Smyrna times., 1944-05-04
D B BLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
FROM
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Seymour Johnson Field
North Carolina
by

Seymour Johnson Field
North Carolina
Dear Dribbles.
1t has been with utmost pleasure,
for a full year now, that 1 have fol-
lowed the adventures of the Boys"
via your column. Each neck moth
er very kindly forwards me The
Smyrna Times, and eagerly read
of events that transpire around the
home town area. This news affords
me a window through which can
look and see dear old Smyrna once
again. After all, ones friends can
not write and tell you just every
thing. you know.
Yes. may be due for an ac-
counting of myself after having
been away so long, but really it is
awfully simple. have finished
basic training" and by now all of
you are familiar with what this
means. At the moment, I am in
Aircraft Mechanics School at Sey-
mour Johnson Field. 1 will leave
here shortly, and your guess on
where my next station will be is as
good as mine. To date, I have felt
that my place in the Air Force was
insignificant, and therefore have
tried to remain out of your column,
which gives much more interesting
accounts of Boys" elsewhere.
My main reason for writing at
this time is to pass comment on the
handling of a certain State issue
there at home. Always remember
we fellows keep one eye on home,
for it is our big consolation in these
times after all, it is what we are
returning to someday, and we want
it to be just as we left it.
A couple of weeks ago, we heard
the State intended importing Amer
ican-Japanese labor. Now our eye
brows did not lift, but our blood
pressure scared! Dribbles, since I
have entered the Service we have
been taught tn ways of the jap
taught how to fight him-he is our
enemy and you dear folks at home
do not realize how warped his mind
really is. Sleeping across from my
bunk is Armour Purnell of Dover,
Delaware, who was in the middle of
the "Hell of Pearl Harbor." He
saw, yes and felt, the savagery of
those little yellow - oh well, let's
settle for the word "heathens." We
want no part of Delaware colon
lied by these people.
Now more men are being called
into Service-your paper has the
news too; and labor shall become
harder to find; again the cost OF
labor shall soar. Yes, we know
that too, and have no solution for
i, you, for unfortunately for all OF
us we are not there to aid or sug-
gest-but believe us, we would
rather return to barren fields than
to find protected enemies in our
homes. We are gambling our lives
now on that homel Let it be ours
if we return-not Japanese defin-
tely.
L want to express my insignifi-
cant but hearty congratulations to
the Delaware State Grange for be-
ing big enough, brave enough, far
sighted enough, loyal Americans at
heart, by showing their utter dis
gust at the idea of bringing Jap.
anese labor here, by overwhelming
ly voting down such an absurd sug'
gestion. The very members of the
Grange will have to dig harder by
the result of their vote. 1t vii
cost them more money and head
aches individually, but by ths
Grace of God, they are men enough
to show their desire to save oul
Country at home, while we dispute
the issue abroad. FROM the Boy
of Delaware comes one gigantic
round of applause directed to tn,
Delaware State Grange-may it
good judgment be needed in the flu
ture.
1t is good to be in the American
Army and to have the privilege tt
Sound off," It is grand feeling
to be fighting for those wonderful
persons at home. We will 'keel
En- Flying" You folks keep Del
aware free from within.
Sincerely,
"Jim" Uriai