Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-20

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asked if she {
- - rent II 10 him
MIR. fiCkEHiNG She was a
Mrs. l.. who still talks with a
Strong European accent.
II asked her If she'd rent the
house. as long as II was vacant,
said Mason, not for my sake
but for tho ChIldrenS. She said
she wouldn't. Two weeks Of dc
summer | stay there. she told
me 1 like dc pleasure Of my
two weeks in dc summer. Even
iAde- leedle children have -te
sleep in dc streets, / do not
want 10 rent II.
De pleasure IS all hers Won
der If she has twingcS Of doubt
on the other 80 weeks Of the
Year?
NOTES: The better auto
graph hunters report SpottinG
>Loretta Young and getting her
ignature at the Book-Cadillac.
Apparently she arrived inCog-
rlio. and wasn't supposed TO be
here officially until TO-DAY.
Dave Green, the publicity man
who goes ahead of Phil Spi-
falny's hand, IL the fellow who
dreamed up one of Edgar Ber-
gems more famous stunts
setting up trust fund for some
body TO take over Charley Nc
Carthy In event OF the NentriIo-
quist's death.
Note To the victory garden
editor. * Gen KnudseH-is-
larging his vegetable garden 10
four times the size of last years.
cabin In the sky" Is pulling
surprise in Detroit-doing
within $1,000 Of the box office
rate OF Random Harvest"
Phil Brestoff Of the Michigan
Theater and Terrace Room is
IN Chicago holding hands with
Del Parker. II their marriage
IS soon. don't say you weren t
told.
Rodney DeSarro's cartoon in
tho Times. the handaged lion
tanner complaining, You've got
10 pay me more money. boss.
or find some way 10 get around
this meat shortage stirred up
our curiosity.
At the circus out AT Olympia
they said that the big cats
aren't having any hunger pains.
They've always been fed horse
meat, Of which there IS plenty.
ADDENDA: Mr.. P. II. Of
Ferndalc writes:
Dear Pick can hear Vol
say pooh pooh from here. It
seems that when an oldster
refers 10 the good old days you
kids get that sickeninE indul-
gent smile on your kisSers, and
wink.
N You give credit 10 a Freddy
ergin for starting the danCin0
Sbn roller skates craze. wait.
Pat. Read il again I didn't
say he invented Pick
wow back before World War
We not only danced on 'em.
we loved on EN-. fought on 'em,
lived on 'em. played basketball.
hockey and raced on 'em.
I'VE danced the one step.
waltz. two step and most beau
ttf,,I - oil Tho hnrn Aannn Nnt
just a few couples, hut the whole
crowd, and beautifully, too.
You ask Justly, why | think
we were better. Well. this
should explain why a lot Of folks
were better IN the good old days.
Around the time l refer 70,
We were Just approaching the
state Of spectator nation. II
was just starting; I'm glad l
preceded mat state.
We did not SIT in a show,
sill AZ sporting events, sit in
night clubs. SIT al concerts. etc
We were our own music and our
own entertainment. Everybody
stood around the piano and
sang You were A nobody if you
didn't have piano or organ at
home. As a group. youngsters
cant compare now. Maybe
there arc individuals who are
better. hut not as group. They
have become SPECTATORS.
Il don't want my name men,
toned. Can't afford an argu-
ment. But in Justice can't stand
by while YOU give credit 10 this
thing as new. Cordially, =. H."
Tho above Mr.. =. II. Is a
manufacturers agent, and was
one Of the first, my undcrcover
agents say. 10 60 into the leg
paint business when the stock
ing supply ran short, so he is
not adverse 10 new ideas.
- He ought 10 he glad 10 see
gns that the newest Younger
DGeneration Is not doing as much
sitting.
However, when n comes to
the basketball game on roller
skates that he mentions. would
rather he a spectator than n
IL. a