Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, April 15, 1943.
Page Fi va
, 1942
Col. Gordon H. McCoy arrives to take command of camp after tour of duty as
military attache in Mexico City . .. Contractors works full shift on July 4 ... First
all soldier talent show at tent city—boxing and vaudeville.
Pvt. Nick Sansonia proves
Wow with impersonations, songs, accordion ... Corvallis highway widening worker»
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split shift to allow for camp traffic peaks ... Capt. Herron, engineering officer,
married ... Gen. Bradley arrives for duty here with his division ... Salem Chamber
lists rental properties ... Sugar rationing explained ... PX opens first store...
Red Cross staff here ... Rufus Holman, Oregon senator, visits post ... Salem and
Independence open soldier centers ... Camp Command moved to post ... John Wagner
treats colored outfit to watermelons ... Hospital unit builders winding up.
They Stick Togethe r; i Snell Advocates
Meet M-Sgts. Birkes Post-War Program
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Governor Outlines
Men Return Faster If
Girls Join the WAACs
Not you, soldier, but your wife
or girl friend:
Want to join the WAACs? If so,
Lt. Lilian Garrick (who is, by the
way, a direct “scioness” of the
famed actor David Garrick), is at
the Senator Hotel, Salem, for a
full week in the interest of signing
up recruits.
Feel free to call her any time
either at the Hotel Senator or the
recruiting station at Salem Post
Office.
“Women may remember.” said
Lt. Garrick, “that you may do
much to speed the return of your
husbands by getting in and pitch
ing now.”
2000 Flood Eugene
For Panel Discussion
Hostesses Help Out
Speak of sticking together — tion hospital as Sgt. Major. Cleve
4-Point
Program
consider the brothers Birkes:
I Birkes received his Sgt. Major 1
At Music Conference
There are two of them. Both are rating on December 4. 1942. He is
Sgt. Majors at Camp Adair. Start- attached to Post Headquarters. I SALEM, April 14. - (TP) - Ore
A conference over the last week
gon’s post-war readjustment and
Johnny is married and has a four development committee, holding its
end for the Northwest Music Edu
year old daughter. Cleve is single. first meeting here today, was given
cators’ Wartime Institute proved
The two brothers get to see quite a four-point program by Governor
that music hath charm in Oregon.
a bit of each other. Both like hunt Earl Snell.
Over 2000 music loving soldier.»
The governor told the committee
ing and fishing.
it
should
:
and civilians came to Eugene and
Johnny Birkes has had his ap
1. Make plans to rehabilitate and
plication
for
warrant
officer
ac
overran
the hotels, apartments and
rat
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cepted and is now waiting for his re-employ members of the armed
private residences. Some of tr.e
¡forces after the war.
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commission.
History
may
quit
re-
w
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2. Plan for re-employment of war
visitors even slept on park bene :'.:s
?
■ E-
I workers who will lose their war
in order to be present for the
j jobs at the end of the war.
conference,
3. Make plans to retain war in-
j
Florence Coardy Merriam, host
| dustlies after the war, studying
Talent Night in Corvallis
1 what adjustments would be needed
On Easter Sunday the Corvallis ess at Service (dub 2, was asked
to keep the war plants in operation. USO
Club is planning to hold “tai-1s’nR' an<i speak at the sympo-
4. Find means of attracting new
ent” night. Service men who can sium. She also participated in a
industries to the state.
sing, dance or play an instrument Panel using r as its theme: “Music
are asked to register now at the Education in Wartime—The Oper
Corvallis USO Club
ation.”
: information desk at the club.
I
Miss Madge Kuhwarth, the re
| As usual, the first prizq will be
Gives Dance Saturday
: a telephone call home. Second prize creational hostess at Club 2, at-
VSO Club, Corvallis, Fifth and will be a wire or night letter. All ! tended and took part in a panel
Madison, will hold its third con entertainers are welcome to strut on “Community Singing and Par
secutive dance in its new ballroom their stuff.
ticipation in the War Effort.”
Saturday night. All service men are
Present at this panel was Au-
invited to join in the festivities of
Eleven and a half billion years gustus Zanzig, music consultant
the evening. An army band will be of cotton rolled from the looms in and organizer for the United States
America’s mills during 1942.
I Treasury Department.
provided. Come one, come all.
-a-t
M Sgt. Johnny Birkes
M
t
£.
ing out as privates in the regular
army in 1939, Johnny and Cleve
Birkes climbed the ladder rapidly.
The Birkes enlisted in the San
Joaquin Valley in California and
were sent to Fort Lewis. Both went
on a cadre to Fort Ord, California.
Then came the activation of Tent
City, and the Birkes, together, re
ceived their traveling orders. They
arrived at Adair on June 20, 1942,
the opening day of the camp.
Johnny Birkes went to the Sta-
WHERE TO GO
DATE
M Sgt Cleve Birkes
peating itself here —
M/Sgt. Cleve may soon
ing toward OCS or at
least, well, in the spring
otherwise
by point
the very
y’know—
THURSDAY
April 15
FRIDAY
April 16
ALBANY
SATURDAY
April 17
SUNDAY
April 19
MONDAY
April 19
TUESDAY
SALEM
Fifth and Madison Sts.
