Barkeley construction
program is nearing a close is the
layoff of approximately 500 labor-
ers, skilled and unskilled, the past
two days.
A total of 6,207 workmen was
on the job through Saturday.
The number skidded to 5,897
through Sunday and b«*tw?cn
150 and 200 were dropped from
the payroll yesterday.
Layoff slips are to be handed out
daily in even larger numbers this
week.
All building construction is ex-
pected to be 99 percent complete by
the weekend, those in charge of
this work said last night.
Construction now is 99 percent
complete in seven zones and will
be finished in three others by the
weekend. Construction crews have
completed their work in the ware-
house zone and service command
area, both of which have been re-
leased to the army.
Contractors now are s installing
stoves, heaters, refrigerators, hot
water heaters, etc. in. Zones 2, 3
and 6. Installations also are being
made to care for one service com-
pany in the four zones to be oc-
cupied by infantry regiments.
MUST' BY SUNDAY
These installations must and will
be made before Sunday, date set
for occupancy of these areas by 1,-
600 troops from the 45th division,
Fort Sill.
Installations of all fixtures in
Zones 5, 6, 10 and 11 are to be fin-
ished by Feb. 28, date set for trans-
fer of more than 10,000 officers and
enlisted men from Fort Sill.
Hospital constructon, now on a
single shift basis, will be completed
by the weekend, as will construc-
tion in Zones 8 and 9, to be occu-
pied by the 70th artillery brigade of
the 45th.
Painting of the camp's 485 build-
ings will be completed within the
next 10 days. All buildings have
been given prime coats of alumin-
um paint, and many have received
the second of three coats, while
painters have completed others.
The contractors also say road
construction will be complete with-
in another 10 days. Crews yesterday
were asphalting roads in the hos-
pital area, including the 19th street
loop in front of the hospital zone.
All asphalting is to be finished
during the week providing weather
conditions remain favorable.
PLUMBING READY, TOO
Charles G. Heyne, plumbing sub-
contractor, also expects all zones
to be ready as needed by the 45th
division. He is pushing work in the
areas to be occupied by engineers
and special troops, quartermaster
and medical regiments, and division
headquarters. Advance detach-
ments of the 45th will move into
these zones Sunday.
Machine shop crews went on a
12-hour daily basis yesterday and
between 75 and 100 plumbers are to
be added today as the sub-contrac-
tor began an all-out drive for com-
pletion on schedule.
Although the sewer treatment
plant that will serve the 45th will
not be completed this week, units
necessary to its use will be finish
ed before Sunday. One of these es-
sential units, the primary settling
basin, is complete except for a few
minor details, while the other unit,
the digester, will be structurally
complete by tonight.
Work remains on a double shift
basis on the central steam heating
system for the camp hospital. The
heating plant is not expected to be
complete before the first echelon I
of more than 10.000 troops arrive
from Fort Sill Feb. 28. Temporary
heating facilities have been install-
ed in several hospital wards, mak-
ing them available when troops ar-
rive.
 Thursday Morpirig, February 50, 1Q4T,

Camp *" S*

For Soiaier^
Despite Rain
Rain halted all outside work at
Camp Barkeley yesterday after-
noon but the delay is not expected
to prevent contractors from com-
pleting necessary zones by Sunday
when an advance detachment of
1,600 soldiers of the 45th division
will come here from Fort Sill.
Road work, far enough advanced
to carry the camp's present traffic
load in any kind of weather, was
stopped throughout the afternoon.
If weather permits it will be re-
sumed this morning.
Most road construction is com-
plete except for reinforced caliche
shoulders arid topping of less than
half of the more than 20 miles of
triple and double penetration as-
phalt roads.
Painting was halted by the rain
but painting of the camp's 485
buildings is not essential to occu-
pation by the 45th division.
MOST BUILDING INSIDE
Building construction crews were
not handicapped by the ram. Most
of their work now is inside, and
consists of cabinets, shelves and in-
stallation of fixtures.
Rain disclosed leaks in a if
of building at the camp, es;
in the warehouse area. Ins:
checked all buildings duri:
afternoon.
The rainfall also gave theftamp
storm sewer system a goocf test
and most of the excess watea had
disappeared -shortly after the down-
fall stopped.
Approximately 200 were given lay-
off slips yesterday. Through Tues-
day the contractors reported 5,814
on the payroll. Offsetting the daily
layoffs have been the assignment
to jobs of insulators, plasterers and
a few plumbers.
BIG PAYOFF AGAIN
John L. Anderson, business man-
ager for the contractors, said last
night this week's payroll will be
about the same as last week. "The
Friday payoff should be between
$380,000 and $390,000," Anderson
said.
Lieut. Col. E. C. Adkins, camp
quartermaster, said first shipment
of clothing for the army was re-
ceived at the camp yesterday. Col-
onel Adkins said a total of about
75 carloads of supplies had been
received since the army took over
the warehouses and service com-
mand zone Saturday.
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I
/other officers under their dir-
fon. Also our architect-engineers,
eese and Nichols, and - all our
^instruction supervisors and em-

First Camp Unit,

ployes for their most loyal support
""and the long hours they have la-
bored.
"We want to thank, too. our sev-
eral sub-contractors for their loyal
cooperation. The good citizens of
Vbilene have also been ever willing
aid us in every way."
Cooperation, Taylor said, had N
made possible the scheduled
completion of 21 miles of water
lines, 19 miles of sanitary sew-
er, 4 miles of storm sewer, 58
miles of gas lines, 33 miles of
electric power lines, 8 miles of
Camp Barkeley, described by Ed Stewart, president of the Abilene concrete pavement, 21 miles of
chamber of commerce, as "the only army cantonment in the United asphalt roads, 485 buildings, J
States to be ready on its due date," was dedicated at informal ceremonies J erection of 4,650 troop tents, /
here Saturday afternoon, as the first complement of troops occupied the \ and buildings of 180,000 square /I
service command area. yards of paved parking areas,/
The War department in its award of contracts for construction of "on schedule."
the camp, on Dec. 17, set Feb. 15 as the completion date. Contingents of Thomas S. Byrne, general man-
soldiers arriving on the scheduled day found it ready for their occupancy. ager of the contracting firm, added
To climax a recognition program, planned by the chamber of com- praise "for the CQM and engineer-
merce to pay tribute to the camp builders, Lieut. Col. C. McK. Kemp, I ing staffs, and our own employes
acting camp executive officer, accepted the keys to the occupied areas for the cooperation that made pos-
from Maj. Richard E. Proiseth, the constructing quartermaster. j .sible this program."
"The motto of the quartermaster general's department is 'service for | ENGINEERS LAUDED
the line','' said Colonel Kemp in accepting the occupied area, including j M. B. (Doc) Killian, manager of
seven of the 10 warehouses, five mess halls, five lavatories and 188 | engineering construction for Tay-
streamlined troop tents. ,j lor, Byrne and Briggs, had especial
"As a representative of the Eighth corps area and the War depart- : laurels for the engineering firm.
ment. I take pleasure in accepting ! "They got here two days before we
this first unit of Camp Barkeley. TEAMWORK PRAISED | did, and we're still trying to catch
And feel sure that the rest of it can . To Colonel Kemp, he said: "This | up with them," he said.
be accepted on time," .Colonel Kemp emorandum receipt we would like Nichols, engineer in charge, ex-
said. you to sign before taking this pressed appreciation of "complete
FLAG HOISTED rt of the camp off my hands." cooperation" that has "made this!
"As the senior officer represent- Praise for' "perfect teamwork" job the moot pleasant for it size of
ing the corps area, I hereby as- at made possible the construction any I've ever been connected with,"
sume command of Camp Barkeley. record that has earned national and congratulated Abilene "on the
Raise the colors." recognition in the nationwide can- aggressiveness and foresight" of its
tonment program, came from James chamber of commerce in selling the
A derail auled Old Glory to the % T lo M ffl f h War department on the merits of
top of is temporary flagpole for ¿^acting flrm & Taylor, Byrne the camp site.
the first time. The Hardm-Simmons and Briggs Capt. Morgan, CQM executive of-
university Cowbov band played the It was a talk on which Marvtf ficer, spoke of difficulties overcome
Star Spangled Banner and the large a Nichols, engineer in charge forj in construction.
f
*' Preese and Nichols, the architect! "Arrival of material from pur-
aware of the historic significance engineers, said "Mr. Taylor worked chase points all over the country
of the event, bringing home a real- all night." I has been our chief handicap, and
ization that for the first time in its "Our firm," Taylor said, "signed with the constant cooperative ef-
peacetime history. America is pre- a contract on Dec. 17, 1940, to build fort of everybody concerned we
paring to keep this nation "strong and complete this beautifully lo- overcame that," he said.
r
and free." \9.ieSL r3.£?." '"iR? calendar davs. STEWART PRESIDES
The flag, provided by L. C. COST INCREASED President Stewart presided at
Haugness, Chisholm trail area "It seemed to us at the time that the. ceremonies, held in the service
Boy Scout executive, was flown it was a task impossible of fulfil- command area from a specially
from a light pole, specially ment. The 58-day period ends to- built platform, and W. P. Wright,
erected by the contractor and day, and today the service com- the immediate past president of
equipped with rope and pulley mand of the 45th division takes the chamber, presented dignitaries.
for the occasion. over its portion of the camp. Introduced were Capt. John W.
"On behalf of the War depart- "The entire project will be oc- Copeland. assistant executive offi-
ment and the quartermaster's de- cupied on or before March 7, as cer; Lieut. Jesse D. Sickler, Lieut.
partment, I wish to express ap- the War department has scheduled Paul E. Kunz, Lieut. Ambrose J.
preciation for tne splendid work other troop movements from Fort Malloy, Lieut. Ustel E. Hubble, and
and cooperation of the contractors, Sill. Capt. Benard Peters of the CQM
the architect-engineers and the peo- "The scope of the work, or the staff; and W. M. White, N P Tur-
ple of Abilene, in making this "on cost of this camp, has been increas- ner Jr.. H. P. McParland Jr.. and
schedule completion" program pos- f£ from $4,000,000 to probably $6.-, R. D. Blumberg, Preese and Nichols
sible today," Major Proiseth said in' °°°.000, and when this added work key men: and D. E. Baker, Edward
1S taken mto
turning over to the army the camp's camp consideration, the L. Wilson. John L. Anderson J H
ls fin
first unit ' ished well within the Bond. E. R. Speer. and V. G. Shef-
contract time," the contracting field, contractor executives.
firm's chief executive said.
Acknowledging "perfect team
Colonel Kemp presented Col. E. NÍ
i C. Adkins, camp quartermaster, to
work" in meeting completion re- | whom he turned over the keys giv-
quirements, Taylor said:
"Our firm desires to thank the
en him by Major Proiseth: Col. Roy
|E. Fox, camp surgeon; Maj. Henry
¿X
constructing quartermaster. Major j Harding, assistant executive officer;
Proiseth, and his able executive of- ; and Capt. Henry Morgan Bare'
ficer. Capt. John T. Morgan, and | Capt. Edward W. Robison also was
\ assigned here Saturday, from Fort
¡ Sam Houston, as urologist in the ^
I hospital.
y*, t fí-tm
SOLDIERS TAKE
Mayor W. W. Hair and city com-
missioners George E. Morris, W. E.
Beasley, R. B. Leach and Grover'
Nelson were introduced by Stewart,
with praise for "their untiring
work in the entire camp project/'
Merle Gruver, chamber manager,
added a word of praise, too, to the
executive personnel of the coop-
erating agencies "for completion
of their job ahead of schedule.'.'
More than 100 men, and 12 offi- .
cers form the first cadre of troops i
to arrive here. A carload of tent
coverings and a car of bedding ar-
rived during the day and the first!
meals at the camp were served.
Meanwhile, at the ¿ame high
speed rate of progress, continued
toward completion of the- camp.
Housing construction at the camp
is nearing completion, and utilities,
gas and electricity, and especially
plumbing, is the "must" of the days
to come.
Payrolls in many construction
phases are expected to drop sharp-
ly this week, as the work winds up.
Total payrolls to date, exceeding
$1,600,000, represent some 2,000,000
man-hours on the construction. E.
A. Priddy, contractor traffic mana-
ger, estimated more than 1500 car-
loads of materials has entered into
construction, plus truck shipments.
More Troops
To Come Here (
February 23
By Staff Writer
FORT SILL, Feb. 15—Movement
of the 45th division to Camp Bark-
eley will be made in two echelons,
each preceded by advance parties,
Col. James - C. Styron, chief of
staff, has announced.
First echelon will make the more
than 200-mile journey Feb. 28, and
will include 10,143 enlisted men and
392 officers. It will be preceded Feb.
23 by an advance detachment of
1,647 enlisted men and 57 officers.
TAKE TWO ROUTES
The second echelon will leave here
March 7 and will include 5,787 en-
listed men and 340 officer*. The ad-
vance detachment for this eche-
lon will go to Camp Barkeley on
March 3. It will be made un of REQUIRE 1,014 TRUCKS
232 enlisted men and six officers. For this movement a total of
Each movement, Feb. 28 and 1,014 trucks, will be needed.
March 7, will be made in two col- Advance detachment for the next
umns, one via Wichita Falls and echelon will leave here March 3.
one via Vernon. the echelon to follow four days
Advance attachments will carry later. The advance detachment will
complete equipment including foot Á consist of service batteries of the
lockers, steel cots, bedding and tent- 1158th. 160th and 189th field artil-
age. Main bodies will only carry lery. The detachment will move in
kitchen and organic company equip- 421 trucks.
ment. Heavy equipment for troops The last echelon will be made
composing main bodies will fellow up of the 70th field artillery bri-
by freight. gade (3,522 men and 200 officers);
Kitchen trucks will precede tJpops 120th engineers (500 men and 25
in order to arrive first in each officers); 120th medical regiment
movement. (600 men and 50 officers): special
INSPECTION SCEDULED troops (400 men and 20 officers);
Final general inspection off* the 120th quartermaster corps (600
division before its departure to men and 40 officers), and an in-
Camp Barkeley is scheduled Sat- fantry unit of 165 enlisted men and
urday morning, Feb. 22. five officers. This echelon will re-
The advance detachment for the quire 689 trucks for the trip to
first movement, Feb. 28, will in- Camp Barkeley.
clude service companies of four in-
fantry regiments, 120th engineers
and service companies of four in-
fantry regiments, 120th engineers
and 120th medical regiment; one
battalion of 120th engineers; two
clearance companies and an am-
bulance unit of the the 120th medi-
cal regiment, and detachments of
division headquarters company,
military police and division head-
quarters. The move will require 312
trucks.
Troops to move to Camp Barke-
ley Feb. 28 include: 157th and 158th
infantry regiments (2,530 and 90
officers, each); 89th infantry brig-
ade headquarters and headquar-
ters detachment (79 men and 6
officers); 179th and 180th infantry
regiments 2,365 men and 90 officers,
and 2,530 men and 90 officers, re-
spectively); 90th infantry brigade
headquarters and headquarters
company (79 men and 6 officers);
division headquarters (30 men and
20 officers).
(
 larges Camp
For First Troops Den JOHNSON STATES CASE
Representative Johnson, accord- MOST TENT FRAMES UP -.- -1

Sooner Given ing to dispatches from Washington,
said he had been advised that no
provisions have been made for anti-
tank companies of the 45th nor '
brigade headquarters companies.
Housing is 80 percent complete and !
hospitalizaron is 75 percent fin-
ished. The camp's hard-surfaced
road system of approximately 27
miles is 88.3 percent complete. Oth-

Hot Answer
•Camp Barkeley will be ready for
the 45th division on schedule and
you can tell Rep. Jed Johnson of
Oklahoma or anyone who says
otherwise that they're full of
bologna," Maj. Richard E. Froiseth,
constructing quartermaster at the
camp, said last night.
The major had just been advised
of a request by Representative John-
son to Henry C. Stimson, secretary
of war, to cancel any orders to move
the 45th division from Fort Sill,
Okla.. to Abilene, or to hold the
transfer in abeyance until "ade-
quate" facilities -jould be construct-
ed to meet the needs in Texas.
CONTRACTORS AFFIRM
Thomas S. Byrne, general man-
ager for the contractors, Taylor,
Byrne and Briggs, joined the major
in saying facilities of the camp
will be ready by dates set for trans-
fer of the 45th division to Camp
Barkeley.
J. O. Taylor, general manager of
building construction, said last
night all building construction will
be completed in less than 10 days.
Construction has been complet-
ed in the warehouse area, in the
zone to be occupied today by the
service command regiment, and in
Zone 11, to be occupied by one of
the 45th division's four infantry
regiments.
"We are almost through in several
other zones and will complete all
scheduled buildings next week."
Taylor said.
James T. Taylor, father of J. O.
Taylor and a member of the con-
tracting firm, also was emphatic
in saying the camp will be ready
for the 45th on schedule.
Johnson likewise said he had been er completion figures show. Water,
told sufficien; mess halls have not 94 percent; elevated tanks, 11.9
been provided and that adequate percent; storm sewer, 61,6 percent;
recreation halls had not been
built. gas distribution, 71.8 percent; rail-
Johnson also said according to his roads, 100 percent; electrical dis-
information no exchange buildings tribution, 67.1 percent; sewer dis-
posal plant, 19 percent; fencing, 100
had been provided except "small in- percent; parking area surfacing,
adequate tent space without any
24.4 percent; concrete paving, 100
warehouse facilities and no cold percent; triple penetration asphalt
storage provisions have been, made surfacing, 28.8 percent; double pen-
within the camp area." etration asphalt surfacing, 21.3 per-
"All the necessary facilities at
cent; flexible base work, 92.8 per-
A-iilene are entirely inadequate, ac- cent, and seal coating, 43.8 percent.
cording to the information I have
Of the camp's 4,625 prefabricated
received." he -vrote. tent frames, less than 400 are yet
He said the division would have
to be erected. Through yesterday
20 000 men and th>s theater provided a total of 4,243 had been completed.
would accommodate only 1,000. No
The contractors have designated
board walks of "duck boards" had four aones for early completion, two
been provided in the enlisted men's others for completion by Feb. 28
areas. Officers, he said were to be and the remaining zones are to be
quartered in pyramidal tents, four finished by March 7, date for
officers to a tent, with their bag- transfer of the last troops from
gage. Fort Sill.
COMPARES TO BOWIE
"I am also advised that about
90 miles to the east at Brownwood,
where the 37th division is being
quartered, excellent quarters, with
ill facilities and all accommodations
ecessary have been provided," he
aid.
"If the 45th division is rushed off
to Abilene in order to satisfy cer-
tain members of either house of
congress or others from 'the great
state of Texas, under such unfav-
orable and. unsanitary conditions, j
tl war department must accept the
consequences."
Facts are that essential housing
facilities will be ready on schedule; !
that post exchange buildings will
be ready; that mess halls are ade-
quate; that several needed fea.-
tures, including more lavatories for
officers, will be provided before the
46th arrives.
Through yesterday the camp was
77 percent complete on engineers'
estimates of cost, and one member
of the contracting firm said that
figure was too low.
 ABILENE, TEXAS., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1941-

AS ARMY TOOK OVER AT CAMP BARKELEY, James T. Taylor, upper left, speak-
ing for the contractors, Taylor, Byrne and Briggs, told of the record construction
project. In the center picture, Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp (left) is shown receiv-
ing keys to the service command zone from Maj. Richard E. Froiseth, constructing
quartermaster. Immediately after Colonel Kemp accepted command of the area re-
linquished by the constructing quartermaster, he ordered the flag of his army and
country raised (pictured at right). The flag detail was made up of Corp. J. W. Orchard
(extreme left) and Corp. L. C. Rone (holding the other end of the flag, and Pvt.
Edgar Jones (preparing to raise the flag). 0K"erving the flag raising ceremony are, left
to right: Lieut. Col. Roy Fox, camp hospit; \ commander; Maj. Henry A. Harding, as-
sistant camp executive officer; Capt. Henr;hMorgan Bare, assistant to camp executive
officer, and Capt. Edward W. Robison of the/camp hospital staff. (Reporter-News staff
 Thursday Morning, Februarry 13, 1941.

Wind, Sand 4200 TENT FRAMES UP

Building construction has been
completed in two zones and is to

Make Camp be finished in two others by to-

night. Work Ü* two more is well
advanced and will be completed by
next week.
! Henry Pape, superintendent in

Work Nasty
Dirt moved and in great volume
charge of erecting the prefabricat-
ed tent frames, reported 4,200 in
place last night. This work is due
to be completed this week with only
425 to be finished through Satur-
at Camp Barkeley yesterday after- day.
noon, but not all of it was by Work in the hospital zone con-
truck. tinues on an 18-hour daily basis
Much of it was by air as the with crews working 10 and eight
camp experienced its first West hours, respectively.
Texas sandstorm. There was some talk late yester-
The blow failed, however, to ma- day of putting plumbing work on a
terially slow down the fast moving | double-shift basis in an effort to
project. Only work stopped was
painting and that continued until
noon.
DIRT SPOILS PAINT
Buildings painted during the
morning were an entirely different-
color shortly after the wind-borne|
soil, mostly 4 of the red variety»'
struck.
Roof building ateo was halted
during the afternoon, but this did
not slow down construction as those
working outside were transferred
to inside jobs.
Road construction continued
without a let-up but was handi-
capped by dust that blinded ma-
chine operators, truck drivers and
others engaged in completing the
camp's system of hardsurfaced
roads.
Pouring of concrete at intersec-
tions of camp roads and State
Highway 158 will be completed this
morning. Entrance between Persh-
ing drive and the road that extends
to the warehouse area was com-
pleted yesterday and the entrance
at Pershing drive was almost fin-
ished last night.
ASPHALTING THIRD DONE
The paving crew will be moved
to the sewer treatment plant today.
Asphalt surfacing of more than
20 miles of this type road continued
with the job about 30 percent com-
plete through yesterday.
Roads in the service command
area, which will be occupied by
from 50 to 200 soldiers Saturday,
will be completed today, R. H.
House, paving superintendent, said
last night. Second street, which
extends along the east side of the
zone, was completed yesterday and
a short street on the north side will
be surfaced today.
Prime coat treatment of the 4,000
feet of roads in the hospital zone
will begin today. First course of
caliche has been spread on parking
orPQt; nf frtur /vr mr>rp zones
 . Friday Morning. February 14, 1941.

First Soldiers Due

n Abilene Saturday
Tomorrow is the day the War department set aside for "on schedule*
completion of Camp Barkeley. and tomorrow when first troops arrive,
Camp Barkeley will be ready to receive them.
First complements of soldiers, a medical detachment and a cadre oj
quartermaster troops, will arrive Saturday.
Lie.ut. Col. C. McK. Kemp, acting camp executive officer, had advices
yesterday that the contingent will include 35 in the medical detachment,
60 in the quartermaster cadre, and
42 officers, for a total of 107.
■ >The service command area was
being readied yesterday to receive
the troops, and finishing touches
wi-1 be the order of the day, again
today.
Water was pumped into the mains
of the Camp Barkeley distribution
system Thursday, and into the
elevated temporary reservoir, and
was valvtd into the service com-
mand area, for use.
A carload shipment of tent cov-
ers, cots, mattresses, and bedding,
from Fort Sam Houston, will equip
the first troop tents to be occupied.
Gas furnaces are installed in the
streamlined, pre-fabricated troop
tents, also equipped with electricity.
The contrast with troop tents of
World War days, with their wood-
burning heaters, and oil lamps was
recalled last night by veterans of
that conflict.
Cooking utensils and subsistence
rations from Camp Bowie, at Brown-
wood, will arrive today or Satur-
day, Lt. Col. Kemp said yester-
day on return from a trip there, to
requisition the supplies.
The home stretch campaign to
finish the camp on schedule con-
tinued on all fronts yesterday, with
the contractors reporting to Major
Richard E. Froiseth, constructing
quartermaster, the camp will be
ready for ocupancy when the 45th
division troops arrive from Fort
Sill, Okla.
Next contingent of troops to come
here will be the division's service
command, of about 800 men, on
February 24. Main troop movements
are scheduled for February 28 and
[ March 4, with a "cleanup" move-
ment on March 5.
 Wednesday Morning, February 12, 194!.

Work Nears Finish

At Camp Barkeley
Unless countless rumors that Camp Barkeley is to be made larger
are true 6,000 or more men and women now engaged in its building
soon will be hunting jobs elsewhere.
Contractors last night checked over progress of the past few days
and began looking ahead to a completed job. True they will not be
through with the present building project by Saturday, scheduled date
for completion, but a finished job will be in the offing.
Building construction has been completed in the area to be occupied
Saturday by 50 to 200 troops of the service command regiment. With
exception of pouring the concrete foundation for one lavatory, building
construction is complete in Zone,-
11, to be occupied by an infantry
brigade.
RUMORS RUN RIOT
Likewise, most building work is
complete in Zone 10, another in-
fantry area, and in Zone 2, to be
occupied by the 45th division quar-
termaster regiment.
It's beginning to look like hun-
dreds of carpenters may be return-
ing to private industry or looking
foii another army camp construc-
tion job in another week or two.
However, rumors and more rum-
ors were heard at Camp Barkeley
yesterday. All were to the effect Knows. "We haven't finished build-
that the camp will be expanded. ing the present camp, so why worry
Speculation went on everywhere as about another one?" the major
to the extent of the expansion and asked.
occasionally some officious looking BREES SAYS NO
chap would throw out his chest and Lieut. Gen. Herbert» J. Brees, The future home of trie 45th di-
proclaim that he had "reliable," in- third army commander, said while vision is being built for much less
side information about the propos- here Monday night that no en- money than similar projects have
ed expansion program. largement of Camp Barkely is cost, even if the figure does go well
"An employe of the architectur- planned. above $6,000,000, as indicated by a
al-engineering firm of Frees & chamber of commerce speaker Mon-
Nichols told me they are going to Like G-Men who say nothing un- day night.
start staking out for eight more til their victim is behind the bars, But out of it all, there is nothing
zones in the morning," one report the army doesn't announce its official about an enlargement pro-
said. plans until it is ready to act. Once gram.
WIDE ASSORTMENT announced, there is no changing. Construction of rifle ranges to
Another equally reliable report There are numerous reasons to be used by infantrymen of the 45th
was that plans and specifications lead one to believe the army would division will begin this week, prob-
have been sent to the War depart- not be. adverse to spending more ably tomorrow, Maj. Henry A. Hard-
ment for expanding the camp to money at Camp Barkeley. ing, acting camp quartermaster,
care for another division similar The project has moved at a rec- said last night. The three ranges
in size to the 45th. ord breaking pace and with a min- are to cost approximately $82,000.
Still other choice rumors were: imum of friction. The terrain on Other construction work, includ-
that 10 more warehouses are to be which the army post is being built ing road building, moved along at
built (this is an old, old rumor); is ideal for its purpose. The train- high speed yesterday. Utilities
that $3,000,000 more will be spent ing areas of 67,000 acres have been crews were busy in every zone.
at Barkeley; that the contractors, termed most suitable by high army More plumbers were added in an
Taylor, Byrne and Briggs, will officials. effort to catch up with construction
build what is to be added to the Abilene has housed without dif- gangs.
camp, and that the entire adminis- ficulty the 6,000 or more camp Work was begun yesterday on
trative setup will be retained. workmen. The city has taken the the camp's guardhouse, known
Maybe the wise boys at the camp, population increase in stride. Those nowadays as a stockade. It have
as well as in Abilene, have the working at the camp have enjoyed have accommodations for several
lowdown on what's going on behind their stay here. hundred prisoners. There will be
the scenes. two mess halls, each of 170-man
Maybe not. capacity, two lavatories and 85 tent
Maj. Richard E. Froiseth, con- frames. The buildings will be en-
structing quartermaster, says no closed by a high, unclimbable fence.
expansion is planned as far as he Through Monday 6,490 were on
the contractors' payroll and 175
more were assigned yesterday. An-
other 200 were transferred from one
job to another.
STUDYING CAMP BARKELEY MAPS are Lieut. Col. R. W. Kenny, seated, and Maj.
F. E. Fraser, both of the 45th division, during their visit here over the weekend. Col-
onel Kenny's duties include the placing of all units of the 45th in quarters at the camp
here. The two officers accompanied Maj. Gen. William S. Key and three other offi-
cers here Saturday. All returned to Fort Sill Tuesday morning. (Reporter-News staff
 -*sS $ i HI
)

CONSTRUCTION OF THE PAVED HIGHWAY NET-

WORK at Camp Berkeley has been a basic priority
must as work was pushed along to have the canton-
ment to care for 45th division quotas on schedule, and
this scr.es of photos moving stages of the road building
campaign. In sequence, from top to bottom, the photos
show the contractors modern equipment applying a seal
prime coat at the top, the big rollers rolling the rock
course that follows next, and a final asphalt dressing
All mam highways in the cantonment not concreted are
triple penetration asphalt. Bottom photo shows a crane
at work filling a mammoth hopper from which trucks
are loaded with a crushed rock shown in the second
picture.
 i / /

yP Correspondent Finds— Key executives, too, who are po-

tent figures in the qrganization,
are M. B. Killian. manager en-

BARKELEY 'JOB SELLING'

gineering construction: Dudley E.
Baker, assistant manager and co-
ordinator; P. s. Devine, superin-
tendent of utilities; J. M. Shilling.
grading and drainage: R. H. House,
paving. E. A. Priddy is traffic

CHARGES JUST GRUMBLE

By T. A. JENKINS.
manager.
.General superintendent of all
construction is J. B. Mitchell. Hen-
ry Pape directs tent construction,
I. M. (Red) Morgan the material
United Press Correspondent Vickers was lucky to get in on
the ground floor when work at yard, j. R. (Wooley the millwork,'
Time hung heavy on the hands R. G. Colliejf the painting, T. C.
Camp Barkeley began, for he, and
of the nearly 1,000 men who waited hundreds of other carpenters got Molloy the eement finishers, and
in the long, barn-like structure jobs, too. And they are happy to Ed Young is superintendent of
that served' as headquarters for the work the long 10-hour shift—the
last two hours mean extra pay. necessary zones completed this
Texas unemployment service. weekend to care for the detach-
He earns nearly $100 in a seven
Time always drags when you're day work week ment of officers and enlisted men
waiting to get a job. Many of the "Sorry, no hands needed today!" to arrive Saturday from eighth
men had waited almost a month. Still they waited. V. L. Merrett
of Merkel was one. He had waited corps area. San Antonio.
Meanwhile they'd watched other almost a month. Merrett ranks as "Give us materials to work with,
men step into the rich, $i00-a- a pipefitter, and good in his line. along with favorable weather, and
week posts. Still they waited for a Thus far contractors have hired you'll be surprised by the nearness-
chance to "get on" at Camp Barke- only steam fitters, a class of skill oi completion one week from to-
ley the $5,000,000 army center that one step above the pipefitter classi- day,' j, o. Taylor, general man-
is springing from the mesquite and fication. / ager of building construction, said
sand of West Texas, seven miles RAPS OVERTIME yesterday.
south of here. "My complaint is that they 60 PERCENT
Discontent springs from idleness might give us fellows who've been The entire project i5 reported 60
From the discontent and idleness waiting so long a chance to work | percent complete, as is essential
caused by the men who have wait- instead of paying those other fel- | troop housing. The outside utilities
ed tor jobs have sprung repeated lows so much overtime in a long- system is reported 55 percent com-
charges of "job selling" or labor er day," Merrett protested. "I'm plete with the outside gas distribu-
racketeering, of favoritism. tion system being 44 percent com-
not a member of the union and plete, and the eelctrical distribu-
J. H. Foster, senior interviewer I don't have any cause to com-
in charge of the employment serv- plain at the way they're picking | tion reported 39 percent finished.
ice, and one of fcis aides c F men. I just think that this is the The army post's system of hard-
Odell. work in the office of the people's money they're spending | surfaced roads is 74 percent com-
building facing the many com- oui there and I think more of us' plete, and the electrical distribu-
plamtants and those who wait for ought to be given a chance to work far out in front, at 92 percent.
work. Completion reports on road wors
for some of it." show: concrete paving, 92 percent
Both emphatically denied any 1 Maj. R. E. Froiseth, constructing
suggestion of job selling. of 96,423 square yards (7.836miles);
quartermaster, reported that the gradrng, 78 percent of 131,537 feet;
"I've got a brother here who is a camp, at present construction rate
sood journeyman carpenter a would be ready for the first units' sub-base work. 89 percent of 130-
member of the union," Odell said Í of the 45th division from Fort Sill, 389 feet; flexible base wcrk 73
Hfi s been wafting for two weeks' Feb. 15. Checks were issued to 6,795 percent of 130,375 feet; seal coat
out there and he doesn't know now workmen last week, the largest treatment, 30,000 of 119.132 feet;
triple penetration asphalt, 20,000
camp» S g ing t0 get on at the
° payroll since the project was feet of 102,625 feet; double pene-
launched. The 28 miles of roads,
"Job selling just couldn't be all concrete or with asphalt top- j tration asphalting, 26 percent oí-
done, Forster said. "We are not ping will be finished by Feb. 15 16.528 feet: all roads, 74 percent of
concerned as 'to whether a man be- 352.189 square yards.
longs to a union. All we want to area The original 710-bed hospital The concrete road that will com-
has been increased to hold pletely circle the area to bé occup-
1.000 beds and is three-fourths com- ied by the 45th division is due to-
tnanic If he measures up to the plete.
job standards, we send him out be completed late Monday or Tues-
^nen his time comes" At present plans, the 45th di- day.
JOIN UNION vision will reside on a 2,230-acre Pershing drive, the north-south
area, maneuver and fire its guns on ¡ boulevard of the camp, also has two
business Agent Roy Jones of the' an adjacent J3.J00 acre tract. To'
Abilene local 1565, carpenters ¡: buy the property, Abilene business- concrete slabs, each 22 feet in width.
union, admitted that he had issued I; men dug down to the tune of $125 - All concrete pavement will have
many temporary memberships in I 000. leased the sage and mesquite- , I stablized caliche shoulders of five
his union, usually for a $5 part1 converted tract to Uncle-Sam. ' and a half feet on each side, pro-
i viding a riding surface of 33 feet
payment. The regular fee amounts THE CONTRACTORS
to $25, but Jones said he had is- Triple penetration roads also wili
The contractor has a corps of have the same width surface
sued just as many without a part 11 them
payment at all as with cash down Si^rV °1 specialists in
then fields, that make the con-
WATER BY FRIDAY
The union leader emphati- struction work keep going in high The water distribution system is j
cally denied ne had even at- ; reported 93 percent complete. Dur-
tempted to obtain memberships ling the week the City of Abilenes
on the assurance that members oo.í?hl\rL' Anderson. business man- j 15,000 ieet of 18-inch water mains
ager; H. H. Franks, purchasino
would get jobs on the camp i were completed to the cantonment
project... * boundary. Water is scheduled to be ¡
sei, y. G. Sheffield, office mana-
Young j. F. Vickers snaps off his sei, J. H. Bond, personnel direc- turned into the camp's distribution
jajighng alarm clock just before 6 tor; Everett Speer, assistant per- system Friday. !
am. every day and jumps into sonnel director; Bob Skelton, form- Sanitary sewers are 77 percent
his work clothes. His pretty wife er Northwestern swimming star complete and .storm sewers are 72 I
prepares his breakfast in the other who is safety consultant; John H percent complete. The sewage dis- I
r0
TW th6 r tW r00m
í °- *Partmen¿ Reese, police chief, are some of posal plant work is on a 20-hour"
ineies a long day ahead of him these. basis.
r -lu nours with saw and hammer— Allen Keller, equipment engin- Work is progressing on the
helping to get the big army camn i eer; K. K. Prestridge, chief en- camp's two fire stations, postoffice
ready for khaki regiments due iS/ gineer; G. C. Ramsay, chief esti- and post exchange buildings, and
scarcely a week. / mator; C. B. Crowell, office en-
gineer; E. J. Seth, stakes and lev-
els, are others.

3J5 i ^ i,
ROAR OF GUNS SPEAKS
TEXAS PART IN DEFENSE
By DAVE CHEAVENS
Associated Press Staff
The sullen roar of heavy artillery,
the sharp smack of anti-aircraft
rifles practice-shooting at towed
targets, foot soldiers drilling under
full packs, cavalry units moving to
new stations along the Rio Grande
and increasing speed of construc-
tion at . new training camps and
naval centers spoke the story of
national defense in Texas today.
Less spectacular but equally sig-
nificant was a daily-rising flood of
contracts for materials ranging
from khaki cotton trousers to en-
gine fuels and mop handles, let to
concerns in all parts of the state.
The amount of these and ex-
penditures for all national de-
fense projects in Texas since
July 1, 1940, amassed the stag-
gering total of $210,898,884.
Still in th» raw stages of con-
struction was naval activity at
Orange, where war ships will be
built. At Corpus Christi, work on
the $28.000,000 naval base was two-
thirds complete.
February and March will see a
growing deluge of troops rushed
into Texas training -areas as rapidly
as facilities to accommodate them
are finished.
AT CAMP BAKKELEY
The first cadre of an ultimate
division of 18.600 national guards-
men from Oklahoma. New Mexico,
Colorado and Arizona will move
into swiftly-built Camp Barkeley at
Abilene Feb. 15. On Feb. 25 an-
other tricle of 1,500 men will ar-
rive, followed by 9,000 Feb. 28 and
an additional 8.000 March 4 and 5,
all from Fort Sill, Okla. When all
selectees assigned to the 45th divi-
sion are absorbed, its strength will
total 18.600. Construction on this
$2,000,000 project was roughly two-
thirds complete.
At Camp Bowie, near Brownwood,
Texas' 36th division augmented by
cavalry units from Iowa, included
nearly 18.000 men. deep in an acceler-
ating training program. Work was
pushed on facilities to take care of
the total of approximately 28,000
expected by June 1. This will in-
clude men of the 36th. the 113th
Iowa cavalry, and 8,000 men of the
Eighth army corps and third bal-
loon squadron. Daily drill under
field conditions with full equip-
ment and arms isNbeing held. Fir-
ing on the artillery and infantry
ranges will start Monday. Construc-
tion was 81 percent complete on
the training center that started as
a $5.000,000 project and was ex-
panded until its ultimate cost will
be $13.000.000.
lU
f
Fort Bliss, near El Paso, had 3.500
men a year ago. Now there are 18,-
000. from Texas. New Mexico, Illi-
nois, Arkansas, District of Colum-
bia, and Colorado. These units,
principally cavalry and artillery,
will reach war strength of 27,000
before the end of the year. On the
nearby 300.000 acre maneuver area
anti-aircraft guns bark daily at
targets towed by speeding planes.
Concentration of the first cavalry
division was complete, troops mov-
ing into the huge new camp just
vacated by the 56th Texas cavalry,
shunted to scattered posts south-
ward along the Mexican border.
Camp Wolters, huge infantry in-
duction center near Mineral Wells,
was 49 percent complete, with first
skeleton units of reception troops
already in barracks. The first se-
lectees from the south and south-
west, totalling 3,000, are not ex-
pected until March 17. Ultimately
there will be 18,000 men in process
of preliminary training there before
they are farmed out as needed to
army units throughout th nation.
AT SAN ANGELO
The first class of 128 cadets to
train at the new army air corps
basic flying school at San Angelo
was due Feb. 11, from Dallas, Tex-
as, Sikeston, Mo., and Santa Maria,
Calif. There are now approximate-
ly 1,000 troops at the field, and the
total cadet complement will be 350
when operation is in full sway. New
classes will arrive every five weeks.
A 100 unit housing project for mar-
ried enlisted men, to cost $350,000,
was due to be completed in three
months.
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox will come to Corpus
Christi March 12 to commis-
sion the naval air station, which
will then be in the final stages
of construction, More than 6,-
000 men were en the construc-
tion job, hurrying it to a fin-
ish
San Antonio, long a center of
military activity, had more than
twice as many troops in training as
it had a year ago. The total of
Í officers and enlisted men at army
I posts in the area was 30.000, com-
¡ pared with 14.000 in January, 1940.
Between 4.000 and 5,000 more
were expected within the next two
months.
The number of enlisted men in
the Eighth corps area Jan. 31. 1940,
was 28,359 and today it was 109,989.
An emergency housing project
j was practically completed.
At Camp Bowie, where Major
General Walter Krueger, Eighth
army corps commander, was due
for an inspection trip Monday,
landowners on infantry and firing
ranges had been warned to be out
of firing areas before 7:30 a. m.
Monday.

Army fo Build
Rifle Ranges
Af Berkeley
Construction of infantry rifle
ranges in the small maneuver area
south of Camp Barkeley is expected
to begin at an early date. Author-
ity to build the ranges, estimated
to cost $82,000, was given yester-
day by the Eighth corps area, San
Antonio.
Maj. Henry A. Harding, named
yesterday as acting camp quarter-
master, will direct construction of
the three ranges, which will be 200,
300 and 500 yards long.
QUARTERMASTER NAMED
Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp.
acting camp executive officer, was
notified yesterday of the assign-
ment of Lieut. Col. E. C. Adkins as
camp quartermaster. Colonel Ad-
kins will report as soon as he can
transfer post property at Fort
Brown to his successor. This prob-
ably will require a week or more.
Building of the rifle ranges will
be financed and directed by the
army apart from the cantonment
construction project.
With arrival of first soldiers at
Camp Barkeley only one week I
away, contractors have stepped up
construction pace in an effort to
comple 3 the more than $5,000,000
project before the main body of
the 45th division moves in.
Much of the work at the camp
has been put on a 20-hour daily
basis of two 10-hour shifts. Phases
of the construction project on this
basis include all road base work and
building of the sewage disposal
plant.
MATERIALS STILL SCARCE
The service command zone will
be completed before next Saturday,
the contractors have announced.
This area will be occupied by a
cadre of officers and enlisted men
from the eighth corps area one
week from today. The cadre will
to the nucleus of the service com-
mand regiment of about 800.
Building construction in other
zones is being rushed but still has
not been put on an all-out basis
because of the inadequacy of ma-
terials. Three cars of lumber ar-
rived yesterday and traffic man-
ager for the contractors says an-
other 10 cars of lumber have'been
shipped and will arrive early next
week. ,
Contractors are shooting for
completion of essential housing fa-
cilities by Feb. 25, date set for ar-
rival of a detachment of 1,500
troops of the 45th division. Three
days later another 9,000 will arrive
from Fort Sill and last troops of
the 45th division, about 8,000 of-
ficers and men, are to reach Camp
Barkeley March 4 and 5.
INSTALLING STOVES
Building of the camp's system of |
hard-surfaced roads continues at a
fast pace. Pouring of concrete on
Avenue K, the north boundary road
of the camp, to Pershing drive was
completed at noon yesterday. The
paving crew completed about 600
feet of another 5,460-foot section
during the afternoon. This addi-
tional concrete, authorized Thurs-
day, will extend to First street near
its intersection with state highway
158. Completion of this paving,
scheduled late Monday or early
Tuesday, will give the camp a con-.
crete slab 7.836 miles long. It will
circle the area to be occupied by
the 45th division.
Grading for camp roads, now 80
percent completé, sub-base treat-
ment, about 90 percent complete,
flexible base work. 75 percent com-
plete, and triple asphalt penetra-
tion surfacing, about 12 percent
complete, made good progress Fri-
day. Engineers report the camp's
road system 60 percent complete.
Installation of between 6,000 and
6,500 stoves in buildings of the
camp was begun yesterday. Re-
frigerators also are being installed
in mess halls.
Contractors report 6,004 men
working through Thursday and a
total of more than 6,700 on the I
payroll. More than 100 were as-1
signed to jobs yesterday.
/.
I
Camp Payroll
Swells Trade
Total of Camp Barkeley payrolls
in Abilene since Jan. 1 passed $1,-
125,000 last night.
Payment of $264,000 to 6,750
workmen Friday sent the total into
the seven-figure class, and the
/ night's business was good in the
downtown and suburban shops, as
I much of it went at once into chan-
nels of trade.
Not so large a payroll as the
$331,000 high total of the previous
week, it was good enough to keep
business brisk at all stores remain-
ing open, just the same.
The total was the third largest
for the construction period, ex-|
ceeded only by the $286,000 and
$331,000 totals in weeks just pre-
ceding. Last weekend's rainy wea-
ther cut down the total this week.
Contractors payrolls were boost-
ed to $1,125,000, and the architect-
engineers and constructing quar-
termaster payrolls are additional.
"Better business than last Fri-
day," was reported by several mer-
chants. And that means business
was "plenty good," as some others
summed it up.
The chilly night may have cut
down the volume of business some.
The point was debated. But every-
where there was agreement the
better business was here. And that
what didn't come last night, will
be reserved for today's heavy trad-
ing.
At the Citizens National bank,
open each Friday night for the
convenience of workmen, 1,746
checks were cashed for a total of
$98,432.30.
 A World War veteran, with .
overseas record that earned hiri lini
nib,i
citations from foreign governments,

'Coordination' Is his medals are at home in a trunk.

And you'll learn nothing about
them from him.
To tell again in summary what
he's told from day to day, may
not be amiss as Camp Barkeley
mk.\

yword for Camp

enters the final week toward "on
schedule" completion.
The construction setup includes
the contractors, Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs, the architect - engineers,
Freese and Nichols, and the con-
structing quartermaster, Major
By HERSCHEL SCHOOLEY Richard E. Froiseth, and his as-
Camp Barkeley Special Correspondent sociates, here to represent Uncle
«Editor's Note: Bruce Francis, 24 hours a day Camp Barkeley Editor Sam, for whose use the camp is
of the Reporter-News since construction work began here on the future being built.
home of the 45th division, is in Dallas today for a talk at a newspaper Key men in the contracting firm
group meeting on army ramp coverage. In his absence, Army Editor are James T. Taylor, Thomas L.
Francis asked Hcrschel ScSioley, information statistician in the office Byrne, and R. W. Briggs, com-
of the construction quartermaster, to sum up the week's progress at the prising its executive committee. J.
camp.) .O Taylor, Byrne and M. B. Kil-
More than three-fifths completed today, construction work at Camp lian form the operating committee.
Barkeley will continue at top speed this.week in a home stretch cam- with Byrne as general manager,
paign to be ready on schedule to receive the first soldier boys, due to ar- and Edward L. Wilson as the as-
rive next Saturday. sistant general manager.
On February 15. the day the war department set up, weeks ago. as With the architect - engineers,
Marvin C. Nichols is the engineer
the completion date for the army cantonment southwest of Abilene, first in charge; S. W. Freese is de-
troops will arrive. sign engineer; H. F. McFarland, J.,
They will find Camp Barkeley construction engineer, with W. M.
ready for them. White as the office engineer, and
WEATHER IDEAL
Almost ideal weather conditions, Roadway Snoozer N. P. Turner, Jr., as evecutive as-
sistant.
a remarkable display of organization Key associates with Major Froi-
genius on the part of the contrac-
tors • and architect-engineers, and Just a Boozer seth, representing the war depart-
ment, are Capt. John T. Morgan,
fine coordination on the part of executive officer, and Capt. John
both firms with the constructing There might have been a "dead W. Copeland, assistant executive
quartermaster, have combined to soldier" lying around, but . . . officer.
write a record that is already recog- Four ambulances making a run Opinions are varied, and theories
nized in Washington as outstanding on the Abilene-View highway to differ, as to the ownership of the
in cantonment construction, major Camp Barkeley Saturday afternoon real brain power and heavy gray
-phase of the national defense pro- came back without passengers, dead matter that make Camp Barkeley
gram. or alive. . grow while you watch.
COORDINATION Three ambulances from the three ON THE STAFF
If the record of the building of Abilene funeral homes and one Certainly it is to be found in this
Camp Barkeley had to be written from Camp Barkeley answered a three-way combination of con-
in one word, that word could well call. tracting, engineering and CQM tal-
be coordination. A man, it seemed, was lying In ent.
It is everywhere apparent in the the middle of the road. There was Others on the constructing quar-
three-way drive against time, all a wreck, perhaps.
__—,—, .
important keystone of the national When the crowd gathered, he got termaster's staff are First Lieut. Am-
defense program. up and walked away. brose J. Malloy, engineering officer;
A cadre of officers anlisted men It was, he intimated, a bit an- First Lieut. Utsel E. Hubble, as-
will arrive Saturday, vanguard of noying to have so many people sistant engineering officer; First
some 18,600 to occupy the canton- around when he was just trying to
ment. "sleep one off." Lieut. Paul E. Kunz, transporta-
A cadre of officers enlisted men tion and equipment engineer; First
advisedly as a favorite with Army , Lieut. Jesse D. Sickler. property of-
ficer, and Capt. Benard Peters.
Editor Francis) will be the nucleus Other men with key chores to do
of the service command regiment in the engineering firm are Buck
of about 800. Campbell, chief draftsman; J. L.
First contingent of troops from Dellis, land and boundry surveys;
Fort Sill. Okla,, about half of the Oscar Seward. Ill, chief of sur-
service command, are due to trans- veys; Laten Stanberry, field en-
fer to Camp Barkeley on Feb. 24. gineer;, S. L. Rieves, progress en-
Other movements on Feb. 28, March gineer.
4 and 5. will complete the transfer Other specialists tre A . B. Car-
of the soldier boys from four states, son, railroads; Matt Walker, roads
Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico design; S. C. Daugherty, reinforc-
and Arizona. ed concrete; G. T. Morris, grading
BEHIND THE STORY and flexible base; R. L. Oldham
An institution is but the length- drainage: A. W. (Jack) Hefling!
ened shadow of a man. so the water and sewer; j. H. Biddison,
story behind the amazing pro- gas distribution; R. D. Blumberg,
gress at Camp Barkeley is the electrical distribution; c. H. Top-
story of its key personalities. ping, heating and plumbing; W. A.
The men, in other words, who Jackson, materials and testing;
make the job tick. Charles McDonald, buildings; F. W.
Army Editor Francis, squat, keen Beard, sewage treatment. John Van;
as a briar staff writer who covers Meter is chief accountant.
the camp 24 hours a day for the
Reporter-News, tells the story well
^ detail, each day..
 Friday Morning. February 7, 1941.
City Completes
Camp Pipeline
City of Abilene's water line to
Camp Barkeley was completed yes-
terday, several days ahead of sched-
ule, and contractors will be able to
turn water into the camp's distri-
bution mains next week, probably
Feb. 14, day before first troops are
to arrive.
Mayor W. W. Hair and R. B.f
Leach, city commissioner, reported
completion of the 15,000 feet of 18-
inch mains to Maj. Richard E.
Froiseth, constructing quartermas-
ter, late yesterday afternoon.
FIREPLUGS ON WAY
The camp's main water lines have
been completed but water will not
be turned into the mains until af-
ter they are chlorinated, and the
camp's 190 fire hydrants are in-
stalled. The fire hydrants arrived
in Galveston by boat yesterday and
will arrive here early next week.
The contractors expect to complete
installation in three days after ar-
rival.
The fire hydrants are standard
size, four and a half inches, and
have been painted the same color
as those in use by the city of Abi-
lene.
All utilities in basic priority zones
of the camp will be completed
March 1 or before,' P. S. Devine of
the utilities department of the con-
tractors said last night.
Utilities in the service command
area will be completed by Feb. 15,
Devine said. Jess Williams, assis-
tant manager of building construc-
tion, says all buildings in this zone
will be completed by then. In fact,
all construction in that area is to
be completed today except for a
little finishing up work, Williams
added.
MORE LUMBER DUE
Some shipments of flooring, sid-
ing, and millwork arrived yester-
day but major part of lumber
needed to complete building con-
struction will not arrive until early
next week. Lumber for roof frames,
scarce for several days, is due to
arrive today. A shipment of 60,000
board feet of wallboard is due
Monday with another 100,000 feet
to arrive later in the week.
All buildings in the hospital zone,
one of the basic priority areas,
have been floored but much inside
work remains to be done. Inside
walls and ceilings have not been
completed. This work is being held
up pending arrival of the wall-
board.
The 2,100 feet of covered walks in
this zone are about 65 percent com-
plete, Jack Gilliland, superintend-
ent, said last night..-Workmen yes-
terday began assembling the boiler
for the central steam heating plant
I
that will serve the 82 buildings of
the hospital zone. This work is ex-
pected to require about 30 days.
TO EXTEND CONCRETE
About 4,000 feet of roads to serve
the hospital area are being built.
Grading has been completed and
today the caliche sub-base work
will begin. Roads in this area are
to have double penetration asphalt
surfacing.
Pouring of concrete on Avenue
K. the north boundary road of the
cantonment, is to be completed by
noon today. M- B. Killian, manager
of engineering construction, said
last night. About 2,000 feet of the
22-foot wide slab was poured yes-
terday. The concrete now is only
about 500 feet east of Pershing
drive.
Paving of Avenue K was to have
concluded the more than eight
miles of concrete surfacing planned
for the army post. Yesterday, it|
was decided to extend the 22-foot
concrete slab west from Pershing.
drive to connect with First street
near its intersection with State
Highway 158. R. H. House, super-
intendent of paving, said this ex-l
tra 5,000 feet of concrete surfacing
will be completed by Monday night»!
Extending the concrete slab to
First street, will complete a circle
of the entire army post. In addi-
tion Persning drive, the north-
south boulevard, has two lanes of
concrete, each 20 feet in width.
CAMP WORKERS TO COLLECT
$264,000 IN WAi
The contracting firm of Taylor,
Byrne and Briggs today will pay
6,750 Camp Barkeley employes a
total of $264,000.
The week's payroll had been es-
timated from $235.000 • to $250.000
but final tabulations yesterday
CURBING FORMS BUILT
Contractors last night reported
more than a mile of asphalt top-
ping completed during the day. An
equal amount or prime coat treat-
ment also was completed during
the day. If fair weather continues,
contractors expect the camp's sys-
tem of hard-surfaced roads to be
completed by Feb. 15, except for
the stabilized caliche shoulders for
the nine miles of concrete paving.
Grading has been begun on the
44-foot asphalt road that will ex-
tend from the east s<de of the
camp to the east line of the 2,230-
acre cantonment, a distance of
about 5.000 feet.
Forms were set yesterday and
pouring of concrete for curbing and
gutters in the warehouse area will
begin this morning. This work will
complete the 70 feet of concrete
paving through this area.
Visitors at the camp yesterday
ireluded Maj. John A. Hunt of the
inspector general's office. , Wash-
ington. He praised speed of the
construction project.
afternoon disclosed the higher fig-
ure of $264,000.
This week's total is considerably
less than paid last week, the pay-
roll slump being due to the forced
partial shutdown Saturday and
Sunday, when workmen get paid
three hours for working two.
The $264,000 to be distributed
tlrs afternoon will boost to more
than $1,000.000 the total paid m
wages and salaries since the con-
struction project began late in De-
cember.
As usual, the Citizens National
bank will be open from 5 to 9 to-
night to cash laborers' paychecks.
Abilene merchants, who last
week enjoyed their best business
since the camp was begun, will re-
main open until 9 tonight as has
been their custom several weeks.
 J^Jr^JOJi^; 7 Jfa

Quarters Required
For 371 Army Men
Three hundred seventy-one officers of the 45th division will want
living quarters in Abilene during March, Ma.j. Frank Prazer, executive in
charge of the division's housing board, has advised the local chamber of
commerce.
His report was discussed in a meeting of the board of directors yes-
terday. It was compiled as of Jan. 29, after a survey was .conducted
among the Fort Sill officers who are to be transferred here.
In telephone conversation yesterday with chamber officials, Major
Frazer said he would come to Abilene sometime next week to establish
an office. At that time local property owners can list their accommoda-
tions and rental prices. .
Frazer's survey shows most on
the officers want furnished living
quarters of three, four and five' _
rooms. i "I feel that if our local property
Here is the detailed list: owners will submit reasoname
1 2-room unfurnished apartment I rentals which give them fan ie-
59 2-room furnished apartments turns and at the same time do not
2 2-room furnished houses hold up' the newcomers, it will
7 2-rooms furnished create a favorable situation from
the standpomt of attracting future
69 population rather than making
1 3-room unfurnished house short profits.
64 3-room furnished apartments "In some eases in other
17 3-room furnished duplexes army towns,, people have raised
4 3-room furn. garage apartments their rents so much out of
30 3-room furnished houses reason that army officials
found it necessary to put the
116 property on what they call their
3 4-room unfurnished houses 'out oí bounds' list. They not
1 4-room furnished duplex only prohibit their officers
29 4-room furnished apartments from living in those places,
15 4-room furnished duplexes but keep them from ever going
40 4-room furnished houses on the premises to visit civil-
3 4-room furnished garage apart ians who live there.
"That's very drastic action, of
91 course, and we hope it does not
1 5-room unfurnished apart. have to be taken here."
1 5-room unfurnished duplex APARTMENTS NEEDED
6 5-room unfurnished houses Wi'gnt told the board of direc-
4J 5-room furnished houses tors that it was his personal ob-
16 5-room furnished apartments
10 5-room furnished duplexes i servation that "one or two good
apartment houses built in good res-
idential districts••' are needed here
74 He decfered they are justified
4 6-room unfurnished houses not onlv by coming of the army of-
13 6-room furnished houses ficers, butfl.by the normal increase
in civilian population he said would
17 accompany! the army camp. and
¿ 7-room unfurnished houses stay after knd if it is abandoned.
2 7-room furnished houses Wright »d other directors ex-
pressed preference for "one or two
good, substantial apartment houses
President W. P. Wright of the that will remain an asset to tne
chamber of commerce expressed community and owners for years to
the hope that Abilene property come" rather than satisfying tne
owners will not attempt to prof- housing need with "powderbox
iteer on the army officers. type" apartments and houses which
POSSIBLE KICK-BACK' would depreciate quickly.
"At several other camp loca-
tions," Wright said, "people in the
towns have raised their rent prices
to such abnormal levels ¿hat it
created a very unfriendly feeling
between the army' personnel and
the local people. The officers have <
.in some instances felt they were
beine 'held up.'
 Tuesday Morning, February 4, 1941.

Larger Hospita First Soldiers

Due in Abilene
Zone Due Camp
Camp Barkeley is to have a 1,000-bed hospital instead of a 710-bed
unit, army officials in Washington have advised Lieut. Col. Roy E. Fox,
February 24 ft
First general movement of 45th
recently assigned from Fort Sam Houston as commander of the local division troops to Camp Barkeley
camp hospital. at Abilene will come Feb. 28, and
Colonel Fox, accompanied by his wife, was here yesterday making remainder of the division will be
plans to establish their home here. sent here within the next 10 days,
The colonel was in Washington when advised of his assignment as Maj. Gen. William S. Key, com-
commanding officer of the Camp Barkeley hospital. manding officer, announced at Fort
"I do nut know whether the proposed enlargement of the local hos- Sill yesterday.
pital has been definitely authorized by the War department, but I do The Feb. 28 movement will con-
know that the enlargement has been recommended and is almost certain sist of 7,980 officers and men. The
to be officially ordered," Colonel Fox said. second major removal will be on
"I will have definite information when I return later this week March 4. and the cleanup on March
from San Antonio." he added. 5, acording to tentative plans.
Colonel and Mrs. Fox were to leave this morning for San Antonio PREPARE WELCOME
to complete arrangements for mov The bulk of the forces will be
ing to \bilene Colonel Fox said the CQM had preceded by about half of the di-
PLEASED WITH CAMP advised him the contractors were? vision's service troops on Feb. 24.
making every effort to complete the General Key said the transfer
Colonel Fox looked over the Camp hospital by Feb. 15. "We will be order came from Maj. Gen. Walter
Barkeley hospital zone yesterday able to take care of patients sent Krueger of Fort Sam Houston,
afternoon and said he was highly us after that date," the command- commander of the Eighth corps
area.
pleased with its location on the ing officer said, "even if we have As the announcement was made,
highest ground of the cantonment. to make temporary arrangements." chamber of commerce committees
"The entire setup is ideal for an Colonel Fox has ben in the army here were working on plans to wel-
since October, 1916. He served with come the soldiers. A general com-
army camp," the colonel added. the First division for two and a mittee is headed by L. W. Davis.
The colonel and Mrs. Fox also half years in France. He went Various angles are being worked on
were pleased with the hospitality across as a first lieutenant, soon by the military affairs committee
was given his captaincy and was
of Abilene people and said they an- made and sub-groups of the goodwill and
a major at 26 before leaving retail trade committees. All plans,
ticipated a most pleasant stay in France. Colonel Fox has served in of course, are contingent upon the
the city. the army's best hospitals and has approval of General Key.
Colonel Fox's staff here will in- been at Fort Sam Houston almost TO TRAVEL IN TRUCKS
four years. Throughout his army The contingent coming here Feb.
clude several regular army officers career, except for his front line
28 is due to arrive here about sun-
in addition to the hospital staff of service in France, Colonel Fox has down, its departure having been
the 45th division. He had not been been a specialist in genital urology. scheduled for sunrise.
advised last night as to who his All trucks of the 45th division
assistants from the regular army will be employed in moving the
will be. troops. In addition, motorized
More buildings will have to be equipment of the 36th division at
constructed if the hospital is order- Brownwood will be borrowed, and
about 100 trucks from Eighth corps
ed increased to a 1,000-bed basis. area headquarters will be used on
No announcement of plans for en- the job.
larging the present 82-building unit The 45th division now is compos-
has been made by the constructing ed of 16,433 officers and men from
quartermaster. Maj. Richard E. Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado
Froiseth. and Arizona. It will have a strength
NOW 34 MAIN BUILDINGS of 18,000 when all selectees as-
The 710-bed hospital unit now signed to it have laeen received.
being built by the CQM is to have
34 main buildings and 48 tent
frames, each 16 by 50 feet. Main
buildings include the administration
hospital; four nurses quarters; of-
ficers and nurses mess; six standard
wards; three combination wards;
two detention wards; mess for en-
listed men and patients; four clin-
ics; one morgue; two storehouses;
officers' lavatory; two lavatories for
enlisted men; four lavatories for pa-
tients and a central steam heating
plant.
 ' Sunday Morning, February 2, 1941
Weather Lets
Camp Labor
Take Holiday
Rain or shine, all construction at
Camp Barkeley today will be great-
ly curtailed, J. O. Taylor, general
manager of building construction
said last night.
The-$5,000,000 project was vir-
tually shut down yesterday because
of rain and mud. More than 4,000
regular employes were off for the
day and equally that many will not
report again until Monday morning.
STILL AIM AT DEADLINE
Only building construction yes-
terday was in the hospital zone,
where carpenters were at work on
a number of buildings that plumb-
ers had completed. Several car-
penter crews attempted some out-
side work about mid-afternoon
when low hanging rain clouds broke
up for an hour or two. Clouds soon
thickened again, and the carpen-
ters called it a day.
Plumbing continued in full force,
however, in numerous zones of the
camp. Arrival of one carload and
several drop shipments of plumbing
fittings the latter part of the week
paved the way for increased activity
in this department.
Maj. Richard E. Froiseth,
constructing quartermaster for
the fast moving construction
program,, said last night the
contractors are still shooting
for the Feb. 15 completion
date.
"We are going to keep on trying
and unless this rainy weather con-
tinues too long we might get close
to our goal. You can say one thing.
we are trying," the genial major
said.
DELAY HELD NOT SERIOUS
In spite of the forced lull in all
phases of the construction program
since Friday morning, engineers re-
ported last night that the entire
project is now 58 percent complete,
a gain of 27 percent the past week.
Similar gains in completion per-
centage during the next two weeks
would result in a turn-key job by
the scheduled completion date of
Feb. 15.
Contractors said last night that
the shutdown because of inclement
weather will not materially retard
completion of the project.
Scarcity of materials, especially
lumber and plumbing fittings, has
slowed construction for more than
a week. It caused a shutdown last
Sunday.
The 75 percent shutdown in con
struction will make it possible for
the materials sulply to be built up
to the extent that construction can
be greatly speeded once it is re
sumed.
Too, plumbers will be able to
complete their work in many build-
ings where construction crews have
been kept out pending plumbing
installation.
PAVING NEARLY DONE
_
Road work was almost at a stand-
still yesterday, but those in charge
believe they will be able to finish
on time if weather conditions are
anything like favorable the next
two weeks.
Concrete paving is 76 percent
complete and can be finished in
four or five days. Approximately
six miles of the about eight miles
of concrete have been poured. The
22-foot slab that will encircle the
cantonment would have been com-
pleted by Wednesday had not rain
interfered.
Grading is 74 percent complete
and sub-base treatment is between
85 and 90 percent complete. Flex-
ible base work is 57 percent fin-
ished but triple penetration asphalt
surfacing is only six percent com-
plete.
The army post's well advanced
hard-surfaced road system is cred-
ited with holding to a minimum
damage caused by the two inches of
rain since Thursday. Almost the
entire camp can be reached by au-
tomobile with little difficulty.
Many ponds of water were scat-
tered over the camp late yesterday
but the cantonment's incomplete
drainage system had taken care of
most of the excess rainfall.
Huge trucks loaded with lumber
and prefabricated tent frames
moved into the camp over the con-
crete road from the warehouse area
to State Highway 158. Both lanes
of Pershing drive also were open
to incoming traffic.
Tent frames were being stacked
in the materials yard and will be
moved tc zones where needed when
work can be resumed.
Engineers reported sanitary sew-
ers 68 percent complete, and 13,-
630 feet of storm sewers as being
68 percent complete.
The water distribution system is
79 percent complete. Original con-
tract called for 52,500 feet of water
mains. This total was reached
Jan. 25. The revised contract calls
for 106,527 feet.
PROGRES ON UTILITIES
The outside gas distribution sys-
tem is 29 percent complete. A to-
tal of 128,485 feet of gas lines is
called for.
The electric distribution syste
is reported 33 percent complete
The original contract which calle
for 45,000 feet of distribution line
was completed Jan. 27. The revisei
contract calls for 175,000 feet.
The sewage disposal plant, for
which plans were furnished last
week, is only six percent complete.
It is estimated that all outsidel
utilities, now 53 percent complete,'
will be completed Feb. 15 except
for the quartermaster corps gaso-
line system, the elevated water
tanks and the sewage disposal plant
on which delivery of materials can-
not be made until a later date.
Contractors reported 6,620 at
work through Friday. However,
most of these were laid off during
the day because of rain. Time-
keepers found only 1,600 at the
camp yesterday, including office
forces, camp police and construc-
tion workers.
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BUSINESS SWELL, CHORUS
MERCHANTS OF ABILENE
In case you should happen not
to believe that Abilene business is
starting off better in 1941 than it
did in 1940, just ask some of the
business men.
It makes little difference which
one you ask. Almost any of them
will tell you. and they'll smile when
they do it. They like to think
about it themselves. Some of them
are wondering just how long it
will last, but they're enjoying it
while it is here.
Or simply take it in alphabetical
order, beginning with automobile
dealers. Reports from this group
show increases of from 20 to 200
percent over January of last year,
with used cars accounting for a
substantial portion of the increase.
Automobile stations, paced by
those along the route to Camp
Barkeley, give reports ranging from
"nice increases" to "We've just
been swamped — biggest January
gasoline business we've ever done."
Automobile repair departments too
have . been getting a. notable in-
crease, although few percentage
iis'ufes were available.
USUAL LETDOWN MISSING
The cleaners unanimously re-
port the most welcome absence
from the usual January letdown,
with increases general and some
marking up the biggest volume they
have ever done for this time of the
year. Percentage of profit is even
greater than the percentage of vol-
ume, due to the fact that at this
time last year a price war was rag-
ing in this business.
Prom the department stores, the
reports show increases of from 30
percent to 90 percent with the in-
crease growing larger toward the
last of the month. One department
store reported that for the last
week in January the increase over
the same week in 1940 was 133
percent.
Dress shop owners report their
stock in better condition than usual
with winter clothes almost entirely
cleaned out and spring styles mov-
ing well ahead of schedule. "Any
time we can show a profit in Jan-
uary or August it makes us feel
mighty good," one owner com-
mented.
The January flu epidemic had a
slightly rosy tinge insofar as the
drug stores were concerned. ° K
along with the army canr^.V^
credited with increases A
from 20 percent to 54 percent, and
a few stores reported that January
business had even exceeded Decem-
ber "and that's really stepping."
Increase in the retail furniture
business averaged a little more
than 20 percent, spread through all
departments. In hardware the ex-
act figures were not available, but
"we know we have an increase even
if we are too busy to check up."
JEWELERS GET SHARE
Neither have the jewelers missed
their part of the extra kale. With
increases ranging to more than 25
percent, they also report a most
gratifying increase in full payment
cash transactions and stock move-
ment in every line.
From the lumber yards the in-
creases were from '25 to 100 per-
cent, while comparable figures were
reported by the building supply
firms.
And coming on down to the va-
riety stores we find increases aver-
aging about 75 percent, with the
momentum still going up as the
month closed.
The general improved outlook is
also reflected in the various busi-
ness barometers. Postal receipts
were up $3,244.25 over January,
1940. Building permits increased
$9,992, improved property sales were
$47,184 better, vacant lot sales were
more than double at $8,510. Of new
motor vehicles sold, there were 79
commercial cars compared with 17
for January last year, and 158 pri-
vate cars instead of 121.
Neither bank debits nor clear-
ings were available yesterday.
The principal problems now fac-
ing the retail men are those of de-
ciding on reorders in the various
types of merchandise. "When the
army boys move in, they will want
an entirely different type of mer-
chandise from the present demand,"
one merchant explained. As evi-
denced already, however, whatever
prosperity comes will be spread out
to affect all lines ill some degree.
 Saturdaj' Morning, February I. 1941

iWeather Halts
Camp Builders
At long last Old Jupe Pltivius has overtaken the Camp Barkeley
construction project, which rapidly is turning good farm land into an
army post.
It rained a little Thursday and more that night. Yesterday Mr.
Pluvius got down to serious business and long before night the army camp
was well wet down. It was getting wetter last night.
Contractors died hard, but during the afternoon practically all build-
ing construction was stopped. At least 75 percent of the carpenters, la-
borers and others engaged in construction were told to call it a day.
Weather conditions today will determine when work will be resumed.
Only building construction work from early afternoon on was inside
carpentry, mostly in the hospital
zone. Some concrete foundations foi
buildings were poured during the
morning but this was halted as the
rain continued, increasing in in-
tensity.
PLUMBERS STAY ON JOB
Plumbers, however, continued ROADS MAY SAVE DAY
their work without a letup. In fact,
that phase of activity reached a Until the current spell hit, wea-
new peak with 33 plumbers assigned ther conditions had been almost!
to jobs during the day. Speeding of perfect since the construction pro-
this work was made possible by ar- ject began late in December. The
rival of one carload of plumbing past month the weather has been
fittings, and two carloads of mer- dry and warmer than average.
(< Contractors two weeks ago said:
chandise that included more fit- "Give us two more weeks of dry
tings and fixtures. weather and we can keep going
Pouring of concrete for road pav- even if it does rain."
ing continued without a letup until That statement was true to a
mgnt stopped the high speed crew great extent in that the canton-
Asphalt work, however, was halted ment's hard-surfaced road sysem,
early in the day by rain. Even with
dry weather, it will be at least two
now about 65 percent complete, will
permit traffic hi almost any kind
ARMY CAMP--
days before asphalting can be re- of weather. (Continued from Page One)
sumed. Excessive rain will damage part
of the system but orders came week.
Painting ceased early yesterday,
and practically all outside work on through late yesterday barring Two zones of the camp have been
utilities was stopped. traffic from roads that would suf- tabbed "must-' by the constructing
Late in the day there was com- fer most severe damage. quartermaster for completion by
paratively little going on at the Contractors say there will be no
lost caterpillars in Camp Barke- Feb. 15. One of these is the area to
camp other than around the office by occupied by the service com- I
of the paymaster. ley 's mud, as reported at similar
Hauling of caliche for the camp's construction projects elsewhere in mand, which will include about
load system continued throughout Texas, Even so, it was plenty mud- 800 officers and men.
ftern 0n Ü1
dy last night in the vicinity of the The other "must" zone is the I
rlrft? ?H ° «Pite
lain, but this was halted by dark-ofTe materials yard, also at the equip-
ment yards. 710-bed hospital, which the army
ness. Caliche crews have been work- Stepped up plumbing activity, has asked be 30 percent complete,
with arrival of supplies, and the by Feb. 15. Construction is now re-
forced layoff of building construc- ported 74 percent complete, but I
Sí™, T" to daylight, and tion crews should enable the plum- none of the 82 buildings could be
bers to get ahead of the carpenter used to care for patients.
la?eeiin %*&*"* *» ^ Although the contractors have
crews. Plumbing has been holding
up completion of structures in all not abandoned all hope of complet-
zones. ing the camp in two more weeks,
When rain halted work at the it is becoming more apparent that
cámp, engineers reported the additional time will be required.
entire project approximately 60 Weather and materials remam
percent complete, a gain of major factors in determining when
about 29 percent in the past the cantonment will be ready to
Turn over to the 45th division, now
stationed at Fort Sill, Okla.
 (LAtA/u fluM-y ¡~ I

