The Ely miner., 1943-09-30

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servtcemens paradise, or so his less
fortunate buddies may feel. Says
Yadlosky: I'VE have civilian orderlies
who clean the barracks. We just make
the beds and keep our lockers in or
der. The barracks are AIR CONDI-
TONED and We sleep ON INNER
SPRING mattressesl Some different
(eh. boysO from the hard cots and
hunks We once used
1.-The food is excellent. I never had
anything like 1t in the G. !. army, and
! am positive that no restaurant can
equal It. Already we have had chicken
and steak, and you can rest assured
that had seconds! We have all the
milk we want, and seconds OF any
thing else on the menu.
After pre-flight at San Antonio,
this is heaven. Krank Kalan is there
now on his second month, and he has
all my sympathies. I saw him before
I left. He was having little trouble
with code, but everyone does.
There is one thing I don't like.
Coleman, about the size of Ely, has
no recreational facilities other than
two theatres and a cadet service club
No swimming, no bowling, no dancing.
And the upper classmen tell me girl
companions are scarce.
Pvt. Arthur ]. Jarve, 647th TT. Sch.
So, Bks. 2611, Truax Field, Madison T.,
Wis, is another Elyite pleased with a
change Of location. "It's cooler than
in Nebraska" he said. ''The girls are
plenty, and town is only four miles
away. We get a pass EVERY DAY for
two weeks and go to school graveyard
shift, Just like in the mines, from IL
to z. I'm here for radio course for
% weeks. I couldn't make truck driver
because so many are out for that"
Camp Pickett, Va, is well on its
way to sheltering another Little
Ely" Among the local boys recently
moving in are Pfc. John Landa, Pvt.
Elmo Nirva and Pvt. Tony Anzich, all
Of Bty C, and Pfc. Fred Fink, Bty.
A, 440th AAA (AW) Bn., Blackstone
Army Air Field.
John Joseph Loushine OF Winton has
started boot training at Farragut.
Pfc. Marvin A. Buskala is in the
army's new specialized training pro-
gram at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, and will begin his course on
Oct. IL. He is quartered in the Loue
Memorial Library.
william @. Trudgeon, seaman, Sec
ond class, Bks. 2H25, Camp Ward, Far
ragut, with eight Elyites in his camp,
feels that ELY has moved here. It
takes me back home when I see AL
Logar, Bob johnson, George Tuomela,
John Anderson, Chester Anderson,
Harold Koski, Donald Melin or John
Klobuchar walking through the line
at the ships service (canteen) for
milk shake or dish of ice cream.
T have been recommended for
specialist athlete school at Bainbridge.
Md. After I finish six months Of In
structing at the Farragut pool, get
rating as specialist athlete, third
class. My job VIII end here Jan. 1t" !"
John j. Rom, seaman, second class,
226th Willis Sweet Hall, USNTS R),
u. Of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, says he
and Robert Danielson are now attend
ing radio school for five months, and
he is also pleased with his change OF
station from Farragut. Says Rom:
when we're not In class, practically
forget I'm in the navy. Co-eds serve
our chow. We live in dormatories and
have the run OF the campus. We can
even send our clothes to the laundry
No scrubbing like in boot camp" (You
boys at Farragut, If you ever get dis
couraged, can take heart from what
Rom found after his boot training was
ended.)
Pfc. Gustave Hill, 936 Med. Hosp
Ship Plat. (Sep), ASF U. TT. Cntr.
New Orleans IL, La, is a member OF
o unit being activated into hospital
ship platoons.
| Edward Grahek, seaman, second
class, REC. Ship, Bks. NJ, Treasure
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