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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
Raft Sails Faster

The wind now had shifted "a
the northeast again, and was driv-
ing us along at lively clip. This
was more to our desire, but we
couldn't be sure where we were,
and couldn't have done anything
about il if We had known. The
only chart we had was in my head.
About IL o'clock in the morning
we hit a shower. heavy and as cold
as ice water. The raft held water
over our ankles when il ended.
We had lost the last of our rags
in the last tip-over, so we took
off all our clothes, mopped the
bottom of the boat and wrung over
the side, repeating until the raft
was dry.
AS we finished this tiresome
chore the sun appeared, for the
first time that day-In- our chilled
condition the rays felt good.
Lets take n sun bath before
we put our clothes on" sug-
Pested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

The boys assented readily. and
we lay against the sides TO rest
for we were tired as we'll as cold
We stretched our clothes across
the thwarts to dry.
After a while Tony spoke up
nervously.
Don't you think we'd better
put on our clothes 2"
I wasn't looking forward to it.
They were damp.
"Well. it's pretty rough, you
know" Tony argued. THE boats
liable to go over on US again."
The wind had risen and the
waves were coming 10 a boil, The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

Quickly, before the next wave
came, we pushed upward again
The light raft went over this time
and / worked my way to the
opposite side to hold it down while
the boys climbed in.
For few minutes we rested
painting. each with an arm locked
across a thwart in case we tipped
again. The blood was pounding
in my temples. / couldn't breathe
without pain.
My chest and torso ached, and,
as 1 have explained before, I was
perpetually half numb from the
hips down. With a supreme effort
of will / raised my head and rolled
my body over so that l faced up
ward across the raft.
The boys were lying still. heads
down, twisted. inert, Hike dead men
except for their loud and broken
gasps for air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
sHOrse~Thief'
I'm Uniform

for knowing what Is going IN
the fifth at Pimlico or wher.
ever they are running.
My association with Horse
Thief Burke began years ago
at Hialeah when / gave him a
lift back to town in the rumble
seat of a small roadster Of
which / was the proud tempo
rary tenant under lease from q
local owner.
I had known Horse Thief
casually as a young guy who
was doing the best he could
around the tracks, and this day
We had both been sadly buffeted
by racing fate.
In fact. Horse Thief confided
to me that he did not have
penny one" and that moreover
he was in the hotel stakes"
meaning arrears with his land
lord.
But from the rumble on the
homeward journey. as / was
personally morosely contemplate
ing ending all, came the sound
of a voice in song. 1t was no
great shucks of a voice.
1t was strongly reminiscent
of a mule in pain. but 1t sang
of love and such-like sentiment
and as it floated out DER the
Florida landscape, alarming the
lowing kline no little, I was
struck by the spirit of a bloke
who could still sing cen as the
sinister shadow Of hard
hearted landlord lurked In the
offing.
THUS Horse Thief and I sort
4 o. got together. He had an
innate sense of delicacy that I
liked. He always referred to
fillies and mares as girl horses"
and to those of the opposite
gender as boy horses"
He divided the human race
into two classes-"marks' and
just people, marks" being his
term for confiding souls who
would take tips on the races. I
think it was and probably still il
Horse Thiefs opinion that the
marks predominant In this
world.
He came OF a large family in
Baltimore. One of his brothers
is called Snakes" who used to
be more of race track roamer
than Horse Thief.
The latter always stuck TO the
Atlantic seaboard and the South.
while Snakes" sometimes gave
California a play. Another
brother, PIGGY" a former
fighter around Baltimore under
the name of Kid Richmond, died
not long ago. believe.
Horse Thiefs greatest boast
was of his mothers cooking and
when he felt particularly warm
toward me he would send 10
Baltimore and have her make
some Of her "greehins' for me.
the skin of fowl cooked son,e-
thing like the ''cracklin's" of the
South and a mighty toothsoms
morsel If anybody asks you.
Mrs. Kaplan's "greebins" al.
ways tended TO throw my sup
port to Horse Thiefs appraisal
Of her culinary art.
Copyright. 1912. by King Features
Distributed By international News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
The On|ooker

