Camp Adair Sentry
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Thursday, April 29, 1943.
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Approximately 1000
Attend Easter Affair
Major Harmon Delivers Message
At Ceremony in The Field House
Gals of
Page Three
the
United
Nations.
Yes,
Indeed
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( lose to a thousand attended the
Easter Sunrise services conducted
at the Field House last Sunday.
Chaplain Lloyd V. Harmon de
livered the Easter message.
Outsanding features of the pro
gram were three trumpeters, a
Send an Overnight
trombonist, Dr. Paul Petri’s Ore
Bag; They Travel?
gon State college chorus, and Cpl.
Glenn S. Daun’s organ music. The
three trumpeters were Pfcs. Wil
Anticipating the “whenever they
liam Duncan, De Los Smith, and do” arrival of our sisters in arms,
Telford Dutton. Pvt. Richard Davis the WAACs, the Sentry presents
played the trombone.
forthwith, thanks to Miss Marie
Chaplain Lloyd V. Harmon com Hornbeck, of the “Oregonian,” the
plimented Chaplain Victor E. New result of a recent survey to find
man whom he said had planned out just what the G.I. gals like
this service and who was ordered < best in the way of gifts.
elsewhere before Easter day.
In true Army fashion, the gills
Major Harmon also announced rated regulation clothing, portable
that much credit was due Post radios, and folding irons high on
Commander Col. Gordon H. Mc their list.
Coy, Major Cail Forsman, Capt.
Stockings Supported—Well
Gilbert Waite, Lt. Walter Sind-
As usual among the feminine
linger, and Lt. Byron Wright.
population, . silk ..stockings . were
Enlisted men who did their part nicely supported. In the jewelry de
toward making the program a suc partment. pen and pencil sets,
cess are Cpl. Glenn S. Daun who w ristw atches, cameras, and extra t
presided at the organ in the Field film led the race.
House ceremony, Pfc. Lawrence
The girls also made some sug-I
Smith and Pvt. Paul N. Sturnbaugh. gestions of their own not covered
The wife of Lt. F. L. Moore pro by the survey. These included
vided a $25 display of cut lilies as home town papers, airmail stamps,
well as a variety of other flowers, cieasing tissue, bobby pins (W’oo
fitting for the Easter occasion.
Woo!!), and clothes hangers.
Major Harmon declared that par
The girls definitely do not want
ticular credit should be given to Dr. lingerie, housecoats, bathrobes,
Paul Petri the conductor of the pajamas, rings (who do they think
Oregon State college chorus. The they’re kidding?), and cards.
chaplain reported that Father Vin
What? No Dice?
cent Gray’s “Te Deum Laudamus”
No survey was made on dice.
was very impressive.
The best bet if you don’t know
what to send is to pass along the
old folding green, and let them
Frenzied Finance
buy what they want themselves.
by
Most of the girls said that as soon
Sgt. Fred Ashworth
as the get their hands on that dis
Writer Learns What
WAACs Would Prefer
At Theatre 2 tomorrow night at 6:30 and again at 8:00 p.m., they’ll be on hand to charm you—
this is part (just part) of the Victory Revue which Prof. Charles Watt of Oregon State College will
present for EM and officers of Adair. It’s Free. The lasses are lovely. But read the story elsewhere
in these here columns.
Victory Revue
Tomorrow Nite
20-Girl Song, Dance
Chorus at Theater 2;
Two Shows. Artists
Back From Long Tour
A whiz bang, razz ma tazz, well,
charge, they are going to tear home what-the-hell-have-we-got-here re
Last week I stated in my column and buy crazy hats, spike heeledj vue presented by the students
that spring was here. Since then shoes, and black lace negligees.
(Shades of Kay Keyser!) of Ore
I have received various comments
Those things are out for the gon State College will be shown
such as, “Who said spring was duration, but as a hopeful not for
here?”; “What do you mean some of the boys, overnight bags for the benefit of the officers and
enlisted men of Camp Adair tomor
spring?”; ets. Well, that is a long rated high on the list.
story. To make it short I will tell
row night at Theatre No. 2.
you how I know spring is here and
The show has just returned from
Gibbs when answering the tele
why I believe it is so.
phone. When Tom first got here a tour of several Canadian Army
In the office there are two old- from the reception center he had Camps where the OSC performers
timers from tent-city days, Sgt. trouble answering the telephone in reportedly wowwed the boys. A cast
Louis Geirman and myself.
a military manner. Try as he could directed by Prof. Charles Watte,
During the last week in June he always said something wrong. featuring blues singer Virginia
1942 we arrived at Camp Adair and
Finally he decided to perfect the Steel, hula dancer Penny Reed, and
occupied an apartment in Company art. With a lot of diligent practice tap artists Phyllis Dickey, and sup
C. We were tfie first Finance de while managing Post Theatre num ported by a 20-voice chorus, all go
partment of Camp Adair. However, ber one and with a few minor cor to make this an hour and twenty
for the first six weeks we were in rections by some of the more ex minutes of pure, unadulterated en
active and since we got tired of perienced men we are proud to joyment.
sitting around watching the rookies say that we believe we have the
The show will go on twice, once
from Camp Dix take their basic! most polite and efficient telephone at 6:30 and again at 8:00. If you
training, we toured the state of j
answerer on the post, with the ex miss the early show, go to the late
Oregon. During our sojourn we hit i ception of the professional phone one, but which ever one you choose,
the “bean center of the U.S.A., answerers at the telephone ex don’t miss it. It’s free.
Stayton, Oregon.
change. Gibbs says that they don’t
Bean Kings
bother him as he intends to main Salem M-Sgt. Marries,
We arrived just in time for tain his amateur standing.
