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The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
Texas Nurse at Huachlca
Forgets Isolation in Work
By Frances FISHER DuBuc

In this second article of the Sc
rleS about the nursing staff of Sta
ton Hospital No. 2, under Capt.
Myrtle c. Hummer, we present 1t.
Althea L. West of Uvalde, Tex, the
town which many believe should be
named Garnerville. Like every other
good citizen in that neck o. the
woods, Miss West is proud to be
numbered among the friends of
John NJ Garner. Ole time Vice
President of the United States.
you want to know how I feel
about working at Fort Huachuca?
enjoy it. We hear a good deal about
its isolation, and the vast distances
of this desert country, but L was
born and raised on a ranch and love
the great open spaces, the towering
peaks and the canyons. And, view
ing it from a medical standpoint
what a climate and location for a
hospital! We have every modern
convenience, and equipment equal to
many city hospitals"
Miss West is graduate of the San
Bernardino County Hospital, Calf,
class of 80. She remained on the
nursing staff there seven years, en-
tering the Army Nurse Corps in
1941.
1t. West has an unusual person
ality. Allied with rare charm is a
keen sense of humor, an unpreju-
diced viewpoint on life-invaluable
assets in her profession. Though
slender, and not the athletic type,
she has been an outdoor girl always.
The daughter of a we'll known "cat-
tleman," her father taught her to
ride and shoot before she was out of
her teens. During World War 1,
the cowboys left the ranches in
droves, as they have in this war;
she said, land we children learned
to brand, roundup the cattle and
do most of the things they did"
| Before coming to Fort Huachuca,
Miss West was stationed at the Pris-
oner of War Camp near Florence,
Ariz. "It was an interesting expe-
rience," she says. 'The majority of
the 5000 prisoners were Italians.
The characteristics of the northern
ers were quite different from those of
the southern sections of their coun-
try. But they all share one trait in
common-their passionate love of
music. They have organized fine
stringed orchestra, and there are
many singers among them who have
1 appeared in opera and in music fes-
tivals
Although enjo5 the work in this
hospital, I am awaiting final orders
to go overseas. Frankly, every
nurse who loves her work in the
Army Nurse Corps keeps her eyes
turned upon some embarkation
point" 1t. West concluded.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
THE DILEMMA OF THE
MEDICAL CORPS


Listen my friends and I'll tell you
the lore
About the dilamma Of the Medical
Corps: Ecc 57
We've planned toiled, and served,
for over a year,
Along with the TIC, Q.M., and En-
gineer
Their efforts, via-sO, have been
reckoned by Ulio,
But as for US, we've been missed
why. I dunno
This is the coincidence, as I've told
you before,
Which is the dilemma of the Medi-
80 scal Corps.
We are Lieutenants in the Medical
Corps
We left fine practices with money
galore!
We've poured medicines and hand
ed out pills,
We've patched broken bones, and
cured many ills;
Stayed by late on Saturday nights
To bind the wounds incident to
fights.
All this we've done, and much.
much more,
But we're still "Looies" in the Med
ical Corps
We are the Captains in the Medical
Corps
Experienced, mature, and mellowed
and more,
We've inspected, refracted, and in
jected,
Being careful that no one was ne
elected
We've prescribed tonics from Rye to
"GI."
For you old chronics unwilling to
die.
All this we've done and much, much
more,
But we're still Captains in the Med
ical Corpsl
To complete our story we must pro-
cecd,
To mention the Major and Colonel,
indeed
In spite of rank or pedigree,
They're no more fortunate than we.
Now at the close, we make this
plea
Although we're NC. and not TIC
Consider our predicament, you pow
ers that soar,
And end the dilemma Of the Medi-
cal Corps.
Anonymous.
Courtesy, "The Anza Zip"
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
335th Station Hospital
Goes Bivouacing
BY TVS JOHN H. GORDON
+ + - y
335th ROuglls 1t


