« ««----- -L-. L It's A Great Life I Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book Published by the Camp Adair Sentry, publisher, Box 347, Cor­ vallis, Oregon. News matter pertaining to Camp Adair, furnished by the Camp Public relations Office, is available for general release. Editor and manager . Don ('. Wilson P. O. Address, Box 347, Corvallis, Oregon. Phon«- 865-M. Subscription by mail $1,50 a year or $1 for six months. Advertising rate» upon request. Address all communications to “Camp Adair Sentry, Box 347, Corvallis, Oregon." i News contributors to this issue: Lt. George H. Godfrey, Public Relations officer: S Sgt. E. A. Brown, associate director; S Sgt. R. L. Black, T 4 Raymond C. Johnson, ('pl. John J. Gulielman, Pfc. Wallace Rawles. Pfc. Rolrert Ruskauff, Pvt. James O'Connell, Pvt. Raymond M. Rogers. Photo Finishing TALK IS NOT CHEAP On the day that we donned the uniform of the United StateH Army we began to learn things about the Army, things ■ that Hitler and Hirohito would like to know to aid them in attacking our country, our familiea, our cities, our homes, our farm«, and ourselves. Every day since then we have been entrusted with information, and we will continue to be entrusted with more and more information so long as we are privileged to wear the uniform. And the more we learn, the more the agents of Hitler and Hirohito can get out of us; that is, only if they are smarter than we nrs. Every bit of military information is of value to the enemy, no matter how «mall. Conceit is the most common cause of leakage. Ninety per cent of indiscretions arc the result of it, and 99 per cent of us are vulnerable to it. Why do we boast? Most of us to impress a woman. That is understandable enough. Everyone tends to “hand out a line," when out with a girl. There is little harm in it.! and providing you leave the service out of it, you can go . ahead. The Army really isn’t too much concerned al>out the fact that a corporal is able to persuade his girl that he gave up $50,000 a year when he Joined the Army or that he Would have been a senator if it hadn’t been for the war, as long a« his “line” doesn’t include service matters. We may be on secret duties. If that is so, we must remember that these are the Army’s secrets, and that we have no right to share them with anyone. There will always be a temptation to boast when you know a lot more than the other people you are with. It is admittedly very hard to pretend you know nothing when in point of fact you know everything; and in order to try to j satisfy your conceit without giving much away, you may find yourself just hinting at all you know. That is fatal. If a thing in serrH, you must not even hint at its existence. The trouble about this boasting is that it is so contagious. , 4 A”man boasts to his girl friend of what he is doing jtiNt to J impress her, and she In her turn boasts to all of her friends about the importance of her boy friend just to impress them. It becomes a vicious circle with everybody trying to outdo everybody else in the magnitude of the secret information vhjch they can impart. No one is easier to "pump' than the man who is "handing out a line." It is only necessary to pretend not to believe him, and he will get so indignant that he spills a lot more, * or to pretend to be lost in admiration of him, and he will get so pleased with himself that he will keep right on talking. A lot of soldiers today are worried about their war effort. They feel they are not accomplishing much in the monotony II of training. And so they talk a lot about their work in order I to convince people that they really are doing their bit, and I if they are on anything secret they talk about it all the more. Think it over. Soldier! I » I I UlllllfllllllllllllllllfllllllllltlllllllltfllllllllllllllHIItllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ ------------------------------ ----------------- OF AN I OLD-TIMER I (MUTTERINGS By Henry Becketl Beckett 3 ^lltlllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllflllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllir i BERMAN'S DRUG STORE You cir ! have a little vaseline with your pills! WHITE DUCK BRAND HEADQI ARTERS C\.MP ADAIR Pimp Adair. Oregon January 27, 1943 DONTS IN SALUTING The following is reproduced from A. G. School Bulletin January, 1943: 1. I MINT salute the driver of a motor vehicle in motion; salute only the passengers, if any. 2. DONT salute with a hand in pocket. 