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Camp Adair Sentry Page Three Thursday, April 8, 1943. Half Million Have Seen Post "Moom Pitchers" 'B' Cards Only For Car Drivers New OPA Ruling Went Into Effect Monday; Allows 560 Miles of Driving Per Month “Effective since Monday, all sol diers and civilian personnel of this post are limited to B gasoline ra tioning cards. Also due to this OPA ruling, the military police will in the near future begin a stringent checkup of all cars to make sure that all drivers are carrying at least three other soldiers or civil ians.” This is according to the latest information revealed yesterday by D. F. McCarthy in the Post Trans portation office, who handles all rationing problems for Captain C. L. Carter. “In the past,” said McCarthy, “the boards have authorized all the One of the most common sights at this army post is theatre line and here it is (above;. Are you in it? Anyhow you probably necessary gas for soldiers to g to have been, for a total of more than half a million fans have attended Post theatres since first of the five at Camp Adair was opened and from camp.” last August 27. Equipment at Post theatres is of the finest and it is kept that way. In fact to prove it (below) is Pvt. Tom Goodyard, commended for maintaining the cleanest machines in the western area, standing by one of the two splendid projectors at Theatre I. Now he reports that the govern —Signal Corps Photos. ment is clamping down, claiming that a military man’s home i- on the reservation and therefore n<t entitled to any more gas than a i! card will permit. "Due to this rilling,” Met ar- thy said, “many soldiers will have to give up their C cards.” He says that this will »'.<» “They always come back . . . make a difference in the tj pe < f That ancient line which applies tires a service mi;, can acquire. to a lot of things at this Post, like Can Get Recaps wise applies to the Camp Adair The transportation ration expert Theater System. explained that anyone can get re Thus it was that Lt. Maynard caps, good for ten thousand mile , Gründer, Theater Officer, was able without certificates, provided that to proudly announce the other day Popular the tires are irreparable. the half-millionth movie-goer at McCarthy made it plain, how- this Post had passed in through the , There are two popular “night ever, that in order to get pre-war portals of the five Camp Adair i clubs” very near at hand for all tires, it is necessary to have a C theaters. the soldiers of Camp Adair, where card which permits a person to When the millionth ticket is sold the policy of a good time for every drive at least a thousand miles or there may be some slight celebra one ... and NO COVER CHARGE more. He added that persons who tion, Sgt. Sidney Feig, assistant to and NO MINIMUM at any time . .. have a C card allowing them less the Theater Officer indicated—such than a thousand miles of traveling as charging only 15 cents, the reg is the prevailing theme. At the two newly-decorated and are given reclaimed rubber tires. ular price for the millionth ticket. 1 refinished Service Clubs, of course! A and B cards are only permitted But they do come back—and with I Becoming a part of the tradi used or recap tires. reason. For this Post shows the McCarthy also stated that to best of the first-run pictures first tion of the post are the Saturday obtain rationing bocks for gas, it and has done so consistently since night cabaret and party nights at is necessary first to corpe to the the first theater to open, No. 5, at Clubs 1 and 2. The finest dance I Post Transportation Office if in 5th St. S., and D. Ave., got off to a bands play for dancing, refresh SCIJ, a post civilian, or in the IV running start Aug. 27. showing one I ments from the fountain rooms and Dorothy Lamour in “Pardon My cafeterias can be ordered, and the Corps. He also emphasized that Sarong.” li’irh spots of the evening are the members of the 96th and Timber And the show houses at this Post “floor shows.” featuring talented , Wolf Division should go directly to are GI, which in this instance soldier-entertainers stationed here. J their own division headquarters, means that you’ll find no better “A fter obtaining permissi i Last Saturday night was not an civilian theater in the country, in exception. Club 2 held what was from the transportation offices at I sofar as equipment, screening, called its “baby” opening . . . sort Camp Adair,” said