davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
But What Will !
Use a Rifle FOr?'

This" he said. pronouncing
each syllable slowly and dis
tinctly, els what we have come
to call rife. Rifle. II II used
for the purpose Of shooting.
Primitive man. We are told, did
not have rife. Primitive man
was forced 10 bring down his
supper with "A knife, a spear, =
stone. a bow and arrows or his
own little primitive hands"
! nodded automatically and paid
scant attention 10 all this. / Al
ready knew II
To-day" he continued. "civil-
ration has bren improved upon
10 the extent that" and he
went on and on After that We
began AZ tho beginning of the
manual 81 arms and took each
command slowly. The corporal
Sweated for IS minutes
Are there any questions
now. Private Hargrove
| thought for a while yes. SIR,
I said That IS, yes. corporal
What use VIII | have for a rifle
I'm going 20 be a cook.
The corporal mopped his brow
We'll Private HarCrove. he SAID.
oatrng me lovingly on the shoulder
'youn find use for H. Ha ha In
he first place. YOU can peel POI
atocS with a hayonet And IN he
second place Il you're as good q
'ook rs YOU arc a. soldier you'll
need IT every day After breakfast,
unch and supper you'll need II 10
protect yourself from murder ~
he hands Of your comrades IN
arms
Continued Tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
pETRoIT EvENING rIMEs lpRoNE cRERRY ssOOl

"Hargroye," he said with in
finite sweetness, where IL the
balance OF your rife ="
This IL all the supply ser
geant gave me, SIR" l said. II
thought II was all here"
The sergeant slapped his fore
head and mumhled something fu
riously under his breath. won
der-child," he said. this point
ing) is the balance of your rife
/ can't imagine why they call II
that, unless it's because when yoL
hold the rifle there with one hand
it's balanced. He then went or
for a few minutes, explaining z
few Of the things ] had still failed
10 master.
"NOw do you understand it,"
he asked, beaming at me with a
look made OF all sweet accord.
mo, sir" ! said.
The sergeant sighed YEARLY
Private iIafgrove, " he said, right
down by the next barracks there
a group of young people who are
vi dtlIClIlB WIFI IlllCS lOl tic III -
time. They haven't had theirs fol
three days like you have. Rur
along down there and see If yot
can keep up with them. -
/ tried. There was some con
fusion about the orders. however
Al the end of movement where
l wound up with my rifle on my
left shoulder, the rest of the de-
tail had theirs on the right.
noticed also that ! usually finished
a command long before the others
The sergeant in charge Of the
detail commented on this. you
know. Shorty" he said, you have
all Of these routineS worked out
much better than the war depart
ment was able 10 do them Where
il took them Is counts 10 COM
plete the l6-count manual. you al
ways manage somehow 10 com
piete il in u
| was still blushing modeStly
when he called the corporal over.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
VIII


1 TIPTOED IN I o the squad
room so that the sergeant
wouldn't notice that ] was wear
ing fatigue clothes. His voice rang
out 10 me as / passed his door
and / skunk in guilty.
The sergeant's lace showed that
he was hurt. You were on ZIP
again today. weren't you. Har-
grove7"
7 lowered my eyes and scuffed
my toe against the floor. Eyes
sir"
"Oh. get ~ discouraged
sometimes" the sergeant said.
II try 40 hard Ia make some
thing of YOU and what good does
10 do? Every time l go through
the kitchen 1 see you I'm there
scrubbing the sinks. How many
times have you been on KIP this
week."
"Only three times. sir" ] said,
avoiding his eyes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01

ADVTRTIsENTNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
Sergeant Puts Us
Through the PAGES

Tho sergeant was putting US
through 'our PAGES To be- quite
frank. The precise way the other
cltllen-SoldIerS were dong their
part got me confused Every time
I held the rife al one place. II
would ScCSaw over and finally
wind up with a thud on my best
toe The sergeant was quite pa
tent for a while. but he finally
called a halt .and walked over 10
me slowly clanchinC his fists des-
pera'ely 10 control himself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
Sergeant Insists
It's DiscOuraging

