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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Fifteen File
For Housing

There were Is applications on file
today for Negro housing in the Will
low Run area, Brice Martin, who
10 here from the Federal Housing
Authority office in Cleveland, stated
this morning.
For some time care has been sxer.
ctsed in selecting adequate housing
for families who have come into
this vicinity and TO select only mar
ried men with good reputation, Mr..
Martin stated. In this work he has
been assisted by DeHart Hubbard,
famous athlete, who Is an exper
fenced worker. and by Mrs. Alice
Pepper, director OF the Ypsilanti
housing office.
Location for the first families
will be what Is known as Clay Hill
and efforts will be made TO make
them comfortable in keeping with
the war service which they are here
TO Siye.
For some time there has been q
shortage Of good housing for work
ers In Ypsilanti as well as at the
Bomber plant and housing authori-
ties agree with the viewpoint that
all people represented in United
States armed forces, men giving
their lives for the freedom OF the
nation. should have consideration
in matters pertaining to family com.
fort and welfare. not only for their
own good, but for the good of the
community and the nation as q
whole.
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Service Briefs

Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Morningstar
have received word from their son
Hamilton Morningstar ANN &c
that he has arrived At San Glenn.
ente Island MAS. where he will
continue as Instructor. He spent Is
months at Jacksonville, Fla, a.
MAS, after which he was trans.
ferred to Chicago Navy Pier in Jan.
uary. He was graduated from Mich
igan State Normal College with the
1910 class and taught in the Bad
Axe High School for two years be-
fore entering the Navy. His wife,
the former Miss Bette Boyd, lives
in Ann Arbor and they are the par
ents OF boy born July /, and
named Hamilton j.. Jr.
Lieutenant Clinton II. Jackson.
Jr., son OF Clinton c. Jackson. GA
f.. Cross ST., will make a parachute
jump at the Ford Airport Saturday
at 3 o'clock. Lieutenant Jackson,
who is paratrooper, will make the
jump in behalf OF the Fifth War
Bond drive.
Pvt. Joseph Kluska, OF Willis, T..
S. Army Air Corps, reported Wed
nesday TO Orlando, Fla, after
spending Is days leave with his
wife at the home OF her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaerer,
futile Hill.
Clare stichler, S &c, X. T.. ar
rived here this morning from Cur
tiss Bay. Md, to spend a five day
furlough at the home OF his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fitzgerald.
Private and Mrs. Donald Robert
Gay are making their home at For.
Knox. Kentucky, where he is sta.
toned as member OF the radio
class in the Communications De.
partment. Private Cay, who has
been in the Army since April "a, Ia
son OF Mrs. Addie NJ. Gay, BIG
w. Michigan Ave.
AS William Boutell has returned
to Mount Pleasant. where he will
continue his training, after spend
Ing an eight day leave with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Boutell,
SAT Towner St.
AS Frederick G. Wolter, who en-
tered the Navy June 20. is stationed
at Great Lakes Naval Training Sta.
ton.
sas
Pvt. Guy H. Graham, who has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Graham, 800 e. Cross
ST., on a 19.day furlough, will leave
for Camp Ord, California, Tues
day.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John H. Grant.
Camp Mccoy, Wis, arrived this
morning to visit Mrs. Grants par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Katon,
$40 Maple st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Gilbert Club Elects
Advisor; Makes Plans

AT the regular weekly meeting OF
the Gilbert Club at the Gilbert
House Thursday evening. Mrs. Fred
Wright graciously accepted the Of
fice Of senior advisor, and Misses
Ruth Ralya. Arvilla and Loretta
Woodruff were initiated.
Plans were made for collecting
books, games, puzzles and toys TO
be given 10 the Rackham Institute,
and il was decided that members
would again attend the Red Cross
meeting to make surgical dressings
at WEIGH Hall, Tuesday evening.
The meeting OF the club was
changed 10 Thursday OF each week
at 1880 .. m. and Mrs. Pearl Cele-
breEEe was requested 10 make an
outline OF a club charter and pre-
sent II at the next meeting. July
10.
A rising vote OF thanks was civ.
en- Miss Juanita Badger, who sur.
prised the members with a delight
full treat OF coffee and cookies.
Mrs. Noel Avery and children
have returned from a ten.day out.
ing at Upper Straits Lake.
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THE Willow RUN NEWS
Principals Appointed to-
Three Willow Run Schools

