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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
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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
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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