ONE OF the most regrettable
" pictures ever snapped since
Monsieur Daguerre told his first
customer TO Watch for the
birdie" was that taken at the
opening Of Washingtons Stage
Door Canteen.
You undoubtedly saw il. be-
cause IL is the type of picture
that every newspaper will print.
But in case you didnS, il showed
War Production Board Chief
Donald Nelson and War Man
power Commissioner Paul v.
McNutt helping out with the
dishwashing and drying.
There they were. back OF the
sink, wearing aprons and what
is worse, broad smiles. They
gave every indication OF enjoy
ing the workout with the suds
and dishcloths.
The picture is regrettable on
two counts.
IN THE first place il is diff
i cult TO figure how such a pic
ture can possibly serve as use
full propaganda. True. they were
elping out in useful cause the
hppiness of our fighting men
but they have bigger jobs 10 do.
Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. McNutt
are two of the key men in our
effort. and certainly have tasks
far more important than helping
out in the kitchen.
Such pictures. If they ever
reach Russia or China, must
make our beleaguered Allies
wonder just how the Americans
60 about fighting war.
1t is hard TO picture Stain or
one Of his right-hand men posing
for such a picture. no matter
how badly they wanted 10 see 10
it that not plate went undried.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

cries, to wit, that all horse play
ers must die broke. dedicated his
days to proving that / was right.
/ suppose his military duties
will interfere temporarily with
this endeavor, but / will always
be grateful to him for his loyal
and mastery effort.
Nor will l ever forget the les
sons in forehandedness he taught
me one day when / observed him
taking some aspirin tablets and
on asking him if he had a head
ache was rewarded with the sage
reply:
"No, but I'm taking this now
so IL / get one 1 won't have it."
TdE question of Horse Thiefs
Il age became a matter of
great Importance when his
Uncle Schmool began breathing
on the back Of his neck as
there seemed 10 be paucity
OF record on the point, but /
think 1t was finally arrived at
as somewhere in the mid-thir-
ties.
/ hope the military at Horse
Thief's station will remember to
subscribe for the racing form
as that is his favorite literature.
and he will be a better soldier
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
Loud Radio
Players

HnEAR Eddie: I've been want
ing TO write TO you for
three years, and now $4,000
miles from home here In Aus
tralia am finally getting around
TO It."
That is from a letter from q
soldier read this column
before joining the army, and
still reads ii because his girl
friend mails il to him.
Imagine a fellow taking the
spare time he has from fighting
the Japs to write a fan letter.
He is native New Yorker, but
before he left with the army he
spent some time in Baltimore.
There he met the girl who
clips and sends him this column.
II am fond OF New York." he
says, "but I like Baltimore bet
ter. and when I get back I
think I will settle down there"
l am going to keep roofing for
this fellow to get back soon, and
am certainly going to be sore il
not invited to the wedding when
he marries that girl from Balti-
more.
THE son of film director
Il Irving Pichel is named Pichel
Pichel. This is one of the Vests
outstanding examples of the
double-barreled repeating name.
1t probably will be only topped
for quaintness when Hymie
Fink, the photographer, has q
son and names him Fink Fink.
A Seattle man couldn't find
the definition of specimen" in q
dictionary he had purchased and
so demanded and received his
money back.
This inspires the question:
How many words should an Eng
lish dictionary have before IL
can be called a dictionary? =
had a small dictionary with
me on a trip recently and
couldn't find the definition Of
the word "peripatetic" in it.
A S FOR that inconsequential,
"A indecisive, inane. inept and
idiotic migrate he can only be
characterized as a carbuncle on
the neck of progress.
Who am I talking aboutr
Nobody in particular.
Am just practicing in an
effort to develop a vitriolic
style.
1 may take up writing snarl-
ing columns.
1t seems to pay well.
Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
On the Side

BE Just, and fear NOT,
Let all the ends thou dim'st at
BE my coaHtFg's
Thy Gods and TRUTHS.
Shakespeare.
(Above wouldn't be bad TO put
on a postcard and send it to
your congressman.-EVD1
HAVE you a loud radio player
IL living near you?
Have you noticed that people
who play their radio too loudly
are usually tuned in on talking
programs?
The loudest Of loud radio
players are the housewives who
tune their radio up so they can
hear il all over the house while
doing their work.
AS to that claim that an
hours sleep before midnight is
worth two hours after midnight:
there's nothing to it. An hours
sleep is equally good for the
health at any time.
Says Admiral Thomas C..
Hart:
Naturally I have talked to
many of our fighting men on
various fronts. News of strikes
I'm the United States makes the
fighting men see red.
"They also become very angry
and bitter when they read of
anything In the home town pa
pers that suggests the idea OF
politics as usual"
A YOUNG woman of Manhat-
"A tan writes:
"WhiIe / do not feel a woman
should get a divorce just for the
novelty Of having a different
husband think she Is entitled
to make a change IL she can find
a better man."
Seeing the football score of a
game between Manhattan Col
lege and Muhlenberg College re-
minded me that the latter COL
lege was named after that good
American who said in a time of
this nations danger:
There Is q time to pray and
n time to fight. This is the time
to fight"
Now say you are cigar
smoker or a cigaret smoker who
is about to talk an important
deal with pipe smoker. Do
you know what you should do?
Why. sir. you should smoke a
pipe at that conference. If not
the pipe smoker will have an
advantage over you because be-
fore he can speak, he has to re-
move his pipe from his mouth.
This gives him time to weigh
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
BY Henry McLemOre

