The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-12-07
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER /: Wnbert Winkle. "A. pro.
prietor of the Fizdt 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 off to work without kiss
Ing her goodby.
CHAPTER III: 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. Wrinkle 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.. Wegtcott, next door neighbor says;
''If you're the kind of a soldier were
going 10 have, God help US" MIR. Wrinkle
makes out his will and tacks sign read
ing CLOSED" over his shop. Amy
packs his bag and includes q pair OF
Tubbers.
CHAPTER Nv: Mrs. winkle confdes
her worries. She fears Wilbert might
get interested In other women. He prom
ises to send her a post card II he does.
Amy and Mr. Winkle drive to the draft
board. 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
of behind the band.
CHAPTER v: Mr.. winkle kisses Amy
Eoodby at the bus station and Is off TO
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 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 a plumber-a man of his own
age. They become very friendly.
CHAPTER VII: Mr.. 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 viii be gravy" MIR. 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 If he wants it. 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 teep. Mr. Wrinkle Is given a lesson in
locating the trouble In a combustion en-
CINE, 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. 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. Winkle and Mr. Tinker are shipped
10 an embarkation point.
CHAPTER X: This is IT." 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 al one of the
shops and are amazed at the equip.
ment, MIR. Winkle writes to Amy.
He had a mad, blind desire to an
nihilate and destroy the enemy. |
seemed like torrent pent up il
him for years and spilling out il
one overwhelming rush.
He sprayed it on the milling mel
down there. That burst was fo
Jack. That one was for Freddie
This long one for Mr.. Tinker. Nov
one for the Alphabet. Still more 70
the other men. Wilbert Winkle. wht
operates The Fixit Shop, first mar
ried selectee in the 36 to As draft
age group to be called, is killint
these enemies of his country. He i
anxious TO defend the four freedoms
It's worth any sacrifice, if need be
his very life.
Wilbert Wrinkle wanted more enc
mics to kill when all these wer,
gone, when no one stood on his fee
IN the writhing, shrieking mass or
the wet sand.
He saw more at the approach O
the other two boats. Quite calmly
without excitement of any kind. anc
not realizing he was following Arm,
procedure painstakingly taught him
he inserted another fresh belt O
ammunition.
Instinctively, as il something tolt
him to, he looked behind him, ovel
the edge of the fox hole.
A Jap officer was stealing hi.
way toward him. He was the one
who had got away from the grour
Of five. The swarthy little man was
between the cars and the body Of
Mr.. Tinker.
Mr.. Wrinkle grabbed the nearest
rife. He swung it into position to
fire, resting it on the edge of the
fox hole.
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