Show 6 y YU THE PAPERS OF PRIVATE TURKEY PURKEY Dear Ma I am inclosing a clipping witch lift since the biggest has gave me I was drafted It is from Camp Stewart down in inc Georgia and it c n says that tha t a colonel colonel colo cob nel named Ralph Tobin of the C Co Coast o a s t Art Artillery came out against potato pealing inthe in inthe in l the army He said he didn't think a soldier should ever wash a dish neither as both take time that could be used in learning I how to fight Well this man Tobin I is my choice for top general in the U. U S. S A. A If this clipping gets read much he will be the hero of the army in no time This colonel says the German army used a separate organization of kitchen workers to peel and wash dishes and ma that is the key to the way them Nazis fight I gess With a guaranty that they wont won't never never have to do no work as kitchen canaries no wonder there morale is so good He gave a hint that the American army wood organize a trained division of kitchen kitch kitch- en help soon and I hope he is right It wood improve the spirit of the whole army and me so much that you wood never no we was the same fellows I do not no if there is anything except talk behind this idea but I wish you would mention it in your prayers every night as s I am sure the army wood be in better shape to win a war if it could get potatoes dishes cooking and general housework housework housework house house- work off its mind I II I also wish ma that the army wood 1 organize a division of street cleaners clean clean- ers and bath room attendants two on account of that thatis is no work for a soldier neither Itis It Itis Itis is awful hard for forme forme forme me to feel like a per cent fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing man when I Iam Iam o am walking up and down a camp spearing old papers and picking up general rubbish And I certainly do donot donot donot not feel like no important cog in the arsenal of the democrats when I Iam Iam Iam am in a scrub bucket brigade in themen's the themen's mens men's room I They call this fatigue duty in the army and the man who first thought up this name for it had a great sense sense of word values It fatigues me to even think of army house house- work I do not get half so tired on onan onan onan an all day hike as I do just thinking of peeling another barrel of or washing dishes If I was not a private I wood write a letter to Colonel Tobin saying heis heis he heis is the first smart general the army ever had and that I was for him for President Secretary of War and the hero of the next Sergeant t York picture but it might get me into trouble like most of my letters do I wish you and pop wood write him and get all the neighbors to do it Believe me it has puzzled me how the could take all those lines and forts so quick but the hole secret is out They could concentrate on it instead of on potato peeling Well Vell this will half to be all for now now Lots of love Oscar PS Could Could you find out the address address ad ad- dress of Myrtle Atwood for me GOOD-BY GOOD FOREVER Vacation friendships warm the heartSo heart heartSo So much that when you come to part With people you have known a da day Be sure to look us up you say And they in turn insist that you Look them up when youre you're passing through They wring your hand and you wring theirs No other partings parting's pang compares So great your joy in having met them Its It's strange how soon you can forget them Richard Armour SONG FOR A GAS SHORTAGE Just a song for twilight When the gas gas gas' is low Fill your tank to brimful As you watch it flow Though your tank be heavy With a heart that's light Comes the call at sunset Fill er er up tonight Milton Mohr A ALL RIOT ALONG THE POTOMAC Hi There Hi-There There was a serious accident in in loads Washington yesterday Six busloads bus bus- of eastbound co collided col cob bided with four buses full of bound westbound westbound west west- federal administrators Six trucks carrying defense program lowing priorities fixers etc following fol fol- the crashed into eastbound the buses the then wreckage believed It is the defense be program will greatly speeded up due crash t to o the K L. L M. M 0 |