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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

A S remarked in this column
"A some time ago, military
expeditions that bang right
through their detectives repre-
sent genius to one and all but,
when they meet with reverses,
the kibitzers start beefing. which
Is what happened In our North
African adventure.
In a campaign of this nature,
you must not take setbacks too
seriously. The old axiom of
baseball, You can't win 'em
ALL" Is as true OF battles as
IL Is of our national game,
though of course In war. as In
baseball, IL is extremely inn
portant to win the most battles.
This we will surely do.
OUR troops in North Africa
" were inexperienced in COM
bat until just recently. Expert
ence Is a tremendous asset In
war, as In everything else.
Had we been able to lift our
seasoned assault troops out Of
the Solomons and throw them
in against the veteran Nazis and
Fascists. IL might have been
different story right from taw
and II will be different story
the next time our now battle
wise North African legions 60
In. unless they are far outnum-
bered.
Let me tell you something
you may not have heard. or.
having heard, forgotten. In
World War I, when our troops
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
Dumping Along
I'm BlackOut

operating In the section. has
cleared away the atmosphere 10
such an extent that those wear
ing bifocal glasses and blessed
with 1920 eyesight can see as
far as 10 feet in front OF them.
But this visibility lasts only
an hour or SO.
BY mid-afternoon the sun has
had its spirit broken and Lon
doners start walking through a
cup custard again.
When night falls and the
lights Of the city are turned out
and the blackout officially be-
gins, there is no describing the
darkness.
You get the same effect as II
your eyes had been turned
around and you were gazing
into the inner secrets OF your
own head.
Londoners don't seem To. mind
this Stygian darkness, however.
They are out on the streets by
the tens Of thousands and you
never have seen such a friendly
place.
7 HAVE met thousands OF Lon
Il doners and thousands OF
Londoners have met me, head
on.
II really is a town where one
literally bumps into friends"
One OF my closest friends Is
retired major who poked me in
the ribs with his cane as /
kicked him in the shins near
Piccadilly night before last.
We walked along together for
a few blocks and during that
time I was knocked down by or
knocked down a soldier from
Council Bluffs. Ia; a WAAC
from Waterbury, Conn, and a
fellow who runs a dog harness
shop in Bloomington, III.
Gradually you come to know
the city by feel.
BY cropping / have learned the
contour Of many OF the famous
buildings in London.
During the daytime when the
city Is slightly visible I never
know where I am, but turn me
loose at night and I can grab a
railing and tell whether IL be-
longs to Buckingham Palace,
Leicester Square or the Falstaff
Pub.
WHEN I trip over a curb and
w take the skin off my knees
can tell by the height Of the
curb and the amount OF skin re-
moved whether have fallen in
the Strand or in the Haymarket.
After walking about London
during the blackout I UNDER
stand the true meaning OF the
phrase, London can take It,"
The mighty city has withstood
the kicks and butts OF millions
of feet and heads since the war
started.
A weaker city would have
caved in and given up, but not
London.
Now with thousands Of Ameri
cans humping into her all night
she Ia In for an even more dread
full pounding, but she'll stand 1t.
Il.
Tonight I plan to 60 back and
finish off that lion at Trafalgar
Square.
His name is Leo and he Is a
sucker for a right-hand punch.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

