anaheim-gazette 1945-05-03

OUR BOYS WITH THE COLORS and THEIR SISTERS IN THE COUNTRY'S SERVICE (NOTE: If you have a son in any branch of the armed forces, or a daughter in any of the women's army services, The Anaheim Gazette would like to have news notes about them. If they are home on leave, if they write of interesting incidents of army life, or if they should be taken prisoner of war, etc., etc; please call The Gazette, phone 2206, and give an item for this column. Their friends will appreciate it too. Clip this column and enclose it with your letter when you write them.) Anaheim WAC Has Served 18 Months Overseas Allied Force Headquarters, Italy:— T/4 Erta F. Justice, WAC, daughter of Mrs. E. Frances Justice of 209 East Adele street, has won the right to wear three overseas stripes denoting three "hitches" of six months overseas service. The golden overseas bars will be worn on her right sleeve. She was a member of the first Rex Middleton Gave His Life For Two Nations Mrs. Barbara Woodward of Rt. I box 184, Anaheim today disclosed that her son, Rex Middleton, who was killed in action recently in Germany, was born in England near the famous White Cliffs of Dover and came to this country when he was five years old. He gladly gave his life for his native country and for his adopted country. Four days before he was killed he wrote his mother and told of many of the awful aspects of war and said that he couldn't get over the look of hatred on the faces of the small German children and their desire to kill. He said that his chief regret was that he was rushed through England to France in the night so that he could not see his birthplace. Charles Mills' Await Confirmation Of Son's Release There is an air of tense excitement and keen anticipation at the Charles Mills home on East Santa Ana street as Mr. and Mrs. Mills await further word of their son, First Lieutenant Alfred Mills who has been a prisoner-of-war in Germany since early September, 1944. Lt. Mills has been a prisoner at the camp in Mooseburg, Germany where 27,000 allied prisoners of war, mostly American airmen, were just released by Patton's 3rd Army, and his parents are hopeful that it won't be Orville T. Beatty Writes of Horror Of Jap Prison Mrs. Ethel A. Bunnell North Olive street, has read a letter from her brotherville T. Beaty who has lived the Philippine Islands for 15 and was working as a employee with the Quarter corps of the Army. When the took he Islands he was the prisoner but his family e The letter in part follows: "I am in fair health. WHar war started I weighed 231 lbs but went down to 132 pounds now I am back up to 160 lbs." "The Japs tried to starve death. If I had had to santo Tomas (prison camp) more months I would have We lost 185 men and women December and January we didn't have any food." "The Japs gave us 145 of rice per day and 5 grap salt; no meat or vegetable we raised a few vegetables our own garden. "Here is a little thing that show how we were going average loss up to 15th August, 1944: men, 27 pounds men, 16 pounds; total a 22½ pounds. Average loss the 15th of August, 1944: men, 27 pounds men, 16 pounds; women, 16 pounds average, 20 pounds. Total a of weight loss on January 1945: men, 51 pounds, women pounds with an average 42½ pounds." "If you had money you buy things to eat but only twenty percent of the cam money and they belonged Manila '400". Here are so Has Served 18 Months Overseas Allied Force Headquarters, Italy: — T/4 Erta F. Justice, WAC, daughter of Mrs. E. Frances Justice of 209 East Adele street, has won the right to wear three overseas stripes denoting three "hitches" of six months overseas service. The golden overseas bars will be worn on her right sleeve. She was a member of the first WAC overseas communications company to leave the States for foreign duty and went overseas 18 months ago. At that time requisitions were flowing into Washington for more WACs to fill posts in the many message centers that were needed to tie up the communications network in North Africa. It was in answer to that demand that the company was activated and trained. On Oct. 28, 1943, the unit sailed and a few weeks later the WACs were at work on the teletypes, in the code and cypher rooms, in the editing section and in the high speed radio rooms of the largest message center in Allied Forces. For nine months the company worked in Algiers and last summer advanced to Italy to carry on with the Signal Corps in "getting the message through." The company has received high commendations from the army in keeping the lines clear and in handling the staggering amount of traffic that is essential to war. Several WAC officers supervise the various sections of the message center. One section, the editing, is completely WAC staffed. Other sections employ soldiers, men and women. E. W. Harvey Made Flight Officer On Graduating In impressive ceremonies