The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-09-26
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
CAMP PRINTING OFFICE ONE or
THE SHOW PLACES AT
CAMP JACKSON.
WE'LL SH0D AS WELL AS FED
many Men Of Many States and OF
MANY Nations Naturalized at
Camp Wadsworth.
Camp Jackson.


Ihe camp printing Office is ono NJ
'hc ao'ractlVe places Of the camp, es.
peciaily to all printers and men who
nave been engaged in the printing
BUSINESS. The shop is well equipped
WIN printing presses, type and print
ihe machinery necessary for Job print.
ing ana also contains linotype. The
foreman of the shop Is Sergt. G. B.
otahslil. The shop is under the super
vision OF the camp quartermaster.
! camp jackson army Headquarters
mas Just issued Il general order to all
soiolers prohibiting them from patron
"'hs restaurants. hotels. barber shops,
manicure parlors. ice cream parlors or
SODA fountain establishments unless
me same shall have the certificate OF
inspection.
Ihese certificates Of inspection will
De issued by a representative of the
United States Public Health Service,
only upon compliance with the rules
ana regulations governing sanitary in.
spection issued by the Public Health
service and shall be revocable at the
| discretion OF the issuing authority.
Commencing on Monday, September
IL. Camp Jackson will begin one OF the
noSt extensive athletic schedules ever
Planned by any army camp or canton.
ment. The schedule will continue in
definitely.
This plan Of athletics for Camp
jackson was mapped out by Frank NJ.
DoDson. camp physical director for
the 7. M. c. A. and the plan will in.
clude the entire camp in the various
athletic schedules
Camp Sewer.
work has been commenced upon the
extensive improvements to the road
system through the camp, the contract
having been let to the West Construc.
ton Company OF Chattanooga, Tenn.
Some idea Of the immensity Of the
task which confronts the conserya.
ton and reclamation division OF the
army may be obtained from the com
pllatlon OF recent statistics which
snow that 250 pairs of shoes are worn
out each day by an army of 10000
men. That Is the average of all OF the
encampments and cantonments of the
United States, according to official
figures. Now shoes are classed among
the most necessary Of the necessities.
1t is as essential that an army be we'll
shod as 1t is that ii be we'll fed
-Four hundred and forty.seven tents,
representing saving to the govern.
meht of approximately $50 900, we're
repaired by the Conservation and Re-
clamh;lon Division at Camp Sewer
during the month Of August. All Of
this work was done by the 20 German
prisoners who have been on this as
signment, only ono foreman being in
charge of the detail Of mon.
Camp Wadsworth.
An order issued at Camp Wods
WORTH quaran;incs the camp against
the city Of Spartanburg because of the
presence in the city Of diphtheria.
Hereafter no officer or enlisted man
will be allowed to visit the city unless
he can exhibit pass showing that he
is on official business 1t Is expected
that the quaratine will remain in
force about three weeks.
one thousand enlisted men Of the
United States army stationed at Camp
Wadsworth were given the oath OF al |
legiance and taken into the BODY of
citizenry Of the United States Of
America. The oath was administered
by Judge Joseph II. Johnson, Of the
federal court for the western district
OF South Carolina
IN men naturaliZed represented
many States and various nationalities.
Some "sre formerly citizens OF enemy
countries The men who received the
oath nave arrived at Camp Wads. |
worth IN tht past two months and are
all selcctmen.