Show News of M Manti anti Men In Uniform Has A Daughter It happened last month but bui buiwe we still want to make announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the new arrival to Master Sergeant Don E. E and Carol Braithwaite Nielson The baby is a girl and is the first child for the She weighed 5 pounds on arrival at Victorville California on December December December De De- cember 20 The baby's daddy is stationed at the George Air Force base Grandparents of the new tot are Mr and Mrs Irs Fred Braithwaite of Manti and Mr 1 and Mrs 1 S. S 1 M. M Nielson of Mt Pleasant In Germany German Mr lr and Mrs 1 Elden Van Buren Buren Buren Bur- Bur en have heard again from their son Elden Rue who is now at Augsburg Germany In a letter letter letter let let- ter written on New Ne Years Eve he told his folks he has found a branch of the church there and it is led by a missionary missionary missionary mis mis- from Salt Lake Cit City and another from Idaho lie said he had attended one meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing at which there were sixty members and has been asked to speak at the meeting the following Sunday He was to speak in English and have his talk translated to German Rue says he has four buddies in his divi division ion He says the only pastimes are writing letters and reading but that he heis heis heis is studying German two nights a week Happy New Year Dwaine Scow wrote home to ell Lell his folks how they noted the new year on the Korean front lie He said that about artillery guns from the and corps were fired ired at midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night in such a fashion that all the shells should have lan landed ed simultaneously lie He said the I sky lighted up time after time as the guns kept firing for I about 10 minutes to note the new year In Japan Now Donald Barton son of Mr l and Mrs Airs Alden Barton is in Japan now after being in action with the 1st Cavalry division in Kor Kor- ea Don is now at Hokkaido though we wont won't guarantee that spelling In a letter to Mrs 1 Ernest Scow he said the men with the should be glad they are in the artillery and not in the infantry Don who spent much of his life here in the mountains said in his letter that there arc are no forests or sheep or cattle over in Japan where he is The peole peo- peo tn le have no nn steaks ct c or r nr mil much r p I u un meat of any kind and seem to tobe tobe tobe be undernourished and small in stature he wrote wrote- A note from the Army Home HomeTown HomeTown HomeTown Town News Center tells us that Don has been awarded the Combat Combat Combat Com Com- bat Infantryman Badge a miniature miniature min min- flintlock mounted on a blue background and superimposed superimposed superimposed posed on a a. a silver a-silver wreath This badge is awarded to men who see sec quarter close-quarter fighting with small arms and distinguishes combat men of the infantry and other front line units from rear area and supply troops Don got the badge for his service with the Cavalry regiment of the 1st Cavalry division dl Back To Duty Leo L. L Nielson son of Mr 11 and Mrs Martin Nielson has returned to duty after a leave home His first leave from the navy in almost two years of service ended when he left last Tuesday He lIe was to report to Long Beach California Mr 11 and Mrs Royal Bown entertained for forLeo forLeo forLeo Leo at a delicious chicken dinner dinner dinner din din- ner before he the left and hell he'll probably long for such meals when he gets back in the mess mess line Enters Na Navy Kenneth Bown left Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day for duty with the U U. S. S Navy Navy Navy Na Na- vy going to San Diego for his initial training He lIe was accompanied accompanied I to Salt Lake City by I his wife and Mr and Mrs Gail I Alder on Wednesday Mrs 1 Bown I will remain in Manti 1 Entertaining for Kenneth be- be I Continued on nn last page I News NewsMen of Manti I IMen Men In Uniform Continued from page 1 fore he left were Mr and Mrs i Royal Sown Bown Mr and Mrs Leonard Leonard Leonard Leon Leon- ard Alder and the Braithwaite family at the home of Mr and Mrs 1 Clinton Braithwaite Good Student W V William i 11 i a m son of Mr and Mrs Cleve of Mayfield layfield has been to a lot of schools and earned a lot of good grades since he entered the Air Corps on February 13 1951 From basic basic basic ba ba- sic training in Texas he lie went to Las Vegas New Mexico for a 15 weeks course in aircraft maintenance He then was transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to Nellis Air Force Base at Las Vegas Nevada for 8 weeks of on the job training on jet aircraft and then went event to Chanute Field Illinois He attended an weeks course in aircraft on J 33 J engine specialist specialist specialist schooling He was there selected as honor student of his class for his superior rating with a 43 grade while the average average average aver aver- age grade fo for the class was 30 He will receive a letter of recommendation from his commanding officer and this will go with his service records He will be seated among the high honor students at his graduating graduating graduating gra gra- exercises When Bill graduates he will willbe willbe willbe be considered a specialist in J J 33 33 engines and he doesn't know what assignment this will bring him He may become an instructor at Chanute Air Force Base be sent out on assignment or sent to school for guided missies and rockets Bills Bill's wife the former Nina Edmunds daughter of Mr Mr- and Mrs Gomer Corner Edmunds is living in Illinois with her husband |