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Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
The Brighter Side

NOT only think the draft
should be extended to include
women for the WACs and other
army and navy organizations re-
quirlng women. but l see no rea-
son why the girls should not be
employed in certain forms of
combat, particularly in the air.
l believe they would make
most efficient fighter pilots. if
trained for that purpose. They
might excel at bombing. Ger
tainly they could handle scout
ing and observation and photo
graphic tasks.
In saying this. I feel I am
paying compliment to the
American women Of today and
surely anticipating the next
war. when women and men will
be drafted at the same time and
we will have as many air squad
rons of the one as of the other.
1T IS inevitable, though 7 will
L concede, l am probably some-
what premature at the moment.
It was tough enough getting our
people TO accept the noncom-
batant corps of women without
talking of removing the mon"
from their status and many
shortsighted persons. including
females. have not fully accepted
them, as I Judge from the tales
that come 10 me from the en-
rolled girls of nasty treatment
in some sections.
But through schooling and
athletics we have developed
type of hardy and intelligent
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Draft Women. Too.
RunyOn Suggests

the ladies in the service, shud-
ders at the very thought of
blunderbusses in the soft white
dukes Of the danes so this of
ficer had TO proceed under
cover.
The result was astounding.
His trails had been drilling
empty-handed like a bunch of
first-day rockies. but the min
ute they took hold of the rifles
their footwork improved and
presently their maneuvers took
on precision that would make a
squad of West Pointers jealous.
1t was because the rifles raised
their spirit. They felt they were
real soldiers, not just a flock of
skirts awkwardly scuffling
around.
IF THE war department Is
l. smart, it will Immediately
order all the WACs to carry
rifles in drilling and perhaps
instruction in the use of the
weapons. just in case of bear
fight. This one little innovation
will not only remove one of the
obstacles in recruiting WACs
but lift the morale of those
now in the service.
OF course I realize I am advo-
eating an idea that may be
fraught with future peril TO
many gentlemen. The ladies
are apt TO acquire better aim
with the rifles than with their
old fashioned missiles. But what
do care Il am no longer
worth shooting.
Copyright 1913, by Random House. Inc
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

HUMAN growth can he meas
IL ured in various ways. FIRST.
simplest, most popular and IN
-etAentally thn heAI- guide Is 10
measure the height Of the body
Unhappy the boy or girl IN
whose household from year 10
wear there was not a door
lamb or wall space where on
every birthday he or she was
stood IN bare feet and the
height. age and date eternaiiy
recorded
There is also the growth IN
weight, less spectacular. bat an
almost equally accurate guide.
Then there Is the comhina-
ton OF height and weight winch
gives a rough index OF the
"constitutlon II Is = still more
accurate method because IN
general. an above-thc-avcrage
heavy child is below the aver
age Tor age in height.
DUT there are many other
ID methods Of measurement oi
growth. The "X-ray age. Tor
instance, may bc entirely dli-
ferent from the height or
weight index OF development.
The bones are not solid or
ror,trt,ot,r AZ hrth If they
were. the body couidn I grow
n, all. But there are soft places
AZ the ends Of the long bones,
made OF cartilage a. birth,
which grow IN length ana
finally become bony-ccn'crs of
ossifcatiOn. The oSSliication oc-
ours on the average a. a pretty
.finite age period
the X-ray reveals whether
Justification has occurred or not
and on this basis the N-ray age,
or bone age. or oSSlilcatlon age.
is determined ~ much more
scientific estimate of real age
than the chronological or BIRTH
day age.
T'HIS last consideration Sho"
i that the real springs and
seats of growth are deep IN the
tissues themselves. Height and
weight are only superficial
manifestations, or rather gross
,osuItS of a process 10 which
every cell is a contributor.
Growth, in fact. is A very
uysterious and poetlcal process.
After the physical process Is
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

One of the main cauSes Of the
alarming rate OF increase in
juvenile delinquency is lack Of
proper treatment in the home
Parents who fail in their re-
sponsibility toward their children
are haEdicNnng their future and
denying them the privileges that
are rithtfully theirs.
Often such a situation In the
home can be Strengthened out
through tho efforts OF some re-
spectcd friend such as the pastor
or family doctor.
This What Judge James +.
Chenot OF the Wayne County
circuit court suggests in answer
TO a letter printed IN the WAR
PROBLEM CLINIC today.
The discipline of children re-
mains the prime duty Of parents,
however. and the state will inter-
fefe only a. a last fesef when IT
is obvious that the future Of these
young people IS being endangered
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

keep tho pledge Of frccdom-of
a free L. S. A made 10 our
dead? II IS up 10 Us. To keep
that pledge we must begin now
10 destroy every form OF totali-
tarianiSm in this country com
muniSm. faSciSm or socialism.
For thc greatest cT1mc ConCcIv-
able iS 10 be false 10 our dead
soldiers, sailors and airmen.
II 90 per cent Of all the Ger
mans did not believe fanatically
in Hitler and naziism and in
their Internal doctrines and acts
the German soldiers would not
fight and die the way they do,
the German people would not
consent 10 suffer the way they
do and Hitler could not have
slaughtered Germans the way
no has for nearly four years.
Our war in Europe IS against
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
March Of Events
by benjamin DeCasSeres

