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tonip Adair Sentrj Thursday. April 22, 1943. CU Non-Coms Elect card of Directors Sgt. Curl New President; Six Other 'Vets' Will Manage Club I Camp Adair’s Shangri-La. the IcF Non-Commissioned Officers flub, has a brand new board of Erectors with brand new ideas that Iromise to make the club THE llace to go—that is for members, If course. I Sgt. James A. Curl, who was loing in and out of Non-Com clubs lhi-n most of you were in kinder- larten, is the new president. He mould, if anybody does, know how L conduct such a joi—place. I Other officers are Sgt. Jim Mal iy, treasurer; Sgt. Robert C. Johnson, secretary (he’s in station Lspital right now, but will be out Lr the April 28 board meeting); I Sgt. Cleve Birkes, membership; let. Lionel Moses, building and hounds; Sgt. Joseph Dougherty, Bitertainment, and M Sgt. W. F. lurke, public relations. As has been stated, great plans Lr future activities are now being hrmulated by this sterling group tf zebras. First on the program is I formal dance scheduled for May To Sew On Chevrons No Doubt S Sgt. Ray E. Erwin offered to pay us if we would advertise that his wife wants to buy an electric portable sewing machine (or maybe its a portable electric sewing machine). We spurn the money, Sarge, but are telling the world that anyone with a— sewing machine for sale should call you at 2920. and leather equipment reflect the patient attention <t fa profession al bootblack. His clothes fit with distinction and seem always to be fresh from a cleaner's- press. So there you have our selection to lead the Easter parade: Serge ant Janies L. Morgan, the best dressed man in Camp Adair! * * * * It hasn't been officially disclosed as yet whether or not this particu lar item comes under the heading of secret military information but the Barracks Banterer has noted in the past week certain peculiar ac tions on the part of Harold W. “Gus" Gustafson. “Gus” has been imber Wolves Air observed digging fox-holes in the vicinity of the first barracks but \usic, Song Variety whether for the purpose of repell ’ver Station KOAC ing a Jap invasion, or to aid in planting mulberry bushes for the Tonight at 5:45 over station raising of silkworms, remains to KOAC, “Timber Wolves on the be seen. If no other use can be Kir,” a regular weekly radio show’, found for the holes, we suggest Presents a half-hour of variety en : that they would make a fitting tertainment. Music will be fur burial place for the calamity cubes bished by Warrant Officer Frye's j that have been floating around the I roup, songs by Cpl. Carl Stoll, and ; first platoon and have been caus- k “chilling” mystery skit will be | ing the Barracks Banterer nothing t red featuring Miss Betty Jo Boug but pain and misfortune. ht and C£l. Don Chapman. The * * * * piow is a regular offering of the Among the highlights of last limber Wolf Division Special Ser- week’s softball encounter be- ice Office. tween the enlisted men of the Detachment and the SCU offi To Be Married cers’ team was the fifth inning Wedding bells will soon ring for home-run of Pfc. Enrico Minelli Ftaff Sergeant William Sloan of with the bags loaded. Minelli’s Headquarters Company, who this remarkable blow, a smashing keek announced his betrothal to drive to left-centerfield, escaped Miss Meda Walker, daughter of comment-in the official account Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Walker of Paso of the game but is deserving of Robles, Calif. A native of Oakland, a better fate since it broke a 12 Calif., Sergeant Sloan met his to 12 deadlock and gave the De fiance when he was stationed at tachment the needed lift to con tamp Roberts. tinue on to victory. Another development of note was the surprising competitive ability Military Police of some of the officers, in particu I lar Lt. George Kressaty in the Barracks Banter f - > short fielder’s post and Lt. Aaron I Here it is three short days from Lopatin who contributed some im Easter and as yet there has been possible stops at the short patch. Two of the Detachment’s sched bo hubbub or ballyhoo over the uled games with outside organiza