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Camp Adair Sentry Thursday, January 21,1943. '- THEODORE. THE TIMBER WOLF - -------------------------------- Tage Five i — Fire Department Has Tele. Alarm Set-Up New System, Office By Cpl. John J. Gubelman best place in the world.” A Houston Adds to Efficiency Maybe no one ever got a Ph.D. soldier came in later and asked. by writing a thesis on washraom “Have you ever seen Houston?" Our Post Fire Department be scribblings. But a study of these The artist, apparently on a return lieves in keeping at least one step would undoubtedly be a significant trip, answered, “No and I don’t ahead of all competitors and three contribution to our knowledge of want to.” The Houston soldier had or more ahead of all fires when what Average Citizen really thinks the last say. In a remark addressed possible. And so it is that the and feels. True—we do have the , to all New Y’ork soldiers in general, move this week into a new Fire man in the street radio broadcast, j the Rebel penned, “You’ve heard Alarm Telegraph office, which will and the Gallup poll too. But in the of Bronco Busters, you’ve heard of Operate on 24-hour basis, comes, first instance your average fellow is Block Busters. If you want to see along with other pieces of blazing highly conscious of his audience. He a Bronx Buster, look me up.” fire department news, into the conceals, lies, or preens himself Found—the Silver Lining columns of The Sentry. —if he doesn’t retire in a stammer If it’s “always fair weather when This central office, situated next ing nervous fright. The second at good fellows get together,” the best to Fire Station No. 1 at 1st St. N. tempt to probe Mr. Average Char weather in the whole state of Ore •nd Av. F., will control alarms on acter results in statistics, and sta gon is right in the latrines of the all six of the Post fire stations, tistics are a cold, inhuman approach post. For soldiers issue appeals to according to Fire Chief A. L. to such a very human subject. fellow home towners to sign up on Sherk. A washroom is the’ only ivory home rosters. “If you're from Ft. Inspector Praises tower that most Joe Citizens can Worth, Texas, sign here.”—“Hi fel What is more. Vern O. Stock retire to. In its relaxing and sooth i lows, how’s Louisiana ? Like to hear ing atmosphere there is nothing to from you.” Friends are found and holm, government inspector from inhibit; a gran gets to thinking meetings arranged. A Howard Ave., Salt Lake, headquarters of the 9th pretty deeply. There, more than any Brooklyn name and address was Corps Area, stated that the system other place, he is likely to heed followed by "Be here Sunday night is further advanced than that of William Shakespeare’s advice at 8; friends from Howard Ave.” any camp its size that he has THE WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL CHAIR "know thyself.” In a sudden rush ; In a stall that seemed to be the observed to date. (The first—and the worst—at Camp Adair) of understanding that hits him like ¡exclusive property of the Michi an Old Testament revelation, he is gan boys, under one name and ad Foreword: In the still unpunctured belief that there is somewhere I QA4 Non-Coms Wise Uo almost compelled to set down true dress was another with this: “Say, a place for all things, whether or not this is one of them, this is - ------ ~ feelings. Thus the washroom scrib ' soldier, I used to have a girl friend dedicated by its author—and in full view of the complement of thia Selves With Special bler. A study of latrine scribbling (in Marygrove college. Look me Post—to that charming vagabond, that institution of good fellowship, Film Series Classes on the post may be the beginning i up.” — “All Wolverines (Mich.) that Sgt. who edits my copy—Staff Sergeant E. A. Brown. of what on a larger scale will prove meet at Blank's Bar at 9 o’clock One of a series of non-commis a highly important sociological con Sat.” By Pfc. Bob Ruskauff sioned officers’ classes was held on | Apparently washroom scribblers i Harken my soldiers! in case you care tribution. i Wednesday night by the Quarter “When You’re a Long. Long Way [ in OD’s were washroom scribblers To hear of a wonderful, wonderful chair. master Detachment, SCU 1911, for in civilian life, too. Evidently over For it is the story of Camp Adair. From Home” the purpose of instructing non The average soldier is highly come by nostalgia for the happier coms. by means of motion picture walls of former days, they have Those who recall it are still alive, conscious of the fact that he’s away training films. covered latrines with names of their Which proves they somehow managed to thrive from home Just setting down his The initial session was conducted former hangouts. Adair soldiers On the cruel hardship (perhaps it’s a pity) name and where he comes from ex by Lt. C. S. Brazeltcn, Detachment ! used to frequent "Talk of The Town They claim to have borne at old “tent city." presses this, and is apparently a Commander, and was opened by I Tavern” in Peoria, Ill., “Club Plan help as an. outlet for his feelings. the showing of the film. "Military tation,” St. Louis, “Blue