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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
During Afternoon
Take Turns Sleeping

Cleaned weapons and took turns
sleeping most of the afternoon.
guess we'll have N learn 10 sleep
during the day and stand watch al
night from now on.
The hoys from | company tried
an old Finlsnder trick by stringlng
up empty cartridges and rim cans
10 a line IN the barbed wire 81 in
case the JapS tried 10 cut the wire
il would make lot of noise IN
falling and wed he ready 10 lct
loose with blast from our guns.
Ate hot chow behind the lines
this evening and =, was good after
eating cold canned stew for awhile
Japs specialize n night sneak
fighting. hut they don't like Us 10
fight back so fierCely. So If it'S
n ight fighting they want, that s
what they'll get.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Plenty of Enemy
Seen During Night

They also said the Japs az.
tempted 10 build and dig gun en-
placements right across the river
from uS during the night SO II
wasn't Just a few Japs we saw
during the night il was lot Of
them Dong that work When my
lieutenant gave me the word 70
open fire il wasn't for Just few
laps They are on the run now
so d. means they are just as good
as losers right now.
Wasn't sleepy today 90 We got
a few Of the boys together and
played cards all afternoon in the
gun PIT 10 air raid again today
Had hot chow this evening and
later packed my combat bag
I'm all ready 10 shove of IN the
morning No mail since re-
ceived the first. Hope / get some
soon.
CONTINUED In Tomorrow's Times)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Cease Firing Order
Proves Mystery

A special order was passed down
the line 10 cease firing Al IS in
the morning unless under terrific
fire and no chance TO cease. Rea-
son unknown.
Very little sleep was had by
any one.
Gave the gun and rife an extra
good cleaning this morning, then
had cold canned chow again.
No Japs were seen and no firing
during the day. Slept the rest ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
FONIiOIe DiAry:
Shelled All Night,
Stands By for Attack

EDITORS NOTE-Foxhole Diary is the story By
uounded Detroit marine, Pfc. Breok, 22 Of 900 East
Robinwood orenue, of his three mouths on Gudddconn
Islond-frOn the moment he 1Ccnt ashore the first
day of the attack Aug 1912, until he wos evacuated
ith IOounds Nor /. Pfc. Brejak actually wrote his
diary in GuGdacanots forholes, and IN the dripping
jungle. He Urote II IN small diary book he took from
the body of dead J0pStoytin1 it the day the Jap
left off, Today Pfc Brcijak is in Derots Marine Hos
ptoi recovering from recurrence Of his Gudddlcdno-
contracted malaria
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01

the afternoon and had a hot meal
again.
The second battalion went out
on A dangerous patrol across the
river this evening. We covered
them.
No air raid today, as yet, Hone
We get a chance TO get Few more
Of them tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
By PFC. CHARLES c. BREIJAK, USMC
Copyright, lsi3. hy Tie Dstro.
Installment 3

September t5-After the bombing raid last night and
it got dark big guns and mortars opened fire
again what we think is the Jap position.
rough estimate says there are about 5000 of them
around here
About 1915 the first machine gun laid down bapd of
fire and gunre continued throughout the night Many flares
set off to help spot them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
HUDS0N'S BASEMENT STORE q 3 3
Store Hours Tuesday Through Friday, sA5 s45 Saturday

X X X
WOMEN! Take Paying War Job
In 1896 the number Of 100000 uH be needed for
Tbs does HeceUary factory work but The ent eitfa,
selling teaching, working Iaurde Transportation
MAKE u YORK.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
TODAY'S GAMES
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES
American League

Washington al Boston.
Chicago at Detroit.
81. Louis at Cleveland.
New YorK al Philadelphia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
National League
NEVER EXCEEDED

ST LOUIS. Tin, du -tur 81
3D., hI'sTsir p.ft-t Ha-. o. tt
lst-r .Nr,rsla for higu"-, among
HNtuf er,a'ufte..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
National League

Philadelphia al New York.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Boston AT Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh al St. Louis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
Qualified

Sally ! told him. dad. that YOU
would switch off the lights al /
Dad Wcll2
Sally He sand he'd come back
80
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07
USED TO MAKE CLOTH

