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Show "BRIDGING THE GAP" THE ENGINEERS -v Corp. I'irl Harrison p. F. C Joe Salisbury Another welcomed army payday (ll0 uh) has como and gone. Yes, L time seems to fly as fast as ,vor for there have been two pay-Vvs pay-Vvs since Co. "A" was represented' represent-ed' in this column. However, re-nrts re-nrts from nome bv feuows on furlong", and an occasional letter rc,,ke, indicate that the Engineers are not at all forgotten in Spring- viue. still, mall-call always leaves 11,1111 eonl'klent soldiers disappointed; disappoint-ed; for word from families, friends, niul swet-thearts is proved the best morale booster In camp. Try it! U. S. A. You've no doubt heard about our now recreation room and efforts to beautify it. Big strides and plans have been made- under the direction direc-tion of Sgts. Max Alleman and Harold Thorn, and Corporal Jack Clark. Our fine carpenters have made several attractive pieces of furniture, and the company now has a vast collection of sports equipment. Everything is expected to be in order within the next few days. It seems all we need now is a few small carpets to partially cover the cement floor. U. S. A. All the wild rumors heard concerning con-cerning the transporting of the 115th Engineers (C) to Texas, Alaska, Philippines, or South Africa Af-rica are definitely unreliable, though several Utah units (Field Artillery) are sailing from San Francisco after the first part of December. U. S. A. Every man in this unit will be granted 10 days in his "other life" sometime between the 17th of December De-cember and January 6th, according accord-ing to present plans. U. S. A. It's more than a man's honor is worth around this company to keep a good head of hair, and since the last inspection, many changes have been made in the soldiers' coiffure coif-fure -"short" changes! Though the reasonable company regulations regula-tions allow only 2 inches, several conscientious objectors are trying to slip through 'til after the Christmas furlough. The last report re-port showed Corporal Virl Harrison Harri-son and Sergeant Gene Bird doing very well, but Corporal Jack Clark didn't escape and he now finds it a bit drafty. U. S. A. Yes, you see new titles before the names of many of the men. Corporal Virl Harrison, new company com-pany clerk, is filling the shoes of Lowell Crandall, now mess sergeant. ser-geant. Late Corporals, Gene Bird, Hoyt Baxter, and LaVere Clegg are now sergeants; Max Alleman is now staff sergeant, vice Ra-phel Ra-phel Palfreyman, released. New Corporals are Earl Coffman, Bob Curtis of Champaign, HI., and Douglas Brown. With all of these, the company still runs in tip-top shape, even though we only have two officers; and the old competitive competi-tive feud between the 1st and 2nd platoons still persists. U. S. A. A few very interesting items have come out of our training schedule sche-dule to break the monotony of drill. Our "ingenious" Lt. Walter O. Hansen some time ago conceived a new idea for stream-crossing. It's a light, easily assembled suspension footbridge. It was first, constructed last week by the 1st squad of the 1st platoon, and Lt. Hansen's accurate ac-curate calculations made the bridge almost technically perfect. U. S. A. You'll nrobably see us in the them familiar with all of the "works." I U. S. A. We have some very inspiring church services now in our new chapel, and often we hear from Mrs. Warwick C. Palfreyman on the fine Hammond organ there. Each Sunday a general regimental service is held, followed by an L. D. S. sacrament meeting. It seems almost like home and the religious atmosphere is certainly enjoyable. U. S. A. Thanksgiving dinner in Co. "A" messhall was tops, with big, juicy turkeys and all of the trimmings prepared by our dependable mess section. Privates First Class John Smith and Mays Anderson were directly responsible for the very enjoyable meal. U. S. A. Hopes of Christmas at home is the principal topic of conversation these days. It might be much colder there, but the snow will surely look good. For those left in camp, the Christmas season will be a very special one, too, with many exciting events already planned. papers with the new bridge or with our heavy, barbed-wire entanglements, en-tanglements, for we were "swamped" "swamp-ed" with photographers last Thursday Thurs-day when almost every man got the flash. That was the day Larry Bird almost won $20 in bets, by jumping 3 of the "double-apron" entanglements. U. S. A. Every man in the company should soon be a crack machine-gunner, machine-gunner, for though few of them have actually shot the .30-calibre Brownings, several days of prac-I prac-I tice the past two weeks have made |