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Show tHUBSDAgAgm- , 1945 - JLHJB theatre of war, and has participated in over five major engagements with afcaiiisi iue japs. enlisted in the Navv Julv i Irt nv, 1Ai4 ana toon nis "boot" train- .. .,. in? at . u..bUl, iuauu. ne was men transferred to Pleasant word that from which point he shipped out to just received We voNTOYA. son sea. He has been overseas IS months -liavyfflo" Monty" Mon- - and reports that he is proud of the Mrs j u fMraI! to opportunities the Navy has given nel has been promoted auu usui ior nis country. ... j. SW,. 'T r,ilf!, ' v An Eighth Air Force Liberator Station, England: Private First Class CARL A. EAQUINTA. son of Mr John Eaquinta, 320 So. Main, Helper, is serving as an Eighth Air Force turret maintenance technician iin England. He is a member of 448th Bombard, jnient Group, commanded by Colonel Charles B. Westover of College Park, Ga., a Liberator combat unit of Major General William E. Kepner's Second Air Division. In helping to maintain and repair e the twin machine gun turrets on his squadron's planes, Pvt xMu.uta0 JUU 1S one oi great respon- fifty-calibr- """ tacn Pacific Liberator ready for i rating . of ...Store-. - tail, the upper surface nettv officer W - ieeper third class, r- n-i- com- bat is equipped with four turrets, strategically placed in the nose, the of the fnse. , ,, arnesi is wuu uie tage (top turret) and the lower sur- iace oi tne tuseiage (ball turret). battle iieei iu i"e FOOD , . FOOD CENTER CENTER PER JOURNAL HJBL l0 HELPER. UTAH These PIUS WaiSt runs (One On Ill Ml At anv tlmp This rtfton renniws Currently assigned to the AAF. Glen School either side of the olanel eomnrise that thp twhniHnnc uort ia Ana Army Air Base Is 1st Lt Spring Santa C4!11 vi tjje enormous firepower with which night or in the hours under WALKER A. DIAMANT1, son of Mr ruiiif, x me the Of a Liberator is ship to nnfdnnr rfvinilitinna in oil Llnlo f and Mrs John Diamantl of Helper. llontl Selling cJOD .. ... ward nff rr ylactfn. ai . . "Suiers wemuer. j seeKine to Prevent the bomber from Setting an example for the entire 7. ph Eaquinta s organization the . . .7 i pnmnlut 'county, action which matches well ullSs,on oi aenai Bombardment Croup was rer traction of enemy resources. with their accomplishments in this ll.enIly dted by Gt.n.ral Ke,,ner ..for line in the past, students at the The gun turrets on a bomber ar e distinguished and exceptionally Glen school Tuesday conduct-- ' Spring fortresses of firepower standing performance of duty in a ed bond and stamp .buying war with the most modern de- -' aerial operations against the enemV complete that really went "over the campaign vices for sighting and firing devices in inn combat missions completing top" in a fashion that shoul.i bring which are highly complex and intri- in less than 13 months. Ihiring this to the hearts of the doughboys joy cate mechanisms. Turret maintenance period, the group attacked 122 tarand others who are actively carrying must be on personnel the gets in Germany and 7S targets in experts mi nation's warfare, the operation of hydraulic and electrical enemy occupied territory, dropping Ponds and stamps to the value of systems, machine guns and the new- 11,735 tons of bombs upon Nazi in f 1"S0 were purchased by the stud-- I est scientific gunsights which oper stallations. i. . . ents of that school which has an enate on electronic principles. Pvt Eaquinta entered the service rollment of about 200 pupils. This As a turret technician, Pvt Eaquin-ta'in July. 1H43. and was trained for of one-dabuying accomplishment respo!iibility is to ensure thai his present duties at Buckley Field, surpassed the mark set by that school the turrets and guns on which he Colorado. He has been overseas more in any other previous week, their works are in a state of constant me- than eight months. best earlier goal having been approxchanical perfection so that the airmen A graduate of CarlMin Senior High imately $900, according to Russell may be certain of the protection of school in Price. Utah, he attended Williams, principal. their owns guns against attacks by Carbon Junior Students at that school make their college prior to in enemy fighters during a combat mis- duction. every Tuesday, invest in purchases sion. In accomplishing this work, He has three brothers in the Armed in the world ana tneir nation best the Walker, who has completed 50 comturret men must often effect the vi Forces: JAMES, a lieutenant in the bat missions as pilot of a confidence in this nation is well atThuntal repairs on the delicate mechan- - Air Force?': JOSEPH, in the : of derbolt, entered the service April tested to by the splendid quantity isms in the turrets cramped interior and SAMUEL, with the Navy's 194.1, and went overseas in .May, their purchases. When a malfunction occurs in a Pacific Fleet. 