McCarthy, “the sound and general operation is con of a sneak preview of what is in car owner is required to go to the cerned. store for next week’s “grand” Corvallis City Hall, and there Mr. Plush? — Hush!’ opening; Club 1. in its prevailing Mowery, the chief rationing clerk, In the little matter of plush custom of featuring a show from carries out the board’s decisions.” cushion, which might he termed one of the Timber Wolf regiments, Class B cards entitle military the only comparative inconven was entertained by the Mountain personnel to 560 miles of driving ience—there is some tattle-tale eers. per month which does not permit grey on our sleeve which indi pleasure driving. The ration expert At Club 1, Cpl. James Horan cates there may be a story about declares that in order to get a B was master of ceremonies and ce that situation shortly. Can we card, a soldier must certify that mented together the various acts. say more? No we can’t, yet. he has three or more riders and Pvt. Bernard Maus, juggler extra For the most part the “system” that there is no adequate trans ordinaire, made another appear since the beginning has been oper portation toward his destination. ance to delight the audience with ated by the same directing person Bob Black’s SCU Danceroos ... a F. Swain, Chester F. Waraksa, Motorcycles are given D cards his skill; Pvt. Ray Eiseman, the nel, all experienced theater tech musical aggregation that was born William K. Weidter, Edward J. which permit two gallon« of ga» “Singing Troubadour,” sang sev nicians. on the post a few months ago and I Marten, John L. Vaskes and Leroy per week. eral popular selections; Lt. Thom T/5 Jack Grout is supervising since lias blossomed into one of the M. Wright. Vernon M. Blough, Jr., projectionist. Pfc. Bill Hamill and as Madigan, the “Magical Trick finest dance bands to be heard in Orville H. Basel and Herbert J. Four Who Came Baek Pvt. Tom Goodyard, projectionists, ster,” appeared and baffled the these parts. | Kowalewski have been boosted to Four non-coms, Sgt. Paul Merf audience; and Pvt. Keith Greco were on hand from the first. Again next Saturday night, Club T/4 while Victor A. Boyll, Marion Cormick, Cpl. (Uncle) George Sim« Further indication that this Post held the spotlight for several min 2 will hold its “Saturday Night O. Mark, Albert J. Miiwid, LaVern mons, Cpl. Bill Gerity and Cpl» is on hand with the best a good utes with his keyboard wizardry. Rambles” and Club 1 will have its R. Olson, James A. Soward, C. J. Uhrmann attended a Major Domo of the evening was part of the time is the commenda Thompson, William R. McGregor Henbert “Cabaret Night.” spring formal dance given by a co» tion given Pvt. Goodyard as hav Pvt. Tom Brandon, and the Tim and Jacob B. Wilson are corporals. ing “the cleanest machines I have ber Wolf Band, under the baton Fairel J. Borchelt, Joe Burlison, operative sorority at the Univer Promotions Are on of T/'Sgt. Everard, turned the eve inspected,” made by Engineer Frank X. Wydra, Charles L. Beau sity of Oregon in Eugene last Sat ning into one of musical pleasure. Hodges of the Western District mont and Richard I. Tanner were urday. Members of the sorority At 382nd Inf. Reg. who inyited the boys were Martha At Club 2, Sgt. Nick Sansonia Office, motion pictures. promoted to T/5’s. ; ------------------------------- I shared the spotlight with Pvt. Jack Tapp, Esther Quier, Jane Huston From the 382nd Infantry Regi Bellrose, L. I. (CNS) — Miss j Gates to entertain in the absence ment comes news that Vernon Dun The American grizzly bears, one and Ward Burch. of the regular show that was lined Helen Cyriacks, 17, has been sc-1 can, Oran G. Green and Hugh H. of the most terrible and dangerous Development tunnels to tap a lected from 10,000 contestants as up, but due to last minute military Lankford are now staff sergeants. animals in the world, likes nothing jackpot of the war metal vanadium Promoted to sergeant are Monroe the official Sweater girl of 1943. duties, were unable to appear. Highlighting the evening at this L. Rahn, Henry M. Elder, Adam better than to browse on green are being driven into the canyon i She has blonde hair, blue eyes and club, was the appearance of T/ Sgt. C. Rabeneck, Gerald D. Siak, George grass.. waMa of Sublette Badge, ldata. ; • other thinf*. Half Million Movie Fons Can't Be Wrong -------------------- Night Clubs Remain Tops for Good Times I Weekly Proqrcms At Two Clubs ------ $