Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, April 8,1943.
Pvt. O'Hara Writes
To The Glory of KP
Artist's Dream Comes True
Staff Artist Don Lynch puts finishing touches on an oil painting of the shower system used last
fall in the "Good OT Days” of Tent City, as he thinks of a “Soldier-Artist Work Shop.” Barely two
weeks ago the idea materialized and since that time has grown and developed into a popular and
important Service Club recreational feature.
Artist Don Lynch
Organizes Group
Professional Work
Side by Side With
Amateur Buddies
The “Soldier-Artist Workshop”
. . . which started as a seed way
last fall and experienced germina
tion and growth about two weeks
ago ... is making rapid strides
of progress in its plan to stimu
late the arts at Camp Adair.
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director of the Art Museum and a
well known artist in his own right,
met Don and promised action. Ac
tion it was. A plea for voluntary
contributions for the “Workshop”
brought unanimous results. Mu-
seum members were asked to sub-
scribe fifty cents. Checks for ten
and twenty dollars poured in, in-
stead. This week the total has
reached nearly the $300 mark!
■ Equipyment Purchased
AND A DRAPE SEAT!
A soldier in Corvallis Satur
day afternoon stopped in a
corner restaurant for a bite to
eat. He seated himself and the
waitress came forth, like wait
resses always do.
“What do you have?” he in
quired.
She replied. “I have fried liv
er, boiled kidneys, calves brains
and pig’s feet.”
“You’d better see your doctor;
in the meantime bring me a
bowl of soup,” was the soldier’s
retort. Don't you believe it!
| to.” That's legitimate goldbrick
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e you Pvt. Thomas J. O'Hara’s ing.
rkling literary reaction to a
Illegitimate goldbricking is the
deliberate throwing of one’s per
ctly GI duty:
KITCHEN COMMANDOS” sonal responsibility or share of the
Bj Thomas J. O’Hara
work upon the shoulders of others
Up to a few short years ago the through lack of care or laziness.
term Commando was unknown to
This usually results in social cas
the great American public. Yet, tration.
In some unusual cases, however,
strangely enough. Commandos have
existed since primitive times. The it results in a meteoric appointment
lowly Neanderthal man was, I to OCS. Thus achieved is the grade
firmly believe, the very first. The of second lieutenant.
Let u% now proceed:
only difference being that he ob
It is far simpler for the KP if
tained a woman, a custom observed
to this very day, to do his fighting. the unit to which he is attached
eats out of mess kits. This insures
Gravy Boat Scuttier
When I use the term Commando a minimum of dish-washing; an in
I refer, of course, to those unsung door sport to which a totally com
heroes of well-buttered battlefields, prehensible aversion is held hy
those scuttiers of over-worked every soldier from Fort Dix to
gravy boats; the K.P.’s.
Camp Adair.
The Commando’s main fightin
The eternal struggle of these men
against miscellaneous crumbs and consists of forcibly removing the
grease spots has been fought for outer covering, or skin, from large
untold eons. Millions of men, in ferocious potatoes. There are, in
training for other types of warfare, existance, more hair-raising thrills
have left a truly glorious heritage for the really adventurous. One of
for their equally ill-starred de these dangerous missions is con-
scendants to expand upon.
ducted as follow;
It may seem strange to the un
Attack and Withdrawal
initiated that prospective warriors
After slinging his gas-mask by
should drill over a sink. However, the numbers, the intrepid battler
like most of the other Army prac grips a sharp steel blade in one
tices, there is a reason for it.
hand -and a freshly-cleaned pan in
It hardens you up. If you can the other. Slyly and cautiously at
stand fifteen hours of K.P. you right oblique he surrounds his en
can stand anything.
emy and launches a flank attack.
The average Kitchen Commando
Within forty-five minutes an ex
rises at five o’clock in the morn- perienced raider should have the
ing. About a half hour later dawn entire sack of onions completely
begins to tinge the eastern sky and peeled.
the warrior reports to the Mess
Before staging a strategic with
Sergeant for active duty.
drawal for the night at about eight
Legitimate Gold Bricking
thirty or nine the most venture
Let us, for a moment, digress. some task of all will arise. That is
When the phrase “active duty” is scrubbing the insides of red-ho1
( employed, the universal under- baking ovens. The best way to de
standing is that activity goes on I that is to heave a bucket of water
only when constant official sur- a.id a bar of GI soap inside.
veillance is maintained. The word
Evaporation and a week’s con
“goldbricking” now’ comes into use. finement will do the rest.
The word, contrary to popular mis- I
Going home, like ending this dis
’ conception, does not mean neglect sertation, is a simple matter. You
I of duty or loafing. It simply means, just wind up the interior guardj
in the words of Homer, “Don’t do put out the cook, and say
a damned thing until you’re told
Hasta Luego.
