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Show t 55, Number 5 Volume MURRAY CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER NEWS OF MURRAY MEN Arlington P.T. A. To Hear Specialist Wife Hears From Husband That He Is Safe After Notice He Was Missing IN THE ARMEDTORCES Monday, Nov. Audrey S. Teerlink, Hanauer street, received a letter Thursday morning: saying that her husband, Pfc. Hy Teerlink had been wounded in the right arm but was otherwise safe. He is doing well and will try and write .rnore later, he said. Mrs. Teerlink had received word Tuesday that her husband was missing in action in Italy. He entered the army last December and has been overseas since July. P Mrs. 13 4751 V-m- Dr. William Rigby Young, well known specialist in children's diseases, will be guest speaker at the meeting of the Arlington to" be held at 8 school Erik Johnson Johnson Chester P-T- Air In Italy Fights Germans 300 Days In Italy Awarded Medal F IN ITALY Flight Officer Chester F. Johnson, 6421 lane, Murray, Utah, Malstrom 4 Liberator! bombardier in a ' commanded by Lt. Col. group, WITH 15TH A A B-2- R- Hawes, Pearl River, has recently been awarded air medal "for meritorious Philip U. Y., the achievement while participating against the aerial activities in enemy." Johnson has the latter since has and been overseas part participated of August in bombing on key nazi targets extending from France through to the southern Balkans. He entered the A A F on Octobattacks Prior to this time he was employed by the Douglas Aircraft company, Santa Monica, Cal., as a welder. He graduated from Murray high school in the er 1, 1942. THE FIFTH p. m. on Monday, November 13, at the school. Dr. Young will discuss rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Musical numbers also will be presented This meeting will culminate the membership drive which is being conducted. Envelopes have been sent home with the pupils and these may be returned with the 25 cents membership fee enclosed. Room mothers are also making visits to homes for the purpose of interesting parents in joining this organization. A contest will be featured between classes at the school and the class with the largest percentage of parents in attendance will win a surprise. Members of the Liberty, Bonny- view and Murray high school are also invited to at- tne iena meeting. ARMY, SSgt. Erik G. Johnson, Fardown avene, Murray, Utah, squad leader, has been fighting with the 168th infantry regiment, veterans of more than 300 days of combat, in its attempt to breach the Gothic line in Italy. Part of Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth army and a unit of the 34th "Red Bull" division, the 168th arrived in the British Isles in February and April of 1942. In its two and a half years overseas it has fought through 88 days of combat in the Tunisian campaign and has been on the line in Italy almost constantly since landing at Paestum on Sep-- ! tember 21, 1943, 12 days after rnntinpntal Europe was invaded for the first time. Italy 2162 Girls Here Note Girl Scout Week MURRAY THIRD WARD HOLDS RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE j Bar-ne- B-2- ducted the meeting. Guests included a visiting troop from Holladay, Mrs. R. B. n Porter and Miss Margaret from the Salt Lake Council of Girl Scouts: Mrs. D. Howe Moffat, chairman of the Murray Girl Scout Council, and Mrs. T. Ray Kingston, representing the Grey Ladies at Kearns. Mrs. Kingston spoke to the girls regarding the need of reading material in the hospital at Kearns. The girls brought in pennies Friday to contribute toward buying subscriptions for the station hospital at Kearns and through their efforts several subscriptions to magazines the boys will enjoy were made possible. ... - iiuvclillJcl . fighter-bomb- 8 er anti-tan- B-2- 4 R anti-tan- k t Pr 75-m- 37-m- anti-tan- k f g"'.. - 5fUth Cache hich nrhnn veteran of many heavy bom- missions, Sgt. Jones J133 rarticipaled in Eighth air assaulls on nazi " launching platforms and munition manufacturing plants, and has taken P;ft in bombing attacks in sup- or the allied drive on Berlin. A mcmbrr of the Third division, cited bv the Prudent for its now historic shuttle bombing of na?i Messcrschmitt plants at Germany, Set. Jones Jnsburg. Holds the air medal with three leaf clusters for "meritorious hicvemcnt, coolness, courage H tkill" during bombing on nazi war making A 'umc-n- t air-"t'H- at-rj- s, "buzz-bomb- bom-bjrdmr- nt ' the enemy rt of tin . today is i . ,, , w Thomas . The. inventory .. rnmmannra'j l.. Tenn.. the less than u was a w..