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Issued Weekly at t-Hmp Shanks, N. Y. October 6, 194* 250GMS Men On Way Out The movement from Camp Shank^ of .physically-qualified men subject , to the provisions of ASF Circular 193 rolled- into high gear this week with the disclosure that the 250 men still remaining in that category are scheduled for transfer well before the end of this month. Under the provisions of the cir cular. ail men physically fit for overseas service, with a few speci fied exceptions, were to be trans ferred from Camp Shanks before Oct. 31 to a reassignment center with a view to possible subsequent assignment to units ultimately des tined for overseas. ■ • The great majority of eligible troop ’ s already have been moved out, and an order affecting the 250 re maining has just been issued. It provides that the 250 are to leave in three groups, with one group leaving each week until the pro cess is completed in the third week of October. . 1 OCS Candidates to Go AH accepted OCS candidates and rneh who have applied for the In fantry will be kept here for depar ture with the final group. Their wi ii be g iven by the fjre chief to records will accompany them, and military and civilian personnel'on : any impending action on their ap-ll) How to use the various types of plications will be-taken tn the due fire extinguishers. 21 How to pre- .eyputs at (he installations vont fires. 3t How to report fires to which they 'will be assigned. if they do occur. -Among the troops not affected by the Pjpvisiopt.ctf, ASF _ Circular 193 are those physically unqualified for duty overseas, men over 35, and GUs who have served overseas since Dec. 1, 1941. Ship Comes In For Jumping Gl They're telling about the sol dier who dashed down the clock toward the Weehawken ferry. With a desperate broad- jump he spanned three feet of wafer anti landed on the deek. “ Wow! ” lie exclaimed. “ <fust made H ■ didn't I? ” \Made what? ” demanded a deckhand. “ This boat ain ’ t leaving. It's just ooming in. ’ ’ Full Program To KO Fires Is Launched An intensified fire-fighting cam paign will swing into high gear at Camp Shanks starting Sunday when Fire Prevention Week is of T ficially launched, Lt. Col. Albert M. Musgrove, Post Engineer and Post Fire Marshal, announced to day. The fire-prevention program be ing planned by the Camp Fire De partment will vividly illustrate the importance of fire prevention in the war effort and will attempt to make ail civilian and military per sonnel more conscious of every-day fire hazards. Demonstrations and instructions will be given by the fire chief Symphony Clicks Win Show Film Short A --Win short announcing Fire Prevention Week will be exhibited at all post theatres to enable the maximum numb.er of people to be- come fire prevention conscious, j Posters will be displayed in all : buildings and on fife trucks and Paced by the sparkling voice and personality Of Miss Dorothy Kir sten, guest soloist, the Camp Shanks Symphony Orchestra provided an Engineer Utilities veiiieleg in n-i effort to remind ail personnel to v keep constantly on the alert to pre vent fires. Warnings on Space Heaters In a message to all military and appreciative GI audience with a civilian personnel Lt. Col. Musgrove memorable evening at the first of said, “ Camp Shanks personnel its series of Fall concerts at Vic- should make a determined effort to tory Hall Tuesday. clean up around all space, heaters The mixed soldier, Wac and of ficer orchestra performed briiliant- and in all boiler looms. The start of the lieutihg season means the ly under the inspired' ieadersh p I firing of many space heaters and of Pfe Nicholas Hatsanyl. The space heater fires arc a potential ©rcj.estra ployed four popular fire hazard, .selections magnificently, while Miss \A grave responsibility lies on Kirsten was ealied back by the en- the persons who are charged with thusiastic crowd for two encores the firing of space heaters and it after rendering her two scheduled ! is requested that they check the numbers. I (Continued on Page Pour) NEW CLUB TO HOLD POST EM ’ S PARTIES Latest in the wide array of entertainment facilities at Camp Shanks is a unique club designed to provide a convenient place for the post ’ s enlisted personnel to hold company, branch or section parties and, eventually, dances, it was announced this week by 1st. Lt. Louis J< Krem, - m HERE ’ S A SAMPLE hf the decorations at the camp ’ s new Madison Square Garden Club. There are plenty of pinups-including the above gul. We don ’ t know wlib she is but if you do, tell us her name, ad dress, phone ele. Gives Version Of WD Poinf System Since publication of the War De partment ’ s plan for demobilizing GIs by the point system, there has been no ofttcial word on how many points will be assigned to each of the categorie-s which will count to ward release-months of service, time overseas^ combat experience and parenthood. This week, however, Washington columnist Drew Pearson came out with what he claimed will be the way the points are assigned. The Pearson story ha s not been con firmed by odicia] sources. With that warning in mind, here ’ s how he says the points will be calcu lated: 1 — For each month iti service, points. 