The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-06-26
News From
CAMP HAAN

as 1t was quite a new experience
for some of the boys it made things
rather hot for them or I should
say everyone. While standing at
attention out there on the hot clay
1t seemed as though ones feet
would burn up under him and that
along with ones saturated clothing,
due to a lot Of sweating, made
things quite uncomfortable and
that gun on your shoulder didn't
do a person any good either. Gen.
orally in a parade like this where
it is so beastly hot, there are a
few guys that will pass out with
the heat but every man in the regi-
ment lived through it. Maybe this
California sun has changed all of
them.
Jim Rattle and Jim Scott went
to Laguna Beach last Sunday for
the sole purpose Of coming back
with beautiful golden sun tan,
but they never took into considera-
ton that they had never before
been out in the hot California sun
for any great length of time with
out anything on their backs. Up
on arrival at the beach they i'm
mediately donned on their trunks
and the three of them, which also
included Willard Rasmussen, went
to sleep out on the hot sand. After
laying there for the greater part
Of the afternoon and rolling over
and over so as to get cooked on all
sides, they prepared to go back as
they though they had been in the
sun long enough for the first time
and they were all nice and pink.
But large was a little more for
tunate as he had been out quite
number of times and had been
through all the pains and tortures
of sunburn and he was on the
way to getting a nice tan. That
evening in camp as I was walking
down the street, I heard someone
groan and moan from one Of the
tents and upon a little closer in
spection I could see both Jim's
standing up in the middle of the
tent, both burned to a crisp and
from where was standing 7 could
hardly tell the difference from a
couple of red lanterns, more so Jim
Rattle because he was burned the
worst Of the two. large was rub
bling olive oil on their backs and
he had to be very careful as the
least little slip and they would let
out with yell. But somehow or
other they managed to live through
the night and for the next two days
they were running around in olive
oil soaked clothes but I am happy
to say they are feeling much bet
ter now. Etan Burt was also in
the same condition when he got
back and he was also burned to a
blister because of a little over
exposure. Oh well, we live and
learn.
Clarence Coast Artillery Brom-
en- went to town about a week ago
and came back with 1881 Model |
A couple so early Sunday morning
ne, Donnie Ethun, Chips White,
Russ Nelson and AL Blank left for
he City of Los Angeles. They
had originally planned to tour down
he coast taking in all the sights
out when they got into the heart !
If the great city they got sort of
in their directions and
we're lost for several hours and
therefore, they didn't see all that
hey had planned on seeing, so
they will have to
make another trip in the very near
uture. But they did get out to
he coast and at one particular
pot they ran into a carnival and
IS AL Blank is an old hand at this
arrival business they were prac-
ically forced to stop or else AL
would have jumped out of the car.
IS I was told, two of the boys
lad to hold on to him while they
we're in the grounds or else he
you'd have signed up with the
how, but somehow or other they
managed to get him back into
amp. They got down as far as
BALBOA Bay and as the hour was
citing rather late they had to re-
urn to camp but they have plan
ed to take up where they left off I
he next time they go.
Sgt Dickhaus has received a lot
equipment from the Quarterma- 1
ter as part of his engineers equip '
lent and included in the shipment
as brand new lettering set ,
hitch was promptly put to use. {
irst Ed made a sign for his door [
nd tackled it up. Jess Clough walk