The Coolidge examiner., 1942-12-18

dragging on its tortuous way. If
only We could get a lift of about
three times the help, we now
have. we could get picked out and
Get started on new season.
That's Il: the old story OF the Far
mer. clear away the old and start
the new crop. always the hope
eternal Of the tiller OF the soil
The weather all through the
picking season has been wonder
full. just one rain only. the nights
are dry aud the cotton is ready
10 pick at daybreak, its been said
that Providence protects infants
and drinks. but this fall kindly
Providence must have noticed us
cotton growers and put us on her
list alongside the infants and
drunks.
Remember Joe Beasley. how
hard IL was TO keep him out of
the cotton patch on damp morn
ings. Well Joe missed the crop.
He Is up In the Aleutians. trying
10 pick off a crop Of Japs, Hope
ne gets his share and that they
are plenty damp too. likewise Joe
not wishing Joe any harm. OF
course.
Remember when you were
drafted, how you hated TO be
among the first to go and see
others get deferrment. How you
felt like as II misery loves com
pany", and that some OF the
slackers should 20 also. Well
some OF them still are making II
ssselCs- .sx'' stM La .ho esle Ascp
port of his aged parents. He re
Gently got married. and OF course
his old man Is working Just as
hard as ever he did. and as one
sailor boys mother told me. still
collecting his rents as usual The
few other slackers you mentioned
are still Stacking, and 1t looks as
IL the new agricultural deferment
will keep them out completely. so
there YOU and the rest OF you are.
in with Honor. and they are out,
with Dishonor.
/ saw Donny Chesley on the
street the other day He sure
looks fine. Had little furlough,
just prior to an appointment with
Eisenhower Anderson, Patton.
and Cunningham. and the rest OF
the goodly company that are
pouring into the huge drifting
dust cloud that is Rommel Also
home recently was Jack Rowe
He is In the ground crew of the
air force, and a Sergeant to boot.
and you should see the crease in
his pants. knock your eye out for
sure. However. | expect you are
rather keen on a slick crease
yourself. Returning TO Jack
Rowe's crease. it's far cry from
the tight Lewis he used TO wear.
And young Beauchamp never
found the furlough formula that
he asked about once in the Exam
iner. Never saw him around town
after | read that in the paper
Nearly all women now in the
bank. Sam Langford sits loung.
ingly at his desk and surveys his
lady assistants and they are do
ing a fine job at that. Mrs. Cliff
Clements il the latest at the bank,
right up in the money part.
usually get the picking money
from her as she is the only pay
ing teller who ever counted the
money out at the right speed for
me to count in unison.
At the Safeway they have a
printed card calling for applicants
for the many jobs open with their
concern.
Although not rationed yet, meat
is very scarce. 1t is thought that
with rationing control supplies
will be easier and we will. at
least, get our share which is
fair enough. But there is plenty
of fish in the stores and ii is very
good | remember when | was a
kid. my parents, probably to justi-
~ the huge doses of fish in my
young life. used to tell me that
fish was brain food and that l
would grow up to be a wise man.
Well this time the brain food" is
coming just a little late in my life
to do much good, but / enjoy it
greatly and hope that Leon Hen
derson don't read this.