Jan_1944 - Mueller Museum

UELLE
INSIDE ONLY
JANUARY, 1944
SERVICE BUTTONS
Names of Those Completing From
to 20 Years
Following is a list of those employes
completing terms of service of five, ten,
fifteen and twenty years. These have been
awarded buttons emblematic of the particular term of years they have been with the
company.
Five Years' Service
Addie Sard Hambleton
Donald Moma Dickey
Homer Lloyd Trusner
Arnold Martin Bianken-
burg
Wavne Robert Fyke
Harold L. Wemple
Walter Raymond Donaldson
Frank Fred Kushmer
Robert Wayne Hutchens
Thomas
F.
Curry
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Lucille Anna Kerfowski
Claude K. Price
Louis Earl Ross
Robert Lee Rhodes
Agnes Lucy Reid
Stanley Shannon
Clarence Phillip Albert
John Roy Harrell
Omer Clyde Porter
James O. Gtmter
Glen La Verne Lash
Carl William Schuman
Krla M. Salefski
Carl Edwin Charnetski
Ten Years' Service
Marvin Lee T5aum
Henry O. Ellis
Richard A. Foster
Raymond Larus
Mabel Ruth Kirk
Fifteen Years' Service
Frank H. Mucllcr
Frank Alexander
Edmonson
Otto Charles Keil
Irvin Edwanl Keller
Claude E. Roe
Lee Arnold Ellington
Howard Allen Baldis
Eilgar Xoah Stark
Howard F. Jones
Clarence Carl Roarick
Ralph Kizcr Dunean
Wallace Elmer Gould
Robert D. Walley
August Raushek
. M e l v i u Keith Chaney
Raymond Charles Kilecn
George Samuel Anderson, Jr.
Floyd Elizah Walton
George B. Durbin
Willie Clifton Reynolds
Charles Otto McArthy
Carl Reynolds
Ernest August Wittke
Arnold Dean Butler
Albert Louis Rokash
Warren Flail
Kenry William Stratman
Floyd Trimmer
Twenty Years' Service
Charles Howard Tilton
Ruby Hazel Allen
Roy Glen Hartwig
David Scott Avis
Wade Rambo
Thomas Ralston
\orah Gladys Lloyd
Chances Favorable
"I want to die with my boots on." boasted
Ihe gent. And the redhead purred, "Well,
put 'cm on! Here comes my husband."
He: "I'm coming in anyhow—how can I
open this door?"
She: "The key's under the mat—but don't
YOU dare come in."
No. 123
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
When you ladies entertain you want to
make a good showing. Table linen should
be spotless. If it has been stained here is the
way to clean it. Always remove stain before
washing. Always remove stains quickly as
possible after they occur.
Ice Cream Stains
Scrape off as much as possible. Hold over
kettle of steam. Then dip in cleaning naphtha
or any commercial stain remover and rub
spot lightly. Cleaning fluid should be at
room temperature. Then wash as usual.
Gravy Stains
Artificially colored gravy is a bad stain.
Use lukewarm water to saturate around the
stain. Moisten stain as much as possible.
Rub slightly. If it proves stubborn dip in
commercial bleach or weak ammonia. Then
wash as usual.
Mustard Stains
Mustard often contains tumeric which
stains linens. Put the stain in a solution of
one tablespoon sodium hydrosulphite in one
pint of water—or moisten the powder and
apply it to the stain. Sponge the stain witli
denatured alcohol. Then wash as usual.
Catsup Stains
Soak in lukewarm water. Then sponge the
stain with a weak bleach or ammonia water
and wash as usual.
Tea and Coffee Stains
Place the stain over a bowl and make it
taut with a rubber band or cord. Saturate
the stain first with lukewarm water, then
pour boiling waer on the stain from a
height. If not entirely removed, use a weak
bleach or ammonia water.
Wine Stains
Cover the wine stain with salt and pour
boiling water through the stain from a
height. If this does not thoroughly remove
the stain, use a weak bleach on the linen.
For Fine Laundering
There are many helpful hints which make
laundering easier and more successful in the
booklet, "Short Cuts to Fine Laundering,"
published by the General Electric Consumers
Institute. A free copy of this book will be
sent upon request. Write to the General
Electric Consumers I n s t i t u t e , Dept. GN,
Bridgeport, Conn.
THE
MUELLER
RECORD
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Mueller
Boys At
IN THE NAVY
Dclbert Xcal Wallcy,
aged 30 and married,
with one son aged 4,
joined us in September,
1942, and has been
working at Plant 3 as
a lathe operator.
He
was inducted December 14 and left for Fort
Sheridan January 5 to
get his assignment for
boot training. He will
be in the army but in
just what division he was not acquainted.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallcy make their home
at Sullivan where Mrs. Walley will continue to reside during- the time Delbert is in
tlie service.
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CLARA IN CALIFORNIA
A New Year's greeting card from Clara
Uhl brought us good wishes as follows:
"Dear Gang: We arrived here at Camp
Elliott Saturday but as we h a v e not seen
the commanding officer we are j u s t sitting
around. Some of us may be shipped right
out to Camp Pcndleton and those girls will
really drive big trucks and trailers. Of
course when outsiders get to California
they always encounter that unusual weather,
so it's needless to say it has been raining
every day since we got here.
Merry
Christmas.
"Clara."
Clara migrated from Camp Lejeune, New
River, N. C., to Camp Elliott, Linda Vista,
Calif. Her tag now reads: Headquarters F.
M. F., San Diego Area Camp Elliott, Linda
Vista, Calif.
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AT GREAT LAKES
Marion Bailey wrote us from Great Lakes
to say: "I received the Christmas box and
wish to express my appreciation for all the
nice things sent me. Everything was enjoyed
by me and my shipmates. Thanks a million.
Take this opportunity to send in my new
address and will appreciate hearing from
any friends. Marion Wesley Bailey, T. M.
C/3, Torpedo Instructor, Group I Building
512. Great Lakes, Illinois.
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GLAD TO GET RECORD
Pvt. Fae L. Bafford, 3rd BN, Co. L, 25th
Marines, Camp Pcndleton, Oceanside, Calif.,
writes Adolph as follows:
"I want to thank you and the company
The
Front
very much. T received some stationery a few
weeks ago and about four days a.go I received the Mueller Record. It has been quite
some time since I saw a Record, and it
brought back some good memories. There
are a lot of fellows mentioned in the Record
that I either worked with or knew. The
weather out here is p r e t t y nice. In fact, the
sun shines every day. Short letter but I
just wanted you to know I received the
Record and the stationery.
GOT HIS CHOICE
Carl O. Smith, who has been with us
since March 1942 is now with the Navy.
He was a member of the Maintenance Department. He was inducted on December
29th last year and reported to Chicago
January 5th for assignment to a boot training camp. Carl felt quite lucky in being
assigned to the Navy, which was his choice
ol service. He left for Chicago J a n u a r y
5th for assignment to boot training. Carl
is married. Mrs. Smith is employed at
Plant 3 and will continue to make her home
in Dccatur. The Smiths have one child,
Betty Jane, who is 10 years of age.
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SOLDIERS REMEMBER KIDDIES
An interesting letter came to J. W. Wells
from Lieutenant Harold A. Probst, formerly
attached to our main office, more recently
a traveling salesman in the New York
territory. Pie tells of t h e thoughtfulness
of the men at Christmas time when they
divided their candy and gum allowance with
(he children in the village near the camp.
Several large boxes thus filled were sent
to the children who thoroughly enjoyed
and appreciated the gift.
From Harold's
letter one gleans the thought that the soldiers enjoyed giving the .goodies to these
children as much as they did in receiving
them.
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ELMER BAKER LEAVES
Elmer Baker, Plant 3, Department 20, left
December 27 for Chicago to learn of his
assignment for boot training. He is going
to serve his country in the Navy. Elmer is
married and is the father of two children,
Leland Wayne, 2 years old, and Dana W T illiam, 6 years old. Elmer formerly lived in
Bcecher City but more recently the family
home has been Assumption.
He has been with this organization nearly
five years. Mrs. Baker and children will
continue to reside in Assumption.
Mrs.
Baker is employed at Plant 3.
THE
MUELLER
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
Roy Harper, Albert May and Leland
Hartwig Leaders; Gladys Lloyd
Only Woman
Here are the names and pictures of the
grand prize winners in 1943 suggestion contests. The names were printed in the December Record but are reprinted to tie in
with the pictures.
At the Left—Safety
Top—Roy Harper, first, $50.00.
Below—L. I). Harper, left, second, $30.00.
Charles W. Murray, right, third, $20.00.
In. Center—Increased Production
Top—Albert May, left, first, $50.00.
Isaac Gowan. right, second, $30.00.
Below—Gladys Lloyd, t h i r d , $20.00.
At the Right—Reduced Overhead
Top—Leland Hartwig, first, $50.00.
Below—W. B. Grincstaff, left, second.
$30.00.
August Scliutlziari, right, third, $20.00.
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A WAVE ROLLS OUT
J u a n i t a Isome has enlisted in the Waves.
