Camp Adair Sentry
Colonel's Column
July 30, 1942.
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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.
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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.
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