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Evening star., 1943-10-26
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1Uell.

They have to be enthusiastic about
education, or they would not stay in it.
They could 60 into war work, and make
a great deal more money.
In ordinary times, they could become
gasoline station attendants, and prob
ably make more money.
In the latter job, they would not be
called upon to do all sorts of work for
which other people ought to be paid
They are enthusiastic about children,
all right.
They have to be, to put up with them!
But their love for knowledge and chill
dren leads them to become the sainted
characters (which we, in later life, know
them to be, although at the time we
knew them best we sometimes thought
otherwise.
OF all the teachers, the biology teacher
has the hardest time of it, as he takes
big net, and dipper, and case, and
leads pack of jostling students into
some smelly pool. in order to get dip
perful of protozoa.
If the teacher at the same time hap
pens to be fish FAM" he kills two birds
with one stone, since many of the crea-
lures to be found in fresh-water pools
are good fish food for tropical specimens.
There are rotifers and daphnia and
many worm to be secured, all of which
tropical fishes go for' as the best pos
sible food.
Feeding tropical fishes in an aquarium
spurs the owner on to all sorts Of odd
knowledge. He builds up patches of
white worms Wrigglers good for fishes.
He even sends to California for some
eggs of the brine shrimp This is a
small creature, very much smaller than
the fairy shrimp.
The brine shrimp lives, as its name
suggests, only in salt pools.
Its eggs will hatch out only on contact
with salt water, whereas the eggs of the
fairy shrimp will hatch out only on con-
tact with fresh water.
Some of the fairy shrimp eggs are
known as resting eggs, and at times
seem to require drying out before they
will hatch.
This is true also of the brine shrimp
eggs. Eggs of the fairy shrimp will re-
tain their fertility for IA years. That is,
they will remain dry for that time and
subsequently hatch out if put in fresh
water.
We personally have a container of
brine shrimp eggs which hatched out at
the end of eight years, but experiments
with them after that were a failure.
These eggs were secured in March,
1882, Today they look exactly as they
did then, but somehow the mystery of
life has gone out of them.
Both brine and fairy shrimp swim
upon their backs, and have little keen
eyes which look out upon an odd world
for little time. We wonder if the
shrimp find their world any more
strange than man does his?
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Theater Audiences
Rebuked for Noise.
To the Editor Of The Star:


One hesitates to assume that the pa
irons of the National Theater inten-
tionally are insulting the excellent or
chestras and the well-known conductors
who have appeared there during the
past two weeks. But it is difficult to
believe that Washington audiences are
so devoid of culture or ignorant OF the
elements of musical knowledge that they
are not aware that the very charming
overtures in both Blossom Time" and
Oklahoma" are as much part of the
performance as are the catchy songs or
the witty dialogue.
Owing to the continuous chatter of
the audience, it is impossible to hear the
quieter portions of these overtures, and
unless one is fortunate enough to have
a seat within few rows of the orchestra
it is difficult to hear even the louder
parts.
Surely one is entitled to expect that
audiences in the Capital City of the
United States of America should be bet
ter behaved. F.B.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
These Are Forever Ours

We do not haze the magic to halt
The sun nor the moon, to keep the
day
From yielding to the darkness,
Nor the high space OF stars from
letting
The light come, softly and tenderly.
Yet these are pleasant hours to
Uhich
We cling, permitting the precious
jeDels
OF dreams to engraDe themselves
into our Nues. We hare no regret
OF the passing OF days; there ,DiL be
Discords that make US cringe
When ot-notes disturb the rich
And euen to1o of the sweetest music,
But 1Ue can keep al1uays the
memories
OF the good: they are ours to be lued
Again and again, just as 1pe Would
pick up
A book OF poems to read the choicest
OF them oDer and oUer, and often,
Because they appeal to US,
Because they are forever beautiful.
LANSING CHRIsTMAN.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
"Bright-eyed Ones"
Condemned for Waste.
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
A faulty structure, based on boss rule,
incompetence. waste and ill-conceived
planning, is doomed to disintegrate, but
a substantial edifce erected on right
eousness, justice and common sense will
stand
The founders of this republic built
their structure on sound, sane principles
which endure. Those that attempt to
tamper with truth and twist it into
new and distorted patterns will eventu-
ally discover that true foundations can
not be shaken.
II we sow the seeds of dissension and
squander our substance while defying
economic laws, the harvest will be bitter.
Not SO long ago certain bright-eyed ones
decided to tamper with mother natures
laws in an effort to restore prosperity
and burned wheat and slaughtered food
animals just to get rid of them. Today,
as result Of this stupid scheming, we
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Army Of Veterans Grows
From the Topeka Capital.

