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Camp
i weekly journal devoted
to maintaining morale,
with the responsibility of
circulating poet informa­
tion and news at Camp
Adair, Oregon.
Mounting Guard in
Vol. 1, No. 39.
No man can suffer tea
much nor fall toa soaa. if
he suffers or if he fall in
the defense of the liberties
and constitution of his
country.**—Daniel Webster
Camp Adair, Oregon
Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, January 14,1943.
Capt. Eagle New Head
Of Bakers and Cooks
Oregon's Head Man
Assistant Commandant Declares
Good Cooks Are Most Important
low to Fight Bombs
Demonstrated by CW
Love, Nullin’ But Love, Rules Personal
Telegrams Stop. Operator's Love-Sick
Two Major Attractions Billed In
ield House Program Next Week
Flying Colors/' Girl
Revue, on Wednesday
Captain Myron B. Eagle, jovial ex-teacher and superin­
tendent of schools, moved into the Assistant Commandant’s
office at the School for Bakers and Cooks last Saturday and
immediately began making plans for a strong offensive on
the “kitchen front.”
"My job,” declared the new head of the Ninth Service
Command’s largest cooking school, “is to thoroughly train
hundreds of good cooks in the shortest possible time,
a big order but it will be done.”
“A good cook is the most im­
MOVIE QUIZ
portant man in the company,’’ he
Everyone knows by now—or
continued, “and we’re here to train
should—that Lt. Clark Gable is
such men.”
NOT stationed at Camp Adair.
Captain Eagle’s wide experience,
But are there any movie stars
his reassuring smile, the twinkle
around here hiding their light
in his eye and the determination in
under a bushel, or maybe un­
his voice thoroughly qualify him der Service Club No. 1? Sgt.
for his new position.
Paul McCormick, who works in
The captain has always been in­ the orderly room of Hq. Co.,
terested in food preparation. He SCU 1911, says that he has been
has been around cafes and hotel receiving mail of late asking
kitchens ever since he could re­ about Robert Preston. Has any­
member and this probably explains one seen that handsome leading
why cooking is one of his hobbies. man in any of the P.X.’s?
By Remote Control
In fact cafe management had
such a fascination for the captain
that he operated a cafe in North
Dakota by remote control during
most of the time that he was a
commander in the CCC.
Definite Plan Is Under
When asked Who did the cooking
at home the captain shy It admitted
Way, Major Informs
that he fried the .«teaks and roast­
How much damage could just
ed the meat but he emphatically
stated that his wife did the rest one plane load of incendiaries do
if unloaded over Camp Adair? Maj. !
of the kitchen work.
In 1939 after his tour of duty Earl F. Armstrong and his SCU
with the CCC Captain Eagle ven- chemical warfare group have the
turvd into the hotel business, leas­ answer—plenty. Out of 1,000 in­
ing the Gateway Hotel at Sedro cendiaries from 75-1 HO would find
Wooley, Washington. But Hitler a mark.
But Maj. Armstrong and his
had just become the world's bad
boy and Hotel Manager Eagle soon group know what to do about this,
became Captain Eagle, Army of the too. It would be impossible for
United States. He has been an the fire department to fight each
officer in the B4C School since fire. Therefore the master plan
at Ada*r calls for many units of a
November, 1941.
The captain has served in sev­ three man fighting team assisted
eral branches in the Ninth Corps by “spotters" who direct the teams
area. He came here from the Camp to fallen incendiaries.
Cooke, California, branch which he " The first phase in setting up this
established and commanded for master plan was the showing of a
more than a year.
training film on incendiaries last
School in Chicago
Friday afternoon in Post Theatre
Before coming to Camp Adair, No. 4. Sgt. Henry Beckett went
Captain Eagle attended the Ameri­ into further detail on types of in­
can Institute of Advance Baking, cendiaries and methods of combat­
in Chicago, graduating in mid­ ting them.
December, 1942.
