Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-09-17
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FROM
Our Boys in Service
by
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Bar Harbor, Maine

American Legion Auxiliary.
Bar Harbor, Maine
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Well! I've finally settled down
in my new surroundings to the
point where I can find a few spare
minutes to catch up on my cor
respondence.
/ don't know how beautiful the
scenery appears to most of the
Boys. at the many different points
where they are stationed, but if you
were to ask me, 1 sure would put
Maine up against any of them.
From our present location" we
have an excellent view of the At
Iantic Ocean, edged by its rock
bound coast line. Close by are the
mountains, their slopes covered by
thousands of growing spruce trees.
To the rear of our location" is a
lake, while on either side one can
look down upon separate bays. To
top it off just right, to nearby wat
ers are studded with numerous
islands. Mere words simply can
not begin to adequately describe
the beauty of the scenery in this
part of the country. Then too, the
Cadillac Mountains, where we are
located, has long and thrilling bit
of history. These mountains have
such outstanding traditions that for
years they have been visited by
nearly every tourist passing
through this section of the state.
There is only one road leading up
the side of Cadillac Mountain, and
it can only be travelled about half
way up to the summit by the pub
lie. The upper half of the noun
tain is Military Reservation. no
civilians allowed.
Most of the land around here was
purchased by John D. Rockefeller.
He turned this land over to the
Government, and they built what is
now called the Arcadia National
Park. The construction of the road
leading up this mountain alone cost
100000. In some places the con-
tractors found it necessary to blast
their way through many feet of
solid rock.
Wild game is very plentiful in
these parts. Only this morning l
saw three deer along the road.
They were quite tame, and if had
a camera along with me at the
time, I could have taken swell
picture. The abundance of wild
life is no doubt due to the fact
that, this being a National Park,
no hunting is allowed. Wild game
multiplies rapidly in such sur
roundings.
From the vantage point where I
am writing this letter, l can look
down in the valley, there seemingly
at my very feet is Bar Harbor.
This is the small town where we
spend our evenings off duty. / am
allowed three evenings a week.
Army trucks take us down to town
at seven o'clock, and bring us back
at eleven-thirty. Bar Harbor has a
movie and a bowling alley, which
attracts most of the fellows. Since
we are a small contingent of troops,
and Bar Harbor is a small town,
it is quite easy to become friendly
with the folk. AS soon as the
townspeople learn to know your
name, it is "your town." They
really treat us swell up here. To-
night they are giving dance at
one of the hotels. The proceeds
from this dance will be used to give
other dances for the soldiers, dur
ing the Winter months.
There is an Odd Fellows Lodge
in Bar Harbor, and I've already
been invited to attend their meet
ings. This I plan to do whenever
/ am off duty on their meeting
nights. The Odd Fellows have a
beautiful new Lodge Hall, which
reminds me very much of our own
back in Smyrna, except for the fact
that the one up here is little
larger.
Folks around here have a defin-
lite accent and enjoy hearing them
talk. They speak perfect English
and pronounce their words very
distinctly.
AS far as the Army work is con-
cerned, all I can say is that I am
on active duty now. The food is
swell. and all Won want of il. The