Show What C Our Readers Think i in 1 iK I Think ho their Editors Editor note I Contributors IO to What Readers n must sign names and addresses although these will not be published if the writer r re-I re JM quests Short letters will be given preference Scores Time Wasted by Ceremony at Hill Field Editor Telegram The other day soldiers of the air base squadron at Hill field were told to be in dress uniform for a ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony at 3 p. p m. m We left our jobs at p. p m. m We stood for hours at the ceremony while the seats of civilian spectators were being filled stood filled stood in line motionless motionless motionless mo mo- mo- mo in the hot sun in hot wool uniforms including wool coats And we wonder what's the sense in it At work there are always before before before be be- fore us signs saying Dont have accidents Accidents mean wasted time Wasted time means time spent working for Hitler The man-hours man lost in 1942 would build or repair umpteen ships tanks cannon rifles etc So what A great many men offhand we will say are taken from their work for a period of three hours which means a loss of man- man hours in one field How many planes ships tanks cannon etc would man-hours man repair for our buddies overseas We dont don't object to the honor paid to the officer at the ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony but we think of the wasted wasted wasted wast wast- ed time We Ve have buddies overseas overseas overseas over over- I seas buddies who need equipment equip equip- ment the ment-the the equipment that 15 man-hours man could make male or repair for them Dont Don't people know there is a war on On the way back to barracks those who have no close relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives or friends are whispering If they can throw man man j hours away like that in only on on day then they arent aren't as har hard pressed as they would have us believe believe so so from now on Im I'm not not noS going to try quite so hard tol make every minute count a resolve when multiplied by oar ar few thousand cases inevitably leads to more man-hours man lot lost lower morale and greater inefficiency jj all around and les less equipment for those who have preceded us overseas M MOne One Who Lost a Nephew on Bataan Because of Too Little Too Lat Late As far as lies within our power pow pow- er we must seek in the next next peace treaty for freedom a and d justice for all races and all pea pe peo pies And I think we should take the lead in encouraging g such movements Alf Alf M. M Lan- Lan don II Ill |