The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-26
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CHAPTER I: wnbert 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.
"rcportographer'' 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 Petfigrews 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 soldier we're
going to have. God help u.s. Mr.. Wrinkle
makes out his will and tacks a sign read
ing CLOSED" over his shop. AMY
packs his bag and includes a pair of
rubbers.
CHAPTER Nv: Mrs Wrinkle cenfdes
her worries. She fears Wilbert might
get interested in other women. He prom
ises to send her post card II he does.
Amy and Mr. Wrinkle drive to the draft
board A fellow draftee calls him Pop"
The draft board members shake his
hand. Mr.. Wrinkle takes his place at the
head of the draft parade. and marches
off behind the band.
CHAPTER v: Mr.. winkle kisses Amy
goodby at the bus station and is off 10
the wars. On arrival at camp. he is
given his army physical and is ashamed
of his skinny physique. He Is still count
ing on his dyspepsia TO save him. He is
passed along from doctor TO doctor while
his spirits sag.
CHAPTER vi: To his utter dsmay.
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. thousand
miles from home. where he meets MIR.
Tinker. a plumber--a man of his own
age. They become very friendly.
CHAPTER VII: MIR. Tinker tells MIR.
Wrinkle that he wants to get just one Jap.
with his hands. to avenge his kid brother.
killed at Midway. Any more that he
gets win 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 rance
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 38 he
can get a discharge If he wants it. He
said he would like to stay in the army,
and is recommended for motor mechan-
les school MIR. Tinker Is classified the
same. but is unhappy about it. He says
he Is not In the army to be nursemaid to
a jeep Mr. Wrinkle is given a lesson in
locating the trouble in a combustion en-
gine. according to army procedure.
Mr.. Wrinkle takes a short cut. adjusts
the carburetor. and gets bawled out.
CHAPTER TX: Granted a weeks fur.
Tough, Mr.. Winkle 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