Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday. November 19,1942
Twenty-Four Years Ago it
wasLtSnow andMaj.Cook
General, Executive Renew Friendship of Last War
operators and radio mechanics in
air force headquarters com­
81 New Mess Officers army
panies will begin soon. The first
of 55 student operators and
In Graduation Class class
28 student repairmen will begin
Camp B. & C. School
Hands Out Diplomas
On August 6, 1918, a major and . river bank, lashed them together,
a second lieutenant mef in France; and thereby fashioned a crude but
The first Mess' Officers’ course
on November 6, 1942, a general and substantial footbridge. The troops
graduated 81 officers at the formal
a Portland utility executive met were able to cross on schedule, but
ceremonies held recently in the
at Camp Adair — and both recalled the mission was admittedly a fail­
school for bakers and books.
an episode they had lived in France. ure and they were forced to re­
Major Josiah J. Osborn, head of
It was on the nature of this meet­ turn, having suffered severe casual­
the school, presided, and intro­
ing and the important military les­ I ties.
duced the graduation speaker Lt.
son it brought forth, that the gen­
In Dangerous Territory
Col. Herbert Damisch who called
eral asked the business man to talk
While Lt. Snow and his men
the mess officer job one of the
to his men here Tuesday After­ worked, enemy shells dropped about
most important in the army.
noon ... in an effort to drive them. They were in dangerous ter­
Lt. Col. Damisch termed good
home a point which could never ritory. but a good resource of com-
food not only a necessity for the
be learned from a text book.
| sense kept accidents minimized.
required physical toughness that a
’ A week ago today, Major General
While on this engineering mis­
soldier should have, but also em­
Gilbert R. Cook, commanding gen­ sion, messages of warning and en-
phasized its importance to morale.
eral stationed at Camp Adair, couragement were forthcoming
“Well fed soldiers not only train
played host to Mr. Beverley Snow from Major Cook’s headquarters;
better, they fight better. And the
of Portland, as troops under his they were often in reply to J.t.
Major General Gilbert R. Cook, divisional commander stationed
command worked out a railway, Snow’s messages of progress and
at Camp Adair, meets Mr. Beverley Snow, Portland businessman, I difficulty, especially in the field,
problem as part of their training observation.
after many years. The two men served together in World War 1. I of providing the best, food, makes
wehn Gen. Cook was a major and Mr. Snow with a lieutenant in
program. Last Tuesday, Mr. Snow-
the mess officer a key man in the
Two of the messages were pro­
command of an engineering company. They met at Ville Savoie, ' army.”
appeared before a class of intelli­ duced by Mr. Snow at the lecture,
France, when Lt. Snow’s engineers bui't a bridge fi r Major Cook's
gence officers and enlisted men un­ and they still bore the brown
2nd Battalion to use in launching an offensive against the Germans. ' Diplomas were presented to the
following men: Capts: J. E.
der Gen. Cook’s command, to relay smudges of French soil and water.
a war adventure they had exper­
Dodge, David J. Small; 1st I.TS.:
The first one read:
ienced in France a few months be­ From: C.O. 2nd Bn 58th
•Jack G. Kimball, Charles M. Lind­
fore the Armistice.
say, W. L. Fite, James J. Mayes,
At: P.C. (Post Command)
i Chester L. Bieck, Ralph E. Grav-
During World War 1, Gen. Cook, Date: 6/8/18
rok, Albert I. Robins, William I..
then a major, was commanding the Hour: 6:05
Wi--man, Thomas R. Updegraff,
Second Battalion of the 58th In­ To: Lt. Snow:
I George O. Truex. 2nd Lts. W. H.
The 2nd Bn is not to cross the
fantry, stationed near the Vesle
I Farmer, C. E. Lowing, Paul A.
River at a small French town of river, only the 1st Bn. The 2nd Bn
Nolte, James R. Kneisler, Carl V.
Ville Savoie. Mr. Snow, then a sec­ 1 is to take up a line south of VESLE.
These
Two
Pvts.
Don't
Chose
Gals;
Miller, Edwin P. Hauge, Perry A.
ond lieutenant in command of the Pass this message on to any inf.
Waldmer, Bernt J. Rogstad, Karl
Saving Souls More in Their Line
4th Engineers, was under Major officer of the 2nd Bn. Fine work,
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+-----------------
Kittstein, jr., George P. Bishop,
Cook’s command for a few days. (signed) Cook, Major.
The second message, time one
Joseph J. Morrow, Frank G. Knotz.
Pvts. Alma Nielsen anil Bernard
Met By Chance
hour and twenty minutes later, Axelrad are two soldiers on this
Soldier, Where Are You?