The 335th Station Hospital goes
bivouacing and that is no latrin-o-
gram. Some five Or six miles in
Huachuca mountains we set up our
Hospital early last Monday morn
ing.
Duties of the First Day
The men pitched ten ward tents
which were equipped with all nee
essary equipment from receiving
office to the morgue. We had the
hospital in operation before noon.
The early part of the evening was
devoted to classes in first aid, surgi-
cal nursing, tent pitching, map
reading, use of the compass, cam
ouflaging, and defilade Glasses
were supervised by Major Strick-
land. Captain Wilkerson, 1t. Fulp,
and 1t. Stafford. Just before dusk
we all went on march for the pur-
pose of learning how to seek cover
and disperSe when attacked from
the air. This was supervised by
1st Sgt. Kenneth Brown.
Duties of the Second Day
The hospital technicians gave a
demonstration on transportation Of
sick and wounded supervised by IT'S
John H. Gordon. Critique was made
by Major Strickland and Captain
Wilkerson. The evening was devot-
ed to speed tent pitching, in which
tent squads pitched large ward
tent in Is minutes. This was SUI
pervised by 1t. Fulp.
Duties of the Third Day
With everyone sleeping peacefully
in their cold pup tents, the signal
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

Much of the credit for selection of
Fort Huachucas hospital as one Of
the test centerS goes to Major Har-
old w. Thatcher, chief of medical
services at the hospital. Acknowl-
edged as one of the most brilliant
young dermatologists in America, he
was selected to go to Bushnell Cen
eral hospital, Brigham City, Utah, to
study all uses of penicillin for 70
days before beginning experiments
at the Station hospital. Bushnell
hospital was the first in the country
to use the drug.
Possibilities Still Unknown
The potential value of the drug,
penicillin, is still to be discovered by
scientists. The drug was not iso-
lated until 1910 and production of
it has been so small in quantity
that its use has been severely linn
tied. However, about 20 civilian in.
stitutions, in addition to army hos
pitfalls, are now engaged in the work
of experimenting on its use and en-
couraging results in treating soldiers
returned from the Pacific area with
unhealed compound fractures, osteo-
myelitis and wound infections of
long standing give it promise of hav-
ing almost a miraculous value in
stopping certain types Of infections
The Roche Review, Dec, 1943,
conservatively states: The bacteri-
ostatic power of penicillin against
streptococci and staphylocci is as
great as. or greater than, that of
the most powerful antiseptics
known. =. -
This fact was borne out in Study
of Penicillin in the Treatment of
Infections, sponsored by the Divi-
sion Of Medical Sciences of the Ma
tional Research Council, which in
volyed the use of the drug in, the
treatment of 500 cases of the types
of infection most likely to occur in
the armed forces and those resistant
to suffonamideS. The results were
distinctly positive and will, .undoubt-
edly, lead to great saving of life
among battlefield casualties as we'll
as cases of civilian illnesses which
generally end In death or in severe
tissue impairment.
Station Hospital Experiments
The Station Hospital at Fort Hua-
chucas has been granted the use of
several million units of the scarce
drug, by the Surgeon. Generals Of
flee, not only for experimental use.
but also for treatment purposes of
Yenereal disease. -,.--,
Already. astonishing results have
been reported in the treatment of
venereaI cases and the entire staff
of the hospital is assidiously con-
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

