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* OREGON STATE LIBRARY Trust your causa. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadmah. Camp Adair Sentry Mounting Guard in and Around Catnp Adair, Oregon Vol. 1, No. 5. 104th Division First Io Come Paper Organization Is To Be Filled in This Camp From Inductions Camp Adair, Oregon, May 21, 1942. Mr. Crawford Misses Antics of "Elmer” in Failing to Get Paper STATE OF OREGON Executive Department Salem Oregon Economic Council William H. Crawford, Director. May 19, 1942. “Sentry” Did not get your May 14th is sue! Please send it so that I will know what happened to Elmer, the boy coordinator. Also see that I am not over looked again. Yours, William H. Crawford. Camp All Set For Big Dance Ball Is to Be Held Next Saturday Night In Oregon State M. U. Camp Adair will house the 104th Music, the Memorial Union ball division according to press asso room on the Oregon State college ciation stories appearing in local campus, and the crowd — all are papers, quoting announcement by ready for the big engineers' dance Secretary of War Stimson. The to be held Saturday night. May 23. announcement included three more Three hours in which to forget divisions for other parts of the deadlines, the Japs and ail dis country. agreeable things—this is what the The 104 th, it was understood, committee hopes this date will would be completed with northwest Government Committee mean to you. To the Camp Adair drafts to be inducted this spring Recreation association, it has Will Check on Wages and summer. meant some hard work. All are reserve divisions, here- j Informality in dress will be the tofore existing only on paper. The I Chairman William H. Davis of rule, the committee announces, and the War Labor board said today nucleus for each will be organized , sport clothes will be the thing. about-June 15 and assigned to par that a committee comprising four Conduct will be gentlemanly and high government officials is con- 1 ent divisions for training until sidering whether to* ask Prosident ladvlike’ the committee announces. about August 1 when they will be Roosevelt for a “directive order” present will have a good available for their own divisions. time, but each must remember that Stimson said the army field broadening the field of government i we will be guests on the college maneuvers would provide “the most control of wages, according to press j campus. Drinking in evidence will thorough training ever developed ■ association stories in local papers. ! not be permitted, nor will roudy- L1IUI if II Mil Davis said .V it so is s-avm clear that an for American troops,” stressing air an^ sorL according to Capt. ground operations, desert fighting, inflationary wage spiral is to be *8m Hedges of the U. S. Guards, who jungle fighting, operations by small prevented, some control, either vol will be present with some of his task forces, and night maneuvers. untary or governmental, must be meh to assist in supervision. maintained over the 95 per cent of Instead of large maneuvers such “Tickets are still available,” an as were held last year, when sev the wage demands that now are nounces Mr. Guy, ticket chairman, settled by direct negotiations and eral hundred thousand troops in ' “but please remember we cannot two field armies struggled in mimic j ■ never reach the board under present sell tickets at the door Saturday | conditions. warfare over extensive battlefields, this year’s exercises will be limited , The committee consists of Chair night. With pay day here, let’s get to troops within army corps. This man Paul V. McNutt of the Man behind the ticket sale and really is expected to save time for vital power commission. Secretary of build a recreation fund that will Labor Frances Perkins, Price Ad allow for future entertainment as combat training. Newly formed divisions will not ministrator Leon Henderson and well as baseball equipment.” take part, but will continue basic Davis. It was set up at a meeting of the inter-departmental commit Corvallis Recreation training. tee on wage stabilization. \Husband Works While Wife Increases Gas Shortage in Family A weekly journal devoted to the Willamette Val ley's share in Uncle Sam’s great war effort. $1.50 a Year by Mail Oregon Lads in On Jap Bombing Today The Sentry happened to call on Mr. Brands of the Brands Motor company, Corvallis Chevro Volunteers for Duty let dealer, just after he had been Are Men Trained at bawled out by one of the Camp Adair employees. The customer had Pendleton Air Field taken his car into the shop about two weeks ago to improve the gas That the personnel manning the mileage. When the owner first brought it in he was complaining bombers which carried out a “de about the car giving but six miles structive raid” on Japan, April 18, to the gallon. He said after hav were composed of men trained in ing the car in for a motor tune-up our own Pendleton, Oregon air and spending $3.00 with the shop it base, was contained in press dis still gave around six or seven miles patches emenating from Washing ton, D. C., Wednesday, following to the gallon. the first definite announcement It developed, however, that the made of the raid by the war de car owner’s wife had had an extra partment. key made and had learned how to Pendleton is proudly cheering disconnect the speedometer of the car. After hubby left in the morn its part in the raid and will hold ing the speedometer was promptly an “all-out" celebration Saturday disconnected and the car given a night in honor of the 79 officers good daily workout by the wife. and non-commissioner officers who The only thing that the husband were trained there. knew of the entire deal was that The men involved all volunteered the gas in the gas tank was going for a “dangerous and interesting” down but wasn’t leaking out. Un job, not knowing the object of the beknown to the owner of the car mission, the news stories said. a tester was put on and the car The news broke for the first time was, actually giving twenty-two following the award of the Coil- r.iilestto the gallon at 40 miles per j gressional Medal of Honor, highest hour after the tune-up. Mr. Brands recognition possible in this country, trying to be diplomatic had to avoid j to Gen. James H. (Jimmy) Doo squealing on the wife and still tried little, who led the foray. Mrs. Doo- to reason with the husband. When | little had been called into Wash- this reporter was asked what he ington by President Roosevelt, not would do we simply got up from knowing what for and not even the chair in his office, smiled and I knowing that her husband was in left without answering the ques- ' this country. tion. General Marshall, chief of staff, What would you do? read