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About Camp Adair sentry. (Camp Adair, Or.) 1942-1944 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1942)
OREGON ST STAH? LIBRJ’’* \ Trust your cause. Whatever is at tempted is never well done unless the doer breathes himself into his deed. - S. Parkes Cadman. Camp Adair Sentry Mounting Guard in and Around Camp Adair, Oregon Vol. 1, No. 19_______________ Ft. Lewis Sends Ball Team Here Oregon All-Stars to Meet Northern Champs Sat., Sun. Crack baseball talent, drawn from all over Oregon, will be matched against the nationally famous Fort Lewis Warriors Sat urday night, when the two teams will meet in a benefit game at Al bany. The event will be a rip-roaring jamboree, and the game itself will be embellished with a band con cert and snappy vaudeville acts. The festivities will start promptly at 8 o’clock on Central field. LEWIS TEAM TO PLAY IN SALEM After their game in Albany Saturday night, the Ft. Lewis Warriors will meet the Portland Air Base All-Stars in Salem Sun day afternoon at George E. Wat ers park. Proceeds of this game will go to the recreation funds of both Ft. Lewis and Camp Adair, ac cording to Capt. Frank Wimer, Camp Adair athletic officer. The exhibition will be staged by Camp Adair through the courtesy of the Salem ball club. The Oregon team will include leading players from the semi-pro and amateur nines, with a sprin kling of professional aces thrown in for good measure, it is declared by James W. Jenks, Albany, chair man of tlie arrangements commit tee. The proceeds from the event, for which an admission of 50 cents will be charged, will go to the mili tary athletic fund. Tickets are now on sale at all post exchanges at Camp Adair. The Oregon All-Stars will be paced by a quartet of pitchers who can throw everything in the book at the invading northerners. Red Miller, Eugene, with his deceptive curves; Ray Heiser, Salem, who can change his pace and delivery al most in the middle of his throw, and Leon Suman, master of con trol, will be aided and abetted by Henry Fox, from back in the hills of Oakridge. Fox is reputed to throw the hardest ball on the Pa cific coast, and his occasional lack of control is said to keep the bat ters back so far from the plate that only the tip of the bat is ever used. A sextet of heavy hitters will be available for the Oregon outfield. These include Joe Leptich. who also can take the catcher position; Ken ny Manning, hard-hitting ace from Silverton; Bill Tate, Silverton; Homer Parks. Hills Creek top hit ter; Henry Fabian. Eugene swatter, and Don Bubalo, Portland Fireman star. Reliable Bill Whitley. Silverton, will hold down the first sack. Bill Moye, Albany, will cover second and John Dunn. Eugene, will take third base Bill Hammel, one of the best roving short-stops in the northwest, will start at this position. Two other star’, both of whom will see action, are Bud Fortier, Albany, and Zed Merrill, also of this city. Dick Bishop, long hailed as the •utstanding semi-pro catcher of the coast, will receive. From Fort Lewis will come an aggregation that is reputed to be able to hold its own with any team. (Continued on page 4, column 1» Camp Adair, Oregon. August 27,1942 BLAME UNCLE SAM Lack of cuts in The Sentry this week is laid to Uncle Sain. The cartoon, Elmer, the Camp Tramp, and others were mailed in Salem Tuesday afternoon by the Salem Engraving company, and they’re lost. The Sentry telephoned all over the valley and every avenue was investigated—but no cuts. It’s the first miss for Elmer and we had a dandy of the champion 4- Builders softball team. Blaine Uncle Sam’s mails. Camp Theater Opens Tonight »$1.50 a Year by Mail STEP UP. SOLDIER! REPORTERS: The Sentry is anxious to give more complete coverage of every activity and all units at Camp Adair. Men who have had experience in news writing, or would like to repre sent their units, are asked to per- sonally contact the Public Rela tions Office located upstairs in Bldg. T-7-502. The call is for news, not feature writers. It is requested that those who have already submitted their names for this work, do so again as the reorganization of the Sentry news staff necessitates addition al instructions to those men. The number of men needed is limited. Program Will Feature Abbot and Costello in Bill With News, Shorts The first of Camp Adair’s five theaters opens this evening with Abbott and Costello’s new picture, “Pardon My Sarong" and March of Time’s latest release, “Men of the Fleet.” The first theater to open is to be known as Number Five and is located at Avenue “D” and South Sth street with a seating Non-Coms Get Reward capacity of 1038. Two shows will In City League Play be shown nightly, the first starting at 6 o’clock, the second starting One of the local battalions now immediately after the first run. Veteran Officer Has has a complete softball outfit, Each house will have matinee from suits to mitts. Presentation showings Saturday and Sunday Long Military Record was made in a ceremony Tuesday afternoons. noon by H. C. (Sven) Johnson, co Elevation to the rank of Briga Capt. Frank Wimer, special ser ordinator, and accepted by Major vice officer, announced that admis dier General of Colonel Herman F. Parker, commander, for the bat sion will be 15 cents per person Kramer was announced in camp talion. General James L. Bradley but that coupon books containing Friday. In a brief ceremony at and Paul V. Kane with staff mem 10 theater tickets can be purchased 104th division headquarters, the bers were present and the battalion