SOLDIERS TO FIND 4,625 TENT

FUMES READY AT BARKELEY
Camp Barkeley, now more than are even smaller.
50 percent complete, will have a The frames are being uniform-
total of 4,625 prefabricated tent ly placed, forming "company"
frames that will provide quarters streets.
for officers and enlisted men of The frames are a far cry
the 45th division. from the tents used during: the
These streamlined "pup" tents World war. At the center of
each to be occupied by four enlist- each tent was a pole and the
ed men or one officer, will almost
blanket the area devoted to troop four walls or sides were sup-
housing. More than 1,600 frames ported by other poles. Anchor
have been erected at the rate of ropes and stakes were other
about 160 daily. requisites for erection. There
The tent frames, 16 by 16 feet. were no floors and each tent
are being built in Houston and | had a flap-type opening for in
hauled here in trucks, each load ¡ and out traffic.
including 10 complete frames. The j As to World war "pup-tents" the
frames weigh about 1,700 pounds, i kind used in the field and designed
Truck drivers experience some dif- ed to shelter two men—well, if
ficulty with the weights division of one hasn't seen "em and lived in
the railroad commission until the 'em, one wouldn't appreciate a des-
contractors interceded and Col. Er- cription of 'em.
nest O. Thompson, chairman of the
rail commission, ordered his men
to look the other way as the
trucks rolled by.
EACH WALL SEPARATE
The tent frames reach the camp
knocked down. The floor is in two
sections, each 8 by 16 feet. Each of
the four walls is a separate unit,
and the steel top frames come
knocked down.
Trucks equipped with cranes un-
load the tent frames, five at a
time. The frames are set down
near the wooden blocks on which
they will be placed.
The two floor sections first are
set on the blocks, then bolted to-
gether at each end. Next comes the
four walls. They, too, are bolted to
the floor and to each other. The
steel bars that form the top frames
are bolted together inside the
frames and hoisted to position by
construction crews.
That operation concludes erec-
I tion of the frame until electri-
| cians and plumbers take over. El-
ectric wires will enter the frames
at the top and gas pipes will be
poked through the veneer walls.
Each tent frame has a single en-
trance.
After the regulation government
tents are stretched over the
frames a hooded vent will shield
the top opening.
NINE FRAMES TO ROW
The tent frames are being set
up in groups of 27, nine frames to
a row. This number will accorno-
date personnel of streamlined army
units that ha ve approximately 100 I
men each. Some tent frame groups j
 Thursday Morning, January 3ft, 1941.
CONSTRUCTION BEGUN ON ALL
BUT ONE OF CAMP BUILDINGS
Building progress at Camp Bark-
cley has advanced to the stage
where only one of the 468 buildings
is not now under construction.
The only building on which some
type construction has not been be-
gun is the radio transmission build-
ing, location for which has not been
definitely determined.
Work was begun yesterday on
motor repair shops and gasoline
stations in the various zones of the
army post. Foundations for the two
deviated water storage tanks, each
with a capacity of 500,000 gallons,
also were begun yesterday.
Building construction, however,
was still being delayed by installa-
tion of plumbing fittings and fix-
tures. Scarcity of materials has
delayed the plumbers but a carload
of fittings is due at the camp today
Other plumbing supplies and ma-
terials have been ordered again and
again. Contractors expect a steady
flow of both fittings and fixtures
within a few days.
Delivery of some plumbing sup-
plies cannot be made for three or
four more weeks, the contractors
said yesterday.
The lumber supply, boosted by at
least 10 carloads and numerous
truckloads early this week, still is
none too abundant. Delivery of the
more than 1,000,000 board feet
bought by the army Saturday is to
be made soon.
Asphalt topping began yesterday
one of the triple penetration asphalt
roads of the cantonment. Asphalt
prime coating continues with about
2,000 feet completed.
Concrete pavement was extended
to the east side of the camp, 19th
street, yesterday. Today the 22-foot
ribbon of concrete that will circle
the camp, will head north on 19th
toward Avenue K, the road that
borders the cantonment on the
north.
60 PAINTERS ON JOB
Painting was well under way with
60 painters on the job. Buildings in
numerous zones were being given
prime coats.
Rain interfered with work slight-
ly at the camp yesterday afternoon
but most operations continued with-
out letup.
Laying of water.and sewer mains
continued at a rapid tempo with
more than 9,000 feet being laid for
the fourth or fifth day in succes-
sion.
Contractors reported 6,834 at
work through Tuesday and Texas
State Employment service referred
175 to jobs yesterday.
Auditing and accounting depart-
ment of the contractors are at work
on this wek's payroll which is ex-
pected to exceed the $286,000 paid
-oproximately 6,000 last Friday.
Camp Progress
Pleases Officers
"I am astonished at the progress
being made," Col. James C. Styron,
chief of staff of the 45th division,
said yesterday after an inspection
tour of the Camp Barkeley con-
struction project.
Colonel Styron and two lieuten-
ant colonels, Jess Larson and Wal-
ter M. Harrison, drove to Abilene
from Fort Sill, present headquar-
ters of the 45th, yesterday morning.
All inspected the future home of
the 45th in the afternoon. The
division is scheduled to move here
about March 1, although no defi-
nite orders have been given.
APPROVE ARTILLERY AREA
Colonel Styron and Lieutenant
Colonel Larson, accompanied by
Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp,
temporary executive officer of Camp
Barkeley, and Maj. Henry A. Hard-
ing, assigned here this week from
Camp Wolters in connection with
building of rifle ranges, inspected
the 60,000-acre artillery maneuver
area during the afternoon.
The two 45th division officers
were greatly impressed with the
area inspected.
"The artillery area here will fa-
cilitate more tactical and actual
combat maneuvers than the artil-
lery range at Fort Sill," said Col-
onel Larson, who is executive offi-
cer of the 70th field artillery bri-
gade. The brigade includes the
158th and 160th light artillery reg-
iments and the 189th medium or
150 mm. regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Styron said
the infantry maneuver area, imme-
diately south of Camp Barkeley, is
one of the most ideal he has seen
and far superior to the Fort Sill I
maneuver area.
TO VISIT AGAIN TODAY
The three 45th division officers
will visit the camp again this morn-
ing.
Lieutenant Colonel Harrison,
who in private life is managing
editor of The Daily Oklahoman
and The Oklahoma City Times,
made arrangements with The
Reporter-News to publish the
division's weekly newspaper,
The 45th Division News.
Harrison is one of the best-known
newspapermen in America, His
newspapers, with which he has been
connected 25 years as managing
editor. tíre ratod among the finest
in the country. In 1939 he took a
leave of absence and went with the
Associated Press on special assign-
ment as a roving correspondent in
Europe in the early stages of the
war.
The division has received 2,300 of
the 6,500 men through the selec-
tive draft system and will have re-
ceived all of that quota by the time
it moves to Camp Barkeley. This
will bring it to war strength of i
18,500.
 Wednesday Morning, January 29, 1941.

TSES Probing Water to Reach

Labor Charges
"I have found nothing to substantiate charges of discrimination in
Camp Sunday
the handling of workmen sent to the Camp Barkeley construction project Good news at Cafhp Barkeley
by the Abilene office of the Texas State Employment service," said T. E. yesterday was that the City of Abi-
Crabb, Fort Worth, last night after a day of interviewing applicants for lene water transmission line to the
work at the army camp. army post is near completion and
Crabb, supervisor of the Port Worth district of the TSES, was sent | that water will be turned into the
here yesterday by Byron Mitchell, state TSES director, to investigate line Sunday, 13 days ahead of sche-
policies of the Abilene TSES office in filling requisitions by the camp dule.
, contractors for workmen. PLUMBER COMPLAINS In connection with this an-
A lengthy telegram was sent While Crabb was investigating nouncement, A. W. Hefling, en-
Saturday night to Claude Williams, charges of discrimination here, J. gineer for Freese and Nichols,
director of the Texas Unemploy- Fred Grimm. Dallas, came to the architectural engineers, and K.
ment Compensation commission, of editorial office of The Reporter- K. Prestridge, chief engineer for
which the TSES is a subsidiary, by News claiming he had been fired the contractors, Taylor, Byrne
a group of men seeking work at by a plumber foreman at Camp and Briggs, said the camp's wat-
Camp Barkeley. The group asked Barkeley because he was not a / er system is 85 percent com-
that Sam Ward, Abilene district union member. plete and that water can be
TSES supervisor, be removed from- Grimm said he had been work- turned into the system by Feb.
this district because of alleged fa- ing at the camp as a plumber for 6.
voritism to unions in filling re- six days and that he was laid off L. A. Grimes, Abilene water su-
quisitions of contractors for labor- Monday because of inefficiency. perintendent who has directed lay-
ers. The telegram was signed by He presented the following testi- ing of the city transmission line,
Joe C. Tipps, R. B. Worthington monial letter from John Fies, chief yesterday told Maj. Richard E.
and C. T. Wright. building inspector of Dallas, and Froiseth, constructing quartermas-
SAY TEXANS DENIED JOBS Charles G. Still, chief plumbing ter, that the 14,200 feet of 18-inch
inspector of Dallas: .mains to the camp will be com-
The group cnarged in the tele- "J. Fred Frimm of Dallas is a
gram that requests for laborers, licensed master plumber and also pleted Saturday.
skilled and unskilled, were being a journeyman plumber and has had The mains are being laid by a
referred by Ward's organization to a license with the citv of Dallas crew of 300 WPA workmen, digging
bush-ess agents of local unions and for a number of years." trenches by hand and laying tran-
that union workmen from other Grimm said he had worked site rubber sealed pipe.
states were being assigned to jobs as a plumber at Camp Bowie The mains will supply the camp
while qualified and available Tex- with an estimated 2,000,000 gallons
ans were being denied work be- and at Camp Wolters. "I have
been banned from all national of water daily. Another 5,000 feet
cause they were not union mem- of 18-inch mains have been laid
bers. defense projects because I am
not a union man," Grimm add- inside the cantonment.
Crabb yesterday talked with the ed. Laying of sewer mains at the
three men who signed the telegram camp is running only four or five
sent Williams. He said there was J. H. Bond, personnel director for
days behind installation of the
nothing in their statements to up- the contractors, said last night the water distribution system. Sewer
hold charges that the Camp Barke- contracting firm of Taylor, Byrne mains should be completed about
ley job is being unionized. tmd Briggs can use either union or
Feb. 10 to 12, but the sewer treat-
"Most of the men I talked with non-union workmen. "They could
ment plant will not be completed
merely wanted to know their sign 'closed shop' agreements with until later.
chances of getting on at the camp, any or all unions if they wanted
MATERIALS PLENTIFUL
and how long it will be before they to. Four national defense projects Major Froiseth made a tour of
can get on," Crabb said. in Texas use only union labor, at
the construction project yesterday
Crabb said he had no authority leapt give union labor first prefer- and reported everything looking
to take any action regardless of ence," Bond said. good. "Materials have arrived in
any possible discriminations against NOT BOUND TO USE TSES large quantities in recent days and
either union or non-union work- "We do not have to use men re- the more than 1,000,000 board feet
men. ferred to us by the Abilene office of lumber bought by the govern-
TO INTERVIEW OTHERS of the Texas State Employment ment Saturday should start arriv-^
"I plan to talk with other un- .service. We could advise them that ing within a few days," the major
successful job hunters, with dis- we no longer need their service. said.
charged workmen and others while However, the employment service Painting of the 468 buildings of
here. My only mission is to report has given us qualified workmen, the camp was begun yesterday
my fhidings to Mitchell, the state skilled and unskilled, and has fill- with buildings in several zones be-
director of the employment serv- ed all our requisitions for labor ing given prime coats. All build-
ice." Crabb explained. promptly and satisfactorily. ings will be painted a cream color.
Ward denied that any favors had "The contractors have hired With 255 assigned to jobs yes-
been shown union members in fill— union and non-union workmen terday, the contractors payroll hit
|ing requisitions for laborers, skill- alike without even asking or know- a new peak of approximately 7,000.
! ed or unskilled, at the camp. "Our ing whether the men given jobs I Highest total reported before was
' office has been sending men to] were or were not union members. I 6.800 as of Jan. 23.
j the contractors on the basis of
I qualification alone," Ward said, Of the 7,000 at work there are
adding that preference was being about as many union men as there
given qualified local applicants. are non-union.
Ward said his office had accept- "Furthermore, we are getting the
ed applications of 18,894 men and army post built in record time and
women since the building of the don't carp how much these dis-
i army post near here was announced gruntled job hunters squawk. They
two months ago. "It seems that of were not invited to come here to
this number only 121 are not sat- help build the camp. However, we
isfied with the service we have have used all qualified men where
given them," he added. possible and will continue to do
so," Bond concluded.
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RUGGED TERRAIN OF SHE FOR CAMP WOLTERS

ONLY ONE OF CONTRASTS WITH ABILENE CAMP to be a 750-bed unit on a 1,000- with them. Among the major events
By BRUCE FRANCIS booked for the spa city is the an-
Reporter-News Staff Writer bed basis, approximately the same nual West Texas chamber of com-
MINERAL WELLS, Jan. 28 - size as the one being built at merce convention in May.
Chamber of commerce officials oi Camp Barkeley. Manning of the job here has
this resort city, especially Paul Ord. Conditions here and in Abilene, been much different from the pro-
manager, will tell you that location gram in effect at Camp Barkeley.
of Camp Wolters is ideal in every home of Camp Barkeley, are en-
tirely different. Mineral Wells with An open air "bull pen" has been in
respect, that the location is sec- use here from the outset and hir-
a normal population of 6,500 has
ond to none. , been overtaxed in caring for the ing workmen has been more or less
Chambers of commerce are that haphazard.
away. Ballyhooing the greatness oi 12.000 workmen who have come
here. Hotels are jammed, cafes are First troops are due to arrive at
the city or community it serves is Camp Wolters Feb. 15. By that
a chamber's big objective. overcrowded, all sleeping facilities
of the city, including all spare bed- time 321 officers and 2,022 enlisted
Camp Wolters, being a $7,300,000 rooms, are in use. In spite of this men are to be at the camp.
plum of the national defense setup, many workmen are forced to go Camp Wolters has been desig-
really is worthy of the ballyhoo tal- rictwhere for accommodations. nated as a reception center for
ents of anybody's chamber of com- Mineral Wells has scheduled sev- draftees. The selected service men
merce It r,as done things to Min- eral major conventions for this will be in training here about six
eral Wells md will for a couple of fp'ing and chamber of commerce weeks before being assigned to
months more, probably much long- officials have lost no little sleep in army divisions or special troops
trving to determine what to do units.
But regardless of what the
chamber of ¡commerce says, if
the wooded, clay hills and ra-
vines where Camp Wolters is
being built is an ideal location
for an army post the flat ter-
rain where the $5,000,000 Camp
Barkeley construction project
is under way should never have
been taken away from the In-'
dians.
Camp Wolters construction has
been underway since Nov. 8. Clear-
ing and grading of the rugged ter-
rain is far from complete. Many a
postoak still survives and many a
, hill is yet to be levelled and many |
' a ravine remains unfilled.
Mister, when it rains the clay in
those hills gets slick and stays that
way. Work has been slowed, even
stopped, by rain, of which there
has been plenty.
There have been no roads, and
even today the camp's road system
is less than 50 percent complete.
In fact the roads are no nearer com-
plete than the more than 25 miles
of hardsurfaced roads that will
serve Abilene's Camp Barkeley, be-
gun six weeks or more after Camp
Wolters was well under way.
Camp Wolters is to be ready for
a minimum of 3,000 troops by Feb.
I 15, and Maj. Paul M. Brewer, con-l
structing quartermaster, says quar-1
ters for' that number will be com- ,
pleted by that date. He built Camp I
Hulen at Palacios during the fall
rainy season and doesn't stutter
when he says Camp Wolters will
be completed on time.
Buildings at Camp Wolters are of
more permanent construction than
at Camp Barkeley. Instead of the
prefabricated tent frames that will
house officers and enlisted men at
the Abilene camp there will be bar-
racks of the same type as those
two-deckers of World war days.
The Camp Wolters hospital is
 Surtday Morning, Januar}' 26, 1941

I WAREHOUSES NEARLY DONE

Carpenters Due The engineer's report showed 44,-

146 of a total of 104,783 feet of
water mains completed, and 34.960
of 92,640 feet af sanitary sewers

Layoff at Camp
Building construction at Camp Barkeley will be shut rinwn norn.n
finished. A breakdown on storm
sewer construction showed 6,174 of
a planned 9,330 feet of concrete pipe
laid.
Reports on building construction
showed more than 400 buildings
today because of the scarcity of material but The $5 Ooí 000 project íx" with some type construction having
pected to be back in full swing Monday morning J Ó Taylor S«neS
manager of building construction, said last night been begun. Many have not ad-
Most of the 1,200 or more carpenters in the 11 zones of the canton vanced beyond the foundation stage
but walls and roofs of more than
ment wi enjoy their first Sunday off since construcüon began but abor half have been completed.
crews will work as usual. Road work, pouring of concrete fonnriVnon^
for buildings, and all utilities work will continue without a bíeak°S Only in the warehouse zone have
Scarcity of materials has slowed down construction for a week or any buildings been completed.
more but large shipments are expected by Monday. If the matedals ar There, construction of the 10 prior-
rive, as scheduled, construction is due to hit a new peak tSs week! the' ity warehouses, each 153 by 80 feet,
was almost complete.
i contractors said last night. Construction of the 710-bed hos-
pital unit of 82 buildings is 56
REQUISITIONS LIGHT Three more weeks remain if the percent complete and many "build-
J. H. Bond, personnel director army post is to be completed by ings there lack only plumbing and
for the project, said requisitions Feb. 15, the date set by Washington flooring.
for laborers, both skilled and un- at the outset for completion. Approximately 700 prefabricated
skilled, had been unusually light Asked yesterday when a new com- tent frames have been set up at
for a week or more because of the pletion date will be announced, the camp, 450 of them being in an
scarcity of materials. Most requi- Major Froiseth smilingly said, infantry regiment zone on the
sitions have been filled by trans- "Feb. 16." south side of the camp. The oth-
fers from other zones of the camp. Construction in some zones of the ers are in a zone west of the in-,
As a result, referrals through the camp will be completed by Feb. 15 fantry area, to be occupied by en-
Texas State Employment service and contractors believe they could gineers and special troops of the
have been light all week. have been practically through had 45th division.
Only 160 or 170 were assign- assigned here the past week from A highlight of the past week was
ed to jobs yesterday and as- Camp Bowie as temporary camp the record $286,000 payoff by the
signments were even lighter executive officer. His assignment is contractors Friday with almost 6,-
several days during the week. expected to be made permanent, 000 getting checks. Abilene mer-
Approximately 7,500 were em- and as such he will be the com- chants reported excellent business
ployed at the camp through manding" officer of the service or Friday night and Saturday, with
yesterday. supply command regiment of about another heavy run last night.
Bond anticipated a decided in- 800 men. The architectural engineers,
crease in requisitions when neces- PROGRESS PERCENTAGES
sary materials arrive. Prestridge's report on percentages Freese & Nichols, paid $7,389 to 167
The materials supply will bej of completion of various phases of employes yesterday. The 213 em-
boosted today with the arrival of the construction included: Water ployes in the CQM department will
four carloads of lumber from Cali- distribution system, 44 percent; sani- get two weeks' pay this week, the
fornia. E. A. Priddy, traffic manager tary sewers, 38; road system, 37, total $11,316.
for the contractors, said last night troop housing, 24; hospitalization,
the lumber will arrive at View to- 56; all essential utilities, 33; storm
day. It had cleared through Pueblo, sewers, 66; gas distribution system,
Colo., Friday. 16.3; electricity. 20.
MORE LUMBER BOUGHT A breakdown on the road system
Maj. Richard E. Proiseth, con- disclosed that 3.6 miles of concrete
structing quartermaster, said late surfacing had been completed
yesterday that the army has bought through Friday night; 16 miles of
another 1,100,000 board feet of lum- | grading 16¥¿ miles of gravel and
ber and that it will begin arriving caliche subbase, and 514 miles of
shortly. According to his reports i gravel and caliche flexible base com-
from the quartermaster general the pljted. The chief engineer's report
entire purchase is to be delivered also showed that concrete road
within 10 days. work is 51 percent complete, with
Pour carloads of pipe are en ¡ 49,638 of a total of 96,772 square
route here from Wisconsin and an- yards poured.
other 14 more are to be shipped Although the report on gas util-
soon. Seven carloads of pipe were ities showed only 16.3 percent com-
received at the camp yesterday. The pletion, this work in reality was
day's receipts also included 15 car- more advanced. The percentage
loads of miscellaneous supplies, in- was based upon the fact, that 20,-
cluding millwork (1), cement, (5), 176 of a total of 126,975 feet of gas
lumber (1), tile (1), poles (2), stoves mains had been laid. A breakdown
(1), nails (1), refrigerators (1), disclosed that all of the ten, eight
sinks (1), wallboard (1), and gravel and six inch mains had been laid.
(16). Priddy said about 1,100 car- and most of the two inch lines'
loads of an anticipated 3.000 car The central gas distribution con-
loads of materials have been re trol station also had been complet-
ceived. ed. Based on expenditures, the gas
As the cantonment construc- distribution system is about 63 per-
tion project moved into its
sixth week, K. K. Prestridge, cent complete. Tom Jones, Dallas,
chief engineer for the contrac- holds the sub - contract on this
work.
tors, reported the entire project
31 percent complete. -.
 Saturday Morning, January 25, 1941,

ARMY CAMP»
Supplies' Flow (Continued from Page ONE)
head east from the south end of
Pershing drive. From that point

Held Adequate the 22-foot concrete surface will

extend to the east line of the camp,
north to the north line and west
to an intersection with Pershing
drive a short distance south of state

To Build Camp highway 158.

Building was being speeded up
in the zone to be occupied by the
That materials supply, always a service command regiment of the
problem in any major construction camp. A cadre of enlisted men and
project, is adequate to keep work officers is due here by Feb. 15 to
going at Camp Barkeley was indi- form •lie nucleus of the service
cated yesterday Furthermore, ship- command.
ments now en route will add to Setting up of the prefabricated
trie contractors' stores. tent frames that will provide quar-
ters for officers and enlisted men
A shipment of plumbing fittings of the 45th division continued on
is due today by express from Chi- schedule, with almost 700 in place.
cago and more fittings are being The knocked down frames are be-
ordered and shipped from other ing hauled here from Houston by
manufacturing centers. Officials of truck. 10 to a load. Crews working
the contracting firm of Taylor, u-der Henry Pape, superintendent,
Byrne and Briggs said, manufac- aie setting up about 150 daily.
turers' surpluses have been ex- Assignments of men and women
hausted and that even 24-hour daily to jobs at the camp were light yes-
operations have been unable to terday, with not more than 150 be-
meet demands of the national de- ing put to work. This boosted the
fense program. contractors' employes to more than
LUMBER ON WAY 7,000. Another 300 to 400 are on
Four carloads of lumber are in the combined payrolls of the con-
transit from California, the ship- structing quartermaster and archi-
ment totaling from 300,000 to 400- tectural engineers.
000 board feet.
Another 1,100,000 board feet will
be needed to complete the project,
and this is expected to be pur-
chased within the next day or two.
Building construction is moving
along on schedule with only a few
delays because of scarcity of mate-
rials. Estimates of contractors and
engineers place troop housing at
24 percent complete. Estimates of
percentage of construction comple-
tion by zones follow: zone one, 87;
Zone Two, 30; Zone Three, 25;
Zone Four, 38; Zone Five, 21; Zone .
Six, 18; Zone Seven, 56; Zone Eight,
27; Zone Nine, 33; Zone Ten, 45;
Zone Eleven, 51.
With seven modern ditch digging
machines on the job, laying of
water and sewer lines is advancing
rapidly. Through yesterday 43,000
feet of a total of 105,000 feet of
water mains had been completed.
More than half of the camps 80,000
feet of sewer lines had been laid.
Building of the camp's gas lines
was far behind, however, with only
18,800 feet of 231,000 feet complet-
ed.
FINISH MAIN DRIVE
Concrete work on Pershing drive
was completed yesterday and late
in the afternoon pouring of a 22-
foot slab, 1,200 feet long, through
the warehouse area was begun. It
was completed about midnight. To-
day another similar slab will be
poured through the warehouse
zone. Addition of curbing and gut
ters wil give the warehouse area
surface 70 feet wide.
The contractors have requisition
ed another paving crew for early
next week, indicating plans for
adding even more speed to con-
struction of the camp's almost 30
miles of concrete and asphalt roads.
Sunday the concrete crew will
1

• KJ u-A/>£n

CAMP PAYOFF BRINGS FRIDAY NI6HT BOOM AT BANK, STORES
Business boomed in Abilene last
night—and how! — as an army of
several thousands of workers en-
gaged in the building of Camp
Barkeley put much of a payroll of
$286,000 into circulation.
Beginning at 3:30 Friday after-
noon, Taylor, Byrne and Briggs,
contractors building the canton-
ment, issued 5978 checks to work-
men.
Last night, 2466 of these checks
were cashed or deposited at the
Citizens' National bank, m^.ny oth-
ers were cashed elsewhere, and busi-
ness was brisk, or better, in down-
town business houses, many of
which stayed open until 9 and later.
Seven bank tellers handled as
many lines of construction employes,
who were paid a total of $125,-
683.68. M. F. Wilson, assistant cash-
ier, said after the bank closed at 9.
New accounts for the night total-
ed 132, said Homer H. Scott, cash-
ier, and 108 cashier checks totaled
$5,645.45.
City Policemen Dean Myers, R.
L. Buster, Britt Morgan and Tobe
Hilburn kept traffic movins throush
the bank foyer, and the Salvation
Army tambourines, in circulation
there, were filled several times dur-
ing the evening.
At the Western Union offices
more than 200 money orders had
been dispatched by 10, and more
than 20 men were wating in line to
send others.
At the Citizens' bank, open each
Friday night since January 10, for
the convenience of camp workmen,
Owen Ellis, Truitt Hollingshead,
Oliver Howard, E. E. Hollingshead,
Eugene Webb, Roy Thompson and
J. W. Howell were busy as tellers,
with Mrs. Owen Ellis handling the
exchange desk. New accounts were
handled by Kit Carson and J. B.
Castle.
Final deposits of the night were
made by E, H. Zeplin, of Taylor
carpenter foreman, and T. B. Jones
View.
The week's payroll, almost double
the $152,300 paid out last week
boosted the total paid to workmen
on the $5,000,000 cantonment pro-
ject past the half million mark.
Freese and Nichols, engineers for
See PAYDAY, Pg. 3, Col. 5

PAYDAY»
(Continued from page one)
the army camp, will pay more than
$7,000 to some 170 employes today,
for the week ending Thursday night.
One south side department store
cashed more than $16,000 of the
payroll checks, and did a rushing
business. So did a nearby postoffice
substation, selling money orders, as
workers sent sums to home folks.
A north side substation sold more
than 200 money orders, and dis-
patched many registered letters.
The shrill whistles, as traffic
men speeded heavy downtown traf-
fic, was just a tipoff on the vol-
ume of last night's business.

¡
Protect Health
Of Camp Area
Preliminary sanitary code for
the special sanitary district sur-
rounding the Camp Barkeley
c. mpsite was approved yesterday
by members of the district health
board on an inspection tour of the
area.
Making the tour were Dr. Stew-
art Cooper, Dr. J. Frank Clark, B.
E. Plowman, Dr. George A. Gray
and B. E. Needham.
First item of the code was pro-
vision for the issuance of health
permits to all persons or organiza-
tions desiring to erect a building
or operate a business for a food
establishment, lodging quarters,
fililng station, trailer camp, or any
other business in which the public
is served.
PENALTIES BY LAW
The permits should be ready for
distribution early next week, Dr. i
Gray, city-county health unit di-'
rector, said, and will be issued on
application to those persons or or-
ganizations who have fully com-
plied with the sanitary code. Fail-
ure to meet the code requirements
is punishable under state laws.
Requirements included in the
preliminary draft are: The build-
ings shall be substantial and safe
for public use, with doors properly
located for easy exit in case of
fire.
Water supply shall be from Abi-
lene, or meet the standards of the
state department of healths If
stored, it must be kept in sanitary,
elevated, covered containers with
bottom drains. Onjy paper „gujas.
dishes sterilized accordTng to state
law, or 'rinking fountains ap-
proved by the state department of
health may be used. Supply lines
shall run from the bottom of the
container into the establishment.
Water may not be drawn into con-
tainer to be carried into the build-
ing.
MOSQUITO PRECAUTION
Plumbing shall meet state re-
quirements and insure against faul-
ty fixtures and back siphonage.
Reasonable provision shall be made
for insect and rodent proofing.
All garbage, trash, refuse, etc.,
shall be placed in covered contain-
ers and removed from the premises
or burned daily. Containers of wet
garbage shall be cleaned daily.
Proper precautions shall be taken
to prevent breeding of flies, mos- |
quitoes, and other nuisances. All
food establishments shall be en-
couraged to use complete paper
service. When dishes are used they
shall be sterilized according to state
law. All food shall be properlv pro-
tected from filth, dust, dirt, flies,,
rodents and other sources of con-1
tamination.
All persons or establishments
serving the public shall be required,
to have, for the disposition or hu-
man excreta, the minimum equip-
ment of a pit type toilet built ac-
cording to state department of
health specifications for each 20,
people or fraction thereof served by
the establishment. No cess pools or
surface type toilets shall be allow-
j ed.
LABELS FOR MILK
All milk served the public shall
! be from half pint containers which
are properly labelled. If the milk is
ungraded, it shall bear a plain
label.
Nuisances present or created in
the future are subject to fine of $10
to $100 and each day constitutes!
a separate offense.
Any permit issued by the board i
may be revoked at any time for
failure to comply with the rules
and regulations.
In addition to these regulations,;
the final code will probably also
include requirements for health
certificates to all business operators
and employes, elimination of any
direct connection between living
quarters and business establish-
ments serving food, and prohibition
of trailer houses being parked near-
er than 300 yards from a highway
unless in a regulated trailer camp.
|
Camp Progress
Pleases Officer
"I am surprised and elated over
progress made since my last visit."
Col. John P. Hasson, Eighth corps
area quartermaster, said last night
after an inspection trip to Camp
Barkeley during the afternoon.
Colonel Hasson came here to de- i
termine the state of readiness of
the camp and the probability of
its occupancy by the 45th division
shortly after the scheduled comple-
tion date of Feb. 15. Transfer of
the 45th from Fort Sill has been
announced for March 1.
CONFERS WITH MAJOR
Colonel Hasson discussed con-
struction progress and problems
with Maj. Richard E. Froiseth, con-
sfructing quartermaster for the $5,-
000,000 army post being built nine
miles southwest of Abilene.
After the War department had
announced location of the camp
near here, Colonel Hasson first
came to Abilene to assist and ad-
vise local officials in preparing
leases for the 2,230-acre campsite
and the land to be used for ma-
neuver purposes. He accepted the
leases for the army.
Yesterday Colonel Hasson found
construction well advanced in all
zones of the cantonment. He
learned that work has begun on
more than 400 of the camp's plan-
ned 468 buildings, that road con-
struction is 30 percent or more
complete, and that installation of
essential utilities is progressing on
schedule.
In his discussions with Major
Froiseth he learned that there have
been few "bottlenecks" in the fast-
moving construction project. He
was advised, too, that the CQM,
contractors and architectural engi-
neers are still shooting for comple-
tion by Feb. 15.
Continued favorable weather and
adequate materials supplies are the
prime requisites for finishing the
gigantic task on time, Major Froi-
seth said. "And these factors we
cannot control," he added.
Inadequacy of plumbing mate-
rials supply continued to cause
contractors concern, but every ef-
fort is being made to gain priority
for orders that have been placed
with manufacturers. Plumbing must
precede completion of most of the
camp's major buildings.
Some phases of construction have
been placed on double-shift basis
but for the present general con-
struction will continue on a 10-hour
daily schedule.
Through Tuesday the contracting
firm of Taylor, Byrne and Btfggs
reported 6,400 employes, and the
Texas State Employment service
assigned about 300 more workmen
yesterday. Employes of the CQM
and architectural engineers, Freese
& Nichols, boosts the total to near
7,000.
 ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1941

BUSINESS WILL BE RUSHING again tonight at the Citizens National bank as workers I
on the Camp Barkeley construction job cash their weekly checks. This picture, made
last Friday night, shows three lines waiting at tellers' windows. Tonight's pay-off will
exceed a quarter of a million dollars, approximately twice as much as was paid last-
week. (Staff Photo.)
First payroll of the contractors
was only $3,300 for 182 employes.
Workers Split The following week the total soared
to $20,418 for 850 workmen. Third
week's pay checks totaled $68,774
for 2,300 and 4,000 shared in last
Quarter Million week's pay-off of $152,000.
Since last week the paymaster's
building has been enlarged from a
30-window structure to 50. An en-
In Camp Pay tension of 80 feet was made on the
pari-mutuel type building original-
ly 10 by 120 feet.
More than a quarter million dol- Citizens Naional bank will be
lars will be paid Camp Barkeley's open again from 5 to 9 tonight and
builders today by the contracting Abilene merchants will again ob-
firm of Taylor, Byrne and Briggs. serve the Saturday night closing
It will be the fifth and by far the hour of 9.
largest pay-off since the $5,000,000
construction project began late in
December. Between 6,300 and 6,500
employes will participate in the es-
timated $250,000 to $275,000 that will
be paid, starting at 4 this after-
noon.
Estimates of the number to re-
ceive checks and the total to be
paid were made by J. L. Anderson,
business manager for the contrac-
tors.
Tomorrow the architectural en-
gineering firm of Freese & Nichols
will add another $7,300 to the week's
payroll. Approximately 165 men
and women are on the architectural
engineers' payroll.
Last week's payroll of the con-
tractors was $152,000. It was er-
roneously reported at $125,815, but
later it was learned that this
amount was for construction work-
ers only and did not include pay
for the administrative staff and of-
fice help of the contractors.
 THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, January 19, 194ÍI
Haste Required
To Finish Army
Camp on Time
Pour weeks from today Camp
Barkeley, nine miles southwest of
Abilene, will become an army post
—a completed unit of the rapidly
expanding national defense system.
Two weeks later it is to be occu-
pied by the 45th division of the
U. S. army, now stationed at Fort
Sill, Okla.
Last night the $5,000,000 con-
struction project was only 15 per-
cent complete, according to esti-
mates of engineers. However, those
in charge of the project say the
cantonment will be completed by
Feb. 15, contract date for comple-
tion.
PAYROLL MOUNTS
Contract for building the army
post that will accommodate 20,000
iroops was let Dec. 17 and first
%ork was Dec. 20 with first build-
ing construction Dec. 23.
Work was halted two and a half
days that, week—a day and a half
for Christmas celebration and one
day by rain. Three more full weeks
of construction ended last night but
building pace did not reach any-
thing near full stride until the past
week.
During the week approximately
3,000 employes were added to the
payrolls of the constructing quar-
termaster, architectural engineers
and contractors. One week ago
about 3,050 were at work, and
through last night the total stood
at nearly 6,000.
Although much progress has been
made, more speed is demanded if
the project is to be finished in any-
thing like the set completion date.
MATERIALS RUN LOW
Capt. John T. Morgan, executive
officer for the constructing quar-
termaster, said yesterday that work '
soon will be put on a 16-hour,
two-shift bas;s. This will be ab-
solutely necessary in order to com-
plete the job on time, he added.
However, the materials supply,
none too abundant at»,present, may
handicap any effort to put con-
duction on a two-shift basis. There
las been no materials shortage, ex-
:ept for isolated items, but during
he past week building supplies re-
¡erves have been light.
Rail shipments yesterday includ-
ed 36 carloads of materials and
equipment, and 24 carloads of sand
and gravel. Lumber continued to
reach the camp by truck, as well
as rail.
Engineers estimates on comple-
tion percentage of various projects
at the camp through last night
were:
Troop housing 12, hospitalizaron
22, essential utilities 16.5, entire
utilities 16.5, entire project 15, water
laborers were being denied chances
to work.
Through Saturday 2,000 or more
2S
lines (21,800 of 105,000 feet) 21, job hunters continued to throng the ;
sewer lines (16,300 of 80,000 feet) 21,
electricity 5, gas distribution less
than 5, road construction 25.
PROGRESS ON ROADS
employment office of TSES at Fair \
park. Most of these, however, were j
men seeking employment as com-
mon laborers.
Road construction which started
early, is continuing at a rapid
stride as evidenced by estimates
that building of the camp's more
than 25 miles of paved roads is at
least one fourth completed.
First concrete of the canton-
ment's 5.3 miles of concrete road-
ways was poured 11 days ago. Last
night approximately 2.75 miles of a
22-foot slab had been completed.
Contractors estimate that pouring
of the concrete roadbeds will be
completed in another 10 days. As-
phalt surfacing is scheduled to be-
gin this week. Road base work is
now on a two-shift basis, each
crew working eight hours.
Building construction spread to
every zone of the cantonment dur-
ing the past week. Work had begun
on 347 of the camp's scheduled 468
buildings. However, work On num-
erous buildings was in preliminary
stages, including excavations and
pouring of concrete foundations.
TENT FRAMES GO UP
One of the 10 basic priority ware-
houses has been completed and
construction of six others is well
advanced. At least two are near
completion. Supplies that will serve
the army post after its occupancy
by the 45th division have begun to
arrive, first shipments including
refrigerators and gas stoves. These
are being stored in the completed
warehouse.
First of the more than 4,500 fab-
ricated tent frames that will pro-
vide quarters for officers and en-
listed men arrived last week and
more than 100 had been set up
through Saturday. They are in the
zone to be occupied by engineers
and special troops regiments of the
45th division.
A highlight of the past week was
the occupancy of permanent of-
fices in the cantonment adminis-
tration building by the CQM staff,
contractors and architectural engi-
neers.
2,000 MORE ASK JOBS
Personnel and medical depart-
ments of the contractors are oc-
cupying connecting buildings north
of the administration area. Men and
women referred to the contractors
for employment report to these
buildings.
Texas State Employment service,
through which the construction pro-
ject is being manned, opened a field
office at the camp during the week.
The age-old rivalry between union
and non-union labor flared during
the week and rumblings continued
to be heard through last night.
However, there has been no serious
labor trouble. Complaints were
made and denied that non-union

Tuesday Morning, January 21, 1941,
Work Begun More Concrete
In Command Roads for Camp
Zone in Camp
Construction work' began yester-
day in the division command area
of Camp Barkeley with orders to
complete the army's post's tele-
phone exchange building in that
zone by Saturday night.
The building, 90 it. 2 in. by 25
ft. 4 in., will be ready on schedule,
the general manager of building
construction announced.
There will be 19 other buildings
in the division command zone, lo-
cated on the extreme east side of
the cantonment. The unit will in-
clude two administration buildings,
one mess hall, a lavatory and 15
prefabricated 16 by 16 tent frames
for officers.
The administration buildings also I
will be tent frames, 16 by 50 feet.
Building construction movedl
along at a fast pace in 11 other
zones with work begun on 429 of I
the camp's planned 468 structures.
WAREHOUSE FINISHED
In the warehouse zone one build-
ing was complete and now is In
use. Stored there are about 260 re-
frigerators that will be used by the
45th division. They are ice refrig-
erators of 300-pound capacity.
Two other warehouses are to be
completed today, and work on six
more is well advanced. Wall and
roof frames of the ninth warehouse
were begun yesterday and super-
structures for the last of the 10
buildings, each 153 by 80 feet, will
be begun today.
Pouring of concrete and build-
ing of bases for the camp's hard- i
surface road system continued at
full blast yesterday. The 22-foot
concrete slab that will form a loop
through the camp had passed the
three-mile mark last night.
The paving unit was moving south I
on Pershing Drive after having
built the west lane of this north-)
south «boulevard.
Asphalt surfacing of other roads,
is due to start this week, perhaps J
tomorrow.
Erection of prefabricated tent
frames continues with 214 com-
pleted through Monday and 109
others started.
Total of men and women working
at the camp passed the 6,500 mark
Sunday and another 100 to 200 were
added yesterday.
ABSÍ" TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1941.
I
Approval has been given by the constructing quartermaster for 2.87
miles more of concrete roads at Camp Barkeley, which, added to the 5.3
miles originally planned, will give the camp a total of 8.17 miles of con-
crete pavement.
Lumber began to roll in again yesterday with four carloads arriving
by rail and perhaps equally as much by truck. The days shipments re-
lieved any immediate danger of a shortage in this type of material but,
at that, there was no encouraging surplus on hand. Also received during
the day were three carloads of wallboard.
Shortage of plumbing materials, however, continued to handicap con-
struction work at the camp. Com
pletion of numerous buildings is TO START ASPHALTING
being delayed until plumbing can Asphalt surfacing work is ex-
be installed. pected to start late this week or
PAYROLL CLIMBS early next week.
All utilities work is progressing
Building construction was begun on schedule. Latest reports show
yesterday in the area that will be 30,213 feet of water mains com-
occupied by the service command pleted. 22.908 feet of sewer lines
regiment of the 45th division. The laid and 15,400 feet of gas mains
service command will be located completed. Percentages of comple-
north, of the warehouse area and tion were water, 30, sewer, 25, and
east of the concrete pavement from gas about 7.
the warehouse zone to State High- Materials that arrived by rail at
way 158. the camp yesterday included: 10
Major structures of the zone will carloads of pipe, five carloads of
be five lavatories and five mess cement, two carloads of tile, two
halls. Foundations for several of carloads of crushed stone, one car-
these units were started during the load of doors and windows, two
day. / carlads of refrigerators, and 35 cars
Construction continued at full of sand and gravel
speed in other areas as the total E. A. Pnddy, traffic manager for
number of men and women engag- the contractors, said 40 carloads
ed in building the army post ap- are due today.
proached the 7,000 mark. Through
Monday the contractors, Taylor,
Byrne and Briggs, reported 6,300
on their payroll. Another 253 work-
men were assigned to jobs Tues-
day, boosting the contrajtors' pay-
roll to well over 6,500. Sbre than
300 are employed by the construct-
Camp Raises
ing quartermaster and the archi-
tectural engineers.
PROGRESS ON WAREHOUSES
Ed Lewis, superintendent of con-
Milk Demand
struction in the warehouse area, Add the creamery business to the
reported last night seven buildings list of those which have felt grow-
are 98 percent complete. Work
started in this zone Dec. 27 and ing pains attendant to the estab-
Lewis said the last of the 10 struc- lishment of Camp Barkeley here.
tures, each 153 by 80 feet, will be
Demand for milk here in recent
completed by Sunday night, only
30 days after engineers staked out months has increased 25 percent in
the first building. recent months, according to cream-
The additional concrete pave- ery executives. The supply has
ment approved by the CQM will be kept apace, however, by the pur-
from the south end of Pershing chase of about 300 dairy cows,
drive east to the hospital zone, brought in from the Plainview, Cle-
and roads that form the east and burne and Bryan areas.
north boundaries of the canton- These additions have raised to
ment. The north road will connect 2.250 the number of cows producing
with Pershing drive near the north milk for the two major creameries
entrance to the camp. here. The need for 400 to 500 more
Grading for the camp's 25 or is anticipated.
more miles of roads was almost 75 This number, it is felt, will be
percent complete last night and sufficient, not only for the camp
sub-base work was about 35 per- when the 45th division is located
cent complete. Selected base mate- here, but for normal civilian popu-
rials work was only about 20 per- lation needs as well. The army is
cent completed. expected to use from 1,000 to 2,000
gallons of milk daily.
Most of the cows being purchased
for local herds are Jerseys. Some
Holsteins and Guernseys, however,
are being added also.
G, FEBRUARY 28, 1941.

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Troops of 45th Ride Early
Mass Movement to Camp Bark
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED Trucks will travel at 100-yard i
intervals and not more than 301
miles an hour on highways. The

FOR TRIP FROM FORT SILL

By BRUCE FRANCIS
speed will be cut to 15 miles an
hour while passing through towns,
and trucks will close up to safe driv- j
ing distances.
Both columns will be radio-con-
trolled through facilities of the
Reporter-News Staff Writer 231 trucks provided for the move-
FORT SILL, Okla., Feb. 27—Details, down to the last ment by the 36th division at
gallon of gasoline, were completed tonight for the departure Camp Bowie. Lieut. Col. Carl L.
from this training center of the major part of the 45th divi- Phinney, commander, and 20 offi-
sion. ,. , . cers of the 36th brought the trucks
Ten thousand five hundred men of the outfit leave early here Wednesday. This convoy was
also radio controlled, and officers
tomorrow on a 235-mile trek to their new $7,000,000 camp at in charge said the trip here was
Abilene Tex. made on schedule and without
It will constitute a demonstration, unusual for army mishap.
maneuvers in this section, of the efficacy of mass motor Each column will observe 10-
transportation and will afford a contrast to the methods of minute stops hourly and will halt
for an hour at noon. Orders for
World war days when fleets of railroad trains were required each halt will be given by, col-
for such a movement. « , umn commanders by radio, assur-
Eleven hundred and four jtrucks will be ernployed_and ing simultaneous stops and starts
and thereby maintaining desired
34,500 gallons of gasoline will through "the soggy terrain of Fort distances between serials.
be required for the trip. Sill for the first time in more than Troops mewing in the divisions
Radio cars will keep all sec- a Maj.wee*:. v
Gen. William S. Key, com-
I first echelon will be given lunches
tions of the movement in con- manding officer of the 45th, will] before starting.
tact with one another. Military police details will be on
ride at the head of his troops to- duty in various cities along the
Fair weather was promised morrow. He will accompany the two routes, specifically in Wichita
for the departure from the east column to Wichita Falls and
from there will cut across to Ver-
Falls and Vernon.
Fort Sill center, which has non to join the west.column. He The armv will carry its own gas-
been encompassed by mud will ride with this column to Sey- oline supplies and ambulances will
accompany each serial, as will re-
because of recent steady mour and swing over to Throck- pair trucks.
rains. morton to rejoin the east column Nothing has been left undone in
for the rest of the trip. an effort to get the troops to Camp
Combined efforts of the weather- Riding ahead of the two columns
man and Oklahoma congressmen ¡ Barkeley safely and on schedule.
will be a kitchen convoy of bl Tonight the army sleeps.
having failed to keep the 45th divi- i trucks which will follow the east
sion north of Red river, officers and ' route via Wichita Falls. Olney,
enlisted men alike tonight thrilled ! Throckmorton and Albany. The ]
in anticipation of tomorrow's epo- kitchen convoy, under command of
chal move to Abilene's new Camp Maj. Claude G. Bernard, will leave
Bftl'kclBV- here at 6:24 and first trucks of the
ALL-DAV PREPARATION
Hardy young men, sons of four unit are to reach Abilene at 3:04
states—Oklahoma, Colorado, Ari- p. m.
zona, and New Mexico—were a The east and west columns, each
weary lot after sloshing all day of approximately 500 trucks, are to
through Port Sill's mud preparing leave Fort Sill at 7:05 a.m. Brig.
for the mammoth junket. Pew even Gen. William E. Guthner will be in
had the energy to make a last trip command of the east column, Brig.
to Lawton for farewells to wives Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter in com-
and sweethearts. mand of the west column.
The weatherman did his part First serial, 74 trucks, of the west
with more than one week of rain. column is to reach Abilene at 4:31
Both here and at the division's new and will roll down Pine street to
training center. Oklahoma's mouth- give downtown Abilene its first
pieces in congress did their best glimpse of the 45th. Other serials
with a final, desperate appeal to of the west column will be turned
Gen. George C. Marshall to keep off U. S. Highway 84 at Grape
the division here until Camp Bar- street, missing the business section.
keley is ready. Last serial of ■ this column is to j
The general treated the congress- reach Abilene at 9:10 p.m.
men with every courtesy but orders The east column will begin roll-
to delay the move were not forth- ing into Abilene at 4:06 and the
coming, nor were they expected. The last serial of about 75 trucks is
weatherman was almost as stub- scheduled to arrive at 7:56.
born as the congressmen but finally
vielded. Today the sun broke
 Friday Morning. February 28, 194

Barkeley Ready as Troops Move Downtown! '

into New Home From Oklahoma /
Camp Barkeley is in readiness for of the main columns.
'the army to take over today. OFFICERS IN EARLY
Welcome to
«y tonight, more than 12,000
Last night, at division headquar-
h -¿>ps will occupy the new, can-
tonment, southwest of Abilene, as ters, more than a score of officers
fhe newest camp of the national had already arrived.
•defense program, built in record
time to be the home of the 45th
At the headquarters there, mess
Key Planned Joining General Key to receive
details served the first mea*, with Flags will be flying and bands the formal greeting will be Brig.
division. playing when soldiers of the 45th Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter of the 90th
m two columns, four infantry fried chicken, French fried poto- division, en route to Camp Barkeley brigade and Brig. Gen. W. E.
laments will move today from toes, cream gravy. Denver salad, from Fort Sill, reach Abilene this Guthner of the 89th brigade, com
Sill. Okla.. and will begin ar- peas, and what a sergeant describ- afternoon. manders for the two columns of
g by mid-afternoon. More than ed as "anything else we can hustle Although the two main move-
ments of troops will-avoid the bus- arriving soldiers.
)O0 officers and men will make Ed Stewart, president of the ADI-
•rip, in a fleet of 1104 vehicles. up," was on the menu. iness district, one section of 75 lene chamber of commerce, will
"he camp, completed on sched- Administrative officers will have trucks will be diverted to pass in join Mayor Hair in extending thi
• to house them, will receive final offices, to be expanded later, in review before the postoffice on welcome, and brief talks are ex-
idying touches today. the two 16 by 50 tents in the divi- Pine street. pected from General Key and pos-
Tonight, though there will still sion headquarters area. Abilene's formal welcome to the sibly other officers as the trucks
<■ wWk to do. the national guards- division will be extended at that
Not all facilities will be ready im- point to Maj. Gen. William S. Key, roll past.
?n Will occupy all of the 11 camp Arrangements were made by the
istnuction zones except 8 and 9. mediately over at the 710-bed hos- commander of the 45th. military affairs committee, headed
to ^hich the three field artillery pital, but enough will be to ac- He will be greeted also by his im-
by Harold Austin, to install louri-
gimeVits will move next week. comodate present camp require- mediate superior, Maj. Gen. Wal-
ments. Lieut. Col. Roy E. Fox, ter Krueger, commander of the speaKer equipment which will
MRty TENTS
The streamlined troop tents, division medical officer, will es- Eighth army corps, who will come broadcast the talks and music for a
puuipped with gas furnaces and tablish offices there' today or to- here today from San Antonio. radius of more than a block.
pltctric lights, afford a wide con- morrow, after headquartering tem- Others who will be present for the Chief of Police T. A. Hackney,
tract with the wood heaters and oil porarily in the service command ceremony are Maj. Gen. Claude V.
who ordered all night policemen to
lamps of World War troop tent area, where a mess hall has been Birkhead, commander of the 36th
days. ,pressed into service as an infirmary.' division at Camp Bowie, Brown- report for duty at noon today, said
The utilities will be ready through- two sections of street would be
TOKYO, Feb. 28 — (AT) —
't the Cjámp, officials of Taylor, (Friday)—Indicating increasing cleared of parked enrs from noon
and Briggs, general con- tension and lack of agreement until after the ceremony—the block
h"said last night. in the French Indo-China cris- in front oí the postoffice, where
means there will be gas is, Japanese nationals have
id warm tents for the sol- the reviewing stand will be erected;
been ordered to leave Saigon, it and the block on the north side of
tier the more than 200-mile was asserted today in reliable
•ide from Fort Sill, / official quarters. the pcstoflice square.
hot and 'cold water in the Lieut. Col. Henry L. Taylor, pro
luses. It was said the action was vost marshal for the 36th division,
taken to enable the Japanese was here yesterday to make ad-
ivoy of 57 two and one-half government to adopt full free-
cks carrying kitchen equip- vance preparations for that organ-
dom of action in the event its ization's share in the program. He
vill precede the two troop
.s. mediation efforts **^een said General Birkhead had told
at means hot food for the French Indo-China and Thai- all officers of the 142d infantry
¿r boys, too, on arrival. land should fail. '. i which includes the Abilene Na
erday. as the sun shone after tional Guard unit), and presumably
wood and about 30 officers of his those of other Camp Bowie units
v. days of mist, fog and rain, staff■' and Col. John P. Hasson of
aen pushed outside constrdc- from Abilene and neighborin
San Antonio, who will represent towns, that they would be free to
Working roads, stringing light Brig Gen. Richard Donovan, com-
» . speeding installation of final come here to greet the 45th.
mander of the Eighth corps area.
:as,l water and sewage services. With a name like his, the
And advance service command gesture probably is not new to
units of soldiers covered tents, built General Key — but the com-
wa/ks, put officers quarters in readi- mander of the 45th will be pre-
ness, and prepared for the arrival I sented a key to the city. /The
of (the main troop bodies today. bronze emblem was unearthed
Maj. Gen. William S. Key. com- ¡ late yesterday by the military
mánding officer of the division, and ! affairs committee of the Abi-
sides will arrive today, in advance ! lene chamber of commerce^ and
it will be delivered by Mayor
Will Hair. .„ nm
Two massed bands will accom-
pany officers of the 36th division
here for the ceremony. One, com-
posed of 100 musicians is drawn
from musicians in the "1st the
I32d and the 133d field artillery
regiments at Brownwood. The oth-
er boasting 64 bandsmen is com-
posed of musicians from the 111th
engineers regiment and the lllth <
medical regiment.
IN CITY AT 4:15
Time-tables of the mass move-
ment of troops will put General Key
£ Abilene at 4:15, and a serial of
rucks (75 vehicle*) will start roh-
ing past his reviewing stand at
4:30.
 S. *4S-»&w»,v_A w %Jr*> ¿l o, I y
1
CAMP 84 PERCENT FINISHED
AS FIRST SOLDIERS ARRIVE
Camp Barkeley is "almost com-
plete" in all its essentials, and is
in readiness today to receive 1700
soldiers, arriving this afternoon as
the first contingent of 45th divi-
sion troops from Fort Sill.
Contractors and engineers reports
for the week showed an overall
completion of 84 percent, an in-
crease of 7 percent from last week's
figure of 77. as the constructing
quartermaster turned over áreas' to
receive the troops due to arrive to-
day, in two motor truck columns
from Port Sill.
The quartermaster regiment of
the 45th division will occupy zone
2 at Camp Barkeley, adjoining the
warehouse and service command
areas, taken over by the army on
completion on or ahead of schedule,
a week ago.
Engineers and special troops will
occupy zone 3, and the medica)
units will move into zone 6, near
to the 710-bed hospital area.
Service companies of the four in-
fantry regiments arriving today will
move into complete», areas in zones
4, 5, 10 and 11.
These advance units will prepare
for the arrival of the four Infantry
Regiments, and added units, to ;i
total of more than 10,000 officers
and enlisted men.
Pushing inside service installa-
tions, skilled workmen speeded
; plumbing, gas. water and electric
service connections Saturday.
LAYOFFS CONTINUED
Layoffs in many other branches
of the work proceeded through the
week just closed, as the $6.000,000
cantonment neared completion on
time, to «earn national recognition
in the government's defense and
preparedness program.
James T. Taylor, head of the
contracting firm. Taylor. Byrne
and Briggs, told Major Richard E.
Froiseth. the constructing quar-
termaster, at ;he ceremonies mark-
ing completion ol the first units
on schedule, on February 15, that
successive units of the camp will be
ready for occupancy in advance of
arrival of Uncle Sam's soldiery. -
rothing since the ceremonies
na. happened to slow "on sched-
ule'' completion of other camp .
arias. Arrivals of vital material;,
during the week has speeded the
final push.
 ;ly Troops
Headquarters
To Be Opened
Temporary headquarters for ad-
vance units of the 45th division at
Camp Barkeley will be-opened this
morning in one of the unused mess
halls in the service command area,
Lieut. Col. Roy H. Cox. command-
ing officer of the 1,700 troops of
the division now in quarters here,
sail last night.
Colonel Cox and all commanders
of companies and detachments in
the advance units held a conference
late yesterday afternoon. They dis-
cussed and adopted schedules of
work by various organizations for
the week. Specific duties were as-
signed some of the 87 officers of
the division now in camp.
Colonel Cox said all regular for-
mations will be observed by the ad-
vance troops, including reveille at
6:15 a. m., breakfast at 6:45 and
taps at 11 p. m.
NIGHT LEAVES
Soldiers will be permitted to leave
camp at night for visits to Abilene,
the commanding officer said. A
maximum of 20 percent of each
company or detachment will be
BROWNWOOD, Feb. 24.—
(AP)—A huge radio-equipped
motor convoy will roll out of
Camp Bowie at 4 a. m. Wed-
nesday to help move the 45th
division from Fort Sill, Okla.,
to Camp Barkeley at Abilene.
The convoy, to be directed by
radio for the first time, will
consist of 64 two and one-half
ton trucks, 131 one and one-
half ton trucks, 17 reconnais-
sance cars, two sedans and two
scout cars. The convoy will
move in sections of IS vehicles
in order not to interfere with
civilian traffic.
granted passes if requested, Col-
onel Cox added. This would mean
that from 300 to 350 can visit the
city each night.
However, there'll be lots of work
daily at the camp and many of the
boys may prefer the comforts of
their new, ultra modern and gas-
heated tents to trips to town.
Tentage was spread over the
frames early yesterday and by night
most'of the troops were settled for
a long sojourn* in their new quarters.
Every enlisted man encoun-
tered during the boys' first day
at Barkeley was high in praise
of the modern gas stoves they
found installed unon their ar-
rival. At Fort Sill thev have 1
been using world war day coal )
arid wood burning Sibley stoves.
The Sibleys keen tents plenty
warm but there is no wood cut-
ting, wood or coal toting and no
worry about carrying out ashes
when natural gas is used for-fuel.
Although mud was ankle deep or
deeper around mess halls and tents.
i the enlisted nersonnel of the 45th
! went about the business of getting
I settled down in new quarters with-
I out a whimper. In fact, there were
February 25, 1941 Wednesday Morning. February 26. 19fL
smiles everywhere in spite of the
mud that made every task even
more difficult.
Kitchen police spent most of the
first dav in Camo trying to keep:
"""•^ hail floors clean. It was all in :
vain but as one blue-denim clad
K. P. said philosoohically. "Maybe
it will be somebody else's job to
keen the floor clean tomorrow."
New Exchange
ANTI-MTJD CAMPAIGN
The soldiers yesterday afternoon
began doing something about the Officer Here
mud in front of their tents and Maj. Harry W. Dobbyn. new post
around the mess halls. exchange officer of the 45th divi-
Gravel walks were being built In sion, arrived at Camp Barkeley
the zones occupied Sunday night. yesterday morning. *
The gravel was being trucked in One post exchange has been
from nearby pits and was spread opened at the division's new train-
by shovel in front of tents, between ing center and others- will be open-
tents and from tent areas to mess ed by Friday, date set for transfer
halls and lavatories. | of 10.500 more troops fvom Fort
As one officer said, "We built Sill. ,
one good army camp and we'll build The exchange now in operation is
another one." I in the area occupied by the quar-
When the 45th went in training termaster regiment of the division.
at Fort Sill there were no electric Next to be opened will be in Zone 5,
lights, no company streets, no walks now occupied by service company
of the 157th infantry regiment.
and few other necessary facilities.
After getting their own quarters Also scheduled to be in opera-
tion by the weekend are exchanges
tidied up a bit, the advance de-
tachments will begin spreading in Zones 10 and 11 where service,
companies of the 179th and 180th
canvas in zones to be occupied by
the infantry brigades Friday. Col- infantry regiments are quartered.
onel Cox said he expected to have IN OPERATION SOON
everything in readiness when the Major Dobbyn also plans to have
echelon of 10,500 troops roll into ', the div'sion exchange, located be-
! tween the postoffice building and
camp that day., camp theater on the south side of
"All they'll need to do when they ¡the parade ground near Pershing
reach camp will be walk in and
make themselves at home," Colonel , drive, doing business by the week-,
Cox said. Iend. , , „„ I
Major Dobbyn has leased a va-
The advance units of the 45th | cant store building at North Second
rolled into Abilene Sunday after-
I and Hickory to be used as a ware-
noon from Fort Sill and many were house for post exchange supplies!
forced to bunk in mess halls and
until storage space is available at:
bathhouses that night. It was too
muddy to put up tents in the dark. i he camp. , „.m
The post exchange at Fort ¿>nM
The 1,700 troops made the trip to will continue in operat/on until,
Barkeley by truck. The movement
last troops leave there March 7..
was in two columns of about 170 Major Dobbyn was made post ex-•:
trucks in each. One column went
change officer of the division last
from Lawton, Okla. to Wichita Falls, week succeeding Lieut. Col Jo J.
thence to Archer City, Olney,
Miller Colonel Miller has been as-
♦Throckmorton and Albany. The signed to regular duty with the di-
west column hit Texas at Okla-
union and came on to Abilene by U
The divis'on and all regimental
Vernon. Seymour. Munday, Haskell, oost exchanges here will be housed
Stamford and Anson. in 16 by 50 foot tents, frames for
Only mlnoi accidents marred the which have been completed by the
trip, major mishap being an over- contractors.
turned truck 15 miles north of Al-
bany. One of the 15 soldiers riding
rr the truck suffered a sprained
wrist, others being unhurt. Another
truck hit an automobile near Sny-
der. Okla., but no one was hurt and
damage to the vehicles was slight.
In spite of rain, sleet and snow
th? 225-mile trip was made almost
on schedule. HeaS trucks of the
east serial reached Barkeley two
minutes late and first units of the
west column rolled in only seven
minutes behind schedule.
Although no official welcome
awaited the troops in Abilene, hun-
dreds of unofficial greeters lined
Abilene streets as the troop lorries
passed through the city on their
way to the camp.
 Sundaj' Morning, March S, 1941 THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS

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under one central command, would
HOW ARMY IS ORGANIZED; 45THS MAKEUP
Here are the units of the army, 'personnel may form part of any
a higher unit be made. For strategi-
cal military purposes, the United
States is divided into four army
cate general (the legal section),
adjutant general (the office of rec-
ord), inspector general, chemical
divisions, has observation squad- areas, and for military administra- warfare, finance and chaplains.
from the smallest to the largest. In regiment in addition, to its basic rons, ordnance units, heavy and tive purposes into nine corps areas.
general, two or more units make up strength in a particular type of With its arms and services, it Is
medium artillery and other' arms THE 45TH DIVISION a complete and, if necessary, inde-
the next highest unit in the tables unit.) and services which are in general The 45th division, composed of
of organization. The strength enu- pendent unit.
BRIGADE—5,000 to 6,300 com- support of the entire corps and un- troops from Arizona, Colorado, New
merated here is full war strength. manded by a brigadier general. The VIII corps is the tactical or
der direct command of the corps Mexico and Oklahoma, is a square field force of this region. It is a
The largest figure is that for infan- Called "wing" in the air corps. Bri- command.
try units; smaller numerical gades are found only in infantry, infantry division. That means it coincidence that the corps is also a
ARMY—200,00i.' to 400.000 men, has four regiments of infantry (two part of the VII corps area, the ad-
strength is that of similar units in cavalry, field and coast artillery. commanded by a lieutenant general
other arms and services: brigades), two regiments of light ministrative unit which covers not
The triangular (streamlined) infan- o» a general. Often callea a "field
SQUAD—Six to 12 men, com- try division has no brigades. In- artillery and one'oi medium artil- only the four states in the 45th
army" to distinguish it from the lery (one brigade), one regiment oí division but Texas and an additional
manded by corporal or sergeant. fantry brigades in a square divi- entire armed force of the nation,
SECTION—20 to 25 men, com- sion contain two infantry regiments combat engineers and one signal one fort-Francis E. Warren, in
of which an army composed of two company for its arms. Wyoming.
manded by sergeant. each. The artillery brigade in a or more corps, is a part. In this
PLATOON—40 to 50 men, com- square division contains two regi- Its services include a medical,
region, the VIII corps and the IV regiment, a quartermaster regiment,
manded by second or first lieu- ments of light artillery, one of me- corps comprise the Third army,
tenant. Called "sub-flight" in the dium. Corps artillery brigades have an ordnance company, a military
air corps. with addition of other arms and ser- police company, a headquarters
two regiments of medium howit- vice units. The army is the largest
COMPANY—80 to 200 men, com- zers, one of heavy guns. company, and a headquarters de-
manded by a captain. Called "bat- unit in organization in peace time tachment. To these are added the
tery" in the field and coast artil- former DIVISION—Square divisions, like and is then only gathered for man- general and special staffs.
National Guard divisions, euvei purposes like that of the On the general staff, serving un-
lery, "troop" in the cavalry, "flight" contain 18.500 men. Triangular di-
in the air corps. Third army in Louisiana in the der the division commander, is a
visions contain 12,500 and cavalry summer of 1940.
BATTALION—300 to 850 men, divisions 10,000. and each is com- chief of staff, who is executive of-
commanded by a major or lieu- manded by a major general. In Normally, the largest peace unit ficer oí the division, and four as-
tenant colonel. Called "squadron" infantry divisions, like the 45th, in- of armed forces is the division, sistant chiefs of staff heading re-
in the cavalry and air corps. In fantry forms the basic fighting which is a permanent organization spective sections. They are known
infantry, a battalion is made up of strength, supported by artillery, en- and usually can be brought together as G-l, personnel; G-2 intelligence:
four companies, of which the first gineers and signal personnel with for training periods. Only in the G-3, plans and operations; and
three are rifle companies and the care and maintenance from medics, case of an expeditionary force, G-4, supply. The special staff in-
fourth is a heavy weapons (machine quartermaster, when two or more armies are placed cludes these sections: Judge advo-
ordnance and -ad-
gun) company. In light artillerv ministrative services. In cavalry
(75 millimeter), three firing bat- divisions, the main combat arm is
teries make a battalion: in medium cavalry, supported by artillery, oth-
artillery (155 mm. nowitzers) and e- arms and services.
heavy artillery (155 mm. gunsi, two CORPS — 65,000 to 90,000 men,
firing batteries make a battalion commanded by a major general or
under present tables of the U. S lieutenant general. A corps is com-
army.
posed of two or more divisions and
REGIMENT—800 to 3,100 men, special corps troops not belonging
commanded by a colonel. Called to a specific division. In the case
"group" in the air corps. of the VIII corps, the tactical corps
(Note: The units from squad of this region, it is composed of
through regiments are found in thf; 45th, 36th and 2d divisions, all
nearly all arms and services, but infantry divisions, but the first two
are composed only of troops from are square National Guard divi-
a single arm or service, as infan- sions and the 2d division is triangu.
try, artillery, engineers, etc., ex- lar and motorized, a regular army
cept that chaplains and medical unit. Thj corps, besides its basic
 Sunday Morning, March 2/1941

APPROXIMATELY 12,000,000 board feet of lumber is going into camp Barkeley build-
ing but much heavier construction must go into a complete army cantonment. One of
the necessary facilities is the sewer disposal plant. The upper picture here shows the
figester in the background, the round tank-like structure. In the front of it is the pri-
mary settling basin, both of which are In use. The intake is in the extreme foreground..
The lower picture, foreground, is the clarifier. (Reporter-News photos).
 '■•

MESS LINE—This is a three-per-day scene, for every company in the camp. Here are boys of company L, 180th
fantry, filing m for Saturday's noon mess. (Staff Photo).

