WAF Among Recent
Enlistees Here
The army and air force re
cruiting office at O’Neill has an
nounced the following recent
enlistments.
For regular army: Arlo L.
Hoefer of Elgin, Harold P.
Claussen of Wausa and Frank
B. Cerny of Verdigre.
For regular army (special as
signments): Donald D. Kack
n.eister of Ainsworth, to the
paratroops; Jack L. Lambrecht
of Johnstown, to stenographer
school; Dwight H. Hallock of
Springview. to army helicopier
mechanics’ school; Joseph W.
Richards of Bassett, to baking
school; Danny D. Shearer of
Creighton, to the engineers;
Jerry D. Smith of Creighton, to
the engineers; James O. Smith of
Creighton, to the military po
lice. These men were sent ot Ft.
Leonard Wood, Mo., for pro
cessing.
For the air force: Willard D
Branstiter of Niobrara, James D
Ross of Crookston, Ray F. Mc
Nally of Bloomfield, James B,
Ryan of O’Neill, William J. Gue
lue of Valentine, Naomi A
Thornton of Santee. These en
listees were sent to Lackland
air force base, near San Antonio,
Tex., for processing, training and
assignment.
Ray McNally is an aviation
cadet applicant and Naomi
Thornton enlisted in the wom
en’s air force.
Mrs. Gallagher Hostess—
Delta Dek was entertained by
Mrs E. M. Gallagher with din
ner at the M&M followed by
bridge at her home last Thurs
day evening. Mrs. Mabel Mc
Kenna and Mrs. Homer Mullen
had the evening high scores.
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Planning fun for GI's is fun for Red Cross girls, too. This is
a workshop (above) of the ARC billet at the IX corps rest center
in Korea. O'Neill's "Lu" Birmingham (left), unit head, casts an
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approving eye on a Valentine game between Miss Gwenellen
Schupholm of Long Island. N.Y., (seated) and Miss Elizabeth
Shrader of La Canada. Calif.—ARC Photo by Moore.
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Winners Named—
Jeudi club was entertained
last Thursday evening by Mrs.
John Watson. Bridge at her
home followed the dinner at the
M&M cafe. Mrs. Winnie Barger
and Mrs. L. R. Sutclifrfe had the
high scores for the evening.
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To Rochester—
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess
left Saturday for Rochester,
Minn., to visit the;r daughter,
Joanne. Doctor Burgess returned
to O’Neill the first part of the
week. Mrs. Burgess will remain
in Rochester for a week.
‘Powder Puff Patrol’ Is Rough
KOREA — The GI’s call
them the “powder puff patrol”
but there nothing fragile aboul
the American Red Cross club
mobile girls who ride the rutted
roads and bounce along the
mountain trails of Korea.
Traveling in teams of two 01
three, these 91 American girl:
make regular escorted visits tc
isolated outposts where our mer
still are sweating it out as a pari
of the United Nations military
forces in Korea. Miss Mary Lo»
ise (“Lu”) Biringham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birming
ham of O’Neill, is unit head for
j the 40th division’s clubmobile.
It may take two weeks for the
' girls to make a complete circuit
| of visits—but they take the dis
comforts in stride. They organ
j ize games, sketching groups,
; group singing, handicrafts and
other leisure time activities—
and just visit.
The clubmobile girl’s job is
rough. It takes stamina. That
stamina these young American
women have in largemeasure.
Their reward? To see the look
of pleased surprise, a big grin of
greeting—a warm acceptance as
part of the gang. That’s reward
enough for these young women
who work around the clock,
bearing and sharing the rough
life of our men in far-away
places.
Excerpts from letters written
oy Lu to her parents are reprod
uced in the following para
graphs:
Today I served salad in a par
tially completed mess hall. It had
begun to snow and the ground
around us was a regular sea of
red ooze; rather like stepping in
glue. The fellows just looked
and stared. Most of them hadn’t
seen an American girl for many
months. They are all so very
kind.
These last two days are days
I'll never forget. Big, gruff GI’s
wrapping tiny presents for Ko
rean orphans ... the wonderful
love that these men who deal in
death and destruction have for
the littlest members of God’s
family is a beautiful sight.
Bit by bit, the unit is getting
organized. We are on the road
from 10 a.m., until 8:30 or 9 p.m.
We make three stops, do a lot
of traveling and talking to the
fellows.
One of the most interesting
things: Both General Hickey
and General Barringer served
under the late Col. F. M. Brennan
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., back
in the good old days. I kept tell
ing them the people from O’Neill
get around!
We’ve been going at a fairly
good pace, but not the exhaust
ing one we had before and after
the holidays. Even now eight
hours a day are a thing of the
past, but I really love it.
The spring rains have begun
and there are no vehicles on the
road, including our clubmobile.
So we 24 girls spent today in
the quonset hut trying to catch
leaks with five-gallon juice cans.
The inconveniences that we now
take for an everyday matter will
be quite funny when we get
home.
For example: The leaks in the
roof. I woke up this morning
with a puddle the size of Mead
ow Lark lake on the blanket,
j Glad the blankets are thick
enough to repel the water.
| The stoves have a habit of
going out and that makes getting
I up a litle cold.
The mud . . . that is a differ
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ent matter. It’s like putting your
foot into a large dishpan full of
chocolate pudding—only not as
tasty.
