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

II a n. the
"Hello, Stran-
y ger" AM
fE0Ze his toes
10 come down
Mn. PICKERING to Cadillac
Square for the broadcast. He's
going back to California from
here. derry and Victor Linfoot
found one man we hadn't ex-
pected. Mr.. Charles /. Lacy OF
Junction avenue, who brought
down the tenth Christmas box
that he has given In the cam
paign. We need more.
Enough about Christmas boxes
But Arthur O. Bray Of the Brit
ish consulate has just received
gift catslog from Yamanaka's, q
japanese gift shop in New York
There's japanese tact"
At the Guardian Building I
bought a SiIth Extra from Abe
fRubsnstein, the nepsboy rho
coins his opn version OF head
lines. Once he yelled. millions
sof Nozis Erterminated - No
Damage Done" A feW people
-buwied him ont for IL, he SAID;
that Wds before the Aris de-
clored icdr.
Another thing he yelled, when
the Nozis pere booted ont Of
sRostop, wos: "Nnzi Armies
-Goose-steppin' Backwards" At
the moment he is yelling Just
uhnt the headlines say, but he
rsupposes that he'll soon be COIN
ing his o,on again. They Just
come to me in sudden flashes"
he says.
Some telephone calls inquire
about Wednesdays paragraph that
Selfridge Field wants to enlist
musicians, and one man asked
rs that really so?" .
Yes, of course. This column is
tust as much part of the paper
as the front page or any other
part, and / don't invent imaginary
things. Except Mergenthwerp
n you remember hind
Frank ellis said that he and
his whole band at the Ash-Trum-
hull Club intended to enlist in a
BODY. You can ask for the band
leader at Selfridge, or write to
Lieutenant Love there. and he will
pass your letter on to the right
office. Or, if you are qualified
unsteady, go out to Selfridge.
Some of the needed musicians
have already been signed up, but
some vacancies are left.
Dispatches say the United
States Marines are giving the
sJaps a fancy kicking around.
Lieut.. Charles Popp, in charge
. of marine recruiting at the Fed
eral Building, Is signing up men
but-being a typical marine
says, "Whatever we get, we al
ways want more"
There are only about $4,000
Marines, or one for each $50
or 200 soldiers, and people don't
recognize Lieutenant Popp's blue
and scarlet uniform. He's had
people ask what uniform he Is
wearing for 10 years. He
finally got so tired OF giving the
right answer that he started
saving. "Me: I'm head camel
sIeader for AbduIs White Camel
Corps"
But even II people don't recog-
nize the uniform, they probably
remember the nickname that
frightened Germans gave the
smarines in the last war: Devil
Dogs. The name Is gradually
being forgotten, though.
Speaking OF enlisting, Sheppard
Field, Tex, has just issued call
for $50 men for air corps work
They must be qualified automobile
mechanics but Capt. Richard l.
Gillespie has been ordered; DO
not take men from vital defense
industries" Captain Gillespie
doesn't know where to find them
But maybe you do.
Some people hare asked
mhether the group uhich is rails
ing f,Hd for Christmas pres
eHts for British children loiH
continue its driue. OF course.
Tfs ETH going 10 he Christmas,
and there stHl WiH be children.
Nothing changes that.
Chuck GershenSon says some
friends. seeing the government or
der that no auto tires are TO III
sold before December %, hav'
asked him IN sell them a tire O
two on the q. T
"rm telling them" he said.
that that's war order. As
far as I'm concerned, I have no
right to sell even one tire. That
would be treason. But some
people want US TO treat the or
der as though II were like vio-
lating Prohibition"
BY the way. don't get panick,
This is temporary need. y
rubber shortage In sight. RI
member the dizzy silk panic