Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1942 — Page 15

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PRESENT CENTER | ~ WILL BE DOUBLED!

Newcomers Greeted by

Sawing; Advanced Students Take Their Training at Durham, N. C.

A lot of hammering and

Harrison these days as workmen strive to provide barracks and offices for the rapidly expanding finance replacement

training center.

Col. Walter S. Drysdale, post commander, has announced that the center is to be doubled in size. . . . its queta

of trainees increased to 200.

The former civilian conservation corps barracks in the east cantonment is being remodeled and rushed to com-

pletion to house the additional men who will enter the school. The center’s technical school will occupy 24 classrooms in the barracks on the main parade. _ The enlisted men’s advanced course of the finance school will be completely, transferred Monday to Wake Forest college, near Duke university, Durham, N. C. : The finance replacement training center at the fort is now commanded by Lieut. Col. Michael J. Kelly, but the war department has transferred Col. Alfred J, Maxwell from

Brooklyn, N. Y., to Ft. Harrison and it is believed he will be assigned to the command of the school.

Leaves for Boston

Col. Chester P. Haycock, present commandant of the army finance school, has been ordered to Boston, Mass., headquarters of the first service command, Aug. 27. He came to the fort when the school was transferred from Baltimore last March. Ten weeks’ training is now riecessary for milita and technical training of the members of the center, but Col. Kelly is attempting to reduce this period to nine weeks.

Whitney Takes Over

Lieut. Col. Joseph W. Whitney, who recently reported to Ft. Harrison, has begun his duties as director of basic military ‘training of the| center. © Before coming to the .fort he served as professor of military science and tactics at Wilberforce university, Wilberforce, O. In the past he had often been on temporary duty at the fort in connection with the ‘training of reserve officers at citizens military training camps. Lieut. Col. H. H. Stevens, who has commanded the military battalion at the fort, has been ordered to Camp Dawson, Kingswood, W. Va., and Maj. Kenneth D. Lamb has assumed command of the battalion. Capt. C. J. Stratmann has reported to Ft. Harrison from Ft. Knox, Ky. as post signal officer. He relieves Lieut. Stuart D. Miles who has been transferred to Camp Atterbury.

Drop Plans for 50-50 Nickels

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (U. P.). —The treasury is reconsidering its " plan to mint 5-cent coins of a 50-50 alloy of silver and copper, & spokesman said today. ‘ Use of the silver-copper mixture was authorized by the secornid war powers act in June as a means of saving nickel for war purposes. ° However, when use of silver and copper was decided on, silver was quoted at 35 cents an ounce. Now it brings as- high as 78 cents and treasury officials fear some people might melt the new coins. to extract silver since it actually would be worth more than the face value of the coins.

DEAN OF WABASH TO

JOIN STOUT FIELD,

James J. Paterson, assistant dean :

at Wabash college, will report for duty at Stout field as a first lieutenant following the completion of his basic army training.

He received his commission in|

the troop carrier command of the air corps yesterday, and will report for basic training at Miami Beach, Fla.,, Wednesday. He is-a veteran of the first world war and former civilian defense director of Monigomery county.

SEEKING PARENTS OF MAJ. STRICKLER

Times Special CAMP ATTERBURY, Aug. 14— . Lieut. Col. Arthur L. Cobb, 323d FABN, wants to locate parents of

- his friend, Maj. D. G. Strickler, who!

was killed in action in the Philippine islands February, 1942. Maj. Strickler’s parents are believed to - be living ‘in Indianapolis or its vicinity. Col. Cobb and Maj. Strickler attended Culver together ang graduated from West Point in

FROM FORT TO CAMP

Col. Walter S. Drysdale, 'Lieut.|

Col. Frank Billeter and Lieut. Elmer

Noise od by Noise of Hammering and

sawing is going on out at Ft.

ATTERBURY SET FOR ACTIVATION

Schricker to Take Part in Colorful Ceremonies Tomorrow. |

. | Glinting stars of army generals, the bright flags of army battaiions and the white hat of Indiana’s governor will add the color to the reactivation ceremonies of the 83d division at Camp Atterbury tomorrow morning. Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, Sommander of the second army, will be on the field with Brig. Gen. Frank W. Milburn, Hoosier, commander of the division and with Governor Schricker they will give the highlight to the ceremonies. i

Open to Public

The program, which is open to the public, will begin with army promptness at 10:30 a. m, All officers and enlisted instructors, forming the cadre of the division will be on the field in formation. Colors and guards will then be massed at the reviewing stand [and then the battalion will mass. Gen. Lear and Governor Schricker will arrive on the field at 10:35 to the salute of 19 guns.

