Show we might as well go to the insane asylum for our men as to employ cigarette smokers the late EH E H harriman railroad magnate A group of soldiers were relating their experiences experienc ea on guadal canal each trying to outdo the others in expressing his early fears the way I 1 dug my foxhole said one was something to see each time a shell burst I 1 dug deeper and deeper into that hole finally I 1 heard a voice above me it was my lieutenant yelling down thompson thompson if you dig two inches deeper im going to charge you with desertion hubby did the man say what was wrong with the tire wife he said the air was beginning gi to show through pac james S bugg son of mrs minnie G bugg of monticello Montice IIo was graduated last week from th the army air forces flexible gun nery school laredo texas a member of the tha training command he is now qualified to take his place as a member of a bomber combat crew along with his diploma he received a pair of aerial gunners silver wings and a promotion in grade at brief graduation exercises held at laredo he was prepared for his place in americas stepped up air offensive by a comprehensive six weeks course urse in every phase of aerial gunnery warfare besides learning to fire every type weapon from cimera guns to the deadly caliber s 0 brownings he studied turret aircraft on stripping and reassembling of machine guns while blindfolded he climaxed the course by air firing on towed targets A glenn W hansen husband 0 of mrs ruby K X hansen of mat cello is receiving his initial TIE n indoctrination at the U S N T K at great lakes illinois his bat boot training consists of instruction in seamanship military d drill r i 11 and general naval procedure during this period a series of aptitude tests will be taken to determine whether he will be assigned to a naval service school or to immediate active duty at sea his recruit training completed the seaman will spend a period of leave a home mrs bronson ronson received a letter from grant stating that he is now located at camp roberts tand and is pleased with army life so far he told of having a two hour stop at los angeles and visiting with his sister zola holden who came to the bus st station I 1 pk D ing his stopover stop over while tac 1 1 were together ted bronson and ana melvin dalton called at zolas home to see her although they waited for her they missed seeing grant which was a great disappointment to them mrs hyde hy de has requested that we make clear that her son lyle was one of the rescue party mentioned in the article referred to last week which told of experiences outlined in the january readers digest we apparently erred in our choice of words and failed to say that lyle took active part in the rescue of the majors company when their ship was torpedoed in south pacific waters |