“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 | weekly journal devoted to maintaining morale, with the responsibility of circulating post informa­ tion and news at Camp Adair, Oregon. Voi. 1, No. 40. Camp Adair, Oregon. Thursday, January 21, 1943. New Vessel Launching To Honor Camp Adair Wife of Post Commander Will Christen Latest Kaiser Ship $1.50 a Year by Mail 1 96th Talent on Radio Monday Salute the Beauty Squad! House 2nd Free Air Attraction All Set ♦ ______________________ Camp Adair is going to sponsor SPECIAL TRAIN TO Rl'N TO the launching of a ship — and no PORTLAND WEEKENDS cracks, please, about it being about Beginning Saturday, January time. 23, the Southern Pacific will On January 27 (next Wednes­ run special trains to Portland day) the Oregon Shipbuilding com­ and return every week-end. The new service will take the load pany, which under the leadership of Henry and Edgar J. Kaiser revo­ off the Oregon Motor Stages lutionized the ship building indus­ which is cramped for lack of By E.A.B. equipment. Trains will leave try by building them faster than Next Monday night’s big radio broadcast from Field Camp Adair Saturdays at 2 they had ever been built hefore, will House will far out-distance any army post air show to date— o’clock and will return Sunday singularly honor this camp, which that is the flat prediction of those who have been around the evening, leaving Portland at in its way has also established 6:30. strenuous rehearsals for the past two weeks. records. Bettei’ service between camp Your host this Monday will be the 96th Division, work­ The ship is to lie christened by and Salem, Albany and Corval­ Mrs. Gordon H. McCoy, wife of ing in cooperation with the KOIN broadcasting station of lis will result if soldiers will Col. McCoy, post commander, and Portland and the Post Special Services office. The broad­ arrange to use the trains to is the Victory vessel George M. cast, as always, will be free to men in uniform and their Portland, the companies an- Bibb, named for the Secretary of friends. The big pre-show will start promptly at 8:30 with War under President Tyler. Col. nounce. Tickets are available at the the air show going on for half an hour at nine o’clock. McCoy will deliver an address and Special Service office and the 4 A cracker-jack lineup of talent the McCoy daughter, Beverly, will main bus terminal at PX No. 1, T is being whipped ito shape by Lt. THIS IS “OWED” present flowers to the sponsor. I Robert J. Barrett of the 381st Inf., Maj. Fisher S. Smith will be mas­ and at Wellsdale station, at $2 (To Camp Adair Gerrols) ter of ceremonies. Mrs. George C. for the round trip, good only on Adele is back from Hollywood, 96th Div. The piece ’de resistance, the special train. Ferch will be matron of honor. Freed from all its sin and perils. a3 far as you and you (and the writer) are concerned will be what Adele's still good because she According to plans now being the Lieutenant has ably named made completed by Mr. Hal Babbitt, “The Beauty Squad of the 381st”. ! No Hits—No Runs—No Errols. Public Relations counsel for the This includes: —Pvt. Jim O’Connell. Oregon shipyards in Portland, and A singing trio of Norma Jean Lt. George H. Godfrey, post Public Hibbs, Roselle Lind and Dorothy Relations and Special Services Of­ Walker; Two, not one but TWO, ficer, music for the occasion will Dedicatory Service as Hula dancers extraordinary y the be furnished by the Timber Wolf names of Midge Hampton and Infantry band. It has also been Testaments Given Penney Jean Reed, a comedienne, tentatively planned to have the Norma Hedberg, who has created color guard from the 96th Division. The Gideons, Christ'an business raves whenever she has appeared. The detailed program, subject to ! men of the tate of Oregon, will | Carol Worth Back Again I visit Camp Adair Sunday morning change, follows: Carol Worth, dark haired, viva­ 'Flying Colors' Wowed cious auu charming, who came up Mr. Albert Bauer, general man­ 1 frnm 9 A. M. to 12 o’clock, and j ager of Oregon Shipbuilding Cor­ will appear in 10 of the 11 chapels j EM Last Nite; Famed from Portland for last week’s show poration, will introduce the Army- on the post. At this time they will sponsored by the Timber Wolves, Herbeck Band Will Yes. here they are—The Beauty Squad of the 96th Division, featured in the big radio show “Camp Adair Is on the Air".'at Field Band which will play the "Star copd^ct a brief dedicatory service j will be back again. So will Johnny for 7500 New Testaments they have . House Monday night from 8:30 to 9:30. Left to right, Penney Jean Reed. Midge