Camp 'Adair Sentry
Pan? Ftv»
Thursday. November 5,1942.
deep and rich looking. His pants
fit in all the right places, if you
know what I mean, and his shirts
never crawled out and over his
belt. This last phenomenon was a
continual source of wonderment to
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me—till one day I got up nerve
enough to say:
“Parmee, sergeant, but your
shirts. I mean, how come they
never billow out like mine, How
' "BY
By SgL Henry Beckett
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do you do it?”
Tt'WST Pay Day. All over camp administration, accountants and
“Simple, m'boy,” he answered
soldiers were walking up the steps auditors.
modestly. “I wear tail suspend­
He Likes Office Work
of plain, one-story buildings and
ers!"
then getting in line, inside. As
Col. W oods likes office wprk
And he does- the big sissy (who
their names were called they were most of all, yet he got into it as a
got wounded at Pearl Harbor and
stepping forward to salute officers victim of circumstances and
is going back as soon as he's fully
sitting behind tables. Those of­ through a kind of frustration, on
recovered).
ficers, with gun beside them, two occasions. The first was in
The purpose of all these sarto­
were counting out crisp new bills 1917. He had graduated at the Eu­
rial words is not necessarily to give
and cash and laying the money gene high school and gained de­
the women something to crow
down where enlisted men could grees in forestry and science at
scoop it up.
about over the breakfast coffee.
Oregon State college and was all
The American soldier goes about
On Pay Day everybody is money­ set to take up logging or engineer­
this prideful business with more
conscious. It is a good time for ing, when the war came and he en­
interviewing the Post Finance Of­ listed in the coast artillery. After
in mind than the business of trans­
ficer, with the idea of passing on seven months, as a sergeant gun
forming himself into a pretty boy.
a few facts. And it was all right commander and observer, he was
He gladly digs into his own not
with that officer, Lt. Col. I^e R commissioned. He trained at Ft.
too jingly-jangly pockets for extra
Woods, Jr. He said that he was Stevens, Wash., then went to
gewgaws liecause he wants to look
no busier on Pay Day than on any France. Like his Pay Day inter-
every inch the well turned out
other day. The money had been i viewer, the colonel was all set for
soldier. It makes him feel better,
distributed and his responsibility that great drive on Metz which
too, to know that, even in the
Mrs. Tillie Scotland, wife of Sgt. Ken Scotland, was the first to be registered as a guest in
for it had ended.
army, he can have a few clothes
I never happened, because the Ar­
the recently completed Camp Adair guest houses. Hostess Blodgett, le t. is checking on her first
“I suppose it is a good time to mistice was proclaimed just before
visitor's impression of the modern accommodations of Guest House No. 1. Sgt. Scotland beams his
he can call his very own. And
express my feelings about money it was to start.
approval.
when a soldier knows he looks
and the way the individual soldier
On returning, Col. Woods did
good, he’s a better soldier. That’s
j $5.50 to the sum total of man's why you can tell a good soldier
should take care of it after he go into lumbering, “but the bottom
inexorable ego.
receives his pay,” the colonel said. fell out of it in 1921." So he left
by his shoe shine and his shuve and
“Of course no soldier should have the Corvallis Lumber Manufactur­
And, of course, there’s always his haircut and the square-shoul­
much money lying ’ around. It ing Co. anil went back to the army,
the shoes. The galumpy G.I. jobs dered way he carries himself.
should not be carried around or left as a second lieutenant in field ar­
(you get two pairs, incidentally) • And don’t forget that he puts
in the pockets of clothing hanging tillery at Ft. Sill, Okla. Later he
are regulation when you’re on duty J out additional dough for polish to
up in barracks.
and, I must add honestly, com­ keep his brass shining and brushes
was in the artillery at Monterey
looks him qp and down and drawls: fortable and durable once they’re
“If a man doesn’t send his money and in Hawaii and at Ft. - Lewis,
and saddle soap for his Shoes.
home, or put it into bonds, or have where he was personnel adjutant SOME ANGLES
“Say«
you must be de- broken in. But when a man's off
Yes, after a few weeks in the
some other means of disposition, he and paid the regiment, and was
duty, he wants to toddle around in service the American soldier IS
formedi’^H
ON
THIS
COLUMN
should place it in the safe. Every persuaded to shift to finance. He
Of course, when you’re on the something more stylish.
the best-dressed fighting man in
organization has a field safe, or had 13 years with artillery and has
And what more divine, pray, the world — even if he had to go
Private Herb Caen, one of the outside looking it, you’re likely to
should have, where the money of
than soft brown oxfords, with plain into the red to do it!— S. F. Chroni­
most elegant dressers S.F. ever mutter ’to 'yourself:
soldiers will be kept for them if
Finance Officer
toes and straps and buckles. There cle.
had, today writes about the
"Well, goodness me. get the lit­
they wish, and given back on call.
goes another $5 to $15 without the
Army’s sartorial angles. It
tle dears. What are they kicking
By the way, one kind of field safe
doesn’t cost anything to read about? They’re getting the clothes batting of an eye or the raising
is is not very large or heavy and
No Sailors, No Marines
this column, other than your
i of an arch.
free for nothing, ain’t it?”
could be carried away, ’. Therefore
But let's not stop now, gang,
originaly outlay for your news,
it should be chained to the wall.
