Camp Adair Sentrv
Friday. September 10. 1943
age Two
Camp Adair Sentry ill's A Great Lile
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Notes From a Soldier's Sketchbook
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anta :- G.«ifrej;
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xy visit, I was a>ked by a reporter of the Se
Durutg £ my
I th. ugh: : ~.a~ Ca.~.~. Ou the *p_r cf the me men: I was
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give x -At -factory _ >v-r. N w. after having e-:m-
j leted tsy :r.*cect. r. ->f the Camp, and upon reviewing in
mi-.c all that I *aw Saturday. I car- nt .-re aCecuately repl>
rep* rter’* ,.-■** -
It
only natural -_*a: tny pride in
■'amp Adarr -h- old
.» n' «.’ -«Ls H> wever. I *"•» *_re e-erv
izer. f m- State - very ur ad that Oreg
-h .’»I have sw“
a wonderful
ffieient training camp, in which to prepare
t:te young at« of the Nati« - t«> meet tor enearies
I wa*
-irt. uiarly impresie-.: -y the immensity or the Camp, itself.
.*? T.ntierfui installation- and civic improvemen-.*. I e« aid hardly
realize that the entire Camp ha i teen c« ?-.iuete:. equipped and
; jt in operation in sack a sh.jrt period - f tirte. ar. a.hievement
f- r xhich the Army deserves the highest praise. It was diffjcult
- > etssprehend that the Camp, capable if caring f -r. and meeting
-he need? f a popalari «-. greater than any .titv, .I- Oreg.
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the exception of Portland, could be operated so smoothb
n»ch ar. effieiert and eonomkal manner.
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ANSWER BOX
Q. In wartime i- ’raaduient en­
try int«» the Army <t-.n<idered
Ho* About a Steam Shovel?
grounds for dish« nor able dis­
>-veer Y’ovng Thing: Do y.a
charge?
want
tv spoon?
A. No enlisted main wtd he riis-
Pvt.
Pu« Ipodoie: Sp . .n? What’s
- barge«: euxx -uf fraxduieM en­
that?
try unless at the rime of his entry
S. Y. T.: Why. look at those
he concealed a previous desertion
other
couples over there, that’*
or an unauthorized absence from
sp--xii
ng.
the armed service«, conceaie*i a
Pooipuddle: Well, if that’s spoon­
previous separation from the
My day at Camp Adair L- >ne that will ai - ay* be remembered
armed fortes with a fci a of dis­ ing, let s -hoveL
~ hb thought- >f pride.
charge certificate other than hon­
Very truly years.
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orable. or concealed a «rimirai rw-
Johnny Knows All Answers
W. M. ADAIR.
ord.
Teacher:
Spell straight.
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Johnny: S-T-R-A-I-G-H-T.
Q. 1 an a WAC. Mj hu-band i-
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Teacher: Correct. What d<»e«
•at of work. Caa I get a depend-
V-Mail—Gets There First: Use It
mean?
ency allowance for him?
Johnny: Without ginger ale.
Exceeded •r.iy by official a.r maiL V-Mail racks next high­
A- No. I oc may apply for fam-
est. m the v;-*.er
precedence accoriied ma: moving t.. over-
. fly allowances for dependent chil-
-ea* destinations, tr.e Camp Postal officer ha* emphasized.
.dsra, your mother, father, brothers.
Bo y ! Ho» True?
Every effort >s madt to transport V-Mail by a r while there
-:sters and other specified relatives.
Bob Hope says: “There are so
ear. be no pc’-t.ve assurance that ar.y other type of mail. includ­
Only your lat-Lar.d i- left out. He many women in the army now that
ing regular a.r mail will be transmitted by air. FOR SPEEDY,
doesn’t get a dir*.
when a soldier sees a uniform com­
SAFE DELIVERY—USE V-MAIL
Q. I want to vote next ma th in ing down the street he ha- to wait
ny home State. How do I go about until it gets within 20 fret before
it?
he knows whether to salute <>r
A. The first thing yea do is find whistle.”
.xt if your State »* holding an elec­
i Continued from P3ge 1»
tion this year. Illinois, for in­
Mr. Nobody—
- th*: Mes na Strait- General Eiserr >wer announced the unconditional stance, has no election scheduled
Captain: “I d like to talk to
arrender of the Italia.-. armed forces ____
for 1!M3. Congressional election« someone with a
little authority
Over Axis-held Europe, allied plane- eir.tirued to darken the skies, will be held in two Cor.gres - ior.al here.”