In the last few weeks we have Camp Adair Man Sings
the annual bean festival and
were crowned the “Kings of had quite a few fellows leave the
Bean.” The title didn’t amount office and they were all greatly
Master Sgt. Mathews, a litho
to a row of beans, but the wel missed. Lately none have left, but grapher in the Timber Wolf Divi
come we received by the local there is a feeling that something sion stationed in Salem, Oregon,
citizenry was amazing. We were is gone. Not until this morning did was married on last Saturday to
the first soldiers to come to the we realize that possibly it is Ser Miss Helen Scott of that city in
town and we were truly “kings geants Hoyt, Johnson and Corporal the First Presbyterian church
Bracco of Ordnance department, there. The couple will leave on a
that day.**
Now the point is that these who cohabited barrack 465 with the fifteen-day honeymoon for Boise,
bean growers really know the Finance Section. Three good men, Idaho, next week.
weather. We were there uidy and we all miss them as much as
Pfc. Bernard Kovler of the Sea
about an hour and we were both the Ordnance gang does.
Gulls
in the Timber Wolf Division
Source of wonder to the Fi
under the weather which goes to
sang
two
numbers at the wedding
nance Section is why the band is
prove the point.
ceremony.
They were “For You
Last week I received a letter permitted to practice before duty
from the mayor telling me that the hours at eight o’clock in the morn Alone” and “Because.”
M/Sgt. Mathews has been in the
beans were being set out and the ing. It sounds terrific and although
service
for eleven years. He spent
only possible answer is that spring we have a bunch of jitter-bugs in
is here and the bean festival can’t the outfit they aren’t “hep to the eight years in the navy and the
rest of the time in the army.
be far behind. They also raise quite jive at 6:45.“
In his spare time he enjoys fish
a bit of hops there but I can’t seem
ing
and hunting. The Mrs. likes
to recollect a thing about it.
Albania and the Dodecanese is
In and Around the Office
lands are the last remnants of bicycling and bowling. She also
likes to hunt.
• Perfect example is Pvt. Tom Italy’s overseas empire.
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Inspired by 3.2, Private's Speech
Makes History at Depot Co. Binge
“After the Ball Game Was Over”
and Lt. Walter F. Cordes’ Misfits
had edged out Olson’s Wisconsin
Alley Cats, the QM at 2nd North
and D were treated to a 3.2%
party (a mild sort of beer-bust),
between the hours of 8-11 last
Tuesday evening.
First Sgt. Windell Martin, em
cee, introduced Pfc. Harry Foster,
who usually hands out the bread
at the warehouse but Tuesday
night played the piano and sang
for the boys.
(Diplomatic Private?
Pvt. John Wielde, called upon to
give a speech from a private’s
view, with a glass of beer in one
hand and an eye to the future,
declared:
“We all b— about this and that,
but no matter how mad we get,
there’s no getting away from it
that our organization has a good
bunch of Non-Coms.”
Private Continues
Pvt. Wielde hesitated for a mo
ment and then continued: “I still
say, however, if it wasn’t for the
buck private, there would be no
U. S. Army.”
A trio consisting of S/Sgt.
Ronnl Brock, S/Sgt. Johnny Forbes
and Sgt. Alva Kinkade played
“Chop Sticks” as they have never
been played before.
Pvt. George Ericson was called
upon to make a speech. The ac
companiment was handled by that
boogie woogie artist, Pfc. Joe Mon
talbano. Pfc. Vincent Newman
and Pvt. Emmett Larkin put on a
tap dance.
Sgt. Homer Boone, Cpl. Fran
cesco Bellucci, S/Sgt. William
Trout, and S/Sgt. Art Dieleman
demonstrated jitterbugging.
To make the party complete,
S/Sgt. Guy Blackmore and Pvt.
Johnny Villalobos put on their
usual wrestling match. Cpl. Wil
liam Quigley tried to help Villalo
bos out when he got into trouble,
but the ever-victorious S/Sgt,
Blackmore dropped them both to
the floor.
Fittingly the party closed with
“God Bless America.”
6:15. The series will be written by
Sgt. John C. O’Neill and Cpl. Don
ald Chapman. This program will
be under the supervision of the
Tonight at 7:30, station KO AC Timber Wolf Division Special
will air the Timber Wolf show. The Service Office.
program will be devoted entirely
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to music.
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Featured is the Timber Wolf In So the Sgt. Remained
fantry orchestra under the baton of In a Helluva Hurry
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Sgt. Merle Howard. Among the
tunes to be played are “I Surrend
In Tunisia, Sgt. Worden Lovell
er Dear” and “Begin the Beguine.” of Malden, Mass., an Army photo
The band presents as well an or-ig-
grapher, was speeding along in a
inal composition by Cpl. John Ray
jeep trying to catch up with ad
Thomas entitled, “GI Jive.” The
vance units of the Eighth army.
vocalist is Pvt. Ray Eisemann.
Also on the program will be the Spotting a group of soldier in bat
Timber Wolf Bulletin Board, a tle dress by the roadside, he stopped
weekly roundup of athletic events. to ask his way. One of the soldiers
The show is written and directed asked why he wanted to know. The
by Cpl. Donald Chapman of the hurried sergeant told him he was
Timber Wolf Special Service Of in a helluva hurry and he didn’t
exactly watch his language in tell
fice.
ing him. Later Sgt. Lovell said te
a British soldier who’d been listen
Timber Wolf Lectures
ing, “That guy must be a sergeant
Aired on KO AC May 11 the way he talked.”
“Oh no,” he was told, “That’s
Tuesday, May 11, is the opening General Montgomery.”
day of the New Timber Wolf Orien
tation lectures which will be aired
Bulgaria’s seaport of Varna was
over station KO AC at 5:45 tocovered by a tidal wave in 540 A.D,
Timber Wolves to Air
Show on KO AC at 7:30