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Preceded by a very tasty supper, a goodly number of the Men's Club met on Tuesday evening at the M. E. Church vestry to listen to a very interesting lecture by Dr. Chalmers Sherwin of the Radiation Labora- tory, M. I. T., who spoke on "The Atom Bomb and Radar." James R. Martin was chairman of the affair.
In spite of the brisk, cold weather we've had for the past few days, the dandelions are in bloom, giving us the feeling of warm days ahead, rather than the thought of ice and snow.
Miss Dorothy Lupien is now employed at the telephone office in Natick.
Mrs. Francis Hooker, who has been an internee in Shanghai for over three years, arrived in San Francisco and is now on her way to join her husband here in town. She is expected to reach Cochituate Sun- day. Won't that be a glorious re- union !
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ewing and family, who have lived in Suther Barry's house for some time, have moved to Gardner; and a Frazier family of Natick has taken over the apartment vacated by the Ewing family.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaMotte and family who have been residing on
Mitchell St. are expecting to move Dec. 1st to their newly acquired home in Dedham. The Phil Har- ringtons will take over the apart- ment.
"Sonny" Dudley, who attends Cushing Academy, spent the Thanks- giving holidays with his parents on Mitchell St.
"Chick" Brown's wife spent a few days with her husband recently at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
There were many happy family groups on Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis entertained Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schmeltz and Sylvia Andrew, while Mr. Lewis's mother and Mrs. Lewis's father of Watertown enjoyed a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner. Mrs. Steward, Mrs. Lewis's mother, who is in Florida for the winter, was unable to attend.
Mrs. Henry Stahl was happy to have her brother with her recently. He has been discharged from the Army.
It is reported that Winston Wil- liams is out of service and working as a chef in a Lebanon, N. H., cafe.
Miss Fanny K. Wyatt and her brother, our well-known Harry Wyatt, the former ice man, spent Thanksgiving with relatives in their old home town, Beverly, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Benson attend- ed the golden wedding anniversary of his uncle and aunt at their home in Attleboro, on Saturday, the 24th.
Charles (Bud) Buswell, Jr. and his wife have a new baby daughter, . Betty Louise. The Buswell family is now making its home on Maiden Lane.
Phylis (Noonan) York and her husband, both recently discharged from the naval service, left by motor on Thanksgiving evening for Louis- ville, Ky., where they will make their home.
HOME
The ship had entered New York harbor. On board was one colored soldier. As the ship passed the Statue of Liberty, there was abso- lute silence, when suddenly the colored boy broke the silence by remarking: "Put your light down, honey. I'se home."
The JEEP Staff has made an unsuccessful attempt to contact Pvt. Edward L. Wharton and Eva G. Peter. We are anxious to get a pic- ture of you, Eva, and you, too, Edward, as we publish the pictures of those winning war bonds. We hope you both are going to be the winners of a bond, so won't you please send us one of your pictures ?
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JOSEPH A. COURCHINE, CM 1/c Joe received his discharge from the SeaBees Nov. 11th, after 212 years' service. He was stationed on Mid- way for a year and participated in the Kwajalein invasion.
"OUR GANG"-PLANK
The following men have received honorable discharges from the ser- vice :
TM 2/c James M. Noonan at Shoe- maker, Cal., on Nov. 10th.
Pfc. Robert H. Scotland at Camp Swift, Texas, on Nov. 13th. Pfc. John A. Lindbohm at Fort Devens. CMoMM 1/c Thurber L. Handley at the Fargo Barracks, Boston.
1st Lt. Wendell S. Marston at Gren- ier Field, Manchester, N. H., on Nov. 27th.
Pfc. William J. Scotland at Fort Devens on Nov. 15th.
S/Sgt. Timothy Meagher at Camp Campbell, Ky., on Nov. 5th. S/M 3/c Vernon F. Baker.
Sgt. Charles Butler, AAF, on Nov. 23rd.
James D. Flint, SK 3/c.
Servicemen's Column
Lt. Richard W. Bishop has been honored with the privilege of being able to practice law in the Supreme Court of the United States.
Lt. Bishop is presently attached to the Legation Division of the Judge Advocate General's office, Washing- ton. In private life he is affiliated with the law firm of Bishop and Ahern of Medford.
Mrs. Bishop with their two chil- dren joined her husband early this fall at Washington, D. C.
Pfc. Arthur Selvitella, USMC, arrived in California on Nov. 14. He expects to be sent to Aberdeen, Md., soon.
"Red" Maley has joined Buddy Daly in Bainbridge, Md., for his boot training.