RUT still more regrettable is
- the effect that the picture is
likely 10 have on the American
home.
You can bet a months sugar
ration that already great num-
berS of American housewives
have used that photograph as a
talking point in getting their
husbands 10 leave their chairs
by the radio or 10 drop their
newspapers. and come into the
kitchen and help.
Can't you just hear the con-
versation?
Wife: John. come dry the
dishes. will you please?
John twho hasn't dried a dish
in 10 years.: Huh?
John: LisSen. honey I've had
a hard days work. I'm worn
out. And. say, what made you
think Of that after all these
years?
nut comes the photograph OF
" Mr.. Nelson and Mr. McNutt
behind the sink. The wife ex-
hibits il with great pleasure.
Wife: / know you've had
busy day. John. and that you are
tired, and would like 10 settle
down with the papers and the
radio. but you can't tell me that
You work any harder than Mr..
Nelson and Mr.. McNutt.
After all. they have a lot OF
the war on their shoulders, and
if they can find time you can.
SO come into the kitchen, John.
John hasn't a prayer. There
Is nothing for him TO do but slip
on the apron and start washing
and drying.
If only Mr.. McNutt and Mr..
Nelson had frowned while the
picture was being taken, had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

ImE<so sokg AhE llShti- ape
Il In our feverish midst was
Father VIM. A. Mcguire. the
I Navy Captain who, when the
Japs attacked Pearl Harbor, ut
tered the now famed:
"Praise the Lord and Pass the
Ammunitionw
His book. rig for Church." is
click.
Biz was so big Saturday night
head walters in many spots
asked patrons if they'd mind
sharing tables with others.
Gamblers beware: The cops
have dug up an old forgotten
law. Enables them 10 pick up
"any known gambler" at any
time.
Milton Berries system for sell
Ing war bonds. He says:
"Any girl in this audience who
doesn't buy n bond has TO
kiss me-"
Sold $4,000 worth the other
night in six minutes.
THE Beginning of the End
L Dept: Enrol Flynn will pro-
duce his own films. Remember
Charles Ray?
The Brian Donlevys are mag
ing.
After all concerned made all
that coin Olsen and Johnson and
their producers aren't speaking.
The T. Netcher-Bernice Parks
longtime idyll has curdled.
Policewomen are now patrol
ling the Broadway beat. Some
are show-gal types. Lookout,
mister.
The S25,0OO limit on income
means that some Hollywood
execs will now have 10 live for a
year on what they used TO lose
on a race.
DRAMA reported in Denmark
~ by the Danish newspaper
Nordlyset of Brooklyn: King
christian rejected the Nazis' de-
(and for anti-Jewish legislation
IN Denmark recently this way:
When the King learned that
these measures were threatened,
he said:
"There n no Jewish question
In this country. They are only
my people.
A few days later the King
heard that a special celebration
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
Dry Dishes. John.
Mr.. Nelson Does

given some. sign that they didn't
enjoy what they were doing.
But Mr.. Nelson is smiling as
IL he had just learned that tank
and plane production was five
times higher than he ever
thought il could be, and Mr.. Nc
Mutt looks as if he wouldn't
swap dishwashing for a day of
salmon fishing.
1--WE women a few more
~ breaks like this picture, and
home won't be safe for a man.
Suppose some bright photog-
rapher gets the idea of swapping
Vice President Wallace mending
clothes and he falls for il.
That will mean that husbands
will have TO spend an hour or so
after dinner with the darning
basket. mastering the intricacies
of sewing on buttons and the
proper grip on the needle when
basting slips on the bias. if there
is such maneuver in sewing.
Before long husbands will be
sleeping in caves rather than go
TO their homes and run the risk
OF having TO handle a washing
machine, whip up a dinner for
six or seven, tidy up the upstairs,
and do the preserving and cam
ming.
Come to think OF II, women
have a lot TO do at that. Just
listing all those household tasks
makes our back ache a little.
Maybe they need a little helping
out.
Okay, honey, I'll be right
there. But wouldn't the dishes
be just as good if we let them
drain? All right. but you'll have
10 put them away.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
by L. v. DurIing-

