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I A. HELP RED CRObS HELP YOU That is the Adair slogan to assist the National Red Cross Month launched this week to amass $200.- 000.000 for a purpcse which in the long run comes riuht back to us . . . DON’T MISS—I’SO colored musical tonight and tomorrow . . . See story page 3 . . At Service Club 2 Mon day night, big KGW radio star pro gram. Vol. 2, No. 46 Camp Adair, Oregon. Friday, March 3, 1941. ?1.50 a Year by Mail 91st Boxers Travel; Colored Revue 1 944 Red C ross Sports Program Big! Here Two Nights Largest, Most Urgent ' 91st vs. 96th March 14, Camp White; 70th Title Cage Games Heavy War-Time Demands Require At Least $200,000,000 Be Raised USO-Camp Show Bring Featured Performers To Adair's Theaters I Big-time sports has been hitting Camp Adair consistent ly. Latest announcement yesterday is that the 91st Division boxing team will leave Camp Adair March 12 to take on the Confronted with urgency unprecedented in its long his- Tonight and tomorrow night, torv, the American Red Cross has started its 1944 War Fund USO-Camp Shows are bringing toj Drive which will continue throughout the month of March. puglists of the 96th Division at* I As the war enters the crucial . Adair “Let’s Go,” an all-colored Camp White in an eight-bout card 'stage and faced with a staggering musical revue featuring entertain-' March 14. A retinue of 18 fight task in the postwar period, the 'ers whose performances have ers. alternates, handlers and man I Red Cross has estimated that its earned them “tops” ratings in , agers will make the trip. show business. needs for the next 12 months will require the sum of $200,000,000. Free to all Gls, two perform On top of this, last night saw ( amp Adair officer and civilian ances have been scheduled for each the Field House echoing again to personnel will lie solicited dur Consensus of Opinion evening. The show has been booked cheers as the 276th Infantry and j for Theater 2 tonight and for ing the course of the drive, but 70th QM basketball quintets 'Best Edition Yet' in accordance with the wishes jTheater 5 tomorrow night. Both clashed for the championship of the of both the War Department and nigb.ts the first show starts at Trailblazer division. The game “It's swell!” the Red Cross, no personal solici 1900, and the second goes on at climaxed red-hot quarter and semi; "That ‘Sack’ is sure funny. tation will be made of enlisted 2030. In addition there will be a final tilts held during the week. Have we jot him in our division personnel. However, it is the wish special performance for patients on Ping pong, although not a major now?” of the War Department and the “Timmons is getting to be just Saturday afternoon in the sport, has likewise held major in Red Cross that enlisted personnel , Cro; s Building at the Station terest, and last night also wit as much a character as the 'Sad Pital. be given every opportunity to nessed the Trailblazer singles Sack'.” (Continued on page 5, column 4) “The pictures are really good.” | Featuring performers who have championship match in a game been with some of the leading out “I'm going to send a bunch of proceeding the basketball contest fits in the musical world, “Let’s the Trailblazers home.” at Field House. Go” is c'ceed bv Louis Kelsey, These were some of the many Men of the 91st division are whose bellowing has earned for rolling up their sleeves in earnest comments by the men of the 70th him the title of "the loudest voice Division as they read and enjoyed for the spring diamond offensive, in show business.” He has worked both in soft-ball and hard-ball. the third edition of their own pic with Count Basie and Erskine Haw ture magazine, the “ Trailblazer, ” Plans are also underway for a kins. , Somewhat - in the same category — - cation bore fruit . . . t’.re’s a lieu Post-wide tourney in one of the which went on sale this week. Smiles and Smiles, a boy and of a castaway who finds a million tenancy (jg> waiting for him. All New and Different “more mental sports,” viz. girl team with a smart song, dance dollars on a desert island and does- | Even before coming into the Entirely new and different in 'and comedy routine, bring to “Let’s draughts, or checkers, as it is more Army, Clinton had been paid by commonly known. Full details of scope and content, the “Trail ' Go” the same