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OCT 2-1942
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No man can suffer too
much nor fall tuo soon, if
he suffers or if he fall in
the defense of the liberties
and constitution of his
country.”—Daniel Webster
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Mounting Guard in
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A weekly Journal devoted
to maintaining morale,
with the responsibility of
circulating post inorma-
tion and news at Camp
Adair, Oregon.
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Camp Adair, Oregon
Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, October 1, 1942.
Vol. 1, No. 24.
Seven Chapels Open
For New Divisions
Archbishops, Bishops, Generals,
Praise Army Houses of Worship
$1.50 a Year by Mail
Radio Talent Here Today
♦
The M.P.'s Spanked Her. Imagine!
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♦------------------------- —-------------------
Seven chapels of the 96th and
104th Divisions were officially
openeel here last Sunday.
Archbishop Edward B. Howard
’ of Portland spoke for Roman
Catholics, Prof. E. W. Warrington,
chairman of the Oregon Council of
Romeo's Phone Calls
Churches, for Protestants, and
Drive the Lip Wacky
Pvt. George Brooks, of the Military
Police, for Jews.
It was a quiet Saturday evening,
Other speakers included Bishop
Bruce R. Baxter, Methodist; the start of a perfect week-end.
Bishop H. L. Foss, Lutheran; i Suddenly IT happened, The first
State Superintendent Frank E. IT was a long distance call from
Carlson, Congregational-Christian;
Portland, next another call front
Major General James L. Bradley,
Brig. Gen. Claudius M. Easley, and Eugene quickly followed by a third
Lt. Col. Gail Cleland, chaplain, all J from Salem. A fourth came from
96th Division; Major General G. R. Lebanon and still another from
Cook, 104th Division; Chaplain Newport. All were for the same
(Col.) W. Roy Bradley, IX Corps;
young man. one Pfc. Albert (where
and Bishop H. L. Foss, Seattle.
From a platform in the open. art thou) Clark of Headquarters
Archbishop Howard, head of the Co., and all of the dear young call­
Romali Catholic Archdiocese of ers with that “if I could be with
Portland, addressed the 96th Divis­
you for just one hour tonight” tone
ion cadre, after celebrating mass
of voice had paid for their own
in one of the chapels. He still wore
the richly colored robes in which calls.
By the time the little thing in
he had appeared at the altar and
Portland
put in her second call for
with his white hair and scholarly
face he stood out strikingly against Pfc. Clark, long distance lines were
a background of generals and hopelessly snarled, the cultured
sub-tones of the operators had
colonels in olive drab.
“You gentlemen of the Army graduated into frustrated shrieks
have better facilities here for the and Cpl. F. (The Lip) Lipscomb,
practice of religion than you had CQ of the evening who was doing
in your home communities,” said the leg work, collapsed in a corner
the Archbishop, indicating that he of the orderly room, his legs worn
knew all parents and solicitous down to stumps, panting like a
friends would be glad to hear that. tired bird dog.
“Services are arranged at times
Did Cpl. Lipscomb locate Pfc.
when you are free to worship and Clark on this Saturday evening?
the chaplains are military officers Heck no! That man was knee deep
and are available to you at any in greener fields by that time.
time. You are closer together here
This account makes no mention
than at home.”
of unimportant calls on the same
night for the same man from Cor­
' Chaplains Plentiful
In this camp, Archbishop How- vallis, Albany, Independence and
a rd remarked, a soldier sees a other towns of the immediate vi­
chapel wherever he turns and the cinity.
chaplains are everywhere, always
on duty, and ever ready to advise,
Entertainers Wanted
aid and give comfort.
Plans are under way for a
“There is no fact clearer in our
series of entertainments featur­
national history,” said the Asch-
ing enlisted men personnel to be
bishop. “than our forefathers’ per­
held on the post in the near
suasion that no nation could endure
which did not cultivate religion and
future and during the fall and
morality as the guiding principle
winter months. Special Services,
of government. To be strong arranging the programs, is anx­
enough tp rule themselves, people
ious to contact anyone who has
need two things, virtue and intelli­ had experience in singing, danc­
gence. They need them particularly
ing, comedy routines or musi­
in our form of government, for cians. Please call at Service
the people and by the people,
Club No. 1, Pvt. Green, or tele­
Otherwise they will be easy victims
phone 3480.
of tyranny and injustice.”
