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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22

talking to some in the waiting
room, asking others to come into
her private office.
She issued an order here, gen
tie reprimand there. She answered
her telephone five times. She
okayed things.
THAT won't do" she said:
"My secretary will handle II: see
her when she gets back from
lunch"
She stood in the doorway and
salt, "I'm loaded up with too much
insurance now, Mr.. Granny. After
all, I dOI't make twenty thousand
a year, you know" Not yet"
said Mr.. CRANKY. making his exit.
Finally there was just one per-
son left in the waiting room be-
side herself. He was standing
with, his back TO her examining
the view.
What can ! do for you?" she
said.
He turned around, and it was
Michael.
After all. Mr.. CRANKY, I
don't make twenty thousand n
year, you know. Not yet
Michael had heard everything.
Right this minute he was look.
ing at her name on the door, and
her title. Maybe Michael didn
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
By Walt Disney
Sounds Bad!
A Slight Oversight

ERE pleasant little that will give you messag.
day. 1t is numerical puzzle designed to spell out
fortune Count the letters first name the number
subtract the number is less than
number Start at the left.
the rectang and check one Of your key
left right read the the letters under
the checked figures give you iO-22
Copyright sG7 by Features synd Ina
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22

once put out a feeler. remarking:
II suppose II for some reason
YOU had to leave New York,
you'd miss your job, wouldn't
yOu""
Imagine what he'd think II he
knew what my job really was!"
Jennfer told herself in horror.
That tender. protective manner
of his toward her which she liked
so much would be bound 10 change
if he knew how many thousand a
year she made and that she made
il partly by directing the activities
of a number of men and women,
some of them older than he?
And as for his asking her that
certain serious question then-he
would never, never do it! Not he!
But in the meantime she didn't
think he'd find out. Her principal
fear was that he might leave be-
fore she had time 10 overcome his
doubts about asking her to leave
with him.
Her fear proved 10 be justified.
II was an especially busy day at
the office.
At 1890 Jennfer returned from
short conference with Mr.. CUT
lee. the elder and found her wait
ing-room crowded with people. She
began 70 handle them, one by one,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22

know an awful lot about modern
business. but he wouldn't have to-
He had seen and heard enough
He knew the whole setup now
Good-by to the farm. She'd never
see it now. Good-by 10 Michael
Good-by TO all her hopes. This
was the end.
won't you come in?" she
said. and led the way 10 her
office. Inside, she closed the
door and sat down. Michael sat
opposite her. His glance swept
slowly around the room then
came back to her.
II came 10 take you TO
lunch," he stated. 81 received a
wire about half an hour ago.
They need me at the farm right
away. NV train leaves at 5, so
I won't be seeing you after
work. I knew you lunched at
so here 1 am"
II only the wire had come
earlier, she thought. so he could
have phoned. Or later, so he
could have phoned. Or not at all
Why did il have to come just al
that particular moment and spoil
her life?
The telephone rang. She made
Continued on Page ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
Daily Short Story
True Story: Jennifer's job
By BELLE BRUCK

: Jennifer Judson said. alright
Mr.. Oakes. I've written down the
number. I'll give her the message
As soon as she gets back. she
hung up the receiver and signed.
There were moments-and this
was one of them-when Jennlier'
the cool. the competent. the au-
thoritative. the highly paid, wished
that she was more like Crlcky
Beams. her private secretary.
All Cricky had 10 do was smile
and look helpless, and the men
came running --- or telephonlng.
Like the MIR. Cakes who had just
called.
Jennifer was q now. and her
relatives and friends were begin
ming 10 get worried. So was the
devoted CTicky.
So was Jennifer.
A girl really wants 10 set mar
ried. She doesn't want 10 spend
the rest Of her life making Har-
court. Cutlee & Cutlee happy,
Jpnnifer reflected. no matter how
much they paid her for doing it
and they paid Jennifer a lot. She
wants 10 spend IL making some
man happy, and vice versa. Not
INST any man Not any OF the
men she worked with, for instance.
The ones with the decent salar-
les were already married. The
others would no doubt consider
marriage some day but hardly
With a girl they had 10 come TO
when they wanted a raise.
Outside the office, too, she had
trouble. The manageable man
she met fell roughly into two
groups. The first group fled from
her in either resentment or fear
when they found out she was a
business executive.
Jennifer knew il would take
some doing TO give up what she
was making and live on the one
hird of il or Whereabouts which
was the average salary of the
second group.
. BACK FROM LUNCH
She was prepared. however, to
90 IL at the drop of a hat. But
whose hat? The men in the sec
and group were never going TO ask
Ger 10 do il. When they talked
about marriage, they talked as If
they expected her TO grow old and
gray, not only by their side, but
n the service Of Harcourt, Cutlee
4 Cutlee as well. Which was why
she fed from them.
Jennifer sighed again and Cricky
appeared, back from lunch. Jen-
infer handed her the message,
put on her things and went out TO
IN excellent but lonely lunch.
When she got back, Cricky said TO
ier: Doing anything tonight? ?"
Jennifer consulted her desk cal
sndar.
There's a lecture on at the
Modern School on Mail Order
Psychology. 1 planned on going"
"Change your plans" said
Cricky. land prepare to practice
Kome female psychology on a
real m-a-l-e, male. There'll be
dancing at the Club Rio tonight
and we're going. You, and I,
and Marty and a man from up
state, Michael Cakes"
1.-THE one with the nice voice."
said Jennifer.
CriclSv laughed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22
Answer to yesterdays puzzle.