from the Topeka Capital.
That phrase heard so often in war
time, When the boys come marching
home again. is out of date. Many of
the boys are already home, and more
are returning each day
1t was recently revealed that a total
Of 210, 900 servicemen have been freed by
the Army since Pearl Harbor, for rea-
sor. OF physical disability. While many
became i'll or were wounded in combat,
the vast majority of these veterans never
saw the enemy. They couldn't take
strenuous Army training and developed
ailments which made it necessary for
them to return to civil life.
Human weaknesses are not always
easy to detect. Although men are in
Quoted only after careful physical and
mental examinations, it takes the rigor-
gus life of training camps and combat
- weed out those unit for service.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Contrast

Occasionally the comic strips and
the movies may give the impression
that our airmen have gay time of
1t bombing the enemy. In real life,
though, the job is a difficult and
grim one, full of unusual physical
and mental strain. AS described by
General David N. w. Grant, air
surgeon Of the Army Air Forces, it
Is something like this:
One look into the pilots cabin of
Bit will convince you that its fight
Is actually an engineering operation
demanding manual and mental skills
which put the driving of an automo-
bile in the kiddy-car class. The
co-ordinated operation of all gadgets
would be difficult in the swivel chair
OF your Office. But cut the size of
your once to five-foot cube, engulf
IT in the roar of four 1,O0O-horse-
power engines increase your height
to around four or five miles Then
get into a flying suit, gloves and
shoes all heated by electricity, put
on a helmet with earphones, cover
your eyes with goggles and the rest of
your face with an oxygen mask con-
tanning nicrophone, strap on your
parachute, and it might be we'll to
add about sixteen pounds of body
armor. That will give you an idea of
the normal conditions under which
these men work, = You may have
TO face an occasional pain from ears,
bends or intestinal gas expansion, a
touch OF dizziness. numbness from
cold, or the subtle comatosity of
anoxia Qack Of oxygen. There will
be Interruptions to man machine
guns against enemy attacks. Also
due allowance must be made for a
stream Of machine-gun bullets or the
burst OF ack-ack shells in your i'm
mediate vicinity. And as the final
touch to this bizarre picture of in
tense concentration, add the fear of
death.
Somehow General Grants words
have humbling effect. They make
many an event on the home front
seem mean, cheap and inexcusable
We balk at higher taxes here, we
threaten strikes, we want more pay
or more profits, and we are getting
Just little bit fed up with some o1
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Sales Tax Advocated
For Its Constructive Results.

To the Editor OF The Star
Not to pass a long overdue national
sales tax law at this time would be an
act of supreme stupidity. Every effort
should be made now to bring the tax
muddle under tight control
This need stems from the chaotic mess
in which the country now finds itself
entangled-the pay-as-you-go or guess
and-pay now, with refund and or pen
atty later victory" tax This head
ache-producer was probably a sincere
effort by Congress to meet. in cropping
fashion. the need Why not admit its
total failure? In respect to postwar
needs, especially, it is full of holes and
flaws.
Philip Murray's squaWk that the sales
tax is lnfationary may be ignored since
no proof is offered. The only imitation
Is seen in his threat that labor despite
record gains far outdistancing living
ccsts) will demand boosts to offset costs
of tax its leaders have decided to feel
dlSgruntled over. These leaders seem
willing to cultivate measure of infia-
tion-as an aid to future demands
judging by their willingness to contrib
ute to it.
The sales tax is simple, direct, quick
and easy to collect. Gains following
its adoption would be instant and many.
Millions of questionnaires, followups,
paper work obviated Acres of filing
space released. Thousands of tons of
paper saved. Sizable reduction in the
bureaucracy needed to administer it.
Greater income tax exemptions and re-
peal of victory tax as demanded bv
Mr.. Murray
II pressure Is felt on every purchase,
people would become more alert to
Government waste, demand curbs on
free-handed bureaucrats who souander
the tax money. Willful evasion would
be impossible.
The national sales tax is the sensible
way, but 1t must be a real tax, not
hollow compromise. Few, If any, exemp-
tlons. Taxes must be raised, not con-
jured out of brass hat. Let's have
the sales tax. WALTER BAHNSEN.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