Hampton, Norma Hedberg, Roselle Lind and Norma Spangled Banner” while the color Carpenter, the emcee and the doz­ presented to the chaplains and sol- | Jean Hibbs. There will be a lot of additional feminine pulchritude in the show that somehow missed out in this Public Relations Photo. f Feature USO Show guard raises the flag. en other fellows from KOIN who diers of Camp Adair. This was the : do the producing of the show with Mr. Bauer will introduce Major announcement yesterday by Capt. WHAT—NO BLANK' MIST? More and more, the USO-Camp such thoroughness. The 96th Div­ Fisher S. Smith, master of cere­ Lloyd V. Harmon, Camp Chaplain. Some day the sun will shine—in Shows — which brought the stage ision Infantry band, under the monies. These business men, apart from revue “Flying Colors” to Field baton of Warrant Officer Krog, Camp Adair. Master of ceremonies will intro­ their daily tasks, have for years No blank damp mist will cloak the House last night for a fast moving will furnish a few rousing num­ duce Colonel Gordon H. McCoy, rendered a valuable service to our two hours before an enthusiastic I bers. humid air nation, in that they have given lib­ who will give an address. Some day. ah, yes, the weather will audience of officers EM, and their Then there will be the famed friends—is trending to the big- Victory Quartet of the 381st con- Address by Colonel Gordon H. erally of their money to purchase be fair .Bibles for hotels, hospitals, libraries McCoy. CAMP ADAIR, OREGON By taking the phrase CAMP Some day when I am dead and will time, insofar as Camp Adair is con­ sisting, or should we say compris­ and other institutions. A few cerned. ADAIR, OREGON and re-assem ­ not care. Selection by band. ing, of Sgt. Higgens. Cpls. Ran­ Elks of City All Out months, ago, on the completion of In announcement just before last dall and Bloor and Pvt. Dalton. bling the letters one makes what A DAMP REGION, CORA Master of ceremonies will intro­ —Pvt. Andrew Galet the Camp Adair guest houses, In Drive to Make EM the dictionary calls “Anagrams.” duce Miss Beverly McCoy, who will they presented the Post Chaplain M, P. Det. S.C.U. night’s presentation, it was revealed POMONA GRAD, I CARE Accordion Trio that the n >xt USO shew will be Ada present flowers to the sponsor, 60 Bibles to be placed in our guest Club Rooms Look Like That’s why the groups of words DAME IN CAR, O GROAP An accordion trio that embraces Leonard’s celebrated AU Girl Re­ below are composed of the same Mrs. Gordon H. McCoy, and to her houses. Cpl. Herauf, Pvt. Francrina. Pvt. Home Away from Home A RIPE DOG CAN ROAM, vue, on F?b. 4 and 5. letters land those letters only) Matron of Honor, Mrs. George C. Ziemet, a scat singing and instru­ In Full Charge I RAN A GOODER CAMP, that go to make up CAMP ADAIR, Accomj anying the troupes and mental trio with Pvt. Norum, Pvt Ferch. In some of the chapels Sunday Soldicrs of Camp Adair who as­ OREGON. Oh, you knew it all the MAD RAIN, POOR ( AGE to play through the acts will be one Miffin at the piano and Cpl. King Master of ceremonies will intro­ morning the Cideons will have PARADE IN GOO, MARC of the country’s big-name bands, at the base fiddle. duce Chaplain Lloyd V. Harmon, complete charge of the time allot­ semble in Post day rooms in the fu­ time? Well, all right — maybe ture will be using equipment fur­ none other than Ray Herbeck and O, DAMN A ROPE CIGAR who will give the invocation. Space limits continuing in this ted for the general Protestant ser­ nished, in a large part, by the the “dog-face” behind you didn’t. his boys and gals. -—Pvt. Steve densos. Read on then, the anagrams of Master of ceremonies will turn vice. There will be Gideons here Important New Postal vein and you’ll have to take our Eugene Elks Lodge according to an the microphone over to Don ( lay- from Portland, Eugene, Salem, Last nigTit’s show was making its Rules Put Into Effect own particular history as we went word for it that there will be plenty ton, who will describe the burning Corvallis, Albany, and other places announcement released by Edward more, but we must take time to Boenke, chairman of the “Camp Men's Furnishings? • of the plates. to press, but it was indicated that tell you that Pvt. Forsland (a lot in Oregon. The Post Chaplain is Adair Day Room” drive. The necessity of conserving one of the top acts on the bill was anxious that there men receive a Ship launched. Band music. “The Eugene Elks are going ‘all- See Service Club 1 ; space, both in cargo ship and plane the fleet-footed tap dance routine of of you heard him already) will be cordial welcome from all officers, out’ in an effort to make the cpmp in the show to toss off several transportation has resulted, in two the willowy Linda Moody. civilians, and soldiers in the Camp day rooms the best furnished rooms, Date Bureau Formed hot numbers on his banjo, maybe new regulations affecting overseas Adair area. Service in the Post on the Post," said Boenke while at Speed, fast patter and a general­ the St. Louis Blues if you ask for Corvallis Elks Offer Just how do you like ’dm fellows? Chapel will be from 10:00 A M. to Camp Adair last week. Civilians Must Check mail for servicemen. ly well-knit performance kept all it. Effective last Friday, no more hands on the quivivc for the full Small, dainty" and clinging? Per­ Big Camp Adair Night 10:45 A. M. Three Soldiers Score The Eugene Lodge has launched Theirs Entering Post packages can be mailed from show. sonality kids? Large statuesque Last Monday’s show, a dandy by a city-wide campaign and indica­ blondes ? Quiet, eome-hither bru- the United States to soldiers Anticipation that whatever hall is the way, featured among other Post members of the B. P. O. E., tions point to a record amount of New regulations concerning the overseas unless they contain arti­ Independence Center nettes? You make up your own used will be crowded, due to the things an impromptu quiz contest items contributed by Lane county their wives and sweethearts, will mind or whatever you use to de- use of cameras on the Post have cles specifically requested by the fact the “Gal Revue” is strictly in which Pvt. Bruce Sharritt rep- residents. The amount of articles be honor guests of the Corvallis Has Weekly Program termine your customary choice. And been released by Colonel McCoy, soldier. Even that request must be big-time, inspired the two day . resented the attached troops, Sgt. already collected has caused a Service Club No. 1, under direc­ I Post Commander. Elks lodge in a “Camp Adair Show” OK’d by his commanding officer, showing on Feb. 4 and 5. I (Continued on Page 7, Col. 7) warehouse to be established in Eu­ Service Men’s Center tion of Hostess Margaret Blodgett No cameras will be allowed in in writing, and presented to the presented at the Corvallis Elks gene and the Elks’ committee has will get ’em for you. You guessed , this camp in the possession of postmaster at the time of mailing, 165 C St., Independence lodge tonight. requested that a convoy be sent it, soldier, a rjate bureau has been I civilian personnel. Civilians are to [ before the package will be accept­ Monday—Informal activities. from the camp to attend the collec­ Chairman Brands states that the opened there. ( check their cameras at the various ed. While the soldier’s request may tion ceremony slated at the con­ Tuesday—Informal activities. talent includes many national en­ ! entrances of the camp. Mrs. Blodgett requests that in ­ have the endorsement of his CO, clusion of the collection drive. “ Post Wednesday — Dancing and re­ tertainers, who will be out to put officials have signified that they terested EM let her know four days i Members of the armed forces of the package will not be accepted the show over in a large way as freshments. will be on hand to thank Lane coun­ in advance of the time they want this station will be permitted to for mailing if it is more than 15 Thursday—Informal activities. “an appreciation of courtesies ty residents for their voluminou“ the date. Dates can be secured for retain their cameras on the Post inches in length, or more than five shown." The feature will follow Friday—Informal activities. the Saturday night, weekly “Night but at no time1 are the cameras to pounds in weight. Magazines and contributions. a brief lodge session, and is sched­ Saturday—Dancing. “Hey! Bring Beulah out here. ment. newspapers can be mailed oveh- We want to change her drip-pan,” Thus far, according to commit­ Club,” and at any other time that be carried in the open. uled to get under way at 8:16 P. M. Sunday—Informal activities. “When we were forming a new the soldier wishes. The Tuesday There will be no photography of seas by publishers only, to bona tee head-, have been collected; shouts a voice. , truck transportation unit on ma­ dancing class is another time that any type permitted either in, or of, fide and regular subscribers. twenty ping pong tables, filling “I can’t let you have her now; neuvers,” said Sgt. Ring, “we found 50% of the Lane quota, numerous 1 you might choose. USO rules stipu­ this Camp. Authorized military Second regulation concerns air I’m working on Cynthia’s rear- that we had difficulty in identify­ late that dates, thus