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Thursday, January 7.1943.
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Notes From o Soldier's Sketch Book
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A weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian per­
sonnel of Camp Adair, Oregon, and circulated free to officers, soldiers
and civilians by written permission of the camp commander.
PubKshed by the Camp Adair Sentry, publisher, Box 347, Cor­
vallis, Oregon. News matter pertaining to Camp Adair, furnished by
the Camp Public relations Office, is available for general release.
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Camp Adair
Editor and manager .... —
Don C. Witeon
P. 0. Addreif, Box 347, Corvallix, Oregon. Phone M55-M.
Cpl. Bill Schooner. a prolific con­
tributor, «ends the following penned
word« from where ht reads the Sen-
try at the Salina. Kansas, Army Air
Base. Sure, they read the Sentry
in Kansas. That’s why we never
mention the Oregon rain:
'T think that I shall never sea
A girl refuse a meal that’s free:
A girl with hungry eyes not fixed
Upon a drink that’s being mixed.
A girl who doesn’t like to wear
A lot of junk up in her hair.
Girls are loved by guys like me;
For who on earth would kiss a
tree.”
The emphasis on military cour­
tesy, most of all on saluting, fre­
quently puzzles recruit». Consider­
ing how much men must learn to
make- fighting soldiers, and how
valuable time is, in this war, it
seems to them that repeated lec­
tures on points of courtesy don’t!
make sense.
They fail to see how salutes can
From Our Army
win a war. The salute strikes them
as being no more than a gesture,
relatively unimportant. And as they
Cousins
note that the inxisu-nce on saluting
originates among officers, recruits
Thrift ■ is a war duty, says
assume that it must be because of­
ficers relish the salute as a sign of BROADCASTER, of Scott Field,
HL. in an editorial based on an
deference.
Now if the salute were merely a imaginary want ad in another
physical gesture, the ri-erult'z feel­ soldiers' newspaper. The ad goes
ing als.ut it would be reasonable
thia:
enough. Even if the custom wen- 1 “Wanted: KW million American
wholesome, for the sake of diaci- , men, women and children. Exper-
piine in camp and garrison during ience unnecessary. Hoars: 14-lb u
p<aee time, the salute should not day. Wage.«: a few cents a day.
have so much attention in a war Two meals a day consisting of
camp where men are being trained synthetic bread, powdered eggs,
for combat in a conflict that shakes horsemeat and root-soup. Type of
the world.
I work: to produce plaru-s, tanks.
But if the skeptical recruit looks ' guns, clothes and food for the Axis
aixiut him. noticing which soldiers armies. Apply: New Order. Inc.,
salute most punctiliously and in a ' A Hitler, Mgr., Berchtesgarten,
manner suggesting that they con- Germany."
sider it a privilege, h. may suspect 1 By way of comment. BROAD-
that saluting has a significance CASTER says:
beyond the full under-landing of a | »^n,, above want ad would be a
nn*1 new
I.*. IV to t the
btxz «»
V»w» V» He
U.. «still
...
mail
army.
will Me 1 great joke,
if it weren't for the
that the more experienced soldiers, fact that it is »o true. Already
including war veterans and others millions of persons have had just
who are competent judges of the
those conditions imposed on them
value of military courtesy, are the
in conquered countries. We must
very ones who always salute as if
invest in th«- present to keep on
they meant it and who resent slov­
enjoying the privileges of free
enly saluting by their comrades,
J people and to expect 100 per cent
whether officers or enlisted men.
I liberty in the future.”
Why is thia? Why do real sol­
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Address all communication» to “Camp Adair Sentry, Box 347,
Corvallia, Oregon."
News contributors to this issue: Lt. George H. Godfrey,
Public Relations officer; S Sgt. E A. Brown, associate director;
S/Sgt. R. L. Black, Sgt. Henry Beckett. T 4 Raymond C. John­
son. Cpl. John J. Gubelman. Pvt Wallace Rawles, Pvt. Robert
Ruska uff.
Culled
LET'S BE CONFIDENT. BUT NOT OVERCONFIDENT!
All of us have .serious resolutions to make for the
coming year; we must resolve to further the war pro­
gram as fully as we are able.
Nothing could be more dangerous to the success
of our arms than the development of a national attitude
that the victory is about to lie won.
