The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-14
.BLUEJACKET HOME ON FURL0UGH
 FOR VISIT
George B. Gamble, Jr., Now Second Class Seaman in Training Camp at San Diego Is Enthusiastic Over Uncle Sam's Navy.

Bubbling over with pep and en- thusiasm, and sounding the praises of Uncle Sam's navy. George B. Gamble, Jr., second class Seaman, who went to Fl Paso last May and volunteered, returned to his home in Clifton this week on ten days fur tough, for a visit with his family. This will probably be his last visit home before he is ordered to the eastern seaboard for assignment to ship. Other Greenlee. county boys who were granted furlough this week were Frank Richards and Enoch Hill, both of Morenci. 1 MT. Gamble left Fl Paso on May 21, in company with a company of twenty-three recruits, for San Fran cisco. Arriving there on the after noon of May 4th, the recruits were ferried over to Goat Island, the na- val training station and the following morning, without any loss of time, MT. Gamble was assigned to a com pany and was drilled for eight hours. i Five weeks later he was transferred to the main barracks, ceased to be an apprentice, and was rated as third class seaman. Later he was sent to San Diego and was advanced to the rank of second-class seaman and at the end of August is in line for promotion to third-class gunner mate. Shortly after arrival in San Diego MT. Gamble was stricken with spinal meningitis and was put out of active duty for two months but is now fully recovered and incidentally has gain ed fifteen pounds in weight since he 1 left Clifton.
 At San Diego the training camp is 1 located on the exposition grounds, i the blue jackets using the California building as their barracks which has been fitted up with ship hammocks in stead of beds With the exception of Saturdays and Sundays the daily routine is eight hours drill including i infantry tactics, boat drill, splicing and knottine and signalling. On the same grounds are also camped 5000 Marines and 5000 Infantrymen and in the same locality is the Aviation Training grounds.
 Before leaving on his furlough MT. Gamble made application to the exc cutive officer of the training camp for assignment to the battleship Ari- zona. MT. Gamble is a native of this state and when his desire to serve on the Arizona became known Arizona's representatives in congress lOoh tuc up WllH SeCISldty Daniels in Washington and it is quite probable that his wishes will be granted.
 MT Gamble reports Mr. Wayland Bills. another Clifton boy, as well and doing fine. At first he was as- signed to the hospital corps but con- cluded that would be little too tame for him so he secured a transfer to the active seamen battalion and is in the same grade as MT. Gamble. ! MT. Gamble speaks in the highest praise Of the officers at San Diego and their treatment of the men in l training. It is strictly business, how ever. and the rules and regulations enforced to the letter. A recruit who i does not show any inclination to Init the hall'' is soon weeded out and handed a dishonorable discharge.
 Moving pictures, band concerts. pri- vate theatricals. and the Y. M. C. A. recreation and reading rooms. fur nish plenty of relaXtion and enter tainment.
 "The only regret I have" said MT. Gamble in talking to an Era man,
 lis that I did not volunteer when
 was eighteen instead of twenty-five,
 and Wayland Bills told me to tell the boys at home ito come on in: the water iS fine {"