This is an organization of women in the
Navy. The Waves do not go overseas, but
do t h e i r bit 011 this side. There is a variety
of opportunity of being useful. It has been
found that there are 257 positions in which
the girls can serve: t h e i r country. Juanita
has been in the tool room in Clarence Roariek's department and is a sister of Charles
Isome. She joined the Mueller Co. in Sept e m b e r 1941. She took the oath December
11 Ih and passed other requirements before
leaving for New York City January 6. Her
boot training will be at Hunter College,
Bronx, N. Y. After six weeks of training
she will be assigned to routine duty.
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CHARLES TURNER
Charles Turner, who has been with us
for a year and a half is now in the service
at the age of 25 years. He was a member
of t h e m u n i t i o n plant crew operating as a
g r i n d e r and set-up man. He was inducted
at Chicago December 17th and reports to
RECORD
Ft. S h e r i d a n without knowing what branch
of the service he will be assigned to. He
said he preferred mechanics in the aviation
division. He is a resident of Stonington
where his wife and 7-year-old son will
continue to live.
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CARTER ANSWERS CALL
C. Leroy Carter reported at Great Lakes
Training Station on January 4 and is now
in training for the Navy. He has been with
the company about four years, although
not continuously. He has worked steadily
since Nov. 1940 in various departments
including the g r i n d i n g room, core room,
Dept. 300, and the munition plant. Leroy
is 34 years old, married, and has three children, Clifford, age 13, Suzanne, age 8, and
James, age 4. Mrs. Carter works at the
munition plant and will live at 10S7 N.
Taylor while her husband is in the service.
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YONKER IN SCHOOL
Joseph E. Yonker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. Yonker, 1729 North Edward street, is
enrolled at Hie maritime service t r a i n i n g
station at St. Petersburg, Fla., where he is
learning general seamanship. I pon complet i o n of the basic training course, lie will
be assigned to engine training.
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VIVIAN LANG JOINS WAVES
Miss Vivian Lang is the second girl within a f e u - weeks to forget i n d u s t r y for patriotism and to get into the service of her
country. She has joined the WAVES and
left Wednesday, January 12, to complete
preliminaries to go to New York for her
study and training. Just what d e p a r t m e n t
she will be assigned is still something to
be revealed. She p r e f e r s office work or
nursing. Miss Lang's home is on Route
3 but during her association with us she
has been residing in the city.
Miss Lang entered the company's employ
something over a 3 r ear and five months
ago, first taking inventory and then an inspector in the m u n i t i o n divisions at Plant 3.
She is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ray,
b o t h of whom are employed at Plant 3.
THE
MUELLER
RECORD
PLANT 3 POTPOURRI
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
Resolved
Bert Butts—To get a new ping pong instructor.
G. Henne—To help Outlaw unload all
the junk this year.
Outlaw—To help Hennc with his book
work.
Farmer—To buy salted peanuts in place
of sov beans.
One Guy?—To drink more this year than I
did last. (Missed out on a few.)
Bob Leake—Never again to ride on a sled.
Liz B.—To make up my mind.
Stacy—To mend my ways.
Liz Raskin—To stop tormenting Roy Coffnian, also, to not raid the candy machine"
at Bowling Alley.
Col>!>—To be more helpful to all the girls,
also to learn to count two dozens.
Bill Knight—Never again will I wear a
tie to work.
Fyke—-Not to kill so many quail this year.
Pat Davidson—To tell the boys how to
Iry rabbit tracks.
Eva—Xot to let Stacy worry her.
Sophia—Not to move gages from dollies
to table.
Irma—To make more boxes.
Jones—To get at least one more inspector.
Doris H.—To stay in Texas.
Lulu—Not to push Charlie Johnson's car.
Pete Kelley is back on the job again looking pretty spry. Well spry anyway we were
all ready to bid him farewell, because "he
had a da3- job". And then—Oh, we know he
just couldn't leave us.
Quote Ozzie Nelson—"1 had a day job
once". Had a nice Xmas vacation—Thanks
Archie.
Some of the fellows on 3rd shift want to
know if Frank Kushmer has learned how to
saw a twist drill into with a hack saw yet?
Latch—The only way I will take Pat
Davidson hunting with me is to use him as
a dog, also, to buy my Xmas liquor earlier.
K e n n e t h Karnes and Piubbie Maddox
were out to sec us while home on their
Xmas furlough, both look fine, we are all
mighty proud of all our boys.
Maxine G.—Never again to drink milk
through a straw.
Betty Xash is back on our shift, says
there's no comparison between this and 2nd,
dont know how she meant i t . j r
L. Dailey—To take better care of my wedding ring at least till Jesse leaves.
Xola—To get Rupert in 1944.
We are going to have a going-awa3' party
for Leta again, who is going to leave us and
be a lady of leisure. We will miss our
Cashier and that line—Ray is all smiles again
he has a new Inspector.
Dorothy C.—To try and like the girls
bowling shirts.
It's a secret yd but I'll let you in on it,
Virginia is going to join the WAC's.
Emmett H.—Not to make any bets with
\Yard Thomas.
Mrs. Henderson spent her Xmas vacation
with her son Everett, who is stationed at
El Reno, Okla. reports a lovely trip but not
much rest on the trains too many soldiers
and sailors exercising their vocal chords.
Bill Nance—To put up more hay.
Claud Inman—To be more
cigars and candy bars.
free
with
Ben T.—Not to be so radical.
L. Adams—To mind others as well as my
mother.
Frances H.—To help keep up the soldiers
morale.
Vic Ford is the most popular man on the
shift, or so it seems at times, every lady
machine operator wants him at once. Our
one and only set-up man.
We hear from Mercedes once in a while,
who is at Anderson, Indiana getting some
book larnin—she seems to be having a
swell lime.
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THE
MUELLER
A FAMILY GROUP
RECORD
(Continued from Page 4)
Mayuard Buckta is just about the proudest
Papa that ever came down to earth, hut he
finally did. A 11%- lb- boy.
Lots of new faces around here, seems good
to be busy a.gain.
Blanc Adams, our handsome guard is home
on his first furlough. Very spiffy in that thar
uniform. Ask Movvry how his blood pressure
is?
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AL HILL IS A PAPA
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dudley and two
children, Duane, age 8, and Sharon, age 6.
The Dudleys celebrated t h e i r t e n t h wedding
anniversary on November 30. Wallace is
in the tin shop and Mrs. Dudley, the former
Clara Dash, worked in the core room before
her marriage. Herman Dasli of the Los
Angeles office is a brother ol Airs. Dudley.
FRED MEADOR
From
Fayettesville,
N. C., comes a letter
from Fred Meador stating:
"Received
the
Christmas
box
and
w a n t to ( h a n k Mueller
Co. for it. I appreciated
it very much and so did
the fellows who shared
it with me. Thanks for
everything."
Fred joined the colors in August, 1943,
after 17 years of service with M u e l l e r Co.
On the morning- of January 12 Helen
Brannan received the following telegram
from Corp. Albert L. Hill, now stationed
at Nashville, Tenn.:
"Dear Helen Baby Girl at 4:45 Today.
Both All Right. Sincerely."
"AL"
Al's f r i e n d s extend congratulations and
best wishes on the advent of the new little
glamor girl.
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ERMA MEETS PURSE SNATCHER
Frma Barth is not afraid to go home in
the dark, but she now realizes that juvenile
purse snatchers are not slow to recognize
an o p p o r t u n i t y of successfully plying their
trade. It cost Erma nine dollars and a
Parker pen, which she regretted losing. The
purse snatcher had the advantage of being
as black as the night, and Erma did not
realize what was going on until it "had gone"
— t h a t is her purse.
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Too Trustful
"We had a burglar break into our house
last night."
"Did he get anything?"
"I'll say he d i d : the wife thought it was
me."
Throw Caution to Winds
"Henry, darling," gurgled the newmade
bride in the bridal suite, "just think,—we're
married now, so we won't have to pull down
the shades anymore."
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
THE BEST BUY
Guide Post
"How in the world can a girl be happy
without a husband?"
"Listen, beautiful, if he's out of town, I'll
show you."
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REGARDING PHOTOS SENT IN
IS THE
BOND BUY
.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
We do not recall having failed to return
a photograph sent in for use in the Record,
but do recall a considerable bit of trouble
in keeping track of and returning to the
owner. This follows failure to place some
mark of identification on the photograph.
We suggest that in sending photographs
that name of the subject and the person to
whom the photograph is to be returned
be plainly written with lead pencil on the
back of the photo. Let's do it.
THE
MUELLER
RECORD
SARNIA
On December 22, Ilecn Kmart, of Dept
14, was m a r r i e d to Malcolm Burlcy at the
Latter Day Saint's Manse, by Elder Phillips at 11 o'clock. The attendants were
Mrs. Lloyd Colburne and Mr. Alvin Burley.
After the ceremony the couple left for Pt.
Elgin and Wiarton where they spent their
honeymoon.
Violet Gibbons, of Dept. 7, was married
to Gpl. Albert Wade (formerly of Dept. 14)
on December 31st at St. Paul's Manse. Violet looked very lovely in a w h i t e panelled
satin and lace dress. The couple was attended by B e t t y Banks and the groom's
brother, George Wade. After the ceremony
the couple left for a honeymoon in Michigan before Cpl. AVade returns to Camp
Ipperwash.