ITS disgusting and discourage
ing" he said. It's more than
one poor sergeant should have
10 bear. Does Mihalakakos get
on ZIP three times a week? Does
Droschnicop? Does even Cookie
Shumate No. What was IL to-
day."
ut was all the corpOrars
fault. sir" | said. looking around
70 make sure that the corporal
wasn't there 10 defend himself
Just because right-faced
few times when ] was supposed
10 left-face, and zigged when
should have Jagged. and he
cause I forgot and smoked In
rsnks-and few other things
like that"
And" SAID tho sergeant,
shaking his head sadly. you
Just turned around casually
every time he ordered about
fac, And you kept watching
YOUR feet ali through driiI. And
YOU stayed out Of step all morn
ing and you took those plow-
hand strides Of yours and walked
all over the man I'm front OF
you. And YOU sassed the drill
master three times. And YOU
generally spoiled the whole
mornings drill. Why can't YOU
nc good boy and learn The
drills
II don't mean Ia he had, sir. "
! said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
'Flabby' Instructor
Lacks Knees, Elbows

He outlines the exercise and YOU
begin wondering how a contor-
zionist happened 10 wind Up NJ
Fort Braec The Self-Styled fat
and fianhy' calISthenicS master
doesn't have any knees or elbows.
You stand there waiting to hear
his spine fall apart under the
strain, but he comes Up all in one
piece.
That's the way want YOU
boys To do IT," he says. hcaming
cheerfully. You begin 10 feel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
Exercising Stops:
Typhoid Shots Due

"EAerClSe-One, w u, three
four" Quarter, half. full, re-
cover Your knees get That
Tired Feeling after the third
time. After the sixth time, you
feel your eyes getting CLASSY.
After the ninth. you're floating
T In space. BY me time the eXer-
else is over, nothing matters any
more.
The exercise sergeant signs with
bubbling energy and bounces eX-
|uberantly on his toes. Didn't that
feel good p he asks You nod
|fcebly, expecting 10 collapse at
any minute
4 messenger from the battery
orderly room mounts the platform
and talks foe while 10 the eXer-
else sergeant. The Sergeant'S face
falls. He turns 10 tho ranks with
disappointment written all over
his face
SORRY 90 tell YOU this. boys"
he says. "but well have to stop
here. No more exercise this
morning. All play and no work
YOU know what that means.
You haze tn take YOUR typhoid
shots now"
q Il r r Il \ f + \ r HAS been
lifted for Us of the July II con-
tncency II the sergeant wasn't
looking over my shoulder I'd say
its about time Before our release
from ISOLATION army style, vas
able 10 sct around and swap ties
and gupeS with every one Of the
boys IN our group
4 little under 100 per cent of
them came up with the -ame ac-
count, which reads as follows:
Our battery has the worst food
~ H. army. We've got the worst
sergeant m the battery. No Kid
dlng though Our platoon makes
all tho others look cIummy. Here
NO weeks already and / haven
pulled ZIP or had the sergeant
Jump me tune yet Don't tell
soul, bat | think they're going 10
make nae a corpora All OF
which is 4 loi of hot air.
Actually. they're fighting 10 get
into the mess hall FIRST AZ every
meal They PC gaining weight and
tanning where they used 10
blister They rc Sass,ng their ser
gean',. VINO Geploge them as the
,orrie>f bunch Of rockies they
ever Swcated over Every one OF
them has been ou ZIP an least
once As for beng mace Corlorals
in The next fCW days no hum
NJ
BY TIE time Congress says
may so home and be- a mere CT
VILLAIN again suppose III be the
best soldier - to.t Bragg At
least seem 20 get more indi-
VdGal attention than any one else.
Private tu'oime ! always tell the
boy,
We were az work the other
morning learning how 10 handle
a rife There a certain way. |
found 70 my aStoni shmeni, 10 lift
a rifle, 20 pat ~ on this shoulder
90 pu' IL on that, TO present. II
for inspection, 20 pu' il back
down The Amy already has each
of these figured out before you're
drafted and although they're po-.
lite about the Whole thing ,ug-
cc>tlonS from the rear rank are
a drug on the market
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01
the Right Officers
ForgetS TO Salute

