Page Fourteen
Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday. April 15.1943.
How s Your Day Room?
C~mfy? Here's Reason
When Adair Visited Adair
AREA OFFICE
U.S. ENGINEER
DEPARTMENT
Out of the HQ. Well
By Cpl. “Dubby” Duboff
Hq. Co. SCU 1911
One year ago this month Camp
dair and the Sentry was born,
It is merely a co-incidence that
I am today celebrating my first
anniversary in the Army . . . .
(Drinks are on me. 7 Up, Pepsi
Cola. Dr. Kildare’s, Refreshing
Vitchey Vater from the Volga, or
its live gent equivalent in candy,
gum, or popcorn—Line forms to
ight, ladies and children first.)
begin this story properly I
must
relate
to those of you who
md H
EUGENE ELKS F 8OCST
ave not been here in the days of
LANE
COUNTY
HELP
Tent
City” rhe beauty and ex
Director
Lane ( ounty wa
was slow to st;
citement
of “Life in the Raw” ...
rving the , until the Eugene Elk- Club decided
A’nhhh—It was June, and all over
between * to take over, C airman Ed Boehnke
the country, flowers spread their
Cairo and Cal
the need
: had charge < of a whirlwind cam-
pretty petals, and filled the air
for many things which communi paign that v as
climaxed by the
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a
with
fragrant perfumes.
ties near Camp Adair could do for well-known “furr
iture caravan
People rushed to the beaches.
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the men in camp.
F
' Camp Adair.
Country
Clubs, they wore red, blue,
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Holds Conclave
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and
rainbow
color bathing suits,
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At his request representatives LINN AND LINCOLN
with hat and umbrella to match.
of six nearby Red Cross chapters BOTH CONTRIBUTE
!
Linn
County
is
on
its
way
toward
But here, at Camp Adair, things
met to make plans last Septem
its
quota
of
rooms.
A
number
of
were
a little bit different.
ber. Colonel McCoy sent his
organizations
in
Albany.
Lebanon.
After four showerless days and
Special Service Officer to explain
Scio.
Lyons.
Sweet
Home
and
nights,
we arrived at the then sun
that, more than anything else,
It "as in May that Henry
Brownville
already
have
sent
in
ny Oregon, deep in the heart of
cayrooms needed to be furnished.
, Adair II. nephew of Lt.
Within a few days Camp and furniture.
Henry R. Adair for whom Camp Adair. It was still June—but
this Post was named, visited
instead of the smell of flowers, the
Hospital Committees representing I Lincoln County, smallest in the
Council,
has
sent
furniture
for
the
still
uncompleted
camp.
combination
of dust and musk
service clubs, churches, granges,
Lower photo shows young
three
dayrooms.
The
Rev.
Charles
labor unions, rural communities
Adair with his father. W. M. seemed to have had a priority on
the jernt. Or perhaps it was the
and lodges were organized and at I Neville, in addition to working as
Adair, and above (right)
w ith Col. R. E. M. Des Islets, undershirts of the under-nourished
work explaining the need for day- chairman of the County Committee,
area engineer then, at door recruits, with their unglamorous
room furniture. Mimeographed is council Treasurer.
of the administration build
fatigooo suits, that cast a shadow
sketches of dayroom plans and lists COOS C OUNTY IS
ing.
of needed furnishings were distrib LUSTY FLEDGLING
of doubt in the minds of all.
|
But, would the boys BEEF?
uted by the Red Cross Field Direct
The newest member of the Coun
or... The local committees persuad cil is Coos County. Hearing of the (
popular with the girls at the Hos Did they squawk, when they had
ed organizations to sponsor day opportunity to do things for the I
pital! Gus was a hairdresser in to pitch tents in the hot sun? Did
With the Medics
! civilian
rooms. special service officers de men at Camp Adair, a committee I
life and hasn’t been able they say a word to anyone, when
by
!
cided where the furniture was to headed by Mrs. Mel Johnson of ■
to get away from it. If you should it they
1"“ had to eat their chow on the
T 5 John E. Sheehan
be placed, and when notified that Marshfield i> hard at work en-
QM
! happen to see one of our nurses good old mother earth, drink chlor
the furniture was ready, the Field couraging community groups to I
looking like the cover-girl on some inated water out of lister bags, dig
L
Director arranged transportation participate.
style magazine, you’ll know Gus their own latrines, and K.P. in
to camp. What has happened since
double time? — YOU CAN BET
T 3 Charles Schaefer, formerly has been on the job!
“Camp and Hospital I Service is
then? Let’s see:
a channel through ' which the with medical supply, left for MAC I T 5 Vic-ent Campbell from the YOUR LIFE THEY DID.
Today—nine months later—some
civilian community can help the school at Camp Barkley. Texas, last A and D office is now a proud
70 DAY ROOMS.’
papa. He has a son born two weeks of the same men are still here.
men in the service.” Milton E
MARION COUNTY
Monday night. A farewell dinner
ago—Michael Vincent.
3! ever«. Council Chairman, ex
They have lived through the months
Seventy dayrooms furnished and i
party
was
held
for
him
Saturday
Sgt.
