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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
Fifth Corner IN Problem
Folding Army Blanket
Task for 8-Hour Day
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

I'm going to tell the rookruts how to fold an army
blanket according to regulations.
This takes to do correctly They have an
eight hour day in the army But they have 1t three times
every "a hours.
No man can officer in the army until he can fold
a blanket without wrinkle That's all generals O'Clock
for wrinkles in army blankets
You blanket and take the farhes corner
between the thumb orefnger Of the right hand The
nearest corner nothing II is always out OF bounds
Take farhest in both thumbs and pull them
IN under your chin will make you look like tent moth
If YOU have this correctly you haven't started yet
Bring together smary and reach for the two
loose corners That will make you look like graduating
diploma in burlap bag factory
Shake the blanket thoroughly until you fall out
Fold the blanket alons the hypotcnuse reversing the
diagonal and should like old Spanish shawl or
diaper for a baby elephant
Fold again and you will discover that now the army
blanket has five That is where dcplne counts
Nobody got rid of the fifth on an army
blanket
No matter how you fold army blanket you are wrong
II is thinner than an overstaying furough
Our Flag whips in the breeze in the daytime,
night the tired soldier pulls army blanket over
him with all the place.
This time he whips the breeze.
Ny blankets were deep red color l think the army
cranbcres through for Thanksgiving dinner
One question asked in 1918 has never been answered:
"Why is 1t necessary to fold army blanket"
l court-martialed for asking the S64 question on
$40 month.
BY Kms
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
The OnIooker
BY Henry McLenOre

die out. the kindling signs a
little sigh and falls down. and
Us few sparks are snoihered by
the crash Of the logs
Finally after about 10 repeti-
tions Of this sort Of business, !
ignore all safety rules and get
teacup full of kerosene. drench
everything in The fireplace with
~. including the patient andl-
ronS and throw IN a match
The result Is like q clap Of
thunder with lightning accom-
panlment. a great fame leaps
across tho hearth and singes
rugs. sofas, chairs, the dog and
me. A geySer of flame SpoutS
up the chimney. and the whole
fireplace inferno
that Dante would have appre-
GATED
For several minutes everyone
in the room has 20 hubble IN the
far corners 10 keep from beng
toasted like a marShmallOw.
That's the trouble with my
fires. There is no middle ground
They either throw Oft no heat
AZ all, or are so hot that they
blister the furniture and
threaten the very house itself.
THERE Is no such thing As
i gathering around my fires
and watching the flames leap
and gong full blast. Pals OF
water must be kept on hand 10
drown them IN case they be-
come unmanageable and some
one must stand guard IN the
ward 10 watch the chimney and
SEQ that sparks and embers do
not settle on the roof and burn
the house down.
When my fires are going full
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
Better Health
by Dr. Logan CIendenine

During World War I We sang
~ a song Keep the Home
Fires Burning
The slogan this time is Keep
the Home Fires Burning Low. %
You are going 10 have 70
Fuel oil VIII be Cur1alled on
the Atlantic Scaboard and n 10
Midwestern states representing
a population Of 96.00Ooo0 per-
sons
However. only about 13.0oo-
600 oil burners exist m this area.
The advice 70 convert 10 coal
and open wood CRATE fires Is not
very practical because most OF
the home owners that ! have
talked 10 who are burning fuel
oil cant find the CRATES for coal
burning and some Of them con-
tributed these CRATES TO the
scrap drive before they knew
what vas going TO happen 10
them
In the case Of the open wood
CRATE fire. the supply Of wood
also is restricted on account Of
the lack Of laborcrS 10 gather
and saw H.
MY FIRST reaction % All o.
vi this is that ! am willing 70
bet that there will he fewer
colds in the United States than
there have been for many long
years
/ have had beef for long
time about tina AaataT4A- dl-a,-f'ns>-
Of homes. office buildings. stores.
places for public gatherings IN
this country.
This year 7 hope vii be
spared the necessity Of making
any such complaints
We used 10 put down 10 de-
grees Fahrenheit As the ideal in
side temperature IN the winter,
but ] am convinced that the
average indoor temperature OF
North America for the last 20 70
30 years in the winter has been
closer 10 so degrees Fahrenhclt
than 10 20 degrees. and interiors
have been correSpondngly dry
and lacking in humidity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
Help W anted:
Fire Builder