with the nice voice who an
swered the phone before when
you were out And l said I'd
see what 1 could do"
whats he like ?" asked Jen-
infer.
my cousin writes he's not
good-looking, but women go for
him. He and q couple of other
fellows work hard running a fox
farm about 10 miles from where
she lives. He's here on bust
ness"
Did you tell him 1 was your
boss?"
"Not me. As far as he knows,
you're just another giddy file
clerk or steno with one eye on
the clock and the other on the
lookout for q man."
"You must do a lot OF this, to
he so good" said Michael Cakes.
They were all at the Club Rio.
The music had just stopped.
Michael led Jennifer back to
their table.
81 haven't danced In an age.
They run square dances up near
the farm and they tell me they
are a lot Of fun. I'll get to one
some day yet when we're not so
COMPOUNDED busy. OF course, VI
I had a wife she'd probably see
to 1t that we went"
"DefiniteIy," said Jennifer.
"But naturally when I say
they're fun, I don't mean they'd
he fun TO a girl from New
York"
They sound like fun to me-"
said Jennifer, land so does that
fox farm of yours. I've never
been on a real farm. And to tell
the truth, / never even heard of
a fox farm before I met YOU"
THINK 1T ROMANTIC
That's the trouble" said Mi
chael Cakes. That's why you're
really In no position TO speak
when YOU say you think II would
he romantic and wonderful to
live on a fox farm. Though
sometimes even I think it's ro-
mantic-yOu should see the
view from our back porch at
sunset.
But I'm afraid IL would be
much too different from what
you're use to. Night clubs,
crowds. shops. You'd find IL un-
bearably dull after the first
couple OF days"
Not II you were there"
thought Jennifer.
She thought it again and again
during the days that followed. Thu
more she saw Of Michael Cakes
the more she wanted 10 see of him
He was nice. Nice in every way
He was exactly what she wanted
and sometimes. when they wcr,
together, she was almost certain
that she was what Michae
wanted.
The point was 10 get him TO Sa.
so before he left. And that, Jen
infer could tell, wasn't going 10 b.
so easy. Michael just would no
believe that there were thousands
millions, maybe. of city girls VIII,
would jump and skip at the chanc
Of getting away from the dali.
grid Of subway. office, home
restaurant and movies.
He had a big-city-girl phobia
He was leery about asking a CIR
from the worlds largest metropo
lis 10 leave all that and come on
with him 10 an isolated farm.
Michael. Of course. thought Sh
had toh LIE ErtrLyttr II. ba,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-22

That's just what he said
about you. He asked me about
doing the town with him to-
night and said I'll love 20, but
L had sort OF sworn allegiance
to n guy named Marty, but that
since he was a friend of my
cousins, who's written me about
him, I'd be glad to dig up an
other girl and we'd make IL a
foursome. And quick as n fash
he said, What about the one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
Business Opportunities

