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About Camp Adair sentry. (Camp Adair, Or.) 1942-1944 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1942)
Camp Adair Sentry Colonel's Column July 30, 1942. ! CoL R. E. M. DesIslets I’m getting to be the official ’’acceptor of Recreation Centers” for the armed forces at Camp Adair — mainly because it’s been passed down in good old army custom to the man who can pass it no far ther — in this case, myself. Sunday P. M. I accepted a very CoL Doololeto n^e Recreation Center in Independence. The* dedi catory exercises took place in the open air and were preceded by a grand dinner party and baseball game (not so grand, for Camp Adair was defeated by the soldier team from Salem). After the usual “verbal passes” were thrown and fumbled, by the speakers (I may say that because I was one of them), the soldiers were fed re freshments, pretty girls sang some very nice harmony and the people, in general, cordially welcomed the boys in the usual Willamette val ley manner, leaving nothing to be desired. Nice people, all around hefe, boys—treat ’em right and you’ll have some fine friends, “for keeps.” As for the construction v^rrk— keep pouring it on, men, and let’s clear out. These soldiers have a big job to do and they should be getting busy learning how to do it. The sooner we’re out, the better for them—and us, too. So let’s hurry the boys along on their way •—they’ve got a lot of Japs to catch up to real soon. Stay in there and keep punching —be seeing you. ** R. E. M. DES ISLETS, Lt. Col., Corps of Engineers, Area Engineer. ar —----------- SACRIFICE OFTTIMES I have heard that it was far better to give than to re ceive. Ofttimes I have heard that there is no halfway mark when it comes to sacrifice; one either sacri fices 100 per cent or one loses the real beauty of a real sacrifice. Serving with the United States Marines, I naturally come in con tact with many men from all walks of life and, though one should not be prone to judge his fellow men, I must admit that I find myself con tinually doing so. Ideas, ideals and assumptions may ofttimes clash, but with the country in a state of war one thought stands out—united. United with such strength that no propaganda machine of any for eign power could possibly weaken this chain of thought — unification in the thought of winning this war and unification in readiness to sac rifice all that may be required of each and every man. In peacetime men may complain. An old expression was that the men were not happy unless they were, complaining but today no hardship. | no discomfort, brings a single word j of complaint. Someone mentioned to me a few days ago that he had never seen so many men work so hard under such conditions and with | such spirit. To go into detail would | be impossible at this time, due to| censorship restrictions, but many instances that have occurred dur ing the last month er so are of such importance that it makes a person forget fear, despair and security. One thought seems uppermost in | the minds of all—victory, and the beautiful part of this ia that the men do not look forward to a vic tory easily won. I believe the men Stand as one in entertaining the, thought that, however costly victory I may prove, it will still be cheap. | At the present I am somewhere , In the field, but poor to my leaving » the States I was in line over an 1 hour in one of the post offices of f ONE NAZI LESS Page Three Corvallis Library Gets Big Book Stock Soldiers Invited to Make Use of Volumes Breakfasts Lunches Sandwiches Fountain 5 & 10 DINETTE Open 6 A. M. to 10 P. M. Gazette-Times Bldg., Corvallis State librarian Eleanor Stephens, 314 Jefferson fairy godmother to Oregon’s little libraries, drew up in her sedan six ■ 1 before the doors of the Corvallis public library recently. With her she brought 238 books to be left with the local library’ for three months. Corvallis readers are urged to take advantage of this reading ma terial while it is here. October 15 marks the hour when the Corval When you buy automobile or lis library must return the collec truck insurance— tion to the state library’. Confucious and Santayana are You Want fastest fighters (a FW.190) at 17.000 feet recently over France, represented among the volumes of its pilot. Sergeant Robson of New Zealand, saw the above remark philosophy. Old glass and garden • Complete protection able picture sequence as it was photographed by his automatic ing are covered in several other • Real service camera: (1) the cockpit hood flew off, (2) the pilot's helmet flew books. Rembrandt and Rivera are • Less coat out, (3) and (4) the enemy plane fell away with one wing down. only two artists storied in this In the first five ■souths of this year, these RAF daylight fighters