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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
Care
of Aged

der the onslaught Of surgical
procedure.
IN A SERIES of cases reported
i by Drs. Raymond L. Evans
and Sam y. Key of 80 patients
over so years of age, it was
found that nearly any type of
operation could be done on
patients at these ages with i'm
punity.
The elderly patients were OPP
Grated on for thyroid gland
disease, gall bladder disease. in
testinal obstruction, hernia and
various forms of new growth of
nearly every organ in the body.
The total number of deaths In
this entire group OF patients was
only Ska percentage of ID.
II is really astonishing TO con-
slider that removal of the thyroid
gland was performed in 10 cases
and that the average stay in the
hospital was only 10 days.
In Is cases of hernia the aver
age age OF the patients was
nearly 20 years.
Gall bladder disease is a fairly
safe operation in elderly people,
but appendicitis seems 10 be ex-
tremely dangerous.
WHEN it was considered that
w these patients naturally
had various kinds of complica-
tons such as high blood pres
sure, weak heart. kidney dam
age. the record IS a very remark
able one.
One important factor Of the
treatment consists in very
careful consideration of the
patients psychology.
They should be very gradu-
ally indicted into the hospital
routine for several days in order
to become accustomed TO the
change in living habits.
Ii is foolish TO attempt 10
change an elderly persons rou-
tine habits in a hurry and sue
cess in procedures of this kind
depends upon catering to his
whims regarding alcohol, Smok-
ing and clothing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
BY Charles
Starretl

pending on the color and breed,
He never feeds his horse
sugar.
A good animal is rewarded
with a carrot.
Real cowboys (and good pic
ture ones) always feed and care
for their horses before they take
care of themselves.
They never roll cigaretS with
one hand, but they do carry the
makin's" because "tailor-mades -
cost three times as much and
get crushed in the pockets. d.
DEAL COWBOYS never run
IL horses down hill, even in
pictures.
It's too hard on EN-.
In the better Westerns, you Il
notice that Western vernacular
is used only by the villains and
the sidekicks of the hero.
He speaks good English.
Our junior fans frequently
copy the hero and the parents
and teachers appreciate all the
help they can get in this dlrec-
ton.
There's a tendency now 10 do
very little shooting in scenes
where the horses are in the line
OF fire.
Children have Imagination and
the producers don't want them
worrying for fear a horse will
be knocked over with d bullet.
VOU probably know that West
Il ern heroes never kiss the
girl in pictures.
The girl never smokes In
Westerns land never has 10 my
knowledge but some writer's
continue to introduce a heroine
in their Western" stories who
can and do roll cigarets with
one hand.
Quite number Of our we'll
known screen hproines of today
came out Of the Western.
Myrna 10y, Ellen Drew, Mar
jorie Reynolds, Barbara Britton
and Patricia Morrison are a few.
Jack Holt, Gary Cooper, John
Wayne and Richard Dix all did
or still do Westerns.
Many Westerns used 10 20 on
location in the Owens Valley but
not now.
japanese are up there.
And with the rubber situation
what il is. many of the major
lots are building complete West
ern layouiS right in town with
all the riding scenes being shot
in Chatsworth and other places
almost on the edge Of Holly
wood.
As long as there's an America,
there Will be WesternS-and YOU
can bet your bottom dollar,
brother. there II always be an
America.
CopynEht ~ Daily Miro lse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
THE American press is safe.
Il No editor or publisher need

THE American press is safe.
Il No editor or publisher need
ever fear that II will be Shackled.
This was proved by the recent
newspaper strike in New York
City-a strike which prevented
the street sale and home dellv-
cry OF newspapers.
For almost a week you could
not beg. borrow or steal a news
paper in New York.
For the first two or three days
The public took the hardship like
ltile men, but discomfort grew
Ike TopSy on a diet OF vitamins
"and had the strike not come 10
close when II did am sure
there would have been rioting IN
the streets, with various labor
leaders burning in ehigy in Cen
trail Park and in front OF the
lions al the public library,
For this show OF support by
their readers the newspapers
have only one group OF men 10
thank-thoSe gentlemen who
conceive and draw the comic
strips.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
by Damon RunyOn

