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Sentry Camp 4 weekly jouraal devoted to maintaining morale, with the responsibility of circulating post informa tion and news at Camp Adair, Oregon. Camp Adair, Oregon Mounting Guard in Vol. 1., No. 34. “No man can suffer too much nor fall too soon, if he suffers or if he fall in the defense of the liberties and constitution of his country.”—Daniel Webster $1.50 a Year by Mail Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday. December 17.1942% Mrs. Roosevelt Sells Poem of 96th Officer Camp Adair's Cannon — for Scrap Lt. Caughman Wrote Verse While Walking Post on Christmas Eve Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has acted as an unpaid literary agent for 2nd Lt. John E. Caughman, of Hdq Co , 3rd Bn., 381st Inf., the 96th Division. Through her interest a poem which he wrote while a sentinel at ( amp Roberts, Calif., last Christmas Eve, appears in the current, or Christmas number, of the Ladies’ Home Journal. It was another soldier who called it to the attention of the wife of the President of the United States. He wrote to her: “This poem was written Chri^- ABOUT PASSES mas Eve by a fellow member of Passes issued by the Provost this regiment as we sat around a Marshall’s office during the little fire between turns at guard year 1942 will not be honored duty. It touched the feelings of all after Feb. 1st, 1943. New passes of us who were away from home for 1943 may be secured any for the first time, at Christmas. It is our poem. If you feel that it time after Jan. 1. at the Provost is for the American people to see, Marshall’s office. then surely you can get it to them. BUT—bring your old pass But, most of all, I hope that you with you and turn it in to the enjoy it. Maybe one of your sons Identification department and ‘walked the midnight watch.’ ” bring 25c too, to cover mater Mrs. Roosevelt’s Letter ials cost. These rules apply to both civilian and military pass To the present lieutenant, then es. But in the case of military a private, Mrs. Roosevelt wrote: passes, only those issued by the “By chance your verses, A Christ mas Silhouette—1941, have fallen Provost Marshall’s office are into my hands. I wonder if you affected. The soldiers pass is would let me have them printed? sued by his own company, etc., I may, of course, be able to sell is not affected. them, but aside from that I would like to see them printed in a num ber of publications because of the last verse, which I think the youth of the country will particularly er|- joy and- applaud. I will wait per mission. however. In the meantime may I send you and your regiment Songs by Pvt. Mo rea my very best wishes. Very sincere Also Aired on Bill’ ly yours, Eleazar Roosevelt.” In response, the then Pvt. Caugh man said that he would be glad to Pvt. Douglas Johnson, fam d have Mrs. Roosevelt do as she concert pianist, who graduated pleased with his poem. He added: from the Havana Conservatory of “If there should be any com Music at the age of 14, will be fea pensation I would like for you to tured on tonight’s Timber Wolf accept payment in Defense Bonds, Division broadcast over KOAC at and then in turn send the bonds to • 7:30. Pvt. Johnson will play an 8- my mother. It would greatly please minute arrangement of Straus her.” waltzes. Lieutenant Has Novel Others on the broadcast, the third Lt. Caughman comes from Crip in the Timber Wolf series, will in ple Creek, Colo., and was a credit clude Pvt. David Morea Singing man for a jeweler, but .now he has “White Christmas,” the continua done a novel, as well as short tion of the “Private Jones” skit and stories, and he hopes to write for a musical selections by the Timber living when the war is over. He is Wolf orchestra. The program is in a University of California grad charge of Lt. Francis Bowen. uate. The Christmas Eve poem is as NOVA, K.O.’D, “THROUGH” follows: After his six-round K.O. Friday Tonight a sentry’s rifld' is my by Tami Mauriello, New York Christmas tree, The night wind sighing is my heavyweight; Lou Nova, the liter ate California yogi-man-so-callcd Yuletidc cry. With lonely step I watch the silent says he is through with the ring (Continued on page 7, column 4) for a while. i Timber Wolf Air Show Features Pvt. Johnson Lt. Waite, War Veteran, Is New Camp Adjutant, and Succeeds Major Miller The new Camp Adjutant, 1st Lt. Post Adj. Gilbert A. Waite, is a Yankee by birth, “and proud of it.” He suc ceeds Major Victor N. Miller, the camp’s first adjutant, recently transferred. World War No. 1 made Lt. Waite a man of the West. He had grown up in Springfield, Mass., was grad uated at high school there, and in 1916 had answered the call of President Wilson and gone to the Mexican border as an enlisted man in the 2nd Infantry of the Massa chusetts National Guard. After that he had joined the regulars for the other war, serving in the 39th In- fantry of the Fourth Division. But he was