Page Twelve
Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, March 18, 1&43.
Today's Orientation Lecture
Biggest Thrill in 17 Years Army; Teaching
Jane Russell to Throw Hand Grenades
From the AEF battling the Nazis -
in Tunisia comes another great ■
story of the men who fight in tanks. '
During a roaring tank battle, a
medium Yank tank was hit and
By CpI. Robert C. Gaard
,
Super Du per Sc«Miter
When called upon to interview
Wanna’ ride around a lot on
Sgt. Nicholas J. Zelock it seemed
your A card? Major D. J. Small
a simple task to get a man to talk
(phone 2368) has a Cushman
about himself, but Sgt. Zelock pre­
motor scooter he will seel to a
sented a problem. He is the tyjie of
service man for $65. It has a
man to whom the term, “Actions
two horsepower motor and is in
good condition, the major states,
speak founder than words,” cer­
although the rubber is a wee
tainly applies.
bit slick. You can’t expect every­
He is rather a shy, good natured
thing—call him up if you are
individual who would rather give
interested.
his right arm than tell you about
himself. Sgt. Zelock stands a good
six feet tall and his physique pretty; I may have given it to her."
matches.
The entire company was turned
Born in Russia
out to “police” the area for the
He was born in Mlawa, Russia,
in 1906. Mlawa is now under missing grenade!
In San Francisco a few days ago,
Nazi-dominated control, being
taken when Germany invaded Sgt. Zelock saw Miss Russell in
Poland. His father was a field her famed picture, “I almost got
clerk in the Czar’s Army.
the nerve to go out to her home
His parents, John and Alexand­ and ask her what became of the
ra Zelock, moved to the United grenade but got a chill down my
States in 1910 ami settled in De­ back! Really a bundle of loveli­
troit.
ness; so help me, she is!” quoth
In school, Nicholas Zelock lie­ th«- sergeant.
cam«- fascinate«! as hi- learned about
Back to Army Stuff
the large cities and country sur­
Getting back to Sgt. Zelock’s
rounding him. His urge to see all
army career: His next move was
these places he had read about in
across the parade grounds of Camp
testlsxiks caused great anxiety for
Roberts to the 89th Training Bat­
his mother. He would merely van­
talion as a 1st sergeant then to the
ish from his home for a few days, 7th Division, the 17th Infantry, and
returning when he became lone­ then, as hi- remarked, “to glorious
some or felt hungry. This practice
Oregon where the weather is real­
was continued from the time he ly a very great surprise!”
was II years old until he was 20.
He is now Sergeant-Major of the
Then, in Los Angeles. California,
381st Regiment here in (’ a m p
he enlisted in the United States
Adair. This marks his seventeenth
Army on May 17, 1926, and was as­
year of service in Uncle Sam’s
signed to Company L of the 31st
fighting force, the Army.
Infantry.
I asked the sergeant what he
Zeloek was quickly promoted
from a Pfc to a corporal. His unit had planned to do when th«- war
took up headquarters in the Phil­ was over. He replied, “I think I’ll
ippines and he was stationed then* make the army my life’s career!”
until July 8, 1926, then returned to
the United States.
During th«- next few years he
worked his way to sergeant and
«iid garrison ami patrol duty on the
Pacifi«- Coast. This duty continued
until th«* outbreak of hostilities
and in 1941, when the army chose
cadres to train new troops, he was
sent to (’amp Roberts. California,
and assigned to th«- 81st Infantry
Training Battalion as platoon ser­
geant-instructor.
With all this background, it ap-
pear«*d Sgt. Zelock must have had
some- outstanding experience, We
askt-d. Il«- had. It may, or may­ not.
be surprising:
Important Experience
The only occurrence, that left
I
a lasting impression was the
thrill h. expcrieno-d when lo»e-
ly Jane Russell of Hollywood.
star of "The Outlaw," paid a
visit to Camp Roberta and he
was chosen to instruct her on
the correct method of throwing
the hand grenade.
When Mi'« Russell’s visit had
drawn to an end, the company
supply sergeant noticed one gren­
ade missing.
Sgt. Zelock states. “She was so
started to burn. American infantry- ‘
men dug in on a nearby hill won- f
dered why the crew of four didn't
try to get out. They wondere«! still
more when the tank not only kept
on burning but the guys inside
kept on throwing shells!
