Page Twelve
Camp Adair Sentry
Friday, January 14, 1944,
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Leaving on Furlough
(After 25-Mile Hike)
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♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
♦ The above words are excerpts
of course from the speech to this
nation made Tuesday night by our
Commander-in-Chief.
And even as President Roosevelt
spoke news was coming from over
seas that many of our planes had
been shot down in the latest and
greatest raid over targets in north
ern Germany.
Oh yes, we have a retreating
enemy, a wounded enemy, a stag
gering enemy. But a beaten en
emy? Not yet.
* * « «
♦ In this world we have to take
a lot of things on faith. But if we
have faith, we can take a lot.
We were talking about faith the
other evening with a returned sol
dier who contracted malaria, among
other things, in the South Pacific
area. Released from hospital, he
was enroute to a new assignment.
As he had discovered, he said, j
faith is terribly important. Faith ,
is a little bit of everything. It lies
behind every constructive move
that we make. It stands behind
bravery. It is the bulwark of our
entire lives and we should nurture
it rather than ever question it.
♦ It has been borne on the writer
that all faith, whether you apply
it universally, or only to yourself,
stems to the answer to a funda
mental question:
Are we living our lives and is
this world on which we live moving
on a premise of purpose or of
futility? I am profoundly con
vinced that there is a fundamental
law of purpose, From whence we
Introducing a girl «ho really likes to sweep.
can go into all this later if you
We know that because Syble Koonce, who is janitress at Post Laun
want.
* * * *
dry, wouldn’t swap her job for any other, she says.
Vital statistics: She is 25. 5 feet 7. weighs 128 pounds, has blue
♦ Let’s then move to a discussion
I
eyes.
light brown hair and is of Scotch-Irish descent. The better half,
of the Petersons, pictured in this
| Sgt. Lonnie T. Koonce, is with the 172nd Ord. Depot Co.
column.
Although Syble likes Oregon, she admits to being more fond of
[Texas, hating been raised in San Antonio. She is pretty proud of the
. Post Laundry, but that seems to be a habit over there. She claims no
[ particular hobby, but likes dancing.
Car Owners Must
Check Licenses
The elder is 38, and the younger,! Although military personnel of
15*4. To lie more explicit, the two ! the Post who own automobiles
good-looking men in uniform here I will not be required to obtain a
are Tec5 Peter Berg Peterson. Jr., 1944 motor vehicle license provided
Hq. Co. SCU 1911, and his equally they have a valid license from
good-looking son, S2c Jack Virgil their home state, owners who pur
Peterson, who is probably one of chase a 1944 Oregon license must
a’so obtain a driver’s license from
our Navy's youngest.
Pappy Peterson, who's been at this state, a letter from Robert S.
Adair since Nov. 14, 1942, is proud Farrell Jr., Secretary of State, re
of the "kid," who has just finished vealed.
l>oot camp at Camp Farragut.
The fee for motor vehicle licens
i es, plus certificate of title, totals
Idaho.
A second boy, 14, also wants to $i> in this state, The driver’s li-
get in the Navy, but as Tec5 Peter cense costs $1.25. Expiration date
son says, “that’s stretching 'em a is June 30, 1945.
bit too young.
The letter says that it will not
Peterson was born in Aelesund, be possible for the state depart
This week
Norway, has a home in Belling ment to issue licenses this year at
Beniamin
ham, Wash, He has done much Camp Adair.
: Fino. Co. 1. 274th. got perturbed $2
commercial fishing, made many
It is pointed out, also, that all worth about “going out on over
trips up the inland passage and is Post vehicles must be immediate night bivouac, when it rains, with
well acquainted with the waters ly registered at the Provost Mar one of those shelter halves that
| strains the rain water."
and islands off Alaska.
shal’s office.
• • • •
Artist McDonnell’s cartoon here
♦ We must remember to thank one
Glacier Pack. Mont. (CNS) — by portrays Oregon rain water be
of the Jones boys—Pvt. Norman Mountain climbers used to toll a ing strained through a shelter half.
It's worth two bucks to you. Gia.
Jones of tho 70th Engrs., to be large bell after ascending to the
exact—for this week’s prixe story. peaks. Now the bells are scrap iron to strain your mind for a pet gripe
that we find usable. Send them to
Currently Pvt. Jones is at Sta so the mountaineers yodel.
the Sentry. No gripe returned.
tion Hospital, recovering from a
leg injury. He is quite an original humming happily.