at the box offices for $1.20. Each silver stars of rank were pinned was in formation for the event. theater wil lhave at least five on the new general by Major Gen Sgt. Tommy Thompson and Cpl. different billings a week and unless eral Gilbert R. Cook, comanding Sydney Simmons of the battalion double-features are scheduled, all the division, and Colonel W. T. played the last part of the season showings will include news, comedy ¡Waltz, senior officer. General I Kramer’s promotion dates from with the U. S. Engineers team in and other selected shorts. the Corvallis city league. Com Theaters One, Two, Three and July 29, it was announced. plete equipment of the engineers Four are being rushed to comple- General Kramer, a graduate of club was turned over to their out j tion but no opening date has been the University of Nebraska, was fit for future use. The two non ' set. Four of the houses are of first commissioned as a lieutenant coms front and centered during the 1038 capacity and one, located in in the Nebraska National guard in presentation. the station complement area, is 1916. A year later he was com missioned in the regular army. His In brief remarks Gen. Kane com somewhat smaller. mended the players as good sports Friday, August 28, Number Five raise in rank was steady, to captain men and expressed satisfaction in is showing “This Above All,” with in December of 1917, major in their mixing with distinction and Tyrone Power. Saturday brings 1929, lieutenant colonel in 1939, neighborliness in such community the first double bill with “The Af and colonel in October of last year. activity. In 1937 Colonel Kramer was fairs of Martha” and the Iaiurel- The Camp Adair Recreation as Hardy “A Haunting We Will Go” sent to Berlin to study with the sociation, also represented by Mr. as the companion picture. Gary German general staff academy. He Johnson, presented the battalion Cooper in “The Pride of the Yan participated in troop and field ex with a new radio for its recreation kees," the story of the life of Lou ercises with the German army un Gehrig and easily one of the finest til the fall of 1939 and was then hall. pictures of year, will be held two assigned to duty with the military SUN TANS — The army’s gift days, showing both Sunday and attache in Berlin for several | months. to dry cleaners. Monday. Baftalian Presented With Ball Equipment General H. F. Kramer Gels New Star Friday Pvt. Donald Lynch Draws History of Camp undea . Twc are*« tNSÍN ARfSfNTS OwH : itv , S ut talínt HAMO OS SAfcllACC’ ALL (vet AMO A «IO MAN© K3« OUI HAST tuisn LAOlSS COAvALklk jAtWi^kly journal d e'v o t e d to. ths Willamette Val ley’s share in Uncle S a m ’i (treat war effort. FVT LlONAAO CttllM , OU® oiMBcroa T uans T mi miki ovca TO M.C *VT ANCHO CALAtAtSt Best Softball Clubs to Play State Tournament to Begin Next Sunday in Corvallis City Park With 13 clubs to vie for *ho championship, the state softball tournament will be held in Cor vallis next week. Beginning Sun day at 1:30 o’clock, double headers will be the regular program. Teams to compete are those who have won district championships throughout the state in the regular city league schedules. Dr. E. G. Quesinberry, local dis trict commissioner, will run the tournament. He has chosen a large group of Corvallis fans to assist him in the various departments of preparation and extra seating ca pacity will accommodate visitors and local fans. Tickets for separate games will be 30 cents. Dr. Quesinberry an nounced, and season tickets, good for all games, will be sold for $1.10. The schedule set-up of the tour nament appears on uA<dh(T) pa Jal of this paper Tea nJ ‘coUrpetiaM and their districts are as follows/ District No. 1 — Portland, (in*- jor city champion). ’ [ District No. 2—Portland, (Sun- ner-up to major champ). District No. 3—Portland, (minor A city ehampion). District No. 4 — Astoria (Clat sop, Columbia counties). District No. 5 — Tillamook (Til lamook. Washington, Yamhill). District No. 6 — Oregon City (Clackamas, Multnoman, exc. Port land). District No. 7—Salem or Wood burn (Polk. Murion). District No. 8—Albany (Lincoln, Linn, Benton, exc. Corvallis), District No. 9—Cottage Grove or Eugene (Lane, Coos, Douglas). District No. 10—Grants Pass or Klamath Falls( Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath and Lake). District No. 11 — Hood River (Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Uma tilla. Union, W’allowa, Baker, and Morrow). District No. 12 — Prineville or Bend (Harney, Crook, Jefferson, Wheeler, Grant, Deschutes, Mal heur). District No. 13—Corvallis (host team). Soldier Is Drowned In Willamette River Tech. 5th Grade Jack R. DeLay, stationed at Camp Adair, was drowned while swimming in tho Willamette river Friday, it was announced by the camp public re lations officer. Technician DeLay was 25 years old and lived in Belen, N. M. He is survived by his father and moth er of that city. He was inducted into the service at Albuquerque on March 31, and promoted to Techni cian 5th Grade last July. More Promotions for Enlisted Personnel • «vf « ▼HC*« Four DEML men and two from the Finance section received pro eivs aowt ••>•••■• motions during the past week. •v svxiavK sta serva z > hm »»««uro» From Pvt. to Pfc: Raymond C. (.«»VII Johnson, Edwin A. Brown. John J. Cut courtesy Chandler Engraving, Albany. Gubelman and Robert Black. In the Finance Section to Pfc; Felix A. Remember when? Pvt. Lynch sketches development of entertainment in tamp Adair, McAllister and Ja m»»» A. Malloy. —old »tuff to the veterans of last July.