From: mpcgram-owner@papermoneyworld.net on behalf of MPCgram [mpcgram@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 12:24 AM To: mpcgram@papermoneyworld.net Subject: MPCGram 1439 ------------------------ / MPC Gram News Letter / ----------------------- =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Vol 7, no 1439 Friday March 17, 2006 Life in a POW Camp by Bill Myers The Sunday field trip to Camp Perry at the Fest reminded me of one of my military exercises. I had joined the Army Reserves in 1987 and in 1989, for my two week annual training, I elected to take C4 (Combat Casualty Care Course). It was a course on how to deliver medical care in a combat environment. Little did I know at that time that I would use those skills 15 years later in Iraq. When I arrived in San Antonio, TX I was bused to Camp Bullis. I stayed in barracks for two days then went to the field for 10 days and then back to the barracks. The barracks I stayed in were very similar the POW quarters I saw at Camp Perry. The Camp Bullis barracks were small white wooden buildings on cement slabs. There was a front and back door, a non-functional pot bellied stove and the windows were rectangular holes in the wall covered with screen with a wooden shutter that could be lifted to let in light and air. The room light was provided by two bare light bulbs hanging on wires in the middle of the room. The latrine was at the bottom of the hill. The reason that the barracks at Camp Bullis and Camp Perry are so similar is that they were both POW quarters for WWII. I guess their thinking was that if they were good enough for POWs in the 1940's, they are good enough for Reservist in the 1980's. Actually they did not look too bad after spending 10 days in the field. I have stayed in barracks at some posts that were in worse condition then the POW barracks at Camp Bullis. My first MPC Fest was a great experience and I enjoyed it. I have already registered for the Advanced Military Numismatics course at the ANA in July this year. I presented the items I obtained from the Fest to my local coin club for show & tell. I had to show them there was a good reason why a Georgian would travel north in March. *********************************************************** Championship Question Corner Question: What was Ireland's status during World War II? Question 94, difficulty 1. Were were Central Bank of Ireland Notes and Irish Currency Commission notes printed during World War II, what special marks were added to the notes and why? Question 95, difficulty 2. Yesterday's Question: How many fractional MPC in a full unit? Question 92, difficulty 1. In what state was the Forbes Lithograph Corporation located? Question 93, difficulty 1. Answer: see comments below Comments from the field: Bill Myers wrote: Question 92. 8000 sheets x 84 fractionals per sheet = 672,000 Question 92 Forbes is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts ========================================== Editorial ========================================== I am excited to share some news with you that is important to the health of your Gram. Thurski is coming back AND Jim Downey is starting a column that will run on Mondays. Add to this important news that Roger Urces is going to start writing regularly and there is joy at HQ! Now for the bad news. Thurski is coming back only when we solve the riddle of getting graphics into the Gram. He knows that it can be done because he ads them to his emails all the time. I know that it can be done because I sometimes receive emails with nice graphics integrated into the text. Here is where you come in. Someone out there knows how to solve this riddle. If you can figure out how to do this for the Gram, you get double duty because it will improve the Gram and get Thruski back to the keyboard. Actually, Ski only promised to do every other week. This is where I think that we can get Roger to do the alternate weeks until we really get him going. This is really important stuff. With Jim on Monday, old reliable Joe on Tue and Ski or Roger and Ski on Thursday, the content quality of the Gram should go way up, AND it will be much easier to get Grams out reliably. The hardest part of publishing the Gram is having worthwhile lead stories and having three days locked in guarantees successful weeks. I think that a few others (read Daniel and Klinger--not to name names) could collaborate to fill another day and we will have a prize winning publication. ========================================== Mail Call =========================================== Dear Gramsters, I am deeply moved by young Miles' article ( Gram #1436) about the Fest! Although I didn't go. ( don't like flying) I still enjoy the Gram and all that I have learned and experienced from those I have met within our clique (club?). It sure is nice to see a young new collector get the "bug" to collect. I hope we all help him get a good start. We NEED more young numismatists to become the caretakers our collections and knowledge. Thanks Miles for your fine article! Guy Araby collector / dealer 45 years ( MPC addict! 10 years) Dear Gram, The Fest is featured in the Numismatic News electronic version. Miles Cole and David Seelyed are pictured in the report. Here is the link: http://us.f532.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=3825_8113261_6592_1608_10411_0_73587_39670_3048404247&Idx=38&YY=15385&inc=100&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=Inbox#2 David Klinger =========================================== Calendar =========================================== 2006 1-2 April 2006, "PaperMoneyFair-Maastricht", in the "Polfermolen" in beautiful Valkenburg. Netherlands. The most important and best attended paper money bourse in Europe if not the world! For more information, go to the show's web site at http://www.papermoney-maastricht.org/ or contact the show organizer, Jos Eijsermans, at apnc.eijsermans@wxs.nl 7-9 April ANA convention, Atlanta The London Paper Money Fair has moved to: Victory Services Club, 63 Seymour Street, off Edgware Road, Marble Arch London and the dates are: May 7, July 2 and Nov 26. see: www.britishnotes.co.uk or www.londonpapermoneyfair.co.uk June 1-3 Long Beach, mini fest to be announced 16-18 June Memphis 1-14 July ANA summer seminar 16-20 August ANA convention, Denver September 14th-16th, Long Beach, mini fest to be annuonced The World Paper Money Fair, organised by the London chapter of the IBNS will be September 30/October 1 at the new venue: Hotel Russell, Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London.  see: www.ibnslondon.org.uk Oct/Nov Pcda St Louis ========================================== for dealer Hot Contact list, ANA MPC museum holdings and other static information please click this link: http://www.papermoneyworld.net/Gramattichments.htm ========================================== 2006 scholarship fund Donations of cash and numismatic material will be gladly accepted. Generally the numismatic material is auctioned at MPCFest, but might be sold via ebay or other places. Your scholarship donations help the hobby by sending qualified individuals to the ANA summer seminar military money class. Except for unavoidable charges like ebay fees, 100% of your donation goes to scholarships. Donations are now being accepted for the 2006 scholarship fund. Applications are also being accepted for the 2006 scholarships. Contact me at: "Marcus Turner" mail to: maturner@indy.rr.com Checks should be made out to the "Military Numismatists Scholarship." or Marcus Turner Marcus Turner PO Box 191 Danville, Indiana 46122 USA Contributors to the 2005 scholarship were: Ed Hoffman, Warner Talso, RA Medina, John & Nancy Wilson, Keith & Sue Bauman, Dan Freeland, Tom Koch, Doug Bell, Cuneyd Tolek, David Seelye, Brian Giese, Larry Smulczenski, Joe Boling, Dick & Loretta Freyser, Mark Watson, John Cheney, Roger Urce, Harold Kroll, Al Glaser. (also Memphis Belle note purchasers and summer seminar participants. irie Harris, Robert Connell, William Benton, Ed Beaman, Frank Clark, Howard A. Daniel III, Dick and Loretta Freyser, Dan and Kathy Freeland, Jack Hunter, Harld Kroll, Tim Kyzivat, Leo May, Robbie Robinson, Joel Shafer, Neil Shafer, Larry Smulczenski, Steve Swoish, Roger Urce, Ron Waddell, Pam West, John and Nancy Wilson, Adolf Witzke, Wendell Wolka. IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Additional information can be found at the link below. We encourage everyone to print copies of this information and distribute it to those who might be interested. Further you are encouraged to e-mail the pdf document to anyone you see fit. 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