Smyrna times., 1943-01-07

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FROM
Our Boys in Service
by
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Over There
Dear Nom and Family:
Well, this has been quite an ex-
cursion. l have covered most of
Africa and the Middle East now.
Along with this, have had quite
few memorable experiences. So
far, it's been just like a trip with
all expenses paid. Of course, some
parts of the journey has not been
so pleasant, but mostly, it has been
lot of fun.
During my travels I've seen just
about everything there is to see
from Capetown to Alexandria
Tut's Tomb at Luxor; the Pyra-
mids, and many of the noted land
marks.
/ spent about week in Cairo
and really did the town. Whila
there l went to Jerusalem a couple
of times. The living conditions in
northern Egypt are quite different
from what one would think. How
ever, we did not stay in any one
place very long. While on one leg
of our journey, we were forced
down in the middle of this Contin-
ent and spent sometime with the
natives. 1t was not half bad, nor
nearly as uncivilized here as the
geography books would lead us to
believe.
l bought myself little monkey
named Surfy. 1t is really cute. I
hope I can bring it back with me
when l return. I've taught her to
do many tricks. She can almost
fly nova couple more lessons and
she will.
We've been having a lot of
trouble with the different kinds of
money over British, Egypt
ian and West African. They really
took us over due to thte fact that
we did not know the correct value.
But, I'm catching on fast after my
earlier experiences along this line.
That's about all, except to tell
you that I'm very we'll satisfied if
they will let me stay away from the
desert with the tent and wicker
beds minus a mattress.
lr Say hello" to everyone,
ftt AS ever,
John.
S,Sgt. Pilot John S. Melvin
ASH. 12013948
APO. No. 1867
Care of Postmaster
New York City, N. Y.
Dribbles is indebted to John F.
Melvin, Smyrna, for the above let
ter. Thank you very much Mr..
Melvin. We like your spirit. It's
nice knowing folk like you. Those
who are willing to send us your
precious news so that a number of
others may share your happiness
with you. The recent knowledge
that your son John was both safe
and well, will be good news to many
of his former associates and friends,
Dribbles not excepted.
Passing the word along in this
manner, is like throwing a large
pebble into body of water. Just
as soon as the pebble strikes, rip
pie appears. If one watches this
ripple they can see it growing larg-
er and larger. Finally it will ex-
pand to point where it is impos-
sible of 1.-THE human eye to sight the
area which it covers. So it is with
news of this type. Many of Our
Boys In The Service will read it.
Some next week, some next month
and some not for several months.
But it will make good reading to
The Boys whenever, and wherever,
they read it.
So Dribbles will remark once
again-thanks John F. Melvin.
Somehow we feel that both you and
Mrs. Melvin feel happier to share
Johns and Williams letter with
this column. And we are grateful
for this fact.
Dribbles wishes tho thank Mrs.
Nickerson for sending in the COR
rect address of Pvt. F. c. William
Alvin Fretz. This was in response
to the appeal made in our last
weeks column. The response was
indeed very prompt. We are print