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GUARD DUTY—Soldiers on guard duty already are a common sight at Camp Bark-
eley. Here's Pvt. John E. Franklin, company L, 180th Infantry. He's a volunteer of
five weeks, from Duncan, Okla. (Staff Photo).
BATTLING THE MUD—Graveling of company streets kept the soldiers toiling yesterday at Camp Barkeley. This
picture includes Pvt. Lowell McMahan of Colorado Springe, on the ground; Pvts. Ernest Smith, Buffalo; Rohert
Callison, and William Watson. Hugo, Okla., all of the 45th signal company. (Staff Photo).

■■■■«■■■■SgSBara

IN CAMP OR IN THE FIELD, item No. 1 with the army is communication. Here s Pyt.
William H. Hensley, headquarters company, 90th infantry brigade, at the camp tele-
phone switchboard, which was set up right off. (Staff Photo).
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 ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING- MARCH 2, 1941

OFFICERS MESS—At division headquarters at Camp Barkeley Saturday, officers

mess at noon found several visiting newspapermen enjoying the hospitality of the 45th
division. At right here is Maj. Gen. Wm. S. Key, commanding officer of the division.
At left, Roy Stewart of the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City correspondent accom-
panying the division here. Next to Gen. Key, Lieut. Col. R. W. Kenny, division G-4,
and next to Stewart, Major George B. Brown, 70th Field Artillery brigade.

WHEN 45TH MOVED—All morning long, Friday this was the scene at Fort Sill, Okla.,
as 1100 trucks rolled out in convoys transporting some 10,000 men of the Forty-Fifth
Division to their new headquarters at Camp Barkeley, Abilene, Tex. Convoys rolled
out from daylight until af&r noon. | (
 Sunday Morning, Marc* % 194\

YWCA Party
Fetes Soldiers
The Abilene Young Women's
Christian association held open
house last night for the 45th divi-
sion soldier boys and their friends,
and did a flourishing business.
Expressing thanks to the YW for
welcoming the newly arrived sol-
diers, and for extending an offer
of its recreational facilities, Capt.
Tom Johnson, division recreation
officer, told Mrs. W. R. Chapman,
president of the Y board, "You'll
have a full house next time."
In welcoming the guardsmen the
YWCA served coffee and cakes.
Board members and friends assist-
ed Gladys Van Ness, secretary, in
receiving the guardsmen, many of
whom escorted girl friends.
Soldiers are welcome at the YW-
CA at all times, and present plans
are to hold open house again next
Saturday and Sunday nights.
Soldiers See Movies, Dance and
Lobk Around on Saturday Nigh] ,ome of tigfe boys, definitelj
The •soldiers came to town las
the minority, appeared in the
night. íáess restrict-%th. feminine
It was Saturday night, and those Others made Ifctes on the streets.
who could secure leave were hunt- when the girls Ifcdic
not take offen
ing a iittle entertainment. HOM*: EARLY
•Most of those who had the price Mostly, howevffi, the soldiers Just
of a ticket went to the movies. strolled about byMwo's and three's..
There was a sprinkling of uni- Occasionally the% dropped into
forms at Qharlie Blanks' night,' —
club. A little MP found himself a! cales. *
partner and danced with the crowd Along toward 11 fc. m., when sol-
at the veterans' clubhouse. diers are required ,to be off th<
Across the highway a piece a,t streets, the uniforms began to dis-
Mary's Place, classed as a "joint"by appear,.
police, the dancing halted early. The Greyhound bus depot became
There was a disturbance and a man a concentration point. There more
was shot through the shoulder. than one soldier parted with his
last 20. cents before payday
Sheriff's deputies closed the place. 1 wholfl two da vs
Back downtown other soldiers - distant.— for a ride
lounged into ,the pool halls. But' »ack to Camp Barkeley. Those more

KRBC Programs scratch pool costs a dime a game, affluent chs

They went to the bowling alley, but minimum
thev cost money, too. :t was a
Pretty uneventful night
/
Salute Soldiers
Camp Barkeley and the 12,000
soldiers quartered there will be
saluted on feature programs to be
aired over KRBC today—the first
of the two Sundays to be devoted
largely to the army camp here.
Next Sunday also will see Camp
Barkeley featured, with perhaps
the first of the programs originat-
ing from there to be presented
over KRBC.
Among the many programs de-
voted to Camp Barkeley today will
be the Cowboy Jamboree at 2:30,
fl-hich also goes to the Texas State
Network; a special Man on the
street broadcast at 12. Hymns You
Know and Love at 12:30, As Abilene
Dines at 12:45.
Helen Craig. star of the current
Broadway success, Johnny Belinda,
will face quiz-master Walter Comp-
ton as guest contestant on the
Double or Nothing broadcast over
KRBC and the Mutual network
this afternoon from 5 to 5:-50. Also
on the answering end will be John
Hoyt and William Hauck, engineer
and conductor, respectively, of the
"Twentieth Century Limited"
Finals in the Golden Gloves
matches at Madison Square Gar-
den Monday night will be aired by
KRBC via Mutual. The broadcast
will start at 10:15 o'clock.
The first program of The Amer-
icas Speak, a series of weekly in-
ternational good-will broadcasts
presented by Rotary International
and the Mutual Broadcasting Sys- For several years until Camp Barkeley was located nearby the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
tem will be heard on KRBC from
2 to 2:30 this afternoon. Vice Presi- Fe railway had kept the depot at View closed and no station agent had been on duty.
dent Henry A. Wallace will address It was a "flag stop" only for passengers. Now sidings through View are crowded day
a message of greetings to the Latin and night with freight cars being unloaded of materials for construction at the camp
American audience. Mexico's min-
ister of the interior. Miguel Ale- a station agent and several dispatchers and other employes are'on dutv the old sta-
man, speaking from Mexico City, tion has been «¿¡paired and an addition is bing built as shown in this picture (Re-
I will respond. ,
Camp Barkeley
Building Job 90
Percent Done
The Camp Barkeley construction
project, estimated to cost $7,000,000,
is approximately 90 percent com-
plete Thomas S. Byrne, general
manager for the contractors, Tay-
lor, Byrne and B^riggs, said last
night.
Although no definite completion
date has been set, the present proj-
ect is expected to be finished by
March 15, except for two 500,000-
gallon elevated water tanks and
perhaps one or two other lesser
projects.
Work has been in high the past
three days after being materially
slowed for more than a week by
rain and mud. The sun broke
through Thursday morning and fa-
vorable weather has since prevailed.'
Road construction, halted
throughout the rainy weather, hasj
been resumed. Asphalting was un-
der way yesterday on several streets
and crews were again working on
stabilized caliche shoulders for
main thoroughfares.
Crews were busy completing the
camp's storm sewer system, and
work at the sewer treatment plant
is on a double-shift basis. Two
units of the sewer plant—the pri-
mary settling basin and digester— I
are being used, and work is well/
advanced on the clarifier.
Building of a road to the plant
from the north end of 19th streetj
also has been resumed.
Dirt moving crews have resumed
work on parking areas around mo-
tor repair shop zones. Large areas
in each of the nine zones are to be
asphalted.
Concrete driveways between andi
on each side of the quartermaster'
corps gasoline pumps in all zones,
are being built to permit servicing'
of all vehicles regardless of weath-
er conditions.
Painting has . been resumed
throughout the camp and will be
rushed to completion.
Plumbers, electricians and tele-
phone men are working long hours
in an effort to complete installa-
tion of their respective utilities.
Much progress has been reported
the past three days.
Construction in the camp stock-
ade or guardhouse area is well ad-
vanced, including building of a
crash proof fence around the entire:
area.
Construction also has been begun
on the camp's radio station near
the northwest corner of the canton-
ment. Building of additional bath-
houses, including one in the divi-
sion command area, has been start-
ed. Authority to build the addi-
tional lavatories at an estimated
cost of $42,000 was received during
the week.
A large crew also is at work on
the infantry rifle ranges about one
mile southwest of tie camp. This
work, under supervision of Maj.
Henry A. Harding, is expected to
be completed by March 15.
Through yesterday there were
4.460 men at work at the camp. In
addition there are now more than
12,000 soldiers quartered there, all
except 207 enlisted men and 28
officers being of the 45th division.
s \^ ;
>N
45th Division's Only Official
Newspaper, Issued Weekly, to Be
Distributed at Barkeley Friday
Lt. Col. Francis J. Reichmann,
intelligence officer of the 45th Di-
vision, said today that men of the
Division would receive their regular
weekly copy of the 45th DIVISION
NEWS, the official camp newspa-
per, next Friday despite the trans-
fer of the Division from Fort Sill to
Camp Barkeley.
The 45TH DIVISION NEWS,
! published by the officers and men
of the Division, will be printed in
the shop of the Reporter-News
here in Abilene and the papers will
>be taken by Army truck to the
camp.
Colonel Reichmann issued a state-
ment today calling the attention of
business men of Abilene to the fact
that there is only one official camp
newspaper—the 45TH DIVISION
ÍNEWS. No advertising is sold in the
publication and distribution is free
to every one of the 19.000 members
of the command.
Costs of producing the publica-
tion are paid out of profits of the
canteens, also operated under Army
jurisdiction.
Merchants also were warned by
members of the Division staff not
to purchase advertising in . any
publication with the. undertsanding
that the Division command favors
m •
Tk ¿v £-^ I I
the publication or indorses such
publication. Division officials are
interested only in the official camp
newspaper, the 45TH DIVISION
NEWS.
Camp Church
Minister Here
The Rev. G. B. Bradshaw of Mc-
Kinney. who will be in charge of
the Baptist chapel at Camp Barke-
ley, had arrived n Abilene Satur-
day The Rev. ana Mrs. Bradshaw
and their family of four children
will live it 1725 Sycamore.
He will spend the next few weeks
acquainting himself here and with
the work to be done. He speaks to-
night at 7:30 at the First Baptist
church.
Plans and specifications for tiie
chapel to be built near the en Ira nee
of the army camp have been sub-
mitted to contractors and bids will
be received within a week. The
building is expected to be completed
before April 1.
Sunday night services will be held
at the chapel at che beginning, but
the building will be open daily for
the use of soldiers. Space will be
provided in wings for a library and
writing desks, and magazines and
home newspapers will be on hand.
Space will also be provided for rec-
reation and games.
The camp chapel will be one of
six familiar missions at Texas army
camps, said the Rev. A. C. Miller,
state Baptist director of soldier
work who was here yesterday. They
are located at Camps Wolters,
Bowie, Hulen. Wallace and Fort
Bliss.
The Rev. W. R. Hornburg has
been at Camp Wolters; Mineral
Wells, since Feb. 15; and the Rev.
L. D. Mitchell has been in charge
of work at Camp Bowie, Brown-
wood, since Feb. 1.
The Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, prior to
his appointment here, was pastor
at McKinney. Tex., for six years.
 ZUA, ¿'^ ifV/

Powder magazine of old Fort Phantom Hill still stands

in a comparatively good state of preservation.

Army Back Because of Water

Near Fort; 'Killed' by Lack of It
Eighty-seven years ago on April ords. when the fort was abandoned,
6, the army post at Fort Phantom tru troops burned it upon excava-
Hill wa sabandoned as a military tion. It was not, as sometimes be-
g? 'Tison. lieved, burned by Union forces dur-
The reason: shortage of water. ing the Civil war.
Today, the Fort Phantom No* are the legends correct that
HilJ reservoir built two years Robert E Lee was at one time in
ajrs by the City of Abilene, command of the foj-t. Lee, accord-
stands as one of the principal ing to war department records, was
reasons why Camp Barkeley stationed elsewhere at all times
was located near here. during accupation of Phantom Hill.
The reservoir holds plenty of Gen. W. T Sherman camped at
water to supply the City of Abi- Fort Phantom Hill while on a tour
lene, so that Lake Abilene may be of inspection in 1871—but long after
turned over entirely for use of the exacuation of the post.
army camp housing the Forty-Fifth From the outbreak of the Civil
national guard division. war to 1865, the post was often visit-
Fort Phantom Hill about 18 miles ed by Confederate troops. For a
northeast of Abilene, was evacuated time after the Civil war no troops
April 6. 1854. and the men stationed were stationed
0
there and the en-
th^re were iistributcd to other tire re ion about the post, again
in a comparatively guuu si^te ui JJI COCÍ- v anuí

Army Back Because of Water

Near Fort; 'Killed' by Lack of It
Eighty-seven years ago on April
6, the army post at Fort Phantom
Hill wa sabandoned as a military
gp '-rison.
The reason: shortage of water.
Today, the Fort Phantom
Hill reservoir built two years
ajf« by the City of Abilene,
stands as one of the principal
reasons why Camp Barkeley
was located near here.
The reservoir holds plenty of
water to supply the City of Abi-
lene, so that Lake Abilene may be
turned over entirely for use of the
army camp housing the Forty-Fifth
national guard division.
Fort Phantom Hill about 18 miles
northeast of Abilene, was evacuated
April 6, 1854. and the men stationed
th^re were iistributed to other
ords. when the fort was abandoned,
th. troops burned it upon excava-
tion. It was not, as sometimes be-
lieved, burned by Union forces dur-
ing the Civil war.
No. are the legends correct that
Robert E Lee was at one time in
command of the fort. Lee, accord-
ing to war department records, was
stationed elsewhere at all times
during accupation of Phantom Hill.
Gen. W. T Sherman camped at
Fort Phantom Hill while on a tour
of inspection in 1871—but long after
exacuation of the post.
From the outbreak of the Civil
war to 1865, the post was often visit-
ed by Confederate troops. For a
time after the Civil war no troops
were stationed there and the en-
tire region about, the post again

The larger lake picture was taken from the east end of the long earthen dam thai
now has impounded a great water supply. The picture was taken as the first water waL
caught two years ago. The smaller lake picture was taken when the first big "rise" came
down before completion of the dam.
army posts along the frontier. passed' under corroí of marauding ,pied during 1871 and 1872 until
I November of the latter year, when
The military post at Phantom Indians. | the post was finally abandoned per-
Hiil was only occupied as such for In 1871, post commanders were manently. Its troops were sent to
two and a half years. It was estab- instructed to keep half of their guard the "mountain pass" south of
lished Nov. 14. 1851, as "the Post commands constantly in the field Merkel.
on the Clear Fork of the Brazos," scouting for Indians, and sub-posts In the vicinity of the post after
incident to the carrying out of a were established and garrisoned by the civil war there sprang up a
policy of locating an interior line one company of infantry and one thriving village, but after complete
of forts in advance of the whitp detachment of cavalry. They set evacuation by the federal troops,
settlements stretching from Eagle up tents at the hill outpost. occupants of the community moved
Paák on the Rio Grande to Pres- Phantom Hill was again occupied, to the new towns then springing
ton on the Red River. then evacuated, and again reoccu- up—Anson, Albany and Abilene.
ijate in 1851, five companies un-
der the command of Brevet Lieu-
tenant Colonel Abercrombie were
sent fro mFort Belknap on the Red
Fork of the Buzos to establish a
post nee: the Clear Fork.
Abercrombie arrived at a point
known locally as "Phantom Hill"
on Nov. 14, 1851.
Records dealing with the estab-
lishment of the post explain that
at the time of arrival of the troops
it was known locally as "Phantom
Hill," so the ghostlike chimneys
now standing at the place had
nothing to do with giving the fort
its name.
Col. Abercrombie was relieved of
^is command on April 27, 1852, by
ieut. Col. C. A. Waite of the Fifth
Iniantry. These troops formed the
garrison until Aug. 24. 1853, when
four companies were withdrawn
and moved to Ringgold barracks on
the Rio Grande.
Duties of the frontier soldiers in-
cluded scouting to hunt down
marauding bands of Indians, escort-
ing . government trains, protecting
stage coach runs and the govern-
ment mail.
Drinking water had to be haul-
ed a distance of four miles and
timber for building purposes was so
scarce it was brought in from a dis-
tance of eight to 40 miles.
There were no strongly fortified
redoubts or earthworks at Fort
Phantom Hill. The post was merely
a cantonment where the officers
and enlisted men sheltered. The
bu ldings were put up by the men
Rationed there and were chiefly of
timber smeared with mud in the
Spanish fashion.
Arr.m-rline to best available rec-
fy* t+ ff

SPRING CLEANING—Some folk would call it house

cleaning and putting the beds out to air. Anyway, the
scrubbing of tents and the airing of cots was in order
throughout Camp Barkelcy yesterday. Here's a typical
scene in a street of the headquarters company, 180th
infantry. (Staff Photo).

KEY PLANS RESUMPTION

OF TRAINING TOMORROW
 KEY PLANS RESUMPTION
OF TRAINING TOMORROW
unpackin
personal belongings, cleaning J^T*— ' g company and
out of quarters and policing the ~
entire camp.
j ''^^eji£jRál^ser very little of our j
boys untu we get evt^¿jiiI1(s ó^p-
shape at the camp," General Key
said
PASSES LIMITED
Passes have been greatly re-
stricted and commanders will is-
sue few permits to leave the camp
until the division is all here and
troops are back to the regular train-
ing routine.
General Key has requested Abi-
lenians to wait until all construc-
tion is completed before visiting
the camp. "With 6,000 men at work
and 12,000 soldiers here, traffic will
be too heavy to permit unnecessary
visits to the camp," the general
said.
"The public is always welcome
but work comes first and we hope
everyone will delay visits for a week
or two," the general added.
The commanding officer of the
division and his men are highly
pleased with their new training
center. "The system of hard-sur-
faced roads is wonderful. My boys
have gone for the new and beauti-
ful natural gas heaters in a big
way. They're grand.
"My cooks are having Jots of
fun with their gas ranges and
the new kitchens. They'll cook
so much it will bankrupt the
army to buy food.
"I never saw as many hotcakes
consumed in all my life as the
boys devoured this morning," the
general said.
Many enlisted men, as well as
other officers, also took time off
from work to add their praise of
Camp Barkeley.
INCONVENIENCES OFFSET
Some facilities needed by the di-
vision have not been provided for,
"but there are so many conveni-
snces that features left off due to
lack of planning will not interrupt
our training," General Key said.
The troops will resume infantry
drills tomorrow, using the camp's
1.600-foot wide and mile-long pa-
rade ground. After two days of this
battalion training will be resumed,
"and there'll be lots of field work
for our troops," the commanding
officer promises.
General Key established his of-
1
fice in one of the 16 by 16 pyramid -
al tents yesterday. Staff offices
have been opened in two 16 by 50-
foot tents in the division command
zone. The division adjutant gen-
eral and finance officer are located
in a mess hall in the service com-
mand zone.
Tomorrow another advance de-
tachment of 400 or 500 troops will
arrive at Barkeley from Fort Sill.
Final troop movement is scheduled
Friday when the remaining 6.000
troops of the division still at Fort
Sill will come here. The Friday
echelon will include «tie 70th field
artillery brigade, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLain.
and small detachments of other
units left behind to police the old
training center before releasing it
to the army
^
 ABILENE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1941.

After $300,000 Payday at Berkeley—

The Army Comes to you think 21 bucks would last?" exciting.

By CHARLIE ELLIS
The army, paid in full for a
month's duty, came to town Tues-
day and went back to Camp Barke-
ley broke.
That's the way it appeared to the
outnumbered civilians who remain-
ed in town last night.
. Actually, little more than ten
percent of Camp Barkeley's 13,000
troops were in town on payday.
And actually, only those compa-
nies whose full complement has
been moved to Camp Barkeley from
Fort Sill were paid—about $300,000.
But most of those who did
come to town went home broke.
It was Abilene's biggest business
day in a long time. They came
for everything Abilene had to
offer, and sampled all of it.
Is it true a soldier spends his
whole month's pay on the first day?
"You're blankety - blank blank
right they do!'' said a buck private
from Colorado's national guard in-
fantry unit. "Jees, how long do
They bought clothes, toilet ar-
ticles, insignificant necessities. They
carried bundles back to camp by
the armloads.
They came to eat in downtown
cafes, they bought whisky and got
dates and rode around in taxicabs
and went to the movies and stood
around on the corners and wonder-
ed what else to do. They bought
western magazines and detective
stories and drank coffee and walk-
ed up and down Pine and Cypress
and Chestnut streets. They went
to the wrestling matches and
bought nickel shines and got hair-
cuts and sent telegrams home and
wrote letters.
It was the 45th division's first
payday in Abilene, and from early
afternoon to at least 11 o'clock the
soldiers paraded.
Wally Akin, theater manager, said
those who came to the movies
usually came as a last resort—they
couldn't think of anything more
and Goes Back BL.::
or 10 o'clock every night if the leges taken away. It's a matter
demand remained up to yester- for the individual."
About 30 members of the military One officer said there
day's indications.
police company were on duty in would probably be no restric-
Abilene, what one officer said was Busiest places were the cafes and
tion on the sale of whisky un-
about a fifth of the number usually drug stores. One new Pine street
concern selling military clothing less the men became unduly
on duty in Lawton, Okla., while the troublesome.
and equipment had a rush that
45th was stationed there in full lasted
long after other department "If that happens," he said
strength with other Fort Sill units stores had closed. "military police can be stationed
—a total of about 28.000 men.
'BETTER THAN SILL' at each drug store where whisky is
One MP, former Oklahoma City solu and the men will be prevented
policeman, stepped into a traffic "We sure like here," said one of from even entering the place.'"
snarl in the afternoon and helped the privates. "It's so much better Post exchanges and canteens sell
city police straighten out crowded than at Sill, and the people here no beer. Soldiers flocked to the
intersections. It was. said Chief of are so friendly. This new camp is camp stores, also, some of them
Police Hackney, typical of the co- a paradise compared with Fort buying cigarets and candy by the
operative spirit shown by men of Sill."
carton to lay away against a whole
the division. There was no restriction on sale month of dwindling cash.
The police reported n$ disturb- of prescription liquor to the men Units not at full strength at the
ance. On the whole, it was a quiet in uniform, such as that imposed camp will be paid after the re-
afternoon and night, although at Brownwood for the 36th division. mainder of the soldiers are brought
streets and sidewalks downtown "There's no law against it," said here from Fort Sill. No company
took on the aspect of a holiday in a drug store clerk. "We understand receives pay until it is paid in full
that a soldier can do anything and anrl all at one time
double proportions.
Business houses remained buy anything a civilian can. unless So there will be another payday
he fails to conduct himself as a in camp Saturday. There'll be the
open overtime, and some mer-
chants declared they would ¡gentleman and a soldier. Then his week's second "Saturday night" in
keep their doors open until 9 7 pass can be revoked and his privi- Abilene.

TRUCKS READIED TO BRING Soldiers Get

ARTILLERY BRIGADE HERE Bid to Strike
A fleet of 300 to 400 transport trucks was gassed and serviced yester-
day at Camp Barkeley. This morning at 7 the machines will be on the
way to Fort Sill to assist in the final major movement of troops of |
Up Friendship
Only recently were the officers
the 45th division to their new home in Texas.
The trucks are to return Friday bringing the 70th Field Artillery and enlisted men of the 45th di-
vision taken from civil life—to train
brigade which will occupy zones 8 and 9 at Barkeley.
Three service companies of as many regiments composing the 70th themselves as a part of America's
brigade alreadv are on hand, and yesterday busied themselves spreading growing army.
The retail trade committee of the
tents and making other preparations for the arrival of the several thou- chamber of commerce believes that
sand artillerymen Friday. the men of the division would like j
. Mattresses and other equipment the acquaintance and friendship |
!
had been sent in advance, but the of men and women who follow the
70th will brings its guns, trailing trades, businesses and professions
them behind the two and a half they follow in civil life.
ton trucks. Each of the trucks also Therefore, in an effort to make
carries 18 men. the men at Camp Barkeley as happy
Infantry drills beginning today as possible the committee yes-
will be by battalions instead of by terday not only voted to ask mer-
companies. The 89th and 90th bri- chants to keep their stores open
gades have worked both mornings until 9 p. m. on nights when the
this week from 7:30 to 11:45 on the soldier's needs and wants demand,
parade ground. A regimental re- but also called upon the citizen-
view for' the 179th is scheduled ship to cooperate in a man-to-man
Thursday afternoon. policy designed to make things more
Contractors yesterday laid off be- pleasant for the soldiers.
tween 300 and 400 more employes, Every tradesman, merchant, pro-
including office help and skilled fessional man was asked to extend
and unskilled labor. The working all hospitality possible to soldiers
force now is down to only about who visit their places of work or
3,300, but since yesterday marked business.
the end of the fiscal week, another A blanket invitation was giv-
relatively big payroll is to be met en the soldiers — ex-grocers
Friday. , were invited to visit Abilene
Plumbers, who have been work- grocers, personally— ex-doctors
ing 10 hours daily, will go on-an visit Abilene physicians; ex-bar-
eight-hour basis today. bers meet the barbers, ex-shoe
Charles G. Heyne, Houston, salesmen meet the local shoe
plumbing sub-contractor, yester- men, ex-soda skeets meet the
day had good news for soldiers in city's skeets and so on and so
the zones which have been incon- on.
venienced by lack of heat in their This is a sincere invitation and
bathhouses. Burners have arrived, Abilenians are urged to do their
said Heyne, and hot water will be best to make the men feel at
on tap soon. home when they visit them.
The committee called upon the
merchants to remain open until 9
o'clock last night, and tonight, for
convenience of the soldiers who were
paid at the camp yesterday.
Future dates for staying open
will be announced as the demand
arises.
 Thursday Morning, March 6, 1941.

PARTY BOSTÍcl™
BREAKFAST, LAUDS CAMP
Edward J. Flynn. democratic national committee chairman, will 1
honor guest this morning at a breakfast at the Hilton hotel, which some
300 local and state party leaders will attend.
Chairman Flynn, a New York attorney, arrived last night for a di
ner with a reception group, followed by1 an inspection trip to Cé*
Barkeley and a visit with Maj. Gen.
William S. Key, its division com-
mander, and ranking officers.
The national party head had
praise for the Camp construction
record as an outstanding one in
the national defense program, and
its emphasis on a race against
time.
E. B. Germany, state democratic
chairman, and Lieut. Col. Myron G.
Blalock. national committeeman,
head state leaders here for the
breakfast, and the itinerary of the
day.
The breakfast at 7:30 will be
preceded by a concert by the Har-
din-Simmons Cowboy band, whose
members played Sidewalks of New
York for Chairman Flynn at a
Texas party following the inaugura-
tion of President Koosevelt in Wash-
ington, last January 20.
HERE FROM PHOENIX
Met at the airport on his arrival
at 6:58 on the eastbound plane, by
W. R. Ely. reception committee
chairman; J. P. Stinson, Taylor
county democratic chairman, Merle
Gruver, chamber of commerce
manager, and other leaders, Chair-
man Flynn came to Abilene last
night from Phoenix. Ariz.
There he had attended a meet-
ing of state leaders. Saturday he
spent in Los Angeles, and Thurs-
day and Friday in San Francisco.
After the breakfast, the national
cb airman leaves at 9 for a visit to
Camp Bowie at Brownwood.
FORT WORTH TONIGHT
Tonight, he will be honor guest
at a dinner at the Fort Worth club.
Fiiday, Dallas democrats will give
a luncheon for him at the Dallas
athletic club, and he will lead the
parade and attend the opening of
the fat stock show in Fort Worth,
that night.
Welcomed to Texas at iast night's
informal dinner by Burrus C. Jack-
son, of Hillsboro, president of the
Texas Postmasters association.
Chairman Flynn expressed pleasure
at visiting the state
County chairman Stinson will
preside at the breakfast today.
Last night's dinner was attended
by Stinson, Ely, Colonel Blalock,
Jackson, Gruver, J. E. McKinzie,
Oliver Cunningham, W. A. Thomas,
internal revenue collector, Dallas;
Robert Hicks, Fort Worth; Claude
WLde, Austin; Wilmer Sims, county
chairman of the Young Democrats;
Theodore T. Hayes, Chairman
Flynn's secretary; Clay Bedell, Hill
county chairman, and Herschel
Schooley.
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associated l're*» (Ap) ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7,

THE TAYLOR COUNTY HILLS are good conditioning grounds, facial expressions and
apparent body strain of these soldiers of the 45th division indicate. Seen advancing
with full pack are the leaders of a 200-man group of 180th Infantry selectees, who
went on hike soon after arrival here. Other pictures of the same hike are on page 18.
(45th Division Photo Section Pictures).
 Last 45th Troops
To Arrive Today
Second and last echelon of the
4oth division troops will roll out j make up the east column which
pi Fort Sill at 7 this morning on ¡ will be commanded bv Col Uil c
the more than 200-mile trip to the Lane, commander of:the 120th En-
division's new training center at gineers. Col. Charlas Holden will
Camp Barkeley. command the west column.
Approximately 5,000 troops will KEY TO WICHITA
be transferred in today's move- Maj. Gen. WUiam S. Key divi-
ment, which, like all others has sion commander, plans to meet the
will be made in two columns. Lieut! east column in Wichita Falls this
Col. John Church, division plans morning. As last week, the general
and operations officer, said last probably will join the west column
night approximately 600 vehicles will at Seymour or some other point be-
be used in the days echelon tween here and Vernon.
The 70th field artillery brigade
will travel in the west column of the General Key was greatly
movement via Vernon, Seymour pleased with the record move
Munday, Haskell, Stamford, and from Fort Sill last Friday in i
Anson. This column will be divided which 10,500 of his scldiers were '
into three serials of about 75 transferred here without mis-
trucks each. hap. This week he received
The east column will include units ! commendations of Lieut. Gen.
of the 120th Quartermaster re<*i- !' H. J. Brees, third army com-
ment, the 120th engineers, 120th mander, and Maj. Gen. Walter
Medical regiment and special troops j Krueger, commanding VIII corps
the latter including Company c of ' area, for the successful transfer
the 179th Infantry. * of his troops to Camp Barkeley.
Four serials of 75 trucks will General Brees said: "The move-
ment of the infantry of the 45th
division from Fort Sill to Camp
Barkeley was done in a very satis-
factory manner. I extend my con-
gratulations."
General Kruegers statement waf¡:
"Plans and preparations for move-
ment were excellently made. The
personal conduct of the men en-
route was excellent. The movement
was executed in a very satisfactory
and creditable manner."
In the west column today will be
the 88 field pieces of the artillery
brigade. There will be 64 French
75;s and 24 of the 155 mm. howit-
zers, all truck drawn. The 75s are
weapons of the 158th and 160th »-
tillery regiments, the 155's being fir-
ing equipment of the 189th regi-
ment.
DUE AT 4 P. M.
First trucks of the east column
are due to reach Abilene at 4 this
afternoon with first vehicles of the
west column to arrive at 4:23. Ustfal
routes through the city will be fol-
lowed. .;■;
Each column will be preceded by
their kitchen trucks Which will ar-
rive in time to prepare food for sol-
diers of the echelon.
Colonel Church said last night
that quarters for the incoming
troops will be ready, Tentage has
been put up and utilities service will
be available in all zones to be oc-
cupied.
After todays move one field ar-
tillery battery and a few small de-
tachments of the division's person-
nel of 19,000 will be left at Fort Sill.
They will be transferred early next
week. (
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CAMP BUILDERS TO DISBURSE
$250,000 ON PAYDAY NO. II
With construction at Camp
Barkeley more than 90 percent fin-
ished as the 45th division takes
over completely today, eleventh
contractor payday will, neverthe-
¡ less, put another quarter million
dollars into local circulation.
Taylor, Byrne and Briggs, gen-
eral contractors will pay between
$235,000 and $250,000 to workmen
Wf
project past the $2,400,000 mark.1
They totaled $2,181,228 prior to to-1
day.
Employment rolls are dropping
sharply each day, as building work
nears completion, with 3296 em-
ployes on the roster yesterday, bas-
ed on payroll figures for the pre-,
vious day. |

1
today.
The amount will boost contractor
payrolls on the $6,800,000 camp

45TH ROLL CALL UNCOVERS "NAMES"—Roll call of the 45th division sounds like
a composite of history, movies, fiction and comic pages. Left to right, front row: Pri-!
vate Robert Ripley; Staff Sergeant Jesse James; Staff Sergeant Woodrow Wilson.
Standing, in the same order: Lieutenant Herbert Hoover; Private John Adams; Private
Robert Taylor; First Sergeant George Washington and Private Dick Tracy. (NEA
5. Steel Sales
/e Confidence STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
NEW YORK, .March 6—(AP)—Sales,
closing price and net chinee oí the
15 most active siocks today:
I S Steel 15.600 58Vi P'"» 1%
lnt Harvester
lnt Hydro El A
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6
1
47%
1%
47
1%
47%
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Loft 15,500 HI'A plus % Lorillarrt 3 18 18 18

M
Mart Buyers A(ch T & S V 14,100 23"/« plu» l'/i
NY Central 12,000 13 plus </■*
I! S Rubher 0,800 21% plus 1^
lnt Paper & P 9,200 14% P'«» %
Republic SO 6,400 20 plus I
Mid Cont. Pet
Montgom Ward

Nash Kelvinator
N
..8
10
22
13%
37%

4%
13
36%

4%
13
37%

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W YORK, March 6—{ff>)—Buy- General Elec 5,800 33I/.J plus 1 13% 13%
Anaconda 5,400 25 plus I ',■» Nat Dairy Pr 20 13%
onfidence revived in the mar- General Motnrs 5,400 431/. |.m* 1% O
White Motor 5.200 1SV« (>l"s 1% Ohio Oil 6 7 6% 7
oday and leading industrials Chrysler 5,100 07^ plus iVi P
rails retrieved 1 to- around South I'ac 5,000 9Vn plus '/« Packard 7 2% :;
2 , 2%
Comullh & South 4,700 % no Pan Am Airways .. 2 12% 12% 127-
pts of recent losses. Crane Co 4,70o 15% plu» >/4 Penney fi 77% 77% 77%
; Associated Press average of NEW YORK. March 6—(AP) -Sales (in) Pet Corp 5 6 * 6
Phelps Dodge S 29 % 29 29 %
hundredsi, high, low and closing quota- 37 37
)cks held a net gain of .4 of tions today on the New York stock ex-
Phillips Pet 13 36%
37
Pure Oil 13 37 36%
nt at 41.2, largest' day's ad- change:
A R
since Feb. 24. The turnover RCA u
*'* 4 4%
)8,Olo shares compared with
Am Can 3 84 % 84% 84 %
Am Smelt A R .... 10 40% 39% 40% s 13
Am T & T 10 161';', 160% 161'., Seaboard Oil 1 13 13
0 yesterday and was a high Am Woolen 5 7% 6% 7% Sears Roebuck 11 73 72 ", 73
Anaconda 53 25 24 25 .Shell Union Oil . ... 3 11% 11% 11%
| since Feb. 14. The market AT* SF 138 23% 22% 23% Socony Vac
Sou Pac . ..
7
49
8%
9%
m
8%
8%
9%
jened considerably on the Aviat Corp 10 3% 3% 3%
Stand Brands 20 6% 6% 6%
*-back, 677 individual issues B S O Cal 8 18% 18 18',
Barnsdall Oil 1 8\ 8% 8% S O lnd 18 25% 25% 26%
ging hands against the 587 the Bendix Aviat 21 35% 34% 36% 34 34%
S O NJ 35 34 %
before. Beth Steel 31 79 % 76 % 79 % Stewart Warn 3 7 fi-\ 6%
v Borden 6 19% 18% 18%
he ease with which 203,00 Stone & Webster ... 5 7 6% 7
res of U. S. Steel were sold c T
Case 6 47 16 48% Tex Pac Ry 3 10",, 10 10",
;sday brought belated cheer Chrysler 36 67 65 67 34% 3.-»',,
Tex Corp xd 18 35%
recovery proponents. Under- Colum G & El .... 17 4% 3% 4
Tex Gulf Prod 10 3 3 3
ters today announced sta- Consol Oil 15 5% 5% 5% Tex Gulf Sulph .... 1 35 35 35
Cont Can 4 37% 37 % 37%
zation of this stock at the Cont Oil Del ...... 12 18VÍ 17% 18 Tex Pac L Tr ■ 1 *l* 4% 4%
Tide Wat A Oil 3 9% 9% 9%
ing price of 57 was being Corn Products 5 45", 45 'A 45% Trans & West Air . . 7 13% 12% 13%
Curtis» Wright .... 32 8% 8 8%
tinued, but "big steel" fin- D u 64 65
ed up at 1 3-8 at 58 1-4. Douglas Aire « 73% 71% 73%
Union Carbide ...xd 38 65
38'/4 39'..
Ihlehem, reflecting huge United Aire 28 39%
F United Carbon .... 1 44% 44% 44",
iklogs disclosed by Presidnet Freeport Sulph 2 35 34% 35 United Gas Imp .... 16 8% 8% 8%
.ice, jumped 3 1-8 to 79 5-8. G U S Rubber 98 21% 20% 21%
U S.Steel 156 58% 56% 58 %
eminent on the forward rever- Gen Elec 58 33% 32% 33^4
w
Gen Foods 2 35 34-V 35
lere Youngstown Sheet, Repub- Gen Motors 53 43% 42 % 43% Warner Bros 29 3% 2% 3%,
jteel, Crucible Steel, General Goodrich xd 7 13 y 13 13 % W U Tel 14 20% 19 % 20 \Ü
_-s, Chrysler, White Motors, Otoodyear
f'r.,*n„„rf
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WHAT'S IT LIKE IN ARMY LIFE? THESE SOLDIERS ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWERS

IOWANS IN LOUISIAN A_Mud sucks at the shoes of two Iowans, Bob Sanford(lef t) and
Kenneth Mardis, from Des Moines, as they head for air-conditioned "home at Camp Claiborne, W.
where soldiers from Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas are »n the army now.
CALIFORNIA LOC-ROLLIN C—Logs were sent rolling when a "bulldozer" rammed into
PAINT | O B_With sand, spray gun and brown paint,J™n* a tank obstacle erected of logs near Fort Ord, Cal., to help the 13th engineers show how fast ther can
Blauvelt (left) and George Engelbrecht are sanding helmets to clear up roads for the passage of the army s motorized units.
prevent glare. They're infantrymen at Fort Dix, N. J.

CHIEF—Maj. Gen. Courtney

H. Hodges, new chief of infantry
¡M; of I'.S. army, can afford to
V* s i. * chuckle now over his long-ago
failure to graduate at West Point.
AMATEUR HOUR S—rv(. X. C. Richardson checks map He formerly commanded infan-
in Washington that keeps track of amagur rarlio stations in try school at Fort Benning. Ga.
army's 4»ileur network. They send in 32.000 messages a month»
MEDICAL A I D—Seventh Day Adventists' college students
AIM TO HEAVE, TO SEE_Pvt. Vincent Sachse (left) and Sgt. H. H. Brundydge, on M.P. training for non-combatant service not forbidden by their religious
duty in St. Louis, are safe enoi*h from "cocktail" being hurled at Atlanta Ga. The "cocktail, a gaso- beliefs, pick up a "casualty" at Takoma Park, D, C»
line and oil-filed bottle, explodes and spreads fire on hitting a tank
\
 Saturdav Morning, March 8- 1941.

~-

c7
Last 45th Troops
BUSINESS HOLDS STEADY AS
to
Transfer of the mighty 45th di-
I 1
Units of the 120th engineers,
CAMP BUILDERS PAY $250,000
vision irom Fort Sii! ttf Camp Bark- medical and quartermaster regi- Camp Barkeley construction is near to the $2.500.000 mark. In-
eley has been completed and last ments, the division's special troops cluding amounts paid by Freese
night the 19,000 sons of four and Company C of the 180th in- nearing an end, and the Taylor, and Nichols, architect-engineers,
states—Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma fantry were included in the east Byrne and Briggs eleventh weekly and the: constructing quartermas-
and New Mexico—were reunited at column that came by Wichita Falls, payroll dwindled to a mere quar- ter.
the new and attractive training cen- Throckmorton and Albany. There ter of a million Friday, but there Downtown business hummed at
ter southwest of here. were 350 trucks and 2.242 officers was no slackening of downtown a steady, though not record mak-
Movement of the division from and enlisted pen in this column, activity last night. ing pace, with soldiers and civilians
Fort Sill, near Lawton. Okla., was commanded by Col. Uil C. Lane, A 45th division payday earlier in putting payroll money into circu-
accomplished in two* major eche- 120th engineers regiment com- the week, distributing upwards of lation.
lons, second of which reached Camp mander. $400,000, played its part in keeping As has been its custom for weeks,
Barkeley late yesterday. The colur/n traveled in four se^ things humming. the Citizens National bank was
After receiving reports from of- rials and /olonel Lane said all 1 Some 4,000 employes shared in open to accommodate contractor
ficers commanding the day's two- units arriwd at camp on the dot, I Friday's contractor payday, of ap- emploves until almost 9. Some 1050
checks were cashed totaling $59.898,
column movement. Maj. Gen. Will- and witháit the slightest mishap. I proximately $240.000, sending total
officials said after closing thne.
iam S. Key, division commander, However, Jseveral vehicles failed" to' payrolls for the construction period
announced that the 600 trucks and make th^y journey under their own
5,731 men had completed the 225- power aid reached camp on the
mile trip to Barkeley on time and
without mishap. end of f ow chains.
KEY CHECKS MOVE
First major movement was Feb. General Key drove more than .400
28 when the 10,500 officers and en- miles yesterday checking progress
listed men, transported in 1,104 of the day's two-column movement.
trucks, reached the new training The general met the west column
center after a perfectly planned and in Vernon. rode with it to Seymour Barkeley Officer,
executed trip that drew commenda- and /hopped over to Wichita Falls
tions of Lieut. Gen. H. J. Brees to greet the east column. The com.
and Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger, manjler followed last units of this
Soldiers Injured
third army and eighth army corps column out of Wichita Falls and SAN ANGELO. March 7.—UP)—
commanders, respectively. came to Abilene ahead of both col- Three soldiers, stationed at Camp
Transfer of the 45tñ was begun umns and was waiting at camp Barkeley, near Abilene, and a hitch,
Feb. 23 when an advance detach- when first troops arrived shortly hiking companion received minor
ment of 1,700 officers and ienlisted before 5 p. m. injuries when their car failed to
men, traveling in two columns, The general was visibly pleased negotiate a curve near here today
reached Barkeley after riding out after being assured that his "fine and struck a large sign.
rain, sleet and snow storms over soldier boys" were all safe and /
Treated at the air corps flying
more than half the distance, comfortably quartered. school hospital were First Lt. Myrel
TRUCKS UPSETS Advance detachments had pre- Matthews. 28. and Privates Jack
Only injury to the division's per- pared camp for those who arrived Freeman. 27, and A. B. Freeman,
sonnel, a sprained wrist, was suf- yesterday and hot meals awaited 24. Lt. Matthews remained under
fered when a truck, traveling with the tired but happy troops. observation and his companions
the east column of the first ad- Today and tomorrow will be were dismissed.
vance detachment, overturned north i "housekeeping'' days for the newly The soldiers had picked up Wil-
of Albany. arrived troops. Monday the divi- liam Frank Holland. Jr., 19, of Co-
The 70th field artillery brigade, sion will resumeiits training pro- lumbus, Ohio, near Colorado City.
commanded by Brig. Gen. Ray- gram interrupted ly the transfer to He suffered slight lacerations.
mond S. McLain, made up the west Camp Barkeley.
column of yesterday's echelon. The
3.489 officers and men of the bri-
gade were transported in approxi-
mately 250 troop lorries that also
pulled the brigade's 88 heavy guns
—64 French 75's and 24 of the 155
mm. howitzers. Col. Charles Hold-
en was in command.
The heavy guns attracted
many spectators in every vil-
lage and city along the route.
In Abilene hundreds lined the
route of big guns. The 75's of,
the 158th and 160th regiments
were in the first two serials of
the column, and the 189th's
five-ton 155's constituted the
third and final serial.
c
 Saturday Morning, March 8, 1941.

ARMY LIFE OF INTEREST ALSO TO BUTTERFIELD SCHOOL

PUPILS, WHO GET LESSONS ACROSS ROAD FROM BAKELEY
Students at Butterfield school, on change, too, when Juanita Petree Mrs. H. L. Gay, primary grades:
highway 158 opposite entrance to took a position in the offices of the Oliver Duck, fifth and sixth grades;
Camp Barkeley, have a new inter- camp builders. Mrs. Minnie Flip- Albert Cade, seventh grade, and
pen, of Coleman, has succeeded her, Mozelle Keith, fourth grade teach-
est. teaching the second and third er. Gay. Cade and Miss Duck give
Long observant of camp construe, grades. departmentalized instruction in the
tion activities, the boys and girls Other Butterfield teachers are three highest grades.
of the rural school now have their
eyes on the comings and goings of
the soldier boys.
The passing trucks filled with
Uncle Sam's newly arrived national
guardsmen, or the hikes the sol-t
diers began to take daily on lat-
eral roads near the school, com-
mand mucli interest and attention.
Before and after school, and at
noon hours. The coming of the
camp has brought expansion, too,
to school activities.
H. L. Gay. superintendent of the
six-teacher school, estimates that
some 70 new students have enrolled
since the. war department made late
November, announcement of the
establishment of the cantonment
across the road.
The gain is not all net, as somi
of the new students attended onl^
a short time. But the net increase
has boosted attendance from 130
to 185.
And. under an emergency school
aid statute, that means several
hundred dollars in state aid for the
district.
The camp brought a faculty

WichitaJoJ^an^Joturd^ 8, 1941

ABILENE, Texas, March 8. (/P)

—The 19,000 men of the 45th di-
vision were all in Camp Barkeley
today completing the transfer of
these troops from Fort Sill, Okla
without mishap.
The first contingent arrived at
■the camp Feb. 23. Yesterday 5-
| 7dl officers and enlisted men, the
remainder of the division, rolled
3 6ÍoZÍLa tw°-™lu™ ■»«»
i Thl 225rmil<i triP was made in
less than 12 hours.
.Maj. Gen. William S. Key di-
vision commander, met the troops
in Vernon and Wichita Falls
hnhe ¿?die? are from Okla-,
AriZ na and New
MSSCO ' °
IN THE OLD DAYS THEY SANG OF THE ''HORSE ARFILLEY '-but'now, Bke a lot of other things that used
to be hitched to horses, the army's field artillery has chaiged. Friday the occupation of Camp Barkeley by the
45th division became complete when the artillery arrived, along with other troops. Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLain
the commanding officer of the 70th artillery brigade, hal reason to smile, as he is doing in the upper picture'
because the brigade and other troops had just completed he trip from Fort Sill without mishap and on schedule'
The general is on the left and with him is his son, 2nd. Lt. Raymond S. McLain Jr. of headquarters battery 189th
field artillery. One of the 24 large firing pieces—the 15ts—of the 189th—is shown in the lower picture with (left
to right) 2d. Lt. Cedric O. Bourn, battery A, 180th; and Privates John P. Baker, Kenneth R. Carson and William P
Vandergrif. These Reporter-News staff photos were taktn at Camp Barkeley a few minutes after the regiment
arrived. . .
 ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1941.-

It's An Old Army Custom—

45ÍH CAPTURES ABILENE--FOR WEEKEND HOLIDAY

The army came to town last. today. It's an old army custom to SELECTEES REVIEWED
night—and how! It was the first §et away from the routine of mili Recruits—selective service troops
wholesale onslaught by soldiers tary life over the weekend. —of the 157th, 158th knd 180th
since first units of the 45th divis- PARTIAL PAYDAY Infantries passed in review yes-
ion arrived two weeks ago today. It was payday yesterday for terday before Maj. Gen. William S.
The soldiers, mostly enlisted members of the medical, quarter- Key, division commander, and
men, began their exodus from master and engineers regiments, Brig. Gen. William E. Guthner, 89th
Camp Barkeley early yesterday also special troops and the 45th 1 brigade commander The review
afternoon and there was a con- Signal and Military Police com- oio.„„i,_, „ ,
tinual outflow until late in the panies. Their payday was delayed I!™ f • graduation from
day. Buses from the camp were pending arrival of other unit! of ^li™^, W<?rk" Approximate-
7
packed and jammed with soldiers each organization from Fort Sill. ¿Í3 weiV!L the review-
and many had to wait for rides to ., ... Selectees of the 157th wrr*» nrp-
town. Not all rode the buses. Al-
most every car and truck headed
toward Abilene had its quota of
troops.
More soldiers are sure to be here
aid
> military courtesy, grenade
Infantry regiments of the divis- throwing, manual of arms close
ion. in camp since Feb. 28, reviewed order drill and gas mask drill
much of their basic training the Yesterday was "housekeeping dav"
past week and are ready for more for the 70th Field Artillery brigade •
advanced work. whicl. arrived late Friday from
Tomorrow the regimental Fort Sill. Caliche roads and walks
combat team of the 179th In in battery areas were oeing built
fan try will be in the field all with troop lorries being used to
day on attack exercises. The haul material from nearby caliche
three battalions of the regi- pits.
ment will be supported by one Similar work was underway in
battalion of the 45th Field Ar- zones occupied by medical, engi-
tillery. neer, and quartermaster regiments.
Tuesday the combat team of the 179th Infantry was under quaran-'
180th Infantry regiment, support- tine yesterday because of mumos
ed by an artillery battalion, will Although there was only one case
take to the field to work on vari- reported, the quarantine went on un
ous phases of attack problems. At - -
the samo time the 157th Infantry fn „
will be in the fiield working on de- Ule
f Prevent any possible spread of
_ disease outside the company
,'ense problems, also with the aid J^^Z^l ^r^rs
of an artillery battalion. | and relieved of duty yesterday fol-
No field work is scheduled Wed- I lomnZ an incident at a nightclub
Inesday but the following dav in> ¡ T 01' three niShte a&°- They are

attac
Conu™^™ * maneuver,Iamv? ^tod'afVoml^í'
SSTtf*,0^
01
o' the 90th the movement include BáSLfS
•Snedulc Siri f l Thursday's of the 189th Infantry 30 men of
1 he medlca1
menta will ht W^nfantry P* "
bC m actlon on
' engineers- and quar-
problems attack ermaster regiments, and 15 men
from
.,, . each of the service and am-
exe C1Ses wil1 be on
m 5 the small munition batteries. There will be
17 mane 378
QL "í uver area south soldiers in the movement,
ana southwest of the camp. J AIso to arrive today will be Coi
Jam es C st
The 120th Engineers, 120th Med- 1 , ' yron, division chief of
ical 120th Quartermaster regi- staff.
ments, the 45th Signal company
and special troops also are con-
£?In yna ful1 we6k of train-
ing. All will review basic training,
give special training to selectees
and join infantry regiments in
"omhat \toam maeuYers_
' ■'
/

Staff of U Chaplains Directs

Religious Services for Barkeley
Religious program for the 19.000 First Lieut. Franklin E. Rector,
men of the 45th division is under 189th field artillery regiment.Chris-
the direction of Maj. Henry D. tian. Watonga, Okla.; 1st. Lieut.
Buchanan, division chaplain.
Peter E. Spehr, 120th quartermas-
Church services are conducted ter regiment, Episcopal. Greeley,
Sunday mornings in all regiments Colo.; 1st Lieut. Harvey T. Whaley,
of the division by Major Buchanan 120th engineers, Baptist, Pine Bluff
and his staff of 23 chaplains. Ark.; Lieut. Arthur Hinson, 179th
At Fort Sill the services were infantry regiment, Baptist, Iron ton,
held in regimental recreation build- Mo.: 1st Lieut. Martin J. Griffin,
ings. Lack of recreation buildings 179th infantry regiment, Catholic,
at Camp Barkeley will force chap- Broken Arrow, Okla.: 1st. Lieut.
lains to use mess halls and other Harold C. Theus, 179th infantry
available buildings for their serv- regiment, Nazarene. Bethany. Okla.;
ices. Capt. Gilbert F. Hyde, 180th in-
BRANCHES REPRESENTED fantry regiment.. Methodist. Little
Churches represented by the 24 Rock. Ark.; 1st. Lieut, LeRoy W.
chaplains of the division include Raley. 180th infantry regiment,
Catholic. Methodist, Christian, Baptist. Chandler. Okla.; 1st, Lieut.
Episcopal. Baptist. Nazarene. Lu- Warner R. Saar. 180th infantry-
regiment. Lutheran, Muskogee. Ok-
la.; Maj. Mark T. Warner." 157 in-
fantry regiment. Presbyterian. Mon-
trose, Colo.; 1st. Lieut, Carl W. Ek-
lund. 157th infantry regiment, '
Methodist, Denver, Colo.; Capt.
Carrol A. Baskin, 157th infantry
regiment. Baptist, San Antonio, I
Tex.; Capt. Dirk Lay. 158th in-
fantry regiment, Presbyterian. Casa
Grande. Á\z.\ 1st. Lieut. Orlando
S. McBride. 158th infantry regi-
ment, Latter Day Saints, Thatcher.
Ariz.- 1st. tieut. Robert A. Math-i
eny. 158th infantry regiment Dis-
ciples. Ludlow, Ky.; Capt. William
E. King, special troops, Baptist.
Kansas City, Mo.;
Corps chaplain, Capt, William L.
Arnold, 142d infantry regiment,
Smackaner. Ark.; reception center
chaplains. 1st. Lieut. R. C. Shea.
Methodist, Montezuma. Ga., and
1st. Lieut. E. T. Moseley, Baptist,
Beaver Dam. Ky.
Schedule of services at Camp
Barkeley todav follows:
PROTESTANT
120th Q. M.. Area 9:00
158th Inf., Area 10:00
180th Inf.. Area 9:00
120th Med., Area 9:00
158th F. A., Area 9:00
Sp. Trps., Area 10:00
179th Inf., Area 9:00
157th Inf., Area 11:00
189th F. A., Area 9:00
120th Eng.. Area 9:00
CATHOLIC MASS
120th Eng., Area 9:00
120th Q. M.. (Eng. Area) ... 9:00
158th Inf., Area 8:00
Sp. Trps.. (158 Inf. Area) ... 8:00
157th Inf.. Area 10:00
120th Med.. (157 Inf. Area) 10:00
Pilólo. 179th Inf.. Area 10-00
MAJOR BUCHANAN 180th Inf.. (179 Inf. Area) 10:00
160th F. A., Area 7:30
theran. Presbyterian, Latter Daj
Saints and Disciples, 158th F A„ (160 F. A. Area) 7:30
The division chaplain is a Cath- 189th F. A., (160 F. A. Area) 7:30
olic, his home station being Las
Cruces, N. M. The assistant division
chaplain, 1st. Lieut. George D. Ad-
kins, is a Methodist minister of
Oklahoma City.
Other chaplains, units where as-
signed, their denominations and
home stations, are:
Capt. Robert G. Hedrick. 120 med-
ical regiment, Methodist. Coman-
che, Okla.; Capt. Bart A. Murtaugh,
160th field artillery regiment. Cath-
olic, El Reno, Okla.: Capt. Henry A.
Morton, 158th fieM artillery regi-
ment, Methodist, Kingfisher,' Okla.;
 Thursday Morning, March 13, 1941.

AMMUNITION DUMPS
BEING BUILT AT CAMP
Construction of 13 igloo type am- serve the area. Much of the con-
munition magazines more than one tractor's heavy machinery was at
half mile south of Camp Barkeley work in the magazine area and on
has been begun by the camp con- the new road yesterday.
tractors, Taylor, Byrne and Briggs. $80,000 COST
There will be nine 20 by 40 feet
magazines, two 20 by 20, and two The ammunition magazines and
10 by 20 feet, Maj. Richard E. road were included in the original
Froiseth, constructing quartermas- camp construction plans, the cost
ter, has announced. being estimated at $80,000.
Pouring of concrete foundations The road, an extension of Sixth
for the magazines, to be built of street, is being built south from the
portable steel, has been begun. concrete road that forms the south
Work also is under way on a road boundary of the area occupied by
from the soutn side of the camp to the 45th division. The new roadway
the magazine area. is east of the camp stockade, now
Approximately one mile of as- nearing completion.
phalt surfaced road will be built to The road to the magazine area
will be extended to the infantry
rifle range being built by the army
about one mile south of the camp-
site The army is building a network
of roads in the rifle range area.
The rifle range, providing 100 tar-1
gets and being built under the di-
rection of Maj. Henry A. Harding,
is approximately 50 percent com-
plete, Majur Harding, said yester-
day.
The 1,200-foot concrete wall for
the target butt has been completed
and embankment of dirt is being
built against the wall from the fir-
ing side of the range.
1,500 AT WORK
Only about 1,500 were engaged in
construction work at the camp yes-
terday, this not including approxi-
mately 700 office and field clerks.
Major outside work at present is
on parking zones of motor repair
shop areas, concrete surfacing of
gasoline station driveways, surfacing
of parking areas at division head-
quarter*- and at the camp hospital,
building of concrete culverts for
zone entrances and work on stabiliz-
ed caliche shoulders for the camp's
road system.
Only building construction is on
new lavatories authorized recently.
Plumbing is near completion, as is
installation of other utilities. Tele-
phone installation is well advanced
with additional telephones being in-
stalled daily.
Unless additional work is author-
ized the contractors expect to fin-
ish their work in another 10 days
or two weeks. However, indications
are that additional building will be
ordered.
ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1941. ■

Maneuvers to
Keep Soldiers
In Taylor Hills
Daily maneuvers in the rough and
rugged hill country ^est $f Camp
Barkeley, begun only this week, are
making hardened soldiers of the
45th division. .
' The fun has only started and
there'll be little respite from the di-
vision's field training program for
several months?
Regimental combat teams have
been in the field all week. More
of .the same is on schedule today
with the 179th and 180th infantry
regiments going to the maneuver
area for combat team defense prac-
tice.
Purpose of the day's problem is
to furnish practical experience in
the occupation of a defensive posi-
tion, to include reconnaissance
combat intelligence, terrain appreci-
ation, employment of signal com-
munication, supply of ammunition
and preparation of counterattack
plans by support and reserve units.
Brig. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter,
commander of the 90th infantry bri-
gade, will be chief umpire for the
day's maneuvers. Assistant chief
umpires will be Lieut. Col. Wylie C.
Turner, 179th infantry; Lieut. Col. More intense training awaits the
Earl 'Taylor, 180th infantry, and 45th next week with regimental
Col. Charles A. Holden, 160th field
artillery. combat teams to go in the field on
both day and night maneuvers.
MOVE BY TRUCKS Brigade combat teams will work on
Troops will move to their defense both attack and defense problems
positions by truck, with head ve- the following week.
hicles to leave Camp Barkeley at Field maneuvers by the entire di-
7:45 this morning. vision are scheduled from April 21
The 158th infantry's regimental to May 24. This series will be foil
combat team .successfully defended lowed by eighth army corps ma-
Abilene from attack by an imagin- neuvers with three divisions in ac-
ary Red army: yesterday. Post com- tion, the 45th, 36th and Second.
mand exercises for the 89th infan- War games by the third army which
try brigade are scheduled today. is made up of 10 divisions and 200.-
Brigade, regimental and battalion 000 or more men are scheduled fol-
headquarters staffs and headquar- iate summer or early fall.
ters companies will participate. The
90th brigade went through post
command exercises yesterday.
Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger, com-
manding general of the eighth army
corps, San Antonio, was to leave
this morning for Camp Bowie after
having spent four days inspecting
the 45th.
The general concluded his current
trip to Barkeley by participation in
a division staff and command con-
ference last night.
¡j^TEPUP DUE
 ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 194LJ

$21 -a-Month Buck Private Shells Out $38,

Woman Gives to Defense as Tax Falls Due
For national defense ...
Those who owed no income taxes came to offer contributions. ^
Buck privates and draftees shelled out move than a months
wages to the collectors of internal revenue. _
More than twice as many people as ever before filed income tax
returns here this year. V ,-,. ■
All that ended at midnight last night, deadline for filing income
tax returns. . , ' , . r...
Will Talbot. deputv collector of uiternal revenue, kept his office
in the federal-building open until shortly after midnignt to help pro-
crastinators fill out their returns.
One woman, who said she didn t make enough to pay an income
tax, offered the collector $10 "for national defense." ;. ^
At least one buck private from Camp Barkeley, whose salary is $21
a month, paid off $38 in taxes for income received before mobiliza-
tion of the national guard.

BARKELEY 97 PERCENT BUILT,

CONTRACTORS SPEED WINDUP
With the $7,000,000 Camp Barke-
i ley construction project 97 percent
complete, the constructing quarter-
master. Maj. Richard E. Froiseth,
the contractors and architect-en-
gineers are making every effort to
conclude their work this week.
Representatives of the CQM, con-
tractors and army have been check-
ing buildings in all zones of the
camp the past two days and not
later than Tuesday mornir* the
army is expected to accept al com-
plete the zones occupied by Aroops.
After that only work regaining
will be on the sewer trptment
plant, now 87 percent comjfete, the
ammunition magazines so»«h of the
camp, and a graded rod! to the
I magazine area. Neither Ihe sewer
plant nor magazine areafs in that
part of the campsite occupied by
soldiers.
Weekly progress reports of the
contractors, Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs, show 100 percent comple-
tion for sanitary sewer, storm sew-
er, gas distribution, railroads and
fencing. Water and electrical dis-
tribution systems were 99 percent
finished.
The camp's excellent road system
—concrete and asphalts—was 98.6
percent complete, lacking only as-
phalting of stabilized caliche shoul-
ders for the eight miles of concrete
pavement.
Troop housing was 98 percent
complete and hospitalization was re-
ported 99 percent finished. Flexi-
ble base work for parking areas in
motor repair zones was complete.
Seal coating of the parking areas
was 68 percent finished and double
penetration asphalting 31 percent.
EMPLOYMENT DROPS
Employment dropped more than
600 during the past week with most
of the drop being recorded the
pr~t three days. Through Friday
there were 2,353 on the contractors
payroll. Only 1,081 were working
yesterday, approximately the same
number who worked last Saturday
and Sunday. Peak employment of
6,834 was recorded Jan. 28.
The camp .guard force had been
reduced to 26 yesterday afternoon
Guards continue on duty at the
sewer treatment plant, the special
crafts offices, equipment and ma-
terials yards, administration build-
ing area, and two camp entrance
gates.
 l'ME ~A«1-JLJLIN£ REPORTER-NEWS

RIFLE RANGE for

Camp Barkeley is near-
ing completion. Two
views of the target butt
are shown, top photo
showing part of the
1,200-foot concrete wall
of the butt and the ce-
dar covered hill in the
background. Workmen
are shown finishing up
concrete floor of the
target butt in the lower
picture. Soldiers oper-
ating the targets will
have this wall and an
embankment of earth
between them and fir-
ing ranges. (45th divi-
sion photo service.)
ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 194lJ

$21-a-Month Buck Private Shells Out $38,

Woman Gives to Defense as Tax Falls Due
^«"Tincóme taxes came ¿ offer ™™»«°°*
Buck privates and draftees shelled out mote than a months
""SJ£1 MSmar^PteT^ before mod Income tax
'"'"Srthat'eni'ed'aT midnight last night, deadline for filing income
tax retoña ^ ¡y o, ¿ ^ r c t ,, „;„„.
in tnc federal huilding open until shortly after to.dnignt to help pro-
^^onfkth^^Kidn't ma.ee enough* pay an income
"ME - S2TSJBS iíomotrÉartS whose ^ u¡»
a month paid off Í38 in taxes for income received before mobihaa-
tion of the national guard. ,

BARKELEY 97 PERCENT BUILT,

CONTRACTORS SPEED WINDUP
With the $7.000,000 Camp Barke-
lev construction project 97 percent
complete, the constructing quarter-
master. Maj. Richard E. Froiseth,
the contractors and architect-en-
gineers are making every effort to
conclude their work this week.
Representatives of the CQM, con-
tractors and army have been check-
ing buildings in all zones of the
camp the past two days and not
later than Tuesday mornir* the
army Is expected to accept ai com-
plete the zones occupied by droops.
After that only work remaining
will be on the sewer treatment
plant, now 87 percent compete, the
ammunition magazines soJh of the
camp, and a graded ro# to the
magazine area. Neither Ihe sewer
plant nor magazine areals i h;i
part of the campsite occupied by
soldiers.
Weekly progress reports of the
contractors, Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs, show 100 percent comple-
tion for sanitary sewer, storm sew-
er, gas distribution, railroads and
fencing. Water and electrical dis-
tribution systems were 99 percent
finished.
The camp's excellent road system
—concrete and asphalt—was 98.6
percent complete, lacking only as-
phalting of stabilized caliche shoul-
ders for the eight miles of concrete
pavement.
Troop housing was 98 percent
complete and hospitalizaron was re-
ported 99 percent finished. Flexi-
ble base work for parking areas in
motor repair zones was complete.
Seal coating of the parking areas
was 68 percent finished and double
penetration asphalting 31 percent.
EMPLOYMENT DROPS
Employment dropped more than
600 during the past week with most
of the drop being recorded the
pr-t three days. Through Friday
there were 2,353 on the contractors
payroll. Only 1,081 were working
yesterday, approximately the same
number who worked last Saturday
and Sunday. Peak employment of
6,834 was recorded Jan. 28.
The camp^.guard force had been
reduced to 26 yesterday afternoon
Guards continue on duty at the
sewer treatment plant, the special
crafts offices, equipment and ma-
terials yards, administration build-
ing area, and two camp entrance
gates.
 Sunday Morning, March 16, 1941

WINDJAMMER' THEATER
OPENED AT ARMY CAMP
By CHARLIE ELLIS ■ at second run. Another picture on
Just how well the sound effects similar order, "Caught In the
and acoustics are we don't know, i Draft," is in the making
but Camp Barkeley's tent theater
opened this week to the accompan-
iment of a few minor sandstorms.
It was tried a couple of times
before, but high winds prevented
the opening. The tent is a fairly
large number and its billowing must
resemble the notive effects of a
four-masted windjammer.
The premiere was "A Dispatch
from Reuters,"' but Friday's billing
stole something from the Queen
theater's schedule. "Dreaming Out
Loud," a corny number featuring
Lum and Abner of radio note, will
show at the Queen Tuesday and
Wednesday.
This week's schedule brings
"Lucky Partners" today and
Monday, "Dulcy" for Tuesday,
and that classic, "The Long
Voyage Home," Wednesday and
Thursday.
"It's the first theater i ever saw,"
said one of the privates, "where
you can go cheaper on credit than
you can by paying cash."
SoMiers of the Forty-Fifth may
buy theater books of ten tickets
I each for $1.40, or pay 20 cents a
ticket at the boxoffice. Civilians '
pay more than double, 45 cents a
ticket. The idea is to keep the
theater a nickel higher than the
highest prices at downtown movie
houses.
SADLER ON TOUR
Harley Sadler, who opened a tent
theater near Camp Bowie at
Brownwood when the 36th troops
moved in, has taken his troupe on
a two weeks tour, understood to in-
clude San Angelo and Abilene on
the itinerary. The stage show here
will likely be at the Fair Park au-
ditorium where he usually plays.
Another show due to attract con-
siderable patronage from the sol-
diers will be Tidwell's carnival,
booked here next week.
The soldiers themselves go into
the movies at the Paramount in
"Buck Privates," which played a
sneak preview two weeks back, then
was screened as a midnight show
last night. It is said to have every-
thing except the Keystone cops and
custard-pie-tossers. and catches the
longest billing at the Paramount
since#"Gone With the Wind" played
 , March 19, 1941.

