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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24
Fiesta at Madrid

In addition 10 the Saturday
night dance session at the Old
Madrid in the Lafayette Build.
ing Rieardeau and Enid UiH pre-
sent Fiesta" eoiorfui revue
uith Spanish and Lotin-4merieaa-
songs and dances. Among the
uorious numbers to be Offered
WiH be an exciting conRd fsa-
turing Hartei and Doray. and
"Tapdtio Jorabe," Mexican hot
DANCE. Others in the cast in
oiude Shirley Run,isr. singer;
Gerry MeIUin, June Gibson and
Bessie Bolo,. tDho performs a
Spanish Jota; and June Fraitos,
top dancer Johnny HeIise and
his orchestra play for dancing.
Over At the Arcade Cocktail
Lounge Dave Wilbourne is kept
busy directing his hand and acting
as master Of ceremonies. The revue
which is good from start TO finish,
contains Ruth Halliday. specially
dancer: Clarence Ellis with a
'boogie woogie' number: Leon
Sephus. flash dancer; Josephine
Garrison, Swingstress: and the
popular Tina DiXon's novelty
songs. Sammy Zatkins is back as
manager. More acts will be added
Monday night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24
Dancers Fe atured
At Frontenac

THE SWfNGY tempo Of the
popular. "Pompfon Turnpike Is
the musical vehicle for the litter
bug dance Of Jerry Vaughn and
Don Rand starred tins week in
Karyl Norman'> revue At the Club
Frontcnac. These Two favoriies Of
the audiences also do a solo dance
as a further addition 10 the two
nightly shows
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24

Stanford and Hawaii. in addition
70 working in over 40 motion pic
lures at Columbia studios. includ-
ne Bing CroShy's Big Broadcast
Talented and well Schooled in
rhythm the group is scheduled
for a long STAY hcre.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24

a return engagement Of Billy
Joy. whose comedy satires of the
weaker sex are as funny as they
are clever hiEhlights the 500 Club $
show this week. Others who COM
bine 10 the revue. a gay one. are
Carol Crane. aCrobatic dancer:
Phillip and Yvonne, ballroom team:
and Michael Edwards singer. Lit
tie Joe Little presents the acts and
Val Nallaire's Band supplies music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24
Sweet Dres SIS

LUCIA CARROLL pad for her
first evening dress with the pro-
ceeds of d homemade fudge bust
ness.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24

Headed by Molly Malone and
responsible for a huge part of the
entertainment at the yorktown
Tavern. the Beef Trust girls con-
tinue their singing and dancing
ways. A chance for a breathing
spell is offered the girls when
Good and Goody. comedians: Con-
nelly and Radcliffe, comedy team,
and the Georgia Crackers do their
turns. Two bands alternate
rhythm melodies.
WALTER STEVENSON.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24
Ends Engagement

It's foreWsH week for come.
dion Billy Meoeher at Ken Rob
erts' Club Whers AiIworth and
Yuonne, dance poir, top the bill.
Saying odieu to Billy and giving
him good sendoH are Narso
Good with her torch songs, and
Carol and Linney with their com
edy dance numbers. Gil Rave
WiH take over BMy's duties start
ing Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-24
accordion Expert

Aeeordionist Orlando with spe-
ciai song arrangements is being
starred in the nsw floor show at
-Nebioio's. In addition TO Or.
iando, a pair of skating experts,
happy Tom and Jerry, whirI
through. exciting routines after
being introduced by tenor Di Gio-
.Uonni SyIUia Lee performs fast
oerobatie and Russian dances TO
the smooth tunes Of Leonard
SeePs orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Uncle Sam Reaches Out

The United States government
has extended its long arm, and is
taking control over the far north
territory of Iceland. Some will say
he is getting over too far on the
European side of the water, but
Adolf Hitler could make a lot of
trouble if suddenly thousands of
his parachute troops landed on
that isle.
If United States warships pro-
tect ships carrying munitions as
far as Iceland on their dangerous
voyage to Britain, some of those
warships may be attacked by Ger
man submarines. No one can quite
tell what that shooting would lead
to.
The strongest argument, in the
eyes of the American people. for
such an occupation, is that the
people of Iceland through their
democratic government asked for
it. Uncle Sam has a way of re-
spending, when people cry out for
help in a world of cruelty and
hate.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Your Life Center

Many folks look at their home
towns as a temporary abiding
place, where they live until they go
elsewhere. They feel no strong at
tachment to these locations. They
could go somewhere else without a
pang. Such a person is no great
asset to his townspeople. If he
could leave without pang, they
will not probably have many pangs
when he quits.
Then there are the people who
have struck deep roots into the
home town. Everything that goes
on there is of great importance to
them. They rejoice at the achieve
ments of the home community, and
they deplore its misfortunes and
failures. These loyal folks are the
breath of life to a community. If
they move elsewhere, they leave a
great gap. They are richly re-
warded for the devotion which they
manifest to their home interests.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
The Happy. Family