ington and there would be many
TO decry II not oppose any move
of this nature in which they did
not have a hand.
Furthermore, il might arouse
the cupidity of certain interests,
for / regret to say that partiot-
ism has not yet fully overcome
human selfishness.
The complete success of this
experiment would be so revolu-
tionary as to alter the face of
the business world.
1t would render the United
States completely independent
of any of the sources of rubber
on which we have depended in
the past.
1t would give us at once a
supply sufficient for all our
needs, military and civilian and
without scrimping one or the
other.
/ REALIZE that these are
Il broad statements, but such is
the promise of the experiment.
the results of which as far as
they pertain TO large scale pro-
duction will be known in a short
time.
1t does not involve any slow
process of growing something,
nor does il require materials
difficult to obtain or not obtain
able in this country, which is
the beauty of the thing.
1t is a scientific proposition,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

THERE'S nothing more Ameri-
l. can than baseball and west
ern pictures. I've been making
westerns for seven years now.
During that time-as well as
in college, learned a little
something about philosophy. too.
Majored in il at Dartmouth.
The boys out here make quips
about my education: 49, -Four
years at Dartmouth. seven al
Columbia" they say. referring
10 Columbia Studios in Holly
wood and not 10 the college.
YOU remember the old yarn
Il about the Poverty Row"
movle-makers of long ago. who
had location man who wanted
10 take a company so miles
away on location.
"A tree II a tree and rock
Is a rock" one of the producers
said. "Shoot II in Griffith Park"
They do better now about To-
cationS-and have for years.
Not only do the better west
ems have excellent locations,
but the entire company is treat
ed well and expertly.
There's a classic line Of dia-
logue in the making of westerns
and IT'S tradition 10 give this
line 10 the green actor OF the
picture. The Line" as it's
called. which the newcomer is
required TO speak in all serious
ness. IS:
They went that-a way"
Immediately the actor speaks
Ut. thinking the camera is grind
Ing-which il isn't-the entire
1c mpany is convulsed with
laughter and the greenhorn thus
becomes "of age" and is accept
ed into the fold
There's another interesting
tradition II. in your first west
ern, you are required 10 die on
the screen. you are on your way
10 fame.
Gary Cooper. Alan Laid. Bob
Preston. Dick Arlen and Walter
Huston all bit the dust in, their
initial westerns.
THERE are a variety OF West
L ems: Those in which the
hero is a Substituted. guitsr-play-
-tng -buckaroo; those in which
there are reai-to-life cowboys.
those in which there is a very
little riding, very few heroes,
very little production: those
which are de luxe, and the So
called Million Dollar Westerns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
The Brighter Side

NOV YOU just keep your fin
~ gers crossed and presently
you may hear an announcement
about rubber that will knock
your hat off.
know of an experiment in
the making OF rubber that seems
on the threshold of success, and
il il comes up TO promise IL will
solve all our problems in that
direction.
Not some day in the future,
but Immediately.
And il will not be synthetic
rubber, il will be real rubber, as
good as the kind we always have
known and perhaps even better.
l cannot reveal the details of
the experiment and do not want
10 raise your hopes too high,
but this thing has all the ear
marks of triumph with behind
il a story more fantastic than
any that has yet embellished an
accomplishment of American
science or invention.
TT IS known TO a few OF the
Il big 'uns in Washington. and
If not 10 the President himself.
at least to men close TO him who
have encouraged the experiment
even when il savored of nutti-
ness.
However. ii has been carried
on very quietly, in fact, almost
surreptitiously. because as every
one knows there is great de-
partmental jealousy in Wash
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

Off temptation 30 engage in the
aforementioned game.
In that event keep your hands
off the dice. Just stand around
and bet against the thrower.
The odds then will be 35l 10
244 in your favor or approx
mately 3 TO 2.
A FEMININE ubScriber
n states me quotation con-
corning the future Of brides az
determined by the color Of the
dress they were married IN was
not complete.
She quotes her version:
Married IN bIpc,
Your husband lciN be true.
Married iR unite,
You married all right.
Married a., browH,
You'll iiUc out Of tou0n.
Married in rcd,
YouH l0ish yoU CerC deed.
Married n, black,
YoHH tCish yourself back
Married in green,
Not ft to be seen.
900 YOU think the young
- mothers of today know
more about the care of babies
than their grandmothers,"
writes a 75-year-old subscriber.
What an insult TO US gran
MES.
THE baby OF n young mother
next door cried continually.
II asked the mother about IL.
She said: oh, the child likes tn
exercise Its lungs
II said: Young woman, your
baby Is either sick or hungry
"She took the child To the
clinic and the doctor said II was
practically starving to death be-
cause OF improper feeding. An
other young mother had-her.
baby In buggy outside her
house.
THE child cried steadily for
two hours. 1 asked this young
mother If the baby was sick and
she said IL wasn't.
$50 I said: The baby has
been lying In the same position
for two hours: maybe IL Is cry
ing because Ii wants to turn
over
THE mother turned the child
over and 1t stopped crying i'm
mediately and went to sleep.
These young mothers of to-
day get on my nerves. Their
ignorance Is truly colossal
Copyright, 1892, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

