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5 fABE ES BUILD NEW CAMP By PFC• E. k. Dunne Those "men v;ith the ha::uners ," more familiarly known as the Seabee s , are n t it a ;?a in , th-is time on ' co.ns truction of a new model camp for thems e lv0 s on tho. north bank. of Sant.a Margarito. River . The e ntire personnel of the Naval Cons truction Bat:talion will toda y ~~v c e va cua ted the Training C_e n,ter a nd s e t up complet'e house;; . ~~rs . Garne tt Gardner, a 'r e sic ent of Sha nghai for 13 y e a rs . kee'pinp i!1 t heir new Quonse t Huts. a nd e w<fr prisoner until r c c en, . tly 1 will l0cture on 28 J ~ nua ry ·· Gla nce a t Plans . o.t 1930 in l2-"T- 1 .on the subj e ct, WHh ba rely more than a glanc e "Trea tmcmt ·of Prisoners of. V·i ar at the blueprint,s drawn by Lt . by the J a pe.ncse ." , G. .L •. ~·~~ ).lint?. ; Co!:lr.'land i,ng Offic er , . Her . husbu nd 1 c. physic i n n, co.red ( C . E.C .) JJSNR, t!'le "ca n .do" boys for the· il'lprisoned who wer e ill. · l::mded on t:1e riv er ba nks early They r e turned, to the Uni't ed on.. 4 J a nua ry. Wi th:R:-.an hour, Sta t e s r e c entl~r aboa r d th<:J' Gr ipgiant bulldo zer s were leve ling a sholm. ' -· road to t!lc new c a-up· si i e . Ri [ l1t Civilia ns Inc'l.y a tten d th e l e ct.- . be hind t he bulldo zers came the ure . A spe cia l invi.t :::. ti on hil s : tr'!lcks, hn u).in~ a we.yi tons of b een -ext e ndee to the Vlorr.cn Rc (Turn .to P~ ge Four) s e rve s to hear l•irs . G~\ r d n c r . 1\ll· v et er a ns of China s e rvic·e ~ r c . $' ~ ~ ~r 1f '1f li> u;rPed to ~ t tend . .· · INCOME! Kaj . Ge n . Joseph c·. Fepan, . . ~ 'R e.vcmue Man Will Treat Tax .:..ches Comma nd inp. Ge n er<:tl, will in'tro- · · To assist offic e rs a nd men to · ouc o th e s pe ake,.__...----.,. r. p,...e p a.,..e t he ir tncomc t ax r e turns , JAPANESE WAR P~ISONER TO, GIVE INSIDE DOPE T"riiS IIJEJ.::K
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * PENDLSTON SCOu~ * * * *Published each r.::onday for the * *Marines stationed at · Camp J.H . * *Pendleton , Oceanside, Calif . * *~A t o nsio n 562 , * * * * STAFF * *Captain Donald N . Carpenter , * *Public Relations Officer ; * *So?t . Charl esV . King , Editor ;* *PFC . s . A. Barrett , Assistant * *E<'l it or ; PFC . E . r-,' . Dunne , * * A.rtist-~epor t er ; PFC. M. o. * *l,:il ton , Circuls. tion M.a. naper - * · ~epor ter; PFC . Vlillia::l P. * *Arnold , Jr ., staff Photol!rs.p- * *her ; PFC . G. Reichard , ;~ameo- * *praph Operator . · *
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Effective immediately, theatres -15- T- 1 and 16- T-l will close down . These t wo shows will remain dark until further notice . Congratul ations to PFC . Edgar King , recently returned from an enjoyable furloufh spent in his hometovm-- lliinneapolis . While on furlough , PFC . Kinp marri ed t he former Anno Richter, als o of Minneapol is . ~~:r s . Einp is now keepine~ house in San Dicfo . Hubby is on duty · at ll- Q-1. TSgt . Art King , radio expert, · has r e turned to Pendleton's PRO , pending transfer to the Halls of l.-~ontezuma proe:ram. With next week's issue , The PE't\"DLETON SCOUT will celebra t e its first birthday. To thos e who wish to contribut e rationed or unrationed commod iti es to th e celebration , our t elephone is #562 1 in Buildinp 24-.:..-3. (Mess . . F{alls a nd ·~1:. Depts . Please not-3 !) You can take the word of Post Communica tions personnel--the U. S . Army's Tra in in?' f i lHl is realistic ! ·· . (see complete story on film elsewhere in this issue . ) Seems tha t Sgt . Bill Barnes , ~ eadinE' actor in the film , wtls ~n need of a shower after a hard day before the camera . NGar e st spot to the scene of " the shooting" was Communicatiorts.- quarters . Off came Sgt . Barnes ' ripped a nd mudcaked and "blood-stained " A ..... - - - - - - -
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· WCJI.E t\1 MARII\JE ~ . Ques"tion of the week from the ~·~ area: Vihat two Serreants are ' turnin(' into Liberty aounds? (We dislike mentioning na~es, of course, but their initials are Sgt . Mary ..... Gardner and Sgt . Mary K. Belt . Could it be that the big activities of said two Ser£eants prompted the son£: ' WaitForl\ie , Mary'??? -) ~
Strai;:-ht from Camp Elliott ' s "boot camp" , 48 new WRs arrived at Camp Pendleton last week . They a re now takinp over new duties in t he 24 Area . The " veteran" WRs at 24 .Area extend a warm weleome to the newcomers.
