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l'amp Adair Sentry Thursday, January 21,1943. Page Three I A< iivated in order for in ned ion,” hi 4 Free in Portland, IF— ’ intieri, “ th li!l«s> dog.'i:- Plaque for General One of the most famous Dixie In Geo. White Center Hit nt 13'10 with fall pack divisions of the last war, the 87th, nound i for a 1-h-nir tour of has been officially activated at ( in the sun t< nip < ature 91 d- Port la rd, s Camp McCain, Mississippi. or better.” drop ’ You are? Then be »ui »_______________ * • In case you won’t know —a full around to the George pui k consisted of shoes, raincoat, vice Men’s Center. mosquito I ar. two blankets, tent I Portland is prou I of FOÄJJ3RT1ME pins, tent peg: i, a shelter h ilf, 3 munit.v enter ri .< and Mt changes of underwear, rations for Riley urges all Camp Adair soldier two days (t> cans corn beef, 2 can« who visit Portland to pry nt hast haul bread I, 210 rounds of am muni “Button vour lip!” one visit to the popular “center." tion. rifle, muyonette, and belting. The Service Center has four 1 hope are the popularized words to the War Department After his tour of duty in the Far floors <>f activities devoted erclu- admonition: Ea«t S S t * D u Vail ret’.n-I to Vancouver Barrack« :«< chief baker I sively to the entertainmer.t of .,v«- "Do not reveal military information” by design, , &Ì nn«l later aided in troop movement vice men. Visiting “firemen" may accident, or under any circumstance. he assured of free food, f cooking under Lt. Col. Pettibone, \\ e are human and we are garrulous. nov) Commandant of th« Ninth Ser ing instruction, musical If we know our l’railities, we are fortunate, vice’ Command S hool f > Bakers There’s a WPA lounge v eludes library, ping and ','ooks. hut thi n a Captain. guard against them. radio, records and cr: It vas also at Vancouver Bar- Soldiers will taik, about something. “Shooting If a rervice man f rack? that General George C. Mar breeze” is a favorite pastime. ’hull, ne «ent Chief of Staff, but of a shower. sha,-e I here are, however, plenty of subjects to dwell on besides then c< mmander of the Barracks. pressing the facilities the military. And—it is strikingly pointed out in a recent gave S Sgt. Du Vail permission to his use and it's all 1 The location: 523 marry. bulletin issued by the Secretary of War—there is only one I The Sergeant weais a Yangtze j avenue. real safeguard. That is: Service Medal ami a good conduct KEEP MATTERS OF A MILITARY NATURE COM lAcdal. » House Dick- Wanted Expert Watch Repair PLETELY OUT OF ANY CONVERSATION. department will com Along with several hundred As some of the more salient points in the bulletin pletely repair your Signa! Company Ups Major General James L. Bradley is shown above as he viewed a likeness of himself carved on first , th«> U. S. Army is now the emphasize: watch. You can depend mahogany by Pvt. Kurt F. Litzkuhn, left. The plaque now adorns the wall of the newly optntd 96th biggest hotel manager in the world. Amona Timber Wolves Division Officers’ Club. upon Brown’s long rec We Learn— A government report says the INFANTRYMEN ARE ord of watch service On the day that we donned the Army owns eight hotels outright The Signal Company ’ a:n ni'ice« BORN, NOT MADE I days, it is because in a joking way* for quality Workman uniform of the United States Army and leases 475 more with a total the following promotions: i he has! PFC Michalik write to his ship. Twenty-two year old George we began to learn things about the From Technical Sergeant to of 43,000 rooms. Most of tnem are girl friend and who do you think is Shaw of New York City, re Army, things that Hitler and Hiro- Master Seigenht. Mark E. Moore being used to house Air Force getting the most mail? None other shito would like to know to aid ceived his induction notice w hile | Jr., 3809 '079. Home address, 2337 trainees. than PFC Michalik. them in attacking our country, our working in Albany, N. Y. Shaw 1 Broadway , Beaumont. Texas. families, our cities, our homes, our wanted to be an infantryman From Staff Sergeant to Techni f Closed Jan. 25 to 29; Incidentally, I just heard from a farms and ourselves. and just to prove himself that Bakery Instructor Tells cal Sergeant. John B. Pace. 3809307. HURLEY'S LOTION Miss Jean from Portland J3333S Every «lay since then we have he could take it, walked all the Soldier Wives to Meet certain Hom«' address, Box 136, Addington, For Poison Oak Tales About Career Oklahoma. who had just received a letter from been entrusted withk information. way to his draft board head Over 5000 bottles sold. Guar llMtn AHO 1 A I < H. We will continue to be entrusted quarters. Due to renovations, the Corval her boy frientl here at Camp Adair. From Coiporal to Technician 4th anteed treatment for poison OH HO» A baker by trade and unaccus She ha«l finished her letter, “ Dar with more and more information He completed the trek in a oak relief. 