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Amerioans, youJ1+!' 'and old, are doinp: thoir jjart'to bolp. t7§nwfn the war; and two !I'ennsssss sohoolboys, Bill orr 1.3, find 3.:5. "Barnett 12 of l!sJ:';phill'; hopinll': to aid in t::,w ,10tor,1', ll1:>lMtl1l4 the Larine 60rps for their branoh of the fight1ne fOl'o!l§'··1:lut they will have t.:t wa1t until they are s. little 01.lJor. . '. . A lotttJr from .thEl,M 'two l:amph1§ ygyth§apl':!,ved Ilt Crnnp Pendleton lllil'lt w6e~. Tl\o btlYll rO/j.tu!lltl'''' iI emulO&! to llorvo with the Corp., but, of .oouroe hnd to ~§ turnod down dUG to t~olr llga. TbG1~·:1etter read: ' "Dear alr~ Via want to make tl1:b 1~tt6r IJhort tI§ ~C'''..\.:';. .; I but we think tho ~arina Cor,~ 18 the bOlJt part or thO arIDad rorOllll Bnd our fethers ware ~erines in the lest war, Wa want to join tha Marinos as soon alJ '1/(;) o!!ln bllt wo don't fad that ~;e iJllll wait thst 101l1!: •. So if-'you 'oll!l"Ullo a;'oouple of I'lnSootll to k~GlY up tllO mon'/} mordB, WO ?ould finish our :lohooHn~ and other'thinl"lJ I1t our 01'111, expense. We would,try not to onuse you any trouble and would appreoiate,it very 'much. I nm 13 yenTs old gnd the othor bOy 111 12 years, old" -YOUri' very truly, (sitrned) , , Bill Orr, 113& ~c1rooe street M~mphi~, Tonn(jGtl~e
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1117 Melrose street Memphis, Tennessee (PS. Vie' ,realize,·this is wartime and you wouldn't have timo to put up wi thus, but \ve "would 1"1ve anytllinp to be ablo to weur, tho Marino Corps uniform even if it is not official. ~ho Penny in the envelope 1s for pood luck.) . The .. boys were advised in a letter that they would haVil to walt unt1l they r~~ohed the lepal'age, but in the,meantimo, to oontinuo their schooling and to participate in athlet10s to beooma phyll1oll11y fit for the day when they may be able to wear the Mrtr1na Uniform. ' The penny. too w~s returned and the boys were,told to Gava to buy War Bonds and Stamps.
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Week-end shows, tree to service men, 1s one of tha,mbny branohq§ of entertainment arranged by the Eleventh Naval Distriot W~1rrtro and Reorention Department in the Los Angeles area, The Biltmor@ .El 'capitan, Music Box, Theatre Mart, Belasco and Paoadena community Playhouse were.the,theatres which adm1ttedservioe men ovor tho ll.ast week-end. ':Tickets may be obta1ned oaoh week at £I,ny LeI> Angglo§ or Hollywood usa. Another fine job perfommed for the men' in uniform is the,traehoma cooked meal served by t~eAmericnn L~~1on Womon'o Auxiliary.
