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Pape Two Camp Adair Sentry Friday, August 20, 1943. -I Camp Adair Sentry CHANGE ! CERPTS i It's A Great Life .... Notes From a Soldier s Sketch Book Mounting Guard In and Around Camp Adair, Oregon P U RqiRUDï e V ER Y^F RJÇIA Y.. c t < ** o» . —i LaJ____ <0^ ___ ___ Li The corporal picked up the phone and dialed a number. “Hello baby." he said, “this is Gideon.” “Who?” said the girl. ‘’Gideon,” he said. “I can’t quite understand you,” she said, “the wire's so noisy.” “Look,” said the corporal. “It’s Gideon: G for gin, I ice, D for drinks. E for excess, O for off duty, and N for nothing to do. Get that?” “Well.” said the girl, “not all of it. buj come on over, anyway.” 000 A weekly newspapier published by and for the military personnel cf Camp Adair. Oregon, by the Post Special Services Office, wider the supervision of the Post P iblic Relations Office. Financed by the Post Exchange. Address ¿vmmunications to “Camp Adair Sentry, Po t Head quarters. Camp Adair. Oregon.” All articles represent personal opinions and are not official unless Fpecific«l’v credited to the War Department. News material furnished by the Public Relations Office is available for general release. Subscription rates by mail 6 mo. SI — Year $1.50. The Sentry subscribes to the matrix and news facilities of Camp Newspaper Service. Major Carl B. Forsman . .............. Special Services Officer Sgt. Bob Ruskauff .............. ............... ............... .. . Maraging Editor Pvt. Lionel Kay, Cpl. Benjamin Hirshkowitz, Pvt. Wm. Sandlin ........ ............................................ Associate Editors Staff Artist T 5 Don Lynch Cat*. George H. Godfrey Cpl. John Stump Social note: a little peroxide makes a blonde, but a little gin is just as effective. 000 Sgt.: “I dreamed about you last night.” Girl (icily): “And how did you make out?” Sgt.: “I got up and put on an- other cover.” Public Relations Officer Public Relations Office The Sentry: It's "Raison D'Etre Camp Newspapers Reflec t Character of Men in Community • 0 0 0 R cognizing the soldier'- desire to obtain information concerning the activities of his comrades and those of neighboring organizations, the publication of camp newspapers is . encouraged by the War Depar tment. Ginger ale. please.” Waitress: “Pale?” Pfc.: “Naw. just a glass full.'* < ften it ii the sole medium through which recreational, social and religious activities are brought to the attention of the entire Post, Inf : mation on entertainment and USO activities is. more often than rot. r t distributed through official military channels. “How long was your first scr- geant with you?” “Brother, he wasn’t witn us, he was against us.” The SENTRY has. since it- inception, endeavored to be a source cf this information. Through personal items and stories, it has shown some of the lighter sides of Army life. Words and pictures have vividly portrayed the more serious business for which men are being trained. It- personality should reflect the men who make up our community, rather than the few whose humble efforts, bring it forth. Cooperation from those formerly .-tationed here has aided toward the attainment c.f this ideal. Continued and more extensive cooperation will insure its fulfillment. Let the SENTRY reflect your feelings: give voice to your peeves; mirr< r your joys; and proclaim your accomplishments. It goes forth to other Camps; to higher echelons; to folks on the home front. It lets everyone know who is doing what in this neck of the woods. To you in Adair’s distant reaches: the SENTRY staff is physically unable to talk to all personally, but if you have a point of general interest or a story you would like to pass on, we will drop everything in order to listen. On Being a Good Soldier Emphasis has been placed on the necessity for the soldier to keep both himself and his uniform clean and neat in order to maintain the proper military bearing. Unfortunately, while so much interest has been shown in the soldier's physical appearance, the business of saluting has been all but entirely overlooked. The salute is even more a part of the Army than the uniform itself, but some of the things that are done to it would make any self- respecting soldier groan with chagrin. No matter how crisp and clean your uniform, and regardless of the way you carry yourself, if you throw a “highball” that reminds one of a water-logged newspaper, the entire effect of the former is lost. Throwing a half-hearted salute as if the energy needed to lift your arm were too much for you only reflects on yourself, and the officer you’re saluting won’t have a very good opinion of your capabilities. 0 c. t 0 ANSWER BOX 0 0 0 I She: “Darling, if I marry you. t < I'll lose my job, you know.” t I He: “But can’t we keep our marriage a secret?” Q. TIow many armies has the BOB HAWK She: “We could, but suppose we Quizmaster U.S.A, abroad? have a baby?” A. Three. The Fifth Army, com "THANKS He: "Oh. we could tell the baby, manded by Lt. Gen. Mark W. TO THE YANKS of course.” Clark, was formed during the North So*vrdoys, CBS African invasion. The Sixth Army, Sounds Like Tent Citj’ under Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger, is Landlady: “You’ve been here 1. What do these three words re fighting in the Southwest Pacific. two years and never a com fer to: cattail, horsetail and swal The newly-formed Seventh Army, plaint. Why are you leaving lowtail? (And I don’t mean the under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, now?” tail