John Haruk, H. D. Allmon, Henry
Lt. Snow and Major Cook met read:
Last week Irish Marsh was Brinsmead.
post
who
take
a
large
interest
in
quite by accident, however. Snow
“Good work, keep it up but be
Also Harry W. Roeder, Horatio
working at the jewelry counter
and his command were to report careful of M.G.’s (machine guns) to their weekends. Before you think
J. I.often, George T. Kingsbury,
of Depot PX No. 1.
of
your
own
blonde
cutie
waiting
to the commander of the First Bat­ your left. Those woods should be
“A soldier." says Irish, James F. Harris, I). M. Paul,
talion, stationed in the vicinity of cleaned out. Will recommend same for you in Salem and say—so what
—
Pvts.
Nielsen
and
Axelrad,
be
­
“
bought
a lovely silver rosary James Edwin .Wise, M. R. Perozzi,
Major Cook’s headquarters, but he to Col. Let me have information
Raymond N. Johnson, Fred W.
and his men lost their way in the no matter how unimportant it may sides being regular enlisted men, and I promised to do him the
Craig, R. I.. Yust, George M. Wil­
are
sort
of
chaplains,
too.
Pvt.
favor
in
Salem
of
mailing
it
to
night and wound up with Major seem.” (signed) Cook.
cox. jr., Anderson L. Chandler, Ho­
Nielsen conducts Latter Day Saint his girl.
Cook. The Major advised the Lieu­
Troops Deployed
(Mormon) services every Sunday—
“At the Post Office there I bart E. Grazier, Jack Murr, H. N.
tenant to stay, saying that he could
The Post Command, from which Pvt. Axelrad. Jewish services, ev­ tried, only to find they wouldn’t O’Quinn, Robert A. Bean, Richard
use him.
send without having a sender's H. Todd, Charles E. Fletcher, Wil-
The tactical problem for Lt. Snow Major Cook eent those messages, ery Friday night.
was
located
in
the
cellar
of
a
par
­
Nielsen’s case is made further address. He hadn't given me I liam E. Parris, Francis J. Caba,
and his company to solve was the
sonage
adjoining
a
shell-shattered
unusual by the fact that his small this, or his name. I don't know S. M. Rosenblatt, Charles II.
bridging of the Vesle River, about a
Schultheis, Ellis H. Oldfield, Henry
church
in
Ville
Savoie,
a
town
under
flock
of Mormons includes several his rank.
kilometer from Major Cook’s head­
J.
Reed, James R. Barron, George
incessant
shellfire.
The
town
had
“He had told me not to use
officers—one major and one cap­
quarters, in order that the latter’s
1). Oliver, Paul A. Murnan.
men might effect a crossing the been evacuated before the main tain among them. Nielsen being his name. ‘She'll know who it’s
Also Robert Richter, George P.
following day and launch a surprise action began, and was perched an earnest and determined fellow
from,' he said.”
Kaiseboom, Joseph C. Stallmeyer,
attack against the enemy. Lt. Snow 1 near a bluff which commanded a —makes no distinction of rank
Miss Marsh didn't consider it
1-red I. Dultz, Frerick G. Robert­
and his men felled trees on the • view of the valley, the plains and when he has a point which he feels good dipldYnacy to use her own
son, Thomas K. Galleher, W. H.
the Vesle River and the enemy-held does require some pounding home.
name. Finally she did mail the
Vanderlin, jr., Julius J. Stumpf,
territory beyond. The troops were
package—and a long letter of
The Mormon church is unusual in
Homer G. Ross, James P. Short-
deployed along a slightly elevated
that it has no separate priesthood explanation.
ell, Leroy N. Saunders, Alexander
railway track which ran below the
But she's worried about it.
class. Members of the congrega­
O. Shelter, George R. Sulget, Fred­
edge Of tl.e bluff and foxholes af­
Soldier—where are you?
erick S. Green, D. C. Williams,
forded sufficient protection from tion assume all duties of the run­
ning of the church in addition to
Bernard S. Good, Jesse R. Thomas,
enemy shellfire.
The next day, Lt. Snow and his their every-day work. But they which frightens both Axelrad and M. Varner, Gordon L. Wheeler,
company were called back to their are divided into groups according the soldier—when they think of Frank A. Smith, Robert E. Seng,
3rd and Monroe St
original regiment whence they pre­ to their proven interest in the the possibility of either being jr., John I). Tullius, Alfred Smith,
R E. Milz, Max M. Sanders. Leo
pared a second line of defense in church. In civilian life Nielsen had transferred.
Phone 11 SO-J
Axelrad had just graduated from j W. Dar is. T. S. Pudlewski.
back of the infantry, in case the worked up to the “Seventy” group
—or next to the highest, which is law school when he was inducted, i
necessity for a withdrawal arose.
OFFICERS’ — ENLISTED
This was the only incident of the “High Priest.” As a Mormon of The thing that constantly impress- I WZZC Officer Here;
MEN’S
last World War when the two men this rank, it was natural that he ed him in his study of law was the
MILITARY EQUIPMENT met. But their friendship, kindled assume leadership of the Adair almost exact duplication that ex-1 Talks in Corvallis
ists between some present day
on military codes which remain in­ flock.
