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Ensign Jesse Poul Turner, USS Aquila, AK-47; c/o Fleet Post Office, New
York, N.Y., informs me thnt he: is not an old veteran at this marricd life, but ho
thinks it is the biggest institution thore is. Paul states, "After my leave ex-
pired, I took Dora lay back to Portsmouth, Va. with me whore we wero in the yards.
we were fortunate cnough to getia very nice three room apartment through the Navy
oll furnished. Wo moved in one afternoon, end that ovoning when I went home frem
the ship, my botter half had dinner all cooked and ready to sct on thetebie. Belicve
me, She's a good cook too. I mean I was a mighty lucky guy the day I got hor for a.
wire, end I like so mny others an teddy for that big day to come nround when wo
can really begin to live tho kind of life we have dreamed and planned so many times
in all tho wishful thinking we've had time to doe"

Wo second oll the good thoughts that you oxpressed in that letter, Poul.’
Now you and Dora Iley will have your inning. I an glad that you had time te polish
up on your golf game. Forty is a good score for a fellow who is shooting on a
par thirty-seven course. Watch that woight of 201 pounds, Paul. That's a lot of
weight without any of your clothos.: That equatorial dinmetor will havo to receivo
some attention, |

| M/Sgt. Donald E, Blair, Hq. 1289 Ener.,-C Bn., APO 408, c/o P.M., New York,
N.¥., writes from I'arscillo .irea, France, that ho is anxiously awaiting news on the
condition of "Rope" Engleman, He writes, "Rope Englenan is ono, of tho finest, both
on the court and off, in my book. Guess. a lot of us will never forget tho night in
Kansas‘ City in tho Southern California gane when ho and Bob .illen put the gane on the
ice. .Bo.sure to includo ony thing you know about the adcident in the next Rebound."
"I presume that you have read what a beautiful placo this is here in Southern
France. If you don't bolicve me just read tho: newspapers “and they will tell you what

a heaven it is. Tho troons here, along: with my outfit, are waiting to (you Imow what,
and it would be censored if I told you}, and they have set up s “vacation ground"

for the men to enjoy while waiting. Sports program is up to the maxinva. There are
such sports as softball for those mon who have ancestrel traits of mountain Goats,
expecially tho outficlders. in infield bunt with the aid of the rocks, can be cone
verted into a home run, The entertainment progran is a lot better. Micky Rooney

and Bobby Breen had & show here several woeks ago, end Bob Hope was hore’ today. He

had a good show and is an excellont showman, I was very fortunate while down here to
locate my brother who was located in o camp about fivo miles from here.

I am inclosing a copy of a lettor from T/Sct. F. H. Boll, 17064111, 468 Ftr.,
Sqdn. iPO 959, c/o Postmsster, San Francisco, California, and my reply to him, I am
in hopes that it may provide interosting reading.

"I suppose thet this is quite out-of the ordinary, but a friend of mine and
ayself have beon arguing about the relative I,2.'s of athleotos and non-nthlotese He
claims that Non-athletes have, on the averdge, ao higher 7.G, than the ethletos. It
seems to me that in the days when athletic gamzs, particularly foothall. wore merely
somes of brute strength, this trond of thought night have had sem backing. Howevor,
“ae modern athletic gamos namely, vasketball and fzotkall, heve boveme 1 seiensoe I
believe that tho athletc, as a rule, is keoner “han tho Averegoebyeonts: 9/12, othe
suestion I want you to answer is this, ‘are uthletes, in comparison with non-athletes,
suller or brighter, and do they tend to bo thickhoaded?' I thank you for any light
vou rays bo 2479 to *hrow on the subject.”