How delicious Is the Winnin1
OF kiss at loves beginning,
When tWo mutual hearts are
signing
For q knot there's no untyino.
Yet remember midst your wooing
Love has bliss, but lovs has
ruling;
Other smiles may make you
tickle;
Tears for other charms may
trickle.
Campbell.
(Above is the beginning of a
poem of advice on how TO handle
that thing called love. Mr..
Campbell further states: Love
is a fire that needs renewal"
Everybody knows that, of course,
but lot Of people seem to for
get about it.-EVD.)
T'IfE most accurate predictions
Il as TO World War III have
been made by South Africa's
Gen. SHUTS. No military expert,
astrologer or war news COM
mentator has come even close
to the generals record for accu-
rate peering into the future.
q The most recent OF SHUTS
predictions is:
Victory will com to the
United Nations suddenly, smash
ingly, and will be like the dawn
before we know IL. There will
be an imposing front, an appear
ance of strength on part Of the
enemy, but he will 20 down In
30 many weeks or months"
A SAN FRANCISCO couple
"A was married on the 29th
of the month. And. so what7
Each OF their three children ar
rived on the 29th Of the month.
Contemporary speaks Of:
Frances Ring, noted for her
singing Of the popular ditty
Rings on Her Fingers and Bells
on Her Toes"
1t was Blanche Ring who In
PRODUCED that song. Frances
Ring is noted for playing the
title role in George AIDES The
College Widow" She also mar
ried Thomas Meighan.
$50 scientists state n man can
become o father at the age of
95?" states a Bostonian. They're
telling us. Noah was 500 years
old when he became . father for
the first time"
TALLULAH B ANKH E A D.
L Very dramatic actress. Tai
lulah recently told a reporter
that she has been smoking Gig
arets since she was II years old.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
The On|ooker

7 ONDON--Tt may seem q
~ strange thing 70 say, but I
wish that not too far back In
my family line there had been
IN owl or q chimney sweep or
q mole.
Such an ancestor would, OF
course, make II difficult for me
TO maintain my membership In
the Daughters Of the American
Revolution. the Junior League
and the American Society OF
Wheeln1en. but Il would be II
irnmeagurable value TO me now
a I grope about IN the London
blackout.
Occasionally II had the blood
OF a distinguished boot owl
coursing through my veins I
would be able 10 see a foot or
two in front of my face and
thus keep from damaging the
sides OF historic buildings with
my head and shins;
NLY the other night I had
q a vicious set-to with one OF
the lions at Trafalgar Square.
For a full IS minutes there
In the pitch black darkness we
fought head to head and II was
not until I had conquered him
and was preparing to place my
foot on his name and issue a
Tarzan yell did a bobby take me
by the hand and suggest that ]
follow him TO my hotel.
The London blackout Off
cially begins when the sun goes
down but IL really begins when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
On Broadway

AREsIDENT RoosEvELTs
pledge to Mime. Chang Kai-
6hek Ito rush full-scale aid to
China) will be evident immedi-
ately after Gen. Macarthur con-
fers with General Wavell.
The cue for the finishing
touches on the United Nations
| offensive on japan.
I Wendell WiIlkie Ii hob-nob-
4 binn with New Dealers In the
\ hope that FDR may not run
G(which Is unlikely and that q
runaway Democonvention may
nominate an anti-FDR, anti
New Deal candidate.
The price Of 9Th Term support
for Roosevelt Thy the snti-New
Deal Demos) will be the jilting
Of Henry A. Wallace AZ vice
president on the natl ticket
Dissident Southern Demos are
boosting Jimmy Byrnes and Sen.
Bankhead.
FDR is mulling over the ap-
pointment Of a utilities power
car.
The lads In the State Dept.
who have Just been unmasked
as the ones sending oil TO Spain,
are the same who kept sending
scrap iron to Japan.
T,HE men belittling Vice Presi-
i dent Henry A. Wallace's
dream OF q better world are re-
minded of q remark once made
by, the late Ramsay Macdonald
during q discussion OF a plan for
lasting peace.
A cynic, unimpressed by the
Prime Minister'S idealistic view
point. commented:
Tho desire for peace does not
necessarily insure Il"
"Quite So" said Macdonald.
..Nelther does the desire for
food satiafy your hunger.
But 1T least IL gets you
lrted toward . restaurant"
MRS. JOCK WHITNEY, the
V1 former Betsy Cushing
Roosevelt, may become q re-
porter In London.
General c. r. Smith lot
American Airlines) II on the
verge Of becoming head man OF
The Ferry Command
The Robert Stephensons. he's
the British director (she's Anna
Lee. star OF "Hangmen Also
Die"l have parted.
Fritz Lang. Of Movieburg. and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

