THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT AND PLACERVILLE REPUBLICAN
1945
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th..M- t w v :> .:its -A .is rout.HI by w.r.
ot Cn '.'. H.I. GUI.S.S v Hi k::rv.'. IMA
that roio • • - Af.ir -.ou f i n d out
at cy.orr... tl.a* you can'* get to Lo- t ' »U1.S '
tus v.-.i ki..iW. w h > thci > o u t u r n
back ai.d cir.M up ,:ke > >'i were •*• sVr.:eaiit K >;. Millrz. and Jrank-
c..:::.: in:- th- r.'ir-h i" M >:iume:st !\ -AC don't know w h e t h e r he's s t a f f .
-—LV.'.v •-. u <: >::'•- ~ ' there Ke.-; :< ^-h or just plain buck, arrived
home thi-s week on a tti: lough Horn
, - v 1 ' ' . • •• -.' '.ss tile IA>UI.S Veer- Greenville. N. C.
L::-.-'"',1.!.-. !,nd th,-:. •:••• Will
M.::.r ;>:.-u-t ..:-.d u. a :-.-t:.- whi>
\.v.i M-I. r.-:i: a::-i Jo :•' the Four
C'irn.-. r.uci t h i n r u h t .1 M::I a:id
>c.-.i ::-. p.us' Ho:i,-.mo 11 Hill, th.-
Radius,- :: :>•••< < . the Law.er plat-
ar.d tl.e Rea .ci-p :i'..u-e .1: d <m ;ip
to Mr- G a l l - h , r N .-,•>:-,• In i~a s1 '
you're co::r,- t::i- o'!:cr \vav. of
CiJ\:r>-. 'he route '.vuii'd be re'.e^eii.
V.'e h.:-.e r.v-^Uvted for a couple
of -.\i'tk.s :<, report t h a t the service
j-tat.or. ji:>t cast of the Ivy Hou.se
:.s op.-ra:.:r.- It had beeii clovcl :>
lor.j f.rr.e A::d. il you remc:nbcr
•Alien Be:me Ede'.man used to 'Aa'.t
or. th, vUstomrr.s at the old Mutual
GiMCiry.—loi'k-s like there iusi;ht be
A p.iir.t .-.". '••; ot some .s irt t: >nii; in
there or.i «'. thoe days
Horn- r Hun.sakiT cUxs' d h:.s f u r n i -
ture .-tore -he pa.st week w'nile he
•A.LS cut of t«>'.vn on busine.s.s Grant
Gerle ^..^ ;u.st in tlie o f f i c e and
.xax.s *h'Ti - :r. ce storm on the way
We1/., th> re's a h:t;h o\erca.st: Cvtu'.d
bv.
S"' '.:.' Cornet Store is t;e:t:nL;
started .. "r.r. in the temporary lo-
cat.or. tcr>v.s th" street u:ider -.vher,-
the F-'-e.-t Serv.;o offices used to
be
V.'e'.'.. -At-'\o ab-r.t run <>u* —r.n'ie-^
vov/d b'1 ::iteifstt\i in rea:::iu; :ha %
amor.j t:: >s<- -.ve h:i'*e seen o:: th'*
:r.a:n stt ::; tln.s m >-n:r - are Jo,-
Tii.iT. H I ^ ' . T \V::l:..:i>on. I-niis
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v.'.'h thv '. x. o::.i. -m t l i ' S • .\ r. t
l.r Diriii.'. i.e.ir in .-•;: th.r
\V. :..-.•:/• iv.-'nt. I:H-CJ vt late';'
but c:j..re"i~ c <nt:n;if "in h.>"t
5t:p;''.y.' ar.: we itr.o-A- a ;u;>e .suioker
«.'r fAO uho ' A O M I - I S ab iut his f u -
ture sir.v.kt - .:'.'!: i\i"\: t h - ' i e is !io
f-hort.citt .it t'..... : •:!'• It ar.y of
yo;i>c ^uj.s kr..i'.v ,\ !;,•:,• :.".''re is a
strir.c <.if CM!.»T p-s:., \v.*h -inie
bark •'<::. > < > • . :r./:':r a-t u ~ kr.o'.v; —
wV ur.ri-jrstar.d :' ha.-- I." en r'.or.e
'S iibc>;:t ;t. niy fr.e:: :-. .ind h' x re>
•J.t- r.>;:nd-up:
•if Ti.e fanv.'.v :s .ni.ise: that Fran-
cesco Arad ).- lia.-; a.t.t:r. b-en •,\ounci-
rci. That's ab >ut three tunes that
Bud '.vho ;- one of the old Compaiv.
D nier.. has been hit. But he has
r.oi bt- r. out for Ions and the dope
is that he'LI be back to duty soon
aft>T t'nis in i.st recent experience.
Bud's :n France, -.la Africa. S:n!y
:i:ui Italy. He sends ureetm^s and
urges --jy'Ci./i interest in the sup;»rt
of the Pu-d Cross -.Ouch, he says,
is doing a s'Ae'/i job
•Jf Jack N:d..y .11.i! F/.'an Da'.en-
port are merchant mariners report-
rd at home tins week.
I Am The DEVIL
Dirt Is Sin!
We Want That Dirt,
Grime and Grim
Modern Cleaners
ALL GOODS INSURED AGAINST FIRE.AND THEFT
166 Main St.
* Robert MrC.:.-:•.:; :, re;,>::e,i '"
h a v e lx-:i >:•:: r,:-,)-, w i-irded w:..le
M--.::::; w i ' h ;!:•• Arm-. 1:1 G-:ma:r.
McCurroll'.s l»'.r-_s were Placer.ili--
ic.-.dt-nts at t h e t i m e Is.' ••::•••:•<•<! the
:•••:•. ice ar.d h.ne since ::!•>•. ••<! to
Sa rameiito
if W e l l - :t.s J::n P timer. CEM.
: 'iA
* !.: Ru-sell L m l is .:. England
. ::d has i n - t up w i t h Lt Stanle;.