Cpl. and Mrs. Reed Gerald drove up from Maryland to spend Thanks- giving week at their home on Main St.
James Flint, having been dis- charged from the Navy, is now with his wife and son in their home on Dudley Rd.
"Tubber" Hanley has been dis- charged from the SeaBees after many months' service. He is just back from Iwo Jima.
Dicky Biggins, S 2/c, is home on leave.
Lawrence Schnepel of the Army spent Thanksgiving at home with his wife and family on Sunset Rd.
Charles "Boody" Ferguson, S 1/c, arrived home in time for his father's funeral last week. Boody flew from California to New York on an army transport. Because of engine diffi- culty he was delayed in New York but was able to get a seat on a com- mercial plane to East Boston. He left by train Sunday night to go back as far as Chicago but didn't know whether he would be able to fly from there to San Diego.
Lt. Robert Robinson is back from the Pacific, arriving home from Seattle, Wash., on Nov. 18th. He is on terminal leave pending hospital- ization. He has a bride whom he had to leave in Australia until such time transportation is available. We hope they will be reunited soon.
M/Sgt. Kenneth Hooker, who has been stationed in Naples, Italy, for the past years, is now on his way to the States. He expects to join his wife and 4-year-old child in Albany, N. Y.
Pfc. Wallace Decker has sent to his brother, Donald, a German dress sword and helmet, with which Don- ald is most pleased.
Lt. Frank Merrill has now been transferred from Biak to Japan. His brother, Arthur, is in Wurburg,
Cpl. WENDELL S. STEELE
He has been serving in the Mediter- ranean theatre for the past eighteen months. He is expected home with- in the next two weeks and will be eligible for discharge. He entered the Army on Mar. 7, 1942 and was stationed at Westover Field before going overseas.
Germany, anxiously awaiting that word, "Get ready to move for home." Brother, aren't they all glad to hear those tidings ?
Pfc. Edgar Cunningham is now with an MP Bn. in Germany.
Poor Richie Flynn! In Germany, his outfit has been alerted three times, but this news always seems changed. With nothing to do, he just sits around dreaming of getting home to see the kids open their Christmas presents.
T/Cpl. Russell Hooker expects to leave Germany for the States on Dec. 1st.
Three of the Perry boys of Rice Rd. are having leaves, "Buddy", Francis and Bobby.
Ralph Snell, QM 2/c, husband of the former Claire Flynn, on a mine sweeper in the Pacific waters, has seen four years of naval service, but hopes to see the States some day soon.
While Bobbie Hooker was doing shore duty at Manila, he saw his ship, a LCI, sail away. Since then he has been transferred to another LCI.
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Servicemen's Column
We hope Tommie Noonan won't have to spend the remaining days of service in the hospital. At present he is confined to the USN hospital at Bainbridge, Md. His brother, Jimmie, having been discharged, expects to arrive in New York with his wife this week, where he will pay his wife's folks a visit, whom they haven't seen for several years. Mrs. Noonan has been living at San Diego, Cal., for some time.
It. Francis Wilson of Pleasant St. is in Greensboro, N. C., waiting to be reassigned to a field. He hopes it will be near home.
In a letter received today (Nov. 26th) from Pfc. Richard Groton, he expects to be home soon.
Capt. Francis J. Gallagher is on a long terminal leave, and expects to be discharged in the spring.
Pfc. Kenneth Wilson writes from Korea that it is snowing there and real winter has set in. He has named the truck which he drives "Sputtering Liz," after his sister.
Lt. Gertrude Martin, ANC, is ex- pected home on leave within the next fortnight.
Ensign James Julian, stationed at Davisville, R. I., was entertained on Thanksgiving at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Neale. Ensign Julian's home is in Wyoming, and since there was no furlough forth- coming, and he couldn't have such a long trip in a few days, he was de- lighted to receive and accept the invitation from the Neales.
Pvt. Kenneth Morrell, Jr., who is stationed at the Regional Hospital in Waltham, spent Thanksgiving with his family on Main St.
Chit-Chat Column
Joe LaFrance told one of our rov- ing reporters, upon being interviewed concerning his experiences during the war, that one outstanding mem- ory he will never forget was on D-day, aboard the ship, Thomas Kearns, when ammunition was being delivered to the Utah beachhead, during the Normandy invasion.