reasonably certain that Japan
planned a surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor?
A white paper Issued by
the state department not 10
long ago stated that on Jan. "a.
1871, Ambassador Grew reported
TO the state department that
one OF his diplomatic colleagues
told n member of the embassy
staff that there were reports
from many sources that Toxic
planned a surprise mass attack
on Pearl Harbor In case OF trou-
BILE with the United States.
ON a way you are responsi-
bic for our marriage. A mutual
interest in your column led 10
our friendship. Now we want
you to suggest a name for our
first baby, a girl.
A--The responsibility awes
me. Why not give the little lady
four or FIVE names so that when
she grows up she can choose
the one she likes hest? I sug-
gest Iris. Veronica, Phyllis,
Shelia and Pamela.
A GREEING that the dog Is
n mention ed innumerable
times in the Bible subscriber
asked:
"Does the Bible say anything
good about dogs?"
This query was something OF a
shock to me so / have checked
on it. I regret to say that so far
all biblical references to dogs l
have read have been uncompli-
mentary. Strongly so. in fact.
The most reserved Of these UNI
complimentary references Is "a
living dog is better than q dead
lion"
The Bible does not mention
the cat at all though that animal
was domesticateC some 1000
years before the Christian era.
A S TO my Girl Friends charge
"A that during her absence in
the hospital I spoiled the pup
I am reluctantly compelled to
characterize II as ridiculous.
Everybody knows that 1t Is
our feminine friends who are
responsible for spoiled" pups.
AS Viscount Castelrose 30
aptly put 1t:
Dogs understand women ex-
cellently. A woman's dog ID
usually disobedient and trouble
some, knowing full well that q
languishing eye and . wagging
tail will wipe out . series Of
shocking crimes"
Copyright. 1s4s. By King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
VarfcOse
Veins

the push OF blood from behind
keeps the circulation going.
But the nutrition Of the skin
suffers markedly from the slug
gishness of the circulation and
ulcers appear.
Even without liberation the
skin takes on a cold, notified APP
pearance which denotes bad cir
culation and nutrition.
The treatment of varicose
veins in modern conditions is
fairly simple compared to the
difficult operations which were
in vogue % years ago.
Palliative treatment, elastic
stockings or bandages, is logical
but troublesome and requires
continuous care.
Even so, 1t Is not entirely
satisfactory.
The modern treatment con-
sists in injections Of the veins
with a sclerosing solution.
THIIS solution roughens and
L makes raw the insides OF the
walls of the veins so that they
grow together and the vein Is
entirely obliterated.
I said above that never do all
the valves Of all the veins break
down.
In the majority OF cases the
outside veins OF the legs are the
seat OF the varicosities. while the
veins OF the middle of the legs
remain intact.
The surgeon will make sure by
tests which are well known that
the middle veins are competent
TO handle the load OF blood
before he starts the injection
treatment Of the superficial
veins.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
II. M.:-Can obtructive ap-
pendix cause commissions In a
child?
Answer: No. BY following
along in that line of thought.
you will prevent the child from
having proper treatment for
convulsions.
AID. What is the cause OF a
persons finding 1t difficult to
take a long breath? Is this from
the heart?
Answer: The feeling that you
have not got your breath to the
bottom Of your lungs Is due TO
nervousness. No heart disease Is
ever found in such patients.
]. DIDO alcoholic drinks
have any effect on a person with
a murInur OF the hearth
Answer: They don't do him
any good.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04
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pistributsd BY King Features synd.. lac.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

TALLULAH BANKHEA D.
Il Very dramatic actress. Tai
lulah recently told a reporter
that she has been smoking Gig
arets since she was II years old.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

ALL OF the valves In every
"A vein do not break down and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

Love Needs
Renewal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

had to borrow S1s9 TO buy
drinks for the wedding guests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-04

QUERIES from clients:
VI Q-Weren't the United
States government authorities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
INJURED FIREMEN
 ON RETIRED LIST
Three Others May Get Pension Privileges Soon;
 Biennial Ball Planned