throughout the nation April 15, thousands of new air-crew members were graduated from the schools of the Army Air Forces' vast Training Command. At Aloe Army Air Field, Victoria, Texas, the 23rd class in the history of this advanced single engine pilot training school received their silver pilot's wings and were commissioned as second lieutenants or appointed flight officers after 10 weeks of intensive aerial ground, and military schooling here. While at Aloe Field, there is an air of tense excitement and keen anticipation at the Charles Mills home on East Santa Ana street as Mr. and Mrs. Mills await further word of their son, First Lieutenant Alfred Mills who has been a prisoner-of-war in Germany since early September, 1944. Lt. Mills has been a prisoner at the camp in Mooseburg, Germany where 27,000 allied prisoners of war, mostly American airmen, were just released by Patton's 3rd Army, and his parents are hopeful that it won't be long until they hear, officially, of his release. A week ago they received a letter from him that was written on February 26. It read: Dear folks, I haven't written for nearly a month now but that has been mainly because of our trek across Germany and lack of mail forms. I'm in good health and looking forward to a very large and very good home coming dinner in the near future. When you write me please use the same address as before. Your loving son, Al His address is First Lieutenant Alfred W. Mills, P.O.W. 52706, Stalag 7-A, Germany. Previous to the above letter the last one his family had received had been written last December 10. Several times, however, they have received messages from him that were broadcast from Germany and were picked up by "Dad" McMannis at a listening post in West Palm Beach, Fla. Last Sunday afternoon Ms. and Mrs. Mills enjoyed a two hour visit with "Dad" McMannis who is now in Hollwood making motion picture. McMannis is visiting the families of men that he has sent messages to in the past and he told Mr. and Mrs. Mills that it might be several months before they actually have confirmation of their son's release. The other hand, he said, their son might be home for that long-looked-forward-to dinner within a very few weeks. Anyway the Mills are hopeful that it won't be too long before "Al" is back in the United States. Lt. Mills graduated from the Anaheim Union High school in 1940 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in November, 1942. He went overseas in March, 1944 and was flying a P-38 over Belgium when he was captured. The prisoners liberated at Moosburg was the largest group yet liberated on the western front and the prisoner-of-war camp was officially identified as Stalag 7-A. If you had money you buy things to eat but only twenty percent of the cash money and they belonged to Manila "400". Here are some prices: Sugar, per nillow pounds) equivalent of U. S. $105.00; rice, nilo; corned beef per 12 oz. can milk; evaporated, 14 oz. can margarine; per lb., $90; vegetable shortening, per lb., $90; oil, unrefined; per quart smoking tobacco; per one-nilo, $40; cigarettes, per pencil $30, $18 and charcoal, per nilow So you can see how the manus got along. "Sister, in one way lucky my wife and children through OK but we lost our car; they got out with bed clothes and things to" Lt. Arthur Shipke Wounded in Accom A trick of fate kept Lt. Shipkey of Anaheim from among the group of American driers that first met up with Russian forces near Berlin Shipkey was with the fifth regiment of the First—the group that was firing shake hands with the Shipkey When that dramatic event place though, the Anaheim was in a hospital in Paris ering from wounds that reported aren't too serious. His wife, Betty Schneider key, received a telegram from War Department several days stating that he had been wounded not seriously. Further assurance came shortly after when she received a letter her husband. He said that hoped to be out of the hood in a few weeks and that he hobbling about and en "springtime in Paris." He wounded April 6. He is the son of Mr. and Arthur H. Shipkey of East Sycamore streets. He was a standing football player be Anaheim Union High school Stanford university and wending the latter place when enlisted in the army. He wereseaas last fall. At Aloe Army Air Field, Victoria, Texas, the 23rd class in the history of this advanced single engine pilot training school received their silver pilot's wings and were commissioned as second lieutenants or appointed flight officers after 10 weeks of intensive aerial ground, and military schooling here. While at Aloe Field, the graduates spent scores of hours in the air learning formation, instrument, high altitude, and night flying in the popular AT-6 Texan. Graduates destined for the AAF fighter groups will return to Aloe for transition training in the P-40 Warhawk and a comprehensive course in fixed aerial