The suggestion was made to the
National Education association at
its recent convention, that more
stress be laid on training children
for happy family life. Teachers
may say that so many duties are
laid on their overworked hours al
ready. that they can't take on any
new instruction about family life,
and that problem is up to the par
ents.
Teachers will get an idea from
this suggestion, and will see
chances to drop useful seeds of
thought into the youthful mind.
They can well tell their children
that family life is most essen
tial element in national existence.
An unhappy family is like a tree
attacked by some pest. Something
is eating into the vitality of that
tree, and it is up to all the mem
bers of the family to do whatever
is necessary to prevent some loss
of its power .%1
What constitutes a happy fam
lily? 1t could be defined as a FAM
lily in which parents and children
are working harmoniously, and in
which every member of the family
lives an unselfish life, and tries to
contribute to the welfare of all in
that home.
An unhappy and wrangling fam
lily is one in which one or more
of the household are bent
on selfish ends, which cause annoy
ance or anxiety to the rest of the
group. In trying to correct such
condition, it is difficult to convince
people that they are selfish. Peo-
pie, both young and old, get their
minds firmly fixed on the things
they want personally. and too often
forget about the things somebody |
else wants.
A family in which the parents
are willing TO- give plenty of time
to instruct their children and play
with them, is usually happy. The
children also have to make contri-
buttons to the happy family life.
Their job is to keep good natured
and smiling, and to study their les
sons and give some help on the
ob of running the home.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Below Par Physically

Out of 100000 men examined
under the selective service draft
law, 100000 were rejected for ply
sical defects. American life is not
as healthful as it ought to be,
when 40 per cent of our youth can't
measure up to par.
The family which owing to lack
of work has had to live on thin
soup where it needed good meat,
will probably turn out boys who
are below normal physically. If
work can be provided for prac-
tically all American youth, this
reason for physical imperfection
will somewhat disappear. Even
then some young men will ride
when they should walk, and will be
too indolent for vigorous work or
play. They will be mainly to
blame for their own physical
weaknesses.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Daytime Sleepers

In these times Of hurried de-
fense preparations, many factory
plants are running on two or
three shifts, and good part of the
employees have to work nights and
sleep day times. It is an economi-
cal way to operate an industry.
When machines and buildings run
16 or "a hours day instead of
eight, the expense of such equip
ment is less for each article pro-
duced.
Many folks complain that they
can't sleep in the day time. Two
essentials for daytime sleep are
fairly quiet location and a rather
dark room. The daytime sleeper
may ask how he can rest; If the
neighbors are noisy, and the kids
keep yelling. About all he can do
is to develop a comfortable phil
osophy that is not disturbed by
slight noises. They say you can
get used to almost any noise if it
is continuous. A quiet mind helps
sleep, and at time when industry
is humming. the daytime sleepers
are not usually worrying for fear
their jobs will give out.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Hobbies

They tell us that everyone should
have some hobby, some interesting
pursuit of recreation which will
take ones mind away from the
cares of daily life and give one
new enthusiasms. So countless
people have gone in for bridge.
golf, postage stamps, gardening, or
hundreds of things that could be
named.
The hobbyhorse should not be-
come so exacting that you have to
feed and exercise him constantly
so you have no energy left for
daily duties. The lady who is so
keen over her bridge that the fam
lily gets a cold dinner, or the man
who plays golf so continuously,
that the wife spends many melan-
choly hours alone, are feeding the
hobbyhorse too high. Within rea-
sonable limits, if you are skilful in
some such sport or activity, it in
creases your power to win in the
main pursuits of life.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
The Girls Keep Clean

1t is said that women and girls
can engage in all sorts Of dirty
work, and yet not injure the beau
ty of their hands and faces, also
that when they go home and doll
up again they look just as beautiful
as ever. While If man even looks
at an automobile he gets dirt and
grease over his garments, and his
hands are permanently grimy with
stain and oil.
Back in the old Indian days the
squaws were probably just as dirty
as the men. In civilized life, wo-
men have always had an antipathy
to dirt. The vigor with which they
agitate cleaner. broom, mop and
duster is a continuous and eternal
warfare against the enemy. The
men may be careless about dirt
themselves, but they know the diff
ference between a clean lady and
the one who isn't.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Domestic Silence

b.. 81 i y
There is a wisecraoR lab6dt Aow
the caller asked where. the young
lady Of the home was, 10 which
the maid replied, that that young
person was going to be married,
and she had gone out to take a
lesson in domestic silence, as she
called it.
Domestic science Is something
every young housewifei should
know, and little domestic silence
is sometimes a good thing. There
are husbands who say their wives
talk continuously, in. which con-
versation every little fault of the
husband is pointed outszuntil he
almost breads to come home and
receive the lecture for the day.
And there are wives who get
deathly sick of the talk of the hus-
band who is constantly telling
what big man he Is, and how he
has been telling the world and
making everyone listen to him.
Conversation is a grand art, but
when people talk at times when
they have nothing to say, it gets
on some folks nerves.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Children IN Summer

