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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1964)
t> *Vd| <’it\ I '.nti rpi is»', Thursdiy, March 12 Dianne Merrill Writes Interesting Letter To Her Brother Telling About Her Training in theWACS up and breakfast, we dress, comb our hair, put on make-up. usually only lipstick which we can't go without or we get gig ged. and make our beds. This doesn't sound like much, I know, but it takes nearly an half an hour to make the beds. We make them in pairs usually. The comers must be folded just right, the cuff turned down ex actly nine inches, the blanket folded in the most correct man ner, and of course it must be tight. Then getting dressed is a two weeks project. We haven't got our winter greens yet. and anyway we usually wear P. T. s to classes. These consist of shorts that reach nearly to the knees, skirts that button all the t way down the front. These are small buttons, too, and there we have to pleat these many must be seventy of them. We yards of material both in front also have blouses and sweaters, and back under the Mt It which are a wee bit moth eaten. takes fivm ten to fifteen min The P. T. skirts, shirts, and utes to put this thing on ami shorts are either blue or brown when we wear it. we must be and the girls can have any com certain to do it up completely - bination of them. Mine are all or else. one color brown I was one of Well, we go to breakfast and the lucky ones. We also have after waiting for about half an shoes to wear with these lovely hour we sometimes get a chance outfits- plain white tennis shoes to eat. I won’t go into the dis and brown wool socks and of tasteful aspects of Army food. course our hats. On days we I have hopes for after I get out don’t have physical training we of basic about that. wear nylons (with seams) in After breakfast we usually stead of socks. and we have' have 30 to 45 minutes to get different shoes to wear for ready for classes. The first marching. These are the ones | thing we must do is press our we have to keep polished. They skirts—sitting in them at break are called “service shoes" and fast caused some wrinkles I we were issued two pair—we you can imagine the confusion were issued at least two of ev as there are 41 girls anil seven erything. Some of the girls have ironing boards. We manage, field boots, but they didn't have however. If we are not ironing any smaller than 6’j so I did our skirts we dust our lockers - not get any. two wall lockers and one fkx>r Well, I guess I got a little off locker—check for dust on the the track. I tend to do that once bed frame, the floor, inside in awhile. I was telling about the locker, anyplace it could before breakfast chores. Every possibly be. Or we check our thing must be perfect and as a brass to be sure it is polished, leader I am responsible for our shoes to be certain they seeing that each girl in my are polished, recomb our hair, squad does it perfectly—and on touch up our lipstick, set our time. This is often difficult, es hat on straight, or check our pecially when you consider that note book for paper and prt>- more than half the women in per notes. Every women is sup- my squad are more than two posed to do all of this herself years older than I am. Some do not. so each squad We fall out in formation of leader, in addition to doing her three squads and march to own work, must check each girl breakfast. We are very lucky in her squad. More than once that our platoon is the closest I have sent girls back upstairs to the mess hall, so we don't to put on lipstick or to get for have to go far. I really enjoy gotten P. T. shoes We march marching, but it s often mighty- to classes, We march almost cold in the mornings. You’d be everywhere, in fact. It is not surprised how cold it gets in much more than organized Alabama. Oh. I was going to tell walking, and I for one. really you about the rain-coats. They enjoy it. You can see how easy are really awful, not merely be it is when you consider that I cause they are bulky and al had only been marching five ways much too big, but also be days when I was made squad cause they take so long to put leader and began leading troops on. They, too, have seventy- in formation. I