—General George ('. Marshall.
LATRINE RI MORS ... "and I heard we're going to live in
There is an old adage which sayw, “Nothing succeeds like
the Roney Plaza hotel in Miami Beach, and get cora missions and
success.” Our Army’s succesuful offensives will be followed
6O-day furloughs, providing the war doesn't end before < hrist-
mas ....”
up by others. We in the Army anti you ut home are confident
of that. But .... and this is important .... we must not
allow confidence to lead us into over-optimism.
You have probably heard the following "pearlH of pro­
phecy” scattered about at your home, or your place of
business. “We’ve got the Nazis and the Japs on the run,” or
"Tile war’ll la- over in six months.” Such idle talk should
be stopped.
None of us ¡a going to be disappointed if the war should
Some day this war will be over. When that day comes,
end sooner than we expected. But we may fall victims to
there will be a period of readjustment from wartime
our own optimism if we net our hopes on a short war when j
to peacetime economy. That’s the time when a
. the facts indicate otherwise. Remember, the Japanese have
“
cushion” will come in handy. That’s the time when
been fighting for more than seven years now. For the Nazis,
you
can spend the money you save NOW—and buy far
this murks the fourth year of war. Each of these countries
is prepared to devote a gnat deal more time to achieve their
more with it. dollar for dollar! Lend your Savings
diers, men conscious that warfare
| ARMY NEWS. Ft. Sill. Okla..
fanatical aims.
now whin they are needed most to protect the very
tells about Pvt. George S. Kita-
One of the first axioms of warfare is never to under­
mura, American soldier of Jap-
life of the country that has prospered you. If you will
estimate the enemy. Let us not coddle ourselves with the
anese ancestry, who put a ten-
do this wholeheartedly, there is no question that
dollar bill in an envelope and left
thought that one American is as good as ten Japs or ten
America’s future and your future will be secure. Think
it at a Red Cross hut. tiecause
Nazis. Germany spent a great many years preparing for
he was impressed by the work
clearly, and do not hesitate to take out a “Class A Pay
this war. Many of the J span»-si* are battle-scarred veterans.
done there. He was horn in Cal­
We are up against strong opponents. We must be stronger
Reservation” THAT WILL BE YOl R "CUSHION
ifornia, lived some years in Japan
than our enemies to defeat them. We must have better arms,
and then returned to the United
better planes, better ships.
States. His job as a soldier is
repairing army tents.
And let us not forget the magnitude of this Global War. with refowtuo to confidence, cour­ think of the system of life there, it
1
Our armed forces are engaging the enemy in the far corners age, fidelity, etc.”
must have some virtues. Otherwise
CAM? ROBINSON NEWS.
of the earth; in New Guinea, in Burma, in North Africa, on Frusading Spirit Mike« Morale the current Russian zeal would be
Arkansas,
tells of a rookie who had
, Ardent faith in the cause is the [ incomprehensible. Certainly Ameri-
the Aleutian Islands.
.
a right armful and tried to salute
first
essential
for
morale
in
war
|
can
morale
has
not
yet
risen
to
the
To send a fully equipped Army these vast distances and
by bringing up hi» left hand in
and our present cause is a shininc
to keep them supplied—requires time—a great deal of time. light before us, night and day No fanatical level of Russian morale.
an indescribable reversed manner
It is clear that a good many Ameri-j
Although our Armed Forces have won several battles, man can fail to be attracted to it cans are unwilling to sacrifice for I
over his right eye. Another, find­
ing himself face-to-face with two
we have not won the final victory. Nothing could be more unless he 1» insensitive t - imisi.i the Lmiteii States as the Russians I
harmful at present to the war program than the feeling that eratioi id justic, i is with it are willing to sacrifice for Soviet | has become almost inconceivably officers, solved his problem by­
that training must bv re- saluting with both hands at the
the war is alxiut to end. We cannot skate along on the thin compassion for the tyrant's victim Russia. Why lü is this? Ut that i
rame time Then there »ti the
ice of over-optimiam. We will lie playing into the hands and ha.« no care for the righting question be pondered by American duccd to essentials, still cherish the determined recruit who saluted an
of wrongs.
citizens who sneer at pla ns for -alute as something to be em­
of the enemy. Over-optimism leads to dangerous relaxation.
