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"You look sorta worried, Soldier. What seems to be the trouble?"

"Shucks, boy, this here army is gettin' too confusin' to suit me. There's so many gals in uniform now that one of us GI's has to wait to see whether to salute or whistle."

Borrrb" Foit"d To Firrd Hirn

The old Cockney in London town was asked by one of the newly arrived American soldiers whether or not he was badly scared during the big London blitz. "No, Guvnor," he said, "cawn't say as I was. Ye see, I count me chances. Jerrn well, 'ee's got to, tike off, 'asn't.'ee? Then 'ee's got to cross the Channel, an' that ain't easy for him, what with the ack-ack an' the RAF. Then 'ee's got to get by the Coast. Then 'ee must cross the Thames Estuary, an' that's hard. Then 'ee comes to London. 'ee cawn't hardly miss that; but then 'ees got to find 'Ammersmith, then Acaciia Road where I lives, an' then like as not, I'm down at the pub, and f ain't 'ome if 'ee 'its."

Knocked Them Out

She: "Don't you know there are germs in kisses?"

GI: "Nix, girlie. Not mine. When I kiss I kiss hard enough to kill'em."

The Reserves

Up in Paradise they were wondering what was going on down below on the Earth, so they sent that wise old man Methusglah down to investigate and report. He was gone but a short time and came hurrying back, all out of breath. "What did you learn, and why are you back so quickly?" they asked the 900 year old fellow.

"I went to Germany first," he answered, "and got scared and hurried back. They're calling my class to the colors right now."

Andrew lcckson and the Civil Lcrw

Right after the Battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson imprisoned a civilian for writing a letter to a nelvspaper ,criticizing the continuation of martial law in New Orleans. Judge D. A. Hall issued a writ of habeas corpus to bring the civilian into court, so Jackson grabbed the judge and ,locked him up in the same jail with the civilian. After martial'law erlded the Judge fined Jackson one thousand dollars and costs for contempt of court, and Jackson had to pay it. Twenty-nine years later Congress reimbursed him the fine money.

Mcrtter of Tcrste

A Naval officer in the South Pacific was holding a pow- ri wow with a native chief, a cannibal. The Naval officer said:.: ! "If you see American soldiers coming down from the sky in parachutes, please don't eat them. They are your friends, ' :', and are coming to protect you from the Japs." .,.i

The Chief grunted his agreement. "No eat white soljer," 1..i he said. "Too bitter."

Women in Unilorm

His wife was a WAVE, but he waved at a WAC, The WAC was in fro'nt, but his WAVE was in back; Instead of a wave from the WAC, be it said, He won but a whack from the WAVE he had wed.

Not Me

Cose, Ah ain't sayin'Ah won't do, Des whut mah country want me to, But deys one job dat Ah fo-see

Ain't gwine to 'tach itse'f to meUh-uh! Not me!

Dass dis heah airplane stuff-no, bossAh'll bar some uddah kine g' cross, Lak drive a mule er tote a gun, But Ah ain't foolin''roun' de sunUh-uh! Not me!

If Ah mus' do a loop-de-loop, Let mine be 'roun' some chicking coop; It ain't gwine be up whah de crows Kin say Ah'se trompin' on dey toesUh-uh! Not me!

Hit sho look sweet, Ah don't deny To go a-oozin' 'roun' de sky, But dats fo' folks whuts in de mood' To pass up love, an' gin, an' foodUh-uh! Not me!

Down heah Ah fust saw light o' day; Down heah is whah Ah'm gwine to stay; Folks, Ah don't keer to have mah feet Git too blamed proud to walk de streetUh-uh! Not me!

So Ah'll des wait til Gabrel brings Dem good ole-fashioned angel wings; Den, as Ah pass dem airplanes by, In pity Ah'll look down an' sighuh-uh! Not -1*-.

Herschelr

San Diego Hoo-Hoo Golf

Tournam ent, tulv

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The San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club will hold a golf tournament at the LaMesa Couritry Club, LaMesa, Saturday afternoon, July 22.

Vicegerent Snark Frank Park, LaMesa Lumber & Investment Co., LaMesa, has appointed the following committee that are in charge of the drrangements: George Johnson, National Lumber Company, National City; Ed Culnan, Western Lumber Company, San Diego, and Nihl Hamilton, Lumbermen's Service Bureau, San Diego.

Dinner will be serve'd in the Club House at 7:00 p.m. after which prizes will be presented to the golf winners. The remainder of the evening will be spent playing old fashioned games.

New Hardwood Concern

K. E. MacBeath has resigned his position rvith Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, to become associated with E. A. (Alex) Gordon in the hardwood lumber business. The new concern is called the Gordon-MacBeath Hardwood Co. Headquarters are at Parker and San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, where they have leased a warehouse. They will carry a regular line of hardwoods as stock becomes available. For the present the principal activities are in connection with supplying Government requirements.

Both principals are well known, having been for many years with the Strable Hardwood Co.