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They Help Get The Scoops
Now that the servicefolk as well as our citizens are familiar with the Editors of the Jeep, it might be well for you all to know "Who's Who,"-those gatherers of news, the reporters. Without their aid our little publication couldn't car- ry on. Here they are: Mesdames Orpha Bradshaw, Mildred Groton, Viola Mathews, Catherine Marston, Glenora Decker, Ruth Starrett, Mary Estey, the Misses Betty Wood, Rita Ploss and Jean Butler.
Help Wanted
Several addresses of boys in the service are
still wanting. Mrs. Perodeau, who is in charge of the Mailing Dept., has made
several efforts to secure these addresses, but to no avail. Now we are ask- ing the public of our servicemen for their aid. If somebody knows of any one of the individual ad- dresses, or all of them, please as- sist us by sending them to Mrs. Anne Perodeau, West Plain street, Cochituate. Each one is entitled to a Jeep. Thank you! William A. Rafus, Frank Cornell John R. Warner
The Editors
Town News
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Perry (the former Lillian Murray) are rejoicing on the arrival of a baby daughter, born at the Framingham Union Hospital on April 30. Mr. Perry is a discharged veteran, hav- ing seen plenty of action and been wounded in the North African Sicilian and Italian campaigns.
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Pfc. ROBERT J. RILEY
deceased. He was killed in ac- tion on Nov. 30, '44 during the invasion in France with Co. L, 142nd Infantry. The bond will be presented to his mother, Mrs. Catherine E. Riley, Dunster avenue.
Miss Anne Hodgman, niece of Mrs. Bernice Gerald, and former teacher in the Wayland elementary school, has received an honorable medical discharge from the WAC. She was formerly a mess Sergeant in the officers' mess at Fort Mac- Clellan, Ala.
Mrs. Horace Wright and three children have moved from Shaw- mut avenue to their newly ac- quired home in Haverhill. Horace is in the Sea Bees somewhere in the Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. Madison Bent are spending the month of May at New Found Lake, Bristol, N. H.
A member has been added to the fast growing Derby Club. Who is it? None other than Stuart Pol- lock, School street.
Joe Linnell has sold his house on Lake road and is planning to leave for a permanent residence in California some time in June.
A son was born on May 3rd to Pvt. and Mrs. Ervin Schleicher Baby has been named Robert Ervin, Robert being in memory of
the late Robert Tillson, who was a very close friend of Ervin's.
The final score on the clothing collections was
eleven thousand six hundred pounds for the Town of Wayland, a very good showing for the volunteer workers and gen- erosity of the town folks. One good thing, almost everything sent had been cleansed and was in good shape.
Mary Neal, better known as "Aunt Mary," has just finished an afghan to be given to Cushing Hospital. She is in her 86th year.
Our West Plain street reporter, Miss Rita Ploss, has gone to Leon- ard Morse Hospital for an append- ectomy.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bartberger and Joseph Strafuss were the re- cent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dooley at the Puritan Hotel, Boston. Joe and Buddy were school pals and entered the serv- ice together. Buddy Dooley is now on a P.C. boat in European waters and has seen much active service since D-Day.
Ten ladies of the American Le- gion Auxiliary of Charles A. Al- ward Post, with fifty girls, are to entertain the boys at Cushing Hos- pital on Saturday evening, May 12th.
On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Neale celebrated their wed- ding anniversary.
Pfc. Reed Gerald and his wife enjoyed a long week-end at "Delft Haven," Provincetown, Mass.
"Sonny" Stewart was a graduate of Georgia Military Academy, Col- lege Park, Ga., on April 28th. He is now at home, but says there isn't much doing in the home town as most of his buddies are in the service.
The Auxiliary of Alyard Post, at its last meeting, voted to donate another bond for a serviceman or woman. The ladies are planning another rummage sale on June 8th.
A personal shower for Miss Helen A. Gladu was given by Miss Ursula McEnroy on last Saturday evening with many of Miss Gladu's girl friends being present. She will be married in October to Pfc. Thomas Saltamacchia, of Jamaica Plain. He received wounds in the North African campaign, and is at pre- sent a patient at Cushing General Hospital.
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Chit-Chat Column
An optimist is he who thinks that V-E day has brought chicken for Sunday's dinner or beef gravy on his vest; but who expects a win- ner at 'Gansett on opening day? Perhaps Ozzie Garvey, with his newly acquired string, can tell us!
