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OREGON STAn- ~ ..APRk- ?.,*.***'> journal de- “ , to maintaining or^lr »¡th the respon- ’«Mlt’y of circulating Post information and OrZgon.' CamP ÌdaÌr- By s p e c i a I arrange ment. ISO program« for towns surrounding Camp Adair will F-‘ published each week. You will find t'lem tab ulated on page nine. Vol. 1, No. 50. Wolf Engineers Are Bettie Unit D.S.M. Bestowed on General Moore I Under Col. Ott Given Official Flag, Colors, The engineer battalion of the Timber Wolf division last Satur day moniing '■ec-i'iie a full-fledged L battle organization, with the pre sentati >n of the official national and battalion colors. Th présentât ion of the A meri- «an flag, and the officially author- I ized battalion standard, was made ! by General G. R. Cool", command- ling general of the Timber Wolf division, to Lt. Colonel Chester W. Ott. commanding officer of the en gineers. Driving wind a"d rain I failed to dim the colorful cere mony. nor handicap the troop- who marched in review following the event. “These two symbols represent your country and your battalion." 1 General Cook told the men. “Be ¡-proud of them. Maintain *hat pride i in vour training, and on into com- , bat.” Assurance that every man in the battalion would carry on as charged l| by the general was given by Col. Ott in his response. The standard was officially au thorized by the war department. this basis- ’ -The Arab people are entirely afferent than what I bad pictured I ______ ""i Against a colorful background of national and regimental colors, Sgt. Gilbert Steinmarder’s the distinguished service medal was weekly report for Special Serv a w u r d e d to Br ligadier-General ices read as follows: Bryant E. Moore, assistant divi- 1. For the first time in the sional commander of the Timber history of the Guest Houses a Wolf division, at a i special regi- baby was born in Guest House mental review held here on the Tim No. 1 at 0700. March 26, 1943. ber Wolf parade ground last Sat | 2. The d-irce at the Field urday. House tool; place on schedule. The honor is the second conferred upon Gent nil Moore for participa tion in the Guadalcanal engage ment. The silver star for gallantry in action was awarded him two weeks ago. The citation for General Moore said, in part: "His regiment was the first army contingent in ground Lions Club Presents combat with the Japanese on Guad 'Battle of the Bands' alcanal, and under his leadership distinguished itself in defense of This is April 1, but the Albany Henderson field and counter-attack Lions club say that they are not in October. 1942, in the successful 'ocling in sponsoring the War I offensive near Kolipoint in No Bond Jamboree this evening. Fea vember. and in the brilliant defence turing Al Benning’s orchestra and of a major portion of the American the 382nd Infantry Dance band, position west of the Matanikau the Battle of the Bands will be river from November 21 to De held at the Albany Moose balliOom cember 16.” tonight at 8:30 p.m. The citation also lauded General The price of admission is 75 cents Moore for his “outstanding ability, for men and 50 cents for ladies. as a division staff officer, to or Bonds to help win the war will be ganize and co-ordinate bis efforts, sold at the jamboree. which contributed materially to the Included in the four hours of successful mission of the force.” fast moving entertainment and The new medal was affixed to dancing are five acts of floor show General Moore's breast by Major amusements, and door prizes. Also General C. R. Cook, commanding on the program is Dorothy Evans general of the Timber Wolf divi- who will sing. sion. Big Pond Jamboree 'n Albany Tonight Fa-hoes of the cheers that swept the Timber Wolf Division last Saturday when Brigadier-General Bryant E. Moore, assistant divisional commander. received the distinguished service medal, remain today. Major General Gilbert R. Cook, commander, be stowed the medal. The citation, one of the highest wartime honors given a soldier, was the second in as many weeks presented to General Moore since his return from Guadalcanal last January. Two weeks ago he received the silver star for gallantry in action, also pinned on his chest by General Cook.