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cleared and the screaminP. has subsided ••• a·n d standing majestically atop the Ping Pong table is ~vt . Ethel Sully , winner and undisputed champ of the W~s ' table · tennis matches . To Pvt . Sully , for ·smashinp back ~11 opposition, r.oes a beautiful leather - bound Memo Book (in which to wr it e a play-by-play description, no doubt ! ) . Second place was v1on bv Sgt. Ruth Hurd . Other contes tants in the slam-bancr sessions were Pvts . Helen Todd , Emmeline Johnson and Genevieve Cecula ; PFCs ~ileen Tovey, Rhoda Podnus and Gertrude· d.dler ; and Corp . .n.maya . (Corp . A..'tlay£1 was awarded a nice little rubber ball and a set of Jacks . l,:ust you ask why ??? ) ****'* Danc e Instruction Cla.s ses (for VIRs only) · will be held every Mond~y nipht , followin~ showj.ng -:>f the train i n~ film at 24~M-l ~ Classes are under the supervision of Corp . Ethyl Stal~n ;- ~ Pvt . Eva Carr . all styles o dancinP, will be taupht with Ji buf , Foxtrot a nd ;,altz leadinu the li st . ·· L. .:. ..· . ~ .. 7 Newest addition to the vms "menagerie" is a tiny buff- sh€ dog , sired by a "real fox" . Th newcomer ' s name is "Bufftya an< is owned by the entire PX stafJ
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NI.:GE G·OIN· J-OHNNY.,. ou.r~ .J.: 2--area · corr,e~P.0ltd~ent , PFC.- Georp-e .Simon, tel'i s .us'''one of the best stories of. t~e · Glt11i.s tmas season t · Seens that George's running mate at 12 - T--1, PF q . it0hnny l<ie.rturello , ('Ot t o wonder in&- how the ~eq :i,n · t~e 12 Dispensa>ry wer.e i me ki n~ out duri!fl1. ..all the holiday festivities." Johnny d:idn' t wonder lonf7~ Armed·<.wit h . a shop_pine bag a nd some of the "foldi'np'"s tul'.f 1' , . he;· stopped.' i n at . 12 PX , stocked up on;: ice cream , cookies and cigarettes - "'.• and then paid .a visit to the ~uyiS · in sick bay at 12- D- 1. · Na~u;r .:llly, "The Old Riclge Runn~r·~ took his , squeeze box al<;mg-- -a!id for..·most of the· a.t·ternoon , Christmas Eve , PFO.· ·Marturello answered ·a.l_l:.-i"equests· with so::ne:·.of .the sweetest music ~hi-s side of h~aven . We: .kri"ow th9-t the men in 12 - D-'l ·. greatly apprecia:ted Johnny's · s_~okifs" and music-- -:-and th~ story made .us fee.l pre tty goqd to 0, when· we h eard it~ . !
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A LIFT? · Ride· to .~State of Georg ia . Mrs.. C. F . ·Carg ile, dri-ving a pr.ivate ~ar , will leave this vicinity on or about January 12 and can·· take>two rider·s to share· e_x pe nses •' ' .imyone interested in this lift may r,each Mrs . Ce.rrile :at Naval Ammunition Depot, Belting Building, betv;een 0800 and 1630-- -.or through Oceanside uso . ·
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Death has come to ?,: rs . cia ud-e Fay Doyen , widow of Brigadier Genera l Cherles . A . Doyon of .~he :rtarine Corps. MJ?s . Doyen, belqv ed friend of many ~.!ar ines e.nd ·Nav;;l officers throufhout the wor.ld , died December 27 at the Na val Hospit~l, Anna polis, 11~ ., following a lingering illness . _lvirs. Doyen; who made her home with her daughter , ~\irs . Felix Johnson of Annapolis , is suiyi.ved by a nother daughter, Mrs , Jaspn M·cvay Austin , of Bt.ltimore , -:t~iii- <.,; .. two sisters , Mr& . J-. W. . Valiant of Anna polis , a nd Mrs. J . · H ·. ·· Pendleton of California; and one brother , Marine Colonel W. G·. Fay ·of· St. Mary ' s County, Md .