Wider Both art- co-pilous. Ru.vse!l
sa:<5 the EngL.sh shower bath f i x -
t u i - s '.sine .i:e primitr.e comp.ireii
if AX KIOHTH AIR FOUCE
I5OMHKK STATION'. KXGLAXD—
S'Tgeant James R Cooper. Jti-year-
<ild son of Mr and Mrs T. C'.. Coo-
per. 13 Flsk Street. P'.acervillc. Cal-
ifornia, is serv.iu: lieie w i t h t t v -
\ e t e r a n 30»>th II >mb iriiment Group
as a B-17 Flying Fort:e>.-> armorer.
A \ > t<-rvn of more than t w o years
service w i t h the Eighth Air Force.
Conpcr is one of the men who-c
w'o:i: is c o t r r i b u t i n g to the all-i"!'.
Mirrt ss of 'lie dr. 'ight bombing <>t-
:• :i. /.e .".:.\'.r. •• X < 'i Germany. Re-
s;).':.s.b'.'- to: p:.>'. . d ' l i : the f.r.-
power !or the huire tour-en :'.r.eJ.
!>i:n:)i i.s. C. per v.o:'-;^ .1* lo ultnii
!• >:i:K- and m i . n t a i n i i v ; t h e Fort-
r-'s.-,' f.\ei\e littv-'-alib-T machine
s mis .ir.d p i w e r operated ' w i n gun
t u r r e t s On .some o ca.s.or.v. par-
l rular'.y f i i l l o w m g a lou^h ir.i^.ur.
the arnifrer.s work throughout th-
ni.'ht to get their gun.s and turrets
in condition for the fol'.''.\,tu day's
operations. The e f f o r t s ot giound
men like Co>i;>"r riventlv received
off.cial recognitit)!) when tlie 1st A:r
Divi.s.on. of which lh:s group, corn-
minded by Colonel James S Sir-
ton, of Findlay. Ohio. :.s a part, was
awarded a Presidential Ci'ation for
the "espirit rie corps" which made
po.v-ib'.e the success of the January
11. 11>44. attack on the rr.cmey'.s air-
craft center at CKchersleben. Ger-
many, in the face of formidable en-
emy opposition. A graduate of E'.
Dorado hi.th school. Cooper was
employed as a truck driver by Kai-
ser A: Co. Vallejo. C a l i f , when he
entered the Army Air Forces in
January. IM'J.
if Louis Robert En/.ier. having
compl-'tod training in the single en-
inr.e t i g h t e r pilot school at Luke
Field. Ar:.V)iia. has been rated flight
Telephone 65
Thundcy. Fcbruory 8.
if Staff Sergeant Glenn Wilton, of ! if Captain Bob Donncll of the Armv
Camp 15. Camino, is one of the Air Forces is assigned to duty at the
men about whom this public rela- [ Fairfield Army Air Base and the
j lions release applies: SIXTH ARMY ! Mrs. and their twb-month old son
GROUP. France—One of the closest live at Mill Valley. Grandma Don-
; o! all railway units to th>- front , nell saw her first grandson, Lorcn.
; lines in the Vosges Mountains sec- j*syra* for the first time during a recent
! tor of Eastern France is the 750th ' ^~" weekend. Ar.d while we're on the
Railway Operating Battalion. It is ! .subject. Pfc. Jim Donnell is report-
;
one of the '.eteran battalions of the ed in the Philippines. One of his
Military Railway Service wh.ch saw sidelines is carving heart-shaped
1
extensive service in the Mediterran- lockets out of shells,—sea shells, it
ean Theater of Operations before , r^w is >up;xjsed. Jim has been out about
coming to France to take on the \ . ~j~- two years and. according to Mrs
• normoub job of tran.s;xirt!:tg war —* Hardie. at the St. Francis Hotel, his
material from the ports of South- whereabouts and welfare are the
» m France to the U. S 7th and subject of frequent inquiry by his
, tiie French l.st Annies, now ixnir.d- old friends at. the hotel
liig at the formidable Sie-tried de- if Art Smith, of Shingle Springs,
fense. 750th found a tremendous and recently home from twenty-
job facing them. Countless bridges eight montlis overseas in the Army,
had been destroyed by pre-invasion was in town Friday. Had his rain-
Allied bombers and Nazi demolition j coat on so we couldnt see his .sleeve
Corporal Evon Stennett are among t ^ And by thp way its stajf
Shingle Tim is currently stationed armed .services. 17th Army engineers, the Military
those who are writing letters from ; gcanl ^j. Drcnnan He-s
Railway Service men cleared the
if Prr.ate Norman Austin is re- , routes, re-built bridges, re-establish- "The Philippines." Guess there are promoted and we missed it.
some others, too. among them First •Jt Pvt. John C. McN'ie is home from
ported a.s having been serioiLs.lv ! ed signals, and pieced together ser-
wounded in action in Euro;>" , viceable locomotives from damaged Set. Bill Savers and probably a Camp Roberts.
good share of the "El Doradoans
if Sgt James Winstead now g-ts j ones Their successful work was if Well, with the help of one of
his mall at APO 391. X.-.v Yoik | j commended recently by Lt. Gen. in New Guinea;"hull?
cur operatives, we have some more
if Lt M. E Faugsted i.s getting her; j Jacob L. Dt-vers. commanding gen- Pvt. Jerrold Potts is reported at dope on Art Smith._he rates T
paper at APO 407. Xew York. i eral of the Sixth Army Group, in a home on furlough this week from Sst.. and we're told he has a "pres-
if Private Leslie Mever is home ( 1
letter to Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray. Fort Ord. idential unit citation and a whole
Irom Sui^um for a couple of weeks. Jr.. director general of the 1st Mil- if Pvt. Charles Metcalfe i.s at APO bunch of campaign bars." tShe
if Bob Comstock. Whom we re- J I itary Railway Sen-ice. 113, San Francisco. stood on one foot and twitched the
ported around last week. r a t « . > ' • if Staff Sergeant Robert Gillespie 1 other one while she said it. too).
