Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-04

so-called Pan
PICKERING h a n d Re + s
Squad) have seen Detroit's
jungle buns voluntarily going
to Jail so they can get the pol
son alcohol out of their systems,
Then they go out and get jobs.
"They've been going to The
House blouse of Correction 10
get themselves in shape physI-
cally," McDaniels said. They
know they can't work while
they're full Of canned heat. so
they go TO The House volun-
tariIy. Sometimes they get
drunk on purpose 80 we'll arrest
them. Sometimes they just ask
us TO arrest them for vagrancy.
"In 80, so or 80 days they can
60 20 work. A lot Of them are
out around the state picking
yries or peaches. Not one In
!. dozen will be able to hold n
job permanently. They fall of
the wagon. But they're trying,
anyway"
Most of them cant do any
thing but unskilled labor but
McDaniels knows one who used
TO be a skilled tool and die
maker.
Hes been bum for years.
said. "but when the
war came he went back 10 his
trade.
"yeah, he's finding 1t hard To
stick TO his job after years In
the iungIes. He's slipped few
times. He goes back TO the
Jungle with his old 'pals and
blows what he's earned. We
find him again. and he goes
back 10 work. But he's of the
canned heat, and that's some
thing"
McDanIels and Howard try 10
keep track OF their flock Of lost
sheep and watch how they're
getting along In their jobs. but
it's Impossible TO do II, now that
the gang have scattered through
the farm areas.
However. when McDaniels
first was assigned 10 the Pan
handlers Squad, back In depres-
sion days, Detroit was pestered
with about 10000 panhandlcrs in
the downtown precinct alone.
Now he figures that there aren't
more than 1000 of the old reg
ulars around.
In fact. l tramped through
some OF the jungles yesterday
from the abandoned docks out
east OF Schweizer's down 10 the
.fs along the railroad tracks
he near west side.
Many were totally deserted
except for empty rubby-duh
rubbing alcohol bottles and
rusty canned heat tins.
In the old days the Jungle
buns used 10 stay drunk for
days. In winter they'd curl up
in caves without eating and
drink their Michigan avenue
cocktails until they passed out.
Other buns would try TO drive
them out by throwing stones,
ard often resort 10 calling the
police 10 keep the cavemen from
freezing TO death.
But it's different now. When
nothing else could stir up their
sodden souls. Americas peril is
stirring them now. Sinners.
wastrels, loafers, they are maxi
ing the supreme sacrifice.
They're going back 10 work!
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
Pete Roy of the Famous Italian
Cafe, across from the Fox The
alter, has started Offering a free
dinner for two for any man In
the service who gets married
and arrives with his bride and
marriage certificate.
Franklin Hills, having a
bond party" tonight, is the first
private golf club in the nation
10 hold such a party. Every
member has to buy bonds TO get
in. Plaudits 10 the club. too, for
not sponging free entertainment.
Ethel Shutta. Raul and Eva
Reyes and Ruby's orchestra will
be paid-but paid in war bondsl
You can start cOngratuIatlng
he Nick D'Amicos at the Stat
er Lounge on their coming
.sed event.
The current story-around-town
concerns Bill HandelSman OF