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The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Child of Two Answers
Questions Correctly

Little Miss Jill Feldser, Atlanta,
Ga, tot Of two, is challenging Cliff
ton Fadiman to battle of wits. Jill
IS 80 pounds OF practically all mem
ory, and if Mr. Fadiman Will Just
ash the right questions, Jill Will
guarantee to answer them. In fact.
so sure OF her memory are her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Feldser.
whose address is the Klmball House,
that they offer to pay Information
Please $1,000 if Jill misses any OF
the questions on her list of 10. or any
popular nursery rhyme, of which
she knows 25 that she can repeat on
demand.
At an age when most babies are
just learning TO put words together
TO make sentences, she is rafting
off whole songs and verses. She can
say the complete alphabet, and rec
ognizes some of the letters when she
sees them in the paper, too. The
"A with sticks" as she calls it.. and
the "B with bumps" She can count
to 10 with no difficulty, and add one
and one together, and spell cat and
dog. Her mother says she is no
trouble TO teach; she has to be
told a thing only once, and she re-
members it.
The remarkable fact about the
chubby memory-marvel is that she
gets the right answer to the right
question. When you ask her "Who
freed the slaves?" she does not get
mixed up and say Roosevelt" She
says "Ab' aham Lincoln" But "Mr.
Woosevelt' is the answer to What
is the Presidents name?" and she
is right there with George Wash
ington" to Who crossed the Della
Ware?" You'd think she might get
her answers crossed, in a case of
pure memorizing like that. But she
doesn't.
Jill answers questions with a casu-
alness that seems to indicate she
doesn't even have to put her mind
on it, playing with the telephone or
scribbling with a pencil at the same
time. You get the impression that
if she really got down to it she might
say the Lords Prayer backwards
or translate a passage of Sanskrit.
She is interested in everything. She
says What's that?" at least so times
a day, and when she is told, she
remembers the answer.
Her parents call her "Baby-doll, :"
and that's what she tells you when
you ask her name. But if you in
sist she viii tell you her real name.
too, and where she lives. If YOU
ask her nicely she will sing School
Days for you, and 'Oh, Susannah. ;"
she tells you proudly that the flag is
red, white and blue. But when she
is tired of being questioned, she says
That's ALL" with fnality.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Great Britain Has
NelU Secret Weapon
Proues Effective Method of
Protecting COnuoyS.

LONDON. - Latest of Britain's
secret weapons, the fighter catapult-
plane-which is shot into the air
from the decks of certain ships to
combat attacking bombers - has
proved an expensive, if effective,
method of protecting conveys.
Considered by pilots as one of
the toughest jobs in the R.A.F., the
plane is launched by means of
catapult from its storage place
aboard the vessel. After shooting
down the raider-or driving it Off
the plane attempts to reach shore,
or, if it is too far at sea, comes down
into the water.
The pilot is usually picked up by
ships in the convoy, but the plane Is
inevitably a total loss. Costing more
than $4,000, this is an expensive
way of combating convoy raiders,
but when it is taken into conSidera-
tion that the four-engined Focke-
Wulf-chief long-range ocean bomb
er of the Luftwaffe-costs more
than 100000, the dividend is rela-
lively high.
Pilots - all volunteers for this
work - realize that their only
chance of safety lies in either reach
ing shore or being picked up by the
convoy When the plane hits the
water an automatic dinghy is re-
leased which provides-except in
very rough weather-the pilot with
some means of buoyancy until he
can be picked up. Despite the dan
gers of the service, men from ali
sections Of the R.A.F. flock to volun-
teer for it.
One of these pilots-a former
Grand National jockey, and winner
of the 1899 race = Lieutenant Robert
Everett has just been awarded the
Distinguished Service Order for
shooting down one of the Focke
Wolfe Condors.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17

