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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
The Brighter Side
Inn HURLBUT, who was the

Inn HURLBUT, who was the
% first marine combat corre-
spondent on Guadalcanal, land
ing with the second wave OF the
marines, told me something of
the unusual functions of this
new type of fighting newspaper
man.
A combat correspondent is an
enlisted man who moves with
combat troops, takes part in the
action, and then bustles back to
his headquarters and bats out
his story.
There are about IS Marine
Corps combat correspondents
scattered all over the globe.
CEN. DENIG. a fire-eating.
" thunderous-voiced marine of
the old school, who was brought
out Of retirement to head the
publicity department of the
marines. thought up the combat
correspondent and the idea has
been SO successful / understand
the army and navy want SINH
lar crews.
The combat correspondents are
trained specially for their serv-
ice, but most OF them had
newspaper background before
entering the war.
They must be enlisted men.
though jim Hurlbut is now a
lieutenant and Is on special duty.
and they must 60 through boot
camp, like every marine.
A man in. say ga. may apply
for service as combat corre-
spondent and after an examina-
ton by marine officers may apply
10 his draft board for reclassifi-
cation to Ia. perhaps making
certain waivers, whereupon he is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
by Damon RunyOn

indicted into the Marine Corps
and placed in boot camp train
ing, with the directors of the
combat correspondents keeping
an eye on him until he has fin
ished.
Then they ask for him.
LIE is issued a tiny portable
II typewriter, paper, carbon
and pencils all in a nice box and
then he is in the combat CORE
spondent business, except thst
ne also is issued a rifle end the
other aCcoutrements Of the en-
listed man, and has to fight, and
In fact about the only favor ex-
tended him in recognition of his
journalistic duty Is exemption
from the ordinary duties of the
enlisted man, such rs guard
duty and kitchen police.
i'm HURLBUT says that on
- Guadalcanal the civilian cor
respondents usually dispensed
with that band. too, inasmuch as
they were generally in the hot
spots. and there was feeling
that the Japs might not be adj
vised that the &c" wearers were
noncombatants and use the let
ter for a target.
The marine corps correspond
ents do not attempt to compete
with the regular newspaper cor
respondents.
On the contrary, they cooper
ate with them as much as pos
sible. but they are supposed to
write marine and also navy
news and human interest stories
on subjects that the regular cor
respondents may overlook.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Fighter Pilots
G0 Into Action

through the Battle Of Britain.
Crete, Africa and all other points.
ct KNOW just how they feel"
Brltisher said.
IT remember my first sweep.
~ was 20 tight and tense Z
could hardly hold the stick ana
' vas almost AFRAID TO see an
enemy plane but more afraid 1
Wouldn't.
They'll fly with their fingers
on the trigger, never mind about
that"
AS the formation of fighters
disappeared from sight we
started sweating the boys out"
This was the toughest sweat
ing out" I had done because
these were boys who had left
the States with me. had taken
last look at the lights OF home
with me. had shot craps with me
and ruined me at poker.
None of us left the line from
the colonel who commanded
them TO the mechanics who had
given the ships the final touch
and as the haze came down we
we're all sweating.
NOW the time for the boys TO
~ land was close at hand.
Then came the sweetest OF
sounds, the roar Of unseen mo-
tors overhead. friendly motors.
The boys began coming in
over the tree tops grinning like
monkeys.
They jumped out of the ships.
They babbled with happiness.
All talked at once.
THE ferries wouldn't fool
with US"
1--WE had rougher trips over
Alabama"
That France looks right
pretty. Not much different from
Florida"
That England looks good
when you're leaving II but, man.
does II look good when you're
coming home"
A captain pulled me aside.
Remember that little green
elephant you gave me for q
good luck charm on the boat:
Well, he has been higher than
any elephant In the world"
He led me 10 his ship and
there, pinned on the instrument
panel, his porcelain ears flap
ping. was my little elephant.
I'll swear he was smiling.
EONLY had to give him
" Whit Of oxygen once"
the captain said And he
never did get airsick."
The boys cleaned UP their re-
ports TO the commanding Off
Ger and made for the Officers
Lounge.
At this base the FIRST thing
you do when you complete your
first operational flight is write
your name on the ceiling. rs
The ceiling is 30 feet high
II was lots Of fun but, as the
captain said as he teetered on
a pyramid of fellow Americans
and Raj fliers and tried TO
write his name:
This IL more dangerous than
the mission. At least I had a
chute then"
BY 4 in the morning most Of
us were in bed.
Well some Of us anyway.
Distributed BY Mcknight Syndicate, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
The OnIooker
BY Henry McLemOre