1944. He has been awarded the Air turret as a result of battle damage Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters, Type Paper 10c package, or by the by flak or enemy fighter attacks, reson of Mr JIMMIE MARTINEZ, Unit Badge and ream, 9.r.c and up, best grade, availthe Distinguished and pairs replacement of parts must and Mrs J. A. Ocana, Helper, is retwo battle stars for participation in able at the Helper Journal. be made as soon as possible so that ceiving his initial Naval indoctrina- major operations of the 9th Air the bomber may be ready for a tion at the U. S. Naval Training Cen- Force in England and France. bombing mission which may be sched ter, Great Lakes, Illinois. At this redistribution station, an His recruit training consists of DistribuPersonnel of the operation FOOD CENTER instruction in seamanship, military tion Command, combat returnees of drill and general Naval procedure. the AAF receive complete medical During this period a series of apti- examinations, classification interviews tude tests will be taken by the re- and reassignment to domestic stacruit to determine whether he will tions of the air forces. he assigned to a Naval Service Walker came home on a furlough, school, to a shore station or to im arriving March 3 from the European mediate duty at sea. theatre of operations. He spent about OR YOUR MONEY BACK I When his recruit training is com three weeks relfriends and visiting Dieted, he will receive a period of atives around here and in Craig, J leave. Colorado. I rk: pre-daw- n .. . aes-.44Sl- CJ'i ' ' s Sea-bees- Softer, Whiter Hands in Half the Time I j o 0 3 fctfSw V445i- Kwy - A bond for Baby Prices Effective Fri. Sat., April 27 and 28 4 Segolilk Heinz - Star Red 50 Lb. Bag CAN RAHCII0 SOUP PKG SALT- ,!. TISSUE ROLLS 4 24 Points PINT Did you know that T-is back in 'kal REG. MODESS PACK i AEROWAX i TOMATO 22c QUART SOUP Campbells Ground Beef m 45c Cns 29c FLOUR BAG WHITE FAWN PALMOLIVE BATH SIZE 2 Bars REGULAR KOTEX PKG Pot Roast FRANKS CHEESE AMERICAN 6 Pts.lb. 8 LB (10 Points) 8 BREAST OF LAMB BEEF BOIL LB (5 Points) No Points (3 POINTS) LB 8 29c 35c 37C 20c 21c Husband of a local girl, Pfs EUGENE W. SMITH, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds receiv- ed in action on the Western Front. His wife is Mrs Louella Smith, currently employed at the American Candy store. Eugene, assigned to an unit, was wounded by O artillery shrapnel at Remaken, Ger-many, on March 13, 1945. The decor-- 5 was presented by Colonel Mon- ation ' ti L. Belott, commanding officer of W the U. S. Army's 178th General Hos- pital in France. anti-aircra- Seo Milk IRRADIATED 3 4 Cans 39c o ipo PP., u i r i QUALITY FOOD A SRVinG mimo aooi Helper, Utah Phone 76 In Old Mutual Merc. Building 124 S. Main Whether large or Small we can Ilelp You WIRING MOTER REWINDING AND REPAIRING APPLIANCE and RADIO SERVICE - OPEN FROM 1 to 10 P.M. I ...if you haven't tried I Three Feathers at its IIIWMMmki pre-w- ar 'A ' 2 O O HT Electric Service Co. g Fresh (4 Points) NICE FRESH KO-J- picture of what it's like over there George says, "I wish 1 could send 5 you a picture of my fox hole. Every-thing is modern, even running water O w hen it rains. The climate here is Cj similar to California; weather not to hot and plenty chilly at night." 5 Even with all those "modern conven- iences,'' George expresses the desire H to come home to plain old Helper. Beef 6 Pts. Lb. BOLOGNA TONY A letter from GEORGE MAMAN- AKIS reveals that he Is now station- ed at Okinawa. Just to give you a I Q 5 the United States He just returned from four months overseas in the European the atre of operations on the U. S. Hospital Ship Acadia. Tony is temporarily being treated at Stark General Hospital at Charleston, South Carolina, prior to being transferred to another army hospital for definite treatment. Tony's father, Tony Kokal Sr., resides at Route 1, Helper. Tony is a member of the infantry. lb. Perc-Dri- p ii S LB 50c Faster-Workin- q Can 6 Box Carton Matches Butter 0 2 0 0 v for th hands L PKG 5c WHEAT HEARTS 5c KAR0 SYRUP JUICE 19c TOMATO Civilians At War The government needs and asks g its citizens in this 175th week of the Richer in lanolin war to: m v.;r. 1 Put the Idle used clothing, shoes and bedding in your closets to work for war victims abroad, by taking " them to the collection depot nearest ton fci-T- j your home. 2 Help relieve' today's nursing crisis, If you are an inactive trained nurse, hy returning to your profession on a full or part-tim- e basis. 3 Help keep military supplies moving to the front by filling one Have you seen Pfc ROBERT LAM of the 5400 jobs in 100 heavy truck BERT yet? They tell us he got here manufacturing plants where urgently & A DRUG last Saturday morning, April 21, and needed. will be around until May 2, when he Phone 17 On Hole Paper Punches, 25c each Helper reports back to Maryland. He just just received at the Journal came trom Louisiana to visit wiui Mrs Ruth Williams or Q his mother, Helper, and other friends. Robert has seen four years and two months BRING YOUR ELECTRICAL AND Q1 service in the Army and has received his training in camps all over Calif-orni- a and also in Louisiana. One brother, ARTHUR, is currently sta-- S RADIO PROBLEM TO THE tioned in the Philippine Islands, and another brother, REGINALD, is now it- - in India. 3 3S)c Baby Food Gerbers 3 Cans 23c Cans Now in training in the Basic En gineering school at Gultport, Miss., is CiLEDE ANDREINI. fireman 2nd class, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene who reside at Helper. Andreini, Clede was sworn in the Navy on November 9, 1944, at Salt Lake City and went through boot training at the l S. Naval training center, San Diego. He is a graduate of Carbon high school. About two weeks ago he was home on leave and got to see his also a only brother, RUDOLPH, member of the Navy, whom he had not seen for three years. 5ATSFACTlOn aoai GUARAHTEED mimo aooj Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else, very rarely to those who say to themselves, "Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual." Oliver Wendell Holmes. THE fJELPER JOURNAL For All Your Typewriter Ribbons Carbon Paper Account Books .Staples and Staplers. Kuitt WlkiUj. II put, 60 Aiericu fnii ititri rUTUI Till KIT... triritt. Ttm Futlirs BiitrBitMt 1011 TIE WAI tONDS Til NTI Ik 1 1. |