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"THE PENDLETON SCOUT," extends to the sixty-four new ar:r,ivals of the Women Reserves a,"welcor:~e aboard shipm.a,t~s.1L a!:,d qope" that yoU,"Viill' like your tour of,i:duty atCall!p PendHi't'oh{ 'This" paper is for your ~~'i;fi'i-~nt,and we t..r¥ to put, into ,ti.rI}ews. t~""t will ~nt~rest;,!~l, personnel l,~,~mp. In 1tS\JGQJ,wnn you'vnJl iflhd',the: 'vanous act'lnt1es that are I"OJ.Tf!': on; yJl\at has gone on ano. ,ylha,t ;is, €l,otng to h""ppen,' and often s'ome" real "corn". ·.Any contributJ,ClnS t.l1!:J.t ar,e;made 't,cr this, paper will be given ~areful consideration by the staff and we will try our utmost t& print ,thinjis thaty,ou send in. "Remember, this', is'your paper and you are all welco~e to contribute to its colulnns.Bus schedules, entertai~~ent, athletics, and other info yOU may desire to find out may be had by' a-skin/,' one of your "salty" ',sJster Jflarines and, ~m sure that any male Earine ,will be'- only to happy to obl'ige you in anly way he can. \']e are,sorry .that you arrived in camp'ilit ~C4 a late hour in the evening ", as it'did not afford us to have the band out tQ greet you but "you ,may\ l>'l sure that all Camp l?.ehdleton petspnnel exte#ids to all of you ,,~ m6,st 'co'rdial welcome •. --,' . ~
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Attention: Women Reserve's Sergean~s, Corporals, PFC'~; • Due ,to ~the ~late arrival: of the morning chan~e sheet, in'nTHE SCOUT' s~~,office last' week we missed three-fourths -'-of, the promotions earned by the Womel1 Reserve's, so now may we take ithis/bpportuni ty to congratulate one,and all of you and hope ,that-, all of,y6u may go still hiEoer in your splendid or"anization ••• And Talking,about ,:Cast promotion~, -.:- Former Superior PFC Virfinia 'lolmes. (Pay ROll, C1;'~rk) '. while on rutlough mind you, and former PFC Clar-~ Lanza. (:p0$.; c;Ehtelllgence). who was, on the sa~,le proposition. ret,urned"'~fr.9m their,'h'61iday furlou·gh.only to ,b.\l informed t:Jot tlbey were now bona':'fide 'Corporals. Double-timing it to t:-,e nearest tailor shop, as neither of the ",irls are Betsy ~oss's, they gave orders for the tailor to maxe up a hurryup change of the new chevrons. This accomplis:Jed in. shor~,., order the new appointed Corporals beamed with pride:. Congratulations were. forth --coming;-frol!l.all. ,- On 1 January, with the New Year still ringing in everyone's h~ad, the Corporal's were informed that as Of tnat date they were now Sergeants. ,We will' pause here r.lolilentarily to let our' readers recuperate. -T-- The tailor, of course, was "houndgd again. as these two nEiw'girls were certainly helping to fill the larder for him and his family in the sewing angle. The only thing that puzzles us at t~e moment iswhc.t title to bestow tin'our' former ,esJe.amed Super-ior PFC, now a HCO. We will await comments '01'-1' •.final " . befor~. qa.kirlg .' . comment. • • " ~ , ... ,. Orc):lids·for the "PF.J1'IDLETON SCOUT". ' ",' , ' First Serf'eant, Willis J . .Arter of the' ' , " " ~!oarin" ~orps Procure",ent. Dist!,~ct' 'in • St. LOU1S, 1\.0,•• who rec~lves' G1SCOpy '( \)", . ) /'" of the paper weekly:, \'11'1 tes : "You!", " ' }, " / little paper is improv'~nr ~ll th?' t'ir;le·. C" I am very glad to rece1ve 1t as 1t glves ~~'" ~, me sorr.e dope and doesn't make me feel ~ so far from the l:,arine Corps." Thank's \..