"WH Ber caN into my SOpiet,3
Sad the Stain 10 the POiC.
"YouH Rcrer uor1'B, ncrcr fret
II yoh does lUhGt youse IS toie."
IVHERE were we obligated
TO set the whole world
Hht2 BY what authority
divine, human or constitutional? ?
Are we a perfect people? Have
we settled all problems here
that we are now going 10 play
Messiah TO HinduS. Chinese,
Europeans and GaLoonS? Are
We not the abSurdest, the most
sentimental, the most groteSque
people on earth Or do some
OF our "globaloney' leaders
think they can fool all the peo-
pie all the time ?" History say
no!
| think il was Herbert Hoover
who popularized the phrase,
rugged indiyidualism. l Ialways
liked II. but many Americans
Jumped on il. II conjurcd up a
man with a whip. kind OF
ruthless, anarChistic fellow To-
day We depend on rugged indl-
viduallsm' and rugged indi-
viiuallStS' 10 save us. And
these great induStrialistS have
no whip in their hands and no
mean eye stuck IN the middle OF
their heads
MILLIONS of men died IN
tA World War / 10 make tf1r
world safe for democracy. % Did
we keep faith with the dead?
We did. For there were more
sclf-govcrning q IN o era cleS
after that war than there ever
had been in the history Of the
world al one time. Even Ger
many became a democracy and
remained so for l3 years But.
the German IS not A democrat
by instinct He likes tho ball
and-chain and he had no demo
cratic pledge 20 keep
Now, again, arc VIC going 10
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
How and Where to Send
Christmas Gifts Overseas

Q-My friends and I are plan,
ming 10 start our Christmas boxe!
10 the boys overseas. Can yot
give US some information abou'
mailing regulations, gift Sugges
tionS. etc? L. d.
A-You should mail your
boxes to men overseas between
Sept. l5 and oct. Is. No re-
quest will he needed from the
serviceman for packages mailed
between these dates.
They cannot weigh more than
five pounds. and must not be
longer than Is inches. or more
than 36 inches I'm length plus
giFth.- Each article should be
wrapped separately, and the
outside carton should he firm
and tied securely to guard
against possible hot weather.
dampncSs, or rough handling.
You cannot send anything
perishable like cakes. cookies
or soft candy. Neither can YOU
send intoNicants or infiammable
objects or substances.
Gifts that the serviceman
welcomes include hard candy,
-Saap-teathFs-te+; +i,tt.-iseS,rnrur-
blades, writing kits, playing
cards, sewing kits. gameboards,
snapshots of the family. cigaret
cases, pocket knives or scissors.
Remember to wrap your pack
ages securely, and he sure they
comply with the regulations.
You need only pay the postage
rates IN the post office where
YOU are sending your package.
THE Clinic
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

their time 10 developing the
beauty Of the entire body. He S
right about that.
QUERIES from clients: O.
" It's said the English Ian
guage is best spoken in the
United States by residents OF
Boston. What do YOU think?
A-The English language In
the United States il no doubt
best handled by BOstOnians.
However, most BOStOnians seem
"A little self-cOnsciOus as 10 their
knowledge of English. They will
never use "A one syllable word
when they can use one OF two
or or three syliables.
Q-My argument is that this
is not entirely a "man-made
war as so many of my feminine
friends are fond of CiaimIng.
A-You may be in possession
al something there, mister.
note there Is book titled
Guilty Women" by Richard
Baxter, which is described as
being about "women who have
played a part in making world
war"
Q-Do you remember the
vaudevillian, Patti RoSa2 She
rode on the stage on a ieWeled
bicycle and was a very cute
little trick. She was the only
lady Elk in the United States.
A-Don't recall the lady.
Must have been before my time.
ONE difference between a
~ WAAC and WAC is this:
Those who joined when the or
ganization was known as the
WAACs can resign but those
who have Joined since il is
known as the WACS are like
soldiers; they are in for the
duration.
Young woman 1 know has
been a widow for five years.
She has three children. She is a
good locker and has had many
proposals. She wanted to accept
some of these proposals but did
not do so as her children did
not care for the man in the
case as a stepfather.
However, the next man she
likes who proposes to this
eemely widow she is going TO
marry. She has discovered that
her kiddies are mercenary
minded. They have been hoping
their mama would marry a
millionaire.
Copyright, 1s43. by King Features
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
On the Side

