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Camp Adair Sentry Friday, August 27, 1943. WACsing Eloquent on Wax; Page Seven Looks Like Only Colonels Can Bank Their Money Grammar Misleads Doc When Capt. William McBride, Medical Officer for the IV Corps, answers his phone nowadays, he wants the caller to be more ac curate in his grammar. The captain received a phone call the other day from the IV Dis pensary asking, “Captain, have the wax come in?’’ His elated reply was, “No, are we getting some?’’ (The captain’s first impression on the arrival of WACs being, now I will be able to execute my profession to suprem- acy. ) The wind was taken out of the Captain's sails when the caller said, “Well, Captain. the floors need waxing again at the dispen- sary and I thought I would check with you to see if a new supply has been procured.” This being enough for one day, the captain returned to his work with a sigh of disgust and despair. Sunday P. O. Ser vices Limited to . Mail Deliveries GENERAL TURNS POETIC The job oi master of cere monies for the 96th’s birthday party was ably handled by Brigadier General Claudius M. Easley, assistant divisional com mander. Serious for the most part, General Easley's remarks were occasionally touched with hu mor An example is this bit of rhyme; We have not fears. We know no peers. None of us are quitters; We can rest our sterns On broken urns. And never get the jitters. Women's Quarters in Camp Opening Shortly Rents Scaled at Low Levels; Apply Early Quarters for the civilian female personnel of this station will be i available for occupancy in the Only limited postal services are ■ very near future. Accommodating 144 persons, , the offered on the Post on Sundays, I building has been divided into according to Lt. George Hynes, rooms for one, two or three per- Postal Officer. The Camp Post Office is open sons. Quarters will be available for from 9 a. m. to approximately 1:30 p.m., only for the delivery of mail all single female personnel and for married female personnel if their to the organizations. No financial transactions can be husbands are not located in this made on Sundays; however, the immediate vicinity. Rents ha’re been scaled as fol- Post Office lobby is open and men | lows: one person in a room, $15.00 may mail letters. I per month; two persons in a room, No service other than delivery of $10.00 per month per person; three mail is made by the divisional persons in a room, $8.00 per month APOs on Sundays. All stamp, money order and bond per person. Deductions for quarters will be selling windows on the Post are closed and no registered or insured made from the salary checks of civil service employees. mail is handled. Heat, light and laundry service the exception of personal ar- Brunner and His Widow I with tides are included in the above Make Cupid's Roll of I figures. Maid service for making beds Honor as Great Couple and changing linens will be fur- To the great, historical, romantic nished. Application blanks are avail- couples like Romeo and Juliet, Tony and Cleo, and Nappy and able at the Civilian Personnel Branch Office in the Post Head- Josie, there’s a new pair to add. The SCU QM’s Cpl. Charlie i quarters Building, and all interest- Brunner and a certain bit of mys 'ed are urged to apply as soon as terious femininity, identified only I possible, while there is still a as “The Widow,” are nominated. ' choice of vacancies. Rather than risk their missing I------------------------ Cupid’s Honor Roll, we're mention- The Camp Post Office is located ing them with this nom de plume. : on Postal Avenue between 1st •—Smith and Gaines. I Street North and 1st Street South. AMONG THE FIRST customers in the new Post bank which opened last Monday were Col. Gordon H. McCoy, Post Commander, and Lt. Col. Lee R. Woods Jr., Post Finance Officer (inset). Mr. Nelson Leland, the bank’s manager, appears to be very happy as he counts out a sheaf of crisp, new “long green.”—Sentry and Signal Corps photos. It Opened on Monday, and Business Was Grand Sorry, We Couldn't Get WACs to Pose for This IN THE TOP picture are. left to right, Mrs. Leta Mumford, bank employee; Col. Gordon H. McCoy, Post Commander; Mr Nelson L. Leland, hank manager; Mr. H. L. Stiles, cashier of the United States National Bank of Portland; Miss Eleanor Grand, bank employee; and Mr. Walter M. Cook, vice-president. At the lower left, is Mr. Leland with the three-ton safe which just barely squeezed through the doors of the bank building. And in the lower right is Pfc. William Owen, one of the first depositors at the bank.—-Sentry photos. Remember This Onç On That Furlough THIS MOBILE SHOWER was set up by Co. B of the 306th QM (Sterilizatior and Bath) Bn. to accommodate men of the Timber Wolf Div sion who are now going through pre-maneuver exercises in the Bend area. This illustrates one very small task performed by th- Army Service F orces.—Sentry photo. Here’s the best excuse yet for the extension of a furlough. A private in the 1850th Service Unit requested a few more days at home because his mother had undergone an operation and he was needed as an interpreter. The doctor confirmed that he couldn’t understand Serbian, the only language that the mother speaks, and that he needed the son to translate the aches and pains. The request was granted. Att.! All Service Men, Lt. Col. G. E. Fletcher Wanna Sell Your Auto? Leaves for New Duties When you receive orders to transfer and are unable to take iyour car with you, or if you just need a little extra cash, Albert M. > Brodsky, in Eugene, Oregon, phone , 155, is a good man to see. Because of the increased demand for used cars, Mr. Brodsky is pre- pai’ed to pay the highest market prite for your automobile, terms being cash on the old barrel head. By selling your car to be used in essential war w’ork, you are also See two shows free! Buy theater further helping the national war ticket coupon booklets! effort. Lt. Col. George E. Fletcher, as sistant G-3 of the Trailblazer Divi sion for the past two months, left Saturday for Camp White, Ore., to assume his new duties as G-3 of the 91st Infantry Division, parent I organization of the 70th Division. Colonel Fletcher, one of the most ■ ardent sportsmen in the Trail blazer Division, arrived here in June from Camp Hale, Col., where i he had been serving as commander ‘ of a battalion of ski troops in the 87th Mountain Division. Buy War Bonds!