in rural schools near Piektord and
as principal OF the high school at
Piokford.
Mr.. Stevenson Is married, has
two children, and is living at the
present time in the Willow Run
Housing community.
Russell Brown. who has been
active In the Willow Run School
system for the past year as
director OF recreational and play.
ground activities was appointed
principal OF the Ross School. He
is graduate OF the Lacrosse
State Teachers College, Lacrosse,
Wisconsin, an at the present time
is taking further work at the Mich
igan State Normal College. He
was principal OF the high schooi
in Goodman. Wis. and also taught
in Dunbar. He has been active in
football, basketball, the Boy
Scouts, Fourth work and forestry.
He is living with his wife and one
child in Willow Run.
The third appointee, Louis Bal
mis-, will be principal OF the Eos
ter School during the next school
year. He attended the River Ronge
High school and the College OF
Mines and Technology At Hough-
ton. After being affiliated with
the River Rouge schools for about
three years he entered the Univer-
sity OF Michigan where he re-
ceived his degree in elementary ad-
ministration and teaching. He has
been active in glee club work and
dramatics. He is married ond 10 a.
SO living at Willow Run. D..
At the fourth Willow Run
School, Simmonds, duties OF a prin-
cipal are being taken care OF by
DR.. Rogers who has his Office In
that school.
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School Lists
440 Voters

Four hundred and forty persons
have registered to vote In the an
nual school election ut Willow
Run Monday. July 10, according
to Malcolm B. Rogers, superinten-
dent.
Election booths will be open
from 10 q. m. to s p. m. at both
Spencer and Simmonds Schools.
Precinct No. 1. Spencer School.
will be the voting place for school
electors living south Of Holmes Rd.
Voters living north OF Holmes Rd.
will vote at precinct No. ., the
Simmonds schoolhouse.
Candidates for election to the
school board are Leo J. Hosmar.
1921 Holmes Rd. and Willis A.
Kraus. 726 E. Grand Blvd. nom
inees for three year terms; Peter
Savage. S04 n. Jerome St., and
Mrs. Ruth A. Smith. II N. Allen
ST., one year; and Percy Hollo-
way. $3.50 Mott Rd.. and Paul Cook.
101 N. Allen St., three year terms.
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WATER LEVELS LOWER

Lansing. July 7-AP-Ths state
conservation department reported
today that II did not expect a rep
etition OF excessive damage 20
beaches caused AZ Muskeson, Lud-
ington, Bay City and Mesrs state
parks last year by the high water
levels OF Lakes Michigan and HUI
ron during August The depart
ment said water levels now are
nine inches lower than. they were
last August and are expected TO
be six inches lower next month.
when the years high point normal.
ly Is reached.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07

The appointment OF princi.
pals for Spencer. Foster and Ross
Schools in Willow Run for the
coming year by the Board OF Ed
ucation of Ypsilanti School Dis
trict No. /, was announced today
by DR.. Malcomb B. Rogers, super
intendent OF schools.
George Stevenson, who has been
teaching in the eighth grade at the
Foster School during the past
year, has been appointed principal
OF the Spencer School. He attend
ed high school at Pickford, Mich
igan, the Chippewa County Nor
NAL School and the Michigan
State Normal College in Ypsilanti.
He received experience as a teach
err during the ten years he taught
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
MON DAY
RaIsm
Chelsea Pilot Missing
in Action Over Germany

Chelsea, July Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Winans have received word
that their son. Second Lieut..
George Winans. has been missing
in action over Germany since June
20. Lieut.. Winans, q combat pilot.
has participated in raids over
Germany since his arrival over
seas about two months ago. A
graduate OF Chelsea High School.
he had received his training at
Kelly Field. San Antonio. Tex. at
Cimarron Field. Okla. at Garden
City, Kansas. and at Pampa. Tex.
He served as q government inspec-
tor for the Army before his in
duction.
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TO PLAN MARKETING

Lansing. July 7-AP-Deiinite
plans for marketing the 1914 potato
crop will be made July 20 at Cad
lilac. producers and handlers from
20 Michigan counties including the
upper peninsula decided Thursday.
The producers said they expected
the 1914 crop to be about $4,000
900 bushels. approaching the 10
year average production. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
STAYS UNTIL END

Kalamazoo. July 7--AP- Mr.
and Mrs. William Olcott have been
notified that their son, Pvt. John
W. Olcott. % year old marine who
had written home that he wanted
to stay in the fight TO the end.
has died in a South Pacific Hos
pital from battle wounds. Pvt
Olcott. who served "a months over
seas, turned down a furlough this
summer to remain with his out
fit, a weapons company.
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BABY EIEc1RocurEn

