Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987 Page: 51
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said, "Well, that number one of all Thai girls is in
there."
It wasn't long after that that this little ol'
Japanese soldier spotted her. He was another two-
star private, and we called him "Pipe-up." These
lengths of pipe we carried were about six feet long,
and they were made of reinforced concrete. They were
six inches in diameter, and they were tremendously
heavy. For two men they were a tremendous load. It
was prestressed concrete. We would carry these on a
"yo-ho" pole, you know, and carry them at length.
Then I' d tell them to set them down and take a
yasumi. "No yasumi! Pipe up! Pipe up! Pipe up!" So
we called this clown Pipe-up. And so he spotted this
good-looking Thai girl. Directly he came to me,
"Hancho, you come. You Thai speak." I said, "I no
speak Thai. Nippon say no speak to Thai people." He
said, "I see you speak!"
Jones: So you were reflecting on when you were taken off
the cow job one time because you had been too
friendly with them, and so therefore you didn't want
to get back into the same situation.
Pryor: Right, right. But he wanted me to speak. So he drags
me in there and says, "You speak Thai girl." I said,51
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Jones, Waller F. & Pryor, Charley L. Oral History Interview with C. L. Pryor, December 5, 1987, book, December 5, 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1584976/m1/53/?q=%221920-02%22: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.