Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-06

Is the most cash a Republican
has had in the last 10 years.
Ignoring an omen like that
would be flying in the face of
providence.
Last weeks cracker-barrel
discussion of Louie. the cat that
jumped out the third-story win
dow. stirred up variety OF
stories about cats. but Mary Lou
Jones had the most worrisome
one.
She says Louie had a brother
named Butch and he used 10
Jump out windows, too, but only
when there was roof below the
window. He used To 20 all over
the neighborhood, Mary Lou
says. by leaping from porch roof
TO porch roof, and would enter
my open window.
Il One neighbor, coming home at
night. found Butch snoozing on
her dining room table Another
found Butch in her baby's crib
the following morning.
This definitely proves that
dogs are much better pets than
cats. Anyway. l now have
new dog myself.
Kitty and / got our dog about
a week ago. We were trying TO
find gas stove but couldn't, so
we bought the dog instead. He
is a black cocker spaniel, two
months old. with a white spot
on his chest.
We were going 10 name him
Floppo. because of his fioppy
ears. but Kitten can't say the
letter r yet, so his name is
Loppo.
Loppo insists on crawling I'M
derneath things, and even wrig-
gIed In back Of the bathtub.
40 far ne has hauled out from
behind the tub kitty's eye
shadow, Kittens toothbrush and
a cake OF soap.
For people who lose things
behind the bathtub. a dog not
only is superior 10 a cat; he IS
invaluable.
Comments coming 10 the
column these days are more
serious, including quite A num-
Der OF suggestions on how 10
sell more war bonds.
Mrs. A. J. Richardson OF
Berkeley suggests that musicians
insist that people buy stamps
when they ask for request num-
bers, and that admissions 10 all
ordinarily free shows. such as
At radio studios. he be given
nnly to people who buy stamps.
II hope the idea II not too
corny, she writes. my hus-
band said ! must be tired out 10
think up such n thing all by
myself"
l think the idea is good. Also.
store in New York State has
just begun advertising that it
will not sell anything TO any
body unless the customer buys a
war stamp first.
Florence p. Higgins writes:
"SOme months ago when you
were writing about the Capucbin
Monks, promised myself TO
send you a small dividend check
that I expected TO receive In a
few days. When II arrived, 1
spent the money for something
I thought I needed at the time.
But my conscience has sorta
been lashing at me, so here IL n
check for that amount, made
out TO the monks"
BY coincidence. in the same
mail a letter arrived from Andy
Baird, secretary Of the Capuchin
Charity Guild. show ling last
months deficit as 500, with
colder wealth coming and
more food needed. Your check
will help them.
When Robert st. John, the
war correspondent. was in De-
troit the other day arranging
his coming lecture at the Insti-
tute of Arts on the tenth, he
told about meeting a Greek
major who was fighting against
the Italians at that time. The
major said he used 10 live in
Detroit, but st. John didn't get
his name.
st. John dropped in at a news
reel theater, though, and found
Tut what has, become, of the ma
br. He spotted his face among
the Allied troops who are wal
Looping Rommel's outfit in Egypt.
ST. John also snickered at
what happened - him. along
with Cecil Brown 1.-TWO others
in Jugoslavia. ey bought
some bright. knee-length socks
and tucked their trousers inside.
Everybody pointed and
laughed. The war correspond
ents had bought some socks