Election of a man to lead the tions fell through last week be paster parade. Such indifference b well-worn traditions is not he cause of a misunderstanding as to mming of the men of the company. the time and place where the Hundreds of beautiful girls in the games would be played. It is ex owns surrounding Camp Adair are pected that schedule difficulties nxiously awaiting with bated will be ironed out soon, however, breath, the selection of a man to and new teams will be engaged for epresent the well groomed ele opposition to the Detachment team. First Sergeant Jack S. Vinson ment of the camp. Since no one else has thought to has something up his sleeve for the hoose a candidate for this post men of the Detachment in the way If honor, we step into the breech, of an entertainment and open r't without considerable trepida- house to be held in the near future ion at own temerity in assuming at one of the Service Clubs, The details are not yet available but o bold a course. we have been assured that the The Morgan Manner ’I he '■hoice is a difficult one event is well beyond the stage of for there are many sartorially conjecture. Any further informa correct individuals in the Detach tion developing about th s gala ment, but after due process of event will be faithfully relayed in elimination the award goes to further editions of this column. Staff Sergeant James L. Mor- Ktn, the handsome Adonis from Heavenly Father ujx above, Los Angeles, California. Morgan Please protect the girl I love. has a knack of wearing his Keep her always >afe and sound clothes as though they were tail No matter with whom or where she may be found. ored especially for him. liis shoes I Billfold Girl . . Page Nine and as aeon as we are in shape, which will be in the near future, «re will accept those challenges. Until by then all ( can say to Ordnance is Sgt. Fred Ashworth » Post Ordnance, Post Scripts, pogt mortem and to the Medics just p at S Sgt. Fred Ashworth Spring finally hit Camp Adair mortem. Spring brings the golfers and it week, and the usual spring would be golfers to the fairways. sickness “spring fever” hit the Ed Halden on detached service it whole office. Things reversed them Wake Fores College takes his game selves and instead of coming out seriously. From a friend of bis of hibernation after a hard winter, everyone just stopped doing every •there I hear that he played his thing, and let their fancies turn to first game this season the otiiar day. His score wasn’t so good aid thoughts of love. his partner was heard to qu ita Pvt. Martinelli was finally re- this poem: lieved from clean-up detail and was He went around the course, in town every night last week, His In a hundred twenty-seven wife was here and by one look you What he said made him hoars? could tell that he had spring fever. And will keep him out of heat n. Pvt. Giles left camp for home much I’ll bet Ed’s not the only man t! at more often than before and from had that experience the first ti >te some of the snap-shots that he has shown me I would say that it around. The new privates are being k pt was spring fever. Pvt. Brandt was busy by the Medics. First it w as all dolled up last Saturday and he . . of the Week shots and now they are having th ur took off for Portland for the first teeth fixed. With sore arms and nautically minded young time since he came to camp. Thar sore mouths and since we have lady presented above, is a native was not a business trip as first strangely enough of Brooklyn, reported. The rest of the fellows drill, with sore feet, they are in a N. Y. Her earliest contact with were either sleeping or sitting bad way. About the only reply water was at the age of two, when around in a half unconscious state they give when spoken to these ' she took her first real grown-up so that there was nothing to report days is 0-h-ooo. Congratulations to Sgt. Iver Par bath. last week. I was so busy commun ry. Iver just made sergeant after It must have been love at first ing with nature that I wouldn’t being a corporal for two weeks. The have had the time to write a column splash, for her mother says: only comment that he makes