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David R. Elder correspondence, June-July 1945

1945-07-30 Keith Cook to Dave Elder Page 1

                                                                                 July 30, 1945
Dear Dave,

     Enclosed you will find an exact duplicate of an order put out by our Executive Officer, E.R. Frisby.  This order is unique in that it is written in a style far from the usual [illegible] of orders and memorandums.  Everyone her[e] thought is was extremely funny.  Of course, we are influenced by the dry, conventional run of memos and order.  You, as a critical newspaperman, may not see the subtle humor to it, but I wish you would look this over.  To get to the point, I think it is funny enough to go to the Reader's Digest.  I think it has a place in the part devoted to quips of the Service.  Would you condescend to give me your opinion of it?  As I said befor[e], the order that follows s quoted exactly.

                                                                                 24 July 1945
     Executive Officer's Memorandum No 17-13
     Subj.     House Flies in Men's Hall - Control of.
    
     1.          It has been noticed that there are far too many flies in
      the rooms in Men's Hall.

     2.         All hands are urged to to rid the building of these flies 
     as they constitute a menace to health and sanitation.

     3.         Flies may be best controlled by keeping screens 
     securely closed, and by killing every fly encountered.

     4.         Regardless of alleged ownership or manner of 
     entrance of any fly, the occupants of the room harboring
     the said fly will be fined one demerit per fly.

     5.        Due to the difficulty in recognizing individual flies,
     demerits will be assigned for all flies noticed at any inspection,   
     and claims regarding previous demerits for the same fly will 
     not be considered.

                                  E.R. Frisby

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July 30, 1945 Dear Dave, Enclosed you will find an exact duplicate of an order put out by our Executive Officer, E.R. Frisby. This order is unique in that it is written in a style far from the usual [illegible] of orders and memorandums. Everyone her[e] thought is was extremely funny. Of course, we are influenced by the dry, conventional run of memos and order. You, as a critical newspaperman, may not see the subtle humor to it, but I wish you would look this over. To get to the point, I think it is funny enough to go to the Reader's Digest. I think it has a place in the part devoted to quips of the Service. Would you condescend to give me your opinion of it? As I said befor[e], the order that follows s quoted exactly. 24 July 1945 Executive Officer's Memorandum No 17-13 Subj. House Flies in Men's Hall - Control of. 1. It has been noticed that there are far too many flies in the rooms in Men's Hall. 2. All hands are urged to to rid the building of these flies as they constitute a menace to health and sanitation. 3. Flies may be best controlled by keeping screens securely closed, and by killing every fly encountered. 4. Regardless of alleged ownership or manner of entrance of any fly, the occupants of the room harboring the said fly will be fined one demerit per fly. 5. Due to the difficulty in recognizing individual flies, demerits will be assigned for all flies noticed at any inspection, and claims regarding previous demerits for the same fly will not be considered. E.R. Frisby