Informal Activities
2:00 pm Meeting of En
listed Wives.
8:00 pm Songfest
2-5 Army Wives' club
8:00 pm
Beginners’ 6:00-10:30 pin Informal
Ballroom Dancing
activities
Class.
9:00 pm Rhumba and
Conga.
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm—-
Beginners Dance Class
- t YMCA.
8:00 pm Informal Danc
ing.
Informal Activities
7:30-10:30 pm Bridge
and small games.
8:00 pm Classical Re 6:00-10:30 pm Informal
activities
cordings.
8:00 pm Badminton and
Miniature Sports.
7:30 pm Small gam««
activities
8:30 Informal dancing
Informal Activities
3:00 pm Cot Registra
tion.
3:00 pm Cot Registra
111 :00 nm Informal Ac-
tion.
3:00-5:00 pm Badminton 2 pm Sewing and mend
ing.
and Miniature Sports.
7:30 pm Songfest.
8:30 11:30 pm Dance.
1-10 pm Canteen ones
1-5 pm Registration foe
Home Hospitality
2:00 pm to 10:00 pm—•
Sewing and Mending
for Service Men.
4 to 8 pm Register for
sleeping cots
8-11 p. m. Dance (Ball
room).
Informal Activities
•
Hiway 99W & Main St.
10:00-12:00 am Coffee
and Donuts before and
nfter Church.
10:00-12:00 am Coffee
and Donuts before and
nfter church.
1:00-10:30 pm Informal
3:00 pm Badminton
Activities.
4:45 pm Fireside Dis
cussion.
Subject,
‘ ’China."
7:30 pm Classical Re
cordings.
693 Chetneketa St.
9 am to noon Visit th»
church of vour chole»
9 am to 10:30 pm Can
teen open
10:00 am to 3 :00 pm —
Home
Hospitality
Registration
3:00 pm to 7 00 pm—
Have your palm read.
5:15-5:45 pm Musical
8:30 pm Singfest
Informal Activities
7:30 pm Bridge and
table games.
8:00 pm Beginners’ Ball 6:00-10:30 pm Informal
room Dancing Class.
Activities.
9:00 pm Latin-American
Dancing.
7:80 pm Small Game»
Activities.
8:00 pm Informal Danc
ing.
Informal Activities
2:00 pm Enlisted Wives’
Sewing Group.
7:30 pm Square Danc
6:00-10:30 pm Informal
ing.
Activities.
7:30 pm Classical Re
cordings.
10 am to 2 pra War
Mothers meeting
8:00
pm
Discussion
Group.
9:00 pm. Ringfest.
Informal Activities
2:30 pm Contract Bridge
for Enlisted Wives.
8:00 pm Sport Night—
your favorite baseball 6:00-10:80 pm Informs)
players in pictures—
Activities.
mov ies.
USO Club open daily
from 10:00 a.m, to
10:30
p.m. Satur
days until 11:30 p.m.
7:30 pm Small Game»
Activities.
9:00 piu. Informal Danc
ing.
April 20
WEDNESDAY
April 21
MONMOUTH
113-118 East Third St.
r
been doing right well. I think that
there is a little friction between
POST GUARD
the Guard Co. and the MPs. I do
by
know that the Guard Co. is sure
Pvt. R. H. Kerns
trying to out-do them. So far the
A few weeks back the Guard Co. highest score was made by Pvt.
was offered a recreation hall. The James E. Anderson who made 178.
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only problem was to get the build
Weddings! ... Cpl. Roy J. Sibert
ing from post headquarters up to
'
went
to Portland the other day on
Guard Co. The Company was called
out and Lt. Tonsfeldt asked the a three day pass, and came back
men if any of them had ever moved a husband. The other fellow’ who
a house. Soon he had a complete took that fatal plunge was Pvt.
voluntary detail to do the job. The Lester C. Langer, and when I last
building is now located at the saw him he was on his way over to
Guard Company and we have Post Headquarters to make out an
started to fix it up. These men allotment.
Sgt. Leroy Bonfoey is now act
who moved this building did so on
ing
1st Sgt. for the Guard Co.
their own time.
and at the present time is on a
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We are proud to announce a few furlough.
That fine new Guard Company
more ratings, too. Balord F. Wil
sign
that is out in front of our
liams from T/5 to sergeant. And
outfit
was made by one of the
Earl Baker from P*c. to Cpl. to
Sgt. in less than a week. You must members here in camp.
admit that’s really stepping out.
We have a fellow in our office i
Pfc. Huffstatler to Cpl. and acting who has a Barr portable type
Provost Sgt. Pvt. Fitzgerald to writer. If you are interested call
2849.
T/.
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We have two new additions to
the
guard company, Supply Sgt.,
Company
has
been
The Guard
S/Sgt.
F. O. Freeman and S/Sgt.
pretty busy the last few weeks,
Hartley
who is acting 1st Sgt. (
getting ready and going on the
Range. Some of the fellows have while Boatioey U on furlough.
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