discharged from the Army at Ft. Lewis. Wash., and he remained in that state, becoming sales manager for the Northwest ern W'ooden Ware Co., at Tacoma. LL Gilbert A. Waité. who He was commissioned in the re serves in 1934 and was made a 1st «ucreeds Major V. N. Miller. lieutenant in 1937. He has been president of the Reserves Officer»’ building, hangs a sign reading as Assn , of Washington and he went follows: "Motto, Adjutant’s Dept. into active duty in this war on —The difficult we do immediately May I. 1942. m the Second Military — the impossible takes a little Area Then he attended the ad ioager” One noteworthy fact about the jutant general’» school at F l Washington. Md He has been an headquarters personnel is that it assistant adjutant ta the Third Di consists nsainiy of eastern men, vision and has made active tours from the New York area, who were of duty He came to this camp as picked for technical qualifications. | knowledge of military correspond assistant adjutant. Behind hia desk here, in a cor ence and procedure Yet the master ner >«f the Post Headquarter* sergeant.« are from t’alifornia. Big Talent Broadcast Scheduled for Monday LINK FORMS ON THE RIO HT For the two performances of “The First Year” tonight in The. atre No. 3, tickets will be is sued by thé Special Service of fices of the 96th and 104th Di visions and SCU 1911. This will also prevail for seats to the ra dio broadcast show next Mon day. So see the SSO of your command for tickets. Radio Station KOIN to Produce Air Program in Post Theatre Camp Adair is on the air! With a galaxy of pretty girls, singers, comedians, mu sicians and even a double portion of masters of ceremony, this post will usher in the first of a series of weekly radio shows at Theatre No. 3 next Monday (Dec. 21). This show and subsequent ones on following Mondays will I h > presented and produced for men in the service by ra dio station KOIN, Portland outlet for the Columbia Broad casting System. It will be a complete one-hour show starting Dramatic Skits on Air at nine o’clock with the final half hour released to the net Tell Dunkerque Story work. 96th Broadcast Praises British And Remind American Of Rugged Resistance Art Kirkham and John Carpen ter, two of the best known radio personalities in the northwest will emcee. Joseph Sampietro and his augmented KOIN orchestra will be featured. Victory Girl Among other top notch perform ers scheduled to be seen (and heard) are petite Suzanne Burce, Oregon's Victory Girl; Carrol Worth, the one and only Miss Ore gon, and the celebrated KOIN chorus of twelve under the leader ship of Jimmy Riddell. Then there will Le Red Dunning, the Hermit of Hermiston, Norman Anderson, in his side-splitting comedy dance routine, and Andy Clausen, tenor. This by the way will be Andy’s last appearance be fore the mike as a civilian. He joins you and you and you next week. More Girls There will be songs by Marvel Riddell and Katheryn Porter, too according to the script written by Bill Mears. Ted Cooke is the producer and Earl Denham is the sound engin eer. Arrangements for this series of entertainment were made by Henry Swartwood, head of KOIN’a program department and Lt. George H. Godfrey, post special services officer. ♦ Radio Boss Britain's stubborn refusal to be defeated was a subject of a recent 96th Division broadcast, in the cur rent series intended to convey a true impression of the war situa tion as it developed. The broadcast cnsisted of infor- | mation given directly and through dramatic skits, the first being the This camp’s scrap drive has gathered in the German trench mortar which has adorned the . story of the evacuation at Dun Dallas courthouse lawn. Left to right: O. E. \nderson. American Legion post commander; Mrs. kerque, as told by officers and Andrew Irwin. Jr.; Capt. Tony Frank; Mayor Leif S. Finseth.—Statesman cut. boatmen taking part in it. The ac count ended with a fancied dia logue between a wife and a boat- man, on his return home. It wen t as follows; “And just where have you been lalligagging till this hoar of the morning, Mr. Neeland— if I may Field House Said Best ask?" Post Floor in Country “I knew it—well, for your infor mation, I’m a bloomin’ hero—been director of KOIN. sailin’ over to Dunquerque to have The date, December 23rd, a talk with his nibs Hitler—and The time, 8:00 p. m. I told him a thing or two.” The place, the Field House. Drama will move . - into ___ Camp ___ p subject called married life. It rates Keep all of the above in mind, “Do you mean to say that you ■ stage of Adair tonight on t_„_ __ Wat ___ fifth in* length of run shows that soldier. They are vital statistics were in that fight in Dun have run on Broadway. It is three Department theater No. 3, when acts of uproarious, fast-moving ac in connection with what promises to querque—.” Frank Craven’s three-act smash “Just like a woman—to faint at tion and a preview of the cast be the real gala social event