Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-27

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MR. rICkEkING though it was
pretty shaky in spots, so he
insisted on writing the preScrip-
ton in English. Trouble was,
he didn't know how 10 begin.
and they suggested that he
start out, ITO whom it may con-
Germ"
No, he wouldn't have IL that
way. He knew English and he'd
write il the way he pleased. So
when they finally turned the
prescription over TO a phar-
macist, ii was a scientifically
phrased document that started
out: Hello: 10 grains aspirin"
and so on.
So II q Pdrisian doctor can
start prescription like that.
maybe it's all right to start
column the same WdF. Just
say hello aud get do'cR TO besi-
ps<s.
I've bSen a newspaper man in
Detroit for about 10 years. and
Of hate - up, 10 and including
yesterday-have been writing
column in another paper.
Some of you who read this
have read the other column and
know some hin about my
foibles. Likewise. I've known
"a good fnany-of- my colleagues
on the Times for some years;
have admired them and their
work; and consequently don't
feel myself TO be a stranger.
I'm glad TO be here - If j
weren't. there would be no point
in being here. naturally. So
from here on in. we might as
well get down TO work record
ing what seems to be of inn
portance and interest. without
trying TO floss il up or glamor-
ize IL.
At the same time. we can't
find it in our hearts 10 agree
with a remark that some De-
troiters have made. TO the effect
that Detroit is dull, unfrlendly
city.
Because II isn't. It's the
fourth biggest city in the United
States. and 10 people in Europe
il is probably the most impor-
tant. except for Washington. In
fact. Detroit has become one of
the important crossroads of the
worlds far-Spanning highways.
A cross-sectioD OF the world
comes whirling through Detroit
at Crosse lie, English lads
who soon will he flying fight
Ing planes for the Raj over
London and Berlin are learning
the tricks of flying, being
trained with American equip
meat on-AnaeEies= =ayiag ficfd-.
Across the river. In Ontario's
border cities, are Poles. Aus
traIians, New Zealanders, Scan
dinayians, with the vari e d
uniforms and insignia Of the
worlds fighting iegious mixing
together in n military kaleidO-
scope.
There are. too. American boys,
from Beaumont ballplayers "a
Colorado gold miners. who have
Joined the Royal Canadian Air
Force "for the duration" and
are learning to deal out death
in the air.
But It's not all war There's
q letter from a woman whC
writes that she was on IN,
point of turning on the ga
and killing herself - and IN
stead. she wrote a letter az tn
last. minute. and n may well b'
that her reasons for wanting u
kill herself can be removed
That's story that ISN'T read.
10 tell yet. but III tell IL whel
I know how II ends. Happily
! trust.
Am city OF I.600 .000 iui0b
iants IL fnR of stories. a4Ad 49,
lob IL TO tell them crGcflg ~
irog theg happen. rifkouf add
ing anything aud Witho6 hic
ing anything. @
Some of them will be trifes-
such AS the incident 4 few day
ago when Kitty Roi preSer
from Kitten being jus
nickname for Kitty Jr- wh
calls her mother Mama Kitty
Kitten came in from the bacl
ward with some crumpled pap
in her fist and insisted TIA
Its a present for Mama Kitty
Kitty said politely THAN
you. hut Why don't YOU keep
YOURSELF" Kitten said. "Bl