BARGA1N--fllness, must sell. 3-story.
37-room brick building. completely fur
nished. rented; store, garage. e0-foot 'front.'
age. Michigan. Suitable light manufacturing,
warehouse, rooming house. beer garden.
I'll. 900. Terms. owner. 4i04 Michigan.
Lafayette ssI2.
BARGAfN-Beer garden, fully equipped.
completely refrigerated, restaurant equip
n1ent. Must cell Immediately. e420 Van
Dyke. Ivanhoe eoeo.
BAYsIDE, s52 CFord Rouge planD-i3-
ROOM filled: sell furniture, house seps-
rately. VInewood 2-1534.
BEER-wfns--Tavern, steady nsishborhccd
trade; must sell. 1905 Joseph campsu.
CLASS G license. established business, on
East Side; sacrificing. TUXEDO 2-oe1o.
COCKTAIL BAR AND GRILL
one OF the finest IN downtown Detroit
i Reason for selling. going into the service.
VIII take half cash down or Will take
property. See Mr.. Pat Norton. 1oii Farmer.
COMPLETES beauty equipment for sale.
Call Center Line f7se. between t-s.
: Near school: well
stocked; sacrificing $500; excellent bust
ness. 1vanhoe 1852.
GROCERY, meats; Completely stocked,
modern fixtures, steady business: sacri-
hcing. Temple 1-O260.
LADIES ready -to-wear store; excellent
location: beautiful fixtures: very reason
sble must be sold this week. University
3-4iO3.
LUNCHEoNETTE-Go steady business
near two schools, inquire Monday. 1921
chsrievoix.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27

coIIoRxp-str- JesspA, 1851 4s,.--. ABB
DequindreD --Unfuruished rooms for
Tense workers. TEmple i.10eo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27

BEAUTIFUL LYING I'M. suITEs, 80.
CARsoN's-7e0o GRAND RIVER
BEDb, IS; Iceboxes, furniture, basebufnefs,
OIL burners. SSH Joseph campsu. 4sss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
Bungalows for Sale

AsBURY PARK; SIS 40.
Mr., Plymth, = rms.. bath %. 900. 81, 800 an
MODERN Groom, 81. 600 Lilac Puritani q
car Tsrass. side drive; H.A. UN. f-i7So.
NORTHWEST pIsTRicr-Nsw nve-room
bungalow, tie bath, sink. attic. RE. 2oe5.
CoLORED--M cGraw-Grand River section
5-3; 50. TOO $500 down. HOgartt 1905
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-27
Houses for Sale
(Wesf Of woodward

FAUST. sss7--Tvo bedrooms; tile. full
attic; VACANT; $500 required. cE. itto.
Granville, 9983-vacant
sIx rooms. -. 600, including earPs,ing
drapes, awnings, VIZ. $500, We. f-570b
HANSON . HANSON. 1895 CD. RIVER.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09

/ sat down at a table and a
girl came along with a tray
full of cigarets. l did a double
take because l thought I recog-
nized her and sure enough, 1t
was Bette Davis. She gives me
big smile and says hello and
she's awful friendly. Later /
hear she's the chairman of the
Canteen and did most of the
work getting it started.
And then Greer Carson asks
me if I'd like to dance! Me,
frankie Jopke, buck private.
For a minute l can't say any
thing and then before l know it
I'm holding her in my arms and
we're on the floor dancin'. And
guess who's turnin' out the mus
ic-Kay Kyser. Well, Miss Gar
son dances swell. She's pretty.
Awful pretty. And awful nice.
ALONG CAME JANE
Then Kyser says it's cheat
dance and some sailor claps his
hands in my ear and grabs Miss
Carson away from me. / grab
the girl nearest to me and it
turns out TO be Jane Russell.
You know, the girl in all those
picture magazines. What a
dish Boy, oh, boy!
Well, see Loretta Young and
Mary Aston and Marlene Diet
rich dancin' with other fellas.
Pretty soon Lou Costello comes
around with tray and serves us
sandwiches and coffee and a big
piece of cocoanut cake. Big,
thick sandwiches, Nom, like the
kind you used to make. And it's
all FREE.
What place!
Well, l guess that's all for
now.
Lovingly,
FRANKIE.
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with the spade king, cashed the
spade ten, then led the jack OF
diamonds. North covered and
East won. The four of diamonds
came back and North's other
honor was forced out. The con-
tract now looked helpless. The
only chance seemed to be to win
three club tricks. One idea
would be to cash the club ace
and ruff the second round, hop
ing to drop the king doubleton.
But then dummy would have no
re-entry after the trumps were
pulled, for one of dummy's
trumps must be used for the
losing spade.
Declarer went for the only re-
naming chance. He ruffed out
the spade with the king Of
trumps, cashed the queen of
trumps, led the three-spot and
won with the ten. This way Of
regaining entry was forced by
the necessity of saving the seven
of clubs for later re-entry to
dummy. North cashed all his
trumps, saving the three clubs in
dummy. AS he had hoped, East
was caught with the only dia-
mond stopper and the king OF
clubs. Having to strip to three
cards, he either had to throw
the diamond or leave the club
king once guarded. AS he tried
the latter, one club finesse gave
dummy the last three tricks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
. SO THEY SAY

