Camp Adair Sentry
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: Soldier, Soldier on lhe Wall (Washroom)
■ Why Pick Thai Place Io Give Your All?
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THEODORE. THE TIMBER WOLF
By CpI. John J. Gubclman
l<est place in the world.” A Houston
Maybe no one ever got a Ph.D. soldier came in later and asked,
by writing a thesis on washroom "Have you ever seen Houston?”
scribbling». But a study of these ; The artist, apparently on a return
would undoubtedly he a significant j trip, answered. "No and I don’t
contribution to our knowledge of want to." The Houston soldier had
what Average Citizen really thinks i the last say. In a remark addressed
and feels. True—we do have the I to all New York soldiers in general,
man in the street radio broadcast, the Rebel penned, "You’ve heard
and the Gallup poll too. But in the of Bronco Busters, you've heard of
first instance your average fellow is Block Busters. If you want to see
highly conscious of his audience. He a Bronx Buster, look me up.”
conceals, lies, or preens himself
Found—the Silver Lining
— if he doesn’t retire in a stammer­
If it’s "always fair weather when
ing nervous fright. The second at­ good fellows get together,” the best
tempt to probe Mr. Average Char­ weather in the whole state of Ore­
acter results in statistics, and sta­ gon is right in the latrines of the
tistics are a cold, inhuman approach post. For soldiers issue appeals to
to such a very human subject.
J fellow home towners to sign up on
A washroom is the only ivory , home rosters. “If you're from Ft.
tower that most Joe Citizens can i Worth, Texas, sign here."—“Hi fel­
retire to. In its relaxing and sooth­ lows, how’s Louisiana ? Like to hear
ing atmosphere there is nothing to from you.” Friends are found and
inhibit; a man gets to thinking meetings arranged. A Howard Ave..
“He’s Writing A Poison Pen Letter to The Sentry!”
pretty deeply. There, more than any Brooklyn name and address was
other place, he is likely to heed followed by "Be here Sunday night
William Shakespeare's advice at 8; friends from Howard Ave.”
THE WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL CHAIR
“know thyself." In a sudden rush In a stall that seemed to be the
(The first—and the worst—at Camp Adair)
of understanding that hits him like j exclusive property of the Michi-1
an Old Testament revelation, he is gan boys, under one name and ad- j
Foreword: In the still unpuncturcd belief that there is somewhere
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 this
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Marygrove
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Post—to that charming vagabond, that institution of good fellowship,
on the post may be the beginning : 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
a highly important sociological con- ^at."
By Pfc. Bob Ruskauff
I Apparently washroom scribblers Harken my soldiers! in case you care
tribution.
“When You're a Long, Long Way [ in OD’s were washroom scribblers To hear of a wonderful, wonderful chair.
in civilian life, too. Evidently over- I For it is the story of Camp Adair.
From Home"
The average soldier is highly come by nostalgia for the happier
conscious of the fast that he's away walls of former days, they have Those who reeall it arc still alive,
from home. Just setting down his covered latrines with names of their Which proves they somehow managed to thrive
name and where he comes from ex­ former hangouts. Adair soldiers On the cruel hardship (perhaps it’s a pity)
presses this, and is apparently a I used to frequent “Talk of The Town i They claim to have borne at old “tent city.”
help as an outlet for his feelings. , Tavern” in Peoria, Ill., “Club Plan-1
tation.” St. Louis. “Blue Mirror,” Oh many a sergeant was private then
The walls are covered with names
(Newark, N. J.. “Cocoanut Grove,” Among those gallant “encadre” men
and home towns that range from
Salt Lake City, “Rip’s Bar and Who lived in tents by a boggy fen;
coast to coast, north to south.
Grill,” Pontiac, Mich.. Latin Quar­ And many a sergeant is private now—
Steubenville, Ohio; Oakland, Calif.;
ter. New York—and many others, (But that is a tale we must skip somehow,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Bangor, Me. the country over.
Until we have finished our rollick-some lilt
Sandpoint Idaho.
Where’s the Kitchen Stove?
Of the chair that Pvt. Pulaska built.)