Building Inspections Forerunner

Of Camp Consírucíion Shutdown
Representa uves of thethe ca
camp con-,
con
¿SSSWute»*
tractors, Taylor. Byrne andmp Brigg.s off
off about nn employes,
about 4400 „_ .
reducing
01 Stl UCting
I vLf \ ' Quartermaster, the their construction workmen to
? H rnlhe lneH S Fl eese &
' ' ' Nich- about 700 or 800. Many office and
?£„??. f ^ camp Quartermaster. field clerks also were dismissed.
S CoL E- O- Adkins, have com-
pleted an inspection of all build- Work remaining includes asphalt-
ings preparatory to closing up the ing of stabilized caliches shoulders
construction project. on the eight miles of concrete
All zones of the camp, except the pavement. This work has been
6nt Plant and halted all week by cold and inclem-
ade
acie, hívf
have ^ been accepted bv «tock!the
ent weather conditions.
faS^rín1 ^frtain exceptions. Items
Jacking m the various zones will be
Prodded before the camp is offí
projectaCCepted aS a com le
*> ted
The contractors yesterday laid

^ J • DEAD BUDD1— For the first time since moving to Camp Barkeley, officers and men of the
45th division Friday morning had the sad duty of conducting military funeral service for a comrade
Pictured as it fired the salute to the dead is a squad from Company Ti?I58th Infantry, members of the
company to which Pvt. Russell E. Woodford belonged. Woodford died Wednesday after illness of only
a few hours. His body was sent to Ashland, Nebr., home of his mother. Standing just behind the rifle
men are pallbearers. 1st. Sgt. Ted Copp stands at the end of the flag-draped casket. In the background
is Capt. Dirk Lay, chaplain of the 158th, who conduc ted the simple, impressive rites at the T & P station
where the picture was taken. Immediately after firing of the salute, Sgt. Herbert Hoyer of the 158th
infantry band, played taps, the army's fareweir to its soldier. The riflemen were Corp. Samuel Russell
Pvts. Ettone D'Concini, Peter Kusian, James Goldthorpe, George Grove. Jack Mynatt, John Heidel Tames
Burk. v ' «"""ta
This morning, a similar service will transpire at the Santa Fe station at View, at 8 for Pvt Rov A Mc-
Ewen, service company. 157th infantry, who died Friday afternoon. His body will be sent at 8 28 a m
to Lamar, Colo., for burial. McEwen had been ill several days. He was bitten by a mad dog at Fort Sill
before being transferred here, but was given Pasteur treatment and apparently recovered Armv Dhvsi-
cians ware not sure whether rabies was the cause of his death.
 r, MARCH 21, 19

Troops Take
Camp Contractors'
Positions in Payroll $100,000
Payroll of Taylor, Byrne and

Night Move
Battleground of the 45th division,
Briggs. Camp Barkeley contracting
firm, for the period ending Tuesday
and payable today was estimated at
approximately $100,000 last night by
the firm's business manager.
in the rugged hills of the Elm creek However, the $100,000 payoff in-
country west of Camp Barkeley, cludes checks given during the week
was occupied last night by about to employes laid off by the con-
5,000 soldiers of the regimental tractors. Probably not more than
combat teams of the 179th and half the total will be paid this aft-
180th infantries. ernoon.
The combat teams were staging Today's payoff will bring to ap-
a night movement, assembly and proximately $2,700,000 the total paid
deployment, preparatory to an at- by the contractors since construc-
tack this morning as part of as- tion began late in December. The
sumed concerted action by the di- contractors paid $160,000 last week.
vision.
Last night's maneuver and today's
attack were to stress secrecy of
movement, surprise, night recon-
naissance, orientation, preparation
of fire and contact with adjacent
units.
KEY WITH TROOPS
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, di-
vision commander, was with his
troops during the forepart of the
night and planned to rejoin them
before the day attack. Also plan- -U
ning to join the troops before dawn
were Lieut. Col. John Church, di- feature was announced yesterday
vision plans and training officer,
Camp Barkeley Day by the Ministerial Alliance. In
and Lieut. Col. Francis J. Reich- Planned in Churches charge of plans are Dr. Millard A.
mann, division intelligence officer. Jenkens, pastor of the First Bap-
The night and day field maneu- Sunday has been designated tist church; the Rev. F. M. Warren,
ver was the first by any unit of the Camp Barkeley day i for special First Christian; and the Rev. R. L.
division since it moved to Camp
Barkeley from Fort Sill. Similar services in Abilene churches. The Butler, Fairmont Methodist.
exercises had been scheduled ear-
lier this week but were postponed
because of inclement weather.
Earlv this morning combat teams
of the" 157th and 158th infantry
regiments will go to the maneuver
area for occupation of defense pos-
itions to be followed by withdrawal
tonight to new defense positions in
the rear.
On an alert movement yesterday,
the 158th infantry regiment evac-
uated camp and went on a 12-mile
hike south and east of camp.
Another regiment, the 189th field'
artillery, staged a reconnaissance,
selection and occupation of position
maneuver in the Lake Abilene area,
during the day.
This movement was regulated by
the brigade command with brigade
and regimental headquarters bat-
teries participating in the exercise.
 ^gday Morning, March 23, 1941

Division
Marching Orders
Combined training program of the 45th division, entering its fifth
j week, will hit a new peak during the next six days, division officers have
announced.
Although no announcement has been made, officers and enlisted men
are anticipating an alert order that will send every organization of the
square division to the field for a day or more of maneuvering.
That order, if given at all, may come tomorrow, or it may not come
through until Wednesday.
Combat teams of the -179th and 180th infantry regiments are to go
j the maneuver area in the hills west of Camp Barkeley Monday on day
and night problems.
BEEF FOR 70TH BRI- Tuesday the 89th infantry bri-
GADE—The 70th field gade will be out on regimental
artillery brigade of the combat team problems.
45th division at Camp First maneuvers pitting one regi-
B a r k e 1 e y has $1,000 ment against the other are sched-
worth of prize Oklahoma uled Thursday with combat teams
beef on the shelf and on of che 179th and 180th infantries
call for a barbecue. Be- clashing. Combat teams of the 157th
cause of the regard his and 158th infantries are scheduled
friends and associates for the same problem Friday.
have for the 70th's com- All other units of the division will
manding officer. Brig. be busy throughout the week. The
Gen. Ray McLain they . 189th field artillery will go to the
maneuver area Monday with the
gave William P. Katigan, 160th and 158th field artillery out-
vice president of Okla- fits going Thursday and Friday.
homa City's annual jun- Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLain,
ior livestock show a purse 70th field artillery brigade com-
mander, remained in command of
of $1,000 to buy the prize the division last night in the ab-
beef at the auction sale sence of Maj. Gen. William S. Key.
last week. Brig. Gen. Mc- General Key is expected to return
Lain is an Oklahoma City to his command tomorrow. He has
been in Oklahoma City several
banker in civil life. He days at the bedside of a son, who
has long been a staunch supporter of the 4-H and FFA has been seriously ill of pneumonia.
work. Katigan is shown in the upper picture inspecting
some of the calves bought. McLain is pictured at right.
Among donors to the purse were U. S. Senator Josh Lee,
Gov. Phillips and Lieut. Gov. James E. Berry of Okla-
homa and several score others. Time for the 70th's big
Barkeley Hospital Soon to
barbecue is «up to the general and his men. The beef is
ready when they are. e Able !o Begin Full Operation
Camp Barkeley hospital is ex- additional equipment is being in-
pected to be able to begin full op- stalled daily.
eration early in April, Lieut.. Col.
Roy E. Fox, commandant, has an- There were 342 patients receiv-
nounced. ing treatment at the camp hospital
yesterday, -an unusually low total
All surgery is now being done at for a division, of almost 19,000 sol-
Hendrick Memorial hospital, pend- diers,'' Colonel Fox said.
ing installation of necessary equip-
ment and completion of the hos- Most of the patients are being
pital's central steam heating plant. treated for upper respiratory dis-
eases and other minor ailments.
Materials needed for completion None of those receiving hospitali-
of the heating plant arc expected zation is seriously ill. the command-
the latter part of next week and er said.
Colonel Fox has been advised that
a staff of 21 nurses will report next
week, probably March 26. Most of
the nurses will come from ranks of
the Red Cross, others from the
regular nursing corps of the army.
Officer personnel of the hospital,
now totaling 24, soon will be in-
creased to 50, Colonel Fox said. The
staff will include 37 physicians and
surgeons, five dentists, one veteri-
narian, six of the medical admin-
istrative corps, and one sanitary
officer.
Tuesday Morning, March 25, 1941
Chief Praises
45th Chaplains
Bishop John F. O'Hara, director
of the army and navy chaplain
^™ce> complimented Hie work of
45th division chaplains after a
brief visit at Camp Barkeley Sun-
Bishop O'Hara, formerly of Notre
Dame, held a conference with
chaplains of the division, visited
the camp hospital where he chat-
ted with several patients, and was
guest of Brig. Gen. Raymond S.
McLain at noon. Major Henry D
Buchanan, division chaplain, and
Capt. Bart A. Martaugh, 160th field
artillery chaplain, took Bishop
OHara to Camp Bowie, Brown-
wood, during the afternoon.
Although Bishop O'Hara heads
the army and navy chaplain serv-
ice he took the assignment with-
out military rank. The bishop
spends about three-fourths of his
time in the field, the remainder in
his office in Washington.
He was met in Abilene Sunday
by Lieut. Col. Richard Bevins. Lieut.
Col. Frank J.: Duffy and Capt. Wil-
liam Cornish.
Wednesday Morning, March 26, 1C il
Rain Keeps 45th
Regiments Out of
Maneuvers Area
Soldiers of the 45th division last
night were marking time in their
combined training program, inter-
mpted once more by the rain
fiPHeíSf
field
rday S
'
maneuvers
r infa11
of! the combat
Posponed
teams
of the 157th and 158th infantry reS-
ments scheduled last night in the
NbU.uou-acre maneuver area west of
Camp Barkeley.
The early morning rainfall caught
combat teams of the 179th and 180th
infantry regiments while they were
^LULthe hiU counfclT. All units
made their way back to camp with-
out mishap and without great in-
convenience.
Inclement weather schedule will be
observed again today with various
units working on drills or prob-
lems within the camp area
Field maneuvers are on schedule
* hursday and Friday.
I needed to serve the 45th.
Barkeley May
Get 9 Chapels
Camp Barkeley may share in the
$12,000,000 appropriated recently for
construction of chapels in army
training centers.
Nine chapels, each, costing $21,000,
would be built at the 45th division's
training center if the camp quali-
fies for this construction under pro-
visions of the bill creating the'
fund.
Inasmuch as Camp Barkeley is
designated by the war department
as a temporary tent camp, Maj.
Henry D. Buchanan, 45th division
chaplin, and other army officers
stationed at the camp are not sure
the army will build the permanent
type structures here.
At least nine chapels would be
built at Barkeley according to army
plans which provide one chapel for
each infantry regiment, one for each
.artillery regiment and two more for
other troops of a division. In the
45th there are four infantry and
three artillery regiments.
Chapels planned by the army
will have a seating capacity of
400, considered hardly adequate to
serve an infantry regiment of ap-
proximately 2,500 enlisted men, but
far more adequate than present fa-
cilities.
Major Buchanan is contacting
proper officials in an effort to ob-
tain approval for building chapels
 Thursday Morning, March 27, 1941.

WATCHING TROOPS IN ACTION—Maj. H. L. Marshall, assistant plans and training

officer of the 45th division, (left) and Lieut. Col. Francis J. Reichmann, (with field
glasses in hand) military intelligence officer of the division, are shown observing re
cent maneuvers in the hill country 15 miles west of Camp Barkeley. In civilian life
Major Marshal] is professor of business administration at the University of Colorado,
Boulder. Colonel Reichman is Dr. Reichmann in civilian life. His home is Oklahoma
City where for 18 years he has been a dentist, specializing in oral surgery. Colonel
Reichmann, also is an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. He saw over-
seas service with the First army artillery. He has been with the national guard since
1926. "It's just a hobby," the genial doctor said. Major Marshall has been on the in-
active list for a week or more because of illness but is due to return to duty today.
1

Saturday Morning, March 29, 1941

Two New Officers

Ordered to Camp
Maj. George Albert Bergfield,
Douglas, Ariz, has been ordered to
report to Camp Barkeley. according
to orders received yesterday by
Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp,
camp executive officer. Major
Bergfield will report to El Paso
April 13 for physical examinations
and will be here several days later.
Also ordered to Camp Barkeley
was 1st Lieut. Raymond Joseph
Gieselman, Sterling. Colo He also
will report at El Paso April 13, and
upon arrival at Barkeley will be-
come post exchange officer.
Capt. Frederick A. Daugherty has ,
been relieved from assignment to
headquarters «Oth infantry brigade.
 Sunday Morning, March 30, 1941

•TOP-KICK GETS IN BUNK FATIGUE—Alert orders Thursday afternoon sent 45th

division headquarters, headquarters company, 70th field artillery brigade headquar-
ters, headquarters battery and special troops of the division to the 60,000-acre ma-
neuver area 15 miles west of Camp Barkeley. With the move completed and his
headquarters battery, 70th field artillery, bivouacked for the night, First Sgt. Dave
Moulton, Oklahoma City, assigned himself to a bit of bunk fatigue. The 45th divi-
sion news photographer came along as the "top-kick" did a little heavy snoring.
Turn to ?age 4 for inore pictures of the maneuvers.
BUILDINGS AT
¡AUTHORIZED
will be 65 by 90 feet, will have con-
crete foundations and floor, with
a superstructure of steel and sheet
metal.
ON SOUTH SIDE
The three buildings will be con-
structed on the south side of the
camp and east of the stockade or
guardhouse zone near the south-
west corner of. the campsite.
Roads and (marking areas to serve
the three n**w structures also are
to be built.
Because; of the new work, con-
tractors ■ -''will have to call back one
or mo/fe building superintendents.
All vvCre laid off during the past
weeKc, as were all except two or
trn-ee carpenters.
Plans and specifications have
been received by the constructing
quartermaster and estimates are
being made for construction of
mess halls, lavatories and quarters
for the four anti-tank companies
of the 45th division.
Officers of the division have de-
termined locations for these addi-
tional structures and authorization
to build them is expected to be
given the constructing quarter-
master at an early date.
Each anti-tank company has an
enlisted personnel of 179 and offi-
cer personnel of six, a total of 740.
Quarters for the companies will be
located at the rear of zones oc-
cupied by the division's four in-
fantry regiments, between present
troop quarters and the motor re-
pair shop areas.
Work is underway on superstruc-
tures for the two elevated water
reservoirs that will serve the camp.
Foundations for the tw( reservoirs,
each of 500,000-gallon capacity,
were completed several weeks ago.
They are scheduled for completion
May 26.
ASPHALTING RESUMED
Asphalting of parking areas in
motor repair shop zones was re-
sumed yesterday. This work, and
asphalting of stabilized caliche
shoulders for the eight miles of
concrete streets, is expected to be
completed in four days.
Construction of the camp, not in-
cluding the newly authorized build-
ings, is approximately 99 percent
complete, according to weekly pro-
gress reports sent Washington by
the constructing quartermaster.
Although no authorization has
been received, several other build-
ings are expected to be constructed
at the camp. These will include a
hostess house, adequate recreation-
al halls and probably nine chapels,
the latter to cost approximately
$21,000 each.
BRASS HATS OF 158TH—Ranking officers of the 158th Infantry regiment, origihall:
a National Guard unit from Arizona, are shown during a regimental staff confeireii
during the past week. Seated at the table are Col. J. Prugh Herndon, Tucson, cor
mander of the regiment, and four staff officers. They are, left to right: Colonel Hen
don; Capt. Frederick R. Stofft, Tucson, personnel officer but since transferred to divi-
sion headquarters as public relations officer; Maj. Waltef K. Tweedy, Phoenix. pla»is
and training; Lieut. Col. Elbert C. Monro,Tucson, now Commanding the regiment in
absence of Colonel Herndon, who left Thursday to attend an infantry school at Fort
Benning, Ga.; and Maj. Jonathan H. Michael, Tucson, S-l (supply and evacuation of-
ficer). Standing are Colonel Herndon and battalion com nanders studying a map of
the 60,000-acre maneuver area west of Camp Barkeley. Left to right they art. Maj.
Edwin M. Gibbs, Tucson, acting commander of the third battalion; Lieut. Col. Wilson
B. Wood, Phoenix, second battalion commander; Colone Herndon, and Lieut. Col
Franklin I. Pomeroy, Mesa, first battalion commander. (45th Division News photo]
ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1941—1

Payday and
Combat on
45th Slate
Beginning with a payday of
nearly $1,000,000, this week prom-
ises to afford plenty of action for
the 19,000 soldiers of the 45th di-
vision.
In addition to the payoff Mon-;
day morning, the week's program
includes exercises in the 60,000-
acre maneuver area west of Camp
Barkeley for regimental and bri-
gade combat teams.
These maneuvers will set the
stage for field exercises by the di-
vision as a whole, beginning April
7.
For these exercises approximate-
ly 3.000 troops will be brought to
Camp Barkeley from the Second
division at Fort Sam Houston and
from Eighth army corps, Camp
Bowie.
KRUEGER TO DIRECT
Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger, com-
manding general of the Eighth
army corps, of which the 45th divi-
sion is a part, will be here to di-
rect the maneuvers. He will be ac-
companied by his staff of about 30
officers.
Combat team of the 9th infan-
try regiment, Second division, in-
cluding one battalion of field artil-
lery, will be ordered here for the
four-week maneuver period and
will bivouac in the maneuver area,
15 miles west of camp. The Ninth
infantry combat team wili provide
opposition for attack and defense
exercises by the 45th.
Other troops to be sent here for
the maneuvers include a signal
corps detachment from Eighth
aymj corps and the Second signal
company of the Second division.
For the week beginning April
7, the 45th is scheduled to
stage a night and day maneu-
ver in the rugged hill country
along Elm creek west of ?amp.
Direction and umpiring will be
by General Krueger and his
corps staff.
The exercise includes night
movement, assembly and deploy-
ment, and day attack as part of
concerted action by an army corps
(assumed). It will include all
I phases or attack to a decision and
| will stress secrecy, surprise, night
¡ reconnaissance, orientation and
! preparation of fire, and contact
¡ with adjacent units. j
 t\t\Kltf 4°- '?*'
With 45th

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in theTggedíni^Cr„trv weJoTrared^Uar?rS for an GXpeCted overai
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* Left to ri ht
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Standmg) klahoma
Sgt. George Philips Oklahoma Ciil ^' ¿ ' ° C#, and Staff \
Thursday" (45th Dh^onN^ws Cphoio ^Sot™™ "" *** °f *" ^ ^^

COOK KELPSI BUSY-lieadquarters battery, 70th field

e r
Thurs davbr,g
Thursday f:de' WaSsent
afternoon
WeI
L fGd
the
When
troops to »»
aIert
««to
the maneuver
W f ai Barkele Co
Rivi nu° T ^ «k Lloyd G. Brown,
Bixley Okla., is shown as he fried up a batch of pork
chops for the tired and hungry soldiers. Cook Brown is
using the battery's new gas field range.
- '...

■■Mm:M

PBX IN FIELD - Pvt. Lc. Therman Beiderwell, Aha,

Okla., is shown at the field PBX board of the 45th divi-
sion signal company while division headquarters and
other troops were in the field Thursday on maneuvers
following an alert order.
 **IE ABILENE-REPORTER-NEWS \
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K\hA . Il//

SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH, and one of the French 75's of the 70th field artillery
brigade of the 45th division. Since their transfer to Camp Barkeley the artillerymen
have had no opportunity to do any firing. In the background are infantrymen on a
field march. (45th Division News photo section).

JUST IN CASE—Soldiers of the 45th division are shown \

gas wearing their modern gas masks. The new army's
-tWtBbte, and equally as effective, than tbe mask»-used
new masks are minus the nose clamps and mouthpiec
things doughboys of 1917 and 1918 were forced to wear^
section.

NEW LINES STRUNG—Stringing communications lines

between the forward and rear echelons of 45th division
headquarters during Thursday's alert movement to the
A „f r««™*» RorL-olov nrp- in tree.
Tuesday Morning, March 25, 1941
Chief Praises
45th Chaplains
Bishop John F. O'Hara, director
of the army and navy chaplain
service, complimented the work of
45th division chaplains after a
brief visit at Camp Barkeley Sun-
day.
Bishop O'Hara, formerly of Notre
Dame, held a conference with
chaplains of the division, visited
the camp hospital where he chat-
ted with several patients, and was
guest of Brig. Gen. Raymond S.
McLain at noon. Major Henry D.
Buchanan, division chaplain, and
Capt. Bart A. Martaugh, 160th field
artillery chaplain, took Bishop
O'Hara to Camp Bowie, Brown-
wood, during the afternoon.
Although Bishop O'Hara heads
the army and navy chaplain serv-
ice, he took the assignment with-
out military rank. The bishop
spends about three-fourths of his
time in the field, the remainder in
his office in Washington.
He was met in Abilene Sunday
by Lieut. Col. Richard Bevins. Lieut.
Col. Frank J.: Duffy and Capt. Wil-
liam Cornish.
Wednesday Morning, March
Rain Keeps 45th
Regiments Out of
Maneuvers Area
Soldiers of the 45th division last
night were marking time in their
combined training program, inter-
rupted once more by the rain.
Yesterday's rainfall postponed
field maneuvers of the combat teams
of the 157th and 158th infantry regi-
ments scheduled last night in the
60.000-acre maneuver area west of
Camp Barkeley.
The early morning rainfall caught
combat teams of the 179th and 180th
infantry regiments while they were
still in the hill country. All units
made their way back to camp with-
out mishap and without great in-
convenience.
Inclement weather schedule will be
observed again today with various
units working on drills or prob-
lems within the camp area.
Field maneuvers are on schedule
/ hursday and Friday.
I needed to serve the 45th.
Barkeley May
Get 9 Chapels
Camp Barkeley may share in the
$12,000,000 appropriated recently for
construction of chapels in army
training centers.
Nine chapels, each, costing $21,000,
would be built at the 45th division's
training center if the camp quali-
fies for this construction under pro-¡
visions of the bill creating the
fund.
Inasmuch as Camp Barkeley is
designated by the war department
as a temporary tent camp, Maj.
Henry D. Buchanan, 45th division
chaplin, and other army officers
stationed at the camp are not sure
the army will build the permanent I
type structures here.
At least nine chapels would be
built at Barkeley according to army
plans which provide one chapel for
each infantry regiment, one for each
.artillery regiment and two more for
other troops of a division. In the
45th there are four infantry and
three artillery regiments.
Chapels planned by the army
will have a seating capacity of
400, considered hardly adequate to
serve an infantry regiment of ap-
proximately 2,500 enlisted men, but
far more adequate than present fa-
cilities.
Major Buchanan is contacting
proper officials in an effort to ob-
tain approval for building chapels
_ I
 Thursday Morning, March 27, 1941.

WATCHING TROOPS IN ACTION—Maj. H. L. Marshall, assistant plans and trainingl

officer of the 45th division, (left) and Lieut. Col. Francis J. Reichmann, (with field,
glasses in hand) military intelligence officer of the division, are shown observing re-
cent maneuvers in the hill country 15 miles west of Camp Barkeley. In civilian life
Major Marshall is professor of business administration at the University of Colorado,
Boulder. Colonel Reichman is Dr. Reichmann in civilian life. His home is Oklahoma
City where for 18 years he has been a dentist, specializing in oral surgery. Colonel
Reichmann, also is an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. He saw over-
seas service with the First army artillery. He has been with the national guard since
1926. "It's just a hobby," the genial doctor said. Major Marshall has been on the in-
active list for a week or more because of illness but is due to return to duty today.

Saturday Morning, March 29, 1941

Two New Officers

Ordered fo Camp
Maj. George Albert Bergfield
Douglas, Ariz, has been ordered to
report to Camp Barkeley. according
to orders received yesterday by
Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp
camp executive officer. Major
Bergfield will rep0rt to El Paso
April 13 for physical examinations
and will be here several days later.
Also ordered to Camp Barkeley
was 1st Lieut. Raymond Joseph
Gieselman, Sterling. Colo He also
will report at El Paso April 13, and
upon arrival at Barkeley will be-
come post exchange officer
Capt. Frederick A. Daugherty has
been relieved from assignment to
headquarters »0th infantry brigade
 Tuesday Morning, April 1, IP If]
Governors of five states and rank-
ing army officers of the entire
southwest have been Extended in-
vitations to the Army Day cele-
bration here April 7, T. N. Cars-
well, chairman of the committee
on arrangements, announced follow-
ing a meeting last night.
Invitations have been sent Gov.
W. Lee O'Daniel of Texas and the
governors of Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Colorado and Arizona. Others in-
vited include Lieut. * Gen. Herbert
J Brees, commanding general of
Third Army; Maj. Gen Walter
Krueger, Eighth army corps com-
mander; Brig. Gen. J. Watt Page,
adjutant general of Texas, and Col-
onel Guedera, commanding officer
of the San Angelo aviation school.
Parramore post of the American
Legion is sponsoring the celebra-
;
,
tion, with tha Veterans of Foreign
Wars and* cliamber of commerce as
co-sponsoi's¿
SOLDIERS TO MARCH
Highlight of the day's program
will be a downtown parade with a
minimum of 4,000 Camp Barkeley
soldiers participating. These will in-
clude four infantry battalions, three
artillery battalions, battalions of
medical, engineers and headquarter
regiments and detachments of spe-
cial troops. Abilene's two com-
panies of Texas defense guards also
may participate in the parade.
Seven or eight bands, all from
Camp Barkeley, will march and play
for the parading soldiers.
Maj. Gen. William S. Key. com-
manding officer of the 45th division,
and other ranking officers of the
division and Camp Barkeley, will
view the parade along with other
state and army dignitaries who ac-
cept invitations for the Army Day
celebration. They will occupy a re-
viewing stand at North Third and
Pine strees.
The parade will form on Chestnut
street and begin at South Fifth
and Oak. From there the march-
ing columns will move north on
Oak and Pine to North Fifth, west
to Cypress, south to North Second,
west to Cedar, south to South First,
east to Chestnut and south to
South Fifth. It will start moving
promptily at 10 a. m., Carswell said.
Sponsors of the celebration
will ask Abilene business houses,
all public schools and local col-
leges to close for the parade
from 10 a. m. to noon.
"The parade will be an educa-
tion in modern military equipment
and organization," Carswell said,
"and our committee believes it will
be of great value to the citizen- j
ship as a whole."
Attending the meeting of the
Army Dav arrangements committee
last night were: Carswell; Ed Stew-
art, president of the chamber of
commerce; John H. Owen, com-
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Merle Gruver, manager of
the chamber of commerce; W. P.
Wright, Ruck Sibley, Oscar Will-
iams, Tom Brownlee, Clyde Fulwiler
and Jess Warren; Maj. H. L.
Marshall. Capt. Frederick R. Stofft
and Capt. Tom Johnson, all of the
45th division.
Carswell announced that the le-
gion will sponsor a stag party and
smoker for all Legionnaires Mon-
day night at the Taylor county
veterans clubhouse as a climax to
i the Army Day celebration.
 Army Medics
Urge War to
City Leaders
Abilene city and county of-
ficers joined last night in a
blitzkrieg against vice condi-
tions that Camp Barkeley
medical officers, earlier in the
day, termed "unsatisfactory."
11 HOTELS CONTACTED
A flying vice squadron delivered
ultimatums yesterday afternoon to
managers and porters, and to 58
women occupants in 11 Abilene
hotels and rooming houses.
"Get out by 6 o'clock or go to
jail," the party girls were told.
Last night, return visits to the
same establishments showed the
warning had been heeded. Officers
found the room occupants had
flown.
"There is nobody here tonight. A
week ago the place was lousy with
them," one soldier boy declared as
he was unable to make a date at
a hotel he had patronized previous-
ly.
At midnight, six negro women
were held in jail on vagrancy
charges, only cases of the day to
pass the "warning'' stage.
Wednesday morning, public
officials and civic leaders met
with U. S. public health services
and army camp medical of-
fivers to hear the army medics
urge a declaration of ' war
against "commercialized prosti-
tution," as a part of a nation-
wide war department drive "to
protect the health of the sol-
diers-"
The officers estimated that the
current prostitute population of the
city is about "200 more -than ever
before in the city's history and
most of them have come here with-
in the past month."
"The situation is like this,"
County Attorney Theo Ash explain-
ed to the various groups, "from now
on there are to be no more pros-
titutes in Abilene hotels.
PENALTIES PROMISED
"If we find any we will file
charges against the hotel operators
for operating a bawdy house, which
means a $200 fine and 20 days in
jail with each day constituting a
separate offense, and in addition
the city commission will probably
cancel the hotel permit.
"The hotel porters or anyone
else making dates for a girl in a
hotel will be filed on for pandering
or procuring. One carries a peniten-
tiary sentence. The other offense
is a little less severe.
"The girls can be fined only for
vagrancy, but we can fine them
every day the yare out of jail."
Yesterday's campaign followed
! the meeting at the city hall. Roy
E. Dickerson, special consultant of
: the U. S. Public Health service, Col.
I Rex. G. Bolend, chief medical offi-
cer of the 45th division, and Col.
I Roy Pox, commanding officer of the
Camp Barkeley hospital, spoke to
I urge greater moral safeguards.
Thursday Morning, April 3, .1941
Dickerson told the group that a
survey had been made for the War
department regarding what he call-
ed "the commercialized prostitution
racket."
Tie said the survey showed con-
ditions in Abilene were not nearly
as vicious as they are in many
places, but that the situation is un-
satisfactory, and "is tending to
grow worse."
"It wil! continue to become
more serious, unless prompt and
immediate steps are taken to
prevent mobilization of the un-«
derwcrld as it always seeks to
mobilize in communities adja-
cent to concentration of men in
military service or in national
defense industries," he added,
"It is the policy of the war de-
partment to seek voluntary coop-
eration of the civilian authorities
and citizens of the communities in
i which soldiers spend then leisure
time," Dickerson said, "but the war
department is prepared if necessary
to secure the removal of undesir-
able conditions in a community to
place that community out of
bounds."
'OUT OF BOUNDS' THREAT
An "out of bounds" order, in an
extreme situation, could prohibit
soldiers from frequenting Abilene
Dickerson stressed the war de-
partment's policy of "repression of
commercialized prostitution," and
quoted from an order of the sur-
j geon general of the war department
| on Jan. 13, that "segregation of
: prostitutes is of no public health
value and any measure attempting '
• to condone or regulate prostitution
is a violation of the war depart-
ment policy."
On invitation of County Attorney
Theo Ash to "lay the cards on the
table" regarding any public condi-
tions the army found unsatisfactory
in Abilene, strong dissatisfaction
was expressed with sanitation of'
some eating places and drug store
fountains, and their manner of in-
spection.
Police Chief Hackney. Police Cap-
j tain W. W. West, County Attorney
i Theo Ash. Commissioners Grover
Nelson and W. E. Beasley, justice
of the Peace Bill Locke, Constable
Mervin Meeks, Deputy Sheriff Wade
Willis, and Dr. George A. Gray, di-1
rector of the city-county health'
unit , made the warning tour.
Promises to leave town immedi-
ately were secured at practically
every place although a few of the
women protested "it looks like you
could give'us until tomorrow."
After the tour had been in prog- -
ress about 20 minutes, the word had
been circulated and by the time the
officers reached some of the hotels
the women already had their bags
packed and were ready to leave.
Both Hackney and Ash emphasiz-
ed to each group that the "no pros-
titution" order is permanent and
applies from now on.

Friday Morning. April 4, 194T
EIGHTH ARMY CORPS H
ESTABLISHED AT CAMP
Headquarters for Eighth army ■
corps, commanded by Ma.i. Gen. i
Walter Krueger, were established at j
Camp Barkeley yesterday by seven
general arid special staff officers,
and 25 enlisted men of the corps
headquarters company.
General Krueger had not arrived
last night and staff officers were
unable to say when the corps com-
mander would reach Barkeley.
Corps headquarters will direct
and supervise four weeks of 45th
division field maneuvers scheduled
to begin with a command post
exercise April 9. General Krueger
and his staff will direct two com-
mand post exercises, three, field
exercises and one maneuv.r during
I
their four-week stay
Barkele.
Establishment of corps headquar-
ters this far in advance of first
scheduled exercises was to permit
officers to reconnoiter in the man-
euver area and prepare tactical
problems for the division exercises.
SIGNAL UNIT ARRIVES
Third operations signal company,
including 10 officers and 220 en-
listed men, also arrived at Barke-
ley late yesterday from Fort Sam
Houston. Upon arrival the company
occupied prepared quarters in the
Eighth corps area service command
zone at Barkeley. The signal com-
pany will establish and maintain
communications systems during the
four weeks of field exercises.
Combat team of the 38th infantry
regiment. Sefcond division, will come
to Barkeley area Tuesday from
Fort Sam Houston. The' combat
team, composed of troops of the
38th infantry regiment, one battal-
ion of the 38th field artillery and
detachments of special troops, will
bivouac in the 60,000-acre maneuver
area 15 miles west of Barkeley.
Commanded by Lieut. Col. Nich-
olas Szilagyi. the combat team will
represent the "enemy" for 45th
division exercises scheduled through
April 29.
Officers of Eighth army corps
headquarters arriving at Barkeley
yesterday were: Lieut. Col. William
C. Chase, assistant chief of staff,
G-2 (military intelligence); Lieut.
Col. Hugh C. Gilchrist. assistant;
chief of staff, G-3 (plans and
training); Lieut. Col. William W.
Eagles, assistant plans and train-
ing officer; Lieut. Col. Arthur A. \
White, assistant chief of staff G-4
(supply and evacuation): Lieut.
Col. James A. Code Jr., signal offi-
cer; Lieut. Col. Stephen B. Massey.
quartermaster; 1st Lieut. Victor E.
Anderson, acting assistant adjutant
general.
Other corps' headquarters offi-
cers to come to Barkeley. besides
General Kruger, include: Capt.
Robert H. Chard, aide-de-camp; Col
Homer H. Slaughter. chief of
staff: Col. Henry A. Finch, en-
gineer; Lieut. Col. William H. Join-
er, ordnance officer; Mai. Sanford
J. Goodman, anti-aircraft artillery
officer: Lieut. Col. William M.Wise,
chemical officer: Lieut. Col. Rob-
ert A. Hale, as.s'stant surgeon.

Sunday Morning, April 6.. 1941
j-rx^'Am fiL K"&v-'OW\farC=^iILWS
::-áíiS?:-W. :;
BARKELEY HOSPITAL IN FULL OPERATION SOON-Camp Barkclev'win W
hospital soon will be in full operation, according to Lieut. Col. Roy E. Fox?comma„der
of the hospital. Colonel Fox now has a staff of more than 20 officers ElgTarmv
nurses are now on duty and 25 or 30 more are to be added soon, Colonel Fox has an-
nounced. Chief nurse at the hospital is Lieutenant Louise Fitzgerald. She is shown
Zít "Tí lGIn
new hospital. Tft ?Í. CtUre WÍth C l0nel F X aS they discussed
the upper center° picture
° Lieut. Norman «Potion of the army's
Wheeler of the hospital medical staff is shown gazing at
the tonsils of Virginia Weber as the nurses were given
physical examinations upon reporting for duty. Ruth
Allen, also of Tulsa, doesn't seem to be enjoying being
vaccinated by Lieut. G. C. Bryant. Pauline Ruth, Fort
Worth, and Mary Lee Hector, Sierra Blanca graduate of
Hendrick Memorial hospital nursing school, are shown
(lower left) at work in the hospital laboratory. The
three nurses examining the X-Ray equipment of the hos-
pital are, left to rgiht: Anne Crane, Galveston graduate
of John Sealy hospital, June Flippo, Abilene graduate of
Hendrick hospital nursing school, and Mary Pridemore,
Tyler and graduate of Parkland hospital, Dallas. (45th
Division Ne^vs photo section).
 Friday Morning. April 4, 1941
EIGHTH ARMY CORPS H
ESTABLISHED AT CAMP
Headquarters for Eighth army |
corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. |
Walter Krueger, were established at j
Camp Barkeley yesterday by seven
general arid special staff officers,
and 25 enlisted men of the corps
headquarters company.
General Krueger had not arrived
last night and staff officers were
unable to say when the corps com-
mander would reach Barkeley.
Corps headquarters will direct
and supervise four weeks of 45th
division field maneuvers scheduled
to begin with a command post
exercise April 9. General Krueger
and his staff will direct two com-
mand post exercises, three field
exercises S.nd one maneuver during
\ cer; Lieut. Col. Stephen B. Massey.
/ chemical officer: Lieut. Col. Rob-
their four-week slay at Camp
Barkele.
Establishment of corps headquar-
ters this far in advance of first
scheduled exercises was to permit
officers to reconnoiter in the man-
euver area and prepare tactical
problems for the division exercises.
SIGNAL UNIT ARRIVES
Third operations signal company,
including 10 officers and 220 en-
listed men. also arrived at Barke-
ley late yesterday from Fort Sam
Houston. Upon arrival the company
occupied prepared quarters in the
Eighth corps area service command
zone at Barkeley. The signal com-
pany will establish and maintain
communications systems during the
four weeks of field exercises.
Combat team of the 38th infantry
regiment. Second division, will come \
to Barkeley area Tuesday from
Fort Sam Houston. The* combat
team, composed of troops of the
38th infantry regiment, one battal-
ion of the 38th field artillery and
detachments of special troops, will
bivouac in the 60.000-acre maneuver
area 15 miles west of Barkeley.
> Commanded by Lieut. Col. Nich-
olas Szilagyi. the combat team will
represent the "enemy" for 45th
division exercises scheduled through
April 29.
Officers of Eighth army corps
headquarters arriving at Barkeley
yesterday were: Lieut. Col. William
C. Chase, assistant chief of staff,
G-2 (military intelligence); Lieut.
Col. Hugh C. Gilchrist, assistant?
chief of staff, G-3 (plans and
training); Lieut. Col. William W.
Eagles, assistant plans and train-
ing officer; Lieut. Col. Arthur A.
White, assistant chief of staff G-4
(supply and evacuation); Lieut.
Col. James A. Code Jr., signal offi-
quartermaster; 1st Lieut. Victor E.
Anderson, acting assistant adjutant
general.
Other corps headquarters offi-
cers to come to Barkeley. besides
General Kruger, include: Capt.
Robert H. Chard, aide-de-camp; Col
Homer H. Slaughter. chief of
staff: Col. Henry A. Finch, en-
gineer; Lieut. Col. William H. Join-
er, ordnance officer; Maj. Sanford
J. Goodman, anti-aircraft artillery
officer; Lieut. Col. William M.Wise,
ert A. Hale, assistant surgeon.
 Tue$áay Morning, April 8, 1941
3,500 Soldiers
Arrive Today
i Soldier population of Camp Barke-
ley and vicinity will be increased by
I from 2,500 to 3,500 troops today I
and tonight with arrival of the
combat team of the 38th infantry!
regiment, Second division, from Fort
Sam Houston.
Scheduled to arrive late today
and early tonight, the combat team
will go into bivouac in the hill
country about 15 miles west of
Camp Barkeley. The Second divi-
sion troops are to remain here for
four weeks as "the enemy" during
VIII army corps directed maneuvers
of the 45th division. Headquarters
company of VIII corps, commanded
by Capt. Paul C Pranke Jr., ar-
rived at Barkeley yesterday.
Commander of VIII army corps,
Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger, also is
due at Barkeley today. General
Krueger will direct the four-week
training program of the division, a
program that will include two com-
mand post exercises, three field
problems by the 45th and one
maneuver. The 45th is part of VIII
army corps.
First scheduled problem under i
corps direction is a command post
exercise Wednesday. This will be'
followed by a division field exer-1
cise Thursday night and Friday, j
: nal companies to establish com-
I Thursday night the entire divi-
I sion is scheduled to go to the 60,-
i 000-acre maneuver area for a night
a and day problem, directed by VIH
Wednesday Morning, April 9, 194t
45th Troops
Get Down to
Work Today
Officers and troops who will par-
ticipate in four weeks of VIII army
corps directed training program for
the 45th division had arrived at
Camp Barkeley last night. Open-
ing phases of the program will be-
I gin today with a command post
exercise.
Maj. Gen, Walter Krueger,
commanding general of the
VIII army corps, arrived late
yesterday from Camp Bowie and
was at Camp Barkeley for a
short while before coming in to
Abilene for the night.
The general is to be here through
April to direct and supervise the
45th's training program which will
include two command post exercis-
es, three field exercises by the en-
tire division and one maneuver, the
latter to climax the four - week
program. Corps headquarters was
established at Barkeley last week.
The command post exercise on
today's schedule will be for offi-
cers of the 45th division headquar-
ters, brigade, regimental and bat-
talion headquarters, and headquar-
ters companies of each, also sig-
munications systems.
army corps.
UMPIRE STAFF HERE
Umpire staff for the four weeks
of war games also arrived at Bark-
eley yesterday. It included 33 offi-
cers from the 36th division at Camp
Bowie. The staff was given two
days of special instruction on du-
ties of umpires before reporting
here. Included in the staff are
two Abilenians, Majors Frank Hobbs
and Thomas E. Williams.
Troops of the 45th resumed their
training program yesterday after
taking off Monday for Army Day
observance in which units of the
division participated. Basic train-
ing, including rifle instructions,
close order drill's and one regimen-
tal review, featured yesterday's
work. More of the same is sched-
uled today
Second Division
Troops Arrive
Mobility of the nation's modern
army was demonstrated again yes-
terday as 4,000 troops of the Sec-
ond division, Fort Sam Houston,
completed an on schedule and mis-
hap free trip from San Antonio
to a bivouac area 17 miles west
of Camp Barkeley.
The 387-mile movement involved
the combat team of the 38th in-
fantry regiment, commanded by
Lieut. Col. P. C. Paschal. Units of
the team making the trip, other
than the 38th infantry, including
one battalion of the 38th field artil-
lery; Company C and one platoon
of Company D, Second medical bat-
talion, and a detachment of the
Second quartermaster battalion.
Head columns of the 45-mile long-
convoy passed the initial point at
Fort Sam Houston at 6 yesterday
morning and arrived at the bivouac
area at 5 p. m. Last trucks." of the
convoy, except for a few cripples,!
had reported at the bivouac area
' on the Sears ranch two hours later.
With Colonel Paschal and his
executive officer, Lieut. Col. Nicho-
las Szilagyi, directing, camp was
completed before dark.
There were long rows of pup-
tents. Company and supply tents
were erected and tents for field
kitchens were among the first to
go up. Hot meals were served the
road-weary soldiers shortly after
their arrival.
Company of the Second engineers
regiment, also of Fort Sam Hous-
ton, arrived at \he bivouac area a
day earlier and had a water purifi-
cation plant of the Second division
in operation when yesterday's con-
voy rolled in.
Water was being pumped from
a creek and after going through
a chlorinator was pumped to a
3,000-gallon canvas storage tank.
The purification plant will supply
water for the combat team during
its stay in this section.
Combat team of the 38th infan-
try will be in bivouac on the Sears
ranch until April 30. It will parti-'
cipate as the "enemy" in VIII army
corps directed field exercises of the
45th division, beginning today and
continuing for four weeks.
 Red Cros arkeley Progra E

$8,000 to Be
Appropriated Friday Morning, April 11, 1941
Captain Tom Johnson, 45th Divi-
sion recreation and morale officer
I
Army Chief
announced yesterday that he had "My tour has given me a more
been authorized by the American intimate knowledge of our army
Red Cross to purchase nearly $8,000 camps and of the men who are
of athletic and recreational equip- training the more than 1,000.000
soldiers in our rapidly expanding
ment for Camp Barkeley.
The Red Cross, through Army of-
ficials, announced that more than
$1,000,000 had been made available
Voices Okeh army.- I have found our enlisted
men and officers to be splendid
specimens of young manhood," the
chief of staff said in a press con-
ference before leaving- camp.
for Army cantonements throughout
the country. Camp Barkeley's share
of the appropriation amounted to
$7,628.27.
For Barkeley
(See Photo at Right)
Beginning at 4:30 yesterday
afternoon the 45th division be-
gan evacuation of camp for a
night and day field problem in
the 60.000-acre maneuver area
The order wa3 received Tuesday west of Barkeley. Four hours
General George c Marshall
afternoon and yesterday morning chief of stkf of the United states later the entire division, except
Captain Johnson sent out requisi-
tions for supplies needed to care
' new
batata? "? 45th
tiaining center
div
^n1-
briefly Thu>- S
for necessary rear guards, had
gone into an overnight bivouac
a d er hurried in the rugged hills to the west.
for the Camp Barkeley station com- SSd íe w" f? - ¿SEE
Kth L \ f vorabl v
impressed It was the first of three field
plement and needed equipment for y Ut of the exercises by the division under di-
camp. ° $7-000,030 rection of VIII army corps Be-
the 45th Division.
Leading the list of equipment a
ginning this week, the corps di-
CCrY'nf
ceis ^''Íedivision
pf the í •ddl'eSSat t0thea11 camn
Offfc rected program will be climaxed
ordered were baseball and softball with a two-day and night maneu-
supplies. These included 100 dozen ver April 28 and 29.
ba*eballs, 100 dozen softballs, 576 Maj. Gen. William S. Key division
baseball bats, 312 softball bats, first commander, the chief of s afcon" Combat team of the 38th infantry
base and fielders gloves, and com- tinned his inspection tour of t£&. regiment, in bivouac 17 miles west
mg^centers of the south and south- « here, will represent the enemy
plete sets of catching equipment
for both baseball and softball. Junng the four weeks of division
Accompanied by Lieut. Gen Her- i neld exercises and maneuvers.
Newest sport to be added to the
complete recreación program of the bert J Brees, third army comman-
45th will be archery, according to 0 t0
AntonTo T7
Antonio Thursday , Awtne lffs£
morning, the
Captain Johnson. Forty archery sets chief oí staff flew to Camp Bowie
and 24 dozen spare arrows were
ordered to equip the division for Brownwood,-early yesterdav after-
noon. Following an inspection toJr
this sport. there Generals Marshall and Brees
Also included in the mammoth were to *fc to San Antonio where
order to augment present regimental General Marshall was to spend the
supplies were boxing gloves, train- night with Gen. John J. Pershing
ing headgear and punching bags,
ping-pong sets, volley balls, basket- This morning General Marshall
is to inspect Port Sam Houston
balls and goals, soccer balls, horse- Randolph and Kelly fields. This ;
shoes and shuttlecocks for bad- afternoon he will fly to Camp Beaul
minton. regard in Louisiana for an over-
Wf nP'- ^turday the chief of
stall will inspect Camp Shelby in
Mississippi and fly back to Wash-
ington.
MET AT AIRPORT
Íralvil,.
Kruegci. 2eeS| Ma
^- Gen- Walter
army corps comman.
*&, and General Key met the
chief of staff at Abilene airport on
his arnva at n a. m. Thursday.
The paity left immediately for Camp
Barkeley and inspected the camp I
briefly before iUnch at division:
headquarters.
 Sunday Morning, April 13, 1941

Construction
At Berkeley
Nears Stop
Construction work at Camp Bar-
keley now more than 99 percent
complete, rapidly is rearing a
"stop sign," Maj. Richard E. Froi-
seth, constructing quartermaster,
has announced.
Only work now under way at the .
$7 OOO'.OOO camp includes the build- |
Kg of two ordnance warehouses
and an ordnance, repair *op. and
completion of two elevated water
ta
Less than 450 were employed at
the camp this week. Including aU
office and field forces of.the con-
tractors Taylor. Byrne and Buggs,
fhe aichitect-engineers, Preese and
Nichols, and the CQM.
Work on the ordnance stoie-
houses is under way with carpen-
ters building the walls m sections.
The two elevated water tanks at .
the camp, being erected by Chicago
Bridge and Iron Works, will afford
the army camp ample water pres-
sure, also ample reserve. Each will
have a capacity of 500,000 gallons
Other buildings for Camp Bai-
keley are still in the offing and in-
dications are some will be author-
ized, including messhalls, lavatories SOLVING WATER PROBLEM—When th e army goes afield water becomes a prob-
and tent frames for four anti-tanK lem. Combat team of the 38th infantry reg iment, in bivouac 17 miles west of Camp
companies of the 45th division. Barkeley as the "enemy" for 45th division m aneuvers, has its own water plant. The
water purification plant, capable of pumpi ng and chlorinating 5,000 gallons of water
hourly, is shown in action above taking w aier from a small mountain creek that has
never run dry. The 3,000-gallon canvas stor age tank is shown at left. Staff Sgt. R. L.
Brothers has charge of the purification pi ant. He is with headquarters qpmpany, Sec-
ond engineers battalion. (45th Division Ne ws photo section).
 Tuesday Morning, April 15, 1941
ARMY TO CONSTRUCT 9
CHAPELS AT BARKELEY
Construction of nine chapels at
a total cost of $189,000 for Camp
Barkeley, has been authorized ac-
cording to information received by
Lieut. Col. Charles McK. ,.
camp executive officer.
Colonel Kemp and Ma]. Hemv
Buchanan, 45th division chapla
will confer with preese & Niciv
architect-engineers for the Ca
Barkeley construction project to'
concerning location of the chap
According to war departme'
estimates, each of the ni
chapels is to cost $21.000, co'
pletely furnished, including
Line Breaks Cut
Off Camp Water
Camp Barkeley was ^thout water
14 hours or more Sunday and Mon-
day because of two breaks m water
distribution lines wiltón the: camp.
Both breaks were repaired Sun-
day night and watf: was turned
Sack on at 5:30 a. nf Monday.
electric organ.
Original announcements of plans
to build the chapels at the na-
tion's new army camps said one
chapel would be built for each in-
fantry and artillery regiment, also
for medical, engineers and quar-
termaster regiments.
Builders of tfte Camp Barkeley
chapels had not been announced
yesterday. It is probable Taylor,
Byrne and Briggs, contractors who
built the $7,000,000 cantonment,
will construct the chapels. However,
it is possible they will be built un-
der separate c%atract.
Wednesday Morning, April 16, 1941
Jury Ponders
Quarter Hour,
Frees Soldier
It took a 104th court jury about
15 minutes late yesterday to acquit
Robert Henderson, Camp Barkeley
soldier, of an indictment charging
him with burglary. The verdict was
brought in about 6:15.
Two dojpn or more of Henderson's
buddies gathered around him to of-
fer conjratulations, and the de-
fendent Umself relayed his grati-
tude te? jurors. The charge had
been th* outgrowth of his entrance
on thr night of March 12 of the
Hardin -Simmons university girl's
dormitny.
Co. Atty. Theo Ash, first to speak,
flailed the defense alibi that Hen-
derson was not aware of his ac-
tions because he was under the in-
fluence of intoxicants and capsule
powdcs.
W. R. Ely, first defense attorney
heard spoke caustically of "our
drug store saloons who so gener-
ously provide him and other sol-
diers with whiskey and narcotics."
He pleaded that the jury "give him
a chance to make a soldier and cit-
en," instead of condemning him
"the disgrace and hopelessness of
ie Texas penitentiary."
"We all make mistakes," Ely
said. "If that had been some old
duck like me, I would say send him
to the penitentiary. But not a boy."
Dist.. Atty. Esco Walter was the
state's, other speaker, and Oliver
Cunningham for the defendant.
Earlier Tuesday the defense put
several soldiers on the stand as
character witnesses, and Dr. Jim
Alexander and Dr. Sol Estes, local
physicians, to describe the effects
of "yellowjacket" capsules on men.
DEFENDANT TESTIFIES
Henderson was put on the stand,
too.and testified he did not remem-
ber anything from the time he left
Camp Barkeley about 11 that night,
until when he was being handled
by officers in the police station
after his arrest.
Judge Owen Thomas' charge to
the jury instructed that unless it
could determine beyond reasonable
doubt from the evidence that Hen-
derson's intent in entering the dor-
mitory was theft, he should be ac-
quitted. .
Testimony had shown that al-
though Henderson had explored
personal effects in dresser and
shelves in a dormitory room, he
did not take anything.
 Saturday Morning, April 19, 194!

Troopers to
Take It Easy
Until Monday
Toughest week of their training
program behind them, soldiers of
the 45th division, in training at
Camp Barkeley, last night recuper-
ated from 48 strenuous hours in the
field and until Monday morning
will take life easy.
Training schedule prepared by
VIII army corps, commanded by
Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger, calls
for the 19,000 troops of the division
to return to the 60,000-acre ma-
neuver area west of camp earl/
Monday. It will be the beginning of
a two-day and one night corps di;(
rected exercise.
Last of the weary lads of th
45th, also of the combat team Oí
the 38th infantry regiment, had?
returned to quarters early yesterday
afternoon, the 45th to its training
center, the 38th to its bivouac area '
17 miles west of Barkeley.
Officers of division, brigades, re-
giments and battalion headquarters,
and enlisted men of headquarters
companies and detachments, ex-
perienced the worst week of all.
They went out early Monday on a
two-day and night command post
eexnise, returning Tuesday. This ■•
stay was met by several "young *
floods" that made life miserable.
This group returned to the hill
couna-y Wednesday afternoon, along
with the remainder of the division,
following a noon alert order from
VIII army corps. This stay was cli-
maxed by another April shower that
drenched the maneuver area early
Friday.
INSPECTION ON SLATE
Today's training program for the
division will include cleaning ofj
clothing and equipment, and inspec-
tions by company units.
At noon today the division's sol-
di» i ; will be eligible for passes to
ne; rby cities. As usual, Sunday
will be a day or rest and relaxation
for the army.

PAGE SIX Tune In On KRBC \
45TH TROOPS, GUNS (AND SPUDS) MARCH 10 BATTLE IN SHEP SECTOR
MOVING UP along state highway 158 are units of the 157th infantry regiment. Almost
everyone else in the army rides but not the doughboys. They hike mile after mile with
full packs and rifles. These were headed toward the Shep community, scene of opening
skirmishes Thursday between the 45th division and combat team of the 38th infantry
regiment of the second division. Officers estimate that infantrymen hiked a total of 56
miles during the 48 hours the 45th was in the field. (45th Division news section photo).
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
RE
PEELING SPUDS is as old as Uncle Sam's army itself,
and regardless of where the army is, even in the field,
spud peeling must go on. Pvt. E. J. Bamberg, Wetumka,
Okla., 45th division headquarters company, is shown
peeling one of the billions of spuds consumed annually
by the army. (45th Division Ne^s photo section).
I
Sunday Morning, April 20, 194!
FIELD ARTILLERY MOVES during exercises of the 45th division Thursday and Fri-
day. All vehicles were camouflaged for the daylight move. The two and a half ton
troop lorrie (above) pulling one of the French 75's of the 158th field artillery regiment
was an excellent example of the ingenuity of the artillerymen in providing natural
camouflagesi for their advance to new defense positions. (45th Division News photo
section).
 Associated Press (AF) ABILENE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1941 -TH

MAJ. GEN. WALTER KRUEGER, VIII army corps commander, was almost every-
where during field exercises in the rugged 60,000-acre maneuver area west of Camp Bar-
keley last week. To direct exercises of the 45th division and combat team of the 38th
infantry regiment, the corps commander used the "Puddle Jumper" shown above. Not
a very fancy job, but the 'Puddle Jumper' is as nimble as a mountain goat in the cedar
hills of the maneuver area. With General Krueger on his tour was his aide, Capt Rob-
ert H. Chard. Driving the 'Blitz Buggy' was Pvt. Harvey Belote, headquarters detach-
ment, third battalion, 38th infantry. (45th Division News photo section).

Camp Gels 128 ■

Club Buildings
Camp Sarkeley is to get 123 new recreation buildings, Maj. Richarf
E. Froiseth, constructing quartermaster, announced yesterday following
receipt of authorization from the constructing quartermaster general.
Estimated cost of the new structures was placed at $321,000 in the
order to build received by Major Froiseth. Completion is scheduled by
July 15.
Although not definitely determined, the buildings probably will
be constructed under a lump-sum contract to be awarded by bid.
Each of the buildings will cost approximately $2,500 and will serve as
day rooms. Although specifications as to size had not been received by
the constructing quartermaster., trie
buildings are to be approximately
30 feet square, and of frame con-
struction.
They will be used for games, read-
ing and general recreation. Officers
of the 45th division had requested
150 recreation buildings, one for
each company or battery of the
division.
Major Froiseth said yesterday the
project is substantially complete
present Camp Barkeley construction
and that he is making every effort
to close down the program early
this week. Taylor, Byrne and Briggs,
builders of the more than $7,000,000
camp, may or may not submit a
bid for construction of the recrea-
tion buildings.
BARRACKS, CHAPELS
Also to be built on a lump-sum
contract basis are two barracks
type structures to be used for com-
munications schools. Authorized last
week, these will cost approximately
$7,000 each.
Nine chapels recently authorized
and costing approximately $210,000
each also likely will be built under
a lump-sum contract, as will four
mess halls, four lavatories and
quarters to accommodate the four
anti-tank companies of the 45th
division. Authority to build the mess
halls, lavatories, etc., has not been
received by the constructing quar-
termaster but is expected soon.
Under construction now are two
ordnance warehouses and an ord-
nance repair shop Work also con-
tinues on additional ranges for
pistol and machinegun firing, this
under the supervision of Maj Henry
A. Harding, assistant Camp Barke-
ley executive officer.
 CAMP BARKELEY RIFLE RANGE IS COMPLETE and ready for use by infantrymen
of the 45th division. It was officially christened Wednesday when Lieut. Col. Charles
McK. Kemp, camp executive officer, fired the first shot, a bull's eye, from 200 yards.
Ahove assistant ordnance officers of the 45th and 36th divisions, and of Camp Barke-
ley, are shown looking over one section of the 1,000-foot target butt. They are, left to
right: Capt. George Rhine, commander 111th ordnance company, 36th division; 1st.
Lieut. T. J. Sheftall, ordnance property officer, Camp Barkeley, and Capt. Bert Kem-
merer, assistant ordnance officer of the 45th division.
Maj. Roy L. Cecil, (upper right), Camp Barkeley ordnance officer, is shown pointing
out significant parts of the new rifle range and explaining them to Lieut. € ol. Charles M. Crawford, 36th division ordnance officer, and to Lieut. Col.
Richard F. Grinstead, 45th division ordnance officer. Full approval of the # esign and construction of the target butt was given by the three ordnance
officers.
Aiming for a bull's-eye from 200 yards away is Maj. Henry A. Harding, af ssistant executive officer of Camp Barkeley and builder of the 100-target
range. Although an artillery officer. Major Harding designed the 1,000-fo ot target butt, introducing numerous innovations. Major Hardin's design
probably wilt be accepted by the army for building rifle ranges for other a rmy training centers. (45th Division News photo section).
PHOTOGRAPHER DIDN'T MISS THIS ONE-The
photographer missed when Lieut. Col. Charles McK
Kemp, Camp Barkeley executive officer, fired the "bulls-
eye that christened the camp's new 100-target rifie
range Wednesday afternoon. However, the picture
shooter" was on the job when Colonel Kemp took time
to teach pretty Barbara Brotherton, army Red Cross
steno, how to shoot one of the army's rifles. (45th Di-
vision News photo section.)
 Saturday 'Morning, April 26, 1943;
Two corporals of Company L, 180th infantry ¿rom Tulsa,
Oklahoma prepare for enemy aircraft. Their weapon is
a .30 caliber machine gun which is mounted on the rear
of a li^ht and fast truck.
Caught in the act of digging a drainage ditch, Corporal
Billy Grisez of Company L, 180th Infantry smiles despite
the fact he had to stay out in drizzling rain during last
Wednesday's maneuvers.
Before the photographer came along these sergeants of Company L, 180th infantry were
curled up inside their tent sound asleep. Defending division headquarters during ma-
neuvers the men of the unit stood guard duty, played cards and slept. From left to
right, Dan C. Madrano, Bennett B. Harvey, Wesley F. Butler, Robert W. Covert (be-
hind pole), L. L. Marston and Larry Brown.
When advance troops of the Blue army of the 45th Division arrived at Cedar creek
duriig maneuvers Wednesday, they found umpires had ruled the bridge blown up and
the surrounding territory mined. Engineers .ere immediately brought up and within
two iours the mines had been cleared and a portable bridge built. (Pictures by 45th
Division Photo Section)
 Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1941

BRASSHATS' ON HAND AS
45TH MOVES INTO FIELD
There were rumblings of major
"hostilities'' at Camp Barkeley last
night as "brasshats" of the nation's
new army gathered in for the
fourth and final of VIII army corps
directed maneuvers of the 45th di-
vision.
Early this morning the 19,000
soldiers of the 45th, commanded by
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, will mo\}
from their training center to the
Shep country, scene of a scheduled
night and day maneuver against
the combat team of the 38th ir.fan-1
try regiment of the Second divi-
sion.
On hand for the maneuver were
eight general staff corps officers
from Washington, headed by Maj.
Gen. Lesley P. McNair. general
headquarters chief of staff: Brig.
Gen. Leroy P. Collins, 18th field
artillery brigade commander, Fort
Sill, and eight staff officers, and
three staff officers from Third
army headquarters, Fort Sam Hous-
ton.
GENERAL BREES DUE
Due this morning is Lieut. Gen.
Herbert J. Brees, Third army com-
mander, and several of his staff of-
ficers. General Brees will fly from
Fort Sam Houston. Until yester-
day he had not planned to attend
the maneuver.
General McNair and his staff of-
ficers arrived at 2:10 p.m. yesterday
by airplane from Washington. They
were greeted at the airport by Gen-
eral Key and Maj. Gen. Walter
Krueger, VIII army corps comman-
der. General Collins and the 18th
field artillery brigade officers ar-
rived at noon after an overland
trip from Fort Sill.
Accompanying General McNair
were: Lieut. Col. William C Crane,
Lieut. Col. Frederick J. de Rohan,
Lieut. Col. Allen F. Kingman,
Lieut. Col. Mark W. Clark, Lieut.
Col. Jerry V. Matejka, Maj. James
G. Christiansen and Maj. Thomas
E. Lewis, ah of the general staff
corps.
With General Collins were:
Lieut. Col. Harold Brotherton. 18th
artillery brigade executive officer;
Lieut. Col. John Reynolds, assist-
ant chief of staff, S-4; Maj. W. W.
Ford, assistant chief of staff, S-2;
Maj. W. B. Avera, assistant chief
of staff. S-l; Maj. G. B. McCon-
nell, assistant chief of staff, S-2;
Maj. William J. Eyerly, assistant
S-3; Maj. L. SÍ Griffing, aide de
camp, and Capt. H. J- Lemley,
communications officer.
Third army officers who arrived
yesterday from Fort Sam Houston
were Col. Telesphor G. Gottschalk.
field artillery officer; Lieut. Col.
Homer C. Brown, assistant chief
of staff, G-3, and Lieut, Col.
Charles S. Harris, anti-aircraft of-
ficer of the Third army.
UMPIRES ARRIVE
An umpire staff of about 20 of-
ficers, headed by Lieut. Col. Peter
C Bullard, also arrived yesterday
and will work with the 33 umpires
who have been on duty since 45th
division maneuvers began the
week of April 7-12. Colonel Bullard
is a son of Lieut. Gen. Robert L.
Bullard, retired. General Bullard
was a veteran of the World war
and commanded divisions and
corps in France. He retired in1 1925
with the rank of lieutenant gen-
eral.
Combat team of the 38th infan-
try, opponents of the 45th division
in maneuvers the past three weeks,
left its bivouac area on the Sears
ranch 17 miles west of Camp Bark-
eley yesterday. Whereabouts of the
combat team of 4.000 troops had not
been definitely established last
night. However, it was rumored
Lieut. Col. Paul C. Paschall and
his soldiers were bivouacked some-
where south of Merkel.
General Key's soldiers will move
to the Sears ranch today in prepar-
ation for the night and day man-
euver expected to begin early to-
night. At the command of General
Kreuger the division will move un-
der cover of darkness to battle po-
sitions. Opposing the division will
be the 38th combat team operating
as an entire division.
Opposing armies are expected to
make contact during the night with
the battle to continue throughout
I Wednesday or until ordered ended
by General Krueger.
 Wednesday Morning, April 30, 194f
TIRED SOLDIERS TO GET $ SHOT IN ARM
Weary from four weeks of field
exercises, the 19,000 soldiers of the
45th division will be given a shot
in the arm Thursday morning—a
$1,000,000 shot.
It will be payday for the com-
mand of Maj. Gen. William S.
Key, their second full payday since
transferring to Camp Barkeley
from Fort Sill. Pay for the en-
listed men will be between $600,000
and $700,000, for officers approxi-
45th, 2d Divisions
nto 'Battle' for
Reinforcements
Speed to Front
To Check 45th
By BRUCE FRANCIS
Seasoned troops of the 45th divi-
sion, commanded by Maj. Gen. Wil-
liam S. Key, late last night were
driving hard toward Merkel along
the Mountain Pass and Castle Peak
roads.
Defending Merkel and U. S.
Highway 80, an important supply
line of a powerful "Red" army with
headquarters in Wichita Falls,
were the veteran troops of the Sec-
. ond division, one of the new army's
"Panzer" units.
General Key's 19,000 soldiers, di-
rected by VIII army corps, com-
manded by Maj. Gen. Walter Krue-
ger, launched a drive toward Mer-
kel at 9:30 last night from then-
bivouac area on the Sears ranch 17
miles west of Camp Barkeley. Con-
centrated along the Mountain Pass
road to Merkel was the combat
team of the 39th infantry regi-
ment, part of t!}e Second division.
38th FALLING B^CK
Under constant founding of the
45th the 38th was forced to re-
treat. Rushing to its support were
remaining units of the Second di-
vision, speeded to the battle zone
from an overnight bivouac area
near Brownwoori
mately $300,000.
Personnel of the division is due
to return from the maneuver area
west of Camp Barkeley tonight.
Thursday, starting at 8 a. m. and
continuing through 11:45 a. m., pay
agents of various regiments and
units of the division will call at
the division finance office for cash
to pay their enlisted men.
Supplemental payrolls will be
met Saturday, May 3, for all units
Commandec by Brig. Ge¿. J. N.
Greeley, ll.O(') troops of tile Sec-
ond division lef< Camp Bowie at
4:30 yesterday afternoon and drove
hard to reae' the Merkel area in
support of tr > 38th combat team,
commanded by Lieut Col. Paul C.
Paschal.
First of the 2.000 vehicles bring-
ing remainder of he oecond divi-
sion to this sector passed through
Abilene on U. S. 80 at 10:30 p. m.
last of the division was due to
clear about 2 a. m.
Movement of the Second division
was via Rising Star. Cisco, Put-
nam, Baird and Clyde from Brown-
wood. Thousands of curious and ad-
miring citizens watched the var-
ious units of the "streamlined" di-
vision speed through cities and
towns along the route.
From Merkel the troops from
Fort Sam Houston were to turn
south along the Mountain Pass
and1 Castle Peak roads, scenes
of a terrific attack by the 19,-
000 soldiers of the 45th division.
Capture of Merkel early this
morning was the goal of the
Camp Barkeley soldiers.
''We'll chase those national guard
boys all the way back to San An-
geio," said the veterans of the Sec-
of the 157th infantry combat team
and May 10 for'all other units of ■ nd
-A]
the division.
Officers and ejilisted men of the1
Eighth corps area service com-
mand detachment at Camp Barke-
ley will be paid today. Personnel of
the service command detachment
includes 68 officers and 527 en-
listed men. They will be paid ap-
proximately $25,000.
ond division as they neared the
scene of battle. n
From the 45th came reports,
"We'll be in Merkel by daylight."¡
The second division moved with
lights until it reached Merkel and
from there all vehicles moved in
complete darkness, directed by
guides from the hard-pressed 38th
infantry team.
Soldiers of the 45th left Camp
Barkeley yesterday and went into
bivouac on the Sears ranch with
command post of the division being
at Shep. All units had moved to
battle positions at 9:30, hour set for
the advance toward Merkel. ft
Expecting only to meet the
4,000 men of the 38th combat >
team, General Key's soldiers f
are in for a big surprise when
they storm strongholds of the
enemy at 5:30 this morning.
Confronting them will be the
15,000 veterans of the Second
division.
Hostilities are expected to con-
tinue throughout today or until
General Krueger calls a halt.
Observing the maneuvers were
numerous ranking officers of the
nation's new and mighty fighting;,
forces. Observers included Lieut.»
Gen. Herbert J. Brees, Third army
commander, Fort Sam Houston;' <>
Maj. Gen. Lesley P. McNair, gen-v
eral staff corps, Washington, and '
Brig. Gen. Leroy P. Collins, 18th
field artillery brigade commander,
Fort Sill, staff officers also were
on hand from Washington, Fort ,
Sam Houston and Fort Sill.
Today's battle will conclude four
weeks of VIII army corps directed
maneuvers for the 45th division
and the combat team from San
Antonio.
SPIES' LEARN HOW REFUGEES
GUM UP MILITARY MOVEMENT
lt r -\I;UE Ki.i-is |CISCO ALERT
„, \a hllf thp "pnemv" The guides were being stationed
dio^'ve - mu* SubirateLlonr the road to *. that none of
the division's vehicles strayed from
we* left their camp, the road. Already aware, of the
The largest amount of trouble troop movement, Cisco was filling
«came in trying to pass the motor with traffic and crowds of school-
convoys between Brownwood and boys clustered around guides at
Cisco, after the motorized Second downtown stations asking questions.
division began blitzkrieging down On the west side of Cisco, where
the highway. we caught the first load of guides,
There we learned how the we learned that the remainder of
refugees in Belgium and Hol- the movement would pass through
land and France slowed down town after about an hour's halt.
the Allied retreat before the For the guide, a selectee from
onrushing Germans last spring. Pittsburgh, the stopover meant a
Military motor traffic, directed bare meal. His supper, in a biown
through Brownwood by military po- paper bag, consisted of an egg, a
lice, got the right-of-way over ci- weiner and several drying pieces of
vilian automobiles. On the highway white bread.
it was somewhat different. "Think of me when you have that
Civilian automobiles, as we found steak supper and beer," he said in
out. could rush in where the army goodbye. »'.
At Putnam and sundown, the
feared to tread on six-wheel trucks, guides brought the first word of the
and the convoys resultingly were
slowed in movement.
i As "refugees." we sped along the
an hour earlier, the vanguard of highway and dodged among the
the Second division had m<>wed convoy" trains, gaining time. We
through the camp and past /n- were attempting' to get ahead of
wood to the highway. the blitzkrieg movement.
They didn't stop for the red But we had our difficulties. The
light signals in Brownwood. They first time was after we came ,
3
roared over the dips and through through Brownwood <fo our way tojr
traffic stopped by the same blue Camy Bowie. We ran past the Camp
armbanded MP's. And there were and circled by the hill outlook where-;
MP's or guides at each intersec- Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger hasn
tion. headquarters for the VIII army
POPULACE SURPRISED Command.
Pew of the onlookers in Brown- STOPPED BY MP
wood knew what was happening. Coming back past the camp, we (
Very few along the route of the were stopped by a Tex4o HP, a :
troop movement had known that member of the 36th division with
the army Was on the march. a blue armband. The convoys were
And it was on the march fast. coming through the camp from the |
We took a short cut, after the MP bivouac area where they had spent |
at Camp Bcwie had held us up the night, after moving up from ¡
for two or three section of a con- Fort Sam Houston the day beforeL
voy to pass With the short cut, The time was about 5 p. m. Half
we finally caught up with the same
truck we fo.iowed out of camp at movement. Schoolboys crowded
a point the north side of town. around the guide stationed on Put- !
In the hour after the first trucks nam's main street highway to query
of the Second division left Camp him about his guns, his equipment,
Bowie, we caught up with the cam- and what was to follow.
ouflaged and armored gun-carriers Nighttime' at Baird came with
at May. the first soldiers. Guides were
Those first scout ears, preced- stationed at the courthouse corner
ing the movement of the division, and at the corner where traffic
had aroused the people. At May turned off main street to high-
and at Rising Star there were ¡ way 80 and Aiblene.
crowds on the street, largely child- i A "blitz" movement, the troop
ren, to watni the first trucks move transport was effected without a
blackout. Plans had been rumored
through.
Nearly to:Cisco before we caught for the convoys to move without
the first connaisance cars, light- lights, but the hazards of Bank-
head • highway traffic prevented
ly equipped radio automobiles with such action. The lights were nrt
long, steel fishing poles bent down turned, off until the troops moved
and tied for antenna. south of Merkel.
Nearly to Cisco before we caught And anyhow, we knew it all the
the first CPTS of the convoys stop- time.
ping for rest and a checkup.
At Cisco we caught the leading
car, a "jeep" and a truckload of
guides.