This is your new correspondent,
THE Bat" hope you all are feel
ing as fine as 1 am. I must admit
that am feeling as fine as the wine
that's in me, and heavy heat waves
are running up and down my back.
Mercy Miss Percy"
Wonder why SISgt. Willie Ball.
The Great" went to New York CITY
instead of his home in Los Angeles.
Calf.
certain natty little fellow who
calls himself Hep Kitty from the
City" reports to me that Pvts. Cleve-
land Smith and Augusta Halthon,
are about to lose their friendship
over mess sergeant No, he didn't
say who the mess sergeant was, but
we know that she is in our WAC
vile, or is she? But Nathaniel Fort
really has the break
When I was small boy I used to
wonder where fire went, when it
went out but now I am wondering
where the following Pvts. 60 when
they go out. They are: Pvts. Ma
thaniel Fort, Cleveland Smith. Char
lie MCGOWAN, Arthur W. Wheeler,
Marshall Evans, Willie C. Speed,
Murphy Bells, William Hamilton,
Roy Brown and George Brints.
Pvt. Marshall Evans, you remenl-
Der the night you were to meet
certain lady at one Of the Service
Clubs, and she never came? Next
time get her address and phone
number and this will keep down
disappointments And leave Cpl.
James T. Fulbright at the company
and business will improve
Oh! yes, Cpl. James T. Fulbright,
when you go to Douglas again in the
pretty yellow Ford you leave Pvt.
Marshall Evans at the company and
you can cut the hog like you want
to. 1t appears to me as you both
are in each others way.
Pvt. Dennis Thomas, I hear you
are losing ground with certain lady
in Fry. Maybe you have stopped
buying house coats. Remember. if
you once start something you must
keep it up.
Pvt. Charlie McGoWan it was re-
ported to me that you were SO
thrilled over two lovers wooing in
Douglas that you broke down in
tears.
Cpl Clark p English, how did you
feel when you were q perfect picture
in Ell PaSo Tex, and .the cozy hotel
was the right frame for the picture?
Oh! yes, there is certain staff SER
geant in the unit who gets drunk
off Pepsi Colas, at least he has been
doing so, up until now This time it's
medicine. Fifteen cents reward for
the first man who can tell me who
he is.
Well, until some other time 1 re-
main your unknown correspondent,
"The Bat" Reminding Pvt. Marshall
Evans that you can catch more flies
with sugar than you can with vine
gar. So stop telling folks they are
too free with their money
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
Section WINS
Y. D. PLAGUE
For End Time

For the second consecutive
month, the prize placque
awarded by the Medical Divi-
sion, Fort HIuachuca, each
month for the lowest venereal
disease rate has been won by
Section V. composed of the
92nd Division Special Troops,
3l7th Engineer Bn., and the
3 3l7th Medical Bn. This sec
ton had only eight cases of
venereal disease during the month.
or q rate of 36.5 per thousand per
year.
Sections Show Decrease
The award was based upon the
following record for the month of
December:
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
Ratep per

ALI OUIler units III the
Div. (Spec Trps.,
317th Eng. Bn. &
317th Med. Bn.) .... 8 36.5
SOU & Attchd. Units Is 66.7
3rd Army, 758th Tank
Bn. &5 469th ON.
Truck Bn. ... % 1880
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

for gas was sounded about $780,
The men made a quick response and
had evacuated the area in three
minutes after the alarm. Tf5 James
CAN'T was SO fast that he put his
mask on upside down. TI5 Gilbert
Morris fell out with nothing on but
the gas mask. He said he did not
mind being cold for while, but
he could not stay in his tent with
the gas.
The first class that morning was
a demonstration by !. Pfc. Arthur
Evelyn on how to give blood plasma.
It's Warren Christian and his team
cleared up all doubts about army
leg splints. It's Leon Bowen gave
a demonstration on the different
types of bandag ges. These classes
we're supervised by Major Strick-
land. Lit. Davis. Capt ,Wi1kerson, 1t.
Cole, and 1t. Stafford. The men
enjoyed the Buffaloes' home, but
We're glad to cosne back to camp.
1st Sgt. Kenneth. Brown has re-
turned to duty He was home on a
2o-day furlough He had a pleas
ant vacation with his wife and rel
atives in Englewood, M. The boys
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

+ + X y y * y X y
= "The Bat Whispers" =
* About the 714th Med. Sn. Co. *
r X + 4 y 4 * *
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21
GILDED BITS OF
GOLDBRICKS
714th Med. San. Co.
y + = T.
Sweet SIun1ber"

