OREGON STAFFI’RR*RY
Trust your causa.
Whatever is at
tempted is never
well done unless
the doer breathes
himself into his
deed. - S. Parkes
Cadman.
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Camp Adair, Oregon, June 4, 1942.
Vol. 1, No. 7.
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A weekly journal
deroted to tha
Willamette Val
ley's share in
Uncle Sam's
great war effort.
BIG COAST DEFENSE GUNS IN PRODUCTION
USO Campaign
For Funds Near
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Three Teams Entered
Representing Firms
Familiar to Workers
Want Arrangements
To Get Gifts From
Camp Adair Workers
Camp Adair will have a large
To get ready for the new U.S.O.
share in the Corvallis softball
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fund-raising
campaign in Benton
league this year, according to an
county, a meeting was held Tues
nouncement in the Gazette-Times
Tuesday. Three of the six clubs
day night in Corvallis when an
in the league will be from the
executive committee to engineer
camp, with a seventh team of sol
the drive was organized. Plans for
diers now located in Corvallis
the campaign were discussed.
signed up.
The committee is headed by Syd
Teams entering the 1942 softball
ney E. Trask as chairman and
race in Corvallis are the Corvallis
consists of Walter Kline, Marvin
Lumber company, Pepsi-Cola. U. S.
Jordan, L. R. Kern, Dr. George
engineers from Camp Adair, Smith,
Peavy, P. O. Urban and Mrs. Hallie
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Hoffman and Wright, contractors
Ingle.
from Camp Adair, Corvallis Laun
“The United Service Organiza
dries. and the Four Builders from
tions as a joint body has been
Camp Adair.
functioning four years,” said Mrs.
Opening dates for play were set
Ingle, publicity committee chair
On the production floor of an army ordnance department arsenal 16-inch seacoast cannon are
as next Monday, June 8, at 7:30
man, in discussing the meeting
readied
for
shipment.
Two
guns
at
lower
right
have
already
had
breech
mechanism
installed.
o’clock at the Corvallis park, locat
Tuesday night. “It was first opened
ed just west of the Mary's river
■ in rented quarters in Alabama, and
bridge in the south part of town.
flourished so that it has become
Several loads of sand has been
national in scope and seeks to pro
put on the infield at the softball
vide
clean entertainment for sol.
park, and the grounds are in excel
diers anywhere in the country.
lent condition, as are the stands.
“Now, U. S. O. buildings are
Secretary of the league Wally
owned by the F.S.A. and manned
Kruger said the city league will see
Gets Encouragement by U.S.O. workers. In May a war
Effort Made so That
players in action from all sections
of the nation this year, some top
chest of $32.000,000 was budgetted
Workmen
May
Attend
In Trip to Portland
Municipal Pool Will
rankers, so it is claimed.
and it is believed that that amount
Rosters for the teams follow:
Be Opened Next Week
will have to be boosted.
Pepsi Cola — Jack Sprick, Joe
Changes in class hours in weld
H. C. Johnson, coordinator, spent
To All Camp Families Tuesday in Portland in a meeting “Benton county’s share in
Clark, Harold Hearing, Bob Ques arg will allow working men several
budget is $4,000. This is to he
inberry. Duane Appleman. Bob three-hour courses a night. Two
with the heads of all major oil made up through the generosity of
Urban, Dick Sprick, Herman Dun three-hour courses are now offered,
I Albany has advised the coordi companies, in an effort to gain those interested in our soldiers and
can, Clair Miller, Gale Varrelmann,
Harrison Wallace, Hal Huffaker. one starting at midnight and end nator’s office that their public I relief for those concerned on gaso, their leisure time.”
Joseph Schiernail, with John D. ing at 3 a. m., another from 3 a. m. swimming pool will be open next line rationing as it is now affecting
The U.S.O. consists of an organi.
to 6 a. m. This is an attempt to week for the balance of the sum the workers.
Sprick as manager.
zation combining the efforts of the
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U. S. Engineers—Ray Strawn, provide short classes for men now mer.
“The picture now looks,” Nr. Salvation Army, the Y. M. and
Harold Merryman, Roland Street. holding full time day jobs such as
Those who are not familiar with Johnson said, “l more encouraging YWCA., the National Catholic
Oliver Ruotsi, Bob Smith, Milo cantonment workers or others the swimming pool will have a
than ever before and we expect im- Community Service, the Jewish
Marlatt, Art DeTemple, Warren working in or around Corvallis.
pleasant surprise in store for them, mediate results in the form of Welfare Board and the National
Perryman, Bento Fielder, Jr., Al
This course is free to the public inasmuch as it is one of the nicest additional gas galionage.
Travelers’ Aid Association. These
Rex, and manager Art DeTemple.
Corvallis Lumber Company — and provides training for positions pools in this part of the state.
"We should have,” he stated, groups served separately during
Keith Morley. Merle Edwards, Paul as welders in the shipyards. Men
There is a charge of ten cents “instead of 33’4 per cent under World War I, and their service haa
Stagner, Bob Labhart, Lester completing the course are in great for the use of the pool, which also last year, at least 50 per cent over.” been greatly increased through tha
Dunn, Frank Stevenson, Murray! demand.
includes the towel.
combined effort, Mrs. Ingle says.
