Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-16

hampton MR.. PICKERING
plugs have gone TO war now in
PT boats, jeeps, tanks, planes.
And the Harmsworth seems in
another world, doesn't it,
Frank Skinner"
ANS: Here and Now" natu-
rally likes to give a plug when
ever IL is deserved plug for
Champion, and a Champion for
Miss America.
Dear Jack: just read your
column, Why We're Not Nazis,'
and i think It's n fine thing for
the army 10 20 into the colleges
TO urge students To prepare for
q world at peace, not world
OF death and sorrow and war.
But what Of the thousands
OF fellows who were not fortu-
nate enough tn 20 on to school,
or those who chose To 20 90
work instead: Lately I've
noticed this same morbid, I'm
going To be-killed-so-what- the
hell attitude right on the Job I
work on.
"Now this surely IL not good
for either the employe or en-
ployer. The boss tries to talk
some ~ the fellows out Of this
attitude. hut II Is not very CON
vincing when questionalres are
received by some one every day.
W. J.. Masterton, $50 West
Bethune."
ANS: You can't get around
the fact that i'm a war. some
must and will die. But the ma
jority-look up statistics on this
or any other war. and you'll SEQ
that its true return. We're not
fighting 10 lose we're fighting
10 win-and live.
Axis peoples arc told 10 die
for victory hut 50 far they
haven't figured out what they
want 10 do with victory if they
win il
We know what We want VIC
tory for. We want world for
living normal people. not
world for serfs and dead heroes.
It's living. and living a free
life, that counts. That depressed.
morbid what-the- hell attitude is
% harmful; (2) unpatriotic;
81 silly
Dear Sir: I am member 81
the Bartenders' Local No. 562
Of Detroit. Since Dec. :. 1871,
this local has been displaying
two flags from our second floor
windows on Woodward avenue
at Congress, hut I notice that
we are the only ones on either
aide from here 10 the river
c. C."
ANS. Perhaps others will see
and copy.
Dear Jack: Heard this one
this mornlng-about one Of the
country's most notorious kid
napers. You can figure out
which one. maybe. because he
got $4,000 ransom.
He Immediately llt out for
New York for some high living.
When he went out he would
carry only three or four hun
dred bucks In his pocket, leav-
ing the rest locked In little
black bag In his room.
He soon ran into very good
looking woman who. after seeing
the roll Of money. attached her
self Ia him. They went up To
his room for n drink and she
put knockout drops in his.
He went out like a light and
stayed that way for two days,
almost dying. When the hotel
detective broke In, he found the
kidnaper with S. left In his
pocket. The girl had taken the
rest, leaving him the Ave and
O note:
al am leaving YOU this FIVE
Ia get yourself bromo and
cup Of coffee. So long, Sucker
THE note was pinned To the
little black bag that held nearly
s4g,O00.-Bill Fleming
NOTES: To n. r.: I'm for
warding your letter on rent
gouging TO the proper person
Charles Edgecombe. director
secretary of the Housing Com
mission. Standard Saving and
Loan Building, Griswold street
at jefferson Russell Lennox
and Vic Spathelf: Yes, I'll he
at the Wayne u. Spring Often
sive" at s o'clock Friday
To the Canadian sailor al
Windsor: If somebody has A
used tenor or alto saXophone TO
sell cheap 10 service man. III
let you know. Anybody got
one? To the fellows at
East Lawn Sanatorium: l think