45th lurns Tables
In Surprise Battle
Officially neither army won, but i
the "streamlined'' Second division, a
regular army outfit from Fort Sam I
' ies of maneuvers.
Houston, left last night for Camp
Bowie smarting under a decisive lick-
ing at the hands of the 45th divi-
sion commanded by Maj. Gen. Wil-
liam S. Key.
Battle bttween the 45th and Sec-
ond in the hill country west of
Camp Barktley was the first divi-
sion-againat-division maneuver since
the nation'' defense program was
launched. V.- concluded four weeks
of VI It army corps directed
maneuvers of the 45th against the
combat team of the 38th infantry re-
giment, augmented by other units
'Thursday Morning, May 1, 194r
of the Second division for the final
battle. Maj. Gen. Walter Krueger,
corps commander, directed the ser-
The Second division surprised
the 45th when 11,000 men of the
triangular fighting unit joined the
combat team of the 38th infantry
early Wednesday morning. General
Key's 19,000 soldiers stormed moun-
tain passes supposedly held only by
the 38th and found the entire com-
mand of Brig. Gen. John N. Gree-
ley defending the passes.
MOVEMENT SLOWED
Making a night move from Carap
Bowie the Second had occupied de-
fense positions under cover Jftf
darkness. The divison came via
Rising Star, Cisco, Putnam. Baird,
Clyde and Abilene to Merkel from
where the 11,000 men deployed to
assigned positions. Necessity $of
traveling strange roads in com-
plete darkness slowed the movement
to positions and many units were
forced to retreat shortly after
reaching scenes of action.
Units of the 89th infantry bri-
gade, commanded by Brig. Gen.
William E. Guthner, launched
blitzkrieg attack on the "Red" force
in the mountain pass area and b
mid-morning yesterday had drive:
the defenders back toward Merk
The 157th regiment made a dirrft
assault upon the mountain pass
road while the 138th infantry regi-
ment executed a flanking attack
that caught the "Reds'' off guard.
Defending this sector were com-
bat teams of the 38th and 23d in-
fantries. The 38th held its sector
against numerous assaults until
forcea to withdraw by the flanking
movement that drove the 23d in-
fantry back.
The 90th infantry brigade, com-
manded by Brig. Gen. Louis A. Led-
better, was assigned the task of
driving the enemy from the Castle
Peak road. The defenders, the Ninth
infantry combatí team, were late
reaching their sector after getting
lost, between Merkel and Castle
Peak.
A surprise movement by the
180th Infantry proved decisive in
this battle According to re-
ports, the 180th circled the
Ninth and ascended the rugged
Castle Peak to force surrender
of most of the defenders.
First contact between the 45th
("Blue") and the Second ("Red")
was at 2:15 a. m. Wednesday when
advance units of the 89th infantry
brigade reached outposts held by
the 38th infantry From then until
the maneuvei ended at 11:30 yes-
terday morning there was plenty
of action in all sectors.
GUNS BARK
Incessant rifle fire and spasmodic
barking of machineguns gave the
maneuver all aspects of the real
thing. However, blank ammunition
was used and there were no actual
casualties.
Lieut. Gen. Herbert J. Brees, Third
army commander. Fort Sam Hous-
ton, and Maj. Gen. Lesley P. Mc-
Nair. army general headquarters
chief of staff, Washington, and
their staffs left for their home sta-
tions yesterday afternoon at con-
clusion of a critique conducted at
the 45th division theater by Gen- '
eral Krueger
Brig. Gen. Leroy V. Collins, 18th
field artillery brigade commander,
Fort Sill, also , here as an observer
for the maneuver, Will return to
Fort Sill today, along with eight
staff officers who accompanied
him here MOndav.
CORPS HQ TO BOWIE
VIII army corps headquarters of-
fiers at Camp Barkeley since early
April will return to BrownWood to-
day. Friday the headquarters will be
transferred to Camp Bullis near San
Antonio for two weeks of ' corps
directed maneuvers for the Second
division field exercises the last
Week of May and for VTII army
corps maneuvers the first two
Weeks of June.
Corps officers will return to Camp
Barkeley sometime during July for
one or more 45th division maneuv-
ers.
Officers and enlisted men of the
45th were back at Camp Barkeley
last night. "Bunk fatigue'' duty
was most inviting to all upon their
return. Combat team of the 38th will
leave todty for Fort Sam Hous-
ton.
This fliwmng personnel of the
division UrtU get pay for the month
of April—approximately $1,000,000.
Weekend leaves and furlough will
be applied for with many of the
troops making trips while they have
cash in their pockets.
Next Week the division will review-
its iftObilizaton training program
and resume rifle range firing.
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 Tuesday Morning, May 8, 1941

New Barkeley
Building Cost
$2,469,525
Buildings necessary to convert
Camp Barkeley into a permanent
tent camp will cost an estimated
$2,469,525, according to War de-
partment estimates.
Plans call for construction of 373
buildings. The War department
Saturday announced that 233 of
these would be built immediately
at an estimated cost of $1,939,525.
Previously, Maj. Richard E. Frois-
eth, constructing quartermaster,
had been authorized to build 140
new structures at an estimated
cost of approximately $530,000.
STRUCTURES LISTED
Of this total $310.000 was for 128
dayrooms, and $189,000 was for
nine chapels authorized for the
camp. Other buildings include two
barracks type structures to be
used as signal corps schools, and a
division theater with a seating
capacity of 2,500.
Buildings called for in Saturday's
War department announcement
and estimated costs follow: four
warehouses, $95,264; two ware-
houses. $52.000; bakery, $48,461;
cold storage unit, $95,800; 128 en-
listed men's messhalls, $473,600; 10
officers messhalls, $31,000; three
division administration buildings,
$26,427; 14 regimentar administra-
tion buildings, $103,292; 12 post
exchanges. $127,404; nine recrea- CRITICAL SITUATION DURING WAR GAMES is reflected by the serious expíes
tion buildings, $127,710; one guest
house, $22,000; service club. $45,000; sions of the four generals shown in conference Wednesday morning as the 45th bat-
nine infirmaries, $81,000 com- tled the Second division in the hills west of Camp Barkeley. Holding a map of the area
manding general's quarters. $5,000; and studying a dispatch is Lieut. Gen. Herbert J. Brees, Third army commander who
three brigadier general's quarters. observed the problem. Other officers are, left to right, Brig. Gen. Leroy P. Collins,
$14.000; 10 regimental commanders'
quarters. $30,090; utilities, $180,000. 18th field artillery brigade commander, Fort Sill; Maj. Gen. William S. Key, command-
START ABOUT JUNE 1 er df the victorious 45th division, and Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLain, commander of
Station hospital area: two offi- the 70th field artillery brigade of the 45th. (45th Division News photo section).
cers' quarters, $26,038; seven bar-
racks (54 capacity each), $76,824;
nine wards, 33 beds each, $144.612;
four wards. 24 beds each, $67,120;
two medical storehouses, $17.616;
2.100 feet of enclosed walks, $25,-
179- 3.130 feet of covered walks,
$21,847; 800 feet of service roads,
Major Proiseth said construction
on the 373 new buildings probably
will begin late this month, prob-
ably early June. Plans are to award
construction on a lump-sum basis.
J. O. Taylor, general manager
of building construction for Tay-
lor, Bvrne and Briggs—builders of
the present $7,500,000. camp—said
his father. James T. Taylor will
submit bids for construction of the
373 buildings. Thomas S. Byrne
and R. W. Briggs. other members
of the Taylor, Byrne *nd Briggs
firm, are not expected to enter
bids.
 Friday Morning, May 9, 1941

NEW REGISTRATION DUE

War games beginning May 24 and

Longer
TOtinumg through Nov. 30 will
tfX? *♦ reCOrd total of ™°re than
•mm troops, according to War
department .announcements.
Along with announcements of the
*ai games, mere were reports that
men who have become 21 years old
•since the first selective service en
rollment would be directed to regis-

War Games ter for the draft on July 1. Officials

estimated 1.000,000 men have come
of age since 16.500.000 men 21
to 35. signed u|> last fall for pos-
sible military training.

Schedule Set i ,-Í

Training program announced yes-
terday follows:
4oth
une
*:j# The Second. 36th and
divisions of the VIII army
Possibility of service beyond a C01*^ °Lthe Third ww ™u train
year for National Guard joldiers in the Brownwood area, under di-
now in the army was mentioned in rection of the Third army
a summer and autumn maneuver June 16-27: The 32d and 37th
schedules released yesterday bv the fuZuf ,°f the V army corPs of
War department in Washington. the Third army will train in the
Approximately 13,000 officers and Camp Bcauregart, La., area under
enlisted men of the 45th division the direction of the Third army
were National Guardsmen before *"S- n"30: The 27th. 33d. and
being inducted last September and 35th divisions of the VII army corps
unless otherwise ordered will be of the Second army, and one GHO
mustered out by mid-September. armored division p:us GHQ tank
TO TRAIN IN LOUISIANA battalions as greeted by army
The War department said the commanders, will train in the Camp
45th division, drawn from Okla- or Robinson. Ark., area under direction
the Second army
homa, Arizona, New Mexico and
Colorado and now stationed at *uf: 11"30: The-Fourth. 31st. and
Camp Barkeley. and three other «d dmsions of the IV army corps,
National Guard divisions would lake oi the Third army.will train in the
part in corps maneuvers beginning Camp Beauregard, La., area und<*r
direction of the Third army
Sept. 1 - if they were "still in federal
service. ' Aug. 16-30: The 32d. 34th. 37th
If still in federal service, the 45th and 38th divisions- of the V army
will participate in Second vs. Third CWps and the Second, 36th and
army maneuvers in the Beauregard. 45th divisions of the VIII army
La., area, Sept. 1-30.' corps of the Third army, pitted
Otherwise, the 45th will end its against each other, and a GHO
field retaining in the CamD Beaure- armored division plus GHQ tank
gard area, Aug. 16-30. participat- battalions as directed by army
ing ¡n maneuvers between VIII and nderS Willtrain in
V army corps. , B°eau^ 8 C LaT' "«Ca£j
Officers and enlisted men of the tion of the ' Third
H™ nf f, - area
army
under
direc-
45th—at least many of them—do not Army training.
expect to be mustered out of the
service in September. Even if given 33d ™eP35th.Ll~30: Jh+lFifth
and the
' Sixth' 27th,
second Cavalry
chances to rettfrn to civilian lift, division of the VII corps of tK
many of the officers and enlisted Second army will maneuver aeaimt
men have indicated they will volun- eF ist 43d
teer for additional service £t h rv '
38th Se rid < «&!?$£
d 36fch . .
KRUEGER PROMOTED £" st cavalry division ofx the IV
Training program of the 45th. C rPS f
commanded by Maj. Gen. William armfin'S^r army m the Beauregard, ° ° La ******
area
S. Key, is far in advance of other Maneuvering with them, as direct-
VIII army corps divisions, the Sec- ed by GHQ. will be the First and
ond and 36th. With corps-directed Second divisions nlus ríír? *. ,
maneuvers concluded, the division
now is awaiting VIII army corps corps, ud elements of the dm »ir
maneuvers, June 1-13. in the e 5MSt P,mh
Brownwood area. The corps field! taifo'n "" I»t" i
exercises will be directed by Third
army, which by then will be com-
manded by Lieut. Gen. Walter
Krueger, present VIII army corps
commander. His promotion was an-
nounced yesterday.
Prom June 13 to Aug. 16 the 45th
is scheduled to remain at its train-
ing center. Two weeks of VIII army
corps-directed maneuvers in July
are tentatively scheduled.
 Sunday, May 11, 1941
Percentage Is All fo,^f¡ta
Falls in Wednesday i,t\f:on
Wichita Falls citizens will go to the polls Wednesday to vote on the ^
to provide $22,000 for the air corps technical school, $43,000 ior tne airpon a
f r
° ^g£S&?»S!mSS S¿S% been made by the w, Cepartme„t
WHAT WE VOTE
tot*
¿9? OOO X U.5.ARMV \$12.OOO,0OO
? ¿ ¿^^^ / TECHNICAL
SCHOOL
fof
$14 0 .000 WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS
Íof
U3.QOO AIRPORT
IMPROVEMENTS
for
$4 5,OOP / PILOT
TRAINING
SCHOOL
air corps technical school, work on which is
scheduled to start next week with comple-
tion set for early fall. The city's part is to
pay for land purchased for Sheppard field,
site of the school.
A 290-acre tract owned by J. S. Brid-
well, Wichita Falls oil operator, was donated
to the city.
Besides the above figure, Wichita Falls
will benefit each month from the school's
pay roll, now estimated at 16,000 officers,
enlisted men and civil service employes.
This may be increased.
WPA, CAA and the war department
have approved expenditure of $735,480 on
Kell field, to make it an airport second to
none in Texas and equalled only by Ran-
dolph field. Four paved runways will pro-
vide landing facilities into eight different
wind directions.
Not only will the city benefit from the
labor pay roll during airport work and the
purchase of materials, but it means in the
future Wichita Falls will have adequate
landing facilities for the giant airliners
which more and more are being adopted for
airline use.
Airlines laying out new routes today
necessarily must follow such cities as have
fields big and modern enough to make land-
ing gafe for the flying pullmans.
The city's $43,000 part of this project is
for additional land and certain engineering
work. Work on this project is expected to
begin in June.
The pilot training school is not yet as-
sured. Options have been taken on the
necessary land just east of the Wichita-Clay
county line. The $45,000 is for purchase of
this land and it is estimated the air corps
would spend $3,000,000 if the school is-ap-
proved. Facilities would be provided for ap-
proximately 1,000 flying cadets. In the event
this project is not obtained, the bonds will
be cancelled. ¡^
>
jtlon
^
*
ior the
WHAT WE GET
}
$ft 1 1 ,000
\Y3.00Qt000,
*—=-
More than half of the $140,000 bond is-
sue for the water system also is a national
defense need. For $67,000 of this will be
used to construct a giant water main from
the water plant to. Seventh and Ohio, from
which point the army will build its line to
Sheppard field and bear the expense of
about $100,000.
There will be a 24-inch line, first of its
size in the city, from the water plant to In-
diana and Twelfth, and a 20-inch line from
that point to Seventh and Ohio.
Installation of these lines is necessary to
insure the war department requirement of
3.100 gallons per minute water supply at
Sheppard field, and the camp will become
the city's largest purchaser of water.
City officials point out that these giant
lines will give the downtown district the
best fire protection in the city's history.
The remainder of the water system bond
issue includes $53,000 to complete the new
water plant and $20.000 to connect up that
plant with the present distribution system. «
The original water plant project called
for an expenditure of $620,000 with the city
providing $400,000 through a bond issue and
WPA putting up $220,000. With WPA ex-
pected to match this new bond issue with
approximately $51,000, the water system
improvements will aggregate $811,000.
As the army will take over the Sheppard
field water line at Seventh and Ohio, all of
the $140,000 is to be spent within the city
limits.
A contract already has been made for
sale of the bonds at the lowest interest rate
in the city's history. Wichita Falls will pay
2.5 per cent on the first 167 $1,000 bonds
and 3 per cent on the last 83 bonds. All are
to be retired within 10 years and at the
city's present valuation figures and current
collection ratio a tax levy of only 12.2 mills
• is required. •
All of the city's regular voting boxes
will be open Wednesday.
 Friday Morning, May 16, 1941

AÜSTWHRM SUBMITS LOW

BID ON BARKELEY BUILDINGS
** . . and
-~A TV/TanilfactUring CO..
«Mp

JfattCS SnstrSn
$207,000; ^f-F$a¿11 2i1000; Temple-
company, Dallas » ¿ul0 $223,300;
ton-Cannon, San '^«L1"- * • _
P. O'B. Montgomery, D£«^

1 for building 124 dayrooms

lump-sum basis. Pany, Abilene $275,000.
The Yarbrugh-Reinhardt firms BidS
¡Jwas $203,333. about $100 000 le^s ^construction of a the-
rerTf%he sámele now in use
at
The contractor *£¿m ¿luding in SardVmo?rnng bids for con-
materials and labor, Saturday cnapels, each es-
letion struction of nine cn*p ^ be
stallation of utü ties. d 0
HctP is set for Aug. 31. re-d at the°«Snstructin g garter-
master's office.
land their bids were. Tulsa *us

f\ I 'i/

FIRST BARKELEY REVIEW

OF 45th DUE WEDNESDAY
Men of the 45th division will pass
in review before their commanding
general, Maj. Gen. William S. Key,
Wednesday morning at 10.
Plans for the review, fy*st since
» march-by review in Lawton, Okla.,
Feb. 22, were announced late Sat-
urday by James C. Styron, division
chief of staff.
Detailed plans for the review will
be perfected and announced Sun-
day or Monday, following return of
BROWHWOOD, May 17—
(AP)—Lieiit. Gen. Walter Krue-
ger, new commander of the
Third army, reviewed troops of
the 36th division today as the
first of a series of vis-its to
every division under his com-
mand within the next two
weeks.
Rep. Ewing Thomasan, El
Paso, ranking member of the
house military affairs committee
who is touring Texas army
camps, was a special guest at
today's review.
several staff officers, who Saturday
witnessed a 36th division review at
C?mo Bowie, Brownwood.
The 36th staged a mass review
and 45th officers plan a similar pro-
gram Wednesday morning.
Civilians will be invited to witness
the 19,000 troops on review, first op-
portunity of this nature since the
division was transferred to Camp
Barkeley.
Combat team of the 157th infan-
try, commanded by Lieut. Col.
Charles M. Ankcorn, returned late
Saturday from Camp Bullis where
for two weeks the 4,000 officers and
men of the 45th have been parti-
cipating in Second division man-
euvers.
Another combat team, that of the
180th infantry, commanded by
Lieut, col. Philip S. Donnell, is "to
leave May 24 or 25 for Camp Bowie
to take part in the 36th division field
exercises. The entire 45th, will fol-
low one week later for two weeks of
VIII army corps maneuvers, direct-
ed by Third army, now commanded
by Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger.
Big guns of the 70th field artillery
brigade are to swing into action on
the artillery range in the 60.000-acre
maneuver area Tuesday afternoon,
Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLaini
commanding officer, announced
Saturday. Both the French 75 s and
155 mm. Howitzers will be fired,
General McLain said. It will be
the first service practice for the
artillerymen since coming to Camp'
Barkeley early in March.
Combat teams of the 157th and
158th infantries will go to the man-
euver area Tuesday for a night and
day problem and will return as com-
bat team of the 89th infantry bri-
X? SLay; Selertees of the 179th
and 180th infantry regiments will
fire throughout next week on rifle
cimp machinS*un r™g<* of the
<
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THEY CALL 'EM FIRST SERGEANTS in the army. Also, top KICKS, top-sarges and, well, there's no use writing
other things they're called. The editor wouldn't let it get by. Suffice it to say that were exact likenesses of the top-
kickers used as targets on the rifle range there would be " more buck privates wearing sharpshooter medals. Top
sergeants are all-powerful in their respective companies, in that they are the boys who carry out all orders of com-
pany commanders. Above are the 23 top sergeants of com panies of the 179th Infantry. They are, left to right: front
row—J. B. Beard, Oklahoma City, Staff section; Edward B. Adams, Altus, Anti-tank company; Hobart L. Heartsill,
Ardmore, Company G; Lemuel S. Johnson, Ardmore, Hea dquarters detachment, second battalion; Bruce E. Herrón,
Mangum, Company M; Harold S. Hess, Okmulgee, Servic e company; J. R. Nichols, Oklahoma City, band; second
row—Joseph W. Metcalf, Okmulgee, Headquarters Thir d Battalion; Kelly R. Moore, Okmulgee, Company K; Nor-
man, Company D; Bayard W. Hart, Oklahoma City, Com pany C; Floyd L. Bryant, Durant, Medical detachment;
third row—John W. Truett, Shidler, Okla., Service com pany; William H. Moore, Konawa, Company F; Logan B.
Walker, Wetumka, Company E; Herb Bailey, Edmond, He adquarters company; Ralph C. Newman, Stillwater, Com-
pany I; Sam E. French, Oklahoma City, Headquarters de tachment, First battalion; James F. Rorick, Oklahoma City,
Company A; Jack W. Bloomer, Ardmore, Company H; Mer le Johnston, Pawnee, Company B, and Truman L. McMinn.

SERGEANTS OF THE
179TH INFANTRY REG-
IMENT put on the feed
bag in grand style Wed-
nesday night. They had as
their guests Maj. Gen.
William S. Key, 45th di-
vision commander, and
other ranking officers of
the division. Guests of
the sergeants formed a
receiving line and were
introduced individually to
each of the regiment's
150-odd sergeants. Shown
in the receiving line, left
to right, are: Master Sgt.
Dean Yount, regimental
sergeant major; Col. Mur-
rayF. Gibbons, command-
ing officer of the 179th;
Gen. Kev, and Brig. Gen.
Louis A. Ledbetter, com-
manding 90th infantry
brigade. Shown being in-
troduced to General Key
by Colonel Gibbons is
Staff Sgt. Charles Griffin.
Ardmore. Okla., second
battalion headquarters de-
tachment
m nFST AND YOUNGEST SERGEANTS of the 179th
OLDEST AiND *uui Oklahoma City,
infantry regiment are James F. KoncK, v d
first sergeant of Company A, and Dee ^^W^Ed
mund Headquarters company. Rorick is 40 and Gregory
Z^Zory is a full-blood Creek Indian. (All pie-
tures by 45th division news photo section).
,»ay and-Siü.
BARKELEY JOB OFFICE
Oí
10 BUILD PARIS CAMP
Capt. John T. Morgan, executive
officer for the $7,500,000 cost-plus-
fixed-fee Camp Barkeley construc-
tion project, has been ordered to
Paris, Texas, according to War de-
It partment announcements released
Saturday.
Although no official statement
has been released in Washington,
the Reporter-News has been re-
u liably informed that Paris is to get
o a 30.000-man cantonment, large
enough to provide quarters and fa-
cilities for two divisions, one a
"square" and the other a "triangu-
lar" division.
Captain Morgan, who soon is ex-
pected to be promoted to the rank
of major, is to be constructing quar-
termaster for the Paris camp.
Captain Morgan will go to Fort
Sam Houston first, probably early
this week, and will go directly from
there to Paris As at the outset of
the Camp Barkeley construction
project, the constructing quarter-
master and architect-engineers will
be the first to arrive in Paris and
begin work.
No announcement has been made
whether the Paris project will be
on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis or
built on a lump-sum basis.
Major Richard E. Froiseth, con-
structing quartermaster for the
Jamp Barkeley project, now is in
^an Antonio Major Froiseth is CAPT. JOHN T. MORGAN
, >d to go to Houston as con-
quartermaster for build- named constructing quartermaster
ew supply base for the for about $2,500,000 in new build-
wing to usually reliable ings for Camp Barkeley, all to be
constructed under lump-sum con-
W. Copeland has been tracts.
 '

TYPICAL SCENE in an enlisted men's day room is shown here. One hundred twenty-
four such rooms are to be built at Camp Barkeley at a cost of about $300,000, with con-
tractors bids scheduled for opening this morning at 11 by the constructing quarter-
master.

liH^Ws, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1941-

!G GUNS TO SHAKE TAYLOR COUNTY HILLS TODAY
Shell-shocked veterans of the j
United States' last time out in the |
favorite game of war gods should
stay shy today of the cedar covered
hills west of Camp Barkeley.
This morning the six-inch U¡w
mm.) guns of the 189th Field Ar-
tillery regiment, commanded by
Col George A. Hutchinson, will
belch forth their destructive high
explosive shells into the chalk bluffs
along Elm creek in the 60.000-acre
maneuver area west oí Camp
Barkeley. ..
Firing area will be on the Sam K.
Cox Jr. ranch, the target area on
the E. R. McDaniel et al land.
First firing on the artillery range
was by the 160th field artillery
regiment, equipped with French
75s. Shrapnel shells were fired.
They sound like firecrackers, com-
pared to the high explosive shells.
Shrapnel shells explode before
hitting the ground, scattering their
deadly slugs over wide areas.
While the artillery boys were
blasting away with their French
( 75s yesterday, the rifle and heav^
weapons companies of the 180th In about 20
-r L^. iomu T«. laHmit 50 miles
milfiS south
SOUth of
OÍ Brown-
BrOWl
fantry were firing on rifle and ma- Advance detachment of the 180th,
chine gun ranges near Barkeley. including 10 officers and 74 en-
These units will complete their fir- listed men. went to the Brownwood
ing program today. area Thursday morning.
First battalion of the 120th Engi-
Saturday morning approximately neers
remains bivouacked in the
4,000 soldiers of the combat team Lake Abilene
area in spite of the
of the 180th Infantry will leave for weeks heavy rainstorms.
Camp Bowie to participate in one talion, composed of Companies The bat-
A,
week of VIII army corps-directed B and C, has been practicing stream
maneuvers by the 36th division. The crossing, including bridge building,
180th team, commanded by Col.
Philip S Donnell, will be bivou- raft construction and practice m
acked along the Colorado river, use of assault boats.
 „ , », «K 1QAT
inu
Sunday Morning, May 25/1941
Anti-Tank Units
Of 45th Division
To Get Quarters
At long last, authorization to build
necessary facilities for the four
anti-tank companies of the 45th
division has been issued, according
to information released Saturday at
Camp Barkeley.
Division officers have been trying
to get quarters for the anti-tank
companies since the division was
transferred nere from Fort Sill. In
fact, their efforts began even before
the transfer.
The fow anti-tank units have
ben scattered about the division but
have been able to continue their
training program without serious
difficulty.
Construction authorized includes
four messhalls, four lavatories, four
recreation halls, 16 by 16-foot tents
to be used for storerooms, and tents
for troops.
Work has begun on two barracks
buildings near the Camp Barkeley
signal office on Perishing drive.
Contract for these was let recently
to George W. Gray, Lubbock, for
$14,880. The buildings will be used
for signal corps schools.
Other contracts awarded but on
which construction has not been
begun include 124 dayrooms, nine
chapels and a new division theater.
Total of these lump sum contracts
is approximately $340,000.
Bids have not been received on
about $2,000,000 in new construction
that will convert Camp Barkeley
into a permanent tent camp.
Thursday
Morning, May 29, 1941
"li - ==^
ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1941-/
General Strong
To Review 45th
Maj. Gen, George V. Strong, new
commander of VIII army corps,,
Brownwood, will review the 45th
division Friday morning, according
to announcements made by divi-
sion headquarters yesterday.
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, com-
manding officer of the 45th, will
serve as commander of troops for
the review, and as such will ride
in front of the 19,000 men of his
command.
General Key has issued a cor-
dial invitation to the public to wit-
ness the formal review, first to be
held since the 45th was transfer-
led here from Fort Sill.
Friday, nationally observed as
Memorial Day. will be a holiday
for General Keys troops except
that all must participate in the
review
BEGINS AT 10:30
General Strong will arrive from
Brownwood at 10:15 and the review
will begin promptly at 10:30. The
corps commander will be met at
the Pershing drive entrance to
Camp Barkeley by a motorcycle
escort from the 120th quartermas-
ter regiment. One battery of the
70th field artillery brigade will fire
a salute to the visiting general.
Visitors are urged to arrive at
Camp Barkeley well in advance of
the review hour. Parking areas
for cars of civilians have been pro-
vided.
Infantry regiments of the divi-
sion will pass the reviewing stand
in line of battalion masses and
motorized units will be in columns
of six vehicles in line.
BANDS TO MARCH
Infantry bands will precede their
regiments for entire line of march,
and all bands, other than infan-
try, will be massed under direction
of Milburn E. Curry, warrant of-
ficer of the 189th field artillery.
Honors will be by the massed band.
Foot soldiers will pass the re-
viewing stand at three miles per
hour, motorized units at five miles
per hour.
A practice review, using the mass
formations, was held yesterday
morning at 9. General Key took
the review with Brig. Gen. Ray-
mond S. McLain. commander of
the 70th field artillery brigade, as
commander of troops.
Barkeley Gets
$77,800 Shop
WASHINGTON, May 29.—UP)—
The war department authorized to-
day the building of repair and
overhaul facilities for its motor
eqipment of a cost of $8,774,630.
Each of the nl.ie corps areas was
represented in the outlay for light
and heavy maintenance companies.
Light companies, which carry on
minor replacements and repairs,
consist of tv/o shops, and oil house,
a grease and inspection rack and a
ten-car wash rack. Heavy com-
panies have three shops as well as
the other equipment.
Stations at which construction
was approved and the outlay at
each included:
Eighth corps area: Fort Bliss,
Tex. $471,600; Camp Barkeley, Tex.,
$77,800; Camp Bowie, Tex., $79,000;
Fort Sam Houston, Tex., $180,000;
Camp Hulen Tex., $77,000; Fort Sill,
Okla., $87,400; harbor defense of
Galveston, Tex., $67,400.
Barkeley Payday
To Fall Saturday
It will be payday for the almost
20,000 soldiers of Camp Barkeley
Saturday.
Approximately $1,000,000 will be
disbursed by pay agents during the
day.
Enlisted personnel, including non-
commissioned officers, will get $700,-
000 or more. The 1,000 officers of
the 45th division and of the Eighth
corps area service command will get
another $300,000 or more.
With the 6,000 selectees of the di-
vision having completed their basic
training period, minimum pay of
enlisted men at Barkeley is now
$30, with the average estimated at
$40 or more.
From Saturday noon until Mon-
1 day morning most Barkeley soldiers
will be eligible for weekend passes
to visit Abilene and other cities in
this section.

Sa turday Morning, May Sí, 1941
Throng
5th Show
By BRUCE FRANCIS
Greatest military extravaganza
ever seen in this section was held
at Camp Barkeley yesterday with
the 45th division, in all its splendor,
passing in review before the com-
manding general of VIII army
corps, Maj. Gen. George V. Strong.
It was General Strong's first
formal review of any division of
his command, also the first formal
review for the 45th division since
it was mobilized into federal service
last September.
"Magnificent," said the corps
commander after last of the 18,000
men ar d 900 vehicles had passed the
reviewing stand. General Strong
also predicted great things of the
45th during corps and army maneu-
vers this summer and fall.
A ivlemorial Day throng of West
Texans, estimated variously . from
5,000 to 15,000, was thrilled by the
regimental mass formation ysed for
the review. Marching 48 aiueast,
the infantrymen presented an im-
pressive spectacle.
WARLIKE APPEARANCE
Rifles, with bayonets fixed and
glistening in the bright midday sun,
were slung over right shoulders.
KhaKi uniforms, steel helmets and
canvas leggings added much color
to the doughboys outfits, and gave
them the appearance of a real
fighting machine.
Also impressive were th| motor-
ized troops—artillerymen, heavy
weapons and ,anti-tank companies;
engineers, medical and quarter-
master regiments; special troops,
signal corps units, ordnance section.
On review also were the army's new
field radios, "walkie-talkies," other
communications systems, and other
field equipment.
General Strong arrived at 10:15
from his Brownwood headquarters.
A motorcycle escort met him at
the Pershing drive entrance and led
the commander's car to in front of
the reviewing stand where he was
met by Maj. Gen. William s. Key,
45th commander.
After official greetings the corp
commander's guard of honor—first
battalion of the 179th infantry,
under temporary command of Capt.
James K. Lonney—was presented.
Massed band of the 158th. 160th
and !89th field Artillery Regiments,
the 120th Medical and 120th Engi-
neer regiments, and directed by
Milburn E. Carrey, warrant officer
of the 189th, played as a battery of
French 75's gave a 13-gun salute
to the corps commander.
Inspection of the guard of honor
by General Strong followed.
General Key was in command of
troops as the review began, riding
at the head of his men. Upon pass-
ing the reviewing stand General
Key and his staff officers joined
General Strong and staff for re-
mainder of the review.
First troops behind General Key,
his staff officers and headquarters
company, was the 89th Infantry
brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen.
William E. Guthner.
The two regiments of his com-
mand, the 157th and 158th, followed
in succession, with heavy weapons
and anti-tank companies of each
trailing the foot soldiers.
Next came the 90th Infantry bri-
gade under command of Brig. Gen.
Louis A. Ledbetter, with the 179th
regiment first, the 180th second.
One battalion of the 180th was ab-
sent--at Camp Bowie participating
in field exercises with the 36th
division.
T0TH F. A. LEADS
Motorized troops of the division
followed with the 70th Field Artil-
lery origade, commanded by Brig.
Gen. Raymond S. McLain, in front.
First of the artillery regiments was
the 160th, commanded by Col.
Grover C. Walmsley, and last was
the 189th, commanded by Col.
George A. Hutchinson.
After the artillery troops came
the 120th Engineers under com-
mand of Col. Uil C. Lane; special
troops, commanded by Lieut. Col.
Earl A. Taylor; 120th Medical regi-
ment, commanded by Col. Rex G.
Bolend, and the 120th Quarter-
master regiment under command of
Lieut. Col. Nelson J. Moore.
General Strong and his chief of
staff, Col. H. H. Slaughter, and
aide, 1st. Lieut. E. H. Snaveley,
were guests of General Key at
luncheon. Other guests of the 45th's
commander were Brig. Gen. Joe A.
Atkins, Third army chief of staff,
and 1st. Lieut. E. R. Lee.
During the afternoon General
Strong briefly inspected the 45th's
training center, later returning to
headquarters in Brownwood.
Saturday Morning, June 7, 1941,
Move Today
The 45th division will complete
today its motorized movement into
position in bivouac near Coleman,
from which it will participate in
the VIII army corps war games,
climaxing next week.
Units of the 70th field artillery
brigade commanded by Brig. Gen.
Raymond S. McLain, were first to
roll away from Camp Barkeley, on
Friday.
At 5:45 this morning, the 89th in-
fantry brigade, commanaed by
Brig. Gen. William E. Guthner,
will begin to roar through the
Pershing gate entrance to the
camp.
SHUTTLE MOVEMENT
In the shuttle movement, motor
units will make the trip to the
bivouac camp, then return to the
camp, and the transfer of the 90th
infantry brigade, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter, will
start to move at 2 this afternoon.
A total of 24 command cars, and
270 two and a half ton trucks re-
turned to the camp last night, after
the artillery brigade movement, to
participate in the transfer of the
infantry today.
The 120th engineers; military
police, division headquarters and
Company D, 120th medics, will ac-
company the 89th brigade to the
field base.
With the 90th brigade will go
120th medical and 120th quarter-
master units.
The movement Is the largest
since the division was transfer-
red to Camp Barkeley from Fort
Sill over the period Feb. 25 to
March 7.
At Coleman. the 45th will join
forces with the 2d division, from
Fort 6am Houston, and the 36th
from Camp Bowie, for the VIII
corps maneuvers.
Approximately 70,000 men will
participate in these games, in the
500,000-acre area leased by the war
department.
Maj. Gen. George V. Strong, new
corps commander, will be com-
mander of troops for the field ex-
ercises, with Lieut. Gen. Walter
Krueger, newly elevated ttf be com-
mander of the Third army, direct-
ing them. (
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, divi-
sion commander, with staff, regi-
mental, tactical and training of-
ficers, totaling about 2,500 officers
and men, have been in the field
since Sunday for command post
exercises, preliminary to next week's
maneuvers.

Wednesday MomingLJune_18. 1941
Guns Delivered
45th Division
Receipt this week of 5.379 M-l
rifles, 56 Browning 30 caliber ma-
chine guns and 84 mortars (60 mm.)
<rives the 45th division its full auth-
orized equipment in these weapons.
Th" glins have been distributed to
combat* units of the division.
Viso received this week was
one 75 mm. salute gun. This will
boom early every morning along
with buglers' calls for reveille.
Soldiers of the 45th were stirred
from their sleep daily by a sa-
lute gun while at Fort Sill.
The division now has 72 oi me
light Í30 caliber) machine guns,
its full quota, and 107 of the 66 mm.
mortars, also authorized strength.
Heavy weapons companies, how-
ever, do not have all their gun
power They are still without 81
mm. mortars and 50 caliber ma-
chine guns.
However, the 45th is said to be
much better equipped in gun power
than any of the other National
Guard divisions.
Th«r®€r8v Morning, Jwne 26,
Big Leftings
On Barkeley
Work Today
Bids will be received at three
lettings today, at 11, 1 and 2. for the
major shares of an estimated
$2,000,000 in new contracts at Camp
Barkeley, designated to convert it
from temporary to a permanent
tent camp status.
First of five lettings over a three-
day period was held Wednesday,
when Major John W. Copeland, con-
structing quartermaster, opened
sealed bids.
Yarbrough and Reinhardt. Austin
contractors, already at work on
other new construction, were the
lowest of three bidders, with a sub-
mitted bid of $98,888.
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth, sub-
mitted a bid of $102,681, and the
Rose construction company, Abi-
lene, bid $104,000. This share of
the work includes four mess halls,
as many bathhouses, three quarter-
master administration buildings, and
other administration structures for
post headquarters, ordnance and
finance.
Today's major letting, at 11, pro-
vides for three new administration
Friday Morning, June 20, 1941
BARKELEY SOLDIERS—William S. Chandler, left, of
Tucson, Ariz., and Robert E. Morrison, of Phoenix, ser-
geants in the 158th infantry, have earned competitive ap-
pointments to the U. S. military academy at West, Point.
TWO SERGEANTS OF 45TH
WIN WEST POINT PLACES in their own regiment to earn
Added laurels have come to the
45th division with announcement the right tocompete nationally,
that two oí its enlisted men have
earned competitive appointments
to the United States military aca-
demy at West Point, out of only
35 such appointments in the en-
They are on iurloughs now,
and are to enter West Point
on July 1.
Prior to their induction last Sep
tember to service at Fort Sill,
tire United States. ,
The 21-year old youths, both
sergeants from Arizona, are Wil-
liam S. Chandler, Tucson, and
Robert E. Morrison, Phoenix.
Chandler attended the University
of Arizona, studied engineering and
played football. Morr;son went to
Phoenix junior college.
Chandler is a sergeant in com- After graduation at West Point,
pany E of the 158th infantry, and when they will receive commis-
Morrison is a sergeant in company sions as second lieutenants in the
K of the same regiment. regular army, Morrison plans to
The 158th non-coms ranked go into the air corps, and Chand-!
highest in competitive exams ler into the infantry.
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buildings, division type, and 14 regi-
mental type, 12 post exchanges,
guest house, service club, three ad-
ministration buildings, quarters for
the commanding general, three for
brigadier generals and 10 for regi-
mental commanders, 6 warehouses,
10 recreation buildings, and added
facilities to expand the station hos-
pital.
Already under construction are
nine new chapels, to be completed
with electric organs and furnish-
ings to seat about 350, and 124 day
or recreation rooms. Yarbrough and
Reinhardt are the contractors for
this work.
Final date for completion of the
new work is Oct. 3, and with its con-
clusion, Uncle Sam's investment at
Camp Barkeley will approximate
$10,000,000.
 Wednesday Morning, June 25. 1941
ARMY TO START LETTING
BARKELEY JOBS TODAY
An estimated $2.000,000 in new
contraots to convert Camp Barke-
ley irom a temporary to a perma-
nent tent camp will be awarded at
a senes of five lettings to be held
here today, tomorrow and Friday.
Maj. John W. Copeland, con-
structing quartermaster, will open
sealed bids for the new work, with
the first letting at 11 today, three
others at 11, 1 and 2 tomorrow, and
the final one at 11 Friday.
Uncle Sam has already expended
more than $7.500.000 to build Camp
Barkeley, as the home of the 45th
division and its station comple-
ment, and the war departmnet has
announced $2,500,000 in improve-
ments.
Nine-chapels and 124 day or rec-
reation rooms, are already under
construction, with Yarbrough and
Reinhardt. Austin, as builders with
contracts totaling $335,455.
Final completion date for the
new work is Oct. 3.
Today's letting includes added
lavatory, mess hall and storehouse
facilities for the camp, and several
administration and post headquar-
ters buildings.
The principal items in the big-
gest of the five lettings, at 11
Thursday, are these:
One mess hall, three administra-
tion buildings, division type, and
14 regimental type; 12 post ex-
changes, nine recreation buildings,
one guest house, one service club.
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nine infirmaries, one quarters for
commanding general, three for
brigadier generals, and 10 for col-
onels, six warehouses, one cold
storage unit, two officers quarters,
seven barracks medical detach-
ment, nine wards standard and
four combination type, two store-
houses, one patients' recreation
buildings, 10 recreation buildings, I
and one officers mess.
At 1 on Thursday, bids for the
construction of a bakery for the
post will be received. At 2. bids
will be opened for two motor re-
pair shops, one grease and inspec-
tion rack, one oil house, and one
concrete 10-car wash rack.
On Friday at 11. bids are for one
post exchange office and store-
house, 40 bays-open sheds for ve-
hicle housing, and 25 bays-closed
sheds.
When these contracts are all let
before the close of Uncle Sam's
fiscal year on June 30, construc-
tion at Camp Barkeley will pass
the $10.000,000 mark. First con-
tracts were let in mid-December,
1940.
STUDYING WAR maneuver maps in this picture are three Abilene members of the
headquarters battery, 131st field artillery, 36th division. Left to right are Sgt. L. E.
Gage, 1418 South 14th street; Capt. John N. Green, son of Mrs. R. D. Green, 1358
Highland street, who was an engineer with the TVA in Murray, Ky., before joining
the army, and Sgt. Paul Clark, 710 Meander street, and a student at Texas Tech be-
fore joining the army. (Staff photo).
 Saturday Morning, June 28, 1941
45TH DIVISION PETS PRO MÉNADE IN REVIEW TODAY
The week's maneuvers at end, this is officially Mascot day at Camp
Barkeley, to set the stage for a spectacular mascot parade and review
at 2 this afternoon to which the public is invited.
A proclamation by Maj. John G. Boyd, parade marshal, for Maj. Gen.
William S. Key, 45th division commander, officially makes it a day to
give recognition to the camp mascots, "canine, feline, scaled, crawling,
creeping and feathered."
It is a day "to let Rover bark and Nannie bleat," as the proclama-
tion sets out.
With the soldier training program nearing a climax, the procla-
mation pays tribute to the 45th's mascots as "conspicuous by their
numbers," and "major morale builders."
"In times when the clarion call has not assembled them for per-
formance of their military duties, the soldiers of said division have spent
many hours of their time procuring almost every known specie of pet
under the sun, save and except the rhinoceropus, and have spent many
toilsome and trying hours in instructing said creatures in the proper
parlor decorum," the proclamation says in setting aside today as one on
which "every dog may have his day."
The review will be staged past the reviewing stand where Maj. Gen.
George V. Strong, Vin army corps eommander, held the formal May 30
Barkeley's Buddy
Back 'Home' Today
First Lieut. Harold I. Johnson,
above, Denver, who swam the
Meuse river with David Barkeley—
for whom the war department nam-
ed Camp Barkeley—on a dangerous
war mission that brought death to
th| young Texan and honor to both
as soldier heroes, returns to his
post with the 45th division here
today. The war buddy of Barkeley,
decorated by three governments,
was with the 45th at Fort Sill un-
til disability caused his retirement.
Now fully recovered, he returns to
duty as a member of the 89th brig-
ade headquarters staff. (45th dvi-
sion photo section).
review of the 45th.
Jo Ann Stephens, Hardin-Simmons university coed, is the review
queen, with First Lieut. Tris Bledsoe, Marlow, Okla., as her escort. Mike
II, the 120th medics' Sfe. Bernard mascot, will be commander of troops.
Reviewing officers, who will be the event's judges, will award loving-
cups for the best behaved, most unusual and ugliest mascots, and Miss
Stephens will present the awards to the owners.
The judges are'Major Lee Thompson, Capt. Tom Johnson and Chap-
lain W. E. King.
Any kind of mascot is eligible, from fleas to flamingoes, and last
night the camp buzzed as owners and supporters prepared to put the
best bib and tucker on the various entries.
Typical, perhaps, was the status of Zero, six.weeks-old Shepherd
and St. Bernard puppy, for which Bob Young, an army bugler 17 years
and now the division headquarters bugler, gave a negro $1 and a knife
when the pup was just opening its eyes.
Little Zero will be Mr. Zero today, in a new blanket which carries
the inscription Mr. Zero, Division Headquarters, 45th, and the thunder-
bird insignia.
And like little Zero, many another mascot will put his or her best
foot forward in the review, believed to be the first of its kind in military
annals.
Last Contracts
Let at Barkeley
Uncle Sam came yesterday to the
end of his fiscal year planning "for
the improvement of Camp Barke-
ley by boosting his total of new
contracts to $1.595,443.
James T. Taylor. Fort Worth,
was the low bidder at the fifth and
final letting of the week, held cov-
ering three days bv Maj. John W.
Copeland. constructing quartermas-
ter for the new building program at
the post.
Taylor's bid of $39,012 was low
for a post exchange office and
storehouse. 40 open vehicle sheds,
and 25 closed sheds. Bid of Rose
construction company, Abilene, was
$39.500.
The low bids at the five lettings
of the week totaled $1,210,900. Of
this, Taylor's contracts, when for-
mally approved by the War depart-
ment, will total $1,031,012, with two
Rose firm low bids totaling $81,000,
and Yarbrough and Reinhardt,
Austin, submitting the lowest fig-
ure of $98,888, at the first letting
on Wednesday.
Latest completion date called for
is Oct. 3. The Yarbrough-Rein-
hardt firm, George W. Gray. Lub-
bock, and Abilene construction com-
pany already have other new work
under way to boost the grand total.
All the new work was lump sum
bidding. Original contract, by Tay-
lor, Byrne and Briggs. was cost plus
fixed fee, and has just been com-
pleted at a cost of more than $7.-
500,000. New work was announced
by the War department to make
Camp Barkeley a permanent in-
stead of a temporary tent camp.
 ABILENE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1941-

War Buddy Who Swam River With

Barkeley Returns to 45th Duty
First Lieut. Harold I. Johnson of
Denver, who swam the Meuse river
with David Barkeley on a hazard-
ous World War I mission that
brought death to Barkeley and
recognition to both soldiers as
heroes, will return to his post wi';h
the 45th division here tomorrow.
The war buddy of the Texas hero
for whom the war department
named Camp Barkeley was wir,h
the 45th at Fort Sill until a physi-
cal disability forced his retirement.
After a corrective operation,
Lieutenant Johnson was reexamin-
ed, pronounced physically fit, and
Thursday Maj. William R. Cook,
acting adjutant general, was ad-
vised by Eighth corps area, he has
been ordered back to active duty
on Saturday.
Lieutenant Johnson is a member
of the 89th brigade headquarters
staff.
As a result of bravery in the
Meuse-Argonne engagement. Lieu-
tenant Johnson was awarded the
congressional medal of honor—one
of 65 to be conferred in the entire
United States—and was decorated
by the French and Italian govern-
ments.
He was a guest of honor here on
Army day, April 7, together with
Mrs. Antonia Barkeley. David
Barkeley s mother from San An-
tonio.

45th Personnel Gets

$1,000,000 Monday
Tomorrow is payday at Camp
Barkeley, with the 45th division
personnel and station complement
due to receive an estimated $1,000,-
000 in payroll checks and currency.
Lieut. Col. Ross N. Routh, divi-
sion finance officer, and staff, will
begin paying- off at an early hour
Monday.
The payday is the fifth here since
completion of the camp and arrival
of the 45th, and will be observed as
a virtual holiday in camp.

WHEN SOLDIERS are in the field, they really have to

"rough" it. Pvt. R. E. Patterson of Lawn, E battery, 131st
field artillery, Camp Bowie, is shown shaving while in
the "field." He is using a truck mirror, and the fender
for a table. (Staff Photo).
 Sunday Morning, June 29, 1941

PUP, FAWN, PUG-NOSED BULLDOG TOP 45TH PETS

By HERSCHEL SCHOOLEY suspect there are some candf-
Buck, Zero and Bones are the dates for the senate who would 8b- JS^t1^'* talk baCk fc0 the|a™val °f Mike II. 160-pound St.
top sergeant."
cream of the 45th division's mascot rather be in your shoes than in Bernard mascot of the 120th medi-
crop, judges decided Saturday to their own this time tomorrow." TURTLE ENTERED
conclude a coolrful parade and re- From all parts of the division cal regiment, who as dean of the
To little Zero, best behaved of the ma-scots came, ranging in size division's mascots, was comman-
view of 46 of its pets, held on the them all. Major Thompson said
Camp Barkeley parade ground be- "You didn't bark out of turn, or from Leo, 160-pound great Dane der of troops. Mike II arrived
fore a throng of 5000. of battery ::. 158th field artillery "sleepy and late."
chew on anybody's pants leg. You entered by First Sgt. Joe Shannon started aftei
, It started after' Bug]
Bugler Young
Buck, the baby fawn, mascot haven't made eyes at the queen,
of company B. 157th infantry, which I am sure is more remark- !?layed taps
Phoenix. Ariz., to Burr two-ourc* decessor for
^ ike
*> lat« P«-
found during recent maneuvers at turtle of the 189th medical rie mfanfcr t0 Mike n, and the 180th
able restraint than good judgment. .
tachment. entered by Pvt. Tnru I .v band, directed by War-
Camp Bullis by Pvt. First Class Rov
Keys. Denver, was voted the most SLWOlíd, prob9blv make a good I Shattuck. Guymon rant Officer Leonard McPherson,
unusual pet of the division. sold er. if for no other reason than | The parade got undei
See PET REVIEW. Pg.
Zero, who was Mr. Zero for
the day, was entered by Bugler
Bob Young, division headquar-
ters detachment, and was vot-
ed the best behaved mascot of
the day. An army buglar lor 17
years, Young lives in St. Louis.
, He bought Zero from a negro
several weeks ago. for $1 and an
imported knife, and has raised
him from eye dropper days.
Ugliest mascot award went
io Bones, English bulldog mas-
cot of company A, 120th quar-
termaster regiment, and en-
tered by Sgt. John E. Hatcher,
Claremore.
"Don't feel bad because they
hare decided you are very ugly
Lots of people have been very, very
ugly and have become famous in
spite of it. For that matter the
judges are no Clark Gables them-
selves," said Maj. Lee Thompson,
aide to Maj. Gen. William S. Key
division commander, in presenting
this award to Bones.
Maj. Thompson, Capt. Tom John-
son. 45th morale officer, and Capt
W King, assistant division
\chaplain, composed the board of
bun's c?;.
Loving cups bo the winners were
presented by Jo Ann Stephens,
iardin-Simmons coed who was the
íascot review queen. Her escort
tas First Lieut. Tris L. Bledsoe.
tarlow, Okla., member of the
Ijovost marshal's staff. After due consideration by the staff officer judges, winners of thp -nth Hi •
Major Thompson, making cot review were named Saturday. Chosen the ugliest was ^Roni > K HÍ f^ mas"
t)reselltaíion awards, told Buck, es
pany A, left, 120lh medical rti»H/!i! i n • ' bulldog pet of com-
She baby fawn, "this is the most
extraordinary honor that can E. Hatcher. 'Surprising his o vC Bugl ? Bo" ^^^T? *?* S<^e"nt J"h"
e bestowed on you. next to 45th division headquarters detachment \tl 1A Young Zero,-' center, mascot of the
Hng elected United stales
behaved mascot. MS&^IS 4U cT' r^th^l 75 Sf,eCtedf íhe
*est
salar turn Texas. And 1
Private Rov K,„ of «^ B, 157* infan^ whf oT^e^I Í££¡tlfi
played Where, O Where Is My Lit- J. J. Medico, the goat, mascot of
tle Dog Gone? company H, 120th medics, was And there were many others.
GOAT A FAVORITE shown by Corp. Bill Akins, Okla- The review, first such event in
Through it all, the crowd found homa City. Tom and Susia, three division history, had another high
many favorites. weeks old coons, entered by com- spot when Pvt. James N. Burges,
There was Bill, white goat of the pany A, 120th engineers, were company G, 120th medics, present-
Second battalion service batery, ed to Capt. Glen C. McDonald,
160th field artillery, shown by Pvt' shown by Private Raymond Dunzv, commander of company I, I20th
Clarence Skinner, McAlester. Wetunka. medics, a painting m memory of
And the four musketeers, tiny Sergeant Alert, the fox entered the departed Mike I.
chipmunks entered by Pfc. Elli» by company L, 180th infantry, was
Sickler, Phoenix, for the service shown by Jvt. Henry Wilson, Tul-
company, 158th infantry. sa, and the military police com-
Betty Coed, the Manchester dog pany's entry, Alert, the goat tha
entry of company G, 120th medics drank from its bottle before the
was shown by Sgt. L. B. Cutchell' reviewing stand, was shown by
Tulsa. Corp. Rov Jackson, Marlow.
Izzie, the so ft shell turtle mas-
cot of company E, and shown
by Pvt. Sam Light, Tulsa, was
equipped with taillight, and
had an American flag flying on
his superstructure.
 Thursday Morning, Juiy 3, 1941 ,
45th to Add
Anti-Tank
Battalion
By orders of the war department.
Washington, an anti-tank battalion
is being organized within the 45th
division, Maj. Gen. William s! Key,
commander, announced yesterday.
Lieut. Col. Paul B. Bell, Oklahoma
City, has been appointed command-
er of the new battalion. General
Key said. Colonel Bell has started
organization of the battalion ■■ and
expects to announce officer personnel
shortly.
Orders to organize the battalion
also included authorization for ad-
dition to the 45th division head-
quarters of a division an it-tank of-
ficer.
Lieut. Col, Cabell C. Cornish, also
of Oklahoma City, will serve in this
capacity.
Colonel Bell formerly was with
the 189th field artillery and Colonel
Cornish was executive officer of
the 160th field artillery until going
to a command and general staff
school at Leavenworth, from which
he only recently returned. Colonel
Bell also is a graduate of the com-
mand school at Leavenworth.
• "Two fine officers," General Key
said of Bell and Cornish.
500 MEN
The anti-tank battalion will con-
sist of two batteries of French 75
mm. guns, to be taken from the
189th field artillery; two batteries
of 37 mm. guns, also to be taken
from the field artillery, a head-
quarters detachment and a medical
detachment, Colonel Bell said.
Enlisted personnel of the battal-
ion will be about 500, thr> officer
strength 21. The battalion will be
a separate unit of the division and
will be housed in the special troops
and service command areas of Camp
Barkeley.
Authorized firuig strength of the
battalion will be 16 French 75's, 24
of the 37 mm. guns and 10 of the
50-caliber machineguns.
Necessary 75's are available but
only 12 of the needed 37's have been
issued to the division. At present
the division does not have any 50-
caliber machineguns, and will use
Browning automatic rifles until the
ordnance department can supply the
heavier weapons.
General Key, in announcing or-
ganization of the battalion, said
anti-tank training will be emphas-
ized throughout July, adding that
the battalion must complete a full
training program before Third army
maneuvers in Louisiana during Aug-
ust and September.
The Second division also has been
ordered to organize an anti-tank
battalion, General Key disclosed.
AL:I.-'- *"■ r
■
Tuesday Morning, July 8, 1941
45th Exodus
To Louisiana
Training Set
Movement of the 45th division and
other VHI army corps units to
the Louisiana maneuver area will
begin either July 31 or Aug. 1, Maj.¡
Gen. George V. Strong, corps com-
mander, said during a visit at Camp
Barkeley «Monday.
Present* plans call for the corps
troops, lyhich include the 45th,
Second #nd 36th divisions, to re-
main in lie Louisiana area through
Septem
4,000 E ISTMENTS OUT
If co Bress grants a recent war
depart int request to keep National
Guard its in federal service Ion-
ger thai one year the 45th division
definite will stay in Louisiana un-
til cor Third army and Third
army r. Second army maneuvers,
are cojbluded late in September.
General Strong said enlisted
men |>f the 45th, also of other
corpsf units, whose enlistments
cxpirt during the time their
units, are absent from their
respfCtive training centers will
not be taken to Louisiana for
the maneuvers.
According to the 45th division
recruiting office, enlistments of
about 4,000 members of the 45th
division expire during the period,
Aug. l'-Sept. 30, hence that many
would- remain at Camp Barkeley
during the Louisiana maneuvers.
RIFLE PLATOON TRAINING
General Strong came to, Barkeley
Monday morning from his Brown-
wood headquarters and spent the j
day inspecting training activities of,
the division, particularly training of ,
smaller units of the division.
Under VIII army corps direction
and supervision, special training is
i being given the 45th division n
rifle platoon security. One of the
corps commanders pet theories is
that well trained rifle platoons lead
to well trained battalions, regi-
ments, brigades, divisions, corps
and armies.
Rifle platoons are being sent into
the maneuver area west of camp
daily and given specific problems
to solve. Critiques follow to deter-
mine the correctness of solutions
by individual platoons.
The corps commander returned
to his Brownwood headuarters. af-
ter attending a conference of of-
ficers on anti-tank defense cur-
i rently stressed by the 4oth division.
! Organization of an anti-tank bat-
i1 talion within the division has been
completed and coordination of all
¡ units of the division in defense
I against ' attack by- mechanized
enemy troops is being emphasized.
SOME MASCOT—Yes, that is a skunk. One of the many types of pets entered in the
45th division's recent mascot review, the little fellow is two weeks old and answers to the
name of "Oscar." Private Stanley Vance of the 157th infantry service company insists it has
been deodorized.
 Thursday Morning, July 10, 1941
Camp Alive With
Building Activity
With more than 200 buildings
under construction, Camp Barkeley
is beginning to look like it did back
in the "good old days" of January
and February during the feverish
rush to get it ready for the arrival
of soldiers.
However, there is nothing to In-
dicate that the present building
program wil even closely approxi-
mate the lush days of early 1941
When everybody was working and |
making plenty of money. There'll I
be no more $400,000 a week paydays
that brought prosperity to all.
TAYLOR ON JOB
But with more than $2,000,000 in
new construction now swinging into
high and with many of the key men
of the cost-plus-fixed-fee building
boom back on the job. business again
¡is picking up at Camp Barkeley.
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth,
contractor for about $1,000,000 of
the new construction, now has
about 100 buildings in progress—
from the staking off stage to pour-
ing of concrete for foundations.
In charge of this work are famil-
iar figures of the Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs organization that built the
original camp. J. o. Taylor, general
manager of building construction
under the original setup, is in
charge of the new building program
for his father, James T. Taylor.
Jesse Williams, assistant to j" O."
(Oscar) from the outset, is as-
sistant under the new program.
J. B. Mitchell is field superintend-
ent now, as he was during the
winter.
NEW WAREHOUSES
Most of the zone superintend-
ents of the Taylor. Byrne and Briggs
firm are back in similar capacities
now. They include Ed Lewis, John
Hughes, C. W. Hargis, Dick Gilli-
land, John Mitchell, Ted Arney
Jack Holman, Don Lewis and Henrv
Pape.
Ed Lewis is superintendent in
charge of the construction of seven
new warehouses and a cold storage
plant. He built the 10 warehouses
now in use at the camp. Work has
begun on these buildings all in the
old warehouse area.
In the engineers and special
troops areas Taylor has 14 build-
ings under construction, these in-
cluding exchange, administration
units, recreation buildings and liv- '
ing quarters for regimental com-
manders. Same type of buildings,
15 in all, are under construction in i
zones occupied by the 157th and I
158th infantry regiments.
Gilliland and John Mitchell are I
in charge of new construction at
the station hospital, with one super-
vising new buildings on the north
side of the hospital, the other of
buildings being added on the south
side, about 25 structures in all, In-
cluding wards and barracks.
Work also is under way in the
45th division headquarters area with
Arney in charge. These structures
include three administration build-
ings, enlisted men's mess hall, of-
ficers mess hall, recreation build-
ing, and residence for the command-
ing general. Arney also is in charge
of new construction in the area now
occupied by the 189th field artil-
lery, this including administration
and recreation buildings, residences
for the 70th field artillery brigade
and the 189th field artillery regi-
ment commanders.
FIELD HOUSE
Work also has been begun on a
guest house and service club, both
located near the new tent theater
now nearing completion east of
pershing drive near zones occupied
by the 180th infantry and two field
artillery regiments—the 158th and
160th. Twelve other buildings also
have been begun in this area. Four-
teen buildings have been started In
zones occupied by the 179th and
180th infantry regiments, including
residences for two regimental com-
manders and for a brigadier gen-
eral.
Superintendent in charge of build-
ing a huge field house, 130 by 230
feet, is Pape, who supervised erec-
tion of the approximately 5,000 pre-
fabricated pyramidal tent frames
now in use at the camp. The field
house is to be built near the south
end of Pershing drive.
Taylor had about 350 on the pay-
roll yesterday and expects to add
several hundred more in the near KEY MEN in anti-tank de-
future. As during the winter, Fri- fense training of the 45th di-
day has been designated as weekly vision are Lieut. Col. Cabell
payday.
Work is well advanced on 124 C. Cornish (top), division an-
dayrooms scattered over the camp, ti-tank officer, and Lieut. Col.
and nine chapels being built by Paul B. BelL (below), com-
Yarbrough and Reinhart of Austin. mander of the division anti-
tank battalion organized last
week. As division anti-tank
officer, Colonel Cornish will
coordinate anti-tank defense
program of the entire division.
As commander of the anti-
tank battalion, Colonel Bell
has approximately 500 officers
and enlisted men under his
command. Both officers are
from Oklahoma City. (45th
Division News photo section).
 SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 13, ig41J

SATURDAY REVIEW TO BE
45THS MOST ELABORATE |
„nal revuw of the ¡&8¡¡^SSE£tt-¡X&
ing Fo
to Louisiana lor August andfeptenAe.n« Saturclay. July 19.

