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; *up?ii^SSbulance^S^anV No. 60 Working Every Man Night and Day During \the Present Crisis. Si ? During an epidemic ol any * kind S-the general public .generally-loses sight of . everyone except the sick. But there are always those who must take care of the unfortunate and along, with the physicians and nurses must be considered the ambulance drivers and the entire company that pompose Br*-, it. The boys of Ambulance company 60 have had their hands full. Ambulances * running, day and night, to and from the hospitals and infirmaries, keep-; Sv* ing tip with the pace of the epidemic of influenza. The good name of Ambulance company No. 60 ia established. Every man has done his-part ' ? and done It welL * Captain Douglas Wyatt. M. C., the founder of ", tgle yet small organization, has ahpwn great efficiency In the i'v way iii which he has handled the rush. Although handicapped by the loss of 22 men on account of the lnJ. fluenza, and though the organization is at only two-thirds full strength, be r has succeeded In .keeping every cog in the wheel working, and working well. He has been ably assisted in1 the field of action by Lieut. Robert B5L- B. Runt, M. p., who has been right in the midst of it?helping the boys load the ambulances, and keeping the machinery well oiled. Although Lieut. Jesse A. Qoode, M. C., has been quite , busy with his taewly acquired house hold he. too, has won. no little pr&lse in the field of action. Sergt Thomas M. Whitfield, veteran ambuiahoe corps man, who has seen serviceyin the Philippines, and the far east, as well as In nearly I every state in the United States bears J a large part of the burden, which f the ambulanbe company is now placed * under, but dah always be found with his shoulder at the wheel. Sergeant Scan inn. and Mechanic Haskill?-upon " whom the responsibility of keeplqg and .mechanics now have them running so that, there Is not a miss in the coining .their duties, to the fullest extent Although Mechanic Haskill has been very sick, he is stilf performing his part. The ambulance section of this live company is headed.by Sergt. William A. Scanlan, who has had no little training with motor-driven vehicles. As' traveling representative for the Studebaker manufacturers, throughy out the south previous' to his en\ gagement with Uncle Sam. he won fame, but if he stays with this company he will win not only fame but real * glory. Mechanics Haskill and - Mar tell are both old men at the automobile game, and a. crew of 20 experienced, licensed drivers are handling the machines. Two months ago, v when these machines were received? ' experts declared that they would not see service very long?but the drivers mechanics now have them running so that there is not a miss in the cylinders, and each engine pnrrs along wrlthout a whimper. At any rate, a wonderful improvement is noted. True enough'?the greater part of u. the personnel of the company had not had experience In dishing out pills or in nlasterincr on iodine, when they Joined. Thiejt were men from all or-f gjV, ganlzatlons, thejjest material available for a live-wire ambulance compa'& ( ny. Each man was adaptable. to the new surroundings, and an authority will say that this company with the - training which It nas had can ven' ture Into most any field arid carry Bfeft the d*y; . i:. & \ The comedv of the company is comr;/ plete when Sergeant Braun and PrU vate "Jake" Goldberg get together. But just now, "Jake" is In the hos l-; pltal, so that sergeant has the floor W#; to himself. . * Sergeants Hinkle, Engle, Braun, Daly and Olivier!; Corporals StrateE-' moyer, Smeltzer, Tewell. Irvln, DeGiacomo, and Ochsenbecker are busy keeping things moving in the company street, whll# Sergeant Guthrie takes charge of the motorcycle trans-/ portation. Sergeant Bien takes. -Care of the supplies, Sergeant Harper tends the mess, and Sergeant Dunham aids in the administration. And the company has been prospering. A canteen was opened on the first day of organization. Under the supervision of the steward, "Pinkie" . Gilmore, whose smiling face has won much fame for the company, the business has grown?not to mammoth proportions, but It has proved a big convenience to the members of com . pan lea In neighboring areas as well HmV as the ambulance company. mjjt-t] A rcreation room has, been opened |l:r- ? and n trench phonograph purchased. And during the quarantine, the. music Y surely has brightened the spirits of ? the boys. ^ To speak plainly?every man in the i'.i. company since his day of joining, has entered into the spirit of a: successfc V.ful organisation, put his shoulder to ?,"* the wheel, and especially during the " ^present rush?each In dividual one la deserving of mention. ? ,7 This practical training will be of great benefit to Company 60 when they get overseas which they expect to do in the very near future. They have proved their abilitl to cope with any situation already. HHHflkJiiHItj ?