The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 1: Wilbert Winkle, a. pro-
prietor of the Fixit repair shop. located
In the alley back Of his home. Is notified
by his draft board that he Is In IA. He
breaks the bad news to his wife. Amy.
and marches of to work without kiss
ing her goodby.
CHAPTER II: He opens his shop the
following morning. his imagination work.
ing overtime. A bullet had just sped
through his body; he found himself dy-
ing In some strange, foreign land.
''reportographer'' from the Evening
Standard calls to take his picture and
get his story. and the next day his picture
appears on the front page under the
headline. "winkle Proud to Fight"
CHAPTER III: Telephone calls Of COM
miseration pour In. The Pettigrews drop
in that evening. Mrs. Pettigrew weeps
over her son. Jack. who Is being called.
Mr.. westcott. next door neighbor says:
"If you're the kind of a soldier we're
going TO have. God help US" Mr.. Wrinkle
makes out his viii and tacks sign read
ing CLOSED" over his shop. Amy
packs his bag and includes q pair OF
rubbers.
CHAPTER w: Mrs. Wrinkle confdes
her worries. She fears Wloert might
get interested In other women. He prom
ises TO send her q post card he does.
Amy and Mr.. Winkle drive 10 the draft
board. A fellow draftee calls him Pop.
The draft board members shake ms
hand. Mr.. Wrinkle takes his place st the
head of the draft parade. and marches
OF behind the band.
CHAPTER v: Mr.. winkls kisses Amy
goodby Mt the bus station and Is of 10
the wars. On arrival at camp, he 10
given his army physical and In ashamed
of his skinny physique. He Is stu count
ing on his dyspepsia 10 save him. He 10
passed along from doctor to doctor while
his spirits sag.
CHAPTER vi: To his utter dismay.
Mr.. Wrinkle IS accepted by the army and
takes the oath of enlistment. He gets
his dog tags and so many shots" he
cannot remember what they all are for.
He Is sent to Camp Squibb. a thousand
miles from home. where he meets Mr..
Tinker, q plumber-a man OF his own
age. They become very friendly.
CHAPTER VII: Mr.. Tinker tells Mr..
winkle that he wants to get just one Jap.
with his hands, TO avenge his kid brother.
killed at Midway. Any more that he
gets will be gravy" Mr.. Wrinkle gets
KIP and some bayonet practice. He for
gets to take his pills for three days
straight and realizes he has no further
need for them. His first day on the range
comes along. but he only plows up the
ground.
CHAPTER VIII: Mr.. Wrinkle is called
before his superior officer and told about
the new regulations. Being over 80 he
can get a discharge II he wants 1t. He
said he would like to stay In the army.
and is recommended for motor mechan-
les school. Mr.. Tinker is classified the
same, but is unhappy about it. He says
he is not In the army TO be nursemaid to
q jeep. Mr.. Wrinkle is given a lesson In
locating the trouble in q combustion en-
gine according to army procedure
Mr.. Winkle takes short cut. adjusts
the carburetor. and gets bawled out.
CHAPTER TX: Granted a weeks fur.
Tough, Mr. Wrinkle goes home. Amy
says she hardly knew him. Their dog.
Penelope, growls at him. Amy complains
that Wilbert had never gotten fat on any
thing she fed him. After the furlough
Mr.. Wrinkle and Mr.. Tinker are shipped
to an embarkation point.
CHAPTER X: This is It'll" Under the
realization of this, Mr. Winkle, now
sergeant. nearly falls out of the berth.
Each day at the embarkation point they
are marched to a ship at the pier. and
then back One day they kept on going
straight up the gang plank. Mr.. Winkle
perks up when he learns that Jack Petit.
grew, Freddie Tindall and the Alphabet
are aboard. The Alphabet congratulates
Mr.. Winkle on being a sergeant.
CHAPTER XI: They land on the step.
ping.stone island of Talizo Mr.. Winkle
and Mr.. Tinker report at one of the
shops and are amazed at the equip
ment. Mr. Wrinkle writes to Amy.
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