Smyrna times., 1943-11-11

more about you one of these days
before very long, so until then
here's wishing you the best of luck
in your pre-fiight schooling course
Great going, young fellow. Drib-
bles is pulling for you.
Camp Pickett, Virginia
Dear Dribbles:
I am sorry that I did not write
to you before tbs. I hope that you
are not disappointed. And the
same goes for my not having STOP
ped in to see you when 1 was back
home on a furlough a short while
back. Part of this was due to the
hurry and extra doings attached to
my getting married. So, if you'll
forgive me, I'll try and do better
in the future.
1t seems as though I've been in
North Carolina SO long that I was
beginning to believe that 1 was
going to stay there until this war
was over. Well, this was not true,
for here 1 am in Camp Pickett,
Virginia. 1t is real nice here.
1 still read The Smyrna Times
and the letters that the Boys write
in to you. They make very inter-
esting reading. 1t appears that the
Boys on the other side are sure do
ing a mighty good job.
I was home from October 5th to
the 18th, during which time I
really did enjoy myself a lot.
Frankly, there is not much more
that I can tell you at this time.
Please tell all my friends that I
have been asking about them-the
same applies to your good wife and
son.
Yours very truly,
Fred
Sgt. Frederick ]. Burke
A. S. N. 32359653
Bty B, 445th A. A. A. Bn.
Camp Pickett, Virginia
Well Well! WE'LL Sergeant and
married all within a seemingly
short period. No wonder, Burke,
you did not have a moment to
spare for one of your older friends.
So, under the circumstances, Drib-
bles will not only forgive you, but
will extend his most hearty con-
gratulations to both you and the
new Mrs Burke-(fine lady 1 say.)
Fred, it would seem that you
were sort of a luck fellow. The
charming Mrs. Burke stopped in to
leave your change of address about
two weeks ago. She looked just
fine. Told me that you had gone
back to camp, but that this time
it was not SO far away. JusS from
the manner in which Mrs. Burke
was considering the distance, it
would indicate that she believed
that meeting could be arranged
with much better chances of sue
cess, than they might have been
had you still remained back in
North Carolina.
Well, son, you have an advanced
position in more than one way now.
Your job is to make the grade in
each of classes in which you are
entered. Good luck, and my sincere
blessing as to your double future.
Again we remark "a very nice
young lady" This time, try just a
bit harder to get letter through
every so often and let us know how
things are progressing mean
with your military training. Sure.
Thanks to you, Mrs. Irene Nick
erson, for sending through the new
address of Sgt. William Alvin Fretz.
This change was published in The
Smyrna Times under the date of
october 2Sth, 1943, due to your
kind assistance. Please try and
keep us advised of any subsequent
for both Sgt. Fretz and
your son, Cpl. Alvin ]. Nickerson.
Dribbles will always be glad to
hear from you whenever you have
the occasion to write.
Thanks are again the Order of
the Day, this time to John Clough
for having sent in the new address,
es of Pvt. James A. Clough and
Sgt. Walter l.. Marryat. Both of
these addresses were published in
The Smyrna Times under the date
of November 4th, 1943. Mr.. Clough,
1T is this kind of teamwork that
counts in trying to run Service
Column. Addresses change fire.
with many of our Boys in
Service. If the information is to
be of use to our readers, folks
must help out bit. 1t is quite i'm
possible to keep track of about