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker have received a letter from Gerald, some- where on the Pacific, saying: "There isn't much to tell you. I am well and 'Don't worry,' I am getting along swell. There is a job to be done and I must help to do it. I hope it will soon be over so that we can all get home. I was speechless to read the sad news about another one of my school pals, George Fullick. I send my deepest sympathy to his father, Mr. Fullick and family.
"Say 'Hello' to all the folks at home for me. I get so much pleas- ure out of the Jeep. I am getting it quite regularly so far. It sure gives all the home news and that is what we want. I enjoy getting the church news. It makes me feel as though I am in Cochituate."
From a letter dated April 21, from Tom Heslin to the Jeep, there are many highlights which could be mentioned: "A few words to express my pleasure at receiving the Jeep, it has more news of real interest than any newspaper. The boys and girls in the service for the most part are strangers to me, but it is pleasant to read of their successes and their adventures which I hope will spe'l a safe re- turn. Your April 6 edition reached me today-Derby Club and Ozzie's donkeys the high lights for me as the cast is more familiar. How come "The Hutch' and 'Flanny' keep out of the way of your news staff? The Green Light set for Cochituate is all I want to see. Good luck to you and staff of news gatherers."
Cochituate, Mass. 9 May 1945
Before returning to the U. S. I received the first four copies of the local news conveyor, "The Cochi- tuate Jeep," while stationed in Kunming, China, with the China Theater Headquarters of the Army Ground Forces so I have experi- enced the thrill of spending sev- eral precious and pleasurable min- utes back in good old Cochituate through the pages of the un- equalled "Jeep"
while actually thousands of miles away in a
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ROY F. HALLENBROOK
a discharged member of World War II, and one of the first young men to leave from this town, March, '41. Roy has the honor of being the printer of cur first- class paper, the Jeep.
strange land.
The originator and staff of the "Jeep" are to be congratulated for their superb work in putting out the best servicemen's newspaper of the war. I am sure that every man and woman in the service from Cochituate will agree with me when I say that the "Jeep" is the greatest morale booster ever. Thank you, Cochituate! Sincerely,
Reed Gerald
Pvt. Bernard Gallagher has been transferred from his M.P. Bn., to the Infantry. Bernie expects to move on shortly but we hope he stops once in a while to let the "Jeep" catch up to him.
T/5 John Gallagher is always delighted to receive his copy of the Jeep. John has just received his March 9th edition and says he en- joyed it inimensely. He is now moving through the flaming towns of Germany and his division has liberated many slave laborers. He found it heartwarming to see how happy and grateful these unfortu- nate people were.
A Very Old Thought With a Ques- tion?
If men would put just one tenth of the expense, energy and deter- mination into the enforcement of the Ten Commandments of God that is put into war, would they ever need peace conferences?
S. 1/c Anthony Romano writes: "Two shiploads of Jap prisoners pulled into the harbor. They looked amazed at what they saw; things they didn't know existed. I guess they know now what they are up against.
One thing in the Jeep that my buddies and I got a laugh out of was that poem 'Reconversion' sent in by John Bryant."
S.M.2/c Vernon Baker writes from a supply ship somewhere in the South Pacific: "I am looking forward to another copy of the Jeep. It keeps a fellow posted on what his friends are doing. If only it would say what outfit the fellows are in that are at the land stations, I could look them up. It gives a fellow such a lift to meet someone from home. Even when you don't know them, it's fun to talk of mutual acquaintances and of places you both have been."
(Editor's Note: Because of the limited space we are not able to print addresses but any body's ad- dress may be obtained by writing to P.O. Box 70, Cochituate, Mass.). April 30, 1945
Somewhere in the South Pacific To the Staff of the Jeep Dear Morale Builders:
To show my appreciation for the Jeep in a small way I am enclos- ing a little article you may find interesting enough to print in your marvelous paper. It is a copy I took from a cony on our bulletin board aboard ship.
(From-"Information Bulletin") WHAT IS A SAILOR?
"A sailor is a guy who is worked too hard, gets too little sleep, takes verbal abuse no civilian would take, does every imaginable kind of job at any imaginable hour, never seems to get paid, never knows where he's going, can sel- dom tell where he's been- yet ac- cepts the worst with
complete resignation, and last but not least, he really kinda likes it! You know why ?- When you're dog tired, been up since 4 a.m. working like hell all day, and about to hit your sack at 8 p.m., a voice shouts 'Turn to
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HERBERT SCHLEICHER, A/C in the Naval Air Corps is a lucky fellow, as was his brother Erv.n, a few weeks ago.
High School News
A special V-E Day assembly was held in the auditorium of the high school. Speakers representing the four classes gave their reactions to the news. Two movies of our ally France was shown. Mr. Clark read a passage from the Bible, and the entire hall prayed. The program ended with the singing of the na- tional anthem.