Ueal
Holleman
—
“
Tex
”
as
of rain, and UNUSUAL snow.
plains: “The Red Cross provides
more to come.' That is the record
night
at
the
home
of
a
friend
in
he is known around the Motor These men, a part of the gigantic
the mechanism ; the organizations
of the Marion County Committee.
in these communities do the work. , Corvallis. It was a swell party I Pool where he is in charge — Army machine, are still in the
Mrs. Chester Luther of Salem,
It works the other way, too. and a good time was had by all. recently joined the ranks of the fight. Cooks, clerks, painters, typ
Marion County Chairman, won
Through the Red Cross Field ’ Charlie kept us amused a good par: married men. It all happened Sat- ists, experts all, are still here and
dered if the job could be done when ■
Director requests from the com i of the time with his knowledge of urday, April 3, at the minister’s doing a big job. Unlike their bro
she pledged sixty rooms to be
munities are pa«-ed on to the • magic. The guy really is a Hou- house in Salem. The bride is the thers, and pals, who are overseas,
furnished at that first meeting. ,
former Dorothy Wilkinson of fighting, and giving their all. these
appropriate military authorities, jdini!
Colonel Carle Abrams, for many
If
you
should
see
a
very
de-
Salem, and about al! we can get men are keeping the wheels turn
and requests for out-of-the-ordi-
years Regimental Commander of
pressed
Sgt.
trudging
around
the
out of the groom is that he is ing, for the man behind the man,
nary equipment and services go
the 382nd Infantry, agreed to act i
Administration building with a look •‘very, very happy.” Lots and lots behind the gun. They are still
to the Council.”
as dayroom chairman and al! Mar- j
So far the big job has been to of utter desperation upon his once of luck, kid«.’
here because they are needed here,
ion Cotfhty went to work, They're
Word has been received from ! and don’t let anyone tell you dif
furnish dayrooms, and much re ' cheerful face, don’t be surprised.
still working.
main« to be done before all the It’s Sgt. Bill Klun from the Sick Frank Follin, formerly of Person- ferent. And we are still training,
' rooms are completed. In the mean- and Wounded Office. It seems Bill nel and now at MAC chon] at too. Ask Sgt. Speigel and Webb,
BEST DAY ROOMS
and his girl have changed their Camp Barkley, Texas hat the go- and they will tell you . . . how little
i time recreation
IN CAMP—POLK
plans and decided to be married be- ing i reail.v tough. Frank is com we know about rifle drill.
patie
at the
“The Best Dayrooms i;
i fore the war is ever, but Bill can't ing along fine, though, and it won’t
equinm ent for
is the slogan of Mrs. <
An old timer here is one ex-
' find any place to live. If any of be long before th^sc bars are ianitor. now Sgt. Benjamin Tow
tached
units
—
Oreei. ■
I »a
Chairr
you fellows know of a place for shining on his shoulders.
thing« needed b
the Polk County C
sky, alias Tim Benson. I am told
Sgt.
Klun
and
his
bride-to-be
to
being
located,
d
ated.
by a reliable Sgt. of the Publica-
fifteen dayroom- from P
live. get in touch with him at the
ITCH IN EVERY STITCH
to Camp Adair
tions Section, that he, Tim Ben-
are among the most c
Sick and Wounded Office at the
Brit i n soldiers are now wearing i son, received a notice from the
furnished in camp. A.-k
Hospital.
L'pped in Grade
undershirts that itch -and there’.« I Post Library to return a book that
who has one! There’ll
Congratulations
to*
T/Sgts
The
361«t
Field
Artillery
Battal
a purpose. Made of a string-like had been taken out quite some time
more.
ion relea ed new- of the promotion Toews and Jourdan on their new material which re.-embles a cro ago. Will somebody remind him
FOLKS OF BENTON
of Pre. Robert R. Rick to T 5. arcs. Sgt. Jourdan, incidentally, cheted mesh, it is worn beneath again of his negligence—and inci
IN HEAD START
Headquarters of the 363rd FA Bn. has transferred from Unit Supply the usual undershirt and is de dentally—place the book on his
Mrs. Victor Moses, “the 13-piano announced the promotion to staff to Personnel. T Sgt. Toew» is in (signed to mas-age the skin with nose, and between where his eyes
lady,” gave the Benton County sergeant of Leo S. Eisenberg and charge of the Police and Personnel every movement and by keeping are supposed to be—so that he can
Committee a running start. Uncle Hilmar B. Schmelze! and Oscar W. Department.
blood flowing faster generate ex- read the title of it, “The Army
Sam's mail claimed Mrs. Moses’ Drew, Jr., was promoted to T 4.
Pfc. Giusto Cacioppo is really tra heat for the wearer.
Means Business.
Yankee Doodle Johnson
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January, 1943
Second free Field House air show feature« talent from 96th .. . post commander’s
wife. Mrs. Gordon H. McCoy, asked to christen latest Kaiser ship in behalf of camp...
“Flying Colors” coming early next month . .. Eugene Elks help equip dayrooms ...
Gideon society distribute« Bibles, religious matter, to po«t chapels ... r.ew postal rules
set for overseas parcels ... why trucks are named after ladies is revealed ... date
bureau formed at Club 1 ... camera restrictions enforced ... Corvallis USO to be
renovated ... “safeguard military information” stories appear regularly ... wood
plaques of 96th Div. generals by Pvt. Litzkuhn added to club ... promotions keep
going strong ... telephone-alarm system adds to Fire Department efficiency ... V-mail
for overseas correspondence encouraged ... post checker champ is Timber Wolf ...
Capt. Eagle appointed head of Cooks and Bakers ... Chemical Warfare boys show
how to fight bombs . . . Sgt. Henry Beckett, known by all, leaves for eastern cam«
on 54th birthday . . . civilian employee at Station Hospital received first Class A War
Savings Bond ... “Arsenic and Old Lace” presented by USO-Camp Shows ... chain
system of training explained ... army orientation courses introduced by Gen. Cook,
Timber M olf Commander ... post civilians stranded by flood put up at Service Club ...
huge athletic program announced.
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