Camp Adair. Oregon, Thursday, March 25, 1943.
Vol. 1. No. 49.
Athletic Drive Successful
$1.50 a Year bj- Mail
The Colonel and the T-5
$15,000 Net in Fund Dayton Donates
For Sports Equipment Vintage Cannon
Post Benefits From "Break-down'
Made in Portland Conclave Monday
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Capt. Tony Frank in
Receipt of Seven Ton
Lead of Prized Metal
For War at Ceremony
By Pfc. Bob Ruskauff
Sports Editor
The round-up of the now-completed Service Men's Enough steel, of the finest grade,
provide armor for a modern tank
Athletic Equipment Fund drive will see immediate -alloca­ | | to
was donated to the United States
tion of some $15.000 worth of equipment and cash to various 'government Tuesday by citizens of
camps and detached units throughout Oregon, it was revealed | , 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 picked up
Portland.
I by a detail of soldiers from Camp
Session, presided over by Chairman James K. Richard­ Adair. The horse drawn weapon,
son, was held in the Public Service Building.
mounted on four sturdy wheels, was
believed to have seen service in
From Adair
France during the last war, since
Representing this post were Lt. Soldiers on Furlough
residents recall it was in perfect
Walter Sindlinger, Athletic Offi­
working
order and in excellent con­
Allowed
Food
Coupons
cer. and Verl Lewis, director Red
dition when it was received.
Cross Field office. Aiso present at
Rites for Relic
the condave, from the Timbgj Wolf j Soldiers going home on furloughs
Present to pay their last respects
division, were Major Nicholas De- of seven days or more will be efi-
to the relic, and to turn it ever of­
Dakis, SSO, and Lt. Bob Duffy, ’ titled to certificates for the pur-
ficially to Captain Tony Frank, as­
Athletic Officer.
!chase of rationed foods, the Office sistant director of supply at Camp
Civilians present who have served of Price Administration has an- Adair, were Carl H. Francis, may­
prominently in the fund drive were nounced.
or, and Earl Coburn, president of
Raj’ Montgomery of Chevrolet
To obtain a certificate, the sol­ the chamber of commerce.
motors; C. B. Stevenson, vice presi­
The cannon was brought to the
dent, First National Bank, Robert diet merely shows his furlough city about 1922, when a group of
T. Knotson, managing editor. The papers to his War Price and Ra- business men subscribed the amount
Oregonian; Ernie Pate, physical . tioning Board and he will be given , necessary for transportation. It
director, Portland YMCA, and John enough ration points to cover his ' «’'fixed in Seattle by boat, presum-
,
,
.... . J ably from the battle fields of
Scott, state representative of the i
: time home on leave. The certificate, „
France.
American Red Cross.
Distribution of the fund, which however, must be used all at one, The weapon is an 1H99 modv]
will probably be made on the rec- time, as no “change” in. stamps made at Rock Island arsenal in
j 1902. According to Captain Frank,
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PORTLAND SPECIAL TRAIN ! ! !
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 Portlai d 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 Service Officer. Roundtrip fare is still only $2!
Sgt. Franklin, Hero;
Given Soldier's Medal
Rescues Drowning
Man From River
No, he isn't the youngest soldier at Camp Adair, but he's
soldierly just the same, is T 5 Freddie Sylvia, aged 7. On a recent
visit to this Post the “l.ittle Corporal" cracked out orders to a
squad from the Htith just like your favorite top kick, then posed
proudly for a picture with our Post Commander, Col. Gordon H.
McCoy.—Signal Corps Photo.
; Oh, Dear! The Chaplain Hear. Oh, Gee! The
i Chaplain See—Bad Girls Whisilinq%».¡
This camp, although less than a
year old, has produced its second
It’s Spring now, in Oregon just and imn -dia' I’kdy Went over to — *
hero medal winner.
the same as in Sand Point and group
-
. o* fou:
•>< pratty young ladies
This was made known late last
Brooklyn (Ref: I)r. Carter’s Al­ I Psst. They vkork In the Red Pros»
week with official notice from Ft.
’__ /
manac, which states that Spring „ff
offices),
Douglas, Utah, that Sgt. Clinton L. i
I -Were yot> hailing me?
me!" asked
arrived officially March 21).
Franklin, of the camp Military Po- i
the Cha j lainl
Yes,
it
’
s
Spring
and
Capt.
Lloyd
lice detachment has been awarded
There **• a moment of cm-
the Soldier’s Medal. The citation is I V. Harmon. Post Chaplain, felt it ba t rasse. I sill
-■rice. Then one of the
enjoyably
as
he
walked
along
First
for the sergeant’s heroic action last
girls sail: * Pardon us, Chaplain,
New Year's Day, in rescuing a Street South. Vaguely he became we wer«» w
siting for Corporal
drowning man from the Wiliam- ( conscious of a low, melodious
Ryan.”
whistle.
ette river during a flood.
“My misi
"The Swallows returning to
Thus Sgt. Franklin lakes his
Chaplain
place alongside Sgt. Clarence D. i Capistrano." murmcred the Chap­ way.
I-each. of the Timber Wolf divi-1 lain to himself and gazed skyward.
It’s St r,nd now, in Oregon the
»ion, who was awarded the Soldier’s| But theie were no birds. There same
Sail f Point and Brook«
Medal last fall for bravery >hown was nothing, in fact, but dark bel­ lyn.
a
when a truck accidently caught lows of drifting «m k- from the
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post laundry. “H<> Hum. my mis­
fire.
Sgt. F ranklin
trlisted in the take,” admitted the Chaplain.
No util «uluans thU week
Again the low whistle pene­ because
service at Big Pines. alifornia, in
of4, ajpme.
Excuse
AUgust 1942. Two months ago he trated his pleasant haze. This time
please.
was transferred from Cam Adair ne
I
to a post Mi Georgia.
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