3. DONT salute at double time (running!. Come dow n to quick time (a walk). 4. . DON’T hesitate to salut«- a junior if he is unable to or has failed to salute you. This is goo«l form as a military courtesy, but does not condone failure to salute if junior is able to do so. 6. . DONT salute with piper, cigar or cigarette in mouth, or in right hand. . IMJN'T salute if your arms are full. Some other form of recognition is considered courteous. 7. Return all salutes- smartly and correctly; especially those of enlisted men. 8. Be sure to salute the national color or national standard when it passes and is part of s forms'ion (including color guard). Salute when the color or standard is six paces from you and hold the salute until it is six paces beyond you. If in doubt, salute. 9. Sainte the natlonnl color each time you pass It when it is on a pike or lance, except when it is cased. 10. Be prepared to salute the flHg us it is lowered at retreat, unless you are imloors. Stand at attentl«>n during the sound­ ing of retreat and the firing of the gun; then salute at the first note of the national anthem (or To The Colors). Hold the salute until the final note. If you cannot sec the flag. 1 < face the salute and music. II. DON’T salute as a member of a social gathering held under cover during the playing of the national anthem or a display of th«1 colors. Stand at attention. (You would salute at a football game, but not in u theater.) 12. DON'T stand at attention or salute when the national anthem is played over the radio, except us purl of a ceremony, or when you nre in a public gathering. 13. Salute before and after making a formal report to a superior officer (except as otherwise prescribed as part of a ceremony). When making n formal i-c|x>rt to your coinmunding officer in his office, follow this procedure: (a) Ktux-k on his door, unless you are ushered in; (b) Advance to within two paces and hall; (c) Salute; (di Report: "Sir, Captain Smith reports etc,." or some such appropriate remark. Always precede your report by “Sir." und by stating your name. If you are not a member of the command, state your name, organiza­ tion. duty and cite your travel ordvrs if you are reporting for temporary or permanent duty. Upon leaving withdraw to two paces, salute und depart. 5’ou should be uncovered before entering, unless you nre armed. 14. Mak«- n special point of being courteous to n lady. A salute is preferable to removal of tn«- headdress, If she pauses to converse with you, remain covered. At the close of the conversation, salute, if a salute was used in greeting. A saint«- may be rendered to any civilian, in lieu of th«- civilian form of greeting. 15 DONT fail to render or return the salut«- when you are with » lady. 1« Do salute members of the Army Nurse Corps, the WAVES, mid th<- WAACS an«f female Contract Surgeons (who rank as first lieutenants). Exchange of salutes with the Army Nurse Corps, who ar«- part of th«- Army, and the WAVES, who arc part of the Navy is requind hy regulations. Though the WAACS and the female Contract Burgeons are with th«- Army, while not of it. normal military courtesies should be obs -rved. 17. When overtaking and passing an officer, you should salute. IK. DON'T salute officers of your office during th«- daily routine. It is courteous however, to rise and salute your commanding officer when he enters the headquarters at the l>eginiiing of the «lay. 19. It is not necessary to interrupt the work of an office, when Thousands of British-made Lend­ it is visited by an officer on routine business. If the officer GENERAL ORDERS DEPT. , leased barrage balloon ls now pro- ad«ln -ses you. you should give him your courteous attention ■ . V 1 . I l as W if V «» ♦ Lt 4 . »"• '««lx* Vs . « W a4 4? A soldier on ,11 duty ut. Ft. Grvely, ’ ♦ tect 4 4 the West Coast a. of the United you you nce«l mit rise unless he is your commanding offieec, Alaska, failed to give a lieutenant Sti-tes, a general officer, a stranger, or an inspecting