The handling Of children who
live in cities and towns during the
summer vacation used to be a SER
ious problem. Three or four times
a day the idle children would keep
running into the house with the
cry. What shall l do next, Ma"
Ma often had plenty of trouble to
think up new things.
The bad boys solved that prob
lem by undesirable activities. They
stole apples, played tag with the
police. ravaged gardens, broke
windows, and trampled down flow
er beds with their ball games.
The playground movement got
big hold some 80 to 40 years ago.
Many cities established recreation
al activities for the youngsters,
partly to keep them out of mis-
chief, partly to teach them team
work and give useful instruction.
Children within reach of such fa-
cilities are wonderfully benefited.
There are innumerable communi-
ties where it has not yet been
thought possible to provide such
activities, or children may live too
far from them to enjoy these ex-
periences.
Innumerable families send their
boys and girls to camps, where
they gain enormously in strength
and power. Probably the majority
of families can't afford such facili-
ties. A host of people take the kids
out to some simple shack along the
lake. river, or in the hills. and the
take care of them
selves.
What to do with the kids, if you
have no playground in reach and
can't send them or go of with
them, that is a partly unsolved
problem. 1t could be wished that
every child could have some exper-
ience of camp life. So long as that
is not possible, the stay-at-home
child should be given work to do
with his hands, and some kind of
home task to perform. and all the
pleasures your most ingenious
moment can think up. The devil
has his eye on the idle child.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Bed For The Men

The American Medical Associa-
tion was recently told at Cleveland
that ambition and the strenuous
life are creating hazards for busi-
ness people. They are said to work
and worry too constantly, and the
advice was given them to lie in
bed one morning each week.
The minister may say that too
many Of them do that Sunday
morning. If they stayed at home
more evenings a week, and read
the newspapers, instead of going
out, the same results would be at
tanned. Countless women are wear
ing themselves out in the round Of
home work and social events. The
wage Garner trying to support
family on small income also has
his worries. But as whole it can
not be said that the American peo-
pie in these short working weeks
are overworking. More of them are
overplaying.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Summer Schools

Summer used to be for most
educators and students, a time OF
pleasant rest, with plenty Of care
free life. The demands Of educa-
tion have become strenuous, and a
great army of young people are
now studying at summer schools,
hoping to get ready for promotion.
Also an army of teachers are
working for degrees that will help
them to get better positions.
So while the heat Of July and
August make us so languid that we
dream Of slipping cooling drinks
in the hammock. these hard work
ing folks are digging into their
books. The worlds wisdom is con-
tanned in vast libraries that would
fill many city blocks. One can ac-
quire but small part Of it in one
summer. Amy contact with the
masters of science and philosophy
is like drinking at some inspired
well Of knowledge. People go out
from that inspiration with new
sources of power.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
IlIiterate Americans

The American people have always
boasted about their system of edu-
cation. Yet the examinations oil
the selective service draft are said
to have disclosed shocking def
ciencies in ability to read and
write. There are millions who can
just barely stumble through the
lines of an ordinary newspaper.
The printed page makes their heads
ache.
The army and government agen-
cies are spending millions in teach
ing men to read and write. 1t
should not take a great national
danger to wake people to this
need. People who can't read and
write easily are like the lame man
who is trying to keep up with the
faster runners. Many of them
are bright and capable enough. If
they would struggle and overcome
this handicap. they would be like
the lame man throwing away his
crptch with happy rejoicing.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
The Biggest Tax Bill

The next weeks will see ami
mated debate in congress over the
new federal tax bill. under which
it is proposed to raise over three
and a half billions of new money.
The people should face the fact
that when they spend and borrow
great sums of money, they have to
pay very heavy taxes to cover these
expenses.
Some part of this new money
will have to go to pay interest on
the great sums the country has
borrowed in the past 10 years to
meet depression conditions. Bor-
rowing money looks too easy. up to
the time the bill FOR interest and
repayment of principal comes in.
Even when all these new taxes
are paid, our country will be far
more comfortably fixed than any
nation in Europe. If our people
merely groan as they face these
taxes, they might faint away and
not recover consciousness for some
time if they were presented any
such tax bill as the poor folks OF
Europe are required to ante-up.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Vacation Benefits