The contributions have been
transformed into art equipment . . .
easles, drawing boards, paints,
brushes an dpaper. More materials
will be coming in. Don’s dream had
been answered. The “shop" had ma
From a mixed group of rather terialized.
undiscovered talent has been
Nightly, excepting Saturday, the
perplexed master-artists and young
covered. For the “shop” is closed
hopefuls with a desire to make workshops, which are located up-
to no one. Truly professional
their fingers and brushes create stairs in either Service Club, are
artists always feel they can still
their thoughts who convened a week bee hives of artistic activity. There’s
improve; average artists always
ago last night, the “Workshop” the corporal who, like Thurber,
desire to do better . . . and the
has developed into a regular feature draws one-dimentional figures; the ,
beginners are eager to get started,
I
at the two Service Clubs and now private who was a cartoonist on
Murals for various regimental
boasts a membership well over 30 New York newspaper before he I
, and company dayrooms throughout
persons, each conveying his thought came into service; the sergeant who 1
the cantonment will eventually be
pictures into pen and pencil reali wants to brush up on his lettering
"O Hara Throws Back Violent Frontal Assault.
painted by the artists working here.
ties.
technique.
Do nalready has several to his
The workers take time out to
Full credit for organizing the
R. Braden and Alcid F. Girard art
credit. This in part, is tangible 381st of the 96th
“shop" goes to PFC Donald Lynch, criticise their buddies’ work . . . justification
now T/4’s.
for
the
workshop
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s
whose work in charcoal, ink, water to give tips . . . or to reseive existence.
Announces
Ups
Promoted to T/5 were Cletis O
color and oil is known and recog- I I them. A fine spirit of cooperation | The “Soldier-Aartist Workshop 99
Johnson,
Carl B. Rider, Nat . Lo-I
nized throughout the post. The idea 1 I. . . with everyone working under
I has just begun. It will grow, slow-
Numerous
promotions
from
vari
casio,
Eugene
P. Wheelock, Wib
of a place where fellows who liked the one banner of art, is evident.
' ly but surely, into a thriving proj ous units of the 96th Infantry Di | liam S. Poteet, Lacy I. Harmonj
When possible, Don is on hand
to draw and paint ... a place
ect which will well fit into the rec
to
help and give pointers. In the
vision were announced this week. Frederick H. Fuemmeler, Roben
where they could improve their
J. Neuman, Louis S. Rappold, RichJ
reational program designed for
talents . . . came to Adair with Don. shop, he, too, works on his own
In the 381st Infantry Regiment ard J. Roth and Francis R. Holloj
the
enlisted
men
stationed
here.
In Tent City he occupied his off- projects . . . next week’s cartoon
of the 96th Division, Anthony L. way. Henry K. Shackleton, Henry
There is nothing to stop it!
duty hours by making water color for the “Camp Adair Sentry” • . . I
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Hartnett, Joseph Balistereri, James C. Strickland, Gregorio Zuniga, Roy
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sketches of the life there. Even the new poster for the cafeteria . . .
C. ole, and Bert E. LaRue were E. Knight, Frank J. Dowell, Elbjj
then, the desire was strong to start or perhaps a stiii-iife that he Dance Again Saturday
boosted this week to first sergeants. O. Steward, James W. Smith, Jr.
an art group . . . but the facilities wanted to get onto paper.
Promoted to staff sergeant were Aaron F. Polak, James H. Sandersl
From time to time, models will At New USO Ballroom
were naturally too limited.
James Moore, John B. Bruno, Rich Vester L. Beard, Kenneth F. Case!
During the months thereafter, be on hand for the sketchers. Fu-
ard A. Rasmussen, Lewis C. Sut Vernon R. Dillard, J. . Bolton, Gerl
The second of a weekly series
Don worked quietly on projects for ture plans also include work in
ton, Jr., Robert D. onner, Wilbur aid C. Harris and Alban C. Cailloue,
Post Special Services . . . but all ceramics . . . picture frame mak- of dances at their new ballroom A. Johnson, Leroy E. Purcell, Eve
Jr., are now corporals.
the while this project was in the ing . . . and associated subjects will be held Saturday evening at ’ lyn A. Brown, Emil W. Wilke, Olin
based
on
art.
the Corvallis USO, 5th and Mon L. Jarvis and Minor Butler.
back of his mind. He made im
Competitive
contests
and
exhibí-
roe,
with a five-piece orchestra
“THANK YOU'* NOTES
portant contacts in the nearby
Sergeant stripes were issued to
tions
are
also
on
the
roster
of
dishing
out the music.
towns and in Portland, talking up
Aaron O. Labrie, Richard T. Wag
Per new custom every Wednes
his proposition at every opportune “Things to ome.” The Portland Art
The tail end of the story abou
ner,
John I. Lorenz, Saverio Calde
time. His campaign was taken seri Museum has already promised to day will. be cabaret night, with ra ra, Lee I. 8teck, George W. Reed, 250 war workers who spent thre<
ously. as he intended it should be, exhibit the work done here. There 1 orchestra and, occasionally, special Gerais F. Moran, Lloyd a Wan- (
days at Camp Atterbury at th«
for he was sincere. Organizations will be exhibitions throughout the entertainment.
baugh,
Leonard
F.
Meadows,
Leo
,
War Department’s invitation *¡4
were told of the plan. And in due post.
M. Allen, Thothas G. Newport and that they’ve pledged to raise $10,<
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time, action was taken.
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The Arctic wolf weighs as much Howard D. MtAnafly. Harrel W. .000 for recreational equipment fol
In Portland, Robert Tyler Davis, • Already a. store of heretofore
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Craia, Richard D. Poland, Stanley soMiers overseas.
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