I t h i n k t h e r e must be an error here, don't
you?
'1 he glance that over cocktails seems so
sweet
May be less charming over shredded
wheat!
Erroneous
\Vc have now reached the half-way mark
in our bowling, and the team standing is as
follows:
Ferrules
40 points
Goosenecks
34
Showerheads
30 "
Faucets
27
Modarts
22
Service Clamps
21
Pop Ups
19
Regulators
15 "
A Note to the Ferrules: This was sent
in by the Capt. of the bowling team Ferrules
and bears remembering this next half of the
season:
"Dear Fellow Ferrules:
"We have now, due to some superb
bowling, honest cheating, quick manipulation of figures, poor addition, unfair
handicaps, three b e a u t i f u l women on our
team, and, on several occasions, the direct intervention of Providence, become
t h e slightly great howling team. This
f a c t leads to grave fears that we may lie
lured into the gutters of overconfidence.
Please permit me to caution one and all
against underestimating the fickleness of
Fate and the recuperative powers of our
skillful rivals, who, at least do not enjoy
the aid of our gallant allies: quick manipulation of figures and unfair handicaps.
Remember, your captain loves you all—
especially—well, we'd better skip that.
So let us one and all resolve to keep up
the good work, and with the aid of Providence and most of the above mentioned
aids we shall not f a i l , nor falter on the
long road to Victory.
Respectfully yours,
Signed Lloyed Thomas."
N.B. If you have signified your intention
of bowling, support it to your u t m o s t by
a t t e n d i n g regularly and on t i m e ; the team
w i l l ) t h e regular a t t e n d a n c e is going to be
the team to beat.
Young Lady be wary of Cupid
And heed ye the t h o u g h t of this verse
To let a fool kiss you is stupid,
To let a kiss fool you is worse.
Alison must have learned the truth of this
and taken a warning because she is now
wearing a very B C t i f u l sparkler.
We can readily u n d e r s t a n d why such a
vivacious girl as Xatie rates all those, super
Xnias gifts—but this first anniversary business has us stymied. Natic how about some
first-hand tutoring as to how it's done.
Turkeys were distributed to all employees
on December 22 and were much appreciated.
It was f o r t u n a t e we were unable to have
the a n n u a l C h i l d r e n ' s Xmas party due to
gas r a t i o n i n g , etc. But thanks to the ingenuity of Mr. Campbell who was able by
hook or by crook (it's thought the latter)
a box containing candy, chocolate bar, gum,
n u t s , grapes, orange, apple and popped corn,
and wrapped with red paper and Xmas
tape was distributed to each child. At the
same time a leaflet, c o n t a i n i n g Xmas greetings from the Mueller employees who are
now in the service was d i s t r i b u t e d .
We were very happy to welcome hack for
a short visit at the p l a n t d u r i n g the holidays
the following servicemen: from the RCAF,
Ted Campbell, Ted Pembleton, Otto Foster,
Bob Bannister, Murray Taylor, Bruce Barrett, B i l l Smith, J o h n Salak,' Bill Southcombe, Ken Luther, and Ian Milne; from
the N a v y , Bill G a w d u n y k ; and from the
Army, Frank Dennis.
It is with great pride we congratulate
one of our former employees of Dept. 7,
F/O Harry Dowding, on receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross.
During the last month or two there have
been two new additions to the office staff.
J e a n n e Passingham (just ask Bob), who is
in t h e Priority Dept, and Mary Box (by
the way boys, now 3rou know the name of
the new blonde—not bad eh!) who is working on priority.
THE
MUELLER RECORD
Just before Xmas we were pleasantly surprised to see no other than Marge Ansell
Marr (recently of the Payroll Dept.) come
walking in for a very short visit.
It has j u s t been l e a r n e d t h a t Betty Carter
(stenographic dept.) is to be married January 24th. The lucky fellow is Lac Charlie
C u n n i n g h a m of the RCAF at Kapuskasing.
Jack White, who was recently in a motor
cycle accident, was at the New Year's Eve
dance and everyone is glad to see he's up
and about again. Speaking of the New
Year's Eve dance, there's one question uppermost in the m i n d s of all—who did Bert
I-I. take to the dance, and if there was someone, where was she while he was escorting
Norma B? Now all that's left to figure
out is, where was Norma's rightful escort?
—what a headache? And by the way Alex
you're supposed to be a big boy now—tch
tch.
If there's one unsecluded spot
That I should like to own
And fence about, 'tis that small plot
Where my wild oats were sown.
Whether it was a deliberate attempt to
get ahead of the government—or all strictly
according to plan we do not know. We do
know, however, the stork must have been
taxed to the very limit making the rounds
because he didn't arrive at the Browett's
with that 9 11). boy u n t i l December 30th.
It was thought for a while that this was
just an excuse for Charlie to get in a stock
of chocolates and cigars but t h i s was proved
to be erroneous. The stork had previously
presented the Orval Clemens' with a daughter, Gail Dianna, on Nov. 1st, and at the
T. Fisher's a new baby girl, Dorothy Evelyn,
on Sept. 5th. Congrats to all.
Elizabeth Adamson's definition of
a baby—an alimentary canal with a
loud voice at one end, and no responsibility at the other. How about
it Charlie, could this be t r u e ?
Recently Mr. C. \Y. Parker a n n o u n c e d
that from now on his initials w o u l d be G. D.
Parker, and informed us it stands lor George
Does Parker. As the 'Old Timer' would
say, "that ain't the way I heerd it!"
NEITHER HERE NOR THERE
(Further Ruminations Through A
Somewhat Soiled Window)
Yes. it was a nice Christmas, wasn't it?
And those of us who could eat our Christmas
d i n n e r in our own home were w i t h o u t doubt
the very luckiest people in this weary,
w a r r i n g world.
Velma R u n y a n ' s twin sister, Mrs. Merlin
Jinks of Fairfield, Ohio, whom we knew better as Thelnia Olive, was a holiday visitor
coming ii]) to see us in the office. We were
able to i d e n t i f y the t w i n s properly but
w o u l d n ' t v o u c h for our being able to do so
in less f a m i l i a r s u r r o u n d i n g s .
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Dorothy Gepford celebrated her birthday
in grand style on J a n u a r y 11. with cards
and p r e s e n t s galore. We heard of no singing
cr paddling to celebrate the e v e n t but perhaps we, as usual, just d i d n ' t realize what
all was going on.
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B i l l Dixon, messenger and mail department
a s s i s t a n t , is l e a v i n g us for the air. Bill will
be an air cadet u n d e r the guidance of Uncle
Sam. Bill's sunny disposition and willingness
to h e l p out the o t h e r fellow should make
him f r i e n d s wherever he is.
Bill has a seven day furlough and is subject
to call any time a f t e r that. Happy landings.
Bill.
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Vivian Townsend is the new stenographer
in the Traffic Office. Katherine Taylor, who
has been in the Traffic Office for some time,
is on leave of absence, spending some time
with her h u s b a n d , Lieut. Gerald Taylor.
Evelyn Thompson has been assisting with
Traffic Office r o u t i n e for a month or so
but has now r e t u r n e d to the Advertising
Dept., where her d r a w i n g pencil and paint
brush, with which she is quite adept, were
waiting for her.
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J a n u a r y 11 is a good day for birthdays.
It is also the natal day of Hazel Allen,
for whom \ve wish many happy r e t u r n s
of the day. Hazel celebrated with a short
t r i p to Chicago the week previous.
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Wcra Bauer Colglazier, for many years
a member of the Billing Dept. staff, left us
December 22. She is succeeded in the Billing
Depl. by Dorothy Cooper formerly of the
Cost and Accounting Dept.
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Sarah Ruth Lentz, also of the Billing
Dept. s u b m i t t e d to a tonsilectomy on December 11.
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D o r o t h y Gepford, Dorothy C'ooper, H e l e n
Pope, and Opal Jackson were callers last
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J o h n Rohm a n , parents of PFC. Willie and Ruth Rohn i a n . They were quite interested in Mrs.
Rohman's Christmas village scene, the assembling of which in former years was one
of Willie's projects. The girls were much
interested in Willie's souvenirs as sent to
his mother, as well as Mrs. Rohman's beautiful needlework and extremely tasty cake
a n d fried chicken.
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No news yet on our servicewoman, Juanita
I some of the WAVES. We hope for an
address soon. Let's save up all the news
for Juanita, gang, and make her the gal-whorcceives-the-most-mail practically every day.
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LOS ANGELES NEWS
During the holidays the bulletin hoard
was very gay with Holiday greetings from
our men and women in service. Among
those remembering the "old gang" were:
Morton Ream, Bill Young, Bob Allsop,
Gather Polk. K e n n y Potts, Roy Jensen,
Neal Pullen, Bill English, Carl Hazcn,
Beverly D r u m , Ben Piott, Jr., and Larry
Evenson. Ben Piott's greeting was a picture
of himself in a jeep, up in that cold country
where he has been stationed.
Speaking of service men, did you see
Lela Thompson's husband Thanksgiving
week? He got an unexpected leave and
marched right into Dept. 60 and hugged
and kissed her. Gee!