Tel us, before we die OF curl
osity."
that the Stanley Corlisses had de-
cided to call the venture off, Harriet
Knights heart increased its fiutter-
ing and her eyes glowed in triumph.
But six months passed and then
a year and still Erla called herself
Mrs. Corliss and lived under the
same roof with her husband. The
thing became somewhat Of a mys-
terry. 1t was extremely hard to
understand, because Erla wasn't the
type az all TO be satisfied. even
though she loved her husband ar
dently. Their friends puzzled over
it, advancing a number Of reasons
and explanations and finding them
all inadequate. The thing was be
yond their comprehension. Why
Erla herself, before the wedding,
had said, addressing her brides
maids in the utmost confidence, 1T
probably won't last, darlings. /
can't conceive of myself being con-
tented for very long. 1t just isn't
in my blood. Stanley's sort of a
stuffy person, but / love him, and
I'm going to marry him-at least
temporarily
No, the thing was puzzle, and
their friends became curious. They
were fairly perishing to know what
it was that had so completely thwart-
ed Erla's natural instinct. They
even went SO far as TO question
Erla, in a tactful sort Of way, OF
course. But Erla was reticent and
uncommunicative. And finally, al
most in desperation, Beth Woodward
called a meeting of the three brides
maids.
Kay" she said to Mrs. Dayton.
"it's up to you. You've always been
her closest friend. We're all dying
TO know the reason for it, and you're
better able to find out than either
Anne or J."
Anne Tupper endorsed the plan
heartily. Kay was doubtful III
seems so silly" she said. Perhaps
Erla has discovered she really does
like married life, and is happy and
contented."
Then explain their quarrels and
the smashing of dishes and furni.
ture. You told US yourself they
hadn't been discontinued"
To this Kay was forced to agree
And in the end she agreed also tc
make an effort to satisfy the curl
osity of the eX-bridesmaids, herself
included. Secretly she hoped to dis
cover a cQntented harmony n the
household of Corliss. The satisfac-
ton of being able to report such q
condition to Harriet knight would
be worth a good deal.
And so the meeting adjourned anc
KAY Dayton set off on her mission
A week passed and she had nothing
to report. The ! remaining ex
bridesmaids became impatient. AnC
then one day Kay sent out two phone
calls ard within an hour Beth ano
Anne were grouped about the Day.
ton fireplace, all thrilling with ex.
CItement.
Kay passed around cigarettes anC
lighted one herself. Well" she
said, smiling, Il found out"
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
WydndOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO

40 YEARS AGO
The steel freighter William 5. Fitch
was launched at the WyandOtte ship
yard. The vessel was 366 feet long.
Lad beam " IS feet and moulded
depth Of 2S feet. She was capable II
carrying 5000 tons Of freight.
l. w. Smith, of Detroit, accepted a
position as craftsman with the Mich
gan Alkali Company.
\ WyandOtte clOthier was adVerti>
lug mems suits at prices ranging from
s. 70 81.
The city was experiencing a growth
IL population. 40 years ago, according
tc this item in The Herald:
Some years past one could recOg
u4ze nearly all the citizens Of WyaH
Uottr. He might not be able TO address
them by name, but their faces were
familiar. This has changed Strange
faces meet You on TIL street Day af
ter day new arrivals drop III TO swell
tie population, arrivals that mean ad-
d.tiOnal business for the merchants
Z hey are welcome
Season tickets for home base hau
games Of the. Michigan Alkali clun
We're placed un sale. The ducatS. which
were good FOR - games. sold for 81
% YEARS AGO
II : A.niot resigned from the ci'.
commission. a. protest against th,.
comm. >~.u. choice OF Il city eHSHcr..
saloons in the city wcra warmed b.
IT,. police G" obey the sunday clo>H-
law.
Dr W. II. Honor. who had been
first lieutenant III the me- dical rcSers-
corps of ;ur United States army. Wa>
promoted =" the rank of captain.
The Pennsylvania Salt Manufactu.-
iLs Company offered its employees I'll,
free use II large tract of land. fcr
gardening purposes.
Henry e. Scheibel. well known w
UudUttr contractor. died after Il year :
illness lie built the Columbia hutc..
how the Down River Chamber 1T
Commerce building.
The city commission decided to I,r,-
pare au ordinance licensing rr>t.u-
rants in -Ie city.
The MarN Brewing Company Wd>
offering u prizc of - for name t"I
near h,r.r' the company WAS pre-
Earring tu place OH the market
Tlr, Board of Education votrd e.
bay $40 site for "A new hign
Sahool. The present Roosevelt >cho".
vas later bult on this land
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Only Curiosity Keeps
British Taxpayer Alive

