Thursday, May 20,1943.
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THE.............
UNPRIVATE
CORNER . .
Sgt. Boh Ruskauff
Managing Editor
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(The following has been suggest­
ed as the official toa>t of all Non-
Com clubs):
1 drink to your health when
I’m with you—
I drink to your health when
alone.
I drink to your health so
damnably much
That I’m ruining my o*n!
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Post Engineers
Help in Growth
This Is Beauty and the Beach
Camp Aaair Sentry
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Camp Civilians
Buy 2750 Bonds
War Bond Officer Is
Pleased With Record
Made by Locals Who
Are Not in Uniform
Flag Raising Brings
To Attention Effort
Of Hard Workers in
Maintaining Adair
A new record has been set by
With the attention of the post
the civilian employees at Camp
being centered on next Tuesday’s
Adair. Since January 1, 1943, a to­
flag raising and dedicatory pro­
tal of 2750 bonds were purchased
gram. which symbolizes nearly a
representing $71,825.00 maturity
year's growth and progress of this
value. These bonds were issued at
great army post and climaxes Camp
the Post Finance office and dis­
All good Oregonians are of belief --------s landscaping and beautifi­
tributed to each employee, through
that the best fishing in the world is cation program, the Post Engi-
the sub-agents of the Post War
in Oregon, but Pvt. Raymond Britt. neers migh^
5i..gIcil out at this
Bond office.
during his 2’s veal's in the army, time for a round of applause for
We want to commend the follow­
has fished every stream close to their work in seeing this project
ing representatives, for their ex-
wherever he has been stationed through to successful and satisfac­
cellent co-operation. Miss Janet
and claims the biggest and fightin’- tory completion.
Baxter, of the Station hospital.
est Rainbow trout in the world
On July 15. the Post Engineers
Ethel Gardner and Margaret Wolf
were caught (by him) on the Rus­ will celebrate their first anniver­
of Post Engineers, Roberta Beel-
sian river, out from Seward. Alas­ sary ... and a year of growth from
man of C & E repair shop, Helen
ka.
Holcomb of QM, Ruth Herndon of
i the time of their acf.vation when
“Sure ’nuf,” said the private. ^vo officers and two enlisted men
laundry, Mr. Harry Jester of Post
“there never was even fishin’ like was the sum total of personnel,
Ordnance. John O’Connor QM ware­
that down home in Haynesville, until today when the organization
house and Messrs Cook and McRey­
La. I’ve caught ’em so big up is headed by a lieutenant colonel
nolds. Post grounds.
there that not only real fishermen, assisted by a staff of officers, non­
We regret that we cannot thank
but you, would call me a liar. But coms and enlisted men. and a large
every one of you personally who
I will admit,’’ said Pvt. Britt, “they civilian corps.
have signed up for semi monthly
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deductions from your pay. We can
are not quite as big as sturgeon. , The history and growth of Camp
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however promise that we will do
, Adair is symbolized by the history
everything in our power, to con­
They couldn't be:
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and givnvn
growth of the
Post
Engineers.
tinue the issuance of bonds to you
For we have the word of Lt. I At the time of activation, nearly 1 »■
regularly, as long as you keep
George L. Godfrey, Post Public a year ago, Major Arthur Dysart •
pouring dollars into the treasury
Relations officer and among Ore­ and Major (then Capt.) Ernest A. i
department, which will eventually
gon's most devoted and success­ Schaefer headed the corps com- I
DESTROY OUR ENEMY.—WAR
ful fishermen, that there are posed of Pvts. Harold Greene and
BOND OFFICER.
sturgeon (a species of fish, we Fred Crum, their enlisted assist­
understand), which grow so big ants. Four days after its birth, the I
Caught in the Draft
on the Snake river that farmers corps employed its first civilian, j "The Mountain Ear," weekly doesn't?).
A fellow who had worn a truss
harness them to row boats and Leonard Wilson, a plumber; four newspaper of the Mountaineer In­
It seems as though drawing the for eight years was flatly rejected
have quite an easy time of it days later, it employed its first fantry Regiment of the Timber­ cartoons on a stump and then hav­ i
by his army medical board. Later
being towed upstream. This may woman civilian ... Viola Brown.
wolf Division is now being pub­ ing an umpire come by and tell in the day he was relating his ex­
Last July, the Engineers were lished in the field. Due to the you that because of a small open­
be a trifle hard to believe, but
perience to a pal.
the following is guaranteed:
housed in the present QM head­ field training of the regiment at ing in the trees you are now de­
“Say,'’ says the pal. “Could you
It is customary for farmers quarters and the first cadre of offi­ this time, the paper is edited,
clared a casualty is also a little lend me that truss tomorrow? I
along the river to catch the stur­ cers, non-coms and enlisted men printed and di.-tributed in a tactical disheartening to the Mountain
gotta get examined myself an'—’’
geon. run a rope through their wre still dwelling in famed Tent manner.
