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OREGON STA T LIBRARY MAY 19 IM? Tnistyour cause. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes C-'dinan. Camp Adair Sentry Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Vol. 1, No. 3. $1.50 a Year by Mail Camp Adair, Oregon, May 7, 1942 I Ops. Chief Is Salem Speaker 1 NOTICE ' Cooperation Wanted G. A. Collins Guest Of Chamber; 200 at Luncheon on Monday Glenville A. Collins, chief of op- erations at ’amp Adair, was the speaker at the chamber of com- merce luncheon Monday in Salem, where Mr. Collins talked to more than 200 persons of the capital city. A weekly journal devoted to the Willamette Val ley’s share in Uncle Sam's great war effort. i To employees working east of railroad. When entering or leaving area: Corvallis Traffic take D street to Lovering-Halverson road, south to highway 99 W—follow the markers. Albany Traffic — east gate, south to first road to left. This road is one mile shorter and much better to Albany. Independence - Salem Traffic take roads to Independence road located at east entrance. All northbound traffic to Dal las-Monmouth, etc., take road nearest your working area to highway 99W. There is a traffic jam caused at the overpass resulting from all workers trying to use one entrance. Please cooperate with us and we will get you to and from work in a safer and shorter period of time. United States Guard Headquarters (SIGNED) C. R. HEDGES Capt., U S. G. R. M. STUTZMAN Lieut., U. S. G. Corvallis Man Proposes Play Off-Shift Program Of Sports Planned For Adair Workers MAIL FOR SENTRY HAS GONE ASTRAY Mail for this newspaper should be addressed to The Camp Adair Sentry, P. O. Box 347, Corvallis, Oregon. The same address is for news items or advertising. Some of the mail during the past few days has been going astray and some arrived too late for the last issue through mis direction. Workers May Go to School I i Evening Classes in Trades Needed for War Effort Ready I 4 i An organized program of off- The U. S. Employment service hours recreation for Camp Adair is requesting the establishment of ! workers has been suggested by supplementary training classes for training ship joiners and marine Frank Ramsey, head coach at the , electricians at Camp Adair. Corvallis high school. Mr. Ramsey [ has submitted his plans to authori All carpenters and electrician! ties and is seeking financial assist working on the cantonment are “I am under somewhat of a hand- 1 ance from the contractors. His eligible to enroll in these classes. icap in talking to you,” Mr. Col- j plan is based upon the experience This course will operate for approx lins said, in opening his talk, of other similar organizations on imately nine hours per week for Believes Effort to “since I am sure you all expect to which he has assembled data. six weeks The classes will probab Bring Needed Relief hear all about the progress of this ly be two or three hours per night The plan includes the organiza- [ big job we are doing at Camp and three or four nights a week. tion of a camp softball league with Adair. And yet, I am under military teams from the various contractors’ I Extensive correspondence along Men will be given basic training with telegrams and phone calls orders to tell nothing about the organizations. Included are horse in ship joining and marine electric seem about to bear fruit in the camp.” shoe tournaments and volleyball ity. Advanced work will then be form of additional allowances for Mr. Collins' talk was of a pa for each camp. Other activities : given them in the Portland area gasoline for the area Camp-sAdair triotic vein and he called up biblical might be added according to de- ' after entering employment in the workers. Many inquiries from and practical illustrations to show mand, Mr. Ramsey says. shipyards. those affected have been to the that we all have a part to do in the All men interested in securing Coach Ramsey would provide the effect that not enough gasoline is war effort, comparing the small i organization, schedules and con available for sale in the various this training should register im part of an individual with that of ; tests, and competent direction and towns adjacent to the construction mediately with the local office of the boy, David, in his successful supervision for the whole activity. area to properly allow workers and the U. S. Employment service, 367 attack upon the Philistine giant, suppliers to carry on their activ Jefferson street. Corvallis, Wm. O. Goliath. ities, without the handicap of run Loomis, coordinator of defense Auto Caravan Visits A sidelight on Mr. Collins’ par training for Corvallis, reported to ning short of gasoline. ticipation in Camp Adair building day. Camp Adair Tuesday Coordinator H. C. (Sven) John was given when he told of his At the present there are three I son tells us that his office has sub initial assignment. Although his mitted to the Pacific Coast Petro classes in ship welding being con i A caravan of cars from Corvallis home is at Palo Alto, Calif., Mr. ducted in Corvallis. These classes I headed by Mayor Howard W. Hand leum coordinator's office in Los Collins has wanted to get into the are conducted on a six hour basis i riding in car of Chief of Police i Angeles, evidence supporting claim northwest, and in January, went I and six days a week. There are ' for additional gallonage and ex ■ Charles Devin visited the camp to Portland and told the office of I three shifts now being conducted I pects relief from this handicap Pledges of Merchants Tuesday. After conferring with the army engineers that he wanted and the local school anticipates ■ soon. to get into the war effort. Within Are Over-Subscribed j Col. Des Islets in his office the Instead of a 33-% per cent cut starting the fourth shift immedi . caravan was under the direction a few minutes he was hired, he 1 ately. l of traffic control cars for the bal under sales in this area last year, said, and was assigned to a job Cheap transportation to Salem it is expected there will be a 25 This training is conducted by ance of their visitation to the con- in eastern Washington. | to