Patrolling Sports Highway (Continued from Preceding Page) world. But that's what you and I gave our money to two Red Cross for. "The Red Cross limits any soldier’s stay to five days. They do make exceptions when exceptions are justified. The clubs are open to any American soldier, sailor, marine or merchant seaman. Because of hotel shortages officers are allowed to stay in them. They provide nice girls, if that's what he wants. They don't provide the other kind; hut it doesn't take him long to get to Piccadilly circus and find what he wants there." "Every Saturday night there is a club dance. These dances are a sight to behold. You can't tell whether vou're at a dance or a track meet. They jump and jerk and whirl and sweat and puff until you think they're going to have apoplexy. Jitterbugs certainly have wonderful times." Doggone it, it's too bad we can't reprint the entire pam¬phlet. The Red Cross is doing a terrific job for our men of the Armed forces, just another reason why we will win the present world conflict. 12-30-42 Red Gross Helps Soldier Visit 'Missing' Mother DEN AIR DEPOT, Hill—"Reunion in Riverside" it well be the title of this little opus, details of which have just been revealed by Edward Eisen, Red, Cross field director at Hill field. Upon the death of his father a number, of years ago, a young soldier now stationed at Hill field was placed in an orphan¬age. Adopted at the age of eight by a family living in Washing- " ton, the boy had neither seen nor heard from his Widowed mother since that time. However, he began a nation-wide search for her several! years ago, after the' death of his foster mother. Clue after clue led to nothing but disappointment, though, and the young soldier was about to give up in despair when he re¬ceived word from friends in Riverside, Cal., that she had been located. The good news came at a bad time, however, for even though he was granted a furlough the soldier was without sufficient funds to pay his transportation, and pay day was still a long way off. But as so often happens, the J American Red Cross heard about his sad plight and came to the rescue. After verifying his story, the organization loaned the young man money for transpor¬tation took care of the details necessary to secure reservations, and sent him on his way to Riverside, there to see his own mother for the first time in more than 20 years. Sergeant Is Softened By Gift of Socks The hero of this tale is a sergean in the guard squadron at Hill fielc nd a typical "old army" sergean at that. He's burly and tough, an according to prisoners entrusted his tender care, he has a heart lik a cement mixer, a tongue like razor, and a vocabulary of a . . well, of a sergeant. He hasn't she a tear in 30 years, and for recrea tion he goes around slappin babies. The other day, however, something happened which cracked hi hard exterior. But it took an or ganization the size of the American Red Cross to do it. According to Edward Eisen, Red Cros field director at Ogden, air depot a shipment of hand-knit sweaters mufflers and socks recently arrive at Hill field to be distribute among enlisted men engaged i outdoor work. Remembering that guard duty requires the men to be out in the cold for long periods, Mr. Eiser sent a number of these knittec articles to the guard squadrbn among them' a -pair of socks which eventually fell into the hands oi the big bad sergeant. But that was not all—tucked in¬side the socks was a note from the donor. In a frail hand, the note gave the woman's name, ad¬dress, and age, which was 90, and i expressed the hope, "May God bless the soldier who wears these socks." The tough old sergeant cracked— of his own volition, according to Mr. Eisen. He wrote a letter to the elderly woman, thanking her for the socks, and adding that it was the "swellest present" he had ever received. P. S.—Prisoners report that the warmth from the sergeant's feet appears to be stealing up to his heart—he hasn't "cussed 'em out" for several days; in fact, not since he received the socks. The entire guardhouse personnel wishes to ex¬press its appreciation to the Red Cross, too.