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Mimeographinl'MultigraphingMailing - AddresslncPublic
StenographyBEACON LETTER SHOPROOM 412. fiRlfi MARKET ST.UPPER
DARRYHI.VD. 3046
Granda &: Uprlaht.QUick R e m o v ~PIANOS BOC'GRT Fair.
PrlcellCOurt.. -WeDAND' WriteP. RUGHES .. SONCA.REFUL 5846
Marke& It. ,PlIfla.PIANO MOVING OR CALLAll. 7450 Wen SlUE T e n
I D ~ 1 ora. CSZI
Window Shades-Venetian BllnchLinoleumHOBSON & OWENS1015-1017
Lancaster Ave., Bryn Ma_Phone' Bryn Mawr 1120 or 1121
-SPECIALWe Will Overhaul Y o u ~Adding Machine MTypewriter C o ~
p l e t e for $ l ~ U OCOLLINS Norristown. pa.319 D e ~ h St.
Abo,ye AllII GOOD ROOF
REAL ESTATE
APPROVED JOHNS..MANVILLEAPPLICATORROOFING and SIDINGEASY TERl \
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P ho ne o r W ri te f or Free EstimatesB. W. CURIIAN
CO.McCLATCHY BUILDING, UPPER DARBYBoulevard 0158
(SpecJal Monthly Ratel)CALL
GREenwood 7740
MIRRORS
T ~ o ~ ~ EGlass Shop7315 West Chester Pike
Boulevard 3082
You rna, eend moneY order. atamlle or llerMnal check. Addr_
aUcommunication. to Lower Merion Newspapers. Ardmore. PL
S ~ " E _ I ~ Z . ~ l l(Formerly With Riggs & Brother)232
BALA AVE. CYNWYD, P.4. Cynwyd 3250CALL THE ROSE MANEXPERT
InsectTermite Rodent ControlBotheredWith Household Pests? Call the
one,SURE Answer.- Phone u s for quick action.Confidential
Service-No s ignson Our Trucks.Regular monthly service.
ROSE EXTERMINATORPBONES: WALNUT 38&6 CYNWYD 337% RACE 23
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GrandfatherClocks RepairedAs wel l as English, F re nc h a nd
Swi ss Clocks.Clocks' ca ll ed fo r and delivered, Estimates
givenand all work guaranteed.Used WatchesWe h av e a l imited
number of used Bulova, Elgin, a nd W al th am (Men's a nd Women 's
)Watches for sale,H.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
DESIRABLE BOllES1D excellent communitiel at attradl"e price..For
8ale or Rent.WILt.IAM PUGH315 Montgr.JrIRI'7 Avenue. CnlWl'd.
Wall anll Mantel. Mal le t o Orderand Resihered. Made
FromGenuine P i t t ~ b l \ . g h Plate GlalLOL D MIRRORSRemodelecl
anll Resll,erell
Ardmore 5720
It your Venetian Blinds look shabby. , PIANOSCALL RITTENHOUSE
1480, tor New _Tapes In attractive colors. with cords tomatch. Work
done in your home.
HELP WANTED-FEMALE I .WANTED TO BUYFOR 'HOUSEWORK. Wl11te,
eXllM'lenced. WE ARE PAYING THE HIGHESTReterences. Adult family.
MondaY, I CASH PRICES FOR ANTIQUES-Wpdnesday. Saturdal', 8 to 4.
Can Ard- Furniture (marble-tall, horsehair, etc.l.n10I'e-3183.
IchIna and gIn.... silverwlll'e, brlc-a-
F R SALE hrac. jewclry. china figures and vaseso 118IntlnKR.
rull's. old dolls. buttone, b r l l 8 ~and copper, musiC-boxes,
chandellere.FOR SALE-Imported French commode, etc. Or llieces OVer
40 Years. Fun valuefIddle-back mahogany. marble top, 54- Igiven, we
call anywhere. Eugene J. SusInch Other tables a ll f rom fine
New'sell. 1726 Samson. RI'rtenhouse 6588.~ ~ : ~ C h d e ~ ~ ~ ~ :
t F I ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ e c g ~ : f r t ~ FTJRNITURE WANTED-SPot
Cash. Alsl)Klrman rug, 9 x 12: other r u g ~ . Phone rugs.