have TO beg for butter and bacon with
scarcity confronting US.
The fiscal paradise" which was to be
created by repeated borrowings deficits
were said to be desirable) is rapidly be-
coming a peoples ''purgatory," so bur-
dened are they with ever-mounting
taxes
Stern measures should be taken TO
stem the waste, which still is very much
in evidence.
EDMUND K. GOLDsBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

the inconvenience of rationing
What our airnen face. the strains
they endure and the dangers they
cope with daily all over the world, is
comment enough on the way so
many of us in this country are in
tent upon the selfish task of keeping
this war as nice and comfortable for
ourselves as possible. The contrast
is less than pretty.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

Our pioneer ancestors, starting in
cold, soon learned to outdo the
clever American Indians at everv
one OF their best tricks, product of
ages of practice. From what Senator
Russell says Of our men in the Far
Pacific, they have made the same
sort Of record against the highly
practiced Jap jungle fighters.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Praise for Article
BY Star ColumniSt,

To the Editor of The Star:
I was thrilled by the reading Of the
article by Frank R. Kent in your issue
of October 20.
The timely and courageous presenta-
tion OF his article, about who are to be
the dominating factors in America, in
my opinion is the most serious situation
concerning every citizen in our domestic
affairs.
We must and will win the war.
We also must maintain our demo-
cratic system Of government. C.J.S.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1oriter, although the use of
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters With
a uielo to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

ordinary routine of their labors.
The Writers Club, sponsoring their
appearance on the platform, is serv-
ing the best practical purposes of
cultural democracy. 1t merits
appreciation ip equal measure.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

Statistics show that in our Army
there is one commissioned officer
to every 1855 enlisted men. The
new inductee usually feels exactly
as If he were the .65.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
PITFALLS OF LOVE

THERE WAS such amused con-
tempt n p'ckys voice that l was
not surprise 10 see BE.h HAYES
start, and rear hcr head upward
as If some rero~ous insect had
Auddenly SfunE her
That's what my friends have
been pleased Ia call me--the
wilderness Woman" She sand
and from me way she Sayored
tHo >tIiaa'.> READ lti that she
cnpn-0ed 'rarIs-r4wt What's
wrong with it," she snarled
suddenly, and the intonation in
her voice reminded me Of the
sound I once had heard coming
from tho throat Of Wild cat in
the New Hampshire mountains.
DICkY ENJOYS HIMSELF
IT, really an ailuriug name"
TO went o0 IT pictures some
ono strong and capable. Compe-
tent 90 deal with any unusual
emergency. and with real love
for the wilds Md n far -
that goes. imagine that YOU
I've up 80 the name 90
But. 30 sand. zone trait with
which popular opinion invests a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10
By ADELE GARRISON

seIf-conceit could not endure
the repulse he gave you
In the old wives phrs seoloEy. J
thought The Wilderness Woman
would burst AZ she heard this
speech Of Dickeys.
You cheap liar" she storTed
He never repulsed me. Instead
-
"Oh-yesh?" Dicky inter
rupted her sharply and no
street garin ever gave the 70
Spouse a more lnsolent accent.
well, now, I've heard tell dif-
ferent."
"Oh, OF course She was
snarling again Prom that
mushy Katharine. suppose
But she knows better. She has
proof"
"You mean what YOU meant
her To believe was proof"
DickyS voice vas suddenly
steely That WONDERFULLY and
fearfulIy huilt-up lying letter
YOU sent her"
RETORTs VICIOUSLY
Every word of which wss the
truth, only she wasn't sport
enough 10 accept 1.-THE spirit
les parasite" she retorted
Viciously.
Every word ~ which WAS \
lie Dicky said sternly "snd !
will tell you one thing now"
Mrs. Beckett Is not my authority
for that. She has never told me
anything about her troubles, and
she did not show me the letter
But her friend. your wife.
did" Ruth Hayes snapped.
Granted" Dlckv conceded.
"She and I. knowing Jack
Beckett 81 We do. found II most
amusing reading, even though II
aroused our anger and con-
tempt"
Il can't believe the high
souled Madge found II so anus
ing Ruth Hayes sneered -
understand that she and Jack
used 10 carry the torch for each
other In the old dayS--and per
haps," she added faununClN
1.-THE lady still keeps II lighted -
Continued Monday
Like sending him a gift every
day. Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily 10 your man In the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

