Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-14

Christina time Kitty
prompted.
kittens face cleared.
"Handes." she said brightly.
Cones a letter from three
war workers. Woodrow Siurm
Joseph Macs and Earl Harvey
grinders in Department % of
the r. L. Jacob CO.:
we came 10 the conclusion,
month or 80 ago, that the
ozone above our machines was
becoming alsrmingly saturated
with profanity during any OF
our sometimes heated discus
Sions and more often after
minor accidents. such a. barked
knuckles or mashed fingers.
"We imposed a fine of FIVE
cents upon the users OF forbid
den words, the accumulation of
nickels 10 he sent To YOU for
the Santa for Servicemen Fund.
Enclosed is S."
Thanks. But TO get IS worth.
didn't you have any 10-cent
words
The Santa for Servicemen
Committee was very glad 10 get
the So and. In exchange for IT,
they told me about some Of to-
DAYS contributions:
-Four Christmas trees.
three of them 25-footers, from
John l.. Colbert who runs
tree lot az Pallister and Third.
Two big trees have been sent 10
the Romulus air base. one 10
Fort Wayne. and the smallest
one 10 the WACS Ii was a
nice thought, and appreciated
2-Continental Motors work
erS sent 150-6r maybe II was
Isl - packages for soldiers
Shortly afterward, a harried
voice on the telephone asked
the committee 10 try 10 rescue
the 15lSt package II contains
two dozen eggs that somebody
was taking home. Al last &C
counts, we hadn't found them.
3-And a lady who intended
10 send a check for "a asked
il the committee would watch
for her check and return il 10
her Well recognize il, she
said because it's for 1896, and
made out 10 the Bell Telephone
Co She switched envelopes.
Getting back To Christmas
trees. the National Safety Coun-
Gil is very much afraid that
candles will regain their pOpu-
larity this year.
Candle companies are being
swamped with orders, for the
first time in years. and that
probably means that LOT of
people will he dead nv Christ
mas.
Candles on trees, SAYS the
Safety Council, constitute one
Of the most dangerous holiday
customs every invented. The
revival probably is because Of
the shortage Of electric lights,
or. in some places, because OF
campaigns 90 save electric
power.
put a candle on the tree even
n we didn't have any other
kind of lights in the house. and
even electric lights should he
watched.
However. if you insist IN
fooling around with frc here
? process recommended by The
L & Department Of Agrcult-
ure II won't prevent fires hut
veil help somewhat Divide the
weight of the tree by four and
buy hat many pounds Of either
ammonium sulfatc OF calcium
chloride
Dissolve in water p pint nd
half 20 pound. Saw en- nch
off tho bottom of the tree put
tho freSh-cut tree into p pail
containing the Ere resisting
liquid SET b. in q cool place
ont Of the sun and icy The tree
Soak up tho liquid Eventually.
j. VIII be- less infsmmablc
Add this 70 the variety ~
Christmas worries and III let
sou stop worrying for a while
Karl Grueger. Of me symphony.
was going 10 have 2 brand new
baton 20 conductive Christmas
opera Hapsel and Grotcl -
tho end OF this week
However. he VIII hayc 10 di-
rect with an old baton - has,
just received q letter from the
California COMPANY that sells
hafons
III seems that very high
priority is required 60 get the