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* ‘"Write about all the things you‘re doing," pteasant Mrs, Olson said, "and tell us all about your ~â€"mew life and . experiences." And that I will to Highland Park in order that I might be with my family for the last few hours. ‘My hours at home were happy and they were highâ€" lighted by a visit with my sister, Mary Jane Roberts, in Evanston. AT AN OVERSEAS REPLACEMENT DEPOT SOMEWHERE THE UNITED STATESâ€" Sis surprised all of us recentlyâ€" including herself!iâ€"when she gave birth to twin boys. She was exâ€" pecting a baby girl and had purâ€" chased all the dainty necessities ;:'i'ch go with a feminine youngâ€" My last day at home â€" there wasn‘t time for a furlough or a delay en route â€" I went to the PRESSâ€"officesâ€"whereâ€"Iâ€"chatted briefly with my editors, Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Olson. 1 told them that I‘d continue to write these weekly pieces. § < Sis permitted me to feed John Northmore Roberts at his two o‘clock "bottle feast." Frankly I. was thrilled at this new experiâ€" ence and I do hope I didn‘t give the little â€"fellow too much in too FEEDS Aâ€"TWIN . Judy, my youngest sister, fed William Taft Roberts with far more skill. So .. . back to Chanute I went to turn in my clothes â€" ‘we get new ones when we go over â€" to complete final processing, and to say more goodbyes. I almost got through the processing line when a dental officer stopped â€"me and "How come, Sir?" I questioned, telling him that the dental clinic had just finished hours of drilling and pounding, and capping on my Three sons of the Charles Panâ€"; Bay, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred tles, 828 Deerfield, are now in the| Moon, 598 Homewood, and his sisâ€" European area. â€" Pvt. Willard, 18,}ter, Marian. After being installed of the infantry, arrived recently \at Battle Creek, the corporal will in France, while Pfe. Alvin, 2I.Emeive-l'urlough. is on guard duty in Germany. Pfe. â€" â€"Â¥â€" Glibert, 25, is back with_ his unit _ Jack E. Huestis, husband of Mrs. after being dismissed from the hosâ€"| Vivian Huestis, 696 Central, and pital. _ Pfc. Alvin also possesses| "O" of Mr. and ."j 'C""t" Huesâ€" the Purple Heart. f$'~‘-fl“"'_"°"§*_-‘g°"*{ the navy Lt. Bernard A. Rause, USNR, ofâ€" ficer in the amphibious forces, with two years of sea duty to his credit, arrived in town on leave, last week, to visit his wife, the for mer Shirley Varner, and his parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Rause, of Waukegan. ~Mrs. Rause ptins to spend a month with her husband in San Francisco at the end of his leave. From Sis‘ Evanston home Iâ€"reâ€" turned to Highland Park to visit with Wally Carr, Saily Brooks, and others. â€"If only there had been more hours to say goodbye to all my friends . . . But a soldier‘s time is so limited â€" particularly when he‘s readying himself for overseas. LAST DAY AT HOME . .. IN THE NATION‘S SERVICE "ILcan‘t let you go overseas with teeth like that!" Pvt. Sheldon Fell, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fell, 514 Midâ€" lothian, recently spent his third birthday in the service. . Now with an evacuation hospital unit in Germany, he tells of the thrill he experienced at seeng the American flag waving over enemy territory ‘The big hospital tents are erected with great speed, requiring only a matter of a day or so to be gotten into working shape. German peoâ€" ple in the undevastated territory are better dressed, shod and fed, he says, than those of England and France. Jerry Fell, fireman 1/c, USN. a brother, who joined the navy on his 18th birthday, July 29, is reâ€" ceiving his training at San Diego, Calif, _ Both boys are graduates of Highland Park high. _ Cpl. Melvin "Bud" Moon has been transférred from San Franâ€" cisco to a hospital in Battle Creak, Mich., where he will be treated for wounds received in Pacific warâ€" fare. â€" During a stopâ€"over of 90 minutes in Chicago, his family was able to visit with him for the first time in over a year. . His visitors included Mrs. Melvin, 26 S. Green ‘M IN THE ARMY NOW Special to the Highland Park Press Of We Go! teeth, pronouncing them perfect, or Class 4. Clary, John Hedrick, Bill Henley, Elbur Purnell, Ken Olds, Kit Bray, Mike Duncan, Manny Duran, Dot Harris, Elmere Pedersen, Bill Juâ€" dy, Dick Welty, William Davis, Al Butherus, Joe Schoenberger, Pat Stanton, George Leonard, Ralph Bartolemi, Loyd Null, Herb Hedâ€" bloom, Jack Chaiken, and many other=â€"wished _ me_good Juekâ€"as T "They‘re . some cavities . still there, Corporal, and you can‘t leave ‘til they‘re filled." Back 1 went to the clinic for . a RUSH appointment. For 150 minâ€" utes I sat in that dentist‘s chairâ€" sweating, jumping, making faces of great pain. s f "‘That‘s all. ‘Your teeth are perâ€" My tour of duty at Chanute had been interesting and I had learned a lot about newspaper writing and editing while there. I was routed through Chicago. When Larrived in ghe Windy City for the last time, I called my folks. They wanted to come to the staâ€" tion and say goodbye . .. . and I wanted very much to see them for the last time . .. but I figured it would be best if we let our last goodbye suffice. And we did. Promptly ~ at 8:30 . p.m., last Thursday, April 26, S. Sgt. Edgar Dodenhoff, a young father and my traveling companion, ‘and I left Chicago bound for this overseas replacement depot . . . fect now. You can go overseas,‘ â€"Thank you, Sir," I said, soundâ€" ing like my mouth was filled with red hot rocket bombs. â€" > Processing finished, I began bidâ€" ding hrfl to â€"the â€"scores of friends I made during. the 20 Maj. Thomas V. Watson, public relations officer and my "boss," gave me some good advice and jokâ€" in@ly asked {1 think!) if heâ€"could have a job working for me after hoisted my barracks bag on my shoulder and left Chanute‘s gates. LEARNED A LOT ... 