Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday. March 11, 1943.
■ Out ol the HQ. Well
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Page Eleven
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
By Cpl. “Dubby” Duboff
Hq. Co. SCU 1911
to
All Class /ZAZZ Pay Reservation
Subscribers
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THE SCU NON-COM CLUB; It
was almost unbelievable to find
yourself transposed to the warm
at mosphere of the Islands by
merely entering the portals of the
i.
bar room. The Club will be rated
as one of the most unique Non-
On March 31. 1943. the LAST deduction for the
Commissioned Officers hideaways’
purchase of United States War Savings Bonds under
to be found on any military in­
:
the Class “A” Pay Reservation Plan will be made from
stallation in the United States, if t
your pav. On that date ALL Class ‘‘A” Pay Reserva­
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such a scale of ratings should be
tions will AUTOMATICALLY terminate: NO cancella­
formulated. From the bamboo bar .
tion form is required. All bonds paid for up to and
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to the indirect lighting of the I
including that date will be forwarded to the address
spacious dance floor there is little
which you authorized under your original apnlication
that is wanting for a NON-COM
or “request for change” form. The purpose of discon­
at Camp Adair who seeks a change
tinuing the Class "A” Pay Reservation Plan is effected
front the routine day. So without
primarily to expedite the issuance of bonds which you
further ado, if you are attached
have been paving for and have not as yet received.
to any unit in the SCU. why not
However, it should be impressed upon your minds that
drop into the Club, situated on D
all deductions which have been made from vour pay are
ave. North, hidden in the grove of
accurately recorded and properly accredited to vour
trees next to the SCU OFFICERS
account by the Chief of Finance, and that lx nds will be
Mess Hall. The little matter of
issued accordingly as soon as possible. All balances
membership fee, will not be men­
which were not applied towards bonds will be disposed
tioned. for fully an hour, while you
of in accordance with instructions to be announced soon.
are left alone to relax comfort- '
II.
“No. Madim, we didn't lose nothin*, we’re looking fcr little bp».“
ably in our made to order sucker
The
Class
“
A
”
Pav
Reservation
Plan is being re­
ses ts.
placed by the Class “B” Allotment Plan. Profiting by
SUCCESS STORY: Back in July was this reporter yelling to “Come “Ninny” is not lost to the offiee
the experience resulting from the Class “A” Plan, the
1942, Private B. T. Towsky alias on put her in there, Sarge.” He did, permanently as he is gone on tem-
plan for the purchase of United States War Savings
Tim Benson was a mere Janitor , but I wasn’t where I should have porary duty only.
Bonds is primarily aimed at facilitating the early issu­
at Post Headquarters. Trudging I been, and instead the ball landed
ance
of bonds to alloters who are entitled to receive
along with hairnet, broom and 1 right on my mouth. “No, than you,”
New Men in New PoeitioM
them. Those subscribers who wish to continue the
duster, he would say to anyone I said next morning, when asked Bill Cassler "subbing' for S Sgt.
purchase of bonds through pay deductions are requested
who would listen, “Someday they if I would have some toast in the Minichiello us head of the conimer-
to fill nut an application in their respective orderly
will find the great man that I meSs hall. '.Just pass the soap cjai accounts section. Bill recently
room. Officers and Nurses may obtain such forms from
really am.’’ This can’t go on for­ flakes.”
; got his corporal rating as did Bob
their Officers’ Sections. Those forms must conform
ever.” “I’m mortified, humiliated
FIGHT ON HQ. COMPANY : Torcasio. Congratulations to both.
to the regulations outlined in Memorandum No. 10. this
and grossly underestimated.” “If Now that “Something new has | s S)it. Louis Ceirman now act-
Headquarters, dated February 24, 1943 All military
I can't do something concrete, and ' been aded” every day under Capt. Jn~
‘"^art'and"roallv "d'o-
personnel
are encouraged to familiarize themselves with
be of some value to the Army, why Jas. D. McKay, and Lt. Pete A.Laf- ing thjng!( jn
mintary manncr.
the benefits of the Class “B” Allotment Plan and to take
doesn’t somebody send me home?”| ka, we should no longer ! e • f *•
full advantage thereof.
’s! Warrant Officer Matthew Ha­
Seven months later today. T S Tim , ferred to as the ‘ “Old
— Soldier
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tala. former technical sergeant in
Benson the Great, is now occupy­ Home.”—Not with the beautiful
INVEST IN UNITED STATES WAR SAVINGS RONDS
ing the very same desk he once demonstration of last week’s re- ; the Fiscal department and now
AS A GUARANTEE OF SURE AND SWIFT VICTORY!
dusted daily, as chief discharge ‘ treat, and Saturday’s inspection. | chief clerk of the Finance office.
