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a-bouts are not out, even one side ■-of the street is darkened- and 'tdiy?? because you-are away and we 'are lonesome for you.'^They might as well go ahead and roll up the streets and , ^^e-walks and axmit your return, for all v/e care. We picture in our minds lots of you guys, with your shirt tails out, out at the ball park, yelling for Snake Henry to clean up Wilson, o» Greenville - cussing Ben Mooney for not beaning some guy, ’cause' "I M UP HERE IF HE STARTS ANYTHING-/* cheering Soup Campbell or Buster Maynard for their dazzling catches, or giv ing Henry Webb hell for hot Coca Colas or burnt peanuts, or Shack in the press box for robbing Solly of a hit. We recall scores of you. up at the swimming pool either "bank-walking’ or on the high board, showing the dear people how Tarzan should do this one. And some of you used to visit the old Farmers Bank when your editor was laboring there, coming in with dad or gran- daddy to get that pay roll (or renew that note),. Yes, we too are missing you, but ,our money is down that you’ faces are now turned- in the other direction, every muscle taut that jaw firmly set, just looking for,the b— d that caused this thing. Well, hurry up and get up with him, "scoffolize him from the records*^ and come on back. VJe’ve got lots of celebra ting to do on the real "D-day”, and brother, we plan to do it in a big way. Write us ofte% for we love,your letters. Cur promise is that your letter will not go unansv/ered, Good luck, fellows. SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA Somewhere in Nex^r Guinea Where the rain is like a curse, Every day is followed By another slightly worse. Your tent^is always muddy. And your clothes are always dam*p, Where shaving is a fortune And where, a nlan feels like a tramp. Somewhere in N%w Guinea 'If^ite vfomen scarcely ;seen, The sky is always cloudy And the grass, is always green. The mountains jut above the clouds Their slopes so very steep, Where there ain’t any whiskey And-^the a.tabrine is cheap. Somewhere in New Guinea The moon isn’t made for Love, The sky is streaked with search- , ‘ ^ lights Spotting Tojo’s planes above. Here the flashes like a comet Show the ack-ack in the night. The Zero, whining dox^^nward, One less tomorrox^r night. .Somewhere .'in Nex\^ Guinea The mail is always late, Christmas' cards in April Are considered up-to-date. , Here we never have a pay ^ " And we never have a cent, / , Wo’d never miss the money ; ■ ■ For we’d never get it spent. Somewhere In New Guinea . Where the rats and lizards play, - A hundred fresh mosquitos Replace every one x/e slay. So take me back to the States. .Where the drug store cowbpys yell, For^ this God Forsaken outpost Is a substitute for Hell, LETTER FROM MARY HOWARD IN SOUTH PACIFIC: This is a busy spot..I feel our work here is by far the most important we have ever done..you have no idea how much x«7e are needed, .there are still many boys that are shy just won’t believe we here..many are really and x/on ’ t wave at you:;.■ but once you wave and smile at them, they almost fall over themselves yelling at you I have a wonderful job and so delighted I got It.1 I work ^with txTO other girls- Doris* Ames and, Jenny Fox The three of _us have our own jeep which we are allow ed to "drive ourselves. We go all over the island visit ing the different outfits and arranging parties for the enlisted men. So far we have been very busy and as the nex'7s of us spreads we will have more thah x^e can handle. vvTien we drive too far out X'je ha,ye some offi cers pick us up here, for we never go anyx^here after dark unless we are in a large group, Yesterday,we visited 'a seabee outfit..had lunch with the boys, even got in the chow line v^ith them then eating x-j-ith them in their* mess hall..x^hich they thot was wonderful..honestly it is wo rt h. ’, al 1 the he at^, du s t mud, rain and discomforts, to see^how much they apprpoi a,te ; us coming and being with them,.. • Rewritten and submitted by: Sgt. Lester Phillips, of Macclesfield.
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