FM1C. and his leave is for t h i r t y 1 ! is reported home at Salmon Falls Pfc. Bert Lewis, whom the Coin- |, if Any of you guvs are interested,
pany D lads may remember, is at | ~e can report ({m Thursday mom.
day.s | ! from duty wth the air forces m
if John T. Kimbrough. .>f the m e r - j ' Europe. Heard sumpn about 22 Fort Pierce. Florida. ing) that Grant Gerle knows his
*.**£,' «***«.• V ^_* A l« A 1 If *_J l_ A Al_ **.***_* n O A l A^>
chant Marine. has been home this i missions for Bob. if Pvt. James A. Arwood is home weather. Rain started during the
week ! • if The promotion of Don M. Hoff- from Camp Roberts- night and there wus not a measure-
if Wilson Glover. S'JC. had about a i man, from .lieutenant colonel to it Melvin Marden. S2C, was home 1 able amount at eight o'clock—but
week from San Diego. colonel, was reported during the a week or so ago and is now at we betcha there is now.
if T-5 Dale C. Chapm is home week along with the announcement Camp Rousseau. (Continued on Page Five)
liom Com;) Locket t. Calif Hm-m. if William H. -Bill, nisei., a para- ouj. fQrmer CQunty enginecr
Camp Locket t — nope, she doesn't trooper, got a slug in the lett shoul- commrm(lmK offlccr of tne Tilird
show on our map. Gcrm;l y a n l 9t
" " °" * ' Regiment of tlie European Civil
if Bill Owens and Oswakio S;vanot and is now at a :e.st camp I Affairs
r division, currently station- FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
are assigned to radio school in the France. He entered the service in [e"d', n" France! PLACERVILLE. CALIFORNIA
Navv at San Dlei-o July of 1943. if And, by the way—Stan Wirier
ANN' •I'N'f'KS A
if Fort Benmng. Cra — Pi't How a i d has been promoted from flight offi-
J Clark, .son of Walter N. C!nk.
of Georgetown, has won the righ-
cer to lieutenant.
if Pvt. R. O. West, of the Army
FREE LECTURE
ON
to wear "Booots and Wings" of th-; Air Forces enlisted reserve, was
United States Army Para troop.-, He
ha.; complettd four weeks of lump
called to active duty tho fore part
of the week and reported at Cirr.p
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
training during which time he mad.-
Beale. I:.VTITM:I>
l u e jumps, the last a tactical jump | if Albert Lewis. CRT. has returned
at night involving a combat prob- "Christum Scii-nct- — I'raycr Mailc I'raclical"
i to duty following his "rotation"
lem on landing — And thanks to i leave at home. HV
PRO. I if Pfc. Norman Byers has returned
LEONARD T. CARNEY, C. S. B., of Beverly Hills, Calif.
i to duty at Camp Bowie, Texas, fol-
j lowing a furlough. Norman left us
Membei of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts
a couple of shoulder patches, too.
j if Eugene Marchini, in Navy air Sunday. February 11 — 3 P. M. — Shakespeare Clubhouse
i training, has taken off for Okla-
! homa following several days at The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend
• home.
if Carroll A. tBert) Olson. F1C.
signed on with the N'a\y \\hen he
was 17 years old, and :.s now in the
South Pacific.
-*- An Eighth An- Fo-ct
Station. Eri'land—Second Lieuten- '
ant Russell M. I.-'iui. 'JO P! i^erville. I
California, is IM--, in Evg'.and f wit'.i :
the %th Bouih Gro-in ;!:r!cr :')in'-' j NEW LOW PRICES!
:v ]>re-combit trr.niiv period of t e n 1
days in prenar.ri m for .if'ion as a j
co-pi'ot of a B-17 Flying T.irtre.s-s
111 E.chth Air For:e hisrh a l t i t u d e
ewsparjer;BotK;fprJ>ricc,Shown
- A •-?-• V^.f -' iS^i" ".-..-. .*V- - * - •- ?
^>
^ John .I M .".-j..mir\. s - m e w here ' precLsior bombing attacks ou Ger- Q American Fruit Grower. — S2.75
iii the P u - t i r r.i'i.s F1C He was niany's military and indti.str.il tar- rj American Girl „..............— 3.50
with tlie .state Division of High- "gets. Lt. Land will fly w i t h a rj American Home, 2 Yrs— 3.75
ways before enteriirt the .service | proup which has Ix^en cited bv the Q American Poultry Journal 2.fi5
f] Aviation in Review.........._ 4.00
if Ted May lone. SIC. was up from • President for its bombing of Focko F| Ilettcr Cooking & Hmkg_ 4.00
Alameda during the week. j \Vulf aircraft factories at Po^en.
Q Cip|»erIs Farmer _ 2.ti5
if Robert C. Barrett. EM1C, is a I Poland The group i.s a unit of Child Life _________ 4.00
new subscriber: an' his paper's go- ' the Third Air Division, itself cited Christian Kcrald
j by the President for its historic Coronet _ .......... 4.50
ir..: to Camino. En
if Pfc Clifton A RoV'i.son o' Stond to Africa shuttle bombn:g Correct English 4.00
Smith Flat, is one ,,{ the men abou' of Me-sserschmitt plane plants at
whom this public relations report Regensburg. Germany, in August of
THE BIG 7 VICTORY SPECIAL! Country Gentleman, 5 Yrs. 3.00
L"] Ftude Music Maxpiine ...... 4.50
fj Farm Jrl. fc Farmer's Wife 2.fi5
1943. A student at El Dorado Coun-
applies, and if anyone knows Cor- ty
]v>ral Bill Field, of Folsom. he is the high school b-'fore he entered THIS NEWSPAPER [1 YEAR] AND [3] Flower Grower
n Household
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3.75
2.05
Army in March. 1943. Lt. Land
another one in this same bunch: received his pilot's wings at Marfa.