of a comedy, “The First Year,” is pre which will handle it indicates top gay holiday season — (’amp Adair's a time like this—and me with no Dinners, Trimmin's pre-Christmas dance. sented EM of the Post, as the sec presentation. tea for 28 hours.” ond unit of USO-Camp Shows California-born Pamela Wright Feature in All Outfits The second skit consisted of talk The dance — by far the most pre brought here. will play Grace Livingstone, fem tentious planned to date — will be by civilian defenders of London fol Presentations will be at 6 and inine lead who struggles through held in the post Field House, hither lowing an air raid and the third Christmas dinner will be a grand, 8:15 p. m. it was announced last the first year of married life with to devoted to wrestling, lioxing, was made up of the talk of Brit festive and sumptuous occasion in night. The No. 3 theater is located her spouse, Tommy Tucker, played basketball, volley ball and other ish fliers bombing Berlin. me.ss halls all over this camp. De at Av. D and N. 7th St. by Irving Mitchell. Mitchell, who such uncouth, albeit healthy, sports. “Churchill has st»‘ed that Jhe tails will be incompleto until next There will be no admission is a native of Portland, started When the dancing gets under way danger of British invasion of Brit- week, when they will be published charge, per the good old USO cus- acting professionally in a repetoire it will prove an assertion made aia is not past,’’ said the speaker in full, hut now it may be said tom, but tickets will be necessary company touring the northwest. months ago by Col. R. E. M. Des who reviewed the war against that every dinner wil be as home Wires, Mails Bring Big Supporting players are Kathryn Islets, the engineer who built Camp Britain since Dunkerque. “We like as careful preparation and good and may be obtained by EM via your special services officers, to Sheldon, Leonard Lord, Johanna . Adair, that the field house has the know it never will he past, until fellowship can make it. Pile Season's Greetings whom they will be apportioned in Douglas, Douglas Rutherford, John j best dance floor of any army post Hitler and his gang of interna In many cases commanding offi Marston, Madora Keene, Howard in the country. ratio for the Post complement. tional hoodlums have been beaten cers will preside and ther<will be By wire, airmail und special de Tonight’s show will be the first Watson. The Hostess League will provide once and for all. We must all re special guests and, in some cases, of three dramatic presentations The play deals with a wife who hundreds of feminine dancing part Anda I though ,,ver y- Governors of many statea speeches igid song. < _ ______ member that the British Empire coming to Camp Adair as part of gets uptown airs while husband, ners from Corvallis, Albany, Sa could not concentrate all its efforts the menu will vary, it will consist are sending greetings to Camp the USO-Camp Shows cycle. On remains prosiac and practical, the lem, Dallas, Independence, Mon- on the Battle of Britain. A far- mainly of the traditional Christmas Adair soldiers from these states. Jan. 6 the noted stage play, “Ar complete rookie, y’know. They riot ■ mouth and no doubt other places as dishes, with an abundance of ev I These greetings and messages of senic and Old Lace” will show here. through scads of trouble, just like [ yet undisclosed. Attractive num- flung empire such as the British erything. Empire must of necessity have its good will and Interest have come Jan. 20 will bring “Flyir.g Colors." good soldiers and it all ends very tiers have been listed as intermis In addition, the quantity and va “The First Year” deals with a happily, just like everything else. ión features. Music will be fur- armed forces spread over the face riety of gift boxes already coming to the Defense Recrcution Office, of the earth. Corvallis, which has been giving I nished by S Sgt. Bob Black’s aug “We will not know, until future in is such that soldiers will be well "Neighborhood Parties" in honor mented St’U orchestra. fed even if they stay in barracks- historians record the facts, just of soldiers from particular states Although complete arrangements provided they don’t open those why the Hitlers and the Goerings or sections of the country. have not all been announced as yet, packages until Christinas. Inspect and the people of their ilk earn«- So far messages have come from take our word for it or take ing officers are expected to be into being. But it will be recorded It’s nice work if you can get it, and you can. All soldiers Governors Saltonstall, of Massa the word of the Special Services lenient about the appearance of that the tight little island had a who wish to make some Christmas change $5-37 the day— Officer if you'd rather — that this barracks during Christmas week. chusetts; Lehmsn, of New York; brave people and a brave fighting may do so by pulling carrots this coming Sunday. dance