They kept firing for twenty
minutes ... They hit and stopped
two German tanks ... They stuck
to their guns inside that burning
tank doing as much damage to the
enemy as they could. Not a man
came out.
Here are the exact words of Sgt.
Jesse Hurtt of Abio, Iowa, one of
the infantrymen who saw the whole
action: “When we left the hill that
tank was black and smouldering
and its ammunition was blowing
up. But rio one had come out. Right
there on the battlefield I took off
my hat to those guys ... whoever
they- were. It made me proud to be
in the same army with them.”
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A South Sea Islar.d-(CNS)-A
“paradise” has been arranged by
conferences between Marine Corps
officers and native chiefs here.
One of the main points settled is
' the relationship between Marines
! and the native girls. It was decided:
First, a Marine must promise to
marry a girl before he can flirt
with her and offer her his cigarets:
Second, upon her acceptance of his
proposal he must get her parents’
consent; Fourth, he must give the
parents $16.50; Fifth, no Marine
can take his wife to the mainland
shoubl he decide to return thereto.
Hollywooil -(CNS)-A “gas” at­
tack” kayoed Ginger Rogers, film
star, as she danced through scenes I
for a picture here. Hollywood
dreamers hail cooked up the idea
to have her dancing on clouds.
They turne«! loose a dozen “cloud
cookers" which are jets which spray
carbon dioxide gas. Two feet of
the gas covered the stage when
(iinger went down for the count.
Don Loper, her dancing partner,
carried her to safety in true hero
fashion.
Lewisburg. Pa. -(CNS) Buck-
nel! University’s Cap and Dagger
dramatic society called rehearsals
rwently for “Kniekerb«icker Holi­
day.” Then the Army calle«i some
of the boys up. Now the dramatic
society is rehearsing another play
instead it’s call«-d "Ladies in Re­
tirement.” ami hahs a predomin­
antly female cast.
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These Marines Landed
And. Wotta Situation!
We'd Hate to Lose Our
Ginger—Careful, Boys
Army Male Call, So
'Ladies in Retirement'
Tunisian Tank Crew
Displays Gallantry
EM Invited; Portland
YWCA 'Circus Party'
Pfc. Aesop wrote many fables many year ago and then
cam«- out with the startling truism that “A Go-id Picture Is W irth
2,000 Words.” We look at this photo of Alexis Smith and find
Pfc. \esop guilt» of understatement. Would you trade Alexis for
the dictionary ? ? ?
The Circus is coming to town.
So say the YMCA-YWCA-USO
junior hostesses who are planning
the “Circus Party” for all service
men at the Portland YWCA Satur-
day from 8 until 11:30 o’clock.
Appropriate atmosphere will be
created with the circus band hold-
ing forth all evening. A circus pa­
rade with caged animals and hula
dancers will feature the entertain­
ment. Plenty of popcorn, balloons
and pink lemonade will add to the j
color and gayety of the party.
Miss Nadine Kurrasch, chairman
of the USO junior hostess group
planning the party, urges all serv­
ice men to come early and join in
the fun.
Adolph Hitler, Ass,
Insured for Hundred
W. Moore, county rationing board
member, has organize«’ “The Mis­
mated Shoe Club” to help men and
Akron, Ohio -(CNS)- James M
McClanahan, jeweler, has an in-
surance policy on Adolph Hitler.
If anything happens to Adolph as
a result of blita, tornado, riot, fire,
collapse of bridges, or overturn of
a vehicle. McClanahan collects $100.
Adolph Hitler is McClanahan’s
mule.
Dallas. Tex. -(CNS)- Granville
women in the U.S. who wear a dif­
ferent size shoe on each foot and
have been caught short by shoe ra­
tioning. A round-robin letter goes
SEEK. AND FIND
Salt Lake City -(CNS)- Archi. I
to all inquirers, so they can write
each other and trade shoes that Bixby told police a traveling bag I
had been stolen from his hotel!
don’t fit for shoes that do.
room. A day later he found a pawn!
About four million British fami­ ticket in his room. It produced the?
lies now grow their own vegetables. stolen bag.
Milton Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates"
Solid Sender