his words, He is less likely TO
say something he might be sorry
for.
GARTER DE HAVEN. Ask
~ your pappy if he remem-
bers the vaudeville act of Mr..
and Mrs. Carter De Haven. Mr..
De Haven is now in Hollywood.
incidentally, he is the only vau-
deville actor who had one brown
eye and one blue eye.
Henry Stephenson, Americas
best dressed actor. England's
best dressed actor is Jack Bu-
chanan. Adolph Menjou was
once styled Hollywood's best
dressed actor but it was a title
not approved by the sartorial
experts of Manhattan and Lon
don who said Mr.. Menjou was
usually overdressed.
A LOS ANGELES subscriber
"A says his dog was fond of
waiting for and going walking
with a young couple who lived
nearby. Then the young couple
was divorced. The wife moved
away. The man remained.
However. the dog would not
go walking with the man and
studiously avoided him.
1.-THE dogs actions proved to
me-" states my informant, "that
the husband was in Ne wrong
In the divorce. He probably
treated his wife badly. You can't
fool n dog"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

pIGTOWN Vignette: The scene
- was Blenheim's Cafeteria
on +. 149th street in the Bronx.
A girl and two fellers who are
students at the same college
were put at a table occupied by
a policeman in uniform.
The trio had just come from
studying about a scientist named
Morgan. who had done a lot of
research on the heredity of fruit
flies.
A small black fly perched on
the gals fruit salad and she
said:
There's one OF Morgan's fruit
flies now"
The cop looked at the fly and
solemnly intoned:
mo, IL il not. Morgan worked
with Drosiphila Melongaster.
This fly Is of a different spe-
cies!"
The trio told the biology pro-
lessor about it next day and he
said the cop was correct.
His shield number is 1880.
BROADWAY Wiseguy: The
- Only Trouble About Putting
Up a Big Bluff on Broadway Is
That You Fall Over 1t.
QUENTIN REYNOLDS says
W some American troops in
England go 10 extremes 10 inn
press the girls.
One lass urged Reynolds to
give her a good report with one
soldiers father.
Tell him I'm a nice girl,
please she asked.
HE owns the biggest orange
groves In America p"
I'm what city:" asked Rey-
holds.
Utica" was the reply.
TT HAPPENED in one Of the
1 editorial departments the
other day.
The editor had assigned a re-
porter TO do a series of racket
exposes.
I'm not yellow. boss" said
the reporter. but if I sign these
pieces I'm sure to be put on the
spot.'
We'll" comforted The editor,
I'VE can easily get around that.
Put my name on them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
CHAPTER %

Evening of the thirty-second day
we got a shift of wind to the north
Night fell ominously. The sky was
dark and threatening; the sea
turned from gray to black.
AS we tumbled along uneasily
our way was lit by long. jagged
streaks of lightning. each flash
followed by a rolling thunder clap
like cannon fire. The air was
heavy and stirred sluggishly in the
fitful breeze. The waves had lost
their frenzy, but still rose high in
powerful surges of slowly expand
ing force.
In the weird twilight, the sky
was an awesome spectacle fore
boding i'll. ! called it TO the atten-
ton of the boys.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

We didn't mind the bailing. Our
hips and shoulders were so numb
and sore from lying wedged in the
bottom of the raft that we actually
welcomed the opportunity to get
up and move our stiffened muscles.
( We suffered from lack of cir
culation. We had so little flesh
that our veins were drawn across
TOUR bones. When We sat up, our
blood would move, but this ex-
posed us TO the wind and spray.
We chilled easily. so that after a
moment we would be forced TO lie
down again in search of warmth.
Thus we passed the night. 1t
seemed a long time until daylight
came.
With morning, we saw that the
sky was almost solidly overcast.
We waited in vain for the sun 10
come out and warm us. Every
thing was gray, except our yellow
raft. It's giddy color on the NUT
tering, gloomy sea accentuated its
lincOnPr1lity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