rarely make a •leven buttons down the front, mistake anymore. Our classes last about 45 min i the Army doesn’t believe in zippers) and they also have a utes. They are on first aid. belt which must be buckled, Military Courtesy and Customs. tucked and tucked again. Then Drill and Ceremonies, actual Below is a letter received from Dianne Merrill by her brother. Grant, as he had ask ed about her life in the service, She recently completed her Ni sic training ât Ft. McClellan, Ala. She will continue specializ- ed training in the WACS. Dear Grant. Do you really want to know what happens in the day of a WAC recruit? Let me warn you. it’s a long story. My day differs a little from the day of an ordinary trainee, being a squadron leader. Let me illus trate: The C. Q (Company Quarter master I comes to awaken the girls at about 0445 hours.(that's a quarter of five) but we lead ers are usually up by 4:15 or 4:30 to get a head start, We have to “fall out" for break- unless fast at about 0600 hours I we stand reveille, If we have to stand reveille we have to fall out earlier. In the hour between getting I The DEPOT BARBER SHOP One Block From The Mill City Bank On Wall Street .All HAIR CI TS ONE DOLLAR Experienced Barber DICK TURPIN WHOLE TOWN IS A BUZZING About Our Beautiful EASTER CARDS Now On Display Prescriptions Our Specialty Mill City Pharmacy MEL EIDE, Owner Ph. 897-2812 MUI City FIRST I1IRINTIAN CHURCH .lack Meaner, raster Bible School. 9 45 a. m. Morning Worship II DO 1,1 Youth Service, 6 30 |». m. Evening Service, 7 30 p. m. Jean Roth. S W Sunday School, 10 " m. Morning Service. 11 44 a. m. Youth Fellowship- •' w P "• ST. CATHERINE’* CATHOI It’ Bible Study. Wednesday 7 30 Mill CUy p. m. Father llenrl Arata Junior Choir and Bible Club. Mass nt 9 15 a. nt. every Sun Thursday. 4 ot* p tn Adult Choir, Satunlay nt ? :S0 MILL CITY BAPTIST MISSION p. m. Runaltl T. Seibert. Itanter Cl»me fellowship with us. Worshipping m Seventh Dnv Adventist Church S. W Ivy Si GATF.tt CMI'IUII OF GOH Sunday School 9 45 A M Mar ttaJser, Pastor Worship 11 A. M - 7.30 P. M Sunday School 10 • tn. Training Union 6 30 P M Morning Worship H • m- SANTIAM CHAPEL Assembly ot Clod l.yons, Oregon Douglas Mentse, l’nstor Subscribe to The Mill City Enterprise Only S3.00 a Year Read It Every Week PACIFIC POWER ?• IIGHT C0MP/*M HEWS "When you get your ’63 tax return (Form 1040), take a look at line 23 on the bottom of the page. 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Morning Worship. 11 00 a. m. Phone 859-X164 Youtii activities. Sunday ov- Sunday School, 9 45 u. m. ening. Morning Worship. 11 00 a. m Evening Service. 7:00 p. tn MUX CITY community Tuesday eve. 7 to 9 Sky <HI'R< 11 Pilots for boys age 9 and up. Full Gospel Wednesday eve. 7'30 prayer VOULL HAVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN Kev Domtlit Dlshong. Pastor and Bible Study. Sunday School, 9 45 a m. BED, SIR! MERE ARE 7AE TOOLS!" 2nd and 4th Thursday eve. 7 Morning Worship. 11 00 a. m. p. m. W. M C's Youth Service Evening Worship. 7 .10 p. m. or C. A’s 6 30 Sunday even Thursday evening 7.30 p. m ings. drill. P. T.. chemical, biologlcel Sunday we get to sleep until Everyone wrlwmr. and radio-togical warfare, ami 6 15, WOW' We also get to stay DETROIT CHURCH OF several others. There’s hi|w up until 11:00 on Saturday CHRIST got to close for Uyiight. night. Sunday is free to go to Sunday School. 10 00 a. m Because this is Sunday 1 have church, catch up on washing Morning Worship. 11 o'clock time to write a letter. I might and ironing, polish shoes, study, do better to use the time for and write letters. But I haven’t Community Presbyterian Church something else, Well. I ll tell us mucii time for this as moat. Rev. Arne V. Magnus»«. Pastor you about that later. We leaders have to go over the Mehama. Oregon Where were we now? Oh. yes. week's lesson plans, know what 9:45 n m. Church School, in classes. As I said, they last is going to happen next week (Classes fur all ages) about 45 to 50 minutes with « That is in addition to getting 11:00 a. m Worship Service. 