all-eppenent teem ef each ef the five clubs. In additien te that he made the first team ef the all-seuthern service team, a real hener when ene realizes hew many service teams played feetball in the seuth last seasen. "Because ef his duties, we had Schnellbacher just fer eur last feur basket- ball gamese He was the big facter in winning all feur averaging 22 peints per game against pretty fair eppesitien. New that he has gene, things will be reugh. While he was here, I really leeked like a geed ceach. This bey is a real credit te the University ef Kansas and the ceaching staff. He was well liked and was a credit te the service, the pest, and Selman's athletic teamse We are serry that he has left Selman Field." Congratulations, Snelly!? : always bet en yeu te deliver the geeds.. Lte Charles B. Black, APO 650, New Yerk, writes that he is rather disgusted with Italy amd is emphatic in his statement that we are always going te have treuble with the Italiam race. Gesh darn it, Charlie, I have been having treuble with the human race fer better than fifty yearsi But they tell me the first fifty are the hardest, se there is still hepe. Charlie writes; "I've visited many interesting things in Reme, Flerence, Naples and Pempei, but weuldn't give twe cents te ever ge in any ene ef the cities agdim. There's a saying that Africa ends im Reme and Italy begins at: Remee It helds pretty muchtrue. Tite nerthern Italians are more civilized, and much cleaner. . .. We are living in a Ceunt's palace which is an antique, started way back im 1200. And I de mean an antique. But its warm and we have lets ef servants and a swell bunch ef beys in the squadren te mix with. We can't kick when we knew what the deughbeys put up with. .. . De you remember Kenny Brewn whe went te K.U. in 1942? I met him im Naples where he had been fer seme time in a hespital. He had been weunded and was geing back te the front. They really peur it em the Infantry efficers. I've get a let ef respect fer them. . . I send my fondest reagrds te Mrs. Allen and family." Mrs.e Allen and the family received yeur felicitatiens and geed wishes, Charlie, and they are reciprecated a theusand per cent. They are very fend ef yeu and yeur whele family. It is met mecessary fer us te say that we are preud ef the feurteen missiens yeu have flewa. Glad the thirteenth is ever! We learn that Charlie's area basketball team wen the champienship and that they are te ge en te the 12th area fer a teurnament. Charlie's brether, Beb, is in England, flying a treep carrier, and deubt- less has taken many treeps imte France. We knew yeu beth want te get the jeb ever with. Here's the eld seed luck signal. Happy landing, goed hunting and a safe return. | ‘I have just received a new address fer Cpl. Jehn W. Ballard, APO 263, New Yerk - eld Jecke Ballard, the bey that rides the metercycles, the jeeps and half-traecks er anything mechanical, and when it deesn't go fast enough he just dismeunts the baby and gees on foot faster than the vehicle. C. EB. McBride, sperts editer ef the Kansas City Star, called me and said, “Was Jack Ballard en yeur team?" I said, “Yes, he was", in the best Texas lamguage I ceuld cemmand. He said, “Well, this guy Ballard just wen the champ- ienship fer his eutfit at Camp Bewie, Texas, im basketball. He was the star and averaged 22 peints per game. He was the whele shew up there in the strates- phere with his 6 ft. 7 in., or semething like that.” Om December 10th Jack had written, "I have werked conscientiously on timeing my rebeunds, and alse my defensive tacties an¢ I believe I am improving, ne feelin'." Frem MeBride's cement, he Bas net only impreved, - he has arrived, and hew happy I am fer yeu, Jack. Listen, brether, if seme ef eur eppesing rats doen't kneck eff some 150.