l’age Four
Friday, May 5, 1944.
New WAC Quarters—and Officers
WAC Officers
Now Ensconsed
ir BOO'
Camp Adair
Dr. Watson and Dr. Watson's Custodian
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“It seems a mighty nice place
so far” thus, of Adair speak its
three newest officers, who arrived
to their duties during the past 10
days and have taken up residence
in their new quarters. They happen
to be the first WAC quarters open
SiswU Ci
on the Post, for the officers are
TEC4 ORVILLE SHRONTZ (riglU) celebrated het
WACs, viz:
election to the presidency of the St I Non-coms tlubk suap
1st Sgt. Jack Vinson, by doling an extra portion ef coat
1st Lt. Daisy E. Taylor. Post ; milk
for the diet-con.-wiou.s cat. Dr. W a<soil, who is the p«
Adjutant.
the Post Intelligence office and th* direct charge (by ordaia
of Sgt. Shcont».
1st Lt. Marie L. Matranga, As
sistant Transportation Officer.
1st I Lt. Gertrude Goldberg," As-1 Of. WotSOrt, Endowed Cat of Pt, SOOH BleSStd,
fsistant Registrar, Medical Section, j
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Of Them:
Miracle Happened During The Ides of Nil
Lt. Taylor hails from San Jose,
A miracle happened during th* Ides of March. And so.it is
California, has been in the service
since October, 1942. Enlisting as a within two weeks a multiplicity of blessed events is expected to _
private, she attended OCS at the pen to Dr. Watson of the Post Intelligence office.
♦ Dr. Watson is a cat.
completion of her Basic Training.
Her first assignment upon gradua say was, it rained the day she ar- ■ Dr. Watson also is the only i
tion was CO at the Montana Re rived; it rained the next day, and | ! dowed cat at Catnp Adair, it w
cruiting and Induction District the first movie she saw out here 1 : indicated yesterday when Tg
i Orville Shrontz— who is also I
where she remained for 14 months. was “The Rains Came”!
Interesting though her duties were,
Lt. Goldberg more than proudly ' newly-elected president of the S(
she desired a closer contact with asserts that her home is in Bensen-1 1 Non-coms club—made this revoi
the Army and applied for transfer. hurst in the heart of good old | tionary statement.
$2 For the Dr.
No Morbid References
Brooklyn. She is only WAC quar-‘
More than satisfied with her tered at the Hospital and she is 1
When Major Thomas B. ( han
new job. Lt. Taylor is sure she sure that she has the best set-up. I bens departed his duties as Pos
is going to like Oregon in spite
She enlisted in Sept., 1942, and ■ intelligence officer, he left th
of morbid references to the since receiving her commission has I sum of $2 as a permanent endoa
weather.
seen service in a number of camps, ment for milk and other trie
Interesting sidelight on her per including the Aircraft Warning applicable to the general wel
sonal life is the fact that she and Corps in Boston. She also came to being of one Dr. Watson.
her husband enlisted in the Army Camp
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Dr. Watson was so named I
Adair from Pm* Bluff, Ark.,
THREE MOST RECENT ADDITIONS to Ihe'wAf^TfiXT* the same day and he now holds the ’
cause everybody at the P tovi
with
the
exception
of
a
short
stay
l»ereonnel of (amp Adair are here shown in front of their new
rank of P.F.C. . . No further com- I at Seattle-
Marshal’s office is always givi
i ’ om AdTt«.8: Ti'V-
L‘- ,,a'8V E ,av,”r
ment!
I osi
, t- Marie I.. Matranga, Quartermaster; and Lt
She is enthusiastic about her him the needle.
Her hobby is horseback riding;
Gertrude Goldberg. Hospital.
and — considers
privilege j Sgt. Shrontz said he had alrea
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wwns it it a a privilege
* — L hopes
_
I she
to make the WAC herjto work with Capt. W. E. Abrams I discovered that $2 (all in dime=
1 goes farther to buy milk for D
Decontamination Agent, Goldbrick Detector, Etc. career, and she likes her work. of the Registrar’s Office.
I Lt. Matranga, bringing a touch
They are all a welcome addition Watson than for any of the cw
of the deep south with her direct to the personnel of Camp Adair tomary liquids procurable at tl
from her home town of New Or and we wish them all the luck in SCU Non-coms club.
leans, La., took her basic at Des the world.