SIXTH ARMY GROUP. France— Texas, in July. IP'4. He is the son
SIX GREAT MAGAZINES Q H\!;cia ............ __ . 3.75
Q Magazine Digest............_ 4.00
THE BIGGEST VALUE IN YEARS!! n National Dit-cst Monthly. 4.00
"Stringing out" isn't an oflicial of Mr. and Mrs. Carol G. Land, of
Army phrase, but that's preciselv 68 Cottage Street. Placerville — •TRUE STORY 1 Yr. fj Nature (10 !«., 12 >fo.> ._ 4.00
fj Open Road (12 I«.s., I I Mo.) 3.50
v h a t the 713th Railway Operating; And tlianks to public relatoins. PATHFINDER 1 Yr. ALL
SILVER SCREEN G Mo. n Oimlo«ir* (12 !«., 14 Mo.) 350
Battalion has Ix-en rioing ever since SEVEN [^J ParrnlV Magazine 3.75
it arrived overseas two years ago. HOUSEHOLD _ _ 1 Yr.
PJ Patli finder „ 3.00
AMER. POULTRY JRNI 1 Yr. FOR
It arrived at Casablanca. French FARM JOURNAL & ONLY [~J Photoplay 3.50
Morocco, in February. 1913, and fj Poultry Tribune 2.fi5
FARMER'S WIFE J2 Yr.
three month later the battalion was PJ Reader's Digest "5.25
strung out along 1400 miles of rail *Chcck one of tlicte in flaa of True Story if you prefer! [-] Rrdbooli _.. 4.25
line, from Casablanra to Mateur. ^] AMERICAN GIRI 1 Yr. rj OPEN ROAD (Ko)s), n Science Illustrated •1.00
(12 luiin) . ..14 Mo. f_] Scientific Detective 4.00
Tlie battalion went to Naples. Italy. rj CHRISTIAN
HERALD 1 Yr D PARENTS' MAG .1 Yr. PJ] SciTtmlancl - 3-50
in October. Following the break D PROTESTANT fj Siher Screen
through last June, the battalion was n COUNTRY VOICE (Wccklj) 1 Yr. rj Sports Afield
operatine from the southern part GENTLEMAN . 1 SCREENLAND 1Yr. (^] "Flic Woman 3JM)
rj TRUE COMICS. 1 Yr
of Italy to Rome and beyond. The
713th was the first unit of the Mil-
itary Railway Service to arrive on
the Riviera beachhead in Southern
H CHILD LIFE _
1 U. S. CAMERA...
-
lYr.
* rj SPORTS AFIELD _t_.I Yr.
.6 Mo. QTHE WOMAN „....! Yr.
SCIENCE 1LLUS. _ f.Mo.
DTriie Story
S. Camera
fj Walt IVuney'j Cnmin«._
fj Your Life _..
3.15
3.35
4.00
France invasion. And now. once
again, the men are following their NEWSPAPER AND MACAZIRES
1 TEAR. UHUSJ TERM SHOW*
old routine. They are scattered in
detachments along hundreds of
miles of French railroad lines, op-
erating trains, repairing bridges.
laying track. Their job is to make
THE SUPER
sure that the thousands of tons of
supplies entering the great ports
ECONOMY OFFER
Hcrc s Nnl d. CM3C. wno
reach the troops of the U. S. 7th '*
and French 1st Armies, now ham- | has
'
^turned t duty following a Tliis Newspaper, lYr
mermg at the Nazis' strong Sieg- j v-sit Wlth Mr - :i!ul Mrs
- Melvin AND FOUR BIG
fried defenses. One company spe- i Marden. Liulc MAGAZINES
cialirr.s in construction, repair and ! 1f>r * - AMM2C. gels his pa-
maintenance of the rail line, anoth- [ I at Jacksom.Ile. Fla. ALL F I V E
FOR ONLY
or in the maintenance of equipment. ' * Pfc. Billy Hutchison is at Sioux
A third company operates the trains j Falls, So. Da. G TRLT STORY (, Mo.
while the Headquarters and Signal ; + Leonard Chapdelaine. F2C. is G MOTHER'S HOME LIFE.,.1 Yr.
Company takes care of adrninistra- .now Fleet P. O. S. F. r] AMERICAN FRUIT
GROWER 1 Yr.
tion and communications. Along ! + Lieut. Lillian Dixon. of the
n AMERICAN POULTRY
with other units of the 1st Military j Army Nurse C.rps whose head-
Railway Service, the 713th Railway ; quarters are at the Presidio of San
JOURNAL
~l POULTRY TuinrvE
1 Yr.
i Yr.
Operating Battalion was commendt-d . Francisco, was here Monday visit- . ] FARM JOl'RN \L &
recently by Lt. Gen Jacob L. Dever.s , !ng her sister, Mrs. Roy Scheibt-r.
commander of the Sixth Army n t Diamond Springs. I illmn was
FARMER'S WIFE
'J NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
I Yr.
Clttck mJRJ.'ino JctireJ and cticloue with (oupott.
Group. accompanied by another sister. Mrs. PRODUCER 1 Yr. Rcntlrmrn: I «-nrlo« $ -. P1«w »fn«l me the offer dicdted,
if Saw* Joe Spattiford in town on Evelyn Owens, of Sacramento.
Thursday morning. Joe had fruit if Pvt, George V.irozza is at Spo-
.salad on his cap and a little insig- , kane. Wash.
nla of rank on the collar of his ' if Sst. Harry Mclaughlin was here
HHOrsrilOLD MAC. _ _2Yr.
G PATI1 FINDER
G CAPPER'S FARMER „
2f, !„„„
I Yr.
GAZETTE .fiMo.
with a year'f nibsonlption to j-our paper.
NAltfE..
STREET OR R.F.D
blouse Which we couldn't read, but | from Mlntcr Field during the week,
we think the last WP heard he rnnk- Wheri's Mlnter Field.—ne.ir Bak- nosrorncr...
rd lieutenant commander. I ersfleld?
