The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-09

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Many of the officers have distin-
guished records and each is a spe-
cialist in some field Its X-ray and
surgery and medical departments
are kept above the standings of SIM
liar hospitals by adoption of latest
approved medical science advance
ments Immediately on their release.
The hospital laboratory, maintained
by an expertly trained staff, has run
10000 tests in a month. These tests
include milk, water and meats as
well as the usual hospital routine.
A rehabilitation and recondition-
ing center was established to phys
ically recondition soldiers who spent
longer than a month in the hospital
before being returend to duty. The
American Red Cross assigned staff
numbering Is workers, 20 of whom
were Negroes. The Red Cross con-
tacted over 1919 of the enlisted
men stationed on the post and gave
aid, mostly financial, to IS 20 of that
number. The only known Negro Red
Cross Grey Ladies group in the ma
ton is assigned to the station hos
pital here at Fort Huachuca. These
Grey Ladies perform personal serv-
ices and favors for hospitalized sol
diers, providing reading materials,
writing letters and assisting patients
in every way possible.
\A/HILE military training for COM
w bat duty was the principal job
to be taken care of at Fort Huachuca,
leisure hours after hard day s work
had to be filled in some way. Recrea-
ton and sports were necessary to re-
lieve the tired minds Of the men so
actively engaged. A vast sports pro-
gram suddenly sprang into action.
A stadium seating 900 was
constructed and put into service.
The recreation plant also included a
baseball field with capacity of
10000, field house for basketball
and roller skating, a golf course,
three large swimming pools where
more than 1000 soldiers on single
Sunday took advantage of the facili-
ties. Also put into use were six foot
ball practice fields, Is baseball
fields and 100 basketball or volley-
ball courts. During one season lO6
teams played $50 regulation games
in three months. Football games on
Saturdays and Sundays began to
draw large crowds numbering from
1000 to 10000 people. The ath-
letic program served officers and
civilians as we'll as enlisted person
mel. The great program required an
immense amount of sports supplies
and outfits were furnished for the
l06 baseball teams and seven foot
ball teams Over 100 teams used
1000 basketballs in a d ditto to
shoes and uniforms.
THE RECREATION program
] further required the construction
of two service clubs, two officers
clubs and the operation of various
libraries. The service clubs served
meals and promoted dances, con-
certs and games, showed motion
pictures and operated Libraries and
reading rooms. The officers Noun
tainview club has assembled what is
considered the finest collection of
works of Negro artists in the United
States; the only art collection in any
military establishment in this coun-
try. Its 83 exhibits include oils, water
colors, sculptured pieces, prints and
drawings. The "a artists represent
nine different states.
The first group of Negro WACs
to be assigned to any station were
sent to Fort Huachuca. They arrived
here 900 strong ON the fourth of