Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, January 14, 1943.
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Talent Shows Hit
tor Two Audiences
Producer Arranges
Weekly Skits Here
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M ell He’s at Camp Adair
Pvt. Raymond L. Boyd, Hq.
Co., Bee Bn., Timber Wolf Ar
tillery, was born on Friday,
June 13, 1919. He was shipped
from Ft. Sheridan. Ill., to Camp
Davis, N. C., on Friday, June
13, 1941. He was later dis
charged. but after 13 months of
liberty he was recalled to
service. On Friday, Nov.
1942, he was transferred
Camp Adair, where he was
ceived by un infantry unit hav
ing similar numbers and was
assigned to bunk 13. Recently
he was called in to sign the pay
roll and there was his name on
line 13.
Remember When
Insurance
Elmer Patrick
at
BROWN'S
Corvallis
poses.
matrimonial
for
pur-
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M Sgt. “Jake" Jacobsen, : < cord
only to “Fancy" Sam Farkas,
former New York . täte champion,
as a ping pong player, i« also high
up on the “hit" parade of checker
players.
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The talent shows of Camp Adair
are going strong—with two fast-
moving shows presented on Mon-
day night and last evening.
The show last night was pre-
sented at Recreation Hall o* SCU I
1911 for an enthusiastic houseful
of EM. officers and guests and. as
producer Pfc. Leonard Green ex
plained, is designed as the first of
a weekly series.
Forthcoming shows, displaying a horse, to help him get through the
variety of the talent which is de lines. All night long, he carried
veloping throughout this Post, will messages.
he held each Thursday at 8 p. m.
Later, while serving as a bat
This is for your little red book.
talion sergeant major, he was sent
Of the Timber Wolf entertainment,
forward as an observer when the
which drew laughs for a solid 90 man he Replaced became a casual
minutes:
ty. Fine served in the St. Mihiel
Produced by Pvt. Bruce Sharritt and Meuse-Argonne offensives.
Once upon a time it rained and rained in Oregon. Proof is hereby presented in a photo that
recently arrived by ox team. It shows the Mellow Moon dance hall and roller rink resting uncom-
(Eddie Bruce of the movies) and
fortably under the West Salem bridge. The bridge has since been repaired, I he Mellow Moon, alas.
with a cast headed by emcee Cpl.
is no more.
Floyd Healy, Timber Wolf Divi Hitch Hiking a Cinch
sion, Special Services Section pre When Wife Does Work
Sergeant's Mother Was Right
sented the first of a series of trav
eling intra-division shows last Says Private Rudner
Sergeant (sweetly addressing
Monday night at the Recreation
his men at the end of an exhaus
Claiming to have perfected a
Hall of the Seagull Infantry Ragi-
tive hour of drill): “When I
brand new technique for soldiers
ment.
was a bit of a tot, I had a set
who want to hitch-hike without
Elsie Lee Stars
"Hi—Y\H"
Says Anti-Tank Group of wooden soldiers. There was
A feminine attraction, Mrs. Elsie "hitching” (thereby keeping well
a poor little boy in the neigh-
or
Is Perfect on Range
Lee Meyers, wife of T/5 Meyers within Army rules), Pvt. Sidney
forhood and after I had been to
(Introducing
at 185 and 170
of Div. CWS, lent spice to a pro Rudner, library worker at Service
Sunday school one day listening
The range season is over but the
Lbs. Respectfully Ye Q.M.
gram which included such well ! Club No. 2, today told how he
to a stirring talk on the beauties
Editors.)
known entertainers as Pvt. Law recently completed a round-trip to I final results aren’t in. The top of charity, I gave them to him.
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rence Perez and his bird calls, Pfc. San Francisco while on furlough unofficially appears to be the Anti Then I wanted them back, and
Pete Wong singing Chinese words without once lifting his thumb or tank Co., which claims a 100 per cried, but my mother said, ‘Don't When people first meet
cent qualification on its principal cry, Bertie; someday you'll get
They say “Hello".
to American popular songs, Sgt. his woice.
weapon. Perfect is hard to beat!
,
But
all we can say
your
wooden
soldiers
back.
’
Angelo Calabrese with words and
“It was simple,” said Rudner.
