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OREGON STATE I "”ARV Trust your causa. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadmaa. Camp Adair Sentry Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Vol. 1, No. 11. Saturday Shifts To Work on 4th Stores in Towns All Around Camp to Close, But Be Open Friday Camp Adair, Oregon, July 2,1942. WANT HELP WITH HOUSING PROBLEM Any Camp Adair employee who will be vacating a house in the area surrounding camp with in the next few days or weeks, may assist authorities in their work on the housing problem if they will notify the chamber of commerce in the town in w’hich they have been living. The date of vacating should be given. There are many officers want ing accommodations for their families and this matter of no tification will help the thing along. You are asked to apply the Golden Rule in case you are going to vacate soon. Thanks. Highway Labor Crews Take Afternoon Off While Camp Adair Traffic Is Heaviest i^Ukly journal devoted to ths Willamette Val ley’s share in Uncle S a m ’• great war effort. $1.50 a Year by Mail STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAY, JULY 4 Although there will be excep tions, the general rule in the towns around Camp Adair will be closed stores. Most plan to remain open late Friday night for the accommodation of Camp Adair workers, so stock up for the double holiday Friday night. It was impossible for The Sentry to make a complete can. vas of the territory, but it was found that most stores have agreed to close, Chamber of commerce groups will all close. Individualistic store owners, probably in all of the towns, will be open at least a part of the day. Col. Shuman Is New Med.Off icer Veteran of A.E.F. Is Here to Assist Col. MacCallum's Group Lt. Col. John W. Shuman, Sr., Work is going forward on the Fourth of July holiday will be arrived at Camp Adair last week highwaj’s on east and west sides celebrated at Camp Adair by only j from Camp Lockett, Calif., and will of Camp Adair and some slowing those who have completed their ( of traffic has been the result. Grad serve here as chief medical officer week schedule of work, is the word . ing is in progress at both jobs and at the station hospital with Col. from the office of Capt. J. C. Her MacCallum. Col. Shuman was post there remains much more to be ron, acting area engineer. done. surgeon at Camp Lockett. “There are no holidays any more Col. Shuman’s experience as a On the west side the crews are for defense wprkers,” Capt. Herron medico has been varied. It has been working 11 hours a day. In order told The Sentry on the telephone interspersed with army service to interfere as little as possible Wednesday. With the camp needed since he joined the Iowa Naitonal with Camp Adair traffic, the shift as soon as possible for troops and Guard at the tender age of 15. He is split at 4 o’clock in the after with much more work to be done noon until 6 o’clock. Then the crews .was born in Washington, la., in until the buildings may be occu return and work until 9 o’clock, 1885 and got his early education pied, every effort will be made to leaving the highway clear of con in that state. He took an A. B. carry through with every minute of work from 4 to 6 o’clock degree from Geneva college, and work available. Bride Is Daughter of struction during the rush hour after shift at was later given an honorary de Those off shift who desire re Legion Sponsor for Camp Contractor the camp. gree of Dr. of Sc. at this college. laxation will go to Independence, Weekly Tuesday Card His medical education was at the There have been at least two Salem and to the Calapooia Round- University of Pittsburg, where he Up at Crawfordsville for program Capt. J. C. Herron, acting area serious accidents along this stretch celebrations in the neighborhood engineer at Camp Adair, was mar of construction work, caused, engi Professional wrestling for Cor participated in glee club, football, of Camp Adair. Many will plan to ried Saturday to Miss Marian Mc neers say, by excessive speed. They vallis for the summer months was basketball and truck on the varsity go to the famous Oregon beaches Dougall. daughter of Matt Mc ask that all driving the road use announced yesterday by John squads. His internship was served for the week end, though it is ad Dougall. one of the contractors at due caution and care and forget Bauer, American Legion commit at the Presbyterian Alleghany Gen visable to have reservations in case Camp