NEW YORK-Corn Is now be
my used to make fIbTouS glass
cloth used for bomber brake lin
ingS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-07

e;ulacrihc 10 The CITIZEN.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-10
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Services for Roman Catholics will be held every Sunday, until further notice, in the American Legion hall at 9:45 A. m., and will be conducted by Chaplain Haynes.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-10
At The Churches

Greek Russian Orthodox Church
 Rev. Gregory Gleboff A cordial invitation is extend ed to all members of the church to attend the services.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-10

Jack Coffey passed through Kodiak this week en route to Port Bailey where he will be em- ployed for the summer.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-10
COMMUNITY BAPTIST
 CHURCH


 CHURCH
 Kodiak, Alaska Rev. Gregory s. Morony, Pastor
 Services for
 Sunday April II 10:15 Sunday School. Classes for all ages. 11:15 Morning Worship Sermon: The Peak of Power. 5:30 Fellowship Supper Servicemen & civilians invited 6:30 Christian Youth Fellowship Intermediate, High School and Young Peoples group 7:30 Evening Gospel Hour
 Hymn-sing Sermon: Don't Get Too Close, Unless. Wednesday, 7:30 Vesper Hour Featuring Prayer period and Bible Study on the Trial of Jesus.
 6:30 Church choir Thursday,
 3:3O Junior Choir
 4:30 Children's Choir Friday, 7:15 Boy Scouts PUBLIC READING AND 1 RECREATION ROOM Open: Daily l to g D. m
 Popular magazines, ganes etc In church social room.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-10
PRAISE CHAPEL

Rev. John Marshall Sunday School 10:30 Morning Service 11:30 Evening Service 6:45
 Prayer Meeting
 Wednesday Evening at 500
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-06

Minnelusa Oil-Henderson No. 2
NE NWA NEK 31-5SN- 99W
Rig up.
ohio-Mack oPC 4 No.
Sec. 30-5S-99
Old total depth 1902; plugged back
to 2s70. Drilling 1902.
FOSSIL FIELD-Lincoln County
Harris-Govt. No. /
Sc NWA NWA 23-21N-117W
Drilling 1862.
FRANNIE FTELD-Park County
Continental-N. P. 2 No.
Testing 1850.
GARLAND DOME - Big Horn County
Ohio-Utah- Wiley No. 2
NwA swA 2s-56-97
Testing production 4055.
Ketchersid ct al-Mann No. 1
sW sWA sWA 11-55N-97w
Shut down 625.
GoosEBERRY-Park County
General Petroleum-Govt. No. l
NV SWA NWH 2s-47N- 100W
Shut down for winter. 1891 feet.
HAT CREEK-Niobrara County
H. d. Moore-Berggren No.
NV sen NWA 23-35N-63W
Shut down 1864.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS County
Vermillion johnson & Horton-Govt.
No. 1-CSL NEA NEA 6-12N- cow
Tested 10 Dbl. per day. 1865 feet.
HORN VALLEY - Carbon County
SwartOut-Horn No.
NE NWA SWH 22-22N-78W
Shut down 100.
HORSE CREEK-Laramie County
General Petroleum No. 1916
SW SEA SEA 31-17S-68W
500 bbl., Lakota sand, $3.50.
Whitaker-Fee No. 74-6-P
SW SEA NEA 6-16N-6sW
Completed derrick repairs; fishing
for piece of core barrel, 5,915.
IRON CREEK-Natrona County
Wikler-Govt. No. l
CIVIL NwA NEA 14-32N-S2w
Installing pump, 221.
JEWELL sPRNGs-Platte County
Glenby Exploration No.
NE sen NEA 1s-3ON-67W
Drilling 1910.
KIRBY CREEK-Hot Springs County
Hamburg No. 1
SW SWH sWA Tract A, Sec 16-
4SN- 92W. Add. Ala.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-06

