Camp Lejeune: The Camp Lejeune Globe

VOL. 1 NO. 1 G cftmp L Lejeune BE NEW RIVER, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1944 War Bond Sales Show Increase Of At Lejeune 50 Per Cent Fourth War Loan Drive Nets Total Of $204,525 Capt. Harold J. Fox, Camp War Bond Officer, watches Pfc. Barbara Deak (left) and Pfc. Fern Fish, of the War Bond Office staff, tabulate Camp Lejeune’s record-breaking sales in the Fourth War Loan campaign. At right, Cpl. Mary E. Smith shows Sgt. Emerson L. Bowen, promotional assistant at the War Bond Of¬ fice, bond sale reports from various organizations at the base. More than $200,000 worth of War Bonds were issued at Camp Lejeune during the Fourth War Loan drive. (Photo by Cpl. Don Hunt.) "Га I к About Girls'1 Stage Revue Will Open At Lejeune Monday (Photo on Page 11) Gorgeous girls galore is the keynote of “Talk About Girls” a new stage attrac¬ tion that promises to be one of the most entertaining ever presented here. Spotlighting seven spectacular acts, the revue will open at the Camp Theater next Monday, Feb. 28, and will play Montford Point Tuesday, Feb. 29. To give more personnel an opportunity to witness the performance, three shows have been scheduled at both the Camp Theater and Montford Point. These performances will be given at 1800, 1930 and 2100. The revue will hit two sections of the camp on Wednesday, March 1, putting on an 1800 show at Tent City and moving on to Rifle Range for a show at 2030. Capt. Arthur A. Nelson, Camp Recreation Officer, explained that ‘Talk About Girls" was not a USO show but*» had been booked to supplement the schedule of USO productions slated for this base. VARIETY OF ACTS Headlining the fun show is the team of Arthur La Fleur, “the Human Top”, and iJarie Man¬ ners, “acrobatic marvel” in a sparkling exhibition that was one of the hits of Billy Rose's “Jumbo”. Slim Williams, veteran black¬ face minstrel man, known as “That Dark Cloud of Joy”, will Meet The Camp Lejeune Globe— It's New, Modern And YOURS! Meet the new, up-to-the-minute Camp Lejeune Globe !. Major General Henry L. Larsen, Camp Command¬ ing General, has made it possible for the personnel of this camp to have a new, enlarged paper. Thus, the Globe, adorned in its new head-dress, modern type and щаке makes its bow today as Camp Lejeune’s official newspaper. As streamlined as America’s newest fighter plane, as smart as the U. S. Marines invasion of the Marshall Islands, the Globe embodies all the best and newest ideas used in the making of leading metropolitan newspapers. The debut of The Camp Lejeune Globe marks the passing of the New River Pioneer, which has previously served the personnel of this camp. With %he great expansion program developed at the camp and the increasing number of men and women sta¬ tioned here, the Commanding General felt that a larger, more complete newspaper was needed to serve the personnel here. The result is The Globe, now in your hands. It is your newspaper, published by Camp Lejeune Marines for Camp Lejeune Marines to inform you, entertain you and serve your best interests. oe featured, along with Cloya Harrison & Co., staging their popular “On a Bicycle Built For Two". Regina Peterson, talented accor¬ dionist whose song and squeeze routine has delighted vaudeville fans before, and who is certain to “A Girl. An Accordion And a| score another hit with the Ma- Lovely Voice” serve to introduce! tines. Navy Relief Drive Gifts Total $6,893 Military and civilian personnel at Camp Lejeune pur¬ chased a total of $204,525 in War Savings Bonds during the Fourth War Loan Drive which has just ended. This figure surpasses the Third War Loan Drive purchases by more than 50 per cent, according to Capt. Harold J. Fox, Camp War Bond Officer, despite the fact that major em¬ phasis was placed on allotments rather than on cash sales. The cost price of these bonds was $153,393.75 and more than 5,000 individuals participated in the purchases. In addition, Capt. Fox said, there were several large or¬ ganization