The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-07-09
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Notes on Certain Amusing Phenomena
(McAister Coleman batting for Adam Coaldigger)

Dear Boss
Seeing you engine for the time
being thought I'd write you about of the gongson
here at Marha Vineyard Mass when the word about the
arrived
There isn't any electricity part of this little island
from Cape Cop the folks
any radio And the papers York get here
the afternoon and first editions printed early the evening
before by bunch who apparently think eaoin shrdu
place in Russia.
AS old parasite who knows the ways of the
island always tote along battery radio and its sort of
custom for the other neghbos to drop here and
sit around and listen to Elmer Davis and Swing and Katen-
born and the rest of the mcrophonc sooth-sayers
Well wish you that Sunday night crowd
when greeted them with the that Germany had declared
the Sovets There the utility who has a
swanky place the beach mile away shack
both have to live very small island together de-
cded declare state of armed truce following the time
during the Lands (you remember that don't your
paign when threatened knock each others block off,
Being what he is and real human Teller outside of office
hours he couldn't resist telling and then what
low opinion he had of Soviet Russia AS figured that the
Kremln would still stand despite the utility mans disapprova
chief occupant, let that slide and went about my
painting while my visitor smoked my cgares drank coffee
and asked when joined the Communist Party"
On that eventfu Sunday night met him at the door and
said: 81 see you have ally"
SIS Turkey with us?" he asked eagerly-us" meaning the
u. S. and the British Empire
NO said something bigger than that-the UssR."
"You
"That's it, those filthy Reds"
He held his mouth long that whole panzer division
Of island black flies launched bzkreig his exposed
tonss.
"And what's more, continued "your old buddy Winston
Churchill says he going help Russia all he possibly
did Churchill say that? You're kidding you?'
led him the radio where they rebroadcastng that
ppeorgan of imperialism He fell weakly the
couch whence he babbed at intervals My God, my God"
Next to show that leading light of the young
LIBERALS brilliant chap who has been doing pretty WE'LL
by writing pieces the Coming Military Alliance
Stain and Hitler. When told him the news he told not
be silly He said that just yesterday he had sent his article
N Il Used to Be Marxst Myself" to the Womens Fire
ide Chaterbox and that in this piece he had conclusvey
proved that there difference whatever between Hitler
and Stainsm Nevertheless said "they to have
lug one up" At that moment the radio announcing
uous battle along the Bug River The ex-Marxst slid slid
White bunny listening to the approach of rabbteang snake
lie too, muttered to his Maker.
Several New Republicans parked their shiny tommy
nd brass helmets reserved clubhouse for the
Martial impedmena of to about and
in to hear the They looked though Joe Louis
ad been using them for pang partners when they got the
Ill import of what the radio saying D
While out in the kitchen looking some crow which
figured would be appropriate dish that time
lie utility man came up behind me. )
Il suppose you'll change your tune" he said n
You mean about intervention" said. II
"Of course. How go around saying ought o.
keep out of when Socialist Fatherand being ~
vaded?" ~
You know how is, Boss just didn't have the energy to
plain Beside had engine trouble years ago and
doc who quite hardboied about my regimen W
It to get into arguments So just him was his
If and for the Is minutes conversation
~ at all events around the boresome together
When back all the exes of one sort or
other had fixed their They got
inner Weles and the next day from R., both of whom