Show Syracuse Parents Receive Note From Son Tokyo Mr Ir and nj Mrs Eugene Tolman of Syracuse Thursday had received a acard card ord from their son Jaren W. W Tol- Tol man nian who is a prisoner of the Japs Japs' in a Tokyo Toko Japan camp Complying with rules and regula regula- regulations regulations that all cards must be printed the he message messa e was in the young mans man's handwriting hand Mrs Tolman said as she identified former hand print- print printing ing ig he had done before entering ser I vice WICe Rows of Japanese characters on I Ithe the card and a postmark of Geneva 1 Switzerland together to with a note from the U. U S. S provost marshal gen generals general's en- en eral's cral's office gave authenticity to the welcome note from Private Tolman This is believed to be the first note received in Davis county from froni a prisoner of war in Japan which I ave ve high hopes as to his safety i and nd of others also held in prison camps I Written December Dec 22 1942 the I ge is as follows Dear mother I tl I I am well and safe in My health is usual I have had no rio nc lS of the family since cri NOTe Jl 1941 How flow are arc you and the J especially mother and L' L m T settling s 's along alon Remember J m Rub Ruby Love Jaren W. W Tol- Tol p n man n Ruby referred to is Miss RUb Conic Cottle of Hooper a friend of i Private r A note from Colonel Howard F. F nrc e of the chief information branch ranch of the prisoner of war bur bur- bureau eau cau at af Washington ton D. D C. C informed i the that the thc card was as re- re reb received through the International International j I Red Cross at Geneva Gen a Switzerland j and that when further information is s received it will be promptly 11 I communicated to you Until this card was received a few fewa's I days as a's ago Private Tolman had not been heard from since December 25 II 1941 when the family received a telegram from him at Corregidor in inthe inthe I Ithe the Philippines The card was stamped with red and ind black Japanese characters I which was w s by the editor of the Utah Nippo Japanese ne tn in Salt Lake L ke City The Thc I card was was signed by Ichimura cen cenor sor or and before the stamp Tokyo I Prisoners Prisoners' internment camp cen cen- censors sors passed on one side of the card 21 nd the other read Geneva Gene a I rt t r the reverie rs on reverse side was the same as that on the left front fr said eaid aid M. M Hata Bata fliter of the Nippo Private Tolman enlisted in the U. U US S coast coastguard guard on April 21 1941 and three weeks later was sent to Fort Mills Manila for further train ing He was taken prisoner on the rock when it fell to the Japs A brother Private First Class Ezra Tolman is serving in the arm cd cd in the south Pa as an aviation mechanic Both young men arc are unmarried I |