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Show Berg Christmas Party Slated For Provo Children Wyman Ben's 16th annual party for the school children of Provo will be given at the Paramount Para-mount theatre Saturday, December Decem-ber 23, at 10 o'clock a. m., Mr. Berg announced today. - As last year the party will be combined with a moving picture in which the well known comedy team Laurel and Hardy will pre sent "The Big Noise." As a prelude a short prograir In which the children. will parti cipate will be given. This will consist of Christmas songs, under the direction of Miss Jessie Scho- field, city recreation director. The children of the third, fourth and fifth grades of the Provo city schools and Brlgham Young training school are extended ex-tended a cordial invitation to the party. Santa Claus will appear at the party to meet the children and assist as-sist with the entertainment. Superintendent Su-perintendent J. C. Moffitt. together to-gether with other school officials will be in attendance and participate parti-cipate in the entertainment. Seabees Ask For Experienced Men Members of the office of procurement pro-curement for the Seabees construction con-struction battalion are in Salt Lake City today and tomorrow to interview applicants for Seabee officers. The board will be in room 315, Federal building, Salt Lake City. Enlistment is open to qualified men with a degree in civil engineering, if under 35 years of age. If over 35 years of age, applicants don't need a degree, de-gree, but considerable experience experi-ence in construction work, in their own fields, con be substituted. A STOP THAT COUGH! Make this 25c no risk test! Try it for relief of coughs and colds, discomforts. Get a 25c Bottle of MENTHO LYFTUS COL Gil SYRUP Remember! It must help your cough or your money will be refunded. PROVO DRUG CO. 23 North Univ. Ave. PHONE 50 Provo GI Enjoys Red Cross Favors LONDON. England Pvt. Qnlnn A. Batch of Provo. recently enjoyed a well earned furlough here, during which time he stayed stay-ed at the American Red Cross Interstate club. Pvt. Hatch, son of Adelbert Hatch of 445 North 4th East street, went on Red Cross tours of the city, supplemented by his own sightseeing, caught up on the new movies and relaxed between times at the Interstate club. In the Army 16 months and overseas for ten of them, Pvt. Hatch does his bit as a postal clerk, handling incoming mail. "It's not a combat job," he said. but I feel we're doing a lot of good getting mall out to the boys. Letters from Home are a soldier's greatest morale builder. The work is very enjoyable." "I'm very fortunate," he con tinued, "in being billeted in an English home. Their hospitality end kindness is great. Pvt. Hatch, whose wife, the former Dorothy Jean Goates. lives at 6th South 9th West Street is receptionist at the Utah county Red Cross office, and a graduate of Provo high school attending Brigham Young University. He is a member of the Lambda Delta Sigma fraternity. frater-nity. Before entering the Army, he worked for it at Brookley, Field, Mobile, Alabama. Reported Missing fc v l ' y Deaths Eliza J. Coombs PAYSON Mrs. Eliza J. Coombs, 84, former resident of Fountain Green died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harriett Hudson in Santaquin. with whom she has lived for the past four years. Mrs. Coombs was born Oct 19. 1860 at Moroni, a daughter of Thomas and Fannie Vizzard Morgan. Mor-gan. She was married to William H. Coombs Oct. 22, 1877. He died Manti L. D. S. temple. He died October 9, 1920. Mrs. Coombs was a very active L. D. S. church worker and devoted de-voted her life to the service of others. Survivors include one son, William Wil-liam Coombs, Salt Lake City; two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Holman, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Harriett Hudson, Santaquin; 18 grandchildren, grandchil-dren, 22 greatgrandchildren, three brothers, James Morgan, Idaho; George and John Morgan, Colo rado. Pvt. Jeppe M. Jeppson, 19, who is reported to be missing in action ac-tion in Germany since November 23, as announced in the Herald Tuesday. ' A son of Mrs. Annie Jeppson of Provo, Jeppe was serving with the infantry and had been overseas over-seas since October. He has been in the service for a year and was transferred from the paratroop-: paratroop-: ers division to the infantry just ! before leaving for the European theater. Edwin Coltrin State highway departments alone are ready with postwar plans for more than $400 million worth of construction projects. BACK THE ATTACK at ALLEN'S WAR BOND AUCTION SATURDAY SEE FRIDAY'S AD ALLEN'S MARKETS 71 East Center and 71 North 5th West SPANISH FORK Edwin lVA Coltrin, 50, a native of Spanish (Fork, but a resident of Cali-jfornia Cali-jfornia where he had lived since 1 1922, died at his home Monday, 'according to word received by his Jsister, Mrs. Mary Marcusson of this city, pcath was due to a heart ailment. Born at Spanish Fork, I March 24. 