~ Y. M. C. A. Push Ball. The * r jM: : ~ CAMP GREENE LIBRARY v*__^ I The ^u quarantine haa not clojed the camp library; in fact it has been the means of making many . men realise for the first time that interesting and valuable books may be obtained at camp. Several times this week men have been heard to say, "Why. I neyer knew there was such a good library as th.'s In camp." I Who Wore I U.S Uni |S rpHE"First-to-FightnB ?Ji A Before the Continer ?| ized and uniformed eitt El mustered into regular ser 4 1775, two battalions of An Goodrich, tods "does it Ej5| Goodrich was making th E|f malic lire, the first A merit B* first American cord tire, i ?l building? SfOOOD isBBsare SERVICE VALUE in a tir ESS! your car and on the road S|U gasoline economy, freed 5?|a and mileage.'' And all Goodrich expc i|i and integrity in tire mal pi inspection labor year in a Iji VICBYALUB in Goodrich! Si SILVEBTOWN COROSand I IH1 And Goodrich Test Gar Bp millions of miles of road tes fl Whenyousee Goodric p they hove SERVICE value Buy them and trust then gj THE B. F. GOODRII _ _ - S- r-" 'touk&Si?; '-V- litr'aWtfift.r r n- -J.- ' - 1 ? . , IRV^Ir V (&_ N? I V |M > "Pep" of Camp Greene.' The librarian Is trying to do ail he can to bring the camp library to the notice: of the men. posters advertising the" library have been placed in pkU'the Ys and K. of C. buildings; ] moveover .thanks to the kindness of! the manager of the Liberty tent, these posters have been placed on the tent billboards all over camp. The library has books on deposit In all the Y and K. of C. buildings and has also a large branch at the base hospital. It has Just placed an encyclopedia, an atlas, a war map and o r.Annh <1ln?(Annmf In aank nt lhaon branches. Officers and men should re- ! MU^THE lOKG^B the First pi [form? 1/ i oys. TheU.S. Marines? rjb ital Congress author- VjMj ler Army or Navy, it vice on November 10. IK aerican Marines. - pwT? first." But whether e first American fmeu- fifeo am clincher tire, or the .: ??? Goodrich was always & wicffi TIRES B e is its value to you on 9 in speed, easy riding, 9 om from tire trouble, |jfl| TienceTrcsearch, skill, ring, and all Goodrich SfflB nd year oat to put ser- vB 'ires, and keep it there, fM3| I LACK SAFETY TREADS. : J Fleets manl jt through iting to prove it is there. " :h on tires,yoa know ys"_ u They will not fail you. CH RUBBER GO. I Vi BSmZZ OF_GOODRICH-^KROP OTiortment of non fiction and n^Ier-'' V ence books are In the library "h/,.? -fbg,' a little north of tank No. lj' " The camp library has also a good collection on military science?books that will help the private to get ahead, jj By HI like the Plattsburg and Private's man- lj I|H M * ) ual; books, too, that will help the IN J j| officers. Many a man owes his appointment to officers' training school 11 111 to the books he borrowed from a camp library. A man cannot get chevrons f| II or gold bars there but the librarians will gladly help him towards them III 1 I with technical books. 1 Remember, the camp limrary is ope;t P^?: k Sundays and week days from 8 a. m, to, 10 p. m. It is a little north Of the water tank. Call and se^VTof inqcibydepartmknt.lv |j/K^S s*. m. n. of the q. "m. c. aeptiri- \ jyf/H raent, writes to ask if Karl Bajj$W9n' Thomas, the author of the poent'/.^iL- 1 RM J I uuea 'flag or meaom appearing KITM'TDI in the issue of October 2 is stationed JJjj flj TW lj in Camp Greene. He is not. but can RUUnf be located by writing Y. M. ftgmi Trench and Camp, 347 Madison ftTHj I Cee^liteComplss If dealer can't supply you don't take tub! stitute. Order direct from us. Foldef an j Taylor-made Compasses on^reouest. * I Jsykr Instrument Companies B , jfj 9 ill rf
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