By special arrange* Dedicated to the week- ■ ly issue of interesting, accurate and complete GI news to the per­ sonnel of Camp Adair, Oregon. Vol. 2, No. 4. ment, I’SO programs for towns surrounding Camp Adair will be published each week. You will find them tab­ ulated on page four. Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, May 18,1943. $1.50 a Ye ar by Mail NEW GARRISON FLAG TO FLY OVER POST MAY 25 --------------------- + Meet Dark Eyes—Champion Pickpocket a It’s “Hold Everything!” Herbeck Cancelled The Ray Herbeck variety show, originally scheduled for the end of May, has been can­ celled and in its place “Hold Everything,” a new USO-Camp Shows unit, will be staged. The dates are May 29. 30 and 31. Watch next week’s “Sentry” for additional details. Mean­ while, piit “Hold Everything” on your entertainment list. Public Will Witness Impressive Ceremony , Governor, Post Commander In Principle Speeches; Notable Military and Civilian Guests Symbolizing approximately a year of entrenched growth and progress of a great Army cantonment and climaxing the beautification program of Camp Adair, presentation oi the new garrison ‘ “ - - - Post will be made in formal flag of - this Retreat Parade, May 25. Governor Earl Snell of Oregon and Post Commander, Cob Gordon II. McCoy, will be principal speakers at the cere­ Camp Adair Executive mony, whi h the public is invited to witness, It will be simple, impressive, traditional, Officer, Now Departed ------------------------------------- * A11 troops of Service Command Post Farewell Io Col. Ferch For New Duty, Arrived On Post Last June 20 The pride, the pet. the joy — and the thief extraordinary of Tent City is Dark Eyes, baby raccoon who wandered in or.e day and took things over. Dark eyes is here perched on the shoulder of Pfc. Charles Beaman, baker.—Signal Corps photo. Hail and Farewell! Sgts. Brown & Black We Lose an Editor and Musician; Fabulous Pair Leave Camp Adair __ - ♦-------------------------- Last Saturday afternoon, two sergeants who began their Army career at Camp Adair, at the origi­ nal Tent City back on June 17 last year, bade farewell to the post they I had grown up with and to their en­ viable host of friends and acquaint­ ances they have built up in the past 11 months. They are the original “color guard” of the Post Public Relations and Special Services offices . . . Black and Brown, the fabulous pair that have come up through the ranks together to the grade of Tech Sergeant. Saturday they departed for further training at Quarter­ master OCS in Virginia. Trailed Together Both were inducted into the army at Fort Lewis Wash., from similar civilian occupations in radio and newspaper work. Brown New Bus Rule Effective now, there will be no more stops of the Oregon Motor Stage busses into Camp Adair, except at the Hospital Information building or the Post Stage Depot. The courtesy stops made in the past must be dis­ continued. OMS office revealed. was radio editor of “The Ore­ gonian” in Portland and Black was studio manager of radio sta­ tion KIT in Yakima, Wash. Continued on page 4, column 5 Progress at Staticn Hospital Sgt. Fred Siegel has sold his Model A station wagon for five bucks. In Address Col. George C, Ferch, the Post , Executive Oofficer since last July, | said goodbye to Camp Adair and his many friends ar.d associates ' here this week to take another as­ signment in a Mid-Western army post. In his stay of nearly a year at this cantonment, Col. Ferch made a host of friends, both among the officers, enlisted men and civilians on the post, and he and Mrs. Ferch were popultr in the social set in and around Corvallis, where they made their home. On June 20 of last year, he re­ ported here to take command of the post, which assignment he kept until the arrival of Col. Gordon H. McCoy in July. At this time, Col. COL. GORDON H. McCOY, Post Ferch was named Post Executive Commander, will deliver address Officer. at Flag Raising. He came to Adair from Camp White, Oregon, where he had been stationed since March, 1942, and OCE Lassies Invite before coming to Camp W’hite, was on duty at Fort Ord, California, Us to Big May Fete where he was assigned when he j The Oregon College of Education returned to active duty in Novem­ at Monmouth will have its annual ber, 1940. May Fete, sponsored by the Col- For Gallantry Col. Ferch wears the Purple lecto Co-eds, a service club on the Heart and the Silver Star for campus, on the evening of May 19 The college wishes to gallantry awards, having been at 7:30. decorated during the last World extend friendly invitations to all Continued on page 12, column 5 service men of Camp Adair. I Unit 1911 will participate in the ; ritual, which will be attended by ranking military guests and promi­ nent civilians, state and civic offi­ cials of the northwest. This was revealed in the an ncuncement of plans yesterday by Lt. George H. Godfrey, Post Pub­ lic Relations officer, who is in charge of the program, assisted by Lt. Walter O. Sindlinger, Assist­ ant Special Service Officer, and Lt. L. C. Merrill, Assi tant Post Adjutant. Representing divisions at the ceremony will be Major General Gilbert R. Cook, commanding general of the Timber Wolf Divi­ sion, with his Chief of Staff. Col. H. C. Mandell, and division commanding general, Brigadier General John E. Dahlquist. and Governor Speaks My Sister Eileen/' Many Coming Events, Featured The rapid-fire series of hilarious j versity Theatre players of the Politz, Ethan Newman, Marie incidents that befall two innocent University of Oregon, Eugene, Hewitt, Robert Over and “Duncan,” Mid-western farm girls when they , will be staged in War Dept. The­ the dachshund. Responsible for the appearance descend upon New’ York to start atre No. 2. North 6th and Ave. of this top-flight Broadway comedy toward certain fame, furnishes the “C”, at 2:15 and 7 p. m. Miss Dorothy Weygandt por­ that has left New Y’ork theatre­ theme for “My Sister Eileen,” to | be given here next Sunday after­ trays Ruth, while Miss Nelda Rohr- I goers roaring for nearly two years, back portrays Eileen, and their is Mrs. Margaret Blodgett, direct­ noon and evening, May 16. Ruth, the elder, is a writer and landlord, Mr. Appopolous, is char­ ress of Service Club 1, through feels her due reward will be found acterized by Robert Farrow. Oth­ arrangement with Horace W. Rob­ in the metropolis while her “sister ers in the cast include Ralph Sto­ inson, director. The play is the Eileen” aspires to be a great act­ ver, Bobby Joe Quigley, Frank work of Joseph Fields and Jerome ress. Both land in the Bohemian Loomif, Gordon Cochran, Jack Chodorov. labyrinth known as Greenwich Vil­ Leonard, James Bronson, Jimmy I As in the past, capacity audi- lage and their adventures there Toner, William Wood, Betsy Stef­ ences are expected at both per­ provoke those deep belly-Laughs fen, David Jahn, Ken Griffith, formances. Officers and enlisted Gardner Williams, Helen Holden, men stationed at Camp Adair, and that leave an audience weak. “My Sister Eileen.” as inter­ Helen Johnson, Edwin MickeJ, Chic their guests, are cordially invited. . preted and produced by the Uni- (Chaloupka, Jack Titus, Charles Of course it’s free! GOVERNOR EARL SNELL—In address at May 25 Flag Raising ceremony. his Chief of Staff, Col. < harles H. Owens. Prominent Guests Included in the roster of promi­ nent guests will be Mayor Earl Riley of Portland; Mayor J. M. Doughton of Salem; Mayors Clif­ ford Kno