“
Troubles
come
not
in
single
Is
Read Below
“And believe me , you lop
by-worda, Pvt. Gene Logan and “My wife, Ida, made it simple. Be
git-tar and Pvt. Roger Rooney, A cause she did the hitching. 1 mere number but in whole legions at a sided, muttonheaded, g o o f u s First, for good reading.
Go elsewhere,
six-piece orchestra led by Pvt. Joe ly went along. As cars approached time,” somebody said once. Take brained set of certified rolling
Our’s is for those who don’t
Sieff rounded out the entertain- us, she’d look so wistful it would Pvt. So] Schachtman, Service Co. pins, that day has come!''
Give a----- care
—Timberwolf Cannoneer.
ment.
break your heart — and then she’d His “Sweety” came all the way
So don’t expect much
Featured skits included such ‘thumb’ gracefully. It almost from the old Windy City to visit
From this gruesome pair.
hilarious nonsense as “The Vam- caused pile-ups, it was so effective. him during the holidays. Isit he. Them Ain't No Zebras
I To those that do—
pire,” “The Cameraman,” and a , In fact, it got so we’d wait for alas, was on the rifle range by day
We say “Beware”
piece of business we’ll have to call I swell-looking jobs to come along. and cleaning his rifle by night. You're a Looking at;
“Guardhouse Blues,” since no other Why not? After all, you want the Then came the quarantine. As if Them Is 96th Div. NCO's And in the future—
When you have nothing to do
this weren’t enough, Pvt. Barnett,
title can adequately describe it.
little woman to have the best.”
[
Come
around and say
Sol
’
s
true
and
trusted
friend,
was
Expected to bring down the
Leaving Corvallis December 27,
The 96th Division decided they
“Hello” to us two.
house again during its repeat per Rudner and his wife ran into a seen in the company of the young
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formances throughout the division, series of what he called “four- lady by a disinterested observer had a real bunch of he-men sol
the show will be scheduled again I gallon” rides. These ended with a while Sol was faithfully on duty! diers. So this week they decided j Proof that our column is some
Congratulations are in order for to celebrate and what happened? times read is the furlough granted
in another infantry regiment soon. mad 110-mile dash over the Cali-
those
new six-stripers of the regi A lot of EM were promoted. Here to Sgt. Weinstein, dispatcher at
Watch for it.
fornia line, done in one hour, 50
ment, M/Sgt. Bert McLeod, Ser they are in all their new glory ahd our motor pool, after a notice in
minutes fiat.
the Sentry last week about his wan
vice Co., and 1st Sgt. D. C. Scott, stripes:
Private Impersonated
"We didn’t mind the speed at Anti-tank Co.
appearance.
S/Sgt.
—
Clifford
Anderson,
Jr.
first,” Rudner explained, “until we
Jsotice to owners of names in
Officer, Won Honors
Winner
of
the
prize
for
Maggie
’
s
Sgt.
—
Richard
Handschin,
Rich
noticed the driver was letting his
this week’s column: “Stand back
drawers
appears
to
be
Pfc.
Bert
ard
Anthony
Bauman,
John
L.
The Redleg Bn. of the Timber pre-New Year’s glow go down to Mitchell, Service Co., who thought Gorman.
fellows, we’re all out of them. Fur
Wolf Artillery has a first class his feet and on to the gas. Then, he must have wandered into a dry
loughs. that is.”
T/4
—
Charles
A.
Saylor.
private who received the Order of ; his wife started shoving road-maps goods store! Hot shot of that
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Cpl.—Oily Robert New, James
the Purple Heart, in World War in front of his face and telling us company was Pvt. Frazier, who
Into the contest for most years
R. Keller, Frank Palmieri, Law i in this man’s army, we humbly
No. 1, partly for impersonating an what a wonderful driver he was walked off with the $5 jackpot!
when he was sober. This, with the
rence James Sjogren, George B. I submit the name of M/Sgt. Sin
officer.
Ping pong champ of the regi Deinhart, John F. Mencin, Mat
At that time Pfc. William Fine rain on the windshield, made the
nott, QM’er attached to the finance
ment
still seems to be our genial thew T. Savino, Allen L. Berryman,
was in a headquarters battery of visibility just about invisible for
office. Those ten little marks on
postmaster,
Sgt.