of a cat, the tail of a horse Jr., is in Sicily. The First, Second, Hillbilly hoarder: "I just found Third and Fourth Armies are sta and the tail of a swallow!) ou you ain't got no bathtub.” ♦ 0 2. If you were doing a lot of tinned in the U.S.A. Q. In what precedence are decor reading, would it rest your eyes if Jane: “Do you know what they’re ! you covered each one of them al ations, servne medals and badges saying about me?” ternately and read with only one worn? Cpl.: “Why do you think I’m A. In this order: Distinguished eye at a time? here ?” Service Cross, Distinguished Serv * 0 * 3. Is the average life of an air- ice Medal. Legion of Merit. Silver | plane engine longer or shorter than Soldier: “Hello, Betty, can 1 see Star. Distinguished Flying Cross. I the average life of an automobile you tonight?” Soldier’s Medal, Purple Heart, Air engine in point of miles? Girl: “Sure thing, Hubert, come Medal, Gold Life-Saving Medal, on over.” 4. How many times is the word Silver Life-Saving Medal. Good So dier: “But this isn’t Hubert!” “meat” used correctly in these Conduct Medal. These medals are Gill: “And I’m not Betty, but j three expressions: ¿he meat of a followed by service medals in or come on over!” I nut, the meat of a story, the meat der of the date of service per 000 ■ of an egg ? formed and will be worn on the Once upon a time three wolves 5. If you popped a pound of un left breast in order from right to were walking on the desert. Papa popped popcorn, would you have a left of the wearer about four inches pound of popcorn, more than a below the middle point of the top Wolf sat on a cactus and said. pound of popcorn, or less than a of the shoulder in one or more “Ouch!” Mama Wolf did likewise pound of popcorn ? lines. When more than one line is and said, “Oh!” Baby Wolf sat on a cactus and said nothing. Just (Answers on Page 11) worn, the lines will overlap. sat. Mama Wolf turned to Papa Wolf and said, “Gosh, I hope we're rot raising one of those Dead End (Continued from Page 1) Kinds.” The World This Week There's only one way to give the salute, and that's the right way. IN THE AIR. BOMBERS ROARED back and forth over southern If you want to look like a soldier, do it that way. and central Italy following terrific aerial bombardment of evacuation Wr heve often noticed that it isn’t always the enlisted man who points on both sides of the Messina straits. Continuous air assaults is guilty of the sloppy salute. Officers grow careless sometimes, and were carried into the continent; strong formations of bombers pene it might be well for them, too, to take stock of their own “highballs.” trated deep into German territory to raid Berlin for the 68th time while others raided the industrial targets of Regensburg and Schwein- I furt. Milan received its third raid in 72 hours Sunday. One hundred TO THE UNSUNG HERO OF THE WAR—THE CIVILIAN tons of bombs were dropped on Turin for a fourth raid in five nights. or German airdromes in France were also hit. With the second raid on “Don’t Point-----------------------------It’s Rationed!” Rome. Friday, Italy declared it an open city, but Allied sources made 'Ahen this »ar has reached its end. and many tales are told. it clear that the bombing of military objectives will not be halted until I do hope they'll all rememlier the civilian, no uniform, but bold. they are satisfied all wartime installations have been removed......... He - usually very far from all the soldierly shot and shell; THE WORLD WAITED EXPECTANTLY for the final decisions But with all the staff that's rationed, he sure does go through hell. of the Roosevelt-Churchill war strategy conference in Quebec to be Not that the ’khaki warriors’ aren’t deserving and very real. made known. It was believed that the objectives of every move being But at least they're the ones for whom the bells will peal. p lanned would be to waste away enemy means of battle as well as will The poor 'civvie. wan and undernourished, fights Ration Board- without to fig/it and to do it at a minimum cost in allied lives and loss of time. glamour. IN RUSSIA, RED ARMY FORCES closed in on Kharkov, made While the GI. without points for his food, starts to clamour. gains toward Bryansk and improved positions in drives on Smolensk. The soldier has to travel far on his ‘tootsies.’ it’s very true. Karachev, near Bryansk, fell to the Soviets after a furious three-day But the 'ciwie' without his SEVENTEEN STAMP does the same fight. Hundreds of villages were overrun Sunday by the Russians thing—NAKED TOO! in their major summer offensives......... Yeah. I pity the poor civilian. beating his food less and empty gums, THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC RECEIVED its heaviest raid of the WhilZ the GI's knife and fork just hums and hums and hums. war when Allied planes dropped ten thousand bombs on Wewak So. for the 'poor' civilian and his rationed Fate, destroying 170 Japanese planes and killing 1500 Japanese Wednesday. ? ask some kind of medal—s ay: “THE ORDER OF THE EMPTY In a surprise move, American forces took Vella Lavella Island in the PLATET Solomons and claimed the largart number of prisoners ever to sur- —775 F. J. Smith. ’The Ragged Rhymer’ render without a fight. * ' -, ..-..7 jo . .» --•»H »< // 1 •• ■' -• . ~> «-o ‘A w.f •• • «W ■ il a . i t- >• r A, > » < í I A truck should never be parked with the windshield uncovered. Any reflection is liable to attract the wrong kind of visitors. Avoid gathering in groups. The dispersion of men insures longer life for all g —¿as