Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21

Centre marine air. station. He is a
non commissioned officer in charge
of the post exchange warehouse.
Lieutenant Colonel Bob Thacker,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Percie T'hacker
of FL Centro, recently enjoyed a
recess from aerial warfare at an
air service command rest home in
England, remodele6 English man
or house where Americas airmen
may relax between missions. He
put on sports clothes and lounged
about in the restful atmosphere of
the ole country home which was
complete with butler, tea in bed,
and every type of recreational fac
ility. r.
Raymond Earl Silva, II, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Silva of
Imperial, enlisted in the navy at
San Diego as an apprentice seaman
in the naval reserve and is receiv-
ing basic training. He attended I'M
perial Union High school where he
was class president anc participat-
ed in basketball and football.
Sergeant x. o. Dixon, son of Mrs.
Polly Dixon of 532 South Second
street, Ell Centre, left Ell Centre last
Friday after visit home. He is in
the army engineering corps at FIT.
Lewis, Washington. He has been in
the service for 81 months and has
been stationed at Washington, D.
c.; Baltimore, Maryland, and Camp
Sivert, Alabama.
Sergeant Paul O'Bannon wrote the
Mission Circle of the Second Bap-
tist church of Ell Centro, as follows
"Your letter found me well and do
ing my all for the U.S.A. thank
one and all of you for the wonder
fulletter that was sent to me. There
isn't much that I can say. Only We
sons are wishing for the same as
our parents are looking forward to.
I wish all of you very bright and
happy New Year" From the south
Pacific area Private First Class
Aquilla Hall, wrote the Mission
Circle as follows: Received your
Christmas greetings on Christmas
Day. 1t is a pleasure to know that
you are thinking OF us even though
we are far away. When I read your
greeting it brought back memories
of the summer Bible classes we had
! realize now how much those class
es meant to us. I am sorry to say
that the greeting you sent me is
the only thing that I have heard
of missionary work since I left the
states and I wish to thank you with
all my heart. My son wrote me last
summer that he was attending Bible
class. Do they still have classes
where all of the children of various
churches attend the same Bible
class? I am the only fellow from the
valley in this part of the islands
but have lots of friends. Give my
regards to all the missionaries and
the church. May Goo bless you ALL"
AlIred ASnDrOOk Jr. EaS returned
to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, after
being home on an l8-day furlough
with his family. Mr.. and Mrc. o. A.
Ashbrook, 514 South Eighth street,
Ell Centro.
Mr.. and Mrs. william w. Allen Sr.
were considerably surprised when
they saw a picture of their sen,
William w. Allen Jr., navy gunner's
mate, in a picture in several coast
newspapers. He was shown as one of
the gun crewmen on a rescue ship
that saved LIST crewmen after their
supply ship was fired during Japa-
neSe attack. .
Sergeant John Williams, who
lived in both Calipatria and Braw-
ley at one time, is In the Philip
pines. In a letter written to friends
on Christmas Day he said, in part
We've been on the move a bit lately
which has re 11vy me sod NY, TIC ~, a I,