Paire Four
ing pins, each weighing about three
pounds and six ounces.
He even has a plan to have bowl­
ing alleys donate their old pins so
that he can rebuild them at cost,
for the army. Also he used to be a
railway postal clerk and has the
Ceremony Invitation I railroad mania, or complex, so that
From Citizens to You when it comes to transportation he
thinks of a train rather than a bus.
So here is his idea, and let it
The new enlisted men’s center
ride:
in the Armory at Dallas, was offi­
“On the way out of camp recent­
cially accepted in behalf of Camp
ly
I noticed an engine and string
Adair at ceremonies during the
opening celebration last Thursday of empty cars about to pull out,
night. Captain Frdank C. Wimer, standing just north of Wellsdale
-preial service officer, accepted the station. ‘What am I waiting for?’
club in behalf of Col. Gordon H. I said to myself and approached
McCoy who was unable to attend the engineer, who turned out to
due to last-minute military com­ have a son in the navy and a son
mitments. The Dallas Service Men's in the army air corps. He ex­
<lub, as it is officially called, was plained the workings of the an­
turned over to the soldiers by the tique little kettle and the fireman
mayor of Dallas, Lief S. Finseth. told me that if I would sit on the
The program started with the cushion beside him I was welcome
singing of “God Bless America” by to ride to town in the cab. Thus I
Josephine Albert Spaulding, so- had the honor, so far as I know, of
nrano, and was followed by the being the first soldier to use the
nvocation pronounced by Chaplain railroad as an unofficial means of
Alf. F. Jorgenson.
transportation to Corvallis.
Capt. Wimer, in a brief message
"This single track is a direct
to the audience, stressed the need route. Although we crawled along
for similar clubs "where our men at 20 miles an hour we soon reached
can find relaxation and entertain­ Corvallis Junction, where the Al­
ment in healthful and wholesome
bany-bound trains make a sharp
surroundings" and praised the peo­
U-turn to the left and connect with
ple of Dallas and those instrumental
the line from Corvallis to Albany.
in organizing the club for their
This intersection forms a triangle
patriotic gesture in behalf of this
nation's defenses.” The captain and in railroad language is called
a wye.
further pointed out that clubs of
“Now I hear that the single track
this kind, the nation over, are aid­
ing materially with keeping the passing through the camp was
morale of the men in service at a once an electrified railroad com­
plete with a catenary system and
peak.
Hollis Smith, chairman of the five red electric cars, running be­
«xecutive committee in charge of tween Corvallis and Portland.
planning and seeing the completion What better way of going to town?
of this project, thanked his com­ With the catenary system restored
mittee and all others who had con­ to Albany and Corvallis, and pos­
tributed time and money to the sibly Portland, the electric cars
chib.
can make the trip to Corvallis in
The entertainment portion of the 15 minutes and to Albany in 25.
urogram featured the Dallas band
“Soon the part of the line near
augmented by entertainers from the west gate will be torn up in
the camp. Pvt. Angelo Calabrese favor of the recently constructed
was master of ceremonies and intro­ but not yet integrated new track
duced Pvt. John Walsh, operatic behind post headquarters. This new
baritone, Pvt. Nick Sansonia, pian­ section skirts the main part of
ist and singer, and Pvt. Andy Dahl
camp to the east and rejoins the
who played selections on the banjo.
old line near the Medical section.
Following the dedication and en­
Why can't the Southern Pacific
tertainment, the club hostesses
system, while in a constructive
served refreshments' and the re­
mood, replace the simple system of
mainder of the evening was devoted
electrification over these tracks
to dancing.
The upper floor of the Armory and once more service it as a regu­
has been converted into clubrooms lar passenger line as well as for
freight?
.nd reading rooms for the soldiers
"To the north, and somewhat to
nd there is a large dance floor,
where regularly scheduled dances the east, stretching across the
mighty Columbia river, is the im­
will be conducted.
