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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
CareIessIy Addressed Letters
Never Reach Service Men
BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMA
Authority on Good Manners

IT'S HEARTBREAKING 10
read that more than 100000
wrongly addressed letters are
received weekly at the Army's
Overseas Post Office in New
York. And says the Army Pos.
tai Service. most of the wrong
addresses are due 20 careless
ness of the Senders."
It's so easy TO address your
envelopes correctly, 10 write
legibly, 10 check the name and
E address details. And it's sense
less 20 take the time and trouble
10 write a letter and then not
10 address it so that II Will ar
rive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
Writing Excuses
DEAR MRS. BECKMAN.

DEAR MRS. BECKMAN:
am always completely A. sea
As 10 how 10 write teacher
explaining the absence OF one
OF my children from school. IN
their school they are required
10 bring an sbsence-excuSc on
The day they return 10 school
Should ] write Just the sentence
explaining the absence, using no
heading OF closing. but Just my
sigma for example: Mrs
John Smith , (This Is What ]
have been doingD Or should !
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
Plain People

Plain people-never before
has that title seemed so proud
and potent. Plain people-they
are the one power with which
MusSolni. Hitler and Hirohito
did not reckon. How could they?
Their own plain people were
less valuable 10 them than gut
ter filth. How could they know
that the common people OF
America held within their hands
a force more terrible than all
their tanks and planes and
guns-the force of free souls?
The four freedoms-God help
us 10 recall them when we lose
ourselves in petty strikes and
brawlS. Help us remember the
abundant soil the forth
right speech the healing
prayer the peaceful days
and nights. And give us strength
and dignlty-and faith-to carry
on, Amen.
Copyright 1913. by KING Feature.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26

run low, take graham crackers,
make a filling of confectonerS
sugar, butter and vanilla, spread
on one cracker. put another on
top Wrap IN wax paper before
packing them i'm the lunch box.
Once YOU get the knack of
packing an all-around satisfying
lunch box. it's no more trouble
than any other well balanced
meal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
Friday, March 26. 1943

a cup mayonnaise
] y teaspoons lemon juica
Salt and pepper
Lettuce.
Wash Swectbreads. Simmer 20
minutes in water 10 which one
teaspoon salt and one tablespoon
vinegar have been added for
each quart. Cool. Detach any
membrane; break into small
pieces.
Combine with other ingredi-
entS, using enough mayonnaise
10 moiSten. Chill. Serve in
lettuce cups. Serves 6 TO 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26

sign il 'ReSpectfully'yourS and
then the Mrs. John Smith?
] don't want 10 ask my friends
how they write their letters to
teachers, because l don't want
them TO know that l don't know.
MOTHER.
Answer
The eXCuSe-note, required by
most schools now, does not differ
from any other kind Of letter in
IT'S fundamental details. That is,
there should be a heading
address and date a Saluta-
ton, correct form OF Compli-
mentary close, and n correct
form of the mothers signature.
Like this.
rs Park street,
Home CVB. Home state,
March 10, IgtG
"Dcor Mss Marsh.
WI you please grouse mn
son Johns absence from Ssb0Oi
during the past rcek2 ne has
had Il sercrC cold.
Sincerity gows.
Mary Browu Smith.
"(Nrs. John Smith)'
Discard the use 81 Respect
fully yours IN Your letters any
letters. Sincerely yours or
Very sincerely yours are bet
ter forms Of complimentary close
for all kinds of letters except
those TO close friends. Please
notice particularly the correct
form Tor your signature 10 a
letter written 70 some one whom
you wish 20 inform Of your mar
rcd name.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
Elsie Robinson

I'VE SEEN four dreams
I've heard four bugle calls.
Actually they are pictures,
painted by Norman Rockwell
with interpretations written by
Booth Harrington, Will Durant,
Carlos BuloSan and Stephen
Benet.
Recently they were published
by the Saturday Evening Post
which will shortly release mil
lions of copies under the spon-
sorship of the Office of War In
formation.
Then why do I call them
dreams and "bugle calls If
they are Just pictures? Because
they aren't Just pictures. It's
what they stand for, not what
you see on the surface, that
makes these paintings great.
For they symbolic The Four
Free domS which President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill summarized As our
greatest rights.
The Four Freedoms:
Freedom from want.
Freedom OF worship.
Freedom Of speech.
Freedom from fear.
Reminder
These aren't merely fine
phrases. They are every Amerr-
cans birthright, his cherished
dreams, his stirring bugle calls.
But sometimes we drift, take IT
all for granted. need a reminder.
That is why Norman Rockwell s
reminders are to be distributed
by the millions to the rich and
poor alike.
Presently they will hang in
lonely mountain cabins, adobe
huts, desert schools and shaeks,
SWank offices, roSe-Wreathed
homes or pinned TO the
tent flap of some youngSter far
away in TuniSia or the Solo
mons. who's dying that those
words may always live.
Freedom from want. That
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
Vary Breads