-FuK-tr receded the nation's high- - of Hip war. and. unci- no fnUV, (n rpplarr miiti hf m.ide to . col , , nn the a reran lactones n mi. .it,.,ii , Lun eland-Afric- a g lw of Acrording to the citation which Action Over Germany First Lt. Elbert J. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Parker, 305 Vine street,' has been reported missing in action since October 7. He failed to return from his 20th mission over Germany, his parents have been informed. Lt. Parker's promotion to first lieutenant came after he was reported missing. He entered the army in March, 1943, and has been overseas since He June, navigator of a was born in Clinton, Davis county, and attended the Weber and Murray high schools and the Uni- - WOMEN'S i'Xt SCHEDULES MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 16 Dr. M. Lynn Bennion will speak for members of the Wom B FiremenHaullOO Tons of Burnin: CoalFromSchool tin can are required - ach carbon-monoxid- Wheat Loan Limit Is December 31 Salt Lake county farmers have until December 31 to take out C C C wheat loans through the county office of the agricultural adjustment agency, with an add ed attraction in the 1944 wheat loan provided by the war food administration's offer to purchase from producers any 1944 wheat that remains under loan on May 1, 1945, at a bushel price equal to the loan rate plus 15 cents after carrying charges have been subtracted. The parity purchase offer is in line with congressional price commitments. The purchase offer is expected to cf-al-t iw price support for futurS delivery and W F A ofG cials point out that orderly mar keting should be continued with full use made of available cars. Frank Lundskog, chairman of the Salt Lake county AAA committee, advises producers that the county AAA office will be glad to help them figure out what the parity offer means on their wheat. "Most producers can figure it quite easily for themselves," he points out, "if they are familiar with the carrying charges under the loan program." ENGLISH FORT CAMP UuF iv,TING , The English Fort camp of the DUP will meet at astrous explosion, that would have destroyed the building and would have injured many people, is one of the dramatic stories that has become routine business for the local firemen. In relays, on a 12 hour shift, 24 hours a day, the firemen hauled the 100 tons of burning coal outside with a wheelbarrow. A fresh air pump was necessary to minimize the amount of e gas. But deadly in spite of the pump several firemen became pretty sick before the job was done. Fire chief Ernest Smith said that near the bottom of the coal bin there were pieces of coked coal a foot in diameter and red Murray high school students will furnish the entire program for Murray Lions when the club meets tonight for its regular dinner meeting. A special feature of the evening will be the attendance of the teen-ag- e children of father Lions. It is National Education Week and the fathers expect to find out what their children have learned. Douglas Allen Jr. will give an address asd other students will furnish musical entertainment. and Mrs. Bailey, Evergreen avenue, end former employe at the Murray Eagle. His plane failed to return from a mission over Germany Octo ber 15. A native of Salt Lake City, he was born November 26, 1922, and was a graduate of Granite high school. He entered the army air forces in February, 1943, and was commissioned at Albuquerque, N. M., in April, 1944. He had been overseas since July. Awaiting further word are his parents; three sisters, Barbara, Annette and Margene Bailey, and two brothers, Ralph and Rex Bailey, Salt Lake City. 5:il, On Wednesday, Nov. 1 100 tons of slack coal was discovered to be burning in the furnace room of the Murray high school. How Murray firemen prevented a dis- School Students To Entertain Lions 2 p. m. on en's Club at their meeting to be Thursday, November 16, at the