THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS Vol. X I I STOW, OHIO, F R I D A Y , A P R I L 13, 1945 No. 15

B E F O R E T H E B A T T L E

J u s t b e f o r e t he ba t t l e , m o t h e r , I a m t h i n k i n g m o s t of you, Whi l e upon t h e f ie ld w e ' r e w a t c h -

ing , W i t h t he e n e m y in view-— C o m r a d e s b r a v e a r e r o u n d me

ly ing , F i l l 'd w i t h t h o u g h t s of home and

God; F o r well t h e y k n o w tha t_ on t h e

m o r r o w , Some will s leep b e n e a t h t h e sod. F a r e w e l l , m o t h e r , you m a y neve r P r e s s m e to you r h e a r t a g a i n ; B u t oh, you' l l no t f o r g e t me,

m o t h e r , If I 'm n u m b e r e d w i t h t h e s la in .

Oh I long to see you M o t h e r , And the loving ones a t home , B u t I ' l l neve r l eave our b a n n e r Till in honor I can come. Tel l t he t r a i t o r s all a round you T h a t t h e i r c rue l words , we know, In eve ry b a t t l e kil l our so ld iers By t h e he lp t h e y g ive t h e f o e .

H a r k ! I h e a r t h e b u g l e s sound ing , 'T i s t he s igna l f o r t h e f i g h t , N o w m a y God p r o t e c t us , m o t h e r , As he ever does t h e r i g h t . H e a r t he " B a t t l e cry of F r e e d o m " H o w it swells u p o n t h e a i r , Oh, yes , we' l l r a l l y r o u n d t h e

s t a n d a r d , Or we' l l pe r i sh nobly t h e r e .

A F T E R T H E B A T T L E

St i l l upon the f ie ld of b a t t l e T am ly ing , m o t h e r dear , W i t h m y wounded c o m r a d e s

w a i t i n g F o r t he m o r n i n g to a p p e a r . M a n y s leep to w a k e n never , Tn th i s wor ld of s t r i f e and d e a t h , And m a n y m o r e a r e f a i n t l y

ca l l ing , W i t h t he i r f eeb le dy ing b r e a t h . M o t h e r dear , your boy is wounded , And the nisrht is d r e a r w i t h pa in , B u t still I f ee l t h a t I shal l see you, A:id t he dea r old home a g a i n .

Oh, t he f i r s t g r e a t c h a r g e w a s f e a r f u l ,

And a t h o u s a n d b r a v e m e n fe l l , St i l l , amid t h e d r e a d f u l c a r n a g e . I w a s s a f e f r o m sho t and_ shell , So, amid t h e f a t a l shower , I h a d n e a r l y pas sed the day , W h e n h e r e t h e d r e a d f u l Minie

s t r u c k me , And I s a n k amid t h e f r a y .

Oh t h e g l o r i o u s cheer of t r i u m p h , W h e n t h e f o e m a n t u r n e d and f led , L e a v i n g us t he f i e ld of b a t t l e , S t r e w n w i t h d y i n g and w i t h dead, Oh, t h e t o r t u r e and t h e a n g u i s h , T h a t I could no t fo l low on, B u t h e r e a m o n g m y f a l e l n

comrades , I m u s t w a i t t i l l m o r n i n g ' s d a w n .

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IS O V E R

D e a r e s t love, do you r e m e m b e r , W h e n we l a s t did m e e t , H o w you told m e t h a t you loved

me, K n e e l i n g a t m y f e e t ? Oh! H o w proud you s tood b e f o r e

me, In you r sui t of blue, W h e n you vow'd to m e and c o u n t r y E v e r to be t r u e . W e e p i n g , sad and lonely , H o p e s and f e a r s how va in ! W h e n t h e c rue l w a r is over , P r a y i n g t h a t we m e e t a g a i n !

W h e n t h e s u m m e r b reeze is s igh ing , M o u r n f u l l y a long ; Or w h e n a u t u m n leaves a r e f a l l i ng , Sad lv b r e a t h e s t h e song . O f t in d r e a m s I see t h e m ly ing On t h e b a t t l e p la in Lonely , wounded , even dy ing , Cal l ing , bu t in va in .

Tf amid t h e din of b a t t l e Nob ly you should f a l l , F a r a w a y f r o m those who love you, N o n e to h e a r you ca l l— W h o would w h i s p e r w o r d s of c o m f o r t W h o would soo the you r p a i n ? Oh! T h e m a n y cruel f anc i e s , E v e r in m y b r a i n . B u t o u r c o u n t r y called you da r l ing , A n g e l s cheer y o u r w a y ; Whi le our na t ions sons a r e

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THE COMMUNITY CHUHCH Elm Road Slow, Ohio

GEORGE M. HULME Minister 859 Ardrnore Ave. , Akron, UN-1685

PAUL L. BECK, D.D Asso. Minister H u d s o n Dr. Ext., S tow WA-2552

Mail Addres s : R. 2, Box 90, C u y a . Fal ls

THE COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS Drawer C

Stow, Summi t C o u n t y , Ohio . P u b l i s h e d w e e k l y . Subsc r ip t i on p r i ce 50c a , y e a r . En t e r ed a s s e c o n d c l a s s m a t t e r M a y 4, 1937 at t he Pos toff ice a t S tow, Ohio , un -d e r Act of March 3, 1879. Off ice of p u b -l icat ion, 360 W e s t A r n d a l e Rd., S tow H. J. S t o c k m a n , Ed i to r—Phone OV-8771

f ight ing , We ' can only pray . Nobly s tr ike fo r God and liberty, Let all nations see How we love the s t a r ry banner, Emblem of the f ree .