Flyirg Fortres.-es bombed air Fields in nortfaem France and the Districts, the Second in California
Private: “I’m your man. sir. I’ve
ndustrial center* of the suburbs of Paris. In southwestern Germany aid the Second in Kansas. Many got as little authority as anyone!"
Vurtenburg and Baden were hit. Aœerxa bombers strack at targets >t._.er States are holding local elec­
n r.< rtherr. France and Belgium Toe-da y on the heels of a mashing tions. If you are qualified to vote
Giri: I m so discouraged! Every­
British raid or. Munich—its 7th < •f the -ar. Mv^quiloe« pounded the in these your first sergeant will thing I do seems wrong.”
Bohr and Rhineland Sunday folkr ■wed by ra;ds en Dutch air fiel is and give you a form post card with
GJ.: What are you doing to-
3e > am yards by British and American bombers....
which you may apply to the Seere- night, my dear?”
In Rusaia. the Germans were be.-.g hurled back all along the ’ tary of State in your home State
‘»-cnle front, carrying the Red Army more th
’* way along for an absentee caiiot.
han ’ half
Private: “Gosh. Joe why don't
he comeback trail from Stalingrad to the PoLsa Lrier. sad catting
you laugh *hen the i a. >r tells a
he Bryansk-Kiev railway, and advar.ci < in the Donets r a-ir.. Hundreds
Non-com: “Where nave yea
.f i. age- were overrun. Premier Sta’in announced Wednesday in an
been?” Private: “Getting my hair. Joe: “I don t have to!—I’m being
>rd?r of
— a major victory v hieh rank« with cut.'’ Non-com: “On the govern-' shipped tomorrow.”
>f the day.
'lay. the fall
fa., of Stalino
Stalino—
he fail of Kharkov. Advances ha mmered out on all fronts, bxxsted men: time?” Private: “Well, it
A Soldier's Pray er........
’he Red Army* L-tal to 15**) I.cahties re-won in the pa-t week.... grew on the government's time,
I’ll travel a Jot in die Army.
he southwest Pacific the Japanese troops abandoned the island didn’t it?” Non-com: “Not all of
But no matter where I roam_
- Santa Isabel in the central So!«uau. American a .d Australian it.' Private: “Well. I didn’t have
One thing I'll try like hell to do
troops gained control of the south bank of the Francisco River near all of it cut, either!”
1« to beat my dogtags home!
he Salamaoa airdrome. In a surprise landmg. American oaratr»pc
iroppe-1 behind Lae. New Guinea, to complete the encirclement of- We don’t believe it. but we’re
‘Are you the new trained
2O.(hiO Japanese in the Lae-Saiamaaa «ector. The gr a-.¿st a«*embly of told a young lady in Wa«hington nurse?”
XHrbers. fichter? and transport plane# employed in the Pacific area filling out ar. application for civil
“Yes’
vas involved in the Sunday operation. The ring at Lae and Salamaoa service wrote under “Sex”—“yes.”
•Lets see you do some of your
was closing as allied reinforcementi were flown r.
—Communique. Camp Living-tone trek*.”
The World This Week
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A robber was holding up a
pullman car. “Out with your
dough, or I'll kill all the men
and molest ail the women." he
shouted.
An eiderly man -aid indignant­
ly :’“You will net touch the ladie-.
I. sir, will . . .”
Just then an old maid in an
upper berth yelled out: “You
leave him ah»ne. HE*s robbing
thi« train.”—Communique. Camp
Lit ing'.tone.
Two little girls were sitting on
the carb in front of a house.
•’My sister’s going to get mar­
ried tomorrow.”
“Yeah?”
“Yup. She’s upstairs now get­
ting her torso ready.”—Commun-
ique. Camp Livingstone.
"I’m sorry,” said the dentist,
picking up his golf bag. “but you
can’t have an appointment this aft­
ernoon. I have eighteen cavities to
fill.”
Toast! Here's to the girl » ith
the turned-up nose.
The turned-in eyes, and the
turned-down ho»e.
With turned-on heat and
turned-off light.
The hunch I had turned out all
right.
LIFE SAVERS!
.EARN TO CONCEAL yourself evtn-
letely from the enemy Concealment
is successful only when your camou­
flage becomes an actual part of your
background.
TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE. a
mission and return safely with the in­
formation a scout must practise pa­
tience at all times. It is the one quality
absolutely essential in scouting