Evening star., 1943-10-07


delights of walking more than a
postman, cleaning and scrubbing
various bits Of pottery and brass,
and being ordered around as If he
were nothing more than a cocker
spaniel who could talk.
Those things will come a little
hard at first, but I believe l will be
able TO comfort myself by thinking
of the inconveniences of civilian
life that I am missing by laying
aside the blue serge for the khaki.
It's getting tougher and tougher on
civilians as the war goes along.
Those ration cards alone are
enough to make strong men weep
and weak women moan. It was
with pure delight that I took my
ration cards today and mailed them
TO the ration board with a note in
forming the head rationer that T
was through with them, being as I
was about to 60 in the Army and
wouldn't need them any more.
Let Tank Be Empty.
1t will be Joy not TO have to
worry about the gasoline ration any
more. Nuts to the A card and B
card and the C card, and all the
other cards. Let the gasoline tank
be empty. Let the old bus sit in
the garage until the spiders spin
webs on the steering wheel and the
termites set up light housekeeping
in the dashboard. No more will I
have to worry about whether I can
afford two-block trip to the gro
Gerry or siX-block ride to see Aunt
Emma. From now on, I'll do my
riding in a jeep or a 2-ton truck.
The same goes for food ration
cards. I won't have to worry
whether x coupons expire at IL
o'clock Thursday, the red ones on
September % or whether or not
lima beans have been advanced a
point while boiled tongue has been
reduced TO six, seven or eight points.
When food time comes around I'll
just get in line and walk myself
past Uncle Sans buffet and let
him worry about whether or not
the points are holding out.
And that shoe coupon, old No. ls.
Starting Saturday I'll have all the
shoes 7 want. No, they won't be
pretty things with wing tips. lot
Of engraving on the toes. and a lot
Of other fancy trimming. but they'll
be all leather, yard wide, and will
keep my feet dry.
Flattery for Sergeant.
There are a lot of other advan-
tages to being in the Army, too.
When I want to make a long
distance phone call l won't feel
ashamed to step in the booth.
have read the ads saying that SOL
dlers should have first shot at the
long distance business. And I won't
mind travelling on a train. When
the Army makes me a reservation
Ill be able to go to sleep without
feeling that perhaps I should have
stayed home and helped to make
room for the movement of troops.
And this is best of ALL have a
feeling that will be surrounded by
pretty girls most of the time. SOL
dlers must have lots of beautiful
feminine company else the adver-
tisements are lying Every time you
pick up magazine or paper you see
some buck private all but half
smothered by a mess Of pulchritude
trying to make him happy and COM
Portable. I am man who can
stand a lot Of that sort of attention.
OF course, my sergeant may not
pick me as the one to pose for these
ads, but from what I have seen Of
sergeants they have been much
maligned, and at heart are sweet.
charming men, ready to help the
buck private at all times. I am
quite sure that's the kind they have
at Camp Blanding.
Boyl I hope the sergeants read
this.
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