Smyrna times., 1943-05-13

dians to carry him. That is an Of
fer that is good for a limited time
only, as we are slowly running out
of Indians. Notice l said slowly,
for every one we miss around here,
we see two of his cousins wearing
his clothes. How about that? =?
'Tic" Macklin and Lou" Hurd
wrote me and couldn't answer.
thank both of the boys and will
write to them just as soon as l get
their addresses. Keep your chins
up men and let's get this war over
soon. 1 am sure that there is a few
small matters to be taken care of
at home. For the most part, 1 will
be paying bills think. You will
find me under the tree by the
fountain, any hour of the day.
Now to get to India, and give
you a little picture of the life here.
In the first place, there is no such
thing as old and new transporta-
tion; it is all old. Have seen some
of the snappiest 1943 Camel carts;
speed about 3 hours to the mile.
They are very good gas savers too,
no worry about tires or piston
rings either. There is slight odor,
which with the help of a clothes pin
you can overcome. You will either
overcome it or choke to death; no
one has choked to death as yet.
There is another mode of trans
portation-the Honga. No relation
to the Conga, although you bounce
around bit. That is until your
stomach turns over; after that it
is alright. When your stomach is
going up, you are coming down,
and you never know the difference.
Now the tonga is a cart with a
NANCY horse at one end and you at
the other. The horse has the ad-
vantage, however, cause he knows
where he is going; that's more
than you and the driver know. The
driver by the way doesn't speak
English; you do; there is a slight
misunderstanding sometimes, but
you live, if you are careful. An
other way to travel is by Taxi.
Now taxi is a 1902 model car or
automobile, of no particular make
that does not seem to want to be
headed in the right direction. When
it is pointed correctly, it prefers to
operate on the opposite side of the
street from that driven on at home,
and the steering wheel is on the
opposite side likewise. 1 will never
cease to marvel; have you ever
ridden in box car? 1 thought
not. The taxi driver speaks Eng
lish tiuently = all three words:
YES mo" and price to d. high
for me to mention. He will take
you anywhere, but there is no place
to go, so why take a taxi?
India has many different peoples
and religions. That is all I can say
on that subject. After 1 am here
about five years, 1 will not be able
to say more. have learned a few
words of Hindustani, mainly to sus-
tain life while outside of our bar
racks.
There is a WACO camp of girls
(Heh-Heh) near here. These darl-
ing little damsels are about three
shades lighter than the 8 ball or
the Firehouse pool table. However
they are girls, and some of the boys
here date them up; meaning the
WAGES. They don't look white
enough for me YET. We even have
dances yes sir, dances and the
WAGES come to them. They are
learning to dance. In about ter
years we will have a wonderful
group of dancers here. Have you
ever seen Saint Vitus's' dance?
IuouSul llOl.
We do see some good movies here
and the Red Cross is doing a big
bit to give us good Service Club
1t is really nice. Don't get me
wrong, there are some very pretty
scenes and worthwhile places to see
in this part of the world. I've seer
several; the Tash for one, ,anc
others too numerous to mention
heh; You do drink tea here, cof.
fee and water also. If you drink
anything else, well boy! My stom,
ach was tied in knot for a week
and I'd rather go through it agair
only if my life depended upon it
For none other.
Two of the incest girls 1 have
met since arriving here are al
Anglo-Indian, age 10, and an Eng
lish girl, age Z, each of whom have
one sister, ages 18 and II respec
lively; that has nothing to do witt
the matter, however, cause when
say the women situation is acute,
mean the situation, and not tn,
women.
Well! That's peep of India.
hope We'll see one another soon.
think the war is taking a turn fot
our side, probably due to drafting
of AL. Robinson and Freddie Harris
Well, it's three A. M, I'm prett,
tired, have to close now. SEM
luck and best wishes for all. &c
Kitty (Carlton) Hurd's address TO
me. please.