Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

armies Of lead
sonnet mes
- - a single battle
NIX. riohhn's' will go on for
weeks, with ilaines and q friend
directing their respective armies
(Who said chess was a long
gamer
Anv way. we started across
the sidewalk 10 catch Halnes
and ask him whether he had
switched from foot troops 10
tanks. but we didn't get TO him
in time.
We didn't get there for the
same reason Hitler didn't get 10
Stahngrad. There were too
many determined people in the
way. Not Russians. IN our case.
bur women shoppers. But we
can't see how the Russian de-
fcnSes can be tougher 10 meet
than the phalanX Of shoppers
the week before Christmas.
Oh. well maybe II would he
easier IN walk 10 Ann Arbor
some daX and ask Halnes- about
his lead wars.
We remember Haines also for
the example he used 10 quote
TO show us how not ia write a
Z sentence. His example--which
I think he referred 20 AZ over
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from
British army catalog which
listed:
BOOTS. hip. officers, for
the use Of"
Safely away from the shop
ping district. we drew breath.
and relaxed for couple Of
minutes with Jim Melton. thr
reporter. Ward Schult7. bust
ness editor. and Jim Boynton
assistant city editor and dis
covered that Reporter NHtrftOr7 X
in this day and age a man
apart.
He doesn't mind coffee ra-
tioning because ne doesn't drink
f. Never has drunk il in his
life, he says. nor has he ever
drunk q glass ~ milk
But hutiermilk is different.
That. he likes
From there. we progressed tn
smoking. and the problem ~
how children should he treated
when they start getting the
urge to try n cigaret.
Melton remembered what
happened IN him - when his
father caught him smoking, he
got a whole package nj rigarets.
gave them 10 young Jim. and
Insisted that he smoke them
all. then and there. II cured
him.
Schultz. on tho other hand
Is wondering what 10 do with
his own youngsters One Of his
young unS began 70 show
curiosity about tobacco and
Schultz who doesn't smoke
told his son ScornfullV:
Smoking . That's for SiSSies
Or course. YOUR mama smokes.
but ] don't
II worked saws Schultz Tn
III sonny's grandpa visited them
and he smokes Schultz i now
looking FOR nov and holeprOof
etyaAl.tnc
Speaking bring rTT7bar-
raised We quote the following
from George Pierrot's report IN
affairs ~ the USO. with tho
CSO coming out triumphant IN
Tho end
"One Of our unique services IL
providing short-order weddings
The latest took place at our
Fast Jefferson Club. We pro-
vide minister a. requested,
music, flowers, decorations,
wedding cake. corsage for the
bride, n wedding present.
Recently. after we'd set M
the ceremony. the bride and
groom quarrelrd, called the
whole thing Oft. and the groom
started back for camp.
"But the two made up by
long distance telephone, and the
wedding took place four hours
late. Embarrassing incident:
Meanwhile service men h d
eaten the top layer OF the we'd
ding cake. We grated a Sand
ers cake onto the bottom layer,
however. and we think the mar
riage will work"
And speaking of parties and
such. Florence Trevena passes
along the modern trend OF
thought and expression, juvenile
division Over at the First
Presbyterian Church A. II
Sarver footS the bill for a
Christmas party for about 200
members OF various clubs affih-
ated with the church.
II takes quite mound n
h presents and vitualS, and while
the Boy Scouts were sorting
and preparing the packages, one
boy inquired. Mrs Trevena
YOU don't mean 10 say that one
guy bought all this - NJ A.
Mrs. T. said yes. Mr. Sarver
had done il because he liked
boys and giFllS, and anyway he
could do il because he was a