blast they throw of no more
heat than a pouting lclCle. and
one could SIT Squarely on them
and read a book without the
least discomfort.
Our chlnneyS smoke. too. I
was all for encouraging this in
the hope that smoking would
stunt their growth and eventu-
ally kill them of But | was
oterruled and some Of The
countrys most prominent CHM
ney sweeps have given them
their attention. That did no
good.
II IL impossible 70 60 near
our fires without having your
eyes smart. and your collar and
cuffs blackened with SCOT.
Fifteen minutes near our fires
and all YOU need is fuzzy gray
hair 10 double for an old family
retainer.
NO ONE has ever really given
the lowdown on how 10
bring in firewood without get
ting splinters in your fingers.
on. / know there are gloves that
you can buy but who can ever
find the gloves when the fire
needs A log
Let me get six or seven more
splnterS in my hands and | am
going 10 get an offer from n
talent scout for a lumber yard.
Day by day ! am taking on the
appearance. 81 two-by-four.
and am actually in danger Of
winding up as a ratter IN a
housing project bungalow.
When my boat comes IN. and
7 build my dream castle H al
ready have the lot corner one
in Bayonne, y JD I am going
10 tell the architect 10 leave out
fireplaccS.
Thousands OF words have been
written on the Joys OF an open
fire, but II you'll check up on
the authors Of those words you'll
find that none Of them had 10
build his own fire When you
have 10 keep fireplaces going
you're too busy to write about
their beauty.
| still want 10 engage a nice
pyromaniac. and If ! can't get
one I'll settle for a cultured
arSoniSi.
Distributed by McNsught SYNDICATE. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
.Iaps on Kiska
Coast Menace

ing an almost continuous tune
on the island, but il has been
demonstrated at Malta and other
places that bombing alone is not
enough against a strongly en-
trenched position of this nature.
When KiSka is taken, IL will
probably be by land assault, and
a land assault is nearly always
a costly operation.
IF THE Japs have only half tho
Il number reported on Kiska, IL
would be a tough force to over
come by land assault, and il is
obvious that If they are able TO
move around despite the bomb
ings and continue celebrating
the base. the longer they stick
there the more difficult will be
the task Of dislodging them.
And certainly they are not
hanging on there just for fun.
OF course. KiSks may be the
death trap for them that some
experts predict.
They may not be able TO get
supplies what with our navy
cutting chunks out OF Japan's
shipping right along.
But their presence there on
American territory should keep
our people reminded that the
war with Japan is mighty close
TO us.
Copyright. 1872 by King Features
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

by Ssyers and Kahn. both on his
Sunday night broadcast and In
his daily column. The result was
electric.
Sabotage" was out OF stock
In two days and on the national
best seller lists In n week.
He achieved equally spectac-
ular results with others and
Cecil Browns 'SueL TO Singa-
pore
III he doesn't overdo H., he
obviously can continue indefi-
nitely To be a great force behind
the right Kind of publications"
TUESDAY was pu Bill a ton
L date for Harpcrs Blood
and BanquotS" "A Berlin Social
Diary) by Bella Fron.1, Ger
man refugee living in New
York.
The book IS taken from
diary she kept while working in
Berlin
II contains many sensational
revelations about Hitler and his
mobSters inside gossip about
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

7 AEf one knows quiet well
behaved pyronanac ~ho
want, good steady job for the
winter Id ike 70 have his name
and Address
In ,ro go could make some
Gell whereby he'd GET board and
r.w a exchange for helping
a..p rhe tWo fireplace IN
r.r I..-e gong What with the
ia ~JHrtage. Ne need the
ir.I9re loo action nearly all of
fH ,tne and I have been placed
81 o.H.-" ol them
Frankly ! think I would have
o0aH 3S good a lob aS cho-
La l2,ll--.laa- Ballet
e- doing with these fire.
,.pH many times have l
. since tGs winter >ci IN.
-aet hadn't boon playbo%
ru'' arIEo 8grrc my Soy Scout
O. .>. End nad really pad alton
'.'H 20 me lessons IN Ilc-
building
u nllrs me just short Of an
.r 90 got fire going This
Ellcs w.. because l follow all
- standard rules
0g1 up three or four nous
r..e and put them IN first
Then 7 pile kndhng on top Of
'far Then ] place chunks Of
wood gracefully atop the kin
ding Then an the risk Of burn
,0. or an arm | hight tho news
rtpC 49, three on four various
places.
4 IL goes Well for a moment
. a There rs p merry blaze and
tNon p.op The newspaper flames
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
The Brighter Side