Rockford, July I -AP-- Nina
Hemmes. IS month old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hemmes OF Mt
Clemens. was electrocuted at the
home OF relatives here Thursday
afternoon. Coroner Paul w. Blox.
ON said the child came in contact
with an exposed live wire while
playing on the floor. She was
rushed TO doctors office but was
dead on arrival.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Overly Eager Customer
Sets OF Burglar Alarm

Sherifrs deputies from the vii.
low Run Sheriff's Department and
State Police from the Ypsilanti
Post sent cars to the Federal De-
partment Store in Willow Run vii
lage Thursday when the burglar
alarm sounded only to find that
the alarm had been caused by an
overly eager customer shaking the
door.
The alarm was turned off short
~ afterwards by the manager.
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Willow Run Calendar
SATURDAY

Arts and Crafts. children, 1912
a. m, Village Arts and Crafts
Shop.
Puppetry Class, 3:S0.5 p m, vii
lage Community Building.
Brownie Scout Troop, / .. m,
Ross School.
Showers for Children. % .. m,
1925 Sudbury; 3:30-4:30 p. N. be.
hind Foster School; 4:30.5: 30 .. m.
behind Ross School.
American Legion dance. 10 p. m,
Willow Lodge auditorium.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
OBJECT TO CONTRACT

Lansing, July 7-AP-Signing OF
a contract for the state to lease
the now.unused Ford Brady sta
ton hospital at Sault Ste. Marie.
for conversion into q new branch
Of the state mental haspital facil-
tiles. was postponed indefinitely
Thursday when the attorney gen
erals office objected TO several
sections OF the proposed contract.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
CHILD INJURED

Barbara Jean Overlap. 1915 Sud.
bury. Willow Village. was treated
for bruises by a local physician
Thursday about $50 p. m, after
she was struck by an automobile
driven by ]. B. Hensley. Willow
Village, at the intersection Of Mich.
igan Ave. and Adams st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Two Women Arrested If
Larceny Investigation

Two women were arrested Thurs
day by the Willow Run Sheriffs
Department during investigation
Of larceny and taken to the coun'
ty iail In Ann Arbor where they
will be held pending arrangement
In court. They were Martha Hub
bard. q. and Ruby Xix, Is.
Neither Of the women gave any
address and both were at Willow
Lodge when apprehended.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Calendar Of Social Events

TODAY
Ypsani Masonic Association o'clock Masonic Temple
Ypsanti Lodge number 54s LOOT, o'clock,
installation OF officers.
Junior Club OF Womens Relief Corps picnic
Riverside Park, 10 go Bring lunch and a
SATURDAY
Order OF Rainbow Girls picnic dinner
Seamans. o'clock
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London-JohB. @. winant Amerl.
can ambassador to England: Those
outside the battle areas can do
their part by assuring the fighting
men that nothing they win will be
wasted
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
Sew For Bazaar

About II members OF the Congre-
gational Women's Guild sewed on
articles for the church fall bazaar
at an afternoon sewing meeting Al
the home OF Mrs. George Ellsworth,
Thursday.
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Mrs. HueIett Hostess
10 B. B. Bunco Club

Mrs. Gardner Huelett was hostess
for the B. b. Bunco Club at her
home, Thursday evening. Prize win.
nefs for bunco were Mrs. Kenneth
Winkler, Mrs. William Fleming and
Mrs. Commodore Bensinger. The
house prize went to Mrs John
Simon.
Refreshments were served az the
close OF the evening. The next host
ess will be Mrs. Winkler.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-07
John Davenport Unable
to Furnish S., 900 Bond

John Davenport. Hale County
Alabama. waived examination and
was bound over to Circuit Court
late Thursday afternoon when he
was charged with felonious as
eault in connection with the shoot
ing OF his son.in-law. Ernest Wiley.
Monday evening. Bond OF $4,000
was set by Justice A. NJ. Wander
sail. but was not furnished.
Mr.. Wiley. who was shot through
the jaw. is in University Hospital.
Ann Arbor.
Detroit, July 7-INS-No liquor
will be sold on the steamer Putin
Bay for 10 days. II appeared today
following suspension of the IL
cense OF the ships owner. the Ash
ley and Dustin Steamer Line, for
selling 10 minors.
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Mariana Announced