\Ye had a visit from T. Corp. Lloyd
McMahon the early part of December. He
is now stationed at ('amp Barkeley, Texas.
Many of the older employees were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Jay Snook
and his wife. Jay looked right sharp in
his Xavy blues. Of course that mustache
may have had something to do with it.
Marion Johnson of Dept. 70 married
Pvt. Chas H. Emley Dec. 3, 1943. Pvt.
Emley is in Ordnance at Camp Claiborne,
Louisiana. Marion plans to remain with
us.
We miss Ruby Hallett's cheerfulness in
the cafeteria, which she managed so capably.
She had to take a month's leave, to take
care of her mother who is ill.
Xo we do not have a new lighting system
in Dept. 60. Those arc the "sparklers" Thelma Schindler and J a n e Carter received for
Christmas.
We can't smell coffee nearly so well
around 11:30 since they wrapped the cafeteria in cellophane.
Pete Briock says the mistletoe he brought
down at Christmas time didn't do him a bit
of good. Has it always been Pete's custom
to bring it or was he influenced by the fact
there are so many women here now?
It was with the deepest regret that we
heard of the death of Mrs. Adelaide Stephens,
wife of Edwin Stephens of Dept. 83. Mrs.
Stephens, who had been ill for some time,
passed away Dec. 19, 1943. She was also
the mother of Mrs. F. C. McCown. "Mac"
is salesman and at the present time production manager of the L.A. plant.
Mueller Bowling News
December 30, 1943.
Any beginners wanting to make some
easy money, see Bruce Stotler before next
bowling night. Before betting, girls, we
should warn you that occasionally he gets
hot and bowls a sharp 90.
In event the Liberators should lose a
point, I wonder if George Knudsen would
(lash m a d l y up and down the aisles saying
"the Liberators losl one" unquote.
K m m e t t Reedy jumped way out of our
class w h e n , with his last ounce of strength
before coming down w i t h the flu. he bowled
a b e a u t i f u l 259 game to make up a 601 series.
When Kern Hodge's ball heads for the
g u t t e r , it is only fooling her opponents.
Their overconfidence soon turns to despair
w h e n it backs into the pocket for a perfect
strike.
Team Standings
15th Week
Games Won Lost
29
Liberators
16
18
Wildcats
27
24
P-38's
21
24
21
Thunderbolts
22
Boston Bombers
23
Mustangs
20
25
Aircobras
19
26
Warhawks
15
30
Okay girls here is your picture of Harold
(Sonny) Hammel. Nice isn't it? Sonny
just recently entered the service. He was
formerly set-up man on the swing shift in
Dept. 30.
Robert (Pinky) Daugherty and his best
friend. Pinky was formerly a turret lathe
operator in Dept. 30.
Here we have Glenn and Dortha Blize.
Those smiles would make good tooth paste
ads. Glenn was formerly time study man
in Mr. Reedy's office and Dortha is employed in Dept. 10.
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Keep these brief facts in m i n d . Bring all
the waste paper you can lor the barrels.
Waste paper is going to h e l p win the war.
KEEP AN EYE ON THEM
We arc very proud of this picture of our
Navy twins, William and R a l p h Roarick.
The hoys entered service at the same time
but Hill is now stationed at Bremerton,
Washington, while Ralph is in Pensacola,
Florida. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred T. Roarick of Dccatur, Illinois. Bill
visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dash and
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Travis over the holidays. Mrs. Dash and M r s . Travis are his
sisters.
RAY KILEEN DIST. CHAIRMAN
Ray C. Kileen has been elected c h a i r m a n
of the Macon County District of the Lincoln
Trails Boy Scouts Council. This honor was
conferred at a recent district m e e t i n g held
in this city.
Other officers elected are: Carl F. Kekeisen, vice-chairman, and \V. R. Faith, commissioner. Three members at large are:
Walter W. Slacey, Dr. R. K. Greenfield, and
D. M. Burner.
The Macon C o u n t y district takes in all of
Macon and P i a t t counties and about half
of Moultrie county. I n the district there
are 976 Boy Scouts, 378 Cub Scouts, and
230 men leaders.
SAVE THE OLD PAPER
The recent call for waste paper brought
forth tons of it but it dill not fill the urgent
demand. Barrels have been placed at convenient points in the factory. Don't throw
away a scrap. I f you have an\ old paper
bring it to the factory and deposit it in the
barrels. There is a crying demand for paper
for printing purposes. Important as this is,
there is still a need vastly more important.
At the present time paper is taking the
place of steel in small parts of ammunition,
such as rings, bolts, etc. In fact the process
results in parts just as strong as steel while
being very much lighter.
The papers and magazines are filled w i t l i
a r t i c l e s on the increase of j u v e n i l e delinquency. There is a divided responsibility
for t h i s c o n d i t i o n in w h i c h p a r e n t s and
children form the whole. A d m i t t e d l y a contributing factor is due to employment ol both
father and mother. Parental restraint is
t h u s removed, and certain children t a k e
advantage of the condition to do as t h e y
please. The great trouble is the home l i f e
u n d e r any condition, peace or war.
C h i l d r e n are a problem that many parents
do not understand and cannot solve. I t is
not enough to m a k e them c a r e f r e e and
happy—they should be given l i t t l e tasks in
the home so they w i l l gradually get a sense
of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .
It should he interesting to p a r e n t s to k n o w
the o p i n i o n s ol wise men and women regarding children. Read the following.
William Corbett (1829)—Children n a t u r ally want to be like t h e i r parents and do
what they do.
M c C a u l y (1825)—Of all people children
are the most imaginative. They abandon
themselves without restraint to every illusion.
\"o man, whatever his sensibility may be. is
ever effected by Hamlet or l.ear as a little
girl is affected by the story of poor Red
Ridinghood.
Proverbs (700 B.C.)—Train up a child the
way he should go. and when he is old
he will not depart from it.
The Talmud ( A b o u t 200 B.C.'.)—The child
tells in the street w h a t its f a t h e r and m o t h e r
say at home.
M a r t h a Mary Butt (1818)—All children
are by nature evil, and while they have none
but the natural evil principle to guide them,
pious and prudent parents must check their
naughty passions in every way that they have
in t h e i r power, and force them into decent
and proper behavior and into what are
called good habits.
There are columns of these opinions and
advice and is possible the best lesson taught
is t h a t few parents fully u n d e r s t a n d the
status of a child or child nature. They are
not little angels, but pioneers of f u t u r e
generations. The training of the children
of today will determine the character of
those generations.
Juvenile delinquency is not born of the
war. It has always been a problem. It is
<[uite probable that the tendency of war is
to increase delinquency but is also true that
some writers and well-meaning" people have
emphasized.
The one way to stop it is by parents in
the home. This has been and can be done
by example, by exercise of parental authority,
by interest in childish ways of thinking, by
encouragement of reading habits and finally
by the rod if necessary.
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DEATHS
Otto Behrns
Otto (".Dutch") .Behrns, brother of Waller
Behrns, died December 21 in the Wabash
Employees Hospital a l t e r a month's illness.
Air. Behrns \vh<> was a \Yabash brakeman.
before his retirement, was a member of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and of
the English Evangelical L u t h e r a n church.
He was born in Mt. Olive, J u n e 11, 1883,
and he had lived in Decatnr 40 years.
He is survived by his widow, the f o l l o w i n g
children, Mrs. Xorriia X'alelski, M r s . Frma
Brooker, Eleanorc, Harold, a stepson, Harold
Pryde in the Navy at Farragut, Idaho. He
leaves four brothers, Walter, Fred and
Harry of Decatur and George of A l t . Olive,
as w e l l as two sisters. M r s . .Anna Srnka ot
Decatur and M r s . Addie Steel of. Taylorville.
Mrs. Eula Lee Gandy
Mrs. Hula Lee Gaudy, m o t h e r of Mrs.
Lucille M o n t a g u e , P l a n t Xo. 3 nurse, died
December 13 in Decatur and M a c o n C o u n t y
Hospital. She was the w i l e of Frank M.
Gaudy, an A s s u m p t i o n contractor.
A i r s . Gaudy was born in Shelby county
A u g u s t 7, 1880. the d a u g h t e r of William i f .
and M a r y J'atlon.
She is survived by her husband and her
daughter, and a sou Robert P. Gandy of
Kansas City, a grandson, Bruce Harvey
L a m b e r t of G l e n d a l e , C a l i f o r n i a , two sisters,
th.e Misses El-ie and M a u d e i'atton of Assumption.
Funeral services were m the Assumption
C h r i s t i a n c h u r c h , with the Rev. C. W.
Flcwclling of Decatur officiating. Burial
was in the Assumption cemetery.
m a m
W. T. Lemmon
William Thomas Lemmon. 91, lor 20 years
an employee of Mueller Co., passed away
December 31 in Decatur and Macon County
Hospital. His d e a t h was caused by pneumonia.
Mr. Lemmon was born in Sellersburgh,
Indiana, November 21, 1852, the son of Presley and Jane Lemmon. He was married to
Carolina Stanschult/,, who died J a n u a r v 12.
1^38.