the citation for the Medal of Honor which said: Salem Housing for Camp Folk Is Ready "Brigadier General James H. Doolittle, United States army, for conspicuous leadership above and 'Scotty' Gains Rank beyond the call of duty, involving The Harper soldier recreational In Camp Adair Work personal valor and intrepidity at center in the basement of the an extreme hazard to life. With Madison Street Methodist church Office Listings Are the apparent Certainty of being David M. Steele, 6815 S.E. 22nd in Corvallis has been open for sol avenue, Portland, long time con Available to Workers forced to land in enemy territory diers passing through and those or to perish at sea. General Doo- struction foreman in the Portland stationed there on patrol duty. - little personally led a squadron of area, and affectionately known to Uniforms Offered to The center was originally planned “Salem’s housing organization is army bombers, manned by volun- thousands as “Scotty,” came to for Camp Adair soldiers, but was Camp Adair Teams functioning for the benefit of Camp teer crews, in a highly destructive Camp Adair as a carpenter fore- j opened early to make a place for Adair people,” announced Mrs. Mil raid on the Japanese mainland.1 man for Four Builders way back j Attention engineer employees soldiers already in town. The re lie Pettyjohn, committee chairman when the farmers were still in No indication was given as to their homes here, and the “demoli- i*v>nK >n Albany and desiring to creational committee, of which for the ch.iniber of commerce, this i either the take-off or landing base tion squad” was Scotty's command. ’n Albany softball league. Ralph Coleman, college baseball week. Mrs. O. K. DeWitt, with of the squadron. Then came building of temporary The following information has been coach, is chairman, has other offices in the chamber of com- 1 quarters, etc., and now he is an received by the recreation commit- | “centers” available which will be merce suite, over Bishop’s store in area superintendent and swinging und wd' undoubtedly strike usdd as the need arises, the com Salem, is listing and classifying Busy Albany Corners all living quarters available and To Have Traffic Signs along with several carpenter fore I you, as it did the committee, an mittee has announced. will make an effort to fit the ac excellent and commendable ges men and many men in actual con commodations to the needs of those ture by the city of Albany: struction. Traffic control signs will be in Queen Is Chosen for who apply for rentals. They need another ball club to stalled immediately in Albany at More than 200 Camp Adair work the busy corners of First and Ella- round out their league and would 4th of July Round-Up Store Remodels Its ers registered with this com mittee worth and First and Lion streets. especially like a team representing Miss Inez Mudgett of Shedd has ! for bus transportation to and from the U.S.E.D. for that opening. Equipment in Office Materials have just been made They have offered uniforms for been chosen queen of the 1942 Salem through newspaper adver available after several months of Frager’s furniture store in Al- i two full teams and this is very Calapooia roundup which will be tisements which carried a registra- effort on the part of highway com bany, the store whose ad has ap- | welcome news at this time. As time held this year, July 4 and 5, at I tion blank. mission engineers. “Salem has a large number of peared in every issue of The Sen i is very short and there being much Crawfordsville. Wanda Hulett of The stop and go lights will have try so far, has remodeled its office I to be done, it is important that Eugene was chosen first princess fine homes ready for occupancy,” separate workings for pedestrians and Betty Wallace of Monroe, sec- 'said C. C. Cochran, chamber man and streamlined the office counter anyone interested please contact * and will be mounted on wooden ager, Monday. "Local folk» are to better handle growing credit R. W. Street at the engineers' first ond princess. I posts on account of the metal con All three are expert riders of registering their vacancies here ; aid station immediately. business, William Frager, advertis wettern horses and will have promi- with us and we shall make every servation program. “Let’s get going, ’cause this in ing manager, tells us. effort to get Camp Adair people formation must be available, so nen ‘ places th * roundup pro- New fluorescent lighting has ASK FOR SENTRY that proper arrangements can be Kram. The election was held during j happily located if they come here also been installed. If you have a fellow-work made. All necessary equipment will * ^ries of dances at th« roundup to live during their work at the be supplied by the Camp Adair hall under the direction of the camp. When we get our bus trans man who is not getting his Camp Ask Council to Make I recreation fund, so ball players Calapooia roundup officers and portation at a 40-cent fare estab Adair Sentry regularly, let him lished, we expect a large influx of know that there is one printed Swimmin' Hole Bigger here is a fine chance to spell the directors. workers and we shall be ready to for everyone and that he prob hard work you are all doing," Mr. TRANSPORTATION NOTE take care of them if they will ably can get one at his time To double the capacity of the Street says. swimmin' hole at Avery park in For your information the U. S. ; When George Toll. Haan records <ome here for accommodations.” office, any of the canteens, or in the reception room at the Corvallis, to give room for workers - E. D. team representing us in the section, asked a filling-station at- G. B. “Happy” Sprague, an em-i Administration building. and soldiers this summer, was the Corvallis league is rounding out tendant what was wrong with his If his time office does not proposal made to the city council very nicely under the able and car, the attendant replied, “There’s ployee of Moore, Roberta and Free- | by members of the park board Mon watchful eyes of Art DeTemple and a loose nut in connection with the thy who claimed to have a bicycle, ’ have the Sentry, anyone there day night at council meeting. Hank Mays. Practice games are steering wheel.” “—Smile when proved it one morning by appear can get copies necessary by ask The committee asked for scheduled and we sincerely hop«- you say that!” Toll demanded.— ing on hi« bicycle. There may be ing for them. Or address Box for the work on Marys river and the Albany request can be ful Post Beacon, Camp Haan, River- more of them around when tire« .147, Corvallis. I side, Calif. for automobiles really get scarce I—— filled. the banks on the park side. Soldier Center Open Albany Soit Ballers Want Engineer Club