And that's another thing"
the sergeant wOaned w by
must YOU say sir 10 the non
commissioned officers and forget
10 salute the commissioned
ones ." He mopped his forehead
YEARLY DO YOU know what the
top sergeant told me today"
40. sir" ! said twisting my
cap and awaiting The worst
He ssjd--and don't sir mo
that when the battery com
mander had YOU on the carpet
Yesterday YOU stood there lean
Inc on the table. and Won
shifted your feet eight times.
And YOU Saluted four times
during his falkland when YOU
Naluted YOU gave European
heel-cIick and how ed. And when
the captain dismissed Won. Won
told him, Thank Nou, sergeant
and forgot 10 salute when YOU
left"
Il remembered II on the nav
hack TO the barracks, sir" ! eN-
planned. Then I went all the
way back To the ORDERLY room
snd saluted him properly"
HOLY jumping IchoshaphAf.
mOanpG tho SERGEANT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-01

JUST LOOK n me" the
exercise sergeant roarS m
voice that would 60 four miles
against the wind Just look.
weigh 20S pounds and I'm in the
worst physical condition I've
ever been in. ought to he
busted for the way I've allowed
myself 10 get lat and habby.
I'm ashamed"
You look AZ the exercise scr.
gent and wondCI what he's lead.
ING I'D 70 To YOU he looks Ink,
the after taking part Of =
matted Yeast advertisement ~
could probably lick h, weight n
police dogs
His next statement explains
everything Now lsm going tC
show YOU an exercise that's :,
simple its almost ridiculous Ever
! can do ~ Now ! don't want %
hear anybody down there adj
hitting he's IN worse shape thar
| am. If I can do 49, YOU can dc
tor else"
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
SERA
PRESENTADO ANTE
LA c. DE APELACIONES

New York, julio 2O.-El depar-
tamentO de justicia de los Estadoa
UnidOs presentara hoy en- la cOrte
de apelaciones de New York a
Luis (Lopke) Buchalter, ell asesi-
no, de mOdo que puede ser conde-
nado a muerte.
En- union de Luis Capone y En-
manuel Weiss, Buchalter fue con-
denado a muerte en- Ell condado de
Kings, Ell pasado diciembre, pOr
haber asesinado a Jose Rossen.
La corte de ape~laciones, por ha-
Der pasado Ell tempo de la ejecu-
ci6n, debera resentenciarlo, en- lu-
gar del juez que presidiera La Wis
ia de la causa.
81 fiscal del distrito Thomas
Cradock Hughes habfa solicitado
del gobierno federal Ia custodia
de Lopke, de modo que en- 81 pu-
diera como cumplirse Ia pena de
muerte.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
POLONIA INSISTE EN-
N FEDERATION
DE NACIONES
Ell nuevo Primer Minis
tro habla de las
relaciones con Russia

Londres, julio 2.-El nuevo pri-
mer ministro de Polonia, Stanis-
law Mikolajczk, declare aqui que
las relaciones de su gobierno con
Inglaterra, Francia Y Estados u
nidos ocupan sitio de prominencia
en- los planes de su pals. Una po-
Utica de buen vecino con la Union
Soviet, es la sincera esperanto
del nuevo gabinete.
Suscrfbase ell gobierno a La idea
de una federation de los paises de
la Europa Central tai como fue-
ra delineada, en- 1910, por Ell gene
raj Sikorski.
No Sc refiri6 Mikolajczyk al
fracaso del plan de la Fedora
ci6n, que no cuenta con ell apoyo
del gobierno Soviet.
La question de limites, dijo, es
de naturaleza polftica mas bien
que territorial. "Buenos amigos
pueden solucionar viejas rinas."
Polonia Sc propone otorgar su
reconocimiento al comite de Libe-
raci6n Nacional.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
DTOMOVIL Sc
LILO CONTRA


avenida MacD ill, al SUI
To-Day, un autom6vil Sc
aver contra una locomoto-
iendO lesiones graves Ire
eSt, de % amos, y Marga-
ey, de % ,vecinas, respec-
te, del Parque de Trailer
casa ndmero 1906 de la ca.
pa.
JOS recibieron asistencia en-
lltal Municipal.
b ell coche la Sra. Secrest
traba varios carros la To-
IA e iba en- direction de
smpa.
O'omovil fue arrastrado sc
i's de que fuera lanzadc
cuneta.
Flno en- Ell case ell vigiian.
0ansito Gordon, quien ase.
ae Ell cOche Sc estrell6 con,
"comotora sin contener Il
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
Los Incendios producidos en- Roma
no han sido a1n extinguidos
Una bomba cayo a 500 metros
de la Villa de Mussolini

