CEHBates808

place called Nelson – c/o Western Rice
growers[crossed out] Association – 15 miles from
Oroville. Pretty but [underlined] – very [underlined] hot & well
water, always cool & clean J says – I'm afraid
of well water myself but of course it may [underlined]
be all right – mosquitoes bad – malaria all around there you know.

I wish Jocelyn could go down to see you &
Father wants to too – He does not know
how he can [underlined] but he will try – as we all
want [underlined] to very badly. I hope [underlined] you won't
be going overseas [underlined] soon dear – not as soon
as you think but I only hope [underlined] it – I
know nothing at all –

I wonder what will happen to Les if
he has to drop the flying? It seems
hard if he has to be drafted on top
of all this – If he could drop out