officer. When th«- formality of th«- occasion demands that you stand to attention, remain standing until he is seated First, I made friends there und had associations which always will be dear. Some of them are in the combat outfits, for I got around a lot, but naturally more of them are tlume of the Servic«- Command Unit, Even when I applied for a trnns- and a few of the dooreat arc civil­ r fer lo Governor'a Island, at the ians. Certain ones I talked with c«»st of falling from the ditty very little, yet their personalities heights of a sergeant to the estate greatly appealed to mt* and I want of a private. I knew (hut it would them all to know that I shall never be so, and I went through with the fairget th, in and that I sbvuld like « transfer solely bccauae this city 1» to keep in touch with them a The s«-»-ond reason for my attach- my home and I misstsl my wife and I incut to Camp Adair is that I con­ «laughter (if course most of you sorely long sistently did the best 1 eouhl and f for bom«- and the nu-mbero of your all of my “muttarings” •“» Lar leads FOR THE RECORD househol«!. and why should I have up to th«- wisth'in that lies in that If the Dental Clinic at the Station Hospital are “up to their this privilege and not y«iu? I cun ’ fart. I am older than most of you teeth hi the war effort" with a 100', Officer and Enlisted Man Ogive no reason which satisfies my [ older than aomc general» and col- participation ill the Ulas» "A” Pay Reservation Plan, the cuiiscicn«-«', ult hough thrre in an unels ami I have a right to do this Timber Wolf Division with Major Fernley W Duey a» Divisional that bit of preaching: K explanation which shows War Bond Officer are really “loading guns and shooting straight" In rcstrospcct. the most satisfy- mine is a »p«-cial rase. in this vital drive. For after the issuance of last week’a SENTRY P Being 53 y Am to turn Messieurs Hitler. Mussolini, and Hirohito: Co. M and Anti-Tank the dismal dark and «lo .-alia ­ fs ns tiro I belief that seW sacrifice out in Co. under Colonel John H. Corhran, Service Ittry. under Lt. Col. ■ »»• the proper cours« for anyone thenica. li was no fun to cat crude- Edward G. Shinkb*. ami the Timber Wolf Medical Ih taehmcnt ami mean hall, ami live in a aaeeing this war as a grim rrusmle ly. in a Onlnance Co. are all howling to the tunc of 100*7. "Thar’» Jfor a dis-ent world. I >*in«sl up w ith hunk and a locker, And I long.xl fighting sense in them thar Wolves'” ’tin uira of serving at th«- front, as for my wife *u much that there was a kind of dull ache in my heart all Tliefotv. ask: “Is then- mail for me?” Yeara slid eyes wers- against me. the lime. the case of the other war and b« un­ Still my tunc at Samp A«lair Ih-spite my remonstrance, the that. Camp Adair is u sweet mem- --.J.« the proper salute as he drove by at the exchanges or in in hi« car. The ear stopped and the lieutenant inquired: “Sentry, what is general order numlier ten AMP I The soldier recited the order cor- I rectly. “Then why didn't you OMMANDERS lute?” the officer asked. OLUMN I order," said the sentry, "says to salute all officers, colors ami stand­ Comp Adair ards not cased. The glass in the windows of your car was raised— In the civilian war effort there and I though you were cased.”— is a newly coined word that is F rom The BROADCASTER, III. IN BOTTLES appearing more and more in edi­ i Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., Salem OR TWO—We know a fine re- torials and other writings striving I to keep the production of guns, cipe for making a peach cordial- tanks, planes, ammunition and Buy her a drink! other vital war materials moving Va*»** RUBBER DEPT. ... "A girdle at top speed. That word is “ab­ senteeism” and deals with the thou­ is like a Jap, thumps the FORT sands of man hours lost along the NIAGARA DRUM. “It sneaks up production line because of failure on you when you least expect it of nun toshow up for work. and it takes a good Yank to bring I One large factory nas adopted it down. tht- artificial atimuius of paying a POWDER ROOM PUFFS ... "I man in German marks for the days he has missed during the week. have just met the most wonderful Per Holl of 8 Pictures Other producers have chosen obvi­ man, my dear. He has a B-card, a One-Day Service Free Enlargement ous reminders of a like nature. C-note, and a 4-F.” In the armed forces the man­ • • power situation is different in that • • STORY HOUR ... "I represent all the workers live under one cen­ the Mountain Wool Company, ma­ tralized head. The number of sol­ dame. Would you be interested in diers who get sidetracked between some course yarns?" Opposite The Banks where they sleep and where their “Gosh, yes, tell me a couple!” Corvallis, Oregon duties arc is relatively small con­ sidering the hundreds of thousands ADVICE TO LOVELORN Dept. of men row in uniform. ...Dear Madame Snafoo: I am í*A?