Laurel outlook., 1944-11-01

Aachen on the Liege-A Chen road
comes-from front to back. 1 par
ticularly enjoy the Letters column
. and the Park City section.
l guess a good many more of the
boys 1 knew have gone to the ser
vices since l left home last spring
for the army.
l am down here for aerial gum
merry training. l like it pretty well
so far.
| wish to thank the folks who
help send the home town paper.
F. E. Marvin, M. M. 1-c, Pacific,
Oct. "a:
Again l must have my address
changed, but this time it may be
permanent.
l enjoy receiving the paper, al
though since l last transferred the
copies have not caught up with me.
S. Sgt. C.. c.. Carpenter, Italy,
Oct. 10:
About all l have done in writing
so far is to send you changes of
my address. Since coming over
here l haven't been receiving the
paper, but mail is quite slow COM
ing to Italy.
l haven't been too busy lately,
although the missions 1 have been
on have taken me over almost every
country in Europe. 1t seems the
war should be over soon on this
side, but there may yet be a long
road ahead.
| haven't yet met anyone from
Laurel, but l have seen the names
of some Laurel boys on the Red
Cross register here.
corps, because we usually have dry
beds. When 1 say usually 1 mean
when my tent doesn't leak.
l had better close, for my candle
is about burned out. Tell every
one hello, and I hope 1 get the
paper soon.
T. Sgt. H. T. Smart, Italy, Oct.
Is, to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. T. Smart, Sr.:
l have had my first overseas fur
Tough and spent four days in the
City 1t was like a trip to
the U. S., without some of the at
fractions.
Rome is really beautiful. Like
most cities over here it is a city
of apartment houses, and for the
most part they are new and modern
In modern Rome the streets |
are wide and there really are side
walks. Street cars are stream
line. There are many fine stores
of all types, but short-stocked and
very expensive.
The famous River .Tiber is only
a muddy stream, but it is very
nice as it winds through the city
and cuts Rome into two parts.
There are many nice parks with
great lawns, trees, fountains, paths
md statues.
Rome is different in that it has
lot been torn up by the war;, but
principally because the people are
different. 1t was the first city 1
lad see where the majority of the
people appeared to be more than
me jump ahead of animalism, in
by the way they walk and
lold their heads. They are poor
md probably hungry, but they are
lbove showing it.. There are no
Wild, dirty children running the
treets and begging for cigarettes.
don't throw their garbage
dishwater out of the windows.
hose on the streets seem to have
purpose in life. 1 saw women
Who compare with those at home.
Although they don't have much, the
ice looking ones are stunning and
he plain one take advantage of
heir best features and make them
elves attractive. 1t was a pleasant
experience to see such people again.
In old Rome I walked many miles
D see as much of it as possible. I
listed the Colosseum ut seated
7,000-Editor), where the gladia-
ors and wild beasts used to have
out and the early Christians got :,
taste of present-day Hitlerism. I
ound it isn't just falling down be- J.,
ause of old age; it seems the old !
omans didn't forsee the coming of I
merican tourists, so when a build !
outlived it's usefulness they I
sed it as a quarry to obtain stones
,r other buildings. Right beside it !
the famous Constantine arch, an !
aborate affair in a rather bad
ate of preservation, that repre- :
,nts the victory of Christianity !
ver ~paganism. !
Mot for from there arc the remainc 4