bric-a-brac,tine china, cut II:laes.Greenwood 2077. m u s l ~
boxes. bisque fllmres, vasee.PI5no... washers. elcctrle
refrlgeraton.MEDAL BRIDGE lamp SIO. Exhaust fan, pay spo t cash and
cal l anYWhere.adjustable to window 510. Painters Promlltand
courteous servIce. EARLE'S,blow-torch 52. Pedal kiddie-car 52. 10 [
,5 32 Florence Ave.. Phlla.. 43. PhonecrIb sheets $7. 2 blankets
54. Extension Saratoga 4272,pC:'ch gate 51. Medal gate and post.
53. W r n ; A - ; ; R ~ V ~ E T ; ; ; ; ; ; E R . ; ; : - ; ' A N =
- ' : : B - u - Y s - - = F u : - - r n - : I " - t 1 l - r - e - n
- e . Childs plano 54. Man's authentic Shleks used and antiques
Washing &: ecwln;cos! ume S15. Wine press 512. Cot 58. 6
Machlncs. Planas, illlythlnJr ElectrIcal.gol. c l u b ~ and bag 35.
Call Hilltop 5690. Feathers, Hair. Brlc-a.BrRe, Sliver. BraM.BOY S
SMA LL two-wheel pR"ement &; Copperwarc. Marb!e Furniture, rI l
l l l .I>lc,'cle SultRble for child 5-8 years old IFnlntlDlI'S.
Jell'elry I 1I Buy (rom AttJa. . C I I' 0 15 . to Basement. COLEMAN
907 N. 7th at..Reasonable. al B'd. I . Phlla.. 23. LOMbard
9332-GLIDER, filing cabinet. &: other house- old china. tases,
brlc-a-brae. (Ieuru,hold goods. Call Hl11toP--2008-J. ANTIQUES
wanted - Ful'])lture. gl. ..WANTED TO RENT ~ r g l l ~ ~ I ~ n B d
~ " i i ' a " : : ~ 3 ' 2 ~ . have annhln.HOUSE-6-8 rooms.
unfurnished. want- HOME FURNISHINGSed on leRse by rellable tamlly
withchild. References furn Ished. com'enlent to transpor tation to
Phlla. WriteCarl Wieland. 2041 Walnut St., Phlladelllhl8. 3.
Pa.
( ; A S D ~ ~ ~ ~FOR YOUR USED FURNITUREI P ay t he Highest
Price.Turn your used an d ol d furniture, brick-a-brack.washing
machines, vacuum cleaners in to immedia tecash. I wil l c al l at y
ou r h om e and p ay y ou t hebighest possible cash price. Give me
a call on/he phone TODAY.
T el ep h on e B ry n M aw r 2901Turn your unused ART II un \v
SONtypewriter Into mone)'. 1000 LANCASTER AVE., BRYN MAWRWe pa.y
top priccs, all7, ~ ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~make.
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RADIOSRepairedBring your radio to berppn.lred. You SAVKmane:,/,
and get MUCHQuicker lervloe,35 Years ExperienceDEVANEYI 21 6 S . 6
0TH ST.PHILADELPHIAOpp. Imperial Theatr.
All. 8125
Store Your FursNow At
Your Furs'Worst' EnemyHEAT
7020 W. Garrett Rd.Boulevard IUCH. Ea STEINKE
ADELIZZIBROTHERSTAILORS - FURRIERSCLEANERS AND DYERS102 Forrest
Ave., NarberthNARBERTH 2602228 Bala Ave.. CynwYd
CYNWYD 0928
ROOFINGS ID ING !GENEBAL CONTBAOTING
PBOMl'T BEBVlCESKILLED MDI -ItEr.JULI WOIUEGet Our IlitbDaleH. L
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SERVICE DIRECTORYII .PIANOSIWantedGrandi & UprlghtlQuick
RemovalFair pricesCourteonl MeD&lso Plano Mo"ln,Writ.P. HUGHES
&: SONII
! ----_.- ...,I Venetian Blinds., R E ~ t : ; ~, PAINTMake'
YourBllndfl LikeNew.lmmediService
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Phone9248.
ClosedAlI DayMonday
Open12 to 12Week Day.
IGNITION SPECIAr.1STIMOTOR REPAIRSBATTER'f CHARGING
Bottled
Fo r Ove r 30 Yea rs
IROOIMEADGUERNSEY DAIRIESPhone - Wayne 1121
. Golden GuernseyMilk, Cream andDairy Products'BROOKMEAD
(Openings' for employmcntof returned veterans andveterans of war
work>.
Th e Finest Quality Milk .With D ee p C re am
Tha t Whips.Household Deliveries toAll Parts of theMa in L in
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COCA COLAHOME MADE CAKE , . . . .20HOME MADE PIE " . . . , , . .
