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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09

sidewalk; a glowing light shont
bright in the center shadow.
"Put out that cigaret!" the
soldier com m an d d. Ruby
squeezed his hand. The tramp
ling feet hurried toward them;
she could see the glowing light.
"Put out that cigaret, you peo-
pie" The soldier steppe
squarely in front of the dim fig
ures. "You could see that IL
miles out to sea-"
In the dark. Ruby saw the
smoker was short, stout and that
he wore a wide-brimmed hat black
as the surrounding night. HC
dropped his cigaret and stamped
il out on the sidewalk.
"Okay, okay," he muttered
irritably, and he and the other
figures hurried on down the
street; one spoke out of the
corner of his mouth.
mice going, soldier" All
were swallowed up in the black
out.
Then the all clear sounded
Lights flickered. Street lamp:
glowed. Taxi engines hummed tC
life. Street cars rumbled on Fifty
ninth street. Ruby was STARING
at the soldier, her mouth hal
open; she sputtered;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
By Walt Disney

do :. do you know who that
was?"
1.-THE guy with the cigaret?
Not me-"
II could almost swear he was
the mayor. No kidding"
Ruby saw the soldier cycling
her with that quizzical expression.
off that was the mayor, do
you know who I am?"
mo" Yet Ruby felt they
were friends now. "Who are
you?"
private Smith, Headquarters
Company. Governors Island"
The soldiers eyes were smiling
into hers when Ruby said:
"No Kidding"
She grew warm inside. She
felt a strong arm circle her waist.
She felt lips brush her cheek.
That's how ! feel about YOU,
Ruby"
"No kiddinge" Ruby num-
bled, trembled, and turning her
head TO him.
"NO kiddin'."
And this time she felt his lips
square on hers.
TOmorrOw's short story: "The
Worm Grew Wings" by Carl
Truitt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09

street. She looked forlornly into
the mirk.
Erred! Fredw she called, her
voice apprehensive.
whats the trouble, sister? ?"
The soldier flashed his torch a
second.
why -. why live in Brook
Ign, and, and :"
"Soon's all clear sounds. well
ride the beam. Come on"
GET INTO THE SHELTER
Ruby felt strong fingers seize
hers. The handclasp gave her a
sonse of security; all the tenseneSs
left her muscles; she drew a long
breath.
The soldier ordered: "Get of
the street. Get into the shelter"
He directed men and women 10
two nearby clubs on Fifth avenue
for shelter He halted taxis, herded
them TO the curb, their drivers
swearing.
Ruby admired his calm tone of
authority. Only occasionally did
he flash his torch. Ruby was won
dering how long this tunnel dark
ness was TO continue when the
sound of trampling feet turning
into 59th street struck her ears.
Dark bulks barged down the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
ON BLACKOUT DETAIL
1.-THE switch, sister, for these
lights. Where'll I find it,"

He was searching along the
white walls when Fred came up
the trap from the cellar. The
moaning sirens moaned high in
the sky. He bawled out:
IA "What yer think yer dom,
SOLDIER"
"Me, Mac ?" said the soldier
sweetly. "On blackout detail,
that's ALL"
He had found the switch. The
lights BACKED out. Ruby gasped.
She saw lights flicker and die up
and down 59th street. Yellow
rectangles high up on vague build
ings disappeared as if rubbed out
by an invisible giant hand.
Shouts of put out that light!
echoed between Fifth and Sixth
avenues. Trembling more from
than from fear. Ruby
felt herself pushed into the dark
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION

The set meals are restricted.
Breakfast for example, consists OF
two fluffy doughnuts, a midget
orange drink and a cup of coffee
for 10 cents.
Any thoughtful American will
agree that this is an institution
worth fighting for with the last
drop of his blood.
From the above, you know now
that jerking orange drinks, pour
ing coffee, with the hand-numbing
swapping of cash registers. was
not the sum total of Ruby Far
rells work.
On day shifts, she finished
shortly after 3 o'clock. Night
work was almost as long. Is II
TO be wondered that she grew
weary?
Sometimes she took over an
other girls shift to vary her toll
This brought relief, somehow, as
a change Of scenery would to an
invalid.
May Harris often contriveo
these time shifts. Foreseeing some
daylight entertainment, she would
take over another girls night
work. Thus she managed that she
and Ruby were free the day OF
New York's war effort parade.
"Seeing those boys in the
army does sompin' TO me,
Ruby" said May. "You crazy
about boys I'm the army, kid:"
Ruby waited a breath before she
answered.
81 grew up with a boy who
went into the army >. He was
killed"
"Sorry, kid" said May, her
expressive face full of sympathy,
"about your boy friend"
She regarded Ruby thoughtful
minute, then asked:
"But how do you expect 10 get
Advertisement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09