Mirror,” Oh many a sergeant was private then The walls are covered with names Training.” , Newark. N. J., “Coeoanut Grove,” Among those gallant “encadre” men and home towns that range from The instructor pointed out that Salt Lake City, "Rip’s Bar and Who lived in tents by a boggy fen; coast to coast, north to south. the film’s subject matter was par Grill," Pontiac, Mich., Latin Quar And many a sergeant is private now— Steubenville, Ohio; Oakland, Calif.; ticularly appropriate, since it dealt ter, New Y’ork—and many others, (But that is a tale we must skip somehow, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Bangor, Me. with methods of instructions and it the country over. Until we have finished our rollick-some lilt Sandpoint Idaho. is planned that the non-coms., Where’s the Kitchen Stove? Of the chair that Pvt. Puiaska built.) The soldier is proud of his home themselves, wilt conduct future Assorted scribblings of interest —there isn't, he realizes now. an classes employing demonstrations, aré “I like my wine and women— It still rests regally at the Post, other place like it. And so he writes . the Fairbanks Kid, Fairbanks, With a Sergeant you’d little suspect as host training films and charts. . “Dam good country, that’s Illi The next class will be conducted ! Alaska’’—“Sammp Weiss from Chi- To a thieving thought. But the story’s there- nois”—“San Francisco, the town ' cago, look me up, I’m a big shot.” by M Sgt. G. E. Jacobson, after All part of the tale of the wonderful chair. that knows how"—“Take me back '—“I’m no draftee, I’m a forcee— which will be held a round table to Texas,” enthusiastically endorsed they forced me into the army”— discussion of the sergeant's topic, II. by a later Texan, “You said it bud which was commented on by a later It was announced also that each dy.”—“Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the town comer, appropriately enough, — It was harder to sit then than 'twas to stand; section of the Quartermaster Corps, of pretty girls,”—“Kentucky, the I “Maybe you’d rather work for Hit- For none of that hardly, un-calloused hand including the Commissary, Motor blue grass state, I’d sure like to be | ler, you dirty rat.” “Kid goes over Had aught to sit on—except (we beg Patrol, Property, etc., will demon there,” which is followed by musi I the hill, 11-4-42.”—“When you’re in Your pardon!) There was a keg strate their specific function. That Captain Rutledge had somewhere found cal notes which proved to be “The j Portland, phoqq.- La-7072.” — It used while the rest stood standing around. sun shine’s bright” part of “My take's all kind's of Soldiers to malte And • ■ • , ;1«- t »**■ • ? Camp Pickett News Old Kentucky Home.” the latrine mosiac. "But it can't go on!” swore Lieutenant Grunder, Lauds Our Stuff; We Bow Who Said “Go West Young Man?” The old favorites are there of Who straightway became tent city’s wonder Sectional rivalry has sprung up, course. You’ve read since you were By ordering built, for the day-robm bare. “It is one of the best action too. Thus. “Everyone from New able to read—“Fool’s names like Any d----- d thing that resembled a chair; series ever published by any news York is a......... .”—“You can take fool’s faces—always seen in public The lumber was gathered from here and there paper,” says the Camp Pickett your West and your South and places,” and “A man’s ambition is And the chair that emerged was without compare News, published at Camp Pickett, give it to the Indians. I’ll take the pretty small to write his name on Unpainted and wooden, but solid and sturdy Virginia. East for life, Joe ., Phila a latrine wall.” And the personnel said: “Gosh! Ain't it purdy?” With pardonable pride, we of The delphia.”—“The best place in the The Sentry's research and its Sentry staff, take a low, sweeping world for life and women is good critical study ended at the same It stood as an emblem—and soldiers came bow. Our Atlantic sealaiard con old 42nd St., N. Y.” A Californian time when this inscription was To marvel and wonder. For such is fame. temporary alluded to us in making came in later and indignantly read: <« ‘ ’ What are you looking up such an an encompassing state crossed out and substituted Cali here for—watch what you 1’re do- III. ment. fornia.—A latrine poet from New ing.” Which seemed like sound But then the camp begat itself of modern brie a brae; Sentry readers doubtless will re Orleans squeezed this out of his advice. The little chair of destiny was relegated back— member a full page lay-out pub muse: “New Orleans is where the Except by EM (bless ’em!) — MPs QMs and all, lished recently, wherein was depict grass is green, where there live the Let’s L'se Neon Decided they would have the chair, to decorate their hall. ed various methods of attack with most beautiful French girls you’ve Army spokesmen have announced And so the details ventured out, to fetch away the chaii. bayonets and training for hand-to- ever seen. Where the whiskey is wild and plenty hot—Oregon, I a growing shortage of officer in- But when they got,to where it was — tee hee, it wasn’t there. hand encounters with the enemy. signia and