Post War Bond Office
man, sending 6F soldiers home. IT The barracks were so clean you I
Camp Adair, Ore.
In and Around the Office
HAPPENS ONCE IN A LIFE­ could see your face in the floor, ■
The
new
training
program
has
TIME.
from the reflection of the shine on
Johnny Maras is back home in
CONGRATULATIONS: Recent the seat in Cpl. George “Mail Bag” •• hit the offiee with a bang. The has made both look years younger.
fellows really went in for the close It must be the thought that not far Milwaukie, Wis., all safe and sound
promotion to Sgt. D. E. Mattingly, Dearth's trousers.
1 order drill in a big way last Tues­
J. G. Wolff, H. Backer and C. Tor-
in the future there will be warm after he got into the Army by fib­
day. A little rusty, some of the
rice. To Staff—T. E. Hunter. It is
weather and no more furnace de­ bing a bit and then showed hr was
Frenzied Finance
fellows met strangers face to face
only co-incidental that talking
tail.
a good enough soldier to get three
on the command. “To the rear
by
about Sgts, reminds me of Fort
I
maTeh.
’
’
A
few
more
drills
and
Sgt.
Fred
Ashworth
stripes the hard way.
Dix, where this story was origin­
NUI-sance of the week.
the fellow* will be Imck in cadence*.
Johnny was having the time of
ated. “Lishvn,” said this veteran
There's a sergeant that always
Financially speaking, things are We are all waiting for firing prac-
his young life at an embarkation
of exactly four days in the Army,
forgets,
Post Finance this week. tice. but wonder how many will
post when his colonel found out
"I like Sgt.’s I like Master Sgts., as new,_ at _____
To buy his daily cigarettes.
how old he was. A little bird told
Tech’s, Staff’s and even Buck i as a “shiny new silver dollar.” feel at “Home on the itange.”
! But much to our sorrow.
him.
(Maybe it was the stork
All the regular personnel got a He remembers to borrow.
Sgt’s.” “Well, SO WHAT?” shout­ , New faces, new positions and new
ed this T 4, “Go back and finish ' ratings. Time changes all things “kick” out of the Friday night And he’s particular about the which brung Johnny back on
June 20, 1927.)
peeling those potatoes in the kitch­ ! and nothing is as interesting as “clean-up detail for Saturday’« in­
brand that he gels.
The “old man” sauntered up on®
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something
new,
so
here
goes
the
spection.
With
the
eight
new
men
en.” “Do I still haff to back. Sgt?”
Above poem was respectfully
in the barracks we had a time submitted to me by the Enlisted day when Johnny was awaitin’
“Don't you think I’m a little bit 1 new news.
shaping them up and getting beds Pay section and I am not in doubt shipment Am) said, “I’ve found out
crazy and shouldn’t be entrusted t
with anything sharp?”
| New faces at the office in the made in a military manner. When as to who the sergeant in question how old you are. You're only 15,”
“Oh no, sir," said Johnny, “F(h
PUNISHMENT: “Excessive past week are privates: Lawrence G.I.-ing the floors and • windows is.
drinking is stupid, asinine and ridi- Martinelli. Frank Bringhurst, Har- all the recruits soon got in ca­
Although then* Are Nl'-merous 18.”
Old “Buzzard Shoulders” chuck­
culous.” If you had to write the old Brandt, Howard Giles, < lifton dence and according to rumor, “did other, “no news is good news,” so
led. “I checked up at city hall,”
above sentence five hundred times Reeser. Thomas Gibbs ( harles right well for beginners.’’
‘ no more until next week.
he said.
—perhaps you would soon agree Smith and Donald Flynn. They are
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So Johnny confessed.
Vote of thanks from all the fel­
with the officer who dished it out. all right from the induction center
This Sqt., Aged 15,
The colonel continued. “You
that he was right. To make it a and still a bit strange in their lows in the office to PFC Iver
know, Johnny, you're the first 15-
wee bit harder, the next offender new surroundings, but they have , Perry and private Morris Trim- Not at Camp Adair
year-old sergeant I've found in thin
will have to drink all the ink re­ the right spirit and should t>e vet­ ingham who have gotten up every
Many a private likes to dream of Army.”
morning ail winter at fi.00 o’clock
erans in a few weeks.
maining in the bottle. Ouch!
Regulations are all-powerful and
to keep the fires going at the of­ getting out because he's over age,
SPORT DEPARTMENT: Sgt.'
Ray Atkins is rounding into shape, i Newest man to leave the office fice. No complaint! much) was but a sergeant has been kicked out there was nothing the old boy
pitching every* noon hour to all was S Sgt. Arthur Minichiello f^om heard from these fellows about of this man's Army because he was could do except boot the infant
sergeant out.
comers. Crouching behind the mitt, the commercial accounts section. that detail. The recent sunshine under age—just 15 years old.
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