10 know another? Over the
counter here. with Fred watch
ing and listening to every word
you speak with customer"
r u by had no answer. Then
come with me-" -
On the day of the parade, May
showed remarkable efficiency in
worming her way through the
segmentS OF human beings.
She dragged Ruby to a place on
the curb directly opposite the pub
lie library.
AS the notables arrived to take
their places on the reviewing
stand, May pointed them out to
Ruby.
THE NoTABLES
"The one with the glasses and
the sky-blue Uniform she said
through her chewing gum, sis
the king of Greece. And that is
the United States Army general
beside him. And that funny lit
tie fat guy acting excited is his
honor, the mayor, in person."
Rubys eyes passed from the
king TO the general, to study the
mayor.
How does one get TO he
mayor of city like New York ." q
she asked.
Mary grinned wisely:
ooh, the politicians fix t."
She stood on tiptoe, suddenly
shouting. "Lookit. Lookit. Here
comes the tanks"
Then as the huge war chariots
rumbled across the metaled street
she said fervently:
"Ain't that a cute boy on top
of the second one?"
Ruby was still studying the
mayor. She wanted to Know why
he wore the black cowboy hat
May did not answer. She was not
10 be diverted from her raptureS
over the cute boys guiding the
tanks, or cute boys in jceps. OF
cute boys driving anti-aircraft
trucks.
TEARS IN RUBY'S EYES
Ruby thought of Hal Terry
Tears stood in her eyes as the
marching infantry tramped past.
Think of those boys going
all over the work., May. and
ADVERTISEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
SHE WORKED HARD

She poured out the coffee INTO
containers TO boil; she lowered
doughnuts, plain, wheat and
sugar-dusted as if with powdered
snow on handy platters so that
but to see them was 10 crave TO
dunk them.
She cut bread for sandwiches,
sliced tomatoes, made lettuce
ready and garnished cottage
cheese, for even at this early hour
the luncheon special is prepared.
She or May Harris, the girl
who worked in the same stand,
sorted fresh cookies, cake in
cellophane. pies of all sorts and
set them in showcases.
And SO on and so on, Ruby and
May worked until the spotlessly
clean stand looked like a trap
baited with tidbitS to catch the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
"Your name wouldn't happen
10 be Ruby Farrell. would IL ."

Rubys eyes widened to the size
of doughnuts. Before she could
answer, an ominous wall blasted
the sky above Fifty-ninth street.
The soldier Jumped up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
Answer to Saturdays puzzle.

what will happen to so many of
them" she said soberly.
yeah" added the practical
May, land think of them marry
ing Irish girls. or Australian
girls, or maybe girls I'm Egypt,
Gee" she Aared Indignantly,
"the army should make them
marry American girls before
they 60"
When the regiments of nurses
and nurses aids marched by,
Ruby verbalized a wish TO be one
of them; practical May viewed
nurses work from a different
angle
Those girls are lucky i'm spite
OF their tough job; they'll be
near the boys"
The girls paid little heed TO the
passing hours. They enjoyed the
floats. ieered at Hitler as the
beast of war, were silent before
the great plaster head of the
President until May said;
DUu he look Sdu
"Yes," agreed Ruby. Like
the statues of Lincoln"
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Mays spirits were again at
holiday pitch when the two de-
cided to leave; she waved at the
stand across the street.
"Good-by, Mr.. Mayor, and
thanks. We enjoyed your
party"
AS if in answer, the mayor ut
that moment waved his black
cowboy hat.
The next day in the orange
drink stand May was still excited
about boys.
II read In the papers those
boys are terrible lonely" she
said. They're crazy to get let
ters. Gee, Ruby. what you say
we write some? ."
I'VE can't do that" demurred
Ruby. 1--WE don't know their
Names"
I'VE can write letter to Pvt.
j. Jones. Co. A. Camp Upton,
can't we? Some boy named
Smith will get IL. Or maybe we
should address II to- Pvt. j.
Smith, Governors Island, on ac-
count Of it's nearer"
CORRESPONDENCE HALTED
May wrote numerous letters not
only TO Smith, but TO Jones and
Robinson and also Harris. Ruby
received an answer from a Pvt.
Joe Smith. Headquarters Co, Gov
errors Island, and carried on a
correspondence for while until
Private Smith ended it, writing
that soldiers were no longer al
lowed TO write TO unknown girls.
Spies had gained information
that way Private Smith assured
Ruby he knew she was no spy and
he hoped 10 meet her some day
She told May. who hardly listened.
as she was full of her own adj
ventures in a practice blackout the
previous night.
Ruby proceeded TO forget her
disappointment in work; she had
been happy reading those letters.
IT was two weeks later that
Ruby worked on the night shift
with Fred. Business was slack.
About 9 o'clock she yawned and
locked, forward 10 quitting time.
Her eye fell on a newspaper left
on the counter: she smiled. read
ing that the mayor proposed a
blackout TO test his
Ruby was mentally picturing the
mayor as she had seen him when
she became aware that a seated
soldier was studying her with a
speculative smile. Eyes lowered,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
DniIy Short Story
Love in BIackout'
Nv GRANVILLE FoRTEsCUE