A practical demonstration on the
The captain worked his way Hq.«. Co., SCU area, last Saturday
through North Dakota State col­ was next. Cpl. John A. McCormick
lege, taught mathematics and Pvts. Chas. Little and Henry La-
science a few years, and then be­ retiva showed how to handle the
came a superintendent of schools incendiaries without danger. A
in his native state. Later he taught running commentary was provided
in Minnesota but gave up this po­ by Maj. Armstrong.
sition in order to invade the domain
The equipment used is easily
of Bob Bums as head of an Arkan­ available in SCU barracks, con­
sas CCC camp.
sisting of Green extinguisher
In Fort Lewis
(water filled), long handled shovel
Later he was transferred to Fort and sand buckets. The other SCU
Lewis, Washington, and from there units will soon witness a similar
to northern Idaho. Finally he re­ demonstration in their areas.
turned to the Fort Lewis area, be­
coming a district inspector of the
The wedding of 1st Sgt. Crocker,
CCC camps there.
of Bonehead Bn., Timber Wolf F.A.,
Once when a member of the and of Mias Mary Hess, took place
(Continued on page
column 5) New Year's Eve, at Albany.
$1.50 a Year by Mail
KOIN Radio Broadcast
Set for Monday Night
Timber Wolf Talent Featured in
Big Show; Carol Worth to Be Here
Free to Soldiers, Extravaganza
First USO Show at Field House
Earl Snell, governor of Oregon,
inaugurated yesterday, is a serv­
ice man from the other World
war. He was formerly secretary
of state.—Cut courtesy Gazette-
Times, Corvallis.
More Like Whistling
In Dark Than Singing
“Singing in the Rain” is the
caption for a defense of the
weather appearing in a booklet
welcoming newcomers to Salem. It
Lew Hearn, Masters and Rollins
goes on like this:
anil Johnny Woods handle the com­
“Of course it rains in Salem— ] edy. Hearn, a famous American
what what of it? It doesn't rain as comic, works the whole show and
much water per year as it does in his specialties, “Belt-in-the-Back,”
Nev; York—it simply takes more "Imaginary Man" and “The Man
time to do it. The rains are gentle Who Came Back to Drink” as well
and the Salemer actually enjoys as his running fire of funny gags,
them. He knows they are an ac­ bounce over as terrific side-split­
companiment'of the moist, warm ters.
air drifting from the Japanese cur­
Johnny Masters and Rowena
rent which makes his winters so Rollins, clowning and mugging
mild—.”
through their song-dance-and-gag
(Look here, partner, don’t you routine, are strictly in the convul­
know this war is being fought to sive gropve. There is Johnny
stop that Japanese current?)
Woods, the young comic and im-
“Salem has rain instead of snow, personator who has scored in the­
with alternate bursts of sun­ aters, dulis and hotels all over the
shine—.”
country with Tommy Dorsey, Gene
(What bursts? What sunshine?) Krupa. Henry Busse, Jan Savitt,
“And all the time is the filtered Benny Goodman and other name
sunshine, so beneficial to—.”
bands.
(Now you're going too far. Not
The Winter Sisters and the Ar-
a filter, but a sieve. Your sky naut Brothers hold featured “spots”
I
leaks, sir, continuously.)
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Stories Like This Prove
Country Can't Be Licked
By Pfc. Bob Ruskauff.
They took a picture Tuesday at
I the Station Hospital, of a rniddlc-
' aged women who wondered “what
Love, both in-coming and out- it to hi* Sweetie Pie collect, »ay« | all the fuss was about."
The woman was Mrs. Gladys F.
going, rules the telegraph wires Gasser, although Sweetie Pie. who
as the BIG MESSAGE, the cen- probably doesn’t play blackjack, ’ Arenx, ward attendant at the ho.*-
tral idea, the great emotion, in per- usually send hers paid in advance, I pitay, who lives with her hu-band
sonal messages between the men of ( Love too, caused almost a tele­ and two growing boy«, on the out­
Camp Adair and their wives or upheaval during the recent flood; skirts of Corvallis.
But WHO is Mrs. Arenx?
sweetheart.« or the girl next door, soldiers on furlough wired tbeir
What has she done to be, OTTI
according to Pfc. Joseph Gasser, company commanders if it was safe
chief operator of the camp tele­ for them to try to come back to ! “front page"?