Military Tailoring
(Continued From Page 1)
As a “Seventy” Nielsen was as­ laws and the ancient Hebrew ones
tact today, has endured. In fact,
Mr. Snow stated that if he were in signed missionary work for two established thousands of years ago. WAAC are enrolled as auxiliaries
and all take a four weeks basiq
the army today, “There is no man years, which duties this class per­ “This similarity exists in both def­ training course. The first group of
I’d rather serve under than Gen­ forms at its own expense, before inition of the offense and in defin­ officers candidates were chosen No.
Field Jackets
returning to regular 1 a y jobs.
eral Cook.”
------- --------------------------------- Nielsen has handed out tracts, bap­ ition of the penalty,” Axelrad says, vember 2 from the ranks and in that
awed at this proof of the eternal class there were five Oregon wom-
Wool Shirts
tized converts into the church, per­ quality of mankind’s moral codes. | en.
New Branch
formed marriages and funerals.
KRATAVIL'S
Trench Coats
Another new branch of the
Nielsen sticks to the Mormon code
"Let’s have a cocktail first,” said
which prohibits smoking and drink­ the sergeant's girl. "1 never ent on WAAC’s is the army signal corps.
SHOE SHOP
Mackinaws
Training members of the WAAC
ing, requires that only simple, an empty stomach.”
to replace enlisted men as radio
For Quality Shoe
wholesome food be eaten. But he
Field Caps
Repairing
| does go to all the camp dances, for
We guarantee both work­ ! the Mormon guide in general, is
Shoes
BISHOP'S — in Salem — brings you
manship and materials.
that “Man lives that he may have
joy.
”
Everything
conducive
to
phy
­
Full line of polishes
the famous
Sleeping Bags
sical and mental health is encour-
and shoe laces.
ed.
Air Mattresses
II* S. lini St., Corvalli»
Worked in Munitions Factory
In civilian life, Nielsen was a I
guard at a munitions factory and
Every Thing an Army Man
raised poultry while working his
Needs.
j way through Utah State Agricul-
WE HAVE IT.
AUTO
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chants traditoianl Hebrew prayers.
As Rabbi he preaches a weekly
sermon. Axelrad's services are or-
1 thodox in that soldiers who attend
must observe the Jewish custom wf
keeping on their hats throughout
the ceremony.
Axelrad's studious observance of
The Big Gift in the
Hebrew custom is proven by the
Little Package-----
fact that he hasn’t eaten any army
meat since induction. It's not Kosh.
Whether you're on active duty or await«
er. Kosher meat, which is the only
Your Photograph
kind an Orthodox Jew eat«, has
ing your call, choose Florvheim Military
been blessed, then killed painleaa-
for Christmas
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ly by a Rabbi. It is then soaked
in salt and water which is sup-
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posed to eliminate the blood.
Writes Letters for Others
Your Buddies Will Tell 1 ou
A number of Jewish soldiers
the post receive letters in Yiddish
from the older generation whi-h
they are unable to translate. Axel­
rad does that for them. Axelrad
writes all of one soldier’s letters
to his parents who are unable to
Open Evenings Except Thursdays
read anything but Yidish. The »<
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. dier's father compliments his s<
I on the excellence of his letters
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Page Five
November 30. Subsequent classes
of approximately the same propor­
tions will be started once a month
until the requisite number of ra­
dio specialists have been trained.
The radio operators will receive a
13 weeks training course. The
course for radio mechanics will
be of eight weeks’ duration.
Students for the radio school will
be chosen by an aptitude test from
the ranks of the WAAC’s during
basic training.
Lieutenant Hathaway reviewed
the requirements for enlisting re­
cruits. No specific education is de­
manded. The passing of an aptitude
test being all that is necessary in
that line. Recruits must be be­
tween the age of 21 and 45 and
have no children under 14 years of
age. Service men’s wives are eligi­
ble. It is to be noted that the
sooner the enlistment the greater
chance for advancement.
Oregon Does Well
Lieutenant Hathaway. further
stated that all of the Oregon girls
have d\>ne exceedingly well. There
are a great many non-coms in the
ranks and several commissioned
officers and more upcoming with
the termination of training periods.
Lieutenant Margaret Horn will
come to Corvallis November 30 to
interview prospective enlistees. She
will speak to a combined meeting
of the Women's clubs in Corvallis
on that day. Arrangements are be­
ing made for an office for Lieuten­
ant Horn while she will
ing in Corvallis.
Girls can apply to Lieutenant
Hathaway at room 323 Main Post
Office Building in Portland or Eu­
gene applicants can apply through
Sergeant Castello room 10 in the
Eugene Post Office building.
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