If you're talented in any way
In absolute monarchy a people
turn in your name today.
(Continued on Page 3 Column 2)
Never a Dull Moment
When Lipscomb's C.O
LOOK OUT FOR
RIFLE BULLETS’
residents in the area
affected, are asked to remem­
ber that there will be firing on
the known distance rifle ranges
at Camp Adair on October 2. 3,
I and l> between 7 a. m. and
6 p. m.
During the practice firing,
the Old Portland and Umpqua
Valley roads will be closed to
traffic between the Savage
school at Middle creek and the
IfS^phur Springs (or Soap
Creek) road.
KGW - KEX Artists To
Put on Free Program
Wide World Invited
To War Bond Rally
New Field House to Be Scene of
Show for Civilians and Soldiers
Camp Secretary Has
Experience in Army
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Cook Jose Ancheta
Now in California
Part of Army Family
Both Past and Present
Forgets About Rank
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Promptly at one o’clock today
(Thursday) Camp Adair's biggest
show to date will get under way at
the new Field Houae—You’d better
arrange to be there.
It will be a War Bond rally and
entertainment with professional
performers from Portland for civil­
ian employees of the Camp. But
all officers and enlisted men are
cordially invited. In fact, it has
been requested thut all officers and
enlisted men not on specific duty
at the time make it a point to at­
tend. Solicitations will not be made.
Headed by a galaxy of nationally
known stars of radio, the jamboree
will feature Palmer Hoyt, publish­
er of the Portland Oregonian and
state chairman of the U. S. War
Bond administration. Talks will
also be made by Allan Rinehart,
deputy administrator for the state,
and Charles “Beauty” Robinson,
leading Oregon attorney and pa­
triot.
The entertainment is by stuff
artists of radio stutions KGW and
KEX, Portland outlets for the
National Broadcasting Company
and the Blue Network. It includes:
Homer Welsh, master of cere-
monies, who is liable to i do any-
thing and probably will and his
crony in rhythm and 1 nonsense.
Ronnie Salt and Hambo Hamilton.
No advance program is available
and their versatility is too extended
to predict just what they will do,
but rest assured it will entertain.
Jimmie Nolan, tenor, and radio’s
find of the year, will sing a solo or
two and also in company with Jean
Morrison. (Wait till you see Jean,
soldiers.)
Patricia Bowman, recently chos­
en by service men in the Portland
area as their favorite entertainer,
will be there, too, us will Glenn
Shelley and others.
Although this is a War Bond
■ ally program and the talks by
Messrs. Hoyt, Robinson und Rine­
hart will be well worth your while,
you will not be solicited to buy
bonds at this entertainment.
When Miss Louise Murphy, now
In Anxiety to Fight
19, was a little girl, the Military
police had a standing order from
T 4 Jose G. Ancheta, here a
her father, the colonel, to spank
familiar und ever-cheerful figu re
her and > chase her home, if they
in the kitchen, is now hiking for
^alight her hanging around barrack
miles over the roads of California
or mess hall.
Palmer Hoyt, State War Bond and enjoying it, he writes to
One shudders to think what the
soldiers in any Camp Adair bar­ Administrator, who will talk to friends.
When he put in to the 1st Fili-
rack would do to any M.P. who at­ soldiers and civilians at new field
pino Infantry, Salinas, Calif., a
tempted anything like that today. I house today.
headquarters sergeant pointed out
For Miss Murphy, a petite
that Ancheta had himself down as
young lady, five feet and four
private and had not tried to save
inches, and weighing 105 pounds,
his rating. When that was called
has brown eyes that soldiers like
to the attention of the quiet, eurn-
to look into as they whirl her
eust Filipino he said he didn't care,
around the dunce floor at the
because he was only interested in
Service Club.
I getting into a combat unit anil
Girls Admire Them
Also she has six brothers in the
seeing action.
Here's Miss Louise Murphy, 19. She is a colonel's daughter, a real service brothers who taught her
But Top Kick Moans
The wur has been brought home
sister to six brothers now in the Army, and a potential sister in spirit to shoot—and she is a secretary at
the Commissary here, and once a
to Ancheta because his sisters, liv­
to every ntun at Camp Adair
The O.D. Collar Men of the Hdq. ing in the Philippines, are missing,
week she dines with the soldiers
at the Quartermaster Section mess Co., SCU No. 1011, gave un exhibi­ or at least he has heard nothing
hall, where she is as welcome as tion drill on Tuesduy in the field about them. He grew up there und
j within the angle formed by Av. E knew some of the 27,000 Filipinos
SCHOOLS NEED
the flowers in May.