Texaco-Ora Sonners No. 8
NE swA NEA 3O-51N-1OOw
Drilling 3109.
Ohio oil-wilson A No. 4
NV swH NWA 4-5O-1OOW
Spudding First repOrt).
Yale Petroleum-Hancock No.
NV NEA NEA 5-50N-100W
Testing production 3402.
PILOT BUTTE-Freemont County
British-American Tribal I'D" No. /
CW15 SWA NWA 15-SN-1W
Drilling 524s.
British-American-J Enos No.
NEA NWA 22-3N-1W
Drilling Total depth 674. Cleaning
out after shot sand, 643-671.
PEDRo-Weston County
Bing-Jackson No. 2
NV NWA NWA 6-45N-62W
Shut down SIS.
SEGMENT DIsT.-Natrona County
Lakota Oil & Gas No.
G NWA 4-36N -s1w
Drilling $500.
sHERRARD DOME Carbon County
Sinclair Wyoming King No.
Sc NEANE15 31-25N-
Rig First report).
SPRING CREEK FrELD-Freemont
County
Hintze No. l
Sc NWA NWA 7-2SN- 92W
Plugged back to 1l1S:
Gun perforated 1090-1110
Showed water.
STEAMBOAT BUTTE-Freemont Go.
Observation-Disclosures OIL,
NE NWH NWA 5-3N-1W
Moving out burned equipment, 4182.
SULPHUR CREEK-Uinta County
Wyoming Utah Assoc. No. 1
Sc SEA sWA 14-13N-119w
Drilling 663.
WERTz FIELD-Carbon County
Sinclair Wyoming Wertz I'D"
E15 NWH 1-26N cow
saltwater county,
Drilling 4704.
WEST MULE -NiObrara 90.
Fall River R & P Co. No. 81
CSL SEA SEA 35-4ON-61W
Shut down 2731.
WYOMING AUTHORIZATIONS 90.
p M. P. Inc.-State No. /
NE Cor. Lot 1, Sec. 36-25N-115W
Drilling 1886.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-06
FREMONT COUNTY WILDCAT SHOWS OIL

KIRBY CREEK - Hot Springs County
Shot ct al-Daly-state No.
sW sWA NWA 16-4SN-92W
Suspended 425.
LANCE CREEK-Niobrara County
Continental Rodeo / No.
Sc SWA sen 27-36N-65w
Rig First report).
COntinental-Apex No. z
NV NwA Nw1l 35-36N-65w ?
Drilling $780,
LOST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES County
Sinclair Wyoming No. 103
NV NEA sWH 11-26N-90W
Moving in tools.
MCCULLOUGH PEAKs-Park County
Trigood Oil-Wilson No.
NV NEA NWH 2s-54N- 1OOw
Drilling 732 First report).
MooRECRoFT FIELD - Creek Co.
Continental COItharp No.
C NEA swA 1s-51N- 66W
Completion; show nitrogen gas; add.
1910.
MUsH CREEK-weston County
Western Oil Trust No.
C NWA SEX 24-44N- CIV
Drilling 1910.
NORTH LABARGE- sublette County
wasatch ofl-Govt. No. d.
SW SEA SEA s-27N-113W
Drilling 500.
NoTCHEs DohE-Natrona County
Trigood Oil-Govt. No.
NE NWH NWH 1O-37N-S5W
Drilling 2918.
OREGON BAsN-Park County
Husky Ref. Rousseau No.
NV NEA sW14 33-51N-1OOW
Drilling HOO First report).
Ohio-Custer Petroleum No. g.
NE NWA SWA 32-52-100
Waiting on cement; 51a -ineh at 3467;
total depth $500.
Ohio oil-Custer Petroleum No. 6
NE NEA SEA 31-52N-1OOw
Drilling 27ss.
Ohio oil-Lsvendar oPC No. 8
NV SWA SEX 30-51N-1OOW
Testing production 4077.
ohio-Baston A No. p
NV SWA NEK 5-5O-1OO
Waiting on rotary tools ISL.
Ohio oil-Baston A No. 8
NV SEA NWA 5-50N- 10OW
Moving in rotary tools.
Ohio oil-Baston A No.
NV SEA NEA 5-50N-100W
Waiting on rotary tools, 1872.
Yale Petroleum-Govt. Tract / No.
NE SEX seq 32-52N- 1OOw
Rotary rig.
Ohio oil-sonners Acct. 2 No. 8
c NEA SEA s-51N-100W
Testing production $500.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-06
Oil Shouting Reported in Top
Of Dakota Sand in Steamboat
Butte Wildcat in Wyoming

o $ n o n
in Fremon county
at
Of including of of
The oI gravity andb
equipment being equipment
oblv
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-02-06

