Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

he has a service man along 10
look after him. This time, he
didn't. l have a sneaking sus-
picion that Mr.. Ford gave them
the slip. the way Calvin Coolidge
used 10 duck away from secret
service men, and the way MIR.
Roosevelt has done at times.
If that's what happened Mr..
Ford. / hope you're not sore at
me for telling on you. In fact, II
can help you give Harry Ben
nett's lads the slip again some
time, let me know.
Maybe YOU saw the story I'm
the Times yesterday about Fred
Lyle, the copy boy who sud
denly stopped stock-stiil when
the city editor called for him,
retorted, "Nuts to all this" and
went over TO the recruiting Of
flee to join the marines.
From what ! gather, the kid
has been something OF a smart
aleck, although ! didn't know
him very well. Still, the office
seemed TO take his departure
with good nature. "Even II he
can't fight" somebody re-
marked. hell be able to out
sass the Japs, at least!
BY the way. there was another
story with q story behind tive
had a picture of Bill Strubank, a
bellhop at the Statler. who Is
packing Christmas boxes for SOL
diers. and has joined the Times
campaign TO see that every soldier
Gets one.
I've known Bill for quite a
while, and we usually talk about
things whenever / go through the
lobby. j didn't know, until just
recently. though. about the story
# the boxes. II follows;
Bill had a couple Of pals at
Fort Custer. They didn't hare
any families, so this Fall they
roimtariIu care ZIP their fur
loughs 10 let a couple Of other
soldiers 90 home 10 their families.
When Bul heard about II, no
thought that the least he could
do, as civilian, was TO see
that his generous pals got some
cigarets from time 10 time. Then
he started sending things 10
other soldiers, and Bills opc-mdn
campaign began to spread.
That's the way these things 60
somebody with a heart, like Bill,
does something decent and fine,
and other people begin 10 copy IT,.
Pretty soon il was hutef-w1de
plan TO send Christmas boxes to
men who used 10 work IN the
Statler before they enlisted or
were drafted.
When we started The Times
Santa for Servicemen Drive, Bill,
the bellhop. and the rest of the
Statler people joined in. They'll
pack and wrap the packages and
send them TO us. Well get them
delivered 10 the camps.
Just because two lads az Gus
ter gave their Burroughs to some
body else.
If you like that story, why
don't you pack a Christmas box
and send il TO us? We don't
know what another Christmas
will be like, but we want TO do
our best this time,
NOTES; Motion picture houses
interrupted their films Sunday TO
announce that the Japs had
started bombing. -. In the Cafe
Rouge Monday when the Presi-
dent was speaking. the silence was
an impressive sign Of patriotism,
And also the "sh-Sh-sh' when four
women in the corner, out OF all
those in the room. didn't stop
their chattering Al once
Bud Schultz reports this tele-
phone call:
This il Joe Bate calling. We
want the Hearst papers to raise
fund OF ~ person. until we
get a Jackpot OF Sl,OO0,000
Then give il 10 the first Amer
lean fier who drops a bomb on
the Japanese headquarters In
Toxic"
This happened Saturday, The
lay before the war began; Bot
Weber. Dick Osgood Nancy Os
GOOD, Kitty and ] went out u
Floyd STAIRS Starr Common
wealth for BOYS near Albion
Starr said something was bother
ing him. Il asked one boy" N
said, how Columbus happened 4
discover America. He didn't know
I was amazed when some of TIT
others didn't know anything abou
township, state ard national GOV
eminent. Apparently the school
don't teach ciVics Until th'
twelfth grade Bni worst ~ al
At one meeting ! had n group CIV
The pledge Of allegiance io ihl
flag Can you believe u ~ the!
gave the pledge sitting down.!