LONDON.-London business men
are chuckling over this letter which
is circulating throughout the fnan-
cial district:
'The Collector of Taxes. Dear
Sir-For the following reasons l am
unable to meet your demand note
for income tax.
Il have been. bombed, blasted
burnt, sandbagged, walked upon.
sat upon, held up, held down, fat
tened out and squeezed by income
tax, super tax, tobacco tax, pur-
chase tax, beer tax, spirit tax. mo-
tor tax.
The only reason l am clinging tc
life at all is to seq what is going tc
happen next"
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
7 ARRIET KNIGHT still felt a

y
i i Corliss had married Erla
Harriet was sure she would
have been a better wife if only be-
cause her own disposition was so
much better than Erla's.
Erla had temper and Erla also
Liked an active, exciting life. Har-
riet, and unfortunately several other
people wondered how long Stanley,
her serious-minded architect hus-
band, would be able to hold her af-
fection.
And so when Harriet, who lived
next door to the Corhsses, heard the
sound of shrill voices and the crash
ing Of china in the Corliss home
she knew feeling of elation. 1t
wasn't long before rumors of the
Corliss' quarrels reached the ears
Of most everyone who had an inter
est in the young couple.
And so they waited, expecting a
smashup and saddened because of
what they expected. They liked
Erla and they liked Stanley and
they hated to see their lives ruined
That is, everyone did except Har-
riet Harriet waited for the smash
up hopefully, cOntemptuously and
with a family fiuttering heart. She
still had moments when she thought
Of herself as Mrs Stanley Corliss.
Meanwhile the objects of the an
ticipated smash-up continued to sur
vive as man and wife, but the
stories of their arguments con-
tinued.
With each report the friends and
acquairtances waited silently and
unhappily for the announcement
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Private Soldier, AWOL.
Flags Wrong Motorist

BOSTON.-The next time Pri-
vate Vincent Higgins. l9, Rox-
bury, attached to Fort Devens, is
absent without leave, he probably
will be careful about his hitch
hiking activities. Obliging mo-
torists, who picked Higgins up in
Dorchester were special police
officers Leo Devlin and Arthur
O'Shea.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Garand Rife

In the time it takes the Springfield
yife to shoot IS aimed shots, the new
Garand rifle can shoot go aimed
shots.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Fifth Column

The phrase fifth column" was
coined by Gen. Emilio Mola during
the Spanish rebellion in 1886.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Florist Pulls Gun;
Skunk Is Too Fast

EMPORIA, KAN. - Green
houses ordinarily wear a pleasant
perfume. That's why Mayor Ora
Rlndom, who is a florist, shifted
suspiciously.
He opened a desk drawer and
out jumped a skunk. The mayor
grabbed a CUR. but the malador-
Gus kitten beat him TO the draw.
All his roses couldn't help.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Faith Hone. Charity

Faith, Hope and Charity are the
names of three towns in North Caro-
lima.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Hardly ANY Trees

Iceland has very few trees and
these are stuRted IN growth.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
$50 Gallons Average

The average motorist uses ap-
proximately $50 gallons OF motor
fuel each year.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Rear Flag Republic

The State of California, at one
time, bore the name Bear Flag
Republic"
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
First Hunger Strike

The first hunger strike is described
in the twenty-third chapter of Acts.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
Suicides Banned

Suicides are banned from Turkish
newspapers.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17
President Tayern Owner

George Washington at one time
swned shares in four taverns and
sold meat and vegetables to 80.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17

Ben syndicate-WNU service)
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17

Today's column is double fea-
ture with two Surprise Words OF the
Week.
The Wyandotte herald., 1942-04-17

Season tickets for home base bad
games Of the Michigan Alkali clun
We're placed on sale. The ducatS. which
were good FOR - games sold for 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

the picture they got together In
the lobby and gabbed while l
waited outside for Ethel.
WHEN SHE finally came out
and joined me 1 was sizzling
because I wanted to get home
and cop a little sleep for myself
and I ses look sweets.
/ SEES don't you talk enough
10 that dame over the tele-
phone every day. 1 ses the last
time I heard you Ginning TO
her you were at 1t so long you
couldn't have left anything out
but here you keep me standing
around half the night while
you do more gassing with her.
ETHEL SEES how long is half
the night Joe? / ses its plenty
long that's how long 1t is. She
ses half the night would be
over six hours and we didn't
talk more than a few minutes.
I ses you chewed the rag twenty
minutes by my watch. ! ses what
on earth can two danes find TO
talk about that long after they
talk 70 each other all day?
ETHEL SES well Joe I feel ter
ribly sorry for Colby because
the Government has played a
mean trick on Harold Hammer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
Curb ON Leather