Zoe moved IN as quickly as possible.
Steamboat Butte is on the same line
of folding as Pilot Butte field, brought
in by British-American in its joint
operation with Superior Oil Co. A
shallow test on Pilot Butte is now
cleaning out and testing after shooting
a shallow sand at 643-671 feet, with
nitro glyeerin. The presence of oil in
this sand was noted in the several deep
wells on Pilot Butte. Total depth of
the shallow test is GA feet
Drilling has been halted in many
places, especially in northern Wyoming,
by the storm but several wells are ac-
tive. On Horse Creek, Laramie county,
General Petroleum has completed re-
building derrick blown by the storm
and is now fishing for lost piece
of core barrel at 5915 feet. The well
was near completion when the storm
struck
Following are current reports of ac-
tive operations:
AIRPORT Decentralization Co.
Royal On-Midert No. l
Sw SWA SwA 26-35N-SOW
Drilling 1886.
BADGER BAsN-Park County
Resolute On-Govt No.
C NEA NWA 17-57N- 1O1W
shut down SOLO.
BEAVER DoME-Weston County
Brorby No. l
NV NEA NWA 13-44N-62W
Drilling 3547.
BIG PREY- sublette County
Howell No. !
c SwA swA 27-3ON-113W
Shut down 246s
Howell No. .
NV NEA SEA 32-30N-1l2W
Abandoned $780,
Wyoming Petroleum Corp. No.
NV NEA NWA 3-29N-113W
Shut down 1868.
BONANZA ANTICLRE - Big Horn
County
Carl Merz-Menger No. /
NE NEA SEA 22-49N-91W
Shut down 535.
BYRON FIELD-Big Horn County
Ohio Mishler Badger NO L
Lot ia. 56-97W
Drilling 1891.
BUNKER HILL-Carbon County
Superior Oil-Brimmer No.
CIVIL NWA NEA 32-27N- SOW
Shut down for winter 1918.
DEWEY DIsTRICT-weston County
W. H. Connor-State No. l
NV SWA NEA 36-42N-61W
Drilling $500.
EAST ROCK RIvER-Albany County
Fuerst Oil Dev.-Bawlby No. l
NWA SEA 2s-21-76W
Drilling 600.
ELK BASIN FIELD-Park County
Minnelusa Oil-Henderson No. l
NE NEA NEA 31-5SN- 99W
Producing 1900 bbl
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Id Rather Be Rioht-

Officers, which has asked the Ger
man Army and people to rebel. He
relates to the New York Herald
Tribune that he has found Lutheran
minister and Catholic priest, Junker
officer and tank regiment command
er, all joined in this enterprise, un-
der Russian auspices. A benefcient
epidemic of unity seems to be loose
in the world, and to be struggling to
find organizatiOnal form.
Surely it ought to be no harder
for Hull and Molotov, Molotov and
Eden to come together than it has
been for some of those lesser persons.
What are we afraid of? That we
might lose our character?
But Il think have said this often
before) We in America and England
seemed most to have lost our ma
tlonal characters in those Munich
days when we were afraid of unity
Our pulses were fast then, our
breathing feverish. We had a dis
concerning tendency to jump at a
noise and empty our pockets.
We have adventured in unity for
about two years now, and look at us
Our checks are firm again, our
muscle-tone is better, and we often
sleep right through the night. On
the whole, fear of unity seems to be
worse for character than willingness
to take a chance on it.
No Pill Will Help Them Now.
I would bet that the Spaniards
who have joined in new anti
Franco unity are happier Spaniards
than the Spaniards who write edito-
rialS denouncing them for doing so.
Happier, and healthier What hurts
the heads of Falangist editors, no
aspirin will ever cure.
In all the countries I have named,
men have tried to build organiza-
tions around their fears, to erect in
stltutions upon their fears, to invent
civilizations based on fears. This is
the fight between fear and hope,
and that is the issue in the forth
coming Hull-MolOtov- Eden confer
ence. Can they strike hands to-
gether, like businessman. priest and
patriot in a Nazi- held village?
There should be more of this note
Of JOY in our discussions of this
forthcoming meeting, interspersed
somewhere among the long, anxious
inquiries concerning the precise To-
cation Of the Lithuanian border.
Men are coming together all over
Europe, even under peril of death.
Need we, who are entirely free to do
so, approach the same event in quite
so much Of a here comes -the-castor-
oil spirit?
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Elmer Davis Praises
Business Aid in War
Through Advertising
BY The ASsociated Frcs


NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Elmer Davis.
OWL director, said yesterday civilian
cnange-OVer to wartime standards
would be impossible without the CO.
operation extended by American
business through its paid advertis-
ing.
Addressing the War Advertising
Council, Mr.. Davis said:
Up until the time the various
Government war programs were
consolidated, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
were being eXhorted to do too many
Things at once, in too little time.
by too many agencies. The Smiths
are not only doing what is expected
Of them today, but doing it with
minimum of confusion"
He described the campaign
which resulted in an over-subscrip-
ton Of the Third War Loan. millions
OF Victory gardens and participation
IN Government conservation. salvage
and manpoWer programs. as 'one of
the most effective examples of close
cooperation between Government
and business in our entire history"
The Owl director measured the
extent of business cooperation bv
stating that advertising contributed
to Government programs is at a
rate Of at least 100000 a year.
contrasted with the present s2,OOO,-
900 a year budget on which the do
mestic office of the Owl is oper-
ating
Unless I am mistaken. that sum
which Congress has granted to tell
the American people about the prog
ress of the war, is about one-eighth
OF what Proctor & Gamble spend
to inform people of America about
ivory SOAP" he said.
Evening star., 1943-10-09
Citizens Ask Action
On School Crowdinu
In Bradbury Heights

Doubling up of classes and the
placing Of some classes of a half
day schedule at the new Adelaide
Davis Elementary School caused
considerable discussion at the meet
ing of the Bradbury Heights Citi-
zens' Association last night.
Earl w. Weimer, chairman of the
Bradbury Heights Committee on
Schools, said that the first, second
and third grade students were now
attending school only three hours
a day.
Henry Austin, president of the
association, said that funds were
available to build an eight-room
elementary school, but before any
action was taken on the construc-
tion of the building priorities we're
placed on materials and the plan
had to be disbanded.
Mr.. WeiEler stated that the in
crease in building construction in
their section would offer further
problems in the school situation.
There are now 200 family units
ready for occupancy or under con-
struction, he said, and survey
showed that this would mean an
approximate increase of 1888 chill
dren of elementary school age.
Adelbert w. Lee, member of the
Board Of Education, said he felt
it was essential that the association
gather all factual data available be-
fore submitting any request to the
School Board, which in turn will re-
quest Lanham Act funds for the
schools construction.
A resolution was passed to re-
quest the Police Department to fur
nish rope with appropriate signs,
or signs by themselves, to block off
Forty-fourth and Forty fifth streets
at the alley just before Hannah
place, during school recess periods.
The meeting, held at the Bradbury
M. E. Church, 1927 Bowen road Sc,
was presided over by Mr.. Austin.
Evening star., 1943-10-09

of the Senate Military Affairs
Committee. These reports should
be studied in conjunction.
The Senators who toured the
battle fronts, in secret session of
the Senate and out, have told
their colleagues what they be-
lieve should be done to improve
the war effort-and also to safe
guard American interests both
now and in the postwar period.
The group is made up of three
Democrats and two Republicans,
Senators Russell of Georgia,
Mead of New York and Chandler
of Kentucky, Democrats, and
Senators Lodge of Massachu-
setts and Brewster of Maine. Re-
publlcanS. In the main these
Senators are agreed in their rec
concentrations, which immedi-
ately robs these recommendations
of partisan political bias.
Shipping Studied.
The report of the War Mobo-
lization Subcommittee headed by
Senator Kilgore of West Vir-
ginia, Democrat, deals with the
shipping resources of the United
Nations, particularly those of the
United States. 1t recognizes that
shipping is the vital need of the
United Nations to carry the war
to the Axis powers and to win 4.
In great detail it sets forth Ship
ping needs for an all-out often
Slve, which eventually must de-
Velop.
The picture which the sub
committee presents is strongly
encouraging. 1t points out that
"a sharp cut in submarine sink
lngS, added to the record break
ing output Of new ships, puts at
our command 100000 more tons
Of shipping than entered into our
military planning for l943. Three
million tons of shipping means,
in year, 100000 tons of cargo,
enough to equip a million and a
half more troops in the European
theater. The collapse of Italy
probably will add another half
million tons, possibly even more"
In the opinion of the subcom-
mittce this Windfall Of shipping
should be used entirely for mill
tary purposes and not dissipated
on peaCetime commerce. The
first year Of the war, a lack of
essential shipping for the Ameri-
can forces slowed up the war.
Today in the American merchant
fleet alone there is more than
100000 tons of dry cargo ships,
in addition TO the large number
OF tankers and other auxiliary
vessels. Further, the total ton
mage available to the Allied
Nations is over 5O,O00,O00. The
committee holds that this being
the case it is now possible to con-
Evening star., 1943-10-09
YuIe Greetings
In War Stamps
Urged by Group

