The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-13
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(By 5. D. HANEY)

H'ya. friends. Say, we hit upon
something we know you're going To
like. Ii Is something the "Biggies
do at times. You know. invite In
some public character as guess.
All Of us like TO know what those
| in the swim OF things are thinking,
That's why we say you are going IL
like this.
Here's Art Bowman that bril-
liant young politician you've been
hearing SO much about. Says he
There are times when all Of u
secretly yearn to be something we
are MOTTO get out OF ourselves.
Playing the same role all our live
becomes dull and tiresome. W,
long to step out of character as
they say in the theater.
Accordingly we are trying to be
a columnist lis that the way that
word is spelled?) Cur first worry IL
about what one says TO fill up the
space. This racket is slightly diff
ferent from public speaking. In an
Grafton. one may repeat and hope
Nai his public has forgotten,
However when one has to WRIT
down everything he says before II
is said, one discovers that much
Of II Is not worth saying.
! We are of the opinion that you
know some one that fi,s this little
yarn The story goes that one oil
cut local intellectuals (his college
degree entities him to such rat
ing so he says) was going about
his daily chore. interrupting the
various arguments at the Rex
Barber Shop and giving his expert
! opinion on whatever the subject
happened TO be. In most instances
the boys discuss politics. as the
PROF. rietor. w. W. Strong. was
very interested In the candidacy OF
Richard W. Reading We might add
that the boys around the shop car
| tell you the batting average. field
ing percentage. etc. Of all of the
ball players without referring &c
the sports column. During the heat
Il one If the arguments our afOre
nenfit ned intellectual friend rude.
ly Interrupted TO give his philoso.
ply of life. One OF the supposedly
illiterate men in the conversation
asked the college chap If her
and a half cost a nickle and half
how much would two hens cost?'
Late that night II Is reported thai
our friend was repeating thi:
simple problem in his sleep and h,
hasn't given the correct answer
yet.
II Is indeed strange. In school W,
study everything except one thinl
we need most to know how I,
live. Did anyone ever hear of col.
lege course in the art OF living.
The younger members Of oul
race are beginning TO realize The
possibilities offered In the great
game Of politics. To name few We
might mention Atty. Joe Craigen
John X Graham, Uly. Boykin, Ed
die Tolan. Leo Mcneil James Craw
ford. John Lewis. Willis Ward. ant
innumerable others. We are learn
ing that II Is possible to make 1
good living without being profes
sional men. Three cheers for the
younger generation.
| Speaking of politics. were you al
the recent Battle OF Music at tn,
Brewster Community Center spon'
sored by the Boosters Club? Those
spirituals sung by the Russell ST
1 Quartet made me sorry that a hang
over kept me out OF church tn,
previous Sunday Willis wilson's
Detroit Harmonica Band was
superb. We are still wondering how
such Insignificant instrument.
produce such good music. The Sill
vertone Harmony Four left thu
audience yelling for more. W.
might add that most of the politica
speeches didn't put one to sleep
On the contrary a couple of guys 7
one s. d. Haney and Leo McNei
by name-held the crowd spell
bound. We are predicting the pin
nacle of success for these two.
Getting back to the less serious
things in life have you been L
the Y. w G.. A. lately? Is II entire
ly coincidental that so many love
lily ladies' are living there at thu
same time? We shouldn't mention
names but Lannie williams. Hen
rietta Bryant, Naomi Swan. Con
stance Miller. and Jennie Harper
1--WE might have gone on indefinite.
ly. really make a mans heart Skin
a beat. Gee, amt some guys lucky
Whenever the conversation gets
around to lovely latlies, some one
always brings up the glamorous
and very charming Eunice Greer
Whoever brought that up has real
ly got something there. However
the last time we saw her. she gave
us scornful look. Wonder II she
dislikes politicians in general or Is
II confined to yours truly? Life Is
unfair.
Life and It's intricacies brings US
around to our philosophy.
at is hard to tell what really
brings happiness. Poverty and
wealth have both failed. The secret
must be within u.s."