50c bottle bv mail lis USO Club will be closed from Grade, Wilburn N. Miehlhauser, Member Better Vision Institute HURLEY'S DRUGS. Albany so long as we are privileged to little under five days. Monday through Friday next week, ling you don’t know how I miss tomed to a ration consisting largely '6285811. Home address, 202 S. y your Company.” Anti S Sgt. See- of Spanish fried halon« v. fried ba i Broadway, Oklahoma City, Okla wear the uniform. January 25-29. loney and green peppers sluffed Every hit of military information derstandable enough. On Sunday the USO is inaugurat man wrote back in a rage: homa. Everyone “When did you get acquainted with baloney, S Sgt Frederick C. ! From Technician 5th Grade to eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHj is of value to the enemy, no matter tends to “hand out a line” when ing what it hopes to be a series of Du Vail, bakery instructor for the Technician 4th Grade, Howard E. how small. out with a girl. There is little weekly talent programs for the with the rest of my’ Company, any AT THE EXCHANGES OR IN TOWN Camp Adair Blanch, Ninth Service Yarbrough, 38093966. Home ad Leakage of information must be harm in it, providing you leave the men in service. If you can sing, way”? Command school for Bakers and dress, Box 66, La Rue, Texas. stopped. The time has come when service out of it. The Army really dance, act, or play an instrument We certainly regret to be in Cooks, decided he would correct the i From Second Lt. to 1st Lt., Ste security must cease to he a hack- isn’t too much concerned about the you are urged to register at the in I neyed catchword in which we have fact that a corporal is able to per formation desk in the USO as soon formed at thia time that Lt. Cough faults of his mess sergeant by ap phen E. Morri 0-1633422. Home plying for admission to the B&C lin, who joined our personnel a few but little interest. We cannot ex suade his girls that he gave up as possible. Evei ’one is welcome! i address, 141 Logan avenue. Wester pect that posters will be drawn $50,000 a year when he joined the The lucky winner will be awarded weeks ago, is to be transferred to School, Fort McKinley, Philippine i ville, Ohio. forever—just to remind us again Army, or that he would have been a phone call to his home any place Fort Lewis, Washington. We wish Islands. i From 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt., Alan C. “The beef supply was limited,” I Rosenbaum, 0-1 <’>33503. Home ad- and again that we must not reveal a senator if it hadn’t been for the in the United States. This ama him the best of luck at his new according to S Sgt Du Vail, “hut I dress, 141 21st Street, Brooklyn, military information. war. That’s okey, just as Jong as teur program will be held in the post. Welcome back, M Sgt. Boyce. the mess sergeant wasn’t the best | New York. There are three methods of stop his “line” doesn’t include service dayroom of the USO building Janu Sort of missed that peculiar voice either. He lacked imagination.” I From 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt., John P. ping this leakage of information: matters. ary 24. of yours around the barracks. In IN BOTTLES “I figured that if I went to school Shean, 0-16335.39. Home address, Retribution, punishment, and se All enlisted service men ’ s wives Our Trust curity education. Security educa are invited to'attend a meeting on fact, it has been so quiet that Pvt. and graduated as a cook I could at i 2427-90th avenue, Oakland, Cali Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., Salem We may be on secret duties. We Thursday, January 21, at 2:30 p. Revis left our distinguished Com least cook something besides ba fornia. tion appears to be the best means of stopping leaks. Its argument is i may know what is in the wind for m. at the Corvallis USO, Fifth and pany to go to Seattle, Washington. loney,” continued the Sergeant. UHIIIIIIII U liillllllllilllllllllllliiililliiiiilJiiliiiiiiiiiinillllllll IMimillllllllllr “But my company commander simple: “American soldiers are not I future operations, or the date of Madison. This is to afford an op departure of a convoy about to sail, Also back from furlough and ended my hopes of improving on fools; they are reasonable beings. portunity to get acquainted and to Only teach them what they must or the names of ships. If that is so, make plans for further activities. showing the effects of having a i the ration when he refused to ap not talk about and why, and they we must remember that these are After the renovations of the build swell time