Miss Murphy was born at Ft. ¡and 1st St. South, and were re­ who with 9,000 Americans on Ba­
TEACHERS
Leavenworth, Kansas, where her viewed by the Red Cross girls taan kept perhaps 300,000 Japanese
Wives of officers and soldiers
father was stationed at the time. looking from the windows of Bldg. from other battlefronta. He knew
stationed at Camp Adair, who
She was the seventh child and the T-7-501.
some of the men who had malaria,
can qualify for high school or
In advance of the drill all of yet could get no quinine, and who
first daughter, and as years palled
grade school teachers, may prob­
she found herself in the middle of there specialists and experts ut were wounded and had gangrene,
ably obtain positions in the
family, because her father, who filling out forms and the like when there was no ether.
Dancing and Speeches the
Camp Adair area if they are
! changed from their usual olive drab
married at 40, had 12 children.
willing to help out, J. F. Schenk,
Mark Formal Opening He was the late Col. Ernest V. to the fatigue uniforms worn by
Artist Has Right Idea
superintendent of schools of
D. Murphy, and her older brothers, kitchen police and work details,
Of Soldiers' Newest
Corvallis says. Mr. Schenk finds
now all in the service, used to pes- so that if anybody fell on his face But Censors Say No. No
Recreation Center
that Albany and Salem schools
(Continued on Page 4, column 3) it wouldn’t make so much differ­
ence. There were no casualties and
would also like registration of
Halley Johnson, of Monmouth,
all commands were executed with who did the colorful circus murals
qualified teachers.
Impressive ceremonies, featuring
New Rec. Center Opens
precision, more or less.
Science, mathematics and
at the recreation center in Salem,
state and military dignitaries,
Similar drills are scheduled by asked a soldier what to paint on
mechanical drawing are oja n-
marked the dedicatory ceremonies In Corvallis Tonight
j the special duty men for every the walls of another center he was
ings most numerous, although
last Sunday afternoon when the
1 Tuesday and Friday between 1500 engaged to adorn.
other openings exist. Contract-
new U.S.O. service men’s club in
The Soldiers Recreation Center
and 1700, so that all commanding
“Beautiful women, of course,”
for the full school year are de­
Monmouth was opened. The dub. in Corvallis, sponsored and main­
sirable, though not essential, located on the corner of Knox and tained by the Federated Churches I officers in the camp will have op- said the soldier, without a moment's
. portunity to see them and get hesitation, “and don't burden them
Schenk says.
Main streets, is now operating as organization will formally open to­
pointers. Hulf of the personnel on with clothes, either."
The reason for the shortage a social an<] recreational magnet night, October 1.
duty
in every office will be on hand
"Oh, I know that,” Johnson re­
of teachers is that so many have for soldiers on leave.
Soldiers, their wives and friends
for a drill, and they will take turns. sponded, with a sigh of frustration,
answered the call to service, Mr.
are
invited
to
attend
the
opening
Gov. Charles A. Sprague of Ore­
“but I also liave to suit the ladies
Schenck says.
gon, gave the principal address, and after tonight, activities will be
who run your club*. In one town
Women interested should reg­ stressing the need for U.S.O. and held every afternoon and evening Gold Bars for Sale!
I started to do a South Seas girl,
ister with school superintendent-
similar clubs in the towns and for officers and enlisted men and 2nd Lt's Get Boost
ami she was wearing a grass skirt,
■ in the town in which they wish cities near army posts as the mecca their wives.
too, sitting on the knees of a sol-
The hall has been redecorated
Through non-military channels | Orleans from South America or to live.
for wholesome recreation and re­
»»
Two new officer promotions dier, but the ladies stopped me.
and
remodeled
by
church
members
laxation
under
proper
conditions.
somewhere,
he
walked
down
a
The Sentry learns that the mother
Johnson is helping with the
Too many people continue to
The Governor stated that the idea and the noncommissioned officers’ were announced in the SCIJ No.
of Sgt. E. A. Brown. Public Rela­ street and there she was. attending
travel on week ends by bus and
center at Independence.