-' ~\ Top ••• Word hcs beon received that a l l ' '>0 ,'A~\-' Valentine's for men serving overseas t-m' shOUld be mailed before tho 15th of ,Jan' uary to insure the boys of receivin~ them on time ••• Anyone desiring tho new PX booklet. "Your Post Eschan€,e" !11."ly secure a copy at any PX. ,at the Pos,t Recreation Office 81' at Post Public' ' Relations ••• Corporal Peuline1mrtin. ----(Post ,Chaplain. Clerk) has recently retur,ned to duty after sp'endinga 15 deyamerpency 'furlouph with. ,her husband who ViaS se;rio,usly ,ill ,with . -pn=oni'",,- GJ:",d' that 'you 'aTe b('\ck Cor pored and that--Y:Cl,lT-.husbe.nd is "ship sD'-1r,e" once', ap'ain~ Hi/l:h blood pre'ssure <:nd all.. ,Then there", was tho one about. t,he two youn@: people', one a' girl and one Q 'ooy--,- , ~he gitlha,ving a pound of butter cnd tlle boy the proud possesor of a string, of liverwurst. Ihturally they fotmarried. Would you $ay " thElt t!l;3]r gGt married for buttet' or for wurst ••• What wmnan Sergeant' has those around her stirred up becaus0,she has Q tendency to "pull ,her rank?", •• Word has been recefv.ed thc.t a new libre.ry will b.. opentJd in the, WQmen's Area PX to cater to the "book lov'ers. 'Sorry we can't give you,*, fireside, "with ;iti but 'that prob~bly wil1."comd in tilileh.... , The Gap of, the Week ,--.:.The best Of, .the black .marketsto;rie,$ appe~rs 1n "The Best I ,Know"", f'ent\lre ed,i ted· by' Irv'ing H,o;f'i'man in Cor.onet, ' -- ' A famiiy with "- 'Slllll!',ler ·cotto.pe in the 'Wiseons'fn wilderne,ss' .)labi tu ' 1lf .paid the,requ"sted, price 'of 50\!' to an In,dian for iI milk pailbriraful .61"-'blueberries. But one'd'oy l'lst stlm.'rier,the Indian sud'denly (Zrunted, in protest "-,nO. upped' his pr'ice to ~,l. "Why" t'le family i'.sked 'in, amaze,. ;,.f ment. ""ell of a bi!' wo,r sOr.leplacr.'." was his laconic reply.
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Shaotinf ~n official Training . Biocraph" of an .'1. thlate : -SI"t. fila on tho. use of blood plasma Walter F. (Buster) Hackney of ~nn<i sulfa drugs in the field, the Headquarters Co., karir,e Barracks" .' U. S. Army SipI9.J:. corps visited was an all-state end on tl1e Jolm Camp Pondleton t,ast. week, guests Reagan RiCh School football tean of Post P~blic R01ations. in 1927. Hackney is the NCO in . nillonf the ex-Hollywood photo charfe of the' atllletic gear stor~ technicians no:'! with the ",rilly'S roan in the 12 "rea •.. Hackney, ' Sienal Corps and who supervised who tips the. scales at 200 pounds the filin were Capt. yalentino, at one ti'le beat the' skins (c;rums!capt.Heisler (director),,·Lts. down home in Houston with an ~ J"s. nnilcrson (lnd Younp. ,With arrre,ation of ~ice Institute the officers'were G full crew of ·.Collel'"e students ••He for:werlv was propsrty men, sound exp0rts Gnd a bas'eball and softball u;:npil'e, :J."\keup· nrtists, <:ill of whom and also officiated in football ap'eea. tho. t the "on location" and basketball. •• Hackney tried . fGcilities of this camp were his hand at sports writin~.for unsurpassed. . several Houston papers, but later L8~dinr rolc in'the fil~ was retUr.Iied to the active. end of th€ c~ct",d by Larine Serg8ant Willie.m . ·fie1d •. ·.His r.lOther--Lrs, j;;'lizabeth Barnes ,Wl10 S2V'.' :'tc tion with the "'Hackney-is the orGanizer and Col-' . Raiders on Guc,dalcc<Ual, was onel of the first full fledi:~ed "',ounded three .tLacis, and viha now ~ItMarine Corps I"others' Or,aniwoars t.;10 Navv Cross and PurDle zatian of Houston" •• Ol'chids to . Heart for capturing a Jap . 'mother and son. ITi:lc:linc-pun I18st. •
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ViE:-FOlThll OUT:=That cIJI:f ,Battles,. fOrner Gx-profassional football p).ayer" ia now a First Lie1;ltenant: and. doin€ a dreCit.iob as 2nstr~ctor ~n the Training Center's Physical Combat School •• That Hal Hirshon, I,:ar.ine 'Lieutenant and manager of the f-endleton 'Seftl9ill'lf' baseball team, was all set for a trial with the Detroit riper.s before enter ing the Corps. <:
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FO'l ~r;FT: Attractive living quarters in Vista, 12 miles from camp. Room, bath and board for two. pGrsons--!\lOO a mont':1.' Phone J-Eis's ·Caroline Henke, "Hills-ide Zouse", Vista 62?1. Six of these ·units.av~ilable. . . coo!\: \'di.~\~lrED: l:irs. Joseph C. Fegan, wife of the Corr~anding General,'desiros a' cook. Applic:lnts, who may include a Marine'. wife, telephone ~rs. regan at Oceanside 2781.