Londres, julio 20.-En horas de
la madrugada de hoy no habfan
sido extinguidos todavfa los in
cendios que las bombas de la a.
viaci6n americana produjeron a.
yer en- Roma, la capital italiana,
segGn los despachos publicadOs
hoy por los periodicos de Suecia.
Calc1lase que los aeroplanos
Aliados arrojaron mas de 1000
toneladas de bombas zen la ciu-
dad eterna."
Pesados artefactos cayeron en-
los patios del ferrocarril, en- San
Lorenzo, a cuatro millas de Gu
dad Vaticano. Bombardeados fue-
ron tambi6n los patios de Littorio
Y ell aer6dromo de Ciampino.
Realizaron Ell ataque "Fortale-
zas Volantes," Libertadores, Nit
chells Y Marauders.
Mussolini tenfa la creencia de
que los Aliados no bombardearfan
a Roma, donde hay fabricas que
producer materiales para matar
a los soldados Aliados.
La agencia fascista Stefani dice
que las bombas ocasionarOn nu-
merosas vfctimas Y destruyeron
la basilica de San Lorenzo Fuori
lie Mura, pero no menciona Dl
bombardeo hecho a los patios del
ferrocarrfl. Esta situada la igle-
STA San Lorenzo en- la Via Thur
tino.
Ell Papa sali6 de Ciudad Vati-
cano Y visit6 los lugares bombar-
deados.
La resistencia del Eje en- Stella
parece a puntO de derrumbarse y
las tropas aliadas marchan hacia
Emma, IN importante centric de CO.
municaciones.
Las tropas del Octave Ejercito
Sc encuentran a solo tres millas de
Catania. FL n1mero de prisione-
ros aument6 aver a $4,000, $4,000
de eTIos capturados pOr los anne
ricanos.
Una de las primeras bombas
cay6 a 500 metros de distancia
de Villa Torlonia, la residencia
amurallada de Benito MussOlini.
En- Ia expedition los Aliados no
perdierOn nj un solo aparato.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
LIE D~EVOLVIERON s5ss
QUE HABIA PERDIDO

Trenton, New Jersey, julio 20.
La Sra. Charles Myers, de Ha-
milton, perdi6 en- Ia Gale una car
terra que contenfa $685..
Necesitaba 81 dinero para ope-
rar a su hijito. Encontr6 la ear
terra u Sra. Fred Heatinger, de
Brasburn, Heihts, y Sc Ia devolvi6.
A Ia hOnrada sonora Sc le do
una recompensa de 500.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
AUMENTO PANAMA
SUS IMPORTACTONES

Panama, julio 2O.-En los pri-
meros cuatro meses de este ano,
seg6n las estadisticas oficiales,
las impOrtaciones de Panama SUI
bieron a $13,5S7,12O, un aumento
sobre Ell mismO periodic, en- 1912,
de mas de I'm million de pesos.
Las importaciOnes de Estados
Unidos bajaron desde ,un $50 del
total, en- febrero, 1912, a $50 en-
febrerO de este aho.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
kSONAS QUE HA-
s.


Municipal Electoral
to del Sr. Edwin X.
!, nombro aver a los
que tendran a su car
ipci6n de electores para
5 del z de septiembre.
gnados sc nombran Hen
ii, T. L. Ferris, Mary
Gladys Anthony, Het-
i C. w. Rogers, v. M,
Jose Fette, Jennie Mas
rcelino Garcia, Maria
C. Petralia, John Apri-
&c Blumie, Alicia Sierra,
]. Bush, Maria Luisa JUS
Woodruff, C. D. Tyner,
aters, Sra. ]. A. Beding-
udence CLARK, Elfrieda
Bonita Rodriguez, Vivian
Elsie B. Lawrence y Sra.
|ras.
dia 16 ~quedaran abier-
bros en- los p~rescintos.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
GUZZONI NO PUEDE GARAN-
THAR QUE P~ROLONGARA LA
RESISTENCIA

