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OREGON ST* '.‘U3RARY Trust your causa. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadman. Camp Adair Sentry) Vol. 1, No. 16 Four Builders Leave Big Fund Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Camp Adair, Oregon, August 6. 1942. Lost, Strayed, Stolen, And How! This Serious Business for Soldier Talent Found in Colored Troops $1.50 a Year by Mail 1 SENTRY WANTS NEW SOLDIER REPORTERS The Camp Adair Sentry wants contributors from your outfit, reporters to tell what is going on and who's who in your bar racks. Time deadlines are neces sary and contributions must be censored. If you are interested, turn in your name and qualifica tions to the Public Relations Section, Headquarters, Camp Adair. A weekly journal devoted to the Willamette Val ley’s share in Uncle S a m’a grept war effort. I Soldiers Train Lost—one upper plate in A-l condition. Loser, Cpl. de Tonnan- court, DEML. (Classified ad re Unit C.O.s Have InfoJ Entertainers Already Workers Give Money ceived but put here in sympathy.) Slightly incoherent because of bis Visit Several Towns On Qualifications for For Soldier Athletic loss, Cpl. Tonnancourt an Sam Browne Hopefuls With Male Quartet Activity at Camp Adair grave nounces that there will be a suit able reward for the set of nippers, i Camp Adair has a new entertain- Detailed information is now Presentation of the Four Build and no questions asked — nor available to all enlisted men and ers’ athletic fund to Col. G. C. answered. Time, he says is an all- went group that is the talk of the warrant officers concerning offi Ferch, representing Col. G. O. Mc important issue in recovery. (Not I " illamette valley, if the “rave” notices from surrounding communi cers candidate schools, the branches Coy, took place at the field house, G. I. issue.) ties can be taken as a criterion. of the service now open and the corner of First St. South and “F” This new — at least to Camp physical, mental and character street, at noon on Wednesday, Au- Adair — group is the colored quar qualifications necessary to gain ad gust 5. Also in attendance and tet from Company B of the QM mission for officer training. representing the service men was section. Under the direction of Lt. In a memorandum to all unit Captain Frank C. Wimer, athletic Robert L. Murch, the singers from director of Camp Adair. Mr. R. M. commanders released August 4, Sans Lights, Program Company B entertained throughout Robson, general superintendent of Colonel G. O. McCoy, post com Ends in Dusk Finale the past week. The itinerary in Four Builders, made the presenta mander. said. “AH warrant officers Up-to-Minute News to cluded the Rotary club of Albany tion. and enlisted men who demonstrate Show Progress of War at the Friday luncheon, the lawn Members of the Camp Adair sta capacity for leadership will be ac The fund amounts to the sum of picnic for Lion’s club members and tion complement journeyed into tively encouraged to apply as $700, and was accumulated by di rect personal contributions of all Division officer candidates. Such men as are Soldier and officer personnel their wives at the home of Mr. and the territory of the the employees of Four Builders anxious to keep abreast of world Mrs. Cecil Blakely in Corvallis Fri last Thursday night and entertained of officer caliber .... will not be who desired to leave behind them events will find a wealth of factual day evening and the morning and the men with a variety musical discouraged because their work is a gift that would be used and information, maps and other perti evening services of the Methodist and comedy show which was both important or their replacement dif enjoyed by all the men stationed nent facts of the war contained in and Presbyterian churches in In well attended and enjoyed by offi- ficult. Commanders will study their at Camp Adair. cers and enlisted men alike. men, seek out those who are poten the Newsmaps being distributed dependence on Sunday. Staff Sgt. Johnson, who intro Pvt. A. Calabrese who MC’d the tial officer candidates, give them “This is one of the finest dis- weekly to all day and orderly plays of patriotic sportsmanship rooms, administration offices and duced the men at their various ap show, lowered his sights after his additional responsibility and oppor pearances, announced that there is opening blast, and did a fine job tunity for further development in that has ever come to my notice,' »» meeting places on the post. considerable talent in the line of in the presentation of the talent leadership and encourage them to said Col. McCoy when informed of Newsmaps are prepared each dancers, “hot jive” piano pl__________ | h . aqiv players, , .wmen which inviuucu included <. Cpl. Lyle ur.n, Heitz, apply. the fund. “These defense workers came through in splendid form ih week from data available for gen soloists and others in addition to j Pvts. Daniel Lifshitz, J. Mantin- There are 18 officer candidate getting the camp ready ahead of eral distribution by the Orientation the quartet among the colored band, A. Dahl, Nick Sansonia and schools now authorized for train department of the war department troops now stationed in the camp. John Walsh. Pvt. L. Green was in schedule and now dig down into ing and while there are several Arrangements for this talent can charge of the show. their earnings to add to the enjoy and are posted shortly after print where specialized personnel is ing affording a last minute, tangi be made through the office of the Just to demonstrate that the needed, there are others which do ment of the soldiers stationed in barracks their toil has built.