1894. he was the son of Heman and Martha Jane Jones Coltrin. He went to California in 1922 and was employed by the Associated Asso-ciated Oil company. He married Miss Merle Siddoway, a former Salt Lake City girl at Santa Ana, California. They had resided at Berkeley for about 20 years. He was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Edwin R. in the medical medi-cal corps of the U. S. Army in Francejr'Richard and two daughters. daugh-ters. Dorothy. 12 and Merle Dean, 5. of Berkeley; his mother, Mrs. Martha Coltrin. and two sisters. Mrs. Paul Piper of Ojai, where his mother also lives; Mrs. Mary Mar-jcusson Mar-jcusson of this city, who left I Tuesday morning for Berkeley; three brothers. Frank Coltrin of Huntington Beach.. Melvin Wy-lie Wy-lie Coltrin at Heunime, and Arthur Coltrin at San Francisco, California. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted Thursday and burial will be in a military cemetery near Berkeley. Men .Women In the Service Governor Returns From Conference I CATT T AVT rtTV TV. 1 " fl I O Gov. Herbert B. Maw was back at his desk today after attending a conference of western governors gover-nors at Phoenix, Ariz., to plan postwar economic policies for the v. estern states. PENSION MEETING All old age pension recipients are requested to meet at the Public Pub-lic library Thursday at 2 p. m., announces the secretary. STMOROUtlE -cuts PETROLEUM JtUY f ftA (Adv.) Desoite the unoleasantness and difficulties encountered in fight ing on the western front, war does have its thrills and moments of satisfactions, especially when one is able to capture German prisoner, wrote ma. Dennett is. Jacob of Rockland, Idaho, former form-er student at Brigham Young university. In a letter received today by Dr. F. S. Harris, president presi-dent of BYU. LL Jacobs explained that dur ing the summer of 1944 he "took nine prisoners and got quite a thrill from it." Right now I am writing by a candle because we are having an air raid. It doesn't seem to be serious though," said LL Jacobs, who is serving with a mobile unit of the Seventh army on the western front. He was graduated from BYU in 1939 with a bachelor of science degree from the college of commerce. John R. Selck. son of Mrs. Essie Selck, has recently been promoted to technician fourth grade with the U. S- navy signal corps. He was formerly, a postal clerk in Provo. Now serving somewhere in the the Philippines, Technician Selck writes, "for the most part the weather here is very damp. After last night Sv storm, the seats of cnairs we Jid in our tent were under water. Then, too, the mud is nothing to discount, being all the Way from two inches to three feet deep so that jeeps often sink far enough to have the fenders covered." His wife is living in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Pft. Levi L. Roberts of Roose velt, son of Anna C. Roberts of Riverside Motel. Provo. is an air craft mechanic in the top ranking hangar at the largest Air Service command depot in Britain, ac cording to word received here. He pioneered the Installation of the rocket apparatus on the first P-47 fighters to carry the new weapon which is blasting German tanks, Pillboxes, and supply trains. Cap tured Nazi prisoners describe the rocket attacks as among the most deadly and terrifying in the Al lied bag of tricks. All records have been broken in overhauling the combat planes at the depot where Roberts is stationed. He has been in the service two years. Pvt. Ray G. Roblson of Pleas ant Grove, who has been train ing at Fort Sill, Okla. has been selected to take the officers train ing class which starts at Fort Benning, Ga., Dec. 28. He has been in the service since Aug. 12 Pvt. Robison is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Robison of Pleasant Grove. His wife, Alene Fa rn worth Robison and 4-year old daughter. Penny, are living at urem. He worked for the Utah Copper company at Bingham prior to his induction. Staff Sergeant Eugene F. Carter, Car-ter, husband of Mrs. Madge Carter, Car-ter, 632 East Third North, is a member of the B-25 Mitchell bomb group to be cited for distinguished dis-tinguished service in battle with the 12th army air force B-25 base in Northern Italy. A gunner with the crew whose bombing average for the month was 90.4 per cent accurate, Sgt. Carter is now a. veteran of 49 separate attacks. Nine bombs out of every ten dropped, were placed in the target circle, it