Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-22

Only, thank heaven, human
nature is not practicable, and
you don't know what's going to
happen.
We were eavesdr0pping on the
Second avenue bus the other
evening, which Ii one OF our
principal amusements. This time
II was to the conversation of a
couple Of girls across the aisle.
and" said one girl, "why
should 1 stop him from spend
ing his money on me: II he
didn't spend II on me, he'd just
append IL on himself anyway"
On the face of il, she's a gold
digger (if you'll excuse my re-
viving that old term). But look
ing a little deeper. il begins TO
look as though she isn't one.
About two blocks later she was
prattling about one of her girl
friends.
Trouble with her." the girl
said. els that she's got money
trouble. Can't think of anything
BUT money. Catch me wasting
my life on a guy just because
he's got money" "a
So the girl who seems at first
TO be n cold-bIooded chiseler
turns out TO be something en-
tirely different. As near AZ / can
make out, she's girl who
actually doesn't think moneys
very important.
Can IL be true that the dozen
years since 1929 have created o
new species OF girl? FIapper-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - and
now n type OF girl who just
doesn't think much about
money.
Personally. I'm beginning TO
think that the human race does
get smarter, little by little.
We don't expect human nature
to change much in regard TO
men in uniform. though. Kitty
eavesdroppedt his bit in depart
ment store. Again. a CONVERSE
ton between two girls. One is
saying. in high disgust:
"Can you imagine her spend
ing her whole vacation fishing:
Not me. Not with all those
soldiers In the lobby all the
time!w
And speaking Of uniforms and
\what happens, we give You the
case OF Campbell Richie and
Doug Aitcheson. both OF the
CKLW staff, and both OF the
Canadian army.
Cam Richie, besides being
chief announcer land ''the Voice
OF The Detroit Times" each
afternoon at 1:45), Il also traffic
manager. and as such outranks
Doug Aitcheson, the studio
engineer.
They got along fine until the
war. As Il happens, Cam II n
lieutenant, and Doug II q major.
In the station, Cam bosses
Doug; in the army Doug bosses
Cam, and no back-talk, either!
It's one of the SWEETEST feuds
you ever saw, but with no bad
blood, apparently.
And then, of course, pigeons
are subject 10 the things that
make people behave or mis-
behave. Some people in the
Union Guardian Building. some
30 floors up, discovered one in
dividualist who few up there
instead of staying down in front
Of the City Hi where the pea
nuts are more plentiful.
They started taking peanuts
TO work with them, TO feed 10
this high-flyer
It's all right il they keep
feeding him. but now they can't
stop. He has begun to accept
the peanuts as his rightful due.
and II there are none on the
window ledge. he sits there and
looks insulted. And m X s
everybody in the office feel
guilty.
As we were saying, human
nature, or pigeon nature, oper-
ates I'm peculiar circles. Take
appointments. A punctual man
: n usually grieved when some
y body else Is late meeting him,
but being punctual himself, he
takes II for granted that the
other fellow must have some
good reason for being late.
But be careful Of the fellow
who usually Is late himself. Any
time he happens TO be on time
and the OTHER fellow Is late
look out!
Being a late-arriver himself
he automatically assumes that
the other guy Is Just dawdling
and there's no excuse for being
late. "Imagine keeping ME-
waiting, when I happen to be on