10-minute break between clas our own work done ami keeping Everyone I* welcome. ses. These breaks are used by track of everyone in our squad. most to go out into the break We don't have to k«*ep track of 1 tie Church of Jesus Chrtnt area and have a cigarette, them too well, though They can Ot I Alter Day Saints Those few of us who diin't do pretty much what they want PAINFUL CORflS?/ Presiding Elder: Joseph smoke can go outside also, or to on Sunday, as I said, as long Johnson AMAZING LIQUID > we can go down to look at the! as they have all their work Meeting pise«1 at Women's club, RELIEVES PAIN AS bulletin board, on which are done They can't leave the base, house in Stayton. IT DISSOLVES CORNS AWAY posted the major news stories' of course. In fact, they can’t Sunday School 9 30 S'’* lite •••» of the day. I usually spend the , go anyw+ierc except to church * th I ■<< . i I ( ‘ * Sacrament Meeting 10 45 first two or three breaks here. I and then only to the WAC cha ItYMPS fagiM tn*««n4!t UU*v IM 11 50 Um |«n* •>» ent m m »« then I go outside or I stand at1 pel, The other chapel is off li Priesthood Meeting FfWHNW •! «11 dftog i O u MU' die window- of a room which' mits until about the 5th or 6th serves as a museum and gaze week. And everyone must re LYONS METHODIST «Il'RCH Sunday School at 8 50 at the interior trying to see | port on time for meals unless Morning Worship. 11 o'clock. something. We will be allowed she is at church. to go into this room once before I I sit here saying I haven't OCR IADY OF LOl'RDM we leave, but I don't know | much time as I start the 7th PARISH, Jordan when. Right now the room is full page of my letter, but actually Rey. Bernard Neuman. Pastor of memorials to our late Presi I have accomplished much Mats 1st. 2nd. and 5th Sun dent. From the window I can since I began writing thia morn day nt 8:30 a. m. see a very large picture of him ing We got our combat clothes, Miss 3rd and 4th Sunday nt ami I want to go in so badly pants, shirt, jacket, linings for 10 30 a. m I can taste it. pants and jackets I’ve tried We usually have four class»»« them all on and boy. are they in the morning. We go to lunch i cute. I look just like a soldier. at about 11:15 or 11:30, depend-: I've marked them all with ' ing on what order the compan sewed-in name tags, We have ies are in on that day. After gone to lunch, and I lave lunch we have another half hour changed clothes three or four or so to come back to the bay, times and ironed my skirt. I’ve press our skirts, re-shine our got to iron my field clothes shoes or brass, all the regular now. though, and hang them up. things. We go to supper in little more In the afternoon we have four than an hour. I must close now more classes, some in the class Don't let this description «4 room, usually one or two on the my difficult day fool you. I ac- a radio presentation c' drill field. Later we will start tually work hardcr even than combat training, field first aid I said, but I am really enjoy- and we will get to spend more mg it. time out-doors. It's awfully; Love, cold out. but usually very clear. Dianne told by and our combat clothes are hea- • P S.: I just lira rd we am't vy. even if they aren't t very' ----- eating until 1700 hours, which - • - r»1 q complimentary. On Fridays we is nearly two hours Another go to the commissary t to . _ I example of Army life. They’re shots. We ve had seven so far | always changing [ their ....... ..... ..... minds KKKT KWIL We had a flu shot this F riday , Upgtajrs somewhere, and by the and several <»f us were awfully time ¡f gets d»iwn to us some 12:10 | mii 4:35 pm sick. Last week we had five one else has changed hi* mind. shots and I didn't have any af ter-effects or even a sore arm. Supper is usually between 4:3b and 4:45 and you bet we mighty hungry by Nd ti After supper we have m things to tfo. Our clothes must Die tamed Ds>little Ixmilxir- be washed, hung to dry and dicr during World War IL ironed for the next day. Shoe* "Jake" De Shazer. has serv»*»l and brass are shined, baths are the post five years as an evan taken, the bay is cleaned, all gelistic missionary in Nagoya. PR EAB YTERIAN Japan one of the cities he sorts of things We usually go by Richard It. Cole, Paator squads: one squad is in the helped to lx>mb. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. i laundry room, one in the show Mr. De Shaner, his wife and Nursery through adult classes. ers, and the third cleaning their family, will be at th»’ Free Morning Worship Service at areas. We leaders always have Methodist Church in Mill City. to be checking to see that every ■ 11.00 o'clock. Sermon topic: Saturday evening. March 14th, one is working, so we are usual- i 'Casting Ixrts in Life". and h»- will be speaking in a ly th«» last ones to get to the ■ public service at 7.30 p. in. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ironing boards and showers. I ’ Having lx»en raised near Ma S. W. nJ St. Mill City don't believe I’ve had a hot I 9:30 a. m. Saturday Sabbath dras, Oregon "Jake” ha* a shower since I took this job.' sjs-cial place in the hcari* of School. WEST COAST and once I wore my blouse with, most Oregonians. After th«- me 11 a. m. Worship service. only the collar and facings morable Doolittle raid on Tokyo, LUMBER 7:30 p. m. Wednesday prayer pressed the parts that show Mr. Ik- Shaser was captured by meeting. Utility Farm when we wear the sweaters. the Japanese when his plane Visitors welcome. At 9 :00 or 2100 hours, we start went down In enemy territory. Building* details. These are the jobs that FREE METHODIST CHURCH He was held prisoner for 40 must be done every night, months, much <4 that time be In a few hours, you can North Mill City cleaning the latrine, mopping Rev. Gene E. Davidson. Pastor ing spent in solitary confine- erect a Went ('oast Lumber and buffing the hall, cleaning ment. It was while he was in Utility Farm Building to 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. the cadre kitchen (cadre are prison, after he had read a Bi your deain»<l length ... to 11 a. m. Morning Worship. sergeant*) and various other ble issued to him and had 6:15 p. m. Teen Time. widths of 24’, 30”, 36’ or 4(Y. little job*. Leader* don’t have— prayed, that his intense hatred 7 p. m. Evening Worship. L«t us show you how easily I mean we don't do detail«; 7 p. m. Wednesday prayer for the Japanese was change»! it can l>c built now ... how rattier we assign them, and meeting. into tove. At the same time he easily it can be expanded while they are being done we received a call to return to Ja later! supervise, and then inspect. pan not with bomba, but with ST. PATRICK'S PARISH Bed check is at 10:00. I sleep th»- Christian Gospel. Since 1949, Lyssa Phone 897-2610 right under the "exit” sign and Rev. Bernard Neuman, Pastor Mr. De Shaser and his wife it usually gives me light enough have been missionaries to Ja Mass: 1st, 2nd and 5th Sunday to read or write letter*. I sel at 10:30 a. m. pan under the General Mission dom read because it isn’t very Maas 3rd and 4th Sunday at ary Board of the Free Metho often I can sneak anything in 10:30 a. m. dist Church. Thning the past When I do it's only a news ma term they began work in Na gazine or something. A paper AMEMRLY OF OOD CHURCH goya at the request of the Ja KILLY LUMSt* SALI* MILL 8 ITV, OHSOOe would make too much noise. It | 216 6th St.. Mill City panese Christians. is safer to write letters because Rev. Reg. Farnsworth, Paotor Services were held in the De Week Day Hoorn if the sergeant should happen to Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. Shager home and as the num 8:00 A. M. to S:00 P. M. come in I don't think she would Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. ber of converts grew, a church say anything, whereas maga- Sunday Evening Service 7:30 was organized. This past year Saturdays: 1 zines are against regulations. Rev. Farnsworth will be the members purchased land 8:30 A. M. to 12:30 | We don't have classes on Sa preaching a series of messages and with a loan, constructed turday, but we work all day. on the Baptism of the Holy their building. Phone 897-2610 I Yesterday half our girls wore Spirt and its ministry in the The pu4>lic is invited to attend on K P. The rest of us G.I’d the church Sunday. Everyone wel and hear Jacob De Shaser. the bay, washed windows, waxed come. Please try to attend these man who became famous be- Mill City, Oregon floors, etc. services. cause he returned g»xxi for evil Former Doolitte Raider To Speak CHURCH Here March 14th How to get MORE out of your tax refund IDANIIA «IMMUNITY lilt 14411 Rev. Harold R<>H<. Pastor EXPAND- ABLE!