Ten members of the English 4 class went to see Hamlet on April 28. The seniors were: Hope Brad- ley, Paul Bamforth, John Daley, Dorothy Harriott, Robert Hardy, Margaret Ide, Margaret Lawrence, Edward Maley, Samuel Russell, and Albert Sanderson.
Samuel Russell has been ac- cepted to M.I.T. Congratulations!
Preparations for a festive Class Day are being made. Things are going to be very different from the preceding years. More emphasis on the Seniors.
High School Sports
The baseball season is really un- derway at last, the team having played four games since the last issue of the "Jeep". The line-up has remained practically the same with one exception. "Lefty" Egan is back on first base and Francis Laughlin has been shifted to left field.
Opening against Sudbury, in one of the finest opening games we can remember, the club played fine ball to win a 1-0 game against Sudbury. The work of "Buzzy" Bowers and "Bob" Moran as bat- tery was outstanding.
Summary R. H. E.
Wayland
1
6
3
Sudbury
0
3
3
The second game was played with Middlesex School 2nd team at Concord. In this game the boys found their batting eyes, scoring 17 runs with Bowers and Moran getting hits 3 apiece. Battery, Maley and Moran.
Summary
R. H. E.
Wayland 17 12 2
Middlesex 3
4 3
At Hopkinton, on Monday, the team continued undefeated, coming through with its third straight win. Bowers came back in this game and held Hopkinton scoreless for eight innings. Hopkinton scored 2 in the ninth but was unable to overcome the 6 runs that Wayland had piled up. Moran continued his fine hitting, getting 3, Tivnan, Laughlin and Whitney following along with 2 apiece.
Summary R. H. E.
Wayland 6
11 2
Hopkinton
2
7
3
Southboro High School came to Wayland on Tuesday, and the best that Wayland could do against them was a tie. Moran shifted from behind the plate to do the pitching in this game. He looked very good till the ball became so wet that he lost control and was relieved by Bowers. Tivnan's run- ning back hand play on a very hard hit ball to his right was a gem and saved the day.
Summary
R. H. E.
Wayland
6
7
2
Southboro 6
3
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EDWARD J. BURKE, S 1/c lon the USS S. C .- 1275, some- where in the Pacific. He's the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Burke, his and former
attendant at father's Socony filling station.
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Capt. Francis Gallagher-in Ger- many has written home saying the Jeep is the nearest thing to a trip home. To add to the large col- lection of souvenirs, Fran has sent Raymond, his youngest brother, a set of German books on the Ger- man Army, and Life of "Adolf" and "The Olympics."
Wallace Decker and Arthur Dooley, Jr., met recently in Paris. They had a grand reunion and would like to meet a few more boys from the home town stationed in that vicinity.
Robert Perodeau has completed his training at Port Hueneme and 1s now instructing in motor mech- anics. He thinks the Jeep a "swell little paper" and the reading of it like a "visit back home."
Pfc. Reed Gerald leaves on Thursday, May 10th, to report at Aberdeen, Md.
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PATRICIA A. BROOKS
Lucky Patti! Just waiting around to be called for duty in the Wom- en's Marine Corps. We're proud to say you have the distinction of being the first of town to join this outfit.
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Little Judith was born on V-E day to Mr. and Mrs. John A. And- erson of King street. Her mother is the former Claire Gladu.
Albert (Bitto) Anzivino sends his best wishes to all the gang and hopes you'll all be back home soon. "The home town is just not the same without you!"
The grand display in the window of Gerald's News Agency are the gifts and souvenirs of Mrs. Doris Snow sent to her by her husband, Cpl. Elliott Snow, from New Guin- ea. Cpl. Snow traded red band- ana handkerchiefs with the natives for the model out rigger canoe. The pictures were native scenes of the Mission Church, its congregation and the Native Father with wild game. One picture was a native weaving a home; another was Cpl. Snow feeding a native dog some turkey on Xmas, 1944. The money was money paid to our boys-an
Australian one pound note and ten shillings. The shells and coral, Cpl. Snow picked up along the beaches of the Coral Sea. Cpl. Snow is with the 618th Engineer Base Equipment Company.
Mrs. Richard Bishop left last week to visit her husband, Dick, who is attending the Judge Advo- cate Generals' School at the Uni- versity of Michigan.