By S/Sgt. laither E. Winn
Post Intelligence attaches d<
Moines, Iowa. Her last camp be
270th Engineer Bn.
dined to state how they knew tha
a miracle had happened in the Ide
By special permission of the Editors of Life. Time and Fortune, fore coming to Camp Adair was
ALL’S WELL IN FARGO!
he General Staff this week released news of the latest and most Pine Bluff, Ark., but. her fondest
Fargo, N. D. (CNS>— “Send the of March. Everybody seemed t
.National U. 8. secret weapon of the war—the Engineer’s Knife. memories are of her stay at Day paddy wagon quick!” an excited be pretty sure that it h'appenet
though, and large plans are beta
k-IV.
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------- -------------------- — tona Beach, Florida. She spent six
woman informed police by tele
To the naked eye appearing to grade without prejudice, forfeiting luxurious months "goin’ native.” phone. "There’s a drunk in my hall made for the blessed event.
The Lieutenant is justly proud
e an ordinary Boy Scout knife, . a|| pay ami allowances due
or to j of her recreational background and way.” Police responded immediate
he strange weapon gives no hint become due.
claims tennis as her first love, ly, but before they could leave the Monmouth Fete
f its awesome potentialities.
They will be sent to school at Such devotion has
. gone
___ unre-
__ - station house, the ’phone rang I
Ab! So Secret Yet
! Ft. Welladnle, emerging as Grade 7 warded, because in not
again. "Never mind.” the woman j Invites Adoirmen
1941 she ! was
was
So heavy has been the secrecy ■ soldiers.
good
enough to win the Singles said. “It’s only my husband.”
«at rounding it that only inhab
The uses of the Engineer’s Knife, Championship in her home town.
itants of citiek of 25,bM or more
A cordial invitation for Adair
Like her fellow-officers, Lt. Mat PRIMA DONNA Bl'S DRIVER
Mk-IV. are many. The slit-trench
iH>i'tilatioa have been permitted
men to visit the annual May Fete j ;
Kansas
City
(CNS>
—
“
Look,
”
ranga
was
asked
her
opinion
con
; attachment was of inestimable
glimpaea ef the Knife.
cerning the weather. All she could the bus driver pleaded as passen Oregon College of Educ-Lca on t. .
Engineer’* Knife operators will value at Kwajalem. Th«- flame
Monmouth campus Mu, 10 at 193J
gers crammed into his vehicle at a
e recruited only from among thrower device was tested m com
is extended by Student Body pres
urado H personnel with ste r eos c opic bat at Palermo, while the morning tachments will save, it is estimated. street corner, “please don’t crowd ident Helen Wiest.
i inion, who will be transferred in report and immunisation-record at- Ill man-hours per battalion, per me.” The passengers paid him no
The program will include th*
heed, so the driver, slightly miffed,
combat problem
'climbed out the window, locked the coronation of the May Queen and a
And Will Open Cana
The Eagaeer'* Knife can be bus doors from the outside and variety of entertainment, followed
by a dance. There will be hostesses
used either as a deeeatamination walked away—never to return.
—
and refreshments.
agent or goldbrkk detector,
MK-IV, The Engineers' Knife, Secret Weapon
through a small adjustment of
the rear forearm locking-swivel
guide-pin. The aati-aireraft fea
tures are cleverly concealed in
side the built-in bore-cleaner.
The instrument is manually-op-
1 erated, meashail-fed. detail-loaded.
| with an automatic loaing device.
Appropriate ceremonies will at-
I tend the unveiling in the 270th
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Combat Engineering Battalion area
sometime shortly before D-Day. H-
hour-minus one. The inventor.
Roger Will«.» Owtt, will be present I
at that time and will superintend a I
tactical demonstration of the com- |
bat features of the weapon.
Field-glasses will be issued to
all enlisted personnel for the dura
tion of the exercise; uniform will
be worn on the outside.
Inquiries loncernsng the Engi
peer's Kntfe. Mk-IV. shouhi be di
rected to S Sgt. Luther E. Winn
270th Engineers A stamped self-
addressi'd mwrloge should be en-
cianed fee seeding t h eeggh chan
nets.