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About Camp Adair sentry. (Camp Adair, Or.) 1942-1944 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1942)
Camp Adair Sentry ,IH...... .Hngmi.iimiiHIOTWIHIMIIIHHIHIIHHIIIIHIIHIimillllllllllllllltlliiMi I ing for a greater activity and a greater purpose than just to get PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY this camp built. Col. Baumeister An Independent weekly newspaper pub- must be ready to begin where we limbed for the laboring and military per leave off. sonnel of Cuuip Adair, Oregon, and its •.'.rmiindinx interest« by the Camp Adair And in his spare moments, the Bentry at Corvallis, Oregon. colonel must do the same job for Kditor and Manager .............. Don C. WiUon Camp White at Medford. Some J' O. Add reNK, Box 347. Corvihliit, Oregon. Phone 865 M job—or jobs! So here’s a welcome and a toast The Camp Adair Sentry is circulated free at tump Adair and is available to I to the new Camp Quartermaster! every workman employed there durian construe lion, by perniiissinn of I.t. Cal. I 11. E M Ilaletu. C S A., ar.-a con •traction engineer. News from the camp area undergoes cenaoreliip prescribed l>> area headquai tera and ia available for reprint. NOTICE Cooperation V/anted To employees working east of railroad. When entering or leaving area: Corvallis Traffic take D street to Lovering - Halverson road, south to highway 99W—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. P.. M. STUTZMAN Lieut., U. S. G. WE LOOK TOO FAR Mark Sullivan in his “Education of an American," tells of the home Rubaerlptlon by mail fl.50 a year or ly satisfaction of his family of tl for Big montliH. brothers and sisters in their home Advertising ratea upon requr.t. ; as follows: Address „It eommuniealions to ‘ Camp Adair Sentry, Corvallis, Oregosi '• “We were not restless for we had learned to love familiarity and not WE DO WHAT WE CAN novelty. Custom did not stale, but Many of us are inclined to mini rather increased our enjoyment of mize our own personal capabilities ' the old quip and song." when considering what each of us I That’s a condition which we all can do toward the war effort. The might emulate to advantage now. query, “but what can I do?” may When tires are no longer to be had be heard on every hand. We’ve for pleasure driving, when gasoline been told, officially or otherwise, ' is rationed, and when everything that we are “too old,” “too fat,” expendible is needed for the war “too young,” “too light,” or “too i effort, why can’t we find real en- short,” or "too long.” j joyment and pleasure in familiar And yet, for every man flying and homely things. It would rs- a fighter or pointing a 16-inch naval quire nothing more than setting gun or carrying a rifle nt one of iour minds to it and beyond doubt, the fronts, there must be five to I we should be surprised at the re- eight of us here at home keeping suit. him at his job providing his tools | Let us look back to the time anil ammunition. We of the back j when our fathers and mothers area are just as improtaiit to the ■ spent their leisure and pleasure ■ If you stamp, and stamp, and waging of the war as the fighter. hours in simpler pursuits. They had stamp long enough—soon you’ll Il, will get the glory and is entitles! a lot of fun. Just ask them. i have enough to buy a bond. to it The column, “Days Off.” is an i ___________________________________ But how fnr would he get if he effort to help point toward simpler By the time you make up your weie left entirely without our sup enjoyments close to the job here. mind to save some of these port ? Nature has given wonderful coop wages, will it be to late? Here’s a neat problem for some eration in this effort. She has pro statistician: How much ammunition vided interests and varied pleas for our tanks would it buy, If each ures all around us. Soft bailers are beginning and every truck driver in Oregon Edith Durgan, writer of “Days warm up during noon recess at <>n the coast in the nation, would Off.” is secretary in the office of administration building buy just a 10c savings stamp for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife service every day worked? on the Oregon State college campus. Now along comes Uncle Sam and There’s one thing we can all do She has access to a big assembly freezes