Let us quote Capt Thoma* B.
camp and «houldn't they maybe
graph office.
j Carson:
“Government and Red Cross stay over a few days.
“This woman is a story simply
Love had relative« ail over the
business is naturally first by far.
in volume, but in personal mes­ country—who had read of the flood I because she is putting forth with
sages, it’s just one continuous flow —wiring to see if G. L Joe had his I all of her patriotic heart the effort -
of dot« and dashes spelling love* head above water, even though he 1 that every American—man or
and 'much love’ and 'more love’ and slept on the top floor of the bar­ woman in military service or civ-
•I love you’ and 'all my love'—from ' racks. I^»ve bring in men who can't ; ilian— must expend to win this war
write and enlist* the telegraph op­ and peace that ia to come- after-
both ends ’*
All greetings, all message* of ( erator« to write it for them. Love, ' ward."
Mr*. Arenx went to work at Sta-
congratulation on births, wedding* states Pfc. Gasser, is a wonderful
i tion Hospital because she consid­
and anniversaries are definitely . thing—in dot* and dashes.
“out" for the duration by order of I Ijorr too, Gasser adds, apparent­ ered that the job was her oppor-
the Board of War i'ommunieatx**. ly blind* many a man as to the : tunity to share in the comm -n war
Gaaser states. But love, he adds, comet address of the camp tele- effort.
and more low, can and does cover graphic office The address: Camp
But that was not «11.
On the day she was hired. »he
everything
, Headquarters—right in the mam
authorised a Claaa A pay reserva-
Love leads many a »«idler to tell (building
“Camp Adair on the Air,” conservatively described by
host of self-appointed press agents as the most super-
colossal-gigantic radio broadcast of the new year will be
staged at Field House next Monday night. The time is 9
to 9:30 with a pre-show starting at 8:30.
The program, first of a series to be aired over the KOIN-
Columbia Broadcasting System airways, will be sponsored
Monday by the Timber Wolf division. The Monday following
will be under the sponsorship of the 96th Division.
"Flying Colors,” the musical comedy extravaganza which
USO-Camp Shows present at Field House, 7:30 p. m., next
Wednesday, is a big show filled with big-time performers.
Produced and staged on Broadway, it’s an eye-filler, lavishly
costumed, with songs, dances and socko comedy smartly
interwoven into the “book.”
It’s for all enlisted men and officers. Guests—if accom­
panied by man in uniform—are welcome. The show,
USO custom, is free. Tickets will not be necessary.
Gals? Yes, Galore
Not that it is important, but judged by the cast, this
show literally abounds in feminine pulchritude. There
also some gals in it.
tion for the purchase of a full War
Saving Bond ever pay day!
The Arena family ia not rich.
Mr*. Arnx’s check on pay day is
not so terribly large. It K simply
that thia woman believes in doing
all she can, whenever she can—to
help a cau«e which is so vital and
tremendous that it demands and
must receive the same sort of “ac­
tivated attitude” a* hers, from
everybody who know« what it
means to Be and Think American.
That is why, on Tuesday, Mias
Janet C. Baxter, directress of civ-
iliar personnel at Station Hospital,
and Pvt. Jxiui* Sachs, Post War
Bond (iftut. present«! to Mrs.
Arenx the first United States War
Savings Bond that had been issued
through the- Post Finance Office, to
subscriber« to the Class A. Reser­
vation Plan.
The reorganised program is de­
signed to vastly facilitate Treasury
Department delivery of war bonds
when due.
It will expedite bond delivery to
both military and civilian person-
SEVEN TIMES
Making war against the Axis
is sort of a family affair with
the Brothers Lopez, of Belen,
New Mexico. There are seven
Lopez brothers, and they’re all
in Uncle Sam's Army. Two of
them, Manuel and Espiridion,
are stationed at Camp Crowder,
Missouri; two others, Frank and
Lute, are on duty overseas; Jose
is at Camp Seeley, California;
Filimen, at Camp Haan, Cali­
fornia, amt Edward, at Fort
Warren, Wyoming. The Ixipez
boys used to have a cracking
good all-family basketball team
at home in Belen. Today they
are all first-string members of
another top-flight team — the
Army of the United States.