Not until women are thor
oughly acquainted with the many
Jobs which Navy men are doing
at shore stations will the wom-
ems reserve make its really sig
nificant contribution to the war
effort. Lieut.. -Comdr. Mildred
McAfee, of WAVES.
We perhaps coddled ourselves
before the war in the extent to
which we tried to adjust the
work (curriculum) to the indi-
Observation-Disclosures f. Mcbride,
president elect, Bryn Mawr COL
lege.
Our surveys of accident expe-
rience throughout the country
during the last few months show
that, while there has been q de-
cided decrease in the amount OF
driving, there has been no
change in the quality of driving.
-Natl0nal Sa1ety SOuIlCii.
The strength of nation is no
longer measured by the number
of men in the army. Modern
warfare is a contest of indus
tries.-Mayor Fiorella La Guar
dia of New York.
The postwar prospects OF
private enterprise will not be
very good unless we do far more
than we have ever done before
to avert a collapse Of business.
William T. Foster, president,
Pollak Foundation for Economic
Research.
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BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Hollywood, Calf, Oct 6, 1912.
Dear Nom: Guess what? /
danced with Jane Russell and
Greer Carson last night. Yep,
your little sonny boy was cuttin'
rugs with the elite. Me, buck
private. What a joint-dancin' t,
good eats, a swell band, enter
tainment and movie stars all
over the place. And everything
free!
Wait a minute. I'm so excited
I almost forgot. The name of
the place is the Hollywood Can
teen. Hollywood opened this
night club for us guys. Soldiers,
sailors and marines. And no Of
ficers can get in! How do you
like that?
Well, as I started TO say, this
Hollywood Canteen is run by the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09

ROCKY FORD, Colo. - Ma
rine recruiters turne ID down
Donald Moore, II, when he tried
to enlist last July. He was color
blind.
Eat carrots, they advised.
Their vitamin A might help.
Donald never liked carrots,
but he bought q bushel.
When he had eaten all OF them
he was back at the recruiting Of
flee. The verdict: Better, but
still not good enough.
Donald cringed, started his
second bushel.
I'm getting kind of tired of
them" he admitted.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
McKElNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority


In the TAPEL formula for
squeezes, the E stands for "en-
try" and the L for lead" TAX
en- together, these indicate that
the squeezing hand must be able
to lead a card that forces a sig
nificant discard from an oppon-
>ent, and then must have q mas
ter card entry to the opposite
hand. In other words, II de-
clarer wins the squeezing trick,
dummy must have a quick entry
for use afterward, else the
threat cards in dummy will not
be available.
Today's hand shows the devel-
opment of a difficult squeeze.
West overlook the opening lead
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
FASHION NOTE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Mrs.
w. E. Evans has put the para
chute to another practical use:
She's made an evening gown OF
one.
The discarded parachute was
sent her by her son, 1t. Richard
E. Evans of the Army Air Force
in Texas. She made it into such
a flattering piece of attire that
she wore it recently at the we'd
ding of a niece.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
By The Associated Press
~ MEETS GIRL-IN CODE

BALTIMORE - A girl at
Third Service Command head
quarters telephoned Pratt LII
brary asking help DECIDING an
official message.
II can't understand what went
wrong" she told Miss Mildred
Donohue. II know the soldier
who sent it, and he's very smart.
The first part is clear enough
Just some Army orders. But
there is a line that doesn't make
any sense"
Miss Donohue went to work
with radio telegraph code
book. Then she called the puz-
zled girl. :.
"I've translated the message"
she told her. 1T reads: 1 love
you'."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09

Provided our. tagging war
production reaches the desired
volume, the coming spring and
early summer will witness q gi-
gantic axis disaster by simulta.
neous second front attack and
by revolution of the subjugated
nations in Europe.-Dr. Robert
J. Kerner of the University OF
California.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
MISS AMERICA OF 1900

