Camp Adair Sentry
August 13,1942.
Albany Entertaining
'Victory Unit' Group
Program Today Spurs
Sales of War Bonds
Victory unit boasts the largest
Hammond electric organ that has
yet been constructed. Officials in
charge promise a full and busy day
for all those who attend and they
have forwarded a special invitation
to the soldiers of Camp Adair and
vicinity who are able to visit
Albany during the celebration.
Albany is host today to the $25,. ¡Complete Kid RomOOCC
ooo Traveling victory unit touring In Camp Adair Wedding
the Pacific west under auspices of
the United States treasury depart-1 At a pretty August wedding,
ment for the promotion of War held last Sunday afternoon at 2
Bond sales. The unit, complete with o’clock in the Field Artillery
entertainers, Chevronettes (beauti­ chapel. Miss Josephine Zabawa,
ful sales girls to you), musicians, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Za­
magicians and oj^ier talented per­ bawa, Bremond, Texas, and Staff
formers has created a real sensa­ Sergeant William Glasco, son of
tion whenever shown and the Al­ Mrs. Mary Gorna and Mr. Bernard
bany committee for the sale*of Glasco
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of Bremond, Texas, were
War Bonds has added local talent married. The ceremony, which
and acts from civic organizations marks the conclusion of a child­
making the program a genuine hood romance, was performed by
celebration.
Chaplain Gerard Paul O’Keefe.
The activities start with a parade | The bride wore a gown of white
at 1 o’clock and go on through the satin, a veil of tulle and carried a
day. winding up with a free (for bouquet of Valleys lillies and iris.
men in uniform) street dance Miss Ann Griffin was maid of hon­
starting at 9 o’clock.
or and Sergeant Albert R. Mazzeo
The Victory unit will be stationed was best man.
in Albany’s Victory center, in the
Following a wedding trip to
heart of the business district, and Portland, the couple will be at
the election of Albany's Victory home in Corvallis.
Girl and the choosing of the winner
of the bathing beauty contest will
Darling in the moonlight your
be held on the large stage con­ teeth are like pearls.
structed there. Mare than 25 civic
Oh. indeed! And when were you
clubs and organizations are partic­ in the moonlight with Pearl?
ipating in the day’s events
offering continuous entertainment.
Doctor: “Shall I make an affi-
Radio Station KWIL will broadcast davit to the fact that he is dead? >»
some of their regular program
Coroner: “No; merely state that
features “on the spot” in addition you treated him.”
to presenting soldier talent from
Camp Adair, a Russian chorus, a
Czech orchestra and an Hawaiian
group of dancers all in native
dress.
Besides the Chevronettes, easily
OLIVE DRAB — Army substi­
one of the main attractions, the tute for the seven year itch.
Council Formed for
Corvallis USO Work
Outsiders to Assist
In Remodeling Plans
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was named to discuss with the
church directors the possibility of
purchasing certain items of church
furniture for use in the remodeled
USO building.
As contemplated at present,
there will be no addition to the
present building. The structure will
be remodeled and is considered
ideal after the alterations are
made. No time has been set for the
formal opening, but the committee
has tentatively set November 1 as
the date.
A United Service Organization
council has been named to start
work this week in Corvallis. Pre­
liminary plans have been outlined
for the occupation of the present
Harper Soldier Center, which will
GUARD HOUSE LAWYERS—
be remodeled by federal and local
Those who attend Officers School
funds into what has been promised
at the Guard House — or did 1
“one of the best USO centers on say that before?
the Pacific coast.”
The local USO council is headed
by Mrs. W. M. Atwood, chairman,
Sam Dolan, vice chairman, Mrs.
Calvin Ingle, secretary, and S. E.
Trask, treasurer.
To aid with the plans of organi­
zation, Florence Boester, San Fran­
cisco, regional superintendent for
the YWCA division of USO for the
entire west coast, and Faber Stev­
enson, regional USO representative
for the Pacific northwest, were
present.
The FSA together with the FWA
is ready to start alterations at
once. The structure will be remod­
eled and furnished by the FWA and
3rd & Monroe
leased to the USO for operation. I
Corvallis, Ore.
The local board decided to install
twenty cots for soldiers, all for
emergency use. A sub committee
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Officers and
Enlisted Men
ARMY STORE
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Full line of polishes
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Greetings
—to the officers
and men at Camp Adair.
We at Rickard's Garage
welcome you and want
you to know that we are
equipped to do work on
any make of car ....
Standard gas and oils.
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Second and Van Buren
Corvallis, Oregon
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and customers a wide selection of fine foods expertly
prepared.
Vignettes of Army Life------
Up — Joe
KRATAVIL'S
SHOE SHOP
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Page Five
Rookie
SMITH'S LUNCH
By Pvt. R. C. Johnson
Lenna Lord
Typical soldier Joe Rookie is al­ on Aunt Minnie’s ginger cookies—
ways the first guy to respond to they come almost as regularly as
the Mail Call whistle—even if he the payments he used to make on
has to break three or four arms his ’39 Chevy.
Daisybelle, who is learning to
and crush a half dozen toes to get
to the front of that semicircular cook by mail, uses Joe’s stomach
mass of humanity that nearly suf­ and nerves as a proving ground for
focates the mail-clerk, like a swarm her new concoctions — but her
packages have to be opened in
of hornets.
Rain or shine, he's out in front semi-seclusion — some things just
-—even though he knows he has to can't be explained!
Telegrams frighten Joe. They’ve
wait from the “A’s” to the “R’s”
wll, be
™ delivered never brought anything but un-
before ,.,
his 9 .ewer»
letters will
from the precise hands of the clerk pleasant news. Daisybelle sent the
last one he received—on the occa-
into his own trembling fingers.
Daisybelle, Joe’s girl, is faithful «•«" of his twenty-third birthday—
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never
—she writes her Joey every day, f°r a few
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sometimes twice a day. Her en- dreamed he d be twenty-four. But
velopes are baby-blue and smell of | his family knows better. So fear
gardenias. Gee how Joe would like *s reduced to a minimum—and he
to see Daisybelle! Mother- writes j warned Daisybelle again,
So, noon and night, and once on
her beloved weekly—twice a week
if something spectacular happens Sundays, you 11 see Joe on hand at
minutes
back home; her steady, feminine | Mail ( all. _ For several rr..
he wants
hand tells Joe the news L.
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! off places as he reads. Mail Call is
to hear—and sometimes slips an
extra “buck” in the envelope. Fath- the pause that refreshes, mentally
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al^ foe for
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perhaps once a month — i after
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still he likes to assure Joe. man
to man, that business is just fine I
and remind Joe that he went
through the same experiences in
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By Appointment
Joe’s pals back home and the j
Evening»
buddies he's met since he came in (
Phone
470 or 440-J
the Army write frequently: Pete's
in the Air Corps, Ralph has been
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ferrying hopibers to Canada. Bill
OPTOMETRIST
Is training with the Coast Guard
•nd “Mike" just got his eommis-' Corvallis — Ball Bldg.
•Son.
But there's another reason why I
Joe is interested in Mai) Call. For,
those weird-shaped, you-never-can-
Funeral Home
guess-what-it-is-until-you- open • it
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(Fermerly HatHagvwaetii)
parcels have the pleasant habit of
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popping up when Joe finds a luf!.
Eyes Exomined
Glasses Fitted
DeMoss-Britt
Madida SL at Sth.
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Corvallis, Ore.
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Ball Bldg., Corvallis
To avoid waiting, phone for an appointment.
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