the night before the night Day rooms as well as mess halls Bricker, of Ohio; Schricker, of In force of which its government Telephone 2941, Special Service officer, or notify your com before Christmas will be one to re- will be decorated ingeniously and diana; Van Wagoner, of Michigan; could be proud, for in battle they elaborately through the holidays, Griswold, of Nebraska; Moses, of manding officer. You will be told where and when te report. : member. did not falter and in the darkest with greens and colored paper, and North Dakota; Ford, of Montana; At present the plan is for buses to pick you up here at camp, hour of the German Blitz they were there will lie informal entertain Clark, of Idaho; Maw, of Utah; Sunday at 8 a. m„ and carry you to the California Packing Co. IS IT WOOfNNMNl? not found wanting at Salem, where farmers will call with their conveyances and ment in addition to the radio pro Miles, of New Mexico; Olson, of The Timber Wolves have a howl. "The people of Britain, sailors, grams received everywhere. take you to nearby farms. Food and hot drinks will be supplied. California. She knew that. She just wondered soldiers and air force, ht«yc set a It is reported that 30,000 tons of carrots wil) be lost unless how to spell it. great example for us of America they are pulled and taken from the damp ground, where they would rot, and placed in sacks on platforms in the field. To She Sings, Too repeat—it’s nice, clean work and all the carrots you can eat. They make your hair curb Play "First Year" To Be Here Tonight Big All-Camp Dance Is Holiday Feature Smash Comedy Is USO Show at Theatre 3; Two Presentations Christmas in Camp Will Be Festive Day Many State Governors Felicitate Camp Adair Want $$ for Christmas? New Mobile Laundry Requests Privilege Of Cleaning Fatigues Without Charging Six New Tailor Shops Opened in Camp Area Have you noticed that well-tai lored appearance so prevalent in Camp Adair?—Under GI raincoats that is. Well, investigation revealed that there are six new tailor shops in operation in camp, all under the supervision of Frank L. Sberman, Eugene tailor who came to camp and made good in a big way. They are located as follow*: PX No. 3, D ave. and 1st st North; No. 6, D ave. and 9th I st. I North; No. 8, C ave. and Sth at. North; No. 11. C ave. and 7th 1 st i South; No. 13. D ave. and 7th st Sooth, and No. 17 Hospital area. The original tailor «hop in the Officers’ Exchange is still svsil- <Mv h> both officers arid EM. Morris Stavsky Finds 2nd Stripe on Return CpI Morris Stavsky of the Medics returned this week from a visit to his home in New York City. He ws« with his family six days. Cpl. Stavsky was a Me when he left, the promotion going through during his absence. Corvallis Elks Hold Bridge Dinner Tonight The Elk* w> Corvallis are staging a «upper for you and your wife to- > night at 8:30. Or if not your wife, your sweetheart, just m long as you’re an Elk, you're welcome. A short lodge miiot and an in I teresting Chnilma« program will 1 follow th* Music by Delbert Moore and Mr». W. F Gn«kinx of j t urvallu high sxh*»l kalhryn Porter—Kay ss she is tagged by her fellow radio- ile*—is KOIN'S star soprano and «ill he fralared at the mike in the initial program to he broadcast by KOIN la a regular Monday Serie« from < amp tdair te Northweat dialers. Your dirty fatigue uniforms will I be cleaned witnout charge hy that mobile laundry which appears to be stuck in the mud at Av. D and 1st St. South, but is really going places. First it was a sergeant that said that, over the telephone. Then an other sergeant, face to face. Then a lieutenant, in the presence of I other mobile laundry soldiers, who I all »mile«! and nodded their heads. It was more than an invitation. ' They seemed eager about it. They said It would be all right to put it in the paper. But what if all the men in camp try to take advantage of the offer? The lieutenant's smile merely wid ened. Quite all right, he insisted. I The mobile laundry is prepared to take care of the laundry of 16,000 men in the field, and this is a c«mp, with plenty of water and other facilities. The personnel of the mobile laundry belong to Co. B, of the 691st Q.M Bn , and thia is only the second fully organized mobile laundry in the army. It consists of 16 units and there are four units to h platoon. The commanding of ficer is Capt Charles D. McCollis. ter and the other officera are 2nd Lts. J. E. Rubenstein. Theron Kim. brick, Leo Davis, and Harry Prev an. The company has a strength of 347 men. Engineers and mechaniea were picked for their experience, the others started from scratch and if you send your fatigues in they’ll get more training. Each unit on wheel* weighs more than 10 tons and is drawn by trac tor. Water for the washing cornea by pump and hose from any con venient source. Here it la the camp water supply. In the field it might be lake or stream. The mobile (Continued on page 7, column 1)