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» Page Two June 4, 1942. weapon; that you hold that But too late. We finished only weapon tn your hands? about one regimental area. PUBLISHED EVEBT THURSDAY We left the next day by train Are you a man who pesters j An Independent weekly newspaper pub for brand new, steamy barracks up I fished for the laboring and military per- the Hudson and from there — everyone with questions, seeking aonge] of Camp Adair, Oregon, and its surrounding interests by the Camp Adair embarkation. advantage for yourself, seeking ' gentry at Corvallis, Oregon. When we returned from France the easy way, seeking someone to F.dit,or and Manager.............. Don C. Wilton 16 months later, Hempstead was solve all your personal problems, P. O. Address, Box 847, Corvallis, Oregon. Headquarters For Phone 865-M a sea of wooden barracks. cluttering up the works; Or, are you a man who quiet Nobody in the country is prouder The C«mp Adair Hentry 1« eirmlated free at Camp Adair and la available to of the fact that we do treat our ly solves his personal problems every workman employed there during construction, by permission of Lt. Col. soldiers better now than Yours himself, and thus clears the K. E. M. Des Islets. U.S A , area con And the Sentry is proud track for real production? struction engineer. News from the ramp Truly. UNION MADE area undergoes censorship prescribed by area headquarter« and is available for in having a small part in prepara reprint. # Are you a man smug in secur tion of such a place as Camp Adair Subscription by mail $1.50 a year or is rapidly becoming. There will be ity, a little swaggering with self- • 1 for six months. soldiers here shortly, we hear. Let’s importance, a little arrogant, a Advertising rates upon request do our level best for them. They’llj little wasteful perhaps; If you’re a carpenter — A painter — A machinist — Address all communications to “Camp ¡Adair Sentry, CorvaHia, Oregon.” do as much for us. Or, are you a humble man, A plasterer or any one of the skilled craftsmen—you'll proud of the part you play, find Can’t Bust ’em work clothing the best for you SHOP WHEN YOU CAN keen and energetic, yes; but SINGLES DWINDLING and your job. humble enough to think of Coming against the quitting time AU these merchants in the towns those other men at Wake, around Camp Adair want our busi traffic Monday evening, The Sen Guam, Pearl Harbor, Bataan. ness. They have already gone to try checked 50 cars and counted 3rd & Madison Corregidor, Java, Australia, on great lengths to get ready for the only four single drivers. This was Corvallis the seas, in the bombers? buyers who are here now. They between Monmouth and the camp have done many things fur our on 99-W. It was around 5 o'clock In short — are you a man? convenience ami have increased and the stream going north from v.^\w.w.ss?.w.sw.*.s*.s%v%wwyvwwwwdvw« their stocks—carrying much great the camp was almost steady, but er inventories that we may have we checked only 50. Editorial— ample selection in our buying. That the single driver can be White Hall, Monmouth, Ore. But there are things they can’t almost entirely eliminated is a June 2, 1942. do. One of the larger stores was fact. It is true that a very few Camp Adair Sentry, approuched l.y this newspaper with must ride alone for various rea Box 347, Corvallis. Oregon. a question of remaining open two sons, but generally, ways can lie Gentlemen: or three nights a week for the found to double up. I am asking you to run that ad convenience of camp shoppers. In a letter published last week The Sentry learned that it was one man told us why he couldn't again for “Batching Quarters." next to an impossibility to do this, haul others in his car. He lived but These quarters have attracted — mainly front the point of view of three and a half miles from camp with surprise. Many that are not sales force. It is tough to get and there was no one else in his bachelors want them, One who an- good sales help now, just as it is neighborhood. But he didn’t tell us swered the ad said he was sur- : tough to get good help in any line. why he hadn’t arranged to ride prised at the cleanliness and what And salespeople cannot be expected with someone else who goes by his we furnish—that it is not like the average place furnished for men. to work late in the evening, any place every day. Yours truly, more than anyone else. But, as we say. there are excep Walter Baker. In the store in question, almost tions, and legitimate ones, but they a full complement of clerks would are few and far between. “Well for thee if thy work be ^\V>,A,A\,,V.VAY.