Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-17

" q Tor Boxes
NH PICKERING for SerViC Q
Men" instead I said ! thought il
was a good idea.
That the identity ~ the man
who turned the porcupine loose
in Washington boulevard is not
as much of a secret aS he thinks
10 is.
That Joseph +. Nerhelle, the
banker. insisted from the time
war broke out that the marines
on Wake Island wouldn't sur
render. He's former marine
and dispatches proved he was
right. And there was almost
war in his house when Mrs. Yer
hele bought their son MS first
suit. II was.a SAILOR Suitl
That mere males not only can
get professional shoppers TO guide
them through stores: they can even
call up at least one store, and the
store viii send young lady. gal
lonsng. over 10 his office with an
assortment Of sample gifts
That Harry Grit and his brother
in law. Charlie Rubin, at the
Checker Bar. are very proud oil
Harry's mother. She's l02 years
old.
That the songs. dances, Gus
toms and folklore of Poland are
being preserved i'm Detroit, de-
snitp the war. Prof. EmeiNn
Gardner and stan OF workers
at Wayne University are gather
ing this lore from DetrOits
300. 900 residents Of Polish de-
scent, and recording II on paper
and photograph records.
That Mrs. Stanley {. Polk
was so impressed with the Boxes
for Service Men campaign that
she called up her friends-and
has sent Us ~ boxes.
And that Jane Collins, presi-
Ndent of the Chrysler Girls Club
read about Bill Strubank, the
beIIboy, and his one-man cam .
paign, and got the club 10 con-
tribute SO for more boxes for
soldiers.
That one Detroit theatcr has
been admitting men in uniform
free all fall-about 1000 a month
and hasn't tried 10 capitalize on
il by asking for publicity rcgard-'
ing its generosity, A bow 10 Dave
Idzal and Harry Remington.
That women aren't so bargain
conscious that they forget Japan
sneak punch Made in Japan
goods are being left on the coun-
tiers even when offered al give
away prices
That Royal Air Force cadets,
being trained at Crosse lie. will
get leave from about 10 a. m 80
10 y. m. Christmas Day II they
are invited TO Christmas dinner
at the homes OF Detroiters. Last
heard, about 40 or 50 had re-
ceived invitations. You can get
In touch with the cadets officers
by calling Trenton 1868.
That Detroiters actually have
gotten lost in the Masonic Tenn
Temple employees ha+e-tFieti
II on visitors. and proved IT.
That Godfrey 90 c Chcvancr n
New England-born fier was the
first aviator 20 land an airpl8ne
or moving ship and that
Chcy8licrS son Is now working in
q Detroit plant
(And that Chevalier besides
being an. aviation pioneer.
hrst-class fighting man IN the
United States Navy, and the
winner OF the Distinguished
Service Medal and Legion a.
Honor-that besides this, he
was = man with an awil'lv big
heart When barge upset ~
New York Harbor. he rescued
~ neu-and cried because he
hadn't been able 20 rescue -
others who drowned The frest
fighting men aren't the ones with
The thickest crusts)
That Detroit. unfortunately
has Some Americans who can't
stand the truth. They called
one ~ our editors a "pro- NaIi"
because We carried reports ~
the sinking ~ the Arizona. And
did they apologize when official
announcements proved the storN
was righte You guess.
And that Detroit l. still
democratic city At the Prnoh-
scot Club the other night, quite
number Of people said thcv
thought that the face az strik-
ing blonde looked familiar-but
they couldn't think where they q
seen her She l. a Cigaret girl
at one nf the citN's night clubs
and I'm glad to report that l
didn't see anybody IN our top
hat society snub her when they
learned who she Wa.
Accent by Proxy
THOUGH ALBERT DEKkER