Mr. Lemmon was a member of the Free
M e t h o d i s t church. He is survived by two
sous. Jacob of Decalur and Flmer of Denver, Colorado; and by two daughters, Mrs.
Ella Bailey and Mrs. A n n a Berg, both of
Chicago, as well as by four g r a n d c h i l d r e n and
e l e v e n great: grandchildren.
F u n e r a l services were held in the Free
M e t h o d i s t church, with burial in Fairlawn
cenictc. ry.
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A. M. Combs
A. M. Combs, lather of Robert Combs,
a r e s i d e n t of \Yarrensburg who was engaged
in the p l u m b i n g and heating business in
X i a n l i c , died J a n u a r y 1 in Decatur and
RECORD
M a c o n County Hospital a f t e r a five weeks'
illness.
Mr. Coombs was born in Waverly, Ohio,
October 4, 1877 and came to Illinois by covered wagon, settling with his parents in
Mechanicsburg. He was married i n 1901 to
Carrie M. Lockbaum. w h o died in 1930. lie
and Ada Lehn were married in Mt. Vernon
X c v e m b e r 28, 1932. Besides his wife, he
leaves three sons, Glenn E. Combs of Minneapolis, M i n n e s o t a ; Cor]). Edgar L. Combs
of Camp McCoy, Wisconsin; Robert Combs
of Decatur; also two (laughters, Mrs. Margaret E. Baldwin and Mrs. Catherine B.
Cross, both of St. Louis. He was a member of the \Varrensburg M e t h o d i s t church.
F u n e r a l services were held from Monson
F u n e r a l Home, w i t h burial in Aleehanicsburg
cemetery.
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Mrs. R. C. Stafford
Mrs. Margaret Stafford, mother of Airs.
Henry S t r a t m a n , died J a n u a r y 2 in her home
at 719 W. M a r i e t t a St. after a week's illness
ol influenza. She was the wife of R. C.
Stafford and was born in Louis county, Kentucky. May 11, 1878.
I n a d d i t i o n to her husband she leaves her
t w o daughters, both of Decatnr, Airs. Ada
Jackson and Mrs. Stratman, and a son James
T. Franklin, New I ariisle, Ohio, also three
b r o t h e r s and a sister in California.
Funeral services were held in the Brintliuger Funeral home, with burial in Graceland Cemetery.
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Benjamin Sowers
Benjamin Sowers, 77, father of Parvin
Sowers, died J a n u a r y 9 w h i l e on a visit in
the home ol his sou Clarence A. Sowers ol
Decatur. He was a resident of Wallace,
Indiana.
He leaves another son in Decatur, Lawrence E. Sowers, also a daughter, Airs.
Francis Fox and a son, Ralph, both of Fowler, Indiana, and a son Harold of Vccdcrsburg, I n d i a n a , and 11 grandchildren and 12
great .grandchildren.
Air. Sowers was a retired farmer and had
lived in this community in the 1890's.
Funeral services were conducted in the
Dawsou and Wikoff chapel, with f u r t h e r
services and burial in Wallace, Indiana.
Mathew D. Hinderer
M a t h e w D. Hinderer, f a t h e r of R u f u s and
O r v i l l e H i n d e r e r , died December 16 at the
age of 72. He was a resident of Blue M o u n d
and was a retired coal miner.
He is survived by three c h i l d r e n , R u f u s
and O r v i l l e both of Blue Mound, and a
daughter, Airs. Bertha Lawler of Stonington, and by three brothers and two sisters.
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Chattanooga Chatter
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Including Addresses of All the Columbian Iron Works Employees
In the Service
Births
A baby boy \vas born to Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Coventry December 12, 1943, on their
17th wedding anniversary. The baby has
been n a m e d J o h n A i n s w o r t h . B o t h m o t h e r
and baby are doing fine.
Weddng
Lois Cain of the main office became the
bride of Arnold Phillips December 31, 1943.
The bride was attired in a light bine wool
dress with black accessories. Her flowers
were gardenias. Her only attendant was
Nancy Igou, also of the main office. Miss
fgon wore a blue v e l v e t dress with black
accessories. Her flowers were sweetheart
roses. The best man was 1'vt. Sanford
C u n n i n g h a m , fiancee of Miss Igou.
Best of everything to this newly married
couple.
Christmas Party
The combining of I ' l a n t s 1 and 2 helped
make a most enjoyable Christmas party
held at Plant 1, December 23.
Martin Haynes was the master of ceremonies, and a very good one too. Some of
the numbers on the, program were:
Silent Night sung by Pat McCarty,
Marion Parker and Lois Phillips.
Colored Quartet consisting of Morris
Rudolph, Willie Koykin, Ernest
Milligan and Alfred Logan sang
several good numbers.
Piano Solo, "Star of the Kast", by Miss
Joan Lynch.
Speech by Odie Walker whose main
t h e m e was relationship and repres e n t a t i o n of the employer and employee.
Suggestion awards for outstanding suggestions of the year were won by the following:
Plant 1
J. C. Quentel—First Prize
Muriel Mec—Second Prize
George Duda, Jr.—Third Prize
Plant 2
Arch Guth—First Prize
H. P. Tale—Second Prize
L. L. Epperson—Third I ' r i / e
PVT. SAMUEL C. ADAIR
A.S.X. :j47r>!tS01
1 I B ( i Tins. Or. , Sq. H.
U. S. A r m y A i l - Foree
JeftVrson Barrarks, Mo.
PPC. JOHN BAKER
Co. I ! — 7S7 il.P. Bn.
Fort M e a d e , M a r y l a n d
PVT. SAM M. BARBEE 34888701
Co. A. 2 S t h Sin'. Tng. Hn.
C.S.C.H.T.C.
Cam]) Crowder, Mo.
FrC. LOUIS 3S. BATES
A.S.X. :M 1 X 7 N i l
l ) t i - y . C—:ioii F.A. Hn.
A.l'.o. T T I l i Div.
Camp r i e k e t l , V a .
RAYMOND W. BIBLE
A r m e d C na rd ( V n l e r 1'acitic
San Fr:i n e i s e o , Cali!'.
PVT. RUPUS W. BOHANAN
I 1(1. & M q . Sq.
1st F i g - l i t e r Com.
i v n i c l i e l l Field, X. V.
DARL IS. CALLAHAN, S 2 /C
T i).. iiooin 5-1!)
IT.S.C.S. l l a i - l ' .
( l a l v e s t on. T e x a s
PVT. HERMAN E. CALLAHAN
A.M.X. :MX2;i:!:;i
A l ' r a I!. F o r t i M e l ' h e i - s o n
A t l a n t a . Ca.
GPL. WILLIAM H. CALLIER
2T>th A v i a t i o n S(inadi-on
Tlendrieks Field
S e h i - i n u : , Fla.
LUTHER RUSSELL
( ' r > . 4 M- 4 1 ::
CAMPBELL
IT.S.N.T.S.
San i M c t f o :;::, cniit'.
PVT.
WILLIE BI. GARGLE
A.S.K. I M 7 I X 7 8 : !
24th Co.—4tii I5n., S.T.U.
I4«ceptinn C i M i l c i l^oi'l. Benning, (!a.
GPL. HARRY E. CATLETT, JR.
Htrv. A
I X i H l i A l - i n d . F.A. Bn.
A . I ' . O . 2.".7
Fort T . c - n i i i n K , Ca.
PVT. ROSENWALD CHAPPELL
:"tli A v i a l i o i i S<id.
Dale Mabry I-'icid
Tallahassee, l-'la.
•STC. HARRISON CHITWOOD
1 4 N t h ( > r c l n a n e e < '-o.
A t l a n t a ()i - ilnanec I >epot
A t l a n t a . *!a.
PPC. JOSEPH B. CLARK
Box 2(12, 3!)B T. S.S.
Keesier F i e l d
H i l o x i , Mississippi
LT. PAUL P. CLARK
" O G t h F i g M e i - Safin.
Dale Maliry Field
Tallahassee, Fla.
S /SGT. ROBERT E. COKER
:i(K! M e d . Hn., Co. A
A.S.X. .",435:>(;44, A.P.O. 78
Camp Butner, Xr. (^.
PPC. LEROY COLLINS
Hdqs. Det. Sec. 2#
Demi. Sul). Sec.
Camp J' A orrest, Tenn.
CPL. JOHN E. COOPER
Co. A. iitli Qiinrlermaster
C a m p Ivee. \^a.
JO3HN BENJAMIN, JR., ST. M 1 /C
Na.val A u x i l i a r y A i r Station
U a i - i n Field
X'aval Air Training; Center
1?ons;irol;i. Fla.
JAMES COTTON, JR.
2 T M:! /I", Co X 79
K i d s . 2 1 2 L.U. 2 X.T.S.
B a n l n - i d ^ i ' , Md.
LEROY CRUTCHPTELD
do. A, 1st Bn., 25th Inf.
93rd Div.
Camp Clipper
Los Angeles 52, C a l i f .
PVT. HARDEN DAILEY
C.O.D. 260th O.M.S.B.N.
A.P.O. 4849, c/o Postmaster
New York, N. Y.
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JUDGE EOONES DANIEL, S 2 /C
f l a t 5, Co. A
14 S
ial I:
P n r l I I ill nl m e n e . Cal i f .
