Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 12

THE STATE JOURNAL, LANSING. MICHIGAN. SUNDAY, AN IT ART 11. 1942 Portland Navy Man Re-enlists to Help United States Win the War Portland's 'Old Sea Dog' Explains Electricity Joins Brother in Navy Service Warm Coins Jam Parking Meters TWTirt rannnre AH RECRUITER SEEN 1" INTO ACTIVE DUTY John H. Bnrrii, 64, Becomes Staff Instructor in Electricians School Condensation forming on couia takrn from warm pockets and placed in cold parking meters have caused some city traffic burati officials admitted Saturday.

Tbey added, however, that fewer driver were inconvenienced than had beea Harold J. Nolan, Once High War Restrictions Likely to est Paid Private, Joins Local Office Staff Reduce Frequency of Accidents anticipated. Hi DRIVING 1 As a new member of the recruit WL UBS TDRI LEASE MORE LA DS II The war probably will result In more careful driving by motorists generally, and help to reduce the frequency of automobile accidents, says Maxwell L. Halsey, state traffic safety director. The lass of 2.000 live in motorcar accidents in the state In 1941 has located attention on traffic safety.

Halsey balanced factors which he said would tend to cause more accidents, and those which would cause fewer ones and said the odds seemed to be in favor of a reduction in the toll In 1942. Halsey predicted the patriotic urge to conserve vehicles by driving H. JAMES HORNER GREAT LAKES. Jn. 10 The outstanding fighting man of Portland.

ha answered the call again, so the Japs had better look to their laurel. John H. Burrls. M. owner of four arniy and five navy campaign nbboni from 1895 to 1917.

has returned to active duty in the United States navy. Burrls. who Joined the navy In 1001 after six years In the army, was transferred to Oreat Lakes la December. 1941, after being stationed In Detroit since reporting for duty in September, 1941. He is a taff Instructor In the electricians" school at the service school here.

Participation In the armed forces of the United States during wartime is an old story to this veteran, who saw hi first action In the Ute Indian uprising in 1895. He served in the army during the Spanish-American war. and was chief electrician's mate on the troopship Leviathan curing World War I. Burrls made 29 round trips on the Leviathan, which carried one-aixth of the entire A. E.

P. to Europe, on one occasion handling 19.000 mn in a single trip. The Portland sailor retired after 90 years of service in 1921, but was called back intermittently for the next 10 year until his retirement to the fleet reserve in 1932. Hold Reunion Two brothers going their separate ways in the service of the United States met for the first time In a year while on New Year's furloughs In Lansing. Pictured above, they are Third Class Yeoman Richard S.

Hanchett and Corp. Oeorge E. Hanchett, the latter of Port Leonard Wood. They are the sons of Mrs. Clara Hanchett, 201 South Magnolia avenue.

LANSING MEN HELP Two Second Lieutenants, Graduates of M. S. 0., Are on Corregidor Two Lansing second lieutenants are helping defend Corregidor, fortress island In Manila bay, as offi cers in the coast artillery unit there. it has been learned here. They are Donald A.

Roden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowen, 1708 Llnval street, and Francis E. I-Clear, son of Frank B. LeClcar, 701 West Ionia street.

Both are graduates of Michigan State college. Reserve officers attached to the defense of Corregidor are reported to have an exceptionally high rating in the. United States army service. CM? DEFEND PHILIPPINES carefully would be a factor, and so would the selfish realization of motorists that after they have worn out or destroyed in accidents the machines they now are driving, they may find it difficult or Impassible to obtain others until after the war has ended. On the other hand, he continued a high percentage of drivers will continue to be improvident, and until their cars have been smashed beyond repair or worn out, the possibility of being set afoot "for the duration" will seem unreal to them.