For the sake of change Try
different kinds of breads for
sandwiches; nut or dried fruit
breads, brown bread, corn bread,
whole wheat. ralSln, oatmeal,
graham. rye or cracked wheat
Should the supply of cookies
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
3 ardens
Planned for
Community
Nv ISABEL ZTCKER
Detroit Tn,ss Garden Editor

HUNTINGTON WOODS, he
ING essentially q city in three
units, lends itself 10 this dis
vision -ef- community gardens.
Mrs. Arthur A. Roberts. Victory
Garden chairman, recognized
this Immediately and decided
that registrations for plots
should be taken accordingly.
In conjunction with the city
manager. she and her commits
tee planned three large gar
den plots. which the city agreed
10 piOw and harrow free. 4 SIN
gle water connection Will also
be run TO each plot by the city
and the cost of the water tTycd
Will be prorated 10 the people
using each garden.
Area Cheirmen
Mrs Roberts -th N found
women in the different areas
who were willing 10 take re-
quests for room in the COM
munlty gardens as well as or
derS for blowing on individual
plots. Ii was 10 one of these
area chairmen that / talked
next-Mrs. Paul l.. Swisher,
who is president of the Hunt
inston Woods Women'S Club as
well as chairman of the garden
in the Ridge area.
Mrs. SWisher told me that the
plots in all three gardens would
be 25X50 feet with paths in be-
tween. She said she already had
The necessary 20 families regis
tered TO take all the space IN
that garden, but h at Mr..
Waterhouse, the city manager,
had told her OF second plot OF
city-owned land that would be
available after the first had
been filled and that she would
register the overflow for this
second garden space.
Use Adjoining Lots
She also told me that in adj
-dition 10 these community
spaces, 10 families near her
have the consent or a private
owner to use FIVE adjoining lots,
which would give them half a
lot each. Since these are large,
this would allow plenty of land
for each family.
Asked about blowing arrange
ments. Mrs. Swisher said that
the same man who did the plow-
ing in community plots would do
the individual lots and that the
price would be SIS TO So a lot,
or less, depending on the size.
Owners Pleased
Mrs. Swisher Is impressed by
the willingness of owners 10 al
low their property to be used
for victory gardening She says
that owners say TO the victory
gardeners, I'm not doing you
a favor, you're doing me one as
the use does the ground good.
She has no reports at all OF any
one asking any rental for land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-26
with New Chipso for your dishes!
Softer Hands can be yours
with the Extra Protection
of this Thriller Fine Flake Soop

TTANDS that happy be looked d-gad to be kissed
they can be with the New Chpso Be first to try these
hrftier special flake soap for dishes Right away
r protection of Chpsos mdness helps avoid that rough
ness caused by strong ganuaed Leaves hands nat
orally soft and lovely Why risk toorOng when hneaae
Cpeo give you grand economy-speedy dishwaShIne |
Cpo and help yourself softer hands, from the first day on
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
nzM@xaglx
Rai' " ot "H7tV to Win Friends
49, ..,..-<..ee People"
80 - NniIr GOND POINTS


