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Ensign Jesse Paul Turner, USS Aquila, AK-47, c/o Fleet Post Office, New
York, N.Ye, informs me that he is not an old veteran at this marriod lifg, but he
thinks it is the biggest institution there is. Paul states, "After my leave oex-
pired, I took Dora May back to Portsmouth, Va. with me where we were in the yardse
We were fortunate enough to get a very nice three room apartment through the Navy
all furnished, We moved in one afternoon, and that evening when I went home from
the ship, my better half had dinner all cooked and ready to set on thetabie. Believe
mo, she's a good cook too. I mean I was a mighty lucky guy the day I go% her for 4a
wife, and I like so meny. others an ready for that big day to come around when wo
can really begin to live tho a of life we have dreamed ond planned so many times
_in all the wishful thinking we've had time to do.”

We second all the food thoughts that you expressed in that. letter, Paul,
Now you and Dora Ilay will have your inning, I an glad that you had time to polish.
up on your gcolxs’ game, Forty is a good score for a fellow who is shooting on a
par ie scven.course. Watch that woight of 201 pounds, Paul. That's a lot of
weight without any of your clothes. That equatorial diameter will have to receive
some attention.

M/Set. Donald E. Blair, Hq. 1289 Engr., C Bn., APO 408, c/o P.lM., New York, |
N.Y., writes from MarSoillo Area, France, that he is anxiously awaiting news on the »
condition of "Rope" Engleman, He writes, "Rope Engleman is one of the finest, both
on the court and off, in my book. Guess a lot of us will never forget the night in
Kansas City. in the Southern California game when he and Bob Allen put the game on the
. ice, Bo sure to include ony thing you know about the accident in the next Rebound, "

: "IT presume that you have read what a beautiful place this is here in Southern
France. If you don't bolieve me just read the newspapers and they will tell you what
a heaven it is. The troops here, along with ny outfit, are waiting to (you Imow what,
and it would be censored if I told you), and they have sct up a "vacation ground"
for the men to enjoy while waiting. Sports program is up to the maximum, Thero are
guch sports as softball for those mon who have ancestral traits of mountain goats,
éxpeciully tho outfielders, An infield bunt with the aid of the rocks, can be con-
verted into a home run, The entortainment program is a lot better. Micky Rooney

and Bobby Breen had a show here several weeks ago, and Bob Hope was-hore today. He
had a good show and.is an excellent showman, Iwas very fortunate while down here ‘to
locate my brother who was located in a camp about fivo miles from hore.

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I am inclosing a copy of a letter fron T/Set. F. Hy Bell, 17064111, 468 Ptr.
Sqdn. APO 959, c/o Postmsster, San Francisco, California, and my reply to him, I am
in hopes that it my provide 2 ee a eae

"IT suppose thet this is tit #8 one of the bedded, but a friend of mine and
mysolf‘have beon arguing about the relative I.Q.'s of athletes and non-athletes. He
claims that Non-athletes have, on the average, a higher 1.Q. than the athletes. It
seems to mo that in the days when athletic games, particularly football, were nerely
games of brute strength, this trend of thought oe have had some backing. However,
the modern athletic games namely, baskctba11 and football, have become a scionce, TI
‘believe that the athlete, as a rule, ig kcenor than the averege student. Sir, the
question I want you to answer is this, ‘Are athletes, in comparison with hon-athletes,
jJuller or brishter, and do they tend to be thickheaded?! I thank you:for any light
vou may be able to throw on the subject."