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r e.<L Trust your cause. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadman. OREGON STATE LIBRARY Camp Adair Sentry Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Vol. 1, No. 1 Camp Adair, Oregon, April 23, 1942 A p predated Camp Adair Corvallis, Oregon April 23, 1942 Today, Camp Adair publishes its first paper! Being present at the beginning of any job is always quite a privilege, but being present at the birth of a newspaper is of more than usual interest. For a newspaper is the voice of the community as spoken through its editors—that means this new born paper will have its own personality, will be a facet of our future Camp Adair daily life. Therefore, we will all reflect ourselves therein some way. I take this opportunity to welcome the Camp Adair Sentry to our midst and wish for it a very healthy, wholesome life as well as a discreet one in this time of emergency. The Sentry can and will be utilized to its fullest in carrying good com plete information between ourselves — information helpful to the building of the camp but still not publishing anything of interest to the enemy. The job is no mean task, and is worthy of a lot of attention on the Editor's part. His job is a big one, but I am quite sure he can perform it ably, and let us all help him as much as we can. And now, through these columns, I would like to say a cheery “hello” to all the contractors’ men. I can’t know you all personally, but I'm mighty glad you’re with us and you've done a grand job so far —let’s keep it up. The grimly determined and yet cheerful atti tude with which you are working, spella a fine completion for the job—and a lot of early grief for our “little slant-eyed, brown-skinned dastards.” We’re out to do a good job quickly,—for a little friendly competition, to beat Medford, — and for “keeps,” to beat the Axis powers. It is a fine goal toward which we work—let us not lose sight of this goal as the going gets tougher, but rather get tougher ourselves and finish ahead of schedule. Be seeing you on the job—keep punchingl R. E. M. DES ISLETS. Lt. Col., Corps of Engineers, Area Engineer. A weekly journal devoted to the Willamette Val ley’s share in great war effort. $1.50 a Year by Mail He Is in Command 2 Medics, Ambulance, Many Sub Stations Maintained by Insurers i Operations Run By G. A. Collins Man of Experience Is Responsible for Actual Work in Building Adair First aid for workers and em Among the very busy executives ployees at Camp Adair is one of at Camp Adair is Glenville A. the subsidiary activities provided. Collins, chief of operations and The headquarters are in the em senior engineer of the United ployment office building at the States Army engineers at the post. i main gate and Dr. E. H. Hobson, After considerable effort your physician and surgeon, is in at reporter learned something of Mr. tendance every day. Additional Collins’ background and experience medietd service will be provided as that qualifies him for this import the need arises. ant job. He is from San Francisco An ambulance is stationed at the ' and is professionally a mining and Ball Studio, Corvallis 1 . main office available for immedi v Lt. * s' i n •! mechanical engineer Col. K. E. M. n Des ■!« Islets, in Engl- . _ * . , and „ , is licensed ate service anywhere in the camp. ~ it c a in Oregon, British Columbia and U.S.A., area engineer .. . ! There are also several other first neer Corps. « j ■ „• .... •• New York state as such. ; aid centers with competent attend- at Camp Adair. His army blues Last year Mr. Collins organized I ants, located throughout the camp in this picture are not worn on the North American Gold Fields, and more will be added as the the Job. Ltd., located in British Columbia, ' necessity arises. designed a 4,000 cubic yard gold The first aid program provides I dredge, manufactured all of the ifor only first aid. For cases need- j machinery and built the job com ' ing more care, patients are taken plete 500 miles from Vancouver in to hospitals nearest their homes, t the Cariboo district and had it or according to their choice, where operating in 50 days. The dredge 1 their own doctors will carry on "Echelon" Is Bulletin has been successfully and continu I treatment. These services have I ously operated since and is now i been provided at no cost to the Of Group in Safety being managed by his son while I workers and provide first aid for Mr. Collins is at Camp Adair, ■ any injury incurred in course of Although The Camp Adair Sen Prior to this experience, Mr. employment. try is the first newspaper to be cir The service is provided by the culated at the camp, there have Collins was chief engineer of the insurers hired by the contractors, rlready been two other publica California Redwood association which represents all the mills cut one of which is the State Industrial tions. ' Accident commission. These agen- The “Echelon” is a mimeo ting structural Redwood timber in i cies pooled their interests to make graph periodical of several pages the world. | possible the coverage. put out by the First Aid program In 1928 the Collins water tube , Local first aid workers are under and has included much news and boiler was patented by Mr. Collins employ of the Physicians and Sur personality about the administra- and some 200 high pressure steam geons Hospital association of ■ tion building. Its circulation