Page Six JCATSKILL MOIJNTAIKr NEWS Friday, February 4, 1944

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Way Down Under January 13, 1944

Dear News: Today while reading The News

sent to me each week I came in contact with an article of a veiy good friend of mine. He had writ-ten a letter to his mother. Ifis name is Charlie Maxim. Hie paper was Dec. 17 and I read- it all, from one page to another. Our morale depends more on you all back there than what goes on down under. They will gladly lay down everything they got — arm, leg, eye or life to have peace—so far many have. There can be no substitutes. All have to be play-ers. I would like to get a few strikers by the neck. And if Charlie gets to read this I want him to know I have thought of him many times. Remember the basketball game we went to to-gether in Oneonta and drove back without lights? Those are the days we look forward to again. Thanks a million for the paper. It's like a piece of furniture from home. Sincerely,

Claude Newcomb

Army Air Forces Bryan Field, Tex. January 27, 1944

Dear News: Th? questionnaire from the

Adv. Comm. for Returning War Veterans came. It sure gives a fellow a good feeling to know that someone is actively interested in his future. It deserves everyone's cooperation. I don't doubt that the first boys home wiU, indeed, be well considered. Let's hope that that will continue imtil the last one has returned. His return will be long after the joyous feel-ing of victory has faded.

Christmas came and went with a novelty for this part of Texas— an honest-to-goodness ice storm. Also, there came many cards from home. It seems unbelievable that men like Norman Sanford, Finch, and the others will soon be get-ting them too. The foundation of a, community has to be shaken when men of their position leave.

Time to quit and fly. If you happen to see the current copy of the magazine Flying, look at the article "Instrument Flying Mod-ernized." It will ^ve you an idea of what we are doing; it tells the story of Bryan. Our best regards to alL Sincerely,

Capt. Lloyd Kelly Capt. Kelly encloses $5 for TTie

I News donor fund with his letter.

1117 Milwaukee St. Bend, Oregon January 24, 1944

Dear Newsr We are writing you to thank

you for sending the paper to us. But no words we could put on paper could possibly visualize for you our anticipation for the Cats-Idll Mountain News.

Eadi week, we wait anxiously for its aiTival and register great disappointment when it is delayed for even one day.

Many times in reading your paper we chance upon some par-ticular item which we feel would interest some of the others at camp. So we promptly see that they get it. One of these was "Hitler's Last Will." The feUows sure did enjoy it.

Of course, it isn't only this type which appeals to us, but The News itself, for it's like a letter from a dear one.

This letter is also to notify you of our change of address whidb is now 1117 Milwaiikee St. instead of 803 Delaware Ave.

You see, Arnold and I have rented a very nice five-room house in Bend. Arnold is one of the fortunate ones, since he works from 5 p. m. to midnight, man-£iging to get home around 1 a. m. and not having to leave again un-til 4 the following afternoon. Then, too, when he finishes at midnight Friday he is home until Monday afternoon. It hardly seems like he is in the Army since he has so mudi time free.

I just met a lady yesterday frwn New Orleans who spent over a

, week traveling so she coxdd just spend one night a week with her husband. So you see all are not as ludcy as we.

We spent a v e ^ enjoyable Christmas in California with Araold's brother and wife and it was some experience to see over-ripe oranges lying in ttie street from ow^riadep trees^all over the town. As we passed through San 3FYaiiG9lsoa v e txied to locate

Daniel Beardsley, but unfortunate-ly we missed him.

Thank you once again for send-ing The News and we do hope aU the boys from home are able to receive it. When we are finished with our copy, we forward it to Vamold in Petaluma.

Sincerely, Cpl. ^ d Mrs. Arnold Slade

England January 22, 1944

Dear News: I want to thank all at home for

the Omstmas cards and letters. It really makes a fellow feel good when he gets some news from home no matter how smaU it is.

England isn't a bad place to come for a visit. The country-side is very picturesque and a camera fiend's dream. I haven't been around much since I have b«en here. I have been in the same place all the time. I expect to visit some of the larger cities next month.

There is nothing to the blackout here now. When I first got here I went for a stroll ahd got lost. I went to town without a torch and hit eveiy sign post from the Red Cross down to the car park where our trucks are parked. There is that old saying, "You can get use to werytlmg" and I did.

The Red Cross is doing a won-derful job over here. They have places in the different towns where we can stay and get something to eat, they have dances, parties shows, and provide us with in-formation if we need any.

The food here is excellent and plenty of it. I think it is better than what we had in the states. We don't get fresh milk and we only had fresh eggs once since I have been here, but nobody seems to be losing any weight over it.

It was fun getting used to the English money, but tiiat is aU past now and I am a veteran. The en-tertainment is limited to dances, movies, and pub crawling in most of the towns, the larger cities have more.

There has been no snow here yet. The weather is changeable. It rains, gets warm and cold all at the same time.