UP and with fighter ships you
can't afford 10 waste gasoline.
It's get up quick and get down
quick.
They only nodded and said
See you when We get back"
" had been weeks since ] mad
seer them
The last time We we're 10
gsther was o. on the Atlen,lc
bouncing and tossing or snip
that couldn't do one-fiftieth the
speed Of the ships they were
about to ride through the
heavens.
They were dreaming then of
the day when they would be
sent out against the ferries.
THEY talked about it hour
Il after hour.
How they ached 10 peel off
from formation and dive after
Hun with a Messer. Junkers or
Focke-Wulf in their sights.
Now for the first time they
were going TO have the chance
and, of all the days. that was
the day l should happen on the
station where they were.
In few minutes they were
gone.
Voo;n! Voom, Voom'
One by one they roared across
the field to circle, get informa-
tion and head toward what TO
them was the promised land
/ stood with some Raj boys
as the American youngsters took
off-RAF boys who had fought
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20

three O'Garas, Is the only one
practicing law now.
The boys are all in the armed
services.
Gerald O'Gara is in the navy.
James OGara is in the army.
Paul O'Gara is in the marines.
Georgia Gibbs, vibrant, viva
cious vocalist.
Georgia, who is 4 feet IL
inches tall. is one OF the original
members Of Manhattan's Little,
but Oh My" Club.
QUERIES from clients:
VI Q-What do you think Of
the idea of changing the name
of New York's Carl SchurZ Park
because SchurZ was a German
American?
Ann against it. Carl
Schurz was not German
American.
He had no hyphenated streak
in him.
He was 100 per cent Ameri-
can, a close friend and adviser
of Abraham Lincoln and a
major general in the Union
Army in the war between the
States.
Q-The sergeant says there
is no such thing as a national
holiday in the United States.
A-The sergeant Is. as usual,
right. Each state has jurisdic-
ton over holidays to be OBJ
served.
T'F1E programs on which we
Il regularly tune in at our
house are Edgar Bergen and
Charlie Mccarthy. Information
Please" 'Duffys Tavern"
Jimmy Durante and Xavier Gu
gat and when available Basil
Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in
Sherlock Holmes"
Thomas Jefferson invented
the swivel chair and originated
the waffle, revealing that he was
q man who liked comfort and
food. Even as you and /.
One Manhattan and Beverly
Hills, Cal, socialite now has
500 pairs of shoes being re-
paired.
/ don't know how many shoes
this young woman has alto
gether.
But before rationing she
bought about IS pairs at time.
Copyright, 1913, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS

J. F.:-Please give some facts
concerning winter itch. Is il
contagious and what is the
remedy?
Answer: Winter itch is the
term given when the skin is ir-
ritated in the winter time from
the use Of too much soap.
The skin needs certain
amount of natural grease TO
function normally. and in the
winter this is not secreted as
much as in the summer.
The remedy is 10 refrain from
bathing too frequently during
the cold months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
On Broadway

THIS' happened in London's
Il Bottle Club not many years
ago.
The swank spot was fussy
put, the people permitted in 1t.
All who entered were re-
SIlred to sign their signatures
to its famed autograph collec-
ton.
A noted writer came in with
q girl for a nip.
After the author signed his
name" he invited her to sign.
Eyebrows lifted. and there
was great CONSERVATION among
the flunkies-for she was an
unknown-and the great collec-
ton Of signatures had been
ruined."
Finally, one Of them. who had
been twisting his hands wildly,
had plan.
They would simply scissor out
her name.
A murmur of approval-and
then a polite cry OF dismay.
I'VE can't do that" one of
them intoned, because on the
reverse side there II tho signa-
ture Of Charles Chaplin"
1t was eventually decided that
her name remain.
perhaps" was the decision,
1T Will never be neticed-'
And Il wasn't-until recently.
The name OF the girl was
Gresr Carson.
YyHlS story is dedicated TO
i labor baiters everywhere.
His name is Jose Martinez, So
year-old member of the National
Maritime Union.
He is guilty OF absenteeisrn,
and he will be absent for a long,
long time.
We think the congressman
now framing anti-labor bills
should know about il.
Martinez sailed as a fireman
On a ship that was torpedoed.
After 19 days in lifeboat
With IL other seamen he was
.cued.
Then Jose came ashore no
Gewsreel men or reporters came
10 interview him. Nobody asked
him for his views on anything.
Even had he been asked what
he thought OF things he wouldn't
have said much. He was a quiet
sort OF guy. who didn't blow
his horn.
After resting n few weeks in
a Baltimore hospital, and feel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Nature
Cycles