5 months I was a Chanute. son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Huesâ€" tis, Lake Forest, joined the navy in December,. 1941, and has seen 34 months of sea duty. ‘Recently aboard a new ship in her maiden battle in the Pacific, the guns on board destroyed two Jap bombers. His rank is BM 2/c, and he is 20 years old. at Puterxent River, Md., where he is engaged in experimental work. spent a day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith, 278 Beech, last week. In service over a year, his basic training _ was received at Great Lakes Naval Receiving station. Pvt. John Zahnile, 18â€"yearâ€"old son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Zahnâ€" le. 703 Grandview, a 1944 graduâ€" ate of the local high school, has qualified as a cadet in the AAF and is awaiting further orders. service since a year ago when he left high school to enlist with the Leathernecks, is at present fightâ€" ing with the 156 minrines division on Okinawa. according to a letter recently received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Supple, 218 Lakeside. _ He left the States for overseas last September. * James A. "Jimmy" Smith, 19, A EM, seaman 1/c, now stationed 2nd Lt. Nathan Udell, instructor in navigation at San Marcos, Tex., spent the weekâ€"end with his famiâ€" ty, the John L Udelis, 102 N. Sheridan. Lt. Udell, who served for‘ 13 months in England, wears three stars on his overseas ribbons. His wife, the former Betty Hallâ€" berg, is living with him at San Marâ€" My other friends â€" Al Sager, Pvt. Arthur Supple, USMC, in (To be continued) IN Cpl. Arthur Stancliffe, husband of the former Marian Bell, 522 Linâ€" er, has been stationed for several months with the 7th army in Gerâ€" w&h Wins * High Military Awards coln, is now stationed in Calcutta, India, with a ground crew of the AAF. â€" Cpl Athol Bell, her brothâ€" High military decorations â€" the Silver Star and the Bronze Starâ€" have been awarded Lt. James Garâ€" rity, husband of Mrs. Rose Garrity, 235 Oak Ridge, Highwood, in the These honors were won by his efficiency as a leader and his natuâ€" ral bent for scouting and patrollâ€" ing, put to use on New Guinea and Luzon. . Pacific theater of action It is attributed to his resourceâ€" fulness and remarkable W in jungle reconnaisance his platoon has suffered no casualties. Lt. Garrity is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrity, 141 Highwood avenue, Highwood. Lost in Action April 8 Vâ€"E Day is robbed of its thrill for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Plagge, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM where the Bible and all the writings of Mary Baker Eddy may be read, borrowed, or purchased Authorized Christian Science Literature in English, Braille, and foreign language is also available + MOURSâ€"Week Days $:3 a.m. to §:30 p.m. Saturdays $:10 a.m. to $ p.m. . Sundays 299 p.m. to §:30 p.m. T HE PRESS Ideas for Meatâ€" of ground beef. Top each with a 43 North Sheridan Road PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY â€"OF NMNORTHIERN ILLINO!IS YÂ¥ INVITED To USB TKE Germany on April 8. s Pfc. Leland joined the army in July, 1942, and had since seen acâ€" tion in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. He had been wounded twice,"once in North Africa and again ut Anzio Beach. Overseas 28 months, he served first with the amphibigqus corps and later in the infantry. Born in Deerfield, he attended public school there and later Highâ€" land Park high. Other than his parents, he is surâ€" vived by his brother, Pfc. Rayâ€" mond, USMC, aged 17, now hospiâ€" talized in Hawaii for wounds reâ€" ceived on Iwo Jima; and two sisâ€" ters, Elaine and Betty. S. Truax Dedicates Blood to Late Hero road, son of Mrs. Eva Truax and grandson of Mrs. W. C. Egan, reâ€" cently made a trip to Detroit, where he donated his 13th pint of blood to the service. In accordance with the new custom of dedicating blood to someone, in ‘or out of uniâ€" form, who has rendered outstandâ€" Mr. Sewall Truax, 330 Egandale with wellâ€"seasoned macaroni, noodles, or spaghetti instead of the spread with margarine. Cream chipped beef or leftâ€"over hamâ€"and ing service to his country, this 13th the late Lt. Col. Chandler H. Johnâ€" son, USMC, who was lost en Iwo der who rose from the ranks, was cited for his achievements in leadâ€" manager of the football team at West Point at one time. He was c!p at G-hlg.-L_iM his name was mentioned in an article on the Iwo campaign recently pubâ€" lished in Collier‘s magazine: PFlO@ers by Wire Anywhere â€" Phone Deerfield 5 LET MOTHER KNOW YOU HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN Combination Pots and Baskets for All Occasions Makeâ€"your selection of choice cut flowers and pot plants : . . Lilies . . . Hydrangeas . . . Begonias‘. . . Rose bushes . . . African Violets . . . Azaleas spread between layers and on top alices (%4 thick) in fat ‘til edges curl into cups. Fill with baked beans â€" serve with colesiaw and piping hot up to your taste Thursday, May 10th, 1945 SGT A. CANTAGALLO WOUNDED IN GERMANY Mr. and Mrs..Nick Cantagailo, 324 Ashland,â€"Highwood, recently. Ten isâ€"with an armored division. ... 3rd army, was‘sfightly wounded in Germany on April12, according