V'ANTED: ..• r,:e!'lb er of Carlp Penr'.leton personnol wciu.l~, liko to rent a tv.'o or t'1ree roo'" aUi'.rtnent in Occ8nside.· Wifs works in Jcoanside. Couplo hOQO only in evenin~s. C~ll Corp. Robort Schoby, Extension 500 or 533.
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I-lOnday 24 Jan. "'I.'here ;<re Your Children" J.Coooer-G.Storm Tuescay 25 Jan." "Thank Your Lucky Stars" E. Cantor Wed. 26 Jan. "Valley of The Sun" L. Ball Thur. 27 Jan. . "!'ly Darling Clementine" F. ~lbertson Fri. 28 Jan. "Smart Guy" Eastside Kids
Thur. 27 Jan.· "Fallen Sparrow" John Garfield & !,iaureen 0 'He.ra Fri. 28 Jan. "Banjo On i,.y Knee" J. r.. cCrea· & B. Stanwyck Sat. 29 Jan. "Adventures of a Rookie" Wally Brown & A. Carney Sun. 30 Jan. "Chance of a Lifetime" Chester l"orris ATT:;""'NTION: --F'lOl-'
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konday 24 Jan. "My Darling Clementine" F. Albertson TUescay 25 Jan. "Smart Guy" Eastside Kids Wed. 26 Jan. "Fallen Sparrow" John Garfield Thur. 27 Jan. "Banjo On Ijy Knee" J. ![;cCrea & B. Stanwyck Fri. 28 Jan. "Adventures of A Rookie" Wally Brown
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Chow on the Run. Even while the big construction job was in progress, companies of Seabe~s were moving in--and all chow was served to the men at the new camp without the loss of a minute's working time. According to Lt. Walling. who supervised the project. appr~xi mately 400 CBs took part i~ the settin~ up of the Santa Margarita River CR ~raininf- Center. "By 24 .January, our entire personnel will be housed and fed at the new base." Lt. Walling stated. "The new camp will comprise 57 iuonset Huts. All Huts. contain heat and ample lifhtinr facilities. In addition to the ;"uons,et Hu.ts, we have several large tents, some of which will also be. used for sleeping quarters. "In every re,spect. this new CB camp will be self sufficient. It will have a laundry, suitable mess hall.s i a. supply depot, PX, postoffice, theatr~ and Headquarters Building". Just "Everyday Job". second CB camp of its type on the Focific Coast (Port Hueneme, being the first constructed) the new Santa ~IDrgarita Training Center is the largest in this ~1e
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When asked if a new "speed record for construction" had been established on the Pendleton job, Lt. VJalling replied, "We wouldn'1; say that--exactly. Fast as this job may seem. it is only what w CBs should do. "I would like to point out". continued. "t ._t "Jll.=l our men durine this job was hi than at ~ny time since I've been aboard. Our p~st hours have prac tic&lly ceased to exist Clnd we have onlY a few c~ses of office hours. TI1is speaks volumes for the spirit of our CBs. truly the "Can Do" boys of this war." The staff of the P~NDLSTON SCOUT extends best wishes to the CBs and we would like to hear from you often.
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