Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19
Pocket Hole
Cost Sugar
Thief His Job
Girl Also Walked Out
on Ration Cheat ID
By DAMON RUNYON

WE REGRET To report that
w the impending rationing
of sugar has developed a strain
of larceny in some hitherto
highly respectable ladies and
gentlemen. Local operators OF
restaurants and drive-ins In
form us that the filching OF
sugar by the customers has be-
come quite common.
For the benefit of our readers
in sections where the drive-in
does not prevail, we will ex-
plain that this is an eating
place where you drive your old
heap practically up TO the grub
counters and feed while roosting
in the jallopy.
The service is by young
ladies, most OF them beautiful
a marked characteristic of Cali
fornia young ladies. They deal
the chow on trays and naturally
sugar is part of the tray ac-
coutrement. Some of the drive
ms present their sugar in gran
ulated form in a glass container
with a spout that gives out just
so much sugar per shake and
the larcenous customers have
taken TO clipping the manage
ment for the containers as well
as the sugar.
DERHAPS they should not be
Il CenSured too strongly for
this. however. After all, II you
are going 10 pllfer graduated
sugar you have TO have some
thing 10 carry il away in or suf.
fer the sad fate as a gentleman
of our acquaintance in res
taurant that uses the same kim
of sugar containers as the drivt
ms. Perhaps you would like TO
hear about this gentleman.
Well. he had casually emptied
a sugar container of its granu-
lated contents into the left side
pocket Of his coat. being above
lifting the contalner, as well.
Shortly afterwards he saw an
other gentleman at table
nearby with wife and daughter
and this second gentleman il
wealthy banker on whom our
friend was anxious 10 make a
favorable impression for two
reasons. viz, and namely:
II ~ -. hA
er's bank and also desired 70
marry the bankers daughter. a
lovely creature in every detail
and not unmindful or disapprov-
ing of our friends intentions.
MON then. our friend fastened
~ al once 10 the bankers
table to pay his respects TO the
f2ther and mother and Incl
dentally the gal. and as he stood
there bowling and scraping he
became aware that the old gent
was gazing at the floor because
n seems there was a hole in
the coat pocket in which our
TREND had poured the sugar
which was cascading into neat
pile at his feet.
The upShot Of this business
was the banker cancelled all
thought of giving our friend q
lob because he argued that a
guy who would steal sugar
would sooner or later get his
dukes in the I'LL and the daugh-
ter called off the engagement on
The ground that a fellow who
would put stolen goods in a
pocket with a hole IN II was too
tEouEhtlcSs 10 appreciate the
responsibilities Of matrimor
on top of everything else. ~
owner of the joint gave our
friend the foot.
We are telling you all this
Just 10 show YOU what coping
sugar can lead 10 il you must
cop sugar and do not care 10 be
burdencd by a contalner you
should stick 20 the lump kind
and always leave the bowl as A
matter Of courtesy 10 the res
taurant owners. II is also best
10 pick out the lump sugar that
is neatly wrapped as unwrapped
loose lump sugar carried in the
pocket may collect tobacco
crumbs and other undesirable
ingredients
NIE SUPPOSE before this war