Camp Adair
June 25,1942.
Page Four
' rookie how dusty it was when he
had arrived at camp 10 weeks
Rubber Drive Is Going ■ before.
“Why," he exclaimed, "the
was so thick then you couldn’t
To Have Grand Finish dust
see five feet ahead of you!”
The rookie wasn’t much im­
pressed.
"That’s nothin',” he came
Gas Masks Taken Into
back. “Where I come from, a fel­
Spotlight of Shortage ler’s got to stop every three feet
and look behind him to see where
As the current rubber drive ap­ he’s been!”
proaches its close, people from all
walks of life are joining in the Life Has Compensation
search for salvage. They find such
In Checks, Balances
unused and sometimes forgotten
items as an old pair of rubbers, a Blood Donors Conclude
worn-out section of garden hose
It was a nice arrangement the
hidden away under the house, or
even a rubber bath mat which no men had worked out at Columbus
one in the family ever uses, Be­ flying school, in Georgia. They
cause every citizen hopes to be would drop in at the post hospital
provided with a gas mask some- occasionally and become blood don­
time in the near future, rubber ors—incidentally picking up a little
hunters who have succeeded in col- side money to take out their girl
lecting only a small pile of idle friends.
Word got around that eating raw
items should be interested in the
fact that a gas mask requires 1.8 onions would increase the amount
of blood. More blood to give, more
pounds of natural rubber.
Rubber is needed to make gas money to spend—that’s the way it
musks for fighting men as well as added up. But not the way it
civilians. And every pound of re­ worked out. True, the soldiers
claimed rubber releases a pound of found, they might eat onions and
natural rubber for making a gas get more pocket change, but it
mask. It takes about two pounds meant less dancing and few dates.
of salvage rubber to make one The girls didn't go for the onions!
pound of reclaimed rubber, accord- ,
ing to authorities. Sixteen pounds Overnight PaSS Takes
of old rubber would make enough1 a A--__
natural rubber for gas masks for
ActOSS Country
a family of four.
One old tire carcass would more
Private Malcolm Dixon, of Fort
than take care of that poundage. Devens, Mass., walked up to his
Add to that all the old rubber scat­ ¡sergeant, went through the routine
tered around the average home— explanation of why, when and
th«- split hot water bottles, worn- ¡where, and then stood by while the
out rubber gloves, raincoats, show­ non-com wrote out an overnight
er caps, floor and sink mats, right pass. Private Dixon only wanted
down to the rubber heels on last to go in to Boston for the evening.
year's pair of shoes, and one fam­
As the pass turned out, the ser­
ily will have contributed enough geant—who had been transferred
I
for many gas masks.
I from the Southwest only a short
Of course, gas masks are only time before— absent-mindedly had
one of the many vitally necessary written Fort Worth, Tex., as Dix­
items that this nation-wide drive on’s destination. But more breath­
for salvage rubber will help make, taking even, he had dated the one-
including, if the drive is success­ night pass as officially good from
ful. the possibility of tire re-caps f May 10, 1942, to May 11, 1943—a
to keep cars rolling on war time full year’s free time for Private
Dixon!
errands.
Tom Cat Turns Out as
Mother of Big Family
Initials Always Do
Confuse Some People
ASK FOR SENTRY
If you have a fellow-work­
man who is not getting his Camp
Adair Sentry regularly, let him
know that there is one printed
for everyone and that he prob­
ably can get one at his time
office, any of the canteens, or
in the reception room at the
Administration building.
If his time office does not
have the Sentry, anyone there
can get copies necessary by ask­
ing for them. Or address Box
347, Corvallis.
Movie Actress Brings
Fire to Target Range
BAUER & BAUER
Tailoring — Repairing
Dry Cleaning - -
Across from Montgomery Wards
Kan., and although logical enough,
Corvallis
it’s still a bit far-fetched—although
they swear it's true. A group of
soldiers were lined up on the range
for machine gun practice.
“Ready ... aim ...” intoned the
" ■ r
officer. Just then Ann Sheridan
Associated Gas—Oil
sauntered up—the moving picture
star happened to be visiting the
A Complete Stock Of
camp that day. "Fire!” came the
Groceries
command. Tracer bullets, landing
ever since its construction was far wide of the target, started a
started—and he was looked upon grass fire which swept 100 yards
FOR YOUR TRAILER
as a more or less permanent fix­ before it could be extinguished.
u
ture.
Now it looks like Tom has really
decided to stick around — much to
the surprise of the chaplain and
men at the Field, “he” recently
became the mother of five kittens!
9th St.
Grocery
BUTANE GAS
A Few Signs
Placard* at a moving picture
show: “Young children must have
parents.”
In a barber shop window: “Dur­
ing alterations, patrons will be
shaved in the back.”
Sign on a Broadway store:
“Empty boxes — suitable for holi­
day gifts.”
In a clothing store: “These pants
will look better on your legs than
on our hands.”
Restaurant—Confectionery
The Main Corner in Corvallis
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4th of JULY
CELEBRATION
MBB
Obviously nervous and no little
At Gunter Field, Ala., a pet tom­
distressed, a recruit approached his cat has been the chapel mascot.
sergeant at Cainp Wolters, Tex. Old Tom, as he was known to the
“Tell me something, if you please, men, has held forth at the chapel
sir." he implored. "What does this
‘Al'S’ mean that they’ve put after
my name on the roll?”
"Why. that stands for Army of
Funeral Home
the United States,” the non-com
(Formerly Hollingsworth)
replied. "Whew!” sighed the sol-
Corvallis
dier. "Man, -I thought that meant
Madison 8t- at Sth.
Ph. 4S
Australia!”
DeMoss-Britt
RUPTURE
These Soldiers May
Take on Liars' Club
rectal disorder* successfully
treated the ambulant way.
See—
DR. WIDMER
Phone 424-W
At Camp Crowder, Mo., a “vet­
eran" was telling an Oklahoma
Three Big Days
INDEPENDENCE
JULY 3-4*5
Always Correct!
The moat appropriate re­
membrance for all occa­
sions is
Your Photograph
Nothing, however costly,
conveys ao much truly
¡HTiuma) feeling as ... .
Your Photograph
Of course it should be a recent portrait.
Have we photographed you lately?
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THE
BALL
STUDIO
BALL BUILDING
CORVALLIS
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This comes from Fort Riley, | "Cash & Carry Rates"
FUN FOR EVERYONE
Parades.. . Sports ... Carnival... Speaking
Dancing... Ferris Wheels ... Merry-Go-Round
Side Shows, etc.
A U.S.O. Benefit
When you help the U.S.O. — you' help someone
you know.
Browning Amusement Co
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