"Just what in the hell." he was
fellow*. For instance. Pvt. Jones
Xbout “Scotty" MacDonald
one day took it upon himself to nicely asked, “do you think you
Atlanta iCNSl Film star Jean
tour his ward. He would quickly are doing?"
ette MacDonald carried her lunch in
“I," said Pvt. Jones, “am out a suitcase aboard a train. She ex
lift the tops of the patient’s pa
jamas. take a quick look at the looking for belly-button lint, I am plained “Just in case we can’t get
going
bivouac
beautiful tunimy and move on. £
’ _ to
‘ make a *-
‘
- pillow.” into the diner".
By Pfc. Leonard Michelson
Said Lt. Rogers, “Next Friday
we’ll take a 24-mile hike . . . with
full field packs.”
Timmons made sounds like a
Kansas jayhawk. “And I leave on
furlough Friday night! Everything
happens to me.”
“You’ll have tw’o weeks in which
to rest up,” said the CO of Co. B.
“That’s a fine way to spend a
furlough,” said the steak king.
“Look, sir, can’t I arrange to buy
my ticket Friday? Or something?
Lt. Rogers smiled. “Now don’t
worry ahout the hike. You’ll have
eight hours in which to make it.”
The pride of the 275th moaned
aloud. “Twenty-five miles in eight
hours! ThaUs a lot of steps in a
minute; in fact, too many. What
happens to those who fall out?”
“Well, maybe we can arrange
a little hike for practice, over the
[ week end.”
I “Looks like I’ll have to ride half
i way then,” said Timmons, “for the
I week end will see me on the way
to Junction City. Ha! No practice
hikes for me.”
“Is that right?” said the CO. “We
can always put it down in the little
black beck, so that when you get
back—’’
Timmons thought this remark
over. "Lt. Rogers, will we carry our
overcoats ?”
“Probably.”
"Then mine will be in the clean
ers until Friday night.”
“Well, then, Timmons, you can
roll up a blanket and carry it in
stead. Everything should be uni
form you know.”
“Sir,” said the Kansan brightly,
“I’m supposed to have everything
packed up and stowed away while
I I’m on furlough. In order to save
a little time, can I do it before the
hike? I’d be satisfied to walk along
in my ODs.”
“Afraid not, you’ll be able to
Maj. James W. Walters, Jr., who
without much
joined the 70th Division at Fort make the hike
trouble, Timmons. Why you’re in
Sill, Oklahoma, in May, has been
exc< llent shape, so stop worrying
named A. C. of S., G-2, announced
about it.”
Major General John E. Dahlquist.
“Shucks, I’m not worried about
a little old hike, Not worried about
New 70th G-2
it at all.”
“Then what’s bothering you?”
The favorite son of the 275th
i looked at his CO and sighed. “What
I worries me. sir, is what happens
| after the hike. WHO IS GOING
I TO CARRY ME TO THE TRAIN?”
I
Maj. Walters New
Trailblazer G-2
Answers to Yankwiz
1. It would take more from Can
ada to the U. S. Mail received in
Canada has one penny tax added to
be paid by the person who receives
it.
2. Two. Wrist watch and sneak
ers only.
3. Olive.
4. Sea weed—5 10'< of sea ex
tract is used to give the ice cream
“body.”
5. They pass along the outside of
wires.
Maj. Jame« W. Walters
commanding general. Major Wal
ters will carry on the work of Maj.
Elias Townsend, who io absent on
a special mission.
Before coming to the general
staff Maj. Walters was J>-3 for the
725th FA. He graduated from the
United States Military Academy’in
1940. and was assigned to the 18th
Field Artillery.
Major Walters was graduated
from the Command and General
Staff Schoo) at Ft. Leavenworth in
November.
George J. Yarusinski and Lawr
ence Bill have moved up to Tec5 in
Co. C. 276th Inf., and Kenneth M.
News attained the same rank in
Co. D.
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♦ A Gl read a report in the paper
that Roosevelt may be draffed in
1944, and promptly exclaimed: “I
always thought he was over-age!"
♦ Another War Bond drive this
month: remember, digging in
pockets is a lot easier than digging
in foxholes!
♦ Suggestion for squad leaders at
reveille on these foggy mornings:
“All shadows present or accounted
for!”
♦ AAF pilot over Berlin: Swell
target. WASN’T it?