But morale remains static unless social improvement, when pCHCt' phasized and reemphasized? It is. officer who failed to see him and
It may slow down the wheels of production. It may hamper the men who are engaged in the comes.
of course, because they know what then ran after him and tapped
it means. For them the salute is b.m lightly on the back and saluted
our intensified training program. It may hinder the long- conflict manage to gain confidence
associated with thoughts of officers again as the astonished officer
range planning necessary to cope with the continued resist­ in themnslves and in their fellow« Home To*n Girl Is
and men who have become objects turned around.
ance of our enemies. With great offensives in the offing Training must lie wine and
of esteem and affection. The salute
Prize-Winning
Poet
The same paper tells of two
thorough.
Authority
must
l*e
fair,
we must not falter in our determination to insure the success
is the grave gesture which they enBsted men, in that camp, who
firm, beneficent. Obedience mu»t
of these operations. We cannot be over-prepared.
To Post Athletic Officer Cap*. accord the Flag itself, as well a» are outranked by their sons. In
be prompt and willing. Thus loyal­
It has l»een the custom for us in America to draw up a ty grows and that pride in the Frank ('. Wimer came a copy of a the National Anthem.
ont case the father is a 1st sgt..
It is the tiadiUonal sign uf rec­ the son of a medical lieutenant.
set of resolutions for the New Year. This year al) of us outfit which is iH-rhajis the most national prize winning poem. "War
the sign peculiar to a In another case the father is a
might well include the following resolutions .... resolutions delightful aspect af military life. Mother.” two verse.« of which an* ognition,
published herewith. They were fraternity of men engaged in a call­ private, with one son a captain,
Trust
liegete
trust.
Naturally
an
that must be kept if America is to achieve its victory.
ing of high purpose. at least in this snecializing in explosives, as a re­
outfit is off t«> a bad start when » ntten by Louise Preysx of Capt.
Ix*l us resolve:
republic
of ours. In its simple di- search chemist, and a second son
officers and men think little of one Wimer's home-town, Elkins, W . Va.
rvetness the salute belongs to the whe :s a corporal, on foreign duty­
•
To be confident, but not over-optimistic;
another and show it. Esprit de
To produce more in factories, on farms, in mines, in Corps develops quickly m an outfit There is no time for mourning ... gracious school of knighthood, in the artillery. Yet the father who
When a man salutes properly, he i.- a private has three service dec­
1 who stay
lumber «amps;
wherv mutual regard is fostered.
In house made lonely since he stands erect, head up, ryes looking orations as a Canadian corporal in
right from the beginning
To train harder for our war duties:
proudly into the eyes of the of­ the other war.
went away;
Also courage at home make for Must «houhler ta-k« I never knew ficer who must return the salute.
To l»uy more war bonds;
Their attitudes have dignity. In
To observe the letter and the sjurit of our rationing courage m camp Excessive aoltci-
CAMP Rl’CKER REPORTER.
lude. displayed through highly
addition, the salute, rendered as it Dothan. Ala., reprints an editorial |
program;
emotional letters, may make life
should be, is a gesture of swift
from the JACKSONVILLE (Fla.i
To auppurt our fighting forces 100 per cent;
more difficult for the soldier. He
precision, symbolic of militan*
JOI RNAL. which says in part:
And to do everything else we van to help win the war. needs constancy of affi-etion and
< haracti-ristics.
“In all wars of the past the i
On this Neu Year's Day, which our Commander-in-Chlef assurance that the people dearest
Instructors sometimes tell nr-
infantryman has had the job of
emits that in .saluting an officer
has set aside as a national day of prayer, let us pray that to him share his feedings about the
holding the line, mopning up,
they are not saluting.the person,
however long and bitter the struggle may he. Gtx! in his war and respeot him for doing as
but the rank, snd that is true. Sull, fighting, delaying actions, open­
his conscience dictates
wisdom may make us strong and deserving of the victory
the saluu is most i-sprvosirr when ing up holes in the enemy's de­
Ih-votion to country appears to
and the |a*ace.
the exchange is lietween officers fense. Whether up to hi« chin in
be at the center nt Russian morale
Some Day This War
Will Be Over
I
,r meeting cold steel of the enemy
w ith bayonets, army ground forces '
man the outpoate of civilization to- ,
day. and millions more train faith-1
fully in camps, waiting for their
call to the front.