when YOU feel inclined to criti-
CHE your wife's culinary efforts.
incidentally the judge in this
case asked:
whats the matter with stew
without potatoes"
Nobody answered his honor,
but somebody should have said:
"Stew without potatoes Is like
hot cakes without syrup. cabbage
without corn beef or spaghetti
without tomato sauce. IL Is in
complete; like kiss on the
cheek"
(P. S. Another thing stew
should have besides potatoes is
dumplings.)
from cffcnts.,
" Odd you shoot craps
when in the army? How can
you beat that game
AIS honesty is the best poll
icy and confession is good for
the soul, / must admit l did
shoot craps in the army and also
long before that in my old home
in southern Brooklyn.
The best way to beat the
game of galloping dominoes is
10 stay away from it. It is hard
on the pocketbook and tough on
the nerves.
However, as you are in the
army you may find an under
standable difficulty in fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

A CINEMA cutie, seeking a
"A divorce, named as grounds
that her husband had called her
stupid because she did not put
potatoes in a stew she had pre-
pared for the family dinner.
This testimony by the ac-
tress," states the account Of the
court proceedings, won her
divorce and one-third OF her hus-
bands net earnings"
Keep the pathetic plight Of
this poor husband in mind, sir,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

1t. Com. Walter Winchell
10 temporarily on leave out
Of the country. Meanwhile,
"On Broadway" is being
written by guest columnists.
Todsy's guest is Charles
Starrett, prominent motion
picture actor who has ap-
psared in II westerns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

o liberty can man resign thee
once toruig fen hg gepsr-
Gus flannel
Can dungeon bolts or bars con-
fue thee.
Or rhips hB noble spirit
tune
-Rouget DeLisle.
(My belief is StIll strong that
the people Of France will in a
day not far distant prove they
cannot be permanently deprived
of the liberty they have enjoyed
so long and love so well. AS
has been said; The Frcnchman
may be in chains but he can still
use his brains. "-EVD)
DETE NOONAN, hotel exec
utiye, once d star ballplayer
at Holy Cross. Later a major
leagHeF, was coach OF our team
at Wesleyan University.
We did all right under Pete's
direction, handing defeats to
many larger colleges including
Columbia and Fordham on their
home grounds.
Kate Smith. radio lark, one
Of the four world famous enter
tainers born in Washington, d. c.
Other three are AL JolSon,
Billie Burke and Helen Hayes.
Right now Kate is 33 years
old and weighs 235 pounds,
Cab Galloway, bandmaSter.
was born two minutes before
Christmas Day so just missed
out being a Christmas baby and
thus being entitled 10 two
presents on December 25.
Galloway first achieved fame
singing Minnie the Moocher. "
Jim tFibber McGec) Jordan.
one of my fayorite conics-JiFff
and his charming wife Marion
were both born and brought up
in Peoria.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

Trade Mark RsEistsrsd. Copyright. 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22

der the onslaught of surgici
procedure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-22
by T.. v. Durling

pstaoa'sd BY KIM Features syad ING,
Evening star., 1942-05-01

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Evening star., 1942-05-01

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The Phoenix index., 1942-08-22
NATIVE SON
By RICHARD WRIGHT

