The sub., 1945-01-20

nearly got oil instead of water and went broke to the bargain.
 If you pay 5Sc to see show, you are crazy. Just listed to Ken Talbot when he meets the erectors and you will get a one dollar show free as Ken can outtalk anyone in the yard and talk louder with his hands than he can with his mouth.
 The company has ordered lot of men and departments to have their pictures taken over again to make 8 change in the numbers of the departments. One of these departments was the outside ma- chinists. They went to meet friend Camera but as they didn't go in with the rigger smile on their faces, the camera refused to func- ton so they had to change faces and go back again.
 MT. Steve Kaiki spent a few ex- tra hours at the Palm Gardens a few days back and not knowing what to tell friend wife where he had been, he stops at the fish market and purchases some frozen fish and tells the little lady he had been fishing. The lady kept the fish but threw Kaiki out to freeze like the fish. Kaiki, be sure you buy fresh fish the. next time.
 overheard A conversation be- tween the boss rigger and Mur- phy, the erector short time back. The tall and handsome rigger was telling friend Murphy all about what the longshore men have to do and how they do 1t. Murphy is very good listener and when friend rigger got done talking. well not much was said by Mur- phy. We don't think the tall and handsome man knew too much about longshoremen's work, and methinks he will not try telling Murphy any more about that kind of work.
 They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
 Mirh is the medicine of life. It cures its ills, it calms its strife. It softly smooths the brow of care and writes a thousand graces there.
 We hear lots of complaints about the foremen driving their cars down to the lower level at the Victory Yard. I think these peo- pie have very good cause to com- plain as there is a good parking place set aside for the foremen on the hill near the gate. When you step out the door after punching your clock you have to be on the alert or get run down, and coming up the hill from the shops at the waterfront men and women go, in every direction to make room for the speeders coming up the hill. l wonder how many shoe stamps the formen save by endangering mems lives by taking their cars where they are not supposed to be.
 We see spring just around the corner as straw hat season has started. We know the women are liable to wear most anything. But Tojo, you are no woman and we thought you knew the seasons of the year better than they do.
 Holden & Greene have been named the black market butchers. For further information call Sam, tel. Shack 10, number 900 Ext. l.
 We hope Ed finds some place in the armed forces that has no rats. That seems to be the only thing keeping him away from the Army.
 The $32O Continent A Maryland accountant has fig ured that the discovery of Amer ica cost only about $7,OOO. Colum- bus himself received 1900 pesetas. or about $500 a year, as command CT of the Santa Maria. Captains of the other ships, the Nina and the Pinta, were paid about 900 peset- as a year. Members of the crew received $2.5O a month. Food was | furnished for abOut $1.5O per