. .20 IPIE A LA MODE , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 25
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HOME-MADE COLE SLAW, . . . . " , .15FRENCH FRIED POTATOES . ,
;20COFFEE .. , .. , .. , . , , . , . " . . . . , .10TEA .. . " .. .
, . , . , . , . , . " ,. , . . . . . . .10,MILK ,. , .. ".,.,.,.",
. . . . " . . . . . . . 10MILK SHAKE ,. , . . ,. , .. ", . . 20With
Ic" Cream
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When Your Car Fails to Start-Don't Fail to Call Us~ f A I N
LINEBATTERY AND ELECTRIC STATION
304 W. Lancaster Ave. Ardmore 1825
Pu t y ou r ca r in the "pink 01condi t ion"-Keep it that wa y-
a n d you' l l h a ve e c on omi c altransportation for the
duration.Do it now.
Time forSpringCheck .Up
lief.... EMILIE EMMONS101 TOlES-MEDICAL BLDG.ARDMORECall
Ardmo1:e 3%19 for aD- - - - ~ A p p ~ I D ~ ! l J
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of ARDMORE'THEBON&LESSI FOUNDATIONGARMENTIncrediblY' bon
...I"... beautitullyde.l,nell io ,, "p"rfed bod '1b. l aaee .nd
IUpr..me .omlorl.Ii: x p ert fIUIDI'.and adJuet_nl e .. -plew. 1:
ep a 11:.hop.
SundayNightBy
Candlelight5 to 12 P. M
Musbard, Catsup. Relish. Onion and Pickle InclUded
FRANKFURTER-BRQILED , .15On 'foasted RollRINKTUM-DITTY .. , ..
',,' . . . . . ,. , .. , .55
HOME MADE SOUP . . . . . . , . , . , .20HEARTHBURGER ,. ' ' . .
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Open from4 P. M.
BANQUETS
Fountain ServiceCocktail
NARBERTHElectric & 'Radio CO.NARBERTH 4182
Cor.Haverford & ForestAveP
Open Daily &Sunday
BeautifulDINNERS
5004 CITY AVE.
Wines Liquors BeerReally FineBAKED HAM SANDWICHESD A V E ~ S B A
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HOWARD JOHNSON'SRESTAURANT
CITY LINE & HAVERFORD
Delicious Home Cooked Meals- AT -TH E WINDSOR-ESSEXWindsro &
ESliex Aves., Narberth, Ph, 9256
I'or Re.ena tlon'Phone Narberth 9Z82
LUNCHEONSWINES & LIQUORSParking Space
LanC8.ter Ave. & Old Eagle Rd. in Strafford'WAYNE 1169
Th e Covered Wagon Inn Is Unde r t he SameManagement Of Mrs.
William J. Bachman.
COVERED WAGON INNRAINBOW TERRACEFULL COURSE LUNCHEONS &
DINNERSEnjoy Splendid Food In Delichtful Atmosphere
DinnersServed Daily e x c ~ p t SundayWYNNEWOOD HOUSE1236
Montgomery ATe. MARINE BAR
Be r t The Finest. Food at Al l Tinie.D o n ' o g h o e ~ s62nd
If WALNUT srs.
Bala-Cynwyd's Social CenterTHE YNWYD GRILLMontcomery AYe. and
Leverinc Mill Road, Cynwyd, Pa,
814 LANCASTER AVE.. BRYN MAWR.:dw.rd N, Homan Bryn !\l.lYr n46
Samuel ,I. Ca,turr, ,Jr.
.........000........ Jean Austin ~ o s e sMEN 'AND WOMEN In
Tourney FInalIN, Jane Austin, c ap ta i n o f LowerSERVICE' Merion
High's undefeated tennis team. was runnerup in t he M ld -lst. Lt.
Evelyn E. Han se ll , o f d Ie Atlantic States girls clay court929
Montgomery Ave., Narberth, tennis championship tournamenthas
graduated from the SchOol f or whi ch was h el d at the Cynwyd
~ : ~ s o n n e l Services ,in Lexington, ClUb last week. She
lost in 'he finals to SYlvia Knowles, Spring-prc. Alexander V.
McClintock, side School. 2-6, 6-6, 6-2.of 222 Hampden Ave.,
Narberth In the seml-flnals Miss Austinh as g ra nt e d from the
Advanced defeated Debbie Welsh, of' WestRadio Tralnlng Unit, Rena
Ferry- town School, 6 ~ 1 , 6-4.tng Division Base, Reno. Nevada.
.----, Captain E : ;oesler, of 504 _Receives PaymentEssex Ave"
Narberth, i snow home Bryn Mawr Hospital recelveclon furlough.
