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came just at the right time, his 22nd
birthday, on January 22nd. Hope you
had a happy birthday, John, and many,
many more. Address: John H. Mize,
13035813, APO 920, Care Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calif.
“I am now in North Africa, and find
ing it interesting,” Bill Barton writes
Mr. Wilson. “It is quite different from
any place I ever saw, especially Leaks-
ville.” Bill adds that the people, for
the most part, cannot speak our lan
guage, but are learning it faster than
the boys are learning the native’s lan
guage. Most of the natives are Arabs,
but they are not, apparently, very soci
able. BiU’s address: Carl H. Barton,
34175010, APO 302, Care Postmaster,
New York City.
“I would appreciate it very much,”
James Farmer writes Mr. Wilson, “if
you would be so kind as to send me
The Mill Whistle.” You bet he’s that
kind, James. In-fact, if we didn’t send
you the paper our job would do a dis
appearing act when he found it out. At
that, we are tickled that you want it
and your name goes right on the mail
ing list, to stay. Address: James G.
Farmer, Station Hospital, Ward No.
6, Camp Wheeler, Ga.
You all remember Lawrence L. Clark,
who coached the Leaksville Hi football
team last fall. He writes Mr. Wilson
that he likes the army fine, but it is a
little different from what he expected.
Lawrence, Dot Manley got after us for
not sending you the paper but’we didn’t
know your address until recently. Hope
you are getting it regularly now and
that it helps pass the time. Address
is: Sqdn^ 618, T.S.S., Bks. 957, Truax
Field, Madison, Wis.
“It has been nice working for Mar
shall Field & Co. and I look forward to
the day when I can resume my work
—as soon as we have finished the busi
ness here,” writes Henry P. Adams. He
adds: “It was rather interesting to find
that we are using your blankets here;
over 3000 miles from home.” Sure,
Henry, odr blankets go wherever there
are service men. That’s what makes us
folks back home want to work that
much harder. Address: 3521st Ord.
M.M. Co., Pomona, Ord. District, Pomo
na, Calif.
Victor L. Cumbo has been moved
again. Now it is: 23rd Co., 1st. S.T.R.,
APO 24, Ft. Banning, Ga.
We have an idea that Roy Jones is
something of a “kidder”, especially
when he tells us The Mill Whistle “is
the best paper in the world”. Whew!
Pardon our blushes. Roy writes in to
give us his new address and says
“people don’t realize how news from
home peps us up.” At the time he
wrote it was 25 degrees below zero
THE MILL WHISTLE
March 1, 1943
where he is and snow was 55 inches
deep. But they are warmly clad, he
says. Bet our blankets feel good up
there. His address: Pfc. Roy O. Jones,
34453581, Btry. B, 465th C.A. Btn.,
APO No. Camp McCoy, Wis.
V . . . —
Tom Manuel has
a record that is
unique. This young
ster is 71 years of
age, has worked for
Marshall Field &
Co. for 21 years.
During that time
he has never so
much as received
first aid treatment.
On January 27,
1943 he took his
first dose of medicine. Also asked for
an hour or two off to transact some
business last month—the first time he
has ever done that. He lives across the
Dan River from his work in Blanket
Mill and walks to and from 'work
daily.
V . . . —
Another unique record is that com
piled by John L and Francis Phillips.
To the best of our knowledge this is
the only case of a husband and wife
each working for 25 years without lost
time accidents. During that time Mr.
Phillips has required first aid only
twice, Mrs. Phillips not at all. They
have worked for Marshall Field & Co.
since 1917, with the exception of 15
months which Mr. Phillips spent in the
army during the first World War.
V . . . —
Jimmie Clark, who
was eight years old
on Valentine Day,
is not merely play
ing at being a sol
dier in his natty
little uniform, for
Jimmie is a real
soldier, doing his
part with all his
might by saving
his pennies and
buying War
son of Mr. and Mrs.'
Stamps. He is a
Edgar Clark.
TOOTS
From the General Office
By Howard Sheffield
I have just received another anony
mous note, it reads: “John Powell has
bought a second hand washing machine.
This should make a gooa story.” Maybe
the guy meant that it should make a
clean story. I wonder if someone is try
ing to tell me to get the dirt out of this
column? I think John is Both smart
and lucky to be the possessor of a
washing machine. (If I had the pull in
Washington that he has, I would have
one too). Just consider for a moment
what you pay for the laundry each
week to bust the buttons off your
shirts, etc., chew toes and heels out of
your socks and wear the collars out on
your shirts before you have had a
chance to break them in—it is no won
der, to me, that so many of us are
troubled with high blood pressure. Did
you ever suddenly awake in the'morn
ing and find that you have just fifteen
minutes to dress and get to work? The
mad rush starts, you finally reach the
point in your toilet, where you dive
into your wardrobe for that other shirt
of yours, (which is just as it was when
it left the laundry) you scramble into
it to find that there is no button on the
collar—this is when you would gladly
spend the rest of your life in solitary
confinement just for the chance to kill
your laundry man. If you are lucky
enough to have a wife who will dare
stay in the house while you are using
such language, she may sew a button
on for you. But you will find that the
whole thing has caused your blood pres
sure to rise to such a degree that your
neck has swollen and you will not be
able to button your shirt after all, so
you rush off to work with your shirt
open at the neck. Just what is going
to happen when all clothing is rationed
remains to be seen—my guess is, that
you and I, my fellowmen, will be form
ing a nudist colony because we and the
laundry are going to wear out clothes
faster than our ration books will allow.
Our folks are sure getting air-minded
—Beatrice Jones, in the Payroll Dept.,
is flying the coop and taking a position
with the Fairchild Airplane Corp. of
Burlington, N. C. ^est of luck,
Beatrice!
In my column two weeks ago I gave
Stanley Kramer the credit for coining
a new word (discombobulated). I find
that I haven’t been reading the best
literature. I hope Mr. Snuffy Smith
of the NewNited States Army will
please accept my apologies. There is
so bodacious much to read these days
that I have been missing some of the
best. After reviewing some of Snuf
fy’s works, I have decided that Snuffy
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