Ear Editor.
The deal was made and the next
mouth and out through their City up on “F” street.
1 Although Lt. Robert Saunders,
Disheartening—Too. Too
day the pal appeared before the
gills, then lead them downstream,
At that time, the unit functioned
editor, suffered slightly swol­
Disheartening, too, is the fact same doctor. Again the rntdico
a dozen or so at a time, to Lewis­ primarily as a sanitation depart­ len eyes from that deadly menace that everyone who walks by the wanted to know how long the truss
ton. which, we presume, must be ment, and Greene and Crum were poison oak. he is still able to Service Co. C.P. wants his com­ had been worn.
the world's leading market for assigned as “upkeepers" of the “blackball’’ some of Cpl. Bill Sis- pany, section, squad, or best girl
“Ten years,’’ was the reply.
sturgeon.
buildings in the divisional areas. I coe’s sport stories.
“Okay, put on your clothes,” says
to
be
written
up
covering
at
least
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Gradually, additional men have
(Ed. Note: So Do We)
one full page. Then an umpire the doc: “I’m marking you N.E.”
Along the "Know Your Oregon" been assigned to Post Engineers in
The would be evader dressed and
Some of the troubles that , wants his name mentioned or he
theme—north of Salem on highway I order to expedite the corps duties I “The Mountain Ear’’ staff has
then
his curiosity getting the bet­
will declare the Editor dead again.
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99. toward Portland, is a sign of post maintenance, repair and to contend with seems to be
However, the show must go on ter of him. he approached the doc­
which informs us that the spot construction.
getting articles of interest from and the paper must come out, and tor:
The present landscaping project the men of the regiment. With
marks the 45th Meridian. Half­
“Say,” he remarked, “I don’t
. we are convinced that it is a great
began last February 1 under the everyone scattered over the hills
way to the north pole.
want
to be unduly inquisitive, but
experienced for everyone, so we will
Timely thought—since now we direction of Lt. Carl Froerer, Sgt. find time to write articles for put our muddy stencils in our what’s that N.E. rating you gave
are posisbly just a little more than Greene and Cpl. Crum, assisted by the paper have trouble locating
water-soaked typewriter and car­ me ?
a detail furnished by Headquarters the Special Service Officer («ho ry on.
half way to Berlin and Tokio!
“Immediate duty in the Near
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company, SCU.
East,” says the medico. “Any so-
Work on digging the 11-foot hole
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.
... anso that can wear a truss upside
ON FURLOUGH SOON
project were Master Sergeants marks a milestone in the rapid and ,
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for the flag-pole was started March
,
.
,
.
down for ten years can ride a
Mrs. Margaret Blodgett, Service
Stewart and Proctor and Sgt. Dem­ prominent development of the _
Post1 carne]<”
Club 1 hostess, is looking forward 1. The pole rests on a two-foot in mg.
Engineers. But their job is far <3
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to a furlough which is scheduled concrete base and is planted with
from
over.
For
with
this
post
land
­
Today the Post Engineers is
Week-end Guest
to start May 27. She plans to visit enforced concrete for the remain- headed by Col. Clarence Steele, scaping and construction problem
This
101
\-foot
ing
nine
feet,
Guest of Mrs. Blodgett at the
her home in the northwest and visit
assisted by Lt. Froerer and Lt. in its final stages of completion, I
pole weighs four tons and was
Guest House over the week end
many friends in Washington.
the corps turns to future assign­
Wyatt Martin.
brought down from Portland by
was Mrs. Jeanette Testu, National
ments in beautifying, maintaining 1
Turns to Future
trailer
truck.
At
its
base,
embedded
Democratic Committeewoman from
Post Chaplain Lloyd V. Hannon
and keeping Camp Adair in repair.
assigned
detail
is
A
regularly
Washington and a member of the
in
concrete,
are
63
cents
,..
con
­
has a song in his heart these days.
to
help
carry
out
on
hand
daily
adjoining
state’s legislature.
His wife arrived from Topeka, tributed by Adair officers as a
It would take 1,300,000 planets
Kansas recently. The Major said good luck token, at the time the Engineering functions of mainten­
Glycerine is a colorless liquid,
ance, repair and new construction. the size of the earth to equal the
that Mrs. Hannon plans to remain pole was sunk.
26per cent heavier than water.
I Assisting with the flag-pole I Thus, this flag-raising program volume of the sun.
until next September.
i Hear! Hear! The 'Mountain Ear' Now
: Edited Afield; The Press Can't Stop
Male Call
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I TELL YUH , MY
FRlENPLY— I CAN
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off plenty dough 1
FOR THIS PIECE OP •
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