\\WAW/AVAW/ASWAV»W|Y I be necessary in order to keep the higher—ill for thee if it be equal— store open. There is no way it “ARE YOU A MAN WHO------ ? and woe to thee if it fall below can be done and still keep the store The following was contributed. It waa open for regular day-time hours. surgeated as an editorial. The Sentry thine own estimation.” — Dimitri believes it’s an exceptionally good one Fdr workers who work only their and prints it herewith in full with heurty Merejkowski. to the unknown author. We should forty hours, there should be no Blanks like this to he encouragement for more “If good men from worthy mo shopping problem. For those who ■»uch stuff. Thanks.—Ed tives break down the law in one work a lot of overtime, there is Are you a man who drives in compensating extra pay. Let’s have the main gate just a minute before instance, evil men in another in the shoppers cooperate as much as starting time, in a crush of traffic, stance, from unworthy motives, possible and store forces will be barely in time to get on the job; will also break it down."—M. D. Post. found to do the same. Or, are you a man who comes In smaller stores, many are open a little early, takes a side road Doing business without adver evenings some evenings at least. in, and is ready and waiting tising is like winking at a girl in Some of these have found little when the foreman passes out the dark. You know what you are appreciation for their efforts. the daily time cards? doing, but nobody else does. The (iolden Rule is a pretty good thing to think almut, in any kind Are you a man who works slowly If you will ride with, or haul of association with each other. as possible, takes it as easy as somebody else to work, it may take possible, and shirks responsibility; concessions on your part and his A DIFFERENCE OF YEARS Or are you a peppy worker, too, but it’s worth it. finishing each task as quickly The good old U.S.A, treats its as good work permits, ready to soldiers better now than in th« That shipyard in Portland that help your superiors shoulder first few months of the last war. went 90 per cent for war bonds— the load? Thai's a statement from experi can we equal that at Camp Adair? ence. Camp Adair will be the kind Are you a man w ho thinks of all of a camp we saw.only after we There are places for more men in It's simply unthinkable* that Victory shall had arrived back from France after this as only a job, paying good the welding classes in Corvallis, for wages, to be nursed along for a the first time since the classes the war waa over. not come to the United Nations in their started. Il’s proverbial that we oldsters while; Or, are you a man who real look l>a«-k and say “things were struggle against Hitler and his terrorist ises that our country is at war; tougher in our day.” But it’s true Don’t forget to stock up for that this is a hurry-up war Sunday. Saturday will be closed— this time. gang. But Victory will come to us only when project; that time is our great Memorial Day. Rations in the present-day army are greatly improved. Eggs for each individual recognizes that he has a NO 77MF FOR TALK— breakfast! That's an unheard-of part in that Victory, that he must work for thing in our day in the army. The only eggs we ever had were dried, it, pay for it. Above all, don't help the Axis except those we traded the Frogs out of when we ran over on beans by grumbling over shortages, by defying and thos<> terrible Morrocan issue cigarettes. From what our friends rationing regulations. Use your famous in the army now tell us, there are great improvements in all the food. American ingenuity to over The winter of 1917-18 at Camp Hempstead on l.ong Island will come handicaps, your equally Always be a terrible memory, famous American courage to Everything was tents but the cook houses. In lWcemlwr. along came keep your eyes constantly on one of those seaboard blitiards with Is-low tern temperatures and Victory while you ignore its It inches of snow —it came down almost honrontally in the teeth of price. a hearty nor’easter. The next morning the only tents left standing were those of our batalhon and the reason was that •4 our boys had been up all night hold, A 5*lf-bupporting. Tax-Paying. Private Enterprise ing them up. The rest of the camp w was desertod and our outfit had e serve the cities and rural territory been left there to roll up the can surrounding Camp Adair. with H,I h , at Smith-Hoff naa sad Wright caaip vas .«nd store it in the cook houses. hall. Camp Adair Sentry NOLANS IN CORVALLIS Can't Bust 'em WORK CLOTHES NOLAN'S Restaurant—Confectionery The Main Corner in Corvallis Remember that it's worth all we have to pay for it! mountain states power co .