Camp Adair Sentry Thursday, January 14,1943. point that this is a young man’s war, points to Lt. Schmidt as a shining example. "As platoon lead­ er of Co. C., 357th Inf., Lt. Schmidt Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book has already gained the complete PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY confidence of his men,” according A weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian per­ Theodore, The Timber V/olf to Capt. Robert Proebstel, com­ sonnel of Camp Adair, Oregon, and circulated free to officers, soldiers pany commander. "The young of and civilians by written permission of the camp commander. fieer, viewing the current struggle, Camp Adair Published by the Camp Adair Sentry, publisher. Box 347, Cor­ believes the Japs are better fight­ vallis, Oregon. News matter pertaining to t amp Adair, furnished by ers than the Germans because they the Camp Public relations Office, is available for general release. have no conscience whatsoever to Editor and manager ................ Don C. Wilson The man who carries the ball, at handicap their efforts. Lieutenant P. 0. Addreas, Box 347, Corvallis, Oregon. Phone 865-M. football game, is the one who Schmidt’s secret ambition: to .«erve Subscription by mail JI.50 a year or 11 for six months. under General MacArthur. makes the touchdown. Therefore • Advertising rates upon request. the pectators search through the Address all communications to “Camp Adair Sentry, Box 347, From THE RANGEFINDER of Corvallis, Oregon.” confusion which follows the pass­ La Jolla, Calif., comes this item, ing of the ball, until they find the written straight, without comment: man who has it, and th< n they keep "Pvt. Malcolm Dixon approached News contributors to thia uuiue: Lt. George H. Godfrey, their eyes on him. They know that his first sergeant and went through Public Relation)« officer; S 'Sgt. E. A. Brown, associate director; S/Sgt. R. L. Black. Sgt. Henrv Beckett, T t Raymond C. John­ however skilful the other ten men the lines requesting a one-da.v pass. son, Cpl. John J. Gubelman, Pvt. Wallace Rawles, Pvt. Robert on his side may be, in their ap­ The absent-minded sergeant, who Runkauff. pointed tasks, none of them ean had been transferred from Texas score, and the victory is in the shortly before, wrote Ft. Worth as the destination and dated the score. NO MOKE “SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES Now the citizen’s interest in the pass from May 10, 1942, to May soldier, at the front or in a train­ 11, 1943.” It was all a snare and There are thousand« of intereating jobs in our Army. ing camp, is something like that. a delusion, however. The error was And those jobs must be performed efficiently to turn our • The common idea of a soldier is of corrected. Army into the great combat team which it is today. As our a fellow with a gun. It may be a He never would talk about it. Army wins battle after battle, its victories are due in large little gun or a big gun, but in any He was a quiet guy and he kept the part to the fact that each soldier is handpicked for his job case the soJdier shoots at the en­ “thing” in his barracks bag. May­ whether it be that of Infantryman, pilot or cook. Our Army emy to kill, or to win ground, or be it was the name of the publica­ "Are there Any More at Home to force a surrender. The ball tion, GAB, of the Greenville Army takes pride in »he knowledge that it chooses the “right man moves across the line and there is Air Base, that made him talk. Any­ for the right job.” a score. The bullet moves into the way, GAB reports that S Sgt. Jo­ TAPS Men selected to serve in the Army of the United States I ranks of the enemy and the enemy seph Caputo, 473rd Squadron, won Probably the best-known of all bugle calls to the layman is can rest assured that every effort will be made to assign the Distinguished Flying Cross fr­ is overcome. "Taps,” the traditional call signalling the end of the military day. them to the task where they are most needed and can best It is all so simple, and to a cer­ action in a B-17 over Wake and We never thought much about how “Taps” might have originated, serve. If your aptitudes show that you are fitting material tain degree that is the right way Midway. His formation shot down until the other day we ran across an account of its beginning to look at war, as well as at a nine Zeros and “the bigg« st damn for the Air Forces, Signal Corps, Artillery or other Branch in an Army journal. The beautifully simple melody is the game. For consider the state of aircraft carrier I ever saw.” Cap- of our Army, the Army will try to place you there, depending composition of Major General Daniel Butterfield, who commanded affairs at this camp. It is, every­ uto still keeps the medal in his on its needs. Our Army’s classification system is designed Butterfield’s Brigade in Fitz-John Porter’s Corps of 'the Army one knows, a training camp, a place barracks bag. of the Potomac. The time was 18(12. Up ’til then the last call of • to avoid putting the “square pegs in round holes.” where men, mostly young men. are the day was “Tap-to," or "Tap-toe,” deriving from the practice From the Madame Snafoo Dept, Each soldier’s capabilities are studied individually. At being trained how to fight ami how of closing the taps of all opened beer barrels at the sound of to protect themselves while fight­ of THE BEALINER, Camp Beale. Reception Centers, inductees are given a personal interview, the call. "Tap-to," later corrupted to “Tattoo,” was sounded Calif. (“Her name is a household ing. All of the other work and a general classification test, and a mechanical aptitude test. by three taps on a drum: Hence, “Taps." "Taps" came to be word—in some households”) come ’activities of the camp are of value During the interview the Army classification officer ques­ these questions and answers. “Dear