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ot Cn '.'. H.I. GUI.S.S v Hi k::rv.'. IMA
that roio • • - Af.ir -.ou f i n d out
at cy.orr... tl.a* you can'* get to Lo- t ' »U1.S '
tus v.-.i ki..iW. w h > thci > o u t u r n
back ai.d cir.M up ,:ke > >'i were •*• sVr.:eaiit K >;. Millrz. and Jrank-
c..:::.: in:- th- r.'ir-h i" M >:iume:st !\ -AC don't know w h e t h e r he's s t a f f .
-—LV.'.v •-. u <: >::'•- ~ ' there Ke.-; :< ^-h or just plain buck, arrived
home thi-s week on a tti: lough Horn
, - v 1 ' ' . • •• -.' '.ss tile IA>UI.S Veer- Greenville. N. C.
L::-.-'"',1.!.-. !,nd th,-:. •:••• Will
M.::.r ;>:.-u-t ..:-.d u. a :-.-t:.- whi>
\.v.i M-I. r.-:i: a::-i Jo :•' the Four
C'irn.-. r.uci t h i n r u h t .1 M::I a:id
>c.-.i ::-. p.us' Ho:i,-.mo 11 Hill, th.-
Radius,- :: :>•••< < . the Law.er plat-
ar.d tl.e Rea .ci-p :i'..u-e .1: d <m ;ip
to Mr- G a l l - h , r N .-,•>:-,• In i~a s1 '
you're co::r,- t::i- o'!:cr \vav. of
CiJ\:r>-. 'he route '.vuii'd be re'.e^eii.
V.'e h.:-.e r.v-^Uvted for a couple
of -.\i'tk.s :<, report t h a t the service
j-tat.or. ji:>t cast of the Ivy Hou.se
:.s op.-ra:.:r.- It had beeii clovcl :>
lor.j f.rr.e A::d. il you remc:nbcr
•Alien Be:me Ede'.man used to 'Aa'.t
or. th, vUstomrr.s at the old Mutual
GiMCiry.—loi'k-s like there iusi;ht be
A p.iir.t .-.". '••; ot some .s irt t: >nii; in
there or.i «'. thoe days
Horn- r Hun.sakiT cUxs' d h:.s f u r n i -
ture .-tore -he pa.st week w'nile he
•A.LS cut of t«>'.vn on busine.s.s Grant
Gerle ^..^ ;u.st in tlie o f f i c e and
.xax.s *h'Ti - :r. ce storm on the way
We1/., th> re's a h:t;h o\erca.st: Cvtu'.d
bv.
S"' '.:.' Cornet Store is t;e:t:nL;
started .. "r.r. in the temporary lo-
cat.or. tcr>v.s th" street u:ider -.vher,-
the F-'-e.-t Serv.;o offices used to
be
V.'e'.'.. -At-'\o ab-r.t run <>u* —r.n'ie-^
vov/d b'1 ::iteifstt\i in rea:::iu; :ha %
amor.j t:: >s<- -.ve h:i'*e seen o:: th'*
:r.a:n stt ::; tln.s m >-n:r - are Jo,-
Tii.iT. H I ^ ' . T \V::l:..:i>on. I-niis
Ar!i;-.- I-H.b Ho >•: F:a;-.k Tr :.-,•>' •
,T »•, \j : • < : . F-a!-'-. \ V L - . : C\: i: 1 , ^
Mohr-.-r. P...! r-o.- 1 . 1^ .1 nur.;r:.
r, iV- V.-.. :. •' '.r. C.;"/.::. arc! !!•.:•'•.
I., \\.. -..::-: :/ ' ; . • ^ iv - h,'- p-:'-
t:n^ :v. . C".:. ."-'•'<•• '." <\ir.r.'•("'.<>"
v.'.'h thv '. x. o::.i. -m t l i ' S • .\ r. t
l.r Diriii.'. i.e.ir in .-•;: th.r
\V. :..-.•:/• iv.-'nt. I:H-CJ vt late';'
but c:j..re"i~ c <nt:n;if "in h.>"t
5t:p;''.y.' ar.: we itr.o-A- a ;u;>e .suioker
«.'r fAO uho ' A O M I - I S ab iut his f u -
ture sir.v.kt - .:'.'!: i\i"\: t h - ' i e is !io
f-hort.citt .it t'..... : •:!'• It ar.y of
yo;i>c ^uj.s kr..i'.v ,\ !;,•:,• :.".''re is a
strir.c <.if CM!.»T p-s:., \v.*h -inie
bark •'<::. > < > • . :r./:':r a-t u ~ kr.o'.v; —
wV ur.ri-jrstar.d :' ha.-- I." en r'.or.e
'S iibc>;:t ;t. niy fr.e:: :-. .ind h' x re>
•J.t- r.>;:nd-up:
•if Ti.e fanv.'.v :s .ni.ise: that Fran-
cesco Arad ).- lia.-; a.t.t:r. b-en •,\ounci-
rci. That's ab >ut three tunes that
Bud '.vho ;- one of the old Compaiv.
D nier.. has been hit. But he has
r.oi bt- r. out for Ions and the dope
is that he'LI be back to duty soon
aft>T t'nis in i.st recent experience.
Bud's :n France, -.la Africa. S:n!y
:i:ui Italy. He sends ureetm^s and
urges --jy'Ci./i interest in the sup;»rt
of the Pu-d Cross -.Ouch, he says,
is doing a s'Ae'/i job
•Jf Jack N:d..y .11.i! F/.'an Da'.en-
port are merchant mariners report-
rd at home tins week.
I Am The DEVIL
Dirt Is Sin!
We Want That Dirt,
Grime and Grim
Modern Cleaners
ALL GOODS INSURED AGAINST FIRE.AND THEFT
166 Main St.
* Robert MrC.:.-:•.:; :, re;,>::e,i '"
h a v e lx-:i >:•:: r,:-,)-, w i-irded w:..le
M--.::::; w i ' h ;!:•• Arm-. 1:1 G-:ma:r.
McCurroll'.s l»'.r-_s were Placer.ili--
ic.-.dt-nts at t h e t i m e Is.' ••::•••:•<•<! the
:•••:•. ice ar.d h.ne since ::!•>•. ••<! to
Sa rameiito
if W e l l - :t.s J::n P timer. CEM.