flooded with light. On a table were
spread several white napkins, un-
der which was something that
looked like plates of food. He stood
gazing at it, then went to the
table and lifted the corners OF the
napkins. There were sliced bread
and steak and fried potatoes ana
gravy and string beans and splnach
and a huge piece of chocolate CAKE.
His mouth Watered. Was this LOT
himc He wondered if Peggy was
around. Ought he to try TO 1lllu
her? But he diSliked the thougIlt
of looking for her; that WCulo
,,rino attention to himself, some
thing which he hated. He stooo III
tha kitchen. wondering if he ought
IN eat. but was afraid to do So
He rested his black fingers on
the edge of the white table ana
silent laugh burst from MS
uarted lips as he saw hllnSell
for q split second in a lurld on-
iective light: he had killed a rlch
white Girl and had burned neI
bodv after cutting her head OIL
and had lied to throw the pla1ne
IN someone else and had WRITTEN
a kidrap note demanding Celi
thousand dollars and yet he stood
here afraid to touch food On tne
table food which undoubtedly was
his own.
Bigger"
"H11nh?" he answered before ne
knew who had called.
'Where've you been? Your dln-
ner's been waiting for you since
five o'clock. There's a chair. Eat ::
"a much as you want. He stopped
listening. In Peggy's hand was the
kidnap note. III heat your coffee,
go ahead and eat. Had she open
ed il? Did she know what was IN
itp No: the envelope was still seal
ed She came to the table and re-
moved the napkins. His knees were
shaking with excitement and sweat
broke out on his forehead. His SKIN
felt as though it were puckerlng up
| from a DlaSC Oh Iledl' Doll SO0' "
the steak warmed. The questlon
reached him from far away and
he shook his head without really
knowing what she meant, don't you
feel we'll?
This is all right" he murmured'
you oughtn't starve yourself
that way"
81 wasn't hungry"
you're hungrier than you think.
she said
She set a cup and saucer at his
plate, then laid the letter on the
edge of the table. 1t held his at
tention as though it were steel
magnet and his eyes were iron. She
got the coffee pot and poured his
cup full. No doubt she had just
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-22
(InStallment 35)

When he stretched out on his bed
in the dark, he found that his
whole body was trembling. He was
cold and hungry. While lying there
shaking, a hot bath of fear, hotter
than his blood. engulfed him,
bringing him to his feet. He stood
in the middle of the floor. seeing
vivid images of his gloves, his
pencil and paper. How on earth
ha6 he forgotten them? He had
to burn them. He would do it right
now He pulled on the light and
went to his overcoat and got the
cloves and pencil and paper and
stuffed them into his shirt. He
went TO the door, listened NOM
ent, then went into the hall and
down the stairs to the furnace. He
stood q moment before the gleam-
ing cracks Hurriedly, he opened
the door and dumped the gloves
and pencil and paper in; he
watched them smoke blaze; he
closed the door and heard them
hurn in a furious whirlwind OF
draft.
A strange sensation envelOpeo
him. Something tingled in his
stomach and on his scalp. His
knees wobbled. giving way. He
stumbled to the wall and leaned
against it weakly. A wave Of numb
ness Snread fanWiSe from his
stomach over his entire body, in
Guiding his head and eyes, making
his mouth cap. Strength ebbeo
from him. He sank to his knees
and pressed his fingers to the flool
to keen from tumbling over. Ar
organic sense of dread seized hlm
His teeth chartered and he felt
sweat sliding down his aro1p1t>
and back. He groaned, holding as
etill as possible His vision blurred
but gradually it cleared. Again hf
saw the furnace Then he reallz'
ed that he had been on the verge
Of collapse SOCn the glare anc
drome of the fire came to his eyes
and ears. He closed his mouth ano
erittnd his teeth; the peculiar
paralyzing numbness was leaving
When he was strong enough tt
stand without support, he rose tt
his feet and wiped his forehead
| on his sleeve. He had strained
himself from a too long lack OF
sleep and food; and the excite
ment was sapping his energy. HI
should go to the kitchen and ash
for his dinner. Surely, he shoulc
not starve like this He mounted
the steps to the door and knocked
timidlv; there was no answer. HI
turned the knob and pushed th'
door in and saw the kitchen
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-22
Los Angeles Gets
First Negro Post
Office Superint'd't

LOS ANGELES-(ANP)- Win.
ming a fight in quicker time than
usual in such matters, local citi.
zens who recently started a peti.
ton to have a Negro sllperinten.
dent at Port Office Staten *
saw their dreams realized last
Thursday.
Christopher Scott, post office
cmplCye who has for a long time
been assistant to the superinten-
dent of this busy station, is ths
man who received the appoint
ment. Station K, located in the
heart of the Negro business Sec
ton on Vernon avenue near Cen
tral, is one of the most important
in the city as well as handling
some Of the heaviest distributions
The fact that SO per cent of the
stations patrons are colored juStl'
fled the recognition of the group
by a member Of it in charge, de-
clared local leaders and citizens
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-22