is, anyhow. “From that day on, there’s been But, the last issue of the Sentry “If last year at this time some no keeping her away from the has aroused Frenzied Finance and one would have told me I would be stuff.” a sergeant I would have told them She even prefers it over the once more we take up arms and to lie down in the shade.” To th« other numerous liquid refresh are the Fightin’ Finance. In bold boys at the Rocky Mountain Ar black and white under the head ments. senal, let me tell you that Iver She’s five feet seven inches tall, line Post Ordnance Post Scripts we is doing all right. saw a challenge from the Ordnance sails her own boat, plays a mean Well, I feel that old Spring Fever gang to play soft ball for the Cham game of handball, swims like a pion-ship of barracks 465. There coming on again, so I will go into fish, and is currently engaged to was even a hint that we w i-ould lose reP°se a^ain until next we'“k- ----------- Cpl. Morris Weldon of Headquar as there was an offer of a bottle ters Co., SCU 1911. The lucky stiff, of liniment for what, the writer During the first two months of imagine having a woman like that termed, “old creaking bones.” Upon the national tire inspection pm- to protect you. recovering from the surprise of that gram, an estimated 400,000 passen- challenge we heard that the Medicsger car casings wese found to be More than 100 heavy cyclonic are about to challenge us too. That so worn or damaged that they storms have struck northern Aus-called for immediate aetion so we needed immediate repair to sawe tralia in the past 70 years. have had a practice or two already them for further use. ______ Frenzied Finance ■ AT USO ALBANY I 8 East Third St. CORVALLIS Fifth and Madison Sts. ■ bmkssb SALEM MONMOUTH 693 Chemeketa St. Hi way VOW & Main St. Informal Activities 2:00 pm Meeting of En listed Wives. 2-5 Army Wives’ club. 8 :00 pm Songfest 8:00 pm Beginners' 6:00-10:39 pm Informal activities Ballroom Dancing Class. 9:00 pm Rhumba and Conga. x Informal Activities 7:30 pm Miniature sports and Badminton. 8:00 pm Bridge and 6:00-10:30 pm Informal Small Game*. activities 8:00 pm Classical Re cordings. Informal Activities 3:00 pm Cot Registra- t ion. 3:00-5:00 pm Badminton and Miniature Sports. 7:15 pui Songfest 8:15 pm Variety Show 1 11:00 pm Informal Ac- —arranged by Lt. 2 pm Sewing and mend ing. Saunders. 9:00 pui Formal Easter Dance — Music fur nished by 414th Army Orchestra. 1-10 pm Canteen opci 1-5 pm Registration for Home Hospitality 2:00 pin 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 10:00-12:00 am Coffee and Donuts before and after Church. 4:30 pm Fireside Dis cussion. What about German Youth, discus sion leader, Professor 1:00 10:30 pni Informa) Clifford E. Maser. Activities. 5:30 pm Easter Vesper Service—presented by First Methodist church choir. 7:30 pin Classical Re cordings. 9 am to noon Visit th • • church of your choice 9 am to 10:30 pm Can teen open 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.-• H o m e Hospjtfelitr RcgiatratHm. 10:00 am 6:00 pm Sew ing and Mending for Service Men. 3:00-5:00 pm Dane* ( Ballroom). 3:00-5:00 pm Symphonic Recordings in Musi a Hall at Willamette University. 3:00-7:00 pm Have you? Palm read. 5:00 5:15 pm Musical. 8:30 pm Singfest Informal Activities 8:00 pin Bridg'd.' and Table Games. 8:00 pm Bi dinners’ Ball loiiin .1 >Hiicing Class. 9:00 pm Latin-American Dancing, TUESDAY April 27 Informal Activities 2:00 pni Enlisted Wives' Sewing Group. 7:30 pin Square Danc 0:00-10:30 pm Informal Act ivitics. ing. 8:00 pm Classical Re 8:00 pm Contract Bridge 1 nstru etion. cordings. W I'.DM'SD \Y April 28 Informal Activities April SATURDAY April 24 SUNDAY April 25 MONDAY April 26 I 30-9:00 pm Beginners’ Dance Class at YWCA Curtailed Activities» for Holy Week Ob serva nee. 7:30 pm Small Gurnet Activities. (’urtiiiled Activities for Holy Week observ ance. 0:0<> 10:30 pm Informal Activities. 6-10:30 pm Informal Ac tivities. 6:00 pm Dancing. am to 2 pm War Mothers meeting 8:O() pin Discussion (¡roup. 9:00 pm. Singfest. 10 7:30 pm Small flames Activities. 8:00 pin. Informal Danc ing. USO-Your Home Away from Home