The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 366, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1944 Page: 3 of 34
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FATHER AND DAUGHTER IN NAVY BACK
JN BUFFALO GAP FOR DAD’S DAY
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The Navy-loving Johnsons made
it home to Buffalo Gap in time for
Father’s Day.
They came from Splinterville,
Onear Hollywood, Fla., and from
Splinterville, near Hollywood, Callf.
— Glenna Johnson, gunnery Instruc-
tor 3-C, and her father Glenn John-
son, metalsmith first class with the
Navy’s Seabees—to see Glenna’s
emother and her three sisters for
"perhaps Seabee Johnson’s last visit
until the war is over.
The father, garageman at Buf-
falo Gap before he went into the
Seabees two years ago, is serving in
his second war. The first time, dur-
•ng World War I, he was with the
Ninth Mounted engineers patrolling
the Mexican border—and next time,
he’ll probably try the Marines, just
to be different.
Glenna was sworn into the
•WAVES two days after her 20th
“birthday eight months ago. She
had wanted to join the Navy since
Johnson left, and was all ready to
go. She took boot training in New
York City and attended gunnery
school in Pensacola, Fla., before go-
Cing to her present station in Florida
where she trains sailors in the art
of machine gunning.
Glenna attended Wylie hig h
school and for one year was a stu-
dent at West Texas State College
gat Canyon. She returned home and
"went to Western Union school in
Kansas City, Mo., before going to
work at the Abilene office.
Johnson, assigned to Port Hue-
meme, Calif., had his boot training
oin Rhode Island, and shipped to
’Bermuda for ten and a half months.
When he returned to the states, he
came home on a M-day furlough.
For the last five months he has
been in combat training on the At-
lantic and Pacific coasts.
• Both father and daughter enlist-
ed in Abilene. He arrived here on
his present visit by plane Monday
and she came in Wednesday. John-
son will stay until June 23, but
Glenna is going back Monday.
© The three Johnson girls at home
are Loyce and Joyce, twins, and
Peggy Muriel.
St. Paul Vacation
"School Will Open
Vacation church school of St.
Paul Methodist church will open
9Monday to continue through June
“30, meeting each morning, from 9
to 11 o’clock, for boys and girls
from 4 to 13 years of age.
Our Happy World will be the
theme used in the beginners depart-
ment under the supervision of Mrs
Sr. E. McMahan. Workers who will
assist her are Mrs. L. M. Calkin.
Mrs. Howard Kemper, Mrs. J. L
Pritchett, Emily Long. Joy Shef-
field, Mrs. R. D. Green Jr. and
Katydell McCarty.
Mrs. W. E. Lyon is superintend-
Cent of the primary department and
will use as her study. Child Life
in Bible Land. Her assistants will
be Jenny Ruth Hooper and Joyce
Marie Owne, music. Mrs. W H. Gil-
christ, Mrs. L. M. Thompson, Mrs.
H. M. Mitchell, Mrs. S. M. Piller,
"Mrs. Robert Long, Mary and Mar-
tha Piller.
The Juniors will study What Is
in Your Bible. Mrs. J. O. Haynies
will direct the study In this depart-
ment and will be assisted by Mrs.
GHattie V. Childress and Mrs. R. H
Keller, handcrafts, Mrs. E. E. Tra-
week and Lenore Longino, music,
and Mrs. H V. Dickinson, Mrs. L.
B Maulden, Mrs. L. E. Wyatt, Mrs.
E. L Phillips.
— Mrs. W. E Jarrett will be in
@harg of movies and Mrs. E. T.
Pitzer and Tennie V. Severtson will
direct the school.
GLENNA JOHNSON, WAVE, AND HER FATHER, GLENN JOHNSON
ARMY PERSONNEL RADIO
TALKS HIGHLIGHT WEEK
Speeches by military personnel
from the Abilene Army Air Base
and Camp Barkeley highlight the
second week of Fifth War Loan
drive talks over Radio Station
KRBC.
Scheduled tonight at 7:40 is a
talk by Major William J. Fuchs,
commanding officer of Training E
Section. Air Base. He is a veteran of
Java and New Guinea, a fighter
pilot with several Zeros officially
to his credit
Another overseas veteran on the
week’s schedule is Major William
M. Griffith, supervisor of flying
training at the base. He is a veter-
an of the Guadalcanal invasion. He
will talk Friday at 11.30° a. m.
■ Also on the program this week
are Col. Victor W. B. Wales, camp
commander at Barkeley, and Lt
A. W. Geller, bond officer of the
Abilenians Reminded
To Save Scrap Paper
Abilenians will be boosting the
war effort in a vital way if they
collect and save scrap paper for
the monthly one-day salvage paper
drives, Capt. Norman Turnbull,
Camp Berkeley salvage officer,
stated yesterday. The next drive
will be conducted here Sunday, July
2.
A number of calle have come into
the Apilene chamber of commerce
office regarding the salvaging of
tin cans. Jack Simmons, manager
said. Due to shipping difficulties it
is not feasible to save cans in this
district, he explained.