That’s right, citizens, but don’t, we’re really beginning to look like But the Army Forever
paper, but it may give you some
llrtw Money Gets Here
rather expensive ideas, especial­ forget that the recruit has been soldiers, wait'll my gal gets a For 3 Little Sisters
Col. Woods said that the camp’s
ly if you're planning (or other­ looking at nothing but posters of loada me now! By this time the
money is drawn from the Corvallis
wise) to go into the Army soon. , handsomely done-up soldiers, or buying bug has really bitten and
branch 6f the United States
Anyway, read on and you’ll find seeing movies of same, or news­ the soldier’s having more fun and
Concerning three little working
tional Bank of Portland. The
out what a man has to go paper photos of dashing military spending more dough than a Rich- girls from Post Headquarter« per­
itary Police guard it on the
figures
like
the
inevitable
General
through to be the “Best Dressed
mond district housewife at a Wein­ sonnel office:
to camp and also when it is
Soldier in the World . . .” As MacArthur and any number of stein sale.
Irene Hemphill, Catherine Smith
tributed to various headquarters.
Sure, my G.I. shirt looks O.K. and Eva Grostefon, all work in the
you probably remember (if you other United Nations headliners.
Before JBstribution, the money is
When he gets into a uniform and now that it's been cleaned and “Busy Bee (furloughs, rating, al­
have to be reminded, as Herb
kept in a concrete reinforced steel
would say I, Caen was a daily looks into a mirror for the first pressed, but listen: I just found lotments, AWOL, etc.,) Section” at
vault Ojjpl also there are cashier’s
columnist before he went into time, the newest Yank expects to out we can wear officers’ shirts if | Camp Adair. Anything can, and
and m»ney cages in the finance
the Army. As a matter of fact, give out with a long and loving we have the epaulets removed. No usually does happen there. The
buiiifepg. The finance office has two
some friends tell .us Caen was gaze, followed by a drawn-out: sooner said than done. And there’s trio hears all, sees all and tells
calculators, machines which mul­
“Ahhhhhhh!” Instead, in most no faster way to get rid of another nothing. We hope. Working side
THE columnL-itof ,‘ian Franc -
tiply and divide and “do about
cases( having taken a mail order $7.50 to $15.
co.
And
he
still
contributes
sev.
everything except talk,” as tfie
body-building course, I Was an‘ex- I And, of course, you must have
era! time« a week.
colonel put it.
ception), he gets immediate dys­ the proper pants to go along, now
When -interviewed. Col. Woods’
The vainest man in tflr World, I pepsia of the peepers, his shoulders that your military ensemble is
desk was cleared for action. There
Lt. Col. Lee R. Woods, Jr.,
would
say after weeks of careful sag, and he goes right out and turns growing. Nice full pants, with a
was nothing on it except a pen.
who handles camp pay days.
observation, is the buck private in his girdle over to the rubber sal- zipper and flaps on the pockets
Behind him in a corner was an i
vage people.
and wide loops for your belt and
empty cardboard box for waste ' had eight years with finance, which the Army of the United States.
All of which is why a buck pri- what the heck, I make almost over
paper. The printing on it indicated he prefers. He was property aud-
This vanity is born on his very
that it had held a portable adding itor at 5th Corps Area Headquar- first day in the service, and it vate, who gets more clothes for $1 a day, more or less, don't I? 115 North lflth
Phon. 1494
machine. In the office of a civilian ters, Columbus, Ohio, and post fi­ grows and grows like a you-name- nothing than he can possibly wear, Did you say $12.95? Sold! The
having such heavy money respon- 1 nance officer at Ft. Benjamin Har­ it until pretty soon you begin to 'starts right in blowing anywhere belt with the pretty buckle only
sibility there would be a real waste rison, Ind., and before coming here think that all a soldier dreams from $25 to $100 on army clothing costs four-bits! Sure, include it
basket or can, possibly hand-, he was at Porto Rico. He was made about is looking like>a combination —purchased either at a camp post in me, I’m no piker!
