Camp Adaîr Sen'
Friday, April 14, 1944,
Red Cross Returns
Mount to $17,012
The M-8 — It Rides Like a Cadillac
Trailblazer Rug
Allowances Not Cut
By Added Dependent
Membership Cards
Totaf Tops 12,000
■
The Dependency Allowance La
now in effect clearly states tl
sum total to be paid all dependent
Eliminated are the confusing pri
visions of the old law which n
J quired that a serviceman’s eontr
bution be pro-rated among all h
dependents.
• The law has two distinct advai
tages: (1) The exact amount th»
any dependent will receive is easil
determined, and (2) such amout
iwill not be reduced by the additio
'of other dependents.
Although final figures have
yet been tabulated, up-to-date
turns in the Post Red Cross drive
show a total of §17,012.35, repre­
senting a better than 100 percent
1 gain over last year's collection of
$8,888, according to William E.
Grainger Jr., Post Red Cross Di­
rector.
Breakdown of this total is as fol­
,
Trsllblswr Photo
FOR THE FIRST TIME west of Albany, Ore., here is an
lows: 91 «t Division, $6.487 39; 70th
official picture pf the “mysterious" M-8 armored car. Every other
Division, $4,935.89; III Corps,
newspaper and newsreel in the USA haying carried a photo of the
$1,248.56;
SCU and Civilian Em­
M-8. the Sentry joins the parade with a shot of the Trailblazer
ployees. $¿,619.89. Included in the
Reefin' troops' own M-8s.
| $17,000 total are returns from two
i sub-offfees of the Post Field Di­
Army's 'Luxury' Combat Vehicle
rector: Corvallis Army Airfield,
$877.26, and Naval Auxiliary Air
Station at North Bend, $843.92.
M-8 Doesn't Bounce!
By Pvt. Roby Wentz
The Army’s “luxury” combat vehicle . . .
That’s the M-8 armored car.
You’ve seen it by now in the movies, bounding across
I
The Government’s contribution
is simply the difference between
the man’s contribution and th«
total family allowance. The sol-
dier’s contribution is fixed at $22
if he has Class A or Class B or
Class B-l dependents and $27 if
his dependents include Class A
AND either Class B or Class B-l.
The month-long drive ended
March 31, and approximately 12
to 15.000 membership cards were
issued by the Tost Red Cross of-
fice, it is estimated.
Funds raised from the drive will
be divided on a percentage basis
among the four counties surround­
ing the Camp, depending upon the
approximate soldier and soldier­
family population of the counties,
which are Marion, Polk, Benton
and Linn.
Funds raised from the Corvallis
Airfield go to Benton County’s Red i
Cress chapter, and those from the
Naval Air Station are used in Coos
County.
Soldier Allotment
Situation Clarified
«•
The division of allowances b<
tween dependents of different r<
lationship is fixed by law. For e>
ample: the allowance for a pares
and one sister dependent upon th
enlisted man for chief support i
$68. Where division is necessarj
this would be divided $50 for th
parent and $18 for the sister.
nigged terrain at high speeds, its*-------------------------------------------------
,
six wheels making it look like some
THIS HANDSOME TUFTED
RUG, made to scale in Trail­
- (range beast hunched to spring.
blazer colors in the 70th shoulder
But take the word of Tuc5 Rob-
patch design. was worked by
rt Byham, 70th Recon Troop, it
Mrs. James H. Satterlee. wife of
.'■les like a big swing.
CpI. Satterlee, 276th Med. Det.
The tufts are 1’j inches long
On an improved road, says By-
and 10 skeins of yarn were
The present phase of training in
. m, who drives an M-8 himself,
needed to finish the job.
nd ought to know, it’s like the mo. the 274th Infantry Regiment will
Sometimes separate payment
lay
more
stress
on
the
responsibil
­
ion of any better-than-average
are necessary between parents an
ri.saenger-car. It’s infinitely su- ities and effectiveness of the non­
children or between parents an
r erior to the riding qualities of the ce ms in that organization, it has
brothers and sisters. Here the lai
cep or the peep’s big brother, the been disclosed by Major James C.
follows a principle of equal divi
Wasp
Flyers
Status
command and reconnaissance car. Cross, new S-3 for the Regiment.
sion between distinct classes of d«
Based on the theory that non­ Militarily Approved
pendents. A typical case: separat
Comfort—Nephis
Military status for the Women’s
payments are necessary for allow
But when the M-8 leaves the coms share the burden of close con­
road and cuts off »cross-country, trol over troops in fighting areas. Airforce Service Pilots (Wasps, to
The Non-Commissioned Officers ances due a wife and two children
Major Cross feels that training you) was approved last week by
it’s still a comfortable vehicle,
Recreation Center (Medics NCO Together the.v are entitled to $10
with the men has reached a point the House Military Affairs Com- Club)
even at fast speeds. It CAN get
at it.« tri-yearly meeting on monthly. This would be divided a
where teamwork and the resultant mittee after General H. H. Arnold, April
«luck, but no) if you keep it mov­
20, elected officers and a $50 for the wife and $25 for eac
esprit-de-corps lies largely in the Chief of the AAF, testified they
ing fast, and that can be done
board of governors for the coming of the children. This rule of equa
hands of that selected group.
are good fliers and that he plans term.
division between distinct classes ii
without turning yourself into a
Reports
from
overseas
indicate
to send all male pilots to fight.
followed throughout.
mess of bruises.