Madrid, julio 2O.-Un despacho
llegado de Francia anuncia que ell
general GuzzOni, jefe de las tro-
pas italianas en- Stella, lie ha CO.
municado al rey Victor Manuel
que no puede garantizar una pro-
longada resistencia.
Guzzoni lie mand6 una memo
randum al monarca, directamen-
tie, haci6ndole saber que no lie lie
gan refuerzos y que en- la isla So
10 hay dos divisiones alemanas.
Los Aliados dOminan Ell aire y Ell
mar de manera abrumadora. TIA
liza esta usando va sus Gltimas re-
servas.
CuandO Messina ' Catania cal
gan, en- opinion del general, toda
mayor resistencia sera tin1til.
Dicese que ell Rey ha llamado
en- consulta al mariscal Pietro Ba
dogliO.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
'CcaNDlDO UN PERIO.
W PRO

Aires, julio 2O.-La Do
snenos Aires, cumpliendO
oel gobierno, suspendi6
Pei Psrlodico prO-aliado AR
lure pOr IN periodic de
5 Policia Sc sirvi6 tambi6n
Italia Libre", 6rganO de
~. antIfascistas de Ia
fs'uana Libpe" aparsDta-
La gaceta., 1943-07-20
y ROJOS A L MILLAS DE OREL
TIENE SUPERIORIDAD EN- Ell
ARE LA AVIACION SOVlETlCA
Esta dirigida la ofensiva
Dor ell Mariscal .Timoshenko

Mosc6, julio 2O.-Avanzando
commandments en- direction de
Orel, ell ejercito rojo ha captura-
do en- las Gltimas az horas mas
de so lugares ~poblados.
La poblaci6n de Malo-Arkhan-
geslk, a 40 millas pOr Ell suroeste
de Orel, en- ell f%errocarril Moscd-
Kharkow, cay6 en- poder de las
tropas rojas junto con un total de
10 aldeas.
AL este de Orel, segGn ell man
do sovi6tico, Sc lie han arrebatado
al enemigo 40 pueblos v aldeas.
La vanguardia rusa Sc encuen-
ira a IL millas del objective prin-
cipal perseguido por ell mando.
En- la acci6n del domingo, Sc
gun un communicate especial, los
alemanes perdieron 80 aeroplanOs
Y 70 tanques.
Doce contraataques lanzaron los
"hitleristas" 81 lunes, pero sin re-
sultado. Los nazis siguen trayen-
do refuerzos de tanques, aeropla-
nos v hombres.
La Radio alemana dice que los
rojos atacan con fuerza asombro-
sa Y que en- un sector de seis mi
las de frente utilizan seis divi-
stones.
0tras ~ofensivas rusas Sc desen-
vuelven a 10 largo de los rios Do
metz Y Mus.
I'm periodico nazi, ell "Voelkis-
cher Beobachter," asegura en- un
articulo, segGn nOticias de Berna,
que ell mando aleman ha fallado
por complete en- ell calculO que hi
ciera sobre la fuerza de Russia e
hombres Y materiales.
Los nazis vienen lanzando en- la
batalla de Orel todas Las fuerzas
que tienen a su disposition y este,
como es natural, ha demorado Ell
avance sovietico.
La posici6n alemana en- ell lado
sur del saliente es cada vez mas
peligrosa.
Mantiene superioridad la avia-
ci6n roja y ataca estaciones del
ferrOcarril, aer6drOmOs y carrete-
ras.
En- la iona de Lisichansk Sc We
rifican aislados duelos de artille-
ria. Tres francotiradores mataron
en- dos dfas a 10 alemanes.
Tirando con ametralladoras, los
artfllerOs rojos derribaron un
FOcke-Wulf 100.
La Radio alemana reptile la no.
ticia de que la Ofensiva rusa esta
dirigida por Ell mariscal Semyon
TimoshenkO.
al mismo tempo anuncia que
en- las cercanias de Leningrado Sc
iniciara n nueva ofensiva por
Ell ejercito rojo.
81 el ejercito russo tOma a OreI,
una nueva "debacBe" cOnmovera
al enemigo 81 Sc le cierra 81 CORE
dor, situado detras de esa ciudad,
que va racia Ell nOrte de la Ukra-
MIA.
La primera penetration sovie-
tica Sc verified por Ell sector Orel
Sukhinichi.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20

mente irrit6 al gobierno por un
articulo ridiculizando las noticias
tomadas para que por la Radio Sc
pronuncie ell idioma espanol.
Italia Libre coment6 energica-
mente Ia situaci6n international.
La gaceta., 1943-07-20