Best regards to everyone, Harold Delameter

— 7 Ain't It the Truth j

t SHAVERTOWN | Byron Huggins was a business

caller at Middletown Friday. Mre. Albert Lakin of Red Bank,

N. J., is spending a few weeks at the home of her parents.

Mrs. Lillian Sprague and family moved Saturday from their farm on Dingle hill to the Will Reynolds house in town.'

Mrs. Inez Dibble was a business caller at Delhi Tuesday.

Colin Reside spent Friday at DeBruce.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Lakin and daughter, Dolores, of Cannonsville were Sunday guests of their par-ents here.

IVtrs. Uoyd Terry and Mrs. Cas-sie liddle spent the past weekend with Mr. and Mrs. E. Kratz of Scotia.

Donald McCune spent Sunday with his wife at Oneonta.

Gleason Tiffany was a business caller at Kingston Tuesday.

PFC Ordway Atkin of Camp Shank spent the weekend at his home here.

SHANDAKEN TTie evening of games at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Oster-houdt for the beenfit of the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church was a decided success. Proceeds of the silver collection were $10.40. Next Friday evening a similar affair will be held at the AUaben hotel. The hostesses will be Mrs. Albert Brown, Mrs. Abram Rider, Miss Inez Satterlee and Mrs. W. C. HummeU.

Mi^ F. S. Osterhoudt was a Kingston visitor Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holden of Kingston were guests of Mr. Holden's mother here Tuesday.

Mr. and IV&s. G. H. Gulnidc ^r. smd Mrs. Agnes Fouhy of Floral Park, i . L, were callers here Sun-day.

Ilie Ladies Aid sodefy cf the Methodist church met at the home

Mrs. Umey i m c

By ARTHUR C WYER The constitutional guarantee of

free speech has saved many more or less valuable lives ip Washing-ton the past week, when almost everybody from the august occu-pant of 1600 Pennsylvania avenue to the floors of the Senate and the House on Capitol HiU has let off steam regarding the divers and sundry bills to permit our armed forces to vote in the November election. Without this safety valve no one knows how many boilers might have buret. The President applied a forced draught to the fires when he sent a message to the Congress labeling as a "fraud" any other than the Administration bill which would put the distribu-tion and collection of a ballpt for president and vice-president only in the hands of a Federal commis-sion, thus removing from the states any jurisdiction over one of their most cherished prerogatives, a measure which might conceiv-ably leave many of our soldiers on distant missions in doubt even as to the name of the Republican candidate, trusting that even the most dimib among them would realize that so long as he lives President Roosevelt intends to top the Democratic ticket^ leaving governors, Congressmen and small-er fry to shift for themselves.

The presidential blast naturally aroused the ire of the lawmakers, who escaped apoplexy only by promptly giving vent to their feel-ings by oratory. For one, we do not believe that, in or out of Con-gress, there exists a sane person who would deny our servicemen the right to vote as they wish, even though here and there one may be so sheU-shocked that he' wants to vote for Eddie Hall. If such there be, we'd say his past and present sacrifices should per-mit him to do so, but for the life of us we cannot see why a baUot containing state and local tickets should not be annexed, and count-ed in the home precinct of the voter, by bi-partison boards who know him. No one would be un-willing to waive present require-ments for personal registration,

or, in some states, poll tax laws. It seems that fourth-term politics is being played over ttiis knocking down of a bogey which is at its worst but a man of straw.

What other vital items of news are being withheld from us by the

i OWI we cannot guess, but we hope that more is not being held back to the end that the cold anger of the American people can be fos-tered as further means of boosting the 4th War Loan. The utter savagery of the Japs toward the

j heroes of Bataan will be repaid in due time by calm, legal processes which may result in mak^g Japa-nese the official language of Hell when the inevitable day of final

_ reckoning shall come. It is grati-'fying that in aU.the fury which 'has been stirred by the authenti-cated^ recitals we have had no voice has been raised suggesting reprir sals against the hundreds of thou-sands of Jap hostages we now have interned. No one even thinks of dropping to that level of infamy, but we all intend to preserve pur ideals of civilization, which does not mean that dire, and adequate punishment wiU not some day be required from the Jap overiords, from the Son of Heaven down.

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E L E C T R I C L I N E S TO F A R M S

Learn about our new liberal extension plan Last fall we fturdier l i b e r a l l y one plan for extending rural e l e c ^ c

fines so that more f u n ^ ip this u e a could meet the demand for increased

food production^

Farms, located where we can extend our lines, which meet certain

general requirements of the War Production Board and our rural line

department, may now obtain single phase electric service by agreeing to

pay a monthly minjm""^ charge of $^.00.

If yo^ are not familiar with the latest War Production Board regula-

tions which make it easier to g^t fwrm ^lectcic ?ervic^ and would like

further information as to our new rural extension plan, ask your County

Fairm S^^gu or get in touch with our nearest ofKce.

Semce wiU be l a n d e d to q^alifyiu^ firms as J»pidly as war-tipe

llliutatu>ns of materials and manpower permit.

New York S f < i f « £ / e c f r / c ^ Go9 Cprporatipn