Leonard
“
Jim
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William A. Tague, Lawrence C. his sleeve, for the benefit of all,
the Fourth Division, He was a him. Still we didn’t much mind,
Farley” Boyer. The reason he’s Johnson, Edward L. Carr.
one-man liaison between his bat until the whole windshield blew
mean 30 years in Uncle Sammy’s
still champ is that he listened to
talion and the advance infantry completely off the ear. We sudden
T/6—Thomas W. Nichols, Wil Armed Brigade.
all the challenges—then took off
units. Because of the breakdown ly decided then to walk a little.
liam J. Schmeissing, Bertrand
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on a furlough after the Christmas
Thumbing From a Lobby
of other means of communication
Without any publicity, S/Sgt.
Nathan, William J. Akin, Claude
rush!
If
he
doesn
’
t
play,
you
can't
he was given a first lieutenant’s
H. Bazil, Harry J. Luczak. William Cooley and staff (no pun intended)
“At Shasta City that evening, beat him!
coat and bars and his colonel's we were stymied. No cars were
D. Wilkie, Paul H. Moseley, Pau’ i did a- commendable job in and
With the basketball league about D. Haigh, Jr., William T. Hall, Jr., around Eugene during the Wiliam.
going through. For ten hours we
stayed in a hotel lobby, running under way, there's a lot of argu George Butta, Robert G. Ballenger. ette’s latest “uprising."
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out now and then to try and flag ment between the 2nd Battalion Virgil Tenney, Hubert I. Muenster-
Roy Lancaster, one of our
down cars we imagined were com and the 3rd as to who is going to man Robert Joseph- Raleigh.
“flood-floogies," fell asleep with a
ing. They were ALL imaginary— cop the pennant. There is a rumor
AUTO
ACCIDENT
for ten hours! But we weren’t that there are some other teams Timber Wolves on Make lit cigar in a (censored). Result:
FIKE
LIFE
in the league that these groups
i One slightly sunburned police
alone. Some well-dressed gentle
BURGLARY
have
not yet considered! However, In Promotional Manner : blanket.
men staggered out from the bar
and all others
1st Sgt. Thomas, leader of the
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and decided we needed some money,
Reliable Stock Companies
3rd Bn. team is already dusting
“Os” Stenzler, fugitive from an
though we politely said we didn’t.
When promotions come along in
off a spot for the trophy!
One tried to hock his suitcase for
the Timber Wolf division they fall eastern furlough, went down for
Top story of the week concerns
INSURANCE & BONDS
us, but the hotel manager wouldn’t
like the gentle rain from the Ore ‘ G.I. glasses. The better to see us?
an anonymous private of Co. B who
Elks Bldg.
Phone 142
take it. He then insisted his pal
gon heavens. Which is just that a I Or them femmes?
Corvallis, Oregon
dashed into the guard house the
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empty his pockets of all change
lot of Camp Adair Wolves are on
other night when it was raining
Pvt. Vincent Francis A malfitano
and turn it over to us. ‘I’ve been
the make. Promoted to:
as usual, with the exclamation, “I
reasons for
buying him drinks all evening, any
Captain—Gus A. Craig; First (a name) is one of the
did it, I finally did it!” Quizzed,
the length of the Q.M. roll call.
way—it’s jus’ a li’l contribushun I
Lieutenant—H. F. Harfst, Henry
the following story came out:
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think he oughta make cause you’re
Walking his post with the rain U. Bettendor, Benjamin R. Leon-
A new addition to our. Clothing
ecoiìòmy A
a li’l soldier boy and anyway, he
beating in his face and covering ard, Roger Humbert Rebman, C. Warehouse is Leonard Semon, for
won it on a slot machine.’
his glasses, he thought he saw a W. Carroll; W. O. (JG) Donald J. merly of Joe’s Clothing store and
“Altogether we rode in 24 differ person approaching. “Halt!” cried
Smith; S/Sgt.—Albert E. Eremo- more recently of the M.l’.’s.
ent cars," Rudner stated. "And our able sentry. The person con
wicz; Sgt.—Alvis L. Tucker; T I
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with twenty-four of the most ‘dif tinued on. “Halt!” cried our noble
Ssh! Via a “Winchell Whisper”
■—Joe B. Faust, Adrian B. Carr,
YOUÄ FINE
ferent’ people you can imagine. sentry. The person continued on.
