The Union County Journal, 1945-04-02

Pfc. Jane B. Windham, the Army’s first WAC crew4 chief and flight engineer, is now in the European Theater of Operations where het wings are a matter of such curi curiosity - osity curiosity that MPs stop heir on the streets and ask her authority fot wearing the air crew member’s insigna, Her authority for wings came while she was stationed at Gore Field, Mont. She qualified there for the dual rating* of crew chief and flight engineer and earned her erew member’s wings on many flighty* from Montana to Fair* banka*,- Alaska, and cross-country from Montana to Florida. She re recently - cently recently arrived in England for as assignment - signment assignment to* the* Air Inspector’s Office of the’ Air Transport Com Command’s - mand’s Command’s European Division. Before entering the service she was direc director - tor director of flying training for the New Mexico Wing of Women Flyers. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs A. C. Burrows of San Antonio. Hei* husband is a Lieutenant Colo Colonel - nel Colonel in the Army, Arlis L. Wind Windham. - ham. Windham. also of San Antonio^

Tin attention of advertisers and persons with copy except late anti important news copy, for the Un Union - ion Union County Journal, is again call called - ed called to the fact that the Journal goes to press Monday no.on ano Thursday noon and copy lor these issues cannot be accepted on thosi day PLEASE gfTyour copy by Saturday, and Wednesday af tetnoons. Copy reaching us or Monday and Thursday will have t( be deterred until the tollowing is ue or omitted^ Thi rule will be in effect after the war as well at now, because of the big cost of ov overtime - ertime overtime work and failure to get the paper on the afternoon trains in norirpl limes. The ituation, course, is now much more seriou.1 because of shortage of help. TTii: rule is in effect now and will re main in effect. Except in rare cas es of emergencies, all persons can get their copy in in on lay well as another. The Union Countv Journal is now printing approxi mutely 4(MM) copies each issue and addressing and wrapping so manj at least two hours is required foi .acl :SSU

To the Union Co. Journal: Sirs: I, as just one member of tffe County’s Servicemen, would like to taki?- this chance and privelegt* to speak my appreciation and gratefulness for the newsy and interesting little home-town paper. 4 am sure thah I am speaking fop All us overseas subscribers, that it is almost as welcome in our* mail call as letters are from our closest friends and loved o»es, which I know are very priceless items here. The littte (great) paper has a tendence to relieve our minds, momentarily, from the duties that we are performing and lift our spirts and minds into a tealm of things back home, for A’hich we are fighting. Almost seems like a^visit with your folks or a good friend from whom you have leen separ* ated. I only hope that you continue on the good road of printing the things which do help and benefit the boys and girls, who have left “Our” Country, temporarily to do this job which has been brought ©n us, and is being well taken care a of. As you can see, we have “old

bloom. L. P. Rausch, Park manage1?, said he replanted more on a high bank just west of the run go going - ing going through the Park, Sunday. The little trees had been pulled up within the past day or two. The pump, again broken, has been fix fixed - ed fixed by the Legion at least a half halfdozer/ - dozer/ halfdozer/ times in the past few months, and walls of toilets have had to be painted several times be because - cause because of the repeated writing on the wall. Keep Dogs Ont

The students arriving at Great Lakes all haye had at least two and a half years of nursing experi experience. - ence. experience. They have elected to take their final six months' training in a naval Itespital, where they will receive special instruction in mil military - itary military medical and surgical cases. While on duty they Will wear uni uniforms - forms uniforms of the home schools on liberty, they may be recognized by the gray uniform with red epaulettes.

men was probably made tn 1798. The first settlers came from Penn Pennsylvania, - sylvania, Pennsylvania, Virginie New York, and New Jersey, beings largely Scotch, English, and Irish decent. rl'he earliest .settlement was along Darby creek and the development of the county proceeded northward rather slowly for a number of years. The peak of rural population was reached in 1880 with a total of 18,207 This number had declined to 12,671 in 1940,

Many people, however, thought the change was to be made at mid midnight - night midnight Sunday and consequently set their clock# ahead last night. Nestles Milk Products, Inc., made the change-over this morning and the milk plant whistle, of course, was blown on fast time. Many re residents - sidents residents here who do not work at the milk plant still go by the whistle there in the mornings, and So began their day on fast lime.