1911
this
past
week.
New
1st
Lieu
­
wives
club.
These
wives
meet
every
of
an
army
post
being
established
the Mardi Gras. Just for fun, one
I train, office of defense transpor­
tions. has just bought a railroad
in such a fertile tract of land ax Thursday afternoon at the Red tenants are Wesley P. Herrmann
time, she wrote out a list of the
tation officials recently said.
V
ISITS
FT,
LEWIS
of
the
QM
and
William
G.
I.arig-
ticket for the first time in her life, addresses she had been forced to
th«- Willamette Valley was believed Cross room» where they are tak­
Although some progress has been
po-
Capt. Beryl E. Worley, post
houser of Finance.
unwise at first, but from a statui­ ing a course in First Aid.
although she has ridden on all the use in communicating with her 1
made in the drive to shift Weekly
lice
anil
prison
offficer,
spent
three
Lt.
Herrmann
attended
the
Uni
­
point of adding strength to the
passenger travel from the week
roads, been in every state, and gone son. and sent the list to him. Type­
versity of Nebraska and was com­ days in Fort Lewis last week study­ end to the middle of the week, con­
Pacific coast defenses by having
around the world several times.
written, they filled three pages.
Civilian M.D.'s Are to concentrations of American troops Jewish Non-Coms Are
missioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the ing operations of the police and gestion on rail and bus lines over
It's because of the war, and his - ingle-spaced.
Officer Reserve Corps in 1931. He prison office at that post. He re­ the week ends is still growing, ODT
Invited
With
Wives
Attend
Get-Together
there,
the
army
’
s
“
invasion
i"
of
mother, Mrs. Blanche Anthony
Some months ago her son-in-law,
officials pointed out.
live* at present in Corvallis with turned to camp yesterday.
the Valley was found to be a vital
Brown, now 74, might have gone Harry B. Caldwell, who was a
All Jewish non-Commissioned of- his wife. Wyral, and two daughters.
link
in
the
nation
’
s
war
effort.
on riding free if patriotic feeling lieutenant and the immediate su­
Physicians, dentists and veterin-
Lt. Langhauser was commis­
Col. Gordon H. McCoy, post fleers and their wives are invited
had not got the better of her, perior of Sgt. Alvin York, the out­ i arians of the 96th and 104th Divis­
to a tea at the home of Mrs. sioned in the Officer Reserve Corps
commander,
spoke
briefly
and
out
­
according to Sgt. Brown, himself standing soldier of World War No. ions, members of the Central Wil­
William Konick, 334 South Sev­ in 1935 Since then he has attend­
of Hdq. Co. and pointe north, east. 1, moved with his family from lamette Medical Society, and others lined the various morale-building
enth, Corvallis, on Sunday, October ed the Army Finance School. Lt.
factors
to
be
found
in
U.S.O.
clubs
Oakland. Calif., to Scarsdale, N. Y. from nearby communitie», will b.
south and west.
Langhauser’» home town is I/O»
4, from 1500 to 1700.
Sgt. Brown's father, the late
Mr. Caldwell's son wanted to en­ guests of the Camp Adair medical He also thanked the people of Mon­
Those expecting to accept this Angeles.
mouth. on behalf of the men at
Edward Brown, was a railway ex- list, but had promised to finish i authorities at a dinner meeting on
invitation
are requested to call
Adair,
for
their
splendid
coopera
­
Sgt. Jimmie Corcoran, Quarter­ hay, the ride continued, amid
ecutive with the Denver and Rio high school first. He could do that Thursday, Oct. 8.
tion and thoughtfulness in organiz­ Mrs. Konick, Corvallis 705-R.
master Section, SCU 1911, last laughter, singing to a portable ra­
Red Cross Works Hard
Grande, and therefore Mrs. Browi
'•maickly back in his old home
Speakers will include Lt. Col.
ing a club where the enlisted men
week organized the camp’s first dio, shouting and giggles. On arriv­
always had a pass. She and het lawn ^f Oakland. So Mrs. Brown, Richard B Poole, Dental Corps;
So Soldiers Can Relax
could seek relaxation and enter­ Miss Kubli of R. C
hay ride and was so busy at it that al at Mary’s Creek the group went
sister. Miss Katherine Anthony, his grandmother, said she would Major Carsten R Anderson. Medi­ tainment off the post.
he forgot to get himself a girl. So to a picked spot and built a big,
author of note, rode here and there, come out and keep house for him cal Corps; Major George M Wil­
Comfortable
furnishings for | he gallantly waved the hay ride on roaring fire and then the fun began.
