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Show OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE EDITOR'S NOTE: All of Wrigley's Quality Brands Wrigley's Spearmint, Doublemint and "Juicy Fruit" chewing gum are now being shipped overseas to our men and women in the Armed Forces. Owing to a shortage of raw materials brought on by the war, the Wrigley people aren't able to make enough Quality Gum for us here at home and the boys overseas both. So, although they can't give you your old favorite brands of chewing gum light now, they are giving giv-ing you this column of news about your friends and relatives in the Armd Forte. Four School Pals Go Into Navy Reed Clements, Don Perry, Joe Barney and Don Parry have enlisted en-listed in the Navy and are to leave for Farragut, Ida., next Monday. .son Billy. He stated that his com- pany is now in New Britain, and he says there is no other such place in the world. Also, he states that "our outlying inf.'s are in contact with the Japs but as yet we haven't had a chance to get up where it is hottest." He says their work keeps them back most of the time and goes on to say there isn't much he can tell but he asks his mother not to worry about him, that he is well and "sometimes "some-times almost happy." In ' addition to the letter, Mrs. Leslie received some lovely roses from her son on Mother's Day. Looks like all the fellows are meeting up wth old friends. Those old favorites, Wrigley's Spearmint, Doublemint, and "Juicy Fruit", you know, are all overseas wtih the boys. Same good taste and fine qualty as always. Keeps the fellows thinking of home, it's so familiar. Local Man Goes Into Navy Clyde Averett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Averett, also Robert Herbert, left on Monday for the Navy. it is possible in any way to get-for get-for him, I certainly would appreci- atTWs" letter is just one of the many reasons why the limited supply sup-ply of Wrigley's Spearmint Dou Lemint and "Juicy Fruit" is now going to the fighting men and women overseas only. Soldier and Wife Here Here From California Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith are spending a few days here with relatives and friends. Gerald is stationed at Los Angeles, Calif., and the two will, visit in Portland Ore before returning there. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Smith. Ervvin Anderson Goes Into The Navy W Erwin Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Anderson, left recently for the Navy and is stationed sta-tioned at Farragut, Ida. Local Man Gets Promotion ' Grant M. Weight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Weight, has been made a machinist's mate, third class, petty officer in the Navy, and is serving somewhere in the Pacific. He has been, in the service r nearly two years. Robert Kelly Is Transferred Robert Kelly has been transferred transfer-red from a camp in Illinois to one in Springfield, Mo.' His wife, the former Lenore Weighf, plans to leave the latter part of the week to join him at the new camp and will remain until he goes overseas. Joins Merchant Marines Carl Atkinson of this city recently re-cently joined the Merchant Marines Ma-rines and has left for his training base. Vernon Harmer Joins The Navy Vernon A. Harmer recently entered en-tered the Nary. He is training at Farragut, Ida , and his wife, the former Lucille Jenkins, and two children are in California. ! Lt. Whitney j Visiting Here ! Lt. LaJeune Whitney is spend- ! ing a few days' furlough with relatives and friends in Spring- i ville. She has just completed her training at an Adjutant Generals' school at Ft. Washington, Md., and will return to her former post in North Carolina, where she ; will be assistant to the post adjutant. adju-tant. LaJeune was recently ad- vanced from a second lieutenant i to first lieutenant and states that j she is much interested in her work. Service Man Visits Home 1 Robert "Bob" Mendenhall who has been stationed with the air corps at Altus, Okla., came home by plane, arriving here Saturday for a few hours' visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Mendenhall. Men-denhall. Graduates From Basic Engineering Great Lakes, 111. Among those graduating from an intensive course of the Basic Engineering training at recent Service School exercises here was Charles R. Gren, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Gren of Springville. Gets Promotion To First Lieut. Lt. Lowell Crandall was re-sently re-sently advanced from a second lieutnant to first lieutenant in the Army. He is stationed in England. Visiting Here From Texas . Cpl. V. F. Halbman of Camp Bowie, Texas, arrived in Springville Spring-ville Wednesday morning for a visit with his wife, and mother, Mrs. A. A. Eismann. France Childs Undergoes Operation Sgt. France Childs is conifned to the veterans' hospital at Camp Shelby, Miss., where he recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, ap-pendicitis, according to word received re-ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Childs. Sgt. Childs was recently transferred from the air corps. Word From Son Alter Five Weeks Mother's Day was an especially happy one for Mrs. J. A. Leslie this year because it brought the first word in five weeks from her Navyman Visits Mapleton Relatives" Ensign Juan Whiting, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Whiting of Mapleton, arrived here early in the week on a few days' leave. Daughter And Son Visiting Parents Cpl. Max Simkins is home on hospital leave from New Orleans, La., where he underwent a major operation some time ago. Also, his sister, Virginia Simkins, who enlisted en-listed in the WAVES eight months ago is spending a few days' leave here. She is a storekeeper third class, stationed at the Radio and Television School, at Chicago, 111. They are the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Simkins. Local Man Wins Events In Australia An interesting item was taken recently from the camp paper in Australia telling of a local service ser-vice man, SSgt. Pete Morgan. It stated that fifty guys and girls went western for a day picnicking picnick-ing and riding at Baker's Creek. In one of the races Pete was the winner. It said that in a tug-o-war between twelve burley Aus-sies Aus-sies and twelve Yanks, the Yanks won three out of four pulls. Also that Pete Morgan won third place in the buck-jumping contest which all goes to show that Pete is still "carrying on." Letter Received By Wrigleys "My son is a quartermaster on a submarine operating in the South Pacific and he has asked me in his letter if I wouldn't try and send him some Wrigley's gum because it seems to be the favorite wth the boys. He told us how the boys craved gum, and more especially espec-ially enjoyed the gum to ease ther nerves while on sub duty. If |