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Show S&SHSil .. . NEWSETTE THE CENTERVILLE Page Four SERVICE NEWS AND NOTES From page three States. His ship is one of the new- est and largest of its kind. Pfe. Roy F. Hatch wrote, Today was a happy day for me. This morning from 7:30 to 12:00 was supposed to be my liberty, but since I had already been on liberty once on the island and got a coconut and some seashells, I decided to stay on board. About nine oclock my name was called over the speaker to report to the quarter deck, and I went up there wondering what I had done contrary to regulations or just why they wanted me. When I arrived there none other than Spencer was there standing on the quarter deck to greet me and was I ever surprised. He looked fine in his uniform. He had been in Luzon in action, but his carrier is now assigned to sub patrol. He is looking just as good, if not better, than ever. Roy and Marv Hess are members of their ships basketball team and have never lost a game. While Spencer and Roy were together, they and Roys team went over to Spencers carrier and Roys team took on a team hurriedly rounded up by Spencer, with Roys team winning by about 20 points. Then Spencer told Roy they had an organized team on the carrier that was undefeated. A game was arranged and Roys team won again. Spencer was loud in his praise of Roys basketball improvement, saying he is becoming quite adept at it and Marv Hess is even better than when he played for Davis. Centerville welcomed home last month Cpl. Thomas Junior Williams, veteran of several Pacific battles, wounded in the invasion of Leyte last October. Junior has been stationed in Vancouver, Washington, where he has undergone several operations on his foot. The story of the action in which Cpl. Williams was wounded follows in his own words: We landed on the very first day of the invasion of Leyte, October 1, 1944. We were mopping up on the Tacloban airstrip when we hit a buried cluster of three 100-lbombs. The explosion threw the Avenger high in the air and set her down about 30 feet away. I never heard the explosion, and didnt know what had happened until I was in the hosb. pital. A recent issue of the world-wid- e Yank magazine ran an entire page telling of the action in which Junior was wounded and also a photo of the wrecked tank and one of Junior having blood plasma administered to him. He has these, along with other souvenirs, in his scrapbook at home. Hollandia. He has Junior, who went overseas March 1, 1944, as a member of the 44th Tank Battalion, took part in the invasions of Wewak, Aitape, and received Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Lt. Roland G. Reading was home k leave last month. for a Rolie has been in the Army Air Force for about four years, and expects overseas duty soon. two-wee- Lt. Kenneth Nessen enjoyed a three-da- y stopover here last month with his wife and daughter, after flying in by plane from Tucson, Arizona. They went from here to Long Beach, Calif., where Kenneths wife and daughter will stay until he receives his new From C. Dale Smith, prisoner of the Germans: Have just finished a week of cooking. I dont like the job and am glad of the six weeks vacation from it. Six weeks is a long time, but time will fly and soon it will be my turn again. There is talk of Christmas in camp now and some of the boys are working on a program to present on Christmas Eve. It is part of The Messiah. . . . We had canned turkey and plum pudding from the extra Christmas parcels for our Christmas dinner. The parcels also contained canned nuts and mixed candy that was surprisingly well kept. A space between two of the barracks has been leveled and flooded, making an ice rink. The YMCA sent some skates in, and as a result skating has become the chief diversion. I have been out a few times, but havent been doing so well. Am able to stay on my feet, but thats about all. Some time ago Stalag Luft III, where Dale had been, was captured by the Russians. However, it was reported in Salt Lake recently by a repatriate of the same camp that the prisoners were moved before its capture. As yet Dales parents have received no news as to his - April, 1945 ; NEWSETTE HONOR ROLL two-wee- Lt. (j.g.) Nelson