There were several layers OF
clouds. and each layer seemed to
he travelling in different direc-
ton. This was beyond the expert
ence of any of us, and we could not
imagine what it portended.
whatever IL means" Tony
said. speaking for us all, lit
don't mean nothing good"
In my % years in the navy ]
had never seen sky or sea like
this, and I didn't like the looks of
things bit.
Better rest while we can"
advised the boys. ANY minute
well have to bail"
We lay down in the bottom OF
the raft. The spray that broke OF
us was cold, and we squeezed our.
selves together to keep the warmth
Eof our bodies.
II rained often during the night.
Each time we got up 10 bail and
wiring out our clothes again.
Tonight We talked more than
usual. trying to cheer each other.
We all realized. I think. that our
spirits occasionally dropped near
the danger point of lowness. and
it became a game TO see who could
do the most TO lift us out of our
dependency. We made little jokes,
forced and desperate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

GENERAL movie stars were
~ stricken with ptomaine while
dining at one Of Washington's
best homes.
Brandy in many places is now
81 garglc. That's what il cost
in the speakeasy days.
Watch for Soon-due sensa-
tional announcement concerning
Quisling in Washington. A
big shot making bigger dough.
The Lester Stones of the
Mayors office are erib-shopping.
One local paid $3.50 for three
sets Of Series tickets. the box
office value being less than $50.
B'way hears that Cpl. Joe
Louis is asking for overseas
service as soon as possible.
A famous New York masseuse
is now operating in Washington.
Her patrons include many Cap
ital biggies.
The interned Princess Hohen-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

The wind caught beneath the
rounded air chamber. There was
wild scramble of arms and legs,
mad grasping. and a confusion OF
shouts.
THE clothes! The clothesw I
yelled frantically as / went
through the air. The scornful
wind snatched the words, and a
great wave engulfed me.
My head was out of the water
again, and some how my hand was
on the raft. Gene. it appeared, had
never let co. and was hanging on
desperately. Tony. had fallen al
most on us. I grabbed him by an
arm.
The waves we're flinging us
about, pulling at our legs as If
with hands. The raft was upside
down.
Never letting go our handholds,
we grouped ourselves together and
at an unspoken signal heaved the
raft upward. trying to keep oul
grasp on the upended gunwale al
the same time. A comber thun-
dered down and almost tore il
from our grip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

was 10 be held in a leading
synagogue.
He notified the Chief Rabbi
that he would attend.
And he did so attired in his
full dress uniform-plus SOW
ereigns escort. Source. the
above paper for Sept. 24.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
New System
for Bond Sales

lobe can no longer expect favors
from Washington. Her I'm
fiuence" Is out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

raft was bobbling like an orange
rind.
l hesitated for a few seconds,
and was just about to agree with
Tony when big comber caught US.
We were lifted high, the raft on
such a slant that we had to grab
the sides and thwarts to keep from
falling out. AS we started to slide
down the long, sheer trough of the
wave. the breaking crest gave us
an extra push upward on one side.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12
On Broadway
by Walter WincheII

Trade Mark Registered. Copyright. 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

Copyright. 1912. by Henry Holt a Co
Distributed by King Features Syn. inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-12

A few days later the King
heard that a special celebration
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-09-17
Former Boy Scout
Is Awarded DSM
Wilmot Z. Bowen, Mt. Lake
Park, Has Been HonOred, Scout
Executive Has Been Advised

Wilmot Z. Bowen. former Boy Scout
in Oakland Troop. has been awarded
the DISTINGUISHED Service Medal from
the War department for gallantlv
and intrepidity above and beyond the
call of duty" it has been learned here
in a rather indirect manner.
Raymond c. Lalor. scout executive
Of Potomac Council. at Cumberland.
received request last Thursday from
0. d. Sharpe, Of New York. director
Of registration for Boy Scouts of
America. for information on the scout
record of Bowen, who formerly re-
sided at Mt. Lake Park.
According to Shapes letter Bowen
had received the award. Records show
that Bowen was born August Is. 1911,
and joined the Oakland scout troop
in 1926. He was a star scout in 1928
and won ten merit badges.
1t is not known definitely what
branch Of the armed service in which
Bowen is located on the action in
which Bowen performed 50 calamity
to merit the DSN. At the time of the
outbreak Of the way he was in the