is free power plants bearing his name plate have been designed and built ’ Salem, who are under contract with and may be had for the asking. The “Webfoot Courier.” pub- since, the insurers. lished by the army engineers of The management of several the Portland area, was out with a i (Continued on page 8. column 2) bow this week. It is an exceeding- ly smart monthly magazine with Vse Your Head— many illustrations and fine body Not Your Mouth— of information. _____ Many bits o' information Schramm, • is in charge of all the i . which seem completely harmless earth removal, grading and road Under personal direction of Mr. , Albany People May to the average of us, may be building, within Area C. This firm Carl Hogg, president of the Salem , has successfully completed the I important additions to the store Miss Road Building Chamber of Commerce, enthusiastic largest earth removal operations committeemen are working on the of the enemy’s data—if he gets in this part of the United States. ’ problem of providing cheap trans Albany residents should take the it to assemble with others. In highway and railroad right-of-! portation between Camp Adair and i “Gibson Hill” road to the Hub city Use your head when yon’re ,*i way construction it is famous. the capital city. Mr. Hogg reports , from the camp, highway depart talking about your work at Camp Adair. Don’t give out Many pieces of heavy, unique fine progress and support from his I ment engineers suggest. equipment operate practically day I colleagues and action is expected This road is the first turn to the any numbers, locations, accom r. and night on the project. They are to follow very soon, he says. left after leaving the east gate. plishments or failures. Be espe proceeding on road building and The route is a mile shorter and cially cagey if a stranger ques The effort centers in providing the results of their efforts are i bus transportation for a 40-cent I misses the road building delay and tions you about your work. Silence is safest! plainly visible to all who pass. I round-trip fare, which will allow inconvenience encountered on the “Charlie” Parker is well known : Salem to be included in the “de road straight south. as one of the famous graduates of fense area,” a classification neces Oregon State college, and is keep sary to secure priorities on building ing up his popularity here on this ‘ and expanding for the growing job. He is a familiar figure all population. over Area C, where he is constant There is transportation avail ly on the job keeping the "big able now, and some workers are stuff" moving. His partner, Carl making the trip in club car ar Schramm, is a frequent visitor and rangements. <• is also possessed of a fine friend Plans of the chamber committee making personality, although most are not definite enough yet for any of his time is occupied with execu | announcement, but will he due tive duties in the Portland offices. shortly, Mr. Hogg believes. Parker-Schramm has several big f operations going on at once. It will be remembered as the firm Independence Working who built Portland-Columbia air On Housing Problem base in a hurry. Four Builders Bring Equipment end Experience to Contracting Job Here A group of four associates, each man and company well known in the construction field, have joined in the contract to construct “Area C” of Camp Adair. These are: Ertz-Burns Co., builders and archi tects of Portland; Donald M. Drake, engineer and builder of Portland; Parker-Schramm Co., general con structors, Portland, and M. W. Lorenz and Walter Lorenz, known as Lorenz Brothers, of Portland, all of whom are associated and trading as Pour Builders for the purpose of the Camp Adair con tract. Chas. W. Ertz and Thomas Burns are the members of ErtZ-Burns Co. and are in charge of the architec tural work in connection with the project. Both men are frequently on the project in consultation, with Mr. M. W. Loren». Donald M. Drake, of Portland, is a well known engineer and builder, having graduated at University of Michigan. Mr. Drake has for many years been engages! in the comple tion of many large projects in this and other parts of the country. His firm is Drake. Wyman A Voss, of Portland. One of their operations is now going on at the Vancouver shipyard of the Kaiser company. Mr. Drake comes to Camp Adair several times a week to assist in the supervision and planning, and is also in close touch at all times while he ie at the Portland office. Parker-Schramm Co.. consisting of Charles Parker and Carl First Aid Plan Covers All Camp MV Two Publications Are Already Out in Camp Salem Men Hoping to Get Bus Fares Lowered He Didn't Quite Make it in Time Ill III ■rz The firm of Lorenz Brothers ' Independence has made room for consists of M. W. Lorenz and Wal more Camp Adair workers than ter Lorens, and started in business ' normal, E. L. Gray, coordinator, in Portland in 1910 and have been reports. Many families have com in business continuously ever since. bined to vacate houses for Camp M. W Lorenz was chosen by the Adair guests. Elmer, the camp tramp i« on his way in. He's going to be with More of this activity is being Four Builders as project manager of the entire construction project carried on constantly, Mr. Gray ns weekly and Miss Pat Gallagher. Ad. Buildinc. has assumed respeaa*- Mlty for Ma future career. Some respensibilit) !—But here he < omew. (Continued on page 8. column 1) Isays.