The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-07

EUREKA NEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With Our BOYS


With Our Boys
T/Sgt Donald Elliott has writer
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Elliott
from Salt Lake City that he is re
ceiving his discharge and will b,
seeing them soon. Donald has III
points. He has seen service in every
theatre of war except the South
Pacific but was there when h.
served in the India-C hina-Burms
area.
Mrs. Frank Bean is the prouc
owner Of a skirt made by her hus.
band from parachute cords which
had been raveled. Pfc. Frank Bear
is on Panay.
John Sinclair arrived home Fri
day from Italy where he was q
member of the 18th Air Force. John
is pretty thin and shaky following
a crash landing of his plane when
it was forced to make a belly
landing after being shot up while
bombing the Ploesti Oil fields on
Rumania. He spent some time in
the hospital where he was taken
when he injured his back causing
a partial paralysis. John says all
members of the 18th Air Force are
enroute home on furloughs. He has
a 30-day furlough before reporting
for orders in the east.
VIM. Bolen Sic arrived Sunday
from Los Angeles where he has
spent a few weeks visiting his
mother and sister. He recently re-
turned from the Philippines and
will return to duty the last of the
week.
S/Sgt Donald Purdy is still in q
hospital in Paris where he has been
since being released by American
Infantry following five day in
ternment as a German captive.
Sgt. Purdy was reported missing
in action when his plane was shot
down on March %. He and his Cap
tain were the only members of the
crew saved. Donald was flown TO
Paris as soon as liberated. He was
paralyzed for some time but is now
able to walk.
Vim. Schuck A. c. r. M. arrived
Sunday from Norfolk, where his
squadron was. decommissioned. Al
ter weeks leave at home Bill will
report to Memphis for a refresher
course on combat air crewmen,
Pfc. Frank Richmond writes from
India and reports the Chicago
stockyards preferable place to
live.
Cpl. Louis Hruby is now in the
Aleutians.
Pfc. Robert Eskildsen is recuper-
ating from a wound in hospitla in
Germany
Pfc. Fred O'Brien arrived Sunday
for a two weeks furlough from his
duties in the medical corps at Van
nups, Calf. Fred wears three battle
stars received IN the European the
atre.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Forest Knott re-
turned recently from the San Fran
cisco Conference where he acted as
guard. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Knots father of Kalispell.
Pvt Lowell Deseve arrived
Thursday from Spokane to visit his
uncle, Ray Curtis. Pvt. Deseve was
liberated Easter day from a Ger
man prison camp He has a 3O-day
furlough with two 30-day extern
sions.
9. c. James Withycombe has
been transferred to Fl. Benning, Ga.
Cpl. Julius Mcdonald arrived last
week on Through and surprised his
wife who has been assisting Mrs.
Ed Arnold in the Beauty Parlor
Proclamation
Whereas, food demands still ex-
coed food supplies, even after the
defeat Of Germany, and such de-
mands, both military and civilian,
will continue great until the final
defeat of Japan is accomplished;
and,
Whereas, the threat of higher
food prices grows stronger as the
war proceeds, and may remain a
constant threat long after peace re-
turns, and,
Whereas, it is known that the
most serious initiation of the World
War | period followed the signing
of that Armistice; and,
Whereas OUTLAWS for food repre-
sent roughly 40 per cent of the av-
erage family's cost-of-living budg-
ct; and,
Whereas, the food price line has
been held to date largely through
widespread understanding OF these
facts, and the excellent cooperation
here in this community and every
where, between the leaders in the
food neutrality-suspicious., distribu-
tors and retailers alike-and the
consuming public.
Now, therefore, in recognition Of
the outstanding service to the ma
ton at war rendered by the food
trade generally, and our own local
food merchants particularly, and to
impress upon them and their GUS
toners the full realization that ourT