PERSONALITY PARADE NO 9. "POP"

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 11, 21 August 1943, Page 3

PERSONALITY PARADE NO 9. "POP"

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$ the noise and abusive language coming from a neighbouring tent last night suggested that there were sufficiently notorious char - actors in it to warrant my visit - ing it. ” pop w being the house - holder was the victim. * * * * he was born in Hastings some time after the battle and beloivos he wont to 5ch001,,,., it, was for such a short time...and so long ago that he cannot remember. * * * it was not till he cam© into the — army that he was able to hold down a j0b.... it hold him down.,., when called up in th© 11 seedless n raisin ' class " he was working in the now branch of th© stock and station agency in waipukurau. .. • .« where his experience in the merchandise ection qualified him for his present position, *.* *to use his own expression he " took crook ” at waiouru and rex coneybeer acted as midwife, when collecting food * for him, rex vaguely said it was for ” pop 11 and the cooks, think - Ing it a disrespectful name for the camp adjutant, loaded the tray

with fruit and arsonic, in spit© of rex's attention ” pop 11 recovered and arrived here in charge of th© officers’ mess, as he explained, «."struggling to see that the officers obtained tucker up to the standard of the mon "... * * * the name stuck when a small Javanese child ran to him one day in th© village calling, 11 pop . he should, i think , get an introduction to " ma ” if th© officer will oblige. * * * he has few interests : a very small on© in the bank : two which he has little chance of practicing here i another of getting around th© country side in a car ( people searching for a Jeep please note ) \* * his ambition is to get out of the army when, if his two hobbies dent take up all his time, he hopes to writ© his army experiences.