there are no notrogen starve to
death.
Plants remove enormous guam
titles of nitrogen from the soil.
WHEAT in field, according to
W Kahn, of two and one-half
acres removes about 400 pounds
of nitrogen from the soil every
year.
Nitrogen in the air is to some
extent washed back into the soil
by rain.
There is nitrogen equilibrium
in nature. although just how it
operated was not exactly under
stood until the last few decades.
Farmers always have known
that land which has become poor
can be enriched by the growth
of any leguminous crop.
Scientists discovered that le-
gumes. such as beans, had small
nodules on their roots and these
nodules were actually made up
of nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
THESE bacteria can transform
Il atmospheric nitrogen into
nitrates..
Many soils also contain free
nitrogen-fixing bacteria which
can transform the nitrogen OF
the air into soil nitrogen.
The ocean also contains nitro
Sen-!oVing bacteria, which. how
ever. split up nitrates winch are
absorbed by plankton.
The fish consume plankton
and therefore get their nitrogen
and when man consumes fish, he
gets nitrogen.
WHEN the water of the ocean
w forms vapors. which con-
dense into clouds. and the clouds
float over the land. the rain
again brings the ocean nitrogen
TO the land.
Thus. entirely beyond any
planning. plants and animals
are in nitrogen equilibrium.
or course. the scientific
farmer who wishes a luxurious
and special crop will have to
employ somewhat artificial
methods of impregnating the
son with nitrogen. but this is
also the age-old dodge of fertili-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Better Health q :;
BY Dr. Logan CIendening =

TIVE textbook nutritionists
Il and vitaminists who just
have learned a few elements of
their subject are always very
much worried about exactly how
much of every chemical element
everybody should get every meal
OF the day and every day of the
year.
They overlook the fact that
Nature has been taking care of
this now for thousands of years.
and while few mistakes occur
now and then, they are not
nearly as frequent or as serious
as the nutritionists believe.
IN FACT, il is likely that il an
L expert nutritionist weighed
out food for every one Of your
meals, you would probably be
worse of than you are now.
leaving things to your own free
choice and TO Natures opera
tons.
Nature has cycles in the pro-
duction of the chemicals that
are utilized in olr bodies.
Many of these cycles we have
worked out in considerable de-
tail and they are of fascinating
compiexity.
For instance. we all need
oxygen and nitrogen.
Let us follow the nitrogen
cycle, as explained by Or. Fritz
Kahn in his fascinating neWl( =
published work. Man IN Struc-
ture and Function %
4 IL parts Of nature need
"A nitrogen for growth.
Fundamentally life Is q rocip-
rocal robbery of nitrogen"
Plants are the ultimate source
OF nitrogen for animals.
Some animals live exclusively
on plants.
But man eats the flesh OF
those animals and obtains nitro
gen in that way.
OF course. he also obtains II
from plants, since he is ON
nivorous.
How do plants get their nitro
gen?
Plants living in soil in which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
by Walter WincheII

ing that he wasn't doing enough
TO win the war. he went TO the
Baltimore branch of the Red
Cross and gave a pint of his
blood.
Then Jose sailed I'm a convoy
to Murmansk. For eight days
il was bombed.
the ship he was on was hit,
but IT made port.
Then, after returning 10 the
United States, he shipped out
again. and this tkne the ship he
was on was sunk, and Jose was
lost with II.
The other day the National
Maritime Union reported that
Jose Martinez. who had no liv-
ing kin, had made the Red Cross
beneficiary OF his insurance
policy.
In the sum Of 5000.
"0KLAHoMA,' the towns
Obest musical show, crashed
the Broadway heavens the other
night without the aid of a single
name" in the cast.
Excluding, Of course, the
stager Rouben Mamoulian) and
the adapter and composer los
car Hammerstein ii and Richard
Rodgers.
Passing the St James Theater
few DAYS ago. one OF the col
yum's observers noticed that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
DINNER

Two slices boiled smoked
tongue-100 calories: "a cup
green beans-50 calories: u cup
stewed rhubarb-l00 calories.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
LUNCH

One egg poached on ] slice
toast (no butter), with tomato
sauce-170 calories; l glass
skinned milk-l00 calories.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
LENTEN REDUCING DIET
Wednesday-670 Galleries
BREAKFAST

