A "nev; frjnfc*' has been opened in Fred Richar*cls store arouncl the stove-
Doc* and Grand pa (Horace) I'auney have Hu^j’h V/ailace^ Flay cjid Garland
Richards surrounded ivifch a pincers novencnt on their suuth flank. Grandpa
end Doc usinr; tobacco juice as their best and onl;^" Vi/eapon, can naake a fly
surrender at th.irty paces - of course Fred is a3.vjays brinjin^j up the rear
T/dth ’fresh amunition’ -*1*11 let y >u l-cno7J \7hcn the Ariiistice is si^jned.
Speaking of v;ar, a bunch of fellors’ were discussin£r v/ar, flood, fai'-iine,
wine, vjor.ien and so on, ad infii'iitur.i, when one old cwd^or cane forth with
these few ch>jice v/ords ^/f v;isdon - (quote)"The^'o has never been a co.lai'.iity
in all our history but ;vhat a v/ocan v;asn't behind it all they ain^t a
thinj but trouble-jlakors - just take for inst.ance that ’air vjell-knovm Pearl
Harbor” ~ (unquote)
Ned viTiLliais, Dwirhb Lee, Kerschel (Dib) Hord and. 'iillard Blanton are
in the Arriy novj, they entered service, Decci.iber 26bh and are stationed at
various canips, as you can see by the Service Flag, Edxlie ITeaso, Andy (Boyce)
Pritchard and Jirx-y Carter leave for the i'xTDy January l6. We can’t help but
wonder who’ll nanicure Bidie’s nails - sone ’nice sweet SARGE, perhaps,
aro having all Idjids uf shortar;es novj - Eggs are so scarce you can’t
look a hen straight in the eye without her blushing;’ for shar.ie - poor little
babies are wearing ’galluses’ due to no available safety-pins and thus it
goes - shortages .^f this-n-that and being good ole dyed-in-the-wool Ar.iericans
we gripe to High Heaven about it, v/hen all the tine, v/c would gladly give our
all for you ^iiys, who a re fighting for us - we don’t say iiuch for fear of
oi:.barrassing you - but you know wo are night proud of each of you.
Bye for this tine, see you next nonth rjid thanks for "listening. ”*
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Lieut0 U.F. (Bill) Eaker, son of 2Ir, and lirs, John F. Eaker left
Dece/.iber 31st for Harvard University, Best n, to take a special course of
training, after which he will be assigned to sone idlitary post as Chaplain, '
Bill, as you a.ll know, is a .-TTaduare .^f Duke University and the Duke School
of Religion, and for the past several years has been pastor of the Crouse
charge. Bill volunteered for service several nonths ago, but was granted
a defernent, until a parsonage under construeti.^n at Crouse was coupleted.
Ilrs, Eaker, who is corjiected with the Lincoln Welfare Departj:ient, will con
tinue her v;ork there, until Bill conpletes his course and is assigned to
sc>no post, at which tL’ie she will jvdn hin,
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”Go to church, wherever you are"