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OREGON STA TF LIBRARY OREGON STATE LIBRARY —-—--------- Trust your cause. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadman. Camp Adair Sentry Voi. 1, No. 2. First Camp Flag Raised Tuesday Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Camp Adair, Oregon, Aprii 30, 1942 A w-eexly journal devoted to the Willamette Val ley's share in Uncle S a m’s great war effort. $1.50 a Year by Mail Workers and Visitors Watch Raising of First Flag at Camp Adair Event Honored With Ceremony; Pole Is Linn County Gift Salem Hoping To Put on Bus Committees Go Out After 1000 Signers On Subsidy Pledges .Old Glory waves over Cam| Adair. The first flag to be flown at th» camp was raised with appropriai ceremony Tuesday noon, on a poll given to the camp by Linn county The pole, of steel pipe construc tion, is the same one which former ly flew the flag on the present location of the Linn county court house at Albany. It had been in service there for 42 years. Judge J. J. Barrett, county judge of Linn county, made presentation and Col. R. E. M Des Islets accepted the pole the post. “I hope and pray it will hear the Camp Adair flag proudly, and long may it wave, o’er the land of the free and the home of our brave,” Judge Barrett said in con cluding his brief remarks. Following Co). Des Islets’ brief acceptance, the flag floated up ward to the stirring national an- them played by the military band from the cavalry regiment quar- tered in Salem. The bell for noon recess rang a few minutes early to enable office personnel to attend the ceremony. Workers Welcomed By Corvallis Mayor p 1^« — Photo by Hull. ('♦•rvi<l|i*. Visiting dignitaries, military band and administration huiloing force Hatch ceremony accom panying raising first flag. Top: Standing «ith Col. Des Islets are J. J. Barrett. Linn county judge; A. G. Senders, mayor of Albany, and H. A. Henninger and Claude Smith. Linn county commissioners. Below, left: New flag and administration building employees. Right: Henry J. May and Henry Klink»- raise flag »hile Col. Des Islets and Judge Barrett salute, and band playa national anthem. More than 1000 pledges for sub sidizing cheap transportation to and from Salem, were to be signed up this week in the Salon chamber of commerce drive to get into the "defense area” of Camp Adair by official designation. Plans for the solicitation were completed last week by committees headed by Carl Hogg, president of the chamber. Delay of a couple of days beyond Monday, to allow for incorporation of the project, was decided upon by the committee. The corpora- I tion will be a subsidiary of the chamber ami its business will be to provide 40-cent round-trip fare ■ to the camp. The plan includes pledges from merchants and public-spirited citi zens of from $5 to $20 per month, upon which the corporation may draw as necessary to carry the low fare project on. "It is doubtful that the full amount of the pledges will ever I have to be drawn.” Mr. Hogg stat- 'ed. "With reasonably full busses, the project is almost sure to pay its own way. But we must be on the safe side, and Salem is willing to help if necessary.” ‘ The 40-cent fare is necessary under government regulations if Salem is to qualify in the “critical defense area," which rating makes possible building and high priority ratings. Registration of workers who in tend to live in Salem and use the proposed transportation, is being carried on by the Salem chamber. , In another column of this paper is a form for you if you are in that class. The same form has been carried in the Salem news- ' papers. Corvallis salutes you, Lt. Col. R. E. M. Des Islets. Glenville A. Collins, contractors, your staff members an»l the hundr»?ds of other Camp White Coordinator Salem Registering Men workers employed in the building Praises Work Progress For New Bus Set-Up of Camp Adair. Corvallis is glad to have had a part in bringing you Mr. Frank Van Dyke of Ash Salem chamber of commerce is here and we hope we have not been asking workers who expect to live negligent in our efforts to make land, Oregon, who is the coordi you feel at home or in meeting the nator for Camp White in Jackson in the capital city to register with many requirements your coming county, was a visitor to H. C. the chamber in order to facilitate — has placed on us. Corvallis feels Johnson’s office at Camp Adair Milliron Offers arrangements for forthcoming bus last week. she has much to offer and we hope To Check Riders transportation to and from there New Guard Shack Built Mr. Van D;kc inspect»*d the your stay, brief as it must needs I when the 40c rate is established. For Detachment at "Y" grounds under the direction of be, will be a happy one and that, Elsewhere in this issue of The some day, you will want to come