THAT THE Central Park
West residents rate the biggest
patty-cake for their remark
able cooperation in the last sur
prise blackout. Swift and COM
plete. That New Workers
who obey the law must dim
out. stay home because Of no gas
TO motor. etc, and can't play
cards at bridge clubs-be-
cause of the stationed gen.
darmes. Pretty rotten arithme-
tic, huh?. That Couglin is
reported sending his familiar
stuff via personal letters to ex-
Social Justice subscribers. e.
That Harry James, reported
often as planning to marry his
vo-gal-iSt, Helen Forrest. is
actually contesting his fraus d.
vorce. That 5000 soldiers
must be billeted near the Penn
and Grand Central depots-and
hotels nearby may be re
cruited". That the human
interest story for any editor
is the arrival at the Pierre OF
Edwardo Espinoso Mexican
Charge d'Affaires in China),
who returned on the Gripsholm
with ten tots. Five his-and
five Chinese orphans. And
that the latest gag from Holly
wood is about the movie studio
that searched for a picture title
finally deciding on IS. O. B.
Detroit"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
kf0HGWHV BY WALTER WINCHELL
staff Phc.&

APP soon. He covered Dieppe
That Jimmy Walker who Raves
for the Hollywoods today-may
play, himself. in a film. That
Madeline Holmes, sister OF
Philip who was recently killed
in an RCAF plane craSh) has
shelyed everything TO enroll in
a welding school.
THAT THE Amen Investigat-
ing Committee diSSolves with the
turning In Of its next report
blast at the Dept OF Correc-
ton. That Rudolf DollfuSs.
son of the murdered (by Hitler)
Austrian Premier. has been
adopted BY a Montreal fam
ily. That Life is shortly ex-
posing a spy system in Mexico
that will rock the nation. =.
That Quizmaster Bob Hawks
sister. Betty, weds Ensign j. M.
Hartwell OF Boston society land
Fort Schuyler this month. (.
That the Govt is about TO issue
an order restricting the use Of
leather for civilian shoes. {.
That the Treasury Department
will crack down on aliens hoard
ing money out of fear of having
it frozen. That Helen
Barker's kin have her in tow at
their Southampton shack--in
an effort to discourage her ro-
nance with an exec whose torch
singes all who come near him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

I was trying 10 give her some
good advice.
l SEES do you mean Smoochy
Hammer, that pale looking guy
she goes around with? Ethel SEES
why certainly, who else could l
mean? l ses well nobody else 1
guess but ! had forgotten his
name was Harold. SEES aren't
those two ever going to get
married.
ETHEL SEES we'll that's just 1t
Joe. They were going TO get
married in few months but now
the Government has upset all
their plans. The Government
wants Harold TO go to the war.
/ SEES well sweets he isn't the
only one the Government wants
but II seems to me / heard
Smoochy was away down in the
draft because he claimed he has
somebody who depends on him
for support.
ETHEL SEES that's right Joe. 1t
was his pops who was his depen-
dant but now the Government
has taken his dependant away
from him and that is the mean
trick I am talking about.
SEES Ethel do you mean the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

and women who are experts and
specialists in their particular
realm.
THE psychologist helps the
child ascertain that for which
he is best fitted. If the crop
of tragic miSfits is lcssening, 1t
must ne attributed to these great
teachers.
I'm the realm OF health. one
must realize the value of the
advice Of a kindly and sympa-
thctic physician. He has saved
many a child from falling into
vicious habits, and has played a
large part in molding the strong
men and women of today.
There is no finer organiZa-
ton than the Boy Scout move
ment. II relates itself to the
three phases of life-the phys
ical, mental and spiritual. No
influence of the home can
equal il. One of the greatest
tributes is found in the teStl-
mony of a great judge who said
that in all his experience he
had never had a boy appear be-
fore him who had been trained
i'm this organization.
again, who can undereSti-
mate the influence Of the mod
ernly trained pastor, the kind Of
pastor of whom Daniel Webster
was thinking when he said:
Where were its truths ever
poured into the human heart
$500 {, 80 track Of the
Christian ministry
"Also, what shall we say oi
the influence Of the really great
teachers in our public schools?
How beautifully this was illus
tratcd when Senator Toilet un-
expectedly discovered In his au-
dience a little white haired re-
tired teacher whose pupil he had
been in his bOyhOod. Unashamed,
he threw his arms about her
and said TO his audience: i
want to pay tribute TO this lit
tie woman. One Of the greatest
influences upon my life was
that which this dear soul
exerted upon my career Such
women as that beautiful char
actcr have left an indelible i'm
precision upon the lives Of men
that goes far beyond that OF
the home"
REV NJ. WESLEY COATES.
1894 Lincoln ave. San Rafael,
Calf
tEisie's special t25 prizeD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
The Brighter Side "", DAn", "u''"r

