Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-18

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more WAYS than one. II has It's
fun quota Of bravery hut u u
a different bravery. The in
dNidual hero mo- longer stands
out. The lone Wolf type of aerial
sce no longees exists. The lone
wolfe dies too soon.
And there's one more thing
that has changed. The last war
carried "A smile. smile that
was forced sometimes, q smile
that perhaps was even foolish,
but brave smile The songs
Of that era were indicative
There are SMILES that make
MS happy. and Smile the while
Won kiss me sad sdieu 80
Today'S struggle rs. perhaps.
too critical. too sinister. 10 leave
any room for even the doc-eared
happiness and battered smiles Of
other years and other wars.
Still, there remains A type Of
smile. an enduring, quiet and
hopeful smile. and we are in
dehted 10 Alice GoTham for the
following notation. or essay or
whatever It ought 70 he called.
Mrs. Gorham is connected
with the Michigan and IFS atfil-
ated theaterS, which does not
enter into the subject AT all.
except that her work takes her
into varied parts OF the city,
and the people she writes about
are not fanctfui. They are real
and so are the smiles, From
here on. the words are hers
II first saw this smile on the
face of n bus hoy in a restau-
rant.
I'll was an odd smile
and 7 have seen II many times
since. II Is aS American as the
star -SpangIed Banner. and u
might he described as the kind
Of smile that covers tears
or as the bright badge Of Cour-
age. Watch for II. Jack; "
means victory. and II Is first Of
all a victory over self.
THE smile on the face Of the
bus boy attracted me because
he is a hunchback He is prob
ably working at his first job,
and he is probably the best bus
~. y-nefaftfsuf
"There il a man on our street
who starts out to work every
morning with this same look on
his face. He starts at $3.50, for
n takes him almost a half hour
10 walk the block 10 the corner.
He has a cane, one leg Is stiff.
and he moves his whole frame
with difficulty. l imagine he Is
a man who never expected 10
work again. but here he is -.
"The man in the elevator was
smiling, and when I remarked
on how late he was working he
said YES. he used 10 THINK he
was tired al the end of eight
hours, and now, at 10 or II, he
was Just beginning 10 think Of
going home.
THE smile was on the face
Of the engraver who was buSily
getting out plates az 10 p. m.
one night. The engraver. owner
of the plant. was working for
the first time in years. He has
retired. and then come back 10
work 70 release a younger man
10 fight He mentioned that
his son had gone 70 war e..
Nobody knows, Jack, how
many thousands of women are
working all day and then COM
ing home TO wash clothes, 20
iron them, to scrub the kitchen
floor. For the cleaning women
have gone TO war. and are in
the war plants. And THEN
come home after work to look
after their own homes You'd
be surprised how 2 smile helps,
when you're working twice a.
hard as YOU used 10.
1--WE seen the smile nm the
faces Of tired theater managers.
still filling Qua war bonds "a
3 or I "A. m. And | saw 10
again. a bit fixed. ~ Is true. on
the face of the girl across the
street. Shes home, with her
baby.
when ! stopped 10 say hello
and remark on the fact that she
was home again, she said yes,
she had been following her hus-
band (as many wives have but
this time he told her 10 stay at
home. lie couldn't tell her
where he was going destina-
ton, a military secret.
This smile is the ore the
newspaper photographed keeps
asking Tor NJ Us a smile my tho
face of tragedy VI is 2 smile
with lump m rs throat. And
10 Is The smile you see IN the
face of every American fighting
man
"But it's smile ! have never
seen on the face Of a Mari 80.
~ - free smile. = spontaneous
one And look out for n, Mr..
Hitler"