: 'iA
* !.: Ru-sell L m l is .:. England
. ::d has i n - t up w i t h Lt Stanle;.
Wider Both art- co-pilous. Ru.vse!l
sa:<5 the EngL.sh shower bath f i x -
t u i - s '.sine .i:e primitr.e comp.ireii
if AX KIOHTH AIR FOUCE
I5OMHKK STATION'. KXGLAXD—
S'Tgeant James R Cooper. Jti-year-
<ild son of Mr and Mrs T. C'.. Coo-
per. 13 Flsk Street. P'.acervillc. Cal-
ifornia, is serv.iu: lieie w i t h t t v -
\ e t e r a n 30»>th II >mb iriiment Group
as a B-17 Flying Fort:e>.-> armorer.
A \ > t<-rvn of more than t w o years
service w i t h the Eighth Air Force.
Conpcr is one of the men who-c
w'o:i: is c o t r r i b u t i n g to the all-i"!'.
Mirrt ss of 'lie dr. 'ight bombing <>t-
:• :i. /.e .".:.\'.r. •• X < 'i Germany. Re-
s;).':.s.b'.'- to: p:.>'. . d ' l i : the f.r.-
power !or the huire tour-en :'.r.eJ.
!>i:n:)i i.s. C. per v.o:'-;^ .1* lo ultnii
!• >:i:K- and m i . n t a i n i i v ; t h e Fort-
r-'s.-,' f.\ei\e littv-'-alib-T machine
s mis .ir.d p i w e r operated ' w i n gun
t u r r e t s On .some o ca.s.or.v. par-
l rular'.y f i i l l o w m g a lou^h ir.i^.ur.
the arnifrer.s work throughout th-
ni.'ht to get their gun.s and turrets
in condition for the fol'.''.\,tu day's
operations. The e f f o r t s ot giound
men like Co>i;>"r riventlv received
off.cial recognitit)!) when tlie 1st A:r
Divi.s.on. of which lh:s group, corn-
minded by Colonel James S Sir-
ton, of Findlay. Ohio. :.s a part, was
awarded a Presidential Ci'ation for
the "espirit rie corps" which made
po.v-ib'.e the success of the January
11. 11>44. attack on the rr.cmey'.s air-
craft center at CKchersleben. Ger-
many, in the face of formidable en-
emy opposition. A graduate of E'.
Dorado hi.th school. Cooper was
employed as a truck driver by Kai-
ser A: Co. Vallejo. C a l i f , when he
entered the Army Air Forces in
January. IM'J.
if Louis Robert En/.ier. having
compl-'tod training in the single en-
inr.e t i g h t e r pilot school at Luke
Field. Ar:.V)iia. has been rated flight
Telephone 65
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT AND PLACERVILLE REPUBLICAN Thundcy. Fcbruory 8. 1945
if Staff Sergeant Glenn Wilton, of ! if Captain Bob Donncll of the Armv
Camp 15. Camino, is one of the Air Forces is assigned to duty at the
men about whom this public rela- [ Fairfield Army Air Base and the
j lions release applies: SIXTH ARMY ! Mrs. and their twb-month old son
GROUP. France—One of the closest live at Mill Valley. Grandma Don-
; o! all railway units to th>- front , nell saw her first grandson, Lorcn.
; lines in the Vosges Mountains sec- j*syra* for the first time during a recent
! tor of Eastern France is the 750th ' ^~" weekend. Ar.d while we're on the
Railway Operating Battalion. It is ! .subject. Pfc. Jim Donnell is report-
;
one of the '.eteran battalions of the ed in the Philippines. One of his
Military Railway Service wh.ch saw sidelines is carving heart-shaped
1
extensive service in the Mediterran- lockets out of shells,—sea shells, it
ean Theater of Operations before , r^w is >up;xjsed. Jim has been out about
coming to France to take on the \ . ~j~- two years and. according to Mrs
• normoub job of tran.s;xirt!:tg war —* Hardie. at the St. Francis Hotel, his
material from the ports of South- whereabouts and welfare are the
» m France to the U. S 7th and subject of frequent inquiry by his
, tiie French l.st Annies, now ixnir.d- old friends at. the hotel
liig at the formidable Sie-tried de- if Art Smith, of Shingle Springs,
fense. 750th found a tremendous and recently home from twenty-
job facing them. Countless bridges eight montlis overseas in the Army,
had been destroyed by pre-invasion was in town Friday. Had his rain-
Allied bombers and Nazi demolition j coat on so we couldnt see his .sleeve
Corporal Evon Stennett are among t ^ And by thp way its stajf
Shingle Tim is currently stationed armed .services. 17th Army engineers, the Military
those who are writing letters from ; gcanl ^j. Drcnnan He-s
Railway Service men cleared the
if Prr.ate Norman Austin is re- , routes, re-built bridges, re-establish- "The Philippines." Guess there are promoted and we missed it.
some others, too. among them First •Jt Pvt. John C. McN'ie is home from
ported a.s having been serioiLs.lv ! ed signals, and pieced together ser-
wounded in action in Euro;>" , viceable locomotives from damaged Set. Bill Savers and probably a Camp Roberts.
good share of the "El Doradoans
if Sgt James Winstead now g-ts j ones Their successful work was if Well, with the help of one of
his mall at APO 391. X.-.v Yoik | j commended recently by Lt. Gen. in New Guinea;"hull?
cur operatives, we have some more
if Lt M. E Faugsted i.s getting her; j Jacob L. Dt-vers. commanding gen- Pvt. Jerrold Potts is reported at dope on Art Smith._he rates T
paper at APO 407. Xew York. i eral of the Sixth Army Group, in a home on furlough this week from Sst.. and we're told he has a "pres-
if Private Leslie Mever is home ( 1
letter to Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray. Fort Ord. idential unit citation and a whole
Irom Sui^um for a couple of weeks. Jr.. director general of the 1st Mil- if Pvt. Charles Metcalfe i.s at APO bunch of campaign bars." tShe
if Bob Comstock. Whom we re- J I itary Railway Sen-ice. 113, San Francisco. stood on one foot and twitched the
ported around last week. r a t « . > ' • if Staff Sergeant Robert Gillespie 1 other one while she said it. too).