Federal Manpower Commissioner
Paul V. McNutt is one of several
Government officials who are re-
ported to have expressed approval
of new plan to shorten the length
of the present war"-by banning the
exchange of Yuletide messages.
The proposal has been sponsored
by group of employees of the Public
Health Service, headed by Lester j.
Marier as chairman of the Com
mittee for the Conservation of Man.
power and Vital Materials and for
the Promotion of the Sale of War
Bonds and Stamps by the Elimina-
ton of Christmas Greeting Cards for
the Duration of the War"
Among the expected benefits of the
plan, Mr.. Marier estimated savings
of $40,000,000 in Government SAL
aries, 2O0,O00,00O man hours of labor,
thousands of barrels of gasoline and
oil and hundreds Of tons of printers
ink
Evening star., 1943-10-09

first. Then I realized that my fears
of having to give up smoking were
foolish. I remembered my child.
hood days when I was one Of the
| finest little smokers in south Geor-
| gia, despite the fact that I never
owned any tobacco. Tobacco was
strictly forbidden by the parents Of
| the children I knew, and, besides,
we didn't have any money to buy
| it with even If any one would have
sold it to us.
But the lack of tobacco didn't
stop us from smoking. Like so many
little barefoot chimneys we gathered
behind barns, under houses and
out in the woods, to puff away at an
astounding assortment of things
which we had decided were smok-
able. Our No smoke was what
We called rabbit tobacco, a grayish
weed that lent itself nicely to being
rolled in brown wrapping paper
shredded up. 1t made very decent
smoke in an acorn pipe. The hours
We used to spend roofing around
under oak trees in search Of great
big acorns to hollow out for pipes!
Right behind rabbit tobacco as a
favorite smoke in our set came corn
silk. The season on this delectable
corn silk was shorter than on rabbit
! toba eco, SO We smoked it furiously
as long as it lasted. When we
couldn't procure either of these de-
I lightful "tobaccos" we turned to
more proSaic things, such as coffee
and tea. I have often heard my
mother express surprise at how
much coffee the family was using.
she not being aware that her three
sons used at least half a pound a
week mastering the blowing Of
smoke rings, inhaling and blowing
/ smoke through their noses.
| 1t was my Oldest brother who
CHANGED on the most exotic smoke
that ever burned the roof of a
| child's mouth. We had a big, brown
wicker chair on the front porch and
one day he broke bit of it off and
lit it. To his delight it drew Smoke
/ went into his mouth and he blew
| out big puff of it. He let us in on
/ the secret and from that day on the
/ chair was doomed. That chair was
like having a United Cigar store on
the front porch. You can guess what
finally happened.
A stout friend of the family paid
call one day and threw himself into
the rocker. The rocker gave way,
We having smoked up its founda-
tions. 1t was moved into the storage
room where we boys finished it off.
/ There is no smoke quite like var
/ nished wicker. The flavor one gets
as the varnish sizzles is almost I'M
believable. 1t is quite bit like the
one you get from smoking grapevine.
| But, after you get accustomed to
that added something-that varnish
| taste-grapevine seems mild and in
| sipid
Some of the more tomboyish girls
in the neighborhood used to smoke
with US, and their favorite was dried
pine needles wrapped in blotting
paper and held together by a rubber
band. This combination gave of
a pleasant woodsy odor until the
rubber band was reached.
So If cigarette shortage does
come, I will not be unprepared. III
! just go to furniture store and order
a mild, SLOW burning wicker settee.
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