At yesterdays meeting of the Board of fire commissioners, Pvts. John J. Corcoran and Bartholomew Buckley were retired under full pay in accordance with a special act passed by the last General Assembly.
 Pvts. Corcoran and Buckley were permanently incapacitated in a col. lision between two pieces of fire ap. paratus on Baidwin street more than two years ago. Tn Corcofans s case, the city will also pay necessary nursing and medical expenses. The retirements go into effect inmedi- ately.
 Requests for retirement were re- ceived from Pvts. Michael Lawlor and James Commerford because of length of service and physical dis. abilities. Pvt. Sohn J. Evans was also suggested for retirement by Dr. A. J. Finn, surgeon of the depart ment, although Pvt. Evans did not request 1t. The board voted to ask the mayor to appoint a committee of three physicians to examine the men to ascertain If they are no longer capable of performing active duty, step required by the charter.
 The board voted to grant leaves of absence for the duration of the war to Pvts. Raymond J. Brodeur and John w. Lawley, who have been in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
BUSINESS CHART
 SHOWS DECLINE
July Drops 5.S of June's Figures; August May
 Regain Lost Ground

Boston, Sept. D. (Special) Al though business activity in New England during July declined 5.5 points from the all-time high which prevailed in June, the current level of activity is still higher than in any other previous month, the New Eng land Council reported here today.
 General business activity in July. as measured by the Councils index, was l44.7 per cent of normal, as compared with 1902 per cent in June and l4l.I per cent in July, I942.
 According to the Councils index. curtailment in production activity over June. lo43. was noted in cotton spindle hours operated, shoe pros duction and electric power produc- ton. when decreases of 20 per cent, 25 per cent, and one per cent were recorded respectively. Industrial employment, less shoes and textiles, remained unchanged. while metal tonnage receipts showed an increase Of s per cent.
 Following are the index figures for the first seven months Of iDa3 as compared with ies2:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

she judge Nald. @atn8 sns
 lic get tne seeds from I'm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

ductsd into the armed fctces. The Induction of these two men bFings the number of firenner in the armed forces to II.
 When questioned about the delay in appointing Capt. stephen [. Bloomfield . deputy fire chief, in accord with such authorization from the last General Assembly, Chair man Finton ]. Phelan said the beard Is waiting for a certified copy of the Legislatures act. He said there is no hurry in the matter, since Capt. Bloomfield has been receiving the pay of deputy fire chief for the past two months. Capt. Bloomfield has been acting as second deputy for the past several years, although he had never had that title, and until recently has been receiving only . captains pay.
 Permission was granted the Fire mems Aid association to hold a fireman's ball early next year.
 A $50 check from Frank Pope and a letter of thanks from the Albert Furniture Go. were received in appreciation of the work of hre- men at a fire on Canal street August 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 2-(UP)- A five-man committee was set up by the Connecticut War Council today to cooperate with the Selec- tive Service System to prevent the feed and grain industry from being stripped of essential workers.
 Appointed to the committee by War Administrato Harold F. Wood cock were: David Polsky, president of the Connecticut feed dealers as- sociation, Norwich, chairman; c. E. Macbeth, Middlebury, representing the Eastern States Farmers EX- change; Harvey H. Davis, New Haven; Harry Seeyle, Washington, Conn, and Alexander Wolcot Har- bison, Middletown.
 Feed and grain industry repre- sentatives had complained to the council and Selective Service Di- rector John P. Robinson that the $2o,000,oo0 a year organization has been depleted of essential workers by the draft and by the shifting of workers to other pursuits carry ing draft exemptions.
 Hartford, Conn, Sept 2-(UP)- The death of Prof. Arthur P. Wad- lund, ~, head of the physics de- partment at Trinity college and an authority on X-rays, occurred last night at Hartford hospital after a brief illness.
 Prof. Wadlund, a native of Brook lyn, N. Y., was a Trinity graduate and joined the faculty in 1923. He was the author of number of pa- pers and science magazine articles on the field of X-ray. In October l942 he was elected vice chairman of the New England section of the American Physical Society.
 His widow, the former Glenn Reed of Montpelier, Vt., q daughter and two sons survive. The funeral will be held Saturday.
 Hartford, Conn. Sept. 2-(UP)- Carl A. Lundgren, who becomes ex-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