Mr. and Mrs. William l.. Smith,
Dallas, Texas, are announcing the
marriage OF their daughter, Vivian
Anne Smith, TO Petty Officer First
Class Merle h. Smith, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Smith, Milan. Petty
Officer Smith is q graduate OF Mi
/ Ian High School and OF Cleary
College and is now stationed in A.
giers, La. The marriage took place
| June ~. The couple will live in
New orleans.
Misses Ruth Skinner and Lucre.
tia Dell are attending the Master
Glasses for plarists being conduct
ed at the University OF Michigan by
Artur Schnabel during July. Miss
Lillian Clack and John Moss, for
mer residents Of Ypsllanti. are also
members Of the class.
Mrs. Richard Harner and daugh.
ter. Judith Lynn. left Sunday for
Camp Crowder, Mo-. where she Wis
tied with her brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur r. Smith. and
then went by plane 10 Camp Swift,
Texas, where she will remain with
her husband. Richard r. Harner for
the next three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney witt and
family, Chicago. former Ips!lanti
residents. are visiting friends here.
among them Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Wizard, Stony Creek Road.
Mrs. Gene Hand moved Thursday
from EOS q. Washington st. to l0s
s. Huron st.
Miss Mary Cherry, Cleveland, O..
10 a visitor at the home Of Francis
Bride.
Mrs. James G.. waite and sons
have returned from . two weeks
visit to relatives in Washington.
Ind.
Mrs Avis Dundon has returned
home from st. Joseph's Hospital.
Ann Arbor, following a major opera
ton two eeks ago.
Mrs. J. G. Lamb Is a patient A.
the University Hospital, Ann Arbor.
Miss Marion Herbst Is visiting
friends in Russell, Kansas.
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Rural Events
SUN DAY
1 lnaaIn niafeinA

Lincoln District
Union Service, s o clock on lawn
OF Lincoln School. Rev. Arthur Lee
Jelks. speaker. Miss Ethel Ham.
mond, chairman. with music in
charge OF Whitaker Evangelical
Church.
MONDAY
Salem
Annual meeting OF Union School
at schoolhouse in evening.
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Families Guests

The Lutheran Brotherhood IN
cluded their families as guests at
their picnic Thursday evening al
Riverside Park. About As we're
present. After the picnic supper the
men played baseball and badmin-
tom
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-02-24
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Miss Betty Lou Baeth left Tuesday
night for Whitefish.
Delbert Hixon of Troy was a
business caller in Libby Wednes-
day.
C. H. Belmont of Eureka was
transacting business in Libby yes
terday.
Mrs. Julia Beebe, Ural teacher
was Libby visitor Saturday and
Sunday.
Clayton Nelson went to Spokane
Tuesday to try to enlist in the
Air Corps.
Burton Baker and Bob Jaoueth
were in Rexford Saturday evening
on business.
Judge Dean King of Kalispell
will be in Libby Friday, March 8,
to hold court.
Mrs. Lloyd Burpee returned this
week from Spokane where she spent
few days visiting and shopping.
S/Sgt. Darrell McGill is home on
furlough visiting his mother, Mrs.
Marvin Carter and other relatives.
Sam Bottorff is here on furlough
from Salt Lake City visiting his
wife, who is teacher in New Cen
trail
The Catholic Ladies will give an
other Of their always popular food
sales Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26,
at the kootenai Mercantile Store.
Vern Voorhees,, who is with the
Air Corps at Toole Lake, Calf,
stopped here for few hours while
enroute to Trov to visit his mother.
Charles Challinor Jr., who has
been in the hospital at Columbia
Falls returned to Libby Saturday
and is now employed by the ]. Neils
Lumber company.
Mrs. Oscar Westby arrived Sat
urday from Spokane to make an
extended visit at the Harold Thorn
son home. Mrs. Westby is Mrs.
Thomson's sister.
Miss Ella Shines, who has been
employed for the past several
months in Libby with the Kootenai
Mercantile, has returned to her
home in Great Falls.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Adkins drove
into Spokane Saturday. Mrs. Ad-
kins stopped in the city but Mr.
! Adkins went on to EdWall, Wash,
to look after business matters.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Syverson
drove over from Spokane last week
and spent several days in Libby
visiting his motheFs Mrs. Joe Nc
Callum, and other relatives and
friends.
! Pvt. John Stephens arrived Mon
day from Camp Chaffee, Ark, to
spend three or four days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stephens
here. Pvt. Stephens is with the tank
battalion.
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H8R Klws g !.!N ova
go ~ "' :1,so.s

