Page Twelve
Camp Adair Sentry
Friday, March 31, 1944.
THE SAD FATE OF MAN
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THAT SUCH DREAMS OCCUR
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BEFORE ONE'S BIRTHDAY
. I’RESUMABLY, of couth ?. Sanford (Sandy) Shapiro, uh« was born April 1. and 25 years ago in Seattle, will have to dream tomorrow if he doesn t today, of sugar
plums and such-like as the ab^ve beautiful Sentry girls who have graced these pages n the past. For exampit. in the event that names mean anything, they are (1 to r)
Ruby Richards ("One lump or two, sugar?”), Olga Kovack, Jean (Tahitian Maid) larke. June Powell and Sally Heywood. But there is this fact—Sandy, who is chief
of miscellaneous section at Post llq.. is already married to "The most wonderful girl n the world.” Her name is Mary Louise. The yalso boast the most beautiful 5-month-
old filly extant, name of Vicky Sue. Then why the hell should our April I Birthday toy be dreaming anyhow, like it says here. Maybe he wants a pair of root pants.
These are furnished, for a small touch, by Tec5 Donald (Murals for Rent) Lynch, taff artist.
Timmons Suffers From Attack of Spring Fever
day. Now .36 WAC members any
where ought to be nice company,
j Out—a “Four Freedoms Band.
| That, kiddies, reeks of page 1.
♦ Our captain told us this one,
By S/Sgt. Leonard Michelson I full field inspection very soon. If
so it must be gospel: A sergeant
Timmons lay recumbent upon the you are not prepared you will clean
and a private were up before
grass with a faraway look in his nine BARs over the weekend. You
courts martial for kicking a can-
e’-es ns he sniffed at the flowers. also have guard duty tonight, and
tain. "How diil it happen?"
Sgt. Bellotty, walking with nose next week we will have a four-dav
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sergeant was asked.
managing cfrtvvfl
pointed to the ground, as usual, problem. How is your love-life
“I was on my hands and knees,
locking for odd cigarette butts, new ? ”
“You have put a complete damper
came to an abrupt stop.
♦ They still charge 10 cents a cup working in the garden in front of
“What are you doing? Can't you on my soul,” answered Timmons
for coffee at most of the so-called the orderly room,” he explained,
read? Stop fanning vourself with bitterly.
better bistros in Corvallis and |x>s- ' i “when the captain came along and
that 'Keep Off' sign."
“OK! Now let’s go. Where did
sibly Albany, We haven’t been to stepped on my finger. Before 1
The Kansan sighed. “Surge, you put my bouquet?”
Salem lately. Or Portland, if any knew what I was doing I had
.jumped up and kicked him twice.”
spring is in the air. I am filled with
“If I could put it Vhere I'd like
one cares.
“And why." they turned to the
the spirit of love; I love everybody to, someone would be very uncom
If it were not for this sad ami private, “did you kick the cap
—even you.”
fortable. and I would be court-
controversial fact, we would never tain?"
Mackus.
com
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Bellotty looked at his pride with martialled. Spring! Phoey!”
lie so crass as to bring to light the
“I was across the street work plains about the fellow who “gets suspicion. “What are you up to
following story iilxiut Joshua the ing,” said the yardbird, “when I in the barracks at .1 or I in the now ? And if you have been pick
Second. It seems that in the years saw the sergeant kick the cap- morning in the belief that it is the ing those flowers, something un
1902-1904 this old seducer, whose tain, 1 was so surprised I thought best time for some horseplay" wins mentionable about you is going to
Washington (CNS) — The War
name was Franz Edmund Creffield, the war was over and I didn't want this week's two cartwheels in the be chewed! But good!”
Department
has slashed its Army
was soundly tarred and feathered to miss my turn.”
Sentry’s great GI Gripe competi
Timmons blinked d r e a m i 1 y. |
for hi* actions in Corvallis. On
tion. Pvt. Mockus lays his head at “Truthfully, sarge. I have been I Specialized Training Program
Sept. 16. 1904. he was even placed
i making a bouquet for you. I have from 145,000 to .35,000. releasing
Co. D. 275th Infantry.
DR AFT BO ARD GETS < UTE
within the gray walls of Salem’s
[ decide«! that you are a very swell 110,000 men for combat duty.
Union. N. J. (CNS)—This sign
Solomons.
Crunching
On
State Prison, where he languished hang. i in
in the
th’ window
of Draft
Dreft
■ guy."
l Eighty thousand of these men, the
window of
"Well, you know, I like you WD has announced, will go into
for 15 months.
| Board 2 of Union County, which h Ration. Crack Cuspids
replied ^e Army Ground Forces because
Now this is all according to a has to meet its quota somehow: I Washington (CNS)-Several sen- too. Y'ou're a good boy,'
of their special skills and ability
ators
nibbled
K
Rations
here
re-
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the
first
sergeant,
story in the March 19 New York "Help wanted, male. Clothing.
for leadership. The remainder
The
genius
answered
softly,
cently
and
although
their
reactions
News, which seems to delight in [ maintenance and $50 monthly. Job
. to the delicacy were varied, all “How about a three-day pass this “will be assigned to other units
writing about things that are, not permanent. Apply within.”
destined for overseas service.'
(weekend?”
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| agreed it was good solid food.
painful to westerners.
a
...