Do you know how to get the best
benefit out of your vacation, as
suming you get one? Are you one
Of those people who come home all
worn out after a so-called period
OF rest, so that you are less able to
do good work than when you start
ed?
People should not jump too sud
denly from the sedentary habits of
routine lives into the exhausting
stunts of a strenuous vacation.
The man whose usual exercise is
merely twisting in swivel chair
is likely to get lame muscles if he
runs bases at the ball game as he
used to when a kid.
Also the young lady who can't
walk half a mile at home without
getting out the car, is likely to be-
come exhausted if she tries to
climb a 5000-foot mountain. An
active vacation is a wonderful
thing, but indoor workers who try
to perform stunts that would tire
out a farmer or a freight handler,
need a little preliminary training.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Milford, Friday, July %, 1871
Education For Democracy

The teachers of this country
should unite to perpetuate demo-
cracy through education, according
to the message given the National
Education association by its presi-
dent, Donald DuShane. This is a
good thought, and the teachers of
the land. who are superbly loyal
group, will do their best to carry
out this high ideal.
How can the schools do the most
to make democracy strong and
permanent? Some will say that
the country needs more liberal cul-
ture. with studies that make young
men and women intelligent and
thoughtful and discriminating.
Probably more will say that the
greatest need of democracy is to
become more efficient. They will
say that it is hard in a democratic
country. where there are so many
different opinions about everything
for people to work together har-
moniously, and cooperate for fhe
welfare of everybody. .fF s
Some people say that If you
make boys and girls intelligent.
they will be able to soiTs. the prob
lens of any job they may get.
Others will say that The schools
and colleges for Igf years have
turned out a host of young people
who were highly intelligent. but
many of whom could find. no work.
The schools and colleges should
try to convince the young people
that it is a great blessing to live
in a free country like ours, where
the doors of opportunity are open
to all. And that to preserve that
freedom, it is necessary that peo-
pie attend to all their duties as
citizens, and not merely spend
their lives in hustling p4 mooey
and seeking for good times.
Many of us in Delaware feel that
education has to be very practical
in these times. Young people who
arezintelligant -bntalean,t.sf find any
work are not in a position to make
the country strong.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25
Living Costs Going Way Up

Commodity prices are figured to
have risen something over 40 per
cent in two years. while the aver
age cost Of living is up only about
FIVE per cent. 1t is argued that re-
tail prices usually follow along
after wholesale commodity prices.
so that living costs are due for
big rise within year.
Food prices have ebeen going up.
largely because steps were taken
to restrict production, SO as to
prevent unstable surpluses from
accommodating. Once the farmers
are encouraged to raise all they
can, vast quantities of food will
be produced. 1t would seem as If
American farms with their enor-
nous equipment of machinery.
were capable of feeding both our
people and England, without great
advances in the prices Of their
products.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25

THE GOOD SALESMAN is eager
to make sales, but he is still more
eager to have the customer per-
fectly satisfied with his goods.
That is the kind of saIespeople we
have ip Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25

PEOPLE ARE JUDGED by the
type of persons they associate with.
If you associate with people of
intelligence, culture, and interest
in the home town activities, you
will get the credit of possessing
these same qualities.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25

A PROSPEROUS town sells
more to the outside world than it
buys from that outside world. You
can contribute to that prosperity
in Milford by doing your buying at
home.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25

DO YOU SEE only the faults and
defects Of your home town? If so,
you see only small side of the
picture it really presents.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-25

YOU CAN'T MAKE water run up
hill. 1t is equally hard to make a
town go ahead IL the people refuse
to cooperate with public move
ments.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
School Radio Committees
To Hear Script Writer

Welbourn Kelly, author and head
OF the Radio Script Division of the
Navy Department. tonight will ad-
dress the second joint workshop Of
the District Public School Radio
Committees at 7 O'Clock in the
Trans-Lux Building. The workshop
meetings, designed to assist teach
ers in the preparation OF the school
broadcasts. the first Of which will
be presented next Monday. are
sponsored by The Star and the
school radio groups with the CO.
operation Of the National Broad
casting Co.
Mr.. Kelly, who has supplied scripts
for such outstanding radio programs
as the recent biographical series,
These -Four Men" and the perennial
favorite. Basin Street Music So
ciety." will discuss script prepara-
ton and will demonstrate with
Transcribed broadcasts flown here
from New York for the purpose.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Judge Catches a Pass
And Five Boys Go Free

A football flew back and forth In
Police Court yesterday, and nobody
was thrown for . loss for belittling
the courts dignity.
In fact, Judge George D. Nelson
invited what took place when he
asked flve boys charged with playing
in the street to show him what they
were using.
One Of the boys replied by firing
the ball-but not too hard-at the
Judge, who deftly caught it and after
looking 1t over tossed it back.
Judge Nelson then warned the
boys of the danger to themselves
and the trafllc hazard caused by
playing in the street. Subsequently
he dismissed the charges, after ex-
pressing the view the ball-playing
was an expression Of exuberance of
youth and that he did not feel the
five should 60 down on records as
having been convicted.