To conserve tires and mechanical parts, motorists generally already are 1 I 1.11 JZZ ZTT' MIUIUU ut; Ml AlSlJUi jnviul All reducing the severity of accidents. since obviously the harder cars knock together in collision, the more danger of fatality to their occupants. Lower speed however, will not materially reduce the frequency of accidents killing pedestrians, he said, disclosing plans for a campaign against that type of mishap. Emphasis will be placed on teaching pedestrians to be more cautious, coupled with a survey or spacing safety "Islands" and traffic signals to aid the person afoot in congested traffic areas. The motorist, too.

will be educated to exercise more thought of the danger to pedestrians, he said. Co-eds May Wear Warmer Woolens Michigan State college co-eds. who won the right last spring to appear on the campus without silk iiase. Saturday were wearing slacks, ski pants, and riding pants in an effort to keep warm. Such wear had been banned on campus, but Dean of Women Elisabeth Conrad called women's houses to Inform them that they might don whatever they chose provided the temperature dropped to five degrees above zero and they wore woolen garments.

Under a rule passed by the worn en students' council, which she ad vises, she banned wearing of cotton slacks. Women In riding classes were formerly allowed to wear jodhpurs only under a "long coat. The classified way is the sure way of finding out what is being offered oy tne entire community. Explaining the operation of elec Where They Are Now Stories of Interest Concerning Lansing Men in Army Camps WILLIAM HORNER William A. Homer, above at the left, followed his brother, H.

James Homer, into United States navy service last week when he enlisted for hospital duties. Both boys are sons of Master Sgt. and Mrs. Hugh Homer, 1020 Woodbine avenue. William, who graduated in 1941 from Central high school and spent one term at Michigan State college.

has served an enlistment in the 119th Field Artillery band. He is an Eagle Scout, now an associate Scout In Ship 301. was a member of the Pershing rifle team while at the college. Jim enlisted February 2 and is now in the ship band on the U. S.

S. "He is an associate Scout of Troop No. 4. Transferred Raymond E. Brooks has been transferred from the first signal training school at Fort Monmouth, Red Bank.

N. to Fort Lawton. Seattle, it has been an- nounced here, following his com-' pletion of his i course in signal iwork at the school. Brooks is the son of Mrs. Walter Matelsky, S29 Dibble boulevard.

He attended Lansing Central Brooks hifth school and Cassldy Technical school at Chelsea where he took a course In radio repair, sending and receiving. Right Hunch DRAYTON. N. Jan. 10 (P) The city of Drayton hired a night watchman to watch for Intruders.

but when robberies continued, they hired the day policeman to watch tne nignt watchman. In district court. Antone Car penter, tne nignt watchman, was sentenced to six months in jail on a charge of unlawfully entering a building. Robert Newne. day policeman, had hidden In a cafe and caught Carpenter as he entered the building.

Ice. Frederick McCarrlck, 705 River street, Is now In training at the op posite side of the country at the San Diego, station. Reliable trucking firms offer their services in the classified section. 0 EGG FORKED CLEAN 2 After spending a seven-day furlough with his parents here and visiting relatives In Alma. St.

Louis and Midland. Private First Class Ed son C. Farnsworth has returned to Fort Leonard Wood. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Claude Sparks, 1301 South Taft street. Corp. Richard Hisler has returned to camp at Fort Leonard Wood following a four-day furlough spent In Lansing with his parent. Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Hisler. 1212 East Main street. Corporal Hisler was formerly an employe of the agricultural adjustment administration here. Back to Camp Livingston. trical equipment of the United States navy to two young recruits Is 64-year-old John Burrls, a Portland man who made a comeback from retirement to become a staff Instructor In the electricians' school at the naval training station at Oreat Lakes.

111.. Left to right above are John Mlsenta and Jerry Naretoll. seamen first class, and Burrls. Youth Raises Stature to Be Flying Cadet CLEVELAND. Jan.

10 (INS) Air Cadet Lawrence Kelley is In the air corps at Lowry field today be cause he made up his mind to grow an inch and a half taller and did it. In 1939. Kelley decided to Join the air corps but was rejected by the recruiting office because his height measured one and a half Inches short of the air corps' minimum 5 feet 4 inches. Ten letters from the army cay lng "no" to his request that hi height be waived Induced Kelley to join a gymnastim class and work out on the horizontal bars. He was 25 then and growth stops for most men at that age, but in a year of stretch' lng he had grown an Inch.

He wrote the army again but once more received a negative reply. The remaining half inch was just as hard as the first inch, but in April, 1941. he tried again and mea sured exactly 5 feet 4 Inches. He got through his primary training and then took his basic training at Kanaoipn iieia, -rex. He will be commissioned an off! cer in the air corps as a specialist in armament, whicn phase he is now studying at Lowry field, Colo.

