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Show Armed Forces LaVere Hone came from Far-ragut, Far-ragut, Ida., this past week, to spend a fifteen-day leave with his parents and other relatives and friends here. He went into the Navy in July. Pvt. Martin Perrero, Jr., who has been stationed at New Orleans, Or-leans, La., is spending an 18-day furlough in Springville with relatives rela-tives and friends. He called in the Herald office during the week and expressed his appreciation for the home town paper. He was among the Mapleton service men who was given the Herald as a Christmas gift from the town of Mapleton. He also stated that he is but five blocks from where the Sugar Bowl game is scheduled to be played, and should Springville or Mapleton Maple-ton friends come to see the game, he would like to have them call on him. Lt. Vernal Bird, son of Mrs. Walter Bird, visited relatives here, also his mother at Tooele, before leaving for camp in South Carolina. Caro-lina. Carrol B. Liechty, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Liechty, has entered en-tered the U. S. Naval Reserve midshipman's mid-shipman's school, located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, at Notre Dame, Ind., according ac-cording to word received here. After taking one month of indoctrination, in-doctrination, he will be appointed a midshipman and upon successful completion of a three-months' course, will be commissioned an ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve. Lt. LeJeune Whitney is now stationed sta-tioned at the basic training center No. 10, of the army air forces eastern eas-tern technical training command at Greensboro, N. C, where she is assigned to duty as assistant to the post adjutant, according to word received here. Miss Phyllis Weight, of Springville, Spring-ville, graduate of Brigham Young University, recently completed her WAVE boot training at Hunter College, New York, where she was advanced to the rank of Seaman 2 C, and has been transferred to A and M College at Stillwater, Oklahoma' for Yeoman training. Her description of Room Inspection Inspec-tion fits every rumor that has ever been started as to the strictness of the Navy. The officers, she said, run their white-gloved hands around the edges of the mirrors trying to find dust; beds have to be made tight enough to bounce a dime; all clothes must be laid out straight and in order; and each unit must remain at attention until un-til inspection is complete. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Er-nest Weight. Guy Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bird, Sr., has spent a few days' furlough here with relatives and friends. He plans to return to camp at Aberdeen, Md., today. Lt. E. S. Groesbeck came from camp at Marion, Ohio, the past week to visit his family and new baby son. Francis Boyer, who is stationed at Hill Field, is spending a 15-day furlough with his family and friends in Springville. |