act they have done n’t know what to do with it is Pvt. I Uncle Sam; he was district OPA “sports at Adair" will be found in blazer.” in this issue, vividly cap- .with Chick Webb. Cab Calloway Thomas Clinton, Co. H, 275th Inf. food rationing officer for the entire the sports section. (Continued cn page 9, column 3) and Benny Goodman. Comedy rou- _ I Clinton, who is already well-es state of Kansas. Prior to that he I ■ tines that have brightened some tablished on Uncle Sam's payroll, had managed a large wholesale of the Bill Robinson and Jimmy was just offered another spot on grocery house in Kansas City. His home is Wichita, Kan., and Junceford shows arc repeated by the same payroll . . . as a Navy of ficer! he entered the Army through Ft. Sandy Burns, veteran comedian. Prior to his induction last Au Leavenworth. . .— Help lied Cro*» Help You gust Clinton had applied for a Pvt. Clinton’s projected metamor BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES commission in the Navy as a sup phosis to Lt. tjirl Clinton, USSR, OF AMERICA ply officer. Last week the appli- is now "going through channels. WHEREAS the war has entered a decisive stage requiring the fullest measure of individual sacrifice; WHEREAS the American National Red Cross is an auxiliary He's 'In the Army Now' . . . and Navy Wants Him to the United States armed forces and, as such, is providing indis pensable service to our troops throughout the world as well as to Major Lloyd V. Harmon, Camp their families at home; Adair’s first Pont cha| lain, left WHEREAS these wartime activities, including the collection this week for new duties as senior of life-saving blood for the wounded, recreation work in military chaplain at the DeWitt General hospitals, provision of aid to families of servicemen, shipment of Hospital, Auburn, Calif., thus food parcels to prisoners of war. production of surgical dressings, bringing to an end an association operation of overseas clubs ar.d recreation centers, and recruit , that began while this Port was still ment of Army and Navy nurses, all combine to save countless I under construction and the relative- lives, restore hope, and provide comfort for our fighting men; I ly few men here lived in tents WHEREAS, through its vast network of local chapters, this . waiting fcr barracks to be com agency of our people simultaneously conducts an extensive pro pleted. gram of training and community service, while continuing with Chaplain Harmcn received his re traditional efficiency to lessen the distress of those overwhelmed serve commission in 1927, and dur by disaster; and ing several periods of active duty WHEREAS this agency is wholly dependent upon individual served at Ft. Leavenworth and (Continued on page 5, columns 1 and 2.) l Camp Robinson. Recalled again in High Praises Greet New Trailblazer Mag Navy Calls, The Army Has-So Our Pvt Clinton Says: 'Tell It to The Marines A PROCLAMATION Maj. Harmon, 1st Post Chaplain, Ordered to Calif. 11942. he was assigned to Adair and has served here continuously from Monitored by Teel John Stomp UNPRECEDENTED WAR IN THE AIR over Europe and the Ordained a Methodist minister, Pacific, sweeping westward drive» in Russia—and negotiations for peace in the «ffitff—gave waning hope for the enemy in the world Major Harmon is a rative of To peka. Kan. He is the father of two this week . .. sons in service. of The eider, ANGLO-AMERICAN BOMBING DREW the month to a close tn p/m in the the invasion Sicily, and a in the engineers, a destructive air war over bomb-battered Europe. American bombers ' captain younger is at present a partici- naval blasted again at targets in Biunswick, the Pas de Calais area a^>d aviation cadet, vital war production cities. Schweinfurt and Steyr—marking the two > ~«<-i» K-s Cre>. H.:» Yes cities for complete annihilation by American fliers. RAF planes dropped Gls of the 70th! Yoer ■aff tor.s of explosives on Augsburg while others hit targets in southwest ari»« b osi sal» at the Pool Germany, France. Belgium and Holland. In the heaviest attack on Exchange*! (Continued on Page 2, Columns 3 and 4) k BATTLESHIPS HOLD a partirniar rhara thaw days lor Pvt. Thomas Clinton. C ol H., 27Sth laf. After six mosHhs as an infaatryaan. he has been offered a roaaiaaion by the Nary. Hi« request for change of sorrier is at present "(uinff through chan- aela.’’