Lansing Co-ed Oil Men Take 61,000 Acres Of State -Owned Lands Despite Curtailment Despite a recent federal order curtailing Michigan oil proaucUon, approximately 61.000 acres of state-owned lands were leased to wildcat drillers in a two-day auction here, the state conservation department announced. A total bonus price of S61.142 wast paid in leasing 60 534 of the 3JU acres placed on the block, the department said. The sale brought to more than 350.000 acres the total of state lands now under lease, a new high for such disposals. The government has established a 40-acre drilling pattern and slashed Michigan's daily allowable in January to 47.000 barrels. Previously well-spacing was limited to 10 and 20 acre units.

Top individual purchase was a 40- ut UBlttri acre parcel in Roscommon, eounrr. leased to J. V. Wickland for lSTh. The piece was offered as proven acreage, being adjacent to a produc-Ing oil field, the department said.

School Mills Defense Took Milwaukee Students Tuts Classroom Toward 'All-Out' Effort MILWAUKEE. Jan. 10 (, Mil waukee school boys will manufacture war industry tools in classrooms as subcontractors under a plan endorsed by the superintendent of schools and a school board, subcommittee. The project to bring high school trades students into actual war production Involves furnishing of raw materials by the local Kearney and Trecker corporation, which holds huge contracts to make machine tools for defense Industries. Students.

Instead of practkuzg at welding, moulding and similar shop work will manufacture millicg ma chine parts from these mstensj for marketing by the concern after inspection. Younger boy will do the rough work while advanced students, preparing for regular Jobs In defense Industries, will finish the pieces. Sanction of the plan by the school board is expected January 13. Tho project, once approved, will start the next morning. Household usual prices section.

goods at lower-than-. in the classifktf err FORKED CLEAN With N. Larch ing staff of the local United States marine recruiting office, Harold J. once known as the "Little Napoleon of Guam." was appoint ed to broaden; Information and recruiting service offered here. The hour of the office in the Baker street fire station have been lengthened three hours by the addi tion of the extra recruiter, it was announced by James A.

Murray, who is in charge of the local office. At least one man la now on. duty between and 6 o'clock 1 An employe of the state highway department, Nolan received his "Little Napoleon" nickname during his 39 months of service with the ma rines In Guam. During his service on the little island beginning in 1933. he is said to have become the highest paid marine private In service, having raised his salary by outside work to more than $200 a month.

As there was no place to go on the island anyway, Nolan took on all the extra-curricular activities which came to hand. Besides being private first 'class, he was also secretary of the Elks lodge, was of ficial surveyor, of the island, managed a basketball team and taught In high school. Nolan obtained the job In a surprise way while on a visit to the island's governor. The governor showed him some of the new books being in night school classes, then took him on a visit to one of the classes, while Nolan was glancing over some of the texts in the class room, the governor Introduced him to the class, announced that he was their teacher from now on and left the room. REGALED TO ARMY Raymond Heron It Believed First Laming Han Over 28 to Be Returned Raymond Heron of 1211 Bensch street will leave Lansing Wednes day to return to service with Uncle Sam's military forces as probably the first local man over 28 to be called back to duty.

Heron, an enlisted reserve with a private's rating released three months ago from service, received his call last week from sixth corps headquarters in Chicago. He is an employe of the Michigan Bell Tele phone company, where he had also worked previous to being drafted. Inducted March 19. 1941. as Lansing selectee.

Heron spent seven months in training at the East Garrison unit of Camp Robert, Col He was released October 10 under the revised ruling allowing trainees over 28 years of age to be released More Marines To Leave City For Training Two more Lansing men will leave Monday for Parrls Islands, S. to begin training for service with the United States marine corps. The men were accepted for training aft er pnysical examinations at Detroit, last week, it was announced by James a. Murray, local marine re' crultlng officer. The local men who are leaving to start tneir careers as "leathernecks" are Robert area.