markings. This means hope you rot.” The page was complete with photos IV. Someone drew a picture of the that before long a lot of brand new which graphically demonstrated the New Y’ork skyline—labelled it “the OCS lieutenants will have a hard In the deepest, darkest portion of a night, with fell intent, proper method for disposing of time backing up their stories. A smart (and early) Corpora), upon a mission went one’s adversary. Camp Adair hasn’t felt the pinch He got the chair, and carried it, with high and sweet elation The Camp Pickett News liked yet but on many posts it’s gotten To a sweating little office that was called Public Relation. the series so well that it ran the so that a lieutenant can get bars There they harbored it and cherished it and cooked them up a scheme entire page in its January 7th edi only if he knows somebody who’s To cover up their knavery, by painting it dark green. tion and such lovely credit was just been promoted ahead of him. given that their editor is a "cinch” Once more the soldiers gathered from miles around to sec to lie numla-r one on our Xmas card He's Toughing It Out A painted chair at Camp Adair. What fools these mortals be! list. Lee Tracy, who used to act tough V. in the movies is now a lieutenant Lonesome Soldier Mail STATE FARM INSURANCE in the Fort Custer M. P. Detach Days passed; weeks went their fleeting way—PR grew on space; On Kibosh, But We May ment. And soon the Chair of Camp Adair again was out of place. / World’s Largest What’s become of Boris Karloff One night this wily corporal; now sergeant, blunt of prow, Publish------- 's Letter Automobile Insurance Said: “This can't last forever; the poem's too long now— Company The Sentry, never a believer in “I know that ere this wondrous chair begets some awful doom, gilding the lily, presents here a I’d better get it out of there, into my little room.” Hollenbeck Insurance Service letter which arrived at the camp So with a strong friend, Sergeant Black, upon an evening ditto, Over Berman’s Drug Store postoffice, addressed “To A Lone They stole into the PR room «otte »oce. patty pitto: Phone 718, Corvallia, Ore. some Soldier—Camp Adair, Ore gon.” Just in case anyone is in And to this day, though sat on nay, the chair is doing fine; terested the Sentry regrets that Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The joy and pride forever, of T-7-409. recent regulations strictly prohibit The soul, the keepsake, cherished piece, the glory and renown; Complete Banking correspondence la-tween soldiers The wonderful chair of Camp Adair—stolen by Sergeant Brown. Service and civilians who are not known to the soldier. Therefore name and SEE US FOR YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS address cannot lie printed. But the letter? Here: Dear Soldier: I am a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl that wanted to write to some lonesome soldier. I am on the over weight aide, but am taking reduc ing tablets Right now I weigh 100 Regularlv I A plenty. I also wear glasses How By Mail about giving me a description of you ? Oh, by the way, have you any lurMWMt buddies that would like to have some girls write to them. If BIG DllNK Send S Bill and you can furnish the buddies, 1 can TO GO BUT! get the girls. Address t* I have a joke or two, and a poem CAMP ADAIR SENTRY that you might like. First I’ll tell PÍ/M-COLA h Box 347 fris C ■;!■!. L m ( Idaad City. I. T. I the poem. tertU tank kr Corvallis. Oregon I I wish I wutt a little egg Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. i Away up in a tree A settin in my little nest OR >1.50 A YEAR of Corvallis ' As rsUrn as can lai. The First National Bank of Monmouth Send The Sweetie-Pie The Sentry 6 Months For A Buck — ■ II ■ I , g Although we know he has been I wish that you would come along Mantinband Music on studying piano and organ for 10 And stand beneath my tree years, we don’t know how long he And then I’d burst my little self '/Recorder' Questioned has lieett playing the recorder. We And cover thee with me. That peculiar-looking musical hate ask. One of his friends I thought that was funny when I first heard it, but now it's get instrument Pfc. James Mantin swears it sounds like a chicken with th ting stale. And now, here'.- a story, band plays every free evening is its head off. followed by a moron joke:..,” really known as a recorder, but his Larry French, southpaw pitcher But, let us not tell that moron friends call it a flute, or even who won 15 games for the Brook joke, shall we not? worse, as the situation varies. lyn Dodgers last year, will be Jn James is also a clever pianist, per there pitching for the Navy thia A young (very young) cadet was forming at many soldier shows in coming year. Now it’s Lt. (jg) home from the exclusive military and near camp. | L. French. sU school which he attends and re marked to his mother. "I hate my Sergeant!” “Do you darling,” she replied with sympathy. “Yes, I do," said the youngster, “he sucks his thumb." Send Her Per Roll of 8 Pictures Free Enlargement FLOWERS TODAY ...by wire. Bonded delivery service .. 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