Wendell Marston has the follow- ing message for the Editors of the JEEP :
"I wish to express my thanks to the townsfolk of
Cochituate in appreciation of the War Bond I received in your last edition. You all have done a magnificent job not only in giving your boys news of home while on the far fronts, but also in remembering them in your
JOSEPH H. LaFRANCE
A veteran of two wars, World War I and II. On Nov. 21st Joe received his discharge as an Ensign with the Steward's Dept., with two years of service in transport service. His concluding trip was to bring 1500 men home, via Marseille, France, these men being the 16th General Hospital Group.
gifts of bonds. They all, as I do now, thank you for your thoughtful- ness and consideration."
Frankfurt, Germany. Nov. 3, 1945.
To the Editors,
I am writing this brief note to thank the Jeep Staff and all the wonderful people who make such a swell paper possible.
I look forward to each copy with more pleasure, and as several other fellows have said, my buddies get almost as much pleasure out of it as I do.
Also I want to thank the Cochitu- ate people for making my War Bond possible, and the Jeep for sponsor- ing.
Have 65 points so hope to be see- ing you all soon.
Respectfully, Richard Groton. Iwo Jima, Nov. 15, 1945 Dear Friends :
I want to thank you for the bond I received in the October issue of the Jeep.
It was a very pleasant surprise to learn that I had won one.
I also want to thank you for the Jeep I get over here.
Next to the letters I get from home the Jeep rates second and in my opinion, as I see it is in others, the greatest little home town paper of them all.
I want to thank you all again. I remain,
Thankfully yours,
T/5 Herbert W. Ames 31438665 It was a great pleasure to have your name drawn from the fish bowl, Herbie. We are very glad you have enjoyed the JEEP. Thank you so much for your appreciation. Dear Editors :
I received two issues of the Jeep when we were relieved from patrol yesterday and was very surprised to see that I had won a bond.
I appreciate very much what you folks are doing for us, although we will never be able to repay you for sending us that grand little maga- zine. A few of my buddies have read my old copies and were amazed when I told them how large our town is, and when I told them that all of us that are in the service will receive a bond they couldn't believe it.
Since I wrote last, we have moved our operating base from Majuro to Kwajalein Atoll, which is about three hundred miles farther west.
We have hopes of going to Pearl Harbor after our next patrol as our engines are sadly in need of repairs. We were there once before but only for a short time.
Thanks again for a swell little paper and that goes double for the bond.
Donald Baker.
We are very glad you have enjoyed the JEEP, Donald. The staff has had much pleasure in pre- paring the paper for all you service people. We are happy you are the proud possessor of a bond. Hello, Folks,
I received the Nov. 2nd copy of the Jeep a few days ago and I was pleasantly surprised to find I had won a bond. Both my wife and I have enjoyed reading the Jeep very much. It's swell to hear about the folks at home and what is going on. I hope to get my discharge some- time in January. It will be wonder- ful to see the old home town again.
Please include my box number on future copies of the Jeep so it will reach me a little sooner. I want to express my sincere thanks for both the bond and the swell Jeeps.
Bill Tobin.
We enjoyed your letter very much, Bill, and we do hope we'll see you and your wife in Cochituate before very long. Thank you for your note of appreciation.
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CHIT-CHAT COLUMN
Dear Friends :
Having been relieved of my duties here, and awaiting shipment home, I wish to express my gratitude again for the touch of home that the Jeep brings to us lonely ones in distant places.
Such a service means a lot of work on your parts, and it is people like you that make the home town worth coming home to.
I expect to ship out in a few days so please discontinue sending the Jeep here. With good luck I should be home by Christmas.
Things are quiet here now-all the Superforts are gone, and "points" are the main topic of conversation. George G. Bogren.
It has been our pleasure to send you the JEEP, George. It is our sincere wish that your Christmas may be a merry one spent in Cochit- uate.
To the Editor and Townspeople
who have made the "Jeep," our biggest morale builder, possible. Dear Friends ;
This is just a little note of grati- tude for your grand paper, and the Victory Bond which I have received. There is not much news I can give you as I have been very fortunate lately, and have seen quite a good deal of our swell little community. Even though I am no longer a resi- dent of Cochituate, I still consider it my home, and I guess I always will. Maybe one day I will sett !. there again, as I have found no bet- ter place in my travels.
Receiving the Jeep was one of the highlights of my week while I was overseas, and since my return to the States, it is second only to my going home. In my case, and I know in many others, it has been the means of old friends getting together. Be- lieve me, there is nothing finer than meeting an old friend or former schoolmate when one is so far from all that is dear to him.
