Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-04

/ still like II. NIX. PIONEERING
and still think it's as good now
as il ever was.
If you know of better one,
I'll listen. But until a better
one comes along. I'm satisfied
with IL.
A couple OF days ago, Hardy
Crowell. one of Mayor Jeffries'
secretaries. called up 10 tell me
about a couple of kids who seem
to believe in keeping singing.
81 think" said Hardy, "that
they deserve lot Of credit.
They want TO give a dance for
navy funds. and. instead NJ Just
giving a small dance at home or
school or somewhere, they've
gone out and rented the whole
darn Crystal Ballroom of the
Masonic Temple for this coming
Saturday night. And hired Bill
Gales orchestra"
Pretty soon the two kids
came trottlng over 10 my office,
beginning 10 be somewhat fright
ened by the size of the Job
hey'd started. but determined 10
30 through with IL.
They were Pat Kelly, II years
old, and Joan Ternes, also II
oh, no, i forgot. ] Just had
birthday. I'm Is now
1T all started" Joan said "be-
cause her brother. George, II In
the navy, land there are 800
men on his ship. and they all
need things. 80 We thought we'd
see what we could do"
They have 10 other members
Of their high school sorority,
Phi Kappa Theta. helping them,
and If they work like beavers.
they hope to wind up with
profit.
Mayor Jeffries said he hoped
they'd make it--of course, every
body wants him 10 sponsor par
ties. Still these two teen-agerS
seem 10 rate something for their
courage even lfItls only dance
that they're working at They've
got that old American spirit Of
going ahead and trying even II
they don't know whether they'll
be counting the profits or hug
Eing a deficit by Saturday night
SOME ROWING NOTES: bud
shaver tells us n yarn at the
Wonder Bar about his brother
in-law In Alaska. The bro.-in-
law saw an old sourdough wash
ing some socks. and yelled at
him. just for the gag. Hey. How
about washing out some under
wear for me-" The sourdough
answered one word why ."
That swell pair Of dance who
Indy Hoped 70 Sammy Dr.
hertS music fsnd had Everybody
elSe watching them We're So
land Red HutchlnS and Jancy
McLaury who work AZ Arthur
Murray all day and dance at
for fun. BuSmenS holl-
avs And the couple who
Uvere holding hands fright out in
the open. too were the Bernie
Frants. Married for 10 years
Yes. think It's news when
YOU see couple. married ~
years, holding hands in night
club.
And il might not be news. but
II must he battling when 2-year-
old Eric Won Walter calls up
his relatives. He sings A phrase
Of Rose ODay.' and then A
phrase Of Silent Night" and
occasionally win d s up with
Happy Birthday 10 You, those
being the songs that he knows
AT age ?
And then there's the lady
whose own private economy IL
tea. Insists that teabags are
wasteful, hut when she finally
got talked into using bags In
stead Of bulk tea, she Insisted
that one teabag ne passed from
cup To cup so as not To waste
any. And what's your PET
economy?
Businessman Just gets around
TO tell about his geography les
SON when the President made
his radio talk 49,. We heard the
President" he says. on Crosse
Pointe bus. speeding out East
Jefferson al 30 miles An hour
while the passengers followed
him on maps in their evening
papers"
And Tom Stars telephone
company magazine reprints this
columns paragraph about lis
tening 10 the Bell Time Service
when II shifted from the old
time 10 the new War Time at
Ia. m, February 2. The time
service. Starr adds, set a record
that day - 1880 Detroiter'
called up.
I've Just learned Of 10-year'
RID who insists on staying up ar
u hour later at night on grounds
that it's all Just A plot 10 gel
kids TO bed earlier.