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OREGON STA IT t’^ARY Trust your causa. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadman. AUf Camp Adair Sentry , Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon 2 t ---- A weekly journal devotedto tha Willamette Val ley s share in Uncle S a m 's great war effort. X Vol. 1, No. 18. Camp Adair, Oregon. August 20, 1942. Monmouth Will ■ Dallas Preparing lor 96th Division Visitors From Camp Real Army Unit Have USO Center Powers That Be are Interested in Place Offered for Service Armory is Rennovated As Service Men's Club Activation Ceremony Is Held Here Saturday Without Big Fanfare $1.50 a Year by Mai! tWhat Buck Private Can Tell the Best Fish Story? Question Will Be Settled In Cash Prize Contest Announced Today --------- •------------------------------------------------ - For Buck Privates only, The submitted. Ixicale may be any Sentry herewith announces a "Fish where from Florida to the parlot Story Contest,” beginning immedi goldfish bowl. No limits. Let your ately and closing Saturday night, imagination run wild, be funny if September 19, 1942. Cash prizes of you can, but tell a whopper! Even $10. $6 and $4 will be awarded to lie! If authors cannot vouch for the first three winners in the con the authenticity of their stories, an test as adjudged by a panel of effort will be made to get judges three judges, two of whom will be who will do it. army men from Camp Adair and | The Public Relations office will the third, a civilian. 'not answer inquiries nor questions The idea is that of Tom Smith, ' about the contest. Govern your- Independence grocer, who says he selves by the rules as published is tired of the fish stories told by an<| sure your story gets to the various Independence men. and who riKht place. Then plan what you wants to show his hometow’n liars wj)] <jo with your prize. that there are men at Camp Adair | The winning stories will be pub» from the South, East, North or lished in The Sentry. Others dc- West, who can tell bigger ones. Mr. serving honorable mention by tho Smith offers the first prize of $10. judges may be included and all The Camp Adair Sentry will dupli stories submitted may be used for cate the amount for the other two publication at the discretion of the prizes. Public Relations section. "We want this contest for the buck privates,” Mr. Smith said, in RULES outlining his idea. “I am not so sure that my Independence friends 1. «-I«»*«* Saturday, Septem ber 19. 194». \’o ntnrieM received here can compete with the officers thereafter will be considered in any sucji contest, but I want to ». Stnrie» must ba 30 word* or le»», .ludgniriit will be made upon show them that there are privates ». real interest, the idea pre4cntod who can put them in the shade.” and rlevrrneaa in presentation As will be seen in the rules 4. Three jutlgeR will he announced Their def-inion will be final. herewith, stories must be confined 5. Addreaa all Morita tn “1’4*1» Ktorjr Conte«f, I’ublia Relation* to 50 words or less, fhey must be .Section, (’amp Adair, Oregon.** fish stories. And they must be (Ht«iriea may be brought to Pub lie Rclatwina Office.) mailed nr taken to the camp Public <’a»h prize* will be awarded a* ft Relations Office to reach there by ( follow a: First, »10; Second. 16; Third, 14, Winners will be an- the deadline, September 19. Other a«nineed in Tha Sentry and che- k* a til 4» mailed aa *t*n alter Sep wise the aky is the limit. twnbf-r 16. as judges may rraoh Anything from tarpon to tad a decision. poles may be the basis of the story Members of the executive board of the Dallas Service Men’s club are making plans for the renova Faber Stevenson, Portland, re- tion and use of the armory as a The first army division ever to gional representative of the USO, new Service Men’s club. The arm be organized in the Willamette and Robert Boardman, USO di ory is a two story brick building valley became an active part of rector for the Camp Adair area, with a large room upstairs com the army of the United States at meeting with the local recreation plete with a fireplace which will Camp Adair Saturday, when Major center committee at Monmouth, be used as the main club room and General James L. Rradley, com . indicated that the USO will help dance floor. Reading and writing manding general, presented the organize and finance a service cen rooms, showers and sleeping ac national colors to the senior officer ter there if the . federal security commodations will occupy the first of the line. agency, whose representative is floor of the building. The adjutant general of the 96th Don Orput, Portland, will accept At least one lady of the commit division read the activation order responsibility for renovation and tee will be on hand at all times to equipment of the building chosen assist with sewing, mending, press of the war department. The cere- , mony marked the end of an organi by the committee. ing and other needs of the service No committment can be made men. The canteen of the club will zational period by the division’s without approval of the national be open each evening and will be officer and non-commissioned offi USO on field operations, Steven amply stocked with home-made cer personnel, and the- beginning of son explained, adding that he is cakes, cookies and other delicacies a period of intensive training with the fillers who will arrive to bring ready to recommend from the re for the visitors. gional office that Monmouth should I The board ’is also planning a the unit to full strength. A brief history of the division “7iytance‘ ’•«*• ¿’Friday night’dances\o‘r the division of responsibility be the service men and have already and the story of Lt. Henry Rodney tween the USO and FSA, he stated arranged the aid of Junior Host Adair, for