—Selected by the Minister.

BIBLE STUDY LESSON April 15

P I O N E E R S OF F A I T H Golden Text : By fa i th Abraham,

when he was called obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb. 11:8.

Abraham was a g rea t pioneer of f a i th and is loved and honored by Jew and Christ ian alike. When God asked him to get up and go to a land he would show him, Ab-raham obeyed without a murmur . This meant leaving his country, f r iends and family fo r a s t range place about which he knew noth-ing, not even where it was.

Abraham believed God and be-lieved the promises he made, prom-ises so marvelous as to seem im-possible of fu l f i l lment . "I will make of thee a g rea t nat ion" said the Lord. Abraham had no chil-dren for his wife was barren, yet he t rus ted in God and later be-came the f a t h e r of the Hebrew nation. "In thee shall all families of the ear th be blessed." What a promise! This points forward to the Lord Jesus Christ whose an-cestry may be traced back to Ab-raham. In him all people may be blessed now and all nat ions will surely be blessed in the kingdom age when r ighteousness shall rule on ear th .

The fa i th of Abraham is an in-spirat ion to Christ ians who also mus t separa te themselves f rom a sinful and idolatrous world; when a Christian, continues on in evil ways he hinders the salvatioon of others and is in line for a f e a r f u l reckoning. Abraham moved f rom place to place, a s t ranger in the land; a Christ ian is likewise a nil-gr im and a s t r anger on ear th— heaven, is his home. Abraham did what God commanded, however foolish or purposeless it at f i r s t appeared; a Christian who obeys implicitly is the one who makes a powerful witness for Christ. Ab-raham was given some extraordi-nary promises, but a Christ ian has many precious promises, too, which by fa i th will operate for his comfort , peace, hope and joy.

—Hazel Gillam. \ t t \ m t « m v t u i « u w t u u u w t

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O N M A N ' S J O U R N E Y o n e t h i n g s t a n d s o u t l i ke a b e a c o n l igh t a t t h e c r o s s r o a d s — s y m p a t h e t i c h e l p f u l n e s s t h a t p r a c t i c a l . O u r s is a S e r v i c e of S ince r i t y .

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THE McGOWAN FUNERAL HOME

T H E C O M M U N I T Y C H U R C H N E W S J»

D E A T H J o h n C. Sechr i s t , a g e 66, pas sed

a w a y sudenly l a s t F r i d a y a t h i s res idence in S tow. H e is su rv ived by his wi fe , E m m a , one son, H e n r y of S tow, one d a u g h t e r , Mrs . Dor -o t h y Mor r i son of M u n r o e F a l l s , two b r o t h e r s , and f o u r g r andch i l -d ren . F u n e r a l serv ices w e r e con-duc ted S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n a t Mc-Gowan ' s , Rev. S. A. M a y e r o f f i -c i a t ing . Bur i a l w a s in Oakwood c e m e t e r y Monday .

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D E A T H J o s e p h P i c k a r d , a g e 71, p a s s e d

a w a y sudden ly l a s t F r i d a y a t h i s h o m e on R o u t e 18, B r i m f i e l d rd . T a l l m a d g e . H e is surv ived by h is w i f e , M a r y E. , h i s son, M a j . E d g a r C. P i c k a r d of C a m p Bland ing , F l a . and d a u g h t e r , Mrs . E ls ie Brooks a t t he res idence . A b r o t h e r and s i s t e r in E n g l a n d a lso su rv ive and two g r a n d c h i l d r e n . Serv ices w e r e held T u e s d a y a t McGowan ' s , Rev. R icha rd W. P e t t i t o f f i c i a t i n g . B u r -ial w a s in Oakwood c e m e t e r y .

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T H E N E W S U N T h e su.n is sh in ing b r i g h t out -

side t he k i t chen window as I w r i t e th i s . I t looks as t h o u g h we shal l h a v e a nice day . T h e boys and g i r l s will ge t to go out on t h e p lay-g round th i s noon and p l ay bal l , r u n a n d j u m p about . W e d idn ' t g e t to p l a y outs ide all l a s t week . T o d a y all t h a t will be f o r g o t t e n ; ch i ldren soon f o r g e t u n p l e a s a n t t h i n g s .