"Infantry troops won immortal­
ity by their heroic defense of Ba­
taan. Thousands more, no less
brave, stand guard in Iceland's
dreary plains. Australian and Bri­
tish infantry, with rifle and ma­
chine gun, punched the first holes :
in Rommel's Egyptian line, while
American doughboys by the thous­
ands land on the African west
coast, ready to plunge into deadly
battle.
"The valor and effectiveness of .
the army ground forces goes on,
daily, largely unsung, while others i
get the headlines. It has always i
been so.”
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What make» morale? I laiee a point beyond anything that sol­
the qucalMMi Iterauee it
to dino neve or really want It »hvuU
mr that energy may bt- mo-dire-tt tw r ecu gm arsi that the Ume. money
rd, if not waated. in attempt» U> and effort going inte them are weil
improv» morale Kaportally 1 atn »pent only if they help build
thinking uf the variou. <iivvr»Km» morale
and forma of antertainnw-ni that
Other* > so these recreational fa
arv provided for u> in our lemur« cilitees ore overdone and surely loo
much emphasis
them >• noti
time.
it 1» • Salteate question. I know c*mplim«ntary to ua It iwdicat««
V i O mm J ran nxpre*» na.vsel/ clear that we are thought of as men who
ly and bg aiMler»UMHt. 1 may hurt can be won over and kept contented
people who arr trying to make through 'bread and riivweee.'* a»
»oldier. happy and th«» to t.
the population ef ancient Rome wool
. m the year» of decline
»ervice in thi* war.
Therefore. I begin by raying
To build reel morale in the aimy
' eur fellow countrymen most appeal
libraries. aOTVice club«, radio
gram», movie«, show«, dance»
U> h,gher traite of character Even
other entertainment in camp
the definition of the word implies
that Morale, «ay» th, dw-tienary!
in nearby town», an* ail to
good, utilaat they arr expanded to to a "»tat« uf mind, a» of »»Idler».
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A Soldier "Pops Off"
ARMY TIMl-S pub t»h. - the ftdk<«ing neu» re|*ort from
Camp Robert». Calif :
'lor violating the revtrietmn peHainmg to rvleaae oí vital
military informatasi, a veteran s-ndier at this huge Army Infantry
and Field Artillery replacement training rente*, ha* l*een court-
marna led aad aenteneed to »ix month» al hard labor He ateo
I» to forfeit »2S front his pay per month for th«- »ix-monU period
The buck private, who served «uh the Army Signal turps
from IS.»4 to ISS., wi, found guilty by a special i-vurt martial
of making public to UMutborraed persona the fact that he was
to he transferred on a future tr*xsp movement oeder on a specific
day to a certain -lest manor
"Content* of the «oldwr's cwiiversalmn, had it fallen into
the hand» of saboteur», might have rv»ullvd m the death «if
American troop», sailor» and merchant riiarpx- personnel and
equipment The convKtest »oMiat spoke from a coin teleph.»ne
booth located in a camp po-t exchange.
“The Camp guardhouse was designatisi a» place of confine­
ment af the soldier who failed to take full cogtiuzms-v of the sign
which wm. posted tn the telephone booth: ’A Slip of the l.ip May
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Rink a Ship Service ui e,
Silence
and men who have come to know1 mud. hidden deep in the jungle,
one another well and to have a bond'
of loyalty and esteem Any recruit
who is ignorantly cynical about
saluting would gain a fresh insight
into the meaning of it if he could
witness a meeting, after some pas
»age of time, between a good officer
and a good enlisted man who hare
served together in war and have
memories worth a fortune. In such
circumstances ths* salute seems the
perfect gesture. It has virility and
I grace. It represent« a relationship
; too deep for words.
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FON tl.1 HOMK-TOWA (URI.S
Oh. Eugene gal» ar> topo with me.
t'urvailto girl« are charming;
Soft the mante of Albany.
The Salem girls disarming
i Stili thvugh I Kask beneath their
amile»
Their charm« all fati tu bind me
And m> bea-t gx>es back tu thè
prette httle giri—
The girl I ieft behind me
—Timber Wotf Cannoaear.
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