rents as of March 1. in addition to our work here. A of data there and her material may break! regular program of buying is best. be considered authentic, as well as And there’s another angle- wo are interesting. If you should desire Work fast, hut safely. Conserve saving the money. any special information about Ore all the power you have. Don’t lose gon’s playground, we are confident any through carelessness. SAVE ON NERVES she can furnish it. and we shall be For several weeks various news glad to refer to her. any inquiry Save gas. tires and traffic con stories have told us that the road which you may send to The Sentry. gestion by doubling up on rides from Independence south by Camp Box 347, Corvallis. to work. Adair was to be fixed immediately. At this writing nothing has been WE GET AROUND They’re having snow in some done between the camp and Inde When we received a request from parts of the country. pendence And something should have been done by this time. It Mr. Wylie C. Pettis, camp manager at Smith-Hoffman and Wright, to UN ANSWERED should be done now. Whatever red tape in the ma call for some ad copy The Sentry , What of tomorrow chinery of the state highway com was proud of the recognition. We What will I find mission’s procedure Is holding this got a kick out of Mr. Pettis’ ex Is it to be sorrow planation of “ How Come? ” emergency job up must he cleared Or life divine. out and done by now. No federal i The Smith-Hoffman and Wright , Alone must I travel office here sent a copy of The , funds will be given to Oregon for Down the path of life cooperative highway or road work I Sentry to the Portland office where , Trying to unravel unless spent directly on roads of then* are some big-wigs. Somebody The skeins of life. military importance, news stories there looked us over and recom Will colors of gold mended the ad to the superintend have told us. Be in sunset hue If Camp Adair is important from ent here, who In turn, referred the When my scroll unfolds a military standpoint, then this matter to Mr. Pettis, who arranged 1 For an intimate view. main trunk road neur the camp is for the ad which appears in this When I am gone paper. important. Will anyone care And The Sentry does not walk This newspaper urges immediate Could there be a song post in Portland at all! action on this road from the stand Maybe a prayer. point of Camp Adair worker». From Will someone grieve a Inisineas standpoint. Independ- I You wive«—la there a surprise At my going encs and Salem should interest in that lunch kit now and then, or Will someone believe Just for me knowing themselves in this project and bring does he get the same thing every day? —Frank E. Kersey. some pressure to bear. HE MUYS IHK BEANS ( amp Adair and The Bantry wel come Col Baumeister. camp quart- | ■•rmaater, who arrived last week and who ia the first army man to get here on assignment for | pvt nianeht duty. He has to be here first Coi Baumeister is the man who wiU organise ths depnrtmvnts which will provide ail the esaen tials for life in thv army here. There must he bean« and bacon. I shoos and clothing, beds and blank-| els and all the ether numberlese nwesaitiea of men living in bar racks. Col. Baumeister'a arganna- tion will provide these. And they I mud have them all here read) wh«m the first group of soldiers an rers in camp. There's a lot to do around here non We’re butMing We’re build- Camp Adair Sentry May 14. 1942 Page Two C ome bath mat sets Attractive fringed bath mat and matching lid cover. Thickly tufted chenille in a variety of designs and all popular colors. NOLAN'S Since 1884 Corvallis 3rd and Madison SILVERTON A beautiful spot to live while you work at Camp Adair. Send card for property list. map. and picture folder to Honie>eekers Agency, Silverton. Oregon. We must put off many things until tomorrow! But tomorrow may be too late to buj’ War Bonds . . . . And it’s surely going to be too late to have Junior photo graphed as he is today! Have him photographed by Ball — You’ll have the best possible picture — and money enough left to buy war stamps. Ball Studio Ball Bldg., Corvallis CONTRACTORS ATTENTION! ★ ★ ★ We carry the largest car and truck parts stock in Corvallis on out NOW, ARTIE... YOU’VE HAO A SERVICE nice rath BRANDS MOTOR CO. Chevrolet - Oldsmobile - Trucks It • hard I« take thou«h