used to honor the military­ dead when Butterfield'« Brigade was here only as they contribute to in bivouac at Harrison's Landing on the James River, It was tions the soldier about his hobbies, his interest in sports, as I that end. Rightly, the mind of the Madame Snafoo—You are so won­ derful and seem to know everv- necessary to bury casualties shot by snipers believed still close well as his schooling and his work experience. All this nation is on the man with the gun thing. Please tell me how to keep at hand. General Butterfield for some time hail disapproved information is then entered on a qualification card. Although who w ill go where the enemy is and from saying ‘Sir’ to my first ser- the use of a “lights out” or “cease drinking" service call at will then attack. classification officers are guided by these initial tests, they geant.” Answer: Just think out military funerals. Because the suspected proximity of snipers Yet that is only part of it. Gun loud. You won’t say anything to do not blindly follow their findings. Through their searching mr.de it inadvisable to fire the customary three volleys over fire makes up only a small fraction anybody for quite a whit ■if you interviews they also weigh occupational and other factors the glaves. General Butterfield directed the Bugler, Oliver Norton, of the waging of war today. Tn liefore determining in which arm or service the selectee' of Chicago, to sound instead, a soft, three-phrase call which the I this respect, also, war is like a get what I mean. “Dear Madame Snafoo — What General himself had composed- - on the back of an old envelope. should be trained. During the early weeks of basic training, football game. In the game there was m,v Margie, back in Coffey­ He whistled his composition to Norton until the bugler could are ten men all doing their utmost, ville, Kan., doing at 11:15 last soldiers are under keen observation and reclassified as play it. The call immediately was borrowed by neighboring in different ways, to expedite and night? I was thinking of her at warranted. brigades and soon it spread through the entire Federal Army. facilitate the advance of the man that time and had the funniest feel­ It may happen that a man will find himself assigned to “Taps” was adopted formally as a regulation bugle call in 1867. with the ball. ing. — Cpl. Longrest.” Answer: So far as it is known, it is used only by the United States Army. a job in the Army that seems far different from the work In war there are a myriad men, Well, now. Corporal. I ran the cards he has been doing in civilian life. Through tests and inter­ within the armed forces, working and I wouldn’t want you to feel views a certain aptitude of his will have come to light which obviously difficult problem, in line ( that he is paying a compliment to to expedite and facilitate the ad­ badly, really I wouldn’t. You know the president's suggestion to socialism. vance of the men who fire the guns the army is one big family and is of immediate value to our Army. Many musicians, for with the 78th Congress. In any civilized Anyhow, we who arc in uniform and man the guns. It’s true in we all have to make sacrifice.«. Cof­ example, make good radio operators because of their ability society the right to an opportunity will feel n new loyalty (and let no Washington, and here in camp, and feyville is near that aviation to distinguish rhythmical patterns. A «hot* salesman, who to work should be elemental. Please one question mine), if we know ' at the front. Whether he carries school, ain’t it? Margie is well and j used to repair radios in his spare time, Itecame an expert not»" the word “opjtortunity.” tht our government is doing every­ a ball or a gun, the man who is happy. That’s all I can tell you— In asserting that the president radio technician, a skill vitally needed by our Army. On the expected to score needs a strate­ for one dollar. went too fur in his emphasis on thing possible to provide us with gist to determine the general other hand, exjiert civilian mechanics on entering our Army • the opportunity to work when the course that he is to take. In war Quoting from THE SKY are usually assigned, after basic military training, to the providing social and economic war ends. this strategy involves the making WATCH. Fort Eustis, Va., and let­ security, one of the greatest news­ job with which they are thoroughly familiar. As for permanent peace, I don’t and study of maps, secret plans, ting you draw your own moral if Army classification offieers, with the aid of outstanding papers in this country expressed know. If the isolationists und the the assignment of forces to con­ you must have one: “It was 30 -civilian experts, are continually checking and rcchecking the wish, editorially, that he had pacifists join forces after the war, fuse the enemy, and much more. seconds before the Fort Eustic their findings. New testing methods are constantly studied stopped with the proposal that as they worked together to keep us In war, as in the game, all who Open House radio program was to every eitiaen be provided with the to discover those which will give the best results. Of course, “right to work." But that goes out of the war until it was almost take part must be disciplined and begin. The hush before the signal too late, then it will be hard to no system can be entirely infallible, but results so far have without saying and it isn’t enough. establish any permanent peace. But taught to cooperate and that takes “We’re on the Air” was suddenly instructors. Somebody must pass broken when a soldier dashed in shown that our Army’s classification system Is one of the Everyone of us know.