Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-21

packed Win supplies.
Bust mosquitoes, natural enemy
of sleep anywhere and particularly
dangerous in India, had dltfereht
ideas. No sooner had he stretched
out than they descended en- maSSe
for dinner Off Bersch. WlthouC
POSTS on the bed from which 10
suspend his netting, the Gil. had
visions of spending a Wakeful nlght
slapping at the pests.
But he hadn't counted on the
Yankee ingenuity of an American
Red Gross worker in the district.
Said worker called out the fire de-
partment. a small hook and ladder
company. With the aid OF its equip
ment. hooks were put in the CELL
ing and 40 foot ropes dropped to
the floor to which the net was
fastened.
"Bersch slept like a log and the
Anopheles looked elsewhere Tor
their nights feasting.
From Pecos army air field IN
Texas comes the news that AVA
ton Cadet William V. Thompson,
son of Judge and Mrs. Vaughn N.
Thomson, completed his basic fly
ing training and will proceed to
another station for advanced flying
instruction. He was graduated from
Central Union High school and at
tended Pomona ccl,ege at Clare
mont.
John Raymond, flight instructor
| at the RYAN army contract 5chool
at Hemet, was in Ell Centro last
week for brief visit with friends.
He is in the army enlisted reserve
corps. having been active in the
Imperial Valley Civil Air Patrol. At
present he is engaged IN giving
primary training to army air force
! cadets.
In a letter to the Post-Press,
Aviation Cadet Ted Smyer, who is
training at the Naval Auxiliary Ali
station at Corpus Christi, Texas,
saws: Just finished a couple OF
clippings about Our Men in Serv-
ice and I thought that someone
should write to you and tell you to
keep up the good work. These clip
pings are really a help. Seems as
if all the old gang are gone. Ensigr
Bill Payne is mere and Bill and l
get together whenever we have
some free time. Sure swell to have
one of your buddies with you. Cpl
Dick Carey is in TT. Lewis, Wash
This navy life is swell. We really
are putting in some hard work bu
those gold wings are looking bigger
every day -
Murray Baxter, chief petty officer
in the navy, is home in Ell Centre
for a 30-day leave with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Baxter. He ha'
been in the service almost foul
years and was at Pearl Harbo
when the japanese attacked Hi
suffered burns at that time bu
recovered and has been working
out of Pearl Harbor for some time
He is a graduate of Central Unioi
High school.
Lieutenant Charles Free is il
California on leave after havinl
been stationed at Camp Dix. HI
and Mrs. Free are visiting relative
in Imperial Valley and San Diego
Lieutenant Free is in the infantry
He is Captain Burdette Kinn
these days. The former Post-Pres
sports editor is operations office
of his fighter squadron at Walter
boro South Carolina. He was trans
ferred to Walterboro last Novembe
from Sarasota, Florida, where h
was flight commander for II
months. Captain Kinne wrote E
Centre friends that he has accumu
lated a total of 1900 hours ant
more than 1000 fighter hours. HI
has flown the P-39, P-40, PAT
Psi and several other planes, h,
wrote.
Sergeant Robert w. Tackett, sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Tackett, 82l
Olive avenue, is completing hi
second air force training at Pueblo
army air base where he is a gunner
in combat crew. Sergeant Tackett
was bank clerk in civilian life and
entered t.c service Oct. "a, 1912
His wife, Roberta j. Tackett, lives
at 1893 Olive avenue, Ell Centro.
Technical Sergeant Walter
Schultz, arrived in FL Centre this