Evening star., 1946-08-07

money Is not Henry MeLemore.
going to be simple thing. I don't
know where I will be told to report
for my money. but I would be will
ing to bet that it will be somewhere
like Bangor, Me-, or Los Angeles.
And I would also be willing to bet
that the Maine and California GIs
are told to gather in Key West or
Mobile for their cut in the Swag.
Search for Rail Cars.
1t is safe to assume that the Army
already is making search for suit
able railroad cars In which to trans
port us GIs to the pay centers. This
rounding up of suitable cars is no
easy task. because to be suitable
they must be upwards of 100 years
old, have windows that Paul Bun
van couldn't raise, be upholstered
in green mohair of the consistency
of porcupine quills, and have at
least three square wheels.
If I live to be as old as G. B.
Shaw I'll never forget the coach in
which batch of us were taken
from the induction center at Camp
Blanding, Fla, to Camp Wheeler,
Ga. 1t kept trying to Jump the
track and tear across the fields to
the nearest house and offer itself for
sale as kindling. A few miles of
riding in it and We all approached
the officer in charge of us to see if
we couldn't take out another $4,000
in Army insurance.
When the CT arrives at his pay
center he will find a line a mile
long. The fact that the men are
being paid off alphabetically. and
his name is Aard Varks, won't help
him bit. That is, IL his first name
happens to be Bruce or Brandywine
or anything that starts with B
he'll find himself back of Andrew
Aard Varks, Anthony Aard Varks
and all the men whose names are
American Automobile Associa ton
No matter what your name is, you're
never first in line in the Army. !
have always suspected that the
Army holds one division Of rlen in
reserve whose sole duty is to jump in
front OF any GI who dreams OF being
among the first to get through the
door.
TIN Be Rainy, Too.
It will be raining the day the GIs
get their furlough pay. The Army
works hand in glove with the pub
fishers of farmers almanacs and the
Weather Bureau. Given clear
day, and any officer worth his salt
can find a reason for holding his
men inside the barracks for the
study of military courtesy, map
reading and such. But let the ele-
ments get nasty, and the regula-
tions invariably call for outdoor
work.
No one need try to tell me that
we are not going to have to get
more shots in the Army before We
get our furlough pay. The Army
will think up some new serums, such
as anti-go- -on-a-spree serum, re-
Who passed. this bill serum, and let
this -De e-a-nest egg serum. You can
also bet your GI boots that the
Army already is searching foi
clumsy, four -thumbed, unskilled
louts to administer these serums.
I still have more craters on my
arm than the moon has, thanks to
the "technicians" who jammed and
rammed me with preventives fol
everything from Group to cholera
I'll have to admit this in all fair.
ness: I don't have full use OF my
arms any more, but I sure never
get Group or cholera. 1 saw times
when I wished I could contract 6
light touch of summer cholera, but
it's amazing how well you stay wher
there is nothing to fear but death
I don't know how much Ill gei
under the furlough bill, but I am g
cinch to sign form for every dollar
coming to me. And for>every penny
get, I'll answer question.
! Fall ini
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