held Thursday, November 16, in home of Mrs. Minnie Frame in the basement of St. Vincent de Taylorsville. Paul's Catholic church. Mrs. Val Sundwall. chairman of the American Home department, is in charge of the program, music for which will be furnished by pupils of the Arlington school. Report From Murray US0 Club p if ai luuiini i ui Wv llll uaii M1, ANTI-TAN- P-3- Fliers Missing In B-1- 7. Tern-pleto- VISIT ON FURLOUGH Pvt. Grant Williams has been visiting home with his wife and Singing Mothers, led by Elsie family on furlough from the U. S. Wiseman and accompanied by army. Virginia Lilenquist, furnished the ENTITLED TO WEAR GOLD Also visiting on furlough re- music last Sunday evening when OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR cently was Pvt. Paul Wadcott, Murray Third ward held its Re15TH AAF IN ITALY Cpl. son of Mrs. Leona Fields of Murlief society conference. George A. Plott of Murray, Utah, ray. Other numbers on the program who has been in Italy for the . . i :.1J AWARDED a choral reading, the included BEEN now enuueu HAS past eignr, momns, is "Beatitudes," by 20 visiting to wear the gold overseas service OAK LEAF CLUSTER bar under recent war department AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE teachers, led by Arick Kezerian; orders. FIGHTER STATION, England-Sec- ond playlet, "Visiting Teachers Call tt Lt. Theodore J. Sowerby, Again," Clara Knight, Nellie Cpl. Plott is an airplane engine Mura of and 4 Ohwiler. Pearl and Liberator mechanic with a pilot fighter Parheavy bombardment group which ray, Utah, has been awarded the scriptural reading by BiUie medal the air to his Singing by hat flown over 100 combat missaccompanied ker, oak leaf cluster meritorious Mothers. ions against the enemy in south- for exceptionally over eneaerial ern Europe. flight in service The opening praver was offered Europe. continental my occupied Miller and the SEABEE PROMOTED Lt. Sowerbv. a member of Col. by Josephine by Beatrice Marclosing prayer Seabee Stanley A. Lambert, Hubert Zemke's fighter group, of the Relief husband of Leone S. Lambert, has been making regular bomber tin, past president society. 199 East 64th South, who is serviescort and strafing missions from ng in the South Pacific, has re- this Eighth air force fighter sta RECUPERATES AT HOME cently been promoted to chief tion nas ri Mrs. r ranK junnson .. v..r.Ur ph: , me wiie is mis. petty officer. ine irom lurnea nu&piuu aimj i He wns emDloved at Hill Field erts Sowerby, 8 Iris apartments. her at r,CUDcratine prior to entering the service in Murray, Utah, ins paren s .home. at live overssent October, 1943, and was and Mrs. T. J. Sowerby. rn- , eas in March, 1944. He was also 456 Summit avenue, Pasactena, a member of the Murray City fire cai. 1 TWrtro ontennff- the armv. air, , department. , forces Lt. SowerDy was nnwuj CorpoPFTENTLY fOMPLETFD by the Lockheed Aircraft SECOND YEAR IN SERVICE ration as a draftsman in the en Staff gineering department. 15TH A A F IN ITALY Servant Jesse L. Woodhouse. 1155 East Second street, Sandy, GRADUATES FROM SCHOOL Utah, recently completed his second year of overseas service with Marine Pvt. Reuhen b. nursi, his veterrn, top scoring 15th Vmshand of Dorothy Batcman AAF Hurst. 147 East 64th South, Mur Lightning me in based group, now ray, has been graduated irom . k school at Camp rendle-nnItaly. a to been regi Cal.. and assigned Sergeant Woodhouse has warded the good conduct medal, mental weapons company in the wears three stars on his fleet marine force. East camPvt. Hurst won the efficiency paign ribbon, and wears the dishonor badge while he was undertinguished unit citation bar with going "boot" training at the ma two oak leaf clusters. rine corps base, ban uiego, last May and June. WINS FLYING CROSS A native of Richmond. Utah. FOR ACHIEVEMENT end a member of the L. u r AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE church, Pvt. Hurst moved to Snn BOMRER STATION, England-Techn- ical Diego prior t0 Rraduating irom Sgt. Dclmont Jones, 25, high school. He was employed Paradise, Utah, engineer and at San Diego by Consolidated waist gunner on a Liberator, Vultee Aircraft Corp. when he has won the Distinguished Fly-'r'- joined the marines last May. Cross