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Page Eight THE APACHE SENTINEL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1943 Fort Huachuca, Arizona USO Staff Tops MP Detachment Mourns The- . War Bond Pledge ! the Servicing Line On Loss- - of Sgt-- Marcus Harris ¦ ¦ ¦ In a last minute drive last Satur- the Special Service Company) day the USO Staff surpassed its (With 37th original pledge of $1,000.00 to the A TRIBUTE Fort Huachuca War Bond Cam- Sgt. M. Harris, Jr., By T-STH HOWARD A. JONES paign. When the final records were By S/SGT. RICHARD KING i turned in. USO workers had contrib- Is Accident Victim The strength cf the Military Po- • • i uted $1,300.00. lice Detachment, Service Command Clevenger Both the maintenance and profes- Unit 1922, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, On Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27 and 28, Major sional staff members cooperated Sgt. Marcus Harris, Jr., 24, Post was decreased by the loss of Sgt. of the Special Service Division in Washington, D.C., conducted generously in “Backing the Attack” MP Detachment, SCU 1922, died at Marcus Harris, Jr., who departed Company. He by making an all-out effort to help the .Station Hospital No. 1. Friday this life at 11 P.M., October 1, 1943. a tour of inspection of the 37th Special Service observed the progress Fort Huachuca reach its quota. The night, October 1, as the result of an His loss is felt deeply by the entire •visited each technical group singly, and USO workers - who purchased bonds on the nighet of September command and to his bereaved fam- said accident that each was making in its training. Nothing was. con- were W. P. Adkins, Hugh M. Glos- 27, while on night patrol duty, which ily goes the sympathy of the officers Suzy Skin- personnel Fort Hua- cerning the men or their work, but if recent company activities ¦ ter, Marian Washington, proved fatal. and enlisted of I ner, Mrs. Vivian Clarke Conley, Eve- Sgt. Harris was born February 2, chuca. any indication, Major Clevenger must have gone away fa- are . Horne, Downs, and Hen- in Okla., and is the ,- lyn 1919, Okmulgee, worked, gave i j Halvin As he lived and he vorably impressed. ¦ ry Hollis. ' son of Mrs. Pearl Barnes, Tulsa, Ok- his life in a manner typical of his While here on inspection, —Don t Delay—lnsure Today;— ! lahoma, and Mr. .Marcus Harris, character, protecting the innocent Major Clevenger had the pleas- Kansas City, Mo. and bringing justice to offenders of ATTHEGAME Capt. A. R. Branch Is He attended grammar and high the law. The memory of the ideals ure of witnessing the second school in Tulsa, Okla. he held aloft at all times will performance given by the com- We Marveled At: ‘Seeing World’ in Army Sgt. Harris came to Fort Hua- him alive in the hearts and minds pany in the Red Cross auditorium chuca from the Fort Sill reception of his comrades. A soldier and a and for the at Station Hospital. The return en- Those marching WACs. The statement “join the army and center, reported duty at gentleman toward soldeirs and civil- gagement was arranged for the ben- see the world” has been all of that to Post MP Det. April 22, 1942. ians alike, he leaves the Service - of all who efit of those patients who did not Moore’s swivel hipped, Captain Abner R. Branch, St. Louis, He was well thought by Command Unit without one of its “How was Henry knew him. had the distinction get to see the first show. high-stepping runs. Mo., who was recently assigned to and most promising soldiers. best disciplined Army the show, sir?’’ a soldier asked the Clinic No. 1. Fort Hua- of being one of the Career following the Dental in the Post MP brought Commanding Officer the That fourth platoon, and Lt. Jor- chuca is the 6th station he has serv- MPs Detachment. His death to a conclusion day. “As usual,” was the prompt re- parade ed plus 13 an Army career that was short but they knew dan’s strut. in months overseas duty ply. The men smiled; since his call to the armed forces in unit he went overseas where he colorful. Arriving at Huachuca on well what he meant. drum-majors. March, for 13 April 17, 1942, he soon grasped the 29. the en- Those “groovy” 1941. served months. and On Wednesday, Sept. After graduating from When he came back to the United routine of the Army private was through an infil- Meharry to the grade of tire company went That long pass. Ouch! College in 1927 prac- States he was assigned to the A.A.F. promoted corporal. touch-down Medical he pro- tration course on the Division tor- ticed dentisti*y in Corpus Christi, Regimental Station Hospital