^^¿n&V&tiX " *"be avai"

able for the review. . hnrate and most complete review of the divi-
^'iZ^TrZá^^ -vie, last «go*.- General

%four troops, including the new ■

anti-tank battalion and all om
equipment will participate m the
review," the general added.
Friday Morning, July 18, 1941
General Key yesterday sent, a
special invitation to Lieut. Gen.
Waítcr Krueger, Third1 army.com-
mander, to review the divis om
Other ranking army officers of this
section, including Maj. Gen. George
By Another Name, She Smells More Sweet Her name is "Sweetpea" and she
■ V Strong, VIII army corps com- ::::',::v.:'í^':^>*¿/^
1 mander, are to be invited. has been none too happy since an-
other skunk of the 45th division got
Special invitations also have gone its picture in the paper.
to the governors of Oklahoma Being determined, "Sweetpea"
! Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and gets all primped up and struts over
Texas, as well as to adjutant gen- to see the division photographer
S of the four states from which Wtih a brand new grasshopper to
units of the 45th were drawn The munch on, "Sweetpea" posed beauti-
governor of New Mexico John full, displaying all her feminine
Miles, has advised General Key cunning and charm, as in the above
that he will attend. Acceptances photograph.
from others are expected. Holding the grasshopper for
According to an Associated Press "Sweetpea" is Chaplain W. E. King,
dispatch l¿t night from Oklahoma assistant 45th division chaplain.
City plans have been launched Chaplain King and "Sweetpea"
there to send a special train to are inseparable companions. "We
Camp Barkeley for the review. use the same tent for living quar-
Tom Sterling, cnalrman of the ters," said the chaplain, who in-
military affairs committee of the cidentally is a captain.
Oklahoma City chamber of com- "Sweetpea" accompanies the cap-
tain wherever he goes, even making
merce, said a minimum of 200 pas- trips to Abilene and other nearby
sengers would be necessary to assure towns. "She always attracts atten-
the special train. He anticipated tion where she goes. Men, women
little difficulty in obtaining that and children always fall in love
D with "Sweetpea" even if at first
Combat team of the 179th inf an- they are often a little cautious,"
trv regiment, which went to tne Captain King says.
Brownwood area Friday morning The captain found his pet, a mere
to oppose the 36th division in field baby at the time, while driving
maneuvers through July 23 or 24, along a nearby highway. She's
will be returned to Camp Barkeley about six weeks old now and "sur
Friday, General Key was advised gery" has made her perfectly harm-
bv VIII army corps officers yes- less.
terday. Release of the 179th ahead
of schedule made it possible to go
ahead with plans for Saturdays
review.
As for the Memorial Day. review,
the 19 000 men of General Key's
command will pass the reviewing
stand in mass formation, all motor
vehicles will move in columns of
six abreast. ..
Additional details will be an-
nounced early this week.
 JSaturdayJ*^^

Dignitaries Guests
For 45th Review
Sturdy sons of four states, hardened by almost a year of rigid mili-
tary training, will pass in review at Camp Barkeley at 10 this morning
before an imposing assemblage of notables of both army and state, and
an anticipated 10,000 visitors.
Heralded as the 45th division's "farewell" before leaving early in
August for two months of field exercises and maneuvers in Louisiana,
the review will be the most formal and elaborate staged by the division
since mobilization last September. To occupy a place of honor in
Receiving the review will be Lieut. the reviewing stand will be Mrs.
Gen. Walter Krueger, commander Antonia Barkeley, mother of the
of the Third army. He will fly here young World war hero, David
this morning from Brooks field. Barkeley, for whom the camp nine
miles southwest of the city was
A motorcycle escort from the 120th named.
quartermaster regiment will meet Adjutant generals of Texas and
the reviewing general at the Persh- Colorado—Brig. Gen. J. Watt Page
ing gate entrance to the camp. and Brig. Gen. Harold R. Richard-
Honor battalion will be from the son, respectively—will arrive by
180th infantry—the third battalion,' piane this morning. Four officers
commanded by Maj. Don E. Atkin will accompany General Page and
son. Salute to the reviewing general General Richardson will be acr
will be fired. companied by his family.
Governors of two states—W. Lee Forty or more visitors from Ok-
O'Daniel of Texas, and John E. lahom'- City will arrive by train at
Miles of New Mexico—and- the View ■*. 8:49 this morning. They
lieutenant governor of another— will be welcomed by a delegation
James E. Berry of Oklahoma—will
head the list of visiting dignitaries from Abilene which will include
of state. the famous Hardin-Simmons uni-
Govenror 0"Daniel arrived last versity Cowboy band.
night from Wichita Falls and was General Key requested last night
a dinner guest of the military af- that the public be reminded that
fairs committee of the chamber of everyone is invited to witness the
commerce at Hotel Wooten. The gov- review. Plans have been completed
erno,r who soon will go to Wash- to care for a record throng.
ington as the state"s new senator,
is on a tour of national defense
projects in the state. He will re-
turn to Austin after the review to-
morrow, will visit Camp Bowie
Monday, the air school at San An-
gelo Tuesday and Fort Bliss Wed-
nesday.
Governor Miles, accompanied by
his adjutant general, Brig. Gen.
Russell c. Charlton, will fly here
from New Mexico this morning.
Lieutenant Governor Berry arrived
by plane late yesterday with Jerry
Sass, wealthy Oklahoma City
sportsman-flier, as his pilot.
Maj. Gen. George V. Strong, VIII
army corps commander, will drive
from Brownwood. Chief of staff of
the Third army, Brig. Gen. Joe At-
kins, will come from San Antonio.
Former commanders of the 36th
and 45th divisions—Maj. Gen. John
H. Hulen of the 36th and Maj. Gen.
Roy Hoffman of the 45th—will wit-
ness the review. Other retired army
chieftains will include Maj. Gen.
R. U. Patterson, Oklahoma City,
former surgeon general of the
United States army and now su-
perintendent of the University of
Oklahoma medical unit and hos-
pital; and Maj. Gen. Charles F.
Barrett, former adjutant general
of Oklahoma and known as the
"daddy of the Oklahoma National
Guard."
CROSS SECTION OF A REVIEW, such as will be presented by the 45th division at Camp
Barkeley this morning, is seen in the above composite picture by A. Y. Owen, 45th divi-
sion photographer. Particularly striking is the center picture of regimental mass formation
marching, with company guidons in front.
 First Troops
Move July 23
To Maneuver
First movement of units of the
45th division from Camp Barkeley
to the Louisiana maneuver area is
scheduled Wednesday, July 23, ac-
cording to announcements late yes-
terday by division headquatrers.
On that date the 120th engineers
regiment, commanded by Col. Uil C.
i Lane, will leave for the Mansfield,
La., area assigned to the 45th for
bivouac for the August field exer-
cises by Third army.
Remainder of the division will
move in two echelons, the first to
leave Camp Barkeley Aug. 2, the
second two days later. Each move-
ment will be over two routes.
HIKES SCHEDULED
One section of each echelon will
follow U. S. highway 80 to Fort
Worth, thence to Grapevine and
around Dallas and east to Marshall.
The other section will take high-
way 80-A to Albany, Breckenridge
and northeast to Graham, Jacks-
boro, Decatur and Dentón, thence
east to Jefferson City.
About half of the division will
leave camp in the first echelon,
with the remainder following two
days later. Trucks will take the first
group to bivouac areas near Den-
ton and Dallas Aug. 2. return tto
Camp Barkeley the following day
and move remaining troops to the
Denton-Dallas areas Aug. 4,
Units of the division that
leave Aug. 2 will hike the two
days that trucks are returning
to Barkeley and moving re-
mainder of the division. No
movement is scheduled Aug. 5
but on the sixth, trucks will
pick up units of the first echco-
lon and take them to Marshall
and Jefferson City. In the
meantime troops of the second
echelon will hike for two days,
Aug. 6 and 7.
WHO GOES WHEN
Trucks will pick up the second •
echelon Aug. 8 and take them to
the Marshall and Jefferson City
areas. The movement of the entire
division to the Mansfield area is to
be completed Aug. 10.
Tentative plans call for move-
ment of division hea uarters and
headquarters compan. the 89th in-
fantry brigade, Special troops, 158th
field artillery regiment and one
battalion of the 189th field artil-
lery in the Aug. 2 echelon.
The 90th infantry brigade, 70th
field artillery brigade headquarters
and headquarters company, the
189th field artillery, the 160th field
artillery and the division anti-tank
battalion are to be moved Aug. 4.
Medical troops will be assigned
to both echelons.
 Sun day. Morning, July 20, 1941

8,000 at Review, 2,000 in Traffic Jam

Their "farewell" review behind
them, troops of the 45th division will •ed the official 15-gun salute. with the 70th field artillery brig-
get in two more weeks of intensive Notables of state who wit- ade.
training before pulling up stakes nessed the review included the Lieutenant-Governor Berry's son
governors of Texas and New George, is a first lieutenant in the
Aug. 2 and leaving for two months Mexico—W. Lee O'Daniel and
of corps and army maneuvers in 179th infantry.
John E. Miles—and the lieu- Another proud father attending
the Louisiana area. tenant governor of Oklahoma, | the review was Mayor R. A. Hefner
Starting at 10 yesterday morn- James E. Berry.
ing, the 19,000 men and 1,800 ve- of Oklahoma City whose son is an
Governor O'Daniel, the state's enlisted man with the adjutant
hicles of Maj. Gen William s. Key's senator-elect, came here on a general's office of division head-
command marched and rude by the tour of Texas national defense quarters.
reviewing stand for more than two projects. Other army chieftains present
Following the review and lunch- included Brig. Gen. Joe Atkins,
See page 8 for pictures of re- eon with General Key and other Third amry chief of staff; Col.
view and personalities. dignataries, the governor made a Edward C. Black, commandant of
hurried trip over Camp Barkeley, Sheppard field, Wichita Falls;
hours in what had been planned as after which he returned to Austin. Brig. Gen. Russell C. Charlton,
the division's most formal and Keenly observing every unit of adjutant general of New Mexico;
elaborate review. General Key's command as they Brig. Gen. J. Watt Page, adjutant
Rain that late Friday drenched moved by were four retired vet- general of Texas; Maj. C. Joseph
| the scheduled review route forced erans of other wars in which they Snyder, commander of the Texas
! a last-minute order for a march- played prominent parts. They were defense guard's aviation branch,
¡ by review instead of in mass for- Maj. Gen. John H. Hulen, former and Capt. E. B. Germany, its pub-
i mations. Staged along a street near commander of the 36th division; lic relations Officer. They flew
division officers' quarters, foot sol- Maj. Gen. Roy Hoffman, former from Austin with General Page in
diers marched eight abreast in- commander of the 45th; Maj. Gen. a defense guard plane.
stead of the planned regimen'al R. U. Patterson, former surgeon Another distinguished guest was
mass formation of 48 abreast and general of the United States army, I
six abreast for trucks. and Maj. Gen. Charles F. Barrett.1, See REVIEW. P«r. 11 r«i *
Receiving the colorful and im- "lifetime'' adjutant general of Ok- I
pressive "farewell" review was Lieut. lahoma and known as "daddy" of
Gen. Walter Krueger, who May 15 his state's National Guard.
assumed command of the Third THE GENERAL appeared General Barrett has a son and
army. General Krueger who flew to two sons-in-law in the 45th. The
pleased by the 45th division's son is Lieut. Col. Charles F. Bar-
Abilene from Brooks field, was style in review yesterday. He rett Jr.. the sons-in-law, Lieut.
speeded from the airport to Camp is Lieut. Gen. Walter Krue- Col. Cabell C. Cornish and Lieut.
Barkeley where a motorcycle es- Col. Russell D. Funk. Colonel Cor-
cort led him to the reviewing stand. ger, Third army commander.
nish is the division's anti-tank
Battery A, 160th field artillery, (45th Division News Photo officer. Colonel Barrett is with the
formerly commanded by Gen. Key, section). 179th infantry, and Colonel Funk
First units to pass by the re-
Mrs. Antonia Barkeley, mother of ; viewing stand were division head-
the young Work! ftftr hero ill whose I quarters and headquarters com-
honor can-,)) Berkeley was named pany. Following in succession were
Nl
ügg'^' j^tgw-fathers and the 90th infantry brigade head- I
; quarters and headquarters com-
I mothers, brothers and '" sisters pany, 180th infantry regiment,
wives and sweethearts were in the 179th infantry regiment. 89th in-
| throng of 8,000 to 10,000. Many ' fantry brigade headquarters and
drove down from Oklahoma to bid headquarters cempanv, 158th in-
their sons farewell. fantry regimen;. l&7th infantrv
regiment, 70th field artillery brio'.
| ade headquarters and headquar-
tiam Saturday morning at View ters battery, the 158th. 160th and
They were met there by an Abilene 189th field artillery regiments di-
[delegation that took care of then vision anti-tank battalion en-
'every need while visiting CamJ gineers, special troops, medical and
'Barkeley. Included in the Abilene quartermaster regiments. |
.delegation was the Hardin-Sim Rifle companies of the two in- j
Imons university Cowboy band fantry brigades carried rifles slung
ih?nlI 9iscoweriinS Phase of eve]- right shoulder, bavonets fix-
fhePfdavs PrWam was the ed. Combat packs, less gas masks
traffic situation between Abi- and musette bags, were carried
lene and Camp Barkeley. An Full fire power of the division
es i mated 2,000 would-be spec? was on review-rifles, machine-
tattó-a fallen t„ get inside camp. guns. 37 and 75 mm. anti-tank
Othels parked their cars aiu, puns, French 75 mm. field pieces
walked one or more miles to and the 155 mm. Howitzers
the review scene. Regimental bands ' of infantrv
units played for their respective
organizations with all other bands
oí the division massed under the
direction of Milburn E Carry
warrant officer of the 189th field
artillery. Honors were bv the
massed band.

45TH UNCERTAIN IF MEN WITH
YEAR ENDING GO MANEUVERING
What to do with enlisted men
whose enlistments expire during
August and September seems to be
more or less of a puzzler for 45th
division officers.
To take them to Louisiana or
not to take them—that's the big
question.
Latest bulletin from Third army
quarters concerning " the move to
Louisiana directed that enlisted
personnel whose terms expire dur-
ing August and September be left
at their fiome stations. This bulle-
tin was dated July 12.
New instructions are awaited
daily.
Tuesday Morning, July 22, 1941
Yesterday a request from VIII
army corps headquarters asked for
the exact number of enlisted men
of the division whose enlistments
expire during the next two months.
A survey disclosed that there
are 3,476 of this classification
in various units of the divi-
sion. Not more than 25 to 50
expire during August, the re-
mainder on or about Sept. 16
—date the division was mobil-
ized for one year's federal serv-
ice. All of these enlisted for
one year.
Maj. Gen. George V. Strong,
VIII ,army corps commander, said
on a recent visit here that those
whose enlistments expire during
August and September would be
left at their home stations.
Many officers of the division are
of the opinion anticipated action
by congress authorizing the presi-
dent to retain the National Guard
and selectees in service more than
one year will solve the question of
what to do with the men whose
enlistments expire before Oct. 1.
At any rate, some decision must
be reached before 6 a. m. Wednes-
day, scheduled departure hour of
the 120th engineers regiment for
the Louisiana maneuver area.
Asked whether he would take
men whose enlistments expire aur-
ing the maneuver period, Col. Uil
C Lane, commander of the engi-
neer regiment, said he couldn't
answer definitely.
Equally as indefinite answers
were obtained from half dozen or
more general and special staff of-
Units of the division have the
following number of men whose
enlistments expire in August and
September: . would advise them if they are to
70th field artillery brigade, 8,
158th field artillery, 215; 160th
field artillery, 209; 189th field ar-
tillery 319; 89th infantry .brigade
headquarters, 15; 157th infantry,
413; 158th infantry, 496; 90th in-
fantry brigade headquarters, 13;
179th infantry, 568; 180th infantry,
534; 120th engineers, 170; 120th
quartermaster regiment, 174; di-
vision anti-tank battalion, 137;
special troops, 136; 120th medical
regiment, 69.
It appears to be a safe bet, how-
ever, that only those whose en-
listments expire during August
will be left at Camp Barkeley aft-
er last units of the division head
for Louisiana Aug. 4.
Wednesday Morning, July 23, 1941
Signs Point
To Soldiers'
Return Here
With the first exodus of 45th di-
vision troops to the Louisiana area
scheduled this morning, there is
every indication they'll return to
Camp .Barkeley at the close of two
months of corps and army field
exercises late in September.
Although no definite orders have
been received, most officers of di-
vision headquarters believe the 45th
will return here after the Louisiana
maneuvers.
Those of that opinion in-
clude Maj. Gen. -William S.
Key, division commander.
World conditions between now and
Oct. 1 may change the entire pic-
ture, not only for the 45th but for
others of Third army, including
the 36th division stationed at Camp
Bowie, the 4»th's chiefs say.
Congressional action on the presi-
dent's request for authority to keep
the National Guard, selectees and
reserve officers in service longer
than one year also may result in
changes of future plans for the
45th and other divisions.
If retained in service, as now
seems certain, there is little rea-
son to believe the 45th will not re-
turn to Camp Barkeley. Whether
it will continue to train here af-
ter Oct. 1 is another matter.
Officers point out that both of-
ficers and enlisted men are leaving
much of their personal belongings
either at camp or in nearby Abilene.
They believe the War department
move to another camp or to some
foreign port at the close of Louis-
iana maneuvers.
At 6 a. m. today approximately
660 officers and enlisted men of the
120th engineers regiment, com- j
manded by Col. Uil C. Lane, will
roll away from their training cen-
ter of the past five months. The
motor convoy of 94 vehicles will be
in one serial consisting of four
march groups. Last of the serial will
clear the camp at 6:18.
The engineers will travel by U.
S. 80 from Abilene to Fort Worth,
thence northeast to Grapevine and
east to a bivouac area near White
Rock lake, a short distance north-
east of Dallas. Arrival of first trucks
at the bivouac area is scheduled at
5:34, the last at 5:52.
The engineers, as well as re-
mainder of the division which will
follow early in August, will be trav-
eling light. Indiivdual. equipment will
include full pack with two blankets.
mosquito bars and one barracks bag
for each two men. In other words,
two men must put all their per-
sonal belongings, extra clothing,
etc., in one barracks bag.
All woolen clothing (less one
shirt) will be packed in trunk
lockers and together with matt-
resses, pillows, sheets, pillow cases,
comforts, overshoes, coats and
blankets (in excess of two per
man) will be stored at Camp Bar-
keley in organization mess halls.
Automobiles must be sent home
or left behind—somewhere besides
$!amp Barkeley. At least, they will
not be guarded at camp, nor will
other personal property left behind.
Most wives and families of offi-
cers and enlisted men now living in
Abilene will go back to their homes
in Colorado, New Mexico, Okla-
homa and Arizona. Later, some will
reach the Louisiana areas for in-
frequent weekend visits with hus-
bands and fathers.
The engineers, as well as other
units to follow them, will leave a
rear guard of one officer, one man
from each company or detachment,
all men left in hospital, in
the camp stockade and men
whose enlistments expire during
August. First Lieut. Genardo G.
Garcia will be in command of the
camp detachment. Those left be-
hind, except men in the hospital
and in confinement, will ration
with the Camp Barkeley station
complement.
The engineers will be in the
White Rock lake bivouac area un-
til 7 a. m. Friday. They will reach
a second bivouac area near Mar-
shall about midafternoon Friday.
Remainder of the division will
follow in two movements, Aug. 2
and '4.
 Thursday Morning,;#uly,?¿. 1?>41
FIRST SOLDIERS DEPART
LOUISIANA 'GAMES'
With an advance detachment—
the 120th engineers regiment—half-
way to Louisiana without mishap,
«th division officers last night
were completing plans for moving
remainder of their troops Aug. 2
and 4.
Under command of Col. Uil C.
Jiitne. the engineers left Camp
Barkeley at 6 a. m. Wednesday,
traveling hi a motor convoy of 94
Vehicles.
Last night they were bivouacked
en the shores oí White Rock lake,
near Dallas. They will remain there
until Friday morning making prep-
arations for bivouacking the remain-
der of the division.
Friday the engineers will move to
Marshall for another two-night-
and-one-day Stop. Arrival in the
Mansfield, La., area is scheduled
Sunday. .
Next movement of the 45th from
Camp Barkeley will be at 5:45 the
morning of Aug. 2. This echelon
will move in two serials—one fol-
lowing U. S. highway 80 to Fort
Worth, Grapevine and White Rock
lake, the other by U. S. 80-A to Al-
bany, Breckenridge, Graham, Jacks-
boro, Decatur and Dentón to Lake
Dallas.
Trucks used in transporting troops
to White Rock lake and Lake Dal-
las will return to Camp Barkeley
Aug. 3 to joift the second and final
echelon leaving for Louisiana Aug.
4.
Troops of the first echelon will
hike for two days, Aug. 3 and 4,
while trucks return to Barkeley and
haul more soldiers to bivouac areas
at Lake Dallas and White Rock
lake. They will hike between 25 and
30 miles in all.
No movement is scheduled Aug.
I as motor equipment is serviced.
THE ABILENE REPORTE!. ^TEWS
The following day. troops of the
first echelon will be picked up ant.;:!
transported to Marshall with trucks
returning the next day, Aug. 7.
Meanwhile, troops of the second
echelon will be hiking over same
routes of the first echelon.
There'll be swimming in the raw
for General Key's soldiers at both
Lake Dallas and White Rock lake,
protests of a Dallas minister to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Dallas officials have advised 45th
division officers that areas at both
lakes will be roped off at 10 p. m.
each night, permitting the soldiers
to swim without being gazed at by
civilian spectators. Likewise, early
morning plunges will be permitted.
Enlisted men of the engineers
regiment whose army service ex-
pires in August were left at Camp
Barkeley but division officers re-
mained non-commital on possibility
of leaving behind others of the
division whose enlistments expire iating. Burial will be under direc-
next month, as well as in Septem- tion of Kinney funeral home.
ber. Only a few enlistments run Besides his parents, the child is
out in August, but one year ser- survived by two brothers, H. 1¡Í
vice of 3,476 men ends in September. Fenner Jr. and Marcus Fenner, and
Congressional action on retaining a sister, Gayle Fenner.
the National Guard in service more
than year llxely will determine the
army's policy of taking September
enlistees to maneuver areas.
120TH ENGINEERS REGIMENT of the 45th division moved by trucks and rail yesterday
to Mansfield, La., area as the advance detachment of the 19,000 troops of Maj. Gen Will-
iam S. Key's command. Top picture shows one of the troop-laden lorries as it left Camp
Barkeley on the first leg of a 450 to 500 mile journey to Louisiana. Trailers loaded with
bulldozers and other heavy equipment of the engineers were pulled by many of the di-
vision's two-and-a-half ton prime movers. Bulldozers, like the one above, will be used in
preparing reconnoitered bivouac areas near Dallas, Marshall and other points where
troops will halt on their way to Louisiana, Aug. 2 and 4. Below are two flat cars at Camp
Barkeley loaded with equipment of the engineers being shipped direct to Mansfield.
(45th Division News photo section).
 Friday Morning, July 25, 1941

ADDITION OF MEDICAL TRAINING POST

HIKES BARKELEY COST TO $12,000,000
Authorization by the War depart-
ment yesterday for construction of
facilities for a medical replacement
center at Camp Barkeley at an es-
timated cost of $3,182,850 will bring
total government expenditures at
the army post nine miles south-
west of Abilene to well above $12,-
000.000.
War department authority for the
medical replacement center was
announced yesterday by Maj. John
W. Copeland, constructing quarter-
master, and Lieut. Col. C.F. OKeefe,
camp executive officer.
Facilities to care for 4,000
enlisted men and 160 officers
will be constructed. These will
include 64 barracks, 16 mess
halls, headquarters buildings,
warehouses, a fire station, motor
repair shops and gasoline sta-
tions, theater and one utilities
shop.
Also provided in the authorized
new construction are three ward
buildings and one building for
nurses at the station hospital, neces-
sary to provide hospitalization for
the increase in the camp"s soldier
personnel.
To be built on lump-sum con-
tracts, construction will begin in
th» near future—as soon as bids can
be advertised and contracts award-
ed..
Although not definitely located,
the replacement center probably will
be built in the northeast part of
the camp on acreage not used in
building facilities occupied by the
45th division and other troops sta-
tioned there.
While no estimates have been
made, the medical replacement cen-
ter project should afford employ-
ment during the fall for between
2,000 and 3,000 workmen.
Purpose of the replacement
center will be to provide basic
training for new soldiers—selec-
tees or volunteers coining into
the service. After 13 weeks of
hasic training the rookies
■Vi be sent to other army
-"^ing personnel train-
a*. corps duties.
np Barkeley—a tem-
porary tent camp—was built at a
cost of $7,092,000 by the contract-
ing firm of Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs on a cost-plus-fixed-fee
basis.
Lump-sum contracts totaling
$1,595,443 for 326 buildings have
been awarded since the original con-
tract awarded Taylor, Byrne and
Briggs was completed.
Estimated cost of the replace-
ment center, contracts now in effect
and the original contract boost
total actual and authorized con-
struction costs to $11,870,293.
Government expenditures for
Freese & Nichols, architect-engin-
eers for the original construction;
for building of rifle, machinegun
and pistol ranges, bayonet courts
and hand grenade course, anti-
aircraft targets, etc., and for em-
ployes of the constructing quar-
termaster's office boost total cost of
the camp to far in excess of $12,-
000.000.
Lump-sum contracts have been
See MEDICAL CENTER, Pg 3, Col 6

awarded to: James T. Taylor, Fort

Worth, 161 buildings, $1,031,012; S.
O. Yarbrough and George R. Rein-
hardt, Austin, 155 buildings, $434,-
343; Rose Construction Co., Abilene,

six buildings, $81,000; George W are making decided progress on the

Gray, Lubbock, three buildings,'
$25,548; Abilene Construction Co..
Abilene, incinerator, $23,540.
James T. Taylor, here from Fort
Worth yesterday, said foundation!
for all buildings he has contractec
for will be completed this week,
except for three warehouses. Super-
structures or frame work are go-
ing up on several buildings.
Taylor said he hoped to finish all
buildings by Oct. 1, date set for re-
turn of the 45th division from the
Louisiana maneuver area. Taylor
now has a crew of about 400 work-
men and will be adding as many
more within tne next 10 days.
Yarbrough and Reinhardt .also
155 buildings they have under con-
tract. Most of the 124 dayrooms are
nearing completion with practically
all outside work finished. Painting
also is well advanced.
The same contractors, also report
good progress on the nine chapels
with foundations of all finished
and' superstructures of several be-
gun.
Gray, contractor for two barracks
buildings to be used as signal corps
schools, and for a new division
theater, is almost through with all
work.
Good progress also is being made
by Rose Construction company and
Abilene Construction compnay.
Tuesday Morning, July 29. 1941 Saturday Morning, August 2, 1941

ing !> Troops Leave

Last of Troops
on This Morning
Leave Monday
Medical Post For Louisiana After tomorrow morning Abilene
will see no more of the 45th infantry
division until after close of corps
Contract for building of the med- Most traveled army outfit of.
ical replacement center at Camp the nation—the 45th infantry divi-' and army maneuvers in Louisiana
Barkeley is to be let Thursday in sion—takes to the highways again late in September.
Washington, Maj. John W. Cope- Remaining 8,000 officers and en-
land, constructing quartermaster at this morning on its longest trek
Camp Barkeley. announced yester- since mobilization last September.- listed men of trr four-state division
Headed for Louisiana and the (Oklahoma. New Mexico, Amona
day.
greatest peace time war games in
Estimated by the constructing and Colorado) will leave Camp
quartermaster general to cost $3,- the country's history, the trucks Barkeley. beginning at 5:45 a. m..
182,850, the replacement center will will start rolling away from Camp on the first leg of the shuttling-
be built on a cost-plus-fixed-fee Barkeley at 5:45 a. m.
basis, Major Copeland said, and Less than one hour later two lum- marching movement to Louisiana.
will provide facilities for 4,000 en- bering truck columns, each more Tomorrow's movement, as was
listed men and 160 officers. than 30 miles long, will begin wend- that of the first echelon Saturday,
ing their way through Abilene's
Successful contractor is expected will be in two columns, one vik
to arrive in Abilene within a short streets to U. S. highways 80 and Clyde, Baird, Putnam, Cisco, East-
time after award .'. the contract is 80-A. land, Ranger, Thurber, Weather-
announced, probably not later than OVERNIGHT STOPS ford Fort Worth and Grapevine to
the middle of next week. Each of the columns will _. . White Rock lake near Dallas; the
¿i- „ v.^„« <• :iie-Garnson other, north column, via Albany,
Work will begin within 10 days , more than an hour
or two weeks, and in all probabil-. , city and throughout ound b e and
y - Breckenridge, Graham,, Jacksboro,
ity will be rushed to early comple- 1,255 vehicles Of todays' ecuttiioir Decatur and Dentón to Lake Dallas.
tion as was the building of the will be lumbering over the state's LEDBETTER IN COMMAND
temporary tent camp now occupied sun baked highways. Approximately 500 of the army's
by the 45th division. Late in the afternoon the two two and one half ton troop lorries
Major Copeland will go to San columns will pull up for overnight will return today to Camp Barkeley
Antonio Wednesday and from halts at Lake Dallas, near Dentón, for staging areas at Lake Dallas
Eighth corps area headquarters will and White, Rock lake, near Dallas. and White Dock lake. They will
receive full details as to construc- In comim .•$ of the echelon will be be used in Monday's movement.
tion of the medical replacement Brig. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter,
Brig. Gei ^ymond S. McLain, new
center. commanc officer of the 89th in- 90th infantry brigade commander,
Bids will be opened at 11 this fantry I 3m (¿e, will be in command of the Monday
morning for c.nstruction of a ware- Sunday. Monday the 8,500 of- echelon.
l house that will be used for cloth- ficers and^ v>ted men of today's Routes through Abilene will be
M
ing and equipment repairs. The
echelon will-. arch to designated' the same as those followed by the
building will be of about the same two columns yesterday.
size and of similar construction as bivouac areas east of the staging Maj. Gen. William S. Key, divi-
the 10 basic warehouses now in use areas at Lake Dallas and White sion commander, accompanied the
at the camp. Rock lake.
LOCATION PENDING Tomorrow about 500 trucks of first echelon Saturday but likely
Location of the medical replace- today's echelon will return to Camp will drive out to meet the two col-
umns moving tomorrow.
ment center still has not been defi- Barkeley and at 5:45 a. m. Monday
the second and final echelon of His chief of staff, Col. James C.
nitely made but last night it seem- Styron, remained behind, as did his
ed certain the new extension will the division will depart on the
No. 1 aide, Maj. Lee Thompson.
be built on land now within the first leg of the 500-mile trek to the They will leave tomorrow morning.
( mp. Louisiana country.
More than 100 buildings are South column, under command
authorized for the replacement cen- of Col. J. Prugh Herndon, of. to-
ter, chief of which will be 64 bar- I day's movement will travel by
racks and 16 mess halls. Necessary i U. S. 80 to Port Worth, via Clyde,
roads and utilities, including prob- Baird, Putnam, Cisco, Eastland,
ably a new sewer disposal plant, Ranger, Thurber and Weatherord.
also are called for, as are certain From Fort Worth the column will
additions to the station hospital, al- turn northeast to Grapevine, thence
ready being expanded. . east to the White Rock lake stag-
More than 300 buildings now are ing area.
under construction to convert Camp NORTH ROUTE
Barkeley into a permanent instead This column will follow the Abi-
of a temporary tent camp. They are lene-Bufalo Gap road to Abilene,
being built on lump-sum contracts hitting the city at South 20th. The
by several contractors with James convoy will follow South 20tn to
T Taylor. Fort Worth holding
Butternut, turn north_to South Wh.
more than $1,000,000 of the con- east on 14th to Oak; "fiÓrth'To SouTn
tracts. Completion of these pro-
jects is expected by early October. 11th and east on highway 80.
The north column, commanded by
Lieut. Col. Edgar B. Ross, will fol-
low U. S. 80-A to Breckenridge via
Albany. The route from Brecken-
ridge is to Graham, Jacksboro, De- j
catur, Dentón and Lake Dallas.
From Camp Barkeley this col-
umn will travel by highway 158,
now being rebuilt, to Sayles boule-
vard. The convoy will move north
on Sayles to South First, east on
South First to Grape, north on
Grape to Amber, thence east on the
Abilene - Albany highway. Lead
trucks of this convoy will be pass-
ing through Albany before vehicles
of the last serial clear Abilene. j
Tuesday of next week there will ¡
be no movement of 45th division
troops. Wednesday the men and
equipment of the first, ecelon will
be taken to a staging area near Mar-
shall. Thursday trucks used in this
movement will return to pick up
second echelon troops who will
march Wednr , ay and Thursday.
The folio day these marching
troops will i J ansported to Marsh-
all. Mover- - of the division to
the Mans) \*\' area in Louisiana
will be ct ipleted Saturday and
Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10.
LOADED AND RE\DY TO HEAD FOR LOUISIANA were 158th infantry area of Camp Barkeley, was snapped as whis-
these two and one half ton troop lorries loaded with dough- tles of officers in charge set the big prime movers in motior
boys üí the 158th infantry regiment. The picture, made in the shortly after dawn Saturday. (Staff photo).

Thursday Morning, August 7, 1941
Camp Theaters |
I Contract Let
Awarding of a contract to Yar-
'broJSand Reinhardt. Austin, for
construction of three theaters and
S buildings at the station hospita
boosted the potential over-aU cost
of Camp Barkeley approximately
$14,000,000.
Yarbrough and Reinhardt sub-
mttted tow bids of $170,000 for the
new theaters, all of Permanent
?ype, and $227,407 for the addition-
al buildings in the Ration hos-
pital area, a total of $397,407.
P
X Austin contractors are now
engaged in construction of to5
buildings at the camp, then COTI .
tracts for these totaling: *f4.343J
These buildings include 124 das
rooms, now virtually complete, nine
chañéis four lavatories and ioui
meT halls and other *"££*
facilities for four regimenal anta- »
tank companies, eight storehouses,
post ordnance and financmm
istration buildings, and three "d
ministration buildings for the camp
r Barkeley to permanent tent camp
So
M
REmOUTLAY PENDING?
?KlSKlump-sum construe; ;
tion at the camp is now well «hove ,
$2,000,000. in addition, about $250.
6ob work is being done by the con- ,
structing quartermaster on a pur-
chase and hire basis.
Original cost of the Camp Bar-
g ¿ell,' Draden & Strain, San Angelo, triple penetration
ke?ey tent camp, built to; Taytor,
Byrne and Briggs. was $7,D52 000.
iuilding of the medical replace-
ment center at an estimated cost
of between $4.000.000 and $5.000-
SoO will boost total Rovernmen^ex-
penditures at Camp Barkeley to
$14 000,000 or more. . Essential sidewalks (to be contracted by negotiation) 57,154.00*
This does not include rifle, pistol,
machinegun and anti-tank ranges,
bTyonet'and hand grenade courts,
nor the military access road from
the east end of the camp to U. S.
M at at estimated cort. of almost
«50 000 and resurfacing of state
Predictions are made freely by
oersonnel at the camp that add -
tional expenditures are in the of-
fing.
Sunday Morning, August 10, 1941
MORE CAMP CONTRACTS LET
Contracts announced yesterday
by the Camp Barkeley construct-
the north end of Pershing drive.
Also included is a road from the
ing quartermaster for triple pene- east side of the camp to 18th street
trating parking surface and essen-
tial roads total $185,841.41. The
CQM also is to effect a negotiated
feast boundary of the area occu-
pied by the 45th division.) This
will connect with the military ac-
cess road being built from the east
contract this week . for essential
sidewalks, estimated to cost $57,- side of the camp to U. S. High-
way 84, near Lake Kirby.
000.
Bell. Braden and Strain company, Since the Camp Barkeley tem-
San Angelo, was awarded the con- porary tent camp was completed
tract for 151,439 square yards of by Taylor, Byrne and Briggs there
triple penetration asphalt surfac- have been 18 additional contracts
ing on a bid of $93,892.18. General awarded besides $370,053.00 in pur-
Construction Co. and Collins. Fort chasing and hire projects being
Worth, bid $91,949.23 for building done by the constructing quarter-
7.2 miles of essential roads. master.
Additional roads to be built, all The contracts total $5.889.253.41.
of triple asphalt surfacing, include Cost of the temporary tent camp
a boundary road from the south- was $7,552,000.
west corner of the camp, east to A breakdown of all contracts-
the east boundary, north to the lump-sum, purchase and hire, and
north boundary and west to near cost plus fixed fee—follows:
George W. Gray, Lubbock. 2 barracks $ 14,830.00
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, 124 dayrooms 203,333.00
George W. Gray, Lubbock, tent theater 10,668.00
Rose Construction Co., Abilene, motor repair shops
grease racks, oil house and concrete wash rack 61,000.00
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, 9 chapels 132,122.00
Abilene Construction Co., incinerator 23,540.00
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth, conversion of Camp
992,000.00
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, anti-tank facilities 98,888.00
20,000.00
Rose Construction Co., Abilene, bakery
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth, post exchange and store-
house, open and closed sheds for vehicle hiring 39,012.00
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth, field house 74,623.00
Rose Construction Co., Abilene, clothing and
equipment repair shop 25,900.00
93,892.18
parking surfaces
General Construction Co. & Collins, Fort Worth,
essential roads (7.2 miles) 91,949.23
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, additional
hospital facilities 227,407.00
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, 3 theaters 170,000.00
Purchase and hire by CQM 370,035.00
A. J. Rife Construction Co.. Dallas, medical
replacement center 3 .182,850.00
Total # ,889,253.41

area Sunday, (45th Division Photo Section.)
Wages Fixed
For Work af
Wage «cales that will be in ef-
fect during construction of the
medical replacement center range i
from 40 cents per hour for common t
or unskilled labor to $1.62% for!
various foremen.
40-HOUR WEEK
All work is to be on t 40-hour ¡
week basis with little or no work
013 Saturdays and Sundays. All!
work m excess of eight hours per I
day will be paid at time and one
half. This rate also will apply for
all work on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays.
Stone mason, steam fitter, plumb-
er, sheet metal worker, electrical
workers, bricklayer, asbestos work-
er and structural steel worker fore-
men will receive the top pay of
$1.62 V2 per hour~$65 for five,
eight-hour days.
Pay of $1.50 per hour has been
set up for bricklayers, asbestos
workers, electricians, plasterers,
plumbers, sheet metal workers!
stone masons, steam fitters and
lathers.
the blvouac
?™7' *
Wage scale of $1.37% per hour
will be paid for the following skill-
ed crafts: elevator constructor;
structural and ornamental iron
workers; cranes, derricks and drag-
lines; hoisters; mixers, pile drivers;
shovel operators; carry-all oper-
ators; trenching machine operators;
terrazo and tile setters, reinforcing
steel foreman.
In the $1.25 per hour bracket will
be: boiler makers, carpenter fore-
men; cement finishers, reinforcing
iron workers; air compressors:
blade graders; bull dozer operators;
finishing machine operators; one
drum hoist operator; motor grad-
ers, rollers, scrapers, tractor, shop
mechanics (master) and painter
foremen.
$1.12 FOR CARPENTERS
Carpenters, glaziers, painters, soft
floor layers and roofing foremen
will receive $1.12% an hour, and
mortar mixers and roofers helpers
will get $.65 an hour.
In the $.60 an hour bracket will
be: second year apprentice elec-
tricians, concrete and clap pipe
layers, terrazo and tile setters help-
ers, and labor foremen.
'Drivers of trucks of over one and
one half tons will get $.55 an hour,
with all ot.ber truck drivers get-
ting $.45 an hour. At $.50 an hour
will be air tool operators, mason
tenders and well drillers helpers.
All other laborers will get $.401
per hour—$16 for a five-day week.
Wednesday Morning, August 20. 1941-
Tuesday Morning, August 19J_U>U
WITH THE THIRD ARMY IN
LOUISIANA, Aug. 19—;/P)—Vic-
torious "Blue" forces including the
45th division, punctured enemy
lines over a. 35-mile battle front
and appeared well on their way to
"winning the war" when Lieut.
Gen. Walter Krueger, commanding
the Third army war maneuvers,
called off the initial problem late ¡
today.
An entire cavalry division was
enveloped by a combined tank-
infantry counter-attack staged by
the Eighth corps "Blue" army com-
manded by Maj. Gen. G. V. Strong
from Camp Bowie, Tex. This was
in the spectacular eastern flank- ¡
ing battle which developed after
the "Blue" Second armored divis-
ion gained an early advantage with
an 84-mile power spearhead.
One free-raiding tank party
came within a few miles of Fourth
corps command headquarters where
the "Red" commander, Maj. Gen.
Edmund L. Daley, directed opera-
tions supposing an invasion of the
Gulf coast defended from the
north by the "Blues."
CRITIQUE THURSDAY
Tonight opposing armies laid
down arms and exchanged hun-
dreds of captive prisoners and set
to work on notes for Thursday
morning's critique at which oper-
ations in the execution of the
three-day problem will be discuss-
ed and mistakes pointed out. Real-
istic free maneuvering, with com-
manders given free rein, will re-
sume with new problems Sunday.
Speed and the shattering force
of the "Blue" Second armored di-
vision served to reemphasize the
telling effect of powerful tanks
which, after stalling the "Rea" in-
itial invasion from the coast, help-
ed in the ultimate east flanking
of the "Red" army.
With Maj. Gen. W. S. Key's 45th
division helped by Second armor-
ed division tanks, the "Red" First
cavalry division from Fort Bliss.
Tex 'penetrated too far beyond
the front lines without sufficient
allied "Red" support and found
itself encircled as the battle ended.
THREE DIE OF INJURIES
Three more soldiers died in ac-
cidents, bringing the total of the
current games to six.
■ Casualties toaay were Pvt. Her-
bert E. Roberts. Battery B, ¿6th
Anti-Tank battalion of Granbuvy.
Tex who died at Barksdale field
hospital from injuries suffered
near Mansfield last Saturday; Pvt
Leon Sisson. 32, Columbus, O., kill-
ed in a motorcycle accident near
Deridder, and Sgt. Frank Haiighn.
26, Leipsic, O., killed when a truck
overturned near Basile, La.
Limit Made
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-f»T
The army's top draft age was of-
for induction up until the follow-
ing July 1 when they, too, will re-
Xny lowered to 28 today anda ceive automatic mandatory defer-
the same time the way was cleai ment.
ed for an order extending the serv The second, sources of prolonged
ice periods of che army's rank and controversy in congress and ap-
file by 18 months. proved by only one vote m the
With swift strokes of his pen house gives Roosevelt authonty
President Roosevelt signed tata to keep selectees, national guards.
law two measures revising the diatt men Lervist, and enlisted men
ad and arreeting the lives of mil- in service for as much as 18
ll0 months beyond the period foi
ine°SnTggSed mandatory which they were inducted. It was
comment from the drjttj to.men believed an executive order extend
ast
Who were 28 years °W l . J™*1' ing the service of these men with
Registrants whose 28th buthdy some possible exceptions, would be
fate after that da^e will be liable issued by Roosevelt soon.
PERMIT EXPANSION
The service extension measure
3? Soldiers of also will permit a swift expansion
of" thearmy should the danger o
war become more imminent oi ac
fi£ hoSlities involve this country
t eliminated the previous Inn o
45th Discharged 900,000 on the number of üainees
who may be in serviec at any one
U
Honorable discharges have been Officials estimated that approx-
gi^^ofthe45thdi^ion^| imately 8.000.000 men received as-
past week, according to Camp surance of deferment fiom the
draft (unless the United Stat s
Berkeley headquarters. .
Fourteen of these were dischaigea aits into war, when, presumably
to perm't reenlistment in the army fhe draft age would be greased
bv the president's approval of the
ai
XPwere: Pvt. Icl. Marion C. bib deferring 28-year old regís
Huckaby Headquarters company,
S division; Pvt. Icl Max^L.J^ ¡'Irf addition, there are about 130,-
nett, medical detachment 120th 000 men already in the army, who
quartermaster regiment; Pvt. George were 23 before they were taducteü,
Tor whom the legislation offas a
prospect of possible ear y leturn to
SquaíS ' detachment, second private life. The MM» «gj
battalion, 157th infantry. Pvt Re izes the secretary of war Jo "lease
E. Rush, Comply G. lo8th iman mich men from active duty ah
try Pvt. James S. Edwards Com- soon soo a? practicable" if this wi 1 not
as y1^ its training,
pany D, 179th infantrv. Pet. Icl. disrupt the army or»
gj* M. Woodriche 1791* mían- rpi, rTeo eor°e C. Marshall, tne annv
Gen. ^ V»e Y assured congress
try band; Sgt. Rooeri i».
headquarters battery, second bat-
.
$g¿i-^wSUt wo»m
talion, 158th field artillery Corp 'end such men home as eaily as
j0e J. McLeod, medical detach Kble and said the army already
ment. 120th quartermaster regiment. L«c vpipasino about 2,000 naia
Set Lee S. Kercheval, Comoany C,
f|9th infantry, Pvt. Iclh Clyde A.
Johnson. Battery D 189th field ai-
tillerv Pvt. icl. Willis M. Phelps
Ba tery D. 189th field artillery Pvt.
Johnnie W. Hankins, Company K,
157th infantry, and Pvt Harold V.
Bovd. Company K, 157th infantry,
¿eceiving discharges but not ie- must have been prior to las,
enhsting were: Pvt- Chañes H. July 1.
Dickey, Battery D, 158th field ar-
Snery Pvt. Hubert M. Schmale
Company F, 158th infantry, Sgt
Ceryl R Dobbs. 45th division sig-
naf company, Pvt. NormanJR. Long.
Battery A, 189th field artillery, Pvt.
J
Patrick J. Charlebois, Company G,
158th infantry. Pvt. Woodrow W.
Barton. Company H, 180th infantry;
Pvt. Newt Sellers, headquarters
special troops; Pvt. Leslie L. Clark, |
Companv I, 180th infantry. Pvt.
Durwcod B. Miller, Comoany A.
157th infantry; Pvt. Clyde D. Hanks,
Company E, 158th infantry; Pvt.
1^1 Leo A. McNerny, Battery B,
160th field artillery; Pvt. James E.
Oaklev, Battery E. 189th field ar-
tillery; Pvt. James Y. Boehm, head-
quarters 45th division anti-tank
battalion; Pvt. Lawrence M. Surge,
Valdez, Company D, 157th infantry;
Corp. James F. Doyle, Service com-
pany, 158th' infantry; Pvt. William
Hines, Company A, 158th infantry;
Pvt. Jack Cooper. 158th infantry
anti-tank company; Pvt. Id. Ed-
ward M. Bell, Company G, 158th
infantry; Pvt. Elmer A. Russell,
Service company, 180th infantry.
Pvt, Johnny Martinez, Company F,
120th engineers; Pvt. Icl. Arthur O.
Alvarez, and Sgt. Harold L. Rives
Jr.. both of H & S. Company, 120th
engineers.
 ABILENE, TEXAS. SATURDAY MORNING^ SEPTEMBER 13, 1941
Soldiers Due
Here Sunday
For Release
Preparations for the release of
about 3,500 soldiers, members of
the 45th infantry division whose
one-year enlistments expire next
Tuesday, anniversary of their in-
duction into federal service, is un-
der way at Camp Barkeley.
To be returned here from Louis-
iana, on the eve of the nation's
greatest peacetime war games, the
men will arrive by special trains,
with the first expected "some-
time Sunday." Others are expect-
ed Monday.
Unofficially, with movement or-
ders still to be confirmed, the 3,-
500 men are expected to arrive at
View, on the Santa Fe, aboard
five special trains, each to carry
approximately 700 soldiers.
LIST NOT AVAILABLE
Col. Fay W. Brabson, Camp
Barkeley commander, said Friday
afternoon that personnel lists of
the men to be released are not
available here at the camp, as such
records accompanied the division
to the maneuvers.
The war department has ruled
that men who enlisted in national
guard units must be released at
the end of their volunteer enlist-
ment periods, at their home sta-
tion.
Division commanders are there-
fore complying with the ruling in
sending these troops back to Bar-
keley for their relt ise.
The men affected volunteered
for one year, under a ruling that
permitted such enlistments to
build the enlisted strength of the
45th just prior to its induction
into federal service.
As is well known, the 4oth Na-
tional Guard division was compos-
ed, before selectees swelled it to
war personnel strength, of guards-
men from Oklahoma, Colorado,
New Mexico and Arizona, and most
of the men whose terms of ser-
vice expire next week come from
those states.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1941—T
TRAINING CENTER'S C. 0.
OPENS OFFICEATCAMP
Col. Roy C Heflebower. 'com-
manding officer of the medical re-
placement training center being
built at Camp Barkeley, has open-
ed a temporary office at the sta-
tion hospital.
Although arrival of the first en-
listed personnel to be stationed at
the center is not expected before
Nov. 15, colonel Heflebower will be
on duty at the camp from now on.
Colonel Heflebower announced
yesterday that seven key officers
for the training center have been
named and will be ordered to re-
port in the near future.
They include Lieut. Col.
George E. Lindow, executive
, officer; Capt. Floyd L. Werge-
íVind, plans and training offi-
cer; Capt. Guy W. Harlow,
medical supply officer; and
feu; battalion commanders—
Lieut. Col. Lincoln F. Putnam,
Lieut, Col. George W. Reyer,
Lieut. jCol. Wilbur G. Jenkins
and Lie^it. Col. Levy S. John-
son. TheyN will come here from
Camp fii.-Mt in- Illinois and
Camp Lee in Virginia.
Upon completion the training
center will have facilities for 160
officers and 4,000 enlisted men.
TRAIN 13 WEEKS HERE
Selective service men to be sent COLONEL HEFLEBOWER
here will be given 13 weeks of basic
training before being assigned months in Hawaii.
elsewhere for regular duty. Upon Commander of the replacement
completion of each such training center is a veteran of 32 years
period new troops will be brought army service and has been on duty
to the center for similar training. in the Philippines, Mexico and
Colonel Heflebower came to France—with Pershing in Mexico
Barkeley last week from Baltimore, and with the A. E. F. in Fiance.
Md., where he was III corps area Colonel and Mrs. Heflebower are
surgeon. Prior to that he was on establishing their home at 1934
duty at Schofield Barracks for 18 Sayles boulevard.
 Tuesday Morning, September 16. 1941

RETURNING SOLDIERS SAY

45TH DUE FOR LONG TRIP
According to enlisted men re- The division is to be built to its
turning to Camp Barkeley from new authorized strength of about
Louisiana wai games, the 45th di- 21,500 men. Also, loss of more than
vision has been designated for ex- 3,000 one-year men soon to be dis-
peditionary duty in the nation's ex- charged must be replaced. This
panding defense program. neans that the division will get
Latest rumors are that the 45th 7,000 or more new men from va-
will be sent to some Caribbean area, rious replacement centers where
probably Puerto Rico. Or maybe they have completed four months
Iceland in the North Atlantic. of basic training.
Rumors at Camp Barkeley before While in Oklahoma City General
return of the 3,242 men from Lou- Key was quoted as saying, "the fu-
isiana were to the effect that Maj. ture of the division after the pres-
Gen. William S. Key, the 45th com- ent maneuvers is uncertain. But
mander, has been given sealed or- the division will be ready for any
ders that will send his division to task given it."
some western hemisphere station He added that after the return
upon conclusion of the Louisiana of his command to Camp Barkeley,
war games. "We will await orders from the War
General Key, in Oklahoma City department.
the past weekend, refused to make It is believed —at the 45th is one
any comment on reports that his of two National Guard divisions
command would be used as an ex- designated for expeditionary duty.
peditionary force. As one bf the first four called to
The general said the first thing service last Sept. 16, the 45th is
his division will do after the Lou- well advanced in its training pro-
isiana war games will be to return gram and but for the loss of 3,000
to Camp Barkeley. He expects the one-year men would be in peak
division to remain at Barkeley at, condition.
least 30 days while winter clothing One thing seems certain — the
and new equipment are issued the 45th will return to Camp Barkeley.
soldiers. Probably between Oct. 3 and 10.

ENLISTEES HOMEWARD BOUND AFTER YEAR'S SERVICE—Enlisted men in Compa-

nies K and L, 158th Infantry (Arizona), 45th division, are shown here aboard one of the
five special trains which brought more than 3,000 soldiers to Camp Barkeley Sunday and
Monday to receive discharges. They entrained at DeRidder, La. (NEA Telephoto). ¡
 vVednesdaj' Morning, September 17, 1941

Second Army Continues Advance—

MANEUVERS' FIRST MAJOR CLASH AWAITED
By The Associated Press
Troops of the highly-mechanized
invading Second army continued
advancing and consolidating posi-
tions yesterday as it became evident
the first major clash of the Louisi-
ana maneuvers might come within
24 hours.
The sleepless 150,000 soldiers of
the invading "Reds" were pushed
southward and westward from the
Red river toward the Sabine by
Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear as scattered
skirmishes hearalded the approach
of a clash with the numerically su-
perior 'Blue" forces of the Third
army.
A tank-loaded column of the
powerful Second armored division,
driving southward between the Tex-
as border and the Kisatchie na-
of the east advancing on the south
tional forest, was checke-_3y mass-
ed anti-tank battalions of the side of the Red River from Alex-
Third army shortly before arrival andria. The Second army was ad-
of Gen. George C. Marshall, chief vancing on Leesville on a front be-
of staff, for observations. tween Alexandria and Coushatta
After apparently pulling out of on the Red river about 65 miles
northwest of Alexandria.
a perilous position, the 'Blues" were
Second army commanders be-
faced with a greater threat when
lieved Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger
another armored division could not
be located. They beat the armored would play a waiting game, per-
forces to Hornbeck, key to the hard- mitting the Second army to strike
road network leading first and hoping to hurl it back
directly
through the Third army area, but with his superior forces.
failure to locate the other division 'Red*' officers said Kreuger's
worried the staff of the 330,000-. tactics of keeping his forces com-
tnan Third army. pact and avoiding a big front which
they might pierce or outflank, had
The Third army's other divisions
Í pushed on, the First cavalry ad- them puzzled. Heavy weather held
| vancing toward Shreveport against effectiveness of aerial observation
I scattered opposition and chvisioiM to a minimum.

Wednesday Morning, September 24, 1941

Although they have no of-

ficial business to transact here,
was the first trip to Texas, and

Solons Visit
members of the delegation ex-
pressed themselves as being
highly pleased with both the
city and Camp Barkeley. Boy-
kin stated at the dinner last
Boykin pointed out the cotton and
feed crops and asked them to "just
look at that land!"
PRAISE RUSSELL
Congressman Russell was charac-

io Look Over
night that he was sure every
member of the group' would,
if the question arose, vote to
make Barloeley a permanent
camp.
terized by the group as " a fine man,
a man who started making friends
on hjs first day in congress, and a
conscientious, hard working mem-
ber."

Camp, Town He had said earlier in the day

Ten United States congressmen,
probably the largest number ever to
visit Abilene at one time, arrived
here yesterday. Conducted by a
colonel of the army's general staff,
they were taken on a tour of Camp
Barkeley by officials of the city,
chamber of commerce, and Camp
Barkeley command late in the af-
ternoon, and were guests of the
city and chamber of commerce at
a dinner at the Hilton hotel last
night.
The group was a sub-committee
of the congressional public build-
ings and grounds committee. Cong.
Frank W. Boykin (D-Ala), was
chairman of the group, a part of
the larger committee under the
chairmanship of Cong. Fritz Lan-
ham of Texas.
Mission of the group, as phrased
by Congresman Boykin, is "to see
what has been done with the
$150,000,000 spent for defense hous-
ing before we grant the $300,000,-
000 additional now being asked."
Abilene was their only Texas stop.
Early this morning they were to
leave by army transport plane for
San Diego, Calif., for the first of
a series of hearings and investi-
gations.
that location of defense housing
projects was nob within the jur-
isdiction of his sub-committee, but
that the members might "have
several things to say about where
such projects should not be put."
Salient points of Camp Barkeley
were pointed out to the visitors b*y
Col. Fay W. Brabson, camp com-
mander; Lieut. Col. C. F. O'Keefe,
camp executive officer; Lieut. Col.
Charles McK. Kemp, assistant camp
executive officer; and Maj. John W.
Copeland, constructing quarter-
msstcr
SHOWN HUTMENT TENT •
Among the newer features shown
the congressmen was a recently
erected hutment tent, example of a
project which has been proposed for
the entire camp. Col. Kemp said
that the cost of converting one of
the canvas tents now in use to a
hutment (with plyboard sides and
top rather than canvas) was $70
to $80, and that the life of such a
tent would be several times the life
of the canvas.
Lieut. Col. George S. Eyster, war
department staff officer in charge,
commented that the hutmen1, was
the same type of construction being
used fcr American troops in Ice-
land.
For several of the members, it
See VISITORS, Pg. 12, Col. Z
They also had praise for Cong.
Fritz Lanham, and particularly for
Sen. Tom Connally. who according
to Boykin is "one of the finest men
who ever served in that body."
MORE
Members of the welcome group",
besides the Camp Barkeley officers,
were: Mayor W. W. Hair and
Commissioner W. E. Beasley, cham-
ber of commerce president Ed S.
Stewart. W. P. Wright, chairman of
the chamber's military affairs com-
mittee; C. W. Gill, Henry James,
and Malcolm M. Meek, trustees for
the fund that was raised to pur-
chase the Barkeley campsite; Har-
old D. Austin, Bob Wagstaff, E. T.
Brooks, and Merle Gruver, cham-
ber manager.
Visitors were Congressmen Boy-
kin, C. W. Bishop of 111., John S.
Gibson of Georgia, F. Edward
Hebert of Louisiana, Pehr C. Hol-
mes of Michigan, J. Harry Mc-
Gregor of Ohio, Carter Manasco of
Alabama, Earl Wilson of Indiana,
and James A. Wright of Pennsyl-
vania. Holmes. McGregor, Bishop,
and Wilson are republicans.
 Tuesday Morning, September 23, 1941

10,000 Men Planned War Department Order

Information concerning the pro

nlargemenf posed expansion was contained in

a War department order to the
quartermaster general in which the
latter was directed to draw up
necessary plans and specifications,

Would Make cost estimates and other data pre-

paratory ¿to awarding of contracts.
According to the War depart-
ment order, the Barkeley expan-
sion will become necessary in the

35,000 Total
event that the augmentation plan
of the War department for 1941
or 1942 is put into effect.
Acquisition of additional land for
If present plans of the war de- the proposed construction is not
partment are carried out, Camp contemplated. Trustees for citizens
Barkeley will be expanded to pro- of Abilene recently purchased 200
vide facilities for an additional acres for the camp site, but only
10,000 men, according to official part of this is included in the
communications received at the present medical replacement cen-
;amp Monday. Of the 10,000 new ter area. Of the approximately
troops 1,000 would be negroes. 2,400 acres in the camp proper. 800
Planned expansion would be to to 1,000 have not been used in
he medical replacement training the present $14,000,000 building
;enter now being built by the A. program.
J. Rife Construction company. Dal-
as. To cost an estimated $3,182,-
?50, the present construction will
srovide housing and other essen-
tial facilities for 4,000 men and
'60 officers.
P*oposed enlargement of the
:antonment would provide housing
or approximately 35,000 soldiers
n all. The original tent camp
las facilities for 20,000, the medi-
al replacement center will care
or another 4,000 and necessary
lousing was completed recently for
our anti-tank companies with total
nlistment of about 500.
5th INCREASE AUTHORIZED
The War department has auth-
.rized an increase in strength of
he 45th division to about 21,500
iut there has been no announce-
oent at Barkeley of plans to pro-
ide quarters for the 3,000 to 3,-
00 increase.
Although details of the proposed
xpansion of the medical replace-
aent center to 14,000 men are not i
vailable at Barkeley, the engi-
eering staff of the constructing
uartermaster's office has begun
reparation of plans and specifi-
ations, also cost estimates, for the
nticipated building program.
It is believed, according to of-
tcers at Barkeley, that facilities
ecessary for the additional 10,-
00 troops will be built east and
ortheast of the station hospital
rea.
 ABILENE, TEXAS,FRIDAY' MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1941
Welcome Plann
For 45th Division
Abilene planned last night its
homecoming welcome for the 45th
division.
A downtown'ceremony, in front of
the federal building, will officially
welcome Maj. Gen. William S. Key,
division commander, and the di-
vision personnel, on its return from
two months of war games in Louis-
iana.
Welcome will be as cordial, though
program may perhaps not be as
elaborate, as when the division was
first welcomed to Abilene, on its
transfer from Fort ,Sill, on Feb. 28.
Welcome delegation, headed
by Ed Stewart, chamber of com-
merce president, and Mayor Will
W. Hair, will meet the southern
echelon of General Key's com-
mand, at 11:30 Saturday morn-
ing, at the airport.
With state highway patrol escort,
General Key and one serial will be
escorted downtown for the official
welcome. Stewart and Mayor Hair
will speak, and General Key will re-
spond.
BANDS TO PLAY
Local bands, yet to be named,
will play along the route of both
north and south columns through
the city.
Other welcome plans for the
45th will include a street dance,
tentatively set for next Friday
night, with location and orches-
tra arrangements still to be
complted.
The Junior chamber of commerce
board of directors meeting Thurs-
day, approved plans to sponsor this
event, and advised Morgan Jones
Jr., chairman of the Abilene defense
recreation coordinating council, of
their decision.
The Jaycees will call on other or-
ganizations for help as needed in
various phases of staging this event,
the board members told Jones.
SPECIAL EVENTS NIGHTLY
The coordinating council was told,
too, that special events are plan-
ned for each night next week at
the Army recreation club, with
games, contests and dances.
Plans are in the making for an all
church welcome, or Soldier Day,
tentatively set for Sunday, Oct. 12,
chairman Jones said.
Meantime, at Camp Barkeley,
everything was being put in readi-
ness for the 45th's return.
With the $6,000,000 building and
improvement program of the past
two months, members of the divis-
ion will scarcely know the post.
Grounds are being policed, head-
quarters buildings made ready, mess
halls opened, and utilities turned
on. Icing of refrigerators in the 142
mess halls at the camp will begin
this afternoon, and be concluded
by noon Saturday.
And Saturday night, after weeks
in the field, the 14,000 to 15,000
men in the 45 th will sleep in their
own bunks.
45th Captures
Top Maneuvers
DALLAS, Oct. 2—</P)—The 45 th
division, bound for Camp Barkeley,
captured so many red army pris-
oners during the big maneuvers
in Louisiana that it had to call on
the enemy to help feed their cap-
tives.
Capt. Tom Johnson, division mor-
ale officer, thus boasted here to-
day while arranging for one col-
umn of the division to pass through
Dallas tomorrow.
The 45th consists chiefly of men!
from Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado,
and New Mexico.
Captain Johnson said, "we gained
more ground, took more prisoners
than any other division in the
maneuvers.
"Sometimes we had so many
prisoners we had to send over to
the red army for kitchens in order
to feed them."
It captured about half its own
strength in prisoners, some 8,000,
and in one 24-hour period advanced
about 80 miles through enemy ter-
ritory.
The 45th's southern column,
about 7,000 men traveling in a 40-
mile-long truck convoy of 800 ve-
hicles, will move westward from
Marshall and pass through Dallas,
Grapevine and Fort Worth to
Weatherford, where it will make
night camp.
A northern column also will
leave Marshall tomorrow morning,
going by way of Mount Pleasant,
Sulphur Springs. Greenville, Mc-
Kinney and Dentón to Decatur for
a night stop.
1HUNDRBRD DIVISION' TO
RE1URN TO BARKELEY TODAY Gen Key will" be officially greet-
ed at the Pershing drive entrance to
Camp Barkeley by Col. Fay W.

First Convoy Brabson, camp commfnde":Qt C°n"

forming with army policy that post
commanders welcome iteráis in
command of units to be^stationed
atacamp.Lieut.Col.C.F.OKeefe

Due at 10:58
After exactly two months of war
camp executive officer, and Lieut.!
Col. C. McK. Kemp, assistant ex-
ecutive officer, will be with Col.
Brabson. «
games afield, the 45th division will
return to familiar surroundings at
Camp Barkeley today.
In two columns, each with about
7.000 officers and men, Maj. Gen.
William S. Key's command will
start rolling into Abilene about
noon, enroute to the post.
After overnight bivouac stops at
Weatherford and at Decatur, the
echelons will move early this morn-
ing for the final leg of the trips
from the maneuver area, near
Mansfield, La., where the division
spent August and September.
Whistles and sirens will sig-
nal arrival of first units here,
with chamber of commerce and
civic organisations extending
an official city wide "welcome
home" at downtown cere-
monies.
Gen. Key will be met by Mayor
Will W. Hair, chamber of com-
merce president Ed S. Stewart, and
local reception committees, at mu-
nicipal airport.
With a highway patrol and po-
lice escort, and with the first
serial of the south echelon, Gen.
Key will be escorted to the review-
First convoy column of 45th
division troops to arrive in
Abilene today will enter the
city at 10:58 a. m. from Band.
First troops of the north
column, moving from Albany,
will arrive in north Abilene at
11:52 a. m. Last of the north
column is scheduled to reach
Abilene at 2:59 p. m. _
ing stand at the federal building,
for welcome talks by Stewart and
Hair To these, he will respond.
The north column, arriving from
Decatur, will enter the city over U.
S highway 80-A, via Ambler, Grape,
South First, Sayles, and highway
158. to the camp. .
The south column, coming in oy
the airport, will come in on South
11th Oak, South 14th, Butternut,
South 21st, and the Abilene-Buf-
falo Gap highway on the route 158
detour. ,
Hardin - Simmons university s
Cowboy band wil play for the fed-
eral lawn welcome, and will toot
the north column into town at Am-
bler and Hickory. Band tc> w^01™;
the south column was still to oe
named last, nlerht

ARMY CLUB HERE OKEHED
WALNUT 10 BE SCENE OF
45THS WELCOME DANCE
A welcome home street dance for
the victorious 45th division will be
staged here Friday night to honor
the division, newly returned from
the war games in Louisiana, with
an outstanding performance record.
The Abilene junior chamber of
commerce is sponsoring the "V"
dance, and Clarence Solnick, Jay-
cees president, said Tuesday in an-
nouncing plans for the event that
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, division
commander, and city officials had
given their approval.
The T formation, of football
fame, will be used to provide the
setting for the dance, for which
an orchestra, yet to be named,
with public address system hook-
up, will play.
Walnut street from Third to Fifth,
" 'Project Will
Cost $97,800
and North Fourth, from Pine to
Walnut, will be roped off to form
the T. The band stand will be set
up at Fourth and Walnut.
A brief program will start things
off, and there will be special en-
tertainment at intermission time,
Solnick said. Hours will be 8 to
10:30.
Solnick issued an urgent special
invitation to Abilene girls, and to
girls in all of the surrounding
area, to attend, to welcome the
Camp Barkeley soldiers, and ta pro-
vide dancing partners for the men
of the 45th.
Event chairman is R. J. Hawk,
with Ewell Jones. Kotchie Brooks.
Ed Slaughter and Jimmie Roe as
vice chairman.
OCTOBER 7, 1941
Word of presidential approval for
a $97,800 defense recreation project,
to be built here at Second and
Beech as an army recreation club,
was received here Monday by offi-
cials and civic leaders.
The project will be built entirely
at federal expense, and the center
will be operated by designated
agencies to provide recreational fa-
cilities for Camp Barkeley soldiers.
Tom Connally and W. Lee O'Dan-
iel, Texas members of the United
States senate, telegraphed constitu-
ents here during the day that the
project had just been approved by
President Roosevelt.
The message from Senator Con-
nally read, "Federal Works agency
advises presidential approval of
Texas docket No. 41-294 for recrea-
tional facilities at Abilene, in
amount of $97,800."
Senator O'Daniel's message said
President Roosevelt has approved
public works defense project for
community recreation building type
B, in amount of $97,800."
Charles O. Lee, federal security
agency field recreation representa-
tive here, has just returned from
Washington, and brought word, too,
of probable approval at an early
date for a second project, to pur-
chase and remodel the present army
club, in the former Elks building.
This project, on the president's
desk now for approval, has been
revised in amount from $34,000 ap-
plied for, to $28,000 as approved,
Lee said.
It will provide funds for remodel-
ing, as well as for purchase price,
he said.
The site for the $97,800 building
will be the Judge Walsh property,
at the northeast corner of Second
and Beech, now under option at
$10,000.
Before presidential approval was
given to the $97,800 type B project,
application for a type A center to
cost almost three times the
amount, as submitted by local spon-
soring groups, was denied.
STAR SPANGLED BANIER...