T h a t is t he w a y i t is w i t h u s all . W e have our d a r k days . T h e clouds lower and the a i r is oppres -sive, b u t we should a l w a y s r e m e m -b e r t h a t t he sun is coming u p a g a i n t h e n e x t day . I used to w o r r y a lot abou t our ba ske tba l l g a m e s . I t s eemed as t h o u g h we lost too m a n y close ones. F i n a l l y I h i t on t h i s idea t h a t h a s helped me over some of t he r o u g h e r spots , " W h v w o r r y ? The sun will come up aga in t o m o r -r o w . " And so, I am p a s s i n g i t a long to you, especia l ly you boys and g i r l s in service. You a re go ing t h r o u g h some p r e t t v t o u g h places now. You a r e f a r a w a y f r o m home and it seems a long t ime b e f o r e t he end comes. Some of you will t h i n k the days a r e a lot l onger t h a n these whi le you a r e w a i t i n g

f o r a boa t a f t e r t he w a r is over , b u t f o r g e t t h a t , t h e sun, you r sun , will s u r e l y come u p t o m o r r o w .

Y e s t e r d a y be longed to t h e pio-nee r s . Y e s t e r d a y ' s p r o b l e m s w e r e t h e i r p rob l ems . Y e s t e r d a y ' s sor-r o w s w e r e t he i r s . T h e y en joyed y e s t e r d a y ' s p l e a s u r e s . T o d a y is ou r s . T o d a y ' s s u n sh ines f o r you and m e ; we shal l e n j o y i t s b r i g h t spo t s and s h a r e i t s sadness . W h a t we do wi th t h i s day depends on us . T h e p ionee r s f o u n d the f o r e s t g r o w i n g w h e r e t h e y w a n t e d to r a i s e w h e a t . W e s o m e t i m e s h a v e m o r e w h e a t t h a n we know how to use and cr i t ic ize our f o r e f a t h e r s f o r c u t t i n g down the t r ee s . Our chi ldren, too, will see p laces w h e r e we could h a v e done b e t t e r . "H ind s i g h t is b e t t e r t h a n f o r e s i g h t . " A n y b o d y can tel l w h a t w e should h a v e done a f t e r we lost t h e g a m e , b u t t he coach h a s to m a k e h is de-cisions whi le t h e g a m e is g o i n g on. So, too, you and I sha l l h a v e to m a k e our decis ions in t h e mid-dle of t h e m a t t e r . H o w e v e r , we should a l w a y s r e m e m b e r t h i s t h i n g w h e n t h e g o i n g g e t s t o u g h . " T h e r e is a l w a y s a new day coming . The sun will come u p a g a i n t o m o r r o w . " A t l e a s t t h a t is t h e w a y it looks to m e . — J o e M i t t e n .

— P A P E R S H O R T A G E — T h e r e a r e seve ra l a r t i c l e s and

o the r i t e m s which we h a v e on h a n d f o r publ ica t ion , b u t a r e be ing omi t -ted on accoun t of a l imi ted supp ly of p a p e r . N e x t week ' s i s sue will be even sma l l e r un le s s we receive m o r e p a p e r b y t h a t t i m e . — H . J . S.

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C H I L D S T U D Y C L U B H u s b a n d s will be t he honor

g u e s t s when S tow Child S t u d y club goes to K a a s e ' s f o r a d inne r S a t u r d a y , Apr i l 14, 6:30 p. m. Rev. Ke i th Lee of t h e F a l l s Ep i scopa l church is t h e s p e a k e r .

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S T O W S C H O O L N O T E S Gir ls of t he Commerc i a l club re -

cent ly received t he i r m e m b e r s h i p pins .

Senior c lass p r e s i d e n t Cal B a t -ton is b u s y w o r k i n g w i t h t h e com-m i t t e e and c a s t f o r t h e senior n l ay .

" S p r i n g G r e e n " which will be held in t h e h i g h school a u d i t o r i u m Apr i l 20 a t 8 p. m.

4 T H E C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH N E W S J»

Roger H o w a r d who w a s chosen to r e p r e s e n t S tow as G. R. King-came t h r o u g h w i t h t h e honor of be ing chosen a l l -c i ty G. R. K i n g .

P l a c i n g f i r s t in t he S u m m i t coun ty scho la r sh ip t e s t th i s y e a r w a s Phi l l i s Davis , who is a senior . Out of a possible 300 she m a d e a score of 235. Char les H a l l p laced n in th , Cha r l e s is a lso a senior .

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I t ' s now S e r g t . H a r o l d Robinson. For Sale: Used cement blocks.

Call OV 8995. (Adv) . Mr. E d Dav ies is r e p o r t e d as

be ing m u c h b e t t e r . Save your waste paper. Collec-

tion will be made April 29. ( A d v ) . I t is r e p o r t e d t h a t Mrs . C. V.

Cross is in Ci ty hosp i t a l . One b i r t h d a y w a s ce lebra ted l a s t

Sunday , t h a t of R o b e r t a Ray . Mr. S t an l ey Biddle is r e p o r t e d

as now be ing in St. T h o m a s hos-p i ta l .

Sturdy Overseas Boxes are now on hand at Stow 5c to $1.00 Store. (Adv) .

