| Show CAMP ACTIVITY HALTED BY RAIN Outdoor Maneuvers Are Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Can Can- celled Indoor Studies Are Conducted Special to The CAMP W. W G. G WILLIAMS June 6 6 For the first time tim in s seven ven years th that the field artillery of the Uta Utah national guard has here fo for summer training General Rain too took o over er complete command of ot the cam camp and called ot off all outdoor maneuvers Monda Monday He made his first appear appear- appearance appearance ance Sunday about noon The soldiers were given the choice of remaining in their dripping tents or making makin their way heavy-footed heavy through th the mud that is deep ankle-deep all over th the reservation Colonel Gardner was forced to take tak up a defensive position and ordered al all all activities for Monday to be performed indoors Instead of field work o officers officers of- of and men were assembled in mess halls and in the recreation ha hall for Cor theoretical instruction in the bus busness busl busi ness of warfare Majors moved their battalions about abou gallantly on blackboards maps charts char and figures figures- taking the place of me men and materiel on the ground COOKS ARE ACTIVE The cooks and kitchen police potice were the only men in camp functioning normally To offset the chill of th the day especially warming meals were served to the batteries and as a are r re- re suit sult the young warriors seemed to feel eel that the world was wagging awa aw awain away y yin in a highly satisfactory manner Sunday was leave day and the cam camp was quiet and deserted The only noise that occurred du duing during during dur- dur ing the day left lert Private Clyde Moore Moor of or the regimental band a sadder an ana and anda a wiser musician He is sadder because because because be be- cause he has a lump on his forehead He is wiser because now he knows know that soldiers enjoying bunk fatigue prefer preter to be left to their dreams rather rathe than han be entertained by bugle cal calls played upon a reedy and strident clarinet Private Moore having finished seeking The Lost Chord and playIng playing play play- Ing ng The Soldiers Soldier's Farewell essaye essayed to jo entertain his buddies with a concert concert conert con con- cert ert of bugle calls arranged by th the performer for B flat clarinet clarine Mess Call Recall Pay Day and arid a few tew other calls that soldiers are not disinclined dis dis- dis inclined to listen to at any time wen went off oft fairly airl well When he be began an play play- Int ing ng Fatigue Stables Charge and other routine calls suggesting physical effort Old Man Trouble walked right in on him ROCK HALTS CONCERT Somebody threw a n rock The concert concert concert con con- cert was over Private Moore headed for or the camp infirmary There was a bump jump on his forehead and a look o of anger nger tinctured with pain on his faceA face A camp surgeon painted the bump with iodine and marked Private Moore for duty Who threw the rock remained a 1 mystery Only Private Moore seemed interested in finding out Everybody Continued on Pare Pace Eleven 4 CAMP ACTIVITY HALTED BY RAIN Continued From Page Pace O Seven Senn else in sn camp appeared to have been satisfied when the concert was abruptly abrupt abrupt- ly Iy and antI rudely terminated Battery A has eliminated battery B Bin Bin Birs in irs the baseball series for the camp championship and battery E has put battery D out of the race The weather prevented carrying out the regimental regi mental schedule Monday Monday was to have been veterans' veterans day at camp Colonel Gardner announced announced an an- that if the storm cleared away by late afternoon the formations forma and entertainment features prepared pre pared for the visitors invited to the camp would be carried out as planned for the evening Service practice with and nd 7 s is ison ison ison on the schedule for Tuesday The firing firing fir fir- ing will be carried out if the rain abates CAMP IP SIDELIGHTS Ranking high among the enlisted men of the regiment is Private Lc Lester ter R. R Putnam of ot oiB B battery of Ogden He stands stand 6 G feet 8 B in the air grounded on the solid foundation of a pair of 12 2 1 triple E shoes He is appropriately in m the heavy artillery the scales declaring de de- de daring claring that he bulks buUs pounds without the tare of uni uniform orm or equipment equip equip- equipment ment Little Ray Forbush of E battery battery bat bat- tery Richfield thought he was some pumpkins until he got gol a sight of Putnam Put Put- nam Forbush reaches skyward 6 C feet 6 inches and weighs when ready for the shower bath Private Wayne Jones of F battery Cedar City is an also ran at 6 C feet fed 4 2 1 inches S a 4 a Captain Wayne of oC B battery uses Private Putnam as an observation tower at service tice It would be a neat problem in trigonometry to figure out how much farther Putnam can see sec than Private Harold Decimal Johnson of the service service ser ser ser- vice battery Leht LehL Johnson is 4 feet 5 2 1 inches tall Privates Philip K Smith of F battery and Private HarI Harry Green of E battery Richfield arc are relatively ely tall taU at 4 feet 6 inches 4 4 a Richfield ld and Pleasant Grove sent senta a pair of fathers and sons to camp Privates Orlando Thurber the tile father and Private Merlin Thurber E battery battory bat ter tory tery and Captain C. C O. O Jensen father and Private Alva Jensen of the medical detachment |