gunnery. Among the graduates were: Flight Officer Ernest William Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Harvey, Sr., 118 S. Los Angeles St., Anaheim, California. BOMB GROUP CELEBRATES WITH THE 321ST B25 GROUP OF THE 12TH AAF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER—When the 321st B25 Mitchell Bomb Group of the 12th Air Force recently announced the completion of two full years of combat operations, one of the men assigned to the group who helped observe the anniversary was Pfc. Pedro A. Alcala, who is serving as an airplane mechanic. His mother, Mrs. Antonia Armenta, lives on Rt. I, Anaheim, Calif. Major Kenneth Peck, former company commander of Anaheim's Company K, spent a few hours in Anaheim last week following his return from a five month's trip that took him to the Philippine Islands. He is an Army Transport Officer and is serving aboard transports in the Pacific. Letter Tells How Graduate Serviced A. U. H. S. Airplane Several months ago it was announced that as a result of the many bonds purchased by students at the Anaheim Union High School an airplane, bearing its name, is now in service. Recently Mr. and Mrs. George McGuire of West Lincoln road received a letter from their son, Cpl. James A. McGuire who is stationed at Waco, Texas. He wrote that he had had the pleasure of servicing the plane, "Anaheim Union High School" and that he was proud to have had the privilege for it was a plane that any school could be proud of having bought. Cpl. McGuire is a graduate of the local high school with the class of 1936 so he got a special thrill out of working on that particular airplane. Brother Lost Mrs. Walter Henderson of 1128 Diamond street was notified by the Navy department last week that her brother, Milford Rider, runner's mate third class, previously listed as missing, is now known to be dead. She was informed that he had been washed off an aircraft carrier and lost at sea. Melvin Crespin Here on Seven Day Furlough Pfc. Melvin L. Crespin, Mrs. Ellen M. Crespin of 94 Dickel street, arrived in Anzale late last week on a seven furlough. At its completion will report to Ft. Meade, N.J. land. Just prior to leaving Howze, where he has been treated recently, he was proclaimed from private to private first. Crespin entered the service March 1944 and trained飞 Ft. Bliss, Texas and then sp months in Seattle, Washington before going to the infantry placement training center Camp Howze. He attended Anaheim Union High School three years before enlisting in army and was a member of championship baseball team. Member of Two Forces Lt. Donald J. Davis, pilot B-25 Mitchell bomber in China theater of operation recently received the wings of China Air Force and is member of the Two Air F Prior to entering the service 1942 he was employed at Douglas Long Beach Airport. His wife, Jeanetta (Ings) and 16-months old John, reside in Anaheim. Drille T. Beaty Writes of Horrors Of Jap Prison Mrs. Ethel A. Bunnell of 307 North Olive street, has received a letter from her brather, Orville T. Beaty who has lived in the Philippine Islands for 18 years and was working as a civilian employee with the Quartermaster Corps of the Army. When the Japs took he Islands he was taken a prisoner but his family escaped. The letter in part follows: "I am in fair health. When the war started I weighed 231 pounds but went down to 132 pounds and now I am back up to 160 pounds." "The Japs tried to starve us to death. If I had had to stay inanto Tomas (prison camp) two more months I would have died. We lost 185 men and women in December and January because they didn't have any food." "The Japs gave us 145 grams of rice per day and 5 grams of salt; no meat or vegetables so we raised a few vegetables in our own garden." "Here is a little thing that will show how we were going down: average loss up to 15th of August, 1944: men, 27 pounds; women, 16 pounds; total average, ½ pounds. Average loss since the 15th of August, 1944: men 24 pounds; women, 16 pounds; total average, 20 pounds. Total average weight loss on January 20, 1945: men, 51 pounds, women, 32 pounds with an average loss of ½ pounds." If you had money you could buy things to eat but only about twenty percent of the camp had money and they belonged to the cannila "400". Here are some of Your Baby needs vitamins, minerals; yes, nutritious, well selected Baby Foods. Here are Ready-to-Serve, Scientifically Prepared, Time Saving, Economical Baby Foods! Alpha Beta Super Service “Fresh Daily” HELP YOURSELF Please! Bring Your Shopping Bag When Shopping HELP YOURSELF HELP OUR FARMERS Please! Bring Your Shopping Bag When Shopping Washington Ortley APPLES 3 Lbs. 33¢ ARTICHOKES 3 for 23¢ Fresh, Green ONIONS 3 Bunches 23¢ Solid Head LETTUCE 3 for 23¢ Solid Head LETTUCE 3 for 23¢ Local, Tender ASPARAGUS 14¢ Lb. Solid Ripe TOMATOES 5 Lb. 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