ine fJil,W ip.tr from rs + Z Sterling of Durham,
: entered the contest How to Cure lneri-
Ga, CunCisX.
OF OF my friends Ahou enjoyed playing and sing
ing trembled with fear at the thought of audience
One day IN college, the teacher of one OF required
5nnounced The voice of each of you will
be put Those who pass must teach a-song 10 this
group though teaching children My called
and my heart pounded like hammer Five minutes later
was terrified to learn that had passed the test.
"Out of my dark cloud ray of hope broke through.
had often told to groups who showed great deal
of interest would my story telling ability to hide that
/ was Jenny Lind.
At last the dreaded day arrived had worked song
into original story such that the students learned
ii without realizing whether good singer not
The teacher praised my accomplishment and presented
the nightmare of asking to teach another did not
want to the method the second time
"Drewng hobby had been keeping in the back
ground was able to swing lines in rhythm to milk
ing song that had drawn the blackboard by
the time the song was finished.
'On the day was to teach it. sat in the back of
auditorium that thought empty practicng drawing
silently sang myself voice said Very good Let
you draw jardniere.' looked around and
strange After quick sketch of the ardinere,
she asked to draw stone fireplace Then she told
there coach the senior play She explained that
the artist who to paint the ILL They
planning TO engage another but she wanted to try for
the by painting small pictures of of the things that
to materiaZe later in larger proportions In two
days, went to work my first job.
'Slnce then. have received diploma from of
cutstandino schools To that teacher this lesson
~ up yo,r good points put your weak in the back
und; Id octerm!nauon, potCnesS and faith in your
self"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

operation also transferred to Crowle,
Crowley practice keeping clear OF Washingt
squabbe Although reported to have quick Irish
OF he 5 a social lion.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

Washington. D. c. - (NWNS)-
r d now on. practically anything
tr- President says will be interpret
ej rom the viewpoint Of its politl-
{. j lmplications-its relationship TO
/, tn term ambitions.
mis- was made obvious following
the Presidents recent address to
the nation when he outlined what
he would recommend be done to
help the men in the armed serv-
ices when they are mustered out.
He recommended: Cd mastering
out pay large enough to take care
OF each soldiers needs for rea-
sonable time while looking for a
Job: (2) government-paid educa-
tion; go unemployment insurance;
(4) credit under old-age insurance
for the time the men were in the
service: go liberalized medical
care for the disabled; go pens .ons
for the disabled.
Although his plan seems to have
been well accepted by the people,
members of congress and spokes-
men for groups Of anti-New Dealers
Immediately interpreted this outline
as a bid for votes from millions OF
soldiers and their families and rela-
tives Harrison Spangler. chairman
OF the Republican national commit
tee. expressed the views OF most po-
liiical opponents OF the President
when he said:
Under the pretext Of major
report on the war situation. ne
made a straight-out political speech
and a bold bid for the vote OF oui
soldiers and sailors who are risk
ing their lives for freedom Ev
cry American is determined to take
care of these returning heroes. /
will be the nation that does il ant
not personal benehcence OF th'
Pres sident.
On the other hand. the Republi
cans. led by Senator Lodge, hav
been trying for some time to &c
o ton to make adequate plans 70
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
TODAY AND TOMORROW

taking care of the returning SOL
diers So the New Dealers feel the
present Republican attitude is part
ly sour grapes because the FGes-
ident got the jump on them in tor
mulating plan.
But there is little doubt left that
the President is considering rum
ming for fourth term and, with
that being the case, it is only nat
ural that political implications viii
be seen in all moves he makes from
now on. Few people have found
much to criticize about the actual
plan he presented for taking care Of
our armed forces, but from the po-
litical viewpoint, If the plan is car
ried out and credited to the Presi-
dent, ii cannot help but be a pow
erful vote-producer.
While the President may have
amassed many potential votes by
this step, political analysts here fig-
ure that he has lost a lot of ground
over the widespread publicity given
to the Owl broadcast in which the
foreign division of Owl attacked the
present government of Italy when
peace moves were being made.
This attack brought to light the
fact that Owls foreign branch has
been quoting fictitious characters in
its broadcasts, has been embarrass-
ing the governments of occupied
countries. and has. at least in some
cases, substituted manufactured
propaganda for truth. This has cast
suspicion on the whole owl set-up
and on the President for permitting
such action to 60 on.
The present investigation of
Owls activities by congressional
committee will keep the subject be-
fore the public for some time and
there will probably be increased
fireworks when congress recon
venes. Since the owl has worked
so closely with the President, much
Of the blame for its failings will fall
on his shoulders.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
Mr.. WalIace's Detroit Speech