.$13,916.75 from the Associated Hn:;:pital Service of
PhiladelphiaCorporal Charles E.Klng, of 3131 frr care rendered Blue
Cross sub.Cherry Lane, Merwood. has been scr ibe rs dur ing Apr il
. PaymentsaWllrde: the Bronze Star Medal for hospitalization for
Aprll wereHis.brother. Bill, Is serving In Italy: made th is
week.al?o another bro the r , All ison , i s - - - - - - - - - - -
- - wlth the Navy In the Pacific. .:. .;.. Captain c:ml; ;, Eagl e.
of 6 IICresent HlII Drive , Manoa , hasbeen awarded the fourth
OakLeafCluster t o t he Air Medal. iiiiiJohn F. H i l t e r t ~ ' ,
38. seaman l/c,
s ~ ' n ofMrs.Mary E.Hilfert.v. of 234Snerbrook BlVd., Upper
Darby. isaboard a new U. S. Cruiser somewhere in the pacific,
battling theJaps. 'Gets Art Award. Betty Hutton. of AI'Clmore. a
senlor at Lower Merion H i ~ h Schoolhas been g iven a superio r
ratingher en try In he Group I Prlntsm the National Scholast ic
ArtAw a r d ~ . sponsored by Scholastic
~ a g a z m e s . Her entry is now ond ls pl ay I n t he N at io
na l HighSchool Art EXhibition. whichopene d May 13 at the Carnegie
InsUt!lte In Pittsburgh and will continue through Jufte 3.
,
would l ike t o suggestthat i t' s t im e t o orderyour Bean Po
le s whi let he y l as t.B ri n g t o our Ar t Dep't ,your Oils and
WaterColors f or f ra mi ng .Bring in the old timersfor
rfi-conditioning andre-framing.
SHULL LUMBERCOMPANY25 BALA AYE.,BALACYNWYDCynwyd 0662
Clolled NOON Saturday
L E T T E RConttnued from Pau , 1
"" ', 'endly Place to Worjcll
Please bring alongyour b i r t h - c e r t i f i ~ a t e or
other proofof citizenship.
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A number of pos lt lo ns a re n ow open to ambi t iousyoung
women. They are jobs in whichyou will be contributing t o t he
wa'reffort. They are jobs with goodpay regular increases. , and
many opportunitiesto advance. You earn as you learn.
45 Anderson Avenue, Ardfflor.1631 Arch Street, PhiladelphiaRoom
315, McClatchy Building(69th & Market StI Uppar Darity)57-59 E.
Penn St. , Norristown., 0 York Road, Jenkintownor call Enterprise 1
0 1 ~
There is a real FUTURE, too, in these jobs.Bell Telephone o f f
e r ~ posi t ions in which you ~ i l l beworf ing in a clean, safe,
and pleasant atmosphere. Noexperience is necessary. Friendly
supervisors t ra in youand are always r ea dy t o l en d
assistance. Quiet restrooms offer comfort and relaxation. You may
choosefrom a variety of interesting jobs.Make arrangements to drop
in-real soon-and learna l l about these opportunities. An
interviewer is readyto answer all your questiolU. Visit any of
these offices:
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OFPENNSYL VANIA
NEWS
COCKTAIL HOU/lS 36 P.M,
~ ? ~ ~ . " . p : - ' ; . > o . ... .if" You'lf / l e l i , ~
Springtimef LUNCHES ond DINNE/lS af!M AIRCONBITIONEI
MAIM CUCIUR$[ " ' ,1 .StUIlU SUIIIM
SVIVIIAX CAFB11111CdcJlatiLI11111fl
Lunch frlm 60cDinner fram 85c
ENS. HELEN T, BLAKE, '39 , SF, comple ting her t hi rd y ea r i
nthe WAVES. is working in the D is t ric t Communications
Office.
CPL. WALTER C, BECKER, .JR., '42, APO 503 SF. is s t il l in
NewGuinea, a nd h as a good set-up with WACS and all. However, he's
inthe Army, and wants to move.
Ash to Manoa. got in II bit of a ICaselbaum. L lanerch outfielde
rworkout by hur li ng t he l as t i n -I a nd c ap ta in , entered
the serviceningand he'll start againstBrook- Wednesday after having
the satisl in e t hi s S un daY in Ardmo re 's f ac ti on of
scoring h is team 's firsthome opener at Wynnewood and hit andf l
rs t run in h is only game.County Line Rds. . .----Two veterans who
a re s up po se d Nos tr ad amus . n ot ed a st ro lo ge r ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ; , ~ - -to have seen their
better days- and predict.er of thin!l"s to come. c:Charlie Spel
lman and Walt Azpell also operated a beautyparlor. with
-had four and three hits, respec- Catherine de Medici as o ne o
f hist iv el y, f or BrOOkl ine against patrons. 1 DINE OUT!.