I’ve been busy these last few
days trying to get a new schedule
ready to roll. (Editor’s note: Miss
Birmingham is a unit leader and
is in charge of a certain number
of girls.) As it is, we are work
ing about 11 to 12 hours a day
with a lot of mileage rolled up.
We travel anywhere from 40 to
t*0 miles a day, and over these
roads it’s quite a jaunt. When
the girls come in at night, they’re
dead. All of this travel certainly
takes the starch out of them. But
now that we’re planning to start
earlier in the day, I hope it will
be easier for them. The job that
the girls are doing is simply won
derful. I’m sure their parents
would be very proud of them.
Another day, and here we are,
stopped, because of rain. It does
n’t seem as though the sky will
ever empty and they say that
the rainy season hasn’t started
yet. The fellows, who are sta
tioned here, are going to try to
set up a movie for tonight. It
would be a welcome treat.
Today for the first time, the
sun came out, peaking its little
head over the mountain and then
scurrying for cover in the blactt
clouds. It is supposed to rain
again tonight. Just my luck, for
I moved my bed back and cleaned
the room.
Tell Mrs. A. C. Miller of At
kinson that I saw Bill. He’s well
and healthy and looks forward
to going home.
I'm still busy from dawn to
dusk and still love my work. I
have the 2 to 4 o’clock in the
morning fire watch and then a
60-mile jeep trip to take, so will
close.
Love,
LU
"Lu" Birmingham poses with
Korean waif . . . Gi s g,ve
kids yule gifts.
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Crab-green quonsel . . . home for ARC girls.
Emmet News
Miss Mary Belle O’Connor, a
nurse at St. Catherine’s hospi
tal in Omaha, is spending tne
weekend visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James O’Connor.
Mrs. Charles Abart spent
Wednesday afternoon, March 24,
visiting Mrs. Wayne Bates and
family.
Mrs. Rodney Livings and
daughter, Jan, of Sioux City
returned home on Friday after
spending two weeks visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Bates and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. John Kee
of Emmet.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fritton
called on Mrs. Emma Maring
and sons Tuesday afternoon,
March 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tomlinson
of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Tomlinson and Veldon of
Star, Mr. and Mrs. Max Grenier,
Mrs. Mabel Tomlinson and Al
bert and Marlene Sipes of O’
Neill spent Sunday visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Fox and Bar
bara.
Mrs. Bob Cole entertained the
following guests at her home on
Friday afternoon: Mrs. Dewev
I Schaffer, Mrs. Larry Schaffer
and son, Dewey, Mrs. Bud Cole
and children, Mrs. Guy Cole,
I Mrs. George Cook and children
and Mrs. Georgiana McGinnis.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Beckwith
and son, Gary, Mr. and Mrs
Walter Puckett and Mrs. Alex
McConnell were Sunday, March
21, visitors at the Georgiana
McGinnis home.
lvir. cilia IVli \JTUy V/LUC wcm
to Omaha Monday to see Mrs.
Alice Bridges, who entered St.
Joseph’s hospital for surgery on
Tuesday, March 23.
Mrs. Joe Ziska called on Mrs.
Emma Maring Tuesday after
noon, March 23.
Mrs. Bob Cole and sons at
tended a birthday party given by
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Ramsey of At
kinson in honor of the birthday
anniversary of their son, Jackie,
on Monday, March 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pease and
family moved back to their farm
from their home in O’Neill on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickie Fernau of
Redbird moved to the Henry
: Patterson ranch Tuesday, March
123, where they have employ
! ment.
Donald Skopec, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Skopec, celebrated
his 10th birthday anniversary
Wednesday, March 24, with a
party at home that evening.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Yusten of O’Neill and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Skopec, jr.,
REX W. WILSON,
M.D.
ROBT. M. LANGDON,
M.D.
PHYSICIANS &
SURGEONS
128 W. Douglas St , O’Neill
Phone 138
and family of Stuart.
Merle Foreman and Jim Frit
ton went to Algona, la., Sunday
afternoon on a business trip.
Rev. W. B. Smith and Gary
Enbody called at the Emma Mar
ing home Tuesday evening,
March 23.
The Elkhorn Valley 4-H club
met at the Claussen home Fri
day evening.
Jackie Cole, small son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cole, is the
owner of a brown and white
saddle pony.
Mrs. Vera Barnes visited Mrs.
Cecil McMillan Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Don Myers of Stuart vis
l ited Mrs. James O’Connor and
Mary Belle on Saturday after
noon. Miss O’Connor and Mrs.
Meyers graduated last June
from nurse’s training at St.
Catherine’s hospital, Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Cole and
Mr. and Mrs. William Artus of
O’Neill drove to Norfolk Satur
day to spend the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Meyers of
Stuart and Miss Norma Lou
Foreman were Sunday after
noon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James O’Connor and daughter,
Mary Belle, and Tom Perkins.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. Charles Marsten is vis
iting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Marsten in Dorsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eas
ier of Hot Springs, Ark., arrived
Sunday to visit her parents Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Johnson, and
other relatives.
Saturday and Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Heflin
were Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Davis
and son of Central City.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clements
returned from Denver, Colo., on
Tuesday, March 23, where they
had been since Thursday, March
18, visiting their son, daughter
in-law and new granddaughter.
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Clements
j and Debera Ann.
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