collection. Music of Bach and Han swept over enemy occupied country, destroyed the equivalent of 15 We Have It dy is discussed among the books in complete enemy fighter squadrons. This continual drain on Nazi air that field. And after a reader is strngth is complementary to the RAF's heavy night bombings of athirst for poetry there is Hous- Nazi cities. man and Jeffers. And who is there lumber that is promiscuously who does not find Guiterman fun? Dist. Mgr.. Phone 844 a large city, trying to buy a war 221 W. 1st, Albany, Or. strewn inside and around the 200 Fiction Volume« bond. buildings. Less than 10 days ago Nor is this all the magic Miss What seemed so touching was FARMERS AUTOMOBILE Stephens brings. Approximately that one had only to glance at the one skilled carpenter fell from a INTHt INSURANCE COAMÍ 200 volumes of fiction will be line of young and old, people from scaffold and broke both heels. A loaned to the Corvallis public li TRUCK ’INSURANCE knot running the entire width of a every station, all willing to buy war brary, also for a three month per brace in the staging bracket proved bonds. And what was most strik tXMAME iod. ing was that a good 30 per cent of to be the direct cause of this acci In a year when the patronage of the line was made up of men in uni dent. More care in the selection of the public library is increasing form. Perhaps the size of their lumber would have prevented this and the book fund has decreased, the state library is doubly needed. bonds would not be equivalent to accident. Don’t forget that your life de • In addition, Miss Lucy Lewis, those being purchased by the aver age Mr. and Mrs. Citizen, but, they pends on measures you take to Oregon State college librarian, were not satisfied to merely serve assure your own safety. One nail stated that Corvallis public library may borrow from the college li their country in one of the armed isn’t enough to secure a ledger. brary books which are not avail forces, they were investing what “For want of a nail a life may able at the state library. The pub they could to help buy their own be lost.” lic library has already had occa implements of war to bring the day sion to take advantage of this of victory closer and closer. Sacri service. ficing the best years of their life Army Men Insisting Borrowing privileges are extend ed not only to residents of Corval was not enough, they were giving lis and Benton county but also to their money and their lives, if it On 40-Mile Limits soldiers stationed in this vicinity. be necessary, and were finding the Library hours are from 1:30-6 real beauty of true sacrifice.—The Orders of the war agencies will and 7-9 on week days with hours New Age. soon make any automobile traveling from 3-6 in the children’s room. on the highways faster than 40 Sundays and holidays, the adult LOST-TIME ACCIDENT RATE miles an hour about as conspicuous department is open from 3-6 and as a straw hat on Christmas. 7-10. RISES Virtually every motor vehicle, Wm. KONICK There has been a noticeable rise with the exception of private pas A man in North Carolina, ac senger cars which are ineligible Jeweler in lost-time accidents this month cused of horse-stealing was saved Eat 1913 on the various construction pro for new tires or recaps, will be from conviction by the powerful under a strict 40-mile-an-hour speed Corner Second & Madison Sta. jects throughout the camp area. limit on August'l by OPA and ODT plea of his lawyer. After his ac Telephone 485, Corvallis The safety section has observed orders. quittal by the jury the lawyer took that the major causes of these Even the private passenger cars him aside and asked smilingly, accidents have been due to faulty have been asked to observe the 40- “Honor bright, now Bill, you did iiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinii construction of staging and scaf mile limit by official proclamation steal that horse, didn’t you?” folds, lack of guard rails and care of Governor Charles A. Sprague "Well. 1 allers did think I stole lessness in the storage of mater and Joseph B. Eastman, ODT di that hoss, but after hearin’ your rector, today asked that the procla ials and disposal of waste. Too mation be strengthened by execu speech to the jury, I'll be dog- many workmen are getting nail tive order or legislative action, to goned if I ain’t got my doubts punctures from stepping on scrap give police power to make arrests. about it.” EARL HITE Announcement Beginning Wednesday, July 29th, Houser's Tea Room, Corvallis, will be open week days Violi Bro*«'■ tor Ibo from 10:45 A. M. to 9 P. M., Sundays 12 Noon to 9 P. M. ’/ 4/7^ I your ----- a larger ChoOM frOML Mrouot today //■if BROWN’S This change is due to labor conditions. Salem's leading Credit Jeweler» and Opticians I
