Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-01
ShOT1 !SfOrY
Just Like Their Yards
By BLANCHE REBECCA MORE


loan FORSTER reached CHS
- hall ~ 3 minutes 20 2, he
small. spirited face flushed VIII
hurry Too raa- ,hrk chose days
10 be cyen @ mu to 7te, lic Del.
Chief Charlie rre,a, mayor o
The small a.t v.-laE town Of
Bernnram, already I'M DIS
Office.
.kcnp an Naur hat. child. h0
ov6ercH. "Nrcd YOU on the road
morn in the oihD, 'hl> morning.
Go o. 632 Fourth avenue and
get me bnc an tho folks living
there
~ line aian- Ntat Zine
Annonymou~ letter >HV~--
lets sce-quote -aiug>-on again
the war on char house PLENTY
vague. Probably nothing ~ it,
Crank note, are pretty much
Of headache iu-t now, aren't
they
Yep, bat Vc can't take
chances with The steel works
here. Just GET me YOUR impress
sion Of WhocNcv lives AT this 622.
Back Of that glamour girl look,
you've cot steady brain. and
Heaven knows that's what we
need around This office. Now
run along
How about calling mp The
Credit Bureau first and seeing
how this 622 stands there >"
Meant 10 tell you--thcy re-
port there's been trouble about
the rent. Oh. -XcS. before YOU
come back. take q look al those
new North Park community
gardens, Telephone call last
night said the Birmingham war
effort out there was all weeds
"Could the town afford 10 hire
a garden 10 help the
amateurs >"
Gould. but every available
mans busy with steel these days.
beiief get gong now.
Fifteen minutes later Joan was
walking slowly by a row Of five
old-faShioned. rcd brick houses
$50. 62S, 626. 62i. CD,
Almost no paint on this rickety-
hooking porch. Shutter hanging
on one hinge. Spoutng ruSted
through. Door knob off. No door
bell Not much inducement for
rent paying But then agar, per
haps lack Of payment prevented
repairs.
WALKS TO BACK DOOR
She hesitated there on the
porch, then decided 20 walk
around to tho back door,
Approaching II. she saw FIVE.
good-sized lots that backed up to-
the next street Three of them
with Indifferent lawns. The fourth
a spot bowling desolation a
of weeds.
But the fifth Fifth Columnist
or what-not. No 622 had-well
well-really, prize garden.
II was surely worth good look. I
So we'll cared for-almost busted
and polished Carrots and lettuce
and radishes. neat row upon neat
row upon neat row. Onions /
Rhubarb.
Beans climbing up colored
strings toward The top of a regu-
larg garden May-pole. And along
the staggering fence beautifully
trained tomatoes. A patch Of. peas.
Three pepper plants carefully
spaced around tree stump with'a'
tin basin top making a bird bath.
Joan's heart warmed toward 622
She wanted 10 get acquainted with
him, quite apart from any orders
from the mayor SubvcrSivc ac-
tivitieS here! BoSh. She began
untying the elaborate knot that.
held the gate shut
"Thump . =. thump thump -.
thump -. thump thump
She looked up Down the weed
entangled walk Of 624 a ragged
looking old man was humping
along with a crutch. humping
and effectively
He stopped short when he saw
her, nodded Sourly.
investigator, Ell? Bout time
Git yourself down cellar there
with your eyes open. Laws the
law" On and away he thumped.
Now what can that mean"
murmured Joan. as her eyes
came back 10 tho oasis in the
block.
HAS PRIZE TOMATO