PHYSICAL TRAINING OFFTCR
MARCH FTELD ARMY ATR BASE
March Field, Riverside, California

27 December 1945

Dr. F. C. Allen
Robinson Gyrnasium
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc,

Recieved your letter yesterday and was glad to recieve the information con-
tained in it. I have sent a letter to Henry Franka inquiring of the possibilities
at Tulsa. I told him that I had heard of the possible opening through you. That
job sounds very interesting to say the least.

I wrote to Mr. Metzer just before I went into the Army some three years ago
after you had first told me of him. TI never did recieve an answer to my letter but
told him that I would be interested in talking to him about insurance after I was
released from the service. JI do not know exactly what to say about the insurance
business. At times IT think it wovld be a fine opportunity and then at other times
T am not sold on it at all. Verne Wilkin has also been trying to sell me on the
idea of selling insurance with hir. There are two reasons why I question my suc-
cess in the business. First, I am afraid that the slow financial start in insur-
ance would sink me before I got started and second, I fear that most of my friends
and prospective clients will already be burdened with the $10,000 policies they
picked up while in the various services. For those two reasons alone I wovld have
to know a lot more about the two businesses before I could give a decent answer.

It is quite possible that I may be out of the Army next month. They are try-
fhe to discharge a lot of surplus officers here at March now. I am one of the men
considered as such so if Washington will approve of the action we will all be able
to walk out before long. The generel opinion here is that it will be approved.

At least I am hoping that it will go throvgh. If it does I shall drop in and see
you before long. oo

Susan Pale is quite a lady now. She is tossing smiles at everyone and is as
fat and healthy as can be. I know that I ama little on the preduiced side but
I think she is a mighty cute little girl. Jean is fine and really is enjoying Susan
even though she does lead her a meyry chase all of the time.

Major DeGroot has decided to stay in the Army for a while and is leaving for
Germany in the next few days. JI understand that he will have a nice proposition
over there.

Congratulations on your undefeated season to date. At the time of this let-
ter I see you have just downed Rice. Hope you will cinch the tournament there
in Oklahoma. Please give Charlie and the rest of the team my best wishes for a
championship season. :

I am interested in any information regarding jobs you may hear about so when
time allows please send any ideas on to me. Glad to hear that Howard is out and