'ieutenant colonel las. December
And a tie- shucks, you know
painted, but camps are camps:
of General MacArthur, Dopgfhs exchange or at any one of the
The colonel is fiscal officer, hav­
Flew to New Job
Fairbanks in his prime, and Charles hundreds of army and navy stores these G.I. ties don’t knot right.
ing supervision of all commercial
And a brown leather garrison belt
When ordered to come to Adair. Atlas in a khaki drape model.
country.
all over
accounts and the payment of- en­ Col. and Mrs. Wood* flew 1,200
- in first on his G. I. to wear with your blouse. And
He
On that memorable first day, you
listed men, and also he is disburs­ miles to Miami, Fla., at the rate of know, the goggle-eyed rookie is- clothe
has his pants short- brass insignia for your lapels. And
ing officer. He directs several of­ 200 miles an hour. Now they live hustled down an assembly line in ened a
le waist taken in. He one of those tricky wire gadgets
ficers and some 20 enlisted men in at Corvallis, not so far from where the supply department, where all has hi__ ____
irts pressed
. .
with three to keep your shirt collars from In The Catalog Department
a great amount of paper work. On the colonel passed his boyhood, at manner of clothing, from work sharp, fancy creases, so they al­ flapping in the breeze.
his force are university graduates, Cottage Grove, near Eugene, al­ socks to woolen dress blouse, is most look like an officer's, he fond­
Have you seen those identifica­
executives, men skilled in business though he was born in Kansas, at thrown at him as fast or faster ly believes. He has a broad piece of tion bracelets—yeah, the ones with
Dighton. Next year a son, who than he can catch them.
elakti^
n, in the back of his the air corps insignia on ’em?
/
hopes to be an army physician,
What size shirt do you wear, blouse tB^eep the free-swing back They’re terrific. I'm gettin’ one
will be graduated at Indiana Med­ says the supply sarge.
from popping out at the sides every next pay day, aren't you? They've
ical school.
his arms. And he got rings, too, with wings on ’em,
You say 15 neck, 34 sleeve.
The colonel has two and one-half
You take a 16-35 ahd like it. has tneuip of his overseas caps hooboy! And guess what I’m send­
years to go before he will be
And ditto for the olive drajiSi the stitched nf so they fit better, sit ing my girl back home? That’s
• A Place to Meet
marked too old for combat duty, suntan khakis, the fatigues, the I ■ perki«^
the side of his head. right, a compact with the insignia
and he is more than willing to go
* A Place to Eat
overcoat and the other 1601 gadg­ Then he. buys some gayly-colored stuck on it, and a pair of gold
to the front in his second war.
ets that go into a soldier’s Gov­ pipings to go around th^ edges and wings with one star set on top of
Salem’s Only Sandwich
’em. on account of her boy friend's
add that final Dache touch.
ernment
issue (G.I.) wardrobe.
DON’T PUSH—If your name ap­
Shop
in the air corps!
This
is
about
al)
a
soldier
can
At
the
end
of
this
line
is
a
big
pears in this space, you get 12 free
By this time you’re saying to
do
to
his
wardrobe
without
blow.
room,
whore
you
stagger
to
a
seat,
479 Court Street
tickets to the Post Theater of our
deposit your moth ball-smelly load j , ing important dough on extra ac­ yourself get him, he sure knows
choice.
on the floor, and start to try things cessories. And, take it from me, a lot about it, he’s probably bought
on. They don’t fit and nobody’s the .only guy who stops right there all those things himself and spent
surprised. You'll grow into ’em, is the one who's both flat broke hours in an army store parading
One trip to Sears and you
they tell you, or you can have 'em and already has I.O.U.’s floating up and down in front of a mirror.
altered and. meanwhile, the old [ | all over the post in papery profu- Podner, you're right. I’m just as
can conveniently com­
vain as the next guy and the next
hands are whispering into your | sion.
plete
al) your Christmas
An overseas cap is G.I., but Mr. guy is practically every enlisted
ear: “Don’t try to change anything
shopping!
You’ll save
man
in
Uncle
Sam's
army.
for another size, pal; you always B. Private knows right off that
time, money!
But I still think I'm rather on
these chapeaux don't possess that
get a worser deal, see?”
After you get into a complete i necessary je ne sain quo*. So, for the conservative side compared
uniform, you are privileged to step the benefit of his off-duty hours, with a Texas sergeant I met at
In addition to thuisands
before a full-length mirror, over I he marches right out and spends Monterey. Man, he was pretty,
of
gift items carried in
which hangs a big sign reading five clams on a garrison hat—you and he knew it; and when he strug­
retail
stock, select from a
gled
into
hia
uniform
he
looked
brightly: “You are now looking at know, the traditional soldier's top­
great Christmas variety
I the best-dressed soldier in the per with the leather brim and stiff like every recruiting poster you've
crown and gleaming brass eagle. ever seen.
| world."
in new Christmas cata-
Every stitch of clothing in his
You take a quizzical squint at Besides which he plunks down an
log. Get quality at S«-arx
yourself, and I can tell you that extra four-bits for an oilcloth cov. barracks bag and foot locker had
famous savings!
been tailored to his nifty meas­
the first impression is a shock, ering to slip on in rainy weather.