FM1C. and his leave is for t h i r t y 1 ! is reported home at Salmon Falls Pfc. Bert Lewis, whom the Coin- |, if Any of you guvs are interested,
pany D lads may remember, is at | ~e can report ({m Thursday mom.
day.s | ! from duty wth the air forces m
if John T. Kimbrough. .>f the m e r - j ' Europe. Heard sumpn about 22 Fort Pierce. Florida. ing) that Grant Gerle knows his
*.**£,' «***«.• V ^_* A l« A 1 If *_J l_ A Al_ **.***_* n O A l A^>
chant Marine. has been home this i missions for Bob. if Pvt. James A. Arwood is home weather. Rain started during the
week ! • if The promotion of Don M. Hoff- from Camp Roberts- night and there wus not a measure-
if Wilson Glover. S'JC. had about a i man, from .lieutenant colonel to it Melvin Marden. S2C, was home 1 able amount at eight o'clock—but
week from San Diego. colonel, was reported during the a week or so ago and is now at we betcha there is now.
if T-5 Dale C. Chapm is home week along with the announcement Camp Rousseau. (Continued on Page Five)
liom Com;) Locket t. Calif Hm-m. if William H. -Bill, nisei., a para- ouj. fQrmer CQunty enginecr
Camp Locket t — nope, she doesn't trooper, got a slug in the lett shoul- commrm(lmK offlccr of tne Tilird
show on our map. Gcrm;l y a n l 9t
" " °" * ' Regiment of tlie European Civil
if Bill Owens and Oswakio S;vanot and is now at a :e.st camp I Affairs
r division, currently station- FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
are assigned to radio school in the France. He entered the service in [e"d', n" France! PLACERVILLE. CALIFORNIA
Navv at San Dlei-o July of 1943. if And, by the way—Stan Wirier
ANN' •I'N'f'KS A
if Fort Benmng. Cra — Pi't How a i d has been promoted from flight offi-
J Clark, .son of Walter N. C!nk.
of Georgetown, has won the righ-
cer to lieutenant.
if Pvt. R. O. West, of the Army
FREE LECTURE
ON
to wear "Booots and Wings" of th-; Air Forces enlisted reserve, was
United States Army Para troop.-, He
ha.; complettd four weeks of lump
called to active duty tho fore part
of the week and reported at Cirr.p
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
training during which time he mad.-
Beale. I:.VTITM:I>
l u e jumps, the last a tactical jump | if Albert Lewis. CRT. has returned
at night involving a combat prob- "Christum Scii-nct- — I'raycr Mailc I'raclical"
i to duty following his "rotation"
lem on landing — And thanks to i leave at home. HV
PRO. I if Pfc. Norman Byers has returned
LEONARD T. CARNEY, C. S. B., of Beverly Hills, Calif.
i to duty at Camp Bowie, Texas, fol-
j lowing a furlough. Norman left us
Membei of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts
a couple of shoulder patches, too.
j if Eugene Marchini, in Navy air Sunday. February 11 — 3 P. M. — Shakespeare Clubhouse
i training, has taken off for Okla-
! homa following several days at The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend
• home.
if Carroll A. tBert) Olson. F1C.
signed on with the N'a\y \\hen he
was 17 years old, and :.s now in the
South Pacific.
-*- An Eighth An- Fo-ct
Station. Eri'land—Second Lieuten- '
ant Russell M. I.-'iui. 'JO P! i^erville. I
California, is IM--, in Evg'.and f wit'.i :
the %th Bouih Gro-in ;!:r!cr :')in'-' j NEW LOW PRICES!
:v ]>re-combit trr.niiv period of t e n 1
days in prenar.ri m for .if'ion as a j
co-pi'ot of a B-17 Flying T.irtre.s-s
111 E.chth Air For:e hisrh a l t i t u d e
ewsparjer;BotK;fprJ>ricc,Shown
- A •-?-• V^.f -' iS^i" ".-..-. .*V- - * - •- ?
^>
^ John .I M .".-j..mir\. s - m e w here ' precLsior bombing attacks ou Ger- Q American Fruit Grower. — S2.75
iii the P u - t i r r.i'i.s F1C He was niany's military and indti.str.il tar- rj American Girl „..............— 3.50
with tlie .state Division of High- "gets. Lt. Land will fly w i t h a rj American Home, 2 Yrs— 3.75
ways before enteriirt the .service | proup which has Ix^en cited bv the Q American Poultry Journal 2.fi5
f] Aviation in Review.........._ 4.00
if Ted May lone. SIC. was up from • President for its bombing of Focko F| Ilettcr Cooking & Hmkg_ 4.00
Alameda during the week. j \Vulf aircraft factories at Po^en.
Q Cip|»erIs Farmer _ 2.ti5
if Robert C. Barrett. EM1C, is a I Poland The group i.s a unit of Child Life _________ 4.00
new subscriber: an' his paper's go- ' the Third Air Division, itself cited Christian Kcrald
j by the President for its historic Coronet _ .......... 4.50
ir..: to Camino. En
if Pfc Clifton A RoV'i.son o' Stond to Africa shuttle bombn:g Correct English 4.00
Smith Flat, is one ,,{ the men abou' of Me-sserschmitt plane plants at
whom this public relations report Regensburg. Germany, in August of
THE BIG 7 VICTORY SPECIAL! Country Gentleman, 5 Yrs. 3.00
L"] Ftude Music Maxpiine ...... 4.50
fj Farm Jrl. fc Farmer's Wife 2.fi5
1943. A student at El Dorado Coun-
applies, and if anyone knows Cor- ty
]v>ral Bill Field, of Folsom. he is the high school b-'fore he entered THIS NEWSPAPER [1 YEAR] AND [3] Flower Grower
n Household
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3.75
2.05
Army in March. 1943. Lt. Land
another one in this same bunch: received his pilot's wings at Marfa.