Adair. The ceremony was the hurry for a time. teeman. The Corvallis Legion post eral hospital in Pittsburg. Before the other war, Col. Shu of an overnight trip. read at St. Mary’s cathedral in will sponsor the program and El man practiced medicine in Sioux At Independence there is planned Portland. ton Owen of Eugene will tie pro an old-fashioned celebration, with Capt. Herron was assigned to moter. Some of the world’s out City, la., specializing in internal parades, speeches, athletic events Camp Adair about May 1 as con standing light heavy-weight wrest medicine and consultation until he with prizes and the Browning sultant on mechanical engineering lers are promised for the cards to was commissioned a captain June Amusement company, carnival rides features of construction. He was 15, 1917. He served overseas a year come. and attractions. formerly connected with the en I The first card will be Tuesday during which time he was promoted At Salem, the program will be at gineering department of the Ore night, July 7, at 8:30 o’clock. The to majrf Hv had front line service Evening Run to Carry ' i main the fair grounds, beginning with a gon state highway commission and event will be between Ernie in the Vimy sector for six weeks, big soldier dance Friday night. more recently engineered * Oregon Army Men Into Town ! Piluso and Buck Davidson, the including some valuable experience The Calapooia Round-Up will of hydro-electric projects. He was on 1 semi-final will be Jackson vs. in surgery. fer three days of old west with the engineering staffs during the Following the war, during 1922-3, Changes in bus schedules from ’ Hager, and a curtain-raiser between further overseas service saw Col. wild steers, bucking apd roping, construction of the Sellwood and Olsen and Kaiser. races and special patriotic events. Broadway bridges in Portland. His (Corvallis to Camp Adair are con The Corvallis boxing commis Shuman as professor of medicine at Crawfordsville, scene of this cele experience as a civilian include templated including elimination of sion will run the programs. the University of Beirut, Seria. bration, is west and somewhat power and heat engineering in some runs and addition of others He retained membership in the south of Camp Adair. To reach it mines and public buildings and fed to accommodate evening “liberty” medical reserve corps of the U. S. most easily, take the Albany-Eu- eral steel erection including towers for soldiers now at the camp. Dean Griffin Wins Another army and upon his return to the gene highway south from Albany B.mnevUle“elec- Dorsey, owner of the Dorsey Bus For 4 Builders Club States, he practiced in Ix»s An and turn east at Halsey through] tricity. His professional training service said yesterday. geles. where he has resided until The 7:55 morning run will be Brownsville and on up the beauti- was at the University of Washing Fopr Builders held their edge the present cal). tuken off after Friday of this week. last night in the nightcap when ful river to the grounds. At the College of Medical Evan ton and Columbia university. This run has not been used ex they beat the Engineers 5 Stores in all the towns around gelist, Los Angeles, Col. Shuman to 1. Capt. Herron has been area en Camp Adair plan to close Satur- gineer during the hospitalization of tensively and those using it have Street’s score, after two stolen was associate professor of medi day. This is not a complete report. Col. R. E. M. Dea Islets, who sub- been notified of the change. It was bases and a hit, was the first cine. He was also senior attending a run established by the Oregon earned run off Griffin in three I physician at the Los Angeles coun since some stores will remain open, mitted to an apendectomy last stages, and has not been popular games of league play. Griffin ty hospital and medical consultant The Sentry finds, but the towns week. from the start, Mr. Dorsey says. generally will be closed. Most of struck out 19 in last night’s fracas at the U. S. Veterans' hospital Mrs. Herron has been known Evening run to and from the to a capacity crowd. them will be open late Friday there He was promoted to Lt. Col. about Camp Adair as a member of camp will continue. The evening night, to accommodate Camp Adair in the Medical Reserve in 1932, and Another highlight was Norm the Matt McDougall family and bus will leave Corvallis at 4 o'clock Peters’ three-bagger off Griffin in having kept up his reserve corps workers. I her brother. Jack, is associated