\Manoa . , . Mitch Michaels, for-I
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiiiiiiiiiiiii I .-m e r l ~ ' of Bartram
and GreebY, IIreceived a dislocated a rm when h eI BE ANSfell while
trying to score for Na,r-', berth from third base on an over-t hrow
. He'lI be taken to BrvnMaw r Mos pi ta l f or treatment. I IT'S
YOUManager Gene Davis says he'll be Ilost for at least a month . ,
, Jack I
SGT. E, O. BERGLUND, '40, is also In New Guinea, APO 322 SF.The
SGT. is'Coxswain on an LCM in an amphibian brigade.
of o thers; B ILL COX, '44, Is at Keesler F ie ld w it h t h e
AAF. ROY,WILSON, '44, is at the same place ; BOB QUILLEN, "4; Is
taking in fantry basic at Camp Wheeler, Ga.; and HANK BONFIG is at
GreatLakes NTe,AlC JACK BALDWIN, '42, is at Pre-Flight School at
Chapel Hillaf te r th ree te rms of V-12 at U. of P , a nd t hr ee
mon th s duty a t P atuxent River , Md, He reports being "busy as
heck" with little or not ime t o d o anything. ' , 'Here' s a f ir
s t letter f rom a rookie, PVT . HUGH V. FERRY, '45,Camp Blanding,
Fla, He seems satisfied and says th'lngs are O. K .CAND. JULIUS
BECTON, '44, send a change of adcU'ess and tellsus,he's attend OCS
at Ft. Benning, a swell p lace and plenty big,A/C ROBERT C.
COLLINS, '36, Is at Selman Field, Monroe, La.He expect.., to
be'a.Navlgator shortly. He met h is first peacetime friendthe day
before he wrote and it happened to be CAPT. RALPH MOSS,'38.
LT. HERB CHALLEN, '34, is in command of a Minesweeper FPOSF. He
says h e h as a, fine crew. The swellest cook in the Navy,
andbecause I t' s a smal l ship many things are don e i n a n i nf
orma l manner . He hasn't been i n t he S t at es for 18
months.CPL, C. E. HADFIELD, APO 339 NY, i s I n Germany . H is
cardreads, "Tell the boys on the basketball t eam to !l"et on the
ball andgive Radnor H-- this year. I am getting the knife put i n m
e aboutthe football game." your card came too la te bu t we licked
them anyway.
LT. LEON HERBERT, 41, is wi th a Motor Transport Section atCamp
Crowder. 1140, He has charge of 150 trucks and supervises about100
German prisoners who work as truck drivel'S,
SGT . HARRY OLSON, '43 , APO 557 NY, is in England. Harryhad a
two-day pass to London and a ll he can say for it is that it hasa
swell subway sys tem. He has seen Holland, Belgium, France
andGermany, says they all look alike.PVT. JOHN E. BALTZ, JR" is
with the 1st Marine Division, FPOSF. He crossed the International
Date Line Christmas Eve, and thushad no Christmas.
OUR lUWN, I
HEADQUARTERSfo r
,All Medical Need.J.PAULSHEA
PharTiuJeYM Narberth StationNarbutb 2838-2&39
Fords' 13-Win StreakSnapped By HomerAt Norristown, 3-1
Haverford Upsets'L. Merion Twice
t 'orm.rly 30Z I.everln, Mill Rd.Now Cor., Monlllomery and
Leverlnll Mill Rd.Nest American store Cynwyd 486ll
Important
1U2 Essex Ave.,NarberthNarberth .077
Are
KATHLENE BEAUTY SALONNot only in newspapers but i n b ea ut y s
ho ps . Her e I n TheKathlene Beauty Salon we consider them
extremely Important,Eac? type of face requires Ii dllfel'ent style
of wave 01' curl. OIU'I!xpertll wm select j u st t he t yp e l o r
you.
NewConvalescentHomeFor Elderly PersoNAged and ChronicWhere Kind
Care Is Primary ConsiderationGood Food Spacious Grounds24-Hr. N u r
s f n ~ LicensedThoroughgoodConvalescent HomeBarin 1875 or 9326
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Memorial DayWill
NARBERTH AND,HAVERFORD AVES.NARBERTH
Mr. Anthony, .Mr. Ant hony is a nationallyknow1;l hairstylist,
having hadyea rs of exper ience in some ofthe largest Salons in
America.
