The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-16
Observations
Wickard Blames
Way Men Dress
on Women
BY Helen Essary

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Secretary Claude Wickard says
that women ought to make men
dress sensibly in summer. He says
women dress any way they want to.
They set styles for each other.
But they let wretched men struggle
through hot weather in clothes
heavy enough for an Eskimo-well,
almost heavy enough.
Men haven't sense enough NOT
10 wear coats and tightly button
ed up collars and ties when the
tempe AZURE is over 50. SO II i
the duty OF the managing sex to en-
courage the weak-willed male 10 ne
dash more independent than
sheep.
Mr.. Wickard is nightly pleased
over the size OF this years wheat
crop He thinks. TOO, that the
weather man is on his side even
in the East Wasn't there a big
rain lust the other night right in
this Washington area? (There was
Mr. Wickard. but ! have it on the
word OF stalwsrt Victory garden
er that the soil was dampened roj
more than three inches below the
surface. Down where the roots OF
vegetables cling. the earth is still
sr as dustD
Even the Democrats who suspect
that MI Roosevelt will be re-eleCt-
ed in 1874 hope 10 heavens he will
get good scare in the coming
campaign They say the mans
too, too sure OF everything. II
would he good for the country II
ne hal a little fright
Some epicures are muttering that
this country won't ever be NJ to
eat in until We learn 10 make wine
and cheese in the foreign way The
complainers add that try as We
will our wines and cheeses Will
never have the bouquet OF Europe :
prize products
It's my opinion that we're too
sanitary over here for perfection
in such delicious arts.
I'll wager We make wine in clean
white watts. So, how can We hope
TO compete. for example. with tia
lans and French. who tread the
grapes and squash them about WIN
their ,oes? We haven't the temp
erament either.
And as for cheese. did you know
how the famous English Stilton
came 10 be born? Legend says
that a generation or so ago a titled
.visito- drew up at an English
inn and demanded supper topped
OF by cheese The innkeeper was
dsmayed He had no cheese and
he feared the wrath of his guests
The innkeeper's wife was more
quick-Nitted than her spouse, as
is the custom in many domestic
situations. She remembered an old
hunk Of cheese that had been lying
in the barn loft for a Year or two.
She rushed out. climbed the latter
over the hsystack and brought
down the nasty old stun. al least
the part which had not yet walked
away. poured some aged port wine
over and totted II out to the
titled gentleman on her best china
The T. G. shifted the plate. took a
lips and ate himself into uncons-
cioHsness When he came to. he
vowed he'd spread the fame OF
the new cheese wherever he went.
And so he did.
As for the name Stilton. maybe
II was the name OF the innkeeper.
or the town, or maybe IL was the
name OF the titled guest Anyhow.
it's q nice story.
mentioned the tale to Agricul-
ture secretary Wickard and he
replied brightly, ITS just as
have been saying We have 10
let some foods mature Wen new
or have that flavor We call for in
wine and cheese until We get over
being impatient. We've got to
learn TO wait"
Or. Mr.. Secretary. how about i'm
porting some old world mssgots.
II give aroma 10 this brave new
postwar world?