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Page Ten Camp Adair Sentry Friday, February 18, 1944. Theodore the Wolf C«rr>» '*♦* •» U«-»« Uxwa*. WHAT’S ON TONIGHT? All GIs can discover just [ when their favorite brand of entertainment is coming to Club 1 these days, by strolling by the Club and looking at the new weekly schedule which has been hung there. The sign is part of the general over-haul the Club received. At night it’s visible for blocks— almost—with a spotlight illumi nating the sign. Special features of the weekly programs will be listed there. Look for it. tf Com/ Ms«^H< ferme* The Long and Short of It 5,000,000 Receiving Family Aid from ODB ' Look at the guitar—only three stringi!" Attu Vet in 274th Tells of Jap Camouflage Ruses In every sense the Attu victory*------------------------------------------------- gave Intelligence some of its most valuable information about the Jap enemy. Interviews of wounded men who saw action in that battle prompted the Infantry Journal to The 346th F.A. Bn. is sprouting devote a feature in its recent issue I out with offsprings. Within the last to “The Wounded Speak.’’ Describing the statements in that i few weeks the battalion has come article as totally correct, S/Sgt. I forth with four proud papas, who William Carrott, Co. L. 274th In [are proud papas because of the I four new offsprings and the extra fantry, believed that he could add 20 bucks due them. a bit of information which might Congratulations are in order for some day save the lives of men who are uow in training here. Cgr- Ist/Sgt. William M. Dickson of rott, a veteran of the Attu engage Btry. B, to whom glad tidings came ment, was Platoon Guide for an that he was a father. Now this was advance party on the first landing not shocking news to the sergeant, as he already has two to his credit, at the island. Thirteen of his men and being the very aggressive per were wiped out on the first day son he is, declares profoundly that while be was injured by shrapnel lie has not reached his quota, as yet. on the third and removed to a Patricia Ann is her name. hospital. Lt. John R. Sheetz, Serv. Btry., The use of field expedients was spent one day lust week doing little described by Carrott as one of the less than passing out cigars in a cleverest of Jap ruses to slow and I desperate effort to escape from confuse our troops. Not weapons I the nervous strain under which he but weather and camouflage were has been living. This was all tak the principal devices observed by ing place less than 10 minutes aft his scouts. In the maps made from er he received word that he too was the original aerial reconnaissance, a papa, of young Donald John, installations were noted which were born February 0. later found to be dummy ruses. In Btry. C, Pvt. Joseph M. Amounting to nothing more than .Green’s wife had a baby, Cheryl the top layer of earth turner! over, Darlene, on January 18. the device slowed our men in sev-j And not to be forgotten in this eral sectors. list of blessed events is Pvt. Lewis F. Lovka. Btry. A. who was re lieved of his worries on January 15, when news came that Dorothy Ann was born and that he had joined the ranks of proud papas. New Babies Make 346th Papas Proud I ! Social Activity Booming in 274th Social activities in the 274th Inf. »• emed to have taken a spurt dur- • ing the past few days, with several regimental functions given for EM. Company parties are still holding 1 Comp. F. 275th, entertained mem sway. Medics of the 274th gathered in the mess hall of Reg. Hq. Co. bers of the Zonta club of Eugene, Tuesday evening for a stag party. Ore.. Saturday night in reciproca It was the first event of that na tion for their donating the lieauti- ture for the detachment and proved ful furniture that adorns the day so highly successful that another room. The party wus held at the regimental recreation hall