Troy Bryan, believe it or not, has finally done
something to get his name in this news. Troy is
now on vacation in Florida and we won t be able
to tell you folks very much about it this month,
but we will double up on his next month.
Flash! L. V. Neill was seen in H-ville slipping
fi"om alley to alley and back street to back street
with a package under his arm that looked kind
of shady. But when it was all out in the open,
behold it was a set of new seat covers for his
Plymouth Rock. They really look nice too, L. V.
Has anyone got any old fences they want paint
ed? If so we have a modern Tom Sawyer in our
gang. Jim Dalton is his name and he did such a
nice job on his fence you can see it shine from
the High School below his house.
We have a few additions to our Towers. They
are: Ken Hall, David Shepard and Max Ramey,
Welcome to the Towers, boys. Were glad to have
you—and may your stay here be a pleasant one.
Word is going around in the Towers that one
of the No. 1 operators got so wild with his patches
that now he is known as "Wild Bill”. So when
you want to know who "Wild Bill is, ask Pres
ton McCrary. He could probably tell you some
thing about it.
By the time this has gone to press our Super
visor, Bud Pettit, will be lazing it away up in
Clinton, his home town. So here’s hoping you
have the best of luck on your vacation. Bud, and
think of us down here slaving it away on Grave
yard.
That’s about all the news I know so I’ll turn it
over to your other news reporter now and re
member always, SAFETY FIRST!
Jim Silvers is fixing up his A Model. He has
painted it and is putting crome head bolts in the
motor. He said that when he was finished it
would look like it had come from Kress’ 5 and
10-cent store.
Lee McCrary almost has his house finished. He
said that he was aiming on moving in when he
came off Grave Yard but he couldn’t get his win
dows. He said he was going to build a chicken
house. Someone asked him what for, and he
said he was going to raise some pigs in it.
Jim Dalton is taking his vacation in about two
weeks and he said he was going to Florida. Here’s
hoping you have a nice trip, Jim. Just don’t get
sunburned too badly.
'C SHIFT COATING
By ^ p
John Baldwin
and
John D. Smith
Welcome to C. Shift, Ollie Bryson, Jr. We are
glad to have you. You make this shift 100%
G. I. . . . ,
Well Leo Burden did it at last. His little girl
arrived while we were on Graveyard. From all
reports she is doing fine. We will let you know
later how Leo is doing.
Hovey Waldrop’s third girl arrived recently
also. Only three more girls, Hovey, and then a
trip to Bermuda after retirement.
Joe Black gets this year’s prize for the fishiest
fish tale. He says that last year he accidentally
dropped a bottle of hair tonic in Lake Postoll.
Soon all the fish began to grow long beards. The
local fishermen simply sat in their shacks, paint
ed Red & White barber poles at the edge of the
water and hollered "next”.
We wonder what those knots are on Hubert
Batson’s head, and did he have a birthday recent
ly?
Homer Merrell would like to buy a hub cap for
his car. It seems that someone borrowed one of
his. So he took the other three off just to make
all his wheels'look alike.
Paul Patterson is another newcomer to "C”
Shift. His hobby seems to be recruiting men for
the Army. We think he doesn’t want to suffer
alone those two hot weeks in Camp this summer.
Antistatic Polish . . . Just hitting the commercial
market after a couple of years testing is Lustrol
polish. Containing 6% silicones, the emulsion
product is claimed to be useful for cleaning and
polishing glass, furniture, and automobiles. No
abrasives are included in the formulation—which
is plugged for its non lint-collecting, antistatic
electricity qualities.
Vicrtex is a vinly-jused textured material that
can be used for upholstering or wall covering. It
needs no backing or lining, is soft and pliable for
easy contour shaping. It won’t scuff, fray, peel or
crack; has a flame-resistant outer layer; wipes clean
with damp cloth; is practically indestructible.
Mirror specs ... If you’re a bug for reading in
bed, here’s a marvelous new pair of glasses for
you. They’re designed to let you see the book
with your head flat on the pillow. They are won
derful for TV watchers, also. Optically correct,
they fit anyone and can be worn over regular
glasses.
Bronze weather stripping can be applied with
an adhesive instead of nails or screws. Down the
center of the stripping runs a slight bulge of thin
metal which makes tight seal when the door or
window is closed.
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