PVT. LIG-E A. DANIEL, 34355668
I',,. A—S.'ilh Kngrs. IH'J'O.V I'.n.
A.P.O 7 5 N e / o Postmaster
New Y o r k , N V.
PVT. CARL E. DAVIS, 34369555
Co. A
S2.r>tli T.I), lin.
Camp P h i l l i p ^ . Kansas
ROY LESTER DENTON, F 1 /C
S h i p s Co.
Training G u n n e r y ( I '>)
Camp Peary, Ya.
PVT. CARL "W. DeSHA
I ) . . M . I ) . Valley Forge,
General H o s p i t a l , J J h l g . -10ii
P h o e n i x v i l l c . l>a.
PVT. JAMES M. DILLARD
Co. A. 2nd I ' l a t . . Dili Bn.
Fort B e l v o i r . V a .
M /SGT. SIDNEY ELLIS, 34080614
Co. A — S f i d t h Sign. Serv. P.n.
A T O t!7X { • / n P o s t m a s t e r
New Y o r k , X Y.
PVT. FRANKLIN EVERETTE
:;:;* M'.P. K.G.
P r i s o n ot: War Camp
H n n t s v i l l e , Toxas
PFC. JAMES FINLEY
331st. A.A.F.B.S.
CIi i l d r c s s , T e x a s
CPL. JAMES A. FITCH
Co. A—:!()!) J n l ' .
Kurt, Benning, C.a.
SGT. G. L. FREEMAN, JR.
1599 Orel. S & M Co.
C.A.A.B.
C h a r l e s t o n . S. C.
CHARLIE GAMBLIN
Co. :',5::t;. :!rd Reg).
!". S. X a v a l T r a i n i n g S t a t i o n
Banbridge, 3tu.
LOUIS D. GAMBLIN, F 1 /C
Platoon 21. ,"><:, Area J!-10
C a m p Peary, A'a.
CPL. OTTO H. GLASS
l i ' , 2 m l C . M . L . S . C . Co.
C a m p H e i b e r t , Ala.
PVT. JACK GRAY
SVliools' Co. lldcis. Jin.
Montford I'oint
C a m p Le.To.une
Xew I l i v e r , X. C.
PVT. HENHY CrREERE, 3490O076
Sqdn. A—ourcl Training Group
r. S. A i ' m v Air J^orcc-s
Jcft'rrson Barracks Mo.
SGT. WARREN J. HAMILTON, 14161333
H e a d q u a r t rrs Troop
38th Cav. lien. K.|. (M'cc-/..)
A . l ' . o :!0r>, c/o Postmaster
Xew Y o r k , X. Y.
PVT. CHARLES L. HARRIS, 34419613
Co. K—:!S2nd Hug. Bn.
A.P.O. 4 ( i ( i i > , c / o Postmaster
Xew York. X. Y.
CPL. ED E. HARTMAN
Co. D—5th Replacement Bn.
2nd Regt.
Fort M c a d e , ilrt.
PFC. HILARY D. HEATH, JR.
4th A v i a t i o n Squadron 8ep.
Maxwell F i o l d , Ala.
PFC. HAROLD KEDRICK
Co. C—57(i Tccliwoocl Drive, N. \V.
A t l a n t a , (loori;-];!.
PVT. FKANCIS V. HERREN, 34289757
I ' D . i.) — ur.tli I n l ' a n t r y
A.p.o. :!7, c / o I'ostmaKter
S i n I'Yancisc'o. C ' a l i f .
PFC. DAVID A. HIGDON, 34733774
<;."> 1 T.K.S. l i r k s . 1 1 0 9
S i o u x F a l l s , S. Dakota
PVT. LESLIE HIGDON
C o . C - 2 ( M i t l i I.T.P,., l i - l t h I t c K ' t .
Ca m ] t R l a m l i ng, I'Ma.
WM. J. HIXON, MM 2 /C
B o t h P . a t t . Co. I ). 4 U.S.X.C.T.C.
Cam]) Kndieott
Davisville, R. I.
RECORD
MAJOR KOPPER
S e n t r y L'nit. Bldg. 623
ir.S.N.A.T.C.
Pensacola. Fla.
CPL. JAMES M. IGOU
2nrt St. Sq.—Class 4:1-41
Buckingham A.A.F.
Fort Myers, Fla
PVT. JAMES E. JOHNSON, JR., 14105770
1st I n s i . jV: M a i n t . F n i t
i : « l ) l ) i n s Field
"Warner U o h h i n s . C,a.
PFC. SANG JOHNSON
25 A \ iat ion Sq.
Hendricks Field
Srhrini,', F l a .
PVT. COY E. JONES, 348S8687
Co. A—534th F.I-:. X- S.It.
C a m p ( l o r d o n J o h n s t o n , Fla.
DeWITT JONES, S 2/C
O.C,.T T . Camp Robert Smalls
( i r e a t La.kes, I l l i n o i s
PVT. CHARLIE KYLES. JR., 34715749
Co. I) 2nd Tns. Bn.. I.H.T.C.
Fort J l e C I e l l a n . A l a b a m a
PVT. ERNEST LOLLIS
Dale Mahry Kickl
I f & S Co. SO!) F.nRineers
Dale M a h r y Field, Fla.
PVT. BEN T. LONG, JR,. 141O5769
do. B. 3Gth Bn., Bks. 1099
C.S.C.R.T.C.
Camp ("rowder, Mo.
PFC. HOOD LONGLEY
IT S. A r m y
Co. B - - H 2 S T. D. Bn.
For I. D i x , X. .1.
JOE LYLE, JR., S 1 /C
TT. S. Coast. Ouard TJ. B. Stn.
Bandon. Oregon
PVT. WILBUR HERSCHEL MARSH, 34224838
24th A v n . Sqdn.
KlRin Field, Fla.
CPL. WILLIAM H. MARSH, 14120971
4(14 Q u a r t e r m a s t e r ( T r u c k ) Co.
A P.O G 7 S , c / o Postmaster
Xew York, X. Y.
PVT. CLARENCE W. MASON, 34557740
17lh S p e c i a l S e r v i c e Co.
c / o Postmaster
New Y o r k , X. Y*.
PVT. LUDIE MAY, JR.
I S O P l a t o o n , Co. C
Recruit Depot Bn.
MonU'ord Point Comp. Xo. 1
C a m p L c J e u n e , N. C.
PVT. NOBLE L. MAY
r.ti-y. D.. l i i t h Bn.
F o r t K u s t i s . Va.
CPL. ERNEST D. McDANIEL, 3476960O
H t r y A.— 275th F.A. Bn.
C a m p P h i l l i p s , Kansas
A / C JAMES L. MOODY
Cadet B o x X o . 2 I 5 S
M:.A.A.F.
M a r i a n n a , l(1la.
PVT. CLARENCE L. MOORE, 34900O75
3 1 0 2 Q. 31. Service Co., Zone 2
Fort F r a n c o 10. Warren, AVyo.
PVT. THEODORE R. MOORE
Co. C -1 Dst. Battalion
Fort M e C l e l l a n , Alabama.
PVT. CHARLES T. MOSS, 14105766
Co. F — 1 5 t h Kig. Tr. llegt.
Fort M o n m o u t h , X. .T.
PVT. JOE MOTEN, 34O61025
Co. K. —:!ilStli I n f a n t r y
A.i'.O. -9:;
Los A n g e l s - s 52, C a l i f .
PVT. EDWIN NELSON, 34718771
Co. P... K e e l . C e n t e r
Fort K e n n i n g , Ga.
PVT. FREDERICK J. NELSON, 34901766
C
p a n y I ) . Keep. Cell. 1431 SCU
Fort, Benning. ( i a .
SGT. GEORGE NELSON
2 ( I O t h (.1.31. U.K. S U V / C o . D
( ' a m p Claihorne. La
PVT. HOWARD OATHOUT, 34880305
I I <X- S Co., 2 5 1 s t Fngrs. Combat Bn.
Camp McCoy, Wise.
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S /SGT. CHESTER C. OLIVER, 34263439
PFC. GEORGE SLAUGHTER, 34568312
.''.5:; A v i a t i o n S q u a d r o n
Las Vegas, X< vada,
PPG. PAUL L. O'NEAL, 34323534
G r e e n v i l l e , Texas
PVT. LeROY SNOW
36 Tck. C.A.A.A. lleg. C
Student Sqdn. iti. class 41-2
A.A.F.F.G.S.—1*. V.A.A.F.
Co. B. 912 A.B.S. Bn.
A.r.O. 9 i > 4 , c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif
PVT. JOHN P. PARDT7E
409th T. G. Flight—X—211
A.A.F.T.C. BT04
M i a m i Beach, Pla.
PVT. EBWARD PARHAM
453rd S c h o o l K q .
Hcndi-ieks Field
Sebring, Fla.
PVT. JOHN T. PARIS, 34832530
A-4-2 F.A. K.T.I'.
Fort Bragg, X O.
ARNOLD W. PARIS, 34769631
Co. B — 1 f ) S t h EngT. Bn.
Camp M a x e y , Texas
PVT. EDWIN C. PATTERSON, 14105775
1st Inst. & Maint.
