Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

zen. RuluS -. Ramey cOmmanuaIlJ
of the school,
One of the most interesting let
ters received in Ell Centre Lately
came from Second Lieutenant Glenn
E. Darrough, son of G. A. Darrough
of Calexico, and an employe at the
Valley Drug store in El Centro. His
letter came V-Mail from North
Africa and said in part: Tonight
my morale is very high and I feel
like a million for today 1 received
stack of mail. l am working
overtime trying to answer all of it
but it suits me just fine. I will
answer all I get and then some be-
cause I like to write and | hope
keep the habit after ! get back to
the good old U. S. A.
1T really gives fellow the will
to go along no matter what the
difficulties may be. to know he has
such loyal backing at home and
from the bottom of my heart / am
deeply grateful for my family, my
friends, and the American way of
| living that makes all the happiness
and satisfaction of our home pos
Sible. 1 am not enduring what the
boys in the foxholes are but l have
a job, too, and l have a break in
! fighting this war in such compare
tive comfort. If you folks at home
only realized how much we are
willing to do over here for you and
how much we appreciate your sacri-
ficeS in order that we may have
plenty to do our jobs with, you
would surely feel that yours is NOT
a small part. It would be held if we
did not have our loved ones to give
us that initiative that it will take
to get this over with. People of
the occupied countries have lost
everything and can hope for
nothing but they are still plugging
away. We are fortunate and we are
the first to know it as we have
seen the results. I believe the boys
who are lodging the schrapnel and
the lead can tell you that each of
them is fighting for his family and
his own community and is glad to
do it.
THE nights are nice and cool
and the days are warm. imagine
that the heat here will strike about
the same as it does in Imperial
Valley 1t won't be long till the
summer Is with us and with you,
too. 1 imagine there will not be so
many people flocking to the noun
tains out there as there once were.
I would like to see that place again
soon and I may have the chance.
Who knows? Had better close to-
night, Dad. Thanks again for your
letter, as 1 certainly enjoy receiving
them. They do me a lot of good
and I hope you continue to write
as you have
PFC. Paul v. Hernandez, son OF
Ynez Hernandez of 462 Brighton
Ave, Ell Centre, has reported at
Gulfport Field. Miss, for training
as an airplane mechanic at the ar
my air force technical training COM
mand school. Before he entered the
service, Hernandez was employed by
the Imperial Valley Grapefruit
Growers.
PFC. Walter L. Schultz of Ell Cen
tro and Brawley has been transfer
red from Camp Wallace, Texas, to
an enlisted specialist school for
training as an electrician under
war department direction. He was
graduated from Central Union High
school in the class of 1894. He played
football and basketball in school.
Word was received from the gov
ernment that 1t. Roy MoSer of the
army air corps had been listed
among the men killed in action on
the European battlefront. In jan
uary 1t. Moser was reported miss
ing in action. He formerly worked
as a photographer for the POST
Press newspapers.
Vernon Lee of Ell Centre has
been advanced to the rank of
corporal. He Is stationed at Ft
Macarthur.