{ title: 'The palisades. (Camp Shanks, N.Y.) 1943-19??, June 16, 1944, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn88074102/1944-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn88074102/1944-06-16/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn88074102/1944-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn88074102/1944-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Southeastern New York Library Resources Council
I : : . . ‘ ■ ' VOL. 2. No. « Issued Weekly at Camp Shanks, N. Y. June 16. 1944 COL. RILEY TAKES COMMAND OF POST Gl Bond On Sale At $7.50 The “ GI Bond, ” a ten dollar war savings bond, created I exclusively for members of the armed forces, may now be purchased by military personnel, both enlisted and commissioned, for $7.50 through the Class \B\ allot-' merit payroll deduction System, ;the War Department announced this week. The. GI Bond will suhotitute for the purchase of the standard-priced, war bonds oil the installment, plan via Class “ B'' allotments., Previous ly, war bonds could be purchased by havipg allotments of $6.25, $12.50, or $25 made from payrolls. Under the new plan military persona. 1 will authorize the deduction of $7.50 from their pay envelopes and receive,- each month, a brand new sawbuck-worth GI bond. The GI bonds are not yet avail able for issue but are expected to j -be received here in camp between j the first and fifteenth of Septem- ! her, according to Capt. A. Marcus,! Post War Bond Officer. The bonds will be dated bark ta thn montn cT their purchase. Meanwhile, mili tary personnel who have been buy ing bonds on the installment plan j under existing Class \B ” allot- j ments will have their installments discontinued upon issuance of their final regular-priced bond. i Goal I n 100% Although the purchase of GI bonds each month through Class B allotments will not affect the amount ,of. cash sales for war bonds during the current war bond drive, , It will help the drive achieve its aaTpossi'bieobtab^bonds^hrough In th ^ June presentation Of its colorful series of con- payroii reservations, with the sec- certs, the Camp Shanks Symphony Orchestra will once again | (Conimu'-d oh Page Pour) I bring the rich harmonies of classical music to Victory Hall next Tuesday night at 8:15. In addition to the regular 50-piece GI orchestra, com posed of musicians distinguished for their artistry in civilian life and conducted by Pfc Nicholas Ha:- sanyi, internationally-known violist, two famous artists will be spot lighted. They are Miss Ania Dorf- mann, one of the greatest living women pianists, and Pfc Ossy Renardy; Camp Shanks ’ own vio lin virtuoso. The. program will tap the richest yeins of international concert mu sic, representing the best among Norwegian, Spanish, French, Aus trian and Bohemian composers. : The following selections will be | presented for the listening enjoy ment of the audience: Selections lit Program \Overture to the Marriage if Figaro\ by Mozart. \Introduction and Rondo Caprlccioso\ by Saint- Saens, \Slavonic Dance No. 3\ by Dvorak,- \Piano Concerto in A Maintenance of Efficient Standards of Operation Is Called For by New CO Prison Sluggers To Cross Clubs THE NEW COMMANDING OFFICER of Camp Shanks, Col. Harrie D. W. Riley, wat-ohed the troops of this post |>ass in review before him for the first time Monday, and he was deeply Impressed. Col. Riley is shown at the extreme left of the picture above. With him, left to right, are Coi. Edward Hubbs, C. O. for almos t two months. . until Col. RUey ’ s arrival; I,t. Coi. Harry L. Calvin, Acting Executive Officer; I,t. Coi. Meade F. Griffin, Plans and Training Officer; and Captain Glenn M. Marsh of the Transportation Office. U. S Army Signal Corns photo Symphony Concert Slated on Tuesday Col. Harrie D. W. Riley, a forthright, energetic officer who keynotes his work program with the word “ co operation, ” assumed his new assignment as Commantjng Offi cer of Camp Shanks on Monday and impressed the military and civilian personnel with whom he came into contact as a man possessing the qualifications and attributes of the ideal j Army officer. j Col. Riley, successor to the ! late Col. Kenna G. Eastham, plunged into his new duties with 'sharp interest, emphasizing that hi; ; intends to devote his efforts toward maintaining the post ’ s efficient D _ 0 1 . -standards of operation and carry- ff llH I QSl i'llUC i n £ out its mission so that \the I war will be brought to a speedier ■ “ ' ' | conclusion. ” The Camp Shanks nine will be j _ .. „ \ . The new Commanding Officer was sent up the river to the Big a ff or< ied his first opportunity to in- House (derivative of guardhouse) 'spect his troops during a retreat at Ossining, N. Y„ Sunday after- formation aiid parade late Monday noon. But, there ’ s no need to 1 afternoon, and he voiced his ap- worry be.cause it ’ s only a tempo- ' proval as the soldiers and War's iary sentence. The team is Sing marched smartly in review before Sing bound to meet the inmates ’ |him to the accompaniment of nine ’ in a continuance of the series stirring martial music, of games inaugurated last Summer. Faradr Well-Conducted Both of the camp ’ s athletic “ it was an encouraging sight to squads, the J^gisketball five and *he see the Station Complement on baseball nine, have played prison teams, were royally re ceived, and have frequently pro nounced the Ossining boys “ excel lent sports who play to win hut who play very fairly. ” ^ In its last two diamond contests, the Palisadians broke even, win ning and losing by identical scores. On Thursday flic Hotel New York er took the camp team into'camp, 8-1, and Sunday we defeated the Glenrqck A. C., 8-1, on 15 hits and the two-hit hurling of soldier- twirler Jack Best. The Old Sarge Cops Prize In Slocum Training Class Thursday, June 8, was a proud day for 46-.year-o!d Sgt. Theodore MoakowRz of the Police anti Pri son Office. It was a proud day and a happy one. On Thursday, June 8, Major Gen eral Homer M. Groninger, Com manding General of the New York Port of Embarkation, ' pinned a bronze medal on Sgt. Moskowitz during the commencement exer cises of the Third Provisional Training Class at Fort Slocum, N. Y. This made Sgt. MoskoWitz proud. General Groninger spoke a .few words of congratulations to Sgt, Moskowitz while the audience at the exercises and his fellow class mates gave him a tremendous ova tion. This made Sgt. Mosko.witz happy , >s ‘ - He was awarded the bronza modal because he finished third in the basic training class of 200 GMS J Minor\ by Groig, and “ Bolero\ by men who attended the eight-week n ave ] | course at Fort Slocum. One of fifty j Ruasian-horn Ania Dorfmann, Camp Shanks Station , who has won acclaim from audi ences qind musicians of two conti- CO ’ i On The Ball Any member <»f th* Ft. McPher son, Ga. baseball team can get a three-day pass if he wallops a ball through a window of the command ing officer ’ s quarters. This offer was . made by the CO himself, Col. $t'ank K. Ross, whose quarters ar e Just behind the right field fence of the ball field. 340 feet from home plate. men from Camp Shanks Complement Sgt, Moskowitz was the only soldier from this camp to finish among the first three dur ing the recent ciaas. Praises Slocum Course An,old soldier who fought through six campaigns with the First Divi sion in World War I, Sgt, Moskh- wit« spoke in high praise of the (Cotttitiueii on Page Pour) nents, will play, the lovely Grieg \Piino Concerto in A Minor.\ H,r-r rendition of that selection received enthusiastic applause front a Bos ton audience when she appeared with the Boston Symphony Or chestra under Serge Koussevjtzky. A favorite solo artist of ^sym (Continned on Paife JJtree) . \ the parade,\ Col. Riley asserteij. “ Pa rades well done, as this one was, signify that we .have wise leader ship, which insures high morale. ” With him during the ceremonies were Col. Edward Hubbs, who act ed as Commanding Officer after Col. Eastham ’ s death until Col. Riley assumed command; L.t, Col. Harry L. Calvin, Acting Executive Officer'; Lt. Col. Meade F. Griffin, Chief of the Training Division; and Captain Glenn M. Marsh of the Transportation Office. Col. Riley spoke high words of praise for all the personnel in camp, declaring that he had heard many favorable comments before taking command about' the caliber of enlisted and civilian personnel \who have been keeping the ef ficiency of the camp so high.\ He added:' ‘ 'General Marshall stated that morale engendered by thoughtful consideration for officers and en listed men by their commanders will procure a cheerful and under standing subordination of the indi vidual to the good of the team. | “ We have that team here, and my primary responsibility will bw to maintain and further develop the standard that now exists. Ia*t us i have that kind of discipline that' encourages |ieople to whistle while they work, but to make sure that (Continued on Page Three) Late Flash! Reliable sources at Post Head quarters declared late yesterday | that the provision of ASF Cir cular 26, requiring reassignment from Camp Shanks of certain \general service men ” by June 30 has been revised. These sources declared ’ the June date has boon moved to Sept. 30, a 3-months ’ extension of time for compliance with that particular provision of the cir cular. Additional details will he published In next week's issue of The Palisades. Ania Dorfmann ~nrnTrwnTfftfrtrn^ ri <