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Show Good Care Will Be Given Trainees Colonel Draper, liaison officer between the war department and national headquarters of the se-! se-! lective service system, pointed out j recently that the secretary of war had announced the appointment ofj J a war department committee on j education, recreation, and com-1 j munity service. Appointment of' j this committee, he declared, is in I j itself, "a recognition by the war department of its responsibility to leave no stones unturned in the building up of the soldier's morale i and in providing the best possible I facilities and opportunities for the soldier's leisure time. "If, when the 12 months are i I over, the boys go home from the ' camps enthusiastic and sure that j they have been improved physi-. cally and mentally, and that they ! have enjoyed the comradeship and, outdoor life, and even the disci- i pline that goes with being a j soldier", he stated, "then they j and their mothers and fathers : and the public generally will continue to be rooters for the ! army and for the selective service ! system. ! "Each of the communities close to our great army camps will have ; a tremendous responsibility to the ; men who will come from the camp i each evening looking for relaxa- j tion from their arduous military duties. The intelligent assistance which can be given to these communities com-munities by the great educational and recreational associations, such ' as the Young Men's and Women's Christian associations, the Salvation Salva-tion Army, and many others, will ' help enormously both the army and local authorities. "While' the war department it-; self will operate the welfare and rfccneational facilities within the camps it will look to the communities com-munities and great welfare agencies agen-cies to provide for the citizen soldiers the best in leisure-time activities in the towns and nearby near-by cities," he added. While his daytime hours must be devoted to carrying a rifle, the trainee will still have the evenings eve-nings after six o'clock at his disposal. dis-posal. Every camp is to have one or more movie theatres where the men will see "A" and "B" fatures along with second-tr-un newsreels of small town vintage. Admission price will be 14 cents. The boys will be free to rig up their own radios in their quarters, borrow books from the camp library, and to entertain mothers, sisters and girl friends in the hostess house. These houses will be built in all camps to provide rooms for visitors visi-tors at a moderate price. The national welfare committee will be expected to work with Paul McNutt and his aids. If recreation rooms, theatres and play areas are needed in small communities, the N YA will help (Continued or. last page) Care For Trainees (Cor.tir.uca xrom first page) build them and the WPA will help staff them. At the same tin a n.wly appointed morale officer. Colonel Kemper Williams, has been delegated to watch the trainees' activities outsside the camps and to check unhealthy t,. n.c.er.c:e-s. M |