One universal vitamin pill; y
cup apple sauce-50 calories; l
rusk mo butter)-100 calories;
l cup coffee mo cream or
sugar..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-20
Ry T.. v. DurIinR

Distributed by King Features synd., Inc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
US. to Ignore
Robert Reply

Washington. May 6-INS-Eager
TO avoid an American naval move
against the French possessions in
the Caribbean, the United States
government today is understood
to be counting on internal pres
sure to effect a change in the I'M
cooperative attitude OF Admiral
Georges Robert. high commission
er OF Martinique and Guadalupe.
For the present, this govern
ment intends 10 ignore Admiral
Roberts truculent reply o ;.io
American note suspending polit-
ical relations with him.
II the Navy should find it nee
essary to occupy the islands. there
is reason 10 believe this govern
ment would Immediately invoke
the Havana act.
This act provides for establish
ment OF a Pan-American provision
al administrative regime in any
European possession which It is
considered necessary TO occupy in
the interests OF western hemi-
spheric defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
Nation S Honor
Not Redeemed

United Nations Headquarters in
Australia. May 6-INS-Until Cor
regidor is reclaimed America
stands unredeemed before man.
kind. Gen Douglas Macarthur de-
clared today in commemoration OF
the first anniversary Of the Japa.
ncse capture OF the rocky fortress
in Manila Bay.
'In'Tir-' ally n is but war-worn
rock haii0weI. as so many other
places, by death and disaster" the
chief OF Allied forces in the South
west Pacific said
Yet II symbolizes within itself
that priceless, deathless thing
the honor OF nation
81 ntil We lift our flag from It's
dust We must stand unredeemed
before mankind Until we claim
again the CHASTITY remnants OF its
last gaunt garrison We can but
stand as humble supplicants before
Almighty God.
There lies our holy grail"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06

Washington. May 6--INS--A re-
port prepared by the WPB plan.
ming committee today forecast a ] 5
10 20 per cent decline in consume
goods and services this year and
recommended extension OF consum-
er rationing "as far as stan and
experience permit.
Asserting that everyone will
suffer loss or. at best. discomfort
in 1919 the report stated:
The per capita flow OF goods
and services to consumers is eX-
pected to fall between 10 and IS
per cent below 1912 In the second
half OF the year. the drop may be
as great as 20 per cent overall.
I'm some important areas like
clothing and furniture. the decline
may be even greater. In few
cases--household and motor fuels.
transportation and domestic ser.
vice-supplies may well fall below
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
See WAR-Page s
Monroe ails
to Give Names

WASHINGTON -- ms - The
names of "high New Deal officials"
today remained the only shred OF
mystery in the case OF John p. Mon
roe and his parties at Washing
tons "big red house on r street"
Corollary to the secret locked
somewhere beyond recollection in
the memory of Monroe was the
question of whether the House Mil
itary Affairs Committee would car
ry out a proposed contempt citation
against the witnesses for refusing
to name names" as promised.
Monroe himself shattered the
web of intrigue which had been
spun about his activities when he
testified. during a hectic "on-and-
off-the-record' appearance before
the committee. that his parties
were never orgies and that he
had "never paid a dollars worth
OF graft to anybody
The committee investigating war
contracts and any attempts to use
political Influence in obtaining
them, held in allegiance its action
on a motion to cite Monroe for
contempt.
Meanwhile, Sen. Brewster (R)
Me, issued a flat denial Of the
manufacturer repres e n tatiye's
statement that Brewster had been
one Of those on Capitol Hill who
had warned him he was to be
"smeared.'
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
Help Of Lot
Owners Asked

Cooperative effort on the part
OF lot owners in Highland Gene
terry was suggested today I'm antici-
patton OF the annual Memorial OBJ
seryance. According to the present
outlook It will be impossible 20
follow the usual program OF grass
moving and shrub trimming this
year on account of shortage OF
abor.
In view Of the situation. Manager
George Woriley suggested that a
good many LOT owners might a..
range TO do some OF their own NOV
ing this year Or arrange to have Il
done before grass grows too high.
Never before has such a request
been necessary" he said and we
nope II never will be again.
In the past. We have taken good
care Of lots under perpetual care
and Ne have tried 20 keep other
lots in fairly good condition. In re-
turn for this extra service we hope
there may be volunteers who can
help us this year. particularly dur
ing the present month"
Only one man was available to
day az the cemetery. Ordinarily at
this time OF year there would b.
enough 10 keep all the moving ma.
chimes IN operation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
Bakers Make
irst Dent IN
Price Freeze
Price of Bread
in Utah to be
Increased