1030 River street, and Harry Bergau, 316 East Lena wee street. Ore is the second to leave from his street recently for marine sew Prepared military organizations in Axis countries, it was not able to expand very rapidly or extensively. Miss Cort rignt saia. But had they foreseen the events of the present time they would have realised what a good thing it was, she added. Since the outbreak of the war.

the organlza tlon has disbanded as a unit and is merging with various national de fense groups. Members were taught to drive ambulances, motor mechanics, first aid, map topography, war campaign methods and other phases of mil itary science Including how to jump irom a brick wail without being in Jured. Majored in Maps Miss Cortrlght. who Joined the or ganization in 1937 when she was i junior high school student, "ma Jored" in map making and the excel lence of her work is proved in the fact that some of her maps were purchased by the organization. The map duty included outlining of mock wars, defense points and obstacles in tne mountain areas.

Miss Cortrlght has kept contact with the unit since she returned to Lansing in 1938. She continued her work on maps and as a result was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel last summer. Since the war. however, it has been announced that no more promotions will be made and that each member will work in the national defense group in which he is most interested. Miss Cortrlght was graduated from Central high school and is now majoring in journalism at the col lege, she feels that if the Youth Military Reserve had been set up on a state or national basis, rather than as a private institution, it would have been accepted extensively.

It would have been a good thing, particularly under present world conditions, if the organization had been able to expand into every state in the country, she added. Classified ads will make your fu- I hire bigger, better and brighter. RELEASED SOLDIER 3JTKAS MOT SPECDAL Fare Provided Local Soldier For Trip Home FORT KNOX. Jan. 10 Private Merrttt Hineline.

of the First Armored Division, is one of the happiest men In the army today and aH because of the receipt of a letter which contained a Christmas spirit celuxe. Two days before Christmas Hineline received a letter from hi home town. Lansing. It was from Sun-esy school class he had taught for tfte past three years and was signed br all 35 members. "Hurry home." the letter urged.

And just to help him hurry, the claim enclosed, a a Christmas present, the means for round -trip transportation. P. Hineline got a Christmas furlough. 'ft Afoclttfi t'etl) RANDOLPH FIELD. Tex.

The butcher, the baker and the modem counterpart of the candlestick makera light bulb manufacturer have rushed into the ranks of the aviation radeis at this West Point of the air. Also among the newest recruit are students, teachers, clerk, farmers, oil workers, and a Hollywood photographer, a football star, a milk tester, a funeral director, a dvna-muer. a golf pro. a tobacco auctioneer, a social worker, a skiing Instructor and a chemistry professor. FORT CUSTER.

Mich. The youngest rolunteer for service at this post is 8-year-old Frank Maher of Kalamazoo. He wrote to the commanding officer and asked for a Job carrying messages around the camp. The proffer was declined with an expression of commendation for the lad spirit. JEFFERSON BARRACKS.

Mo Among the stransest sideliehts of tre war is this one Since the Jsp bombs fell on Pearl Haroor 90 men who had deserted th armv at various camps around the country have surrendered at the rates of this reservation or to military police in St. Louis. Capt. F. H.

Levis reported most of them went orw the hill" because they were bored with peare-time military routine Thev. included one who built up a CO.OOO-a-year business since he took French leave some years ago and another who earned $100 a week a construction supervisor. "Thev say." the captain related, "they want to do their duty now." FORT BRAGG. N. C.

Private Beymore Salem posted public notice tnat he would ghost write letters for any of his busy buddies to sweethearts, affluent uncles or anyone else The standard rate 1 10 rent a ropy and confidences are cheer-tully respected. Okemos Man Raised To Corporal's Rank Corp Edward F. Droughan has been promoted to his new rank from t.r.ai of private at Chanute field, Rantoul. 111. it has been learned here by Mr.

and Mrs. P. T. Haley of Okemos with whom he has made his hare. Corporal Droughan recently graduated from, the technical air corps school at Fort Logan.

Col. After pending a furlough here, he was sent to Chanute field for service. Enlistments Opened For Student Flyers Existments will open lor student pilots in tne civil air patrol, emergency fivers' group, at Capitol City airport Monday morning, it was announced by CAP officers and air port officials Saturday. Private and commercially-rated pilot have already responded In large number they pointed out, and squadrons and flights of the central Michigan area group are rapidly beirg filled out as commanders line to tneir personnel. Enlistment of r.utect pilots who have not yet f.yrn the minimum of 35 solo hours Jcr attainment of private licenses wU start Monday morning at 8 or.ocx in the new administration bucmg and continue until further nous.