Others who appeared on the Goes to Camp White
enjoying themselves and also doing When she applied for the usual son. Veterinary Corp«; 1st Lt. J.
each dayroom to provide soldiers its way, found a girl, put her in The eats were
-peaker's roster included Dr. C. A
research, geographical and other­ trans-contihental railway pass a Donald Travis, Medical C >rps; 1st
Miss Helen Kubli, who worked with a place to read, write letters, his private car, and caught up with everybody went dragged out and
Howard,
president
of
Oregon
Col
­
at it like a pack
Sanitary
wise, to get data on Queen Eliza­ clerk informed her that passes I Lt’. Joe
lege of Education who was master for the Area Engineers from the listen to the radio or just relax, is the party.
of wolves.
!
Corps.
beth cf old England. Katherine the were being issued mainly for mili­
of ceremonies; Mayor F R. Bower- I time Camp Adair was started until the goal of the Red Cross ('«mp
“It was,” he relates, “the firs
“But then it happened again.
_
Major B. H. Henning, in cons­ sox of Monmouth; USO director last August, when she went to the and Hospital council. James R.
Great of Russia, and Marie Antoin­ tary purposes, but in her case an
hay ride out of Corvallis in quits The weiners ran out so a special
I
mand
at
tile hospital, with .Major I Robert Boardman of Salem; Capt Red Cross office, is now transfer­ I.ayton, Camp Adair field director a while. Most of the couples came
ette of France. Also they have been exception might lie made No, Mrs.
detail was sent back to town to
interested in American folklore. Brown said, she thought the stop­ J. B Riley, will show the guests Frank C. Wimner. special service» ring to Camp White, to be near her has been active in organizing the out of the SCU 1911 Hdq. The
get some more. (Sgt. Corvoran’a
I
through
the
hospital
and
the
din-
page
of
paaoes
was
absolutely
right
They even inveigled our Brown.i»
council which
composed of camp I ride started from the Corvallis Rid­ car was used.) Yours truly be­
officer; M R Thompson, chair­ • old home at Medford, Ore.
. ner will take place in the Red Cross
the sergeant, into ascending to the and she would pay her way.
Soldiers who have wondered why , and hospital committees in the six ing Academy and proceeded out lieves that the ride was a big suc­
man of the Monmouth defense rec-
ht.
So she and her grandson, who I . center, at 8 o'clock at
little finger of the Statue of Liber
reation board, Mrs F E (Thar -he tried so hard to aid them. counties near Camp Adair.
several back road* to a spot on cess Wagon, straw and team were
will be 19 when he enlists in Febru­
ty in New York harbor.
The work of the council, accord­ Mary's Creek. On the way disaster furnished by Mr. Hutchison, owner
hers, chairman of the service cen­ ' through the Red Cross, may un­
Since 1925 Mr* Brown has trav­ ary. liought tickets. Mrs. Brown,
ter organization; Chaplain V. W derstand better if told that Miss ing to Mr. Layton, is to supplement ' broke loose and also the wagon of the Riding Academy. It is rum­
eled almost continuously, and she incidentally, has long been active
Jackson, who gave the invocation, Kubli is engaged to a soldier who the services of the Army Special broke.
ored that another hay ride will
is closer to the front than this! Services, of both the post and the
ami her son have met accidentally m the D.A.R. and may be expected
“But after getting a new wagon be held this week-end. If so, yours
and PFC Harold GeBauer.
' and transferring the girls and the i truly will let you know.
1B odd places.JJr.ce, reaching Now ■ ta drop in on as soon.
stationed divisions.
(Continued an page 4, column 4) camp is.
Office Slaves Drill
Like West Pointers
Monmouth USO
Is Dedicated
Travelled Mother ol Local Sergeant Is
Riding West on First Purchased Ticket
Urges Further Cut
In Weekend Travel
Camp Medicos Stage
Doctor Party Oct. 8
Being in the Army Is More Darn Fun
Girls! Hayrides! Food! Girls! Hayrides!