"When?"
"A few minutes ago. Anything
Wrong?"
MIR. Dalton looked round the en-
tire kitchen, not at anything in
particular, but just round the en-
tire stretch of four walls, his eyes
wide and unseeing. He looked back
at Peggy; it was as if he had
thrown himself upon her mercy
was waiting for her to say some
word that would take the horror
away.
"W-what's the matter, Mr.. Dali
ton?" Peggy asked again.
Before Mr.. Dalton could answer,
Mrs. Dalton groped her way into
the kitchen, her white hands held
high. Bigger watched her fingers
tremble through the sir till they
touched Mr.. Dalton's shoulder.
They gripped his coat hard enough
to tear it from his body. Bigger,
without moving an eyelid, felt his
SklIl SIOW llOI dAAO AAAo AAAAoNANS
stiffen.
Henry! Henry!" Mrs. Dalton call
ed. whats the matter?'
Mr.. Dalton did not hear her; he
still stared at Peggy.
Did you see who left this letter?''
mo, Mr.. Dalton"
You, Bigger?'
"Nawsuh," he whispered, his
mouth full of dry food.
Henry, tell me! Please! For
Heavens sake!" 49,.
Mr.. Dalton put his arm about
Mrs. Dalton's waist and held hel
close to him.
ITS. It's about Mary. It's. ..
She -" .... 80. -. 1890.
What? Where is she?"
'They They got her! They kid
mapped her!"
Henry! MOI" Mrs. Dalton scream
ed.
"Oh mol" Peggy whimpered, run
ming to Mr.. Dalton.
my baby" Mrs. Dalton Sobbed.
"She's been kidnapped" Mr. Dali
ton said, as though he had to say
the words over again to convince
himself.
(TO Be COntinued)
The Phoenix index., 1942-08-22

gotten the letter from under the
door and had not yet had time to
give it to Mr.. Dalton. She placed
small jar of cream at his plate and
took up the letter again.
"I've got to give this to Mr..
Dalton" she said. "I'll be back in
"a moment"
"Yessum," she whispered.
She left. He stopped chewing and
stared before him, his mouth dry.
But he had to eat. Not to eat
now would create suspicion. He
showed the food in and chewed each
mouthful awhile, then washed it
down with swallows of hot coffee.
When the coffee gave out, he used
cold water. He strained his ears to
catch sounds. But none came. Then
the door swung silently and Peggy
came back He could see nothing
in her round red face. Out of the
| corners of his eyes he watched her
go to the stove and putter with
pots and pans.
want more coffee?"
Nom"
"You amt scared of all this
trouble we're having around here,
are you, Bigger" -.
"Oh, NOM" he said, wondering II
something in his manner had madt
her ask that.
THAT poor Maryl" Peggy sighed.
"She acts like such nlnny
Imagine a girl keeping her parents
worried sick all the time. But there
are children for you these days.
He hurried with his eating. say
ing nothing; he wanted to get out
of the kitchen. The thing was in
the open now. not all of it, but
some of it. Nobody knew about
Mary yet. He saw in his mind a
picture of the Dalton family dis
traught and Mortified when they
found that Mary was kidnapped
That would put them a certain
distance from him. They would
think that white men did it; they
would never think that a black
timid Negro did that. They would
go after Jan. The Red" he had
signed to the letter and the hammer
and carving knife would make them
look for Communists.
you got enough?"
"Yessum."
"You better clean the ashes out
of the furnace in the morning
Bigger"
"Yessum."
And be ready for Mr.. Dalton at
eight"
"Yessum."
Your room all right?"
''Yessum."
The door swung in violently
Bigger started in fright. Mr.. Dal-
ton came into the kitchen, his face
ashy. He stared at Peggy and Peg
gy, holding a dish towel in her
hand, stared at him. In Mr.. Dalton's
hand was the letter, opened.
Whats the matter, Mr.. Dalton?
Who .. Where did. =. Who gave
you this?"
"What?"
"ThiS letter.
Why, nobody. I got it from the
door"