uERE Is that guy Runyon
H again crying wolf. wolf, wolf
about the menace 10 the West
Coast Of the United States of
the Japs, when there are no Japs
in sight out there except those
IN the inteTnment camps, fncfud-
ing the American-born ones who
were permitted to cast absentee
votes in the last election in West
Coast states.
| suppose If YOU keep your
mind on one subject long enough
YOU are apt to develop A bit Of a
phobia about that particular
subject. and maybe that is the
way | am about the possibility
of the JapS taking a belt at the
West Coast
I have convinced myself At
least. that they are not going to
Confine their war with us 10
small islands in the Pacific and
never attempt a major move Of
some sort against our mainland.
DUT the real reason keep
~ harping on this topic is that
] don't want our people 10 per-
NIT the newspaper headlines
from day to day 10 cause them
10 lose sight of the important
part Of World War II as far as
the United States is concerned.
These headlines naturally fea-
ture the fresher phases Of the
cory business every day, SUBJ
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
BY Damon RunyOn

ordinating the more familiar ac-
tivities 10 the news sensations,
as for instance the past week
has seen Africa uSurplng the
front page Streamers.
But the important part of the
war 10 The United States is in
the Pacific.
There lies the greatest threat
TO the safety Of this nation.
There lies the possibility of
an attempted invasion of these
shores, which is something ex-
tremely remote on the eastern
side Of the continent.
The Japanese are our most
formidable foes and will remain
so until they are completely
crushed.
THE tenacity with which they
L are clinging to kiska in the
Aleutians indicates that they
still plan toward an assault on
the West Coast, probably by air.
Although our fiiers are dump
ing thousands Of tons OF bombs
on Kiska almost daily the JapS,
once reported az Upward Of 90
900, are said 10 he expanding
their building operations in sub
stantial concrete and holing up
for the winter.
Within a three-hour fight. in
Guiding going and coming. from
klSka. We have set up a huge
air base and our men are play
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

take your cigar. certainly
don't have 10 look that one up
because il was the fight in which
Young Corbett. the first, OF CALI
fornia knocked OUT the pride 81
South Brook Ign, Terrible
Terry" McGovern,
Q-My name is AlexuS. I
claim that il is feminine and ss
a woman ] have right TO use II.
Alexis is masculine. therefore
the cinema cutie using that
name is in error.
A Maybe you are right. But
why don't both you girls call
yourselves Alexandra and avoid
confusion?
CHICAGOAN calls attention 10
" two famous songs in praise
Of wives; Silver Threads
Among the Gold" and when
You and ] Were Young, Mag
gle Quite so.
Another song Of the same type
was Albert Chevalier's MY Old
Dutch" But all these songs
were about elderly wives.
] would like TO see the hard
working. loyal and loving young
wives get a break in some songs.
As 10 the claim OF a Market
street. San Francisco. place that
il is 1.-The worlds largest inde-
pendently owned drug store
this claim is disputed by a Flor
ida subscriber who says the
worlds largest drug store -
Webbs in st. Petersburg. Fla.
Webbs has "a departments.
EMPLOYS more than 500 and
serves an average OF 5000 GUS
toners a day.
GENERAL clients dispute my
- statement that for three
fifths of a dollar bill you can get
a dollar from the treasury.
l know this 10 he a fact be-
cause i once caSheO In lOO per
cent on three-fifths OF a torn
dollar bill.
Mrs. Don Morgan OF Traverse
City. Mich. has been married %
wears 10 her second husband.
My informant didn't state how
many years Mrs. Morgan was
married TO her first husband.
As TO the possibilities OF q
marriage lasting a long tims
when the wife is older than the
husband. attention is called TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard <. Jackson
OF Yarmouth. Mass.
Mrs. Jackson is three years
older than Mr.. Jackson. They
have been happily married for
IS years.
Copyright, is47, ny King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
BY Il. v. DurIing
Distributed BY KinE Feature, syndicate, Inc.