« that he ha« if the veterans of this war have the bull and somebody must pass loaded with full pack, rifle and steel finest ever devised. Several large business enterprises are the right to work. What we want, the wisdom and the unity, possibly the ammunition and in game and helmet. The soldier, Pvt. Sol Bell- is the opportunity, we can do the job, which is after in war more men are engaged in omo, pianist with the orchestra, using methods of selecting employees similar to the Army's work. all. infinitely more important than promoting the physical well-being look his seat at the piano, swung classification system and have found them amazingly If we can have it ill war, being the question of our own individual of the team than in doing anything into the opening theme. Farewell successful. fitted into the huge war machine jobs. else For that includes all who Bides. He had only been released Our modern Army is a specialist Army. Its foundations ’ where our superiors think we can see to it that players and soldiers a moment before from a battalion rest on the ability of each soldier to do his job. The wrong be 1 of most use, why can’t we have New stripped models of gas are properly clad, properly fed. march which had been scheduled.” man in the wrong job can cause untold confusion and delay. it ] in peace' Or is that kind of stoves. containing no more than properly sheltered, and are given talk socialistic? 1 don’t think so, ll>0 pounds of iron und steel per A LETTER FROM CASABI. \N< \ The right man in the right job can mean a battle won. Our but | if any reactionary citizen steps stove, will save lil.iHHl pounds of right exercise to further their Casablanca, French Morocco. health and careful treatment to re­ Army sees to it, so far as is humanly jaissible, that no talent Up t to say that it 1.« then I insist iron ami steel next year. Africa. Nov. 19. Dear folks (he store them to health if they are ill goes unnoticed. The selectee registering for duty may In« ' writes to them, in Corvallis): 1 will or have been wounded. •'THEY'LL HE SORRY” sure that the Army is searching for any capability or skill try to get off a half-way decent Whether they are shooting, com. There Isn't a iati, that'« uniform clad he may posseaa in order to put that skill to immediate use. puling firing data, keeping records, letter to you. Front our farm houses, our apartments, und flat« On Sunday (Nov. 8) we went There is an old proverb which says: “Skill and confidence driving cars, making decisions, pro­ That's not waiting for. to get into this war over the side of our transport and are an unconquered Army.” The skill and confidence of our moting morale, taking care of Tg get a crack at the Japanese rat«. buildings or doing any of a hun­ landed in small boats. Mv jeep and fighting men. chosen wisely for their Army jobs, will speed dred other Army jolts, the men in I went in a small boat with a half Like a thief in the night, these rats took to flight the day of victory. the Army all wear the uniform of track and we headed for the bench < roaseti the Pacific, to our western hole LUH«HMHIHIINmMINIHIIIHNIINH4IIWHI»HHNNHHIIHHIHMNtlHHIHHHHNP- a soldier and have an important at Fcdcica. which is about 12 miles Now th< \il pa;, the price, tin e yellow termiti l>art in this war. Right now- there from Casablanca. They’ll be sorry, they started "this war". Other troops had landed ah.-ad are» m this camp, some mighty- "W .SITING" fine soldiers, inconspicuously doing of us so there was little fighting Each day the table is set, in the usual way remarkable work of the most varied on the beach when we landed. Rut " ith three little chairs, just like yesterday kind. Sooner or later this will I h - when I came out of the boat I got IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. And thrsa three little chairs, tortn a perfect "V” recognized. although at present a stuck in real soft sand and ail the III his annual addrvs» on the ' « hat is called a "leave »f absence," There’s Mothers, there’s yours, the third one's for no creat many men in the .amp are time there were enemy planes “»tale of the union” the pieaident but we can’t count on the worst And twice every day. when we «ay our "grace” so bu«y that they have no notion shooting at as with machine gun«. Well, I finally got «onte Arab of the United States .«aid thia: of employer* who may not be ill a We pray that "you darling” will «. on fill that «• of how much good work their com. to push my jeep out of the sand "The men in our armed forces poaition to keep their word when " e pray for the day. may it come very soon rad. are doing in other line«. and then drove to our company's want u lasting peace, and. finally, the time comes. Business changes Well all lie united, around the table each . ...... they want permanent cmplo> mvnt I hand» Maliaaoiuent change». Op assembly area. Boy. was I scare«!? So with the lanid.'. ami the stamps, that we Imy with our pay for themselves, their families and I poi ¡unities for independent action Wt hid in the trees ’til late that Will help shorten the time, "that you’ll be away their neighbors when they are mu«- vary with the economic aituatwu. night, then moved forward. "111 \Ll. tH K SFR\ It U MEN” tercd out at the end of the war." It happened before, not to me. The next day we parked our can. ■’(¡<«1 bless aur service men each dav Yea, Mr. President! If there are but to a great many men. Their nons in a pile of bamboo and From (hir Arm« auy result», or rewards, or Mess­ 1 jobs were filled, often well-filled. Is our prayer to the "mighty power" stayed there for a little while. ing*. that we want more than we I or the jobs thcniselvva no MifW On land and -ca. or in the air When the enemy found out where Cousins want lasting peace and permanent j existed. An H ” I HLOHMIklM jnrynt«/ tun/ Jon zzz# « < liowe your Horsheim's today ... while we have a complete size range in nearly all Military styles. More comfort, quality and smart appearance in every pair of Elorsheim Shoes. NOLAN'S The Quality Store S im « ’M Third and Madison Corvallis ’N