Smyrna times., 1943-11-04
England
"Fightin- n-Bitin'

England
"Fightin-Bitin
Hello, Dribbles & Co.:
Here it is, the first of Autumn
and 1 can happily look forward tc
another pleasant Winter in Eng
land.-Hummm!
Well, l guess the best news l can
send you from this department is
my meeting with two buddies from
Smyrna-"Pete" Stats and Lee
Slaughter.
I had a furlough the first week
in August, so Lee and I arranged
a meeting at the Columbia Club in
London. He came in for a week.
end, and we enjoyed two days talk
ing over old times and what we
hope to do once we come marching
home again. Lee was in the best
of health, really looked nifty in his
uniform, and is still the lady killer
he always was-the difference be-
ing he has not practiced at it much
since he became engaged to my
neighbor, Edna Boyer, before ship
ping out. This no doubt you al
ready know. Take it from me, Lee
rally is being true-blue boy to his
lady love while he is away. He
should get blue ribbon for his ex-
cellent behavior. Like me, he's
just living for the day when we can
get this war over and return home
to settle down to nice little fire.
side and all that goes with it, in
cluding a couple of bottles of Coco
Cola in the ice box.
After couple of weeks of get
ting our plans ironed out via the
A. P. 0. system, Pete Stats and
I held a two-day reunion in Lon
don. This occurred the second
weekend this month. Pete, too,
looks fine, even though he has lost
just a little weight. And, since he
is not tied UP to any gal in par
ticular, we didn't have to be as
cautious as Lee and were. Just
couple of G.. /. wolves on the
prowl, that was us. When we had
the time, we'd go through the u.s.
nal exchange of "barbershop Stra-
tegg' together concerning the
war, but doubt very much if GEN
erals Eisenhower, or Macarthur,
would be much interested in what
conclusions we drew.
Last week I received a letter
from Bill Hutchison. He's all out
for a meeting in the near future.
I wrote back and suggested Not
tngham as the place. So right
now | am waiting for his reply.
I'm not sure that Pete can make
it, or if we would be lucky enough
to get Lee to join us, along with
Fletch Truax and Millard Passwat-
ers. If it were possible to get all
these boys tobether, we could have
a regular Smyrna reunion. That
would be something for the records,
wouldn't it?
l wrote you last year about
Hutch and I meeting at Wendover,
Utah and mentioned facts con-
corning our escapades together
that occurred during the week be-
fore I left. Well, guess 1 can
look forward to repeat perform
ance this year.
No doubt, before long, there will
be quite a few of the local lads
stationed here in England, so all
We'll need will be carload of
Smyrna gals. See if you can't
send us some real soon, won't you?
All tied up in pink ribbon, etc.
So much for the "hot news"
from here.
I've noted with great interest the
news from home gathered from
The Smyrna Times and from let
ters from friends, especially such
choice items as the engagement of
Jack Ripper Gooding to Doris
Moore, the engagement of Nancy
Fox to Harold Haines, former band
leader, the reports from Howard
Lewis from North Africa, bits
about the -Four Sour Notes." Lay
ton Mabrey's tales of the Para
a
troopers, Frank Ross being pro-
moted to Major, Charlotte Everett |
training to be nurse Il see I'll /
nave to get sickD and Frannie
Ann Davis doing the same Il said
I'd have to get sick, didn't I?)-l-
John Talbot being raised to the