II was George Meredith who
said
81 expect that woman will he
the last thing civilized by man"
Why is il that ambulances,
police cars, etc, still use sirens?
The siren nowadays should he
exclusively used for air raid
alarms.
This is the practice in Eng
land.
AmbulanceS and police cars
there use bells
To give you An idea OF what
used cars are selling for in Cali
fornia. | note a bus described
as "a 1871 Ford super de luxe
sedan" offered for sale AT 1888.
In the Help Wanted, Female,
classified of San Francisco
newspaper | note offered for
cook for three adults:
NINETY dollars a month and
room with private bath"
However. ] also noted that a
hospital nurse was offered $50
month and room and board and
no private bath
QUERIES From Clients,
W $50 people better he
careful when they bet with you?
| don't bet stogies. | bet 25-
cent cigars.
III bet you can't name. with
out looking il up. a world ia
nous fight that took place in
Hartford. Conn
Mister, its a shame 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

|HE following excerpt Is by
Il Bennett Cert in The Satur-
day Review of Literature of
November q:
Back in 1924, when we were
serving our apprenticeship In the
publishing business, IL was a
favorable review by Lawrence
Stalllngs in the now defunct
Morning World that acted as the
most immediate stimulant OF a
new beck.
a. nod from Stallings pro-
titirrti "a dozen telephone re-Or-
dcrs from New York stores by
ILa,cIack- In the same morning.
Much later Alexander WOoIlcott
inherited the mantle OF Maker
of Best Sellers.
THAT was when he was doing
his Town Crier routine on the
radio and persuading vast SEC
tions of the American public To
confuse his frst-rate ability "a
n raconteur with his very sec
ond-class and capricious taste In
literature.
"The calibre of the best seller
lists rose mcrcuriaiiy when Cliff
ton Fadiman tbecame head
prophet. His rapier-like reviews
i'm the New Yorker speeded
more than one hitherto unknown
author Ia fame and ilmdom.
"AS though 90 make up for
Tadiman'> temporary abdication.
n new and rather astonishing
candidate for the throne has APP
peared i'm the person Of Walter
Ninchell
"NiuchclrS column ot yestcr-
year has been forged by the
stress Of world events into one
Of the most powerful voices in
the country against phony dem
nH6gucs and Shiny Axis under
er men.
~NIanv ~ the BundistS and
purpoSeful appeaserS rounded mp
nv the FBI we're first exposed
hy him.
"Rccrntly. Ninchell has begun
10 interest himself In books that
are telling people facts they
ought 10 know about the war.
FIRST, he boosted Sabotage"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
81 Owe IL not love which al
~ iteration finds" said w.

H Owe IL not love which al
~ iteration finds" said w.
Shakespeare. and, Of course,
the old boy was right
So ! am not going 10 let my
love for San Francisco be less
ened by the fact that some Of
its citizenry have inaugurated a
drive TO rid the town Of pups.
say let dog lovers be toler-
ant of those who do not care
for CANNES.
1t is more in keeping with
the Christian idea.
No doubt many people who
are not fond of pups have good
reasons for their diSlikes.
Some who object to dogs do
not actually dislike them, but
are opposed 10 what the animals
are allowed 10 do by their own
erS.
Keep your dog under control.
Make him act like a gentle
man.
Don't lei him run wild over
other people $ property.
NOT long ago some San Fran
~ cisco women started riot
At a stocking sale and nearly
wrecked the store.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
\ Reporters
BOOkmarkS

them all. plus acknowledgements
information.
Miss From m diary was
struggled out of Germany in the
diplomatic pouch OF one Of the
great powers.
She recovered il after she
escaped from Germany. just be-
fore the war.
TlIE best part OF II. Pearson's
btog OF G. p. Shaw is that
il scoops up some new anec-
detes about the Genius-with-the-
Long-White- Beard.
detests- exercise.
One time Sandow. the famed
strong man. tried TO entice him
10 become a pupil and add some
muscle to his scrawny frame.
Shaw replied:
You misunderstand my case.
I have seen you supporting on
your magnificent chest 20 men,
two grand pianos and n couple
OF elephants-and I have no
doubt you could train me TO do
the same.
But my object as 10 pianos,
elephants and crowds IL Ia Keep
them of my chest, not heap
them on H."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

All money sent az senders risk. Do not
send cash or stamps. All checks. drafts
and money orders should be made payable
TO THE TINES PUBLISHING COMPANY.
/ international News Service has the excu-
sive rights 20 use for reproduction IN any
form all news dispatches credited 10 II or
not otherwise credited IN thus paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
~ IL C;l Major League
VII QIS OtOS Called Need
---By Il. v. DurIing
Features sraesne

inst Ike lore Is yopdcr rose,
Heavenly trograncy round u
throtOs,
Yet tears its deioy leaves DIS
close
And in the midst Of briGrs Il
bloWs
Inst Ike love.
-Csmoens.
AS TO San Francisco: The
"A hills in the midtown section
plus the absence at many inter-
sections of stop signs make the
city the toughest in the country
on cars. tires. gasoline consump-
tion and drivers.
Three cities that should have
major league baseball teams are
Baltimore, Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Somebody should start q third
ma jor league. Teams in the
aforementioned towns would do
well.
Also Brook lyn could use
another club 10 watch when the
Dodgers are on the road.
You get silver dollar in
change now and then in San
Francisco, Not 50 long ago about
all the change you received was
silver dollars
Change Of 10 bucks seemed so
much in silver it made you feel
rich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