The days slIp Quickly. Memorial DaS is almost, here. We~ ' a n t
~ ' o u to have the best selection possible. If yOU orderearly w,e
can give you thE' best the marke t affords.
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lence. Then t h e b lu rt of -8 machine gun closer, and a few
scattered single shots so rt of framingit. Then a long sUence.
Spooky.All night it went llke that.Flares in tne sky ahead ,
thecracko f big gu ns behind us, then orpaSsing she lls, a few dark
figures" coming and going in t he n ig ht ,By ERNIE PYLE muted
voices at the telephones.Editor" Note: Ernir. Pyle was several
dispatches allead wilen lie mct the rUle shots. the mosquitoes,
thejrom a J ap macllinc DIl1I 011 Ie island, TIli,' newspaper will
con- stars, the fee l o f the damp nightto print these jor a jew
weeks. ail' u nd er t he wide sky-backOkinawa (by navy radio). -Our
first night on Okinawa was un- again at ,the kind of lIf!! I hadand
ful l o f o ld familiar sounds-the exciting, sad, weary I1tUe known
so long.of war. The old familiar pattern, Ull- Haverford High's ba
s e ba l lIt had been six months since I'd s lep t on the ground,
or heard changed by distance o r t ime f rom streak is no more, bu
t thanks toe sho t. With the marines it was abou t the same. 'far
on the other side of the two v ic to ries over Lower Mer ionwas
tagginp; a l ~ n p ; with aT world . A pattern 50 imbedded In and a
Norristown team that showsc ompl ln y o f a r eg i- As full ~ a r k
n e s s came, : flares my sou l that, coming back into it no 'par t
ia . Ii ty the Fords are stillWe wer e o n a pretty, grassy I beRan
lightIng the c o u ~ t r y ahead again, it seemed to me as I lay
leading the Suburban One Leaguet ry . T he f ro nt l in es wer e, '
o f u s over , the f ron t Imes. They there that I'd nevel' known
any- by a one-game margin over seca thousand yards ahead.
were.shot: In she lls f rom our bat- thing else in my llfe. An d t
he re a nd place Cheltenham..l ' t roops were b ivouacked a ll t le
sh lps, t lmed to burs t above our are millions of us. Haverford
plays at Chelten-us, Ilines, and f lo at d own on para- SPENDS
NIGHT IN ham next Monday and if victorl-wer e s ti ll a few sni pe
rs Ichutes. That was to keep the GYPSY HIDEOUT ous will be sure of
no worse thanaround. An office'r was country l l g h t ~ d up s o"
we cOl;lld The company commander, Capt. a tie for Its t hi r d s tr
ai gh t p en in just before dark, shot see the Ja!?s If. theY tlled
m- Jul i an Dusenbury, said I c ou ld nant. A victory for the
Panthers,gh the arm. So we were on ~ l t . l : a t e , ,WhlCh'lS
one of t he u f a- h av e my cho ic e o f two p la ce s t o h owev
er , wou.ld t ie up t he racetoes, "Ollte tllcks" spend the first
night with h is an d keep the winner In doubt un-at dusk three
planes fiew The ,flares were sho t up s ~ v e r a l Icompany. ' t i
l the f inal games .Y overhead i n t he direction pel' mmute f rom
du sk u nt Il the One was w ith h im in his com- Charli e Gunther,
veteran l'lght-e beach , We paid no atten- m ~ o n came. out full.
It was v ~ r Y mand post. The command post handel' who is
enjoying'his finestf or 'we thought they were I ~ h t aftel that
and the f ia le s w as a big, r ou nd J ap an es e g un season,
wiII be handed the assign-But they weren't. "el e not needed.
