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Show Seen and Heard 'Round the Town By ED G Alt Gift of News to Service Boys The citizens of Veyo this week subscribed to the News for seven of their boys who are in the armed services of Uncle Sam. This makes it so that all of the boys from that community that are in the service are now receiving the News. The project was sponsored by J. H. Bowler. Mr. Bowler has taken an active interest in the boys at all times. In commenting on the sending of the News to the boys Mr. Bowler declared that he knew that all of them were getting it each week through relatives rel-atives sending it on to them after they were through with it, but he felt that they were entitled to get it first-hand. ... I know that this gift will be greatly appreciated ap-preciated because of the comments of the boys to us in person and from the many fine letters we receive re-ceive each week from the boys in the service. Entertain Draftees On Tuesday night, Attorney and Mrs. Ellis J. Pickett entertained seven boys who are to leave with the next group for the armed services serv-ices at a swimming party and chicken supper. Those in the group were: Howard Wade, Ashley Ash-ley Cannon, Roger Pickett, Ralph Hafen, Kenneth McDonald, Alpine Prince and Stafford Snow. This is only one of the many such suppers sup-pers and entertainments that the Picketts have given for the boys entering the service and for the boys who have been here taking flying training. I "am told that during the past year they have entertained 50 of the cadets in groups of a few up to 16 at one time. My compliments to Ellis and Ruth for this fine service to the boys. Roy Welker Writes Roy Welker, who is now head of the L. D. S. Institute of Religion Re-ligion at Laramie, Wyo., has written writ-ten me a very interesting letter. Knowing Roy, one would know that wherever he went he would do fine work and take an active interest in his work and the life around him. He writes of many fine contacts that he has made with instructors, lectures and students stu-dents at the university there. He says that their university has undergone a big change in the last six months with around 1000 soldiers there coming and going all the time. "Some of them very fine, some not so good." He says that they rather expect a slim attendance from regular students next year. . . . Roy is hard at it writing another book. From what he says it will be along the lines of his last one, "Preparing for Marriage". Those who had the good fortune to study under him here, will know that this book will be a fine contribution to the subject he selects. ... In regards to the weather he writes that they have had a cold spring. In fact most of their lilacs were frozen and over half of the Siberian Siber-ian elm trees. He says that sitting sit-ting at his desk writing the letter at 10 a. m., on July 2nd, he has had to button up his coat to be warm. . . . Roy writes in part: "We have on the university campus a Russian Prince of former times in Russia. He is now, however, how-ever, an American citizen and a professor at the University of Southern California. He is a wonderful won-derful lecturer and has delivered quite a number of lectures on Russia. I have benefitted greatly from them, because like many of my countrymen, I know so little about Russia. Last evening he talked on "What Russia Expects After the War". If his theory is correct, we need have no fears from Russia. His estimate of the dissolution of the Communterne is interesting. He thinks Russia is really abandoning, for the present at least, her international policy of converting other nations to Communism and to turning her attention at-tention to within herself. "At the station occasionally, I get to talk with sailors and soldiers sol-diers who have been in action in various parts of the present conflict. con-flict. Many of them are interesting. inter-esting. One sailor recently just coming back from Attu. I had an hour with him and he was talkative. talka-tive. From him, I came to think we are doing a pretty good job there and have many more jobs to do, before we are thru with the Japs. "I should like to be back in St. George for a while now, but since I can't, give my regards to the fellows, Edgar. I had a mighty good time with the Rotarians while there and shall not forget their many kindnesses to me. You are just going down to dinner now. I certainly would like to be going with you. Say hello to all of them for me. And best wishes and good luck to yourself and Hazel." Picking On O. P. Skaggs As a store, O. P. Skaggs of this city, seems to have contributed contrib-uted its share of employees to the U. S. services. Those who are already serving Uncle Sam include Capt. Cal Andrus, Pfc. Afton Ence, Eldon Lang and Herbert Pitch-forth,, Pitch-forth,, an air corps cadet. Those who are coming up include Alpine Prince, who is going in for his examination in the next contingent, conting-ent, and Kenneth McDonald, who is slated to go in the September group. Then, there is George, who may have to go at a future' date if they keep on taking married men. . . . Yes, it would seem like Clint had furnished his share of employees. Incidentally he has one employee that Uncle Sam has furnished him, Rulon Foster is now driving the big truck for the store. |