Shower facilities are also avail­ mense Bonneville dam. Here, one
able and plenty of coap and towels of nature's most abundant sources
have been furnished by the resi­ of energy is harnessed and cheap
dent* of Dallas.
electric power is sent into the
The club will be open from 7 p. m. countryside. No tank cars, tank
until 11 p. m. each evening, ex­ trucks or valuable ocean-going
cepting Friday- and from 2 p. m. ships are necessary to bring it to
until 11 p. m. on Saturdays and the consumer.
Sundays.
"Aside from soldiers, many civil­
The people of Dallas extend a ians come to camp from nearby
cordial invitation to the enlisted communities. All use cars or buses,
men of Camp Adair to “drop in“ using valuable rubber and gaso­
whenever they're in town. The wel- line. Yet the river is always there,
•onie mat is always out.
turning the giant turbines of
Bonneville and producing a never-
ending stream of electric power.
Pfc. Struve Offers
Why not use it?
New Traffic System,
"On the east coast the gasoline
Priorities or Not!
and rubber shortage grows acute.
Months ago the electrified lines '
Pfc. Kenneth Struve, Hq. Co. that had been abandoned were put ■
postmaster, is the first to respond put back into service. They use
to the Camp Adair Sentry's offer steel tires, easily replaceable, and
to publish suggestions on how to common electric current.
reform the army or how to do any­
"Most of us in camp now reach
thing in camp better than it is towns only through the kindness
done at present.
of civilians who must use their '
His idea, though, is to improve cars. Hitch hiking is haphazard
eoldicr transportation between the and is discouraged. With the re­
ramp and nearby towns and cer­ birth of a rapid transit system I
tainly no subject could be more am sure that every man in camp
popular. In that respect, at least. would give thanks—and patronise
Pfc. Struve has made a 10-strike, it."
■nd the expression is apt, because
he owns a bowling pin factory in
SERGEANT — A real sweet,
New Jersey, managed a bowling good natured chappy. One who
alley there, and is probably the only eats raw eggs and site in boiling
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Dallas Center Given
To Camp Adair Men
Camp AdairSen^
September 10, 1942
One Way to Be Sure
Is to Read This List
Col. Gordon H. McCoy requests
that all officers and enlisted men
concerned pay particular attention
to the following directives which
have appeared in the Post Daily
Bulletins. The Sentry publishes the
list as a handy way to keep track
of what you should know; bulletin
numbers are first, followed by
paragraph numbers and subject:
No. 2-No.3-Conservation of Tires,
No. 6-No. 3-Correspondence, No.
10-No. 4-Correspondence, No. 10-
No. 8-Staff Cars, No. 20-No. 1-
Auto Licenses, No. 25-No.27-War
Savings Bonds, No. 28-No. 1 Pri­
vate Vehicles, No. 28-No. 4-Train
and Bus Service, No. 29-No. 5-Fire
Control, No.32-No. 1-Requirements
for Registration of Cars, No. 32-
No. 3-Publications of Military Af­
fairs, No. 34-No. 2-Identification
Tags, No. 38-No. 4-Firing of Arms,
No. 42-No. 6-Conservation of Pa­
per, No. 44-No. 1-Proper Approach,
No. 46-No. 3-Fire Hazards, No. 48-
No. 3-Salutes, No. 49-No. 2-Offi-
cers Driving Government Cars, No.
50-No. 3-Army Personnel.
Band Tooters Wanted,
But Not for Reveille
Are you musically inclined?
Have people laughed when you sat
down at the piano and you had the
last laugh when you showed them
you could handle the ivories?
Well, if you can p'ay any *n"
strument from an Egyptian lyre to
a zither, but preferably piano, sax­
ophone. trombone, trumpet, drums,
etc., add your talents to the SCU
1911 orchestra now in the process
of formation. Musicians are need­
ed, so why not join up with this
new band. Make application at the
Special Service office, Building T-
7-502 on 1st street north or phone
Extension 2941. Let’s get a dance
band started!
THi WATCH THAT
CANT BE COPIED HI
GRUEN CURVE)
Dance Band Jobs Open
For Men Who Can Toot
Joe Cosby’s dance band of Cor­
vallis has openings for several
musicians if they can cut the mus­
tard, the band leader told The Sen­
try yesterday.
Those interested should get in
touch with Joe Cosby, 1356-W, Cor­
vallis.
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