Waste cans can be collected in
quantities near the re-conditioning
plants and save expense and diffi-
culty of shipping.
“One of the most critical short-
ages now is in the field of paper."
Captain Turnbull said “If we will
save every piece of paper and have
it available for the Army trucks
July 1 we will be taking a big part
in relieving the shortage."
Starting early in the morning, the
trucks will cover the entire resi-
dential section.
Nephew of Abilene
“Man Dies in Crash
J. M. Hooks, 1111 Sayles, has
been notified that his nephew, Ca-
det James Flournoy Jr., 20, of Cisco
was killed when his training plane
egrashed near Mission Thursday.
Y Cadet Flournoy, who was to have
received his wings as an air force
pilot July 1, was stationed at Mis-
sion. His body was found in his
crashed plane just over the Rio
Grande river in Mexico.
• Funeral service will be held today
at 4 p. m. In the First Christian
church of Cisco with the Rev. B. J.
Wright, pastor, officiating.
Cadet Flournoy, the only son of
Mr and Mrs. James Flournoy of
Cisco, was a 1(43 graduate of Cisco
high school and attended Texas
Christian university before enter-
ing service.
a New York State mines and quar-
ries yield materials valued at more
Chan $80,000,000 a year.
Hardwood
KITCHIN STOOL1
$2.95
STEP LADDERS
3-4.5-6 and S foot
$2.10 to $5.25
HOUSE (ROOMS
4 and 5 tie
85c to $1.25
WATER MOPS
20-24 and 32 ounce
55c to $1.15
SANDERS
Appliance Co.
309 Walnut Phone 4204
9iramar
Value of Price
Control Shown
In Window Display
The value of price control now in
effect la illustrated in a downtown
grocery window dieplay, comparing
the amount of foods purchased with
$9 during the first war, and the ar-
ticles available for the same amount
now.
During World War I, only three
10-pound sacks of sugar could be
purchased for $9.
Now, items that can be bought for
the same amount include: two 10-
pound eacks of sugar, 10 pounds
flour, two boxes macaroni dinner,
box of chip soap, two boxes break-
fast food, small bottle kraut juice, 1
jar bleaching liquid, earton matches,
three bars laundry soap, two quarts
milk, two one-pound packages cof-
fee, two-pound package meal, pan-
cake flour, email jar peanut butter,
two large bottles juices, can aspar-
agus, three cane peaches, two cans
tomatoes, one can spinach, two cans
corn, two cans luncheon meat, three
small cans baby food, four large
Publisher on Duty
With Army at Hood
CROSS PLAINS. June 17— Pvt.
Jack Scott, owner-publisher of the
Cross Plains Review, visited rela-
tives and friends here a few days
ago from his headquarters at Camp
Hood, near Killeen.
cans juices, two cans milk, and sev-
eral other small items
The popular newspaperman and
former mayor is with Company ■,
175th battalion. Nth Regiment,
IRTC.
“I like the army,” be wrote Co.
Judge Bela Freeland recently. “In
my company are a bank president,
a farmer, college professor, politi-
cians abstractors, one lawyer, de-
fense workers and a movie director.
In our company there never hen
been a member charged with theft
or drunkenness."
168th QM bn.. Camp Barkeley,
The complete schedule:
Sunday:
7:25 a. m Russell S Stephens.
12:25 p. m.—Walter S. Pope
7:40 p. m.—Major William J.
Fuchs, Abilene Army Air Base.
Monday:
7:45 a. m.—Elmo v. Cook.
11:30 a. m.—Nib Shaw.
7:45 p. m.—Mrs. T. L. Hiner.
Tuesday:
7:45 a. m.—Wiley Caffey.
11:30 a. m.—Fred Hughes.
8:25 p. m.—Wendell Bedichek.
* Wednesday:
7:45 a. m.—Don H. Morris, Abi-
lene Christian college president
11:30 a. m.—O. V. Farnsworth.
7:45 p. m.—Jess Warren, com-
mander, Parramore post, American
Legion.
Thursday:
7:45 a. m.—P. W. Campbell.
11:30 a. m.—E. A. Ungren.
7:45 p m.—Lt. A. W. Geller, Camp
Barkeley.
Friday:
7:45 a. m.—P. C. Olds.
11:30 a. m.—Major William M.
Griffith, Abilene Army Air Base.
8:25 p. m.—Col. Victor W. B.
Wales, Camp commander, Camp
Barkeley.
Saturday:
7:45 a. m.—Thomas E. Roberts.
11:30 a. m.—Dr. R. N. Richard-
son, acting president, Hardin-Sim-
mons university.
7:15 p. m.—R. A. McCollum, su-
perintendent of schools at Merkel.
R«d Cross First
Aid Course Slated
Red Cross advanced first aid
course will be started Monday night
at the No. 1 fire station. North 4th
and Cedar, and will be taught by
O. R. Conaway, city fireman.
The classes will be held on Mon-
days. Wednesdays and Fridays from
g to 10 p. m. for the 10-hour course
Any person is eligible for the
course who has completed the stan-
dard course
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