The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
LETTER FROM A BOY
IN THE SHIPYARDS
Newport News, Va.

AS it has been a good while since
| wrote a letter to The Sun, | will
scratch few lines this morning.
Since / last wrote here has been
many changes taken place. | be-
lieve in my last letter l said l would
like to see where the stars and stripes
were flying in Berlin. / haven't seen
that particular headline yet, but have
seen almost as good. / was in Roam
oke, Va, on my way home when /
got the news that the armistice had
been signed and that the firing would
stop at a. m. on that morning, and
you may easily guess that my trip
was more pleasant than | had ex-
pected and everybody seemed over
ioyed to think that the war was over.
All stores were closed when we got to
Johnson City, and they had a fine
parade there.
| had a fine time while at home
All that was wrong it was just about
a week too short stay. Even missed
the pie supper they were to have at
Oak Dale.
Another change since my last let
ter is that so many Of the boys from
around home have left here; four left
Friday, the 22nd, and ! believe all
of the Greene county boys / know
are going in the next two or three
weeks. They are all anxious to get
something good to eat cooked at
home. See? And | tell you there is
nothing like it, either. But won't
get very lonesome now, don't think,
for / have for a roommate now my
brother and just three rooms back is
another boy that | have been with
more than anybody except my own
people. Frank Mabry is the guy.
He, John and myself sure have some
fine times together, and at night
when / 90 to bed it's almost like
home to have John with me. We
have a picture that hung in our room
at home for about three years hang
ing Just in the same place, seemingly
as it hung at home. But when we go
down the stairs here we don't find
the same faces by any means. Nor
do we hear the call for breakfast,
It seems rather still here today; can't
hear the riveting machines running
in the shipyard. They nave cut out
practically all the Sunday working
and they have cut the hours. We are
only allowed to make AZ hours 9
week now. unless in cases of emer-
gency. and not over 60 hours, no
matter if the yard stops.
There were two destroyers launch
ed here last week, but instead o.
starting more destroyers on the ways
almost the minute they hit the water
| hear that freighters will be built
there. You can't imagine the dlt-
ference here since the war is over
It certainly looks better. The ship
nv uncle is on, instead of taking an
other load of soldiers across, she went
to New York to be loaded with Xmas
presents to take to those who are
over there.
| wonder if it is as gloomy looking
down in East Tennessee this morning
MS it is here. l can stand for any
day to be gloomy better than Sun
day. They are the long days for me-
Hello. Wilbur, Gid, Jake and OTIS.
Guess when you got up from the
breakfast table this morning you
didn't have the little check or didn't
hear some one cal lout, two dogs, one
,heese. two hams, half pie. know
YOU felt like you had been stealing
vour breakfast. Don't you feel
ashamed? To get up and not pay
-bree prices for your breakfast
7uess Wilbur is at Smiths; Otis GO
NO east, Jake going west, and Gid
yoing toward Jockey, but | doubt II
lie goes all the way.
Campbell, Ovid, Ray and Carl have !
,een there so long it's no telling what
direction they are going today.
Gid, you are out of luck. | met
our little glass-eyed- girl with a sol
Iier last night, and your long, tall
Voolworth girl is talking to every
,ody that needs stationery. Of
curse, got this tablet there.
| must close or the editors waste
asket won't hold this. So wishing
a good time, ] am
Respectfully,
JOS. E. BOLTON.
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