Robbins Field
Warner Robbins, Ga.
PPC. J. E. PATTERSON, 34576579
Co. A Sup. Bn. 20th A.D.
Camp Campbell, Kentucky
A /S JACK E. PEFFER
44th C.T.n. Air Crew
L'nion University
Jackson Tenn.
PVT. OTIS PHIPPS
H & S Co. 389th Eng.
(Sonera] .Service Reg.
Camp B u t n e r , N. C.
PVT. EAKC, JUNIOR PIERCE, 34713215
64th Aviation S<(
Baer Field
Fort Wayne, Ind.
( B e f o r e entering- Army went by name
of Karl J u n i o r Colo)
ERNIE POLCHA, A /S
Co. 840, 23rd Reef.
U.S.N.T.S.
Great Lakes. 111.
S/SGT. SIDNEY PORTEB, JR.
Q.M.C.. Co. I
iil 8th Truck Regt.
Camp Van Dorn, Miss.
CPL. WILLIE A. POWELL, 34326488
227 Quartermaster Co.
A.P.O. 7(>:!, c/o Postmaster
New York, X. Y.
CPL. CHARLES M. ROBERTS, 34222181
Co. A—255th Qm. Bn.
A.P.O. 550, c / o Postmaster
Xew York. X. Y.
ROY L. ROBINSON
U.S.N.R., A.S.
Co. 1171 22nd Batt., 16th Reg.
U. S. X.' Training Station
Great Lakes, 111.
PVT. RONALD J. ROGERS, 34737458
Co. C—3rd Bn. K. K.T.C.
Fort. B c l v o i r , Va.
HUGH CALVIN SANSOM, E.M. 2 / C
Alcazar Hotel, Room 705
Miami, Florida
PVT. LESTER P. SCHUBERT, 34888717
10G1st Kngrs. P.O. & R.G.R.P.
Camp G o r d o n J o h n s t o n , Fla.
PFC. ANDREW SCOTT. 34557729
Co. F—1323 Kngrs. Regt.
Camp Swift, Texas
A /C JAMES J. SCOTT
Class 442 DR
S.A.A.A.F.B.S.
San Angelo, Texas
PVT. D. W. SEWELL
Batt. A, 275 F.A. Bn.
Camp Phillips, Kansas
JAMES JOHNNIE W. SHARPLEY, P 2 /C
Service Scnool Selectee
Barracks 1S07
Camp Robert Smalls
Great Lakes, 111.
SAMUEL B. SILVEY, P 1 /C
12Sth Battalion
Co. D., Platoon 4
Camp Parks. Calif.
M a j o r s Army A h - Field
c/o Postmaster
San F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f .
PVT. EARL L. SNYDER, 1415949O
9 0 7 t h Qm. Dot.
A r m y Air Field
G r e e n w o o d , Miss.
PFC. JOHN SPARKS, 34713489
Co. L. 2nd I t i - K t . C.W.S.
C a m p S e i l i e r l , Aln.
PVT. LUTHER SPARKS, 34713270
X l i l i t h Qm. I'M-!. Co.
Camp K l l i s . 111.
PVT. R. V. SPRIGGS
359 Base H. Q.
Alamogordo, Xew Mexico
A. H. SPURGEON, S 2 / C
Co. A—Batt. 77, P i t . 4
c/o Fleet Post Office.
Sa.n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f .
JOE STANSIFER MM 3 / C
Platoon :!(I71J
Ai-ea C — 4. Barrack 1 2 1
Cam]) P e a r y , Va.
PVT. JOSHUA STEPHENS, 34567612
2 2 7 t h Port 4 ! I O t h Port Bn.
A.P.O. 1140
XeW Y o r k , X. V.
PVT. DOUGLAS R. STONE, 3482O373
II. G. 151 ry. S79 F.A. Bn.
A.P.O. 4 1 7
Camp Shelby, Miss.
CPL. JAMES W. TEETERS, 34359681
707 S.A.W. Co.
A.P.O. D S C , c/o Postmaster
Sea.ttle, Wash.
PFC. C. L. THOMPSON, 34444549
771 T.S.S. Bks. 40(1
Buckley Field, Colorado
PFC. ROY E. TIMS
Hci. Co. UPC. D.P.B.N.
Monfford Pant Co.
Camp La ford
New River, N. C.
SGT. CLAUDE TOBEY
I l d ( [ . D e t a c h e d O.L'.T.C.
Atlanta Ord. Depot
A t l a n t a , Ga.
A /C WILLIAM L. TRUEX
Sqd. C — B a r r a c k s 2 13
67th A. A.F. F . T . I ) .
U m b r y - Riddle Field
"Union C i t y , Tenn.
SGT. FRANK A. TUTT
2 3 9 t h Salv. C o l l e c t i o n Co.
A.S.V 3 4 7 1 X 7 8 ! ) , 4th Platoon
Camp Ellis, 111.
LT. MERLE C. VAN VLEET, 0-8O2O81
4Sth F i g h t e r Sqd.
Ulli Fighter Group
A.P.O. 520 c/o Postmaster
X'eu- York, N. Y.
A /C HOMER VAN VLEET, JR.
Heel. 1 4 S , Sqd. H-X1
Class 44-G
A.A.F., P.F.S., P i l o t
M a x w e l l Field, Ala.
PFC. CARL VEAL
llqs. Serv Btry. 11-Marines
1-St. Mar. Div. F.M'.F.
c ,/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, Calif.
PVT. HARVEY VEAL, 34S22079
Co. C 241st Med. Bn.
Camp S w i f t . T e x a s
PVT. SAMMIE WALLER, 34713211
Station H o s p i t a l , Ward A-lo
C a m p K M is, 111.
PVT. JOHN L. WHEELER, 14161789
Co A—1913th Eng. Avn. Bn.
A.P.O. #4666, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
JAMES A. WHISENANT, F 3/C
TT.S.S. Bans'ust D.B. 739
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco. Calif.
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PVT. ULYSSES WHITAKEK. 34716456
C.O.D. 4th l i a t l a l i o n
First Training Ho.gt.
Port McClellan, Ala
HERMAN WILLIAMS, STM 2 /C
I ' n i l X, Class K',
r. K X a v a l T r a i n i n g l l a s e
N o t - f o l k , Va
T S JOHN D. WILLIAMS
H i | . Co. A l a i n t . Bn.
16th Armd. Div., A.P.O. 412
I ' a m p Chaff re A r k .
FFC. HEiPLIN WILLIS, 34712726
Co. C — r . K O t l i Q m . Her. Bn.
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LIBERTY BELLES
A.P.O. - I S - l l i . c/o Postmaster
New Y o r k . .V y
G E R A L D L. WYNE, S 2;/C
F i l t h Naval Constr. Batt
Co. B Plat. 1
c /u Fleet, Post Office
.San Francisco, Calif.
TRAGEDY OF LOST MANPOWER
\n one s t u d i e s t i l e accidents in industry it seems a hopeless effort to abate the
s l a u g l i l e r t h r o u g h e d i t o r i a l effort. If the
a n i m a l appalling list proves anything- it
proves t h a t people do not t h i n k .
J u s t w h a t do we m e a n by waste of manpower.' We mean the t r e m e n d o u s loss of
l i t e , eyes, arms, legs from industrial accidents and occupational diseases.
_ l f a great a c c i d e n t s u d d e n l y h i t the c i t y
ol Detroit, i n j u r i n g or crippling every man,
w o m a n , and child in t h a t city of a "million
and a h a l f population—and in addition killing
outright more than 16.000 people in a nearb\y w o u l d recognize that
as a n a t i o n a l calamitv.
Y e t , in 1939, t h a t toll was exacted from
A m e r i c a n workers by on-the-job accidents.
S i x t e e n t h o u s a n d men and women killed,
and a m i l l i o n and a h a l f seriously injured.
I t was no e x c e p t i o n a l y e a r . Its about what
American workers lose in life and limb
every year.
\t ol all is t h e permanent crippling
ot workers, and the suffering of the injured;
workers' reduced earning power and lowered
s t a n d a r d s ol l i v i n g for families who depend
on them.
A WORTHY CAUSE
Hie 1944 f u n d raising appeal of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is
u n d e r way and continues until January 31st.
I t is pointed out that 1943 was the third
worst epidemic of i n f a n t i l e : paralysis ever
known in this c o u n t r y . This foundation is
a w-orthy cause. The foundation's address
is 120 ISroadway (5) New York City. Your
dimes and dollars may be s e n t t h e r e if t h e r e
is no local organization to receive t h e m .
Worth A Try
Mr. Putwell, proud of his golf, had b r o u g h t
his mother-in-law along to watch him piay.
"I'm particular a n x i o u s to make a p e r f e c t
drive t h i s time," he told his partner. "That's
my mother-in-law over there, and—"
"Dont be absurd," i n t e r r u p t e d the other.
"Vou'll never hit her at 200 vards".
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
SAFETY
The real reward for safety is your welcome home sound and uninjured.
Preach safety and then practice what
you preach.
Do your part in preventing accidents. No
accident is necessary. Tile use of common
sense is the best preventativc.