whom the eamp was that FSA is an agency of the esses, a sufficient number, to as named, preceded an address to the federal government responsible for sure the men a good time. The officers and men by General Brad providing recreational buildings exact opening date is as yet un ley. Activation of the 96th is the be and equipment in < communities depjjjpd until that opening the which face a need and cannot meet'^ of DalUs "’tend a cordial ginning of a new chapter in the the financial problem alone. Orput. inviutjon u the wrvice men of history of the division. It was first as FSA representative, has author. thv arrll to viiit their communit>.. bom, a war baby. September 5, 1918, with Major General Guy ity to recommend approval of a I __________________ Carlton commanding. The division federal allotment for renovation _ , _ , . . , was a square division with two and equipment of the local build- , Graders Start Work I brigades of infantry, one of artil ing. On Monmouth Highway lery, and attached units. The sign If this is done, the USO is re ing of the Armistice on November sponsible for aid in helping the Clearing and grading has begun 11, arrested the development of local committee plan and conduct I the division before it was complet-1 its recreational program. The USO on the west side highway north ed, and on January 9, >919, it | is a private, non-governmental from the camp to Monmouth. The highway is relocated from ceased to exist. agency, dependent on contributed financial support from the citizens ¡the north boundary of camp to j In 1922, the 96th division was Monmouth, requiring a new grade assigned to the organized reserves Behind next to perfect pitching| Major General Now in of the United States. and a new bridge across the Lucki- and was located in Oregon and of The Great Griffin, the «-Build The conjectural probability is (Continued on page 3.) ers from Camp Adair won the Cor Command of 104th that increasingly large numbers < >f amute river. vallis City league title Wednesday soldiers will continue to come to night when they defeated the U. S. I Monmouth. The enthusiasm and HE IS HEAD MAN AT CEREMONY i Engineers team 7 to 2. The win Camp Adair was the scene of initiative of the local committees was their last hurdle toward the three important promotions thia are convincing evidence that Mon state softball tournament to be mouth is wholeheartedly behind week. played in Corvallis this year. . I the recreational center project all Brigadier General Gilbert R. The 4-Builders team was present of which contribute encouragement ed with a big trophy, significant * commanding general of the to Boardman to come in with USO 104th infantry division, was ad- of the league championship. help here. vanned tn the rank of major gen- era). Colonel Claudius M. Easley Executive Officer is Those Engineers are of the 96th infantry division was promoted to brigadier general, and Located in Monmouth Capable of Doing the Col. William C. Dunehell was pro» Impossible, It Seems moted to brigadier general in com Captain and Mrs. Avery W. Mas mand of field artillery of the 101th ters, who are occupying the Leon That exceedingly clever fellow division. ard Moore home on Jackson street, who used to build ships inside of came here from Fort Lewis where General Cook, 52, a native of beer bottles must have been in- Texarkana, Ark., waa graduated he had been stationed for nearly I ducted into the army. If not, some , in 1912 from West Point, where ho three years.-He is executive officer of his best students have been. in a field artillery unit at Camp won the army “A” in football and Because some time last week, baseball. He served on the Mexican Adair. between reveille and retreat while border with the 18th infantry from Mrs. Masters is a former Salt the boys in barracks T-404 were 1912 to 191C and saw action in the Lake girl, and the captain's boy- out drilling (question mark) a huge Aisen-Mame, St. M i h i e I, and hood home was at Bingham Can- boiler was delivered to the center Meuse-Argonne offensives during yon, Utah. They have a young son, of the first floor. The boiler, to the first world war. David. Mrs. Masters says she the naked eye at least, is too large definitely likes Monmouth and I He received the silver star dec to have come through doors or oration for gallantry in action near hopes they may remain here for a I windows—yet the barracks is still Chevillion on Joly 18, 1918, and long stay. intact. Maybe it was done with the oak leaf cluster for the silver mirrors. Corvallis Red Cross star for gallantry in the Meuse-Ar gonne engagement. The French Provides Recreation government awarded him the Croix Camp Talent is Used Workers at the Red Cross head- f de Guerre with gilt star. He waa In Program at Albany i assistant commanding general of quarters in Corvallis, corner of an infantry division in Hawaii and Jefferson and Fourth streets, have ; Albany continues its weekly saw first action in this war in th« provided games, magazines, writ [ "Victory Day” program in ita Linn Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ing materials and refreshments for I county bond and stamp sale« The promotion of Colon. I Easley soldiers. 1 campaign. to the rank of brigadier general The service is free and the doors ' Talent from the camp personnel was announced by Major (»encrai Major General James L. Bradley, remmaadsag af fleer of are open during daytimes. incit>d-| has been assisting in the victory James L. Bradley, commanding g>n- ing Sundays. Service men are wel- j the *6th divMaa, ahleh waa activated here Natarday la «impie . eral of the 96th division. ret smany. PabHe was not invited a* ing to caatleaed eanatraction center programs. come, officers announce. a Four Builders Three New Generals : Win City Title *imsl Wed”!dl"