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371 Monday 12 Nov. 2 pm Darling, Despite the fact that it's a lovely day and a holiday - our first on Tinian, and one following right after Sunday, at that - I'm just left with a rather dreary feeling, missing you more than I can make up for by keeping busy. One day off a week is fine; it relaxes me; two is really too much because it begins to hurt. Yesterday I spent the whole afternoon finishing the first half of my homemade present (which is sure to be late now, but at least I'll finish it) - One more afternoon will do the other half - not today, because I'm [?] stiff from yesterday's work with a hacksaw. In a few minutes I'm going out with Bill Cameron (Lt. Comdr., acting executive officer) to take a couple of pictures of the Chinese family and then I think I'll [pg 2] take a sunbath. A lot of the officers went fishing yesterday morning and to the beach today; I suppose the latter wouldn't have hurt me, but I'm laying now because last Sunday at the beach probably made my cold worse. It's practically gone now, with only an occasional cigarette cough remaining. Now I shall wrap Jim Luke's B24 pilot wheel just to make sure I get it off tomorrow, along with M and F's and Muz's tablemats, already wrapped. Incidentally, I did so much wrapping and letter writing yesterday that it wasn't till too late this morning that I realized I hadn't written you! So I've missed a day but I'll try not to let it happen again. 9 pm Guess who's here! Arthurs Szathmary and Kruckeberg, who arrived this afternoon as replacements [pg 3] for Congleton and Gerow. Their orders just say temporary duty in Tinian followed by reporting at Yokosuka - without stating how long or when, as the case might be. I think at least they'll outlast me here, relieving the language end of things. Now it only remains to be seen whether [BuPers?] will comply with CinCPac's request to send out a relief for me - and that might depend in part on whether [BuPers?] notice my language status. At any rate, Arthur Sz says that a recommendation has just gone in from Pearl to Washington to lift the exemption of language officers from the point system - a recommendation that can hardly be refused because it was made by a Captain superior in rank and line of command to Huidmarsh (the only one who's been holding out), said Captain having inspected language pools in Japan and having seen that the men are for [pg 4] the most part just not needed. Both Arthurs remembered you well and send their cordial regards. Sz showed me a picture of his roguish-faced 7-month old son, recalling as he did so his embarrassment at having started a baby after he had gently chided me for lack of principle in doing so in wartime. I've a little work to do tonight on the Ed. Office payroll; tomorrow I am both on duty and on the pay line - Do hope I get some mail from you - a weekend without it is like being in a desert. I love you, darling Warren
