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Show V-12 participant veterans , , -,.'.,,.,,"-.'.' lives in Orem. In 1942, during dur-ing WWII, when the draft age was dropped to age 18, both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army felt a need to train a new, large corps of officers. Candidates to the 1942 ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) and the Navy's 1943 V-12 program had to pass qualifying tests or enroll in a certain number of college-level courses. Qualified candidates without prior college training were sent to colleges and universities throughout the U.S. The ASTP was dissolved in 1944, and most men in the program were sent from their studies to Europe as foot soldiers a decision that understandably caused great resentment. re-sentment. From the beginning, men in the ASTP were also often resented by soldiers who trained for regular military assignments, including combat. Thus the last two lines of a popular song of the time went like this: "Mothers, take down your star. Your boy's in the ASTP." Nixon, a 16-year-old graduate of Hamilton High School, in Culver City, Calif, passed the V-12 qualifying test and in the summer of 1943 enrolled in the California Institute of Technology Tech-nology (commonly referred to as simply Cal Tech), as one of 120,000 young men who participated in the V-12 program. hile still in high school, I heard about the Navy's V-12 program, so I went to my school counselor and said, "I want to join that Navy V-12 program.." The ASTP was also a good program, but I wanted to go into the Navy, so I'd always have a place to sleep and good food. The Navy also offered technical training to its men. I had always wanted to be an engineer, so I thought the Navy would be my best bet. I went down to the Navy recruiting office and passed the V-12 qualifying exam, then took the entrance exam to Cal Tech. The V-12 summer classes had already begun at Cal Tech, so I was put in the Navy reserve, re-serve, thus entering Cal Tech as a civilian. When the Navy came to Cal Tech, it changed some of the curriculum. Two-thirds of the student body were put in the Navy and given a uniform. There were about 150 students in my class, and the courses were hard. Fortunately, For-tunately, I had taken every science course I could in high school; in fact, I had tutored college students in algebra and geometry, charging 50 cents an hour a good wage at that time. The tutored students thought it atrocious, but that was my going rate. All my classes at Cal Tech were very small, except my chemistry class, taught by Linus Pauling, two-time win Motlierc Daif Sale Classroom Machines from HMQS Show laranlee! Price G wwv Free Software Value $899. HOSixteen 'fmJk f Accessories p Included t Set-up SOtfepsrattcadi Fabric Quilting Sawing & Embroidery HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN FORK 53 RIVERTON 12600 S. Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series about Reed Nixon, who now ner of the Nobel Prize. (I had two classes in which there were only two students.) To this day, I can see Pauling Paul-ing pacing back and forth behind the experimental table in the lecture hall, turning the gas jets on and off. "You've got to memorize and know things fast," he insisted. Then he wrote out the value of pi to 15 places from memory; as well as the square root of three. I loved school. Classes were fascinating. In the fall of 1943, 1 was called to active duty and given a uniform, but only the rank of apprentice seaman. Any Navy man who completed basic ba-sic training got two stripes on the cuff, but we had only one. We used to fold the cuff back when we went into downtown Los Angeles, because with but one stripe, you were dirt to anybody else in the Navy. It could mean you had done something bad and been busted bust-ed in rank. In those days, there were in Los Angles what were called the "zoot suiters," mostly Latinos. La-tinos. They wore long chains clear to their ankles, suit coats with wide, padded shoulders, and pegged pants with a narrow nar-row cuff. Once in a while, if a Navy man provoked them, they would beat him up. Then the whole fleet from Long Beach would empty out, get on the Red Line (trolley cars), go into town and beat up every zoot suiter they could find. The police did nothing, and everybody every-body else cheered. ijwifi to 35 off brother BERNINA brother JANOME W. MAIN 756-2223 1849 W. 446-7958 taste Emily Marlowe NORTH COUNTY STAFF Cinco de Mayo, or May 5, is an important day in Mexican history. Cinco de Mayo celebrates cele-brates the victory of the Mexican Mexi-can army over the French at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862. It is often called Mexican Independence Day, although this is in error because Mexico declared it's independence on Sept. 16, 1810. But, many feel that this is just as important as that day in 1810. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated here in America by many Mexican descendants. Celebrations Cele-brations may include, parades, music, family, and dancing but, most importantly (in my mind) food. I think the kind of Mexican food most people can relate with is your typical, drive through taco and burrito establishments es-tablishments or maybe once in a while a "sit-down" Mexican restaurant. I know there is nothing better than a great bowl of chips and salsa, or a quick, spicy chicken burrito, but something homemade always al-ways tastes better. I would love to share with you this week, a recipe that I invented simply by using a few ingredients I had on hand, and making dinner out of something that I knew I could make taste good. This recipe has been around for years and every time I make this for someone who has not tasted it before, I always get compliments and requests for the recipe. If you are in need to take a meal to a friend or you are simply tired of your same meals day after day this would be a recipe for you. If you love Mexican food and let's be real, who doesn't I would say gather your ingredients in-gredients and start cooking! So, in celebration of Cinco de Mayo try something new, add this new Mexican dish to your recipe box! figfji jt montana Montana Silversmiths ) C &IjrJrj& f Buckles4ifesWeSQ'l(3S jf EarringsWatchesBracelets CJJ Imtes lASBii 1 wm 1 Emily's Enchilada's Fill a large pot with water add 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts and bring to a boil. When the water starts to boil turn stove off and cover pot with lid. Let rest for 20 minutes. This will fully cook your chicken breasts. After 20 minutes drain water and start cooling chicken. After chicken is cool enough to handle, cut into small pieces. (If you do not own a pair of kitchen scissors now is the time to purchase some! I use them for everything in the kitchen. They make cutting meat a breeze! I even use them to cut my kids steak it makes it so quick! They are inexpensive and easy to find.) In a sauce pan on medium heat combine: 1 1 cup sour cream 1 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 1 can cheese soup 1 14 cup milk I 34 cup enchilada sauce (I like Rosarita mild) I dash of garlic powder I dash of pepper I dash of salt I dash of minced onion Stir until creamy and mixture mix-ture has thinned out. You can make it as thin or thick as you would like by adding more or less milk. I would not make the mixture to runny, as you do not want it to run out of the shells. Warm in the microwave 5-7 flour tortillas. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil. Spoon J ( nOthinZ " Women's Wrangler "Aura" Capris & Jeans Wteng New Arrival M MINNETQWKA UDIES SANDALS above mixture into shell and fold at corners so your sauce does not escape! Place on baking sheet and cover with shredded cheese (I like Colby Jack) and pour a drizzle of enchilada sauce over the top. Bake on 375 until cheese is melted. Serve with sour cream, lettuce tomato and additional ad-ditional enchilada sauce. You can make this the day tf t ywrt Come in and see our exciting new furniture. Beautiful Wreaths Florals Candles Lanterns Quilts Treeskhts Stockings Table Linens Metalware Table Accessories Pottery Stoneware Dolls Tea sets Wonderful Children's Books Lamps ' Throws Pillows Furnishings Cccoo'ric on6 Incifii'o emporium J Countrii CJifts & Country Cifts 731 North 100 East Hi 71 J7J Uh VIIIIUICIIO 38-0379 9V Ml S H, J, to A; Ariat Fat Babies Ladies Boots I e ht STYLES mmMJ MOST STYLES 'pwpj? 'SWjj.8? TTTTrmmiMiiffi'-iT WT- mi ii i n mi M Values I . before or the hour before. If you have left over chicken use it on these! Enjoy! I will look forward to more batter chatter chat-ter next week. And remember I would love to hear your ideas! I Emily Marlowe can be contacted at emilymarlowe(")connect2. com, or 63(i-1378. 5" , xt" ft -if V if if o MM ifW'fr'p - m fannr- ty t Lew -1 f! INI. lit! r7Y' J5 93? f - - j ICopy imAmiNmii'M |