While home last week, I had the good fortune of seeing some of our discharged vets. It is certainly won- derful to see the "old gang" around town again. I hope that my next trip home will give me the pleasure of seeing some more of them. The time of my separation from the Navy is still quite a few months from now, but having my ship so close to home makes it all much easier. If things go according to schedule, which they never do in the Navy, I should be seeing a lot of our thriving little metropolis and its amiable population.
To all the folks I have not seen in person, I send my very best regards
STANLEY BETHEL
An ex S/Sgt. He received his dis- charge on Oct. 19th at Camp Beale, Cal. At present he makes his home in Dundas, Va.
and heartfelt thanks. You have done a wonderful job, and you are to be congratulated on it.
If any of my friends are stationed near here, or pass through here at any time, my ship, the PC 552, is tied up at the State pier here in New London. I would very much appre- ciate their stopping in to see me.
The very best of luck to everyone, and a speedy return home.
Arthur D. Dooley, Radarman 1/c, USNR.
We are so glad you have won a bond, Art, and we most sincerely hope it will bring you much pleas- ure. We are grateful for your note of appreciation.
PROVINCIAL HOUSE
The Sisters of Charity, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns" of Mon- treal, are establishing on East Plain St., Cochituate, Mass., what will be known as "The Grey Nuns' Provin- cial House." Due to limited spacing, the personnel will consist temporari- ly of the four Sisters who constitute the Provincial Council in the United States Province and three other members of the Community, who are as follows :
Mother Leona Breux, (R. N.) Provincial Superior Sister Alice Dubois, Provincial Assistant
Sister Mary Deegan, Provincial Secretary
Sister Mary Farley, Provincial Bursar Sister Genevieve Boisvert, Provincial Annalist
Sister Catherine Limoges, R. N. Sister Jeanne Gamache
The Community of the "Grey Nuns" was founded at Montreal, Canada, in 1738, by the Venerable Mother d'Youville. The Mother House is still in Montreal, but with the increase of the Order now num- bering about 1900 Sisters and num- erous Mission Houses in different sections of Canada and the United States, there arose the necessity of facilitating administration by group- ing the houses into provinces, each of which has its own administrative council known as the Provincial Council. In the United States Prov- ince, eleven mission houses are governed by this Council, whose headquarters have been at Cam- bridge, Mass., since the organization r:
of the Province, in 1897. In 1933 the American Province opened its own Novitiate at 1575 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, for English- speaking applicants. At present it numbers 15 novices and 7 postulants. Six months of preliminary probation known as the Postulate, and two years of Novitiate constitute the period of training for Sisterhood in the Order. The Community has established itself in Wayland with the purpose of constructing, as soon as conditions will permit, a larger Provincial House and Novitiate. Until then the Novitiate will remain in Cambridge.
Since the arrival of the Grey Nuns in Toledo, Ohio, in 1856, they have opened in the United States eleven houses located as follows :
Toledo, Ohio-General Hospital. Cambridge, Mass .- Holy Ghost
Hospital (for incurables) Lawrence, Mass .- Protectory
for aged women, Orphanage. Worcester, Mass .- Orphanage. Nashua, N. H .- General Hos- pital, Orphanage.
New Brunswick, New Jersey- General Hospital. At present, 225 Sisters are engaged in these various works in this coun- try.
The blessing of the new Provincial House will take place December 12. His Excellency, Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, will celebrate the first mass in the new chapel and perform tlie blessing ceremony. Several members of the clergy and other Sisters of the Community will attend.
The following day, December 13, will be open house for the laity from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
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Jeep
Conveyor Of News From The Folks At Home To Their Service Men And Women Everywhere
No. 23
December 14, 1945
MAIL ADDRESS P. O. Box 70, Cochituate, Mass.
CHRISTMAS, 1945
At the Midnight Mass in St. Zepherin's Church on Christmas Day the following hymns will make up the musical program :
O Holy Night Adam
With Glory Lit Dielman
Adeste Fideles
Christus Natus Est
Melvil
New Born King .. L'Espoir
While Stars Were Shining Korman
Our prayers will be with our boys in the service most fervently on Christmas Day. May the Prince of Peace give you true happiness on that day and in the days to come.
Rev. Edward D. Maguire, Pastor St. Zepherin's Church
In sending greetings from the Cochituate Methodist Church I feel that I can do no better than to quote in part the words that will appear in our bulletin on Christmas Sunday.
"Never have as many hearts been made sad by the tragedies of war as in these recent years.
"Never have there been as many people concerned about the Peace of the World as there are at the pres- ent time. Men and women returning from the service, world statesmen at San Francisco, young and old assem- bled in village and city churches, their hearts all yearning for better days, are united in the belief that the Hope of the World is in Peace. "The Peace of the World is de- pendent upon the widening of the influence of the Love that came down at Christmas."