Sweet Slumber"
The popular Lucky Millinder num-
Der is the Al hit tune in the unit.
Those who do not know it are try
ing to learn it. So, we join in max
ing it hit everywhere.
'New Members"
New members are pouring into
the unit fast now. Two groups re-
Gently. Members of the latest group
are SGT. Alvin Mobiles and Pvts.
Isaac Lewis, L. <. Stevens, L. E.
Scott, Horace Northcutt, James
Cooper, Manuel D. Allcorn and
L. E. Townsend.
Hospital Report"
We are sorry to report that Sgt.
L. ". Mcmillan is confined in the
Ashburn General Hospital at Nc
Kinney, Texas. In our hospital we
have Sgt. Mark A. Robinson, Pvts.
Percy Strater, Ernest Summers and
Henry McClain
Orchids
Pvt Melvin Tate, recently re-
turned from a three-day pass which
he spent in Tucson, Ariz., with his
glamorous wife, Mrs. Martha Tate.
= Compliments"
With all of my heart I use this
space to thank S/Sgt. Willie Ball,
and Pfc. Aaron Williams for their
sincere cooperation in helping. my
self and my ace Buddy Calvin
Brown pat over our birthday pro-
gram.
And, Calvin Brown, the present
are glad the top kick isarback and
wish him successful and prosper
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

Quoting its experiments toward the
end that their conclusions may aid
the country in defeating its enemies
through intimidation of it's casual
ties.
Working with Major Thatcher in
the administration of the wonder"
drug and in carrying out the hospi-
taTs experimental assignment are
Captains William A. Wethers, Low
ell c. Worrnley and Carl M. Basnett.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

YOU gave me was just wonderful.
Amusement"
* The Paul Lawrence Dunbar whist
club is still the units most talked
of amusement activity Myself; Pvts.
Marshall Evans, Melvin Tate, CAL
vim Brown, Cleveland Smith, Ma
thaniel Fort, Carl B. Quinn and
Arthur W: Wheeler, who have been
playing our spells off, have found
competition in every direction and
plenty O6 1t.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

Euachuca since July, 1912, having
become an officer directly from
civilian life, Frior to his entry into
the service he had held a reserve
commission as second lieutenant
since 1892 when he was graduated
from Wilberforce university, where
he was a member Of the R.OT.C.
In civilian life he was district
manager for the Atlanta Life Insur-
ance company in Selma, Ala. 1t.
Butcher is a devoted family man
and recently made furlough trip
to Selma to see his wife, the former
Miss Margaret BoysaW, and his
three sons, aged seven, four and
one-half and two years.
Upon his return to the detach-
ment, 1t. Butcher found his or
ganization running as smoothly as
when he had left it under the SUI
pervision OF End 1t Castine A..
Davis, assistant detachment COM
mander Modestly. 1t Butcher dis
claims credit for the smooth coordi-
nation Of his unit, declaring that in
spite of its unusual fleXibility his is
Just an exceptional group of men.
The important job that he does in
coordinating the vastly heterogen-
eous group-Some sick, some lame
and awaiting discharges, headquar-
ters clerks and specialists in enter
tainment, photography and other
fields-is all in the days work and
he secs not hjOo unusual in tho fant
that he does good job of it.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

are glad the top kick issfback and
wish him successful and prosper
GUS New Year.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-01-21

In all sections except the Division
Artillery, which dropped from II to
sos per thousand, the rate for De-
cember was higher than for Nc.
vember, but sharp drop is antici-
pated for January.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-07
Allied Bomber,
Crowd the Shic,
MI Over Germany

London, Oct. = Cap - Al
lied hombcrS crowded the skies
in GOOD weather over Germany
today, pil.ng I'D new dcstruC-
ton i'll the wake of more than
$3.50 flights by bombcrs and
fighters Yesterday.
The eighth air force and the
RAJ sent UP more than 5000
heavy bomberS in night and day
operations against oil and in
uu>irial targets and air fields,
with Berlin, Dortmund, Brc-
men, Hamburg and IudWigs-
hafcn among the targets.
Incomplete reports indicated
the second tactical air force
flew l.300 sOrtics and the ninth
air force flew another l,5OO yes
tcrdaN in support of the United
States first and third armies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-07
WILIkIE CONDITION
IS MUCH

