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Show Jaycees Getpme Appreciation Notes home treat the fellows around there the same. About calling us sailors "gobs," I wouldn't advise it very much because be-cause we are sailors. No offense, though, just a good laugh. Well, the day is coming to a close here so I had better close this letter. Best wishes, M. E. Johnson, V C5 splendid work in distribution of ; the home town paper to the f el-! el-! lows in the service. It is surely ! appreciated and read with pleasure. pleas-ure. - My sincere thanks for the letter and Christmas greetings. May I wish the same to you all. Sincerely yours, Ted J. Martindale, BN 1C 5th Spc. NCB F. P. O. San Francisco, Calif. Following are letters of appre- ciation from our boys in service to the Jaycees for their Christmas greetings : . Dec. 19, 1943 Camp Horn, Ariz. Springville Jr. Chamber of Com., President Johnson and Members: I am writing to thank you for a Christmas card I received a few days ago. It is good to know that the people at home are thinking of those who are away. It is the time of year now when the thoughts of the men and women in the service will be turning toward home. There are a few homes that will be saddened this year. The homes of those men 1 who already been called out of ' action to meet their Maker. It is ' asking a lot to have a man leave p s. Thanks for everyinmg you are doing for us. Sherman, Texas Dec. 19, 1943 To Springville Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and Springville Herald: Ever since a copy of the hometown home-town paper reached me at Ama-rillo Ama-rillo Field three weeks ago, I have been going to write to you expressing ex-pressing my appreciation for the news of home. It really makes your morale soar to read about tvip folks you know. his home, trienas anu lj bear arms against his fellow men. If it has to be that way before we can live our lives in peace and safety, then so be it. Every man in the service longs for the day when the world will be at peace aSI would like to take this opportunity oppor-tunity of thanking you for send-ng send-ng "The Springville Herald" to me I enjoy reading it very much. Xou reading the paper .lean 4 -ppenings ould While we are away from home our hearts are still there. Especially Espec-ially is this true at this time of vear-the time all God-fearing men should be devoting to bringing bring-ing happiness into each others liVThe paper hasn't caught up with me yet, but I know it will show n soon Whenever you transfer "t takes a few weeks to get your mail coming regularly ag aim This is a quiet little ehurcn town The people are very nice o the cadets. They do all they can to make our stay here pleasant pleas-ant as well as profitable I must sign off now. I worna, like to wish you all a Merry Sristmas personally. Th seems to be out this year so I . wiU say "Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year" to all of you. iNe Sincerely, Robert W. Peirce " Dec. 17, 1943 Ted your very welcome letter yesterday and I can't tell feThfraJlTome thinking of "STgUynten SyTlt any action 1 T havert been out of the cause I navnLT hooe t0 before States yet, hut I hope Scfand T hope the folks arounc ant as wen c F'"' A -in I want to than kmc Jny-ceesV- sponsoring the drive that made it possible for us m the various services to receive the Herald: the Herald staff for de-vC de-vC irl their time to sending it to u "o prrmptiy. and to the people peo-ple or providing the funds mak- .LwSaKfor all the boys n the service when I say nothing T5 received more gladly, unless it is a letter from home. Sincerely yours, AS Robert C. Mendenhall Dec. 17, 1943 Springville -Junior Chamber of , Commerce, Springville, Utah GT""o express my apprecia-i apprecia-i tion to your organization f your |