Col. Des Islets and commented We can «hare our cars and A new guard shack has been Sentry you will find a blank which back. ALL CORVALLIS wishes very favorably on the advanced a cheaper transportation. you success in the great undertak construction period of Camp Adair. We all, more or less, find it a may be1 clipped and sent in, giving built for guards at the Y at the ing in which you are engaged. Mr. Van Dyke’s office as coordi- difficult problem to solve the I the information needed. It is to main gate. Practically all out-of-eamp traf The completion of Camp Adair nator is in the chamber of com transportation angle from home to I 1 your own advantage to complete and it’s occupation by thousands of merce at Medford, Oregon. Com- work and vice versa. Still, we find I this registration if you are -in the fic on the west side » ters there now. soldiers will thrust upon the entire menta from him were to the effect a number of cars traveling with I | group affected. area many complication.« and prob that the progress being made at only one or two occupants. lems. Every effort has been made our camp was undoubtedly very Would you like someone to ride i by all of the cities in the surround enviable and he felt that we were with you ? Or would you like I STATE OF OREGON ing area to anticipate those prob to be congratulated in the man at someone to ride with ? We can i Executive Department lems and they are being met cheer the wheel in this case. share expenses and make it much 1 Salem fully, thoroughly and earnestly. Ue Mr. Van Dyke returned to Med easier for everyone. Oregon Economic Council realize that our soldiers, when ford the evening of the same day. Do you like the idea? William H. Crawford. Director Apr-, 25, 1942 they come, will want recreation If so, why not register your car? 1 during their spare hours and every Mr. Don C. Wilson, Say, perhaps, you could stop over ; Editor. “Camp Adair Sentry.” effort is being put forth to give Correction Made in and see me, tell me where you live,' Corvallis, Ore. them the kind of relaxation they Safety Story Here how much you would charge and ; want. The soldier’s probl-m be Dear Mr. Wilson: how many passengers you want, ; comes OUR problem and I'm sure The first issue of this newspaper speaks well for !ta future In telling about the publication etc. Or maybe you want to ride. [ I speak for Corvallis when I say, life. You have vixion«-d the need for its existence and iave made ! of “Echelon” last week. The Sen Ail I need do, then, is look up the j “we shall not be found lacking in .-Jear how this "weekly meeting of minds” will help build a great try find.« it did not have the Safety respective car owners in file and | new city, now in the making. Some day it will be as important determination and effort in this i and First Aid programs straight. tell you who in your town would as the co-ordinator’s office. great, patriotic duty." Here is the situation: i like a companion. It could lie done. I liked the way you took into camp the "Echelon" and the This salute would not be com "Webfoot Courier.” My good friends Col. Des Islets, Glen Collins, So, what do you say, fellows? The Safety group is in the em plete without an expression of com Sven Johnson and Clay Cochrane will have no complaint of the mendation to the "Camp Adair ploy of the army engineers. Its Shall we share our cars and save way you presented them to your reading public. And I think gas, tires and trouble, and at the Sentry." the new official journal business is prevention of accidents. that the “Crab Pot” ia an excellent idea. Elmer, the camp tramp, apparently got stalled 13 milea of “doin'»” about the camp. Much There are two first aid groups. same time get cheaper transporta away from town. You can probably locate him through the co valuable and interesting informa- 1 t I One is in the employ of the army • tion? ordinator’s office. 1 know that Miss Gallagher will 1-uild him tion was given us in the first ¡«sue engineers and the other ia provid- ! I would be glad to do my share up into a glorious career. about you folks who have become ed by the insurers and paid for ; by taking the names and addresses More power to you all Please enter my subscription. our new neighbors and already we through the insurance premiums of car owners and would-be riders, etc. Stop over to Parker Schram 1 Sincerely, paid by contractors. Several of the feel better acquainted. The “Camp Adair Sentry" will prove to be an insurers pooled their effort to pro after work and ask for Milliron. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD. It would lie necessary, of course, Director. important guide to communities vide the service. All are free to I to have a clearing house of a sort | (Continued on page 6, column 3) camp workers. Parker Schram Man Has Idea