emplacement, made of sandbags. ment of ge tt ing the Fords pasta
moment all hell cut loose But all night long two 01' three T he J a
ps had never occupied it this crucial contest. Gunther en-the
beach. Our entire fleet ships k e p ~ up a slOW she Il1ng of but
they had stuck a log o ut of i t: te red the schoolboy Hall of
Famethe 'guns ashore s ta rt ed t he f ar hills where the Japs were
pointing toward the s ea a nd m ak - l as t Friday when he set
downwing stuff into the skY. I 've supposed to be. It wasn't a
bOnl- i ng it l ook l ik e a gun to a er ia l Lower Merion without
a hit 01' runsee n a t hi ck er batch of bardment; just two 01'
three shells reconnaissance. in a 1-0 thriller that accauntedover
us an? I found that passing Captain Dusenbury and a c ou - f or Hav
er fo rd 's 1 3t h straight vic-one of t h e m ar in es said, ~ h e
l l s , have the. s a ~ ~ ghostl,Y pIe of his officers had spread
pon- tory.we re mor e b ul le ts than ~ v m n m g s h ~ d . e ,,I
ustle on t h l ~ c h o s on the ground inside t he G un th er l im
it ed NOl'1'lstown towas sky. 'Those Jap p il ot s Si de of t he \
\o ll d a s on the o the l . emplacement a nd h ad h un g t he ir j
us t two hits on Monday. but onehave thougllt the world was My ~ o
x h o l ~ \I:as O ~ I Y about 20 Itelephone on a nearby tree and of
t hes e w as a blazing 280-footng to an end to fiy i nto a feet f1
am \\ hel e t\\ a field t el e- w er e I' eady f or b us ines s
Ther home r un sma sh over the rigl)tstorm like that only 10 hours
p ~ l O n e s and two .field radiOS wer e was n o r oo f on the
emPlacemen f le ld fence by Char lie Hood withwe had landed on
Okinawa . bmg .o n the gl o U ~ d . All mght, It was r ig ht o n
top of a hl ll and a man on in the s ixth inning andthree WPl'e
shot down. o f f i ~ e l s on the g lound these cold and very
windY. it accounted for a 3-1 Norristowndeep darkness came on we
fcm ~ I e c e s Of. c?mmunlcations My other c hoi ce w as wi th a
vi ct or y and Haverford's first de-into our foxho les and settled
and dl!ected OUl tIOOpS. couple o f enl isted men who had feat of
the year, 'for the n igh t. The country- As I lay there listening i
n t he room for me in a l it tl e G yp sy- li ke Roy A ll en hurled
Haverfordbecame a s s il en t a s a g ra ve - d ar k, the
conversation was start- hideout they'd made. back to its winning
ways on Tues-- si le nt . t ha t is. between lingly familiar-the
words and It was a t in y, l evel p la ce a bout d ay when he
allowed only threes . Th ere were no countr y the thouRhts a nd t
he actiOns eX- halfway down the hillside away h it s a s t he F or
ds pounded Lowerat all. The sky wa s a r io t a ct l y, as I 'd ,
known them fo r so f rom the sea. They'd made'a roof Merion Into
submission, 7-2, for atars. long m. the mfantry. over it by ty ing
ponchos to t rees clean sweep of the season's seriesa pt . Tom Br
own wa s in the All mght I could hear these low a nd h ad d ug up s
ome Japanese for the second straight year.le next to me. As we l aY
VOl ce s over the phoneS-VOIces in Is t raw mats ou t of a f armhou
se t o Gunther fanned six, walked buton our backs, looking up i n-
t he darkness, voices of men run-, lay on tile ground. one in
becoming the second Forde s ta rr y sky, he said: n ing the war at
the front. I chose the second of these two pitcher to hurl a
no-hitter thisthe Bir;t Dipper. That's Not l on g after d ar k t il
e r if le p la ce s, partly because it was season. B1Il Snyder
haVing turnedf ir st t Ime I 've seen that since shots started.
There would be a w armer . and also because I w an t- t he trick
against Haverford Sclloolbeen i n t he Pac if ic ." For . you l i
tt le f iu rry far ahead. maybe a Ied to be w it h t he m en anyho
\l '. , several weeks ago . But as bril-. fl ' h 'I l iant as
Gunther was h e was f or -mannes 0 t liS d iv is ion have dozen sho
ts . 'T en Sl ence for My two "roommates" were Cpl1I th ' fI h ' d
t . . tunate to escapebeingscored uponR ell' II: t Ing u n er ~ a n
y mmutes. Martin C la yt on , J r. , o f Dal la s, as two errors,
one a two base wildCros s. whe re o ur BIg I Then the re would be a
n o t h ~ r Texas, and Pfc , WilHam Gross o r throw. h ad h im in a
hole in theer doesn't shOW. fiurry, way t o t he left. 'Then Sl-
Lansing, M ich. first inning and L. M. would haveC la yt on i s
nicknamed "Bird scored had It not been for POOl'Dog" and nobody
ever calls him base running.anything else. He is taU. th in and
Lower Merion never threateneddark , a lmost Lat in- look ing. He
thereaf ter .spo rts a puny l it t le mustache he's J a ~ ' O'Brien
scored the winningbeen t ryi ng to grow for weeks run for Haverford
in the seconda nd h e makes fun of i t. inning, forcing Ernie
Prudente,. G ro ss IS SImply called Gross. He who opened the inni
ng wi th alS very qUlet, but thoughtful of Isingle. at second,
stealing secondlIttle thIngs a nd t he y both s or t a nd c om in g
h ome on J im Sherlat looked a ft er m e for several Idan's long
liner to le ft cen te r.days. T he se two boys hav e b e- H av er
for d s co red si ng le runs income very close friends, a nd a ft
er t he t hi rd a nd f ou rt h inn ings inth e wa r they intend to
go to the Tuesday game at Lower Mer
U ~ L A , toge ther and finish their lon, then sewed u p t he
decisioneaucatlOn. by bunching five hits with threeI The boys said
we could all three e r ro rs for four runs in the fifthIsl eep s
ide by si de in the sameIinlling. O'Brien led the Fords" be d. " So
I g ot out my contribu- w ith t hr ee hits, being, the onlytlOn ,to
the n igh t 's beauty res t . 1membe r of the w in ne rs t o g
etIAnd It was a v e r ~ ' much appreci- morll than one.ated,
contribution. too. For I had I Jim 'Yest \I:as Lower Me,rion's,
carned a blanket as weU as a losmg pltcher m both game s. Heponcho.