VDE LOS ALLADoS AVANzAN-PrOegida pr enjambres de ca7as y
eros nuestras ropas avanzan en- Stella. Han sdo capturadas las. cludades
hsa, Avola, Pachno, PozzaMo, Celia, Scogghti, Lcata, Ispida, Rosohni Motto
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16

my car, which Is necessary 10 get
TO work as there is no other means
OF transportation, deductible from
income tax?-W, r. r.
A-NO.
Off the 3 per cent Michigan
sales tax is deductible, must you
have a receipt TO prove the de-
ductions? / refer to groceries,
fuel oil, clothing and materials
bought for a new home. Also, are
Expenses for tools essential TO my
job which were bought in 1912
deductible, and must you have
receipts for same w. r. r.
A-No. A reasonable amount
II allowed by the internal rev.
enue department. They have n
sales tax schedule which shows
the allowable amount.
The cost of small tools which
will last less than one year are
allowable deductions. However,
tools having the useful life of
several years must be depre-
ciated.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16

This is the sixth in a series OF
income tax questions, submitted
by readers Of The Detroit Times
and answered especially for the
Times by Giles Kavanagh. United
States collector Of internal rev.
enue in Detroit.
II you have questions on income
tax that puzzle you, send them in
10 the Income Tax Editor, Detroit
Times.
Today's questions and answers
Q-I have a daughter who was
1S until November, when she
reached 10. She was working part
time since July. through Deem
Der, giving all the money home
She was going TO school all year
Can ] claim her as a dependent ?
&C. s.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
TRAVEL DEDUCTIONS

Q-My employer has assigned
me TO work in another town away
from home and does not reimburse
me for the extra expense involved.
l have 10 pay my own travelling
expenses and living while away
from home. Can / deduct auto
mobile mileage, room and meals
expense as necessary expense +?
I work on salary and maintain a
home but under the above circum-
stances am forced 10 maintain
two homes for several months of
the year.-W. c. r.
A-The expense OF your room
and meals whils away from
home would be an allowable de-
duction. If your auto Is used
In your work you may deduct
the operating expenses while 40
used. However, car expense I'm
travelling between the two cities
would not be allowable.
SHOULD BE INCLUDED
Q-Do I have to file special for
boarder? l take in $40 a week
from him but realize no profit
lJ. s. L.
A-The amount received for
room and board should he In
cluded In income and the ex-
pense Of furnishing room and
board would he deductible.
Q-Is interest paid on automo-
bile payments deductible?
A-Finance charges paid on
auto payments are not deduct
ible. However, interest paid on
money borrowed 10 purchase q
car would he deduCtible.
Q-I am the sole support OF my
parents and there are no other
children. My father is unable TO
work. but receives $50 monthly
Tor rent. Do I have to list this
although l don't get any Of it?
Reader.
THIS is DEDUCTIBLE
Alt appears from your let
ter that you are the chief sup
port OF your parents and the SEQ
they receive would not be in
cluded in your income.
Q-I would like TO know IL NOV
ing expenses are deductible. -
NJ. y.
A-No.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
BIRTH RECORD NEEDED

Mrs. II. w. c.: Q-I am Sc
years OF age and was born in the
United States. My home town has
no record of my birth. How do ]
60 about getting a birth certifi.
cate?
A bureau Of vital statistics
Is located In the capital OF the
state In which you were born.
Write to them and ask them
how you can establish a record
OF your birth.
Mrs. L. c.: Q-My husband Is
in Class ga. We have a child OF
three and my husbands 12-year-
old brother stays with us. My hus-
band was made a legal guardian
of this boy as his mother is in the
state hospital. We do not receive
anything for his support and buy
his clothing and food / am work
ing. and wonder what my hus-
bands chances are of being
drafted.
A-Your husbands draft board
should, of course, have all Of this
information on file. He undoubt-
edly will not he drafted until
such other men with two chill
dren are called. inasmuch as he
Is his brothers guardian and
contributes towards his support.
His draft board will be glad 10
tell you what his chances are of
being drafted, and how soon.
Order War Stamps delivered
to your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.