Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-28
Civilian Workers
Thinned Out
At Lockett Center
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tCOllllucQ llOn ldEe l.
August /. date of reactivation of
Lcckett as convaleScent center.
CIVILIANS LEAVE
Civilians. Harvey said. who lived
at the camp during its two months
Of inactivation. were maintained as
p2trolmen and fire fighters. Those
occupying quarters erected for them
by the national housing administra-
ton. in addition to the HaryeyS in
Cluded at that time:
Charles O'Connor, plumber fcre-
man dismissed, and Master Ser
geant Harry F. Neatz. chief clerk,
post engineers. now hoSpitalized).
Otis Ryan. carpenter. and Mrs.
Ryan moved off the poSn. Ryan
n Lockett veteran, aided in the erec-
ton of the camp.
Charles Cheivor, carpenter, re-
siCredl. and Mrs Cheiver.
william HobSon, carpenter. ere
signed>. and Mrs. HobSon.
Howard Giles. engineer. and Mrs.
Gil-S mcved off the poSt.
6-Harold Harvey, chief of civilian
personnel. and Mrs. Harvey, housing
manager. dismissed and resigned,
respectively.
John Mauldin, plumber. and
Mrs. Mauldin. originally requested
to move off the post, now retained).
S-Fire Chief Gilbert Rock and
Mrs. Rock.
9-Marie Barker, secretary to Col
onel Cheyney.
Harvey explained that Cheiver,
not employed on the post at that
time. had been requested to move
by himself and Colonel Cheyney,
There was no post adjutant and no
military police detachment at the
camp then. Harvey said.
RENTED TO CORPORAL
Ryan, it was noted, rented pri-
vate house to a corporal, Chamber
Inns chauffeur at that time.
In discussing events in connection
with his own dismissal, Harvey re-
ferred to preliminaries to the petit
ton that resulted in the coming of
Lieutenant Colonel A. B. ORourke,
assistant inspector general. Ninth
Service Command headquarters, FIT.
Douglas. Utah, to Lockett early last
week to begin an investigation Of
the Chamberlin administration.
According to Harvey, a document
submitted to Secretary of War
StimSon. Congressman John Phil
lips and U. S. Senator Sheridan
Downey in Washington, as well as
Ft. Douglas, succeeded in flushing
a representative from Ninth Service
headquarters week before last.
1t was the manner in which this
primary investigation was conduct
ed that occasioned a second COM
munication to the Secretary of War
in protest. Arrival of ORourke fol-
lowed close on the heels of its sub
mission. ORourke has been living
in the Bachelor Officers quarters.
MAKES CHANGES
Harvey declared that Chamberlin
had sent his chauffeur to bring him,
Harvey, to the commanding officers
private quarters about September
Is" and directly accused him of be-
ing "disloyal' because he had failed
TO report the existence of the petit
ton.
Il hadn't read that petition" ="
Harvey stated. but I did know that
it had been written. Ny only action
in the matter was to warn those
involved to send it through proper
channels
"Chamberlin told me I should
write and sign an affidavit against
Colonel Cheyney's administration,
which would call attention to mill
tary and disciplinary laxity and
other actions I thought not in &C
cord with army regulations, or be
investigated by the Civil Service,
war manpower commission and the
United States employment service. "
"Chamberlin assured me-" Harvey
went on. that my job and future
employment would be jeopardized
should | refuse.
stT declined RI cpr,,p1,,'