IDEAL temperature. irrespec-
tive Of humidity and air mo-
ton. does NOT exist and no one
can say exactly what a safe min
mum temperature IS without
these TWO factors
Most hygIeniStS believe that
for the average private home,
apartment house. school. depart
mcnt store. office building and
50 on. a temperature of so 10 90
degrees Observation-Disclosures Jor-
ity opinion setting down 50 de-
greeS Fahrenheit as ideal
Comfort. so far a. indoor tenn
perature IS concerned, IS more a
matter Of skin than Of the nose,
throat and lungs although the
respiratory system suffers more
from bad ventilation than does
the SKIN
i Is quite possible for any,
one 10 be his own heat engineer
and wear clothing which will
make him comfortable even If
the temperature Of his office
building or home should have 10
be reduced to 80 degrees or So
degrees r
Wear a sweater and help win
the war Is another slogan that
has been suggested
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

ONE poignant paragraph IN Ed
" Beattie's Freely 10 Pass
underlines the horror the Axis
has unleashed on ordinary lives
Describing the bombing of
Canterbury. he writes:
THE street for many yards
was a mass OF bright jelly beans
and sugar almonds and taffy
and chocolate drops wrapped in
tinfoil, and several children were
already asking what had hap
pened 10 the old candy shop
keeper.
by n miracle. he had been
blown clear and was unhurt.
but the shop was a wreck Of a
child's heaven.
at struck me that no one.
either child or adult, cared To
bend down and gather up the
candy"
Copyright ny Dsly hfrrot Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
DEfR0ITs s FINES

Publnhsd every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning BY The Times Publishing
Company at l225 Time, Square. Detroit
Michigan.
Entered al Detroit. Mich, as Second Class
Mail Matter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

tr1iS rdSfS.
The American Medical ASSo-
citation believes that local
physician should be used as a
conSultant or adviser by all fuel
ratjonlng boards
II is unnecessary 10 heat bed
rooms at all unless they are used
by children under 4 years OF age
or elderly people who are sensi-
tive 10 cold.
The majority opinion Of heat
engineers IS that hospitals and
SanitariumS should have a tenn
perature Of 20 degrees +. except
ia the operating rooms where
the temperature should be so
degrees r. ..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
On Broddwdy

FHE following excerpt Is by
Il Bennett Cert in The Satur-
day Review of Literature of
November 81:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01
TELEPHoNE-cHERRY $500

subscription rates Gin advance by mail
10 any place In the United States Csnada
or Mexico ION Canadian subscriptions add
100 % cover war import tar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

OF COURSE. adjustments will
~ have 10 be made by the ra-
tioning boards for the people
who are using a given dwelling.
Infants and older poop Q
should have consideration on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

During World War | We sang
~ a song Keep the Home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-01

inst Ike lore Is yonder rose,
Heavenly trograncy round II
throiOs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-10
EDWARD RAGIS
WINS TRANSFER
State Hospital Plan Sends
Local Man From Hart
ford to New Haven

Edward Rags of Central avenue
former Crosby High and Syracuse
University basketball star, acting
manager of the Hartford Office Of
the Connecticut Plan for Hospital
Care, has been transferred to the
New Haven Office, 1t was announced
this morning by Antoine G. Singsen
John G. Hurst, for three years
manager Of the New Britain area
for the Connecticut Plan for Hos
pital Care, has been appointed man
ager of the Central Connecticut En-
rollment Office OF the plan, located
at $50 Main street, Hartford.
The temporary plan Office in New
Britain will be closed on February
IA, and new enrolment in New
Britain, Bristol and Middletown,
formerly handled from New Britain,
will be, in the future, conducted
from the Central Connecticut Office
in Hartford. Payments, and other
operating details, will be handed
for firms in the New Britain area
by the main plan Office in New
Haven.
The decision to close the New
Britain Office was made as a part
Of a general plan program of con-
solidation and economy. Several
branch Offices, opened in the early
days of the plan to facilitate enroll
ment, have been abandoned in IA
vor of operating from a few large
central Offices.