- I ble means of world orientation.-In coordinator, telephone camp 2856. boys had the "show must go on not require previous academic commend them most heartily and addition to the large spread world and will be «riven consideration in spirit” they cut their routines, training. There are no require map, showing territories occupied order requested. It should be kept songs and patter to fit in with the sincerely thank each one.” ments for study in preparation for ............ _ tii __ mind ...... that it _ is _____ necessary to call light of the sun because, lo and The Four Builders organization by allied, axis and neutral powers. in attendance at schools. Colonel Mc- has been progressive and coopera there are “blow-up” maps of the for and return the soldiers to camp, behold, when the troupe arrived at1 I Coy stated that the qualities of the Recreation hall they found it1 tive in all camp activities during fighting fronts that have figured i most prominently in the news of j DRAFT — Why should you care temporarily without light as they "leadership and character” were the building period. Their softball most important and would play u now ? wound tip in daylight. team leads the Corvallis city league that particular week. vita) part in the selection of appli and loyalty and hard work has The reverse side of each map is cants who could meet the other been in evidence throughout their given to word and picture descrip qualifications of age, citizenship entire personnel. Hal Vaughn, tions of soldiers and mechanized status, length of service, physical Four-Builders reporter, has con equipment of the various nations. and educational requirements. tributed to The Sentry each week, Showing currently is New.smap No. Application for attendance to an _*H*TCO* and the first two modest para 14 with succeeding issues to be officer candidate school will lie sub. graphs of this story were sent in posted at regular weekly intervals. mitted by the applicant in letter -SSSClT through regular channels. The I form through his company, detach Four-Builders have been appreci 4 Builders, Engineers ment, or similar unit commander OW i JH ated at Camp Adair.—Editor. CfeSLCSM and each applicant will indicate his Win Wednesday Night first choice of an »rm and a service and at least one alternate of each. "H. B." Knows From Four Builders topped off their Information concerning schools, as History That Army winning streak last night with an well as applicant requirements is c.**vj other win over Smith-Hoffman & "Moves on Stomach" also available. asso » • Wright, 4 to 1. The Great Griffin Warrant officers and enlisted THURSTON\ Maybe this should be labeled was in good form and allowed but men who sincerely believe they “Snarls to an Oldtimer.” Anyway one hit. although he collected fewer have the qualifications to merit UWH The Sentry is in receipt of several strike-outs than usual. Errors on this spi-cialized training can get the part of the SHW club were Vox Pop letters from men in the complete i «formation through their costly. eowtiTX DEML section, who know the mys commanding officer. The Engineers, third Camp Adair terious “H. B. - DEML Section,” r writer of a column elsewhere in team m thf Corvallis City league, Girlie Show Planned walloped the soldiers II to 3. be this publication, when they see him TILLA hind Sgt. Thompson, their ace With Talent of Camp in the flesh. These writers want to know if pitcher. The Engineers trailed 2 to Pvt. L. Green, camp imprentario, H.B. learned the most masterful of 1 until the fourth when they scored 5 and then another 5 in the fifth. announces that plana are under all military maneuvers in World way for the production of a show This is the final week in the War I. The military tactic in featuring a line, precision dancers, which H.B. never fails — getting league schedule. Play-off games will begin Mon pony and chorus-girls, bumpers, at the head of the mess line for day night. grinders and all the rest. Of breakfast, dinner and supper. course, and here’s the damper, it will be an all-male cast, but you Kelley Kills 2 Birds Camp Chaplains Boy must admit the possibilities are And Gathers no Moss stupendous. Is Officer, Married . Try-out announcements will come without benefit of the “cail-boerd” Lt. Harold M. Harmon, son of Pvt. Richard T. Kelly. QM corps, Effective August 5, the area indicated in this map is dimmed out for the duration in for which you theatrical-minded the Camp Adair Captain Chaplain, went to Port Angeles to testify at j a regulation issued by the Western Defense men will have to substitute the was married last week in Topeka. a trial concerning the custody of a Command With a taboo on signs and ail daily bulletins. Kan. The lieutenant has been a child. He excused himself from ' outside lighting, General John L IleWitt Y.M.C.A. secretary. the court room long enough to long says the coast country will present "a less i When that announcement •P- ' pears, you soldiers who feel you Highland Street Methodist distance telephone for a 24-hour • distinct bombing target ” ! can measure up as a masculine church. of Topeka, has put up a extension of his leave, and got it. ■ | counter-part of a Billy Rose “tall, service roll and at the top are the Reason: He wanted to get mar tan and terrific,” should get in names of Chaplain Harmon and ried. and he did To a Port Angeles touch, as directed, with the pro* Martin Phillips, former state com- school teacher m the Episcopal j ducers. mander of the American Legion. church. Entertainers Put on Show for 'Division' Maps Will Assist in Orientation Studies NORTHWEST DIMMED OUT WASHING! 0 R E G O