secured; i photographers are exempt from mail. From same date, V-mail let- end.” amounts of occasional chairs, dav­ ing the drivers of the various ’ cannot be taken wining and din­ this rule. enport?. good books, and radios. ters are the only kind that will go Don’t get excited, boys. This is trucks. So some bright lad painted ing in nearby towns, nor can they The Ladies of the Elks are also Films, cameras, and equipment by air but there are no restric­ just run of the mill conversation. his gal’s name on the side of his assisting the men and have ar­ he taken home. But once of course of persons violating or attempting tions on the number of V-mail It happens every day in the truck vehicle and the rest of the boys ranged for a concert of the cele­ you get to know the girl at the to violate this order will be con- I letters sent overseas. Regular let- ordnance departments of the Tim­ followed suit. Instead of calling service club — Well what do You are told (at 337 QM Depot alone a new one.” brated Eugene Gleemen, musical ! fiscated immediately and the vio­ | ters, regardless of how many air- ber Wolf or 96th divisions. out for a driver whom none of us Co.) that you may submit articles I Then you wait and wait, until in organization, to be held on Janu­ want, soldier, a diagram? A date lator summarily dealt with. mail stamps carried Ob the en- Camp Adair soldiers doubtless knew we’d just shout out “Sally” Club bureau operates at Service of. clothing that have become worn, desperation you approach the Sgt ary 28. Proceeds from the concert velope, will travel by ship. have noticed the great transporta­ or “Tessie” and the trucks bearing torn, or otherwise rendered unfit timidly, hand him a written note arc i go into the camp furnishing No. 1. Too Much Space Promotions Announced tion trucks, which bear down on these names would respond." for human use, to the Supply Sgt inquiring as to the whereabouts of fund. “Many truck dispatchers even According to authorities, pack- one like juggernauts, swinging who happens to be S/Sgt Schwartz, your shirt, and run like mad, be­ Famous Lt. Ixickard The local telephone manager has In 2nd. Hq., IX Army AEF now dont know the actual names lately to the about camp on their daily runs. An ages mailed who will promptly give you new cause this is what S/Sgt Schwartz offered the facilities of the local , Lt. Joseph Lockard, the former cargo of the men who drive the trucks,” been taking so much observant soldier in glancing at the have I will say: ones. office and the local phone chairman sergeant who won a DSC and ap­ ’ Three promotions in the 2nd Hq. space that it has delayed the ship- side of one of these behemoths, will continued Sgt. Ring, “but they can But this is how it works is works. “What do you want from me? has avowed, “Every number in the Special Troops of th’ IX Army First you must locate S/Sgt You think that all I gotto do all book will be called until we are pointment to DCS when he report­ Corps have been announced. They ment of needed men and ammuni- notice that emblazoned on the side immediately identify one of their I tion. A recent survey by the War of the driver’s cab is a gal’s name. convoy by the nick-name or cogno* Schwartz. This can be done if you day is worry about your shirt?” satisfied with the collection re- ed the sound of approaching planes are: Department revealed that in spite The appearance of some femme’s men painted on its side.” | “I got 166 blankets to check; I suits.” have a lot of patience. To Colonel, Lt. Col. Edwin C. ' at Pearl Harbor December 7, is So, soldier, when you see a of all the publicity devoted to the name on government trucks, while He then commandeers the shirt got 100 rifles to get over to Ord­ Soldiers of Camp Adair can once Snow, Inf., effective January 11. again stationed at Honolulu. or what was once a shirt, offering nance. I got 45 pairs of O. D. again doff their hats to “ THE ' To Major, Capt. John K. Peebles, subject, only 16,000.000 V-mail let­ it is not strictly G.I., serves a very "Fannie” breezing by you’ll know not the semblance of a receipt and slack* and shirts to go to Corvallis BEST PEOPLE ON EARTH; ters have been sent to and from definite purpose, according to that she is there for an explicit I ” I Lt. Lockard, however, is wear- F.A., effective January 7. grunts something that sounds like: to the cleaners. Get the hell out especially those of the Eugene ing heavy issue as this Honolulu To Major, Capt. Edwin J. Har- . the AEF or about one week’s total M/Sgt. Herbert Ring of Headquar­ reason and not just the whim of "Be lucky to gel that back, let