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Uncle Don, Polish picnics and the thrills of summer

By toM Glover kids,” said Uncle Don excitedly, “can how will he ever get past the ‘Mole’ and We head for Plaag’s Grove. A big truck
you imagine being 3,000 feet in the air in his gang? See ya next week kids. This if is turning into the grounds as we approach
It’s this hot Sunday morning in August an airplane with a broken radio and run- your friend Uncle Don reminding you to the entrance. On the side, in big gold let-
1944. I’m sitting in the dining, room on the ning out of gas? Let’s see what happens. back the attack and eat everything your ters, it reads, “Trenton Old Stock Beer.”
floor in our Hartley Avenue home listen- “In the next panel, it says: ‘Jack slides mom puts on your plate, and you will There are already many cars parked in
ing to “Uncle Don” on WOR. Uncle Don the cabin hatch back on the cockpit help the war effort. See you next Sunday, front of the place, and others are coming
reads the funnies every Sunday morning. of his monoplane, and gets out on the same time, and same station.” from all directions. We sit on the grassy
I can read just fine, but there is some- wing.’ And then, in the next panel kids,” I turn the radio off and eat that last bit area near the first base line and watch as
thing fascinating about following along said Uncle Don, as breathlessly excited of bread and butter with sugar on top. I the driver of the beer truck backs up to the
as Uncle Don reads the funnies all the as I, “he’s jumping out of the plane…. sweep up some of the sugar I spilled on rear of the wooden stands.
way in New York, and I am following him and the last panel says…. ‘Jack tumbles the floor while I was listening to Uncle He gets out and rigs up two planks
way down here in Hamilton Township, toward earth at better that 100 miles per Don read that Smilin’ Jack episode. I walk and begins rolling big beer barrels out
New Jersey; it’s just great. “OK boys and hour, little knowing that his parachute to the door, turn toward the kitchen and of the back of his truck, lining them up
girls, that was this week’s adventure of has been tampered with by one of Count holler to Mom: “I’m goin’ over Don’s, along the back of the building. Soon, the
“Tim Tyler’s Luck.” Now let’s turn to Von Schilling’s Nazi henchmen.’” Mom; I’ll be back in a little while.” beer truck is joined by another truck.
this week’s “Smilin’ Jack” adventure. “Gee kids,” said Uncle, “what do you “How many times do I have to tell you This one is emblazoned with “Mercer
Look in the first panel, kids. Jack’s in his think about that? I sure hope nothing Tommy, use the back door!” Bottling Company” in big red letters.
airplane. It says, ‘I sure hope I can get happens to Jack, don’t you? Be sure to be “Sorry mom, I forgot. See ya later.” Still another truck arrives. It is much
this plane to Archer field before I run here next Sunday morning, and we’ll see Quick as a wink, I am around the cor- smaller, and as it drives past us, we
out of fuel. And kids, look in the next if he makes it. And let’s not forget Tim ner and in view of my best friend, Don see that it is the familiar Tilton’s Bak-
panel! His plane is out of gasoline! It Tyler. He’s lost in the ‘Cave of Kalimar.’ Slabicki. He is just coming out his back ery truck. Tilton’s is no stranger to our
says ‘Oh no….no more fuel! Archer field And will Dick Tracy be able to escape door. “Hey Don, there must be a picnic at neighborhood. Tilton, Bond, and Frei-
is at least 23 miles due north.’ Oh boy, from the burning building, and if he does, Plaag’s Grove today. Let’s go take a look.” hofer’s are about the most popular baker

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