Washington County News | 1942-06-25 | Page 7 | Fortunately Hole in Barrel was Discovered in Time

Fortunately Hole in Barrel Was Discovered in Time . The particular unit in question had taken on a large number of new recruits and some of them were a little raw. During the first rifle inspection, the officer approached ap-proached one of the men, had a look at his rifle, and then called to the N.C.O. in charge. "Look at this man's rifle!" he announced. The sergeant looked down the barrel, swung the rifle around to the recruit, and barked: "Take a look at that rifle, you!" The recruit peered carefully-down carefully-down the barrel, then muttered in a surprised tone: "Well, what do you know. Got a hole clean through it!"