I hate to admit it, but they do have a better system of driving over there.
One of the key differences is that they go to a driving school which costs
about $2,000-$4,000. if they fail at the end, they must retake the class and
dish out the cash! They don't have near the amount of accidents that we do
here, though when they do, it makes the international news! one last thing,
that was the one thing that Eisenhower (sp?) learned from them that he
brought back here. our interstate system is based entirely on that system
and is meant to be driven as fast. The key difference is that any 16 year
old with $14 can get a license.
German and Italian POW's were also used in Orange County (So Cal) to pick
oranges. I once saw an interesting movie, sort of "love:American Style"
where the plantations daughter fell in love with some Italian, and they were
hoping the war would not end so he could stay. It was funny in a 60's sort
of way, but based on fact.
I am sure he was happy to have spent his time in the USA, picking cotton or
oranges. Most of his generation didn't fare as well. lou
----- Original Message -----
From: <bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net>
To: "Bruce McGuire" <CV_Bruce@pacbell.net>
Cc: "Larry Paulick" <larry.p@erols.com>; "Tigers@autox,team.net"
<tigers@autox.team.net>; "Alpines" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: Europe Trip
> My dad told me about going to stare at the German POWs in the Philadephia
armory
> during WWII, fascinating for a young teenager, I'm sure. It does seem a
long way
> to tote them, though. Bill
>
> Bruce McGuire wrote:
>
> > This seems to be a bit of American WWII history that has not been well
> > taught.
> > My Grandfather had German and Italian POW's working on his cotton farm
in
> > Arizona during the war. He told me many times about this as we'd drive
by the
> > old camp on our way hunting or fishing, but none of my teachers growing
up
> > seemed to know about this chapter in history.
> >
> > Bruce McGuire
> >
> > Larry Paulick wrote:
> >
> > > Just before we left, the woman's husband said something to me, and I
had
> > > to ask the Policeman twice before he translated. The husband said
that
> > > during W.W.II, he was a German prisoner of war, interned in the US.
He
> > > said this with a smile, while shaking my hand.
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