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Gunnery S£rgen nt Victor Le:ghak.ian, the be-decorated Raider who rec·ently transferre d fr9!n the ·. ~~ id9:r ;-.Bat·ta lion to the Fourth Divhiion, is th,e orig inal for the ,.l;'o1e qf Tl,'ansp~rt in th e film "Gung l1o" . Sh.a:;-p- eyed· ~arines·· r.ot'iceg in . th e ,~ti1;·n.o,th~t the. first time Tr.ansport appear ed hc,:1ee.ped from . a jeep as. , a .:.Pl~toon Serfeant , · but ther ea.fter appeared -<.s e buck .serr e<:.nt . · Hollywood didn ' t think anyon<-3 would .notice the change. .~-
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Assip.nments of t he following Officers tqok plac e last week . Marine Gunner Rudolph S . Tecrcla, U . S .i.:.c . , was de tailed · as Assist~nt to -Of fic er in Cha r ee of Offic er ' s Field. Mess 12-~A- l ·and relieved o:f all oth er duties • •• • Wa.rr!\nt Officer Rufus W. McKinley, u.s.r.,~ . c . , .was e.ssic-ncd to duty P. s Fire ~.~~ rsh~ l. • •W<~ rre.rit Offic er Hascal ··L . Ew.ton, ·u.S.lLC., was a ssiun cd "to duty e.s Cormn~·mdinp. Officer of the ~~ilite,ry Police Company , Gua rd BattP..lion . · - - - - .- - - - - · -:- - -'IR'z-s'COUT~3.TA'FF-- - - - - - - - - - - - - c~ ptain DonaTd-N7 Tiarpentor - - - ~ PublTc~ele tions-Officor- - - S,e rgeant . CJ:l~\rles V. King Editor-in- Chief · P~iva te s . A , Ba~rwtt ~ssistant Editor-Reporter "Pr-iltat e -E. M. Dunn~ .. n.rtlst - 'R~oorter ·: · Priv.a te ~1 . o . :t:1iltdri - · . . - Circulati:oni Manacrer- Rcporter f'r i vute W. P. ~nold·; Jr . . Staf-f Photogra.pher Privat~ Fi£St Cl£S~ G . _R£iCh~rd _ Mi~eOgre£h_O£e!a!O! _ ~ ___ _
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"Crossroads" -nedy : -· .·)--: nTh,~ .va.nish'fng ~-Lamarr & William ··: ....,. ··.·~irg:f~iari',',_, _ Frank Powell . '-'~·. . r~~ orran &: - K'at~yrJl ·.. ", , ··.· · 'Gi:'a:l_SOn -" < T1JESDAV I :).-January- - - - - TuJJ;s'DAY Il-Ja~ui;try7._ '":'. "')'UESDAY-ll "Janu.~ry ·ur i1iarried An Anfel" nelson "Tuttle of Tahi ti-'t_ : : .'~Crossroad~~~\·ue-a·y,, Eddy & Jeanette l~acDonald Jon Hall & Charles ···_ -..L·a marr & Wlll~a~ v _ ~ ____________ 1~~r-41t~n- I ______P~w~l! _. -.:._ :.:_ ..,,_ ~-WEuNiSLJAY 2 January W.!SD•~ESDAY 12 .Hin • . '/!Eu~: BSDAY 12 January "Citizen Kane" Orson Welles "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" "Tut~les of Tahiti 11 & Ruth Warwick Betty Grable & Robert Jon Ha.ll & Charle.:> ~. ' Young_ Laughton ·· THURSDAy-13 January- - - - ~--rtJRSDAY-1'3' 1anuary- -THURSl5AY !"3-Janual;y_ 11 Sweet Rosie O'Gra(t! "Dumbo" Walt Disney Feature "Rio Rita" Abbott & Cartoon Costello Betty Grable & _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "P.I l' _ ··..:. _ .. ~ _____ -~b~rt fYo~n~ __ .:.. F'RIDAY 14 January ... ·. L1.R DAY '14.: January . . .. ,. ~n-IDAY , 4 January "The Vanisli.inr Virpinian":: <. '.'l-:ly ,Favori'te Spy•t:·Ka:y . .·""t1io qita" Abbott . Frank Horpan &. Kathyrl} ."~Xy.s~r- & Elien Drew · .:~ Costello , Grayson · · ·" ·,. ..;. ' SAWRDAY-15 January - - - - 'S'ATII'T'iDAY-15 Ja~uarf - -SA'IUl1!iAY l5-January "Crossroads" William Powell "Sus pic ion" J<Qan Fpn- " !1.1y Favorite Spy~ & Hedy Lamarr taine: §<:, Car.~ ,Grant I;::aY. Kyi3€4' & Ell:en. ~ .,. . · , . . . Drew , . -- . I smm:AY-16 January - - - - - "SUNDAY-Hi. J'anua~"Y. - ..- -·su:NnA? Io-January"Tuttles of Tahiti" WILL BE M>.1l'?OUNC1W . . "Suspicion" Cary / Charles ~Laughton & Jon Hall LATER ' ;. Grant &~·:r:o.an Fon. . . ..··! t --ai ne ,.<···.~ . / ,;Ship Ahoy" ~ed Ske:lton & Eleanor _Powell
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