The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-12-03

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Axis and Niponse yoke. 1t Is a vel
written story with a punch.
Bill Jones had just graduated from
agricultural college. He was ambitious
to put into action all he had learned
about conservation of soil, better
breeding of cattle, rotating crops, be-
cause his dads farm was in pretty bad
shape When war came, Bill enlisted
in the Army.
Bill went to the Philippines and the
little town where he was billeted was
overrun by horde of Japs. Bill fought
as long as he could and then under
orders, surrendered. They tied his
hands behind him and Jap soldier
started to rape white woman. He
had torn her blouse off when Bill kick
ed him in the belly, and three Japs
waiting their turn rammed their bay
onets into Bills CUTS.
This happened about the time you
were telling the folks at your house
that it was all darned nonsense to
were certainly no diet for soldiers.
Bill Jones is dead.
He was a soda jerker in small town
and when the bands blared and the
flags fluttered, he signed up for the
Navy. They put him on torpedo boat
He learned to wear his hat on the
corner of his head, and to roll when
he walked. Then his boat got into a
scrap down in the South seas. Bill
stood by his gun and laughed as he
fired it, but a shell hit the deck be-
side Bill. When he tried to pull him.
self to his feet, he saw that his, right
arm was in the scuppers five feet away
He reached for his gun with his left
hand, and then things went black The
list of the ship rolled a dead soldier
into the scuppers where his dismem-
bered arm lay. Its extended thumb
touched the tip of his nose, so thai
in death as in life, Bill was thumbine
his nose at the Jap ship that got him
This was just the same day that
you were raising hell because they
were ratiOning gasoline, and for fear
you couldn't drive up to the lake to
go fishing every week end this sum-
mer, you hid four cans of gasoline
in your garage.
Bill Jones is dead.
Bills dad had lot of money, ane
r,:1J I,ie y1lo
bought it for him. Bill was wiki
devil, driving a car out of all reason
and flying a plane the same way, ant
getting drunk too often. But he wa
the first man in his town to reSpont
to the Air Corps call for filters.
Bill got into a dogfght over tn
English Channel. There were six Ger
man planes, but with "Tallyho!" Bill
dived into the bunch of them. He go
two before q third one sent burs
of bullets into his back that almoS
cut him in half but he held onto tn
stick until he rammed the fourth plan
and went down with 1t locked in tn
flaming embrace of death.
This happened about the time you
were beIlyaching and feeling abused
because of the outrageous treatment
given you by the tire rationing board
which would not allow you recaps
for your pleasure car.
Bill is dead.
Bill was a boy who had inclination
for the ministry, but when his ca
came Bill laid aside his Bible and Joir
ed the Marine Corps. Bill wasn't niue
fun around the blanket where the
were shooting craps, and he WASH
co hot at the beer drinking contes
in the jukes, but he earned his SCI
oeant's stripes before they sent n
gang ashore in one Of those new boa
which land through the surf.
The fist full of fighting fools charge
a machine gun nest, and Bill had Ju
taken careful aim and let go with
hand grenade when a machine 81
caught him. -Four bullets hit his hea
h,,t a Marine has four speeds forWal
ond no reverse, and Bill fell towal
the enemy.
That was the afternoon when yo'
were sitting at the golf club with
highball in your hand, telling tn
other three fellows in your foursom
that If income taxes were not re
duced, they were going to kill initia
tive i'm this country.
Bill Jones is dead.
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Bill was a football player who n
good prospects as professional Goa
et a small college. Then came Pei
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