and from Camp Adair was per cent over-ride for the same the federal government with the struction area. He returned to his home, packed assured Monday when soliciting ' period; and this will not any more cooperation of the state vocational It was generally conceded that than catry the requirements of the up a few things and in two days, ' committees of the chamber of com department and local school dis was headed back north for the merce of Salem reported success it was an educational trip and workers at Camp Adair, Mr. John trict. Enrollment is free of charge. Washington job. in raising money to guarantee a those present gained first-hand in son estimates. formation of what was going on on As he came to the turnstiles on i round trip rate of 40 cents. the grounds. The caravan was ar- the bay bridge, a gatekeeper came The reports were made to Carl out to his car and asked if he were Hogg, president of the chamber, at i ranged by Mayor Hand and was Ship-Builders Ahead Mr. G. A. Collins. He was wanted luncheon Monday when six out of the first of a series that will be Of Contract Schedule on the long distance telephone. The . the eight chairmen reported ap going through the grounds in the result of the call was that he was proximately 80 per cent coverage of near future. Albany will have their Delivering 36 new merchant ves- Caravan Tuesday, May 12. sent to Camp Adair He had asked their respective territories. i seis to the government in April, for Camp Adair first, he said, but , shipbuilders of the country exceed- Both Men and Women ‘’Committee members are work- at that time there was no opening i ed their program set for one a day. . ing hard and I can report 100 per Albany Merchant Will Wanted in Schedule here. The maritime commission made cent success," Mr. Hogg told the the announcement Tuesday to the “It goes to show," Mr. Collins meYnbers at luncheon. “We will go Head Baseball League press. said, “that somebody has a line on over what we expected and the goal Camp Adair Engineers have been you wherever you are. The incident ; will be more than subscribed." James W. (Jimmy) Jenks of Al asked to enter two men’s teams impressed me as of someone carry bany is acting head of the Oregon A number of the state highway and one girls' team in the Corvallis More than $14,000 was reported ing out his job efficiently.” \ State baseball league through ac engineers, who have been staying state league schedule. This num pledged by noon Monday, C. C. tion taken at a league meeting in in Monmouth, left for Alaska May ber of players should be easy to i Cochran, chamber manager, re- 1 Most of the crew occupied fam obtain from such a group as we i Albany Monday. I ported. Work Is Promised on Mr. Jenks is president of the Al- j ily units which will be vacated. have here. To develop the best Pledges of from $5 to $20 per bany baseball association, an ex- i This will leave about 10 family Independence Road teams possible, we should first or month have been secured, upon player and an Albany merchant. units open for cantonment workers. ganize an inter-department league -- ---------------------------------------------- the committee may draw each which x with a regular play-off among our Workers leaving the east gate at Camp Adair and traveling north month to make up any deficit which selves. The best players from the CHARLES A. SPRAGUE will be glad to know that a con might come from operation of the league play-off could represent the 40 cent fare. The chamber will back Governor versation Saturday morning be engineers in the State league. tween the highway department of private enterprise in the venture. April 29, 1942. The diamond is laid out and with Mr Hogg wanted it clearly under fice in Salem and the coordinator’s Mr. Don C. Wilson- in a few days will be completed. A stood that the thamber was not office developed information that Editor and Manager | new ball, bat, and a pair of mitts going into the transportation busi the state highway department will Camp Adair Sentry are on hand, donated by enthusi- ness, he said. place a service machine at once Camp Adair, Oregon ! astic ball fans. on the road to Independence and in Hank May of the transportation Dear Don: the future will maintain this road Co/. Des Islets Is department says that his team is in much better shape than it has Thanks very much for the copy of Vol. 1, No. 1 Independence Guest in great shape, and others are com- been in the past two weeks. issue of the Camp Adair Sentry. ¡ing along fast. The First Aid team It has come to the attention of sponsored by "Curtains” R. Street Col. R. E. M. Deslslets, area It is a newsy publication and should fill a real those concerned that traffic is and “Blind Tom" Julian have their engineer here, was the guest place in giving complete and authoritative information so heavy at the time of the shift | eyes on the area championship. respecting Camp Adair. changes on this road that it might speaker at the Independence The survey section team has al- be wise to consider staggering chamber of commerce Tuesday eve I congratulate you on the contents and appearance i ready issued an open challenge to ning. Nearly a hundred heard the shifts, so as to avoid large num of your first paper and wish for it and for you abundant ■ all comers. bers of cars on this available road colonel's talk about the camp. success. Anyone interested in scheduling A dinner for Mrs. Deslslets was at any one time. This is being Cordially yours, games or playing on a team «hould studied for future guidance, how given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. ee Al Rex in survey section, Henry ever. and the action of the state Maurice Butler, mayor of Inde CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. M.»y or Roland Street. Let's get highway department is certainly pendence, after which the men and Governor. behind the softball program and welcome at this time, H. C. John women got together for an eve put it over!- a r. in “Echelon." ning party son, cordinator. says. V. Coordinator Hopes For More Gas Here Money Is Raised for Salem Bus Operation Engineers Invited To Have Ball Clubs
