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!
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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
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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 . .
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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