SNOOPER

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 18, 20 May 1944, Page 7

SNOOPER

BY V

HELLO FOLKS > hows everything in Kiwiland ? Reckon the chaps here are gottin’ kinda anxious about them cows and calves fer this milkin’ season. Don’t know much about ’em massif* but from what the chape eay* I reckon that idea of bitin’ 1 lambs tails off calls for pretty good teeth. I ain’t never seen it done myself. ::: - I overheard the ” Old Man rt *tellin the Editor to see that'” Old Moonshine ”, Ted Knowling and "- that young Snooper ” .■ didn’t go writin’ articles in this home issue that wasn't fit for folks to read. . Chaps''wouldn’t send last two home issues to their folk 'cos - well, I 'spose they didn’t want to have to answer too many ques- * tions. ::: THE other night I heard Claude Lowe sayin’ how he missed ” Tired ” Norton; he reckoned that " Tiered ” Set a groat example - moved about so quiet and slow — just right pace for the tropics. Claudo, he’s got into the habit of runnin’p places. >:i You know folks, different times I been up this way, I often wondered how the chape in the CRE Store got through so much work - * lumpin’ about- ten thousand bags of cement about and lots of other heavy things. Well, this is the lowdown. When th© fellas got a bit weary, Lieut* Brooker used to get his ukulele out wh'lo everyone would join in the songs. Vai Reid leads the chorus — that is , when they are throwing buildo - ' zers, steam heaters and ioe cream plants on to the top shelves. Hoc Mulholland is a great cheer loader, Ho should make a name for himself in the Boy Scout Cubs when he settles, down in civvio life, it: TALKIN’ of settlin' down, its funny how o’-apo got a dislike of things. .Take George Bolton from Petone ( somehwore in North Island, they say ). I hoard George say that he did' nt give aD - when he was on the’’list”. It ain't the black lint, it ain’t tho list of Chpps thats got French gals, it ain’t the Fat Spread Eaters Liat. Got me whacked, Eddie Heald, Jack lurchall, and Tom Gillooley won’t have anything to d$ with it either. Even Jim Hawthorne who co always talkin’ of bringin’ his Barry, Jean k and Ivy over hero, Evon Torn Yuill who had a birthday tho other week says * " Don’t you bring one of them 'lists’along to me • In next homo Ifecue I’ll tall you all about it. I’ll toll you about our "Speed Nogs ” too, in tho next ’’homer ".They are Smithy, young Vogt, Cliff Burnfl and one of two other. Tom Skelton, I ain’t got tho lowdown on him yet, but I ’mow he’s done about 25.000 miles since he’s been on the road, :::: LOOK after yourselves, folks.