Government has taken SmoochyS
old man? Ethel SEES yes it. has
drafted him to go to the war
Joe. He is forty three years old
and has not worked in quite a
while and Harold has been Civ
ing him as much as five dollars
some weeks so he was really de-
pendant upon Harold and when
Harold told the draft board
about this they put him in a
class that was not to be called TO
the war for a long time. Now all
Of a sudden they have taken
Harolds pops and that leaves
Harold without his dependant.
1 SEES we'll Ethel that saves
Smoochy those bucks he was
giving the old man doesn't it?
She ses yes Joe but after Harolds
pops was taken the draft board
sent Harold a notice that as he
no longer had a dependant they
had reclaSsified him and put
him in the next call and he has
TO 60 to the war in a few weeks.
Colby ses he is all broken up
and sits around all day looking
sad.
SEES well / can see where it
is quite a blow TO Smoochy and
Ethel ses its a worse one to
Colby and / have advised her
to see Sam Watson the lawyer.
Maybe they can sue the Govern
ment for taking Harolds depen-
dant. What do you think Joe? I
SEES l think l need some sleep
sweets.
Yours truly, JOE TURP.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13
ETHICS OF HAY FEVER
by Arthur Bugs Ra"-s

II discussing lie Ehcs Of Hay Fever shall first
speak of the
THE cause o. han fer6r is moc<mg.
EVERYBODY who has alfalfa deliriums does it,
IF you the surface you an stitch in time
VIII nine and f you stop the sueezius YOU have
struck the roots ~ the el4l
THE symptoms o. han f'rer sI1,ms Of the erpres-
sion. ~
FIRST you open your mouth as if TO say something
but you change your mind Then your witches
like eating rabbits
HAY feccr Is asthma that has ban vrod fen so.nd.
Aftcr your fr'rbss rIt, Ike n ynoIs something
u cannot locate, lui uI, hte u aa}f a7myc u rest
~ yoUr face
YOUR ears flateu out and your eyebrows start
climbing the wrinkles IN your forehead
THEN YOU take some dusty gH.ps .,, just horse
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

Gated the SurrcnOer OF NOTNaS
TO the Nazis) now mas an i'm
portant job IN Washington.
Why's that?
THAT THE ARMY is insist
ing upon a ayem curfew in the
nightlife area-after the cleo
tions. The police hoped TO
make Il at 2 ayem. but the mill
tary won the argument. That
Evelyn Ankers. the British
player. and Richard Denning,
the leading man. have set Oct.
for their merger . That the
Rev. Jardine. who married the
Duke TO Wally. is living on the
aid of Mrs. Anne Lehr's Holly
wood charitable group. Can't
get a pulpit because he defied
the Church of England That
the head of a local tugboat firm
is talking too much in the sin
full places-about the Nays
plans, ETC.. That AL Capone
insists his chums quit calling
him by his underworld nick
name, Smoky" Reminds them
his name is Albert. Such airs
That Broadway touts hear
the Army may take over the
Hialeah track-for a training
center.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

OF bookings Alioe APANh
Rocks last night saratoga
bested Jock Whitney for $4,000
and his sister, Joan Payson, for
40 Gs. That a scandal in
volving several racetracks Will
startlo the wisest-heimers :.
TIE gambler who murdered two
That Max Fox (the gambler
VINO murdered two others
net only originally planned
.nco.ing them at Mad. So.
Garden but intended doing
so when the lights were out
during the playing of the Ma
tional nthem. And the chit
chat around the Ritz is about
the chap who left CARLOS recent
suite with a sinner.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-13

dllonOAo nObAN W SAAS NAANAA'
nous and unqualified YES.
But were they? No. indeed.
More than half turned thumbs
down on parents in favor Of
outsiders.
Rev. w. Wesley Coates Of San
Rafael. Calf, gives the family
physician, the psychiatrist, the
pastor, teacher and scoutmaster
most Of the credit for successful
youth training, although the
parents influence is not dis
credited entirely. He writes
AT the outset let me empha-
size that the parents who farm
out the training of their chill
dren are derelict in their God
given duty of giving to the child
by precept and example the
great principles which under
grid life in all its various aspects.
But on the other side, it is
nv belief that the greatest in
fluence upon character lies in
the contact with the outside
world. This is what is meant
in the Holy Writ. comprehended
in the saying: In the multitude
of counselo-s there is wisdom.
To me il is self evident that the
largest and most important in
fluence must come from those
outside the home, from the men