Il would be interesting to know
y at is in or on--our vice presi-
uaat's mind. That Mr. Wallace is
q sincere man and a staunch Amer
ican few question; and so long as he
remains an important factor in
American political life. his words
and attitudes must be taken serious
ly into account.
Most people are in accord with
Mr. Wallace's apparent-though not
very original-theory that only
through cooperation can we create
a successful postwar world. And
great many people were. there
fore. much surprised when Mr. Wal
lsce-seeming to preface his theory
upon this concluSion-plunged into
aggressive warfare with possibly
very large segment OF the Ameri-
can public which has heretofore la
bored under the impression that it
too had right to its opinions with
out necessarily being un-American.
In his Detroit speech of Sunday.
July 25, the vice president Of all
the American people puts the fin
ger on 'isolationists reaction
aries" and American Fascist" "
without explaining what he means
by ''isolationists. 'reactionaries
and American Fascists. Are 'iso-
lationists" the 30 per cent OF Amer.
lean citizens whom Mr.. Gallop's poll
showed 10 be opposed TO America S
entry into the war prior to the time
we were sneak attacked by Japan
acting in behalf OF herself and
her Axis partners? Or are they
those who today may not agree
with Mr.. Wallace that we should
as an lluStration-forego the manu-
facture Of synthetic rubber in this
country after the war. SO that ouI
requirements may rebuild the rub
r industry OF the Dutch East In
dies and thereby foster world trade!
There are many millions of gooc
Am ricans WEo feel that Mr. Wal
Ia 5 eas Oh int ma i.Onal give
and take are to re~oieat o
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

give" on our part, and take" on
behalf of the rest of the world.
Are these millions figures Of greed
and selfishness because Of their pos
sibly erroneous but nevertheless
sincere beliefs?
Who does Mr.. Wallace mean by
"reactionaries"? Are they possibly
those Americans who don't believe
we can improve a great deal upon
the form and structure of the "peo-
ple's government" which the clever
founders of this republic evolved?
Or are they those who feel that
we should move cautiously and not
plunge too precipitately into the in
ternational political maelstrom-
even before the military struggle is
over and the postwar attitude OF
the other nations of the earth be-
gins to take shape? Surely these
millions are not greedy and selfish
because they put the interests OF
the United States before all other
interests. Or are they?
/ And the American Fascists":-
Could these be the Americans who
stand for free enterprise and the
/ right of every man to get rich or
stay poor. as he sees At, without
their moves or actions depending
upon government directive-an es-
sential condition only in the event
of war or other dangerous disturb
ance? Or is this the brand for the
business men and the industrialists
who have done no mean job In pro.
viding the means and the imple-
ments without which Mr.. Hitler
would now be secure In his position
as boss of all Europe and Africa?
Mr. Wallace handles generalities
too casually: After all, he is vice
president for all the people, even
the isolationists. 'reactionaries"
and American FasciSts He would
acouire--from among them-more
adherents TO his theories bv the u /.
of sound argument than through dc
nmciatiOh.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
TEACHING YOUNGSTERS TO FINISH THE JOB

required. and so If the child gives
up at the first sign of discourage
ment he may never discover Wheth-
er or not he has a gift for it. Be-
sides, there Is JOY and satisfa ction
in viewing finished things-a row
Of jars of canned fruit will give
most women genuine glow of sat-
isfaction A doll dress with the
hem and both sleeves neatly fin
ished is something for little girl
to be proud of. One completed
model plane of simple design is
better than a half dozen elaborate
ones left unfinished when the work
becomes too intricate.
So encourage your children to fin
ish their scrap books and rabbit
pens and pirate caves, to tend their
Victory gardens until frost. But
don't 60 to the extreme of insisting
that the bug collection started one
summer on the farm become a ma
jor hobby after your boy has re-
turned to school in the city. What
are boys pockets for If not for
string and nails and marbles,
knives and even sealing wax,
though perhaps "cabbages and
kings" would be a bit unWeildy!
Anyway, they were certainly meant
for number of things"l
Finally. the most effective teach
ing is to set the family good ex-
ample by finishing your own tasks
one at time. We all know women
who tear up the whole house in
perfect frenzy when they should
know from experience that they'll
finish only half the Jobs they've be-
gun.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
POSTWAR IDEAS NEEDED