Gen. Lear to Speak

The troops will then be presented to the division ‘commander and the adjutant general will read the activation order. The standard of the 83d division will then be transferred from the 83d division veterans association of Ohip to Gen. Milburn and the troops will be pre sented to Gen. Lear, with three flourishes and the General's March. Gen. Lear will then address the assembly after which Gen. Milburn. will introduce Governor Schricker, who will deliver an address of .welcome to the troops. The ceremonies will be over before noon but the camp will he open for. the public's inspection until 4 p. m. All buildings and barracks may be inspected and each unit. of the division will have some of its equipment on display at the camp sports arena. There will also be demonstration plots’ showing slit trenches and sanitation facilities similar to actual field conditions.

FORT DANCE TONIGHT There will be informal dancing and bridge at the Ft. Harrison ‘service club tonight. Service club host-

FRIDAY, AUG. 14, 1942

ANCE S

Lieut. Col. Ralph M. Thompson . » « he is leading a fight against an enemy of this nation . . . disease,

Out at Ft. Harrison right now there is a detachment of our army in direct contact with “enemy forces” and it is inflicting heavy casualties.

This detachment. is not fighting with guns or bombs but with microscopes and test tubes for its enemy is not in human form. Its enemy is disease, infection, contamination and other microscopic flora and fauna harmful to our fighting men. The scene of the conflict is the 5th service command medical laboratory where Lieut. Col. Ralph M. Thompson, newly. arrived at the fort, is in command. Col. Thompson is a ‘personal friend of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and at one time cared for the general's mother when she was ill. He has been in the army 15 years. * No Fanfare Here

The small, plain building where the laboratory is conducted gives no hint of the giant task going on inside, where the main job is to see that camps are clean, the food and water is pure and to study problems relating to the prevention of ‘diseases and epidemics. And not only for Ft. Harrison, but for every other camp, fort or reception center in the army’s 5th service command which includes West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The laboratory was established about a year ago by the war department. . One of its biggest duties now is to test blood samples for syphilis. Samples are mailed into the lab from all over the service command and are put through tests and a report returned. Every recruit and inductee has his blood tested which means . about 7000 samples go

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Stills, test tubes, scales, gas burners and do-dads . . . they all help Sergt.

Columbus, O., test a sample of condensed milk before it is served up to the 1 Drinking water is SoReaualy being tested. If contaminated, one phone call :

. medately.

Ft. H arrison Lab Workers Use Test Tube for Weapon

In another department is piled :

many samples of a food company’s product which has just been given an army contract. Although the company which makes the food was low bidder and received the con-

army standards before it is accepted. Over at another lab an army technician is. testing drinking water from one of the many camps in the command. If the sample is found to be contaminated, bing, the lab gets on the phone and that supply of water at that camp is shut off . « « and right now.

Equipped for Epidemics : In case an epidemic would break out among the men in one section, the laboratory is prepared to investigate the conditions and arrive at the cause. Then, too, the laboratory is in constant contact with city and state health officials all over the

area. } It’s just another one of Uncle Sam’s services designed to see that the nation’s fighting men are kept in tip-top condition. The laboratory also conducts courses in laboratory technique for enlisted men and selected nurses of the medical department. serving the command. Besides Col. Thompson, three other: officers are on duty at the laboratory. They are Capt. Clyde J. Boyer Jr., former veterinarian, in charge of food chemistry; Capt. Roy D. Maxwell and Capt. Raymond E. Leach, both former professors, now connected with the sanitary corps. The latter two are specially schooled and trained in chemistry, serology and bacteriology. The staff consists of 14 enlisted army technicians and 13 civilian ' technicians.

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tract, the food must measure up to} -

derick C. Blubaugh of of our army camps. 5 off the supply—im-

Not All of Our Army’s Fig. a I on

The army is pure blooded. These technicians in the blood testing laboratory see to that. . . . Sergt. Francis A. Miller was at a centrif« ugal machine while civilian technicians Frances B. Bolyn (foreground) and Jane B. Nelson (rear) inspect blood serum.

