The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-02-27

"huliO"tIS VIII doom IN Mammal
tan in the spring. No, the city IS
not going 20 be given back to the
Indians and will not be allowed
to revert TO nature The wild flowers
will be planted this fall by the park
department. The place where they
will raise their pretty faces in the
midst of metropolitan surrounding
is along Henry Hudson drive in the
vicinity of Grants Tomb. The vari
cites include daisies, black-eyed Su.
sans, Queen Anne's lace. wild asters
and golden rod, the inclusion of the
latter being an indication that Com.
missioner Robert Moses is not a hay
fever sufferer. Wild flowers will also
BE planted along a half-mile stretch
a the belt parkway in Queens
they probably won't attract SO
much attention out there, however,
rs am informed there are still some
places In that borough where wild
Sewers grow naturally.
Having been put into a bucolic
mood by the mention of wild flowers,
0eeS come to mind since whenever
Think of the country / think of trees
and flowers. This fall the park de-
partment will plant about 5000 trees
On private property While 5000
trees are a nice little forest, they
won't turn the city into a woods.
They will, however, help make ait
more like Paris. But instead of
chestnuts, most of the paintings will
BE oriental plants and ginkgos The
reason is that those two species are
wen adapted to city life being hardy
and more or less immune TO carbon
monoxide. Pin oak, Norway naples
and elmS will also be planted. The
property owners pay $50 each for
the trees. But the city owns the trees.
I.
For no good reason at all, the old
brain has shifted over to the subject
q toys. Despite priorities, defense
needs and the like, American chill
aren will have their full quota Of
playthings at Christmas time. This
- on the word of Henry E. Luhrs
who should know since he is presi-
cent of the Toy Manufacturers of
tAe U.SA. The toy interests, Mr.
Luhrs said, are cooperating to the
AalleSt extent with the defense pro-
gram by working toward sirnplifica-
ton of styles, elimination Of design
duplicates and the conservation Of
vital materials by adopting substi-
t0tes wherever possible. The in
dustry uses only a comparatively
small volume of such materials For
example, all the balls, inflated ami
mails, balloons, blocks and other
types of rubber toys require only
400 tons of crude rubber annually
Toys are the reason for the sudden
Intrusion of games. It's a boom
season for esCape-type games, even
some of the snooty night spots hav-
ing taken to providing board games
for patrons as first aid to relaXa-
ton. A newcomer, which is as
Stunning the proportions of craze,
Is Bonanza, a brain child of Arthur
Lord with the collaboration of his
Yale classmate, Peter Arno, who
supplies the art. A development Of
fummy, Michigan and poker, the
game is said to stem from MiSsis-
sippi river steamboat chance-taking
technique of a century ago.
Writes a friend now safely back
in his home town: New York is
sure one great town. got lost in
The Bronx, rode miles and miles in
the subway for only a nickel and
then had to take a taxi to my deS-
tination. Looked over Central park,
strained my neck peering at high
saw all the sights. Got
charged dollar for poor drink in
a nightclub, was overcharged and
shortchanged by taxi driver and
got talked right mean to because |
tipped a hat check girl dime IN
stead of two bits. Yes, New York
is sure one great town. Glad
j saw it. but give me Houston every
time"
Ozzie Nelson was showing some
out-of-town friends around Rockefel-
Ter Center and kept impreSsing on
them how swanky the whole place
was. Then they came iout on the
nlaza and saw the penguins.
"Looki" exclaimed one of Mel
SONS out-of-town pals. Even the
birds are dressed formal.
Dinah Shore feels that she is
victim of national defense. Eddie
cantor and l posed for pictures on a
tandem bike to illustrate the gaso-
Inc shortage, sorrowfully related
.he songstress. when / got of, |
tore nv new silk stocking. And the
ELK stocking shortage is what I'm
paalIy interested in.
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