Washington. May Cup The
Office of Price Administration made
the first break in President Roose-
yelt's "hold-the line" order today by
authorizing a cent a loaf increase
in bread prices to all bakeries in
the state Of Utah, and to bakeries
in Fargo, n. D., and Mooreheaj,
MINI.
The action. which has not yet
been officially disclosed. meets a
warning by the bakery owners that
they could no longer operate at an
alleged loss. OPA officials said.
Same Amount
OPA authorities said that had
the Utah, North Dakota and Mime
sofa bakeries been allowed to
close. bread would have TO be
brought in from other areas at an
increased cost to The consumer Ct
approximately the increase APP
proved.
There was some difference OF
opinion within OPA on the need
for the increase. Some food ex-
perts fear that it will lead TO in
creasing pressure from other food
professors to force price increases.
At the time that the President
ordered the price line held, OPA
had under consideration price
raises on several other products.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06

minimum requirements. unless the
distribution OF availa BILE supplies
IL managed with great efficiency. -"
The committee outlined a SIX
Uoint program TO meet the situs-
lion.
/. Eliminate civilian manufac-
turing and as much OF wholesalinR
as possible from labor shortage
areas.
.. Increase productivity OF re
tail trades and service industries
with emphasis upon localities
where labor is short.
3. Curtail less essential goods
and services and simplify ana
standardize the more essential.
& Extend consumer rationing
as Tar as star and experience per.
nit.
3. Protect the consumers mini.
mum requirements in every i'm
portant area.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06
Blood Given BY
Local Residents

Ypsilanti residents gave 1874
pints of blood to the American Red
Cross Blood Donor program, when
the mobile unit OF the Red Cross
was here from II to p. m. Wed.
nesday.
Giving for the sixth time were
Daniel T. Quirk. Ernest Culp, Clar-
ence Loesell. Mrs. Vincent Cele-
breeze, and Russell Cosper, while
fifth donors were Donald Langstaff,
Mrs. c. NJ. Power, Mrs Ross Light
iwlsr. Susan Graczyk, Howard Ray
mo, and James G.. Waite. There
were % donating blood for the
fourth time, and "a third time
donors.
Miss Estabrook Rankin was
chairman of the program, and Mrs.
J. J.. Houck was chairman Of the
donor and nurses aides Mrs d.
b. South was registrar. Donor
aides assisting were Mrs. J. j.
Woods. Mrs. +. c. Pryor, Mrs. b.
J. Parker, Mrs. X. V. Ferguson,
Mrs Fred Wolter, Mrs. A. Nelles
and Mrs. Robert Schrepper. Nurses
aides included Mrs. Douglas Good
all. Mrs. Guy Kennedy, Mrs. A.
Himmelspach. Mrs. James Beach,
Mrs. e. II. Stein. and Mrs. Edgar
Waugh. George Allen was order
~
Members OF the Canteen Corps
who served lunch to donors were
Mrs. Lores Lancaster and Mrs.
Henry Keller, co-chairmen, Mrs.
Harry Church, Mrs. Richard Weir,
Mrs. Leroy Lewis, Mrs. NJ, j.
Lewis. Mrs. Clarence Starkweather.
Mrs. /. II. Slater. Mrs. X. X. Bow.
er. Mrs. William Wilcox, Mrs.
Larry Schaffer and Miss Hylda
Huxley. were motor corps mem.
bers providing transportation for
donors.
Ypsilanti High School students
who helped with the unloading
Of equipment were Robert Hen
erickson. Fred Horn, Wendell An.
derson. and John Kenworthy.
Roosevelt High School students as
sisted in the loading OF the equip
ment were Richard McElroy,
Richard Wright. Jack Pillsbury
and David LobbestaeL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-06

will be Alan Strachan, International
representative, Ford Local 30
UAWCIO): DR.. Otto X. Engelke.
Washtenaw health officer: Spencer
Gordon, executive secretary OF VII.
low Run Community Council: Mrs.
Reys X. Olson, director OF U.S.O.
Travellers Aid Service, Ypsilanti;
and DR.. Wesley II. Maurer OF the
Department OF Journalism OF the
University OF Michigan. The state.
ments OF the discussion leaders will
be very brief and when they have
nlshed. the audience will be invited
TO take part.
The business sessions OF the
convention will be Saturday. May
Is, in Charles McKenny Hall Local
$50. Michigan State Normal Fed.
GRAFTON OF Teachers, Is host TO the
convention.