was reported. re-ported. Ralph C. Moore has been advanced ad-vanced from the rating of fireman fire-man second class to that of fireman fire-man first class at the fourteenth naval district, according to word received from the navy department. depart-ment. This advancement has come to him in recognition of outstanding faithfulness and skill in the per formance of duty and completion of the course of study prescribed for this new rating. Ralph is the son oz josepn Morre, Route 2, Provo. Chaplain Mare H. Sessions, for merly of 788 North Third East, and pastor of the Mont Royal church, Montreal, Canada, is now taking a two-week indoctrination course of study in the AAF min istry, San Antonio, Texas. Lt. Max O. Hatch, Provo, former for-mer Brigham Young university student, has been transferred to the 558th A. A. F. B. U. of the Army Transport command at Long Beach, California, according to recent word from him. It. Hatch recently transferred to the Army Transport command from the Merced Army Air Corps field, where he was instructed in the basic school. He is a graduate of the Douglas Arizona, twin-engined advanced flying school. Have a "Coke" Merry Christmas 27 .C" ?v . . . adding refreshment to holiday cheer Hie spirit of good will rules the Christmas season. It's a time to get together with friends and family ... a time when all we mean by bom in its gracious-ness gracious-ness and friendliness is at its peak. In such an atmosphere Coca-Cola belongs, ice-cold and sparkling with life. There's a whole story of hospitality in the three words limit "Cote", three words that express a friendly spirit the whole year 'round. Yes, Coca-Cola and the pause that refreshes are everyday symbols of a way of living that takes friendliness for granted. SOTIilD UNDtl AUTHORITY Of THI COCA.COIA COMPANY IV COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY - Salt Lake City. Utah CrW Coca-Cola It's natural for popular names to acquire friendly abbravia-cioos. abbravia-cioos. That's why you hear Coca-Cola called "Coke". U. S. ARMY FORCES ON NEW BRITAIN : Alma A. Ludlow. Lud-low. 106 South 1st West, Spanish Fork, Utah, has been awarded the motor vehicle and tractor driver proficiency awards in his field artillery battalion, serving with the 40th Infantry division on the island of New Britain. Pvt. Ludlow entered the army on March 3, 1941, at Spanish Fork, Utah, and after 13 weeks basic training at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., he joined the 40th Infantry division. He arrived in the Hawaiian islands some time in September, and after a few months in the Paradise of the Pacific he was sent to the South Pacific. For the past eight months he has helped to make escape proof the trap which now surrounds the remaining Japs at Rabaul, New Britain. No doubt his training in the army will help him when he gets back to his civilian occupation of farmer. Statistics DIVORCES GRANTED Marilla Petersen vs. Melvin L. Petersen, cruelty. Custody of four minor children was granted plaintiff. DIVORCES FILED Ruth Mills Kawchack vs. Stephen Ste-phen T. Kawchack, cruelty. Plaintiff prays the restoration of her former name, Ruth Mills. Vada Laird vs. Sterling Ray Laird. Plaintiff asks custody of four minor children. LICENSED TO MARRY Dewane R. Barrett, 24, Provo, and Adelphia Vachc Miller, 19, Provo. Henry Maag, 53, Provo, and Nellie Forbes Jay, 52, Salt Lake City Wilson Charles Loft. 23 and Luana Heath, 17, Salt Lake at salt Lake City. BORN Boy, to Marcus LeRoy and Laura Mae Bame, this morning. Boy, to Albert Theodore and Nanarne Whittaker Tuttle, Tuesday Tues-day night. Boy, to Pete and Ruth Schop-per. Schop-per. Parmalee, Tuesday night. Girl, to Deile and Edith Gillespie Gilles-pie Baldwin, this morning. All Utah Valley hospital. City Briefs Mrs. Doris C. Johnson of Og-den, Og-den, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wil-liam P. Clayton. Master Sgt. Herald V. Field of the air corps, arrived home from Alexandria, La., to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Field. Sgt. Field has been in the service nearly four years and returned in June from 23 months' overseas duty, the latter part of which was spent in Italy. Sgt. Bill Dnnford of Fort Warren, War-ren, Wyoming, who recently completed com-pleted his training as a surgical technician at Fitzsimmons General Gener-al hospital, is in Provo on stopover stop-over pass to Fort Lewis, Washington, Wash-ington, where he will receive an assignment. Me is accompanied by his wife, the former Bernice ! Mclntyre, and they will be at the home of his parents. Judge and Mrs. W. Stanley Dunford, until Dec. 26. j Pfc. Max C. Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. arl L. Eliott, .who has I been in Provo for the past month ! on furlough, will leave Thursday, i to return to the Marine base in San Diego, Calif., where he instructs in-structs the headquarters company. com-pany. His wife, tnc xormer Ncr-ma Ncr-ma Holley of Ogden, will remain to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. El-liott. Second Lieutenant Ralph Pax-man, Pax-man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paxman, is on a ten-day furlough from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he is stationed as an instructor of basic training for new army recruits. re-cruits. Lt. Paxman has been in service for three years; he will return to' Oklahoma when his furlough has expired. Pfc. R. Dwayne Pulsipher, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pulsipher, will leave Friday to return to Camp Butner, North Carolina, after spending his two-week furlough fur-lough in Provo In the army infantry in-fantry division, Pfc. Dwayne has been in service for almost three years. Ensirn Sherman R. Greenwood, with the U. S. merchant marines, and his wife (Nadine Haws) and baby son, Douglas, arrived in Provo Tuesday night to spend Ensign Greenwood's leave with Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Greenwood, his parents, and Mr. and Mrs. W. D Haws, her parents Recently graduated from a school at New Orleans, La., Ensign Greenwood will return "for further orders Dec. 29. His wife will remain in Provo. Jay Walter Roberts, yoeman third class, left Wednesday to return re-turn to San Pedro, Calif., for assignment as-signment to a transport ship. With eight major battles and three campaign ribbons to his credit, Yoeman Roberts has been in the Pacific theater of operations opera-tions aboard a destroyer vessel. His wife, formerly Dorothy Hau-ser, Hau-ser, was with him in Calif., for a short time before they came to Provo on this leave. She and DATLY WPP ATT) oo. vrxn cotrwrr. vrxm psgp g umii nrjiruxy Wednesday. December . 144 rAUfio Band Presents Annual Concert An enthusiastic audience, gen erously applauded the Brigham Young university concert band, directed by Dr. John R.Halliday, in its opening concert of the sea son last night in the Joseph Smith building, encoring them once. Supplementing the interesting program were assisting artists Guy Van Alstyne, soloist; and Donna Ellertson and Eva and Orpha Stokes, flutists. Mr. Van Alstyne was encored into a repeat number while the three flute ar tists presented an interesting ar rangement of Hummer's Flute Trio Opus 53-Andante, and Allegro. Alle-gro. Beginning their program with the stirring march "Men of Action," Ac-tion," the concert band played with ease and finesse to keep the fudience with them throughout the program. The overture to the opera Der Freischutz by Weber-Tobani and the prelude and fugue in G Miner by Bach-Moehlmenn were well-done. well-done. Tic latter number wes filled with crescendos which filled fill-ed the hall wih rich, full tones. Texidor-Winter's A m p a r i t o Roca added variety to the program pro-gram with a slow-moving tempo as contrasted with the sharp stac- jcato playing in the gavotte from the clasical sympnony Dy rroKo-fiev-Lang. The reverie by Debussy-Johnson included only the wind instruments in-struments with no drums or bass violin accompaniment. The last number, March-Footllfter by Fillmore Fill-more was played only as a band could play, clean-cut, marching attitude. Board Revokes Provo Gas Book The A gasoline book and all supplemental gasoline rations of Elmer Roberts, Route 2, Box 74." Provo, were revoked when the Provo ration board voted on the case Tuesday. Mr. Roberts is alleged to have made an unaur thorized trip to California in his automobile March 26, Miss Miriam Young, chief clerk of the local OPA office, reported today. This ts one of the first cases handled by the newly organized ration board under Lynn D. Moulton, chairman. Other members mem-bers of the gas panel are Marion Hinkley, Keith R. Thomas. Aura C. Hatch, and Russell Tilton. PROVO KIWANIS CLUB Members of the Provo Kiwanis club will participate in a general discussion of the compulsory military training question, pro and con, under the direction of Kiwanian Jacob Coleman. Guest of the club will be Major Spencer Spen-cer Hunn, veteran flier of. Ploe-sti Ploe-sti raid fame, who is scheduled to give a talk. SECOND WARD CnOIR The Second ward choir members mem-bers are to meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the church, instead in-stead of 8 o'clock, to practice for the Christmas cantata. their baby son. Larry Jay, will remain here with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hauser. 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