WHEN Ruby Farrells mother
w died - she was too young
when her father died 10 remember
him-and when her brother went
west with detachment OF Selec-
tees. and, finally, when Hal Terry
was killed al Dutch Harbor, Ruby
felt the last tie holding her TO
her home in Wantagh was broken.
She took train for New York seek
ING work. Luckily, she found a
job with an orange-drink COM
pany.
Ruby was a bright-eyed blonde
who smiled readily and her teeth
were perfect enough 10 entltle her
10 model for any dentifrlcc manu-
featuring company.
While not the Hollywood beauty
type, she possessed good features
and a smooth. clear skin
In fact, she was one OF those
millions of work-for-a-livinG girls
you meet every day in this nation
who take their work checrlly IN
their stride, give you smiles with
your order, and keep their sorrows
TO themselves. Ruby began TO for
get about boys in her work.
HELPED TO FEED PUBLIC
II YOU think jerking orange
Juice is all Rudy did, you're wrong
The stands supply three meals
day 10 the passing throngs along
Sixth avenue, Broadway, Forty
second street, or Fifty-ninth, or
any other New York artery OF
traffic.
To earn her $3.50 weekly pay,
Ruby arrived at the stand each
morning about Z o'clock, changed
into her green cotton uniform with
freshly-laundered white collar and
white head-band, came out behind
the counter and from that minute
she was busy all day. -
To begin. every spoon, knife,
fork, mug. plate, all the coffee
syphons, griddles, coasters. sinks,
were washed, scrubbed and poll
ished to meet the mayors sanitary
code requirements.
In her first hour, Ruby lined up
frankfurters like sleeping soldiers
on the griddles. She arranged
fresh moist and crimson ham,
burgers on dainty reind bits of
waxed paper ready for cooking.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-09
TEARS IN RUBY's EYES

Ruby thought of Hal Terry
Tears stood in her eyes as the
infantry tramped past.
Think of those boys going
all over the work., May. and
ADVFRTlsFNFNT
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Oct. 81 LP,-Salable cattle
s,39o; calves; 200; compared Friday last
week Fed steers and yearlings grading
gooa ssS ano better 25 higher; common and
heiferS strong but grassy and warmed-up
xmas 5O-15 lower: good grade cows mainly
westerns: steady, active but all others un-
evenly T5-f5 lower, Gamers and cutters
vealers steady at Ia O0-1 ) so mostly; sup
ply 1eureS moderately larger at all market
centers; Western grass receipts 5000 head,
conslderably more common and medium
grass heifers as well as native canner and
cutter cows in crop: aside from above sea-
main. feature was very active trade on
strictly granted steers on killer account
and on all grades stockers and feeders: top
fed steers, reached 1876 in load lots. FIVE
price; short load. ,17.4o; best yearliiss,
steers sold at 140O-i7 90, bulk fed heif-
ers, 1880 1900; most grass heifers 9 So
dInnrs ;15; cutter c9YYs closed at 7.5o-s50;
range cows. II 1912. rs: heavy sausage
movement of season.
Salable sheep, 1000: total. 5000; COM
pared Friday last week: Fat lambs, $3.50
weak to 25 lower; bulk good and choice fat
native lambs under normal sort, 1925
1870; throWouts mostly 80 down: few
clipped lambs with No. l and . pelts,
weeks opening. 1895; bulE yesTInes.
most slaughter ewes. 55o-575; few 500.
Salable hogs 500; total 1000 not
enough good and choice hogs on sale to
daotabs es spss op maset sbope4 bpomnag lo stse6
compared with week ago: All classes.
sows included, around steady.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Pay Control Questions Pile Up
U.S.. Agencies Get Flood of Inquiries
From Puzzled Employers and Workers