2 — iKaeh month oversows, one- additional point. 3 — ; Each battle honor, four points. • 4 — Congressional Medal or Le gion of Merit, four points. 0 — Each bronze star for service in battle, four i»oints. th — For each ehild, eight iroints. 7 — Married men Without ehll- . dren, eight points. Pearson also asserted that the job of policing parts of Europe will be assigned to men who want to continue in the Army, “ old Army men ” who came in before Selective Service, and men with no overseas experience who want to volunteer. | It . might be a good idea not to spend too many days and nights figuring up your points and when you will got out. The war with | Germany is far from over and j after that comes Japan a job in : which the ASF and TC must play ; a very important role. .And after [that comes the task or returning the men overseas to this country, i There are plenty of big jobs left 1 ir. this Army. Special Services Officer. Al most completed, the club is located in the remodeled, renovated South Cafeteria building, adjacent to the Area 2 gymnasium. Decorated and designed by two of the Art Section ’ s topnotch art ists, the club consists of two spa cious attractively-coior-schemod rooms, featuring a display of over 1,000 action sports photographs, three oil .paintings on sports and many ol the most delicious photo graphs Of the most luscious stars of mbvledom. Promising to be one.-, of the most popular contributions ever made to the morale of Shanks enlisted per sonnel, the club may be reserved for an evening ’ s use by any out fit on post by calling Lt. Krem, Exts. 160 and 164. Hts staff will help solve other problems, such as providing special .entertainment, music and food Madison .Square Garden Club The idea for the club was con ceived l>v C.'l w Wi| r y Commanding Officer of Calnfr Shanks. Shortly after he took com mand here,, Col. Riley noticed the need for party facilities for enlisted personnel. Deciding on a name. The Madison Square Garden Club, Col. Riley instructed Lt. Krem to proceed on this assignment. Then things began to cook. Painting and redecoration began;- j food a n angoments-were made with Lt. Col. Edwin Hess, Post Exchange Officer; and Sgts. Robert Majors and George Peed began to work on the decorations. Sgt. Majors prepared three, 3x8' oil paintings on sports, Injecting a realistic note, he has nailed or glued real footballs, baseball gloves and bats in (he hands of his paint ed characters. He also arranged the display of the thousand sporbe photographs which were given to Lt. Krem by several New York newspapers the Herald Tribune, the Journal-Amcrlcan, the Daily News, the Daily Mirror and the Brooklyn Eagle. Plenty of Pinups Sgt. Peed secured photographs of (CdhtinUsd on Page 7 hree) Two More Dances Scheduled for TC Pvt Johnny Messner ’ s Band Here I.INE-lfp TIME — In the foreground ttiree Slpinks GIs are poring over tin- line-up of the Army-North Carolina football game before boarding the bus that took the men to West Point, to see the game free. Tomorrow, Army plays Brown; Oct. 14, Pittsburgh; Oct. 21, '\ jOoaxt Guard Academy, and Nov. 4, Villanova. GIs who Intend to go rA.- vt notify the Pout Athletic Office by 5 p. ni. on the Wednesday pre- oediiv the game. Pvt. Johnny Moasner, one of the nation ’ s top band leaders who packed his fans in nightly at the Hotel McAlpin in New Yqrk City, arrived this week at Carrl'p Shanks on temporary duty from Camp Si- bert, Ala., bringing with him an 18-piece orchestra'comprised of mu sicians from famous dance bands all over the country. Arranger for this outstanding baud is Pvt. Bill Flnegan, who sup plied Glenn Miller with arrange ments of some of his most tuneful hits. The organization, with Lt. William LeRoy in charge, boasts additional entertainment appeal with acts supplied by Pvt. Ed Bar- tell. who was a comedian with Olsen and Johnson's “ Hellzapoppin, ” and Pvt. Omer Pelletier whose famous act with h5\ Trained dog, Snooks, delighted thousands at New Yoik ’ s Radio City Music Hall. \Morale of the TC and Allied De tachments will soar, ’ ’ predicted Bill Borak, Morale Sergeant of TC, when he Informed us of two big dances and shows that are to he held at the Hotel Diplomat, 13r,l St. between Broadway and 6th Ave., in New Y.ork City. The first hop will be held on Columbus Day Night, Oct. 12, in the Grand Bkil Room, starting at 7 p. m. and folding at 12. The second dance will be a pre-Hal lowe'en frolic, the same time and place, on Thursday evening, Oct. 26. Music wiii be supplied by Meyer Davis and his orchestra. Admission to both dances will be a Class A pass. GIs who do not expect to bring their .own dates should inform the Orderly Room by Monday. Oct. 9, so girls can be provided. - , - - - - - - it . — .\ . A. 'Ail the beef jibli cit'h (THrt'k uttdl' other refreshments will be on tap during both eventa. Notice! No Christmas packages for nuhi and -women overseas will be sent afMm. Oct. 14 because Oct. 15, the previously announced deadline, is a Sunday, the Postoffice Department announced this week.
