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David R. Elder correspondence, October-November 1944

1944-10-17 Page 3

is worth $1.10 here so we've found that in comparison to our good neighbors here we're really very well paid.  We're naturally paid in American money.  The detachment also manages to get U.S. smokes for us and they are duty free - 58¢  per carton.
That, in general, is the setup.  I haven't mentioned the school as you notice but suffice to say, its tougher 'n hell!
So far I've had two side trips into London (the Ont. one) and have found a warm welcome on every hand.  London & Kitchener are about the only towns of any size near here but all we Yanks have really taken advantage of the weekends for obvious reasons.  Nothing is rationed except whiskey and beer as far as I've found.  A T-bone steak dinner complete for 75¢ is not unusual up here, believe it or not.  I've found already that with the alcoholic content of the beer what it is, its a good thing it is rationed!  Verily, its quite a change from 3.2 P-X beer in Georgia.

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is worth $1.10 here so we've found that in comparison to our good neighbors here we're really very well paid. We're naturally paid in American money. The detachment also manages to get U.S. smokes for us and they are duty free - 58¢ per carton. That, in general, is the setup. I haven't mentioned the school as you notice but suffice to say, its tougher 'n hell! So far I've had two side trips into London (the Ont. one) and have found a warm welcome on every hand. London & Kitchener are about the only towns of any size near here but all we Yanks have really taken advantage of the weekends for obvious reasons. Nothing is rationed except whiskey and beer as far as I've found. A T-bone steak dinner complete for 75¢ is not unusual up here, believe it or not. I've found already that with the alcoholic content of the beer what it is, its a good thing it is rationed! Verily, its quite a change from 3.2 P-X beer in Georgia.