ecutive secretary to Gov. Baldwin Sept. 26 said today he had resigned as judge of the Ansonia town court.
 Lundgren now is executive assist ant in the governors office, and in becoming secretary will succeed Howard W. Alcorn who becomes a superior court judge Sept. 26.
 Gov. Baldwin, attending a Re- publican postwar policy committed conference at Mackinac Island, Mich, will name a successor to the Ansonia court post upon his return next week.
 Hartford, Conn, Sept. 2-CUP)-- The Republican State Central com. mittee meets tonight for . review of state and national problems, and members of the Connecticut con- greSsiOnal delegation were expected to attend without exception.
 Each of the congressman was schedudled to address the meeting, which will be an executive affair, according to chairman J. Kenneth Bradley.
 New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2-(UP) While New Haven health authori- ties reported @ falling off of in. fantile paralysis cases in this sec. ton, health officials of surround ng towns took steps today to pre- vent further spread of the disease.
 Hamden Health Officer pr. Wal ter S. Lay asked theaters, private schools, Sunday schools and churches to refuse admittance to children under IS. If the request Is not obeyed voluntarily, he said, he will issue a prohibiting order. Hamden schools open Sept. q.
 Wallingford Health Officer pr. Mark T. Sheehan announced pub lie schools there would open Sept 8 as scheduled, saying he felt more careful supervision could be given children while at ending school. Public schools in other towns sur rounding New Haven will not open until Sept. 2l or g.
 New Haven Isolation hospital re- ported two patients were discharg- cd and three new cases admitted yesterday, making the total now un- der treatment Il. Altogether, l2l positive cases were treated at the hospital during August.
 Hartford, Conn.,, Sept. 2.-(UP)- The State Public Welfare Council today announced the appointment of Karl F. Heiser, director of the sy- chological laboratory at Norwich state hospital since l94l, as direc- tor of research for the council.
 Starting Oct. l, Heiser will in- augurate an inquiry, authorized by the l943 General Assembly, to de- termine the necessity of building a state infirmary for the care and treatment of the aged, infirm and chronically i'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
BOARD RETIRES
 | TWO POLICEMEN
Veteran Retires After Long Career; Young PatrOl-
 man for Disability

At yesterdays meeting, the board of police commissioners voted to re- tire on pension Sergt. Timothy J, Callahan and Patrolman James J, Downey.
 sergt. Callahan applied for. re- tirernent after 35 years of service. Patrolnan Downey based his re- quest on the ground of physical un- fitness due to an injury received in service october 3l, 1e40. He backed his request with letters from three physicians, certifying that he is unfit for service.
 Both retirements became effec- tive Sept. 1.
 The board took no action on a formal request for reinstatement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

from ex-Patrollnan Anthony Stan- go, as this matter is already in the hands of the committee on men and discipline.
 The board voted to ask the board of finance to transfer $20o from the general plant equipment appropri- ation for overhead wires for the signal system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

Peggy Bady, one of Conover's loveliest models. was saying that Conover sent about 200 photos of his girls Co the Aleutians, in response to a request from American flyers there '. The 200 pictures of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
Walter WimcIleII h Neze, York

darlinss probably explain why the Japs fled from there rhe flyers told MT. Conover the reason for the unusual request .. "We intend, 2 said the letter, ito drop them all over Kiska after inscribing In Jap- anese: Eat your hearts out, you ratsl This $ what we arv fighting for!'"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
JUDGES BEANs IF. TA1G

BrowuWvod, Tex, ,- CUp1 Brown County Judge A. D. Nabors has grown super beans, two Of which make a meal for one person. The beans. strlngless and tender, meas- ured A Inches in length. Mrs. Nab ors has canned six quarts, which,,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02

Hartford, Conn, Sept, 2-(uP)- Carl A. Lundgren, who becomes ex.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-02
EGGS ON TIE WAY

e is estimated that five billion dozen eggs wlll be produced be. tween July 1. ielS, and June 90, leiA Civilians will eat seven out c aNnEg %.