General Cook Speaks
At Mt'ville, Eugene
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Fleetfooted Linday Moody will
dance in the “Flying Colors" ex­
travaganza revise, which comes
to the Field House Wednesday.
M-Sgt Crowley Leads
Formal Guard Mount
Ceremony to Be Held
Äs Weekly Post Event
The first Formal Guard Mount
conducted by Service Command
Unit No. 11, and the first of many
Timber Wolf CO
which should grow more impres­
sive
as time passes, took place last
Points to Civilian Role
Saturday forenoon in the drill field
The importance of the treatment behind Post Headquarters building.
Among those having a part in it
accorded soldiers in the towns near
were
Lt. Gilbert A. Waite, Adju­
camp and the vital role of the Red
Cross in army morale was stressed tant; Major E. F. Armstrong,
by Major General Gilbert R. Cook Officer of the Day; Lt. Edwin S.
in two speeches made on Monday | Me Allaster, Officer of the Guard;
by the commanding general of the M/Sgt. Timothy J. Crowley, Ser­
Timber Wolf division. On Monday geant Major of the Guard; S/Sgt.
noon the general addressed the Scott Miller, Sergeant of the Guard.
McMinnville Chamber of Com­ The full Guard Company was lined
merce; the same evening he talked up for this occasion and of course
before the Id»ne County Chapter of the ceremony went off in the tra­
ditional manner, but Without white
the Red Cross at Eugene.
General Cook pointed out to the gloves.
It was, in fact, distinguished for
McMinnville Chamber of Com­
merce that their activities were simplicity and for the smoothness
actually reflected in the individual in which the routine formalities
Soldier*« morale at the front. If were observed, and for good march­
the soldier is made clearly aware ing order. Few persons saw this
that the home front is behind him Guard Mount. There was little
at all times, the encouragement he advance notice, the camp was husy,
receives stays with him at all and a heavy fog cut visibility. Also
times. Every letter a soldier re­ there was no band. This, according
ceives. every act of courtesy and to good authority, will be remedied.
welcome, tends to build this effect. Before long there will be a band
Genaral Cook complimented the and Formal Guard Mount, prob­
Ijme County Red Cross chapter for ably held on Saturday afternoons,
the excellent work they had ac­ will have the dignity and the mili­
complished. He continued by « m* tary grace that make it the im­
phasixing the importance of p re­ pressive ceremony long witnessed
ventative measures in the lied at established army posts.
Cross work. The home town Red
Cross units, he pointed out, could S-Sgt. Discovers Why
give the soldier* mental ease by
investigating and caring for his Hollywood Is Dizzard
families before the soldier receives
Don't worry sarge, maybe
letters from home telling him of
troublesome conditions. Soldiers joke’s on Hollywood after all.
It happened to T/Sgt. Howard
thus would have al) their energies
and interest* ready for their work Heilbronz of Q.M., SCU 1911, who
«pent part of his righly-prixcd re­
and a speedier victory.
General Cook concluded by stat­ cent “trip" touring cinema city.
ft wa* on a studio lot. Suddenly
ing that the Red Cross and the
Army were both working for the T/Sgt. Heilbron spotted a soldier
same thing — a soldier fully walking around. This was all right.
equipped both mentally and physic­ But the rookie’s uniform was, to
ally tn take care of himself on the say the least, disheveled.
What did the Sgt. do?
battlefield.
What would any good Sgt. do?
Like to fish, soldier? Well, on He gave the rookie what’s cook-
some of your three-day spring
pasaea, you can fish for game fish I *,ut ‘bd S/Sgt. Heilbron s face
in Oregon. which has plenty. In turn red, when the 4-F turned out
Michigan it is different. Anglers to be a studio extra dressed “in
will be forced to fish for carp, edible costume'* for some presumably
| army life sequence.
but not excita lile to ramrods
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A big feature of the show will
be the appearance in person (and
on the air of course) of Miss Carol
Worth, the one and only “Miss
Oregon" of radio fame. Miss Worth
will render ut least two numbers in
her own inimitable style. If you
want more, which you will, she’ll
be there.