Miss Frances Abbott of Belfast, Maine, will be the new Wayland Librarian. Miss Margaret Gibbs, the former librarian, has accepted a position at the Hospital Library at Camp Myles Standish.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Porter, formerly of Cochituate, are proud parents of a son born May 2nd, at the Natick Hospital.
Apparently the Derby Club are great sport enthusiasts as its Pres- ident, Mr. Pat Cormier, better known as Pat the Barber, was seen roller skating on Main street one evening last week. Perhaps he is training for a Roller Skating Derby!
Pvt. Albert Nicolazzo of Harrison street returned to Camp Edwards on Sunday after a thirty-day fur- lough.
A son was born on May 9th at the Leonard Morse Hospital, in Natick, to Sgt. and Mrs. Ralph I. Wilbur. Sgt. Wilbur is with Gen- eral Patton's 3rd Army in Ger- many.
Miss Norma Selvitella of Maiden Lane will look more closely at any little kitty she meets when coming around the pond at night. One of the black and white striped variety, commonly known a skunk, as sprayed Norma so badly one night last week that burying her clothes and several baths did not rid her of the horrible odor. In despera- tion she finally had to get rid of her shoes. Attention, Ration Board! Can Norma have another shoe stamp?
Mrs. Frederick Pillion of Stan- ton street has returned to work after ten days illness.
Sgt. Jimmy Mullens of the AAF, and Michael Saggi of New York were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Palmer of Priscilla road.
Dick Dew, the Jeep's high school athletic reporter, is proudly wear- ing a new watch, a gift from his dad.
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RAYMOND McMILLEN, MM 2/c A popular hockey player with the Town team of a few years back. Weren't those the happy days, Ray?
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on a work detail!' Then you unload a ship's cargo of perishable re- frigerated foods-you are ready to die by 2 a.m., but the job must be finished before dawn. Soon you don't care if you live or die, and suddenly you're a sailor, it's over, and you did it and you think of all the people you know and how they would react under the circum- stances and you begin to grin. You grin because you ain't scared of nothing, and it is a fact that there is no ordeal you can't face-and you know it!"
From A Sailor's Letter Once again I want to thank you all for the "Jeep," and all the folks at home that aid you in getting the news.
KEEP IT COMING!
Vernon F. Baker, SM3/c Many thanks, Vernon, for your letter. Your contribution was en- joyed by everyone.
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Pat Cormier has been very ac- tive collecting donations about town having raised sufficient funds for two bonds given in the last is- sue of the Jeep, in which it was er- roneously credited solely to Main street business men. There were many other citizens who contribut- ed to Pat's collection. We under- stand he is working on his third.
Dear ?: 15 April, 1945
Just how do you address a jeep? Politely, I mean. And I am sure I want to be polite even if it hurts me. I have just received your No. 1 issue and found it very interest- ing and entertaining.
Not much that can be reported from this end. We have seen a little action now and then and wandered about considerably. We hope we are discommobulating the Nips. On most things you can read more in magazines than I saw and ten times more than I am al- lowed to tell about. Saw suicide planes at Iwo and since. They are not very effective but are not rec- ommended for a weak heart. Add them to a pitch black night and flares coming out of nowhere over- head and you really have some- thing.
Any time you feel like giving three cheers do it for the Navy and Marine flyers. They are do- ing a wonderful job of making the Japs sick of the whole affair. I can picture the Japs at their hangars hoping that at least one plane gets back to tell them what happens to the rest.
I have undoubtedly been within yelling distance of Cochituate boys but haven't seen any of them to recognize.
Will close now and hope that I haven't already overstepped the bounds of censorship. Keep roll- ing and don't forget to send me every issue.
Sincerely, Charlie Nelson
1st Sgt. C. M. Nelson
Thanks for your letter, Charlie. "The Jeep" is a name that stands for all the Town folk and all you service folks so the salutation of your letter can be governed ac- cordingly.
DOWN IN NEW GUINEA
Some where in the south Pacific there's found
A tropical island floating around, Because of restrictions its name I cannot state
But to us boys, it's known as 928. 928 is a world of its own,
Where foxholes and tents are used for a home.
The language that's spoken is sweet to the ear.
But it wouldn't look nice written down here.
928 is a rats paradise.
They are as thick as coconut flies. We have lizards and spiders as large as your fist
And all other bugs that are known to exist.
Life on this island I would say is rough,
To live and survive you have to be tough.
It's a place where the sun and the tropical rains
Beat down on a man until he's al- most insane.
The mosquitoes we have here at 928
Have more sting in their nose than a P-38.
And back in the jungle there are larger ones seen
That are sometimes mistaken for B-17's.
After doing a hitch on 928,
An Alcatraz sentence to us would be great.