River Road Club will m e e t wi th Mrs . Celia McColgan on T h u r s d a y , Apr i l 19.

Garden Plowing and Fi t t ing — Cood Work. Louis Griggy, Ritchie rd. Tel. OV-S407 ( ( A d v ) .

Mrs . G r a n t H o d g e and Mrs . W a l -t e r R a m i n s k i a r e v i s i t i ng Mrs . Ed-win Davies , t he i r m o t h e r .

Certified Wayne Seed Oats. Call's Farm, Fish Creek rd.-Kent Route 3. Telephone OV 8293 (Adv) .

W i t h an a t t e n d a n c e each of 115 per cent Mrs . Dav i s ' c lass and Mrs . Becks ' c lass t ied f o r t h e ban-ne r l a s t Sunday .

FOR SALE—Baled Straw. J. A. Sadler. McCauley rd. R..D. 1, Cuy. Falls . Tel. OV 3259. ( A d v ) .

Open f o r more m e m b e r s t he S tow M o t h e r S inge r s g r o u p spon-sored by the P - T - A m e e t s each T u e s d a y 1 to 2 p. nr., a t Town Hal l .

Eddie Bells Tin Top Hamburger Shop now open from 4 D. m. to 12 midnight on Sundays. Other days as usual. (Adv) .

Mrs . H a r r y Olson received the Air Medal l a s t week f o r h e r son, L t . J o h n H. Olson, who is in a Ger-man pr i son camp.

Garden Plowing and Fi t t ing — n i d mowing. C. R. Sunthimer, 678 Hudson rd. Stow, OV 3101 ( A d v ) .

Caro l A n n and N a n c y J e a n Dike s p e n t severa l days l a s t week w i t h t he i r g r a n d p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs . C. L. Dike of K i n g dr .

Plant ing Potatoes this year? I f so see Eddie Ruggles , Central Market Stow — Certified Seed. ( A d v ) .

Mr. and Mrs . P a u l B o w m a n f r o m L a k e m o r e were v i s i to r s of Mrs . H o w a r d H e w i t t on E a s t e r and a t -tended C o m m u n i t y church .

The Valley Sportsmen's Associ-ation meet on the third Thursday evening of each month at the Town Hall. Remember the date.

" W a l l e y " J o n e s h a s a b roken t h u m b . Dick W e y r i e k should re -ceive honorab le men t ion as be ing the one who t h r e w the bal l t h a t b roke " W a l l e y ' s " t h u m b .

For Sale: Ladies Golf Clubs and bag, tennis racket, croquet set, ice skates, size 4, snow suit, size 12, small maple book case, booits and upright piano. Call WA-5837. ( A d v ) .

J a m e s H a n k i n s S2/c w a s home on a two-day leave l a s t week . He g r a d u a t e d f r o m g u n n e r s m a t e school a t F a r r a g u t , Idaho, M a r c h 23. He is now a t S h o e m a k e r , Cali-f o r n i a f o r r e a s s i g n m e n t .

W A N T E D — G o o d home for fe-male dog, preferably in country. Black and white, smooth hair, part hound. Friendly with children. Call W A 2736. (Adv) .

L a s t S a t u r d a y even ing Haze l Gi l lams Bible class held a picnic s u p p e r in t he she l t e r house Adell D u r b i n P a r k , hono r ing Mr. and Mrs . W m . C a m p and f a m i l y , visi-t o r s f r o m M a r y l a n d and W a s h i n g -ton, D. C. Mr. C a m p wi th his f a m -ily were welcome v i s i to r s a t Bi-ble school l as t S u n d a y m o r n i n g .

In a l e t t e r received l a s t week f r o m Ra lph H a a r t j e he tel ls of be ing r e a d y to leave via a i r f o r E n g l a n d and o the r po in t s in E u r -ope. He will be in special work as a civil ian connected wi th t he a r m y a i r fo rces . F r o m w h a t he tel ls us abou t t he f i lm t h a t he is t a k i n g a long, we should expec t h im to have an e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y comple te collection of p ic tu res , bo th colored and black and wh i t e upon his re-t u r n . As a technic ian of h igh or-der, R a l p h h a s had a var ied exper i -ence d u r i n g the p a s t f e w y e a r s in

connect ion with Charles Perri

friends to know ated with Bob Real Estate. Yi tion would be a thinking of sell either OV-8701

Robert Imho

Leon J . Bilitz, l i b r a ry board, a new l ibrar ian i nice Van Hynii comes f r o m thi A k r o n Public L sume he r duties! Van H y n i n g is a h igh school, all: K e n t S ta te , Oh; ern Reserve un to doing librai she t a u g h t in t school.

Have your fui: cleaned before cleaning.

We have the 1 plete cleaning ) state.

Let us remov webs from yoi) clean your heat ;

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Prompt servil H pointment now!

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The Ladies g m u n i t y church ) ril m e e t i n g W s t he 18th a t the e Monte i th . Ho; ie a r e Mrs . Long, man , Miss Car C Van H y n i n g at 1 m e r m a n .

