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Show News from Our Boys In the Armed Forces Ensign Cox Home On Leave Home on a 15-day leave from his post to visit relatives is Ensign Everard Cox, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox, who arrived by bus early Monday morning. Ensign Cox is the first local boy to win his rank in the department of Naval Aviation. He motored out from Lake Michigan and Chicago with a friend, Ensign L. J. Toler of Salt Lake City. Since his last visit home Ensign Cox has 'had the privilege of traveling trav-eling through a number of states from Texas to Florida and on up the coastline to the Lake Michigan Michi-gan base, and says it has been wonderful ge 1 1 i n g a first-hand close-up of these sections of the United States. Asked what he plans to do while here, he said he was just going to enjoy a quiet time at home with his folks, and visiting school and friends about the town, and then return to Salt Lake City to join Ensign Toler and leave for the next assignment. He says he is enjoying his work and is being kept plenty busy and interested. U. S. A. Two Enlist In Navy Edward P. Cottam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cottam of St. George, was enlisted in the United States Navy at the Salt Lake City Navy recruiting station Nov. 13th. Edward, who is 19, was enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman. Also enlisted in the Navy was William K. Empey, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Empey, of St. George. He has a brother, Don, serving in the Army. U. S. A. Wilbur Rogers Hardy, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Hardy of St. George reported for duty at the U. S. Naval Training station, at Farragut, Idaho. After several weeks of training and physical drill, he will be assigned as-signed to a Navy service school to learn a specialized trade or will be transferred to sea duty with the growing U. S. fleet. U. S. A. St. Sgt. Dean Gardner Visits Staff Sergeant Dean C. Gardner Gard-ner was home on furlough from Camp Carson, Colo., visiting with his relatives and friends at St. George and Pine Valley for a week. He returned to camp on Nov. 10th. U. S. A. Murray Burgess Visits Returning late Wednesday evening eve-ning to his Naval post was Murray Mur-ray Burgess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burgess of this city, and is a Seaman Second Class in the U. S. Navy, having entered that service last February. This is his first visit home since that time. Observing the fine attitude of the boys who are allowed to come home, Seaman Burgess is telling nothing that will benefit the enemy, ene-my, but does admit he has seen a few acres of the big blue in the South Pacific and knows a little about what is going on, stories he will be happy to tell of beau- tiful country and the work 0; the U. S. Army and Navy, whe. the time comes these stories be told. |