Ramon L. Sparks, Antone B. Wen- we heard that P.F.C. Levitt, of the
One was a Navy lieutenant who Growing a little suspicious, the
da; Cpl.—Henry C. Brugger, Wil Property Office, is contemplating
talked about the Navy. One was a sentry lifted his glasses, and lo! >
having his finance« join him in
liam F. O’Toole.
milk-truck driver who talked about he’d been challenging a 20 MPH I
milk. One was a labor conciliator speed limit sign.
WITH EXPERT
who talked about labor. Another
Have you recognized that husky, ■
was a mayor who talked about masculine voice on the bi-weekly,
what mayors do. And an Army orientation radio program? One,
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Nurse coming to Camp Adair who of ’em belongs to our own Sgt.
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talked about—I couldn't believe it! Dan’l Myers, Co. K. who not only
—Camp Adair. Then there was the performs on the program, but pro
Spanish family, who didn’t know I duced and wrote one of them him
spoke Spanish, and who talked self! In addition to his other
about me.
duties, too!
Expert Watch Repair
“The payoff was the ride given
Name of the week: Pfc. Ned
TIRE
department will com
us by a millionaire who, of all peo BIGSOLDIER, A-T Co.
INSPECTION
pletely repair your
ple, didn’t talk about his millions.
Forlornest soldier of the week:
STATION
watch. You can depend
He drove us in his new Cadillac Sgt. Biezcdad, ex Service Co.,
upon Brown's long rec
right up to the swanky St. Francis present K Co. Once a soft office
Holders of “A” cards must have tires inspected before
ord of watch service
Hotel in San Francisco. ‘I’m stop worker, Sgt. Biezcdad has been I
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March 31, 1943—Holders of “B” and “C” cards muat
for quality workman
ping here,’ he said, ‘Are you?' spending long hours on the range,
have
tires inspected before February 28, 1943.
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ship.
‘Well, to be technical, sir,’ I told only to find the day’s *work barely I
him, ‘let’s just say I'm getting out under way when he returned to the
Don't Wait - Come In Today!
here with my wife.’ And we did.” barracks. “At least,” he says, “I’m
losing some of this fat!”
FIRESTONE TIRES
—Pvt. John Jurick, Serv-Co.,
Pvt. Berwick, formerly of the
383rd Inf., 96th Division. '
Swiss army, now in the Medics at
Camp Barkeley, Texas, and the
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A son is born to Cpl. and Mrs.
camp’s champion snorer, recently
MH ",
«.maw ANO
OKtoa was hooked up to a public address Merritt Sauder. He belongs to
2nd at Van Buren
Phone 21
cou" tntsn
system while he slept. The camp Service Btry., Redleg Bn., Timber
Member Better S ision Institute
Wolf artillery.
took it for a dive bomber.
REPAIR
SERVICE
Page Three
Jitterbug Contest for Men in
Uniform . . . Cash Prizes
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Sgt. Manuel Fenner and Cpl.
Harry Dworkin, QM’s gift to the
gas school, as a re.-ult of a test
without masks, are going around
with “tears in their eyes.”
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AT THE EXCHANGES OR IN TOWN
Sights Around Adair
An ambulance was seen outside
our Salvage Warehouse. Question:
Were they salvaging one of their
patients ?
Lt. Reier (clothing magnate) and
Lt. Lawrence (Asst. Property Of
ficer! walking the railroad tracks
back to Camp from Albany during
the Willamette's recent surge.
That Q.M. "quartet" Pvts. Galert-
to and McGee walking down .he
street paging Ringling, Barru.n
and Bailey circus!
“Dives, dumps and clip-joints
thrive because nature provides a
sufficient number of foo,< to make
their wares commer't.'ly piofit-
able,” si^/s 'ie Kirkh 1'1 Field
magazine, at Albu’-i < rque, N. M.
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It'sTime
to
Think
If submitted in time. Ju winning
fish story in the r. cent contest
here might hav< been wen by the
soldier who swam, with wull pack,
across a Louisiana river, and on
the way caught a fish in his hip
pocket.
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