Sand, grave il; cinders, cow ma e ted) . Top soil, i r ing and land 1 !f Place your ordi 0 Thomas, 205 Hi n -bone OV-8910, « 3462. (Adv) .

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r a f t . 'i'ould like his k he is associ-•off in sel l ing

'find considera-' ciated. When ''ir buying call •Sr-8618. 1-oker. Adv.

Evident of S tow «i.nces t h a t our it be Miss Ber -k Stow. She m s t B r a n c h of klr and will as-(li/Iay 7. Miss njduate of S tow living a t t e n d e d ij.ite and W e s t -vnties. P r e v i o u s ::>rk in A k r o n

i tarber ton h igh

inland basement Aspring house-

eiimd most com-liment in the

radust and cob-misement, and r .stem now. 1 and basement » sake your ap-

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a af S tow Com-io!d t h e i r Ap-

, day m o r n i n g of Mrs . C. H.

s f o r t he day jj E m m a Chap-

Sj h a p m a n , Mrs . ^ ' s . W m . Zim-

,rig, l imestone. J, ( fresh or rot-

sl garden plow-I, a speciality. )|r iW. Melvin Z. jOi rd. Residence

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dese rves spe-ti«i f i n e w a y i n

which he del ivered the evening-m e s s a g e a t t he Y o u n g Peop le ' s even ing church service l a s t F r i d a y n i g h t . I t should no t s u r p r i s e us if t he Lord called h im to e n t e r t h e m i n i s t r y some day .

S tow f o l k s in l a r g e n u m b e r s should t u r n out t h i s coming Sun-day even ing to a t t e n d the evening-service a t C o m m u n i t y church . Dr . T a x a y of T e m p l e I s r a e l will speak . Dr . T a x a y is an o u t s t a n d i n g speak -er . Mr . J . Arno ld B r a d l e y will s ing f o r us a g a i n .

The fo l lowing S u n d a y evening . Apr i l 22, Mr . and Mrs . H a r r y W r i g h t , m i s s iona r i e s will be p res -ent . Also t h e Y o u n g Peop les B r a d y L a k e choir .

On Apr i l 29 the A k r o n G r o t t o chorus , some 40 or 50 ma le voices will s ing. F u r t h e r n e w s n e x t week on th i s . T h e t ime of t he se S u n d a y even ing m e e t i n g s is 7:30 p. m.

Gene ra l S u l t a n ' s H e a d q u a r t e r s in B u r m a — T h e d i s t inc t ion of h a v i n g f o u g h t w i t h t he two m o s t f a m o u s c o m b a t un i t s o p e r a t i n g behind .Tap l ines in t h e N o r t h B u r m a cam-p a i g n — Morr i l l ' s M a r a u d e r s and t h e M a r s T a s k F o r c e — be longs to Tech. F i f t h G r a d e E u g e n e C. R ing-ley, son of Mrs . J o h n W. Ring ley , Box 51, Stow, O.

Ring ley joined Mer r i l l ' s M a r a u d -e r s ea r ly in 1944 and took p a r t in t he 78-day s iege of M y i t k y i n a . T h e r e t hey o v e r c a m e n o t only en-emy r e s i s t a n c e bu t also t he ele-m e n t s of one of B u r m a ' s w o r s t season ' s and ass i s t ed in h a n d i n g the J a p s t he i r f i r s t m a j o r d e f e a t on t h e As ia t i c ma in l and .

In N o v e m b e r he joined Br ig . Gen. .Tnhn P. Wi l ley ' s newly -cons t i t u t ed M a r s T a s k Fo rce T h e y m a r c h e d m o r e t h a n 300 miles , go ing into act ion in T o n k w a in mid -December . A m o n t h l a t e r in c e n t r a l B u r m a a f t e r a 35-hour fo rced m a r c h the M a r s men launched a s u r p r i s e a t -t a c k on the B u r m a Road i t se l f , 30 miles below i ts junc t ion w i t h t he Ledo Road and decisively d e f e a t t he J a p s t h e r e .

T h e y w e r e in act ion f r o m J a n . 19 unt i l Feb . 5 in a n incer t h r u s t which t r a p p e d more t h a n 700 J a p s f l e e ing south t o w a r d Lash io a f t e r

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t i c ipa ted in an ac t ion which r e s u l t -ed in c a p t u r e of t he J a p s t r o n g -hold of Lo i . K a n g , a v i l lage 2500 f e e t above t h e f l o o r of t h e Hos i Val ley, w h e r e t he a t t a c k s t a r t e d .