oh I might kiss those eyes Of
fre,
A million scarce lro3d qvcpch
desire.
Sill Would / steep mp lips ul
bliss.
And dWcH an age on crcrB kiss.
- Byron.
above is an excerpt from
poem titled TO Ellen. II is 10
be regretted we have not a pic
ture OF Ellen 70 accompany the
lines she inspired. She appears
10 have been a Grade A inSpira-
ton The poem also gives an
indication OF why Mr. Byron
achieved reputation Of being
a great lover)
4 S TO the characteristics of
~ smokers, a Milwaukee ma
tron states
"In our group Of four couples
the husbands are as follows:
]. y pipe smoker, 2. \ Cigaret
smoker, 3. A cigar smoker, {. 4
non-smoker. When they have
been drinking freely the cigaret
smoker wants TO dance. the
cigar smoker wants to play gin
rummy. the pipe smoker wants
20 recite poetry and the nom
smoker wants 10 chase bears
with "buggy-whip."
THE world is noting how na-
L tlons that not long ago were
dlshing out bombingS can take
them. The Germans and Ital-
ians are now doing quite little
whimpering about alleged bomb
ings in civilian populations. In
Spain between Aug. 1886, and
July, 1888, the Germans and
Italians were responsible for
lila bombings Of open cities. ="
The Vatican protested this
mass murder of defenseless peo-
pie but was ignored. On June 8,
1888. the Vatican justifying its
protests said in the Observatore
Romano:
These protests are justified
BY the fact that the bombed
places have no military char
acter. nor are they In proximity
To military centers, nor do they
contain public buildings OF a
military nature"
SEEN about a girl with
~ daisies in her hair. What
does that mean. If anything ?
Has the wearing of daisies in
t'fts manner anything 70 10
with the language of flowers ?
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Quick Answers

1.-The opposing teams catcher
dropped Cuts third strike.
and Cuts rounded first and
h Q a d o d for second on the
error. The catcher overthrew
second and Cults scored on
the second error - a h o m
run without a hit
pa Alabama a (bl WASH
inEton,
3--fa) California so named by
Sir Francis Drakcl lhl New
Jersey; &c and ~ New York;
tel the first co lonies in
Massachusetts.
1 Lincoln.
-5=It-WaS-applIcd- -to-R Republican
SeCederS who wore d the
Democratic C candidate be-
cause they believed one
party had been IN power too
long for the good health of
democracy.
6-As d efi'n @ d by Sir John
Davies. they arc: Power
TO sec; ct light; 90 a visible
object. (4D not too small;
,(5) notIoo rare to be recog-
.nized) t6l not TOO near; (7)
not too remote; tSl clear
space: 90 sufficient time.
Half way between the mag
netic poles.
Sin navy tradition, il goes
under n.
Copyrith,, lat3. sy Kins Features
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Setting World Right
Not 4. -. job

the German people just as in
the Pacific II is against the
people of Japan Any other be-
lief is propaganda TO soften
us.
SPEAKING Of the German
- people. Walter ID. Edmonds.
the novelist, says there is
bedtime story going the
rounds Of the united and con-
quercd nations that "the Ger
mans are a nice people. y The
Germans become quite often,
mice people when they have
lived outside of Germany for
some years. but while there are
undoubtedly some mice" Ger
mans living in Germany the
majority Of them are mol only
not nice but are barbarous.
They have worShippcd Fred
crick the Great, Bismarck the
Kaiser Hindrnburg and Hitler,
a composite picture of whose
faces -~otAd ketrAytf he -iffhHHaaF1
soul Of the people that created
them Keep your brain wide
open for these German bedtime
stories" They are peace often
SivcS and, remember, Little
Rcd Riding Hood IS A bedtime
story, too.
EVERY Gallup poll reveals
Il that The people are way
ahead or their political leaders
in Washington They want 10
make every kind Of sacrifice 70
win this war ! think. generally
speaking, il is a waste OF time
and energy for our leaders 10
tell the people over the radio
and in the public prints what
The people must do " They
know what they have 10 do and
are stripped TO the waist 10 do
II And as 10 blood. sweat and
tears the people are ready, as
they were in 1775, 1861, 1898
and 1918.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
.yuynDs His Sound Track
War Makes Mussolini
Strong, Silent Man
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Well Mussolini strong silent now But only be-
cause he jumped his sound track
Hes the first of the dictators step off the boatess
wharf from which there is no returning.
Br there is still many dictator busting around the
works There string of them in the Balkans and they
are going tougher distodge than ras1n sect tn
bad tooth
Will there be more dcators? Well the history of the
world is one dictator after another From time mmaera
the Story mankind has been the survvat Or te VINO
lasted the longest.
about 25 years for the world TO lick It's sores
1868 lot of other folks will be standing in mob In the
Plaza Delo the Corso Agitao the Via Bombasto
short squat figure will the balcony and the
mob will howl
"Viya Trey"
They will have raised the Duce
This time dictator will recedng chin and will
Btutter. We must try everything
But democracy will win again. That's all We have been
doing since around all fours
It has been continual struggle put the elbow back
IN the stifarm salute.
Copyright BY Knt
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Wants Her Sister, is,
Taken From Parents

