Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

Mn. PICKERING thelr Imam
Mn ri'nI cial acumen.
Nope. It's because L can't
keep the stubs straight, either.
We are both lousy. However,
we never got into anything quite
as battling as the mixup that II.
A. Mcdonald got into.
He Is an engineer, not related
TO the III. A. Mcdonald who
wants 20 be your milkman, your
congressman. et cetera. To keep
them separated, Mcdonald
means the engineer, and the
other Mcdonald will be referred
10 as "NiilkDonaId."
MilkDonald, IL turns out, al
ways made out his deposit slips
himself. The teilers recognized
his handwriting and everything
went well until he went barging
down to Washington one day and
his secretary made out the de-
post slip.
II was for the tidy sum Of
sI.575, and the teilers. noticing
the different handwriting, put
MiIkDonald's dough In McDon-
aids account. The error was
discovered In a day or 30. hut
the bank couldn't figure out how
to get the Sl.575 back into the
right account.
SO they said. I. Mcdonald told
me. that the onlv way they
- knew was for me 10 write a
check to II. A. Mcdonald from
n A. Mcdonald. which ! did
with pleasure. It's the only time
/ ever wrote a check, and did IT
on somebody elsc's money.
But then they wanted me 10
change my account 10 the name
OF Howard A. Mcdonald. ! said
was damned If ! ~eiid. q
been going under the name OF II.
a. Mcdonald all my life and /
have as much right 10 the name
as he has.
$50 the bank finally gave up
They printed a whole book OF
checks, especially for me. with
my name AND address printed
on them. and gave them TO me-
but they made me promise TO
put my address on deposit slips
after this.
The bank. we gather, IL still
slightly upset because MELON
aid refused 20 change from II.
A 10 Howard 4. For their bene-
nt-if people in banks ever read
ANYTHING ~ unfinancial as this
Colilmn-there's reason.
There are - III. McDonalds In
the Detroit phone hook: there
are two III. \. McDOnalds, not
counting the one mentioned
above. and there are no less
than six Howard McDonalds.
(and six Harry McDonaIds-H.
A. MilkDonaId's given name IL
Harry
changing from H-A.- Ia
Howard wouldn't straighten
things out. II you'll look on
Page 4sS Of the phone book, you
will see how our particular Nc
Donald has fixed things up.
He's given In and let the phone
company list him as Howard
Austin Mcdonald"
NOTES AROUND TOWN:
Francis de Erdely. the refugee
artist who lives at the Scarab
Club. has sold y of his pictures
TO Fortune magazine. moody pic
lures inspired by what he saw
in the Spanish War. They'll APP
near in the February issue.
Watch and sec what the paper
shortage is doing TO the maya
zine
John Coppin's portrait of
Henry Ford, done for the Grand
Central galleries, is drawn from
life. He discarded two earlier
ones. done from photographs.
a countryman of De Erdely
Che was a Hungarian count is
another Dctroiter. Leo Karczag.
who hopes soon 10 air patri-
otto march written by him out
Of thankfulness for not being in
Europe.
Airline Thompson Of the Lon
don Chophouse Is our idea of
singer who might become spec
tacularly popular II she would
change her style slightly and
become an out-and-out blues
singer.
Frank Gagen remembers 10
toss crumbs out the window at
the Alden Park Manor for the
birds. The snow Is tough on them
remember? ~
Glimpse into mans mind:
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. see
ing n Bib bomber at one Of the
alrports, remarked merely:
"The tail looks like a sharks
fins. I had plenty Of time 20 get
acquainted with them In the
Pacific"