ASK AND YE SHALL BE TOLD. What We Think Today.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 19, 23 October 1943, Page 2

ASK AND YE SHALL BE TOLD. What We Think Today.

TIME, U.S. top magazine, feat- . ured landing opinion on duration of War recently for guidance and enlightenment of ’U.S., citizens. DOZERDUST takes sama line and presents some opinions of WORKS personnel * is it I! 11 11 H 11 M KANAKE Dobson gives war another twelfro months; he considers Allies •will open second front this winter through Brenner Pass and Join forces with Russia, ALEX Coldstream considers Japan will never be beaten by fighting in ■ Pacific; only an European invasion will do the job, PLUMBER Charlie Storey sees the end within twelve months. Germany already on way down and Japan will last no time after. \ ■ HOEL Ewart back his Judgement that German will be licked by Christmas or early January. Japan mopped soon after* JACK Tulf&rd see IT.Z. roes in Burma and war going on for ®toe years, Says German has too firm a g’rip of Europe to be defeated soon® Says that when he lands in Buibma ho will marry Burmese beauty and settle down to Asiatic life® He thinks only, -way to settle peace on permanentasis is for preoccupied troops to intermarry with occupied peoples. JACK GIBBS says he is no longer farm conscious.., recons war will last „so long that he will be afraid of cows hhen he goes homo® . , ■ / • 4• . ' * . - DGCK Lauric sco Russian winter offensive) as most important land - mark in near future. Russian activity will determine lenght of war® Says wo should ask Stalin® GEORGE More ton looking forward to being in Invercargill in March 1944, Says German already bug...r..d. SCOTTY Hampton says war will last long enough for him to qualify for old age pension on his return to N. Z. How 385 ( Baldness makes him look younger, saya Jim Cranston)

B®W Spenoer greatly impressed by Allied bombing. Axis now dvno»

DOZERDUST Says $ War likely to go on :: until 1950* There was the 100 year > war? the 30 years, this will bo only 10 years. ( Cheer up,boys, youPll get used to, it.) n THIS is a great Change from our old camp and is a great credit to . everyone “ was how Tom Armon summed up his impression on his arrival from our one-time camp up in-'the Naiouli land., Tom arrived on I'hurs« day and his party of concrete specialists followed on Friday® Same idea of the work they did is suggepted by the amount ox* cone rote work they did since Sapin. 9 th- At least 3816 feet of concrete drain, as well at' 123 junctions, 92 gull t rpp; • 53 pipes ssx3 -and other concrete products such as grease traps? latrine lids, etc. And the party seldom numbered double figures® As soon as they settle in they will be on the job again* BILL Br.ttton says we overestimate - advantages o£ foothooM in Italy. hasre. hills against us» He thinks Germans will hang on for a few years yet® GEORGE Lindsay says.. < n I have five ’dollars to say Germany will be done * by Christian ßp 0* 6 January at most 'A He things the pacy too het to last* » ” The guy that says' this war will last three more years should bo in that building iked ? mental patients 9 9 ( Looks like a costly war . .p and too bad for this paper / CHESS Club holds first meeting Thursday night when Alfie Biuck? Willie Hart, Bo bole Robinson, ” Ape 11 Macale and Georgia Broadley met five American players and had honours of the night* A moving night* CED Reid says dura tian off war not so important as duration of peace parleys and what agreed upon* CHARLIE Hardwick and Alan Matthews of H. M.S. No verfail. have worked out duration and say all will be home for turkey dinner 1944. A thriving industry on hairy s ©beets is that of stencilling map of N»'Z. on Gimlets with name - of home town in bio ok letters* The Huhtly job looks good* NCEL Graham thinks Allies have #@t to strike hard; so far only sparring* Home inside of twelve months* JIM Cranston thinks war will last another three years* Axis will fight to lest old man. ..a lot of them.