Evening star., 1952-10-26

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parcels for Korea. The air-mai
deadline is a little later, but It's
more expensive and you can't senc
more than 2 pounds.
| For regular parcel post you are
ALLOWED up to 70 pounds-just SC
the length plus the distance
around the middle of the package
doesn't add up to more than 1OC
inches.
Guns, ammunition, whisky ano
live animals are against the law
What to send?
A few days ago, the United
States 9th Army public informa-
|tion office polled American divi-
|sions to find out what the men
|are asking for.
The humorists listed: /. An hon
orable discharge. 2. A girl. 3. A
bottle of good whisky.
The first is a matter of time
and the second is too heavy or
banned by that live animal regu-
lation. Whisky also is forbidden
Photos in Demand.
Among the serious, the Army
found that on the top of the list
were photos from che girl friend
or the folks at home. After that
came food, candy, paper backed
books, toilet articles, flashlights,
envelopes and small cameras with
plenty of film.
A few wistful and forgotten SOL
dierS simply wrote mail"
Other universal gifts are rub
ber-soled camp moccasins-a won-
derful comfort after a day in
Army boots-a stainless steel
pocket knife (the best being a
good billfold (even without money
in it,, and. if you know the size,
the mans favorite style of civilian
The best foods are canned
meats but not pressed luncheon
meat. Canned ham is fine and
so is roast beef, chicken, tongue.
spreads, hard salami, sea-
food, frankfurters, vienna saus-
age and bacon. Fruitcake in a
tin or wooden box and we'll packed
cookies are swell too, but other
cakes and loose cookies just
crumble and 60 stale. AS for
candy, homemade fudge has no
substitute and ships well. All the
candy bars and boxed
candy are good.
Avoid Glass Bottles.
Avoid anything in glass bottles
or anything else that will break.
If you send flashlights, be sure
to select good heavy duty models
and send along a dozen extra
bulbs and some extra batteries.
If you send envelopes-there is
always, a chronic shortage in
Korea-why not send a hundred
stamped airmail?
There are lots of the popular
brand cigarettes in Korea, but if
your man likes special brands send
them. There are also shortages of
cigars. good pipe tobacco, pipes
and tobacco pouches.
For the infantryman and his
buddies several little items make
life easier during the long cold
winter. There are little pocket
warmers that run on cigarette
lighter f1uid-but send a dozen
cans of fluid too-and be sure
to send two warmers-one for
each pocket. On all night ambush
patrols these make all the differ
ence to a man whose fingers
freeze.
Small Stoves Wonderful.
The little CT pocket stoves are
wonderful for heating and cook
ing in chilly bunkers. But be
sure they burn gasoline. Kerosene
and alcohol are not available. Bet
ter get the little civilian models
or send the bill of sale if you get
the kind the Army issues, some
times the Army calls them in and
a man will lose his If he can't
prove ownership.
Men who live in larger camps
usually have lis volt current from
Army generators. These men can
enjoy electric raZors. The best
models will run off one lis AC or
DC current or from a six volt DC
jeep battery.
The little gasoline camp stoves
are also nice for midnight coffee
but send the coffee.
For base troops, good radios, hot