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Show Thursday, May 10, 2007 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Page 17 Navy man gets education ns ri have always felt very strongly about my obligation obliga-tion to the government. It has always been a privilege to me. In fact, it should be a volunteer service. The government paid for my marvelous education. Of course as V-12 students, we only got $50 a month, but we were under Navy rules, and if you messed up, scholastically or otherwise, you were out to sea the next day! So you were very careful about what you did. We had to get up at six o'clock every morning, fall out in our sweats, then jog in formation down the streets of Pasadena, and more often than that, down the streets of San Marino, where the very wealthy lived. There we were at six o'clock, "Hut, 2, 3, 4," etc. Jogging in San Marino lasted only one semester. Besides, we were falling asleep in class. We stayed up late studying, in spite of the rule to go to bed at 10:30. That "early" bedtime hour didn't make sense. Cal Tech is noted for its clever clev-er stunts. For example, some students would change the directions for the card stunts at a UCLA or USC game, so that when the cards went up, they would spell "CAL TECH." On one "senior day" (the day the seniors ditched class), one group of students took Looking for a close types of Metals, Steel, Autos, Appliances, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Stainless, Batteries. We offer Competitive our Customers, Stop r Wb'ttuhk umiAinwm lb ijieciat) Domm 1 J 7 V Medical Spa Get a Gift Certificate for 20 Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part series about Reed Nixon, who lived in California when World War II broke out. He now lives in Orem. This week: Thanks to the Navy's V-12 program, Nixon receives a fine education. apart another student's Model . T Ford, took the pieces to his dorm room, put the car back together, started the engine, and then reversed the lock on the door. It was a Navy tradition that its mess halls be run by Filipinos. Some of my friends made some Ni3I3 (nitrogen tri-iodide), a liquid compound that, when it dries, forms small crystals that explode when disturbed. They spread it all over the tables, so that every time a Filipino server put down a plate, jug of water, or tray, bang! there would be a little pop. So we lost the superstitious supersti-tious Filipinos for a day. A number of my professors were world-famous scientists and mathematicians. In April 1946, at age 19,1 graduated from Cal Tech with a major in electrical engineering engineer-ing and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy, even though I had never been to boot camp. Of course I had had to do some marching and had been in some parades. I was sent to Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, to wait for orders. My orders were to fly to Pearl Harbor, where I stayed in BOQ (bachelor officers' quarters). The officers' clubs in Honolulu were wonderful. I could get a jeep out of the motor pool anytime I wanted, so after church on Sundays, I DOLLARS DOLLAR convenient place to turn your saap into Prices, Fast Friendly Service, and a True by and Give Us A Try! 550 North Geneva Road Orem ((801)225-0001) in rai nines tor f amilies r " Thru Bear River Mutnal Great Service Lowest Possible Package Friendly Staff Payments Discounts Tickets Good Driver RV's - Boats Accidents Discounts Motorcycles SR 22's Preferred (Immediate) Driver It would ask the prettiest girl to go driving with me. I worked as a coding officer for CINCPAC (Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet), coding and decoding messages. All I needed to know was how to type; a machine did the coding and decoding. And what was going on was scary! WWII was over, and the Berlin Wall and the Berlin blockade hadn't happened yet, so everyone thought we were "friends" with the Soviets. But the military brass know that war with the Soviets was a potential po-tential reality. There was a category of messages that was more secret than "top secret." The messages messag-es were about positioning the fleet in such a way as to give the U.S. a military advantage. This was also during the testing of atomic bombs in Enewetak. The military was anxious that the U.S. be the primary power in the world. I remember later seeing photographs pho-tographs of huge destroyers and cruisers standing on end in Bikini AtoIL a result of underwater under-water blasts. Some veterans may wish, on their own, to tape or digital record their memories of military service. These will be transcribed and archived. For instructions on how to do this, e-mail Don Norton, at donnortonbyu.edu. 11 cash. We I Aluminum Commitment to wun teenage Drivers Insurance Company Rates 1 1 1 1 A American Fork I Ladies club The Ladies' Bridge Club meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the American Fork Senior Center, 54 E. Main St. I Tuacahn trips planned Two trips are scheduled for St. George in June for the Tuacahn Theater to see "My Fair Lady" and "Cinderella" Dates are on June 19, 20 and 21; and June 25, 26 and 27. Cost and other information infor-mation as well as registration for the trips are available at the center, 54 E. Main St., or by calling 7633090. I Open daily Center hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays, holi-days, and lunches are served daily. I Contact information The American Fork Senior Center is located on 54 E. Main St. and offers van pickup and drop-off for $1. Gloria Parker is the center cen-ter secretary and the director is Ted Strong. To arrange for a ride, call the center at 7633090. Lehi I Family Tree Seniors are going to Family Tree for dinner din-ner on May 14 in Santaquin. Those interested in the trip must reserve space on the bus. Call the center at 768-7165 for more information. I Blood pressure clinic IV hi' 1Hf1f fMHammmmaam 0 Montana SILVERSMITHS "nOUffliZa&cu'F Closed Toe i. mtttSmmLm JjqL Ariat Fat Babies ' Women's Wrangler "Aura" Cqpris & Jeans New Arrival II LADIES SANDALS 4 news Blood pressure will be measured mea-sured at the center on May 16 from 10:30 until noon. I Audiology clinic Audiolo-gist Audiolo-gist Brent Fox will be hosting a hearing clinic on May 24 from 10:30 am until noon. I Location The Lehi Senior Center is located at 123 N. Center Cen-ter St. The center phone number num-ber is 768-7165 and the director is Jan Jonsson. The center provides pro-vides social activities, exercise equipment and health clinics to community seniors and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p .m., Monday through Thursday and on Friday, Fri-day, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., except holidays. I Rides offered Round-trip rides are offered to seniors for a minimal cost. Rides can be arranged at 427-2030. Pleasant Grove tt Boutique Caroline's Boutique Bou-tique provides a variety of crocheted cro-cheted and quilted items and is open during the center hours. I Jacob Senior Center The Jacob Center is located at 242 W. 200 South in Pleasant Grove and is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The center's phone number num-ber is 785-2818. Luncheons Those who haven't been to the center lunch for a while are asked to call one day in mh Montana Silversmiths Buckles'Lifestyles y EarringsWatchesBracelets 'Children Ladies cSYi9 Boots MOST STYLES advance so enough meals for those attending can be provided. pro-vided. The suggested donation for the meal is $2 for 60-plus seniors and $4.90 for those 49 years old and younger. The suggested donation for salads is $2.25 for seniors older than 59 and $5.65 for those 59 or younger. Mountainland Association Asso-ciation of Governments and the State of Utah fund the senior lunch program. MENU Friday Fetuccini Alfredo, Italian sausage, California blend, tossed saladranch, apple pie, white rollmargarine. Monday Country casserole, sliced carrots, fruit salad, butterscotch but-terscotch puddingwhipped topping whole-wheat rollmargarine. rollmar-garine. Tuesday Breaded Codtatar sauce, parslied new potatoes, mixed vegetables, coleslaw, raisin bar cookie, white rollmargarine. Wednesday Beef stew, baking powder biscuit, banana, tossed salad Thousand Island, rice pudding whipped topping. Thursday Baked pork chop, mashed potatoesgravy, sliced beets, applesauce, top-me-twice cake. mm- wtm t 9J wm 9 Mm ALL STYLES any procedure ? l'tJiuiHi'mdt 1. "V COPY |