The soldier is proud of his home
Assorted scribblings of interest
—there isn’t, he realizes now, an­
are “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
“Darn good country, that’s Illi­ 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.”
that knows how-”—“Take me back j—“I’m no draftee. I’m a forcee— All part of the tale of the wonderful chair.
to Texas,” enthusiastically endorsed they forced me into the army”—
II.
by a later Texan, “You said it bud­ which was commented on by a later
dy.”—“Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the town comer, appropriately enough, — It was harder to sit then than ’twas to stand;
of pretty girls.”—“Kentucky, the 1 “Maybe you’d rather work for Hit- For none of that hardly, un-calloused band
blue grass state. I’d sure like to be . ler, you dirty rat.” "Kid goes over Had aught to sit on—except (we beg
there," which is followed by musi­ the hill, 11-4-42.”—“When you’re in Your pardon!) There was a keg
cal notes which proved to be “The I Portland, phone La-7072." — It That Captain Rutledge had somewhere found
sun shine’s bright” part, of "My takes all kinds of soldiers to make And used while the rest stood standing around.
Old ¿Kentucky Home.”
the latrine mosiac.
“But it can’t go on!” swore Lieutenant Grander,
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
too. Thus. “Everyone from New ■ able to read—“Fool's names like By ordering built, for the day-room bare,
—“You ran take . fool’s faces—always seen in public Any d----- d thing that resembled a chair;
York is a
your West and your South and places,” and “A man’s ambition is The lumber was gathered from here and there
And the chair that emerged was without compare—
give it to the Indians. I 11 take the pretty small to write his name on
Unpainted and wooden, but solid and sturdy
East for life. Joe
. Phila­ a latrine wall.”
And the personnel said: “Gosh! Ain’t it purdy?”
delphia.”—“The best place in the
The Sentry’s research and its
world for life and worn« ■ is good critical study ended at the same
It stood as an emblem—and soldiers came
old 42nd St.. N. Y.” A Californian time when this ' inscription was
To
marvel and wonder. For such is fame.
came in later and indignantly read: “What are you looking up
crossed out and substituted Cali­ here for—watch what you're do-
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fornia.—A latrine poet from New- ing.” Which seemed like sound
But then the camp begat itself of modern brie a brae;
Orleans squeezed this out of his advice.
The little chair of destiny was relegated back—
muse: “New Orleans is where the
Except by EM (bless ’em!) — MPs QMs and all,
grass is green, where there live the
Let’s Use Neon
Decided they would have the chair, to decorate their hall.
most beautiful French girls you’ve
Army spokesmen have announced And so the details ventured out, to fetch away the chair.
ever seen. Where the whiskey is
a
growing shortage of officer in- But when -they got to where it was — tee hee, it wasn’t there.
and
plenty
hot
—
Oregon,
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wild
signia and markings. This means
hope you rot.”
IV.
Someone drew a pictur. of the that before long a lot of brand new
OCS
lieutenants
will
have
a
hard
New York skyline—labelled it “the
In the deepest, darkest portion of a night, with fell intent,
time backing up their stories.
A smart (and early) Corporal, upon a mission went.
Camp Adair hasn't felt the pinch He got the chair, and carried it, with high and sweet elation
yet but. on many posts it’s gotten To a sweating little office that was called Public Relation.
so that a lieutenant can get bars There they harbored it and cherished it and cooked them up a scheme
only if he knows somebody who's To cover up their knaveiy, by painting it dark green.
just been promoted ahead of him.
Once more the soldiers gathered from miles around to see
He’s Toughing It Out
A painted chair at Camp Adair. What fools these mortals be!
Lee Tracy, who used to act tough
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in the movies is now a lieutenant
STATE FARM INST RAN E in the Fort Custer M. P. Detach­ Days passed; weeks went their fleeting way—PR grew on space;
ment.
And soon the Chair of Camp Adair again was out of place.
World’s Larges'
What’s become of Boris Karloff? One night this wily corporal; now sergeant, blunt of prow
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“I know that ere this wondrous chair begets some awful doom,
I’d better get it out of there, into my little room.”
So with a strong friend, Sergeant Black, upon an evening ditto,
They stole into the PR room—sotte voce, patty pitto:
And to this day, though sat on nay, the chair is doing fine;
The joy and pride forever, of T-7-40V.
The soul, the keepsake, cherished piece, the glory and renown;
The wonderful chair of Camp Adair—stolen by Sergeant Brown.
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I wish that you would come along
And stand beneath my tree
And then I'd burst my little self
And cover thee with me.
I thought that was funny when
I first heard it, but now it’s get­
ting stale. And now, here’s a story,
New System, Office
followed by a moron joke: ...”
Adds to Efficiency
Hut, let us not tell that moron
joke,
shall we not?
