The Ely miner., 1943-08-05


Struna, 3O3rd TT. Gp., So. l2-B, Shep-
pard Field, Texas.
i've met lot of soldiers from Min
nesota and they all say that Texas
could never compare with our state, "
Strrlna said. Pvt. Victor Sarkela OF
Soudan and Pvt. Bernard Niemi OF
Embarrass are here.
"I sure wish I could get a good
drink of Ely water. The dust storms
are really bad here, and we don't have
much rain. I would certainly enjoy
seeing the lakes and pine trees again.
"And, as far as girls 60, ELY has
them all beaten"
Pvt. RENO M. Saari is member Of
the Med. Det., Sta. Hosp. Camp Hale,
Colo.
While the Ely boys are moaning
about the unwelcome climate of Texas,
one local soldier is rejoicing that he
has finally gotten out of the state" !"
(Of all the states of the Union, Texas
is most disliked by North Country
residents)
Finally got out of Texas" says
Pfc. John Lindross, TOTO Ord. Maint.
Co., Ord. Unit Tr. Center MOP, Jack
son, Miss, but he quickly adds that
from the looks of this place it doesn't
appear to be a whole lot better inso-
far as the country is concerned. 1t
is still plenty warm here, but it seems
we have plenty of rain. There is so
much dust flying around right now
that you can't keep anything clean.
$50, all In all, I wouldn't trade
Minnesota for both Texas and Mis-
sissippi."
Three ElyiteS were enlisted into the
marine corps following their induction
| in Fort Smelling last week. They are
George L. Hill, Arthur Nyman, Jr
and Leslie Lassila.
The young marines father, Arthur
Nyman, ST., is World War marine
who served in Hayti for several
years.
| Now home on leave, the three will
go to the marine base in San Diego
for seven weeks of recruit training
following which they will be eligible
to apply for advanced training in any
one of the corps more than 60 diff
ferent specialized schools for which
they can qualify. These include
courses varying from radio, telephone
and motor transport to cooks and
baker, and also include parachute
and glider schools, and sea school fol
duty aboard ships of the fleet.
Hill is the sixth member Of his
family to enter service.
This is a large base, and there are
more planes here than Carter's have
liver pills. They all seem to be in
the air at the same time"
Thus writes Aviation Cadet William
G. Trezona, clas 7B-I2, Bks. 3OH, naval
air station, Peru, Ind.
"I will receive 100 flying hours here
and then hope to get Today leave
before reporting to the next base," he
says. 1.-THE weather is ideal for fly
ing, and we fly from early morning
until the sun sets. There are quite q
few planes up at night, as we receive
instruction in night flying"
Here's how Sgt. Les Ormandy, Co. B
ASTP (Star) Colorado State Col, Fort
Collins, Colo, writes about meeting a
boy from home:
II was shaving (don't dare miss q
day around here) when a face pokeo
around the section" Sergeant Orman-
dy says "It looked familiar, but ]
couldn't recall the name.
"You Ormandy from Ely?' he
asked.
yeah. Who're you?
'Rozman, Walter
| "Rozman had been here for about
10 days waiting to get into Finnish
class. I'm here for French" CThey
both had been stationed at Camp Car
son, Colo, but had never metz
Pvt r. S. Tuomala, Co. A, Goth Inf
Tr. Bn., Plat 4, Camp Aoberts. Calf,
bears out the publicity experts for the
Golden State when he says that
California is surely sunny, as they
claim, but it's TOO HOT"
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Do not fail to send them in promptly.
Pfc. Ellwood A. Lindholm has been
transferred from Sheppard Field,
Texas, to 305th TSS, Box 1869, Kees-
Ter Field, Miss, where he will attend
the army air corps technical school.
He writes:
st was certainly glad to get out Of
tina dust bowl. I was disappointed,
however, that my bosom pal. James
Pete, wasn't with me- I will attend
aircraft mechanics school here for AZ
months. I sure miss the fishing you
people are enjoying"