in Cor- Serving faithfully, he was again ture Lt. Johnson, our Com- to Sergeant. ground. Strong’s 45-yard run. Two ouches! . Texas. al Gables, Fla. Following this he moted Commander, led the sham as- He was one of the first pany Captain Branch reported for ac- w7 transferred to the Loson Gen- members and, among the first to as of this and of the saut, being The cheer-leaders, with Pvt. Par- tive duty, a first lieutenant, in Fort eral Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. organization one the course, turned around j original members of the Motorcycle complete rish standing on her head. Deans with the 366th Infantry as After several weeks he was sent encouragement to his > and yelled Assistant Regimental Dental Sur- to the Air Base in Tuskegee, Ala., Squad. Doing patrol duty, escorting troops. Everyone convoys, assisting cringing, crawling temperamental that just geon March 1, 1941. where until coming to and the officers successfully. The clock he remained and men this he completed the course Shortly afterwards was two weeks ago. of Command, Band leader. Pfc. Vernon Is- wouldn’t work. he trans- Fort Huachuca worked sometimes sac- Our ferred to Fort Bragg, N.C., to join Captain Branch is the son of Mrs. ceaselessly, acc.-; from just in rificing meals and to returned furlough The cake—a real work of the 25th Station Hospital as Chief L. A.R Branch, St. Louis, Mo. sleep, bring time -to take the infiltration course prize about better relationsihps between I art. Wonder how it tasted! Dental Service Officer. With this —have You Enough Insurance?— with, the rest of the company. He ' the soldiers of the Fort and the ci- agrees though, that it wasn’t as bad vilians of neighboring communities. in coach. That indescribable something that was a soldier of as trying to sleep a day when vast • Sgt. Harris the — to you a crowd —Check Up on Your Insurance - happens | type of which we are 1 attention the ! justly proud. stands at and band T Although he has passed, let us not plays “The Star Spangled Banner.” Playwriting Contest Time j grieve his loss too strongly, as he 1 was a valuable asset to the The setting, the beauty, the The Fort's Theatre Program Post. Extended to December 1 , thrill, I May all who knew him, as well as the glamor, the color, the pageantry,! those who did not, try to- mold their • and touch of pathos when Mrs. • • The Ten Thousand Dollar Flay- ' the | careers in the army after him and Wells handed the ball to the cap- be in the of writing Contest for men and women ( MATINEES soldiers defense this sponsored by tains. Saturday—Theatres No. 1-2-5, Show at p.m. country, to make it safer for democ- in the Armed Service i —Check Ur> on Your Insurance— starts 2:00 the National Theatre Conference has , Theatres No. 3-4, Show starts at 1:30 p.m. racy and a constant threat to those extended the time for submission of I USO Club to Be Presented Sunday—Theatres No. 1-2-5, Show starts at 2:00 p.m. powers that may seek to destroy it. manuscripts, according to Capt. S. Theatres No. 3-4, Show starts at 1:30 p.m. —Don’t Delay—lnsure Today!— Randolph Edmonds, Fort Huachuca In Santa Barbara Exhibit Tuesday and Thursday—Theatre No. 1 only, show starts at 2:00 p.m. theatrical officer. The new dead- NIGHT SCHEDULE SGT. LEROY BLACK line is December 1, 1943. The USO club serving Fort Hua- Theatres No. 1-2-5, Show starts at 6:30 p.m. With the granting of the exten- chuca will be among the USO clubs Theatres No. 3-4, Show starts at 6:00 p.m. A PERSONALITY OF- sion, special emphasis is placed on of the Western Region which will be Saturday, October 9th - the addition of prizes for radio plays. represented in the USO exhibit at Theatre No. 1 “The Good Fellows” Cecil Kellaway, Mabel Paige. B.&C. SCHOOL According to the chief of the Spe- Santa Barbara, Calif., from Oct. “Submarine Alert”—Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie. cial Services, Ninth Service Com- 11th to 14th, inclusive. Theatres No. 2-4 “Top Man”—Donald O’Connor, Susanna Foster, Rich- By SGT. RICHARD N. YOUNG mand, 182 manuscripts from 160 au- The program staff of the local ard Dix, Count Basie. Shorts—Snowland Sentinels, Introducing Sgt. Leroy Black, one thors have been received to date at USO operation has already forward- Corny Concerto, Bees a’ Buzzin’. of the outstanding members of Fort Douglas. ed to Santa Barbara samples of its Theatres No. 3-5 “A Lady Takes a Chance”—Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Ninth Service Command Branch Cash prizes now total $1,250, and weekly program, clippings from The Charles Winninger.