The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-30
Observations
New Lieutenant
Glad to be With
Home Folks
BY Helen Essary

WASHINGTON A brand new
lieutenant in the Army Air Forces
came to our house last night He s
asleen TN couch in the living room
right row.
lie graduated a few days ago as
q navigator. Last night, in a beau
tiful new uniform with beautiful
new leather bags in hand, the in
sigma from his cadet cap and his
orders in his pocket, he came to
see tn family lie had sent a WIRE
FIRST. See you sometime today
Hours later the missed a plane by
four ninutes) there he was, SIN.
ing. proud. bashful all al once al
our front door
He said 10 was wonderful to be
with homefolhs again. He showed
us his four new overseas caps, his
extra uniforms and how the zipperS
worked Oh the valet bags He
showed Ms his gas mask and para
chute. Some OF US tried the gas
mask on II was frightening and
we tooG IL OF in hurry and laugh
ed lot to hide our fear.
When we laughed the new lien
tenant said. Gee. it's wonderful a.
be with homefolks But ne
wouldn't give up one second OF
that training he'd had as an air
cadet He wouldn't have believed
he cou;l work as hard and do 81
much as he had all day long and
half The, uight2 way down there IN
Texas He didn't know what he
was gong 10 do next. Att ne d-t
know vas that he had graduated
and b had "A days leave And was
he gSrlg 10 pslnt"ede towH4rsd "a.
those "a days, He sure was.
He, slim and red haired and
very young, this new navigator.
The gold wings on his brown uni
form are fresh and shiny. They
mean he's bound for trouble-'o
make II. and take il. He 5 cray
about his Job and he's going to do
1t the best way he can. Meanwhile
he's never going to think OF tOmor-
row Only Of today.
or course he's keen to bomb
Tokyo But, then, every body vans
To do that. The bomber he assign
ed 10 i so big il looks like a small
town. us fye times Is big as the
Liberator We saw down at the Army
air show. Dangerous Gosh, no
thing can happen to you in a big
plane Ike that The plane Is just
100 biz 10 fall There's a chance
you might he hit while you are m
H. Hold on-t4h up there in the
--whercd you say? In the Milky
Way, yCu say Listen. il won't he
bad But II II is bad--it is SO
what
THAT WAS A Graceful PAR
TY Clilean Ambassador and Mad
ane de Michels gave on Saturday
night in the Pan-American building.
The party was in honor OF the visit
ing Foreign Minister Fernandez
Fernandez
Naturally, the party brought out
an exciting crowd done in black
ties. gold braid. long evening
gowns and flowers in the hair.
Yet, even these shining ones took
on eSua glsm-oor because they
were n the Pan-American building
The Pan-American is certainly
the M - romantic spot in Washing
ton II has nothing 10 do with the
violen. present II belongs 10 that
poetic past when We pretended that
peace with Latin America was
matter Of fragrant pstios, pale blue
lights over Indian gods and foun-
Ains
like the world the Pan-Ame~i-
can represents SO do most people.
! am sure the wife OF the Chilean
amba ssador received not one re.
greet" for her party.
IF THE WHITE HOUSE ever
needs a football nine. Judge Sam
Rosenman, who came from the N-y
York supreme court 10 be the legal
advisor to the President. would
make a sharp tackle The judge
is square. big-shouldered with
straight features and an upstand-
ing pompadour OF reddish blond
hair.
He has a quick smile and pleas
ant manner He likes dogs. like
people who like dogs Falla. the
Presidents black Scotie. came 10
the White House press conference
the other day. was inspired to in
quire around II Fslls were rationed
Judge Rosenman and Military Aide
Gen. Edwin NJ Watson. who were
sitting side by side in a corner Of
the White House study. explained