For a view from the rock, at least you could see
Something besides coconut trees. There are nights when it rains and leaks through your tent, And the Golden Gate fever has you down,
And you roll in your bunk and of home you dream
While up in the trees the monk- ey bats sing.
In reading this story don't think we complain,
For the reason we are here is quite plain.
And we will stay and sweat in the tropic sun
Till our job is complete and vict- ory is won.
When victory is ours and the day will be soon,
And Tojo and Hitler must go to their doom.
If I had my way for their sentence I would make Lifetime for both, down at 928.
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utmost 'till the day we can use them. When that glorious day come our home town will echo and resound from one end to the other but until that day does come, we on the home front are 100% be- hind you folks on the battle front. And may it please God to send each and everyone of you home
for good very soon!
Honor Roll
There's another boy's name to be added to the Honor Roll. He's Thomas W. Burgin, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Burgin, Main street. Also Martin P. Flynn.
William J. Morris was honorably discharged from the Army April 12.
An honorable discharge for "Sandy" Hardy.
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Cpl. Roy Naphen, husband of the former Gladys Marshall, is enjoy- ing a 14-day leave from his duties at the Army Base in Boston.
Pvt. Dayton Nelson, who thought he would have a leave after hav- ing completed his basic at Camp Blanding, Fla., writes home he ex- pects to have to continue on to Alabama for advanced training.
Russ Thomas on the submarine Sea Lion, is having a rest leave, after having been out on patrol for 3 months, somewhere in the Pacific.
Bob Wright, CM 2/c, is getting nearer and nearer home. Though getting a check-up at a naval hos- pital at Bainbridge, Md., it won't be long now before he'll be seeing the old home town.
2nd Lt. Gertrude E. Martin, ANC, recently enjoyed a few days' leave in the city of Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Shufelt look forward anxiously for Lyle's home-coming. In his last letter, he said he expected to leave China for the States around the first of May. A happy home-coming to the Shufelt family!
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WILLIAM J. BURGIN, Jr. Billy is in the Navy.
Servicemen's Column
Sgt. Edwin A. Hillier has written to his wife, stating in a letter as of April 29th that they were hav- ing mean weather, even snow, in Holland, where he is working in a hospital.
Pvt. Ervin Schleicher, stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga., has been chosen for officers' training in the Infantry.
Mrs. MacArthur received a long, interesting letter from her son, Bill. The letter written at sea stated that he had been very busy. Easter Sunday was spent at Oki- nawa, and it was the third invas- ion he had taken part in. His ship was attacked by four Jap planes but they shot down two of them. One of the planes had dropped two bombs very close to him, but they proved to be "duds." Bill wrote that the scenery there re- minded him of Maine and was a very pretty country. In April they were wearing fur-lined jackets and wool clothing.
Sgt. John McDonald wrote home
that he had participated in the battle for the German city, Leipzig.
Cpl. Fred Perry of the Harbor Craft has been transferred to the Infantry. He wrote home saying he had the opportunity of visiting Paris, and found it very beautiful.
Lawrence Neale leaves on Thurs- day to report at an engineering school in Davisville, R. I. He has been enjoying a three weeks' fur- lough.
Tom Garvey writes from Bel- gium to thank the Jeep for his bond. Tom is an armed guard on board the S. S. Conrad Weiser and considers himself to be one of those "lucky guys" as the ship was hit in the bow while he was stand- ing watch on the bow. Thanks for the letter, Tom, it was well venti- lated by the censor. In another letter our genial Tom writes he visited the Zoo and was amused to find that the chief exhibit was an American rooster and one hen.
Pvt. Ken Wilson, who has been stationed at Camp Blanding, is on his way home. He is expected this weekend.
It seems that Henry Perodeau and John Anzivino joined up on the same day in August, '43 in the Sea Bees. Since they left boot camp, they have been separated, usually one following the other from one island to another but never meeting up. Now, much to their surprise, they renewed ac- quaintances on Guam.
Bob Gladu, S 2/c, a member of the crew of the USS Phelps, has left port for an undetermined des- tination.
Charles Ferguson writes "Am I a lucky boy winning that war bond so soon! It was certainly a sur- prise. I think it is the first thing that I ever won in my life and will come in very handy. Mum, if you get a chance, please thank the proper authorities. The boys are starting to call me Boodey since they saw the Jeep."
Wilfred Perry of Rice road was wounded in Germany and he has been back in a hospital in England for the past four weeks, according to a letter received by his parents today, April 30th.
Robert Perry, Wilfred's brother,
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