War Problem Clinic:
Could ! have the court take my
16-year-old sister away from my
parents? l can prove they are
unfit and have a very demoraliZ-
ing and hlndcrlng effect on her.
l feel that her life will be
wrecked If she is not taken away
from this home.
| have in mind an uncle who
would be very suitable guardian
for her and l think he would be
very willing 10 accept the re-
sponSibiity She is threatening 10
quit school and leave home if
things do not improve. and l do
not want this 20 happen to her.
have no home Of my own 10
offer her. 50 what can be done
under the circumstances?
MRS. A. L. s.
Dear Mrs. \. l.. s.:
You do not say why your
parents are unfit 10 look after
your sister. or how they are de-
moralizing her life: hut I might
say that II creates very deli
cate situation when the state
interferes In family matters,
and the state does 80 only as
last resort when II is apparent
that the welfare of the children
Is being jeopardized. We do not
look with favor upon the idea
that the children belong pri-
marily TO the state.
Parents have the natural and
legal right TO discipline their
children, and indeed IL il their
duty to do so, when necessary
10 make them do the things
that are right and 10 prevent
them from doing things that
are wrong. Lax supervision In
the home Is the root cause of
the present alarming increase
In juvenile delinquency.
The law presumeS a parent.
through his affection for his
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
How to Submit
Your Problems
To Clinic Experts

Write your problems 10
WAR PROBLEM CLINIC,
The Detroit Times, Detroit,
Mich.
You must sign your name
and address, although no
names will be published but
will be held in StricteSt con-
fidence. Do NOT Write di-
rectly to members Of the
panel.
These authorities make up
the WAR PROBLEM CLINIC
panel
Judge James +. Chenot
.ftiwnrdF fokuruv ruv-
Rev. Joseph 4. Foley, $. j.
Fred VI. Butzel
Dr. Robert O.. Foster
DIR. Alfred McClung Lee
Mrs. Frances SanderSon
Miss Elva VI. Forncrook
John X. Watkins
Mrs. Irene T.. Murphy
Miss Mary VI. O'Nelll
Walter III. r. Scott
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

Connolly & Donnelly is the
the firm name Of an establish
ment in Third avenue, Manhat-
tan Looks as if this outfit is
eligible for the our firm name
is a poem club.
The lighting facilities in some
public conVeyances and places
are great customer makers for
the eyeSight specialists and
Spe ctacle manufacturers. I
would like 20 make little
wager that the percentage of
people who wear glasses is
highest among those who have
10 ride to and fro from work
on trains or buses.
Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY
vi FORD II, very happy
couple. They met for the first
time seven years ago on the
Normandie. Mrs Ford furnishes
proof that most girls named
Anne are smart lockers.
Bernarr MacFadden, publisher
and physical culture expert.
practicing what he has preached
has made him an unusually
healthy and active man at age
of Is. Mr.. MacFadden says
women seeking beauty pay too
much attention 10 the beauty
OF the face rather than devoting
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