A f t e r t h i s e n g a g e m e n t Gen. Wi l -ley m a d e t h e fo l lowing s t a t e m e n t :

" T h e M a r s T a s k F o r c e h a s cov-ered the m o s t h a z a r d o u s t e r r a i n in B u r m a ever t r a n s v e r s e d by an A m e r i c a n un i t . A m a g n i f i c e n t job of m a r c h i n g over r u g g e d moun-t a ins , fo l lowed by an equal ly m a g -n i f i cen t job of f i g h t i n g . The mo-rale is unbe l i evab ly h igh . T h e y did, and a r e doing, a g r a n d job and I f ee l v e r y p roud to c o m m a n d a uni t of t h i s ca l ib re . "

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Apr i l 2, 1945. Dea r Mr. S t o c k m a n :

I i m a g i n e you will be g r e a t l y s u r p r i s e d to h e a r f r o m me, and a lso f r o m w h a t I h a v e to say .

I am now in Oceanside, Cal. I t ' s a long w a y f r o m s o u t h e r n F r a n c e , w h e r e we landed w i t h a s s a u l t t r oops t h e r e . As all you people over h e r e go t it, t h e y say it w a s a push-over , b u t a s we saw i t f o r t he f i r s t day or so i t w a s n ' t qu i te

.so easy . W e l e f t Bizer te , N o r t h A f r i c a

a r o u n d the 20th of Nov., landed in Oran t h e 23rd, and on the 26th we l e f t f o r t he good old U.S.A. "God ' s C o u n t r y . " as we all called i t over t h e r e . W e landed in N o r f o l k , Va. on Dec. 14, t h e n a round the 16th we landed in t h e N a v y Y a r d in N e w York . Our 30 days s t a r t e d on Dec. 18, and had to be r e p o r t e d in he re a t Oceans ide on J a n . 18.

Whi le home I w a s m a r r i e d to M a r j o r y B u r t , now Mrs . Pon t i u s . She came he re w i t h me, and as I am abou t to be sh ipped a g a i n now any day, is go ing to r e t u r n to h e r ; i b a t Goodvear T i re & Rubbe r Co. Since I m a r r i e d I 've been one of t he h a p p i e s t men in t he wor ld , and f h ; s m a n ' s navy . Some people say ; t is no t good to g e t m a r r i e d whi le in service, bu t , I s av j u s t t r y it th«y won ' t be s o r r y f o r i t .

I also w a n t to t h a n k you f o r t he C. C. N e w s as I 've received i t w i th -ou t f a i l u r e all over t he wor ld — Oran , N o r t h A f r i c a to N a p l e s , Ttaly. Sa le rno to Nap les , to St. Ra-phael , Sou th F r a n c e , Marse i l les .

F r a n c e back to Bizer te , t hen O r a n and home to God's c o u n t r y — or U . S. A.

I also w a n t to le t you know m y c h a n g e of add re s s he re a t Ocean-side, be tween Los Ange le s and San Diego, ac ross f r o m the m a r i n e c a m p h e r e — C a m p Pende l ton .

My a d d r e s s now is : W a l t e r E a r l P o n t i u s F l / c Beach B a t t B-4 P i t 48 H u t 112 A.T.B. Oceanside, Cal.

So till n e x t t ime, A s ever f o r -ever ,

Your f r i e n d , W a l t P o n t i u s a l i as "Poncho" .

Ed . N o t e : Yes it w a s s o m e t h i n g of a s u r p r i s e to ge t word f r o m you. Most g e n e r a l l y a y o u n g m a n j u s t m a r r i e d is so engrossed in, or t a k -en over bv his new wi f e t h a t to f i n d t ime f o r a n y t h i n g else is quite-the except ion . You seem to be t h e except ion . W e a re g lad to h e a r f r o m you. C o n g r a t u l " t ! o n s r-> u • i ng a good wife , and m a y you al-w a y s fee l t h a t you A R E the " h a p -pies t m a n . " W r i t e a g a i n — H . J . S.

L E T T E R C e n t r a l Pac i f i c ,

Apr i l 1, ,1915. D e a r Mr. S t o c k m a n :

J u s t a f e w lines to i n f o r m you of m y new a d d r e s s and to t h a n k you and the people of S tow f o r m a k i n g it possible f o r u> boys to receive it .

I gues s you know by now a t l ea s t f o u r m a r i n e s f r o m Stow were a t Iwo J i m a . I m e t two of t h e m whi le t he re , H o w a r d O s m a n and Vance K i r k h a r t , and i t su re w a s swell to see t hem aga in . K e n n y S h u m a n w a s the re , b u t I d idn ' t r u n in to h im. These t h r e e a r e in t he a r t i l l e r y and t hey did a swell job on the i s land. I had the m i s f o r t u n e to g e t h i t in the neck, , b u t it w a s n ' t bad, so now i t ' s O.K. aga in . I 'm b e g i n n i n g to t h ink i t ' s a smal l wor ld when I m e e t m y old buddies w a y out he re in t he Pac i f i c .

Well , t ime is shor t , so t h a n k s a g a i n .

S incere ly yours , P v t . H o m e r Cross (censored) c / o F P O San Franc i sco , Cal.

Ed . N o t e : F r o m w h a t we h e a r you had a n a r r o w escape. All of t he home fo lks a r e g lad to know of your recovery . And to m e e t

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h o m e f o l k s a w a y f r o m home is s o m e t h i n g t h a t can be c lassed as a v e r y special event . L e t us h e a r f r o m you a g a i n . M a y t h e Lord keep you in eve ry w a y . — H . J . S.