—By Pv*. Bttl Mauldin, 48th Presi S«rttoau

TROOPS WELCOMED BACK 'HOME'

Furloughs fo
Begin At Once
By BRUCE FRANCIS
Fighting men of the 45th infantry
division, hardened and bronzed by
roughing it during two months par-
ticipation in the nation's greatest
peace-time war games, were back
at Camp Barkeley, their home
station, last night and mighty hap-
py about it.
Not worried in the least by what
the war gods may hold in store
for them, the 13,000 to 14,000 men
went merrily about the job of get-
ting located in the comfortable
quarters they vacated early in Aug-
ust.
WHAT NEXT?
They know not what their next
assignment will be, nor where. Per-
haps as members of an expedition-
ary force. Maybe remain at Barke-
ley for several months.
After official welcomes from rep-
resentatives of the city, first
troops of the division, headed by
Maj. Gen. William S. Key, com-
mander, rolled into camp about noon
Saturday.
At the persning
Pershing drive
aove entrance
eiiuaiict- -^ ,.^ ■
General Key was welcomed home by WH£N THE 45TH RETTJRNED to Camp Barkeley, Col. Fay Brabson, right, camp comman-
Col. Fav W. Brabson wno assumea ».,.,,. ~, ... *« . . *■ \M.¿ « ¿ i ¿i
his duties as camp commander /der, met Maj. Gen. William S. Key, division commander, a\ the mam entrance to make the
since departure of the division homecoming official. Here they are watching the convoy trucks, one of wb|:ih is seen in
Joining in the welcome to the re- the background, enter the cantonment area. (Reporter-News^hoto.) $
turning troops were Lieut. Col. C
F. O'Keefe. ramp executive officer.
and Lieut. Col. Charles McK. Kemp, The general found a new six-
assistant camp executive officer. room residence ready for his oc-
NO MISHAPS cupancy instead of the 16 by 16
First units of the south column pyramidal tent that served as his Sunday Morning, October 5, 1S41
of the two-day movement from Lou- j quarters before leaving for Louis-
isiana, commanded by Col. Charles iana.
A Holden, reached the outskirts of , Brigade and regimental com-
Abilene and pulled to a halt near 1 manders also found new residences
the airport shortly before 11 yester- | awaiting their occupancy, also new
day morning after an on-time and | ! and spacious administration build-
mishap-free trip from an overnight ¡ings for brigade and regimental
bivouac area near Weatherford. Last ¡ headquarters.
trucks of this 40-mile-long column Enlisted men found 132 dayrooms
rolled into camp about 3 p.m. available, one for each company and
North column of the troops, com- battery; large recreation buildings
manded by Brig. Gen. Raymond S. in each regimental area; nine chap-
McLain, was four to five hours late :els in as many regimental areas; a
because of flood waters west of service club and guest house.
Decatur that forced re-routing of Near camp and division head- I
the column. Scheduled to arrive» quarters is a large two-story of- i
about 1 p. m. on US. 80-A fron£ fleers club. In fact, the returning
Breckénridge, the column was sent .soldiers found a much better camp ¡
from Decatur to Fort Worth and than Uie one they left behind.
routed over U. S. 80 to Abilene
First units of the column reached
camp about 5:30 and last of the
road weary soldiers arrived three
and one half hours later.
PRAISED BY KEY
General Key had nothing
praise for his men, termed by him
but ARMY SQUADRON'S LEASE
as, "real soldiers." . .
"They did a mighty fine job m
Louisiana, winning commendations
from both corps and army com-
manders. The maneuvers were a
great success, officers and men alike
UNSETTLED AFTER TALKS
The question of whether the city gested further investigation into the
getting much valuable training. of Abilene should lease its munici- possibility of establishing the ba?e
"We're ready for our next a*-J pal airport to the war department on the east side of the airport in-
signment, regardless of what or j for 36 years and acquire additional stead of the west, Hair said.
where it may be," the 45th's com- ¡land adjacent to the airport for Welch asked the group to check
mander said. ¡construction ol a $200,000 canton- into the matter as soon as possible
General Key said his men had ment for the 154th observation and advise him at Caddoa. Mayor
earned a respite from the vigorous I squadron remained unsettled last Hair said, however, that he doubted
one-year training program that was ¡night despite a called session of j that the location could be used,
climaxed by the Louisiana war ¡the city commission yesterday aft- since the water line, an essential
games. I ernoon. [ factor, and other utilities are not
He announced that 50 per- W. D. Welch of the army engin- extended to that area.
cent of the division will be given eers' department at Caddoa, Colo., The commissioners also rejected
15-day furloughs, starling this left after the meeting for his home a proposal that City Attorney E. M.
week, and that others will get office, taking with him another re- Overshiner be authorized to start
theirs as soon as the first groups vised copy of the lease for approv- condemnation proceedings on the
return. Many, however, may wait al. 40 acres needed ror the observation
until Christmas to take advan- base adjoining the airport on the
tage of the liberal furlough po- In addition to sections of the lease
unacceptable to the city commis- west side.
sion, the army is also trying to Under the new state law regulat-
licy. ing condemnation proceedings,
Awaiting the division at camp .find location for sewage disposal
were some 600 replacements who ¡for the observation squadron, May- Hair explained, it would be neces-
arrived 10 days ago from Camp ¡or Will Hair said last night. sary for the city to post the pur-
Wolters. Mineral Wells, and Fort ¡DISCUSS NEW SITE chase price for the condemned land
Sill, Okla. The division had receiv- Another factor entered the d's- as soon as the condemnation peti-
ed about 300 replacements while cussion at the called meeting, when tion is filed.
in Louisiana. j Commissioner G. L. Jennings sug- Overshiner had previously offer-
Other replacements will be sent | ed the owners, John C. and Louis S.
to Barkeley from time to time until Wise $4,500 for tr*e tract, but the
Strength of the 45th is built up to j offer had been refused.
its authorized 21,500. Approximately
7,000 more will be needed.
The division recently lost 3,242
I one-year men who were returned to
¡Barkeley and given their honorable
' cü5Cüar&e5. Cither veterans oí Gen- \
eral Key's command also may be
discharged for various reasons-
men over 28 years of age last July
1; men with dependents and those
who have become physically dis-
abled.
Although no official announce-
ment has been made, it is known
that numbers of division officers
will be relieved from present as-
signments, perhaps retired, be-
cause of recent age limits placed
upon officers of all grades.
CAMP CHANGED
General Key and his command
"ound a vastly changed Camp Bark-
r;ey—a cantonment that now is a
.permanent instead of a temporary
! tent camp.
 OCTOBER 2, 1941 —'
45th Due
At Noon
Saturday
Maj. Gen. William S. Key and
the 14,000 officers and enlisted men
of his command—the 45th infantry
division—will return to Camp Bark-
eley at noon Saturday, Col. Fay W.
Brabson, camp commander, an-
nounced yesterday afternoon.
Now assembling at a bivouac area
eight miles from Marshall, the di-
vision will head west for Camp
Barkeley early Friday morning,
traveling in two columns.
Overnight stops will be made at
Decatur by the north column, and
at Weatherford by the south col-
umn, Colonel Brabson said.
Movement of the 45th to Lou-
isiana for war games began two
months ago this morning with the
first echelon, traveling in two col-
umns, departing for prepared biv-
ouac areas near Dallas and Mc-
Kinney. Second echelon followed
two days later.
THE PLACE IS CHANGED
General Key, his fellow officers
and members of the command will'
find a vastly changed Camp Barke-
ley upon their return.
Three new barracks type admin-
istration buildings are being readied
for occupancy by division head-
quarters. Yesterday, temporary
headquarters was set up with Lieut.
Col. Henry A. Bootz, member of
General Key's staff, in charge.
Awaiting General Key will be a
six-room residence a short distance
east of his headquarters. Brigade
and regimental commanders will
find new residences awaiting them
—these replacing the 16 by 16 pyra-
midal tents that heretofore served
as quarters.
Enlisted men will find 132 day-
rooms completed and ready for use.
In each regiment is a recreation
hall and serving the entire camp is
a service club for enlisted men. Also
to be ready by Saturday are nine
chapels, one in each regimental
area of the camp.
Brigades ana regiments also will
find new administration buildings j
replacing the 16 by 50 tents that
housed headquarters before the war
in Louisiana.
It will be a different and better
camp. How long the 45th will be
permitted to occupy it is yet to be
seen. Some say only briefly.
Sunday. Morning, October 19. 1941
Camp Job 40 _i Thursday Morning, October 23, 1941
General Guthner
Percent Done Hopes to Return
Construction of the $3,182,850
medical replacement training cen-
ter at Camp Barkeley is 40 percent
complete, according to the engi-
To Duty Here Soon
neering department of the con- Brig. Gen. William E. Guthner
structing quartermaster's office. expects to be back on active duty
Although handicapped by rain at Camp "Barkeley, in command of
during the week, much progress the 89th Infantry brigade, in six
was m*de. The contractor, A. J. weeks, he said yesterday at Denver,
Rife Construction company, Dallas, his home city.
General Guthner suffered a
is making a determined effort to
complete oí ^| jumental aiea of breakdown in health two months
the replacer/. ... center by Nov. 4,
date set for arrival of first troops.
This area was reported 55 per-
cent complete through Friday with
many of the building under, roof.
The regimental area was only 20
percent complete.
Other phases of the Rife con-
tract showed the following com-
pleting percentages; gas lines, 25;
electric lines, 65; water lines, 12;
sewer lines, 30; hospital area, 14
buildings. 55; roads, 50.
3,000 PLUS ON PAYROLL
More than 3,000 were on the
Rife payroll and additional skilled
and unskilled worxmen are being
added.
James T. Taylor, Fort Worth,
who had contracts totaling mré
than $1.100,000. reported all build-
ings finished except a $74,000 field
house. It was said to be 70 per- BRIG. GEN. W. E. GUTHNER
cent complete. Completed during
the week was the last of 25 build- ago. and has been a patient at Fitz-
ings in the station hospital area, simmons General hospital in Den-
also a cold storage plant. ver. He expects to return to his
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin, home after another two weeks in
now working on three projects at the army hospital, however.
the camp, reported 99 percent com- Brig. Gen. Raymond S. McLain,
pletion on nine chapels, 70 percent Oklahoma City, who formerly com-
on 19 buildings in the station hos- manded the 70th Field Artillery
pital area and five percent on three brigade, has been commanding the
war department theaters. infantry brigade since Aug. 1, and
Rose construction company, Abi- the artillery has been under com-
mand of Col. Charles A. Holden
lene, was 95 percent complete on
two contracts—a $20,000 bakery and
$25,900 clothing and equipment re-
pair shop.
Bell & Bradeu, Amarillo, report-
ed 85 percent completion of a $93,-
892.18 contract for additional as-
phalt parking areas at the camp.
Rain halted this work several days
during the week.
General Construction company,
Fort Worth, was 85 percent com-
plete on a $91.949.23 contract for
building 7.2 miles of asphalt roads.
Rain also handicapped all road
work during the week.
Building of 25.6 miles of asphalt
sidewalks on a purchase and hire
basis by the constructing quarter-
master was slowed by inclement
weather of the week. First Lieut.
P. E. Kunz, CQM officer in charge
of this work, report 3,400 feet of
walks completed through yester-
day. Approimately 400 men were
engaged in this work.
City Moves
To Get Land
For Air Base
The City of Abilene yesterday aft-
ernoon took its first step toward
enlargement and leasing the mu-
nicipal airport to the War depart-
ment for operation as a military
airport and reservation for the 154th
observation squadron of the air
corps.
It authorized City Attorney E. M.
Overshiner to start negotiations
with John C. and Louis S. Wise,
brothers, for purchase of 40 addi-
tional acres lying west of the pres-
ent airfield.
Continuing, however, are negotia-
tions between the municipality and
the War department which will de-
termine whether the latter gives
the "go-ahead" signal on construc-
tion of a projected $200,000 camp
for the air squadron.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Other principal developments yes-
terday in the negotiations which
began four months ago:
1. City commissioners deleted
two sections from a second lease
submitted by the department of
army engineers, Caddoa, Colo., as
containing provisions which the city
could not meet, due to its financial
condition.
2. Engineer W. D. Welch of the
Caddoa department and commis-
sioners reached a tentative agree-
ment on other sections of the pro-
posed lease. The engineer arrived
here Friday morning and will re-
main several days.
3. Welch announced that his de-
partment will begin advertising for
bids on the construction project to-
day, with advertising to continue
20 days.
NOT DEFINITE
Welch declared, however, that ad-
vertising for bids does not mean
that the War department has defi-
nitely decided to proceed with the
project.
Air corps officers at Washington,
D. C, first must decide if they will
delete from the proposed lease the
provisions rejected by city commis-
sioners. He added that he would
await instructions from Caddoa be-
fore preparing a third lease, with
possibility that Caddoa will take its
cue from the ar corps.
Commissioners voted to offer the
Wise brothers $4,500 to cover pur-
chase price and -.payment of dam-
ages on the 40-acre tract. After
being designated as negotiator,
Overshiner contacted the brothers
/and arranged a conference at 8:30
this morning.
The commission also planned to
meet this morning, at 10, to hear
Overshiner's report, and to reach
decision on one section of the air-
port lease which was not settled
yesterday.
REVISIONS MADE
Deleted from the revised lease
which Welch brought from Caddoa
was requirement that the city pro-
vide right-of-way for a railway
spur to the airfield.
A new provision was that the city
will provide and maintain in good
condition a two-lane all weather
highway from an existing all Saturday Morning, October 4. 1941
weather highway to edge oi the
premises. Welch informed commis-
sioners that U. S. highway 80,
which runs along the south edge
of the field, fulfils this provision.
Stricken out by city officials were
two sections, one requiring the city
to purchase an additional five acres
of land for use as a sewer farm, and
the other providing for establish-
ment of an air space safety zone,
removal of existing overhead ob-
structions, and marking and light-
ing of other hazards in> the safety
zone.
Mayor Will W. Hair estimated
it would cost more than $135,000
to comply with the latter sec-
tion, which has three separate
parts. He placed expense at
See AIRPORT, Pg. 10, Col. 8
$100,000 of removing six ,
and telephone lines on tot h
north and south sides of the
airport, which would be man-
datory under one part.
In addition, he estimated at $30,-
000 possible damages for which the
city may become liable under a
provision which would require the
city—if empowered by future sta-
tutes—to cause an air space safety
zone restriction to be places on all
property in the zone. The zone is
to extend on a 40 to 1 flight angle
U,500 feet in all directions from the
airport, and a distance of two miles
at vridth of 1,500 feet from ends of
all runaways.
While pointing out Texas at pres-
ent has no statute empowering the
city to pllace restrictions on the
zone, Welch acknowledged that' the
state legislature may enact one at
some future date.
Third part of the safety zone sec-
tion required 'the city to marke ob-
structions by painting and lights.
With removal of power and tele-
phone lines rejected, the city would
be forced to mark all lines under
this part. Commissioners struck out
the provision when Mayor Hair es-
timated cost at $6,500 plus.
ALTERNATE PLAN
Left undecided was an alternate
proposal on sewer facilities by
Welch, in which the army would
have permission to reserve a 12-acre
tract in the present airport for
sewage disposal. Welch, City En-
gineer Earnest Yeatts and L. E.
Derrbyberry, airport manager, are
to inspect premises today and re-
port back to the commission.
The existing 6-inch water line to
the airport was declared by Welch
to be adequate.
The lease provides for joint op-
eration by the war department and
the city of the present airport, and
the exclusive use of the 40 addition-
al acres as a military reservation.
The lease is to run 36 years with the
war department having right to
purchase the entire field at any
time during that period for a sum
agreed by leesee and lessor.
The war department will pay all
maintnance cost on eisting facilities
which both the army and city will
use.
 Wichita Falls, Texas, Thursday, February 13, TJ|1_
TOBE
EXPENDED ON
Wichita Falls is scheduled
to get $1,000,000 in govern-
ment-built homes in addition
to a $6,000,000 U. S. air corps
technical training school and
a $670,000 airport.
This was the message brought
by Sidney Kring, chamber of com-
merce manager, to a joint meeting
of the city council and chamber
of commerce directors Tuesday
noon. Kring arrived home from
Washington Tuesday morning.
"We have the school now—it
has gone beyond any possibility
of loss because of competition,"
Kring declared, explaining that it
lacks only the formality of the ad-
jutant general's signature.
Airport Improvements
The army air corps already has
instructed CAA and WPA to set
aside $150,000 for preliminary
work on airport improvements, he
announced.
The army has placed Kell field
on the priority list for national
defense improvement as a class 4
airport at a cost of about $670,000,
of which Wichita Falls will be ex-
pected to provide some $43,000.
It would be the only commercial
field in Texas with a class 4 rat-
ing, which is the highest. Longest
of the four paved runways would
be 6,200 feet long and 200 feet
wide.
Plans for the air ccrps school
already have been doubled. Plans
are being drawn for a school to
accommodate 5,280 men but an ap-
propriation is being asked for a
10,000-man school designed so that
it could be easily expanded to
take care of 20,000 men.
The army engineering corps
will have charge of construction
of school buildings and contracts
will be handled through the engi-
neering office at Denison, Kring
announced.
Early Approval
The adjutant general, who is
swamped with work, may give
final approval to the school within
the next two or three days, Kring
said. After that it is expected
work will be started soon on con-
struction of the school and airport
improvements.
The $150,000 ordered set aside
for airport improvements is be-
lieved to be for that portion of
the work that can be done before
June 30, end of the WPA and CAA
fiscal year.
Kring was informed that Wich-
ita Falls need not concern itself
as to how the cost of the airport
improvements would be divided
among the army, CAA and WPA.
Wichita Falls already has been
listed for 300 homes to be built
at a cost of approximately $1,000,-
■
000 for non-commissioned officers
and civilian instructors of the
school. As soon as the final school
order is signed a survey will be
ordered to determine where such
houses would be located.
Homes for Officers
These houses will be in the city
and not near the airport. Private
enterprise will be expected to
build whatever surplus residences
are needed to accommodate offi-
j cers' families. A bill now is pend-
ing to increase to 90 per cent of
1 the total cost the loan which may
! be obtained from the government
for construction of such national
defense homes.
If it is needed, public schools
may obtain national defense funds
for meeting expansion require-
ments resulting from the army
school, Kring has been informed.
It also has been suggested that
WPA projects be filed to provide
necessary additional recreation fa-
cilities here.
Wichita Falls Lands
Big Air Corps School
WICHITA FALLS, Jan. 31 _(£>)
—Contracts will be signed tomor-
row pledging the City of Wichita
Falls to provide facilities for the
establishment of an air corps tech-
nical school here Mayor W. E. Fitz-
gerald said tonight.
The contracts were drawn up to-
night following a full day of con-
ferences between members of a
war department inspections board,
city officials and business leaders.
Establishment of the school will be
subject to approval of the contracts
by the war department.
Mayor Fitzgerald said the army
proposed to install initially a per-
sonnel of 5,200 men. including 2,000
students, but provision is made for
expansion to handle 10,000.
The air corps now has one other
such school, that at Chanute field,
and another similar to the one pro-
posed here is contemplated, Col.
Brock said.
 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1941

MILLER SEES EARLY

I
Expressing great satisfaction at
prospects for early start of work
on the army air corps technical
school and Kell field airport im-
provements, City Manager J.
Bryan Miller arrived home from
Washington, shortly before noon
Friday and immediately went to
work on the problem of providing
office space for relief agencies now
housed in the old post office build-
ing.
Work of remodeling the old post
office into a modern police head-
quarters and jail cannot be started
until food stamp disbursing offices,
case workers quarters and other
relief agencies now in that build-
ing are given satisfactory space
elsewhere.
Conferences Called
Miller called conferences Friday
afternoon with officials of the
Wichita Falls Boys club, certain
relief agencies and other interest-
ed persons. Arrangements may
be worked out for transferring
these offices from the old post
office to a two-story building
owned by the city immediately
! north of the old police station.
"Layout of the army technical
school to be built here is for the
most modern such establishment
in the nation," Miller asserted. He
explained that the expanse of land
available for the school made this
possible and said that plans are
being drawn to include tentative
additional buildings in the event
it is decided to train 20,000 men
there.
Facts concerning this school and
other information obtained in
Washington were given aldermen
informally by Miller immediately
upon his return. Mayor W. E.
Fitzgerald was out of the city and
a special city council conference
is planned Saturday noon at which
time the city manager will make
a full detailed report.
Airport to Be Best
Before Miller left the national
capital the Wichita Falls airport
had been changed definitely from
class 3 to class 4 at request of
the air corps. Class 4 is the high-
est rating and calls for four paved
runways.
Miller explained that the air
technical school for Wichita Falls
had been approved but that formal
announcement would not be forth-j
coming until the project has fol-l
lowed all routine government
channels.
Mrs. Miller met her husband at
Denison, where he came from
Washington by train, and the two
drove back to Wichita Falls by
automobile, arriving here about 11¡
o'cloek Friday morning.
 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1941

Plans Speed Steed in a telephone conversa-

tion Saturday with City Manager
J. Bryan Miller indicated he would

Toward Start cS
attend Monday night's city coun-
cil session and then take the com-
pleted application forms back to
Fort Worth.
WPA has been asked to expedite

Projects Here
Fast moving developments Saturday indicated much
the ariport improvements in con-
junction with the army and CAA.
It is planned to reduce the cus-
progress will be made this week toward actual work stages
on various national defense and civic improvement projects.
Army engineers from Denison this week are expected
to build a temporary field office on site of the proposed
* U. S. army air corps technical
school.
WPA officials will arrive Mon-
day and Tuesday to get the water
plant started and to expedite filing
of final plans for a $670,000 air-
port improvement project.
City and chamber of commerce
officials already are preparing
tentative plans for a new highway
to Kell field, which might be sub-
mitted as a national defense pro-
gram unit to ease the terrific
burden which the school would
place on the present Burkbur-
nett road.
WPA Officials
Ralph Carroll, WPA construc-
tion engineer who has been in
charge of the Palo Pinto court-
house project, will arrive Monday
to have charge of the water plant
project here.
J. C. Douglas. WPA district op-
erations engineer, will arrive
Tuesday to help in the assignment
of personnel and the handling of
other problems attendant upon
starting water plant work.
Clearing of ground is scheduled
to start Monday with excavation
work to begin Tuesday or Wednes-
day. The city already has project
material on the site.
City officials explained thai
with the air corps school approved
the water plant project automatic-
ally became an integral part of
national defense, and therefore
would be expedited by WPA.
Airport Improvements
S. D. Steed, district WPA plan-
ning and examining engineer from
Fort Worth, will be here Monday
to help the city engineering staff
put finishing touches on prelimi-
nary final, application forms for
airport improvements. These call
for making a class 4, highest clas-
sification, airport *t Kell field
with four paved runways.
tomary time in handling such
matters through the mail by util-
izing a teletype machine from Fort
Worth to state WPA headquarters
in San Antonio and the army radio
from Fort Sam Houston to Wash-
ington.
Projected Highway.
Before the route of the present
Lincoln street underpass, now near
completion, was adopted for a new
Burkburnett highway entrance
into Wichita Falls, the state high-
way department planned to build
the road as a cutoff from the
Iowa Park highway, starting just
west of the Scott avenue overpass.
The route would have extendedi
north and northeast to intersect)
the present Burkburnett road near
Kell field.
City and chamber of commerce
officials now are studying plans
for this route with the idea in
mind of obtaining its possible ap-
proval as a second road from,
Wichita Falls to the air corps'
school. It is believed approval as
a part of the national defense pro-
gram might be obtained.
Supplies for Engineers
Wichita Falls office supply
houses have received an inquiry
from the war department con-
cerning the renting of necessary
supplies for army engineering of-
fices here for a period of from six
months to one year during con-
struction of air school buildings.
The inquiry, sent from army en-
gineering offices at Denison, an-
nounces it is to determine what
office, engineering and survey
equipment is available here,
Listed as items which the gov-
ernment would want to rent are
included the following: 53 waste-
baskets, 10 steel filing cabinets,
69 chairs, 50 cuspidors, 44 desks,
17 office tables, nine drafting ta-
bles, 13 typewriters, 16 adding and
calculating machines and 12 book-
case sections.
New Police Station
The city council Monday night
is expected to receive estimates
on cost of renovating a building
north of the old police station to
provide new quarters for relief
offices now in the old post office.
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OPERATION OF Engineers
Test Soil at
BE .1 Proposed
Wichita Falls became a
vital cog in the nation's de-
fense pro gram Wednesday I
School Site
night with the announcement
final approval had been given
a $6,000,000 air corps technical
training school adjoining Ken
field, the city's municipal airport.
City Manager J. Bryan Miller
stepped to a telephone in Wash-
ington, a few minutes after the
adjutant general had put his sig-
nature on the project and attempt-
ed to get Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald
to relay the momentous news. The
mayor was out of the city and Sid
Kring, chamber of commerce man-
ager, got the message.
The city manager left imme-
diately on his return trip to this
city and is expected in Friday.
Companion Projects
Definite information was lack-
ing Thursday on numerous im-
portant details, one of which was
the date work would be started
on the gigantic undertaking, and
also on companion projects to im- man, who can tell the ratio of sand and other
prove the airport with an expen- Information necessary for letting of construc- elements by feeling and tasting the soil; John
diture of $678,000 and to build 300 tion bids in the event that the army locates a Ooten, who is drilling down five feet for soil
defense housing units at a cost of technical training school in Wichita Falls is the samples, and Jack Colligan, soil engineer who at
about $1,000,000. objective of these men, part of a crew of seven, the moment the picture was made was jotting
Previous information indicated making an analysis of the soil on which the down notes on what the auger disclosed. It is a
work would require six months school buildings would be located. In tne pic- civilian crew working under army orders.
and that the school was to begin ture left to right, are William B. Freeman, fore-
operation Sept. 1. This would call
for speedy attention to pre-con-
struction routine and the start of
construction sometime next month.
A crew of seven civilian en-
I gineers from Denison, Texas, head-
ed by Jack Colligan and W. B.
Freeman. Wednesday began a
four day series of core tests at the
site of the school to determine
rock formations and gather ground
data needed in the preparation of
plans and specifications for the
numerous buildings which will
spring up in the area.
 Wichita
Friday, February 14, 1941
AIRPORT ROAD
PLANS AIRED
Delegation to Present
Charlie Project
Improvement of the Burkbur-
nett highway between Wichita
Falls and Kell field to meet traffic
needs during construction of the
$6,000,000 army air corps techni-
cal school were discussed Thurs-
day at a meeting of the chamber
of commerce highway committee.
Discussion by committee mem-
bers followed a joint meeting with
a delegation of six members of the
Graham Chamber of Commerce in
which "problems of mutual inter-
est" and highway improvement in
i Young county were gone over.
W. B. Hamilton, Chairman of the
highway committee, presided at
(the meeting where it was decided
to ask for an appointment with
the state highway commission on
Feb. 28, when a delegation from
Charlie and Wichita Falls, headed
by J. H. Allison, will ask for the
inclusion of the Charlie road in
the farm-to-market road improve-
ment program.
Discussion of improvement on
the Burkburnett highway followed
i a request made Wednesday night
Falls Record News
Kring, chamber manager; Hamil-
AIRPORT ROAD ton, L. L. Allbritton, vice chair-
man of the highway committee;
J. C. Self. Lee Cooper, H. W. Fill-
more, Tom Noble, Allison, C. H.
PLANS AIRED Parker and D. H. Bolin.
MILLER TO RETURN
HOME TODAY
Delegation to Present City Manager J. Bryan Miller is
Charlie Project . expected to return Friday from
(Continued From Page One) Washington, after carrying
through to a successful conclusion
by members of the Wichita Falls this city's efforts to obtain a $6,-
Traffic Safety council. 000,000 army air corps technical
Members of the council, headed training school.
by R. E. St. Clair, requested that Miller notified civic leaders
the highway be widened from Wednesday night that Wichita
Wichita Falls to the airport and Falls had received the final ap-
passed a resolution asking the city proval of the adjutant general -as
take immediate' steps to reduce site for the school.
traffic hazards at the Ohio avenue Actual construction of the post
underpass and bridge over the is expected t o start in the near
Wichita river. future, since army officials have
It was understood it will be sev- said, they expect to have it ready
eral months before the Lincoln for use by Sept. 1.
street underpass, rerouting traffic
into Wichita Falls by way of Scott
street, will be completed.
Graham Men Here
Graham representatives attend-
ing the meeting were headed by
E. ft. Marchman, president of the
Graham Chamber of Commerce.
Other members included Judge
Ramon Thompson, W. B. Foultz,
R. V. Tidwell, Henry Prideaux and
Glenn Burgess, manager.
Wichitans attending the meet-
ing included J. M. Isbell, district
highway engineer J. S. Bridwell,
president of the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce; Sidney
 FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941

Burbank, Calif., who has been

T loaned to the federal government,

is scheduled to be here about
March 15 to make a survey of!
such needs in Wichita Falls. This

L survey might result in Wichita

Falls obtaining funds from the
federal government for necessary
expansion, which would reduce the
amount of bonds required, Mayor
Fitzgerald explained.
Expanded to 10,000
A congressional appropriation The size of the school, originally
which already has passed the proposed for the training of ap-
house of representatives and is proximately 3,000 men every 22
awaiting action in the senate ap- weeks, has been expanded to a
peared Friday as the last step nec- minimum of 10,000 officers, civil-
essary before the war department ians and enlisted men with'facili-
formally notifies Wichita Falls of ties capable of being expanded to
its designation as the site of an double that number. Additional
army air corps mechanics school. money beyond the $5.000,000 re-
Maj. Gen. Emory S. Adams, quired when plans were for a
adjutant general of the United school with a personnel of 5 0001
States army, declared in a tele- is included in the appropriation ■
gram to Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald sought from congress.
Thursday, "When the bill has A million-dollar government
passed both houses of congress and housing project and a three-quar-
is signed by the president you ter million dollar airport improve-
Will be notified formally that your ment project giving this city ?.
city is approved as a site for a class 4-A airport, one of the finest
mechanics school." in the Southwest, are assured in
Awaits Senate Action conjunction with the mechanics
The text of the message also school.
read, "The war department has Surveying crews have been at
approved the site and location of work since the first of the week
an air corps technical school for at the airport and the site imme-
enlisted men at Wichita Falls, diately south which is to be the
Texas, and the appropriation act location of the school, and also on
containing funds to construct this the right-of-way of a spur railroad
school passed the house of repre- line to the post.
sentatives Feb. 28. This act is now
awaiting action in the senate."
Mayor Fitzgerald said the in-
formation was definite confirma-
tion of the report brought back
from Washington several weeks;
ago by City Manager J. Bryan
Miller.
"I am sure that congress will
.take action on the necessary ap-
propriation promptly since the ne-
cessity for the school is recog-
nized." the mayor stated.
Engineer Coming
Major Textor, district chief of
army engineers, telephoned Mayor
Fitzgerald Friday from Denison
stating he hoped to be here with-
in the next few days to confer
with the mayor concerning air
school plans. Major Textor said he
had hoped to be here sooner but
had been very busy, particularly
with work in connection with the
bomber assembly plant at Fort
Worth.
Plans for calling a city bond
election to provide funds neces-
sary for expanding utilities and
meeting other municipal require-
ments occasioned by national de-
fense probably will be held in
abeyance for several weeks, Mayor
Fitzgerald announced Friday.
H. I. Stiles, city manager of
 MARCH 20, 1941

VERNON, Texas, March 20.—

Only 14 dissenters found their way
to the polls Tuesday when the
city held an election on the is- j
suance of $50,000 in bonds with
which to purchase land and make
utilities available if Vernon is
awarded a flying cadet training!
school.
However, the 561 voters who
voiced their approval wouldn't
have had a hard time getting
there, since Jaycees put on a tele-
I phone and transportation cam-
! paign Tuesday afternoon endeav-
oring to strengthen the vote of
confidence, although the first few
hours of voting indicated a ma-
jority favoring the bond issue.
All the city is waiting for now
is the go ahead signal from the
war department for such a project
and the awarding of the contract
to a private firm. Army air corps
officials have already approved a
selection of land one mile west of
the municipal airport as a suitable
site for the school.
 March 23, 1941

With an additional 10 students
forthcoming, primary flight train-
ing classes of the civil aeronautics
authority at Wichita Falls munici-
pal airport hummed with activity
last week.
R. J. Reuss, former Oklahoma
highway patrolman, took over
Tony Ross' students in the new-
instructors course.
The primary students began
wearing new uniforms, white
overalls with blue lettering, and
striving for the prize posted by
Fulcher Armstrong, airport man-
ager. A set of goggles and helmet
await the student making the
highest grade on his final ground
instruction test. Primary students
in mid-week began flying new 65-
horsepower ships.
Ground instructor for the school
is Joe W. Wharton. Raymond
Willard Hayes shares flight in-
struction duties with Reuss.
Students are as follows: Doyl*
Alexander, Howell Lee Arring-
ton, William Robert Babbington,
Cyrus Baum, Paul Cowling, E. W<
Duncan Jr., Rhoda Hopson, Ralph'
Karr, Alfred Manz, Bill Stayton,
Bobby Burns, Weldon Leon Cher*
ry, Forest Hardin Harwell, Rich-
ard Hill, Livingston Hunt Hud-
speth, Robert Edward Jarrell,
Oral Jones Jr., J. T. Rundell Jr.,
Ernest Sanford and Beverly Nan
Witherspoon.

An Editorial £ Airport Project

Air School Brings In Washington
The application of Wichita '

Headaches, Too Falls for a $730,000 WPA and

CAA project for construction of
a class 4 airport at Kell field has
cleared the state WPA office at
City and civic leaders in their efforts to locate a huge San Antonio and been forwarded
military defense project in Wichita Falls realized that suc- to Washington, it was learned
cess would bring on a handful of problems, and that not here Saturday.
the least of them would be an acute housing situation. Selection of a site adjacent to
The problem of housing is no different in one respect Kell field for the army air corps
technical school is expected to ex-
from any of the other problems. It must be solved imme- pedite final approval of the air-
diately, for the war department has given final approval port project.
to the air corps technical training school — beyond the
shadow of doubt —and the citizenship can now expect the
government to show accelerated speed in getting the school
into operation.
Wichita Falls needs, and needs quickly, an abundance
of rooms, apartments and dwellings to take care of hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of construction workers who will begin
streaming into the city within the next few weeks. Whether
their presence is desirable or necessary will not alter the
picture, for they will be here. The vanguard will not be
long m coming.
By the time summer has had its fling, a housing prob-
lem of different complex will be upon us. Whereas the influx
of construction workers will create a temporary bedlam,
the army officers and civilians, together with new popula-
tion which accompanies new business in any city, are to be
with us for a long time, maybe permanently in one degree
or another. "Permanent" citizens are always desirous of
better housing than transient citizens, and this must be
taken into account in any solution of the problem
Time to 'Fix Up'
To aggravate the housing problem, however, is the un-
pleasant realization that utmost speed is required, that at
best the city can only hope for a close shave in getting the
job done. There is every reason to believe that once work
on the air school and its associated projects begins, private
building will suffer from higher material and labor costs,
if not an actual lack of available workers.
The season of the year fortunately has turned the
corner when home owners, landlords and real estate men
annually undertaking modernization, painting and cleaning
up of premises and additions. This type of work may well
be booming and should be, within the next few days as
more see a double incentive in fixing up thejx plac
^ -Aside from the standpoint of personaland^cWie- pridr
such owners will have an opportunity in many instances to
add a room, arrange an apartment, attend to needed repairs
or plan a complete modernization that would provide a new
rC r enU
Zt
rent nroL L^' in^income.
4T additional
property,
B case of
novation of existing
»ii Zhe-UígentJ¡!eed Ís goijlg to be furnished property of
all description The existing shortage will be only partially
TSIZM $la™ed as a national defense housing project,
bv «SÍf? °ft0 /mFT?5A
C mg the im
A P™vements can be expedited
oved len
off^l^T
ottering- money under similar terms.d°rs or private facilities
F Wf
IarJved5£SU-re lre !i6f Pl en the housin
2 Mortage will
m^t7fnrHTineg-th i e level
+
of
much-discussed rental pay-
Ca t0 6Xpect he situa
£ thP hfmJS \° \ } íhaS tionPaSt
thG will by
be affected
the laW
of fu^Zt¡t^r " * " '
Ills of High Rents
Uch tc ex ect of
1 moJrtvVr*»£¿°°?ant \ P Persons owning rent
FJr ÍVf • icipatmg such ownership that they do all
6 rent ls as 0W as thev can
pVmabV^Tho^i
Ita4 Jbose wf!? versed5 -m the J real estate business
*° so
Know what the eventual outcome of high rents is iroinir to
ThyeTflnTh° haS t0 Pay SUch rents
ea nerS Wh
has a readyTswer
city'Ir Jtl^ZT í ° are the backb°ne of the
7 Wl11 remam so air sch001
3ííi?/t« n ?to meet the higher
ability generally ' costs of livino-
or no.will
Their
h*
lessened, if anything, by the school's beTng hLe ?™We

sfded for thev will w 1?aVe a C0 Y ^ K W0Uld be one

nding ain in inc "
óf Leat imi??»«Í
ui great importance, too,
+ is the effect^ hio-h «nriome.
FJV° Qv

feuxvive nere atter the pressure is over if Wichita Falle Viae

her eyes biacked b unpatriotic profiteering wfchi?a
Falls has an urgent need of more housing facilities and tS
 I

air r™™? ^rhnnl Here to Cost at Least $12,000,000

rill V^OIUS
.JET
OCÍ1ÜÜ1 llCJl^
*. .i* newlv enlarged
L^
program
,,
the war
the
T
war department e„tZw that the bui.ding pro-
department show that
show that the
the bu.imngpi
building pro-
technical
techXal schools as well as civilian contract
,,a arp
contrae
By B. N. TIMMONS
IT-£. PO,W
Under the air corps' newly enlarged program schools are,_ -in the „_ulal. courseS
the rregular courses:: Airplane
Airplane ttie
me-
Times Correspondent gram for the school calls for the erection of 16 chanic, aircraft armorer, aircraft machinist, air-
to train 30,000 pilots annually, the Wichita Falls barracks for each 1,000 men, in addition to the ad-
WASHINGTON, April 3.—At least $12,000,- craft metal worker, aircraft welder, supply and
000 will be spent in constructing the new army school will be designed and operated to turn out ministration and recreation rooms and other nec- technical clerk, link trainer instructor, parachute
air corps technical training school in Wichita aircraft mechanics at the rate of 20,000 a year, as essary installations, including day rooms and rigger, photographer, radio operators and me-
Falls, it was learned today. will the school at Biloxi. Altogether, the war de- supply rooms. No mention was made as to class chanics, teletype and weather observer; and in
The war department announced that more partment said, 14,500 officers, enlisted men and rooms, training equipment, etc With a strength advanced courses, bombsight maintenance, car-
than $24,000,000" will be spent on construction of enlisted students will be stationed at the school. buretor maintenance, electrician, instrument
its two new technical schools, the one at Wichita Eight hundred students will be enrolled every 14 of 14,500, this would mean that the Wichita Falls maintenance, propeller maintenance, advanced
Falls and the one at Biloxi,
biloxi, Miss.
miss, The schools are
inebcuuui «c = of instruction. school will have 232 barracks. photography and weather forecasters.
Courses to be offered at this and the Biloxi _
to be almost identical so approximately half of á^^J^^Sn details revealed by
this total amount will be spent on each of them.
WICHITA FALLS' HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 33 YEARS

toichite Wichita Fall*. Texas. Thursday, April 3, 1941


LEADTÜ FIELD
Wichita Falls may have two
double highways to Sheppard
field, it was revealed following
a conference of city, county and
state officials with army repre-
sentatives here Friday.
Commissioner Lee Cooper of
precinct. 1 and J. M. Isbell, district
engineer of the state highway de-
partment, are to start out at 9
o'clock Saturday morning to check
several proposed routes for a sec-
ond road to the army air corps
technical school.
One of these routes would leave
the present Burkburnett highway
near the south border of the air
school site and extend southeast
to intersect North Beverly. The
road then would follow Beverly
across the Iowa Park highway,
through the Wichita valley farms
and across the Tenth street bridge.
Convenient Route
This route was suggested after
air corps photographs had been
studied. It was explained that this
route would be particularly con-
venient for school officers and in-
structors residing in Wichita Falls,
and would not add an additional
traffic burden to the downtown
district.
Another route considered is that
previously mentioned which would
leave the Iowa Park highway just
west of the Scott avenue overpass.
Negotiations already are under
way for purchase of an additional
20 feet of right-of-way east of
the present 100-foot Burkburnett
road right-of-way. It was believed
a second strip of pavement could
be added without interrupting
traffic on the present one. A
boulevard would separate the two
strips.
120-Foot Right-of-Way
It is proposed to buy 120 feet of
right-of-way for the new route to
be selected. Isbell and Cooper are
to select what they consider the
best route but purchase of right-
of-way will not start until army
officers return and approve it.
Present at the conference, held
in the mayor's office, were Maj.
W. P. Sloan and Capt. Joe Miller,
of the army air corps; Commis-
sioner Cooper, Isbell, Rex Ritter
■ of the state highway department;
!
City Manager J. Bryan Miller, Po-
lice Chief Sidney Williams and
Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald.
The army is anxious for work
to start on the proposed alternate
route as soon as possible to re-
lieve anticipated heavy congestion
on the Burkburnett road when air
school construction work starts.
It was understood WPA would
be asked to give priority to any
project application filed in con-
nection with these road projects
and that the army would lend all
, support possible
Three hundred and fifty build-
ings will be included in the phys-
ical outlay of Sheppard , field,
army air corps technical training
school here, when the post is com-
pleted, disclosure had been made
Friday.
Major Sloan, army air corps
officer from Chanute Field, 111.,
who arrived with Captain Miller
of the same post in an army
bomber Thursday afternoon, re-
leased details of the proposed con-
structions for the first time.
The two officers and Lieut. E.
A. Tillman, army engineer from
i Denison who will be resident en-
I gineer for the project, planned a
j series of conferences with city and
county and state highway depart-
ment officials during the day.
Fourteen Housing Plots
The huge school will have 14
housing plots, each plot holding
16 barracks, two study halls, a
recreation building and a combi-
nation headquarters and supply
building for a total of .20 buildings
in each of the 14 units. One thou-
sand men will be quartered in
each unit.
Two mess halls will each seat
6,000 men and two moré smaller
mess halls will have facilities for
| 1,000 men apiece..
Five double hangars, 200 feet
by 320 feet, twice the length of
the standard 200 by 160 foot han-
gar, and six instruction buildings.
'■ each 76 by 270 feet, are to be
erected.
.Service clubs, hostess house, post
theater with a seating capacity
of about 1,200, fire station, ga-
rages, officers headquarters and
more than a dozen quartermaster
and air corps warehouses are in-
cluded in the plans.
A 750-bed hospital is contem-
plated.
Date to Be Set Soon
No information was released en
the date construction will be start-
ed but a date is expected to be
set in the near future.
Although under an entirely dif-
ferent project, work is to be .car-
ried on at the airport at the same in the Southwest, may reach the
time. Congressman Ed Gossett president's desk this week-end.
has wired information that the Formal announcement was made
city's application for a $700,000 Thursday afternoon by Gen.
WPA job to give Wichita Falls a George Marshall at Washington
class 4-A port, one of the finest that the post would be named
Sheppard field in honor of the
late Texas senator. Unofficial an-
nouncement to that effect had
been made earlier in the week.
• General Marshall declared that
in naming the post for Sheppard
army policy, which restricts the
choice of names of new air fields
to distinguished flying officers,
was lifted. The field was named
for Sheppard, he said, because of
his long service in the cause of
national defense. Sheppard at the
time of his death was chairman
of the military affairs committee
of the senate.
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Volume XXXIV—Number 343 Wichita Falls, Texas, Monday, April 21, 1941

AIRPORT PROJECT IS
President Roosevelt Mon-
day approved the $735,480
citv-WPA project for im-
provements to Kell field
which will give Wichita Falls
airport a class 4-A rating, high-
est recognized by CAA.
Announcement of the president s
approval was received in press
dispatches and telegrams from
Congressman Ed Gossett to May- .
or W. E. Fitzgerald and the Times
Publishing company. „víta
"Congratulations to all wí Wichita
Falls citizens cooperating m this
splendid effort," Gossett wired
The Times.
Bond Issue
The city council Monday night
is expected to order a $250,000
bond election, which would in-
clude the $43,245 sponsors por-
tion of the big airport project, in
which the United States govern-
ment is appropriating Sby¿,¿áD.
Kell field is to be improved in
connection with establishment of
adiacent Sheppard field, air corps
technical school, and therefoiehas
been designated as a national de-
fense project.
This means not only that the
federal government pays a greater
share of the cost than in WPA
projects of other types but also
that work on it will be expedited.
As a defense project it gets a first
priority rating, which means that
it takes precedent over all othei
projects in the state except othei
defense projects.
Four Runways
Work is to include grading, con-
structing bases and surfacing run-
ways, taxi strips and aprons, in-
stalling lights, a drainage system,
' daytime marking, water lines and
sodding the landing field.
The completed field will have
four paved runways, which means
all-weather landing facilities into
right different wind directions.
' Work on both Sheppard field
and airport improvements_ is ex-
pected to begin some time m May.
Hailed With Satisfaction
OTTAWA, Ont., April 21. (£V-
Officials responsible for muni-
tions production in Canada hailed
with satisfaction today the ar-
rangement reached by Prime Min-
ister W. L. MacKenzie King and
President Roosevelt for joint util-
ization of Canadian and American
resources in the production of war
materials. ^ . ...
The effect is that Canada will
pay for the parts and materials
required from the United States
«„-«i eoods instead of money, Mu-
 (Continued from Page One)
city to assimilate our group and
because it is well favored by cli-
mate and terrain.
I "Modern armies are not bodies
of professional soldiers, they are
the people—your sons, brothers
and husbands. We put them in
uniform and train them to become
defenders of our country and our
social order.
IThe attitude of young people

Sheppard Field Commcmdant to Apply for

Million-Dojlar 300-Unit Housing Pre?
erS D S < By
»«£
ifi^HÍiHHK r Í a ^P,anS f°r Sch00' Wi
* F™nkKell ~*~ ~*~ * Action
* W* *
000 300-umv
in Wichita K ?>
tiated by Col.
Black, acting comK
i Sheppard field, to i ^ the
threatened serious housh ¿hcrt
age.
j The colonel made this announce-
ment during an open forum dis-
cussion which followed his address
at a luncheon in Wichita club at-
tended by more than 300 business
1 and professional leaders Satur-
day.
He also declared that the armv
f™™ *everely upon "Juke joints"
and other places operated by
shady characters who are after
a stray nickel or a stray dollar
giving as little in return as posS
The commandant made this
statement in response to a query
™na°iU
tend
h ther he City should
v
its limns }to include the hieh-
ex!
W hita Falls
mrd field.
pard fX £
He declared^ShS-
if this
K££b2*
Srabl ?asier
Place s
t0 eli ina
- ^
tending to
spring up along the road he would
be strongly in favor of it.
Hospitality Praised
lonel B]ack a d
fi^? " his three of-
P n ir m Chanu
f eld" an°Z PrT L ° te
enth USiastic in
prafse of th. i ome e ten***
ed
STh? wtchS Th ? ^
three confined The r speech efat
puncheon to this potaTífolí
Cummi
haS^the tí ngs-I have

backwith^aSro^cow^K
and a red necktie. ^
Lieut. Col. Lewis Davtnn T
e m C h
ce Sy ?o v 53rZ*i^&
^^^S^S^^SSi^ coWichita Falls in con- -1 &%£? Vitality, x
corps technical school are sho^Th "struction of the air Kell and Colonel Black «ii.m,...j , -Time» staff Photo.
office of Frank KellSaSay mining ^ " they VÍ8Íted in the the school here a^Sp0ke\dATfedpa"V d
0r establ
^ment of
Reading from left to right thev»r. rvT * ^ (Red) ,„
acting commandant of Shéppard L1H Si^^ Bla
<*.
days of 1917, when the nation Li J«erence between the
tally sayShrv^UIdhrevery^te0l?0
Dayton, Chanute field provoS¡2P,ÍS' *, i el Lieu
t-Col. Lewis and today when ever? effort £ b6mg
hZf™^ }° re ""Prepared,
tion for any eventuality made to
P Pare this na- number ST^f^lg.
ifct^ofjhe Shep^S^^^^Pt. Joe Miller, di
Kell Is chairman of the Wichita Von» come your best salesman I think'
I have enjoyed every visit T
am sincerely looking forwardd ¿
ÍO
coming down here to live ¡

il Income must be enlar^^ #w

to 100 Sunf-ÍT 3
* Urr grou
í°
cor s

e do w
P
Ps
know
vvv ifSli,,
ii mat will ? ^
be enoueh
A very essential part of«,»♦
s?ss sí at wr*SJ£
is only as ln7 l° eavor in f end

We of Zfforc? Z* ^ ™d
do the work °rce"-lhe men who

Plic^tede\Lf0PnaneS 3re SO c
™
CAIRO, April 26. (UP)—The trained to know «u1^ Cannot be
we have hiSyWta L1d!16specia
*?* »o
ring of British guns defending the Such men mu?t ul \ lists.
besieged garrison of Tobruk quanuSr wTth ¿I
th e "^ ° Ut in
pounded today at axis forces Patch £*£& ¿«atest dis-
A
Se whl
around the Libyan port and broke iormerly reouir^H ch
now»"jSn »- montta
up one enemy concentration which
Jack haVC contemplated a new at-
because it „as fal£ wante"
Artillery action increased also Se. A.B SCHOOL. fe.T
in the Sollum area where heavy
guns and armored car patrols in-
flicted casualties upon the Ger-
mans.
In East Africa, the mopping up
of remaining Italian center! of
resistance progressed with capture
of Fort Mota by sudan troops who
took prisoner 12 Italian officers
rnL^T hundreds of Italian
colonial troops.
The artillery duel around To-
bruk followed another attempt by
RHH¡?eíneie 7n8e8
ÍOrCes t0 crack
The attack was
the
marin?
made Thursday -morning and was
5
repulsed without loss to foe
British.
British sources said that Italian
and some German infantry made
a with support b ar
wv batteries.
lery íí Carefully y aimed
tn-
fire by British guns broke up the
attack before it reached the outer
circle of forts.
 SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1941
Air School Will
Require Housing
For 400 Families
Housing units for between 400 and 500 families will be
needed for the permanent personnel of the army air techni-
cal school at Sheppard field, Col. E. C. Black, acting com-
mandant of the field, informed Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald
^Saturday morning.
Colonel Black explained that
more than 100 commissioned of-
ficers and more than 300 married
non-commissioned officers and ci-
vilian employes would need homes
or apartments.
It is possible that the federal
government may build 300 units
under one of the housing pro-
grams for the last two groups
mentioned but these would not be
available for commissioned offi-
cers.
This means that if no housing
program is carried out between
400 and 500 houses and apart-
ments, privately owned, must be
made available for army occu-
pancy. If the housing unit goes
through only 200 such places
would be needed but it is doubtful
if a federal housing program would
complete many units before the
school opens.
Colonel Black said most of the
older commissioned officers will
have their own furniture, while
younger officers and "non-coms"
probably will want furnished
apartments or homes.
In Full Swing by Fall
Barracks for single men only
will be constructed at Sheppard
field. The demand for housing
1
units in Wichita Falls will increase
as young officers and enlisted men)
reaching non-commissioned rank
get married, he added.
"You will have between 12,000
and 14,000 men dropped into your
city by October or November,"
Colonel Black informed the mayor,
stating he hoped that the school
would open early in September.
Colonel Black and other army
officers with him had breakfast at
the D. Houston Bolin home, after
which they paid visits to Mayer
Fitzgerald, Frank Kell and the
three banks. They were accom-
anied by Sidney Kring, chamber
f commerce manager, and City
Manager J. Bryan Miller.
Colonel Black and three other
air corps officers arrived in an
army bomber Friday afternoon to
confer With municipal authorities
regarding the new defense proj-
ect.
«Wichita Falls, Texos, Monday, Moy 12, 1941
Mechanics Director
He revealed his selection as act- i
ing head of the school and said
he had been advised Capt. Joe
Miller will direct the department
of mechanics at the school and
that Capt. Julian H. Ligon prob-
ably will be Miller's assistant.
Captain Miller has been a frequent
visitor here in connection with the
project.
WithjColonel Black were Col.
Claude fcummings, air corps flight
surgeon] Lieut. Col. Lewis Day-
ton and Captain Miller.
Maj. G. E, Textor, district army
engineer from Denison, and the
party conferred Friday.
Initial work at the site of the
school is expected to start next j
week with the laying of a spur
railroad line and the erection of
a fence around the entire field
acreage and temporary field of-
fices.
'JIM 10 DÍTE
Bids were opened at Deni-
son Monday on the first
phases of construction at
Sheppard Field simultaneous-
ly with announcement in
Denison that bids on an addition-
al $3,000,000 worth of construc-
tion will be opened June 10.
Fort Worth contractors were
low bidders on the fence and of-
fice building, according to an-
nouncement from the office of the
district United States army engi-
neer. The 'American Steel and
Wire company, through its cyclone
fence division of Fort Worth, ap-
parently was low on the fence
with a bid of $12,404.18. E E'
Laswell of Fort Worth apparently
was the low bidder on the office
building at $5,665.03. according to
announcement from Denison.
$3,000,000 Bids
Specifications on the fence and
office building called for the start
of construction within five days
¡ after contracts are signed.
I Lieut. E. A. Tillman, resident
engineer for the Sheppard field
'construction, announced from
Denison the opening of bids June
10 on the first major phase of
camp construction, amounting to
approximately $3,000,000.
,. general construction of the
field under the first major con-
tracts, will begin about June 25
the lieutenant said, explaining that
after a bid of such nature, quali-i
fications of the lowest bidder are
investigated. The bidder is re-
quired to make bond and approval
of Washington officials is neces-
sary before construction begins,
according to Lieutenant Tillman.
The period required for such steps
is usually about, two or three
weeks, army engineers said.
Specifications Mailed
Notes to prospective bidders ex-
plaining the specifications and
plans for the $3,000,000 contract
were mailed Monday morning.
Army engineers have been work-
ing night and day the last several
weeks to complete the specifica-
tions, the chief engineer said.
Other major contracts amount-
ing to $6,000.000 will be let soon
after the above date, officials said.
The contracts to be signed June
10 will include construction of
roads, utilities, and orobably pre-
liminary buildings.
Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday, May 14, 1941?
If PLANS TO
DOUBLE SIZE
OF I SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, May 14.—War
department plans to double the
size of Sheppard field at Wichita
Falls to train 40,000 men a year
instead of the 20,000 previously
counted on were revealed here
Tuesday.
The increase may mean an out-
lay of, $20,000,000, again a figure
double the previous estimates.
Plans and specifications for the
enlarged establishment have, not
been completed but air» in the
making and the army pl»»s to get
the construction finished as quick-
ly as possible, it was learned.
Revisions Make Delays
Delays in getting the field un-
der construction have been occa-
sioned by the frequent revisions
upward in the size of the post.
Since plans have not been fin-
ished, it was not possible to get
an exact estimate of the cost or
of the exact size of the establish-
ment. However, if the plans go
through to double everything all
down the line, it would mean that
the cost will approach $20,000,000,
since the previous plans called for I
training 20,000 men a year, so if
that is doubled, it will mean 40,-
000 of them.
Complete in Year
Despite the delay and the great-
ly expanded size of the training
school, the air corps hopes to apt
it completely built by a year from
now. However, part of the staff
and the first groups of men to be
trained will probably go there be-
fore it is finished, in order to get
the training program started, even
though on a smaller scale than
will be the case once the school
is in full operation. Just how
soon this will be could not be
foretold, but the school will prob-
ably be opened as soon as there
are enough facilities to make á
start.
The last few months have n>t
only seen the school approved for
Wichita Falls, but have seen plans
ior it practically quadrupled. It
started out as a relatively small!
project to turn out trained me-
chanics in classes of' about 200
every 22 weeks. Now, if the rate
is increased to 40,000 a year as
planned, it will mean turning out
arcund 1,600 every period.
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941
Four hundred houses will
be built by the federal gov*
ernment under the defense
administration for married
non - commissioned officers
and civilian employes of Sheppard
field. Col. E. C. Black, com-
mandant of the field, said Monday
morning that all assurances for
this construction had been given.
Coinciding with the announce-
ment of Colonel Black came word
from the army engineering office
in Denison of a stepped up pro-
gram of construction of the Shep-
pard field buildings. Main build-
ings were first to be contracted
for with finishing time of 150 days.
Under the new program the finish-
ing time for the troops' housing
buildings is 75 days. Engineers
said the main housing would be
finished on the post itself by Sept.
30. Other work, including the
building of hangars will continue
for a longer period.
j The homes will be of the low-
! rent class and will be situated at
some point to be selected in the
near future, he said.
Colonel Black, in Wichita Falls
with several aides to confer with
Wichita Falls officials on the. proj-
ect, painted a fast moving picture
of army construction for Wichita
Falls.
! By next March, he said, the fiald
j will be a full-fledged reality with
I its 400 officers, 26,000 men, 35
physicians and surgeons, 15 den-
■ tists and 70 nurses.
First Class Sept. 15
By August, there will be be-
tween 6.000 and 7,000 men at the
field and a month later, 8,000 men.
The first class will start Sept. 15
and will be graduated in March.
By the time the field is moving
under all power new classes of
approximately 900 soldiers each
will be started every two weeks
for the approximately six-month
course.
Colonel Black said his staff al-
ready had been selected and the
first officers to be stationed in
Wichita Falls will include Capt.
Frank S. Henley, Lieut. Col. L. A.
Dayton, Maj. Jack Greer, Assistant
Commandant Capt'. Joe Miller and
himself. Twenty enlisted men are
to be stationed in Wichita Falls
next month and will have charge
of a warehouse, which is to be
rented within the next few days.
Colonel Black said that as soon
as the field buildings are finished,
they will be occupied, bringing a
steady flow of officers and men to
the city.
The 400 houses to be construct-
ed are of the type which would
not attract private capital, Colonel
Black said. The army will make
an allowance of $34.50 to each man
Jor housing, which the non-com-
missioned officers and civilian em-
ployes occupying the houses will
immediately turn back for rent
The brunt of housing will fall
upon private ownership and pri-
vate capital in Wichita Falls. There
will be-a number of single civilian
employes as well as officers Who j
will need such housing in Wichita
Falls.
Colonel Black said experience
showed that approximately 75 per
cent of the officers will be married
men with families who will re-
quire anything from a small apart-
ment to a house with four bed-
rooms.
On the post itself there will be
four homes built for officers, one
for the post surgeon, one for the
post quartermaster and two for,
post personnel officers.
The field commandant pointed
out that while a great number of
civilians will be employed at the
field, they will be assigned later',,
and there are no arrangements at
present for interviewing appli-
cants.
Notice Through Papers
"We will give notice in time
through the newspapers when ap-
plication can be made. There is
no' use in writing me or others
concerning jobs now," the colonel
said.
An. indication of just how big
the army field will be was given
a Wichita Falls milk distributor,
Monday when one of the colonel's
aides told him the camp will re-
quire more fresh milk daily than
is now used in all of Wichita
Falls.
The first contract will cover
utilities, roads within the camp,
and a large block of buildings.
Additional Bids
About June 5 army engineers
will call for bids for the camp
hospital area, including a large
number of buildings. Most of the
remainder of the camp will be cov-
ered by bids to be called about
June 10. Still later bids will be
asked on 10 twin hangars and oth-
er special building's.
*gg» *»H* Texos# Weén^y
Fence Ordered for
Sheppard Field
Notice to proceed with con-
struction of a fence for a portion
of Sheppard field at a cost of ap-
proximately $12,000 has been giv-
en the'American Steel and Wire
company, Cyclone Fence division,
Fort Worth, A. J. Davis, assistant
civilian engineer for the field, an-
nounced Wednesday.
The fence will extend from the
present entrance to the airport to
the south limits of the field and
along U. S. highway 70. At each
end the ¿ence will extend east-
ward for a distance -of about 100
feet.
The contract calls for comple-
tion of the work in 35 calendar
days, Davis said.
Thursday, June 5, 1941
SHEPPARD FIELD
BIDS TO BE OPENED
Bids on construction of Shep-
pard field streets and utilities and
general housing units for 16.000
men will' be opened by the corps
of engineers, United States army,
on the Memorial auditorium stage
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The public is invited to attend
and a crowd of more than 3,000
is expected as similar openings in
other cities have proved of great
general interest.
Maj. R. C. Brown, Denison, act-
ing district engineer for the army
engineers corps, will be in charge
of the opening.
Although plans and specifica-
tions on the project were request-
ed by more than 50 firms and in-
dividuals, an inspection of the list
reveals only half a dozen general
contractors. The remainder are
specialists seeking employment as
sub-contractors from the success-
ful bidder.
Approximately 35 of these firms
already had representatives here
Thursday noon and others were
expected to arrive during the aft-
ernoon and Friday morning.
Washington press dispatches last
month announced the air corps
had ordered plans completed for
a personnel of 26,000 at Sheppard
field. Bids will be called at an
early date for the hospital unit
and for housing units for the ad-
ditional 10,000 men.
Work will start on the initial
big contract at an early date.
Work now is under way on the
Sheppard field spur railroad track,
the field office and a Cyclone fence
around the tract.
. —~t> __
Moy 28, 1941
Ml IE 4
Wichita Falls will need more
new homes to quarter the person-
nel of Sheppard field than have
been built in the city in more than
two years.
This challenge is being met by
business and civic leaders of the
community in plans for 100 homes
required for army officers mov-
ing here with their families, all
to be put up through private cap-
ital with the aid of FHA financing,
and possibly additional privately
built homes out of 400 units the
government has proposed to build
in providing accommodations for
non - commissioned officers and
civil service employes and their
families.
The army has reported it de-
sires to house the entire person-
nel in the city limits of Wichita
Falls and has further given the
.assurance that if the housing needs
are met, army authorities will
keep the units rented to the per-
sonnel of the post.
Committees at Work
On that basis, business leaders
have been working on two com-
mittees—one to obtain commit-
ments from individuals as to the
number of single family homes
they will build and hold for the
influx of the army officers, and
the second on formation of a pri-
vate corporation to supply any
deficit in commitments should in-
dividuals not supply the 100 homes
for officers. capital undertake to erect any of
The 100 homes would be built in the units, single family dwellings
various sections of the city for the are contemplated.
officers and would be of varying
The government project would
sizes, most of them adapted to be built in apartment units where-
rents of $50 and less and the re- by 100 families would be housed
mainder to rents up the scale to in several buildings constructed
$80 or $85 monthly, unfurnished. in the same area. Each of the 100
A few of the officers will be family units would require sev-
in the market for purchasing their eral acres of ground. Each project
homes, but most of them will want could be built in different sections
to rent, at least for the time be- of the city, wherever sites were
ing, it has been brought out at available.
various meetings on the housing
Both the housing projects will
situation. combine with a free housing bu-
Apartment Units
reau being set up this week on the
The government proposes to ground floor of the Hamilton
build 400 additional units, all in building to help solve the prob-
a moderate rent range, but these lems of providing quarters for the'
would be of barrack-apartment, army post personnel and civilian
multi-unit types. Should private population in general.
'/chita Falls, Texas, Saturday, June 7, 1941
Large Crowd Present
A crowd estimated at 1,400, \
which filled most of the down- i
\ •
stairs ,^+mn oi
section of xne
the *y-
auditorium,
exhibited great interest in the bids
opening. Originally scheduled for
2 o m the opening was delayed ,
until 3 o'clock and the entire
crowd waited patiently.
Large boards bearing chaits
were on the auditorium stage and
these were filled in as various bid
items were read by Major Brown.
The crowd included many P**»8
who are seeking sub-contracts
Work will "start immedi- from the successful bl¿der
ately" upon the first $5,000,- Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald and City
000 worth of Sheppard field Manager J. Bryan Miller sat with
army engineers on the stage. The
construction, it was an- latter, in addition to Major Brown,
nounced by Maj. R. C. Brown, included J. B. Alexander L. A.
Fugitt and W. R. Bridwell.
acting district engineer, U. S. army Water Line Pipe
engineers, after bids on camp fa- Major Brown said bids were to
cilities for 16,000 men were opened be opened in Denison Saturday on
at Memorial auditorium Friday pine for the 20-inch water line to
be laid from Seventh and Ohio to
afternoon. Sheppard field under a city-WPA
Robert E. McKee, El Paso, who project, with the federal govern-
built giant Camp Bowie at ment furnishing necessary mate-
Brownwood, was officially an-
" He said bids would be called
nounced as "apparent low bid- in the near future on construction
der" upon a lump sum bid of $4,- of the Sheppard field hospital unit
886,889.39. A sealed government and facilities for 10,000 more men
estimate, opened at the same time, The contract upon which bids
aggregated $4,512,590.17. j were received Friday included 47
different items, one of which is
Only three other bids were sub- , 248 barracks. A complete list ot
mitted as follows: C. F. Lytle com- these items is shown in the i • -
, pany and others, $5,806,499.60; J. companying table of bids
E. Morgan and Sons, $5,428,936.76; Commandant Coming
Col E C Black, commandant
and J. A. Jones Construction com- of Sheppard field, is expected to
pany, $5,099,229.32. move here next week along with a
Work to Be Rushed skeleton staff for both the field
The contract calls for comple- command and the school directo- j
tion of the project in 75 calendar ra
Construction work already is j
days as the air corps hopes to start under way under separate con-
the first class in training at Shep tracts on a spur railroad line to
pard field by Aug. 1. Sheppard field, a fence around
J. F. Hill, manager of the Me- f the camp and an army engineers
field office there.
Kee company, said he was ready ' Resident offices have been set
to start work "as soon as the gov- up here by army engineers on the
ernment turns us loose." Major second floor of the federal build-
Brown indicated the apparent low ing Tenth and Lamar. Lieut, fc.
bidder already had been given an A Tillman is resident engineer.
ini; rmal "go ahead" signal and He is assisted by A. J. Davis.
that formal orders to proceed
would be forthcoming from divi-
sion army engineers offices in
Dallas "Monday or Tuesday."
Several days will be required j
for establishment of a field of- ¡
fice by the low bidder, ordering (
materials, getting equipment on I
the ground and organizing crews
of workmen. Work should be un-
der way by June 15.
At Least Two Shifts
Hill said at least two shifts of
workmen would be required to
finish the job on time but did not
know whether it would be found
necessary to work three eight-hour
shifts as has been predicted here.
Excavation work will be start-
ed first, followed as closely as
possible by establishment of gas,
water and electrical conduits and
street construction.
Local labor will be used as much
as possible, Hill explained. He de-
clined to discuss what types of
labor or skilled workmen would
be needed, asking interviewers to
"wait until you see the boss." Mc-
Kee is expected here in the next
two or three days.
 -—Must Be Qualified
A11 representatives of jggg
groups decided ^ heh. !
workmen wül be used y

SSÍÍ ofsfek admission to the

Un
T°nMarvin Cox, representing \o-

^ SIS £e£ workers

WÍ
Clvdee Gorton, representing lo-
rl? Fort Worth, of the team-
Robert McKee, approved cal 4(, ion.wo declareu
Wednesday night as contractor for
the first $4,800,000 building pro-
gram at Sheppard field, started
work on his field office at the site
Thursday preliminary to getting
the project under way as the city
began feeling the effect of the ar-
rival of an influx of job seekers. !0perat°rCommon Laborers
The field office of the con- I The newly organized Wichita
tractor is expected to be com-
pleted early next week coincident
with the task of getting the huge
job started with all speed possible,
an authorized spokesman of the
contractor reported early Thurs-
day afternoon. J. Smith. Wichita.Falls Ja-
How to Apply ral representative, and C. W. Bui
A flood of telephone calls and íeíl of the international organiza-
personal visits besieged sources of
information concerning where to tion. . / j
go and what procedure to follow Union representatives pointed
in applying for jobs and the fol- ouV it will be a closed shop ¿ob
lowing statement was issued by and that due to the fact it is a
the contracting organization to contract project all workmen sent
clarify the situation: by skilled trade unions must be
Persons who feel they must th
make application before the per- ShtLq"emple is the
C
sonnel department of the contract- hl !A F. of L. groups no
ing agency can be set up at the ¿ T O representatives are per-
field office may do so by mailing mitted there, one union man de-
their applications to the contract- clared
or in care of post office box No,
1950. Men and Machines Arrive on Sheppard Field Scene
"It is not necessary that anj
one make application, however?;
before the personnel department
is set up at our field office on the;;
construction site," the spokesman;;
declared.
Applications for all types of
jobs, of skilled, semi-skilled ot
office classification, will be taken
by the personnel department;
when it set up at the field office |
it was announced. The personnel:;
director will not assume his du-s
ties until that time.
Labor Temple Busy
The Labor temple was besieged?
Thursday as men sought to regis-5
ter with representatives of seven
A. F. of L. unions for jobs at
Sheppard field.
It was indicated that in most
cases Wichita Falls area residents
would fill the need, but there are
some exceptions.
W. R. Wilcke, secretary and
business agent of the Wichita Falls
Carpenters local 977, founded here
nearly 40 years ago, said his
ti was not accepting new
members at the present time and
that qualified union carpenter;
from other places will be needed
pmbably by next week.
"When work really gets undei
way we will be using 1,200 car
renters." he explained.