Allen, Wally Kruger, Harvey Hum- | Two six-hour courses continue to
“We know that Camp Adair
Workers
at
Camp
Adair
are
es
phrey, Dayle Stagner, with Dayle be offered, one starting at 6 a. m.
workers will want to participate in
pecially invited to avail themselves Work Continuing on
Stagner acting as manager.
to 12 noon, and another from 6 p.m. of the pleasantness of the pool in > Corvallis Air Field
providing this service for our sol
Smith, Hoffman and Wright —
diers.” Mrs. Ingle continued, “and
Bobby Knoll, C. H. Beasley, Don to 12 midnight.
the evenings and any other time.
Bower, “Duth” Simmons, Joe Dan-, Men interested in these courses they wish.
we shall make a strenuous effort
Work on the Corvallis airport, to make it convenient for them to
iels. Jack Fatland,
Smith. Joe should coniaci
contact me
the United
States' The
lels.
fatland, Ron Smith,
vnneo aiates
a muni<.jpal!v operat.
1 three miles south of the city on
Hellberg, Allen Anderson, Howard. Employment service at 357 Jeffer-!^
ha, been ftnAn
ed nrnlAA
project , Mnd
and has
open for
for 9'JW continues apace, with the E. make their contributions. It is out
Jeffries, Vol Neal, Gene Mattice, 1 son street in Corvallis or the United
th (the past two years. I Its building £ Hall company and J. C. Compton of bounds to solicit for any pur
Lewis Beck, Phil Larson and E. W. , States Employment service
followed experiments ■..uh
with swim- company, joint contractors, employ- pose at the camp, no we shall have
Heckart, manager.
' cantonment according to
ean
ming in the Willamette river where ing from 50 to 100 men each day, to depend upon contributors front
Corvallis Laundries—Doc Ques Beistel, local manager.
la sunken floor was constructed but according to the weather and work- there making the extra effort of
inberry, manager, with list not
ing conditions.
leaving their contributions at a
complete.
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'proved unsatisfactory.
H. C. (Sven) Johnson, coordinat-,
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Four Builders—Ralph Coleman,
| The location of the pool is in I An exceptionally fine gravel designated place, or mailing them
was in Portland on business ..
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manager, with player list not com or,
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. the eastern part of the city, near plant has been set up on the bank in.”
• of the Willamette river, about one
plete.
the east end of the new highway j half mile east of the contractors*1 The Sentry will keep camp work
viaduct.
| offices on 99W, a traffic light ha- ers informed as to the program
Dressing rooms and showers are been installed at the gravel truck when it is announced.
available at the plant in connection crossing of the state highway, and
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with the pool and every effort will the plant and trucks are busily at Local Men Guests at
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work.
be made to make Camp Adair swim
Salem Chamber Lunch
To facilitate bus service for Camp Adair workers to and from mers enjoy themselves throughout
Corvallis, the chamber of commerce of that city is conducting a regis the summer, it is reported from Camp Quartermaster's
Col. T. A. Baumeister, camp
tration campaign to ascertain how many are now using or would use Albany.
quartermaster, and H. C. (Sven)
Office is Busy Place
bus service if adequate service could be arranged.
Johnson, coordinator, were guesta
Details are being worked out and there will be registration slips Highway Commission
at the Salem chamber of commerce
Headquarters for the camp luncheon Monday noon.
at prominent places in Corvallis or may be clipped from the Corvallis
quartermaster’s department, tem
Gazette-Times. Following is the information desired. This slip should Opens Bids on 99-W
Both gentlemen sat in on a cham
porarily located in the Elks temple ber transportation meeting imme
be clipped and turned in or mailed to the Corvallis Chamber of
Among 17 highway projects in at Corvallis, is a beehive of activ diately following the luncheon.
Commerce:
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Oregon, bids for which were to be ity with a growing office force of
■opened today, seven were in the civilians under direction of Col.
Camp Adair area, according to T. A. Baumeister and his corps of Family of Harvey Lay
I am interested in Bus Transportation to and from
press association reports from officers.
Visits Over Week-end
Camp Adair
The date for occupying the quar
Salem this week The bids will be
Mrs. Harvey Lay and son, Don
let by the Oregon state highway termaster corps administration
Name
offices at Camp Adair is not yet ald, from Olympia, Wash., are in
commission.
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Telephone
Work on the 99-W jobs will be! known, though work on these i Corvallis for a week-end visit with
commenced as soon as contracts are , buildings is progressing satisfac- Mr. Lay.
At camp I work for (contractor)
let. R H. Baldock, highway engi- torily, Capt. F. J. Smith, adminis-
Mr. I-ay is in on* of the con
neer, said Tuesday.
tration officer, reports.
tracting firms at Camp Adair.
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Rearrange Schedule
In Welding Classes
Corvallis Chamber Wants to
Provide More Bus Service
Albany Invites
Folk to Swim
Coordinator Hopes
More Gas in Store