One of the many other features
now in rehearsal will be a combina­
pr. GI shoes—size 14 AAA. tion quiz and interview in which
both divisions and attached post
troops will be represented. In this
O Duty, Why Hast Thou battle of wits and ingeniua (we
Not the Visage of Some hope) ad-libbing. Pvt. Bruce Shar-
itt will carry the colors of the
Sweetie or Some Cutie!
uttached troops.
No Stranger
(Headline by Ogden Nash, the
Pvt.
Sharitt,
or as he is known
poet.)
.on «2« -nicen- JCddk Bvuce—i« no
The air base squadron command-f
er nt Roswell, N.M., received a tele­ stranger to Adair audiences. He
gram from n soldier. According to has somehow found time in be­
the Associated Press, it read thus: tween learning to be a soldier to
“Whosoever fipdeth a wife flnd- fill in as emcee and extemporary
<
eth a good thing. Proverbs 18:22. entertainer,
Sgt. Jack Knott, major league
I married today. On this account
request is made for five days fur­ ball player until you know what,
lough extension. My confidence in will represent the Timber Wolves.
you tells me that I'll receive grace The Wolves are already howling
that he will walk away with the *
for such an occasion."
The captain replied: “Parting is prize (yes, there will be prise«).
The 9flth will be ably represent­
such sweet sorrow. Shakespeare.
Extension denied. My confidence in ed by Pvt. Cecil Birnkrant, well
you assures me you will be back known man about camp. Capt. Wil­
lis Ross, special service officer of
on time.'
the 9flth, says he will back his entry
to the limit. He didn't state the
Uniform Manufacturer
limit, however.
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Just Slip Into These. Madam!
Speaking of little things with­
out homes, etc.:
Over at Lt. Reier's Clothing
Warehouse, QM of SCU 1911,
there are the following items,
looking for something to lie at­
tached to:
pr. pants—width 37, length
Now Is Adair Soldier
Timber Wolf Orchestra
The Timber Wolf Artillery or­
chestra will be on the air at fre­
quent intervals. Th1« musical ag­
gregation ia under the direction of
Warrant Officer Rubel and ia just
about tops. The vocal assignment«
will go to Pv) Raymond Eisemen.
Pvt. Douglas Johnson will be on
hand with his piano in hand or
rather in hands as will be a number
of other leading Timber Wolf en­
tertainers.
KOIN Talent
Station KOIN in Portland is
sending up some acta (girls and
more girls, by popular demand) in
addition to furnishing a producer.
Ted Cook; a Master of Ceremonies,
(Continued on page 7, column 5)
Pvt. David Hindleman always
has looker! on the world through
olive drab spectacle*. Before com­
ing into the service he was a man­
ufacturer of army uniform cloth.
Now he’s in Hdq. Btry., Timber
Wolf Artillery. So are two econo­
mists. Pvt. Richard S. Howey was
professor of economy at the Uni­
versity of Kansas, and ia a Har­
vard graduate with u University of
Chicago Ph. I). Pvt. Karl I-oeb
is a refugee from Germany and re­
cently published a translation of u
famous 19th century economist of
France.
Pvt. Paul Vaka.
Sgt. Beckett Forsakes Camp Adair for
Other Climes; Goes on 54th Birthday
Farewell, Pal!
Sgt. Henry Beckett, «ho has
transferred le Gavernor's Island,
leaves boats of friends la Camp
Adair.
,
Pfc. Wallace X. Rawles
Th., Old Oaken Beckett has
dipped into the news and ooze of
Camp Adair for the last time!
Sergeant Henry Bec kett, soldier,
editor, uuthor, lecturer, philosopher.
World War I veteran and friend
of General John J. Pershing, and
recently the writer of “Mutteringa
By H B.,” on page two of the
Camp A.lair Sentry, has been
transferred to Fort Jay on Gov­
ernor's Island, New York, and to­
day was enroute to that post.
He carried with him the beat
wishes of all officers and thousand«
of men with whom he hail worked
since he arrived here last June 22
from Fort Dix, N. J., (of all
places).
He also carried with him a great
place in his great heart for a little
white kitten he saved from death
a few months ago, a kitten with
Henry shared his daily meat and
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