Sheppard Field Saturday was getting into stride for the

change from plans to reality both as to structures and men. As
army officers arrived in Wichita Falls to form a skeleton staff,
workmen and equipment were moving into the grounds ,JhZ
■ top picture is shown part of the concrete mixing and loading
equipment being installed by the Fort Worth Sand and Gravel
company By next week-end, workmen said, concrete would be
moving from this point for foundations and other structures. In
the background is the large crane and dragline which will
speedily load a chain of trucks with ready mixed concrete.
In the lower picture is shown Capt. Frank Henley, air corps
supply officer who Saturday set up his residence with Mrs.
Henley at 1704 McGregor.
 ,, Sund.yJíí5.lM^ Wichita Foils, Texos/ Tuesday, June 17, 1941

SHEPPflRD FIELD Students and Instructors of Hardin Defense School

Hardin Junior college made its

first tangible contribution to the
national defense program Friday
when 26 members of the first
graduating class of the Hardin
Junior College National Defense
Training school successfully com-
pleted courses as machine tool op-
eratoi's and welding specialists.
The school, inaugurated as a
part of the vocational training
program in connection with de-
fense, is operated by the college
in collaboration with the Texas
state board of vocational educa-
tion. Requests from Sheppard
Field for all trained machinists
available have been received by
: H. E. Bailey, supervisor, and
graduates desiring such jobs will
take civil service examinations
immediately.
The courses included 12 weeks,
or approximately 420 hours, of
training and practical work ex-
perience in machine tool opera-
tion and both electric and acety-
lene welding. These courses also
included instruction in shop math-
ematics, blueprint reading and
shop sketching.
Additional Courses
Additional courses will be start-
ed in machine tool operation Mon-
day. One course of training will
be for out-of-school youths from
17 years and nine months to 24
years of age, inclusive. Out-of-
school youths who have had a
ninth grade education or its
equivalent, in good physical con-
dition, who' have aptitude in
working with their hands will be
eligible, Bailey said.
Two adult pre-employment
classes for individuals between 18
and 35 years of age will be con-
ducted also. Individuals between
35 and 40 may be considered in
cases where their work experi-
ence justifies additional training.
Requirements also consist of one
year of experience in metal trades
or allied fields and equivalent of
an elementary education. A sup-
plementary course for which any
individual who is at present em-
ployed, in a machine shop will be
eligible will be conducted also.
Courses outlined above consist
of training in the operation of
engine lathes, milling machines,
shapers, drill presses, metal cut-
\ ting band saws, grinders and va-
rious precision hand tools and ma- The first graduating class of the National Defense Training school at Hardin Junior college
chines, Additional instruction in which completed a 12-week course Friday afternoon is shown in the above photograph with other
fchop mathematics, blueprint reari- students enrolled in the courses for machine tool operators and welding specialists. The four instruct
ng and shop sketching will be tors for the school are shown in the lower photograph. H. E. Bailey, supervisor, is shown on the
i iven. extreme right. Others are, left to right M. B. Moran. V. M. Solt and M. D. Ingram.
i All courses, except the supple-
• entary courses are for a period Jackson, B. O. Mangrem, D. H.
- approximately 12 weeks at 15 Frame, J. R. Smith, W. J. Fergu- spyiJLavxy 8uud?idg in suaav
urs per week or three hours son and R. Walker.
per day from Monday through Large numbers of Wichitans at-
Friday. No tuition is charged for j tended the first open house at the
these courses, which are subsi- school Friday evening from 6 to
dized by the federal government. 10:30 o'clock. The four instruc-
The school is never closed, run- tors and their wives were host-
ning the entire 24 hours daily. esses during the evening. Reg-
Other Instructors ular classes were conducted for
Instructors, besides Bailey, are the benefit of the visitors and cer-
V. M. Solt, M. D. Ingram and tificates of proficiency were pre-
M. B. Moran. sented the graduates by Bailey.
All individuals interested in the Refreshments were served to
possibility of enrolling in these those who called at the training
courses, who meet the require- school.
ments outlined above, are asked
to report to the Texas State Em-
ployment service office, 723 Tenth
street, Wichita Falls, between 8
a. m. and 5 p. m. to make appli-
cation. Only a limited number of
openings exist, so applicants
should report promptly in order
to receive consideration, Bailey
said.
Members of the first graduating
class include C. B. Womble, B. .1.
Driver, C. E. Henry, A. E. Fulks,
W. M. Batson, W. H. Smith, T. E.
Washington, A. Goforth, L. J. Hill,
N. T. Coffey, H. W. Baker, B. C.
Lee, J. V. Phillips, J. D. Spruiell.
W. E. Andrews, J. F. Goodman,
A.' C. Lewis, E. D. Calloway, C.
J. Elliott, R. Hampton, M. L.
Wichita Foils, Texas, Tuesday, June 17, 1941

More than 300 engineers, work-

men, clerks and others connected
with the Sheppard Field construc-
tion project were on the job Tues-
day following receipt of an offi-
cial "go ahead" order from army
engineers by Contractor Robert
McKee.
McKee now has 75 calendar
days for completion of his $5,-
000.000 contract. Each day over
that total means a cash penalty.
Workmen Tuesday were doing
general and foundation footing ex-
cavation work, completing the con-
tractor's field office and doing
other preliminary work.
Digging of footing placements
means barracks and other build-
ings will begin to rise in the next
few days.
Calls for additional crews were,
coming in throughout the day as
new work started and different1
types of workers were required.
Employment Offices
The Texas State Employment
Service Tuesday had put in op-
eration two offices for the reg-
istry of prospective Sheppard
Field workmen. The new sub-
office at 703 Lee was opened at
2 o'clock, with C. P. Zenor in
charge. This office is handling
registration of all labor, both
skilled and common, except ne-
groes, and persons interested in
obtaining employment in these
classifications are asked to reg-
ister there.
F. F. Gignilliat, in charge of
registration at the main office at
Tenth and Scott, announced that
stenographic and clerical work-
ers, and all negroes are asked to
register there.
Base Group May Come
Air corps supply men Tuesday
were moving air school equipment
in trucks from a freight car to
the temporary warehouse at the
south end of Wenonah.
Tents have been received for
approximately 250 men but prob-
ably will not be set up as the two
warehouses leased provide ample
space for housing 500 men in ad-
dition to storage facilities.
It was reported unofficially
that the Sheppard Field base
group may arrive early in July.
This group consists of the field's
permanent operations force and
probably will number between 300
and 500 officers and enlisted per-
sonnel.
Hospital Unit Bids
Date of opening bids at Deni-
son on construction of the Shep-
pard Field hospital unit and utili-
ties has been postponed to 2 p. m
Tuesday, June 24, it was learned
here Tuesday.
Bids are on seven items, to be
let in one contract, as follows-
Placing 32.000 cubic yards of top
soil; construction of 79 frame
buildings; construction of a boil-
er house and steam distribution
system; one-half mile of roads-
walkways and appurtenances- and
water, sewer, gas and electrical
distribution systems.

Construction Details For Lubbock's Air Base Approved B>> War Defyartmpnt
(By The Associated Press)
waswwriTnN. June 18
WASHINGTON,
The war department today
authorized the construction of
facilities, including a flying
field, for an advanced twin-
engine flying school at Lub-
bock, to cost $4,675,509.
18.— Construction of the flvina
flying
field, the department said,
would require $1,815,000 of
the total.
Facilities at the school,
planned to accommodate ap-
proximately 3,600 officers, ca-
dets and enlisted men.
men, will
include:
Sixty-four barracks, 21 op-
erations buildings, 16 day
roo ms, 15 administration
buildings, 15 supply rooms, 7
officers'quarters,
officers' quarters, 77 mess
mess halls,
halls
c6 «,.*.!,*,-..... link *_.=_.'
warehouses, 4J I:_I. trainer
buildings and 3 hangar shops.
Facilities also are planned
to include two of each of the
following: Post exchange, gas-
oline storage unit, recreation
tubbock, Texas, Wednesday, June 18, I9ai
hniMir.»
building, '*L(_+ —J
paint ana
and ■
dope **■ .
uuo,n3
' paini dope unit, theater, parachute build-
building, and one each of the ing, chapel, guard house, util-
following:
ity shop, commissary, incin-
Officers' club, fire station,
erator and radio unit.
151 bed hospital, motor repair The construction work also
shop, telephone and telegraph
will include the installation of
T iTRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1941
FIELD PLEDGEE.
Wichita Falls citizens pledged to
throw their full weight into the
harness and give their 100 per
cent support to officials of Shep-
pard Field at a welcome luncheon
Friday noon at the Kemp Hotel
that attracted a capacity throng of
360 men and women.
Sidney Kring, manager of the
chamber of commerce, pinch-hit-
ting for W. M. Blair, in the ad-
dress of welcome assured Col. E.
C. Black, commandant of the
field, and other officers that
Wichita Falls was proud to have
the field here and pledged full
support and cooperation to the
project.
"It is out of place to pay trib-
ute to any one person," he de-
clared. "Unified teamwork must
take the praise for the work that
has been done. There have been
problems to arise but teamwork
has solved them all."
Sheppard Portrait
J. H. Allison presented to Col-
onel Black an oil portrait of the
late United States Senator Morris
Sheppard for whom the field was
named.
The portrait was presented by
a group of Wichita Falls men, he
said, "who feel it is particularly
fitting that a life-like painting
adorn the walls of your head-
quarters, inspiring all who enter;
and view it to serve their country
as loyally and patriotically as did
this famous statesman who served
in the halls of congress and in
the highest tribunal of our nation.
"We give this oortrait in mem-
ory of one of the nation's most
devoted statesmen, a man loved
by all and one who was trusted
from the humblest to the presi-
dent himself and who truly gave
his life in the service of his coun-
try—Morris Sheppard."
Colonel Black replied, "My stom-
ach is turning flip-flops. I military affairs committee of the
thought I knew all the answers
but I am still finding new ones.
The army looked on Morris Shep-
pard as a friend and the naming
of the field here was a radical
departure from custom."
J -*--^ V^ £-/M/1 1/f f f/f^ f f, (,
buiW. „*ju*:— __.•«___. spur, and
utilities, railroad ■*•
field, Texas, at an estimated
night lighting as well as neces- cost of $643*570 also was ap.
sary paving, grading and
proved by the department.
drainage.
The new units will include a
Construction of hospital and
medical facilities at Kelly 360-bed hospital, two infirma,
ríes and a dental clinic.
I heard of my appointment ward £emp, personnel officer,
here with mingled emotions," he representing the «rmy. Lieutenant
added. "But on my first trip
Tillman; A. J. Davis, resident en-
here in April I found out all I gineer; C. E. Huffman, office en-
wanted to know—I did not have gineer; and E. J. Wanless of Deni-
the job alone. I had every co- son, superintendent of operations,
operation. Everything in reason all representing the United States
that we have asked for has been
granted." corps of engineers.
Contractors* ,/ere represented by
No Fifth Columnists C. C. Wright superintendent of
Mayor W. E. Fitzgerald said he
construction for Robert McKee,
believed the community's coopera- contractor of the field; A. F. Shan-
tion was an evidence of the city's
patriotism. "There are no fifth non of the Wallace Plumbing Com-
columnists here," he declared. pany: Calvin Bowman of the Asso-
"There will be no obstructions to ciated Companies: and J. W. Grace
the air program." of Martin-Grace Company.
Lieut. E. A. TilJman, resident W. R. Wilkey represented the
engineer of the United States labor council. F. F. Gignilliat rep-
Army, expressed his appreciation resented the Texas State Employ-
for cooperation of the citizens and ment Service.
said chamber of commerce offi- Others present included Mayor
cials and city leaders have not Fitzgerald, City Manager J. Bryan
spoken too highly of the city's Miller; Capt. Jim Line of the high-
spirit. way patrol; Ray Hill, manager of
An open forum at the conclusion the Burkburnett Chamber of Com-
of the meeting brought out the fol- merce; Walter Taylor, manager of
lowing facts: the Iowa Park Chamber of Com-
At the peak of employment at merce: Dean J. T. Davis, of Ste-
Sheppard Field to be reached in phenville, president of the West
six weeks there will be 12,000
Texas Chamber of Commerce; Jed
men employed and the weekly Rix. assistant manager of the W.
pay roll will run to $300,000; train-
T. C. C: Mr. and Mrs. Max Bentr
ing at the field will include the ley, of the W. TV C. C; and Oral
fundamentals for an aviation me-
Jones Jr., secretary, and Frank
chanic, including engines, struc- Ikard, vice president, of the Wich-
ture, maintenance, inspection and
ita Falls Junior Chamber of Com-
basic field operations; about 20 merce.
planes will be stationed at the field
for flying purposes and there will
be 15 to 20 planes arriving and
: departing every day from other
fields; 75 planes will be stationed
at the field for mechanic training
purposes; the field will bring 600
families to the city as permanent
residents; they will arrive here by
Sept. 30; 400 houses have been
asked under a federal housing
project but only 175 have been
approved.
Vice President Everett McCul-
lough of the Chamber of Com-
merce presided and Kring acted as
master of ceremonies.
Guests Introduced
R. W. Lindsey, chairman of the
chamber, introduced guests.
They were Colonel Black; Capt
Frank S. Henley, supply officer;
Capt. Frank McGuire of the quar-
termaster corps: and Lieut. Ed-
 Wichita Foils, Texas, Sunday, June 22,__T9£l

IN THE
SHEPPARD FIELD MAKING

Puissant Sheppard Field took on a new flurry of activ.ty

during the week as hundreds of men were added to workmen i
pay rolls and material moved in over muddy fields to become
Structures Above are scenes at the field and adjacent to it At
he top left, 7s one of the several trailer camps wtowork»»
íTave moved in their own dwelling. ^o^of ^«^«^
+n the field is shown in the center top picture, yv

essx=T?BSSSHS as One oí the stacks if lumber at the McKee base

is shown in the center. Such a pile of lumber can melt into
buUdinKs in one day when the full staff of workmen is complete.
ThÍsamV?teck of lumber and the McKee administration build-
up un" rtitrucüon « shown in the lower left picture made
from the air. The picture as shovm encompasses only a small
S£ Stff*- ME£Í*¿ mafcriaU may
part of the field, although huge trucks on the ground appear
merely as specks. Typical scene at the north gate of the field is
¿ a h lower dght where workmen, certified in the city
are actually put on the pay roll and assigned to foremen. The
four -en seated at the desk are kept busy signing men on the
McKee pay roll most oí the daylight hours.

,. ;
 THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1941

The Men Who Make American fields and did two

hitches in the Philipines following
the war. He thinks the islands are

Sheppard Field
Major Jack Greer
the garden spot of the war. Dur-
ing one. of the hitches he was in
the same outfit with Col. E. C.
Black, then a captain squadron
leader. When Black was trans-
Major Jack Greer, Sheppard ferred back to the United States,
Field adjutant, had two main Greer took over command of the
squadron.
peeves during the world war. One
resulted when after winning his In 1939, Greer was retired.
wings, he was made an instructor Greer describes the first year of
instead of being sent out to fight. retirement as wonderful. Nothing
The next time he became angry, to do but play golf, and work in
it was for the same reason. After the garden. By the end of the first
months of trying to instill the fine year, however, he was ready to
art of "flying by your pants" into get back in the service.
promising airmen, he was finally Greer was called back to the
ordered overseas, but found on the army, April 7, 1941, and was as-
point of debarkation that the or- signed to Sheppard Field.
ders had been mixed up and that The army officer has seen the
he was to stay in the United fighting planes change from the
States until the fighting was over. slow, and frail appearing craft of
Greer joined the army the day the world war to the 400 miles an
after war was declared with the hour pursuits. He learned to pilot
main objective of getting into the a plane when it called for flying
fun, of fighting. He stayed with by the seat of the pants; but he
the army because the life suited thinks instrument flying has made
him; he liked his fellow officers possible the airplanes of today.
and the profession of arms in the Early User of Skis
air was what he enjoyed. ; But even though he argues that
An Early Riser instruments are to be believed and
Greer started out life as a farm ron. He advanced from corporal used he did a lot of flying without
boy in Southeast Missouri and to sergeant and finally to sergeant, them. Back in 1919, he decided to
even today complains of over- first class. He was assigned to go home at night from a hunting
sleeping if he wakes after 4:30 Kelly Field and then to Chanute trip and thought nothing of it He
o'clock in the morning. He earned Field as a cadet learning to fly in has flown through fogs and storms
the right, although he never took the old LWF's and Standards. and believes that any man ought
it, of running for public office Then the army passed a regula- to know whether or not he is fly-
I through walking five miles to tion that all air cadets had to at- ing upside down.
! school each morning and back tend ground school and he was He was one of the first men to
five miles to the farm chores in sent to Austin. From there he put skis on the landing gear of
the afternoon. went to Dallas and finally won planes and didn't think anything
But farm life didn't appeal to! his wings at Fort Worth. of it at the time as it seemed the
Greer and he decided he would be Retirement poesn't Click sensible thing to do. It was later
a physician. His father said he that skis were almost universally
After serving as instructor, he used for flying in snow covered
could go to the state university if was ordered overseas. He got as countries.
he would study agriculture. Greer far as New York, when a mixup
said in that case he would forego of orders sent him back as ad- Greer made one big mistake.
the university. He did take in two jutant at Mitchell Field where he When he retired, he packed up all
years of a Missouri normal school. remained for the duration. his uniforms including a brand
Not caring to go back to the new dress uniform, he hadn't
Greer was stationed at various
farm and having a desire to see
the world, Greer struck out taking worn, and sold the lot for $50,
what work as he could find. He considerably less than the coat to
worked on New Mexico ranches, his "blues" cost. Now he has to
drifted on to a railroad construc- buy more.
tion gang and became what he —ADD THE MEN—P 10
calls "straw boss." The major hopes to get in some
From there, Greer landed a job hunting and fishing if he ever
on the Santa Fe Railroad as air- catches up with his work and is
brake tester, a job which he held eyeing the big lakes as a possible
until war was declared. field for his duck guns and rods.
He signed up and became a buck He counts the outdoor sports
private in the old 10th aero squad- as his favorite hobby and in his
transfers to army posts throughout
the world has had opportunity for
both lake and deep sea fishing
The biggest game to fall before
his guns were wild buffaloes on
the Philippine Islands.
 Wichita Falls, Texas, Fridoy, August 1, 1941
There's Class Aplenty in Non-Corns' Clubhouse
CONTINUE TO FIELD
The Wichita Transit Corpora-
tion will continue to operate
buses from Wichita Falls to
Sheppard and Kell Fields.
District Judge Harry Dolan of
Travis County Friday denied an
application for an injunction
against the Wichita Falls concern,
dismissed a temporary injunction
issued last week and struck the
case from his docket. No written
opinion was handed down by the
court, according to press dis-
patches from Austin.
Verbal motion for contempt
proceedings against the transit
corporation automatically failed
when the case was "stricken from
the court's docket.
The railroad commission filed
the motion asking for an injunc-
tion, alleging the transit corpora-
tion was operating without a
state permit. The defendant com-
pany maintained no permit was
needed since it was operating un-
der a special state law giving
county commissioners court
authority to control bus and taxi-
cab operation within a radius of
five miles of an incorporated
city.
L. L. Allbritton, transit cor-
poration manager, Friday an-
nounced he did not know when
his concern again would start
charging a 4-cent transfer fare
from city buses to the Sheppard
Field bus. City bus passengers
have been carried to Sheppard
Field free of charge since the
temporary writ was granted.
The railroad commission an-
nounced in Austin, after the
court's ruling Friday, that the de-
cision will be appealed on the
grounds that when it takes juris-
diction to supervise transporta-
tion for hire outside a city limits
the commission has full jurisdic-
tion and the right to defend the
permits it ha§ granted for opera-
tion by lines under its supervision.
The most elaborate non-com-
missioned officers' clubhouse in
the United States Army was the
opinion of Col. E. C. Black,
Sheppard Field commandant,
and other officials after inspec-
tion of the spacious two-story
residence at 2008 Santa Fe
which officially became prop-
erty of the NCO Thursday. Ex-
plaining that the non-commis-
sioned officers' headquarters are
as fine as the commanding of-
ficer finds possible, army offi-
cials complimented Colonel
Black and the NCO for then-
selection. Shown in the upper
left is the redecorated clubhouse
from the front entrance. In the
upper right is Sgt. Emmett F.
Dooley, president of the Non-
commissioned Officers Club and
sergeant major for Sheppard
Field, as he accepts the lease
contract from J. H. Allison,
owner. In the picture are, left
to right, Sgt. Ralph Schnell, sec-
retary and treasurer of the club;
Sgt. C. C. Liming, Sgt. Eugene
Hensen, head of the board of
governors, and Sgt. John E. Mc-
Connell. The middle photo-
graph shows a group of mem-
bers in the artistically-furnished
living room. A music room,
dining room, kitchen and den
are on the first floor and the
second floor includes game
rooms. Grounds at the rear of
the club cover two and one-half
acres and include summer
houses and stables. Colonel
Black is shown in the lower pic-
ture as he surveyed the lounge
of the new clubhouse and regis-
tered approval of the quarters.
 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1941

The Men Who Make

Sheppard Field
LIEUT. W. R. YOUNG
Years of experience in the news-
paper field, from reporting to
editing, have provided Lieut. W.
R. Young, Sheppard Field's public
relations officer, with a practical
and impartial viewpoint and abil-
ity for his responsible position at
the air corps technical school.
Stumbling into newspaper work
accidentally, after preparing in
college for a career in commerce,
Lieutenant Young is a firm be-
liever in the old newspaperman's
adage that once printers' ink gets
on one's hands, his case is hope-

From Chanute Field

Young arrived in Wichita Falls
last week from Chanute Field, 111.,
to assume his duties as head of
public relations at Sheppard Field.
In charge of public relations at
Chanute Field, he brings to Wich-
ita Falls an experienced head at
conducting the publicity and other
phases of public relations- for this
school.
Young was reared in Coles
County, Illinois, nad attended col-
lege at DePauw University in
Greencastle, Ind., and the Univer-
sity of Illinois, where he studied
commerce. Planning to become as-
sociated with public utilities in the
personnel branch upon his gradua-
tion from the university, Young
found himself in the midst of
thousands of youths facing the re-
sults of the depression, and ere
longvhe became a reporter on the
Herald Review'in Decatur, 111., one
of the publications of Decatur, 111.,
Newspapers, Inc.
Remaining on the staff of the
above paper two and one-half
years, Young went to Champaign-
Urbana on the Evening Courier
when it was purchased by the De-
catur organization. There he
served as city editor some time.
Preferring the contacts offered a
reporter to the confinement of an
office position, he became a re-
porter for the same paper, cov-
ering the city hall and all political
articles. He also handled many
feature stories for the chain of
papers and numerous special as-
signments.
Reports for Duty
Before the present emergency,
Lieutenant Young had a commis-
sion with the military intelligence
in the air corps. When he report-
ed for active duty at Chanute
Field in October, he was assigned
to the public relations branch of
the service.
Young was married to Miss
Halleen Hendren of Mattoon, 111.,
six years ago. He and Mrs. Young
are at home here in the house
purchased by them last week at
1814 Wilson.
The young Illinois newspaper
man is enthusiastic about Wichita
Falls and Texas. On his first trip
west of St. Louis, Young has, been
impressed by the friendliness of
the Texas people and their in-
formality in getting acquainted
with newcomers.
 ÉftiSGFJ
GIF? OF $1,845
n h sand
an? / * °V . eight hundred
and forty-five dollars-that's Un-
cle Sams gift to each of the
fnVhf *?°- ^° g throU^h the CAA
Field courses at Kell
Of course the boys don't get that
much money in hard cash but
the bearded uncle with the money
ag S that f
h aS - T fining them
to0 nandle an airplane.
t e 1 84 5 the student
th™ Í « ' ; ' courses through
thiee different takes
which he handles the stick of a
Plane for 115 hours, and wades
through a ground course which
ranges from meteorology to radio.
Contents of Courses
«=f,^ílt+ threeT courses given the
student includes the primary
which with 35 hours of flying' The three types of planes used for instruction of the CAA
ÍS ea°+hfS the youngster the students at Kell Field are shown in the top picture with some of
fundamentals of flying and gains the 64 students lined up in front of the machines. At the right
him a private license, the secon- is a fast Waco trainer used by secondary and cross country stu-
dary course which puts him dents. Center is a Stinson Detroiter equipped with radio and
through 40 hours in the air with navigation instruments used by the cross country students and
a heavy ship and the cross-coun- at the right is one of the Taylor Crafts used by primary students,
try course where practical experi- in the picture at the bottom two of the instructors, John Merritt
ence in piloting a heavy ship, and Topy Ross, talk things over under the wings of one of the
navigating and using a radio is Stinsons.
giound in during 40 hours of fly- J
ing time.
For his share the student pays
a laboratory fee of $25 for the
first course, $35 for the second
and $30 for the third.
And there aren't any strings at- SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1941
tached. After the course, all three
or just one, is completed, the pilot
for all Uncle Sam can do, may
step out of a plane and never en-
ter one again. He doesn't have
to become an army flying cadet
an instructor or anything else in
that line if he doesn't want to.
All Uncle Sam requires for en-
trance is that the student be from
19 to 26 years of age, be able to i
pass a physical examination and
either have finished two years of
college or be enrolled in his sec-
ond year of college.
Becomes Big Business
From a flying school of one
instructor and one light plane
the air training school of the
Wichita Falls Air Transoort Com-
pany has ranged up to one of the
bigger industries of the city with
a staff which includes il in-
structors and a fleet of 12 planes
and three more on order.
Instead of the light' 50-horse
powered plane of several years
ago, many of the planes are pow-
ered with heavy air-cooled en-
gines. For the secondary course
fast and maneuverable Waco bi-
planes are used. In the cross-
country work are Stinson Detroit-
ers, each with its complex system
of navigation instruments and ra-
dio equipment.
Besides the three courses the
field also will operate a refresher
course for instructors which will
call for approximately 40 hours
of flying time.
r nt Cl SS S Wil1 finish
Wí SS
work í^
the ilastf of? August. The their
next
classes start Sept 15

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26,
EYES OF NATION
TO BE FOCUSED
HEHE0GT.17.
The eyes of the nation will be
focused on Wichita Falls Oct.
17-18 when the world's largest air
corps technical school, Sheppard
Field,, is dedicated officially.
An elaborate army program,
prepared under the direction of
Col. E. C. Black, Sheppard Field
commandant, was approved unan-
imously by members of the dedi-
cation committee and Wichita Falls
Birthday Jubilee committee in the
chamber of commerce office Tues-
day morning. She army program
will be submitted to the office of
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-
son by Colonel Black for approval.
Plans outlined Tuesday include
official dedication of Sheppard
Field the first day of the celebra-
tion, Friday, Oct. 17, and Wichita
Falls' special welcome to the per-
sonnel the following day.
Tentative Plans
Tentative plans approved by the
committee include invitations to
Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the air
corps, Secretary of War Stimson,
Senator Tom Connally, Congress-
man Fritz Lanham, Gov. Coke Ste-
venson, Senator W. Lee O'Daniel
and numerous other notables. Con-
gressman Ed Gossett will be asked
to act as master of ceremonies and
to introduce famous guests, includ-
ing outstanding army officials
from all parts of the nation.
Governor Stevenson will extend
a welcome to Texas and Mayor W.
E. Fitzgerald to Wichita Falls, ac-
cording to outlined plans. Senator
Connally will be asked to give a
20-minute eulogy on Senator Mor-
ris Sheppard in whose honor the
school has been named.
As the dignitaries enter the
field, a military salute will be
given in their honor. Army planes
will fly in mass formation over
Sheppard Field and military bands
will provide the musical back-
ground.
Arrangements are being made
to run special trains to the field
in order to solve anticipated traf-
fic problems. Special committees
of highway patrol and other traffic
officers will work with chamber of
commerce officials and business
men in planning ways of avoiding
traffic congestion.
Colonel Black pointed out citi-
zens riding the special trains will
be carried into the field and be
much nearer the speakers' plat-
form than if they drive their cars
and park on the outside of the
field. Limited parking space will
be available inside Sheppard Field
and citizens are to be asked to
ride the trains when pos
Movie Premiere
Special efforts will be made to
bring a motion picture premiere |
to Wichita Falls during the dedi-
cation and jubilee and the pres-
ence of several motion picture
stars during the two-day celebra-
tion is being planned. Negotia-
tions have been under way with a
Hollywood studio for some time
for the premiere of one of the,
newest shows and motion picture
authorities here expressed confi-
dence the stars would make per-;
sonal appearance here. Special en-
tertainment by the actors and ac-
tresses during the dedication cere- :
mony is being outlined.
Al lhousing facilities at Shep-
pard Field, all paving and the hos-
pital units are scheduled to be
completed by time of the dedica-
tion, Colonel Black said. Personnel
of military bands, aviators and
other army representatives will be
housed at Sheppard Field.
Army, state and national digni-
taries in the city for the dedica-
tion will be complimented at a
chuck wagon dinner at one of the
surrounding ranches, following the
ceremony, according to outlined
plans. . ,
Highlights of the jubilee include
rodeo performances at Spudder
Park on the afternoons and eve-
nings of both days, horse show
Friday night, Saturday afternoon
and Saturday evening, a pageant
depicting the growth of Wichita
Falls during the last 50 years^ and
street and military dances.
Pageant Friday Night
The pageant will be staged at
Memorial Auditorium Friday
ngiht, Oct. 17. A tribe of Indians
will perform both afternoons and
at special occasions and a military
and costume parade will be staged
at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning.
Paul Montgomery will be in charge
of the parade, Harley Goble of the
rodeo and Dave Gray of the horse
show.
A grand ball Friday night at
the conclusion of the evening pro-
grams has been discussed for the
notables present. Motion picture
stars will make personal appear-
ances and the celebrities will be
honorees.
Street dances will be held both
evenings of the celebration. Other
features will be appearance of the
square dance teams, judging of the
costumes, whisker judging, enter-
tainment by Sheppard Field sol-
diers and athletic events. Included
in the latter will be sail boat rac-
ing, horseshoe pitching; fly casting,
skeet shooting, bowling and golf.
Special awards will be offered to
winners.
Dedication program for Shep-
pard Field will be filmed by na-
tionally known news reel films
and broadcast over a national
chain, officials said.
The executive committee, com-
posed of Jack Barnard, Harley Go-
ble, Sidney Kring and Marvin
Smith, will work out the prices
of admission and the underwrit-
ing program for the show and will
report to the entire committee im-
mediately.
Barnard, jubilee committee
chairman, presided at the meeting.
Others attending were Goble, Ed
Crump, Eli Morgan, O. G. Ste-
phens, Col. E. C. Black, Mills Tit-
tle, H. G. Smith, Lieut. W. B.
Brooks, Jack Bryant, Paul Mont-
gomery, Lew Bray, Sidney Kring,
Maj. D. M. Perkins, Dave Gray,
Marvin Smith, V. V. Musick and
M. W. Blair.
Wichitans Asked to Volunteer Cars for Soldiers' Tour
Labor Day Week-End Program
Arranged for Field Personnel
Citizens of Wichita Falls inter-
ested in taking part in the first
official greeting to Sheppard Field
Soldiers have been asked to volun-
citizens will be asked to furnish a
box lunch for themselves and the
soldiers making the trip with
them, Hood said.
and detailed information on the
oil field, ranches and other points
of interest will be furnished driv-
ers of the cars.
Approximately two hours will
teer cars for the day-long tour
planned Labor Day, Bill Hood,
chairman of the Wichita Falls
Junior Chamber of Commerce de-
fense committee and head of the
Varied Tour
The tour Monday will include
inspection of an oil field, a ranch,
various scenic spots and a trip to
Diversion Lake. A cavalcade of
be spent at Diversion Lake. Cham-
ber of commerce workers and
committee members plan to pro-
vide enough boats and other
equipment for soldiers visiting the
Sheppard Field Hospitality Bu- cars will leave Memorial Auditori- lake. The cavalcade will return
to the city about 5 p. m.
reau, said Tuesday. um at 9:30 o'clock Monday morn-
Interested residents are asked ing to give the majority of Shep- A registration system has been
set up by the public relations de-
to call the junior chamber offices pard Field soldiers their first
and list their names. Each car glimpse of Northwest Texas. The partment of Sheppard Field and
tour will be made over a defi- all soldiers wishing to make the
will take one or two soldiers, de-
pending on room available, and nite itinerary. Mimegraphed maps
tour have been asked to register
there by Thursday noon.
Young Women Invited
Letters have been mailed to 150
clubs of the city urging members
to have any eligible young women
desiring k> attend the dance Sat-
urday night at Lake Wichita pa-
vilion to register at the Y.W.C.A.
There the girls will be given ad-
mission cards without which they
will not be allowed to attend the
dance. Male attendance will be
limited to men in uniform. The
dance will replace the one regular-
ly staged in the W.O.W. Hall Sat-
urday evenings.
Novelty will be introduced into
Saturday night's frolic by the fur-
nishing of transportation to the
lake in army trucks, according
to announcement by Col. E. C.
Black, Sheppard Field command-
ant. Army trucks, each carrying
20 girls and a chaperon, will leave
from the W.O.W. Hall prior to the
dance beginning at 8 o'clock.
Homes to Be Opened
Wichita Falls homes will be
opened to Sheppard Field soldiers
Sunday, according to Jaycee plans.
Families have been asked to in-
vite one or more soldiers for din-
ner in their homes Sunday. Civic
clubs and ministers of the churches
are asked to encourage the hos-
pitality move, Jack Bryant, Jay-
cee president, said. Anyone de-
siring guests in the home Sunday
is requested to call the Junior
Chamber of Commerce office, tel-
ephone 4131, and leave his name
and address and the number of
men invited.
The Labor Day festivities will
be climaxed by the Oil Bowl clas-
sic at Coyote Stadium. Student
rates will be offered the soldiers
as result of arrangements made
with Maskat Temple, sponsors of
the football game.
Hood and Jack Bryant, Jaycee
president, are being assisted in
their plans by Private Dick Day,
Sheppard Field soldier and new
member of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
 Sunday Morning, August 24, 1941
Camp Building Pace Held
Steady Despite Weather
Lumps sum and cost plus fixed fee i
contractors at Camp Barkeley made |
RO<>d progress the past week in spite j
of partial shutdowns Friday be-
cause of rain and mud. I master administration buildings and had 52 employes through Saturday
Construction should hit a new |
high this week if weather condi-
tions are favorable and material
supplies are adequate. Through the
past weekend the various contract-
ors had approximately 2.300 men and
women on their payrolls. Another
600 or more were employed direct-
ly by the constructing quartermas-
ter and were engaged m purchase
and hire projects.
James T. Taylor.et; oNUILOD
holder- of three lump-sum con-
tracts totaling in excess of $1,100,-
000, reported 46 percent completion
on one, 48 percent on another and
21 percent for the third.
IN HOSPITAL AREA
Construction of 25 buildings in
the station hospital area, six ware-
houses, 38 administration and post
exchange buildings, 23 recreation-
al buildings and a cold-storage
plant was reported 46 percent com-
plete.
Building of, 12 motor repair sheds
and a post exchange warehouse was
48 percent finished. Construction
of a field house costing $74,623 was
reported 21 percent complete.
Taylor's payroll the past week
was $32,856 for 1,357 employes.
Yarbrough & Reinhardt, Austin,
holder of five lump-sum contracts,
reported one complete, another 85
percent complete, one 53 percent fin-
ished, the fourth three percent com-
plete and the fifth not yet begun.
Thursday Morning, October 9, 1941
Approval of a second $75,000
i project for U.S.O. recreation facil-
I ities in Wichita Falls has been
| given by the federal government,
the U.S.O. committee was advised
I Wednesday afternoon.
A similar amount had been
I finally approved by President
i Roosevelt last week for the first
I project.
The Austin firm has finished 132 , ported base work for the parking
.ooms and is 85 percent complete p-cas one-third complete. They es-
dr
timate this work represents 75 per-
M
' • cent of the entire project. The firm
anti-tank facilities. Construction of and an anticipated payroll of about
nine chapels on a contract of $132.- $2,000 for Tuesday.
122 was said to be 53 percent com- Rose Construction company. Abi-
plete, only a slight gain during lene, reported 92 percent completion
the past week. Work on 19 buildings of a $61,000 contract for building
in the station hospital area, begun motor repair shops, grease racks,
the past week, was only three per- oil house and concrete wash rack.
cent complete. The company will begin work this
Yarbrough & Reinhardt will be- week on a clothing and equipment
gin construction this week of three repair shop (warehouse) costing $25,-
war department theaters to cost 900.
$170,000. The Abilene firm had 117 em-
The firm had 325 employes the ployes through Friday and a week-
past week and a payroll of $4,000. ly payroll of $2,500.
SDICAL CENTER BEGUN ROADS IN EARLY STAGES
A. J. Rife Construction company. General Construction company
Dallas, contractor for building the & B. F. Collins, Fort Worth, con-
$3,182,850 medical replacement train- tractors for building 7.2 miles of as-
ing center, was not more than one phalt roads at a cost of $91.849.23,
percent complete through the past report considerable progress the
week. Concrete foundations for 20 past week. However, their work is
of the 171 authorized buildings had still in the preliminary stages, in-
been poured, excavations made for cluding clearing of right-of-ways
others of the 58 staked off. Work is and grading. The company had only
to begin this week on three unin- 17 employes at work and a wekly
sulated warehouses in the camp payroll of about $f>00.
warehouse area. Good progress was reported on
W. G. Reid. project manager, re- approximately $400,000 in purchase
ported a weekly payroll of $7,500 for and hire work, principally extend-
359 employes as of Wednesday af- ing utilities services to all new
ternoon. Building construction, other buildings other than those being-
than foundations, is not scheduled built on a cost plus fixed fee basis.
to begin for another week. Work is to begin this week on
Bell & Braden, Amarillo, and between seven and eight miles of
Strain, San Angelo, contractors for four-foot wide asphalt sidewalks
building 151,439 square yards of tri- which will Oe ouilt on a purchase
ple penetration asphalt parking and hire basis at an estimated cost
areas at a cost of $93,892.18, re- of $60,000.
Details of both projects were mity to negro students, and pre-
lacking but the latest information sented a petition which will be
given to the proper government
disclosed that one of the clubs may representatives.
be in a new building that will be Charles Lee, field representative
erected, while the other will be of the F. S. A., who made certain
housed in an existing structure. recommendations regarding the
The U.S.O. committee, headed centers on a previous trip to
by J. H. Allison, is planning a Wichita Falls, is due here again
meeting with Mayor W. E. Fitzger this week to make further plans
aid and other city representative*, for setting up of the recreation
before the end of the week to dis- i projects, Allison said. A coordina-
cuss the plans. tor of activities has already been
Four Sites Offered appointed for Wichita Falls, but
Four sites have been offered for the appointment has not been an-
the new recreation centers, Cono- nounced, it was revealed.
co, Riley and Lincoln parks, and Army in Charge
an area west of the Municipal On request of the president, the
Auditorium. Lincoln park was des- war department is taking over the
ignated for a negro center, al- selection, acquisition, and con-
though subsequently space at the struction details of the U. S. O.
Booker T. Washington school was centers, except where cities have
recommended. ^«o.,,i^oH hnildipg funds, Allison
Dr. H. H. Means, negro dentist, 3uoiB 4S3AV sa^miiui gf^saxrop lió 4+L.V,
souaiu :^-0 lae-u, ="« paquasap ¿¿u
however, told members of the -uia.;dq pue¡ jo xáuioo £[xa%stí3Xi%jLO-
committee the school site was un- d\i% Suisq. $u.\od a o% 133J gy'OOOX J
aoimsxp v ?-o aoBJ.t pi «3 ;o Xisptmo
satisfactory because of the proxi-
 THUi^DAY, OCTOBER 9. 1941

better judgment, but so many peo-

Following City's Action— ple are for the airport lease that
Im going to take a chance and go
along with them."

Study of Air Base HERE FROM COLORADO

Major Stratton and W. D. Welch,
also of the Caddoa engineers de-
partment, arrived in Abilene Wed-
nesday morning, in response to de-
cision by city commissioners the

Location Reopened
previous day launch condemnation
proceedings for the airport land.
They went over lease provisions
with commissioners.
The former assured the group
Maj. James H. Stratton, United that the city's offer on utilities
132.5 acres of additional land was satisfactory, adding that the
States army division engineer with lying west and north of the air-
headquarters at Caddoa. Colo., late port. War department had waived the
customary provision of requiring
Wednesday afternoon wired his 2. Restore all utility services sewer facilities. He said the army
chief in Washington, D. C, that to the airport from the relocat- would build its own sewer system, at
the city of Abilene had • agreed to ed lines south of the airport. cost of about $10,000.
meet all provisions but one of pro- Major Stratton declared that if
posed lease of the municipal air- He disclosed, also, that the squad-
the army accepts the lease it would build its own seWer system, at
port to the War department for will move the lines to comply for a railroad spur, and therefore
basing the 154th observation squad- with mandatory requirements that lease provision was waived.
ron. of the air corps.
3. Paint and mark with ob- "The city's plan to acquire 132.5
"My wire will reopen considera- acres of land is more than satis-
tion of plans to base the squadron structional lighting the four factory," he continued. "The tract
here, at estimated cost of $200,000," power and telegraph lines on
will provide adequate space for h
he asserted. the north' side of the airport. sewerage disposal."
4. Zone the airport safety
Earlier, to city commissioners, space area, when and if em- The army's request for five acre?
meeting in special session, and powered by law. additional to the 40 originally
chamber of commerce directors, Mayo. Will Hair estimated total sought previously had been rejected
aviation and military affairs com- cost of the undertaking at $40,000. by the commissioners, and was not
mitteemen. he acknowledged that He did not estimate cost of the given reconsideration until Tuesday,
he had wired war department au- land, but fixed expense of marking when decision to acquire the larger
thorities that the city refused to hazards at $2,500, providing right-
meet five provisions of the lease. of-way, $500 plus; and restoring
That was on Monday. service lines at $10,000.
He added, however, that after Commissioner Grover Nelson
receiving word of reconsideration made the motion committing the
by the city, from Merle Gruver. city to this action. Commissioner
chamber manager, he had wired A. H. Pool, seconded, with the state-
his supervisors to disregard the ment: "I don't want finances to
telegram for 48 hours. That time stand in the way of the city's de-
velopment, as it did in failure to
expired shortly after he sent his obtain the Santa Fe railway."
third wire yesterday. Mayor Hair then raised the ques-
NOT FINALLY APPROVED tion, "Where are we going to get
Major Stratton pointed out that the money? We only have $90,000
his action did not mean final ap- on hand, and have prior commit-
proval of plans for basing the ments of $40,000."
squadron here. "That will have to "The citizens can't expect to pay
be given by chief of the air corps. the same tax rate they have for
the past 10 years," Nelson replied.
and to do that he will have to
"If we're going forward, we might
grant a waiver of the rejected pro- as well decide to pay more. People
vision." can pay more money to their gov-
That would require the munici- ernment if they are making more."
pality to remove the two line sys- Commissioner W. E. Beasley then
tems, serving the West Texas asked to -be excused from voting,
Utilities company. Southwestern saying, "I'm not sure what we're
Bell Telephone company and Postal getting into."
Telegraph, which parallel the south Commissioner G. L. Jennings an-
side of the airport. nounced that as a representative of
City commissioners, however, ap- the taxpayers, he felt they are op-
proved an alternate provision sug- posed to such an expenditure at
gested by the major requiring the the present time, nd that there
municipality to provide right-of- fore his vote was 'no."
way for relocating the lines a half Deciding vote—in the affirmative
mile south of the field. —was cast by Mayor Hair with thi
The city asreed also to: statement:
1. Acquire approximately "This is the first time in m
hie that I hav« voted against m

Cars and Trucks to Transport More Than 3,000 Soldiers
•>,y.. .w*uooo&<>fOCtfMbc<
Enough trucks and cars to move more than 3,000 men are in the motor nnnl narVintr
SHEPPARD FIELD TO
By LIEUT. W. B. BROOKS
Assistant Public Relations Officer,
Sheppard Field
It's Oct. 12, 1941, and Sheppard
Field is about to take on the huge
job of Uncle Sam's slogan—"Keep
'Em Flying."
Not many months ago where
Sheppard Field stands today with
more than a thousand new build-
ings, representing a city within
itself, was nothing more than a
huge plot of ground.
Uncle Sam's citizens, the work-
men responsible for construction,
have done their part toward the
slogan—"Keep 'Em Flying." And
soon 26,000 soldiers from all sec-
tions of the nation, who are ar-
riving daily in Wichita Falls, will;
begin the task of learning howi
to "Keep 'Em Flying."
We of Sheppard Field are
proud of our new station and each
and every man here fully real-
izes the task ahead. Five days
from now the official dedication
ceremony will be held and there-
after Sheppard Field becomes an
important link in the national de-
fense program.
Into the army historical album
will go two dates, Oct. 17 and 18,
1941—the Sheppard Field Jubilee,
but let's turn back the pages of
that album and see what hap-
pened Oct. 12 years and years ago
Oct. 12, 1942—Columbus discov-
ered America.
Wichita Foils, Texos, Sunday, October 12, 1941
1835—The volunteer Texas
army, under the command of Ste-
phen F. Austin, marched on San
Antonio, the Mexican stronghold.
1838—Texas withdraws offers
of annexation to the United States.
1870—Death of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, former general-in-chief of the
Confederate Armies.
And to bring army history more
up to date we find that Oct. 12,
1925, Lieut. Cyrus Bettis, army air
service, set a new world's speed
record for a closed circuit during
the Pulitzer race at Mitchel Field,
New York, by attaining an aver-
age of 248.99 miles per hour. ,
What's Doing
At the Field
Officer of the Day Schedule
Monday, Oct. 13—First Lieuten-
ant Laurence W. Roberson.
Tuesday, Oct. 14—First Lieu-
tenant Gilbert G. Rollstin.
Wednesday, Oct. 15—First Lieu-
tenant Starbuck Smith Jr.
Thursday, Oct. 16—First Lieu-
tenant James L. Steele.
Friday, Oct. 17—First Lieuten- I
ant Nash P. Truss Jr.
Saturday, Oct. 18—First Lieu-1
tenant Melvin B. Winters.
Sunday, Oct. 19—First Lieuten- j
ant Joseph A. Carey.
Sunday
Post chapel services will be held
at follows:
Protestant — Episcopal services,
9 a. m.; general Protestant serv-,
ices, 11a. m.; both in building 892. j
Catholic—Mass 7 a. m. and 9:30'
a. m., building 872; mass 8:30
a. m., building 732; confessions,
Saturday, 1:30 p. m., building 872;
4 p. m., building 732.
mo„a .* ev.
Monday
7 p. m.—Softball. 312th School
Squadron vs. 316th School Squad-
ron; 318th School Squadron vs.
Headquarters Squadron. Bartosh
Field.
7:15 p. m.—Catholic instruction
class meets in building 879.
7:30 p. m.—Protestant Study
Club, Religions of the World,
meets in building 872.
8 p. m.—Rehearsal of Wichita
Falls Symphony. Soldiers playing
with the group will join the re-
hearsal.
P. M. (time to be announced)—
70th Air Base Group horse shoe
pitching competition, WDOH vs
76th Material Sq; 62nd Air Base
Sq. vs. Hq. Area D.
Tuesday
7 p. m.—Softball. 311th School
Squadron vs. 315th School Squad-
ron; 314th School Squadron vs
319th. Bartosh Field.
7:15 p. m.-—Catholic Study Club
meets in building 879.
7:30-9 p. m.—Recreation night
at Presbyterian Church, Tenth
and Bluff Streets for all Presby-
terian soldiers.
3:30-5:30 p. m.—Softball, 76th
Material Sq. vs. 62nd Air Base
Sq.; Hq. vs. WDOH. Field dia-
mond.
Wednesday
7 p. m.—Softball. 312th School
Squadron vs. 317th School Squad-
ron; 315th School Squadron vs
Headquarters Squadron. Bartosh
Field.
Thursday
7 p. m.—Softball. 311th Schoo'
Squadron vs. 316th School Squad-
ron; 313th School Squadron vs.
318th School Squadron. Bartosh
Field.
7:15 p. m.—Catholic instruction
class meets in building 879.
3:30-5:30 p. m.—76th Material
Sq. vs. WDOH; 62nd Air Base
oq-.-vs.-Hq. Field diamond.
Friday
7 p. m.—Softball. 312th School
Squadron vs. 315th School Squad-
ron; 314th School Squadron vs
Headquarters Squadron. Bartosh
Field.
r,S¿ M" ^time to be announced)—
70th Air Base Group Horse Shoe
League: WDOH vs. Hq.; 62nd Air
Base Sq. vs. 76th Material Sq
Area D.
General
"Wings of Music," Sheppard
*ield dance band, meets for re-1
hearsal, Monday through Thurs-'
day nights in building 892. ,
— —<\
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1941 WICHITA DAILY TIMES

Soldiers and Citizens Invited to U.S.O. Dedication Wednesday Night

miMi.i-:<ii
The USO headquarters, Tenth and Scott, where these four
soldiers are relaxing will be officially dedicated Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock. All soldiers of Sheppard Field and citizens have
been invited. Five hundred Wichita Falls young women will
be hostesses. The soldiers in the picture from left to right are
Corp. Joe B. Wilkins of Wichita Falls, stationed at Camp Davis,
N. C; Pvt. James W. King, Sheppard Field; Pvt. Valton L.
Russell, Sheppard Field, and Pvt. Henry A. Swindler, Sheppard
Field.

"The president has asked me to

F. D. R. REGRETS HE
Letters expressing regret they
would be unable to attend the
Sheppard Field Jubilee celebration
Friday and Saturday and sending
greetings and best wishes to the
^citizens of Wichita Falls were re-
ceived from President and Mrs.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Through his secretary, Edwin M.
Watson, the president expressed
appreciation for the invitation to
Vttend the "splendid ceremonies."
i Malvinia C. Thompson, secre-
ary to Mrs. Roosevelt, wrote that
!|ln addition to her previously
Icheduled engagements, her recent
fssociation with the Office of
civilian Defense leaves her very
'/ittle free time in wihch to do
íany things she would like to do.
"However, Mrs. Roosevelt deep-
ly appreciates your courtesy in ex-
tending this invitation and wishes
me to thank you for it."
The letter from the president's
secretary follows:
thank you, and through you, the
citizens of Wichita Falls, Texas,
for their cordial invitation to him
to attend the dedication of Shep-
pard Field on Friday, Oct. 17.
"The president deeply appre-
ciates your thoughtfulness and re-
grets that he cannot come to Texas
for these splendid ceremonies.
"He sends to you and to all
those taking part his greetings and
best wishes."
Word was received at the same
time, however, from Maj. Gen.
Ricnard Donovan, commanding
general of the eighth corps area,
Fort Sam Houston, announcing he
"shall make every effort to be
with you on this occasion."
Assurances also were received
that C. D. Peckenpaugh, vice pres-
ident and general manager of the
Fort Worth & Denver City Rail-
way, will arrive in Wichita Falls
early Friday morning in time to
attend the dedicatory ceremonies
at Sheppard Field.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1941
Generals Share
Speaking Honors
With Senators
"Sheppard Field now is ready to help 'Keep 'Em Fly-
ing' with the b§st the world has to offer," declared Brig.
Gen. Ralph P. Cousins, assistant chief of the United States
Air Corps staff and personal representative of Secretary of
war Stimson, in concluding his Sheppard Field dedicatory
address Friday.
"The state of Texas has an hon
arable and increasingly vital part
in our country's urgent air re-
armament program," the speaker
continued. He paid tribute to the
late Senator Morris Sheppard, for
whom the field is named, declar-
ing:
"Senator Sheppard took a keep
interest in the rapid extension of
our air facilities, and in Sheppard
Field there remains a worthy
monument to his devotion."
Explaining that Sheppard Field
is destined to train 10,000 skilled
aviation mechanics each year,
General Cousins briefly outlined
the histoi-y of United States avia-
tion mechanics schools.
Less than three years ago the
air corps had 2.000 officers and
20.000 enlisted men. Under the
present expansion program the
army plans to train 100,000 air
corps mechanics and 30,000 pilots
annually. This represents a 10,000
per cent increase as the air corps
was training only 300 pilots a year
early in 1938, General Cousins
pointed out.
General Cousins was introduced
by Charles I. Frances, Houston at-
torney and former Wichitan, who
asserted, "The finger of destiny
now is pointed more and more to
our country."
Streets Packed
Several thousand persons packed
roped off streets around the band-
stand at Eighth and Scott for the
dedication program while hun-
dreds of others filled windows of
nearby office buildings as the ded-
ication program was held from 11
a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
"In these days of war torn de-
mocracies we meet on the soil of
Texas where the seeds of isolation
will not germinate," were the open-
ing words of Charles C. McDon-
ald, Wichita Falls attorney, who
introduced Congressman Ed Gos-
sett, master of ceremonies.
Dr. C. A. Beesley, rector of the
Church of the Good Sheppard, led
the invocation prayer.
"We are 59 years old but young,
vigorous and still growing," Mayor
W. E. Fitzgerald declared in his
address of welcome from the city
of Wichita Falls. He was followed
by Representative Homer Leonard,
speaker of the Texas house, who
delivered the Texas address of
wlecome for Gov. Coke Steven-
son.
"There are people in this coun-
' John Reed, Railroad Commis-
ty tuuay wno would welcome
those dictators to our shores,"
Leonard warned. He referred to
alien propagandists as people "who
hide behind the very constitution
they seek to destroy. He discussed
the war being waged against
Christianity by the dictators and
asserted "the boys and girls of
America are ready to meet that
challenge from across the seas.
Strikes Condemned
Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, who
led the large crowd in the oath of
allegiance to the flag, warned that
"implements of war cannot be
I made in plants shut down by
strikes. We must meet the threat
to our economic system by those
who do not want to work."
Telling his audience what a
great thrill he felt in coming back
to Texas, O'Daniel spoke a few
words for the many Oklahomans
present, explaining "we consider
them a part of us."
Maj. Gen. Rush B. Lincoln,
commander of air corps technical
schools, spoke briefly.
Senator Tom Connally delivered
a glowing eulogy in memory of the
late Senator Morris Sheppard. At
the close of his speech, Connally I
solemnly said: "God Bless the i
memory of Morris Sheppard." As {
he sat down the crowd uncovered
and those who were seated rose
to their feet with bared heads.
Senator Connally was introduced
by Edgar Mann.
Mrs. Morris Sheppard, wife of
the late Texas senator, received
his portrait from John H. Wil-
son, chamber of commerce presi-
den^ and in turn presented it to
CoL E. C. Black, Sheppard Field
commandant.
In presenting the portrait of
Morris Sheppard to the late sen-
ator's widow, Wilson said: "Wich-
ita Falls is highly honored that
our school has been designated as !
the one unit out of our many mili-
tary cantonments privileged to I
bear the name Sheppard.
"It is our single hope that each i
man stationed at this school may, j
in the service Of his country, emu- I
late the honesty, courage, loyalty '
and personal sacrifice of the great :
Morris Sheppard. Such an "ideal !
before our young men will insure
and perpetuate the democracy and \
liberty of America."
"I am, proud to accept this por- >
trait and I take great pleasure!
in presenting it to Colonel Black I
as a special tribute to my late
husband," said Mrs. Sheppard.
In accepting the painting, Colo
nel Black said: "There isn't much ;
for me to say and there isn't much
need for me to say it. Nobody
long will remember what I say,
but this I promise—to make Shep-
pard Field a proper tribute to a
man like the great Senator Shep-
pard."
Emil Hermann, whose brush
produced the portrait, unveiled the
painting during the presentation.
Notables present included Maj.
Gen. Rush B. Lincoln, Col. George
E. Lovell, Congressman Ed Gos-
sett, Congressman Sam Russell,
Adj. Gen. J. Watt Page, Senator
Tom Connally, Mrs. Lincoln and
Mrs. Black.
Col. J. E. Bishop, Maj. James
!
!
Phillips, Maj. Curtis L. Williams, i
Col. W. W. Wanamaker, J. B. !
Alexander, Lieut. E. A. Tillman,
A. J. Davis, Labor Commissioner
sioner Olin Culberson, Secretary
of State William J. Lawson, Adj.
Gen. Harold H. Richardson of Col-
orado, R. E. McKee, CoL Neill
Bannister, E. B. Germany, State
Legion Commander Andy Dil-
worth and Texas Defense Guard
officers.
Massed bands played the "Star
Spangled Banner" at conclusion of
the program, after which Texas
Defense Guard planes maneuvered
over the downtown district.
Relatives of Sheppard present,
all from Dallas, included a sister,
Mrs. Cullen F. Thomas; a nephew,
W. O. Skillman; a greatnephew,
Teddy Holt; and a niece, Mrs. J.
Wiley Harris.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 i943
SHEPPARD FIELD
GENEROUS TO CHEST
Joining whole-heartedly with
the townspeople of Wichita Falls
in their effort to reach their goal
in the community chest drive,
Lieut. J. R. Kittenger and Lieut.
I. C. Baechler, post chaplains,
turned over last week to the
chest board $499.15 which was do-
nated by the officers and enlisted
men of Sheppard Field.
Contributions from the 70th Air
Base Group;ranged as follows: Hq.
and Hq. Squadron, $11.99; 62nd
Air Base Squadron, $12.67: 76th
Material Squadron, $12.68; Quar-
termaster Corps, $4; Medical De-
tachment; 320th School Squadron,
$12.55; and the Finance Detach-
ment, $1.
The First Provisional Group of
the Air Corps Training School,
made up of school squadrons, do- ~ ** c ■
nated $115.30. Broken down, the
figures are as follows: Hq. and
Hq. Squadron. $5.78: 311th SS, TS .2
$16.35; 312th SS, $2.36; 313th SS,
$2.36; 314th SS. $8.34: 315th SS,
$16.48; 316th SS. $14.12; 317th SS, r-, OJ CO
$16.75; 318th SS, $7; and 319th
SS. $12.07.
From the Air Corps Replace-
ment Training Center, also made
up of school squadrons, the chest
received $142.96. The Hq. and
Hq. Squadron donated $9.09;
Jas]
401st SS, $23.67; 402nd SS, $22.25; .4; c r¡ S
403rd SS, $8.92; 404th SS. $21.05; ^c
405th SS, $9.10; 406th SS. $10.64;
407th SS, $5.19; 408th SS, $20.54;
409th SS, $8.26; and 410th SS,
$4.25. -
UeTrfrColotxel Lewis A,Day+on
Executive a*d/ntel/igence Officer

Majoh Charles
Lü. Martin
Personnel
 FIELD STUFF

Líeut.-Coloael Lewis A.Daij+cm

Bxecvtive &idIntelligence Officer

Major CkaHes
LÜ. Martín
V "Personnel
 Eleven Per Cent of U. S. Army Trains in Texas
By TREMAIN F. ROBINSON
Times Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—
More than one-tenth of the "JP
EY
enlarged United States Army-
is stationed in the state of
Al* Corps
Texas for training—that is
more than one man out of every
10 in an army of approximately
Corps Area Hdqu
1,600.000.
This was revealed in a checkup
at the war department showing the Cavalry
number of men and the number
of stations in Texas.
In training right now in the CoastArtillerij
state are at least 175.500 men. This
is actually 11 per cent of the total
army strength. In no other state
are there so many men. A man-
Quartermaster
by-man count would reveal a
greater number than this in Texas
because the war department lsits
*S Infantrij Replacement Wichita Falls
here do not carry the strength of
Lubbock Á 5herman-Den/5on
personnel at stations where there
are less than 1,000 men, although
part of them are included in that
figure.
Tbe Lone Star State already had
a large number of army estab-
¡JE Naval Base Stamford* ^' cral^Wells
lishments when the emergency
started. Since then, big and little Naval Flight Training Grand Prairie
army camps have sprung up all
over the state, Sheppard Field be-
ing one of the newest and one of
^gmj^AbWene
the largest.
Others Planned
At this moment, there are ac-
El Paso Midland ^
tually 55 army establishments
3~¿^Broumwood
San Ancjclo1?1
either in existence, under con-
struction or in the paper-w ork
stage in the state. There are at
least seven more which the war
department is thinking about but
not discussing for publication yet.
Here is the picture in brief: The
army now consists of approximate-
ly 1,600,000 men of which more
than 175,500, or 11 per cent, are
in Texas. If the army is enlarged
further, as now seems probable,
the number of men in Texas will
be raised to a minimum of 303.000 Houston jf^
men and they will be stationed in
approximately 60 establishments.
San Antonio
All this adds up to make Texas
the greatest military state in the
kettvill Hitcbcockf^nGaJveston
nation.
Part of the increase in Texas*
will come before there is a general tablishments in Texas, Fort Bliss*—
increase in the army, as is the case has a strength of 25.600 officers Vícf0ría
with Sheppard Field. The war de- and men, Camp Bowie has 25,300,
partment now officially carries the Camp Barkeley has 21,000, Fort
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strength of Sheppard Field at 2,- Sam Houston 23,700, Camp Hulen
900. When the field is finished 11.800, Camp Wallace 18,100, and
and completely occupied the Camp Wolters has 15,200. These
strength will be 27,000—a tremen- figures change constantly as men
dous increase. go in and out, so they represent
That ultimate is a greater the approximate strength.
strength in personnel than any
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other camp ¿exas has at present. In the air corps establishments
Is Listed Randolph Field has a strength of
artment now carries 5,100, Kelly Field has 3,900. Brooks
military establish- Field has 2,900 and Duncan Field
es on its official list, has 1,200. All of these, together
.e of them are small: with smaller establishments, are
Field, Stamford; Camp centered around San Antonio. El-
Barkeley, Abilene; William Beau- lington Field has a strength of 3,-
mont General Hospital, El Paso; 200 officers and men and Good-
Fort Bliss, El Paso; Biggs Field, fellow Field 1,700.
Mission —-,,,< ,.
El Paso; Camp Bowie, Brown- Of the smaller army posts, Fort
wood; Camp Boyd, El Paso; Brooks D. A. Russel] has a strength of
Field, San Antonio; Fort Brown, 2,000 men at present. Fort Ring-
Brownsville; Camp Bull is, San An- gold has 600, Fort Brown 1 000 Brownville
tonio; Fort Clark, Bracketville; Fort Clark 1,600, Fort Crockett
Fort Crockett, Galveston; Corsicana 2,400, Normoyle Quartermaster
Field, Corsicana; Cuero Airport, Depot 400.
1,300, and Fort Mclntosh'
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45th
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MPmwm COMMI SIONED OFFICERS

rr fioldier» of Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico and

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Jona now moved, or soon to move to Camp Barkeley are Major
h v Second Lieutenant First lieutenant Captain
ibers of the 45th division, which in turn is a part of (One Gold Bar) (0ne/5ilver Bar) (Two Silver Bars) (Gold Oak Leal
igvTII corps which in turn is a part of the Third Army.
ylx armies make up the armed force of the nation.' The
for units of the VIII corps and their present stations,
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Corps headquarters, headquarters detachment—Fort Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Brigadier Genera!
Houston, San Antonio. (Silver Oak Leaf) (Spread Eagle, Silver) (One Silver Star)

2nd division—Fort Sam Houston.

36th division—Camp Bowie.

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45th division—Camp Barkeley.
Major General Lieutenant General
The corps headquarters and headquarters detachment C<?**t j0&ti <*\'s*t,&
(Two Silver Stars) (Three Silver Stars)
scheduled to be transferred soon to Camp Bowie.

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General, Four Silver Stars

The Organization
By ROY P. STEWART

Army organization is a fearful and wonderful thing to the layman.

Start a lesson in military terminology and you can lose the average man
quickly and completely in the maze of corps, divisions, troops, brigades,
regiments, detachments, companies, squads and other classifications that
make up the nation's fighting machine.
But bewildering as it seems, it all makes sense. This page may help
you to visualize it. And in any event you should know something about it,
for Abilene now is the headquarters city of the 45th division, stationed at
Camp Barkeley. There, in a few days all of the 18,500 officers and men
of the division will be settled to continue their training.
Unit organization of the army, whether national guard in federal
service or regular army units, is essentially the same. The same grades,
ratings and commissions are used; the arms, which are the combat elements,
and the services, which make it possible for combat units to function by
guarding their health, providing supplies and doing administrative work,
are all the same. Hence, the designating insignia shown here is the same
for both.
The 45lh division is one of the first four national.. ¿;uard divisions call-
ed to active service.
(On Page 17 of this section is a tabulation of the army from the
ean smallest to the largest units, with a brief explanation of the command).

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Sunday Morning, March' 2, 1941 Tune In On KRBC THE ABILENE REPC JRT£R-NEWS -PAGE ELI

reaf American Defense Program moves fo'ward .;. and CampBarkeley is a shining ex-
ample. The fact that this tremendous undertaking was accomplished with a mininum of
effort and time isa tribute, not to ourselves, i:ut to the Democratic American Way of ac-
complishing its goal. We are happy to have f-fd a part in America's great defense program.

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 _^n-cui jj'ieia, San Antonio; El-j when completed and fully
lington Field. Houston; English, staffed as now contemplated, the
Field, Amarillo; Good-fellow Field, Harlingen air corps facility will
San Angelo; Hensley Field, Grand¡ have a strength of 2,900, Mission
Prairie; Hicks Field, Fort Worth;! Field 2,400, Sherman - Denison I
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio; Field 2,300, Victoria Air Corps Fa- |
Camp Hulen, Palacios; Kelly Field, fCility 2,700 and the schools at 1
San Antonio; Laredo Airdrome, Lubbock and Midland each wilj .1
Laredo; Love Field, Dallas; Lub- have 1,750.
bock Air Corps Facility, Lubbock;
Fort Melntosh, Laredo; Midland
Airport, Midland jNormoyle Quar-
termaster Depot,\San Antonio;
Randolph Field, San Antonio; Fort
Ringgold, Rio Grande City.
Fort D. A. Russell, Maria; San
Angelo Air Corps Facility, San
Angelo; Sanderson Field, Sander-
son; Fort San Jacinto; Sheppard
Field; Camp Stanley, San Antonio;
Texarkana Ordnance Depot, Tex-
arkana; Fort Travis, Galveston;
Victoria air corps facility, Victoria;
Camp Wallace, Hitchcock; Camp
Wolters, Mineral Wells; Stinson
Field, San Antonio; Abilene Air-
field, Abilene; Brownwood Air-
port, Brownwood; Fort Worth
Quartermaster Depot, Fort Worth;
Harlingen Air Corps Facility, Har-
lingen; Mission Field, Mission; and
Sherman-Denison Field, between
Sherman and Denison.
Sheppard Largest
The strength of some of these is
very small. At others it is large,
but none of them are as great as
that of Sheppard Field when it is
completed.
In addition to these, three big
new camps have been planned by
the war department for Texas but
have not been put under construc-
tion yet. They are to be built if
and when the army is further ex-
panded. These are the camps con-
templated for Waco, Bastrop and
Paris. Each will have an ultimate
capacity of 30,000 men and will be
for the army "teams" which are
composed of a triangular "stream-
lined" division, which is motor-
ized, and an armored division.
Furthermore, the air corps is
working on six or seven new units
for Texas, two of which may go
to Wichita Falls. One is a bomber
tactical unit, to accommodate men
who have completed their training
in the air corps schools, and the
other is a ferry command unit, to
train men in « the special require-
across the Atlantic,
ments for ferrying the big bombers
There are also plans for locating
tactical units at Houston, Fort
Worth, Dallas, Amarillo and Beau-
mont. Plans for none of them are
very definite right now, however.
If these seven should go in, it
would make 61 army camps and
other military establishments in
Texas. If the emergency continues
and the army keeps on expanding,
there will probably be still others
added.
AH Sections Represented
From this list of camps it can
be seen that those already in ex-
istence, together with those con-
templated or authorized, take in
all sections of the state. There
are some concentration points, of
course, notably the concentration
of troops and air corps training
at San Antonio, But for the most
part, the army* establishments are
spread out over the state.
^inong the larger military; ts-
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