Tec
4
Jerry
Liston
was
chosen
that too little time has been spent
Under the approved bill women
Sitting nt the wheel is not quite on this type of training in some
president; Tec 5 John Mooney, vice-
pilots and aviation cadets would be
Ice piloting a Cadillac V-l«, units. The difference between suc­
president; S/Sgt. Jacob Minkoff,
appointed in the AAF on the same
<>ugh, say» Byham.
cess and failure has often been in level with men performing the secretary; Tec 5 John Edward
Sheehan, treasurer, and Tec 5 Dan­
“You ait right over the front the ability and willingness of same duties.
iel Sullivan, sergeant-at-arms.
le," he said, “so you can turn troops to abide by a non-com’s de­
Now totalling 534 civilian wom­
r a lot quicker, with leas spin of cision.
Members elected to the board of
en, the Wasps ferry Army planes,
ie steering wheel, than a passen-
governors are 1st Sgt. John Eas-1
?r car. Give her that much turn.
terwood. T, Sgt. Carrington Burch,
From the activity and prepara,
I
• d you’d find yourself going home
S £gt. Rudolph Gross, Sgts. John tions at the Benton Hotel ballroom
.fore you knew it.”
Lynch, Alfred Skare, Matthew Ti- in Corvallis last week, solid citi­
I erney, Rex McCloskey and Tec 4 zens of that community might well
The fact that the car carries a
' Irvin Caplan.
87 mm. gun means little to the
have thought that one of society’s
Let’s call him Lieutenant Zilch, that bush!”
driver, he said. “It sounds a lot
The newly selected officers will budding debutantes was about tc
louder to someone outside than to and identify him no further than
"Quiet!” hissed Lieutenant be installed at a reception to be make her Easter debut. But this
ihe hten inside," he said. "And you to say he was in the 275th Infan­ Zilch. “Leave this to me." Grip­ held the latter part of this month. beehive of activity only proceeded
feel little or no recoil effect."
try. One dark^night recently, the ping his carbine, he stole closer, Plans are under way for the a gala party sponsored by the Per-
But he didn't say he’d turn down Lieutenant was in the field with step by step. He raised the stock "Spring Fandango" to be held in, sonnel Office of the 274th Infantry.
a V-16 for an M-8 if he ever has his company.
of his weapon high, and brought the clubrooms April 22. Music will
Each guest brought his favorite
the chance.
Along about 2300 the problem it down on the defenseless bird. be furnished by Tec 4 Joe Sieffs ' feminine interest of the moment td
was going well, and Zilch was tak­ There was a loud squawk.
orchestra and entertainers are eX- dance to th« music of Joe Sieff*
Kwajalelq Atoll (CNSl — Ma- ing a short breather, along with a
Bur the squawker was Lieuten­ petted from Portland to round OUt orchestra, imbibe in a bit of Oregod
rines wot V In the procès» of mop­ sergeant. Suddenly the sergeant ant Zilch, rubbing his stung hands, the show.
brew and sate his appetite with
ping up here when out of ■ dujr- pointed.
and contemplating a smashed car­
turkey dinner served in true ban-J
“Look!” he breathed in a hoarse bine. The “pheasant” was an odd­
out run a Jap yelling: •"Don't shoot.
A smart salute is the sign of a quet style. Consensus of opinion
I've got a brother in Brooklyn.”
whisper. "A pheasant roosting, by shaped tree-stump.
good soldier. Salute all officers on was that the party-ing was sweet
the Post and in town.
and not too sorrowful.
Non-Com Training to
Be Stressed in 274th
Medics Election;
Noncom Fandang
Fete on April 22
274th Personnel
Office Celebrates
With Eoster Dana
Old Bird in Hand Adage Sfill Holds Sway,
275th Lieutenant Learns to His Dismay
As VV4C Band, Fashion Show Raised Field House Rafters
Your Mother—
WANTS A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU.
Mothers Day is May 14 —
have it made right hfre on the post
The Bail Studio located in PN No. 1 is open
from 1 till 10 each day eviept Wednesday.
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