New York. oct. 7.-tiP)-.
Wendell /. Nilllic, suffering
from a etreptoocnccic thoat in,
lection. has been treated with
pcnicilIm and is very much
better today, his physician, DR.,
Benjamin >al2cr, announced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-07
MOSCOW PREDICTS GREAT
NEW OFFENSINES SHORTLY

Iordon. oct. 6-(APl-The Mostuu
radio forecast tonight fresh Allied
and Russian atiens5ves which would
smash jeet mt GerGary son,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-07
Cotton Lower
At The Close

New York, oct. 7-CAP)-ootton
futures opened five to 30 cents 4
bale lower and closed fly" TO 50 cents
bale lower.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
FLEE TO SWITZERLAND

German troops are crossing into
Switzerland asking TO be interned
as a result of the successful up
rising by the French Maquis,
Reuters reported from Geneva.
The reports said that Maquis
had captured a whole stretch of
the Franco-Swiss border between
Veyrier and ST. Julian.
The NaziS sent out a punitive
expedition 10 burn number OF
French villages. including Val
leiry. Chevrier. Noulbens and
Bloux. the reports said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
|Vilhy Chiefs
Flee 10 Metz

LONDON. Aug. Is (UP)-The
German foreign office said today
that an announcement concerning
the removal OF the French govern
ment from vichy may be made to-
morrow.
The Nazi Transocean News
Agency broadcast the foreign Of.
flee statement without explana'
ton.
Vichy is almost midway be-
tween the Allied armies advancing
on Paris and those moving or
Toulon from the south.
A French underground leader
who reached the Allied lines In
the north told the United Pres:
that French chief of government
Pierre Laval and other govern
ment officials already had flee
from Vichy to Metz, near the Ger
man border.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Used Car Dealers
Admit Tire Switch

Fred Ford So. of 5000 River
dale. BEDFORD. and his son FL
wood. today pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge O'Brien to violat-
Ing OPA rules by switching tires
on a used car they sold They
were referred TO the probation de-
partment
The FordS sell used cars at 1865
LivernoiS. The case against Fred
Simpson, D. an employe, was dis
missed. Maximum penalty is a
year in prison, a $4,000 fine or
both.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19

! pulled up my jeep and tolC
LIST. Sgt. Robert Becton OF Gin
ton. N. c.. TO explain.
This morning ] went out In
q jeep with two buddies look
Ing for Heinies reported hang
Ing around this area" he said.
II had q Tommygun and my
buddies each had AS.
I'VE turned bend and
there, coming down the road,
was what looked like an entire
company of well armed Krauts.
I stopped the jeep and trained
the Tommygun on them.
"The German officer shouts
TO his men:
"'Open Are!
"They opened fire all right
on him but not on us. Then
they surrendered-67 In one
batch"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Driver Asleep,
Car Hits Man

A 73-year-old groom at the De-
ttoit' face track was seriously in
iured early today when car
whose driver was admittedly
asleep at the wheel jumped the
curb and struck him as he was
walking on Woodward near
Winchester
James Kelly who lives al the
track, is in Mt. Carmel Mercy
Hospital with fractured ankle and
decorations and Rene Laxigeure,
l3l. of 1914 Ellwood, Berkeley,
driver of the car, is held on a
reckless driving charge after tell
ing police he dozed as he was
driving home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Rebel Ndziis
Seize Radio