and fol- is planned at an early date. On Sat unlay night Service Co. fow.d a dinner at the company will stage its long-anticipated party mess hell. Under the auspices of the Spe at the 274th Rec. Hall, with more than 40 members of the Junior cial Service Office a dance and Hostess I « ague of Corvallis. Music »how were given for the visitors, for dancing will be supplied by the led by their president, Mrs. Hunt 274th Dance Band anil a buffet sup- ington. Lt. Causey, company com* la r will be served late in the eve maiaier, also gave out 11 passes to men whose names were drawn from ning. a hat. Alarm Shortage Continues AND GOOD GROl NDS. TOO! Washington (CMS) — The na lx» Angeles (CN’S)—Mr». Jes t ion’s great shortage of alarm clocks will continue another year, sie Kosmti won a divorce after the WPfi has ruled. Production of.testifing in court that her husband the clocks for ISM4 has been lim had threatened to chop off her ! ited to about 3.300,000, the same head when she put the wrong kind of milk in hi* gn»vy. as last year. Zonta Club Visits With Co. F, 275th I The War Department's ever busy Office of Dependency Bene fits now has fiv* million accounts on its books, paying family allow ances and Class E allotments of pay to more than ten million de- pendents of men and women in the Army. This agency, an activity of the ! Army Service Forces, now has mailed almost 54,000,000 checks to- taling over $3,000,000,000 to sol- diers’ families. One ODB statisti cian. paraphrasing Dorothy Bark er, has estimated that if ODB dis Sijn.1 Corp« Photo bursements, represented by dollar PRESENTING THE LONG and short of the Post motor pool bills, were laid end to end, they along with a challenge to any other unit to produce a like combina would wind around the world 12 tion. Towering to a full 6 feet, 7*4 inches, Teco Howard G. Force is a recent addition, who. not so long ago, saw action with a field I times. artillery unit attached to the 41st Division on the Salamoa front Of the five million accounts now in New Guinea. As ammunition corporal of a 75 mm. pack howitzer being paid, approximately three j crew, he had once been on the line for 21 consecutive days. A native million are family allowances, paid ! of Portland and formerly a member of the Oregon National Guard, directly to wives, children and other ' he saw 18 months of service overseas before being returned to be hospitalized for a knee injury. The lesser member of the team is dependent relatives of enlisted ('pl. Elmer F. Daly who can rise to his full 4 feet, 10 inches, with men and women, the ODB has dis very little effort. Hailing from Schenectady. N. r.. and the son of a father who stood 6 feet. 4 inches, ('pl. Daly has been in the motor closed. Nearly half the money paid nool for the past 10 months. out in family allowances is deduct ed from the soldiers’ pay, with the i remainder contributed by the gov- ernment. The two million Class E — , 1 allotments are paid entirely by sol- dier funds. [ ______ To -ocxaXeaX Sergeant During a single day in January* Almost every soldier in the 276th Inf.: -lohn 1*. Tobney. To Staff Sergeant the ODB mailed 4,601,580 checks to • 276th is sporting a new garment, Inf.: Marco M. Meyer. Howard ten million dependents in the U. S. thanks to the American Red Cross, W. 274th Schachtel*. 276th Inf.: Roy C. Bailer, Melvin E. and in 41 countries abroad where ! Total figures reveal that 2300 Nikolntw. payments were permitted by Treas To Technician Third Grade sweaters were distributed through ury Department regulations, This 276th Inf.: Elbert C. Griffin. Howard out the regiment: 2100 woolen hel- Schwartz, Lewis Lam. Tibor Szabo. mailing list filled 47 large mail To Sergeant , ments were given out; «and 300 trucks. SCI’: Michael Negron. Martin K. High. ' mufflers were presented to EM 1 Donald R. Yearaley. The ODB’x huge business is n" personnel. 