The exhibition Of drawings and paintings by
Charles Dana Gibson which has just opened at the
Cincinnati Art Museum provides refreshing respite
in time Of war; 1t oso gives the debutonte who hos
put aside her orchids and party frock to don the uni
form Of the WAAC or WAVES or WAAF an oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with Miss America Of
forty years ago.
To Mr.. Gibson must 90 the credit not only for his
orsot contribution Of high, graphic order to Aner-
con illustration. and the portrayal Of ero but oso
Tor the invention Of the young woman who did her
country credit wherever she went The toll and erooe-
ful creature, who could play tennis os competentIy
~ she could soil yacht, was much the model Of
~ young generation in her day as the Hollywood
Nor IS Of the college girl today Her picture cut from
Lite" Of some other magazine, could be found tuck
III into bureau frame or handkerchief box She
1lsd souciIy from condy-box cover and printed SOTO
(llows.
Il il Whether Mr.. Gibson presented her os the beau
0 mortyred bride Of some dsreputobIe English
AZ, TIE eounter-oih heroine Of on American nov
ensl4t1F girl on holiday at the seaside. she
LA Snd refined, O person Of dignity and
1l ~ olod 70 greet her oooin Cont she
pVbik ort ooIleries2
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SURPRISE!

CAMDEN, S. c. Soldiers
passing a night club near here
dropped in for a bit Ct amuse-
ment. But instead of the expect
ed throng of merrymakers and
diners they encountered group
of somber-garbed preachers.
The club operates only in the
winter season and at the time
had been I throw n open to a
church conference.
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. IN HOLLYWOOD

stars themselves. They wait on
tables, and make sandwiches and
dance with the fellas and enter
tain us. And as I said, it's free.
A guy in uniform can't spend a
nickel.
And what's more, the joint is
full of dancin hostesses. Cute
little babes from the studios.
Somebody said they were stock
girls. Musta been 100 of EN-.
And they all wear badges with
their names.
SMOKES FROM BETTE
And you know that autograph
book I've been keepin', Nom?
Well, I sure went to town. AS
soon as l walked into the place,
there was John Garfield, Edward
c.. Robinson and Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello and Laird Cregar
working as bus boys. Boy, is
that Cregar big.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
BY PETER EDISON

Under the guise Of promoting
a war tax on wages, there's q
concentrated drive now under
way to broaden the u. S. Social
Security laws far beyond the
provisions of existing legislation.
This expansion is being promot-
ed as a war measure, but before
you make up your mind on these
proposals, it's worth taking a
good look at the bill of goods Of
fered to make sure what you
would be getting and what it
would cost you.
The provisions for broadening
the Social Security base are now
embodied in a bill introduced in
the House of Representatives by
Rep. Thomas H. Eliot of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Young Mr.. Eliot is serving his
first term in Congress, but be-
fore that he was an assistant SOL
icitor in the Department of La
Dor and general counsel Of the
Social Security Board.
Eliot's bill Is backed by both
A. F. of L. and c. I. o. Further,
the bill has the active backing of
the Social Security Board. Off
the record, the White House is
said to favor something of this
kind.
Opponents of the Eliot propos-
ais can be counted on to bring up
the argument that right now, in
the middle of a costly war, is no
time to 60 in for the fancy frills
of social reform. Their program
will be to freeze social legisla-
ton as is for the duration.
WHAT YOU'D PAY
But to get right down to low
est common denomination and see
how all this program of broad
ened social security would hit
you as a taxpayer, consider the
figures:
Under present law, covering
some so million workers, the
employer pays l per cent of your
wage and deducts l. per cent Of
your wage for Social Security
benefits, principally old age re-
tirement which you collect at
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
WHAT YOU'D GET

What Representative Eliot
proposes to give you would in
clude:
Increase old age benefits from
$50 to $500 a month, depend
ing on earnings; pay unemploy-
ment insurance to workers dis
abled for less than six months;
set up a system of disqualification
benefits; extend benefits in the
same amount as old age benefits
to. workers disabled more than
six months; federalize unemploy-
ment insurance and extend UNI
employment payments up to 20
weeks, with shorter waiting per-
iods; provide additional disabil-
ity benefits for workers de-
pendents; provide maternity
benefits.
Now the chances of any bill
such as this being passed are of
course uncertain. But there is
one point on which you should
not let yourself be kidded. II
any broadened Social Security
program such as this Is passed
as a war measure which would
help check initiation, don't ex-
pect that this bill will be re-
healed when the war is over and
the threat of initiation gone.
Once this bill gets passed as a
war emergency it will be there
to stay.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-09
INTERCEPTED PASSES

MINNEAPOLIS : WhlIe a
police squad casually watched
two teams of youths practising
football at a grade school lot
they saw a couple Of players
toss some forward passes that
were strictly against the rules.
The pair heaved rocks through
school windows. The officers
grabbed them and ordered them
to report to the police juvenile
division.