for "extraordinary Graduates of the enlevement, cool courage and school have completed thorough d'votion to duty" during Eighth training in the operation and half track, force bombing attacks on tar- care of the iff in Germany and nazi occgun, .30 and upy Europe. machine guns, the bazooka and Set Jones is the son of Mr. other tvpes of weapons. "d Mrs. David Jones, Paradise. H's wife, Mrs. Marjorie L. Jones, AWARDED DISTINGUISHED Ilv' at Trcmonton, Utah. Before The salvage division of the Vp tv TTTY-S- Sct Wi'nnc the trmv air forers iho war production board of Utah totrbat gunner was employed as J5TH,A Zugel, 30. ot 5433 November as a " operational in Los South Sixth Ea.4,tree . Mur engineer Many p(,oplc Ar.E'lis. He s a- Eraduate of , . ,. , aim ane nn-mother, Mrs. J. D. Johnson, and wife, Mrs. C. F. Johnson, live at the above address. His Subscription $1.50 the Year A meeting of Murray Girl medal with tnrep oak lpaf dtl8. Scouts was held last Friday aft- - ters. ernoon at the US O, celebrating, further word are his International Girl Scout week, j Awaitingthree brothers Pfc. Ar. ts; The program, opening with lan n Parker Hollandia; Lewis presentation of colors by troop 1 and Verl Parkcri Murray and a and closing with the double circle Rivcr. sist Mrg Nora R c ceremony, was attended , by 85 i ion. ,. scums, inouuinK iour lniermeoi-- 1 ate groups and two Brownie Also missing is Second Lt troops. Mrs. J. H. Miller, proFrank D. Bailey, 21, son of Mr, gram chairman, planned and con 2195 W. Francis P-T- c!as of 37. , 9, 1944 hot. Six weeks ago li j i Annual Turkey Dance Of Murray Firemen Nov. 18th TLAN Dancing to the strains of scin- EAGLETS MEETING SPECIAL tillating music by the Kearns Field orchestra opened a weekAll members of the Eaglets are end of activities at the Murray urged to be present on Friday, U S O Saturday night, November NovcmlKT 10, at a special moet-in- c 4. with junior hostesses from to be held at Fraternal hall, Midvale in attendance. 4940 South State, at 8 p. m. A gala floor show at the inter- sharp. mission period added merriment This meeting will take up the to the occasion, with personnel forming of committees for the from Kearns providing the enter- purpose of mapping out all futainment. ture entertainments, including The program comprised four thc nlavinn of games, serving of numbers, with Sgt. Dave Stein- - rrfrcshments during the meet-gil- s acting as master of ceremo- - jnRS lin,j handling of all business nies and giving several tmperson-- ; tiat may cnmP before the which were well received. ln(t StafT Sgt. Mel Winters rendered may join at any j;,.w several piano selections anil ac- - rrcular meeting of the club, companied StafT Sgt. Vince H.iv- - u hjrh js held every Friday night dock, who demonstrated his acil it 8 o'clock. ity and ability as an accomREMINDER TO DIFR plished tap dancer. Set. Peter Badrich. "Ventrilo- HUNTERS BY LEONARD quist Supreme," climaxed the Door hunters whose buck and Osrar. program with "Sub-Pu- t whom he put through the paces doe tags are still unused have with hilarious lauchter from the until Saturday nichl to bring home their venison from any unu audience. of the Fishl.ike forest or unti in November 5, those Sunday, attendance at the Murray USO November 21 irom me i.a.-were favored with a splendid mountains in southeastern Utah, musical program featuring the ' recording to a reminder from oi me girls chorus from Wilford ward. Director Loss tinder the direction of Katherine Utah fish and game commission. The recular deer hunt ended Green. The full hour program was encored again and figain in Tuesday night, but is extended appreciation for the harmony four days in the Fremont, Salina, cans, it is obvious that we must rendered by these young artists. Fishlake. Monroe. Juneiwt, Filldo something to Mop the shrink-ag- e The refreshment hour fallowed more, Kanosh. Clear Creek and e forin their collection, the the musical program, with coffee Beaver units of the division points out. and a varied selection of tempt- est. cakes. Served Because it will take two years ing Unlil all deer hunters, whether and furnished bv friends from successful or not. have mailed Cottonwood ward. their deer tags, ns required, it On Monday