Our Post Fire Department be­
lieves in keeping at least one step
ahead of all competitors and three
A young (very young) cadet was
or more ahead of all fires when home from the exclusive military
possible. And so it is that the school which he attends and re­
move this week into a new Fire marked to his mother, “I hate my
Alarm Telegraph office, which will sergeant!”
operate on 24-hour basis, comes,
“Do you darling,” she replied
along with other pieces of blazing with sympathy.
fire department news, into the
“Yes, I do,” said the youngster,
columns of The Sentry.
“he sucks his thumb.”
This central offiee, situated next
to Fire Station No. 1 at 1st St. N.
and Av. F., will control alarms on
Send Her
all six of the Post fire stations,
according to Fire Chief A. L.
Sherk.
Inspector Praises
What is more, Vern O. Stock­
... by wire. Bonded delivery
service .. Florist Telegraphic |
holm, government inspector from
Delivery Association ....
Salt Lnkc, headquarters of the 9th
A N Y W H E R E
Corps Area, stated that the system
is further advanced than that of
Leading Floral Co.
any camp its size that he has Pho. 201, Corvallis, 458 Madison
observed to date.
Fire Department Has
Tele. Alarm Set-Up
Although we know he has be«o
studying piano and organ for 10
years, we don’t know how long lie
has been playing the recorder. We
That peculiar-looking musical hate to ask. One of his friends
instrument Pfc. James Mantin­ swears it sounds like a chicken with
band plays every free evening is its head off.
really known as a recorder, but his
Larry French, southpa^v pitcher
friends call it a flute, or even who won 15 games for the Brook­
worse, as the situation varies. lyn Dodgers last year, will be in
James is also a clever pianist, per­ there pitching for the Navy this
forming at many soldier shows in coming year. Now it’s Lt. (jg)
and near camp.
L. French.
Mantinband Music on
'Recorder' Questioned
Per Roll of 8 Pictures
Free Enlargement
One-Day Service
FLOWERS
TODAY
QM Non-Coms Wise Up
Selves With Special
Film Series Classes
One of a series of non-commis­
sioned officers’ classes was held on
Wednesday night by the Quarter­
master Detachment, SCU1911, for
the purpose of instructing non­
coms. by means of motion picture
training films.
The initial session was conducted
by Lt. C. S. Brazelton, Detachment
Commander, and was opened by
the showing of the film, “Military
Training.”
The instructor pointed out that
the film's subject matter was par­
ticularly appropriate, since it dealt
with methods of instructions and it
is planned that the non-coms.,
themselves, will conduct future
classes employing demonstrations,
training films and charts.
The next class will be conducted
by M Sgt. G. E. Jacobson, after
which will be held a round table
discussion of the sergeant’s topic,
It was announced also that each
section of the Quartermaster Corps,
including the Commissary, Motor
Patrol, Property, etc., will demon­
strate their specific function.
Camp Pickett News
Lauds Our Stuff; We Bow
“It is one of the best action
series ever published by any news­
paper,” says the Camp Pickett
News, published at Camp Pickett,
Virginia.
With pardonable pride, we of The
Sentry staff, take a low, sweeping
bow, Our Atlantic seaboard con­
temporary alluded to us in making
such an an encompassing state­
ment.
Sentry readers doubtless will re­
member a full page lay-out pub­
lished recently, wherein was depict­
ed various methods cf attack with
bayonets and training tor hand-to-
hand encounters with the enemy.
The page was complete with photos
which graphically demonstrated the
proper method for disposing of
one’s adversary.
The Camp Pickett News liked
the series so well that it ran the
entire page in its January 7th edi­
tion and such lovely credit was
given that their editor is a “cinch”
to be number one on our Xnufs card
list.
Lonesome Soldier Mail
On Kibosh, But We May
Publish------- 's Letter
The Sentry, never a believer in
gilding the lily, presents here a
letter which arrived at the camp
postoffiee, addressed “To A Lone­
some Soldier—Camp Adair, Ore­
gon.”’ Just in case anyone is in­
terested the Sentry regrets that
recent regulations strictly prohibit
correspondence between soldiers
and civilians who are not known to
the soldier. Therefore name and
address cannot be 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 side, but am taking reduc­
ing tablets. Right now I weigh 100
& plenty. I also wear glasses. How
about giving me a description of
you ?
Oh, by the way, have you any
lonesome buddies that would like to
have some girls write to them. If
you can furnish the buddies, I can
get the girls,
I have a joke or two, and a poem
that you might like. First I’ll tell
the poem.
I wish I were a little egg
Away up in a tree
A set tin’ in my little nest
As rotten as can be.
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