I "That might be arranged,” an-. * The War
Department's decision
| Denver (CNS)—Edward Shep
“I enjoyed it.” said one states-
There is a great deal more to herd, a professional strong man. man, grinning wryly and plucking swered Bellotty, "and where might to curtail the ASTP program was
this sad story which we could re-
the _____
stumps
shattered teeth >ou
planning to go?"
based upon “the increasing tempo
sued his wife for divorce, main- __
, _ of _ two
_
late. It would make interesting
| “Ah, me," breathed Co. B!s Ro- of offensive operations, and the
taming that her constant nagging from his mouth.
reading, without question, but we
“It’s hard as the hubs of hell ”
"there’s a very tasty dish mounting casualties demanding im-
had caused his weight to drop from
premise __
„ __________
not to
detail same __ or ___
to , 205 pounds to "less than 200."
said another, less enthusiastically. workin* at the library that I have mediate replacements in the field,”
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pull any other skeletons out of the
my eye
an. Blg roUnd eyes. an<) and the fai)ure of the Selective
~r
' stuff. Some dame! I think I will Service System to deliver fighting
closet of Corvallis and neighbor
1 take her out for a coke.”
ing communities, if the better in
men according to schedule, which
| “Can you afford it? And just I which has left the Army short
stitutions of. chow will promise to I
who is this dame?"
reduce the price of coffee from 10.
206.000 of the goal of 7.700.000 set
“Her name is Violet. Now isn’t for the close of 1943. according to
to 5 cents per cup.
♦ One of the most interesting name
the Department’s announcement.
.that a lovely name, sarge?”
combinations we have witnessed at
Notable among establishing after the battle was over.
| Bellotty roared. “That's no dame!
Camp Adair came to light in a “firsts” in the 70th Division, the
In the first 70th Division call for That’s my wife! Now get off those
Make free voice recordings to
recent sports story in the Sentry.j 274th Inf. last week boasted of a overseas volunteers last Septem- | flowers. Three-day pass, my foot!” send home at Club 1. Any day from
which said in effect "starring for ' new honor as front pages through- I l»er. Lt. Fay presented his oualifi- “Now. now. sarge." said June- 1 1400 to 2200.
the Medics were Dr
1 y bread and out the country carried praises of cutions anil was immediately ac- , tion City’s leading citizen, “I was |
Cake." This goes in the edibles,one of its former officers.
cepted. Hi* first assignment was to only kidding. My heart is in Kan- I
can.
I Of Lt. James Fay, former rifle a |>ost in India, later in Burma, sus. with those nice flat plains. No '
♦ Some time« the horrific job of platoon leader of Co. A, 274th Inf., i Pre«« notice* calling attention to
hills, no mud. and no first sergeants '
digging up new* to fill a newspaper the headlines heralded accompiish- ' his leadership in this area were to bother about.”
i* alnwMt more than flash and blood nient* in leading American troops based on a 14-hour fight which1 "Well, I’ll bother you now. The
can stand. There is an old truism to victory in far-away Burma with : took place on March 7.
day room positively must be paint
Lt. Fay. who is 23 years old. I ed this weekend."
that if you have one big story on unflagging enthusiasm.
which t.i hang the clothes, the
Press dispatches from overseas come* from a family of "Fighting I Timmons waved his hand airily.
chit-chat will take care of itself state,! thst he led veterans of Fays." two of whom have served1 “A job of momentary duration.”
♦ One way to transfer from the
This week the Sentry found itself Guadalcanal. New Guinea and New : in the Civil War. one in World War ( Ballotty frowned. "Four times paratroops to the cavalry would be
in the unenviable position not only Georgia in action which hurled • I and the others in World War II.! you’ve painted it; you’ve used 15 to make a one point landing on a
A graduate of Fort Benning. Ga..! gallons of paint, and still the first grazing horse.
of lacking a banner story but of (back the Japanese after the
being sadly derelict in the matter enemy had attempted a crossing LL Fay served at Camp Shelby,1 coat isn’t complete. I think you are ♦ The Japs are said to be great imi-
painting
the aewers."
of chit-chat. So, if there are cer 'of the Hukwang River in Northern Mia«., and at Camp Robinson. Ark..
.
. tatora —but this Han-kin deal ia
before assignment to the 70th Drvi-
i do
am me
,rry _ thorough
Of all their own.
— 1 I __ "You
injustice,
tain obvious loopholes in your text,1 Burma.
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forgive ua. We may do better next ’ Machine guns manned by the | aicn.
course. I admit that a couple of ♦ It occur« to us that the thing
week On the other hand, we have American detachment frustrated. Many of his associates here gallons did accidentally get poured ‘ the politicians are worrying about
learned never to make promisee.
the Japs with thousands of well- ' learned of his whereabouts for the down the latrine Now please go ia not WHETHER the sobiiar» will
PS.—Allah
remains
kindly. placed rounds a* they attrenpted first time through the newspaper away and leave me to my wonder vote—but HOW they will vote!
While the ink on the words above to break out of a trap set by the stones but were not surprised at ful dreams. You interrupt my con ♦ It's not the order* that the top
wa «»till dripping, information Americana and Chinese, in one the splendid accounts since he was centration."
kick hands down
came that a 3d-piece WAC band spot alone, it was stated that more long-regarded a* an extremely cap ■ “I eshall depart happily," re- gripe the GI*—it
would play at Field House Thurs- than "00 enemy dead were counted able leader.
' -ponded Bellotty "There will be a libs!
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Love Unrequited—First Sergeant's Wife
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75,000 ASTP SLASH
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