are S Sgt Woolverton, prove my application to take the the Army's secrets, and that we ing are completed there will be a Pyl Bergen and Sgt River. | cook’s course.” will stop. have no right to share them with special clubroom for wives—also | Nine years later (1939) the Ser- Our Conceit anyone. Congratulations are in order for ' geant was sent to the B«fcC school Conceit is the most common I The trouble with this boasting is definite program. PFC Hill Welton, who represented I :ind graduated as mess sergeant. cause of leakage. Ninety percent that it is so contagious. A man the 337th QM Depot Co. in the 1 He has been with th«' school ever of indiscretions are the result of Camp Adair Checker Tournament. since, serving in Fort Lewis. Wash- it, and 99 percent of us are vulner | boasts to his girl friend of what « he is doing just to impress her. She, WATCH THIS LIST AND CHECK ITEMS NEEDED The play-off was terminated Mon ' ington, before coming to Camp able to it. ! in turn, boasts to all of her friends day night Jan. 18, with the result I Adair. Why do we boast ? Most of us Or better still — come imo either of our stores—at Albany or Salem— From the 1 about the importance of her boy Although baking is S Sgt Du that after 10 strenuous matches, to impress a woman. This is un- friend—just to impress them. It I Vail's specialty, he is an expert and go over the stocks with us. 337 QM. Depot Co. PFC Welton was defeated in the becomes a vicious circle with every j demontsrator on the care and use by semi-finals by Pvt. Fish. body trying to outdo everybody else ! of the gasoline field range. Pvt. David Rosenfeld in the magnitude of the secret in Our “Foreign Legion” Overheard: One private to an- formation which they can impart. The sergeant “signed up” at After completing a very hard other—“Have you run into that (With zipper) day’s work last Tuesday, we draftee who knew all about WPA, I Vancouver Barracks, Washington, “Pumping” ' and had the unique experience of No one is easier to “pump” than prepared for an overnight bivouac. and HOLC and OPA and stuff, but Everyone started in splendid wanted to find out what the deuce being immediately assigned to the the man who is “handing out a 31st Infanry Regiment- America's line.” Always remember that. It spirits, with Lt. Smith setting the kind of an organization the AWOL foreign Legion- in spite of the pace. was?” is only necessary to pretend not to COMPLETE LINE of the FAMOUS | practice of assigning only men with The march terminated across believe him, and he will get so in three or more years of army ser- STETSON GLOVES—available now. dignant that he spills a lot more from the field opposite the incin The ctner evening at dinner Mess | vxice to foreign duty. or to pretend to be lost in admira- erators, and was greeted at the Sgt Reveglia asked Pvt Rosenfeld The 31st Infantry has always tion of him, and he will get so happy hunting grounds by Mess if the steak was tough, The pri- | served in the Orient. During the Sgt. Reveglia and his competent pleased with himself that he will vate raid, “Yeah— but that’s all I first work! war it was stationed at staff. After a hearty dinner, the continue to keep right on talking right, I think I'll be able to cut the Vladivostok. Later it was trans for as long as you care to let him. Company gathered around the va gravy!” ferrod to th«1 Philippines. It was Women know this. It is the first rious fires that were raging in i Biggest Display there that S Sgt Du Vail joined order to keep slightly warm as the — ! they learn. "Feed the brute,” is not I guess the addition of the | Company E. i their Golden Rule for catching a temperature was declining around W A AC’s pleases a lot of the boys. Best Valentines During the Sino-Japanese war ■ man. It is “Flatter him.” A pop the zero mark, or at least we I understand that Cpl Templeton, I in 1932 the regiment went to China, ular girl is a good listener. So is thought it was that cold. who’s doing his utmost to become j and from that vantage point the The well-known 337th QM String a spy. JUST RECEIVED—HOLLY VOGUE a machine-gunner, has mentioned Sergeant saw entire towns wiped Ensemble entertained for quite SUNTAN STAY TIES. the fact that he doesn’t care wheth out by air and artillery bombard In war time no one is every fully som«> time, and then the peace of -V—------- -- 1 ~... er the W A AC ’ s learn to use the off duty, and no one must ever be - 1 ■ "I ■'' »1— Madison at Fifth ment. the night found us preparing to go I Machine Gun or not just so long as momentarily off guard. Let the “ Dining the hot season in the to bed. Corvallis they can use their “Other Arms.” Orient,” according to the Sergeant, motto be: “Keep your mouth shut, About the time everyone at- Brass