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On Our Job, Issue 4, 1 December 1943, Page 1

HULLO FELLOWS! Well, here we are again, and if our notes are not so hot this time, you must excuse us as they are being written just prior to Christmas week when our heads are filled with such things as special rosters, Christmas presents and that all-import-ant question on our job, “Do we get Christmas Day off?” Mention of Christmas reminds us to thank all you chaps overseas who have so kindly forwarded Greeting Cards to us. These are being displayed in a showcase in the Lambton Messroom, each bearing a small tag showing who sent it, and we can assure you that they are being viewed with great interest by the chaps on the job. Mention was made in our last issue of an attempt to obtain tins and pack parcels which would gladden your hearts. Unfortunately, well, that word is enough to tell you what happened about them. We were able, however, to obtain three dozen tins and we got four pound, cakes baked in them and forwarded one to each man serving in the Pacific. To every other man overseas we forwarded cigarettes or tobacco. A recent statement in the “Evening Post” was to the effect that the National Patriotic Board would shortly be packing chocolate under the same scheme as their present tobacco scheme, and we can assure you that we will be right on the job to get these parcels to you as soon as the scheme starts.

We have an apology to make re a misprint in our last issue when we included the name of W. Thorburn in the list of men who had received their second star for 25 years’ service. This should have read W. Thornton, who received his star on the date put down to Wally Thorburn, namely, 17/7/43. Our apologies to you, Bill, and may you have many more years in front of you yet. Now if you chaps overseas, for whom this little paper is really printed, will put up with us for a moment, we wish to make a few remarks especially for the lads in camp here at home. Frank Quirky has taken charge of the boys in camp;*' he has become Home Secretary, in a manner of speaking, and will be forwarding you your copy of this paper and the Union Journal when it comes out. He is going to check on all ad-

dresses and will be sending you a circular which will require filling in with your correct addresses, both home and Service, and we want you to assist him by returning it as soon as possible. It will not take you a moment to fill in, but remember, it will ensure your getting further copies of news of the job. Now we will See what our correspondents have had to say.