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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