^.W.*.W.,.WZa%WdV.NWWVWVWWWWVWWWW Still, unless each and every sol­ only 19, and I stayed out until a, dier does his part conscientiously, 2 o’clock the other morning. The I "absenteeism” might become more sergeant objects. Did I do wrong ? 11 than a new word in our battle for —Worried. " freedom. Let’s watch for it. Answer: Try to remember. y The one supreme desire of every I officer and enlisted man in the BEA LINER. Calif., Classified service is to get this war over with Dept. .. . TO MEN OF 38—Getting I as quickly as possible so that he can discharged from the Army? Do return to his home, his loved ones you dread the thoughts of return- I and his job. The surest way to do ing to the perils of civilian life? i this is for everyone to do his share Then take up our up-to-the-minute WHITE DUCK BRAND —and do it every day until the , refresher course. It will show you peace is won. j how to cross a street safely, how­ It is understandable that with to act in a night club, how to order | 2.45 so many soldiers doing so many in a restaurant, and how to keep I things, some of them get to the 2.25 from calling your wife, “Babe” ...! point where they figure what they i The Return to Normalcy Institute. are doing is of no great importance. 2.25 J "What difference does it make?” they ask, “whether I miss drill for I Solomon islands, Sp). ... A stray 85c an afternoon or not?" The danger bullet nipped a cocoanut which fell lies in too many soldiers thinking I ' on Ernest M. Schficld. marine, as 69c I that way. It has to be nipped at ■ he lay in a fox-hole. The cocoanut the bud by each soldier individual­ broke his leg. 39c ly if he is really sincere In his wish THE CHOW HOUND to end fighting and get back to 59c In any mess hail you will see peace time pursuits. An oaf who's quick to pull Of cours«' there is no way of The above items are all well made applying this to tne chronic “gold- All kinds of underhanded tricks of sanforized shrunk fabrics. brlckers" who will do anything ex­ To stuff his belly full cept work to help his fellow men. A’’Glutton for the Grub is he Hi' is the same In civilian life and This Monster of the Mess should be pitied rather than cen­ Who taxes his capacity CAN'T BUST ’EM sored. Nor does it apply to the Until he’s in distress. 1.49 soldier who is ill. The army does not want its men to force them­ His greedy eyes are everywhere CAN'T BUST ’EM selves through the rigors of train­ His hands keep working fast ing when llot physically fit. That is He's first to park his carcass. 2.15 the reason it maintains the finest And in leaving he’s the last. medical and hospital facilities in He never passes anything. th«' world. But, hoards it near where he But it does apply to those of us Gan grab it very suddenly who can and should do our part. Away from you or me. Regardless of how infinitesimal to the war effort it may seem. To try He never heard of Emily Post The Quality Store Since ’84 ami explain to each soldier indi­ And you can bet your shirt vidually the reasons for the thou­ Third and Madison CORVALLIS sand and one things that must be This Human Vulture’s sure to get Your share of the dessert done in maintaining an army of millions of men is comparable to the It’s strange the way this greedy lug Can run like Hell to chow. engineer of a streamliner »topping his speeding train every few min­ Yet. when his outfit double-times He can not run no how. utes to go back and tell his passen­ gers where h(- is going. Take it for granted that your He’s never eaten lietter chow In all his life, still he army ami your country knows where it is going and