Wire — 30 and 45 Calibre ’. but keep your eye* and ears open.” "there is no drill in the afternoon tempted to get themselves com- except, guard and fatigue details. fortable and making every effort Eugene Paper Pays But to make up for this siesta time to keep real warm, a shrill whistle ------ — ■ ■ — ■— ■ (-■ ......................... the company drilled late at night." blew. At first not a sound nor a Tribute to Mothers; “ But don't get the ideu, ” the murmur could be heard, when final (loo'; Wooh sergeant warned, “that service with ly a voice like from Heaven called 35 Sons in Service the 31st was a snap. Passes were % out: “Strike Tents.” | limited to one 3-day pass per Oh boy! Was that sweet music when we even told that we were A salute to those Lane county month and an annual 15-day re homeward bound to that sweet mothers who have contributed sons cuperation furlough at t'amp John double-decker at our barracks. to the service all over the world Hay, if the outfit wasn't too short was made'try the Eugene Register. handed.” “And discipline,” continued the Under a setting sun that pre (Wool, sleeveless) —with the Valentine Guard in a special service section , tall dark haired Sergeant, “was sented an ideal atmosphere preced recently. • Only YOU can give ' strict enough to make one have had ing retreat, Lt. Alfred Smith hon Eight entire pages were «levoted ored the entire Company by be exclusively to photographs and dteams.” If on«' were absent from stowing upon those who qualified brief service descriptions of Lane Reveille it was a .summary court ^,ophyla.tL on the range, medals symbolizing county boys, both the living and martial with a fine of two-thirds of one’s pay or 3 months in the guaril their achievements. the dead, who are bringing or have house, or both.” <Kit-. folder or box.» PFCs Kenneth H. Skipper, John (loot; Wool) already brought distinction and Soldiers who were as much as a Haider, and Pvt. Elgin E. Hall re honor to this region. minute ltfte to reveille or retreat ceived the highest reward, that of The front page of the section received company punishment. This Expert Rifleman. The award of I Sharpshooter was presented to contained the photographs of seven consisted of pounding rocks into First Sgt. Dones Maulden, Pvts. J. 1 Lane mothers who have contributed the landscape in preparation for l D. Rogers, Philip I). S. Allred. Roy a total of thirty-five sons to all the coming rainy season. Ward Jr., and Joe L. Belk. Also bpincher, of the armed forces. The Of course, all this work was done honored by qualifying as Marks outstanding contribu'or proved to in the blazing mid day sun, under a men were 80 members of the Com be Mrs. E. V. D. Murphey of Eu company guard armed with a bayo pany. Average was 93 per cent for gene, who- has seven sons in the net and a club. The sergeant’s next observation! the entile organization, certainly rervice. “Your Dollar’s Worth Always” An unusual feature of the edition was directed at soldiers who I something to be proud of and wcih, TWO STORES FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE incidentally, is considered the Camp wax the inclusion of a page depict "grouse” about the s< verity of 233 N. Commercial 206 W. Second St. ing the I>ane county brother com present army discipline. “They Record. Salem 520 State Street binations who are in service. Some don’t know what discipline is,” said If you are wondering why PFC sixty sets of brothers comprise the he. Szcesny is to down-hearted thcae county'i donation. “If a soldier's equipment was not Chatter Away Soldier But Not of Military --------------------- ■'■—7---------------------------------------------------- I renchant Bulletin Reveals Our Conceit Is Our Danger A SERVICE a/ BROWN'S Corvallis USO Will Pretty Up Next Week This Mess Sergeant Lacked Imagination BROW OFFICERS - NON-COMS SOLDIERS YOKUM HOKUM □ AliWool 0. D. Shirts □ Uniform Buttons □ Money Belts f J Shoulder Patches □ Zipper Utility Kits I □ Shoe Rags Í j Slippers - Packed in Kit □ Chevrons for All Grades VALENTINES LJ "Aunt Lydia's" Thread □ Web Belts, Brass Buckles □ Reg. Buckle Oxfords J 0. D, Laundry Bags Li Officers' Slacks (Pi:ik* : Corl's Book Shop Ä’ □ 'T' Shirts 1 ] Gun Cleaning Brushes I Top Kick Chevrons □ Metal Polishes r(lf „i, ki, .P) 1 O. D. Army Coveralls "I Love You" ! O. D. Wool Sweaters i i Shoe Brushes, Shoe Paste —Your Portrait 1 USewing Kits [ I Souvenir Pillow Tops Say ! ) "Spiffy" Collar Stays [ I Leather Wallets ] Field Caps 1 Glastic Dog Chains □ OjyScarfs : Soap Boxes ! 0. D. Cotton & Wool Sox Ì Officers'Raincoats i Military Jewelry □ Tooth Brushes □ Stationery ( 1 Garrison Cap Rain Covers [ ! Copper Button Boards SEND YOUR PHOTOGRAPH BISHOP Photographers SALEM i 1 ALBANY I