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A p r i l 3, 1945. D e a r Mr S t o c k m a n :

Th i s ca rd should h a v e been sen t a b o u t t h r e e weeks ago . I f i n i shed t h e rad io mechan ics course a t T r u a x and h a v e comple ted t h r e e w e e k s of f u n d a m e n t a l e lec t ronics he re . I h a v e t h r e e more weeks he re and t h e n a new addres s , down s o u t h a g a i n . I will p u t in a n y -w h e r e f r o m 5 to 25 weeks t h e r e in t h e A r m y ' s school.

I will be more p r o m p t in send-ing you m y n e x t add re s s .

As ever , " B u d "

S g t . C. B. McCloskey 15072214 Sqdn K Bks 407 C h a n u t e F ie ld , 111.

Ed . N o t e : T h a n k s f o r t h e cor-r e c t a d d r e s s and word f r o m you. W r i t e a g a i n . — H . J . S.

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M a r c h 29, 1945 D e a r Mr . S t o c k m a n :

P l ea se no te m y new A P O n u m -ber . I believe i t will be p e r m a n e n t f o r m y t o u r of d u t y over h e r e in E n g l a n d .

Mos t of t he boys who a r e or h a v e been over he re h a v e descr ibed E n g l a n d r a t h e r t h o r o u g h l y in t h e i r l e t t e r s .

E n g l a n d is a b e a u t i f u l coun t ry , a n d t h e people a r e tops .

I st i l l a m a n a v i g a t o r on a B-24 which is a g r e a t ship.

One rea l izes how i m p o r t a n t t he C o m m u n i t y N e w s is when you do no t receive i t f o r any l eng th of t i m e . I hope it ca tches up w i t h me soon.

T h a n k s a g a i n f o r t he w o n d e r f u l p a p e r .

A s a lways , F / O R o b e r t F . A m l u n g T137262 c ( censo red ) A P A 558 c /o P M N e w York , N W

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ing us you r c o r r e c t add re s s . Hope t h e p a p e r r e a c h e s you m o r e p r o m p t l y . W r i t e a g a i n . — H . J . S.

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M a r c h 21, 1945 D e a r Mr . S t o c k m a n :

I h a n g m y head in s h a m e f o r no t w r i t i n g sooner , b u t now t h a t I 've moved I 'll h a v e to send m y add re s s , so I m a y as well t a l k a f e w m i n u t e s .

A s C h a r l e s Mil ler sa id in a let-t e r to you, we a r e qu i te some dis-t a n c e a p a r t now. I doubt if we sha l l r e u n i t e a g a i n however , un-t i l — S T O W ! T h a t is t h e r e u n i o n t h a t I s u r e w a n t to see in a h u r r y .

T h e i s land I am on now h a s m o r e e n e m y t h a n Allied t roops , b u t a s f a r a s we know, t h e y h a v e l i t t l e or no a m m u n i t i o n and ex-ceed ing ly sma l l b i t s of food, b u t t hose s l an t - eyed m i d g e t s can live on s o m e t h i n g t h a t would only t i t in t h e c a v i t y in m y too th . In some w a y or o the r t hose c r e a t u r e s a r e i g n o r a n t enough t h a t t hey 'd r a t h -er s lowly s t a r v e to d e a t h t h a n g ive u p — e v e n t h o u g h t hey a r e use less to t he i r c o u n t r y . Oh well , f o r some r e a s o n or o the r ( I c an ' t u n d e r s t a n d w h y ) t h e r e is a l w a y s someone wi l l ing to go t h r o u g h to r -t u r e s t r y i n g to u p s e t a Chr i s t i an na t i on to build a h e a t h e n gove rn -m e n t . P e r h a p s if we k n e w w h y th i s was , we could s top it . You have to c o m b a t a p r o b l e m f r o m the t r o u b l e m a k e r ' s ph i lo sophy on it and no o the r w a y , excep t cont inued b r u t e fo rce , which will s lowly m a k e us as u n c h r i s t i a n l y as t hey . Well , so m u c h f o r m y ho t a i r . Leave m o r e room f o r someone who k n o w s w h a t he is t a l k i n g abou t .

S incere ly , Bob

P f c . R o b e r t Mor r i son 15315800 (censored) A P O 706 c / o P M San F ranc i sco , Cal

Ed . N o t e : Glad to receive your co r rec t add re s s and a lso to h a v e you r c o m m e n t s . A s f a r a s l eav ing " room f o r some one who k n o w s w h a t he is t a l k i n g a b o u t " your w o r d s a r e v e r y m u c h in order . W h e n i t comes to u l t i m a t e wisdom and knowledge , only t h e A l m i g h t y h a s t h a t . H i s w a y s a r e as h i g h ehove our w a y s as t he H e a v e n s

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above the E a r t h , so, un less you know H i m rea l well , no one is a p t to know exac t ly w h a t t h e y a r e t a l k i n g a b o u t . — H . J. S.

