Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-23

Michigan"
~ The article
- s starts out,
mh' foh" Some indica-
ton Of the way in which New
England is being Disseminated
against in the food shortage was
given today in newspaper
from Michigan"
1t includes reproductions Of
ads from stores in Ironwood,
Mich. offering "Butter-all you
need" and Beef 49, all you
want, any kind you WANT
The Quincy editors do not
point out that there arc people
in Detroit who at times can't
get any butter al all.
As a born New Englander
myself, / am ashamed of these
Quincy editors yowl of dis
elimination"
For Pete's sake. chumS, Iron
wood is hundreds of miles away
in an agricultural part OF the
state. IL they have beef up
there. that's their good luck.
Your no more Disseminated
against than we are in Detroit.
DEAR JACK II saw the
height of something today on a
. street car. a gal with ser
geant's stripes and air corps in
sigma on her sleeve.
ITO add insult Ia In jury. they
were sewed on upside down.
a couple OF soldiers re-
marked. What the. They're
even stealing our stripes. II
amt enough To wear pants,
drink. smoke and Join every
branch of the service. Now
this"
Don't get me wrong wear
wee castle Ia show my deVo-
ton Ia the engineers. but IL
seems 10 me that Uncle sam
passed law saying no civilian
II permitted TO wear any kind
Of OFFICIAL insignia-YAN-
KEE DOODLE LADY"
DEAR PICK-One OF The
rackets Is going on around town
A man in uniform can't 60 any
where without being IN danger
Of having some souvenir hunter
try 10 steal hrs hat.
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and / told her off She didn't
have a thing 10 say Just turned
red and beat IT, Somebody stole
a from friend Of F4iHe last
night.
If a man doesn't have a hat.
he's not in full Uniform and the
NJ. Ps will pick hin up and
send him back. No more fur
Tough time for him until he gets
another, and sometimes that
takes wcekS.-SERVICEMAN
II anybody has a stolen hat
but doesn't dare return n. send
II 10 the army by mail. Its the
OILY IAN lillUE 10 no
Dear Mr.. Pickering-I have
just finished reading your col
umn and the letter from Con
. scientiouS War Worker from
N. 4. NoodwOrth's. who claims
Ishe only wants To work six days
n week.
And To have u topped Oft
with that other letter about all
work and no play and no
amuSements. PhOoey.
II work at Woodworth's seven
nights a week on the midnight
till-eight shift and drive army
trucks two full days a week.
"Oh, yes. and l keep regular
correspondence with % fellows
in service. In other words. I
am working nine days week,
and have been since early last
fall, and still am feeling tops
for bowling. shopping or any
thing else I want TO do.-AN-
OTHER OF NOODLES GANG.
Sis. you have your quota of
energy! 1 still think six days
j. plenty as a regular diet But
a ninc-day week! Holy cats!
Dear Mr.. Pickering: i think
your editorial efforts on alb
Senteeism have been very inter
esting and constructive, and I
want 10 thank YOU personally
for the fair and unbiased way
you presented the letter from
one OF our women employees.
If YOU would he interested
in a visit 10 our plant where
YOU could see first-hand the
magnificent work being per-
formed by thousands of young
women, YOU are most welcome.
Our plant operates around
the clock so you have any
choice of the day or night to
pay us visit which we sin
cerely hope you will do. Very
truly yours, ". A. WOOD
WORTH. president"