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View of Post Parade Ground at Height of Flag Dedication Ceremony
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SCU Officers and the troops of their command stand at attention. The bugles so und “To The Colors” 8nd the new garrison flag, attached to the hahards of the giant
flagpole, is ready to be raised. A dramatic moment in the history of Camp Adair, ca ught in Tuesday’s ceremonial on the Post Parade Grounds.
Signal Corps Photo.
Rough Tests to Prove Court Comes to Camp Impressive Ceremony
Toughest Timber Wolf To Make New Citizens At Color Dedication
General Will Speak
At Unusual Ceremony Artillery to Offer
$100 for Best Song
♦—
, Six-Point
Three-
Qualification Test
To Pick Wolf Scouts
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WILL BEGIN MONDAY
Soldier’s soldiers! The toughest
EM in the Timber Wolf division
will be uncovered following a
“rough-shod,” three - day physical
fitness test whicn will begin Mon­
day, it was revealed in announce­
ment from Public Relations Office
of the division yesterday.
It’s tough, but the men who pass
a six-point qualification test "will
receive the highest honor which
can be bestowed for their superior
physical fitness and mental alert­
ness — the title, Wolf Scouts.
The idea and the entire program
were conceived by seeing the need
of superior scouts that has come
out of the war.
They will be judged by a picked
committee of officers, and enlisted
men.
The six points on which fitness
will be determined, follows:
1. Excellent physical condition.
2. A knowledge of small arm
weapons.
3. A working knowledge of a
compass and field glasses.
4. A knowledge of map reading,
a. Also aerial photos.
5. Ability to swim with full field
equipment.
6. Use of field expedients.
Cpl. Ruddy Jacobi announced
this morning that next Sunday
night’s free movie shorts show at
Club 1 will include “U. S. News
Review No. 4,” “Roads South” and
“Brazil at War.” Program starts
around 8:30 p. m. We repeat, it’s
FREE- ,
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Patch Relieves Muir
As Corps Commander
Major General Alexander M.
Patch, Jr., former commander of
the ground forces on Guadalcanal,
assumed command cf the Fourth
Corps last Tuesday at Fort Lewis,
Washington.
General Patch relieves Major
General James I. Muir, who re­
mains in command of the 44th Di­
vision.
For the first time at Adair and
probably any other military es­
tablishment in the country, a regu­
lar civil court session will be held
on the Post tomorrow, when ap­
proximately 50 soldiers become full-
fledged United States citizens.
The oath of allegiance will be
administered by Judge L. G. Le-
welling, circuit judge for Linn and
Benton counties, who will preside.
(Cont. on Page 12, Col. 3)
A prize of $100 is offered by the
United States Coast Artillery As­
sociation for the best Anti-Air­
craft Artillery marching song,”
according to the Range Finder,
Camp Callan’s Army newspaper.
Manuscripts should be mailed to
the Editor, Coast Artillery Journal,
631 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W..
Washington, D. C., and postmarked
before midnight, June 30, 1943.
Nova to Box Here, Drives Jeep
Lou Nova, who will box a five-roond exhibition as feature attraction in the Timber Wolf box­
ing tournament Friday night at Field House, arrived Tuesday for visit with his old-time friend,
Lt. Bob Duffy. Timber Wolf Athletic Officer and requested two things—to drive a jeep and go on a
20-mile hike. We haven’t a 20-mile hike picture, but this Post Signal Corps Photo does show the Cali­
fornia heavyweight contender and Lt. Duffy —«nd the jeep. (Story Sports Section.)
Troops March In
Colorful Review
For Dignitaries
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PROGRAM
SYMBOLIC
In one of the most impressive
military ceremonies ever witnessed
at this cantonment, Camp Adair’s
new flagpole was dedicated and
our splendid new garrison flag pre­
sented the color guard by Post
Commander Col. Gordon H. Mc­
Coy, at the Post parade grounds,
Tuesday afternoon.
Hundreds attended the ceremony,
which was made open to the public
and the roster of guests who sat
on the reviewing stand included a
notable array of civilian and mili­
tary figures.
The parade, in which all troops of
SCU 1911 participated, was staged
on the parade grounds directly in
front of Post headquarters. The
event was of significant import­
ance. for it symbolized the comple­
tion of this Army post.
Prominent among dignitaries
who were special guests of the oc­
casion were Gov. Earl Snell of Ore­
gon and former Governor, Charles
A. Sprague.
One disappointed feature to on­
lookers and participants came in
failure of the mechanical appara­
tus, which prohibited raising the
giant flag to peak of the 108-foot
pole, as had been planned. A “dreas
rehearsal” with the colors being
against regulations, the mishap
was unpredictable. Though it dis­
appointed it did not otherwise mar
• completely impressive occasion.
All Parade
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All members of the Service Com-
(Cont. on Page 5, Col. 2)
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-n--Remember: < Everything.«soldier - throws - down.*• some soldier has to pick - up!