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It happened in a small county seat in the South. The Army sent in a recruiting crew, and they opened offices on the second floor of the two-story brick building on the main corner across from the courthouse. Here they beat the drum for recruits, and gave those who came their prelirninary examinations for the service.
About the same time the Highway Department sent some of their men in to open a temporary driver's license office. They examined applicants for driver's licenses. It happened that they also took offices on the same floor of the same building as the Army recruiting station.
One day a big country darky came to town to get a driver's license. and was told he could take his examina-
Redwood Mill Rebuilding
Juan Crcek l,nmlrer Cornpan,v is ivhich l'as rccentll' rle stro,r-erl b.v flre. mill r'il1 be reopenerl in the fall.
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tion on the second floor of that certain building. He went up, walked into the Army recruiting office by mistake, told them his name, and that he came to take his "zaminashun." They stripped off his clothes, and gave him a thorough physical going over. They slapped him back and front, made him do the split on the floor, made him gallop around the room, jump over chairs, punched and checked him from head to foot, and about the time he was exhausted and ready to holler "calf-rope" the)r turned him loose. One of the officers said: "All right, boy. I guess you'll make it."
The panting negro said: "Thank you, Suh. Thank you. I did aim to git one of dem fo mah wife, but I don' believe she could pass."
Receiver Appointed For Mill
rebuilding its r.ni11, It is hoped that the
Chas. G. llircl, forrner manager o{ Stocktorr I-ttmber Co', Stockton, l'as appointe<l rtceirer of the l-lectric Plauing X{ill, Stocktor-r, llay 13.
At both Long Becch and Los Angeles plcnts. Kilns and operctors <rre certilied by Government lor drying <rircrcrlt lumber. Also other commerciql drying. Mill
1405 Wcrter St., Long Becrch 2 t. B. 6-9235
136l Mircsol St., Zone 23 ANgelus 2-1945