with and leave the camp at 6 o’clock. the sixth, but he had no chance contacts, was called into active his father in the job here. She has This bus will go to the tent camp to score. service September 22, 1941, and or a record in the northwest as a of the soldiers to pick up those The Soldiers whipped up to lieat dered to Ft. Ord. golfer, having won the northwest who want to go into Corvallis for There are three children in the the Lumbermen 14 to 2 in the championship five times and the the evening. The time of the return Shuman family. Jeanne, only opening game of the evening. Oregon championship several times. run tc camp has not been settled daughter, is the fiancee of an army Bridesmaids at the wedding were u yet. but Mr. Dorsey says it will officer who is now in an eastern Miss Elizabeth Finn, of Seattle, be on a schedule to provide getting Corvallis Softball camp. John W. Shuman, Jr., is and Mrs. Herron ’ s two sisters-in- Will Ask for 200 to the boys back to camp by their League Standing Given flight surgeon as a first lienten- law. Capt Herron’s brother, Lee dead line. Be at Fair Pavilion ant with the U. S. army now in Herron, was best man. India. Richard D. Shuman, is a cap league Standings The Herrons are established in W. L. Pct. tain in the Veterinary corps arid ia Salem will entertain the soldiers the Paul house on Country Club Work Starts on New 4-Bui)ders 5 1 .833 stationed at Reno, Nev. He was again at a big dance Friday night. Way near Corvallis. Capt. Herron Laundries ................ 4 3 .571 formerly director of the laboratory under the direction of the hospital expects to continue his responsi Air Base Buildings ■ SHW Builders 4 3 .571 of the Oregon Bureau of Animal ity committee of which Dr. Harry bility as area engineer until Col. Engineers.............. 2 3 .400 Industry and worked here from E Morris is chairman. Des Islets is able to again assume 4 -3X3 1938 until his call into the service Work started this week on build Soldiers The dance will be held in the his duties. 4 .200 May 15, 1941, ings at the Corvallis air base. ac- Lumber Co. dance pavilion on the state fair M«nda> Night's Resalt» Mrs. Shuman lives at Santa Mon cording to Donald Hout, Corvallis | grounds, and Dr. Morris said he Rubber Drive Dates ica. Calif. Although Col. Shuman Laundries 10, Soldiers 9. city councilman, who has headed was going to ask Col. Ferch for has not yet located a house, he has Pepsi-Col« ». SHW Builders 4. Include 10 Days More the city’s committee in promoting 200 soldier» from Camp Adair. The second round of softball be wired Mrs. Shuman that she may the project. "We have been having dances The drive for scrap rubber ha« Much of the building went to Mr. gan last night with two whirlwind coms on up here if she wishes, be for months for soldiers quartered in Salem and those going through.’' been extended to include 10 days Lovering, of the Camp Adair firm contests played before a large cause he has room for her in his Dr. Morns said, "and we have al more, by order of President Roose of Halvaraen. Lovering and Sift- crowd and culminating in victories quarters st the Hotel Benton in ways had more girls in attendance velt. thus making it carry' on ten, Mr. Hout said. I by the Pepsi-Cola team over the Corvallis. Both the colonel end Mrs. than soldiers. Our girls are turn- through July 10. A branch identification office Smith-Hoffman-Wright outfit by a Shuman do not require much in the The extension was mad«* neees- for laborers at the air base has 9 to 4 score and the loundrymen wsy of living quarters, now that ing out in fine shape and are hav l«ary to allow some communities t-t ' been established. It is manned by overt he hard fighting Soldier team the family is grown up. Col. Shu ing a good time doing it-" In addition to the 200 soldiers ( complete their quotas The drive so members of the Camp Adair U. 8. by a 10 to 9 score. Both games man says. Col. Shuman plur ged immediate- invited from Camp Adair, there far had not brought in the ex-1 Guards under Sergeant Sams, and were fast, free-scoring affair« will be a number at the dance from pected amount of scrap rubber, it is in operation near the highway which served the spectator* with ly into his duties at Camp Adair, much action. Continued on page 2.) quarters in Salem. Dr. Morris said, was announced. south of Corvallis Capi. J. C. Herron Married Saturday Pro. Wrestling on Corvallis Program Bus Schedule Change To Benefit Soldiers Salem Invites Army Men to Friday Party