SIXTH ARMY GROUP. France— Texas, in July. IP'4. He is the son
SIX GREAT MAGAZINES Q H\!;cia ............ __ . 3.75
Q Magazine Digest............_ 4.00
THE BIGGEST VALUE IN YEARS!! n National Dit-cst Monthly. 4.00
"Stringing out" isn't an oflicial of Mr. and Mrs. Carol G. Land, of
Army phrase, but that's preciselv 68 Cottage Street. Placerville — •TRUE STORY 1 Yr. fj Nature (10 !«., 12 >fo.> ._ 4.00
fj Open Road (12 I«.s., I I Mo.) 3.50
v h a t the 713th Railway Operating; And tlianks to public relatoins. PATHFINDER 1 Yr. ALL
SILVER SCREEN G Mo. n Oimlo«ir* (12 !«., 14 Mo.) 350
Battalion has Ix-en rioing ever since SEVEN [^J ParrnlV Magazine 3.75
it arrived overseas two years ago. HOUSEHOLD _ _ 1 Yr.
PJ Patli finder „ 3.00
AMER. POULTRY JRNI 1 Yr. FOR
It arrived at Casablanca. French FARM JOURNAL & ONLY [~J Photoplay 3.50
Morocco, in February. 1913, and fj Poultry Tribune 2.fi5
FARMER'S WIFE J2 Yr.
three month later the battalion was PJ Reader's Digest "5.25
strung out along 1400 miles of rail *Chcck one of tlicte in flaa of True Story if you prefer! [-] Rrdbooli _.. 4.25
line, from Casablanra to Mateur. ^] AMERICAN GIRI 1 Yr. rj OPEN ROAD (Ko)s), n Science Illustrated •1.00
(12 luiin) . ..14 Mo. f_] Scientific Detective 4.00
Tlie battalion went to Naples. Italy. rj CHRISTIAN
HERALD 1 Yr D PARENTS' MAG .1 Yr. PJ] SciTtmlancl - 3-50
in October. Following the break D PROTESTANT fj Siher Screen
through last June, the battalion was n COUNTRY VOICE (Wccklj) 1 Yr. rj Sports Afield
operatine from the southern part GENTLEMAN . 1 SCREENLAND 1Yr. (^] "Flic Woman 3JM)
rj TRUE COMICS. 1 Yr
of Italy to Rome and beyond. The
713th was the first unit of the Mil-
itary Railway Service to arrive on
the Riviera beachhead in Southern
H CHILD LIFE _
1 U. S. CAMERA...
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lYr.
* rj SPORTS AFIELD _t_.I Yr.
.6 Mo. QTHE WOMAN „....! Yr.
SCIENCE 1LLUS. _ f.Mo.
DTriie Story
S. Camera
fj Walt IVuney'j Cnmin«._
fj Your Life _..
3.15
3.35
4.00
France invasion. And now. once
again, the men are following their NEWSPAPER AND MACAZIRES
1 TEAR. UHUSJ TERM SHOW*
old routine. They are scattered in
detachments along hundreds of
miles of French railroad lines, op-
erating trains, repairing bridges.
laying track. Their job is to make
THE SUPER
sure that the thousands of tons of
supplies entering the great ports
ECONOMY OFFER
Hcrc s Nnl d. CM3C. wno
reach the troops of the U. S. 7th '*
and French 1st Armies, now ham- | has
'
^turned t duty following a Tliis Newspaper, lYr
mermg at the Nazis' strong Sieg- j v-sit Wlth Mr - :i!ul Mrs
- Melvin AND FOUR BIG
fried defenses. One company spe- i Marden. Liulc MAGAZINES
cialirr.s in construction, repair and ! 1f>r * - AMM2C. gels his pa-
maintenance of the rail line, anoth- [ I at Jacksom.Ile. Fla. ALL F I V E
FOR ONLY
or in the maintenance of equipment. ' * Pfc. Billy Hutchison is at Sioux
A third company operates the trains j Falls, So. Da. G TRLT STORY (, Mo.
while the Headquarters and Signal ; + Leonard Chapdelaine. F2C. is G MOTHER'S HOME LIFE.,.1 Yr.
Company takes care of adrninistra- .now Fleet P. O. S. F. r] AMERICAN FRUIT
GROWER 1 Yr.
tion and communications. Along ! + Lieut. Lillian Dixon. of the
n AMERICAN POULTRY
with other units of the 1st Military j Army Nurse C.rps whose head-
Railway Service, the 713th Railway ; quarters are at the Presidio of San
JOURNAL
~l POULTRY TuinrvE
1 Yr.
i Yr.
Operating Battalion was commendt-d . Francisco, was here Monday visit- . ] FARM JOl'RN \L &
recently by Lt. Gen Jacob L. Dever.s , !ng her sister, Mrs. Roy Scheibt-r.
commander of the Sixth Army n t Diamond Springs. I illmn was
FARMER'S WIFE
'J NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
I Yr.
Clttck mJRJ.'ino JctireJ and cticloue with (oupott.
Group. accompanied by another sister. Mrs. PRODUCER 1 Yr. Rcntlrmrn: I «-nrlo« $ -. P1«w »fn«l me the offer dicdted,
if Saw* Joe Spattiford in town on Evelyn Owens, of Sacramento.
Thursday morning. Joe had fruit if Pvt, George V.irozza is at Spo-
.salad on his cap and a little insig- , kane. Wash.
nla of rank on the collar of his ' if Sst. Harry Mclaughlin was here
HHOrsrilOLD MAC. _ _2Yr.
G PATI1 FINDER
G CAPPER'S FARMER „
2f, !„„„
I Yr.
GAZETTE .fiMo.
with a year'f nibsonlption to j-our paper.
NAltfE..
STREET OR R.F.D
blouse Which we couldn't read, but | from Mlntcr Field during the week,
we think the last WP heard he rnnk- Wheri's Mlnter Field.—ne.ir Bak- nosrorncr...
rd lieutenant commander. I ersfleld?
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