When you make yourself safety minded
you have gone a long way in the prevention
ol accidents.
"Accident prevention is not only good
morals and good ethics, but also good business."—Judge Gary.
"Accidents are' ordinarily preventable and
therefore unnecessary."—Walter A. Rogers,
president of Association General Contractors.
(Continued from Page 7)
The luncheon guest December 24 of Dorothy Cooper and Opal Jackson was Miss
Kvelyn Sehrader formerly of the staff of
the Decatur and Alacon County Hosptial
but now Ensign Sehrader of the II. S. Navy
A tirsc Corps.
Clara U h l ' s Christmas cards arrived just
in time to let us know that she is in California and doing well, we have no doubt.
How's everything, Clara?
See you at the Post Office.
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HOME ON FURLOUGH
Woodrow Cummins surprised his friends
when he walked into the office in neat
uniform and shiny brass buttons looking
every inch a soldier of Uncle Sam. Woodrow
was formerly morning messenger, and in
consequence is known to practically every
one in the organization. He came from
Camp .Davis, X. Carolina, where he has been
given his primary training in the anti-aircraft division of the army. He is listed as
a radio operator. After a nine day furlough
he left for Camp Haan, California, where
he will continue his preparatory training
for active service.
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EARLY SUGGESTIONS
It's None Too Early To Be Thinking Of
Second Victory Garden
The t i m e is coming—it's not lar distant
now—when we'll all be taking a w h i r l in
our second victory garden. It should not
be so hard t h i s year. The experience of last
3 r ear will be of great b e n e f i t , even to the
novice. Gardening is the first step in agricultural pursuits. It's the primary class.
And agriculture is one of the noblest of
pursuits. Benjamin Franklin tells us "that
agriculture is the t h i r d of three ways for a
nation to acquire wealth" and the only honest
way wherein man receives a real increase of
the seed throw?! i n t o the g r o u n d , in a k i n d
BOWLING
of continual miracle, wrought by the hand
An interesting feature of this month's bow- of God in his favor as a reward for his
ling report is the fact t h a t all teams have innocent lite and virtuous industry. Thomas
bowled an equal number of games. This Jefferson it is, "the first and most precious
should give you the best opportunity for of all arts", and if any other estimate is
needed read tin's from George Washington,
comparisons.
who said:
"1 know of no pursuit m which more real
MUELLER BOWLING LEAGUE
and i m p o r t a n t service can be rendered to
any c o u n t r y t h a n by improving its agriJanuary 11, 1944
culture."
Team
G W L Pet Ave
Y o u r forefathers have given you ample
Targets
60 36 24 .600 742 a u t h o r i t y for digging in. If von have n o t h i n g
Tool Makers
60 35 25 .583 824 else to do these long winter evenings devote
Gunners
60 31 29 .517 771 your t i m e to getting your tools in shape.
Works Mgr. Off
60 30 30 .500 764 If needing any additional implements buy
Pattern Shop
60 28 32 .467 751 them n o w . Don't wait u n t i l the last m i n u t e
Product Eng
60 28 32 .467 727 and be caught in a j a m . Remember that
Main Office
60 27 33 .450 760 t h e r e is quite certainly to be a shortage.
Spce. Div
60 25 35 .417 761
I t ' s none too early to plan your garden, and
to determine what and how much of each
Ten High Bowlers
vegetable you will p l a n t . This will of course
Behrns— Works Mgr. Off
54 177 253 depend largely on the si/.e of your garden
Edwards—Tool Mkrs
54 175 234 plot. If you have space it is an excellent
Flaughcr—Tool Mkrs
33 174 215 plan to grow root vegetables that can be
Hill—Spec. Div.
59 174 224 stored for the next winter as well as those
Curry—Tool Mkrs._
54 174 225 vegetables that may be canned. If you can
Stratman—Spec Div
57 172 225 determine your plans now, learn all you can
Taylor—Gunners
60 172 234 about the crops you are going to .grow—how
Werdes—Main Office
38 171 223 and when to plant and how to care and
Reidelbcrger, Tool Mkrs
54 166 219 cultivate the various vegetables you have in
Bailey—Product Eng
54 163 228 m i n d . There is another thought which may
be beneficial. If you k n o w any gardener
successful in growing vegetables get pointers from him. Surely you can't employ your
SCRATCH
lime more profitably. The more familiar
you become with the subject the better
Its time to scratch. Your Uncle Sam your chances of success.
calls on you to do so. He wants more scrap
metal and waste paper. There is still plenty
that has been overlooked. It must be colH O R N ' TO—Mr. and Mrs. Maynarcl Bucta
lected. We as an organization are pledged
on December 21 a son in Decatur and
to do our part. We depend on you as a
Macon County Hospital.
unit to do your part. Our confidence in
BORN TO—Mr. and Mrs. Galen Jenkins
you tells us yon will not fail. Not us, paron December 31 in St. Mary's Hospital a
ticularly—but the boys at the front—boys
daughter, Gail Anne.
of this organization whom you know personally. Keep that t h o u g h t in your mind
and begin a systematic scratching for every
bit of metal and waste paper you can unBUY BONDS
cover and make a part of our offering to
BUY NOW
this great contribution to Victory.
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BUSINESS SERVICE
BOY SCOUT NEWS
WALLPAPER CLEANING—Call 9115 or
770 West Olive Street. Claude Stacy.
The cold weather lias cracked down on
us. So much so t h a t our last h i k e was not
conducted as an overnight affair. We would
have gone out for the n i g h t as we usually
do, hut there was so m u c h flu t h a t it seemed
wise not to. We went to Fairview Park for
a change and had some real fun in the snow.
Attendance was good in
spile ( i f t h e sub-freezing
weather.
The T h u r s d a y before
(. hnstmas the Scouts
p i e s e n t e d the Scoutmaster with a Christinas gift
—three beautiful Rockw e l l Scout p i c t u r e s .
These were greatly ap„ •»^V."^»-5».
predated. Mr. Jackson
-*'--'*'-«-'*5**'--"" jn , e t u r n had a big sack
of tangerines which he
d i s t r i b u t e d to all present.
The new BSAG Contest is going over
great. That it is a success is lurther evidenced by the fact that a picture of it and
a feature article describing its operation appeared in the last issue of S C O U T I N G , the
Scout Leaders' magazine. Stewart File was
the originator of t h i s clever idea which we
hear is already being adopted by Troop 14
and no doubt will he copied by many other
troops over America.
Get out the crepe and go into mourning'.
The last board of review slipped by w i t h
not a single Troop 2 Scout there. We have
broken our long record for having someone
Jrom our troop present every m o n t h . There
is no excuse for this as we know t h a t there
are several who could have been ready tor
advancement if hut a b i t ol extra push had
been exerted. You Scouts who lack one or
two requirements of being Second or First
Class Scout had better get busy! The troop
will soon be full with so many candidates
coming n o w , and the loafers cannot expect
to stay in w h e n t h e r e are h u s t l e r s ready
and willing to join up and advance.
Anniversary week will soon be here. We
are making plans to have a window with
some live exhibits in it, if possible. Those
who are working on model bridges, model
fire boards, signal towers, etc., please work
rapidly so we can have plenty of material
to show what Troop 2 can do.
ITEMS FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 1—6 x 9 Blue Wilton Rug;
l_8-3 x 10-6 Kashan Wilton; 1—8-3 x
10-6 Wilton Tan; 1 High Chair; 1 Library
Table Oak; 1 Dressing Table-triple mirror; 1 Rocking Chair; Table Lamps. Mrs.
Roy B. Pease, R. R. 3, Decatur, 111. Phone
29-570.
FOR SALE: 1 all yellow roller canary singer. Will make a nice Xmas present. Mrs.
Roy B. Pease, R. R. 3, Decatur, 111. Phone
29-570.
FOR SALE: A pair of girl's white shoe
ice skates. Size 1. Just like new. Sec
Troy Roush.
FOR SALE—1936 Chevrolet for sale—2
door—See ])c\vcv \ \ e s t , Engine Room,
Plant 1.
FOR SALE: Canvas tent, 7x7 ft, three
feet side walls, six feet high, with poles
and slakes—$8.00. See Ancil You;iger,
Dept. 8 or 2014 NT. M o n r o e Si.
WANTED
WAXTE1):
Newspapers. We will p?y
highest price tor clean newspapers, folded
once and tied in bundles. No magazines.
Please deliver to Mueller Co. Shipping
Room before 10 a. m. any day except
Saturday.
WANTED TO BUY:
Plant 3, Jim Tilley
Electric Refrigerator.
WANTED TO BUY—1 tire for motor
scooter, tubeless type size 12x3.50. C. Wr.
Murray, 840 S. 17th St. Phone 2-1339.
MISSING—Vernier Calipcr, 6 in.
Geo. Krag, Pattern Shop.
Notify
Individual liherty must be t h u s l a r limited.
He must not make himself a nuisance to
other people.
Life is neither a good nor an evil; but
simply Hie scene of good and evil.
Life if well used is long enough—Seneca.
Strong as lie may be the lion sometimes
tears hunger.
Dirty linen should be washed at home,
not in public.
It takes a great man to make a good
listener.
Nature gives Liberty even to dumb animals.