Batinsas opportunities are listed alpnabetleally under one beading In the classified section. Camp Life To Aid Military Forces Having spent a three-day furlough with his parents here, Kenneth Beck ha returned to his ship. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beck, 1722 South Cedar street, he la now a first class seaman aboard a combat transport.

Before enlisting In' the navy year ago. he was a member of the 119th Field Artillery band. 1 BECK GREENOUGH Ralph Milon Greenough. son of A. O.

Greenough of DansviUe. has completed his preliminary training ne unuea oiaws navy ana nas brrn assigned to the naval training school at Toledo. for a 16-weeks intensive training course, his father learned in a letter from Lieut Comdr. Frank J. McManamon, com manding officer of the school.

Greenough has been selected for training In the yeoman school. This vocational training station Is maintained by the navy for enlisted men who show special aptitude. Master Sgt. David A. Lee has re turned to Fort Leonard Wood.

after spending a seven-day furlough with his wife and mother at 412 West Washetnaw street. James A. Brummett. son of- Mrs. Wilbur Kirfimel.

230 Moores river drive, is now stationed at the United States naval training station at Great Lakes, 111. Sgt. Donald J. Doll ha just re turned to his post at Fort Leonard Wood after having spent a seven-dav furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank J. Doll of Bath. BUTTS DOLL Staff Sgt. Robert J. Butts spent his week's furlough from Fort Leonard Wood at the home of his mother, Mrs.

Vera M. Butts, 428 South Walnut street. A new member of the naval reserves is Horace Harte. son of Mrs. Maude Hart of Bath, who has enlisted as a third class petty officer and left for training at the Great Lakes station.

Harte was enrolled as a junior in the secondary school curriculum at Wetsern Michigan college. He was a member of the Agriculture club at the college and was a graduate of James Couzens Agricultural school at xtatn witn tne class of 1939. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams.

Pleasant Grove road, received a belated Christmas card from their son. Private Harold S. Williams, an enlisted man now in service. Lieut. Walter Dunnebacke has returned to his post after spending a furlough from Fort Leonard Wood with his parents.

Mr. and Mrs Frank Dunnebacke, 907 West Shia wassee street. Ivr i) ADE3 Ol COSTS LESS! TON SAVE went Private Harold Burgess last week after spending a seven-day furlough with his wife at 1838 Davis avenue and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Burgess, 424 Lathrop street. BURGE88 PERKIN Private Otis Perkln will return to Fort Knox. Monday following a two-week furlough spent at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Perkln.

2520 East Harding avenue. A selectee from Lansing In February, this is Private Otis' second furlough since induction. Maynard A. Kenyon. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Kenyon of 2813 Cynwood street, has been made staff sergeant with the 715th ordnance company at MacDlll field. Tampa, Fla, according to word received here. Kenyon. a graduate of Eastern high school, enlisted In September, 1940.

Private Paul Hayes has been transferred from an infantry divi sion at Camp Wheeler, to Max well field. Montgomery, to take up training as a flying cadet, ac cording to word received here by his mother. Mrs. Louise Hayes, 605 West Hillsdale street. Private First Class James Ran dall Robertson was instrumental in winning the first round of the 72nd brigade's Inter regimental firing matches for the 119th Field Artillery's .45 automatic pistol team when the marksmen recently defeated: tne 182nd squad according to an Issue of "Fort Wood News," camp news paper published at Fort Leonard Wood, received by his parents, Prof, and Mrs.

James E. Robertson, 232 Haslett. East Lansing. ThePlO-man firing team of the 119th scored a total of 1,181 points to 1.146 for the 182nd. Private Robertson's score was 131 of a pos slble 150.

LOCAL PRIVATE OBTAINS PROMOTION TO SERGEANT Ronald E. Bonnet of 610 North Pine street, Lansing, now with the United States army medical department and stationed at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. win the 214th general hospital has been promoted to the rank of sergeant, according to word received from offices of the hospital. Sergeant Bonnet formerly held the rank of private first class.

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