IERE little game that will give yon
every DAY y is numerical puzzle designed to spell out
the letters your first II the number
subtract II the number is less than
your key number Start at the upper left
check every OF key
left right Then read the the letters under
checked figures 7-tO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-10

wilderness woman Ia squAreness
"a sense Of fair play--which
-nexer mnuld- permit lie eaHerto
lower herself to the practices in
which you have INDUCED.
G0ADED TO THE LIMIT
What do YOU mean ?" Again
I noted the snarl IN her voice.
and felt that l must be on the
alert Dicky WAS gosding her
almost beyond endurance. and
She not only was an impatient
woman. bat one whose roper
tore boosted every treacherous
trick Of the wilds.
1T would take a longer time
than have 10 tell you all
mean" Dicky replied airily.
hut I can outline a few high
spots.
lie paused, and posing The
huwh Of his night hand against
no fingers and thumb Of his left
uadc ready 20 tick of his points
FIRST of ALL" ne said. II
would cite the despicable cam
psign Of lies. deceit and treach-
cry YOU launched against Jack
Beckett. because your colossal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21
Film Shown
.Kiiwanis Club

The chsngeoyer from the man
ufacture OF goods for civilian con-
sumption 10 those designed for the
armed forces in the rubber indus
try was depicted in a film shown
Kiwanians at their meeting We'd
nesday noon at Hotel Huron.
The motion picture was shown
by James Ryan. representing the
footwear division Of the L. S. Rub
Der Company. and showed the az
tual process OF manufacture Of
raincoats. mattresses and rubber
footwear for the various branches
OF service. The different steps in
the making Of rubber life rats, and
the testing OF these RATS was de-
picted. as was the manufacture OF
pontoons for bridges, and sealtest
tanks for planes.
Guests at the meeting we're O.
p. Brixler. Brookfield. Ill. Rev.
Theodore Schmale. Ann Arbor. and
Capt. Charles F. Wetherbee. COM
tnandlng officer OF the AS.T.P.
soldiers stationed at the Normal
College.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21
See FoOD-Pags s
Chain System
Response

In keeping With the policy OF
continuing the protective services
Of the once Of Civilian Defense pn-
III II Is clearly shown that there
Is no further need. 1913 OF the 52i
personnel OF the services PARTED
pated in a practice chain call Wed
nesday evening. Contacted by tele-
phone. those who were notified re.
ported by telephone to the control
center
According TO OCD officials the
breakdown in the system came In
that families and others I'm homes
Of the wardens, auxiliary police and
others in the protective services
had not been ully acquainted with
{ Q action which they were TO take
in the event persons called were
not at home Consequently they
did not call others. causing breaks
in the chain.
on Nov. : the entire OCD will
take part in mock bombing OF
Ypsilanti. as planes fly over the
city droppng imitation bombs
It is believed that this may be the
last practice OF the year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21

Seeing War

With the Allied Fifth Army IN
Italy. oct 90 Delayed ms -
United States Secretary OF the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Jro
visited the front lines in Italy to
Cay.
tThe trip was made in the com
psny OF American Lieut.. Gen. Mark
". clark after the Treasury secre-
tary had requested a sightseeing
tour OF the battle area.
He journeyed up 10 within few
miles OF he front lines, psusing
az an artillery observation post
well in advance OF many guns TO
watch shells crashing into enemy
positions.
Wearing civilian clothes, low
army shoes and a soft hat. Morgen-
THAI made his way over the craggy
rocks TO reach the observation post.
lie crouched while Allied shells
vhizzed Low overhead from rear
positions into the Nazi lines.
While passing through the town
OF Dragoni the Treasury secretary
was caught under a heavy flax bar.
rage when Allied sunners sought to
bring down a German observation
plane.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21