W. Clayton, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Clayton, was k leave recently home on a from the Navy. Nelson went on active duty in June, 1943, and went to Tucson, Arizona, for the indoctrination course. From there he went to the Norfolk Navy Yard to study ship repair. While there he acted as Ship Superintendent on several warships, seeing that they were repaired properly and coordinating all the work. He was later moved to the Navy Yard at New Orleans, where he worked quite a bit on LSTs and also as a personnel officer. After leaving here, Nelson reported at San Francisco for further orders. ..... The Newsette Honor Roll continues to grow, now numbering 90. Reginald Coles and Eugene (Tommy) Randall are both with the infantry at Camp Maxie, Texas. Although he is a native of West Bountiful, we have added to the Honor Roll the name of Sgt. Budd Argyle, now a prisoner of the German government. Budd lived with his sister, Mrs. Louise A. Randall, for some time before going into the service, and he is well known in Centerville. SPORTS From page two Randall (932), C Hatch (42), Rollins (21), Adams (19), Hatch (16), Tingey (15), Earl (9), Wilson (2). Sports Potpourri South Bountiful M Men, after capturing the South Davis Stake and Salt Lake interstake basketball crowns, were defeated the first two tourney. nights of the . . . North Hollywood won the latter. . . . Provo won the state high all-Chur- ch school meet in the A division and Wasatch won in the B class, both teams repeating. Davis was out of the meet for the first time since 1940. . . . The University of Utah Redskins, minus the services of Arnold Ferrin and Fred Sheffield, lost both of their games in the NCAA tourney at Kansas City. They were drubbed by Oklahoma A & M, a team with all veterans, and lost a 6 thriller to Oregon. Ferrin (now in the army) was chosen on the Big Seven team and most of the major teams. Neil Welling, former Davis was on the Seven also. team, Big At this point of the season we stick our neck out with an ALL-STAK- E HONOR TEAM So. Bountiful Clyde Nelson Centerville I Shirley Randall So. Bountiful Verl Haacke Bountiful I Johnny Haacke Centerville I Phil Sessions F F C G G Second Team F Jay Barton F Shirl Bunting Bob Manning Renee Moss C G G Farmington Bountiful I Farmington So. Bountiful Centerville I Harlo Randall Honorable Mention: Parkin, L. Moss and R. Moss, South Bountiful; C. Hatch and Tingey, Centerville; Hansen, H. Manning and D. Manning, Farmington; Jensen, Bernard and Bryson, Bountiful I; Boulton and Noorda, Orchard; McGhee, Centerville II. Clyde Nelson, brother of M Men greats, Ford and Evan Nelson, was small but lightning fast and showed the same knack for hitting the basket as his brothers. Johnny Haacke, although not too fast, was a natural d shooter; specialized in a hook shot from the corner. Verl Haacke, toward the end of the season, was the best man in the loop. He was an accurate shot, both on s and bank shots from the middle of the floor. Phil Sessions was better in the first half of the season than at the seasons end. His height and jumping ability s made him excellent on and bankboard work. Short Randall was Centervilles best rustler and a fast from the dribbler and dead-ey- e coffin corner. one-han- set-up- tip-in- 69-6- all-confere- all-Ameri- ca all-stat- er, all-sta- team : ke nce WARD STATISTICS Blessings: Louise Maude Nessen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Nessen. Baptisms: Dell Femley Hatch, Marilyn ReNae Layton and Russell Don Nessen. Ordinations: Harlo Nielson Randall was ordained an Elder. present whereabouts. Lt. Dale Tin gey enjoyed a short furlough last month after graduating and receiving his, wings at Pecos, Texas. Dale is a pilot. the C- itation, three service ribbons and the Good Conduct medal. At present he is back in the hos- pital for further convalescence and operation. He is expected to be given furloughs periodically during the summer and may be transferred to Kearns later in the summer. Johnny Bradshaw and Dan both former Centerville resi- Ny-reh- n, dents, have been killed in action. BUy WAR BONDS Gee, wouldnt it be wonderful if life was really like this in the South Pacific Islands? (Any resemblance to Dorothy Lamour and Frank Tingey is purely ' al.) iMIl |