LONDON. Aug. 1s (INS)-
German SIS officers seized the
Paris radio and broadcast an ap-
peal tn-fcffow soldiers to turn
against Hitler, the London Daily
Sketch today reported. fI
The Paris station had been
silent all evening when suddenly
a German officer came on and
said:
I'VE men OF the Waffen IS
have nothing in common with
the gangster SIS guarding con-
centrstion camps with the
gestapo.
TURN ON HITLER
"NIen OF the Waffen SIS and
the army will now fight against
our INSCRIPTIONS government,
which Is trying to sow dtscordH
between the army and the
Waffen. This COVER ent
wants Germans TO fight Ger
mans In order to drag every
body In chaos, into ruin.
by this method our govern
ment hopes TO escape Its punish
ment. officers OF the Waffen
and the Wehrmacht, rise 10
fight shoulder TO shou Id er
against Hitler"
Hiuers own newspaper. the
Voelkische Beobachter. was re-
ported by Reuters today to have
admitted that il was impossible
for German forces to hold then
present lines in France by rush
ing up reinforcements.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Son Of Clio Officer
Dies Of Heart Attack

James Haywood. 80. son of
Allan Haywood vice president OF
the Go, died Thursday night OF
a heart attack a few minutes
after he boarded a train at the
Fort street station with his
father. He was employed in the
safety department of the Ford
Motor Co. The body will be taken
-4l.laeiS- for burial.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Arrested as Times,
Bond Fixed al $4,000

Joseph Freeman, 81. OF 1112
Putnam. is under $4,000 bond
today after he pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Maher on a breaking
and entering charge. Freeman,
with As arrests to his credit, was
last charged with entering a store
at 1923 Buchanan and stealing
S23.
More than 100 cases of liquor
and about $4,000 in cash were
taken by Freeman and an ac-
complete, police say.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Heads Dem Speakers

NEW YORK. Aug. is (INS)-
Rep. Robert Rsmspeck Of Georgia.
Democratic whip in the House,
has been appointed director Of the
speakers bureau of the Demo
cratic national committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Italian Spies Executed

ROME, Aug. Is (UP)-Sixteen
italians who worked for the Ger
mans as spies have been executed
and many more" sentenced TO
death. an Allied statement to the
Italian press said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Not One Yank Dies
When Orleans Falls

LONDON Aug Is (INST-The historic French city of Or
Americans without the loss Of single Yank
London Evening Standard correspondent with the u s. Thr
Army reported today.
Not truck armored vehicle damaged, he added
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
VICHY EXODUS ON

To protect themselves against
the Maquis' gunfre, the Nazis
were said TO be driving French
women and children before them
as shields.
The Bern paper Der Bund, was
quoted by Reuter- as reporting a
general exodus from Vichy in an
atmosphere of excitement.
Hotels in the neighboring towns
of Clermont Ferrand, Royat and
Monte Dore are packed with
refugees, the report said. Open
conflicts have broken out between
German SIS forces and the Wehr-
macht in upper Savoy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
81 NaziS Kill Officer.
Give Up to Lone Yank
BY HENRY t. GoRRELL

NEAR AGENTAN, FRANCE Aug. Is {UP)-"Go any
where you like said the Mp leaning of his sandbagged
traffic booth, "the Germans give up easy these days
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Times Photo

Alfred Douglas Rowe. 1S-year-
old Southeastern High School
senior of $40 Kensington, was
free on $500 bond today after his
arraignment before Federal Judge
Monet on a charge of driving his
speedboat recklessly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-26
A Kid Sister

Previously she had enacted
Betty Huttone very kiddish kid
sister in The Miracle Of Nor
CANS Creek" and now all Of a
sudden she will become - in
her next picture, out Of This
World"
The role IN this latter film,
The one in which she will be
starred, was originally slated
for Miss Hutton. That should
give you some idea OF how Diana
nosies around from one age
bracket TO another.
Regardless of her years one
has TO concede that Diana has a
grown-up determination.
"Following my first picture,
I'm which I was cast as a child
pianist" she told me, zone critic
said l had better stick TO my In
strument and forget about act
ing. And that made M mad. i
decided i would show that critic
n thing or two"