—Cut courtesy "The Oregonian." Colonel’s Son Finds Arabs Not So i Immaculate, But — — WAAC ’s Lite of Party j« — — i When a colonel receives an ori- | entation lecture from a sergeant khat’s news. With that rather hackneyed in troduction out of the way, we whisk I you to somewhere in Africa where I T Sgt. Douglas G. McCoy is writ ing to his dad, Col. Gordon H. McCoy. Post Commander. Take it away. Sergeant: “If the Army is doing nothing else for me (the letter reads) it is certainly giving me a chance to see the world. I M England not wry long ago «nd have been so ftwy .-«ee I have been here I “haven’t hai a chance to write The climate here is marvelous ar I re minds me of the <l:maU in the spet vot hope to retire in. 'Ed. fWK Any local Chamber of Com- merer can claim the Colonel on, ________________________ WEEK IN REVIEW DEPARTMENT By Gen. Cook in Review I ¡Drawings by Pfc. Don Lynch) Moore Gets 2nd Award For Guadalcanal Featl Timber Wolf Ass't. Commander i Decorated by Maj. General Cook Timber Wolf Battalion Life's Little Ironies If it was raining soup. Chap lain ----- of this post, would probably find himself with a fork in his hand. The Chaplain sat in on a friendly poker game in a BOQ a few evenings ago and his first hand included all four aces. Alas and alack—the officers were playing “low-ball" poker in which the low hand wins. $1.50 a Year by Mail Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, April 1. 1943. ! 'House of Magic' } At Camp Theatres j Tonite and Friday them to be. They look as if they had never washed since being born and their clothes consist of any thing they can find. I have seen Continued on page 12, column 2 I’ve «een Arabs »earing barracks bags.” i Pvt. Harry Klissner Waxes Eloquent; i But Don't Let This Treatise Fool You 11 By Pvt. Harry Klissner { with stone and wooden implements. The Romans gave this month the ' Of course as now, I don't imaging name of Aprilis, derived from the that our middle age farmers worked Latin, aperire, to open, probably | worked in the rain any more than because it is the season when the do our tillers of the soil today«* General Electric's informative1 buds spread out. I/_ ... all 1 know, ___ , „ gras» _______ As we arai ' __2 under« and amazing show, “The House of 1 I By the Anglo-Saxons it wa« brush can attain enormous height Magic." which thrilled at the New | ' called Ooster, which is a Germanic when it isn’t trimmed. York world's fair, will be present- I i word meaning Easter. In the olden days, the wet seasog ed free to soldiers tonight and I _. _ . . , . . . . _ i The Dutch referred to it as the might have quit on an April 1, and tomorrow evening at the Campl , ... | , ... . , i grass month and per haps from this, a farmer went out to cultivate nig Adair Theatres. ", . . :. .. ■ 1, . ,, . .. . . . „ „„ the green grass, is derived the idea land. Before the rams Ix-gan, M , , . . _ of playing tricks on the first of the might have forgotten some favor« o'clock dock tonight, at Theatre 3. To- .. ,. .. , . . , ’... month, a practice which takes place ite stick or stone which lie used morrow night will show at Theatre in all European countries. jin plowing or turning over ground. 5. same times, it was announced ; The Teutons have a song called When he started to look for hid by Lt. Maynard Grander, theatre' “The Schnitzel Bank” which has J tool, it wasn't to lx- found. Therd officer. , been translated into the English , were too many weeds, underhraal^ Details as to the feature are as “And the Grass ” " — Grew All “And the Grass Grew All Around, lacking, but the performance is Around. All Around!” All Around,” He couldn't find wba| said to be startling, and strictly I There is no substantiating proof I he had lost; it happened to bQ “off the screen." It lasts approxi that this old song was written for April 1. The farmer was fooled mately one hour. W A. Gluesing All Fools Day. but then again, it while the "Grass Grew All Arount^ is show director, assisted by Ken- could have been since the origin All Around.” neth Strobel. of fooling people on this day has | l*erhapr in a nearby field, farm« I been lost. er, Biff Jones, noticed his friend ISO DANCE I During the latter part of March looking for an implement and L'SO Club, Corvallis, will hold and all of April, there are frequent imagined he saw it and therefor« its first dance at the L'SO club showers, Camp Adair not excepted. pointed the object out to hi« Saturday Service men will dance Water perpetuates growth. In neighbor. The article turned out U» to the tunes of a fine Army band, medieval time» when people were I* the root of a bush instead of Al) are welcome. ( not so civilized, plowing was done Continued on page 7, columa | <1 <