purchases, run¬ ning into several thousand dollars each, one of them to¬ taling $25,000. These large purchases are not included in the $204,525 total, as bond office figures are based on Series E bonds only. Large purchases are restricted by law to Series F and G bonds. “Battalion bond agents reported enthusiastic response to the drive for allotments, with the 'percent¬ age of participation running up the scale from 2 to 81 per cent, ’ Capt. Fox reported. “The allot¬ ment drive is continuing under a directive from Marine Corps Head¬ quarters, with a monthly, report called for from each battalion. Most Navy establishments, which have had allotment programs in effect for nearly two years are over 90 per cent in virtually every case, and the Commandant de¬ sires all Marine Corps activities to take their places with the best. “It is estimated that five months will be required to bring Camp Lejeune to the required 90 per cent.” The standing in allotments of organizations at Camp Lejeune on Feb. 15 follows: Per Cent War Dog Detachment . 81. Э Infantry Battalion _ 67.5 Naval Construction Battalion 60,5 Signal Battalion . 57,9 Quartermaster Battalion —.1 55 '7 Artillery Battalion _ 53.3 MCWR Schools _ 49.9 Range Battalion . . . I 45^3 Engineer Battalion . . 44.2 Tent Camp _ _ _ 43 s MCWR Battalion _ 37 9 Headquarters Battalion _ 34.4 Guard Battalion _ 24.1 Montford Point (other than recruits) _ ; _ 190 Service Battalion _ 9,3 Montford Point» Recruit Depot . 2.1 With 46 receipts distributed to unit companies within the Camp, a tired office secretary and two weary bank tellers reported con¬ tributions of over $2,000 in nickels, quarters, dimes and pennies and the balance in greenbacks to total $6,938.10, when a highly success¬ ful annual Navy Relief Drive came to an end on Feb. 15. Generous donations were received from the many organizations at Camp Lejeune, and their spon¬ taneous response evidences the ap¬ propriateness of the Navy Relief Society Motto, “The Navy takes care of its own.” The amount re¬ ceived in the drive thus far, with two units still to report, will be kept at this Camp and used for the benefit of its personnel. In practically every instance the contribution made was represen¬ tative of the size of the group making it. This distribution of effort demonstrated the success of the drive in that a small contri¬ bution from everyone rather than any single large donation was the rule. MANY 100 PERCENTERS One of the most gratifying re¬ sults of the campaign was the re¬ port that many units were 100 per cent in their member con¬ tributions. The largest donation accredited to any single group was that of the Women's Reserve Schools which came through with $1,247.49 Leading the units in the men's schools, the Signal Battalion con¬ tributed $726.77. Welcome contri¬ butions from the religious bodies swelled the total when the Catholic Chapel, on Feb. 6th, and the Protestant Chapel, on Feb. 13th, designated collections at services on those days for Navy Relief. CONTRIBUTIONS LISTED Listed below are the units in the order in which they brought contributions to the recent drive and the amounts reported by each: Unit Amount Cooks & Bakers School, Infantry Bn. _ _ $ 61.00 Furniture Section, Quar¬ termaster Bn. . 3.75 Communications Office, Building No. 2 _ . 7.75 Medical Field Service School. Infantry Bn. .... 391.72 St. Francis Xavier Chapel (Offerings, Sunday, Feb. 6) 442.70 Ninety MM AA Group, Base Artillery Bn. _ 95.45 Engineers Battalion . . «9.15 155 MM Seacoast Artillery Gr., Base Artillery Bn. 35.70 Women’s Reserve Battalion., 195.31 (Continued On Page 13) In This Issue Amusements _ 10-11 Divine Services _ 13 Editorials _ 4 Inquiring Photog . . 16 Male Call . . . __ ц Picture Layouts _ 6-8-9 Revolving Stage _ 7 Sighting In _ 2 Sports . . 14-15 Strictly Scuttlebutt _ 5 What's Cookin'? . . 10 MAIL GLOBE HOME Slit an envelope, wrap it around this Camp Lejeune Globe, and address it: A three- eent stamp is all that is nec¬ essary to mail it anywhere in the United States.