Now that the war is over and many are coming home this will be a season of happy reunion for fam- ilies that have been apart for so long. Wherever you are this will bring to you the warm Christmas greetings of your friends of this Church. We appreciate your devotion to duty during the tragic days now gone. In all the years to come may God's rich blessing bring you peace and unlim- ited joy.
A Merry Christmas to all ! Rev. David M. Angell
FIVE BONDS
Yes, here are five more bonds for our servicemen ! It is a pleasure to present them to these men for a job which they are doing for Uncle Sam.
Ensign LAWRENCE C. NEALE drew the names of the bond winners for this issue.
"Congratulations to the lucky win- ners this week and hello to all of the fellows. Hurry home and help the gang get the hockey and baseball going again."
Larry.
You are indebted to our good neigh- bors and friends who know you are giving your all to make our country a place to be proud of. A grateful vote of thanks goes to these donors :
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Peck- Arthur, our local businessman of Main St., a purveyor of meats, gro- ceries and the such, and Orise, his wife, who like Arthur, enjoys the trips to "bring home the bacon," as far as pigeons are concerned.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Tillson, ever loyal to our servicefolks. They are the parents of Capt. Charles, Jr., recently returned from ETO, Lt. Chloe of the Army Nurse Corps, in Manila, and Capt. Robert "Skip", who made the supreme sacrifice for his country.
Mrs. Ida Kenrick, storekeeper on W. Plain St., and her patrons. Mrs. Kenrick pledged herself to dispose /
of 50 copies of the JEEP and she has come through with flying colors. Surely, she's a JEEP booster !
From the proceeds of the sale of a large picture which was donated at the time of the Penny Sale, more than enough was secured for one War Bond, so the JEEP made up the difference, making two bonds possible.
The JEEP staff extends to you who are obliged to be away from your dear ones at this Christmas time as merry a Christmas as is pos- sible. We know you are striving to make our American future secure. We humbly give thanks for peace at this time; for the blessed return of those we love; for the privilege of being Americans, knowing that our men and women have done more than their share in bringing victory. But we shall never forget those who sacrificed their lives in order that we, a peaceloving nation, might go on to build a better, more noble world. To those who have been be- reaved by this war we extend our deepest sympathy.
May you, our valiant boys and girls, be with us in person before the next Christmas rolls around.
"Above a weary world there shines The same bright Christmas star, The light of faith, and hope, and love On dear ones-near and far!
May it bring new gladness, New courage, and new cheer, To bless you at this season And to keep you through the year !
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
On Friday, Dec. 7, the Student Council of Wayland High School held a dance in the school gym. Music was furnished by the Oviatt's Orchestra and three girls enter- tained with their specialty dances.
After the dance, Mr. Clark award- ed the football team and their cheer leaders with letters.
The Dramatic Club of the High School will present a play on Friday, Dec. 14, at the school. After the play, the Sophomores will have a record hop and the entire school chorus will sing Christmas carols.
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HEADLINES
In two of the Boston Sunday papers were photographs of Pfc Norman Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford S. Moore, Pemberton Rd., who has just returned for a 60-day furlough from the ETO, attached to the 29th Inf. Div. Normie has been in the service since Sept. 5, 1944, and has been overseas for the past 9 months.
In the photographs were chow .. Normie shaking hands with I.+ Francis Kiley of Hyde Park, and Sgt. Mary DeLage of Southbridge, who was introducing the two ser- vicemen. It seems Lt. Kiley, who, because he was lonesome for the sound of a "board A" accent after . years of service with mid-western- ers, asked to be transferred to ? "Boston outfit-preferably the 101st regiment of the YD."
His request was granted. He left Antwerp, Holland, for Germany, full of hope of renewing old acquaint- ances. He was confident, at least, that he'd hear familiar voices again. He met with bitter disappointment.
"When I got in I learned I was the only Yankee in the Yankee Divi- sion," he commented Saturday as he debarked from the Victory ship Justin Merrill at the Army Base. "There wasn't a single New Eng- lander-or even an Easterner in the old 101st. I got so sick of hearing 'drawls' from morning until night that I used to walk through every town we stopped hoping only to hear a familiar 'board A'-but I never did," he lamented.
As a matter of fact it wasn't until Lt. Kiley was on the gangplank dis- embarking that he heard a Boston voice. For the 10 days they were at sea he searched the vessel looking for a "home towner."
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