Smyrna times., 1943-08-26
DRIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.

American Legion Auxiliary.
India
Dear Dribbles:
Although your poor war-weary
chick has had long day, he feels
that a letter is in order. 1t is not
owed, we know, but we like to
write, at least to a paper with l.
100000 circulation per week. 1
speak of the TIMES Smyrna, not
New York;. AS the letter is start
ed, in an unorderly manner with no
preparation at all, that pearl in our
shell of head begins to function.
Now, contrary to the consensus
of opinion, we still have our normal
facilities, the heat has not affected
us, with the exception of heat
rash (Prickley Heat. The term
normal may be construed to be
higher in some individuals, than it
is in others = purely beside the
point though. Now, in accompani-
ment lis that word in the so-called
English language with the heat
rash, we have had cold, first one
i'm long while-both head and
chest too; also there has been no.
ticed, from time to time, dash of
Dhobie itch to add to it all. 1t also
helps to distinguish one from the
average soldier in India. At pres
ent, the worst of everything has
departed, and we feel swell; the
main reason for my having written
this into the letter was to form a
paragraph which we are told
forms part of most epistles of this
character. However, being a bit
low for a time-well it just wasn't
so pleasant, and not having any
thing to lay my head upon-say a
nice smooth shouldn't is prefer
able to tell it to Dribbles.
Upon reaching this headquarters
by Pony Express, your answer to
my last vain attempt to write you
was read, marked, and inwardly
digested more than you will think
from this. 1 can say that it really
was appreciated, and mean that!
"BilH' Carrow's letter, and that of
one Robert S. Bell were prizes.
They set me on small very much
so) train of thought. First I won
dered what the rs" in Sgt. Bell S
name stood for? Of course, the
joyous news of his fine work in
Sherwood Forest with the English
damsels was quite thrilling. 1t is
reported here that English girls are
in minority considering the female
population as a whole. 1 can all
most verify to that, but now and
then an occasional search around
the area will uncover one of those
fair creatures. Everything possible
is being done to discover more and
more A mild degree of success
has resulted, including an Anglo
Indian, and an Anglo-Burmese
Later, with patience (oh boy what
patience) an honest to goodness
white girl, an English WACO
Seems like the Service has me, anC
in time I'm going to get the Ser
vice. But, that is only for you ant
1 to know Dribbles- now isn't it
thought you would agree.
Our mail comes in pretty oftel
now, and we are very much pleased
with this change. 1t does one goot
to know that things are going
along fairly smoothly at home, an,
that you are not completely cut OF
from the fellows with whom yoI
have stood in police lineup. Jus
recently letter from one William
wild Bill Hutchinson came in, an
it was noted, with regret, that h
is now stationed in that particula
part of the U. S. called Texas.
was hoping that he would sometim
come over to call on me. SO res
was this feeling of expectation re
garding him, that + have bee
keeping the various places of bus
ness open an hour later, and havin
the movies make their last shown
accordingly. Alas, just when thing
are going right, our last chanc,
(sort of a bar and dance hall-ye
dance hall) had to go and &c
themselves put out of bounds. A
this because there was just a littl
disturbance one evening. Unfortur
ately, innocent bystander as wa
I was forced into the fray-just bt
cause something resembling
clenched fist, with an arm attached
belonging to miserable excuse fo