Smyrna times., 1943-10-14
DRIBB LES


do not have very much that can
write about, this will let you know
that all's we'll with me out here.
1 like the clippings you sent me.
1 think that they have the same
kind of campaign going on out
this way, especially among the
school kids. According to the de-
scription your clippings gave, you
surely must have some very pretty
girls in Smyrna. I'll have to make
a trip down there some of these
days.
Yes, Grandma, l have seen my
third birthday in the Army. But, 1
hope that this war will be over be-
fore very long and that the greater
part of my Service days are over.
I'll try to dig out some kind of a
snapshot to send you. I'm very
sorry that have not sent you one
already. But right now, it appears
that you will be forced to wait on
the snapshot until the arrival of my
next letter. You see, will have to
find one that will pass censorship.
! Grandma, I'm really trying tc
write you the best kind of a letter
possible under the circumstances
However, / cannot tell you any
thing about where 1 am stationed
nor what 1 am doing. I am allow
ed to pass along to you just one
bit of news, and that is as far as
| it goes. You know all of our let
tiers are censored before they leave
and the same is true with pack
ages. Our outfit did move to an
other station short while back
which changes my A. P. o. number
as is shown on my letter. I wish
1 could tell you more about what
is going on out here, but that is
quite impossible. might say, that
I would not care to be in any other
outfit except the one I am now in,
for the simple reason that I think
of all the men in the Service, you'll
never find bunch any better than
ours. Well give a good account of
ourselves when we are called on.
Most of our fellows are from New
Jersey and New York; especially
the older men of the outfit.
1 have not seen but one fellow
that 1 formerly knew since I've
been stationed out here, and 1 only
saw him once.
If hoping would do any good,
this war would soon be over, and
we could all yet back home for a
bit of a visit.
Since 1 said about all there is to
say about things that I can write
about, I'll have to close for this
time. So until 1 hear from you
again.
Love to all,
Benjamin F.. Jacobs
Cpl. Benjamin F. Jacobs
A. S. N. 32165135
A. p. o. 958, o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
Mrs. John w. Jacobs, ST., Drib-
bles thanks you very much for your
ifriendliness in forwarding your
grandson's letter, change of adj
dress, and also your second grand
sons new address in the U. S.
Marine Corps. 1t appears very OPP
perfume for Benjamin to have writ
ten in so much detail about censor
ship, as it now exists with our
Country at war. This completely
vindicates the new policy which
this column has just adopted. Like
everything else in time of war, even
free speech is curtailed in order to
prevent the enemy from learning
any kind of information that coulo
possibly prove of benefit to them
Censorship many times seems to
work hardships, but in the overall
picture it really is most necessary
When Benjamin makes that trip
down to Smyrna to see our pretty
girls, he can then tell you all about
his many and varied experiences
during the war. This will please
you just as much when that time
rolls around, and roll around ii
must.
If later on you have further com
munications that you feel would be
of interest to our readers, please