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LETTER M a r c h 25, 1945

D e a r Mr . S t o c k m a n : I have j u s t r ead t h e C h r i s t m a s

copy of t he C. C. News , sen t to m e by Mrs . H. A. Houck . I en joyed i t very much .

You m a y no t r e m e m b e r me, b u t I w a s one of t h e boys t h a t he lped you del iver t he C. C. N e w s when it w a s f i r s t s t a r t i n g . I o f t e n t h i n k of S t o w and some of t he k ids I used to p lay wi th . Of course those k ids a r e g r o w n u p and a r e in t he service all over t he wor ld . I hope t h e y all g e t back to S tow O.K. Good luck to you and the C. C. News .

S incere ly , J o h n L u s a n , 39019304 (censored) A P O 72 c / o P M San F ranc i s co , Cal.

Ed . N o t e : Yes we r e m e m b e r you and a r e g lad to h a v e t h i s word f r o m you. You used to be in t h e S u n d a y school c lass we t r i ed to t each . Le t us h e a r f r o m you a g a i n and m a y the Lord keep you in eve ry w a y . — H . J . S.

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Luzon of t he Ph i l ipp ines , March 25, 1945.

Dea r Mr. S t o c k m a n & S t o w i t e s : T o d a y I received six copies of

the good old C. C. N e w s . W e r e t h e y w e l c o m e ? You can p u t you r -selves in m y place and a n s w e r t h a t easi ly .

I have received p rac t i ca l ly no mai l f o r a l m o s t two m o n t h s , when all of a sudden a long comes t h e e n l i g h t e n i n g "C.C."

I am especia l ly i n t e r e s t ed in you r se rnrone t tes . T h e r e is no th -ing I l ike b e t t e r a f t e r a h a r d day ' s work t h a n to be able to si t down and r ead these s e r m o n e t t e s and s c r ip tu r e p a s s a g e s un less it is a l e t t e r f r o m m y wi fe .

E n o u g h of t h a t , now p e r h a p s vou a r e i n t e r e s t ed in w h e r e I h a v e been and of t he work I am doing

okey, he re goes : On l eav ing the S t a t e s I went t o

P e a r l H a r b o r . F r o m t h e r e to t h e M a r s h a l l s to t he Carol ine , to t he Pel ieu I s l a n d s and on to Ley te . F r o m t h e r e I w e n t p a s t S a m a r , Mendanao , N e g r o s , Cebus, P a n a i , Mindore and f i n a l l y Luzon . Of course censor sh ip r e g u l a t i o n s p ro -hib i t m y g iv ing m y exac t locat ion, b u t I can say I a m on one of t h e l a r g e a i r s t r i p s on the I s land .

My work is bomb disposal which cons is t s of d ispos ing , r e n d e r i n g sa fe , and i n v e s t i g a t i n g all so r t s of e n e m y land mines , booby t r a p s and bombs t h a t h a v e been d ropped bu t f a i l to d e t o n a t e f o r one r ea son or a n o t h e r . F u n , eh ? W o n ' t you join me ?

The is land is a p a r a d i s e of a n t s , mosqui toes , f l ies , bugs , snakes , and D-U-S-T , in o the r words it is an insec t ' s U top i a .

Wel l f r i e n d s , I have r a t t l e d on enough f o r th i s t ime so I shal l close f o r now. Many , m a n y t h a n k s to all of you t h a t m a k e th i s p a p e r possible .

I r e m a i n you r f r i e n d and n e i g h -bor .

Don Geo. L a u e r s d o r f , AOM (censored) c / o F P O San Franc i sco , Cal.

P. S. If Ross Temple ton should see th is , how abou t d r o p p i n g a buddy a l e t t e r ?

Ed . N o t e : I t is no t h a r d f o r us to rea l ize how welcome mai l m a y be. F o r over six weeks now we h a v e no t had a l e t t e r f r o m o u r oldest boy. Ind i rec t ly we hea r t h a t he W A S in Be lg ium, bu t how much we should l ike a l e t t e r . So you see it w o r k s bo th w a y s . W h e n loved ones a r e sepe ra t ed , mai l can be-come v e r y i m p o r t a n t . As f o r t he " s e r m o n e t t e s " we a p p r e c i a t e t h e app rec i a t i on , and those who w r i t e t h e m will be g lad to know how you fee l a b o u t i t . Pe r sona l ly , f o r va -r ious r easons , e v e r y t h i n g the edi-to r w r i t e s does no t g e t publ i shed.

Your w o r k and w h e r e you h a v e been does sound as if t h e r e w e r e never a dull m o m e n t . T h e de ta i l s or m e t h o d s of d i spos ing or r e n d e r -ing s a f e an e n e m y mine would be s o m e t h i n g we should l ike to know abou t . Also the k ind and v a r i e t y of booby t r a p s would m a k e i n t e r -e s t i ng r ead ing . How abou t a le t-t e r on such a s u b j e c t ? Or would the censor ob jec t .—H. J . S.