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oe + ete ee sea Y Renna rh : Bg eee BER ee - v ten ay tet Pas me ae J At the present time. about 500 of us fellows are helping the 0.P.A. with food rationing books, addressing and mailing etc. We have some two million of them to distribute by mail to the various towns in Michigan. We are getting eut about 100,000 a dey I understand. It is a voluntary job. However, while this is going on there is no school. Thus for the present I an teaching the boys how to work on rationing books for the Government. There isn't much to it. All it requires is a fair education and a good handwriting. The boys take t it like aucks to water. And most of them are positively enthused. ee If you ever do go to California, you “gertainiy should not reject « an opportunity to meet Carte J Hensley. He’a « mwell | euye Speaking of Ed, he is getting alongs fine. I hear from him every month. At present the Gov. is paying them a amall wage for doing some sort of war work in the prison. He has been pretty busy with his literary endeavors. In case you care to drop bin = @ line, his number is Box PMB 307 AZ, Aleatraz, Calif. | The weather must be enjoyable nice up there in Ottawa at thfte +4. fr hawse wan taft We are laboring under a sawalterine mw Wiis Whee @ wre ee Fw awv= left? eas ———— wave, and ‘doy, would I enjoy a ‘good swim out there somewhere. Just received a letter from my cousin Waltwho ‘is & Ser~- geant— in the U.S. _intelligence Service in Africa. He was s talking about how swell it was to fet a good swit in the ocean off Port Sald after that battle in which his outfit was given the credit. for capturing that famous German general "Von Arnim." Walt, having been in the thick of it, scored for some irreplacable souviners. He is indescribably proud of his medals. He is a great guy. Comes from Minnesota, an ardent fisherman, a splendid duck and deer hunter. In his letters he occasionally reminds me that “we" have a date - after the war to go fishing “up there in Minnesota" in his favorite erot. I smile, I got to get out of this can first. By the way since, you are interestdin what my possi- . bilities for a psrole in 14 months hence when my ten calendar years shall have expired, it might be well to let. you know. We}}, wt you know the judge in his opinion denying the motion I made to anend sentence atated if the Parole Roard t°inksa Tam ar T should say eT ok A er ee could be safely paroled, the sentence at the termintion of ten years would be modified accordingly. Thus I assume the Juds would rec- ommend me for a parole. I have a good prison conduct record. I . have, I believe: , vastly improved myself. I have, I believe, ao Complished much. Further, i bave positive evidences of my Sanccence. i a ne - _ me a tn eee ee Ree ge peetene apices certo | TO cae em tote il ila ila sso tree oad ieeeeeieindeedael menial mae ne