Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

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trousers was
ahead of me a!
in line. za3
He was OBJ L NJ ~
viously fac
tory worker.
a clean cut -
one, with a Mn riSAHhiN"
determined cut to his jib. He
had his lunch bucket IN one
hand and copy Of Thursdays
Times in the other.
l wondered why he had a day
old paper, so I listened to what
he said to the postal clerk, and
/ found out the reason.
81 want . wrapper to send
this paper to Virginia." he said.
'Its this story about the battle.
That's my nephew In the paper"
The nephew is Capt. c. p.
Tokarz. Probably you read about
him. His Bit bomber had a
motor shot away in the Battle
of Midway. but IL kept on fight
ing. II sank Jap transport and
an aircraft carrier. and ,-bit
Dcruiser, probably the best record
bf any single plane.
I'D like to talk TO you for
minute" / told the man In the
blue shirt.
"All right" he said. but only
for . minute. I've got to 20 to
work.
His name, he told me. is John
Plizga. His wife's sister is
Captain Tokarz' mother. and he
was sending the paper 10 her in
Port Richmond. Va.
81 don't know II I'm doing
right, talking 10 YOU" PiIzga
said. "They tell us to keep
clammed up"
/ assured him that II was all
right. II know that other people
will be glad 10 know that
Captain Tokarz has relatives in
Detroit" I told him. SO ne ex-
planned that he was defense
worker. that he had come from
PENNSYLVANIA. and that he was
bringing his family here. and
settling at 1898 McDougall
avenue.
But don't want 10 give any
information" he insisted. AN
Axis spy. I'm sure. would have
thin pickings II he tried to pump
Mr.. Piizga."
But that's typical Detroit.
Nephew bombing japanese war
ships. and the uncle working IN
a war plant.
zone of the men In Captain
TokarZ' plane told Of seeing
marine pilot, who had bailed
out, being machlne-gunned by
the Japs as he parachuted down
to the sea.
Mr.. Piizga had read that, too.
"'The dirty -" he said. rs
NE went out the door to 20 10
Work.
NOTES: One OF the shows
worth seeing is the Detroit Rose
Society show at the Highland
Park YWCA. Woodward and
Winona venues, tomorrow.
Everybody from millionaires to
people who have TO raise their
roses in window boxes compete.
Philip Breitmeyer is offering a
new gold trophy in memory OF
his father, for the best all
American variety Of hybrid-teas,
OF polyanthas.
An elderly lady who heard
Beatrice Kay (Bowery) ut
Kern's fashion show said that
Miss Rays songs of the Gay
Nineties brought back memories
Of the same songs when they
were new, 40 years ago -. The
secret lies In this: Miss Nay
copies the original versions
faithfully, by listening to her
collection OF 500 old Edison
Gramophone records. Once Eva
Tanguay said that she herself
couldn't tell Beatrice Rays sing
ing Of 81 Don't Care" from her
own version years ago.
Jack Davidson is laughing.
His son in the army called up
(collect) from New York 10 say
he was being transferred TO
some far distant place. The
name of the place was Far Rock
away, only young Davidson
didn't know that it's on Long
Island, only a few miles from
where he was.
Question comes up about the
Pan American Dancers. now at
Club Royale. The troupe was
breaking up because Of internal
dissension when last il was in
! Detroit, at the Terrace Room.
This is a new troupe. but led
by the original leader, Serge
Gomez.