274th Inf.: Richard S. Mewens. VVes- ducted by radio, cable and mail to ly I». Whalen.- The knit wear was issued and from all parts of the world. 276th Ii.f. : Verltn P. Kirkham. Robert through the regimental special L. Wood, Warren G. Bailey. Henry D: Messages from dependents have Wiley. Jack L. Lehrecht. Harry R. Ma service office. rrnry. Gordon J. Bowar. b Ivin D. Glenn. been received in 37 languages, in Wilbur G. Rose. William G. Boles. James cluding Arabian, and the transla It. Kwitehnk. .lake J. James. Milton Ku bin. I.eroy E. Stuart. Marvin Evans. tion group in the ODB Communi Henry S. Thomas. Charles H. Kvbv. John I. Burch. Robert W. Blitach, Robert E. cations branch has handled more Walsh. Floyd P. Fife. Arnold C. Haber ichter. Roher M. Galvin. F.Uton G. Brad than 4,2(8) items in a single month. field. Ralph T. Stockman. WilBrd J. Altogether, it’s the largest opera Hart»in<er. William M. Verbürg. Thomas Brown. Elmer C. Smith, krthnr E. tion of its kind on earth. One hundred and five men of Hq. E. Farnsworth Jr.. Albert L. Riedl. C. L. Presley, Dona’d B. Thoma*. David B. Btry., 346th F.A. Bn. received Good ('-»vert. J .-me* R. Roddell. Heinz P. Musch. From life’s book of tears and I Conduct Medals at a special re William C. Steven»» n. John W. Mendel. John F. Hartley Jr.. Frank W. ('••rhy. laughter treat held last week. Lt, Lemuel John J. Michalik. Raymond 11. Minehow, I've gained this bit of lore: E. Walters, battery commander, Aubrev W Sullivan. Garmen DeGuida. Dominic J. Occia. Francis E. Jen«. Frank I’d rather have a morning after. presented the medals to the men J. McBride. Robert J. Ginthner. Raymond E. Rn«®nb»vm. Edward F. McMahon. John Than never have a night before. who qualified. A. Kowal Jr.. Gayle S. Pulver. Leon ]> Red Cross Donates ' Garments to 276th 105 Good Conduct Awards for 346th Housewarming for New Dayroom THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, the combined effort.« of the Eugene Zoota Utah. the Ameriru Red Cross and Lt. Cbarlea Caasev and labor of Cm F. 275th Inf., malted in a bread ne» dayroom there. Mrv Fred Marlette cheeks the list of fsmitare the risk mr- rbaoed. and Mrs. Margaerite Daria ■a/ervises P t ««. Thoma« Fas- raaella. Renaab Friedman aad George Simone. Childress. Jernes Giamo. Paul H Hoke. Charle* D. Rice. John G. Mati«ak. John H. Mannion. Stephen Karaim. Willi-» W. Black, Harold R. Robinson. Richaid (.’. Seibert. Gordon F. Taylor. To Technician Fourth Grade SCI: Harold F. Unify.* Ir» in L. C ip- Ian 276 th Zoltán C<er. Henry Naftu- bn. Ilr.r ird F. Aldrirh Carl T >‘-»llt*t. ( hnrlc E. Ilnurland Jr.. Joseph J. Milano. Frtl •del Gara S. Benzes. (»e«rgr E. U i»M»n. T»vi nie Prilik. Chenrv N. Prowty. Wirk 1. Van H um . Alfred A Jungle*. To Corporal st r to'«* G Sv. las. Willie B A Barrett. I>an •< | L. Lan* •J76th Inf Carl G Johusnn. Nirh«la* J. 1.arietta. James H S-»tter1re. William I» Vfi.hr R«»j A (Mt J«hn G*. Ha»d«-n J* J .h- I’ M-t ally. r»»ym »nd MaUhow. X\ iJ|i*» W. Whitman. Lawrence L. (op- l»in*. J tnirs S Strauch lohn P. Weber. ’«hn.»n I. Wad«- Jr. lohn R. Barter. I ; mar E Stirewalt. John R. Evan* To Technician Fifth Grade St I Harry F. Rntv lame* I. Rodney. Ker noth L. Black Kicha-d M Mooraan, L« i- - Stra u*h. Ed id (»nd T Kaper. Jeff Fan Ik 2 76th laf * W*wde'| M M imi TMranee R Jordan. iMugla» T NriVI. Edward D w»wn«-er \ttrTn-»n Maurer. Robert J Raaser. Elmer Yoder Jr.. George L. Ad kina. Joe J. Barrena. I.«o U Se-hm.d. Henry H, Smith. I eater M Wal eth. Rob ert H IhhviMtn. Renale M HamiMefl. Wil '•*d (» Uil«-»n. Thomas J Fane* Jr.. Harry E. Gordy. Billy A. (iobl»n. Forre*t C. Sehvaa. Walter L. Trat hen. Claytea W t'raeferd. John F Mattw*. Ihoanat H Sail*» Jr„ loafer S Hecht Jr Chester J. Hill. Marvin L. B**be, Wiliaai A Merr*a. CboHe« L Rne^elL Leslie F. Bella« Fraek R MacGthhee. Gecrge A. Flajol*. Ruaaell A. Richer deem. EarF H. Buale«. Mile L GeUikeoa