customary Christmas bonuses and
payments of that type to employees,
except where the SIS 900 net income
limit is involved.
Q. Some corporations regularly
give bonuses of a week, or two or
three weeks pay. Would that be
normal bonus?
A. Yes, if they have done that
customarily in the past.
@. Suppose they do it in good years
and are unable to do it in bad years?
A. Assuming this is a good year, it
is still customary bonus.
@. How about a company that has
never paid bonus, but has offered
an incentive plan to its workers prior
to October 8?
A. That probably would be all
right.
@. What about the salaries of
State and municipal employees?
A. They are subject to the regu-
lations. except those fixed by
statute.
@. Is a municipal ordinance a
statute?
A. No.
@. How would you enforce it?
A. We could 60 after the en-
ploye.
@. Regarding this $25,O00 net
salary limitation, what about the
doctor, the lawyer, the professional
in business fos himself who from
a number Of fees gets an income
considerably in excess of the $25 600?
A. He is not covered by the act.
@. Suppose the lawyer or doctor
work for a company and devotes
all his time to that firm.
A. He is covered.
@. What is the gross salary per-
mitted which, after payment of
Federal taxes, would leave the en-
ploye a net of $25,000?
A. The Treasury estimates that
on the basis of present tax rates
an employees gross salary limit next
year would be $67,20O
@. In the case of a moving pic
ture actor, for example, who works
for several different companies and
his total salary exceeds the limit
which employer is penalized?
A. All will be regarded as par
ticipating In the violating Of the
act. 1t is up to him and the corpo-
rations to get together and adjust
the salaries among themselves.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Missing Persons

i Those hauing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
lDtth the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Ma
ttonal 1000.
Dorothy Maske, Il years, 5 it.
2 in, 108 pounds, gray eyes, brown
hair; wearing a dark blue sailor
dress and tan coat; missing from
220 Twelfth place NE. since Thurs
day.
Angela Frain, IS years, 5 IT. l in,
122 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair,
wearing a navy blue dress, white
collar and cuffs, black coat; missing
from 1927 Arnes NE. since yes
terday.
James Arthur Thomas, jr, II
years, colored. it,, 60 pounds, wear
ing long blue overcoat, black and
white check corduroy pants, tan
shoes, white jacket; missing from
1887 Spring road NV. since Thurs
day.
John Henry Proctor, IA years, COL
ored; missing from 613 Morton
street NV. since Wednesday.
Estelle Jackson, Is years, S #.
3 in, 140 pounds, black eyes and
black hair, wearing an oxford coat;
missing from 1903 r street NV.
since Monday.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
{. &P. Telephone Co.
Reports September
Net Of S259,S97
Earnings More Than
Double $l02,o03 for
Sume 1941 Month
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Net earnings of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. for Sep
tember, amounted to s259. 897, an in
crease of S156,994 over the net re-
turn of $102,903 in September, 1941,
according to the monthly statement
filed with the Public Utilities Com
mission today.
Operating revenues for September
were $1,997,123 against $1,343,607 a
year ago, while operating expenses
amounted to 81 400, ,760 as compared
with 81 ,O22, ,426 in September, 1941.
Taxes for the month totaled S2l4,-
043, accrued as to Federal taxes.
however, at rates imposed by the
1941 Revenue Act. Interest deduc-
tions in September this year called
for S128,825 against $97,185 in the
same month last year.
Nine Months Revenues Up.
For the first nine months of 1912
revenues we're 1894 per cent higher
than for the same period last year,
although expenses, including taxes,
were 37.66 per cent higher. Reve-
nues reached SIS 19o
Net income stood at $1,243676
against $1,148,113, or an increase Iof
$95,563 The report adds that the
Federal taxes under the new Reve-
nue. Act, approved on october 81 and
retroactive to January l, 1912, will
reduce the net income for the nine
months by $l42,100,
Interest deductions in the nine
months called for $1,058,973 against
S760,674 in the like 1941 period
4O,4S3, GOO Calls in Month.
There were 352,7O2 telephones in
service at the end of September,
which was an increase of 2,256 tele-
phones over the previous month.
Telephone users made 40, ,483, 900
calls during the month, or 1902 600
more than in September, 1941
Investment in telephone plant was
S13,252,553 more than in Septenl-
ber, 1941, Charles A. Robinson, vice
president and general manager, told
the commission.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Federal agencies assigned to the
big job of stabilizing salaries and
wages have been swamped with more
questions than they have answers
for Immediately.
Both the War Labor Board and
the Treasury are working on out
lines of policy and more detailed
regulations. The board has jurisdic-
ton over the adjustment of all
wages and over salaries up to S. 900
a year, except those of executive,
administrative and professional en-
ployes who are not represented by
unions. The Treasury, through the
commissioner of internal revenue,
will administer regulations govern
ing all other salaries.
A press conference with John L.
Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, brought forth these ques-
tions and answers dealing with the
salary problem:
@. What about bonuses? Can an
employer be restricted in the amount
of a, Christmas bonus he can give?
A. There is no prohibition against
Evening star., 1942-10-31
New Excise Taxes Go
Into Effect Tomorrow:
BuyersC Crowd Stores
Liquors, Cigarettes and
Cigars Among Articles
Under Increased Levies