In Washng ton of the major cities. and among
Industrial gro. countless committees and
eanizations which working the complicated subject
Of postwar plaun ng What plan will out and how the
plans various 1roups will be correlated still question
but all postwar planning there notable absence
of suggestions coming from farm and rural areas
When the the prosperity OF the nation may
well hinge the working arrangement that is set up be-
tween industry the fern and the government and
farmers If postwar plans oIked cat to farm
ers the opportunity operate at reasonable proht the
possibilities of a major depression will be lCsseped
and the small businesses rural areas
viii play such important ir determining postwar
conditions is essential that they give thought than
they have given far th prob en- of what they want
and what they reasonaDl expect after the
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

Everyone knows that a child's
enthuslasms are often short-lived.
but The mother who wrote the fol-
lowing letter is concerned over the
fact that her children never finish
anything She writes: Almost ev-
cry week some new project is
started at our house. Dad is nat
uraIly little over generous. so he
doesn't ask many questions when
Don wants a quarter for wire or
tin for an airplane, and Marian
wants money for knitting needles.
although just last week the extra
so cents was for beads with which
to embroider q headband. Unfor-
tunately, these ambitious plans
rarely get beyond the spending and
planning stage How can l teach
my children to finish what they be-
GIN"
Like many virtues which we used
to value without analyzing them,
this matter Of sticking to each prof.
ect until it is finished is open to
question. Some things we start
aren't worth finishing. Perhaps we
find we have no knack for them
at ALL So begin the study Of this
problem, if you have encountered it
in your children, by admitting that
many things are worth trying just
for the varied experience they Of
fer. but that they may not all be
worth finishing if, with the best will
in the world. the child's perform
ance of them is bound to be ex-
tremely poor.
However, l am not minimizing
the importance of seeing a job
through to the end. To begin with,
it may be one in which skill is
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
: ~ !, .33A;;3|A | ! !, ,|A;; !, Poop

(Ey en- space presented a picture
and word portrait OF someone whose name Is news1
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

. For four years Leo T. Crowley has been
working for the United States government
without pay chairman Of the Federal De-
posit Insurance corporation, and Alien
Property Custodian. So the financial sacrI-
fee attending his appointment director Of
the new Office Of Economic Warfare is nothing
foreign TO him. His new salary has been esti-
mated at approximately S35 600 year less
than he has been receiving as chairman of the
Standard Gas and Electric company.
. Tall white haired and ruddy faced. Crowley
Is a bachelor in his middle ffties who is deeply
rooted in the business field with interests in
chain stores banks service station chains,
Utilities. insurance companies, and paper
factories.
. In typical Horado Alger style. Crowley
worked delivery boy while in high school
at Madison. Wis. He attended that states uni
versIty and at the age OF Il was president Of
the General Paper and Supply company Of
Madison
The new DEW will take over the supervision
Of purcha sing and stock piling abroad formerly
administered by the now abolished Bureau of
Economic Warfare. The financing Of these
operations, formerly function Of the Recon
= rporat ton, was also transferred TO Crowleys
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
FDR'S DEWHDERMlINT

N RS asst radio talk the President said:
e, confe-s that myself sometimes oew1
.eu " CON, q - statements that see In the
Cne CAV IeId authoritative statement
tra. W. shaI tn this year l943-and the
T.. u dsv comes tl-r statement equally auhorl-
tatve hai v will still be gong on in l949
The Pleslu.nl could have given plenty OF adduonai
Des of this confusion
should remembered that the newspaper report
do make these conflicting statements. Ihey
rely porting job of telling what those IN
LST Washington have 10 say is dlscouraglng 10 ue
report dav that gasoline ratonlng VIII
Ter xed and the dav that will be tghtened But
duty the press publish both reports II both come
(. m n IN who Supposed to be in authority.
II obvious. therefore. that confusion IN newspaper
hes the day that Washington officials
end Disbursements and reach accord problems
wIich a of interest TO the public.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13

Like single flag in the Wig
wsg system. the purchase Of a
War Sa, :ngs Stamp or Bond. In H.
self has an inhniiesimal effect upon
the entire war effort. but when l3O
million determined people set their
minds 10 make our War Bond drives
successful. the result is anything but
inhnitesimal I,es4s,y Dsssrusa.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-08-13
=
WAatHo~H~1 WM
WAR BONDS
Wigwog

Frequently the Navy. the Coas,
Guard and the Signal Corps finds it
expedient 10 relay messages without
benefit Of telephone, telegraph OF
radio. That is when the semsphore
system is employed.