evening. November will impossible to fix the 1944 fi. 14 mem1ers of the Service kill. Director IiConaM fai'l. Pessimistic reports have tm.v Men's Wives club braved the storm to attend the bimonthly pated from the doe hunting will be necessary to mvo our club meeting for this croup. They were expected, th" of Marie Mrt. chief Fome explained, inasmuch cnm the dor leadership ')n n'tf p.irne empty board of big game control Mrs. and the Hibbard.Us automohile, Clyde tim yet. Every Young ranee and mechanical the group is receiving nn inf truc, has intentionally reduced the herds in the.o congested wtion device that will l e built after the tion course in home nursing. The Murray USO is to bo fa- - since 193.1 to permit range, war will require tin in goodly with a visit today by Mr. ration. proportions they say. Another nssociM re- for However, hunters who pone tin Jacob use right Baumctrtner, very important of syr- gional now is the manufactuto supervisor for USO- trated the bark country and the hunting areas were very ettes that are helping to favc the YMCA. Mr, Baumeartnrr willconfer with Mr. Ralph A. On- successful despite adverse lives of our fighting men the director who succeed t ions imposed by dry leaves. Won't you wash your tin cans, heavy foliage and weather which .'inn incn hkp i rm cd Mr. I'on R. Land, who direct nti ifr-'to vour grocery store to help out ed the operation in Murray since enabled the deer to May high, Director Lcnard asserted. lXA mccllllon lwo ycars sg0' ln thls drivc? WOrKCm i B-2- 4 - s sr sal-vag- e home-mad- e Un-intea- s. rcsto-vore- d mndi-born- born collected. Kinro everv piece of fithtir.g ..mi. S?T,v I nd shiprcd to our Lt r n of the ford Enc9 ln lin PEOFI.E ENJOY PHEASANT HUNTING Reported enjoying pheasant hunting over last week end were the O. Jay Kingstons. the Harry Robbins. the Grant G. Bryans and the Ernest L. Madsens. MURRAY s, non-do- e level rirrsonnc thusiastically and with untiring airintensity to get all type craft in the best possible mechanical condition to insure the success of the operation." I Five fat turkeys will be given away again this year to holders of winning numbers at the Murray city volunteer fire department's big annual turkey dance to be held Saturday, November 18 in the Murray high school gym. Firemen will visit your home sometime this week with tickets to sell for this event at $1.00. The dance has always been well attended because everyone has a good time and the proceeds goes into a fund to help disabled firemen. j meet-ation- i ! the stock of coal at Murray Laundry, 225 tons, caught fire in the same manner spontaneous combustion. Reason for these fires is due largely to the necessity of having to store large amounts, and also the quality of the coal is not what it used to be, the chief said. In gratitude for the job the firemen did, Superintendent of schools James Clove wrote to chief Smith: "Will you please convey to the men of your department the thanks of the Murray city schools for their help with the coal fire at Murray high school. The extinguishing of this fire required the moving of many tons of coal. It was a long hard dirty job well done. We are all grateful for your fine help." e. i RELIEF SOCIETIES SLATE MELTINGS FOR WEEK Murray First ward: Work meeting Tuesday at 2 p. m. The presidency would like ladies to bring their own sewing and if any members have patterns for Christmas gifts they are request- - r, brin. lhrm alnnR (o o flt(oru-anr- A fu js urged. Murray Second ward: Sewing next Tuesday under the direc- tion of Mrs. Marian Douelas, Re- be in charge of frrsnrncri(, Mrs. Kathlyn Tew. All members are invited to attend. Murray Third ward: Sowing Tuesday at 2 p. m. bi make Christmas gifts for the Christmas apmn sale. Every member is urged t'i Plan New Cafeteria At Murray Higfi School At a recent meeting of the School Board, beginning plans were made for a new cafctcri.i or a Pew addition io me ru-vcafeteria. The board has nkel the gov ernment for pti' iities t.i get the needed material. Dr. Clove announced tK cost of the proposed cafeteria would be approximately $11,000. If and when the priorities an4 given it may pot be until m vt year that the building of this proposed cafi tnia could be com menced. |