The Nations biggest Halloween
hobgoblin-the new excise taxes
aimed at hiking the Treasury's
income by $5o,O0O,0O0 during No
vember alone-scared customers
to the counters in last minute
buying sprees across the country
today.
But the semi-luxury nature of
most articles hit by the heavy Fed
eral levies which take effect to-
morrow kept the purchasing lines
reasonably short as compared with
the -rationing runs on such
commodities as coffee and sugar.
Under terms of the record tax
bill which became law less than
two weeks ago, November l heralds
increases in excise taxes on liquor,
beer, wines, cigarettes, cigars, lu-
bricating oil, slot machines, photo
graphic apparatus and train, bus
and plane fares.
In most cases. machinery to shift
the burden off the shoulders of
manufacturers, wholesalers and re-
tailers was already set up, ready
to hand the burden of price in
creases directly to the consumer
However, the former we're warned
by the Office of Price Administra-
ton not to tack any additions to
the exact amount of the tax in
creaSes.
OPA announced the new taxes
would be passed on to smokers and
drinkers at rates revolving around
half cent. a package on cigarettes
and so cents quart on 1O0-proof
whisky. Buyers must be permitted
enough purchases to even out the
penny where possible-such as two
packs of cigarettes.
Only in the case of cigars, where
contemplated OPA regulation
will approve 20 per cent price in
crease which will include rising
labor and raw material costs, is
any new expense other than the
tax to be charged the consumer.
Generally speaking, the tax in
crease of any given article will be
passed on to the purchaser If the
fraction is half cent or larger.
! Anything under that must be alb
sorbed by the seller, OPA ruled.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
| SteeIs and Rails Lead
SeIective Recovery
In Stock Market
Advances of Fractions
To 81 or More Scored
By Fovorites
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
AsSnciafRd PrAss Ein nancial SIrifa a

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Selected
stocks, led by steels and rails, got
another grip on recovery today and
market favorites finished the week
and the month fitting upward by
fractions to a point or so.
Lessening of tension over the out
come Of the Solomons battle did
much to prop sentiment, brokers
said. In addition, the recent lack
of any real liquidation on bearish
news developments inspired some
bidding on the theory that many
stocks were being held for the
long pull barring exceptionally ad-
verse war eventualities.
While activity was restricted from
the start of the brief session, ad-
vances were well in the ma ajority at
the close Transfers for the two
hours were around 100000 shares.
Looking back on October, it was OBJ
served that the Associated Press 60
stock average, up more than 2
points, made its best showing for
any month since July of last year
despite occasional Interruptions.
Steels revived on forecasts of con-
siderably better profits for the prin-
cipal producing companies than
most had looked for. Rails had
the benefit of the largest net income
aggregate for the past three quar-
ters since 1880. Talk also was heard
of some roads resuming disburse-
ments on their common stock or
boosting payments.
Most of Fridays popular air
transports managed to tack on fur
ther modest improvement but with
out displaying great deal of liveli-
ness.
General Motors and Chrysler in
clined to lag.
Among stocks touching new tops
for the year were Crucible common
and preferred, Pennsylvania Rail-
road and Northern Pacific.
Prominently supported were U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem, Youngstown Sheet,
Santa Fe, N. Y. Central, Southern
Pacific, American Telephone, Stand
ard Oil IN. j., Westinghouse, Allied
Chemical, Eastman Kodak, U. S.
Rubber, Sears Roebuck, Patino
Mines, American Airlines and United
Air Lines.
Intermittent losers were Du Pont,
United Aircraft, Sperry and West
ern Union.
Bonds were steady.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Wood and LinoIeum
Cuts to Be Exhibited

The Division of Graphic Arts of
the Smithsonian Institution will
hold a special exhibition of wood
cuts and linoleum cuts by Norman
Kent, Geneva, N. Y, through No
vember beginning tomorrow.
The exhibit will be open to the
public from 9 I'm. to 4:30 pm. every
day except Monday. On Mondays
the cuts may be seen between the
hours of 130 and 4:30 pm.