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Show 'OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE EDITORS NOTE: AM if WrtlWt Quality Brands Writley's Spearmint, Doublemint and "Juicy Fruif' chewing gum are now being shipped oetrstas to our men and mimm in tht Armtd Forces. Owing to sJioriage of rate materials brought tm by Ote tear, the Wrigley people etrm t mole to make enough Quality Cum for us here at horn and the boys mmttai both. So, although they can't fm you your old favorite brands of thmrint fum right note, they are giv-wtt giv-wtt you this column of news about your friends and relatives in the During his visit, he called at the Herald office and asked to extend his appreciation for the hometown home-town paper to the Sprinkle Jay-cees. Jay-cees. He stated that he has been getting it each week and enjoyed reading of the happenings and of his friends in the service. Local Man Injured In Battle For Rome Mr. and Mrs. William Glen Carter Car-ter of this city have received word that their son., Norman Carter, has been injured in the battle for Rome. Few details were received but it was stated that his tank was hit and he received several pieces of steel in his body. He is confined to a hospital somewhere in Italy. Home From South Pacific Ercel Hon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hone, is spending a few days at home from service with cently called to active Army Man Visits Relatives Here Kent Thorn, who has, h t.oned at Port Leonard ' r, spentafewN with his parents, Mr fl" A." Thorn, and o her J friends here. relafc; j ' An of the 1 Wed r, Wrigley's SpearmS 5 0 bemg shipped ovS. Armed Forces. Wartll fc rf ties make it impS (fl sufficient quantity of to supply everybody V'? CC 8 it back, thehope VI get some satisfaction and ? readlng about yoUr Se and relatives in this ne " " sponsored by Wrigws Ct:- Is Now, with the great , & under way, Americans - ly than ever realize how A united teamwork really ' ehui evidence of this is the l': n.os with which you so exei up Wrigley's Spearmint W our fighting men oversea,!: u: be interested in learning ho, i" 1 proving useful to our An; terl ; ces. Here is one example- v ' bers of America's hart: T I bomber crews chew m f, und they are descending from te Str titudes, to help relieve the n strain and pressure on their e ' Men in tense situations of lhe chew ten to twenty times as c "ia chewing gum as they would ors mally. So for the past te. weeks, all the limited sup we Wrigley's Spearmint has beei: Do ing to the battlefronts. We fe Ho you are missing Wrigley's Sp? seI mint Gum and thing you are sr" Ro for so unselfishly giving it er. Advertiser tul Local Serviceman Gets Commendation Joseph Carnesecca Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carnesecca of Mapleton, recently, received a commendation for his work in assisting as-sisting in the construction of "Mock-ups" of the PBY-4 airplanes, air-planes, according to word received here. The commendation, in part, read: "It is particularly noteworthy notewor-thy that these 'mock-ups' which are now extremely useful in the ground training of PB4Y pilots and crews, were constructed with little guidance and with salvage materials from Army and Navy aircraft. You are therefore commended com-mended for your ingenuity and devotion de-votion to duty." Joe has been stationed at the Naval Air Station at Norfolk, Va., and recently wrote his parents, telling them of the commendation which was bestowed on him in a special ceremony at the station before twelve high-ranking officers offi-cers and a group of 1,000 sailors. It was also interesting to note that Joe is still "carrying on", even ev-en in the Navy. He, states that during his spare time he has been picking strawberries and incidentally inciden-tally showing the Virginia folks how strawberries are cultivated and harvested in Utah. Bill Talmage Visits Relatives In Springville Bill Talmage came from camp at Tampa, Fla., this week to spend the Navy in the South Pacific. A petty officer, third class, he has served eight months in the Pacific area. He is to report in California and is scheduled to go from there to an officers' training school. He has been head storekeeper in a supply depot. ' ' Mapleton Serviceman Promoted In Army Paul R. Gren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gren of Mapleton, has been promoted to a private first class in the army, according to word received by his parents. Pfc. Gren, stationed at Fort Ord, Cal., writes that he appreciates the paper which the people of Mapleton Maple-ton sent to the boys of their town as a gift last Christmas. He said he is getting it regularly, together togeth-er with the Reader's Digest which the town of Mapleton also sent, and he greatly enjoys reading both of them. Commended For Duty In recognition of her part in helping to win the war, Private First Class Leah Miner, Air WAC from Salem, Utah, now stationed at Randolph Field, was commended commend-ed May 15 by her commanding officer of-ficer for her work at Randolph. Pfc. Miner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Miner of Salem. Col. Walter C. White, in command com-mand of the fabulous Randolph, now nicknamed the "War College Max just on the starboard side of' the barracks. We both enjoy reading read-ing the Herald and the advancements advance-ments and honors of our close friends. Both Max and I have been going go-ing to the Basic Engineer school here at Great Lakes. He will be graduating in a few weeks and I hope to be not far behind. In closing I want to thank all those once again who make it possible pos-sible for me to enjoy reading the Springville Herald. Most sincerely, Vaun K. Weight. Local Girl Leaves For WAVE Training Mrs. Frances Hiatt Frandsen of this city was among the Utah girls who left Monday to take their boot training in the WAVES at the U. S. Naval Training school in the Bronx, N. Y. Sailor Is Home On Furlough Dale Barker, son of Mrs. Zelma Christiansen of this city is spending spend-ing a few days' leave from the Navy training center at Farra-gut, Farra-gut, Ida. Appreciation Letter Received From Sailor I greatly aprpeciate the Spring- ville Herald which you have been sending me. It came to me while I was studying Basic Engineering at Great Lakes. I graduated with a 1st Class Fireman rate and was sent to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for a course in operational firing. ' I am now at Norfolk, Virginia, awaiting the commissioning of a Destroyer Escort which I have been assigned to. I really enjoy reading the good old home-town paper and I sincerely sin-cerely thank those of you who are responsible. Ralph Griffiths. Norman Barker Visits Relatives Norman Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Barker, who has been stationed at Farragut, Ida., is visiting vis-iting relatives and friends "here. Billie Phillips Leaves For Service Melvin Bill Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Phillips, will leave Friday for the Army Air Corps. He is to report at Fort Douglas and will go from there to Amaril-lo, Amaril-lo, Texas, for preliminary training. train-ing. Billie took his oath for service ser-vice last October and was just re- a few days' furlough with his mother, mo-ther, Mrs. Hettie Talmage, and other relatives and friends. Calvin Clyde Visiting At Home . Calvin Clyde, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clyde, who has been stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala., is spending a ten-day furlough in Springville with relatives and friends. Serviceman Calls To Express Appreciation Wayne Bartholomew, M 2C in the Navy, stationed at San Diego, Calif., left Wednesday to return to his station after spending a 7-day 7-day furlough in Springville with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bartholomew, and other relatives. of the Air" said Pfc. Miner and other Air WACs at the station "have been directly responsible, in a large part, for keeping operations. opera-tions. Vaun Weight Writes Appreciation Letter Gentlemen, I have been receiving the Herald Her-ald since February. I am sorry I haven't taken the time to write and express my appreciation before. be-fore. I want to thank all those who make it possible for me to receive the Herald. It makes a guy feel closer to home. Not only that, but by reading the Herald I find fellows stationed in nearby camps or even in the same camp that I may look up. While I was in Farragut, I read where Max Neilson was stationed here at Great Lakes. Much to my surprise on my arrival I found |