The style-conscious soldier does urements—but skin-tight. He even
You’ll save money and time—and your photographs
I You glance up again at the sign
Easy terms on
over the mirror and try tn make not stop there, either. Shucks, any­ had a custom-built overseas cap.
are fully guaranteed to please you.
purchase of $10
a feeble joke Nobody laughs. yt>u body knows that MacArthur’« cap
' especially. Th«- only real giggles is floppy Mad wavy and puh-lenty
or more!
I are supplied by the half-pint classy, brother! So he either re­
! draftees, strutting around in pants moves the steel stiffener from the
whose bottoms have been folded crown, or bends it all over the
jilare.' TTjs a he sets it on his bean
| up to their knee«.
All of which has given rise to a at the correct 45-degree angle,
w final pat, looks in the .
thousand soldier gags, one of the gives
Sale« and Service
Bus Terminal
mirror — and for the first time
better current ones being this:
Modern Shop — Beat
A brand-new yard bird goes into murmurs the long-awaited: “Ahh,
223 W. 2nd St., Albany
Mechanics
STUDIO HOURS—Mon.. Tuen.. Wed.. Thurs. and Fri.
supply and tries on a shirt. It saaaay^that looks a little bit of all
Phone 880
fits. Then pant*. They fit. So right, no V
1 P. M. to 10 P. M : Sat.. 1 to 6 P. M ; Sun.. 1 to 6 P M.
And far be it from the proprietor
do the shoes and the rest of the
Phone 43, 2nd & Jackson
be chaliu up another ,
outfit, perfectly. The supply sarge | to
Pay Day
Cryptic
Words of Col. Woods
• •
G. /. VINE COVERED COTTAGE
Keep the 'Long Green' in Company
Safe, Disbursing Officer Advises
by side with the NON-COMS of
"Stripers Row" they have to know
their onions to make the grade.
The three secretaries have never
once complained of being stricken
with “STRIPEtacoccus,” although
everyone knows that there are
enough chevrons in the personnel
office to complete the winter ward­
robe of the entire zebra family.
À.
Wi
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You 11 always find Eva, lr*»«
and Catherine happy at work, and
thankful for the opportunity of
banging away at their typewriter*.
Incidentally, all three have
“Class’ A Pay Reservations." (War
Savings Bond Allotments, to those
of you who still don’t know that a
reservation doesn’t always have
something to do With Indians.)
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SPIFFY
COLLAR .
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POINTS DOWN
NEATNESS COUNTS
SAY OFFICERSI
BEFORE
Ex-Newspaper Man Finds
Soldiers Like to Dress Well
TYPEWRITERS
REPAIRED
SHOP SEARS
MICKEY’S
Have Your
Christmas
Pictures
Made
right here
on the post
Corvallis
The Ball Studio
Post Exchange No. 1
Wilson Motors
O N SALE AT ARMY AND PX STORES
SPIFFY
INVISIBLE COLLAR
STAY
< Flash!
Just Arrived . . . . U. S. Army
Metal Insignia for All Branches
of Service
SERGE TROUSERS
SLEEPING BAGS
BLITZ
AIR MATTRESSES
KITS OF ALL KINDS
CHEVRONS
FIELD JACKETS
ZIPPER BAGS
OVERSEAS CAP
GARRISON CAPS
O. I), SOX
TIES
GARRISON BELTS
Many Other Items
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• Where Buddies Meet
War Department Authorization AG-095
179 N. Commercial Street — Phone 5508 — Salem, Ore.
CAMP ADAIR
EXCHANGE
No.l
1st St. South and Hostess Ave.
G.I. Slacks
5.46
(LI. Shirts
4.16
Campaign Caps
1.50
Camp Adair Sweat Shirts
1.25
Camp Adair T-Shirts
.. .70
Athletic Supporter
.50
G.I. Rain Coats
4.70
GJ. Shoes
4.25
G.I. Leggings
.84
(«arment Bags (Zipper)
2.25
I-aundry Bags
.50
Large Zipper Clothing Bags
1.75
Sewing Kits
1.00
Sewing Kits
.35
Towels (bath)
.55
Towels (hand)
.25
Towels (face)
16
Undershirts
.30
Shorts
.50
Spiffy Collar Stays
.15
Ties
.80
Ready Ties
.45
G. I. Mufflers
1.27
Sweat Socks
.25
Khaki Socks
.30
Shoe Shine Kits
.60 X -35
(adie Cloths
.15
Spot Remover
25
Web Belts
,35
Dog Tag Chains (glastic)
25
Shoe l-aces .......................................
Buckskin Laces
. .............................................. .20
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