10 regulate the insurance firms in
which millions OF Americans have
implicit faith
AsSails Subsidy
He also assailed Administration
support OF subsidy programs for
agriculture, consumers. and "vir.
tually every other activity as con
trary 10 the American tradition
OF free enterprise.
1t seems that We IN Congress
are being called upon continually
TO pass a bill 10 'h1 something -
Smith went on. We have tried 50
hard 10 write down rule for
every human Characteristic and 10
fr every situation just right that
the result looks more like legis.
lstive patchwork quilt
He predicted that the entire ma
ton Is rapidly turning TO Congess
to recapture authority II has dele
gated away" and predicted that I'M
less Congress does so It will face
defeat on its own account.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21
BY Mrs. Earl Sfndt


Girl Scouts Are We is a phrase
and a song that brings a feeling Of
security and hopesfor the future to
many a little girl. The feeling
that many others are striving to-
ward the same ideals is a strong
force in keeping these girls
staunchly facing in The right di
rection. The Girl Srbut program
is planned to give girls a love for
and knowledge OF the out-of-doors.
health. homemaking, and the arts,
and crafts. Through their activi
ties they develop initiative. self.
control. self-reliance. and unself-
ish service TO others. These are
qualities that the best OF woman.
hood always has and that we all
wish our growing girls 10 develop.
Today more than ever as we
live in a war torn world and as
we face a future OF readjustment
we need the kind OF citizens that
the Girl Scouts are developing.
This need alone would justify the
existence OF the organization. To
day IL serves another more i'm
mediate purpose also. Many homes
are broken BY war. in many others
the father is away and the mother
working, in still others both par
ents are working. In every case
the child sees far too little Of the
parents and too often feels too
strongly the sense Of instability
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21

Washington. Oct. 2l--INS-Sen.
Ellison d. Smith ID S. C.. demand
ed today that the Administration
put its own house in order before
undertaking worldwide rescue Of
other peoples at the expense Of the
United States.
The Bible asks what shall II
profit a man 10 gain the whole
world and lose his own soul "
Smith said. Il ask you what shall Z
profit America 10 rescue the whole
world and lose America"
Get me straight, am not
against collaboration with other ma
tons in Strengthening out their az
fairs TO any extent to which they
may want 10 90 But ! do want
America TO be taken care Of a.
least while We are helping others
II not before"
Smith. dean OF the Senate. said
there are certain individuals in
Washington who don't seem 10
nave his view point, but that they
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-21
States
Strikes

tBy international News Service
War production was crippled in
four states today as more than
10000 coal miners persisted in
their strikes despite back.to-work
orders from the War Labor Board
and the United Mine Workers OF
America.
In the Birmingham, Ala, area
alone. $4,000 miners were reported
idle, causing a daily loss OF 10000
tons OF coal to the war plants In
that district. At least 1900 miners
were on strike in the Kentucky
fields, and several hundred others
were idle in the Terre Haute, Ind,
area.
Latest state 10 feel the Gripping
effects OF the unauthorized strikes
was Arkansas where more than
400 diggers in the Clarksyille field
left their jobs and loafed in the
towns streets.
Efforts OF John l.. Lewis, UNIV
president. and other union officials
10 initiate back-to-work move
ment apparently had failed. and
War Production officials looked TO
Washington for aid in settling the
strikes.
Further hope for settling the
strikes arises in the small mining
town Of Wylam, Ala, where 400
union leaders convened in an eff
fort to halt the work stoppages in
the Alabama fields. No announce
ment was made on the results OF
the foor-hour meeting. but 1t was
reported f1sset considerable opposi.
ton wasWxpresSed to a back.to-
work movement.
The .strike.i started sporsdically
16eut two weeks ago waen the gov
ernment-controlIed coal mines were
returned to their owners. Some
union leaders insisted the strikes
were in protest against delays In
contract negotiations, and others
blamed "local Issues" In Arkan.
sss the miners were reported 10
have left their Jobs in sympathy
with strikers OF other states.