Donald Sederdahl of Eureka has
been promoted to the grade Of staff
sergeant according to official word
from the China urma-lndia thea
ter where he is serving with the
Army Anyways Communications
System.
AS a member of this world wide
organization, he has important du-
Eties in connection with providing
the Army Air Forces with radio
beam and navigational facilities;
communications with airplanes in
flight and other ground stations,
controlling take-off's, landings and
traffic at airdromes; and operating
the equipment used in locating lost
or grounded aircraft. S/Sgt. Sed-
erdahl enlisted in December, l94l
and has been in the Obi theater
! since May, 1912.
Donald Vanderpool, son of Mrs.
Joe Vanderpool formerly of Libby,
writes his mother that he, Us some
where in the South Pacific. He is
we'll and thinks that it is pretty
nice there.
Lamar c. Rowland. who recently
spent a week with his mother, Mrs.
M. D Rowland, was promoted to
the rank of sergeant at the AAF
Training Commands Basic Train
ling Center No. 10 at Greensboro,
N. c., it has been announced by
the commanding officer Sgt Row
land was indicted into the service
on April 8, l943, at Grand Central
/ palace, N. Y, and had been sta
toned at Fort Dix, N. j., Univer-
sity of North Carolina, Raleigh, N
c.; and Fort Bragg, N G.
Geo. r. Geiger U. S. N.-A. D.
M &c is spending part of his 30
day leave at Troy visiting his moth
er, Mrs Anna Buck.
Geiger has spent his last IA
months at Panama, c. e.. Jamica,
b. w. T. and Cuba, and is stationed
at Panama at present He is grad
uate of the Troy high school, having
graduated with the class Of AZ.
Captain Lena VanderWood, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wander
wood has arrived in the States, af-
ter serving in Persia for some time
1t is expected that she will arrive
home for a visit in the near future
Pvt. VIM ]. Kammeyer, son OF
Mrs. VIM. Kammeyer of Libby, has
completed his basic training at
Camp Roberts, Calf
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Wanted Woman for part time
work Libby Hotel.
frances Camel Curps

Not far from the fields where
heavy, changing steel tanks from
Detroit. Sheffield and Essen are
fighting, Frances Tight tanks" OF
the desert-the Camel Corps-have
operated for years. Recently the
Camel Corps was reported operat-
ing near Djanet in southern Algeria.
Low fuel consumption, water
supply that lasts for days, and nom
slip traction contributed by wide
spreading, padded feet fit the swift
moving desert tanks for their jobs
in rocky and sandy wastes.
Members Of the Camel Corps have
gone in for color rather than for
camouhage. Both men and mounts
are decked with gay trappings. An
efficient "accelerator" is the camel
stick grasped in the toes of some
barefoot native troopers. A short
rod Of wood, curved at one end,
the camel stick is applied like a
drumstick to the side of the camel S
head.
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Sensations Of Heat or Cold

The Federal Housing administra-
ton, in answer to question. do
colors have anything to do with sem
sations Of heat and cold?" replies:
IAN example Of the sensibility of
human beings to color is cited in q
recent issue Of magazine. The
color Of an office was changed from
a cheerful yellow to light blue.
When the colder season arrived, the
employees complained Of being cold.
although the temperature was main
tanned at u degrees. The yellow
paint was then restored as an expert
ment, and it was found that every-
one was comfortable at the same n
degree temperature.
a helpful hint'for coping with fuel
shortages and reduced temperatures
in wartime!
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William E. Williams, Jr., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Williams, ST.,
Libby, Saturday. completed his en-
listment in the UNITED States Ma
rine Corps. Following his enlist
ment at state Leatherneck quarters,
Butte, Pvt. Williams left for the
Marine Corps base, San Diego
Calf, to begin his basic training.
Pvt. Williams graduated from Lib
by high school on January u. Dur
ing his high school career he won
letters in football, basketball and
track, serving as captain OF the Lib
by track team last spring.
Three half brothers are now IN
the army, Master Sergeant Thomas
G. Petit in Iran, Monte A. Petit
in Italy, and Wilbur Pettitt with
the paratroopers overseas.
Cpl. Alice S. Larson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Larson of Libby
has been awarded the Good Con-
duct Medal She is stationed at First
WAC Training Center, Fort Des
Moines, Ia. 1t was one of the
first awards of this nature ever
presented to a WAC at Fort Des
Moines.
The Good Conduct medals were
awarded to WACS who had shown
exemplary behavior, efficiency ano
fidelity and who had served in the
army for year or more.
Gordon A. Ferguson T. M. &c has
been transferred from torpedo
school in Rhole Island to Mare
Island, Calf