completed we have spiritual
growth 10 record maturity, Wig
orouS old age and sencScence.
Some people ncyCr rcaCh ma
turity, but DO reach scncscenec,
GHAKESPEARE'S agr-"cre
not 50 inaccurate for a
poet and especially poet be-
fore the full bloom Of the Scicn-
tIhc renaissance. The infant
modern science puts that al
from birth 10 3 or 4 years. The
whining schoolhoy childhood,
/ 10 IA. The lover youth, II
10 -. The solder manhood,
- 20 40 The justice - matur-
ity. 30 10 90 Tho lean and
shppered panialoOn old age:
bur vigorous old age.
Shakespeare slipped here by
calling him "a pantaloon and IS
We see in the case OF some OF
our older statesmen. there are
no rigid age definitions Of d
mans usefulness perhaps | Just
like 10 think thls) And second
childIshness last scene Of all
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q-Is an X-ray taken before
a baby IS born say during the
eighth month. harmful 10 the
mother or the baby Al any
rate what is tho reason for the
X-ray? THIS is the first time
l ever heard OF It-M. r. II.
A-Absolutely no harm has
ever followed the N-ray OF
pregnancy. Reasons for doing
IL include: To he perfectly GER
tain OF the diagnosis of preg-
nancy, diagnosis of twin preg-
nancy, tn see whether the child
il normally developed, 10 meas
are the size of the child's head
10 see whether Caesarean ~
necessary.
. ! have been told that glv-
inc blood Will tend 20 make a
person put on weight Is TINS
true? | have been plannlg 10
donate 20 the Rcd Cross, but l
wouldn't want 10 put on any
weight AS a result OF tt :.
A-WelI. there have been
some pretty nutty rumors going
around the country the last fe"
months. but this takes the prize
How could taking away some
thing add weight? 1t II like say
ing. Burning down n part or
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
By Il. v. DurIing

Di't-loutsd BY lnisrnational News servlo
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

Copyright. 1s45. BY King Features
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

their time 10 developing The
beauty Of the entire body. He S
right about that.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

SEEN about: a girl with
~ daisies in her hair. What
does that mean. If anything? ?
Has the wearing of daisies in
this manner anything 70 10
with the language of flowers ?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21
Wal Dept Tells
All About Tokyo
Bombing in ~

WASHINGTON, April 21-(UP)
Japan will bombed again and
again.
This warning was held out to the
Japanese by the War Department
in making public for the first time
the official story of the bombing of
Tokyo by Maj. Gen. James H. Doo-
Titles 80 hand-picked raiders.
1t was a story of heroism and
success; of hardships and hard luck
at the beginning and end.
Aside from confirming officially
that the "Shangri-La" from which
the l6 army medium bomberS were
launched was the aircraft carrier
Hornet, the most interesting part
Of the long-waited account of the
raid was what happened to its par
ticipants and their planes after they
had completed their mission over
Japan.
HAD SOUR ENDING
The story with the happy climax
came to a sour ending. The planes
were supposed to have landed on
airfields in Free China when their
job of destruction was done. But
this is what happened:
All but one of the 16 planes we're
wrecked in forced or crash land
ings in China or off the Chinese
coast. The exception was plane
that landed in Russian Siberia.
OF the 80 participants, eight are
prisoners or presumed to be pris-
oners of the japanese. One was
killed after a parachute landing in
mountainous Chinese terrain Two
others are missing, with no clue to
heir fate. Five are interned in
Russia. The remaining Ga gained
the safety of unoccupied China.
Seven of these were injured
And there is an anti-climaX to
the story. OF the "a who got away,
nine subsequently were killed or
| 7re missing in action, and one is a
prisoner of Germany.
HALSEY IN COMMAND
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.,
now US. commander in the South
Pacific, commanded the task force
that carried the planes to within
300 miles of Tokyo. Halsey had
planned to carry the fliers to with
ing 400 miles of Japan, but an en-
counter with an enemy patrol yes
sel-which was sunk-spoiled the
plan.
Doolittle was the first to take off
| from the Hornet in one of the spec
tally equipped, twin-engined North
American Mitchell" bombers at
8 30 am, on April l8, 1912. Shortly,
all 16 were in the air headed to-
ward Tokyo after take-offs in a
heavy sea that sent waves over the
carriers bow and forced the pi-
lots TO time their take-offs with the
up-beat Of the flight deck.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-21

MOSCOW. April 81 CUP)-Soviet
arti lery killed 1000 German troops
ana crippled six. tanks today in
smashing series Of German
counter-att designed to stave
off annhilation OF the Axis bridge
head in the northwest Caucasus.
The Germans sent wave after
wave of infantry and countless
tanks against the Russian arc,
slowly pressing them back against
the Black Sea and Sea of AZov with
Ell evacuation 10 the Crimea ap-
pal emily the only alternative to
destruction.
Scores of planes supported the
German counter-attacks, but anti
aircraft gunners shot down u of
them in as many hours and Red air
force bombers destroyed IL more on
eremT airdromes.
The Russian high command also
reported that the Russians cap
tuied q dominating height on the