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About Camp Adair sentry. (Camp Adair, Or.) 1942-1944 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1943)
ORE|G0W-SIAIEJJ221pv A weekly journal de voted to maintaining morale with the respon sibility of circulating poet information and news at Camp Adair, Oregon. f«»r towns surroundinc tamp Adair will h. published each week. ‘ «ill find he?' b- ul.ited on page ni e. Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, March 25,1943. Vol. 1. No. 49. Athletic Drive Successful ------------------------------------------ $1.50 a Year by Mail The Colonel and the T-5 ♦------------------------------------------------------ $15,000 Net in Fund Dayton Donates For Sports Equipment Vintage Cannon Posi Benefits From "Break-down7 Made in Portland Conclave Monday Capt. Tony Frank in Receipt of Seven Ton Load of Prized Metal For War at Ceremony Py I’fc. Bob Ruskauff Sports Editor The round-up of the now-completed Service Men’s Enough steel, of the finest grade, Athletic Equipment Fund drive will see immediate -alloca ' to provide armor for a modern tank was donated to the United States tion of some $15.000 worth of equipment and cash to vanoua government Tuesday by citizens of camps and detached units throughout Oregon, it was revea.led Dayton. to the Sentry following a meeting of civilian directors, Post The imposing seven inch cannon, athletic officers and Red Cross field directors Monday in pride of Dayton's city park for more than 20 year, , was picki d up Portland. by a detail of sold er- from Camp Session, presided over by Chairman Janies K. Richard Adair. The horse drawn weapon, son, was held in the Public Service Building. mounted on four sturdy wheels, was From Adair Representing this post were Lt. Soldiers on Furlough Walter Sindlinger, Athletic Offi cer. and Verl Lewis, director Red Allowed Food Coupons Cross Field office. Also present at the conclave, from the Timbgf Wolf i Soldiers going home on furloughs division, were Major Nicholas De- of seven days or more will he etl- Dakis, SSO, and Lt. Bob Duffy. i titled to certificates for the pur- Athletic Officer. j chase of rationed foods, the Office Civilians present who have served of Price Administration has an- prominently in the fund drive were nour.ced. Ray Montgomery of Chevrolet To obtain a certificate, the sol- motors; C. B. Stevenson, vice presi , diet merely shows his furlough dent. First National Bank; Robert T. Knot-son, managing editor. The j papers to his War Price and Ra- Oregonian; Ernie Pate, physical i tioning Board and he will be given director, Portland YMCA, and John i enough ration points to cover his Scott, state representative of the time home on leave. The certificate, American Red Cross. Distribution of the fund, which however, must be used all at one will probably be made on the rec- time, as no “change” in stamps | (Continued on page 4, column 5) will be permitted. ' PORTLAND SPECIAL TRAIN ! ! I What was the confusion at the bus depot Saturday? No Brother, you’re wrong. It wasn’t a run on the bank like in the good old days, but just the millions of enlisted men from Camp Adair trying to get transporta tion to the nearby towns for the week end. Reason? The Portland Special Train was not running, because Southern Pacific equipment had to be diverted for vital troop movements. And so no special train ... last week. OH YES, the train will run this coming week end as usual! But the mad rush at the bus depot last week only proved what we have been saying for a long time— that without the Portland Special Train, the Camp Adair transportation problem would be sad indeed. Sad isn’t exactly the word for it... but we think you get the idea. This coming week end, however, we are fortunate enough to have our train back again, and we expect to see more than ever down at the station, and going to Portland, Saturday. March 27. 1943. The train will leave Wellsdale at 2:30 p. m.. and for the return trip Sunday night, will leave the Union Station in Portland 10:30 p. m. Buy your tickets today from your unit Special Sen ice Officer. Roundtrip fare is still only $2! believed to have seen service in France during the last war, since residents recall it was in perfect working order and in excellent con dition when it was received. Rites for Relic Present to pay their last respects to the relic, and to turn it over of ficially to Captain Tony Frank, as sistant director of supply at Camp Adair, were Carl H. Francis, may or. and Earl Coburn, president of the chamber of commerce. The cannon was brought to the city about 1922, when a group of business men subscribed the amount necessary for transportation. It arrived in S-attle by boat, presum ably from the battle fields of France. The weapon is an 1899 model, made at Rock Island arsenal in 1902. According to Captain Frank, (Continued on page 11, column 4) Sgt. Franklin, Hero; Given Soldier's Medal Rescues Drowning Man From River No, he isn't the youngest soldier at Camp Adair, but be'a soldierly just the same, is T 5 Freddie Sylvia, aged 7. On a recent visit to this Post the "Little Corporal" cracked out orders to a squad from the 96th just like your favorite top kick, then posed proudly for a picture with our Post Commander, Col. Cordon H. McCoy.—Signal Corps Photo. i 1 i | Oh, Dear! The Chaplain Hear. Oh, Gee! The i Chaplain See—Bad Girls WhisilintjilHt j Thio camp, although less than a » year old. has produced its second It's Spring now, in Oregon just and imn dia'vly went over to — a hero medal winner. the same as in Sand Point and group of fou/ pretty young ladies This was made known late last Brooklyn (Ref: Dr. Carter's Al- (Psst. They y-ork in the Red Cross week with official notice from Ft. manac, which states that Spring offices), Douglas, Utah, that Sgt. Clinton L. arrived officially March 21). I “Were yoqi hailing me? me?” ” asked Franklin, of the camp Military Po Yes, it’s Spring and Capt. Lloyd 1 he ( ha | total lice detachment has been awarded There moment of cm the Soldier’s Medal. The citation is V. Harmon. Post Chaplain, felt it barrassel sil| nc«. Then one of the enjoyably as he walked along First for the sergeant's heroic action last girls said: ’ Pardon us. Chaplain, New Year's Day, in rescuing a Street South. Vaguely he became we werr 4 siting for Corporal conscious of a low, melodious drowning man from the Willam Ryan.” whistle. ette river during a flood. “My aMslak«,** admitted th« "The Swallows returning to Thus Sgt. Franklin takes his Chaplain gnj ioualy, and went his place alongside Sgt. Clarence D. Capistrano," murnx red the Chap way. I-each, of the Timber Wolf divi lain to himself and gazed skyward, It's S| rta> now, in Oregon th« sion, w ho was awarded the Soldier's But there were no birds. There Kume um I Point and Brook' Medal last fall for bravery .-hown was nothing, in fact, but dark bel- lyn- If w hen i a truck accidently caught lows of drifting sm k- from the fire. post laundry. **H<> Hum. my mis- iiMiiiiiiiiiimMiiiiiNMimiiiinMiniiitt Sgt. take,” admitted th No unit 4'duMns thia week Again the low service because of* <q*nre. Excuse AUgust 1942. Two m trated his pleasant 1 pieawe. was transferred from I and at to a post mi Georgia. ■'Mllltdlli mu TURN TO PAGES 6-7 FOR SERVICE CLUBS FEAT’URE