RAISE OFFICERS ON MERIT ONLY

Stimson Believes No Serious Lapse Occurs in His Policy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (U.P.) — Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson considers it one of his foremost duties to make certain that army officers “are chosén solely for merit and with regard fo the effective performance of their duties.” Asked at his press conference yesterday what safeguards the army has taken to prevent favoritism. in

Jcommissioning new-officers, ‘Stimson

said that was a "Heston near to my heart.” Stimson pointed ont that when he first came to the war department he directed that no officer appointments be made direct from civil life unless they were brought to his attention. ' Lasted a Year This method, he said, lasted nearly a year ‘but as the army expanded the number of officers taken in became too large for his personal supervision. This number, he pointed out, had increased from 15,000 to nearly 240,000 officers since he took over the war department. Consequently, he said, he formed a board of five retired officers under the direction of Gen. Malin Craig, former chief of staff, to act as interpreters of his policy. “I have frequent conferences with the Craig board,” Stimson said.. “I am confident that there has been no general or serious lapse in my stated policy.”

ATHLETIC CONEESTS SET

Mass athletic contests will be held from 1°to 4 p. m. tomorrow in the Camp Glenn area at Ft. Harrison.

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t was in it. Could it ‘afraid to open it. Good wishes. All well rogg had forgotten she lay coming up Sunday. rd hadn’t. ” = ® 1apolis nurses have acatments as second lieuthe army nurse corps cen ordered to active G. ~ Fishbein, 5155 will report at Ft. ., Aug. 25 and Bea P. . Hendricks place, has 'd to duty at Ft. Har-

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snlisted in their coun- .. Harold Victor Housthe navy in February

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Lakes Naval Training a machinist’s mate, 5. He was employed at let Commercial Body General Motors: xr son, John Herman ras employed at- Allilisted in the marine 1. He is stationed at Cal. Both young men 1ated from Technical

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» ‘Chanute field school y air forces technical nmand. “Before being uty. at Chanute field, was finance officer for 's Administration here. PE ¢ K. Marx, son of Mr. Marx, 1546 S. Alabama ; began the airplane -ourse at the army air n, Neb.

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Corp. Grabner Seaman Hazlett LEFT: Anthony M. Grabner, 22-year-old son of Mrs.- Angela Grabner, 1757° Beeler st, Speedway City, has been promoted to the grade of corporal at the Army Flying school, Midland, Tex. Corp. Grabner is an aircraft mechanic at the bombardier training center. RIGHT: William John Hazlett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hazlett, 1136: Bellefontaine ave., is an aviation machinist’s mate, second class. He will be stationed at the naval aviation base at Peru after Saturday. . # Four. Indianapolis young men have arrived at Ft. Knox, Ky. where they will begin their basic training course. for service with the armored force. They include Pvt. John W. Nutter, brother of Mrs. Gale Miller, 317 Rural st.; Pvt. James D. Reed, son of Mr.and Mrs. Stanley, Eugene Reed, - 1810 E. Washington st.; Pvt. Robert R. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, R. R. 2, Mooresville; Pvt. Clark E. Rotroff, son of Mr. and Mrs. . George Roftroff, 1656 Georgetown rd. Speedway City.

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DIVISION HEADS NAMED AT FORT

Col. Drysdale Announces Appointments Under New

Reorganization.

Chiefs of divisions at Ft. Harrie son were announced today by Col, Walter S. Drysdale, fort come mandant, under the new reorgane

ization plan at the post. All stations which were formerly exempted are now under the come mand of Col. Drysdale. Capt. head of the administrative division: and is act= ing chief of the operations and training division, with Lieut. A. H. Moreen as assistant. in the training division. Lieut. C. E. Lyon is chief of the pesonnel division and Maj, R. L, Putnam is chief of the supply di= vision. Lieut. Elmer W. Sherwood is chief of intelligence and internal security division, with Lieut. Paul Jasper as assistant. . Col. Harry L. Dale is chief surgeon and Lieut, Nathan R. Chaney is chief engineer. Capt. Rouch announced the ape pointments of heads of branches.

Other Appointments

Maj. Putnam is inspector; Lieut, Sherwood, public relations; Capt, Rouch, adjutant; Maj. Paul E, . Congdon, ‘judge advocate; Lieut, Col. H. V. Brown, finance; Lieut. C, E. Lyon, military personnel; Lieut, William D. Trott, special service branch; Lieut. Col. Clement Py Sweeney, chaplain, Capt. Harold F. Drew, quarters master; Capt. J. R. Powell, orde nance, and Lieut. Moreen, his ase sistant. Capt. William H. Carrigan, transe portation; Lieut. Chaney, ens gineer; Capt. C. J. Stratmann, sige nal corps; Capt. F. H. Evinger,army exchange, and Lieut: R. W. Henders

son, army motion picture service.

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