Ikept seven hits well scattered onThese marines had been
Sleep-IFridaY, but wasn't as effectiveing every night on the ground
TueS'clay and was touched for ninewith no cover, except their cold
I blows all told.
I rUbberized ponchos and thel' had I Haverford got only two hits
offIa :most f rozen : to ' death . 'The ir Norristown Johny Mneyer,
gettingIp ac ks wer e s o h ea vy t he y hadn't I i ts l on e run
in the f ir st inn ingbeen able to bring blankets ashore I on
Gunther ' s double and Prud-Iwith them. iente's single to deep
left.Our next door n e i ~ h b o r s were I Lower Merion kept i ts
leagueI about three feet away in a similar' record at an even .500
whe n i tIlevel spot o n t he l ~ i l I s l d e . and they Idowned
Radnor High for the st;CI had roofed lt slmllarly with pon- and,
tlme. 8-1, on,Monday at Ald; ch os . T he se two men were Sgt mOle.
Dave El :lCkson held theINeil Anderson of Coronado. Calif.: R a . i
d e r : ~ to two h i ts and a c c o u n ~ e d,and Sgt. George
Valida of Tampa fOl thlee of the Maroon runs wlthIFla. ' ' two
sIngles B.nd a tnple. .SO we chummed up and the f ive Lower Mel'
l0!1 goes to Abmgtonof us cooked supper under a tree Monday and
mvades Nornstownj us t i n f ro nt of our "house." The next
Thursday .boys made a f ire out of sticks and .---.-
Iwe pu t canteen cups and K ra- Manoa, Narberthtions r ig ht o n
t he fire. C01Itinued from Paoe 1Other little gl'OUPS of
marineshad. similar little fires going aU Lions, 7-2, at Township
Line andI?Vel the hIllSIde. As we were eat- Burmont Rds., and will
go to Colmg. another marine came past legevllie this week h ighly
confi -I' gave Bird Dog a bi g pi ece o fIdent of chalking up
victory No.2.f lesh roas ted p ig t he y had just Llanerch got off
to a 3- 0 l ea d i n! cooked. and B ir d Dog ga ve me the first
inningand th is was suffisome. It .sure was good after days c . l e
~ t for pitcher 'Tom White, who01 K ratIOns. lImIted Ardmore to six
scatteredSeveral of the boys found t he ir h it s a nd single runs
in the secondK rations moldy. and mine was and n inth Innings.Itoo.
It was the old-fashioned k in d R ay Mcc au le y, starting a
comeand we f inal ly rea lized they were back on the mound for
Ardmore1942 r a t i o ~ s and had been stored, a ~ t e r two y ea
rs o n the sidelines.i probably III Austra lia , a ll this Pltched
steadily after the first in-time. . ning and accounted f or o ne o
f h i sSUddenly downhill a few y ar ds t eam' s hits.we heard
somebodY yeIl and' start BIII O 'D on ne ll , w ho c amp t ocussing
and then there was a lot Ardmore In t he t ra de that sentof
laughter. W ha t h ad happened
Iwas that one marine had hea ted aK r at io n c an a nd .
because I t waspressure packed. it exploded whenhe pried it open
and there werehot egg yolks over h im, Usual lYthe b oys o pe n a
can a l it t le f i rs tand release the pressure before'heating, so
t he c an won't explode.
rIDle Silence on Okinawa is Filledth Familiar But Eerie War
Noises
