Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, January 21,1943.
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THEODORE. THE TIMBER WOLF
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Tage Five
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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 -
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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